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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
Long Voyage Of Floating
Aid to Navigation Reported
GAS BUOY FROM MOBILE
BAR FOUND DRIFTING
I'M CUFF Is MILES OUT
AT. SEA

During the first part of Febru-
airy of this year q large gas light
ed buoy of the Pintach type broke
loose from It's moorings on Mobile
Bar in the Eighth Lighthouse Dis
trict and was drifting with the
currents until yesterday, when the
tender Sundew made an emer-
gency trip and found the aid to
navigation to the south of Key
West.
Much credit is due to the COM
mand;ng officer of the P. & O.
Steamship Company's line Cuba
Captain w. NJ. White. who. wzile
on his trip to Havana, sighted the
buoy and Immediately sent a radio
to the Office of the Superintendent
of Lighthouses giving the exact
location of the rapidly drifting
aid.
Fortunately the tender Sundew
was in port at the time and having
just pulled into the Lighthouse
Dock from a short trip in the har-
Dor, carried full mead of steam.
Within a ~ minutes Of the re-
ceipt fsthe radio from Captain
White, the Sundew, Captain John
g. Albury commanding, proceed
ed in search of the buoy. Allow
ing six miles easterly drift from
the time the Cuba sighted the aid
to the time the lighthouse vessel
could reach the scene, the buoy
was sighted dead ahead at 2:45
.. m.
Adverse weather was encounter
ed in the Gulf and the task of
making the Sundew's towing line
fast To the buoy was attended with
difficulty and danger to the per.
sonnel of the vessel. 1t was
necessary for a seaman to quickly
board the rapidly suaying. rolling,
pitching buoy, lash himself to Il
and pass a 5 in. towing hawser
through the towing eye and make
L fast. a feat surprisingly diff
fieult to those not familiar with
this operating Of lighthouse work.
The superintendent of the sth
District, with headquarters at New
Orleans. La, has been advised Of
the capture Of the runaway buoy
and shipping instructions are be-
Ing awaited for the return Of this
aid to navigation 70 the distxief TO
which i belongs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
LADIES' NIGHT
AT CASA MARINA
EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON
TUESDAY EVE.
MING

The Key West Rotary Club viii
hold its annual ladies' night at the
Hotel Casa Marina on Tuesday
evening. March 23.
Tickets for this unusual, de-
lightfnl event can be purchased
through any Rotarian.
There viii be numerous. unique
numbers on the program with
many good stunts interspersed.
After dinner there viii be dancing
until q late hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGE

CoPENHAGES, Denmark. Mar.
20.-Rev. DR.. Anton Bast. Metho.
dist Episcopal bishop Of Seandi-
nayia. was found guilty By jury
Of the fraudulent conversion Of
$4,000 kroner ts4g,6sll Of char.
ity funds.
The bishop was exonerated on
the second clause OF the prosecu-
tors charge, that Of making pub
lie appeals fer charity based o.
mere or less shamelexsly falzifed
accounts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT

IALLAHASSEEs Fla. Marcn
20.Gov. Martin announced the
appointment Of Wesley C. Rich
ards. Of Ia Belle. 20 be county
judge for Hendry county. TO SUE
coed E. M. Cornett. resigned The
governor also named J. Daugter-
me. Of Havans. commissioner of
deeds for Florida IN cuha.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
Of Woman's
Guild Cipes Church
White Marble Credence

A beautiful. white Carrera
marble eredence. imported from
Italy. has been presented TO st.
Panl's Episcopal church by the
Woman's Guild as q memorial Of
that organization.
The eredence viii be blessed at
the early service tomorrow morn
ing, starting at Z 80 o'clock. There
viii be corporate communion for
the Guild. and ali members are
requested 10 be present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
Plan Improvements To Many
Battleships of the U. S. Navy
OVER MILLION DOLLARS
TO BE EXPENDED In
BILL RECOMMENDED
FOR WORK
tBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 20.

"A bill to authorize ex-
penditure of s1,s5o,Oo0 for
improvements on six battle
ships, as recommended by
Secretary Wilbur, has been
introduced by Representative
Miller, Republican, Washing
ton, on behalf of the naval
committee.
The vessels are the New
York, Texas, Florida, Utah,
Arkansas, and Wyoming. The
principal alterations viii con-
sist of installing appliances
for launching planes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
MAKE CAPTURE OF
ESCAPED CONVICT
tny A..er.sssa srs-.l

NEW IUfths NIATtH Aus--~
Richard Reese Whitemore, des-
cribed by the police as an escaped
convict and murderer of Baiti-
more prison guard, was captured
with two other men after an au-
tomobile chase during which 6etee-
tives fred several xhcts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-20
RESIGNS OFFICE

ATHENS. Greece, March 2o.--
Admiral Coanioariotis has re-
signed the Greek presidency. An
election viii be held to decide bis
Successor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Jersey Drinking
Water Problems
Suggestions for COnserva-
ton of the Supply Are
Considered.
Siracusa On Commission

Suggested constitutional a
mendments III a view to the
solution of New jerseys problems
of water supply and conservation
are being considered by the Joint
Legislative Committee on State
Water Policy, which met in con-
ference with Attorney General
Edward L. Katzenbach and Frank
Sommer, counsel to the State Wa
ter Policy Commission
Various suggestions which have
been favorably considered will be
embodied in form of bills by Mr..
Katzenbach and Mr.. Sommer and
will be presented at a further con
ference to be held May n. In
the event of approval of these
measures they will be submitted
to the Legislature when it recon-
venes in June.
One of the most important of
the plans discussed was that of
adopting a constitutional amend
ment empowering the Legislature
to create district commissions
with authority to issue bonds and
levy assessments for the admins
tration of all matters pertaining
to water supply and sewage.
Members of the legislative COM
mission present wer Senators
Harrison, Essex; Pierson, Union;
Davis, Gloucester, and Assembly
men Siracusa, Atlantic; Kuser,
Somerset, and Hanson, Middlesex.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Speedway Bowl
Brings Business
Early Season Boom Results
From Interest in
Contests.
Racing Lures Thousands

Opening of the huge automobile
racing bowl at Speedway has been
a big business-getter for Atlantic
City. Thousands attracted to the
try-outs and the first official races
made a weekend party of the out
ing and brought an early season
boom to Atlantic City unprece'
denied for this period of the year,
AS a result the hotel colony was
alive with people and the Board
walk industries had a midseason
hum.
The annual sessions of the New
Jersey Manufacturers Association
brought more than 1000 delegates
and their families. Official head
quarters was maintained at the
Traymore, where the business
meetings were held.
There has been a general open
ing in the hotel and beachfront
district as the seashore features
shaped up for the big rush. Arr
val of May always gets things
under way and this year has seen
the resort off on a flying start,
General business conditions are
pronounced the best in the re-
sorts history at this time.
The bathing season will start
officially on May Is, when the first
batch of guards will go on duty
at the main beaches.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Ocean City
~ Man Killed
George Siegel's Car Turns
SOmersault Into
Fence.
) Trooper Investigates

His skull fractured when his
automobile turned a double som
ersault on the Longport-Somers
Point boulevard, Sunday, George
Siegel, 80, Ocean City, died in the
Atlantic City Hospital, and three
other persons were treated at the
institution for injuries.
Siegel's car crashed into the
fence along the boulevard, about
two miles from Longport. His
wife, who was riding with him
suffered fractures of the foot
Evan Terzky, of Orthodox street
Philadelphia, another passenger,
suffered rib fractures.
Before the wreckage could be
removed, Hobart Loveland, of Sa.
lem, driving along the boulevard
was so attracted by sight of the
smash-up that he failed to see an
other automobile ahead Of him
and bumped into it. Earl Tarpine.
also of Salem, who was riding
with Loveland, vas catapulted
through the windshield and badly
cut about the throat, a jagged
piece of the glass narrowly miss.
ing his iugular vein..
Trooper William Kelly, of the
State police station at Mays Ian.
ding, who was called to the scene,
is conducting an Investigation to
determine what caused SiegePs
car to crash into the fence.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Women Have
Democratic Club
They Change the Name of
The A. Harry Moore
Club.
Special Meeting Friday

At a special meeting of the A.
Harry Moore Club held last eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Efie r.
DeHart, SO Doughty road, it was
voted to change the name to the
Woman's Democratic Club OF
Pleasantville and to have head
quarters on Main street.
There will be a special meeting
of the club Friday evening at the
home of the president, Mrs. Fan
ME Sheldon, 143 Portland avenue,
when the speakers of the evening
will be Charles I. Lafferty, chair
man of the county committee, and
State Committee Woman Mrs. Re-
becca Estell Winston. A buffet
lunch will be served. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Mortified
Fire Fighters
A Hose Company and A
Truck Company Being
Developed
Consider New Signals
Plans Under Way to Great
ly Increase Efficiency of
Fire Fighting Service
Lighting Contract.

The common council of the
City of Mortified met last
evening, when Chief Harry Brad
dock of the Fire department re
ported that a hose company is be-
ing organized into shape, under
the supervision of Chief Howell.
and a truck company under the
direction of Chief Ware.
There was some discussion of a
fire signal, the present siren not
having worked out satisfactorily
A letter from a firm was read dis.
GUESSING the probable cost of a
new signal system with a dial in
dictator and SO stations. The in
side installation alone was esti
mated at $4,000 and the matter
was referred to committee.
Councilman Victor r. Keller re-
ported he had visited the Atlantic
City Electric Co. with City Coun'
sellor Edison Hedges, and the
company was inclined to give
Mortified a very favorable rate
at the expiration of the present
contract on July "a. 1t was un'
derstood that the electric compa'
ny would give a rate the same as
Pleasantville, viz: $40 per light.
The road committee reported
adversely on the extension OF
First street, as 1t estimated the
cost would be about $4,000, which
was considered prohibitive. The
final arrangements yer report I'd
completed with Fred. Rensselaer,
for the right of way of New road
and it is expected that construc'
ton work will be started early
this summer.
Twenty dollars in fines were re-
ported received from the city re
corder.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
EIGHT YEARS PASTOR.
Rev. Champion Celebrates
Anniversary.

The Rev. and Mrs. Louis d.
Champion were rendered a recep-
ton by the people of Bethany M.
E. church in honor of their return
to the church. Rev. Champion is
entering upon his eighth year of
service, and the reception was
scheduled to take place immedi-
ately following the appointment
of New Jersey Methodist Minis
ters, in conference, but was post
poned owing to illness of several
members of the church.
After the dinner, several infor-
NAL testimonials were given by
various people affiliated with the
church in regard to his OF her
special department. The young
peoples choir presented the hon
or guest with a bouquet of cut
flowers; the Ladies' Aid society
with a beautiful palm, and a pot
ted plant from the Sunday school
as a token of esteem for their
genial pastor and wife.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
WOMAN SUFFERS SHOCK
IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

Shore Line Motorman Says Auto
Preceded Car on Tracks.
Mrs. Clara Hanran, Twenty-Five
years old, of 1920 Atlantic avenue,
Atlantic City, was taken to City
Hospital shortly after midnight
Friday night, following a peculiar
accident near the Shore Fast Line
station at Launch Haven, Somers
Point. She was found to be suf-
fering only from shock and was
soon afterward permitted to go
home.
An automobile in which Mrs.
Hanran was riding was bumped
from behind by a trolley car.
According to Motorman White,
he slowed down the trolley as he
neared the Launch Haven station
and was ac5ut to come to a stop
when he noticed the auto riding
along on the tracks in front OF
him. The motorman said the au-
to had no. rear lights.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Di Canio Seeks
New Trial Also
Was Convicted With John
Letter on Charge of
Highway Robbery.
Both Now Out On Bail

Anthony di Canio, of Atlantic
City, recently sentenced to serve
from ten to fifteen years for high
way robbery, a verdict upheld by
the Supreme Court, is planning a
second appeal to the Court OF Err
rors, according to word received
by the prosecutors office.
Di Canio was sentenced with
John Letter, OF Pleasantville,
member of a wealthy PhilaGel-
phia family, after they had been
convicted of having lured Thomas
Callahan, OF Perth Amboy, into a
taxicab, beating and robbing him
and then tossing the unconscious
man to the side of the road in a
lonely section.
Letter obtained a new trial on
his plea that he was drunk and
did not know what he was doing.
The case will come up a soon as
the official papers come through.
Both men + now out on bail.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Red Men To
Remodel Hall
Brick Front With StuccO;
First Floor to Be
Lowered.
Expenditure Of $4,000
Committee Perfecting Plans
to Start Rebuilding Oper-
atiOns at the Earliest Pos
Sible Moment.

The committee appointed by
Kinnewaugha Tribe of Red Men
to make alterations in their hall,
at the corner of West Washington
avenue and First street, is COM
pleting preparations to start work
at the earliest possible moment.
Frequent meetings are being held
with this aim i'll view. In the
neighbbrhood of $4,000 will be
expended in these improvements.
Two stores will be built on the
Washington venue side. This
will necessitate tearing away the
porch across the front. The floor
will be lowered to the street level
and the stores brought out to the
present building line, which is
practically flush with the side.
walk. The front of this section
| will be of brick and will be car
ried up the height of n story.
On the First street side there
will be two more stores. These
will in no way interfere with the
present Police headquarters which
will be improved and renovated
The committee as yet have made
no plans for alterations of the up
per stories, but are studying con
ditions there. With the exception
of the brick front on the Wash
ington avenue stores, the entire
surface of the building will be
succeed.
at is expected that bids will be
called for soon in this work.
The committee in charge is
Charles Levin, John Bleacher
Burr McAnney, Nat Martin anG
Harvey Steelman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Benefit Many
City Streets
Wide Improvement Provided
for in Contract for
Resurfacing.
Two Bus Permits Given
Pleasantville COuncilmen
Plan to Distribute Street
WOrk-FOur Bus Routes
in the City.

Aiming to give the greatest
good to the greatest number, the
Pleasantville Common Council
last evening determined to award
the contract for Ugite treatment
of several streets of the city to
Theodore Tobish, Of Trenton, N
j., at 81 cents per square yard.
This is a road surfacing of
crushed or small stone, asphalt
and oil, which has been used with
satisfactory results by the Allan
tic County Board of Freeholders
for several years. It has been
used in New Road where severe
tests have proved its worth. The
Pleasantville Council has $4,000
to expend on streets this sum-
mer. After considering the mat
ter for several months, it seemed
wise to include as many stre&ts
as is possible in the Improvements.
This will give relief from dust
and dirt as we'll as improved traf-
fc conditions, while there will be
considerable aid in maintenance.
The streets to be surfaced are
Park avenue, Decatur avenue, We
roma avenue. Chestnut street from
Verona to Decatur; Pleasant ave-
nue. from Shore Road to New
Road; Adams avenue from Shore
Road to New Road, and Wood
land avenue from Shore Road
to New Road.
With the funds available and
at the price obtained, it will be
possible to cover over 10000
square yards Of surface. The
next best surfacing would have
cost four times as much, and
cut down the extent of the i'm
provement. For the streets
named the surface is expected
to last three or more years.
Bus Permits.
The Councilmen granted two
permits for bus lines. One was
to Frank Sidoni. Mr.. Sidoni
WILL operate two routes. One
will connect California avenue on
the northern. limits of the city
with Zion road at the southerly
side. Buses will operate over
New Road on this route between
6 A.. M. and ! A. NJ. The fare
will be six cents. The second
route will be between Pleasant
Vile and Atlantic City from
Washington avenue at New Road
through Washington avenue to
Main street, along Main street to
Pleasantville Boulevard to- Allan
tic City. The hours are between
6 A.. M. and / P. M. Fare 20
cents; school children half fare.
The permit for the second COM
pany was granted to Warren L..
Ridgeway, representing the At
lantic City and Pleasantville
Transportation Co. This line will
Concluded on page 81
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
FIELD A DISPLAY.
Prizes May Be Seen in Window
of 6. J. Stoioff & Co.

Prizes May Be Seen in Window
of S. }. stoloff g. Co.
Prizes for Field Day of the
public schools of Pleasantville
are on display in the window OF
S. J.. Stoloff & Co. These have
been attractiyely arranged in a
setting, the background Of which
has school banners and pennants
and a gorgeous display of cups
and medals won by schools and
individuals at similar meets in
1~923-24-25. Field Day will be
May 1914.
A gold medal will be awarded
to the highest individual scorer
of the high school or grammar
school events. This is given by
Corriean & Co, of Philadelphia.
Medals for first place in each
event include one bronze, one
gold and two silver. A handsome
silver cup will be awarded the
school winning highest honors in
athletics. Another fine silver cup
will be given for competitive mass
drill. The picture, "The End OF
the Trail" which is on display,
was won by Grade "a, Miss Bal
ley's room, School No. 4.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04

Kiwaniians Hear
About Safety
F.. B. Sharp Speaks to Club
at Its Weekly Meeting
Today.

F. B. Sharp, of the Shore Fast
Line, was the speaker today at
the meeting of the Pleasantville
Kiwanis Club, held at the Atlantic
City Country Club.
Mr.. Sharp used as his subject
Safety First" and gave a very
interesting and instructive adj
dress.
The music programme was un-
der the direction of Bob" Carey
and was full of pep.
Plans for the ladies' night, May
IL, are fast developing into shape.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Primaries In
Six Weeks
Candidates Lining Up for
Local Congressional and
Legislative Contests.
OF Unusual Importance
Twelve Congressman, State
Senator and GIL Assembly,
men Will Be Elected Reg
iStratiOn Dates.

Six weeks from Tuesday the
Republican and Democratic voters
will hold their second Spring pri
maries for the nomination of Con
gressional, legislative and county
candidates.
For an off year the election next
November will be of unusual i'm
portance because the terms of the
States twelve Representatives ex
pire with the present session Of
Congress and their successors are
to be named. In addition. State
Senators are to be chosen for sew
eral counties and sixty-one mem
bers of the House of Assembly
will be elected.
The primaries will be held June
Is, to be followed one week latel
by conventions at which platforms
will be adopted for the Fall cleo
ton. Persons who did not vote
in the last general election can
not participate in the primary I'm
less they register June l., but per
sons who did vote in the last gen
eral election can register either
on June 1 or Is for the November
election.
Liquor Issue to the Fore.
In view of the United States
Senate's prohibition inquiry, the
liquor issue will play an import
ant part in both the primary and
general election campaigns.
Applicants for nomination in
the primary election have until
May Is to file petitions. Only
three or four Congressional petit
lions have been received by Sec,
rotary of State Martin. The Re-
publicans in Congress who will
seek another term are Patterson,
First District; Bacharach, Sec
ond; Appleby, Third; Eaton,
Fourth; Alderman, Fifth; Per-
kins, Sixth; Seger, Seventh; Tay-
lor, Eighth; Fort, Ninth, and
Lehlbach, Tenth. The Democratic
Representatives r Auf der
Heide in the Eleventh and Mrs.
Mary Norton in the Twelfth. They
have not yet filed notice of their
intentions.
The terms of eight of the TWEEN
ty-one State Senators expire with
the session of the Legislature that
will close in June after adoption
of a State water policy. Wood
ruff of Camden, Harrison of Els
sex, Davis Of Gloucester, Stevens
of Monmouth, Borton of Salem,
Case of Somerset, Pierson of I'm
ion, and Great of Warren are the
eight. Woodruff will seek re-elec-
ton. Harrison will retire because
of poor health. Pierson will be
opposed for nomination by Assem-
blyman Pascoe. Stevens is con-
sidering becoming a candidate for
Congress. The others are expect.
ed to be renominated.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Legion Fund Still Grows

An effort is being made to bring
the drive of the American Legion,
Mainland Post, to a close, and
some contributions are believed
to be still held by solicitors who
have not turned them in to the
fund. The last published total a
$1752.71, since which the follow
ing contributions turned in bring
the present total to "$1873.71 as
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Will Build
Warehouses
Clark Adams Announces He
Will Retire From the
Retail Business.
Will Open A Motor Shop
Has Had Store on Main
Street Since 191S-New
Location Is at 926 North
Main Street.

Among the many changes TAX
ing place among business houses
ON the Main street in Pleasant
vile, not one is more interesting
than the announcement of Clark
Adams, electrical contractor, that
he will discontinue the retail end
of the business and leave the
store at Is South Main street,
where he has carried on extensive
operations for the last several
years.
eve have been in this neighbor-
hood since 1913" said Mr.. Adams
in discussing the change. 1.-THE
growth of our construction de-
partment has been so rapid in the
last three years that we have de-
termined to give our entire atten-
ton to it and abandon the retail
end of the business.
1--WE will build warehouses at
926 North Main street. where we
will have a motor shop for repair
work and where we will be fully
equipped to give prompt and. sat
isfactory electrical service. This
change will enable us to concen-
trate upon the needs and demands
of home builders and manufacture
ers. The retail end of the bust
ness has many interesting fea-
lures and we will miss these.
We are very thankful for the pat
ronage and good will which the
store has enjoyed, but we have
decided to make the change. 1t
will go into effect June b.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
ELECT OFFICERS.

The Mercedes Club members
were entertained this week by
Miss Mildred Mack, when the an
nual election of officers was held.
AS a result, Miss Mildred Mack,
president; Miss Gladys Swenson,
vice-president; Miss Evelyn Par
sons, secretary, and Miss Mildred
Lake, treasurer.