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report explained. 1T is affected by
the season of the year. the time of the
day and by certain meteorological CON
ditions.
The great variation in daylight
illumination at any given point on the
earths surface fixed latitude, due
primarily to these three factors is
perhaps the chief difficulty encoun-
tered in making adequate provision for
the natural lighting OF interiors. In
like artificial lighting. Which is con.
stan; and easily controlled. the
amount of daylight may vary By sev-
eral hundred per cent in the course
of few minutes from causes that
cannot be controlled.
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POLES COMING DOWN.
Underground Phone Conduit OK. ID
to Experimental Farm.

Application of the Chesapeake 4
Potomac Telephone Co. for permission
to remove it's poles along the south
side of the Military road from the
Highway Bridge to the Agricultural
experimental farm at Arlington, Va.
and placing the telephone line in an
underground conduit was approved by
the War Department yesterday.
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PLEADS FOR GREATtAKES.
Milwaukee Mayor Asks Aid in

TORONTO. Ontario, July up.
Daniel Webster IIoan. mayor OF
Milwaukee and one of the leading
opponents in the United States to
diversion of Great Lakes water by the
Chicago sanitary district, spoke against
the project at a dinner rendered him
here last night by Mayor Thomas
Foster OF Toronto.
He urged that the forces of the
United States and Canada be consoli-
dater 10 combat the city that is
setting at defiance the rights of both
countries"
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Not All Light From Sun.

Not all of the out of doors Hum
ination is received directly from the
sun. but a large amount of light is
also received from the sky and re.
fiected from clouds"
The standards used in the United
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Beer Found in Post Office.

MILL CREEK. H.. July 3 Oo).--
Federal agents yesterday raided the
post office here and cOnfiscated 2
quantity of beer. r. l.. Schaffer, post
master. who also conducts a genera
store in the same building. was ar.
rested. charged with violating the pro.
hihitiO laM.
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Volume of Contracts Drop.

The volume of contracts awarded
during April was per cent less than
that recorded for March. The index
number for April is 234. The total
volume of contracts awarded during
the first four months of 1926 exceeded
by IL per cent the total volume ard
ed during the corresponding months
of 1875
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BY 4. f.. SEYMOUR.

Secretary. Washington Chamber of Commerce.
We have city of at least half
| million people. A large proportion of
them must be eainfully employed.
Prior to the war the Government en-
ployes in Washington numbered be-
tween 80 900 and 10000. The number
at present Is around 81 900. The fact
| that for four Or five years there has
| been n steady. constant reduction in
| the number of Government employees
| clearly indicates that the Government
ranks are more than full. 1t is also
evident that unless we are confronted
| by some unforeseen emergency the
number of Government employees will
i decrease rather than increase.
And yet our city is growing by leaps
and bounds half million within
| the geographical limits of the Dis
| trict of Columbia. At least another
| hundred thousand within the tmmedi-
| ate suburbs which make up metro
politan Washington. Prophecy of one
| million people within the next two
| or three decades. OF the thousa nds
who are coming each month IA consid-
! cradle portion are among those who
must he gainfully employed. If there
| is no room for them in the Govern
ment serviCe-and that is a very evil
dent fact-then there must he some
| other opportunities by which they
may be enabled to earn living.
Need Industrial Development.
! There can be but one solution of
| this DrOblem--a greater amount and
| diversity of commercial and industrial
| development in which to absorb the
coming WashingtOnians This does
| not mean an avalanche of Industries:
| it does not mean the introduction of
heavy and pOnderOus manufacturing.
| 1t means first Of all the development
Of such manufacturing plants as are
| already here. II means the establish
ment. in proper locations. of other
! electrically-d establishments to
care for the needs of our rapidly
| growing city.
| There is another reason for the
need of increased industrial facilities
| in Washington. That is to care for
the Government employees who. from
time to time. are dropped from the
service. 1t is little short of criminal
| that valuable employees should be dis
missed from the service of the Fed
| eraf Government and compelled to
| leave the city because there is no
place in which their services can he
utilized and they be kept in Wash
ington.
600 More Dropped.
There il an excellent example of
this situation at hand right now.
About 900 Government employees in
Washington were dropped from the
service on July !. Such dismisSa Is
| have occurred frequently during the
past four or five years and will be
| continued to a greater or less extent
| for some time to come.
| There are various reasons for such
reductions in force. The bulk of the
| reduction in recent years has been oc-
casioned by the closing up of various
projects with the World War and the
lack of opportunity for work for those
who have been engaged upon the va
rious war jobs.
| The reductions or renewals taking
| place at this time are for various
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With a greater number out of work
than in several years. the government
Of New Zealand is preparing To Gre
ate special Improvements 1" relieve
The sit LA ion
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
Spicy
Notes
MISS MARTIN BECOMES
BRIDE O FMR. COLDWELl
Solemnized Friday In

Trinity Church, ventnor City
Miss Mary Evelyn Martin,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
H. Martin, of Mill road, was mar,
ried to William Coldwell, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Coldwell,
Sr., of Olney, Pa, by the Rev.
George D. Jones, pastor of the
Trinity church, VentnOr City,
when pretty late summer we'd
ding was solemnized Friday.
The bride carried bouquet OF
pale pink sweetheart roses. She
was dressed in a becoming frock
of white georgette crepe with a
large white picture hat trimmed
in white ribbon draped about the
brim. Her slippers were OF white
kid.
The maid of honor was Miss
Ruth Smith, of Chelsea, who wore
a yellow georgette frock and a
large yellow hat, touched with
black. She carried an arm bouquet
of sweet peas of pastel shades
and wore black slippers.
Ray Wilson, of Ventnor City,
was best man. After the cere-
mony a wedding reception and re-
past was held at the home Of the
brides parents. The couple, af-
ter short wedding trip, will re-
side at 81 n. Buffalo avenue,
Ventnor.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10

In the meantime, Oh shore, there
will be much searching of the law
books. The Shipping Board au-
thorities are preparing to ask the
Department OF Justice whether or
not shipmasters have the right to
perform the marriage cremony.
That the sea captain has such
authority has been pretty gener-
ally accepted without question.
The custom has accorded with the
prevailing idea of the powers of
the master of a vessel. His is a
little world by itself. In it he is
monarch His powers over those
on board are wide. Their we'll
being is in his hands in ways
other than those directly related
TO the management Of the vessel.
On cargo ships, carrying no sur
geons, his rude surgery has been
the means of saving life in many
cases. In the event of death, his
has been the voice that uttered
the last words as the body slipped
over the rail and sank into the
sea. What more natural if it
were assumed that no question
could be raised of his power to
perform the marriage cremony?
Apart from the legal aspects OF
the case, it is to be observed that
the old-time reason for marriages
at sea no longer exists. 1t is Gus
tom said to have originated in the
days before the age of steam,
when voyages were often of great
length. These are the days when
passenger liners travel nearly at
the speed of express trains. We
speak of the ocean trip rather
than of the ocean voyage. At the
same time, the law has imposed
additional requirements on per-
sons contemplating marriage.
There is reason for suspicion that
marriage at sea might be resorted
to in order to escape some of the
formalities necessary on shore.
So if the custom passes, it may be
departure not to be regretted.
There remains the question of
what is to be done about it should
it be found that sea captains have
been exceeding their rights when
they performed the marriage GER
emony. What is the status of the
couples they have married? Per
haps Congress will yet be asked
to pass a law legalizing such mar
riages. If that is of advantage, it
should, of course, be done. The
knot tied by the sea captains act
ing honestly in the belief that
they were within their rights
should not be united because of
what the law books say or do not
say.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
ACCIDENTS MAY BE
AVERTED.

Automobile accidents can be
averted. At least 80 per cent. of
them can. Analysis of the loca-
tion of the average automobile
accident proves this.
Observant people who have
travelled in dangerous as well as
supposedly safe sections state
that the majority of accidents oc-
cur on the roads where the motor
lists think there is no danger.
Mr.. William B. Parsels, of Plea
santville. is one of these observ-
ant people. Mr.. Parsels noted on
y trip through the Virginia noun
tains that the only trouble in that
region. which was in many places
very dangerous, We're tire trou-
bles. An occasional car was
drawn up by the roadside for
some minor repair.
AS soon as the mountains We're
left for the valley roads, however,
il was an entirely different mat
ter Here evidences of reckless
driving were all too numerous,
with many cars almost completely
demolished. 1T all goes to
prove" says Mr.. Parsels, that it
is the seemingly safe place, that
is really dangerous"
The majority of accidents on
the White Horse pike. help to
bear out this statement. 1t is
where the driver sees long
stretch of level road ahead, that
he let's fly, attempts to pass
other cars In congested traffic
and winds up in the hospital OF
cemetery.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
MARRIAGE AT SEA.

Now that the question is raised,
il must, of course, be answered,
and it is therefore to be expected
that we shall learn whether or
not one of the long-accepted GUS
toms of the sea is a violation of
the law in this twentieth century.
The Shipping Board has ordered
the commanders of its vessels to
refuse to perform marriages.
Captain Herbert Hartley of the
Leviathan will, for the present, at
least, have no opportunity to send
the marriage pennant fluttering to
the masthead of that mighty ship.
Weddings with captains officiating
in place of clergymen will be bar
red on other vessels of the fleet.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
!Mainlander's Divide Series With
Egg Harbor Nine Over Weekend

Despite the game dropped to
Egg Harbor at the Wine City,
Sunday, a game lost because of
weak pitching, Pleasantville still
leads in the race for the second
half championship of the South
Jersey League.
Meeting Egg Harbor in two
weekend games, the Mainlanders
split the series, winning her Sat
urday, 6-5, but losing Sunday
away, ST. A fight that started
between Carr, of Egg Harbor, and
Ray Steineder in the third threat
ened to stop the contest, Sunday.
A rally nosed out the Egg Har-
Dor team here Saturday, when the
Mainlanders scored 8 runs in the
last inning. The game seemed a
lost one for the home nine in the
eighth, when the visitors pushed
across runs to take the lead.
Steineder pitched for the home
nine, allowing II hits, the same
number T. Sciore allowed. Hits
punched in the last inning lost the
game for the Harborites.
Sundays contest was torrid.
Payne was in the box for the
Mainlanders, and it was due large
ly to the II men placed on first
base via the pass route that the
game was lost. The Wine City
club hit six safeties, while the
Mainlanders got ten.
The fight started in the third in
ming. Bert Karr, Egg Harbor's in
fielder, had reached third, and
started home. He was trapped,
and Steineder ran from first to
home to cut him off.
While the ball was being thrown
between Schaffer and Helfrich,
Karr dug for home, and the ball
/ came for Steineder, who grabbed
it, and tagged Karr The Egg
Harbor player had slid, and rip
ped his spikes into Steineder's
foot.
Steineder, according to those
who saw the play, thought the rip
ping was intentional, and took a
crack at Karr. For a time it was
hard for the other players to sep
arate the pair, and hot words were
exchanged until it looked like a
free for all. Steineder was sent
from the grounds for treatment,
and after some Is minutes the
game continued.
The score was tied in the
eighth In the ninth I. Sciore
walked, stole second, advanced to
third on Hennos' single to left,
and scored the winning run on
Daddario's sacrifice fly to center
field.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES.

Internal competition and indi-
vidual riyalries have kept the lum-
ber industry fully abreast of the
times in mechanical and engineer
ing improvements, but it has long
been out of perspective with other
industries, because of its failure
TO reorgani2e and readjust itself
TO profound changes in conditions
affecting its economic stability.
It has competed fiercely within it.
self, but has lacked the equipment
for effectual external competition.
Now. however, there is a gener-
al awakening on every hand. An
ambitious enterprise is under
way, for a national trade eXten-
sion campaign which is to be bas-
ed on research in science and
merchandising. Many regional
associations of lumber manufac-
turers are cooperating in trade
extension operations. National
humber Standardization is at last
a fact, and paves the way for the
rapid advance of modernized mer-
chandising and advertising. For
estry is making rapid strides, and
possibly so great corporations are
already on a continuous produc-
tion basis; their forests will yield
and yet remain, and their mills
need never move again.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
MISS PRICE HOSTESS,
Gives Party For Friends On Ocean
City Strand.

A delightful beach party was
held Friday night in Ocean City
when Miss Edna Price was hos
tess to a number Of her friends.
Games and refreshments were en-
joyed until a late hour.
Among the invited guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Scull, Mr.
and Mrs. Mark English, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Robertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Garwood and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Garside, Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Sutton, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gaunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ryon
Price, the Rev. and Mrs. Isaiah
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Brewer and Mrs. Clara Smith.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10

The Pleasantville Press is on sale
AT the following places:-
Absecon-Ellen E. Shovel at the
Postofiice.
Atlantic City-Shore Fast Waiting
Ds. lG1 So. Virginia Ave.
Pleasantville p 7. Harris. 3 s.
Main St; H. w. Fenimore, 80 5.
Main St; Ted Merrick at Electric
Station: E. 2. Hambleton, 10l N:
Main St; o. P. Jones, q e; West
Jersey Ave; Mrs. Angelo Pizzikettfs,
81 East West Jersey Ave; Charles
q. King. 421 N. Main st. or at the
office, IL w. Washington Ave.
Somers Point-Joseph Green, Hig-
bee Ave. and Shore Road; A. B. Lin
90, Shore Road and New Jersey Ave.
ocean City-W. p. Sinkinson, tn
and Asbury ave-; w. F. Gardner
$50 Asbury ave.
Northfield = At the post Office;
David Breen. drug store.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
THE HOME NEWSPAPER.

II there is anything in town
worth talking about, ten chances
60 one your own newspaper had
a hand in putting it there.
Every town gets its moneys
worth through the home newspa-
per. It's the wagon that carries
all your goods to market. 1t
ought to be kept in good repair.
II will pay to grease it, paint it
and keep its running gears in
good shape and shelter.
1t is the guardian and defender
of every interest, the forerunner
aud pioneer of every movement
and the sturdy advocate of law
and order.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
SUPPER PLANNED.
Will Be Given August 25 BY the
NorthfieId Progressive League

Will Be Given August 25 BY the
NorthfieId Progressive League
Plans for the roast beef sup
per which will be given Wednes-
day night, August 25, in the hall
of the Northfield Progressive
League, were made Thursday
night when the Ladies' Auxiliary
met in the Mill road building.
After the supper, dancing to the
tunes of the Happy Five orches-
ira of Egg Harbor City, will be
enjoyed.
A beach party will be held in
the near future. Following the
meeting Thursday night, lunch
con was served by the entertain
ment committee. A social time
was also enjoyed.
Members attending were: Mrs.
Helen Rest, Mrs. Laura Duble,
Mrs. Minnie Caywood, Mrs. Irma
Lovett, Mrs. Myra Casio, Mrs.
Sara Ritz, Mrs. Hilda Morton,
Mrs. Marie Berger, Mrs. Anna
Kuhl, Mrs. James Way, Mrs. Ben
jamin Sutton, Mrs Harold Morton,
Mrs. Margaret Stewart, Mrs. Cora
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
Notes Of
Interest

phia, is passing the summer with
her daughter.
Mrs. William S. Albrecht, of
! Philadelphia, is being entertained
, by her son and his wife, Mr.. and
| Mrs. George B. Albrecht, of Re
we're avenue and Shore road.
Miss Helen Fraser, of Stonehurst,
Pa, Mrs. Albrecht's sister, is also
passing fortnight with the cou.
Pile, having arrived Saturday.
! Miss Ruth Weer, of Shore road,
is spending two months at
Moorestown for the benefit of her
health.
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Ok
ley, of Zion road, are spending a
week with their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Garrett, of Richmond, Va. The
couple are summering there after
tour of several weeks in vaude-
vile in the Keith circuit.
After an illness of several days
Ralph English is able to leave
his Shore road home.
Mrs. Warren Ryon is entertain
ing Miss Helen Leach, of Atlantic
City, at her home on Shore road.
Frank Carr, of. Zion road, Wis
tied his brother, Samuel Carr, of
Pitman Grove, Sunday, where he
attended the camp meeting. He
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Meade, of Pleasantville.
Miss Gertrude Guion, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Edward Guion,
of Shore road, has accepted po-
sition in the grammar school at
Morristown. She is a University
of Pennsylvania graduate of this
year.
After vacationing for month
with relatives in Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. L. J. Brown and Mrs. Mary
Weida have returned to this city
The formers husband and daugh
ter, Mrs. Nelson Hartley, of Faue
avenue, motored up on Saturday
to return with the couple.
Miss Helen Swensen, of Broad
and Ireland avenues, is enjoying
months visit with her aunt
Mrs. O. H. Olsen, at Riverdale-on
the Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Nils
Swensen will join her daughter
at the home of her sister the lat
ter part of this month
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Boldly
are enjoying a three weeks vaca
tion which is being passed in
Washington, D. c., and Landen
burg. Pa.
Mrs. NJ. M. Wilson and Miss
Hannah Wilson, of "Woodside
Cottage" are passing two weeks
with their daughter and sister
Mrs. Fred H. Burdsall, of River
side Park.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Y Wilson, oi
w. Oak Crest avenue; Mrs. Johr
A. Davies and Somers H. Endi
colt, Jr., were guests over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
Burt. of Green Marsh Farms
Cumberland county, Pa, where
they visited the formers son
Earl ID. Wilson.
Mrs. Richard Endicott, of st
Petersburg, Fla, is the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dotts, oi
Ireland avenue.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
PRAISES RED MEN.
kinneWaugha Tribe Deserves
Credit for Improving Hall.

kinneWaugha Tribe deserves
Credit for Improving Hall.
To the Editor:
Dear Sir: Red Men of the city
deserve just a little mention for
the work they are going in reno
waiting Red Mems Hall that it will
keep up in appearance with other
buildings in the city and vicinity.
The building is one of the land
marks of the city, being owned
by Kinnewaugha Tribe, l. O. R.
NJ, and having served that tribe
and the public for SO years. 1t
was built in 1888.
Before that time lodges in the
city met at Ryon's store, located
at Park avenue and Shore road.
At that time the store was on
property which is now part of
the estate of John F. Ryon, on
the west side of Shore road.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
EXPRESSES THANKS

EXPRESSES THANKS
Editor Pleasantville Press:
At an executive meeting of the
Atlantic County w. c. T. u, held
in Pleasantville today, I, as cor
responding secretary, was told to
write and thank you for your
kindness in printing and giving
us the space in your paper to
let the public know about and
what we are doing.
We do appreciate this kindness
and wish to express our graft
tude to you.
l am respectfully.
(Mrs.) SADIE A. WOOD,
Co. Cor. Secretary.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
NJ. PlEASANTvlLLE WINS.
Defeats Morris Guards in Exhibi.
ton Game at Inlet SATURDAY..

In an exhibition game played at
the Inlet in Atlantic City, Satur
day, North Pleasantville defeated
the Morris Guards, score 81
Both teams are in the Roses Twi
light League.
Roy Brown pitched good ball fOr
the victors, while they hit Van
Dyke, who seemed to receive poor
support.
The box score.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
CLASS ENTERTAINED.
Miss Powers Hostess To Society
At Linwood Home.

MISS Powers Hostess To Society
At Linwood Home.
Miss Ida Powers entertained the
Drexel Biddle Bible Glass of the
Seaview Baptist church at her
home when that society met
Thursday night. A pleasant eve
ning was enjoyed by all.
Those attending We're Mrs. AL
mira Powers, Mrs. William Lear
Mrs. Winfield Haines, Mrs. Ida
Porch, Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs
Edna Ingersoll, Miss Ida Powers
Miss Ella Powers, Miss Hazel
Broadhead, Miss Anna Powers,
Mrs. Thomas Cope, Mrs. Lydia
Broadhead, Mrs. Lewis Shaw,
John McKeag, Mr.. and Mrs. r. J.
SOmerS.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10

Cards from Scranton, Pa, have
been received from William Lloyd
and Stewart Thorbahn, who are
on their way to Canada.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
Northfield Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Kirvy, Of Ger
ma,ltown, Pa, and Mrs. Mary
Robinson, of West Philadelphia.
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank G.. Probst, Jr., at their Mil
road home for the past few days.
Mrs. Amelia Broadbent and Miss
Bessie Moore, Of Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Pierce
and daughter, of Lansdowne, Pa,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Jagmetty, at their S. Shore road
home,
After passing two weeks with
relatives in Philadelphia and Mr..
and Mrs. John Lesever, of Lancas.
ter, Pa, Miss Evelyn Allen has re-
turned to her Northfield avenue
home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Caldwell, of
Fairview, are being entertained
by Councilman and Mrs. Harold
Morton and Mr.. and Mrs. Benja.
min Sutton, of Oak avenue, for
two weeks.
Mrs. Richard Sutton, of the
Sutton road, has returned from
the Atlantic City Hospital and is
recuperating from an operation.
Mrs. Ethel Miller, of Broad and
Ireland avenues, is convalescing.
Mrs. Emma B. Waldis, of Philadel-
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
City of Northfield

Raas, Mrs. Charles H. Dougerty.
Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Helen
Risley, Mrs. Esther Barkoff, Mrs.
Muriel Morton, Miss Alberta
Steele.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
Egg Harbor.

Two-base hits: Fulton, Payne,
Ellipgsworth, Three-base hits:
Karrer. Struck out: by Steineder
8, by Sciore 8. Base on balls:
Steineder, 3; Sciore. Umpire:
Duncan.
Sundays box score:
Pleasantyille.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10
Letters To The Editor

When it was built, the store was
one of the skyscrapers of the
city, and was looked on with pride
by the towns citizens.
OLD TIMER.
August s, 1926.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-08-10

Twobase hits: Payne, Oberholt.
zer. Struck out By Payne 3, Fields
8, Hand 1, Smith 1. Base on balls
off Payne II, Fields 2, Hand Z,
Smith 1.