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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
SURPRISE FOR MCKINLEY.

George 5. Mckinley. former resident
and graduate Of the Pleasantv5Be
High School. class Of %. was given .
surprise party in his Somers Point
home Wednesday night BY a number
of friends ia honor Of his 21sf birt
day. Refreshments were served Il q
late hour.
Among those present were. Miss
Alberta Barlowe. Miss Maize Somers
Miss Anna May Collins. Miss Naomi
Sharrock. Miss Mary EssingtOn. Miss
Almeda Powell. Miss Edith Cole. Miss
Elva Green. Miss Lula NanSanE Kiss
Alice Mckinley. George Field, William
Field. Erwin Field. Charles Albrecht,
Charles Ford. William Essington. Ed
die Blake, Edward Mckinley and
George Mckinley. Mrs. George Nc
Ginley. Mrs. Green and Samuel Bue-
hanan
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
SALEM CHURCH NOTES.

Fhs Ladies Aid Society had a well
attended and very successful meeting
lasf Tuesday night. Mrs. Jennie Brown.
he president in the chair All ar
rangemeats were completed for the
Rainbow Luncheon. & be given ia the
church dining room Thursday, August
81.
The following visitors registered at
the church services last Sunday; Lulu
Carson Adams. Nentnor; May f. Ire
land. Pleasantville; Francis H. Brown,
Florence H. Brown. CollingswoOd;
Martha Haines. Mt. Holly; Mrs. En-
ma Writ. Camden.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
DINNER POSTPONED.

The testimonial dinner which was
to be rendered Clarence Hackney, win
ner OF the Philadelphia open golf
championship. and the Canadian open
championship. at the Atlantic City
Country Club, Mortified. on Friday
evening. at Z O'Clock. was postponed
until the same hour next Monday eve
ming, because OF Friday being the day
of the late Presidents funeral.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
DROWNED IN OCEAN.

James Kendall, formerly employed
as a carpenter in Camden, and a bro
Their of H. C. Kendall, of Absecon, was
drowned on Wednesday in the ocean
at Stone Harbor. He lost his life try
ing to save a companion who was not
identified and who also was drowned
The sad affair occurred within sight OF
hundreds of summer bathers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
FREEBOOTER WILLIS GRANDPA

Born TO LisufensnH Commander and
NJ. William Chambes d son. VII
ian Willis a. Marine Barracks, GUAM
-ie0- Virginia. on july 81. 1923.
Mrs. Chambers viii be remembered
IS Miss Kathryn Willis. daughter o.
M. and Mrs. Roberf n. Willis. and
has recently returned from a resi-.
dence Of several years spent in China.
where Dr. Chambers was Naval sur
geon. attached TO the American Lega-
fion. at Picking. China
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
BEACH AND BATHING PARTY.

The Epworth League of Wesley NJ
E. Church will hold a beach and bath
ing party next Tuesday evening at
Ocean City. Trucks will leave the
church at 7.30 and the fare will be so
cents for adults and % cents for chill
dren under "A. A good time is assur-
ed those who attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
ST. JOINS c E. SOCIETY.

"A veHy enjoyable evening was
on Monday las hs zha G z Society
Of s.. Johns Il. II. Church q fsl
regular monthly meeting aa8 social.
Good reports We're rendered and 0n=
new member admitted TIL soaial
commita re. Mrs. Peter Horton c4aiH-
man. served a danny lunch.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
HAS FALL.

". L. Bennett. OF '45 Adams avenue,
employed in Atlantic City as a car
penter. had a bad fall OF Tuesday
while at work. He suffered two frac-
tured ribs. He was brought to his
home here and is being attended by
DR.. Madden.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
KlwANls DID NOT MEET

Because of the unexpected death o.
President Warren 6 Harding, the
scheduled father and son meeting Of
The Kiwanis Club al the Atlantic City
Country Club was called OF until
Tuesday, August IA. There was no
meeting Of the Club on Tuesday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
VIC u. MEETING

The regular monthly meeting 81 the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
viii be held on Thursday afternoon.
Aug. Is. in " c.. T. q. Han, North
Main street Members are urged to
attend. as business Of importance viii
he taken care O. AZ this meeting
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
REPUBLICAN CLUB

The women's Republican Club viii
meet on Monday night for general
business. Il is requested that each
candidate for County Executive Com
mittee attend this meeting as the pc
titions for nomination viii be given
out
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11
CONTEST RULES.

l; Any girl we 16 years of age is ell
gible to enter this contest.
2. Votes will be by ballot only. This
ballot to be cut from The Pl%easantville
Press.
8. The nominating ballot will count 100
votes, each ballot thereafter counting 10
votes. Additional votes may be secured
by securing paid up subscriptions to The
Pleasantville Press: Six months sub
scription costing S1.00 will count 500
votes, yearly subscription costing $500
will count 1000 votes.
4. The five occurring the highest num-
Der of votes at the close of the contest.
will appear before a jury of five disinter-
ested persons. who will select from the
number Miss Pleasantville". The re-
naming four will be aids to Miss Pleas
antville".
5. All entrants must personally register
at the office of The Pleasantville Press,
and if possible leave photograph with
their entry. This photograph will be re-
turned at a later date.
G.. The contest will close at 5 p. m.
Saturday, August 18th.
Z. All names must be written in a legi-
BILE manner, and the committee reserve
the right to reject any entry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11

Ryee. Have the N~ewlyweds conl-
pleted heir house plan ydt?"
Nyee Practically, they've decided
on a sleeping porch and a shower
bath.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11

VIM. E. Mathis, Plumbing and Heat
ing, 43 E, West Jelsey adv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25

for the stairway was empty. A talk
with Andrew March was worth risk;
1t was necessary If they were TO work
together for escape. They would need
policy to guide their remaining days
in captivity. Anything was better
than these brooding meditations alone.
The fire in the young prisoners veins
focused to some purpose. He descend
ed the stairs, but at the foot of them
discovered that they had brought him
no nearer the voice. In fact, there were
other voices unpleasantly near. He
went up again and leaned over his
WALL to learn how, the monkey climbed
up and down so readily. Quite certain
~ now he heard his friend talking.
The stars were cool, faint light upon
the walls, which were rough-hewn. He
could distinguish the ledge of a win
dow below him, halfway to the
ground.
He knotted the silken cloths from
the divan in the first room and fast
ened one end of this soft rope to the
stone bench. 1t was not difficult to let
ulIHS0lI uOWu over the rim OF WAN,
easing the strain by pressing his knees
into the depressions of masonry. His
toes found the ledge. He grimly hoped
that he had heard Alright, that March
was really near. The window was open,
the prayer stopped.
"Hello!"
The stiffness of the whole earth
seemed to originate just at this window
ledge. Then a hand touched him and
March whispered: Don't talk"
The elder prisoner moved back into
the darkness, while Con came in at
the window. Suddenly there began a
scramble, with stormy blows and
rattle. March was at grips with his
guard, having taken for granted that
Lexington meant to attempt escape.
Con sensed this mistake, but 1t was
not time for explanation. He stepped
forward uncertainty, his hands feint-
ing for battle. In the gloom he leaped
at the larger form, desert soldier,
whose arms whipped about like fall
ing trees. Three threats strained for
breath. hut it was the warrior who
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25
Statement of the Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, Etc., Required by
the Act of Congress of August
"a, 1912,

of Grant County Herald, published
weekly at Lancaster, Wis, for April
l, 1928.
State of Wisconsin,
County of Grant-ss.
Before me, Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared A. L. Sherman,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is publisher and owner of the Grant
County Herald, and that the follow
ing is, 10 the best of his knowledge
and belief, true statement of the
ownership, management, ETC., of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a, 1912, en-
bodied in section 443, Postal Laws
and Regulations, to wit:
l. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, A L. Sherman, Lancas-
ter, Wis.
A L. Sherman, Lancaster, Wis.
2. That the owner is:
A. L. Sherman, Lancaster, Wis.
g. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding l per cent or
more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities are:
Of there are none, so state None.
A. L. SHERMAN,
Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of April, 1928.
(Seal) w. J. BRENNAN,
Notary Public.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25
Below the Walls.

On his roof again, Con noted that
an awning of green silk had been
stretched over his doorway, and
couch placed beneath it in the open
air for his added comfort. A silver
nitcher of wine stood on a taboret,
and he found that the wine was ac-
ceptable. having been cooled in spring
water. But all was secondary, even
the silent departure of the guards, Tor
he was thinking in whirl OF HeieD
March.
Her innocence was amazing, like her
wisdom-an American personality
with strange diagonals of the Orient.
Con loved the tang Of desert sunlight
upon her face, her throat and arms.
Her shoulders were neither wide nor
narrow. and she was not tall. He re-
membered everything she had said,
and was unable to evade her final ut
torance. which became more and more
sublimated poison to him. He turned
hack to yesterday, recalled how she
had ridden. how her pony had gal-
Ioned from the top of the ravine AFTER
her word had saved them. now ner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25

smornered under a white mans hand.
He bit Cons palm and that closed the
brief battle for it angered Lexington
and he sent In his free hand. The huge
son of Tau Kuan collapsed. The figure
of a woman darted from Shadowy
corner. She was moaning softly, and
her robe fluttered as she ran out.
"She will give an ALARM" said
March, painting.
"Your Kurdish friendf"
(TO EE CON r1NUED)
Evening star., 1923-11-25

stoned at Norfolk with Capt. Thomas
]. Sem In command December !.
Practically all of the crew OF the
North Dakota, which has been placed
out of commission, have been trans
ferred to the new battleship.
Final approval Of the bill drawn to
make the reserves component part
of the Navy" has been given by Sec
retary DENLY, and 1t is now ready for
coming session. The Secretary's ac-
tion this week completes the work OF
months during which extended con-
ferences were held with naval re.
serve officers, and careful study OF
| every phase of the question made by
| the authorities in the department.
The proposed legislation creates
three classes of reserves, and Is be-
lieved to provide for a naval force
along the lines Of the national de-
| will repeal all the old reserve legis-
lation, and the work of welding the
reserves into the regular establish
ment will be undertaken as soon us
| the bill becomes a law.
The three classes created are:
The fleet naval reserve. composed OF
what may be designated the active
reserves and the reserves which conn
| from service In the regular establish
| ment.
The merchant marine naval re-
| serve, which is composed of officers
and men in merchant ships.
The volunteer naval reserve. which
| will be composed of professional and
! technical men serving chiefly in the
| staff departments.
| The enlisted men in the first class
| other than the men In the regular
| service, will be placed on the same
pay basis as the National Guard. The
| sixteen-year enlisted men are elm.
| mated from the reserve. and the pay
! of the twenty-year men is reduced
! from S103.35 to $42
| Officers in this class Will be practi.
! cally on the status of reserve officers
| Of the Army with the exception OF
their getting uniform allowance
| They will be entitled to retirement
pay when injured on active duty IL
| line of duty and under similar condi
tions to death gratuity Of one-halt
years pay.
In promoting and in Determining
! the number Of officers the bill follow:
the general line of the regular Navy
! For every 10000 enlisted men, forty
| four vacancies will be created In tn,
/ higher grades of the service, tn,
! highest grade being commodore, anC
! officers will be selected as In m,
! regular establishment. There will b,
/ one commodore. fifteen captains aps
twenty eight commanders. There Il
also a provision which provides fol
an annual inspection Of all reserve
Evening star., 1923-11-25

two stages. Tho first stage is sub
divided Into three problems, the first
Of these. starting January 2. being
the least spectacular. 1t will con-
sist OF training in screening and
exercises while the battle feet and
fleet base force are en- route from
their home ports to Panama
Tho second phase Is looked upon
as one Of vital Importance in the
transit Of the canal by America >
fighting forces under war conditions
and In the face of opposition. In
this Joint Army and Navy problem
play It's role. scores of fighting
planes will swarm the air and the
blue blue Meet. consisting Of the battle
try to pass through the canal. 1t
will be aided by the Army at the
canal and the forces Of the Fifteenth
| naval district and will be opposed by
hosttal force--the. black heet. con-
and mine vessels and a force of ma
rines ashore.
AT the conclusion of this problem
about January %. the entire fleet.
final phase of the first half Of the
consisting OF the entire fleet
and a marine expeditionary force.
Will conduct an advance on the Guile
bra area In West Indian waters
Opposed by Black force. largely
theoretical. consisting of only suf-
flcient ships with which TO make con-
tact and form a basis of opposition,
the fleet will advance. Stimulating war
conditions as though actually In hos
| tile waters. Another force of ma
rines will be stationed ashore at Clue
bra to oppose the landing of the ex-
| peditionary force. This Is expected
! to take about six days.
| After this the fleet will be dis
persed for a couple of weeks and
vessels of the Pacific fleet will visit
| Atlantic ports, where the men will
| get liberty. Afterward they VIII re-
assemble and remain In the Culebra
area until April IA engaged in the
usual winter activities.
! The second will bring together in
actual cruising training the largest
! force American sea power has ever
assembled under similar conditions
| and will give invaluable training III
| maneuvering that cannot .be obtained
| by using a lesser force.
{ The last OF the great battleships the
| United States was allowed to finish
under the terms OF the naval treaty
| the West Virginia, Will be commits
Evening star., 1923-11-25
CANADA TO BUY LABRADOR

ST. JOHN, Newfoundlan November
IA settlement of the negotiations
for the sale of Labrador to Canada will
be reached probably without carrying
the matter to the British privy coun-
ell. Sir Michael Cashin, formx prime
minister Of New Foundland, said on
his arrival from England
When asked if Canada'S willing
ness to buy meant the recognition
Of the New Foundland claim to tho
territory on the maiyland. Sir
, Michael said he did not know that.
He assumed the chief difficulty would
he an agreement on the amount to be
paid
Evening star., 1923-11-25
his crew of two lived for a month on

his crew or two lived Tor g. month on
clans and porcupines, after their
boat, the Cannery tender Agram OF
Seldovia, was wrecked in Il gale. it
was disclosed in dispatches received
yesterday. They were rescued by the
halibut boat Jugo Slav.
The dispatches contained no word
of the gas boat Onyx, sent last month
to hunt for the Agram. The Agram
had been missing since october II.
The three men Were washed ashore
and had only the clothing they wore
when the Agram came TO disaster.
The Agram was bound to kamishak k
| bay, Cook inlet, from Seldovia. She
belonged to the Cook Inlet Packing
Company and was leased to the
Alaska Year Round Canneries, Inc.
Evening star., 1923-11-25
BOATS CREW, WRECKED,
LIVED MONTH ON CLANS

RI the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash. November "a
Trapped on the rocky margin Of Cook
inlet, Alaska, Capt. F.. Anderson and
Evening star., 1923-11-25

Commander J. c. Hunsacker. con-
struction corps. left the bureau of
aeronautics this week to start for his
new duties as assistant naval attache
at London. He will be succeeded in
the design section by Commander II.
C. Richardson. who has been on duty
at the naval aircraft factory at Phil
adelphiA
Evening star., 1923-11-25

Rear Admiral l.. f. Gregory. chief
Of the bureau Of yards and docks, has
returned from trip Of inspection
Of the naval stations north of Wash
ington. Inspections were made at
the navy yard. Philadelphia; navy
submarine base, New London, Conn.
naval training station, Newport. r. J..
and the navy yard, Portsmouth, n.
II. During this trip he made an ad
! dress before the Naval War College
on November 9. covering questions
in connection with war college prob
lens wherein the functions of the
bureau of yards and docks are appli-
cable He resumed his duty at the
bureau November 10.
Evening star., 1923-11-25

general. May IS; Col. James F. How
ell. Coast Artillery Corps. June /:
Maj: Gen. Lansing H. Beach. chief of
engineers. June 18; Col. Jefferson r.
Gen. Charles H. Muir. July IS; Maj.
Gen. Willard A. Holbrook. chief Of
cavalry. July 90; Gen. John j. Per-
shing, September Is; Maj. Gen. George
W. Read. November 10; Col. Daniel
J. Carr. Signal Corps. November 25.
The line officers of the Navy retir-
ing are: Rear Admiral William l.
Rodgers. February 4; Rear Admiral
Edwin A. Anderson. July 16; Rear
Admiral Edward Simpson. September
16: Rear Admiral John A. Hooge-
Marbury Johnston. December 2: Lieut..
Daniel c. Beach, September 3; Lieut..
Joel c. Evans. September 13; Rear
Admiral John S. Carpenter, Supply
Corps, May 1S; Capt Walter G. Isaac.
Ellis w. Craig. Construction Corps.
December 28
Marine Corps: Brig. Gen. Joseph II.
Pendleton. June 2; Col. Constantine
NJ Perkins, October s.
December 10. at the Army and Navy
Club, Washington, d. c.. the United
States Field Artillery Association will
hold their annual meeting. The most
important business which will come
before the meeting will be the cleo
tion OF members of the executive
council to fill vacancies due to ex-
pired terms. During the month of
December the two-year office terms
OF the following members will ex
ptre: Maj. Gen. William ]. Snow, chief
OF field artillery; Brig. Gen. De Witt
Z. Weld, Col. George e. Leach, Col.
Andrew Moses, Col. Oliver l.. Spaul-
ding. Col. Leroy w. Heron. Lieut.
Col Robert L. Bacon and Lieut.. Col.
, Augustine Mcintyre. OF the eight va
cancies to be filled four will be elect
ed from the Regular Army, two from
F; the National Guard and two from the
reserves.
. Navy.
Plans for the winter maneuvers Of
tho fleet, the most extensive ever
undertaken by tho American Navy,
( were perfected. except for minor de-
tails to be worked out later, at a
1 series of conferences this week at
the department.
Partic pants in the conference in
cluded the chief Of naval operations
the commander-in-ch chief OF force
scouting force, representatives OF the
various bureaus and a number Of
other officers.
AS officially outlined. the funda-
mental reasons for the winter cruise
! is to coordinate the efforts of the
three main branches of the Navy
afoat-"the battle fleet" the scout
| ing fleet" and the fleet base force"
To do this SO az to mold them into
an efficient unity it Is held essential
be assembled for extensive combined
maneuverS
Under the plans now worked out
tn" maneuvers will be divided into
Evening star., 1923-11-25

units by regular officers detailed by
the Secretary.
For the marines the bill will create
practically a new organization and
authorizes the appointment annually
of twenty-five midshipmen from the
reserves on the same system as from
the enlisted personnel of the regular
Navy.
Evening star., 1923-09-03
j. S. SEEN MAKING
/ MOVE IN FAR EAST
d
Visit of American Minister to
! Disturbed Railway Zone
So Interpreted.
BY JJNIUS II. WOOD.

Special Gable to The Star and the Chicago
~ Daily News. Copyright. 1923.
s MUKDEN. Sentember Delayed.
1.-THE visit of DR.. Jacob Gould Schur-
Imam, American minister to China. to
Ifhe zone Of the Chinese eastern rail-
Iroad In the sole surviving domain of
,tho Russian old regimiSts has created
1.-THE impression that tie American
government is .ntemplating an i'm
!pcrtant move with respect to far
Ieast.rE affair@.
The situation there has been ex-
jtremely critical in recent weeks. with
lthe con-'uls of Great Britain. Japan.
lFrarce and America struggling to
lprcvent open violence by the four
icla'mant9 of control of the railroad
Sfhe old lucimists, the Peking Off
fclals, the CaanStsolin troops and the
representatives OF soviet Russia
i Tcur Staged With Pomp.
/ Minister Schurmars tour is being
lstaSed with pomp and disregard
iol expense characteristic of the Old
iaays OF the czar. Coming stimuli
ttaneously with the conference at
sMukden between Ice Karakhan. the
tSoviet envoy. and Marshal Chang. II
mas given r.se to reports that the
tallie3 have determined on bold
kr.
tMukdcn alliance. threatening their
program in China.
, a special train. consisting of two
locomotives and ten coaches de luxe.
We're paced at Minister Schurman's dis
posal for the 1900 mile tour of Rus
Sla railroad within China
= i.le of1cial party consists of Minister
Schurman, Maj. John Magruder, his
military aide, WHY'S r. Peck: his
Ehnese secretary, with their wives and
= valet The American legation at
feklng had hoped. on account of the
nervous situation in Manchuria. that
me trip would not attract much atten-
tloh IhlS hope was not realized how
ever, IS the newspapers of China, Japan
ana Russa-the latter in rather bitter
yeln-are commenting on the railroads
EFFORTS at entertainment in utter disre-
gard OF expense.
Special HenorS shown.
/ Arrival of the train SATURDAY. at
Chang Chun junction brought out
regiment of soldiers and a band from
harbln to honor the party At Harbin
An entre company of soldiers Joined
the party. and were detailed to chase
OIL the crowds which gathered about the
traln at its various stops.
I Inc Sumptuous trip provided a sharp
contrast to the policy of the railroad
when John +. Stevens managed the
Shlnese Eastern railroad, prior to the
washington conference. Then an Ameri-
can troop train could not move over the
ine, and an American official could not
get d private car. or even standing
foom, unless the United States paid the
tast cent or the transportation bill.