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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
READING OF ORDINANCE
SETTLES THIS DISPUTE
Mayor Claimed Right to Name Health
Board, But Ordinance, Creating That
Body, Says Council Appoints.
TWO NEW COMMITTEES NAMED.

City Council met in regular session
Monday night, with President Chattle
in the chair. Councilmen Ireland,
Blackman, Peck, James, Anderson and
Adams present.
A communication from the Mayor
named three members of the Board Of
Health, as follows: NJ. w. Blake to
succeed himself, Leslie Stebbins to
succeed S. G. Bowen, and Pardon
Adams to succeed G. w. Singer. A
motion was made and seconded that
the appointments be confirmed. Coun-
Gilman Ireland arose to question and
asked that Ordinance No. 191 be read.
This is the Ordinance creating the
Board of Health, passed May q. 1917,
and signed by Mayor Crawford May
%, 1917. The Ordinance disclosed the
fact that the members of the Board of
Health are appointed by Common
Council, and the motion to confirm
the Mayors appointments was with
drawn. An effort was made to hold
over the communication, but this mo
ton was lost by a vote of 4 to 3.
Communications requesting that
lights be placed at Glendale avenue
and Shore Fast Line and Wright street
and Shore Fast Line were referred to
the Light Committee. At both of
these points are blind crossings and
several times bad accidents have
been narrowly averted when automo-
bilists undertook TO cross the railroad.
thinking there were crossings. COun-
Gilman Anderson moved that an in
vestigation be made to ascertain whe-
Their the City or Railroad is RESPONSE
bic for protecting these crossings.
The bill of Sewer Contractor Britt
for $4445.70. and that of Remington
& Vosbury, engineers, We're ordered
paid.
The Collector was instructed to file
liens on property where taxes are I'M
paid.
The Collector and Solicitor were au-
thorized to straighten up several old
tax matters and bring them up to date.
TNeanew Committees were appoint-
red NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B1acknaan and.
Auditor hfefcffer thai unless ne pro-
ceeds to complete the City audit for
1918 within ten days, his contract will
be forfeited.
Council recessed to this Friday
night, when they will meet with the
Board of School Estimates and the
Board of Education 10 take up a fur
Their discussion of the budget before
its final hearing Monday night next.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
HIGHEST KNOWN TIDE
MANDATES MEADOW TRACKS.

The highest known storm tide in
the history of this section was brought
here by a 40-mile gale on Thursday
and yesterday. The water on the mea-
dows was several inches above the
tracks of the electric line, something
never before known. Service upon
both the Suburban and Shore Fast
trolley lines was suspended both days,
while electric trains to and from At
lantic City ran irregularly, pulled by
locomotives. Water came well up into
many houses on the east side of the
Shore Road, damaging floor coverings
and furniture. The Absecon boule-
ward was washed away in several
places. Boats were used in many e
lions of Atlantic City and Ocean City.
The hail and sleet weighted down
wires upon the meadows and they are
a complete wreck. The damage done
will run into hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
CONGRESSMAN BAcHARAcH
WOULD REDUCE TAX BURDEN
Introduces Bill in Congress Which He
Thinks Will Go Long Way in
Bringing Down Living Cost.
SAYS CONSUMER PAYS THE BILL

Congressman Bacharach has intro
duced a Bill for the repeal of the War
and Excess Profits tax and certain 9TH
er obnoxious taxes of the Revenue act
of 1918, substituting therefor a gradu-
ated retail sales tax ranging from 10
ON sales up to $500, and $50 on sales
above that amount; a tax of " of 10
on all real estate sales, and 1% on
sales of all raw materials such as are
taken from the mines. woodlands, wat
ers and other natural resources. The
other taxes repealed by Mr.. Bacha-
rach's bill are the soft drink, excise,
stamp and Insurance taxes.
In commenting upon the Bill, Mr..
Bacharach said that it vas designed
for the purpose of simplifying the
present Revenue Law and principally
with the idea that it would help ma
terially in reducing the high cost of
living. Mr.. BachaPach stated that ii
seems to be universally conceded that
the high cost of living is to a very
great extent due to the imposition of
the Excess Profits Tax for the reason
that by the time this tax is passed on
to the ultimate consumer, who pays
for all taxes, it has been increased
four or five times over the original
amount. The manufacturer or produc-
er adds his tax to the selling price of
the article; the jobber adds his tax
to the price al which he sells to the
wholesaler; the wholesaler adds his
tax to the price he sells to the retailer
and finally the retailer adds his d to
the price he sells to the consumer,
who pays for all.
Mr.. Bacharach stated that the
scheme for a tax on retail sales is not
entirely new t o the United States as a
similar tax was in effect during the
Civil War. While this tax is to be
paid by the consumer at the time the
purchase is made, the amount of the
tax is so small that it will be very
much cheaper for the consumer TO pay
such a tax directly than to indirectly
pay the very heavy tax which he /:
now forced to pay upon every thins
he buys. The consumer may not nov
know that he is paying a tax on hil
purchases, but the fact remains tha
he must ultimatelX all the tax&
that have been added ID the article s.
the producer, jobber, wholesaler an
retailer. The Bill provides that no ia,
shall be paid on any purchase of lesl
than fifty cents.
With the excess profits tax repealed
there should be an immediate ant
very noticeable reduction in the cos
of living; if not there should be M
difficulty in promptly putting one!
hands on the profiteer. The Bill goe:
to the Ways and Means Committee, O
which Mr.. Bacharach is a Member.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
ROSARY SOCIETY EucHRE.

The semi-monthly Euehre held I'M
der the auspices of the Rosary Society
vas held at the home of Mrs. Thos.
King OF Fourth Street on Wednesday
of last week.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Erdman, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ros-
sitter. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wiesenberg-
er, Mrs. Ella Cassidy, Mrs. Oscar New
man, Mrs. M. Hilgert, Mrs. Frank
Reinar and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. King.
The contributors were: Miss Mar
garet McDeyitt, Miss Nellie McDevitt,
Mrs. Jacob Hustler, Mrs. Costello. Mrs.
w. Shourds. Mrs. Albert ]. Worth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph X. Diemer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
pLEAsANrvnLE, NEW JERSEY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY = 1920.
EARLY COLONIAL CUSTOMS
DISCUSSED BY HISTORIANS.
Complete Marriage Records and More
Cemetery Records Presented to
Society by Interested Parties
EXCELLENT PROGRAM ENJOYED.

The Atlantic County Historical So
ciety held an interesting meeting at
the Hotel Strand on Friday evening.
The President, Mrs. Samuel Johnson,
presided, in her efficient manner. Graf
flying reports were received from the
various officers and committees. An
excellent paper on Early Colonial Gus
toms was read by Mrs. Charles w.
Blake.
The will of jeremiah Risley, written
in 1895, was read by a descendant,
Mrs. Preston B. Adams. This was a
homeopathic" will, and contained
some unique expressions.
The complete marriage records from
Woodbury. to the time hat Atlantic
County was formed from Gloucester
County and the records from Mays
Landing to the present time, were
presented the Society by Miss Sarah
A. Risley.
Old Bible records were handed in,
and Mrs. Samuel Barbash presented
more old cemetery records. Thanks
were extended to Mr.. j. l.. Roth for
Jewish Cemetery records.
A vote of thanks was given Mr.. OFT
for the use of the beautiful rooms of
the Strand.
After the business meeting the COM
pany adjourned to the music room,
where an excellent program had been
prepared by Mrs. Charles e. Ulmer.
Beautiful soprano solos were given by
Mrs. Samuel Barbash, heart reaching
contralto solos by Mrs. Kathryn Wor-
cester, piano solos were given by Miss
Sara Newell and Miss Marjorie Mellen
with their usual technique and express
sion.
Among those present were: Mrs.
Thomas Scull. Mrs. James G.. Scull,
Mrs. Stewart Shinn, Mrs. Samuel John
son, Miss Mae Cordery, Mrs. G. w.
Blake, Miss Mida c.. Blake, Miss
Blanche Rogers, Mrs. A. S. Collins,
Mrs. Charles e. Timer, Mrs. Frank
Mathis, Mrs. Carrie Bowen, Mrs. Lidel-
la Smith Bowen, Mrs. Clara A. Sooy,
Miss Evalena J.. Risley, Mrs. John G..
Thomas, Mrs. Mary O. Collins, Mrs
Daniel L. Collins, Mrs. Lewis B. Ryon,
Miss Lizzie J. Price, Mrs. Charles
Stebbins, Mrs. Preston B.. Adams, Mr..
and Mrs. Absolam H. Higbee, Mrs. e.
A. Higbee, Harry Scull. Miss Emily
Soul, Mrs. Esther L. Sweet, Miss
Eloise Sweet, Mrs. Judith Somers,
Miss Mary Somers, Miss Frambes,
Mrs. Sara Sickler, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ryon, DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Barbash,
Miss S. A. Risley.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
ENTERTAlNS IN HONOR OF
SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Smith en-
t rtained a number Of young friends
on Monday evening in honor of the
sixteenth birthday of their son, Ever
EFT Smith. The rooms were appropri-
ately decorated. The dining table pre-
scented a beautiful appearance, with a
wonderful birthday cake. A number
of handsome presents were received.
Those present were: Misses Helen
Bowen, Gladys Mathis, Naomi Shar-
rock, Ruth Wier, Helen Martin. Jessie
Brown, Esther Brown, Winifred Well
er, Pearl Stebbins, Ruth Glendenning;
Messrs. Edward Conover, Russell
Swift, Howard Morgenweck, Fred E.
Smith, Eugene Bates, Charles Bowen,
Gerald Tompkins, Irwin Praster, Mrs.
Thomas C. Tompkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Bowen.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
MARVELLOUS DIRT CHASER.

On page 8 of this issue appears the
announcement by Thomas |. Dunlap of
a preparation with which every house
wife should be familiar, Mitchelfs
Magic Marvel. 1t is truly marvellous
how quickly it knocks the dirt out of
things and without rubbing. 1t washes
everything in the house and is of won
derful value. a 20 cent package doing
20 ordinary washings. The editor has
used it and can recommend it as doing
all that is claimed for it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
EXCELSIOR COUNCIL
TO ENTERTAIN
DISTRICT MEETING FEB. 20.

The regular district meeting of the
South Jersey District of the Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, will be held February 20 in the
Council room of Excelsior Council, No.
PSI. The State Councillor and Vice
Councillor Potter will be present. A
very interesting program of music and
songs is being perfected and the Elk
celsior band will be in attendance
Then to conclude the evenings enjoy
ment a b%ounteous supply of eats viii
be served. Come out, boys. and greet
your friends, for they will all be there.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
PLEASANTVILLE REGULARS
MEET WORTHY OPPONENT.

Pleasantville basketball fandom wit
messed one of the most interesting and
fastest game of basketball ever play
ed on the High School floor on Tues
day evening when the picked team of
Atlantic City playing under the name
of All Stars, defeated the Pleasantville
team by a score of 1928. The game
opened with the score in favor of the
home team. The tide of the game
would change every few minutes, when
some fast and spectacular playing
would gain a few points for either side.
The first half ended with the score
14-13 in favor of the P~leasantville
team.
The regulars began to show their
form in the beginning of the second
half when they increased their lead
to four points. It was not long before
the Atlantic City team again tied the
score and the game continued in this
most exciting manner. Four minutes
before the end of the game time was
called by the Atlantic City team with
the score tied. When the game was
resumed the home team seemed to
have lost control, and in the last four
minutes a six-point lead was gained by
the All Stars. 1t was most interest
ing to note that at no time during the
game was either team more than four
points in the lead. Such games as
these certainly ought to induce a larg-
er attendance and it is hoped that a
stronger crowd will make their ap-
pearance to cheer along the home
team. The following is the score of
the game:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
DEPUTY REVENUE COLLECTOR
COMING TO PLEAsANTvILLE

c. G. Zimmerman, deputy internal
revenue collector, will be in Pleasant
vile at the First National Bank on
Tuesday, Feb. IL, and at the Pleasant
vile Trust Company on Wednesday,
Feb. is, for the purpose of advising
and assisting taxpayers in connection
with their income tax returns.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
ENJOYING TRoPIc FRUITS
WHILE WINTER STORM RACES

While the storm was raging this
week we felt that we were basking in
the sunshine of Florida, for the editor
received direct from the orange grove
of Edwin A. Holt at West Palm Beach
a box of the sweetest and largest or
anges and grapefruit that it has ever
been our pleasure to eat. Mr.. Holt
makes a pilgrimage to Florida annual
ly and he surely has become an expert
in the growing of delicious fruit.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
LARGE UNCLAIMED ESTATE

An estate worth $15O,0OO with no heirs will become the property of the state of Arizona it was announced by State Treasurer H. s. Ross, following his return from trip to Globe, Saf- ford and Clifton to appraise estates and compute the states share inherit ance taxes. Treasurer Ross said he stumbled upon the unclaimed estate at Stafford and ascertained there were no heirs.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS CO.,.
 WILL BE IN HOLBROOK

MT. L. E. Carron received tele- gram advising him that part of the Fairbanks company will arrive in Hol- brook Tuesday to begin work or the camp they will locate north of here on the Indian reservation. Mir. Carron will have charge of securing trucks, teams and helpers, and all those who wish to engage in the work necessary to establish this moving picture camp should see MT. Carron. at once.-Hol- brook News.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
FOR SALE

SEED OATS, $3.5O CWT.-Reclean- ed Swedish select oats, matured and harvested before frost. These are the best oats for northern Ari- zona, acclimated seed always best. Also have Gold Coin seed potatoes, $500 cwt. Send your order in early. NJ. F. Terrell, Box No. sl2.
 1-23-tf
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
A MARTYR

Wife-"Do you expect to get to heaven by hanging on to my skirts ?" Hub-"No; but I might by showing St. Peter the bills for them"
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

ADVENT CHURCH-Sabbath School ser- A vice at p. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings at 2 :30. Preaching service every Sunday evening at 7;S0. Everybody welcome.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
CHURCH DIRECTORY

MODERATED CHURCH-Services every Sum- day. as follows;
 Sunday School, :45 a.. m. Preaching ser- vice, II a. m. Junior Endeavor, D. m. Sen- for Endeavor. p. m. Evening worship 8:16 o'clock.
 You are cordially invited to worship with us. Strangers always welcome,
 OLIVER s. BAUM. Minister.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

FOR RENT-Nice front bedroom; for either one or two gentlemen; 3O9 N. LerouX street.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

FOR RENT-Three furnished house. keeping rooms. GIG No. Beaver:
 2-13-tf
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

SCHOOL OF THE NATIvITY-This school - is conducted in connection with the Cath ollie Church of Flagstaff by the Sisters of Tor etto. under the supervision of the Pastor of the Parish.
 The cirriculum of studies comprises all the branches that pertain to a complete Cram mar Course. Music, both vocal and instru- mental. Is taught by the Sisters.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Six room house, close in, unfurnished. J. L. Daugherty.
 1-30-tf
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

FOR SALE-Span of young mares, 4 and years old. Weight l45O each. See Fred Russell, Fort Valley. .,
 1-16-4t-pd
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY lover City V HalD-Sunday School. 9 :45 a. m. Church services. II a. n. Wednesday evening ser- vice. 3 D. m. All are cordially invited.
The Coconino sun., 1920-02-13

FOR SALE-Two chair barber shop, with two bath rooms and shoe shin ing stand, in one of best locations in Flagstaff. Best modern fixtures. Clean, light shop. For sale com plete. Now is the time to get in for summer rush. Address xxx, The Sun. c U
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-10-08
D y n a m i t e
By Blast
By Blast

A terrible disaster took place in Wall st. on
Sept. 16, the day of the special election in New
York. Dynamite OF bomb exploded and destroyed
the lives of thirty-eght working people and in
jured many more. The whole city shuddered at
the crime. The whole country was aroused by
what appeared to be an attempt on the plutocratic
stronghold of the United States.
Hardly had the news reached the press room
of the lying capitalist journals, before vile SUI
spicions were aroused and stirred up against
radicals. Surely this was a Bolshevist plot to de-
stroy the center of capitalist enterprise! Surely
this was an attempt to terrorize the capitalists
of the country by striking their heart!
No effort was made to regard the matter in
its natural light. Wall St. represents only one thing
both to the government, the worker and sleuth
1t is the financial soul of America. 1t is the dynamo
from which emanate all capitalist ideas.
Anything happening in that street is regarded
in the light of its being favorable or unfavorable
to capitalist domination in the country.
All reports in the early editions PROVED
beyond doubt that the explosion was due to care
lessness OF an accident. Explosives were being
transported through the city without regard to
city ordinances. 1t has been stated that even am
muniton is being handled the same way, day after
day. What does it matter if an accident happens
OF not! That is all in the course of life in America
We are used to the destruction Of so and so many
lives each year-and above all, we must keep up
our record No attempt was made to deny the
guilt of some careless person in the handling Of
explosives until it became impossible to trace who
it was.
True, Mr.. Lamont, partner of j. P, Morgan,
stated that it was due to an accident, and not q
bomb. True, a dying man told doctor of the
Broad Street Hospital that he had seen the name
of Du Pont on the wagon. Others vouched for
the same thing.
No one would think of charging a crime of
such seriousness to one of the most patriotic
concerns of the country. No one would think Of
accusing such an eminent house of criminal neg
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-10-08
PAGE IL.

lect. Was its patriotism not clearly manifest in
the hundreds of millions that it earned from the
war? Do the Du Points not participate in all pro-
minent welfare enterprises in the United States?
What wrong can Du Pont do?
AS the guilt could not be placed-or rather,
as government officials refused to make an effort
to place it-aS certain number of lives were I'M
alterably destroyed, it was godsend to have on
hand scapegoat for the crime and crime for
the scapegoat. Who else should be accused of the
crime but the Reds? Who else, the government
argued we're by their own statements and principl-
es, so fit to bear the blame as the Reds?
Suddendy crop of letters and verbal threats
appeared! RevoutionaTies of every description
were reported to have been at or near the scene
of the accident at that hour! Radicals, woud-be
radicals and near-radcals were detained question
ed and even put through the third degree
survival of the Middle Ages! A vast, all-embrac-
ing plot to blow up the whole country was dis
covered! From one end of the land to the other
there were flashed sages threatening disaster
to everybody!
tt was a feast for the Department of Justice!
1t would serve as the second link in the chain
that was forged few weeks ago, when Reds
were accused of plotting to wreck the Back Dia-
mond Express running from Chicago TO New
York In the public mind, it would serve to as
sociate the Reds with murder and terrorism. It
would arouse horror Of everything Red, 50 that
The American worker would not heed Red pro-
paganda. 1t would give the authorities the right
to TREAT THE REDS NO LONGER AS RE-
VOLUTIONARIES, BUT AS CRIMINALS.
Even the harmless Socialists were linked up
with the explosion Was there not special election
on that day, and did the Socialists not express an
adherence of the government? The Socialists,
who profess to be more democratic, more con-
sttutional, more concerned about maintaining re-
preventative capitalist institutions than the cap
italists themselves!
All the clues have been lost only the
accusations and insnuations remain. The Com
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-08-27
FRENCH PRAISE FOR
OUR RED CROSS WORK

IAudsng the work accomplished BY
American philanthropy for war
stricken France, Andre Tardieu, form
sr high commissioner from that ma
don to the United States, in a recent
srstdA widely commented On through
cut tha French press, says:
sThe American Red Gross has &C
complishsd q work which calls for
the heartfelt gratitude Of every true
Frunchnan. In 1913 this great relief
orgentsation spent IN behalf Of France
nearly 100000 francs, and in 1919
hs expenditures ON charitable projects
IN our country attained the tremen.
dous total Of I'll 100000 1t has re-
Gently turned over to the French relief
organizations huge stocks of sup
pY1es whose value must be counted In
the hundreds Of thousands Of francs
sF9fteen million American boys and
sfrtS banded together In the Junior
Red Cross of America. arc back Of a
movement to establish the closest ties
tekween themselves and Frances
younger generation through the char.
table works they have financed and
are now carrying out among our little
war sufferers
"The bonds Of friendship betwesa
France and America is cemented Will
mutual admiration, reTpect and grAtt
tude."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-08-27
Tle Johns Hopkins University
BALTIMORE, MD.
Entrance Examinations
State Scholarships ID Engineering Courses

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS for
the Department of Engineering, as we'll
as for the College of Arts and Sciences
will be held in the Civil Engineering
Building, Homewood, Monday Thursday
September 1915, 1920, beginning at
10 A M each day.
APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLAR
SHIPS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENGINEERING established under the
provisions of the Laws of Maryland
Chapter 80, 1919, will now be received.
If there is more than one applicant for
examination must be taken Friday,
September II, 1920, beginning at A. M.
Appointments will be made soon
thereafter.
Each Legislative District of Balti-
more City and each County of the
State, with the exception of Hartford =,
Talbot and Worcester Counties, will
be entitled to one or more scholarships
for the year 1920-l921, in addition to
those which have already been assign.
ed. In the counties mentioned above,
all the available scholarships have been
awarded.
Under the provisions Of the Act of
Assembly,, the COunty duu Slty OCuolni-
ships in the Department of Engineer
ing are awarded only to deserving
studen whose financial circumstances
are such that they are unable to obtain
an education in Engineering unless
free tuition be granted to them. The
scholarships entitle the holders to free
tuition, free use of textbooks, and ex-
emption from all regular fees. One of
the scholarships in each County and each
Legislative District of the City carries
also the sum of 5000.
Scholarships may be awarded to grad
yates of Loyola College. St Johns Col
lege, Washington College, Western
Maryland College, Maryland Agricul-
tural College, Mt. st. Mary's College,
Rock Hill College.
Two scholarships will be awarded "At
Large.
Applicants should address The Regis
trar, The Johns Hopkins University for
blank forms of application and for cata-
logues giving information as to ex.
amin ations, award of scholarships, and
courses of instruction The next ses-
sion begins Tuesday. September 70, 1890