Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
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D0UBLE.DECK PIER
New Project Included in Devel-
opment Of Former Penrose
Property by Syndicate
CLUBW0MEN IN CONVENTION

Atlantic City, May IA $1,000, ,000
development for the lower beach,
taking In an entire block between
Boston and Providence avenues, with
a later construction Of mammoth
pier, was announced yesterday by a
new syndicate headed by BENJAMIN Fox,
who has promoted several big projects
about the resort in the last five years.
The property taken over had been held
In fee by DR.. Charles Penrose and In
cluded one of the few unrestricted Sec
tions along the beachfront where no
park deeds have been signed giving the
city rights for playground purposes.
The "aapper." '.shifters" and other
new wrinkles have been entirely over.
looked In the program of the New Jcr-
sey State Federation of Women's Clubs
scheduled to open here today in
Haddon Hall to continue until Satur.
day. The clubwomen will confine their
attention to more serious problems.
Lillian Russell will be among the
speakers. The oper'ng address ~ill come
from Mrs. Nancy Schoonmaker on THE
Old Trail and the New Road"
Motion pictures will come UP for
general discussion tomorrow afternoon
when DIR. Henry NJ. Rose, Of the
Church Of the Redeemer, Newark. will
take the side of the public. Others will
consider the viewpoint Of the censor aud
producer.
Lady Astor is now trying to arrange
her speaking schedule so that she may
address the convention at one of Its
sessions.
There ought to be a law prevent.
ing national bank directors from being
connected with savings banks" James
Ii. Manning. former Mayor Of Albany
and president Of the National Savings
Bank there. said at the opening ses-
sions of the National Association of
Mutual Savings Banks at the Ambas.
sador here yesterday. d
Directors of national banks are not
interested in the work Of savings banks
and thrift promotion" he said. "When
these men, the servants Of money max
ing institutions. are ousted as trustees
in savings banks. such banks will get
back to the purpose for which they we're
intended
According to reports from a we'll.
founded source, Halliday jackson, SUI
pervising principal Of the Ventnor pub.
lie schools. has been invited to resign
as result Of his recent criticism Of
the sum appropriated for school pur.
poses.
Charged with being an accomplice In
4 $4,000 jewel robbery at a beach
front hotel, Margaret Steip, nlias Peggy
IIesavoy. was held under $4,000 bail
The girl, who is nineteen
years old, is alleged to be implicated
with Samuel LesavOy. who was recently
brought back from New York and is now
out under $4,000 bail. She was trailed
to Chester, Pa, and was about to start
for the South when arrested.
A splendid Stradivarius. 300 years
old and valued at $4,000. meant nothing
to Gustano Speiolc, thirty eight. even
though he was talented musician,
when he was goadcd 10 a point Of frenzy
by fellow members of an orchestra here !
lie waited around until the other
players had left the orchestra pit and
then proceeded to smash every instru- .
nent in sight, using the "Strad" as the
inal weapon to complete the act. When
ARA igned before Magistrate Paxson last
night Speiole, who is a Spaniard, re-
,lied:
"Dey glva me What you call a da
.azz!"
He was held in $1,000 bail on the
,harge of malicious mischief.