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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
Marks
Anniversary OF
First National
Rev. Robert A. ElwOOd Ad-
dresses Gathering on History
of Local Institution
TRACES RAPID RISE
OF PIONEER BANK
Twenty-Fifth Birthday Ami
versary is Appropriately
Marked-Officers, Directors
And Attaches Are Present

Thirty-two officers, directors and
attaches of the First National Bank,
accompanied by their wives, were
present Friday night at the ami
versary dinner staged to mark the
twenty-fifth year of the banks
existence. The banquet took place
in Haddon Hall, where the occasion
was appropriately commemorated.
Rev DR.. Robert A. Elwood, pas
tor of the Boardwalk Church, was
the principal speaker, and in his
address he traced the rapid rise of
Pleasantville's pioneer bank in the
past quarter century. George H.
cashier, and several of the
directors also spoke.
Silver and gold decorations pre-
dominated in the arrangement of
the banquet tables. A unique center
piece, depicting bride and groom
at the wedding ceremony, had been
placed to honor the recent marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne Ware. Mr..
Ware is employed at the bank.
Those present at the banquet
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Ryon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Adams,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin P. Risley, Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Leech, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis D. Champion, James
S. Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne
Ware, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd M,
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Evi Ware, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Perry, Miss Alma
Street, Miss Emma Ford, Miss
Viola Richmond, Edward Thudium,
Elwood Bowen. Lemuel Hires, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Collins, Miss Ruth
e Seiwell, Rev. and Mrs. Robert
A. Elwood.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Eye. who married his sixth wife
only a few weeks ago, was arrested
on complaint made by one of the
other five spouses, none of whom
he has divorced. He was arraigned
on the charge before Justice
stephens, and is now out on $1,000,
awaiting action by the grand jury
Eyes irst wife was Mary E.
Gardner, of Elkton, Md, who now
lives in Hollywood, California.
Final decree in a divorce action
brought by Mrs. Eye No. l, will
become active in January, it was
learned.
An Atlantic City girl, Mary
Barsby, of 81 South Carolina ave-
nue., became No. 2 only a short
time afterward, in 1925. This first
experience in the gentle are
of bigamy led to Eyes arrest, and
he was placed under $1,000 bail for
the grand jury.
Apparently the modern Don Juan
could not wait to see what the courts
had to say about it, so he thought
to solve the problem by taking on
wife No. while awaiting court
action. The act brought the court
action on in double-quick time, and
the result was year at hard labor
in the state penitentiary Miss
Beatrice Powers, 1913 Atlantic ave-
nue., Atlantic City, was the third
wife.
Following his release from prison
in May, 1927, Eye came to Pleasant
Vile, where the old urge to stand
before the altar and speak the
fatal words siezed him once more.
Lucille Beaman, of this city, ac-
companied him down the aisle and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
MCKEE CITY MAN
KILLED IN CRASH
Michael Zinka Dies After
Collision With Electric
Train

Michael Zinka, 81, Mckee City
poultryman and truck farmer, died
this morning as the result of inJur-
les when his motor truck coiiided
with an Atlantic City bound electric
train at Mckee City. Zinka died on
the train while being taken to the
Atlantic City hospital.
The accident occurred at 1920
o'clock this morning, and witnesses
declare that the victim ran his
truck into the second coach of the
moving train. The truck was COM
pletely demolished. Zinka is sur
vived by his wife, three sons and
two daughters. He resides at Pine
avenue, Mckee City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
J. Harry Turner
Resigns From
N'field Council
Has Served On Body COntinu-
Ously Since Incorporation
OF The City
ASSOCIATES EXPRESS
APPRECIATION
City Clerk George Muller
Makes Presentation Speech
and Sums Up the C0nscien-
tiOuS Work of MIR. Turner

At the meeting of Mortified City
Council last evening the regular
order of business was suspended
to be resumed later, and City Clerk
George H. Muller read letter from
Councilman J. Harry Turner tend
ering his resignation as a member
of Council.
The resignation was accepted,
Councilmen Keller, Wells and
Stokes voting aye and Morton and
Barkoff voting nay.
Mr.. Turner in his letter said he
had served the city almost contin-
uously since its incorporation and
is no longer young man.
A four-minute recess was declar-
ed, and when ready to resume bus
mess it was found that Councilmen
Morton and Barkoff had left the
meeting. This did not leave a quo
rum and ii was impossible for them
to take up the ordinance for the
organization and regulation of the
fire department which was sched-
uled for final action at this meet
ing 1t was also impossible to pay
any bills. :.
Chairman Stokes declared the
meeting adjourned until Saturday
December TO- at o'clock.
All present were asked to be sea-
ted and City Clerk Muller announc-
ed that he had been delegated 'oy
council to speak a few words rela-
tive to the resignation of Council
man Turner and to express their
appreciation of the work that Mr.
Turner has done. Mr.. Muller call
ed attention to the fact that with
the exception oil one or two years
Mr.. Turner has served on council
continuously since the incorpora
ton of the city, nearly rs years
in all.
Mr. Muller said, 81 have been
City Clerk for the past seven years
and during that time have never
come in contact with any member
who has been as conscientious as
Mr.. Turner. | have known him tC
oppose motions when he acted from
dictates of conscience alone. He is
a man, and when he is convinced
that he is wrong, he will change
his stand.
tine present body will feel re
luctant to have him go, and it is
the spirit and feeling of every mem
Der OF this council to desire him tC
have some token of their esteem"
Mr. Muller then presented Mr.
Turner with gold pen and pencil
in case, as a gift from council
members.
Mr.. Turner replied simply but
with feeling, Il thank YOU"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
Plan Fund To
"Set Up" Beach
Friends Will Pay His Debts
and Put Farm on Going
Basis if He is Freed
HUNTING TRIP is FIRST

If Willis ]. Beach is acquitted OF
the murder Of DIR. William Lillien-
danl, as he confidently believes he
will be, his finances viii be rehabii-
itated and his poultry farm placed
on a paying basis.
Plans to accomplish this were dis
cussed yesterday by his brother,
Roy Beach, garage owner, and
friends. 1t was minated that all
OF Beach's debts would be paid, but
whether this would be done By q
loan, sort Of reeeivership for an
individual or by outright gift was
not revealed.
Plans were also made for Beach
to go on a hunting trip as soon as
he is acquitted. so sure are his rel
atives and friends that this viii
take place. Roy Beach and the de-
PENDANTS son, Ray Beach, viii ac-
company him, as will John Gregory,
Jr., who has been special investiga-
tor in the case. The trip is sched-
uled for December II to 81.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
Hinkle Asserts Surprises To-
day Will Smash Defense
Barrier With Evidence
That Will Assure
Conviction
TRIAL MAY NOT BE
OVER BEFORE FRIDAY

ported unofhcially, the moment Mrs
LilIiendahl finishes her testimony
in her own defense tomorrow. The
The prosecution also is placing
much faith in rebuttal witnesses
whose identity has not been reveal
ed.
When the court adjourned yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Lillien-
dahl still on the witness stand; Mr..
McCarter announced he would not
complete his case until tonight. In
dications therefore were that it
might be Friday before the trial is
over and the widow and Beach have
learned their fate.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
Sanderson in Affidavit Says
He Recanted Identification
of Beach After He Had
Been Framed On
Wild Party
STATE PLANS NO MOVE
TO DECLARE A MISTRIAL

Tho prosecution in the Lillien-
dahl-Beach murder trial is in pos
session of a sworn affidavit from
Henry F. Anderson, the aluminium
ware salesman from Sydney, Ohio,
that he had been the victim of in
timidation from private detectives
engaged by the defense and is pre-
pared to swear from the witness
stand.
This is a bombshell which the
State confidently expects will shat
ter the defense of Margaret Lillien-
dahl and Willis Beach, and bring
about their conviction for first de
gree murder.
Sanderson is the thick-necked and
fieshy individual who first came to
S. Cameron Hinkle, the assistant
prosecutor of Atlantic county, with
statement that he had seen Beach
sneaking from the murder scene
about the time of the tragedy, but
who, when he took the stand last
week ,recanted and said he could
not identify the prisoner before him
as the man he had seen.
At the noon recess yesterday
Sanderson was taken before Justice
Luther A. Campbell, presiding over
this trial, and there made his aft
davit. He said he had been able to
identify Beach all along, but that
the defense detectives had gotten
something on him." and he had
been afraid to tell the truth.
The something" in question, ae-
cording to Sanderson, was mixed
party he put on in New York and
which he was afraid might get to
the ears of his wife The presence
of one of his own frying pans in
the hand OF John J. Gregory, chief
of defense detectives, was sufficient
to show him he had been found out
and had better not do too much
talking, he said.
Sanderson's wife is here now and
knows all about the matter. The
murmurings of prosecution for in
timidation of a witness flew thick
and fast
So confident is the prosecution
in the success of its "bombshell"
that no mistrial will be requested
although charges of witness lamp
ering and intimidation hang over
the bulwark of defense built up by
counsel for the accused pair.
Il have placed Sanderson's case
in the hands of Justice Campbell, "
Hinkle said. Il do not know what
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
No MOreGaS
Tanks Under
Sidewalks
Pleasantville Council Takes
Action To Prevent Further
installations
PRESENT TANKS
NOT TO BE REPLACED
Sewer Rental Ordinance Is Re-
vised to Cover Additional
Features-Purchase of Ma
rinelli Lands

Pleasantville Common Council
held a short session last night, con
vening late in the evening, and dis
patching its business within an
hour.
The sewer rental ordinance pass
ed on first reading at the last SEES
sion was revised and passed first
reading last night. The ordinance
provides for rental from barber
shops of five dollars for each bat
Der chair, and in addition stipulate2
that each railroad station must pa.}
a rental of $40 annually with 81
cents annual charge additional !or
each fixture
The installation of gasoline or
benzine storage tanks is treated i'll
an ordinance passed on first read
ing last night. The measure wou;1
prevent the installation OF such
tanks under the sidewalks and
streets of Pleasantville, and fIrth
ermore prohibits the erection oil
gasoline pumps Oh or under the
C,ty's sidewalks. The ordinance
automatically reoeals any measure
inconsistent with it. 1t will come
up for second reading at the next
meeting of council.
Under the plan of the ordinance
present gasoline tanks cannot be re
placed.
There will be but one collection
of garbage from now on, according
to a committee report made at the
meeting. This collection will be
made ON Mondays.
Lights Recommended.
The light committee recommend
ed the installation of the followine
street lights: $50 cp. at Pacific
and Franklin; $50 cp. at Mulberry
avenue; $50 cp. an Thompson, East
of Linden; $50 cL on Church, East
of Linden. The moving of the
light on Collins avenue one pole
eastward was recommended.
1t was voted to sell several tenn
porary improvement bonds to pay
$1,000 to Nicholas Marinelli for his
land, condemned for the Walnut
street improvement.
A total of $4,000 in tax revenue
notes will be sold to provide funds
to meet current expenses in antici
patton Of 1927 tax collections, ac
cording to a resolution passed by
Council.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
Police Methods
Investigation
Being Sought
Petition is Circulated Urging
Mayor Jackson To Make
Inquiries
MOVEMENT OUTCOME
OF ANTI-VICE MEET
Committee of One Hundred
Thought Sponsoring Petit
ti0ns-Seek Probe of Police
Relations To Crime

A petition to Mayor Charles
Jackson, asking for an investigation
of local police department methods
is being circulated among citizens
of Pleasantyille, it was learned to-
day 1t is understood that the petit
ton is the outgrowth of the anti
vice meeting held several Sundays
ago at the Salem M. E. church, at
which Charles Huntley, vice ours
ader, and Robert Shewell, Linwood
constable, spoke.
The name of the person or group
of persons sponsoring the petition
has not been made public, although
it is believed that the Committee of
100 formed at the church gather
ing is behind the move. The petit
ton, according to reports, respect
fully asks the mayor to make in
vestigations into the police depart
ment's relation to crime and vice
in this city.
Whether or not the petitioners
will present concrete evidence for
the mayor to work on is not known
Mayor Jackson, when told today
that the petition was circulating,
declined comment on the grounds
that he was not yet familiar with
the exact request to be made. He
said that he would not know
what action he would take until
the petition is presented to him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
automatically became No. 4.

automatically became No
Mrs. Eye No. 4 learned of her
husbands past somehow, and inn
mediately left him, moving to
Massachusetts. This left Eye with
out a wife again, but the situation
was soon remedied. Elizabeth
Howard of this city yielded to his
courtship and put an end to his
temporary single blessedness.
In the meanwhile, Eye, who APP
parently was believer in system
attic planning. had begun the
courtship of another girl, Clarinda
RanalIo, a resident of a city i'll
Pennsylvania Mrs. Eye No. was
still the active head of the Eye
household several weeks ago when
her husband went off and married
Miss Ranallo in order to get an
even number of wives or some
thing
Just what the outcome of Eyes
matrimonial fluttering will be is
not known Since he served SEN
tence for the first three offenses,
these will probably be scratched off
the bill the courts hold against
him.
Eye. who is in his early twenties,
was employed as janitor in a Main
street store and office building.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
ALLEGED INTIMIDATION OF WITNESS
SANDERSON GIVES PROSECUTION ELATION

action he intends to take. expect
to confer with him later on this
matter.
Il positively do not intend to de-
mand a mistrial''
States Forces Eiated.
Although refusing to comment
directly ON the new tnrn of events
which the prosecution hopes will
turn apparent defeat into double
conviction, the forces OF the state
obviously were elated.
The climax will come, it was re-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
LINWOOD COUNCIL
IN SHORT SESSION

A brief meeting of the Council OF
the Borough of Linwood was held
in Borough hall last night. A reso-
luton was made and passed that
the tax collector be ordered to give
a certificate of sale to Harry b.
Halbert. to transfer property pur-
chased from the Borough in 1918.
A warrant of $4,000 was ordered
paid to the Board of Education.
Bills to the amount of s99S4.990
were ordered paid. Councilmen
Cunningham. Cant, Pennell, Scull
and Wilson were present.
SIGNS AND LETTERING
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
Sixth Marriage In Two
Years Leads Local Man
Into Clutches OF The Law
Philip Eye Peasantve Resident Arrested by State Troop
When One of Many Sp0uses Complains
Awaits Grand Jury Action

matrimonial record that threatens the supremacy of
Buebeard himself revealed Saturday when State Troop
ers arrested Philip Fye of this city charge of bgamy
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Clark Lumber Co., lumber. min work
and builders, supplies, Phone 2ST.--adv
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
She Describes the Murder.

In her story Of the murder she
asserted that as she was driving
along the Atsion road, the two ne
groes jumped on the running board
OF her car, ordered her to drive into
the lane, and while one was drag
ging her from the automobile, the
other shot the doctor.
She said she tainted and when
she recovered consciousness, the
negroes We're gone and her clothes
were disheveled and torn.
When Mr. Hinkle began his ques-
tioning. hostility was apparent. Of
ten he would ask her question
and instead Of directing her answer
toward him she would turn to face
the three women jurors nearest her
and talk directly to them in an eff
fort at friendly discourse.
Two Of the women. Mrs. Carrie
Calkins, the foreman. and Mrs.
Grace Wingate, juror No. 2. let their
eyes meet hers some OF the time,
but several Of the other women
hardly once looked at her all the
time she was on the stand
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
1923 CHRISTMAS CLUB.

Now open at Pleasantville National
Bank. where West. Jersey. crosses
Main. You are invited TO join--adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Clark Lumber Co., lumber, mill work
and builders. supplies. Phone 2S7.--adv
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Always 1000 lbs to ton.
Every pound good. clean coal.
BARTLETT G. HOLZER
Phone 618-J adv. NorthfielJ
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Quality and Service guaranteed. A
trial order will convince you. Wheeler
Coal Co. Phone 3S0.--adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
The ONE-MINUTE PULPIT

JUDGE not that we be not judged. For with
what judgement we judge We shall be
judged: and with what measure we mete, it
shall be measured to you again.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is
in thy brothers eye. but considerest not the
beam that is in thine own eye.-Matthew,
vii, 1-3.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Lake & Risley Co., supplies. lumber,
hardware, paint and coal. Phones IL
and 13.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06
LINDBERGH'S
PLANE DAMAGED
He Escapes Unhurt in Mis-
hap at Teterboro, N. j.

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's
spirit of s.. Louis" suffered its
first casualty yesterday afternoon.
With the Colonel at the controls,
the planes left wheel hit a rut In
landing after a test fight at the
Teterboro IN. j. airport. She nos
ed over very lightly. and one blade
OF the metal propeller was bent
The flyer was unframed. The plane
has been overhauled and VIII be
ready for service tomorrow.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

in its new office and headquarters at
1910 South Main St.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

HIGHEST GRADE PRODUCTS.
Mayonnaise, Use at; potato salad,
soc at; pepper hash. soc at. Money
refunded if quality not satisfactory.
Made by former chef Upgrade Lunch:
Orders delivered. John F. Keane. 116
Beach Villa. Atlantic City.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

piercing eyes which seemed fixed on
her. she denied every charge which
the State has pressed against her.
She denied that she ever had had
improper relations with Beach; she
denied ever quarreling with her
physician husband, and she denied
taking any part in the brutal slay-
ing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

c. A. BEiTEL
Matchmaker and Jeweler
Next to Pcstofice. Phone SEW
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

WATCH REPAIR HEADQUARTERS
All work personally supervised and
guaranteed. Irelan ]. Doughty. Jewell
err, II S. Main ST., Pleasantville. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Clark Lumber Co.. lumber, mill work
and builders. supplies. Phone 2s7.-adv
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

VIM. r. Mathis. ~ 'mbing and Heat
ing. % T. West Jersey Aye. -aGv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Lake & Risley Co, supplies. lumber.
hardware. paint and coal Phones ~
and 13.--ady.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

ut Does Make Difference Where
You Buy Your Coal" Call BurkaId
Coal Company. Marine 7900--adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

SIGNS AND LETTERING
of every description
M. A. Fritsch, 10 w, Decatur Ave. LADY
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

Lake & Risiey Co.. supplies. humber.
hardware, paint and coal Phones IL
and 13.--adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-06

COAL or QUALITY.
HYGIENIC ICE g. COAL CO.
Call $50. -adv.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
PROFESSORS
DISSECTED

TlHE truth about professors Is
i out at last. George Whit.
ney Martin, New York lawyer
and writer, reveals the main
trouble with the professors in an
article in the December Forum.
1.-THE befuddIement of the peda.
gogue," says Mr.. Martin in his
Forum article, lis nowhere more
apparent than in his own ideas
of what education is all about.
He viii teach reading, writing,
and arithmetic. He will teach
boys to be upright and honest.
But that the subjects Of instruc.
ton are merely a medium for
development of the capacity to
think on the boys part is, to
the schoolmaster, a perturbing
proposition, the logical conclusion
of which he can not foresee. He
wants his boys to think-cer-
tainly--but he wants them to
think right, /. e., to come to the
same conclusions as he does him.
self. If they do not come to the
right conclusion, then it were
better that they did not think at
all"
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
By L. Lamar Matthews

A 8 long as Durham was in the
IA first three grades at school
ne did fairly we'll. There were
pictures and blocks and charts
and all kinds of small devices for
teaching little children "the three
RS" But after he entered the in
termediate grades he seemed so
stupid that the boys began calling
him Quincy"
After many months of that
rating the boy became discour-
aged, sullen, disorderly and quar-
relsome. Neither his parents nor
his teacher knew that he re-
garded them as tormentors, or
that his ugly disposition was the
result of his own humiliation and
failure. And so they continued
to worry about him; and he grew
steadily worse in every way.
Then, one day Durham was
placed in a class that was ar
ranged for exceptional pupils"
He did not know whether they
were supposed to be exceptionally
good or exceptionally bad. Any
way, he was accustomed to being
impelled along, and he didn't
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
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