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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-08-20
Bucks Co. Gets
$4,000 Gas Ta1

The Pennsylvania Gas Tax of two
cents gallon on all gasoline pur-
chased in the State, is rapidly ac-
cumulating for the improvements of
the roads For the period of January
/ to June 30, Bucks County has re-
ceived 15,2S6.96 for its share, This
money goes to direct improvement
of country roads.
The one-cent law provided that
one-half of the tax goes to the
General State Road Fund, and the
other half into the County Fund. But
this law was amended to take effect
June l, 1925 whereby an additional
tax of one cent be imposed. The
same per centage one-half cent, still
goes to the County Fund and one
and one-half cents to the General
Fund The toltal amount amounted
distributed on August list was
s4,657, 1904. In a few years this
fund will give give Pennsylvania
the best roads in the country.
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To ArreSf Boys
Who Damage Mil
City Commissioners Determine To
Stop Depredations

Lambertville-At the Monday
evening meeting of the Board of
Commissioners it was determined
to cause the arrest of boys who
have been committing depredations
at the former Perseverance, Mill,
which was recently purchased by the
Poquonock Paper Bag Co. Thousands
of dollars of damage was done by
boys during the idleness of the mill,
machine and other parts were stolen
from the property. window lights
We're broken out by the hundreds
and various other depredations were
committed.
The city has claim against the
property for taxes which the new
owners are expected to pay. So the
Commissioners realize that in order
to collect this money protection
must be given the property. Warn
ing signs are to be posted, and
any boys tresspassing on the pro-
perty or throwing stones will be ar
rested and remanded to Jail at Flem-
ington.
Mr. G. A. Leavitt, president of the
new company was in the city last
week and said that work would be
resumed to the mill shortly. He
deplored the fact that misunder-
standing in paying off the men there
before work was halted has caused
a bad impression to go around. For
this reason he said everything is to
be Strengthened out before work is
resumed.
Mr.. Leavitt and his company were
investigated by the Trenton Cham
Der of Commerce before they bought
the property here. In fact it was
largely thru the Trenton Chamber
of Commerce that this site was
chosen, and the new owners were
given an Al rating.
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Miss Florence De Bow, of Spring
Lake and Miss Kathryn Kramer,
student nurses in Mckinley Hospital,
visited Monday afternoon and even
in at the latter's home, ii North
Main street.
The Jr. O. U. A. NJ held a very
successful meeting in their rooms in
the P. O.. S. of A. hall, last Tues
day evening. At this meeting they
held their election of officers. After
the meeting the members present
enjoyed refreshments including ice
cream and cake.
Miss Mary Voorhees,, of New
Hope, a member of the Lambertville
Beacon staff, is laid up at her
home by a closed eye, the result
of attempting to smell of some
flowers that also held bee.
Former Sheriff David L. Holcombe
and John Hazen, of North Union
street, are on an auto trip to Bos-
ton, and through the New England
states.
Joseph P. Martin, of Coryell
street, who was i'll last week with
an attack of pleurisy, but recovered
sufficiently to walk out Friday, has
suffered a relapse and is now bed
fast.
Lloyd Quandell, former resident
of this city, and well-known local
baseball player, is now an inmate
of the Government hospital at Castle
Point, Beacon, N. Y, where he is
suffering from after effects of the
gassing he received in the World
War.
Siegfried Roebling, of Trenton
was the dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Cooper, Monday even
ing.
1t is reported that there is more
improvements and alterations going
on here this summer than in a long
time. Painters, paper hangers, car
penters have been kept unusually
busy While no new buildings are
going up, there are many improve
ments being carried out. Farmers
in this section expect bumper corn
crops, and the outlook generally is
considered good.
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GASES FLOURISH DESPITE
GLOOM ALONG RUM ROW
Broadway Speakeasies Dispense
Same Drinks at Prices Which Pre-
vailed Before Coast Guard Drive.

Speakeasies along Broadway, lib
orally patronized as GASES, are sell
ing the same stuff at the same
prices which have prevailed since
prohibition became habit instead
of novelty. This fact. the import
ance of which is proportionate to
the Importance which the ultimate
consumer places on the blockade and
starvation of Rum Row, was estab-
lished in six of the many places in
the White Light District which are
still dispensing whatever one chooses
to order
The prices vary, as they have
fer several years-they varied even
before the passage of the Eighteenth
MISUNDERSTANDING to the "qual-
ity' of the alcoholic spring which
is tapped Scotch said to he uncut
and possessing the stimulating po-
tentialities of the pre-war liquid,
is selling from 80 cents to 81 n
drink. Cocktails are on the same
scale, and there is the expected
"wallop" in each one ordered.
In the places where top prices al
ready are charged there seemed to
be no worry at ALL The managers
OF one of these resorts said:
"The demand for alcohol is going
to continue no matter what the
prohibitionists do. Let them cut off
the supply from Rum Row. If they
do we'll get it from the border. If
they manage to break the pipe line
from there somebody in this section
of the country will make the liquor
There is plenty of fake stuff turned
loose now under labels thaat seem
genuine If we have to charge more
for the real stuff our patrons will
pay. Wen make more profit on
the higher prices and that will make
up for any trade we lose.
In none of the places visited was
there curtailment of the list of
drinks offered for sale. Some had
no champagne, hut the proprietors
were careful to explain that no am
Der liquid had bubbled in the their
( places IN long, long time. The
more pretentious establishments
which have boosted that one could
get whatever he wanted if he had
the price, have not pulled in their
horns. The wine list is as expan-
sive-and no more expensive-as
ever.
The patrons of these places show
ed no more concern than the proprie-
tors. When told that the price might
20 up in few days they shrugged
their shoulders.
"If worst comes to worst" one ex-
claimed, "there is synthetic gin. 1t
may not be so good but it does the
expected thing in the expected way.
Let the Coast Guard do its best.
II can't keep me from getting tight. F"
Those visitors who wanted to
take their loquor home in bottles
found the same price prevailing that
they had paid before. MY. Tribune
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PERSONAL HAPPENINGS OF
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY

Hugh MCGOWAN, of South Main
street, is slowly improving from
long illness.
Mr.. and Mrs l. Stricken Worth
ington, of the Solebury Apartments,
and the formers mother and sister,
of Langhorne are on a trip through
the Pocono Mountains and the Lack
awana, trail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Buggy and
children, of Olney, spent the week
ened with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Young.
Mrs. T. B. Leedom spent last
Friday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Casey and
children of Fox Chase, and Mr.. f.
Rastatter, of Norwood, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Young, on Sunday.
Miss Helen Smith is visiting her
sister Mrs. Lawrence Templeton, of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith, of
Newtown, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. Leedom.
Mrs. Bertha Simpson, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Harold Parker, on Mechanic street.
Walter Yates, of Mechanic street,
spent the weekend fishing at Beach
Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Franks and
daughter, Betty, of Philadelphia,
visited Mrs. William Franks, of
Chestnut street, ON Saturday.
Misses Roberta and Ann Taylor, of
Bridge street, are spending week
in Asbury Park, N. j.
Continued on fourth page)
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LAHASKA

Mrs. Elmyra Hibbs, of Amber, is
a guest of Mrs. Joseph Watson.
MIR. and Mrs. John Ewers attended
the Wiley reunion at Chalfont, on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rockafellow.
Mrs. William Rockafellow and
daughter, Ruth, of Forest Grove,
were Sunday callers of Harry viii
kinson and family.
Aaron Overpeck, of Carversville,
was a business caller in the town
on Monday.
Wilfred Tindall spent Monday in
Philadelphia.
Horace Watson and Lawrence Gil
more are taking weeks vaca-
ton and are motoring to Niagara
Falls and other places of interest.
Mrs, Robert Butterworth, of Treu-
ton, is spending the month of Aug
ust in the Slottcr home,
Several friends from Doylestown
Suiitu VII WITS. Shaiieo iiouStb VII
Monday evening to greet her on
her birthday
Mrs. Martin Transue and three
children, of Buckingham, visited
Mrs. Louis Schmidt on Thursday
Mrs. Cassie Krewson, of New
Hope. and Harry Ennis, of Buffalo
N. Y, were callers here on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lloyd and
daughter, Elizabeth, of Philadelphia
and Miss Clara Smith, of Wycombe
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Harry Wilkinson.
Misses Wharton, of Trenton
spent few days the past weel
with Miss Sallie Rice.
Miss Mildred Meyer returned t.
her home at Danboro, after spend
ing two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs
C. +. Housell
The Ladies Aid held the Angus
business meeting at the home o
Mrs. Kitcheman at Glendale, OF
Thursday afternoon.
Harry Wilkinson called on Harr.
Rockafelow on Tuesday. Mr.. Rocka
fellow has been quite i'll for severa
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Still enter
tanned relatives from Lambertvill
on Sunday.
A number of ladies from tn
village attended the Friendship
ThimbIe Social met at the home o
Mrs. Edmund Kitchener, on Wednes
day afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Slotter and Mrs
Ella Butterworth were Tuesday Wis
itors in Doylestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Boileau spen
Tuesday in Trenton.
MIR. and Mrs. George Rice were
callers in New Hope on Thursday.
Mrs. Edward Tlenki, Of Philadel
pha, spent the past week witt
Titus Slotter and family.
Mrs. Sara Boileau and Mrs. Annie
Rutherford, were visitors in Doyles
town on Thursday.
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price OF PLEASURE"
AT THE STRAND

Lambertville-If only for the
sereamingly funny scenes of the
elevator changing its course up and
down. operated by an irate young
woman, the picture at the Strand
today and Saturday is more than
worth while Virginia Valli and Nor
man Kerry are featured in this good
old-fashioned romance entitled "The
Price of Pleasure
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EVENTS OF INTEREST IN
THE LOCALITIES OF UPPER
'SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Harry M. Foster and child
rem, Jean and Kenneth, spent Tues
day and Wednesday at Lambert
vile, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hunt.
Baptismal services were held on
Sunday and ten children were bap-
tized by Rev. Lindsay +. johnson
D. D., pastor of the Christian
Churah.
Howard Magill is having a water
system installed to have running
water in his room and poultry hous-
es.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Overpeck
and children, of Souderton spent
Monday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs Aaron Overpeck.
The village schools will open on
August 31st, with Miss Muriel Mich
ener in charge of the grammer
room and Miss Maud Holcombe in
charge of the primary room.
Mrs. Richard f. Price, of Mech
anicsville, spent Monday evening
here with friends.
Valentine D'Ogries and Griffith
Adams entertained number OF
friends over the weekend.
Alvin Winner, of Hatboro spent
Friday evening here with friends.
Mrs. Amanda Morris, of Lumber
Vile, spent Saturday with her niece,
Mrs. Emma Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Carver, Mrs.
Lydia Fenton, Miss Emma Hellyer
and William Hendermeyer, attended
the Hellyer reunion at Washington's
Crossing last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Benner, of
Washington's Crossing, were Sunday
callers at the Benner home here.
Mrs. Harry Detweiler, of Wyn-
cote, is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Allen
Knight.
Rudolph Kepler, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Foster
Albert Ferner spent Wednesday
with friends at Wildwood, N. j.
Mr. and Mrs. James King and
son Sylvannus; and Mrs. Joshua An
derson and nephew Lewis G. Ander-
son, motored to Lansdale, Saturday
evening to see the Italian fireworks.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Weddel and
children, of Brideeboro, N. j., were
calling on friends in the village
Saturday.
Mrs. Aaron Overpeck and son Har-
vey and Clarence, spent Friday at
Solebury, the guests Of Mrs. John
Krier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Ferner returned
Saturday from very enjoyable trip
to Buffalo and Canada and other
points of interest along the route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carter are
entertaining relatives from Phila-
delphia this week.
iir. and Mrs Samuel Hellyer, of
New Hope, visited friends here
Sunday.
Mrs. Leartus Randall and Mrs.
George Eastburn spent Saturday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Priscilla Ward at
Green Hill.
Mrs. Lizzie Staleup and grand
daughter, Miss Mary N. Stalcup, of
Plainsboro, N j., and Moses Bothers,
of Doylestown, were dinner guests
of jerks G. and Miss Helen Wat
son, on Saturday.
Continued on third page)
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ROBERT THATCHER STRICKEN

Robert Thatcher, veteran CORES
pendent for the State Gazette, SUI
fered stroke of apopleXy last
Thursday afternoon. He was taken
to Mercer Hospital in Trenton, and
according to last reports, his con
dition remains unchanged. He is
81 years old.
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LEFT FOOT is AMPUTATED

mbertville-Frank Bailey, has
returned to his home on Ferry street
after the amputation of his left foot
at st. Francis Hospital, Trenton.
Mr.. Bailey has suffered with this
foot for several years. 1t was frozen
and sections of it have been ampu-
tated from time to time, toe by toe.
He is now much improved, and ex-
poets to resume active business du-
ties in the near future.
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CARVERSVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. William Closson,
Mrs. Turner and Frank Closson, OF
Trenton, N. j., were calling on old
friends here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mills, of Lam
disville, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. d. w. Spoor
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RACING PROGRAM AT
THE FLEMINCTCN FAIR

August 25, 26, 81, will be devoted
to the harness racing with plenty of
starters of the best horses now rae
ing on the Metropolitan Circuit
Track records are in danger this
year On Friday and Saturday, 20
and 20, the automobile racing will
be swift and furious. All of the best
drivers will participate. None. but
those holding AAA licenses will
start. (Adv.)
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OPERATED ON FOR
APPENDICITIS

Laura Walton, the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Walton, of
Solebury Township, was taken to
Mercer Hospital in Trenton by DIR.
R. C. Magill, on Wednesday of last
week. She was Immediately oper-
ated on for appendicitis, and DR..
Magill reports that she is doing
nicelv
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500, zoo AT PENNINGTON FAIR

The display of automobiles at
the Pennington Fair this year will
represent over 100000 in the first
cost to the dealers. If you are in
terested in the purchasing of a new
car, where can YOU find such dis
play to select from? Buy weekly
ticket, it will take several days to
see them all. (Adv.1
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TUESDAY AT THE
FLEMI NOTION FAIR

A full program with everything in
place on Tuesday, the first day. OF
the Pennington Fair. All children
this day will be admitted free up to,
and including IL years of age. All
rides and shows, Is in number, will
be half price this day for children.
The racing will be feature this
(Adv.l
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ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
Rev. Thomas ]. Bensley, d. ID. Rector
Rev. A. w Hcnzell, NJ. Sc.
Priest in Charge.

18th Sunday after Trinity. Holy
Eucharist, a. m; Morning Prayer,
Holy Eucharist and sermon, 1890
p. m, Litany and Devotions 730 p.
m. Wednesday, 7.30 p. m, Boy
Scouts, Troop No. /, Lambertville.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the kind
friends who donated the use Of their
automobiles or aided us in any way
at the funeral of our father, William
E. Naylor.
William r. Naylor
Pauline Ashton
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1877 Burgess Road,
Eastman, London, f.. G..
4th August, 1925

Dear G. c.,
Here am |, safe and sound, in that
city which someone has not inaptly
termed, dear, dirty, old London. "
/ had a splendid crossing, one per-
feet day succeeding another, and /
am living advertisement for the
excellence of the arrangements made
for the comfort and happiness of
the Bird Class Tourist passengers by
the Cunard Steamship Company.
suppose you are asking "What
are your impressions of London after
Is years of ABSENCE" SO | will en-
deavor to reply in a few words to
such a suggestions query. My first
impression was that London had
deteriorated very much, the city
streets looked narrow and dirty, such
impression being heightened by the
presence of steam lorries, belching
out clouds of smoke and occasional
ly smothering the passing wayfarer
with a shower of coal dust, a state
of things which would not be toler-
ated in New York or Philadelphia.
But the motor bus service is wonder
full and so cheap, one can travel all
over London and the suburbs by
such busses, which give wonder
fully efficient service, at the cost of
few cents. | travelled by motor
bus the other day from the suburb
in which | am residing to the west
end of London, despite the inevitable
congestion of traffic in the heart of
the city | arrived at my destination
in little over an hour, and the
Journey of over IL miles cost me
l6 cents.
England is still suffering the eff
fects of the war, the people are
heavily taxed ! should even say
over taxed, to pay the debts incurred
by the country during the great
war This fact does not make to-
wards love for the United States, as
the impression prevails that Amer
lea pressed Great Britain to an un-
due extent for the repayment of the
war debt. The common ground of
argument is that though the money
was borrowed from the States, it
was all spent in the States, the
American people thereby proftinR
in such expenditures, and that there
fore the terms of repayment should
have been more lenient. have fire.
quently been informed that all we
Americans think of is the almighty
dollar" ! do hope that, with the
thousands of Americans visiting
Great Britain this summer, there
may grow up better understanding
CONTINUED on fourth page
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FOREIGN ARTICLES AND AN
TIOUES

Russia, Poland, Austria, and the
Orient, will be represented at our
sale. The best of good things to
eat. Garden produce. Fancy goods.
Friends Goodwin Fete, Bucking-
ham Meeting, Aug. 22nd, II to s.
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STOCKTON BAPTIST CHURCH
A G. Graham. Pastor

Sunday school 10 a M; c. f. Gas
o. M; preaching 1880 p. m. standard
time.
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IS PROHIBITION
4 FAILURE?

Comments, for or against. will be pub
lished here weekly, IL you sign them.
Unsigned items will be ignored.-Editor
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On September l6 the E7dies Aid
Society of Centenary NJ. F.. Church
will serve a hot chicken supper.
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ST. JOHNS X. c. CHURCH
Rev. j. F. Maboney, Rector

Masses on Sunday at 1870 and
$3.50, standard time. Stockton, s;45.
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SANDY RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday school 1915 a, M; preach
ing II a. m. standard time. A church
for everybody and everybody's
church-the door of welcome is
open.
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Interesting Letter
From DR.. BenSiey
Finds No Drunkenness In England

The following letter from DIR. 7.
j. Bensley, Rector of st. Andrews
Church in Lambertville, was re-
ceived by the editor, and is repro
dueed for the benefit of our read
ers. DR.. Bensley has ben recuperat-
ing from severe illness in the
Spring, and the ocean voyage to his
old home in England was advised by
his doctors as beneficial to his
health.
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The Days Work
Finish every day and be done
with it. You have done what you
could; some blunders and absurdi-
ties no doubt crept in; forget them
as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a
new day; you shall begin it well
and serenely and with too high a
spirit to be numbered with your old
onsense-Emerson
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-07
XLAN GATHER
IN WASHINGTON
FOR C0NCLAVE

WASHi%GTON, Aug. :. - As
thousands # ku Klux Kansmen and
their families from surrounding
states bore down On Washington in
motor caravans and special trains,
police ard rJarincS completed plans
for preservation Of order during the
figsr demonstration OF the hooded
organization at the nation 5 capital
tomorrow.
Hash.Estouians, arise and stop
This farce ia - Legal way, appealed
hdudbill~ distributed by Thomas l..
A,uuus. lead ot the anJi K. *. X.
league.
'G-a-ad.i, Of Protestant Christ
Jam America assemble q. national
slri.4c ef patriotism fer Christ, home
and native land, " replied the head
lines ri q fra-rrnal organ svmpathe-
tie t. sao khan.
There VS. ii+tir excitement ap-
parent to.av. however. among the
citizen. .rd officials 81 Washing
tom. With almost weekly parades
IF ana ~e~t or another this b.ase
citv does not take particular notice
u- anything short Of a presidential
inauguration. the burial OF a ma
tioual hero or the returning march
cf victorious national army.
ArapIn was detained when he was
found on Pennsylvania avenue pass
iig out hantbills. He WIS brought
10 the police st' tion. y formal
charge may be placed against him
later.
Tie white mask and fiery cross
chief syIaD1ls Of the kian--will be
missing from Saturdays demoastra-
ton but will rule 1t the Sunday
celebration 70 be held iast across
the Potomac river or tie Virginia
side. Legal restrictions ban masks
and burning crosses in the District
Of Columbia.
But if present plans carry Wash
ington Will be lighted Saturday might
bv the largest cross ever fired in
this country since khan days, -
klanSmcn said today.
The cross will be 50 feet high and
throw its glow across to the white
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-07
AUCTIONEER GLAD
TO BE BACK HOME

Returning TO Fl Centre after sey-
cral weeks absence IN the east. y.
J.. "Doc' Zinn, well known auc-
tioneer. told the Press thi, morning
that the best sight he saw on the
entire trip was "the old valley"
as he came down. Mountain Springs
grade this morning, and realized
that in an hour he would once more
be with the ''old gang
" Doc" and his family went as
far east rs Kansas City, taking the
Santa re trai, route for the east
ern trip and returning over the
Bankhead highway. Ee wished TO
be quoted as being u firm booster
for the Bankhead highway. which in
his opinion has the Santa Fe route
"skinned a mile"