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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
Frankford

Mrs. Sadie Poole, formerly of this
town, with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Cooke of Philadelphia were recent
visitors to this town.
Mrs. William D. Sterritt and fam
lily of Washington, D. c., who have
been visiting her father, DR.. f. NJ.
Gum, have returned home.
Mrs. William Truitt who lives on
Main street is visiting her daughter
in Pittsburgh, Pa,
New Testament pictures will be
shown at the Presbyterian Church
this Sunday evening. There will not
be any preaching service. The pic
lures are free to the public.
The Frankford Opera House has
changed hands and will be known as
the Frankford Theatre. The new
management has made contracts
with the leading producers assuring
the patrons the latest and best pic
lures. For this Saturday night Regi-
nald Denney starring in "I'll Show
You the World" will be shown. On
Thursday night beautiful Poll Ne
gri will appear in Woman of the
World"
The Missionary Society will meet
this Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. Charles R. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Lockwood,
Asher G. Godfrey and Henry c. Long
are spending this week in Philadel-
Dhia,
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Roxana

The Ladies Aid Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. II. f. Wilgus on
Thursday evening, September so.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rusk of Pit
man, N. j., and Mrs. Name Tracey Of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dora Stephens.
Alr. and Mrs. Russell Wilgus are
in Philadelphia for a few days.
Harvey McCabe and family and
Mrs. Letitia Derrickson of Bayard
spent Sunday with Mrs. Belle West
Mr.. and Mrs. John Middleton of
Seaford were dinner guests of Har-
ry Wilgus and family Sunday.
Mrs. c. E. Richards is confined to
her bed with rheumatism.
Miss Georganna Bennett spent
Sunday with Miss Evelyn Wilgus.
Mrs. Wallace Lynch has gone to
Philadelphia for a two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bennett have
purchased new pianos.
Louis Wilgus and wife, Horace
Lynch and wife of this town, and
George Robinson and wife of near
Millville, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Wilgus Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Hudson are
visiting in Chester and Philadelphia
this week.
Ward West spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family here.
Alberta McCabe spent the week
end with Miss Orneva Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Thornton
and daughter, Cleo, of Chincoteague,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sewell Thornton.
Mrs. Lizzie McCommrich has re-
turned home from visit in Phila-
delphia.
Messrs. Raymond and Clarence
Derrickson of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend with their mother, Mrs.
Angie Derrickson and brother Har-
ry. They returned to their home on
Sunday, accompanied by Vaughn
Lynch.
Miss Grace Lynch visited Mrs.
Sarah Lynch at Omar over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Watson were
entertained to dinner Sunday by
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Vance McCabe.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
Long Neck

The majority of our farmers in
this vicinity have their corn crop
almost harvested, and are now
threshing peas.
Our prosperous farmers who last
year had bumper crops have very
poor ones this year. The yield is re-
ported to be short throughout this
section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ed. Jones, Jr.,
of Millsboro spent Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
E. Jones, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hazard and
little son, James, Jr, spent Sunday
with C.. M. Downs and family of
Warwick.
The services in the tabernacle at
Oak Orchard have discontinued for
this year and will now be held at
Central NJ. E. Church again; also
there will be Sunday school at 9.45
this Sunday morning, September 26.
Come to the church in the wildwood.
Mrs. Albert NAPLES and little son
of Coolspring and Mrs. Lille War
rington of Lewes were Friday visit
ors with Mrs. Frank Parsons and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Smith and
daughter, Marjorie, returned home
on Sunday evening after a visit with
friends and relatives in Malvern and
Reading, Pa.
Mrs. George Warrington enter
tained Mrs. Naomi Llngo of War
wick on Friday.
Mrs. S. A. Warrington is spending
the week with Mrs. VIM. G. BartO of
Warwick.
An epidemic of colds which threat
en- la grippe is sweeping through
this vicinity and there are many on
the sick list at this writing.
Our fishermen are finding it diff
Guilty to catch any fat backs this sea-
son. They are 36c per dozen. AS well
as being scarce they are very small.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon T. Lenhart
have been entertaining number of
guests from Essington and other
parts of Pennsylvania this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lingo spent
Suuudy 6NGulll5 Will h4. et44A 0AA D
]. J. West of near Gumboro.
Our Ocean City visitors on Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Shipiey
Short and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Clev-
eland Griffin and family, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward McGee ana son and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd McGee.
The firemenis carnival is being
well attended hby the people of this
vicinity. Everyone reporting very
delightful ting.
We are glad to report that the
health of Frederick Burton of Mills
boro is greatly improved and that he
will soon be out again among his
many friends.
Joshua Massey has moved his
family to their new home in Milton.
We are very sorry to have our
neighbors leave our community.
Joseph Ruth has returned to Phil
adelphia after short visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Wilson and
two children, Wellington and Mil
dred, also Miss Dorothy Hamilton of
Harrington visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. r. Lingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lingo were
Sunday evening visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Warrington.
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Greenwood
Grange Meeting Very Interesting

Grange Meeting Very Interesting
Greenwood Grange, p. of H., No. "a
held it's second regular meeting at
the Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday,
September 1S, at p. m. There was
a surprisingly large attendance; the
charter member attendance being
100 per cent with eight new mem
bers.
1t was a great pleasure to have
Governor and Mrs. Robinson present
again. At this meeting they obligat-
ed those who had not previously re-
ceived the obligation. After Obligat-
ing the eXpectant members, Cover
nor and Mrs. Robinson explained
some of the unwritten work of the
grange.
The Greenwood grange members
were very glad to have with them at
this meeting Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob RO-
sa, Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. LemeX and
Mrs. Higman of the Milford grange;
all of whom left a kind thought to
remember in making a successful
grange.
On account of limited time the lee
turer's program was short; it being
as follows:
Song.
Current Events, w. c. Hatfield.
Reading, "The Hazing of Valiant"
Miss Mary Loockerman.
my Three Best Summer Desserts"
Mrs. NJ A. Webb.
Just after the program ice cream
and cake were served, which was a
grand surprise to most Of the men,
bers.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

reporters on her arrival in this
country. "No other country meets
you at the dock and asks you what
you think of it," she said. There are
only two courses open to you, either
you must refuse to be interviewed
and appear sullen and timid toward
your honest convictions or you must
answer them, bang, right off the
reel.
Tells Some Questions Asked
"The questions invariably are:
What do you think of America =?
What do you think of prohibition?
What do you think of fappers? And
always in my case, there is the ques-
ton of my opinion as to the differ
ence between American and English
women.
These are the least personal of
the questions. Other questions have
been asked are of Al Smiths
chances in the South and my opin-
ion of Ma Ferguson.
''Now, as to prohibition. could
not answer that question intelligent
ly unless 1 travelled from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and from Mexico
to Canada. But 1 can say this, that
it impresses me and depresses me
that the people who are saying that
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Rehoboth Beach

Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Sr., of Reno
both had a very pleasant surprise
last week when she received a visit
for her brother, Frank Lind of Cal
ifornia. She had not seen nor heard
of him in thirty-two years and sur
missed he was dead. He said he made
up his mind in two days to come
east again to see if his brothers or
sister were living; coming by steam
er, but going back by train, after
visiting the Sesqui and other rela-
tives. He spent five days with Mrs.
Ewing and a family reunion was
held at her home on Sunday when
twenty-five had a jolly time, well
coming their uncle and brother into
the family again.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
LADY ASTOR FLASHES
WIT IN SPEECH
Gives Her Views On Prohibition And
Flappers In AdrresS To Women
Voters League.

Asserting that she was proud to
belong to "both her countries" Lady
Nancy Astor, American-born men,
ber of the British Parliament, dis
cussed prohibition, fappers and the
difference between English and Am
erican women, and asserted that in
these voting women of the two Eng
disappearing countries lay the best
hope of democracy and world peace.
Lady Astor spoke at meeting of
the League of Women Voters in her
honor at New York. More than fif-
teen hundred persons were present.
Lady Astor began her speech by
answering questions asked her by
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
loves Cross Roads

Mrs. Mary Short and her guest
Mrs. Mollie Carey, are spending
some time at Mrs. Shorts cottage at
Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Birmingham
Misses Helen Harrison, Mildred and
Jeanette Truitt spent the weekend
with Mrs. Short at Oak Orchard.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hudson Of
Millsboro spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lewis and family.
w. C. Truitt, George Harrison and
Frank Harrison motored to Fruit
land. Md, on Sunday where Mr.. Tru-
lift preached Ifor Rev Arthur Stock
lev. a formeb pastor of here, who is
now in a hospital.
Mrs. Ida lShort of Florida was a
recent visitor with relatives here.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
Georgetown

Mrs. Anna Prettyman and daughter
Eva of Ellendale spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Vim. G. DOdd.
Joseph McCabe Of the Overfall
lightship spent a few hours in town
Sunday.
w. c. Dodd is home with his fam
ily for six days, as he has been to
Tomskinville, Staten Island, for two
weeks with his ship.
Norman Prettyman and bride and
son. John Alfred, of Glendale spent
Sunday night with Amanda J. Dodd.
Can't. Andrew ]. Tarr of Chinco-
teague. Va, spent few hours in
town Sunday on his way home from
OverfalI lightship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Parker of
Philadelphia spent Monday with his
sister. Mrs. VIM. G. Dodd and left
Tuesday for Ellendale to spend the
day with his sister, Mrs. John Pret-
lyman.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

prohibition is a failure are the ones
who have failed to try it, and that
the people who deplore the lawless-
ness of rum-runners are the ones
who are breaking the law them
selves. Rum-runners would starve if
citizens obeyed the law.
81 can't tell you what 1 think of
prohibition, but nobody has asked
the question of what I think of
drink. can tell you what I think of
drink. It has caused more misery
than any other one thing in the
world. It has caused political, moral
and social corruption and never has
it helped man in his struggle from
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

sight of short hair and short skirts,
but surely these are far healthier
than long skirts and tight waists
and curl papers and all the other
paraphernalia that we women have
had to put up with for years. L
haven't had intelligence enough to
bob my hair, but I take off my hat
to those who have"
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

Performance of contract shall COM
rnence within ten (10) days after exc
cution of the contract and be completed
as specified.
Monthly payments will be made for
80 per cent of the construction COM
pleted each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a surety bond, certified check, or
money to the amount of at least ten
(1O) per centum of the total amount OF
the proposal
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the con-
struction of State Highway Contract
NO..---
The Contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty (20) days from the
date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Detailed plans may be seen and In
dex plans and specifications may be
obtained upon receipt of two dollars
(S200) which amount will not be re-
funded.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
s17-4t Dover, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
SAMUEL J. WILSON g. SCI,
MILTON, DELAWARE
Funeral Di rectOrs and EmbaInsxs

We have added to our funeral equip
ment q new Motor Funeral Car, for
which we mihke no extra charge. We
have stin retained both our Black and
White hors6 drawn hearseH. which
therefore PLACES us in q position to fur
nish either horse drawn or motor
heargeB.
we are tn Ie best equipped and carry
the largest stock Of funeral supDlss
south Of Wilmington.
Cali phOnd. Once No. a, reGidenSs
NO. IS, Phone service day and night II
calling after 10 ,. m. call No. -. All
calls promptly answered. No extra
charge for distance, use OF hearse OF
wife's services.
We also GARRY 9 large and complete
assortment Of Furniture, Carriages,
Runabouts, Farm Wagons, Rack 1aS-
ons and Farlning ImDlenentas
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
NOT A STUDENT

Boy: "My brother takes up Span
ish, French, Italian, German and
Scotch"
Paint clerk: "He must study a
lot"
Boy: Study nothing! He runs an
elevator in a department store. >
Good Hardware.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
NAME FITTED

Boss, to new clerk: well have to
find a nickname for you"
Clerk, who has been doing the
dirty work: call me Job, sir. -
Good Hardware.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
YOUR RAILROAD DOLLAR

The Eastern roads analyze their
expenditures of your dollar as fol-
lows: 43 cents goes for labor, 1872
cents for supplies, 11.2 cents for fix
ed expenses 7.3 cents for fuel, 6.6
cents for other operating expenses,
and 5.S cents for taxes. The remain
ing SO cents, says Good Hardware,
goes for eitl her betterment and pro-
fit
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
Contract q

SOnLTdCL 10
Vance's Neck Road 200 Miles
4,4OO Gu. Yds. Excavation
300 Gu. Yds. Borrow
$500 Tons Broken Stag Base Course for
Secondary Roads
24O Lin. Ft. Is in. Corrugated Metal
Pipe
60 Lin. FIT. 1S in. Corrugated Metal
Pipe
SOLin. Fl. 30 in. R. C. Pipe
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

Contract II
Substructure, South Market Street
Bridge over Christiana River,
Wilmington, Del.
4,5OO Gu. Yds. Wet Excavation
1,45O Gu. Yds. Dry Excavation
2,51O Gu. Yds. Glass "a" Concrete,
Above Bases
2,8O0 Gu. Yds. Glass "AA" Concrete,
Bases
10000 Lbs. Steel Reinforcement
100 Lin. Ft. Is in. R. G. Pipe
100 Lin. Ft. "a in. r. Z. Pipe
II 1900 Lin Ft Timber Piles $3.50 Piles)
22O Lin. Ft. Tenders (Piles Timber)
Temporary Bridge
6 NJ Ft. BM Timber
1,5OO Lin. Ft. Piling
60 Gu. Yds. Gravel Surfacing
100 Gu. Yds. Earth Embankment
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

When you begin to look forward
to the "Thirty Years Ago TO-DAY"
column in the newspapers it's sign
you're getting old.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

the material to the spiritual. And,
after all, that is what counts in life.
In fact it is the only purpose of life,
just struggle from the material 10
the spiritual and drink has always
hindered man in that upword strug-
gle"
Approves Of Flappers
Lady Astor took a most tolerant
view Of fappers. 81 don't quite know
what a happer is" she said, "but I
suppose they mean a modern young
woman. l realize that she has move
freedom than she had in my day, but
so has her mother and her grand
mother I may be amazed at the
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department, at its
office, Dover, Delaware, until O'Clock
p. NJ, October 13, 1926, and at that
place and time publicly opened for con-
tracts involving the following approx
mate quantities:
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
Contract G
Leather Coats

SO Black Leather Coats for Highway
Police
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24

Harry c. Tee, at Sharp & Fleming's
DRUG Store, is our local representative.
For YOUR convenience he is authorized
70 renew your subscriptions and take
rew subscriptions. He is provided with
fbe necessary blanks and will issue
bonifide receipt. J1o-u
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24

IN THEFT
OF ONION
ST Bill Brings Forgiveness
for EScapade of Thirty
Five Years Ago.

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. Pas.
G.. Yoder, rural route 1, Kent, Ohio,
can enjoy a happy Christmas this
year-he has been forgiven for
'swiping" an onion in Holden MOI
grocery store thirty-five years ago.
Mrs. Henry Hagemeyer, "A years
old, has received letter containing
a 81 bill from Yoder. The letter,
addressed to Mrs. Hagermeyer' s
husband, now dead, was delayed in
the mails nearI six months.
Part of the letter follows:
about thirty-five years ago I and
my schoolmate were at your grocery
store in Holden, Mo-, and we each
took an onion, unknown to you. Now
the good Lord had burdened our
souls, and we want to make resti-
tuition and ask His forgiveness. L
don't know just where you live, but
if this reaches you, or an heir of
the Hagemeyers, please accept en-
closed 81 bill as payment on same.
1--WE are truly sorry for the deed. :"
Mrs. Hagemeyer has already writ
ten Yoder assuring him of her for
giveness.. She remembered 'the
little Yoder boy" but did not re-
member his companion in the onion
escapade
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AGENTS TO MOP
YULET|DE BOOZE.
U. S. Dry Aids to Keep Eye
on Celebrations.

Federal prohibition agents today
prepared to stop consumption of
Christmas cheer" IN Indianapolis
tonight. The clubs will be visited
by agents during the Christmas eve
celebrations. and any noticeable VIC
lations of the liquor law will be-
promptly dealt with, A r. Harris,
deputy prohibition administrator, an
nounced.
but there is no pre-Chr1stmas
crusade being made" Harris de-
clared, "other than the usual run
of Investigations and arrests. q
mo concentration Is being mao
on indianapolis and none Of the OUT
of-town agents have been brought
into the city to cope with the holiday
liquor situation"
No trouble is anticipated, accord
ing to Harris, although agents will
be on. the alert for violations. One
arrest was made Thursday. GUS
Powell Of 715 N. Holmes Ave. was
taken to the Federal building to face
a liquor charge before a United
States commissioner.
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THE BERRIES FOR
DINNER
Heavy Holiday Trade at City
Market.

Don't be surprised If you awake
Christmas morning to find that
Santa has left a box of Strawberries
in your stocking. for the first winter
shipment of these berries reached the
city market today. They were raised
in Florida and sold at $3.50 per
quart.
Trading at the market Thursday
exceeded expectations, as 1t usually
Is light the first day of a two-day
session. The market did not close
until $50 p. m, and will remain
open until the same time tonight.
Before downtown business houses
had opened this morning, shopping
at the market was brisk. Buying
for the double holiday Saturday and
Sunday is expected to surpass that
Of previous ones before closing time
tonight.
Turkeys, chickens and other fowls.
rabbits, candles and nuts are all in
big demand. as ere many fruits and
vegetables. Prices for these were
the same on Thursday.
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to be drunk too, then came the head
on collision and was hurled from
my seat. My first~thought was for
my son in the dining car"
= II. E. Bulls was a handcuffed
prisoner being taken from Jackson
vile, Fla, back to Lexington by
Wiseman, a policeman.
According to Wiseman he, Bulls,
Russis and Sibert were playing cards
in the mems smoking room of a
coach of the northbound train when
suddenly the seats were lifted up and
they found themselves pinned under
meath while the car upended itself
on top of the diner.
Prisoner Waits
1T all happened so fast I was I'M
able to grab my prisoner" said Wise
man, But finally pulled myself free
from the wreckage and crawled to
safety, where 1 found Bulls preched
on bank with handouts still on wait
ing for me. could see n owman cut in
two parts Of her body hung over
window ledge and saw four dead
dining car attendants hanging out
Of their section"
Bulls, the prisd per was wanted
for forgery in Lexington.
William Hayes. Negro cook said
he saw his chef. Robert Richardson,
Of Memphis killed when he was
pinned in the galley OF Pence De
Leon. Hayes was pulled from the
wrecked diner by rescue crews after
Of the car with acetyline torches.
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Corporal Russ,s, Sixth cavalry, FIT.
0glethOrpe. severe cuts.
Edward Wiseman, Lexington, ribs
broken, back wrenohed.
j. X. Leal, II, II Union Ave, Chat
tanOoga, head and face cut, cOndi-
ton serious.
Mrs. Georgia Hardy, Toronto, Ont,
back and legs cut, condition serious.
William Kuhn, 20, 26 Withwell
Ave, st. Louis. head cut, body i'll
juries, condition serious.
Mrs. j. w. Whitaker, Chatta-
nOOga.
Robert Hiltyy Lansing, Mich, con
nected with REQ Motor Company,
badly injured head.
Mrs. Nellie Hilty. shock.
Dan LObaugh, 215 HaTtwell Ave,
Cincinnati. both legs crushed.
At Atlanta, Ga:
j. II. LeaI, Chattanooga, Tenn.
+. w. Swami, Bolton, Ga, back
injured, ribs broken.
Mrs. George Hardy, Toronto,
Ont. back and legs cut and torn;
condition serious.
William Kuhn, 2026 Withheld Ave,
st. Louis, Mo-. head and body cut.
At Cedartown:
Mrs. Seven. Williams, Detroit,
Mich. at CedartOwn Hospital.
At Rockmart, Ga:
Il. NJ. Pierce, Atlanta, road en-
CINE foreman, leg broken and pain
fully bruised.
Brewer, Atlanta, seriously
burned.
Mrs. John Williams, Lately, Ohio,
bruised.
John Williams, LAttey, Ohio,
kruised.
Miss Ruby Curtis, Somerset, KY,
suffering from shock.
-Four Negro walters.
Everything Crashed"
Elizabeth Finlay, young girl who
was injured, told of her experience.
"All the porters and walters top
pied over the top of tables" Miss
F'inlay said, explaining she was sit
ting in the dining car eating at the
time the disaster occurred. Every
thing was jumbled and found my
self under a table with dishes and
silverware on top of me. The lights
went out, chairs broke like kindling
wood%everything crashed.
1--WE were going so fast at the
time, too. which made things worse.
The next thing knew was lifted
out through a broken window and
brought to sidetrack"
Her grandmother, who was resting
lin the Pullman next to the diner.
hammered frantically on the doors
of the car after the wreck in hope
Of saving her son and grand
daughter.
After the crash she said:
II was reading in the car when
two college boys came running
through the car. I thought they
were drunk and said so. Just then
the train seemed to .wriggle and I
laughed and said The train seems
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-24
HOLDS COURT HAS
NO JURISDICTION
High Tribunal Rules for
Zoning Appeal Board.

That n Marion County Superior
Court has no jurisdiction in matters
appealed from the Indianapolis board
Of coming appeals was the decision
of the Indiana Supreme Court
handed down Thursday. The case in
point was that of Edith III. Luter, ct
al, against Gustav G. Schmidt, ct al
1t involved the erection of Beth FL
Temple, Thirty-Fourth and Rucllle
Streets.
Permission had been granted for
the building by the city building
commissioner, appeal was taken to
the board and then into court. In
each case the commissioner de-
cision had been upheld and in the
interim the building was erected. The
court ruling on lack Of Jurisdiction
pointed out that since the building
was long since up the cause of issue
is now nil.