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VOL. XXXI
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1922.
No. 52
AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER,   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND "^ENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
OFFICERS OF HOSE CO.  :
FDR 1923 NOMINATED 1
AT REGULAR MEETING
Election at Next Session to be
Held Monday Evening
at 7:30 o'clock
'Vigilance Hose Company, No. 1, of Nazareth met on Monday evening in their meeting rooms, In the Munici¬ pal building. In a largely attended stated meeting. Regular routine of business was transacted.
Nomination of officers tor 1923 were made as tollows: President, Frank P. Hahn; Vice-President, H. H. Cooley; Secretary, Robert J. Ginther; Financial Secretary, Simon Andrews; Treasurer, Johu Delch¬ man; Trustee (3 years), James Hoch; Janitor, J. Snyder; Uepresen- tative to Four-Counties and States Firemen's Associations, Robert J. Daniel; Alterftate, Raymond \V. Os¬ terstock; House Steward. Frank Hoch; Representatives to Nazareth Fireman Relief .\ssooiation (3 years!, J. Ueichman. Frank L. Hoch and John Snyder; Clil»f, John H. S. Snyder; Foreman ot Hosie or .Assist¬ ant Chief, James Hoch: Two .Assist¬ ant Foremen of Hose, S. .Xndrtws and Fred T. Gerlach; Foreman of Hook and Ladder Truck. Asher Hahn; Foreman of Chemical, Charles R. Snyder.
The nekt meeting of th* company win be held on Monday evening, De¬ cember 18 at 7.30 o'clock when elec¬ tion of officers will take place besides other very Important business will be transacted.
STOCKERTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Barlieb on Sunday entertained Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hahn and daughter Mabel, of Kesslersville and Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman and son Elwood, of Forks township.
Miss Helen Simons, of town, and Miss Nettle Savitz. of Kesslersville, on Saturday and Sunday visited Miss Map- Itterly. of Naz.-iretli.
Mr. and Mrs, Williain Little and son Cornelius s|icn; .Sunday at Sus¬ sex, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. William Serfass. of Saylorsburg. rt'tuned lioiae on Sun¬ day after spendinp sovi'imI days with their daURhti-r, .Mrs. J. H, Xewhart. They were aci oniiianii-d to Sayliirs- burg by Mr. aud Mrs. J. U. Xewhart aud Son Russell.
A business nieelintv nf '.]'.- Ladies' Aid Society wil! be held l"i idiiy ni--ht. November :;4 at Ihe liimie oi Mrs. 10, N. Smart.
Misses Kuby and flladys Overhult. of Bushkill Park, on Sund;!y were guests of Misses .\nn;i iind .lanet Hap¬ pel.
Mr. and Mrs Prank Thlir. Mr. and Mrs. Amandus Sandt and Mr. and Mrs. Benj. I'hler visited Mr. and .Mrs. Jeremiah Yeager at Kaston on Sun¬ day.
Mrs. Ellen Robolio. of Flicksville, l8 quite proud of a red geranium nine years old that is six feet, eleven Inches high.
Friday nlnlit. Xn, i lulier :;4, Miss Mary Hawk will have an eniei'tain- ment followed hy a hnx smial at the school house at .Xcheiiliach's Cross¬ ing, where she is teaching.
Mrs. James Worman and dauirhier. Miss Rachael Woniian. Mr,.;, William Frey and Mrs. Williaui Uttslipies, of Bath, on Sunday called on Mrs. C. E. Sandt.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Siegfried and 'ion Richard, of Cherry Hill on Sun¬ day visited Mrs. Siegfried's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas .Miller.
The Alumnae Club on Monday ev- I enlng was Invited to the apartment3| Of Miss Powell and .Miss i;itil. Dur¬ ing the course of the evening the eu- fagement of Miss Kitty lliiins. daughter of Mr. and .Mrs, William Helms to Douglass Reynolds, of Wil- •on Borough, was annotinced .Ap¬ propriate  refreshments  were  sirved.
KURTZ BROTHERS RESUME WORK AT  BETHLEHEM
Kurtz Brothers, furniture manu¬ facturers, whose plant at Bethlehem was nearly wiped out by flre on Wed¬ nesday, Saturday morning started operations  in  several  smaller  shops
whicli were not touched by tho flames. The firm will begin work at once on the construction of a large fireproof building. All employees are asked to return to work.
FINED FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY SQUIRE ANDREWS
Joseph Herman, a kiln the Pennsylvania cement arrested by Mrs.  Louts  Hoffmeister, ot near Nazareth, on a charge of as¬ sault) upon herself and her children at 12.30 a. m. Thursday.    At that time
burner at i the family was asleep and he forced mill, was i open one of Ihe doors aud started to Insulit and hit her. She grabbed a cooking ladle and pounded him thor¬ oughly. He was then taken to Squire Simon Andrews at Nazareth and paid a flne of $12.50 and $25 for damages.
LARGE PORTLAND CEMENT PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER
Portland cement production dur¬ ing October was larger than In any month of tlvis or last year while stocks at the end ot the month were the smallest they have been in the sanie period.
October production was 12,287,000 barrels,  the   geological    survey    an¬
nounced today.    In October last year production was 10,508,000 barrels.
Shipments   aggregated   12,.S50,000 barrels compared with 12,114,000 In 'October  last  year.     Stocks on hand,
Oct. rels. ago.
year.
31,  aggregated    4,157,000 comiiared with 5,34,S,000 a
bar- year
COURT HOUSE STEEPLE WILL NOT COME DOWN
The court houae steeple is going to stay right where it is. This waq the announcement made by A. A Wood- 1 ng, president of the board of county commit- loners.
Some time ago the county commis¬ sioners at their meeting decided to instruct the county controller to ad¬
vertise for bids for the removal ot the steeple, but the bids received and opened on Friday last were all re¬ jected.
Since then it has been learned that a storm of protest has reached the county commissioners over the re¬ moval and they decided to abandon the project.
LAWYERS NUMEROUS IN PENNSYLVANIA!! ASSEMBLY FOR 1923
The general assembly of 1923 will contain more attorneys than legisla¬ tors of any other calling, there being 37 listed for the House and 18 tor the Senate.
In the House thjere are housekeep¬ ers for the first time, because of the presence of women. Next to attor¬ neys there are more clerks than men
ot auy other avocation in the House, followed by farmers, salesmen and merchants. One man gives his occu¬ pation as representative. There are six doctors, three undertakers and a preacher. One man is classed as a gentleman and three are retired.
In the Senate bankers come next to attorneys.
ANALOMINK DANCE HALL DESTROYED BY FIRE SUNDAV
PUBLIC UNVEILING OF BRONZE TABLET FOR SOLOIER BOYS
In Lutheran Church on Sun¬ day—Able Speakers and Excellent Music
Fire luornin siore room
hortiy after I o'clock Sunday
destroyed  the  large    fraiiU'
uid dance hall in    Analo-
iiiiiik, .Monroe county, causing a loss istiniated at .'57.'iOO. The building was owned by Frank Fahel, who is manager of the town's hostelry, known as tlte "Hotel Rapids." The cause of the tire is not known.
In addition to the loss of the struc-
lure, all the-coiuents of the coufec- liniiary store and butcher shop con¬ ducted hy Air. Fabel, fell prey to tbe I (lames. Tlie Kast Stroudsburg Fire i Company iirevenied the flames from spreaiiing to the hotel property whicli stands less tlian fifty feet away.
The town of .\naIoniiiik is situated along the D. L. it W. railroad, five miles north of Stroudshurg. and was formerly called Spragueville.
The bronze tablet recently purch¬ ased by St. John's Lutheran congre¬ gation as a permanent memorial to her soldier boys will be unveiled with appropriate services on Sunday, No¬ vember 26. St. John's Lutheran is the flrst congregation In the town to place a permanent memorial for the boys serving in the recent world con¬ flict. Nothing has been left undone to make this a truly memorable day in both the congregation and the community.
Three services will be held through¬ out the day. The morning service will be in the nature of a reunion when all her boys unite with the con¬ gregation In a service of praise and thanksgiving. In the afternoon at :; o'clock promptly a second service v.ill be held at which service the un¬ veiling will take place. The ones chosen for this honor are the two- year old daughters respectively of Floyd Eberts and Raymond I'nangst. This service will be attended by the Mothers of 1917, American Legion, Sons of Veterans. G. A. R. and Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion.
As a fitting cliniax to the day's festivities a special service will be held In the evening In honor to the Mothers of 1917. The Y. M. C. A.' Rand will escort the organizations to the church in the afternoon and even¬ ing. All organizations are requested to meet at the Y. M. C. A. not later than 2.45 p. m. to proceed to the church In regular order. The follow¬ ing order of services will prevail:
10.30  A. M. Organ Prelude, "Hero's March,"..
    Mendelssohn
Processional, No.  131,   "All    Hail
 the Power of Jesus' Name"
Opening Service
Srlo, "The Oood Shepherd." 'Vande
Water Miss Fannie Gernet
Recitation Miss Myrtle Mack
Hymns.   No.   3S4	
 "Soldiers of Christ Arise"
Sernion    Pastor
Prayer i
Violin    Solo.    ".Angel    Serenade."
Braya •, Miss Mildred Paulus
Offerine
Anthem,   "The  Lerd   is  Aly
Union Thonksgiving Day Services in tlie Moravian Cliurcli Next Thursday
Members  of Choirs,   Orchestras   ana
Pastors of Local Churches to Take
Active Part in Celebration
A I'nion Thanks-Giving Day ser¬ vice will he held in the Historic Mora¬ vian church on Thanksgiving Day a/i 7 p. m.
Church bells never ring sweeter than when they call God's people to¬ gether for a praise service tor His manifold mercies and abounding bles¬ sings. It should not be difficult to di¬ rect our steps that day towards the honse of God to blend our voices in praise and tluuiksgiving. Every thinking soul will thank God for bles¬ sings received and will have an op¬ portunity to join us in these services.
The various ministers, choirs and orchestra leaders aud members are planning  to  make it  a  blessed occa¬
sion to the honor and glory of God, hut people must co-operate or failure is inevitable.
An orchestra composed of players from five churches In town will dis¬ course music at 7 o'clock.
Services will begin at 7.30 p. m. Choir music also by members from the various church choirs in town will be worth hearing. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Lehman, A. M.. pastor of the United Evangeli¬ cal church.
.\ thank offering will be taken and eeually divided hetween the Easton Hospital and St. Luke's at Bethle¬ hem. Be sure to attend these Inspir¬ ational services.
SECOND NUMBER OF LYCEUM COURSE ON SATURDAY EVENING
Dr. Bible. Noted Lecturer and
Humorist, Will Entertain in
Lutheran Church
The second nuniber of the National Lyceum course under the auspices of the Nazareth Public schools will be rendered in the Lutheran Chapel on Saturday evening, November 25 at 8.15 o'clock.
Dr. George P. Bible, the humoroiu lecturer and entertainer, will be the attraction. As an orator and natural humorist Dr. Bible ranks among tbe foremost. His wit and humor are spontaneous, always emphasizing some solid part ot his philosophy. Gifted with a flne carrying voice and a most pleasing personality. Dr. Bible has a way of putting forth big truths and clinching them with sound logic.
Dr. Bible's subject will be "Lite and Opportunity," one ot his best lec¬ tures,—helpful, uplifting and inspir¬ ing.
.NEW FIRK AUARM STATION.
GYMNASIUM AND
POOL CLASSES
The following is the present sched¬ ule of gymnasium and pool classes of the Nazareth Y. M. C. A.:
Cadets—Monday 4-4.45; Saturday 9-9.30;  9.30-10.
Juniors — Tuesday 4-5-5-5.30; Saturday 10-11; 11-11.30.
Employed Boys—Monday 7-S; 8- .'.30:  Friday 7-S;  S-S.30.
Senior—Tuesday 7-S.30; Thursday
S.30.
B. M.—Monday ,S-9.30; Thursday S.30-10.
Basketball — Tuesday 8.30-9.30; Friday S-9.30.
S,   L.  C.—Saturday  2-4.
J. L. C—Thursday  1-4,45,
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.Miss .Margaret Tro.xell, postmis¬ tress of Egypt, Pa., and lier nephews, Thomas, Albert and William Hoffman and .Martin Guth ou Sunday were guests of Mra. Helen Sandt Lehr, Miss Troxell and Mrs, Lehr had at¬ tended the postmasters' convention jit Harrisburg in October,
Ml', and .Mrs. Ernest D. lierkaw and sens Bergen and Ernest aud .Mrs. Herman Ernst spent the week-end with .Mrs. Ernst's sou, James Ernst and wife at Wyoming, Pa. They made the trip by auto.
Mr. and .Mrs. James Ernst, of Eas- tcu, spent the week-end with Mr. Ernst's father, Herman Ernst.
.Mrs. D, H. Kratz, of .Mlentown; .Mr. and Mrs. W. Stanley Lanterman und son Bill)", of Easton, ou Friday visit¬ ed tlie former's sister, .Mrs. C. B. Sandt.
-Mrs. Charles Crulz and daughters Lelia. .-^lice and Emma and sons Floyd and Clayton and Miss Carrie Paff, of Easton; :\lr. and Mrs. Fred Bowers and daughters Hilda. Caro¬ line, Mildred aud Gladys and sons Earl, Stanley and Kenneth, of town, spent the day with .Mr. aud Mrs
re n
Itdwers and family nn
War- Sunday.
SESSION OF BATH   • NEEDLE WORK GUILD
The local branch of the Needle Work Guild met in 27th annual ses sion in tlie Walnut street Presbyter¬ ian' churcli, Bath. All of last year's officers were re-elected. There was a public display of garments and th( secretary, .Miss Marie E. Beers, re ported a total of 731 garments con¬ tributed, •'j-' garments more than a year ago. The speakers were Mrs. J. Upton Meyers and Mrs. Bourller. president and vice-president ot the Bethlehem branch. Both were en- thusia.stlcally received. Mrs. Thayer and .Mrs. Thomas, of Belhlehem, also made short addresses, Mrs. Bour- lieu, who was one of the speakers. paid a very high tribute to the Beth leheiii schools and claimed that in all her travels she had never seen tho equal of the new million dollar High School.    She is from the West.
THIS COOX
A .lOX.XH
FOR CHAPMAN-
nOY
Rock"     Rodgers
.-Vnnouncements
Benediction
Recessional. N'o, 2^:1	
. . ."Now Thank We All Our God" 3   P. M.
Organ Prelude. "Liberty March". .      Frysinger
Hymn,  No.   492	
"Before Jehovah's Awful Throne"
Devotional Exercises
Solo. "Soldier What of the Night" Dix Miss  Pearl  Schnerr
Music Y. M. C. A. Band
.Vddress  	
Prof. F. A. Marks, Supt. of Schools
Clarinet Solo. "Fantasia Character¬ istic by Baerman. . .Walter Bender
Recitation Miss  Ethel   Stoudt
.-Vddress    Ellwood Unangst
Violin Solo, Serenade, Bounod. . . .     Miss Mildred Paulus
Anthem.   "What   of   the  Night,   O
I A^Il:s¦
Al MT.i \i;v \ i.SlT
SISlElt Al \!1.I.\1!V
SEEK CANDIDATE FOR MOORESTOWN PARISH
At the services In the Moorestown parish on Sunday, November 26, Rev. Ira W. Klick, of Strausstown, Berks county, will preach as a candidate. The Moorestown Parish, since the death of the late Rev. A. E. Erdman has been supplied by Rev. C. H. Hem- sath, ot Bethlehem. By action of the Allentown Conference Bushklll Cen¬ tre has been added to the Moores¬ town parish In place of Little Moore (Dieters) church, which has been joined to the Indianland parish. The schedulfe of services calls tor the fol lowing: Snyders in the morning. Bushkil .Centre in the afternoon and Moorestown in the evening. Rer. Klick is a brother to Rev. J. A. Klick, O',' the Hecktown parish.
The local Fire department installed a new telegraph fire alarm station at the corner of High and Broad streets and Is known as station No: 23. Chief S»yder and his assistants con¬ nected the same for service on Sat¬ urday.
MOORESTOWN
Sunday    after- Reformed ser-
sii.\ I:>: <>! I 11!
.\ delegation  of tlie  Ladies' .\axil- i,':iy of Captain Owen Uico Camp. No,
l\(i FNTEinAINMEXT
be  ai
Watchman"    Thompson | proceed In a body to the church.
2ti. Sons of Veterans of Nazaretli, motored to Xorthaniimin on Tuesday evening and paid ;' fraternal visit to the auxiliary at that place, who were h.iving   inspectrtin.     The   ceremonies,-
wei'e followed hy a social when an alP'""^'''  •'" illustrated lecture.  "Sights around good time was had by all. Ex¬ cellent refreshments were served.
•ninti's   entertainment    will at  7.4.') o'clock Tuesday ev¬ enin-'.   .November   2S   in    St.     John's Lnther:in     ihaiiel,     Nazareth.       The lirinei'vil features of the [irogram are
WOMKX'S At .MLIAKV TO
ATTEND CHI Rt H SERVK ES
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The Women's .Auxiliary of the Har-j old V. Knecht Post. .-Vmerican Le¬ gion, is invited to attend the services; in a body at the Lutheran church on j Sunday. November 2G. Members are i requested to meet at the Y. M. C. .-V. j on Sunday at 2.45 p. m.   and    then'
and Scenes in Palestine." tin- annual thank offering from the members of the missionary society and the social Iiart.    .-V silver offering at the door.
(;IFT SALE.
Tlie Ladies' Aid of the St. John's Lutheran church will have their Christmas gift sale on Saturday. De¬ cember 9 at the business place of Charles ^eese, Main street. Nazareth,
Sunday school on noon at 1.15 o'clock, vice at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Clara Valdes and son, Ralph Valdes, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Miller, daughter Geneva and Misses Miriam and Lillian Michael spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hall.
Young People's meeting on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Leader, Misa Carrie Stelnmetz.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seifert .are the proud parents of a baby boy.
Mrs. H. M. Kleckner is on the sick list.
Mr.   and  Mrs.    John     Davis     and : daughter.  Miss Corna.  spent Sunday? 'evening with .Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Re¬ maly and family'.
Miss .Mabel Seyfried returned home ; after spending a few  days  at  Naza¬ reth visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. and .Mrs. Isaac Remaly sj Sunday afternooii as guests ot R$ er Miller and family.
.Mr.   and   Mrs.   Charles  Fehr. Stanley and Grover. daughters BS and Arlene.   Mr.  and    Mrs.     Vernon Anglemire and son Walter, of Bush- ; kill Center, and -Mr. and Mrs. Victor"; Andrews and children Melva and Isa-J bei spent Sunday witl\ Mr. and Mrs. Milton Andrews.
A good rain would be very wel-1 come by our people, because water ia \ very scarce.
.Mrs, Grant Remaly and son Hubert, and Mrs. Milton Andrews made a trip tc Clearfield and visited George Beers and taniily on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Andrews spent Saturday at Chapmans with Frank Eberts and family.
War Saving Stamps
Due January 1st 1923
War Savl'ugs Stamps, se: 191.S, become due and yny.i January 1, 1923. Tlie i.ip' bought these Stamps "ill their full face value upon i tlon, and will find thut    the
ot| ou who
i-iVB •ileiup- inoni'y
h of any dif-
if War   Sav-
the largest
le
tliey saved five years ago has earned •very year about 4 per cent com¬ pound Interest. In order to afford the holders of War Savings Siamps •n opportunity to continue :lieir in¬ vestment In a safe Goveriimen! se- .curiiy, the Treasury Department Is •fering an exchange of War Savings Btampg for Treasury Savings Certltl- esteii. These Certifleates are issued ^ ta denominations of $25, IH'O and tHOOtt, maturity value, and sold for Mo.JO, J82 and $S20 respectl.ely he lioldere of War Savings Stamps i«*n j;et tbe Certificates at those Jrlcea upon application through their •Wn banks or their post offlce-* Rx- •bftBgei will bo made as of January '• 1>28 upon applications presented **ween November IB, 1922 and ••nutry 15,  1923.    Immediate pay-
iiient will he inado in (
ference due tlii> hohle
Inps  Stamps  if  he  tal
possible amount of Tre.isiiry Savings
CertlHcates on the exchange.
If a holder has $25 in War Sav¬ ings Stamps, he may excliange them for a $25 Certificate and get $4.5t( iu cash. His original Investment In that instance grows to $29.50. If he has $100 in War Savings Stamps, he can gel a $100 Treasury Savings Certifl- cate and $ls In cash, in which In¬ stance tho original Investment grows to $11S; if he has $1000 In War Savings Stamps he can get a $1000 Treasury Savings Certificate und $2 It! In cash. In which instance the original Investment grows to  $1216,
.\ growing inclination of the people to save, and their desire to safe re-Investment for their leads Treasury offlclals to thnt a large part of the $600,000,000 111 War Savings soon to become due win be exchanged into Treasury Sav¬ ings Certifleates.
Russell Miller, son of Mr. ami'Mrs.
I Wilson H. Miller, of Champi*n Quar¬ ries, Willie on his wayLp^ork at the
iWerbo sijk mill a^^ffth, saw a coon up a Ireland im^Tmblng after it. ac¬ cident l,y folL,<lmd dislocated a hip. broke ^j^ltTn\ in two places and cut his head. He walked to Bath, where Dr. Franklin Hahn examined him and took him to St. Luke's Hospital. Bethlehem.
MISUAL SINDAV KVEXI\(i I.V M. E. (HIRCH AT EDEI
Offering       Band
"Star Spangled Banner"	
 Y. M. C. A. Band
Unveiling of Tablet  ..Marlon Mae
Eberts and Miriam Louise I'nangst "America". . ..-Vccorapanied by Band Benediction
7   P. M. Organ    Prelude,   "Jubilate    Deo"
    Silver
Processional, No. 294	
 "O Worship the King"
Opening Vespers
Music Band
Hymn, No,  360	
. . . ."My Faith Looks Up to Thee"
Address Mrs,  W. I. Gold
Solo.   "Recessional"   DeVaven . . . .
 Chas. Schnerr
Recitation Laura Miller
Clarinet Solo Walter Bender
.Address Frank Hnth
Anthem: "Still,  Still, With Thee,"
    Rogers
Offering Band
.\nnonncements
Benediction
Recessional, No. 379	
...."Onward, Cliristian Soldiers" Music     Band
REn MEN IN P«)W-\V(>\V.
:\Iinnetonk:i Tribe of Red Men held a very fnthusiastic meeting on Tues¬ day evening'hy exalting three war¬ riors into the Chief's degree, also re¬ ceived a proposition of one new can¬ didate.
The team is making arrangements for their trail to Bethlehem on Fri¬ day. December 1. to work a degree before the Great Chiefs with pros¬ pects ot having a good-sized delega¬ tion to accompany them.
Haymakers meeting on Tuesday evening. November 28. .\11 member-; are asked to attend this meetinp.
A re Morris & A rmour Forerun- <| ning a Greater Packing Merge?  1
HER'NHT  MEETING.
(Written Specially for "The Item" by Edward Percy Howard.)
Washington. D. C, Nov. 22.—Per¬ sons » ho have listened to the woes of the poor meat packers nearly broke {'.eir jaws laughing wheu J. Ogden -Vrmour swooped down on the capital accompanied hy counsel and experts, lo:ided with bpoks and papers, to lay SI ige to tbe Department of Justice \vi:li a view to getting a ruling in fa¬ vor of a great meat merger represent- iiig assets valued at more than $500.- onn.ooo.
Just how the meat barons propose tc square the application with the persistent insistence that the more business they do the less profit  they
flnd a money, believe
The ihiireh choir and male chorus of the Wesley M. E. church at Edel¬ mans will render a musical on Sun¬ day evening, November 26, In the church auditorium. The program will consist of anthems, male chorus selections and piano solos and duets. The public Is invited.
TWEI.KH AXM'.AL MEN'S
IA XCHEON OX nKCKMBER 6
"""LOCAL SUPPLY OF
WATER IS LOW
The Frienilly Venerald" Ibrmits; met in the hall of Tatamy Castle ati Tatamy on Saturday night. .\ large! delegation of Nazareth C.istle at-; tended the meetings and presented j , . ,. five Wanderers which were well tak-1 ' ^ en care ot hy the Hermitage. Eigh-j teen candidates were initiated. .\111 Sir Kiiiehts should become members j of the Hermits and be convinced that | they do not know all that Is going on|    , .„   ,
in the K   0   E I *"    '^      ' proposition can be put over   'with Attorney Oeneral Daugherty.
sumption as the most desirable o£ cuts when the public dares to protest against rising meat prices.
A line up of Armour  and    Morrij
would give them a dominant position
over    Swift.   Wilson    and    Cudahy.
While  the  capitalization  of  Armour j
and Morris foots up to   ouly    $190,-
703,400     and     Swift.    Wilson    andi
Cudahy combination has   capital    of
I $204,128,600,  the assets ot .the for-J
mer    are    given    as    $571,941,513,:
i whereas the assets of poor*Swift, Wil- ¦
Ison and Cudahy are only $525,765,'
1944,  scarcely   enough    to    struggle!
I a long with
!     It must be a greftt hardship to be j
In the packing IndWtf?.    Poor Swift, s
nELIVERTES  OF   MOTOR   C.XRS,
The men of St. John's Reformed church are making extensive prepar¬ ations fnr the celebration of the ex¬ ercises held iu connection with the twelfth annual men's luncheon to be held on Wednesday evening, Decem¬ ber 8. They are glad to annouuce that Dr. Kresge, of Allentown, will bo the speaker for the evening.
ed In these columiMf'a few ))lhe supply of  tvater    for
.\s state- weeks ago
Nazareth Is lunnlng U**. The Stony Garden reservoir l« at least six feet below normal level. The Stony Oar- den spring, the main feeder for the reservoir. Is perfectly dry. For a dis¬ tance of more than a mile from the Garden tho creek bed Is dry. Then several small springs are still run¬ ning. X All should use water spar¬ ingly.   	
Mr. and Mrs. Emrick Nag^ and son, are spending several days in New York City this week.
Robert     Zlegler.     proprleJ/»f    and manager of Ziegler's Gen^l garage
Mauch Chunk street, cently delivered Charles Clewi Milkovitch: equipped to er light  six
'zareth,    re- truck each to ons and Leslie sedan     fully n; a Studebak- Mrs.   E.    E,
Smith; a Ford ton truck to D. Wil¬ mer Wolf; a Cadillac roadster to F^schor Clewell and a Saxon touring car fo Herman Moyer.
Robert Ziegler and Fred Kern on Tuesday left for the Stude¬ baker automobile works at South Bend, Indiana, and will motor home with a new Studebaker special six sedan.
has not been disclosed. It is | |t will be recalled In 1919^ told the | known, however, that the first stage j^-orld there was a loss of 70 cents on J of tl,.' iKitile for supremacy is a pro-1 every head of cattle he handled. Ifi ii.isid ini'rger of .\rmour Co. and j the farmers had produced more anl- Aloriis .<- Co. Indeed, report has it | niais, no ono knows what would have, that even a closer combine is project-1 happened.
In 1921,.however, live cattle coull $67.53, proceeds from beet were $75.32, the returns from by products were $8.51, but even then tbere waa only a proflt of $1.13 on each animal. Just by what system of hocus poena meat profits continuously decline, meat consumption continuously in¬ crease and meat supply invariably it adequate, and yet meat price* are perpetually tilted altyward does not appear.
Evidently If all the figure* are true, another merger will mean the public will have nothing to eat but cow's horn* at $5 a pound, and the unfortunate packer* will be starring to death in the street* ot Chicago.
The farmer, of cour*e, will be d»- lighted with the propoeed merger. It will mean that the cloeer combine will voluntarily offer him more fer beef on the hoof—mebbe.
Daugherty passed upon the Lack¬ awanna aud Midvale steel consolida¬ tions, declaring they would not vio¬ late the anti-trust laws, but unfor¬ tunately for the steel group the Fed¬ eral Trade Commission kicked over the basket and spilled the beans.
Seemingly so far as the .\rmour outfit Is concerned, the closer control cf meat and price* Is none of the pub lie's damned business. Indeed, tho only persons in Washington who "knew nothing at all about the deal" were Mr. .-\rmour and bis vice-presi¬ dent, Arthur Meeker, who came to the national capital "to see his daughter." Counsel and experts evi¬ dently were brought along by Mr. Armour to see that the great food purveyor is eerved nothing but chuck steak so persistently urged for con-