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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
Mu Eauorite Stories
By lRuiN 5. com
The Real Point of the Joke

Two American performers, filling
vaudeville engagements In London.
took lodgings together In house on
Late at night. following the first day
of their joint tenancy, they left the
theater IN company and having had
bite aud drink at a chophouse
set out afoot for the new diggings.
One of the pair undertook to show
the way, The trouble was. though,
that for the life of him he couldn't
recall the name of the street where
the house stood nor the number of
the house itself For nearly an hour
they wandered through deserted by
ways seeking their destination. Fin
ally they happened upon street
which wore familiar look. And
sure enough, half way down the
block stood the house where they
were quartered.
With glad cries of relief the tired
pair hurried to 1t. Here fresh diff
keys Coming away that afternoon
neither had thought 10 ask their land
lady for key. However, the second
man figured he could pick the lock.
He worked at II vainly for another
half hour while his companion fidg-
eted about. Finally in disgust and
despair he gave II up as bad Job,
and the two sf them went 10 hotel,
where they spent the remainder OF
the night.
Now comes the point of the story :
The man who could not remember the
name of the street, nor the number
OF the house was Barton the Memory
Wizard. The man who could not
master the lock was Houdini the
Handcuff King.
Copyright BY tho NeNausht Syndicate Inas
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12

hosiery company rents offices in the
shopping district. Soon an attractive
offer is made through the local news
papers by cleverly worded advertise
ments in which 1t would appear that
any young lady can secure five pairs
OF hose worth 81 pair for only 81.
In other words, $40 worth of silk
stockings for only 81. Without stop
ping to analyze the proposition or to
concern to stay in business and sell
$40 worth of silk hose for 81, thou
sands of young women instantly fall
for the scheme.
How Endless Chain Catches Victims
Here is how IL catches its victims.
Each victim pays 81 and receives
three one dollar coupons which she
must sell to her friends, and the
friends must come in and pay down
"a each, get three coupons each which
they must sell to three friends and
then these friends must perpetuate
the scheme by selling coupons to their
friends and so on indefinitely.
Here is where the promoters make
a cleanup. One of the conditions
which must be met before the young
woman who purchased the first cou-
pons receives her $40 worth of hose
for 81 is that all three to whom she
sold her three coupons must come in,
pay down 81 each for three more cou.
pons and then go out and sell them.
Before the three have done this, one or
perhaps all three get cold feet" on
the proposition and, rather than go out
and soak" three of their friends 81
each, they simply give up the job and
charge their loss to experience. But
in doing so they also block the girl
who purchased the first coupons from
completing her contract. and of course
she. too. loses the money she invested
in the scheme.
At glance the loss appears to be
small, but the truth is the scheme Is
capable of such great expansion that
it soon takes in hundreds and thou
sands of victims. This is but one of
many endless chain schemes in use
today in the United States.
fArticie III ioiH deal icith land s,cin-
dies and loan shark plans for robbtng
people Of their sdptaus.l
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
CARVERSVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Delong had
as their guest on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Heinke, Of Philadel-
phia; Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyer
and son, George, of Allentown; and
Matthew Cahill, of New York.
Howard Paul Jr., has new
Overland coupe.
Mr.. and Mrs Sackett Lear, of
Doylestown, spent Sunday with their
son, John Lear and family.
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Miss Nellie Worth, of Trenton, is
visiting Thelma and Virginia Drake.
+. J. Paine, w. f. Paxson, j.
Howard Paxson and Ritson Booz at
tended the funeral of ]. r. johnson
at Lumberville on Saturday.
Joshua Anderson was a business
visitor in Norristown on Wednesday.
The Misses Kizzie and Sallie
Worthington entertained over the
weekend Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Morse and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Walmsley, of Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foster and
children recently visited relatives in
Trenton.
Miss Ruth Funk, of Alden, spent
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
Pepys' Diary Unique

In all English literature there is
nothing that so reflects society OF the
time In which It was written. between
1880 and 1890. as Pepys' DIARY, 1t
was Inscribed In shorthand by Samuel
Pepys and was not published until
1925. The years In which he wrote
were gay and profiigate times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
Prevent Corks Sticking

The corks Of bottles containing gum,
LIQUID glue and other sticky substances
should be rubbed with grease TO ere
vent them from becoming fixed.
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Lived to Advanced Are

Marion Delorme. celebrated
French woman OF the Seventeenth
century. lived to the age OF one hun
dred and thirty-seven, according to a
popular legend, although soldiers sent
to arrest her In 1850, when she was
thirty-seven, reported her dead.
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experience and is victimized a second time IN his
endeavor to recover that which he has already
lost 1t is the old, old story of trying to recover,
but in the attempt losing. This very hour thou
sands of hard learned dollars have slipped from
the grasp of the calloused hands that earned
them into the clutches of INSCRIPTIONS skin-game
artists. Tomorrow the scenes of today will be
re-enacted with new and larger list of victims.
A month from today depositors will still be pour
ing increasing volume of their savings
into the hopper of unwise investments. year
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
Rivers Hamper Railroads

with the exception Of few feeder
lines, the railroads of Burma run
north and south. The large rivers OF
the country, which flow in the same
direction, assume immense proportions
during the rainy season. and are the
chief obstacle to the construction Of
east and west railways.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
Proof Beyond Argument

How will we know when the mil
lenium Is here?" asks an exchange.
When a woman drops letter in let
ter box and then doesn't peer down
into the unfathomabie depths to see II
II went down. we may reasonably as
sumo that the millennium is approach
ing the city line. buffalo Evening
Times.
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Forming Our Opinion

Mpny people say thing the first
time because they have heard some
one else say II, and stick to II because
they have said II Reconsideration
Inge.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12

SATURDAY AUG. 283 NJ, official opening and noductions.
by The Lowell Artists.
Organization of Junior Chautauqua.
Lecture, Painting Pictures with Furniture Ross Crane
oists special address No admission charge
NJ H. Holman, with his novel lecture
TUESDAY AUG. 3lMonng, Junior Chautauqua
3:l5 r NJ, lecture World Building by Frank B. Pearson
8:l5 p M drama abraham Lincoln" with Frank MGlynn
WEDNESDAY SEPT. Morning, Junior Chautauqua
3:l5 NJ Elizabeth HARRISON Frederic Hufsmth
and Helen Hall, pianist
BIB p NJ lecture, "Of Mind" Monavle Flowers.
Concert Harrison Iiufsnh Company
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2NIorning Junior Chautauqua
3:l5 p NJ, entertainment by Emerson Winters Company
85 NJ comedy drama "Appeauce by professional
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3-Morning, Junior Chauauqua
1915 p NJ, Junior pageant of history, "The Bell"
BIB p M, full by Dunbar Singing
Bell Ringers.
daylight saving time By standard time
begin at 215 and 7:l5
will be located North Main ST. Lambetvl at Perry
Adult tickets, for all afternoons and evenings 3d.
tickets afternoon and nights 81
Youths Ia 49, 81
miles tent admls-
No ticket first
Single admissions Tuesday and Thursday night $10o other nights
had at
Eva Smerso Joseph Akers Beacon Office Mrs Franks store
il
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HOW ENDLESS Chain SELLING
PLANS ARE USED TO ROB SAVERS
w. r. Morehouse Continues His Exposures of Modern
Gold Brick" Standardization Bankers Associa-
ton Official Tells How Lfe-Time
Savings Are Wiped Out
ARTICLE NO. II
T FIRMLY belle,
BY w. r. MoREHousE,
Public Relations American Bankers Association

FIRMLY believe that promoters and hghpressure statesmen
becoming and crafty. Shrewder are
being resorted to in order to trap the novice investor IS
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-08-12
Neqlectfuf

A scientist has stated that man runs
faster than woman. But It's aston
ishing the number OF men who dom
take advantage Of this natural gift
Hnmnrist
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unless savings bankers the and help stop
defraudng swndng
of the of theirl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
Woman Facing Reuoluer
Frightens Bandits Away
Dog Gives AIarm-OiI Sta
ton HoId-up Is Frus-
trated.

Sometimes it takes as much cour-
age to scream as to fight, and Tues
Gay night when Mrs. Lon Brown,
GIG Z. Tenth ST., looked out her
window and saw a hold-up next door,
she screamed valiantly although a
bandit tried to stop her with gun.
AT the Standard Oil filing station,
Tenth ST. and Broadway, two men
compelled Earl Biddinger, 1909 Z.
New York St., an attendant, to open
ire first door Of a safe in the sta
ton. 1t was then that Mrs. Brown
started to scream.
II was watching the men," she
said, my little dog, Dotty, gave the
first alarm. growing. I saw the
men slip past my window, approach
the station cautiously, then hastily
enter. One of them held a hand
lIerchief to his face. Suddenly I saw
Earl sink 20 his knees. He was in
front Of the safe. He bent forward
and the men kept sort of punching
into his sides. Then l leaned out of
my NIHuOW ana CdIleO, ponce! ponce!
Ran Towards Her
The men looked over my way,
but pushed down harder on Earl.
saw the safe door swing open, and
then l simply shriekeI That was too
much for them. They ran out
towards me and one of them came
up close and pointed his gun right
at my face. l didn't know but what
he'd pull the trigger but I'm not
afraid of you. You're hold-up men.
Policer l screamed right at him. He
WaVered for a minute, then ran"
The men, described as young, well
dressed and rather short, escaped
through an alley. The outer door OF
the safe was opened but nothing was
secured.
Half the credit belongs to
Dotty." said Mrs. Brown.
Two Negro bandits had slightly
better luck than the two at the oil
station. They secured 80 cents from
Alexander Graham, 49,, of 430 n.
West ST.. when they held him up at
Vermont and Toledo SITS.
Fraternity House BurglaEized
Officers have the description of
burglar who works at homes where
the doors are left unlocked, and who
usually takes nothing but money.
He is thought to be the man who
burglarized the Sigma Delta Kappa
house, 3210 n. Illinois ST., Tuesday
night. r. H. Bridley Of that ad.
dress said his trousers. purse and a
check had been taken. The trousers
were found in an alley. Other losers
1t the house were r. E. Chenoweth,
watch: Gerald Brown, 81. and Elton
F. Letter, $45, watch.
Other robberies reported were:
Brown Meat Market, Blake and
North SITS, meat and canned goods
valued at $31; Mrs. John F. Murphy,
1908 n. Illinois ST., $3.50 diamond
ring taken about March Is, and EliZ-
abeth Finchim Grocery, 412 n. Blake
ST.. SO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
SOFT WATER is
NECESSITY In
MODERN HOMES

The old oaken bucket and the well
that it hung in are legends OF the
past. No more does anyone think
of carrying water from the we'll,
and hard water at that, to wash
clothes or dishes. Just as ready
running water facilities became
necessities in the modern plumbing
OF every house, so the automatic
water softener has now come to
take it's place as an added factor
for better and cleaner living.
The Capital Plumbing Company,
1864 n. Capitol Ave, finds the de-
mand for automatic water softeners
and heaters ever on the increase.
Beautiful new homes going UP all
over Indianapolis are not completed
until this service has been installed
and home owners realize the i'm
mense satisfaction Of this new
everyday convenience.
The softeners are made so the
hard water Is softened by being
pumped through purifying, mineral
sands. The water heaters are so
connected with the softeners that
for hot water, the softened water is
pumped through the heater. The
Capital Plumbing Company has just
installed such conveniences in the
home Of George Young, 412S N.
Capitol Ave. A heater was recent
ly installed in homes at 5147 Ken
wood Ave, and 5154 n. Illinois St.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
STUART'S
DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
INDIGESTION FROM
IRREGULAR EATING
Alabama Man, Whose Hours
Are Irregular, Says He Pre-
vents Indigestion by the
Use of Black-Draught.

Il drive car for hire" says Mr..
Ike Sabel, of Gadsden, Ala, land have
TO get up and go, early and late. Con-
scquently l can't have regular hours
for eating and sleeping. I occasionally
have indigestion and find 1t necessary
to take a laxative.
81 had heard of Black Draught for a
long time. The druggist told ME
Dlack Draaght would help me. l
bought package and had it made
into tea and take it any time | feel the
need of laxative. 1t always helps
ne.
81 have much better appetite after l
take Black -Draught. l can eat about
everything want and feel full of pep.
| can truthfully say l believe Black
Draught is all it is recommended TO
be and more. / would not be without 1t
for double the price"
Eating at irregular times frequent
ly brings on digestive disorders that
may become serious, and 1t is always
best to take your meals as regularly
as possible A great many people, how
ever, like Mr. Sabel, have occupations
that prevent their keeping regular hab-
its. Under such conditions, many per-
sons say that they have found the con-
sistent use of Thedfords Black
Draught, the well-known vegetable liver
medicine, to be Of value to them in
offsetting the bad effects Of their irreg-
'ulnrity.
Try Black -Draught. Sold every
Observation-Disclosures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
HEART THROBS IN RADIO
Pulse of Five Men Broadcast by
Minneapolis Station.

BIZ United Press
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, March "a.
Heart beats of five men were dis
tinctly heard by radio listeners In
various localities Of the Northwest
last night, officials at radio station
at woo. where the experiment was
conducted, said today.
A special attachment Of a stet-
scope and q three-tube amplifier
made the heart throbs sufficiently
loud to be broadcast.
The sound reproduced by receiv-
ing apparatus was described by lis
teners as that Of far away gushing
of water through pipes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
BUILT-IN MAIL
BOX HANDLED
BY voNNEGU1
Device Concealed From
View and Is Burglar
Proof.

Among the convenienceS for home
builders included in the stock Of the
Vonnegut Hardware Company, 12O
E. Washington ST., Is the Mailo-Box,
a modern built-in mail box. This de-
vice has many advantages. The
box, built in the walls Of the home,
is absolutely concealed from view.
Mail is delivered from the outside
and is received in the house without
the occupants having to step outside.
The box is burglar-proof; nc wire or
hook thieves can steal any piece of
mail; no one can examine letters or
see with whom the householders cor
respond. 1t cannot be damaged by
water or snow.
If away from home for a day or
a week, the mail is safe upon the
owners return. No looking for d
lost or misplaced key to open an
outside box. The Mailo-Box is a per-
manent addition. You would never
have to buy another, and the cost
for this great convenience Is less
than any other valuable feature used
in modern home building.
Now that spring is just around the
corner, Vonnegut's are receiving
many inquiries from prospective
home builders regarding the valuable
insulating material called Flaxlinum.
This product is a heavy felt made of
purified flax fibers. 1t goes In be-
tween the walls and into the roof
of your house, and it stays there,
protecting you against the weather
as long as your home stands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
Fletcher Ave.
SAVINGS, LOAN
GIVES SERVICE

The Fletcher Avenue Savings and
Loan Association has served its
community and investors so we'll for
almost fifty years that it has at
tanned a reputation as a builder of
character and a friend to give adj
vice. The association has helped to
build or buy at least ten thousand
homes in Indianapolis. $40 of them
during 1925. 1t not only encourages
adults to be thrifty, but it also Of
fers children every inducement to
learn how TO save.
The association has numerous
plans by which a fund can be ac-
cumulated to satisfy the desires Of
anyone wishing to purchase a home,
educate a child. buy an automobile,
take a vacation, provide for indie
pendence in old age, or to aid them
getting married. building churches,
etc.
The Fletcher Avenue Savings and
Loan Association is the most cen
trally located building and loan Of
flee in the city. 1t is located at +.
Market st. and the Circle in the
very heart Of the business district.
The membership in the Association
consists of 1882 persons, Of whom
$40 are paying for homes.
Many ofthe directors and officials
Of the association have served for
more than thirty years. John Ehl.
elected treasurer on the day the asso-
citation was organized. August 30
1880, still holds the position.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
SCOT, ASHES
ABOLISHED BY
OIL BURNERS

mo more SCOT! No more ashes!
No more coal to bet bought Of and
stored away in bins! No firing is
the joyful cry Of home owners who
are wise enough to have Vapor-
Heat Oil Burners installed in their
hdmes. n....,.
Corporation, 400 n. Illinois ST., can
we'll boast that it has an oil burner
every family can afford. Tho prices
range from $50 to 500, including the
burner completely installed. The oil
tank is extra. Simplicity. economy
and efficiency follow in the wake of
every oil.burner.
Owners of oil-burners are delighted
with the uniform heat and the clean
Illness. Housewives no longer need
feel that their easements are re-
pulsive. dirty, and hopelessiy sooty
and aShy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
BEEKEEPERs AROUSED
Charge Bill Designed to DemOralize
Honey Industry.

Indiana beekeepers are becoming
somewhat alarmed over provisions OF
the Cole bill, which already has
passed the United States Senate,
legalizing the interstate shipment Of
honey containing corn sugar. Some
apiarists declare the measure is
backed by corn sugar interests and
that it is being furthered in an eff
fort to demoralize beekeeping as an
industry.
State Entomologist Frank n
Wallace, however, declared today
that he saw no cause for alarm
over the measure. State Food and
Drug Commissioner 1. l.. Miller sait
the Federal food and drug ac
probably would prevent adulteratior
of bee-honey, even If the Cole bill
passed. Wallace said he would
study the measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24

bedroom is a wide stone fireplace.
The rear hallway, connecting with
the rear stairs and a rear upstairs
porch, contains three spacious stor-
age closets, one of them cedar lined.
There is a maids room on the
third floor. The chauffer's quarters
are above the three-car garage in
the rear. The house has hardwood
floors throughout.
Lumber and millwork were fur
nished by William +. Johnson Lum-
Der Company; plumbing and heat
ing done by T. y. Murray; painting
done by II. X. English; tile work
furnished and installed by Braun
Tile Company; ornamental iron work
furnished and designed by T. ROch
Iron Works; Frigidaire ice plant
installed by Delco Light Company;
building material furnished by
Spickelmeier Fuel and Supply Com
pany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
TWO RADIO PROGRAMS
Organizations Will Go on Air Over
WFBM Tonight.

Two interesting radio programs
are planned for tonight over WFBM,
Merchants Heat and Light Company.
At Q p. m. the Wheeler City Mis-
sion will broadcast its regular week
ly sacred concert. The program
will include numbers on the har-
monica, musical saw, accordion and
auto harp.
The Christian Men Builders of the
Third Christian Church will broad
cast program beginning at $50.
The Mokana Trio will sing and the
Green and Gold Orchestra will play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
Lavender Room

The lavender bedroom, in the
northeast corner of the upstairs is
lovely in the extreme. The five
French windows. which form the
bay at the front give the room a
delightful piquancy. Connecting the
lavender bedroom with the more
mannish buff-colored bedroom is q
rose-tiled toilet room. In the buff
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
Has No Gas Now!

Once woman of her age had to be careful.
Today, she eats anything she wants! A Stuart
tabet-and after-eating distress rdnfshes.
Chew Stuart tablet after the heartiest meal.
and you, too, can smile at indigestion. Stops
all gas and belching. Ends sour risings. belch-
ing. A little alkaline is all your stomach needsl
Full Box FREE!
Every druggist has Stuart's tablets, 25c and
Soc. Or, full box free if you write the F. A.
Stuart Company. Dept. T. Marshall. Mich. Get
a metal box of Stuart's for the pocket-and
keep it filed Hearty eaters-hard smokers
high livers-fnd Stuart s boon and blessingl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
TEN CANDIDATES FILE
Robert Eby Seeks Republican Nomi-
nation il, House Race.

Ten primary candidates for the
State Legislature filed declarations
today with Frederick E. Schorte-
meier, secretary of State. The fol-
lowing Republicans filed for the
House of Representatives: Robert
K. Eby, 3210 N. Illinois ST.; Willis
E. Roe, East Chicago; William C.
Babcock, Jr., Rensselaer,, and George
H. Fif1eld, Culver.
Democratic primary candidates for
the lower house were: William l..
Larrabee, New Palestine; Thomas
Hawkins, Shelbyville; E. Sylvester
Carrithers, Paxton; Joseph J. Rice,
Attica, and Russell w. Smith, La
Porte. Peter L. CoDle Of Celestine,
Democrat, filed as primary candidate
for the State Senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
TRUCK WARNING GIVEN
Heavy Machines Must Not BE
Driven Over Unpayed Roads.

Persons who drive trucks Of
weight greater than three tons over
unpaved Marion County roads be-
fore the spring rains have abated
will face prosecution, Commissioner
Cassius L. Hogle warned today.
Hogie has ordered district road SUI
perintendents to weigh all trucks
where there is doubt as to their ton
mage. Weight means the aggregate
weight of the machine and its load,
Hogle said.
Hogle said affldavits against vio-
lators will be filed in justice of peace
courts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
BIG ICE GORGE BREAKS

Danger of More Pennsylvania Floods
Over.
BIZ United Press
FRANKLIN. Pa, March 24.-The
great ice gorge, responsible for flood
conditions which caused $2,900,000
damage at Oil City, is only a mera'
Dry today.
The movements of the ice jams
in this district, which began Sun
day night, have been completed and
today the Allegheny River has re-
coded to fourteen feet-one foot be
low flood level.
The temperature here now is 20
degrees, and with no rain falling,
ali danger Of further floods is be
lieved past.