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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-10
A SPLENDID RECORD
FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
One Hundred and Forty Graduates
from High School Pointed to With
Pride by Wildwood. A Heretofore
Unpublished List
FILE THIS AWAY

Among the institutions of which
any city may be proud are its public
schools, and Wildwood is especially
proud of its educational system be-
cause it has been the center of a
steady growth, keeping pace with the
development of the resort. Many of
the younger leaders of the city have
graduated from the High School, and
others equally prominent have taken
at least a part of the course in the
upper grades.
Many times people have asked just
who the graduates of the High Sshool
are, and so through the courtesy of
the school officials the Journal is able
to give to it's readers this informa-
ton. The school was first approved
in the school years of 1867 for a
three year course, and the graduates
for that year took that course and
completed the fourth year in the Vine
land High School. The next year the
four year course was approved and
the graduates of that year and all
subsequent year have had an approved
four years. course of study.
The list of graduates in full is as
follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

where the money was. No one
else knows that. Not soul. /
couldn't put it in the will even.
/ wouldn't trust it in black and
white.
PELLAGER-If we were both TO
die suddenly here together!
alarm rings inv Doice.J It
would never be found. Never!
long as the house stands.
STODD-But we're not going to
die. I'm well. Never was
better.
PELLAGER tStHmbling precipitate-
IN to his feet In frenzied eEctte-
ment Judson! Judson! You're
not we'll! can see it. You're
pallid. Deathly. Deathly pallid.
(Thr0,Us himself foraOard, SEEING
Stodd in sudden, 11ild emhrdce.
S.oinging him around. re drops
him into chair fTOnt. aohich he has
himself artsen.l Sit there! Don't
move! Don't dare move! I'll get
you something. RGshes toaUgrd
door at left, disappearing into
hall crying as he goes).: One
moment! My medicine case!
One moment!
fStodd gozes after him for a !
moment In confused GnaGSenent.
Then, rises quickly, sCith smile,
and steps to table, aohere he takes
up his glass and drinks quickly.
As he finishes draining 1t, PelId-
ger reGppedrs In the Doorway,
left, his medicine case In his
hands. At sight of Stodd he
pGuses, trembling, and the case
crashes to floor, splitting bottles,
iohich breaks
PELLAGER- Good God! You
You've oh: Judson! Judson!
STOTlD fsenSing l1hGt his hap
pened, his face picture OF ter
!, ror, his hd,ld pressed, grfppfn0IU,
FIRST to his stomach, and then to
his heGdJ-I see it all. see 1t
all! That vial in your pocket.
You've poisoned me. You
thought Then abruptly In high
pitched tones of GppeGlJ:: Save
me! Save me, Joseph! lThrOtOs
himself upon PellGger's neck
Quick, man! Give me something!
Something! I'm burning up. 5
PELLAGER Tin frenzy. strtUfn0 to
s0rench himself free from stodd'a
grip Let me go! I'm the stru0-
gle they crush the medicine bot
ties under their feet My God!
MY heart! It's killing me! r.
+
THEY reel against table, 0rer-
throwing 1T and contents, incIud-
ing lamp, 1Ohich goes out. The
frepOn the hearth has died dosOn,
sending out only ftfuI CLEANS.
, The room is mOtO dark, noto dinsTy,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

lighted. For a moment the
t0restling continues. Then Stodd
OtUes a gGSping shrek and falls
a1ith a crash. lying still.
Pelldger, thus freed, moDes to-
aoGrd fireplace, intent on securing
money, but is checEed by a fresh
heGrt-pdng. He pduSes, then
darts for,cGrd again, reaching for
the freirOns. But as ne touches
them a c0nvuIsion seiSes him. He
strGightens suddenly, his arms
Hft high aboUe his head, and he.
pitches heartily, dropping across
Stodd's body. There is d 0Mr0-
hing, hrodty sound, and al is
still. The stage is noD pitch
dark. But at this instant the
moonlight breaks through the
barred aCtndotDs. shoaoing the taoo
naOtiOnless, PROSTATE figures, and
thyOtoing upon the a0Gll at right
the grim Shdd0to of gdIlOws
t0ith suspended bodg.J
SLOW CURTAIN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

difficult to read and
must wear glasses,
20 to any druggist
and get a bottle of
Bon-0pto tablets.
Drop one in a fourth
Of q glass of water
and battle the eyes
as directed. Strong
er eyes, clearer viS-
ion, and sweet relief
will make you tell
your friends about
~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Copyright by author and play must not be

Copyright by author and play must not be
produced without his permission.)
CHARACTERS:
JOSEPH PELLAGER,
Aged forty-6ve, village physi-
clan, suffering from an incur.
able heart ailment.
JUDSON STOOD,
Aged City, his friend, the rich
est man in the village, but a
miser.
SCENE A plainly furnished
room In a Village house. At back
of stage is ON open fireplace.
1t rise of curtain knocking Nth
metal knocker is heard off stage.
Judsom Stodd enters from right
and eTits through door left. First
speeches are spoken off stage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

n your eyes are weak and work-strain-
ed; your vision blurred, If you find it
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
McCRAY. POLITICIANS, JUSTICE

n OITCS necessary part Of form of Government
But sometimes politics hampers justice IN such way that
the vision of people--and politicians distorted.
This has been particularly Of the MORAY financial tan
ge Hystera often has taken the place Of ca cool ud
ment
There is orderly way of getting at the facts and of being
just both Governor McCay and the people of Indiana This
through the The process has been started Marion
County through the grand jury.
Republican State committee called to discuss the Nc
Cray matter Many party leaders insisting his resignation
demanded When the committee met it did nothing The
politicians realized late them from looking rdlcu
lous that is the place try a
Among who attended the meeting Postmaster Gen
Harry New who made special trip from Washington
charge by friend of McCray that President Cool
idge of insisting the committee
meeting.
Governor has charged McCray has been guilty of
actions involving the serious consequences"
the spectacle of the President of the United
being deny he interested in local scandal
All of these things happened because political hyseria has
taken the place of calm legal procedure.
P Goodrich any else insists McCray guilty
wrongful the grand jury is the place tell the story
say they have knowledge Of the McCray affair should
be subpoenaed
The State will perish the Republican party loses its
troll For instance very number of Democratic
administrations.
politicians and office holders unfortunately including
Federal Government worried The public is
terested only in seeing justice done.
much ask that justice and partisan and fractional
politics walk hand in hand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
What Editors
Are Saying
Campers
Rokomo Dispatch

1t is a sad reflection on American
carelessness to learn that communI.
ties through which motor tourists
have passed IN the last few months
are now busy cleaning up their high.
ways. These thoroughfares. some Of
them scenically lovely, have been Lit.
tered with tin cans. boxes and other
rubbish cast or by motor campers.
AS Is natural with any abuse of
this sort, 1t grows worse before it
grows better. Some communities re-
port that carelessness this year has
been unusually prevalent. That seems
natural enough in view. of the fact
that motor camping. too, has shown
a marked increase in the past season.
Next year many communities expect
to take drastic action to keep their
highways ind camping grounds clean
ell the time. Tourists and campers
VIII be requested to make neatness
along the roads as habitual as the
best campcraft makes it in camp. II
these requests are not needed. no
doubt they will be followed by the i'm
position Of fines or penalties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
O1OM SIMS
= i Says

AVE you got hay fever? Garry
Fl a handkerchief so you can
II stop your nose If it tries to
run.
Are your feet swollen? This is
not dangerous. Not half as bad as
if you had the swell head.
Does dandruff bother you? Worry
about it untiu you are bald and the
dandruff will leave.
Do your trousers bag at the knees?
Loan them to a bow-legged man and
he will take the bag out.
Always chew tobacco while calling
on girl you do not want to kiss. 1t
works fine.
Cry when a girl starts kissing you.
Stomping OH her feet is another way
to make her stop it.
@en
Damp feet are said to be one cause
of bad colds. It shouldn't be so hard
10 give InSm up.
When q bad cold meets a good dis
position the bad cold wins.
Put on too much speed ahead and
you may meet with reverses.
The first sign Of winter is when
you wish it was summer.
Is your face your fortune? That
is why so many men feel cheap when
they need a shave.
Screens may be taken down prop
erly by hiring man to help you and
then helping him.
A woman marries a man to mend
his ways and finds all he wants her
to mend Is his clothes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Science

The mountains of the Pacific Coast.
from Mexico to Canada, have long
been noted as deer country. But
good roads. autos and high power
rifles are causing deer to grow
scarcer each year. The deer is one
of the most interesting animals IN
natural history.
Perhaps the strangest process In
the life of animals-and one which
science has been unable to solve-is
the shedding Of the deer's antlers. 1t
is done through peculiar, automatic
ARRANGEMENTS that cut of the blood
supply and form a soft tissue at the
base Of the horns which loosens them.
This dying away at the base would
be disease in other animals, but In
deer 1t is natural. A deer hardly
grows a set of antlers before opera
lions begin for shedding them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
CAN
BE USED AS
CHEAP FUEL
Quick Declares People al
Fault Paying Tribute to
Anthracite Trust,
BY HERBERT QUICK.

r~7 EADERS have seen in the pa
| R pers accounts Of the work done
IL lately by the Bureau OF Mines
on making Ignite coal into good
fuel.
Now that we are about to enter
upon another hard winter, the fuel
question is a critical one with a vast
majority Of American people. So long
as predatory interests are allowed to
coin blood money out Of the blue lips.
stiff fingers. aching toes and shivers
of our people. it viii always be an
acute issue.
have forgotten the number OF tons
of Ignite in the United States, but
1t runs into the thousands of billions.
Most of US have never seen Ignite.
Burns With Acrid Smell
I happen to have seen It in process
Of burning. It looks like blackened
and halfrdecayed wood, and drops to
PIECES after a short exposure to the
air It burns with acrid, evil-smefling
smoke, worse than soft coal. But 1t
is fuel Many a family in the North
west has kept warm with ignite.
Mines was made in cooperation with
the University of North Dakota.
What the experimenters did was to
seek a better form Of carbonizing
oven In which to get rid Of the gases,
the tar, and so far as possible, the
impurities Of the Ignite.
They succeeded in devising an oven
which can be operated intermittentiy
without much loss and which turns
out a good ignite "char" which IS.
they say, "a splendid free-burning
fuel"
It is so fine, however. in the size of
its particles, it must have special
CRATE in order to burn well. Such
CRATES have been devised.
Cost S4.S5 Per Ton
The greatest interest, however,
seems to exist in making this fuel
into briquettes which can be used as
our other fuels. An installation capa-
ble of using 240 tons of this ignite
a day could turn 1t into the "splen-
did free-burning char" at cost which
would bring the char up TO $4.S5 a,
ton. This char might be burned quite
as well as hard coal In stoves or
furnaces provided with proper CRATES.
The Ignite char II made into bri-
quettes under conditions given by the
Bureau of Mines would cost sS.17
a ton.
with trillions Of tons OF Ignite
available, I think It is our own fault
it we continue paying tribute to the
anthracite trust.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Warning to Mothers

To fhe Editor Of The Times
I read in The Times about the IN
creasing number of murders Of chill
dren. 1 believe parents Of children
are to blame.
When we were children our mothers
would go with us TO Sunday school
and church and they always knew
where we were. II It was a social
party around the Preside at night,
mother and father were there with
US. After we had our lessons for the
next day ready. father would read
to us from the Bible. and mother and
then father would pray. The good
nights" were said. Our parents knew
where we were and we knew where
they were.
Where Are Parents?
How many children know tonight
where their parents are? Ask them,
see what they say:
ooh. mother went to the lodge or
the club or maybe the show or a
canoe. Oh well. we don't know Just
where she is"
Then ask her where her children
are and she says, "Oh. they are all
right. They VIII take care of them
selves"
How little they know where their
girls are tonight and who they are
with.
How are many Of the mothers of
today dressed? With short skirts,
half hose, no sleeves at all, arms and
shoulders bare, rouge and lipstick
and paint of every kind. bobbed hair
Looked With Horror"
Our mothers would have looked
with horror on such things. The girls
Of today pattern after the mothers
and dress like they do. You don't see
ten out of a thousand with the look
in their face that nature gave them.
1t is a makeup.
Is 1t any wonder so many go wrong,
and so many murders are committed2
Oh, mothersl stop long enough to
think where you are leading your
children.
A READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
By HAROLD c. PLACE

T HAS been generally pre-
sumed the low price of farm
- products constitutes the chief
reason for acute financial problem
confronting the Middle West farmer
today.
That is the immediate cause. but it
is not basic nor fundamental. Low
prices brought the crash because they
formed the browning blow Of long
series of reverses. To find the real
source of the farmers difficulties YOU
must go deeper than low prices.
Probably the chief cause and the
most far-reaching in effect was the
frenzy in land speculation and the re-
sulting inflated values placed on farm
properties in 1919.
In those hectic months when land
values in the Middle West were soar
ing, some farmers changed hands as
many as two and three times in a
Gay, on each OCCASION at a higher
price. Bankers, staid business men
and farmers alike were drawn into
the whirlpool of speculation.
Prices Fall With Thud
Almost Immediately after the crash,
prices of farm products fell with a
sickening thud and those farmers
who owned high-priced land unable
to meet their payments or interest,
were forced to the wall or, at best,
have lmped along, staring bank
ruptcy in the face.
Business men and bankers felt they
were entitled to per cent return
on money invested IN high-priced
lands, so they asked unheard Of
rentals. The tenant, struggling
against the tide Of low prices on one
hand and high rent or the other,
found his crops did not pay produc-
ton costs.
The farmer who did not speculate
during the iand boom or who has
rot been saddled down by abnormal
rents is recovering much more quickly
than his less fortunate brother and,
at no time has he been anywhere
nearly as bad of.
Farmers Of the Middle West were
the chief prey Of wild cat" oil stock
statesmen In 1917, 1918 and 1919. They
bought equally as freely in cattle
loan corporations. newly organized
packing companies and similar con-
Germs.
Many farmers. counting wartime
profits. became hungry for more, and
bought expensive machinery, and in
other ways plunged into farming on
an expanded basis.
Again, there was. and still is, the
farmer who put all his eggs in one
basket He Is known as the one-crop
man.
Diversified Crop Is Cure
Go anywhere In the Middle West
today and you will find the farmer
who has diversified his efforts. who
has not depended upon ono source
for his income, is the farmer who IS
making the most rapid recovery.
Contributing to the unrest Of the
farmer and, working hand In hand
with low prices to reduce his re-
sources TO low ebb. will be round
high taxes and high railroad rates. I
did not talk to a farmer who did not
speak bitterly Of this particular Phase
of his problem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
October

BY BERTON BRALEY
There may be months with greater
zest,
But | don't know 'em;
October can not but suggest
A gladstone poem.
A month that makes your senses
glow,
Your heart beat quicker,
And all your circulation flow
With tingling ichor.
The air is like f1zzy drink,
All dancing bubbles;
With such a draught how can one
think
OF cares or troublesf-
Red, yellow, brown, the forests blaze
With colors burning,
AS all along the country ways
The leaves are turning.
Gone is the summers lazy spell,
It's warmth and languor;
About our work we rush pell-mell.
The. c1ty'S clangor
Is music full of vim and pep,
A syncopation
To which we tread lively step
OF jubilation.
The baseball heroes fade from view,
And in their places
The pig-skin warriors show anew
Their fighting faces.
Roof gardens close, rathkellars wake
To sudden action,
Our appetites need chops and steak
For satisfaction.
Cider and apples grace the board
In generous measure,
And apple dumplings now afford
Our palates pleasure.
November may be dour and drear,
With heavens sober,
But now we make the best OF cheer
With brisk October.
Copyright, 1923. NEA Service. mc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
A TIP TO RAILROADS

EV7HLE railroads proesting against unfair compet
from bus lines memory fits back to the story
of Michigan railroads about fifteen years ago.
Michigan that time railroads permitted charge
passenger of MILE with the understanding that if
reduction railroads might present suit for
damages.
The had in operation only short time when the
State fixed the passenger at cents mile Railroads howled
They brought against for 100000 damages
The suit trial, recall. With rates re-
duced passenger railroads increased Revenues
profits greater than under higher rates
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04

FRI HE school teacher was gossip
ing as he inhaled his cigarette
- Smoke. These physical exam
nations that are now employed in the
schools are Of great benefit to the
scholars" he said, "but sometimes
they develop funny incidents. A
teacher friend Of mine sent one boy
home with a note to the father In
which he wrote, 7 wish to inform you
that your son William shows signs of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Uncle Josh at the Depot

AN what's your job around herA
young feller?" asked the farmer Of
an official in big city railroad sta
ton.
I'm the train caller" answered
that dignItary.
"Wen. call me one. then. I'm In o
hurry. Legion Weekly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Danger
Muncie Evening Press

The cold-blooded murder Of the
young policeman. Tony" Hellis,
serves TO call attention forcefully TO
the dangers 20 which police officers
frequently are subjected, and should
cause a deeper appreciation of the
services that conscientious police rem
der the public and all for a relatively
small compensation.
The people often complain, and
sometimes with good cause, concern
ing actions of the police department
or its lack of action. but It is seldom
that the people are equally ready to
give praise where 1t Is due.
Policemen are called upon to prowl
into dark places at night in search
of burglars and thieves; to make raids
upon gangs of criminals. some of
whom think little OF taking human
life for small cause; to arrest men
engaged in fights and rendered IN
sanely angry, and even to take away
weapons from armed and dangerous
men. Hundreds of police officers over
the country have been slain in the
course Of duty. Hardly a week passes
that some policeman somewhere is not
killed.
1t is a common thing to Jest about
poiceman's duties. but how many
of the testers would be willing to as
sumo these duties for the pay that
the officers receiver
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Heard in the Smoking Room

astigmatism. which ought to be at.
tended to at once
TN, the afternoon, little Willie re-
turned to school, red-eyed and appar-
emily sore of spirit and body. Sadly
he handed the teacher a note from
the father. which read:
Dear Teacher: I don't know just
what it is that William has been do
ing. but I walloped him well this din.
ner-time, and you can have another
go at him If he isn't any better"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
No Use

Policeman Dugan found his friend,
Murphy, shine-shoeked and leaning
up against lamppost. "Shure, Mike, g
said Dugan, you better be takin' a
street car home"
"Sno Chic) use." answered Mike,
she wouldn't have It in the house,
The Blotter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
A Thought

Forbearing one another, and for
giving one another, If any man have
a quarrel against any.-Col. 3:19.
r. F thou art Of elephant-strength
or non-claw, still peace is. in
1 my opinion, better than strife
-Saadf
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Editors Mail

The editor is willing TO print views
of Times readers on interesting sub
jects Make your comment brtef
Sign your mann as an evidence of
good faith It will not be printed
II you object.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04

How far is 1t to the Indianapolis
dog pound, and how can one get
there. What does It cost 20 get
O dog out2 PATSY.
Take FIT. Harrison bus line to 440O
Massachusetts Ave. address of dog
pound. 1t costs 50 for city. license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
Q U E S T I o N s
ASk-The Times
N s w E r 8

You can get an answer to any Ques-
ton Of fact or information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 n. Y. Avenue Washing
ton, d. C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps.
Medical. legal. love and marriage ad-
vice cannot be given. nor can extended
research be undertaken, or papers,
speeches. etc, be prepared. Unsigned
letters cannot be answered but all let
ters are confidential. nd receive per-
Bonal replies.-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04

How can grass on a garden
path be killed?
The best way is to hoe It cut, but
It may be killed with applications of
salt or kerosene or with a prepare
ton known as sodium arsenite 1t
takes a considerable amount of salt
to kill grass-about one pound Of
salt to kill a square yard of grass
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04
DIVERSIFIED
CROP is AID
TO FARMERS
Frenzy in Land Speculation
at High Prices Cause
of Downfall.

This is the second Of six articles by Harold
c. Place editor of Des Moines News, on
whats the Matter With the Farmers?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-04

How can one pickle nasturtium
seeds2
Gather the seeds while young and
tender Place them In a doubls boiler,
and cover with a strong cold brine
Let stand for about an hour. then
place on a stove. and bring to a boil
When they boil up, take them out
Of the SKINNER, put them into a
suitable Jar. and cover with boiling
hot spiced picking fluid Another
way Is TO have on hand a Jar OF
sweetened spiced vinegar, and into
this drop nasturtium seeds picked
as they accumulate during the sea
son before ,ney become hard and
woody. For the spiced vinegar; To
every two quarts of vinegar Hdo one
half ounce of mace, one ounce of
sliced ginger, one dozen cloves, one
ounce Of black pepper, and one hand
ful Of salt Boil together for not
more than five minutes and pour over
the pickles or vegetables scalding hot