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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
MORE STATE POLICEMEN
FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY.

Forty-two men training al the STATE
police training school, at Trenton
Junction, for positions in the State
Gonstabulary, were graduated last
Friday, following exercises held al the
school. The troopers We're sworn in
By Vice Chancellor Alonzo Church. Of
Newark. The new State troopers will
report for duty July Z, and VIII be as
signed TO the Neteong and Harmon
ton State police quarters. The men
have been training Tor the past three
months. and We're among fifty candi-
dates who began the urse last April
One Of The features 81 tie gradua-
ton exercises was 4 staged hold-up
participated IN by the new members Of
The State police force.
About thirty-6ve men who have ap.
piled for positions in the co%nstabulary
reported Saturday 10 begin a three
months course Of instruction.
Among the South Jersey graduates
were: Charles l. Wilson, Camden;
Morris W. Wilson. Trenton; Loren B..
Press, Vinelands Charles Gowdy, At
lantic City, Albert II. Fowler, Sparta:
George j. Dlblin. Hightstown; George
p. Claypool, Collingswood Randolph
Galloway. Woodbury.. The South Jer-
sey candidates TO enter the State po-
lice school include: John r. Batting,
Collingswood; Louis F. Gotta, New
Egypt Howard A. Dean. Harry A.
Dearborn. Hammonton; Rudolph B..
Mattson. Paulsboro; Henry d. Prince,
Egg Harbor; Edward Smith, Camden;
Leroy r. Sutterly, William J. Taylor.
Trenton, and Harry E. Van Deusen,
Nineland,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
SUPPER NJ JANICE

The ladies Of st. Joseph's parish,
Somers Point, are busy making plans
for a dance and supper, which they
plan TO give on Thursday evening,
July ID. Mrs. Mary Overend's lawn
viii be the scene OF the supper festi-
yities. Because Of the lack OF a suit
able place to hold this affair, Mrs.
Oyerend has kindly offered her home
for this purpose. A number of resi-
dents Of the Point will attend the sup
per, which The committee in charge
plan 10 make a great success.
Pews for the chapel have arrived
and are being installed. In a short
time 1t Is being planned TO have the
church dedicated, Rev. Monsignor
petri. Of our Lady Star-oGthe-Sea
Church, will oliciate during the dedi-
cation. The date will be announced
later.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
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Concluded from page /.

and II was due TO the fact that the
ears were OF pressed steel that some
of the passengers were not killed or
injured. Information is to the effect
thai John Dewalt, the towerman at
Winslow Junction, had instructions TO
lei The Atlantic City express pass and
then give a clear signal TO a freight
over the Cape May Division. It was
said that an extra train of empty cars
came through and The towerman mis-
took that train for the regular *
press. After the special had passed
him he set the clear signal for the
Cape May freight and The Atlantic
City express came along at a fast rate
of speed and taking the curve 10 the
Cape May Division was derailed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
TlfsDER LOSS HEAVY
$500 Forest Fires in U.iite5
States in Five Years.
10000 Acres Burned Over Eact
Year, cauoirJ Loss Of S~17,2To,ooo
Much Of This Loss Due 10
Human agencies.

:sracuse. y. Y.-The New YOrs
S.iae College of Forestry at Syracuse
udi.algsity states that the average
nuiAler of forest fires in the United
SITES during the last five years Is
-. 90; they burned over each year
i,J60,O00 acres, causing an annua less
Of 1T.240.oOO. This loss means that
during the last five years forest iffes
have burned over ansarea equal al.
l.0st to the combined area Of Ne@
lor!, and Massachusetts, and that eseh
year enough timber goes up In smol,e
TO build Il double ROY Of fife-roo.n
fame houses from New York To Chi
engo.
Tie fact that should be brought
home to every one Is that about 80 per
cent Of these fires were caused by hu'
man agencies, and therefore could
have been prevented by the exercise p1
care ON the part of people using the
.orests.
Forests are absolutely essential t.
civilization and, with an inevitable
timber shortage facing us. we IA IL
afford to burn them. AS forests burn
down lumber goes up. Forest hres de'
stroy In a few minutes what natui1
has taken a century to build. New
York state has efficient forest fire pro
lection, but Ii cannot wholly eliminate
fire losses unless campers II other
using the forests do their part to pre-
vent CONGREGATIONS caused by then
carelessness. Good citizenship demands
being as careful with fire In the forests
as with fire In the home.
The observance of a few common
sense rules will solve the problem
Put out your camp fire with water be
fore leaving 1t. Be sur matches, Gig
a%rettes. cigars and pipe ashes art
completely III before throwing then
away-then step on them to make
doubly sure. Build a small camp hre
Build 1t in the open, not against a tree
or log. Scrape away all infiammablt
material around 1t. If you find a fire
try to put 1t out. If you can't, report
Ii ut once to the nearest forest ranger
or fire warden. Keep in touch with this
forest rangers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
p. Q. S. OF 4. ELECTION.

Washington Camp, No. ia, =. O. S..
of A., held its semi-annual election Of
officers in Ljnwood al their meeting
on Thursday night.
The officers elected are as follows:
Past president, Raymond Ireland;
president, Vim. Daugherty, Jr.; vice
president, Van. D. Johann master Of
forms, Russell Brown; conductor, Ar
mold Smith; inspector, il. s. Powell;
guard, Warren ireland. The camp
also elected three delegates Tor the
State camp session in Wildwood in
August. The delegates arc M. j..
Potter. A.. Whitson and VIM. Daugh-
erty, il.
Immediately after election OF Off
GERS Brother D%augherty, in honor Of
his incoming presidency, surprised all
the members present with an enter
tainment hastily prepared by the en-
tertainment committee. The first on
the program was Brother Johann,
who gave a long talk on the brilliant
past Of the newly elected president,
Brother Daugherty. Next was a
speech by Brother Daugherty himself.
The next speaker vas the present
president, Raymond Ireland. Presi-
dent Ireland gave a very serious and
patriotic talk for the benefit of new
members who have recently joined
the order. The next thing on the
program a a song, composed by
Floyd Somers, sung by the famous =.
O. s. Of A. quartet, Somers, Daugh-
erty, Johann and Potter. After the
song there were many jokes and say
ings by D%augherty and Somers. Then
came another song, composed by
Dangherty. sung by the same quartet.
Following this Was jokes by Johann.
Then Brother A.. Whitson gave a very
interesting talk TO the brothers. At
ter this was another song, composed
by NJ. j. Potter, sung by the quartet.
Then came more jokes by Somers and
Potter. Immediately after this Broth
er Daugherty passed around the
Uneeda biscuits, but Somers and
Johann came t. his rescue with plenty
of ice cream and cake for all. The
brothers who didn't attend this meet
ing missed the best time of the quar-
ter. Come out every Thursday night,
always something doing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
PLEASANTVILLE BASEBALL
PLAYERS IN PHILADELPHIA.

In giving an account of a baseball
game played by the Shanahan Club,
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin has
the following to say about Peterson
and Helfrioh, two P~leasantyille men:
Among those who improved their
batting averages were Peterson, the
second baseman, who made four hits;
Helfrich, the shortstop, who batted
three safe bingles, and Castle, Mulhol.
land, HALEY, Larson and Rowe, who
collected two each.
"Al Maene started on the mound for
.Shanahan, but after his team obtained
a big lead, Johnny Castle, the Mana
ger, decided to save him and SEN
Peterson from second base to pitch.
Besides leading the team in hitting
and making a creditable showing In
the box. Peterson also qualified as a
distance runner, making five runs dur.
ing the evening""
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
CIRCUS Jay IS
AUGUST TENTH
v alter L. Mains shows to tx
hibit Here on That Date
Hippodrome Feature.
Ia Dens Of Animals

The cate Tor tbe ceaa.s o. & sef
L Mains biz ~thfeesssas circus nd
menaseEls has been sst lof Thursday.
August ~. The saow vii c0ns lem
Long Island early on The mo ns1E G.
that DAY and start 10 unload for lie
afternoon and evening performance.
Weeks before thai dale lie advance
cars will visit the cirg and look after
The advertising and placing OF the con.
tracts for the supplies which Nil be
purchased hers Of The locel merchants.
The Main circus spends about fz.0@0
every Ga locally ter lis supplies
Contrary 10 common belief g circus
does not take all Tie money ont OF
1own buf leaves d lOt OF II with looal
merchants. When The contracting as
ent ome TO aown he frst seeks oct
the city officials and afipnges Ter HE
license. Then dhe place l0i The show.
10 si1ch us tents on must be secured
Then there must be Iced fur hundreds
Of horses. hedainE OF straw ami hay.
All this is purchased from lacal firms.
The animals must be led wilh ray
aeHt. for thai is what makes Them
Wild. Hundreds Of pounds of the fin
cal DktFLs Hitt It0il4 IUA G4lI Diltt. -
required Tor the animals. Lions afe
Led. eVerr day but Sunday. % pounds
af beef. The othe1 animals are given
smaller quantities. Then 10 iced the
att employees. groceries. green stuff
Eruit and a lut o. other eatables are
placed Oh the tables, I say nothing o
bread and cake. The worlIngmer
with The circus are great feeders
Then there is lumber II be bought
hardware. and a thousand ard one lii
lie things. TO say nothing OF advertis#
ing expenses. and when the day is
done lhe local expense sheet fills more
nan a ledger page.
The show is now owned by Andrew
Ilownie, d veteran Snowman. Il cal
ries a big managerie with il dens Of
animals, seven elephants. d lone cam
81. d side show with its freaks and
curiosities, d pit-show where 4 wild
girl handles poisonous reptiles, -four
stables filled with as fine horses as
any show a boast OF, blacksmith
and harness shops. cooking depart
ment with three cooks and % walters.
and everything thai goes 10 make VI
d big show.
The elephants with the show are
those which have been on exhibition
Tor eighteen years al the New York
~Bippodrome.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
ALLEoUiPPA DAIRY MAIDS
VISIT GLOUCESTER COUNCIL,

Last Thursday night a number of
memebers of Aliequippa Dairy Maids
visited Gloucester City to attend a
session of Running Deer Council.
They had a splendid evening of en-.
tertainment and returned home DUR
ing the early hours. There will be no
meeting of ~Allequippa Council this
Tuesday evening because of the day
being Fourth of July.
AT the next meeting, to be held on
Tuesday evening, July II, the Coun-
Gil will celebrate its first anniversary
In Red Mems Hall. A dinner will be
served between the hours of 6 and 8
o'clock. As there are over 200 men,
bers of the Council, no one but men,
bers and the Board of Great Chiefs
are to be invited to attend the affair.
Great Pocahontas Miss Minnie De
Camp has promised to be present.
Following the anniversary dinner
there will be a business meeting held,
at which the officers for the ensuing
six months will be elected. Following
the election the new chiefs will be
raised by the District Deputy Great
PocahOntas.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
Roadside Markets
Drawing City Trade
Shopping by Automobile Be
coming Quite Popular in
Many Section Of New Jersey.

Shopping by auto 10 keep the k1tch-
en- supplied with fresh vegetables Is
! making the roadside farm market this
SUMMER an institution Of decided i'm
poftanoe IN many nearby rural COM
munities. Thousands Of city house
wives now follow the practice OF visit
ing the country markets on evening
drives. and even during the daytime.
and carrying home II the "a q supply
Of vegetables and fruit, fresh from
the garden or truck farm. The mar
kets have sprung Up along main high
ways in many parts OF the State.
While this form Of marketing, OF
course, is limited TO those who " OF
have the use OF automobiles. itpro-
Yides the closest gf0wef-to=eopsumer
system Of selling farm products yet
developed A survey BY the State
Bureau Of Markets has shown that The
growth OF the Wayside market bust
ness. in sections where farmers have
been alive 10 its opportunities, has
been phenomenal The Bureau has
been suggesting 10 the farmers, and
predicts as an early Development IN
this interesting business, the Com
munity Wayside Market, where g Y
cral neighbors may offer their produce
in one attractive stall, saving time and
expense and building W a stable
trade.
The survey shows that wherever
farmers have offered fresh quality
products al prices sufficiently lower
than city prices 10 attract buyers the
wayside markets have fouf1shed
Where, on the other hand, farmers
have sought TO unload OF autoists The
inferior grades OF fruit and vegetables,
at unreasonable prices, the wayside
markets have either failed q shown
Improbable results. The housewife
who buys from an automobile has
turned Out 70 be JUST as eanny as her
sister who enters a city market or
store with q basket on her arm and
makes her purchases with an eye sin
gle 10 economy and quality Farmers
who have discovered this TACT and
profited thereby are spending tho0s
ands Of dollars this year in building
larger and better wayside stalls and
in introducing methods Of manage
ment that Will attract city customers
and make them permanent patrons.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES.

A number of people from this city
visited Trenton to witness the com
mencement exercises of the gradual
ing class of the State Normal School,
which were held in the auditorium of
the school on Thursday morning at
1890 O'Clock. Girls who live in Pleas
antville and vicinity who were gradu-
ated are: Miss Edith Leeds, Miss Eva
Risley, Miss Mildred Field, Miss Gene
va Lake, Miss Virginia Anderson and
Miss Catherine Stahl. All are gradu-
ates of the Pleasantville High School.
class of 30.
M. A. Rice, president of the State
Board of Education, presented the
diplomas. Miss Florence Frank, of
Atlantic City, president of the gradu-
ating class, vas the only member to
have a place on the program. One of
the features was the orchestra COM
posed of students who we're gradual
ing after taking a musical course.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
FREE ROAD SOON.

William E.. Massey, treasurer of the
Ocean City Automobile Bridge Com
pany, reported at the dinner of the
Ocean City Chamber of Commerce on
Thursday night hat the situation re-
garding the freeing of the auto bridge
and highway between Ocean City and
Somers Point, over Great Egg Harbor
Bay, is in the hands of the Attorney
General of the State. Attorney Cen
eral McCran is now in Europe, but
the matter is being looked after by
his assistant.
Mr.. Massey expressed the hope that
the promise made--that the bridge
will be freed from toll charges about
the middle of August-will come true.
If the bridge is not free at that time,
it will be the fault of the State. The
State officials have all the papers re-
lating to the matter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1922.

In the complete history of all the
world covering every line Of life from
politics 10 industry, embracing all the
professions, all the trades. all the en-
terpf1ses, and any and every aVocation
Of mankind, has there ever risen 10
The top and stayed there d thief. q
burglar. q shrewd swindler, q trick
ster. q lazy lout, d man without prin-
eiple. q liar, an ungrateful rogue. q
crook stripped of human sympathy. d
~niggardlg, parsimonious, pnsilanimous
pussyfooter Or any other kind Of a no
good2 Not one. An we're al striv-
ing tor the top. The way 10 travel
may be hard TO find. but the way not
20 travel is stuck under our noses
every hour.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
VETERAN eeeA1s RECORD.

More evidence that World War yet
Grams have the "DeYer-say-die" spirit
was shown when Leonard T. Paul. Of
Grinnell College, Iowa, with 4 leg bad
]y manned BY sbfappel wounds broke
The 100 and 220-yard dash records IN
an Intercollegiate uaek meet held IN
Chicago. Many days Of strenuous
training with bis comrades Of the
American Legion put Paul. in trim
Tor The event lis stride with his
left leg is four inches longer than
his right.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
HURT ON BOULEVARD.

Katherine White, of Atlantic City,
was taken to the Atlantic City Hos
potal early Saturday morning with a
fractured leg following an accident. al
legged to have occurred when the tour
ing car in which she was riding in
company with another girl and two
men, collided with a truck on the
Boulevard just beyond Pleasantville.
The accident is said to have happen
ed at 4 a. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05

mere j. no doubt that birds have beer
Of great value TO American agricnl
turists. The cases cited show, more
over, that even greater results mas
pc expected when more organized AM
widespread efforts are made 10 In
crease the number of birds.
Senses Of Insects.
The senses # insects are discussed
by Dr. \. Z. 5%lclndoo, who states THAI
insects, Ike al other animals, nequir,
their information concerning the worlt
through then senses. To humaf
beings the world is chiefly IA worlt
Of visions or sights, all other sense'
being secondary; TO the BLOODHOUND
TO such insects as ants and bees th'
world h not only n world of smells
but this sense is 50 very important Il
them that should II suddenly be de
stroyed, these insects could no Longer
exist.
Doctor McIndOo then describes his
researches on all Of the senses Of in
sects and their reactions to certain
stimuli. In conclusion. the author
says: Lei us cease looking with scOff
upon insects. Instead W sh0ule
marvel al the things they have ac
eomplished. Comparing their organiza
ton with ours. they have perhaps ac
complished comparatively more thar
we have. Some Of the social insects
probably adopted tn" laws of division
If labor before primitive man did. ant
tney not only had equal suffrage, bul
also woman suffrage long before tho
dawn Of our civilization"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
TO e

Lipwood Council, Jr. o. u. A. M,
viii hold a meeting for the purpose OF
electing officers this Monday evening
al Mechanics Hall, in Linwood. A
number Of committees, including an
entertainment committee, will, be
chosen, and big times for the future
will be discussed. Officers of the or
gani2ation ask that all members be
present, as this is one of the import
ant meetings of the year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
PROOF WANTED.

A eolofed sergeant On his way up
10 the front met a dusky private com.
ing away from the same place with
much speed and eelat.
"Wh' yo' mean, boy, runDin' away
like DAT to-" demanded the non-cOm.
"Runnin' away? Who say rnnnin'
away" demanded the buck, hating.
"Ah ain't runnin' away. No, sub.
But an done heard dem Germans was
shootin' dum-dum bullets, an all was
chasin' one TO eyidenee."-American
Legion Weekly.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
VETS Dc -WHlreWAsHlNo.

Remembering how they sbined Up
camps during army days with brushes
and buckets d ~whitewasb, the Amer
can Legionnaires al Osgood, lndy
whitewasbed all the shade trees and
hitcb1ng posts IN The little city, there
by starting d movement which result
ed IN making Osgood one Of the
%cleanest and most sanitary towns ~
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
SALEM LADIES AID.

The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Salem M. 10. Church
viii be held at the home of Mrs. Byron
Martin, Is Greenfield avenue, Tuesday
evening, July IL. The meeting was
postponed from Tuesday, the 4th, be-
cause of the holiday.
A report of the rummage sale,
which was conducted in the social
of the church recently, will be
mada
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
wgssrLINe CHAMPIONSHIP.

IN an effort TO regain the worlds
heavyweight wrestling championship,
which he lost last winter Joe Stechef,
The Nebraska 2fappler, will meet
Charlie Hanson, ia Omaha, Heb, July
& The match is being staged by the
Douglas County Post Of The American
Legion at Omaha.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
Al 1902, Gives Recipe for Old Age.

Montgomery City, Mo.-Plenty a
work, cheerful company, considerable
Of others and rule your home witt
love. This was the recipe for longeyit'
given here by Mrs. Mary McGhre
Sharp, In the midst Of the CELEBRATE
Of the one hundred and second as
nieersarv Of her birth. She was boz
In Shelbyyille. Ky.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service
has announced an exami-
to be held al Pl%easantyille. on
Aug. 5, as a result OF which II is ex-
pected to make a ~certiication 10 fill a
vacancy in the position
Of fourth-class postmaster at North
The compensation Of the post
master al this office was s593 for the
last fiscal year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
A WEEKLY

In this issue OF The -Pleasantyille
Press there appears a sketch Of the
life of Councilman Charles M Peck,
of the Second Ward. Next Wednes-
day the subject OF the special feature
will be Freebooter r. Clark Adams.
Each week there will appear an arti-
Gle giving a short history OF some
prominent citizen Of Pleasantyllle. Be
sure to read this feature. 1t will be
interesting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05

Although tbeif fair city is d long
way from The native haupts Of ALI
gators, the residents Of Ware, Mass
stoutly maintain that they have seen
a huge gator IN a swamp nearby
American Legion men are making a
search through me swamp land.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
GOVERNMENT HoMEsrEAos.

Any information concerning Govern
meDt bomesteads ia Wyoming will be
furnished to members of the Amefi-
ean Legion free OF charge by J. ".
Dillfance, Box 295, Gillette, Wyos an
ex-soldier who mas taken 4 claim him
self. ACCOMPLISHMENTS may be had
from $50 70 $500 and time spent il
service counts
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05

Both Democratic and Republican
Representatives IN Congress from
New York have joined IN The inYes-
tieation Of charges made by the
Staten island American Legion that
eleven World War veterans we're
buried practically in a public dump
ln MhilIQek. Stalen Island.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
~lNYEsrloArF NouNps.

The cause Of stripes and wounds On
the back Of Yernie Pierce, q shell
shocked World War veteran Of Evans
vile, Lnd, is being investigated by the
American Legion 10 determine whetb-
er inese We're inflicted while Pierce
was a patient IN q hospital Tor the
insane
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
NAoLE IMPROVED.

J. x. Magic, the Suburban trolley
motorman, who was recently injured
when the oneman trolley he was OPP
Grating ran into "A truck on the Shore
Road near the Atlantic city Country
club, was not ms badly hurt as was
first reported. lie expects to resume
his position on the cars this week.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
81 &11IOH
PLAN REUNION.

Plans are being made 70 entertain
more than 10000 former members o.
the Eightietb (Blue Ridge Division OF
the American Expeditlonary Force at
the third annual reunion and eonyeD-
ton at Charleston ". Va, Septeln-
Der z 10 4
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
VETS MADE PosTMAsTERs.

Of the 7,0Ss postmasters appointed
by President Harding since March
1921. 900 served il some branch Of
the military service during the war,
according TO an announcement Of the
American Legion.