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approved by Common Council of the
City of SomerS Point August 8. lo26,
and a copy thereof filed in the ofiice
of the Clerk of the County OF Att
antic ON August Z, 1926.
Section 1. That this ordinance
shall not take effect until all costs
and expenses incurred by the CITY
of Somcrs Point in and about the
preparation and publication of not
ice of intention, mailing of notices
thereof, preparation and publication
of this ordinance. certiiication OF "a
copy thereof and filing same with the
Clerk of the County o. Atlantic, etc.
he paid by Williams ard Davis, Inc,
"A corporation. payment of which is
hereby made q condition precedent
to the taking effect hereof.
Section 5. That the City Clerk
shall Immediately after final pas,
sage and publication hereof, and
upon the payment of the costs ana
expenses aforesaid, make and file in
the office of the Clerk of the County
of Atlantic a copy of this ordnance
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NOW, GO ON WITH THE STORY

DUT of all this Constance was un.
~ conscious. She had escaped to n
far corner of the conservatory
where she wept dismally into a tiny
square of lace. 1t was there that
Tommy Trcadwcll found her, and
presently she was weeping against
Tommy's shoulder while he tried
awkwardly to soothe her.
Il can never look anybody in the
face again. she walled Il can't
stand it. I'm going to run away"
Honestly. will you?" he demand
cd eagerly.
"Tll do anything to escape this"
sobbed Constance.
"Will you run away with me?"
Tommy's voice was trembling and
his eyes pleading as she looked up
at him.
I've asked you to marry mc three
times already" he went on. won't
you, Connie? Please
Connie buried her face against his
coat again and tried to think She
was fond of Tommy Trcadwel, and
1t was true that he had asked her
three times. But Constance had
never taken Tommy seriously. be.
cause she did not want to. She had
never felt like marrying anybody.
She was still, living her girl days
There would be plenty OF time to
marry later on. AS for Tommy
well, when the time came, it might
be him, or ii might be somebody
else. She did not love Tommy. she
vas quit" sure: but she did like him
tremendously.
1t was hard TO think. although she
Wrestled with her problem hcrocally.
a voice seemed to be crying into her
ears. Escape, Escape, It's your
chanCe." The idea OF Escape domi.
mated her. And Tommy was Offering
the way to freedom.
Please marry nc, Connie" he
urged softly. 'I'll be awfully good
to you
She knew that. She knew Tommy
Trradwcll for true blue, and she
knew that he would walk Broadway
or his hands and knees for her. if
she commanded. But she did not
love him.
Escape" urged the little voice.
Tommy stroked her hair and
talked pleadingly.
Marry me, Connie. and III tax"
you away from it ell. You just see
ii ] don't make YOU happy"
He talked with the fine confidence
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@o Much Efficiency
BY E. E.J!(Sxz:ssSs.:r)Rafh

| hat and coat from the butler and
leave"
You mean to tell me | haven't a
right to ask Connie to marry me?"
No: / did not say that You have
the right. You have exercised 1t
Very good. That settles it,"
But YOU"
Il do the answering; you do the
asking. said the efficiency man
blandly. You will go now"
And suppose 1 don't take your
answer"
Take it or leave tit goes"
Constance's first emotion was one
of utter humiliation, which was
quickly succeeded by rage. She
flashed a look of defiance at H.
Hedge.
Il will marry whom l please" she
Stormed. Il will
You will go to your room. Miss
Brooke. interrupted the efficiency
man coldly.
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EFFICIENCY BUNGALOW -.
S3.60O.00 efficiency bungalow. six
room. and bath. Put on your lot com
pletc in sixty days. Otis NJ. Town
send, Builder. III Asbury Avenue.
Ocean CITY N j. wifi
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together with copy of the proof
of publication hereof, duly certifieq
by him under the corporate seal OF
the city of Somers Point, for record
as required by law.
Section 6. That all ordinances q
parts of ordinances inconsistent Win
the provisions hereof be ana the
same are hereby repealed.
Notice is hereby given that the
foregoing ordinance was introduceai
al a meeting of the Common Council
of Inc CITY of Somers Point, held on
December 10th, 1926. and was, passed
upon first reading and will be fur.
thcr considered for final pa ssage at
It's meeting TO be held at Counch
Chambers, City Hall. Somers Point.
New Jersey. on December 27th, 1875.
at 730 O'Clock, p. NJ, at which. time
and place all persons Interested wiz
be given an opportunity to be heard
concerning the same.
City Clerk.
Dated: December 10th. 1926.
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comEes polNT ORDINANCE,

(
AN ORDINANCE to fix the fees and
salaries of the city officials of the
City of Somcrs Point and providing
for the payment thereof.
Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Somcrs Point
Soc. |. That on and after January
list, 1927, the annexed salaries oil inc
city Officials of the City of Somcrs
Point shall be fixed and determined as
follows 100
Mayor ..,...,....................'s zoo zoo
City Clerk ....;:....=....,; 6oo
Treasurer for City and Sinking oo
Fund Commission combined =. 400
CIV hssoSsor for each ward 80 500
Secretary Sinking Fund Commits >.
Sec. 9. That the said salaries shall
he paid TO the Mayor. City Clerk. CITY
Treasurer. Collector of Taxes and Sec
rotary of the Sinking Fund CommiS-
sion quarterly, and the Assessors shai'
be paid when their work is completed
Sec. 8 That the Building Inspector
and Plumbing Inspector shall receive
for their fees and services. sum
equal to ScVcnty-tlvc per cent. OF inc
total amount collected by them iof
fees in the said respective offices. Thc
total amount of fees shall be paid to
the City Clerk or City Treasurer and
the compensation of Building lnscec-
tor and Plumbing Inspector paiu to
them quarterly.
Sec. a. That all ordinances or parts
of ordinances, inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance. be and
the same are hereby repealed and that
this ordinance shall take effect imme-
diatcly afier final passage and publ
cation.
The foregoing ordinance introduced
and passed on first reading WAS heard
on second reading at a regular meet
ing of the Somcrs Point Common
Council, held in Council Chambers.
Friday evening November l2. 1926,
and finally passed on third and final
reading after 81 public hearing OF said
Common Council held in City Coun-
ell Chambers. City Hall, at regular
meeting December 10, 1926.
Approved: WILLIAM SHAMROCK.
President. Common Council
and Acting Mayor
Attest: JAMES G. SCULI,
City Clerk
Dated December II, 1926.
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ATLANTIC CITY & PLEASANT
, WILLIE EXPRESS, daily trips. r. ].
Hughes. Stand: Reading station. At
lantic City. Phone 133-W Pleasant
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NEWLIN. - LOCKSMITH, GUN
SMITH, SAFE EXPERT. Keys
made, Locks installed. Lawn Mowers
sharpened and repaired. Scissors and
Knives Ground. Phone 268-W. Shop,
8 Ingersoll Ave.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
of Somers Point will be held at it's
banking house in the City of Somers
Point, County Of Atlantic and Stat
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MORTGAGE MONEY -
FUNDS FOR MOitfGA0E LOANS
Apply Pleasantvlle Title and FL
nance Company. 122 South Main st. ii
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

JOHN w. BROONE. >yiuo,>cr
and hnrdwarc maEnntc, before
1cnvinE the city for two months,
nrrnnges with n firm of em-
cheney engineers TO manage his
home. He fails to say anything
about this to his three grown
children, Constance. Billy md
Alice. They fnil to grasp the
Significance of It all until
II. HEDGE, assigned to the
Job. has taken over complete
control of the Brooke household,
occupied their fathers suite
md turned the library into an
ONCE. Hedge has been "mon-
nrch of all he surveyed" for
about two weeks. While he re-
fused to allow a Christmas
tree In the house because at is
n useless expens~' he has re-
Tented sufficiently to arrange
for New Year party.
ImnEinc the shock of the
"chiIdren" when they find all
their guests being forced to
tnke physical examination be-
fore admittnnce to the "festiyi-
ties" On this, the night of the
party, everything IN going along
ns well ms can he expected under
the circumstances. The guests
that passed the doctors close
scrutiny have danced md nre
now receiving stcrilizcd sand
wichcs and lemonade In the
dfninE-rOOm.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Charles S, Corson.

Pursuant to the order OF Albert =.
Abbott. Surrogate of the County OF
A Atlantic, this day made on the ap-
plication of the undersigned, lGXecu-
trix of the said dccedcnt. notice Is
hereby given. to the creditors OF the
said decedent TO exhibit to the SUD
scriber. under oath of affirmation.
their claims and demands against
The estate of the said dcccdcnt. with
in six months from this date. or
they will be forever barred from
prosecuting or recovering the same
against the subscriber. $50.
John T. Iszard. Proctor
Atlantic City, n. j.
Mays Landing, N. j.
December 3rd, 1926.
Printers Fee $3.50
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SoMERs POINT ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE 10 yacatc certain
portions of BraddoCx Avenue, Marks
Road, Broadway. Point Avenue,
Laurel Avenue and Woodland Ave-
nue., in the City of Somers Point.
and releasing and extinguishing the
public right therein.
Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Somers Point:
Section l. That such portions Of the
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[ A N . I Q r o S
Have you tenants in your house
who are behind in their rent? IL
so, let us collect them for you. We
can dispossess within eight days,
if necessary, in legal manner,
without liability on the part of the
landlord.
NEW JERSEY SERVICE CO.
=. O. Box 554, Pleasantville.
(Speed and Safety Guaranteed)
Pleasantville 1910.
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eleventh day of January 1927, at II
O'Clock in the morning. for the cleo
ton of directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
'ei''e '''' Earl e. RYoN. Cashier,
Somers Point, n. J.. Dec. l3. 1926
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the. stock
holders of the First National Bank
of Absecon will be held at the bank
inc house in the City of AbSecon.
County of Atlantic and state of New
Jersey, on Tuesday. the eleventh day
of January. 1927. at $50 o'clock In
the afternoon. for the election of
directors for the ensuing year ana
for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting.
WALTER j. ROBERTS. Cashier.
Absecon, n. j.. Dec. IL. 1926.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
of Pleasantvillc will be held at It's
banking house in the City OF Pleas
antville. County OF Atl9nllc ana o'aae iho
of New Jersey, on TuesdaE.' nsE. ths
eleventh day of January: l92f. at
O'Clock in the afternoon. for the elcc-
ton of directors for the ensuing year
and for the transaction Oh SUCH otiiel
business as may properly come before
the meeting.
Geo. II. ADAMS, Cashier.
pIeasantvllc, n. J., Dec. IL, l926.
--<.-.>---
MEMoRiAM
LAkE-In sad and loving memory
of our dear Mother and Father,
Harriett S and Albert T.. Lake. who
departed this life December ii. W.
Gone but not forgotten by thelf
daughters.
CHICK BUY or sell in any
quantity. Write G. Hare. Absecon,
or call phone 2A6.
XMAS CARDS-3E SURE and see
our beautiful engraved Chrlstmas
Cards Samples sent on request: Er
nest Boyer. 1907 Atlantic Ave. Attain
tic City. Tel. Marine $50.
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CLARIONET.-B. flat, Albert syS Sy,o
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Louis j. Grant. electrical contractor
old and new house wiring. ).
Rhode Island Ave. Atlantic city.
Phone Marine 1896. li u
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FOR RINT.-House. 8 rooms; back
kitcle and basement could be sub
let. Inquire of cashier at Lakes
Quality Fish Market. tt
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REAITTY PARIlOR for sale; Estab-
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FOR RIiNT-Neatly furnished apart
ment, 2 rooms. kitchen. open porch.
tile bath, hot water heat, private
entrance electric and gas. Also
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FOR RENT-Two seven room houses
on Mays Landing Road at Scull
vile. Plenty of yard and garden.
Apply 10 David Lee. ON premises at
Scullvillc. wifi.
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FOR RENT OR SALr,--iIousc 6 rooms
and bath. all conveniences, Hamib- UNI.
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FOR RENT-Two or three rooms
and garage, SIG per month. $50
Noahs road, corner of Jersey ave.
pSS.
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FOR SAI.E.--Doughty Eoad, trian-
gular lot 1870 It. frontage. l2O TT;
deep, between Washington Ave. and
Atlantic City r. r. Price. $1,000.
Northfield. 295 feet fronting on the
New Road at Franklin Ave.
Jesse l.. Risley. 506 So. Main ST..
Pleasantville, N. j. II
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FOR RENT-Apartment. III Wood
land Ave, rooms and BATH gar
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FOR RENT-Apartment, rooms.
central. All convenience, Hot water
heat. q. c. Weeks. 36, n. Main. w83.
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FOR RENT--F'ive rooms ana pain
apartlnent; gas. electricity. ana an mn
provements. Centrally locateG Iei,eS q, y
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The Washington times., 1926-03-08
UIlDER PASs JOB
To BE: LET

Bids for the construction Of tiie
underpass replacing the grade
crossing at the Lamond Street Sta
tfon will be opened March Is. Ro-
land Brennan. chief clerk OF the
engineer department OF the District.
announced today.
Work on the structure viii begin
soon after the award OF the con-
tradt, as 1t must be completed by
DECEMBER Is.
Increased by $4,000 approved IN
the list of District supplementals.
the appropriation for the subway
Is now $84 900. or this amount,
however, Sc, 600 will be set aside Zoe
paving needs arising with tearing
up approaches.
Estimates OF the cost of replac.
Ing the grade crossings at Chest
nut Street. Quarles Street and Bates
Road are being prepared by Bridge
Engineer McCombs for submission
Monday to Brennan. These figures
will be selst to Congress for inser-
ton in the bill providing for the
construction of underpasses at these
points.
The actual construction viii, how
ever, belmade at Fern Street. East
ern Avenue and Varnum Street be
cause of the physical conditions 81
the present grade crossings. No APP
proximate figure could be given BY
the District engineers of the cost
of the requirements.
The Washington times., 1926-03-08
COL. CARPENTER
IS RE |RED

Col. Charles C. Carpenter, United
States Marine Corps, on duty at
Ouantfco, has been retired from
active duty on account OF physical
disability. This will result in the
promotion OF five officers: Lieut..
Col. John C. Beaumont. Major
Walter N. Hill, Captain Henry L.
Larson, First Lieut.. Harold 6.
Major and Second Lieut.. Joseph d.
Humphrey. -.
with the promotion of Major Hill
to be lieutenant colonel, he VIII be
ordered from Chicago to command
the Marines in the Virgin Islands.
Lfuef. Col. Chandler Campbell,
New York Navy Yard goes to
Paris Island, S. g., relieving Lieut..
Col. Joseph IS. Tracy, who win so
to Chicago in charge Of the central
recruiting division
Two of the eleven non-comnis-
stoned officers Of the Marine Corps
recently found qualified for APP
poinfment as probationary second
lieutenants are sons of prominent
officers OF the service Corporal
Presley Nj. Rixley, jr.. Is the son
OF. Lieut.. Col. Presley NJ. Rixey
and a grandson of Rear Admiral
Presley Nj. Rixley, US N, re.
tired, a former surgeon general Of
the Navy, and Corporal Austin
Ka1tz, jr.. is q son of Capt. Austin
Kautz of the Navy.
Two of the nlidshiplnent out Of
the class to become lieutenants OF
the marines are sons of officers OF
the service. Roy M. Gillick Isl 3
son OF Col Louis M. Gulick. and
j. s. e. Young is a son of Lieut..
Col. John S. E. Young, retired
The Washington times., 1926-03-08
RADIO WINNERS
To Be NAMED

Tomorrow, in this newspaper,
the first radio music memory con-
test winner will be announced
Only in The washington Times
will you be able to learn whether
or not you are the fortunate
listener-in who grabb ed FIVE
DOLLARS out of the air last
Tuesday night. station WRC will
NOT announce winners at any
time,
But tomorrow, the one person out
of between 2 900 and 3,OOO within
ear-shot OF Station WRC who wrote
the cleverest sentence out Of the
title lines of three old familiar
songs, will learn eof his good
fortune In The Washington Times
IA check win be mailed for the
above amount to the winner Of
last Tuesdays old familiar song
contest, as 1t WIN to the winners
in the groups Of songs broadcast
last Thursday and Saturday nights.
Judging from the amount OF mail
which the radio editor Is receiving
In this contest, Station WRC must
be heard all over the eastern sec
ton of the United States. From
far and near have come solutions
TO the C0MEG8I huN E1GNGE st11lu &Ux1EA-l
nal sentences created by listeners
Iii out of the three title lines. Few
people are having any trouble at
an Identifying the songs from the
music, but many are really back
ward about applying much thought
to the originality Of their sentences.
When you read IN tonorrosws's
Times the winning sentence and the
name Of the radio fan who il to
get the first money award, you viii
know better what is expected II
the way or originality. Many were
prone to follow the sample sent
ences' suggested in The Washing
ton Times when the contest was.
announced. Others varied their
idea somewhat from the .tip-off''
sentences and d few actually pulled
back the curtains to the iinagtna
.tions and came through with some
really clever creations.
Look for the first winning an
nouncennent tomorrow and listen
over the air again tomorrow night
for more rnopey.
The Washington times., 1926-03-08

For four hours. forty Amerncan
newspaper men, in the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany's experimental station here.
.chatted individually and informally
with as many OF their colleagues in
London.
Voices Come Oyer Clearly
The transmission was as clear,
or clearer, than ordinary converse
lions In the city.
The occasion for the tests was q
demonstration OF progress IN inter
continental telephony BY the 4. +.
"a r., the Radio Corporation Of
America and British general post
office.
Officials of the telephone com
pany today said ii was impossible
to tell when transatlantic wireless
telephone service can be established
on Is commercial basis, but limited
that the day when such conmunica
ton viii be almost as common as
regular long distance service is moi
Tar or.
Nothing Brilliant Said
CONVERSATIONS by the newspaper
men were far from brilliant. mos;
OF them being struck dumb by the
wonder Of speaking directly to q
colleague in London. The usual
exchanges were platitudes about the
weather, each speaker being limited
to two minutes.
Messages. from America to Eng
land travelled q different route
than those from England to AIMEE.
lea. A voice spoken into the micro
phone here was relayed 10 miles by
wire to the Rocky Point, Long
Island, Radio Corporation station
which sent it $500 miles over the
air to Wroughton, England. when
1t was sent more than 100 miles
by wire to London.
From London messages were tele
phoned to Ruby, and thence 1900
miles to Houlton, Me-, by radioa
and then carried by wire 200 miles
to New York.
The Washington times., 1926-03-08
col M. g. TURNER TO
HEAD VETERINARY CORPS

Upon the completion Of his four
years OF duty IN the office of the
surgeon general 81 the Army az
head 81 the veterinary corps activ1-
ties. Lieut.. COL John IA. McKinnon
win be relieved in May cf this year
by Col William g. Turner. ms
new station for Colonel McKinnOn
has not been announced by the War
Department.
An examination to iii four exist
ing vacancies III the dental corps of
the regular ARMY win be held from
Nav IL tO n, 1926 Application
blanks Tor the examination may be-
secured from either the adjutant
general of the Army Or the sturgeon
General sc the Army. The success.
FIJI candidates win be appointed first
Iieutenants In the dental CORPS
which now has an authorized
strength Of 158 officers.
The Washington times., 1926-03-08
|ANTI-BL UE | M
RAIL- CALLED

Tla gathering storm oyer the
sunday blue law bill for the dis
fyict of Columbia today is threaten
ing to block consideration Ct In
portant local bills now pending De-
fore the House District Commute
The measure today IL apprOaenlhk
the status 0f an issue over winch
q finish fight may becYfne n0cess
So 81 serious is the matter regarded
that d mass meeting ~ protest
against the measure has been called
Tor o'clock tonight at the FhaF.
house 1914 III ST. ~. w, nv the
A ssociation Opposed to Blue LAWS
cooperating with the Religious LIB
erty Association, the Secular Aeagu
and other organizat tons.
The mass meeting is charas ter
lied Iii the anfIOuno as lh
the interest Of freedom q rellg ~.
/ IN the District Of Columbia Ille
nuI,Iic ~ invited. All or the organi.
zaffons sponsoring the nesting lave
been active iii the campaign AGAINST
| 3hh biz IN the hearings before the
Judiciary subcommittee o1 the
House District Committee during
the past week.
strenuous Efforts are being made
~ opponents 81 the blue law bill
Ia delay action by the subconllnl
which now rs disposed To report the
bin fav0rably il the measure IL
thrown into the fun District Com
nittee fight ii threatened which
may effectualIy block consideration
OF ali other local legislation during
tl1e present session and the next
session.
Drawing Of the XII Klux Khan
| into the controversy Is expected 70
add fresh fuel to b fight which had
eireadv become serious. Members
| of the subcommittee have .stadionsly
avoided the khan issue in the hear
ii1ge. but IL is regarded 10 be
certain factor Il the fight IL con-
tinued.
Fresh opposition to the measure,
iii the form OF resolution adopted
bv the washington Secular League,
today was laid before the s1beonl-
mittee. The resolution condemns
the bill as step toward the wed-
ding of church and state.