our town september 19, 1925

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PRICE THREE CENTS

SOUTH SIDE TURNSOUT STRONG VOTE

The Misses Helen and Enis Caldwell, Elizabeth and Louise England, Helen Trowbridge and Elizabeth Timm spent the past week-endat Ocean City. '.

\Vith nearly double the combinedvotes of her two men .opponents,Mrs. Abbie W. Nicke rson won thenomination on both Democratic andRepublican tickets for Ta x Collector Tuesday.Edw in P . Dold was second, hav.ing 172 Republican votes t o M rs ,Nickerson's 538. William J. Kirkpatrick 'finished last with 149. TheDemoc ra ts g av e M rs . N ic ke rs on64, Mr. Dold 35 and Mrs. Kirkpatr ick 28.The Republicans chose RobertFellows Wood, Daniel Leitch, JohnR. Hall a nd C la re nc e Kaeber ascandidates for Council, while on t heDemocratic slate, t he n ame of Mr.Kaeber wiII be replaced by t ha t o fAnton E. vVohlert, who missedmaking the Republican ballo t by afew votes.Two new faces will be s een o nthe School Board next year if theRepublicans carry the general election, for Mrs. Van Auken and D r.'Walter S t e c l ~ b e c k beat out Jesse S.Harris and Hervey C. Keim fornomination. Mrs. Van Auken andFIRST MEETING :Mr. Harr is ar e l isted on the Demo-HELD BY SCOUTS cratic slate.- - - These, the high lights i n t he local

F. T. Van Auk en N ew Scoutmaster at contests, follow the forecasts madeMeeting. l as t week i n the se columns . TheForty-fiveBClY Scouts responded women tu rned ou t in large numbersto the cal l fo r t he f ir st mee ti ng of and worked their heads off for Mrs.the season last l\-Ionday night. Nickerson, and wi th the aid of theirScoutmaster 1. N. \iVilson called the husbands, suc ce eded in rol li ng upboys to oreIer aneI introduced an old an impressive majority.f ri end in a new role with t he a n- A is usually the case in primarynouncement that Lieutenant Com- electlOns, the 'poll was light. Ninemander Frederick T. Van Auken hundred and nine ty-three votersw il l b e a ssoc ia te d with' him as a cas t their ballots of the 2338 enScoutmaster. rolled as t o part y. That record,

Commander Van Auken respond- though l ight , is fa r ahead of theed with a few words outlining the proportion s how in other parts ofplans for the year-promising t he the county. The men came out 46youngsters a busy s eas on wi th a per cent. s trong and t he women 3 4definite plan of entertainment ancI per cent. The south s id e took theinstruction an d a not ice to t he bo ys p ri ze , c om in g out 56 per cent.that they would be expected to do strong, an unusual showing.t he ir sha re in upholding the good Henry A. Frye was h igh man inname of scouting in t he b or ou gh . t he count with 748 Republican andTheir responsibilities to t he ir o r- 19 Democratic counts. Only a halfganization an d to Narberth were dozen opposing ballots were cast,pointedly brought o ut a nd a ft er a including t he usual vote for Henryr oa ri ng s al ut e t o the new Scout- Allen, Sam \Vylie and other memmas te r he sa t down and began the ~ ) e r s of the town's group of favorwork of organization for 1925-26. I te sons.F. Richard Gifford f or Aud it orPatrol leaders were appointed bythe assistant scoutmasters. and Howard C. Fritsch for Justiceo f t he Peace were given big votes.Commander Van Auken i s well A lt ho ug h f or t he most part theknown to the citizens of Narberth primaries fol lowed the antic ipa tedand has at different times addressed course with regard to the choice ofthe troop an d the Fathers' Associa- candidates, a f ew s ur pr is es oction. He is an active friend of all curreeI. It was not e xp ec te d thatthe boys and fo r the past few John R. Hall would come throughmonths has s er ved on the Troop ahead of A. E. vVohlert, strong inCommittee. As Scoutmaster he has dependent, and H. L. Woehling,f ou nd i t n ec es sa ry t o r es ign f rom who was backed by borough politithat board, but as everyone knows cal workers.he's got a bigger job now. His success, observers believe,The boys are delighted with the was. due to the backing of the streetnew a r rangemen t. In 1. N. \Vilson pavmg bloc, the hard work done inand CommancIer Van A uk en the his behalf by residents of the northNarberth Troop is fortunate in hav- wes t corne r of t he b or ou gh w hoi ng a c ombi na ti on of men who have been anx ious fo r rep re senta- .should l ead the o rgan iz at ion to a t ion, and to the fact that h is namedist inguished place among the resembles that of t he p re sent Pres troops o f t he State. Narbe rth a s a ident of Counc il , who dec li ned tocommunity, is to be c o n g r a t t ~ l a t e d run again.in now having her boys unde r the :Mr. Wohlert has indicated his inguidance of matme Scoutmasters of tention o f making a r eal f ig ht fordemonstrated fitness and person- the position under the Democraticality. banner, in the belief that with aA rare treat is promised for Oc- s t rong campa ign many voters cantober 5, when a dist inguished naval be convinced to' cut their t icke ts inof fi cer wil l b e t he g ue st of the November.troop. His n ame is w it hh el d for 'l'he large vote polled by Dr.t he t ime, bu t h is s ub je ct will b e S te ck be ck was a lso a surpr ise, d ~ l e"Aviation" and he will cover the to t he fact that he was a l as t-nunfie ld ing a;ld handl ing of airplanes. ute candidate. He polled .well overHe will a lso have something to say a hU!1dred m o ~ e . than elther Mr.of the big balloons, and though we HarriS or Mr. Kelm. both of whol11can't d iv ul ge h is n an le , he is one are past m ~ m b e r s of the. b o ~ r c 1 .of the foremost i n h is line-the sort The deta t led vote by dIstricts hasof a man that every l ive boy would been compiled and is reproduced ingladly walk more than a mile to another column.hear. Candidates Address Voters.. Now, altogether; fellow-citizens, Under the auspices of the Nar-get behind the boys and co-operate berth L e a ~ u e of \V o m ~ n .voters allwith Scoutmasters \Vilson and Van local candtdates were 111vlted to atA uk en . B ac k t hem up! tend a candidates' meeting held inthe Y. 1\1. C. A. on Friday evening,

September 11.The purpose of ,this meeting wasto g iv e t o t he citizens of this community an opportunity t o h ea r, s eeCONTINUED ON THE THIRD PAGE

THANKS VOTERSTo the Editor of "Our Town":

I f it were possible Or practicableI w ou ld like to pe rs on al ly thanke ve ry o ne o f the c it izens of ourborough who voted for me at theprimary e lect ion on Tuesday, andassure them individually of my deepappreciation of their confidence andfriendship. Bu t a s t ha t is ne itherpossible or practicable I am writingth is le tte r a s t he s ur est means ofreaching them all, and I trust thateveryone of my fellow citizens whovoted for me on e it he r t ic ke t willregard this letter as a personal wordof t han ks . I would a lso l ike to addan extra word of appreciation of thesplendid work done by my friendsboth before election and at the polls.And finally, I want to a ssure everyone that I apprecia te fully not onlyt he f ai th and t ru st i n me, wh ic hthey have expressed by their votes,but the ful l responsibi li ty that goeswith the office o f t ax col lector . Asi n my work as a ssesso r, I sha ll e ndeavor to conduct the duties of taxcollector efficiently and equitably.

ABBIE W. NICKERSON

The summaries:Judge-John Faber Miller , 22, 001.Prothonotary-Isaiah T. Haldeman, 21,150.Director of the poor -H. R.Thomas, 11,329; Abraham D. Hunsicker, 8304; Daniel J. Mowrey,

2 J ~ S .:The o nl y c on te st i n t he Democr.atic rariks throughout the county

waS:fof ' the nomination f or j ur ycommissioner, for whi ch a p la ce isassured at the November elections.,in the three-cornered race, t he retiring commissioner, Ephraim Hartenstine, of Sanatoga , came outthird. John Weyland, of Pennsburg, won the contest, with about400 votes ove r Cha rl es Moyer . orSanatoga , who" won second place.Moyer lead Hartens t ine by o v e ~ '200.

DAVIS ENLARGESThe stor e of H. E. Davis on

Haverford a ve nu e is i n the processof doubling in size. \Vorkmen arebusy tearing down the wall betweenthe p re se nt s to re a nd t he a dj ac en tone, formerly occupied by t he Narberth Electric Shop.\Vhen the work i s c omplet edNarberth's oldest store wil l a lso beone of the largest. Eugene Davis,co-manager with h is fathe r, s ta te st hat t he stock of candy, tobacco,etc., will be materially increased andthat emphasis will be la id on holidaynovelties, toys, etc.

Mrs. Nickerson Swamps RivalsOPERATION FATAL B h TO HENRY ROSE Defeats ._ot N ! e ~ C a n d l d a t e ~by BI g MaJorlfy---Close FIghtsNarberth Shocked by Sudden for School Board an d CouncilDeath of PopularCitizen.(j'ia

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~ U S I N E S S RATE7Sc to $1.00a month.

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DIVISION OFFICES

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Y9UWILL GET YOUR COALIf you have p la ced you r order fa l' Coal with us restassured. ' , .We h av e made no promise of Coal which we can 'tfulfill-but it t akes t ime t o del ive r the goods.Ou r men al ld t rucks are working full steam, and withjust a l it tl e patience o n t he part of our customers wewill soon have every order ,taken care of-which'willmean a lot of full bins in Narberth to, face theremainder of the strike.(And. by the way , whi le y ou a re wait ing for yourCoal-why n ot g et busy on the garden-we havesome excellent BONE-MEAL!)

RESIDENCE RATE'SOc to 7Sca month.

EasternOAK LANE ANDCONSHOHOCKEN

COSTS BUT A FEW CENTS A DAY/Call Our Business Office NOW

("" ']' --------j :;I I 1.1"/ ~ - - - - - .: : ~ e r : = 1 1 j / ~ 1 1 ! / ~ ! ~ h e ~ d : : : : : : : ~ :whowas "- . ~ ! , : A, ~ f cD/ ~ ~ ,/ an y cornerright in th e II ~ / upstairs wouldmiddle of a I '/ have preservedsmooth, cool his temper andshave, when enabled him tohe was called finish his shavedownstairs to without aanswer the second or thirdTelephone "lathering"

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:1 General Office: 1612 Market Street, Philadelphia:11 The Philadelphia Suburban Water Company serve's" ~ II filtered water of the highest quality in 46 boroughs and tll;;r t o ~ s h i p s l o ~ a t e d in Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and~ l BUCKS Counttes. . tJ To ser \' e th is territory the Company maintains 3 dams, tl::i 3 PdumfilPtinl5 statio.ns, fu\lYlOequipped.with 2moderdn pumping1, 1 an ermg equipment , reserVOIrs. 1 stan pipes and':i 640 mUes of distribution and transmission mains,Ir:!::j;1hj] ~ ~ F ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O P : t I ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ R ~ ~ C ~ : l c A ' B ~ ~ ~U ,[ i f 1 i 1 t i i j [ ~ r ' ' ' ' t : t . ~ I : ! : ! ! t : ! : : : : ! : . : ! l ~ i : I : : ! : : 1 : : ! : ! : l : i : t : Z : : ! ~ : I ! t ; t : t : I : : I : . t : t : I : : ! : t j.t_;:, pi t . ~ : . " " l i t ' ' ' ; ' ' ' ' e e p ' F ' i fIllIlIJlII"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"'''''''''''''',.".".".".".".".".".".""..."......... - .i To Build or Remodel? I

A visit t o our LUMBER LIBRARY may help you ;decide. We are equipped with a complete stock of I; LUMBER, WALL BOARD, SHINGLES i

, necessary for either purpose or any other work you may !I ;; contemplate. !!I

I SHULL LUMBER CO. I: 29 BALA AVENUE BALA-CYNWYD !i! CYNWYD 662I !w iIIIIIIIIU. . . .I I . , I I I I . I I . I I . ". I I . ' I . I I . I I I , I I . I I . I I . I I I I I . I I . I I . I I . I I ' U ' I I . n l n I U l U l U l n l l l l l l l ' l l l l t l " I I I ' l l . I I I I I I " I I I I 1 I U I " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ~ I I ' . -

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We l ik e to have peop le t hi nk o f t hi s bankas s ome thin g morethan a place to deposit their money.A spirit of co-operation always prevailshere and we knowthat you will l ik e todo your banking wi thus.

Cordially Yours,

" Th e Ban k o f Service"

Louis Tailoring234 Woodbine Avenue

Narberth, Pa.

THENARBERTH NATI,ONAL

BANK

YE' ODDITY SHOPPEThe Gift Shop of Narberth

,I s now occupyi ng i ts new shopover t he former b asemen t and isready with many new and attractive novelties.Open every Friday evening int he fut ur e f rom 7 until 9 o'clock.Other evenings by appointment.'Phone: Narberth 2542J or 2591-J

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSMinimum, 80 cents. Price,!J cents aword. Three insertions for the price oftwo. Classified advertisements will bereceived by telephone from subscribersat the telephone company.

,\ 'ANTED-I']xpel'i('lIcClI J,:ilI for conI in Zliulbplth. SeIlt. !l. a pointel', OWIH'I' ('all Cynwnl 701 01' addl't'sxBox 11. Zli'llIbt'l'th. . ,

FIFTEEN ENGUAVED Christlllas(',ml" a""ol'led. $1 a blX. 1'. O. Hox H1S.Nlll'b(loth. (10.::1)\ \' ILL SELL htlllst'lwll1 goodx and,'amping tl'aihl'. PhulTe XUl'hel'th Hjl(;H.ROOMS fnl' l'l'nt in jll'ivate f a m i l ~ ' .Jo'lIl'Jlishl'd. Phon!' Zli'al'bt'l'th 22(;1.

UTEMCO IRONER

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NARBERTH ELECTRIC SHOP

:Bring your wash along and see for yourself.Demonstration Saturday night only rBe sure and avail yourself of this opportunity.

Which will be demonstrated in the Narberth Electric Shop, Window This Saturday Evening

If you can bring anything in washable clothes that cannotbe ironed on th e

The Only Portable Electric Mangler That Does Not Take Up Your WholeKitchen Space.

250 Haverford Avenue

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Saturday, September 19, 1925

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Elnterell as second-daBB matter, Octobertilth, 1914. at the Poat Office st :sarberth.Pennaylvanla, under the act of March S,1S19.

OUR TOWN L.M. MILK CONTROLA Co-operat ive Communi ty Journal BOARD WINS FIGHT

BIG BENEFIT -FORBILL HUMPHRIES

Owned by the Narberth Civic AaaoclaUoDand pUblished ever, Saturday at State Board Refuses to LowerNarberth, p Pasteurization PointPhilip Atlee Livingston Three Degrees.Editor an I PllbZ"hef' GET PAY EVERY DAY-Dist r ibuteJ. Richmond Magney 150 necessary products to established_____A__ O_IM_tfI_lI_fU_tor 1A BATILE OF BRIEFS tlsers, Iaxtructs, soups, food pl'oducts, etc.SUBSCRIPTION PRICEl, ODe Dollar ad WOI'ld's largest company will b uc k youFifty Cents per year 1D . 4 ~ . . 'l'he Board of Health of Lower with sUl'prising plan. Write .J. R. Wat-

M . I . . . 't kins COlllllany, Dellt. K1, Newark, N. J.1 erIon towns 1lp won aga111 111 1 sfight fo r the cont inuation of t he WANTED-Octobe r 1, partly fUl"f . . '11 l.ished lIpartment on the north side ofpresen t method a pasteurIz1l1g ml . I\urberth. l"ivt ' bed ro om s nn d light

intended fo r consumption in the kitchell. Heilly to "U " care of Our 'I'own,township. The victory was won P, 0, Bnx BUH. (nln)last T!1t1rsday at Harrisburg ~ v h e n l FOR QUALITY SHIRTS of nationlillya hear1l1g was held by the Advi sory knowlI ma illl facture. liee l\Ir". Howard UHeal th Board of the Pennsy lvan ia Mlll'l)h.I', 44:>, Woodbille nvellllt', Narberth .Depa r tment o f Heal th on the brief dirt'et reprexentatil'l' of the I 'aekardfiled by Mr. HardinO" representing :\I?II11fnetllr}ng en.. Inc, 'I'n iJor madeh S I HT'II J 1:> 11'1'11 C sll1rt._. Orner" tal


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ON K. C. COMMITTEEA lb er t J . B ecke r, of Narbertlo,~ a . , has been appointed to the AdVIsory Committee in connection with!he reception and pageant of fashionll1 the Academy of Mus ic o n t he .evening of Octob er 12, u nd er t heauspices of the Knights of Columbus of Ph!ladelphia and vicin ity.The re cept ion and p ag eant willmark the observance of the Knightsof Columbus of Columbus Day.The pageant of f ashion wil l be

a representation of latest modes inattire displayed by liv ing models. Ascore of children will take part inan elaborately costumed;'pugeant rehearsals for which a r e ~ c h e d u l e d tostart this week.Furey Ellis, Charles N. Christma n, Cornel ius C. O'Brien andJohn D. Enright comprisethe comr:rittee: in charge of the pageantfeature. '

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M.E. BANQUETOn Thursday evening, September. 24, at 6.45 o'clock (D. L. S .) T heGood Fellowship Club of the Narbe):th M. l E.


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Bl')Tn Mawr 327

WHITE'S SWEET SHOP

It Sure Is GoodThat's what every boy who tastes OUI'Ice Cream says. And when a coa ti ng ofof anyone or more of our delicious flavorsis added , i t is even better, if such a thingis possible. .

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Ardmore 17

FACTORY DEMONSTRATION,SEPTEMBER 21St TO 26thYou are requested to visit our Ardmore Salesroom and see demonstration of this remarkable labor-saver b y a n expert factory operator-SEPTEMBER 21st TO 26th.

THE COUNTIES GAS and ELECTRIC CO .

SPECIAL OFFER TOSEPTEMBER 26th

To introduce this new THOR 30 Electric Ironery ou may try it in your home, without obligation, andpur chase i t f or only $5 down-and the balance a s m a l ~amount each month.

This Special Offer.Phone Ardmore 17 for a Representat ive to Explain

-30..FOLDINGELECTRICIRON

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COURTESY ALWAYSCustomers who come to us for t h e h ~ . drug-storeneeds know that quality, accuracy and. value areassured them. . ".But added to this is th e big item ofcourtesy:.courtesy'in filling orders-in making protnpt de

liveries-in giving advice and constant ~ e r v i c e .

Sit Down to Iron

It fits in t he kitchen, does 8 hours ' i roning in 2hours easilyand economically. There are no hand leversor foot pedals. It is ent irely automat ic . You merely sitand gu ide t he pieces t hr ough. Iron s Lace Cu rta ins ,Shirts, Dresses-everything.

CRANE'S 'The Busy Drug Store

At t h e S t at i on'Phone 1620 We Deliver Anywhere~ " " " " " " ~ " " " " " " " " ~ ~t ' - - , - , - - - - , , ' , ~ _ _ _ , _ __ _ - - ~ , - - ,,. ": MARSHALL COMPANY i: CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS i, ,, PHONE, NARBERTH 1661-J ,, ,, ,...--_...., ..., .......... , ............... . . . . .H .I

GLAZINGJOHBINCl

Roofs

Narberth 2510

WYOMING 5382

SportingGoodsat .DAVIS '

"Service tllIt ll II SrMle"

For PermanentSatislactionB.UY ASmedley

Built Home

Phone Narbertb 672 or 2215 W

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting

and HeatingNARBERTH, PA.PHONE, NARBERTH 1602-J

R. S. TOUHILL.Elecirical Contracior501 S . Narberth Avenue

BELL ' PHONE: MERION 121IDBtimateB FumUillell

Bell I 'hone, Sp rn ce 38 96 and 88MKeystone Phone, Haee ' 10 "

'Phone, Narberth 1254

Wl\f. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

1"41'4_-Mf;Ginley 10 IU.I 218 N.1SYiS!; P h i l a : l ~GARAnteed

Walter RoserResidence Office126 Conway i_v ee 2 15 HaverfordAve.

HOWARD C.. FRITSCHJustice of the PeaceREAL ESTATE

Fire Insurance-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W 215 Haverford Ave.Narberth 1683-W Repairing

I F I T 'S A NY TH IN G I NRADIOC.ROY SMITHABOUT IT22Ardmore Ave. Ardmore, Pa.

JOE G. HERRSCHAITSlate and TinRoofingJobbing a Specialty318 Dudley Ave. Narberth, Pa.

I 'AINTINGDECORATING

Telephones

OF ALLKINDfi

OIL BURNERS

When Dissatisfied TryHEWIT'S

.Tailors, Cleaners and Dyers

Registered Plumbing

234 Haverford Avenue

PRESTON 1920

HEATING and EQUIPMENT

201 MONTGOMERY AVENUE

CEO. W. BOTIOMSContractor G BuilderNARBERTH, PA.

Phones: Narberth 661-J or 1612-W

LIGHT HAULING

HENRY & COMPTONPLUMBING

STEAl\I & HOT-WATER HEATING . ~ JOBBING Narberth

CROWEL.L. HAVERFORD COACH .'Wilmer Crowell, o f Nar be rt h,

former Swarthmore football starand who played on t he same teamwith the l ate B ob :Maxwell, hassigned to coach t he Haver fo rdSchool eleven.Crowell will be assisted by BillDurbin, also of Narberth, an dBea tt ie , t he latter a Princetongraduate on '\Talter Camp's Narberth Taxi Cab Co.second All-Alilerican team lastyear.The accep tance o f the Have!"ford position will no t intereferewi th Crowell 's work as an official.He is l i sted to officiate at many oft he l eadi ng college g ames t hi s

year.Daylight saving will finish for theseason on September 27.

local or out of towuQuick and Efficient Service,P. J. DUFJI'Y335 Dudley Av-enueI ' hon " , Na r b er t h 181'1....

NarberthPhone, Narberth 1664M

Esti11'l.ates Cheerfully GivenPlans and Estimates Fwnishedf01' Repai1 and Construction WM. NEWBORG & CO.

Painting and DecoratingNational Bank Building 212 Woodbine Ave., Narberth, Pa,NARBERTH 2287 Phone . Na r be r t h 1 ' 1M.W

t " , , , , " " , , - - - - - , _ -N.R.PEACOCK, Int er io r and Exter io r Paint ing 1WlLL BE GLAD TO ESTIMATE ,, '407 Essex Avenue ,. : Phone, Narberth 2687.,.,.-._..,._._----- ._.1

We Call for and Del iverII - - - - " ' ; : : ; : ; 7 = : ; : - D : ; ' ~ S - ~ * = l . ~ . : 1;" deUvering,hl Mm SCOTT-POWELL "A" MILK mQ

W PIt ~ i ~m From milking time to drinking time in 24 hours Hq is " SCOTI.POWELL ach ievement . Small 1 1L[:1 - wonderthat ourMilk is Purer and Richer, for it' 8 1' " : " : . ' 'I;;!1:1 "Fresher by a Day" l:1p fud II'11 ' 1. ~ AIi' SCOTT.POWELL DAIRIES, Inc. lii

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45TH AND PARRISH'STREETS !I: !I:

is master in theHooverless home

Aftel' Your Vacation

VERL PUGHELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Phon".,Ardmore 2385 Narberth 2616

Phone, Narberth 2692STUDIO OVER GAHAGEl A'r417 I1AVEHFORD AVENUE

0heHOOVERII 1IUt11 QI it Sweep" 01 it C/eorllt

FANNY H. LOOSPiano Teache1'

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.GEORGE R. MARKLEWorn.Brassy Parts of Your Ca r BUILDERWith Pure Silver. Reflectors,

Lamps, Radiator ShellLook Like New!Also the F es t E as y Cleanerfor thl3 New NickelSilver p la te t he wor n br as sy b at hroom fixtures, Sheffield Plate wherecopper shows, old spoons and forks .Surprise ~ ' o u r wife-buy a bottl e ofU.KAN.PLATE Polish TODAY fromyour local Dealer or Department Store.$1.00 for Yz -pint.A. R. Justice Co.904 Walnut StreetPhiladelphiaSilverwal'e-Sterling 01' Plated

fit only for filling in the t ime in ahome for old men. It .seems likely,however, that Dempsey's undoubted~ " l l ~ ' l " " : " \ l L super ior ity in skill might have p re-vailed, but i t i s a lso cer ta in ly truethat Jack Dempsey never has orwill see t he d ay when he would bewilling to defend his tit le continually against all comers a nd t o fightf or the j oy o f the fighting, regardless of any other consideration.

A BOOK FOR MEN..And Women Too , If T he y A re Interested in J oh n L . Sullivan.

If a nyone wa s in doubt as towhether the name and fame of J 01111L. Sullivan, the heavyweight pugil- WOMEN VOTERS DENYist champion from the early Eight- ELECTION ACTIVITY CHARGESies to t he ear ly Nineties, still livesi n t he minds of men, all he would COXTINUED Fum l THE FIRS' l ' PAGEneed to do would be to go to any dentally it ought to be o f inter es t toplace where elderly men congregate those circulating such propogandaand say, "Jack Demps ey i s thegreatest fighter that ever lived." He that i t so happens t ha t t he womenwould ha ve an argumen t on his of this community, either as groupshands immediately. There would o r i nd iv idu al s, h ave ne ve r pr eprobably be several men prsent who sen ted a woman candida te f or anywould be willing to stake their office and tha t every ins tance infaith and pocketbooks on the prop-osition that no man of might f rom whi ch a woman is ho ld ing office,Hercul es t o Goliath .down to the e ither by appointment or election,modern Dempsey could s ta nd u p in the borough of Narberth she hasfor more than four rounds aga in st been p re sent ed by s ome man or"J ohn 1. " when he was in his group of men. When t he e xa ctprime. figures are available in this primaryA ll s uch men and many of theirsons and grandsons will greet with election it is s af e t o predict that itwill be found to reveal the factinterest and approval the biographyof John L. Sullivan by R. 1. Did- that even though all the women whoble. That book is now available at v?ted had voted for the woman. canthe Community Library and is f il led dida te fo r ta.x collect.or (which. Iwith interesting incidents and color - know they. d id not) It w o ~ t 1 ~ 1 ~ ~ l l lful quotations from Sullivan hil11- (have reqt1lred a. very su s an Jaself. It indicates. that Sullivan was Isuppo rt f rom the men voters toa man of unusual physique and of, reach the total of 607 v o t e ~ .considerable fighting craf t, bu t that . Those m ~ n , wl?o have given suchhe was undoubtedly lacking in the hberal c o n s ~ d e r a t I O n and s u p P ? r ~ toskillful technique of modern pugil- the \ ~ o m e n 111 the past, ~ r e ~ dlStl?Ctism. But i t does show that the credI t to the commul11ty 111 whichchampion o.f those days was obliged they l i ~ e aJ;d must find it a s o u r ~ eliterally to defeat an comer s. S ul - of s at is fa ct io n t o k now that their1-------------livan, for years , h ad a standing of- trust.has not been betrayed; bu.t that JOSEPH WYNKOOPfe r to pay $100 to a ny man who the 1I1ct1l1;bents a:e c o n ~ c l e n t l o u s l yCOttld s ta y in the r ing four rounds and effectively domg theIr work. .against him. He used to tra-vel The fact that many of the womenabout the country t ak ing on every in thi s communi ty take an activeone who offered himself, and $100 and sincere interestin their civic andwas enough money in tho se day s to po li tica l a ff ai rs and exercise theirtempt many men to take a bea ting . f ranchise to a sub stan tial d eg reeIt was not a case of one b ig f ight ought to be encouraged rather thanat long intervals, preceded by care- condemned, for in t he o pi ni on offul t raining and protected by the progressive people that is one of themodern rules of the r ing. Sul livan chief a tt ribu tes con st itut ing good

frequently fought several times a citizenship .week and o ften took on more than GEORGIA FOWLERone man il? the same ~ v ~ n i n g . ~ i Chairman Narberth League ofearly f ightmg was pnncI]lally WIth Women Voters.bare fists a nd t he re wer e n o r nl es1-- - - - - - - -_ _- - -against gouging, wrestling and hit-t ing below the bel t. One man didsucceed in earning the $100 frol11Sullivan by spend ing mos t of thetime during the four rounds crawlingabout the ring on h is hands andknees. In another impromptu engagement, Sullivan was unexpectedly confronted by a Hoosier blacksmi th , who was seven fe et t al l a nda man o f g re at mi ght in hi s ownlocal ity. Sul livan cou ld not r eachhis jaw eff ec tive ly unt il h e h it onthe scheme of punching the giant inthe stomach, which would make himdouble up so that Sullivan was thenable to get a poke at his jaw. Afterabout three applications of thatt reatment , the b lack smith took thecount. .Wine, women and song and a

horde o f f latterers who were eagerto ass is t the generou s Sul livan ingetting rid of his money, workedthe ultimate downfall of the champion. It is estimated t ha t dur ingthe 10 years of his supremacy Sullivan probably took in a half milliondollars. but soon after h is def ea tb y J ef fri es , h e was d es ti tu te a nd afew years l at er wa s app ar en tl y ahelpless and hopeless drunkard .Then t ranspi red what many peoplewould consider the mos t remarkabl e event in hi s life. That waswhe n he suddenl y decided t o reform,and from that da y on h e di dnot touch a d rop o f liquor. In thisa lone , h e demonst ra ted a s tr engthof will such as few men, similar lysituated, are able to d isplay .When it became apparent that Sullivan's reform was permanent hewas able to secure fair ly lucrativeemployment as a temperance lec turer for Lyceum bureaus and laterin the employ of the Anti-SaloonLeague. There i s no quest ion thatSullivan accomplished much goodin t he l at te r years o f hi s l if e, forhe took h is own reform earnestlyand crowds o f y ou ng men, whomn? o ther speaker could have reachea, eagerly attended his lectures.I The last few years of his lifewere spent in comparative comforton a small farm whi ch he hadb ough t n ea r Boston. There thegarrulity .of h is advancing yearswas daily indulged and gratified bythe large n4,!nber of admirers whocalled to s e ~ ' h i m and whom h e f re quently induced, by ' means of ingenious wiles, to do muc h o f themanual work on his farm. Thequest ion as to whether Sullivancould have licked Dempsey or viceversa, of cou rse, is a foo tles s one,

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