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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02

Newsprint Corporation. 1t was ex-
pected at that time that the mill
would be operated as a retaining
paper mill in using the Jesperson
"de-inking process" But from the
first the organization was financially
handicapped, and a disastrous fire
in October 1922 proved a blow from
which the company did not recover.
However, the paper-making mach
inery was only slightly damaged,
and the insurance adjustments made
it possible to rebuild the parts of
the buildings which had been des-
troyed. Incidentally, in rebuilding,
several improvements We're made,
among which the second floor of
the south wing of the building was
removed, and the brick were used
to replace the wooden structure
housing the paper machinery.
But the Jesperson people were
not able to resume operations after
they had rebuilt the damaged parts
of the plant. Since that time the
plant has been practically aban-
doned, and a lot of damage was
done to the property by marauding
boys.
The property was advertised to
be sold for taxes this year, and
Mr.. Leavitt looked over the plant
at that time with a view to buy
ing it. But it appeared at that time
that so much damage had been done
to the property, and SO many parts
of the machinery were missing, that
it would be an expensive PROPOSE
ton. Later, however, he found that
the missing machine parts had been
sent away for repairs, and that
these were available for only the
cost of repairs.
Incidental repairs are now under
way and shortly the machine parts
will be set up and new boilers will
be installed and it is hoped that
the enterprise will prove highly
profitable to all concerned.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
TENNIS CLUB NOTES

The Lambertville Tennis Club
played a wonderful match with the
Trenton Times team on Saturday af-
ternoon. The fact that the locals
lost could not detract from its ex-
cellence. Fine playing and fighting
spirit won the victory for the
Times team while the locals put up
a great battle and did not give up
until the last point. The score was
81.
Fred Massey played brilliantly in
the first singles and scored a great
victory over Bob Boyd by the
scores Of Sc and Cd.
Nicklin defeated Kenneth Mas
sey in the second singles but not
without difficulty and hard play
mig. The scores were 6-3, &c.
HenR found hard opponent in
C. Ross in the third singles, vim
ming only after a hard battle which
went to two deuce sets. The lead
changed several times throughout
the match, which Henry finally won
7-5 and Sc.
In the fourth singles, Eckstein
won from Phil Salmon, but he had
to fight all the way to gain the
victory. The scores were CO and
IS.
Grimes and Ridnor showed fine
playing and good teamwork in de-
feating the two Lambertville stars,
Fred Massey and Bob Hoppock, in
the first doubles. The scores were
6-3, 6-3.
The second doubles, with X. Mas
sey and Phil Salmon playing Nick
lin and Kennedy, also went TO the
Trenton players with scores Ga
and Cd.
The first dance of the season will
be held Saturday evening, July d
The committee in charge is Miss M
English, Margaret Thornton, Mar
garet Hull and Harriet Peet.
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Band Concert
Keenly Enjoyed


Lambertville-For the first time
in many years this city was treated
to band concert Tuesday evening,
in the city park on York street.
The local band, under the direc-
ton of Miss Mary Gillingham
Brown, supplied the music. Several
members of the Doylestown band
came over to donate their services,
and an excellent concert was given.
Miss Brown has been working
hard for some months past to de-
velop a good local band of music,
and is apparently succeeding. She
has had extensive training, herself,
in all branches of music, and is
devoting her efforts, as are the
members of the band, without any
compensation whatever.
The members of the band were,
Cornets-Herbert Ireland, Dennis
Strouse, William Griffith, Martha
Lovett, and Winfred Weber; from
bones-Edgar Smith, Howard Stock
ton, Flora Bullock, and Ernest Ire
land; Clarinets-Frances Van Horn,
Ruth Simerson; Alto-Bcryl Simon
ton; Flute--Marion Swallow; Bari
tone-J. d. Jones; Bass-Nicholas
Coombe; Drums-James Sltillman,
T.. w. Smith.
The Doylestown players were
Norman Selner, Earl Selner, John
Selner, Herbert Holderman, Harold
Hellyer Roy Deitrick, John Bri-
gand, and Robert Klein.
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Killed by Steam Shovel

John Martin. Negro, whose home
was in Philadelphia, but who has
lately been living in New Hope, was
instantly killed Saturday morning
at the quarry of the Delaware Riv
err Quarry and Construction COM
pany, at Moore station, when his
head was caught in steam
shovel.
He was working in the quarry
where the shovel was lifting stone
and dirt, and through some mis-
adventure it came down over him
and caught his head between its
jaws. Death was instantaneous.
Martin had been working at the
New Hope Brick company's plant
until recently, and boarded at How
ard Williamson's in New Hope. His
body was brought to Undertaken e.
J. Moonans morgue, in Lambert
vile, and the funeral will be under
his direction. A wife and child, liv-
ing in Philadelphia, survive him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02

Edscard White Killed
In Truck accident

Lambertville-The funeral of Ed
ward White, Negro, who was killed
in runaway truck accident near
Stockton on Saturday afternoon, was
held from his late home on Wash
ington street Wednesday afternoon,
with services at Mt. Carmel Bap-
fist church, in charge of the pas
tor, Rev. G. Pugh Interment was in
Riverview cemetery under the di-
reetion of f. J. Moonan.
Since the accident has been in
vestigated, it appears that White
was going up the hill from Stock
ton when the disaster occurred. APP
parently the engine had stalled, and
the brakes not holding, the truck
ran backward, barely missing
stone wall on one side and trees
and an embankment on the other,
plunging backward into the quarry.
Either the wall or trees would have
stopped the truck had it struck
them.
White was found in the bushes
along the top of the embankment
with his neck broken. He had evil
IDENTIFY jumped, or fell as he attempt
ed to jump and was killed in
stantly.
A peculiar coincidence is that he
saw the Martin accident at the
quarry at Moore station, from where
he was hauling stone in the fore
noon, and remarked to some local
people before he left for Rosemont,
that people starting out from home
never knew how they would re-
turn. He was to have had new
truck in a short time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
EVENTS OF INTEREST In
Sol EBURY TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Robert Ely, who has spent
several weeks at the Mckinley hos
pital, Trenton, N. j., was brought
by her husband, Robert Ely, to the
home of her mother, Mrs. Alice
Walton, to recuperate.
Mr.. Johnson, an artist of Lum-
berville, called at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Nattenhiser, on
Friday.
An automobile party consisting of
the family of Daniel F. Hendricks,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lear and son,
Stanley and J. Walter Livezey, mo-
tored to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Weddle. at Mt. Holly, N. j.,
on the evening Of June 18th, the oc-
casion being the birthday anniver-
sary of Mrs. Weddle, who is the
Oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendricks. The motorists took Mr..
and Mrs. Weddle by surprise and all
enjoyed the home made ice cream
and cake provided by the automo-
bile party.
Continued on third page)
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SOLEBURY

Mrs. James Hargen spent the
weekend at her Solebury home.
Edward Brown, Of George School,
is spending the summer with his
mother Mrs. Josephine Brown.
Wilson Brown has purchased an
Overland Coach from Harry Watson,
Of Doylestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Funk at
tended the sale at Arthur Picker
ing's store, Gardenville on Satur-
day afternoon.
Guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Isler on Sunday evening
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Heitz,,
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bowers and
daughters Dorothy and Edith, of
Phillipsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Carr, Glendale; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Warner and Miss Nellie
Warner, of Solebury.
A. w. Preston, who was quite i'll
last week, is able to resume his
business.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
KILLS A RATHER AND
BLACKSNAKE WITHIN WEEK

Lambertville-George Leeds re-
ports that he killed large rattle
snake along the Pennington branch
of the railroad last Monday morn
ing while coming into town from
Dilts' Corner community. He al
so reports that he killed a seven
foot blacksnake near the old
Blackwell Mill one day last week.
This calls to mind "Rattlesnake
Bill" Van Horn, of Sussex County,
who held a record for killing over
one thousand rattlers in his time
His appearance in crowd was al
ways the signal for stampede, be
cause he used to carry snakes
around in his pockets. He used to
take them from his pocket in the
Newton stores, and thaw them out
by the stove in cold weather
But "Rattlesnake Bill" also held
another record-that of having serv-
ed 115 Jail sentences in the Newton
jug"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
EVENTS Nv AND ABOUT THE
CITY OF LAMBERTVILLE

City Clerk VanNatta has issued
notice, at the direction of Mayor
Moonan, calling attention to the or
dinance relating to fireworks. Some
local people are purchasing a supply
from outside the city, believing that
it was sales only that were pro-
hibited. Toy cannons, pistols, or
other firearms, torpedoes, squibs,
firecrackers or other fireworks are
all prohibited by the ordinance, if
discharged or set off anywhere in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Williams.
of AZ Perry street, announce the
birth of son early Sunday morn
ing, and the young man has been
named Edward, Jr. Mother and son
are both doing nicely.
The Misses Barber of York
street, and Miss Mary Scott,of North
Union street, have rented cottage
at Buckhill Falls, in the Poconos, for
the month of July and will enter
tain several of their friends there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Massey, Betty
Massey and Mrs. John E. Massey
are motoring to Buckhill Falls this
week.
Mrs. James w. Hoppock, of North
Union street, was weekend VS.
itor with relatives in Asbury Park,
and expects to return there again
this Saturday for the weekend.
Mrs. Annie Conover and Miss Sara
Sutphin are guests of the Misses
Barber, at Buck Hill Falls, Pa.
Mrs. Frank Blythe and daughter,
of Adam, Pa. are SPEEDING month
with her father John E. Massey, at
his summer home on the South
Franklin street hill.
Mrs. Amos Johnson has returned
to her home, 8 York street, after
spending six months with relatives
in Los Angeles, California. She had
only srecently visited Santa Barbara
and other points affected by the
earthquakes of the last few days
She is following the news from the
stricken area with great interest.
Mrs. George L. Romine has re-
turned to her home at al Bridge
street after spending some time at
Buck Hill Falls.
Jonathan Kitchin, of Brookfield
Mercer county, spent Sunday with
his son and daughter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore G. Kitchin; or
Coryell street. In the Afternoon
they visited their cousins, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Edwin Fly, Mrs. Lizzie Fly
and S. Linford Fly, in Chalfont, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Constantine, Of
AZ Bridge street, announce the birth
of a daughter, on Saturday last
The young lady has been named
Olga.
Mrs. Frank Wesner, who was oper
ated upon three weeks ago at st
Francis hospital, Trenton, for stom
ach trouble, returned to her hom'
on Bridge street Monday, much i'm
proved in health, and well on thu
way to complete recovery.
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REMODELING OF PLANT TO BE
COMPLETED WITHIN TWO MONTHS
Pequonock Bag and Paper Company
Buys Old Perseverance Paper Mill
From Jesperson Newsprint Co

Lambertville-It will be good news
to public-spirited citizens of Lam
bertville and vicinity to learn that
the old Perseverance Paper Mill
which has been inactive for so
long, is to be reopened shortly
The mill and property complete have
been purchased by the Poquonock
Bag e. Paper Co., of which G. A.
Leavitt is president and treasurer.
Under his supervision workmen are
now engaged in overhauling and re-
pairing the mill.
Bagmaking machinery is shortly
to be installed for the manufacture
of all kinds of paper bags-grocery.
cement, flour, ETC., and Mr.. Leavitt
says they expect to be in operation
before September LIST, as they are
now taking orders for delivery at
that time. Mr.. Leavitt's company
is not new, for he and his asso-
eiates have been in the business for
twenty-five years, and are qualified
to make the mill substantial in
dustry for this city.
The mill will give regular employ
ment to force of from So to so
men. Mr.. Leavitt saws
he is going to bring his family here
from Philadelphia.
The Perseverance Mill has an in
teresting history. It was built by
William McCready in the spring of
1868, and was enlarged in 1879 and
again in 1885, At that time it had
the capacity for producing 5000
pounds of paper daily The mill has
facilities for water power as we'll
as. steam, being on the canal feeder
opposite the freight station.
Warren A. Greene, deceased, who
was for many years president of
the Amwell National Bank, became
financially interested in the Mill, and
after his death his interest passed
to his son, Augustus Greene, of
Providence, r. |.
About five years. ago the mill
was taken over by the Jesperson
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
STRYKER LIBRARY GETS
DONATION FROM o. T.. S.

Through the generosity of the
local members of the Order of the
Eastern Star the book committee of
Stryker library has received do
nation of 500 to be used for the
purchase of reference books for the
library.
The box committee, whose men,
bers are Mrs. George w. Prall, Mrs.
Charles A. Malloy and Mrs. Edgar
w. Hunt will welcome suggestions
from individuals, organizations or
clubs as to the kind of books that
would be the most useful in general.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
IMPROVEM ENTS ON
BEACON BUILDING

The Lambertville Beacon office is
undergoing several improvements to
it's building at Bridge street and
the canal. A plate glass window
has been placed in the front Of
the office, and the press room at
the rear is being enlarged so that
it extends to the line Of the tow
path.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
FIRE WORKS AT FAIR
GROUNDS, FLEMINGTON

VIII be the grand finale to a
program which will be interesting
from start to finish, on july the
4th, including pacing wonders, base
ball championship Between "Somer-
sets" of Bound Brook, and Fleming
ton, and many other features.
ADV
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Mission Center
Above Stockton
Livingstone Missionary League Buys
Old Huffman Farm


The old Hoffman farm on the
Raven Rock road about two miles
above Stockton has been purchased
by the Missionary Prayer League,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. The farm is to
be made a rest home for mis-
sionaries and Christian workers, and
also to be operated as source
of farm supplies for the League
work.
Samuel r. Boggs is president of
the organization, and Rev. II. A.
Barton is secretary. They expect to
work out plans in the future for
making this conference center,
and the farm is to be incorporated
as the Livingstone Missionary Farm.
Dedication services will be held
on the grounds next Sunday after
noon at 2:45, standard time. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
AT THE PENNINGTON FAIR
GROUNDS, JULY THE 4TH

Many family picnic parties will be
found under the beautiful trees where
they can enjoy wholesome amuse-
ments to occupy the entire after
noon, and phenomenal fireworks dis
play at night,
ADV
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FAIR GROUNDS FLEM-

Lovers of baseball usually are
fond of all outdoor sports, as well
as music, dancing, etc. Everybody
loves good horse. A first class
program will be presented to the
patrons. (AdvJ
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-07-02
JUST BEFORE THE
BATTLE, MOTHER

1t is pity that Rum Row flies,
or flew, the British flag because this
is binding us to it's real identity.
What called Rum Row into exis-
tence? An American law plus Amer
lean thirst, What has supported it
lavishly? American dollars. What
has permitted it to function? Amer
lean rum runners and American
corruption. What has given it its
unrivaled impudence? The obvious
and general American will To Aout
Prohibition.
1t is probably true, also, that
most of the money invested in
the vessels and cargoes of Rum
Row is American money, in spite
of the spectacular ventures of Sir
Roderick Random, Bart, or what
ever his trick name is.
In other words, Rum Row, in ev-
erything but name, is an American
institution, rebel navy, and not n
foreign bootlegging fleet, and the
war to put il out of business, now
on in earnest, is civil war. 1t is
civil war. It is war carried on by
the Ant-Saloon League with $40,-
100000 Of our tax money against
our own child.
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JULY 4TH AT FLEMING
TON FAIR GROUNDS

You will probably never have an
other opportunity to witness rec
ord PAGERS racing for the money
without drivers. The goth Century
Wonders are properly named,
ADV
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IS PROHIBITION
Il FAILURE?

Comments. for or against. will be pub
lished here weekly, II you align them
Unsigned items will be ignored. -Editor
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Now isn't this an amazing farce,
or are we cock-eyed? Here we are,
as country, pretending that be-
cause the Dry Navy flies the Stars
and Stripes and Rum Row for
eign ensign we are engaged in the
patriotic, not to say heroic, task
Of dispensing lawless invader All
the newspaper reports of the cam
paign, whether in wet or dry pa
pers, take this tone. And yet as a
matter of fact we are making war
on ourselves and paying the bills
Of both contestants. With one hand
we are pouring forth our money
TO equip and maintain the Coast
Guard at Rum War strength, and
with the other we are pouring 1t
out to meet the mounting price of
boze boosted by the zeal OF our
rum chasers. Someone has said that
the United States isn't nation at
all, but a picnic. All right, but lets
bury the rubbish now and go home
Judge
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Mrs. Mary Vanbenschoten, of
Doylestown, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Vroom, of Ferry street, over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hutchinson and
daughter, Edna of South Main
street, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hutchinson, of
Buckingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Temple
ton, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Temple
ton, on South Main street.
Miss Elizabeth Nelson and Myrtle
Stratton, of Doylestown, visited
Miss Carolyn Dillon, on Ferry
street, last week.
Mrs. Smith, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her daughter, Miss Anna
Smith, community nurse, on Button
wood street.
Continued on fourth page)
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PERSONAL HAPPENINGS OF
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY

Mrs. Shoch on her excellent work
with music in the school.
The Education Value of Car
toons, was subject we'll handled
by William Taylor. This was fol-
lowed by an address on the indus
tries of New Hope by Henson
Evans. Erma Earl rendered a de-
lightful piano solo, "The Fauns."
An address entitled, "Why go to Col
lege," was given by Hilda Evans,
ending with the valedictory which
was delivered with much feeling.
Howard Hooker then stepped to the
platform and presented Miss Hilds
Evans with the Alumni Scholarship
in a few choice words. Miss Evans
in response was brief and appro-
pirate.
The closing number was the class
song, composed by Hilda Evans and
rendered by the class.
Roy Large, president of the board
of directors, presented the diplomas
in very appropriate manner, DR..
Lewis closed with the benedction.
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We say "our own child" advised
ly, for even those actively engaged,
when on duty, in fighting Rum Row,
off duty through their pet bootleg
gers, encourage and support it. And
this goes for all the elements con-
cerned. 1t goes for the income tax
payers whose millions pay for the
Dry Navy; for the Congressman who
appropriate this money to this use;
for the personnel of the Treasury
Department to which the Coast
Guard reports and for the officers
and men of the Coast Guard them
selves. We don't mean by this that
the business Of rum-chasing on the
high seas isn't being conscientiously
performed 1t is, with surprising
minimum of corruption, all things
considered. But it has become a
game" which the various partici-
pants, including the Congressman,
are paid a salary to play. 1t does
not enlist their sympathies or con
victions. On the contrary, these, as
in the case of the majority of
their ow-countrymen, are &C
tually on the other side.
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And in keeping with this agree
ment, Commissioner Harvey visited
the bridge last Friday for an in
spection. He had Engineer Roberts
with him, and Mr.. Cooper, the MAIN
tenance of way man for the county.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-24
N. Y. PARTY NOTES

West Side English Branch Of N. Y.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22-At the last
meeting Of the West Side English
branch Comrade Ben Gitlow spoke ON
shop nuclei. The shop nucleus organ
izer Of District No. 2 explained how
our present form of territorial organ
ization is a hangover from the social
democratic scheme Of organization.
The question and discussion that
followed, revealed the need for such
discussion, and also brot out such in.
teresting facts as the effect of such
reorganization on language fedora.
tions and intellectuals. A moving ap.
peal for active cooperation in the work
of reorganization, closed the speak
er's discussion.
On March 2 the topic for discussion
will be Leninism and Trotskyism On
March 16, the G. p. p. A. convention
of Feb. 21 will be discussed. All are
invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-24
Beef Trust Is More
Powerful Than Ever,
Says u. S. Commission

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 22.-
The packing trust has concentrated
its forces until now on the tbig five"
Of the packers and has resolved itself
into the big two" the federal trade
commission has reported to the sen
ate. Swift and company and Armour
and company now control the beef
trust, according to the report, which
again recommends that congress or
the courts take the stock yards away
from this trust. Morris and /, com
pany has sold out to the group Of wall
Street bankers which also controls
the Armour interests and other
branches of the trust.
The federal trade commission re-
commends that the refrigerator cars
practically all of which are controlled
by the beef trust, be sold. It asserts
that Armour and Swift slaughtered
All per cent of the total animals
butchered last year.