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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16
SURPRISE PARTY FOR
LEWIS ADAMS.

A pleasant surprise party was given
Mr.. Lewis Adams, Wednesday eve-
ming, at his home on w. Washington
avenue. The evening was spent in
music and playing various games, af-
ter which refreshments of ice cream
fruit punch, cake, candy and fruit
were served.
Present were: Misses Anna Swarts,
Mary Somers, Dorcas Reinar, Marga-
retta Horner, Pearl Stafford, Alwilda
Ware, Fannie Martin, Marjorie Thorn
as, Mildred Henry, Helen Long and
Ella Adams, Messrs. John Muller,
Charles Campbell, Harry Dawson,
Linford Sanders, Floyd Collins, Nor
man Scull, Clarence Steelman, Elmer
Strang, Russell Snyder, Fred Dough-
erty, William Bowen, Raymond Ire
Ian, William Dougherty, and Lewis
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Adams
and Mrs. Barrett.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16
PLEASANT SURPRISE
FOR MISS HAND

A pleasant surprise party was Civ
en- Tuesday evening in honor of Miss
Catherine Hand, at her home on
South Franklin Ave, Pleasantville.
Part of the evening was spent in
playing various games, then the
guests repaired to the parlor where
the evening was finished to the tunes
of popular pieces. At a late hour a
dainty luncheon was served, and the
guests departed just in time to catch
the last car to Atlantic City.
The guests were: Miss Hazel Mitch
ell, Mr.. George Fiske, Miss Elenor
Parr, Mr.. Will Terrific, Miss Catherine
Boyer, Mr.. John Hess, Miss Hazel
Morris, Mr.. Will Herbert, Miss Agnes
Penny, Mr.. Ernest Oakley, Miss Cath
crime Hand. and Mr.. Clarence Candy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16
ONLY MOST NEEDY
TO GET ANTITOXIN

The Board of Health CT Pleasant
vile met on Thursday evening and
organized by electing H. C. Thomas
president, DR.. H. l.. Harley inspector,
and Thomas F. Crawford secretary.
1t was decided to discontinue the
practice Of furnishing antitoxin, and
in the future the Board will provide
it only in extremely needy cases and
upon the order of the Overseer of the
Poor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16
MISS SCHAIBLE AND
MISS VALENTINE HOSTESSES.

Miss Cora Schaible and Miss Mary
D. Valentine entertained a number of
friends at the home of Mrs. Japhet
Price, 81 E. Washington avenue, on
Thursday evening.
Those present were: Misses Mary
McAllister, Florence Zippler, Ethel
Hays, Emily Davis, Lena Bates, Della
Dorsheimer, Ruth Ruhl, Nellie Mich
OILS, Mida Garrison, Lulu Johnson,
Edith Hodgson, Cora Schaible, Mary
D. Valentine, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston B.
Adams, and Mr.. and Mrs. Japhet
Price.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16

Lake & Risley Co. are giving away
a very useful household article to
their coal customers. Call and get
yourS.-ady,
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
BY &. BERNARD SHAW.

London. March One Intelligent
correspondent reminds me that since
my school days the United States pur-
chased Alaska from Russia To this
not wholly unexpected correction l re-
spond with the inquiry: Why was
Alaska purchased. If the Monroe doc
tTine is valid? II the United States
can keep the European powers out
of North America only by buying or
driving them out and has put up with
their presence when neither of these
procedures were practicable. then
what on earth is the use of force of
the Monroe doctrine?
When an Irishman found a sedan
chair he had hired had no bottom he
observed that but for the honor and
glory of the things he might as well
have walked The Monroe doctrine
is the bottomless sedan chair of the
United States.
The need of the moment is double
one. first the resolute suppression of
scandalous misconduct in the face of
an enemy, which passes for patriotism
our numerous fools. and second
our appearance before the world as a
reasonable. neighborly nation. able to
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
PACTS PUT IN PERIL
BY NEW SEAMEN'S LAW
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

part OF the United States to alter any
part of these treaties will lead to a
revocation of the entire treaty by the
governments affected. because they
will insist upon obtaining something
in return for what the United States
is taking away. This will impose upon
the State Department within the next
year the enormous task of redrafting
many of the treaties which the United
States has with the maritime nations
of the world.
The feature which Is found in prac-
tically all treaties is the one which en-
ables foreign ship owners to call upon
police officials in ports of the United
States to arrest deserters from foreign
ships. 1t is acknowledged that this
provision is not enforced to any con-
siderable extent and that the abroga-
ton of 1t is likely to cause less fric-
ton than other features.
More serious than this provision
though, is the one which gives every
seaman the right to demand and receive
from the master Of a vessel one-half of
the wages which he shall have earned
at any port that the vessel touches. This
is made to apply to foreign ships touch
ing at American ports. as well as Ameri
can vessels.
It is asserted that no country in the
Nbliu Has any SICll provision IN us mari
time law.
1T is a violation Of the law Of con-
tract" said Senator Burton 1T is
palpa bic violation of international comfy.
1t is impossible that it should be SUBJ
mitted to without very serious protest
and the most vigorous opposition"
Doubt Concerning Law.
There is grave doubt whether this pro-
vision also will not neCessitate the alb
rogation of certain treaty provisions In
the commercial treaty with Germany, for
instance. II is stipulated that the consuls
of that country snail have exclusive
power to determine differences in the
United States between captains, officers,
and crews of German vessels, especially
in reference to wages and contracts
Similar provisions are contained in most
of the other treaties with maritime ma
tons.
The prediction was made here yesterday
that an attempt to take away this right
and throw such disputes into the United
States courts would result in serious OBJ
jections from the nations aected.
1t is also an open question whether the
legal payments in advance to seamen on
foreign vessels or allotment of their
wa ges to other persons
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin. has
been the champion of the seamen bill in
the fight in Congress, and he has been
aided from the beginning by organized
abor. 1t is understood that President
Wilson had made up his mind to veto
the bill until Mr.. La Toilette switched
him over after a conference of about an
hour.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
GERMANS BREAK
Way FROM TRAP
Extricate Selves from Perilous
Predicament Along Niemen
and Bobr Rivers.
BATTER RUSS FORTRESS
Two Defenses at Ossowiec Destroyed.
Berlin Hears-Driven Back Twelve
Miles at Przasnysz.

Berlin, March (by wireless).-The
campaign in Poland appears today to be
merely an affair of shifting local sue
any particular significance. Mysziniec,
from which the Germans have just re-
tired before superior forces, lies close to
the East Prussian frontier.
A private report reaching here today
states that two forts have been destroyed
at Ossowiec. The report is not officially
confirmed, but it follows the Russian re-
port that heavy batteries have been
brought into position before Ossowiec.
II the report is true it means a nota-
BILE success for the Germans.
Galicia is still the scene of heavy gen.
eral fighting, with the Russians desper-
ately on the offensive.
Escape from Trap.
Petrograd. March 5-That the Ger
man armies have succeeded in eXtricat-
ing themselves from a perilous predic-
ament along the Niemen and Bobr
rivers in Poland was officially admitted
here today. The weather again has
become bitterly cold. in some sections.
being 90 below zero. and the swamps
and streams are frozen over. permit
ting the Germans to bring up the ar
tillery which had been held back.
Along the SeNen-mlle 'front.' from
Simno to Sereje. west OF the second
class fortress of OIita on the Niemen.
the Germans are massinE for an at
tack, apparently in an attempt to cross
the Niemcn and advance along the rail-
way to Wilma To prevent the success
of this movement Russian REINFORCE
ments have been hurried to Olita and
are there operating a strong offensive.
Maintaining their offensive in the
Przasnysz region. tho Russians have
driven the Germans twelve miles be-
yond that town to the front between
MIawa and ChorZele.
There the Germans have rallied and
are at bay in the trenches which they
have been constructing for months. On
Wednesday the Russians attempted to
take Mlawa by storm, but were re-
pulsed. though they succeeded in TAX
ing up positions close to the German
field works.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
G. Bernard Takes Another
Slam at Monroe Doctrine
Then Branches Off and Starts Firing Sarcastic Shafts at
British, Finally Winding Up with an Apology
to the Kaiser.

! take care of ourselves when it comes
to fighting.
But good friends are safe neighbors
in time OF peace. The main obstacles
are our disgraceful pseudo patriots
and their rancorous spite. pettish re-
ordinations and insufferable announce
ments of our own sanity righteous
ness and the wickedness of every one
else; their unmanly terrors and panics
when they see any one behaving like
a gentleman. which they conceive as
an advantage to the enemy.
They make us blush before the ma
tions. and l hereby apologize for them
to the Germans, who are themselves
much troubled by an equally poor
spirited rabble.
Our reputation abroad for reason
ableness alone can save US from fright
ening Europe finally into a combina-
ton TO protect itself against the Rus
sian on one hand and Briton on the
other. Such a combination already had
been proposed before the war by a
German writer. We do not realize
how much we are feared except for
the lunatics who desire such things to
happen. The word for every English
man is behave yourself"
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

1 want to take 1t home I know GER
tain things which 1 cannot relate
now. ] want to walt until the cor
oner's investigation is over.
Then If / believe she killed herself
because Of any wrong done to her I
Will not go to my grave until 1 find
the person responsible and make him
pay the penalty of his crime"
The story OF Mayo's dual life and the
part played in the sentimental drama
by Lillian Cook grows more str>lge.
Although both women seem to be Of
stern moral fiber. the police became
convinced that both the Cook girl and
the legal wife OF Mayo knew Of the
latter's relations with Lois Waterbury,
his former stenographer.
L do not concern myself with mat
tiers that do not appertain to my house.
hold" was the puzzling statement made
today by Mrs. Mayo over the telephone
from her home.
His present wife is Mayos second
He has one daughter by his first WIFE
The daughter Is married to an artist
named Kerr and lives in Pelham.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
DAYLIGHT ROBBER IS
PURSUED BY CROWD
Negro Arrested After Striking Pro-
prietor. Robbing Till. and Wrestling
with Policeman.

A negro entered a grocery at COG Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest in broad
daylight yesterday. felled the proprietor.
Mrs. Sarah Lerner. robbed the cash
drawer of handful of silver and was
running at top speed east in Massachu-
sets avenue with crowd at his heels,
yelling stop thief!' when Policeman
Irwin Rosenberg heard the cry.
Rosenberg stepped in a doorway and
waited until the negro was passing. The
policeman dived. tackled the negro about
the knees and both went to the ground.
When they became untangled Rosenberg
was on top and the negro was helpless
Rosenberg carried his prisoner back TO
the grocery. where Mrs. Lerner told the
story.
She said she was in a rear room when
the negro entered the store. He went
behind the counter and was taking money
from the cash drawer when she entered
the front room and saw him. Mrs. Ler-
ner said she called for help. The negro
finished taking the money from the draw
er and then. Mrs. Lerner said. ran at her
striking her with his fist and knocking
her to the floor
At the Sixth precinct station Rosen-
berg's prisoner gave his name as Robert
Gross. u years old. and said he lives
at GA X street northwest. Charges of
assault and robbery were filed against
the negro
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
POLICE HEAR OF DOPE
RAID IN WORKHOUSE
New York Expose Causes Speculation
as to Conditions at
Occoouan.

Exposure of conditions in Blackwell's
Island workhouse by the raid of New
York policemen and the arrest of thirty
prisoners who had procured heroin, NOR
phine. cocaine, and other dope" caused
much surprise among officials here yes
terday. The statement that prisoners at
the workhOuse at OccoQuan may be pro-
curing dope" by the same schemes by
which the Blackwell Island prisoners got
drugs was secuted as ridiculous
1t was asserted that many of the pris-
oners at Occoquan are victims of the
drug habit, but, it was said. the utmost
vigilance is maintained to see that no
drug is passed TO any OF the dope eat
ers" after their arrival at the workhouse
One of the chief duties of the physi-
clans at Occoquan is to treat prisoners
who suffer from inability to procure the
drugs they crave.
The New York police revealed remark
able conditions in the Blackwell Island
workhouse. Warned by an inmate who
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

had not been invited. the police raided
the workhouse and found thirty prisoners
preparing for 4 dope and beefsteak
feast. The prisoners had all kinds OF
dope and several steaks. They had
planned to place the steaks on the wire
springs of cots and brOil them by burn
ing newspapers under the springs.
Most all of the thirty arrested are no
tOrious dope" fiends who had procured
the drugs in various ways from friends
on the outside. Some of the dope" had
been pasted between sheets Of newspa-
papers and mailed to the prisoners. The
raid was made Just before the men as
sembled in the cell where the feast was
TO be prepared and the men were herded
into the bathroom and searched On
Fred Ward. alias the "Chi Kid" the
police found rhirty-four packages of
drugs. Nearly all arrested had drugs
concealed in their clothes or in their
cells.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
TRAVELLING CHAINED TO BIKE.
He Sleeps with wheel to Win
$1,000 Pie.

Francis de Lackso. % years old. citi-
zen of the world and globe trotter. blew
into Washington with the snow yester-
day afternoon en- route from New York
to the Panama-Paciic Exposition hand
cuffed and chained to A bicycle.
The cyclIst has handcuY soIds-.d
around each wrist. a chain joining the
two and passing under the bar Of the
frame OF his bicycle. He is working for
N.oe0 offered by the exposition for the
globe trotter reaching the fair from the
East in the most novel manner.
He proposes to make the entire trim
chained to the machine. He eats mama
cled and when he sleeps he carries his
wheei 10 bed with him. He left New
York February q. He spent last might
at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
CAR FALLS so FEET TO RIVER.
One Killed and Twelve Injured in
Wreck on SANTA Fee

Riverside, Cal, March 5.-One person
was killed and twelve others injured.
several perhaps fatally, when a Santa Fe
local train was wrecked at a bridge
crossing the San Jacinto River between
this city and Elsinore today.
One car filed with passengers bound
for Murietta Hot Springs, was derailed.
toppled over and fell fifty feet to the
river below. The engine and mali
coaches remained on the rails.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
WILL CALL CONFERENCE
FOR "HALF-AND-HALF''
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Lisner. treasurer: DR.. Harvey W Wiley.
Col. George Truesdell. NJ. A. Leese Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe, Miss Janet +. Rich
ards. Richard b. Watrous. Clarence J.
Owens. DR.. Charles W. Richardson, +.
II. Warner, Charles s. Bundy, and S. w
Woodward
Speaker Clark said last night he had
not been able to find three men with the
qualifications he sought for appointment
as the House representatives on the Joint
Congressional committee. Mr. Clara
said he was not disturbed in the least
by the technical point that strictly he -
not Speaker OF the House at present.
The resolution instructs that the repre-
sentatives shall be appointed by the
Speaker.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

known. in the Office OF the enrolling clerk
of tho Senate
The second bill lost is measure in
Creasing the salary of the Commissioner
az the General Land Office from 5000 to
500. and also increasing the salaries of
other officials of that bureau. 1t passed
the Senate. was signed by the Vice Pres
ident. and was sent to the enrolling clerk
From that cavern it never emerged.
The Land Office officials are looking
for the enrolling clerk and his assist.
ants.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

morning. Mr. Brownlow proposed that
Maj. Svlvester's request for retirement
he granted. This was DONE his pension
being fixed at the maximum amount
Slo0 q month
Maj SylvestcrS request for retirement
read: Being advised by my physicians
and being myself aware. that the condi-
ton of my health no longer warrants
continuance in the office of major and
superintendent of police with justice to
its demands and duties have the honor
to request retirement therefrom.'
The following statement was issued
by the Commissioners concerning the
charges against Maj. Sylvester:
The preliminary examination made %
the charges filed against Maj. Sylvester
by Representative Park. which wer"
Withdrawn yesterday by their author,
while indicating minor derclictiOns that
might have resulted in some disciplinary
measures. did not. SO far as the cXamina-
ton extended. present sufficiently
strong case to require the commissioners
to proceed with a trial The charges
having been withdrawn. Mai. sylvester
Is retired upon his own request.
The Board Of Commissioners takes
this occasion TO express the thanks of
the community to Mai. sylvester for his
long and able service to the District of
Columbia"
Mai. Sylvester was not ut his olIi~o
yesterday. lie spent most of tn" day on
business trip to Philadelphia lie and
Mrs sylvester probably will leave today
for Atlantic City. y. J.. where they will
spend 2 week sr ten DAYS with the hope
that the majors health will improve.
Mr.. Pullman is a native of Virginia.
having been born in Fairfax County No
vembcr 3. 1875. He was brought to
Washington by his parents in 1875. and
has lived here ever since. lie was edit
Gated in the local prrblir schools. attend
ing both the Eastern and business high
schools. At the latter institution he was
captain Of Company F.. Of the High
School Cadet Regiment, and was editor
In chief of the school magazine and of
the students year book.
Graduated in 1908.
He was graduated in 1908 and was
appointed a teacher in the high schools.
serving for two years. during which
time he took an active interest in set
Element work at NeighbOrhood House.
In the fall of 1904 he entered the bust
ness and advertising office of a local
printing establishment. and resigned
early in 1905 to enter newspaper work.
He has been in the local newspaper
profession ever since. with the eXcep-
ton of about two and one-half years.
when he was in charge OF publicity
work for the United States Forest
Service under Clifford PinChOt. For a
short time he was in charge OF pub
lefty for the White House conference
on the care of dependent children,
which was appointed a few months be
fore the close Of the Roosevelt admin
istration.
Mr.. Pullman has made a speciality OF
writing on the governments scientific
activities. and for several years he has
been syndicating weekly news letters
to large papers throughout the coun- !
try. He has Travelled extensively over
the country and has given much time
TO the study of governmental. economic |
and sociological problems.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
Brownlow Will Re Sneaker.

The Federation of Citizens Associations |
win meet tonight in the rooms Of the |
Chamber Of Commerce, District Commits |
sioner Louis Brownlow being the prin. |
cipal speaker.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

Mexico's national debt is now in ex-
cess of loo, 10000.
Churches in the United States last year
received over 100000 new members.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
LOST: JUST ANOTHER BILL.
Land Office officials Would Like to
Find IL.

Lost-Anothcr appropriation hill. also
some increases in salary.
1t developed yesterday that Represent
alive Moon. who lost the $%cc On "N0 post
Office bill in, the confusion of the last
hours of Congress. has company. pre-
sumably n person of identity not yet
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

RAYMOND PULLMAN who will become WangG chief April and MAJ Richard SL
complete tones whedo police department
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
ISN'T SURE
"CLEANING" IS NEEDED

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
MAYO MUST BARE
PART In QUADRANGLE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-25
ID REPEL SHOTS WITH FORGE F
 NECESSARY
General Funston Receives Orders to Repel Firing Into American Territory With Force; NOgaleS Will Not Be Attacked.

WASHINGTON, July 24. - Orders were issued with the approval of the President to MajorGeneraI Funston to repel with force if necessary, any firing into American territory from the Mexican side of the border Carranza adyices from Vera Cruz to the Car. ranza agency said that Carranza had specifically instructed Gales not to attack Nogales. Late today the Naco garrison had withdrawn.
 The situation throughout Mexico, as reported from various sections, is con sidered discouraging by officials Mex. ico City is completely cut of and pre- sumably in the hands of a band of ln- dians, under the control of Zapata
 Gonzales is in the vicinity of Pachu- ca endeavoring to retake the town from Zapata forces. Obregon, accord ing to official reports, is isolated north of Mexico City. The flying col umn of Villa troops has taken Quere- taro and is operating in the vicinity of the Mexican capital
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-25

CHICAGO July 24-Possby eighteen persons capszng
 wharf the Chi there hundred relatives and friends of the pcy Western Electric Michigan within five minutes il [
 hundred Of these he said and other the dead high that than twenty-five ndred werea
 During day seven Inc flames cabins of the ship after laid on it's side in the river four hours but three others n a e
 Under of searchlgh the half Of night investigations faulty designing fly of poorly handled n the wharf
 thousand and children wended way f lake where holiday trip be twenty-five goodbye friends shore On board passengers the steamers up Easand when ordered cred sewse startled heeed back turned slowly and steadily the rail pohoe piles which the vessel attracted by but helpless swift of the river the heroism Many Tonight Chicago city all the officers the Eastmd
 After hole had been cut in protrudng vessel many the word that
 the hundreds of dead in the ship where was held from the water by chair berth The baby only awakened was carried to alive in another the number having escaped the deathtrap itself