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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
MISS MILDRED GOTTHOLD
KILLED BY CRAZED MOTHER,
While She Lay Sleeping, Large Sized
Bullet Is Sent Through Brain.

Mrs. Hannah Gotthold, who with her
son and daughter occupied the Harley
residence on East Washington avenue
last summer, on Wednesday afternoon
at 4.30, while mentally unbalanced,
shot and killed her sleeping eighteen
year-old daughter, Mildred, in their
bedroom in the Calvert Hotel, Atlantic
City.
She placed a thirty-eight calibre re
volver, which had all six chambers
loaded, and which, it was learned, she
had recently bought at a pawn shop,
neal the girls right temple as she lay
on the bed and fired. The bullet, of
large size, crashed through the brain,
causing instant death.
The muzzle of the gun was SO close
to the flesh that the powder scorched
it. The hole was clean cut.
The explosion reused the other Oc-
cupants of the hotel. When they fore
ed their way into the room, the mother
was kneeling beside the body of the
dead girl, weeping. She appeared to
be self-possessed. When questioned
she calmly stated that while she was
holding the gun in her hand and while
examining it the trigger was accident
ally tripped.
Called Girl "Pure Gold"
A letter was found in her pocket,
In it she related in a rambling way
that the world had become pitiless and
Indifferent. She commended to all the
care of her darling daughter, who was
pure gold" She complained of ago
nizing pains in her head and stated
that at times things before her turned
dark. No one, she wrote, had any
sympathy for her.
She was led away sobbing from the
body of her daughter, after she had
kissed it several times.
AT police headquarters when exam
ined they found that her brain was
affected and that she could not give a
connected account of herself or her
relatives.
Sent to Asylum.
Police Surgeon Beckwith and Coun'
ty Physician Souder, after an eXami
nation of the mental condition of the
mother, directed that she should be
confined for car and surveillance to
the County Hospital at Smiths Land
ing. She was removed from the pad
ded cell in the city Jail to the institu'
ton Wednesday night.
Letters found Indicated that her son
is now residing at the Y. M. c. A. In
Philadelphia, but communications SEM
to him there failed to reach him.
Capt. Malseed was of the opinion
that the mother had planned to shoot
the daughter and afterwards commit
suicide. However, before she had car
ried out her intention to destroy her
self the other. inmates of the house
had taken charge of her. Of the siz
cartridges in the revolver only one
was exploded, Grief ove the death OF
her husband is believed to have helped
to u%nbalance her mind.
Miss .Gotthold was a very pretty
girl, and while in Pleasantville took
an. active interest in all war activities
and made many friends. She was EN-
ployed and helped to support her mo
Their. But very little money was found
in the wallets of both the mother and
daughter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Franklin and Verona Avenues.

On Sunday, July 9Th, the Sunday
School session will be held at 10 a.
M. followed at IL a. m. by the regu-
lar service, consisting of Morning
Prayer and Sermon.
A cordial welcome will be extended
TO all who come.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
WALTER A. ENNIS BUYS
VALUABLE BUSINESS CORNER

Walter A. Ennis, hardware merchant
at the corner of Main street and Wash
ington avenue, has purchased from
Herman Kirscht the property which he
occupies. The lot has a frontage of
20 feet on Main street and of IS feet
on Washington avenue, and he is plan
ming to build an addition and other
wise improve the property with the T.
tention CT entering the whole ale
hardware business in addition TO his
retail business.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

The Pleaasntville Press Office man.
ager expected to find a lot of sore
heads to greet him when he opened up
on July LIST, but instead he found the
Office full of green heads.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

Make July 4th your own ~'Independ-
enee Day" Start saving to get your
self out Of the daily grind. Govern
ment Thrift and Savings Stamps are
Safe savings.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
MARRIED.

Adelbert Adams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben E. Adams, of Pleasant
avenue, and Miss Martha l.. thinner
man, of Halifax, Pa, were married
Thursday of last week at the M. E.
Church in Halifax. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams arrived in P~leasantville Satur-
day night and are residing Temperate
ly with Mr. Adams parents.
We extend Fluctuations to Mr.. Ad-
ans and his bride, and wish them a
long and happy life.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Reba Port
lock Strang, now of Preston ST., Phil
adelphia, and for many years a resi-
len of Pleasantville, to MI. James
Elmer Du Pell. The ceremony was
performed Saturday, June 2Sth, at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. An
drew Strang. Miss Frances Maynes.
formerly of Pl%easantville, was maid of
honor. Miss Emma Ford, of this city,
attended the ceremony. Following the
wedding the happy couple left for a
trip to Niagara Falls. They have the
good wishes of their many friends in
this vicinity.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

WILL EXCHANGE Shore Road lot
for Liberty Bonds.
T. B. WOOTToN, 10 N. Main st.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
WHO COME AND GO
Personal Chronicle of Doings,
Gathered About the City
and Surroundings.
WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR

D. S. LeCompte is spending the hol-
idays with his parents at Cambridge,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
SETTING Aeoop EXAMPLE

For acts of beaevolence and the in
auguration of mhods that will soon
er or later bridgesover the chasm anG
put to rest the santagonism between
capital and laboHswe must hand it,
to the big corporations.
Today-in comMemoration of the
Fourth Of July, tie red letter day in
our national annals-the Morris &
Company will i1AugIrate a profit
sharing plan for tIM benefit of its en-
ployes. This is the fourth project
founded by the company for the ben
cit OF its employees The Morris pen
sion fund is said be the most lib
eral in existence. ut was founded 10
years ago with aH annual contribu-
tion of $4,000 frCSh the company.
such contributionsAto continue until
the fund reached 100000 The fund
today totals $1,180,M0, but the annual
contributions haveRnot been discon-
tlnued. The late Nh. Edward Morris
in his will bequeathed 100000 to the
FUND. At Christmas, 1916, the COM
pany made a special gift of $150,OO0,
and IN view of heterogeneous condi-
ton OF the fund Recommended an in
crease of Is per cent, of the pension
rates. This was done and the Morris
pensioner today receives 2 IL per
cent. for each year OF service of the
salary received ON the date of retirt-
ment. The widow receives one-half
of the pnsion and on her death the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

siderations J" 9S Exactly SO; but such
advice must he made definite in order
that the lay SHnd inefficient may not
take it as an excuse to loaf on the
job. -
TT is true Mat if every factory in
the United States should make moth
ing but collar buttons we would soon
nave more cgllar buttons than could
be disposed CT and the same thing rs
true of farming. Do not be misled-
every farmersn aust produce all of the
corn, oats, her forage, wheat, strip,
Irish and sweet potatoes, vegetables,
milk, butter, 9siiit and all other prod
ucts of the soil first, to properly nour-
ish his own hsksehold, and second, to
feed the outside world.
Distributes Usually to Blame.
1.-THE troublesis not usually in over
production. pistribution is to blame
Tor most OF the trouble, although OF
course there IS always the danger
that too many farmers will manufac-
ture collar bu$tons, so to speak, when
they ought TO be balancing the worlds
ration. -
1.-THE bureausof markets has under
taken this proDlem-that is, to advise
SO far as possible what to grow, but
the farmer is doing as he always has
done. II the price Of potatoes Is high
In the fall he grows potatoes until he
gluts the market Next year he grows
no potatoes, and the third year DO
tatoes are high again. The wise man
does not attempt to keep all Of his
eggs In one basket.
1.-THE farm lis factory and the
same advice is given to farmers that
has been adopted by other manufac-
turers: You can't make a profit un-
less you know your costs. Standard
lie your produets.
mo market scheme, whether of CO.
operation or legislation, can long main
tain superior price for an Inferior
commodity.
Farmers should first maintain
themselves and family and labor on
their own farms; and this applies to
cotton in the South and to wheat in
the North. Lhave no patience with q
pile Of tin cans at the back door OF
the farmh6use.s
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

rlon county to enter into this thing
at all? Years ago the fair went to
the bad. Got in debt and finally a
meeting of stockholders was called Il
which meeting / was present en-
deavored to get tie stockholders to
make a present & the fair grounds
fair grounds whieh myself sold to
the fair associates at very low flo.
uIe as matteN OF public spirit, to
either the counfHkor 10 ocaIa IN he
neio 10 furnish asite for any factory
Vi INDUSTRIAL en4Arprise that anyone
might wish to a&rr here among US,
but the stockholders refused utterly
70 consider this Hnd gave the proper
ty to Mr.. Johri. Martin for what
the Iair tnen eyed, as remember,
far less than it4svalue. the only
string on the ggza being that If
snould become rs absolute property
unless fair w. again held within
a certain time, nd this would have
come 10 pass, a4A Mr.. Martin would
nave become the absolute owner of
TIE Ialr IL | andDne other man, well
KNOWN mere IN eala, had not pre-.
vented II by sessAg to it that fair
was held in TINS to save the fair
grounds. Some 81 the warmest adj
Vocates OF the gunty ownership Of
1alr today were among the fair
STOCKHOLDERS -Whaengineered the deal
Wnen the fair gshnds were apparent
ly delivered to II. Martin.
What earthly difference does it
make what the Nalr grounds are val
ued at if the county cannot sell if
or get dollar nut of it, if we have
10 De saddled With white elephant
OF $4,000 fa grounds and spend
our money on for years to conner
me constitutions Of the state, the
laws of the sta4A. do not contemnlata
the running ofstairs by commission
ers. 1t is wholly outside of their
province. A dangerous innovation
that everybody admits will be fur
ther burden onAthe taxpayers What
does blue ribbon mean anyway
when blue rfbbons are handed out
by the dozenssby the hundreds. by
the bale, alnlest, when q two toed
rooster can dFaw a blue ribbon for
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

Many Theorists who are old enough
TO know better are advocating that
man who produces all that he can
on his farms is foolish, because they
have noted ct various times that small
crops haveTsold for more money in
the aggregate than larger crops.
"Suppose5h crop-failure year that
corn shouldEgo to $40 a bushel? If
you have na corn what good would
that do yoA4 Would it be better for
few farmAHs who have corn to make
big money cut of the farmers in the
crop-failuref section and others who
have no corn?
suppose every man should cut
down his Acreage of cotton to boost
the price. SfWould the man with the
smallest anlDunt Of cotton get rich?
Nobody asES you to grow cotton at a
loss; thens9 are hundreds Of things
that can be successfully grown at
profit. Whgahe slave to cotton? But
when youso grow cotton, grow on
each acrefan you can prof1tably pro-
duces In Qgder to do this you will
have to k8Sw the cost Of fertilizer,
labor, etc.,, Then It is matter Of
arithmetics
There ne planters who make
money yeatafter year In cotton. They
can make m&ney often when You can't.
Whose faults it? Many fail In bust
ness-farminIs as well as merchandise
ing. II yop4can't make it pay-get
out Of 1t.
Make Ever Acre Work Probably
"The prinak1ae involved is the same
as In manufacturing. The student Of
economies kn{lWs that if a plant Is
not used to H full capacity there is
consequent HIS In the return on the
investment. t. same is true on an
acre of land" sd Mr.. Frank Baackes,
vice president aN the American Steel
4 Wire companM when asked about
the cotton situaf1en. "In the press
service of one ofsour middle states
colleges. the dean Gays, None Of our
instructors are teaching the farmer
that 1t is either his duty or to his
greater advantage under peace condi-
lions to secure maximum produc-
ton regardless Of other economic con-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
FAIR PROPOSITION

There's is string-a big string
big endtagh to be called a rope-con
nected With the present to this
county 4f the fair grounds, and thai
string issSthat the county should be
saddled Eith fairs in the future.
1t is net the province of the COM
missioneR2 to run fairs. doubt il
the special law authorizing them is
constitutional. Doubt if single
warrant can be legally drawn to meet
our expenAe of the fair, if the county
should ruHit,
What issthere in fair? For one
thing every fair that has ever been
held, for years, at Ocala, has had a
lot of gambling games, absolutely il
legal and by which numbers of the
people OF fhe county have been
swindled. The operators OF these
games ought to have been arrested
but in open defiance of alw, were au-
thorized toStio business by the fair
managemeng for which the fair man.
agement waA paid. Do you want Ma
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
MARTE

We are having refreshing showers
most every day. 4
Quite crowd FROM Martel attend
ed the w. o. w. pier at Fellowship
Friday.
Misses Eyelina TuS4er and Lourine
Carter came up froM Crystal River
Sunday and were dinner guests OF
Miss Yvonne Seckins*r.
Miss Yvonne SeckShger and broth
ers attended the pill&n at Mrs. J. A.
Carter's. given in hfbor of their
guests, Misses EvelfAa Turner OF
Crystal River Miss Ruth walser OF
Jacksonville and L6kretia Pickett of
Fellowship wednesday evening.
Mr. Harry woodward and Rev.
Hope were dinner nests of MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Seckingex Sunday.
Miss Turner is Sd Binding this week
with her aunt. Mrs, 81. A. Carter.
Miss Yvonne Sed&nger entertained
several of her little friends Saturday
afternoon with mu8c on the phono-
graph and red, Jug watermelons.
Little Misses Esf<er and jamie
Hudgens and brot&r, Overton, were
the guests of MISC Rebecca Seckin-
ger Saturday. IL
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
lsed against any and all lawbreak

used against any and all lawbreak
ers.
On the LIST Mrs. David Rothschild
and daughter, Harriet, left for New
Haven, Conn, intending to make that
city their future home.
8 Mr.. F. E. Martin of McHenry, H..
game on the 1st Mr.. Martin is one
of the owners of the corporations
water system
The night of the 1st chicken pill
lau in honor of our returned soldiers
was given by the B. Y. P. u. at the
barbecue grounds Freeman Homes
cooked the pillau in which were four
chickens. There was much other
food.
a regular meeting of the town
council was held the night of the
list. There was much business trans
acted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

orphans remain be.

orphans remain beneflclarie5 unth
the youngest is Is.
Independence Day VIII have a new
meaning for the employees of Norris
& Company this year. On the Fourth
of July the packing firm viii put into
effect a plan by which all workers.
men and women-in Chicago and ev-
erywhere else who are on the Morris
pay rolls, may become partners in
the business and shaTers in its prof.
its. They will be given an opportu-
nity-and assistance purchase
gold bondszsecured by the property u
the company at below the market
price and swill be guaranteed about
double thesinterest these bonds carry
the minlAaum is 10 per cent.-with
the certainly of sharing in any in
crease in p4ofits earned by the COM
pany. IS
Swift & @bmpany. Armour & Com
pany, Henryf Ford, the DUPONT Pow
der Manufacturing Company, and
NEARLY all the big corporations
throughout ne country are inaugu-
rating the Same policies and are
making it a Measure to be on their
pay rolls.
Besides prS3aiding a pension and
profit sharina copartnership in the
business eveFE employe is given two
weeks and nfaAy a whole months va
cation at the expense of the company
in which to dk5oy some of the pleas
ures of life 81
With drunkenness abolished and
capital and Labor becoming a partner
in every busshess enterprise there
viii be no room in the United States
for socialisnk bolshevism and an
archists.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

Manages Il. c. Bennett has a Nop-
derfully taried entertainment N ne
pictures he Is now sowing his PAT
rous He fls endeavoring % pieafe
the taste of.evey one-eomie' uAs.s'
domestic apd exquisitely pleasing
love scenes hnu wild west thriilef>
The SUNSHINE comedies are side
splitting and be Ford and interna-
tional happentrs are educational,
ana the pictured altogether are ia ev-
cry way pleasing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
eELLAiEw

Carl Carlson, an overseas soldier,
has been discharges from the service
and has returned Aome in good
health. He saw ouch service and
twice was reportedSdead. His father
died while he wasSfn the service,
Earl Davenport Gas returned to
Chicago. q
Capt. ]. M. BeaHsley and wife Of
Rock Island, Ill.,, Shave returned to
Belleview. His Wfe's health is so
much better here #s their reason for
returning during Ne summer months.
Capt. Beardsley iS veteran of the
civil war and the American.
News has coma that Mrs. Ebert
Crosby's mother aied the day after
Mrs. Crosby arrived at her mothers
home in AlabamaX
Mr.. Thomas names, an overseas
soldier, gave IS relatives and
friends an agreeable surprise by ar
irving home the 8vening Of the 27th.
He is well browfed by the sun and
in good health.
Mr.. and Mrs Eelbert Haskell have
sold their farm and furniture on the
Lake Weir averale road to party
from South Carolina who are to take
possession on thu 18th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Haskell have hHed Judge Hopkins
tenant house Oh the west shore of
Lake Lillian.
]. A. Freeman<and son of the Oasis
have placed in tbeir store large re-
frigerator that 9Bill hold 500 pounds
of ice: II wig be quite an aid to
them in their Decreasing business.
Frank Gale vas somewhat indis-
posed last wedk. Dr. Billiard soon
cured him
On the 10Th Ruby McClendon and
Ernest Mott OF Jacksonville returned
home TO be present at the barbecue
and social gatg ering on the Fourth
Many are sincerely hoping that il
VIII not rain q mar the pleasures of
the day.
l hear but file said about Bonnie
Shedd and JeSse Freer, but as SOL
dlers oyerseassI know that they are
doing good anA loyal service for our
beloved Amerka. No purer or more
God-loying Yong men enlisted than
they Their Ehole lives have been
clean and gYd and all that know
them are wishing they may safely re-
turn to their 2omeS.
Sunday at h. m. the fifth Sunday
meeting Of 4e Baptist society met
at our Baptikt church. Col. Rogers
OF ocaia, Reg Corr of Bushnell and
Others addressed the meeting. At
maze uptii p. m. At 1890 D. M.
regular Sunday service was held
COL Rogers preached an eloquent SER
mon on "FaNh. Hone and Love. Af-
Ter singing kand the benediction an
adloarnmenTto dinner in the open air
was taken. me dinner of very sub
stantial and refreshing nature fur
nished by hose attenc.ng the SER
vices was plk iced on a long table near
the church. About 100 people parti-
cipated. y Pc afternoon session re-.
lated only z the good of the Baptist
society. TlSere will be meeting on
the next fkh Sunday, not decided
where.
The laboA strikes have stopped the
shipment d vegetables and mslone
and not onlf injured the shippers h,,t
also the mahy that wish TO buy thar,
u seems rs though humanity had
run mad. Mar. strikes. anarchists.
Dolsheviki. etc. What win be the
outcome. Stern measures should be
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

The nation viii grew stfpnts'.
cleaner and better e. = sfo~s
r,rna wilI inaururate mani changes
atonr the lines Of befieFnient
the march IL upwafd--evef No
ward.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
being the only crippled Shanghai at

being the only crippled Shanghai at
the fair?
! nave always been a stakeholder
in the fair from the day I sold the
grounds to the association. If the
fair cannot run alone, sell it for the
benefit Of the Marion county hospital.
Donate it tosDcala or Marion county,
really withe9t strings, as a future
public park, Abr to furnish sites for
future factors s. But do not saddle
on this courk the expense, trouble
and inevitabfS Encouragement of a
fair. II
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
Resp4tfuIly.
TVS ~ tAuIIyg
P. H.NUGENT.

Kresco Dipshs best for lice and
mites. One 99art makes 10 gallons
insecticide. We carry all sizes, from
one-half pint one gallon. G. c.
Greene Go. pca1a, Fla.-5-15-tf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

All kinds OF fresh spices, ~ aat
quantity. a G. G. Greene . -
OcaIa, Fla-5.l5-tf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

LoS1-Several weeks ago, dark bay
mare with two white feet, A. r. on
left shoulder. II found return to
July Rrwon, Return for return of
animal-7-4-1t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04
To Make sure

To Make sure
~. ere you very iek vita me nas
Re- tus?"
80 - SEX, Ne An vas sd siek
mos ebery p sht S look in dat cas-
ualty list for nah Sane. 8-Ex-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

II anyone hs.s folsn yoaF autome
ner al help you d regain the posses.
sion of them AZ