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The Monett times., 1922-02-10
WORK SUSPENDED
ON WAR VESSELS
Conference Agreement Will Be Pre-.
sented TO Senate By President
Soon for Ratification.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Constluction
work on IA capital ships was sus-
pended today by order of Secretary
DENLY under direction of President
Harding. The step was taken in an
ticipation of ratification of the naval
limitation treaty which resulted from
the Washington conference, and un-
der which only three of the vessels
involved will be completed as war
craft.
The other II will be scrapped or
converted to merchant ships under
the treaty provisions.
Secretary DENLY acted after As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt had dis
cussed with President Harding the
terms Of the treaty affecting the new
ships. Mr.. Harding approved the sug-
gestion that wark be brought to a
standstill Immediately on the eight
super-dreadnaughts and six battle
cruisers pending final action OH the
treaty. In round figures the building
operations thus halted have cost the
government approximately S5,00O,0O0
month.
Following ratification of the treaty,
contracts for the new ships will be
cancelled. The ultimate cost to the
government OF this cancellation can
not be determined in advance, but
naval officials believe that a con-
siderable saving will be made through
today's action.
The Monett times., 1922-02-10
WOLF ITEMS
Mrs. Effa Wilks is very sick at thi!

Mrs. Effa Wilks is very sick at this
writing.
Nathan Pruitt, Mrs. Vina Pruitt,
Mrs. Cora Ash, and Mrs. Lorine Smith
who have been on the sick list are
much improved at this writing.
About fifty Of Aunt Susie Ben
brooks friends and neighbors chill
dren and grand children gathered at
her home on the evening Of hel
seventy-eighth birthday and gave her
birthday surprise supper. A boun-
tiful table was spread and the even
ing was enjoyed by all. We all wish
Grandma Benbrooks many more such
happy birthdays.
Emery Benbrooks and family visit
ed Loren Bandy and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Beckett visited
Nathan Pruitt and family Tuesday.
Those who visited Nathan Pruitt
and family Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harmon Williams, Nolan Pruitt, of
Hoberg, Mrs. Mary Reynolds, Martell
Reynolds, Fletcher Pruitt and Bill
Bauer.
Clifford Smith and family visited
Joe Henson and family Sunday.
The Loyal Club met at the home of
Mrs. Kate Annessers Wednesday
evening. The roll call showed all the
members present but four with two
new members joining the club. An
interesting meeting was had. Mrs.
Annesser served refreshments. The
next meeting will be February the
fifteenth, at Mrs. Dovie Annesser's.
The Wheeler Farm Club met at the
Wheeler school house Thursday night
A large crowd was in attendance.
After the regular business the rest
of the evening was spent in drinking
hot coffee and eating pie and cake
a surprise supper for the president
and secretary of the club. The even
ing was much enjoyed by all. They
meet this Thursday night at the
Wolf school house and will be enter
tanned by the teacher and pupils.
Mrs. Vina Pruitt attended church
at Ebenezer Sunday. A deep gospel
sermon was preached by the pastor
Rev. Ed Brown. His theme was
Prayer. Mrs. Turnquist Joined the
church by relation. Gods presence
and power was felt by all present.
The Monett times., 1922-02-10

Raymond Hagan, of Ft. Scott, Kan,
spent Tuesday night in Monett with
his mother, Mrs. S. A. Hagan and his
sister, Mrs. Oscar Hines. Mr.. Hagan
is secretary for Mr.. Claiborne, super
intendent of the Frisco Railroad COM
pany.
The Monett times., 1922-02-10
HAPPY HOLLOW

The weather is fine for the time at
the year.
We are having a fine meeting at
Marbut.
We understand Mr.. Finis Marbut
got knocked out of his buggy on the
way home from meeting.
The Monett times., 1922-02-10
NORTH PURDY

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Balmas
Monday, February 6, baby boy.
Mrs. Wash Goodnight has been i'll
for the past week.
Mrs. Ben Burg visited with Mrs.
Dennis Horine, Monday.
Miss Amy Balmas spent Sunday
with Charlotte Henderson.
Mrs. Tom Robertson visited with
Mrs. Frances Goodnight Thursday.
Miss Atrel Goodnight departed
Monday morning for Fairfield, Mis-
souri,. Her father, w. f. Goodnight
is conducting a meeting at that place.
Rev. Sherman Erickson took din
ner with John Balmas and family
Sunday.
Neville Wormington and Roscoe
Eden made a business trip to Joplin,
Friday.
The Monett times., 1922-02-10
FEED FOR SALE DELIVERED

Cow pea hay, a real milk producer
per bale SOC; cane hay, per bale, 35c;
straw, per bale, 19c. Frank ]. Con-
ley, phone 927-2. SSt3
The Monett times., 1922-02-10

. Wainrights are now showing their
line Of ladies spring suits. S6t9
The Monett times., 1922-02-10
DO You KNOW

25 cents win buy two pounds of beef
steak at Saxe's Market. Phone 112.
S2t6
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
WEST WILDWOOD NOTES

This busy little section still con-
tinues to be one of the most progress
sive spots around Five Mile Beach.
The County Board of Freeholders are
having their workmen busy on the
street Improvement now and it is be-
ginning to take on an appearance of a
real city street. The cinder foundation
is now completed and the graveling
of the surface is being started. The
electric light company workmen are
also busy in this section these days.
The demand for current has become
so great since the foundation of this
little borough that the original service
lines have become inadequate and
higher tension wires are now being
installed.
The residents of this section are
still counted in large numbers. In
fact the great increase in winter resi-
dents is surprising. Several cottagers
who have heretofore wintered in Phila-
delphia are now changing their plans
and are contemplating spending the
NAhISA luOHllio III lIllS uedlInIul re-
sort. Mrs. Louise Schultz recently
made trip to Philadelphia but found
living facilities in that city in such
state that she decided to remain
here throughout the year and is pre-
pairing her cottage for the few wintry
blasts we feel. Mrs. Hattie Albright
is also planning to stay throughout
the winter months and Mrs. Sallie
McClain has arranged to spend the
winter months in her cozy little cot
tAge.
Building is still going on in this
section as we'll as in the other parts
of the island. Councilman Samuel
Morey now has workmen employed
in constructing a large bungalow for
Matthew Miller. Mr.. Miller has had
a small cottage here for sometime,
but is now building the larger home
for his summers here.
Mrs. Thomas Perkins, who has been
confined to her home for sometime, is
now recovering from her illness.
The regular monthly council meet
ing which was to have been held last
Saturday night, has been postponed
until November 7th, election night.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
FIVE MILE BEACH ORGANIZA-
TIONS JOIN IN OCEAN CITY
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS

Ocean City's halloween celebration
last Saturday evening drew hundreds
Of visitors to the resort, and Five Mile
Beach was we'll represented in the
numbers that invaded the sister re-
sort on that date. The evenings fes-
tivities included a big street parade
and block party dance on the smooth
roadway of Asbury avenue in front of
the City Hall. For this dance the
wildwood City Band of thirty pieces
furnished the music. The Red, White
and Blue Band of Vineland also aided
in the dance music. The parade was
big affair and in this also Five Mile
Beach carried off high honors. The
Anglesea Fire Company, along with
the Ladies Auxiliary of this company,
had formed en- masse for this affair
and garbed in humorous costumes of
every description had gone over by
auto to Ocean City When the parade
formed they were given a prominent
place in line and made good showing
nthe line of march. For their trouble
the judges awarded them three hand
awarded to the firemen for the best
comic dressed organization. The
Ladies' Auxiliary carried off second
honors in this group and the third cup
was awarded to them for being the
organization coming from the greatest
distance.
Along with the Anglesea delegation
10 frY,o boOcfivo fbo oondi-
dacy of George Redding. Signs read,
"Our Candidate for Sheriff" Mr.. Red
ding accompanied the truck and had a
smile for all his friends along the
route.
After the parade the Anglesea dele
cation, consisting of Messrs. Elmer
Hewitt, George Redding, Stanley
Holmes, George Dotts, William Bloom
ell, G. Streaker, Gordon, Cartier, Arnold
Axelson, Carl Eckstrom, John Miller,
Louis Mattera, Joe Sautter, George
Sullivan, Clarence Mckinley, Jessie
Shivers, Chas. Stolnabb, John Nc
Grath, Nicola Maticena, John WHIST,
Selfridge, Harry Sawyer, Lewis Bow
ker, Buster Keller and George Jen-
tin Jensen, Aunt Martha Taylor,
Misses Stella Keller, Bessie Bowker,
Lillian Godfrey, Adelaide Smith, Isa-
bel Corson, Margaret Bishop and Lea
nora Erickson and Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Applegate, Ernest G. Murray,
Fred Sullivan, Josh Bowker, Clarence
Keller, Frank Erickson, Edward Coun-
tiss, Warren Gordon, Ruel Dotts and
Frank Horner, were received at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sullivan
where refreshments were served prior
to their long ride home. 1t was a
jolly party; it brought Anglesea be-
fore the eyes of the people of Ocean
City and it brought three handsome
cups home to grace the rooms of the
soon to be renovated rooms of the fire
| house.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
LOCAL RADIO FANS GET GOOD
RESULTS

The method of sending words,
has grown from a toy of not many
months ago until today it is one of
the big arts of the country. Radio
fans have cropped up over night
throughout the country, and Five Mile
Beach has a good share of these fans.
Practically all of the local enthus-
lasts report that they have been get
ting unusually good results with their
receiving sets. Albert Garrison, of
205 West Andrew avenue, has only
had his set installed a short time, six
weeks to be exact But, in this time
he has received messages from Cuba,
Canada, the District of Columbia and
20 different states. Fifty-eight diff
ferent broadcasting stations have been
heard on this, a two-bulb audion set.
On Saturday Mr. Garrison had COM
plete returns of the Chicago-Prince-
ton football contest at Chicago. The
game was ended at o'clock and at
| 6.15 the complete returns, telling of
the 21-1S victory for Princeton, were
in Wildwood. James McMurray is
still another Wildwood radio enthus-
last. Mr.. McMurray is continually
getting messages from hundreds of
miles distant. Recently he heard
Cambridge, Mass, where Harvard and
Center colleges were playing football.
The cheers of the crowds in the
stands, the songs of the colleges and
all the returns of the game were
clearly audible on the McMurray set.
Not many weeks ago Mr.. McMurray
had the pleasure of hearing the Col
lege Quartette of Union College,
Schenectady, N. Y, on his phones,
and among the singers recognized
two college chums of Courtland
Steelman's and himself from the
days when they attended Union
some years ago. The hotels IN
Wildwood enjoyed radio concerts
all summer The Adelphi-Witte, with
their new set this year, heard stations
all over the country, and the guests at
this hotel enjoyed dancing to the
strains of orchestras in Schenectady,
Newark and other broadcasting sta
tions of the country. The Sheldon
Hotel also enjoyed concerts via radio
this summer Wildwood was very
progressive when wireless telegraphy
first came into use, and we are glad
to see her taking to radio as enthus-
iastically. Radio is a form OF pro-
gressiveness for the world and "Pro-
gress" and wildwood" should be and
are synonymous.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
MICHIGAN TROLLEY COMPANY RE.
LIEVED OF PAVING OBLIGA-
TIONS

Jackson, Mich, has taken step
forward in recommending the aboli-
tion of the paving charges on the
Michigan United Railways which oper-
ates in that city. A special commit
tee, appointed by the City Commits
sion of Jackson to investigate the af-
fairs of the Michigan United Rail-
ways in that city, recommends that
the company be relieved of the paving
charge and also of the charge for
sprinkling the streets it traverses, and
Furthermore the committee recon-
mends that the company be given a
10-cent cash fare with five tickets for
35 cents and a scent cash fare for
children between the ages of five and
twelve This represents a substantial
increase in the fares that have been
charged in Jackson. The report of
this committee, which is constructive
throughout, demanded that the COM
pany be maintained in a strong and
secure financial position. 1t is at
tracing wide attention throughout
the State of Michigan. The Michigan
United Railways also operates in
Lansing, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
and other Michigan cities as we'll as
interurban cars between them.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
f. U. S. AlI-Stars

Referee. Howard Topham.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
APPLE WEEK CELEBRATION

New Jersey is prepared to make a
great contribution, both in quantity
and variety, to the supply for Ameri-
can Apple Week, beginning October
31st, according to the State Bureau
of Markets, which finds that growers
are heavesting one of the biggest
crops of winter varieties that the or
chards of the state ever produced.
With the yield heavy throughout the
country, the bureau predicts that every
home in the state can afford to cele-
brate with basket, bushel or a
barrel of apples at the reasonable
prices prevailing. By buying apples
at this time, the department points
out to housewives, the fruit can be
purchased fresh from the orchards
and at much lower prices than after
it has been carried in cold storage.
Many commercial varieties Of apples
will keep we'll in the cold cellar, and
supply can be carrier over for sew
eral weeks. The apple industry in
New Jersey has made rapid strides
during recent years. Many of the
younger orchards, with greater
range of varieties, are now coming
into bearing. Burlington County
ranks as one of the leading counties
of the world in orchard acreage, and
there has been extensive development
in other counties. Able to produce a
more tasty fruit than western COM
petitors and with the country's great
est markets nearby, the New Jersey
fruit men are fortifying their enyiable
position by adopting the standards of
grading and packing that have
brought great commercial success to
older apple-producing districts, and
this winter, the market bureau says,
the Jersey apple will be found at top
notch In the country's best markets.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
WILDWOOD FIREMEN ATTEND
OPENING OF LANDIS AVENUE
IN VINELAND

The wildwood City Band and forty
of the Wildwood firemen attended the
dedication exercises at the opening
of Lands avenue in vineland on Mon
day The delegation left here at noon
on Monday arriving in Vineland in
ample time to join the parade to cele-
brate the opening of the extra wide
fine new paved street. They were
given the choice location in the fire.
mems section of the parade. The
Salem Fire Company and the two
Vineland companies followed them in
the procession. The local section was
headed by the band, led by Mayor w.
Courtright Smith. They were followed
by the pumping engine of the third
ward company. Following the fire
engine came gigantic auto truck
depicting a portion of the Wildwood
boardwalk On this walk were
benches, promenaders, and a rolling
chair containing Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Adachi and their little son. Along
the sides of the truck were banners
with the inscription, I'm Wild About
Wildwood" and streamers bearing the
name of the Wildwood Fire Company.
The passengers on the truck dis
tributed copies of the Wildwood song
from their seats on the moving board
walk and samples of Sagel"s salt
water taffy were also passed to the
spectators as the truck moved down
the route of march. The Wildwood
crowd returned home after the parade
arriving here in time to join in the
Halloween celebration held here on
Monday night.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
WINTERBURN HEADS LEGION OF
COUNTY =

At a meeting held at Cape May
Court House on last Friday evening,
and at which representatives from all
the Legion Posts of the county were
present, Post Commander Alfred Win
terburn, of Byron Pennington Croker
Post, No. 1874, American Legion. was
elected chairman of the County Com
mittee for the ensuing year. Post
Commander Winterburn needs no in
PRODUCTION to our readers. His acts
during his term as Post Commander
for the year 1922, recently ended,
have shown that he is a capable
leader. So much so in fact that the
local Legionaires have again elected
him commander for the coming year.
With his duties in this capacity, head
ing the County Committee OF the
Legion, acting as Wildwood City Clerk
and various other positions and hon
ors he holds, it looks as though he is
going to be kept busy for the next
twelve months.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
HALLOWEEN PARTY

A masque party was held on Satur-
day evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs Samuel Hamilton, 108 East
Burk avenue. The main feature of the
evening was Mr.. Hamilton himself
dressed as bathing beauty, and Mrs.
John Maloney as Cupie. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. John Maloney,
Mr.. and Mrs Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hamilton, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. William
Douricott, Horace Chadwick, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sheridan, Joseph Boone, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs L. E. Thompson and Professor
Huntington, of Philadelphia, who fur
nished the music. Excitement was
plentiful with dancing and music. In
the midst of the pleasure Sam Hamil-
ton walked in with vacuum cleaner
trying to play bagpipe. Mr.. Maloney
and Thomas Hamilton, Jr., performed
the dance of the Demon, and as both
are between 200 and 800 pounds this
caused lots of excitement. The unin-
vited guest had quite a time standing
by himself on the front porch until
someone discovered that it was a
dummy and no one knew who put it
or how it got there.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
HIGH BEATS MIDDLE
TOWNSHIP IN RETURN GAME

Before the largest crowd of football
fans ever assembled on Five Mile
Beach, the wildwood High School
eleven brought to defeat the Middle
Township team on Saturday after
noon. This game, return game for
the one played at Court House, a
week ago, was a bone of contention
for the two schools, and Court House
came prepared to win the game and
so to wipe out the 60 defeat handed
them on the 21st. They had looked
forward to the contest for a week, had
advertised it well, and had even plan
ned an automobile run from that town
to this so that they would have a
large cheering section" to support
their team. But all of these plans
were to no avail, for Wildwood High
showed them that our boys are train
ed to play the game to win.
1t was a real fight and hard one.
Tenderness to the opposing team was
shown by neither eleven and hard
knocks were frequent occurrences.
Wildwood had her winning clothes on
though, and the country boys from
Court House had little chance. Cresse
did manage to carry the ball over the
Wildwood line once, but the kick did
not go over right and these six points
were the only ones the Middle Town
ship team could get Wildwood on
the other hand, had several touch
downs and Hooven managed to kick
three out of four trys at the goal.
He also carried across two of the
downs for Wildwood, while Davis and
Paoli each managed to get across the
Middle goal line once. 1t was a good
clean game and the visitors were
given good treatment by the officials
presiding. This seemed to be COM
mon complaint of the Wildwood crowd
at the recent game at Court House
and led up to the discussion of ap-
pointing neutral officials at any and
all future contests between these two
schools.
The complete score of Saturday.
mo fo11Omc.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
WILDWOOD NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. George Goodman and
daughter, Elizabeth, of 6105 Gillespie
street, Chestnut Hill, Pa, are here for
a fortnights sojourn at the Cedar
croft.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel ]. Green have
closed their West Roberts avenue cot
tage and returned to their West
Philadelphia home.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
w. A. C. WINS SECOND BASKET
BALL GAME

The w. A. G.. basketball five went
into their second contest of the sea-
son on Saturday evening and again
carried off the high honors by de-
feating the F. U. S. All-Stars, of Phila-
delphia, with 1880 score. A large
crowd was on hand to see the team
follow up the good start they made
a week ago when they defeated the
Union Club, of Camden. The prelimi-
nary game was also of interest to the
spectators, for it gave them their first
glimpse of the Wildwood high school
material for this year. The w. A. G.
2ds defeated the high school five with
a 1914 score, but from the material
shown by the W. H. s. boys the local
high should have a pretty good chance
at the County Championship this
winter
In the big game of the evening the
F. U. S. team proved too light for the
A. C.'s, and although they were faster
on their feet they could not contend
with the heavier and well drilled
locals. Field goals and fouls dragged
the game quite bit, and it was not
what could be called a real closely
contested battle. In fact, loose playing
was evident on both sides. However,
it gave a pleasant evenings enter
tainment for the fans of the city.
The scores and lineups of the games
were as follows;
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-03
Middle Township

observation-disclosures, 2; Davis, /;
Paoli, l. Cresse, 1.
Points after uchdown-Hooven 8.
Referee-Carter. Head Linesman,
Albus.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-17
Britain Submits
Mexican Claims
To Arbitration

LONDON, March 16.-Negotiations
are proceeding with the Mexican
government for the conclusion of an
agreement for the submission to ar
bitration Of all British claims against
Mexico. This announcement was
made in the house of commons today
by Cecil Harmsworth, under-secre-
tary for foreign affairs.
The British government, he added,
was hopeful of eventual friendly re-
lations between Great Britain and
Mexico.
Replying to a question by Major
Christopher Lowther concerning rela-
tions with Mexico, Mr.. Harmsworth
regretted the present unsatisfactory
conditions as the government was al
ways anxious to recognize the Mexi-
can government the moment 1t was
convinced of its stability and inten-
ton to remedy the losses incurred by
British firms and interests. He.
trusted that there was already In
prospect a much more hopeful stu
alton.
1t was hoped an agreement would
be drafted at an early date for sub
mission for the Mexican governments
consideration. Better relations were
clearly desirable but for the moment
there were hindrances to a closer
and more intimate understanding II
their removal might be expected and
the British might look forward with
confidence to a return to the happy
conditions of former days.