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dramatic force Of tho original story
and It holds the spectators breathiess-
~ intent as with swift. sure strokes
1t hammers home tho terror and the
grandeur OF the war~-and a great deal
OF the humor and light-henrted gaiety
that Keeps bubblIng up through the
turgid stream OF struggling humanity
when the world was In arms.
BETTY Compson ut the Queen.
A tale thnt Is tinged with the salt
Of tho son. the lure Of the South Sess
and the security OF our modern cities.
in the foundation that underlies the
photoplay The Bonded Woman" In
which Betty compson II appearing at
tho Queen Theatre today. tomorrow
and Wednesday. Among the feminine
STARS Of the screen Miss Compson
ranks high. Hers In n beauty that ex-
presses faoily the emotions Of n clever
actress and n wonderful personality.
Exceedingly we'll cast is she In the
leading and title role OF "Tbe Bonded
| Woman"
"Just Tony ut the Majestic.
| Tom Mix, never failing to give some
thing new 10 his thousands OF ardent
| followers, has completed photoplay
called Just Tony" in which he wishes
| to do honor to his famous pony. Tony
who has assisted him go ably in se.
curing the public favor. TO every
Western hero, his horse is his friend
and Tony Is ono Of Mix's very best
Mix has had the horse since he war
n rangy awkward colt and under tn,
actors careful. nfrectionate tutoring
he has become one OF tho most IA
nous animals Of the world today
Just Tony" Is at the Majestic.
May McAyoy st the Savoy.
One thousand feet OF canary, An,
II wasn't nature picture either. bu
that much film had 20 grind through
Hall Rosson's camera before the It'll
yellow songster would fly out Of hi
cage and record pretty bit OF sym
pathy for May McAvoy's Through
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Try an Every Evening Want Al.
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ANGLERS OUTING At
SHALLCROSS LAKE
First Annual Gathering of Club
Members Held There
Yesterday.

The first outing OF the Delaware
Anglers and Gunners Club was held
yesterday at SGallcross Lake. About
$50 automobiles, carrying members
and their friends, were guests OF the
club. The lake which is the prop
erty of the club is situated between
Macdonough and Mt. Pleasant.
In the opinion of many sportsmen
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LOCAL GUARDsMEN AT
NATIONAL RIFLE SHOOT

The scores OF the local men who are
competing in the national rife match
es for the Ieech cup are.
Sergeant Elwood Salter. FIRST, %
Major Salter. second. 90: Private
Butler. third, 80; Captain Bounds, SO +;
Lieutenant Walsen, Sc; Lieutenant
Baldwin, 81.
In the rapid fire shoot some of the
high scores are: Sergeant Salter, IA:
Lieutenant Walsen. 49, Captain
Bounds. 1916; Major Slater, 1874.
Sergeant Elwood Salter was 34th In
the 2o0-yard shoot and s3d In the
ap0-yard shoot.
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ST. THOMAS WINS
OVER vISCOSE TEAM

Marcus Hook. Pa. Sept. 1s.-Fully
5000 fans were treated TO a classy
exhibition OF the national pastime a;
Marcus Hook yesterday afternoon
when the ST. Thomas club OF VII
minston and the viscose team hook
cd up in torrid eleven-inning battle
with the visitors emerging the vlctors
by a 3 to 2 score. The score:
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GLASS Window which opens at the
Savoy Theatre today, for a weeks
showing. The story tells tale of iifo
IL n tenement district In great city
and In teerping with thrills and heart
throbs.
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Loose took care OF the culinary duties
The present officers of the club are
w. f.. Harris. president; George
Schiller. secretary, and j. E. IIaderer
treasurer.
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SCREEN
"The Four Horsemcn- at the Arcadia.

Today marks the opening OF the
engagement of THE -Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse" at the Arcadia
Theatre-the second run this remark
able film has had I'm this city. The
picture. adapted by June Mathis,
from the great novel OF Vicente
Blasco Ibanez, has intensified the
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ADJUSTMENTS.
STAGE.


Gorr,ck Players In "SIs Hopkins"
The wilmington Players In their
weeks OF appearance at the Gafrich
have offered drama, comedy and farce
but never an attraction OF tho nature
of isis Hopkins, which comes hs
their vehicle this week. isis Hopkins
ia n character comedy OF the rural
TYNE It's characters are most OF the
TYNE called "rube" and familiar TO
eyeryone who has ever visited the
theatre. Rose Melville, the original
"Sis'' scored ouch a tremendous sue
cess i'm that role. that she was able
TO retire following the close OF the
piece. Her makeup for the character
has become significant on the stage
of the country girl.
ISIS Hopkins" was very bnshful,
little country girl, so bashful that NJ
first she seemed almost impossible,
but after she has boon through .
fashionable boarding school and had
a trip abroad she returns vision OF
womanly beauty and grace. There Is
n predominence of humor In sis.
but there are also moments when n
tear starts. only to be banked by q
| smile.
"Cat and Canary" at Playhouse.
One of the most important bookings
at the Playhouse for the season IL
THE Cat and the Canary" the famous
mystery play now In its second season
at tho National Theatre, New York
City and which will be seen at the
Playhouse tonight. tomorrow night
and Wednesday matinee and night.
"The Cat and the Canary" IL BY
John Willard, actor. artist. cowboy
miner. and Army aviator, who thought
out tho thrilling story while bombing
the Germans and who is now reapins
tho reward of having written tho mos
sensational dramatic success of man,
years. Ono New York critic describe,
this play rs zone that Poo might have
written" while another warned hi
readers that 1.-THE Cat and the Can
! ary' will make every hair on you
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
DONATIONS RECEIVED BY
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Atlantic County Historical Soci
ETY. was entertained by the Absecon
members in the auditorium of the
school on Friday evening, April 2Sth
A splendid program included an ad
dress by Hon. E. A, Higbee, a paper
on Origin of Some Old Roads by
Mrs. MARTHA Ketchum, papers by
Mrs. Charles E. Ulmer, Mrs. Charles
w. Blake and Mrs Daniel l.. Collins
were read.
Among the donations were two sam
piers presented by Mrs. John Boice,
of Absecon; one. sampler was worked
by Maria Murphy, mother of the late
Sarah N. Doughty, in 1878; another
sampler was worked by Ann Clark,
another ancestress of Miss Doughty,
in 1906. Another donation was a box
of Old Legal Papers of David Fran
bes, presented by Miss Sarah Price,
of Elmer.
Much interest was created by the
presentation to- the Society of some
old family burying grounds that were
in the game preserve purchased by
Mr.. George Wingate, at B~elcoville.
These cemeteries include graves of
the Smiths, Steelmans and Irelands of
the 18th and 10Th centuries. Other
donations were also given.
A large and enthusiastic member
ship was present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
KIWAN|S CLUB
WILL ORGANIZE
Permanent Officers to Be Elected
at Meeting Next Tuesday at
Country Club.
n Cl
Organizer Is Surprised

For several weeks many OF the buS1-
ness and professional men of this city
have been holding preliminary meet
ings for the purpose of forming a XII
wants Club here. Recently at a meet
ing held in the Pleasantville Trust
Company building Arthur p. Ryon
was selected as the temporary chair
man and Howard Mcconnell was Sc
lected as the temporary secretary.
Last Tuesday at noon there was an
other meeting held, when a luncheon
was served at the Atlantic City Coun-
Try Club, at Northfield. The organ
izer of Kiwanis clubs was present,
and he came here with the idea that
he would possibly meet a dozen or
fifteen men who would be interested
in the matter. To his great surprise
he was confronted by about ~sixty-iye
business men who are going into the
new organization. He was taken on
his feet by the showing made. He
stated thai ten to fifteen would have
been an announcement to him, but
with the turnout he Witnessed he
knew that the new club would start
with a healthy membership that would
be a ecord-breaker.
When the cluD meets next TUESDAY,
at noon, for a business session and
luncheon, the permanent officers are
10 be elected and the club fully Or
ganized. Meetings will then be held
once each week at Don The new club
will discuss all matters of civic inter
est and many things of importance to
the city will result from the delibera-
tons and acts of this organization
Kiwanis has been sweeping the entire
country of late. Membership in the
organization is only limited by the
classifcations under which people can
Join. The rules prescribe that only
two people associated with any one
business enterprise a hold member
ship in a club. These members must
be either proprietors or managers of
the business represented.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
Postal Improvement
Week May LIST to 9Th
Postmaster Obert Will Welcome
Suggestions or Logical Com
plants During This Period.

The week beginning Monday, May
list, and ending Saturday, May 9Th, is
to be designated by the Post Office
Department as Postal improvement
Week" This period is set aside by
the national department with the
view of improving the service in
every detail that a be successfully
worked out. In order to bring about
any improvements in the local service
Postmaster Obert announces that he
Will be glad to welcome any citizens
at the post Office during the week
who have any suggestions to offer foI
the improvement of the service, OF
those, as well, who have any logical
complaints to make.
He has set The hours from ten IN
ill twelve in the morning and from
two to four in the afternoon as the
best time for citizens to call and dis
euss details with him. While he is
willing 10 meet people at any Other
hour Of the day or evening, by APP
pointment, yet the hours named are
the most convenient TO him, incident
10 his duties.
The Post ONCE Department be
lieves the postal improvement week
should grow into a Perfect Service
Week" In advance many of the big
corporations of the country are work
ing out schemes to assist in improve
ments in mail service. The railroads
are working hand in hand with the
government to give better service,
and individuals and business firms are
asked to cooperate. One method OF
80 80 aA s-n to NO. 81 hT Il 1900
ties depositing their mail early in the
day and not holding it back until the
last thing before closing time. This
would result in better service all
around, The post office force would
be aided in the despatch of the mail
and the matter mailed would many
times reach its destination much
sooner if mailed early instead of late
in the day. Business houses and in
%dividuals are invited TO try this plan.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
K~innewaus;'.a Tribe
Prepares To Parade
Oldest Red Mems Lodge in Al
lantic County Assigned to
Head Division.

At the meeting OF Kinewaugha
Tribe of Red Men, held on Thursday
evening, final arrangements were
made for the Tribe to participate in
the monster demonstration of the Red
Men to be held in Atlantic City on the
evening of Thursday, May fourth.
The Tribe Will be headed by a band
and each member will wear the rega-
liza OF the order. There will probably
be v e two hundred local Red Men
in line.
Being the oldest Tribe in Atlantic
County, Kinewaugha Tribe will head
that Division. Immediately following
will be Allequippa Council. of the De
gree OF Pocahontas. The Degree
teams of each organization will be in
costume. This parade is expected TO
be the largest fraternal demonstration
ever witnessed in Atlantic City.
There will be thousands OF marchers
and an abundance of red fire to illu-
inmate the unique procession.
The members of both the Tribe and
Council will assemble at Atlantic and
Boston avenues, in Atlantic City, on
Thursday evening at 100 O'Clock,
where they will be joined by the band
of twenty pieces, to take their place
in the line of march.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29

At the adjourned meeting of City
Council, held on Tuesday evening, it
was decided that Council should file
its answer to the petition recently
filed by the Board of Education with
Commissioner of Education Enright
in the matter of raising the sum
of sos, 900 for new school buildings
for this city. The City Clerk an
nounced hal a copy of the petition
tent to the Commissioner of Educa-
ton by Clerk Charles Jackson, of the
local Board of Education. had been
served on him on April oath, and that
Clerk Jackson had received a letter
from the Commissioner giving COun-
ell ten days from the date of service
for an answer to be filed.
Councilman Stephenson moved that
the members of Council, who are also
members of the Board of School Esti-
mates. should be named as the COM
mittee to draft and file the answer
for Council. These members are
Councilman Stephenson and President
James Yates. They have until May
4th to prepare and file their answer.
The petition filed by the Board of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
Interesting Meeting
OF Executive Board
County Council Mothers Con-
gress and Parent Teachers
Association Discuss Plans.

A most interesting meeting of the
Executive Board of the County Coun-
Gil of the Mothers Congress and Pa
rent-Teachers' Associations of Allan
tic County was held at the home OF
the county chairman, Mrs. Charles
w. Blake, on Saturday afternoon with
members of the board and presidents
of associations attending. Plans were
made for the annual meeting, which
will be held at Nesco on the third
Saturday in May. This will be an all.
day meeting, at which time full re
ports of the years work will be read
from each association. There will be
a box lunch with coffee and extras
served by the entertaining associa-
ton. These meetings show the work
being done in some of these small
rural schools to equal, and some times
to surpass, the larger schools.
A association has been or
ganized at Pomona with Mrs. Harold
Booth as president. She will be re-
membered as Miss Mathews, OF
O~ceanyille.
The association at Mortified has
purchased playground equipment for
their school at a cost of $125.00, and
still have about $500 in the treasury
Mrs. Mcconnell reported good work al
No. 2 School at Pleasantville, and
most hearty cooperation of teachers
and principal, Mr.. Ingersoll. Absecon
and many of the associations devote
the first half hour of Parent-Teachel
meetings to a demonstration of teach
ing by one of the classes. This
proves very successful and interest
ing.
May Day feats and Field Days viii
be held throughout the county durlnt
the next three weeks. Mr.. Keslel
generously gave Lily Lake Park To-
the schools of Galloway Iownship
placing all amusements atTtheir dis
posal. The value of special teaching
in music, drawing and manual train
ing for the Shore schools was dis
cussed; also the Continuation Schoo
and various subjects of Legislation
and the best}aeans-ef keeping tn
welfare of the children and school
before the parents
The Research Club of Atlantic City
also the civic clubs of Absecon ant
Hammonton. have affiliated with thu
County Council, which ean a large
number of women and men co-operat
ing for the proper education ant
training of the children of our county
Miss Blanche Rogers and Miss Hide
garde VAIL, of Atlantic City, assisted
the hostess in receiving n serving
refreshments.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29

Education recites all the proceedings
from the time the matter of first rails
ing money for new buildings was
taken up until the matter was pre-
scented to City Council and turned
down. On the vote taken to file the
answer by Council Councilmen Black
man, Stephenson, Peck and Yates
voted aye, and Councilman Umbrine
voted nay. Councilmen James and
WINS not being present at the meet
ing.
On motion of Councilman Stephen
son the report of the Lighting Com
mittee on the bids recently submitted
by the Atlantic City Electric Company
for furnishing street lights for the
next five years was laid V e until the
next regular meeting of Council,
which will be held OF Monday eve
ming.
e. X. Biggard, representing the
local Chamber of Commerce, appear
ed before Council and requested per-
mission for the Chamber of Commerce
| to hold a weeks carnival in the city,
On motion of Councilman Stephenson
| the request was granted by a unani
| nous vote.
Councilman Stephenson moved that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
Jurors Selected For
May Term OF Court
Many Mainland People Drawn
for Service on Both Grand
and Petit Juries.

Sitting at Mays Landing on Wednes-
day as the representative of Supreme
Court Justice Charles Black, Common
Pleas Judge Robert II. Ingersoll wit
messed the drawing of the Grand and
Petit jurors for the May Term Of court
by Jury Commissioner Wilson Sense
man and Sheriff Malcolm b. Wood
ruff. There are many mainland peo-
pie on both juries and also a number
of women selected for each of the
juries.
Fol- the Grand Jury there was a
large list drawn from which twenty
three will be selected on the opening
day of the Term. Included in the list
selected by the Commissioners for
Grand Jury service are E. Philip Allen
and Mark English, of Mortified
Ralph Ashley, of Port Republic; Bert
ram E. Whitman, Rollin A. Gale,
James Lewis Risley, Annie l.. Whit
man, of Ple~asantville; Mamie Dietz,
Egg Harbor Township; John Hansel-
man, Mark S. Somers, Galloway
Township; Frank McKeague, Wey-
mouth Township.
Mainland people drawn for service
on the Petit Jury, from which juries
will be drawn for the trial OF Mrs.
Marcella Wills for shooting her hus-
band, Lewis Wills, and Robert Knight,
for shooting Justice of the Peace
Richard G.. Brown, include the follow
ing: Cora F Bates, Elizabeth Boyer,
Samuel J. Clark, Benjamin F. Click,
John F. Ryon, Archie Willis, of Pleas
antville; Baker Bowen and Larner
Leeds, of Leeds Point; Clara onover,
of Oceanville; Ward Conover, of Con.
overtown; ]. r. Doughty and Henry
Lee of Scullville; Clara Duberson, OF
Estelville; E. w. Giberson, of Abse-
con; Frank Hewitt, of Tuckahoe;
John Kurtz, OF Cologne; Warren Ryon
of Northfield; Hattie e. Soul and
! William Shamrock, of Linwood, and
Allen Tallman, of Somers Point.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
Expenditures S.
usHERs UNION GROWING.

That the Ushers Union of Wesley
Church has revived from it's lethargy
was attested by the attendance last
Tuesday evening, when the lecture
room was filled with an enthusiastic
audience. A number of new members
were added to the roll and ushers for
the ensuing month were named as
follows: David Shottin, o Thomp'
son, Irwin Higbee and Edward Blake.
A committee was appointed to make
ARRANGEMENTS with a quartet OF en-
tertainers from Millville for a date in
the near future. A most interesting
program. consisting of dialogues, re
citations, solos, quartet and musical
selections was rendered, after which
a social session was held and refresh
ments served.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29

the city purchase two lots from Mrs.
Mason, at a cost of $3.50, on approval
of title by the City Solicitor. These
lots are to be acquired to open up
Wright street to New road.
On motion of Councilman Stephen
son the Sewerage Committee was au-
thorized to purchase screens for the
windows of the sewerage disposal
plant.
There was considerable discussion
owe the matter of having Walnut
avenue opened up from Main street
toward the meadow line of the city.
There seems to be some doubt at this
time as to the title to some of the
land, and the matter will be taken up
again at a later session of Council.
Some of the property owner claim
their deeds call for land to the center
of the street, and other people say
that Walnut enu has been used as
a public ~thoroughfare for over a hun
dred years. The matter was brought
up recently when an owner desired
to build so that the building would
come out over what is considered a
part of the street and the permit was
held up by the building inspector tenn
pOrarily.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
SALEM LADIES' AID.

The Ladies' Aid of Salem NJ. Il
Church will hold their regular month
ly meeting at the home of Mrs. Rich
ard Bates, 355 S. Main street, Tues
day evening, May 2. Final arrange
ments will be made for serving din
ner and supper for the w. C. It. U
Convention on May g.. Mrs. John
Thomas will be in charge of enter
tainment. The refreshment commit
tee are Mrs. Richard Bates, Mrs. Fl.
+. Parker, Miss Edith Parker, Mrs. c.
C. Shinn, Mrs. John b. Smith, Mrs.
John Walker, Mrs. Charles Blake and
Mrs. A. p. Ryon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
CONFERENCES BEING HELD.

Under the auspices of the Atlantic
County Sunday School Association a
series of conferences are being
held. The first meeting was held last
Tuesday at the Union Baptist TEN
pie, in Atlantic City. Another meet.
ing was held on Wednesday at the
Emanuel Congregational Church, Egg
Harbor City. The schedule for the
balance of the conferences is as fol
lows
On Friday, April 28th, from 2.3O to
s, the meeting will be held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Ham
monitor.
On Wednesday, May Sd, from 2.30 to
8, the meeting will be held at the
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church,
PleasantTille.
On Thursday, May 4th, from 2.30 to
s. the meeting will be held at the
First Presbyterian Church, Atlantic
City.
On Friday, May 5th, at the same
time the meeting will be held at the
Christ Methodist Protestant Church,
Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
FiREMEN ENDORSE BARkoFF.

At a meeting of Pleasantville Vol
unteer Fire Company, No. l, held on
Tuesday evening, the members de-
cided to endorse and submit to City
Council for appointment to the paid
fire department the name of John
Barkaff, to take the place made va
cant by the recent resignation of
Irwin Higbee. His name will be pre-
sented to City Council at the regular
meeting, to be held next Monday eve
ming. The meeting also elected Coun-
Gilman Edward r. Stephenson, Harry
Bennett, Jr.. John Barkoff and c. II
Candy as members of the company
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD.

Everybody is reminded that the
time for daylight saving time to be
put in effect is Sunday morning at two
o'clock. 1t will be well to advance
the clock one hour before retiring on
Saturday night, 50 that the right time
will be registered on Sunday. The
daylight saving time will continue in
effect until the last Sunday in Sep
TENDER. 1t has been adopted by all
the municipalities and by the rail
roads for the running of trains, al
though the latter will probably an
nounce both standard and daylight
saving time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-29
Indians,
COUNCIL VISITS LINWOOD.

Excelsior Council, No. 231, j.. o. U.
A. M, attended a meeting of the Past
Councillors Association at Linwood on
Monday evening, April 20. State
Councillor Brother Barley gave a
very inspiring talk on the workings
of the order, after which final plans
were completed for a class initiation.
to be held by the county on Tuesday
evening, May End. at odd Fellows
Hall, in Atlantic City.
All members of Excelsior Council
are requested to attend this meeting.
Members will leave P~leasantville in a
body on Shore Fast Line car at 7.30.
Don't forget time and place.