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Evening star., 1926-10-03
HIGHWAYS HAZARDS
ON HILLS STRESSED
Maryland Official Says Many
Motorists Are Ignorant
of Main PeriIS.

Too many motorists are ignorant
Of two of the greatest OF highway
hazards. in the opinion of f. Austin
Baughman. Maryland motor vehicle
commissioner. Examiners of the
commissioner department have
found an astonishingly large proper
ton of applicants for operators per
mits unable to answer correctly the
questions why one should not pass
another vehicle going in the same di
rection at the crest of hills and why
one should not pass under similar
conditions at a curve in the road.
Because it is against the law" Is
the reply Of hundreds to the exam
iner'S question.
The fact that it is dangerous
doesn't seem to occur to them as a
reason for the regulation" says Mr.
Baughman.
Danger Points Cited.
ut is remarkable how very few
persons applying for examination
seem to have envisioned the fearful
danger of meeting another driver. per
haps speeder, dashing toward them
from the opposite direction just as
they reach the crest of hill or are
trayersing a curve while on the
wrong side of the highway. OF course,
when such passing from the rear Is
done on a curve or approaching tne
top of hill the driver who has thus
gotten himself over on the wrong side
of the road cannot see what is ahead
of him in many instances until 1t Is
Ia IN accident
The best advice that can be given
in this connection is: Do not over
take and pass any vehicle at the top
or near the top of a hill Your view
Of the road at the top is nearly always
ohstructed by the ridge at the crest
and the vision of the road beyond Is
blocked by the surface of the high
way itself. There is always the dan
gerous possibility of n head-On COLI
sion. because there may be driver
coming toward you on the other side
of the hill.
Situation May BE Reversed.
While discussing the dangers of
hilltopS and curves, 1t might not he
emiss to point out that the situation
we have been discussing may be re-
versed While you may not he pass
ing a car at such a dangerpoint and
may be we'll over on your own side of
the highway, it is a safe bet to figure
that some fellow on the other side
may be passing another as he speeds
toward you-may be out on your side
Of the highway. In addition, a wrecked
or thoughtlessly parked vehicle may
he just over the hill on your side of
the highway. Hence, the best and
safest plan is to always have yoW
car under full control and ready tC
meet an emergency when going over
a hilltop. The same dangers which
apply at the crest of a hill are pres.
ent on curves.
I'm conclusion" Mr.. Baughman
pointed out. lit is for the reasons
cited that the safety white lines are
placed on the surface of roads around
curves and at hill crests, and yet" he
added, lone would think, to see how
these white lines are 'Straddled' like
tight-rope walking, that they had
simply been painted on the highway
to add to the beauties of nature"
Evening star., 1926-10-03
SPACE DRAWING OCT. 7
FOR AUTOMOBILE SHOWS
Annual Get-Together of Makers
Here Precedes Big Events at
Chicago and New York.

Automobile manufacturers will
meet October Z. to draw for exhibition
space at the New York and Chicago
national automobile shows. The draw.
ing will be made in the offices of the
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce here.
In addition to the exhibits of pas.
senger cars, light trucks will be in
cluded in the New York event in Jan.
uary. There will be a special section
on repair shop and service equipment
both at the Grand Central Palace and
at the show in Chicago. The show
dates for 1927 are: New York. Jan
uary SIS; Chicago, January 29-Feb
ru:.ry 5.
The drawing for space each year
has become an annual get-together OF
the automobile industry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
New Ship Canal
In Jersey Urged
Inland Waterway Connecting New York Harbor With
the Delaware River Recommended AS Aid
To Economical Transport

New Jersey coast and up the Del
aware river. The ship canal
would shorten this trip to eighty
seven miles through protected
waters. The canal would accom-
modate not only seagoing vessels,
but canal boats and barges, pas
senger boats and pleasure craft.
The waterway would parallel in
general the present Delaware and
Raritan canal, but cross New Jer-
sey by a shorter route, probably
following a natural valley. Much
of the new canalization could be
accomplished by merely widening
and deepening the present water
way. The digging would be done
almost entirely in soft sand. The
estimated cost of construction
would vary according to depth
supplied from $15,000,000 to $780,
100000.
The ship canal would pass
through a rich, populous country
and touch number of cities and
important manufacturing centers
These would be closely linked
with New York and Philadelphia
by economical transport The
canal would also facilitate the
freighting of fOodstuffs.
Would Facilitate Sea Trade.
In respect to sea trade it is
pointed out that 522 steamship
companies operate vessels be-
tween New York harbor and sew
enty-seven foreign countries, that
Philadelphia is the home port of
forty-nine steamship companies
and that the canal would link
closely the two harbors and the
surrounding county AS a sea-
going vessel could pass from one
city to the other by water route
less than ninety miles in length
it would be possible fer ships in
ward or outward bound to visit
conveniently both ports without
breaking cargo.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
ESTATE TAXES IN
NEW JERSEY
PHILADELPHIA Record)

Recommended by a special COM
mittee, a bill has been introduced
at Trenton providing for the abo-
lition of the State inheritance tax
upon the stock of New Jersey
corporations held by non-residents.
This move is not dictated by any
tenderness for the inheritors of
wealth, nor by Indifference to a
legitimate source of revenue, but
by sense of justice.
In nearly all countries it is an
established principle that the pub
lie treasury shall benefit from a
charge levied upon an estate
when it passes into new hands
upon the death of the possessor
But in this country the system
has produced injustices by rea-
son of multiple and overlapping
eXactions. AS President Coolidge
has said, a single share of stock
may be subject to tax by the Fed
eral Government, by the State
where the owner was domiciled.
by that in which the corporation
was chartered, by that where the
certificate was kept, by that
where it's transfers are made, and
by several others in which the
corporation owns property. In
many cases the effects are confiS-
catory.
There has been a strong de-
mand that the Federal Govern
ment relinquish this field to the
States, but the new tax bill gives
merely the partial relief of pro
viding for an allowance for State
inheritance taxes up to so per
cent. of the Federal levy. Still
more desirable would be a general
agreement among the States not
to tax the stocks of local corpora
tons left by nonresident dece-
dents. Reciprocity in this matter
has been adopted by Alabama,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia.
Massachusetts, New York, Penn
sylvania, Tennessee, Rhode Island
and Vermont. At first it was urged
that New Jersey join, but the
committee which framed the
pending bill decided that there
is no real justification for such
a tax, and that it should be aban-
doned entirely"
This move should hasten the
correction of a system which has
put an inequitable burden upon
many legatees, including the bene-
ficiaries of modest estates.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26

Engineers and manufacturers
who are deeply interested in the
development of inland waterways
are again discussing the posi-
bility of building ship canal to
connect New York harbor with
The Delaware river. At a recent
conference of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways association and the
Trenton On. j. Chamber of
Commerce resolutions were adopt
ed arguing in behalf of a favor
able report by the United States
Army engineers and requesting
Congress TO make suitable appro-
priations for carrying out the
project.
A commercial inquiry was re-
Gently begun to determine the
probable tonnage such canal
would attract. The State Legis-
lature has been asked to continue
this work. 1t is expected that an
opplOpl ldlIoH VI POU,OOO w III NC
made for the purpose. A prelim-
mary survey of the route of the
ship canal across Northern New
Jersey was made several years
ago, when it was found that the
engineering problems involved in
its construction were compare
lively simple.
According to the tentative plans
the waterway would have a depth
of 20. perhaps %, feet and
width Of 125 feet throughout it's
length. 1t would thus accommo-
date seagoing vessels of 5000
tons or more. The ship canal
would leave New York harbor
near Staten Island and enter the
Delaware river near Trenton. YES
sells could make the trip between
New York and Philadelphia with
out going to sea.
274 Miles Cut to 81
Vessels plying between New
York and Philadelphia cover a
distance of 274 miles along the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
REGULARS and P. n. S.

In the fastest game of basket
hall staged in the High School
own this wear. the Regulars de-
feated Pleasantville II. S. by the
close score 33 %, in the first
came of the three game series for
the championship of the city,
With three and one-half minutes
If MAY remaining. the figures
were knotted. Is 2S. Then the
P'ville Regulars put on an extra
burst OF speed and emerged the
winner after II bitter struggle.
The game was so close that the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
NINA DOLORES

Nina Dolores, of Philadelphia,
q pupil of Madame Marcella Sem
brich and Isadore Luckstone, has
opened a studio at 20 N. Dover
av., Atlantic City, whore she will
receive pupils on Saturdays from
10 a. m. to 8 p. ~ Miss Dolores
is a soprano who has established
an enviable reputation as re-
cital artist of the first rank. She
has friends in Pleasantville who
wish her success in her Atlantic
CITY studio.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
NEW JERSEYS DEBT

The assessed valuation of real
property in the State of New
Jersey in 1925 was $5.018, 404 ,917.
The bonded debt, $67, 100000. The
state debt per capita was $21.23.
The ratio of debt to assessed val
uation was S134. The highest
was Oregon with $572 and the
lowest Arizona with $0.12.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
Basket Ball

The 1885 basketball season
has come to a close for the P. H.
S. Varsity five. The green five
representing the Maroon and
White won eight games and lost
seventeen for percentage of
1920. Capt VIM. Green and Stan
ley Saracinsky, the only veterans
to return to school this year, held
up the team in a creditable man
ner. Paul Terry, Joe Apple, VIM.
Green, Frank Grasso, Nelson Ad-
ans, Stanley Saracinsky, Jack
Bradley and Tv-. ITO eTT 'UTsseT were
awarded their P. H. S. in basket
ball. All Of the boys with the eX-
ception of Nelson Adams are eX-
pected to return to school next
year, therefore P. H. S. expects to
have winning basketball team
to represent the Maroon and
White in 192627.
p. n. S. Basket Ball Record,
1o25-1926.
Dec. 19-P. H. s., Is; Egg Har-
Dor H. S, 80 (A).*
Dec. esp. H. S., As; Alumni,
"a CHI.
Jan. 5-P. H. s., 40; Tuckerton
H. s., 13 CID.
Jan. S-P. H. s., 90. Holy Spirit
H. s., 80 (H).*
Jan. 12-P. H. S, Il; Egg Har-
Dor H. s., % CHS
Jan. 15-P. H. s., 10; Millville
H. S, SO (A).*
Jan. 19-P. H. S, 10; Vocational
School, IS H).*
Jan. 23-P. H. s., SO; Glouces-
ter H. s., 35 CHI.
Jan. 26-P. H. S, 20; Temple
H. s, 80 (A).*
Jan. 29-P. H. S. 10; Ocean
City H. s., Is (A).*
Feb. 2-P. H. s., 90; Taylor Bus
mess College, Sc (H).#
Feb. 5-P. H. s., %; Glassboro
II. s., &c (A).#
Feb. 9-P. H. s, IA; Ocean City
H. S. 20 (H0.*
Feb. 13-P. H. s., IS; Pleasant
Vile Catholic Club, Is CID.
Feb. 16-P. H. S., 2S; Millville
H. s., 20 CHS
Feb. 19-P. H. s., SO; Cape May
H. s., SO (H).; 2 extra 5 minute
periods.
Feb. ESP. H. S., 81; Glassboro
H. S., "a (H).
Feb. 26-P. H. S., IS; Pleasant
VILE All Scholastic, 81 CHI.
Feb. 27-P. H. S., Is; Vocation
al School, 35 (A).*
Mar. 2-P. H. S., %; Temple H.
S., as (H).*
Mar. 5-P. H. S., 13; Egg Har-
bor H. S., II (A).* South Jersey
Tournament.
Mar. 9--P. H. S., 50; Tuckerton
H. S., % (A).
Mar. 12-P. H. S., %; Cape May
H. S., "a (A0.*
Mar. 16-P. H. S.. 30; Pleasant
VILE Regulars, 33 chs
Mar. 1S-P. H. S., IS; Pleasant
willie Regulars, AZ (H).*
Total-P. H. S., 653; Opponents,
7S6. *Lost. Won, 8; Lost, II;
Pet, 800.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26

The annual boxing tourna-
ment of the boys of the Ocean
City public schools will be held
in the gymnasium of the high
school Friday evening, under the
direction of Elmer Il. Unger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
But Plymouth Rock Still Holds

(From the New York Telegraph
Henry Ford is going to buy a
Rhode Island schoolhouse, built
in 1850, and delegation is re-
ported on the way here from
Rome to sell him the Coliseum on
condition that he leave it where
it is.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26

Sea Isle City is to have
sreatly improved Boardwalk this
summer The northern end has
been rebuilt and improved lights
have been placed In the center.
Three new pavilions have been
built.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
Pleasantville High School.
Fld. Fl. Fl.

P'Ville Regulars. ..S Z 10 S-33
?. H. S............S. 6 9 6-29
Time: Four 10-min. periods,
Referee: Spencer NJ. Bennett,
Temple T., Central Board Official.
PIeasantville and Cape May.
The Cape May II. S. basketball
team defeated P H. S. in Cape
May, 34-22 p. H. S. defeated
Cape May II. s. in Pleasantville,
1916, in two extra five minute
periods of play, earlier in the sea
son. Thus the series stands a
draw between the two teams for
1926 Joe Apple and Keane were
high scorers of the game. Score:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26

Pleasantville H. S.. 5 S-13
Time: Four S-min. periods.
Referee: Barker.
Umpire: Spencer M. Bennett,
Central Board Officially.
Defeat Tuckerton.
PleaSantville H. S. defeated
Tuckerton H. S. in an interesting
game OF basketball at Tuckerton
3S-2S. Score:
Tuckerton High School.
E'ld III III
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26

The oldfashioned whittier
who carved watch charms out of
peach stones is now building
breakfast ks.-Detroit News.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
Casters Newest Styles
Wear for WoHn1

he which all to be
the display of styles featuring Combinations
trimmings delightfully."- designed the trend
of fashions for spring
Under Garments which peases all We are
exhibiting variety of styles for spring that
nota afford to overlook
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
10 8 IA 81
Pleasantville High School.
Score by Periods:

Cape May H. 10 1874
Pleasantville H. S. 14-22
Time: Two 20-min. halves.
Referee: Topham.
PIeasantviIIe 10, Egg Harbor II.
PIeasantville H. S. was eliminat-
ed in the first round of the tour
nament for Glass B High School
Basketball Teams of Southern
Jersey, by the powerful Egg Har-
Dor H. S. quintette, 17-13. Score:
Pleasantville High School.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
How To Get Rich

(From the Tampa Telegraph
When a man isn't in love he
gets rich. When he is in love the
garage and filling station men get
rich.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26

figures were knotted on eleven
different occasions. Score:
Pleasantville Regulars.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-26
70 4 IS 2S
Pleasantville High school.
Score by Periods:

Pleasantville H. S....10 2S-3S
H. S........14 14-28
Time: Two 20-min. halves.
Referee: Gerber, TuckertOn II.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
Hartford Proposes a
City Firelane Plan

HARTFORD. Conn, Dec 27. -
Firelanes in city residential dis
tricts, counterparts of the dead
lines" or fire lanes in forests as
barriers against the sweep of a con-
fiagration, have been advocated by
a municipal committee which is re-
vising the building code of Hart
ford. known among its sister NUM-
cipalities as THE Insurance City"
The idea underlying the plan Is
that rows of fire proof buildings
on main thoroughfares through
sections closely settled with homes
would make fire walls" against a
jump of flames from one block into
another and give fght-ground
against conflagration in par
ticular block. The proposed changes
provide an inner fire zone wherein
all buildings should be tireproof;
belt around this inner zone which
would be bisected by the six fire.
lanes, and outside OF all the resi-
Dental section in which frame con-
struction would be unhampered.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
F. C. TOMBSTONE,
SALMON PACKER,
DIES, SEATTLE
Prominent Man Connected
with Ketchikan Industry,
Passes Away Today.

SEATTLE. Dec. 27. Frederick
Charles tombstone, salmon packer,
died at his home here today.
Mr.. Johnstone converted the old
1869. into the first floating cannery,
in 1911 He erected the Tongass Bldg.
in Ketchikan and was President of the
Ketchikan and was President OF the
Tongass Trading Company, Tongas
Investment Company and Alaska
Fish Company, and Vice President
of the Pacific Fisheries Association
Mr. tombstone was born in Detroit
in 1868. He was a Thirty-Second de-
gree Mason and Past President of
the Arctic Club, Seattle.
Mr. JOhnstone was years ago. aSso-
ciated with the Seattle Hardware
Company He is survived by his
widow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
(Continueu on Page Eight.)
Ask a ''Light''
And then Tip
Hats, in Berlin

BERLIN. Dec PA fine point
in etiquette is exciting a hot dis
cussion among German cigar and
cigarette smokers.
please give me a light is one
of the common requests of passen-
ger to passenger in the numerous
compartments of railway and street
cars where smoking is permitted
The request is usually accompanied
by mutual lifting of hats, and the
controversy is over the question
whether this polite formality is
strictly necessary.
So far the ayes seem to have it
Observation on the public convey
ances shows the hat-lifting process
carried out with all due Teutoni(
solemnity, still quite commonly OBJ.
served.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
SMITH WARE
WILL NOT BE
SEATED, CLAIM
Poll Among Senators Show
Only Small Number Fa-
vor Senators-Elect.

SEATTLE, Dec 27 W W. Jer-
name. Associated Editor of the Seat
tie Daily Times. in dispatch to the
Times from Washington. ID. C.. says
that Senator Watson polled the
Senate as to whether Frank |.
Smith. of Illinois. should be seated
for the remainder Of the present
session. To succeed deceased Senator
Mckinley. Only - Senators favored
that procedure. -
Another poll was taken ON scat
ing Senators-elect Smith and William
s Ware. the latter, from pennsyl-
vania on the beginning of the new
Congress and then proceeding to in
vestigate their cases, relative to cam
paiSn funds. This poll showed only
10 senators for Smith and II Sen.
ators for Ware.
Senators friendly to Ware made
This poll
ut is thus evident that neither
Smith nor Ware will be permitted Ia
take their seats, in which Il decision
Of the Senate will overturn long
line Of so-called precedcnts.
I'm cases of Smith and Ware. the
/ Senate Possesses the transcripts Il
evidence taken in Illinois and Penn
sylvania by Senator Reeds commh
tee.
When the Senate reconvenes af
ter the holidays, the committee will
submit recommendation which. to
say the least, will not favor seating
either Senators-elect In previoue
cases which might be considered pre-
/ cedents. no evidence was before tn.
! Senate or other body, thus LorimeI
ana Newberry were seated. one from
Illinois and the other from Mich
+ igan"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
C0NFESSES TO
SLAY|NC men
FOR S2a7.50
Wife Grows Tired of Hus-
band-Hires Man to Kill
Him-Crime Revealed.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Pren Patrick.
arres ID yesterday, has confessed he
was hired for $237.50 to kill Fred
Lindstrom so Mrs. Lillian Fraser
collect lite Insurance and return to
her husband.
Lindstrom was found December
with 4 fractured skull.
Mrs. Lndstrom said she hired
Patrick to do the killing. She had
Lndstronl insured for $1,000 She
husband as she had grown tired OF
Lindstrom. She stipulated the kill
ing must appear as accidental.
Patrick said he entered Lind
stron house, posing as Il farmer
looking for furniture. Mrs. Lind
strom handed him a lead pipe. AS
Ldndstrom preceded Patrick into IA
bedroom, Patrick struck Lindstrom
as he bent over a bureau.
Mrs. Lindstrom and Patrick took
the body to another part of the
town and lid it ON an icy street
They expected death would be at
tributed to an automobile accident.
The police noticed the soles OF the
shoes were dry and the pavement
was wet. This started the inves
tigatiOn
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
LANDING OF
u. s. MARINES
IS RESENTED

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. The
State Department announces that
American Marines and sailors landed
without incident" at Puerto GabeZaS.
Nicaragua to protect American and
other foreigners lives and also pro
perty.
DR.. T. S. Vaca, representative of
President Saca, of Nicaragua, charges
the movement as armed Intervention
undertaken during the American Con
gregational recess to avoid investiga-
tion.
There are no American lives or
property endangered in the zone OF
landing" Dir. Vaca claims.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
Laden ,rith
Christmas GIFTS,
" oman Is Killed

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Dec. 27.-Miss
Peggie liawes, aged 32 wears, sec
retary to an oil company official.
driving Christmas Eve to Napa. car
rying three other young women.
stopped to brush the dust obscuring
her speedometer. The car left the
road. overturned and pinned her
beneath four feet of water. The othec
women in the car escaped. The body
of Miss Hawes and also many Christ
mas presents. were floated when the
car was lifted, about two hours
after the accident.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27

by 10 feet These buildings are
equipped with furniture and Fix
lures and machinery of the estimated
value of Sl50a0.
Ii was the plan when the COLES
opened to keep the faculty few in
number and Use the balance OF the
Federal Endowment Fund, after pay.
ing the salaries of the professors.
to purchase scientific equipment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
Prospectors to Be Rushed
To Gold6elds by Airplane

SIOUN LOOKOUT, Ontario, Dec.
81 PLANS for transporting pros
rushed after Capt. II. A. Oaks ar
rived from the Tetterboro Airport.
New dorsey. He started December
16 but was delayed by blizzards and
cold, generally below zero. Capt
Oaks made the entire LOO miles
without mishap although forced
down and to take lay-oyers owing
to the billiards.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27

This policy has made il possible to
provide the college With splendid
scientific equipment to the value OF
approximately $4,000 emitting it to
be called one of the best equipped
small colleges in the United States.
The estimated value Of its library
which now contains more than 1906
volumes is $4,000 II is thus seen
that the actual cost to the Territory
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-27
Policy of Alaska College
Work to Date, Explained by
Its President, G. T.. Bunnell

who does not have time 10 read the
statement of the courses in its an
nual catalogue.
To date the Territorial Legislature
for this college The first appropria.
tion Of $6e,000 was made in 19lf
bur funds suffie sent for the institn.
ton 10 be opener were not provided
until 1921 and the college did not
open until 1922 In the meantime it