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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

Four ole buildings, including the
historic eight-Story Metropolitan
Building at Market and Washington
Streets, are being RACED. and ground
will o o be broken for what in all
probability is the most extensive
downtown building operation that
Newark has witnessed in man. years.
The four bays at the extreme left of
the picture show the extern of the
Market street side Of the new build
ing.
Shortly after the completion of the
present Bamberger store in 1912, this
Arm, realizing that future expansion
would be necessary. began to acquire
additional land in the block In which
the new building was Situated. Par
eel after parcel passed into their
hands until the entire block bounded
by Market, Halsey, Bank and Wash
ington Streets came under Bamber-
ger control.
1t is upon the Washington and
Market Street corner thai the firm Is
now preparing to erect an addition
which, when completed, will increase
the size of the present store by rs
per cent, or, in round numbers,
afford an additional 100. 900 gross
square feet, giving the greater store
in the neighborhood of a half million
gross square feet of floor space. The
present frontage On Market Street is
IA feet , The new building will in
crease his to $50 feet. The present
frontage on Washington Street Is III
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

given by Mrs. William Hunter, Mrs.
Julia Fenton, Miss Mabel Bailey and
Robert Francis Ogden, the pastor.
Present were Mrs. II. j. Mccarthy,
Anna and Kathryn Mccarthy, Mrs.
Charles Kunkely, Mrs. James Ballan-
tine, Mrs. Hunter, Miss Florence Hunt
er, Mrs. Lawrence Beckley and sons,
Frank and William, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Fairbrothers, Edna and Maisie Fair
brothers, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Fairbro-
Tiers, Miss Cornelia F~airbrothers,
Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. May Townsend,
Mrs. Attles, Misses Alice MacIntyre,
Hannah Madden, Mabel Bailey, Ger
trude Effron, Marion Price and Mr.. Og.
den.
A Junior Church with a junior choir
is one of the new features of M. E.
Church work at K%eansburg, where the
Rev. w. S. Ludlow ministers to an APP
preciative people. This church has
raised it's quota in full each year for
the Centenary and in a few days the
full mount for the first half of this
year will be forwarded to the Centen.
airy office. Rev. Mr.. Ludlow was pas
tor of the Absecon Church from 1910
to 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Miller re-
turned on Sunday to their home in
Philadelphia, after spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George d. Shovel, at North AbsecOn.
They were accompanied by her sister,
Miss Ella Shovel, who will visit
them ten days or two weeks.
Mrs. John A. Berry spent several
| days last week with relatives in the
| Quaker City, whittier she went pur-
posely to see her nephew, William H..
Hassler Philadelphia policeman, who,
several days before, was shot several
| times by motor thieves, who withdrew
a revolver from under the seat and
fired when he demanded their registra-
tion certificates while in the act OF
starting a stolen car. Dangerously
but not MORALLY wounded it is believ-
ed, he was taken to a Philadelphia
hospital, where he is said to be recov-
ering.
Mrs. Laura b. Reed, president of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the NJ. e. Church, announces
there will be no meeting Of the society
this month. There will, however, be
an important converting of the men,
bers and friends next month, when
| lllt BuSuob ahh otBhNiiibCi IiSNhihhoo
will be combined. Time and place for
the next gathering will be announced
later.
A new Ford touring car turning
south unto the Shore Road from the
Absecon Boulevard at $40 last Satur-
day afternoon was struck in the right
real wheel, by a Ford sedan being
driven down New Jersey avenue. The
force of the impact lifted the right
side of the touring car, containing two
women and a child in addition to the
driver, 2b feet above the surface Of
the road. At this point of balance the
touring car described a 40-foot semi
circle on the two left wheels. 1t
mounted the sidewalk in front Of the
flag house and collided with the base
of the street gate at the Shore Road
railroad crossing, breaking off the
gate handle. The occupants were bad
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

ly frightened but not injured. The
car was not badly damaged and pro-
ceeded under its own power.
Mrs. j. S. Tilton went to Washing
ton Crossing, Pa, a week ago to spend
a week with relatives. Accompanied
by friends she expected to leave there
yesterday, Friday, for a 100 mile trip
up the Hudson River, whence she will
go inland for an indefinite stay in the
mountains of New York State.
Misses Ethel and Olive Hammell re-
turned home Sunday night from their
interesting ten days trip to Niagara
Falls, Toronto, Thousand Islands and
numerous other places of historic and
picturesque interest. In company
with another young woman tourist,
Miss Olive viewed the Thousand ISL
ands in the st. Lawrence River from
an airship in which she circled over
the Islands and had a panoramic view
of the landscape below from a dizzy
height. This was her first trip in an
airplane. She was greatly pleased
with the novel experience.
In failing health for some time Mrs.
Samuel w. Giberson has beer confined
to her bed in a very serious condition
the last ten days.
While emerging from her dip in the
swimming pool on the White property
ten days ago, Miss Edith Freas, of
North Absecon, met with a painful
accident by stepping on a board con
tanning two nails, one of which pene-
trated her foot to considerable depth.
Frantic with fright she was carried to
a nearby automobile and taken home.
The injured member became badly
swollen n SO sore that for several
days she could not walk nor ever put
her foot to the floor. Heroic medical
measures were adopted in order to
prevent blood poisoning from develop
ing, and she has now nearly recovered
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

l.first of this week Miss Leira received
a visit from Miss Mary Skinner, OF
Hammonton.
Expressman Rays open delivery
wagon was run into from the real a
short distance from the Absecon
bridge, while driving on Absecon Bou
levard, shortly after 5 o'clock last
Monday afternoon. Misjudging the
distance between the Ray vehicle and
an auto coming toward him, the dri,
yer of a Pennsylvania licensed Oak
land touring car containing two men
and two women attempted to pass be-
tween the two when there wasn't room,
with the result he drove head on into
the express wagon, turning it part
way around, breaking the harness and
liberating the horse. No one vas hurt.
The aggressive auto was put out of
commission by the collision, the radi-
ator and front of the engine being
damaged. IT was towed to a local
garage.
Mrs. Mary Bereux, aged 70, of At
lantic City; died of complications of
diseases last Friday at the home of
Samuel McCambridge and Miss C. G..
Black ON w. Bolton avenue, whittier
she CAME a month before to spend the
summer in hope the change would be
of benefit to her health. She was a
resident here last summer. The re-
mains were taken on Saturday to Phil.
adelphia where the funeral was held
on Monday. Interment was made
there.
Miss c.. c. Black passed Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday with rela.
tives in Philadelphia, where she went
IN Monday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Bereux.
Samuel McCambridge has been en-.
t%ertaining at his home the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Deel, of Cincin-
natl, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. John Lands
and son, of Baltimore. Mr.. Deel is
Mr.. McCambridge's cousin, while John
Lands is his grandson.
Miss Ethel Giberson returned home
last Sunday from Beach Haven, where
she sojourned a week.
Mrs. Grace French. Of Atlantic City
has been the guest this week of Mrs
James e. Sooy, at Conovertown.
Mr.. James Fraser, of Seayiew Coli
Club, and Raymond W. Conoyer re
turned home Tuesday evening from
tIC Wu1tt IdISu bOll CluD, i ulldutl-
phia, where they played a very good
game of golf in the tournament there
Edward Prescott, Sr, and son, Ed.
ward, Jr., have been laying a cement
pavement this week in front of their
properties on New Jersey avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robbins, OF
North Absecon, are receiving congrat
ulations on the birth of a son born
Sunday, July 81. Mrs. Robbins will
be remembered as Miss Nina Conover
Captain and Mrs. d. B. Fairbroth,
ers, and Miss Cornelia Fairbrothers
of Atlantic City, are spending six
weeks with their son and daughter-in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers
and family, on New Jersey avenue.
Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers entertained
the Mite Society of the Presbyterian
Church at her home last Tuesday eve
ming. The social period was spent in
music and games. Several solos were
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

day to the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Conover, where they
spent the day. Returning home they
were accompanied by his sister, Miss
Clara Conover, and aunt, Mrs. Mary e.
Massey, who will spend an indefinite
s%ojourn at Barnegat, They also were
accompanied by the Doctors daughter,
Miss Rita Conover, who had been Wis
iting her grandparents here three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover enter
tanned last week Mrs. Horace Sprague,
Mrs. Clayton Corliss and daughter
Alma, of Barnegat. They also receiv-
ed a call from Mrs. May Henry and
Mrs. Duke Beckley, of Berlin.
Prof. w. Kelton Evans, principal of
the Absecon School from January to
June, 1918, accompanied by Mrs. Evans
and two friends, motored here last
Sunday in their new Ford sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Carton have been
entertaining the past week Mrs. Anna
Ludlam, of Long Island, a former resi-
dent here.
Mrs. ]. w. Carton is recovering
from the effects of her recent fall from
the front porch of her home to the
cement walk below, a distance of sew
eral steps. She received a sprained
ankle and was badly shaken up.
Missing a step in her home ten days
ago, Mrs. F. G. Turner injured her foot
and for several days she was not able
to wear her shoe.
Edmund B. Tilton, Of Camden, visit
ed several relatives and friends on
Shore Road last Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Conover and daughter
Leira entertained last week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Boice, their cousin, Mrs. John
Wadsworth, of Paoli, Pa, and Mrs.
Frederick Dunn, of Collingswood. The
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

from her narrowing experience. The
board through which the nails had
been driven had been used by boys, 1t
is said, for a substitute boat. Two
other accidents Of a similar nature
but not so severe have been reported
of late by bathers who stepped on
sharp objects or the bathing beach.
Colored Youth Crashes Into
Side OF Passing Dodge Machine.
With a bottle Of milk in his hand,
Alonzo Robinson, y 9"-g colqred
enaPl0yea-en-tthe poa,.,y mr.
established on the Cremona premises.
rode his bicycle directly into the side
of a new Dodge touring car at the
intersection Of New Jersey and Station
avenues, at 1890 o'clock last Friday
morning. He fell from the wheel, his
head striking the running board of
the machine, which inflicted scalp
wounds. He lay in the center of the
street until carried to the sidewalk by
onlookers, who, at first, thought he had
been badly injured.
Witnesses aver the driver of the
Dodge was in no wise to blame, for he
motored down New Jersey avenue past
the crossing at a 10 to IL mile per
hour speed, while, 1t is declared, the
bicyolist riding west on e. Station
avenue approached the intersection
without looking ahead, but rather had
his eye fixed on doings down the
street in the vicinity of the post office.
The supposition is he did not see the
machine until he rode into the left
front door head on, throwing himself
sideways and denting the door of the
auto.
After first aid applications were
made by nearby residents, a crowd of
whom soon gathered, the colored
youth was taken to Atlantic City by
Concluded on page 81
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06

feet, which will be increased to 200
feet.
NThere will be three large entrances
on Market Street and one on Wash
ington Street. The Halsey Street
entrances, of which there are three,
will remain as they are.
The same dignified Gothic archi-
lecture which marks the present
store will be faithfully adhered to,
thus giving to Market Street a
facade which, in point Of extent and
and architectural beauty, will have
few counterparts In America today.
The new addition will be part and
parcel of the present store There
will be no doorways or walls to OBJ
struct the view. There will be a
system OF up and down escalators
In the new building from the first
to the third floors. The present es-
calators will. OF course, remain as
they are.
On the roof of the new building
there will be a recreation room and
restaurant for the co-workers of the
store. This room, which will be con-
structed entirely of glass, will be one
Of the finest and most modern of its
kind in the United States. 1t will
contain over 5000 SQUARE feet of
floor space and accommodate over SOC
diners at n time. Modern electric
kitchens will be installed as well as
special refrigerating facilities. From
this commodious restaurant and rest
room will be afforded a view of the
four sides of Newark.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-06
Absecon

Having leased his Church street
home to Miss Emma Doriss, of Ger
mantown, a friend of Mrs. Lewis Clark,
this city, until Sept. 10, Prof. e. D.
Riley left on Thursday in his Over
land coupe for Malaga, where he has a
cottage. He went to attend the Mala-
ga Camp Meeting. Terminating his
stay there he will motor to Atlantic
City to spend the rest of the season.
Last Sunday he attended the camp
meeting at Seaville, Cape May County.
Norris Somers has a new Ford sedan
equipped with Apco shock absorbers.
Miss Florence Babcock returned to
Washington last Monday, after spend
ing a half-month's vacation at her
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mariner Smith receiv-
ed their new Overland touring a the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
IN H CHURCHES
ST. Simeon,s p. E. Church

The subject of the sermon at the
half past ten service Sunday morning
will be, Christ, the World Magnet"
The sermon at the evening prayer SER
vice at half past even will be, THE
Value and Peril of Ideals"
Holy Communion will be admins
tered Wednesday at half past seven.
The Litany will be sung on Friday at
four o'clock.
Professor Martel Van Roux, n of
the Victor Company's artists, and until
recently Professor of Music of the
American Conservatory, has kindly
consented to play the violin at the
evening services during the summer.
Professor Van Roux has made some
very popular records, and he and his
violin will be a very attractive feature
at the Sunday evening service.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
GAS METER ROBBER CAUGHT

At three o'clock last Saturday after
noon a lady tenant of the Hotel Port
land, surprised a man robbing the gas
meter in the basement of the hotel.
The thief fed dropping four dollars
and a half of the thirtye dollars in
quarters with which the meter was
filled. The thief had broken the lock
of the meter.
Officer CrawfordN was called and
made an investigation He first as
certained that a colored man named
James Lee had ridden on the Kono-
witch delivery truck. He had not
gone into the Hotel Portland with the
driver, but had left the truck there.
Then Crawford made inquiries and
found that the same colored man had
paid for a suit of clothes with forty
eight quarters at a tailor shop on
Oak avenue.
He was arrested and brought before
Judge Latimer. He was held for lack
of 81, 900 bail for further hearing. 1t
is probable that he will go to the re-
formatory because he has a long
criminal record. 1t is believed that
this is the man that robbed Loves
house recently.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
First Presbyterian Church

The Ladies' Aid Society's bazaar will
be held in the Arcade the Thursday
Friday and Saturday before Labor
Day, September 1st, I'd and Sd. The
Ladies' Aid will hold a Penny Supper
in the basement of the church on July
31st. The supper will be served in
cafeteria style-a penny for the chair,
a penny for the plate, etc.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be administered this Sunday
at the ten O'Clock service.
The Adult Bible Glass opened its
summer season last Sunday at halt
past two with a large class present.
Mr.. Maxwell made a notable address
An interesting program has been pre-
pared featuring different speakers
every Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society is. making
sun bonnets which seem to be all the
style in Wildwood, to help pay the
expenses of the Improvements recently
made on the church. The bonnets are
SO cents apiece. Anyone desiring one
may obtain the same by leaving their
order at the parsonage.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
WILDWOOD CIVIC CLUB.
POSTS GET 1855 EACH

The FIVE American Legion posts in
Cape May County have each received
1855, their share of the donation made
a short time since by E. B. Bacon, of
Jersey City, a summer resident of
Ocean City.
The members of the Morgan-Ranck
Post, of this city, plan to send their
post commander, John E. Trout, as
a delegate from Cape May County to
the Legion's national convention at
Kansas City in November. The Rev.
DIR. Snyder went to the convention as
a delegate last year. The state con-
vention will be held in Asbury Park
in September. Some of the local boys
have suggested that efforts be made
to land this convention for this city
next year.-Ocean City Sentinel.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08

NY WHERE in the world on an
n American ship! Americans no
longer need go to sea or ship
their goods in foreign bottoms.
That, to-day, is the proud message
from the National Capital to the
American people.
From every port In the country
now sail stately and luxurious YES
sells, under the American flag, ear
rying passengers and cargo to every
country in the globe.
The nation. through the United
States Shipping Board, is hinging q
new Declaration of Independence
to thN world, independence of for
efgn vessels, for American travellers
and commerce.
With a proud merchant feet num-
bering 800 vessels of 19,533,S90
deadweight tons (not including
small ships), according to official
figures compiled to May l, it is now
"up to-" the people of the United
States to keep that feet on the
seven seas. OF this great total the
United States Shipping Board owns
and controls 1,720 vessels OF
1l,13s.4o6 lightweight tons.
I'VE must take the huge corpora
ton, the largest the world has ever
known, and make it IN institution
of which every American will be
proud" declares Albert D. Lasker.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08

chairman OF the United States Ship
ping Board.
Our Merchant Marine must be
sustained If it is to be permanent"
declares Rear Admiral w. S. Benson,
commissioner of the United States
Shipping Board.
Not only in quantity does the
American feet excel. but in quality.
Here are some of the features OF
many American passenger vessels to
which the travelling public has been
accustomed only on big foreign
liners:-public rooms with palatial
lounges and music rooms; palm gar
den verandas and writing rooms:
ball rooms. glass enclosed promen-
AIDES, swimming tanks, twin beds.
shower and tub baths.
After forty-six years service IN
the United States Navy, during
which time he saw the American
flag. except on ships of war, almost
disappear from the ocean, and now
chief officer of the greatest single
fleet of merchantmen ever con-
structed, Admiral Benson is asking
his countrymen to support their
fleet.
1--WE have the ships" he declares.
1.-THE United States Shipping Board
is using every endeavor to build up
this vast feet into q profitable
enterprise. but we need the coopera-
ton OF every American"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
First Methodist Church

The subject of the sermon at the
eleven O'Clock service next Sunday
will be, Jesus and His Philosophy of
Forgiveness" In the evening the SER
mon will be on Personal Excellence"
Sunday-school will be at ten o'clock.
The mid-week service will be at a
quarter of eight Wednesday evening.
The Sunday-schoo1 Board will meet
after the mid-week service.
The Ladies' Aid will hold their
bazaar of fancy work in the Casino
Arcade on the week of August 8th.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
HOLY Trinity Lutheran Church

On Monday evening, July 18th, the
Luther League of Holy Trinity Lu-
theran Church will have an outing to
Stone Harbor where a Beach Party
has been arranged. A boat has been
chartered for the occasion and the
young people are eagerly looking for
ward to the occasion.
On July 2Sth to Both the Ladies' Aid
Society will hold it's annual Bazaar
on the boardwalk. Throughout the
winter the members and friends have
been busily engaged in preparing a
fine list of household articles and
other ineries which ought to prove
quite attractive to u summer guests.
Thursday last, while the pastor was
in attendance at the mass meeting in
the high school, a group of 68 mem
bers and friends of the congregation
called at the newly completed parson-
age for a surprise house warming.
The pastor was called and found an
inspiring crowd occupying his home.
After a social evening with entertain
ment and refreshment a purse was
presented Rev. and Mrs. Hob amount
ing to $40. The evening was enjoyed
by all.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
THE RECALL ELECTION NEXT
TUESDAY

City Clerk Winterburn has decided
that the unofficial ballots printed with
the names of the two present incum-
bents, Hendee and oliver Bright, as
candidates to succeed themselves, are
wrong. Their. names will not appear
in this manner on the official ballot
to be voted next Tuesday, and in this
respect the ballot printed on page
three is wrong. If the voters vote
Eyes" Hendee and Bright will be down
and out. If the voters vote NO." the
high man of the candidates will be
elected.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
MISS HAGAR TO SING AT THE
ATLANTIC PIER

Emily Stokes Hagar will be the
soloist at the special concert at the
Atlantic Pier, Andrew avenue and the
beach, next Sunday. Miss Hagar is a
well known soprano singer of Phila-
delphia where she sang with the
Wasili Leps Orchestra at Willow
Grove Park. She sang in wildwood
last summer and made a very excel
lent impression.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-08
First Baptist Church

DIR. Isaac Bagley will preach at the
Baptist Church this Sunday evening.
Lester McAllister has returned to
Millville after spending two weeks as
Mr.. Fishers guest at the parsonage.
Years ago Mr.. McAllister was a printer
at the Journal Office and he has a wife
and three children.