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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26
Mortified

Charles T. Snyder entertained the
Northfeld veterans at their second an
nual reunion at his home last Sunday.
There was a flag raising and patriotic
exercises. A sumptuous turkey dinner
was served and an enjoyable time was
spent by all.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26
Sea View

Mrs. Sallie Sparely. of Reading, Pa,
is spending sometime with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley R. Smith.
Mrs. Smith has been confined to her
bed for sometime.
We had been thinking the sun was
shining unusually bright this week,
but it he's just been discovered, tits
not the sun's rays but a large diamond
that has been shedding all this brill
liancy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26

There is no false modesty about the
Cent-a-Word Column of The Pleasant
vile Press. No legitimate proposition
need hesitate to launch forth to find
a response. Need not even sign your
name or address. This office receives
and holds replies for you, if desired.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26

c4.naay sAx3
1fss nssstzza gad1s j Ill
on their grounds, Sunday. July 4.
Proceeds for the new hail find.
Mrs. Burns, of Pitney Road, has a
rose bush bearing more than a thous-
and blooms. 1t makes a most beauti-
full display.
There will be a meeting of the
Grange this Saturday evening at the
Hall. Important business. Changers
will kindly take note.
PARTY GIVEN IN HONOR
OF TWO BROTHERS.
A party was given on Sunday by
Miss Anna Lauder in honor of her
brothers-Albert Lauder, who return
ed just a year ago, after doing service
in France, and William Lauder, whose
twentieth anniversary of his birth was
being celebrated. A jolly evening was
had by all, and both the young men
were generously remembered by their
friends. Present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lauder, Miss Anna Lauder, Messrs.
Albert, William and Frank Lauder,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sirk and family, Eliza
beth, Josephine and Rosemary, Stan
ley Sherman, Frank Sherman, Alfred
Grubel, Mrs. Dolqueist and family,Jack,
Robt., Gus, VIM, Emma, Mary, Elmer and
Rose, Ferdinand Bruckler, John Bruck-
Ter, Mrs. Elsie Overpeck, Mrs. Weber
and family, Katie, Gladys and Helena,
Miss Anna Hayne, Josephine Hayne,
Ed. Anderson, T. Timully and Irwin
Conover.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26
!" "A Lady In Love"
The Lost City
session July Is.

oo5oIUH July 10.
We are sorry to see the Borneman
family leave for they have been ac-
lively identified with the social, church
and business life of Absecon for sew
eral years. Mr.. Borneman is secretary
of the Absecon Building and Loan AS
copiation
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26
Faithful Services Appreciated.

oil'iN 0Si"iSSo appreciated.
Parents and friends of the children
in the primary departments of both
the public school and the Absecon M.
e. Sunday School, of which she has
been the efficient head for a number of
years are loud in their words of ap-
probation of the services of Miss Car
RE G. Reed in this community. Ever
ready and always willing, Miss Reed
has performed a notable service to the
juvenile life of Absecon, and by her
pleasant, genial manner and sympa-
thetic kindness she has endeared her
self to the youth of our city, who are
anxious to grasp her hand and come
under her benign influence. Miss Reed
has devoted her life to the training
of the younger children in both day
and Sunday School and her success in
her chosen field has been most re-
markable, and a benedicition to the
young lives with whom she has come
in contact. In this particular phase
of child training Miss Reed is a skilled
specialist. In addition to her regular
school duties she has expended much
time, talent and energy in training
those under her tutelage for special
class exercises, drills and entertain
ments in the public school, and has
labored zealously and indefatigably
for the success of the Sunday School
entertainments, including the Child
ren's Day, Rally Day, Christmas and
other Dub1io ayaroicpc
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-26

Henry H~ornbostle left for Tuckerton
several days ago, to arrange for the
securing of more COWS for the new
Dairy Association.
Mr. Mover ic exnpotinp n maoIx,ez u;aiI
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
SOLDIER BONUS MEASURE
IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Opposition to Bill Is Very Pronounced
in Senate.-May Not Be Taken Up
Until September

Washington. May I.-The soldier
oonus bill. passed Saturday by the
house. $50 to 81. will be received to-
day by the senate. The measure will
follow the regular course and be refer
red to II committee.
lnaSmuch as Il recess and possibly
adjournment will he taken by con-
.reSS on mex, Saturday until after the
political conventions. the bonus bill
seems doomed To Il long sleep in the
senate committee. II Il recess is
taken. leaders do not contemplate re-
converting until about September l.
Some senators are frank in saying
that the bill will never get amy further,
and that today'> reference to a COM
miltpe will in fact he an "interment.
Opposition to soldier relief has been
more pronounced in the senate than
in the house. where Saturdays vote
showed only 10 Republicans and ;.
Democrats recorded against the meas.
ure Tax provisions of the bill are
considered particularly odiou> by u
number of members of the senate.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
DUTCH HARVEST HANDS
ARRIVE FROM HOLLAND
Will Be Distributed in States Of Wheat
eelt.-Grain Already Ripenin0 in
State OF Kansas

New York. May 31.-Two hundred
Dutch farmers who will help harvest
the wheat crop in the middle west dur
ing the comm. summer arrived here
Yesterday on the Holland American
line steamship Rotterdam. from Rot
ter,lum. Holland They will go from
here to Minnesota. North and South
Dakota. Montana and other states In
the wheat belt.
George w. Rigby Of Concordia. Kan
sas. an extensive wheat grower. who
witnessed the arrival of the farmers
at the Ellis Island immigration sta
ton. declared he could place 800 to
GOO men in the harvest fields now at
wages from S. to 81 day. In some
sections of Kansas. he said. grain is
already ripening. but it will be falling
down in the field unless 1.-THE tide OF
labor should turn temporarily that way
instead of toward the Cities
The Kansas wheat crop. Mr.. Righy
said, is estimated at 11O.OOO.O goo bush.
els this year. as compared witr 143.'
100000 bushels in 1919.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
G. o. p, CONTEST TO Be
HEARD IN WINDY CITY
Little Difficulty Is Anticipated in Set
tlina Differences, Says Chair
man Will Hays

Chicago. May 31.--When the Repub-
lican national committee today begins
making decisions over conteSting dele
cations TO the convention. it will. ac-
corlling to announcement by Chairman
Will H. Hays. proceed to make 'iu-
,!ical decisions: not political ones.
Contests this year are not surround
Ell with the importance they took on
in the memorable Taft-Roo>evelt fight
of 1912. Although Major General
Leonard Wood and Governor Frank y.
I.ow,ipn are most affected by the de-
cisions. neither of those candidates
would gain enough delegates to assure
"A nomination If all the contests We're
TO be decided in his favor.
The official roll shows 1871 seats in
contest out Of the 9S4 which compose
the convention. Further filings prob
ably will bring the total 10 las. The
national committee hopes to dispose
If them in about four days. II is not
improbable that the bulk of the con-
tests may be disposed of by precedent
setting decisions. on which the commit.
tee will decide questions of rule. which
in turn will decide other eases.
Senator Johnson will enter the con-
yention with 100 instructed delegates,
running second to Ma or General Leon.
ard Wood. who has lo3 votes pledged
Gov. Frank Q. Lowden is third With
II votes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
VOTE ON Peace
MEASURE FAILS
ATTEMPT TO OVERRIDE VETO
GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT az
VOTE OF 22o TO 152
DEMOS JOIN REPUBLICANS
Knox Resolution Ending War With
Germany and Austria Fails, A.
though II Democrats Cast
Votes for the Gill

Washington. May ~. = Lacking -
house failed to pass the Knox reSolu-
lion, ending the war with Germany
and Austria. over President Wilson :
veto. The result was not unexpected.
The vote was 40 to l3.. II Democrats
Joining with Republicans in attempt
in- to override the veto. while two
Republicans voted with the Democrats
to sustain it. Before starting the fight
on the floor. Republican leaders pre-
dicted that the veto would stand by Il
margin of 10. hut nevertheless an
no,lnced their determination to make
The fight and let the vote go to the
people.
Preceding final action. which again
ended efforts to establish peace. there
was an hour Of debate in which the
presidents position was aSSailed by
Republicans and defended by Demo-
Gratis. Attacking the Republican lead
ership Of congress. Representative
Connally. Democrat. Of Texas. chal-
lenHeN tte part! III COIitF" ~ pTeSeH'
a Slraight-olt resolution for repeal Of
all wartime legislation and promised
Democratic support in an effort t"
pass il in the event of Il presidential
veto.
Declaring that passage of the Knox
resolution would fix the time Of repeal
of wartime laws. Representative Mon
dell. the Republican leader. came back
with challenge to the Texas member
to give proof Of his ability to deliver
Demncra,r help" but the answer was
LOST in howl from both sides of the
chamber.
Later in the day. however. Mr.. Con-
nally. without comment. threw into the
house hopper Il joint resolution pro-
vidin@ for repeal Of every bit Of war
,l,c legislation. effective on the date
of the resolutions passage.
Soon after. Representative Acker-
man. Republican. Of New Jersey. pre-
scented similar resolution. Another
resolution is expected to be called up
before the summer recess or adjourn
ment.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
AMERICANS REPORTED
KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO
state Department Making tnvesti0a'
tion.-No Effort by New Mex Gov
eminent to Secure Recognition

Washington. May ADMINISTRATION
yesterday Of the circumstances at
tending the kidnapping Of two Ameri
cans in Mexico.
The American consul ut chih,lall,l;
was instructed to conduct the inqur.
and there were Indications no repre-
sensations would be made to the new
Mexican government unless the in
vestigation develops tina, the me.
were seized by others than forces o1
Francisco Villa. 1t was assumed. how
ever. that the Americans were carried
off Mt Villas orders rs part Of hi.
tactics to extort tribute from the min
ing companies.
Homer G. Carr. one Of the captives
is a mining engineer employed by the
American Smelling 4 Refining com
York City. The identity of the other
prisoner wax uncertain. The con>ula,
report gave the name as "MacDonald.'
The records Of the department show
two men of that name. both mining
engineers. in Mexico. one If them in
the Pavral district near .Iiminez. There
also is NJ. {. Donald Of Iernorl. Texas
who went to Mexico 10 work in the
oil fields.
Concern over the safety of the
Americans was less than manifested
by revolutionary agents here over the
resumption 1T the warfare waged he.
tween VillA and the constituted au'
thority in Mexico for 50 many years
Nj efforts have been made by the
new government officials to >ecul c
recognition and ii is believed here thai
none will be made until some indica
tiOn is received from the United States
government that such action would re-
ceive favorable action.
1t has been explained that legally
the government now existing in Mex
leo is conStitutionally correc, and thai
de Ia Huert:. the president nd interim
might send representative here rs
I'M ambassador without awni,in. recng
milton. but i, is known he and his as
SOciateS have been advised 10 move
slowly in that respect. and he con
tent with any negotiations the United
States may have with the Mexican
government rs !, lie facto power.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
Boat Swamps, One Drowned.

Bend. Ore. May 31.-L. X. Shrp-
pard. Il prominent merchant of this
city. was drowned late Saturday in
Sutton'S lake. near here. Nor.al
springer and Harry Brewer We're res
clled after an hour and !; half i'll the
icy water. where they had chung To
an overturned boat. Sheppard> body
WAS recovered and brought here yes
1er,uy The three men had started out
on the lake in il boat which began
to take water under Il high wind Shcp-
pard leaped overheard and started to
swim ashore. upSetting the boat.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
P,ERPoNT MOVES RESIGNS.

Paris. May 31.-Pierpont r. Noyes.
American member of the inter-allied
Rhine commission. has resigned that
most and his resignation has been ac-
cepted in Washington. it was stated
here yesterday. All his powers will
he taken over by Major General Henry
r. Allen. commander in chief Of the
American army Of occupation, who will
continue likewise in military authority.
This will give the United tSates q
single representative in both civil aud
military affairs in the Rhineland.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
TWO THOUSAND HOMELESS
IN N. B. FOREST FIRE

st. John. \. T.. May 3l.-One-half
of the residents of ST. Quentin. \. b..
having Il population of approximately
1900. We're homeless last night as the
result of a forest fire which swept
through the village on Saturday. The
property damage is estimated at be-
tween $75O.OOO and $1NW.OOO.
There was no loss of life reported.
The forest fires have been raging on
crown lands in Restigouche coHAak -
the last ~ days.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
Mrs. O'Aare Turned Loose.

Jefferson City. Mo-. May 3l.-NIrs.
Kate Richards O'Hare. whose sentence
of five years under conviction Of vio-
lation of the anti-Sedition act, was
committed Saturday by President Will
son was released from the Missouri
penitentiary at noon yesterday. Ac.
companied by her husband. She dined
a, a downtown hotel and left shortly
afterward for her home in st. Louis.
Mrs. O'Hara was convicted and sen.
fenced in the federal court of South
Dakota. She had served II months
of her sentence.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
STUDENT KILLED az
COP IN .FRoLic ROW

Madison. Wis. May 29.-Carl JAN
dorf. of Grand Rapids, Mich. a
sophomore student at The University
of Wisconsin, was shot and killed yes
terday by policeman during an argu-
ment with students whom he at
tempted to stop from taking barber
pole. intended to be burned during an
undergraduate frolic last night. Uni
versity freshmen were planning to cele-
brate permission to discard their
small green caps.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST PREPARED
IN CONDENSED FORM
AND CLASSIFIED
COVERING THE PAST WEEK
Important Happenings in washing
ton, Foreign News and What All
Our Own People Are Doing,
Told in Few Words
WESTERN

William $. Hart motion picture ac-
tor when informed at Los Angeles that
he had been nominated on the Demo-
cratic ticket in Hood River county.
Oregon. for sheriff. said he would ac-
ccpt the nomination if his constituents
IN that county would allow him to re-
side in Los Angeles and look after his
duties by periodical visits. Hart $
name was written on the ballot in the
primary by five Democrats. No other
Democrat was voted on for sheriff.
Nineteen thousand eight hundred
sacks of cane sugar that arrived in
Los Angeles from Mexico We're stacked
on the dock because the two local
warehouses for bonded sugar We're full
to capacity according to John Il. FL
lott, collector Of customs. Most of
the sugar was consigned to eastern
points. The collector has employed
three men to guard it.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
FOREIGN.

Anti-gOvernnlenI demonstrations are
being held by Gabriel d'-Annunzio's le-
giOnnaireS. ION to Rome was the
demand made by the soldiers on dan
nunzio.
The police barracks at kilmalloch.
Ireland. south of Limerick. were de-
&trOyed by fire after an attack by
armed men. 1t is reported that two
policemen were burned To death and
one civilian wounded.
Howard Gould. son of the late JAY
Gould is seriously i'll in London. He
recently underwent IN operation for
appendicitis. Mr.. Gould is Il brother
of Mrs. Finley Shepard of New York,
and George Jay. Frank JAY. and Edwin
Gould.
Germany has submitted Statements
10 the allies control commission ,lecIar-
ing that $4,000 pieces OF German ar
,illery remain To be destroyed and that
SEQ have already been broken ny. ac-
cording to the Echo tie Paris.
William of HohenZollern. former
emperor of Germany is trying his
hand a. Il tailor. according to n Cen
trail News dispatch from Amsterdam.
He is cutting on, patterns for many
new suits with which he is going to
stock his wardrobe and the dispatch
quotes ii trade paper as saying he is
excellent at the job
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
WASHINGTON

Beer. light wines and prohibition will
not be mentioned in the Republican
national convention. if plans Of party
leaders are carried out. it is learned.
Directors of the partys> policies have
decided that the question has been set
tied and neither a Wet or u dry
plank. nor endorsement of any modi.
fication of the present "bone dry" rule
will be Incorporated in the platform.
according to Samuel A. Perkins ma.
ii0nal committeeman from Washing.
ton.
Favorable report has been ordered
by the senate interstate commerce
committee on the Poindexter bill de-
signed To prevent Interruption OF
transportation by strikes of railroad
employees. The committee amended the
measure by attaching provisions SINH
ed from the railroad reorganization bill
after labor leaders had made strong
protests. Action on the PondpNter bin
is not expected until after congress
reconyenes after the national conveu-
tionS.
The Interstate commerce commission
was requested in Il resolution intro
duced in the house to exercise the
powers vested in it by the railroad
law and prohibit expectation of coal
until The present emergency. due to
shortage OF supply. has passed.
Y, -.
status after the convention recess or
adjournment, the packer regulation
bill has been made II special order
of business for June = hy the senate
ON request of Senator Lndge of Mas
sachnSeti>. the Republican leader.
Senator johnson nf California will
enter the Republicans convention at
Chicago wirL 1nn instructed delegates
running second IL Major General
Leonard Wood. who has l13 votes
pledged. Gov. Frank =. LoNden is
third with ~ votes.
The house has unanimously approx
ed the conference report on the Crow
reservation allotment bill. 1t goes 10
the senate Immediately for final ap-
proval.
Repeal of All wartime legislation
was proposed in a joint resolution i'll
PRODUCED by Representative Connally,
Democrat. of Texas. The repeal would
be effective Oh final passage of the
resolution.
Lacking % votes of the necessary
twO-thir1s, the house failed TO pass the
Germany ana Austria. over President
Wilson's Veto. The result was not un-
expected The vote was 30 TO 15o. II
Democrats joining with Republicans in
attempting to override the Veto while
two Republicans voted with the Dem
ocxots to sustain it.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11

A Big Timber bee man sent to Texas
for Il large consignment of the insects.
While still some miles from their les-
tination !: case broke and the inhnhi-
tants sailed forth and took posses
sion of the baggage car. holdin. il
until the arrival of the train in Big
Timber. Luckily the bee man was nn
the station platform, waiting for his
pets, and he soon rounded them un.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11

The postoffice at NOrheim near the
robbed and about $500 in cash and
some registered mail was taken. H.
n. Grover is the postmaster there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-14

1t made the republican convention
look like a country picnic consider
ing the size of the crowds
That is the way in which B. E.
Barefoot sized up the national con
vention of the B. P. o. Elks, just
closed in Chicago Mr., Barefoot de-
clared that there were $4,000 visi-
tors in the Windy City during the
convention.
Chicago people were more than
enthusiastic over the way in which
the national Elks put on their an
nual show said Mr. Barefoot
They frankly stated that it was the
biggest thing staged in Chicago since
the worlds fair"
Speaking of the parade put on as
the head liner Of the convention, J.
w. Conner, representative of Chicka-
sha lodge to the national meet, said.
Words cannot describe that specta-
cle. There were thousands march
ing in the parade. Each state repre-
sented tried to outdo the others in
the grandeur of the floats entered.
The parade required exactly two
hours and Z minutes to pass a given
point. counted 20 brass bands.
Philadelphia had n band of 100 pieces
and many of the others were nearly
as large. There was one continued
blare Of music throughout the entire
parade. Chicago was decorated with
in an inch Of her life. One of the
Chicago committeeman told me that
the decorations alone cost 100000.
Michigan avenue was jammed for
blocks by people witnessing the pa
rade. It is estimated that from 800
OOO to 100000 people saw that pa
rade."
Both Mr.. Barefoot and Mr. Conner
agreed that the American and Ma.
tional league baseball teams, which
they saw in action every afternoon.
were great bail players, but pulled
the same brand of sour stuff occa-
sionally as the Western association
fans see once about every so often.
p. S.-Neither Mr.. Barefoot or Mr..
Conner were present at the American
league park the day Babe Ruth poled
his home run while battling the
White Sox.
Just our luck to miss that sad
Mr.. Barefoot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-14
GRAY WINS DUEL AGAINST
MILLER IN WONDER GAME
lContInued from page one.l

Continued from mage one.)
diamond, Cassidy making the catch.
No hits, no runs, no errors.
Fifth inning: Burge was out, Poo
law to Kitterman, Dobbins flied ont
70 Neusel and Bell lined one to right
that Neusel came in on for the third
out No hits, no runs, no errors.
Hayes flied out to Cassidy. Kit
terman popped up foul that Burge
caught off the bleachers fence. Reu-
dy popped foul and Johnson caught
it in front Of the cars back of third.
No hits, no runs, no errors.
Sixth inning; Gray hit to Miller
who fumbled, but recovered in time
for close play at first, Umpire
Kraft calling the runner safe. Robi-
son hit to Foolaw who forced Gray
at second unassisted and completed
the double at first, killing Robson
Henninger walked. Blakesley came
up for his third single, Henninger
being held at second. Johnson, a
dangerous hitter at all times, caught
one on the nose for long line drive
down the left field line. Reudy
playing left, raced ovor ana caught
the offering for the most sensational
bit of fielding in an afternoon Of
sensations. One hit, no runs, one
error.
Miller singled. He was sacrificed
to second by Neusel, Johnson to