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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
What Will This Mean To Your
Business?


What Will This Mean To Your
Business?
At present the postoffice department
is employing men who are taken in
without civil service examination, and
paid so cents per hour; while trained
employees with four or more years
experience receive only from Il to 81
cents per hour. Even at the 80 cent
rate, very few of those now coming
into the service stay long enough to
learn anything about the business.
There is but. one remedy and only
one method Of preventing the utter de
moralizatio4 of the postal service-ad.
equate> salaries which will compare
more favorablyNw with those of 1914.
The joint commission on reclassiica-
ton of postal salaries has been inyes-
tigating this matter for over fourteen
months, with a favorable report this
week.
They have heard unvaryingly the
same story in every city-employee
after employee resigning and no com
petent men coming in to take their
places.
Unless Congress takes action soon
there will remain in service only a
minority of those now there.
Knowing these facts to be true, The
P%leasantville Press calls them to the
attention of the businessmen of this
city. seeking their support in the mat
1er.
Immediate action is necessary. We
therefore urge you to write at once to
our representative in Congress. Hon.
Isaac Bacharach, and the Senators
from this State, Hon. Walter E. Edge
and Hon. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen,
urging favorable action upon this mat
ter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
I CENT A WORD

(Minimum charge-25c first Insertion; 15c
each additional insertion.)
APPRENTICE WANTED.-Boy 16 or
II years old to learn blacksmithing.
Apply C. H. Candy, Blacksmith,
Pleasantville.
FOR SALE.-36 #. patent sliding door
track with hardware, half glass pan
ell door and one heavy garage door
4X8' with 8 lights glass and hard
ware. S. G. Brooks, Lake Place &
First st.
FOR RENT.-Unfurnished house. APP
ply Isaac Collins, 813 S. Main St.,
~Pleasantville, N. J.
WILL PERSONS HAVING GRIEVAN-
CES against Pleasantville Gas Co.
communicate with me. e. d. Riley.
Absecon, N. ]. if
WANTED.-Active reliable men to fol
low up trade and solicit new bust
ness in country districts in Penn
sylvania and New Jersey; full time
Dr. part time; full instructions at the
start with permanent position at
good pay to those proving their abil-
ity to handle the work successfully;
~ A00SS VI q ililhS It1Dlul, STATE
age and previous occupation; refer
ence or security required. 600 acres
in nurseries. Hopes, Bro. &
Thomas Company, Stephen Girard
Building, Philadelphia, Pa. lisp
FOR SALE.-120-egg Buckeye Incuba-
tor and Brooder; guaranteed. Is
Adams Ave.
FOR SALE at less than cost-Large
double house, good location. R. P.
Thompson.
FOR SALE.-Horse, in good condition.
Good worker. Apply Greenwood
Farm, Richard Ahner, Mckee City,
N. J.. ilp
FOR SALE.-About 80 acres farm
land, "a acres meadow, 7 room
house, good fruit, 5 minutes to mod
ern graded school, immediate pos
session. ]. w. Clifford, Scullville,
N. J.. ifp
LOST.-Gold watch, initials L.. c., and
fob with initials B. E. c., somewhere
between Bayview Chapel and Abse-
con. Reward. Mrs. J. w. Conover,
Absecon. ftp
FOR SALE.-28-ft. cabin boat, 10 h.. p.
Mianus engine, first-class condition.
A. White, Absecon Greek at Shore
Road.
WANTED.-Young man, IS to 20
years of age, to learn car repair
work. Atlantic & Suburban Rail
way Co.
FOR SALE.-Walnut bedstead, solid
oak bureau, sideboard made to or
der, and strong barrels 25c; NOV
ing. Apply 20 E. Edgewater Ave.
FOR SALE.-Bay horse, 7 years old,
for $3.50. Jesse L. Risley, 234 S.
Shore Road.
FOR SALE.-Large Pedestal Table,
so. R. Adams, 235 Second st.
Phone 52-M.
LOST.-Rabbit dog, bull-thick, about
4 years old. Reward if returned
to John Ordille, 116 Adams ave
nue.. ifp
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05

An interesting photo showing pr1s-
oners who were on a hunger strike
and whom the lord mayor caused to be
released from the Mountjoy prison ar
irving weak and emaciated at the
Mter Misericordie hospital at Dublin,
ireland.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
OFFICIALS WORRY OVER
INFLUX OF STOWAWAYS
Arrive in New York in Growing
Numbers on Every Steam
ship.

Immigration officials at New York
are watching with increasing interest
the growing number of stowaways ar
irving there on almost every steamship
that carries passengers. These are adj
%venturers of all sorts, often men who
are undesirable because they fail to
come up to the tests set by law for
admission into the country. In nearly
every case these unlisted arrivals are
deported and usually on the ground
that they might become charges upon
the public.
On trial before a board of special
inquiry these aliens admitted that
while they had not crossed the At
lantic as stowaways in the old-fash-
toned sense of the word, their ship
ment had not been a matter regularly
arranged for. This being so, they
were classed on the records as stow
aways and ordered deported. Because
of their admissions the investigation
was begun.
There is a great rush of stowa-
ways to the United States just now"
commented Superintendent P. A. Bak-
er of Ellis island. There are sew
eral reasons why this condition should
hold, especially as we look at the pres
ent state of Europe after the great.
war. Many persons fleeing from the
unsettled conditions and the turmoil
in Russia, Germany and Poland are
fleeing to the seaports of Holland, Bel
GUM or France. Many of these have
the idea of joining relatives in this
country, and to all of them America
now looms large as a place of refuge.
SO when they get to the sea they seek
to leave trouble as far behind them
as possible by sailing.
"Some of those who are seeking to
come in without their names being
manifested have been in America be-
fore. They are part of the great army
that went out from our ports when
the world war got under way. They
have had their share of adventure and
now with peace there again they find
themselves without money and with
the desire t return again to the Unit
ed States. AS an instance of the way
this class is arriving it was reported
the other day that seven were found
on the steamship Finland and four on
the st. Paul, which arrived within "a
hours"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
AN IMPORTANT MATTER
FOR PosToFFIcE PATRONS

Do you realize how closely related
to your own business is that of the
postofice department?
Does it not impress you that poor
or inadequate postal service means an
actual money loss to you? Do you
know that the postal service at the
present time is seriously crippled by
a lack of competent employees?
That competent employees are daily
resigning in large numbers on account
of inadequate salaries? That unless
salaries are increased at once there
will soon have resigned so many train
ed employees that the postal service
will collapse?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05

PLANTS FOR SALE.-Cabbage, To.
matoes, Peppers and Egg Plants.
Mrs. NJ. Isaac, Ill S. Main ST. ftp
UNPUBLISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
for small family and storage. 10
First street. uep
FOR SALE.-Victrola, Edison Dia-
mond Point, records included, new,
used only three months, latest mod
ell, excellent condition and fine tone,
cheap/for quick sale. 1854 N. Main
street.
SIX-ROOM HOUSE with large lot, and
automobile, in exchange for modern
house or bungalow in good location.
Give full particulars. 2, Pleasant
Vile Press office. ftp
FOR SALE ton truck, Cadillac
chassis with Dearborn rear, in ex-
cellent condition; reasonable. Har-
. ~ Lafferty, Somers Point. ftp
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.-Situ-
ated in Mortified City; rural motor
route from Atlantic City passes
them. Apply Wilmer Lake. twp
LIBERTY BONDS fully or partly
paid) purchased, or convenient am
JULIUS lOtllCu lACI COAs IOIO EtIlctAClC
Ave-, Atlantic City.
WANTED.-Live calves and live poul-
try, highest market price paid.
Union Market, SO N. Main st.
MARLBORO COTTAGE, cor. Main st.
and Pleasant Ave. Clean rooms;
light housekeeping; rates reasona-
BILE. J. E. Zecher, Prop.
FOR SALE.-R. 1. Red and White Or
pington Cockerels, 81 up; also lay
ing Pullets. Matching Eggs, 10c
each. Besser's Poultry Farm, Wal
nut Ave.
FURNISHED ROOM for rem suitable
for two young men; references re-
quired. SOP N. Main ST., Pleasant
vile.
CHICKENS AND EGGS WANTED
Highest prices paid. Call, write or
phone, stating quantity; will call at
your place at once. The Clyne &
Sons Co, 10 E. Walnut Ave, Phone
147-J, Pleasantville, N. J. ut
WHEN YOU WANT A TAXI, call
Pleasantyille 22-M. Prompt service
and reasonable rates. ufp
STORAGE FOR FURNITURE. We
have room for fifty loads in a fire.
proof building in Pleasantville. We
will do the hauling. Reasonable
rates for both. The o. and o. Ex-
press, Office 1852 N. Main street,
P. o. Box 425, Pleasantville, N. j.
notwithstanding by Fashion
able Dressmaker. Mrs. Lottie Grau,
. "a Brighton Place, Pleasantyille, N.
J.
TWO LARGE UNFINISHED
ROOMS for rent. Apply Mrs. Lauer,
e. Collins Ave.
FOR SALE.-107 and 100 S. Main St.,
two stores with six-room and bath
apartments over each; good invest
ment or business proposition; very
cheap and at your own terms. M.
Daley.
WE BUY Anything you have to sell
for cash. Both phones. Drop pos
tai. Moore's, 2218 Atlantic Ave.,
Atlantic City. Established 1896.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
JUST A FEW OF
YE EDITORS TROUBLES.

These surely are trying days for
newspaper publishers. The joy of be-
ing an editor is past. Before the war
we could buy all the newsprint we
wanted for 2h cents per pound de-
1ivered in our office with thirty days
time in which to pay for it. Today or
binary news costs US delivered here
not less than Is cents a pound cash
with order and only a small quantity is
available even at that figure. This
means that every copy of The Pleas
antville Press costs us for the paper it
is printed on before any work is done
upon it whatever, at least 2Ac. Every
line of news matter we set costs US 2
cents; labor, ink, gasoline, linotype
metal, linotype supplies, plate matter,
rollers, wrapping paper, postage, and
everything connected with the publica-
ton have jumped in price, in some cas-
es several hundred percent, so that it
actually costs US to produce The Pleas
antyille Press today considerably more
than the 8 cents we charge the GUS
toner for the finished product. Little
wonder then that in the past six
months 800 daily papers and 1900
weeklies have been compelled to sus-
pend publication. We ask our friends
under these circumstances to bear
with US and not to expect the publica-
ton of articles which have no local
news value. Also to be prompt in the
renewal of their subscriptions, so that
we may have the money to turn over
to best advantage. We read a great
deal about prices coming down, to date
personally we nave not even expert
enced a scratch, but we are living in
hopes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
REMOVED THE DUST
State House Ceiling, Supposed to Be
Wood, Found to Be Glass.

"OOoy Touno 10 &c 0idSS.
If at times in the last sixty years
the deliberations of the Ohio leglsla-
tors seemed to indicate the presence
of brain cobwebs, there was reason
for it and all may be forgiven now.
When the state house custodian or.
dered a thorough cleaning of the sem
ate chamber, workmen found the cell
ing to be made largely of glass. but
so thick was the coating of dust and
debris that the present generation had
supposed it to be of solid wood. The
ceiling had not been cleaned since
1858. Four truck loads of dirt were
removed from the ceiling.
One of the consequences of the
cleaning will be to reduce Ohio's cleo.
trio light bill, since light will now pen.
citrate into the chamber, If not into
the debates, during day sessions.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
PROPOSALS.

CHICKENS VIII buy or sell in any
quantity. Write G.. Hare, Absecon,
or call phone 246.
WANTED, A CHEAP FARM am
looking for a cheap farm, ranging
in price from $500 to $500. do not
object going back a ways If a bar
gain. Send particulars to Lock Box
rs, Egg Harbor City. N. j.
MONEY LOANED on diamonds wat
ches, jewelry and Liberty Bonds.
1919 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
Abandon Mining for Trapping.

Because of the high prices paid for
raw furs, trapping has become more
remunerative than gold digging in Can
ada, and many miners have abandoned
the pick and shovel for traps and
s~noWshoes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-06-05
Rinqs for Unmarried

The British society for the proven
ton of cruelty to children states that
under the will of a Mr.. Chandler they
are prepared to purchase wedding
rings for parents of illegitimate chill
dren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

| Champagne contains much less alcohol
 in proportion, than port, sherry or Ma deria-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

on, yes, they are going to take their wives; of course they are, for Man ager Arrowood wants the wives of his fellow kiwanians to see "A Regular Girl, . Just as much as he wants the fellows themselves to see the show
 T think that the Birmingham Kiwap- ians," said Manager Arrowood yester- day are the finest bunch of fellows in the world. There is not one of them that can't answer the roll call when 'regu- lar fellows are called, and when I found that Elsie Janis was coming to the AL cazar in her stunning photoplay, A Reg uiar Girl thought it was good chance to give the Kiwanis Club a party, and so we are going to have real party ta- morrow evening with Elsie Janis
 When a bunch of regular fellows like the Birmingham Kiwanians.'' said Man ager Arrowood, "get together with A Regular Girl like Elsie Janis, you may be sure there's fun and a-plenty in store for everybody, and Kiwanis Club night at the Alcazar tomorrow evening will certainly be one grand, sweet song''
 The story of the photoplay, "A Regular Girl" in which Elsie Janis makes her screen debut since her return from over there," is very American and well cal culated to please and thrill people of =:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

 fancies. It is, in fact timely drama of American spunk, spced with humor and clowning for which Elsie Janis has ben acclaimed the world over.
 Of especial interest is the fact that "A Regular GirP' stands squarely on it's mer- its of story originality, action intensity and coherency in detail of direction While the inimitable and much envied Janis brand of wit and humor dominate the rplay, the fine art of transmitting vit4 story of love and adventure con- tributes largely to it's entertainment quail ities Authors Frances Marion and Ed r,und Goulding have builded their story around the lofty desires of a regular American girl who, having tasted of the substantial side of life, throws her hat into the ring to help find jobs for her returned soldier pals. You can i~agine the experiences which befal her. There's a "tightwad" father who refuses to pledge the needed money till daughter Elizabeth first proves herself capable of such burdens bs earnins 1he tidv suN1 of s1o,ooo. It's quite a problem for the regular girl'' and not until she joins circus, whirls through evXciting reats of daring and falls in love with several men, does she emerge triumphant from the obstacles which surround her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

York: Constance Talmadge. care &c., lect Film Company. 729 Seventh ave- nue. New York City. Now. do you wonder that it took some time to ac- cumulate?
 THE HOUSE CAT'-Neither Lillian nor Dorothy Gsh are married. Ruth Roland Is divorced from Lionel Kent
 NATTY -NETIIS-Nae Murray is Mrs. Robert Leonard. "On With the Dance" is her latest picture
 FAZENDA FAN-Pll bet Louise would be glad to meet you. Louise started in as 8 chocolate dipper. But she took a dip into the movies and since then chocolate has seemed quite tame.
 MARY PICKFORD FOREvER'- There Is no need for you to be so emotional. You say you heard Mary was dead! Goodness no. Mary had a bad case of the flu, but she has quite recovered and is back working
 hard to male up for time lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
THE ANSWER LADY
By ANNE JORDAN

GINGER-You want to know if Mar guerite Clark is 42 years old. Who has been spreading propaganda? Mar guerite was born in Cincinnati in 1887. She is married to H. Palmerson Will Hams. New Orleans man. Marguer- ite seems to be intep sely popular in Birmingham. I get several letters a week about her.
 MISS BESSIE H.. Livingston-Bil Burke's address is care Famous Play ers-Lasky, 130 West Fifty tn street, New York City. She is Mrs. F1orenz Ziegfeld. Lillian Walkers address, care Lillian Walker Picture Corpora tion. 501 Fifth avenue. New York :; Ethel Clayton, Famous Players Lasky, Hollywood, Cal; Norma Talmadge, care Norma Talmadge Film Company SIS East Forty eighth street, New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
Elsie Janis In "A Regular Girl At' the AlcaZar
Elsie Janis Includes In
 Cast Of "A Regular GirL'
 Many Noted Screen Stars
The Picture Bubbles Over With Thrills and Fun and In teresting Situations-Noted Star Idol of the Boys of the A. E. F., Having Entertained Them
 When Back From Front-Line Trenches

Elsie Janis, the one and only prin- cess of pep, opens a weeks engage ment at the Alcazar Theatre in her Selznick comedy drama "A Regular Girl" Monday. Right then joy week starts and starts right, with a party for the regular fellows of the Kiwanls Club opening night.
 There never was an actress just Ike Elsie Janis Remember when she de- lighted you in musical comedy-you haven't forgotten her mannerlsms ana her personal charm.
 And now you can ask any Ndongn- boy" who fought in France what he thinks of 'Els." He'll tell you she IS "A Regular Girl" the best ever.
 Elsie Janis, "the sweetheart of the A E. F." as she is called, tramped all over the area that was peppered with Heinie's shell fire just to give en- tertainments for the boys when they came back for few days rest from the trenches. Elsie does not need the footIights and pretty clothes to enter tain you. In France the best she ever had was 8 barn down near the St. Mihiel salient where she made 'em forget their troubles just before they went in.
 She came home after the A. E. F. had made a proof of it and went into the pictures-that is Myron Selznick picked her as the best screen bet of the year. So her first comedy is a souvenir for the boys she entertained in France-a peppery, spicy thing with lots of laughs and a few tears and plenty of good common sense
 Elsie fairly outdoes friend Fairbanks in way of stunts. She takes over circus and beats the bareback rider out of her job; she manages a hash foundry on the East Side and has every boarder in love with her from the first moment she brings in a plate of beans; she jumps overheard from a yacht just to see which one of her suitors really loves her (and finds out), and she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

MI D. 4sHff PIIJ MI 5 JCIII ty D I1G " n
 Written by Frances Marion and Ed mund Goulding. Directed by Jame. Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
YOU'LL LOVE HER

She isn't married, but she's open to inducements. A certain young man of our city already has his eye on her. The ladies are warned to keep close tab on their bright hopes," cause those big brown eyes have a meaning of their own.
 She's "a regular girl" and you'll love her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
SHE'S HERE,

"A regular girl" in a regular picture. You think you know what it's all about but you don't and never will till you see bewitching Elsie Janis, the sweetheart of the universe, in her first SelzniclS picture, "A Reg ular Girl,' presented for one week beginning tomorrow (Monday) at the Alcazar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
WHO'S COMING?
 ELSIE JANISi

Height, five feet six inches; weight, just right-snug her tight; hair, bru- nette; complexion, peach; eyes, big and brown; teeth, white as snow; qualifications, sings beautifully, cooks like mother, very sympathetic, always in good humor, loves a good time and hits the high spots only. She's "a regular girl" Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
YOU'LL CHEER HER

It takes d regular girl to capture the hearts of many men. Perhaps that explains why the women of our city are somewhat anxious over the appearance of Miss Elizabeth Van Renssler Schuyler. who is said to be the only partner Of mischievous Dan Cupid.
 She's "a regular girl and you'll cheer her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
Kiwanis Club Members
 To Be Guests Of Manager
 ArroWood Al the ALcazar
Regular Fellows" Are Enthusiastic Over Invitation to See Elsie Janis in "A Regular Girl" Tomorrow Night Picture Tells Timely Story of American "Spunk"
 Spced With Humor and Thrills

If you've bunch of fellows ickled to death
 party it's the Kwans club composed entirely regular fellows who attend the first nights at the Acazar of Elsie Janis in "A Regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

turns a big business deal that nets $10,000 in one month.
 There is a stunning east in sup
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

port of Elsie Janis in "A Regular Girl among the number being Matt Moore, one of the screen famous Moores" his brother Owen Moore be- ing the husband of the famous Mary Pickford
 When you see Elsie Janis tomorrow in "A Regular Girr' you'll see the following
The New York herald., 1920-01-25
FLEXNER KIN HAS
SLEEPING SICKNESS

PLAINFIELD. n J., Saturday. Bond
Thomas. manager of the Bedel Company,
cloak and suit house. at No. 10 West
Thirty fourth street, New York, city. is
victim of sleeping sickness at his home.
No. 81 Third place this city. Mr.. Thomas
was taken i'll three weeks ago. and two
weeks ago he went TO sleep. He has not
been awake since
Mr.. Thomas is a brother Of Professor
Thomas of the medical department of
John Hopkins University. and a brother
in-law OF DR.. Simon Flexner, head Of the
Rockefeller Institute Both Or. Flexner
and DR.. Thomas have interested them
selves in the ase and both have brought
other specialists 10 Plainfield to make
study of the battling disease.
One OF the physicians in the case said
today that Mr. Thomas has developed the
most pronounced attack OF sleeping sick
ness which has developed in America. SC
cording to this specialist sleeping sickness
was first noticed in England not more
than two years ago. and the first authen-
tic case in America was about year ago.
other cases reported prior to that time,
he said were not real cases of sleepins
sickness.
Mr.. Thomas condition is considered crit.
real. lie is being nourished by injection,
but the physicians admit that thus fai
they have been unable to make any prog
ress in their treatment of the case.
The New York herald., 1920-01-25
DOCTOR ISOLATES
INFLUENZA GERM

CHICAGO H., Saturday.-Dr. Earl c.
Carr. senior grade lieutenant in charge
of the main laboratory at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station. has isolated the
Influenza germ. he announced today
1T is the real influenza bacillus dscov-
cred by Pfeiffer in England Or. Carr
said Il took the sputum from a person
near death from Influenza, washed it in a
saft solution. plated it on blood media.
picked out the influenza bacillus colonies.
and transferred them to d separate media
There can he no doubt about il.
The bacillus is very small. a bout one
fourth the size Of the tuberculosis ba cillus.
1t is non-notilc ard crows IN clumps. The
presence Of this bacillus makes people
lust a sick as they were lest year. and
in my opinion the dea tn rate per thousand
cases is as high. There are not. however,
as many cases as there We're last year"
Captain e. a. Butler, read OF the station
laboratory. supervised DR. Carr S work.
New cases OF influenza during the last
twenty-four hours dropped more than 4o0
under The total for the preceding period.
craescd hut deaths from both diseases con-
tinued to increase.
Todays total or influenza cases was
sos. compared 10 2.230 yesterday. Pneu-
monia cases today numbered J07. against
32l yesterday.
Deaths today were 81 from influenza.
against Al YESTERDAY and AZ from pneu-
monia, compared to 45 on Friday.