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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

in said deed of dedication and maps
attached TO said deed of dedication
and described as follows: BEGIN
MING at a point in the Southeastern
side Of the Shore Road and the North
east corner OF Kessler Avenue; also
being the Northwest corner Of Charles
NJ kessleri and runs thence Q)South
thirtY-one degrees seventeen minutes
twenty seconds East 403.30 feet thence
" South one degree twenty nine
minutes forty seconds west 326S So feet
TO a point in the North line Of Sooy's
Lane: thence go North eighty-six de-
grees fifty-three minutes thirty sec
onds West 5000 feet along the North
line Of Sooy's Lane; thence 90 North
one degree twenty-nine minutes forty
seconds East 3I0.74 feet; thence 81
North thirty-one degrees seventeen
minutes twenty seconds West 1888
feet TO a point in the Southeasterly
side Of Shore Road. thence 80 North
dfty-eight degrees forty-two minutes
forty seconds East along the South
easterly side Of Shore Road 30 feet
to the place Of beginning. The above
described tract being a portion OF
Kessler Avenue and all of Brandt
Avenue.
Section q This Ordinance shall take
effect when and as provided by law
after its final passage and publication.
SAMUEL JOHNSON.
City Clerk.
Dated: Absecon, N. J.. May IL. 1897.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
Observation-Disclosures NO. 2

AN ORDINANCE providing for the
examination, licensing and registra-
ton of persons. firms or corpora
lions engaged or engaging in the
business or work of installing and
erecting wiring, fixtures, engines
land machinery or work of whatever
g.iSs fesf sssss4es conduct and use Of
electricity, and imposing fines, PEN
alties and forfeitures for the viola
tion thereof
Section /. Be 1t Ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Abse-
con City that an Electrical EXamin-
ing Board consisting of the Electrical
Inspector of the City of Absecon City,
one Master Electrician and one Jour
neyman Electrician, the latter two to
be appointed by Common Council and
10 hold office for one year. be and the
same is hereby created.
No person. firm or corporation shall
engage i'm the electrical business as
Master Electrician in the City of ABB
secon City, or engage to erect, install.
alter, repair or make any addition 10
any electrical system or systems i'm
said City unless such person. firm or
CORPORATION is qualified 'tos engage in
the said business as Master Elec-
trician, and shall have registered ms,
their or its name or names and bus
mess or home address in the office OF
the said City Clerk. upon such form
or forms as may from time to time
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council Of the City of Absecon
City that the following Ordinance was
introduced and passed first reading al
a regular meeting held on the elev-
enth day of May 1927, and will b.
considered on second reading and f.
nal passage and adoption by said
Common Council at a regular meeting
10 be held in the Council Chambers
City Hall. i'm said City. on the TWEEN
ty-fifth day of May, 1927, at eight
O'Clock in the evening. daylight saw
ing time. at which time q public hear
ing win be held on said Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE to yacate a forty
foot street known as Railroad
Street.
Be IL Ordained by the Common
Council of Absecon City that:
Section I. That the following de
scribed land heretofore dedicated Il
the City Of Absecon City for street
purposes is hereby vacated. BEGIN
MING at a point OF the West Jerse,
and Seashore Railroad at a distanc,
of one hundred twenty-one Q211 fee
Southwardly from the Southerly lint
of Southwest Street. running thruoui
its length and width forty (40j feet
wide parallel and along the Easteri,
line of West Jersey and Seashore Rail
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
AesecoN-oRplNANcE NO. 8.

Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council OF Absecon City that the
following Ordinance was introduced
and passed first reading at a regular
meeting held ON the eleventh day of
May. 1927, and Will be considered on
second reading and final passage and
adoption by said Common Council at
regular meeting to be held in the
Council Chambers. City Hail. in said
City. on the twenty fifth day of May,
1927. at eight o'clock in the evening,
daylight saving time. at which time
a public hearing win be had on said
Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE To vacate an eight
foot right of way or alley situated in
the City of Absecon City. running be-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13


Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council Of Abseeon City that the
following Ordinance was introduced
and passed first reading ut a regular
meeting held on the eleventh day OF
May. 1927. and viii be considered on
second reading and final passage and
adoption by said Common Council al
a regular meeting 10 be held in the
Council Chambers. City Hall. in said
City. on the twenty day Of May.
1927. at eight O'Clock in the evening,
daylight saving time, at which time
a public hearing will be had on said
ordinance
AN ORDINANCE TO accept by deed
of dedication a portion of street
known as Kessler Avenue and all
of street known as Brandt Avenue.
Be 1t Ordained by the Common
Council of Absecon City that:
Section l. That the city OF Absecon
City accept by deed OF dedication the
following described land as set forth
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

tween New Jersey Avenue and the
new alignment Of Ansecon Boule-
ward
Be 1t Ordained by the Common
Council of Absecon City. that
Section /. That the following de-
scribed land heretofore dedicated 10
the City Of Absecon City for street
purposes is hereby vacated BEGIN
MING in the Westerly line of New
Jersey Avenue a distance Of one hun
dred ninety and twenty-six one hun
dredths Q9026J feet from the North
erly line of Station Avenue (if extern
ded) thence running at right angles
To New Jersey Avenue extending thru
out its length eight feet wide from
New Jersey Avenue to the new align
nent Of Absecon Boulevard
Section 2 This Ordinance shall take
effect when and as provided by law
after its final passage and publca-
ton.
SAMUEL JOHNSON.
City Clerk
Dafed. Ahcacon n 7 Nav - 1907
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
Rribina the Camera

Maud Mugley paid $25 dozen
for those new photographs.
But they don't look bit like
her"
"Of course not. What do you
suppose she paid SIS for?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

Edison may sleep only four
hours. but if it makes him great
why aren't lot of young folks
greater than he is. since they sleep
even less?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

road in a Northerly direction to the
old division line Of J. Dowdy and
Cawdry
Section 2. This Ordinance shall
take effect when and as provided by
law after its final passage and publi-
cation.
SAMUEL JOHNSON.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

There is an off season for nearly
ali flowers except the blooming
idiot
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
Observation-Disclosures NO. 10.

Dated. Absecon. y. J.. May '' IL, 1927.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
CHRONOGRAPHS CHECK
PACIFIC COAST TIME

The same one -fifth-second chrono-
graph sent to Berlin by airpane to
check up on the ten Longines preci.
sion instruments supplied to Clarence
Chamberlin and Charles Levine for
their transatlantic flight was used to
check the chronometers sent to the
Pacific Coast for use there when the
National Broadcasting Company ar.
ranged with A. Wittnaued Co.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
F|ANCEE'S IDENTITY
AROUSES CURIOSITY.
New York Society Seeks to
Know Who Sir Donald
ThursfieId Is.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December s.-Society
was curious today over the identity OF
the man to whom Mrs. Marguerite n.
Wood of this city and Milbrook, N. y,
was engaged.
On Monday her father. Dwight 3
Richardson, announced her ehsase'
inent to Sir Donald Thursfield. whom
he identified as a member OF .he
British army and diplomatic service.
On Tuesday Mr.. Richardson said caole
advices had been received telling OF
the killing of Sir Donald while on a
secret government mission In the
Ukraine.
2 Adyices from Moscow said the Rus
sian foreign office and the Norwegian
minister. who is representing British
interest in Russia, had no report OF the
killing.
? Available British reference books do
not list any Sir Donald Thursneld, put
Richardson K. Wood, Mrs. WOODS son.
said Sir Donald had been working
anonymously for the British govern
ment for 90 years and was known only
by number.
Repeating the story of the killing as
related by Dwight S. Richardson.
Wood said Sir Donald and a younger
brother. Arthur Thursf1eld, We're sent
to Russia on a secret mission. and that
they were both wounded in MOSCOW.
The younger brother died OF his
wounds in London, Wood said, but Sir
Donald disappeared. A Hindu retainer
who had been sent to the Ukraine to
search for him reported his death.
Wood said his mother and Sir Don
aid first met in England in 1909. renew
Ing the acquaintance last Summer
when the Englishman visited this
country. Sir Donald had planned to
return to this country to be married
December 20, he said.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

of New York City to broadcast the
Longines correct time through sta.
tions associated with its Pacific Coast
Network.
During the five-day trip between
New York and San Francisco the
aviation chronograph showed that the
maximum daily variation Of the chro-
nometers was four-fifths of a second
and the minimum one-fifth of sec
ond. The chronometers now are be-
ing used for broadcasting the correct
time from San Francisco and Oak
land, Calf; Portland, Oreg., and Seat
tie and Spokane. Wash.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
RADIO STATION TO BEGIN
10.OO0-WATTS SERVICE
Broadcasting Program by WIFE
! on High Power to Be 1naugu-
rated Christmas Day.

Radio broadcasting station WTFF,
operated by the Independent Publish
ing Co. of Washington at Mount Yer
non Hills, Va, will go on the air with
its new authorization Of 10000 watts
power on Christmas Day, Charles L.
Stengle, attorney for the company,
announced today. The station now
broadcasts with SO watts power on a
frequency of 204 meters. Reception
from nearly every State east OF the
Rocky Mountains and even from
northern points in Canada has been
reported by the station, which Is to
divide time with WHBN Of Gaines
vile, Fla, the station of the Univer-
sity of Florida.
o. H. Caldwell. a member Of the
Federal Radio Commission, pointed
out today that in granting WTFF
10000 watts power an additional move
has been made to popularize the lower
wave lengths in line with the COM
MISSIONS policy for spreading the
broadcasting stations over the dials of
receiving sets. WIFI will take rank
on Christmas day with other high
power stations throughout the
country, notably WEAF, KDKA and
WCSY
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28

@oh, papa, can you tell me if
Noah had n wife," "Certaiu}v-
Joan Of Arc Don't ask silly
questions
All | can say is. remarked the
man who was reading the news
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28
Yosemite Park Bears
Immune to Tear Gas

DepredatioHs of bears in Nu-
semitic National park upon the cab
ms of workers aud rangers have
become so serious that the national
park service is seeking means Of
curbiug them without injury. In
an effort to discourage the bears,
or put them TO flight, experiments
with tear gas were recently CON
Quoted in cooperation with the
chemical warfare service. \ small
black bear was chosen as the vic
tim for the experiment, and a
heavy concentration Of the gas was
given him. II apparently caused
the bear no discontinue whatever.
He did not oven blink. 1t previous
~ has been demonstrated that
horses and mules are Indifferent 10
The gas. probably because they
have no fear glands. Visitors 10
Yosemite find the bears among the
most interesting of the park wild
life and during The travel season
they are we'll fed ut the hotels aud
camps. as we'll a. by visitors. BY
The time the hotels close The bears
have become fat and lazy, and be-
Gin stealing slabs of bacon and
other food. even though this may
involve breaking a window or tear
ing a hole through wall. With
the apparent failure of tear gas,
The park authorities are seeking
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28
Where Husbands Need
to Watch Their Steps

Another reason for not yielding
10 the temptation of living in
Serbian town called Fclik kikinda
has been produced in the Italian
press.
It seems that, instead Of form
ing Il sewing circle, the wives Of
this ligbt-hearted community band
ed together in a secret association
under the name Of Santa Lucrezia,
founded in honor of The redoubt-
able Lucrezja Borgia, with the
worthy purpose Of poisoning their
husbands, fiances and suitOrs.
From across the frontier-though
which frontier the Italian paper
does not say-they procure strong
poisuns, which are unobtrusiyely
slipped into their husbands food
or drink,
AS soon as The existence of the
secret society became public, many
husbands and prospective hus-
bands left teTn. The Italian pa-
per advises them not to let civic
pride in next years census returns
prevent them from forming a Santo
Bluebeard or Santo Landru lodge
and going to 1.-THE Living Age.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28
Porcupine and Magpie
Ruin Wyoming Crops

Cheyenne. Wyo.-The pOrcupine
and the maybe have been playing
havoc in Wyoming.
The winter food of porcupines Is
largely the bark and cambium lay
ers of trees The trees often are
girdled and Albert NJ. Day. state
leader of rodent control, says dead
trees are evidence of the damage
in all the forests. On a ranch in
Campbell county the porcupines
have damaged the timber and killed
nearly all of the native wild fruits.
Poison is placed in their dens.
The maybe not only robs the
nests of other birds and kills young
chickens and turkeys, but pecks
holes in the hides of cattle ana
sheep. Approximately 1900 pounds
of poisoned ground beef has been
used this year in getting rid of
the bird.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28
GHOST Stories
RECALL PIONEER
Trails Blazcd by Solomon
Jones Serve Modern
Motor Tourists.

Hendersonyille, n. j G. AWhen a
group of children returning from
Il party in this picturesque noun
tain town late one night recently,
told a story of seeing a towering
man, with long. flowing hair. beat
ing through the bush in the VII
cinity OF Mount Hebron, following
d great razor-backed sow, Whose
tail he held in his left hand. while
with his right hand he swung an
aX from side to side, parents were
not unduly alarmed.
TO the parents of one Of the chill
dren, natives of the Hendersonyille
section of the Blue Ridge country,
the ghost with the AK recalled
the story of solomon Jones. II-
terrogation of the returned youthful
celebrators revealed that the story
of the mountain patriarch and the
sow had been one of several re-
lated at the party during the eve
ming. and that the ''apparition' was
the development of juvenile mag
ination.
While there are few people SUI
perstitious enough to believe that
Solomon Jones ghost haunts
Mount Hebron, every old-timer in
Tie section will agree that the
spirit of the rugged mountaineer
who lived To near the century
mark, is everywhere manifest in
tho 0rp1t modern hard-Surfacpd
highways radiating through the
mountains in every direction. For
Solomon Jones possesses the dis
tinction of being the first. Ameri-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28
Father Of Twelve Children,

The road-maker was we'll termed
the grand old man Of the noun
tains." He was, indeed, patrt-
arch. Standing six feet two inches
tail and weighing 200 pounds, and
gifted with keen intellect, he was
man who commanded the re-
spect of all who knew him. The
father of twelve children, rem sons
and two daughters. he was credit
cd with adopting and bringing up
seven other orphan children left 10
his care.
He was ninetA -seFen years OF age
when death claimed him.
solomon Jones. because Of his
large family. which he wished soc
well educated, turned naturally to
schools His was one Of the pio-
neers in educational work. slumpins
western North Carolina in an eff
fort 10 get the present public
school system established. He thus
early recognized the fact that il
the mountain farmer was to inn
prove his condition, it would be
through the combination Of good
schools and roads.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28

can scenic road builder whose pur-
suit was so recognized Tradition
holds that his razor-backed SOW,
Sue, was his chief engineer
His Winding Roads.
To those who like to romance
Of the past, Solomon Jones is re-
ferred TO as the trail blazer" His
trails of yesteryear are a states
great highways of today, and the
slashing of his Ratchet reVerberates
today through the mountain gaps
in the pounding of road-making
machinery.
Whether it is true that when
about to build a road, Solomon
grippcd his razor-backed sow, Sue.
by the tail and followed her over
the mountains, hacking a trail as
he went, will always be a matter
of dispute before mountain fire
sides, but noted surveyors and civil
engineers who have visited Hen
derson county have marveled at
the fact THAT old Solomon'S roads
followed the lowest grades and
found the natural gaps through The
mountains. which accounts for their
continuous winding sometimes al
most like a spiral stairway in their
regularity.
Although Solomon Jones blazed
trails as far back as the days
shortly following the War of 1872
while he was still in his teens, it
was about fifty years ago that he
completed his first scenic road. This
is. the road to the lofty summit of
Mount Hebron-to the tomb OF the
old mountaineer. 1t was the most
popular drive taken by residents
of Hcndersonville and visitors in
the days of horse-drawn vehicles.
Automobiles even today make the
summit over this road, but most of
the motorists. excepting those as
piring toward hazards, prefer 10
stay on the wider hardsurfaced
highways. the outgrowth of Solo
mons idea. Among the many
other roads built by Solomon Jones
was Jones Gap, named for him,
which leads 10 Caesars Head in
the Caroiinas. This was con-
structed long before the Civil war
and for more than sixty years was
used by Jones and his heirs as
toll road
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28
Comedy Feature
LIGHT VINES"

other means of holding The bears
in check without driving them out
Of the park.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28

Farming isn't the only occupa-
ton in which over production
cheapens the product. There's law
making.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28

PAGER. - bachelors should be
taxed, then bigami5ts should re-
ceive a pension
While a minority is engaged in
snow-sboeA-g. the large majority
is engaged in snow-shoveling
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-28

In spite of the fact that he is
TOO young legally to become
president of Mexico, Rene Cap
ristan CARA, 30, has been nam
cd provincial president of the
latest instruction movement.
CARA has been active in Mex
lean politics for the past ten
years, and has been the editor of
a number of newspapers. He
has been promised death if cap
tured.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06

dler for the past two weeks, have re-
turned to their home in Elfrida.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Merchant and R.
r. Giles we're business visitors in
Tombstone Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. p W. Nelson, Mr.. and
Mrs. T, w. Kerby and Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Mortenson motored over from
Benson Sunday to attend the confer
ence of Latter Day Saints.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schupbach of
Douglas, spent Saturday with his
mother at Webb.
j. r. Schupbach spent the week end
at the home ranch.
Mrs A. W. Bouldin was home Wis
itor over the week end at Whitewater.
Horace Krohn and family Of Doug
las had breakdown Saturday and
spent the night at the Kelly home.
Mrs G. M Kelly entertained John
Kelly and family and Lee Kelly of
Douglas over the week end.
Monday and Tuesday visitors at
Elfrida included Judge Mccall, VIM.
Gerry, j. Davis OF Dos Cabezas, Chas.
Witte of Turkey Greek, VIM. Schneider
of the SwisshelmS
Mrs. Ralph Schupbach and daugh-
ters motored to Bisbee Sunday to Wis
it her sisters, Mrs. Baumfalk and Mrs.
Darcy.
Monday visitors to Douglas were P.
w. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs G.. w.
Scheerer, Mrs. r. r. Giles and Mrs.
Joe Blalack.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Scott, Mr., and
Mrs Wilson and Mrs. Lindsay of Kel-
ton, with their families were Douglas
visitors Wednesday. Mr.. Lindsay was
taken to physician, but is not inn
proving and will be taken to San
Francisco at once, His mother will
rem in at Kelton with the family.
Mrs. E. D. Harris was a business Wis
itor in Douglas Wednesday.
A. MCGEE and r. H. OLSON moved
the state road gang to Pearce Monday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06

Continued from Page One)
on this general principle which dis
tinguisheS public utilities; from ordi-
nary private enterprises. It is now
easier to understand the. history of the
valuation issue, which has boiled down
largely to the question whether utili-
ties shall be allowed to profit from the
public on billions of doIlars which
were never invested
The interstate commerce jcommiS-
sion has pointed out that application
of the reproduction cost theory would
require reValuation as often as price
level changed and turn valuation in
to a perpetual guessing contest Com
missioner Eastman has brought out
the strongest Of the other arguments
against the reprGduction cost theory,
and an attempt may be made to sum-
marize them as follows:
II the railroads win their conten-
ticn, rate-making will be entirely In
their hands
1wo-thirds of railroad capital is
represented by bonds and preferred
stock Assuming that valuation is
doubled, the roads will receive a re-
turn on for every / invested and all
the benefit will go to the one-third of
the capital represented by holders OF
common stock, who will reap a three
fold harvest 4
But if price levels should drop
severely, the common stockholders
would be virtually wiped out 1t works
botn ways. Eastman says. that TN all
probability it would provide feast
superior to anything the bulls and
bears have enjoyed since the. creation
of stock exchanges
The railroads hold that they are
made to suffer for the. depreciation of
the dollar if less than reproduction
cost is used as valuation basis The
commission replies that even if this
we're admitted the holders of bonds
and preferred stock could not possibly
benefit any more than holders of
bonds and preferred stock in other in
dustries are compensated for dollar
depreciation. The holders of $33,000,-
600, 900 in government and municipal
bonds are not SO protected.
Furthermore if the roads collected a
return artificially adjusted to the 100
cent dollar they could pay their debts
in deprecated dollars and the result,
according to Eastman, would SO con-
flict with principles of justice as to