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The Ambler Gazette
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VOh. LVII-NO. 1
AMBLER.   PA..  FEr^RUARY   28,   1935
S1.75  A   YEAR
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LI.EGEO   GAMBLING   PLACE VADED BY LAW
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Ambler Colony Club News ¦On Saturd.ay afternoon, March 2, Mr.s. I'orcdval Theel, Montg. County Art CViainiian, ^v-ilI conduct a .County Art Tour at the Art Museum on tho Parkway. Phlla. Tho sf'tip w-ll meet in the Central Court, main entr.-inco .'it 2 o'clock. Meniihcrs of the Amliler Colony  Club  are   urged   to  attend.
The tour will Include the Post-Im- pres.slonlst Group; Van GorIo Czanno <:i«ugruen, and Kousseau. Those accept¬ ed artlst.i, rebels of their day who Completely Equipped Outfit Taken, and' seceded from the Aca,*™iic .school, Violation of United States Liciuor | revo.il the .simplicity, force .and nicr- i-aws Also  Chargod—To  Dozen  Men | fredness   of   pioneers.   Quite   exten.sivo
Is the unusual exhihit of Pone, whoso
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'The   second   raid   '      "    --
FAVOR
STATE    LAW    WIDENING POLICE POWERS,
Arrested •   ,
in West Ambler within a few weeks was miade Wed¬ nesday afternoon and resulted in the arrest of 24 men. Both raids were jiulled off in th© same buildlnp, which had been built but a short tinie and w^hich is said to be owned by James I'lllepgi. The first i-aid was meide on the Camera Club, which occupied part •of the flrst floor. This raid was made by Federal officers, who arrested the ollicialg of the club on a violation ot the United States liquor laws. The raid stufe'ed Wednesday was made by County Detectives Charles L-. A. Eiler, James Gleason, Bennett and Irvin C. Andersion, assisted by Chief of Police l''luck. Thiis raid was nmde against .an allesod gambling place. The olficers allege bets were Ixjing- taken on horse
I .iklll of the old masters plu.« th.-^ trnlh i and experimentation of tbe moderns— I a rare combination in ono artist. i Philadelphia is iiroud to claim Borie as hor son.
beuerici- P.     Ilal-
Wills   Probated
Two sistci-.4 nro naiiiod .ariOH in the will of l^aura lowel'l, Willow Cii-ove. Sho died on December 25. No value of ftho est:ifo is given. The sister.'^ are Arlene .-noi Ella Phillips with the Jatter beins named  execuiti-lx.
All estate wiitli a pcrs.in.al valuo of $.50 was left by Mary 1>. (loifror, Abington, who died I'V^bruary 18. Children and a grandchild are  naniod
Will Prosecute Theft of Traps The Came CommlsHion ha.'-i be 'ii reoolvin.g numerous rcl.ori.s of trails being .st(il(>n in \ar:iiiis ikh-.'s iu' the St.ate. Wliile the i'ohniu. .-.siin <l,io.-i not liaW' the power ti iiros<Tuto for l.arcony, it dix's h.a. o, .-md will strictly enforce its pnwiTs iiiulor tho Game T/aw.s, whii h ^i'. o it t.he right, under .Section CM of thc Ganw i'oilp, tv apprdu'ud Jin.'.c^ie disturbing   the   traps   ol   anotlier.
?,f.any  tr.appers  who bavo   had   tlr-ir traps   stolen     in   the   liast   have     re- .Horted     to   the     pr.-ictlco     of     clearly punching  them  or   othei-wise   msirkiiiu them     so   th.at   they   can   readU.v     ho That the members of the Montgom-j ,,p(,,,p„iy^jj   _.^n,,   ,,iaim"d   in   tho  event ry County  Police  Chiefs'   Association | g^^pp^.^j,  ^^^.^   caught.   That   has   prac- riioiul   to   f.ght   for   their   ri.ghts   .and j ti(,.,Ily     elimin.-.l.d      tr,ap-;.tealing      in
CASTAHillS
Greatly Hindered Under Present Motor Vehicle Law—Legislation at Harfis- bi-rg Being Closely Studied—^Chiefs Meet   at   Cheltenham
INCREASE   PROPORTIONATELY WITH   RATE   OF   TAX
ST.   JOSEPH'S    S,CHOOL
greater powers Wa^ fully    indicated .a,t
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ti-.ip-lifter     wil .'^^teals   a     trap which   Is  peniiiinontly   murktd.   if   lir,:-! j procedure  is   t'oilnwed   it  will   ovontu- j ally l>ut a stop 'to this type ol   viol.i- ' tioii,   ofriitia's   holieve.
beneficlarie.s. Charles D. Krcidtr, racing. The olflccirs arrived shortl>11 )„.y(-i,pt.^ jh named executor. W tore 3 o'clock and Irrimediately ruiih- ,'".¦ thc place. Barred doors halted their progress for a time, however, but they soon smashed their way through tht' doors and arrived in time to prevent some of thc men jumping fi-om the second story windows. One or two are said to have made their escape in tWs manner, not however, until one was recognized by Detective Eiler as l)e- Ing a paroled prisoner, who is want¬ ed for questioning. The man escaped before the officers could reach tbe place where he landed from the win¬ dow. One of Auch's large buses wa.s used in hauling the prisoners to the office of Justice of the Peace Urban, Forrest avenue, where they were given hearings. It was tostifled by the officers that   when   they   arrived   they   found
racing charts, a blackboard where the' at its special meetin.g on Monday records were kept of the rar^s as they j evening, adopted a resolution favoring were  run   off,   together   with   a   com-   the jiroposed tax on chain stores and
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MERCHANTS     ASSOCIATION     AD¬ DRESSES GOVERNOR  EARLE
the regular monthly session of the, ti^j^ij twice li<-fore h( associi.ation hold la.-^t Thursday after¬ noon at the ^'(aktown Tavern, York Road and Ogontz avenue. Cheltenham. Superintendent Charles Smith, of the Ijower Merion township police who h.as been spendin.g considerable time in ll.ii'riKliur.g during the present s, s.sion of tiio legislature, gave ilr.st- hand iiii'orniation regarding the work being dnn(< for and .against the present police system of cities, boroughs and townships.
"No doubt exi.-vts." Superintendent Smith .said, "that there is plenty of activity for centralizing the powers of the police with headquarters located in Harrisburg." He continued that the State I'olice Chiefs' Association is putting up a great flght against any ^iich movement. "Our greatest effort j Washington's Birthday Program Most now,"   ho  said,  "is  to give  the  police,     Appropriate   —   Would   Washington
Annual    Entertainment   Includes    Fine Program
The annual entertainment by the pupils of St. Joseph's School, Ainbler, will be pre.'^ented this Thursday and Priday evenings, and the progr.am as¬ sures an Interesting and delightful event. i
The flrst nunibcr is: Radio boys' duet by Mary Signore and Elizabeth McCourt Impersonating. The address Cost of Collction Is Low so Long as "'' «'f''come will be followed by "Old the Rato Is Reasonable—High Tax I ^'^"'^'P'" Moon," by little girls, and Ent:oor.ago "Eot egginj" of Ga-5o- i "'^" ^^'^^ 1''""''° Friends, Ararguerite line   From   Outside   Sources > K'lvanugh, Mry Stotesbury and KUza-
,„, ,  , ,   . .        ' heth McCourt,  %vlll give a. selection,
he proposed nercise of 2 cents a Topsy-turvy drill will be executed gallon In the Penn.sylv^inla gcusollno ; ^y jutle boys, and the trio. 'We're tax. which will mwike the total state p,^yi„g Together." will be presented rax :> cents a gallon, exclusive of the „y e„,^ ^^^^ McDanlel, Marv Ser- fl    ?.?'!.^''L?!I'".,'i''J''"".'\l!!''"*•_'f'"^^'>•<•^tore and M.argiaret Rogers. The glr].,
will execute the "I-ittle Cleaners' l:rill. and James SeiTatore will render a violin  solo.
mM SIUDENIS
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REHEARSALS     AND        TRY-OJTS NOW   BEING   HELD
to light interesting features of the i rapid iii(i'i.)-o in Int.al Lvasohne taxes since tell las', tax was im'posed by Oregon in I'.ni). Pennsylvania follow¬ ed Oro'_;on a .scant two years later, in l;i21. being .among the ploreer s;,i(';i in (his respect. In 1923. Penn- y\-!v,inia riised the tax to 2 cents a p,il!on. .and in the years 1927 and 1929, iii'Dstoil   tho   levy   to   three   nnd   four
rents   respeetively.
Then   In   the year     1981,  an  unus'a.al j "Sergeant"   Joseph   Monaco (hiivr liaoi    nr'd.  Pennyslvania  red'.iced { mA.«ter,"   Peter  Bruno.
The Glow Worm  t<ap d<ance will  be
"Around tho Camp Pire" will be <an interesting scene presented as fol¬ lows: "Rastus," James Ferrao; "Weary Willie," Aingelo Trofa; "Skinny," James Caterisano, "Percivlal Tflarold Reginald Rollinson," Fortun.ato Cas.sel- nuovo; "Charles Edwitirds," AllUa Culfo;    "Ijieutenant,"   Kmery   Kertesz:
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ot tho stato greater powder as to en¬ forcement of the motor vehicle code by permitting regularly paid police to make aia-csts on view of violations of the code in summary conviction cases, also to iiermit the police to take tho defendant to tho justice of the peace, alderman and magistrate nearest to tho scene of the violation, nt his option.
Have   Favored   the   World   Court?— Basketball
Pinal tryouts for dance chorus-c^ and speoiallties .are being held thi.-i- week by the Ainbler high sciiuol students for the coming presentation of 'T'urple Towers," which is <a merry complication of mistaki n idenliti's. ghosts and a love affair. !Mary Van- derlip.   heiress   and   owner   of   Purple
Text of Telegram Sent off After Meeting on Monday Evening Last —No Fear of Rising Costs—Protec¬ tive   Ordinance   Dis'^ussed
'The   Amibler Merchant.s Association, j
plete telephone system for receiving the information, and a cage where the bets   were   received.       They   tMstlfled
addressed   the   following-   telegrom   to Governor Earle:
"We,  the merchants of the borough
further   that   Ralph   Bowers   was   thej of Amibler, County of Montgomery are alleged proprietor, and they retjuested; in .accord  with  your I'eply  to the  op- that he  bo held   under $1000  bail foripoaition   of  chain  store   taxation,   ac- coort. The others were held under $300 | cording   to   new.spaper   accounts,   and I ball   for   a   further   hearing   in   order | is   basically   sound.   Practically   every! that    investigation    may    be     nxade. j corporate chain in the state of Penna. | Several   residents  were   captured      in . has made a net profit and paid divi- 1 the   raid,   aa  wcill      as   several     from I dends   on   Us   stock   during  the   entire | Wyndmoor, Lansdale, Doylestown, Fort j depression,   whereas   nVany   individual j Wlashington   .and   Norriatown.       Their i merchants have failed to m.ake .a wage j
names   aro   being     withheld   for     the j P'-esent. I
Gelib«rt Reinstated
Charley Gelbert, who hopes to get back into action with his St. Louis Oardin.al mates next season, was re- Instated by Base Ball Commissioner Kcnesaw M. Landis last week.
Assail    Utility   Legislation
John E- Zimmermann, president ot the United Gas Inaprovement Co., In n statement last v/eek .says that the Wheeler-Rayburn . Utility Holding Conipany Bill repro.sents Federal man-
for their -labors, and many were forced i out of business. The claim of chain, j organizations that if tax is pas.sed the] cost to the consuinwrs of neee.«is:ties j will be incr,-'ased, is sure propagand.a, I as the c'hain organizations do only 27 | percent of tho business, and .as such j the comipetition of the individtial; merchants will necessitate their keep¬ ing prices in line with present day. conditions. It h.as been proven that] individual mei'chants are in most cases i selling at s.ame .and in mlany cases at ( lower prices than chain store organ- ] izations, in.asniuch .as the individtial I merchant does not have the hi.gh ex- ; ecutlve expense of chain orgaiii;'ations. agement   of  businCvSs  generally. j Py   very   slight   curtaihnont   of      this
In a letter addressed to com'merciial, executive expense the tax ran welt be' consumers of electricity, M.f. dimmer-; paid   without   affecting     stockholders'. man points out that the Federal Pow-i dividends.  And   if chain   organirations ' er  ConinrLssion  is  authorized   to   pre- ^ should  carry out  their threat of elos- | scribe  regulations and  issue  orders  to j Ing   stores   and   increasing   unemploy- ; nny conipany ns to disclosures of pro- | wnt,   this   would   he   negliRliblo      as i fits, duration of contracts, competitive j P''ovan In various parts of the T.^nited bidding, and simlilar matters in trans-   states where  special  chain  taxes are actions with electric utility companies.! irv   effect,   and   thoso     so   placed     on "It   is   mado   unlawful   for   you,"   he I employment list would be readily ab-
' sorbed  by the individual  merchants. The   Merchants   Association,   nt   its
Superintendent Smith cited that the j Towers, finds when she returns from more objectional features that have j Pari.s. that her agent has rented her | hindered the police in prosecuting; property to Miss Appl. i-vato and thej reckless drivers of motor cars as ] Philip Bradley. All of them meet at, merited, arc being eliminated, and the | Centerville station, when Mary is, law is being simplified in form. AVhen I mistaken for the cook Miss Apiilegate ' finished,   Superintendent   Smith   said, j h.as eng.aged. I
it will  be presented  to  the  committee !     j^     the     preceding     months.      Red I on laws. I Nichols, a prize fi.ghter, .and his man- |
>The  principal  objectors  to  thi.s    bill j ager   Earl   Parker,   h.ave   .surreptiotisly j are   the   automobile   clubs,   prlndixilly j nsod   Purple   Towers   as   a       traini;iT ; the  Keystone  Automolnle  Club.   These ¦ cantp.   thus  giving  rise   to   tho   rumor; club.s,   ho   s;iid,   are   prep.iring   a   1 :!l | (hat   the   old   hou.so   is   V-'H'li d.   Th <y it     i.s     allaged,        that     will       hinder j loave   beforo   the   other   ¦y:'\<^'-ds   arrive. the  police  in   doing  their  duty,  and   if j but   find   that   they    m'l-t    return    to , it  is  enacted  as  written  it  is  doubt- | find the contract they lefl in tho bouse, i ful if any policem).a,n will care to take | Then   the fun   begins, a   cha.nce   in   arresting   nn,v   motorist       Tlehear.s'.als  .are    boinT    held     e^-oi'v for    anything    but  a   felony.       "The   afternoon.   Mabel   Pit,l .v,.aiiT3d     Marie ; regularly   organised   and   paid    police ; Wolff   are   rehearsal   assistants,   nn?,
Betty  McFarla'id  and  Latii-a   .'^l-Airi are  accompanists.
A   short   but   'interesting      program ' commemorating   the     .anniversary     of Washington's liirthday was given last' Thursday .at  Am'bler  IIi,gh   School.       :
After the usual opening exercises. the pupils from Room 1.5 gave a re¬ view of various sayin.gs by "Washiir-^- , ton. Then Edward Pavics told soni" amusing anecdotes taken from AVash¬ ington's  life,  w'hic'h   slicd   H;Aht   on   hi.: '
to 3 cents a gallon. Iho gener.al trend In the ¦1 \',liole D'osru'te the de- o\-i as - in the tax. however, the state I'lvoniios; from this jMO-aroo declined only $,sr.3.0.".2. Although a reduction of on'>-fourth Av.i.« made in the g.as tax. 1ii<'. l*,.;,.; in revoniio declined onlv one- fiftioili. ivo< ill": that <a. lower gasoline lav rato increases consumntion to tho point where an inconsiderablo decline in roveniio i.s evidenced. On this basis it is iiont^iuio that t'he proposal to raise | the state tax on gasoline 2 cents a gallon In 1935 may restrict the use of
.1 11 tr.,'-nnH'1eti    olid    on'-'o,...'n o*o    fiv   .^.-ncl..n
nnd bootlegging to such .an extent that tho highor lew ivlll b" a dlsapnolnt- niont to State officials from the stand- po'nt  of revenue.
The history of the st.ate tax indicates that tho cost uf collecting the gasoline ;i \ \- ins been low so long .is the lax reiniiiKd low. Just .as soon as the tax is Increased the cost of collection shows an incr6<a.se. Thiq has especially I'o'11 ii;i Ml slates siiu.ated asPenns^i- vania.    'l"l,c    nearness    to   New   A'ork, i
executed by Marcella Bernhardt and Irene Peters, and tho '^Ioly City." will be presented In pantomime by the Seventh and Eighth Orade Girls, ac¬ companied by St. Joseph's Choristers.
WILL     SPONSOR     THE     SUMMED JUNIOR BASEBALL
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SALUTATORY DELIVERED BY REV. MR. GROTON
Harry Speed Is Welcomed—Address by R. A. Melville, the Venetian Glass- blowC—Plans Announced for Meet, ing on March  19
The Rotary ('Iul> of .\ni1il(a- held a bu.sy monthly liusinoss meeting Wed¬ nesday eveniing of last week .at Nib¬ lock's restaurant. The members heard a review ot tho businoss as transacted by the I'oard of ¦Uirectors. They en¬ joyed an earnosl .address by Rev. N. P. Groton delivered In welcoming Harry Speed, a new memilK-r. Rotarians were reminded, in the address, of the high st.antiards expected in vocational, community and iicrsoniil endeavor, .and of the rosi)onsibiliti(>s as.sumed .a«i members. In addition, R. A. Melville, the Venetian glassblower appearing at the Amliler Theatre, spoke on his ai't and the part it has played in civiliza¬ tion.
IThe meetin.g oi>eried with the presi¬ dent, R<alph P. Prey, in the chair, .and the routine business was soon trans¬ acted.
George Bennett, of the Jenkintown Rotaiy Cluii, and Jii.-- .guest, liarry Kelly,   were   greeted.
J. M. Fisher, o' the Rotary ICdiiratiou Comimittee. presented I'ev. .Mr. (Iroton, who reviewed the expansion of Kot.ai-y. and weighed the importance of the meeting each week of 40i)0 oi'ganiz.i- tlons of business men associated with the s.aine hig'h ideals of senice. who efforts are constantly bein.g directed In striving to reach upward, .as their mission also Is the fellowship of other men with like ethical aims. j "The new meml>er natur.ally expects I to receive benefits from such an as. I sociation," declared llie .'--peakor. "Init ; he has respem.siliiiitie.s lo pi'Vl'iirin as warned   Jii".   Groton.   'lb
Frank  King Chairman of Committee- Club to Attend Wm. Penn Inn Meet-[       „„ ,   ^^^    ^,     ,
,,   _ ,       in    1    -J        Ull     I well,     warned   Jlr.   Groton.     Ho   must ing   on   March     19—Leidy     Heckler     . ,, , , .      „    .
,,1 All.    J •     iri    -J , giYO as \vell .as receive, and his efforts
Makes   up  Attendance  in   Florida ,*   ,, ,      ,,      .   , . ,    ., ,..-..
,. .        , , ,    ! should  bo directed towards tho  uplift
The  Kiwanis   Club   of  Ambler  held
department have only one object in making arrests of motorist."! wiio vio¬ late the law, and that is to protect thc traveling inibilic, but under the present law our police can not make an ar¬ rest on view, and as a result all kinds of influence is brouglit to bear upon the police departments and officials hi.gher up to  release  the offender."
After a few remarks by the inem,l>ers complimentine'   Superintendent   Smith, it  was  decided   to  petition   the  mem¬ bers of the assembly and senate from i character  and   h.abits. j Jlontgomery   county   to   support     the       Mildred Hale speculated on whether! bill    that'  will   bo   presented   by   the j or   not   AVashin,gton   would   want   the .'itato Police Association in the interest j United   States    to   enter   the       AVorld of  greater protection  to  the  traveling j Court   According   to   his   opinions   as pnblic.                                                                 I expressed   in      his   farewell     .address,
ChairiTvan of tho executive com- I "Keep out of foreign entanglements.- mittee. (iiiof Patrick .McTlee, stated he would work a,gainst entr.-mce into that this committee has preiKired a the court; however, the ^Volid AA'ar resolution, but sug.gested that same ' and the hectic post-war period might be given further consideration and I have ..served to change hi.s mind since that   it   be   withheld   until   action   is \ attempts at world peace are more de
o ¦ wanis Magazine, stressing the Import-I'^   "'""   "
!.   ant  articles and  their  Interesting con-T    J'l-fsident P.ali.ii  noted with
tents.   a,nd   makln-g   tho  applic.ition the  local  club.
Its   monthly   closed   business   meeting' on Tuesday evening at School Inn, and
.\'ow   Jersey,    Ohio.    M'.aryland,',    West : despite   the   snow   storm   and   embryo '
\ii-,inia   or  .Delaware   makes   bootleg-j liUzzard, the attendance  w.as up to the
ging an easier matter than for a  state: usual   high   standard.   Past   I'resident
located .as Florida, for instance. If the ! I^idy   B.   Heckler,      who     is   touring
proposed t.ax of 5 cents a gallon should , Plorida,   is  making up  his  attendance
go   through   this  year,   it  would   tend I in the land of sunshine.
to    imroaso    the    buotleg.gin.g   of   f uel |     President     Ewin,g     presided,        nnd
I'M',-  III.'  .st.afo  liorders. in addition  to j Secretary  Biddle    read   the    minutes.
causing   a   decline   in   registration   ofi and   the   reports     of  the     comimittees
moor  ^!hicies  and   ae< reuse   in   con-, followed.
i-aimption   of  motor fuel.      A  further j     Harry   Swartz  ga,ve   nn   interesting
point   in   reil.ation   to   increase   in   the [ and  comprehensive review of the Ki
tax is  the  tendency of a high  tax  t
drive   business   to   neighboring  states
Motorists  go   over   tho   state   line   for
gasoline in order to purchase It nt the
pi-eviiiling lower price?.  The tendency
'¦    HI        '.•  ¦¦   as  shown  liy  the exper-
ioiiro   of   otiier   states,   to   buy   other
iiioi-ehnndise than ga-^oline \vhen  once
tlio   motorist   travels   over   the   border. A considerable amount of bootlegging
h.as   been  .going  on   across   the   O'hlo-
I'oiinsylvania border. During 1931'there
Avoi'o  niniors   that  "bootlegging"     was
being   done   in    A'oungstown.   AA''arren.
.and    the   Cleveland   districts.' An   In-
^¦ost;!J:ll ion   cr».-idurted     by   the     Ohio
'' .iio   'i'a\-   Conimiission   showed      that
llio   iiii|.,ii-^   voro   based   on   fact.   The 1   "raohod   its     climax   in  1931 d'.'iior was caught wiille haul¬ ing .g.asoline across the state line.  The
gasoline  ^ya.s being sold  .at n   cut  rate {
of his business and tin' in.i iiitonaiK'e of personal character." a-nd tlien the speaker stressed attendance obligations. As he closed his excellent .address he presented the applicant with a Rotary badge, explaining the sj'mhols there¬ on   designated.
ISecretary Ilan.sell reported the poll of   business   as   Ofi.i;   ji-in out    good.
Thomas Foulke iiototi iljo IJtii an- niyersary of the Ambler Public Ijibrary and its drivi? for Jmr; nut .il this time.
Josepli AV. Craft, chaii-mnn of the On-to-ReadIng   convention,     April   28,
I
pleasure
the   record   of   attendance   maintained
by   the  club.
The members voted to transfer the.'r |     "^- J"''" Prou.gbfon, chairman of tho
meeting on March 19 to A\'imi. Penn Inn i <^<>"^"'i""'ty    Service    Committee,      In-
and   join    with    the   Rotary   CluS   of | formed  of  tbe  plans  for  the  meeting
Amhier In a dinner and pi-ogram.  the i of t\xo club    on  Tuesday,    March  19.
feature of wiiich  will be Cia:>tain  Tim. i which   will    take    the    place    of       the
Healy,   of   thc   Proctor   and   Ganible! nilonthly businoss session,  and will  be
radio   program. ' at  AVm.  Penn   Inn.
The junior bfiseball  for the coming!     By   courtesy    of  the    ProcU
summer will be continued, and Frank , Gamble  C
sittint w hen
says,   "to  negotiate   or  perform    any | contract with an  electric  utility  com¬ pany,   by   using   the   mall   or   instru- .,   ,   , mentalities of interstate commerce,  in'"^''"!''"   *<>   '^^'P''^"''
it.t     organization.
contravention   of   the   dictation AVeuihin.gton commission."
"That   commission   ,is   given
of     a I
wiiich was formerly only the retailers.
power
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and has decided to omit thc word "Re- tall"  from  its  caption. ... 'The     following     nominations     were
no approve, disapprove, alter or modify | ^,_^^^j^.   pj-p^j^p^f     -j.^ank King;     vice any   contract  made   by   you   with   «", p,.pj,i^pnt,  Bernard  Llndenfeld:   secre¬ tary, L. A. Neigut; fln.ancial .secretary. IHarry     Seidman     and   Carl     Sabold: I treasurer, Roscoe   Prady    and    Henry
taken  towards advooatinsr  police  cen¬ tralization.
Tho meetin.g was presided over by the president, Samuel Wolfinden. After callin.g the members to order Secretary H. Charles AAH.sIer read the minutes of   the  January   meeting   wiiich   were
approved   as   read.   The  regular  order! Quotations   "¦A\t".     P.   Ferla;    ".A", of  business  was  then  transacted  and | V,anneit:    ".S",    M.   (loldren:    "II"'.
sir.a/ble as contrasted to war than ever before. With this "timely topic" talk, the program ended.
On Thursday, Room l.'i gave the following AVashin.gton Birthday pro¬ gram for the Junior High School as¬ semibly:    Song.      "A.nieriea."      exercise.
J. J.
contract  imade   by   you   with electric   utility   coiripany.       This     is; Federal   management   of   our  business j and   your   business."
Deens.
In conclusion Mr. Zimmermann urged business men genemlly to study | rpj^p annual election will take place the legislation and make known their i j,j^ Mfirch 21. and in the meantime a position to their Senators and Repres- i merchandising nlaili is being eonsidernd entatives  in  Congress. i y^y  jj^g  organization.
In  connection   with   the   .same     bill, j 	
Thomas N. McCarter, president ot thej Lansdale Couple  Wed
Public   Service    Corporation   -of   New]      ^j^g j.^i^y K.an,,,   l..in.sdale.  bcame
¦j the bride of .loliii K. llrolMior. I.an- dale busine.ss man, in a ceieniony per- fcrnied at the Palm ,Scliweiikfcldev t:;hurcli, Friday afternoon.
IThe   ceremony   was     perfoniie.l    by
. .     .      , ^    , , Rev.   Lester   Kriebel,     pasloi-   of     tlie
pending bill  in  its present dangerous, ^.^^^^^.^^l^^ ^^,^^^ .^ ^^^ jTroom's cousin. At-
j tendants  were Garnet   Keiiiii.   a   .sister ! of   the   bride,     and   Cleon   Koini'ii.       .i j brother  of  the  bride.       Ilida Lives  and friends   witnessed   the   o. r,'iiinti,\-.
Following fho ooronioiM Ui,, .oiiiflo left for a iniotoj trip to l''lorid.i. Tlioy will be gone for tlyee weeks and will be at home in Uinsdale after March 18.
Sfr.S.   lieezuer   wa.s   :i    student       at
Jersey,   urged   stockholders   to   protest j against it.
"Reasonable regulation of public i utility holding comipanies is not ob- j jected to, but every liiwful effort will 1 ¦be made to oppose the passage of the j pending bill in its present dani and  destructive from,"  he  said.
the oayment of all bills ordered.
(Treasurer  l'"i-ed  R.  Fluck  reported  a balance   of   $1(14.
I     '.Squire Howtird Boorse addrcs.sed the
I niomibers on legislative work at Harris-
' biir.g.
The   March   meeting,   wiiich   will   be tli(^ anniversary of the as.sociat.lon, will
I be hold in Ijansdale. The features promise to lie an anniversary dinner, to   wiiich   will   be   Invited   prominent
. men in the county. Tne meeting then adjouiaied and the monVbers enjoyed a social hour, and all voted Chief Theodore IlolloweU a fine host. Cor¬ poral Bugle and Patrolman PevUn, Henry C. Peons and George Leens were among   the  guests.
Arrest  Motorists
t.Tntil   further   notice,   all   motorists
Involved   in   an  acildent   of  any   kind
on   the   highways   will   be   placed   un-
"Sa^r    arrest  by     the     State     Highway
,;^^Rtrol   offllcers.   It   was   announced   by
Vffergoant   A.   A.   Discavage.   in   chiu-ge
of   the   Doylestown   and   South-Lang-
liorn,e   substations.
IThis announcement follows one made last week that the war <in reckless drivers will continue in the ymost detailed manner in order to cut down the rapidly increasing accident toll in I'enna.
It makes no difference, under the latest ruling, who is to blame for the highway uoi ident. If you ,iio hit by somebody <dso, it is uji to tiio proper authorities to decide where tha blame i.s to be plaoed.
Ralney; "I". S. Boyer: "N", R. 'I'urkin: I "G". L. Jfarano: "T". G. Drjigani: "G", |v. Romcndio: "N". ,I. Petringelo: iioein. '"AVashington's Birthday," Klizabeth I Kline; violin solo, "Minuet in ft-" I Phoebe Dickinson: stories—AVas'hing- I ton's IMother. Phoebe Dickinson; j AA'ashin'.'-fon's Courtship and Marriage. i Mary Coldren; AA^ashington nnd His I Men,  .Tack  Petringelo:   AA'ashinrrton   at
A'alley For.g,->.  Kl-zabeth  Kline;  AA'ash- I inirton's   Farewell.   .Tack  Rninev;    ",Ad i dress to the Fl.ag." Alexander po,vi;io.,- I song,     "Columbia     tho   Gem   of      the j Ocean."  Assemibly.
I iBefore the largest crowd over ;is- ! sembled at Ambler High the Souder- i ton Itedmen jiefeated a powerful A.m- I bier team by si, score of 26-19 to win Ithe Lux-Mont league chamiiionship. I Rudolp'h lead his team with 11 ; points, and if Burrell could have ,gol- I ten loose lo score, tho linal score might i have been a great deal different. Shoe- i maker did not lot Rudolph caidure j the  hitvh   scorm.g honors   l.ot   In-    vimo
through with 11 points to tie Annhler's
ford   Pyne.'
Claude Rohr, h.aving associated him¬ self with a hardware store in Brid^4e- port. reauested that he be relieved of I nnd no tax was being paid. The dealer ! the chairmanship of the underprivileg- wns  arrested  and  sent  to .tail.  Shortly ! <"<* child committee, which requoHt was .¦ifterward another denier was arrested, i grante<l, and AA'iiliam Burnett w-as ap- : The   situation    becnmf   f-o   acute   that I Pointed.
i the     Clovo'and     now^smpers       lie.gan !     President   Rwing  appointed   an   nt- ¦ featuring   the    "bootleg"   activities    In I'llli   iv,.rr,   ,->dvertisemenls.       A   border jKi'i'd v.as flna'ly set un.
The Int'^st fuH vear figures available "'or   gasojine   gallonnrre   on   which   tax
Captain 1"i:ii. He;ily King was appointed chairman of the j been secured as speaker, and committee, tho other members being j event is oi>on to .all sonieo Cluh-^- Wm. Burnett, assistant; Claudius Hay-1 Kiwanis Cluli of .Aioojor li.iviiu; wood, Claude Rohr, L. B. Heckler, j cefVted, and all sorvioo iion arc Roscoe Brady, Laniel Biddle and Lin- i vited   to   brinu-   avivos   or   other   lady
wliiiii   will  be   in-
and ba.i the the ac- in-
,\ I .iddross the .Amhier at 1)1 ii :'n Iiouse   that   same
wi". mid in Pennsylvania was during thd year 1033 ivben 1.04S.4(i3 000 trallons were reported. This was an Inoroase of .71 nor cent over the year 1032 wiien 1.041 oni   .gaVens  were  reported.
;   Willo'A   CrovG   Concessions   Involved
j A widow's effoit to collect $31,000 as s:ilury from her husilKind's estate I for ni:in.a.ginK concessions for him : ended unsuccessfully Saturday in I (v.-]ihaiis'   Court.
—In Oregon during the 'flrst tlir.o months utt l£3t, a gasoline tax iii- creuso of one cent ii gtallon brought about a decline of 5 percent in the amount of gasoline consumed. During the same |H>nod there w.as an in¬ crease (if fnorj 7 to 77 |ioi-oeiit in tlio neighboring states i.E Cilifornia, AAlashlCigton, Idaho, and .\evail i, in which there h^d been no chaiiau in rates. '' ¦      (,
I.an.sdale Hig'h i-'idiool. and tho groom is   a  graduate   of Perkiomen   sel-.ool.
Prof. Horne Escapes Iniiries Prof. I. A. Horne. suiii rvis'ir piineipal of \ho Wiiitoiaarsh town¬ ship sehools. win, -was ih iviog on the BetlVlehoni linke on l-'riday inoin- ing above .Amblor irashod into llio i-o.ai- of a .Moliilo ,i:-:is triirk. Tlio d 'iv- or of tho tniok Ind -liM'P'^il t" v.ioo the    snow    ii-i m    h' 'lilod.      .Mr.
Home   was      imaio -o    lli^;     ear
ill    tinio   to     .avoiil    llu-   r..|!i lloriie's   car   l'('<oi\-i shield,      sioaslioif    ti lights,  a  bint   front
ciai.sliod      h 1.      .M
withool aii.v iii.iiiiy to hii.isoir. .\1 the tiiiio of tho ao.iiloni ji,. wa., looloriii.g In ,lio iioiiio ,ir his iiaronis at   (,)iial:fa'town.
--Xoriis   Fire   Co.,   Noriisl,iw,n,   li.i lelcbraled its SlJtU auaivcraary.
Lester   Robbins   Faces   Charges
! l.,osler Itidibiiis. twenty-three, of ; Susiiiiohanna. :n'onue, I.,ansdale, Is j hiing bold for .a. further he.aring lie- I fore Pur.gess W. VX Rourke, North Wales, on .a charge of larceny of '] tools   from   the   Alias   Asbestos   Coni-
Jp.iii.x. So'.-tli AVales, Jslovember 21, ' big center. Rudolph and Shoemaker ]f::i. The defendant was pl.aced un- j were followed closely by AVenger, who ; dor arrest over the week-end by j had marked up 10 points. Cor.iily Detective jl'harlos laler on j Anabler started off just as it did at ^a warrant issued b.v;, Burgess Rourke. | Souderton, about three weeks earlier, i lloldiins formerly resided at North , by scoring about four or five point.-* ^\-.,lj..^ ' i before Souderton f-cored. The score at    I the end of the first <|iiarter was Ainb¬ ler 5. Souderton 4. Durin.g the second quarter Ambler outsoorod Sondertoii by   one   point,   and   ai    llio   half   time
,     Lillio  II.   Barnett,   widow  of   Ilarry - i,.;^   ^hey will remain at the southern Af.  B:irnolt,  4S55  Rid.ge avenue,  made | resort  until  spring
j tho claim against her hu.sband's resi- j     g,i,^ ^^^  white-haired,  but  with   a
i duary estate asserting that be had by ! healthy   tan,   Stotesbury   continues   to an   oral   agreoment   promised   to   pay i ^ppp   in   the   background   the   reserve
I her $SOIIO a  oo-\y of trho years 191Sand i
' 1912     and   .f7500   a  year for  1919   and 1920   for managing    his    "Candyland"
I and other concessions at AVillow '.Irove
; I'ark. She said he only made good on
I his  promise  to  the  extent  of $1000. ;     Jud.ge  Allen  M.  Stearne,  wiio heard j testimony on the claim, in ndjudle.iting I tho   matter,    said   that   "mere   loose" I stat.-'monts  made  by  Parnett  to some
guests.  The  dinner, formal, will  be at
(^.aptain    H!oi.l.v .¦school   cliildren   of the   Ambier   oihtu afternoon.
lOn March 27th tho IJotary oliib pro¬ .gram will coiaprise the finals in tho Annbler high .sclio;! iniblic speaking contest, on which occasion four boys will address the club, and the nieml-ers will Ix^ the judges. The prizes are $10, $.'5.   $2..'iO   and   $2.50.
Mr. lickard. nwinagor of Ihe Amblor Theatre, presented il. A. AlolvLlle, master A'enetian glaftsblowor. a ii.itiv;, Phoenici.a, who spoke most iiil'i, I- Ingly and educationally of the art, whicli antedates the Christian er.a by 1450 years. He accredited to the i rt the attainment of present dav oivil'/a- tion throu.gh the agon-ios of the tele¬ scope and tho miid'o.scope in soientihe pro.gress.
Mr. Melville w.a.s clo.sely followed in his interesting address and was ac¬ corded  appreciation  by  the club.
Rotary   Is 30 Years   O'd The  30th   anniversary  of  the   tonnd- lr,g ,of  Rotary,  on    Febru.ary  23,  wtus of   the   flnancler   and   particiiiates   in i celebrated   In     more   than   .'17:!f   cities the   social   life   of   the  resort. i all   over  the  world.
More  than  15  years a.go  Stotesbury I     An     Increase  duiintr     the   la«t     live laughingly declared  he  "missed  .a  lot  years .of an  average  of one  !• w  oluip
tendance comnilttee to attend the meeting in Norristown on March 26 to study the five-point program on attendance, of Which Ray Houghton is chairman. All clubs of the Southeast¬ ern Division  will  be  represented.
Kdward Foulke is making a study of the club's budget needs, and prom- isofl an interesting report at the next  meeting.
Mr.  Stotesbury  Ic  86
I'Mwaxrd     "Townsend Stotesbury,
Philadelphia flnancler, art patron and philanthropist, was 86 years of age on  Tuesday.
State.sbury and his wife marked the event  at   their   villa  in   Palm   Beach,
of fun" by sUvying too close to bivil- iiess. "I want to l>6 .a sjwrt," he said. That youthful spirit has marked him ever since. He repeatedly takes flrst prize for being the best-dressed man at  society  costume   parties  In     P.alm
third party do not con.stltute proof of | Beach, wiiere he and Mrs.  Stotesbury
are  the acknowledged  social  leaders. At society  dances,  he fox trots and
Hu¬ ll   ;i
axl<-
llsoll
Al.'. \\ ind- 111(1 hoad- nd a Iia,li.v ¦¦      oso.aiiod
Junior   Colony   Club   of   Ambler
Pans foy llio card p.i.rly of tho .lunlor ('o!,iii,\' Club of .Aiiililor lo 1m' held oil llie ivenin.g ot .Maiili fi in the oliili house were disiaissod al a iiu'oiiii.g   .Monday   night.
I; XV.IS do, idod to have a door |ii i;:o a:id (uizos for each table. Jlrs. ! vonard l-riiry is goiioi'.al (li.iiiiim ol Iho .aff.iir. Alis.s Uoliiata I'al ai .ind Mis .Marfoii St.N'er aro in oIi.u-l'o o'' n rroslinients. .Miss Tini .lapiliso is   cliaiiiiian   of   the   prize   committeo.
Miss   Sara,   Cassel,     president,     was
a   conlraot  between  himself and  wife. Hi'   disinissed   the   "wage"   claim.
Prfirnett, who died July 24, 1933, left Ills widow one-third of his estate, be- iiueathing the balance to other rela¬ tives. There were no children and Mrs. Barnett elected to "take against" the will, thereby receiving one-half of her
every; three days h.as broutjht llio imembership lot- limitary Interna.tional to 3730 RoUi.ry clubs, v.ith an Indi¬ vidual mombershii) of n«tiiy iril.OOO If/iarians, within .a few hundrod of the highest total in the liistoi-y of Rotary,   and   steadily   i'ncrea.slng.
In   this   extension   of   Rotary   In   the past   flve   years.     Rotary   c'.uljs     liavo
waltzes with  as much  grace and vei-ve; ^^^^   organized     in.   many   additional
as men half a centur.y youn.ger. Fro- i quently. .at his own private parties, j he takes the sticks frmni the drumimer j and beats time for the music himself. | Stotesbury wns born  in Philadelphln |
orlod 1. clod ¦ling, sidod.
to
lo
Air-
- oonval'-soiii o in-osoiit a I l)riir.\',    vli'o
aial
tlio 1 ro:
iioxt Idoiil,
Prepare   Soil   Mixture
.ioil   iiiixliiro   lor     .ivroAiiig
c-.iii   he   iiiailo   li.v   iiiixin::'
I ,   of   in.iuure   comiiust   and
l'-..)U.
tlio   scon-   wa.s   .Aiii.lilor   1:.'.   Souderton
10.   The   second-half   proved   fal.il    t-i
the Shin.gletowners, as they wero out-
scored by Souderton to a tune of 16-7. !     Tho Anxbler second team flnisbod on
the low end of a 20-"-; score to s'-uid-i--
ton's second  team.
.Aiubler     and   .lonliiitowii       lini.'iol
tiioir   return   gaiiio   of   tho   season   on
Kohruary  21   with  a  ;!2-:lil i Ambler,   a  revenge  of  one
the  22-21   Jenkintoyvn   viol
S.      it    was   a    li:ird     and
Ihri.'ii'.iioiit    wilii   n i   Mil-   I
Iil iioai-  ¦ lie  Olid.  'I'lo ii   \  i' 1
to        go    and     1 !n-    ^ ¦ oio I 2,S-3_'. Aniblor's I'avoi ! ed   time   mil.       In   II
.loii!.;iiilo\\ii   made anollior goal, bring
ing th.e scon- to 30-32. Tlio hlB'Ii scoror I were  Pohrabaugh.  of Jenkintow i: I Saunders, of Ambief,
victory  for point  over
i|-V    of   Vol,.
.11 -11 li i 111 o \'. 11   I ¦: I
'   l.-i-i   ¦-'2   socoin
I husband's .M4,0f)0 estate, plus the $500 j February  2fi,   1849.   and  w.as  educated
widow's exemption. Had   she   won   her   claim   she   would '. have become entitled to more than the j amount of the residuary estate. '     .Tudge Stearne pointed out thnt even
I hough   receivin.g an  adverse  decision
on  her salar.v claim,  Jfrs. Barnett has
r-1 1 iv-  i  ;"!r,.000 life insurance and ob.
laiu.-il lillo to the PJidge avenue, prop. ! erty,  wiiich  was held Jointly with her
hitsliand,   making   her   interest   in   the
; osldaa;-..'    o.-lato    a|iiiroximat(d.v    $60.-
IHM).
eoiinitries on every continent. The most reeent country, to bo added to the list is Lithuania, wiiero a. club was chartered at Kaunas last -N'o¬ vomber.   A   club   Ins     been   orgunlzid
in   the  public   schools  and   at  T-^ie^-i.'!<>'   Heykjavik,   leeland    and   has   made
Centi-al School.  He worked as a clerk | *il'"'if''-"'">   l'«'     tiec'ioii   to   member-
in a wholesale grocery store and later j *¦¦'"'"¦
with  a sugar concern. ^''^^ ""-'sin  "f  l^'is .groat  world-wido
Then   he   secured   a   clerkship   with   f«'>^'*""'"-*nt     had   its     inception   In     a
P.'-exei   R'   Co.  nt   $10 60  a   niont'i.    He j meeting   in     <iiioa:-;o,      Feb.   23.   1905,
rose through the grades to liecorme head of the cotico-n a"d ¦"•'" a part¬ nership  In  .1. P. Morgan   &  Co.
Indiistri 'I
rsfi  ,a   to-fai
in     iiro.liio-
hianiil'.ioiir-
E45,C*0  r.Tocors
I ¦
Int.
III.a
 lors
varied
I'onn-
Allairs
Willi Paul Harris, a lawyer, and three
of   his   friends.   It   was   the   foiindor's
purpose to  bring  together .-oinc-  i-f  liis.
friends  and  their  friends   in   a     club
designed   iirhiiarily   to   enoourage   fol-
ross-rolllnatlon I lowship  among     the   leading  liuslneKS
for   low   yields   and   iirotossional   mon   of  a.  coinniuni-
iPlile ,ty.
t!io   r.'Miio Uol-irv
.'iL.:.od.
Use  Apple  Bouquets
¦AVhere   lnadei|Uate has   been   responsible In     pasrt  years,     bouquets     of
blossoms .fnmt the right varieties j At the convention in 111'.'. can bo placed In the trees nt b'los-| Internation.a Associatiioi of S'lnilng time. Demonstrations con-| Clubs was adoj.ted, iiiul charters ducted by extension workers during j were issued to Rotary cluljs lu AVln- tho last fiiur A-cars havo proved thatinlpeg. Canada: I.oo.don Emglnnd, and jhis is a praolioa.l solution of theJDublin. Ireland. The name was shoi-t- polliuutiou  problem. jened  to llatwy  IntOjnati-onal  in  ia22.