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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-07-29
SAND BROOK

Mr.. and Mrs. William Burmester
and little son, of New York City,
are spending a vacation at the home
of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Burmester, ST., near
Sand Brook.
The funeral of Howard j. Cark-
huff, of New Brunswick, son of
Jacob Q. Carkhuff, of Stanton, was
held at the Sand Brook Church on
Wednesday afternoon. The services
were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
II. I. Horne and interment was in
the adjoining cemetery. Deceased
was aged 81 years, and is survived
by his father and two sisters, Mrs
Albert Pickell, of Pennington June
ton; and Mrs. Harry Schenck, OF
Three Bridges and one brother
Fred CarkhuG, of Lebanon.
Jacob Holcombe has disposed OF
his farm near Sand Brook to city
parties.
The personal property of the late
Harry Higgins, near Sand Brook
was sold at public sale last Saturda,
afternoon and good prices were
rpo1iZad
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-07-29
Clinton to Vote on Water

Clinton will vote on the question
of owning its own water plant at
the fall election. The town council
decided to either take over the plant
of the Clinton Water Company, or
build one of its own, but a petition
from the voters has necessitated it's
submission for their approval.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-07-29
Hunterdon Banks Have Money

Hunterdon County banks are far
from bankrupt, with deposits of
more than $14,O00,00O. Savings ac-
counts netted interest to the tune of
abount $350,000, or approximately
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-07-29

$40 each for every man, woman and
child in the county, Only two banks
have more demand than time depos-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-07-29

its-and they are both in Clinton.
The total resources of the dozen
Hunterdon banks are S16,949, Ash .92.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24

Reynolds made this collection in a
trip around the world, and it in
cludes dolls of all sorts, from pup
pets to wax figures. The character
dolls and those showing national CO.'S
tunes of many foreign countries.
are amusing and instructive. This
is an exhibition that will prove of
special interest to children of all
ages from tots to high school stu
dents who are making puppet shows
and can in this way learn how pup
pets of foreign lands are con-
structed.
A self-portrait by William Forsyth
has been presented to the art school
as a Christmas gift by Mrs. James
w. Fesler. Miss Edna Mann Sho-
yer, principal of the school. presided
at the presentation ceremony and
presented the painting. AS a part
Of the program. Mrs. Carl II. Liel,er
sang a song, the words and music
Of which she had composed for the
occasion. The portrait. entitled THE
Painter Man" is a serious self.study
Of character and work of technical
excellence. 1t is now on display in
the museum in Gallery and will
be removed to the art school on
Jan. 3.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
A WOMAN LEADS

II is not surprising that the first open rebellion
against "bossism" in Marion County should come
from woman.
When Mrs. Garner, elected member Oh the
Legislature to make laws and protect the good name
Of the State, refused to permit the political boss Of
this county to dictate her vote on the important mat
ter of the speakership she set herself apart from
the general average of Marion County public
servants.
The rebellion came against one of the Tricks
used by bosses to override the welfare of the people
In the Marion County delegation are twelve
members rather formidable number, when II
comes to trading for influence and favors.
The boss, to control twelve, suggests that the
Marion County delegation vote as unit He knows
where he absolutely control at least se'en' "1u
perhaps eight of the Dozen
But the unit rule trick gives him twelve votes as
a starter with which he can make his deals Tor
Mace and power over the State traffick1ng Win
other BOSSES persuading boss controlled Legislation
from other machine centers.
This woman refuses to permit the boss to trade
her vote or deliver her judgment and conscience.
It's funny. but these women when they get into
office do not seem to get the hang OF politics at all
and refuse to the wisdom of solid Delegations
that can be bartered by bosses.
Generally speaking, when they have been given
office and responsibility they follow that often
missing voice called conscience
They do not understand that the people need
guardians who do their thinking for them and that
the welfare of the party" or the State seems TO
require that they forget their oaths or o1flce anu
remember the boss who gives and the boss who
takes away.
The old line politicians saw what would happen
when women were given the vote. That Is the
reason they fought against that enlargement OF our
voting population. They just knew that II woman
got into office she would show sense at all, put
would insist on doing her own thinking and her
voting.
It is rather unfortunate that mass meeting OF
women called to ponder this event and the con-
seouent expulsion of Mrs. Gardner from the Marion
County caucus should be called an indignation
meeting
II should be sbroadened to include not only
women of all parties, but of all men who are not
vet ready to- accept bossism the best form OF
government and call it a meeting of congratulations
few more women who lead in revolts against
bossism might help the general tone of Indiana
government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
COOLIDGE ECONOMY

Twenty members of New York's inner financial
circles, headed by August Belmont, built canal
across Cape Cod twelve years ago. They figured
that it would make money since it would shorten
the water route between New York and Boston. But
it proved 70 be a fiat, dismal failure financially
The amount sunk by the promoters was some
thing between $6,500,O00 and $8,20000o.
Now the House and Senate are appropriating
S11 100000 of Government money with which to buy
this canal The Government will operate it and the
annual loss hereafter will be borne out Of the Gov
eminent treasury. Standing behind this curious
Government enterprise is President Coolidge. He
favors it, 1t is an Administration
This same Administration is endeavorng in
every way possible to get rid Of the Governments
money. All are on their way to do so. And farmers
and other shippers saved millions every year in
ocean freight rates because of the competition fur
nished by the Government,
The Administration is striving just as hard to
get rid of Muscle Shoals, which is already paying
investment and promises to become immense
money maker for the Government. With the rea-
sonable rates which the Government could charge
for power Muscle Shoals-if retained by the Govern
ment-would be worth vast sums to a great area of
the South.
TO make money for private financial interests,
the Government takes the Cape Cod canal off the
hands of its owners To make money for private
interests the Government tries give up it's feet
and it's great power resources.
Farmers and other plain people, who seek Gov
eminent aid may be able to understand the Admin
istrations mental processes. 1t is all too deep
for us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
Pay Visit to Heron Art Institute
During This Merry Christmas Season

The Administrator iggins-S cudder
exhibition at the John Heron Art
Institute is impressive in size of it's
canvases as we'll as in the brilliance
of its execution. There are twenty
eight paintings displayed by Way.
man Adams, Daniel CARRIER and Vic
tor Higgins and two small bronzes
by Janet Scudder.
The three painters differ widely in
their inspiration and method of ex-
preston, but all are Enthusiastically
modern.
Adams is painter of personality.
He reacts to the character Of his sit
ter and is expansive or repressed in
his handling and color exactly in
proportion to the emotional attitude
OF the model who sits before him.
The portraits of Colonel House and
John Noble hang on the same wall
and are a study in contrasts, the
smooth. darkly contained likeness OF
the diplomat and the carelessly
posed. loosely treated, spontaneous
sketch of the artist
The two figure paintings by Car
Der are studies of a woman sewing
and a girl with book, each posed
against a background of filtering
sunlight. This is a favorite subject
Of Garber's-figures against the light
and he handles it with admirable
skill.
The beautiful patterns of Victor
Higgins landscapes have highly
decorative value. "Pallodura Can.
yon" shows pale green hillsides with
rich pink and gray rock formations
and carefully proportional green
blue trees rising in the foreground.
Reflected Light" shows snow fields
in creamy light and a sharply out
lined dark stream cutting across the
canvas.
Prints from the permanent collec-
ton remain on exhibition in Gallery
ii. Each item in the group is Sc.
lected for some special excellence
and the showing is calculated to in.
terest all print lovers.
Mrs. NJ. F. Johnston of Richmond.
who has brought the Adams CARRIER.
Higgins-Scudder exhibition to the
Art Institute, will talk in the gal
leries on Sunday, Dec. 26, at $3.50
O'Clock. Mrs. Johnston is well
known to indianapolis, and her in.
telligent explanations and penetrat.
ing criticism make her talks on
paintings events of importance.
A collection of dolls gathered by
Margaret McCulloch Reynolds and
presented to the institute by her
sister, Mrs. Hugh H. Hanna, is now
being shown in Gallery I. Mrs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
i Tracy
Disarmament With Fear
Backs Plea for Larger
Navy,
by NJ. f. Tracy

Hope of disarmament rests on
fear. says Representative Butler,
and the United States has no cruis-
ers to incite fear.
Thus you get the humanitarian
purpose of the cruiser campaign.
The idea is not to build cruisers
for national defense, but to promote
disarmament. to make the world
good by throwing a terrible scare
into 1t.
Why not make the project really
effective by putting UP a poison gas
factory or two, or constructing a
dozen dirigibles?
1t isn't of such Swimming dishes
as the Naval Affairs Committee has
In mind that the world is most
afraid. 1t is of bombs dropped from
the sky, or raids by night, of death
in an invisible form.
If there were nothing but old
fashioned battle fleets TO worry
about the world would feel quite
comfortable. but the chemist and the
mechanician have made it jumpy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
Don't Worry, Europe

European statesmen are needless
ly bothered by the Panaman treaty.
It represents a cheap imitation of
their kind of diplomacy, but is Of no
great consequence.
Panama is a weak little nation and
was brought into being by one OF
the few intrigues this Government
ever engineered. Her very existence
is bound up with American policy.
she has no choice but to jump when
Washington cracks the whip. 1t is
no feather in our cap to get her 10
agree to join us in a defensive and
offensive alliance.
The thing is of Importance simply
because 1t establishes precedent
We have not only learned. but adopt
ed, the act of forming coalition and
entente. borrowed a page from Eu
rope and forced the smallest child
in the family of nations to sign 1t.
The net result will be a little more
soreness and suspicion on the par
of Latin-America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
CHRISTMAS CHEER

Just word of warning to those who think
they need their Christmas cheer in bottled form
The preliminary raids show that most of the
stuff sent out by mail delivered by those who
claim to bring it from Canada is poisonous in the
extreme
1t takes than a brave these days to
deal with bootegger, not because there is any
special danger of the law arrest, but because
the chance of death in the bottom of the bottle is
a little more than fifty-fifty.
OF course these are creduous days. Men who
would laugh at the old gold brick game fall for the
most airy of fairy stories about the sort Of booze
offered them. Men who would ask business man
for certified accountants statement before extend
ing dollars worth of credit risk their health and
their lives on the word of the first rum or
"aky" mixer they meet
1t may be sad news for many, but this Christmas
cheer stuff this year is decidedly off color
1t is much easier to put redstilled alcohol,
which contains poisons of various kinds, print fancy
labels that is reminder of the prewar days, than
it is to take chance of bringing it across the
border
The wise bird who wants to be cheerful on
Christmas and New Years will at least postpone his
efforts get this sort of inspiration until the last
day OF the year. Otherwise he may not be here to
welcome 1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
Times Readers
Voice Vices
Editor The Indianapolis Times:

Editor The Indianapolis Times:
A closeup study of farm con.
ditions shows the small farmer to
be in need of tractor equipment, at.
tachments devices, etc., that will
allow all kinds Of work done with
the tractor.
The farmer Is passing through that
slow transition you use on the
streets, where few teams are still
hitched up to vehicles, but on the
farm the transition is slower and the
farmer Is just as far behind.
There is no doubt that those de.
vices can be added and the press
can, by their editorials, speed UP
the manufacturer and help the thing
along.
Many other things are needed by
the farmer, but the building of ma
chinery to make the tractor useful
is the first thing to take up.
In November. December, January,
February and March. five months in
row, farmers seldom hook up a
team. Yet the farmer must feelI
stock the year around. The farmer t
being bankrupt by this big feeding
cost, especially the small farmer.
Instead OF dull times our factories
should be rushed with work turn.
ing out millions OF dollars worth OF
these improved devices. Press
editorials will help speed this UP and
Of course The Times is friendly to
any movement for betterment.
Yours. respectfully.
w. II, Drummer,
S2S y. Washington st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
HoneSty-Where2

Whether you turn to sport, poll
tics, business or social relations
common honesty seems to have be-
come the all-important issue in this
country.
The old straightforward way OF
doing things seems to have gone out
of fashion. We are pleased to be
clever, rather than candid.
The Government runs a speakeasy
to trap its own agents; an admiral
whispers of war soares in the ear
of a multimillionaire; a Senator is
charged with being party to n bride;
two Senators-elect are brought under
suspicion because OF the large sums
of money used in their behalf; a good
percentage of the coast guard is con-
victed or suspended because of mis-
conduct in office. Corporations are
being investigated to see whether
they have evaded taxes by the dec
laration of stock dividends. Federal
offices are said to have been sold in
the South; alien property is said to
have been mismanaged; perjury fig
ures in the Hall-Mills case to an
amazing extent, and so one might go
on ad inf1nitum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
Losing Ground

We are drifting back to jingoism
and dollar diplomacy.
The notes of our State Depart
ment and the speeches of our con-
gressmcn have taken on strangely
defiant and sneering attitude.
You can't reconcile the foreign
policy of today with that which pre-
vailed ten years ago.
Our present attitude is ute Fly ir-
reconcilable with that which we as
sumed when we entered the war and
told Europe what kind of a peace
she should make.
1t is an irony Of fate that Europe
should have taken our League of
Nations, while we take over Europe's
former method OF handling interna-
tional affairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
w ork
What Makes Normal Sup
port for Partners
SuIt2
BY Milton c. Work

The pointer for today Is:
Ace-X, King-x, xxx or greater
strength is normal support for part
ner's suit.
The normal support requirements
Is comparatively new Bridge doc
trine. In the old days 1t was not
underst God or regarded as impor-
tant; now It is known to be an es-
sential part of the holding which
warrants an assist-that Is, a raise
of partners bid after an interven-
ing overcall.
Many declarations fail because
four or more trumps are held In one
adverse hand. When the Closed
Hand and Dummy have total of
only seven trumps, the chances Ia
vor an uneven distribution Of the
six adverse trumps; the odds being
two to one against a 3-3; but when
| the Closed Hand and Dummy have al
total of eight trumps, the odds are
| three to one that neither adversary
will have four It is for this real
son that the assisting partner must
have at least three in the suit II he
is to raise a suit-bid from one to
! two-or, having only two, that
| of them be Ace or King. No matt4y
how great the side strength may be-,
normal support is ESSENTIAL. If the
original bidder, without a raise from
his partner, should rebid his suit; or
If he start by bidding more than
one Of it, normal support Is not es-
sential for a raise. In other words,
raising from two to three is per-
missible without normal support I'M
partners suit provided the raiser has
other strength; but an assistingl
raise from one to two without such
| normal support Is not sound Bridge
no matter what other strength the
raiser may have. A player not only
should decline to assist his partner
when without normal support, but
when the intervening adversary
passes, the lack Of support should
be shown by a denial; most inn
portant topic which will be taken up
tomorrow.
What should North do with the
following hands, South having bid
one Spade and West having bid two
Diamonds? What should North do
If South bid one Spade and West
passed?
l. Sp.: Xxx. HIT: Ace-x-x; Dis
xxx. Cl.; King-Queen-x-x.
.. Sp,: Xxx. Ht.: Jack-10.x-x. d.
Queen-1O-x. Cl.; Queen-Jack-9.x.
8. Sp.: Xxx lit: Ace-Queen.Jack-
X. Di.: xxx. CT: Ace-Queen-x-x.
Copyright John +. Dill Coz
Work, the international authority
on Auction Bridge, will answer ques-
tons on the game for Times read
ers who write to him through The
Times, enclosing a self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24

Supplying the name Of this picture
should be easy. The princes name
and the answers to the questions ap-
pear on page II.
WHO is shown in the accom-
panying picture?
2-What is the annual salary of
the United States President?
3-How many degrees are there in
a right angle.
when it's IL o'clock noon in
New Orleans, what time is in Sc
attic, WASH?
5-In what city is Vassar Col
lege?
6-Has the U. S. Senate and the
House Of Representatives the same
number of members?
WHO plays the lead in the pic
ture, THE Scarlet letter."
SIN what city was Don r. Mel
lett, newspaper publisher. murdered?
9-In what state is the source of
the Missouri river?
10-In what country is the Mauna
Loa volcano?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
What About Smith,

The New York World thinks
Smith of Illinois, ought to be seated
in spite of the fact that he has done
something "despicable."
He has violated no law, the World
reasons. the people Of Illinois elected
him after they were acquainted with
all the facts, it would establish a
dangerous precedent. and so on.
Professor Frankfurter of Harvard
takes an opposite view. He thinks
that the Senate should discipline
Smith for the sake of common
decency, that it has the right, and
precedent would do more good than
harm.
As one of the forgotten millions,
I agree with Frankfurter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
CONSIDER THE MUSTACHE!
Men and mustaches.


The theme may seem trivial, nay, fippant,
but few questions ever have confronted frai hui
mainly that were trimming with thoughtpro-
voking material.
SO many questions. First of all, the history Of
mustaches.
Mustaches started having history for the same
reason that did sdeburns and COATES and Van Dykes
and all the other hrsutic furnishings.
They just naturally started because there
razors. Here's another question full of thought
What did shave with before they had razors?
We know they did, for ancient pictures show
both clean-shaven and foliaged
Without historic research, one would guess that
they used sharpened fints perhaps pulled the
hairs out one by one.
Anyway, started shaving. Then they got
lazy and only shaved the SOUTH east and west, eav
ing the north to flourish with what was called the
mustache.
In England, we learn, the mustache came about
in 1898 when the British Tommies Knocked their
Australian soldier brothers, who had learned, too
that complete shaving is trial and nuisance.
The Puritans never them, being Purtans
and the Cavaliers did, being Cavaliers
AS a natural evolution men with mustaches are
supposed to be bold and daring, and clean shaver
males painstaking, systematic, perhaps reactonary
Mustaches have their uses. Thus the gentleman
with the mustache finger it when he feels I'M
easy in "a drawing room. He calm himself just
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24

Let Mr.; Fixit present your case to city
officials. lie IS The Times representative
az the city hail. Write him at The
Times.
With additional funds for street
and bridge repairing, George Wood
ward, streets superintendent, today
predicted city street repairs would
progress remarkably during the ap-
preaching New Year, Woodward has
been handicapped by curtailed
budget during the entire first year
of the Duvall administration.
Baraey Conray, 81, sewers expert,
carried out his custom OF presenting
Christmas gifts of boxes of candy to
all attaches of the streets depart
ment. Despite his years, Conroy
leads his men daily into the laby-
rinths Of the city's underworld"
DEAR MR.. FIXIT-For the last
three weeks my wife has been forced
to call the city garbage collection
department and ask that they stop
and get our garbage.
We keep the can In a conspicuous
a place as possible and assure you it
is absolutely no trouble for the men
to stop and get it. Hoping you will
use your influence to remedy this in.
sanitary condition, and thanking yQaa
in advance, 1 remain, yours truly, -
TIMES READER. ~
Your Christmas gift will be
prompt collections.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
Stop Baseball Gambling

Ban Johnson is right in his de-
termination to clean the gamblers
out of baseball.
There is no other way to keep the
sport alive and make it pay.
People will never be convinced
that a game is straight so long as
the players bet on 1t.
But what about bought evidence.
doesn't that carry suspicion with it
also?
Those who go in for reform should
be above reproach themselves.
The public is as leary of a man
who sells out his former friends as
of one who CANDLES, perhaps a little
more so.