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The New York herald., 1921-12-18

The good government candidates
chances were undoubtedly Handicapped
by the weather. the day being cold and
stormy, notably unfavorable for the
more well to do voters going TO the polls.
From a report OF Bay state city
election.
This echoes common charge
against well to do" citizens. 1t is
frequently asserted that they do not
take their civic duties seriously. and
that more frequently than the less
well TO do they consult their conven-
ience and not their obligations about
voting. Probably the accusation is not
supported by the facts. Has anybody
ever thought it worth while to inquire
as to the relative number of stay at
homes on election day among various
classifications of society distinguished
from one another by the amounts of
their incomes?
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
I Looked on Life.

I looked on life with warped eyes
And life, with dull antipathy,
Like one who goes in sullen guise'
Frowned back at me.
/ looked on life with level eyes
And life, with large serenity,
Like one who goes in gladstone guise'
Smiled back at me-
CLINTON ScoLLARp.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Der that not all trees used for Christ
mas decorations are capable of ever
making useful timber, and that a
certain amount of thinning out of
even valuable species is helpful to
forest growth. We vote to keep the
Christmas tree.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18


I would be as bird Is,
Sapphire slanting from
The edge of heaven
with the soft rustic
or a leaf.
I would be as n flower Is,
First uncurling
It's petals as cup
For sunshine.
I would be as the wind is,
Dancing in the young leaves
OF the poplar
Like an elf
on q moonbeam.
But, when the night comes,
Dropping great pools
or darkness about me,
Then would / be
Myself again.
What are wings Of freedom;
What Is beauty?
] am afraid
Though am heelcd
with the west wind.
want your arms
When the shadows
Reach for mel
ABIGAIL w. CRsssoN.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
DIR. Lorcnz as a Lawbreaker.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Refer
ring to your editorial article on "Dr.
I.orens as a Lawbreaker'' the people of
this state may wake up some day TO
the fact that It's educational depart
ment is a more despotism. governed by
no higher will than that Of its officials.
Education Ia made to cover almost as
many sins as charity.
BENJAMIN s. DEAN.
JAMESTOWN, December II.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

To THE New YORK HERALD: Old Hoss
Hocy sang They're After Me" in The
Parlor Match" In 1886 or 1887. The
chorus was rendered with wonderful eff
feet by the great audience under the
direction OF Hoey. lie would sing as
many verses as the crowd would de-
mand. fifteen or twenty. maybe. Tho
hits were very amusing. Hoey made
the audience sing or whistle the chorus
with vim and volume. This song was
composed and written by a celebrated
song writer OF the day. Rosenfeld.
FRANCIS p. HAMLET.
Hampstead, December II.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Interested lawyers must DC digging
hard to find precedents for use in
briefs and arguments in the case of
an author sued by a motion picture
because the author adversely
criticized a play based on one OF her
own storiesl The betting. Il is likely,
will be against the unearthing of a
precedent bearing upon such an amaz-
ing incident.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

In the hard coal country around
Scranton. Pennsylvania, $4,000 miners
will soon be idle unless the demand
for anthracite picks up. 1t Is highly
probable that II we have an old fash
ioned snow storm or SO after they are
laid off dilatory buyers will wonder
why coal is scarce and higher in
pricc
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

To THE New YORK HERALD: Inclosed
we beg to hand you short report on
certain manifestations in our place
which reused considerable amount OF
interest here and would be of interest to
your readers too.
THE COMMITTEE OF THE UNION FOR
PsYcHICAL RESEARCH,
r. o. ]. REIsENAUER.
EBENsEE, Austria, December /.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

q. In Senate tariff bill hearing pro-
test was made against a proposed in
crease of duty on champagne, as it
could be imported only for medicinal
use. Senator SMooT remarked that he
had recently seen "some forty persons
suddenly taken ILL.," Forty at BAN
quet in Washington these conference
days is really a small affair.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
In Philadelphia Fifty Years Ago.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: Fifty
years ago in Philadelphia we often
quoted the old Quaker lady who said
TO her husband EVERY one is queer but
thee and me, John. and even thee la a
little queer" b. ID. GALE.
WutouGHBY. Ohio. December 16.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

The British author coming here to
lecture on and give illustrative read
ings from her book People l Have
Met" might add zest to her entertain
ment by reading from London reviews
of her book.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication OF all news dis.
patches credited TO II or not otherwise
credited in this paper. and also the local
news published herein.
All rights Of republication Of special dis,
patches herein ero also reserved
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
T~a sidns Of the Question.

rvom fhs Bsoscofho (Kor.) Democrat.
Tending 10 your own business II all right
for profit but . body must have some
pleasure.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
An Arkansas welcome Home.

From tho Hampton Pidtrdedler.
Another prominent citizen has returned TO
Hampton--Mlster Judge James. late of Cam
dem Ills plans for the future are a little
indefinite, but Judge isn't one OF those birds
who worry about being Iobless.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
The Archer.
Seeking.

d. Cupid-wonder II Disarmament win
include my bow and arrow7
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Audience Joined In the Chorus.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 16.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
In Ante. BeIIurn DAYS.

The Waterloo Democrat prints the
following copy of a sale bill of 1850
n years ago-the like of which was
never seer in this neck of the woods.
says an exchange:
"Having sold my farm and intend
ing to move to Missouri, / will sell
at public sale l mile west and four
miles south of Harrisburg, Kentucky,
Saturday, September 26, 1850, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
One buck niger 25 years old, weight
210 pounds; 4 niger wenches from
Is to "a years old; 3 niger boys 6
years old, 10 niger hoes, n pine
sled, 6 Jokes of oxen well broke, 10
OK yokes with hickory bows, two OK
cars with 6-inch tires, 1 saddle, three
double shovel plows, 10 and Pinch,
20 1-gallon whisky jugs, 100 gallons
of apple cider, l barrel of good sor-
ghum, 2 barrels of soap, 2 barrels OF
kraut, 1 extra good niger whip. 2
tons of tobacco, 2 years old. Terms:
cash. l need money.
JOE COOLEY, Owner.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
w. FRANK WENTZELL DIES
SUDDENLY

w. Frank Wentzell, one of our best
known merchants, died early Sunday
morning at the Emergency Hospital,
after not regaining consciousness from
a fall received shortly after noon on
Saturday. He was adjusting the avn
ing at his store under Edgeton Inn
when attacked with what is thought
to have been vertigo, and fell, striking
his head on the cement walk. He was
picked up and hurried into the Emer-
gency Hospital, only a few doors away,
where everything possible was done to
save his life by DR.. Kelchner and the
family physician, DR.. S. D. Mayhem,
but to no avail. He was taken with
commissions shortly after the fall and
was subjected to several before the end
came. Bright's disease is said to have
been the source of the illness which
caused his death, aided greatly by the
fall, the two bringing on commissions.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day morning at 1870 at his late home,
of Rev. Paul J.. Hob, of Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, and interment was
made in Overlook Cemetery, Bridge
ton, that afternoon. Handsome and
numerous were the floral designs sent
by friends and the many organizations
of which he was a member. He was
AZ years of age and is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Bertha Venable,
of B~ridgeton, and one son, F. Donovan.
Mr.. WentZell came to Wildwood in
1904 from Bridgeton to manage a new
clothing store opened in his present
location by Wentzell & Weber, of that
city. At the dissolution of the part
nership of the firm, Mr.. Weber took
the Wildwood store, sold out the stock
and. the store was then taken by Mr..
Wentzell, who opened a similar store
under the name of w. F. Wentzell &
Co., later buying out his partners in
terest and now conducting it in his
own name only. He was a director
of the wildwood Title & Trust Co., a
32d degree Mason and a member of the
various Masonic bodies pertaining
thereto. At the organization of the
Wildwood Athletic Club he was elected
it's first treasurer and continued SO
until two years ago, when he declined
to hold the Office longer, owing to
pressure of business.
He was a good citizen, kept an up
to-date place of business and the COM
munity loses a progressive business
man in his death.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
FEARS SUBSTITUTES
Gay SUpPLANT MILK
...ca1 Of Borden Company Says
Gamers Of Condensed Product
kre Unable to Compete.
FI3HT is ON IN CONGRESS
Eiehty-seven Million Pounds of Imi-
tations Sold Last Year, Oils
Replacing Genuine But
ter Fats.

Production of milk substitutes will
be forced on companies which have re-
Trained from the sale of anything but
pure condensed milk unless Congress
adopts one of four measures pending
in committee to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of these substitutes,
according to Arthur w. Milburn, presi-
dent of the Bordens Condensed Milk
Company.
Placing these substitutes for con-
densed milk on the market has grown
to such an extent, according to Mr..
Milburn, that the situation amounts to
a public health problem. Last year
100000 pounds of condensed skim
med milk" in which the butter fat
had been replaced by %cocoanut oil or
other vegetable fats, was sold in the
United States. AS this sort of product
has only been on the market for three
years, its growth is considered alarm
ing by manufacturers who believe in
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16

retaining butter fat in condensed milk
for its nutritive qualities.
The substitute milk lacks the vita
mines considered necessary to human
sustenance, and it is on this ground
that prohibition by Congress has been
sought. Feeding children on milk from
which all the butter fat has been ex-
tracted may result In Pellagra and
kindred diseases, Mr.. Milburn said.
In a brief filed with the Agricultural
Committee Of the house, which is hold
ing hearings on the Voigt bill to pro-
hibit substitute milk, the Borden com
pany, through its attorney, Walter En-
gels, referred to testimony by DIR. Nc
,Collum of Johns Hopkins University
in which he condemned the substitu-
ton of vegetable oils and fats for but
ter fat on the ground that public
health would not permit Of the sale OF
this article.
Retail grocers sell the substitute
milk on the same terms as condensed
milk containing butter fat and often
at the same price, according to Mr..
Milburn, although the cost Of manu-
facture is $1.70 a hundred pounds,
compared with SAL for milk contain
ing butter fat.
"The problem is no imaginary one"
said Mr.. Milburn. with %cocoanut,
peanut and c~ottonseed oils competing
with butter fat there is bound to be a
decided slump In dairy industry.
The milk supply rises and falls with
the price obtained for the article. The
butter fat replaced by foreign oils and
fats creates a surplus to be used In
other products, such as full cream but
ter and cheese, oversupplying the mar
.ket and reacting in decreased produc-
ton. Last year 100000 pounds of
c~ocoanut oil replaced a like amount Of
butter fat In evaporated milk and put
5000 900 extra pounds of butter on the
market that competed with and lower
ed the price of creamery butter. The
public may see in this a benefit, but 1t
is of a very temporary character, since
a lower price for milk products has al
waysc urtailed production and induced
49, sole Of cora FOR mpato
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
ARE KNOWN BY THEIR HATS
Variety of Headgear Distinguishes
the Various Tribes in the Cap
itaI of Persia.

Every city, town or district of any
Importance in Persia is sure to have
representatives at the capital, Tehe-'
ran, and there are picturesque repre-
sentatives of numerous tribes as well.
TheN readiest means of distinguishing
the latter is by their h%eadgear, says a
writer in the National Geographic
Magazine.
The Kurds, of which there r 600,-
600 in the country, wear hats which
look for all the world like huge, in
verted black coffee-pots bound round
with gay silk handkerchiefs. The
Bakhtiaris, from the mountains in the
direction of the British oil fields, in
southwestern Persia, whose chiefs
maintain a numerous retinue in Te-
heran, wear white felt preserving
kettles. In fact, a dissertation on
masculine Persian headdress (women
are not allowed to wear hats) would
give a ready key not only to recogni-
ton of the different races of Persia,
but ever of the different classes of
society, since hats are rarely removed
except when the owner sleeps, and
vary in appearance and dimensions
from the huge, pillowlike turban of
the mollah, or lady's woolly muff of
the Persian Cossack, to the round,
brmless felt or lambskin cap worn by
the middle and upper-class urban
residents.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16

by playing with me-just as man
to man-Dutch treat, you know-and
all that-shOwing me whatever Is
worth seeing. Not risque things-I
hate flth-but places and people
where can't go alone and where dear
old Polly won't care to take me. You
Won't get mushy like the men at home
because of Betty, you know-we can
be just pals, playing in the sunshine.
Don't you think it would help you?
Maybe a lot?"
Il am sure of it," Morton said al
most gayly. "The plan is heavenly
except for the Dutch treat regulation.
Won't you relax that? I'm not quite
a pauper, if the play did get itself
damned
II know what we can do" Ruth
cried gleefully. Dutch treating may
go hang-but you'll take me places,
and then I'll take you to places-and
we won't ever speak or think of any
thing so vulgar as -money-except
when we are paying the checks"
Handsomely compromised" Morton
laughed, his first real laugh since Bet
ty had sent back his ring.S He made d
strong mental reservation as to f.
nances in future. Then trifles being
adjusted he proceeded to serious mat
tiers, such as measuring Luck for a
charlottesville, of course-and de-
Gliding upon the motto to be engraved
on it.
Followed three blissful months, The
more he saw of Ruth the more won
derful she became. She had the finest
intuitions, the kindest heart in the
world. They made her deaf to POlly's
entreaties as to absolute ownership of
Luck.
"a diamond wrist-watch will be
nearly as much trouble and a heap
more Stylish" she said in mitigation.
Luck Is going home with me next
month; he has outgrown this town,
just as I have, and needs Gods out
doors to find himself in."
"How about me? 1 am under the
illusion of owning him." Morton said,
vel her shoulder.
She looked at him In mild surprise.
"Of course you own him-that's partly
why l am taking him-so you will
have no excuse for not coming along"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
Royal Speech in Second Place.

II Is popularity supposed that a new
session of the British parliament be-
Shs with the kings speech, but in
reality this is not so. Preceding the
speech from the throne a dummy" bill
AZ Always presented for first reading
a htt'e fiction carefully preserved in
order to assert the independence Of
parharaent, in the belief that to turn
. once to the speech might suggest a
.Ooeaser preoccupation with his ma
lesty's words.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
Mayor COurtright Smith
Makes Statement on
Closing Of Games Of
Chance on Wildwood
Walk Next Season

Games of chance contrary to the law
will not be tolerated next season on
the boardwalk or in any section of the
city. Gambling is tabooed and all in
fractions of the law will be punished
upon apprehension.
To correct an impression that might
be in the minds of any person in Wild
wood, the Bridgeton paper which de-
nounced boardwalk conditions here in
Wildwood this summer had nothing to
do with the decision of the Mayor. He
and his two colleagues had fully in
tended to close every game of chance
on the walk the day after taking office,
but after consultation with business
men and women it was considered adj
visable to permit these games to finish
out the a because these places
had been leased and property owners
would lose money.
Even though this was distasteful to
the Mayor and his colleagues, the
games were permitted with the under
standing that the games would not be
tolerated next season. There are two
or three clergymen in this city who
can and will verify this statement il
it is necessary, and for any one to
think that it was outside influence
that brought about the change is an
erroneous condition. l have never
seen the article in the Bridgeton
paper. The preferment of the new
administration is responsibility and
such is to be maintained as long as the
three present Commissioners are in
office.
w. COPYRIGHT SMITH,
Mavor
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
New York's First Hotel.

The earliest hotel on record in New
York city was Krieger's tavern, about
1912, replaced in 1703 by the Kings
Arms. At about the time that the
town became English a proclamation
was issued regulating the inns, with
the stipulation that meals were not
ITO cost more than e%ightpence nor beer
slxpence the quart. Today the only
check IN proiteering comes through
the natural law of competition, but
Tor the purpose of advising guests of
intended charges rates for room and
board must be posted conspicuously
on the premises. &
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
HERO'S BODY EXPECTED

The body of Private George E.
Lloyd. n of the heroes of the A. E. F.
is expected daily by his relatives. The
body arrived at Hoboken on August
18th, and will be sent to ALL Buck
street, Millville, N. J. Funeral services
will be preached at the Third Street
Church in Millville and the interment
will take place at the Mount Pleasant
Cemetery. Private Lloyd was in Com
pany e." 3O9th Infantry and was
wounded October 16, 1918, and died
October "a, 1918. A brother Of the
dead boy is Reds" who was located
al Seidel's barber shop the past sum-
mer. The family lives on West Rio
Grande venue
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
Kills Mountain Lion.

Cougars, when hungry, will some
umes tackle a porcupine for a meal,
ana always with the result of stick
ing the mucous membrane of the
mouth full of quilts, from the wounds
ol which death is almost sure to en-
sue. When l was with an expedition
ID the Big Horn mountains, a fire
mountain lion was found dead; upon
examination it was SOC ascerta1ned
'nat ii has been the victim of an ex-
perience of this kind.-American For
estry Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
Artificial Camphor.

1t Is reported hat there is now ID
this country an artificial camphor
factory, the product Of which is In
tended to compete in the market with
the natural substance. Artificial CAM
phor is made from essential oils de.
rived from turpentine. Chemically the
only difference between turpentine
and camphor is the possession by
each molecule Of the latter Of one
atom Of oxygen which Is lacking in
the former. BY a chemical process
the needed oxygen is supplied.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
NOVEMBER BOTH FINAL
DATE FOR BONUS CLAIMS
Attention Of Service Men Directed to Provisions of the Law
Providing for Bonus From the New Jersey State
Treasurer-Vast Detail In Work

Anv service man who has not before
the goth of November filed an applica-
ion for the bonus which is allowed
- New Jersey soldiers by the men of
tbe state, will not be considered in
tbo final settlement. This is not a
r,Iing or order of the bonus commits
sion. 1t is the provisions of the act
nassed by the legislature.
II is highly important that every
service man who has not yet filed his
onnlication should at once consult
With the Red Cross or Legion at the
headquarters here and get the appli-
cation properly filed.
There have been 98,557 applications
nassed through the claims division,
included in which are 1,416 of parents
and other dependents Of soldiers who
have lost their lives. Almost all of
these applications have passed
through the field agents, and the dis
trict field agent, Robert E. Fithian, of
~Bridgeton, has handled personally
more than 5000 of them.
$500 applications have gone direct
IN Trenton. These have been placed
IN suspend files in order to give pref
erence to the work of the field agents.
II ia interesting to note that there are
eOO0 claims in the suspended files for
service men who enlisted or who were
drafted from without the state who
claim New Jersey as their home and
say they were only temporarily out of
the state when registered. In order
to ascertain the exact status of these
claims it has been necessary to Sc
cure the records from Washington and
this has caused unusual delay. Many
inaccuracies have been found and
these add to the burdens of the COM
mission.
There is nearly twelve millions of
dollars involved in the settlement of
the claims of the New Jersey men.
Between 100, 1000 and 100000 applica-
tons in all are expected to be filed.
All of this means a tremendous
amount of detail, and yet the work of
the state commission has proceeded
smoothly.
Many letters are being received
from the service men asking why
they have not yet received their
checks, and some of them are really
quite humorous. Two of the letters
contain black hand threats. To an
swer these sort of letters would take
the time of the commission from the
work of getting out the checks, and
they are not being replied to.
The first 10000 checks which were
sent out by the commission were for
an average of $92 showing that a very
large part of the New Jersey men were
in the service for the full time. The
second 10000 checks reduced this
average but fifty cents.
At the present time the commission
is sending out 1900 checks a month,
and this work will continue until all
who are entitled to the bonus receive
it. But it is necessary for every man
who has not yet properly presented his
application to at mi get busy. See
the Red Cross o the Legion. After
November Both will be too late.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
Quality of Foods.

naro foods are a necessary part OF
: hygienic diet. The teeth need exer-
use II must be remembered. There
We one way of keeping teeth In
sOou condition is to eat hard foods,
saen as breadcrusts, toast. hard fruits,
au's and fibrous vegetables. Hard food
fuses the saliva and gastric juices
~ now. If in addition to being hard
~ ioou is dry. the greater the flow OF
A4e saliva and gastric juice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
Cautious, Indeed.

He was a cautious witness, and re-
garded every question put by the
cross-examining lawyer as a trap for
the unwary.
"And what" he was asked, was
the complainant shouting when you
heard him?"
HE was shouting, Tom! Tom!"
replied the witness, after deep
thought; then, fearing to commit him
self to such a downright statement, he
added. hastily: "Or words to that
effect I"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
nBarbery" and Surgery.

The profession of surgery was sep
arated from that of "barbery" by an
act passed during the reign OF henry
VIII. By this act the. barber-surgeons
were forbidden to perform any surgl-
cal onere;icns except blood letting
and tooth drawing, and the surgeons
were not to practice "barbery~ or
shovino This continued until the
time % George II.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16
THE "PIGGIES" ARE OFF

Chris Crowley, of Melville, and
Howard Hyson, of Bridgeton, owners
and operators of the Pig Slide in the
boardwalk arcade, packed up their
outfit on Wednesday (%including the ten
educated pigs), and started, by auto
truck, for Reading, Pa, where they
will join the Rubin and Cherry car
nival shows, this combination going
south later, after taking in some of the
biggest fairs in Pennsylvania and
Maryland.