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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
CIRCUS PROCEEDS 5000.
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and people continued to appear until all
the available seating and standing |
room in both the gallery and main floor
was occupied.
Sales in the various departments were
especially pleasing, being larger than
ever before About $50 persons also
partook of the excellent creamed fish
supper, which was served at $50 and
els O'Clock in the parlors of the
church
The opening event of the program of
entertainment, which began at 800
O'Clock, was a grand parade which in
Guided a circus band and kitchen or
ehestra, an elephant, a horse, a dancing
bear, the only dragon in captivity, -
as well as the usual quota of pretty
circus riders and numberless other fea
lures. The program also included a
selection by the kitchen orchestra,
composed of young women with va
| riety of noise making instruments;
stunts by famous acrobats, an exhibit
| ton by boys; topshturvy song by
boys, a merry -Eo-round by girls;
song and dance. Freckles by Lynn
Hoadley and Winston Brasor; recita-
| ton, Dandelon Greens, Pauline Shaw;
hhcIlCdH NtSIc LhiCc
Boyden; recitation, When the Cone
| Pone IS Hot, Dorothy Ellis; class song,
Swing Low Sweet Chariot, by The
er, Hugh and Charles Butler. The va
rious numbers were given on the stage.
/ The decorations were confined to the
tables and consisted principally of
| pussywillows. At the right of the en-
affirmative +ablo Of oil
plants was in charge of Miss Beatrice
Crawford. Next in line was the apron
table presided over by Mrs. F. r. Steb-
Il bins and Mrs. Norman A. Howe. while
the fancy table beyond was under the
direction of Mrs. F. E. Perry and Mrs
H. F. Jordan.
I Circus specialties, including pop
corn, baskets. balloons and other arti-
: cles usually in evidence at such n per
; Torrance, were for sale by Mrs. Ebert
Simons Is class of girls at the first ia
BILE on the south side of the hall. Pink
lemonade was sold by Miss Sigrid
Swanson S class of girls from the junior
department of the school at the next
: table to the west, and then came the
home made candy and sailed peanuts
in large amounts, which were dispensed
by Mrs. Robert L. Fits, Mrs. Harold
w. Mason and Mrs. Laurence Sher
man. The last table on this side of tn,
hall was devoted to cookies, including
many of the animal variety. This wa
in charge of Mrs. w. T. Haigh and Mis-
, Mary Auchincloss.
During the afternoon grabs were SOLE
q by two clowns, Frank Subway AM
a Lyman Adams, and several hundred
e ice-cream cones were filled and sold b,
G Dorothy Miller, Charles Butler, Mar
garet Frost and Howard Gilbert.
t The supper, which consisted o
$ creamed salmon, beef loaf, fruit sala(
$ rolls, iellies, ice cream, cake and col
e fee, was in charge of Miss Florence N
; H. Wells, and she was assisted by
= large corps of mattresses and othe
u helpers.
n While more than the usual numbe
It of admission tickets were sold and til
t sales at the various tables were niue
II larger than at previous affairs of Il
d. kind given by the children, the pre-
lie ceeds will be about the same as la:
+ year. Fhe affair was under the ge1
he eral direction of Mrs. c. c. Fits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
CHINA AS AMERICAN MARKET.
People Show Preference for Trade Here
Favor Our Goods.

The great commercial awakening that
has taken place in China shows no sign
OF abating, and American manufacturers
are beginning to recognize that in China
lie greater opportunities probably than
anywhere else in the world For the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1914, the
United States imported nearly 10000 900
and exported $25,0O0000 worth of mer-
chandise, but in 1919 our imports had
jumped to over $l45.000000 and the ex-
ports to nearly Sll0,000000.
The Chinese, says the national foreign
trade council, look with great favor on
American goods and would rather trade
with us than with any other nation in
the world. They are now anxious to en-
ploy their business abilities in enterprises
involving modern methods, and through
out the country they have started to es-
tablish factories. electric lighting plants,
waterworks and to develop industries
with the aid of foreign capital.
There is almost no limit to the poten-
tai trade of China, naturally so rich and
SO thiekly populated. Although she has
coal enough to last the world more than
thousand years, her deposits have
hardly been touched Great areas of rich
waste land are awaiting irrigation and
cultivation. Given fair means of trans
portation and a stable government China
would soon have tremendous surplus oil
raw material for export. There are IL ny
articles that the Chinese would take from
us in enormous quantities could they
only be made known to them or coulC
cheaper means of transportation to tht
interior be developed. The market 70
machinery of all kinds is practically un
limited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
Freight Congestion Serious.

NEW YORK, April l9.-Virtually nor
NAL passenger service and resumption of
heavy freight traffic marked what rail
road officials today said was the end of
the strike of railroad workers in the New
York district. Nearly all the men who
went on strike were reported back to
work and the railroads announced none of
them had been refused unemployment.
MANY of the men returned with the as
sertion they were not on strike but had
been taking a vacation" No questions
were asked
Freight congestion in the terminals still
was serious and in the opinion of rail-
road officials it will be several days he.
fore it can be cleared
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
TREATS OF NEW STRIKE.
Continued from Page H.

lost its effectiveness, while brotherhood
chiefs declared action would be taken
today toward revolling the charters of
locals whose members had refused to re-
turn to work by midnight Saturday Not
more than 1000 men were reported to be
out here by railroad officials, although
these figures were disputed by Grunau,
who claimed the strikers ranks were I'M
broken
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
ONLY TWO NAMES.
General Wood and w. G. Webster Yer.
mont's Presidential Candidates.

MONTPELIER, April l9-Only two
names will appear on the presidential
primary ballot in Vermont These are
Leonard A. Wood and William Grant
Webster, both of whom have filed petit
tons as Republicans. Petition has been
filed for Henry Ford as a Democrat, but
he did not give his consent in the matter.
1t is not expected that Herbert Hoover's
name will be considered, no petition hav-
ing been fled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
NEW PASTOR AT KEENE.
Appointments of New Hampshire Metho-
dist Conference Announced.

HAVERHILL, Mass, April l9.-The
New Hampshire conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church closed its session
today with appointment of pastors. H..
J.. Seymour was named as missionary to
the lumbermen. c. B. Babcock was made
professor at New Hampshire college and
+. i. Tasker was made Ladd professor at
Tilton seminary. Changes in pastorates
included Portsmouth, w. S. Woodhall;
Kcorr, Joseph Simpson; Nashua, Airing
ton St, G. ~ Kannaugh.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
BIG NITRATE EXPLOSION.
Entire Bush Terminal in Brooklyn Has
Narrow Escape From Destruction.

NEW YORK, April l9.-Bush terminal
in Brooklyn, one of the largest steamship
terminals in the world, was saved from
fire practically destroyed the Norwegian
steamship Hallfried, which was berthed
at one pier of the terminal Explosions
in $500 tons of nitrate in the vessels
hold led to fears of conflagration along
the water front.
Two piers were damaged. A few fire
men were overcome and several terminal
employees were removed TO hospitals
slightly injured. Thousands Of men and
women employed at the pier were driven
away by smoke, which could be seen miles
away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
FAVOR TEMPORARY BRIDGE.
Hinsdale Citizens Hold Informal Meeting
This Forenoon.

An informal meeting of Hinsdale cit
liens was held in the selectmen's room in
Hinsdale this forenoon to consider the
question of joining with Brattleboro in
putting on a temporary bridge between
this village and the island while prepar-
atoms are being made for permanent
bridge On test vote 81 votes were cast
and the vote was unanimous in favor of a
temporary structure, Hinsdale to bear its
proportionate share of the expense
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
A SCORE KILLED
IN WESTERN STORMS
Six Out Of Family of Seven Killed
in Harkey Valley-Fatalities
Elsewhere

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April ia
score of persons were killed and many in
iured in storms which swept several coun-
ties in Northwest Arkansas last night, ac-
cording to messages received today. At
Harkey valley, II miles north of Danville,
seven people, six of them members of one
family, were reported killed with many
hurt and at Hickeyvile l6 miles south of
GAINESVILLE three persons were reported
killed and many hurt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
MAYOR IN OvERALLS.
Jackson of Burlington Joins War For
Cheaper Apparel.

BURLINGTON, April l9-Mayor Jack
son today appeared in overalls and jumper,
the first of the city officials to Join the
cheap apparel movement. Students in
some courses at the University of Yer
mont have wore blue denim several days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, April l9.-Francis +.
Willard, SIS.
In Putney, April y, Frederick G. New
comb, ~.
In Willamsville, April Is, Mrs. Lor-
india Park, 50, widow of Charles +. Park.
In Newark, n. J., April II, Mrs. Lura
Emma tGoodell Plumb, p, wife of Mark
Plumb.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19

The kitchn of the Shah of Persia is
the most valuable in the world Even the
pans and pots are lined with gold, and
the plates and dishes used at the roya
table are of solid gold encrusted with
precious stones
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19

Fifty years ago, during the Franco
Prussian war, the first anti-aircraft guns
were made by the Krupp's to enable the
Germans to shoot down the balloons leav
ing Paris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
NEW YORK SHUT OUT.
Boston Americans Put UP Score of to
o Against Them This Morning.

BOSTON, April l9.-The Boston
Americans defeated New York 6 to 0 in
the forenoon game here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro tRice farm, April Is, Z
daughter to Dana F. and Nora chamber
LAIN Gilpin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19

A man is never so old nor so homelv
he doesn't think he's made big hit with
any eood.looling girl who happens to be
pleasant to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19

The silk industry of China employs, it
is estimated, from 100000 to 6,000,000
people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19

of the chamber, while a light chariot in
perfect preservation stood in corner
New York Times
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28
Record B eakingP ensionP ayment;
Smallest Number of Pensioners

A record-breaking sum in pensions was paid by the federal govern
ment during the last fiscal year despite the fact that the number OF
pensioners was the smallest of any year since 1890.
This was revealed by the annual report of the commisaone OF pen
sions, who said that $222 1879, 292. 70 was paid to 624,427 persons during
the year as compared with $179, 935,39975 to 646S95 pensioners the year
before. The largest number of persons ever o the pension roll was 99s'
446, in 1903, and they received a total of $137,5 500, 267.99.
Total pensions paid to date ON account of the Civil war, Tn commas
sioner said, was SIS, 299 8S, sos. 80, and the total for all wars reached
$5y617, 52O, 400. 80 including $685. ,665.71 on account OF the Spanish
American war.
Last year 3,747 pensioners were scattered through sxtythree 1ore'gh
countries, including one O the island of st. Helena. They received a
total of 81, 188 1885.
The net reduction in the pension roll during the year was 22,46o, IN
number of names removed being 80 149 and the number added 1861.
Ohio led the states with the largest roll, there being 60y9o2 pensioners
drawing ST., 582, $1,000. Pennsylvania was second with 59,o7S pensioners
drawing $40, $780, 1874; New York third with SO, 736, receiving $685.
O0.7 2; Illinois fourth with 1895, receiving $15965,33552, and lndlsfa
fifth with 37,647, receiving $13, %03,084.94.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28
ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF PLEAsANTVILLE.

Mayor-Thomas F. Crawford.
Clerk-Nehemiah Andrews.
Assessors-First Ward, Reuben e
Adams; Seco4d Ward, George NJ
Bates.
Tax Collector-Webster Price.
City Treasurer-RObert NJ. Willis.
Engineer-Samuel j. Clark.
Tax Search Clerk-Webster Price.
Solicitor-Louis d. Champion.
Chief of Police-Robert Marshall.
Police Justice-Richard G. Brown.
Building Inspector-Paul Wootton.
Plumbing Inspector-Edward G. Hell
frich.
Overseer of the Poor-Daniel S.
Edwards.
Janitor of Fire House and City Hall
Mark Fritsch.
Street Supervisor-Samuel Price.
Chief Fire Dept.-Paul Wootton.
Fire Warden-James A. Gilkey.
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Thomas F. Crawford, Mayor; Robert
NJ. Willis, City Treasurer; Franklin
E. Smith, Clark Adams and John P.
Ashmead.
Members Atlantic County Board OF
F~reeholders = Clark Adams, First
Ward; John P. Ashmead, Second Ward.
COuncilmen - At large, Albert E.
James; First Ward, Wilbur Adams,
Charles M. Chattle (~president), and
Frank Blackman; Second Ward, Wal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28

ter j. Anderson, Raymond G. ireland
and Charles M. Peck.
Council Committees
Finance-Ireland, Blackman, James
Streets-Blackman, Peck, Ireland.
Public Property-Peck, Blackman
Anderson.
Lights-Ireland, Peck, Adams.
Fire Department-Peck, Blackman
James.
Rules-Blackman, Adams, Ireland.
Education - Ireland, Blackman
Adams.
Railroad-Blackman, Peck, Ander.
son.
Council meets on first and third
Monday evenings of each month. 8
O'Clock in June, July, August and
September; 7.30 o'clock all other
months.
Board OF education.
Misunderstanding H. Stiles, Presi
dent; John S. Weaver, Vice-President;
Lewis R. Smith, Warren c. Marshall,
Robert H. Zane.
Secretary-Charles e. Jackson.
Custodian School Funds-Webster
Price.
City Superintendent of Schools
William c. Sullivan.
Medical Inspector-Dr. J. H. North.
Truant Oficer-Harry ]. Grimm.
Committees
Finance-Marshall, Weaver, Zane.
Building-Smith, Weaver, Marshall.
Teachers-Zane, Marshall, Weaver
Property-Smith, Weaver, Zane.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28

After a moment, in which her
face turned all of the proverbial
colors of the rainbow, she nodded
slowly.
"I guess you r right. We are
paying an awful lot for our credit
when you stop to think about It'll
I don't mean just in dollars and
cents"
81 don't either" I said. "1t Is
easy enough to think it a pleasant
way to buy articles you could not
pay cash for when the clerk sug-
gests the installment plan, and tells
you that only a small payment
down is necessary, and you car pay
for the rest in the way most con-
venient to you, so much a week or
a month. But I have found that
the people who buy things on the
d%ollar-down plan are paying a good
many dollars before they are
through. that neither they nor the
clerk ever figured on. I mean in
nerve-worry, and general unrest, in
the sense of irritation, and thai
constant, awful fact of debt, that
somebody else can come down into
your home, and take by law what
you are now enjoying-because you
have bought it on the dollar-down
plan. and are back in your pay.
ments.
81 once knew a woman who
bought a piano this way. She loved
music. and she had an instrument
sent home on the installment
schedule of payments-ten dollars
down, I think, and ten dollars a
month. Then Illness came, and a
hard business period. Every time
that woman sat down to the piano,
the awful spectre of the unsatis-
fed collector at the door came to
her. She could not enjoy it. And
furthermore, the fact of the debt
began to prey on her so that finally
she and her husband determined to
sacrifice the small amount they had
paid on the piano and return it. If
they could not have music they
could enjoy without the nightmare
of debt, they wouldn't have any at
ALL"
Mrs. Norris nodded. 81 think |
know what she went through" she
said thoughtfully. 81 have had
much the same experience, myself.
1t isn't the fact of the money we
have to pay, for generally we have
managed to pay fairly regularly.
1t is the constant looking ahead to
see if this months salary is going
to hold out until next pay day!
And it is taking all of the sweetness
out of the lives of both of us!"
It was not until nearly two years
later that | saw her again, and it
was a new woman who greeted me.
| knew at once that there was no
longer a parade of installment col
lectors at their home, and that it
was no longer the slave of debt.
"We are free" she whispered, and
1 understood what she meant. (42}
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28
WATCH THAT COLD;
CHECK IT NOW.
Use WINTERGROLE to clear nostriIs
and head and scatter
c~on0eefion

This is no time to be clogged up
with cold. Stop it before complica-
tions follow. Inf1amed nasal passages
and mucous membranes of the throat
a be healed quickly by applications
of WINTERGROLE, rubbed on the
bridge of the nose and across the fore
head, or on the chest if the cold has
settled there. WINTERGROLE con-
tains stimulating and antiseptic in
gradients hat penetrate and heal.
1t can be used for Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Cold in
Chest or Head, Coughs, Group, La
Grippe, Pneumonia and Sore Throat.
Get a jar at any drug store. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Victoria Pitney, Deceased.
Pursuant to the order of Albert G. Abbott,
Surrogate of the County of Atlantic, this day
made on the application Of the undersigned,
Administrator of the said decedent, notice is
hereby given, to the creditors of the said de-
cedent to exhibit to the subscriber. under
oath or affirmation, their claims and demands
in nine months from this date, or they will
be forever barred from prosecuting or recov-
ering the same against the subscriber.
MARTIN PITNEY.
Bolte, sooy & Gill, Proctors,
Atlantic City, N. J.
Mays Landing, N. j., February 10th. 1920.
Printers fee, S13.32.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28
SCHEDULE OF MAILS.

Mails arrive at the Pleasantville post
Office from Philadelphia and all distant
points at 7.20, 9.15 and 1895 a. M,
2.30, 4 and z p. m.
Mails arrive from Atlantic City at
7.20 and 8 a. m, / and 5 p. m.
Mails arrive from Mays Landing at
1880 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Mails arrive from Linwood and Som
ers Point at 8 a. m.
Mails arrive from Ocean City at /
and 5 p. m.
Mails close for Philadelphia and all
distant points at 7.30 and $50 a. M,
1915, $50, 4.30 and $40 p. m.
Mails close for Atlantic City at $50
a. M, 1915 and $40 D. m.
Mails close for Mays Landing at
1915 and 4.30 p. m.
Mails close for Mortified, Linwood
and Somers Point at 1915 p. m.
Mails close for Ocean City at z a.
m. and 2.15 p. M.
The only mail dispatched Sunday
closes at Ais p. m. and is for Atlantic
City, Philadelphia, and all distant
points.
Office opens at Z a. m. and closes at
z p. M; corridor open until 7.30 p. m.
Sunday the Office is closed all day.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28

TT was a long time before I dis
covered the trouble with the
Norris family. There were
only two of them, to be sure, for
the baby didn't come until a year
afterward-fuffy, fidgety Mrs. Nor
ris, really only a girl-she was
about twenty when she married.
and her husband, a blonde. hail
fellow-well-met type, whose princi-
pal object in life seemed to be in
having a good time. There was
nothing wrong about the kind of
amusements he selected. He was
not a drinking man, was always on
hand at the office, where he worked,
and always reported regularly at
home for dinner at six.
But there was an atmosphere of
unrest, uneasiness, %repressed ten
sion in the house, as though both
young Mr.. end Mrs. Norris were
doing altogether more worrying
than was good for them. I knew it
wasn't anything personal between
them. for he was too much in love
with his pretty little wife ever to
look at another woman. And |
knew it wasn't his habits, at least
n of those which appeared on the
surface. Both were ordinarily of
an even, amiable temperament, so
it wasn't nagging or the part of
the --.fe. or scolding on the part of
the husband. They shared their
amusements always in common,
and when he went out for an even
ign she went with him. They had
a small automobile, which he drove,
and often went for a drive through
the surrounding country, generally
with a couple of friends.
What then was the skeleton in
the closet at the Norris home, never
appearing on the surface, at least
so far as visitors could see, but al
ways suggesting itself in a kind OF
brooding, sinister background?
Finally I discovered what it was,
quite by accident, when a collector
CHANGED to call at the house during
one of my visits. There was some
thing in the face of Mrs. Norris
when she answered the bell, thai
told me in an instant the whole
truth. And the glib, plausible way
with which She told the man she
could pay him nothing now but tt
call again next week, showed tina
she was used to receiving this kline
of callers, and an adept in excuses
to put them of. When she came
back into the room, I asked her
bluntly:
"How much money do you owe?'
"Why?" she asked, after a star
tied little silence.
"Of course, it's none of my bust
ness, but | have noticed for some
time that neither you nor your hus
band are quite happy, that you are
not getting out of life all that you
should, and I have been trying in
my own mind to find the reason
I think I know it now. 1t Is debt
Am l right"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28
The Girl Who Paid Dollar Down
Bv "MA" SUNDAY
(Wife of the Famous Evangelist)

Copyright. 1918, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-28

Prairie dogs occupy moret than 100000000 acres OF public nj private lands,
ana wherever they occur in abundance they are exceedingly destructive to
cultivated crops and to forage on the open range. In cooperation with tho
extension services of the agricultural colleges in Arizona, Colorado Montana,
New Mexico. North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming the
campaign against these animals has been pushed aggressively by the biological
ue taken:
In Arizona and New Mexico the state councils Of defense Joined actively
IN the work and contributed funds for the purpose. The PARTICIPATION Of
farmers and stockmen has been fuR thar ever before, and the saving IF
crops and forage has been correspondngy great. During the year from 70
to 90 per cent of the prairie dogs YER destroyed on nearly 100000 acres If
privately owned crop and forage lands and on nor than 100000 acres Of
public domain, the latter making more than 100000 acres of public lands
which have been largely freed from these pests. In many places private
landowners we're so interested that they volunteered their services to clear
adjacent government lands, the bureau supplying the poison to be used in the
work. With cooperation of this character it will be possible to clear large
areas of the public domain at almost nominal cost to the government.