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service still Is mystery EiEe che S'BenoF whose ex.
PlOits were described pEsyioqSly tsss pages the
Countess" when. landed "a prison eel would talk
freely Of her own activities but uhs would tell nothing of
those who hired her sd made her vaccinations possible
The watchers found the methods Of tie Counties
extremely simple. She made friends easily ss has been
shown ia the of the woman from the West and she
could talk Clothes and "fashions with an authority
her own stunning appearance manifested She was 80
well supplied with money that her entertainment Of her
sequantances-hoSe whom she wished to lure into pur
chasing gowns from heEran sometimes into hundreds Of
dollars day.
Detectives hidden behind the doors Of her apartment
watched while she displayed her wardrobe 70 prospective
purchasers formed aequaintances They saw the
aecompees the designers and dFapers and filters come
with their shears and tapes and pins alter gowns with
skill and deftness which proved them masters at their
trade and proved that the master criminal was well
served These accompees who always were introduced az
being from the atelier Of my mOdiste you know by
the Countess were at the beck and call of ell the fair
agents of the master criminal engaged in this especial
phase of his elaborate system for dposng Of his stolen
goods.
Through these women, such as the Countess, the
master criminals band disposed Of expensive and exclu
sve gowns for far more than an ordinary would
pay. A gown which fashionable store would sell at
$500 would hardly bring more than $75 perhaps $50
from the "fence.' ~
By using the Counties" and others like her the
thieves who stole them through the clever rses originated
by the master criminal himself succeeded in dsposng OF
them at full retail value-SOmees for far more than
they would have brought in the store itself It all de-
pended upon the skill of the Countess" and her
associates
So well this method Of disposal developed that any
one OF these tools OF the master criminal ab short
notice. to provide for customer whom they could trust
certain gowns which these customers might see in the
Fifth avenue shops and covet For example the Count
ess discovered any moral weaknesses in the charac
ter Of her new acquaintance She found that some of
them would not object to taking OF her hands coveted
gown even If they suspected that it were stolen It was
not unusual for Of them to gown fashionable
shop try on and then describing It to the Countess
hale
were delivered within a reasonable time
Such an "Order" as this at once communicated TO
other agents Of the master ermina-hiS go-betWeens
spOter" examined the store and located the particular
gown desired Within few days il was Flevery stolen
from under the very eyes OF the store employees and carried
away delivered to the Countess and by her given 70
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ing Of stolen gowns, despite It's hodne1 and glamour
were as profitable they might seem % BE- A empovs
Of the Protective Association ae reQfvfesd AZ f osI
guest and instructed % watch Tie Counfesg' care
fully Then an extraordinary discovery was made-ono
which explained, to large extent the success Of the
master criminal IN using the names of prominent persons
throughout the country means % procuring articles
from stores IN which these persons were known and the
pOssessOrs Of charge accounts.
The Countess" was not only Salssvonan enqaesd
IN dsPosing Of stolen goods but spy for the master
criminal From eyer5e woman Of prominence who Be-,
came an acquaintance she gathered intimate information
about not only their own affairs but those Of their friends
Ii the home cities.
In Columbus Ohio few weeks ago q woman Of fash.
ion and wealth learned at the end Of the month that sew
era Thousand dollars worth Of articles had been procured
at various stores and charged % her account-areee
which she had not received Investigation later deyeloed
that the Countess had learned many intimate details
about the household Of this woman and her SHOPPING
characteristics from another woman from Columbus
whom the Countess met in New York and TO whom She
had disposed Of several stolen dresses
The two Columbus women were friends From the
one the Countess learned what shops in their home
city the other patronized what were her shopping
days and other details which, when reported Ia eareII5
prepared dossier to the master criminal made It Dos.
sble for him to send confederate to Columbus there 10
carry out well laid plan % obtain large amount of
valuable articles the credit of the Columbus friend of
the woman who had been skiIfuly pumped" by the
Countess F"
Now, Of course. this scheme IS M longer r,s.;ll.
The Counties arrested after the detectives had
watched her for days. but the effort to locate through her
the master criminal and the other leaders Of the shOp
ing band were truitless The designer the filters
and the other helpers Of the Countess could not be
induced to give away their chief or the subhief Who
issued them their orders and directed their operations
I'VE dare not tell-the organization would desert
and revenge itself upon Us in some relentless av f
we tell too much" That was their answer to All oueE
Ons Unprotestingly they accepted their arrest-couf
dent that before the prison gates open for them the
chief Wlil hnd way to rescue them. For the 'Iegal
department OF the master criminal Is trusted IN save
them and all the band when the hand Of the law fans
upon them.
With the Countess" and her kind interrupted n
their daring game the master criminal turned 10 other
methods Of dispOsng Of his punder-and some Of tbSe
quite as startling and bold as that Of the Counteg vii
be described later on these pages.
(To Be CORtinusd Neat SURd7y
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having the exclusive personal attention from the work
rooms Of such expensive modiste as must Be this
one who served the Countess
few days later all tie gowns were delivered TO the
apartment Of the Countess The woman from the
vest tried them again and was delighted Never had
she found such bargains and her social supremacy IN her
own nome city was dOuby assured for the forthcoming
season IN her beautifully complete wardrobe 6f fhngT
that could not be equaIed even IN Pars itseland a.
Jus. traction OF they would have cost any one else
The woman from the West paid the Counties, almost
thousand dollars for the gowns she so generously al
lowed her to purchase. She received thousands more
from other patrons Of the hotel She is thought to have
disposed Of than hundred gowns "a her chance
acquaintances among the hotel guests during the res
months she operated there The "desgner'' and the
lifting girls from the Fifth avenue modiste" always
were were ayas3e whenever new acquaintance Of the
Countess" had been lured into purchasing one OF her
SJock OF gowns or sent direct from the nodiste"
for the friend Of the Countess -
Sometimes her acquaintances paid the "Countess'
mucn more Ior gown than they could have purchased Il
for IN any Fifth avenue shop Sometimes they bought
them at much less than their real value
Inc countess" was caught at ast-as all shopifters
and their cOnfedeFaes eventually are The wife of one az
the officers Of fashionable dressmakinQ shop in Boston
saw heF one evening at the hotel roof garden and
recognized gown she wearing as one which she had
seen III heE huSoahd shop and which she had especially
hKed ana mad thought Of having laid aside for herself
II used TO be that when shopIifter or a confederate
was caught ne she promptly arrested and If the
Ihet could not bring to bear that subtle influence which
there was quick trial. conviction and iail sentence
since the advent Of the master criminal and his COM
Pee ana almost nationwide organization different tactics
suSu. IL Is not only the individual shoplifter Of
tne confederate such the Countess the authorities
I put they are trying night and day. as dramatically
u tnLngy as ever old Sherlock Holmes in quest Of
er rogue to unearth the lair and destroy the system
OF the master criminal himself
Ine Countess was watched closely by the detectives
Lsng as II may seem, 1t appeared at once that she
b5 paLt Gl completely organized and we'll equipped
S Wlc9 devoted its whole attention to the rich guests
u tasnona9e hoteswhere clothes are the most impor,
oe LaS'or N me- The Countess it was quickly dis
IGvSIeu' was only One-there were half dozen Of her
na operating in New York alone-one at almost every
Dns oI the famous hotels. ALL like the Countess were
SUnS women oil foreign manners and accent who had
travelled much and who could talk enertainngy of the
Ill resorts and tourist centres of Europe The Count
- nerSeit had been many travelled guests remembered
nee, in Switzerland =
now inc master criminal gathered these international
aue adVenturesses every one and trained them 20 bis
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Photograph Of ths
Countess" "a one
Of tHs gowns
with which she
attracted atteHtf0B
At her rendezvous %
the fashionable hotel.

The woman from the West was only. one. Yet none of
mem knew that the Others also thinking seriously of
taking advantage Of the kindly offer Of the Countess
20 let them have either Of her own gOns-that
she had WOEn-r letting them take their choice
from number Of especial models which her mOdiste would
be glad send to her apartments for their nspecOn-at
the rdieulousIy low price the Countess enjoyed
After while the Countess" again mentioned the
new gown the visitor from the West admired Reay;
she wouldn mind parting with it at all You see she
would Just 60 and buy something else, any way" The
new acquaintance wanted that particular gown very
bady-she didn't pay 1900 apiece for very many gowns
$500 gown for 5000 tempting bargain-tO all fem
niuty. In the end she took from the Countess" not
only this gown, but three others which the "mOdste"
Sent TO the Countess for her approval There even
a designer and his assistants, Obligngy sent by the
modiste help the friend Of the Countess" try on
the gowns and to make such alterations as were neces-
saTE The designer" also foreigner quite eVi-
deuy gifted artist in the draping of ultra fashionable
gowns. The visitor from the West was overioyed at
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shall not wear it fer
q week or SO, any
way
The acquaintance
developed rapidly.
The woman from the
West presented her
husb band to the
Counties, who IN.
sisted upon entertain
ing her new friends
and including them
in her own circle
Of aequaintances-a
wide circle Of hotel
guests, most Of them,
by the way. also Wis
itors from outside
New York and, more
or less, strangers in
the city. Each after
noon there were in
formal little affairs
at tea, and in the
evenings there were
imprOmptu gather
ings around a table
on the roof garden,
where the dancing is.
This visit to New
York Of the woman
from the West was
becoming much more
interesting than any
Of her former visits
20. the great metrOp-
oils. Many other
women, too. were be-
ing greatly interested
by the Countess. "
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her eustomsf g fulallmsnf of tie
order
It Is estimated 81 tie ofics of
District Attorney Swami 0f New
York that hundreds of thousands
oe dolIar worth % loot iron
tie stores oi New York hes been
disposed of 81 just this uay-or.
de1ed frst by prospective buyers
and then brazenlY stolen and sur
reptitiCuslY delivered
So great were the amounts of
money expended 81 the Counte'
"a her lavish entertainments officials
wondered e her methods of disDos.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24

LIBERTY BONDS fully or partly
paid, and Thrift Stamps purchased,
or convenient amounts loaned there
on. 1919 Atlantic Ave-, Atlantic
City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
SALVATION ARMY'S
PEPFUL CAMPAIGN
Expectations Are That New Jer-
sew viii Do He Share Nobly

Newark.-With a live wire at its
head in the person of former Governor
Edward c. Stokes, the Salvation
Army's Home Service Fund campaign
in New Jersey has taken on a pep and
enthusiasm which speak well for the
prospect of sending the states $75O,000
quota away over the top. AS state
vice presidents and county chairmen
Mr.. Stokes has selected some of the
states most eminent citizens-such as
John Grier Hibben, president of
Princeton University, and Dwight w.
Morrow of J.. P. Morgan & Co. In
making his selections he has carefully
balanced the various shades of relig-
ious and political beliefs.
1.-THE Salvation Army is ~non-sectari-
an and nOn-political," says Mr.. Stokes,
land every s~ectarian and partisan feel
ing are submerged in the one desire to
serve a truly humanitarian cause. Fra
ternal, civic and other organizations
are volunteering their active services,
en- masse, for the Salvation Army.
For instance, the Rotary Club of New
ark, one of the Invest organizations of
business men In the country, will take
over the principal work of the drive
in that city. In Bayonne the Elks
have assumed responsibility for the
collection of funds. More than that,
they have boosted the allotted quota
from $1,000 to $4,000 as a minimum
and are going out for a total of $25, 900.
D%ouqhboys Are Enthusiastic.
"We are receiving the most enthu-
siastic support from the doughboys
from overseas. They have q debt of
gratitude to pay to the Salvation
Army and they are going to pay it in
whole-hearted fashion.
1.-THE public should remember that
not a penny Of the comparatively small
SUI allotted to the Salvation Army
from the United Wan Service Fund Is
available for home service. They
should also remember that by provid-
Ing a fund for home service they will
greatly increase the efficiency of that
service by releasing the officers and
workers of the Army from the time
consuming task of all-the-year-round
collections of nlckles and dimes. We
are in an age of economy and efficien-
cy, and this alone should be a sufficient
reason for supporting this drive"
Remember, the drive is now on, and
closes Monday night, May 26. Albert
E. James is the chairman for Pleasant
vile, and James L. Risley is the local
treasurer.
A number of girls, headed by Misses
Pauline Wootton and Regina Jarvis,
collected considerable money in the
theatres for the cause on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, and this Sat
urday evening they will offer dough-
nuts for sale to assist in the raising
of the city's quota, which is $4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me d.
reeted, issued out of the New Jersey Court OF
Chancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH A
OF JUNE, NINETEEN HUNDRED
NINETEEN,
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.
Situate in the City of Pleasantville. County
of Atlantic and State of New Jersey.
Beginning in the Northwesterly line OF
New Road (sixty feet wide) seven hundred
and twenty-five feet Southwesterly from the
Southwest line of Delilah Road, and extends
thence C) Northwestwardly parallel with
Delilah Road nine hundred and fifteen feet
more or less to a division line thence i2)
enthusiastically along the second course, if
extended. as mentioned in deed from Anna
riah Lake to Samuel ]. Clark and Raymond
P. Thompson, dated December IA, 1909, and
recorded in deed book 421, page ST, in At
feet more or less to the second corner as
mentioned In said deed thence CD South
westwardly along second course of said deed
two hundred eighty and fve-tenths feet to
the middle Of Adams Road thence "a
enthusiastically down said Adams Road to
sects said Northwest line of New Road and
thence 90 ENTHUSIASTICALLY along the North
west line of New Road five hundred ninety
five feet to beginning.
Decree approximately 50, 1880, besides
interest, costs and fees.
Seized as the property of Mark S. Shrimp
and Ida shrimp and taken in execution at the
suit OF James Lewis Risley and to be sold by
ALFRED J. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
Dated May "a, 1919.
H. W. Lewis, Solicitor.
Prs foo CT M
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
NOTICE TO
SANITARY SEWER.

PLEASANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Common Council of the City of Pleasantville
N. J., at the City Hall, on the End day OF
June, 1919, until 8 o'clock P. NJ, for the
construction OF a sanitary sewer on Wash
ington Ave, consisting approximately of
$500 linear feet of 8" terra Gotta pipe with
8" house connections, 8 manholes and l
flush tank.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
certified check, made out in the proper form
and for the sum of $500. A bond in the
sum Of 100 % of the amount Of the contract
price will be required to indemnify the City
against and from all claims, suits and ae-
tions or the use of faulty material or work
manship in the prosecution of the work.
In accordance with the terms of the spec
ifcations relative thereto. the work shall be
completed within As working days from the
date of signing the contract.
Plans and specifications will be on file
and may be seen at the City Hall, Pleasant
willie, N. j., OF at the office Of the Engineers.
Remington & Vosbury, COL Market Street,
Camden N. J. Complete sets of the plans
and specifications may be obtained from the
Engineers upon a deposit of $500, of which
sum $500 will be refunded upon return of
the above in good condition.
The City reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
NOTICE.

Public Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council of the City Of Pleasantville as
required by Law that it is the intention of
sara BODY to lay out, open and establish a
certain Public Highway in the City of Pleas
ahtF1ile, to be Known as Wright Street, which
sara street is to begin at a point in the mid
ale OF the right of way of the West Jersey
and Seashore Railroad Company's property
whore the middle line Of Wright Street as
established and monumented intersects the
same and from thence extending, Northwest
wardly along the middle line of Wright
Street as established and monuments the
same being at right angles with Chestnut
street l242 feet to the middle line of the
New Road, which said portion of Wright
street is shown on two separate maps, one
entitled map of the Wright property, the
other entitled Map of the Godfrey Ang Es-
tate; that in furtherance of said Improve
ment, an ordinance will be introduced at the
regular meeting of said Common Council,
held June sixteenth. nineteen hundred and
nineteen, at Council Chambers, Pleasantville.
New Jersey. at eight o'clock in the evening
that at said time and place, all persons whose
lands may be affected by said Improvement
or VINO may be Interested therein, shall be
given an opportunity to be heard concerning
said Improvement, after which said Common
Council shall proceed to consider said ordi-
nance.
Dated May nineteen. nineteen hundred and
nineteen.
By order of Common Council.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
DIED.

RYON.-At Pleasantville, on May q,
James Ryon, in his Goth year. Rela-
tives and friends are invited to the
funeral services at his late resi-
dence, 521 s. Shore road, on Mon
day, May 26, at 2 p. m. Interment
in Salem Cemetery.
ALDEN.-At Pleasantville, on May 20,
Eugene Leroy, son of Elizabeth Al
den Culmer, aged 20 years. Funeral
at Palestine M. p. Church, Scullyille,
on Thursday afternoon, May %, in.
terment Palestine Cemetery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
IN MEMORIAM.

CAMPBELL. - In loving memory of
Capt. Charles A. Campbell, who de-
parted this life May 25, 1913.
I sat in my window, high overhead,
And heard them say in the street below,
Suppose you knew Capt. Campbell dropped
dead?
The answer came up. Can that be so?
l sat and pondered what it might mean,
/ cannot. l will not, say he IS dead
He has just Travelled on to the heavenly
domain,
That same voice, cheerful smile. and hand
clasp will again make US glad.
They called him Capt. Campbell while he
was here,
Capt. Campbell it was for many a year
Twill be Capt. Campbell, with all his good
cheer,
That will greet the friends who loved him
so dear.
Widow, Daughter and Son.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24

FALL IN LINE M BE WITH THE CROWD AT THE
Delicatessen Gust Around the Corner"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
Men Wanted !

To attend the Allen 3. Endicott Mems
Bible Class, which meets at 2.30
o'clock every Sunday afternoon In
ST. Johns M. p. Church. A cordial
welcome. Teacher, W. |. Shoemaker.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24

Extra copies Of The Pleasantville Press
may be secured at the following places =
Atlantic City-Shore Fast Waiting Room,
8 s, Virginia avenue and at 1920 Atlantic
avenue.
Observation-Disclosures T. Harris, 8 S. Main
street H. w. Fenimore. 35 S. Main street /;
Ted Merrick at Electric Station or at the
office, IL w. Washington avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-24
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and neigh
bors for their kindness and sympathy in our
recent bereavement, in the loss of our dear
mother, Mrs. Harriet Reed.
EMMA REED,
w. r.. REED,
r NJ. e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-20
Coungl Mammoth Thanksgiving Sale Of Ready-fo-Wear
Constitution For Egypt,
Malta Self Government
Announced bu England

London. Eng. Nov. 20.-CBy the
Associated Press "A constitution for
Egypt and local self government for
Malta, both OF which we're announced
to-day. are designed TO meet the un-
rest in those countries. which have
been demanding the application to
themselves OF the theories OF self
determination and the rights OF small
natioEalities.
The extreme Egyptian nationalists
have raised the banner TO complete
independence. like the sim Fein. and
Cairo messages say that the cabinet
has resigned as an answer 70 field
marshal Allenby's statement OF the
British plans
one OF the Egyptian complaints IS
that Great Britain has published its
Intention TO maintain a professionals.
but has kept the Egyptians 10 the
dark regarding what Is meant BY a
protectorate and how 90 IS 70 be car
ried on Great Britain's action Sc
preventing an Egyptian nationalist
delegation from going TO the Paris
conference TO present grievances has
been another cause for complaint
The governments justification be-
fore the charges OF neglecting Egypt
has been the enormous load Of other
matters on its hands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-20

localities which are being subjected 10
an economic boycott
Called Joker.
Reservation Is was viewed by law
yers in the administration as a
/ joker" that gives American citizens
blanket right 10 remain unaffected
legally BY any Of the provisions OF the
peace treaty. II was Intended to per
alien property custodian seized prop
erty partly owned by Germans and
partly by American citizens But it
has not bee carefully drawn and may
give rise TO years OF dispute and liti-
cation.
Reservation IA would prevent Amer
leans no participating IN the inter
national labor conferences until con-
gress agreed by act or Joint resolu-
ton. This Is another reservation TO
which much argument can be directed
by both sides. but II would not be held
as nullifyilg the treaty, II adopted.
Reservation Is. which endeavored
to put on record president wilson's
construction OF what the six votes OF
Great Britain mean IN the assembly
OF the league, is not in Itself obiec-
tionable, though II might offend the
that Great Britain would refuse the
reservation. however.
Many changes could have been made
which would not have effected the
purposes OF the Republicans who want
to see American interests safeguarded
by reservations and these could have
been made acceptable TO the Demo-
crats.-CopyrighL 1919. The Ell Paso
Herald.