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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15
Kay StrOZZi Bows
and Wins Easily

Kay StrozH makes her first appear
area with the Walker company IN
this comedy. Here. I believe, we have
a big artist. This week she is seen
as a blase New York society woman.
Not d pleasant role but splendidly
acted
Robert McGroarty plays the part
Of small town minister without
making the character too ridiculous.
Then there are L'Estrange Millman,
Corbet Morris and BOYD Agin; all
90 nice work.
Spring Byington isn't playing the
lead this week, but she does make
the character Of Marjorie FLETCHER
loom up Ike a diamond.
The two settings used arc exquis-
tie
Say, feuers (pardon my intimate ex-
pressionl this IS a great show 70 take
your best girl to. And also, fathers.
you will have a grand time seeing
this show with mother, the girls and
the boys.
At the Murat all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15
Long Heads Tri-State

. tHEFS epeCGuE
ANGOLA, Ind. May 15-Prof. Err
est L. Long, formerly head of the de
partment of education at Lacrosse
State Normal. Wisconsin. has accepted
the presidency of Tri-State College.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15
Eddy Waller Braves Comparisons
by Stepping Into Sydney's Shoes

Some seasons ago George Sidney
became famous by his work as Isidor
Solomon in Aaron Hoffmans comedy.
Welcome Stranger"
Sidney appeared In this role a sea
son or two ago at Englishs in tho
part which made him famous. He
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15
remarkable cast
4 Real Cast Puts
Over This Little Comedy

To be absolutely on the square, it
is necessary to give every player in
dividual attention.
First, there is Tom Powers as the
young father who leaves a small town
to come TO New York to make money.
am saying this with due caution
Powers is immence this week. As
the young father this week, he IS
just as fine as he was a young man
last week. Never have 1 seen moro
delightful comedy acting.
Aldrich Bowker. Again this man
walks away with the entire play. As
the fussy middle-aged grandfather,
Bowker has given the stage a mag
nificent comedy characterization. The
human note is there and how Won
derfUlly well Bowker put over his sit
uations. It is worth the price of ad-
mission seeing Bowker attempt TO
amuse a 3-weeks-old baby with an ice
cream spoon.
Judith Lowry plays the role of the
60 ndmother Here we have the real
human mother loving Judith Lowry.
Donald Macdonald as a sort OF a
snail town EJMCO who discovers other
men playing on the balcony of his
best girls home. Nice work, Donald.
You are so bloomin' real this week.
Lucille Nikolas plays with sweet
charm the role OF a small town wife
who becomes & sort Of a married
gold digger" when she moves to New
York. In the second and third act
Wa see some splen1idly controlled
emotions
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN.
\ n ERE MAN suffers so much b

NE ing a father these days
Poor cad has so much to
worry about when the stork is hover
ing about.
That's the comedy idea of William
Anthony Mcclure as expressed in his
comedy, It's a Boy"
Of course, the mother is Just Incl
dental, you know, because it is the
poor man who worries so and men
worry so beautifully on these occa-
sions.
Tom Powers as the poor husband
IN the Mcclure comedy, worries beau
tlfully while he is awaiting the ar
rival Of son. His own dad fuses
about the house and increases the
worry of his son. Dad relishes the
idea of being a grandfather. Then
there is the mother of the youthful
bride. She knows, bless her soul.
that the child will have the eyes and
hair of her daughter.
That gives you a faint idea of what
happens in the prologue of the Nc.
CURE comedy which is being pre-.
scented at the Murat this week.
When the boy is 3 weeks old the
proud young father arrives home one
evening bringing a rocl1y-horse, a foot
ball and everything else but a safety
razor.
It's a Boy" reflects the delicate
comedy artistry Of the Walker play
ers to better advantage than anything
attempted so far this season. 1t is
only a cream puff. but what a de-
hghtful puff IL really is.
It is rare comedy, made so by the
polished and yet human acting of a
remarkable cast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15

For sale by Haag, Hook and (Gold-
smith Bros Drug Stores and all drug
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15

ROSCOE AlLS
This isn't a new spring suit,
but the attire used by Roscoe Ais
to make people laugh. Ais is at
the Palace today and Wednesday.
gave a finished and marvellous per
Torrance.
The Grand Players are presenting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15

Knockers FULL LINED, INSIDE
COAT POCKET, and every other detail
that the boy likes. They are well made
of strong Cashmeres and Mixtures.
Norfolk and Sport Models.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15

Plain and fancy weaves that are so
fashionable this season; all the new
colors and combinations are repre-
sented at this low price Wednesday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
Union Wants Adams
To Be R~e-AppOimted
Pass Resolutions at Meeting of
Executive Committee Here
Still Raising Funds.

The members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Atlantic County No
mems Christian Temperance Union
desire the reappointmenJ Of Rev. John
B. Adams, of Ocean City, as a prohibit
ton enforcement agent. At a meeting
of the committee held here a few days
ago a resolution TO that effect was
passed and ordered sent TO the Nation
al Prohibition Enforcement Agent.
The Pleasantville Union also passed a
similar resolution recently.
In spite of the dismissal Of Adams
some weeks ago the ". c. 7 L. work
rs are still engaged in raising funds
with which o purchase al automobile
for Adams. 10 assist him in making
his raids, in case of his reappointment,
which is looked upon as favorable
soon. Adams was very active in At
lantic County, while engaged in prohi-
bition work. and was transferred 10
the Newark Office. 1t was While serv-
ing there that he was dismissed from
the service.
The Executive Committee Of the
County Union made plans for the fall
convention. while in session here. This
convention is to be held soon in Cen.
tral II. E. Church, Linwood.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
First Ward To Have
Fight For Council
Stephenson Up For Reelection
and Frambes Decides to Run
on Independent Ticket.

At the September Primaries there
will be at least two candidates for
CITY Council in the First Ward. Coun-
Gilman Edward T. Stephenson will run
for another term and Charles r.
Frambes, member of the Board of
Health. will run for nomination on an
independent Republican ticket. In the
Second Ward the term of Councilman
Harry Umbrine is up this year, but
so far there has been no announce
ment of a candidate to succeed him.
Umbrine has said that he would not
stand for reelection. There was talk
of placing in nomination Horace Nor
rison. but Morrison has stated that he
would decline 10 be a candidate.
It looks as though the First Ward
Councilmanie contest would be the
only one in the city this fall. 1t has
heen rumored that the Democrats
would not place a ticket in the field.
civ Clerk Andrews is up for re-elec-
tion as also is Tax Collector Webster
price and City Assessors Reuben E.
Adams and George NJ. Bates, but no
contest against either of these officials
is looked for now.
The Primary election will be held
on Tuesday. September 25th. Beside
tbe municipal officers to be nominated
the voters will also cast their ballots
for the nomination of a County Clerk,
two A~ssemblymen, Sheriff and two
COroners.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
Merchants Prepare
For End Sales Day
Special Page Advertisements in
Saturday Issue of Press Will
Announce Bargains.

Already the local merchants are pre-
pairing for the second monthly Sales
Day. Special page advertisements in
the Saturday issue of The Pleasant.
vile Press will announce to the pub
lie many bargains which may be Sc.
cured in local stores on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER fourth. The first Sales Day
was held in August as an experiment
here and it met with such great sue
cess and so we'll pleased both the mer
chants who entered into the matter
and the purchasers that it will now be
conducted once each month, on the
first Tuesday.
Not only will many bargains be Sc
cured at this time but these Sales
Days will greatly encourage home buy
ing. The stores of this city have in
creased in number the past year and
the stocks carried now will enable
customers to find many articles which
were not carried previously. The Local
merchants are striving to keep VI
with the progress of the city and the
buying public should encourage then
by making all purchases at home that
can possibly be made. The prices
charged here will compare favorably
with those charged in either Atlantic
City of Philadelphia at this time.
During the last Sales Day there
were twelve prizes offered to custom
ers and the same number of prizes
will be offered this time. The lucky
mes will be given credit orders or
local merchants to the amount of one
dollar each.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
P~Ieasantville To Be
Entered In Parades
Chamber of Commerce Float
Will be Gorgeous Arr Pro-
duction-Novel Effect.

When the people of Pleasantville
see the Chamber of commerce float IN
the rolling char parade Of the Atlan'
tic City Fall Pageant on September
9Th they will marvel at the showiness
of the float and will be pleased to see
that their city is so well represented
The float is one that will attract also
the eyes of the judges and it is the
intention to have one of the prizes Of
the municipal division come to Pleas
antvflle this year. The float is now
being prepared under the direction Of
an expert New York artist in that line
of work.
Not only will the float attract wide
spread attention. but as well those
who ride upon it will draw rounds OF
applause. miss Pleasantville" and
and her aides will be handsomely
gowned for the occasion. Then there
will be twenty-four picked Boy Scouts
at the head of the float. Scout Com
missioner Clarence Davis is now pick
ing the boys who will appear in the
parade.
In addition to the Pleasantville PEG
pie who accompany the float there
have been several others picked for
various other portions of the parade
Some of Personalities young ladies
will appear with Neptune's Court OF
Honor, under the direction of Miss
Dawson. Quite a number are also en-
tered in the Bather's Revue for Sep
TENDER 7th.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29

saw no need to make any official ID
Y~estigation.
Shortly after the bodies had been
recovered and brought here a brother
of Pilot Fitzsimons visited Coroner
Parsels and arranged for the shipment
Of the remains of the dead man 10
New York. The body was taken to
Atlantic City on Monday and sent TO
New York during the afternoon for
interment. The body of Lindhl will be
buried by the ~aTiators of Atlantic
City. They took the matter up with
the Swedish Consul, at Philadelphia,
and are awaiting his desires and il
structions before the funeral is held.
The body will be placed in a metallic
casket so that it can be shipped 10
Sweden if such is desired later. He
has a sister who, until recently. re
sided in Atlantic City, but whose
present whereabouts is unknown.
Capt. Fitzsimons has been a resi-
dent Of Atlantic City for a number Of
years. He lost a leg while fighting
with the French Foreign Legion, dur
ing the World War, and was the only
man in the United States, and proba-
bly, in the world, who operated a fly
ing machine with the assistasce of
what is known as a mechanical "liber-
ty leg" composed of wood and metal,
and extending almost TO the hip. As
far as records show, he was the only
man so crippled sent to the front with
the American army. He piloted an
observer plane on the front while
wearing the mechanical leg. Capt.
Fitzsimons was one of the oldest fly
ers in the United States in point of
service, having operated a plane for
the past fourteen years.
Just about a year ago Capt. Fitz-
simons narrowly escaped death when
the ~hydroplane he was driving plunged
into the Th~oroughfare, after striking
the high tension wires of the Atlantic
and Suburban Railway, over the Flor
ida Ave. bridge. His companions OF
that occasion were William Thomp-
son, his manager, and Albert Clark.
mechanician. The three men We're
Iprcc1pfrared into me wa1ers but sal<'
were good swimmers and were picked
up by fishing boats.
The seaplane he was plotting CD
Sunday had been purchased in New
York from the Navy Department as
one of the fleet of the Atlantic City
Airboat Company. recently ~ineorporat-
ed for passenger carrying purposes
by Capt. Fitzsimons. II was just end
ing a run from the Curtiss Station.
at the Inlet, where it had been stored
after shipment from New York, when
the fatal plunge occurred. According
to attaches of the Curtiss hangar, the
pilot had been warned that the pro
peller pit was defective and a fight
would be dangerous, but he decided
70 chance il on the eight-mile run 10
his own establishment in Egg Harbor
Township, neal Pleasantyille, before
making repairs.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
SURPRISE PARTY.

An enjoyable surprise party was
given Mrs. Edward Murphy last Fri
day evening. Games were played and
a large number of presents were re-
ceived.
Among those present were Mrs.
Armstrong and son, Mrs. Newman and
family, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Mae String
er, Mrs. Martha Collins, Mrs. Lora-
nine Jeffries, Mrs. VIM. Sheldon, Mrs.
Mamie Markee, Miss Estella Lovett,
Miss Margaret Lang, Mrs. Powell,
Miss Powell, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ec-
cles, Miss Eccles, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Devendorf and family, Harry
Kline, Mrs. Mae Kline, Miss Delma
Kline, Somers Price, Joseph Cobb,
Mrs. Margaret Brown, Mrs. Gilbert
Brown, Mr.. Gilbert Brown, Masters
Gilbert and Milton Brown, Mrs. Harry
Lovett, Miss Edna Lovett, Mrs. Clara
V. Beck, Miss Walleta Moran, Mr..
VIM. T. Herbert, Mrs. VIM. Herbert,
Billie Herbert, Mrs. Alice Herbert,
Mrs. Edw. Murphy, Miss Florence
Murphy and Mr.. Edw. Murphy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
Mainland Post Will
Renovate Quarters
Building Will Resemble "Dugout''
When Alterations are Complete
- New Decorations.

Mainland Post, American Legion,
has in view many improvements and
alterations to the building occupied
as headquarters which when fully
completed will completely transform
both the exterior and interior. Outside
alterations include a new roof of green
asbestos shingles and a camouf1age of
the walls to make the structure ap-
pear to resemble a "dugout" so IA
miliar to the boys who went lover
there" only a few short years ago.
Sand bag effects will be used in the
general decoration scheme.
Inside the building a partition has
been torn out to make the two rooms
into one big assembly room. The
walls will be lined with slabs on which
the bark has been retained to make
a log cabin effect. On the north side
of the building there will be erected
an unusually large open fire place and
in addition there will be an arcola
heating system installed.
Mainland Post will not run a carni-
val this summer. The generous sup
port given the post when it produced
Chen Chaud, including the advertis-
ing given for the program, was great
ly appreciated by the post and IN
stead of running a carnival, which
naturally detracts from local business
for the time the carnival is in town,
the post has decided to give some
thing for the money each time it goes
before the public for funds. That is.
an entertainment or spectacular play
will be given so that people will at
least get some enjoyment out of their
contributions to the Post. The post
will probably stage another big pro-
duction along the lines of Chen Chaud
either late in 1928 or soon after the
first of the new wear
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
FUNDS COMING
TO RED CROSS
Citizens Responding Literally to
Appeal for Money for
Nursing Service.
DRIVE STILL IN PROGRESS

The committee on nursing activities
of the Pleasantville Branch of the At
lantic County Red Cross Public Health
Nursing Service are greatly enthused
over the support which has so far
been given them, in the drive to raise
81, 900 this summer. The response has
been most generous so far, but there
is still considerable money needed to
reach the goal set. This money is
needed to continue the nursing SER
vice in this vicinity, which has given
universal satisfaction in past years.
All who are willing to subscribe to
this worthy cause are invited to send
in their contributions at this time.
Checks should be made payable to
Mrs. May N. LeCompte.
Those who have contributed up to
this time include the following:
Pleasantville-W. r. Adams. George H.
Adams. Bertram E. Whitman, Clark Adj
ans. E.. F. Adams. Warren Austin, Or.
w. J. Hudson, Pleasantville Motor Co,
Mrs. Lydia Candy, Mrs. NJ. r. NJ. Fish,
c. C. Shinn, DIR. Chas. H. Conover, Chas;
s.. Adams, S. P. Compton, Mrs. Winfield
Lecompte, Mrs. Charlotte H. Taylor,
Pleasantville Union U. B. of c. and J.
No. 4S2. DR.. J. Edw. Wallis, Taylor Pack
ing Co, Martin S. Lear & Son, Mrs. John
Race, Mabel E. Bell. Mrs. ]. Bowen. Mrs.
A. C. Costello, DR.. L. S. Madden.
Mays Landing-Archie Smith.
~Absecon-NIrs. Augusta Ingham Evans.
Farmington-Wm. Hauenstein.
Somers Point-Mabel E. Adams, J. L..
Alliger.
Atlantic City-Albert C. Abbott.
Dorothy-Wm. Flanagan.
Northfeld-H. a. Stout, Robert c..
Lang.
Linwood-Fred Cant, May Bowen Bes-
sor.
Steelmanville-Irwin Myers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29

One Of the most horrifying accidents
in years occurred near this city on
Sunday afternoon, when a seaplane
took a nose dive and landed head first
into the shallow waters of Lakes Bay.
There were two men aboard the air
craft, pilot Frank Fitzsimons, of New
York, and bis m~echanician, Gunnar
Lindhl, a native of Sweden. The men
were caught in the machine and
plunged deeply into the soft mud of
the bay and they We're drowned as
they stood up to their necks in the
mud.
Witnesses of the spectacular dive
quickly notified Coroner William B.
Parsels, of this city, and he hurried
to the enc. In the meantime others
had secured boats of every descrip-
ton, such as rowboats, sailboats and
motor boats, in which to hurry 10 the
scene in an effort TO make a rescue
of the doomed men. They found the
pilot and mechanician standing appar-
emily upright, but stuck in the mud.
1t was possible to reach their bodies
under the shallow water, but they
could not be released from the relent-
less grip of the sticky mud. 1t was
several hours after the accident be-
fore the bodies were released and
brought to the morgue of Coroner
Parsels.
As the seaplane circied TO make a
landing in the bay, it was observed
by ~automobilists crossing the Albany
Avenue Boulevard and by a number
of Pleasantville residents who had
heard the roar of the ship in the air.
1t was seen TO suddenly stop in its
flight and then vent into a nose dive,
coming straight down from the air.
1t landed in the bay, where the water
was but a few feet deep. The heavi-
ness of the machine and the momen-
tum carried it down below the water
and several feet into the soft mud.
The tail of the craft stuck straight up
into the air for several feet.
A morbidly curious crowd quickly
gathered along the Boulevard and
watched the efforts OF the ~rcscuers.
State Police and Atlantic City police
men were summoned to the scene and
they prevented a complete tieup Of
the heavy August Sunday automobile
traffic by forcing the motorists to keep
going. Many machines, however,
swung into convenient open spaces
until every available foot was taken
up for a considerable distance. In
consequence there were several col
lisions, but no accidents that caused
more than minor injuries to either per-
sons or automobiles.
County Physician Lewis r. Souder
was soon apprised of the accident and
he notified Coroner Parsels that there
was no need of any inquiry or inquest
because of the nature of the happen
ing. There was no one TO be held re-
sponsible for the death of the two men
and the County Physician therefore
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29

what the rates are at the present time.
The Fire Apparatus investigating
committee, headed by Chairman Ste
phenson and DR.. w. J.. Hudson, Chief
of the local Fire Department, after
having witnessed official demonstra-
tons of different makes of water
pumping engines and conferred with
active fremen and mechanical engin-
GERS in other cities where the various
types of engines are in service, arriy-
ed at the conclusion that the Ahrens-
Fox Twin Piston Pump was better
adapted to meet the varied conditions
existing in Pleasantville than any 9th
er pump on the market, hence the
unanimous report of the investigating
committee recommending the pur-
chase of an Ahrens-FoX.
Fire Chief Hudson said that while
it is true that the first cost of an
Ahrens-FoX is somewhat greater in