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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
New Bonus Bill Soon.

Washington Feb pa soldiers
bonus hin thar the Republicans can
una will nccept' will be presented to
the house within Ten days by The ways
ana mems committee. Chairman Ford
upg announced in the house
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
Il Held as counterfeIter.

spokane. Wash. Feb, 2I-Sounv
Gordon, an artist, was under arrest
here charged with counterfeitInc s.
federal reserve notes. According To-
the police. Gordon drew the entire de-
sign Of the bnIs In pen and Ink.
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Amard Woman "a ga

Columbia. S. q. Feb 20 "A verdict
for $4,000 was awarded to Mrs Lyde
Mcdonald ~ her suit against Rlchnrd
S. Dcs Portes. Columbia annucIpr for
alleged bredch II promise .irs ~.
Donald sued FOR $4,000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

London Feb 1s-Arthur j. Bal.
four. officially welcomed home from
the Washington conference. declared
that thc world owes an uuaccount-
able bt Of gratitude 10 The govern.
ment Of the United Stutcs."
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Syracuse. n. u. Feb. 2o.-Members
viii be admitted TO the Fayetteville
Baptist Il urch hereafter without In
merston. This was decided upon by a
twothlrds vote of the membership Of
the church nj It's annual meeting
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
Purdue Student Is Drowned

Lafayette, Ind Feb. 21-Earl w.
Sherwood twenty-five years old. n
junior In the school Of ciyil engineer.
Ing ut Purdue university, was found
dcnd In eight feet Of water IN the Me.
mortal gymnasium swimming pool.
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The Real lest.

"A speechmnker nowadays" said
Uncle Eben, "an't satisfied wifi mp
plause. De real test of his eloqua-
ciousness comes at de conclusion,
when he takes I'D collection"
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SLOW
DEATH

Aches, pains, nervousness, diff
Guilty in urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney, liver,
bladder and uric acid troubles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
Motor Bandits Get
Big Roll Of Money
Four Thieves Hold Merchant at
Revolver Point While They
Rifle His Store.

To have a gun stuck under your
Isl and a demand for your money is
quite a novel experience, and n that
Jacob Shilling passed through on Mon
day night at his grocery store, corner
of Washington avenu and Fourth
street. He and his wife were in the
store some time after 10 o'clock, when
three men suddenly rushed in, and, at
the point of a revolver, made them
hand over a roll of checks and money.
There is some doubt as to the amount
Shilling lost. At first he was so much
excited that he claimed the robbers
took about $500, but on Tuesday morn
ing he told Mayor Crawford that his
wife had taken some of the money
before the robbers appeared, so that
he does not know exactly what his
loss is.
He does know that he vas scared
stiff. The rush was made with such
suddenness hat all he could do was
to reach down into his pocket and
produce his roll of cash and checks.
The checks will be stopped if they
are presented for payment, az the
banks on which they were drawn have
been notified TO stop payment.
The bandits had carefully planned
their act. They drove to a point near
the store earlier in the evening and
the car was seen by a large number
of people going home, up Washington
avenue. Mayor Crawford saw the car
when he went to his home from his
store. All those who saw the car
standing on the street believed it to
be some one paying a visit in the
-neighborhood and paid no further at
tention to it. No one thought of TAX
ing the number so that it could be
traced. After the robbery and alarm
the local police were notified and a
call was also sent for the State Con
stabulary to get on the case. 1t was
too late, however, to %apprehend the
bandits, who made their getaway
very quickly, once they had theil
hands on S%hilling's roll. While the
men were in the store one of the gang
was patrolling the street to prevent
interruption.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
CHURCH SOCIAL.

Thursday evening, May IS, was an
evening of delightful enjoyment to all
who attended the quarterly social
of st. Johns Methodist Protestant
Church. Ii was styled AN Old-Fash-
toned District School," and the ladies',
with their hair combed down their
back and the men in short trousers or
overalls, gave a realistic touch to 1T,
and helped along in the good fun OF
the evening.
The teacher, Rev. George w. Toms,
Jr., in wig and knickerbockers, and
with switches galore, e%ndeavored to
keep order and instill into the young"
minds present the elements of read
in, writin' and 'rithmetic (the old
time R's''), but he had some job on
his hands. The antics of the young
sters" kept the large crowd present
in roars of laughter with the Ounce
stool filled and unruly pupils standing
in rners
Ii was an evening of good, clean
fun, and all thoroughly enjoyed it.
At recess time all gathered around the
tables and ate the lunch each n had
brought, while a committee of ladies
served tea and coffee to all.
Since October last St. Johns Church
has inaugurated a policy of holding no
paid" socials (where tickets are sold
or admission is charged), and it is
working out %splendidly and the fnan-
ces of the church are good. However,
to fill the need of a social ~get-togeth-
or, a committee of the church has
adopted the idea of a quarterly social
for all departments of the church life,
old and young. This is the second
one to be held, and the best yet, with
much enjoyment to all who attended.
The next social will probably be held
some time in AUGUST.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
MANAGER GEGAN ASKS
SUPPORT FOR REGULARS.

Manager William Gegan says he is
booking for this season the strongest
The visiting team defeated the strong
give the local people an interesting
season. He asks that the public APP
preciate the effort by coming out to
witness the games and giving their
support to the local team this sum
mer. He cites the fact that Egg Har-
Dor City has a fine field and Harmon
ton is also getting a new field. He
also makes a plea for a new athletic
field here, so that the children now
growing up will have some place for
recreation beside the streets, where
they are subjected to danger from so
many automobiles.
On Saturday the Regulars are to
play the strong p. r. r. team, of Cam
den. This game is to be played at
Washington avenue and New Road.
The visiting team edfeated the strong
Haddonfield team last Saturday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
Samuel O. Myers To
Quit Local Schools
Resigns as Manual Training Di-
rector After Thirty-eight
Years of School Work.

After thirty-eight years spent in
school work in New Jersey, Samuel
o.. Myers, manual training director
of the local schools, has decided to
tender his resignation and will retire
on May 80. He said this week that
he had not yet planned for the future,
but would retire from active school
work under the Teachers Retirement
Act.
Professor Myers has held several
important positions in the many years
of work in the schools of New Jersey.
For the past six years he has been the
director of manual training here.
Prior to that time he served for three
years as supervising principal of the
Ventnor City schools, and before that
he was a teacher or principal in
graded schools in the northern part
of New Jersey.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24

At a meeting of the P~leasantville
Athletic and Musical Association, held
last Thursday night, the question of
an athletic field as a soldiers me-
mortal was brought up and freely dis
cussed. 1t was decided to endorse the
movement, with the provision that a
community building be erected on
some part of the field. The secretary
of the association was ordered to COM
municate the action to City Council,
which already has a special committee
composed of Councilmen Stephenson,
Peck and Umbrine working on the
matter.
The Chamber of Commerce, Excel
sior Council, Junior Order American
Mechanics; Mainland Post, American
Legion; the local baseball clubs and
the High School baseball, football and
track teams are all in accord with the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
LARGE ADVANCE SALE
FOR n. S. ALUMNI PLAY.

There is an unprecedented sale OF
tickets for the Pleasantville High
School Alumni Association play,
"Wives to Burn" to be given in the
High School on Thursday and Friday
evenings, May 25 and 26. The Pleas
antville Orchestra will give stirring
music at each performance, with
vocal soloists for intermission. Thurs
day evening there will be selections
by Miss Ada Thomas, soprano, and
Carl Kane, baritone; and on Friday
evening by Miss Irma Stiles, soprano,
and Mr.. Kane.
SYNOPSIS.
Time-The present. Place-Los An
geles, Cal.
By the will of Lydia Prudence Per
kins, Bert Parker will inherit $4,000
900, provided he marries a woman
weighing three hundred pounds be-
fore the week is out. Bert is in love
with Polly Palmer, who weighs only
one hundred and twelve pounds.
Friends of Bert's, Mayme Clifford,
Dick Girard and Rich Douglas, plan
to have Polly throw Bert over marry
him to a fat woman, whom he can
then divorce and marry Polly.
ACT II.
To make Polly angry Wayne poses
as Bert's divorced wife, then Cert,
the hired girl, is brought in as a de-
serted wife. AS both of these
schemes fail to cause a permanent
break, a Turkish lady is brought in
who says she was the favorite wife
- Do,tt1 TTno1a noninI EaStnn who
recently died in Turkey, and that
valuable jewels will be Bert's, pro-
vided he takes Little Vevo into his
home and cares for her. Polly refuses
to consent to this and eturn the en-
gagement ring.
Uncle Daniel enters and shows that
the Turkey in which he lived vas a
small town in Pennsylvania and that
he never was married.
All tangles are finally Strengthened
and everything forgiven. Polly is
padded with blocks of iron SO that
she weighs three hundred pounds
when she is married, and then re-
duces Immediately after.
THE CAST.
BERT GarkeT, a Ddnh clerk,
William Stephenson
Rich Douglass, Dick Girard.
His friends, Somers English
and Russell Carton
Steve, a ranch hand j. Potter Riley
Jack, his pal. Curtis Adams
Daniel Easton, from Turkey,
Carl Kane
Inspector Clancy Carl Kane
Wayne Clifford, a cafeteria cashier,
Miss Jessie Brown
Polly Palmer, a movie actress,
Miss Sara Eccles
Betty King, her friend,
Miss Frances Costello
Aunt Hetty Burgle, the boarding
house keeper Mrs. Russell Carton
Cert, her hired girl,
Miss Regina Deeney.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24

JR. o. U. A. M. NOTES.

The Past Councillors Association of
Atlantic County held their regular
monthly meeting in the council room
at Red Mems Hall on Friday night.
Quite a crowd was present, and all
expressed themselves as having en-
joyed a good time. Besides Excelsior
Council, Linwood, Fremont Council
of Atlantic City and Harmony Coun-
ell of Minotola, were represented.
On June 2 Excelsior Council will
give a class initiation. The degree
team is getting bouquets thrown at
them for the good work and promise
to show some class June 2.
All members of Excelsior Council
are requested to turn out Sunday
morning, the 28th, and march to Wes-
ley NJ. e. Cuhrch to attend divine
service.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24

establishment of an athletic field
somewhere in the city. The Chamber
of Commerce has already decided to
donate twenty-five per cent. of the
proceeds of the coming "Old Home
Week" and carnival for the purpose,
this being the first donation hat has
been made. The Council committee is
gathering data for a report which will
be made at the next meeting of that
body.
The matter of a suitable memorial
for the veterans of the World War
has been discussed many times, but
up to this time no definite action was
taken. With all the forces at work
now it looks as though the matter
would materialize this year. If Coun-
Gil decides on establishing an athletic
field with a community building on a
part of the field, the ground would be
purchased by the city and a bond is
sue would provide the funds for the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24

Red Cross workers and members
from nine chapters in Southern New
Jersey have arranged for a conference
In Atlantics GitysT Thursday, May 25,
1vtici tsse1psnGe fofhring representa-.
pIctur9H1 FsakQp IRns. a.,
4 efs
VIII be 1lald
beginning at 1QsAmNJA in thu morn.
ing and conf the m~s<hroughoht the
day. The work slaAg) done for the
disabled men will take precedence
over all other Red Cross topics, an
exchange of views being sought, fol-
the purpose of ascertaining how the
chapters may speed up their efforts in
behalf of the veterans.
A feature of the days session will
be the actual demonstration of a day
in the life of a Red Cross public
health nurse. Through the medium
of a little sketch, Health Drama
tized," the nurse will give her audi
ence an idea of the many problems
which confront her on her daily tour
Ol the COunlIy olut. plt VII 1911 anu
advise q tuberculosis family, conduct
a class in home nursing, read her
monthly report and illustrate the part
she plays in intoxicating health habits
in the school children.
The morning session will open with
Harry Rehm, of Long Branch, chair
man of Monmouth County Chapter, in
the chair. The problems of the ex-
service men, the first topic on the
program, will be discussed by a rep
resentative of the Veterans Bureau
and by chapter officials familiar with
this tremendous task. The work of
the Red Cross in rural communities,
and three-minute talks on chapter ac-
t~ivities will carry the program up to
noon, at which time j. Arthur letters,
of New York, director of Field Serv-
ice of the Atlantic Division, will talk
on "The Red Cross at the Cross
Roads," a subject which will outline
the future activities of the national
organization.
Following the luncheon recess a half
hour will be devoted to the work OF
the Junior Red Cross, after which the
remainder of the session will be given
over to the nursing feature.
Atlantic City Chapter has been busy
arranging for the reception of the
delegates and Red Cross visitors and
responses received thus far indicate a
large attendance.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
To Name Delegates
For June Meeting
Annual Convention of Kiwanis
international Will Meet at
Toronto Next Month.

AT the regular meeting of the local
Kinwanis Club, held at noon this
Tuesday, two Delegates are to be Sc
lected to represent the club at the
annual convention of Kiwanis Inter-
national, to be held at Toronto, Can
ada, on June 10.
These delegates and others going
will make the trip with the Kiwanis
Club of Atlantic City. They will leave
by the Reading Railway at 4 p. M,
June Is. Special compartment cars
and steel Pullman sleepers will be
used. Kiwanian Charles Osman, of
the Reading passenger traffic depart
ment, will conduct the party. Stops
will be made at all the important
cities along the route. The Kiwan-
ians will arrive at Toronto at noon,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
A WEEKLY

In this issue of The Pleasantville
Press there appears a sketch of the
life of City Clerk Nehemiah Andrews.
Next Wednesday the subject of the
special feature will be County Road
Supervisor Japhet Price. Each week
there will appear an article giving a
short history of some prominent citi-
zen of Pleasantville. Be sure to read
this feature. 1t will be interesting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
Local Teams Lose
By Close Margins
Defeated at Ocean City Satur-
day And Again on Sunday
at Egg HarbOr City.

Pleasantville baseball teams suf-
fered defeat on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday the ~Pleasantville Travel
ers %journeyed to Ocean City to formal
ly open the season with the newly or
ganized Ocean City team. Pleasant
Vile started off all, right, and it look
ed as though they were going to clean
up in fine style. They scored a u
in the, first inning, two in the second
and another in the third. Then they
srested until the sixth when they Sc
cured another lone run.
Iahazaeeudme Ocean City came
Iensls tsy " tss tns is SSsss lP $sas
runs in the sixthand another In the
seventh secnrsdffne game to thsBSo,s
FeatupesqW were catches bX1sa H0Ea4,
.Wiesenthai and TQwnsG
S'0'S' oeeas cIsS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24

ground purchase, to run over a long
period of time. The several other or
CARNATIONS working on the matter
could then make donations to a fund
which would provide for the commun-
ity building, together with donations
which would be made by individual
citizens.
At this time the only community
hall in the city is the auditorium of
the High School, which is used for
all forms of entertainment and public
gatherings. The seating capacity of
this auditorium is insufficient many
times to accommodate those who de-
sire to attend public functions. Then,
again, there are times when several
different organizations desire to hold
affairs and they must await their turn
to ecure the auditorium. A commun-
ity building is badly needed, and in the
form of a soldiers memorial it would
meet with POPULAR approval.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
SPEEDER FINED.

Two cars came together Saturday
night on West Washington venue
and Chief of Police Marshall, who
happened to be in the vicinity, arrest
ed John A. Toomey, of Philadelphia.
He was charged with reckless driv-
ing. Mr.. Toomey was taken into GUS
tody and spent the night in the City
Hall. When arraigned before Judge
Brown Toomey was given a severe
reprimand and fined $12.50 for his
careless driving. Chief Marshall ap-
peared to prefer the charges.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
CoRSON BUYS COTTAGE

The Rev. Alexander Corson, SUI
perintendent of the Camden District
of the New Jersey Methodist Epis-
copal Conference, has purchased the
cottage 81 Asbury avenue, Ocean City,
formerly owned by George Barritt, of
Atlantic City. Superintendent Corson,
who is a brother of DR.. Allen Corson,
of Ocean City, expects to occupy the
house this summer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
TO MARRY.

According to an announcement by
Superintendent Boyer of the Atlantic
City public schools a large number OF
teachers have resigned to get mar
ried. 1t is said that thirty-five teach
ers in the Atlantic City public schools
have resigned during the past month
for the purpose Of matrimony. Many
of the vacancies caused by Cupid
were filled at the May meeting of the
Board of Education.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
VISITING IN PHILADELPHIA.

Miss Geneva Keller, niece of Mrs.
Albert F. Bossler, who has been
recently went to Philadelphia for an
extended stay. She lives in London,
Eng, and will return to her home
next August. Prior to going home
she will again visit ~Pleasantville for
a short time. .
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Married in 1872, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Gouldy are planning to cele-
brate their golden wedding anniver-
sary on Thursday evening, July 6, at
their home, 159 Doughty Road. Invi-
tations have already been issued to
their many relatives and friends to
attend the affair. There will be a
large number present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
PLANS REJECTED
FOR ROAD WORK
State Highway Engineer Was
ser Claims Funds Not Avail
able for DOwnstOwn Road.
Will Not Pay Interest

At a meeting of the State Highway
Commission, held a few days ago in
Trenton, there was an end apparently
put to the completion of the Mays
Landing-Dowstown Road this year.
State Highway Engineer Thomas j..
Wasser recommended to the Commits
sion the rejection of h plans n
specifications for this work and the
recommendation was approved by the
Commission. 1t was stated that funds
were not available for the work at
this time.
This will be a great disappointment
to many local people who are frequent
users of this highway, which leads out
of the city by way of Washington ave-
nue.. 1t was hoped to have the whole
route completed this year. The At
lantic County Board of F~reeholders
have just given a contract to the T..
H. Earle Company, builders Of the Abb
secon-Smithville Road, for Athat Sec
ton of this route lying between Rich
land and Downstown for the sum OF
S417, S62.42. This company had plan
ned to start work at once on this sec
ton. AT the July meeting of the
Board of Freeholders it was expected
to give a contract for the final section
of the road from Richland to Mays
Landing. This is an important high
way, as it not only affords a route to
Philadelphia, but it links up the route
to Pennsgrove and the South. 1t is
hoped that the available funds for the
work will soon be forthcoming.
The Commission had a communica-
ton frVm the officials of the Ocean
City Automobile Bridge Association
accepting the boards offer of S262,S00
for the taking over of the bridge and
boulevard by the State some time In
August.
Attorney General McCran submitted
an opinion to the Commission, at the
latter's request, declaring that the
State was not liable for the payment
of the interest on highway bonds of
counties foated under the reimburse
ment plan for which a%pprovals were
given before the enactment by the
recent Legislature of the Reimburse
ment law.
Many applications were received by
counties prior to- the peeeefe Of TN
ect "A construct xoe4E ~ X ~
k4Eodid nay the interest on the bonds.
Inasmuch as fifteen counties and ST.
O00, 900 of interest were involved the
Commission sought the opinion of the
Attorney General before aking action.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
MAYOR CRAWFORD ENJOYED
WATER GAP VACATION

Feeling the need of a complete rest
and relaxation from business, which
has kept him quite close to his store
of late, Mayor Thomas F. Crawford
took a trip to the Delaware Water
Gap last Wednesday. He returned
home on Saturday evening much bene-
fitted by the trip.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24

The Pleasantville Regulars went to
Egg Harbor City on Sunday to open
the season. There vas a crowd esti-
mated at 5000 on hand to see the
contest. Bauer pitched a great game
and kept the Pleasantville team score
less, while Egg Harbor piled up five
runs in the first inning.
The score:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-24
DAIRY MAIDS MEETING.

As there will be no meeting held on
Tuesday, May 80, Decoration Day, the
Allequippa Craft of Dairy Maids will
hold their regular meeting on Tues
day, May 30, after the regular meet
ing of the Council in Red Mems Hall.