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The Washington times., 1926-07-21

a case IN point is the plan Of q
prominent traction company to pro-
vide parking spaces at the city
outskirts where motorists are en-.
Confaged TO leave their cars ana
1Juiah the ride to business or the
stores by the electric lines.
It scarcely should be necessary
to warn motorists that this Is q
clever subtePfuge on the part OF
traction interests to discourage the
use OF automobiles IN congested
areas.
Just how quickly motor car own
ers win lose sight Of the fact that
enc OF the biggest factors in traf-
&c congestion Il the electric street
car is simply q question OF Just
how quickly the traction interests
can make the motorist believe he
IS being aided by their many new
and novel plans for traffic better
nienf.'
Enkulfed BY Auto Traffic
Traction interests nearly were en-.
quilted in the flood tide Of motor
traffic, and now that they have Re.
covered their equilibrium and are
actually on the upgrade to eHpaf.
sion and profits the pendulum may
swing the other way.
Il always does. It Is to protect
che uaotorigt's rights that warnings
are being sounded that things are
not always whist they seem to be.
Already there are harbingers cor
schemes for putting passenger auto
mobiles off the streets OF the con.
gested districts Of large cities.
P-rkiug has been restricted to
r0tnt where intelligent people are
beginning to wonder why there u
80 much waste curb space.
Drivers are encouraged, some.
times forced, to race along at speeds
a. excess Of safety limits.
They hardly have time to take on
and discharge passengers. They are
asked to digest ana obey wide
variety of traffic schemes and sig.
mailing gystens.
Meanwhile the streets car lines
rumble along at the same snails
pace, stopping IN many cities az
Illogical; points and often taking
advantage Of traffic situations.
Where the electric street car
line Is not blocking traffic, motor
buses may be hogging parking
spaces fer loading points. -.,.
Apparently the motorist is caught
The Washington times., 1926-07-21

ia ! jam OF propaganda as, well as
n Is hinted that some traction
interests do not pin any faith in
the idea Of bus transportation for
city use where rail lines already
are in existence but that they
operate bus lines at loss ia an
effort to discourage competition
from automotive circles by demoTI-
strating that city bus travel Is
Improbable and unnecessary.
Only where traction companies
have abandoned rail lines in favor
autonlotive transportation seemed
genuine to close observers Of the
underlying condition.
The American people want to
enjoy the services Of their own
cars for all reasonable transporta-
ton purposes. but they are losing
ground rapidly.
The streets are being reserved
for street cars under the ptetext
that the majority rules and must
It Is argued that 1 majority ride
In the street car and that It must
have first place. II II Isl inter.
ferred with. then the streets must
be cleared Of all Obstacles.
This takes IN the automobile end
explains the reason for parking
space at the city limits. previously
mentioned,
A ear for every family In Amer.
lea, however, may change the pic
tiire. The street car has been
called the "poor mans limousine,
but times are changing.
One Of the quantity producers In
the loW-priced automobile group is
spending $10, 200. 900 for q new plant
in which to step up production to
q million cars q year. Another al
ready Is capable OF two million or
more cars year.
Several other lower priced cars are
increasing production and are max.
ing automobiles everybody's pos
sessions.
An 10 Have Automobiles
Increased purchasing. power Is
making the so-called medium priced
car available to more and more in
-dividuals. Soon II will be fact
that every responsible man or
woman in America can enjoy per-
sonal motor transportation.
But restricted use OF cars is pro-
ceeding at so rapid a rate that
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Mans Magical Power
Stirs Interest
In India

CALCUTTA, July 21.--Sayed
Ahamed Koya Thangal, sen Of
a former Cochin high priest, is
creating great excitement here
because Of his alleged magical
powers.
Put off q street car for nom
payment Of fare, 'Sayed. is said
to have exerted his powers and
made. it impossible for the car
to start for half an hour. He
is said to be able to hypnotiZe
shopkeepers into giving him
anything he desires, expensive
watches, bicycles and other
gifts having been made to him.
The Washington times., 1926-07-21

made. show there are many tropical
countries where rubber can Be
grown probably.
on account oE the enormous capiv
tai required Tor the growing Of rub.
Der. and ae Investments are With.
out return for several years, Amerif
cans are not keen to make these II.
yestments unless they are ~ coun-
Itraeg under the control Of or pro-
The Washington times., 1926-07-21
Firestone Forecasts
Rubber Advance
By HARVEY 8. FIREsToNE

The British government will Internationally adopt new
and drastic restriction Of the production and expectation
of August feel should bring to the attention
of the American the full import OF what this means
The minimum price Of rubber under the new restrlcon =
to be set at 40 cents per pound The Stevenson restriction
act originally adopted November 1922 fixed the minimum
nrice at cents per-
The Washington times., 1926-07-21
Tricks to Cut Autos
Use Is Charged
BY J. LEO suGRuE

Motorists may be losing valuable privileges ana rights ~
accepting as convenences certain plans which are y
ntfests hostil to the automobile industry the warnings
BENZ sounded by those who the motorist trlcked by
new sweanon of competition are well founded
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Among those attending Ladies'
Night" given by the Atlantic City
Kiwanis club at Haddon Hail
on Thursday evening were: Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew X. Littlefield,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas G.. Hamp-
ton, DIR. and Mrs. G. William
Raith and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Smith, of LinwOod.
A chicken potpie supper and
dance for the benefit of the Main
land Athletic club will be held to-
morrow evening, in the Mortified
Progressive League Hall, on Mill
Road.
Mrs. Harry Lovett and family,
of Claymont, Del, have been Yis-
iting Mrs. Stanley Lovett, of Zion
Road. Mrs. Charlton Neal, a sis
ter of Mrs. Lovett, is a house
guest.
Mrs. E. G.. Shreve, of Granny
wood, has been entertaining her
sister, Mrs. F. E. Anderson, of
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kelley,
of Halbert av, entertained during
the past several days the follow
ing guests: Mrs. Charles Lutes
and daughter, Edna Hart, of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
WOMAN,S CIVIC-CLUB

The Woman's Civic Club is pro-
noting several interesting affairs.
Miss Mary Manning, is chairman
of the second annual card party
and dance, which will be held Fri
day evening. Specially dancing,
a popular orchestra, and prizes
for the card players are being ar
ranged for.
Mrs. E. G.. Shreve, president of
the club, is a delegate to the State
Federation of Women's Clubs to
be held at Asbury Park, April %,
20 and 80.
Mrs. William Relyea, vice presi-
dent, reports that shrubbery for
the Parker Avenue School has
been purchased from Edwards
Floral Hall, and will be presented
to the Board of Education fol
planting.
On suggestion of the vice presi-
dent, several ladies have volun-
teered to alternate and visit the
inmates at the Atlantic County
Almshouse weekly. The club con-
tributed money to the music
memory contest.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
Mortified News

Princeton; Miss Florence Scar
borough, of Pennington, and Mrs.
Rciley's brother, Crank Cove, of
New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers
and son, Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Chambers, and John Dowd
motored to the Delaware Water
ap, Pa, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hasson and
Mrs. Vaughn Johnson and chill
dren, of Wilmington, Del, visited
their mother, Mrs. James Cham
bers, of Second and Davis ave-
nues, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Weer, of
Shore Road, entertained their
daughter and granddaughter, Mrs.
Elsie Eveland and Katherine Eve
land, of Newark, and also had as
their guests, their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Karl
Kullin, of East Orange, also Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Swartz and
daughter Dorothy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
NO. 304

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED IAN
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
FEES AND SALARIES OF GER
TAIN OFFICIALS OF THE CITY
OF PLEASANTVILLE," approved
February 9. 1925.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COMMON COUNCIL of the
City of Pleasantville. that section
three of an ordinance of the City of
Pleasantville, entitled. AN ordinance
providing for fees and salaries of
certain officials of the City of Pleas
be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
SECTION 2. BE 1T FURTHER
ORDAINED that all ordinances or
parts thereof inconsistent with the
provisions hereof be and the same
are hereby repealed and that this
ordinance shall take effect immedi
cation.
Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council of the City of Pleasant
vile that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced and passed first
reading at regular meeting held
on the 18th day of March, 1926, and
will be further considered by said
ing to be held in the City Council
Chambers, City Hall, Pleasantville,
on the fifth day of April, 1926, at 8
o'clock in the evening.
| SECTION 8. BE 1T FURTHER
| ORDAINED THAT THE salaries of
the Assessors shall. commencing
with January 1. 1926, be and the
same are hereby fixed at the rate of
seven hundred ($70O dollars per an
mum.
Passed third and final reading on
April 5th, 1926.
JAMES YATES,
President of Common Council.
Attest:
| NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
Approved, April Sth, 1926.
CHARLES Il. JACKSON,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
Firemen Meet

Volunteer File Co. No. l held
their regular meeting IN their
hall Tuesday evening. After the
business was transacted, DR..
Frye, who is new resident here,
was introduced, and a social time
was had by all. DR.. Frye, who is
now a member of the Fire Com
pany, has opened an office on the
Shore Road, being the only prac-
ticing physician now at the Point.
Several new applications for
membership were received. Re-
freshments were served. the
next meeting of the County Fire
men will be held at Linwood on
Wednesday evening, April Il,
when a large delegation from the
Point is expected to attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
Boy Speller
Leads Competitors
Joseph Schumacher, Hamil-
ton Township, Gets
First Prize
Contests at Mays Landing

At Mays Landing Saturday, 10
crack spoilers were chosen to
compete against team from the
schools of Atlantic City. Various
schools of the county with the ex-
ception of Pleasantville which
had a contest of its own were rep
resented. Individual prize win
ners were:
Joseph Schumacher, Hamilton
township, first; Edward Somers,
Hamilton township; Paul Taylor,
Hamilton township; Dorothy Tall
man, Somers Point; Rose Cardin-
ale, Egg gHarbor City; Merle My
ers. Hammonton. The following
also qualified for the team: Geo.
Thurlow, Egg Harbor City; Eliz-
abeth Frazer, Galloway township;
Frances Kraus, Hamilton town
ship: Exangeline LaRue, Ham
monitor; Guy Gugilotta, Harmon
ton; James Chenoweth, Somers
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20

Point; Ruth Roger, Absecon;
Perry Frank, Egg Harbor City;
Lucy Newark, Margate; Rena
Earle, Hamilton township.
The county spelling team alter
mates are: Helen Dadienoff, Buena
Vista township; Catherine War
mex, Egg Harbor City; Edward
Peterson, Buena Vista township;
Militia Rice, Mortified; William
Golf, Hammonton.
Individual prize winners in
arithmetic, in the order of their
standing, were: Anthony Cairone,
Egg Harbor City; Margaret War
rington, Ventnor City; Abigail
Kursheedt, Ventnor City; Guy
Gugilotta, Hammonton; Betty
Sickler, Ventnor City; Militia Price,
Mortified; Ruth Worthington,
Somers Point, and Andrew Mes
sina, Hamilton township.
Standing of the various school
districts was as follows:
Absecon, spelling 1923, arith-
metic rs; Buena Vista township,
94.7, 1875; Egg Harbor City,
81 2-3, SO 2-21; Egg Harbor town
ship, 90, 835; Estell Manor, So,
rs; Folsom, 90; Galloway town.
ship, 92.5, $685. Hamilton town
ship, 99.5, SO II Hammonton,
81 S-13, SO 1898; Linwood, "a 2-3,
sc 10; Margate City. 9S.5, &c 1-9;
Mulica township, 81 1-3, II;
Mortified, So 1-3, 81 2-3; Somers,
Point, 90; Ventnor City, 81, 93.5;
Weymouth township, SO, S7.5;
Corbin City, SO 2-21.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
SomerS Point News
By K. VAN SYCKEL.

Chief of Police Smith has re-
signed and William Wentzell is
now acting as his successor.
Mrs. Sadie Wood entertained
the following guests: Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Hilton, Mrs. Marvia St.
John, Mrs. Hattie Ingersoll and
Webster Price, of Pleasantville,
and Mrs. Margaret Johnson, OF
Absecon.
The new electric light, which
has so long been promised in
front of Mrs. Overend's property,
on Shore Road, was lighted Wed
nesday evening for the first time.
Captain Adams has returned
home, after spending several days
in New York City.
Albert Harrison and wife have
moved from the Waverly Hotel
apartments to the west side on
New Jersey avenue.
The first grass to be cut this
year was on Mayor Coils lawn.
Mrs. Robert Craighead and Mrs
Arthur Chenoweth attended the
Women's Enforcement meetings
at Washington April II to 10.
John Gaskill and John Lake
spent Wednesday in New York
The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union met on Wednes
day afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Martha Kruger, when they
celebrated the second anniversary
of the local "White Ribbon Re
cruit."
The County Librarian will com
mence her duties May LIST.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20


DR.. S. j. Reid, who married
the widow of Adolph Gobel, meat
packer, Trenton, N. j., has been
arrested charged with having had
two wives when he married Mrs.
Gobel. He was released on $780,
900 bail. Dissension in the family
over the 100000 left by Gobel
is said to have caused the prose-
cution.
The disasters to the oil indus
try in the West and Southwest in
five days, April to II, cost fifty
seven lives and approximately
$15,000,000.
-Chauncey M. Depew who says
he did his best work between rs
and 80, thinks President Coolidge
is right as to IS being too early
an age for retirement of Govern
ment employees.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
ENGLISH CREEK

ais, Epwuren league roses: 'eFi'N
The Epworth League of AS
bury M. e. Church met at the
home OF the president, l. ]. Lee,
Tuesday night. Business for the
month was transacted, after which
social time was enjoyed. There
will be an Epworth League rally
in Asbury Hall Saturday after
noon. April "a. All churches from
Mays Landing to Atlantic City
are included. The English Creek
League will serve a supper at 6
o'clock. A cabinet meeting and
devotional meeting will follow.
Mckinley Council Meets.
Mckinley Council, No. so. D. of
A., met in U. B. Hall Wednesday
night, all chairs being filled. At
ter the transaction of business,
a social time was enjoyed. The
State officers were present and
spoke for the good of the order.
Mrs. Jennie Hill presented Mrs.
Fannie Keller with flowers. An
Irish sketch was given by Mrs.
l.. r. Force and Miss Alice Os-
man: vocal solos by Mrs. Jennie
Hill Guess packages were pre-
scented by Ocean City and the
members of Mckinley Council
and refreshments of ice cream
and cake were thoroughly enjoy
ed, Those participating were
Reba Fanell, Sylvia Lee. Eliza
beth Scull. Anna NJ. Lee. Ethel
Giberson, Amanda Lee, Sallie
Dennis, Alma Barrett, Caddie
Lee, Anna Somers, Liggie Den
mis-. Margaret Shialds, Lima Har-
vey, Jennie Hill, Eva Tilton, EN-
lily Madden, Lizzie Lee, Eliza Bal
ley, Hannah McKeague. Dram
Lee, Mamie Smith, Emma Zellner,
Anna Mattox, Edith Nichols. An
ma Braun Anna Maria Lee, Ma
ME Steelman. Lizzie r. Force,
William Force, State Councillor
Fannie Keller; from Ocean City
Miss Sallie Lake, Mrs. Lake, Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert; from Tuckahoe
Mrs Jennie Stille, Mrs. Hattie
Dukes, Mrs. Ida Prickett, Mrs
Emma Shaw visitors. Miss AL
ice Osman and Mr.. Owen Lyrer
Members of the initiatory team
are invited to Asbury Hall mex
Tuesday for the day to sew ant
make their uniforms.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe en-
tertained Wednesday at a six
o'clock dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Beadle, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Martin and Mr.. Joseph B. Col
Inns. of Pleasantville.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parker, OF
Winchester Gardens, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Somers were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Somers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Taylor
entertained on Saturday night
Mr.. and Mrs. John Somers, Mrs.
Harris and son. of Pleasantville;
Miss Beatrice Lashley and Mr..
Earl Taylor, of Mays Landing;
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Willetts
and grandson, Ralph Smith, OF
English Creek.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
NO TIME FOR .LoAFINc.

After failing to win League
seat, the Germans can get some
satisfaction out of the fact that If
they keep up their Dawes plan
payments they will have little
time to sit down. - Indianapolis
News.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
LADIES' AID MEETS

The monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of Mortified
M. E. Church, was held Tuesday
night. Business plans were made
for the annual strawberry festival
to be held in the church basement,
the date to be announced later.
The meeting was conducted by
the president, Mrs. Frank F..
Davidson.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20

snow hampering early operations
and runs to date have been very
light and the final outrun depends
,naSyte TE iiG,ry on the wsus,hfse. 8
the next four weeks.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
DAILY
Bus Service
In Effect March 20, 1926.

Service between PleasantviIIe
and Philadelphia. Daily
Except Sunday.
Leave Shore Road and We
roma Ave-, $50 A. NJ; Shore
Road and Adams Ave., 8.35
A. M.
Saturday Special Leave
Shore Road and Verona Ave.
$40 P. NJ; Shore Road and
Adams Ave-, GAS p. M.
SOUTHBOUND
Philadelphia to PIeasantviIle
(Strawbridge and Clothier
STOREY
Monday to Friday, leave 4
p. NJ; Saturday, leave 2.30
P. M; Sunday, leave 7.30
A. M. and 9 P. M.
SUNDAY NORTHBOUND
PIeasantviIIe to Philadelphia
Leave Shore Road and We
roma Ave-, $50 A. NJ; Shore
Road and Adams Ave, 6.35
A. M.
FARE
Round Trip, $2.75
Good for 80 days.
Children between ages of S
and IL half rate
Shore Bus
Transportation Co
BOZ Second St. Phone 1896
OCEAN CITY, N. J.
BUSES TO HIRE
FOR ALL OCCASIONS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20

The maple sugar crop for New
England and Canada is uncertain
because of the late spring, deep
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
Notes and Personals.

NOTES anu CIooiioiS'
A carload of trees were recelv-
ed by Carlos Garrison, to be
planted along the public highway
for shade.
The Loyal Order of Moose Will
hold election of officers Wednes
day evening, April 81.
The Young Peoples Missionary
Society meets this Friday in the
Bethany M. p Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Taylor, OF
Minotola, motored to the Point
Sunday and visited friends on
Bay avenue
Mrs. Stella Stone was visitor
with Mrs. Harry Turner,of North
field.
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unanimously in favor Of doing as
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existing agencies, in order not To
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In addition to the president and
vice president treasurer, the dtrecto.
rate includes Dwight w. Morrow.
F,lihu Root, jr.: +. Truhe Dawson.
DR.. William f. Durand, Gen. George
w. Goethals. Prof. \. A. Nicholson,
John -. Ryan and Orville Wright.
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Harry F. Guggenheim. son of the
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president and trea surer
After the meeting of directors
HarrN +. GuEgenheim issued state.
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Dickens Last Letter Sold.
GondOn A. Pr

4 The last letter Charles Dickens
ever wrote has been sold at auction
for 6 40, a figure much below what
was expected.
The letter dated "Gad's Hill Place,
June s, 1870" is addressed to Nj.
John NJ. Makeham, who had COM
planned that Dickens was thought to
have been guilty of irreverence In
some of his books. Dickens wrote
in reply:
1T would be quite inconceivable to
me but for your letter that any rea-
sonable reader could possibly attach
a scriptural reference to a passage
in book of mine, reproducing a.
much abused figure of speech, i'm
pressed into all sorts of service, on
all sorts of inappropriate occasions.
without the faintest connection of 1t
with the original source. / am truly
shocked to find that any reader can
make the mistake.
L have Away striven in my writ
ings to express veneration for the
life and lessons of Our Saviour, be-
cause feel it and because I re-wrote
this history for my children-every-
one of whom knew it before they
could read, and almost as soon as
they could speak; but I have never
made proclamation of this from the
housetops.