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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XXX.-WISCONSIN
- THE many
A~ AN S In
liz M-MrNMgEU names show
Y MiXSYNVU II the French
MuyS M6ESW influence in
@9MS~ its early set
Element. The first white man
to penetrate this region was
Jean Nicollet, who was sent out
In 1884 by Champlain to open
trade with the Indians. He
landed at Green Bay and prob
ably traversed the country to
Chicago. Fur traders and mis-
sionaries followed and the latter.
built a mission where Ashland
now stands. This was the first
church erected in the state and
around it sprang up the first
permanent settlement. Joliet
and Father Marquette descended
the Wisconsin river, and La
Sale explored a great deal of
Wisconsin before he took his
famous trip down the MISSISSIPPI
pi. Among the fur traders to
come to Wisconsin shores was
Daniel du Lhut, after whom the
city of Duluth, Mimi, was
named.
During the Revolution Wiscon-
sin remained loyal to the Brit
ish and though Wisconsin be-
came a part of the United
States by the Treaty of Paris in
1888, it was not until 1916 that
federal troops really established
authority there. Indian upris-
ings continued for some time
ending only with the Black
Hawk war in 1882. Then fol-
lowed extensive immigration
from the New England States.
Wisconsin had formed a part
of the Northwest territory until
1900, when it became a part Of
Michigan territory, under which
jurisdiction it remained until
1886, with the exception of nine
years, when it was considered
a part of Illinois territory. With
the admission of Michigan as a
state, the Wisconsin territory
was created, which included al
so the present states of Iowa
and Minnesota and portions of
North and South Dakota.
In 1913 Wisconsin was tal.en
into the Union as the thirtieth
state. It's area is 56,066 square
miles and it has thirteen cleo
toral votes for president.
The state is named after the
Wisconsin river. This is an
Ojibwa phrase which lean
gathering waters" 1t Is some
times called the Badger State.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper S%yndicate.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Mrs. Reading-"I admit l prefer the
old things. l just dote on 1.-The House
of Seven Cables"
Mr.. Fathunter-"Never heard of it.
What does it rent or?"-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Mr.. Slim-"There goes Mr.. and Mrs.
Dawson. She's twenty years old and
he's forty"
Mr.. Stout-"You don't say? Twice
as old as she. Just think, when she's
fifty he'll be 100."-Philadelphia Bull
lptin
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Paw asked little Willie, what did
that mar mean when he said he would
have none of your filthy lucre?"
"He meant, my son." said the poll
tician, that l didn't offer him enough"
philadelphia Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Patient-"You pulled me through,
Doctor"
Physician-"No, it was the work of
Providence
Patient-"Then o won't send me
any bill for it, will you?"-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Police Captain-"Did you get those
reds at the radical headquarters"
New Cop-"No, sir. l looked them
all over and there wasn't a red there.
They all had black hair and whisk-
ers.'-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Sonfn-Law-Elect what do you
consider the heaviest item of your
household expenses"
Old Longwed@"According to my
wife's expense account 'sundries' cost
me more than all the rest put to-
ther.'-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26
PUBLIC NOTICE !

Public notice is hereby given that the
city c~esspool located at the gravel pit.
Doughty Road and Washington avenue. 10
completed and ready for use. Permits
must be secured for the cleaning of cess
pools from the Undersigned. All persons
failing to do so will be prosecuted.
W. J. HUDSON.
Health Inspector of Pleasantville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Algy-"I made a perfect fool of my
self this afternoon"
Alice-"That's nice. l knew you'd
make something of yourself If you
kept on Observation-Disclosures Bulle-
tin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

5000 REWARD

Will be paid by the Township Com
mittee of Egg Harbor Township for
evidence leading to the arrest and
conviction of persons stealing chick
ems in the Township.
JOHN ]. BLACKMAN,
Chairman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26
Cyclonic Affairs.

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben,
when a man tries to put on airs he
gifts hisse'f all mussed up cause he
ain satisfied wifi muffin less dan a
hurricane Washington Star.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Say, Jim, what's a %fapper?"
ooh, only a chicken, Bill-just flaps
COS she can't fly."-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26
Foresight.

Friend-"Why don't you write a
book about that little home town of
yours?"
Penfield-"Pd like to, but | might
have to go back there some day.
New York Sun.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

The Pleasantvfle Press believes in tree planting but it also believes
that farmers who cut down a tree to sell should get a fair price for thu
log.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26

Here is a picture If a black walnut log, 35 inches in top diameter by
IL feet in length, O which the farmerowner was stung. There are lots
of fellows going around the country looking for good trees and paying
about half what they re worth.
The farmer sold this walnut tree for $50 The buyer cut it down at
a cost If S15-total cost to him, $65-and sold al it lay for $13S26. Profit
TT per cent. The second buyer, without moving it, sold the log for $164S4
Total profit, 23O per cent. Then the latest buyer moved it to the railroad
and sold it o a sewing machine manufacturer for another fat profit
our farmer readers will do well to take a lesson from this
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
OFFER REWARD FOR
JOKE ADJ SPONSOR

Wilmington Lodge of Moose today
issued the following statement:
In the issue Of The Evening Jour-
nal and Every Evening of June 4.
some miscreant placed a notice ad-
vertising certain positions open and
to apply to the home of the
Loyal order Of Moose, at No. 7O3
French street
Wilmington Lodge, No. 1874 Loyal
order of Moose. desires to explain to
the public that they did not place
this notice In the papers and are in
no way connected with the person
or persons that had tried to play
such a joke as we might call it, upon
the working class OF this city. Mau-
rice r. Walsh, dictator"
The Evening Journal wishes to
state that the "ad" referred to was
placed in this newspaper by a mar
who said he represented the Lodge
Of Moose, and who expressed such
familiarity with names of officials OF
that lodge that no question of hi,
eood faith suggested itself until mer
began TO apply for jobs at the Moos,
| Home, 703 French street. The lodg,
officials then said they had author
lied mo such "ad" and did not nee,
any bricklayers, carpenters or pipe
filters.
This newspaper has no sympath.
for any such attempt at a Joke" an,
offers a reward of $50 for the arres
and. conviction of the man VIII
caused the "ad" referred to to b
inserted in this newspaper, and 4
like reward in the future in any sim
liar instance.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
DIR. HULLIHEN WILL
ADDRESS GRADUATES

Special to The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETOWN. June Ct h e
Middletown High School will hold
class day exercises this evening. in
the New Century Club building. The
program follows:
Music by orchestra, two selections;
presidents address of welcome, John;
Carey; Glass History, Laura Fogel;
music by orchestra; Glass Poem,
Edith Cochran; Grafton, Rogers
Fouracre; Music by Orchestra; Glass
WIN. Clara Brady; Prophesy, &c.
June Johnson and Josephine Kohl;
Review of School Athletics. r. p.
| Nogel.
The commencement exercises will
be held in the New Century Club to-
morrow evening. at s o'clock. when
the following program will be pre-
sented: Piano solo, Miss Margaret
Pleasanton; invocation, Rev. V. p
Northrup; vocal solo, Miss Rose
Chertok; salutatory. Miss Edith
Cochran; address to graduates, DR.
Walter Hullihen; vocal solo, Miss
Rose Chertok; valedictory. John
Carey; awarding OF diplomas, Mar
tin b. Burris, president of Board of
Education; benediction. the Rev.
Percy l.. Donaghay.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
LARGER HOME FOR
MCMAHON BROTHERS

Mcmahon Brothers have decided
that the present is the time to en-
large their store at Sixth and King
streets, as we'll as their storage
warehouse at Third and orange
streets, to meet the requirements of
business expansion. These rebuild
ings will double the Mcmahon Broth
ers' business facilities, both at the
warehouse and at the retail store.
1t was decided to rebuild after
careful consideration and investiga-
tion of the present building trade
conditions. While it was thought
that the cost of building materials
might come down later the company
thought more good could be done by
starting to rebuild now when the
people of the city need the work.
/ They figure that their building now
will give employment to a number
Of men, thereby helping to bring
about normal conditions in Will
mington.
Features of the Improvement of
the King street structure will be the
addition Of an extra story, inclosed
stairways and elevator service, up-to-
date display windows and modern
interior facilities.
Another large motor-truck has
been purchased for transportation
purposes.
Mcmahon Brothers occupied their
store at Sixth and King streets, in
1908, and GOA and 612 King street
were added to the store in 1914.
These latter two buildings will be
entirely rebuilt, although some OF
the corner structures will be re-
tanned. All the building will be built
deeper and higher. with a warehouse
in connection with retail store. The
building at Third and Orange streets
will be made modern throughout
The whole outlay of expense will be
| $4,000.
! Plans for the improvements have
been drawn by John J. Kennedy
architect. Building operations have
been contracted for by Joyce and
! Kerrigan. Operations are expected
/ to begin in July and be completed
/ by September Is.
For the purpose of reducing theii
stock to permit building operations
to be carried on. a special sale o
furniture will be conducted thi,
month. Much of the furniture Of
fered for sale is being sold at cost.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
READY To MAP
OUT CAMPAIGN
Citizens School Board
Candidates to Attend
Meeting Tonight
WILL DISCUSS
VACANCY ON TICKET

Active campaign for election OF
the candidates on the Citizens ticket
for the City Board of Edecauon will
be started at meeting tonight Of
the Citizens School Committee, in
City Council uBilding.
The FIVE candidates named on the
ticket are expected to be present,
and question of substituting another
name for that Of George B. Miller,
which was withdrawn, will be taken
up. It was believed today the place
would be left open so that voters
next Saturday will have opportunity
to select two candidates Of their
liking and then back them up with
the Citizens five.
The five nominees on the Citizens
ticket who are expected to be pres
ent at tonights meeting are Mrs.
William II. Beacon, Mrs. James n.
Ginns. Ellwood Souder. James T..
Chandler and Peter j. Ford.
Emphasis was laid today by Off
GERS Of the Citizens ticket on the
fact that all women will be entitled
to vote next Saturday irrespective of
any property qualification. Hitherto
only women property owners have
been permitted to vote in school
elections. Lambert J. Foulk. sec
retary OF the Department Of Elec-
etions. holds that amy voter who was
qualified to vote at the city election
last Saturday will be qualified to
vote in the school election next Sat
urday."
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
ORPHANS COLLECTION
AMOUNTS TO $17,5S3.56

The following report Of the col
lection for orphans in the diocese Of
Delaware was read i'm the Catholic
Churches yesterday;
Sacred Heart Church. Wilmington.
S3.O55.25; st. Peters Cathedral. Will
mington. S3,O52.76; st. AIMS Church.
Wilmington. S1.933.50: st. Pauls
Church. Wilmington. S1,915.50; St.
Patrick's Church. Wilmington, ST.
$1,000; ST. Thomas Church, VIII
mington, s1,O43.65; ST. Mary's
Church, Wilmington, $9O7.0O; St.
Elizabeth's Church. Wilmington.
$4,000; St Peters Church. New
Castle. $4,000: st. Denis Church,
Galena. Md, S33O.50; st. Pauls
Church. Delaware city, $4,000
Hockessin and Ashland, S311.5O; st
Joseph's Church. Henry Clay. $3OS..
90; st. Charles Church, Cape Char
les. Va. S227.50; Middletown. Bo
hernia and Chesapeake City, Md
$2O3.6O; Chestertown and Rock Hall
| Md. S202.25; St. Johns Church
Newark. $4,000; Salisbury, Md. an,
, Missions. S14475; Immaculate Con
ception Church. Elkton. Nd. s13S.
%; st. Hedwig's Church. Whining
/ ION, S135.OO; Centreville. Queens
own and Church Hill. Nd, S12425
| holy Cross Church. Dover, St14.0O
Iaston and st. Joseph's, Talbot Co
I Nd, SS3.05; Ridgely and Denton
Md. SSO.75; Cambridge, Nd, an'
Dorchester Co, Missions. S6S.00; Nil
ford, Del, and Missions, $3.50
Clayton and Smyrna, $500; st
Stanislaus' Church. Wilmington
$500; Ancient order OF Hibernians
$4,000; Friends of the Orphans
$4,000; Total $17.5S3.56.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
POLL BUSINESS
men ON i. 5. TAX
Continued from First Page.

Continued from First Page.
for excise taxes If the revenues now
derived from them have to be re-
placed.
One probable result of the vote
will be to determine the chambers
position as to a sales tax, on three
forms of which members are asked
to vote.
The referendum is supplemental
to one, taken last winter, which
did not result in a decision respect
ing all questions asked. The first
referendum brought a decision as to
treatment of increments to capital
income, questions of net and inven-
tory losses, administration, etc. The
present referendum is confined to
forms of taxation which had promi-
nence at the chambers last annual
meeting, held at the end of April
in Atlantic City.
The chamber was committed in
the first referendum to a repeal to
the excess profits tax. The first sec
ton of the present referendum asks
vote on repeal also of war excise
taxes.
The second section offers the op-
portunity to vote on substitute taxes
that might be used TO replace rev.
enues lost through various repeals
and includes combinations of sub
stitutes.
A statement accompanying the
ballot makes it clear that the figures
used to show probable revenues are
estimates only and are especially
liable to inaccuracy in times OF
changing business conditions. The
three types of sales tax mentioned
are defined in the statement so that
the voter will know what the terms
as used mean.
The retail sales tax is a tax on re-
tail sales of merchandise and at one
per cent. has been estimated to yield
between S35O,OOO, 600 and s4OO, ,OOO.-
600 a year. The turnover tax is di.
vided into two classes, a tax on al
sales Of wares, goods and merchan'
disc, and a tax on all transactions
A turnover tax on commodities hai
been estimated to yield at one pei
cent. about S1,10O,00O.0O 900 a year.
turnover tax on all business trans
actions has been estimated to yielC
at one per cent. about S1,575, 600, 600
The war excise taxes on businesses
which it is estimated will yield abou
s40O, 100000, draw their chief reve
nue. from automobiles and accessor
les, theatres, beverages, jewelry
watches, candy, insurance, wearini
apparel, fur, musical instruments
perfumes. sporting goods. motiol
picture films. etc. The tax on trans
portation and communication. esti
mated to yield s35O.OOO, 900. come
from freight, passenger and expires
charges. pullman fares. oil by pip
line, messages and leased wires.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
NEIL, RACER,
MAY RECOVER
Wilmington Rider Suffers
Fractured Skull in Potts
town Spill
SECOND RIDER
LOSES HIS LIFE

Matthew Neil, aged 26, OF 100
West Thirteenth street. was serious
~ injured, and John Wagner, aged
3S years, OF Allentown, Pa. killed
as the result of a collision between
the wo-motorcycles, the men were
riding at a race in Pottstown, Pa,
Saturday afternoon.
Neil, who is a well-known local
motorcycle racer was thrown from
his machine, and is believed to have
suffered a fractured skull. His con-
ditlon Is Regarded as critical. He
was operated on today at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, Pottstown.
The accident occurred in the first
race Of the afternoon when Neils
machine collided with and ran over
another motorcycle ridden by wag-
ner. Wagner's machine skidded and
fell into a ditch, killing him in
stantly.
In the third race, William Arthurs
SO years old. Of Philadelphia. was
killed when his machine struck a rut
and he was thrown into a pile Of
bricks near the track. He died on
the way to the hospital
william Minnick. another we'll
known Wilmington motorcycle racer,
took part in the races there. He es-
capped injury although he took part
in both OF the races in which the
fatal accidents occurred.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace, with
whom Neil boarded here, went "a
Pottstown yesterday. together with
| William Osman and his wife. and
Mrs. Mary Blamer and her daugh.
ter Dorrett. George Ashton Shella.
day. 14O7 West Eighth street, alsC
went to Pottstown from here, anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Standley, 5939 Chris
tian street, Philadelphia, brother-in
law and sister Of Mr.. Neil Joined tn,
party for the trip.
They found the young man still
unconscious, although not regarded
as fatally injured. He is directl!
under the care of Dr. Cooling, o
Pottstown. Doctor Mcdowell, a spe
cialist, also Is a consulting physician
in the case.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
Ross-CLAIRORNE

Special to The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD, June 6.-The wedding
of Miss Elizabeth Hail Ross, daugh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. Z. c. Ross,
of this town and DIR. Chas. Harrison
Claiborne. Jr, Of Ten Hills, Balti-
more, Nd, which took place here
Saturday night, at o'clock, was one
of unusual interest and was largely
attended. st. Luke's p. r. Church,
where the ceremony was performed.
was thronged with friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties. The
church had been tastefully decorated
with ferns, smilax, peonies and
roses. The Rev. william II. Darbie,
rector of the church, oficiated.
Miss Ross, was given in mar
riage by her father. She was at
tended by her sister, Miss Clara Ross,
as maid Of honor
The bridesmaids were: Miss Doro-
thy Claiborne, Baltimore. sister Of
the groom Miss Lucille whitehead,
Flushing, L. l.; Mrs. Chester Fleck,
Roanoke. Va, and Miss Gladys Tay-
/ lor, Belvedere, n. J.
Little Misses Ann Ross and Sarah
Catherine Graham, cousins of the
bride, were the flower girls.
Harry c. Best, of Philadelphia,
acted as best man, and the ushers
were: Clarence Miles, Salisbury,
Nd; Harry Payne, Baltimore; How
ard Galloway and Calhoun f. Ross,
brother of the bride, Seaford.
The double ring ceremony was
used. Previous to the bridal party
entering the main auditorium of the
church, Mrs J. Melvin Barnes sang
80 Perfect Love-"
Charles Van Leer played Lohen-
grin's wedding march for the we'd
ding professional, and the Mendels-
sohn march for the recessional.
A reception followed the wedding
at the Ross home on High street. The
decorations at the home were sim
liar to those used at the church. A
large gathering of out-of-town guests
helped swell the local assemblage
of friends and relatives present al
the wedding and reception.
The bride comes from a family
long prominent in Delaware. She is
a granddaughter Of the late Cover
nor William H. Ross. Doctor Clai-
borne was a first lieutenant in the
Dental Corps during the World War
and saw a years service overseas.
Following the reception at the
Ross home, the bride and groom mo-
tored to the railroad station annie
showers of rice and confetti anC
footing Of automobiles. They left OF
the midnight express for Atlantic
City. where they will spend part o
their honeymoon. They will spenC
part Of the summer at Ten Hills
Baltimore. the home of the groom
parents. and part at Seaford, thu
home Of the bride. Next winter thel
will take up their residence in Bal
timore. The brides going-away dres
was an imported dark blue poire
twill. heavily embroidered, and
black hat.
The bridal gifts were numerous
and handsome.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
WAITING!

What would you say, work-a-
day folk. if someone should tell
you that you spend on an ave-
rage of four and a-third days
out of the working year of 313
days, standing on street corners
waiting for trolley cars. You'd
probably say someone was jok-
ing, but II you are the average
person. and city dweller, and
use the trolley car twice a day
in getting to and from your
work. that's the amount Of time
you will spend on the street cor
ners in the year.
According 70 statistics, the
average life Is about So years.
During that time, unless you be-
come president OF the company
you work for, or get some other
lucrative position where auto
mobiles and money figure. you1l
spend 23S1-3 days OF those 55
years waiting the pleasure Of the
captain and pilot of a Brill"
special.
These figures do not include
the time spent in waiting for
trains. waiting your turn to get
into tht movies, or waiting for
service in a restaurant II you
would take time to figure up
these title items OF time you'd
probably find that one-third of
your lfe is spent in waiting for
something to happen.
Evening journal., 1921-06-06
Today's News Today
ENLARGE CITY
BUILDING FOR
new FIREDEPT.
contlnued dom BIS PC.

Continued from frst rage.
floor of the city building. An addi-
tional room is TO be provided on the
roof OF the Tenth street wing, to be
used as a laboratory, with entrance
at the head Of the stairway. The
city physician is to be temporarily
assigned to the room formerly used
by the state Board of Health.
The proposed addition will be Of
stone. corresponding to the present
building, and will be two stories in
height. with entrances from the
mezzanine and ground floors of each
of the present wings.
The new structure is to have a
depth Of 60 feet. which will leave a
court space of AZ feet There are
to be six entrances from French
street in addition TO the centre en-
trance to the court yard.
There will be six compartments
on the ground floor with entrances
both from the court yard and French
street. The one adjoining the police
station is to be used as a private
driveway to the police station, en-
abling the police to load and unload
prisoners privately The other FIVE
compartments are TO be used for the
automobiles Of the fire chiefs and
three fire companies. two engines
and a hook and ladder company. the
compartments being so arranged that
the fire apparatus smay be always
facing French street in readiness to
respond to fire alarms.
on the second floor OF the new
structure there are to be Offices and
dormitories for the exclusive use OF
the Bureau of Fires
The necessity for a rearrangement
of the FIRE companies has been un-
der discussion for SINE time by the
Department of Public Safety, and
while no definite plan has been de-
cided upon it is practically assured
that three companies are to be sta
toned at the Public Building, one
near the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road depot, one at Union Park Gar
dens, one I'm South Wilmington and
one north Of the Brandywine.
The project for cutting a doorway
/ through the front wall Of the police
garage, TO make room for the car O.
the superintendent of fire, has beer
abandoned, owing to the cost, which
was estimated at $4,000, and thu
fact that at the best it would onl,
afford temporary relief.
While no estimate on the cost o
the proposed new structure has beei
announced. It is thought that It vii
not be less than 100000, exclusiv
Of the cost of furnishings