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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
Another Falsehood.

The prisoner came before the bar
with the bored air of the hardened of
fender. The judge looked down at
him and paused for words. His face
wore a look Of disgust.
"Jacks, this is the nineteenth time
you have appeared here to answer to
a charge of petty larceny. You're alb
solutely hopeless, and I can't see what
Tn going to do with you. Have you
anything to say for yourself?'
Eyes, sir, judge" the prisoner has
tened to reply. "You see, it was this
way. I"
"It's no use !" the judge interrupted
at doesn't make any difference how
you want to tell it. l wouldn't believe
your statement if you swore to it on a
stack of Bibles"
There was a moments awed silence
Then the prisoner smiled craftily.
Judge" he stated, 81 plead guilty y
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
BEFORE THE DAY OF STEAM
Progress Was Naturally Extremely
Slow and Travellers Suffered
Much Inconvenience.

The stage coach was little better
thar a huge covered box mounted on
springs, John B. McMaster writes in
his History of the People of the United
States" 1t had neither glass windows
nor door, nor steps, nor closed sides.
The root was upheld by eight posts,
which rose from the body Of the vehi-
Gle and the body was commonly breast
high. From the top were hung cur
tains of leather. to be drawn up when
the day was fine aud let down and
buttoned when rainy and cold. With
in were four seats. Without was the
baggage. Fourteen pounds of luggage
were allowed to be carried free by each
passenger. But if his portmanteau or
his brass nail studded hair trunk
weighed more he paid for it at the
same rate per mile as he paid for him
self. Under no circumstances, how
ever, could he be permitted to take
with him on the journey more than
$50 pounds. When the baggage had
all been weighed and strapped on the
coach, when the horses had been at
tached and the way bill made out, the
IL passengers were summoned and,
c%Iambering to their seats through the
front of the stage, sat down with their
faces toward the drivers seat. On
routes where no competition existed
progress was slow.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
MOTORIZED TO PHILADELPHIA

Halya Steel, of lis West Twenty
sixth avenue, North Wildwood, en-
pioyed since last September in Tenen-
Oaum's furnishing store, on Paclhc
avenue near Oak avenue, is OF on a
weeks vacation to Chester, Pa, where
she is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Edltn
williams, residing on Congolien ave-
nue. On her way to Chester, MISS
steel motored as far as Philadelphia,
accompanied by Ethel Ozmon, also OF
10 West Twenty-sixth avenue. MISS
ozmon is a Wildwood high schooi
pupil. She is visiting friends in Phlla-
ueiphia during the holidays. In the
apsence of Miss Steel, Madeleine Dla-
mond, of 1913 West Glenwood avenue
Is substituting for her in the Tenen-
Daum store. Miss Diamond was for-
meriy employed in Ryan's Wildwood
avenue Store. She had been there for
" nttle more than a year.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
NORTH WILDWOOD NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hirst entertained
their son, George, and daughter, Miss
Betty, and Mrs. G. Suppe, husband and
children, all of Philadelphia.
D. Dunlap, of Philadelphia, was a
weekend visitor with D. Young and
family, at Ill East Seventeenth ave
nue..
Mrs. Ella Reel and daughter, Agnes,
of Cynwyd, Pa, spent Sunday with her
sisters, Mrs. T. Webster and Mrs. A.
Bittle.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Oman, of West
Seventeenth avenue, also Gilbert Hoff-
man, were Trenton visitors over the
holidays.
Mrs. Charles Baker, of East Eigh-
teenth avenue, is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Swope, of Philadelphia,
for a week.
Mrs. A. Rodebaugh is spending some
time here at her East Seventeenth
avenue cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gottuck, of West
Nineteenth avenue, motored to Phila-
delphia on Saturday, returning on
Monday.
The Bergman families, of Pottsville-
Pa, were entertained at their fathers
home, Twenty-second and Pennsyl-
vania avenues, over the holidays.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, J.. Cannon, E. Cur
ran, F. Mullane, Miss Mabel Shivers,
Miss Margaret Baily, Miss Edna Kay,
John Kay and Harry T. Smith, all of
Philadelphia, were the guests of their
families owe the holiday weekend.
Mrs. Lawrence Harper, who spent a
few weeks in Philadelphia, has re-
turned to her West Eighteenth ave-
nue. home.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30

and no one knew the contents save the
old abbot, who had been dead for cen
turtles.
Agatha Rocket fairly quaked as she
turned the rusted little key in the lock
and lifted out the package, wrapped
in gold brocade that a king had worn
the precious relic of a patrician race
was in her hands and she looked guilt
lily around as if she expected Sir An
gus to snatch it from her alien hands.
1t was a small fiat book, bound be-
tween covers of thin, beaten gold. The
golden clasp was sealed with a splotch
of red wax, and Agatha blushed as
she visualized Sir Angus grim salts
faction as he finally sealed it against
her inquisitive eyes. The secrets
guarded there would still be secrets
hussed close to the hearts of the
BoOthbys, even the rich aunt of An
drew's bride dared not touch.
Dared not!
Her hands shook as she hurriedly
wrapped the book and thrust it into
the casket, locking it securely. Temp
tation was very near the proud woman,
who had always reached out and
grasped all that she needed-all she
wanted; she had eluded love, for he
came in humble dress in other days,
and now love eluded her, save that of
Sylvia-and there would be Sylvia's
children some day. The thought glad
dened her-thrilled her.
Then the steel casket containing the
Golden Missal confronted her. There
was Il taste of the bitterness of failure
in the sight of it. How she had planned
about it; the newspapers would write
articles about it; the pictorial supple
rhents would feature it; her own pic
ture would be there, and Sylvia's.
~pronably Andrews. if that conserva-
tive young Briton would consent,
which was doubtful. Agatha wished
she could detest publicity as Sylvia
and Andrew did But she loved it.
Here's auntie," f1uted Sylvia's
Voice. and she came, bringing Andrew
He was a tall. lean. brown young maE.
very much in love. He bent over end
kissed Miss Rockets cheek.
"Jove!" he exclaimed. IF yen
haven't got the family skeleton"
"Your uncle sent it TO you and Syl-
via" she explained lamely. TITS the
ch.den Missal-of cours you know all
abont it,"
Andrew shook his head. Heard
sbout IT often, saw, # once. but never
could ret interested-can't. you knoN
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT
GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATES

A new issue of Government Savings
Securities is being offered by the
Treasury Department of the United
States. These new securities consist
of Treasury Savings Certificates in
three denominations, maturing hve
years from date of issue, and bearing
Az per cent interest compounded
semi-annually. The prices are S2O,
$50 and $500, which at maturity Will
yield $25, $1OO and $1,000 respectively.
They are designed particularly for
the convenience and safety of small
investors, and for offering satisfactory
income return and safety for the sur
plus funds of labor, fraternal, church
and similar organizations. The new
certificates are redeemable before they
mature at their cost price plus 312
per cent interest, compounded SEMI
annually.
With the new certificates, Secretary
Mellon announced the postal savings
and treasury savings have been CO.
0rdinated with the result that the gov
eminent will have a unified savings
system, starting with the 10 cent
postal saving stamp, postal savings
deposits from 81 and up, the Treas
ury Savings stamp and the $25, $lOo
and $1,000 Treasury Savings Certlh-
Gates. The Treasury rs cent Thrift
stamp and SIS War Savings stamp Will
De discontinued December 81. These
securities are on sale at post offices.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
JAZZY MUSIC'S NEUROTIC INFLU.
ENCE Is running GIRLS
SAYS REF0RMER
By James L. Kilgallen
International News Service Staff
CORRESPONDENT


Chicago, Dec. 27.-Moral disaster is
coming to hundreds of young Ameri-
can girls through the pathological,
nerve-racking, ~sex-exciting music of
jazz orchestras, according to the Him
OILS Vigilance Association, which has
instituted a crusade to arous parents,
churches and schools to the danger to
young womanhood.
In Chicago alone the associations
representatives have traced the fall OF
1000 girls in the last two years tC
jazz music.
Girls in small towns, as well as the
big cities, in poor homes and rich
homes, are victims of the weird, in
sidious, neurotic music that accom-
panies modern dancing.
"The degrading music is common
not only in disorderly places, but Of
ten to high school affairs, to expen-
sive hotels and to so-called society
circles" declares the Rev. Phillip Var
row, superintendent of the Vigilance
Association, who has prepared a pre-
liminary report dealing with the prob
lem.
The report says that the vigilance
association has no desire to abolish
dancing, but seeks to awaken the pub
lie conscience to the present danger
and future consequences of jazz music.
Referring to the 1000 fallen girls,
the Rev. Yarrow's report says:
"The demoralizing part played by
Jazz music and dancing in the expe-
rience of these girls was repeatedly
portrayed in their pitiful stories. To
observe the final fruits of the jazz
music route one must visit a big dance
floor in Chicago's Second Ward. Here
investigators for the Vigilance Asso-
citation found the logical elimination
of the so-called modern music.
mid the ~distracting notes of the
sa~xophone and the weird beat Of the
tom-tom was witnessed conduct not
hitherto seer outside the old red-light
district. In full view of the audience,
which included many boys and girls
apparently in their teens, couples on
the floor gave way to almost every
form of indecency.
Dancers violently threw their arms
around each other, frequently assum-
ing immoral postures. Lights were
lowered, and to the strains of synco-
pated music actions that are indie
scribable took place. This is the full
iowering-the fruition of the modern
herotic music, which has so crazed
and befuddled the moral makeup of
young people,"
The Rev. Yarrow says it is the duty
of parents, churches and schools to
know the manner in which the young
people are dancing and, having learned
this. they should enlist in a movement
for wholesome, normal music and
clean dancing.-Atlantic City Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
HIGH SCHOOL OPERETTA

On Thursday evening of last weel
about 400 persons attended an oper-
eta, "The Bo'sn's Bride" given un'
der the direction of Miss Gaskill in the
Wildwood High School auditorium
Miss Evelyn Johnson selected to take
the solo part formerly taken by Mrs
WEIGH, nee Loeffler, deserves especial
mention for a very creditable per-
Torrance. Joe Hoover, who was tC
take the leading tenor part, met with
an accident while playing basketball
and Walter Griffith, of the Glass OF Il
very ably filled his part, although he
had only a few hours in which to pre-
pare. Miss Stein, Miss Oman, Mr.,
Bloomel and Mr.. Butterfield and the
many pupils who did chorus work all
helped to make the affair n of the
most entertaining ever given in the
auditorium.
Other members of the faculty who
gave their services to make the oper-
eta such a success were Miss Nixon
and Mr.. Boyer, who directed the max
ing of the scenery; Miss Epps, in
charge of the dancing, and Mr.. Davis
business manager.
An interesting address by Mayor W
Courtright Smith was given between
acts one and two. He spoke of the
work being done by the school in its
extra curricula activities and showed
how the students themselves, by their
own efforts, raised ~six-sevenths OF the
sum necessary to carry on these &C
~tivities. Attention was called to the
need of a community playground and
recreation center which was one OF the
thirteen points of progress laid down
nv the Board of Trade this year. In
conclusion the Mayor dwelt upon the
need of a Parent Teachers Club and
alluded to the excellent work being
done by the Fathers Association" OF
frankfort High School.
Following the Mayors address Rus-
sell Epler, of the Glass OF 1921, pre-
scented to the high school on behalf
Of his class a picture of the castle
of San Angelo. Supervising Prlnci-
nal Chalmers accepted the picture on
behalf of the school. The proceeds
of the entertainment will go toward
the expenses of the various schooi
activities.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
Where Word Farm" Came From.

Much of the history of civilization
Is condensed and enclosed in the word
"farm." When the world as we know
it was young, lands were let to the
tiller on condition of furnishing to the
lord so many nights entertainment or
feasts. These feasts were called
"feorm' in Anglo-Saxon, ''firma" In
low Latin and "ferme" in old French.
From this word, designating a rent
al, the land so rented was named, and
the word underwent the change to its
present form in the English language.
1t took many centuries for the farm
er to become his own master. He be-
came his own master by becoming mas
ter of the land he cultivated.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
WILDWOOD CREST

The two fine bungalows which G. J.
Scully is building in the Crest, on
Buttercup road, west of the railroad,
for Joseph F. Schiller, of 50th street
and Girard avenue, Philadelphia, are
nearing completion. The exterior of
both buildings, as well as the roofs,
will be covered with asbestos shingle.
A double garage is being built in the
rear. 1t is said that Contractor Scully
has put his best touches on these twin
bungalows.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
AirpIanes Used to Fight Floods.

The foods in New South Wales,
Australia, which inundated hundreds
of square miles, were fought by air
plane. The great rivers spread far
beyond their banks and many towns
we're isolated. In former years cas-
uai communication was attempted be-
tween towns by boats, but in outlying
ranches there was frequently hard
ship and loss of life. The airplane
has changed that. Owing to the fat
and open country it is able to and
wherever the ground is not covered
with water. Mails a be carried reg
ularly to towns and homesteads. Re
Gently thousands Of sheep were saved
by an aviator from starvation. They
were cut off on a ridge several miles
from Mungindi and their owner re-
ported he was unable to get feed to
them. An airplane was dispatched
with a large amount of maize on sue
ceeding days, keeping the sheep alive
until the water subsidized.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30

in something that isn't to be opened or
read" he said practically.
Agatha gasped. mot to be openedl
Didn't your uncle-your people"
He laughed carelessly. "Never heard
Of anyone bothering with it. The old
abbot wrote it and then forbade any
one to read what he had written
matter of family honor to leave the
seal unbroken-rather decent Of my
uncle to intrust 1t to usl"
II wish we could send it back-the
proper place for it is in the vault at
the Towers, not in our farm house"
said Sylvia.
Right agreed Andy. "Come, dar-
ling, perhaps those detectives will let
us look at the wedding gifts"
They went away, so absorbed In
their own love, their joy in being to-
gether, that they forgot Aunt Agatha
sitting there with the heirloom In her
satin lap. How little they cared for
the boarded history, for the money
awaiting them. The golden glory Of
their love was binding! Agatha hid
the Golfer In her safe and hurried
downstairs after Sylvia and Andy.
They saw her coming, a tiny lady with
snowy hair and wistful eyes, and open
ing their arms, went on, taking her
between them, shedding some of that
golden glory over her, warming her
until the clink of money, pride of place
xapicbad opd tho GnIdan MiccQI was
forgotten.
Among the wedding gifts it was con-
spicuous by its absence.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
~ CHARLES HOTEL, ATLANTIC
." CITY, BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS
trenton Bureau of the Press.)


r.onton. Dec. 27.-The so-callet
~.1otboIders' protective committee to-
w before Chancellor Walker here
Used the ante in the comparative
i9sdirg for the purchase of the st
n"orIes Hotel at Atlantic City, wher
uoward Evans, Counsel for the com.
...oo amended it's original offer Of
:. AK oOO for the hotel and its assets
"a inmped the sum of $1,125,00 fol
az hotel to the exclusion of the other
"Ioote of the Newlin Haines Company
The Chancellor after hearing the
-attor aired before him directed g
nOstponement for a week when he
p0n, decide whether any of the offers
Foooived are sufficiently high to be ac-
oented. 1t is understood that if none
Ills to make this appeal, then the
rotol will be offered for public sale
after due notice.
The stockholders committee was
.romnted to raise it's bid and to have
= anply only to the hotel and not en-
hroce the other assets because the
,ooal firm of Cassman and Gottlieb.
onnearing for private purchasers who
Nod previously offered a price of ST.
10000 for the hotel and made a SINH
lar proposal with respect to the ex-
clusion of the assets.
Among those present at the hear
;ng today we're former Senator En-
orson l.. Richards, who appeared for
United States Senator Walter E. Edge
and Bridge and Tunnel Commissioner
Iohn F. Boyle, of Jersey City, it is
understood. These two men are said
IN hold shares of preferred stock in
the company. Former Speaker of the
House Carlton Godfrey, Of Atlantic
4 ritv appeared for a number of small
stockholders. Receiver Norman Grey,
. together with his counsel, Hartin V.
Bergen, we're present. A lawyer
named Washington represented credi-
tors.
According to information obtained
there was some sentiment heard in
the gathering for the continuance OF
TruSIee Ill DduhI uPICy -
Grosscup as the Manager of the hotel,
in view of his marked success in adj
! ministering it's affairs for the past
. three years Messrs. Richards and
! Godfrey are understood to be among
+. those who would like to see Mr..
4 Grosscup continue. 1t is understood
!. that by the terms of a recent order
. of the Chancellor, Receiver Grey now
4 has the authority to operate the es-
4 Enlistment.
Mr.. Godfrey today presented to Re
i ceiver Grey here the contention that
3 among the assets of the Newlin Haines
& Company are certain rights of legal
action against the Directors of that
q company for paying out dividends
i which the former claims were not
4 earned, amounting to some $4,000.
4 Another alleged claim involves the
paving of commissions for the plac-
4 ing of mortgages so big as to be all
out Oh proportion to the service rem
4 0ereG One instance cited involved a
Z commission of $4,000 alleged to have
/ been paid on a mortgage loan OF $780,
4 900. In this connection the charge
4 made is that commissions totallng
s1SO,56O were paid out of the funds
of the company for obtaining loans OF
1 this character totaling $795 900. 1t is
4 understood the receiver will make an
4 examination of these contentious for
the purpose of seeing what can be
f. realized on them.-Atlantic City Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30
Much Gasoline Wasted.

Experiments made by the United
States bureau of mines show that
nearly ~one-Uuarter of all the gasoline
used by motor vehicles is wasteC II
Incomplete combustion, on account OF
incorrect adjustmeE, IF the carbu-e-
Tor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-22

home and about two hundred yards
from the nome Of his victim, and
with plow line around his neck
and trace chain around his body,
he was directed to climb cedar
tree. He broke the limbs and climbed
the tree about fifteen feet. When
he had reached this point, some one
went up and chained and tied him to
the tree. When all was in readi-
ness a vollcy of probably five thous-
and shots was fired. He was left
hanging to the tree.
This is the first lynching that has
ever occurred in Mccormick county,
and although the regular June term
OF the court of general sessions for
Mccormick county commences here
tomorrow, the appeal of the officers
ana those who do not favor lynching
iell on deaf ears, as the men went
about their work. In fact, not more
than half the number in the hunt
were present when the negro was put
to death. Those in charge of the
negro, who had taken him from the
town of Plumb Branch to the home
OF his victim to be identified, had
stated that they would return to the
town before going about the work
of lynching him. This statement
was relied upon by several hundred
who remained in the town of Plumb
Branch awaiting the return of the
men with the culprit, and when all
of a sudden a vollcy of shots rang
out, everybody made a rush for the
scene, the crowd present having left
by other and various roads before
those waiting in the town could
reach the scene.
The shooting took place at 4 o'clock.
The clothing worn by the negro and
the body were mutilatcd for souve
Mrs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-06-22

his hands up in an effort to keep
from being. shot. Hundreds of shots
were fired in the air as an alarm by
those near the spot. ,- The news
spread rapidly and the posse soon
gathered on the scene. Men from
Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefeld, Aiken,
Abbevillc, Newbcrry and Lincoln
county, Georgia, joined in the hunt.
From the spot where Quarles was
found he was taken to the home of
his victim, and while there was no
doubt on the part of those finding
him about his being the right party,
the crowd was cool and orderly and
they Immediately agreed to take
nm back to the scene of the crime
and to the victim for her identfica-
tlon. Not only were those in charge
OF him sure of his identity, but the
negro himself admitted having COM
mltted the crime and while he gave
no reason for committing the deed,
he said: "Tell all the colored people
that this is the wrong thing, and
tell them to try and be better peo-
pie and never try the deed that |
tried"
After bcin gidcntified by his vic
tim and making full confession, the
negro was taken to Il point within
the Robinson graveyard, in the
clump of bushes where the deed was
committed, just 100 yards from his