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The Pleasantville press., 1923-12-22
HE'S 81
and proud of it

Especial despatch by your own druggist)
An old gentleman, eighty-one years
old, says that he enjoys excellent
health, is full of pep and takes origi-
nal vinol right along. This also speaks
for thousands of other happy old folks
who have been helped to keep well
and happy by this wonderful tonic.
Old folks have every right to health
and a contented mind and we believe
that original vinol is their best friend
and comfort. This delicious medicine
will help those who are rundown,
weak and cannot enjoy their food and
rest. Get bottle today-the price is
still only dollar-take it faithfully
and when you are well and strong tell
us, so we can give the good news to
others. But be sure to get the genu-
inc original vinol from us.
Sold and guaranteed by
Crawford's Main St. Pharmacy,
Pleasantville.
The Pleasantville press., 1923-12-22

Money Order and Registry window
opens at 8 a. N. and closes at 6 p. m.
Sunday the Office is closed all day.
The Pleasantville press., 1923-12-22

Miss Cab: He doesn't speak to her
any more"
Miss Fab: mo. He asked her what
he should use on his hair and she told
him furniture polish
The Pleasantville press., 1923-12-22
NOTICE.

Pursuant to Section 502 of Chapter 236
of the Laws of 1918. approved March A.,
1918, notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, Tax Assessors of Port Repub-
lie, will sit at Council Room, l. o. NJ.
Hail. in Port Republic, Wednesday. De-
cember 26. 1923, between the hours of l
and p. m. when the assessment list for
the year 1924 may be inspected by any
taxpayer to ascertain what assessments
have been made against him or his prop
erty and to confer informally with the
assessors as to the correctness of the
assessments, to the end that any errors
may be corrected before the filing of the
assessment list and duplicate with the
Atlantic County Board of Taxation.
j. HARRY COLLINS,
Assessor First Ward.
JOSEPH H. LOVELAND,
Assessor Second Ward
The Pleasantville press., 1923-12-22
Ed Purdy Says

Them New York business men must
be feeling fine now. They're so pros
porous l see they are signing their
marriage licenses now with a rubber
stamp"
The Pleasantville press., 1923-12-22
NOTICE 1!

On and after this date 1 will not be re-
sponsible for any debts unless contracted
by myself
Pleasantville, N. j., Dec. II, 1923
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
DRIVE FOR BOYS
CLUB SHORT
Of MARK .
$4,000 Must BE Raised in
Two Days II Budget ls
to Be Met.

Washington business men have
contributed $15,8S8 toward the two
year budget for the Boys Club. O
ana Third streets northwest. Thir.
ty-five thousand dollars IL needed
and only two days remain to raise
the difference.
"It is absolutely necessary
william l.. Radcliffe, director Of
the drive, declared today. that we
raise $4,000. This win provide for
additional boys-there are now
more than 500 en- the rolls-eQuip
and operate a summer camp for
boys between the ages Of ten and
seventeen years, help provide for
athletic contests, exhibitions Of
boys work and achievement CON-
petitions, and purchase additional
equipment.
1--WE are appeal to the business
men of the city and to the public
in general We must,-raise this
money in order to keep our pledge
not to ask for further funds for
two years. From this time on we
must rest our case and our GAUGE
In the hands Of the business men
Of the city and in that Of the
public"
Radcliffe last night broadcasted
over the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company wireless a his
tory of the Washington Boys Club
and the drive now being made to
obtain funds for its two-year
budget.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
FRACTION LIN {
RECEIVER IS
NAMED
Arthur /. Reynolds Is Put IN
Charge Of Washington
Virginia Railway.

FAIRFAX, Va, Nov. 23.-Arthur
l.. Reynolds, manager of the Wash.
ington. Virginia Railway, was ap.
pointed receiver for the company
by Judge Samuel @. Brent this
morning in the Fairfax circuit
court.
Reynolds. formerly Of Youngs.
town, Ohio, took charge Of the road
May 1, 1923. His bond was fixed
at $4,000. He was suggested to
Judge Brent as receiver by Gardner
L. Boothe, attorney for the com
pany, who is representing a major
tty Of the bondholders.
C. H.. Merillat, attorney for
Newcomer, who presented the first
petition for a receivership, denied
by Judge Brent, in Alexandria last
week, filed an intervening petition
this morning. He opp0eed the ap.
pointment of Reynolds and 9 stated
his intention to bring suit in the
District of Columbia against those
in charge, to recover some OF the
S., 200, 200 invested in the company
now alleged to show only approx
nately $1,500,00O in physical assets.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
Secret Service Chief
Says Sullivan Is Not
One of His Operatives

William II. Moran, chief OF the
United States Secret Service, today
ordered an investigation Of the
circumstances under which =. F..
Sullivan, reported to be dying in a
pittsburgh 2 hospital, posed as q
Government operative.
Moran said that Sullivan was not
connected with the Secret Service
and that he would make an imme-
date inquiry to determine If he has
impersOnated q Federal officer in
Pennsylvania or elsewhere.
In view OF reports that Sullivan
was represented ~ communicating
with his superfors In Washington
by number, both Moran and William
~. Burns, chief Of the Bureau of
Investigation Of the Department Of
Justice, expressed the opinion that
he was either q private detective
or an impOgter.
Inquiry ct the Department Of
Justice and az the headquarters OF
the narcotic division and the prohi.
bition unit failed to find any opera
tive or investigators Of these branches
OF the service named J. F. Sullivan.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
YOUTHS GET THREE-YEAR
SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY

Two youths, Lynn 3. Holloway
and Duncan o. Pitcock, were today
sentenced to serve three years In the
penitentiary by Justice Hoehitng IN
Criminal Court No. 2. They were
convicted Of holding UP Rufus
Thomas, October and robbing him
Of $50.
Luther B. Spencer, colored, re-
ceIved q two-year penitentiary SEM
tence for violation Of the Harrison
anti.narcotic law. The accused also
received a two-year sentence Tor as
sault with dangerous weapon.
The Sentences are concurrent.
Earl Thornton and Lorenzo VII
son, both colored, will spend one year
at Occoquan for three charges OF
grand larceny, to which they pleaded
guilty.
Convicted of joyriding, Joseph M.
Robinson. colored. will serve one year
In iail.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
ARRESTED MAN CARRIED
REVOLVER AND MASK

Armed with q big revolver and
found to be carrying large blue
Handkerchief with holes punched in
1t to make It an improvised mask,
a negro. who gave his name as
Profit jackson, Of South Carolina,
was arrested today at Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest by Detective Sergeants
Fowler and Flaherty.
Tho detectives are holding him
for investigation in connection with
several recent hold-ups. Jackson
told the detectives, they say; that
he had not committed any hold-ups
but that he twas thinking Of it,"
Jackson said he came here from
Pittsburgh, where he had been en-.
ployed in a steel mill.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
PoSToFFlcE IS PREPARING
FOR THANKSGIVING RUSH

Preparations have been completed
at the Washington postoffice for
the expected influx Of THANKSGIVING
parcels post matter of a perishable
nature. During the past few years
the postal service has been called
upon to handle large quantities Of
turkeys and other farm produce
dispatched by the mails.
The volume Of this sort Of pro.
duce Is expected to be larger this
year than In the past and Il must,
OF course, be handled rapidly. The
bulk OF the mailing Of this tyne
ls during the two days preceding
Thanksgiving and every branch
Of the service VIII be speedod no
permit the detailing Of men for the
Increased parcels post aorvica. 0e.
eofainG n present planA
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
GALLONS
Of ALCOHOL
SEIZED
Large Still Is Taken and Ex-
Policeman Is Among
Four Arrested.

Approximately 1000 gallons Of
denatured alcohol and large guam.
tity Of grain alcohol was seized in
the basement Of 20s e street north.
west today when q raiding party.
headed by Prohibition Agent Asher,
Lieutenant Davis. Sergeant Nc
Quade and Detectives Howard and
Brodie Of the Second precinct broke
open a door and discovered a liquor
cache.
In addition to the alcohol the
officers seized a large distilling APP
paratus and Commissioner James F.
Oyster and District Auditor Daniel
Donovan were called to see it.
Commissioner Oyster praised the
policemen and Asher for their work
In ferreting out the liquor.
Four men, one an eX.pOliceman
were arrested. They gave their
names as william H. Garth, ex'
policeman, 11S d street northwest
Frederick Hutchinson. 2OS e street
northwest; Alex Rogers, 8S Logana
court northwest, and John Murphy
20S e street northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
MRS. KREsslN REoPENS
DROPPED DIVORCE SUIT

A petition to dismiss o suit for
an absolute divorce recently filed
by Mrs. Ida Kressin, who thereby
sought to reopen q divorce proceed
ing which she dismissed last Al-
gust following q reconciliation with
her husband, Robert Kressin, was
filed today IN the District Supreme
Court by the latter who denies
that he treated his wife cruelty
after he had prevailed on her to
drop her suit against him.
The husband informs the court
that his wife has become 80 inter.
eated in her real estate investments
that she has neglected her marital
responsibilities She has $4,000 In
vested in real estate according to
the husband and when she dropped
the case against him he gave her
an additional 5000 which was put
into property I'm their joint names.
Attorneys Newmyer 3 King appear
for Kre09fn.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
Deserted Girl Seeks
''Sweetie" With
Shot Gun
Nv international News Service.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Nov.
2S.-The romance of Josephine
Law, pretty and fourteen, Of
Moberly, Mo-, bids fair to end
in q woodshed. Her father,
summoned by police, was on
his way here today to restore
Josephine to her home and
senses. IA
Josephine, armed with a
sawed-off shotgun and q blight
ed love, was found in the out
lying part Of Springfield last
night.
~ am hunting my sweetie, z
she told police. he kidnapped.
blinded me and deserted me
but he is so wonderful"
Her sweetheart, Homer A.
Hinkova, twenty-one, forced
her by young Lochinvar meth
DDS to accompany him and an
elderly man on an automobile
trip to Springfield, the girl
said. Near this city the elder
man took the automobile and
left them stranded.
Her sweetheart came to this
city in search Of food and she
followed with his shotgun in
search of him.
Police took up the search for
the lover without success.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
JURY FREES coLLIFLoW
ON OLD FORGERY CHARGE

George G.. CoIIfdower, former
chief auditor Of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company, and later
special auditor for the Fleet Cor.
poration IN preparing the Morse
prosecution for the Government,
was acquitted by o jury before
Justice Bailey today OF q charge Of
forgery.
An indictment in January 1921,
nearly three years after the oc-
curence alleged, held that Colli-
flower had forged a check for
33.517 to the damage Of the power
company. CoIliflower denied any
connection with the transaction.
He was represented by Attorneys
William F. Leahy and Martin j.
MCNAMARA.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
RETIREMENT CONFERENCE
FOR LEHLBAcH ACT

The Joint Conference on Retire
ment, representing national and local
trade union organizations interested
In Civil Service retirement upon
annuity, held it's annual meeting at
the Continental Hotel last evening.
Representatives from forty organize
tons We're present.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President.
Robert H. Alcorn; secretary, Thomas
r. Flaherty: treasurer. W. N. Col.
Inns. BY unanimous vote 1t was de.
cided to back the Lehlback retire.
ment bill, which win be reintroduced
upon the converting OF Congress.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
RAILROAD PORTERS
HELD AS RUM RUNNERS

One Pullman porter and two red
cap porters. employed at the Union
Station were arrested today by De-
tective Mansfield, Of the Sixth pre-
cinct, who charged that three suit
cases they were carrying contained
thirty-two quarts OF Canadian
liquor. They were charged with
transporting.
They gave their names as
Claudius McNeal, 1880 Eighth street
northwest, W. Clarence Mitchell,
At Third street northwest, and l..
F. Barber, SO7 Seventh street south
cast.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
POISON IS GIVEN
defective
IN DRINK
Supposed Secret Service Man
Says Woman Put strych-
nine in Beer.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 2S.--
J. +. Sullivan, Washington Cd. O.
secret service man, is dying in 2
local hospital here, doctors say,
from poisoning by strychnine, be-
lieved to have been administered
in beer which Sullivan said he
had been drinking with . pretty
young Denver woman he had been
assigned to trail.
Sullivan collapsed this morning
on street car here.
BIames Woman.
Before lapsing into unconscious
ness at the hospital, Sullivan told
police he had been assigned by his
washington headquarters to arrcst
two men and a woman wanted in
Denver. He located the woman, he
said, and In an effort to obtain
information from her. had taken her
and woman companion to a cabaret
here last night. He said he believed
the woman recognized him and put
poison in beer which they were
drinking. He had been threatened
with death, he said.
The local office Of the secret serv-
ice is investigating the case.
Robert p. Reese. jr., operative in
charge, claims he knows no operative
in the service named Sullivan.
Gard Is Found.
In the mans effects was found 9
plain card addressed to the CHIEF
Of the United States Secret Service
at Washington. On It was written
in pencil:
cease No. 314 IL completed or WA
Wednesday. Details later by wire.
Operative ZIG.
'sWin report November %.
@E. I. L. n. NJ"
Police say only 20 cents was found
In the mans clothes.
Shoes he was wearing were marked
with the name az. p. Collins" The
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
WAL TON IS HELD
on 8 TRUE
BILLS
Felony, in Blocking Assembly
Of Legislature, Il Charged
On Ono Count.
y intermittent News Service.

COURTHOUSE, OKLAHOMA
CITY, Okla, Nov. 28.-J. c..
Walton, deposed governor Of Ok
lahoma, was indicted by the Ok
lahoma grand jury today. Eight
true bills were returned against
him.
One Indictment charged .
felony, that Of stopping the Ok
lahoma legislature September 20.
The others were misdemeanors,
charging padding Of State pay
rolls, and one was Of intimidatlng
officers.
Others Are Indicted.
DIR. IA. =. Davenport, state health
commissioner, and T.. r. EDWARDS
the former governors chauffeur,
also were indicted and charged with
q felony. The charge against the
latter two was diverting State funds
through Edwards, being an employe
Of the state health department ana
on the governors staff as major
In the national guard, without rem
dering any service to the state.
The former governor, with three
OF his counsel, was on nand 20
make bond as soon as the true
bills were recorded with the district
court.
Indictment Anticipated.
walton had been anticipating
Indictment for several days. He
had walked patiently at the court
house door with three OF his legal
staff while others Of his attorneys
sought to get his impeachment case
before the supreme court OF the
United States.
'sI am going to fight this thing
TO the last ditch and until am
free OF, this legal tangle, ! cannot
say just what my plans are" the
former iron man" said.
'.T am innocent Of the charges
and I think I can clear myself be-
fore any unprejudiced court"
His attorneys indicated the first
move would be the filing Of mo-
tons to quash all Of the indict-
ments.
The Ex-Governor appeared 20
not have g worry as he waited In
the corridors of The court house.
posing at times Tor various photo
! graphs.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
NOTED EYE SPECIALIST
TO MAKE ADDRESS HERE

Francis P. Barr, of Rochester,
New York, noted eye specialist, will
speak on visual Acuity." Deem
Der 10, at s o'clock in the Raleigh
Hotel under the auspices of the
District of Columbia, Optometric
Society.
trated slides to help him. and he 10
able to present this subject to tho
public in an interesting and in.
structive form. The old visual
acuity tests Of reading letters at a
certain distance have proved mac
curate, and the new tests as shown
by Barr give a far more specific
result.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
COOLIDGE PUTS ALIEN
CASES UP TO DAVIS

President Coolidge today referred
to the Department Of Labor the ap-
peal sent to him In behalf Of a large
number Of immigrants, detained at
Ellis Island In excess Of admissible
quotas.
Secretary Davis said that every
case will he individually reviewed
and an endoavor viii be made 90
grant relief On cases NJ extreme
hardshlpa. u probably win be some
DAYS before the cases WIN Be finally
G,nDonDA e, pANia oniA
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
RUM SHIP SEARCH PACT
ARRIVES IN CAPITAL

Announcement was made at the
British Embassy today that the
text of the Anglo-American liquor
smuggling treaty had been re.
ceiyed from London and that 1t
would be presented to Secretary OF
State Hughes during the afternoon.
The treaty, which was approved
in London by the British Council OF
Premiers before the departure of
Ambassador Harvey for the United
States, gives American prohibition
agents the right to search British
rum ships outside the three.miIe
limit.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
THE
WINNER OF
FEATURE
Billy Watts ID Second, and
JacqueIine Julian Takes
Show Money.
CONTINUED from FIRST Paee.)

Continued from FIRST Page.)
DoveIet, captured the Midway
purse, the third race on the pro-
George w. Lofts Pepp and the
remainder OF the purse was taken
down by the Audley Farms Miss
Marcella.
Frank TaylOr's Abu Ben .Adhem,
the favorite, was never dangerous
and finished fourth. He was weakly
handled by Chick Lang In the early
stages and then. went very widO At
the head of the stretch. Miss Mar
celia made the running to the head
of the back stretch where Pepp
forged to the front. The latter held
sway well down the stretch where
he was challenged By Eaglet.
They ran together for q short
distance then EagIet drew out and
won going away by . length ana
a half. Pepp beat Miss Marceila q
like distance for the place..
Abu Ben Alden was half .
length back Of Miss Marcella.
Blue Hawk Wins Fifth.
The fifth race for three-yearolds
and upward at q mile and seventy
yards was just q gallop for T. A.
Sears Blue Hawk. The Kirkfield
stables Vennie, the favorite, was Sec
ond and J. McMillen's RaffIes third.
Blue Hawk went to the front as
soon as the gate went up and held
commanding lead all the way. win
ming hard held by four lengths.
Vennle, after being roughed around
at the head Of the stretch, came on
and took place two lengths before
Raffles. s.
The latter just lasted to save
third money from Rejection by a
nose.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
ALABAMA RUM SELLERS
FACE POISON PENALTIES

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Nov. a.
The scope Of Alabams's war against
violators Of prohibition laws was
broadened here today when Walter
X. McAdory. chief State law en-
forcement officer, announced that
In the future all liquor seized by
his agents will be analysed, and
II Il contains poisonous ingredi-
ents the holder will be prosecuted
under the new Sloan act.
Violations Of this act carries a
penalty Of from five to fifty years
in the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
8 YOUTHS FACE
GLAND THEFT
QU|ZZ|NG
Detectives Will Question Sus-
pected University OF Chi
cago Students

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-Three
University Of Chicago students
were to be questioned today by
detectives investigating an attack
upon Charles Ream, twenty-five,
who was abducted by two "gland
bandits" and subjected to an OPP
grafton while chloroformed.
Others to Be Quiz1ed.
Lieut.. Michael Grady, in charge
Of the investigation, announced that
other students were to be questioned
later. The three are Robert Jen.
kins, student editor Of the univer,
sity newspaper; Russell Carroll.
chief student marshal Of the col
lege. ana Dutch" Lewis.
Grady's decision followed charges
by Ream. a taxicab driver, that he
was positive the men who clipped
vital glands from him were univer-
sIty ''sissies," most likely medical
students.
Police put little weight upon
Ream's suggestion that he might
have been the victim Of another
taxicab driver whose ennaity he
aroused in quarrel over fares.
h. Physicians Disagree.
Another development In the case
was the disagreement today between
two physicians as to the character
Of the operation. DIR, Joseph
Springer. coroner's physician, de-
scribed Il as q bungling job which
substantiated one police theory that
the attack upon Ream was for re-
venge.
Dr. Orlando Scott. who was the
first to. attend Reaxn, contended that
the work was done by q hand
skilled In surgery. DR., Scott still
was hopeful today that he could
restore young Ream TO normally by
an operation II q friend. DIR. Scott
said he had In mind. would volun-
teer one Of his glands to replace
those taken from the victim.
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
III ES HEAR EXPERTS PLEAD THEIR C0UNIRYSCASI
LITTLE JOE PICKS EN-.
At BOvEia.

FIRST RACE-Aggravating Pa.
pa, Omega, Byron.
SECOND RACE-Bracadale, III.
T. Waters, Tree Top.
THIRD RACE-PandOwdy, Cy.
clops, Fly by Day.
FOURTH RACE - Mad Play,
Flagstaff, Dunlin.
FIFTH RACE Setting Sun, Gen.
Thatcher, Moonraker.
SIXTH RACE Sedgefield, Top
Sergeant, Peddler.
SEVENTH RACE King John,
Tingiing, Whalebone.
Gao he wore bore ! Toledo. OHIO
The Washington times., 1923-11-24
SYNOD OF WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

The seventh synod of the province
of Washington adjourned last night.
after four-day conference in
Washington.
Shortly before adjournment, the
delegates adopted a resolution of
thanks 60 the church people Of this
city for their hospitable treatment.
The newspapers also we're thanked
for their share In making the con.
Vention success