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New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

Bridgeport - Gerald Richardson, one Of eclectic physicians whose li- cense was withdrawn in 1924, is ar rested on a charge of practicinS medicine without a license.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

Middletown-Conference of stu dent committee and faculty avcrts. temporarily, threatened strike of Wesleyan undergraduates against compulsory chapel.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

New Haven--Prcsidcnt Angell an nounces that one fourth of $20,oOo,- 900 sought for a teaching endoW- nent at Yale has been secured,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

New Haven-United States gov crnment decides to give up it's lease of the Veterans Bureau hospital at Allingtown on June 30, next.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

Hartford Leaking gas tube causes death of Harry Holmes, 45.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

Hartford-During attack of mel ancholy due to fear of losing her
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

Constantinoplc--Th town Of Po- latli in Anatolia forbids women to wear ankle-long bloomers. The req son Is that 1t is a harcm costume.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
 FOR YOUR WANTS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Marsh Wins Title
In Wildwood Golf
Defeats Tom WOOttOn in FL
nal Match by Margin
of 2 and /.
George Costello A Winner

Tom Marsh, Mortified, Count,
ry Club of Atlantic City, won the
annual spring tournament of the
Wildwood Golf Club, by downing
his clubmate, Tom Wootton, the
medalist, in the final round.
The match was keeiliy contest
ed throughout the first half, end
ing all even; but the winners
ability on the green turned the
tide in his favor and he won at
the seventeenth hole, 2 and l.
Marsh was five over par figures
for the seventeen holes and play
ed out the bye hole for a par four,
giving him a score of II.
Wootton was the favorite of the
gallery that followed the match.
After annexing the medal with a
70, he overwhelmed his opposi-
ton in the first three hounds of
match play, entering the final by
defeating Frank Irete, Philadel-
phia Country Club, and 3.
Marsh defeated H. T. Bew, Sea-
view, l up on the twentieth green
in his semi-final round. The win
ner shot his best golf of the tour
ney when pitted against Wootton.
George Costello, Linwood, took
Roger Williams, Ocean City, into
camp, 4 and 3, in the final of the
beaten eight in the first sixteen.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
MORE THAN 100000
VISIT ATLANTIC CITY
Memorial Day. Crowds Give Re-
sort Midsummer Appearance

Memorial Day Crowds Give Re-
sort Midsummer Appearance
More than 100000 persons ar
rived in Atlantic City over the
weekend to help swell one of the
largest Memorial Day crowds ev-
er assembled at the resort.
Sunday was a clear, cloudless
day with a warm land breeze
blowing, making it comfortable
for thousands to take advantage
Of the beaches from the Inlet to
Ventnor. The long line of roll
ing chairs gave the appearance
Of midsummer.
The crowds began arriving ear
~ Friday for the holiday. Extra
sections of all Philadelphia and
New York trains brought train
into the resort every half hour
over Saturday and Sunday.
Atlantic avenue and the Board
walk had been decorated on Fri
day, making a colorful back
ground for the hundreds of red
"fezzes" worn by several thous-
and Shriners who came during
their convention visit to Phila-
de1phia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Ocean City
Klansmen Protest
Mayor Champion Refused to
Grant Permit for
Demonstration.
Wished To Don Regalia

Mayor JOSEPH G. Champion,
having refused the members of
the local Ku Klux Khan permits
sion to parade in Ocean City in
their regalia yesterday, the order
has adopted resolutions in which
the action of the Mayor is resent
ed. They claim that the knights
of the Ku Klux Khan in this city
have given no cause for such ac-
ton" OIL his part:
It is stated that the order had
been invited to Memorial Day SER
vices to be held in the auditorium
of the Ocean City Tabernacle AS
ISOLATION on the camp grounds
The members planned to march
from their headquarters to the
camp grounds.
Mayor Champion says that wher
he was requested to give permits
sion to the Klan to parade, he ask
ed if they would wear their usua.
clothing or be hooded. He says
that they wished to don their re
gala, and he then refused the per
nit on this ground.
There could be no objection tc
parade, he said, but no good
could be accomplished by a de
mostration.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
|Linwood Solves
School Problem
Contracts Awarded for Heat
ing and Ventilating
School.
All Teachers Re-engaged

At the meeting held by the
Board of Education of Linwood
last Tuesday evening, the con-
tracts for heating and ventilating
was awarded to the Baldwin VeR-
tilating Co., and the electrical
work to j. Howard Blackmon, of
Atlantic City.
All of the teachers of the Lin
wood school have been re-engaged
for the coming year. They are:
George L. Collins, principal; Gla-
dys Roupp, Anna A. Carr, Flor
ence D.. Scull, Mary F. Hannum,
and Marion Weller Physical
training, part time, Marie M. Mil
Ter; music teacher, Miriam B.
Bennett. School will close June
4th, and members of the 9Th
grade who graduate will receive
their county diplomas.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Unveil War
Memorials
Interesting Ceremonies Take
Place at City Hall in
SOmers Point.
Accepted By Mayor Coll
Presentation By Mrs. Rock
stahl-Mothers of Sons
Lost in World War UnveI
the Tablets.

Decoration day exercises were
held in the City Hall yesterday
morning Owing to the inclem-
ency of the weather the gather
ing was inside, instead of in front
of the building as scheduled. All
present were presented with a
small flag as they entered the
building. Mrs. Hart was dressed
as a Red Cross Nurse, with her
small class of Red Cross children.
Edmund Eliason, World War
veteran, was master of ceremon-
les. The meeting was opened by
prayer offered by the Rev. R. C.
Phillips; song, My Country, IT'S
of Thee; address by Mayor Coll,
which was greeted with much APP
plause.
The memorial tablets were pre-
sented to the city by Mrs. Rock
stahl.
Mayor Coll accepted the tablets
in behalf of the city with short
speech, after which the audience
was asked to march down stairs
to the front Of the building, where
two Gold Star Mothers, whose
boys were lost in the war, unveil-
ed the tablets while the audience
sang "The Star Spangled Banner"
Many beautiful flowers decorated
the steps of the City Hall. A
large number was present, des-
pite the bad weather.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
cHARRED BODY OF MAN
FOUND IN FIRES TRAIL
Forest Blaze Clears Underbrush
and Reveals Skeleton of In
mate of State Colony

A forest fire revealed the body
of Charles Church, forty-one
years old, Plainfield, who had
been missing from the State Col
ony at Four Mile since December
2, last.
There was no trace of him until
Harvey Bozarth, of Chatworth,
gathering moss about three miles
west of the colony, came across
the body. The forest fire thru
that section about three weeks a.
go had burned away underbrush
in which the corpse was conceal
ed. The fire had burned away all
the clothing except parts upon
which Church lay. leaving enough
to establish Identification along
with body measurements.
There was not much but the
skeleton left. Church had been
sick with pneumonia, and in his
weakened condition it is believed
he wandered away, became lost,
and died of exposure.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
VAN-MAR GARDENS
Splendid New Development vii
Re Puf On Market SUNDAY

Splendid New Development Will
Be Put On Market Sunday
Van-Mar Gardens will be placed
on sale on June 7, by Van Hook
and Marshall, owners and devel-
opers of this tract.
Van-Mar Gardens is located on
South Shore rd., Pleasantville, adj
joining the South end of the fam
GUS Ryon tract. Van Mar Gar
dens run all the way through to
the Franklin Boulevard, which,
when completed, will be one of
the most beautiful drives in New
Jersey. 1t will skirt the bay the
entire distance from Absecon to
Somers Point, and is bordered by
beautiful suburban home sections
the entire distance.
The lots in Van-Mar Gardens
will be fully and wisely restricted
by the developers.
CURLING and paved sidewalks
will be installed. Gas, water and
electricity conduits will be laid
and will be available to every
home on the site.
A limited number of homes will
be built and financed by the de-
velopers.
Warren C. Marshall, builder,
has taken over the selling agency
for Van Hook and Marshall.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Open New
Showroom
Mathis Motor Company Has
Unique and Spacious
Establishment.
Management Bob Miller
Detail Worked Out in Span
ish Architecture by Ber-
tram Ireland and Studeba.
ker Engineers.

Yesterday the Mathis Motor
Company of Atlantic City threw
open the doors of their new show
room located at Boulevard and
Toulon avenue, Pleasantville.
While the main showroom is
not quite completed, the rear
showroom has progressed far
enough to permit it's occupation.
When this entire building Is COM
pleted it will present one Of the
most unique and spacious show
rooms in South Jersey.
The main showroom will take
care of about fifteen models, and
affords adequate space for the
additional display cases and var
ious other equipment used in this
most modern exhibition room.
The front of this building is
worked out in characteristic
Spanish architecture and is the
result of diligent work on the
part of the engineers of the Stu
debaker Corporation and Bertram
Ireland, architect.
The offices of this building are
located on a mezzanine balcony,
running across the rear of the
showroom. There will also be
located on this mezzanine a very
comfortable customers room and
a very modern stock room, hand
ling all the necessary parts and
accessories for the accommodate
tion of the mainland customers.
This new sales building will be
under the management of Bob
Miller, who has maintained the
same position for the Company
for the last two years at 66 E.
Washington aveiiifes
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to stop in and inspect
this new building, it's equipment
and the latest model Studebaker
cars
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Arson Charge
Against Officers
Detective Haldeman and Con-
stable Geisinger Accus-
ed of Burning Home
Held In $4,000 Bail Each
It Is Said They Destroyed
Still in Max Uretsky's
Home in Absecon and AL
so the House.

Charged with arson after the
burning of a bungalow during a
liquor raid, Walter Haldeman, a
State detective, and Bert Geising-
er, a ventnor City constable, have
been arrested. Both men are &C
cused of burning Max, Uretsky's
home in Absecon last week. 9th
ers are also involved, according
to story told by William Charl-
ton, of Atlantic City, counsel for
Uretsky.
Charlton declared that the raid
ers were sent to the scene by for
mer Judge Clarence L. Cole, of
Atlantic City, and ordeded to de-
stroy the still and liquor found.
They did so, Charlton says, but in
addition sprinkled kerosene about
the house, and as the flames be-
gan to spread, Joined a group of
men carrying rifles, who danced
about the burning dwelling.
Uretsky declares that the arm
ed men took him into the woods
and held him there until early
the next morning when they took
him to Mays Landing Jail. He
was not allowed to see friends or
counsel he said, until his attor-
ney returned from a Philadelphia
trip. The warrants for the two
officers were issued by Magistrate
Joseph Paxson, of Atlantic City.
Geisenger, who is also assistant
chief of the Ventnor fire depart
ment, and Halderman, were held
in $4,000 bail each Saturday by
Sheriff Cloud at Mays Landing,
charged with Arson. They will
have a hearing before Magistrate
Paxson.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
RELIGIOUS TRAINING
IN HOME is URGED.
Parents Must Link Hands With
Educators, Minister Tells
CIubWomen.

Educators, Minister Tells
CIubwomen.
The future of America cannot
be entrusted to children who are
not gaining religious training in
the home, Rev. Joseph Fort New
ton, rector of the Memorial
Church of st. Paul, Overlook,
Pa, told a group of mothers of
the land at a Memorial Day SER
vice held by the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs in Atlantic
City.
Parent and educator must link
hands to lead young people
through the pathway of moral and
religious training, if the present
gap in the modern home made by
absence of Biblical teaching is to
be filed. the Philadelphia minis
ter told delegates to the eigh-
teenth biennial convention of the
federation, being held on the Steel
Pier.
The school will have to act in
the role OF religious instructor, if
the home will not, he said.
The occasion of the address was
a service in memory of the de-
ceased members of the federation.
The present generation was de-
noted "the most charming this
world has ever seen" by DR.. New
ton, who declared that 1--WE are
doing them a great wrong to neg.
lect the religious side of educa.
tion."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01

The music and arts revue of
the Pleasantville High School
will be held Friday evening in
the high school auditorium. A
highly interesting program has
been made possible by the coop
GRAFTON and work of the follow
ing special teachers:
Household Arts, Anne U. Haas;
Music, Irma E. Stiles; Art, Alice
Bardsley; Physical Training, Mil
bred Holzer and Roy w. Maurer;
Printing, Thomas F. Barnes; Man
ual Training, Herbert E. Bowers.
The program follows;
Selection, Lies Adieux" Sarasate,
P. H. S. Orchestra.
Fashion Review, Grammar
Schools.
Vocal Solo, Selected. Irma E.
Stiles.
Fashion Review, High School.
(a) Fall and Winter Costumes.
(b) Dresses for Daytime wear.
(c) Afternoon and Party frocks.
Fourth Grade Chorus, School No.
/, Miss Reep, teacher.
(a) "Hiawatha Song
(b) Indian Lullaby"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
WOOTTON IN
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Will Be Played Over The Deal
Course This Week

Thomas B. Wootton, Atlantic
City Country Club, will compete in
the New Jersey State champion
ships which will be played over
the Deal Golf Club course at Deal
this week. The qualifying round
starts Thursday. Wootton is to
start against r. R. Lauckner, of
Upper Montclair.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Families Ru. to Arrests.

Ocean county has very brief
sessions of its criminal courts
and many of the defendants are
those who are there temporarily
during the summer. OF defend
ants who are permanent resi-
dents of Ocean county, a statisti-
clan has learned that two-thirds
of them come from less than a
dozen families. One family has
a record of some of its family
in the prisoners dock at nearly
every term of court. The young
est of the family to be arrested
is only IL years old, and the old
est, who has been arrested many
times, is II years old.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
William n. Geary

William H. Geary, age 81, is
very active, attending Wesley M.
E. church three times every sun.
day. He resides at 33 N. ITiito
ST., and was born in Philadelphia
where he spent Memorial day
with his granddaughter. He ser
we'd in the Grand Army of the Re-
public, having enlisted when a
young lad in the 91st. Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers. He fought in
the battles in Virginia, serving at
two distinct periods of time. Du-
ring his enlistment of service he
was wounded, having lost two fin
gers, and being wounded in the
leg. He is a past commander of
post No. ia of Philadelphia. He
was a sergeant in the army.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
COME AND SEE
LINWooD GABLES.

Midway between Ocean City
and Atlantic City on the Shore
Road and directly opposite Vent.
nor, connected by Boulevard via
Somers Point is Linwood Gables
Here you can live and enjoy life
you can have everything the heart
desires-a wonderful home, a fine
climate, the best. of transporta.
tion by electric road, steam from
Pleasantville or motor to any
where. You will live at the Shore
yet be away from the crowd and
the high prices. You will be fif.
teen minutes from the Ocean. You
will have bathing, boating, fishing
golfing, motoring, right at your
front door. You will be in the
center of dreamland of new and
charming home developments
You will have every living conve
nience-churches, schools, banks
hospitals, stores, police and fire
protection-fine streets, curbs
I sidewalks, gas, water and electric.
ity. Two electric lines will pass
your door at convenient intervals
You can go to the big towns in q
few minutes-and come back in a
few minutes to the privacy and
quiet of your own homeland all
of this for a fraction of the cost
of big resort life. At Linwood
Gables you can live and prosper
while you live. This is the one
real opportunity to obtain a sea-
side home site at wholesale, for
that is what it means to buy at
auction where you set your own
price-generally a full third less
than normal prices. This very
desirable parcel of 10 choice lots
will be sold on Saturday, June
18th, 1926, at an Absolute Auction
by Samuel S. Ellis, formerly M
Thomas & Sons. Every lot must
be sold at what it will bring. You
set the price. Remember the date
Saturday, June 18th, rain or shine
under a tent on the premises
Send for beautiful descriptive
bookmap to The Del-bridge Realty
& Finance Co., owners and devel
opers, 7th and Berkeley Sts., Cam
den, N. ]. Advt."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01

(d) salute TO the COiOrS
Famous Pictures, Art Pupils.
PART II.
Selection (a) Carmen" Bizet,
(b) Songs of the South" Sc
redy, P. H. S. Orchestra.
Shoemakers Dance, Grade 2,
School 4, Miss Bailey, teacher.
Health Drill, Grammar School
Pupils.
Boys Chorus, Sixth and Seventh
Grades of City, Teachers, Bill
low, Reep, Thompson, Maxwell,
Mitchell, Parker, Haxton.
(a) Love Divine"
(b) "Levee Song
(c) cadets on Parade"
May Day Gallop, Grade ga,
School No. 1, Miss Collins, tea
cher.
Presentation of Prizes, Mr.. w. Z.
Sullivan, Supt. of Schools.
Representative work OF art,
manual training, printing and
household arts departments will
be on exhibition in the gymna-
SUM.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
The Mainland Legion
Honors Dead Comrades
Small Group of Faithful Veterans Decorate Graves in
Peasantvie Port Republic and Absecon

A sharp command, and another,
the reports of the firing squads
rifles, and the slow strains of a
bugle call, and one more Memorial
Day passes into history.
Only a small group of the faith
full veterans responded to the call
this year and came out to honor
their dead. The years have seen
the number dwindle as enthusi-
asm waned, until now but a single
squad answers the call, while be-
fore there had been as high as
seventy men.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Hunt Forest
Incendiary
Firebug Held Responsible
for Recent Ravage of
Woodlands.
Threats Are Recalled

-Fil-ssa1arde :, 4 ano Stare str poia {
are looking for one or more per
sons whom they believe to be re-
sponsible for many of the forest
fires that have ravaged the wood
lands during three months.
Some of the fires have been
traced presumably to locomotive
sparks and others to the careless
burning of brush, but neither of
these causes nor the dropping of
cigarette butts by automobilists
can explain the frequent and wide
extent of the conf1agrations this
year.
Rains have seemed to make no
difference, for on days following
a heavy downpour three and four
fires have started.
A farmer living on the Estell-
vile road saw fire spring up
along the edge of the woods as
four men jumped into truck and
sped away. He put the flames
out after few minutes work.
This fire, it is stated, could not
have started accidentally.
It is understood that threats
to burn woodlands have been
made against several property
owners who refused to sell fire.
wood during the coal strike.
Thousands of acres have been
swept by fire this spring and sew
eral homes destroyed. and sharp
watch is being kept in an attempt
to capture the firebugs at work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
STRUCK BY CLUB.

When Dominick Colati, of Bar
gaintown, went to collect 500
last night from James Branco, al.
so of Bargaintown, he was con-
fronted by a refusal in the form
of club. Dominick alleges that
James struck him on the head.
He was taken to the Atlantic City
hospital, where thirteen stitches
were taken in his head.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01

They stood there in the uncom-
Portable, drizzling rain, with bow
ed heads and uplifted hearts, hold
ing silent communion with their
buddies who had gone West.
First in Pleasantville cemetery,
then in Mount Calvary, then Alb
secon, Port Republic and Absecon
again, and that was all Just a
simple beautiful ceremony, per-
formed but once a year, but yet
"They fought that those who died
shall not have died in vain."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
CONTEST OVER
LINWOOD PROPERTY
Anna AdeIia Bird Brings Suit A.
.gainst Mrs. Amanda |. Barrett.

Anna AdeIia Bird Brings Suit A.
.gainst Mrs. Amanda |. Barrett.
To clear up title to property
in Linwood, Anna Adelia Bird has
brought suit in the court of chan
Gerry against Mrs. Amanda I. Bar
rett, widow of John William Bar
ret. The property was purchased
in 1894 and the complainant has
remained in undisputed possess
ion until the title was questioned
by Mrs. Barrett.
The property is located on the
Absecon-Somers Point road. The
complainant has negotiated with
the Penn Realty Co. for sale of
the premises but has been unable
to consummate the sale because
of the cloud to the title raised by
Mrs. Barrett.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
CRASH INTO POLE.

While riding on the Black
Horse pike last night, Peter Siten
lost control of his car and crashed
into a telegraph pole. He and
Anna Siten, who was riding with
him at the time of the accident,
We're taken to the Atlantic City
hospital. Their injuries are not
believed to be serious.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
DON'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW

DON'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW
to save-save now for tomorrow.
Az % interest, 1000 safety, for
your savings at The Pleasantville
National Bank, where West Jer-
sey crosses Main. Depository for
Government, State, County and
City funds. Youngest, Fastest
Growing, Most. Progressive and
Strongest Bank on the mainland.
Safe Deposit Boxes for rent, 81
year. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
PLEASANTViLLE
KIWANIS CLUB.
Special Programme of Music -
Lunch at English Creek
Next Tuesday.

The meeting of the Pleasant
Vile Kiwanis Club held at the
Country Club this noon was emil
vened by a special programme OF
music arranged by Bob" Carey
of the entertainment committee.
Reports of several committees
were received.
Next Tuesday evening members
of the club will take lunch in Eng
lish Creek, where a special menu
will be the feature of the outing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
Stanley Mitchell
Caught In Quicksand
Well Known Mainland Real
tor Meets With Pc
culiar Accident.

Stanley Mitchell met with pc
culiar accident at Absecon Friday
afternoon. He was helping tc
dig a well when he reached quick
sand, causing the sides to cave
burying him for almost half an
hour before he could be rescued
An Xray was taken Saturday to
determine the extent of his in
juries. Mr.. Mitchell is confined
to his bed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-01
OUTLAY Morris Guards

The Pleasantville Regulars out
batted the Morris Guards Satur-
day on the local diamond, and
had fewer errors and generally
outplayed the Atlantic City visit
ors, winning by the score of 8 to
4.
Ty Helfrich and Tony Long
each poled out three hits for the
winners, Helfrich seeking a sing
lie, double and triple, and Long
lcouting three singles. Douglas
received two safeties and dou-
BILE. The Mainlanders ran s men
in in the fifth.