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would have supported him, DIR. Will,
son said.
In commenting upon the down.
fall of Senator Wadsworth, the
speaker explained that Wadsworth
was defeated by the temperance
forces for the same reason that
Governor Smith was unsatisfactory
to their organization.
''In the Senate Wadsworth was
chairman of the steering committee
dealing with a bill for enforcement
Of prohibition. He prevented these
bills being considered or being
brought before the proper commit
tees. He steered them all into the
ditch, so we decided he belonged
in the ditch and put him there" he
declared.
Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell.
president of the board. presided, and
opened the meeting with prayer. 1t
is expected that the conference will
take the entire day and perhaps ter
inmate tomorrow
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JOBLoTs OF HUMOR

Cincinnatus Boomer, of Marion.
Ill, is not in the real estate bust
ness.
I love the kids on roller skates
30 much my sad heart palpitates
For fear one of the .brats'Il skid
And make my frau q bIoomin' wild.
Allie Hill Bare, of Oklahoma
City, is not disciple of Queen
Godiva.
There was young fish called Tunney
Who tI1ot the fight business funney;
He monkeyed with 1t,
Taught himself how to hit,
And now in his fins he has munney!
K. r. Bobbitt, of Jacksonville,
In not a barber!
The guy who invented halitosis
sure said a mouthful!
GENE BLOSSOM. 4
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1t mag be hard to hue
doUn q reputation, but it's
also hard, and often costly,
to HUe up to one. PETE.

100
There was a young bOZO named Sid
Who kissed a girl on her eyeIid.
She said: my sweet lad.
Your aim IL quite bad,
You must practice awhile" So he did.
HOFFMAN,
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WHO'S WH02 WHAT'S WHATs

WHO'S WHO! INA . WHAI.
Say, Bill, what's this Social Register
you're In or ont?
What's the idea and what's the dis
tarbance all about?
10 the .s0uts1 &c looks like an ancient
book Of jokes.
For, when you sum IL up, amt we all
just plain folks?
o. course, some have more "cHlchaWse
and hold q higher place
And have an inward feeling they are
Leading in the race;
But when they pass away u causes
no surprise
10 find six feet of earth makes az
all Of one size.
10, II registered or not, what differ
ence does II make
whether you eat corn bread or feast
on frosted cake?
You are judged by what you are and
it's an even bet
I'm society the ''wetg" are always dry,
and the ''drys" wet.
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
TEARS OF AUTO THIEF
MAY Halt PROSECUTION

PHILADELPHIA Marcn -
Penftence displayed BY an 1s-year.
old Haverford College student when
arrested for the theft Of an auto,
mobile will probably save him from
further prosecution
The youth. Joseph Lesely Ger
! mantown. admitted having stolen a
car belonging to Edward Berger,
after having run into debt through
efforts to win an automobile in q
prize contest.
II don't know why ! s.pls it.
the youth sobbed when held under
81 SEQ bail, by Magistrate Holland.
! Il could have. obtained the money
| needed from my father.
His father went to City Hall TO
furnish bail. and Berger said that
he had no desire to push the case
because of the sorrow the student
displayed.
4 keyboard operated typesettins
machine has been designed for the
production of duplicate letters in
! business offices.
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M D NTBOMER ny
Ne VS. BRIEFS

ROCKVILLE, Nd. March 16-In
his charge to the grand jury At the
opening 81 the March term Of the
circuit court here yesterday, Judge
Robert b. Peter comn1erted on the
falling off OF serious crimes in the
county. He referred 70 the eff.
cheney of the county police force TO
which he attributed the improved
conditions especially In that section
/ of the county bordering on the Dis
trict OF Columbia
Judge Peter selected Edward
Darby, of Jacksonville. for foreman
of the grand jury lid drew the
other members OF that body as fol-
lows: III. Frank Ricketts,. Joseph g..
Howes William III Buxton, Noble
b Embrey Eugene A. Veirs,
Thomas HI Clements. Eugene s.
Walker. George IL smith, Thomas
! Hyde, Charles j. Benedict, Waiter
MI. Bogley, Karl M eroby. James
T TIT Harding. Walter w. Thompson,
William Al. Bean, John K. Poole. ] !.
Edgar johnson, William Edgar
Erwin. William A. Luilr, William
IH, BuTdette. Jacob @. snyder and
Morgan j. BOteler
Although the grand jury will be
called on TO examine about ~ Wit
l1esses II il not expected 70 be III
session more than q few days.
The petit jury Is composed of
Frank Wilson. Daniel w, Barnes,
David s., Crayer, James s. Bolton,
Hugh Rabbit, Roy Darby. Richard
r. Darby, Richard G. Birney Ohio
C. Trundle. Samuel ri Miles. Lucian,
- SVSaex
John w. story, James F. Gotts
Frederick ID. b. Austin, James n !.
Purdun1, Archie w. Eader Frank
G.. Schaeffer Frederick w. Page,
William III. IT.. Case, Lloyd i Jones
BeaIl w. Unglesbee, Nicholas ]
Welsh Thomas ~ Bailey ana LOs
reno HILL
The proceedings Of the opening
day Of court consisted Of calling
over the docket and entering up
judgments and assigning cases for
trial. Civil cases will first be tried
March rs the criminal docket will
be taken up.
Charles *. Lechlider. retired mil.
ler. former justice Of the peace
and one Of ColesyiIl6 districts best
known citizens, died at his home
near CoIesvilIe aged II years. He
ii survived BY his wife and three
sons Charles e., jr, Thomas u.
and Joseph r.. Iech1ider all Of
this county The funeral took
place yesterday from the CoIesviile
Methodist Church Burial was in
the cemetery ut COlesville Mr..
I1echlider was native Of Howard
county, hut had lived in the Colas-
VILE t,AfpI1lYnsshf,flf more than 40
years.
Richard HI LansdaIe well-known
miller OF Sandy Spring has an
nounced his purpose of seeking one
of the Democratic nominations for
the house. Of delegates to be made
at the primary election early hi
September. His candidacy brings
the number Of aspirants already in
the field up to three. the others
being Major E. Brooke Lee and DR..
Joseph " SeIby Four nominations
ARE to be made and many more
candidates are looked for.
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.SAVANTs ST ART
20 INQUIRIES
D. InteraatIonaI SOW seryIee


CAMBRIDGE. Mass March is.
Scientists III Harvard University
are aBouf 70 begin twenty eight
separate branches 1T research at a
cost of approximately $4,000 ii
was announced today The re-
searches VIII range from an In
vestigation ot the milky way 10 a
study Of the regularity of party
alignments IN Congress
In accordance with the provision
OF fund provided lby the late
william r. Milton, class Of IS,
various professors will conduct the
investigations lin an effort to pro.
mote the welfare and prosperity
Of the human race. Il
Among the subjects to be covered
this year are the folloWing:
Continuation Of the research con
corning nervous development sot
vertebrate animals to obtain q
clearer understanding Of their be-
navior.
Intensive comparative study Of a
group Of parasitic fungi which
cause the several downy pnildeW
diseases OF important food crops.
Computations and drawings o.
Mars and the moon during the nexi
two years when the southern
hemisphere OF the planet Mars will
be turned toward the earth
Preparation Of q continuous his.
tory OF Harvard for publication al
the 300th anniversary of the found
ing Of the college In 1886.
"A general statistical investigat ton
OF all stars
B. Inyestigat OF the biological
control OF insect pests.
Bringing to light the thoughts in
logic. mathematics and philosophy
OF Charles s. Pierce. class ne 59
long awaited by the scientific
world
Cooperation with the museum
Of Minneapolis in the further study
of paintings by x-rays by Edward
". Forbes, director OF F'ogg Art
Museum.
Al scientific and statistical inves
LEGATION of criminal justice IN
Boston.
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Mussolini to Appoint
Mayors In Towns
Under 5000
By International News Service

ROME, March 16.-In a few
weeks more, on April 81, to be-
exact; 1900 out Of i total Of
5000 municipalities in Italy will
cease to be governed by mayors
and councils Of their own selec-
ton.
In place Of municipal govern
ments chosen BY the towns
people, the cities will be admin
istered by "podestas, appointed
BY the central government under
MussoIini.
This recently enacted law APP.
plies to all c0mmunes Of fewer
than 5000 inhabitants.
The object Of the radical
change is to bring the COM
nlunes into greater "unity" with
the central government, accord
ing to the spokesman for Fas-
cisti. The new system, the
Fascist maintain will make pos
sible q more uniform standard
in Italian local life.
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UNEMPLo YMENT BILL
OFFERED IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON, March ia bill hav-
ing as its chief provision the pre-
vention OF Englands national un-
employment. is to be introduced
in the House of Commons here.
II is proposed that a board shall
be set up TO prevent unemploy
nrent and for the most effective
utilization of unemployed persons.
This board would be empowered to
make advances to be expended in
any part of the United Kingdom
for public works 1t is, proposed
that $50, 100000 annually shall be
alIocated to national fund for this
nlIrpose
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MAHARAJAH's KITCHENS
COST MORE THAN SCHOOLS

BOMBAY, March 16.-Sone light
or the yearly budget of Indian
maharajahs is furnishedsby an off
cial state department of. Alwar, who.
for the first time. has revealed the
items of the Alwar budget TO the
outside world.
or total revenue of approx
nnately $1,000, 900. the privy purse
Of the niaharajah of the state
amounts 10 nearly 100000. OF this
sum practically $4,000 represents
the cost OF the state automobiles,
while another $60s900 is expended
upon their garage and upkeep.
Education accounts for the mag
nificent sum of about $4,000, or
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CALIFORNIA HAS RECORD
FOR EATING ICE CREAM

SACRAMENTO, Calf, March 10.
with s6,O00.OO0 pints Of ice cream
accounted for in the State during
1925. Californians today were
credited with being the worlds
champion Ice cream eaters. accord
ing to w. NJ. Russell, senior dairy
inspector Of the state Department
OF Agriculture.
The States per capita average Tor
the year was eighteen pints, or
tWn and one.auarter gallons.
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
BRITAIN REMOVES MUTTON
FROM SOLDIERS RATloNS

LONDON. March It. Because
the authorities consider II to be
too expensive, mutton is to be
cut out of the fare of the British
soldier.
Mutton at present Is supplied
to the British soldier once every
two weeks. and by eliminating 1t
the authorities expect to effect a
saving of $250,00O yearly.
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sMUCCL Frs BIZ AIMED
FOR FIRE An RESORT

MILAN. March is. Destru ction
by fire 81 the woods surrounding
Lake Garda long famous as 4
resort, was reported today
Blame for the fire was t,laced by
the authorities upon bands If
smugglers who use the forests ~
q t,ff1tysss f1tstep
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10000 less than the cost Of up
keep Of the maharajah's Kitchens.
The present nlaharajah Is one OF
the committee of the chamber OF
princes of India and claims TO be
dc scended from the old historical
rulers of India--the Pandayas
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
ENGLAND GRANTS SUBSIDY
FOR RAISING SUGAR BEETs

LONDON March IA million
dollar subsidy has been granted by
the Department of Agriculture for
the production Of sugar from
British. grown beets.
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
ENsoREs COMET FADES,
DUE AGAIN IN 100 YEARs

NEW HAVEN Conn. March ls.
scientists NJ yale University ~
ported that Ensore's comet sched
uled FOR its brightest appearance
ii one hundred years faded from
sight al tie psychological moment
the next time Il will be visible
Il sl,s xeaf aO26.
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EMPEROR or JAPAN
LEAVES SICK BED

TOKYO. March 16.-lThe EN-
peror of Japan, who has been IL
for some time, is much improved in
condition and is now able to leave
his bed and take short walks, il
was announced today.
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ON co.
NEWS ITEMS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, March
| l6.-The first blow to the fee
| system in Virginia is the reduc.
| ton in fees paid to arresting and
prosecuting officers IN prohibition
cases in Virginia and is provided
in the prohibition fee bfll intro
duced in the State legislature by
Senator George Layman. dry lead
en-, and passed in the closing hours
of the session Saturday.
The new fees become effective
i in June. said State Senator Frank
/ Il Ball today. Under the new
law the prosecuting attorney Will
| be deprived of any fee ait all IN
! cases where persons charged with
violating the prohibition laws
plead builty and the arrestfng
officer will only get S1.50 q Under
the present system both the officer
and Commonwealth attorney re-
ceive, fee of so where the de-
PENDANT pleads guilty or not. On
the basis Of fine of 80. under
The new law, the defendant Will
have tc pay $S.75 instead Of $2s SEQ.
Where conviction e contested e
the Commonwealth attorney VIII
receive Zee Of SIS instead Of $40,
il he obtains conviction, which
win then make the fine $14.15.
Where 4 person is arrested and
convicted of charge Of trans
porting, in cases Of one quart on
less. the officer will receive So
|fnstead of $40. In the circuit
court. where persons plead guilty
and are convicted, the Common.
wealth attorney will receive $40
instead of SIS. The same Tee 81
sos will remain where persons
plead not guilty and are convicted
"This law means q loss Of az
least $4,000 to me- said GonnE1onl-
wealth Attorney William e gio1h
today
Representative Tom CoHnally of
Texas. will be the principal speak.
er at the tenth annual banqIet ol
the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire lie
partn1eI1t to be given tonight n
the auditorium Of the 1irenlen 8,
hall. Other speakers will be hep-
resentative r. Walton Moore: Gran.
dan Mackey, former commonlSVea1llllnl
attorney of Arlington county, and
Robert II. JanSOu, pIcSluchs - 49,
department. will be toast1nastef.
The Rev. Wilbur M. Snyder pas
tor Of the Cherrydale Methodisf
Church will pronounce the lnyo.
cation.
A play entitled. "A Night in
Ireland. !. will be given tomorrow
night In the auditorium ri 81.
James Catholic School, Fails
church. under the auspices sof 81,
James Club
According to an announcement
made today by Frank Dennis, e
petition win be presented TO the
board of supervisors Of Arlington
county urging the appointment of
q. sealer Of weights and measures
Thomas w Brooks. q Newport =
News. va, past State councillor Of
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics. viii be the princiual
| speaker at an open meeting 70 pc
held tonight IN the Masonic Temple
At Potomac, under the auspices Of
the advisory board of district NO. Il
y go
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Benedict We'll has been appointed
chairman and Raymopd Rlunaer-
field and Abe 81. Cohen vice chair
for Jewish Relief This city's quota
OF $4,000 ii expected to be filled This
week Virginia's allotment il
100000. of which amount Rich.
nond has subscribed SIS 900
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
ShawIs Now FasI1ionabIe

PARIS, March 16 ShawIs. fash
Toned after Indian squaw blankets.
are the latest within Of fashion for
evening wear
The Washington times., 1926-03-16

Burglars last night took aslvan.
tage Of an unfastened window in.
the store Of William Hammersly.
Cameron and Henry Streets, and
The Washington times., 1926-03-16

In police court today j III. Mel.
ton. 407 Prince Street. was fined $50
and costs for unlawful use of city
gas Charles Costello, city gas IN.
spectof. testified thar he found 4
Stump IN the cellar of Melton s
home that enabled him to use city
gas without It's going through 4
meter. Melton noted an appeal.
Aaron Mullins, coIored who claiIns
to be disabled war veteran was
fined 500 for running disorderlv
house and WIS sent on TO the grand
Jury for shooting Charles Burracf
coI0red
R. Al. Davis, of Rosecrest, was
flied 800 and costs for driving
under the influence Of liquor.
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
10 fittings rom
Al E.AANDR|A

[ ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 49,.
a joipt meeting Of the AlexandrIs
Booster Club and Retail Merchants
Club win BE- held tonight ID the
rooms or the Chamber of Commerce
The Booster Club will shear ths re.
port OF their attorney as to The
legality OF several schemes which
the club has under consid era ton for
boosting the sales of merchandise
by local merchants. The old scheme
Of giving tickets with each purchase
was condemned as being form of
lottery. Since then half siozeia
suggestions have fbeen tried and
found wanting
IA delegation from the Chamber
OF ConaIaefce will attend the meeting
of. the Washington Chamber at the.
New Willard tonight
The Washington times., 1926-03-16

A play entitled. "A Night IN
Ireland. . will be given tomorrow
night in the auditorium ri ST.
lanes Catholic School, Fails
church. under the auspices cf st,
James Club.
The Washington times., 1926-03-16

According TO an announcement
made today by Frank Dennis; 9
petition will be presented TO the
board of supervisors Of Arlington
county urging the appointment oi
4. sealer Of weights and measures
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-18
APPROVE ED.

In the Republican primaries
which have just closed with vic
tory for Charles E. Jackson, can
didate for mayor, and Edward t.
Stephenson, candidate for council
man from the First Ward, The
Pleasantville Press supported Mr..
Jackson, Mr.. Stephenson and 9th
err regular Republican candidates.
We did this because their admin
istration of city affairs has been
good and clean and because they
are representative and worthy cit
liens. We do not mean by these
endorsements that their oppo-
nents are the less worthy or rep
resentative, but we do wish to say
that the city of Pleasantyille has
competent city officials in Jackson
and Stephenson The Pleasant
vile Press spoke well of, or boost
ed if you will, Messrs. Jackson
and Stephenson. 1t did not, how
ever, knock their opponents. In
fact we offered to print the pic
lures and stories of the lives of
Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Thoms, but
this offer was declined.
That Mr.. Jackson and Mr.. Ste
phenson received the endorsement
they did at the primaries, and
We're nominated as the candidates
of the Republican party for the
offices of mayor and councilman
respectively, to be voted upon at
the general election in November,
is the mark of approval placed by
the majority of the people of the
City of Pleasantville upon the adj
mtnistration and principles of
cpumunity upbuilding.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-18

The Pleasantville Press is on sale
at the following places:--
Absecon-Ellen E. Shovel at the
Postoffice.
Atlantic City-Shore Fast Waiting
Room. S. Virginia ave-; Thos. Cal
lis, 1C1 So. Virginia Ave.
Pleasantville p T. Harris. s.
Main ST.; H. w. Fenimore, 35 S.
Main ST.; Ted Merrick at Electric
Station e. p. Hambleton, 1Ol N:
Main ST.. o. p. Jones. 81 e: West
Jersey Ave; Mrs. Angelo Pizziketti's,
81 East West Jersey Ave; Charles
B. King, 421 N. Main St. or at the
Office, II w. Washington Ave.
Somers Point-Joseph Green, Hig-
bee Ave. and Shore Road; A. B. Lin
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David Breen. drug store.
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ST. MARKS CHURCH.

DR.. and Mrs. MacKilnnon are
moving into 10 East Verona ave-
nue., which will be used as rec
tory until ST. Marks builds a rec
tory.
Children's Day will be observed
Sunday evening. Special music
by the choir. The following per-
sons will take part in the program
in addition to the work of the
different classes: Address by Mr..
Bertram E. Whitman and Bryant
Johnson. Reading of the lesson
by James Kirkpatrick, 3rd. The
prayers will be said by Emerson
Johnson.
Rapid progress is being made in
placing the new pipe organ in the
church. Mr.. Edwin Wilson is pre-
pairing an interesting program for
the opening of the organ the first
of the month.
The young men and women of
st. Marks will meet in the parish
house Friday evening, to complete
the organization of the new
Church society, which will be a
branch of the National Fellowship
of Young People.
The Sunday School will hold
the annual picnic at Mays Land
ing, July 7th.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-18
PLAN ANNUAL SESSION.

The annual meeting of the Wo-
mems Society of the First Baptist
church will be held at the home
of Mrs. Charles Harvey, Woodland
avenue, Tuesday afternoon. At
that time officers will be elected,
and there will be reports of both
committees and officers. 1t will
be the last meeting until fall.
Hostesses have been announced
as follows:c Mrs. A. Warner, Mrs.
G.. Woodvine Ball, Miss Addie
Steelman, Mrs. E. r. Warner, and
Mrs. George Dix.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-18
:ADLY GRADE CROSSING.

safety-first movement which
apparently has not yielded results
in the expected measure is that
iatended to save life at grade
crossings of highways and rail
roads. Figures compiled by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
covering the first two months of
the present year show that the
number of people killed at the
crossings increased about thirty
three per cent. over the number
killed in the corresponding period
of the preceding year. There
were 344 fatalities this year; 258
last year. The victims this year
included fifteen railroad employ
ees on duty. Last year the num-
Der was four. 1t is reported that
about eighty-five per cent. of the
people killed at grade crossings
are motorists.
The figures tend to the impress
sion that here is a menace to life
and limb which is not yielding to
the efforts to stop the wantOn
waste of human life. This inn
preston is heightened when it
comes to consideration of The
number of grade crossings. 1t
appears that in the four years
ended with 1924, the railroads
eliminated 3240 grade crossings,
at a cost of about $250,000,000. In
the same four years, however,
more than 5000 new crossings
were established, Their number
is now said to be 243,S07.
Time was when it was believed
that the deadly grade crossings
would be reduced in number year
by year, or at least that those
which constituted the worst men
ace would be gradually eliminat-
ed. But the marked increase now
reported in the number of fatal
accidents would seem to indicate
that this was vain hope. The
death traps await their victims
the country over, and there are
more of the traps and more of the
victims than ever. In the mean
time, the railroads and safety
councils are doing what they can
to minimize the peril.
1t is the reckless driver of the
motor car and not the man in the
engine cab or the tender at the
crossing who is ordinarily respOn-
sible for the crash that blots out
one or more lives. Perhaps some
thing would be gained were great
er efforts made to punish the reck-
less drivers who beat the train
and escape death. And the fact
that many new crossings are es-
tablished does not remove the OBJ
legation to eliminate crossings
whenever and wherever possible. |
New York may have set an exam
pie which other States will follow
when she provided for wholesale |
to be financed in part
by State bond issue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-18
ATTENDED ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ware, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hickman and
Mrs. Margaret Brown attended
the anniversary of the home CT
the Shepherds of Bethlehem, at
Haddonfield, on Saturday last.
They also called on friends in
Westville and Glassboro.