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What! You Haven 't SeenNarberth Play? Are You Posted on the TaxIuestion?

VOLUME I . NUMBER 43 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS

POOR UMPIRING KILLING INTEREST IN l'[AIN LINELEAGUE GAItlES.

SOLD CIGARETTES TO MINORSTwo Bryn Mawr shopkeepers weretaken bef or e Mag is tr at es at BrynMawr and Ardmo re, b y P ol icem en

Reichner and Mullen, of th e LowerMerion police force, yesterday, charged with selling cigarettes to minors.The a ll eg ed o ff ende rs were given areprimand and le t off with pay ing thecosts. .

NARBERTH TRUNKS TELL OFA BUSY VACATION SEASON.The Narberth express man was a

busy fel low last week and early thisweek help ing our residents ge t started on their vacations. In one daYover 120 trunks left Narberth by express, while Cynwyd s en t about 100,and Merion-that i s to say , Mer ion-onthe-Main-Line-sent about 60.There were, of course, many addi'tional trunks shipped on tickets. Allof which mea ns t ha t N ar be rt h i s bei ng w el l represented at mountain,shore and country resorts theseAugust days.

The umpiring exhibited at the contests between Main Line Leaguegames t hi s y ea r h as b een g rowi ngpoorer and poo re r as t he s ea son hasadvanced until now it is endangeringthe interest of p layer s and fans alike.The game at Overbrook last Saturd ay w as about as poorly umpi red asa game could be, f rom the viewpointsof winner and loser.

I t must take the hea rt out of ap it ch er t o throw ball a ft er b al l t ha thas a sharp "break" and not bec re di te d w it h one s tr ik e In ten evenwhen t he b al l flnally " cu ts t he platein two." I t must kl11 respect forthe "ump" when he c al ls a ball that"goes to th e clouds" a strike.This kind of thing was t he rul e l as tweek at Overbrook, and. a l though ,never quite so bad before, ha s beenvery general the enti r e season . F ielddecisions were questionable, as well.We n eed s ome n ew material o n t hearbitrating staff-we need it now,before everyone gets disgusted anti,quits fol lowing what would be realbase ball i f r igh t ly umpired.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.Letters addre ssed to th e f o l l o w l n ~named pe rsons remain unclaimed int he Narber th post office:Mrs. F. D. Watson, Ethel SimonMr. John Cocke r, Miss Sarah Charter, Miss Carrie Freeman.Edward S. Haws, P . M.

SEE N A R f : : T ~ : I ~ S ~ I G H T NOW.I HOW DOES NARBE RTH COMPARE WITH THIS MODEL TOWN? NJ;WS},i8: ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KENTUCKY.Our home town has never looked Here's a news item, clipped from ahrighter and more up-to-date than it Philadelphia paper , about a civicdoes right now. I (Ever Jti f N b th achievement I'n the home town ofy c zen 0 ar er , par-: be the model town o f t he S ta te . This, cieties and the W. C. T. U., togetherThe new bank, the Narberth branch tl' 1 rl th h f t ' Ir\' I'n Cobb and his equally famouscu a y ose w 0 ar e ortuna e ha s been spurred by an offer of a with re ligious activities, c ou nt i n ao f t he Merion Title& Trust Company, e h t b t h ld d I Ju,:l!!C ]'Illy Prl'est, that we believenoug 0 e paren s, s au re a c ash p ri ze of $1000 by former Gov- town's favor. The town that makes a _.'~ tdhe Arcade Building ope ne d on c ar ef ul ly t hi s e xc ee ding ly interesting' ernor W. R. Stubbs to the community perfect score on al l these things ought will be of interest to ou r Narberth.won ay. ti 1 b Ch 1 M H cltlzens.ar c e y ar es oreau arger-a that a ve ra ge s h ighe st i n t he des lra- to be a good place in which to live.C. P. Cook has had the painters K d' 10,000 Build HIghwny.b ansan newspape r e Itor, and p ub - ble things of communi ty l if e. A sec- The s t ree t and all ey activities of city ..U ~ on h is Haver fo rd a ve nue p rop- lished in The New York Independent. ond prize of $500 is offered by C. F. youth ought to be curbed and t he little Paducah, Ky., July 29.-Approxi-ertles, betweeI'. Forres t and Narberth Ed ' t ' Nt ) mutely 10,000 business men, laborers- lo r s 0 e. Horner, of Kansas City. folks have a good chance t o g row upa V 1 n ~ : ~ sign proclaims t he f ac t that The s m ~ l l town is coming into its What wou ld you c on si de r a model c le an and earnest. Th is is th e amb i- a nd farmers to-day voluntarily beganY VIII BI k ith I h d own. Pubhc wel fa re wor k, s o l ong a t ow n? How would you judge com- tion of the welfare workers of the the construction of a modern high-e age ac sm s on an at ' - I t l' d hthe old s tand . and Howard's Phar-I factor m the ~ e v e l o p m e n t of cities an d munitles to determine which should West, and t he ir work is already tell- i way Je w ~ e n a uca a n Memphis,macy sparkles like a veritable dl _ i ~ o n d ~ c t e d , W l t ~ elaborate machine ry , r eceive such a prize? The following ing in making better towns and in ' Tenn. , a distance of 150 miles.mond a I IS bemg slmphfied and adapted to the is the basi s of s co ri ng the dozen regulating the lives of the young.And 11 a t th 1 d needs o f t he c ondi ti on s o f the smaller c it ie s s el ec te d after much corre- I t i s eas y to s ta rt organiza t ions- A year or so ago th e c it iz en s o faver o,;n e awns an community. spondence in recital of their claims t he t as k that tests men and women two M iddl e Western States-includ-gardens ar e at theIr very bes t . The Tl f d 1 ki d in g the Gover no rs t ook off th irfrequent r a in s and t he abundan ce of Ie o . r ~ a r - O? ~ men an wom- to th e extension department of the is the keeping alive of t he wel fa re - esunshine hav'!! crowned with brilliant en ar e gIVlllg t,helr time and money to University of Kansas under which t h spirit . Because the West ha s com e t o coats and r ol le d up their sleeves andsuccess the industrious gardening of Ibetterment of c ondi ti on s f or t he c on te st is conducted. this new problem i n th e management actually built a fine roadway.ou r fellow citizens. young: They.have already gone far in of its cities with an open mind, b e- More recently a group o f I ta li anFrom any angle th e town looks I ~ a t e r l a l s tillngs. ~ a v e m e ~ t s , electric HOW DOES YOUR TOWN RANK IN cause there ar e no es tab li shed tradi- c it iz ens of Br is tol , right her e in ourgood. Stroll around the borough a jlights, telephones m practically every THESE THINGS7 t io ns t o h ampe r, it o ug ht t o go fa r own s ta te , built for themselves andhome water works p rk . t he who le t own, an opera house.bit next Sunday and look things ' . ' as. ar e com- 1. Opportunity for play and athletlcs. ',m itS. p la ns f or betterment. To a de-mon possessIOns Fountains pI y i I d The possibilities o f c iv ic co-opera-over l ' a , 2. School work, including particularlY ,gree I.t s over-organ ze t h rough the tion ar e limitless.R ~ o m for some improvements? cer-I :'white ways" a re t he fashion-it is as industrial training. ambitIOn to form a new movementIf t he c ommuni ti e h ad n j d h' f Wha t P aduc ah , Ky., and the twotainly there is - for a t own i s human s e oye a alr- 3. Soc ial and recreational actlvities. or every fancied need. In manyc ut and a shave not to ment'o ' Western S ta te s and Bristol did, Nar-just the s am e a s people. But, you ' I n a 4. Physical and moral safeguards. towns . t h i ~ has been realized a nd . th e b er th c an do. Think it over!know, "there's s o muc h good," etc. bath and me s s a g e . . 5. Activities o f c hi la fos ter ing c lubs consolulatlOn of many organizatIonsA f ir st rate " Yea r R ound Home . Bu t th e real .renovatlOn has c o ~ e and societies. i nt o one with depar tment s i s servingTown;" and it never looked better II I t he c ommumty l if e; t he o th er IS 6. Attendance at Sunday school and to br ing grea ter efficiency. Too many NO SUNDA.Y BAS}; BALL FORt ha n a t does right now. ~ e r e l Y a corollary. Wha t i s r emak - ldndred organizations. officers , too many meetings, too many NARBERTH._ ... ___ mg t he w es te rn t ow n e sp ec ia ll y is sets of resolutions weaken t he ene r- L as t w ee k it was advertised thatSEVEN lroRE CHANCES the growth of direct i nt er es t i n t he Inc luded in play and athletics ar e gies. Narberth wou ld p la y at Garrett HillTO SEE THE CHAJIPIONS. social life and the broadening field supervision of playgrounds at school No l ac k o f g en er os it y exists in on Sunday.Narberth ha s seven more games to devoted to education. This l at te r i s anti during vac at ion, pub li c p la y- f in anci al mat te rs . Sub sc ri pt io n pa- Manager Walzer was questioned onp la y t hi s s eas on . F iv e will be played exemplified in the school curriculum. grounds, summer camps, excurs ions pers f or b and c once rt s f or "boosting" this point and immediately denied the

on ou r home grounds, and two at To the usual college prepara tory general average of the town as re- a convention, for help ing the count)" rumor. H e said that Narbe rt h h asPaolL course offered a few years ago has Igards playing at home. Many west- fair, for good roads, for locating a col - not p layed a Sunday game an d does'Illis coming Saturday we play GUlph b.een added .a Whole group of v ~ c a - ern t ow ns now em ploy an athletic lege or helping one struggling for ex- not i nt en d to. Furthermore, he saidMills; August 14, Dun & Co.; August tlOnal t e a c ~ l l ~ g s . ~ a n u a l t ~ a i m n g , manager for th e high school, retain- i st en ce , f or doz en s o f other p ur po se s t ha t, t o his knowledge, not an in21 Gulf M il ls ' Au gus t 28 Paoli I n.ormal t rammg, agricul tural mstruc- in g h im fo r the entire year and put - meetwith ready response. It is no t un- dividual player of the Narberth team( a ~ a y ) ; S e P t ~ U l b e r 4, o v ~ r b r o o k ; ' :hon a nd commercial education have l ing him in charge of the playgrounds usua l for a moderate-sized city to r a i ~ e .had played a Sunday game.September 6 Labor Day A 1\1 bec01'ne the usual r ang e of a high in summer. from $5000 to $10,000 in a year for I I t has bee n f re quen tl y reported ofWayne; P. :M., Paoli (awa;) . ., I ~ c h o o l . The direct effect .has been t o I nd us tr ia l t r ai ni ng in the grades and var ious pur po se s o f t hi s n at ur e, all late that Narberth would play Sun-

It you haven't been out to s ee t he mcr ea se the attendance m th e high high school count heavily in the scor - in tended to help the community. To be day b as e b al l at several differentlocal team it is not too l at e t o atone schools over 1 ~ per cent. i n t he past ing. Summer vacation work, such as sure , business advan tage i s u su al ly places, the pe rsons eviden t ly adve rf or y ou r sins of omission. They're I f i ~ e years. TillS has called for new gardening, school gardening, employ- at th e bottom of tne generous r esponse t i sing in this unt ru th fu l way toputting up a great game. Come next lll.gh school buildings commensurate ment f or o ld er children d ur in g v ac a- t o the so lic ito rs ' p lea , bu t welfare capitalize the popular i ty of th e Nar-Saturday. With the increased needs and t he com- t io n and interest i n s ome f o rm o f out- movements meet with almost equal berth champs as a drawing ca rd .

mun lt ie s h ave gener al ly b ee n liberal door activity ar e es:sential. liberality.HIGH PRAISE }'OR NARBROOK'S in their construction. These fully Literary societies, Boy Scouts I n o th er words. the Middl e Wes t

ADV180UY AltCHITIWT. e q u i ~ p e d buildings have become com- Camp Fire Girls, Y. M. C. A. and y. is entering on a new era, one inBecause of our interest in "Nar- mumty c ~ m t e r s l n a l a r g ~ .sense and W. C. A., w il l b e advantages; a h ig h whi ch t he bett erment of human exbrook," all of us; we believe w il l b e Iare workmg wonders in g lvmg a f in er s ch ool f ra te rn itY wi ll c ou nt against i st en ce i s t ak in g t he prace of mereinterested in t he h ighly con:Pliment-1 tone to t h t o w ~ life. any town. Moving picture !nspection, material profit. The boys ~ n girlsar y r efe rence made by , th e PU blic ' Along WIth thiS ha s come unselfish regulation of pool halls, skating rinks a1'e looken upon as the chIef assetsLedger t he o th er daY to D. Knicker-I wel fa re wor k Whi,Ch ~ a i n t e ~ e s t e d ~ n ( l similar places, observance of the ' of the community and e ff or ts t o s ebacker Boyd, advisory architect to The Igood men anll , ,"omen. Radiating Slate Boarn of Health r u ~ e s and ~ n cure for th em the best there is inCivic Association in the development from the clubs and chu rche s and forcement of the law against s el li ng l if e is t a k i n ~ the p la ce o f f ln anci alof o ur new model community ant I schoo ls have gone influences helpfu l tobacco to minors come under t h i s . .,

Ito t he bo ' d ' lid d ' . scheIl1lllg. The town IS becommg anresidence development. It follows: ) s an glr s n marke e 8chedule. Parent-teachers aSSOCla- .The il lustrat ions ar e o f hou se s by gee. In. Kansa s, f or i ns ta nc e, is n tions. civic leagues that work along l'XperlIl1ent station for worki ng outD. Knlckerbacker Boyd, who ha s been Ikeen r Iva l ry as to whi ch ci ty shall: chi ld we lfare l ine s, ) 'oung people' s so- plar,b for happ ier and cleaner living.

w it h o th er P hi la de lp hi a architects I==== ..-...-among those foremost in recognizing NRW ~ U I ~ UNf; mVIC ASSOCIA.: SCHEnULE OF GAJ[ES. "1'H}; ( ) O ( ) L } ~ S T P I J A ( ~ } ~ IN TOWN."the importance of th e adequate antI I TJON. Gulph Mills at Narberth.appropriate setting of the h ou ses for There ar e usually several places ad-w ~ i c h t he suburbs of this city a r Narberth folks will be interested in Dun & Co. at Wayne. vertised, a s t he coolest place in tOWIl.justly reno wned. T hey show two' a new civic organization formed by Overbrook at Paoli. We t ak e t hi s o pp or tu ni ty o f sayinghouses, entirely different, yet bot'.1 residents of Delaware and Chester : that the men 's g ame r oom o f t il e Y.tndigenous to the soil of Pennsyl- counties living along the Main L' e NARBERTH DROPS A Il\'L C. A. is the coolest p lace i n town.vania, hav ing the same antecedents, b . m I f you are the least bit in do ub tthe ever-popular "Colonial" type of etween Radnor and Paoh . I t is called GAME FOR A CHANGE' regarding thi s s t at ement "just droparchitecture. the "Neighborhood League." , in." Come in on the ho tt est day orT he o ne is a development of the I The purpose of the league, as given evening and you can fully enjoy !i

informal type, and a ll of t he p lan ti ng : i n t he application for t he cha rt er is Constable Walzer's proteges went game o f "pocket billiards" with yourfriend. Come in and be convinced.l ind flowers follow the same informal: f or t he betterment of the social and down to def ea t at the h an ds o f Pa tl ines . Not ice the r e la t ion of th e sun- :mor al c on di ti on s o f t h co I O'Brien's colts at Overbrook l ast Sat- "Showers."dial t o t he flowers, the irregular lines T e mmun ty. urday b y t he score of 10-4. The main No. w e ar e not attempting to be aof p lan t ing a nd th e excellent use ot'l wenty-one directors will manage the r ea son was t he er rat i c suppor t given weather prophet. When we sayflowering plants. In spi te o f it s in- organization, t he t erms of seven of Bob Gilmore and .the inability of the "showers," we mea n " sh ow er baths."formality, there is no l os s of dignity I'tho directors expi ring each yea r. Narberth boys to hi t in the pinches. As you come from th e hot, sultryio the house , which is the decide.! Those whose terms expire in Narberth start!"..:!::!! '\'T,ll, . ~ : - : . tt.1 ~ i t : " , I" t.hll f\flp,rnooTl. have you evergainer, because of the juxtaposition of INovember, 1915, ar e Dr. Thomas G. first inning when Humph re ys , w ho t hough t what a difference a n ic e r el awn, p at hs , f lowers , e tc . Sundials Aiken, of Berwyn; J oh n p . Croasdale, ',was leading, dOUbled, and stole third. freshing shower would make?are, of cour se , of prac t ica l value, bu t or DaYlesford; Louis J aq ue tt e P al - Bu t the next three batters could not Just drop in, on you r way home andtheir chief charm, whe n n ot f ormi ng mer , of S t. DaVid's; Mr s. Clarence iconnect safely, tr y i t - i f y ou d on 't f ee l from 50 tothe end of a v i st a in a formal garden, Toland, of Wayne; Joseph W. Sharp,! Overbrook scored two runs in the 100 pe r cent. better, you had bet te ris in accenting t he n at ur al ne ss of Jr. , of Berwyn; Char le s S. Walton,' second inning on a b as e o n balls to see the doctor. After p lay ing tenn isthe floral disp lay by plac ing in c on - o f St. DaVid's, and C. C. Wilson, of Hare, who was s co re d o n P ac ke y' s or base bal l , a shower will pu t vim,junction with it s omet hi ng s o ob- Paoli. Those whose terms expire in two-base hit In th e dumping grounds. vigor, vitality and vivaci ty in to you.viously in troduced by the hand of ' November, 1916, ar e Mi ss H . Velma i Packey scored afterwards on Harry Boys ' Camp.mltn. Turne r and H. p. Connor, o f St . Si mps on 's error on Higgins' grounder . The last of Narberth 's twenty-oneThe o ther house shows a treatment David's; Richa rd Haughton , of Paoli; I This ended the scoring u nt il t he boys-Carl Metzgar a nd J ames Morof the balanced type of Coloni al Dr. G. L. S. Jameson , of St. David's; .fifth inning, when Narberth tied it up gan, left Monday for a two week'shouse. I t h as j us t th e r igh t amount J. Packa,rd Laird , of Devon; Mrs . W. on a bas e on ba ll s t o Ha rry Simpson, stay at Camp Tohickon. Narberth is

or shrubbery and lawn, wi th th e path p. MorriS, of Berwyn, and Wal te r who was advanced to second on Bob represented at th e camp now byin t he r igh t place when t he en trance Pei rs on, o r R ad no r. Those whose i Gilmore's single . Our o ld fr ie n' l Francis Wipf and Berk ley Lough.drive Is at th e side. From the latter t erms e xp ir e i n 1917 are Edward F. ' ' 'N ig' ' Koons, of the University of A c amp c lu b h as be en organizedthere is a stepping stone path to the Bracken , of Paol i ; E. Lewis Burnham IPennsylvania f ame. s co re d both run- that will cont inue th e camp interestf ro nt ent rance. The main porch i s f or a nd Wil li am H. Doyle, of Berwyn; A ners 00 h is t ri pl e t o t he wilderness il l t hroughout the winter. Plans willprivacy, at the end sepa rate f rom the J . County a,nd Dr. Marianna Taylor, right field. "Nig" was ou t t ry ing t o a ls o b e m ad e f or ou r Boys' Camp nextentrance porch . Al l a round this p or ch , o f St. Davids; C. W. Wagar, of Paoli , stretch his hit into a home run. Ha d summer.In connection wi th the evergreens ami and Miss Mary L. Walsh, of Wayne. he no t fallen whe. nearing third bauaother planting, there is a private he would have scored with ease.hedge. The re I s a growing tendency CHARLEY SAYS: In the sixth inning Overbrookto i nt roduce hedge s a round moder n "What's the u se o f riding five d ay s s co re d f ou r runs on three hits, GU-porches, which in th e b est pr ac tic e and nights to get ou t there to t he Ex- more 's wi ld p it ch and Harry Simpare, of cour se, of concrete or other positions, when a fellow can spe nd son 's error.lasting ma te ri al s e t close to the all that time at Atlantic City, and any Bob Gilmore was forced to retire inground. A hedge forms the necessary way, one ocean's t he same as another, t he seven th inning on account of the(Continued on Second Page) except in the geographies," (Continued on ThIrd Page )

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NARBERTH, l ~ A . - O U l ~ r.rOWN--AUGUSrr 5, I1J15

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THE FIRESIDEBy lAdy Narberth

Fred L. Rose and family are spending August at Ocean City.

Dr. O. J. Snyder Is attending thenational convention of The AmericanOsteopathic Association at Portland,Oregon.

W. H. Cohic a nd f amil y have returned from Seaside Park where theys pent t he l as t two weeks.

Miss Barbara Shand , of North Narberth avenue, Is spending the monthof August in the Catskill Mountains.

"Bill" Durbin, now one of thej"stars" of the Cap e May constellation, c ame u p f rom t he shore f or t heweek-end.I. H. Sayman.

QUESTIONS NEW TAX PROJECT. I do the best I can to boost the gooll I _ - ~ ~ ~ ~ " " , , : : : : - . - ~ . . . , . , . - . - - - ...To t he Edito rs o f Our Town: ,old town that supports me, and illThe article of Mr. Loos in Our Town whi ch I live by cho ice , knowing thatlast week advocating the 85 pe r cent. if I do not like this city, i ts ways anclassessnlent on the valuat ion of prop- i its people, that I h av e t he right toertyand a $1.50 tax ratemaymeet with I leave it and go to som e other cityth e approval of the m ajor it y of th e Ithat I will like.citizens of the borough, but it will be I bel i eve t ha t t he cities o r th e peoa hards hi p on the smal ler p roperty p ie who ar e 100 pe r cent. perfect areowners. Fo r instance: hard to find and few and f ar between,A $4000 house at the 86 pe r cen t, an d s ho uld we happen t o find them,valuation (and you may rest assured our o,":n w e a ~ little minds could notI "11 b . th li it) 0 ld bring recogmzc their perfection. The onlyt " I e given e m W u citizen tbat ever l ived who rated 100th e assessment up to $3400. At t he pr o- pe r c ent perfection was crucified byposed tax rate t he resu l t would be: the faUlt:-finding public, because they

$3400 at $1.50 rate $51.00 could no t realize or appreciate HisCount)' tax, 2 mll1s 6.80 e ffor ts to se rve humanity .I believe that t he f ut ur e w el fa reof t hi s c it y depends on the cominggenerations and t he t ra in in g we give

them.I bel ieve that taxation is necessaryfor the welfare of the community andfeel it a privilege to be a propertyowner, thereby contributing f un ds t opay the Police Departmen t and o therdepartments of service their salarit'sfor protect ing my life and property.and I think it my duty to speak favor ably on t hi s subject to my friendsand associates, thereby inducing themto become burden-bearing c it izens ofour great commonwealth.

==needed to carryon the 'Work of th eborough.In our opinion, the details of sucha readjustment of a ss es smen t andrate may safely be left to ou r assessor,council and an advisory committee ofcitizens. There is s ur el y n o d es ir e toimp os e a ny h ar ds hi p o n any citizenin this movement t o p rovide neededf unds f or carrying on th e business ofthe borough, bu t we must be preparedfor some increase over t he amount atpresent raised by taxation. MeanWhile, the columns of Our Town areopen f or a f ree and fair discussion ofthe subject.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915

E . A. MUSCHAMP ,W. ARTHUR COLE,Managing Editors.MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,

Cashier.H. C. GARA,

Advertising Manager.H. A. JACOBS,Subscription ManaGer.

OUR TOWN

Entered as second-class matter, Oc-tober 16, 1914, at the Post OfDce atNarberth, Pennsylvania, under til.Act of March 3. 1879.

Owned and Published every Thurs~ a by the Narberth Civic Aoelation.

EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 360.Pollce 1260.

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Misses Caroline and Jane Super, ofMontgomery avenue, have taken a cot.-tage at Ocean C it y for the rema inde rof the season.

EDITORIAL NOTES

"THE LAST CALL"OUR TOWN will gladly printany news Item about any subjectthat Is of Interest to Narberthfolks, but In order to meetthe printing sche4ule, all "coPY"-manuscripts-must reach theeditors by 6 P. Me Monday eachweek.MIL CAN}o'J;L AND TAXES.Concerning taxation, there always

have been, and doubt le ss a lways wil lbe, wide d il Ie re nc es o f opinion. Inanother column, Mr. Frank Canfel presents views much at vari ance withthose of Mr. Loos, as e xp re ss ed inou r issue of July 29. He s hows q ui teclearly that if assessments were raisedfrom an average of a 60 per cent.valuation to an 86 pe r c en t. v al uation, and if the rate of taxat ion werereduced from 2.10 per cent. to 1.5 percent., there would be an abso lute increase in t he t ax es o f any given property of about 25 1-2 pe r cent.On r ef er ri ng t o t he a rt ic le by Mr.Loos, we find that he did not adVO-cate an increase of assessments to85 per cent., and a reduction of rateto 1 1-2 per cent., bu t merely usedthese 'figures as an illustration of thepossibilities under a reVision. He r. .fers to the desirability of bringing upthe assessment to "something near it sreal value, an d t o r educe t he r at e, "and to the fact that in th e past, assessments have not been equitable.Our opinion, as expressed editoria ll y i n Ou r Town of July 22, is that"the need for an increased revenue hasbeen apparent for some time," thematter having been the subject off requ en t and s er ious d is cu ss ions i ncouncils. We think all will agree onone proposition, namely, that t he a sSC:S5lllents should be equitable . Therelias been considerable complaint inthe paf,l that properties of equal valuehave l,een u ne qu al ly as se ss ed . T hefirst l!tE'p, therefore, is to secure asnearly as possible, e qu ali ty i n t hi srespect. If some properties are assessed at 76 pe r c en t. o f their value,and others at only 50 pe r cent., tbereis serious ground f or c ompl ai nt , a ndthis clmaition should be remedied atOItCH.

I f al l propert ies are brought up tot he h ighe r level, whatever that mayb e t he re wil l b e some increase of reve n ~ e , but we d ou bt whether that reform alone would be sufficient. Thene xt s tep th er ef or e is to a sc er tainwhat must be done in addition, to supply the needed funds.Mr. Canfel very j us tl y s ay s: "Aheavy t ax ra te w1l1 surely drive homes eeke rs t o o th er l oc al it ies ." An o bvious r emedy would be to r ai se t heassessment to a reasonable percenta ge o f real value, and l ower t he r at e.We do not advocate 85 pe r cent. no r76 pe r cent., bu t suggest that juste no ug h o f an i nc re as e b e made inassessments that would, at a somewhat lower rate t han the present rd eof 2.10, provide the additional revenue

TIU;Y .'OLJ,OW NARBERTH.Editors of OurTown:O rd ers hav e been Issued by theCommissioners of Lower MerionTownship that all p lacards and sign"must come down from the telephoneand electric l ig ht pol es throughoutthe whole township. This includes.Ardmore and Bryn Mawr. In manycases, quite l a rge and expensive business s igns have been attached to t hepoles.Thi s act io nNarberth. E. S. Haws.July 28, 1915.

WE RECEIVE OUR PAY.Editors of Our Town:Permit me to tell you that I thinkOur Town i s fi ll ing a very importantplace and doing a splendid work forou r town. Th e Immen se amount oflabor which you and your associa tesput In this work Is r ecognized andsurely appreciated. John Van Ness.

Mrs. Taylor, mother of Mrs. F. L.Padgett, Jr., o f E ss ex a ven ue , hasreturned from a three months' tripthrough the Middle Wes t.George W. Braden, of Narberth. andphysical director of the PhiladelphiaCentral Y. M. C. A., has gone to S ilve rBay, on Lake George, N. Y. wherehe is in charge of t he b ig Y. M. C. A.summer camp.Mr. and Mrs . J . C. Simpson returnedto their Essex avenue home this weell:from an extended tour of the West.They visited both the big CaliforniaExpositions, Yellowstone Park, theGreat Lakes a nd N ia ga ra F al ls .Miss Isabella Sayres. o f Det ro it ,Mich., Is visiting her uncle, Edward S.Haws. o f J?udley avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. William R. D. Hall,of Dudley avenue, will spend thismonth at Avalon.Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson andfamily. of South Narberth avenue, arenow at Eagle's Mere. They will spendthe early f al l i n Cap e May.Some more of Narberth's young

The Neighborhood Club, o f Swarth ladles are spending their vacation atmor e w il l be the host to many c hi l- Ocean City. Miss Mildred S. Smithdren 'and mothers of Philadelphia on' left Monday for a two weeks ' stay.Wednes day , w ho w il l b e taken' tol Miss Jennie Laird l ef t T ue sd ay f orSwar thmore by the Children's Coun- her vacation, and on Wednesday thetry Week Association. Misses Virginia Downes and MildredHarris l ef t f or t hi s popular seashore

I resort.Harry Francis. o f A rdmo re , and'William A. Maxwell, of Bryn Mawr Last Satu rday evening Mr. Earlhave been appointed assi s tan t real es - Dickie was g iv en a su rp r ise party bytate assessors to aid in making the tr l- Ea rl and Mildred Smi th w hi ch w asennlal assessment in Lower Merion most extensively enjoyed by a ll thosetownship. Both men will assist Albert present. The gues ts Inc luded theLee, Lower Merion' s r ea l e st at e as-: Misses Marlon and Dorothy Brill , MIl-sessor. I (Continued on Third Page)

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NARBERTII.(Cont inued f rom Last Week)

The following list of names has beense lected f rom the latest Bell te lephonedirectory f or t he Mai n L in e d is tr ict .It includes al l listed names of Narberth subscribers, and is reprinted foru se o f readers of "Our Town" who ap preciate a quick reference list of Narberth's phones exclusively:

K354W Kanoga,E. L., r. ,106 Woodside Av.K a r ~ t e n s , H. W., r .. 85 WIndsorKelm, I ,ewls M., r .. 219 WayneKerbaugh, Mrs. A. E ., r .,200 Grayling334Y Kerlgan, Thomas A., r.,107 Conway.:IliSI, .Kerfgan, William P., r.,Haverford and lonaG810 Ketcham, John K., r .,Hampden Av.618W Ketcham, John S., r .,407 Haverford331W King's Daughters' HoUdayHouse Sabine Av.637X Kirk, Miss Anna,I

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Telephone

NARBERTH, PA.Telephone.

NARBERTH, PA.

JAMES.G. SCANLIN

C. P. COOK

Prompt Deliveries Assured

Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coa l

COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats

Pau p a c

613D Stone, }'rank, r . . . . 214 Forrest9600 Strawbridge & Clothier,8 th and Market Sts., Philo..659Y Street, lIarry, r .. 100 Maple Av.324L Stretch, JaDles A., r .. .Old Gulf328 Super, I'. A., Horseshoeing,Montgomery Av.328 SUller, lfar)' W., TrainedNurse,Montgomery E of Wynnewood Av.612W Suplee, G. B., Plumber,Haverford and Forrest370W Suplee, George B.. r .,122 Woodside Av.3:l7W Swift, Rev. E. L., r . ,109 Chestnut363D Sylvester, Clarence W., r . ,228 N Narberth(Concluded Next Week)

Estimates

ARCADIAHESTNUf. Bel . 16th StI Finest Photoplay The -atre ot It s Size In tb eEnt i reWor ld .IPbotopla" ,-Cont lnuous 10 A. M. to 11.30P.M.

O F T H E CLOUDS "

S T O P

LAKE PAUPAC CO., R. F. D.,' Canadensis, Monroe Co., Pa.

Estimates Cheerfully Given.Telephone-Narberth 3ll-D.

We recently added to theQuality Chain all the formerstores of the Wm. Butler Co.,i n Wes t Phi lade lphi a and sou thof Market s tr ee t. Still furtheradditions wil l b e made as rapidlyas we can secure sui table butldings in desirable locations.

F. H. WALZER

Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingN AR B ER T H . PA

The GreaterQuality Chain

HARRY B. WALL

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONS691L Smedle)' , N. E., r .. 19 Elmwood600 Smedley, lVro. D.. Builder,Haverford and Narberth624 Smedle)', Wm. D., r.,227 Narberth Av.3:13X Smith, D. H., r . . . . .106 Dudley684Y Smith, lllrs. E. Eleanor, r.,

406 S. Narberth325Y Smith, John }'. , r 211 Elm, 363W Snyder, Dr. O. J . . r .,Woodbine and Narberth'3 Snyder, Robert, r ..313 Woodside1226W Sterling, E. A.. r.503 Haverford647Y Stickney, David D., r.,216 Wayne6Um Stites, Fletcher W., r . .Grayling & Winsor360D Stokes, Edward C., r.,112 Essex Av.

FO R S A L EADome Built for Comfort aad CoDvenieneeAt 4t 6 Woodside AvenueIt is I rell home for aomeone.Fordetails,consultKoronskl &Cameron, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ; e ...

Beil 'Phone. 60S. 101 Cbestaat Ave., Narberth

ROBINSON & CRAWFORDFOR SALEVose Piano and DiningRoom Furniture

406 S. NARBERTH AVENUE

MAKE SURE OF YOUR CBOICE NOWT E RM S T O S U ITFU Jnstl'Ce Mon t gome ry Ave nu e ., 1l1. ,NARBERTH . Or612 Chestnut St Pbl la.

Tenth Season: Fishin g, Boating, Swimming.A.l. Loos. Pres.. Narberth. Pa. J. Franklin MeehaD, Sec'y., Mt. AirY, Phila.

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Location, Greentown, Pike County, Po.. Fifteen miles north of Cresco orGouldsboro, on the D. L. & W. R. R.

2 2 0 0 fee t above Be a leve lWith Nature in the Woods. Rhododendrons and Flowers in the Spring.

Lovely Cool Days in the Summer. Magnificent Foliage i n t he F al l. Comfortab le Home Life. Splendid Table and Good Rooms. Tenth Season. Fresh Milka.nd Vegetables from our Farms .Fo r reservations, booklet and information, address.

________________ 'I! Home Dressed Poul try , Butter, EggsI!" and Game.

Fancy Fruit and Vegetables.

Miesen's BakeryPainting in all it s Branches NARBERTH ARCADEBU ILD INGBread. Cake, Rolls, Pies,Candy. I c e C r eamCATERING FOR PARTIESTelephone-Narberth 368. 1--------------EDWARD HAWSI VERL PUGH

Plaster andCementWork Electrical ContractorEstimates Furnished Jobbing 22,5 lona Avenue, Narberth, PlioTelephone-Narberth 381-D.

NeedJlllln, Albert W., r . ,103 ChestnutNevin, lV. Scott, D. D., r .,209 Elm1225W New Park Quality Shop,Notions 240 Haverford662W Nickerson, Lester W., r.,111 Elmwood632Y NltIecker, Itev. J. E., r.,'28 woodside357 Noel, C. V ., Borough Clerk,Narberth and Woodibne378 Nort ll ro ll , ~ I i s s Lldll, Nurse,126 Chestnut

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NARBERTH.

J. A. MILLER

H. C. FRITSCH

FOR THIS WEEK

GOD FREYThe Real Estate Man a.t114 Woodside Ave.,be pleased to a.ssist you inting a home.Telephone-Narberth 685 A.

45th and Parrish Sts.

MISS E. B. ELLIS104 Woodside Avenue

V . M . C . A . BU I LD ING

N350 Narberth Fi re Co. No.1,Forrest and Haverford612W Narberth G a r a ~ e ,Forrest and Haverford1250 Nllrbertb Police .. 225 Hampden391 Nnrbertb Public Scbools,Essex Av.6440 Narberth Tallorlnll' Co ..104% Forrest327 Narbertb Tlleatre,Haverford Av.342Y Narrlglln, Harvey D.. r.,101 WoodsideProperties Fo r Bent and Sale 305 Nash. Florence I., r.,Fire Insurance 112 Dudley

BellPhone 869 W. 384X Nash, Jos. R .. r . . . . 216 Forrest605 Nash, Robert 1., r.,Wall BuDding. Narberth, Pa . 104 Grayllng Av.

(Successor to E. J. HOOD)HEATER AND RANGE WORKSLATE AND TIN ROOFER

104 Forrest ATenneJobbing a Specialty. Narberth, Pa .

Puteur lzed Milk IDELIVERIESB ryq el o v ls C e r ll f le d WEST PH ILA.Milk(Pedrlal le society) OVERBROOKSpec ia l .. Guern sey" MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts A Sharpless BALA-CYNWYD

Dalrles> NARBERTHCream But termi lk ARDMORET a bl e a n d Wh ip pi ng WYNNEWOODCream.

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of Ardmore, Pa.The oldest, l ar ge st and bes t depository in this vicinity.Capital, $150,000. Surplus, $125,000

Undivided Profi ts, $40,000.

George B. SupleeSteam &HotWater.HeatingPlumbingBell Telephone.

SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES

Howard F. Cotter'MEATS ofIT.l QUALITY

HOWARD'S PHARMACY

NARBERTH TELEPHONES. 11263(Continued f rom Thi rd Pag e)L 656360W Laird, Saml., r 114 Essex618D Lane, H. S. . r Haverford Av.648 Leighton, A. 0., r. 211 Woodside630Y Lindsey, W. A., r.,Woodside and Essex622X Lippincott, Harold M., r.,306 Dudley1264 L it ch fi el d, N. H ., r. ,419 Narberth12f;2D LittUe lVhite Tea House,Avon Road396D Livingston, Wm.. r. , 0415 Narberth 690W Odiorne, lVlllter J., r.,336 Long, )[argaret. . . . .Toll Gate Summit, Fairview316D Loos, Augustus J. , r., 314W Oliver, Howard L., r .,Haverford Av. 208 Montgomery1251W Loos, Paul I t. , r . . . . .15 Shirley 635W O'UelIly, Miss Gertrude ][., r.,615D JJough, Geo. A., r.311 Woodside 330 Dudley320X Ludorlcl, C. E ., r . 109 E lmwood 393W Orr, Hr. A. L. , r .. 101 ElmwoodltIc 632L Our Town 20 Woodside351W ]IcAuIlffe, J. W.. r .. 211 Wayne P348X l\IcCarter, C. Howard, 392W I)adgett, ]0'. L., Jr., r. 228 EssexNarberth and Rockland 620D Parker, 11. Go, r 156 Merlon320L ][cClellan, W. S., r., 653D I'arker, Wm. R., r 108 Maple125 Woods id e 634X I 'l lt te n, }'rnuk };., r. 212 ForrestWILL TAKE CHARGE OF CHILDREN 320Y lIcCoy, N. H., r., 339W Pnttlson, l ' [r s. Uobt. E ., r .,

IN ABSENCE OF PARENTS 125 Elmwood Av. 321 Merion698W lUcHollllld, John, r .. 223 Wayne 602 I'earl, II. I)., r .. . 218 Essex Av ..341L ~ I c D o w e l l , Samuel E., r., 1224W Pedrick, E. L., r .. 111 GraylingMontgomery Av. 683 Peebles, W. J., r .. 109 lona Av.341L 1\[cDo,,'ell, Samuel I t. , r ., I 362 Penna. R. 'R. Co., Merion,Montgomery Av. Ticket Office and Baggage Room650D 1\fcGnrry, Daniel J ., r., 362 Same, Narberth,lona and Meeting House Lane Ticket Office and Baggage Room663 1\lclntyre & Co., Groceries, 376 Same, Narberth,223 Haverford 337 Same, Narberth,613W :!tlcKell, J. C., r 223 Essex Shelter Shed, S. S ide1213 McKinney, George W., r., 362 Same, Wynnewood,Montgomery Av. Ticket Office and Baggage Room311W ItlclUallus, 1\1. T., r .. . 106 Essex 661W Peters,Mrs. U.1\I., Dry Goods,

SIX LEFl-NO TWO ALlKl 1259Y 1\lcQllilkln, Robert C., r., 232 WoodbineSeeW. D. SMEDLEY 110 Woodside 3670 Pierpont , R. W., r .. . 2 Chestnut"" t "The Cabin-" 387 l\lcKeag, 1 \ I ~ : S :Uary, r., 334W Plank, ~ [ r s . R. ~ 0 6 r F o r r e s t Av. IN AND TRY ONE OF "A Store for Particnlar People"

-----------;,-- 108 Dudley Av. 1261W Pol lock , Wm Curtis, Jr., r., DAVIS' SUNDAESBrntfulHint'forHintable PeonIt 1220 .. . )fncKenzie, A. G., r.. I 407 WoodsideI __ I 102 Chestnut 695 Poor, lV. 0., r 106 Forrestiii Irs you who'Uouffer If your 309W 1\[adllox, "lV. S., r .305 Woodside 660 pos.ey, Miss Elizabeth ltI., r., ARE YOU AWARE ThaI il is jusl, roof leaks. We mend them.j 6?3W :in T D 203 E aabnodulm8usCheitmeorPeVours may leak later on. aguue, .,os. ., r., ssex:We make no