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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Took
Chance With Hair
UnbObbed Brown Headed Miss
Wins"Miss America"CrOwn
by Narrow Margin.
Her Nose Imperfect Also
Otherwise Haskell Coffin,
World Famous Artist, Says
Miss SmallwO0d Is Exqui-
Site-Perfect.
UNBOBBED BRUNETTE
is QUEEN.

Fifteen artists at Atlantic City
spent week picking American
beauties. Miss Norma Small
wood of Tulsa, Okla, was Sc
lected by the judges.
The new American beauty
queen exemplifies the movement
away from bobbed hair. Miss
Smallwood's hair is unbobbed
and it is brown. She is eighteen
years old, and petite, with
height of five feet, four inches,
and a weight of 118 pounds. She
has blue eyes and fair skin.
Miss SmaIlwood's measure
ments are: bust, 80 inches;
waist PAVE inches; thigh, 9H
inches; calf, 12Ka inches; neck,
IL inches; ankle, 7 inches; hips,
aaKa inches; wNst, inches.
Miss Tulsa's victory was mar
row, even though it was conclus-
i've. She won by only the sIen-
derest of margins over miss
Washington" who is Miss Mar
jorie Joesting.
Miss Joesting is % years old,
weighs 12o pounds, is five feet
and a half inch tall, has blonde
hair, blue eyes and fair skin.
1t was the second honor to,
come to Miss SmalIWood. She
was acclaimed the best dressed
girl in an evening gown, and for
this received a silver cup. Her
choice for the grand prize car
ries with it possession of the
golden mermaid for one year,
and $1,000. She is the first girl
ever to have won posn prizes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
FELL FROM eRIpeE-DRowNs

George Carney, years old, was
drowned Sunday afternoon while
playing on the drawbridge at
Greenbank. He slipped and fell
fran wing into 20 feet of water
Playmates notified his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Carney, who re-
side only 100 yards from the bridge,
but despite the graphing by more
than 100 residents and the State
police, the body was not found.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Pleasantuille Nine Wins
South Jersey Championship
Declared Victor of Second Half of League Games-Aso
Won First Half-Ceebrate Success
Tonight With Dance.

The Pleasantyille Baseball club
stands undisputed champion of the
South Jersey baseball league today
following announcement made by
Manager Cliff Wilson that the club
had won the second half league
schedule. The championship of the
first half was also won by the
Mainland club.
Becausesit won both the first and
second schedules of games, a series
between the Wilsonites and anoth-
er club will not be necessary, Man
ager Wilson stated.
The games Saturday afternoon
ended the season for all teams in
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Assembly Opens
High School
Every Building in System Re-
ported Crowded on
First Day.
Many Students In High
Superintendent HOrStick In
trOduced as First Assembly
Is Held-Principal Wilson
Presents New Teachers.

Another school year started yes
terday morning as one of the larg
est student bodies ever to attend
the city's schools reported to prin-
cipals and teachers.
Supt Simon NJ Horstick and
Principal Charles o. Wilson well
coined high school students, who
crowded the auditorium of the
Washington avenue building to it's
capacity, officially opening the
school year for boys and girls who
attended the highest institution for
learning in the city. The new SUI
perintendent was introduced by Mr..
Wilson, and made himself popular
with the student body in a few well
chosen words.
Il am deeply interested in those
who are just entering the high
school," Supt. Horstick declared.
81 want to give you my best wish
es on journey of another year.
81 often think that there is no
thing of greater Importance to
girl or boy than his high school
work. High school is the most i'm
portant part of his education.
"The ideals that you set up are
the things that are important for
you The ideals you form now and
here are very important in your
life. l hope you will do your best
to establish the best of ideals.
"If you want a formula which
will save worry when the final eX-
aminations come next June, | can
give you one which | will guaran-
tee. Do your work every day as
thoroughly as you possibly can
Principal Wilson took charge of
the assemblage following the adj
dress made by the new Superin-
tendent, announcing number of
changes which would be effective
this year
Miss Elma Mcconnell, teacher of
English. and Miss Freda Harris,
who will be director of drawing,
were new teachers introduced to
the high school students by Prin-
cipal Wilson.
Students who are starting their
fourth year in the high school, but
who are carrying two or more con-
ditions, will not be allowed to be
classed as Seniors, nor will they
enjoy the privileges accorded the
highest classmen he declared.
Those who are carrying two or
more conditions will not be allow
ed to hold office. nor participate in
any activities.
There will be no organization in
the Freshman class g. Re present
time, with probability that the
entering class will not be organized
at all, Mr. Wilson stated.
Members of the Freshman class,
after filling in schedule cards, were
dismissed for the day Those in
the three upper classes found their
schedule cards already made out,
and remained during the day.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Policeman Has
Narrow Escape
Cap Lifted From Head by
Bullet from Mans Gun.
Children Find Weapon

Officer Linwood Lopez is today
displaying a hat with a tiny bullet
hole through it as evidence that he
was close to death Friday night
when man fired at him during an
investigation in the vicinity of an
attempted burglary of house near
Charles avenue and the Franklin
boulevard. The bullet came with
in two inches of the patrolman'
brain.
Lopez ordered a man driving
car in that vicinity to halt, and the
suspect jumped from the machine
and disappeared. Whistling Tor
assistance, the officer walked
around another house nearby,
where he again came upon what
looked like the same man.
The stranger rushed for cover
and then turned and fired at Lopez.
The cops hat was whisked Off his
head as the bullet went Through
it's crown. Then Lopez pulled his
gun and shot at the fleeing man.
A peculiar looking revolver was
picked up near the locality by two
children, Alton Boice. 6. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alton Boice, IL E. Adams
ave-, and Hazel Turner, 8. who lives
with her grandfather, Charles Tur-
ner. 1856 Madison ave. They were
playing in the yard. and took the
gun to the boys parents, who call
ed the police. 1t was found to have
a cartridge exploded. A gang of
burglars have been committing rob-
berries in the city for the last
month, and the police are on the
alert in hopes of breaking up the
crowd.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Fire Damages
Wesley Ave. House
Early Morning Blaze of I'm
known Origin Causes
Loss of $1,000.

Fire of unknown origin badly
damaged the home of John Robin.
son, Wesley avenue, early yester-
day morning, burning the roof off
the building, and cutting the inside
before firemen could get the blaze
under control. Damage was done
to the amount of $1,000.
The family, according to firemen.
We're out of the city on a visit to
Lakewood. Neighbors reported the
fire after watching the flames shoot
up through the roof 1t had been
smouldering two or three hours, ac-
cording to Captain "Huck" John
son, before il was discovered.
The Atlantic County Water com.
pany had recently completed a new
line up Wesley avenue, and install
ed fire hydrant there, which pro-
vided water and helped stop the
spread of the fire to adjoining prop
erty. Fifteen minutes after the ar
rival of the department, the fire
was under control, and the paid
firemen We're back in the house an
hour later.
New owners of the water com.
pany have shown their Willingness
to cooperate with the city by in
stating mains and fire hydrants
where they We're needed on NUM-
Der Of occasions. This, they be-
lieve, is a sure means of lowering
fire insurance rates in the city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
TIRE RoBBERiES MANY.
officer Steelman Recommends That
Owners Take Tire Numbers.


An epidemic of tire robberies
has caused Officer Steelman, who
patrols the Fox tract in West At
lanCc City. to recommend that
motorists take the serial number
of tires on their cars that the au-
thorities may have something to
work on as they search for the
thieves.
With the serial number furnished
Officer Steelman thinks police have
a much better chance to locate
stolen rubber than under present
conditions with no numbers given.
Police also warn motorists to use
every precaution when they park
their cars, and see that their spare
tires are locked safe from prying
hands.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
10 Events, 20 Targets Each.
CAMPBELL IMPROVES.
Convalescing Following Operation
in Resort Hospital Three
Weeks Ago.

Elias Campbell, n, of 13 f.
Washington avenue operated on III
the Atlantic City Hospital follow
ing stomach trouble, is convalesc-
ing, and expected to be brought to
his home here the latter part Of tie
week
Mr.. Campbell was taken to the
hospital three weeks ago. He is
very well known on the Mainland,
and has scores Of friends who WI
be glad 10 hear of his return A
number Of rumors Of his death have
been in circulation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
R. {. Saunders
is High Gunner
Breaks IS Out of 100 ClayS in
Westy Hogan Handicap
at 10Th Yard.
Best Local Men Compete

r. l.. Sanders. member of Board
Of Education and Pleasantville bus
inessman, broke IS of a possible
100 clay birds, shooting from the 10
yard stake, Saturday, at Westy Ho-
gan's Handicap. The second man
was r. J. O'Brien, of Shamokin,
Pa, who broke 81 clays from the
Is yard line. Sanders received SIS
in cash for the best score in The
handicap.
J. +. Wheatley, Bridgeville, Del,
was high man in the SS per cent.
special, with a score of So.
Scores made by local marksmen
We're:
Westy Hogan Handicap.
r. l.. Sanders, 10 yds., 95.
j. B. Plum, 10 yds,. 70.
W. w. Clark, Is yds., 81.
ID. w. Rosselle, 20 yds., 80
DR.. c. Fl. Conover, Is yds., II.
SO Per Cent. Handicap.
Dr. c. f. Conover, 80.
The Open Championship.
Steve Crothers, Philadelphia,
won the open championship of 200
targets in the Westy Hogan cham
pionship of 100 clays, at Hogan's
lodge, on Absecon boulevard, Fri
day, with scores of 1873 and 90 re
spectively. Fred Tomlin, Glassbo-
70, was only one point behind in
the open event Frank Troeh, Port
land Ore. third; T. Dory Hackett,
Atlantic City, fourth. In shooting
off tie for the 100 clay event,
Troeh, tied with Crothers, finished
second.
The scores of local marksmen
We're:
IN Evap+e On T,roate Each
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
1894 Students
In City Schools
Record Enrolment Reported
by Principals of Five
Buildings.
Many More To Attend

With 1924 pupils reporting. prin-
cipals of the five schools of the
city started this morning to COM
plete the enrolment of students
for this year, declaring the number
will exceed by far the total enroll
ment of other years before it is
finished. Those counted did not
include the smaller rooms rented
by the Board of Education. The
total number attending school is
expected to go above the $500
mark before the end of the month
my, we have them hanging on
the chandeliers" one principal ex-
claimed, when asked for the en-
rollment in that school. 1T seems
as though everyone in Atlantic
City and Ventnor has moved here.
l have very large number of re-
sort students"
The enrolment in the schools
,,,c ~ ne f<lJauye,.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Lakes Meet At
Ocean City
More Than 200 Members of
Family Enjoy the 23rd
Session Friday.
Simon Lake A Speaker
Rev. Elwell Lake Made Presi-
dent to Succeed Arthur AID.
ans, Who Is Named Honor
airy President.

More than 200 members of the
Lake Family Organization attended
the twenty-third annual meeting
held in Ocean City at the old camp
meeting gruonds Friday, according
to a report made today by Mrs.
Charles w. Blake, secretary. Three
meeting grounds Friday, according
evening, were held.
Rev. Elwell Lake, of Ocean
Grove, was elected president of the
organization for the year, succeed
ing Arthur Adams. B. d., Phi. d.,
of Hartford, Conn, who was made
an honorary president. No other
changes in officers were made by
the Nominating committee.
A memorial paper on Dir. Eva
Lake, who recently died at her
home in Detroit, was read and a
telegram was sent the family of
the temperance worker.
Simon Lake, one of the invent
ors of the submarine, was the prin-
cipal speaker of the day, deliver
ing an address on "a Century's
Progress in Science and 1nven-
tion," during the evening meeting.
Mr.. Lake told of the various in
ventions for which the Lakes had
been responsible, and also stress
ed some of the modern inventions
of the day.
One of the most enjoyable fea-
lures of the day was the Hawaiian
music played and sung by Rev. Al
fred C. Oliver, a chaplain in the
U. S. A., and family. Rev. Oliver
brought his family. four boys and
girl and with his wife gave an
excellent musical entertainment.
The majority of the selections were
sung in Hawaiian. Rev. Oliver also
spoke. declaring that the hope of
Hawaii today was in the work oil
the descendants of the first Mis-
sionaries.
Rev. Elwell Lake made an adj
dress in the morning, when he
stressed the value of the family
spirit of the Lake clan. He declar-
cd that nearly every prominent
family in this section had married,
or was a Lake. He declared that
he Joined the Sons of Temperance
in 1880, when Simon Lake was
president.
Rev. Lake also declared that
Ezra Lake, one of the founders of
Ocean City, had refused $4,000 Of
fered him for his holdings in the
Ocean City Camp Meeting grounds.
Greetings were received from the
Lake family in Virginia from Gen
eral Oden H. Lake, and the Virgin
ia, clan invited the South Jersey
family to attend their meeting to
be held in October. DR.. Arthur
Adams, Rev. Charles p. Lake and
Mrs Charles W. Blake were named
a committee to look into the mat
ter and report back.
Rev. N. V. Sargent. pastor of the
Ocean City M. z. church, gave an
historical sketch dealing with the
Lake history in the development
of. Ocean City.
DR.. Samuel English, Supt. of
Glen Gardiner. was a speaker. JOS
eph Collins, retired school teacher
who passes large part of his time
on the lawn in front of his South
Main street home, also spoke, quot
ing Tepnyson, his favorite poet.
Mr.. Collins was the oldest man at
the meeting. He is SO years of age.
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
SAYS HE FELL ASLEEP
Erdman, PleasantvIIe Man, Fined
$40 at Collingswood.

At Collingswood. Edward Erd
man, 1876 North Main street, Pleas
antville, charged with being the
driver of produce truck which
struck pole at White Horse Pike
and Park avenue, swapping off the
pole and dropping score of cleo
trio wires to the street, was fined
$40 on a charge of reckless driv-
ing. Erdman said he fell asleep at
the wheel
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
HIGHLAND GRANGE TO
IMPROVE HALL
Additions to Provide for Stage and
New Entrance.

Additions to Provide for Stage and
New Entrance.
The Absecon Highlands Grange.
at it's meeting Friday night, deter
mined to build an addition. size
16x30 feet. for stage, improve the
rest of the building. and make an
addition about 40x16 on the side
facing Ridgewood The plans also
include a front entrace on 9th ave,
new comfort station for ladies'
and painting the entire building.
The dramatic club will be reor-
ganized and plays given during the
coming winter An invitation dance
will be given Saturday evening.
The regular meeting will be held
Saturday, Sept. Is.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
SPECIAL MONDAY LUNCH.

Satisfying lunch of quality foods
choice of two meats, soup. bread
and butter; coffee and pie. Fifty
cents. Heston's. 108 South Main
street. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
Exquisite, Says Coffin.

Haskell Coffin, world famous ar
fist, describes her as follows:
She is exquisite She is like an
orchid. She is refined, well bred,
sensitive and modest. She is per
Concluded on Page 81
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE OF
TAX SALE

The list is now ready for publ
cation, and includes Tax in arrears
for 1925, last payment on Sewer
Assessment, which was due Jan.
LIST, 1926, with interest from Nov.
End, 1922, and Sewer Rental for
1926, due Dec. 1st, 1925.
If not paid by IL O'Clock noon,
Sept. 10Th, 1926. the items will
appear in The Pleasantville Press,
issue of Sept. II.
WEBSTER PRICE,
Advt.+ Collector of Taxes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Clark Lumber Co, lumber, mill
work and builders supplies. Phone
287. AdYt*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
SAVE IL With PAINT.

r. Andrews, painter and decorat-
or. 221 Chestnut st. Phone 1899
w. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
LINwooD TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that al
delinquent taxes in the Borough Of
Linwood for the year 1925 must be
paid by Oct l, 1926, or property
will be advertised and sold for
taxes.
NJ L. ROBINSON,
Advt* Tax Collector.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.

H. Stokes Doriss. M. D., has
opened offices at 300 West Wash
ington Ave. Hours 10 to IL a. m.
Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Lake & Risley Co., supplies
lumber, hardware, paint and coal
Phone IL and Is. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
COAL TO BURN.

Order your winter coal now.
Hygienic Ice & Coal Co.. Franklin
and Reading Railroad. adv.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14
BUY YOUR HEAT.

Hygienice Ice & Coal Co., Frank
lin and Reading Railroad. ady.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

At the Woodland avenue school,
where the enrolment, as reported.
by Principal Florence Reinhart, is
the largest. Some relief will be
afforded this building by a portable
building which will accommodate
80 students. This, however, will
be but a drop in the bucket. accor-
ling to school authorities.
Conditions at that institution
seem a little worse than any other.
A large number of part-time classes
will have to be conducted that all
children in that section may attend
school. Especially is crowding no
ticeable in the lower grades. where
one teacher has more than 60 pu-
pills.
In the other four schools, condi-
tons are but little better with re-
gard to crowdfng. More students
than ever are enrolled in the high
school, and increased numbers are
reported in the other grammar
schools.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Quality and service guaranteed
Hygienic Ice e Coal Co, Franklin
and Reading Railroad adv.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Excellent Laundry service. R.
Way Laundry, II South Fourth ST.,
Phone 1896. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

1t is a rare girl who is only sun
kissed ON her vacation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

VIM. Il. Mathis. Plumbing and
Heating. 43 e. West Jersey Ave.
Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Clark Lumber Co.. lumber. mill
work and builders supplies. Phone
287. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Vacation reading for most Of us
is confined to thermometers, res
taurant menus and hotel bills.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Lake & Risley Co.. supplies.
lumber, hardware, paint and coal.
Phone IL and Is. Advt.*
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-14

Lake e Risley Co., supplies.
lumber hardware, paint and coal.
Phone IL and 13. Advt.*
Evening star., 1926-03-25

Sheriff Moots invited a committee o
irreproachable citizens over Z tn jail
! last night L watch him destroy last
weeks catch. but after due considera-
ton ii wuZ decided t split 1t up.
| You're not as young as you used t
be when you choke up at SILVER
| Threads"
| Walkin' home from Floridy jest
, seems t be tn maxim o some fellers.
as Ike Soles hain't lost day at tn
SAW mill fer five weeks.
Ever once in a long while we meet
somebuddy that's purity an efficient,
but it's a rare combination.
Peace seems t be caustn' more tur-
moil than anything else t'day.
It's bad enough fer England t have
a monopoly on rubber, but US car
owners ought t be glad our country
hain't got it.
I kin remember when If you told a
woman she wuz lookin' thin she'd quit
speakin' [ you.
These women who'er still fightin' fer
equal rights must want L git in tn
hod carriers union, or have Adams
apples.
TIL woman who used to- complain
that she didn have a thing t wear
now has a 14-yearole daughter who
kicks cause she hain't got a thing t
ride in.
If you want t fall down. try t
say somethin' cute an funny on n
picture pustal card.
If tn Government ever does take
over tn coal mines know a lot O.
p'litical workers that ought t be ap-
pointed t jobs in tn mines.
EVERYTHING that used t. be referred
to as "unmentionables" are now
called by ther real names.
Cnpvright 1925
Evening star., 1926-03-25

pean countries and loans abroad by
international bankers" of New York
occupying q prominent place.
Adverting to the 100000. 900 loan
which J. p. Morgan & Co. made to
italy last Summer at an interest rate
of 7 per cent, Senator Smoot said the
difference between this and the low
interest rates which Italy rays to
the American Government ''is 50
simple that one might suppose that
no Senator would stop to discuss it."
Money Used for War.
THE funds advanced by the Amer.
lean Government were advanced dur
ing the war;" he said. The goods
bought did not enrich italy, they
were used by Italy to fight the war.
Our debt was an old debt. We were
much in the same position as a credi'
tor Of q bankrupt concern. The indi'
vidual coming in with new money to
carry on the business will not lend
it a cent unless he Is paid the market
rate-international bankers or no IN
ternational bankers.
Italy without the new loan would
not be in position to stabilize ner