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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
AS cHRoNlcLED BY LENA ROBINSON

Shovel, Mrs. Effie Smith, Mrs
Laura Shovel, Miss May Hogan,
Misses Marion and Peggy Dilks,
and Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. c. X.
Dilks.
Art Club.
The regular meeting of the Alb
secon Art Club will be held at the
home of Mrs. j. McMullin, Shore
road, Wednesday.
Miss HammelI's Glass.
Miss Ethel Hammell's Sunday
school class held meeting Tues
day night, at the home of Miss
Charlotte Louise Hammell, Shore
road. 1t was decided that each
girl must submit a name suitable
for the club at the next meeting.
County c. E. Union.
The County Christian Endeavor
Union WILL entertain all the socie-
ties of Atlantic County in the
chapel of the Presbyterian church,
Friday evening, April 9. 1t is
hoped that each society will be
represented by large delegation.
A good time in general is antici-
pated.
Personals.
Mrs. Samue1 johnson will en-
terrain the members of the Mite
Society, Tuesday evening, April g.,
in the chapel of the Presbyterian
church.
A meeting of the Young Citi-
zens class of the Presbyterian
church will be held at the home
of Clinton Holcomb tonight (Fri-
day..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
ENTERTAIN ATLANTIC
CITY CIVILIANS.
Absecon Civilians Give Guests a
Royal Evening.

The Civitan Club of Atlantic
City dropped in on the Absecon
club and attended the Tuesday
evening meeting at the club house
on New York road.
The visit was not unexpected
and the committee on arrange
ments, which included Messrs.
Beach, Bartlett, Bruckler, Sannino
and Hornbostel, had everything in
readiness.
President AL. Kurtz presided
and welcomed President AL. Ma
gee and his members in a fitting
way.
A stirring address by Rev. R.
A. Elwood was delivered, and it
was we'll received by the club.
The attendance prize, mount
ed tarpon, was won by visiting
Civilian Sam Shattleworth, who
graciously donated the trophy to
the Absecon club, and it was plac-
ed over the fireplace among the
other trophies of rod and gun
with which the clubhouse is dec
Grated.
The five piece Civitan Club or
chestra enlivened the evening
with the modern music, and fol-
lowing the dinner, with the room
cleared, the visitors and members
drew their chairs around the huge
open fireplace and an evening Of
songs, and specially numbers
were enjoyed.
Present were; Newton W..
Knauer, Sam1 j. Shuttleworth
James Butler. H. f. Barfott, Alan
Angelo, Lincoln A. Jones, George
Whitson, Douglas Besore, Roy
Turner, J. B. Ellis, Dick Turner
w. w. Fulton, II. CamblOs New
ell, Herman w. Risch, William E.
Hurd, William B. Etris, Leo /.
Hewlett, William H. Tyler, Her.
man l.. Madden, Clarence \.
Beach, Allen B. Townsend Bob
White, Theo. N. Carter, Rev. r.
A. Elwood, Ferd. Bruckler, Louis
G. MeCorkle, Walter J. Roberts,
BENJAMIN KatZinger, Albert A. f.
MCGEE, Walter e. Boyer, Lewis
p. Scott, H. S. Parsons, Joseph
Spear, Jos. p. Finnigin. Charles
r. Hartman, Walter Parker, Rob
ert Taylor, Elmer Osgood, Henry
Hornbostel, Ralph Bartlett, VIM.
A Sannino, Robert Price, Walter
Soloman. Saml Mickle. Horace
Wilson, Mrs. Lesch and Howletz.
Willing Workers.
The Willing Workers Bible
class of the NJ f. Sunday school
met at the parsonage Tuesday
evening and held their regular
business and social meeting of the
month. At the close of the bust
ness session a social hour was
enjoyed by the following: Mrs.
Sylvia Henderson, Mrs. Annie
Smith, Mrs. Gussie Lee, Mrs.
Charity Bowker, Mrs. Hogan, Mrs.
Edna Conover, Mrs. Elizabeth
Conover, Mrs. Sarah Mattson,
Mrs. Pearl Herbert, Mrs. Viola
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
Miss Ella Wiley, were the guests

Miss Ella Wiley, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland, Boyer, of
w. Bolton avenue.
Resin Boice. OF Green Creek,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. L. C.. Boice,
of Faunce Landing road.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Absecon Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION will be postponed from
April LIST to April 8th. At that
time Mr.. Sampson will address
the gathering on Social Hygiene
and the Child" The meeting will
be held in the Presbyterian chapel
at 2.45 p. m. All are urged to at
tend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
BUILDING PERMITS
TOTAL sa4 $4,000.


TOTAL S34, $4,000
. Issued in Absecon for the Month
of March.
Building permits totaling 1884,
$4,000 were issued for the month
of March by Building Inspector
Harry V. Miller. They are as fol
lows:
C. d. Stewart, Ohio ave-, fence;
$500.
C. Caste for E. D. Riley, Church
st., bungalow; s3500.OO.
Mainland Realty Co., Fred Ard
rev constructor, frame and stucco
office, New York road; 100000.
Paul Aldouph, for Ike Stone, !
garage. Stone Circle; $4,000.
Charles Foster, for John Hart
we'll. bungalow and garage, Ohio
ave; $2100.00.
John Hartwell, Mill road, 1 ga
rage; 100000.
Mrs. John John Garfola, Keller
ave-, / bungalow; $2500.00.
Bailey Service Station Co., Alb
secon boulevard, l story brick
building; $1500.00.
Harry S. Clark, for Elvin Cor
man. sun porch, 7th and Nevada
ayes; $4,000
Beckley and Clark, for Walter
Bates. bungalow, Showellton ave. !;
$5500.0O.
Fl. Earle, Earlview Terrace, ]
garage; $4,000.
J. B. Ross, Oregon ave-, two sto
ry frame; 100000.
Smith and Rider, for Theodore
Carter, Summit ave-, l garage
$4,000; alterations on garage
$4,000.
Smith and Rider, for A. l.. Ham
nell, soft drink factory, Franklif
boulevard; 100000.
|. J. Rider, Ohio and Station
ayes, 1garage; $250.00.
Herman Risch, Shady lane,
bungalow; 100000.
S. S. Thompson & Co., Inc, Rec
Bank, N. j., foundation for Glyn's
Hotel; $245.00.
Manning Moore, Showellton av.
1 garage; $17500.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
ABSECON FREEHOLDERS
THREE YEAR TERM
F. Fraley Doughty and A. J. Roger
Serve Another Year.

=. fraley Oou9nty anu -. '. hoyer
Serve Another Year.
f. Fraley Doughty, director of
the County Board of Chosen Free
holders, and Freebooter Alfred j.
Roger will not need to run again
for office this year.
This was decided when City
Clerk Samuel Johnson received a
blank copy of the city's official
ballot of the fall election of 1924,
showing that the words "for two
years" were not designated there
on. That brought Absecon's two
freeholders under the three-year
term. They have therefore one
more year to serve.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-02
w. C., T. U.

The regular monthly meeting
of the w. C. T. U. will be held at
the home of Mrs. Edward Pen
nington on Tuesday afternoon,
April 6, at 2.30 o'clock. All
members urged to be present.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
SCORE OF ENTRIES MADE
FOR ANNUAL DOG SHOW
Owners Rapidly Filling Up List
for Kennel Club Exhibit
April 10 and 90.

Entries already have been made by
more than score Of dog owners for
the twelfth annual dog show of the
Washington Kennel Club to be held
April 19 and 20 in the Arcade. An
nouncement of the opening of
entries was made Saturday at the
Office of DIR. William P. Collins, presi-
dent Of the club, at 2l30 p street,
where entries will be received daily
and Sunday from 9 am. to pm.
until the close of April 0.
Announcement was made by Frank
p. Leech, bench show chairman. that
dogs of any recognized breed, whether
pedigreed or not, will be eligible to
entry. The club hopes this rule will
stimulate unusual interest in the show
this year. Rules Of the show also will
permit owners to take their dogs
home overnight during the show.
Entries made yesterday included
Is pekingese owned by Mrs. Frank
Upman Of Leeway, Va, and shepherd
dogs of Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller
Dodge Of Madison, n. J.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
CUBAN K|DNAPERS
MURDER TWO MORE
Third Man Wounded When
Band Held Him Guilty
of Aiding Police.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, March 29.--Reports of
two additional murders and the
wounding of third man in con-
nection with kidnapping plots were
received here Yesterday from the
Province OF Camaguey. Manuel
Mesa was found dead from wounds
yesterday morning rear Central Ve-
lasco, and Vicente Pascual was shot
and killed. and Juan Perez was seri
ously wounded Saturday night IL
miles from Camaguey City. The
shooting was done by three men, who
escaped into the hills.
AS in the cases of Jose Maria Alb
reu and Jose Acosta, who were killed
last week, Mesa. Pascual and Perez
We're shot because it was believed
that they had given information to
the police concerning the kidnapping
of Col. Enrique Pima three weeks
ago. Pima was released by the kid
napers on payment of a ransom.
Dispatches from Camaguey say
that DR.. Antonio Fernandez narrow
ly escaped kidnapping Saturday on
his farm. He had been warned of
the plot and gone to Havana. The
plotters captured DR.. Enrique Nous
sett, whose place adjoins the Fernan-
dez farm, but let him so when he
established his identity.
Evening star., 1926-03-29

of the inhuman punishment. Not
until some of the prison companions
of Knox and other witnesses are out
from under the mastery OF prison
management can statements be oo-
tanned in the case, Davis said.
The solicitor cited other cases ne at
tempted to investigate at the prison
mines. and said he was always con-
fronted with the same problem-re-
fusal of the convicts and guards TO
talk. Davis said he was frankly told
by convicts when he sought lnforma
ton about mutinies or other out
breaks that they dared not make
statements because il they did they
would suffer untold misery ana pun
ishment."
Mr.. Davis said some of the forms OF
punishment still in use in the prison
camps were comparable to the "sav-
age and inhuman treatment OF an
cient days when the thumb screw and
rack were used" Convicts punished
in "dog houses" where they are
pressed and cramped, frequently are
sent to hospital as q result, he de-
clared.
Grand juries of Jefferson County, he
charged, have" gone to camps for IN
spection, land were refused admission
and prevented from making investlga-
tions."
Evening star., 1926-03-29

A word t. tn wise is superfluous.
Mrs. Lib Pash's brother-in-law, o
Illinoy. is visitin' her. He's quite
prominent, bein' TIL first t. so blind
under volstead. an comm within
three others o gittin' t be postmaster
OF his home town.
Maybe Jack Dempsey has Joined tn
league o nations.
Next t fiat tire. tn worst thing
is a blowout on a tooth paste tube.
Why pick on Gen. Butler? He made
as good a shown in Philadelphia as
has been made by any other dry en-
forcement agent.
Next t. tn Tacna-Arica entangle-
ment people seem t. know less about
everglades than anything else.
Theirs no excuse fer anybuddy not
bein' gentleman, unless, o course,
he's a truck driver.
F'loridy is all right if you kin keep
from catchin' a sail fish an goin' t all
tn expense o. havin' 1t mounted.
Don't give that ole suit away, kin
wear it Sundays" said Ike Lark t. his
wife t'day.
Copyright. John Ollie CO.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
PRISONERS SILENT
ON MINE TORTURES
Alabama Convicts' Lips Seal
ed by Fear of Punishment,
Prober Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March %
Sealed lips in Alabama prison camps
have proven impossible barriers"
to Investigations of alleged inhuman
treatment of convicts, James Davis,
Jefferson County solicitor, said in a
statement published yesterday. He
announced that he expected to con-
tinue the investigation into the death
of James w. Knox, former Ravens
wood. w. Va, youth, who died at
Flat Top Mine camp in August, 1924
10 days after he began serving a
2-year sentence for forgery.
Davis said the Knox case is "the
first concrete example we have been
able to uncover, develop and work
on" Had Knox survived, he added,
1--WE would not have heard anything
Evening star., 1926-03-29
WOODLOCK VOTE SOUGHT.
Pittman to Renew Fight for Pub
lication.

Although efforts in the. Senate
Saturday to make public the vote by
which Thomas +. Woodlock was con-
firmed as member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission failed. Senator
Pittman of Nevada has served notice
he will renew the effort at the next
executive session. During the, debate
Saturday several Senators indicated
they wanted to let their constituents
know how they voted on the nomina-
would be subject to expulsion If they
revealed what took place in executive
session.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Former Cigar Merchant Calls on
Wife, Then Shoots Self.

After going to her home at 932
V street northeast early last night
to effect a reconciliation with his
wife, from whom he has been
separated for a year, Absalom S.
Beckwith, 81 years old. formerly in
the cigar business at sos II street,
went to the rear porch of the home
and attempted to end his life by
firing bullet into his head with a
% caliber revolver. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital, where he, was
still unconscious this morning and
physicians said his recovery was
doubtful.
Mrs. Beckwith was not at home
when her husband called.
Evening star., 1926-03-29

start your bowels. Then you will
feel fine, your head becomes clear,
stomach sweet, tongue pink, skin
rosy.
"Cascarets" gently cleanse. sweeten
and refresh the entire system. They
never gripe, overact or sicken. Di-
rections for men, women and chill
dren on each box, any drug store.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
Staiighter Up!
Nicest Laxative,
"Cascarets lOc

Don't stay II e a d.
achy, dizzy, sic k.
Nothing else relieves
that bilious, consti-
pated feeling so nicely
as candy-like "Casca-
rets." Take one or
two of these pleasant
laxative tablets any
time, TO gently stimu-
late your liver and
Evening star., 1926-03-29

Teaching the blind to read by means
of different shades of sound is "a new
and simple method invented by a Rus
sian oculist. Every letter of the alpha
bet will be expressed by a different
sound. So far sounds have been con-
trived for Is letters of the alphabet.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
Main 1853
ABATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
.nvar rxruaSGE ASSURANCE OF
rnN-nnN ENGLAND

On tho 31st day Of DECEMBER. 1922 as, as re re-,
CURED under, the DasVf,eGo az 1000 % and August
49, 1911. eAoo ooo oo
Deposit capital. 'o4ou'ooo'oo
Evening star., 1926-03-29

Though she is only ii years of age,
Josia Nocita Of Sioux City, Iowa, is
being sued for divorce. She was
married only nine days when her
husband left her and sued for his
freedom.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
When You Catch Cold
Rub on Musterole

MusteroIe IS easy 70 apply with
the fingers and works right away.
Often it prevents a cold from turn
ing into flu or pneumonia. 1t does
all the good work OF grandmother's
mustard plaster without the blister.
Musteroe is d clean, white oint-
nlent, made OF oil OF mustard and
other home simples. 1t is recon-
1nended by many doctors and nurses.
Try Musterole for sore throat. cold
on the chest, rheumatism. lumbago,
pleurisy, stiff neck, bronchitis,
asthma. neuralgia, congestion, pains
and aches OF the back and joints,
sprains,y sore muscles, bruises, chill
bfains, frosted feet-coldS OF all sorts.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
ANNUAL DEBATE
At HOWARD

THAT Labor Should Enter Poll
tics as a Separate Party" will be
the subject of the annual debate
between Howard and Union Uni
versities at Rankin Memorial
Chapel, Howard University, Friday
at p. m.
A. w. Candy, principal Of Vir'
GINA Normal Institute, Petersburg,
Va, will address the men Of the
university Friday noon in the
chapel.
A special program by the school
of music will consume the noon
hour Wednesday. o.. ]. w. Scott,
retired chaplain, u. s. A., will lead
the student prayer meeting in
Carnegie Hall at $50.
Meetings of the student council
of the Episcopal Church in main
building at 8 p. M, the sophomore
class meeting and public exercises
by the Women's Debating Forum in
Minor Hall and the Kappa Sigma
Debating Society in Carnegie Hall
at D. m. will constitute student
activities Thursday.
DIR. Arson Phelps Stokes, Canon
Of Washington Cathedral. will be
the principal speaker at vesper
services In Rankin Chapel Sunday
at 4 D. m. "What Is Our Response
bility to the World" will be the
subject Of the discussion group in
Carnegie Hall at 3 p. m.
John r. Hawkins yesterday ad-
dressed the student body in Rankin
Memorial Chapel on Business, a
Vital Factor in Race Development"
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
UPSTATE NEW YORK
RAVACED 5Y FLOODS

ALBANY. N. Y. April 27.-The
Hudson and other streams fed by
the melting SHOWS Of the Adiron-
dack Mountains continued on the
rampage today, sweeping away
dams and bridges and tying up rail
and highway traffic.
Property loss already will mount
into the thousands and the high
water has not yet reached its peak.
according to experienced river men.
The Hudson at Albany is the
highest it has been since thc
DISASTROUS flood OF 1918. Business
houses along the river front are
flooded and shipping services handi.
capped.
The city docks at Troy are under
water for the first time in many
years.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
SPANISH Filler
IS MISSING
BY international News Service

LONDON, April 27. Captain
Lorgia. Spanish aviator who is at
tempting a Madrid-to-Toyko flight,
Is reported missing between Saigon
and Hanoi, French Indo-China.
Captain Gallarza, who accom-
panied Captain Lorgia on depart
ing from Saigon arrived at Hanoi
last night, but no word has been
received from Captain Lorgia.
Captain Estevez, who started
with Lorgia and Gallarza from
Madrid, was forced down in the
Syrian Desert and lost for a week,
being rescued by British fliers. two
of whom lost their lives.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
GLASS WILL ADDRESS
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

Senator Carter Glass of Virginia
will be the principal speaker at the
weekly forum luncheon given by
the woman's National Democratic
Club at the clubhouse, $50 Con-
necticut Ave-. N. W., to be held
tomorrow at/12:30 o'clock.
A number of officers of the
Democratic Women's Luncheon
Club, of Philadelphia, will be guests.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
BRITISH SCORE
BETTING TAX
By III. X. REYNOLDS
international News Service

LONDON, April 27.-Whether or
not Winston Churchill, chancellor
of the exchecauer, will be able to
"beat the bookmaker" and collect
his proposed per cent tax on
betting was the liveliest subject
of discussion among government
officials and race track followers
today.
Churchill suggested the tax in
outlining his plans for next years
budget.
Racing authorities gloomily pre-
dicted that the tax will vastly m
crease street betting, which is IL
legal in Britain, and reduce atten-
dance at the tracks.
Philip Snowden, who was chan
cellor of the exchecquer in 1924,
said that 1.-The betting tax will
arouse the hostility both of tie
betting community and of the
moral sense of the nation"
A large artificial lake has been
constructed on Danish island for
propogating edible cells.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
JAPANESE LEGISLATORS
ARE ASKING MORE PAY

TOKYO, April 27.-Members or
the Japanese Diet are campaigning
for an increase in their own sal
aries.
They have proposed bill doub-
ling their salaries, with $50 mem
bers supporting it, but the bill has
been withdrawn, due to government
opposition.
The Washington times., 1926-04-27
Ancient Skeleton Found

NEWARK. n. J., April 27.-The
skeleton Of an Indian, estimated to
be 200 years old, was found by fish
ermen in Oraden Lake, N. j.
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
y. c. Bureau Only One
to Identify Felon
1o Other Police Departments
Failed to Recognize
Andrew Lee

Despite the fact that he holds
the record of having spent 81 OF
his 20 years of life in Jail, through
out the Eastern section of the
country, the Identification bureau
Of the local police department was
the only one Of 20 bureaus which
could identify Andrew Lee, accord
ing to letter received today from
the police department of Spring
field, Mass.
Lee was arrested several weeks
ago in Springfield on charge OF
burglary. He gave the name of
James Hook. He was fingerprinted
and copies Of the prints sent to the
90 leading Identification bureaus, in
GLIDING the Federal bureau.
Detective Fred Sandberg, of the
Metropolitan Police, Immediately
identified him as Lee and furnished
the Springfield authorities with the
information that Lee had been SEN
fenced here, on December Is, 1910,
to serve 20 years in the penitentiary
at Atlanta for three cases of houses
breaking and one of carrying con.
cealed weapons.
He had appealed the sentence,
claiming that he was klepto-
maniac, but lost his appeal and
went down.
The records here show that Lee
was first arrested in Boston in
1878 and given three months for
larceny. The following year he
was given a five-year sentence in
the same city for housebreaking
In 1887 the same city sentenced
him for nine months for larceny
and carrying concealed weapons.
The following year he was given
another five years for housebreak-
ing.
Leaving Boston after his release,
he went to Philadelphia, where, IN
1898, he was sentenced to serve six
years for housebreaking. In 1899,
but a short time after his release,
he again appeared in the Philadel-
phia courts, this time receiving a
flat sentence of Is years and
months for burglary.
Almost lnInoQlateIy following nus
release he came here. was arrested
and served a greater portion Of his
20-year sentence, having been re-
leased from Atlanta but a few
months ago.
And now, with 10 years behind
him, 81 of which have been spent.
behind the bars. the aged man
awaits trial in Springfield. 1t PROB
ably will be his last. arrest, if he
is convicted, the police think.
Prison sentences do not always
shorten a mans life, it was pointed
out by Inspector Pratt today, in
referring to Lee.
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
CHILL WIND TO
BLOW EASTER

HAS your wife a new hat?' was
the query fired by Washington 3
official weather forecaster today at
his interviewer before he'd give an
answer TO the question concerning
probable Easter weather.
Assured that the milliners had
done their stuff to the inter
viewers purse. the forecaster. a
kind-hearted soul, delivered him
self thus:
she can wear the hat without
much fear Of it's being damaged by
ain. We're likely to have rain
in Washington tomorrow and to-
morrow night, but there's every in
|. dication that Easter morning will
he fair. But spring dresses may
not be so comfortable. ten get
warmer tonight and tomorrow and
perhaps tomorrow night, but when
the rain that is in sight goes away,
the wind will likely shift to the
northwest Easter morning. and
bring quite little chilliness-not
freezing. but it doesn't have to be
| freezing to make spring dresses
| chilly garments"
So the Weather Bureaus style
sheet probably will read:
Spring hats, accompanied by
fur coats"
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
MOTOR PERMIT
RULE STANDS

Despite the ruling of Police
Court Judge Isaac Hit in TAX
ing the personal bond of a motorist
convicted of driving an automobile
without a permit, the Police De-
partment will continue to make
arrests. Major Edwin B. Hesse and
Traffic Director M. O. Eldridge de-
clared today.
Major Hesse said that so far as
he knew the regulation providing
that no one should operate a ma
chine here, with District tags hut
without a District permit, has not
been changed.
In q memorandum to the police
chief Eldridge said: ZAP
parently the young man arrested
had a Maryland permit but was
driving car with District tags
without a District permit.
Eldridge indicated that under
such circumstances the taking OF
a personal bond was warranted as
the offense was not as serious as
driving a machine without ever
having been issued a permit in any
State.
In order to prevent persons who
had applied for permits. and had
been refused from driving about
the streets while under the impress
sion that they would not be con-
victed, Eldridge asked Hesse to send
him the names and addresses of all
persons arrested for this offense
so that he could refuse Nhem per-
mits in the future.
Fear was expressed that drivers
who had been turned down at the
Traffic Bureau when they applied
for licenses might be encouraged to
operate even though they had no
permit, and were either physically
'o~ mentally deficient