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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

the close OF business November To- I5NO.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .S742,S 78 50
Uverdrafts, secured and unsecured. 263 SO
u s. Bonds to secure circu-
latlOn ...... ....... ....... 00,UUU W
Pledged to secure postal
savings deposits (par
Pledged ESsd'} as collateral TOR -'''O'"
State or other deposits
or bills payabie...!..m... $4,000 90
Owned and unpledged..... 459,300O 90
War Savings Certificates
and Thrift Stamps act
ually Owned..."".....". l,708 %
-- $500 90
Bonds other than us. bonds
pledged to secure postal
savings deposits. ......... 5000 %
Securities other than u. 8.
bonds In OF including
stocks)owned unpledged 1854 %
Stocks, other than Federal Reserve
Bank stock. """"""""".. ...... S,4OOUu
$50 per cent, of subscription) ...... 1850 90
cumbered1 -.....~~...... ...... $4,000 90
Furniture and fixtures 1857 80
ing ........ 8.4O1 80
Hank 56,5Z1 10
from nationa banks.~.~~..~.... 1880 Os
Checks on other banks in the same
(other than Item i5J ...........-... 2,Ol9 80
Redemption fund with u =. S. Treas
urer and due from us. Treasurer $500 90
Interest earned but not collected
(approXimate)on Notes and Bills
receivable not past due.............. 5000 90
81, 6O2, 1870 03
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In. $4,000 90
Surplus 10000 90
Undivided prohts.....~".... 26r316 60
Less current expenses, in
terest and taxes paid. 6,873 Is
-- l9,443 As
Interest and discount collected or
credited, in advance OF maturity
and not earned approximately. 5000 90
1878 90
Circulating notes outstanding."".. 1907 so
Certified checks outstanding.......... 381 SO
Total of items %, 20, 30, 81, 80 381 95
Individual deposits subject to check 7l0,719 So
Total demand deposits
(other than bank de-
posits) subject TO reserve,
items 50, "a. IS, 30. 81, and
10, 719 88
Certificates of deposit (other than for
money borrowed) .................... Is 1887 81
Postal Savings Deposits" 1881 IL
Other time deposits"...."".....".... 4S0,729 "a
Total of time deposits SUBJ
ject TO Reserve, items 80
40, Al and AZ .$5l5,558 80
Total Deposits 1,226,66O.15
Bills payable, with Federal Reserve
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
AngIeSed ! North Wildwood

Among the visitors last Saturday end
Sunday was Miss Rose Conlin, OF West
Chester, Pa, who was the guest OF
Mrs. A. E. Feister, corner Seventeenth
street and New York avenue. Miss
Conlin is betrothed to a nephew OF
Mrs. Feister, Walter II. Reed, who
lives with his aunt.
Rev. Van Dyke Conover, pastor OF
the Anglesea NJ. E. church, arrived
home with his bride last Friday night
and was rendered a reception at the
parsonage, where he heretofore has re-
sided with his mother, the latter q
teacher in the fifth grade Of the Wild
wood schools. Mr. onover was married
on Friday evening, November IL, 1920,
in the Baptist church at Germantown,
Pa. to Miss Mary Rebecea Mcneil.
They passed their honeymoon on a trip
in New York state.
Mrs. William Bloomell, wife Of a
North Wildwood carpenter, died at her
home on Fourteenth street last Satur-
day, after an illness Of some weeks.
She was about As years of age, and left
three boys. Z
DR.. Margaret Mace left last Tuesday
for California, accompanied by Mrs.
Albrecht, an elderly patient. Some
months ago DR.. Mace went to California
to bring this patient East. AS the
latter is not able to travel alone, it was
necessary for her physician to be with
her, both coming and going. Mrs.
Albrecht formerly lived in Angleses
before moving to the Golden State.
She spent the summe aud autumn
under care of DR.. Mace.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Douglass, his
brother Walter and their sister, Mrs.
Cordelia McCort, returned last week
from the South. Their itinerary in
Florida included the principal winter
resorts-Jacksonville, st. Augustine,
Daytona, Miami and st. Petersburg.
In the last named city are to be found
a number of Wildwood visitors,
enough, almost, to form a small colony.
The large cafeteria in St. Petersburg,
opposite Williams Park, is pronounced
to be the biggest and best equipped
restaurant in the South. 1t is finished
in white. Even the employees are re-
quired to dress in white, to complete
the uniformity Of the surroundings.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

In recognition of the excellent show
ing made this season by the Wild wood
High School foot ball team, its coach,
Herman s. Gulick. rendered the players
a banquet last Tuesday evening at the
Royal Inn. A full course chicken
dinner was served. Covers were laid
for sixteen persons, exclusive Of the
coach. Coach Gulick Is teacher of
mathematics at the High School, and
also has charge of athletics for boys.
He is a graduate of Ursinus College,
located at Perkasie, Pa. This is his
second year In Wildwood.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
PERCHED ON A HIGH STOOL
IN AN OFFICE
Many a Brain is Trying to Work With
Weak. Thin Blood
MORE RICH, RED BLOOD NEEDED
PeptO-M dngdn Gives You The Health
To Tackle Your Daily Work
With VigOr

If you sit at a desk all day in an
office, whether you are perched Oh a
high stool or seated in an upholstered
chair, your body is inactive. You
can't get much fresh air and outdoor
exercise. Your blood becomes poor.
You look pale and feel weak.
The great tonic, Pepto-M sngan, is
what you need for awhile. 1t makes
rich, red blood. 1t restores your vital
energy. Your color comes back.
When your blood is good, full Of
red corpusclea, you are better able to
resist disease. You go about your
daily work with the optimism of good
health.
Try Pepto-Msngan and notice how
yon improve.
Pepto-MangaD is sold in both liquid
and tablet form. Take either kind you
prefer. Both have the same medicinal
value. But be sure you get the genuine
Pepto-Mangan-"Gude's." The full
name, "Gude's Pepto- Mangan, should
he on the package. Advertisement.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
Dorothy GerSteI Married

Miss Dorothy Gerstel, a clerk in the
Union Bank, was married on We'd
npsday to Mr.. John w. Nottingham,
OF Philadelphia, at the Hotel Walton,
Atlantic City, the residence of the
gIoom's mother, Mrs. Edward K.
Thomas, by Rev. H. w. Stringer, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of Ger
mantown. Mrs. Wm. H. Kentner, a
sister of the bride, was matron of hon.
or and Louis s. Whittingham, a broth
er OF the bride, was best man. After
their return from a wedding trip to
New York Mr.. and Mrs. Nottingham
will reside at 5036 Spruce street, Phila.
Mrs. Thomas is the owner of Hotel
Walton, 1853 S. Virginia avenue, At
lantic CitV. -
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

For Sale-Fortune coal range in good order.
VIII sell cheap. los E. Glenwood avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

The day after the fire you
may be bowled over by the
realization that your burned
building is only partly covered
by fire insurance. You forgot
that property values are doub-
ling and that your old insur-
ance policy covers the same
value that did the day you
bought it.
Correct this discrepancy
while you have time. Secure
more Fire Insurance for safe
TVS sake. Here's the place
to get it.
OF ANY KIND
INSURANCE ANYWHERE
~AS~ ANY TIME
James A.. Harris
Wildwood Title & Trust Bldg.
N. J.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

Bills payable, with Federal Reserve
$4,000 90
Total ,602, 180 03
*Ot the total loans and discounts shown
above, the amount on which interest and dis
count was charged at rates in excess of those
permitted by law (Sec. 5l97, Rev. Stat.) lex
elusive OF notes upon which total charge not
to exceed so cents was made) was S150,000.00
The number OF such loans was six.
State OF New Jersey, County of Cape May, So:
1, CLARENCE G. ELDREDGE, Cashier Of
the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best
OF my knowledge and belief.
CLARENCE G. ELDREDGE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
22d day of November, 1920.
JOHN BRIGHT, Notary Public.
C~orrect-Attest:
THOMAS S. GOSLIN,
ROBERT j. KAY,
WILLIAM II. BRIGHT,
Directors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
Obituary
Iantic City

oscar b. SnlCn, aReu Oh years; uleu
at the home of his son Leavitt at the
corner of Hildreth and Pacific avenues,
on Sunday, Nov. 81, 1920. He had
been in feeble health for years, but was
able to be around the street until but a
few weeks before his death. Rev. Jas.
Duugherty conducted the funeral serv1-
ces and interment was made in the
Baptist cemetery at Court House on
Tuesday. The pail bearers were VIM.
e. Forcum, e. w. Forcum, Penning-
ton s. Leaning, l.. @. q. Clark and
w. s. Crawford. His wife died in
Holly Beach about ten years ago. ..
B. Smith was one of the familiar fig
ures of the island in the early days of
Holly Beach. He wos born at Lowell,
Mass, aud as a youth went to Mead
Vile, Pa, with his parents and settled
on a farm a few miles south OF Lake
Erie. Here he married Marietta Kill
mer, and here some of his children were
born. In 1865 the deceased came to
Vineland. In the early eighties he
settled in Atlantic City, but hearing 80
much about Holly Beach decided t4
cast his fortunes here. He came herd
with his wife and three young childA
ren in 1885, before the railroad was
built through to Anglesea. AT this
time the road was being built to An
glesea by Humphrey Crosse and others
interested in the development of An
glesea and was com pleted as far as the
Hereford Cunning and Fishing club,
about one mile north of Anglesea. At
this point o. B. Smith and his grow
ing family alighted with horses and
cows, driving down the beach front to
Holly Beach. AT that period this was
the only way to get back and forth
from Holly Beach to Anglesea except
a roundabout road through the woods.
He established the first dairy on Five
Mic Beach and in the early days did
much of the grading as the Holly
Beach streets were opened. For many
years he was president of the Holly
Beach Board of Education. About
fifteen years ago the deceased retired
from business and went to Florida to
live. The hot climate there did not
agree with him and he came north and
Other sons living are Frank E. Smith,
City Commissioner of Wildwood; Geo.
N. Smith, postmaster of Wildwood,
aud Tonne, the youngest, now u resi-
dent OF Texas.
Mrs. Catherine Solly, II years old,
died last Sunday morning, November
2lst, from a com plication of diseases,
at her home, 1927 w. Glenwood avenue.
Undertaken Ingersoll p. epared the body
for shipment to All Reed street, Phila.
delphia, from whence her funeral was
held. Interment was made in the
Knights of Pythias cemetery, Frank
ford. AS a very young girl Mrs. Solly
had been a soldiers nurse in Civil Wa
days, serving in the Union Volunteer
Refreshment Saloon, F." located at corne
Broad street and Washington avenue
The deceased is survived by her hus
baud, George Solly, and n married
daughter, residing in Overlook. Mr.
and Mrs. Solly located in Wild wooC
! about two years ago.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
Sale and Want

For Rent-Five room house, furnished, for
winter. 800 w. Cedar.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
Total Deposits 1.226. 66O.15

$4,000 90
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Wildwood Title 4 Trust Co.

OF Wildwood, N. j., at the close OF business
November Is, 1920.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-11-26

For Sale-Boardwalk property at Wildwood,
Nj. Exceptional. bargain. Three very de-
slrable lots, corner Boardwalk and Garfield
avenue. No reasonable offer refused. AID.
dress b. M. Taylor, North Adams, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
THIEVES GET FISH GEMS
AND STOCK OF scotch
New York Society Leaders Suspect
HousenaIi of Depicting Their
Wine Cellar.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated Press to Every Evening
New York, June In the four
months in which Joseph Fried, 40 years
old, worked as houseman in the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, he
consumed $4,000 worth OF Scotch
whisky he found stored in the cellar,
according to the story Fried is alleged to
have told the police.
II was the liquor he consumed Fried
claimed, that led him to steal $50, 200
worth of Mrs Fish's jewelry. 1t was
learned today when Fried took his place
in the lineup ut police headquarters
that although only forty, he has been
sentenced for various crimes to terms
aggregating IS years and & months
He did not serve the whole time, for
sometimes he obtained communication
for good behavior, but his good behavior
apparently did not extend to the OUT
side for he was sometimes popped back
into Sing Sing before he had finished
the term of his sentence.
According TO the police, when the
family left on April Il for their home
NJ Garrison. y Y. Fried got into Mrs.
Fish's boudoir and jimmied open the
dresser.
On April % Detective Smith saw
Fried at Essex and Stanton streets,
bat was shotin the arm by fried's COM
panion. benjamin Horowitz. The de-
tcrtivc shot back, mortallv woundlng
Horowitz. but Fried got away He later
obtained a Job as utility man at Bronx
institution where he was arrested W ednes-
dav night II Is said the detectives got
some clues to his whereabouts when Fried
lcctedcoI money from his friends for a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04

Penna. Dry Agent Reports Wholesale
Forreries of Withdrawal Permits.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
pittsburg, June d.-Norc than 100000
gallons of whisky have boon withdrawn
from bonded warehouses in the Pitts
burg district since January 10 last with
bogus and forged permits, according TO
an announcement made hore today by
w. II. Hindman, Federal Prohibition
Agent for Pennsylvania Mr.. Iiindman
stated that cases under suspicion run into
the thousands, and that he was conduct
ing an investigation
Many Of the forged permits were print
cd outside the government Offices while
others were signed in blank and sent 10 he
numbered hc said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
PLANE SETS NEW RECORD.
Goliath With French Pilots, Makes
Longest Continuous Fligit.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris, June d-The arplano Goliath,
plotted by ldeutcnants Bossoutrot and
Bernard, broke tho world record for
continuous flight today, the airpanc being
forced 10 discontinue its nonstop trial
only after it had remained in Tho air "a
hours, 10 minutes, seconds, covering N
distance of 1918 l-5 kilometre4.
The Goliath also established whit are
claimed TO be records for | 900 and 800
kilometres, making the former in hours,
20 minutes and So seconds. and the latter
in is hours, AZ minutes s seconds.
The flight was made at Etampes, near
Paris. The former record for continuous
flight was held by the German, W. land
mann, who remained in the air II hours,
AZ minutes and 40 seconds in June 1911
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
FRYAT SHIP FOR SALE.
Craft That Tried to Raid U-Boat Must
Go to Briton.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Zebrugge, Belgium, June 4.-Captaln
Charles Fryatts historic ship Brussels
will be sold at auction on June %, II being
stipulated that no bids will be accepted
from any but British subjects.
The Brussels, which was captured in
June 1916 by the Germans and brought
TO this port. was torpedoed by the British
during q raid here on April "a, 1918. When
the Brussels was hailed by German sub
marine early IN 1916 Captain fryatt order
cd the ship To ram the U-boat,
Later when Captain Fryatt was cap
tured by the Germans hcswas tried for a
violation of the laws of war and later execut-
ed at Brugcs upon orders from Admiral
Won Schroeder.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL RECoRDyUT.
Daily Journal Of Congress Bows 20 Scarcity
of NeMspfint.

by Associated Press To Every Evening
Washington, June A.-Senator smooth.
Republican. Utah, Chairman of the joint
commission ON printing, announced IN
tho Sonatg today that tho cause Of the
shortage Of print paper the circulation Of
the Congressional Record for the present
would be limited and only enough copies
would be printed To supply members of
the Senate and House.
None will be sent 90 subscribers out
side Of congress.
He announced further that for thesane
reason il also had been decided To limit tho
number of copies on speeches that might
be printed for any one senator.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04

tombstone for Horowitz, whom, he said,
saved his life, and then kept the money
himself
Fried talked quite freely to the police
about his activities, detectives say. He
told of how he had worked at a shipyard,
then as waiter and then as a servant in
the home of banker, from whom he
got recommendations which enabled him
to get place in the Fish home through
an employment agency.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
REDS NOT IN TEHERAN.

,ociated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, June i.Pcrsinn officials IN
London, announced today that there was
no truth in the reports that the BoiahevlkI
had occupied the Persian capital An
official telegram dated Thursday, was
received this morning from Teheran, and
no mention was made m It OF any Dol
shcvik advance from the Caspian sea-
coast.
minister who now is IN London later
offered further evidence that the reports
were untrue by announcing TINT the Shah
of Persia had arrived in Teheran yester-
day from his visit to Europe and had been
welcomed by 300. 900 people there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04

would bo good for one year and would
permit an unlimited number of trips 70 and
fro across the Swiss frontier, are being
discussed by the Swiss and y. s. Govern
ment In the past a wise has been honored
only for six months.
The Swiss government wishes 10 facill-
tate visits to this country and j. auang-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04

Stern Parent Am 90 understand that
there ia some idiotic affair between you
and that Young fellow who comes around
here
Daughter Only Won father dear RI
London Answers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
ODD FELLOWS TO VISIT.
Past Grand Officers Association VIII Go
TO Hockessin Tomorrow Night.

Acting upon invitation from Friendship
Lodge No. %, |. @. o. T., Of lIockessin,
the Past Grand Officers Association will
pay this lodg, fraternal visit tomorrow
evening, leaving Odd Fellows Building,
Tenth and King streets. at o'clock,
standard time Automobiles will be pro-
vided for the members To make the trip
and large representation is anticipated.
Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results. Proved by tho salts
faction Of many and will be to vou.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
HOW 'B0UT WEIGHT
IN SUGAR NOw7

Mr. Poster All, honey You arc still
worth your weight in gold 10 mo.
His Wife think you're perfectly
horid. You told me that years aeo and
everything has gone up frightfully since
then
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04

ing 4 special plan by which American
parties visiting the battlehelda in Franco
may come 10 Switzerland BY the manag~
of pnrty presenting list d is nembors
with their passports 10 any Swiss eonsuiat&
Lost sornething7 Try q classified advr
tisetnent IN Every Evening ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
SWISS WELCOME AMERICANS.
Want Passport Conditions More Easier
For Visitor From Il. s.

by Associated Press ~ Evnry Evening
Bernie, Switzerland, June 4 New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-03

prologue it is maintained and to- the
end of last big scene. the finale, where
they all live happy ever after" But,
aside from this underlying theme it is
in all other respects a pioneer. Delft
Is tapping new veins of humor to
freshen its comedy flow, and with I'M
conventional introductions of the
many characters in the scenes and
their novelty conceived relationships
to each other, the author has literally
upset the whole business of playwrit-
ing and from comparative obscurity
he was overnight acclaimed for his
marked individuality. The old de-
lightfur score by Harry Afford con-
tains a number of alluring and linger-
ing airs and is sung by a splendid cast
and an ensemble of wondrously
charming girls.
At the Novelty.
The holidays are over. but the
splendid vaudeville still goes on at the
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drama of recent period has affected.
1t is hard to say which is the more
remarkable impersonation, that of
John Chilcote NJ. P. a drug addict, or
John Loder, his physical double
and moral antithesis. To each char
acterization Post brings the power of
his subtle art in different degree. He
is an actor of the most finished style
and his enunciation is thing of charm
and delight.
The producer, Richard Walton
Tully, has given 1.-THE Masquerade
settings of a most lavish and heavy
character, making for an impressive
ness rarely found in a dramatic pro-
duction
The cast is worthy of the star. en-
bracing such players as Alice John,
Ruby Gordon. Audrey Anderson, Car
ence Handyside, Reginald Darlington
and others.
This play comes TO the Grand
Wednesday, January Z.
Unconventional Comedy Coming.
Except for the one fact of its theme
being of fairy tale extraction My
Sunshine Lady" the new musical
comedy success coming to the Grand
January and 10 could lay claims to
being the first of the awaited Argo-
nauts in the sea of theatrical origi-
nality.
Fairy tales. however, are not new
to the stage. Many of its greatest sue
cesses have come therefrom and the
pretty fairy origin of My Sunshine
Lady has been deliciously preserved
The action, chaotic to the extreme,
never once quite overcomes this fla
vor so artfuIly has Howard McKent
Barnes spun his yarn, and thruout the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-03

sCircus Girls are a whole show in
themselves, combining as they do all
the elements that go to make rip roar
ing laughing entertainment. The Of
fering is a novelty comedy act con-
sisting of singing, dancing, talking
and burlesque mind reading, SO ar
ranged and constructed as to make it
one of the most amusingly funny acts
in vaudeville.
ACT FOUR. Glen Edmunds and
Jack Rogers billed as ''The Two Black
Hawls," are two excellent blackface
comedians who present an offering
consisting of singing, talking and just
enough dancing to give them the hon
or of being classified as dancers.
ACT FIVE. The Livingstone Trio,
three husky young gents. will close the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-03

Novelty and the first half of the week
will be a record breaking show. big
gest in size and best in quality of the
entire year, opening with the Sixth
Episode of "The Trail of the Octo-
pus" and followed by five excellent
acts of regular high class vaudeville.
ACT ONE. The Spanish Goldinis.
two exceedingly attractive girls and "a
man constitute this trio of remarkably
clever artists who present an offer
ing that to say the least is most ex-
traordinary and diversified under the
title of "Europes Most Sensational
Artistic Novelty" This trio of artists
introduce many new ideas combining
athletics juggling, spinning, dancing
and high diving.
ACT TWO. Jean Bogdell. the girl
with a winning smile, who will enter
tain you with some of her original
songs and dances, a very clever single
act and one that is bound to please.
ACT THREE. Billy Hart and His