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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-20

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-20
Quick Growth.

"Some American towns make rapid
progress"
YES" said the observant citizen.
1T isn't unusual for a town where
pigs wallowed in the main street a
decade ago to get out handsomely
illustrated booklets describing 'Our
skyscraping canyon Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-20
Lone Exception.

Somebody is always offering to
make you rich"
That's a fact" said the credulous
citizen.
But did a man ever attempt to
make you take cold cash without hav-
ing a string tied to his offer?"
"Only once, but after his keeper had
called me aside and explained the sit
uation, | handed it back."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-20
Quoting. Father.

"Who is the wisest man mentioned
in the S~criptures?" asked a teacher
of one of her Sunday School class.
Paul" exclaimed the little fellow
confidently.
ooh, no, Johnnie; Paul was a very
good man, but Solomon is mentioned
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-20

There is a Small matter which Some
of our subscribers have Seemingly
forgotten. To US it is nece$sary in
u business. We are very modest
and do not wish to Speak of it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-20

Mrs. Primm-"What's wrong with
these girls who paint themselves so
crudely?"
Mr.. Primm-'Of color, I'd say
Phila. Bulletin.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
Syracuse's Farewell
to Dr.. Day Is Modified

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HEsALD.
@ YRACUSE, June 10.-Wide di-
vergence of opinion over the
wording of farewell resolu-
ton for Chancellor James r. Day
featured the meeting of the faculty
of the College of Liberal Arts. SYRIA
cuse University, last night.
Members opposed to the Ckancel-
lor's policies split openly with his
friends and forced modification of
Mandatory farewell message.
"A compromise resolution fna.iy
was adopted which read that the
faculty extended it's best wishes
for health, and happiness" The
resolution will be presented to DR..
Day when he retires June IA after
twenty-seven years service.
Recent edicts of the Chancellor
regarding dancing and smoking.
his action in granting degrees to
two students who had been sus-
pended charged witE imbibing too
freely and the feeling prevailing
among some members Of the faculty
that DR.. Day had been too arbi-
trary caused the breach.
Parts of the resolution regarding
the mountains of achievement"
left behind by the Chancellor were
stricken from the resolution before
adoption
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
INSANE YOUTH FIGHTS
THREE MEN IN ROWBOAT,
Tries Vainly to Escape From,
Wards Island by Summing.

Joseph Bruno, 16, of PA Mulberry
for the insane on Wards Island six
months ago. attempted TO escape late
yesterday by swimming the East River.
but was seized by cramp when half
way across and was rescued by the
Volunteer Life Guards. The boy fought
the guards when they hauled him into
the boat and they had to knock him
unconscious to quiet him and prevent
the possibility Of all being drowned.
The boys mother had just visited the
island and was with Joseph all during
ball game. The boy accompanied her
to the dock to see her off and waved
goodby as the Department of Correc-
tions boat pulled out. A few minutes
later. unseen to attendants on the dock
he took off his shoes. tied them to-
gether, strung them around his neck
and leaped into the water. He swim
out some distance from shore and then
was seen to throw up his hands
The boys yells were heard aboard
small craft In the river. Their whistles
attracted George Renaghan. Edward
Boyer and John Long from the life
saving station at Tooth street. They
put out in a rowboat and grabbed the
boy when he came up. AS they dragged
him into the boat they found him pos
sessed of maniacial strength and had
to subdue him. A policeman took him
at the Tooth street wharf.
Joseph tried to escape from the island
once before by boarding the boat He
was not discovered until the boat
reached the Twenty street dock.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
BOY, z, BROWNS IN WELL
CONCEALED IN WEEDS
John Johnson's Death Third
on Staten Island.

John w. Johnson. T. of 50 Oxford
street. New Brighton. S. l.. was drowned
yesterday afternoon when he fell into
an old well at Lewis street and Rich
mond Turnpike. New Brighton. His
was the third death in abandoned wells
in Staten Island in the last three weeks.
Johnson. with six other boys, was
playing on the DE Jonge Paper Com
pany's property abandoned a year ago.
An old we'll. concealed by a broken
down fence and high weeds. is I'm the
rear OF the property. The boy ran to-
ward the well and stepped through the
opening. He fell four feet into five feet
of water. One of the other boys saw
him fall and shouted to the others.
George Cramer 10. son of Sandy
Hook pilot, and Theodore Heyn. 9. both
of whom live near Johnson, were the
first to reach the well. Cramer jumped
in and reached Johnson's body. He got
it to the surface and with Heyn's aid sue
ceeded in getting 1t out of the well. One
OF the other boys had called the staten
Island Hospital. An ambulance was
taking Johnson to the hospital when the
surgeon who was working over him
pronounced his dead.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
WOMAN INDICATED
IN DR.. MOOR'S CASE
Mrs. Day and Rev. Hall Order
ed Reinstated in Madison
Avenue Baptist.
MAIN CHARGES in DOUBT
Those Who Helped to Expel
InfOrmers Await Decision
on Pastor.

Mrs. Jessie v. Day and the Rev. c. r.
Hall. who were expelled from the
Madison Avenue Baptist Church as the
result of charges against the pastor,
the Rev. DR.. George Caleb Moor. were
ousted unjustly. 1t has been decided by
special council of the New York
Southern Baptist Association. Their
vindication became known yesterday.
Following serious charges which had
been made to the Board of Deacons.
Mrs. Day and DR.. Hall went to the
board with certain information about
DR.. Moor. After stormy general ses-
sions a faction in the church voted To
expel them. Mrs Day then took the
matter to the association. which re-
stored her and DIR. Hall to member
ship.
Commenting on the decision of the
council, Mrs. Day said:
please correct one misunderstanding
for me. never made any charges
against DIR. Moor. but with Mr.. Hall
simply went to the chairman of the
The New York herald., 1922-06-11

board of trustees OF the Madison Ave-
nue. Baptist Church with certain In
formation we had received from reli-
able sources which tended to corrobo-
rate the stories told by employees of
the church concerning the conduct or
DR.. Moor during the first year of his
pastorate at the Madison Avenue
Baptist Church.
Also please state that urtil the publi-
cation OF the fact that we had been
vindicated i'm a New York paper this
afternoon | had given no statement or
information OF any kind regarding the
disposition of the matter by the special
council of the New York Southern
J aptist Association, whose meetings
are secret"
At the meeting of the Baptist Council.
the Madison Avenue Church. was repre-
sented by Judge Edward F. Clinch.
chairman of the board OF trustees; Leroy
G. Edwards. secretary of the board and
chairman of the joint board OF deacons
who voted to expell Mrs. Day, and Rev.
Hall and Z. Normal Bayne, chairman
OF the board OF deacons.
1t was understood that they presented
no evidence against either OF the parties
expelled but merely told OF the events
leading to the expulsion and or the IN
formation given by Mrs. Day and Mr.
Hall. They did not appear in defense
of their actiorI,>it was said, but merely
in explanation.
What will become of the charges orig
inally made against DIR. Moor Is not
known but that Is what church MEM
bers, who sided with those expelled,
want to know. 1t was impossible 10
reach DR.. Moor at either his home at
IL East Thirty-first street or at the
church f. Norman Bayne merely said:
II have nothing to say one way or the
other about the matter"
Another member OF the church said
that the main issue still is to be
settled by either the church or by
the denomination. which would indicate
that the charges against DR.. Moor will
be made public again. Some of these
went to the District Attorney. who saw
no reason for acting. 1t has been as
serted that the original complaints
never were considered by the board Of
deacons who sought to quiet the matter.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
HEAT LESS SEVERE,
COSTS FOUR LIVES
Boy browns Seeking Relief,
Woman Leaps Off Roof and
Two Collapse.
SHOWERS ARE PROMISED
Drop i'm Humidity and Cooling
Breeze Mitigate Conditions
Considerably.

The intense heat caused three deaths
yesterday and boy, in an effort to seek
relief from the torrrid weather. was
drowned. Late in the afternoon, how
eyer a westerly breeze forced the ther-
mometer down a few degrees below Fri
days figure.
Vincent OReilly. %. of 144 Ocean ave-
nue.. Jersey City. was Frustrated at a
picnic at First avenue and First street,
College Point, L. I. He was playing
baseball when he suddenly swooned. He
died before the arrival Of physician.
Mollie Markus. 23. was overcome at
her home, 149 East Eghty-ffth street.
and died before doctor was able to
reach her.
The boy who walked out beyond his
depth and drowned was Ernest Wunder,
IL. of 1929 Cypress avenue. Ridgewood.
Queens. He had gone in bathing a,
Howard Beach. fruitless effort was
made by witnesses to save him. His
body has not been recovered.
= The suicide of Miss Zugiofo Capelian-
ms. 40, of Portsmouth. N. H., was laid
to her suffering from the heat. She
leaped from the roof Of an eight story
apartment building. the Llewellyn, at
436 East 13Sth street, the Bronx.
Her cousin. Mrs Costos CapeliaRins,
said she went to the roof to be cooled by
the breeze. Suddenly she ran to the edge
and leaped high into the air and over
She had arrived in New York last night
with her brother George, for visit.
There were fewer prostrations than on
Friday, however
On top of the Whitehall Building
where the forecasters plan. New York's
weather it was said that showers early
to-day would bring temporary relief
The humidity yesterday. according to the
Weather Bureau instruments. was not
SO great as on Friday. but quite a. bit OF
moisture was in the air.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
FALLING 10 TON GIRDER
KILLS MAN AT THEATER
TUo Others Hurt When
Crane Collapses.

Nicholas Cierro, As. structural steel
worker. 146 Cherry street. was killed
and two other workmen were injured
yesterday when struck by a ten-ton
steel girder that crashed to the pave
ment at West Houston and Macdougal
streets after the crane with which 1t
was being hoisted had colapsed./
The girder was being lifted to>its posi-
ton In the main balcony of new mo-
tion picture theater When it had been
hoisted UP eight feet the ropes sup
porting the crane snapped. The girder
dropped and struck Cierro on the head.
Patsy Tusco. 30. of 256 William street.
Astoria, was felled and pinned between
the girder and bag of cement he had
been carrying. Buckley Barrett, %, of
1l9 West Houston street. received n
glancing blow from the gifder but his
injuries were slight. Firemen of the
Rescue Squad worked for fifteen min
utes extricating Tusco from under the
girder.
Paul A. Burrier of 199 Fairmont ave-
nue. Newark, construction foreman at
the theater, was arrested on technical
charge of homicide.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
WHAT Is 60? IS ONE
OF EDISON'S QUERIES
Another Is: what Three
Coins Make a Dollar?'-
Poser for Poker Players.

Thomas A. Edison. inventor OF ques-
tions, furnished additional material yes
terday for newspaper humorists In S.v-
ing out another questionable that will
make 1t virtually certain that no man
with less gray matter than the proverb-
ial Philadelphia lawyer will get HE
name on the Edison payroll. The sue
cessful applicant must not only know
the difference between an atom and a
molecule and how to convert "how come
We amt seen you was not at home" into
an .intelligible and grammatically per-
feet sentence, but he also must Know
how to take care of himself in the
great American game Of poker. The
test come in question No. 109. which
reads
You have only ten dollars in the
world and are playing poker with a
man you have never seen before. On
the final deal he holds pat hand. You
have three eights after the draw There
Is fifty cents in the pot. He bets a
quarter. What are you going to dc
and why?"
The answer to that may be draw a
revolver" but what about this:
what is CO.? Who discovered it?
What is it used for?"
This is followed by an easy one,
What bush grows more extensively
than any other in the U. S. A." ~
When the applicant has written out
"Anheuser Busch" Flatbush or "busll
league" he will find many other brain
teasers awaiting him. such as: rs tho
President of the United States elected
by popular voter
Give the approximate population OF
each of the five largest cities I'm the
United States "Why is 1t necessary
for us to breathe?' What is cal
loan?" who is the present Secretary
steamboat 1s'who wrote nthey lstory
"Who wrote The Merchant OF
Venice'?'
One Of the questions is: What Is
grape nuts made from?' If the appli-
cant is still in position to handle job
after wrestling with that he will find
some more easy ones among the fol-
lowing:
How can you prove by scientific ap-
paratus that the world revolves?" DE-
scribe apparatus" who are the Igor
.tes?" "a manufacturing jeweler, in
Iced of gold. melts coins Of the United
States. What do you think of Eis ac-
.ion?''
.'Who was Kit CARSON" '"Who was
Charlemagne?" What is jute? What
is it used for? Where does it come
from?' IA can do certain job In
four days and B can do the job In three
days. How long will it take to do the
Job il A and b work together What
three United States coins make a
dollar?" You are a salesman making
every effort to get an order from big
manufacturer who is married to an un-
usually jealous wife. One evening you
see this prospective customer dining in
restaurant with a chorus girl. What
would you DOR
There are 149 questions in the list.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
TWENTIETH CENTURY
FINISHING 20 YEAR RUN
Special Runway in Grand
Central for Flier.

"The Twentieth Century Limited" will
be twenty years old on June Is. and in
of the fact a permanent APP
proach to the trains platform In Grand
Central Terminal has been arranged A
red carpet and line Of lockwood trees and
floral decorations lead to the entry gate
nom which the train leaves. Many in
the station yesterday thought that a
large wedding party was being held.
Since the establishment OF the fast
train to Chicago. on June 10. 1902, the
road has added many improvements to
n. In 1902 the cost of the train was
approximately s1t5,ooo. but the Cen
trry" of to-day costs more than s25o.oo0
and Is run in two. three and sometimes
five sections. The Century" has made
1880 trips since its inauguration and
has carried nearly 100000 through
passengers.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
FLYING BOAT DAMAGED
IN AVOIDING STEAMER
One Passenger Slightly sHuvt
in Mishap on the Hudson.

The flying boat Vanderbilt of the
Aeromarine Always was badly damaged
yesterday afternoon while Attempting to
land in the Hudson River off Eighty
sixth street. The pilot. in avoiding
steamer, was forced to swerve from his
course and fouled the anchor chain Of
a yacht. In addition to the pilot. Will
lam Zeigler. and his mechanic, Harold
Thompson. the flying boat carried two
passengers. Il man and woman whose
names were not made known. This man
suffered CIT lip when thrown against
the cockpit. but the other escaped injury.
A hole was ripped in one of the boats
pontoons and It began to sink rapidly
Employees of the Aeromarine Always
at the Seventy-ninth street pier took
the passengers OF in motor boat.
The Vanderbilt was returning from a
sightseeing trip when the accident oc-
Cured
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
THIRTEENTH BOLT KILLS BOY.
Lightning Had struck Same Prop
erty Twelve Times Before.

ELMrRA, June i0.--Lightning striking
for the thirteenth time In as many years
on the, old church property in Horse
heads, just north of this city, yesterday
claimed It's first victim. Newton Edgar,
IL years old. was Instantly killed while
playing baseball on the plot where the
church once stood
Although II was raining. several boys
were playing baseball. Newton was on
first base when bolt of lightning struck
him. His companions we're not injured
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
REFUSES TO PUNISH
NAGLE FOR CONTEMPT
WasserDogel Delays Sale of
Education Board Paintings.

Justice Wasservogel, in the Supreme
Court. yesterday denied an application of
the Clayton Company, Inc, Of 1876 West
Fifty-second street. to punish Sheriff
Percival E. Nagle for contempt of court
In refusing to sell paintings owned by the
Board of Education and attached by the
company in settlement of an unpaid
judgment of SIS obtained in March, 1920.
The portraits were of De Witt Clinton
and j. Edward Simmons. the banker.
Justice Wasservogel said the original
execution was delivered to former Sheriff
David H. Knott, and the remedy lay in
issuing a new execution and suing the
former Sheriff for failure to make a re-
turn. The failure Of the Board Of Edu-
cation to pay the judgment, obtained for
work. labor and services, was not ex-
planned
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
FIND MUMAIFIED BODY
OF CHILD IN LOCKED BOX
Police Charge SerUonf Girl
With Concealing Birth.

Special Gable to THE NEW YonK HEaALp.
Copyright, 1899, bv THn NEW YoRK HEsALn
New York Herald bureau.
london. june 10.
The discovery Of the mummified body
of a child In locked box has led to the
arrest of Eliza Annie Swain. 20 and
single, domestic servant, accused of
concealment Of birth. The discovery was
made by the landlady where Miss Swain
was lodging.
1t Is believed the child was born about
six years ago and that on It's death the
mother wrapped up the body and car
ried 1t about in box ever since.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
SCHOOL VANDAL FLEES;
PURSUERS IN SMASH
Stone Columns Again Deco
rated With IndelibIe Ink.

The two stone columns at the en-
trance to the new s2,OO000O high school
building at Kearny. N. j.. were given
their second coating of indelible ink
yesterday morning by vandal who
apparently is aggrieved because the
columns were cut in Indiana by nom
union stone cutters. A carpenter
threw a brick as the man who threw
the ink Jumped into an automobile.
Police Capt. Bell and Policeman Eklof
went in pursuit in motorcycle and side
car The case was abandoned at Will
son avenue and Chestnut street. where
the motorcycle coflided with the auto
mobile Of William Hunter of 1856 Will
son avenue. Policeman Eklof was cut
about the head and body.
The columns were first doused with
indelljble ink on April q. before they
had been placed in position.
The New York herald., 1922-06-11

Rosa and Jennie" In all there were
800 presents.
The brides present to Sam was a gold
watch set with diamonds and Sam gave
his bride rope of pearls. After 1t was
all over the brand new Mr., and Mrs.
Francavigia were carried to Grand
Central Terminal in q 1900 automobile,
the present of the Spring Valley Pleas
ure Club. The honeymoon will be spent
in Yellowstone Pa The first stop on
the way West WIN be Niagara Falls.
Virtually everybody except THE New
YORK HERALD reporter kissed the bride,
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
APPEAL HARVEY CONVICTION.

Attorneys for Herbert s. Harvey.
former Sheriff and Democratic leader
of Queens county. convicted In Nassau
county of offering a bribe to Detective
Plant in an automobile theft case. de-
cided yesterday 10 appeal to the Court
OF Appeals from the Appellate Divi-
sion's affirmation of his conviction
Harvey is under sentence of four 70
ten years in Sing Sing. He is out on
bail
The New York herald., 1922-06-11
LEAVES ESTATE TO NUNS.

Mary Collins of 213 East Seventeen
street. who died January %. according
to the will filed yesterday, left personal
property valued at $1,000 to The Little
Sisters of the Poor of 213 East Seven
tieth street. and the proceeds of the sale
of real estate. said to be worth about
s1.500. less $50 given to Jennie Hayes
also of 213 East Seventieth street. to
Archbishop Hayes
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-04-06
War EXPLOSIVES FOR ROADS
TrinitrotoIuol Has Become One of
Most Desirable Agencies for
Construction Work.

Trinitrotoluol, one of the most eff
cient of wartime explosives, has be-
come, by adaptation, one of the most
desirable cgencies for the peace-time
task of road construction, according
to reports received from many states
by the bureau of public roads of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. The use of this powerful ex-
plosive is becoming general through
out the Union wherever highways are
under construction. Out of the sur
plus war materials turned over by the
War Department to the Department of
Agriculture and distributed by the
bureau of public roads among the
various states, approximately 20,0O0,-
600 pounds of T. n. T. has found it's
way to the road builders supply
houses: This is more than four times
as much as the total of powder of all
grades distributed by the department
among the states.
The quantity of T. n. T. distributed
up to September 10, among the states,
was 19,613,295 pounds. In addition
there has been distributed 1,79S,9SS
pounds of blasting powder and 2,7S1,-
313 pounds of hand-grenade powder.
Among other materials of this nature
distributed among the states were
6,566 pounds of dynamite, 1900
pounds picric acid, 93S,409 detonators
131, ,674 exploders, 75,698 electric blast
ing caps, 27,S4O feet or fuse, 7,34O
yards of detonating cord, and 19e
tampers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-04-06
Daddy sgsI|'l!!i!: | !
MARY GRAHA.N BONNER
SHoRT-TAILED SHREWS

1--WE always been so glad" said Mr..
Short-Tailed Shrew, that my name
was so different from the names of
other creatures.
1T wouldn't be nearly so interesting
to be named anything else as it is to
be known as a shOrt-tailed shrew.
There is something so unusual and at
tractive about the name.
Don't you think so tooY
81 agree with you, but then Of
course l would agree with you natural
ly, as my name is the same" said Mrs.
ShOrt-Tailed Shrew.
Were not very sociable as a rule,
but you and l are pretty sociable at
present." Mr.. Short-Tailed Shrew con-
tinued.
do you know 1 wonder if people
know how helpful we are to themW
asked Mrs. Short-Tailed Shrew.
Il am sure l don't know" said Mr..
Short-Tailed Shrew. "Why do you
ask?"
"Well, 1 hope that they do, and 1
hope they will learn it more and more,
or rather that more and more people
will learn that the little short-tailed
shrew or mole shrew as he is some
times known does everything he can
to help people.
"He eats insects and bugs which are
harmful and is never anything but nice
in his actions.
''He has a great deal of courage,
and though he can hardly see at all he
will fight bravely if he has to, even if
he can't see the enemy who is attack
ing him.
'Of course his sense of smell is very
keen and strong and he can rush this