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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24

another of my confederates bid so
cents 1t was repeated. The gem alone
could not have been worth less than
S25. When every a who was per-
mitted to bid had done SO, $2.75 was
the highest offer received.
I knocked the article down to the
successful man, Jim Atwood and he
handed me the money. what luck ~
he exclaimed, holding the pin before
him admiringly. 1--WE wanted some
thing like this for a gift to my fiancee,
and now l have found it."
The fact of another girl possessing
her jewelry was too much for it's
owner. Becky Aldrich showed by her
expression that she vas at least to be
suspected. 1 took the pin from Jim
and tossed it to her. A telltale blush
confirmed my suspicion, and, the eyes
iof all the company being concentrated
ion Becky, it deepened into scarlet.
in which everyone Joined heartily but
Becky.
Becky pretended to be very much
offended with me for the course l had
taken. This caused ME to feel uncom-
Portable, and l endeavored to placate
her. Becky for a long while refused
to be appeased.
To make a long story short, Becky
played me as an angler would play
a trout till 1 was madly in love with
her. Having refused me, she seemed
to be satisfied and thereafter treated
me so considerably that I tried again
and was successful. Naturally, the
anniversary of Thanksgiving brings
to me interesting memories.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
Universal Thanksgiving.

Some call November the dreary
month of the year, the black sheep of
the II; and yet it is the month Of
~thankfulness, the completion of the
fruitage of the year. In the woods
the squirrels are industriously at work
among their last g%leanings before cold
weather sets in, their happy "chee-
cheeree" joining with the calls of the
blue jays and crows and smaller birds
in the universal paean of thanksgiv-
ing. In the underbrush and in the
meadows the mice. too, are harvest
ing, with their hearts full of gladness.
Bees are buzzing over goldenrod and
wild asters and other late flowers the
quail that have escaped the hunter
are. like Ruth, gathering the last
grains in the farmers fields while the
farmer himself and his boys are load
ing the golden pumpkins into the big
farm wagons to carry away for winter
storage for use by both the family and
the cattle.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
~ Will Put 1t Up at Auction"

return it to the owner if he will claim
it and prove ownership"
1 swept the board with my glance,
but saw no sight of a give-away on
any girls face. Then l continued:
"Since there is no claimant for the
article, / will put it up at auction, re-
serving the right to bid to the men
present of my w generation, the
proceeds of the sale to go to charity"
1 called for bids, and one of my
cousins, Jack Somers, bid 25 cents.
There was an exclamation of disap-
probation for such an offer, and when
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24

o tn Philadelphy Ledger. He come
over from J~effersonyille on parole
but nobody knowed him.
Joe Apple is back in town shakin'
hands, too. His whiskers have been
driven back an his step haint quite
as springy as it wuz before he traded
his hardware store fer some rice land
in Arkansas. He's jist a plain SHOW
eler now somewhere's in Michigan.
He says that while tn work is a little
harder than bein' in business, Their
haint no books t. keep an Their haint
nothin' invested an you kin lay off
when it rains.
Laurel Spray, who sold his farm
here two years ago n invested in a
gold mine out West, is in town wearin'
a straw hat. He says he's been so
busy gittin' home that tn weather
never occurred t him. He may stay
here an go back in tn band if he kin
trade his minin' stock fer a clarinet.
But ups an downs er no ups an
downs, a Teller is still purity rich that's
got a good mother an father t go
back to. Their haint nc mashed p'ta-
toes an roast turkey an minced pie
anywhere else on earth that kin touch
your mothers. Her coffee is gener-
ally purity bad, but We won't say any
thing about that. l don't care how
any Teller is gittin' along, whether
he's single or tied down, he feels a
whole lot better if he knows he's got
an ole home t go back to. O. course
your father haint as gushy as mother
but even if you did leave tn farm
jest at a time when he needed you tn
most, he's proud O. you. Jest as long
as you don't ask father fer any money,
either directly er thro' mother, he's
proud O. you.
But mother is tn one. She believes
everything you tell her. She knows
you have t hurry away an that where
you've been workin' has had t close
down till you git back. You're her
boy an things can't git along without
you.
Copyright, Adams Newspaper Service.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24

in. He says this is tn first time that
he's ever had clothes an money
enough at tn same time t. git back.
Halle Mopps, who's been gone
about ten years, is home from Coshoc-
ton, Ohio. He says he's lied SO long
about tn size o. his fathers farm
here that he hardly recognized it when
he got back.
Grayson Mapes wuz about tn first
Teller that showed up fer Thanks
givin'. His folks have been dead fer
thirty years an he " knowed it.
Bout tn last thing anybuddy ever
heerd O. him wuz in 1876, when he
sent his mother a Centennial edition
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
IN COUNTRY town
Reasons Why Thanksgiv-
ing Is Always Inter-
esting There.
THANKSGIvIN' day in a country
town is allus interestin' on ac-
count , tn folks that come back

' t1i<A4NAobIfl WIN ddy III d GUILTY.
town is allus interestin' on ac-
count tn folks that come back
homes. Some O. us kin git by tn
Fourth o. July or fair week or even
Christmas an New Years, but some
how theirs somethin' bout Thanks
givin' day that kind O. makes us want
t be back home. Then, too, one nice
long dull Thanksgivin' afternoon in a
B fiat town is enough t. make us all
satisfied t. stay away fer another
whole year.
Our town looks real cosmopolitan
like t'day, as Tell Binkley would say.
On ever corner you kin see little
clumps O. fellers that haint met in
years holdin' reunions an talkin'
about ole times. Some o. 'em look
like they had lots t. be thankful fer
an some O. EN- look like tn place
they ONE from ought t. be thankful,
while still others look like our town
ought t be thankful that Thanks
givin' only comes m a year.
Sam Bud, who traded his farm here
fer a Floridy orange grove some years
ago came in from tn north this morn
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24

TIME most delightful part of my
life was that age when boys and
girls freely mingle with each
other as friends, half boy and
girl, half man and woman.
There vas one Thanksgiving when
the head of our large family invited
every member that could be reached
to spend a week in his large country
house, including Thanksgiving day.
Those of us of my generation went
in for a good time together. The girls
were of that age when q taste for mis-
chief predominates. One night when
| was getting ready for bed 1 found
the legs of my pajamas sewed up.
When / had ripped the sewing, got
the sheets scratched. l had turned off
the light, SO, springing out of bed, I
tiptoed hastily to the door, opened it
and was in time to grab the last of a
bevy of girls who ran way In the
darkness.
Throwing my arms around my cap
tive, l gave her a smack, she strug-
Cling to be free, then let her go.
Slipping back into my room, 1 turned
IN a light, and there, sticking onto
the breast of my pajamas, was an
elongated pin of chased gold set in
the center with a single sapphire.
The problem was to identify the girl
1 had kissed by discovering the owner
of the pin. I consulted with my men
cousins, and it was decided that l
should put the article up at auction
at the Thanksgiving dinner, bids to
be accepted only from the men.
Accordingly when the nuts and cof-
fee came on l took the pin out of my
vest pocket and, holding it up before
the company, said: 81 found this ar
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
7hank53irvn$
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tatMNc.Dz5>,
Parry - =:

THE most delightful part of my
life was that age when boys and
Il girls freely mingle with each
other as friends, half boy and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
Message of Cheer.

The holiday season is here and With
it comes a message of cheer and a
q~uickening of the benevolent impulses
of the heart. Thanksgiving day-a
festival for giving thanks for the mer-
'cies of the closing years. one of the
Oldest institutions in America. The
Pilgrim Fathers held their first har-
vest Thanksgiving festival in 1921.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
If Mothers Only Knew.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
relieve Feverishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy worms. They break up
colds in "a hours. Used by mothers for 80
years. All Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address, Mother Gray Co.. Leroy. N. Y.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24

While the sun of prosperity is shin
ing is the time to save for the rainy
days that are sure to come. Call at
our bank and let us talk the matter
over with you.-PLEASANTVILLE
TRUST CO.-Adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-24
MOTHER GAVE =
THIS DELICATE
CHILD V|NOL
And He Got Well and Strong.
That's True

Monaco, Pa.-"My little boy, who
is the youngest of three, was weak,
and tired all the time, so he
was most unfit at school, and moth
ing seemed to help him. I learned
of Vinol and gave it to him. It has
restored his health and strength and
he has gained in weight."-Mrs.
Frederick Sommers, Monaco, Pa.
Vinol is a constitutional cod liver
and iron remedy for delicate, weak,
ailing children. Formula on every
bottle, so you know what you are Civ.
ing them. Children love it.
II. J. DENNIS & CO.,
Druggists, P~leasantville
The sun., 1917-06-18
BRITISH IN RAGE
ASKREPRISALS
FOR AIR RAIDS
Bombing of German Towns
Demanded at Great Meet.
ing in London.
NEW ATTITUDE Is SHOWN
[. s. Clergyman Gives Graphic
Description of Death and
Havoc From Sky.
NEW ATTITUDE Is SHOWN
Special Gable Despatch to The SuN.

spetfh tdOte Despdfch TO The Sun.
LONDON. June 17.-Indignant citizens
jammed the London Opera House to-day
TO demand Immediate reprisals upon
Germany for the recent air raids over
London and the, coast towns The Lord
Mayor of London, who presided, read a
resolution voicing the general desire for
retaliatory methods
1t was suggested that reprisals
should be undertaken conformity by at
least two OF the allied Powers, namely
France and England. and that such
cities as Berlin and Frankfo1 should
be selected.
The spirit OF the meeting was dis
played in the rage against the Germans
war on innocents shown by the speak
ers, who mentioned the death OF little
children in an East London school. Four
members OF Parliament, including n.
Pemberton Billing. who has served in
the British air service during the war,
advocated reprisals
Commander Billing said that with the
help OF her allies Great Britain could
send enormous fleets over German towns
and bomb fifty of them every afternoon
for a week-not only bomb, but destroy
them.
To-day's meeting signalized psyche
logical change in the British tempera-
ment. Where heretofore England's $
spirit was to maintain the war on the
principle OF not allowing the enemy:s
most barbaric acts TO bring forth similar
tactics on the part of Great Britain.
now the people all over the country
want to make a practical lesson that
will force the Hun IN desist
The meeting undoubtedly was repre-
sentative of feeling. in London. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether the Govern
ment will adopt a campaign OF reprisals
to satisfy the popular demand in the
southern part Of England
To-day's gathering passed n resolu-
ton asking reprisals and asked that a
copy be sent to the King and Queen, to
Premier Lloyd George and to other
Government leaders. The members OF
Parliament present promised action in
that body.
The sun., 1917-06-18
'DENMAN PICKS
A NEW QUARREL
WITH COCKTAILS
Rejects Contracts for Ten
Ships Because Steel Rates
Are Too High.
n. Y. FIRM INVOLVED
General Inserts Lower Price
and Returns Papers to
Chairman.
n. Y. FIRM INVOLVED

WASHINGTON. June II. - The steel
price disagreement between Chairman
Denman of the Shipping Board and
Major-Gen. Goethals. which for the mo-
ment has displaced their wooden shir
controversy, was sharply accentuated
to-day by the announcement that Mr.
Denman had refused to sign the con-
tracts for ten steel ships to be built by
the Downey Shipbuilding Company OF
New York, and had sent the contracts
back to Gen. Goethals for a revision OF
the steel prices.
The contracts were based on a cost OF
Az cents a pound for steel plates. OF
about sos a ton. and 80. cents a pound
for steel shapes. ss4 a ton. Denmar
suggested to Gen. Goethals that the
prices were out OF all reason and thai
the steel could not possibly be worth
more than 21a cents a pound. Gen
Goethals, without accepting this price
as the final determination, inserted 1t in
the contracts for the sake OF getting
the work under way. and returned the
contracts to the desk of Mr.. Denman
where they now await signature.
Il will not sign any contract which
fixes s95 ton as the basic price OF
STEEL" said Mr.. Denman emphatically
tonight. steel is not worth more than
2ls cents a pound. or s56 a tom
What effect this new dispute between
the two shipsuilding heads will have
on the programme OF which they have
charge Is a matter of speculation. Mr.
- G.
delay. He said the Shipping Board
would order the work 70 go on, leaving
the final price to be adjudcated later.
Gen. Goethals has requested the COM
mittee on raw materials to take up the
question of the same steel prices which
were embodied in n contract with the
Los Angeles Drydock and Shipbuilding
Company. which will build eight $500
ton steel ships for the Government. il
is thought probable that whatever prices
are decided on 'as reasonable will be
adopted to prevail in all other contracts
"On the steel for the ships to be built
by the Los Angeles Dry Dock and Ship
building Company" said Mr.. Denman
commitments were already made and
| was bound to sign the contracts No
others will be signed by me for such a
price"
Mr.. Denman is understood to have
reached his conclusions in respect to the
alleged unfairness of the $95 rate soon
after Gen. Goethals had conference
with President Farrell OF the United
States Steel Corporation on the question
of supplying the Government with suf-
ficient steel to build 100000 tons OF
shipping within eighteen months. He
obtained figures on steel which con-
vinced him that the plants could turn
out plates at a cost of about cents a
pound He decided that the sale OF
steel at any figure above ga cents
would be exorbitant.
The wooden ship controversy. which is
temporarily in the background. is ex-
pected TO be revived shortly and add
further bitterness to the relations be-
tween Chairman Denman and Gen. Goe-
thals The situation Is described as
threatening the very success OF the ship
building programme.
The sun., 1917-06-18
POWER OF DICTATOR
GIVEN TO RHONDDA
British Food Controller MAY
Take OUer All Supplies.

LONDON, June 11-Baron Rhondda,
President of the Local Government
Board. asked as TO his intended policy as
Food Controller told the press to-day
that 1t would obviously be premature to
enter into details, nut ne could say that
the Government had given him ample
powers even to the extent of taking over
the food supplies OF the country and
the adoption of strong measures TO check
all speculation in the necessaries of life
The man who seeks to profit by the
necessaries OF his country at this hour
OF her peril" said Lord Rhondda '.is
nothing short OF blackmailer and must
be treated as such"
The Controller added that attention
would first be directed toward "A reduc-
tion in the price of bread. which was
the urgent need OF the moment
The sun., 1917-06-18
RUSSIAN COUNTESS
IN HIGH STATE OFFICE
She Is Worlds First Woman
Minister.

PETRoGRAD. June II, via London,
June 1S.-1n a workman's blouse and a
leather skirt Countess Sophie Panin ap-
peared yesterday to take up the post OF
Assistant Minister OF Social Tutelage, a
department of state with the function
OF administering the charitable and
social institutions and also the care of
children.
The Countess is the worlds first
woman Minister. She is As years old
and very wealthy. She resides in a
palace which she transformed into IA
peoples house. a combination of recrea-
tion place and popular university
AS an active worker OF the Constitu-
tional Democratic party the Countess
last week was elected a member OF one
of the newly created sub-districts. In a
statement to the Associated Press she
declared that her staff of officials will
consist for the most part of women.
She hopes that her appointment will be
the signal for the transfer of social in
stitutions in other countries to the
hands OF women.
The sun., 1917-06-18
U. s. FLEET MAKES GUN RECORD
Atlantic sailors Marksmanship I y
Wins Praise of Mayo.

WASHINGTON. June 17.--Greater prog
ress has been made in the marksman-
ship of the Atlantic fleet this year than
ever before, according to report by
Admiral Mayo made public to-day by
Secretary Daniels.
"Notwthstanding the many inter-
ruptions." says the Admiral. "and the
conditions under which the exercises
were necessarily held, the reports indi-
cate steady progress in the ability and
confidence OF the personnel to prepare
for maintain and control the fire OF the
different batteries under varying con-
ditlons. and 1t is believed that the final
analysis of the scores will show a
marked increase In the rapidity of the
fire and a reasonably satisfactory in
crease in accuracy"
The sun., 1917-06-18
ARMY CAMPS DELAY
TRAINING TILL OCT.
Party Politics Blamed il
Awarding of Cantonment
Contracts.

WASHINGTON, June 17.--As result OF
the delay with which the War Depart
ment has met the urgency incident to
the awarding of contracts for the con-
struction of cantonments for the housing
of the first selective conscription army
the date for the commencement of train
ing has been postponed from September
l to October Is.
This postponement represents the first
of a series of delays which may be ex-
pected from the existing system OF
awarding contracts and which the esti-
mates of the largest contracting or
ganizations foretold when the War De-
partment sought estimates as to the
minimum time necessary for the con-
struction of each of the larger canton
ments.
The delay results from conditions
which have been pointed out from time
to time In THE Sun. due to the attempt
to admit party and local politics into
the deliberations incident to the award
ing of contracts. An official statement
from the bureau of information tonight
describes the form Of the contracts as
outlined in THE SIN on June IL. The
statement contains t.e, following para
graph. in an attempt to hide the delay
which political interference has worked
in the original plans Of the department:
''The urgency of quick construction is
indicated in an early paragraph OF the
contract, wherein, according TO the
wording. the contractor agrees 10 do
all things necessary for the construction
and completion Of the work The Gov
ernment's interests are safeguarded by a
clause permitting its representatives to
terminate the contract at will"
None of the contracts was let in time
to permit the finishing of the jobs by
September /, largely because the War
Department, under orders from Secre-
tary Baker, upset the plans of the
special committee OF the Council for
National Defence by insisting that local
contractors be given the jobs
AS a result of the policy directed by
the Secretary of War those who know
conditions expect the same conditions
as met the attempt of Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels TO let contracts for SUBJ
marine chasers to small firms operating
on "shoestring."
The sun., 1917-06-18
EX-C0NGRESSMAN ARRESTED.
Clarence ID. Van DuEcr OF Ncxad,
Accused of Conspirncx.

CLARION. Pa, June 17.-Deputy
Sheriff Foster VI. Mohney returned In 81
night from Baltimore. where he caused
the arrest or Clarence u. Van Duzer of
Nevada. former Representative in Con-
gress and former Speaker OF the Nevada
Legislature, on a charge Of conspiracy
to defraud. The accusation grows out
of the sale OF mining stock for S25.OO0
to farmers of Clarion county. Van Duzer
was released on bail in Baltimore for A
hearing on ex'rad!tion next Thursday.
j. Elson Smith, an associate of Van
Duzer was brought back from Carson
City. New. week ago and is being held
i'll the county jail here in default OF bail
on a charge OF conspiracy TO defraud
Clarion county farmers last year
bought stock in a supposed gold mine at
Nina. New They recently became sus-
pcious and several stockholders went to
Nina to investigate. They reported that
they found "ony hole In the ground :"
The sun., 1917-06-18
House of Lords Favors
Imperial Senate Plan

Special Gable Despatch to TaE Sun.
7 ,ONDON, June 17.-It is re-
ported that when the bill for
franchise reform, which includes
the establishment of woman suf-
frage, the redistricting of the
country and the practical aboli-
tion of plural voting, reaches the
House of Lords an influential
group of Conservative will pro-
pose a detailed measure for re-
forming the upper chamber and
making it a quasi-imperial SEN
ate, with representatives of India
and the self-governing dominions,
while the number of British pc ers
will be restricted.
The plan really is designed to
give the upper chamber new
relationship to the Constitution,
giving it an imperial Importance.
The plan is supported by a
considerable body of opinion
which believes that a democra-
tized upper body is the ideal
basis on which to build an i'm
perial Senate in which all the
British Empire would be repre-
sented while simultaneously pro-
viding an excuse for continuing
the existence of the upper cham
ber and giving it a real field of
usefulness. Many believe that
otherwise the House of Lords
will not survive long after the
war.
The wonderful heroism and
patriotism of the aristocracy dur
ing the war has reestablished a
certain affection for the House
of Lords.