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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03

AUTHORS CLUB.

Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs
John F. Ryon entertained the Authors
Club at a very charming Christmas
party at her home on Southt Main
street. The house was artistically
decorated with holly, evergreens and
cut flowers for the occasion. The af.
ternoon was spent in Christmas games
and music was enjoyed by the guests.
After the meeting and social hour
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess. Those present. were Mrs.
Charles S. Adams, Mrs. Daniel Col
Inns, Mrs. Charles Blake, Mrs. John
Sykes, Mrs. 1. G. Adams, Miss Mabel
Adams, Mrs. Laura Reed, Mrs. Ella
Doughty, Miss Amelia Doughty, Mrs.
Robert L. Race, Mrs. Frank Parker,
Mrs. Charles Stebbins, Mrs. Jerry
Carton of Absecon, Mrs. Ferdinand
Stadler, Mrs. Samuel Ireland, Mrs
Louis B. Byon, Miss Carrie Ryon,
Miss Edna Ryon of Mortified, and
the hostess, Mrs. John F. Ryon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
TAX ASSESSORS WILL SUBMIT
1928 DUPLICATES TO TAXPAYERS

Tax assessors give notice in the ad-
yertising columns of The P%leasantville
Press to-day, as required by Section
SOP of Chapter 236 of the Laws of
1918, that they will sit rs follows:-
Port Republic. Harry Collins and
Jos. H. Loveland, at l. o. M. Hall,
Council Room, Thursday, Jan. 4, be-
tween l and 4 D. M;
Linwood-Richard j. Sopers. at his
residence, Friday, Jan. s.. between 2
and 4 p. M;
Mortified Clarence Kreutz and
Charles Smith, at the City Hall, Sat
urday. Jan. 6, between 2 and 3 p. m;
when the assessment list for the
year 1923 may be inspected by any
taxpayer for the purpose of enabling
such taxpayer to ascertain what eas-
sessments have been made against
him or his property and to confer in
formally 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 County Board
of Taxation.
If taxpayers will avail themselves of
the privileges thus provided in the
law, a more satisfactory understand
ing of their tax assessments may be
had, and the trouble of making APP
peals in many cases will be avoided.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
TO GIVE BENEFIT DANCE
FOR SENIOR CLASS

What promises to be a6very pleas
ant affair is scheduled TO take place at
the Atlantic City Country Cub on Fri
day evening, January 18th. at 8 o.
clock, when a subscription dance is
to be given, the proceeds of which
are to be used for the benefit of the
annual Washington trip of the Senior
Glass of the Pl%easantville High School.
The tickets will be placed on sale
this week, at 81 each, and may be Sc
cured from any of the patronesses of
the affair. The final arrangements
will be completed at a meeting of the
patronesses this Tuesday evening, at
the home of the chairman, Mrs. Wal
ter w. Whitman. rs E. Washington
avenue
The patronesses include Mrs. w. J.
Hudson, Mrs. Clark Adams, Mrs. T.
H.. Smith, Mrs. James Kitchens, Mrs.
Walter A. Ennis, Mrs. Robert M.
Greer, Mrs. Albert F. Bo5ler, Mrs.
Harry ". .Helfrich, Jr., Mrs. L. H.
Allen, Mrs. Victor Jagmefy, Mrs. ia
'phet Price, Mrs. Chas.s<M. chattle,
Mrs. Scott I Long, Mrs, 1anley Zip
pier, Mrs. b Beice, MkA D. Dare,
.Mrs-R- AArak4A rsS neesIMM
ley. Mrs. Alice Snyder Mrs. w.
w. Whitman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
DELIGHTFULLY."- ENTERTAINED.

Mr.. John Doherty and family, OF
Woodland avenue, spent Christmas
with Mr.. John Hilbert and family, OF
Church street. The house was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion, the
table being spread for ten. They took
a delightful motor trip through Mays
Landing, Tuckahoe, Ocean City and
other interesting places. Mr.. Hilbert
and family returned the visit New
Years Day and had a very enjoyable
time. In the afternoon they all mo-
tored over 70 Atlantic City and view.
ed the parade, returning for dinner,
and left at a late hour wishing Mr..
Doherty and family a Happy New
Year. and hoping that they will live
to see many of them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

A birthday party in honor of the
seventh anniversary of Muriel Mar
tens was held at her parents home
on S. Main street on Monday after
noon. Games were played and re-
freshments were served, and a delight
full time was enjoyed by the little tots.
Present We're: Emma Wilson, Ruth
deires, Catherine Homan, Doris Woot-
ton, Arthur Tubby, Ruth Lawrence,
Walter Lawrence, Lillian Probst, Carl
Martens, Elizabeth Homan, Dorothy
Brown, Helen Wilson, Barbara Mar
tens, Esther Brown, Mrs. Harry
Brown, Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Galloway, Muir
iel Martens.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
MISS BENNETT ENTERTAINs.

Miss Georgeanna Bennett entertain
ed several former classmates and
friends at her home, 40 Adams ave
on Friday evening. Dec. 30. A very
pleasant evening vas enjoyed by dan
cling and singing. AT a late hour re-
freshments were served by the host
ess. Her guests were: Misses Kath-
ryn Reilly, May Douglass, Edyth Sam
son, Leona Shaw, Frances Ambruster.
Dorothy Thomas, Mary Geiger of
Mays Landing, Messrs. Conan Van
Lew, Wilbur Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Bennett, and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L.. Bennett.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
NEWS

Mrs. Ellen Albee, OF Philadelphia.
spent the Christmas holidays with the
family of her son, Rev. Walter E.
Albee, on Shore Road.
Rev. r. A. Elwood returned home
on New Years Day from Plattsburg.
N. Y. where he filled a speaking en-
gagement last Sunday.
Stricken i'll early on Thursday of
last week at the State Soldiers Home
at Vineland, Charles E. Clair. aged 90
years. a Civil War veteran and father
of Rev. Daniel E. Clair, of Millville,
died before a physician could reach
him. Heart failure was the cause of
his death. The aged man is survived
by two sons and two daughters. Rev.
Mr.. Clair has many friends here, hav-
ing been pastor of the Absecon NJ. E.
Church from the spring of 1905 unit
March, 1908.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter E. Albee and
children were New Years Day guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson. on Park
avenue, Pleasantvi1le.
The annual meeting of Absecon
Volunteer Fire Co. No. l was held at
the Fire House at 7.30 O'Clock Mon
day evening and resulted in the cleo
ton of the following officers: Presi-
dent, Edward N. Pennington; Vice.
President, P. H. Boice; Secretary,
Earl Fairbrothers; Treasurer. Ira L.
Giberson; Chief, c.. M. Kesler; Asst,
Chief, |. L. Giberson; Marshal, Lewis
W. Bowker; Investigating Committee,
Peter Gramp, Joseph Smith. Jr., John
Blackman; Trustees, r. A. Elwood, l.
L. Giberson, Joseph Smith, Jr., C. P.
Hammell, Peter Gramp. Members re-
ported receipt of s57 for the benefit of
the company. Arrangements are be-
ing made for an affair to be held at
an early date at Lily Lake Park for
the purpose of raising funds for the
company.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
OPPOSE AR6UcKLE PICTURES.

There is strong opposition in Allan
tic County to the exhibition of Fatty
Arbuckle coming back to the screen.
The County PareAt-Teachers' Associa-
ton officers have sent a telegram to
VIII Hayes, at his New York office,
protesting against such pictures being
placed on exhibition. The County Of
ficers have also interviewed moving
picture house managers and asked
them not to book for exhibition any
pictures in which Arbuckle appears.
The Mothers Congress officers have
also sent a protest to Hayes against
the Arbuckle films being placed on
exhibition.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
PREPARE FOR INAUGURATION.
Democrats of Atlantic County Arrang-
ing Special Train For January 16.

: A delegation of Democrats from all
parts of Atlantic County will attend
the Inauguration of Governor-elect
George s.. SilZer, at the State Capital,
on Tuesday, January 10th. Arrange
ments are now being made for a spec
ial train and two bands to be taken
with the delegation for a parade on
that occasion. This will be the first
inauguration of a governor of New
Jersey in which the women have TAX
en- an equal part with the male voters.
Women are active on the committee
of arrangements and a number of
them will go on the special train.
Charles /. Lafferty, Chairman of the
Atlantic County Democratic Executive
Committee, has appointed the arrange
ment committee, as follows. Frank J.
Harold, Mrs. Josephine Godfrey, Rus
sell Loveland, William L. Risley, Miss
Helena Conroy, Frank L. May, all of
Atlantic City; Henry Tapken. of Egg
Harbor; Charles Slack, of Harmon
ton.
1t is quite likely that the special
train will be run over the Pennsyl-
vania lines, so that Pleasantville,
Somers Point, Linwood and Egg Har-
Dor Township people who desire to at
tend the Inauguration will take the
train at Absecon. The committee will
issue full particulars of the trip in a
few days and of course any person,
whether identified with Democratic
organizations, or not, will be privileg-
ed to travel on this train.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
MISS TEST MARRIED.

Miss Elizabeth Test, daughter of
Herbert c. Test, a former Pleasant
vile resident, was married recently
in Philadelphia to Harold w. Tate, of
the Quaker City.
Mr.. Tate, who is a druggist in Phil
adelphia, met Miss Test when they at
tended the College of Pharmacy in
that city, and the marriage was the
result of a college omanc The cou,
pie will reside in the Quaker City.
Mrs. Tate has a host of ffiends in
this city and also in Atlantic City,
who wish her and her husband every
success.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
BOY SCOUTS AT HOLIDAY TIME.

Boy Scouts throughout the country
lust before Christmas were busy act
ing as aides to Santa Claus. In prac
tically every city and town brok
dolls and other p%laythings yieldn
the caref2 treatment of the
The boyz injured limbs az
sed Nto the worm
- that 4 mdP4 u6c-o pinyrfff1es vert
ready by Christmas Day to brighter
the hearts of needy children.
Other Good Turns" which the
scouts performed were the filling and
delivering of Christmas stockings and
baskets for the poor, supplying food
for wild birds, on reservations, as well
as birds that frequent city parks and
yards, and helping shoppers on and
off the street cars. On Christmas Day
scouts in many localities entertained
the orphans, the crippled children, the
old soldiers and hospital patients
Several troops arranged for radio con
certs for shut-ins, installing and ope
rating the outfits themselves. In ma
ny places boys assisted at Community
Tree festivities by singing Christmas
carols and by rendering very practical
aid in police duty among the crowds
at the ceremonies.
During the holiday vacation scouts
by the thousands enjoyed winter
camps. Where the boys swan and
hiked and fshed during the summer
they are now skating and snowshoe
ing and holding skiing contests. Com
radeship of fathers and sons is being
constantly strengthened by the in
creasing number of fathers who are
spending vacation periods and week
ends with the boys at the seoul
camps.
Another feature of the holidays is
the reunion in many cities of scouts
who are now attending college.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
D. OF A. NOTES.

Sterling Council, No. 80, Daughters
of America, viii hold their regular
meeting Wednesday evening, 7.30 p.
m, in Red Mems Hall. Every mem
Der should be present as installation
and initiation will take place. big
eats is also assured"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
LEGION AUXILIARY.

The American Legion Auxiliary of
Mainland Post, No. 81, will hold their
regular meeting Thursday evening,
Jan. 4, at s o'clock. Installation of
officers will be conducted by James
Harvey Post Auxiliary, No. IA, of
Ventnor City. A large attendance is
requested. Refreshments will be serv-
ed at the close.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03

ly.
License and Taxes-Henry, Hender-
son, Rose.
Lights-Reilly. Henry, Roger.
Ordinances-Royer, Henry, Town
send.
Printing-Rose, Townsend, Reilly.
Public Property-Henry, Henderson,
Townsend.
School Estimates-Henry, Roger.
Streets-Henry, Henderson. Roger.
Water and Sanitary-Reilly, Town
send, Rose.
Wharyes-Townsend. Roger. Hen
derson.
On motion of Mr.. Roger, which was
unanimously passed., Council adjourn
ed td Beet on Wednesday evening,
Jan. ~ at 8 O'Clock.
Present at the organization meet
ing were Mayor Harry Mattson, Coun-
cilmen A. j. Craven. F. H. Henry,
James Henderson, A. j. Roger, Craw-
ford Townsend, John E. Reilly. Nor
man Rose and City Clerk Samuel
Johnson.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
Master4John Gaskill.

Jr.
Ha1bor Master4John Gaskin.
Sinking Fund compassionate. L.
Hammell and John Faliyene.
Signed by c. NJ. Kesler. Chief, a
communication from the Absecon
Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, requesting
Council to grant the Fire Company
an appropriation of $500 with which to
equip the new Ford fire truck with a
new Hale Rotary Pump, capable of
giving 100 lbs. pressure and throwing
a. stream 100 feet high through a
thousand feet of hose, was, ON motion
of Mr.. Henry. referred to the Fire
Committee to confer with the Solicitor
over the manner in which the request
could be granted.
4 The communication recited that the
Fire Company, aided by the citizens
of Absecon, recently had expended
$1,000 for motor driven chemical equip
ment; that Council is paying a con-
siderable sum for fire hydrant service
| without an effective can of utiliz-
ing same and that the Hale Rotary
0mp powerful, force feed appa-
IS, 1daRed for use on the
chug4 as a ren rvn1l
onstration at Egg Harbor had proven.
Chairman Craven announcsd his
standing committee appointments for
the year., as follows:
Drives and Walks-Henry, Reilly,
Henderson.
Electric and Steam Railway
Townsend, Reilly, Rose.
Finance-Royer, Henderson, Henry.
Fire and Police-Henderson, Roger,
Townsend.
Law and Rules-Royer. Henry, Rel
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
DUMB DAN.

He's so stupid he thinks
that a mushroom is the parlor.
that the Canadian border pays rent;
that a shoe-horn is a musical in
strument;
that the Alphabet is some sort OF a
wager;
that Virginia Plug is a horse:
that a drawing room is where an
artist works (f they ever work) /;
that a Diplomat is some sort of a
rug;
that the Antediluvian Period is a
punctuation mark;
that Gibraltar is a part of a church;
that Birmingham is a part of a pig.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03

The girl of the period should Ger
tainly be admired for her fine and
manly appearance.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03
ORGANIZATION OF
ABsEcoN soLoNs.
Concluded from page /.

years, and Harry V. Miller, 3 years.
Pound Keeper-Wililam Sehoepfin,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-03

Modern verse shows much inspira-
ton, but it takes perspiration to sup
port a family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
League Ambassadors
Put Over Decision On
Killing Italian Group

Paris, Sept. 25-(By A. P.)-The
council of ambassadors today consid-
cred the reports of the commission
of inquiry into the killing of the Ital-
ian members of the Greco Albanian
boundary commission, but postponed
decision until tomorrow in order to
enable the Marquis of Crewe. the
British ambassador. to obtain fresh
instructions from London.
The council also considered the in
structions which are to be given to
the boundary commission, which will
resume it's work shortly, aided by an
Italian delegation which will take the
place of that murdered recently near
Janina.
The report of the investigation
committee is understood to find that
there is ground for the presumption
that the crime was political one,
and that there was negligence on the
part of the Greek government before
and after the murders, since the
criminals were able to perpetrate the
outrage on Greek territory and were
not apprehended, although the COM
mission recognized the special diff
culties confronting the police in such
a region. After taking cognizance
of the report the ambassadors dis
CuSSeu the ueSTee III WHICH the re-
sponsibility of the Greek government
was involved.
The Italian ambassador insisted
that the sixty million lire deposited
by Greece should be paid over to
Italy on Thursday. He was supported
by the French and Japanese repre-
sentatives. The Marquis Cerew how
ever is said to have favored waiting
outcome of a further and more COM
plete inquiry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Sentiment Against
Change in Jury System

Boston, Sept. 25-Registrators Of
voters or city clerks of Is Massa-
chusetts cities appearing today be.
fore the special commission investi.
eating the jury system of the state,
expressed the opinion that conditions
do no call for any fundamental
changes in the system. Most of them
favored extending jury duty to
women. .e
David Silverstein, a member Of the
board of registrars of Fall River.
suggested that the chief justice Of
the superior court sent to each man
drawn for jury service a pamphlet
explaining in a simple form the re-
sponsibilities and duties of a juror.
He also urged an increase in the pay
of jurors. on the ground that many
persons sought to evade service be-
cause it meant a financial sacrifice.
Shorter terms of service and more
responsibility for the foreman Of q
jury were suggested by other
speakers. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

i,2O0,000,0O0, and France 665 million,
the total to Europe in 1928 is so.
negligible" that the Department
of Commerce includes the ship.
ments to all Europe in its single
item of "other countries 727, "a"
this total to "other countries" also.
including the shipments to all
parts of the world except the z
Oriental countries above enumer-
ated.
This expectation of cigarettes
which has grown from z billion In
1913 to IL billion in 1928 apparently
represents about one-fifth of the
total number of cigarettes manu-.
featured in the United States, since
official records at Washington put
the total number of cigarettes
manufactured in the United States
in 1918 at lsH billion, and in 1920
STA billion, while the very latest
advices from Washington put the
total outturn of the manufacture
of July at $4,000. suggesting that
the total for the IL months Of the
fiscal year 1923 was probably about
IS billion, of which we exported
IL billion, while the other 50 bill.
ion were presumably consumed By
the people of the United States as
against 1874 billion in the year pre-
ceding the war. Thus the dosnes.
tic consumption is apparently
about four times as many as ia
the year preceding the war and the :
exports about ) times as much.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
THE AMERICAN CIGARETTE IN
THE ORIENT

which took 8 billion in the year
following the war, took less than
cne-quarter of billion in 1928.
Curiously, adds the Trade Rec
ord, this American cigarette habit
has developed in a section of the
world which is itself a very large
producer of tobacco, since out of
world production of 4 billion
pounds a year India produces
billion, China a half billion and
the other Oriental countries an
other half billion, indicating that
half of the worlds tobacco crop is
grown in the Orient, which has de-
spite that fact so enormously in
creased its takings Of our cigar
cites, until nine-tenths of Our Gig
arctic exports now 60 to the
Orient.
This big increase in our exports
of cigarettes to the Orient as a
whole occurs chiefly in the ship
ments to China which totaled in
number 64l,000000 in 1918, 6,7o2,-
100000 in 1918, $500, 100000 in 1920,
and 8,7So,OO0,0OO in the fiscal year
1928. The number to the Straits
Settlements in 1923 was $4,000 900,
Hong Kong 284,000,000, Siam 25o,-
100000, Philippine Islands, $4,000
900, India 100000. The tremen-
dous fall off in European demand
for the cigarette is found in the
fact that while England took near
1y 2,0O0,00CO00 in 1919, Belgium 8
billion, Italy ! billion. Netherlands
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Derived From Roman Name

The name Scandinavia" is de-
rived from one the Romans gave to
the region now forming the southern
part Of Sweden. Gradually it was ap-
piled also to Norway on the western
part of the same peninsula, and then
the Danes, who occupy an entirely
separate peninsula, came to be in
cluded in the term "Scandinavian"
because of their racial relationship
to the two countries to which the
term was applicable geographically.
AS the people of Iceland are descend
ed from Norwegian colonists they.
too, may be counted as Scandina-
vians, and the same holds true Of
some Firms o f Swedish descent.
though the general population of
Finland is ethnologically no more
Scandinavian than are Magyars.
The point is made by those inter-
ested in clarifying the terms Scan
dinavian" and Scandinavia" that one
should refrain from unqualified use
of the former unless the first four at
least, of the nationalities mentioned.
are being referred to collectively. and
the latter term should be used only to
indicate the entire region occupied
by these nations.ADetroit News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Never Used By EMPEROR

On a sidetrack of the Mexican rail-
way in Vera Cruz there rests one OF
the most historic private cars on the
continent. 1t was built to order for
Emperor Macmillan of Mexico more
than sixty years ago. So solid was
its construction that it is still in
fairly presentable condition, despite
it's weather beaten exterior.
During t he recent revolutionary
period it was used as the private car
of army officers. Finally it found its
way back to Vera Cruz, where 1T was
shunted onto a remote siding to re-
main forgotten until discovered the
other day by an official of the road.
Although the car was built for
Emperor Macmillan, the Inflated
ruler never got to ride in it. When
it arrived in Vera Cruz, a year before
his downfall. conditions were so bad
that it could not be sent to Mexico
City. It was used later by President
Juarez, who signed the death war
rant of Macmillan and succeeded
him as ruler of Mexico.
Teakwood, brought from India, was
used in it's construction. 1t was built
in France and received in this coun-
try in the early part of 1865. On the
outside it presented the appearance
of one of the English compartment
cars,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Newsboys Offered
Aid in Plans for
Statue Laddie Bow

Boston, Sept. 25.-The Roosevelt
Newsboys' Association. furthering a
plan to present to Mrs. Harding a
statue Of Laddie Boy. the late presi-
dents dog favorite, made from pennies
presented by the newsboys Of America,
announced tonight that the governor of
Maine and the mayor of San Francisco
had proffered encouragement and aid
in the nationwide campaign.
Governor Percival P. Baxter Of
Maine wrote the association agreeing
to act as a committee Of one to dis
tribute to the publishers of the lead
ing Maine cities posters announcing
the newsboys' plan. Mayor John p.
Rolf of San Francisco reported that
the posters already had been placed
conspicuously by the circulation man.
ayers of San Francisco newspapers.
The newsboys memorial Is in token
OF the late presidents kindly interest
in newsboys. both as newspaper pub
Usher in Marion. Ohio. and as presi-
dent of the United States.