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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Two Athens Men Are
Struck by Lightning

ATHENS, Ga, July 14.-W. II.
Kyle and ]. F. Dunston. of Athens,
were Wednesday afternoon struck
by lightning while standing on the
porch of Homer Russell Daniel. on
the Danielsville road, resulting in
serious injuries to their feet in the
nature of burns. Neither men are ex-
pected to walk for several weeks.
Eugene Barber, who was standing
on the porch at the same time, was
knocked down. but not seriously in
jured. H. c. Kyle. also standing on
the porch. was not hurt
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
CALOMEL MAKES
YOU SICK, UGH!
''Dodson'S Liver Tone" bet
ter than CaIomeI and can
not saIiVate

Calomel loses you a day! You know
what calomel is. It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel is dangerous. 1t
crashes into sour bile like dynamite,
cramptng and sickening you. Calomel
attacks the bones and should never
be put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your
druggist. sells for a few cents a
large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
which is entirely vegetable and
pleasant to take and is perfec.
substitute for calomel. It is guaran-
teed to start your liver without STIR
ring you up inside. and can not sail
Vate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you a
days work. Dodson's Liver Tone
straightens you right up and you
feel great. Give it to the children
because it is perfectly harmless and
doesn't gripe.-(AdVt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16

long enough to give a reading before
an autographed copy of her book for
President Harding and to remain to
visit for an hour with Mrs. Harding,
answer a note Of thanks and appre-
citation from former President Will
son and consider phether or not she
should approve an offer to have her
first story filmed.
Matalee finds being an authoress
Is great fun. But she thinks it
would be better if the Juvenile au-
tIfors ofq all the state could become
acquainted and know more about
each others works. She thinks such
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Benning Bus Line to
Begin Operating From
Columbus to Camp

COLUMBUS, Ga. july IA new
Benning bus service will be inau-
gurated August 5. according to an
nouncement here by a representative
Of the Howard company, of Atlanta.
which concern has an exclusive
franchise to operate between Column
bus and the big Military camp.
Six big cars will be shipped to the
city next week. They will be of the
Fifth avenue type, with the excep-
minutes service will be put on. The
roadway to the camp will be i'm
proved and put in fine shape so that
the new service will be a great i'm
provement over that being used to-
day.
With the exclusive franchise, rigid
regulations go on, according to local
camp officials
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16

an exchange would benefit them all.
To that end she wants to arrange
a get-together party in Washington
for the youngest author or authoress
in each state Of the union. She SAYS
that when they come to Washington
she'll take them all to the White
House for presentation to the presi-
dent
So that's why this story Is writ
ten. Who's the youngest boy or girl
in Georgia with published book to
his or her credit? Send in your
name and address with the title Of
your published book to Matalee Lake,
at Washington. And she'll arrange
for the party.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Project a Hero

PARIS.-The new project Of Paris
police spends his nights wandering
about to see if policemen are at their
posts. While making his rounds the
other night he helped rescue a girl
who tried to drown herself. A citi-
zen was first to plunge into the river
and the project pulled both out. At
the static nhouse he astounded his
subordinates by revealing his iden-
tity.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16

Who's the youngest author. boy
or girl. with a published volume to
his or her credit in Georgia?
Are you?
Matalee Lake wants to know. At
Is she's the Youngest authoress in
Washington, D. C. She completed
her freshman year. just as her nov.
elette. LAS Strong as the Hills"
was entering it's third edition.
Although deeply immersed now in
writing Novel No. 2. Matalee finds
other calls upon her time. In one
week recently, to illustrate.
she had to lay down her pen
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
RAINBOW REUNION WILL
DISCUSS BONUS BILL

CLEVELAND, O., July 14.-Bonus
for war veterans will be one of the
principal subjects discussed during
the second annual convention Of the
Rainbow division veterans associa-
ton, organized from units from
twenty-six states, which opened a
four-day session here today.
Although the last convention at
Birmingham Endorsed the bonus plan,
and it's supporters believe they still
are in the majority, many of the
chapters Of the organization are I'M
derstood to have instructed their del
egates to oppose the plans until disa-
bled soldiers have been cared for.
Perpetuation of the division as a
national guard organization through
action Of congress and the war de-
partment also will be taken up. An
other subject of discussion will be
whether the Rainbow division shall
continue in its present form or be
divided into regimental associations
with a national organization,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
OLD-TINIE CELEBRATION
Rocks Fom Heaven

UTICA, N. "a house on a lone
ly road near here in which Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ashley and their fam
a mysterious phenomenon. For sew
en- weeks stones as large as bill
lizard balls have been dropping on
the house, apparently out Of a clear
sky. They fall perpendiGularly, as
if dropped, not thrown. All efforts
to explain their source have been
vain
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Sunday Blue Law
Held Unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES. July 14.-An ordi-
nance of the city of Pomona. near
here, prohibiting Sunday amuse-
ments for which an admission fee
was charged. was held unconstitu-
tional yesterday by Superior Judge
Burnell. The judge declared the draft
was class legislation because, while
prohibiting theaters and similar en-
terprises from operating on Sunday
it allowed churches to take up a
collection. which he said was vir-
tually an admission fee. at Sunday
Saruices
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Patriotic Corn

MILWAUKEE. William l..
Woodbury., Of the botany depart
ment, Northwestern university. has
produced a red, white and blue
breed of corn with which he ce1e-
brated the Fourth of July. '"The
newspapers joshed me when 1 an
nounced my intention and the farm
ers laughed at me-" he said, but
guess I've shown them it could
be DONE"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
BONUS BILL TEST
To COME THURSDAY

WASHINGTON. July 14.-The
Democratic fight against shelving
the soldier bonus bill will be conferred
today upon an effort to instruct the
finance committee to report it back
to the senate at an early date.
The test will come tomorrow aft
ernoon, shortly after o'clock, when
it has been agreed to vote on the mo-
ton by Senator Penrose, of Penn
sylvania, to recommit the measure.
Republican leaders are confident the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
ROMANCE HANDED RUDE JOLT
RECKLESS WEDDINGS ARRIVE
HERE'S CHARLES

DAWES on the job at Wash
ington as director of the bud
get. His job is to cut down
the waste and save taxpayers
some money. The long cigar
is ever present.
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fostered by the man-poWer and mon
ey tha1 would be released.
RUMORED FRENCH MAKERS
OPPOSE DISARMAMENT

PARIS, July 14.-Opposition of
some of the big munitions manufac-
turers of Europe to disarmament
was revealed here today in connec-
ton with the meeting Of the League
of Nations committee of disarma-
ment, which was scheduled to meet
here Saturday.
Although the league invited the
manufacturers to appoint permanent
members of the committee they re-
fused to have anything to do with
the project, it was stated.
AS a consequence, the league itself
was obliged to find three representa-
would consent to serve. Those fin
ally agreed upon were: Secretary
HodeZ, of the Federation of Czecho-
Slovakian industrials of Prague;
President Langkpaer, of the Arbejds-
giverforening VesterVoldgade of
Copenhagen, and Thomas Findley,
president and director of the Massey
Harris company, of Toronto.
KRUPP WORKS MAKING
FARM MACHINERY
BERLIN, July 14-The Krupp
works which in the past were syn
ing swords into pillow shares.
ing swords into ploy shares.
The metal derived from scrapping
cannon, tanks and other engines Of
destruction, is being employed by
the reopganized Krupp concern in
manufacturing agricultural machln-
cry, locomotives and other peace
commodities.
ENGLISH MUNITIONS PLANTS
MAKING PEACE MACHINERY
LONDON, July 14.-British war
trusts" which turned out death-deal-
ing Instruments during the war, are
now engaged largely in production
Of peace machinery.
Officials of several munitions con-
Germs said today they would be lit
tie affected by Limitation of arma-
ments, which is expected to grow
out of the Washington conference
called by President Harding.
The proportion Of straight war
materials now manufactured by the
famous Vickers, limited. is extreme
ly small compared with the mani
fold activities Of it's huge work
shops, an official Of that concern
said.
Proof that Vickers is fully equip
ped for peace work is contained in
the fact that practically all our fac
tories, which were constructed espe-
cially for manufacture of munitions
during wartime, are now being main
tanned for production of more peace
full things" he declared.
"Airplane engines, automobile
parts, machine tools-they are all
grist from our mill. The plants in
Sheffield and Barrow have been con-
verified exclusively to making locomo-
tives, while that at Firth is making
cardboard box machinery, that at
Crawford automobile parts and so on.
1--WE have not been obliged to close
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
''Bastile Day. Is
Observed by Many
Cities on Thursday

Thursday, July IA. is "BastiIe
aay, the national French holiday
In memory Of the blow that struck
ton.
In many cities of the United
states celebrations were held, both
by American and French citizens.
There were no celebrations in At
lanta, but a number of people who
remembered the day hung the Tri-
color in front of their homes along
with the Stars and Stripes.
NEW ORLEANS HAS
OLD-TIME CELEBRATION
NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Bastile
day was celebrated in the French
quarter of the city today with all
the oldtime enthusiasm, an elaborate
program, staged to raise funds for
a local French school, being pre-
Ceded by a parade Of French resi-
dents to the French consulate and
city hall, where receptions were held.
La Marseillaise" will be sung
late today and tableau representing
the United States and France will
be presented by ten young ladies'
This will be followed by speech-mak-
ing, an elaborate banquet and dane
ing. The speakers will include Gov
ernor John M. Parker, Mayor Andrew
McShane, and Charles Barrett, French
consul general at New Orleans
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

class will be discussed. 1t is planned
to hold one of these socials each
month at the home of one of the mem
bers.
Walter J. Roberts, cashier of the
First National Bank, purchased a new
Ford Sedan last Tuesday.
Robert Taylor and family have
moved from the apartment over the
pool in the barber shop build
ing on New Jersey avenue to the prop
erty at Mill and Pitney Roads, which
they recently bought from Harry Matt
son, Jr.
John j. Dowd, promoter of the Carl
ton Heights real estate tract north of
here on the Philadelphia Road, has
gone to Florida to dispose of his hold
ings there. Upon his return he in
tends to build on his tract at Carlton
Heights, through which he has opened
several streets. During the summer
he sold quite a number of building lots
to home-seekers and investors. While
here he lived in the former Higbee
homestead on Adams n
By order of City Council the official
telephone vas installed ten days ago
in the home of Chief of Police Will
liam %Schoepfin, Jr., on New Jersey
venue The call number is 349-W
~Pleasantville.
Residents having rubbish, including
dirt, tin cans, ashes, ETC., to dispose of
are free to dump same on the Alfred
Adams sidewalk line between his resi-
dence property and the G. Hare prem
Uses on N. New Jersey avenue.
The hour of the monthly meeting
of City Council on the last Wednesday
evening of each month has been
changed from 8 to 7.30 o'clock. Only
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

The home of Mariner Smith on New
Jersey avenue is being frightened
with a coat of paint.
A Halloween party will be given
this Saturday evening at the home of
Miss Edith Joyce on New Jersey ave
nue.
Mrs. F. higgins. of Palmyra, N. j.,
| spent a few days the past week with
Mrs. Clara Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sorden. who
We're married last Saturday. returned
home Wednesday evening from their
honeymoon trip by auto to Baltimore
and Washington. The ~newlyweds will
make their home for the present with
her mother, Mrs. Clara Smith, on New
Jersey avenue. They have the best
wishes of a host of friends for a long
and happy married life.
Miss Laura Coon, of Atlantic City,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss Florence Draper, who was
transferred some time ago in the gov
eminent service from Washington to
Philadelphia, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Draper, Jr., over the
weekend.
Mr.. S. E. Crowley is having a
kitchen, also a dollhouse for raising
flowers. added to his New Jersey ave-
nue. residence. Mrs. Crowley is said
to be quite a h%orticulturist with a
strong penchant for raising floral
plants.
Robert Naylor, brother of Mrs. Will
liam Schoepflin, Jr., with whom he has
been making his home for several
months, has a position at the Central
Garage and Machine Shop on Shore
Road.
William Rem and family, of New
Road and California avenue, have
moved into the apartment in the bar
Der shop building recently vacated by
the Taylor family. At 100 in the
morning a few days ago Mr.. Rem
heard a noise in the back yard. APP
pearing at the window he saw some
one disappearing in the darkness with
n of his chickens.
Peter Delaney, of Camden, night
Waterman on the New York Road,
which is being hard surfaced, was ar
rested by Chief of Police William
Schoepfiin, Jr, last Sunday night for
being drunk and disorderly after being
warned several times by the police
officer to cease such conduct. He was
taken to P~leasantville and lodged in
the Jail. where he has been incarcer-
ated the past week. Delaney created
a disturbance in the center of town
Saturday night, and was elected from
Flynn's ice cream parlor for being dis
orderly while in an intoxicated condi-
ton.
Five young men, said to hail from
Ple%asantyille and Atlantic City, were
arrested by Police officer Schoepfin
last Saturday for creating a disturb
ance and being noisy about town.
Taken before Justice of the Peace Will
liam Wyand, Sr., all five were given a
severe reprimand and warned to never
again repeat such actions here, after
which they were released.
Mrs. j. Towers Townsend was OPP
Grated upon last Wednesday at Hahne-
mann Hospital, Philadelphia, for can
Ger of the throat. This is the fourth
operation she has submitted to for the
disease.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the local Pres
byterian Church was well represented
at the All-Day District Missionary Con-
vention held in the Presbyterian
Church, Ocean City, last Tuesday.
Two missionaries from Korea and a
speaker IN "Mormonism" gave inter
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29
Please Act Promptly

In February of this year, we offered for the first
time, a limited number of shares of our Preferred
Stock. In exactly six working days, every share
was sold. Many folks got their subscriptions in
too late and we have constantly had requests for
stock from people who wished to invest from S.
up. Simply because we had no stock to sell, we
have had to turn away our customers and other
folks who wished to invest.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

esting addresses.
Absecon Art Club members were
guests of Mrs. Leland G. Madden al
her home in Pleasantville last Wed.
nesday afternoon. Those who enjoy
ed her hospitality were Mrs. May
Townsend, Miss Hannah Madden, Mrs
r. A. Elwood, Mrs. William B. Smith
Mrs. George B. Conover, Mrs. r. L.
Babcoek, Mrs. A. l.. Hammell and Mrs
Robert Mclaughlin.
Miss Gladys Ristine entertained al
a Halloween party at her North Alb
secon home last evening. Friday.
Two masquerade parties attended
by local society folk were held in the
hall at Port Republic this week, one
on Tuesday, the other on Friday eve
ming.
Tomorrow, Sunday, will be Good
Literature Day" in the M. E. Church.
Pastor Wainwright will deliver a spe-
cial sermon from an appropriate text
at the morning service and will show
how important and necessary the read
ing of good literature is, and what an
important part it plays in influencing
and developing human character.
Rev. j. C. Stock, field representative
of the New Jersey Children's Home
Society at Trenton, appeared before
the morning congregations in both the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
last Sunday and presented the needs
of that institution. He also gave a
resume of the aims, purposes and ae-
complishments of the society.
Mr.. Leon Conover will entertain the
members of the Mems Bible Class of
the M. E. Sunday School at a social at
his home next Monday evening, when
subjects of interest and benefit to the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29
About Flies.

81 wonder where all the flies come
FROM" grumbled Mrs. Jones as she
swatted around the dining-room.
well, mom," said the young joker
of the family, the cyclone makes the
house fly, the blacksmith makes the
fire fly, the jockey makes the horse
fly, and I heard you tell pa at supper
last night that us children make the
butter fy."-Boston Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

routine matters were considered at
Wednesday nights session, which was
of short duration.
DR.. Maroney, the physical director
of Atlantic City schools, will give a
talk to the Parent-Teachers' Associa-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

ton of Absecon on Friday evening,
Nov. 4, in the school auditorium. A
demonstration of regular school work
will be given by one of the teachers.
All parents and friends are invited
and urged to come.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29
We can offer at this time only 1000 Shares

We have been supplying electricity to Atlantic
City and the nearby communities for fourteen
years. Our business is bound to grow and thrive.
In fact it is only because the Company is grow
ing that we have more stock to sell. The funds
necessary to make extensions and additions to
pany's securities.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

Make the acquaintance of The Pleas
antville Press by becoming a subscrib-
er, and you will find it a very satisfac-
tory acquaintance.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

From coast to coast the securities of electric light
and power companies are known to be among the
very finest investments. The banks and the in
surance companies have millions of their funds
invested in companies such as ours. You can do
no better than to follow the example of your bank
savings in the electric light and power industry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29
A Different Matter.

Mamma-"No, Freddy, mind what l
say. l don't want you to go over into
the next garden to play with that
Binks boy; he's very rude"
Freddy (heard a few moments after
ward calling over the walt say,
Binks, ma says Pm not to go in your
garden because you're rude; but you
can come into my garden-I amt
rude."-Boston Post.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

Let the Cent-a-Word column of The
Pleasantville Press sell, rent, find or
supply your wants. Its results are re-
markable.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29
Notice of Sale of Land for Unpaid Taxes.

The owners an OCCUPANT of the following described pare s of real estate
situated in the taxngd district of the Borough of Linwood. in the County of At
landc and State of New Jersey. NJ the public are hereby notified hat the taxes
parcels of real estatew will be offered for sale by public auction at the Borough
Hail., Popa Ave, in said taxing district IN
Mt Q oclock = NJ. for the payment OF said taxes with costs m charges there
Arizona republican., 1921-09-18

county, Ohio, September 15. 1855 He was converted to faith in Christ at 15 years of age. He was ordained to the gospel ministry at 22 years or age He was educated in the south west Baptist college, Boliver, Mis- souri, and he Baptist theological seminaries at Morgan Park, limos, and louisville, Kentucky. In 1884 he was appointed by the foreign mission society of the Northern Baptists to go as a missionary to China, but ill- health in his family prevented. His last pastorate was tfie William Jew ell Baptist church. Kansas City, Mrs souri, from which he came to Arl- zona He has resided at Tempe. Scottsdale and Phoenix.
 MT. Elliott began to decline Tn health several months ago ana gradually became weaker until hls death which occurred the 18th ot September, 1921. it being his 66th birthday. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Minnie Robinson Elliott; two sons, the Rev. L. R. Elliott of Fort Worth, Texas. and Lloyd c. FL liott of 767 East Brill street; his daughter, Miss Elsie J. Elliott, al present in California; several broth CTS and sisters in other states, and a host of friends who deeply mourn the loss of a noble father and hus- band and a true and constant friend
 Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist church at 3:30 p. m today and will be conducted by his colleagues in the ministry, Rev. c NJ. Northrup, Rev. B. T. Gillette ant Rev. c. D. Greasy. The pallbearers are c. w. Goodman, w. w. Creme c. D. Doris, F.. G. Feelings. Dr. u H. Thayer and l.. w. Coggins.