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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
4HITMAN AGAIN BIDS
FOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Introduced Bill This Week Providing
For Same.

Assemblyman Whitman introduced
in the House of Assembly this week
a bill providing for a State normal
school at Pleasantville. The bill
reads:
"There shall be established and
maintained an additional State Nor
NAL School for the purpose of training
and educating persons in the science
of education and art of teaching; the
name and title Of said school shall be
The New Jersey State Normal School
at Pl%easantville, Atlantic County, tut
ton in said school shall be free.
"The State Board of Education shall
have control and are of said school in
the same amer and to the same ex-
tent as said board has control and
care of The New Jersey State Nor
NAL Schools
"The said board of education shall
city of Pleasantville, Atlantic County,
and shall erect thereon a building or
buildings for the use of said normal
school.
"The erection and furnishing of said
building or buildings shall be done by
contracts or otherwise, as the said
board shall deem for the best inter
ests of the State; said board may en-
ploy architects, superintendent and
mechanics, advertise for proposals,
make a contract for the whole or any
part of said work, and incur all neces-
sary expenses to carry out the pro-
visions of this act.
"For the purchase of said site, and
the erection and furnishing of said
building the sum Of two hundred thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated; said sun shall be paid by the
State Treasurer on the warrant of the
Comptroller of the Treasury, upon the
acquisitions Of the State Board of Ed
ucation, in such sums as said board
may need from time to time for the
prosecution of the work herein pro-
vided for; provided, that no expense
shall be incurred or moneys expended
as authorized by this act, nor shall
said appropriation become available
until an appropriation therefor shall
have been made by the Legislature in
the annual appropriation act"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
LAST OBSTRUCTION
PRACTICALLY REMOVED.
Senate and House Pass Absec0n BOul-
eyard Bill This Week.

Practically the last obstruction to
the building of the new boulevard
from Absecon to Atlantic City was
removed this week when the House
passed Senator Edges bill, Senate No.
A, allowing the State Road Depart
ment to give financial aid to roads
entirely new in counties.
This is the first bill to pass both
branches of the Legislature this year.
Immediately after the bill was re-
ported out of committee and given its
second reading, Assemblyman Whit
man moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the bill be taken up for
third reading and final passage. Mr..
Whitman explained the urgency of
the legislation and stated that it had
the approval of State Road Commits
sioner Stevens and the Attorney Cen
eral.
Minority Leader Geran of Mon
mouth, wanted to know if there was
not a rule governing the time that
must elapse between the time a SEN
ate bill has been received in the
House and the time it is given final
reading in the House. Speaker Pill
grim replied that there was none, and
if there was the rules had been sus-
pended on motion of Mr.. Whitman.
The bill had been in the House over
a week. Senator Edge had it passed
in the Senate two weeks ago, it being
the first bill passed in the Senate this
year. But when the bill came over to
the House the Committee on High
ways, of which Mr.. Gilbert, of Essex,
is chairman, refused to report it out,
it being stated that Essex County
was anxious to get some road money
which had been promised them by the
State before they would allow Allan
tic County to get the $4,000 for the
Absecon Road.
Freebooter F. Fraley Doughty, of
Absecon, County Collector Enoch L.
Johnson and County Engineer A. H.
Nelson were at the State House, and
with their assistance Senator Edge
and Assemblyman Whitman were sue
cessful in convincing the Committee
of the fairness and Importance of the
legislation and it was reported out.
Assemblyman Godfrey followed Nj.
Whitman with a few remarks in favor
of the bill and it was passed unani-
mously.
The bill was promptly taken to the
Governor by Mr.. Whitman personally,
who moved for immediate transmittal.
1t is confidently believed that Cover
nor Fielder will sign it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS
ELECTED LAST TUESDAY

Upon recommendation of Assem-
blyman Whitman, the Legislature IN
| Joint session on Tuesday elected the
following persons Commissioners OF
Deeds: John F.. Ryon, John P. Ash
mead, Samuel ]. Clark, William L..
Anderson, Clinton B. Price, Terrence
H. Smith, Walter w. Whitman and
Thomas B. Wootton, of Pleasantville;
John w. Hodges, of Northfeld; John
B. Frambes, of Absecon; Morris
Aaron and Stephen Bartha, of Mays
Landing; Absolom H. Higbee, of Som
,ers Point; Samuel T. Zelley and Sam
uel Izenskie, of Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
HOME B. & L. OFFICERS.

At the annual meeting of the Home
Building and Loan Association, held
last Saturday night, the stockholders
elected the following officers:
Directors-Charles S. Adams, AL
vim P. Risley, Hugh Collins, John P.
Ashmead, Doughty C. Turner, Clifton
c. Shinn, George H. Adams, John F.
Ryon, Lewis B. Ryon, Harry Turner,
Henry Ang, William Hauenstein.
Auditors-Wilbur Reed, Thomas B.
Wootton, T. G. Middleton.
The directors organized by electing
Charles S. Adams president, Hugh
Collins vice-president, George H. Adj
ans secretary, Alvin P. Risley treas
urer and John P. Ashmead solicitor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PETITIONS LOCAL OFFICIALS
Atlantic City Body Urges That Grade
Crossing Here Be Abolished.

At it's January meeting, the Allan
tic City Chamber of Commerce voted
very earnestly to petition the Mayor
and Council of Pleasantville to coop
crate in every way possible in the inn
portant matter of having the Shore
Road elevated over the railroads IN
our city, thereby eliminating danger
Gus crossings which menace the safe
t yof thousands of motorists en- route
to and from Atlantic City and other
places.
The same action was taken concern
ing the Pennsylvania Railroads Shore
Road crossing in Absecon.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
"Whereas, the operation of fast ex-
press trains over grade crossings in
the city of Pleasantville, every day
endanger the safety of many motor
lists bound to and from Atlantic City:
and
whereas, there is on foot a move
ment before the Public Utility Com
mission to have these death traps
eliminated through the elevation OF
the Shore Road over the railroad
tracks, at the joint expense of Pleas
antville and the railroad companies,
now therefore,
"Be it resolved, that the Atlantic
City Chamber of Commerce very ear
nestly urges the Mayor, the City
Council and the people of Pleasant
vile to do everything in their power
to bring about the elimination of the
deadly crossings referred to-"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
MASTER EVERETT SMITH
CELEBRATES TWELFTH
ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Smith, of
Greenfield avenue entertained a num-
Der of young friends On Tuesday eve
ming in honor of the twelfth birthday
anniversary of their son Everett.
Master Everett received a number
of handsome gifts, and all of the
young people enjoyed a royal good
time. Those present were: Misses
Matte Bowen, Eva Risley, Thelma
Risley, Ruth Stockton, Winnie Well
err, Esther Brown, Anna Myers, Doro-
thy Hoy and Masters Charles Bowen,
Albert Stockton, Gerald Tompkins,
Ward Weaver, Eugene Bates, Samuel
Hoy. Fred Smith, Everett Smith.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
Those You Know
Who Come And Go
Personal Chronicle of Things
Social and Otherwise

Miss Ethel Mick has been on the
sick list this week.
MI. and Mrs. Job C. Stebbins write
of enjoying the pleasant balmy wea-
\ ther in st. Petersburg, Florida.
After four years of service on the
U. S. S.. Vermont, Mr.. Archie Twoney
will make his home with his aunt,
Mrs. w. Sheppard, in P~leasantville.
w. Claude Bailey was called to Cen
treville, Md, by the sudden death OF
his father, William F. Bailey, aged IA
years, which occurred Thursday morn
ing.
Assemblyman Bertram E. Whitman
together with the other members of
the Legislature made an inspection of
the fish hatcheries at Hackettstown on
Thursday.
Capt. Mark w. Blake is spending
several days in New York attending
to vessel business for his son., Capt.
Nelson Blake, who is seriously i'll
with grip.
The stork made a visit to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Czkart on
West Verona avenue on Friday and
they are rejoicing over the arrival of
another son.
Miss Nellie Fennell was hostess to
a select number of High School pu-
pills of the Freshman Glass last eve
ming friday at her home on West
Jersey
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ireland are
\ entertaining over the weekend Mrs.
! Minnie Ireland and son Russell, of
Collingswood, and Miss Virginia Buzz
by, of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Measley, ST.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Measley, Jr.,
and families, visited their sister, Mr..
, and Mrs. Walter Sheppard, of Hamp-
ton Court, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tonnes are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a daughter, Ruth, on Tues
day. Mr.. Tonnes is a popular jewel
er of Atlantic City, and both Mr.. and
Mrs. Tonnes are socially prominent
IN Salem M. E. Church.
Z George H.. Adams, Preston B.
Adams, j. Al. McAnney, Charles 7.
Collins, Fred Parsels, John S. Weav-
er and Rev. Carlton R. VanHook
were among those who participated in
the great anti-saloon demonstration
in Trenton on Wednesday.
Mrs. Hugh M. Collins entertained
the members of the Authors Club
who are in Palm Beach on Tuesday
afternoon. Those present were: Mr..
, and Mrs. John F. Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs.
ACharles S. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
I'M. Collins, of Pl%easantville, Miss
. Croca Ra1+z of Ruffalo Miss Helen
Phelps of Niagara Falls.
Mrs. MacFarlane gave a dinner in
honor of her niece, Miss Myrtle M.
Leibhart, of Philadelphia, who has
been spending ten days with her
aunt, in Pleasantville. The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bratton, of
Atlantic City; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Yates, Nh. Ernest Glover, Mrs. c.
Steelman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford
: MacFarlane.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
FARMERS WEEK IN
~HAMMONTON

Farmers Week, under the auspices
of the Atlantic County Vocational
Board of Education, will be held next
week, beginning on Monday evening,
February 7th. Farmers Week con-
sists of a series of talks entirely on
designative topics of Importance to
the farmers of the surrounding COM
munity. A good list of speakers has
been engaged = including men from
Washington, New Brunswick, and To-
cal leaders as we'll as members of the
Vocational School staff. Each night
is devoted to a special type of crops
and the speakers will devote their en-
tire time to the discussion of these
crops. The program is arranged as
follows: Monday, Trucking; Tuesday,
Tree Fruits; Wednesday, Bush Fruits;
Thursday, Poultry and Live Stock;
Friday, Domestic Science and Rural
Improvement. Many of the lectures
will be illustrated for the purpose of
bringing out more clearly the points
dwelt upon. This will make the sec
ond annual Farmers Week for Ham
montOn,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
MISS ANNA SUTTON
BRIDE OF NEAL THORN,

There was a pretty wedding Sun
day evening, when Miss Anna Sutton,
of Linwood, became the bride of Nh.
Neal Thorn, of Steelmanville. Mrs.
Alfred Doughty acted as bridesmaid
and Mr.. Alfred Doughty acted as best
man. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. F. Apologize of Zion M. E.
Church. The marriage took place at
the brides home at Linwood. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Keller and family, Nh. and Mrs. AL
bert Carman, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Doughty and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith Sutton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
INSTITUTE TO BE HELD AT
ZION HALL. BARGAINTOWN

A cordial invitation is extended to
the public of Atlantic County, espec-
tally to the farmers, to attend the In
stitute to be held in Zion Hall, Bar
gaintown, Thursday, Feb. 18th. There
will be three sessions. at 1890 a. M,
2.30 and 7.30 p. M.
Many noted speakers are on the
program, which the committee has
tried to their utmost ability to make
both interesting and beneficial to those
attending.
The ladies of the church and grange
will serve a full country dinner, also
an apuetizing supper.
All come and enjoy the day with US.
"THE GRANGERS."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
STRAND THEATRE TO REOPEN
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT,

The Strand Theatre, which has been
successfully run for the past four
months by Thomas Steelman, closed
under his management last Saturday
night, because he could not make sat
isfactory arrangements with the own
ers for the future S of the play
house. The theatre will, however, be
re-opened this Saturday night, Cal
vim N. Zimmerman, of Williamstown
having taken a years lease. For some
time past Mr.. Zimmerman has conduc-
ted the Grand Opera House at Rogers
Ford, Pa, and comes to Pleasantville
well recommended and having had a
successful career in the moving pic
ture business.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
MRS. PHILIP WEBER
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

Mrs. Philip Weber entertained in
honor of her birthday anniversary at
q dinner party, The table was beau
tifully decorated with ferns and flow
ers. After a pleasant evening in mu-
sic and other pastimes, the guests
returned home wishing Mrs. Weber
many more happy birthdays. The
guests included Nh. and Mrs. David
Champion, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Kline,
Miss Taylor of Atlantic City, Miss B.
Vanaman of Mays Landing, Mrs.
Brendel Lawyer, Mr.. George Stiles of
Reading, Pa, Nj. and Mrs. P. Weber.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
MODERN HAND CAR ARRIVES
FOR READING EMPLOYEES USE

There was unlodded at the Reading
}station in Pleasantville yesterday a
new hand car of the most modern
type for use by the section gang OPP
Grating out of our city. 1t is equip
ped with a double-cylinder engine,
made to work forward or reverse, and
is capable of a speed of rs miles per
hour.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION ON
FRUIT TREE PRUNING

A public demonstration will be Civ,
EN- on Fruit tree pruning and several
i,pther subjects pertaining to fruit
/growing by Prof. Elwood Douglass
( next Monday, Feb. 7th, at 1.30 p. M,
in the orchard of Somers Lee, on
County Road, Bargaintown. This is
of special interest to all farmers and
Prof. Douglass would greatly appre-
ciate a large turn out.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

A bird in the hands worth two in
the bush. When you go out of Pleas
antville to buy you don't know what
you are getting. The merchant you
p~atronize in Pleasantville knows that
to keep your trade he must treat you
squarely. Besides, you keep the mon
ey in Pleasantville. And you are a
town booster. Read The Pleasantville
Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
HOTEL OVERLOOK BURNED
TO GROUND.-SEVERAL KILLED

The Hotel Overlook at Pacific and
Mt. Vernon avenues, Atlantic City,
was completely destroyed by fire ear
ly yesterday friday morning. The
origin is unknown. Most of the
guests escaped, though six or eight
are still missing and are supposed to
have persisted in the flames. A num-
Der of others were injured.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05
THE CLOVER CLUB.

The Clover Club was charmingly
entertained on Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. Francis H. Budd OH
Park avenue. Owing to the inclem-
ent weather the attendance was not
large. The afternoon was spent in
art studies and music, with dainty re-
freshments served by the hostess.
Those present were: Mrs. Albert f.
Bossler, Mrs. Harry Umbrine, Miss
Helen Umbrine, Mrs. Henry w. Lew
is, Mrs. John G. Thomas, Mrs. Francis
H. Budd.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

Everybody extend the glad hand.
Meet our merchants half way. Pleas
antville is all right. You a make
it better by patronizing home trade.
Every dollar spent with the home
merchant helps to boost the town.
The real live merchants advertise in
The Pleasantville Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-05

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Do you need anything? Read The
Pleasantville Press. 1t will tell you
where to buy in town; it will tell you
where to sell. The home paper boosts
home trade; boost the booster.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
EDIT TORIAL
Booming Our Farms

Sometime ago the matter of organizing Farm Bureau
in Indiana county taken up Some people strongly
favored the project others opposed it, The Patriot favor
ed it, and continues to favor it.
Indiana county ranks among the best agricultural
gions in this great wide state of Pennsylvania Smaller
counties have worked miracles in expanding their agricut
through the farm bureaus and easy to realize what
wonders could be worked through the medium of farm
bureau here.
The Farm Bureau builds trade. It brings the business
and the agriCuturist to closer relationship 1t Great
thorough understanding between them Through
it the farmer and business readily adjust their
difficulties agree prices shipping facilities and
frigeraton methods.
The business obtains information concerning af-
fairs of the farm the farmer in turn obtains informant
regarding the town and the city, the railroads. mills and
factories He also obtain advice modern methods of
farm operations and other matters of Importance to him.
Bureau managers, known extension agents,
gagged to information for the business
and the farmer.
Numerous other benefits be derived from the Farm
Bureau.
Blair county has successful Farm Bureau, Cambria
county has also
WHY NOT INDIANA
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
Germany Faces a Second War

After the present war in Europe is over there will be
second supplementary Themitary struggle will
be followed by economic struggle If Germany is beat
en- in the field if draw results the Allied Powers will
continue to work together isolate the Teuton combna
on commercially and will that Germany has chance
to her foreign trade of reconstructng her
military machine
Germany's greatest privilege the has been the
free of the harbos of the nations with which she is
at Her great transportation lines have been built
through the utilization of terminal facilities offered her by
Great Britain France and Italy She has sought in every
way to avoid rupture with Italy because Italy has long
served her maritime base If she shut out of Egypt
well Italy her last hold the Mediterranean trade
is gone Her liners except those to the two Americas will
be come wanderers the face of the seas.
Germany justified, in the main, in the valuation
she put on the military strength of her opponents Her
own resources superior But she grossly underesm
ated the value OF the maritime superiority of the Allies and
the havoc which would play with her prospects through
out the war and after the Sea power is in
which land pOwer has more than once been strangled.
So it will be again Germany may win cam paigns and
conquer enemy territory But she cannot thus end the
her ut after the war She will have to face
will be years af hottes before she can expect
recover from the economic we'll military effects of the
world struggle ire which she over-confdently rushed
NEW YORK TRIBUNE"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
Dumas, Father and Son.

A story is told about the two Du-
masses, father and son, which Illus
trates the pleasant relations between
the two. The son had written his first
successful novel, and the father wrote
him a letter Of congratulaton, which
he began in the formal manner Of
Dear Sir" This letter throughout
read as though addressed to a total
stranger and merely thanked the au-
thor for the pleasure the book had
given him. Dumas fils answered in
this manner:
Sir-I thank you most heartily for your
kind letter. Praise from you is especially
appreciated by me, as 1 have always
heard Of you as the most enthusiastic ad-
mirer Of my father, who also makes some
pretension Of being a novelist.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
Versatile,

1t was at a reception, and the two
friends had met.
do you know" said Ina, "ft was as
much as l could do to keep from laugh
ing when Josephine was just telling rs
about heT fiance being so versatileT
Meaning Webb?" replied Kathleen
smiling. well, dear. he is rather yer
sat1le, you know"
Nonsense" cried Ina. You know
Kathleen, he is a regular idiot"
Yes" replied Kathleen, "but he's So
many kinds Of an idiot"-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
Carthaue's Great Snake,

The ancients firmly believed in mon
ster serpents of all kinds and of both
the land and marine species. During
the wars with Carthage a great snake
is said to have kept the Roman army
from crossing the Bagrados river for
several days The monster swallowed
up no less than seventy Roman sol
diers during this combat and was not
conquered until a hundred stones from
as many different catapults were fired
upon it all at one time. The monsters
skull and skin were preserved and aft
erward exhibited in one of the Roman
temples. The dried skin Of the crea-
ture was 12O feet in length, according
to Pliny.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
Gil UOMINT D AFFAIR." D'OGGI

PaganO buon salario al loro
datillografi, contabili ed assisten-
ii di ufficio, ma loro debbon essere
competent. Nella nostra scuola
81 da' istruzione individuale tutti
i giorni e quando il graduate e
competente ricevera' un buop sa-
lario.
Corso complete in Inglese tutti
i rami commercial. Catalogo gra-
tbs dietro richiesta.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
SOME POSTSCRIPTS

Burning q lump OF camphor In @
room will clear 1t Of insects. I
Spain devotes more than $500, 900
acres OF land to olive culture.
Sand dunes OF the Sahara desert
move about Hfty feet q year.
New York leads the states and
Michigan ranks second in salt produc-
ton.
Some Javanese spiders make webs
SO strong it requires a knife to cut
them.
Kerosene and whiting form an ex-
cellent polish for silver, sinks and
bath tubs.
4 Pennsylvania scientist is trying
to raise Australian eucalyptus trees tn
that state.
The entire population Of Switzer-
land could be housed in the residences
In London.
The English language is spoken by
Just about 10 per cent of the worlds
inhabitants.
A recently patented steam cooker
can be used in connection with a resi-
dence radiator.
Olive oil, we'll rubbed in, followed
by a polishing with velvet, will reno
vate tan leather.
Building stone made in Germany
from blast furnace Stag and lime
grows harder as it ages.
There are said to be 500 uses for
the palmyra palm, which grows
throughout tropical India.
Rolling camera film between the
hands to tighten it after exposure
sometimes generates enough electrici-
ty to spoil it.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
M'CLARYGRAMS

One error covereth a multitude of
good and perfectly correct works.
What the world needs In sense, and
what it has handed to it is mostly
sensibilities.
To have a Monday morning feeling
ls bad enough; why let 1t stay with
you all week?
When you talk about doing some
one good, your meaning depends en-
tirely upon your infection Of voice
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-22
The Aim Of the Foreign Language Papers
OF America

To HELP PRESERVE IDEALS AND SACRED TRAD
ITIONs OF THIS, ADOPTED COUNTRY, THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA; To REVERE LAWS AND IN
sPIRE OTHERS TO OBEY THEM; To STRIVE UNCEAsING-
IY TO QUICKEN THE PUBLIC's SENSE OF CIVIC DUTY;
In ALL WAYS TO AID MAKING THIS COUNTRY GREAT
ER AND BETTER FOUND