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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-20
APPLES SPRAYED
FOR PEST CAUSE
chill HREN'S II NESS

Eating apples which had been
sprayed to ward off Japanese bee
ties. four children of Fred. Lau-
Der, Millville, were made violently
ill and were saved by physician
using emetics and the stomach
pump. While the beetles have not
made their appearance, fruit from
the infested areas has been sent,
and the Millville City Department
of Health has issued warning that
fruit should be peeled or thor
oughly washed before being eaten.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-20
Absecon Personals.

ldr. and Mrs. Walter McDevitt
OF Faunce Landing road, have OPP
ened their home for month
They have been making their
home in Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman and chill
dren, OF Ohio avenue. have moved
to Newark
Gfr and Mrs. John d. MeMullin
and Master Bobbie McMullin are
touring Canada.
Mn and Mrs. Earl Fairbrothe1's,
Misses Edna, Maisie and Virginia
Fairbrothers. Stanley and David
Fairbrothers, OF White Horse pike,
and Mrs. Jennie Treas and Miss
Edith Ereas, OF Faunce Landing
.p iazts. s' sd ~ 6ees5lr efty or
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Lee enter
tanned Monday Rev and Mrs.
John Wainwright, Mrs Warren
Hayes, OF New Brunswick, and
Mrs. Ray Galloway, of Newark
Rev. Wainwright was former
pastor OF the Absecon M. f
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Miller and
Miss Adelma Miller returned to
their home. after spending some
time in Collingswood with rela
lives.
Mrs. Emma Goldacker is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. Gussie Lee, OF
Church st She will spend a fort
night in Absecon before returning
TO her home in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Turner
Dr.. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson and
Miss Mae Cordery left Monday rol
a trip to Thousand Islands, Lake
George, Lake Champlain and Nj
agara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sorden are
enjoying IA motor trip through
New England and Canada.
Miss Hannah Madden has as
her guest Miss Alice McIntire, oil
Wilmington, Del
Miss Kathryn Miller is visiting
friends and relatives in West Col
Iingswood
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Weed
o. Earl View Terrace, have as
their guest Mrs. Emily Wiley oil
Gloucester City.
Miss Ruth Barker returned
home. after spending the summer
abroad.
Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock, oil
Shore road, is confined to hei
home with summer grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carton, OF
Shore road. had as their recent
guests Mr.. and Mrs. John Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Duff
Miss Virginia Campbell, of Phila
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Gibersor
have as their guest their grand
daughter, Miss Dorothy Giberson
Miss Ethel Giberson entertain
ed Miss Pauline Stanley, of Allan
tic City. aver the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Lee enter
tanned over weekend Miss Lottit
Carly. of Canton, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Chas
irelan and Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson
krelan motored to Beach Havel
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Boice, o
Church St, had as their recen
guests Mrs. Mary Mcguire, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Boice, Miss Pau
line Mcguire. Mrs Marie Mccoy
Toward Boice and Miss CARR,
Carr, of Chicago.
Miss Mae Hogan is attendin!
tile sixth annual Institute bein.
held at Penning Seminary. Their,
are hundreds of girls attendin!
this Institute
The Absecon Boys club will g.
On moonlight sail Monday eve
mag. They will enjoy the sail OIL
George Showell's yacht. The tick
cts are one dollar. including re
freshments. They can be secured
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-20

"A friend" said Uncle Eben,
sis man who remembers you
even when he don't need you in
his business. Washington Star.
A drug store is place where
they have little tables with 837
wads of gum stuck beneath.-Los
Angeles Times.
Who remembers when the
badge of a banker was mutton
chop whiskers Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
In these days of brief bathing
suits, the seashore might we'll be
termed the see shore.-Los Ange-
les Times.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-20
PROPRIETOR OF ROBBED
SHOP CHARGES
POLICE INACTIVITY

A $500 burglary at the Claire
shop, retailing women's ware, at
No. 1920 Atlantic avenue. Atlantic
City, was brought to light yester-
day, when the proprietress, dis
satisfied with the alleged inaction
of the police. besought the aid Of
the County Prosecutor. She said
she always kept a light in the
store at night, but the robbers
eXtinguished it without attracting
the attention Of the policeman on
the beat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06
Black Handler Fails
(Continued frnrn Pane Onel

the Guild automobile for the occasion,
and several detectives were concealed
about the remote spot in South Boston,
near the army base, specified by the
letter writer. A package purporting
to contain the money "in bills of large
denomination was in the hands Of
Policewoman Irene McAuliffe, ready
for delivery, but no claimant appeared.
The letter was received by Mrs.
Guild at her Marlboro street home
last week and police aid was called in
at once. Secrecy was maintained I'M
til last night when short time be-
fore the time set for delivering the
money the story was made public
through other than police sources. The
document was typewriter and couched
in broken English. 1t threatened
death should the money not be paid or
the police notified.
The police indicated today that they
believed the letter was sent by some
person who wished to cause Mrs.
Guild annoyance. In a statement late
today Mrs. Guild said she knew of no
enemy who would wish to cause her
trouble and of no former employe who
would be likely to attempt extortion.
She branded as false report that a
former chauffeur was being sought as
the possible writer of the letter.
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MAY USE TROOPS
(Continued from PAGE Onel

have been sent to Newcastle and
Middleboro to cope with any difficult
ties.
Neither side has shown any signs
of weakening and both denied cur
rent reports that any peace over
lures had been started. Lord Bir-
kenhead announced in the House Of
Lords that the government would not
negotiate as long as the general
strike continued.
Many London firms closed down
because of the difficulty of travel
and business was more stagnant then
yesterday.
A typical London fog added to the
congestion of motor cars in the mar
row streets of the capital.
Newspapers are beginning to re-
appear in curtailed form in the vaIi-
Gus cities and handbill papers from
job printing shops are flooding Lon
don.
The trades union congress welcom-
ing good wishes from the president
of the American Federation of Labor,
expressed confidence of winning the
strike.
British members of the National
Sailors and Firemen's union, now In
American ports have been instructed
to await the result of a strike ballot,
which will not be known until the
end of the week, but 6 members OF
the engineroom crew of the White
Sar liner Arabic attempted to leave
the ship at her New York pier today.
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Mario Cappelli to
| Again Appear Before
IAI0cal Audience

\ Mario Cappelli. the famous Italian
tor who thrilled many WaterVille
,op. by his remarkable voice last
hrusry will again sing in this city
Il tbe Methodist church tomorrow
ruIng. It is doubted If there will
\ h ample room for all those who de-
fp 10 hear the recital as the inter-
H 1t ID bis return engagement is great.
\ Simor Cappelli is hailed as one
d he greatest of modern tenor sing
n he was born in this country of
Isan parentage with a remarkable
voice which by faithful study and
rsiang has won him fame through
N rt The country. Caruso, one of the
ratest Of all singers. recognized the
n.stness of Cappelli's voice and
usd him to study seriously. He is
/, hTr Of negro folk songs and fire.
gently takes trips through the
South to study the character of
tMs beautiful songs.
cappellis father wished him to
H fudy medicine even though he was
reui Of his sons ability as a sing
q. And because of this, it was not
ntl various Liberty Bond drives
vge started that he did any real
|tlging Success was his almost at
ms Shortly, he was in demand
Ind this demand has not ceased,
wen to the present day. Already
b Is engaged to appear in opera in
hy, France and Spain, this year
I'D next. Cappelli has not appeared
b many cities in this state and Wa
lrytlle Is honored with q visit by a
nar Of his ability and reputation.
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OAK Grove

"Americanisrtl" was the subject of
a live address delivered to the OAK
Grove girls on Wednesday at II A.
M, in Sophia Bailey Memorial
Chapel. The speaker was Miss
Charlotte Fraser of New York city
and she added vividness by her own
intimate knowledge of the steps from
a foreigner to a citizen of America.
Miss Fraser was a guest the school
at luncheon.
National Music Week Is being OBJ
served each morning at Oak Grove
with some special program at daily
chapel. The orchestra played on
Monday and the girls glee club sang
or Tuesday. Wednesday morning
the exercises were conducted in
French as usual with ymn. scrip
ture, prayer, and announcements, all
in French. At the close. the orches-
ira rendered two selections in a
pleasing way.
Friday evening, in the gymnasium,
the combined musical organizations
of the school will present a public
program consisting of solos, choruses
with piano and orchestra accompani-
ments, and orchestra selections.
The basketball pictures arrived on
Tuesday and the Sophmores who
won the iaterclass championship,
having been photographed with the
silver cup, appear with triumphant
smiles.
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COBURN NOTES

Yesterday morning a 15-minute
period was given to the Coburn Glee
Club for the purpose of rehearsing
| for important work to be done in
the near future. The singing was
directed by Mrs. Manter, the in
structor of the voice department OF
Coburn, in the music room.
Dyke L. Quackenbush, teacher of
chemistry, did not meet any OF his
classes yesterday. Due to the work
ME Quackenbush is doing in direct
ing the minstrel show. that time had
to be spent in getting everything
ready for the dress rehearsal and
the night of the show which comes
this evening.
Coach Ray Haines, Bernard
feathers and Alden Hersom worked
i on Libbey field all the forenoon yes
terday getting the baseball infield
in real good shape for the games
this week. This afternoon will be
the first time the infield diamond
has been used by the Coburn ball
tossers and this will be at a great
advantage for the infielders. 81
The three teams who are selling
the tickets for the minstrel show
met in different rooms and the re-
SpSCllNG vi LllO NCohh''
checked up on their tickets that have
been sold thus far. After the meet
ing a report was made which indi-
Gated that the teams did not sell
as many tickets as could be sold.
The leading team at present is team
c, which is led by Lee Chisholm,
with the other two closely behind.
Many of the boys after having
known of the sale of tickets will be
out devoting the greater part of the
afternoon selling tickets and getting
some of the last hour people.
Stickers with the crimson and
gold colors and the Coburn name
have arrived at the institute and
many of the students have been
purchasing them. The seals are
being sold for two stickers for one
cent and they have been going rap
idly for the past few days.
Mrs. Inez Lawrie, matron at Thay-
er hall, who has been sick for the
past few days, is at her work again.
Charles Minnehan of Auburn, who
was a student at Coburn three
years ago and who entered West
Point Academy after his graduation
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Coburn Minstrels Tonight

The Coburn minstrel show which
IS to be given on Thursday evening
held at the Junior High School hall
a dress rehearsal last evening. The
show went off with excellent fashion
and promises to be a real show for
the public to witness this evening at
8 o'clock. The show has been ad-
vertised in various ways, one being
the one act dancing exhibition by
solomon johnson and Lee Chisholm,
who have given their act at the
American Legion, at the Lions Club
and other organizations in Water
Vile and each of these clubs have
promised to attend what give evil
dence of being a real show to wit
ness. The minstrel show is run I'M
der the auspices of the Cobur Ath-
let1c Association and this makes the
third annual presentation of a min
strel show at the Junior High
school.
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OAKLAND

A meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Oakland Health Associa-
ton will be held at the home of
Mrs. J.. E. Harris, Friday evening,
May z, at 7.30 o'clock.
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist church will hold their regular
business meeting Thursday evening
at S o'clock in the parlor of the
Methodist church. which will be fol-
lowed by social and refreshments
will be served.
At the LaForrest Williams High
school pupils attaining all COS or
over during the last six weeks pc
Rod are as follows: Glass of '26,
none: class of 81, X. Calder and
r. Savage; class of rs, none; class
of 90, c. Lassard and j. Painter.
Pupils attaining three COS or over
during the six weeks period are:
Glass of '26 E. Bessey, v. Judkins
and NJ. Sheffield; class of ~, n.
Blake, F. Drawn and r. Chase, c.
S. Cummings, M. Jackson, A. w.
Lindvall. l.. Luther, L. Reed, C.
Reed, r. Savage, p. Williams: class
of '2S. NJ. Bicllford, X. Hall, F. King,
E. Knox, S. Longley. l.. Luther, c.
oOlSi, W. IIlHCIpdtO, N. COule, y.
Wheeler; class of 30, T. Bunker, p.
Crabtree, ID. Durrell, H. Hallett, L.
Knox, c. Lessard. V. Robinson, c.
Sheffield, NJ. Tapley. D. Taylor, L.
Warren, c. York.
The Harry G. Decker Post of the
American Legion held their regular
meeting Tuesday evening in the Le-
gion hall. A social time followed the
business.
Anon Lodge of Odd Fellows held
their regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming in Odd Fellows hall and the
first degree was conferred on can
didates.
Elmer Ellis, who is in the tax
business in town, has purchased a
Dodge sedan to use in his business
The ladies of Cascade Grange will
prepare the supper for the tourna.
ment banquet of the Oakland Social
Club, which will be held THURSDAY
evening at $50 o'clock at Casca dc
Grange hall
AT Cascade Grange hall SATURDAY.
evening Mothers night will be OBJ.
served and program has been ar
ranged in honor OF the memory OF
mothers.
Mr. ana Mrs. AnseI Jewett are
moving their household goods from
the farm on the Sidney road to the
rent in the home of Mrs. Jewett's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. p. Saw
telle of Alpine street
The Whatsoever Guild of the
United Baptist church held thei,
regular monthly meeting Tuesda,
evening at the vestry of the United
Baptist church. A study book has
been started, the title of which is
Looking Ahead with Latin Amer.
iea." The subject discussed was
Latin America Yesterday and To.
day. Papers were read by differ.
ent members. Refreshments were
served by the hostesses, Mrs. Mar.
garrett Hurd, Miss Welthia Richard
son. Mrs. Bessie Field and Mrs. e.
s. Bernauer.
+. Mrs. Lizzie McIntire of Summer
street is critically i'll at her home.
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Daily Mail Issues
TwO-Page Edition

London, May 5-(Pl-The Daily
Mail, which has been unable to
print since Sunday because OF
strike of mechanical workers who
objected to an editorial, reappeaFed
this afternoon in a two page type
script edition.
The Daily Mail says there are now
two governments in Great Britain.
one the lawful government represent
ing 100000 persons and the other
IAN unconstitutional. revolutionary
government representing 100000
trade unionists."
The paper declares that one of
these governments must go. 1--WE are
not going to sec j. II. Thomas and
Ramsay Macdonald initiating the
work of Lenin and TrotZky here"
the Daily Mail says of the labor lead
ers Nor will the British, people
which is entirely different from. the
pathetic. submissive souls of Russia
submit to such an odious tyranny"
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Honor Waterville
Boy at Dartmouth

WaterV1lle people who are ac-
quainted with Raymond Sterling. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 1. Sterling of
North street, will be pleased to
learn that he was recently elected
president OF Kappa Phi Kappa, the
professional educational fraternity at
Dartmouth College, at which insti-
tuition he is now senior. Last year
MIR. Sterling was treasurer of the
chapter and represented it at the
national convention held in May in
Philadelphia. AS a member of the
Zeta Psi fraternity he has been act
i've in the affairs of the college. Mr..
Sterling was graduated from the
Waterville High school with the
class of 1922 and while there he
was active in all the a-curricular
activities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06

from the Institute was visitor at
Thayer Hall yesterday and he will re-
main for several days at his old alma
mater.
A meeting was called yesterday af
ternoop of all the varsity baseball
men by Coach Ray Haines and he
outlined every detail of the plans for
the team and gave out several signals
to be used on the ball diamond.
The Coburn second baseball nine
made a good showing at Belgrade
High yesterday afternoon and the
trip was a very successful one from
the view point of the boys who made
the trip. Several Thayer Hall boys
went on the trip and took pictures of
attractive scenery while riding on the
Coburn bus which took the boys over
to Belgrade.
Dyke L. Quackenbush will again
not meet his classes owing to the
work which has to be done on the
show this evening. This work will be
made up by the loss of the past few
days lay off at a convenient time
within the next week.
The last period was given off to the
baseball team which was to leave for
the game at Belgrade and this gave
the boys an opportunity to get back
in time for the supper hour.
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ILLINOIS MAN INVENTS
new FORD GAS SAVER

Walter Critchlow, 4S5o-G street,
gas saver, that beats anything ever
gotten out. With it on Fords show
as high as 81 miles on a gallon. This
new invention saves gas and oil,
makes Ford start instantly In cold
est weather and completely decar-
bonizes the engine. Mr.. Critchlow
offers l free to quickly advertise.
Write him for one. He also wants
county and state distributors who
can make $500 to $500 per month.
may6d1t
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Falls from Ladder
Seriously Injured

Frank ProulX was seriously iniur-
ed yesterday morning when the lad
der on which he was working in
helping to build a garage for Eu-
gene Bolduc in this city slipped,
causing the man to fall about eight
feet and to strike his head against
heavy plank. He was Immediately
rushed to his home on Gray street.
where DIR. j. E. Poulin was called
to attend him. Up to a late hour
last night Mr.. Proulx had not re-
gained consciousness and the doctor
feared he was suffering from inter-
nal injuries and conclusion of the
brain.
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Athletic Field Qnened

Miss McCurdy, the girls physical
director, opened the season on the
athletic field Tuesday afternoon with
the initial contest in both baseball
and archery. On account of the size
of the gymnasium CLASSES 1t has
been necessary to keep several acti-
vities going at the same time, and a
regular schedule has been made out
70 reach girl. This is especially
necessary in order to give every girl
her full share Of horseback iding.
which is by far the most popular
sport. All of the ponies- are out
from o'clock until $50 The time
allotted to, each one is forty minutes
at a time, which gives the group
time for a good ride. The warm
days have awakened great enthus-
lasm for riding and the girls who
have been ti1nide about the ponies
are rapidly becoming fearless. Many
of the girls saddle their own horses.
and have complete confidence in
managing them. Riding bareback is
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sons show because the day was COM
ing when teh sons would themselves
be men. Mr.. Quinton urged that the
lads always make their religion
vital factor in their lives.
A number Of songs were sung with
much spirit under the direction OF
Kenneth Smith.
The committee in charge of the
meeting was made up Of the following;
Harry Brown. Herbert Emery. Arthur
]. Roberts, JEFF Smith, A. A. Head
Of the State Y. NJ. C.. A: Raymond
Rogers, DR.. johnson, F'ranklin.D. Gas
kell, John F. Choate, Perry Maddocks
Harvey D. Eaton, Charles H Pulsifer
Ray Swift, Prof. Lester Weeks, Percy
Cram, Bryant Hopkins, Edward Lee OF
the Congregational church: Percy
Freeman, Prof. N. e. Wheeler, Far
rest Barnes Of the Baptist church
and William Bowden, Rev. K. A. Pol
lard Jones and Harry Tozier of the
Methodist church.
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signs are soon to be placed about
.he city marking off safety zones in
sne vicinity of the various school
pu!iulngs and yesterday the school
superintendent, c. E. Glover and
FRANKLIN D. Gaskell, chief of the po-
lice department made a tour of Wa
terville to determine the best loca-
ton for them. The signs are "a in
number and each has a blue back
ground on which is a picture OF the
mead of police officer and the in
scription, School Ahead, Drive Slow
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r.. thorough school census of Wa
... .s which was completed a few
u. sgo by Mrs. Grace Wells
s ~ contains about a thousand
I've more than did that of last
=. ,he figures being 1886 boys and
y, iris a total of 4547. This will
~. =. that the appropriation from
- - ,tste towards the schools OF the
~ vim be considerably largerS ethan
i ras a year ago.
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,.,,ur sanborn Of this city was
I.,snsd in municipal court yester-
" sssternoon before Judge Charles
" y ,,chIey on a charge of operating
v .ariomobile without proper regis
i.s s He was sentenced to pay a
r Z. a and costs of 1857. the fine
i.'.s remitted on payment of the
~ ~ He paid.
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Soccer Managers Appointed

The Health League Board has APP
pointed the following soccer man
ayers: Senior, Miss Agnes E. Os-
good of Pittsfield, n. H; Junior,
Marjorie Dunstan of Portland;
Sophmore. Miss ThaIia Bates of Alb
bot; Freshmen. Miss Harriet w.
Kimball of East Boothbay.
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cI.e. Parts Elected


The Seniors are working dlligent-
ly on their parts for Class Day.
which were elected as follows:
Presentation of GIFT to school, Virg-
ing Briggs, class president, of At
lantic, Mass; Address to Under
graduates, Helen Clancy, of Haun-
ton. Mass; Glass Gifts. Flora
Wheeler of Worcester, Mass; ana
Katherine Clark. of Poland Springs;
Glass Poem, Eleanor Rogers, OF
Haverhill, Mass; Prophecy. Betty
Childs. of Kansas City, Mo-; class
History. Carolyn Petersen of Port.
land; Glass. Will, Ruth Bunker OF
Bangor. The honor parts assigned
on Scholarship, which went to Jo-
sephine Rand of Standlsh; Ealedic-
torian and Grace Gillespie of Meddy-
bemps, Salutatorian, will also be de-
livered at the same exercises, Thurs
day afternoon, June 10.
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silence Howard Hayden CHAPTER
daughters of the American RavoIm,
1lon Will hold the May meeting AT the
Woman's Association rooms ON Fri
1ay at F. NJ, with Mrs, Harry
Brown, Mrs. Helen Head and Mrs.
autdah Carter hostesses. AS this is
the time of election of officers for the
expected. %
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Delta Siama Chi Elects Officers

The new officers for Delta Sigma
Chi, honorary educational society
have been elected. They are: Presi-
dent, Miss Myrtle V, Mann, ~, OF
Patten; vice president. Miss Sylvia
Brazzell '27, of Fairfield secretary
treasurer, Miss Bernice Greene, '27
of Dover FoXcroft.