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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
Another Auto Crash
Injuries Two People
OCCUPANTS of Car Arrested After
Treatment at Hospital Because
of Intoxication.

Two men were injured last Tuesday
night when the automobile in which
they were riding on the Somers Point
Longport boulevard crashed into one
of the bridges and overturned. Rus
sell Smith, of Atlantic CRY. driver OF
a passing truck. saw the two injured
autoists laying along the roadside,
and picking them up. he made a rec
ord run 10 the Atlantic City Hospital.
After their injuries were treated both
men were turned over 10 the police
as hospital physicians say that they
were intoxicated.
John H. Price, Il, OF Phillipsburg,
n. J.. an ironworker, one Of the oceu-
pants of the overturned automobile,
sustained decorations Of the chin and
bruises OF both hands, while Frank
Wright. "a. OF 1916 Pittsburgh avenue,
Pittsburgh. Pa. escaped with minor
injuries about his body.
According to the police. Price was
intoxicated 10 such an extent that he
did not remember what happened al
ter being brought TO the hospital.
Smith. who later came along and pick
ed up the injured men, said that one
of them told him that he had steered
into the bridge, while under the inhu-
ence of LIQUOR.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
Low RECORD FOR
JULY'S BUILDING
Building Inspector Somers Only
Issued Nine July Permits
For Somers Point.
T VALUE $500.

During the month of July the build
ing for Somers Point fell far below
the other months of this year, except
ing February. when only 6 permits
were issued against 9 for last month.
The permits issued for May numbered
10. and the value Of the improvements
was placed at s30,530. This was the
highest number for any month of this
year SO far.
The July permits issued were as
follows:
George Turner, for himself, bunga-
low, Pierson avenue cost, $4,000.
William fash. for himself, garage.
Shore road and Ocean Heights ave
nue.; cost, 5000.
Franklin L. Watkins, for himself,
house. Rhode Island avenue; cost. 81
600.
I. 3. Somers, for himself, rebuild
ing house, Main avenue; cost, $1,000.
Harry r. Kelson, for himself. gar
age. Pierson avenue; cost. $3.50.
Joseph Adams, for himself, garage,
Ocean avenue: cost, 500.
James Admison, for himself, addi-
ton two rooms. neal Bethel road;
cost, $500.
A. F. Ford, for himself, garage, Sun
ny and Pierson avenues; cost. 5000.
William Holland. for himself, frame
garage, First street and Maryland ave-
nue.; cost, $3.50.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
CLAY PIGEON CONTEST.

AT the 5O-bird target shoot at Ham
monitor last Wednesday afternoon, be
tween the Kiwanis Club teams OF
Pleasantville and Hammonton, the lat
ter was the victor by the close margin
of two birds. Several things are at
tributed TO the defeat of the locals.
Some say that F~reeholder Bob Willis
was responsible, due 10 his inability
to cover the targets on Two occasions
when he pulled the trigger. Others
claim that John Green's cambria tea
unset him 10 such an extent that he
was wobbly. Pop" prinkwater, the
guardian OF the Club. expressed him
self as delighted that the boys lost
because, he said, they didn't follow
his instructions. otherwise they would
have all had perfect scores.
All those who Witnessed the match
are loud in their praise of the excel
lent marksmanhsip of Bob" smith,
of the Hammonton team. Bob had
a perfect score of 50 birds broken.
With the small array OF marksmen
who shot with the Hammonton squad,
their victory is directly attributed 10
the work of Smith. Bob is a Won
derfully good sport, and has many
staunch friends among the Pleasant
vile sporting fraternity.
Resell was high gun for the locals,
with a score of 40. The complete
tally is as follows:
Pleasantville-Green Il, Sanders 40,
Clark A, Resell 40, Thoms IS; total
PA.
Hammonton-DeWalt 80. Turner 10,
R. Smith so, Campanella 43, Crane Il;
total 226.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
League Season Ends
With Week. Games
Some Teams VIII, However, Play
Off Postponed Games Later
in Month of August.

Win the scheduled games on Sat
urday and sunday the official season
OF the Atlantic County Baseball
League viii come 10 an end. There
are. however. several games 70 he
played by some OF the cams, which
were postponed because Of weather
conditions and other causes. Also the
winning team will probably play a
or two. probably a three series
game. with some other County League
winner. This latter series would be
to decide the South Jersey 1928 Cham
pionship.
Egg Harbor and Melrose look Ike
\ winners this season, with all
chances so far favoring Egg Harbor.
The Pleasantville Regulars viii hnlsh
well down the list. dividing with Mays
Landing at present for last place OF
course but one team can win the
Championship Pennant, and taken as
a whole the six teams in the Atlantic
County League have put up a good
brand OF baseball this season. The
managers will look around a whole
lot this fall and winter, and with the
coming Of 1924 it is expected thai
each team viii be considerably streng-
thened.
The schedule for Saturday and Sun
day is as follows.
August Egg Harbor vs. Mays
Landing, at Mays Landing; Atlantic
CITY vs.. P~leasantville. az Pleasant
vile: Somers Point vs.. Hammo1ton.
at Hammonton
August 5-HammOnton vs.. Atlantic
City. at Atlantic City; Mays Landing
vs.. Somers Point, az Snmers Point
Pieasantville rs Egg HarbOr. at Egg
Harhar.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
MISS SMITH IS
LEADING NOW
Makes Big Gain Over Other Con-
testants This Week.-Mrs.. Fen
nell Goes to Second Place.
CONTEST CLOSES SOON

Miss Alberta Smith gained a lead
over the other contestants this week
which placed her in first place. Mrs.
Fennell drops back to second place,
with Miss Boice remaining third and
Miss Bradley going to fourth. Miss
Adams retains fifth place, closely fol
lowed in sixth place by'Miss Frances
Lawson. Several others made good
gains this week.
Contestants must bear in mind that
the contest will close promptly at five
o'clock Saturday afternoon, August
eighteenth. No votes will be counted
that are received after that hour.
Votes that are mailed must be placed
in the post Office so that they reach
the office of The Pleasantville Press
in time for the closing hour.
The contestants will again be en-
tertained at Lily Lake Park on Tues
day evening. August twenty-frst, when
the judges will select Miss Pleasant
vile" from among the five highest
contestants.
The standing of the contestants at this
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
MERCHANTS GIVE
BARGAIN PRICES
First Monthly Sales Day to be
Held Next Tuesday-Cash
Prizes Will be offered.
WATCH FOR SALE REMNANTS.

The first monthly Sales Day will be
inaugurated here next Tuesday. with
a half hundred local merchants offer
ing bargains that will appeal to the
buyer. In addition to the many bar
gains which may be had at the stores
There will be a dozen cash prizes Of
fered to successful customers who
hold winning store orders. Nearly
every business place in Pleasantville
is listed in this special bargain giving
sale, and those who are offering in
ducements to purchasers are to be
designated by pennants of red and
white, which will be prominently dis
played in the stores and show win
dows.
Several full page advertisements in
this issue of The Pleasantville Press
give in detail the many bargains which
are offered for the initial Sales Day.
This movement is a new one here and
is sponsored by the Chamber of Com
MERGE in the effort to encourage the
buy at home" practice. ~Pleasantville
now has stores that carry complete
lines of goods and of satisfactory quail
ity and price. These monthly Sales
Days will serve to bring the mer-
chants and consumers into closer
touch, with each other and establish a
cordial business relation which will
result in more home buying in the
future.
These Sales Days have been tried
out in many other places with great
success, and if. as successful here as
anticipated they may later be made
weekly instead of monthly.
The Sales Day plan is being engi-
neered by Charles Penhallow, and any
merchants who did not join in the
first special day may be informed re-
garding the plan by communicating
with Penhallow in time to get in for
the September Sales Day. He will
gladly call and explain the plan in de-
tail at any time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
STUDY PLAN FOR
BETTER LIGHTING
Chamber of Commerce Commit.
tee Reports Many Merchants
In Favor of Proposition.
ARRANGING ANOTHER DANCE.

The better lighting plan outlined at
a dinner given by the Chamber OF
Commerce several weeks ago, to i'm
prove illumination on Main street,
between Decatur avenue and Pleasant
avenue, is meeting with general ap.
proval by the merchants interested,
according to the report made by the
lighting committee at the Chamber
meeting held on Wednesday evening.
The committee reported that there
was a space OF 100 feet involved in
the plan, and that the cost per foot
front for the standards would be APP
proximately 81. Many of the property
owners have already signified their in
tention to the committee of paying
their proportionate part of the expense
involved. The other property owners
will be visited in the near future by
members of the committee.
The plan is for the increasing OF the
number of electric lights in the area
described 10 JUS double the present
number. The extra lights would burn
until about n O'Clock in the morning.
This amount OF illumination would
make the appearance OF Main street
very desirable and attractive TO pros
pective residents. and create a very
favorable impression on transient
travellers.
The entertainment committee re-
ported that arrangements were al
ready being made for another pageant
dance at Lily Lake Park. 1t will prob
ably be held on Thursday evening,
August 21st. This is the time when
the five judges will select Miss
Pleasantyille".
Pictures of Main street will be in
serted in a large publication in the
near future, as a New York firm has
asked the Chamber to furnish views
of the street. The Chamber ordered
the photographs taken for this pur-
nOSa
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04

President Warren G.. Harding is
dead. The end came while Mrs. Hard
ing sat by his bedside in the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, reading to him.
He had been suddenly seized with a
stroke OF Apoplexy, which came as a
complication after his illness, which
first became apparent at Seattle on
the return to the United States after
the trip to Alaska. Arrangements
were made to have the body of the
late President brought to Washington
or a special train which was sched-
uled to leave San Francisco early on
Friday evening. Throughout the trip
east the casket will be guarded at all
times BY Two soldiers and two sailors
of the special military guard of six
teen men standing at attention.
? Coming on the heels of the recent
reports from attending physicians that
the President was well on the road to
complete recovery, the sad new of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
Brooks & Field End
Hike Of $500 Miles
Local Graduate and Boston Chum
Travel in Search Of First
Hand Information.

Miss Ella Field, OF 100 Mulberry
avenue, accompanied by Miss Mario
RE Brooks. OF Boston, have returned
to P~leasantville, after making a $500
mile hike in search OF first hand in
formation and local color. TO aid them
in short story writing, which vocation
they intend to take up. They will al
tend Columbia College this fall and
take the course in short story writing.
and will then complete several articles
for magazines. Miss Brooks has al
ready completed a book. "Darlin ,,
which will be published by a New
York house in 1924. She intends 10
spend the remainder Of the summer
with Miss Field here.
Miss Field is a graduate OF the
Pleasantville High School. On June
Both. in company with Miss Brooks
and Miss Emily Davis, she started
from New York for the long hike.
First the route lay along the scenic
Hudson river and then across State
TO the Great Lakes. with Quebec as
the objective point. Here the main
difficulties OF the trip we're encoun-
tered by the girls, mainly in finding
people who talk sufficient English 10
direct them on their way.
In heir travels they eircled Lake
Ontario. Miss Davis left the other
girls al Saranac lake, where she will
spend the remainder of the summer.
The girls planned their daily hikes 50
that each night they would make some
town in which there was a y. ". c
A. located. Here they would always
be Hospitality received. They report
having a great experience in the open
and incidentally finding much OF the
color. they were in search Of for
their future short stories.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
HOME r o EUROPE.

Mr.. Herbert Brooks, the talented
clarinet player. recently arrived from
a sixteen months trip TO Europe, and
claims he is glad to be back in the
good old L. S. A. While in New York
he was relieved of his wallet. He Is
prepsring to take part in the Sunday
evening services of the Mt. Pleasant
NJ. P. Church, with his famous eiari-
net. He makes his home with his
brother and s~ister-inlaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Brooks of AbsecOn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
SCHOOL BIDS.

When the Board OF Education e the
Borough OF Linwood meets next Tues
day evening. sealed bids VIII be re-
ceived for the furnishing OF materials
and work required FOR the erection
and completion OF an addition 70 Dor
ough school No. 1, situated al Bell
Haven avenue.
During the session bids will also be
received for the plumbing work re-
quired in such an addition. Plans for
both Jobs can be secured by contract
ors upon application 10 the district
clerk. James Parish.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
QUESTION
IS DISCUSSED
Congressman Isaac Bacharach
Advocates Taking Over
Mines Temporarily.
WANTS STANDARD TON

Congressman Isaac Bacharach free.
~ discussed the coal situation in Al
lantic City on Wednesday. One OF his
views is that the present method OF
dealers in buying coal by gross ton,
2240 pounds, and selling il by net ton,
1000 pounds. should be changed by
law, 50 that there would be no gross
or net tons, but a standard weight for
a ton. This view OF the Congressman
certainly meets a responsive chord in
the minds OF every user OF coal.
Bacharach said:
When the miners want more mon
ey they quit work. When the operat-
ors want to raise the price OF coal
they close down the mines. In nei-
Their case is the interest of the public
given a thought.
Coal is a commodity used by mill
ions Of people. This industry should
be subjected to the same wise govern
mental regulation as is imposed on
the railroads, the street "a lines, the
production and distribution of gas and
electricity. and upon the financial in
stitutions of the nation.
81 believe that Congress should first
deal with the coal situation. Coal IS
as much a public necessity as any
other service now under governmental
regulation.
1T is my opinion that il the operat-
ors and miners cannot get together,
President Harding should be authofiz-
ed by Congress to declare a national
emergency and take owe the opera
ton OF the mines temporarily.
q do not believe in government
ownership, but the coal situation is
one of the serious causes of unrest
among the people today. In this con-
nection, the people are dissatisfied
with a lack of government-not with
government itself.
There is a feeling of distrust which
is growing. There ought TO be a mid
die ground for capital and labor. Cap
ital must realize the present emergen-
cy and be more liberal"
Taking up the question OF future
regulation, which he said should fol
low the emergency operation of the
mines If a strike is called. Congress
man Bacharach pointed out that while
the peak of high prices was reached
in practically all other commodities in
1920. coal prices have continued 10
He also declared that while coal j
sold at the mines on a gross ton basis.
the public is compelled to pay a net
ton price, and urged that there be fix
ed by law a standard for a ton Of coal
! and the elimination of the terms gross
and net.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
G..

the death of President Harding caused
nationwide grief. Everywhere in the
land flags are displayed at half mast
and there is a hush as people grasp
the fact that another President and a
truly great man has passed away.
President Harding is the sixth Chief
EXECUTIVE of the United States to die
while in office. Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley We're victims of ~assassins.
William Henry Harrison, Zachary
Taylor and Harding died from natural
causes.
The deceased President was 81
years of age, having been born in
Ohio November 2, 1865. He was a
newspaper publisher. He served in
the. Ohio State Senate and as Lieuten-
ant2Governor OF the State as well az
in the United States Senate before be-
ing elected President in 1920. He was
the candidate of the Republican Party
for another term. His term would
have ended March 4th, 1925.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
CONTEST RULES.

/. Any girl over 16 years of g is ELI
sible to enter this contest.
3. Votes will be by ballot only. This
ballot to be cut from The "Pleasantyille
3. The nominating ballot will count loo
votes, each ballot thereafter counting ~
votes. Additional votes may be secured
bv securing paid up subscriptions to The
P~leasantville Press: Six months, SUP 1oo
votes, yearly subscription costing S2.oO
win count 1000 votes.
q Thu five securing the highest num-
her of votes at the close of the contest
will appear before a jury Of tye kdlslnte Lo
number Miss Pleasantville" The re-
naming four will be aids to Miss Pleas
antville". uoa+or
<. 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.
6. The contest will close at . y. H.
Saturday, August lsth. ,ao;-
7. All names must be written IN a legio
HE manner, n the committee reserve
the right to reject any entry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
L AIDES AID.

A regular meeting of the LADIES' Aid
Society of Salem M. E. Church will be
held in the basement of the church
Tuesday evening, Aug. Z. 1t is re
quested that ladies who have been ap'
pointed as hostess for election will be
present. The refreshment committee
are Mrs. Mida Blake, Mrs. Ella Ma
this, Mrs. Mary Ingersoll, Mrs. j. w
Coke, Mrs. NJ. Carton, Mrs. Roxie
Risley, Mrs. Jennie Risley and Mrs,
IL " Helfrich.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
PROCLAMATION

Our President is dead. Pleas
antville mourns with the rest of
the nation in this sad hour. 1t is
my desire and would request all
the people of this city to display
the American Flag at half mast
from this time until after the fun
eral of our late President. During
the time of the funeral services,
full notice of which viii appear in
all the papers of the land, ! re-
quest that all business places of
the city remain closed as a mark
of respect to our deceased Chief
Executive.
CHARLES E. JACKSON,
Mayor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04

Calvin Coolidge, of Massachu-
sets, is nov President of the Uni
ted States, succeeding the late
President Warren. G.. Harding,
who died instantly from apoplexy
at the Palace Hotel, San Francis
co, on Thursday night, at 7.30 o.
clock. BY a coincidence he re-
ceived the message of President
Harding's death at the little town
of Plymouth, Vermont, where he
was born on July 4th, 1872. One
of the first messages he received
concerning the death of President
Harding was from Attorney-Gen-
eral Daugherty, which read: a
suggest that you take steps i'm
mediately to take presidential
OATH. Vice President Coolidge
Immediately completed arrange
ments to take the oath which
would make him President.
As soon as he received the mes
sage of President Hardine's death
he issued the following statement:
Reports have reached me
which | fear are correct, that
President Harding is gone. The
world has lost a great and good
man. mourn his loss. He was
my chief and my friend.
at will be my purpose to carry
out the policies which he has be-
gun for the service of the Ameri-
can people and for meeting their
responsibilities wherever they may
arise. For this purpose shall
seek the cooperation of all those
who have been associated with
the President dring his term of
osjce Those+whop Asase oivsa
their efforts to assist him, | wish
to remain in office that they may
assist me.
"a have faith that God will d.
rect the destinies of our nation"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
FOR
LAKE REUNION
Annual Gathering to be Held
Next Thursday in Wesley NJ.
E. Church at 10 A. M.
MEALS WILL Be SERVED

The complete program for the TWEEN
tieth annual gathering OF the Lake
Family has been arranged. The meet
ing will be held in Wesley N. E.
Church next Thursday morning and
afternoon. All members of this fam
ily. as well as relatives By marriage,
have received invitations 10 attend.
The object is to have not only a
social time. but to acquire informa-
ton concerning the early history Of
the family. Those having any facts
bearing on the history of the family,
such as deeds, wills or n family rec
ords. ancient photos, or any portable
heir-looms. will confer a favor by TAX
ing these TO the meeting for exhibition
only.
Meals will be served in the base
menf OF the church.
The exercises win begin at 10 a. m,
daylight saving time. Following is
the program:
10 A. M-Reception.
Il A M-Pipe Organ Recital, Miss
Mida c. Blake.
Deyotional-Rev. J. E. Lake.
Welcome by Church Pastor REV.
". [. Shaw.
Response-Arthur Adams, B. D.. Phi.
D.
Reading Of Minutes OF last meeting.
Solo-Selected. Roland D. Erskine.
Reports OF Officers and Committees.
Round Table Talks-ChIistopher J..
Lake.
Noon.
Solo-Miss Blake.
Election OF officers.
Unfinished Business.
New Business.
Publications L Mrs. Maria Collins
Thomas.
Recitation-John Henry Lake.
Solo-Seleeted. Miss Ada Thomas.
Early Recollections = Somers 7.
Champion and J. E. Lake.
Social Hour and Supper.
The officers OF the Lake family asso-
citation are as follows:
Honorary Presidents-Rev. James E.
Lake, Ocean City; Hon. Christopher
j. Lake, Bridgeport, Conn; Somers T.
Champion. Atlantic Highlands.
President-Arthur Adams, 3. D.. Phi.
D., Hartford, Conn, Trinity College.
Viee-Presidents-1st. Mrs. Mary B.
Lake Gardiner Ocean City; End, Mr..
Frank E. champion. Fan City.
Secfetars~M< WiKiizM &zxz<4a9ssE
City.
Treasurer-Mr. Ezra A Lake. Pleas
antville.
Historian Miss Sarah A Risley.
Pl~easantville.
Executive Committee-Mrs. Flora z.
Champion and Miss n. E. Corson,
Ocean City.
Reception Committee-Mrs. Flora E.
Champion, Ocean City; Miss Sarah A
Risley and Miss Susie Carton, Pleas
antville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
BENEFIT CARD PARTY.

A card party for the benefit of St.
Peters Church will be held at the
home of Mrs. ]. Edw. Wallis, 112
Chestnut street, Tuesday afternoon, at
2.30 sharp. Those wishing to play
Bridge or 800" will please bring own
cards. Should the weather prove un-
favorable the party will be held on
Thursday at the same hour.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
UNSIGNED LETTERS.

OF late there have been several let
tiers that were unsigned received by
The Pieasantyille Press, and by other
persons and organizations Of this city.
The public is advised that unless a
communication is signed by the writer
consideration will be given It at
this Office. The name OF the writer is
not for publication many times. but
unless the sender is willing for the
office 20 know who is making the
statements, nc attention viii be paid
to what is written. This is an irrey-
ocable rule.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04
Al LAKE VIEW.

Clarence w. Hackney, Atlantic City
Country Club Professional and recent
winner OF the Philadelphia Open Coli
Championship. is now playing in an
other big event at the Lake View golf
course. He is to play against a strong
field there, but is confident OF emerg-
ing a victor.