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The Washington times., 1927-10-13
MEDTTATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

A FRIEND is most entertaining
"A when he is lively and witty
a lover, when ne is deadly serious.
A man may be parted from the
woman he loves and separated
from the woman he marries: but
he can no more be torn free from
the woman who AMtJSES him
than a puppy from pet bone.
There are pet dogs who follow
every friendly whistle and men
who respond to every woman's
challenge. Eternal vigilance is
the price of their fidelity-but
it's scarcely worth the price.
The first kiss must have been
discovered by some prehistoric
man and ioyfully adopted as the
safest, most non-committal and
most convincing way of answer
ing woman's questions.
A "clear conscience" is what a
man has. after the headache or
the heart-affair has worn off,
and he has confessed as much
or as little to the woman he loves
as he knows she will find out
anyhow.
There are times. these days,
when q, woman feels that it would
be easier to have another woman
STEAL her husband than to have
all of them continually borrow
ing" him.
To a man, all life is fascinating
adyenture-an exciting game"
and he can squeeze more joy out
of one hour of it than a woman
can extract in year.
A man is not actually past his
youth until the women stop think.
ing of him as a good fellow,
and begin thinking of him as 4
good catch or good thing"
The Washington times., 1927-10-13

It would be aegood idea to those worthless hulks
ships monuments to hundreds of millions wasted the way
suggested since there is OTHER use for them
Eventually provision OF fish houses breeding places
might well be made. It would not be expensive to sink
wooden forms filled with concrete providing fish homes
the bottom of the suggested by the New jersey Fish
and Game Commissioner.
The Washington times., 1927-10-13

A FRIEND is most entertaining
"A when he is lively and witty
a lover, when he is deadly serious.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
StuccO Built
Houses Save
Savings ON Depreciation, Up
keep and Insurance
Costs
WEST ATLANTIC
CITY EFFECTS

While the first cost Of a siuccc
home may. in some instances, BE-
slightly higher than a home of less
durable material. the use of stuccc
insures yearly savings that are as
certain as interest on a sound in
vestment. This is being demonstrat
ed in a most satisfactory mannel
In West Atlantic City,
The stucco house needs no pain
except on the trim. and on this
single item the owner will find tina
the money saved on the first re
painting will more than pay tn,
difference in first cost between
the stucco house and less durabl.
one.
There is also saving on depreci
alton, and after few years a yer,
material saving on miscellaneous
upkeep and repairs that are Away.
necessary in larger or smaller
degree. but least of all in cemen'
stucco house.
No other form of exterior finish
can compare with cement stucco al
a background for shrubs and a sur,
face for the growth of vines. Thu
fact can easily be verified through
observation of existing buildings ii
high-class residential sections
where the planting of shrubs ant
vines is given particular attention
The increased real estate value
of the combination exceeds that o.
any other type of construction.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Absorb New
Housing Space
Summer Renting Demands
Take Up Quarters Re-
Gently Provided
UNUSUAL
LEASING ACTIVITIES

Summer renting, has been ex-
periencing an 11th-hour rush. Scores
of visitors who earlier in the sea
son looked around the islands resi-
Dental districts are arriving daily
to make final selections.
Several brokers in the Chelsea
and yentnor sections, where the
greater part of the summer leasing
is done. report brisk activity in this
line, one of them stating that more
leases have been effected during the
past ten days than were made in the
preceding month.
The prices are still holding UP
fairly well and when 1t is con-
sidered that there are many more
available summer housing quarters
than last year. this is promising
indication for business prospects
in the real estate line for the i'm
mediate future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Rent Money
Can Buy Home
Correctly Financed 1t Will
Enable One To Purchase
Home
TABLE SHOWS HOW
RENT PILES UP

OF the millions OF persons in
the United States. 62 per cent are
paying out rent to some landlord
only SO per cent own their own
homes.
Rent money, if financed correct
ly. will enable most persons of the
average means to soon acquire a
home of their own. When a man
purchases a house on the part pay
ment plan, with a sensible finan-
cial arrangement he has some
thing to show for his efforts.
When he pays rent over the same
period he has nothing to show but
large bundle of rent receipts
The following table will show
what can be done along these
lines:
Mo. 10 yrs. Is yrs. 20 yrs.
$ so $ 7,9os.4O s13,965.46 s22,O71.S0
rs 11.Ss2.6o 2o.94S.1s 33,1o6.s5
800 15.S1S.SO 27.sSo.92 44,142.6O
The figures include interest at
6 per cent compounded annually
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
New 100000 Boulevard Bridge Boosts Realty Value
COlOred Roof
Adds Beauty
Roofs Take on More Interest
Through Use Of Color
and Pattern
MANY POSSIBLE
COMBINATIONS
By BENJAMIN r. FOX

DJ OL<4Nc IA ~. L va
| Just as a pleasing variety of tex
tured, figured and brightly colored
wall finishes are being used in 9
larger way on the interiors oil
homes, SO are the roofs taking on
more interest through generous
use of color and pattern. The day
of the drab roof is gone, the rooI
that merely shuts out rain.
While the roof of your home
must shut out the elements and
must be durable, it should at the
same time-because it is one oil
the most prominent architectural
features of the house-add beauty
through color and pattern. Your
greatest opportunity to increase
the effectiveness of your house-top
and the entire architectural treat
ment lies in a wise choice of roof
ing color. The magic influence of
color relieves monotony, adds in
dividuality and creates the very
atmosphere of a home.
Often the largest unbroken ex-
panse of house, the roof, sets its
whole color keynote. Pleasing
lines can be strengthened by tones
contrasting with the body color or
trim of the home, or it's setting;
severe lines may be softened by
means of blending shades.
1t is important, of course, that
the roof color be in harmony with
the rest of the house. Only then
does the roof contribute its full
share of beauty to the home.
Never before has there been
such a selection of beautiful roof
ing colors at so moderate a price
as is now available. In slate-sur.
faced roofing one concern has
created a rich variety of color
hitherto Appropriated only in the
more expensive type of roofs. These
colors are permanent. They are
fixed by nature in tiny gems OF
slate. Weathering only enriches
them.
There is roof of this kind suit
able for every type of home
Among the many new and exclus-
i've combinations. including tile
red. jade green, dusk blue, heather
purple, antique brown, weathered
brown. opal, bronze mosaic and
duotone brown, there is one which
will harmonic especially well
with your home. There are now
10S possible color and pattern COM
binations. Thus to secure a roof III
perfect color harmony it is now
only a question of selecting the
one most suitable Of the 10S pos
sible combinations.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Huge Tarpon
Brought In
Is More Than Five Feet Long
and Weighs Over Eighty
Pounds
CAUGHT IN NETS
BY CAPT. YOUNG

According to Captain John L..
Young, Atlantic City waters may
come to rival those of Florida and
he famed Catalina channel of CAL
ifornia as paradise for fishermen.
The latest arrival and most impor-
tant from the standpoint of fisher
nen is a huge tarpon, more than
dive feet long and weighing over So
pounds, brought up in the Million
Dollar pier nets by Captain Young
The big fish. which has scales mea
;uring 8 inches across. may be the
orerunner of schools of these fam
ID fish which lure hook and line en-
,erts across the entire continent
when they are biting in the south
ern and Pacific waters.
Belief that prospective hot SUM
ner and early fall have been antic-
pated By the fish is strengthened
by the number and variety OF finny
lenizens usually indigenous to trop-
&c waters which have been reported
by Captain Young and others inter-
ssted in fishing sport. Within the
week. pompano. the most priced Of
Ill food fish: black angel hsh.
spade fish and 'old maid" fish. so
ermed because of their wearing
'beau-tassels" on their dorsal fms.
Ind swimming with pursed mouths
CONSTANTLY uplifted, have been
;aught along with squid and other
warm water habitants.
Captain Young says the average
sost of catching tarpon by north
srn fishing enthusiasts who 90 tpI
Florida for the sport Is $1,000, ~
;luding transportation. hire a
boats and guides familiar with Tue
habits and habitat OF the big sp0st
ng fish. IF the tarpon migrate ~
our waters in any considerable mar
,ers we will have fishermen ivofn
al over the United States coulln
here to troll In oar coast walters
says Captain Young. I'm F1oriGa
he tarpon is SO important that -
rave 'tarpon clubs which fnrp1
facilities for weighing and reglr
Of the catches made " sport1
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Ventnor City
Women's Swim
Mayor Carleton Adams Will
Donate The Silver
Trophy
NOTABLE MERMAIDS
WILL PARTICIPATE

Mayor Carlton Adams will donate
the silver cup for the winner of
the first annual Ventnor City
women's ocean swimming race
planned for Saturday, Aug. 81.
The prize list calls for trophy
to every mermaid who completes
the course of approximately two
miles, Ventnor pier to Jackson
avenue and return. Four cups,
three gold medals, three silver
medals and bronze medals to all
others who complete the distance.
The Amateur Athsetic Union has
sanctioned the event, which is the
first of its kind for women.
Miss Olive Filler, of Swarthmore
College: Miss Ruth Thomas, of the
Ambassador Swimming club, and
members OF the 1924 Olympic team,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Buzby, of the
Ambassador club, will be among
the Atlantic City representatives.
Mrs. Ada Taylor Sackett, of the
committee announces.
Commander John Boedeker, of
The U. S. coast guards. will assist
in the swim by having several
patrol and picket boats take
charge of the course and help any
in trouble.
The committee in charge includes
Mrs. Sackett, who suggested the
event; John Westcott. Ventnor
City solicitor. and Councilman Will.
mer Clymer.
Philadelphia is expected to have
at least ten starters. New York
will also probably be represented.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
WANTS TO BAN
TAGGING VISITORS
Conferres Would Hold Pc
destrians Equally
Responsible

That no yellow tags shall be plac-
ed upon the automobiles of visitors
to Atlantic City. as happened over
the Fourth OF July holiday, when
over 1900 visitors were tagged
and that pedestrians shall be held
equally as responsible for the OBJ
servance of traffic laws as car-dri-
vers, were two of the recommen-
dations agreed upon at meeting
of the third zone of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Out-of-town violators of the city's
traffic regulations, instead of being
tagged, should be given heavy
MANILA envelope in which is en-
closed copy of the regulations,
with a heavy pencil check at the
specific rule violated by the recip-
lent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Residence.
Construction
Homes Constitute Big Item
In Total of Building
Expenses

More than 40 per cent of all the
money spent for building construc'
ton during 1926, was devoted to
the erection of homes, according to
figures issued by the F. w. Dodge
Corporation.
A total of s6,349.914,000 was spent
for building construction last year
in 81 eastern states. of this
amount, $2,671,12o,O0O was invested
in residences. This is s322,000,00t
more than the sum spent for home
construction in the entire United
States during 1925.
According to figures on concrete
block sales, the number of concrete
masonry homes built last year was
higher than the number constructed
in 1925. A total of 705,000,000 con
crete building units were manufac'
tured in 1926, as against 600,00o.o00
produced in the previous year This
represents an increase of 17.6 per
cent.
Most of these concrete masonry
homes are succeed. When this
material is colored. the finish coat
is usually mixed at a central plant,
where the cement, the mineral
colors. the sand and the lime are
properly proportioned, and shipped
to the scene of construction In
sacks. The workmen then add water
to this material and apply ii to the
walls of the building.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Taking The Kick Out OF
Traffic In South Jersey
Work to Relieve Heavy Motor Movement Camden Brdg
Begins in Nearby Counties-Larger
Highway System Coming

timated. Unfortunately, from Ce-
darbrook to Blue Anchor. the road
is of poor grade. but from Blue An
Choir to Hammonton. where the re-
lief road again joins the White
Horse Pike, the roadway is fair.
The relief road connects at Had
donfield with Haddon avenue,which
leads out directly from Camden
bridge At Blue Anchor it connects
with the Mays Landing road. which
leads to shore resorts south of At
lantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

house. The bridge will be rallied on
both sides with galvanized iron.
The movable span, to be rs feet
in length, is of the Bascule type,
designed by the Strauss-Bascule
Bridge company, of Chicago. 1t will
be electrically operated by machin-
cry designed Ivy the same firra.
Sub-contractors on the job are:
New Jersey Stone and Tile com
pany, stone work; Stockinger Elec-
trio company. electrical work; Wes-
tinghouse Electric company, electri-
cal equipment; Taylor Stone COM
pany. of Ohio, stone materials; and
the Phoenix Bridge company, steel
work,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Activity
At Bader
Flying Field
Airport in West Atlantic City
Attracts Wide Interest
These Days
INVITE PASSING
PLANES TO LAND
Formal Dedication of the Port
Will Be Made by Col. Lind
bergh - Aero Clubs In
tereSt

Anticipating popularity of the re-.
sort with aerial commuters. city
authorities have provided landing
places for visiting planes at the.
Bader Flying Field pending COM
pletion of more adequate facilities
on newly laid out tract covering
several acres west of the recreation
grounds on the reservation.
The airport lies in West Atlantic
City near the Albany Avenue.
Bridge and was founded by Henry
Woodhouse when he was president
of the Aero Club of America and
was the training grounds for many
noted aviators during the air con
crosses sponsored by the Aero Club.
The Curtiss interests later acquired
it and then the city. For several
years it has been a sports field for
the public schools and civic organ
izations
Hangers built years ago haye
been used lately By the local Ma
tional Guard unit but viii be turned
back to the city within q few
months when the State armory on
the Absecon Boulevard is finished.
The reservation has three club
houses and facilities for both land
and sea planes. Formal dedication
of the new port will be made b.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh when
he flies here later in the season
during his lecturing tour.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
Leading Architects Predict
New Gayety For Buildings
Conventional Shades Be Replaced by Brilliant Hues of
Terra Gotta, Clear by Day and Sparkling
by Night They Declare

Buildings of the future will be diff
ferent in appearance from any ex-
listing today. This will be true of
their color, at least, if repre-
sentative architects, artists, builders
and material men are correct in
their opinions.
Old fashioned, conventional
shades, with their more or less
drab monotony, will be outnum-
bered by varied and brilliant hues
in terra Gotta and similar mater
ialsLin the daytime, clear and
beautiful, and at night sparkling
like jewels in the flow of myriad
lights.
Such is the scene suggested by
paintings exhibited at the recent
Architectural Allied Arts EXPOSE
ton. Architects who foresee the
use of color in building. to a
greater or less degree, include Ely
Jacques Kahn, Frederic C. Hirons,
John Sloan, Joseph Urban, de-
signer of the new Ziegfeld
Theatre, and now engaged as one
of the architects for the new
Metropolitan Opera House, and
Raymond Hood, designer of the
American Radiator Building. and
the Chicago Tribune tower.
With large group of authori-
ties agreeing that the buildings
of the future will be of the color
type, the first pure example has
still to be erected In modified
forms, it is true. there are num-
Der of illustrations today. The
American Radiator Building is
black, with gold top. Many
buildings of conventional shades
are decorated or capped with
brighter colors. Many white build
.ings are Illuminated with soft
lights at night. But there is none
in which solid shades of the new"
colors are used as frankly and I'M
restrained as it is declared they
will be used.
The delay is attributed to hest
lance of property to risk anything
not done before. When the first
such building is completed, demon
strating its beauty, it will be fol.
lowed by scores of others, it is
predicted.
Many architects already have
more or less definite ideas and
plans for such buildings, and are
awaiting only the word of property
owners and builders to go ahead.
of terra Gotta and
similar materials which can be
produced in the proper colors, are
preparing to supply the necessary
facings.
Artists are not even awaiting
the capitulation of the builders, but
as in the case of the Architectural
Allied Arts Exposition are pro-
ducing their pictures of structures
as they think they should and will
appear. A similar situation existed
just before the skyscraper type be-
came common, it is recalled
Actual construction followed after
the expository and pictorial phase.
If the era of colored buildings
does not arrive as the result of a
bold step by some constructors,
those who have studied the sub
ject believe it will come neverthe-
less through the increase in poly
chrome decorative effects which
finally will dominate the entire
structures.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

To cope with the totally unlock
editor volume of motor traffic that
! has streamed across the Camden
Philadelphia bridge since its open
ing nearly one year ago. a road
building program, to supplement
the New Jersey State highway sys
TEN, has recently been adopted fol
Camden and neighboring counties
most seriously affected by the stea
Oily increasing motor traffic. While
the benefits of the bridge are thor
oughly recognized. it has, neverthe
less, brought in its wake grave traf
fic problems for Camden and to 1
lesser extent for all counties il
South Jersey.
Authorization of a road improve
ment survey involving an estimated
expenditure of 100000 is Camden
County's latest move to ease traf-
fic congestion within its borders.
The program is in addition to road
construction which has been auth
orized in the past year.
The new road program will pro-
vide relief road for the White
Horse Pike, stretching across the
southern section of the State from
Camden to the shore. This pike is
the main highway to shore resorts
and one of the most heavily trav-
eled roads in the country. Another
new road, from Haddonfield to
Clements Bridge, viii give relief to
the neck of the BOTTLE as the
Westville- Brooklawn bridge over
Big Timber Creek. south of Cam
den, is known. Gloucester County
is cooperating in this project
White Horse Pike Congestion.
The county road program is dis
tinct from the S6,0OO.o0o South Jer-
sey State road program, now rap
idly nearing completion. The two
systems. however, will dovetail.
The State program provided a
bridge entrance road and the Cres-
cent Boulevard. 1t failed to solve
the problems of traffic congestion
on the White Horse Pike or at the
| neck of the BOTTLE" Solution OF
the second named problem must be
undertaken eventually by the State
and construction of new bridge
in the near future is expected to
end the traffic snarl at that point.
One of the stretches to be I'M
proved by Camden County is the
Sorrel Horse Road, between the
Burlington pike and Moorestown
pike. Burlington pike connects
with Trenton and North Jersey
NOAAlluuItlcS duQ ~uOui tclONu PIKE
runs through Mount Holly to. Cen
trail Jersey shore resorts. Sorrel
Horse Road is thus an important
connecting link in the through
route between North and South
jersey.
A second section of the Sorrel
Horse Road. extending from Moores-
town pike to Marlton pike. will be
completed within the next month.
At Marlton pike the newly improv-
ed road runs into the Haddonfield-
Berlin road. all improved. This
highway connects with the White
Horse Pike. few miles north of
Berlin.
From Berlin second stretch of
highway, to be improved in the re-
Gently authorized program. will
carry the shore motorist to Cedar
brook. The Berlin-C edarbrook
stretch win cost s2l5,ooo. it is es-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
PAGEANT SEATS DROP
Reduction for Beauty Show or
Boardwalk Will please Throns.

Boardwalk Will Please Throng.
The ROLLER chair men will ne
longer skim the cream from page
ant crowds patronage and tuck il
all away The Chamber of Com
merce has decided that. Incidental
ly the pageant will be brought
nearer to the public by a decided
drop in the cost of seats this fall.
Fifty cents will procure a good one,
and IS the best That is an appreci
able cut from the rates charged for
witnessing the spectacles, and the
managers hope II will attract those
who have held aloof.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-30
EUerybOdy's COnfidencesssssssse
THE GATE-POST
Rp UM RING

Bear with friends while make this trite but point,
prelude story All drama found upon
stage paid players and spout but also in the life
about all-wthn the offices and around the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-30
HERB TAKES HIS
FLOCK TO OLD
ENGLAND

The approaching trip of the
Herbert Brenon Company to Eng.
land, where several weeks will be
spent filming scenes for "Sorrell
and Son." screen version of
Warwick Deeping's novel of father
and son devotion, will be in the
nature Of a homecoming" for
many of the members of the
notable cast.
Several of the players. includ-
ing H. B. Warner, who is enact.
ing his first role since 1.-THE King
of Kings" Norman Trevor and
Lionel Belmore, as we'll as Brenon
himself. were born and educated
in the British Isles. and they are
planning visits to their old haunts.
'Sorrell and Son" is now in the
third week of production.
Brenon believes that "Sorrell
and Son." which already has run
through dozens of editions in book
form, will be an even greater
success on the screen than his two
outstanding directorial triumphs,
Beau Geste'' and peter PAN"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-30
STUDY PICTURE
AND THEN READ
THIS!

Sometime this century there was
born to DIR. and Mrs. Daugherty a
fine, bouncing boy. For no good
reason they named him Emory.
This latter handicap he has very
largely overcome, but the bounc.
ing business sticks.
Skeptics who doubt this just be.
cause 1t is alleged by a Press
Agent, can just go to Jardin Lido,
atop the Arlington Hotel, and
take a Big Look.
Behind the worlds wierdest set
Of traps called percussion instru-
ments by the tony will be seen
Herr Daugherty, deviling the Lido
Band, which he jointly sponsors
with Dick Liebert, into wilder and
hotter dance tempos.
DR.. Daugherty, jr., has had a
wide and checkered professional
career as well as private. In 1923
he organized the Sangamo Orches.
ira. That winter blond Dick Lie.
bert signed on the dotted line and
from then on there was practically
no holding the boys.
Although local yokel - l. e.
"native'-he was not born in a
house where Lafayette once spent
the night.
And that's about all about
Emory, except that he's real PEG.
pie, and can roll them drums as
well as eyes.