our town august 15, 1918

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l RED CROSS NEEDS WORKERS AT -_----: RED CROSS WORKROOM AT Y. M. C. A. I VOLUME IV . NUMBER 45 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 15 , 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ARCADE BUILDING NARBERTH, PA. C. V. NOEL, Treasurer WAR CHEST PAYMENTS May and should be made to MR. LEITCH at Merion Title & Trust Co. To the Producer of Garden Truck, W ar Gardener or Otherwise Do you want to hear from "Bill" Durbin? Go to the Union Wednes d a y e ve ni ng service, August 21, at 8 o'clock in the Methodist Church. Hal'e JOu II. sllr}llus SUll}ll r o f v eg e. tables In ) 'o nr gurden! If so, tlley wlll he grentl)' appreciated a t th e H01l(111)' House. No amount Is too s ml ll l t o s en ti . Plense lell'fe them be for e noon, IInl' da )" on the back porch ntl ItO x. }:sscx m'enllC, th e home of Jlrs. Hllrrl' W. Derbr. If you h av e p r od uc e w hi ch you ca n place in th e Community for sale on Saturday mornings, it i's urged by th e c om m it te e i n c ha r ge that you aim as nearly as p os s ib le to have it there by 8.30 A. M., properly labelled w it h y ou r name, a nd quantity. Th is will g r e a tl y f a c il i ta t e matters for the committee and they win be very grate ful for this consi derati on. A n Important Meeting! Tomorrow evening (Friday) th e Narberth Ci vic Associ a tion will hold an important meeting in th e Y. M. C. A . B ui ld ing, promptly at 8.30. Every m em be r is r eq ue st ed to ,be p,resent, an d it i s d es ir ed by th.e P re si de nt , J os ep h H. Nash, that each member bring three friends to this particularly im portant meeting. P la ns will be f o r m u ~ a t e d for the Narberth Fete, to be held at Narbrook P ar k t he m id d le o f S e pt e mb e r. Th e chair men of various committee s will have interesting reports from their departments. A new chairman of th e membership committee wi ll be appointe d, and other important matters will. be openly discussed. It is particularly desired that all new-come rs to Narberth be present at this m e et i ng , and n o i n tr o du c ti o n is needed, as this meeting is for them as well as for the regular members. IT IS YOUR DUTY"T01HELP __hoo" - _ BE PREPARED J O I ~ _ T H E ! ~ N A R B E R T H GUARD Thursday,'!:Evening, I Fire Hall netty nnxter'9 GosslJ' (ContinUed o n F ou rt h P ag e) THE FIRESIDE T H E Nar be rt h G uar d drills every Thursday evening in the Fire House, , 7.45 to 8.45 HAVE YO U ENTERED FO R THE TOURNAME NT ? Dr. and Mrs. A. L. O rr h av e gone to J a ck so n C en tr e, Pa., f or several weeks. Mr. J. Archer paul was th e guest of Mr. an{} Mrs. Horace R. H i ll eg as , of Elmwood a ve nu e, t h e p as t week. Better than money, b ec au se t he y earn money. Bu y a War Savings Stamp today. Those Y. M. C. A. membership re newals ar e coming In fast. Have you sent yours? Producers Illellse Jllne garllen truck at tile CommunItl' : Ul lr ke t b l ' S . JO A M. Saturtln)', Al1gUSt 17. ComDl Unlty JIIl1' ket ,,'Ill be open for busIness on S a t u r d 8 ~ ' , August 17, at 9 A. R ed Cross wool distributed at Red Cross Workroom in Y. M. C. A., Mon day , Wednesday REMEMBER-TOMORROW EVENING AT 1". M. C. A. BUILDING, AT 8.30 and Friday. __ I ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fenno are at,' Daily Vacation Bible Community Garden Prizes L a ke Cassayu n a, N. Y. Take a ' cr ac k Kaiser-buy a I School Commencement Will be Awarded War Savings Stamp -today. - - I Last Week )'n Augu t _ _ A S uc ce ss in Spite of th e Heat. , S Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Casner are sum-I Appreciation of Th ose Who I n rl t U d II N Y The boys and girls who h av e b ee n 1e ng a na e a, . . B d th T 'd W th . rave e or n ea er c u l t i va t i n g community wa r gardens Mrs. H. A. J a co b s h as r e tu r ne d from Made Up for th e u n de r t he a us pi ce s of the chairman of a s ix we ek s' 'ot ay i n Ocean City. Absentees Food Conservation and P r od u ct io n of the Women"3 C om mu ni ty C lu b ar e Mr. W. H. Carmint and f a mi l y h a ve requested to have their gardens' in gone to Atlantic City for a few weeks. . temperatur; of one l ~ u n d r e d an;l readiness for inspection the last week SIX degrees on . ednesday, August f" i n A ug us t. Mrs. A, B. Ross, chairman mad.e the p r o s p e ~ t s ,for .a la.rge 'o f this d e p a rt m e n t; Mr. W. T. Melchior audience at th e Dally' a ca tl On B I bl e I and Mrs. C. P. Fowler will ac t as SChOO! Commenc:ment that evening judges. A prize will be !lwarded to anytll1ng bu t b ri gh t. T he c om mi tt ee a girl and boy each. Get bus,y. and faCUlty of the school, expecting a 'omall attendance, were no t disap p o i nt e d w h en Qnly forty-two spectators and thirtY-five children b r av e d the - - - t or r id w e at h er in the Y. M. C. A. St.rall'berrl· plnnts "'Ill be 01\ snle I g ym na si um . T he de ep interest and at the Community :lInrket, SlIturdnl', appreciation of t h os e p r e se n t balanced AUb'"1lst 17. the lack in numbers and ma de the 1\1 d M - H H ff evening on e· of p ro fi t a nd e nj oy m en t r. a n ' rs. oward 0 man, of to all. Es,s'ex a ve nu e h ave gone to Woods . HI M ' The hymns and s o ng s l e a rn e d durlllg o e, ass. the six weeks' session of the school made up a large part of t he p r og r am , and it s ur ely was fine singing. Re ports came in the next day from peo ple liVing within a block of the Y. M, C. A. Building bearing testimony to tile quality of th e singing and proving that t he r ea l a ud ie nc e could not be counted on t he i ns id e of the building. B ib le m e mo ry s el ec ti on s and the l a r ge d i sp l ay of handwor!e, including hammocks, raffia work, pedestals, etc., completed t h e v i si b le evidence of the w o rk d o ne during th e summer. Many garments w er e m ad e for the Red Cross, but wer e turned in as com p le te d a nd t he re fo re w er e n ot on ex hibition. n1rectors Here f ro m C it y Mr . . Tohn S. W u r ts . g e ne r a l d i r ec t o r of'the n i ne t y s c ho o ls in the Philadel p h ia d i st r ic t ; Mrs. Finn, assistant director of Bible s to r y w o rk ; Miss B o ~ ' ; I ' . director of kindergarten work. and Miss Loman, assistant liirector of music, a ll c la im ed ou r school COIll- in t h e d is tr ic t, a l th o ug h m a ny of the other schools h av e b ee n running sev e r al y ea rs . Mr. Wurts made a brief address of c o n gr a t ul a t io n and Mrs. Finn told a short B i bl e s t or y In a most i nt er es ti n p: w ay . e ni o ye d b y the adults, although t ol d f or th e c hl ld en . Rev. Gray and Mr. B o we n e a ch made a few r e ma r ks , a ll speakers s t ri c tl Y f o ll o w lowing Mr. Wilson's warning that hot weather speeches 0'111y would be ac- ceptable. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS No end of c r ed i t s ho ul d be given Two c en ts p er word each I n s er t i on . easb M r. W il s on , M is s Stage, Miss Thomp- In advance. No a d v er t is e m en t a c c ep t e d un son and Mrs. Jefferies for t h e s p le n di d Ie •• ensh accompanies COpy. w or k t he y a cc om pl is he d, w hi ch w as \\',\S'1'Jo:J)-E''llerlence<l gil'l \\'Ishes plnce. well demonstrated at these exercises. Unn<l refel'enee. Phone, ~ I l r h e l ' t h 338-J, or w ri te P. U. Box GS. ~ ( l I ' 1 J ' r t h , Pn . B. G. Constatine, of 225 Haverford avenue, is at O c ea n Cit y, N. J., and expects to return o n M on da y, A u gu st 19. There Will Be an Important Meeting OF'THE Narberth Civic Association On Friday Evening, Aug. 16th, al 8.30 sharp AT THE Y. M. C. A. Discussion of the F ete t o b e held i n September 'W'W take place Remember th e Date. August 16th. Which Is TOMORROW NIGHT HIP! HIP! HURRAY! THE NE W P. O. WILL OPEN NEXT MONDAY MORNING Postmaster H aw s' N ew Q u a r t ~ r s in t he H arr is Building Will Provide Ample Facilities for Everybody-More Than 800 Automatic Combination Boxes T he new Na rbe rth P os t of fi ce w i ll an a ut om at ic combination, which open for b u si n es s n e x t Monday m o rn - m ea ns t ha t t he instant you close the little door, it i s l oc ke d; y ou don't have ing. to b o th e r a b ou t t ur n in g keYl! or COIll- No m or e d as he s " ov er t he to p" or binations. I f you haven't received the "raids into the enemy's trenches" for combination O'f you r ne w boX, see t he l ocal c om mu te rs . T he 8.13 a nd P os tm as te r H aw s or one of hi s as 5.15 "s,hocle troops" will have to dis- s is ta nt s. band, for once again, after many! In a dd it io n to t he stamp windows years, "getting th e m ail" he re in our' there ar e separate windows for each home town haS "fallen back," or rllither :of the {ollowing branches of the I "leaped ahead" into the limbo of. post l ser vice : General delivery, " p ea c e fu l p u r su i ts . " . ; parcel P05it, registered letters, and So O ur T ow n moves for the sus- posial savings. There is ample room p en 's i an of rules and asks for unani-. for the pU,blic to transact its bu,siness mous consent to extend a congratula-' a,nd get out on the sidewalk again tory h an d t o P os tm as te r E dw ar d S. alive. Haws an d hiS' staff 'o f assi stantS', and: " Be hi nd t h e s c en e s" t h er e Is plenty recommends that e ve ry bo dy in N ar - of floor s pa ce f or t he p os ta l c l er k s and berth do t he s am e t hi ng next Monday i for the apparatus used i n h a n dl i ng the when visitl'ng th e new postof fice, In I mail, a nd P os tm a st er Ha.ws .has a the Harris Building, on H av er fo rd s ma ll p ri va te office. avenue, directl y across t h e s t re e t from I The new postoffice will be a t er the old postoffic e. I rible blow to the local wits w ho h av e I t h as b ee n a long p ul l a nd a hard found the daily "rushes" to get mail pUII, bu t everyone who h as ha d a a neve r e nding source of "grim hand In p ut ti ng o ve r t he n ew p os t- humor," but dn every other respect off ice 1s open for congratulations. And P o st m as te r H a ws ' new headquarters N ar be rt h may welI be pleased with, wlll be a welcomed addition to the a nd p ro ud of, the ,new postal quar- town. ters. I Remember the new p os to ff ic e, I n t h e Th e new postoffice has a f loor space Hanis Building, on Haverford ave of 1200 square feet, which Is twice as I nue, d i re c tly a c r os s the street from much as th e floor space of th e old: t he o ld postoffice, will o pe n f or bu'si office, but in every other r e sp e ct t he I n es s n e xt Monday morning, August 19, new quarterS' are about s ix t im e s as and If y ou ar e at all gratefUl for the good as the old. improvement, It won't do a bit of harm The f u r ni s hi n gs ar e in g ol de n oak and th e postm aste r wo n't be at all and the appointments' I'll every par-, " p ut o ut " i f y ou s h ak e h a nd s w it h him ticular efficient and up-to-date. T h e re : o r calI your congratulations to him are 815 boxeo3, e ac h o ne equip·ped with' t hr ou gh o ne of the windows. "MOVIES" IN FARM CA MP S I fine motion picture s ~ o w t ~ e r e each I time. The fine way il l which these _ _ boys' are treated in that neighborhood Boys in Farm S up pl y C am ps I ( ~ e a : Valley F or ge ) o nl y spurs the I district leaders on to greater efforts St ' t H' In behalf on the l es s f av or ed b oy s in aymg a orne In . the other nine camps. Narberth I As the reserve pla ns' for next year _ _ contemplate even a larger scope of , i work t ha n w as d re am ed of this year You can t a ~ k as m uc h as you lI.!ee I all of ou r N a r be r t h H i gh School b oy s the c o n v e D l e ~ c e s of .town city: would profit phys icall y and In am op life compared With the IllconveDlences portunity to render patriotic serv'c if of l if e on the farm, but you will have they consider enli stment In th e ~ : y s ' to ad .m it that m e n ~ b ~ r s the Boys' Working Reserve for wo rk on the Workmg R ~ s e r v e hVlllg 111 farm sup-; f a rm s n e xt s um m er . ply camps II I this s o u th e a st e r n c o r n er I of ou r State have the a d v an t a ge w h en : it comes to the King of Entertainers, THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY the Illotion picture s ho w. Mr B ow en , as aSSistant d i s tr i c t d i re c to r , h a s final- ly persuaded the Pennsylvania Council The regular monthly m e et i n g, fo l- of National Defense and C om m it t ee o f l ow ed a silver tea, will be held at Public Safety to rent a m ot io n picture the reSidence of Mrs. William T. Tay outfit with f il m' s er vi ce f or use in the lor, 31 Montgomery avenue, on Thurs- ten P hilade lphia Dis tri ct Lib er ty, day. August at 2.30: Camps I At the bUSlllesS meetmg a r es ol u- A s ~ h e d u l e has been w or ke d o ut tion change the tlm.e of ou r monthly that takes a five film how to each m e : t m g ~ from 2.30 II I the a ft er no on of these ten camps once every two until 8 II I the evening will be dis weeks. Instead of having to go to a cussed, and Itis earnestly desired that show ( wh ic h m e an s a tra'n ride to each member give t h i s q u e s ti o n serious Narberth boys) and paying ~ d m i s s i o n , c ~ n e S i d e r a t i O n and cOllie on th e 22d the entertainment comes t the m and p pared to s ta te he r preference in i t is free. t h e m a tt er . . I Heretofore, there have been so many Thomson ellml) HilS I ~ l ' e i l Greater I sFhjscts for comideration at each Oll}lortunltl' : meeting that time for adjournment ar- I'll contrast to the need this motion rives b ef or e we have an o pp or tu ni ty p i ct u re m a c hi n e meets at the other for any sociability, and it is hoped n in e c am ps , its trip to the Thom- that t h e c h an ge in t im e w ll l a ll ow a so n C am p (No.1) might be dropped social and musical hour after all busi from tho schedul e, for thoc e f o r tu n a te ness ha b ee n t ra n sa c te d. bOl's are transported twice e ac h w ee k D on 't f or ge t t he date and p l ac e , a ls o to Mrs. Cassatt's home an d given a' y ou r k n it t in g bag. Have you t e le p ho n ed , w r it t en , or p e r so n ally h a n de d your e 'n tr y i n the annual fall tonrnament of the Nar berth Te nnis Association to the Tournament Committee? Mr. W. R. D. HalI is' chairman and the other t wo m em be rs :u e W. J, Kirkpatrick and A. T . G r ug a n. AlI entries must be in th e hands of t he c o mm it te e hefore 6 P. M. of Friday, August 23. Drawings wl Il e made that night. There wlIl' be singles and doubles for th e men and it i s hoped to have t he s am e f or th e women. Tournament playing wllI start at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 24, lE;very member of t h e a s s oc i a t io n is urged to enter notonlythe singles, but also the doubles. you haven't a partner be sure and come ou t on the c ou rt s t hi s c om in g S at ur da y a ft er noon; you will be sure t o f in d f el lo ws there, just like y ou rs el f, w ho are : - -1.' looking for t ea m m at es .

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lRED CROSS

NEEDS WORKERSAT ONCE

-_---- :

RED CROSSWORKROOM AT

Y. M. C. A. IVOLUME IV . NUMBER 45 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 15 , 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS

ARCADE BUILDINGNARBERTH,PA.

C. V. NOEL, Treasurer

WAR CHEST

PAYMENTSMay and should be made to

MR. LEITCH at

Merion Title &Trust Co.

To the Producer ofGarden Truck, War

Gardener or Otherwise

Do you want to hear from "Bill"

Durbin? Go to the Union Wednes

day evening service, August 21, at 8o'clock in the Methodist Church.

Hal'e JOu II. sllr}llus SUll}llr o f v eg e.tables I n ) 'o nr gurden! I f so, tlleywlll he grentl)' appreciated a t theH01l(111)' House. No amount Is toosml ll l to sen ti . Plense lell'fe t hem before noon, IInl' da)" o n t he back porch

ntl ItO x. }:sscx m'enllC, the h ome o fJlrs. Hllrrl' W. Derbr.

If you have produce which you canplace in th e Community Market forsale on Saturday mornings, it i's urgedby th e commit tee in charge that youaim as nearly as poss ib le to have itthere by 8.30 A. M., properly labelled

w it h you r name, a nd quantity. Th is

will greatly facil i tate matters for thecommittee and they win be very grateful for this consideration.

An Important Meeting!

Tomorrow evening (Friday) the Narberth Civic Association will hold an important meeting in the Y. M. C. A. Build

ing, promptly at 8.30. Every member is requested to ,be

p,resent, and it i s des ired by th.e President , Joseph H. Nash,

that each member bring three friends to this particularly im

portant meeting.

P lans will be f o r m u ~ a t e d for the Narberth Fete, to be

held at Narbrook Par k t he middle of September. The chairmen of various committees will have interesting reports from

their departments. A new chairman of the membership

committee will be appointed, and other important matters will.

be openly discussed.

I t is particularly desired that all new-comers to Narberth

be present at this meeting, and no introduction is needed, asthis meeting is for them as well as for the regular members.

IT IS YOUR DUTY"T01HELP__hoo" - _ B E P R E P A R E D

J O I ~ _ T H E ! ~ N A R B E R T H GUARDThursday,'!:Evening, IFire Hall

netty nnxter'9 GosslJ'

(ContinUed o n Fou rt h P ag e)

THE FIRESIDE

THE Narberth Guarddrills every Thursday

evening in the Fire House, ,7.45 to 8.45

HAVE YOU ENTERED

FOR THE TOURNAMENT?

Dr. and Mrs. A. L. O rr h av e goneto Jackson Centre, Pa., f or severalweeks.

Mr. J. Archer paul was the guest

of Mr. an{} Mrs. Horace R. Hi llegas ,of Elmwood avenue, the pas t week.

Better than money, bec au se t he y

earn money. Buy a War Savings

Stamp today.

Those Y. M. C. A. membership renewals ar e coming In fast. Have yousent yours?

Producers Illellse Jllne garllen truckat tile CommunItl' :Ullrket bl ' S .JO AM. Saturtln)', Al1gUSt 17.

ComDlUnlty JIIl1'ket ,,'Ill b e op en fo r

busIness on S a t u r d 8 ~ ' , August 17, at9 A. ~ r

Red Cross wool distributed

at Red Cross Workroom in Y.

M. C. A., Monday, Wednesday REMEMBER-TOMORROW EVENING AT 1". M. C. A.

BUILDING, AT 8.30and Friday.__ I~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fenno are at,' Daily Vacation Bible Community Garden Prizes

Lake Cassayuna, N. Y.

Take a ' cr ack ~ Kaiser-buy a I School Commencement Will be AwardedWar Savings Stamp -today. -- I Last Week )'n Augu t

__ A Success in Spite of the Heat. , SMr. and Mrs. W. G. Casner are sum-I Appreciation of Those Who I

n rl t U d II N Y The boys and girls who have b een1e ng a na e a, . . B d th T 'd W th. rave e or n ea er cultivating community wa r gardens

Mrs. H. A. Jacobs has re tu rned from Made Up for the under the auspices of the chairman of

a s ix we ek s' 'ot ay i n Ocean City. Absentees Food Conservation and Product ion ofthe Women"3 Communi ty Club ar e

Mr. W. H. Carmint and family have requested to have their gardens' ingone to Atlantic City for a few weeks. . ~ h temperatur; of one l ~ u n d r e d an;l readiness for inspection the last week

SIX degrees on V. ednesday, August f" i n A ug us t. Mrs. A, B. Ross, chairmanmad.e the p r o s p e ~ t s ,for . a la.rge 'o f this department; Mr. W. T. Melchioraudience at the Dal ly ' acatlOn BIble Iand Mrs. C. P. Fowler will ac t asSChOO! Commenc:ment that evening judges. A prize will be !lwarded toanytll1ng bu t b ri gh t. The commi tt ee a girl and boy each. Get bus,y.and faCUlty of the school, expecting a'omall attendance, were no t disap

pointed when Qnly forty-two spectatorsand thirtY-five children braved the

- - - t or r id weather in the Y. M. C. A.St.rall'berrl· plnnts "' I l l be 01\ snle Ig ymna si um . T he de ep interest and

at the Community :lInrket, SlIturdnl', appreciation of those present balanced

AUb'"1lst 17. the lack in numbers and ma de the

1\1 d M -H H ff evening one· of profi t and enjoymentr. an ' rs. oward 0 man, of to all.

Es,s'ex a ve nu e h ave gone to Woods .HIM ' The hymns and songs learned durlllgo e, ass. the six weeks' session of the school

made up a large part of t he program,and it s ur ely was fine singing. Reports came in the next day from people liVing within a block of the Y. M,C. A. Building bearing testimony totile quality of the singing and provingthat t he r ea l a ud ie nc e could not becounted on t he ins ide of the building.Bib le memory selec tions and the

large display of handwor!e, includinghammocks, raffia work, pedestals, etc.,completed the visible evidence of thework done during th e summer. Many

garments were made for the RedCross, but wer e turned in as comp le ted and t he re fo re wer e not on exhibition.

n1rectors Here f rom CityMr. .Tohn S. Wurts. general director

of'the ninety schools in the Philadelph ia d i st r ic t ; Mrs. Finn, assistantdirector of Bible s to ry work ; Miss

B o ~ ' ; I ' . director of kindergarten work.and Miss Loman, assistant liirector ofmusic, a ll c la imed our school COIll-

par ed mos t f avor ab ly w it h t he ' ot he rs

in t he d is tr ic t, a l though many of theother schools have been running several years . Mr. Wurts made a briefaddress of congratulat ion and Mrs.Finn told a short Bible story In a mostinteres tinp: way. enioyed by the adults,although t ol d f or the c hl ld en . Rev.Gray and Mr. Bowen each made a fewremarks , a ll speakers stric tlY follow

lowing Mr. Wilson's warning that hotweather speeches 0'111y would be ac-

ceptable. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSNo end of cred i t should be given Two c en ts p er word each Inser t ion. easb

Mr. Wilson , Miss Stage, Miss Thomp- In advance. No adver t is emen t a ccep t ed unson and Mrs. Jefferies for the splendid Ie•• ensh accompanies COpy.

work t hey accompl is hed, whi ch was \\',\S'1'Jo:J)-E''llerlence<l gil'l \\ ' Ishes plnce.

well demonstrated at these exercises. Unn<l refel'enee. Phone, ~ I l r h e l ' t h 338-J,o r w ri te P. U. Box GS. ~ ( l I ' 1 J € ' r t h , Pn .

B. G. Constatine, of 225 Haverfordavenue, is at Ocean City, N. J., andexpects to return on Monday, August19.

There Will Be an Important MeetingO F ' T H E

Narberth Civic AssociationOn Friday Evening, Aug. 16th, al 8.30 sharp

AT THE Y. M. C. A.D i sc u ss io n o f t h e F ete to be he ld in Se p t e m b e r

'W'W t ake p lace

Remember th e Date. August 16th. Which IsTOMORROW NIGHT

HIP! HIP! HURRAY! THE NEW P. O.

WILL OPEN NEXT MONDAY MORNING

Postmaster Haws' New Q u a r t ~ r s in t he Harr is Building WillProvide Ample Facil it ies for Everybody-More Than 800

Automatic Combination Boxes

T he new Na rbe rth Postoffice will a n a ut omat ic combination, which

open for business next Monday morn- means t ha t t he instant you close thelittle door, it i s locked; you don't have

ing. to bo ther abou t turn ing keYl! or COIll-No mor e d as he s " ov er t he to p" or binations. I f you haven't received the

"raids into the enemy's trenches" for combination O'f you r new boX, seet he l ocal commu te rs . The 8.13 a nd Pos tmas te r H aw s or one of hi s as

5.15 "s,hocle troops" will have t o d is - s is tant s.band, for once again, after many! In add it io n t o t he stamp windowsyears, "getting th e m ail" he re in our' there ar e separate windows for each

home town haS "fallen back," or rllither :of the {ollowing branches of the I"leaped ahead" into the limbo of. postal ser vice : General delivery,"peaceful pursui ts ." . ; parcel P05it, registered letters, andSo Our T own moves for the sus- posial savings. There is ample room

pen'sian of rules and asks for unani-. for the pU,blic to transact its bu,sinessmous consent to extend a congratula-' a,nd get out on the sidewalk again

tory h an d t o Pos tmas te r E dw ar d S. alive.Haws and hiS' staff 'of assistantS', and: "Behind the scenes" there I s p lenty

recommends that eve rybody i n Nar - of floor space for the pos ta l c l erks andberth do t he s ame t hi ng next Monday ifor the apparatus used in handling thewhen visitl'ng th e new postoffice, In Imail, and Pos tmast er Ha.ws .has athe Harris Building, on Haver fo rd sma ll p ri va te office.avenue, directly across the s t ree t from I The new postoffice will be a t erthe old postoffice. Irible blow to th e local wits who have

I t has b een a long pul l and a hard found the daily "rushes" to get mailpUII, bu t everyone who h as ha d a a neve r e nding source of "grimhand In p ut ti ng o ve r t he n ew pos t- humor," but dn every other respectoffice 1s open for congratulations. And Postmas ter Haws ' new headquarters

Narbe rt h may welI be pleased with, wlll be a welcomed addition to the

and p roud of, the ,new postal quar- town.ters. I Remember the new postoff ice, In theThe new postoffice has a f loor space Hanis Building, on Haverford ave

of 1200 square feet, which Is twice as I nue, directly across the street frommuch as the floor space of the old: t he o ld postoffice, will open for bu'sioffice, bu t in every other respect the I ness next Monday morning, August 19,new quarterS ' are about s ix t imes as and If you ar e at all gratefUl for thegood as the old. improvement, I t won 't do a bit of harmThe furnishings ar e i n golde n oak and th e postm aste r wo n't be at all

and the appointments' I'll every par-, "put out " i f you shake hands with himticular efficient and up-to-date. There:or calI your congratulations to him

are 815 boxeo3, each one equip·ped with' t hrough one of the windows.

"MOVIES" IN FARM CAMPS I fine motion picture s ~ o w t ~ e r e each

Itime. The fine way il l which these

__ boys' are treated in that neighborhood

Boys in Farm Supply Camps I ( ~ e a : Valley Forge ) onl y spurs the

Have Something on Boys Idistrict leaders on to greater efforts

St' t H' In behalf on the l es s f avor ed boy s in

aymg a orne In . the other nine camps.Narberth I As the reserve plans' for next year__ contemplate even a larger scope of

, • i work t han was d reamed of this yearYou can t a ~ k a s muc h as you lI.!ee I all of our Narberth High School boys

~ the c o n v e D l e ~ c e s of .town a n city: would profit physically and In am oplife compared With the IllconveDlences portunity to render patriotic serv'c ifof l if e o n th e farm, but you will have they consider enlis tment In the ~ : y s 'to ad .mit that m e n ~ b ~ r s ~ the Boys' Working Reserve for wo rk on theWorkmg R ~ s e r v e hVlllg 111 farm sup-; farms next summer .ply camps II I this southeastern corner I

of our State have the advantage when:it comes to the King of Entertainers, THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARYthe Illotion picture show. Mr. Bowen,as aSSistant district director, has final-ly persuaded the Pennsylvania Council The regular monthly meeting, fol-of National Defense and Commit tee of lowed ~ a silver tea , wil l be held atPublic Safety to rent a mot ion picture the reSidence of Mrs. William T. Tayoutfit with f ilm' s er vi ce f or u se i n the lor, 31 Montgomery avenue, on Thurs-

ten P hilade lphia Dis tri ct Lib er ty, day. August ~ 2 at 2.30:Camps I At the bUSlllesS meetmg a r esol u-

A s ~ h e d u l e has been worked out tion ~ change the tlm.e of ou r monthly

that takes a five film show to each m e : t m g ~ from 2.30 II I t he aft ernoon

of these ten camps once every two until 8 II I the evening will b e disweeks. Instead of having to go to a cussed, and I t i s earnestly desired thatshow (which means a tra'n ride to each member give this question serious

Narberth boys) and paying ~ d m i s s i o n , c ~ n e S i d e r a t i O n and cOllie on the 22dthe entertainment comes to them and p pared t o s ta te he r preference ini t is free. t he matt er .

. I Heretofore, there have been so manyThomson ellml) HilS I ~ l ' e i l Greater IsFhjscts for comideration at each

Oll}lortunltl' :meeting that time for adjournment ar-

I'll contrast to t he need this motion rives befor e we have an oppor tu ni ty

picture machine meets at the other for any sociability, and it is hoped

n in e c amps , its trip to the Thom- that t he change in t ime wll l a ll ow aso n Camp (No.1) might be dropped social and musical hour after all busifrom tho schedule, for thoce fortunate ness has been t ransacted.bOl's are transported twice each week Don 't forget the date and place, alsoto Mrs. Cassatt's home and given a' your kn it t ing bag.

Have you telephoned, writ ten, orpersonally handed your e 'n tr y i n theannual fall tonrnament of the Nar

berth Te nnis Association to the

Tournament Committee?

Mr. W. R. D. HalI is' chairman andthe other two membe rs :u e W. J,Kirkpatrick and A. T. Grugan.AlI entries must be in the hands

of t he commit tee hefore 6 P. M. ofFriday, August 23. Drawings wl Il bemade that night.

There wlIl' be singles and doublesfor the men and it i s hoped to havet he s ame f or the women.Tournament playing wllI start at 2

o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 24,lE;very member of the association is

urged to enter no ton ly the singles, butalso the doubles. If you haven't apartner be sure and come ou t on thec ou rt s t hi s c om in g S at ur da y a ft er

noon; you will be sure to f ind fel lowsthere, just like you rs el f, who are: - -1.' looking for t eam mates .

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TilE fOURTH LIBEnTY LOAN

The campaign for th e Fourth Liber

t y Loan will begin September 28 an dclose October 19. The r e su lt of the

loan will be wat ched w it h kee n inter

es t in Eur op e, n ot o nl y b y ou r ,asso

ciates in t he w ar against the Teutonicpowers but by our enemies. It wlll

be rega rded by them as a measure of

the Amer ican people's support of th e

war. I 'he Germans know fUll well the

tremend<Jll1s weight and B'ignificance ofpopular support of tl!e.war , o f the poopIe at home b ack in g up t he a rm y i n

c

TOWNthe field. As the loan succeeds ou r prosecution for th e non-compllanctl

OUR i enemies will sorrow; as it falls short with this r ul e a s is th e dealer._______________ -::- I they will rejoice. Every collar sub- I t has c ome t o th e attention of th e

An EXl le riment in Co.oIleratlve scribed w il l h el p and encourage the conllll,ission Olat persons ar e placing

J o U r J l l l l 1 s 1 1 1 - ~ o 1'Itld Workers. IAme ri ca n soldi er s a nd hurt and de- orders with s ever al d ea le rs , w it hout________ .__ ... .•. . . . . . I preS's the enemies of America. notifying each one of their having

Owned and Publ ished every T h U ~ s - 1 The loan wlll be a test of the orders with others. If this results !:J.

daY hy the Karberth Civ ic AssoCla- lGyal ty and wllling.ness of the people their ohtaining co al i n ex ces s o f th e

tion. of the United States t o make sacrifices amount to which th ey a re entitled, CUB'S WEEKLY LETTER I looked as though he would have to-S--b' t·· . e one d ol la r p er Ic ompa re d w it h t he Wlllingness of ou r they wlll be subject to prosecution.' , d iv ide i t.

u .SCllp IOn pn c Isoldiers to do thei r pa rt . There must Und er t he e xi st in g c on di ti on s, i t i s jyear 111 advance. be and will be no f a ilu re by the people necessary for th e public to realize that To t he Edi to r of Our Town: I There's a man in t hi s t ow n who is

NAmnmTJI ClYIe A S S O C I A T I O ~ jto measure up to t he c ou ra ge a nd d e- th e coa l deale rs cannot deliver coal if . notor iously s low in pay ing h is bills.___ votion of our men in EltrOpe. Many they do not h ave it; so that patience When a young mans dons a U1llform ,Local t radesmen have hit on a way

President-Joseph H. Nash. lo f them have given u p t he ir l iv es ; must be exercised, as it is fully ex- a nd l eav es home, little do we reck to make him pay in f ai rl y p rompt

Vice-presidents-A. C. Shand, James sha ll we at home withhold our money? pected t ha t t he r e will be a sufficient th e dangers to which he is likely to {ash ion and at no cos t t o t hemselve s.

Artman, A J. Loos. Shall we spare our dol la rs whl le t hey quau t ity of coal shipped to this c om - b e e xp os ed . We th in k of shot and, When Mr. Slow-Pay contracts a debt,Secretary-Treasurer-Geo. IVL Coles- spare n ot t he ir ve ry lives? munity to save suffer ing; but it may she ll , s ic knes s, accidents, etc., hu t th e t radesman general ly soaks' him

worthy. be several m o n t ~ l ~ before. t ~ ~ e result of u.sually overlook a far more iusidious about ten per ceut. beyond the regular

D' to'S W Arthur Cole Mrs C the a l lo tment Wil matena Ize. per il whi ch is ap t to overtake h im p ri ce . A ft er s ending out two o r t hr ee

P ~ ~ ~ ~ l e l ~ Hel;ry C. Gara, W. R.' D'I 'l'() ' l ' l : ~ i l ~ ~ ! n ~ ~ ' . ~ ~ " F ~ t ] ; [ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ E S S I l\Iontgomery County.Fuel commis; long bef or e he r ea ches t h e firing l ine. bil1s which usually meet with no

I-iall, G e o r ~ e ;\1. Henry, H. R. Hillegas, I,. TO-lVXS1UP' • Ision. H. B. T y s O l ~ , c h a l r n ~ ; n ; w s a ; ~ u e In fact, t he fur th er he is from the. response, another bill is suddenly

Charles E. Humphreys, Daniel Leitch'l • Rober,ts, vice-chau'man; . . Inn, trenches, the greater the hazard. The, sprung on th e sl ow one wh ich s how s

E. A. l\luschamp, 1'1rs. A Perry Redi- -- secretary. thing I speal{ of is mat rimony . Have a figure lower than the prev ious b il l s,

fer, Mrs. A. B. Ross, Fletcher W. The allotment of coal for L o \ ~ e r you e ve r not ic ed the attraction a uni- but s ti ll a trifle higher than t ha t a t

Stites, Walton M. Wentz, A. E. WOh- 1Merion townshilJ for th e year beglll- A " n A R { U I ~ " I STEAJ[EU 10rm has for marriageable ,girls? Sure,: which prompt payers would be

lert, ;\lrs. Charles W. Young. ning Apr il 1, 1918, is considerably l e s ~ ('][AIRS )'ou have. Have you a ls o obs er ve d c ha rg ed . ThiS' is t h e t hi ng that does

, t ha n the amo ll nt r eque st ed , b as ed on the alluring wlles tIlese young s ir en s t he trlck. Thinking his creditor lias

HARRY A. JACOBS, the requirements of last year. I t i" Driving a bargain in I nd ia t ak es !Ji'actice on th e un!l!'otected boy<=, a lo ne mad e a mistake , the old penny pincherEIUtor. believed that when ou r allotment shall t' if t1'n else for t he H in du . a nd f ar f rom their own firesides? Some decides to take advantag e of it and

. d J' '11 b o· l ime " no 11 g , ttl b .have been receive t lei e. WI e c. a ll'ke a ll O ri en ta ls , g et s entertainment one should warn them of this impend- se es the i l l qUickly before the mis-

1\lrs. Roy E. Clark A. J . Lo os ff 1 1enough to prevent su e1'lng, provH e( a s " 'e ll as profit o ut o f h is C'haffering. i ng dange r. P er sona ll y, I am afraid take i s d is cove re d. Slicl,-nitl

Mrs. C. T. 1\1oore Henry Rose 1 re"

G.M. Henry W. T. Melchior only, however, t: la t no con sume r -I Richar dson a nd I w an ted two deck to do anything about it, for f ea r s ome• ceives more than a fair share and that 1 a' ays Mrs Alfred C. D. Fletcher at tract ive young Miss t ur h h er a tt en -: Too b ad t he Fourth Liberty Loan

Assochtte Editors . t' e 1 by c 1 Irs, s '____________ .. ._____ th e strictest economy. IS prac IC ( in From Job to Jo b Around the Wor ld. tion to me by way of reprisal, and campaign doesn't open b ef or e S ep -

1'1AIZIE J. SIMPSON, everyone. OtherWise some mus t a nd we were determined to ge t t hem t he n what should .I eve r do? tember 28. On September 5, t he Nar -Cllshier suffer. . Iat a fa ir price . One evening 1 dropped Wha t p ut me in mind of this was berth Building and Loan Association

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Each householder and bus1l1ess man. i nt a native shop to lOok over the that several times within recent weeks will cash in it s ',h:ues iln th e first

Send a ll letters a nd n ew s i te ms to s h o u ~ d now a rr ange to make eve ry I s t o ~ k . : I have been suddenly awakened in the s er ie s and t he re will bc a lot of looseP. O. Box 404. pOSSible c ha nge o f p . l a I ~ s for th e ~ s i "How much is the steamer chair'!": ear ly morni ng hours, each tinle by: change running wild a round he re . 1

Send a ll advertising copy to P. O. and occup.ancy of ~ U l l d l l 1 ~ S next WIl1- i 1 a sked the shopkee pe r. ! a dreadfu l c ra sh. Sounded like Zep-: SUggest that a Liberty Committee hangBox 820. tel' that Will result 11l c u t t I l 1 ~ down the "Twelve rupees." i pel ins. On t he first occas ion i t to ok. around Elm Hall on th e b ig n ig ht

Make all remittances to P. O. Box n.eed .for coal. T l ~ e necessi ty of C O I ~ ~ I I started to walk out. ,me s om e t im e t o discover th e cause,! and tr y to ~ e l l some bonds. That'll

118. sHlermg and makll1g such c l ~ a n g e S 15 "How muc h will you give?" the. bu t after that my pre viou s e xper ie nc e be a fine t hl ll g f or a ll c once rn ed . AOur T own is on8ale at the depot our p rima ry reason for call1llg y o ~ r Inative called. s tood me in good stead and 1 turned list of th e prize winners migh t b e fur-

newsstand , and at th e s to re o f H. E. a tten tion . at t hi s t im e to the c o n d l ~ : "Two rupees , " 1 said emphatically.: around and fell asleep after heaving: nis'hed by th e assoc ia t ion and after

Davis. tons which a re e xp ec te d a nd t he ur "No 1 will let you have it for a sigh of rel ie f. 1 knew the worst that. the game should be e as y. A new

Entered as second-class matter gC:lt need there ~ v ' i l l be . for economy eight,' : :was o ve r. T he e xp la na ti on is simple ! \ e r i ~ s starts on the same night-let 's

October 15, 1914, at th e Post Office at in f ue l consumption dunng th e com- " Two r up ee s ar e alI I wi ll g iv e enough. Soldiers and sa ilors are en- get Il1. An e asy way to save money.

Narberth, Pennsylvania, u nd er t he a ct ing winter . vou" 1 said as I continued to walk ticed to Narberth, on an apparen t ly The i nv es tmen t yields big returns,

of March, 1879. There is appended a s ta t ement re- t o w ~ r d th e .door. :patriotic impulse , to be "entertained," especially s o w hen you c on si de r i ts

--'- ..-.---...- - - - - - - - - - centIy issued by the officers o.f ~ h "Six rupees," II wou ld c al l that camouflage. You' safe natu re.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918 ;\I'ontgomery County Fuel ? 0 l 1 1 l ~ l I S S I ~ n I took a few steps nearer th e door can't blame th e bOYl3-the Narberth

E;\IERGE-N-C-Y-P-H-O-N-E CALLS ',It Norristown. Two modlfi.catlOns l l "FOur rupees" he said reluctantly,: girls ar e simply irresistible. Well, I f they closed the s tores at 1 o'clockFire, 350 it ar e to he noted ,as affectlll.g ~ O \ ~ : l I "1 wll1 give you, o nl y two rupees" after fcedin' 'em up and th e c ig ar s o n S un da ys i ns te ad of 12, it would

Police, 1250 :\Ierion t o w n ~ ~ l i l ~ . : (1) The l l 1 l ~ l t a t f! 1 said. "That chair isn't w orth an ar e p as se d a ro un d, t he "party" ad- /1;lve many of us a ch an ce t o buy a-=====1:=:=========================Iof first del l\ e l le s t o two-thl1'(ls 0 anna more," journs to the porch, Here's to be s od a on t he way h om e from church.=: t ot al r eq ui reme nt h as been. further ";..ro. Four r upee s o r no sale. " found t he app a ra tu s t ha t p ut s on the'

limited to not in excess of .thlrty tons "i wHI meet you hal fway a nd g ive ' f inishing touch, th e porch swing. Ah,' Many of us must perforce keep ou r

~ one family. (2) The pl'lces n a l ~ l ~ . d you three r lu pees ." I s ai d. me! that relic o f t Il e Inquisition ha s eggs in one baske t. You can't divide

He subject. in some c a s e ~ , to an a. (1 - "No, four rupees." more casualties to its cred i t than al l an egg.

t ional charge to cover higher frelght I finally l ef t t he shop, saying that t he a utomob il es i n the country. But

"ates to ce rta in poin ts O l the Penn- 1 would come again in tlH! morn in/?;. some tim es the b es t l ai d p la ns go,

sylvania. R<'lilroad.. th e f ~ ' e l g h t rate on Then 1 told Richardson that 1 11ad awry, or as th e .story tellers say, H:ll'e JOU n surllius SUllllIJ of vege

such slllpments helllg highert h a ~ l

th e worl{ed the na tive from twelve rupees "There's a rift in the clouds," I n t ah Ie s ill Jour gnrllell1 I f 80 , theyrate to Norr,istown-the maXllnum down to four, and 1 suggested t ha t o th e r words, some times the swing will he g r e l l t l ~ · ullIlrecilltClI Ilt thedifference is 40 cents pel ' ton . he continue to b ea t down t he p rice b re al ,s down, as it has on seve ral oC-, l Io li ll uJ House . X° uDlount Is too

Respectfully, ,,"MS frOm that point. I C)sions lat e ly . Right at t he p sycho- ' small to sel\(l. ])lel lse leave them lie·

PARKER S. ~ I L ~ L ID ' That evening I wnited on th e side- logical moment or just as he is a bout f or e 110011, 11IIJ dllY, o n t he hack porchGEORGE R. 1 ACl\.AR, 1 walk while Richardson entered to re- to s'ign himself away for l if e, to o. at 110 X . Essex avellue, the home of

l \Iembers Montgomery County F ~ s um e b at tl e wi th t he shoplreeper. While is is very disturbing to th e JTrs. lIurrJ W. D e r b ~ · .Tbe Uni ted States Treasury lla5 ex- Comm ission fo r Lower Mel'lon "I will g,ive vou three tupees for slumbers of th e community, le t 's take'

teuded additional credits of $100,000,- Township. that c ha ir ," h e .said, pointing to the it good naturedlY, in view of t he f ac t A c en ti pe de doe sn 't m ind a little

OO(} to France, $9,000,000 to Belgium,l subject of all the wrangle ,that each t ime you hea r t he crash you thing l ik e h av in g one foot in the

and $3,000,000 to Serbia. The total! l"FIU, C O J D n S S I O ~ l ' : H S ' S'fATE. "Ko. 1 have a man coming in the' wiII know that a poor boy h as b een g ra ve.

of credits advanced to ou r associates ' morning who is going to buy it f or s aved . He still has his thirty a month! The watchmakers do not f avor the. BENTin t he w ar against Germ:tny 18 now I four rupees." all to himself, a lthough for a time it i eight-hour movement.

$6,492,040,000. The coal supply for this county ha s As Richardson came out of t he shop .... ' ------: '__ - __ . . , . . -_=. , , - -__ ==""'5

Ibee n ina de quat e t o mee t t he demand, 1 went in. "'Veil, 1 have decided thatT E C O J D L \ . ~ ] ) J T E N T S . I du e very l arg ely to sh ipments be ing 1 can't pay more t han t hr ee rupees

O}' SPOTLl':SS TO"n !made to New England an d the West; for th e chair," 1 said.

a nd the coal companies confining their "All right; no sal:, then,':1. Don't t hr ow a ny th in g on the sh ipments to t he nea rby localities to , I walke d out , jOllled Richardson

sidewalk or s tre et . Fi nd a r ubbi sh t hc s ame amoun t a.s w,as shipped dur-I and started up the street. We l ~ a dcan. ing 1916. Th e co al year begins in no t gone h ~ l f a block when the nat lv e

2. Don't tear up paper and s ca tt er April. and as a strike seemed immin-

I

came runl l lng after. us. , ..it anywhere. ent in 1916. large cons ignments of "Three r upee s, e ight annas. he

3. D on 't l et a ny piles of ashes or (,onl were made here in February and shouted.

rubbish s tav in your backyard. March of that yea r , wi th cOlllparative- "All right," 1 said. "I h av e s ome4. Don't "mix. a sh es a nd g ar ba ge i n Iv small shipments in April, May a nd h ea rt left. 'We h av e h ea te n t he p oo r

t he s ame can. J" . chap rlown f ar e nough, " I added {(,une. .

5. Don't ,fill the ash bin or garbage There has. however, now been allot- R:chardson. .can t oo ful l. ted to Montgomery County a sufficient 'Ve returned a l ~ d bought two cha! rs6. Don't c hal k t he s id ew alk s, q ua nt it y ,to take care of t he r equi re - Thr ee r u ~ e e s , eight annas seems r

fences. buildings or payements. ments for th e coming year , p rov ided big r e d l ~ c t l o n [rom twelve ~ u p e e s . bu.t7. Don't deface trees, school furni- the people w,ill use every effort to even thiS figure was exorblt.ant. Bot·

t ur e or any public property. economize on the use of coal to t he c ha ir s col1apsed ~ e f o r e t he y e ve r s aw8. Don't forget that horses love utmost; whenever possible, use wood.j t he d ec k of a ship.

banana skins. A banana skin isn't Do not overheat your homes; save coaldangerous if it is inside a hOI 'se 's wherever possible. Every pound whJch

stomach. is wasted means that some one must9. Don't do anything that will bring

do without. When th e p re si de nt ia l struggle be-disgrace to th e t own whe re you live. The deale rs are permitted to charge twe en Cla y a nd J ac ks on w as at its

10. Don 't ex pe ct y ou r t ow n t o be - a fixe(l sum over that which they pay I height it is related that a band of emicome clean and perfect ·all at once. for the coal and freight. As t ~ l e l a ~ t e r grants f rom Ken tu ck y a nd th e then

It will become an i deal t ow n on ly has been advanced, t he r et ai l p ri ce s o th er Wes te rn S ta te s commenced to

when everybody does something every of coal would he as follows: settle on the north side of th e Mis-

day to h el p mak e t hi ng s b et te r. Pea. Chest. Stove. Egg. s our i r iv er a nd called their county

$7.75 $9.25 $9.25 $9.00 Clay a nd t he county seat Liberty,

Fo r coal p ur ch as ed f rom i nd iv id ua l A t the sa ine t ime another lot of emi-

operators: grants from Virginia and o ther South-

Pea. Chest. Stove. Egg. e rn S ta te s pitched their tents on the

$8.50 $10.00 $10.00 $9.75 south s ide of t he B ig Muddy an d call-When dea le rs r ec ei ve t he ir supply ed their county Jackson and the

f rom both sources. they ·are permi tt ed capi ta l Independence. And so it re

to average the price, bu t I t ~ l e above mains to this day, C lay s tood f or l ib

will g,ive th e 'public th e mi11lmum a nd e rt y a nd J ac ks on for independence.-max imum pri ce s t o be charged. Banner.The dealers at present ar e not p er -

mitted to put into an y home an amount

i n exces s of t wo- th ird s t he require

ments , un le ss such should be si x tons

or less, when the full amount is per

mitted.The c on sume r is just as Hable to

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OUR TOWN will gladly printany news i tem abont any subject

that Is of I nt er es t t o Narbe rt h

folks, bu t In or':er to meet

the printing sehe4ule, all "copy"

-manuscr ip ts -mus t re ac h th eeditor by 6 P. M. Monday each

week.

CIGARS

45th and Parrish 8ts.

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONS

Huvc ~ ' o u 11 sur111us sUPllly of vegetables 111 ~ ' o u r garden1 I f so, tlleywill be great ly apprecla tcd at tIleHoI ldu) ' House . No amount Is too

sma ll t o send. Plcase leave tIlem be .

fore lIoon, allY day, on the back porch

at 110 N. Essex uvenue, the llOme oflUI'S. Harl") ' W. Derby.

SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES

I ( ' E L A ~ n E R S AS EJlIIGRXXTS

It 's wrong to t a lk abou t a man behlnel h is ba ck. Tal k about him in

front of h is b ac k.

SH . AH . AN '.

Lee's Garage

'\ l'OTATO DlmL

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. NB{koslh Essex Ave. abe Haverford Ave.

Overland Sales and Service AgencyRepairs, Storage, Gasoline and Oils

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT

It is claimed for the Icelandic

s et tl er s t ha t they have played no- - - small part in t he p rogr es s and pros-

D ue li ng i s not onl y wi ck ed b ut pe rit y of t he p rovinc e o f Man it oba,

absurd. a nd th e man who mak es i t Canada, an d it Is asserted that the

contemptible does a sterling service story of the foreign population ofto h is g ener at ion. Exper ience h as Winnipeg 11IUSt necessarily i:egin withIll'oven that duelists cannot be threat- t he Icel and er. He ha s se t the pace

ened or p er su ad ed o ut o f their bar- for all the incoming races. He is H C FRITSCHbarous beliefs, but they ar e sensItive I the m,u'stration pa r excellent of how • •to ridicule and that is t he best weapon a people of ambi t ion and industry can P rtpe rUe s F or Rent and Sal,

to use against them. master difficulties, triumpn over Fire Insnranee

A story current in Kentucky te lls prejudice. a nd a tt ai n their desired Bell Phone 862 W.

how "Bil l Bowman," a n ot ed c ir cu it p la ce i n the commercial, the political, Wlall BnlldJng. Narberth, Pa.

preacher and "muscular Christian, '" the intellectual and social life 'of a Iu se d thi s effective weapon about fifty bustling and growing city in a strange IScreen Work Storm Work

veal 's ago. l and. Out si de th e ci ty I t is n ot un- C A SPEAKMAN. At o ne o f h is mee ti ng s a local des- usual t o find Icelanders with f arms ••IJeradn created a disturbance, and, on of 1000 acres. 214 I l A ~ n ) } ) E N AVENUEbeing publicly rebuked by Bowman, ------- --- Narbcrthsent him a chal lenge to f ight . Bow - TIlE KI:XG 01" KOREA

CAnPENTEit AND BUIL})ERman, as the chal lenged party , had the I ---cho ice o f weapons. 'I Only t he King o f Kor ea may rear "_U_t_cr_u_tl_o_lI_s . Repairing

He selec ted a half-bushel o f I ri sh goats or have round c ol umns a nd

p ot at oe s a s b ig as his fist f or ea ch square rafters to h is h ou se o r w ea r a HARRY B WALLman , a nd st ipulated that his opponent I coat of briliant red. Only the King •

must stand fifteen paces distant and may look upon the f aces of the Queen's Plumbing, Gas Fittingthat only one pota to at a time should hundreds of attendant ladies or havebe taken f rom the measure. any bui ld ing out si de o f whi ch there and HeatingThe desperad'O was furious at being are more than three steops. Four NARBERTH . PA

t hu s f re sh ly i nsul te d, and mad e an steps would be high treason and

indignant protest, but Bowman ins is t- wou ld c os t t he ir own er a traitor's

ed that he was th e challenged man death.-Mail.

·llHl had a right to choose his ownweapons, and threatened to denounce

fhe desperado as a coward i f h e failedto come to time. As there was no

- - - - - - - - - -PREI)AUIXG }'Olt A ilAItYEST

The Pittsburgh D is pa tc h t el ls astory with a moral that should be con sidered by every young', woman who i si n t he habi t o f choosing that partlcu

lar,ly unfortunate I dnd o f ha t t ha t t he

young woman in the street ca r wore.T he ha t was t rimmed w it h artificia!loats, which nodded and t . rembled, per_sis ten tly Vickling th e ea r of a man seat

ed next t o h er . He stOOd i t i n silencefor some t ime; t he n he ostentatiouslytook a huge pocke tkn if e ,ou1 of his

poc ke t a nd began to sharpen it on thes ol e o f h is boot."Whatever ar e you g-goung to d-d

do?" cried the 'girl.

"Don't worry, miss!" said the man,

testing t he bl ad e o n his thumb. "But

the next time as them oats gets in my

ear there' s g,(j.ing; to 'be a harvest."

TIlE WAI t CHEST FUND

Y'our p le dge f or th e W ar Chest

Fund is due and p ay ab le to t he

Treasurer, Chas. V. Noel, or the

Merion Title and Trust Company.at Narberth.

I f you pay by checlt, make

checlcs payable to the War Chest

Fund, or mail direct to Chas. V.Noel, Treasurer.

; . - . - - - - - - - -ll

Your Account Solicited

Rc,-. 1''. ~ r Grar , Pas to r

n el '. J ohn Vun Xess, :U1ni st er

"'I'he IJttle Church on the 11111"

THE p m : s n Y T E R J A ~ CHL'RCll

"Now, Children," said a schoolteacher, "I want you to unde r stand

that the time to as k questions In my( ' l a ~ ! '

is wheneve'r anything Is saidwhich YOU wish explained . Do not

wait l11;til I have finished, and then

tell me yOll 'did not hear' :Jr 'd id notunderstand' when I talked t o y ou ."The chi ld re n r ep li ed , "Ye s'm! " in

chorus."Very well." said the teacher . "We

will be'gin today with James the First.who cam e after Elizabeth."

A scho lar ra ised h is hand.

"Well" asked the teacher, graclous

I)·. "what Is it?""What mad e h im c ome af ter her?"

asked the scholar, eagerly.

Services for next Sunday, August 18,

as follOWS:Sunday school, 9.45 A. M.

The p ~ s t o r will preach In the mornIng service at 11 o'clock on the sub

ject. "The I11l:mined Face," and in theunion se rv ice at 7 P. M. on a subjectused 'by him at Camp Meade, "To HimThat Overcometh." This union ser

vice w il l b e hel d at t he corner of Nar

Lerth and Woodbine avenues. In CllJse

o f r ai n it wi ll b e h e ld i n th e MethodistChurch. There wil l b e spe ci al mus ic

In- soloists of the church.. The union prayer meeting will be

held on Wednesday , August 21, at 8

P. M. in the Methodi st Chu rc h in

charge of Mr. Gara, of the Presby

terian Church. It wil l b e an inspiring

pa tr iot ic se rv ice with message f rom

boys of Narberth of a ll t he branches

of the service.

Meetings for next Sunday:10.00 A. M.-Sunday school.11.00 A. M.-Publlc worship. The

s ormo n w il l b e d el iv er ed b y Rev. A.E. Stuart. pastor of the Neshaminy' of

\Varwick Presbyterian Church.

7.00 P. ~ I . - U n i o n twilight meeting,eorner : \ arber th :1nd \Voou:Jlne 'ave

nues.

2% Interest Paid onCheckingAccounts

3% Interest on Savings Accounts

Capital, $100 I000; Surplus, $1ZO,000; Undivided Profits,$100,000 I SUFFRAGE NEWS i : : ~ : 1 ~ ~ g £ 1 ~ 0 ; r ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ i : : t ::1 : : : t , o : t ~ ! CLEAN···SAFE···WHOLESOME(Editorial from the Publ ic Ledge r) i skirts of t he town. Ev erybo dy w as l OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEED

EMERION TITLE&TRUST CO'present to s ee t he fun. The seconds UNDER BAC1ERIOLOGICAL CONTROL

T8 "Now. that t he hope of a recess .for arranged t he two men i n p os it io n, by

• i persplrmg senato,rSi has gone glnu- the side of e ac h being a half-bushel Pasteurized Milk I DELIVERIES• • m e I ' ~ n g down the eclllOln

ghalls of tlhe measure filled with 'large Irish pota- Bryne!ovls Cert l l led WEST PUILA.

N b th Off· A de BUilding Cap It ol wha t earth y excuse can Je . Milkaf er ICe, rca offereel' for future delay in passing! toes, as hard a s bncks. (Pedrh.l lcSoclety) OVERBROOK

the suffrage amendment? Every day i Bill Bown.lan threw ~ h e ~ r s i p o t . ~ \ ~ Speci a l "Guernsey" MERiON

that t hi s a ct of simple justice to the' It struck IllS opponen an ew I Milk WYNNEFIELD

women of this land is withheld deepens a h u n d r e ~ Piecet A y ~ of. d : l t i l ~ t (Roberts '&:Sharple!ls ' BALA-CYNWY

the r ep ro ac h upon our sense of jus-! went up rom t I e c row , w HC - Dairies) NARBERTH

tice and exposes our inconsistency. I concerted.the desperado, and his pota- Cream But termi lk ARDMORE

We ar e waging a wa r for "democracy" I t o flew wIde of the ma.rk. Table an d Whipping WYNNEWOOD

d t d Its appl ica t ion to ou r I Bowman watched IllS c ha nc e a nd Cream.

an ye. . eny . . . f every time his opponent stooped forown affUlrs whIle we dlsfrancillse hal 1 1 't l ' In theof our citizenship. We are fighting a pota to anot leI' one 11 U!U

side by side with Englishmen and side, leaving a w ~ spot o n Iu s c l o ~ h e sCanadians who have al ready enfran- and then scatterl1lg to the f ou r wmds

chised their women, while we stili re- of heaven. h d d b t f ivefuse to grant them more than a I He hit t e espera 0 . a ougrudging share in t he con tro l of na- I times, and then the s l ~ t h potato ----------------- .

now '1'0 GET OUT O}' BED t io nal dest in ies whi ch affect t hem · struck him in the short nbs, knoc.k- HOWARD F. COTlER- - - . 1u st a s vital ly a s they do the men who ' i ng t he w.ind c.ompletely out of hnn

- Don 't j ump up the first thmg y o ~ r in the larger part of the country and doublmg 111m UD on the grass.

-'IEUIOX JIEE'!'IXG HOUSE eyes ar e open. Remember that whIle Imonopolize the franchise. I The people were almost c razy with MEATS of- you s le ep the v it al organs ar e at rest. Both t he national par t ies have for- laughter, but Bll! Bowman l o o k ~ d as .QUALITY

Merion :\le,eting House is opened for The vitality is lowered and t he clrcu- II I' 0 n iz ed the pol icy of "vote s sober as if he had just fil1lshed Iwor sh ip e ve ry F i r s t - ~ a y at 11 A. la tion not so strong. A sudden spring ~ l o ~ ~ n ~ ' a nd h av e p le dg ed t hem- preaching a funeral se rmon. The des- Y M . C . A . B U IL D IN G1\1. Y i 8 ~ t o r s ar e c.ordIallY w e ~ ~ ~ m e . lout of bed is a shock to these organs, s ~ ~ v ~ : to the cause. Why, then, p er ado was taken home and put to _ _ _

A regIstry book IS. kept f o ',18Itors. 'especiallY to the hea rt a s it starts to should the continued burden o f l abor bed. and there he .stayed for more thanAll ar e a sked to regIster their names . pumping the b lood sudde nly. d e xpen se be imposed upon the a week before he recovered from the

Take y ou r t im e in getting up. ~ : m e n who' have for years carried on e ff ec ts of his Irish ~ o t a . t o duel. ~ h a t ,ST. )L\HGAltE'r'S cnrUCll I Y wn and ~ t r e t c h . Wake up slowly. th e fight for representation? It is not was t he end of duel ing 11l that regIOn.

__ IGive the Vital organs a chance to as if t he que st io n \ ve re any longer ---------

Ue, ·. U . I'. C o w l c ~ ' , Uector resume t he ir work g radu al ly . debatable or as if th e ultimate is&ue THE BELl i - ,W eSE I S A GOOn GARAnteed Roofs___ Notice how a baby waI te s u p. .It were i n do ub t. M il li ons o f w omen nVII, EXGlX};EU

Early : '. lass on Sundar from April s tre tches i ts a r ~ s and legs, rubs . ; ~ ~ vote rs a l ready make . the ~ n a l s u c c ~ s s __

1 to October 31 at 7 A. M. From eyes and yawns, and wakes up. FI of t he c au se a s cert am as IS t he r i smg

IWe had dug ho les for the poies of

CALDWELL&CO1\ovember 1 t o Mar ch 31 at 7 A. M.\ it stretches ou t one leg, then another, of t om orr ow 's sun. Yet a handful ou r new transmission l ine extending •Late Mass. 9.30 A. M. throughout the rubs its face, rolls over and stretches of Democra ts in the Senate, and- i t between the power hou se a nd a new

Yea,r. l\lasses on holydays, 6.30 ~ n Ithe w h o ~ e body. fl must be reg\etfully a d m i t ~ e d - ~ f ~ pumping plant. A fielt! mouse trotting Re a l Es t a t e.8.30 A. :\1. Weekdays at 8. Eve1l1ng The bIrds d not wake up a ~ y Republican Senators as well, mSlst around tumbled into one o f them and Idevotions and o ther services at regu- as soon as t h ~ l r e ~ e s ar e open, t hey u po n s ta nd in g i n the way, deaf to t he w as imp ri so ne d d ur ing the night. n s u r a n e ela r times. sha.ke out t he Ir . wmgs and stretc.h urgings of President Wilson, blind to Making my usual morning inspection Sou th "'Ide NARBERTH, PA.

________ - ~ h e l r legs, wak11lg up slowly. TIll,S the inexorable l og ic o f events which of the wor k, I noticed the ,Jittle fel- At th e Stat ion

IL\PTIST CHURCH I.S the natural way to ~ v a k e .uP. Don t Ipoint to their own d is comf it ur e a nd low running around the hottom of ----------------OF TIlE EVANGEL Jnmp up sudde nly, don t be 11l such a the triumph of the cause o f suf frage . th,e hole trying to find s,ome means of Atfracfl've New Houses

- -- h ur ry , but s tr et ch a nd yawn and Suffrage is for us qui te a ', s er ious ly e sc ape. When I came baclt from the

ne,·. Al"CrJ S. I ) e m m ~ ' , Pastor yaWll and stretch. . I a war measure as it was for England. tour, he h ad settled to bus iness. H,,: A 8 • S___ Stre tch the arms and the legs ' l American women have given of t he ir was digging, steadily, a spiral groov" i re ecomlDg carce

services next S11l1day, August 18, as stretch the ,:hole body. A good yawn nearest a nd bes t that ciViliZ,ation shall round and round the inner surface II have remaining for sale a veryfollows: and stretch I.S better even than a col d be saved from the Huns. They are of th e hole with a uniformly ascend- attractive9.45 A. M.-Bible s ch oo\ . C la ss es b at h. It Will ge t you tho roUghly, asked to make and a re mak ing coun t- I ' d

f or a ll ages. Ladies ' Adul t Bible Class , awalte. ~ n you will enjoy t he bath aliI l es s d ai ly s ac ri fi ce s t? liberate ~ h 1 1 l ~ t g ; ~ e e ~ n d of t wo w ee ks , t he little HOUSE ON ANTHWYN ROADMrs. C. A. lVlcAlpine, teacher; Men's the 11101 e.-Argus. man power of the nat Ion for servIce engineer struck a rock too big for STONE COTTAGE on AVON ROADAdult Bible Class, Mr. H. L. Philler, - ---- Iat the front, a nd the worlt they are him to move. Fo r nearly a day he

teacher. W el come t o al l. RED TAPE doing is a supremely vi tal con tr ib u- t ried t o get around i t ,but without ANTHWYN FARMS

11.00 A. ~ I . - M o r n l n g worship. Ser- .. -.-- 0 t io n t o the nat ional effort. It is s,habby s uc ce ss . T he n, with wonde rf ul p a- Don't hesitate if you want a good home.mon by Dr. D. G. Stevens. . ~ IllS m t e r ~ s t 1 l 1 g book on We.t ingratitude to withhold from them tile t ie nc e a nd unf li nc hing c ou ra ge , he WM D 8 1EDLEY7.00 P. M.-Union twi light service POInt, Capt. RIChardson tells a gOl/,d r ' c r o ~ l l i t i o n which many of th e StatBs dug another pocke t, r ev er se d his • • 1

in charge of the MetllOdlst Church. story ~ b o u t red tape. The qua rt zl - have a l ready g iv en a nd to deny them spiral, and went on tunneling h is way

master s office at the a:my school, .ne longer a vo ic e in the conduct of af- in th e opp osit e di rect ion. At thesays, checks ,up so effiCIently upon ail f ai rs which is theirs by right. The I end of three we eks h e was coming

of. its property, e v e ~ to t l ~ e n!o : t suff rage amendment is only the open-; near the top. Morning came; the

m1l1ute screw, t?at It . ha s. 1I1splr_d Ing o f a path to ultimate enfranchise-!mouse h ad s ped awa y. h is spiral roadgreat respect for ItS ro.ut1l1e mto t ho se men t. To keep it clos'ed under the cOlll.pleted.-Popular Mechanics Magawho bwrow from Its s t o r e h o u s ~ . circumstances is a disgraceful act of .S ~ m e y ~ a r s ago one Of. the officers' which no party and no statesman zme.wIves dIscovered the chimney of h ': lr ,",ort] v of h is c ount ry ought to beh O u s ~ on fire. As she lived n ea r t he ' U i l t ~ > 'hospital, her first thought was to bor- g ,

row o ne o f the fire extinguishers. She Irushed to the telephone. '"Hello! Hello! Send over right

away a fire extinguisher to Lieut.

K- - ' s quarters!"

lUE'I'1I0nIST EPISCOPAl, CIlURCIl "ril l sorry, madam," replied theattendant, "I have no authority to let

th e fire extinguisher l ea ve t he h06pita]."

"But my hou se i s on fire!" s h r i e k e ~ 1the excited lady. "What shall I do?""You had better t eleph on e t he

quartermaster, madam, and get 'lis

permission, for the hospital holds the

fire extinguis'her on memorandum receipt."

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Two Linea, JOc pe r i uue ; Sc; (o r each aJditionalline

Narberth Register

THE FIRESIDE

(Cont inued from First Page)

Pr'esents First Showing of

"THE GREAT LOVE"

lIlAIN PRODUCTIOS STARTS AS NEARAS l 'ossmLE TO 10.111 A. 1\1.. 12.00, 2.00.

3.45, 6.45, 7.45, 9.30 P. M.

Mrs. William T. Taylor, 31 Mont

gomery avenue, wil l b e g la d to wel

come you at her auxiliary tea on

Thursday, August 22, at 2.30 P. M.

Th e ho t d ay s l as t w eek caused as lu mp i n the s al es of W ar Sa vi ng s

Stamps at th e postoffice. Our boys

who ar e fighting for u s c an no t 'stop

becaus'e of ho t weather.

Some peopl e seem to be of th e

opinion th at t he y need buy only one

Wa r Savings Stamp. Every indiv,ldual,man, woman and child nJU,s! buy at

last $20 wor th i f w e ar e going to reach

the top. How many have you pur

chased?

War l et te rs fr om Nar be rt h b oy s i n

t he s er vi ce w il l be a feature of the

Union midweek meeting In th e MetllOdist Church, Wednesday evening,

August 21, at 8 o'clock.

PHONE TO WALTON BROS. Auto Accident at Turn We Are Growing-Make New FriendsNARBERTH 87 2 at Wynnewood Road JOIN THE NARBERTH GUARDhen YOU want automobile trips, furniture Imoved, packages carried, freight hauled. An auto truck belongIng to John THURSDAY EVENING FIRE HALL'

automobiles stored, etc. Hobson wa'S badly damaged an d the I '=============;;====:':::==;======================:::=- chauffeur and ex,tra man almos t killed i. Iwhen the ' tr uc k skidded last Monday,; YOICES AND T I ~ T S OJ' NATUUE let us take th e brook again. As we

C A 0 IA iashes , and wIIl notify me, an endeavor Io n the turn at Wynnewood road, near I ram bl e along its ban ks in June or

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Iw il l b e mad e t o relleve the s i tua tion.Ihe tunnel . I t was ve ry fortuna te that! A c lo se ob se rv er d t: ll cr ib es two JuJy we se e that the water ha s a~ : : 5 ~ N p ~ ' ; I ~ e \ · a l : \ \ : . 1 i c. E. lIumphreys,. . ne ither one was kil led . as th e chauffeur' phenomena o f n at ur e not e as il y e x- s ll ve r: r-wh it e look· as it merrily

Dire oll is Sfze In Ih e ' Street ComnllsslOner. was driving this ca r much faste r than plalned: F ir st t hat natu.ral s ound s dance s on its way, bu t in co illEntireWorld. --- I I Id I d t h d r I '

I 10 A.. M 1011 30 ' • • Ie S lOU lave on e a su,c a ange - ar e ve ry di ff erent In t he c ol de r t ha n w ea th er it ha s more or less of aPb.lopl_!l-Conl ; " U M ~ " _. . I "Nine-tenths of the Law," m ~ h l C h ous place. The machine was c oming In t he w armer months of t he y ea r; bluish tint, on some days q,uite a

P h i l.... P.. Ithe possess ion of an 18 months old from Ardmore when it struck th e and: second that waters have dif- dark blue.

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baby forms th e powerful plot of a c ur b an d s pu n a ro un d s ev er al t im es ,'f e r e ~ t

t int s ' during the colder and The same is true of lakes andthrilling drama of the North woods, th rowing the men o ut . Dr. Hoffman warmer months. ponds. What a sof t, s li ve ry appear-Week fommenclng )JOJldll) ' , Aug. 12 will. be shown at t he P al ac e T he at re , w as phoned and he deserves great A numb er of examples occur to ance they have in -early summer -A AnTfJU}'T })ICTURE Ardmore, on Wednesday afternoon andIcredit for his' promptness in r ea ch - p rove the f ir st phe nomenon. Who h as : t h en i n November or December what

evening, . Mitchell Lewis , who wa·.., seen Ing th e s'cene of th e a cci de nt . H is n ot n ot ic ed t he cont ra s t in the n o l s ~ I a d U I ~ . le aden color !

D. W. GRIFFITH as the big half b r e ~ d , Poleon. in Rex effective service to the I nj ure d m an. of th e wind: in different seasons St il l again , t ak e w at er fa ll s o r mill

Beach 's "The Barrier," h as t he lead- no dOUbt, helped matters greatly. when it blows a ro un d t he c or ne r of dams- then t he w a te r seems to fall. I A d "BreeZY'"mg c ha ra cte r ro e. n - - - - - - - - - th e house- in s umme r wha t a soCt, in a glistening whit e s he et d ur in g

Reeves, t he m os t remarkable baby COMMUNITY MARKET mellow tone it has and in winter th e warm season. bu t in winter theyactor o f t he s cr ee n, will be s h o w ~ as I what a harsh rough whistle? have more or less of the blue tint

"Little R o U g h n e ~ ~ , " who , ~ ~ n d e r s mto CONT'INUES ASUCCESS Then, again : l e t u s s tr ol l along the ' aga in, some t imes r e al d ark ; althoughth e camp from Nowhere.! ban'kg, of a s tr eR im in May, June or Iat Niagara Fal ls I never recollect of

I--- July, and we wil l obs er ve t'aat the! seeing any o th er bu t t he t wo colors,

WHY EL};CTIUCAL GO?DS , The Community Market held on water will t he n make a gent le, bab- , emer al d g re en an d white- the white

AUE ~ O HIGIIER r Saturday, August 10, again proved vlJry bl ln g s ou nd, w hi le i n N ov em ber or greatly predomina . ting in th e SUIll-

- - i successful and those In charge feel winter it win, wi th no g r ea t er VOlume" mer. bu t more of the green in lateThat electrical supplies have no t ad-: that it is attaining th e object for which make a coarse, gurgling noise. tall.

vanced to t he s ame e - x t e n ~ that bas ic : i t was created. I StilI agai n. if we ramble in the I have never se en the F alls la tc r

materials and labor have lIlcreased i., I Whe n o rd er s c ame from the Food woods during late spring or early li n th e ye ar th an Nov embe r; e ve n

now wel l known and is often wonder- i Adminis t ra tor to their local direct.or summe r, we cannot but notice what they. too. may h av e t he b lui sh t in ts

ed at. T he f ac t is n ot due entirely; of Narberth to ascertain the status of a softness and mi ldnes s t he w ind h:\s during th e winter.

to anyone cause bu t to a number Of: th e food situation in he r own loca l ity , when blowing t h rough the t op s o f t he I And l as tl y, ta ke the ocean. We

causes all of which tend toward one! a nd t ak e n ot hi ng for granted bu t to trees; on t he o ther hand, what a roar- have noted part icularly the difference

end-economy of production, says thlJ: d et erm in e w he th er o r n ot w as te was i ng It makes in cold weathe r. I in aspect there--in summer, pale

Electrical Review. going on, it was decided to open this Perhaps, th e t rees being with or green and silvery; in winter a mu('llIt probably costs considerably more market. without foliage ma y cause some dii- darker shade of green or a dark blue.

to se ll today than it did formerly be- In accordance wi th th e foregoing terence bu t it wlII be obser ve d 1I1

cause of the heavy ex tras and spec ia l th is market aims 10 provide an outlet May, b ~ f o r e th e leaves a re o ut to an y A certain schoolmas te r had a par

methods. Product ion costs pe r unit for th e prodlccer, large or sma ll , o f e xt en t, there is even then a marked tlcularl)' troublesome set of boys to

of outpu t, howeve r, have not risen 30 pcr;ishables that ar e in dang'ler:of be ing di ffe rence between that time and I d ea l w it h, and consequent ly had to

fast. For one thing, quantity pro-, wasted, either for lack of a ready December. Often we have heard it I resort a good deal to the influence

duction ha s helped t o h ol d d own unit; market, or hi s inability to consume or along t el eg r aph w ir es dur in g th e of th e cane.

costs; also, new methods a nd machln- : c an the produce on hand. summer and winte,r, and have not ed One day , when some unpa rdona hl e

ery h av e b ee n d ev is ed t o decrease! Too much cannot be be s ai d to urge th e contrallt. breach of disc ipl ine had been c o m m ~ t -labor costs. Utilization of what was Iupon everyone the v i ta l necessi ty for Again listen to t he w at er fall on ted. he s tood w it h several of the ring.

formerly cal led waste is a third fac.-, conservation of food. According to th e m ill dams. The w at er in th e warm l ea de rs i n f ron t of th e class.

tor. I t Is doubtful whether the sav-! president of the National Wa r Garden seasons seems to falI in smooth, mur- "BOys," said he . stern 1)". "i t seems

lng In this latter matter would for- I Commiss ion , of Washington, D. C., the murlng tooes', b ut in cold weather It to Ille that I have to w ork the cal1emer ly h av e b ee n profitable or SUffi-

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p roduct ion' a nd c on se rv at ion o f food seems. harsh enough to mak e c hi ll s a great d eal m or e than I ought ~ ciently so to warrant any great activ- Is no t just a matter of th e moment,. ru n down one's spine. work it."

it y in that direction. Now it is dif- i b ut t ha t production must continue to Then take th e ocean; many of us "Yes, s i r, ' re to r ted the demon of t!le

ferent. Ia greater deg re e a nd food shipments know, while s tr ol li ng a lo ng t he class . w it h a s ign i fican t look at th e

To iIlustrate, a well·known electr i- , must go on in an ever· increas ing beach o r sitting on th e sand during cupboard. "I shouldn't wonder if j cal manufacturing concern speclaliz-! volume as fast as we can ge t t he t he w arm s ea so n. with what a mellow comes ou t on strike soon."

i ng in motor s is adopting every means i neces'sary ships, not merely during sound th e waves splash upon the And sure enough it did.by which the waste involved in it s fac-: 1918, o r u nt il peace comes, b ut ( or . s a nd y beach, whlIe in Winter. with

The following jurors from Narbe rt h t or y ope ra ti on s may be cu t down and. years and y ea rs a ft er t he war. What no M gher tide, what a roaring and "LOok out!" said the cyclone to

have 'been drawn for th e Criminal is having results. Recently a laundry iwe ar e facing is a world shortage . of hissing they make. zephyr "look out, or you'll

and Civil Court in ~ e P t e m b e r : JOhn, was es tab li shed in one of Its plants I food that will l as t a t least a decade.! As to th e v ar io us t in ts o f water. I worsted!"

B. Williams, Wilham G; Hughe s, a nd s ev er al h un dr ed p ou nd s o f r ag s: In any consideration of the food! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ICharles ' Young, William D. S m ~ d ! e ! . ar e pu t t hr ough weekly. Under the iproblem we must S'llnd ou r AlIies food, I.Benjamin T. Wh1te and WilhamIold plan rags were purchased at .6 I food and st m m ~ r e food.Selfridge. c en ts a nd 7 cents a pound, used unti l I f th e above sh ipment of foods must

Isaturated with g re as e, a nd the n burll- , go On we must have other S'uppliesTh e folloW'ing will b e h ear d from ed. About 2000 pounds of rags and i to take thei r place at home, a nd the se

Wednesday evening: Mr. Braden, ~ r cotton waste per month were des t roy-: must be obtained from th e surpluses

Foster. Hal. Knutzen, Bill Durbm, ed in t hi s man ne r. U nd er t he present' of ou r g ar de ns . F oo d is munitions.

Maurice du Mara-is, BIII Simpson, Alan arrangement new r ag s, c on si st ing of! It is a lmost more va luable than Illuni-j At'COUSTASTS 'Url,t, Fronk Phone, 644-W.Rose, Earl Dickey. W. Shi nn , Lox le y mil l e nd s a nd e nd s o f madeup towel -, tions. Men have fought wi thout cIoth- Keirn, II. C. Certln:d Public Accountant. See display advertisement In tbls taaue.

Peebl es , B ob Towne , the OdeIl boys,' ing, ar e bought for 20 cents a pound. i ng a nd guns, bu t no army ever fought I 202 Dudley ave. Phone, Narberth 300-W. Seott-I'o\\'eJl D R l r l e ~ ~ I ~ : ; ; ' n e . Pre.ton 2 3 9 ~ .and othe rs . A minimum of twelve washings br ings wi thout food. I ADVF.UTISING See display advertisement In tbla I.. ue

d . . 1 I' tl Cole W. Arthur. Phone, Spruee 1638. MUSICt he p ri ce pe r pound, as compare The housewIfe IS ur.gee .y le I 1 < . I ~ a a . Plans. Copy. Art. TypograpbY. CO .. ID. T. StuRrt. Plano Teaeher.

Persons Interested en ou gh i n Ou r with the old method o f b uy in g, d ow n a bo ve mentlonel commiss'ion to can i AUTOMOBILES 206 !\Iprlon (lve. Ph"ne. Xarberth 3H.R

Town a nd current Narbe rt h h is to ry to I 'L cents. lo r drv ali perishables, no t only to can ICenwre, Soble To hire. Loos, Fanny I I. P lnno t eacher .t b 1 mbers 7''' . Phone. 1289 or 625. Studio, Arcade Bldg. Phone, 316-J.

can have, without cos, ac { nu for he r own needs , bu t t o plan for a Leu' GRrnge-Hepalrlng. Elc. Phone, 1605. lSJolwhn. 1IUsa )o;hha. Music Teacher and Ac-of th e papers. Anyone short of any I QU};EU TUUKISII }'ISII I reserve as weIl as a fulI cupboard, See dlapluy advertisement In t his Issue. comPanlst, 228 lonn ave.. !'arberth.numbers to complete his files can Ob-, I just as the w is e mot or is t c ar ri es a n • BASKS SOT,\ln' rUBI.!C

· d' GPO Box I . Merion Title &: Trust Co. Phone, Ard'1lore 8. Jefferies, J. II. III Narberth ave.tam them by ad ressmg ., .. April 19 Is th e great fete day of I emergency gallon or t wo o f g as olme See displaY advertisement In tbls Issue. Phone. 6 6 6 - ~ r .

b th PI t kf I T)'son, Warren It . 200 'Voodblne ave.20, Nar er • a. "E 1 kl' ' ' o r p la ce of fishes. This is' in addition to his regu ar an u . DUIU)EltS Phone. 1202-W.

--- I a u I, I Th . d bl tl I It Jj-teth Smedley, "'m. H. Phone. 600.. . a sma ll c hu rc h s it ua te d o ut si de t he I e wm owe 1 w lere , ~ e display advertisement 10 tblp lasue. 01'TICIA:o.S

Word ,is expec ted f rom almost every I"'aIls of Constantl 'nople, and it enjOY-I and no o ne c an COlltrol the seasons . \ CASHV. ETC. F,·nlon. CRrl F. 506 I ~ s s e x ave. Phone, 68S-WI t tl gula

r n • Phlla. addresa. lS0r. Chestnut et.ranch 'Of U. S. Serv ce a le re . 1 t' I reputa t ion before the' Next y ea r may be a n e xt reme ly poo r 110,'1•• I I. E. Phone, 1254-W.k' t1ng Methodist ' el no pa r ICU a r bl See <.Ilsplay advertisement In tbla laaue. ('AISTERSmid-wee ul110n mee. t 8 conquest of Constantinople, by the; year for gar de n t ru ck . Veget a e s n ~ a y CA;U')o;STEUS ASD BUILDERS Co.... ,'ames It .

Church, W ~ d ~ e s d a y , August 21, a _ I Turks. At the time of th e invasion, Ibe scarce and high in p·r ice. Th e WIse Jenkin., C h •. L. _ W : l ~ . I - ~ ~ ; ~ : ; , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ n : ' h ~ ; : J 2 s ~ : . u e e 1638.P. M.-Av.latlO.n, Engineers, Ambu ' Il loweve r a mon k was 'cooking some! thing to ':30 is to :load down th e cellar 1 n ~ k OlJdle

caAve. p ~ h o n e e . 13:;•. 210 Elmwood a"e., Narberth.

H it I Y M C A CoastDe-, '. d 1'1 I d "'I,ea man. . . Ion. a. . Walzer Fredlance, asp a , . . . ., I fish there. when a messenger came! shelves With canned goo s w 11 e oa -, Carpenter and BUilder. I 117 "'Insor ·ave. Phone. 12H-J.fense, Transport. Quartermaster'i 1 toll him that th e Turks had en-' ing Is good. COSTUACTOUS l'AI''':lt JlASGERSChaplains Infantry, Artl lIery, Cavalry, Ian l l . I TI k d'd i The Food Conservation Committee t;;tlDnd. A. C. Jr. Commercial Trust Bldg.. Den"er, RlcllRrd A. Arcade Building.

' I te red Cons tan tmop e. le mon I I • Phlla. Phone. Spruce 5263: Narberth 1214-J Pilone. Narberth 1693-W.Marine, etc. I t bel'eve t he s to ry a nd s ai d that 11elln charge of this mal'l{et fcels that tIllS I DESTfSTS "·ltt.·, G,'o. A. Fal....vlew a"e.

- - ' , no 1 . I t I h If market wil l o ff er a sp lendid oppor - (:umeron. Dr. "' . lIl. Phone. 395-W. Phone. Cynwyd 7,8-.T. Flrat-elass work.. . Y M C A lllem-I would sooner believe t la t le a i . • • 112 Essex a,'e. l'II0TO l'I.A1'S

All s igns pomt to a . . .. t cooked fish would j ump b ac k i nt o t he I tUll1ty to the houseWife to obtalll fresh Orr, Dr. A. I •. 101 Elmwood avo Phone, 393-W. "Arendla." 16th and Chestnut ata., Pbll..bership Increase during Augus t tha A 1 k tl fI I j mped ll picl{ ed vegetab'es., ,, hl ch i s one I()f the I Phlla . Phone Filbert 4252. Keith Bldg. See ulsplay ad.vertlaeme"t In thla Issue.

· 1 t r t July's de- water. s le spo -e Ie s 1 u . " ,. . HRUGGISTS I'LUlIIU1SG, ETC.Will more t lan coun e ac r' an b ack into th e water, and s in ce t he n mos t important e s ~ e n t i a J s [o r success- II n\\'Ilr;I' • . Phone. 1267. SUI.le... Geo. D. ~ h o n e . 1289.c r e ~ s e . This must be a A m IC a-I the place has ha d a great reputation ful canning. . I See displaY advertisement.In this laaue. W ~ r l ~ ~ ; ~ P ; : ' Y p a ~ ~ ' n e ; , t l ~ ~ ~ I . e ; t In this t.suehab it , p roven by our a rmy s part clp f'.·t I e l ing powers t I f in the fa ll houseWives have anI .;LECTIUCIASS See display advertisement In thla laau •... . th c<lunter attack on the 01 I s 1a. d f l' "ull'h \ 'erl "25 lona ave

tlOnmel A church ha s been bui lt ove r the excess of canned foo ar exceet l l l ~ Na;. Pho';-". 650.W. Ard, Phone. 168-J. . nEAl. E S T ~ T EWeste rn f ron t that we ar e prayingI. . " f 1 I tl . eeds. th is commit tee will "'1811 ASD OYSTERS C...h\elI &: ,Co. Phone, 1_,1-W.

· reater success Jprl l lg d ~ d l c a t e c l to Our Lady 0 t le , lelr own n, . 1m ...rlal (ir.,CU)' Co. Phone, Narberth 606. See dlspla>' a r l v e r l l s e m ; ~ t !n thla Issue.wlii meet W.lth even g H Fishes" and on this day a regular Iarrange for an exchange or sale. I J dlsplav advertisement In thla Issue. Frlt.. h. II. C. Phone. 20.-"'.and more than counteract th e un , I ee GARIJES XVUSEUIE8 See display advertisement II" tbla I.. ue.

h p il gr image t ak e s p la ce f rom a ll parts . - - . I I I \ E . • GoMre)', Wm. B.ga ins s ince Marc . of th e town. Many sick ar e carried 1 1 ; ~ ( ~ L A n [ } : J ) L A T T } ~ R S AT . I" ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ g ' O I ~ ; r y ~ \ ' e . Phone, 696 Narberth. S 1 1 ~ ' l o d ~ l ~ e ; ;e. P ~ g ! , e . 685-W.

t hi th er a nd many miraculous cures! NAURERTII POSTOl'}'IC'E GltOCEUS • ' ; . ~ o ~ c / : ~ ~ F!rnt ~ ~ ~ ' i e ; ~ n d ~ l o r t g a g e e .Plans a re shaping up well for a f i ne , I f tl t r y ' )ml,erl..1 Grocery C... Phone. Narberth 606. Slmp"on. J"mes C. 232 gssex ave.

Program for t hi s s ea son' s l as t union ar e r ep or te d. T he trnt 1 0 Ieso.' See displaY advertisement In this laaue. Phone. f,36. nr 1420 Chp.tnut at.d is p roved by th e presence In a large MISS Mabel Clarkston IIAULIX(i, ETC. nOOFISG. ETC.

twilight meeting to be h ~ l d Sun ay mar bl e- li ne d tank in the ch urch of Mrs. Gay MlIIef W ~ ~ ~ " ' : J I ~ ; " ; : Y ~ ~ ' ~ : : t l . ~ ~ ~ n t In tbls laaue. G ~ , , " : ; : 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ : : . ' ? a ~ ~ ~ r f l ~ ~ ~ e ~ n ; 2 1 5 : - ~ i s tam.evening, Septembe-r 1. It will be Imown the l in ea l d es ce nden ts of the half- Mr. Carl L. Kmg ISSUUASCE lIl1Iler, J..hn A. 243 lona ave. Phone, 661-J

as Y. M. C. A. night and Mr. Bowen k d fI 1 i\nv one Who does no t Mr. Patrick Sheehen nnwman, Samuel P. (Lite.) Shcp. 246 Havertord I\\'e. Phone. 1226.Jhaving secured th e p romi se o f Mr. coo e s 1. • . M H 116 Elmwood ave. Phone, 653-W. SIIOEl\IARERSI I · believe has o nl y t o l oo k I n t he wa te r rs. erman. '1Ir l'har dt. lIlilIer. General Insur an ce. G.od Wear Shne Repai r Shop.eorge H. S tr ea ke r, o f P hl la de p lla, Ed 1 S H Po tIl IlstA r ., C I tl B G Y 111 C A Bid

ancI he wlIl see t hem b rown on one • warl , aws, S 1 ." • 100 lIlaple ave. Phone, 659-111. on. on ne. . . . . .. g.to make the address', Is now endeavor- . i I ,_ J. .ne., Cha •. It .

Ing ,to s ec ur e t he s er vi ce s of one of s ide an d whi te o n t he o th er s wmm ng 305 S. Narberth ave. Phone, 682-J. The above departmen t should be ot tho. about at their ease.-MalI. Jl 'ST I;'i TOlE J .."e., Will. J. 103 S. Narberth ave.IPBholdne, greatest use to the c o m m u n l t ~ · , th" Jlat eOIl'

th e best corne ti s ts of Philadelphia II I 680-J Phlla . addre.a . Penn Mutua g. t al ns the name ot every protea.lonal manddlti t tl special music boy-Please, sir, I've Trutt.'r Dr .... (Fire, etc.) tradesman. mechanic, shopkeeper. etc.. who

a on 0 a le r . English walnuts would be English Smart come 209 Woodside ave. Phone. 1262-R. does or cltn III any "'ay serve hla tel low.for the job of errand boy at this shop. LAWYEUS townsman. and 'Who la pr0ll'reaal\'e enough

Owing to the a r rival of a l ar ge num- walnut s e xc ep t f or the fact that they Gil J h 211 Essex ave Phone 1245.R to add name to JIst ot Register.or ig ina l ly grew In Persia a nd Cae sa r Trarlesmall-But I don't want an er- ; ~ ~ ~ . ':.t.J.ress, Lincoln B ldg . ' . , As It la diffiCUlt tor thoae contributlll,

ber of ca,rs of s tone f or t he c on st ru c- d ra d b oy ' I 'v e g ot o ne alretl.dy. ''' 'tit Fl tcb r \l ' . 413 Haver to rd ave. t he ir t ime and er ro rta to the product ion ot·t i ll b had them transplanted in France an n , , ., ".. e.. d Bid "Our Town" to pereonally either know 0'

!ion of Dudley avenue, I W e neces-' . Smart Boy-NO you ain't sir! He'5 Phone, 372-W Philo. ad resa, Crozer If. Interview all auch. It would be moat help.sary t o p os tp on e t he collectloll o f t he Gauls afterward plan ted them I,n . 'b th t b s utslde' LIGHTING FIXTURES tul It thOse not no .. found In tbe p r l n t ~ dashes until SUCll time as men and England-which explains Englanll s just bin r un over y a u a '. areOonBld Jobn. Narbertb phone, 1288. list would aend In a memo ot their nam".

II hit 1633 Cheat. at.. Philo.. Phone, Spruce 8138. Bddresa phone numbera Rnd bualnuaee oreanls can be spared f rom thi s work. right t o c al l t hem Eng s w a nu s. th 1 " ~ E A T S , ETC, protesalons tor listing. Thla .. III cost no 1'01,"Come dwell with me," as e s Jari . .If an y o n e is seriously Incon- C .tter. Howard .'. t'hone, 1298. Ilo..a: 10 centa each laaue t or 2 l ine. ; 5 ceM.

Read the advertlsementa. said when he swa llowed the ,sanor. See dl .."laY advertisement tn tllta taautl, tor eaeb addit ional l ine.enienced by a large accumulation of