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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16


Corporations Stocks Bid. Asked
Diamond Ice & Coal Co. an
FRA. 49,. ........' SV
dupont Debenture Frac- o,
lions .............-... 80 -
DUPONT Com. Fractions e. 10 1lo
Hercules Pwd. co. Pfd. 102 i99a
Hercules Common ...... 80 lVV
Atlas Fractions ........
Industrial Salvage 49,. 2A ,S
Chas. Warner Co. Com. II IL
Chas; Warner co. LIST. ~
Electric in Hose Rub. "
Der Common .......... 100 -.
Wilmington Gas Co. Com ~
Wilmington Gas Co. Pfd. 70 10
Delaware r. R. SO Guar. -,
com. Par 25 ........s 90 ~
"ET-Dividend.
Bank stocks -
S.nn.'1l National. par. 100 12I ls9
Della. Trust Co., par 100f150 loo
Equitable Trust Co. par. .oo
4UU ...........ss.s.. Eso os
Farmers Bank, par. so .. 1904 l2z
Industrial Trust Co., par. a,
Nat Bank :: Del par. -,
Security Trust Co. par. a..
Union Nat, par. rs ~. 90
VII. Trust Co., par So. s7h
Continental Life ms Co., - a..
par. 10 ............... ~
Continental Lite ms. Co.
New York tS Stock Exehshse.
DUPONT Common sales.... 1l1h ITO
dupont Debenture 4A
Atlas Common ....... 1855
Atlas Preferred, sales 90A
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
SHERIFF WALLS OUT.

Sheriff Walls, who has been I'll
with grip, returned to his duties to-
day.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
LOCAL SECURITIES

Jan. 10, 1929
Laird, Bissell AM Needs duPont
Building, furnish the following quo
, 1923-09-16
HUPP OUTPUT
AT CAPACITY

Continued record production by
the Hupp Motor Car corporation
makes It certain that its high bust
ness volume OF 1922 will be sur
passed this year before the end of
October, with its entire manufacture
ing facilities still engaged at capa-
city in an effort to keep pace with
sales.
The reception which has been ac-
corded the new Hupmobile models
has been SO enthusiastic that the
demand exceeds the factory capa-
city to manufacture, It was learned
at its executive offices in Detroit
yesterday. Then new models were
introduced early in August
September production has been
set at 1900 cars. AS a consequence
of this demand, Hupp has been re-
Gently running at capacity six Gays
per week, in place of the regular
five and one-half day working week
prevalent in the manufacturing end
of the automotive industry. In.
stead of the usual nine and one
fourth hour day five days a week
with a five hour half day on Sat
, 1923-09-16
LATHROP'SH HERD
COPS Prizes At
THE STATE FAIR
Holsteins Sweep Prize
Awards Against
Other Breeds.

As was predicted several weeks
ago, entrants from DR.. H. R. Lath-
rop's Holstein dairy herd at the an
nual state fair at Douglas last week
tool first places in practically all
prize AWARDS.
King Cremae1le Waldorf and Lady
Sylvia both captured the grand
championships of Wyoming. The big
black and white bull not only was
best among all male entrants but
made the blue ribbon again as finest
among the Uolstein cattle. Lady
Sylvia stepped in again for first as
senior calf. She is only ten months
old.
These two purebred animals were
originally purchased by DR.. Lathrop
from Caspar Hoffman of Denver,
who ep~ecializes in HolsteinrFricsian
dairy stock.
First place was given in the two
year old group to the doctors Wild
wood Queen Alcartra- -Four heifers,
sired by King Waldorf. all won blue
ribbons as highest grade get OF sire.
wildwood Josephine Echo made sec
ond in the Junior calf class. Wild
wood Aggie was third in the same
class.
DR.. Lathrop's King Cremaefle
Waldorf is n grandaon OF Echo Pom
tiac, brother of Carnation King Syl-
via, owned by the Carnation Farms
company at Seattle. Wash. The lat
ter bull was purchased by the com
pany for the record breaking sum of
s1o6 900. The cow. May Echo. is
mother of Echo Pontiac and she is
tho worlds champion milk and but
ter producer.
Because of the skin n care with
which DR.. Lathrop has selected his
exceptional Hogstein herd Natrona
county and wyoming are consider
ably enriched. Blue ribbons. or first
places at state fairs. mean not so
much in the long run. It is the ac-
tual possession OF these purebred
cattle, whose pedlgrees are unim-
peachable, that means much to the
agricultural interests of this state.
DR.. Lathrop's example of raising
only the best and the finest hould
be followed by others who wish to
SEQ wyoming produce not scrub
but purebreds.
, 1923-09-16

further satisfaction of seeing houses
built upon $50 Of these lots by the
end of the same year.
The building up of Mckinley
street is largely due to the See Ben
firm. This firm erected n number
of modern cost houses which are
now in the ownership of private
people. who were given a chance to
own them.
Last year the firm opened In
dependent addition and turned over
the 40 ere to the Texas OIL com
pany at the bare cost Of the land.
This spring East Terrace addition
at the end Of East Second street
was placed on the market and most
Of It sold.
Cecil Bon the Junior partner in
the business was born at Cheyenne
where he received his early educa-
tlonal training supplemented with
the final polish in Europe. He
came to Casper in April, 1915, to
accept n position as assistant cashier
of the Casper National Bank with
which institution he remained for
, 1923-09-16

Two of the most active builders
and boosters this city has are Ben
L. Scherck and Cecil Bon. They
form the "See Ben" Realty com.
pany with offices in the Midwest
building.
Mr.. Scherck the head Of the firm
has been associated with every
forward movement IN Casper since
he entered business. He was born
at Marionette. Wisconsin. but his
parents brought him to Nebraska
when he was two years old to give
him room to grow. In the schools
of this state he was educated with
the finishing touches applied by n
Minneapolis business college.
In 1904 he came to Casper, which
was at that time n small village.
There was nothing else to do except
to herd sheep. SO Mr.. Scherck
herded sheep. Then in succession
became a hotel clerk. freight agent
and baggage master for the North
western when Casper vas the
W ester terminus; merchant,
warehouse manager. proprietor of a
lIhIloLtl lAho tAh1N 6NAA 49,
name. These things occupied his
attention until 1912, when he closed
out his other interests and en-
barked in real estate. He organized
the slogan or trade mark "See Ben"
which has stuck to him in all his
business enterprises. In fact 1t has
become so familiar to the public
that most people believe 1t to be
his real name, and more people call
him "See Ben" than by his regular
and proper name.
As stated Mr.. Scherck engaged in
the real estate business in 1912.
He paid exactly s91.7o for the busi-
ness. SO It was not as hefty a con.
Germ as It is today. See Ben had
considerable building up to do so he
set about 1t. How big he built it
there it is-look 1t over and measure
It with your own tape line-just
about the biggest in town isn't It?
-Four years later. in 1916. the bust,
ness demanded more help to get
It across in an IS hour day, so q
Junior partner. in the person OF
Cecil Bon. was added, and some
typewriters. operators. ~roll-tor
desks. clerks. files and other fur,
niture and equipment and the thing
began to spread out. The major
portion of Kenwood was developed
by the firm in addition to looking
after the business Of d~isposing OF
listed property, working up insur
ance and fidelity bonds. renting and
collections.
In June 1921, the See Ben Realty
company put Casper view on TIL,
market and topped the record for a
live town by selling to local people
24O lots in Fl days. They had tn,
, 1923-09-16
FIRE DESTROYS
NORTH platte
INN DANCE HALL
Place Closed Down Un-
der Abatement Act
Lost in Blaze.

Gentlemen of the road who have
a habit of making one-night stands
and establishing their headquarters
in whatever Jungle" they may find
are blamed for a fire which yester-
day morning destroyed the old dance
hall formerly run in connection with
the North Platte Inn. The fire
broke out at 4 a. m. and lasted for
only half an hour.
The building was about 100 feet
by so feet in size and was Of frame
material. covered oDiy with a cor
rugated iron roof. It was easy
prey to the flames.
The structure was on the bank of
the Platte river at Durbin street. 1t
had been closed for several months
following an abatement placed
against 1t and the North Platte Inn
last winter.
, 1923-09-16

urday. the Detroit plant. for in
stance. has for six weeks been
working 1oH hours five days
week n eight hours on Saturday.
This makes a week of 6eA hours.
eight more than heretofore.
Sales of Hupmobiles for 1928
were set at 10000 last November.
The eztent to which this volume
will be surpassed is governed only
by the ability of the factories to
produce cars. declares o. C. Hutch
inson. general sales manager.
, 1923-09-16
LEVIATHAN UNABLE To
EQUAL SEA RECORD OF
MAURITANIA, IS REPORT

Though millions were spent in
reconditioning the German Water
land seized during the war 1t
seems that It does not provide the
same rapid OF crossing the
Atlantic TINT other liners do. This
in made apparent in a comparison
of the relative speeds of the Levin
than and the Mauretania.
1t is interesting to recall that
the initial voyage made by the
Levfnthan was at n speed of 1885
knots. This tends to Justify the
quiet confidence expressed by Cap
tain Rostron on tho occasion of the
last arrival Mt New York as to the
ability of the Mauritania to hold
her WI in any company.
The Mauretania is noted for clock
like regularity OF her crossings. the
average for three consecutive voy-
ages between New York and Cher.
bourg recently being 1929, 1929 and
1921 knots.
While the time made on her pre-.
sen voyage Just ended is not up
to regular. the Mauretania furnishes
abundant evidence of the capability
of her maintaining tho blue ribbon
of the Atlantic. acquired on the
shorter course New York and
Queenstown, in the epoch makins
record of four days. 10 hours and
Al minutes.
The M~auretania's best average
speed Of 1886 knots for Atlantic
crossing has never been approached
As evidence of the effectiveness ot
Mauritania schedule, she lands
Paris and London passengers into
destination Monday afternoon, hav
ing left New York the previous
Tuesday,
, 1923-09-16

a year. or until entering the Soc
sen Realty company. He was n
dentender of the flag in the World
war n saw service in France.
After the armistice he returned 10
casper and resumed business as
though nothing had ever happened
Mr.. Bon is a member of III.
american Legion. Veterans of For.
eign Wars, Elks, Chamber OF Com.
merce' County Club. and Kiwanis.
HIS hobby is his business. ana wben
ne seeks recreation other than that
which he finds at the Country club.
ne soe hunting or fishing.
Expert witch and Jewefry repair
ing. Cafper Jewelry Co. o. q RIdv
, 1923-09-16

Indications are that the Western
league champions this year Will be
, 1923-09-16

unable to hook up in a post-season
championship series with the pen-
, 1923-09-16

nant winners in either the Texas
Southern leagues.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
FIRE SIGNALS.

So many inquiries have been made
regarding the proper signals blown
on the siren whistle in time of fire
here that the proper blasts are pub
Iished for general information. The
signals in use are as follows: Uptown,
one long and one short blast; Central,
one long and two short blasts; Down
town, one long and three short blasts.
1t is quite difficult to distinguish be-
tween the long and short blasts be
cause of the construction of the siren
whistle. Unless particular attention
is paid to the whistle, the short blasts
are sometimes mistaken for a continu-
Gus long blast. The whistle is so CON
structed that the short blast begins
before the long one has hardly died
away. Being a volunteer department,
with paid men in the house at all
times, the principal thing seems to be
to give an alarm when a fire occurs
so that the volunteer members of the
company will at least know that their
services are needed. In going up or
either New Road or Main street
must be used by the apparatus, so
that it is not difficult for the fremen
to ascertain without much delay the
general direction of the fire.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
Freeholders Adopt
Budget As Prepared
No Objections to Figures Submit
ted for Year at Annual Meet
ing-Pay for Road.

At the last meeting of the County
get submitted at the Mays Landing
meeting the first of January was final.
ly adopted, no objections having beer
made to any of the items it contained.
The Board ordered final payment
made for the Pleasantville-Mays Ian
ding Road, as the time for the years
maintenance has expired. The con
tractor is, however, subject to four
years more guarantee on the paving
under the terms of the contract.
The battle monument erected at
Chestnut Neck by the Daughters of
the American Revolution is to be NOV
ed to a new site to face the new road
which is being built in that section.
The Board ordered the relocation of
the monument, the expense of the
moving to be repaid to the County by
the State Road Commission. The
time for the completion of the paving
of the Shore Road was extended to
June LIST by the Board, because of the
inadvisability of laying pavement dur
ing freezing weather.
The Board petitioned the State
Highway Commission for fuhus to aid
in the construction of a wide paved
roadway over the Absecon Boulevard,
and ordered the purchase of several
tracts of land at Absecon necessary
to widen the road at that point, the
consideration being 500 for four sec
lions and $1.00 each for five other
sections.
The Bridge Committee was autho-
rized to advertise for bids for $4,000
feet of cedar lumber for bridge work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
BoafG Of Health
Organizes Tuesday
For Third Time This Year Meet
ing Called to Select Officers
No Quorum Before.

For the third time this year efforts
will be made this Tuesday night to
organize the local Board of Health, a
meeting having been called for that
purpose. When the dates were set
for the other two meetings a quorum
failed to appear. The two women re
Gently appointed members of the
Board were on hand at each meeting,
but the male members did not come
out.
While members are somewhat IN
certain as to whose time is out it is
said that William L. Anderson is the
member retiring. Charles Frambes is
being talked of for President of the
new board, and it is said that one of
the women members will be made
Registrar of Vital Statistics to sue
coed Neil S. Campbell. whose time ex-
pired the first of the year. G. Wash
ington Singer. a former member of
the Board, was one of those appointed
this yea Guy B. Wilson retired from
the Board by resignation to take his
seat as Councilman-at-Large on Janu-
airy 1sf.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
A SNAKE STORY.

A bird dog belonging to J. AL. Nc
.Anney. North Main street, killed a
three-foot snake Sunday. The reptile
was taking a sun bath on the mead
ows when discovered by the dog, who
made a quick end TO him.
Whether the snake is one that has
not found the weather cold enough to
seek winter quarters, or has taken his
winter nap and has come forth to vel
come spring is an open question.
Mr.McAnney says his dog takes es-
peeial delight in killing snakes, taking
them back OF the neck and swapping
them about as a driver does a whip.
Last summer. he tackled a monster
blaeksnake. six foot long and as thick
as ones wrist. His master endeavor-
ed to intervene between the dog and
snake, fearing his pet would come to
grief. but was not successful. and with
several sharp snaps the dog laid low
his prey.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
MEETING
TUESDAY NIGHT
City Council, Board of Education,
Teachers and Parent Teachers
Association to Convene.
Will Discuss Salaries

President James Yates has called a
special meeting of City Council for
this Tuesday night to hold a joint
session with the members of the
Board of Education, school teachers
and members of the Parent Teachers
Associations for the purpose of discus
sing the question of Salaries paid to
teachers and a possible raise in sala-
ny for them this year. This question
of teachers salaries has been under
consideration for a long time. 1t is
asserted that the teachers of this city
are not receiving salaries in proper
ton to what is being paid by some
other cities of the same rating as
P~leasantville.
The question of teachers salaries is
one for the Board of Education and
the Board of School Estimates to
thresh out and then recommend to
City Council the amount of money
which is needed to. meet the require
ments for school purposes. But last
year there was d controversy between
the Board of Education and City
Council, and an open break when a
majority of the Board of School Esti-
mates recommended to City Council
the money needed for school build
ings. In order to create a better feel
ing this time, when the question of
Salaries is under consideration, it was
proposed for all concerned to meet
and discuss the matter before the
Board of School Estimates nSde a
recommendation for any ~speclned am
cunt of money.
Whether or not the teachers receive
higher pay this year will depend large
ly on what happens at this joint meet
ing. The present Board of School
Estimates is composed of the follow
ing members: Mayor Charles E. Jack
son, Councilmen James Yates and Ed
ward T. Stephenson, Board of Educa-
ton members Robert H Zane and Dr..
Charles H. Conover.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
ELWooD ON TOUR.

Rev. Robert A. Elwood left his Alb
secon home again ON Saturday for a
four days tour of Pennsylvania and
Maryland towns. He went to Greens.
burg, Pa, to talk on Sunday and Mon.
day, and on Tuesday he was engaged
for Cumberland, Md. Then he has the
balance of the week to spend at Abse-
con. In a few days he will leave for
Buffalo for four days, and then to
Warren, Pa, New York City and Mag
ara Falls. After another trip home
he will then visit towns in Indiana
and Illinois.
Following these engagements at va
rious colleges he will return home
about the Easter season and start
plans for the reopening of his Board
walk Church, in Atlantic City, for the
fifteenth consecutive season.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
CLUB OFFICIALS
RECEIVING BIDS
Estimates Asked for Clearing
Course of Ocean City Golf
Club at Somers Point.

The Ocean City Golf Club, a Som
ers Point, is now rapidly being devel-
oped. Recently several of the deeds
for a part of the land were delivered
to officials of the new club, and now
these officials are asking for bids for
the work of clearing the land. The
bids to be submitted are for the first
eighteen holes of the course. All the
bids will be in during this week, it is
expected, and then the contract will
be awarded.
It is proposed TO have sufficient land
cleared so that the first eighteen holes
can be completed in time for the com
ing summer season. Then work will
be started TO clear other portions OF
the land to lay out another eighteen
holes. There will also be provisions
for several tennis courts and polo
grounds.
Just when the time will arrive when
the hotel and club house will be start
cQ ud5 HUI yet DNta uElti nl4Su Ills
structure will be located on the High
Bank" overlooking Great Egg Harbor
Bay and River, giving a view from the
rooms over Beesley's Point and across
TO Longport and out over Ocean City
to the Atlantic Ocean.
The location of this club is such
that it is easy of access both by sew
eral fine automobile routes and as
well by water, so that owners of pri
vate yachts can come from PhiIadel
phia. New York or other coast and
river cities and both enjoy the water
outing in summer and combine that
with a season of golf playing. When
the club house is completed it is ex-
pected that it will be the most largely
patronized place on the entire New
Jersey coast.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
ENDlcoTT AND ALTHEA
COMMITTEES MEET.

The Executive Committees Of ire
Endicott Bible Glass and the Althaa
Bible Glass, of St. Johns Methodist
Protestant Church, met on Monday
evening. at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
w, B. Risley, Doughty Road. and out
lined plans for the annual banquet 81
the two classes. This is one Of the
big social events Of that communits,
and is looked forward to with interest,"
by a good many.
Mrs. ". B. Risley was elected the
general chairman. 1t was voted to
hold the banquet on Thursday, Febs8
airy 22nd, CWashington's Birthday. 81
the church. A menu was arranged.
which will be a fine one.
Mrs. G. W. Toms, Jr.. was appointed
chairman of the decorating COMMITTEES.
and Mrs. w. c. Cheeseman chairman
of the committee on entertainment
A good program of entertainment is 10
be arranged for, in connection win
the banquet.
At the close of the committee meet
ing, a dainty lunch was served by the
hostess, Mrs. Risley.
Both of these adult classes, are pig
factors in the life of St. Johns N. P.
Church. Good interest is held by
members Of these classes. and they
have splendid attendance on Sunday
afternoons. New members are joining
right along. and the outlook for tte
classes is very bright.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
Anequippa Council
InstalIs Officers
Delegations Present From Six
Other Councils of Atlantic
County During Ceremony.

With large delegations from Allan
tic City, Ocean City, Somers Point,
Egg Harbor. Hammonton and Leeds
Point present at the last meeting of
Allequippa Council, Degree of Poca-
hontas, the officers for the ensuing
term were installed by Great Deputy
Pocahontas Mrs. Hugh Meincke. of
Egg Harbor. The following are the
officers for the next six months; Mrs.
Marie Markee, Pocahontas; Mrs. Es-
tella Levin. Wenonah; Mrs. Gertrude
Gaunt, Powhatan; Mrs. Mabel Como
yer, Keeper of Records; Mrs. Zelda
Hambleton, Collector of Wampum;
Mrs. Thomas Barnes, Keeper of VAN
pun.
Immediately after her installation
the new Pocahontas appointed the fol
lowing ladies who viii serve with her:
First Scout, Mrs. Bessie Betterton;
Second Scout, Mrs. Marie Carothers:
First Runner, Miss Margaret Hartley;
Second Runner, Miss Eleanor Hart
ley; First Warrior, Mrs. Annie Ad-
ans; Second Warrior, Mrs. Ella Nc
Gam: Third Warrior, Mrs. Marie Ad-
ans: Fourth Warrior, Mrs. Carrie AID
ans: First Counselor, Mrs. May Cline;
Second Counselor. Miss Marie Camp
bell; Inside Guard, Mrs. Jennie Pow
ell, and Outside Guard, Mrs. N. New
man.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
MASONIC LODGE
ORGANIZED HERE
Name of Charles III. Mann Select
ed : Officers Named = To
Meet in Juniors Hall.

A number of Masons held a meeting
Linwood, on Saturday night, and or
ganized Charles H. Mann Lodge, of
Pleasantville, under dispensation from
the Grand Master of New Jersey.
This lodge will continue to meet un-
der the dispensation until the next
session of the Grand Lodge of New
Jersey, when the matter of a perma'
nent charter will be considered by the
Grand body. Charles H. Mann, for
whom the new lodge is named, was a
former Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of New Jersey.
The following are the officers of the
new lodge: Worshipful Master, Os'
borne Ware; Senior Warden, Edward
Koehler; Junior Warden, Evi Ware;
Secretary, Howard Mcconnell; Senior
Deacon, George Rabeau; Junior Dea-
con-, Charles Penhallow; Senior Mas
ter of Ceremonies, Lewis Adams; Jun
ior Master of Ceremonies, George
Martin.
The new lodge will meet in the Jun
ior Mechanics building after its com
pletion, which is expected about the
middle of February. The new struc-
ture will probably be dedicated about
February 18th, if weather conditions
are favorable to work.
The Masons were started in this
section in 1867, when a number of
members organized Trinity Lodge, at
Absecon. This lodge was chartered
in February of that year. In Febru-
airy, 1874, the lodge was transferred to
Atlantic City. On September Goth,
1875, Trinity members participated in
the lac of the corner stone of old
st. Johns Methodist Protestant
Church here.
Early in 1882 a number of Trinity
members, residing on the mainland,
started a movement for the formation
of Keystone Lodge, of Linwood. This
lodge was chartered January 25tb,
1888. Now after forty years Pleasant
vile has grown SO that the members
residing here are DESTROYS of having
a lodge in this 1city.