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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

WoueY well spent Is that invested In
''seripf.ou 70 The r~leasantville Press
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
AN ORDINANCE relating to Taxes for
the year 1924.

AN ORDINANCE relating to Taxes for
the year 1924.
Be it Ordained by the City of Somers
Point that there shall be assessed and
raised by taxation and collected for the
fiscal year~1924, the sum of Forty-five
Thousand, nine hundred. fifty-siX dollars
and lightweight cents ($45. 956. 8S) for the
purpose of meeting the appropriations set
forth in the following statement of re-
sources.
Resources.
Surplus revenue appropriated. IS 6.400.33
Miscellaneous Revenues ........ 2,649.67
Amount to be raised by taxes. As. 956.SS
S55, 006.S So
Appropriations.
Budget Appropriations .........S 34, 456.8
Local school appropriations. .... 20, $50 90
$55. COG. S8
This ordinance shall take effect imme-
diately after final passage and publica-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

. Genea7 books q aco5nt b opened By the treasurer an ID collector nc kept
HOWARD j. SMITH,
REGISTERED Municipal Accountant
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
CITY OF PORT REPUBLIC, COUNTY OF
URRENT SHEETS, 1922.
Assets.
$8,24S.O8
REVENUES. 9 2

Adyansss1~B Board of Education. =. =. ........... 15 52d
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
Wyoming Elk In Danger

Ogfen,-Slaughter of 5000 elk i'm
ponds nnless immediate steps are tax
en- to check shooting in the Jackson
Hoe country, according to an appeal
received by R. H Rutledge, district
federal forest chief, from A. C. Nc
Claim, supervisor of the Teton nation
al forest. The message explains that
deep snow in the mountains has driv
IN the elk into the lowlands, where
they are at the mercy of hunters with
no chance to escape the guns. Resi-
dents of Jackson Hole, anxious to see
the elk protected from wanton slaugh
er, have appealed to sportsmen's
Gibbs throughout the West, the biol
ogical survey and the Wyoming state
game commission for issuance of an
rider to halt shooting of elk under
the circumstances, the message states.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
LONG AND SHORT
HAUL QUESTION VI
CASE NOW BEIIG HEARD BEFORE
INTERSTATE. COMMERCE CON-
MISSION AT WASHINGTON
Both Sides Submit Final Arguments
In Carriers Attempt to Cut
Rates Between Chicago
and Coast

Washington,-Final arguments
the trans continental long and shor
haul case were begun last Thursday
before the interstate commerce com
mission.
The trans continental carriers ar
gued for a reduction of rates from
middlewest points such as Chicago, u
Pacific coast terminals, in order u
meet competition of the rail and wa
ter routes from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast. They contend that un-
Ter the present rates, steel products
may be shipped from Pittsburg to the
Atlantic coast and thence by water
to the Pacific coast for less than the
same products may be shipped from
Chicago to the same Pacific coast
points.
The carriers have asked authority
of the commission to reduce the rates
from middlewest points to the Pacific
coast without reducing the rates to
intermediate points. The application
was actively opposed by many of the
intermediate points affected.
Frank Lyon, representing steamship
interests, argued against the pro-
posed reduction contending that It
would take business away from ship
lines and would not be in line with
the policy of congress to promote both
kinds of transportation.
The United States Steel corporation,
represented by c. S. Belstrling, also
opposed the reduction on the ground
that it would be unwise to upset the
rate structure now and thereby unset
tie conditions on the Pacific coast,
because of competition from foreign
steel interests. Independent Midwest
Steel interests, through Robert Hula,
however, criticized the sts nd of the
steel corporation and argued in favor
of the rate reduction.
The City of New York, the Boston
chamber of commerce and the New
England traffic association all repre-
sented by w. H. Chadler opposed the
on the ground that it
would deny shippers on the Atlantic
seaboard the advantage of their geo.
graphical location in shipping their
products by water to the Pacific coast.
John E. Benton, representing the
Intermediate rate association and cor
ooration commissions of seven inter
mountain states, declared that to
grant the reductions would wreck the
Panama canal as commercial agen-
y by making rail rates that would
lraw virtually all of the commerce
way from it.
He commended that the reduced rates
would also work hardship on inter-
Mediate territory.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
Operation Results In Suit

White Plains, N. Y.,-Alleging reck
lessness in the manner in which they
performed an operation on his 14-year
old son, Charles Jay Davis, president
OF the Davis Tayntor Granite COM
pany of New York City, has filed suit
for $25O,O00 damage against DR.. John
Erdmann of New York City, and Doc
tors Edward Weber and ]. Fielding
Black, of White Plains. The papers
charge that the surgeons performed
an appendicitis operation on the bow
IN May, 1918, in such a manner that
MS left kidney was destroyed and his
right kidney impaired
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
FOREIGN

Seven persons were killed and TWEEN
ty seriosuly injured in an encounter
between police and citizens of Car
tago, $50 miles west of Bogota, Col
umbia, when police dispersed a dem
onstration requesting construction Of
railway from Cartago to Armniac
The army has taken charge of the
5ituation to prevent fresh disturb
ances.
An all-metal airship which he
claims will be even lighter than the
ZR3 type and at the same time much
stronger in construction and more in
dependent of wind and weather is
proposed by DR.. Arnold Rahtien,
chemist and engineer of Berlin.
The German winners of the peace
plan award offered by Edward A.
Filene of Boston, have been announ-
ced. The first prize of $4,000 is di-
vided between DR.. Eduard David Of
Darmstadt, Socialist reichstag mem
Der and former minister of the in
terror, and DR.. Wilhelm Reider II
Solin, near Munich. The second prize
of $500 went to DR.. Gustav Jodie-
der of Berlin. The third prize was
divided among thirty-ive contestants,
each receiving 500.
The Swedish cabinet has rendered
It's resignation to King Gustave in
consequence of divergent views be-
.ween it and parliament on the ques-
ton of disarmament.
The United States court at Shang-
hal rendered judgment of $4,000
in favor of Susie Chow and Mrs. Am
herst Chow-Hu daughters of the late
Chow Tsu-Chi, former finance nm
lister Of China, against the Asia bank
ing corporation. The judgment was
based upon a suit in which il was al
legged that the bank had accepted de-
posits made by Chow Tsu-Chi and
since his death had been unwilling to
honor demands for the deposits.
Great droves of famished bears,
from the snowbound woods
in search of food, have killed thous
ands of sheep and cattle near Arch
angel, Russia. Natives have organ
.zed vigilance squads to shoot the
marauding animals, which never be-
fore have been known to be so nu-
merous at this time of year.
1t is reported contract for a ST.
100000 Peruvian loan for public
works has been definitely closed with
New York bankers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
1924 Brings New Record

New York Records for the rro
ductlon of life Insurance on paid-fo,
casis were established for the first
nine months of 1924, it was disclosed
IN report by the Association of Life
insurance Presidents. Forty fv,
American companies were SURVEYED II
me report. The total amount of nov
business exclusive of revivals. in
ereases and dividend additions, wri
ten by these companies during N
n oMne months amounted 70 s6,47s,os5
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22

Warren ]. Lincoln, who killed h
: wife and her brother, John Shoul
was found sane by jury in Auror'
Illinois. Lincoln will now be tried TO
murder in the first degree. The tria
is expected to start in November.
President Coolidge does not contem
plate the appointment of any com
mission to take up the Muscle Shoal
question, it was said at the Whit
House In connection with the report
ed withdrawal of Henry Ford as I
bidder for the properties.
Ten persons were injured, two
seriously, and damage estimated al
$4,000 was caused by a fire which
destroyed two tanks of gasoline al
the tank farm and warehouse of the
Clayco Gasoline company near Dallas
Texas. Approximately $4,000 gallons
of gasoline was destroyed officials
of the company estimated.
A fire in the municipal building at
Philipsburg, Pa, caused the death of
Frederick Beam, 20, and the serious
injury of Walter Ralston, 10. Both
youths were in the borough lookup
under a charge Of drunkenness.
Jake Schaefer, San Francisco bill
lard star, and former worlds cham
pion, has challenged Willie Hoppe, the
present titleholder, to four thousand
point match at the 1872 balk line
game. Hopes crown, however,
would not be at stake if he accepts
rs he cannot formally be challenged
until after the title tournament in
November.
Senator Smoot of Utah has arrived
in Washington to be at the bedside of
Mrs. Smoot, who is seriously i'll here.
He cancelled a number of speaking
engagements in the west.
Americas portion of the S2OO,000,-
900 German loan under the Dawes
plan, amounting to $110,000,000 was
put on the market this week by
nation wide banking syndicate headed
by j. P Morgan and company, and
Kuhn, Loeb, and company.
President Emeritus Laurenus Clark
Seeyle, first president of Smith col
lege, was found dead in bed at his
home here at Northampton, Mass.
lie was 81 years old.
The Chinese population of the
United States has been decreased by
hree members due to the tong war,
which began in Cleveland and De-
roit and extended to Chicago.
B. F. Barker of Ell Paso, Texas,
uditor of the Erupcion Mining COM
any and eight other men were lined
p and shot to death by bandits who
wrecked freight train of the Chi
uahua & Oriente railway, forty-one
1iles southwest of Juarez, in a $751;
90 payroll holdup.
Roy Gardner, Pacific coast mail
audit, in federal prison at Leaven-
'orth, will be examined soon, to
etermine if he is suffering from
rain pressure, Warden w. 1. Bid
e has announced. Gardner claims
e was injured in his youth and this
the reason for his bandit activi-
es.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
Henry Towne Dies

New fork-Henry Robinson Towne
one OF the founders of Yale & Town.
Manufacturing company and president
of the New York Merchants associo.
ton is dead. He was so years old.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Twin Falls,-Hillsdale highway dis
trict and Twin Falls highway district
will cooperate in repairing the Han.
sen bridge spanning the Snake river
canyon north of Hansen and connect
ing the two districts, it was decided
at meeting of the commissioners Of
the two districts at Twin Falls.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
The Herald.Trayeler Says

The Herald Traveller, In mentioning
Mrs. Elise Fellows White of Skowhe-
gan, in connection with her appear
ance on radio programs says
Elise Fellows White made her New
York debut In New York at the Wal
dorf Astoria in 1896 on the same pro-
gram with Nine. Nordlca the operate
diva. Ever since her debut In New
York, Mrs. White has enjoyed wonder
full success as violinist and has won
recognition as one of our leading com
posers. Her musical education was
received under the instruction of
Franz Knesel and Prof. Jacob Grun
of Vienna. All criticisms on Mrs.
Whites playing speak of her beauti
full tone and information execution.
Appearing with Mrs White was
Carl w. Malley. organist, who is at
present taking a directors course at
Boston University and Is occupying a
position of music director and organ
list at Jamaica Theatre. He is also
choir director and organlst at a large
church near Boston and In addition
to all this, has several pupils. He
is very busy man and his playing
for the radio necessitates a substitute
for Sunday evenings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
Funeral of George l.. Tautlsh Sunday

Funeral services for the late George
l.. Tantish, a former resident of Show
hogan, who died at the home of his
daughter in Bangor. were held last
Sunday afternoon at the Federated
First Baptist and Congregational
Church. Rev. George Loring Thur
low. the pastor officiated and the
members of Carrabassett Ledge l.. o.
o. Flsof which the deceased was a
plember conducted ritualistlc funeral
eBrem pnies. Mrs. Donald Barrill
.@s the soloist. y The deceased had
BEEN an attendant at the Congrega-
tional Church during his residence in
Skowhegan. Accompanying the re-
mains here were Mr.. and Mrs. George
c. Wood of Bangor and Mrs. Seth
Prime of Lynn, Mass, the two ladies
being daughters of Mr.. Tantish. Bur-
ial was in the family lot at the
the Odd Fellows fraternity acted as
pail bearers.
Mr.. Tantish was formerly a Maine
Central Railroad conductor and with
his family once resided at 35 South
street. He was a member of the
various branches of Odd Fellowship
here and OF the Modern Woodmen of
America. He had been in failing
health for some time and for several
months had been blind. His age was
~ years. Mrs, Tantish, who was
formerly Mary T. Belongia, has been
deceased for some time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
.IACkM AZ

Mr. and Mrs Savage Of Skowhcgan
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS.
Gardella the past week
Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott and
daughter Maxine accompanied by
Miss Eloise Hancox took an auto
trip to Quebec recently.
Ruel Holden and son Roland were
in Bangor the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso McDaniels
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gilbert
motored to Quebec Sunday
Mrs Everett Nichols was called to
her home in Nova Scotia recently by
the sudden death of her mother Miss
during her absence.
Miss Helen Newton was in Skowhe-
gan last week to see her brother
Harry Newton who has been quite
ill.
George Burton and Calvin Camp
bell were callers in Caratunk Sunday.
Miss meta Armstrong who is teach
ing at Onawa was home over the
week end.
Thomas BARLEY and daughter Verne
were in Bangor last week.
Guy Winslow was home from Bald
Mountain over the week end
Jos Kiah of The Forks was in
town Sunday
Russell Newton who has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Newton has gone to Boston where he
will he employed by the Liggetts' Drug
Company.
Miss Eloise HancoX was a recent
guest of Miss Maxine Elliott at
Penobscot Camps.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clapp and fam
lily were callers in Mainstream Sun
day
Max Nadeau and son Ralph were in
Portland recently.
The primary school in the Mill dis
trict Was not in session Monday, Ow-
ing to the illness of the teacher,
Mrs. Harry Sands.
Supt. Il. S. Taylor was in town re-
Gently in the interest of the school.
Raymond Hunnewell of Caratunk
has recovered sufficiently to resume
his duties as scaler on Bald Mt.
Mrs. Vereil Goodrich who has
been boarding at Mrs. Henry Hol-
den's has joined her husband who is
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13

The above photo is of we'll known
citizen in Somerset County. 1t was
taken some years since. Our read
ers are asked to guess who it is.
The above picture is repeated from
last weeks Observation-Disclosures.
You are invited to guess who it is.
Mrs. \. r. Dyer of Skowhegan
thinks it is Irving Moore of Bingham.
Mrs. Dyer says that these mystery
pictures are OF great interest and
she hopes we will publish more OF
them.
Vonie T. Eaton, whose pastoffice ad-
dress is r. +. d. 7, Skowhegan, thinks
the picture is OF DR.. Charles F.
Hanes. a physician who practised in
Skowhegan and who was well-known
in Somerset County from 1870 to
about 1890
Miss Allie Goodrich suggests that
this picture may be that of the bust
ness manager of the Independence e-
porter. # other guesses are received
they will be published next. week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
The Late AlOnzO Smith

Another citizen, retaining old fash
toned views and loving the more an
cient customs of New England, still
progressive along the lines of educa-
ton and current world events, has
been taken from our midst in the
death of Alonzo Smith, the one time
farmer, school master and county
commissioner As briefly announced
in our issue Of Thursday last, Mr..
Smith died. November 5th at his home
l kennebec street, after an illness
of about three weeks. Funeral SER
vices, which were largely attended,
were held at two o'clock Friday from
the house, members of Russell Post,
G. A. K. attending in body The
body rested beneath many flowers
and the national flag adorned the
casket. Rev. Herbert l.. Nichols,
pastor of the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church. read the Scriptures
and spoke of some of the Characters
ties, which the deceased had reflected
in his long life. Pail bearers were
Mai. ]. w. Fogler, Llewellyn Goodwin,
c. Davis Miller and W. c. Hobart.
Interment was in the Gaylord lot at
the Southside Cemetery. With his
family Mr.. Smith moved to Skowhe-
gan from Cornville about twenty years
ago.
Mr.. Smith was born in Cornville,
March ), 1897 and was a descendant
of fighting stock as his great grand
father Biley Smith was in the battle
of Bunker Hill. The gun carried by
this warrior of olden times, was a
highly priced possession OF the gentle
man just now deceased His grand
father, David Smith, was a native of
New Hampshire and came to Corn
Vile in his early bOyhood. David d.
Smith was the father of AlonZo
Smith. He was successful farmer
in Cornyille but left that town in
1855 for California. He remained
there year and a half and then
started for home by the way of the
Isthmus Of Panama. His journey
homeward was well completed on the
Central America when in Septem-
Der 1857, the ship foundered off Cape
HaLteras and he was drowned He
and his wife, formerly Eliza Whittier,
were the parents of eleven children.
seven of whom grew to maturity.
Alonzo Smith was the eldest of these
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
DO You Hear II.
(By Il. T. Patten)

(By IL. L. Rdtten)
In my receiving set for the past
five or six days | have been annoyed
by a tapping noise. This recurs in Il
fixed cadence about 155 times per
minute. | think on some evenings
the rate is a little above and some Il
little below but for any particular
half hour period the speed is very
constant. Am under the impression
that the noise is louder on low wave
lengths.
Have written to the Central Maine
Power Company. Skowhegan, Central
Maine Power Company. Augusta. II.
B. Parker, proprietor Radio Shop.
Skowhegan. Director New England
Radio District, Boston and L. S. Ra-
dio Director, Washington, d. C. CON
corning this matter.
1t will be of great assistance il
others who have noticed the same di-
ficulty will report their impressions
with regard to it. 1t will also be
helpful if others. who have not been
annoyed in this way, will so state. All
this information. am sure, will help
in locating the difficulty.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
Traffic ut North Arson

The following Is record of the
traffic passing the North Arson post
0ffice for seven days as given by the
staten highway department. season oil
t924,,ot tr.sz .'fe" itefIo lnp5tz
Friday. July II: 1871 autos,as 81
trucks, II horse drawn passenger, "a
horse drawn commercial. noJrecord
for out of state cars. Monday, July
2S, 1876 autos, so trucks, IA horse
drawn passenger, II horse drawn COM
mercial. % out of state cars. Thurs
day. August IA. SGT autos, 80 trucks,
20 horse drawn passenger, 90 horse
drawn commercial, 35 out of state
cars. Sunday. August 81. 1923 autos
20 trucks. IL horse drawn passenger
horse drawn commercial "a out of
state cars. Wednesday. September
IT, 1893 autos. SO trucks, "a horse
drawn passenger. 80 horse drawn
commercial. Is out of state cars. Sat
urday, October IS. 389 autos, SO trucks,
"a horse drawn passenger, SO horse
drawn commercial s out of state cars.
Tuesday October rs. 1898 autos. SIS
trucks, 20 horse drawn passenger, Is
horse drawn commercial. out of
state cars.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13

habits and principles as would induce
for consideration aud pity, the poor
and unfortunate with charity for the
hayward wandered, the proud and
the egotist. To the last he craved
knowledge and in his more leisure
years. he became a genuine philosoph-
er, working out to his own satisfac-
ton, at least. many of the big prob
lens of the day as he saw and under
stood them. Although Mr.. Smiths
natural manner led him to appear
rather blunt in his associations, this
demonstrated to the last degree that
ne was not hypocrite and he was
most appreciative of favors bestowed
upon. This was especially noticeable
in his last days by members of his
household and those who came in con-
tact with him.
Mr.. Smith was married to Miss Ma
bel Gaylord on November 3. 1877. OF
the five children born of this union,
four are living, Carl ID. is a consult
ing engineer of the Simplex Construc-
ton Company of Washington, Penn. !;
Mary Maude died at the age of nine
years; Lula l.. resides at home; Alice
C. has been for several years a teach
er in Massachusetts and Margery May
who last spring completed her duties
as a nutrition specialist at the Oregon
Agricultural College. Extension Ser
vice and was married few months
ago to DR.. Townsend Thorndike, a
prominent physician of Back Bay,
Boston. All four of the living child
rem were graduated from Skowhegan
high school. There are also two sur
viying brothers, Sylvester Smith OF
Oswego, Kansas and Isaac Judson
Smith of Skowhegan, and one sister
Mrs. Lyman l.. Walton of Foxboro
Mass
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
Rev. James Taylor Passes 10Th Mile
stone

Rev. James Taylor passed his sew
milestone November 5th at
his pleasant home near Fletcher's
Corner in Norridgewock The COM
bined ages of Mr.. Taylor and wife
are one hundred and fifty-two years,
having been married fifty-eight years.
Mr.. Taylor has married 1872 couples
of which only two have. ever been
divorced, he has also offfciated at
over four hundred funerals and over
seventy baptisms. He has preached
in twenty-one different towns and in
68 different schoolhouses. All his
long and useful life he has worked
for the betterment of his fellowmen
and has endeared himself to the
hearts of all who know him. In his
work he has been inspired by his
good wife. The host of friends of
both Mr. and Mrs, Taylor are sorry
to know of his failing eyesight, for
which there seems to be no help.
Lyle Taylor, "a nephew whom they
brought up, makes his home with
them.