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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-09
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PERSONALS

The Annual Lawn Fete and corr
roast, of Central church will be
held on the church lawn FRIDAY
evening, August 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Archibald
of Merchantville, and Fenton Rlt'
ter were guests of Mr.. and MIS-
Harvey Rossell on Saturday.
Samuel Pedrick, of Philadelphia
is enjoying a two weeks vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Pedrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. X. Miller, OF
Philadelphia. spent Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. John Pedrlck.
Mrs. Mamie Cavileer and Mrs.
Mary Sutton spent the weekend at
Malaga.
The Epworth League of Central
church, is planning to attend the
camp meeting at West Grove, on
Friday evening, August II. Auto
mobiles will leave Central church
at p. m.
Mrs. Charles Gilman and son,
Billy, of Merchantville, are spend
ing some time with Mrs. Gilman,s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Zane Rose.
Mrs. Mamie Michel, of Balti-
more. is the guest of her sister
Mrs. F. Van Pelt.
Mrs. Mae Edwards, of Ellyon,
New York, is enjoying two weeks
visit as the guest of Mr. and MIS-.
George s. Smith, of Shore road and
Elm avenue.
Mrs. William Brown had as her
guests over the weekend, Mr. and
Mrs. James Hewitt, of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Mary Wheeler, of
fremont, Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linford Haines
and family, motored to New
Gretna on Sunday, where they
visited Mrs. Haines' parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hagerthy
and family, of Rossell, N. j., are
a two weeks vacation
with Mr.. Hagerthy's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hagerthy.
Miss Marian Smith, of White
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cant, Miss
Mary Cant, Ruth Sanders and
Florence Hardy motored to Vine
land ON Sunday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-09
LADIES AID MEETS
Mrs. Forces Home Scene of jolly
Party.

Mrs. forCe nome Scene OF ooiiJ
Party.
The Ladies' Aid of Bethel M. r..
church met at the home of Mrs.
William Force on Thursday after
noon. After the business meeting
social time was enjoyed and re-
freshments served. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of
Mrs Winfield Haines.
Those present were: Mrs. John
Blackman, Mrs Almira Powers,
Mrs. Winfield Haines, Mrs. John
Soul, Mrs. James Way, Mrs.
Thomas Cope, Mrs Lena Smith,
Mrs. BETTY Force, Preston Force,
Elaine Way, and Anna Cope.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stow and
family motored to Asbury Park,
Sunday
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-09

When a. woman attempts to
drive a nail she ought to have a
man around to do her swearing
for her.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
Loves ElnbcrS Adele Garrisons Absorbing Sequel to
 Revelations of a Wife"
: Beginning a New Serial

affectionatc parent Surely, thought, he could not be so Wanton- ly cruel as 10 raise the lgI's hopes of once more possess5uE his fathers affection. only to dash them down again,
 l settled myself in d oi.ir as near to Miss Lincoln as l coyll manage vi'hou, appearing 10 wish inclusion in the little group Of which she was in the center. That she was enjoying herself immensely was patent, hut l caught little uneasy silo glance which ste sen, in the direction of tlr. Jackson. and wondered at her perturbation until reminded myself Of 'he fact that she always appeared 70 hold that young gentleman in distinct if reseuttuI respect even though sho carried fEe proterse Of never having m"t him before our encounter a' the railroad station.
 r. Was all very much like a child's picture puzzle I told myseltas I sat, intcntly watchtul Of my qucorly assorted guests. Certain pieces fitted together, but so many were missing that I had but vague concepts Of wla. the finished block would bo.
 Philip Noritzon's voice raised i.self a triflo in pitch, and I had the inn prossion that he meant us all 10 hear tho apparently careless words h. addressed 10 his son.
 "Why don't you come over to the hotel with mo tonight. Noel and stay with me whi'o I'm down here: | have an extra room in that suite I always take there. I engage it aa insurance that no ohj"ctionabl" per son is put next 10 luo, so therell he no trouble about putting you up.'
 think We all held our hreathS for a moment at tn" surprising speech. I know l did, for I knew hat this offer must mean to the loving, loyal. sorrowful heart Of young Noel Veri,zen.
 Copyright, 1927, Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
BY DR. MORRIS TISHBi.IN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of lily
 ncia lhr Health ManaZinC


 The adhorrnts of the notion that cancer in the human race is due 10 n" modern diet and that th" dis ,aSo would disappear if all Of us Wnr" 10 return to primitive methods of living commonly support their views hy the citation of general i'm ?rtssions.
 The answer 10 their claims comes in series of articles published in various portions Of th" world rela- tive 10 th" incidence or cancer among primitive people.
 For instance pr. M. !. A. Des- 3j.u"ris reports the incidence Of the diseas" among the people Of south Africa. II" found 29l cases of tuuors among 13.710 patients. Macyicer found 1tl eases in 10000 native patients. In Ccylon the rate for cancer of the mouth is high.
 Investigation ill Java
 In Java, Wich"rdink found that cancer occurs one and q half times more frequently in women than in men and that the percentage Of tu- mors among tho people was about the same as is found in European hospitals. Thor" Wer" propor. tiona'o ely not so many ras's of can cor of tho stomach and the internal t"m1lo organs as occurred among European people.
 Many patients suffering with tu- mors die in tropical countries of pneumonia. malaria, dys"ntcry or
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
"il~ ~Ont d1n> les >ignes les

ni0inCauN,"
 (>unday, June tG; aftcrnoon)
 Tine following day. which was Sunday. we lunched with Markham at tn" Stu%lcsaut Club Vance had suggested the appointment the eye hing before: for, as he explained to me, he wished 10 be present in ease Loandcr rfyfe should arrive from Long Island,
 "It amusos me tremendously" he had said, the way human beings delih'ratclr complicato the most or,liu'ry issues They have down r.Ght horror of anything simple aud direct.
 "Tho whole modern commercial system is nothing but a colossal mechanism for doing things in the most involved and roundabout way. r. ono makes a Recent purchase at dcnartmont store nowadays. complete history of the tranSa ction i= written ont in trinlicato. checked ny dozen flOOr-Walll"rS and clerks. signed and cnuntrrsigned. entered into innum'rahlr lodCcrS with Nari- ous colored inks, and then olah'- rgtcly s"croJcd in steel filinc-ca iuots And not content with all this Supcrrluous chinoiscrio. our business men have created large and expensive army of efficiency cN- rorts whose sole duty it is to com plicato and hofuddle this system still further. It's the same with everything else in modern life. Regard that insup'rable mania called golf. II consists merely of knocking ball into a hole with q stick. I}ut inc d"votoes of this pas time have developed unique and distinctive livery in winch 10 play if, They concentrate for 20 years on the correct angulation of their feet and the proper method of en- twininG their fingers about the stick.
 Moreover in order to discuss the rseudo-intr'cactcs of this idotic sport they've invented an outland- ish vocabulary which is unintel- ligiblc even 10 an English scholar.'
 He pointed disgustclly at q pile or sunday newspapers.
 "rh,u heres this Henson murder --a simple and incons quential affair. Not the entire machinery Of the law is going at high pressure l over tho community. when tn" mat t,r could he settled quietly in five minutes with a bit of intelligent thinkin@."
 At lunch however he 1i1 not rrf"r 70 the crime; and as if by tacit agreement, th" subject was avoided. Markham had merely mentioned casually 10 us as We went into the diuing-room that he
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
Veritzen Startlcs the Group With al
 Unexpected Invitation

Lillian's slangy but expressive comment upon Philip .Neritzen's facial expression coincided with my own observation of him. He did look as if he had swallowed the canary" but while was as ignorant as Lillian Of what lay back of his amused qualification, I Was sure that the immediate cause was some discovery he had made concerning Eleanor Lincoln while studying her intently as she sat opposite me at the dinner table.
 With LilHan's injunction bolster ing my own imagination spurrad inclination, I continued my intent furtive observation Of Philip Nerit- zen's actions as We sat on the yer anda chatting over the coffee. There was no moon, and the twilight Was fast becoming darkness as We came out upon the veranla, so l switched on the reading lamps on the small tables at either end-we fairly live upon our porches in Summor--and was thus enabled to watch eNerT change in my employers expressive countenance.
 It did not take me many minutes to see that the man who was called the greatest master Of stage craft in the world was deliberately using his skill to group the young people so that Mary and young Jackson were seated together while h. him. self talked historically to Miss Lin coin and to Noel
 l. was this last procedure which made me draw in my breath sharp ly with the sense Of something cleo tric, dramatic, in the mental atmos- phere. His message to Noel which | had given the boy had commanded him to act as if they had met only the day before instead of having been estranged for years, but il also had conveyed no message Of recon ciliation. Yet this manner toward his son now was that Of a proud and
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
NOW BEGIN THE STOI.N
CHAPTER NNII1

HAT l I4It -N -NI li
 Vance walked indiff"rontly 10 tho window and looked out.
 T am happy to learn that you arc capahlo Of accepting such "H- dence as the human mind could not possibly deny"
 had always noticed. in tuc re lationship Of these two men. thai whenever either mad" a remark that Dorderod on generosity, the other answered in a maNnor which ended all outward show of s"ntj- mcnt. r. was as if they wished to keep this more in'imHt" side of their mutual regard hidden from the world
 Markham therefore ignored Eance's thrust.
 Have you perhaps any oulight- ynins suggestions. other tttan nega- tive ones. to offer as 10 BoHson'& murdorer?" he asked.
 "Rathcr,," said Vance. No end of suggestions"
 "Could you spare mr good one 2" Markham initiated tho others play tul tone.
 Vance appeared 10 reflect.
 "Well, I should advise that, as a nginninG. you look for q rather tall man. cool-hoaded. familiar with firearms. good shot, and fairly well known to the dcccased--a man who was aware that Henson was going 10 dinner with Miss St. Clair. or who had reason to suspect the fact"
 Markham lookcl narrowly at Vance for several moments.
 "1 think l understand. Not a bad theory, either. You know. I'm going to suggest immediately to Heath that he invretiaar" more rhoroughly CaItain I.v2cock's ac- 'ivitcs on inc ni"ht of the mur- der"
 "Oh. by all m"ans" said Vance carolcs-ly, going to the piano.
 Markham watched him Witb an expression of puzzled nnt"rroea,iou. Ie was about 10 speak when Vance began playing a rolI.cking French cuf,. song which opens. ] bcliey, with
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
gY VAN DINE

PIIIIO VANCE
 JOHN FIX. MARKHAM ........................
 ............ District Attorney of New York County ALVIN H. BENSON ..........................
 Well-knoWn Wall Street broker and nan-about-toWn,
 who was mySter0uslT murdered in his home MAJOR ANTHONY BENSON ....................
 INSTRUMENTATION. Brother of the murdered man MRS. ANNA PIATZ Housekeeper for Alvin Benson MURlE:4 ST. CLAIR ................. young singer CAPTAIN PHILIP PEACOCK .... Miss St. Clars fance LEANDER PF1FE .....,., Intimate of Alvin Benson's MRS PAULA BANNING .......... A friend of Pfyfe's ELSIE HOFFMAN ...........................
 ........ Secretary of the firm of Benson and Benson COLONEL BlGSBI OSII}ANDER A retired army officer WILLIAM H. NORIARIY .......,....... An alderman GEORGE C. STTTT ..........................
 :. Of the finn of Sttt and Mccoy, public accountants MAURICE DINWl)DE -. Assistant District Attorney ERNEST HEATH .... Sergeant of the Homicide Bureau BURKE, SNlTkIN EMERY .....................
 .....,.......... Detectives of the Homicide Bureau BEN IIANLON ..........,....... Commanding Officer
 of Detectives assigned to District Attorneys office PHELPS, TRACY SPRINGER. HIGCINBOTEAM
 Detectives assigned to District Attorneys office CAPTAIN CARL IIAGEDORN ....... Firearms expert DI DOI|l.l \ Nedlcal Examiner FRANK SHAChFR ..... Secretary to District Attorney CUFItIE Nance's valet > S VAN DINE ....,.......,.......... The Narrator
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

He pointed out that excessive meat consumption cannot be re- garded as a causdtiHo factor in the development of cancer in the lili- rinos because the diet is mainly vegetable and consists largely Of rice.
 The saNagcs of Hawaii. Philip pine Islands and similar Pacific islands not infreQucntIy have can- ccr of the mouth due to the infIu- ,ucc of chronic irritation from the chewing Of bctel-nut..
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
Menus for he Fomily
Bl SISTER MARY

Hr.aEfast - Fresh punrs. c.r,aL crclm crisp broilni bacon soft rocked nggs, corn cake, milk cof- fec.
 Luucheon-Cream Of corn soup toasted crackers. stuffed baked 'o- matoos, steamed brown bread, milk, toa.
 Dinner - Tamal" pic, steamed spinach October rnit salad, crack CTS anu cheese, milk, coff"r.
 TamaIc Pie
 THrr"-loautne cup white corn urol. g ups boiling water, cup stoned ripe olives. 1-2 pouud chor- ped round steak, mjn..d onion. minced green rhin pepper . ruus chopped tomatocs. l-1 cup -r.Iod and chopped rai-Hs, too- spoon salw1.
 Mfv l-2 teaspoon ~ait 'NoroHah- Iy ~ith corn u"nl ml stir in uoa-n cold wat,r to u.oistyn and a... smooth. Slowly add uorIIuE wa'nr. stirring harj t|oil five minutes. stirring ronatau'y. Took jr dorN. lolhr for one hour, 'aH olives ant uak" a smooth aE.r in a ,ya'l-hU'tcr"I casserole, ujo@ half fho mixture. Mrlt tablespoon bacon fat or butter in a frying pan an1 add oojon. Cook five minutes and add chopped steak. AdI pepper and salt and loss over thc ltro until meat is drowned. Add tomatoes and rais- ius, cover and cook for ton 1nin- was. Pour olcr the layer Of corn meal iH casserole, cover with re- mainag mush and baho in q hot oven for 90 minutes. Serve from casserole
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Suspicion falls on Miss Sr Claw when gloves and D handbag found ar the scene Of tn" murder arc traced to her. Vance insists To Markham that she is innocent and ny means of measurements d' mon strates that the murderer must Galu been six feet tall or thrroal outs. Mrs. Platz, after repeated donjals, admits that Benson had woman caller the afternoon preceding the murder, She also says thai sh" had seen a box Nof ioWolr on tho tahl"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

hookworm. These diseases carry them off at premature age, Can cer is seldom noted in relation to the cause of death.
 Frequent in Africa
 A report from the gold coast Of Africa indicates frequent appear ance of malignant groWths among the African natives, and F.. B. Nod- der found records of malignant tu- mors not infrequently among the Filipinos: indeed figure higher than for Americans.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

The n,Nt story. "A BramLlo- T4nglo Quarral"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
to himself. "RctilN and Granny Fox live up here"

no enemy could get into. There just ahead of him, was just the sort of place he was looking for. Ard oh joy, There was the opening of q lit 'le path, a rabbit path, leading 10 tho very heart Of that bramble-tan- gle, As he dived into il he rolled his eyes back and saw Keddy Fox com ing as only Eeddy can when he is in a hurry, And then before he could get his breath, some one said: Get out Of hqro, This is my bram- hIc-tanglc. Get out of here" II was old Jed Thumpcr,
 "Hut Eeddy Fox is waiting just ou'sile' protested Peter
 "I don't care, Get out of hwe"' said Old Jed Thump,r.
 Copyright, 1927. hy T. W Hurgeas)
 The neNt story: "A BramIlo-
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

plorc the necessity of appealing to you at this time. It was very good of you. by the way. 10 come to the city today
 gro BE CONTINUED
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

Hr.aEf1st -- Fresh prun,s. cereal, cream, crisp broiloi bacon, soft rocked rsgs, corn cake, milk, cof-
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

Copyright, 1927, Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-10
Peter Isn't Welcome
By Thornton ". Burgess

Unwelcome visitors should know ii So do not hesitate to show lt.
 Old Jed Thumper
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30
Time IL Get Out

1t is time for the white man to- get out of China.
He has overstaycd his welcome, If, indeed, he
had any. He has lost caste in China. and, in the
east, that is fatal The oriental has that the
occidental has feet of clay. he is tired Of being
treated with contempt by the white man. he is be-.
ing visited with growing racial and national
consciousness-he wants China to himself
The sun has set for the white man in China, as
far domination is concerned. The handwriting
is being traced the wall. The white man is
doomed and British empire in the east is destined
to be wiped out The time will come, and that soon,
when China will be unified under the Canton BAN
and China will be for the Chinese, without any
sort Of foreign domination.
The economic boycott against Great Britain has
already cost that country 5000 100000, a tremen
deus sum- and it is due to cost England much more
Young China sweeps on to the north. How long
could white armies last against millions, hundreds
of millions of Chinese if they become united with
every Chinaman considering it privilege to die
fighting?
America is in an awkward position. Most Amer.
leans are in sympathy with China in her struggle
to get her country for herself. We have never
tried to dominate China. but have been and are
associated with nations that have extended COM
mercial empire at least within her borders, and
regrettaby, we cannot shift certain responsibilities
either to those nations with which we have been
associated or to those Americans who are still in
China and depend the United States to protect
their lives. Our present course is the only one
we can, for the moment. pursue but let US hope
that some way opens up soon for to drop out
Of China, quickly and completely
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30
"Criminal Type"-a MYTH

There is no such thing as a definite criminal
type, says Edwin J. Cooley, professor of crimnol-
ogy at Fordham University who has just finished
a two-year survey gilmore than 5000 New York
criminals. -
He adds that the common suppostion that most
criminals are subnormal mentally is erroneous
that there is no single, specific cause for the prev.
alence OF crime, and that the correction of crime
is primarily problem of dealing with youth since
81 per cent of the criminals tried in New York
were under Is years Of age
"Sentimentality, blind rage, hysteria or drastic
punishment will not cure youthful delinquency he
declares He goes on to say that our entire legal
and correctional machinery must be overhauled and
we must approach the problem from an entirely new
angle.
His report is worth thinking about Sooner or
later we will have to devote ourselves to the SUBJ
ject scientifically; it is to be hoped that his find
ings will help to advance that day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30
Who's Out of Step?

A rich New York woman. not so long ago, made
will leaving her stable fortune to the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In the will
was the stipulation that bust Of herself be placed
the which shall contain her ashes, and
that the bust bear the words: "The more saw of
human beings, the more l thought of dogs
Now, to be sure. the S. P. c. A. is worthy or
Ranization. and all glad to it get all
the money it And, by the same token, there
probably are a good many Of us who can under
stand the feeling that lay back Of that little quip
about human beings, too It's the kind Of remark
you hear quite often; and the person who makes
it is usually given credit for cear-eyed, shrewd
insight into the souls Of his fellow men.
Yet, on the whole. making nasty cracks about
mankind is rather cheap way Of getting credit
for real insight; and often than not it reveals
more about the person who makes the remark than
It does about mankind whole.
It has often been said that one sees in the human
race only what one sees in ones own heart
Which il just another way Of seeing that your
fellow man IL what you choose to consider him.
You will find in your neiehbors the qualities you
look for II you are eternally on the alert to see
aEdeness ~ eheapness ard untruthfulpess and self
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30

shness and meanness you will find them, never
fear. But il you keep looking for kindness and
honesty and bravery and loyalty you will find thos,
qualities, in abundance. too.
Why is it that one man can live for years in
one neighborhood and find it delightful, while an
other will move to the same place and in three
weeks time will go about bewailing the shnddiness
Of the people among whom he lives? Why does one
man fine qualities and fine people in a certain
city while another only base qualities
and base people?
1t is because the shadows of ourselves fill the
world for us and color all see
If you feel that everyone about you is low and
unworthy, don't announce the fact. You may re-
mind people of the mother who announced that the
whole army was out Of step but her Jim.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30
Old Masters

How do l love thee? Let me count
the ways.
] love thee to the depth and breadth
and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out
of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal
Grace.
! love thee to the level Of every
days
Most quiet need, by the sun and
candle light.
] love thee freely, as men strive
for Right:
love thee purely, as they turn from
Praise.
love thee with the. passion put to
In my old griefs, and with my child
hoods faith.
love thee with love | seemed to
lose
With my lost saints love thee
with the breath,
Smiles, tears. of all my ifc!--and,
if God choose, H..
shall but love thee better after
death.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
From .'Sonnets From the pOrtu-
guesc.'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30
Editorial Comment
Gold
New York WORLDLY


New York Wor,d)
Out at Weepah, New, they have found gold, and
the rush is on So perhaps we shall live over for
few months the good old days. The gold-rushes
nave furnished some of the most colorful chapters
OF our history, chapters that delight most Of us
more than we care to admit California the Klon-
dlke Goldfield, Tonopah-we all feel thrill at the
sound OF those names and the scenes that they
bring back to memory. Why? Possibly it is be-
cause the gold-camp seems to represent, in some
vague fashion, the spirit of our country a spirit
which we sense, but rarely are able to reduce to
concrete images. That spirit is wild, robust and
capricious; it holds out opportunity to the whole
world, and loves to make and break humankind
overnight. The goldfieids are filled with it, SO
exaggerated in all its contours that you cannot help
but perceive it. Will the new rush be like all the
others, with living conditions turned topsy-turvy
and such scale Of prices that ones breath is taken
at the thought Of buying even pair Of shoes?
Well one Of the first things that have happened
in Weepah is for company to 60 into the business
OF selling water, which has to be hauled four miles,
So no doubt drinks will be selling at dollar
apiece, with the cartwhcels plunkng down on the
counter, sounding as O. Henry said, like selec-
ton on the xylcphone. Yes, things start off in
orthodox fashion. One hopes that we shsii hear
more about It.