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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
Council will Meet
This Tuesday Night
SEWERAGE MATTERS, CHANGE OF
NAME OF MAIN ST. AND ATH-
LETic FIELD BEFORE BODY

Because of Monday being Labor Day
and a general holiday. City Council
did not meet, but the regular session
will be held this Tuesday evening in
stead. AT this time the matter of
changing the name of Main street to
Shore Road will again be brought up
for action. 1t was postponed from the
last meeting. The chances are thatIit
will be killed at this meeting, not
outstanding several civic organiza-
lions have requested the change. The
vote will probably be four against to
three for the measure.
There will probably be a discussion
The ordinance to establish the fees for
annual rent was held in allegiance until
after the commissioners of assess.
ment had made their report. Now
that the report has been made, people
have become quite anxious to know
what their rentals are to be. The
meeting for the public to discuss the
report of the commissioners on the
assessments to be paid by abutting
property owners will be held on Fri
day night at eight o'clock, at the City
Hall.
Another matter to be brought up
will be the question of an athletic
field for the memorial to the World
War soldiers. Several resolutions will
be presented to Council from frater-
nal organizations which have taken
action recently in asking Council to
make the athletic field a memorial.
One of the communications to be pre-
scented will be from the Carpenters
Union as follows:
ITO the members of City Council, of
Pleasantville:
"Gentlemeh:
"At a meeting of the local Union,
number S42, United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
bend on Monday, August 2Sth, a reso-
luton was unanimously passed re-
questing your honorable body to take
some action to secure the necessary
ground for an athletic field as a me
mortal to the soldiers of the World
War.
"A committee was appointed to
bring the matter to your attention,
consisting of Clarence Davis. Calvin
Burns and Guy C. Shappell. Hoping
this will meet with favorable action,
l am,
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE w. SCHUSSLER,
Recording Secretary"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
BAYMEN LIKE
POLLUTION ACT
LEGISLATION TO STOP DUMPING
OIL IN COASTAL WATERS WINS
POPULAR APPROVAL.
Practice Is Destructive

Local oyster and clam men, as well
as fishermen who obtain their living
from the waters of the inlets and bays
OF New Jersey, and the deep sea fish
ermen are elated at the prompt action
of United States Senator Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen, in having a measure
passed by the Senate to abate the nui-
sance of dumping waste oil in the
coastal and sea waters.
The campaign against oil pollution
OF navigable waters was launched in
Atlantic City three weeks ago by a
convention made up of representatives
OF coast cities from Maine to Florida
and has brought results.
Discharge of waste oil from vessels
either in the navigable waters of the
nation or within the three-mile limit
OF the coast lines of the nation is
penalized in a bill which was passed
by the Senate in Washington, Friday.
Atlantic City is interested in the
iah bctauoS VI tlc uicudCc WHICH HAS
been growing from the oil waste which
has been floating in on the beach,
annoying bathers and running their
surf suits. The of oyster beds
and the baymen who gain a living in
the natural clam grounds, too, have
been injured by the wastes. Fisher
men have complained that the oil is
driving fish from their old feeding
grounds.
The next move, which is under way,
is to invite an international congress
to enaet an international law. The
enactment of the law now in legisla.
tive progress in Congress will be mott.
fication that the United States is pre-
pared to enter a pact of the kind.
England has a bill under consideration
with the same object In view.
Supporters of the Senate bill, faith
cred by Senator Frelinghuysen, claim
that 1t is designed to avoid unhealthy
conditions along water fronts and
eliminate fire hazards, which endan-
ger water front in cities. The meas
ure now goes to the House. which is
sympathetic, as a bill is o before IL
covering the same subject.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
Delivery Is
Now In Operation
PEOPLE ON ROUTE NEGLECTiNG
TO SUPPLY BOXES GET MAIL
THROUGH GENL. DELIVERY

The new rural delivery is o in
full effect in this city and in general
fully satisfactory, replacing, as it does,
in the outlying section of Pleasant
Vile, some deliveries which We're for
merly covered by the village delivery
system. The two carriers have no
difficulty with the new form Of deliy-
cry, as they were formerly employed
on the motor routes operating out of
Atlantic City.
There is n section of the city in
which the residents are not served by
the rural carrier at present, owing to
their neglect to provide the mail
boxes which are required to be placed
by the government, in order TO have
the advantage of rural delivery. This
section embraces the territory lying
along Church street, Noah's road, Ris-
ley, New Jersey and Ohio avenues.
Until suitable mail boxes are provided
by the residents, their mail will go to
the general delivery. The boxes for
residents of Risley, New Jersey and
Ohio are to be placed along
either Church street or Noah's road,
because of the condition of the other
streets.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
PICK
LAURA MUHLY
PRETTY BRUNETTE WILL REPRE-
SENT THIS CITY IN PAGEANT
AS miss PLEASANTvILUE.n
Six Aides Also Named

While little has been said up to this
time of what P%leasantville would do
in the way of representation in the
annual Fall Pageant at Atlantic City
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
yet the town will be represented in
the coterie of beautiful maidens who
will come from far off Alaska, Cali
fornia, Georgia, Tennessee and places
nearer home to vie with each other
as to which one shall be chosen as
Miss America" the most beautiful of
them all.
On Sunday afternoon a number of
Personalities prettiest maidens gath
cred at the home of County Road SUI
pervisor Japhet Price and there the
persons selected as judges decided
that Miss Laura Muhly, a pretty bru-
nette, should represent the city in the
Pageant as Miss Pleasantville." Miss
Muhly is the daughter of Mr.. Louis
and Mrs. Eva Muhly, who reside at
65 West Washington Avenue. The
judges who made the selection were
Mayor Thomas +. Crawford, County
Road Supervisor Japhet Price, Rollin
A. Gale and Preston B. Adams.
Miss Pleasantville" will journey to
Atlantic City this Tuesday to join the
beauties from the frozen north, golden
west and sunny south in competition
for the golden mermaid which will be
awarded to the one chosen as Miss
America" She will be accompanied
by six pretty maidens who were Sc
lected as aides. They are Miss Eliza
beth Parker, Miss Melrose J. Eckman,
Miss Edith Baker, Miss Kathryn Por-
teous, Miss Anna Wagner and Miss
Virginia st. John. Miss Pleasant
yille' will have a handsome chair in
the Pageant parade. The committee
selected to decorate the chair is Mrs.
Eva Muhly, Mrs. Grace Simanton and
Mrs. Japhet Price.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
Somers Point Has
Big Building Boom
RECORD OF PERMITS ISSUED FOR
AUGUST SHOWS VALUATION
OF NEARLY $25, 200.

Somers Point is enjoying a big bull.
ding boom, and for this season OF the
year the permits taken out for new
houses has reached a new high record.
The Building Inspector reports opera.
lions for which permits were issued
during August of a total valuation of
about $4,000, being mostly for
homes.
The permits issued were as follows.
Bert Ford, for Joseph B. Lawson,
frame bungalow, Second street. Cost
$4,000.
Orville Setur, for Mary E. Vincent,
addition of two rooms and roof to
building on Third street. Cost $3.50.
c. A. Worloc, for himself, one and
a half story house at Fourth street
and Connecticut ayenue.~Cost $500.
George w. Radcliffe, for r. G. Girls
com, one room addition to dwelling on
Bay avenue Cost 800.
William Manley, for himself, frame
bungalow, Pennsylvania avenue Cost
$3.50.
Somers Steelman & Son, for Rev.
7. ]. McShane, frame bungalow on
Main street. Cost $4,000.
August CARTE, for himself, frame
bungalow, Seventh street. Cost $500.
A. F. Fleming, for himself, frame
garage, on Sunny venue. Cost $4,000.
William S. Lewis, for Roy Lewis,
two story cottage on Main street.
Cost $4,000.
Charles M. Lewis, for himself, work
shop and %storehouse on Sunny avenue.
Cost $35.
E. r. Berking, for Clara Berking,
frame bungalow on New Jersey ave-
nue.. Cost $3.50.
William Shamrock, for Wilbert Fen
ton, dwelling on Main street. Cost
$4,000.
Nifong & Perry, for H. J. Shepard,
frame bungalow, Seventh street and
Rhode Island rel Cost $4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
Dump Adams Makes
New County Record
TWENTY-ONE MEN STRUCK OUT
BY VETERAN IN LAST
SATURDAYS GAME

The superb pitching OF Dump Adj
Regulars, in the game with Harmon
ton last Saturday made a new record
for Independent baseball in Atlantic
County. He famed twenty-one of the
Hammonton men.
Buck" Pharazyn. OF the Atlantic
City High School baseball team last
June, pitched the schoolboys to a r.
8 victory over Vineland High School,
tanning twenty batsmen during the
tilt. This is the nearest approach that
has been made to Adams record.
incidentally, the thirty-five-year-old
star during the time he has been per-
forming, has scored two no-hit tri-
umphs, his latest being a verdict over
Somers Point last year
Harry Bachelor, the former South
ern League pitching star, was on the
mound for Hammonton, and although
he pitched a great brand of ball, CIV
ing Pleasantville but three hits, his
hurting could not be compared to Adj
ans sensational work.
Pleasantville had one big inning
the sixth, when they solved Bachelor
and sent across three runs, enough to
win the hard fought contest.
The playing OF Meyers, Sanders and
Long featured for the winners, while
Lobby and Montgomery were the
bright stars for the losers.
Time and again Adams retired the
entire side. His fast drop ball had the
visitors baffed at all times.
The
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
SCOUTS ARRIVE HOME.

Pleasantville Scouts, Troop No. Z,
arrived home after a very happy two
weeks of camp life at Camp Fralinger
on the Perkiomen Creek at Schwenks-
Vile, Pa, as the guests of the Atlantic
City Scout Council.
One of the featured auto hikes Of
the Camp to the Delaware Water Gap
was attended 100 per cent. strong by
this Troop, with some so other Scouts
and leaders.
The local Scouts did exceptionally
well at the camp, tying for first place
with Troop No. IA, of Atlantic City,
for camp inspection, for which each
boy receives a Press-Union medal.
John Shappell won 3rd place medal
for bugling, 3rd place medal, camp
stunts; LIST place friction fire building
medal, best time, 16 seconds. Howard
Chambers won 3rd place, Class A,
athletics medal.
Scoutmaster Shappell, of Troop No.
Z, Pl~easantville, and Scoutmaster JOS
eph Kelly, Troop %, Atlantic City,
qualified for Life and Star Scouts;
also Howard Chambers, Curtiss Lyall
and John Shappell, Life and Star
Scouts; Geo. Westcott, Life Scout;
John Myrose, Albert Somers and Carl
Whitman also received merit badges
at a regular meeting of the Court of
Honor at camp. In all, the Pleasant
vile troop scored SO merit badges, IA
honor medals, given by the Press
Union Pub. Co., and four life and star
scouts and one life scout.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard ]. Mcconnell
gave a birthday party on last Tuesday
evening, in honor of Miss Ruth Sci
well, of 10 N. Fourth street. Those
present were the Misses Roberta Mar
shall, Dorothy Gordon, Lillian Somers,
Elizabeth Hallam, Lottie Carly, Char
lotte Koehler, Frances Gordon, Ruth
Seiwell, and Masters Ernest Hartley,
Walter Smith, Walter Gordon, Owen
Koehler, Paul Koehler, Richard Ad-
ans, Warren Benfield, John Roderer
Mcconnell and Bernard J.. Mcconnell,
In
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
AUTHORS CLUB.

The Authors Club will not meet
again until Tuesday, Sept. 18th. Last
Tuesday the members visited Atlantic
City and attended Keith's Theatre,
after enjoying lunch at La victoire.
Those who enjoyed this trip included:
Mrs. Robert L. Race, Mrs. Daniel Col
Inns, Mrs. Hugh Collins, Miss Helen
Collins, Mrs. Ray Newell, Mrs. Elmina
c. Westcott. Mrs. Jerry Carton, Mrs.
Charles S. Adams, Mrs. Samuel Ire
land, Mrs. Charles Collins and Mrs. L.
G. Adams.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
SUDDEN DEATH
CAUSES SHOCK
JAMES LEWIS RlSLEY DIES FOL.
LOWING REMOVAL TO A. c..
HOSPITAL FRIDAY.
Active TIL End Came

While death is expected by all of us
at some time, yet it comes at times
with that suddenness as to cause a
shock. Such was the case when
James Lewis Risley died last Friday
afternoon, shortly after six o'clock.
He had been active until two days
before the end came. In fact on We'd
nesday of last week he was at Mays
Landing as a member of the Grand
Jury, then in session. He was missed
from the session held on Thursday,
and then was the first time his associ-
ates learned that he had been strick-
en-. He was removed to the Atlantic
City Hospital for an operation, but
such was the nature of the case that
he died before the operation was at
tempted.
The deceased had reached the age
of II years. He was born in this city
and had lived here all his life. He is
survived by a widow, Mrs. Mary Ris-
ley:
The funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon, at Salem M. E.
Church. The services were conducted
J Rev. H. Frank Parker, a former
pa of the church, Rev. Thomas H.
Hicks, the present pastor, and Rev. J.
B. Westcott. Interment was made in
So1nn1 Gnnnnfnpy Tho npIlkA 80, nous
were: Vice-President Bertram E. Whit
man and Treasurer D. S.. LeCompte,
representing the ~Pleasantville Trust
Company; Alvin P. Risley and Harry
w. Helfrich, representing Union Lodge
of Odd Fellows, and John F. Ryon and
Henry c. Thomas, representing Salem
M. E. Church.
Mr.. Risley was President Of the
Pleasantville Trust Company, and had
held that position since the organiza-
ton of the Company in 1911. He was
also a Director of the Workingmen's
Building and Loan Association. He
savas "a nensbsfn0 fsBKions15odge No.
213, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, and Lewis Parker Encampment
of Odd Fellows. He was a charter
member of Union Lodge and had been
very active in the work of Oddfellow-
ship. He was a Past Grand, coming
to hat position through the several
minor offices. He also had served as
Representative to the Grand Lodge of
New Jersey.
Mr.. Risley will be sadly missed in
this community. He was charitable
and kind, and his many acts of benev-
olence attested to his noble character.
On every side were heard expressions
of deep sympathy when his death be-
came known. He had lived such a life
that ito know him was to love him..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
FINED $3.50 c

Charles Price and Thomas Price,
Jr.. of Egg Harbor Township, were
fined $23.50 each for a violation Of the
state game laws, after their arrest on
Monday by Game Wardens William
Loder and Otis Small. They appeared
before Magistrate R. G.. Brown.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06

Charles Drinkwater, one OF the
young business men of this city, and
Miss Florence Johnson, of Manahaw-
kin, were married on August 2Sth, at
Beach Haven. They are now residing
in this city. The marriage announce
ment came as a surprise to the many
friends of the groom in this city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
JUNIOR CHOIR REHEARSAL.

The Junior Choir of Salem Metho-
dist Church will hold a regular re-
hearsal on Wednesday evening instead
of Thursday evening. Mrs. Huckel,
the choir leader, requests all members
to be present at this time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
=. The standing in the Atlantic County
League is now as follows:
PENSIONS PAID MONTHLY.

The Pension Bureau is now making
payments of pensions to Civil War
veterans and widows of the veterans
every month, instead of quarterly as
heretofore. The first monthly dis
bursements were made on Labor Day,
and hereafter checks will be received
by pensioners on the fourth day of
every month.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
MOORE THE SPEAKER.

Former Prosecutor Charles Sumner
Moore was the principal speaker at
the weekly Kiwanis luncheon at noon
this Tuesday. Several special musical
numbers were on the entertainment
program.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06

bathing costume, will present the
Golden Mermaid" $4,000 trophy.
Night Carnival on Boardwalk for a
distance of twenty blocks. Music,
dancing and general jubilee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06
MEETING POSTPONED.

The meeting OF Gamma Chapter, of
the Sigma Delta Kappa, which was
scheduled for Thursday evening, was
postponed because Of the Fall Page
ant attractions at Atlantic City. The
meeting is to be held at the home of
Joseph Walker on Thursday evening,
September 21st. At this time plans
for the first fall dance will be made
and arrangements made for a regular
meeting place for the winter months.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06

suppose thar the poet was right
when he said that "There's good in
everything" hut the only good | car
see in having a %carhuncle is, you doni
trouble.
CARBUNCLE: A number of boiis
In convention. Bill Sans Dictionary.
page POI.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-06-23
Railroad Strike
Considered Sure

Cincinnati-"We are all Of one
mind. Nothing can stop a railroad
strike now if the strike vote is af
firmative as we believe it will he,"
is the cold judgment of VIM. H. John
ston, president, international Associa
ton of Machinsts.
"With the coal miners standing
firm and the fuel supply of the ma
TONS industries almost depleted l.
hundred thousand railroad employees
are preparing to make stand for the
conditions and wages threatened by
the railroad labor board anil the al
ministration in cooperation with the
rail corporations.
The 80 men comprising the execu-
tive boards of the eastern, southeast
ern and western divisions OF the shop
crafts have been summoned to meet
in Chicago June "a with the Council
to witness the counting of the strike
vote which will be completed next
day. They will call the strike if the
vote goes as expected, TO be effectiv e
July /. On the same day the strike
of the maintenance of way employees
is likewise to begin.
The official organ of the rail labor
organizations declares that nothing
can now stop the strike. The men
have been injured beyond endurance" +"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-06-23
Saar Valley Miners
Won't Stand For Cut
(By Federated Press)

Saarbruecken, Germany-Even the
conservative workers united in the
Christian trade unions won't stand for
the reduction of wages planned by
the French government, which since
the occupation Of the Saar valley has
claimed ownership Of the coal mines.
This they have made clear in resolu-
tons Just sent to the French govern
ment.
The resolution Of the Christian
coal miners points out that the ad-
ministration of tie coal fields is eX
cessively costly; that in tie olden days
of German rule ore official was suf-
ficient, where now four or more take
his place; that the salaries paid these
officials are such that they can afford
to erect castles for themselves while
the coal diggers live in poverty; that
there is terrible waste in the mine
pits.
The treatment Of the workers, says
the resolution, is brutal. Every effort
is made to lengthen hours; no fixed
scale is paid; upon the slightest pro-
vocation the worker is dismissed.
The French government is asked to
institute a more rational and econo-
mic method of administration, and
not to seek to make the mines pay
by beating down the workers wages.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-06-23
Farmers Best Friend
Is Industrial Worker

Cleveland, Ohio-"The most revo-
lutionary discovery of modern agri-
culture is not the magic of irrigation
nor the marvellous yield of scientific
crop production. 1t is the farmers
discovery of the industrial worker as
his best friend, his necessary Gus
toner and natural ally" says the press
information service of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
"The farmer will not go back to 'the
good old days. within the memory of
the present generation, when butter
brought 10 cents pound, eggs were
5 cents dozen, chickens were 1919
cents each or 81 for IL, while oats
and corn brought from 10 to 20 cents
a bushel.
"The basic reason for these low
prices was the poverty of the in
dustrial worker, who received but
from 80 cents to $1.25 for a days
work.
$50 long as hundreds of thousands
of workers families had to live on
less than 81 week, farm produce
brought almost nothing and the farm
ers got only niggardly living in re-
turn for their toll. Conversely. the So
called high wages of the war years
brought the farmers the most pros
perity they have ever had"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-06-23
SLOW WORK
1T WILL TAKE Is YEARS TO GO
OVER ACCOUNTS
UncOvering Many War Contractors
Who Robbed Government of Mil
liOns of Dollars

Washington-1he present session
of congress has appropriated $2,2l7,-
900 to uncover and prosecute certain
American citizens known as "war con
tractors" who evidently plundered
the public treasury of unnumbered
millions Of dollars in excess charges
for war supplies.
There are 10000 war contracts.
The war departments policy seems to
have been to pay war contractors
bills to the full amount submitted by
the contractors themselves with hard
ly the shadow of an audit.
Since the armistice the finance divi-
sion of the war department has been
examining the war contract payments
to determine the extent to which pro-
fiteering contractors overcharged the
people. The house of representatives
appropriated $1,000,O00 for the
finance division. The senate added
$617,000 in order that the investiga-
tion may be completed during the
present generation and before the
war contractors die.
"At the present rate of progress"
declared Senator Wadsworth, chair
man of the senate committee on mill
tary affairs, at will take Is years or
more to go over these war time con-
tracts with this expert audit. The
committee believes that with an ap-
preparation running annually they can
clean up this work in four or five
years If it is allowed to go beyond
four or five years, it is the general
consensus that the whole thing will
get out of the hands of the govern
ment. Witnesses will disappear.
Papers will disappear and be destroy
ed. 1t will be impossible to make an
effective audit after three or four
years have gone by"
To date the finance division has
audited $4,000 of the 10000 con-
tracts and has reported that the con-
tractors concerned lifted from the
public treasury more than $1C0,J o.
900 in excess Of the amounts the gov
ernment agreed to pay. These find
ings are in the hands of Attorney
General Daugherty. and constitute the
data upon which the government re-
lies in the prosecutions for which con-
gress has appropriated $500,000.
There remain some $4,000 con-
tracts to be investigated If the
amount of fraud uncovered in these
unandited contracts maintains the pro-
portion developed in the $4,000 al
ready audited, the war contractors
will face the charge of having robbed
the people of billion dollars while
the soldiers were going over the top
for a dollar day and the civilians
at home were taxed to the limit to
pay the war bills.