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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-13
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
A RECORD

There are few communities in the
country that a show military record
as creditable as hat of the town of
Midland, in the district of Congress
man Gilbert A. Currie, of Michigan.
Out of sos men who registered in Mid
land only "a filed a claim for eXemp-
ton, and practically all of them were
for self-evident physical reasons. This
in spite of the fact that the town is a
place where a large proportion of ex-
emptions would be looked for, as it
has a great chemical industry that en-
ploys about rs per cent of the men liza
bic for military service. But Mr.. Cur
RE lays stress on the fact that the
high quality of citizenship exhibited
by Midland is merely an example of
that prevailing throughout his State.
He says that the official records show
that Michigan, with a single exception,
is at the head of all the States of the
Union in the percentage of men regis
tered, the number representing 1856
per cent of the Wal Departments es-
innate of the States quota.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
PROPOSALS.


Pursuant to an ordinance adopted the 30th
day of December, 1904, the Common Council
Will receive at its meeting to be held on the
2Sth day of November, 1917. at eight o'clock
P. NJ, sealed proposals for the construction
of sidewalks on New Jersey Avenue and
Church Street, in the City of Abseeon, Coun-
ty and State of New Jersey.
Plans and specifications. with a draft of
the contract and of the bonds required to be
given may be seen at the office of Samuel
Johnson, City Clerk, Absecon. N. j..
Each proposal shall require First, a sep
arate bid for the substantial grading neces-
sary to raise or reduce the ground on Which
the sidewalks, cutters, and crosswalks are
to be constructed to grade established there
for, and for the furnishing of materials. the
incidental grading and the laying or relaying,
repairing and finishing of the crosswalks, and
for the furnishing of materials, the inciden-
tai grading and curbing or RECURRING. relay
ing, repairing and finishing of those portions
of sidewalks that lie in the angles at the in
tersection of streets Second, a separate bid
for the furnishing of materials, the incidental
grading and the curbing. recurbing. paving,
relaying, repairing and finishing of all the
idewalk which shall be in front of, or bor-
der upon. the land so to be improved.
A certified check drawn in the sum of One
Hundred Dollars to the order of H. Hammell,
Treasurer, must accompany all bids.
Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed en-
velope and endorsed Proposal for Construc-
ton of Sidewalks"
The Common Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
SAMUEL JOHNSON,
City Clerk.
Dated Nov. q. 1917.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17

Sealed bids or proposals will be received
by the Common Council of the City of Pleas
antville, New Jersey, for the furnishing of a
Combination City Service Hook and Ladder
Truck. complete with full equipment. at its
regular meeting to be held at Council Cham
bers, Pleasantville, New Jersey. on Monday,
November 10, 1917, at the hour of eight o.
clock P. NJ. Each proposal or bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check drawn on a
the order of the City of Pleasantville, for
$500, which said check shall be attached to
the outside of the sealed envelope containing
the proposal or bid.
The Combination City Service Hook and
Ladder Truck shall be in design such as is
presently in use in the City of Atlantic City.
to be propelled by a four cylinder gasoline
engine. The ladder shall be an extension
ladder and the length of the longest ladder
shall be not less than fifty feet. Each bid
der must his or its bid with a
setting forth in detail the style of motor to
be used, where said motor Is built and where
said motor is in operation at the time of the
submission of the bids. Assembled cars will
latest improvements and the best practice
known in motor car construction and must
embody the refnements and simplicity in de-
tail and general construction essential in pro-
ducing the best apparatus obtainable and
capable of withstanding heavy service.
Each bid must further specify the material
to be used and the dimensions thereof for
~pistons, crank shafts, connecting rods and
bearings. valves, cam shafts and gears. car
buretor, axles, gasoline tank, etc. The igni-
ton must be a Bosch vibrating duplex sys-
tenn or an ignition system of like quality.
The generator must be capable of supplying
the batteries and the batteries must be Will
lard or batteries of like quality. The tires
must be Kelly-Springfeld dual tires on all
wheels where dual tires are to be used.
The large 35 gallon chemical tank now on
the Marion Chemical Fire Engine at City
Hall, Pleasantville, New Jersey. shall be re-
moved therefrom and installed on the Com
bination City Service Hook and Ladder Truck
bid upon, and each bidder shall include in
his bid the cost of removal of said tank from
said fire engine and its installation on said
Hook and Ladder Truck, as well as an al
lowance for the cost of said tank.
Full information in the specifications must
be given as to all other parts and all other
materials to be furnished and used in connec-
ton with the construction and equipment Of
said Hook and Ladder Truck. The motor
must be of the self starting type and the let
tering upon the truck to be as ordered by
Common Council. Painting and nickeling to
be of the best both in respect to materials
used as well as the workmanship and scien-
tific application thereof.
Payment for said truck will be made only
after a complete and final test thereof and
it's acceptance in writing by Common Council.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Dated November 5, 1917.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
Duty Of Public
In Wartime
By DR.. SAMUEL C. DIXON
Commissioner of Health Of Pennsylvania

1t would seem as though the general
public ought to be fully informed on
most of the horrors of war, judging by
the amount that is printed on this sub
ject. Nevertheless, there is apparent
ly n phase that is not generally APP
preciated. I refer to the danger from
communicable diseases acquired dur
ing the hardships of a soldiers life,
especially If he happens to be taken
prisoner and is thus exposed in con-
finement with hundreds of his mates.
These diseases are carried from place
to place wherever soldiers are trans
ported, and often, when soldiers are
invaded and sent home, they bring
these communicable diseases with
population.
Already we have felt the lack of
enough physicians to protect the health
of the people at home, and the health
officer is somewhat at a loss to know
how to enforce his health measures.
The only solution of the problem is
for the individual to give time and
attention to taking are OF himself.
He must put himself in a receptive at
titude toward the suggestions of the
sanitary officer, even though he may
think some of the suggestions so
trifling as not to be worthy of serious
consideration. There is n thing sure,
and that Is that he will consider it a
serious matter If the disease warned
against should happen to come his
way.
If the writer were to think over
some of the most trifiing daily habits
of everyone, and select the very hum
drum subject of complaining about the
habit many men have of drawing their
trousers over their boots In undress-
ing, instead of taking their boots off
first. no doubt there would be readers
who would take it as an instance Of
giving weight to trifles.
Yet they would be wrong. I am
sure that one product of this habit Is
the common, yet always annoying and
often dangerous boil. A moments
thought will convince you that there is
something in the theory. During a
days walking your boots have gone
through miles of filth. When you slip
your clothing off over them, you are
taking the chance of transferring to
your clothes, and thence to your body,
whatever disease germs you boots may
have picked up In this filth.
So these "trifles" are not always tri-
fles. If we are going to do our duty
in preserving the health of the civil
population, we must have less cases
of sickness than ever before, because
we have decidedly less doctors at
home to take care of whatever comes
up. Later on, when wounded soldiers
come home with unsupported communi-
cable diseases, we must know how to
do the best thing for them and the best
thing for ourselves, so that we may
not have here, as they have had In for
eign countries, widespread epidemics
among the civil population to be a
drain on the vitality of our military
efforts.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
1 CENT A WORD

minimum charge-25c first insertion 15e
each additional insertion.)
FOR RENT.-S-room house, Park
Ave-, hot water heat, all convent
Apply to J. F. Ryon.
ONE WE'LL MARKED HOLSTEIN
HEIFER, born in April, for sale.
o. H. Renninger, above Pennington
r. r. station. 12c
FOR RENT OR SALE-6-room cottage,
newly papered; rent So a month. II
Bayview avenue, Pleasantville. lie
FOR SALE-Bay Mare, fast, ambi-
tious, work or drive, 800. Bert
Peters, Linwood R. F. D., N. j. lie
LOCKS, GUNS, ETC, REPAIRED;
scissors, edge tool grinding; saws
filed, keys made. Newlin, Collins
avenue lie
PIANO FOR SALE.-$65. Upright,
Hardman, easy terms. Address I,
Pleasantville Press office. IL
GOOD BIG HORSE for sale cheap;
good worker. Max B. Schulz, Egg
Harbor Road, neal Washington ave.
Postoffice Absecon, N. j., r. F. D.
Box At. lie
WANTED - Housekeeper under As
years of age; three in family; good
home. Address Box AIS, Penns
Grove, N. j.. 8
FOR SALE-Stone Land Lime at $4.25
per ton in carload lots in bulk, F. O..
B. Pleasantville, N. j., or vicinity
on the P. & r. R. FRAZEUR LIME
WORKS, Bridgeton, N. J.
FOR RENT-Dwelling, Merton ave-
nue., So per month. Apply James c.
Vickers, 81 S. Main street.
MORTGAGES WANTED. - Address
S. w. Sparks, Counsellor-at-Law,
126 Market Street, Camden, N. j.,
or II Adams Ave, Pleasantville. :.
MONEY TO LOAN on mortgages;
various amounts; placed promptly.
T. B. Wootton, 10 N. Main Street,
P~leasantville, N. ].
MONEY TO LOAN on first mort
cages. Apply to ]. C. Vickers, q
S. Main st.
WE BUY Anything you have to sell
for cash. Both phones. Drop pos
tai. Moore's, 2218 Atlantic Ave-,
Atlantic City. Established 1896.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17

To Charles Williams, Mrs. Charles Williams
Rufus Williams, Mrs. Rufus Williams, and
other absent and unknown owners of the
within described lands:
BY virtue OF an order of the Court OF
Chancery of New Jersey, made en- the day
of the date hereof, in a cause wherein Pleas
~antville Mutual Loan and Building Associa-
ton, a corporation, &C., is complainant, and
you and others are defendants, you are re-
quired to appear, and answer to the COM
plainant bill on, or before the End day OF
January, next, or the said bill will be taken
as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to f~oreclose a mort
gage of date July %. 1915, made by Helen
f.. Abbott ct vir to complainant on lands sit
uate in the city of Pleasantville, county of
Atlantic and State of New Jersey. Beginning
at a point in the S. W. line of Glendale Ave-
nue. S. E. 220 feet from its intersection with
New Road, and extending thence ID s. w
and parallel with New Road, 140 feet to a
20 feet wide alley; 90 S. E: along said
alley, 80 feet CD N. e. parallel with first
course, 140 feet to Glendale Avenue and (4)
N. w. along Glendale Avenue, 30 feet to be-
ginning, and you are made parties because
as heirs at law Of said Helen Il. Abbott, who
died intestate you own said premises or have
some interest therein.
Dated November 10. 1917.
Fl. w. LEWIS,
Solicitor of Complainant,
P. O.. Address, 4 Cbe'~"a Panlc Bldg,
Atlantic City, N. J.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a writ of ieri facias, to me d.
rected, issued out Of the New Jersey Court OF
Chancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY, HI TWELFTH DAY OF
DECEMBER NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND SEVENTEEN,
at two o'clock in the afternoon Of said day,
in the Court Room, No. 201, Second Floor.
Guarantee Trust Building, in the City of At
lantic City, County of Atlantic and State OF
New Jersey.
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land
and premises. situate. lying and being in the
City of Ventnor City, County of Atlantic and
State of New Jersey.
Beginning at a point in the Easterly line
of Washington Avenue two hundred and fifty
feet South of the Southerly line of Atlantic
Avenue and extending thence Cd Eastwardly
parallel with Atlantic Avenue sixty-two and
ive-tenths feet thence 90 Southwardly par
allel with Washington Avenue fifty feet
thence go Westwardly parallel with the
first course a distance of sixty-two and five
tenths feet to the Easterly line of Washing
ton Avenue thence "a Northwardly in and
along said Easterly line of Washington Ave
nue. fifty feet to the place of beginning.
Being lot No. 6 in block No. 10S-A on plan
of Ventnor Syndicate.
Seized as the property of Ambrose l.. Ham
nell ct al. and taken in execution at the suit
of Harriet o. Godfrey and Alice e. Godfrey
Robinson, Executives, ETC., and to be sold by
ALFRED J. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
Dated November II, 1917.
Godfrey & Reed, Solicitors.
Prs fee, S14.62
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
ORDINANCE 2.
AN ORDINANCE relating to and regul
a police Derta rtment in AhSecnn CITY

AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating
a Police Department in Absecon City.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of Absecon City, that there shall be
in Absecon a Police Department, which shall
Officers as the Mayor shall deem advisable to
appoint and for which appointments Common
Council by appropriation in any fiscal year
may have provided.
the Chief of Police shall have power of direc-
ton and supervision over the Police Depart
ment, he being subject, however. to the con-
troll and authority vested by law and this
ordinance in the Mayor. He shall see that
all rules and regulations of the Department
are enforced and carried out, shall have pow
er to commit any person charged with a
criminal otfense or violation of any ordt-
nance of the City, until an examination shall
be had before a proper magistrate; and shall
perform such other duties as may be delegat-
ed to him by the Mayor.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, that
the Mayor shall make rules and regulations.
not inconsistent with the provisions of this
ordinance, the laws of the State or ordinan-
ces of Absecon City, for the government, di-
rection, management and discipline OF the
Section 4. Be it further ordained. that the
salary of the members of the police depart
ment shall be as follows:
Chief of Police-$9o0 per annum, payable
monthly.
Patrolman-$72o per annum, payable
monthly.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, that if
a charge be made by any person against any
member of the police department of incapac-
ity, misconduct, non-residence, or disobed1-
ence of just rules and regulations, such mem
Der shall not be removed from office or en-
ployment until a written charge or charges
of the cause or causes OF complaint snail
have been preferred, signed by the person
making it or them. filed with the Mayor, and
a copy of such charge or charges served upon
the officer complained against personally or
leaving the same at his usual place of abode
with a person over fourteen years of age,
and after the said charge or charges have
been publicly examined into by the Mayor
upon reasonable notice to the person charged;
Section 6. Be it further ordained. that all
ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance shall take effect imme-
diately.
Passed at a meeting of Council held No
vember 7, 1917.
SAMUEL BARTON,
President.
Approved Nov. 7, 1917.
HARRY MATTSON, SIR,
Mayor.
SAMUEL JOHNSON. City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
SUGAR famine CUTS
CANDY PRODUCTION
Suppress for All Such Luxuries
Curtailed by Order of Food
Administration.

A sweeping order that supplies Of
sugar to manufacturers of candy,
strip and other "luxuries' must be
curtailed, If not entirely stopped, I'M
til January, when the new Cuban sugar
will be available, has been issued by
Herbert G. Hoover, the food admins
traitor.
Reports were received from New
York and other large cities that, as a
result of the sugar famine consumers
were offering 25 cents a pound for
sugar. Mr.. Hoover asserted that such
individuals and the retailers accepting
such offers were forgetting the best in
terests of the United States. Hoard
ers of sugar, it was pointed out, were
%hampering the war program.
Attention has been called by the
food administration to the fact that
the shortage will be only temporary
and that conservation will make it pos
sible to handle the situation without
reducing the per capita consumption
to anything like that in England or
France. The food administration is
convinced that will meet
the situation periodically and that the
rapacious buyers are relatively few.
Retail dealers who endeavor to make
large profits because of the temporary
shortage will be carefully watched.
Mr.. Hoover is confident that no real
sugar crisis will occur.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
NEWLY-ELEcTs TAKE OFFICE

Albert E. James, of Pleasantville,
and George B.. StOddard, of Atlantic
City, appeared at the County Clerks
office Wednesday afternoon and were
sworn in by Deputy County Clerk
Burton A. Gaskill, as Coroners of At
all smiles when they emerged from the
County Clerks office, and on their way
to the depot saluted their friends as
largest majority ever accorded a can
didate in the history of the county.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17

there is to be no lack of small fight
ing planes it is probable that stress is
being laid now on the bombing craft
and upon increasing the speed of these
heavier machines and giving them ade-
quate armament.
There have been rumors Of great
German aircraft soon to make their
appearance and officials believe the
Germans are impressed with the de-
STABILITY of substituting heavier ma
chimes in which fighting power takes
the place of high speed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
PERKINS AND ABBOTT
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE.

Sheriff Alfred J. Perkins and Surro-
gate Albert C. Abbott were admins
tered the oath of Office in the Court
Room in the Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City, by Judge Shinn, at 2.30
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Many of
their personal and political friends
were present to witness the simple,
though impressive ceremonies. Sher-
iff Perkins named former Sheriff JOS
eph R. Bartlett and Melvin A. Abbott
as Under Sheriffs, while Surrogate
Abbott selected George T. Yetter as
his deputy, and they too were admin
istered the oath of office.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
Public Sale of Cattle

l will offer at public sale 35 Head OF
Young, Well Bred Cattle, ranging in
age from 2 to 8 years.
Sale will take place at my farm at
Mathistown, half way between Tucker
ton and New Gretna, ON
SATURDAY, NOV. "a, at 1 P. M.
If stormy the sale will take place the
following Monday. l will offer a Young
Horse for sale, fearless of anything,
good driver and worker; car be driven
by anyone.
Terms made known on day of sale.
SAMUEL B. ANDERSON.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
N.


plan of lots entitled plan of Margate Park,
situate in Margate City, N. j.. made Novem-
Der, 1909. W Ashmead & Hackney, Civil
Engineers" filed on the sixteenth day of
December, 1909, in the County Clerks office
of Atlantic County. New Jersey.
No. 2. Beginning at a point in the East
erly line of Mansfield Avenue ninety feet
North of the Northerly line of ventnor Park
way, and extending thence Cd Eastwardly
parallel with Ventnor Parkway eighty and
twenty-five hundredths feet; thence (2)
Northwardly parallel with Mansfield Avenue
ifty-six and thirty-seven hundredths feet
thence 90 Westwardly parallel with Win
chester Avenue eighty feet to the Easterly
line of Mansfield Avenue; thence ca South
wardly in and along said Easterly line of
Mansfield Avenue fifty and two hundredths
feet to the place of beginning.
Being lot No. 10 in block 81 on said plan.
Seized as the property of Margate Compa-
ny ct al. and taken in execution at the suit
of WILDER R. Tilton and George Elvins, exec
utors under the last will and testament of
Frank S. Swift, deceased, and to be sold by
ALFRED ]. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
Dated November IT, 1917.
Bleakly & Stockwell. Solicitors.
Prs fee, $22.10
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
HEAVIER "PLANES" DAY HERE
U. s. Aerial Program Changed to Meet
New Conditions.

The day of thrilling air duels be-
tween individual aviators over the
fighting lines in Europe appears to be
passing. Both official and unofficial
advices recently have shown increas-
ing use of heavier machines with
greater armament. The development
of air machines appears to be parallel
ing closely the development of fighting
ships.
There are indications that arma-
ment already has been necessary in
the program for creating the huge air
fleets provided for by congress. While
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
IN MEMORIAM.

In sacred and loving memory of our
dear wife and mother, Mrs. John A.
Davies. who fell asleep in Jesus, No
vember 18th, 1912.
Five long years have passed. our hearts still
sore,
As time goes on, we miss Mother more
Her gentle smile, her loving face,
No one can ever fill her vacant place.
-HUSRAND AND
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
PARIS WILL HAVE ITS CAKES
America Goes to Rescue With Sup
ply of Needed Sugar.


The little cakes of Paris, so famed
that even books have been written
about them, will be saved this winter
from complete elimination by America,
or, to speak more plainly, by American
sugar.
For some months there have been
but five days a week on which cakes
could be baked and purchased. That
deprivation was philosophically accept
ed. Then the quality began to decline.
The milk was bad, so the condensed
article was substituted. Next the flour
had so much rice in it that the CAKES
crumbled under the fork. Even chat
was forgiven. Then came the sugar
crisis. No sugar, nc cakes; that vas
inevitable.
Paris was disconsoiate. NV
comes the cheering news from America
that the sugar shortage there is to be
relieved by shipments from the Unii ed
States. Paris will have it's little caLas.
Don't fail to read The Pieasantville