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Williams news., 1916-12-14

not appreciate. More com forts for the poor and treats for the children of the poor means that less Arizona money goes into the coffers of brewer and distiller. Prohibition is no joke to them.
 If prohibition is a joke, it is so good a joke that an increas- ed number of Arizona voters have thot it so funny that they have sprung it on the rum sell CT again.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
This voice has since grown in

This voice has since grown in strength and range as its owner has developed in stature, and it affords me great pleasure to say that it has made this house cheerier and happier by it's varied tones. The atom of hu- manity has expanded and thrived, and we have it with us tonight. Again I say that it is with great pleasure that introduce my son, Willie. Now. Willie, what was it you were about to remark"
 Papa" said Willie, may I have an- other piece of steak?'
 No. my boy" said the man who had the toastmaster habit, but you may have another baked potato.'
Williams news., 1916-12-14
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
If You Have Property To Sell List It With The Williams Realty Co. First door South of the News Office.

Vacant lots in Scotts Addition. Elegant room bungalow near the school house; prices right and terms reasonable.
 room cottage and 8 lots in Scott's Addition; cheap at owners price; terms reasonable.
 room cottage on Sherman Ave. in Block Ss; owner win sell cheap.
 No. ranch of deeded quarters and homestead and large amount of leased land; 800 head of cattle and 50 head of horses: prices reasonable and terms easy: a good proposition.
 25oO0 shares Greater Mimai Copper Co. stock at 50 per cent. This company is developing it's property and the prospect for early returns is most promising.
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Is Prohibition a Joke

An intelligent and thoroly reputable citizen of Williams recently told the writer that he considers prohibition a joke. This gentleman is not a friend of booze. From personal ex- perience he believes booze is not a friend of man. But his observation of the working of prohibition legislation has con- vinced him, so he said, that prohibition is a joke.
 There are a great many peo- pie who entertain the view of prohibition expressed by the gentleman referred to. Are these people right? Is prohi- bition a joke? The following discussion is intended to con- trovert at least the broad statement that prohibitionris a joke.
 Innumerable acts are com mitted daily in violation of our criminal code. A large per cent of these acts are not de- tected and a very considerable per cent of the acts detected are not punished. The at tempts to punish are frequently defeated. Such conditions with respect to the violations of our criminal code produce cynacism in he public mind and our criminal code is ire quently declared a joke. Yet with all the faults we ascribe to it, we hold the criminal code essential to the well being of society. Have we not here a parallelism? If prohibition is a joke because prohibition leg islation is not we'll enforced are not all our laws intended to protect human society from hu- man criminality a joke for the same reason? Our Williams cynic would hardly agree, yet is not hard and fast logic against him?
 Is prohibition a joke, when merchants turnout Arizona tes. tify that bills have been better paid and their business has been much better since its adoption? Is prohibition g joke, when there is abundant evidence that since it's adoption the families of wage earners have enjoyed far more comfort than they did before it's adop. ton? Is prohibition a joke, il it be true, as stated by a travel. ing man in the News office that confectionery, his particu lar line, is sold in Arizona ir much larger quantities than be- fore prohibition was adopted ? The well-to-do have been able to buy all the confectionery they wanted but prohibition has caused booze money to go into treats for the little one: of the poor who rarely knew them before.
 If prohibition is a joke, it i: one that John Barleycorn doe:
Williams news., 1916-12-14
Poor Memory.

''My wife will pay ten cents car fare to ride downtown and save three cents at a bargain sale." said the young married man.
 You have nothing to worry about" replied the old M. M.. "until she learns to forget about the spool of silk she started out to get and buys . $20 hat instead"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
TOBIAS L. MCCONNELL
LOVINGLY LAID TO REST.
Great Assemblage OF Friends Attend
Last Sad Rites.

The funeral of the late Tobias L
Mcconnell, superintendent of the At
lantic County Asylum and Almshouse
was held Monday afternoon at the
Asylum, and was one of the most
largely attended funerals Atlantic
County has witnessed in years. Hun
dreds of men prominent in business
and official circles attended, and the
floral tributes were many and beauti-
full.
Rev. Wright Eckersley, of Salem
NJ. E. Church, was the officiating min
lister and delivered a stirring eulogy.
keystone Lodge, No. 1853, F. & A.
NJ, conducted their impressive burial
rites at Salem Cemetery, preceding
interment, and there were few dry
eyes in the assemblage as the re-
mains of one who was known for the
interest he took in human unfortu-
mates were lowered to their final re-
pose.
Six close friends of the deceased
carried the f1ower-covered casket to
the grave. They were Judge Enoch
A. Higbee, Absalom H. Higbee, F.
Fraley Doughty, Edward C. Ryon,
James Parish and Hugh Collins.
The opening address was given by
DR.. David Shock and the closing
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Struther, of
Millville, a very close friend of the
deceased. Fully 200 automobiles lin
ed the Shore road, conveying friends
to the scene of the last rites over the
esteemed superintendent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
MT. PLEASANT M. P. CHURCH.
Rev. Claude NJ Severance, Pastor.

Sunday services:-
9.45 A. NJ, Glass Meeting, led by
Mr.. Enoch Martin.
1915 A. M, Communion Service,
with short sermon All desiring to
acknowledge Christ as Master are in
vited to unite with the church at this
time. Christians are urged to awake
and renew their covenant. Christ
invites to His table.
2.30 P. NJ, Sunday School session,
Mr.. Harry D. Adams, Superintendent.
3.45 P. NJ, Junior c. E. meeting,
Miss May Alloway, Supt.
GAS P. M, Y. P. S. C. E. meeting,
Mrs. Edward Adams, President.
7.45 P. NJ, preaching by the pastor
on the theme, keeping Peace"
Quarterly Conference at the church
Saturday evening, April LIST.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
JUDGE SHINN SUSTAINS
THE STEELMAN WILL.

Judge Shinn, before whom was ar
gued the caveat filed by Sarah Pit
man, sister of Mrs. Mary A. Steel
man, of Somers Point, against the
admission of the will of the latter to
probate on the ground that the tesla
trix had been unduly influenced in
the making of the instrument to the
point of cutting off the caveator from
beneftting in the estate of the de-
ceased, filed an opinion that the tes-
tatrix was of sound mind, was fully
capable of making a will and was not
Influenced by any one. He, therefore,
directed that an order be entered adj
hitting the will to probate and grant
ing letters testamentary to the execu-
trix named therein.
Judge Shinn, in his opinion, says it
is conceded that the testatrix had the
necessary capacity for making a will,
but that undue influence was brought
to bear upon the testatrix by n or
more of the benefciaries under the
will.
"The testimony is so convincing as
to leave no doubt in my mind that not
only was no influence attempted with
respect to the will, but that those
who knew the testatrix would not
have had the courage to make the at
tempt" said the court.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION
GIVES INTERESTING PROGRAM

The Loyal Temperance Legion held
a very interesting entertainment and
social last Friday afternoon in the
w. C. T. U. Hall. The program,
consisting of recitations, solos and
their rally cries, were we'll rendered
by the children.
The ladies of the W. c. T. U. were
present and furnished delightful re-
freshments.
The Legioners wish to take this OPP
portunity to thank them for their in
terest in the Legion work, and also
for the social time they gave them.
About seventy were present to en-
joy the occasion and several new
members were added.
Mothers, remember to send your
children, Friday afternoons at the
close of public school. Everybody
welcome.
MARGIE J. WAGNER, Supt.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
THURSTON, THE MAGICIAN.

Magic-what a squirt to the imagi-
nation lies in the word.
What boy OF girl hasn't wished he
or she could c%onjure to bring wealth
and happiness, or little red imps to
whisk the school teacher away into the
nebulous unknown? What man or
woman hasn't dreamed wishes were
facts and he or she could summon
those absent, pick limitless gold from
shiny block top hats or remove some
Objectionable personality?
The suave and mysterious with his
army of imps does all these things;
upsets the laws of gravitation, natural
psychic and reason as well, at the
Apollo this Friday and Saturday eve
nings and Saturday matinee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and in
order to cure it you must take Internal rem
edies. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years
and is a regular prescription. 1t is COM
posed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
an apiary and raise fancy poultry.

an apiary and raise fancy poultry.
The congregation of Wesley M. E,
Church gathered Wednesday evening
and gave Rev. J. w. Nicholson a rous-
ing welcome upon his return from
Conference. Each department of the
Church was represented.
The Fortnightly Bible Glass met at
the home of Mrs. Floyd Smith. The
subject discussed was the "Conver-
sion of Saul" Twenty-four members
were present. The Glass will meet
at the home of Mrs. Alvin Risley,
April 18th. The lesson will be Peter
and Cornelius, Acts 10, 1-23.
Rev. Wright Eckersley, of Salem M.
E. Church, was given a delightful re-
ception on Wednesday evening, in the
church parlors, by members and
friends of his congregation. In spite
of the inclement weather a large num-
Der attended and welcomed their
"new" pastor to his field of labor for
the coming year.
In the Orphans Court, Judge Shinn
allowed the adoption of Elsie Marie
Zagnay, pretty mite of about four, by
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Matthews of
Pl~easantville. Mrs. Matthews was
present to qualify as to their ability
to rear the child in a proper n
She held the little miss in her arms
as she gave testimony,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01

twelve years of age, but should be
known by ALL" This is not a relig-
ious subject. Boys under IL are not
admitted.
On the same day and hour, Mrs
Baker, wife of the Evangelist, will
conduct a meeting for women at st,
Johns M. P. Church; subject, "The
Lost Grip. No restrictions Is. ito age
at this meeting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
To The Young Men of Pleasantville.

Editors Pleasantville Press
Do you young men of Pleasantville
realize what people from out-of-town
think of you?
l was speaking to a young man
from Atlantic City the other day and
he remarked that he had made a short
visit to our beautiful little city last
Sunday and said he noticed only one
thing that marred the city. Groups
of young men standing on the street
corners and watching every young
lady that passed; in other words,
Cooking her over" Do you realize
that each and every one of you is
helping to pave the way for the next
generation? Make it a good one.
A READER.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
WILL SPEAK TO MEN
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Rev. Baker To Make Address Al
Wesley Church.

The subject of the sermons OF
Evangelist Baker at st. Johns NJ. P.
Church on Sunday April End, will
be: Morning, GLOW We Know We
Are Saved; evening, the evangelist
will preach his great sermon entitled
"The Greatest Sight the World Ever
Saw"
At $50 in the afternoon, at Yves
ley M. E. Church, there will be a ser
vice for men only, when Mr.. Baker
will discuss Something that is moi
known by every man OF boy ove1
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01

There's nc false modesty about the
cent-a-word column of The Pleasant
vile Press. No legitimate PROPOSE
ton need hesitate to launch forth to
find :. response. Need n t even sign
your name or address. This Office
receives and holds replies for you.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

The Boy Scouts will meet at 22S
N. Main street at 7.30 o'clock this
Friday evening.
The florists from Alden's Pleasant
Vile Greenhouse were visitors to the
National Flower Show on Thursday.
ST. Margaret's Guild will meet at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Sitter, 422
Broad Street, Thursday afternoon,
April 9th, at $50 o'clock.
In a contest conducted by the Sun
day Gazette, Miss Pauline Wootton,
of Pleasantville, was awarded a Nor
thern trip to be given this summer.
The trustees of Christ c. M.
Church will give an oyster supper on
Wednesday evening, April fifth, which
the public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Mrs. Joseph Abbott, aged eighty
six years, expired at her home on
New Road near California avenue,
last Tuesday night after a lingering
illness.
A Bread, Pie and Cake Sale will be
held for the benefit of st. Marks
Church by the ladies of st. Margar-
cts Guild on Saturday, April 9Th, at
Crawford's Drug Store.
Alfred Warmer, ST., died late last
Saturday night at his home on Broad
street at the age of "a years. He
had been ailing since December. De-
ceased leaves a widow and two sons.
The Game Commission sent to
Pl~easantville this week a shipment of
ring neck pheasants and quail for lib
Grafton. Mayor Adams, Herbert Test
and others assisted in placing the
birds.
1t is said that aApetition signed by
nearly 100 women residents will be
presented to the City Council of Som
ers Point requesting that the liquor
license of the Bayview Hotel be
granted.
Leroy Risley, three-year-old son Of
Arthur Risley, was badly scalded
while riding a velocipede in his home
by falling into a pail of hot water.
The little boys right leg was pain
fully burned.
Because of the Shakespearean Ter
centenary much interest is being ex-
pressed in the series of lectures on
Shakespeare, which begin on Saturday
evening in the Atlantic City High
School auditorium.
The jury in the case of Magistrate
Joseph F. Weeks, accused of a statu-
tory o~ffense, were unable to reach an
agreement after celebrating all night
and were discharged. A retrial will
be had OF April seventh.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of Salem M. E. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Francis
Budd on East Park avenue, on Mon
day afternoon, April g., at 2.30 o'clock.
"A SOOu dLIGlIudICS Is QCSlI0u.
Judge Allen B. Endicott will ad-
dress a meeting for men and boys to
be held in the First Presbyterian
Church next Tuesday evening at 8 o.
clock. He will be accompanied by
other prominent speakers. All men
and boys are cordially invited to at
tend.
The sale of the Martin Lear farm
of IA acres, lying near the northwest
boundary of this city, was consum-
mated this week through William
L. Anderson, our popular real estate
man. The new owner, a newspaper
man of Atlantic City, will conduct
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
New Waikiki Overs

158 pairs of Splinter New Spring Styles-bought early
enough to sell at about old prices. The new things to please
those who like fine footwear. Both ladies and mems.
$3.50 to $500.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
Use Aliens Foot-Ease,

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes and used in the foot-bath. If you want
rest and comfort for tired, aching, sweating
feet, use Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t relieves corns
and bunions of all pain and prevents blisters,
sore and callous spots. Sold everywhere, Csc.
Try 1t to-day.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-01
COMMUNICATED.

(0ur columns are open to our readers fol-
the discussion of matters of public interest
Communications are, however. the senti
ments of the writer. and should not be con
strued as the views of the Editors.)
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach. Ilv.
er, and bowel poisons be.
fore breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day
out, to feel clean inside; no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken vour
breath or dull your head; no constipa.
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom.
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly
more important, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood. while the bowel pores do.
says a we]l-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver,
Kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, a glass of hot wa
ter with a %teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire alimen.
tary tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your druggist or at
b store. 1t is inexpensive and al.
most tasteless, except a sourish
t1nge which is not unpleasant. Drink
~phosphated hot water every morning
to rid your system of these vile poi
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an &C.
'cumulation of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep it up!
AS soap and hot water act on the skin.
cleansing, sweetening and purifying,
30 limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act on the stomach,
aiver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
John Hays View Of Mcclellan.
From the New York Times.

Patiently Hay and Nicolay iabored for
S years on their monumental life OF Lin
DIN, receiving $4,000 at last from the
century for the serial rights Has alone and
licolay themselves is most inter
sting in the light It throws upo
heir methods. One Of Hays letters,
indeed, is so frank that the wisdom OF its
publication, eve now, may be questioned.
It reads In part as follows:
LAS to my tone toward Porter and Nc
.lellan-that is an important matter. !
AVE toiled an. labored through 10 chap
he impression of his mutinous imbecility,
and / have done 1t in a perfectly courteous
manner. Only in 'Harrison's Landing
lave I used a single Injurious adjective.
mould seem fair to him while we are
i%estroying him. The Porter business is O
part of this. Porter was the most magni-
hcent soldier in the army OF the Potomac,
have this e consider. We are all alone
him guilty; but I don't think we need 60
further than say SO d~ispassionately. a
Be Injurious to US rather than to him.
"Gllder was evidently mortified at your
laying that Lee ought to be shot; a sim
ole truth OF law and equity: I find. after
Careful reading Of a dozen biographies and
was a bowling crank; but 1t would be the
greatest folly for me to say 50. ! am
lfraid l have come too near saying SO In
what I nave written about him.
1--WE will not fall in with the present
tone OF numbering sentiment, of course.
Put we ought to write the history OF those
thinks two everlasting angels who
know everything, Judge everything. tell
the truth about everything and don't care
the other. There Will be one exception.
| we are Lincoln men all through"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
MODERN DANCES TO
BOOST DEAD TOWN
Borough to Use Charm of Fair
Maids TO Get Trade
From Rivals.

Chester. Pa. Jan. S.-Tlle modern
dance craze and unEeD, finger nails
have been MT upon by industrial
boomers and merchants - Leiperville
as q means u advertise the town and
Grd" tradr. The plans Vii he worked
.,ut and the tvars set through the
happy meiiiur: OF 4 host CT delaware
count!'s finest specimens OF fcininitN.
The thrifty a.4 wide awake borough
CT Lcipervilie adjoirs EddyStone. but
with Chester on the other sido Of the
Baldwin anG Remington arms plants,
merchants anc citizers @: etporville
receive li..le or nc b.ae.s from the
industrial boom and the array o: work
crs In these mammoth mills usually
head Chester way in scnrcn of pleas
ure and supplies.
To diver, some OF :!lis traffic into
Leiperville. the citizens cHolvHi n novel
celebration to be knowu AS Get 'em
Hero Week"
1t Is PINNED to attract the work
men to the borough through the lure
Of the !ates; Gance siers. and the fair
maids with dainty and well trained
feet nave vo,unt-.l.e. - enlist as in
strdc:o<H Tie @ quarters of the
Jarn"k F. :oongacrt" FIR. company will
1E;r,.en lie dancing foo.
ARCHIE. sr.:lp Of the fairest les
viii a:u; themselves wtfL manicuring
implements alti DO II constant readi-
1858 fer a movement rtI,on %blackened
fns.t nails &c the w1rlin.en when the
Shifts chnnne
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
Main POINTS ARE
NET BY AUSTRIA
Ancona Case Not Expected to
Give Rise to Further Seri-
GUS Trouble - Will
Take Up Claims.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 3.-With the
tension between the United States and
Austria, growing out of the destruc-
ton Of the Italian liner Ancona, which
had threatened a severance of diplo-
matte relations between the two coun-
tries, broke by Austria's favorable re-
porse to the American demands, ad-
ministration officials turned their at
tention to the preparation of another
note to the Vienna government.
The "ew note will acknowledge Aus
trials concessions, and also probably
will cover the points left By Austria for
further discussion. These relate prin-
c:pally to questions Of fact which af-
feet Au5trla's responsibility for what
happened before the submarine COM
mander to,pedoed the Ancona, the i'm
portance of which is lesscned by the
promise OF PREPARATION for loss of
american lives, despite the absence of
proof as to Just how they came to their
death.
The principal American demands in
the ArCona accomplishments Of the
1uamarine commander and assurances
regarding the furure conduct Of sub
ma.ise warfare m merchant vessels
have been met in Austria's reply.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
WHY DONKEY WAS IN CLOVER
Punishment That Surely Might Be
Chased as Unusual" Though
Possibly Not "crueI."

Not very long ago there lived in
England an old man who always rode
on a donkey to his daily work, and
ftethered him while he labored on the
roads or wherever else he might be.
1t had been pletty plainly limited to
him by n Of the local landowners
that he was suspected Of putting it
In the fields to Craze at other peoples
expense.
Eth, squire, l cud ma do SIGH a thing,
fer my donkey won't eat nowt but net.
ties an thistles."
One day the gentleman was riding
along the road, when he saw the old
fellow at work and the donkey up to
his knees in one Of his clover fields
feeding luxuriously.
"Halloa, John!" said he. ri under.
stood you to say III donkey would
eat nothing but nettles and thistles?'
aye" said Johr. but he's been
misbehavin' hisself, sir. He nearly
kicked me I tn chest just now, SO l
put him there to punish him."