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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21
ST. JOHNS CHURCH INVITES
RETURN OF PRESENT PASTOR

The annual meeting of the congrega-
ton of st. Johns M. P. Church was
held Sept. 18th. Mrs. Lizzie Reinar
was elected Delegate t the Annual
Conference at M%anasquan, N. j., and
Mrs. Margaret Deiling alternate. The
Pastor, Rev. w. l. Shoemaker, was
called by a unanimous vote for anoth-
er year with an increase of 500 in
salary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21
NO DISCOUNT ON GAS BILLS
HEREAFTER,

In accordance with a recent decis-
ion of the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners there will be ne dis
count allowed on gas bills rendered
on August LIST and thereafter. The
bills as rendered will be net, and in
addition to the amount for gas used
there will be a service charge of 25c
on each meter every month which
must be paid with the gas bill before
the 10th of each month. The service
charge of 25c also applies to prepay
ment meters.
ATLANTIC CITY SUBURBAN
GAS & FUEL CO.,
4 S. Main ST., Pleasantville, N. ].
Singer Sewing Machine Office, just
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21
THIS BOY DIDN'T
KNOW HE WAS HERO
Corporal Duncan Hutchinson, Former
PIeasantvilIe Boy, Said He Had For
gotten About His Part in Battle.
81 ONLY DID MY DUTY" HE SAID.

American heroes are as
modest as they are brave.
Listen to this tale from Cor
poral Duncan Hutchinson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G.
Hutchinson, of Ithica, N. Y,
and grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Reeves, of Pleasant
vile, and a former resident
of our city himself, who in
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21
WESLEY CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. Dewitt c. Cobb, Pastor.

Sunday services as follows:
$50 A. M, Class.
1890 A. NJ, sermon by pastor.
2.30 P. M, Sunday School; classes
for all ages.
7.15 P. M, Epworth League.
500 P. NJ, that exceptional song SER
vice in charge of Miss Cox, followed
by prelude by the pastor on the topic,
''The Tuesday Primary-The Attitude
of Some Candidates" Sermon by the
pastor.
Wednesday, 8 P. NJ, Prayer Meeting,
conducted by the pastor; the Epworth
League choir will have charge of the
singing. All members and friends are
urged to attend.
Friday, 7.45 P. M, Holiness Class.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21

SECURE FIRE INSURANCE THAT
PROTECTS. Specialized by T. B.
Wootton, successor to Campbell &
Wootton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21

MORTGAGE MONEY and applica-
tons. T. B. Wootton, successor to
Campbell & Wootton. 10 N. Main st.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21

Singer Sewing Machine Office, just
opened at SO N. Main ST. See ad.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21
Election of Officers of the Epworth
leaUue.

Election of Officers of the EpWorth
League.
The Epworth League met Wednes-
day evening and elected the following
officers:
President-Miss Lula Mason.
LIST Vice-President, Spiritual Depart
ment-Miss Virginia Carr.
End Vice-President, World Mission
airy Dept.-Miss NJ. Wagner.
3rd Vice-President, Mercy and Help
Dept.-Mrs. Irwin Higbee.
4th Vice-President, Social Dept
Miss Edna OFT.
Secretary-William Zulker.
RECONSIDERATION Click.
Chorister-Walter OFT.
Pianist-Miss Pine.
Asst. Pianist-Miss Ruth Nickerson.
A cabinet meeting will soon be held
for consultation and to plan an ag-
gressive campaign for the coming
year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21

Sunday, October 6, has been select
ed to celebrate Rally Day by the Sun
day School. Members and friends of
the school are urged to bear this date
in mind.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21

Singer Sewing Machine Office, just
opened at 33 N. Main ST. See ad.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-21

a fight on June 9Th, took charge
of his platoon after his lieuten-
ant and two sergeants were killed and
led them to their objective. Corporal
Hutchinson had forgotten all about it
until his mothers letter recalled it to
his mind. 81 only did my duty" he
writes. He doesn't see where any I'm
dividual honor stuff" is coming to him.
The letter:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
GERMAN BIRTH RATE DOWN.
Falling Off in Population Reflected
in Reports.

Especial Correspondence Of The Even
Ing Star and Chicago Daily NewE.b
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Feb
ruary 13.-The falling off In the Ger
man birth rate, according to the sta
tistics of the Germans themselves. will
diminish the population of that country
considerably. In 1900, when the popu-
lation of Germany was put at 56.000,-
900. the annual birth rate was nearly
100000, a very high proportion. But
in the years just preceding the war the
number of births diminished somewhat.
although the adult population was
steadily increasing. and in 1914, when
the total population was put at 6s.ooo,-
900, the number of births was only
1.S1s.00O. Then came the war. In 1915,
the number of births was 1,416,00o; in
1915, 1.103. 900. and in 1917 only 900, 000-
that is to say, in the first forty month
of war 100000 less souls were born
in Germany than in the forty months
just preceding the war. In the same
period there were 100000 more deaths
than births; of civilians, 100000 more
died in those forty fatal months than
in the forty months preceding tho war.
In the dysentery epidemic of 1917 the
toll of dead was 10000. 1t is figured
that in 1918, the number of women in
Germany will exceed the number of
men by s per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
LITILES1oRlEs
&BEDTinE
BIZ THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1913. by T. ". Burgess,
Jerry Muskrat Becomes Home.
less.

Jerry Muskrat sat on the roof Of his
house on one side of the Smiling Pooi
and watched the water rise higher and
higher and higher. Already it was so
high that Jerry knew it must be begin
ming to creep into his snug bedroom
where he had spent such a comfortable
winter Jerry began to be worried. Or
course Wouldn't you be worried II you
saw the water rising and rising about
your house,
Perhaps" muttered Jerry, "the waite.
will go down when jolly. round. red
Mr.. Sun goes to bed behind the Purple
Hills. and can go back inside my
house"
So he continued to sit huddled UP on
the roof of his house staring at the
Shadows to come stealing out from the
Purple Hills. He hoped that Jack
Frost would come with them and stop
the melting of the snow so that the
Laughing Brook could catch up and
carry off the extra water. He knew
that snow all day. and SO it was with
real relief that Jerry watched him dis
appear.
But the water didn't go down. No. sir.
it didn't go down bit In fact. 1t
steadily crept higher. nearer and nearer
to Jerry's toes. Jack Frost didn't ap-
pear with the Black Shadows. and up.
up. up. up. up the water crept so that
Jerry had to move to the very top of
| his house. You see. gentle Sister South
Wind had decided that while she was
about 1t she might just as well work all
night and finish that Job Of melting the
snow as soon as possible So she blew
and she blew, she blew and she blew.
she blew and she blew and the snow
| continued to melt and the water con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

for afternoon gowns. and a third straw
floats by in the shape OF immense hats
of plain straw held down at the sides by a
broad ribbon OF blue taffeta which ties
under the chin.
II these features are not sufficiently in
dicative of a change from the daring to
the demure, we have the hustle sash of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
THE SPRING BLOUSE.

For outing wear heavy wash white
blouses and those of shantung and
pongee are in high favor.
Plain colored ginghams, on the order
Of chambray, are used for blouses for
outing and morning wear. Some of
these are made in slip-over design.
White pearl buttons form the trim
ming motif for some of the blouses of
white and fesh-colered georgette
crepe.
Fine French wolfe blouses are trim
med with handmade filet lace. These
yoiles, 1ace-trimmed, are sometimes
shown in tiny dimity checks
The slip-over blouses of georgette
crepe are still an attractive feature Of
the blouse situation. They are often
heavily trimmed with fine soutache
braid, which is stitched on in a deep
border design about the lower edge.
Black buttons are used on one very
smart tailored blouse of white wash
able satin. This blouse is for outing
wear. 1t is likewise worn with the
strictly tailored suit for any of the
daytime war activities that have called
to the front many of the simple blouses
wor1 this spring. The woman who
spends many hours a day doing Red
Cross or other war relief work wishes
simple blouse to wear with a simple
tailored suit.
Beads. still widely used in all sorts
of frocks, are also used on blouses of
georgette or chiffon. They are used
with especially good effect on the slip
over blouses worn outside the skirt.
with long skirts or peplums
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

ment. unless 1t is ordered otherwise
by the railroad administration in spe-
cific cases.
Ordinarily, Director General McAdoo
explained, it is doubtful whether the
expense, including financial officers
salaries, is a proper charge against the
government. Railroads claiming the ex-
pense should be met by the government
were ordered to file a statement ex-
planning their attitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Helping Hoover
to Save Food
Recipes from the United States
Food Administrations.
Cut Out and Preserve.
Cut Out and Preserve.

Potatoes can save the housewife a
great deal of wheat flour by using them
in place of flour in making biscuits,
mufflns. rolls. yeast bread, doughnuts
and, yes. in buildings!
In making yeast bread, for instance,
use two cupfuls of potatoes in place of
flour and continue the following re-
cipe:
+ Potato Bread-Two cupfuls potatoes
one tablespoon corn strip, one-quarter
cupful milk. one-half yeast cake and
follow the general directions for bread
making.
And for the pudding made from po-
tatoes? Well take some Of the cold
mashed potatoes left from todays lunch
and try the following recipe if you
don't believe there are such things as
potato puddings-and good ones. too.
Potato Peanut Iloaf.-One cup mashed
potatoes, one-half cup ground peanuts,
two eggs, one teaspoonful pepper. one
third cup milk and two tablespoons
cooking oil. Beat eggs add the other
ingredients and place in creased cups
Set in a pan of hot water and bake
until firm.
Potato Crouton.-To one cup of mash
cd potato add one egg yolk and beat
well together. Spread half an inch
thick on a fiat, oiled platter. and when
quite cool cut in two-inch squares.
then each square diasonally across to
form triangular pieces. When ready
to use brush over with milk and brown
lightly in the oven or in a very little
fat in the frying pan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

WHEN HE CAME TO THE SURFACE
FOR AIR JERRY MUsKRAT WAS
HOMELESS.
tinued to run into the Laughing
Brook, and the Laughing Brook con-
tinued to roar instead Of laugh. and to
pour into one side of the Smiling Pool
faster than 1t could get out at the
other side. and the Smiling Pool con-
tinued to swell and swell and to creep
higher on the roof of Jerry's house, and
Jerry continued to worry
At last the water was once more lap
ping about Jerry's feet, and he knew
that he could no longer stay where he
was.
IT'S a good thing / knew enough to
make another house high In the bank
over there" said Jerry as he swan with
all his might against the strong cur
rent.
Presently he dived. and tuet as he be-
gan to get very tired he reached tho on
trance to one Of his tunnels in the bank.
OF course. down there the tunnel was
filled with water. but it slanted upward.
and presently Jerry was in snug
chamber just under the grass roots we'll
back on the Green Meadows He called
1t his castle.
1t was dry and comfortable there. and
Jerry curled up for a nap. When he
awoke he went down his long hall to
see il the water had stopped rising. It
hadn't. No. sir, 1t hadn't. It was very
much higher in that slantinE tunnel
than 1t had been when Jerry entered.
Once again Jerry began to worry. what
II 1t should keep on rising and rising ?
What ii it should? There was NO more
sleep for Jerry Muskrat
The water never has got up as high
as this. but what IL it should?' he kent
saying over and over and over. .Then
l would De without home. wouldn't
have any place to go. I do hone n will
stop rising pretty soon"
But II didn't Higher and higher It
crept; and at last 1t began, to trickie
into Js stsy ~ pearoom; rhep he knew he
would be drowned. So he drew :. ionS
breath. swan down his water-diied
tunnel and out Into the deep water.
when ne came 70 the surface for ali
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
OF Interest TO Women
DOLMANS ARE BACK IN FASHION

taffeta, the short sleeves for afternoon.
the elbow sleeves with wide openings I'm
ished with ruffies, and the surpl1ce blouse
finished with ruching OF organdy or tuiie
Lanvin. in Paris, has thrown her in
genuity forcibly on the side Of return
new things that have come from france
are strongly reminiscent OF civil war
clothes, minus the outstanding skirts and
the hideous couture.
1t is difficult for the observer to see
how we can swing away from extreme
conservation of material and hattened
silhouette into the coQuettish. nirtatious.
strictly feminine attire which is sug-
gested by rufTies, bows, Powered designs
and garden hats.
The Dolman Looks Smart.
There is one consolation coming to
those who are opposed to the fripperies OF
feminine attire at time that seems to
demand severe costumery in accordance
with severe action. This lies in the fact
that the dolman and the hustle sash. which
epoch, have been made In sucn fash
ion that they look as smart as the most
modern clothes we wear:
In truth. they are as modern as to-
morrow. The dolran. which Is an aobre-
waited cape without sleeves, gives such
adopting it in an eager manner. as though
they had not mathematical it in the fam
lily album.
If we are to Judge by the first wave Of
enthusiasm, this short cape will dominate
street costumery. 1t Is the substitute for
a topcoat, furs or Jacket IT Is worn
with a one-piece gown. and Paris. you
know, has remained true to the frock and
left the tailored suit to the American
workers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Buchanan Resolution Reported.

A House joint resolution providtn9
for the erection of a statue Of Janea
Buchanan. former President of th4
United States, was reported favorabiy
to the Senate from the library COM
Pennsylvania. He asked unaninouS
consent for immediate considerations Of
the resolution. but Senator Smooc Obs
jected and the resolution went to the
calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Longer in the Back.

The new cape or dolman owes much
of its daring appearance to the fact that
it is cut on irregular lines. 1t Is also
managed very smartly In the front. Take
the one in the sketch as a good example
Of what you see on the smart women who
trail into the restaurants and drive about
in the afternoon. not leisurely. bless you.
but as busily as II they were the major
generals of an army on the offensive.
This cape is of blue gabardine touched
up in bold. flashing way with Irvine en-
broidery. There Is straight panel in the
back which gives the sandwich silhouette
that is the chief delight. of the smart
woman. The fronts are cut long and they
cross in surplice fashion, wrinkle loosely
at the waist line and tie at the back in a
negligent manner.
The immense collar is OF koiinsky. 1t
may not even be changed when June
comes and the thermometer goes as far
up then as 1t went down in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

For outing wear heavy wash white
blouses and those of shantung and
ponsee are in high favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
NEW YORK, March 19.-There are ru-
mors heaped on rilmors concerning the re-
vivaI of an entirely different scheme OF
dress from what we now adopt.
The return of the dolman is one evil
dence Of it: another lies in the use of
Powered chiffons, organizes and dimities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

Especial Correspondence Of The Even
ing Star and Chicago Daily NewE.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
OFFICES AT OWN EXPENSE.
Railroads May Maintain Financial
and CorpoFate Quarters.

Railroads may maintain financial and
corporate Offices in New York and else
where after April 1 at the expense of
the companies, to be deducted from
their compensation from the govern
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16

weather and clinical thermometers, ma.
rine instruments, hydrometers, taxi
meters, compasses. telescopes, peri
scopes, binoculars, electric lights, seach-
lights, strengths of metals and wood,
and many other devices and commodi-
ties-notably radium for Illuminating
dials at night-having peace-time func.
tions, but whose application to war now
absorbs the attention of the various de.
partments.
Testing Of tensile strength Of metals
requires pon6erous apparatus, which |
found in the workshops of the engi.
neering department. one gigantic ma.
chine pulled large bars of metal in
twain and recorded the exact number
of pounds required as well as the pc.
riods Of fatigue of the metal in giving
way Another, and much larger swung
a ten-ton weight against couplings ana
other big metal parts TO make certain
they could withstand such impacts.
OF course, there We're smaller models
of each testing machine and also Varia.
tionS that gave breaking points under
heat. one that used water power to find
the strength of airplane engine pistons;
another to compare heat production of
different grades of coal. There is n
confusing maze Of machinery pipes,
tubes, watts, puleys, flying bolts, ovens,
glassware, and devious things in the
engineering building.
A great quantity Of historical appa.
ratus is kept at the laboratory, and a
vaster quantity that will be historical
in the days to come. The war has been
an ineXorable compeler of originality in
the ingenious stan of the institution and
the scientists who are indirectly asso
ciated with It,
! saw Poynting's great balance by
which the approximate weight of the
earth was first computed, Blytheswood's
| dividing and ruling machine, the Ayr.
ton-Jones' electric current weighcr, 10
REM apparatus for measuring o'ectri
cal resistance and tide predicting ma
| chine
In the metallurgy department expert.
ments leading toward the production Of
light metal compounds Of great strength
require special apparatus designed by
! the superintendent Of the department..
New alloys, particularly aluminium al.
10y are observed in all stages Of heat.
ing, so that their conduct, if used in
automobile engi, rs, may be predeter
mined. The alloy Is later melted In
quantity in a model furnace room. In.
gots are taken to an adjacent rolling
mil and the metal becomes bars OF
sheets as desired.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
WAR LABORATORY
IS REVELATION
BY GEORGE Il. BYE.

London, Jan. 16-(By MaiD.--It was
chiefly out of regard for my friend, Ar
thur j. G Brooks, an English engineer
of wide rcpute who has spent some
years in North and South America, that
| manifested interest in the neurology
department of the National Physical
Laboratory of Great Britain, where he
is engaged for the duration of the war.
| had seen measuring gauges Of diff.
ferent patterns in use in munitions
plants all over England, and, in fact,
saw shell case gauge in Kansas City
last June when l met the British mu-
ntions inspector. How could there be
anything but dullness in the determine
tion of hair-spltting accuracy in these
gauges.
A go" gauge will just fit a shell or
cartridge cylinder or a machine gun
part, or a mine fuse; mot go" gauge,
sometimes only one.thousandth of an
inch smaller or larger, should not fit
in or around the object being meas
ured, as this would cost accuracy in
fire or result in a "dud" explosive or
make the mechanism wholly Intellectual
because of the need for finest rectitude
in the many intricate parts. Check
gauges which are used for checking
inspection gauges, have to be passed to
very fine limits; in fact, to about one
tenth part Of a thousandth Of an inch.
Early in the war many cases or
faulty shells and cartridges were found
at the front, but happily this state Of
affairs has been practically remedied
by the more adequate supply of accu-
rate gauges. The facilities Of the royal
arsenals being found inadequate for
the enormously increased output re.
quired, the testing Of the gauges or
dered by the ministry of munitions was
entrusted to the National Physical Lab
oratory, with most satisfactory results.
Before the war the laboratory exer.
cised the same control over weights and
measures as does our Bureau OF Stand
ards in Washington.
Several new commodious buildings
have been erected to take care of the
growth of the work of the neurology
department, and others are projected.
1t would seem that when the labora-
wi iihN oNNaAIiCd Il IdpdIib9 VI StNOi al
thousand gauges n week, that the test
ing would reach point where the stock
of 20. X" gauges would be sufficient to
last for some time. But Britain is con
stantly increasing her war effort, one
might say in two dimensions, breadth
and depth. Great new munitions plants
are being erected. all outputs are grow
ing, testing is done on a more careful
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
ANCIENT VOLCANO
IS AWAKE AGAIN
AFTER TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF
SLUMRER IN Now POUR
ING OUT FIRE.

san Joe, Costa Rica, Jan. 2S.-tCor-
respondence of the Associated Press)-
The Ira2u volcano, the largest and high
est in Costa Rica, has awakened and
has begun a new period of violent ac-
tivity after nearly two centuries of
quietness.
The previous remarkable eruption of
this volcano took place in 1928 when
Costa Rica was the poorest of the colo
MES under the crown Of Spain. During
that year the Ira2u was in activity
throughout the whole year, emitting
huge quantities Of ashes, cinders.
smoke, vapor and gases, and the man.
Hesitation was followed by earthquakes.
Then came a period Of long rest. 1t
fell into a deep slumber for nearly two
hundred years.
Now it has awakened again and is
pouring out, without interruption, tor
rents of vapor, sublimates and ashes,
cinders and volcanic debris which, rioat-
ing in the air and carried by the air
currents, have reached places twenty.
five miles distant from the crater.
At the foot Of this volcano lies the
historical city of Cartago, three times
destroyed by the coossus and as often
rebuilt by her inhabitants. During the
present crisis Cartago has suffered no
harm as her inhabitants, wiser through
experience, have built the city earth
quake proof; and the emissions of the
volcano have not reached Cantage, ow
ing to the heavy winds prevailing
which have blown them towards the
valley Of San Jose. Thousands of per.
sons have visited the summit of the
mountain range to see the two oceans
and the gigantic column of smoke and
gases aiming to the sky.
The IraZu volcano stands 11,O00 feet
above sea level and about two hundred
miles northwest of the Panama canal
Back in the prehistoric ages this vol
cano made formidable eruptions, vom
iting torrents of lava, miles in length
Of which there are traces to be seer
yet Perhaps nothing similar will now
happen; but the Costa Rican people al
ways bear in mind the prediction OF
Humboldt, who foretold that the Cen
tral American and Panama isthmuses
were doomed to be swallowed by the
waters Of both oceans, making a broad
er canal than the one that American
genius has built across the Isthmus
Of Panama.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16

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