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! v t-''r-s - -
VINO gave them to your he de.
manded.
Lyster iaushet. The smallest Of
MSS Marrabys three small
brothers." he said. "At least they
told me that they were her brothers"
Really" Arnctt was slightly en-.
vtods: he would like to have made
friends with Nan's brothers himself.
Where die you see them?" he asked.
The thought crossed his mind that in
spite Of everything perhaps Peter
had stolen a march on him and called
at the house.
They we,s in the wood Lyster
explained. ne took off his cap and
let the cool breeze fan his forehead.
"OS.s OF then. was howling-the TIM.
est one" he ia.,shed. Rum little
! cusses. they are" ne said. They were
Ifrightfuliy excited when they heard
I'd been in France-wanted to know
how many of the enemy I'd account
ed for told them 1t was the other
way on. and the enemy had almos,
| accounted for me. They gave me a
standing invitation to go to tea
whenever I liked, and asked what
| was my favorite jam. He looked al
Arnott. "Is Miss Marraby engaged?'
| he asked.
| Arnott blusheG fariously. Yes
no p. at least. believe she was
and it's been broken off," he STAN
rnered. "She isn't engaged now. any
way" he added
| Lyster looked family surprised
"Well, there's no need to look 81
angry" he said mildly.
He took a little bunch Of sweet
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This Week
ROMANTIC on.
8ETTR ACE COMING.
DICcR TIE BETTER
SOME OTHER THINGS.

fysfss.se Compton, Of the Uni-
yesV q CAeaGo, says that maa
= - beginning his earsi1 q
saEeA, and our children 6O0o0
yeaw from now WI b - far
AhaAd II us rs we sre far ahead e
sur ancestors Of $1,000 years ago.
= xAsss times are ~ snasnt
t1nsss, when the world u snesuk,"
- Bacon said. ~ The sane Hno
{Aay rsprsssnt - habyhood Of
&naA. II w could 80 our d.
eesAAsnts Of 10000 ysass hsnes
wo probably should scarcely rsoog-
kSe them Is our own.
i; And as FOR our descendants OF .
million and a hundred million
years from now-science says the
earth will last as long as that
they win probably be - unlike M
Ns we are unlike % many
shmoceroses.
- Anthony Bimba, editor Of .
rCommunist newspaper, to be tried
for blasphemy under q law 229
sUears old, IL accused Of denying
the existence of God. His lawyer
twill say that the Constitution,
: which guarantees free speech.
s4ules out the blssphsmy charge.
y Why not leave the case to the
Ruler Of the Universe. IN whose
Dnnipotence the vast majority
believe He has power TO wither
Mr.. Bimba, as tie barren hg tree
was withered. But 1t Is possible
that omnipotence is not much IN
terested in what Mr. Bimos DO
lieves.
The way to make fooAahness'
blasphenrous or other, in1RoseaaS
3s to take it seriously.
The Government. fighting the
National Food Products Coxpen
ton, explains that tho plan is ~
fight q tendency toward trusts
rather than to attack trusts 81
Feady existing"
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About your
Health
Things You Should Know
OUNCE OF PREVENTION

Physicians and drugs are indeed
Il iAaGtimable value in worthy eff.
fort to combat disease already ON
had; but the Student Of prevent.
No medicine, It sssas 70 ne, il
capable of doing even sweater
good. II you happen 70 know that
typhoid germs get into tho system
with drindng-wstsr from con-
animated well, you ct once talEd
steps to eradicate the danger be-
fore harm Il dene.
The mosquito thAk beeeds in
your rain-baxrsl Il Q carrier of
disease. Remove the cause Of
trouble. A swamp near ycur home
q q constant menace and should
not be tolerated-drain It. If you
are a user of milk, be sure thai
your source of supply is pure and
healthy. Remember that tubercut
losis germs may be swallowed as
we'll as inhaled. If you contemplatV
moving into a purchased home, see
that its walls and floors have beep
treated with an unfailing anti
septic; it will cost time, effort and
money, but the outlay is less than
for invalids and funerals. /
Many Observation-Disclosures use bedl
ding purchased at secondhand
stores. There should be a law
compelling thorough fumixation
before such goods are used. PilA
lows in hotels and sleeping-car5
should be thoroughly disinfecteos
each morning after use; merely,
changing of lines Is q naisleadings
measure to hide tho damp spot,
left by the traveller with q mild
case of influenza.
1t is the business Of physicians
and public health officers to see
that everything possible Is done to
ward OF disease. To 0Wn . good
book on preventive medicine should
bs one Of the first duties Of intelli-
gent cidzenship,-tfis cannot help
but minimize the ned Of the ply
sieian and-possibly TIE undertake
or!
Next Week,
- y ADVERTISING RAKH CURES
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The battle against big business,
which - tiie real name Of the
trust" was fought and lost long
ago.
Modern business, to succeed,
must be big business. The Gov
ernment's business is to super
*ise big business, control it, and
encourage It, not discourage it.
No business in the United States
IS IS big as It ought to be.
Congress devotes $4,000, 900 to
aircraft. Not enough, but better
than nothing. And the total
appropriation for the navy-
@8l6, 000, 900!
The idiocy Of that last figure u
made clear by the fact that il war
Of the modern kind should come
the airships would have TO protect
our hundreds Of millious' worth of
shipe floating on The wskar. Only
Submarines and flying unaehinss
would be Of xay value.
n ang real businaas, managed
~ ssmpskent business nm. soch
6ash q our battleships wsnid
have been junked long ago.
EwU the prosaic oil business
II romantic. You know Of the oil
WI that the Rockefellers nave
brought in" within the .ArctiG
Circle. It would cost fifty millions
70 s,,n tn q pipe line. But ut least
Tie Rockefeners know that there
h\sn Arctic reserve.
At Ventura, on the Pacific Coast,
tho She'll Oil Company's docks
were washed away. Yts tankers
could load no oil.
i Associated Oil said: Bring your
tank ships here, We'll load them"
Associated runs q pipe line half a
mile out on the bottom of the
sea, has a flexible pipe anchored
at the surface and fills tanks,
storm or no storm.
Nearby are wells driven down
through the water, pumping up
oil from below the Pacific. Sub
marines some day will find much
wealth for enterprising prospec-
tors.
Professor Ross, sound thinker,
Of the University of Wisconsin
has cheer for this troubled world
1t is getting better, he says. A
hundred years hence the average
man will enjoy benefits of civiliza-
toa "now enjoyed only by the
uAest advanced people"
Religions are less violent ir
their hates than they used to be
The average length Of life is in
sreasfng. Child welfare is consid
cred more Important than any par
ticular detail In baptism or an!
squabble aboat the nature Of tn,
Trinity. 49, .------.----,..r---
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Next Woo&t
J ADVERTISING RAKH CURES

II L. Ferguson, president Of TIE
Newport News Shipouilding Co.
cheered the hearts Of Americapf
merchant marine advocates = mis-
announcement that 9 ships will be-
launched and 3 keels laid within
hours on March 90
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
A RNoTT gave a sort Of snort.

AOAA gave SOtt OI SnOFt.
IA MY sister was only tsis.ire
about him last night" he said
reluctantly. Hes only recently
taken the Red House, but he spends
most Of his time in town." He
paused and looked away from Nan
\ down the green lane. 'He's q
money-lender. and rotten one at
that" he added theoretically.
Nan. repeated her last words sharp.
~. IBID you know he was q friend
of Peter's2" she asked.
No-at least, I don't remember
hearing Peter speak Of him, but he
wasn't the, sort of chap who talked
about his own affairs much. Any.
way he smiled. why shouldn't he
be friend Of Peters. and a money.
lender as well?'' =
Nan stopped. She supposed Arnott
would think her silly IL she explained
that She had always considered q
moneylender a person whose &C.
duaintance respectable people did not
desire. She remembered that Seton
was also friend Of her fathers, and
that seemed to improve matters. Her
face cleared a little.
Il mustn't stand talking to you
any longer" she said. "Goodby-
I'm so glad to have seen YOU"
When Nan reached the house the
boys came rushing to meet her.
Where had she been? they demanded.
Wasn't tea ready? Nan reused her.
self with an effort.
I'VE went into the woods" Jim
said.
Woods" echoed Buster.
And there was q gentleman there
in uniform, who spoke to u.s." he In.
formed Nan eagerly. "And he told
us he'd been out In France and was
here on leave"
Nan laughed. quite q modern
hero" she said. but you ought not
to speak to strange gentlemen In the
wood, even IL they are in uniform"
she added.
Buster was crying" Jim ex.
planned. That's why he spoke to
MS. Busters such an awful baby"
ne added CONTEMPORARY.
NO. I'm not" Busters little face
grew fiery.
Nan hastily interviewed Now,
boys-you re not TO quarrel, she
protested. Go on and tell me some
more about this man
Hes nice" Claudio volunteered
Nice" echoed Buster.
And he said he knew YOU" jim
told her. HE asked what our name;
we're. and when we told him he said
he knew you"
Nan nearly dropped the teapot.
Pet err she bresihed
The boys stared ut her He was
an officer" Jim rcbuKed her mildly.
And he had a gold stripe on his
a-r,--that mears that nc was wound.
cd," he explained. kindly. And he's
going to meet us again tomorrow.
You cnp come too. il you like" he
added.
tThans yoJr.. said Nan, with lit
'Ic cateiFein her voice. "3ut / am
afraid ne w. NJ want me -
She laL. and cover her
sSriousue.
81 .{Wefi3a*h ,.u.i = I'm. promised.
n a. - ruur,pured Claudio.
vcu'B do nothing of the
-, DECLARED sharply And
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

PETER LISTER loses his MON.
9ry from shock on the. Western
Front. when q shell killed Q score
OF men and injured Peter. He has
forgotten his engagement to.
NAN MARRABY, who 10 broken
hearted ber ause Peter has failed to
recognize Ter. She 10 now at home
due to the sudden death Of her stepe
mother: MN had been living In Lon.
JOAN ENDIcoTT. whose husband
mas Just returned homo on leave.
ing home with
LIEUT.. JOHN ARNorT. also
wounded. to rest at tho hono OF the
Iatter's sister In Q village near tho
MeIraby estate. The same day Ar.
mott calls 70 see Nan. She asks him
whether he knows anything about
HARLEY SEXTON, who was II.
troduced TO- her by Peter before he
went TO the front--who recently
made her uneasy with tales OF ia.
ndeitty by service men--and who
has been mysterious. visitor at her
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Woman has rapidly all lines of endeavor,
these three girls the world take notice
while
world worhips the feet of Helen Wills center) Americas youth
acclaim Talley, Ce
whose triumphant debut at the metropolitan makes her star Of the
magnitude Goldman ability
" instead of spending it. by anassng million dcHars
s<iiDs Chicago real estate
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hoes slide claimed lives
Zap GuIA small mining village Bingham Utah Two board
dwellings
Fire added the horror the catastrophe when
- IS iEaksd the wreclnga
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Moore Delivers
Freehold Grafton
At EIks Service

Governor A Harry Moore was a
speaker in the annual memorial servlc
program Of the Freehold Elks lodge,
b. P. q H., No. 1864, held in the Strand
theater Sunday afternoon. "There is a
memorial service for those who have
passed among the shadows" stated the
governor. We say that they are dead;
yet cad; but to the wounded hearts
and loved ones Of those whn have pass
ed away theUe is no such thing as dead.
While God rules our brothers shine for
ever. AS we think Of the mystery OF life,
the mystery of death is Just as great.
There are men whom we call captains
OF industry; masters of world trade
who write their names upon the hearts
OF friends; those are the men. / have
been member of the Elks organization
for 20 yea s; it means service to human
til love lrbrS ther nembefs;we are pl e.
pared for helpfulness Of others and every
one does his part" In conclusion the
governor gave short account Of. the
life Of x braham Lincoln.
The program was carried ont very
successfully and was greatly enjoyed by
the 800 people who were present.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Completes Fifty Years
Service

A banquet was given Thursday of last
week at the American Hotel, by David
Vanderveer Perrine, in honor of vii
liam e. Curtis upon the occasion of the
rounding out bis fiftieth year of faith
full service as clerk in the Big Red
Store. Among those present are Mr.
Curtis fellow clerks of the past half
century, many of whom have become
we'll known in other walks Of life. It
is also Mr.. Perrine's Jubilee Year at
the Big Red Store. so they are really
celebrating an unusual occurrence to
gether. The store has been closed to-
day in celebration of'the event Democrat
The Big Red Store was founded
shout 1916 by David Clark Perrine,
father of the present proprietor. Mr..
Perrine became an employee Of the store
on July 9th. 1876, just after he gradu-
ated from Princeton College,. and since
the founders death, on July 9th, 1888,
he continued the business. and at the
death of his mother In March, 1900,
assumed full control and proprietor
ship.
William Eames Curtis became an
employee of the Big Red Store on De-
cenber 9th, 1876.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Burned To Death

Two little girls A and years old
were burned to death near Red Bank,
Friday night, while their parents, who
were away from their home when the
fire started. verged on state of col
lapse as the flames turned the dwelling
into raging furnace. The father, John
Kelsey Burr, manager of the Flat
iron building in New, York had to be
restrained by the crowd from plung-
ing into the inferno in what was felt
would be suicidal effort to save his
children.
The Burr family moved to Conover
lane, Middletown township, just
across the new highway bridge from
Red Bank, about two months ago from
East Orange Saturday they were to
take an automobile trip to Phila-
deIpbia and early Friday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Burr went about half mile
away from the house to a garage where
the machine was kept, in order to get
it ready for the trip. While they were
away the children were asleep in the
house About els Joseph s. Apologize,
who owns the property and who lives
not far away, discovered that the house
in flames.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Gets Three Months
For Tipsy Driving

Arrested Saturday night by Officer
Joseph CLANCY, Harold Soden, "A was
fined $50 by Recorder Holmes for oper-
ating an automobile without icen Sc,
with an alternate sentence OF three
months in the county jail. Recorder
Holmes also sentenced him to three
months in the county jail for driving an
auto under the influence Of Intoxicating
liquor. Lgst spring Recorder II dimes re-
voked Soden's license for driving while
intoxicated and sentenced him to 30
days. which Soden served.
John Morgan, is, Of Kansas City, and
Harry Powers, 10, of Situate, Mass, are
being held for the grand jury under
charges of breaking and entering the
summer home Of Henry L.. Jones on
West Main street Saturday and for att
tempted robbery, Neighbors noticed
shade drawn in the house and notified
police headquarters. Officer Glenn Pax
ton searched the dwelling, finding the
two men, who said they had deserted the
United States arm y at West Point Dec. !.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
First National Ba nix
Resolution Of Death

At a meeting Of the Board OF Direc-
tors OF the First National Bank of
Freehold, N. j., held December LIST,
1926. the following minute was ordered
entered upon its permanent records.
With feelings of affection and sorrow,
the Board of Directors cause to be place
ed upon the permanent records OF this
bank, the entering into rest of their fell
low member. Charles Fl. Butcher, on
Nov. 90, last.
He was faithful member Of the
board, feeling his responsibility, at
tending its meetings regularly and at
alI times ready to consult and advise
with the officers of the bank.
4 Christian gentlemen ever mindful
Of the rights and feelings Of others. CON
scientious, conservative and concilia-
tory, we shall miss his cheerful pres
ence and valuable advice.
The board directs copy Of this rec
ord mailed to his family and publish
ed in the Freehold papers.
ELMEKC. HALL,
Secretary Of the Board OF Directors.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Deer Shot Illegally
Warden Trails Killer

In the course Of the past two weeks
six deer have been illegally shot and one
killed by an automobile in the vicinity
Of Farmingdale, Red Valley and Hog
Swamp. Game Warden Arthur Dawson
Of Asbury Park, who divulged the facts
has been working on the cases during
this time but has made no charges or
arrests tho he says he is close on the
trail of some of the killers.
MIR. Dawson said that about a Wees
before THANKSGIVING he was scouting
around the county at night since ne
had reports of some night shooting. On
this night he was III the vicinity OF the
home of Fred Megiil near Farmlngdale
when he met two passerbys, Harold
Williamson and Edward Hughes, who
were in a car When the trio met they
stopped and were talking when they
heard three shots fired in rapid success
sion in field nearby. MIR. Dawson mn
mediately went to the field and the other
two men circled around the roads IN an
effort to locate an automobile but found
none
MIR. Dawson reports that in one cor
der Of the field where the shooting was
none he heard q noise and went to the
scene. Here he came upon three men
chester Megill Of Farningdale, Welnor
Lane and a man by the name OF van
% runt of Whitesville. The latter two
] had been visiting Mr. Meglll and The
i three said they heard the shots IRON
the Megill home some yards distant
and came out to find the cause The SD
men then sought in vain for the hunters
but in their search found dead doe
j MIR. Dawson removed this animal and q
dav or so later was notified that q Grip
pied buck had been found near the tele
! in which the doe was killed. He went tc
the place and killed the buck. By IN
| vestigating the fields around that place
\ the warden learned that the buck hau
been dragged to tree and left and i
was from hero that it wandered and fell
AtAllaire fawn doe was shot ahead
Of Frank Edwards deg while the dos
was running rabbit Mr.. EdYards 81
Asbury Park went to the scene of The
shooting Immediately and found the
dead deer but failed to learn who killed
| it. He Motif ed the game warden who
removed the deer. Otis Me rill of Farm
lingdale found a dead buck in the woods
near the home Of Charles Eldridge OF
Farmingdale Park, and also notified
! Mr.. Dawson. In dressing this ANNA
/ the warden found that small shot hac
penetrated the deers lung and caused III
death. Also during this period Of deel
! killing a doe was killed on the Jersey
vile road by an automobile, another
shot at Red Valley and buck was kill
ed in Hog Swamp at West Allenhurst
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Obituary
CLARENCE spARKs.

aged 2 years, died at st. Peters Hos-
pital, New Brunswick, n. j.. on FRI
day, December 3rd, g26, Of blood pois-
oning. as q result of a carbuncle after
an illness Of three days. Funeral SER
vices were held from his late residence.
Al Manalapan Avenue, on Tuesday.
Dec. 9TH, 1926 at 2 o'clock, conducted
by the Rev. @. RI Newton, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church. Interment was
made in Maplewood Cemetery. Be-
sides his parents he is survived by a
sister, Ann, OF Philadelphia. He was q
member of the First Bap list church and
member of the ]. o. A. III. and the
Sons of st. Georges Lodges. He was d
graduate Of the Freehold High School
Glass OF '21.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Marlboro

Mrs. Ezra Whitson held sale Of hand
painted articles last Wednesday.
Miss Anna Collins and brother, Roy,
of Newark, visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Collins the past week.
Mrs. G. M. Wyckoff and Mr.. and Mrs.
A i. Holland attended a dinner at the
Berkely-L arteret hotel in Asbury Park
William n. Conover Of New York
visited his mother, Mrs. L. A. Conover.
Sandy Gaines moved Friday to Mrs
r. M. Thompson's house.
Margaret McCue is a patient at the
Long Branch hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cha rles H. Kipp re-
turned the past wee k from their wed
ding trip.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Freehold

Harry Cherin of Club place is driving
new Studebaker which he purchase
ed from the Samuel B. King agency.
DR.. and Mrs. James Stokes moved
from Broad street to Upper Montclair,
! where they have secured an apartment.
The senior class Of the Freehold high
school held party and dance in the
new school gymnasium on Friday even-
ing. More than 100 student were pres
ent.
Councillor and Mrs. A. ]. 9. Stokes
who have been residing with Mr.. and
Mrs. John DeRoche on Morris avenue,
since they closed their summer home at
Belmar, left on Thursday for st. Peters
burg. Fla, where they will spend the
winter.
Thru the E. w. Poole agency, the
Lambertson homestead farm on the
Freehold-Adelphia road, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. N aDson of Red Bank was sold
to A. Brandesetrer Of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Fl. R. Dix and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Crawford of Hudson street mo-
tored to Camden last week and en-
joyed a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F.sStokas.
Charles f. Denise of Sheriff street,
is laid up up with sprained muscles
of the hip. the result Of breaking
large truck on the Colts Neck road,
He was driving for Monmouth County
Farmers Exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith were
guests of William s. Roberts Of New
Monmouth.
Mrs. Alfred Lewis of Ardena attended
the Fortnightly club Of Farmingdale on
Wednesday.
Mrs Tunis Smith of West Freehold.
entertained 90 guests for dinner on
Thanksgiving day.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
New Jail Warden
Assumes His Duties

Charles White, a former member Of
the old lage board Of freeholders and
candidate three years ago for that Office
lass "Wednesday assumed custodianship
as warden OF the county jail succeeding
Cornelius Barkalow. Mr.. White last
summer sold his farm at Bailey's Corner,
retaining the home on his farm, but had
retired and when the position was tendeEs
ed him by Sheriff Johnson he was on ~
tour in Virginia. Mr. White moved 60
the jail property with his family and
Mr.. Barkalow moved to his former home
on Throckmorton street.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Marlboro Pastor
TO 60 to BOOntOn
MY Dear Editor:

MY Dear Eoltor'
For more than twelve years it was my
privilege to be pastor of The
First Reformed Church of Freehold at
at Marlboro, and as you we'll know, it
was nv habit to send notices to your
paper for publication. Ny purpose in
writing you at this time is to express
nv appreciation for the kindness and
liberality you display ed in placing your
columns at my disposal. | know you
verv we that many read the church
notices and greatly your con
sideration for the things pertaining the
kingdom. The publication of such items
are not only great aid in the
work Of the church, but have elevating
effect upon journalism and the COM
mnnity. And while now find my
self removed far from you Ishall never
forget my many and valuable friends
in Monmouth County.
Very Sincerely,
Rev. G. L. Palmer.
2s5 Washington st. Boonton, N j.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-09
Freehold Eleven Gets
Even Break For Season

The Freehold high school footb
team facing a hard schedule during the
past gridiron campaign won four,n lost
four and tied two contests during
their 1928 campai. n. The Freeholders
defeated Red Bank, st Mays, Man
asquan and South River and in re-
turned played tie games with the Toms
River and Point Pleasant elevens.
Among teams tol win decisions
over the County-seaters were Leon
ard, Woodbridge. Lakewood and
Princeton.