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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
Staying OF MOTHER
CHARGED TO YOUTH.
Police Hunt for Son After
Finding Woman's Body
Buried in Basement.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August "a charge
OF matricide today pursued 21-year.
old Harry Hill arouna- Chicago as
plans went ahead in his hone tow
cf Streator. H.. foY the funeral Of
the mother he is accused Of having
slain.
Young HiIl-"The Fish" they called
him in Streator because of gambling
and spendthrift habits. for which his
mother was said to have upbraidcd
him-was known TO have been in
Chicago Monday night, spending the
evening at friends home. From
there the trail disappeared.
Husband Found Body.
DR. Fl. G.. Hill. well-to do Streator
occulist, was responsible for discOv-
cry of the body of the wife, from
whom he had been estranged for
seven years. Learning that Mrs.
Hill had not been seen since August
4. ne asked officers to accompany
hum to the home in which she and
her son lived.
In the basement they came upon
newly laid bricks. Digging, they
came upon the body of the 55-year-
old woman. IT was clad only in I'M
dergarments and there were two bul-
let holes in the head. Mrs. Hill had
been dead about three weeks.
On the back porch was found a
pair OF young Hills shoes. and on
them was dried clay. such as that in
which Mrs. Hills body was found.
Gambling Debts Cited.
As motive for the Staying Off
cars pointed TO several gambling OBJ
legations Hill had contracted. They
said that since August 4 he had been
living at A Streator hotel, explaining
that his mother was away on vaca-
ZION. A bank was said to have
csshed several checks drawn by Hill
= gainst his mothers account. accept
ing his explanation of her absence.
Mrs. Hill lived retired life fol-
lowing her separation from her hus.
hand, almost her sole interests being
Tar church and temperance activ.
tiles. Prosecuting officers were told
that mother and son recently had
been in sharp disagreement over the
youths plan TO marry a Strea tor girl.
land also over his reputed gambling
ha bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

DETROIT, August "a CP.-"Duke"
Schiller, who will pilot Phil Wood of
Detroit on projected nonstop flight
from Windsor. Canada, to Windsor,
England. starting Wednesday OF next
week, took off at 1910 am. today for
Curtis Field, New York. where tests
will be made of the instruments in his
monoplane. Schiller
expected u make the trip in & hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
ELKS SELECT NORFOLK.
1928 Virginia Convention Will b
Held at Seaboard City.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, August
24.-Norfolk was chosen yesterday by
the Virginia Elks' Association, in an.
nual convention here. for the 1928
convention.
No other city was put forward, 1t
being understood that the Norfolk
delegation had reached an agreement
with other delegations outside the
convention. The convention closed
yesterday afternoon and delegates
ware entertained at crab feast ut
q aRotonac River resort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
Quite Good Looking" Girls in Michigan
Eager to Know Fairly Educated Marines

! the habit of meeting semi-weekly to
play 500, read or just talk.
I'VE would like you if you don't
think it too foolish a notion, to send
us the names and addresses of a. few
congenial fellow officers. who would
care to correspond with us. We aver
age from 10 to 2S years Of age. all
are well educated and quite good
looking"
The commander posted the letter
under the title, Attention, Marine
Bachelor Ofticers,' but he withheld
the name of the sender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
10. c. NURSE ATTACKED.
Mrs. Finks Receivers From Shock
as Posse Vainly Seeks Man.

spef IA Dispateh 20 The Star
f frederick, Md. August "a
Mrs, Guila Finks, student nurse at
<rsafheld Hospital. Washington. is re-
Towering at the home of her father, J.
rs. Wenner, near Point of Rocks, this
Ecounty. from the effects of an at
hempted assault Monday by an I'M
identified man.
Scare hing yesterday and last night,
Ga poss failed 10 find any trace of the
assault pk, who attacked Mrs. Finks ns
~. |fas walking along the railroad
trhekst near her fathers home, where
she 10 Spreading a vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
Crocers Selling
Beer Ingredients
Arouse W.C.T.U.Ire
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, August 24.-Grocers
who sell ingredients used in home
brewing of beer have aroused the
ire Of the National w. C. T. L.
Mrs. Ella Boole, national presi-
dent of the union. announced, as
she stopped OFF here yesterday
en- route to the convention in
Minneapolis, that the w. G. T. L.
likely would recommend that
housekeepers patroniZe only those
merchants who refuse to cater TO
that thoughtless group who fiout
the Constitution by the domestic
manufacture Of illegal brew"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

BY the Associated Press
A group of quite good looking
girls in Bay City. Mich, have ambi,
tons of getting acquainted with fair
ly educated single" Marine aviators.
They let their wants be known in
letter received recently by the com
handing officer of Brown Field, Guam
uco. Va. With a plea for forgiveness
for their liberty, the letter said:
A. number of Bay City young bust
ness women working in offices. stores,
etc. highly respectable, single and
loving, good, clean fun, have been in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
Triplets and Twins
For Two Mothers
Keep Stork Busy
By the Associated Press.

CONVICTION, KY. August "a
The stork made prolonged visit
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital here
yesterday, leaving triplets and
twins in adjacent rooms.
The trIplets are all boys, the sons
OF Naval Lieut.. ID. w. Hardin, who
is on a cruise from the Atlantic to
the Pacific on the u. 8. S. Texas,
and Mrs. Alice Tague Hardin. The
news was radioed to the father.
The twins are girls and are the
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Collins of Latonia, KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

There will be musical and literary
entertainment, 8 o'clock, at the Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church by the
Musical and Missionary Club, under
auspices of the Tribe OF King David.
George Onley, ohairmaa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Construction of the Port Armuelles-
Conception railway In Panama Ii to
be started at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Peru IL expected to become one
Of the greatest sheep raising coun-
tries In the world. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Many mothers know that it's never
toe 1nte to mend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
HENRY FREUNp DIES
Resort Optometrist and FraternaI-
list Passes Away in Atlantic
Civ

Henry Freund, So years Of age,
well known Atlantic City OPTIC
metrist and fraternalist. died fol-
lowing an attack of acute indigees-
ion in the resort yesterday morning.
Mr.. Freund was well known on the
Mainland, having made glasses for
many, as well as being interested
in the same fraternal circles
He resided at North Cambridge
avenue. A widow, SON and
daughter survives him.
Freund was grandson of Phila-
delphia's first tense grinder, Cas-
per Geyer. and was born in Phila-
delphia on January 4. 1872. Later
he became engaged in the optical
business and was president of the
Haussman-Freund Optical Company.
In 1898 he moved 10 Atlantic City
and with his brother. Adam opened
a Photographic supply and optical
house on the Boardwalk. Later a
manufacturing branch was opened.
on Pacific avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
RESORT WANTS LAW
ON MAYOR CHANGED

Reorganization of the City Com
mission made necessary by the
death of Mayor Edward L. Bader
will take place a few days after
the funeral and following the action
of the State Legislature on an
amendment to the Walsh Commits
sion Government act.
The amendment proposed by
Senator Richards would wipe off
the statue books an amendment
passed in 1924 at the solicitation of
Mayor Bader amending the act so
far as it applied to Atlantic City,
whereby the Director of Public
Affairs Mayor is made an indiyid-
ual office for which the candidate
runs independent of the other four
Commissioners. The amendment.
which was popularity known as the
Bader act, was attacked in the
courts, but upheld.
The Richards amendment will
mean that original Walsh act will
then become effective and smooth
the way towards filling the vacancy
caused by Mayor Bader's death, for
which no provision was made in
the Bader act.
In other words, the remaining
four Commissioners will meet some
time within thirty days and name
a duly qualified citizen TO the Com
mission. The whole Commission
will then proceed to organize by
electing a Mayor and assign the
various departments.
Four men have been mentioned
as possibilities to fill the vacancy
in the Commission. They are Har-
rison Cook, beach front hotelman
and a member of the Airport Com
mission; Joseph Paxton, a city
magistrate; Almond t. Nichols.
director general of the pageant.
who was also an assistant TO Mayor
Bader for several years, and John
T. Murtland. Fourth ward leader.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Harper Fired
AS Police Chief
Mayor Swilkey Appoints John
T. Wilson as Mortified
Chief of Police
CHARGES INEFFICIENCY

Mayor Eugene Swilkey, North
field executive, has made known
the dismissal of former Chief Har-
per, and the appointment of John
T. Wilson, former night officer and
county detective, in his place.
Charges of general inefficiency"
were lodged against the ex-chief
as a reason for his dismissal. HE
didn't fill the BILL" the Mayor de-
clared. 81 removed him for the
good of the service. His year had
run out, anyway"
Hints of the coming change had
been made in the Mayors annual
message to Council, but no public
announcement was made until a
few days ago. Mayor Swilkey, a
few weeks ago, verified the fact
that he had dismissed Harper, but
declared he was not ready as yet
to make any announcement for the
public.
Chief Wilson was characterized
by the Mayor as being both "reli-
able and efficient. something the
city of Mortified has lacked in the
past ;. He has been a resident oil
Mortified for the past 20 years.
He was county detective under
former Prosecutor Charles S.Moore
and chief of detectives in the re-
CINE Of Prosecutor Edmund Gas
kill. Those who know him are
pleased with the announcement OF
his promotion.
Harper, who was formerly con-
nected with the New Jersey State
Police, is the second head of the
force to get the air" since Mayor
Swilkey has been making things
go in Mortified
officer bill" Ritz, who headed
the Mortified police force before
Harper's appointment, also was dis
missed by Mayor Swilkey.
Ritz was the principal figure
when the Mayor made a scortching
message before city council, declar-
ing that he had spilled soup on his
uniform, and allowed it to stay
there. This was described by the
Mayor as typical of the chiefs in
attention TO duty.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Thieves Active
In Greek Vicinity
Five Live Pigs Taken as Lat
est Robbery is Reported
Radio Popular
FOLK REMAIN ON GUARD

Thieves who have been busy in
English Creek continue their activ-
tiles.
And they are not particular
thieves, that is, particular what
they take.
Someone in the band must like
pork, for the latest theft was OF
five live pigs from the pen of Harry
Smallwood The summer kitchen
of Somers English was robbed of
half a hog, which had been hung
there for a brief period last week.
Meanwhile, residents of the
Creek, Scullville, and other sec
tions of the Somers Point-Mays
Landing Road enjoy their radio. in
stead OF the neighbors, or the one
at the corner grocery, evenings,
and sleep with their guns under
their pillows.
But these burglars are sneaking
cusses, and only enter houses when
they are sure that no one is al
home. What's more, they maintain
careful watch, and knowing the
lay of the land. are rather hard to
catch.
They seem to work on the same
apBm oqM sI9qqoI 9Ql 10 eIdIouud
life miserable for the Ryon avenue
and Second ward residents some
time ago. Watch until house is
empty, maintain a careful lookout,
and then go through the building.
Police here and in other main
land cities attribute the, robberies
to the same band of thieves.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Scouts Observe
Anniversary
= y
City anu : Ounty Troops to At
tend Church Services
Sunday Mofn.ng
ACTIVE ALL WEEK

The seventeenth anniversary o..
the founding of the Boy Scouts of
America will be observed Sunday,
when troops organized in this city
are making plans to attend
churches. Further plans will be
made later in the week by Scout
masters and scout officials in this
city.
Troops in every section of the
country will attend services in
churches Of NAH denominations
Sunday morning and evening in
honor of that day. That day opens
week when a special program
has been adopted by the Atlantic
County Boy Scouts of Amf lea,
which takes in troops in Atlantic
and Cape May counties.
Monday is recognized as Scout
and his home day; Tuesday,
Anniversary day; Wednesday.
Scout and his school day; and
Friday there will be open meet
ings at Troop headquarters in the
county.
Men from this city on Atlantic
County Committees include Wal
ter ". Whitman, who is Com
munity Comm ttee chairman for
this city. Those who are the
Troop Representative icomn;ittee
include tht following men: Mr..
Whitman, DR.. W. J. Hudson.
James Kirkpatrick, Prof. S. NJ.
Horstek, W. Cunningham, Robert
L. Queens, Charles E. Jackson, K.
". Goldwaithe, Walter R. Thoms,
Joseph G. Fleishauer, Robert H.
Robertson, and Emile Shappell.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Egg Harbor Township To Select
Story Telling Representative
Boy or Girl Who viii Compete For County HonOrs Feb
ruary IL, to Be Selected Neutrality-suspicious.
School Has its Contest

Before an appreciative audience,
ten contestants for four prizes
spoke in the Bargaintown Grange
Hall Friday night as Bargaintown,
in the township, held its story
telling preliminary.
Besides the cash prizes, the two
children judged the best will
represent the school in the town
ship contest which will be held to-
night. Judges Friday night were
Miss Mabel Mitchell and Miss
Emily Reep, of this city, and Miss
Katherine Collins, of Bargaintown.
Betty Palmer received first
honors, with the cash prize of S.
with her story "Epamandondas."
Louis Totoro received second
honors and SO in money with his
"The Cap that Mother Made" Edna
Sharpe received the third prize, 81,
for her Running Rabbit" Ethel
Banning received fourth prize, 81.
for her Man without a Country"
The other contestants were:
Hans Brinker and the Silver
Skates" told by Matte Banning.
Engineer Connor's Son." Edwin
Robinson; Great Stone Face"
Grace Totoro; "Hansel and Gretel."
Gertrude Carr; Captain Molly
Pitcher" Mildred Angerman; "The
Talking Tree" Concettiva Tubelo.
Besides the ten taking part, four
others were prevented from SO
doing because of illness. Charles
Angerman, Charles Cana1e. Matilda
Boiee and Helen Robinson were
al unable to be present.
Enthusiasm has run high and all
partaki4 g deserve much credit for
their hard work in preparing for
the contest.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Mature Stock
In Record Time
Success of Home Building
And Loan Association
of Pleasantville
TEN YEARS SIX MONTHS

The Home Building and Loan
Association has just made a record
in maturing shares of stock. 1t has
matured a series in ten years and
six months. The best time made
heretofore was ten years eight
months, made in the previous
series. In the beginning the period
of time for maturing shares OF
stock was eleven years and ranged
from one 10 three months IN ad-
rition. The successful handling OF
the stock now being matured is OF
great satisfaction to all connected
with the association.
The annual meeting of the Home
Building and Loan was held last
night at the First National Bank.
Directors and auditors were re-
elected. Clarence Kreutz, Albert E.
James and Osborne Ware were
newly elected TO the board OF
directors. The directors and audit
ors are as follows:
Directors-Chas. S. Adams,
Scott M. Long, George H. Adams,
Alvin P. Risley. C. C. Shinn, Chas.
E. Jackson. George NJ. Bates, Henry
Ang Joseph Mendell, John F.
Ryon. Leis B. Ryon, Clarence
Kreutz. Albert f. James and
Osborne Ware.
Auditors-Wilbur Reed, Floyd
NJ. Smith and Evi Ware.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
w. Whitman'S
Name Sent For
Confirmation
Senate Expected to Act on
Postmaster Appointment
Sometime This Week
EXPECT OFFICE HERE
TO HAVE NEW RATING
Business Now Amounts to
More Than $4,000 Each
Year-$40,O00 Makes Of
flee One of First Class

The name of Walter w. Whit
man, postmaster, as sent to the
Senate for confirmation Friday
by President Coolidge, according
to news reaching this city from
Washington yesterday. The Senate
is expected to confirm Mr.. Whit
mans appointment, which has been
approved by Postmaster-General
New, and Congressman Isaac
Bacharach. sometime this week.
Mr.. Whitman's appointment,
which was made in Feb. 10. 1923,
expires this month, bit his re-
appointment is expected before the
date of the expiration of his pres
ent term. Mr.. Whitman succeed 4
Clark Adams, who served temper
arily as postmaster. Mr.. Adams
replaced T. Harry Obert as post
master of the city.
If the city continues its present
rate of growth, the office here will
become one of the first class this,
or possibly the year of 1923, accord
ing to Mr.. Whitman's expectations.
Business last year. exceeded the
$50, 900 mark, a big increase over
1925, and it is expected that it
win be much greater, keeping
apaee with the growth of the city,
the year of 1927.
When business amounts to more
than $4,000, the office automatic
ally becomes one of the first class
variety, according to explanations
forthcoming at the post office.
For sometime in the past Mr.
Whitman, with other Interested
citizens of the city, including
Council, have worked TO have the
houses of Pleasantville properly
numbered. In fact, at one time
City Clerk Nehemiah Andrews
sent out a letter TO each property
owner in the city telling him the
number of his house, and request
ing him to change the number.
Despite this. property owners
did not act. Many changed their
numbers, many didn't bother, while
number put up both the old and
new numbers. Altogether, con
ditions became as bad. if not worse
than they were in the first place.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Mrs. Frendlich
Capitol Visitor
County Representative at
Washington Conference -
Meets Edge and Bacharach
RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT

Mrs. r. j. Frendlieh, president of
the Atlantic county and Pleasant
vile w. c. r. U. organizations, has
returned from Washington. d. c.,
where she was a representative at
the conference of the National Wo-
mems Temperance Unions the lat
ter part of last week.
The conference, which closed
Thursday with a banquet in the Ho-
tel Mayfiower, was attended by 705
women from various states. Dry
representative in Congress were
entertained at the banquet, with Al
legislators from dry states present,
each speaking for two minutes.
Because New Jersey representa-
tives are wet. Mrs. Frendlich. with
Mrs. Elizabeth Swain, president of
the Cape May County W. c. t. L.,
entertained the Hon. John Tillman
and Mrs. Tillman, OF Arkansas, at
their table.
Women from the second congress
sional district called on Senator
Walter Edge and Congressman
Isaac Bacharach and were received
by the President. Washington cour-
tesies were extended the women
through the efforts of the New Jer-
sey legislators.
Former Governor Clifford Pinchot
of Pennsylvania. and Mrs. Pinchot,
Continued on Page A.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
coos OF BABY
CROSS ATLANTIC
Mary Hardness Campbell
First Child to Use Phone
To England

Mrs. John j. Campbell. wife OF
a Chelsea building contractor. resid-
ing at No. l South Kingston avenue.
as the first person in South Jersey
to use the new radio-telephone SER
vice to England.
Mrs. Campbell talked yesterday
to her brother, Joseph Hardness. OF
Birmingham. Eng. Mrs. Campbell
was able to hear her brother
clearly.
While happy over the fact that
she was able for the first time in
five years to have a chat with her
brother, Mrs. Campbell is especial
ly elated over the fact that her
baby daughter, Mary Hardness
Campbell is the first child in this
country TO COO and gurgle across
the Atlantic Ocean.
Mr.. Hardness is connected With
the British General Post Office.
stationed at Birmingham.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01

The student who will represent
Egg Harbor township in the annual
county storytelling contest will be
selected tonight when TWO children
representative of each school in
that district will tell stories, and
the judges will select the girl or
boy who may be the winner of the
big story telling contest which win
be held in the auditorium of the
High school here Friday night,
Feb. Is.
Meanwhile students of the vari-
GUS schools here are working hard
on their stories, and school pre-
liminaries will be held sometime
this or next week. The city pre-
liminary will be held in the High
school auditorium Feb. 10, about
week before the county contest.
The student who win represent
Pleasantville at that time will be
selected that night.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-01
Dedicate Annex.
AtSchOOlN No [
Musical-Tea to Be Conducted
Tomorrow Afternoon
Messler to Be Speaker
MANY ARE INVITED

The dedication of the new por-
table school building will take
place tomorrow afternoon at the
musicaltoa conducted by the
Woodland avenue school No /.
Rev. J. J. Messler, pastor of
Wesley NJ. E. church will give the
dedicatory address.
From three to four o'clock a
very interesting program will be
rendered in the regular meeting
room of the association and from
four to five O'Clock the b 'thering
will adjourn to the new building
where tea will be served by the
eighth grade girls under the
direction of the domestic science
department of the school.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kruger, presi-
dent of Woodland avenue, P. T.
A. and Mrs. Florence l. Reinhart,
principal of the school will be
assisted in receiving, by hos
teses from each class room.
Following are the special
guests invited: Mrs. Charles E.
Timer, fast Ficepresident of
State P. T. A; Mrs. Carl Hopf,
chairman of the County council;
Miss Cora Schaible, first vice
chairman; Mrs. Frances Berns-
house. second vice-chairman; Miss
May Townsend, secretary; and
Mrs. Mortimer Ware, treasurer of
the County council.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Horstick,
principal, and Mrs. Charles o.
Wilson, DR.. and Mrs. Charles Con-
over, Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Campbell,
Postmaster and Mrs. Walter Whit
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis H. Smith,
Ralph Sanders. Oscar Fleetwood,
Tilman Johnson. Miss Hazel
Haxton, Mrs. George Duble of the
Mortified, P. T. A., Mrs. Minnie
| Caywood. of Linwood: Miss
Mitchell, of Port Republic; Mrs.
William Bernshouse, of Hannah
ton; Mrs. r. Timberman, of Nesco;
Mrs. Henrietta Clubowicz, Pom
ona: Mrs. Richard Lobher, of Egg
Harbor; Judge William Smathers,
of Ventnor; John Bland. of Egg
Harbor; Mrs. Mamie Butteroff, of
Cologne; Mrs. NJ Holder, of
Folsom; John Lapihuska, of Idle
wood; Mr.. Dalyrimple. of Belco-
Vile: Miss Helena Schroeder. of
Devonshire; Mrs. Irene Hand. of
Steelmanville; Mrs. Edward Adams,
Mrs. William Guenther, of Pleas
antville, P. T. A; and Miss Alice
Brethwaite, ]. Weintrob, Ralph T..
Mcconnell, of Atlantic City; p. T. A.
and Mrs. Raymond Whitmoyer,
president of Atlantic City Branch
of Mothers Congress.