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M. C.-8tationedSantiago, D. R.S.

PRICE TWO CENTS

u.Dear Mother:-

FROM ONE OFNARBERTH'S

As you se e, w e ar e still here, andthe prospects are that we w il l stayhere until w e ha ve completed ou rt r ain ing , and then be assigned to one. of the several companies which ar estationed h er e o n t he i sl an d at Puerto Plata, Monte Cr'isto, Santo Domingo c it y, or at the fo rt here. Themen w ho a re he re now have beenher e f rom a year to two years, andthey ar e going to the States andfrom t he re t o F rance soon.Our outgoing ma il is censored now,but I ' l l try to give you as much information as poss ible about o ur t ri pdown, and cordit lons here.We left th e maneuver camp atPari s Isl and at 2.30 in t he morn ingof June 25, with a ll ou r belongingson our backs and ou r rifles on ou rshoulders. We marched six miles into the barracks and from there ship

ped to one of t he Sou thern ports, 'where we went on board a transport.We left there at 10 o ' c l o c ~ in the morning of June 7. At 1 o'clock we losts ig ht o f l an d a nd did not see .it againuntil we passed San Salvador Islandat 3 P. M. June 9. The voyage waswonderfUl, the w ate r was bluerth an you can imagine, clear andiridescent, and at night f ul l o f p ho sphorus, in which the fish made

SERGEANT.MAJOR G. H. McLEOD streaks of light. Several schools ofthe dolpi ns cam e u p to the ship andplayed about the bow for hours. Flyin g fish were there is abundance, too.Every rose has its thorn. We marines h ad t o s le ep on the decks, sansmattresses, sans omn ia e xc ep t ou r

blanket. The upper deck could onlyaccommodate about one-third of usand if one d idn ' t s take ou t his bedthere by 5 o 'c lock , he had to go below and s lee p i n t he h ea t from theE:ngines. The food was fa r betterthan we got at Paris Island, bu t theYnrepared it so long ahead of timet ha t i t was generaIly cold by t he t imewe could eat.The onl y work we had to do on

boa rd ship, b es id es scrubbing ou rclothes and o ur se lv es , w as guardduty. I was o n g ua rd t hr ee days on fou r h ou rs and off eight hours.The last time I was o n t he second re lief, which is o n p os t fr om 12 to 4a ll r ig ht in the afternoon, but notvery pleasant f rom midnigh t till 4A.M.Sunday morning we came in sight

o f Cub a, w ll ich f i rs t appea red as abank of c louds on the horizon, ou t ofwhich there gradually appeared great8c mountain peaks, their tops covered byclouds. I had no i dea Cuba was SO9c mountainous and barren. We saw nosigns of inhabi t an ts untlI, at sevenin the evening" we dropped ancho r i na port at the eastern end of the is1land. Monday aft ern oo n we went

ashore in sma ll boa ts and hiked tothe other s id e o f the bay, a distanceof e ig ht m il es , o ver th e most h illycountry I have ever t raveled. On theway we passed the site of che firstCuban battle of the Spanish-AmericanWar. On arriving at our destinationwe went sw immin g in t he clearestand most Salt water I have e ve r b ee nin .. Swimming over a depth of fifteenor twenty feet, it was p os si bl e t o s eeclearly to the bottom, which was Po' e re d w it h var i -colored she l Is andfantastically shaped fish.After our swim we went back to

t he s hi p and at 7 o'clock th e ne xtmorning we steamed out. Soon l o ~ -ing Cuba, we cam e in sight of theIsland of Hai t! , a lo ng t he coast orwhich we traveled untll 7 the ne xtmorning., when we a rr iv ed a t one oft he por ts of the Dominican Republ lc.Which, as .you p ro bab ly know, occupies the eastern half of the island.T a k i n ~ our belongings, we disemb ar ke d a nd w ent up to t he mar in eb ar ra ck s. A ft er l ea vi ng o ur .packsthere, we were given two hours'leave to go out and sce the town-thefirst leave. we had received s ince enlisting.(Continued on Second Page)

New rubber rings, 1 c each..Tars with rubber rings, pints,each, 90r (lozen, 45c half dozen.Jars with rubber rings, quarts,each, $1 dozen, 50c half dozen.Su?;ar, p er p in t j ar , lc.To pay the cost for canning frui tsand vege tab les those who cannot cometo the Cente r to do their own work , atoll of three jars out of each dozenwiII be r eta ined by the Center to be~ o l d in the aut umn o r winter. Tileproceeds of such s al es w il l, w it h tilemembership fee of $1 per perwn usingt he C en ter , b e used to defray tilecost of maintaining the Centers.If , however, a ny membe r wishe.;;to kee p the entire dozen jar: ; containing f ruit or vegetables supplied !IYhim or her, a charge for work donewill b e mad e at reasonable rates.

MAIN LINE COMMUNITYCANNING CLUB

Price List For All CentersSubj:ect to Change WithoutNotice'

Of the Fourteenth Canadian Battalion,Who Ass 'l st ed at the Opening ofBri ti sh Rec ru it in g Headqua rt er s,23 Sou th N in th Street, Philadelphia.

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Uetty BlIxrer's Gossip.THE FIRESIDE

1\IAIL FOR SOLDIERSIN l!NITEllSTATES EXPEDITIONARY FORCES

The Narberth Home Defe ns e U ni thas been ab le t o secure as a speakerfor Thursday evening Sergeant-MajorMacLeod, of t he E ng ll sh p ar ty nowin America, recruiting subjects ofMrs. Albert T. Rowand, o f Mer ion K ing Geo rge f or s er vi ce . The thril l ingIavenue, has lef t' for Atlantic City f or stor y this m an h as to tell after two

the remaind.er o f the summer. years i n t he trenches should be heard- - - Iby eve ryone who can get :into EIIOMrs. Edward S. Haws and Miss Ruth Hall, and be read b y t ho se who areHaws are visi t ing Newport, R . I ,. Bos - not so f or tuna te . Mrs. MacLeod willton and other N.ew England points in be present at the meeting.their automobile.Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Anderson, Mr.

Edwin Anderson and Dr. and MIll. H.H. Birney, of Philadelphia, ar e spend-I (Continued o n T hi rd P ag e)

Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Moore entertainedMr. and Mrs . Cha rl es N. Crawford,l over the w e e k - e ~Robert T. Lacy, nephew of Mrs. C.arroll Downes, has gone to Paris,

T exas , t o v is it his father.

NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. JULY 26, 1917

OBITUA.RY

POST OFl'ICE lNFOmUTION

Mrs. J05. BakerMr. and Mrs. CranluerMrs. Mary C. LecomptMar y J . V in ce ntMr. and Mrs. Rufus Young.

E d w ~ r d S\ Ha'ws, Postmast('r.

VOLUME Ill. NUMBER 42

Home Guards , Attention!The PllHadelpltia Publlc Ledger'wlshes to iusert a l t ic tu re of tileGuard and. as a satisfnctory pllotograp)l caunot be taken in t he evenlng, a photographer will b e s en tto Narberth

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150,000.00125,000.00124,085.li8

1,885,717.'71

$2,284,758.29

Ot course, wedel iver - aliYpIa c e - IlOYtime.

Company

Don't forget that this is a com.munlty of home makers and homekeepers and that one of YOURMOST IMPORTANT DUTIES Is tokeep it so.You c nn aid materially by do.Inlr )'our shopping and marketJngwith the advertisers in this paper.

BUILD UP YOUR ITOWNBuild Up Your Home

The Eagle Tailoring Co.234 WOODBINE AVE.Phone 1203-J. NARBERTII, PA.I,ndles' and Gent s' . TlliloringCleanin/r. P r e s s i n ~ . Dyeing- and Repairing. Prices Reasonable. Workcal len for and delivered.

LIABILITIES.CAPITAL STOCK $SURPLUS '" '"UNIHVIDED l>ROFITS .DEPOSITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HOWARD'S

787,1)43,1;)468,657.4!)220,li06.88888,111.01

RESOURCES.llORTGAGES AND JUDG:UENTS. . . . . .$WANS ON COLLATERAL . . . . . . . . . ,.INVESTMENT SECURITiES . . . . . . . COMMERCIAL PAPER .REAL ESTATE. FURNITURE AND

FIXTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 159,888.79CASH ON nAND AND IN BANKS.... . . 265,051.56$2,284,758.29

The Merion ,Title & Trust Co.NARBERTH OF;FICE, .ARCADE BUILDINGOPEN FROM 8 A. M., TO 4 P. M.SATURDAYS 8 A. M. TO NOON. FRIDAY EVENINGS 7 UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK

STA TEMENT OFThe Merion Title & TrustJUNE 30 , 1917

J. E. Matthews.Jun.e 26, 1917.

To Mr. Fred H. Walze r,Const ab le o f Narbe rt h, P a.Dear Sir:In compllance with Section 5 of theAct o f June 3, 1915, P . L. 791 (a copyof said section annexed hereto), youar e herebY called upon to kill al l dogswith in your jurisd.fctlon, not wear inga l icense tag, rega.rdless of whoaoeproperty they may be, on Or after June23.1917.The County Commiss ioners havegiven thirty days' notice In the newsp ap er s o f Montgomery county all required by said act, and you will noticethat in the discharge of said duty VOIIwill not be lia'ble to criminal or civilprosecution.

B. T. WlIITE.

HARRY A. TACOBS,Editor.

H. C. GARA.Ad {('rUslng Manager.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Casbier.

OUR TOWN

OUR FINANCIAL STRENGTH

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1917EMFmGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 12fiG.There wil l b e d ri ll ing at ElmHall l Iereaf ter every Mondayand Tbu rsday nights at elglltGclock. All tbose who have llad

a n ~ ' mlUtary experience ar eespecially invited to come outand take part , and assi s t in tilework.

Two billion dol lars i s a t r e ~ e n d o u ssum of money. Y et t he Ame ri ca npeople have loaned their governmentthat much and have barel y t ouchedtheir r esour ce s. The money wasraised so easily it only deemed toshow the tremendous financials t rength of the country.I t i s not one -t en th of our b ank deposltil. I t Is less than one-eighth ofour bank loa1lJl for one year. I t wasless than one-half of our nationalsavings for 1916 and only 5 pe r cent.

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Mrs. C. T. Moore A. J. LoosMrs. Roy E. Clark jIenry RoseEarl F. Smith W. T. MelchiorQ. M. HenryAssociate Editors.

NARllERTH CIVIC ASSOCIATION.President, A. J. Loos.Vice-presidents, A. C. Shand, J. B.Williams, James Artman.Secretary and tr':lasurer, Frank J.Wiese.Directors, Frederick L. Rose,GeorgeM. Henry, W. Arthur Cole, GeorgeM.Colesworthy, Mrs. Wlll iam S. Horner,A. E. Wohlert, Mrs. George M. Henry,Fletcher W. Stites, E. A. :Muschamp,H. C. Gara, Henry Rose, Edward S.Haws, Mrs . Roy E. Clark , Mrs . Lester W. Nickerson, William D. Smedley.

Iof our, national Income for that year, I Your, attention Is also directed to Telephones,according to estimates. that clause of said section which reads 1267Not only Is t hi s f ir st L iber ty Loan as follows:_ An Exp er im en t i n Co.operatiTl" ,Bond Issue of two bill ion dollars much "For f ai lu re t o p er fo rm h is official 1268 ' lUrnalism-No Paid Workers. _ ! l a r g e r thanTthe Init ial loons of any ot d ut y under tn.e pr.ovlslons of this sec-: Th B h SOwned and Published every Thurs- the other Nations engaged in the war, tion, th e constable shall be l ia bl e t e rig test pot in Narberthday by the Narberth Civic Assocfa- I bu t It was raised in much less time Ia penalty of $2 fur each offense, e.tc. A drug store in the most modern senseof the termtion. wit h much less effort and was sub- Your attention Is further directed e:e = = = ~ = = = = ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = - = = = = " , ; , , ; ~ ; ; ; ; , ; : : . . ; ~scribed to by a vastly greater number to the following clause of said sec- - =of individuals; this , too, when danger, tion: Mr. Harry A. JacO'bs. feet lnog and s ix feet wide-very flat-was f ar from us

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DAVIS'

BUILDERNARBERTH , l PA .

45th and Parrish Sts.

take a l ook through my newhouses on th e brow of thehill, two on NHrber th Ave .and three on Forrest Ave.

FOR SALE!

Whitman's Chocolates andDouglass' HomeMade Candies at

Good Old.Fashioned, IIome.Made}'udge. The Kind That Mother Usedto Make

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSHi,h Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

HOWARD F. COrTERMEATS ofQUALITYY . M. C. A . BUILDING

Miesen's BakeryNARBERTH ARCADE:BUILDINGBread, Cake, Rolls. Pies,Candy. Ic e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES

, OUR PROnUCTS ARE GVAIlAN'IEEDUNDERBACIERIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Cream Buttermilk

George B. SupleeSteam & HotWater HeatingPlumbingBell Telephone.

Before PurchasingAnythingSll) Important as aHome

Nine rooms and bath; hot waterheat , electric llghts; high ground. Lot60x126. Fo r quick sale, $5000.CALDWELL & CO.

Pasteurized Milk \ CllJHPJESB r Y D c l O ~ l k c e r t U l e d WEST PBILA.(Pedrlal lc Society) OVERBROOKSpecial .. Guernsey" MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts' &: Sharpless ' BAI.A.CVl\WVDDairies) NARBERTH

ARDMORETab l e an d Whlpplno WVNl\E.WOODCream.

SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES

I AM AT THE SERVICE OF~ ; . " _T8E1PUBUC OFjNARBER18Automobiles to hire at all hours of fdayand night.SABlE CENSORE. P : ~ ~ B ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r . l ~ 5

CLEANSAFEWHOLESOME

c. P. COOKAnthracite CoalWOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIESNarberth, Pa.

We desire to announce that we canaccept a .limited number of coalorders for delivery in late Jul,. orearly August, at the following ne tp ri ce s, c ar ri ed t o the cellars:Pea CoaL . . $8.50 Stove Coal $8.75Nut CoaL .. . 9.00 Egg Coal 8.50These pri ces are based upon ourcost of doing business.

TIRE AND ]tURDER"THE SCRffiE."

DRANDYWINE CLUB.

DAnKER AND CLOUGlU,EY LEADERS.

MAIN LINE LEAGUE-SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE, 1917July 28-Bon-Alr at Wayne; Bel '- September 3 (A. M.)-Autocar atwyn at Lee Tir e and Rubber Co. ; Wayne; West Chester Independent atNorr,istown vs. R. G. Dun and Coat Norristown; Berwyn at Lee T ir e andNarberth; West Chester Independent Rubber Co.; Bon-All' vs. R. G. Dunat Autocar. and Co. at Narberth.August 4 -Wayne a t w es t Che st er ; S ep temb er 3 (P. M.)-Berwyn atNorristown at Lee Tire and Rubber Wayne; Bon-All' at lee Tire and RubCo.; Dun a nd Co. at Autocar;' Bon I bel' Co; R. G. Dun and Co at WestAir vs. Berwyn. Chester; Norristown A. C. at Autocar.August l l -Bon -A i r a t Wayne; Dun September S-Wayne vs. R. G.and Co. at Norristown; Lee T ir e and Dun and Co. at Narberth; Bon-Air atRubber Co. at West Chester; Berwyn Norristown; Berwyn at West Chester;

at Autocar. Autocar at Lee T ir e and Ru'bber 00.August 1S-Norrlstown at Wayne; September 16-West Chester Ind. atBon-All' at West Chlloster; Berwyn vs. Wayne; Bon-Air vs. Berwyn; Lee Ti reR. G. Dun and Co at Narberth; Lee and Rubber Co. at Norristown; AutoTire and Rubber Co. at Autocar. car Co. vs. R. G. Dun and Co. at Nar-August 26-Wayne at Le e T ir e a nd berth.Ru'bber Co.; Berwyn at Norristown; September 22-Wayne at Autocar;West Chester vs. R. G. Dun and Co. Berwyn at Norristown; Bon-All' atat Narberth; Bon-At'r at Autocar. West Chest-er Independent; Lee 'l\ireSeptember 1 -Berwyn a t Wayne; land Rubber CO VB. R. G. Dun andBon-All' at Norristown; R. G. Dun tCo. at Narberth.and Co. at Lee T,lre and Rubber Co.; I --------Autocar at West Chester. Read the advertisements.

Manager Hack's team at Norristown wanted to garner victory, but F redDlum, of the Autocar , thought otherwise, a nd with the big ba t of Joseph.i

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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN-t.fULY 26,1917

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HOLIDAY HOUSE

OUR TOWN will gladly prlot80 1 news Item about any subjectthat Is o f In te res t t o Nar be rt hfolks, bu t In orrler to meetth e printing schlYtule, aU "copy"-manuscrlpbl-must re ac h t heeditor by (; P. M. l'Ionday eachweek.

Cotter, HOward F. Phone, 1298.See display advertisement In this Issue.Crist, Frank Phone, 644-W.See displaY advertisement In this ISlIue.MILKllalmbaeh, A. Phone. Cynwyd 766-W.Address. Narberth P. O. Box 415.Scott-Powell Dairies. Phone. Preston 2398.See display advertisement In this Issue.1llOltTGAGESSimpson. James C. 232 Essex ave.Phone. 636. or 1420 Chestnut st.lllUSICAzpeU's 1I1usle Store, Ardmore, Phone 1072-J.See display advertisement In this IssueCOWin. T. Stuart. Plano Teacher. .206 Merion ave. Phone, Narberth 3n-RLOOM, Fanny U. Plano Teacher and Aecom:panlst. 417 Haverford ave. Phone 316-JStUdio, No. C Arcade Bldg., Narberth.\Vheeloek. Katharine. Phone, 683.109 10na ave., Narberth.NOTARY l'UBLICJeft'erles, J. 11. III Narberth aVe.Phone. 666-M.Ol'TICIA1'oSFenton, Carl F. 506 Essex ave. Phone. 638-W.Phlla. addrp.ss. 1806 Chestnut st.. PAINTEItSCole. James R.246 Haverford avs. Phone, 1225-.1.W G. Cummer. Phone, 12-62 W._10 ElmWood ave., Narberth.'Valzer, Fred.117 Winsor ave. Phone. 1247-J.rAPER JlANGERS'Vltte, Geo. A. 320 Woodblns ave.Phone, 1203-W. First-class work.PATENT LAWYERSFoster, Saml. \V. PhUa. address, 1011 Chest.nut s t. 131 Merion ave. Phone. 1233-J.PHOTO I'LAYS"Arcadia." 16th and Chestnut sts .. Phil...See display advertisement In this Issue.P L U ~ m I N G , ETC.Suplee, Geo. B. Phone, 1289.See display advertisement In this Issue.Wall, H. n. Phone. 319-J.See dlsplny advertisement In this Issue.REAL ESTATECaldwell & Co. Phone. U7l-W.Ses display advertisement In this Issue.Frltseh. 11. C. Phone. 252-W.See display advertisement I" this Issue.Godfrey, 'Vm. B.114 'Voodslde ave. Phone. 686-W.Nash, Robert J. Phone. 606.lIIoney for First and Second Mortgages.ROOFING. ETC.Gara-lIlcGlnley Co. Phone. 126S-W.See display advertisement In this IssuellIlIler, John A. 243 10na ave. Phone, 661:J.Shop, 246 Haverford ave. Phone, 1226-J.SIIOElIlAl{ERSTarnet. Harry246 Woodbine ave.Good \"ear Shoe Itepalr Shop.Constantine, D. G. Y. M. C. A. Bldg.TAII,OItSEaR"le Tailoring Co. Phone. 1203-J.See display advertisement In this Issue.Schwartz. Charl"s Home Town Tailor.234 H ..verford ave. Phone. 1254-J.TYrEWItITERSDodge, E. G. 502 Essex ave.Phone, NRrberth 63S-1\[.The above department should be of t hegreatest use to tbe community . the list contains the name of every professional man.tradesman, mechanic, shopkeeper, e tc ., w hodoes or Can In any way serve his fellowtownsman. and who Is progressive enoueb

to add name to l ist of Regi st er.>As It Is difficult for those eontrlbutlnstbelr time and slfortB to the production of"Our Town" to personallY e ither know orInterview all sucb, It would be most hslpful If those not now found In the printedlist would send In a memo ot their nam"..address. phone numbers and businesses orprofessIons for l is ting . ThIs will cost as follows: 10 cents each Issue for II lines; 6 centlltn . "A ..h Aililltlonal line.When th e bos s i s away hi s a9Sistantposes llS a wise guy.

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MOTORMAN WRITES 4. BOOK

Conscience tel ls a man w he n h e isdoing wrong. bu t i t is too considera.teto inform the neighbors.

NITROGEN TAKEN FROM.AIR AT LOW COST

TRAILER AS A REPAIR WAGONTwo-wheeled, automobile trailerswhich carry all materials required formaking l ine repairs ar e bp.ing u sed b yth e San Diego Consolidated Gas &

Electrdc Company so t h at a ny line difficulty may b e attended to without thedela.y usually caused by waiting foran available construction truck. Oneof these traIlers is always kept at thes tore ya rd fully loaded a nd r ea dy forinstant use. Each i s equ ip ped w it hpneumatic-tire wheels and a. couplingby w hi ch th e draw bar may be attached to anyone of th e company'sthirtY-five. automobiles.Married men as a rule do not liefrom choice. but thei r wives persi&t in

asking them everything .

- - - The San Francisco-Oakland Ter- At a meetf21g o f t h e directors of theThrown on OUr own resources f or m in al R ai lway s, Oakland, Cal., have Hol,iday House, it was found that theirth e production of n it ro ge n f or f er - pUblished a. fold- c o n t n ' ~ i n g an~ . . . . .u was a great shortage of funds so fartjlizer a nd t he man uf ac tu re of am- articloe entitled "Coasting an d It s Prin- this SUJlI1mer.munition, an ,A.m6I'1ca.n genius has ciple." The a rt ic le wa s wri tt en b y I t tsmade some discoveries that promise O. W. Butler, a motorman of this com- cos three dollars ($3) pe r weekfor .each guest they ente r ta in. Theyto be revolutionary in their Character., pany. who 'has an exceptionally good accommodate twenty-five children forIt is promised that we will be in a coasting record, and shows conslder- tposition to extractall of this ohemical able interest in h is work. I t was wo weeks; When they return, twenty-that we shall likelY need from t he a ir decided to have tbe a r tic le pr in ted in aflnvd more come ou t for tw o weeks,so on.wit ho ut any of t he e la bo ra te para- p am ph le t f orm a nd p la ce a copy of With h hi hphernalia and great expense that is this pamphlet in th e hands of each Ife i . tig c o ~ t of l iving and soat present attending t hi s p ro ce ss at on.e of th e conductors and motormen IL w con r k ons t is Ye ar, th e dll'lec-I tbe present time. The announcement, '1 or s ar e as ng th e peopLe in Narber thw hi ch i s o f great impo r tance because INTEREST IN SHARK , ~ : d v ic ini ty fo r donat ion s of money,of tb e inacces sibi li ty o f t he na tu r al SKIN FOR LEATIIER I uit and vegetables.product and th e h ig h c os t o f that re - / I ( hey extend a cordial invitation tocovered from th e air, was ma.le by Great interest that ha s been aroused to c om e a nd v is it tb e HolidayDr. John E. Bucher , of Br ow n U ni- by efforts to establish a W id er utiUza- _ Clllse. and s ee t he good work beingversity. a ' sh or t t im e ago and rather tion of th e sltins of sharks in th e I Q ~ n e there, knowing ou r pu rs e stringsful ly exploi t ed in a Lecture Nh1ch manufacture of leather ha s resulted " ,ould loosen could we se e f or ourtook place at the annua l ga the ring of in th e receipt of a l ar ge numbe r of I ~ e l v e s th e noble work b ei ng donet he i ns ti tu te of Chemical Enl!;ineers l ett ers by t he United States Bureau Ihere.held in th e hall of th e ChemLstd' Club of Fisheries from persons and firmsin New York. connected wi th t h e l ea th er trao.e OT COl'OnTTEES OF COUNCIL.The subs tance of Dr. Bucher'Po ad- indust ry, s ays the Scientific A n l e r i ~ a n . - - -d re ss l ie s i n th e fact that he ha s dis- Much work was d on e b y t he Bureau Finance and Law Commit tee -A. P .covered tbllit nitrogen w il l c ombi ne during th e past two month3. At Redifer, W. D. Sroedley, H. D. Narri

with an a lka l i and carbon in th e p res- p resent it has on band about ona hun- gan.ence o f i ro n as a catalyst an d p roduce d red small shalt skins a nd about fifty Highway Committee-H. D. Narri-th e cyanide. Wha t t hi s means dB that large ones. Many of thes.e were gan, F. L. Rose, Robert SaVille.he mixed ,soda as h an d pOWdered iron, shipped fr om Sea ttle. A bo ut t we nt y Poli ce a nd Health-W. D. Smedley,or iron ore-either will do-and pow- communications 'have b ee n r ec ei ve d F. L. Rose. Robert Caville.dered coke toge the r and heMed them express ing a desire to e xp er im en tw i th W at er , Fire and Light-F. L. Rose,in an ordinary furnace. ra n ai r this p ro du ct a nd t he r aw material William J . Henderson, Robert Saville.through th.e furnace and t he res ul t will be supplied as far as possible. Ordinance-Wil l iam J. Henderson.was cyanide of soda. with th e iro!l un- Manufacturers and b rokers have he.en F. L. Rose. Robert Saville.combined. The , ~ o n had Ricted as a advised of possible s ou rc es o f s up pl ychemical a gent t o combine th e D.itro- and an effort made to interest flsher-gen of th e ai r with th e soda a nd t be men in this fishery. The possibilit:.,coke. No electric pow.er i s ne ed ed , o f using sltins of other fishes ha s notno heavy out lay , no cos tly materials; been overlooked. Skins of severa:th e wbole thing may be c ar ri ed ou t I species have been ordered for exanywhere a:t apparently very low cost. perimentation and will be supp l ied toTh e sOdiu.m cyaniue, by t r eaunent tanne rs when received.with steam, wtll turn in to bi ca rb on at e o f s od a and ammonia, an d Hyou g ive th e chemist amIiionia to startwith h e has his fixed n i trogen thereand can make nitric acid or fertilizeror any on.e of a thousand other th!illgso ut o f it.But Dr. Bucher wen t th i s one !:Jetter, 'AT b th R

I~ ~ : ~ s t : g c : s a ~ ; ~ : ~ s f ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ I ~ l ~ a ~ ~ I 1 YaTe T eg 1ste rbon dioxide) and this prouuces urea. Two Lines. JOe per issue; Se for each aJJitionalline:Now, urea is th ree t imes as rIch in I ' : ;==;;:;;;:;======:;;:;===;;:;=======:;;:;====:==:=:;;:;;;;;;========!Jn i trogen as nitrate of soda and twice --as rich as ammonium su lphate , bo th ACCOUNTANTSf h h ed b f . it ill/ Greene, Andrewo W lC ar e us y a1'lIllers, W 5 Chestnllt ave. Phone. 677-M.not make th e soi l ac id and it bid'3 fair IKeirn, II. c.to give surprising results as a fer- 202 Dudley ave.. 1 i ADVEItTISINGt il zer f rom pr.elimmary t es ts ma, en. Cole. W. Arthur Phone, 632-R.th e botanical laboratory o f B rownI Ideas, Plans, Copy. Art. Typograpby.University. AUTOMOBILESCensore, Sable To hire.The cyanide of soda under influence See display advertisement In this Issus.of an eleotric current separates into ~ l c C l e l i a n . lV. S., J. P. AcknOWledgements. f and affidavits. automobile licenses. OfficeImetal1icsodlUm, or which t he re i s a hrs. 12 to 1 and a ft er 5 P. M.la.rg.e d em an d i n chemical industry BAKERSd Th . . id Mlesen, r. Phone. 352-J.an cyanogen. e c y a n o ~ e n ItS la p - See displaY advertisement In this Issue.Iy absorbed in hYd,rochloric a ci d and BANKSb 'd Th i t i . 1 l lier ion Tit le &: Trust Co. Phone. Ardmore 3., ecomes OXaml . . s con a ns nea r y See display advertisement In this Issue.one-third nitrogen in combination and BARDEItSis nearly insoluble, so that it would S u : : : r ~ a v ~ ~ ~ : r d ave.not be washed away from th e s")il by BLACKSMITIISrains. and it should also make an ideal S U J ~ e : ' M ~ ; ' t : ~ l D e r y ave. Pltone, 32S.fertilizer. Of cou rse , nobody has BUILDEItSthought of using urea or oxamid for Smedley, WID. 3). rhone. 600.fe rt il i ze r because they ar e so cxpen - See display advertisement In this Issue.CAi'UY, ETC.sive, bu t Dr. Bucher' s wo rk opens up Davis, I I. E. Phone, 1254-W.al l sorts of possibilities. See displaY advertisement In this Issue.Th e great thlmg is that here appears J e n k l ~ ~ R ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ S AND BUILDEItSI to be a way o f g oi ng wbat chemists 103 Dudley ave. Phone. 382-M.

I have been after for for ty years with- COAL. ETC.I COOk. C. P. Phone. 302-W.lOUt a ny o ther r aw materials than coal, See display advertisement In this Issue.

Iron. soda and ai r and without the CONTItACTORSShand, A. C. Jr. Commercial Trust Bldg..need o f water power. There ar.e engl- Philo.. Phone, Spruce 6263; Narberth 1214-.1neer ing de ta i ls that ar e n ot worked DENTISTSout or no t ye t proved in p rac t ice , bu t C a ; ; , ~ r ' ; ; s e ~ r ; " v ~ ~ ' 111. Phone. 396-W.t he i de a is there. Dr. Bucher pub- Orr, Dr.A. L. 101 Elmwood av. Phone, 393-W.lisll-es a f ul l p ap er o n th e s l 1 b ~ e c t i ~ Philo.. Phone. Filbert 4 2 6 ~ . Keith Bldg.th e Mar ch n um be r o f t he Journ'11 otI DItUGGISTSC Fle(Uer's. Phone, 625.Indus t ria l and Engineering ChemIstry See dloplay ad,ertlsp.ment In this Issue.of the Amel'ican Chemical Soc ie t. ,. . Howards. Phone, 1267. See display ad \"ertlsement In this Issue.By w ay of .explanation it ShOllld be ELECTItlCIANSsaid that the indus try of fixing nitro- Pugh. Veri 225 lona ave.gen began aJt Niagara Falls np. arly Nar. P h m ~ 1 I 6 ~ N ' r i ' t Y ~ T E ~ S o n e . 163-J.twenty years a go t o c ar ry o ut t he In- Imperial Groe"ry Co. Phone. Narberth 606.v en ti on s o f C ha rl es S, B ra dl ey. a n See displaY advertisement In this Issue.American chemi st . A s money wall not GAItDNERSYowell, Fisherforthcoming to complete experim'lTIts. 101 Conway ave. Phone. 334-J.N _.... i GAItDEN NUltSEIUESit drifted over to orway, wuere t Wohlert, A. E. Phone. 696.now f lourishes l i lte a green bay tree. See display advertisement In this Issue.i I tr i GROCEItSIt requ res enormous e ec c power. Imperial Grocery Co. Phone. Narberth 606.See displaY advertisement In this Issue.UAUL11l1G, ETC.Walton Bros. Phone, 672.See display advertisement In this Issue.INSUItANCEBowman, Samuel P. (Life.)116 Elmwood ave. Phone, 663-W.Burl,hardt, 1I1111e. Phone, 659-1.1. P. O. Box._L. (Life, Fire, Accident, Health, Auto, etc.)Jones, ChaM. R.305 S. Narberth nve. Phon... 682-J.Jones, \"m. J. 10 3 S. Narberth ave. Phone,680-J. Philo.. address. Penn Mutual Bldg.Sn,der. Robt.313 Woodside ave. Phone, 383.Trotter Bros. (Fire. etc.)209 Woodside ave. Phone. 1262-R.LAWYlJ:RSGilroy, John 211 Essex ave. Phone, 1245-R.PhUa. address. LinCOln Bldg.lIenry, Geo. M. 107 Chestnut ave. Pbone, 60S.PhUa. address. Finance Bldg.Sehell. IIoraee 111.208 Sabine ave..Phons. 1245-W.Stites. Fleteher \V. 4 1 Haverford ave.Phone. 372-W Phil ... addreSll, Crozer Bide.,LIGHTING FIXTURES .McDonald John. Narberth phone. 1288.1583 Cbest. st.. Phlla. Phone. Spruce 3U8..1----:.-------------MEATS, ETC.Boyles'. Phone, 398.See display advertisement In this luu8.

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ROLL OF HONORThe following men of Narberth have answered t he callfor the defense of ou r country:

CIVIL WAR VETERANSDR. B. F. BOYERWALTER C. CREELYGEO. W. FRALEYGEO. GARDNERTHOS. G. HALLALBERT D. HUGHESW. S. McCLELLANTHOS. MONROEGEO. W. RUSSELLSPANISHAMERICANVETEUANSF. V. CUNNINGHAMEDW. P. DOLDGEORGE M. HENRYJOS. T. MAGARITYFRED. C. PATTENBENJ. T. WHITEl'IEXICAN BORDER SERVICEREZO BROOKSMARION CHENEYHAL. KNUTZENA. C. MILLERW. LAXLEY PEEBLESRICHARD STOCKTON WHITENATIONAL GUARDSJOHN R . BRACKENJ. C. BRINTON. 3 rd Reg t.EARL DICKIE. 3 rd Reg t.CLARENCE HUMPHREYS. 1stRegt.RUSSEL N. LUKENSGEO. W. R. MARTIN, 2nd L t. ,3 rd Reg t.JOHN McQUISTON. First RegtJAMES McQUISTON. 1st Regt.HAROLD D. SPEAKMANOFFICERS RESERVE CORPSLEON DARLINGTONVINCENT F. CUNNINGHAMGEORGE McCAIGRICHARD STOCKTON WHITENAVAL TRAINING SCHOOLGEORGE W. FLECKNAVAL COAST DEFENSERESERVERICHARD BURNSJAMES COOKWALTER COWINEDWARD ENSINGERFRANKLIN FOSTERKENNETH HAMILTONHENRY C. HOWESLESTER JEFFERIESJOSEPH LARKINC. R. LONGJOHN MOWRER, JR .WALTER NASHPERRY REDIFERALAN ROSEWM. C. SIMPSONROBERT TOWNEFRANK WINNEW. W. WESTCOATHAROLD SPEAKMANMARINE AVIATIONNORMAN KRIEBELMARINE RESERVESJOSEPH LIGHTTHIRD N. Y. ARTILLF.RYGEORGE H. SHINNQUARTERMASTERS' RESERVEEDWIN H. WIPFThe foregoing i s c or re ct , sofa r as known-any additions orc ha ng es m ay b e l ef t With Postmaster Haws.ENGINEERS RESERVEM. M. SHEEDY. Capt.

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LAWN FETE AGRAND SUCCESS

WEEK OF JULY 23RD1\londay, Tuesday and "'ednesdayDOROTHY DALTON In First Presentation of"T ilE } 'LUIE OF THE YUKON"Play of \ 'Igorous Aetlon . Cast Ineludesl\IELIJOURNE 1\leDOWELL andMARGAItET TIIOlllPSONThursda,' , Friday and SaturdayBESSIE LOVE In FI ....t Prellentatlon of"TIlE SAWDUST RING"A Story That "'111 Delight and ItejuvenateAdded Attraetion'Dltm.....s Lhi.ng Book of

l'i'ature"TIlE LIFE OF A 1\IOTH"1\IAIN PItODUCTION STARTS AS NEARAS I'OSSIIJLE TO 10.11i A. 1\1.. 12.00. 2.00,3.41i, 1i.411, 7.45. 9.45 I'. 1\1. 1

ATTENTION OF STENOGRAPIIER!iiAND TYPEWRITERS

The l aw n fete and bazaar for thebenefit of the Narberth Branch of the!Red Cross, wbic h was held by theTriangle Colony on the lawns of tbe IMontgomery - Price - Narberth block Ic losed Satu rday at midnight after a Iroo st succes sfu l and enjoyable tiay ' lOver $185 was c leared th rough the efforts of the committee and th egenero s ity o f t he m any frLends whoresponded is greatly appreciated.Mrs. James Foote. chai rman o f tbe

commi tt ee , w is he s t o t hank , t hr ou ghth e medi um o f Our T own, th e manycontributors a nd t he members of thecommittee who a ss is te d h er . Sevennew members were enro ll ed at th e en listm'ent booth i n c ha rg e o f Mrs . H . C.Fenno and were immedIa te ly sworn inand supplied with uniforms secured byMrs. Fletcher S ti te s. Much o f th e ~ u c - Ic es s o f t he a ff ai r mn-stbe attriblltedto th e men residen t s of th e block, whohandled the heavy wor k i n a capablemanner. As auctioneer, th e Hon.Fletcher Stites carried ou t h is r ol ewith great dignity. IAll the proceeds will be used for theequipment o f t he wor k room for t heNarberth Auxiliary in th e Y. M. C. A.Building.The ha t p in d on at ed for tb e aboveoccasion by.Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury wa swon by No. 137, an d t he fortullate'holder of the ca rd bear ing th is num-:be r should apply to Mrs. F oo te a nd I;receive the pin.

The United States Goverumentneeds, and needs badly. great numbersof stenographers and typewriters, bothmen and women , ,for service in th'3departments at Washington, D. C. , andthe situation in Federal offices outside - - -o f Washi nu gt on is scarcely less The following is t he l is t of those inu rg en t. T he s up pl y of qual i fied per- c har ge of th e Red Cross w or k at thesons on the commission's lists for Y. M. C. A.:this ' cl ass o f work is no t equ al t o thf.! I Monday morning-Y. M. C. A. Auxdemand, and th e commission u rges , as iliary, Mrs. St ickney in charge .a pa tr iot i c duty, that citizens withI Monday afternoon-Mrs. R. C. Hoffthi s specia l knowledge apply for ex- man in charge.amination for th e Government service. Tuesday morning-Mrs. Tristian B.Examinations for th e Departmental duMaris in charge .Service in Washington, D. C ., for botb Tuesday afternoon-King's Daugh-men and women ar e he ld every Tues' ters, Mrs. C. T. Faries in charge.da y in 400 of th e principal cities. Wednesday morn ing - Community

Club, Mrs . C. P. Fowler i n cha rg e.Wednesday afternoon-ThimbleCluband Needleworlt Guild.Thursday morning-Mrs. A. H. Colein charge.Thursday afternoon-Mrs.

Brooks in charge.Frida.y morning-Mrs. Robert H.Brown an d Miss Buckman in charge.Friday afternoon-Mrs. CarrollDownes .in charge.You ar e all cordial ly invited to bep re sent o n any or al l o f t he days.

BUrgeEs-Geo. 1\1. Henry.Treasurer-Edwin P. Dold.Clerk of Councils-Ohas. V. Noel.Tax Collector-James F. Sherron.Street Commissioner-W. S. McClelIan.Bullding Inspector - J. HowardSroedleY-.Counselor-Fletcherw. Stites.Constable-Fred. Walzer.

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