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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
RECKLESS DRIVER KILLS
ONE AND INJURIES TWO
BIG AUTOMOBILE, WITH coLoRED WOMAN AT THE WHEEL, RUNS
WILD AT THE CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND WASHINGTON
AVENUE, DEALING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION TO LIFE AD
PRoPERTY-BoRE NEW YORK LICENSE TAG.

wall, Mrs. Wilkins and Ramsey were
placed under arrest by Police Sergeant
Belville Naylor, and taken to the city
Jail. Justice of the Peace Richard G..
Brown was summoned, and he kept
them in Jail pending the action of the
authorities. County Physician Sou
der made an investigation Friday NOR
ming, and the result of the trial will
probably depend ON what he finds are
the facts of the case when he exam
ines witnesses who saw the car make
the wild turn and dash across the
street.
Mrs. Wilkins was released under
$500 bail by Judge Ingersoll yesterday
(Friday) morning, pending an investi-
cation by the Coroner and County au-
thorities. Up to the hour of going to
press, Ramsey had been unable to Sc
cure a bondsman, and was confined in
the local lookup.
Coroner Cunningham is Investigate
ing the case and will probably empanel
a jury of inquest next Monday.
The death car, said to be worth fully
$4,000, bore New York license tag No.
247,15S. 1t was badly smashed by the
collision with the restaurant wall.
Mrs. Wilkins said it belonged to her.
The County detectives were advised of
the accident and are investigating her
story. 1t is claimed by the local police
that she was speeding when the wild
turn was made, and she a y she lost
control of the car.
The most plausible theory advanced
is that in making the turn, the com
panion of the driver sharply turned
the wheel to avoid collision with a
standing Ford car, and that when he
did so Mrs. Wilkins lost control and
stepped on the accelerator in mistake
for the brake, causing the car to plunge
forward with terrific force into the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20

A specially built car, a combination
of parts of the Pierce-Arrow, Rolls
Royce and Packard machines, of the
Cabriolet type, driven by Mrs. Carolyn
wilkins, colored, of 1913 West 15Sth
street, New York City, who had as her
companion, William d. Ramsey, also
colored, of 1887 Christian street, Phila-
delphia, skidded while making a sharp
turn from w. Washington avenue into
Main street, at about 7.30 o'clock last
Thursday night. The car first struck
the curb in front of the First National
Bank, and then bounded over to the
opposite side of the street, where 1t
went across the sidewalk and ran
down three pedestrians and took out
a corner brick pillar and front door Of
the American Restaurant, conducted
by William Smithy, at 7 South Main
street.
Elmer Haines, a resident of North
field, was one of the men in the path
of the car. He was caught by the
bumper of the car and carried along
to the front of the restaurant, where
he was pinned between the front of
the car and the building, and so badly
injured that he died while on the way
to the Atlantic City Hospital. Frank
Richie, of Hackensack, had a small
hole cut in the side of his head by the
flying glass from the windshield.
Fred. Lowe, also of H~ackensack, was
injured in both legs by a piece of the
broken front springs. Both men are
employed by contractors on State road
work now in progress, and had just
left the restaurant, where they are
boarding during their stay here. Their
wounds were dressed by a local ply
stefan.
Immediately following the crash,
which tore away the front door and
looSened the bricks In the restaurant
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
INSTALLING BURGLAR ALARM.

Workmen are installing a burglar
alarm in the First National Bank. 1t
will be completed in about a week.
The new alarm will be connected with
the bank vault, the doors and win
dows, and, as well, will have several
floor plugs distributed near where the
%tellers, bookkeepers and cashier have
their desks, SO that in case of an
emergency either of them can put his
foot on the plug, which will cause a
big bell to be located on the outside
of the building to sound an alarm.
When the new alarm is completed, the
danger of bandits will be practically
eliminated, as an entry of the bank for
the purpose of robbery would cause
the whole neighborhood to be instant
ly aroused either day or night.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
TWO PLEASANTVllLE MEN ARE
INJURED NEAR DARLINGTON.

j. A. John and William Coleman,
of Pleasantville, were cut and bruised
when a touring car, driven by Cole
man, crashed into a telephone pole at
a curve in the Baltimore pike on
Dead Mans HILL" nea Darlington,
Pa, at 20 o'clock Tuesday.
Both men were hurled through the
windshield, and were treated at Media
Hospital.
The men were on their way to West
Virginia. Coleman was unfamiliar
with the pike, which swerves sharply
to the left at the foot of the hill.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
AUTO RIDE AND BATHING PARTY

Given by the Missionary Department
of the Epworth League of Wesley M.
e. Church toward raising necessary
amount for the support of their boy
in the Orphanage in Raipur District,
India.
+. The League has supported this lad
for several years. When his educa-
ton is completed he is planning to be
a missionary teacher among his own
people. Very encouraging letters are
received from him from time to time.
Everyone invited to come and enjoy
a good time, and also help a worthy
cause. Tickets, round trip. 35c. Meet
at Wesley Church corne at 7.45, Tues
day evening, August 23.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
BASEBALL NOTES.

Egg Harbor will play the Pleasant
vile Regulars at the local ball park
this Saturday afternoon. This should
insure a good turn out of fans, as Egg
Harbor always has a good team.
Tomorrow Sunday the Pleasant
vile Regulars will journey to Egg
Harbor for a return game with the
team of that city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank Mrs. Wilhelmina
Albright for the use of her lot, which
she so kindly donated to the Mainland
Post, American Legion, for its recent
carnival.
w. ]. HUDSON, Commander.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20

OF course it takes drainage engineers
to make ready for irrigation as well as
for drainage, so we fail to see why the
Volstead act should have anything to
do with the salaries Of the engineers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
pOEM RYKA
UNCLE JOHN&|

o, regulate the safetyva1ve. n see that it performs. You know you
need the safetyvalye, when lies machinery warns. An healths too
blame uncertain, v at its very best, to clean neglect the safety-valve,
that lends a bit of rest
Our elbows nudge a felerman that seems to Eve stop. We
whisper STEADY brother-or sometimes gon' to pop; then we watch his
hair turn grayer, as he serve the God of pef-now what's the good of
fortune when it costssa Ia hisself?
So, don't forget the safetyvalve that keeps the engine cool.
There's a powerful sight of difference in a wise mar an a fool-the ma
chine that's over-heated is the certanest to STALL and the fool that keeps
her hottest, is the biggest fool of ALL
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12
LIST OF PUTNAM COUNTY
MEN LISTED AS SLACkERS

The News has received from the
War Department list of Putnam
county men who have been listed in
the departments records as evading
military service during the war This
list is released for publication on
September IL, but it will not be pub
lished until The News can substan-
tiate any or all of those so listed.
This list should, however, be open
to the public, so that the name of any
person unjustly listed through error,
might be reported to the proper au
thorities and the record cleared up.
The list can be seen at the News Of
fee.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12
THE LEGION WILL
MAKE ITSELF FELT.

A few days ago an American Le-
gion post in South Carolina passed
a resolution in which it was declared
that Ambassador Harvey lied" when
he made his infamous utterances at
the Pilgrim dinner in London few
weeks ago. Press dispatches state
that there was bitter argument as to
whether the short and ugly word
should be made even more emphatic
by prefxing the word dam" We
can be very sure that every young
American in that meeting felt tide
of resentment surging through his
being when he voted to characterize
a misrepresentation Of his feelings
as a false statement, especially when
such CHARACTERIZATION was made in
such an impudent and tolerant way,
and of ideals for which so many
gave their lives.
The action of the South Carolina
post may be reckoned as representing
the sentiment Of every loyal Ameri-
can in the country, even though they
might not adopt the youthful char
acteristics in expressing it. Our
own post, Bert Hodge, has already
expressed itself in no uncertain
terms on this infamous utterance,
and hundreds Of other posts in the
country have done likewise. And We
may expect to see this impulsive sen.
timent, this flame Of resentment at
such gross improperly on the part
of Americas ambassador at St
James, temper more firmly American
ideals in the souls of thise who edged
the assault and accepted every haz
zard.
When memorial services were helc
recently at Hoboken pier there wa.
not one participating in an officia
capacity in those services to venture
what those men died for. There
was no explanation in the light Of
separate treaty of peace signed with
Germany, simply as bit Of politica
strategy to indicate contempt fol
the policies of the administration re-
Gently in control.
AS the New York World said re,
Gently:
"At the dedication of the cemetery
at Gettysburg, Lincoln could plead
that Eve here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in
va:n-that this Nation, under God
shs II have a new birth of freedom
and that government of the people,
by the people, for the people, shall
not perish from the earth"
No where in the treaty which Mr..
Harding signed with Germany is
there word for American ideals, a
word indicating that young Ameri-
cans gave their lives for a principle.
But everywhere the material, the in
sistence for damages for private
claimants crops out as if it were
really contract for settlement in a
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Justice of the peace court.
It was in May that Mr., Harvey
made his speach in London which
aroused such resentment in this
country that President Harding and
Secretary Hughes felt called on to
repudiate it. But they spoke before
they acted, and a few weeks later
gave the lie to every word they ut.
tered when they signed the separate
treaty and gave approval to every
word that Mr.. Harvey uttered. In
his speech Mr.. Harvey informed Eu-
rope that the American people had
no ideals in the war and that we took
I'D arms against German autocraey
only because I'VE were afraid not Il
fight" That is the real truth Of
the matter he added, "and so we
came along toward the ned and help
ed you and your allies shorten the
war. That is all we did and all that
we claim to have done"
Harvey knew the political atmos-
phere at WWashington. He knew
that whether President Harding felt
that way about it or not that he
would chart his course along those
lines best calculated to appease
those who made him puppet.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Citation No. 6,754: In the face
of present prices, and in spite Of
lower wages, he walked boldly into
a store to buy winter shoes for his
seven children"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Corpus Christie, Tex, Sept. u
The bodies of 20 Americans were re-
covered from swollen streams at Nc
Allen today, according to a dispatch
to a local newspaper tonight. The
telephone plant manager at Harlin-
gen says the Rio Grande river and
tributaries are all far out Of their
banks.
Ford Tops put on in one hour at
Modal PAINTING & THINNING ca
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Some people worry about how they
are going to meet their bills, and
some worry about how they are 60
ing to dodge them.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Another fine thing about education
is that it keeps the youngsters out Of
mischief and gives mother a little
eace at home.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Air programs have not yet devel-
oped to the point where any nation
claims, as its sphere of influence,
the atmosphere.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12
axes to grind.

Inc worst feature Of the divorce
Ct ale is the disposition Of contending
: factions to divorce old barren reason
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

The affairs of the world are direct
ed by men who feel i'll at ease at a
tea party.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

%'Treat EN- rough" was good war
slogan, but it has its little faults as
a foreign policy.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Mess, Rations; also the fix ev,
erything is in.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Whatever it is that troubles the
world just now, it isn't ennui.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Only the future can tell whether
Germany can come back without
going back.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Very likely Eden lost some of its
atmosphere of romance when Eve
found the onion patch.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

A physician says people are usu-
ally happy when the liver is work
ing well. He probably means f1iv-
yer.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES
OF DEATH LIST MAY GROW

Continued from Page u
evening in the hills along the Omas
creek.
The electric display accompanying
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

When an employer goes out to
buy brains, he prefers used models
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Munitions manufacturer. look for
a heavy frost about. November II.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

The founder a man howls for SER
vice, the smaller his tips will be.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Europe's opinion is that the sun
never sets on the American brag.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

For that matter, love Of money is
the root of all industry.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

The disarmament conference will
succeed in burying the Ratchet, un-
less the delegates bring too many
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

the storm was the most vivid ever
seen here as lightning flashed al
most continuously and the thunder
hoomed and reverberated through the
Heavens. While torrents of rain
were still falling in the streets OF
San Antonio and the residents una
Bile to get out because of the down.
pour went early to bed a roar was
heard, subdued, but ominous as lne
food waters broke upon the town.
r 1t was impossible to stand on
your feet against the swift current
said one man who escaped from MS
home before the force of the flood
struck. l got away early as the first
water rose and even then / was COM
PEELED to cling to buildings, trees,
fences and wreckage to get out. l
could not stand upright against the
water. When the crest came a few
minutes later l do not believe any hu-
man being could have withstood it.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-12

Houston, Texas, Sept. ia re-
CBy Associated Phrss.h
port of the weather observer at Tay-
lor. Tex, to the Houston weather bu-
reau at 1920 tonight states that
1858 inches of rain has fallen there
in the last "a hours. An official
message from Valley Junction states
that that place is under water Prac-
tically all communication out of
Houston to points in the flooded area
are broken, but meagre reports show
considerable areas affected.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-27
DURABILITY OF FENCE POSTS
Not Much Differences Between Split
and Round N Heartwood and
sapwood Equal.

Some people believe split fence posts
last longer than do round ones. Prob
ably as large a number hold tho oppo-
site view. The forest products labora-
tory of the United States Department
of Agriculture says that one will last
about as long as the other II the per
centage Of heartwood and sapwood II
the same In both. II the percentage of
sapwood is increased by splitting, the
split post will be less durable. while
II the percentage OF heartwood Is In
creased It will be more durable than
the round one. Exceptions to this
should be made II the posts are Of
spruce, hemlock or any Of the true mrs,
whose heartwood and sapwood are
about equally durable.
II the posts are to be treated with
creosote or some other preservative.
the round post Is preferable to the
split because Of the comparative ease
with which the sapwood can be treated.
Experiments at the laboratory demon
strate that the heartwood faces on
split posts do not, as rule, absorb
the preseryative as well as does the
sapwood.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-27
FOWLS REQUIRE GOOD
CARE DURING SUM MER
Poor Economy to Neglect Hens
During Rush Work.
" They Cannot Be Given Free Range
u Will Be Necessary to Furnish
Ample Supply Of Green Feed
Give Some Milk.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
In the rush Of summer work the hens
often are neglected on many farms.
This Is poor economy. because the care
they receive will determine to a large
extent the profits to be realized.
The poultrymen of the Department
OF Agriculture advise that hens be
given free range, II possible, during the
summer months, and II they cannot be
given free range that as much green
feed be furnished as they will readily
consume. MIX Is excellent during the
summer months. Buttermilk also may
be used, or seml-solid buttermilk IL the
regular buttermilk Is not obtainable.
The department advises feeding
about equal parts of scratch grains
and Of mash for the average during
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-27

The American raven. 1t is said, once
was fairly common In our middle wes-
tern country. In New England and In
the lower ranges of the Allegheny
mountains. Today It Is only OCCASION
ally to be seen In Its ancient haunts.
In the Rocky mountains. however.
where men are scarce, and In the far
northwestern country the raven is mold
Ing Its own. II builds its nest on hhe
ledges of the inaccessible cliffs. and
seeing Its foe afar 1t keeps the distance
In which lies safety. The raven is
much larger than Its cousin. the Ameri-
can crow. and its note Is no mora
cav, but "a hoarse rolling cr-rr-cruck. :
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-27
Get SILO READY
BEFORE FILLING
Paint Interior at Least Once in
Three Years and See That
Roof Is Water-T Tight.
DOORS SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY
Hoops Of stave Structures Should Be
frightened and Any Defective Pieces
Of Wood Repiaced-Air VIII
tf1 Spoil SiIaoe.

prepared by the United States Depart
men. of kgriculture)
With the approach of the time for
filling the slio. experts In the United
States Department of Agriculture call
attention 20 the desirablllty of put
ting silos In shape and making plans
for filling which will save valuable
time In the rush of work. Silos are
comparatively new feature of farm
management, sand In many cases have
been built less substantially than some
OF the older forms of farm structures.
silos Need Occasional Attention.
Even the best constructed silo will
need some attention occasionally. Con-
crete silos, which are among the most
expensive OF construction, require the
least attention as general rule. but
they will give better service II the in
side is given a coat of special paint
about once in three years. Paint for
treating the interiors of silos Is easily
made OF raw coal tar mixed with gaso-
line and applied with a tar brush. The
roof should be inspected to see II 1t Is
water-tight, and the doors may well be
looked over. They need TO fit tight.
Wooden silos, either stave or board
construction, require additional atten-
tion. The hoops of stave silos should
be frightened and any defective pieces
Of wood replaced. In wood sllos, par
ticularly the cheaper ones and those
of home make. there Is always the like
lihood OF inlets for air, which will spoil
the silage.
Careful attention should be paid to
seeing that the machinery to be used
In harvesting and storing the si!age is
In working condition. Corn harvesters
and silo-filling machinery are frequent
ly owned In partnership by several
farmers. and OF course arrangements
need to be made In advance to see that
all the owners get their corn In at the
season when II is In best, shape. In
using the corn harvester the bundles
should be made rather small. While
this takes more time. the extra expense
is more than Offset by the ease In han
ding the bundles and feeding them
into the silage, cutter.
The corn ordinarily is hauled to the
cutter on common, fiat hay racks. The
| low-wheeled wagon Is much prefer
able to the high one. An, underslung
rack can be constructed with compara-
tive ease and will save much labor.
II the sllage cutter and lifting ma
chipery have not been selected, every
effort should be made to get machinery
which has sufficient or excess capacity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-27
sUNFLoweR GOOD AS sILAGE
Becoming Popular In Northwestern
Sections Where Corn 10 DlNL
cult to Grow.

The use Of sunfowers for silage has
proved popular In certain of the North.
ern Great Plains and Inter-Mountain
states where 1t, is not possible to pro-
duce large tonnage OF corn for silage
purposes. In some sections the silage
made from sunflowers has been found
to compare favorably In palatabillty
and feeding value. with .sllage made
from corn. This is not always the
case. however, as II appears that in
certain irrigated districts In the. North
ern Great Plains where the growth OF
sunfowers. is rank and succulent, the
resulting silage Is often not very pal.
atable. Experiments reported from
the Huntley experiment farm In Mon
tana Of the United States Department
Of Agriculture show that while 1t is
possible to produce from % to 80 tons
of sunfiowers per acre, 1t has been diff
fcult to produce a siIage that is as
much relished by live stock as corn
silage, which gives. rather less than
half as much tonnage per acre.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-27

The mistake Is often made, OF getting
an outfit that is too small. thus max
Ing the operation of filling the silo very
slow and interfering with. the contlnu-
Gus employment OF the entire force OF
men. A number OF satisfactory sllage
cutters are on the market The chief
features to be considered In a. cutter
are that 1t Is strongly made and will
cut fine.
Harvest Corn Before Fully. Ripe.
Ordinarily corn should be harvested
for. the silo about week or ten days
before It would be cut for shocking
that Ia. when abont 90 per cent Of the
kernels are dented and at least Is per
cent of the kernels are hardened so
that no milk can be squeezed out At
this time the lower leaves on the stalk
are turning yellow and the green corn
fodder contains 65 or 10 per cent OF
moisture, which is sufficient for silage.
Sllnge made from corn containing moIs-
ture enough for proper preservation is
more palatable than that made from
corn so mature as to require the addi-
tion Of water. 4.f4-f