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street. All GouCher delegates and
alumnae invited.
The Wheel of Progress will meet
tomorrow, 3 pm, in the Washington
Hotel. Mrs. Myrtle de Months of the
Woman's Legislative Committee Of
the State of Washington will speak
Subject: Insanity Commitments and
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
A free lecture on Christian Science,
Its Practical Appeal" will be delivered
thursday, pm, in Masonic Audi
forum, New York avenue and Thir-
teenth street, by Gavin w. Allan,
G. s. B., of Toronto, Canada. Lee
ture under auspices of the Second
Church of Christ Scientist Public
invited.
The ZOnta Club will hold a closed
meeting tomorrow, 1 pm, at the
Raleigh Hotel.
The VS. Mems Club will meet at
luncheon Thursday, 1880 pm, at the
. Hamilton Hotel.
The Mar-Dis Dramatic Club of
kenilworth Council, No 10, d. Of A..
VIII give minstrel and dance Friday
at Pythian Temple.
Conduit Road Citizens Association
VIII meet Thursday, pm, at the
potomac Heights Community Church,
Cathedral avenue, car stop 10.
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"ab ~ Tuesday. March 90 1897. at :
MIARGARET T. WHE1 1,SsFs snse Near Nssra
S f,PF s;5,N wife Of the late William .whelsu
0'Ness,rs.eF OF j. Frank and Matthew X
heara. Notice OF funeral hereafter so
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LAsss,nea.s sheI riR R.t 18th e betTesn
,la I'd, after q pm. Reward Mrs. H. f.
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EYs AND HOLDER. between l4th and pa.
10. and 18th and Col. nd. Potomac 648O.
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)O(s.-~psraon reporting finding OF spaniel dog
Aat Friday. please call North 24S again,
Inftag a.idrraa w3uO Maag, ave. .
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SEW Died 1T her home Capitoi View
MH; at am. March 20 1927 Mrs
EMMA SEM, wife of Albert SEM tu-
heral from Rockville Nd.
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The ZOnta Club will hold a closed
meeting tomorrow, 1 pm, at the
Raleigh Hotel
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sI1AkT. Monday March 80. 1897, at her
SSrrr-gsuuesnnsr, ini6 Eye 81 NV. ANNIE y.
SiCABT, Funeral services will b~ held
g. the late residence. Wednesday March
Cemetery 20
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28

Public utilities never change
their sites over night.
"The Reading railroad COM
pany went into this as a
sound business proposition.
they should want to get as
near to Atlantic Ave. as pos
sible. That is no reason why
Atlantic City's citizens should
not get a fair decision.
GAS far as | am concerned
| am in favor of having the
terminals upon the meadows.
If they move there, lumber
yards, coal yards and other
similar structures will have
to move there as a matter of
business economy. The only
fair way to settle the PROPOSE
ton, it seems, should be a
city wide referendum"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
Closing OF
Baltic Ave. h
Stiles Valuable
Section
Harmful Effect on Long Es-
tabIished Values - Large
Area Blocked From Future
Development and Growth.


The closing of Baltic avenue
as provided for in the ordin-
ance to be considered for the
second and last reading this
week by the City Commission
would result in a most serious
condition both as relates to
traffic and as to the interests
Of property owners and bust
ness establishments on that
street.
1t is easy to conceive the
harmful effect on the many
properties abutting on the
dead end street that viii re-
suit. Business men on that
street are vigorous in their
denunciation of the Reading
project the carrying thru of
which would stifle the growth
of the Northside and do i'm
estimable harm for years To
come and viii be the cause CT
these men losing thousands of
dollars.
Baltic avenue would be
made practically useless from
Arkansas avenue TO Illinois
avenue as would as we'll al
the neighborhood in this
section that would be penned
in an area obstructed On one
end by the Reading and on
the other end by the Penn
sylvania.
In view Of the large values
represented by this area the
City Commissioners must III
all Justice consider this in
contemplation Of the ordIn-
.ance. iIE
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
"a CITY BEAUTIFUL

Z Fl convenience to the puhlsc Is
the only thing considered at this
time then present location or
railroad terminals would be sat.
isfactory for an indefinite period
Of time, but if a three-foId city,
a city beautiful, is the goal,
city of enlarged permanent pop
ulation, whose needs viii mean
so much in the way Of invest
ment return to the railroads.then
must the proposed railroad term
mails be located at a point which
viii permit the proper expansion
and which expansion viii give
the solution to tax relief. traffic
congestion and unsatisfactory
business sections. And that
proper location is at point as
" west in the city boundaries
as is reasonably possible
Imagine the beauty to be OBJ.
tanned by beautiful plaza along
the Thorofare front, the inviting
atmosphere that could be Great
ed By means Of boulevards and
parking that viii under snch 4
plan distribute the millions Of
visitors to the various points Of
the city, modern highways ANA
business sections that win be
most impressive.
A very important phase which
the taxpayers Of our city should
not overlook is the future posi-
bility Of progress in beautilying
the entrance to our city. With
The station moved, new wide
boulevards leading 10 and from
it. gradual removal Of railroad
sidings and crossings and with
ground thereby increased in val
ne, a different class OF improves
ments in keeping with ground
values viii result The latter IN
itself win be forward motion IN
cleaning MP ana helping Tie an
pearance Of the Northsisle
John r. Siracusa.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
Build Further
Back, Says
d. S. White

d. S. White says: II favor
the stations being built back
further than the railroads
propose. The other side of
the Thoroughfare would be
the best location. We are grow
ing so rapidly that we need
all the space possible and to.
shut off any arteries of
traffic would be a mistake. /"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28

doubt provide for relief
in taxation.
Personally, I think it
would be a great mistake
to elevate either the rail-
roads or the streets to
eliminate grade cross
ings. 1t would be a
matter of great expense
and would not help the !
question of taxation.
Would your company
be willing to locate west
of the Thoroughfare If
satisfied that such a
location would meet with
general approval?
Anticipating the pleas
ure of an early reply, beg
to remain,
Yours truly,
FRANK B. OFF.
Vice-president Lees repl.
is as follows:
Feb. %, 1927.
My Dear Mr.. Off:
In response to your
inquiry of the 10th
instant, as to whether
this company would be
willing to locate a pas
senger station west of
the Thoroughfare, | de-
sire to say that from the
standpoint of the best in
terests of Atlantic City in
permitting its future
growth, | feel that a pas
senger station or stations
for use Of both roads
west of the Thoroughfare
would be a desirable
accomplishment, and that
this company would be
willing to participate
therein.
Yours very truly.
ELISHA LEE.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
AN ABLE PLAN,
DECLARES RIDDLE

Referring to the John r.
Siracusa plan for building a
terminal on the west bank
of the Thoroughfare, For
mer Mayor William Riddle
says it has been very ably
worked out and would
prove far more beneficial to
the general public than the
Arctic and Missouri and Ar
kansas avenues site.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
BACHARACH SAYS TT
WOULD BE MISTAKE

CONTINUED from page y
the city, the whole future
growth in the city surround
ing the station is settled for
a great many years to come.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
pennsy FavorS
Terminal Site
| On Meadows
Vice President Declares His
Co. Would Be Willing to
Participate in Plan.
CITY'S
~ FUTURE GROWTH
)fficial Replies FavOrably to
Question of Whether Penn
sylyania Railroad Would BE
Willing to Locate on Lands
West of Atlantic City.

II feel that passenger
Station or stations for use of
Both roads West of the
Thoroughfare would be a de-
Sirable accomplishment, and
hat this company would be
willing to participate there
b." declares Elisha Lee, vice
president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Il Vice-president Lee made
1his statement in a letter to
Frank B. Off, Of Hotel Brigh-
Ion. in reply to the following
letter from Mr.. Off:
u Feb. 16, 1927.
The Pennsylvania Rail-
q road Co.
Elisha Lee, Vice-presi-
u dent,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Ny Dear Sir:
The subject of great
interest to Atlantic City
81 at this time is the relocat-
ing. of the passenger
stations by the railroad
companies. ! have given
the subject careful con-
sideration and although
greatly impressed with
81 the opportunity for i'm
a provement and growth
# of the city by the location
By of the station facilities
west of the Thorough
# fare, / wish to remain
open-minded until your
company has made clear
its intention.
The removal of the
Stations and most Of the
railroad traffic west of
the Thoroughfare would
greatly relieve congestion
on the streets and bring
vast improvement to the
section north Of Atlantic
avenue, thus greatly in
ereasing ratables and no
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
City Must Expand To West
Says Mayor Ruffu

In January, A. M. Ruffu, present Mayor of
Atlantic City, was Director of the city. Director
Ruffu then declared
atlantic City can only expand in westerly
direction toward the Meadows. %
t"There is great expanse out there"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
ADVANTAGES OF LOCATION
ON THEIMEADOWS TO The WEST

See How the City Gains in Great Tax Returns-Perma-
nent improvements sting nefitsReief of Traf-
fic Conditions Identification of City.
Increase in Ratables S36 OOO 100000.
Make possible New Schools Police and Fire Protec-I
ton, Bouevards, Great Public improvements.
Annual increase in Income in Taxes $9OO00OOO.
Practical and Modern Distribution of Incoming and
Outgoing Traffic. Not Only throug Longitudinal Streets
But Through New Boulevards suggested
Removal of all commercial Projects Contingent Upon
Railroad Yards to the Meadows
General and Wholesome Improvement of the West
Side and Venice Park.
Affords facilities for Modern Industrial Projects the
Meadows
me Saving to Commuters to and from residential
Sections. @.
Cost of establishing Terminal Site the Meadows is
offset by Increase in Ratable and Annual Tax Income
Development of City Assured for Indefinite Period
Opening New Residential and Committing Centers and
Promoting the Interests of Those Already Greatly Fav
pred by the People
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28

John r. siracusa, President of
the Atlantic City, Real Estate
Board. outlined some Of the benefits
and advantages of relocation. Of the
terminal on the meadows at the
annual installation dinner of the
Board in January.
With respect to The location OF
the terminal, or terminals, and the
effects upon property values and
taxes, Mr.. Siracusa said:
"The locating of new railroad
terminals on site Immediately
west of the Thoroughfare would
result in untold benefits. Having
in mind our present tax conditions
and our continually growing need
of annual improvements, such a
change would gradually affect a
certain area and materially in
crease its value, would permit of
the needed improvements and
would relieve the tax situation.
For Future Growth.
'The area that would be mater
tally affected would approximately
extend from Iowa avenue eastward
ly to Illinois avenue and from the
northerly side of Arctic avenue
northwardly to Marmora avenue,
opening up a tremendous tract for
future growth and development, a
section which at present Is not
exceedingly helpful in the matter
of tax ratables.
AT the present time the ground
in this section is assessed for Sc
063, $50 and the improvements in
the same section assessed for 81
714,OOo.
"If the terminals are located at
the point suggested in this discus
sion. the average assessments of
the ground in the section mentioned
no doubt would show an increase
resulting in approximately about
$4,000, 600 more in assessments.
at is impossible to approximate
the increase in improvements, but,
conseryatively speaking. five years
Improvement should bring the am
cunt to 100000.
"Other increases in valuations
would be effected. such as the prop
erty Immediately located opposite
the proposed new terminals. Such
location would allow Of an attrae-
tive Dlaza being built with two
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28
Realtor Board Head Presents
Plan For City's Greatest Growth
John STacsa Outlines Tremendous Possibilities of Meadow Site
Shows How Raabes Would Increase and Tax Receipts Leap
By 100000 Bound s.axans

- stJiEa4 9fESt 9flig sIis
and with an assessnnnt Of $500
per foot would increase the city's s
ratables sl.12O.ooo 81
~ereat Increased vaibatiOn'
@The construction Of these bon
levards would also bring to the city
Of Atlantic city a great ianonnt Of
increased valuation due to the fact
that the lands lying nortAward and
southwark of Marmora avenue and
also the prospective boulevard be-
tween the Abseeon Brigantine bou-
levard would greatly enhance in
value. At the present time these
lands are of little value and bring
no return to the city.
''The other and more important
connection with the station would
be a road extending around the
Airport or through it, connecting
either with Hilbert or West End
avenue in Chelsea Heights, extern
ding on down to the new proposed
Raleigh and Jackson avenue bridg-
es, as well as continuing into Vent
nor Heights. This line of travel
would affect about 1000 feet Of
frontage. and with an assessment
Of 5000 per foot, the city ratables
would be increased 100000
Would Open Arctic and Baltic.
"In addition to the great increase
in assessments which would begin
taking place Immediately, one OF
the most important civic problems
would be solved; that is, the traffic
situation for Arctic and Baltic ave-
mes would then be permanently
opened, and all streets running
north and south would not be ham
pered by railroad crossings in or
der to reach Absecon boulevard.
Further. such a change in the
railroad station would eventually
cause an increase in value OF prop.
erty so that the present owners Of
such properties having railroad
sidings would find it profitable to
sell their land in the city and seek
locations on the meadows west OF
the new station. Such a change
again means increase in ratables.
for it would result in conversion Of
meadowland into high, improved
ground with ready market value"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-28

frontages approximating about
1890 feet. Assuming that the de-
raand for properties in such
neighborhood would create a CON
seryatiye value of about $500 per
foot, the value derived from this
as taxable property would be about
ss.ioOooO. a
New Traffic Arteries and
Their Values.
Changing the location of the
stations as has been suggested in
this argument would make neces-
sary a number of important traffic
arteries connecting the terminals
with the various important points
of the city, chief among which
would be one leading directly over
the present Reading station site.
and the other, 10O-foot wide bou-
levard, replacing the present track
bed of the Pennsylvania lines run
ming into Tennessee and South
Carolina avenues.
'"The latter boulevard would have
a frontage of approximately $500
feet on both sides, and using
conservative valuation of $500 per
foot. would make return on tax
able property of $5,76o,OOO. AT this
time this property and its neigh
borhood is not very desirable and
has little value
'The other main artery OF travel
to and from the new terminal would
be the Reading station site trans
formed into public parks and
drives. This change would affect
approximately 5000 feet Of taxable
property. giving the city a return
on additional assessments of 81
100000.
"Another proposed boulevard
would be one extending directly
TO the upper end of the city along
Marmora avenue to the Absecon
boulevard This highway would
carry across Absecon boulevard
and connect with the Brigantine
boulevard
''Marmora avenue from Absecon
boulevard TO Inside Thoroughfare
is about 5000 feet in length and
with an assessment OF $500 per foot
it would increase the city's ratables
$4,000 The proposed highway
extending from the Absecon boule-
ward to the Brigantine Boulevard
would be about $500 feet in length
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
Weather S3lharps Scan
NJ a ps to Ascertain
Series S Possibilities

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4 tP)-Weather
sharpshooters, scanning their maps for
world serious possibilities, tonight felt
certain that clear skies and moderate
temperatures would prevail Wednes-
day for the opening game. Thursday,
however, was an unknown quality the
weather sharps predicting clouds, with
possibly showers about the time the
second game is scheduled to start.
w. B. Brotzman, government OBJ
server, said that almost the entire
weather map of the United States
showed high pressure with clear skies
today, indicating fair weather, with a
temperature of about 70 degrees fol
tomorrow. He noted that storm was
brewing west ~ the RockieI'. In
event this storm sweeps eastward, he
said, it would bring clouds, and per
haps showers during the afternoon OF
Thursday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
HUNTING SCENE In
WINDOW ATTRACTIVE

Again has the window dresser at
the. Phelps Dodge store created some
thing which is attracting large crowds.
He has the last window on the end of
the block, south, made into a hunting
scene. There is a magnificent buck
mounted in the center of the display.
On the walls are deer heads and a
great buffalo head, while duck and
other animals, well mounted, are to
be seen under foot. The window is
well gotten up The big buck stands
majestic, as if about to spring away
into his natural haunts, the duck seem
almost to live and one expects to hear
them quack and see them Waddle away
into the marsh grass.
Ammunition, a few guns and some
hunting and camping equipment COM
plete the scene. It is appropriate Tor
the season and has that big value to
the store, that it suggests to every
pedestrian on the street the lure OF
the open range, the lake and the
mountain side.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
Match Horse Races
May Be Brought to
Douglas, Eaton Says

Frank Eaton and others who had
racers entered in the race meet at the
county fair returned to the city yes
terday from Lordsburg to report that
every effort would be made to hold
the Lordsburg match race program
here instead of in that city.
They came back, after an interview
with the Lordsburg race promoters
with an agreement that if this dis
trict can guarante the New Mexico
horse owners enough, win or lose, to
make it possible for them to - -' = -
horses over here the big meet will
be held here on October %, which will
be the last Sunday of the nac"'+l'
The men who made the trip to
Lordsburg stated yesterday that they
we're certain that they could make
the arrangements to hold the meet
here and that enough horses AND
races could be arranged to make a
program for an entire afternoon.
It is fully expected that the meet
will be arranged and that it will be
held here as there are large number
of eligible horses here now, there woulc
be number come in from New Mex
leo and others could probably be in
duced fro.a the Fort Blla~h,7ca NEE
which will be held October 8.
Final decision on the matter viii
probably be made today or tomorrow
after which preparations will be made
for a real high class race meet.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
FILIPINO WINS
TECHNICAL K. O.
OVER CANADIAN

LOS ANGELES. Oct. R-Johnny
Hill, Filipino, was awarded technical
knockout victory over Vic Foley, Can
adian featherweight champion, in the
eighth round of their scheduled ten
round bout here tonight Foley claim
'ed he was fouled in the eighth but
Referee Ernie Clark raised the Fill
pino's hand.
The finish came suddenly. Foley
crumpled to the canvas seemingly in
pain, claiming a foul. Referee Clark
did not allow the claim nor did he
count over the fallen boxer, going in
stead to FIilPs corner and pronounced
him winner by lifting the Filipino's
right hand. Clark Immediately left
the ring.
Foley WssS carried to dressing room
where he underwent an examination
at the hands of DR.. Lloyd Mace, state
athletic commission physician. DR..
Mace declared after the examination
that he found no positive evidence of a
foul blow.
Dario Barron, hard hitting Mexican
featherWeight, out-scored Willie Evans,
Ohio negro, in the six round semi
windup. Barron's work in the clinches
gave him the edge after a fast fight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
DyedIn-The-WOo Fans
Line Up At Entrances
To Park For Long Wait

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4 R-The
worlds series battle was officially on
tonight So ia ras the bleacher fans
were concerned. There were nearly
500 dyed in the wool enthusiasts in
struggling fines at 10 o'clock tonight,
leading up to the four entrances to
the outfield bleachers at Forbes field.
Some of them, in the scramble ar
good positions, had taken up the long
vigil early in the afternoon, prepared
to stick it out through the night, until
the gates to the $1.10 seats opened
at a. m. tomorrow.
Lester McNichael, of ConenrSville
Ind, first in one of the lines, was
followed by Bill Peters, who started
for Pittsburgh from Baltimore lasc
Friday, made the trip by easy stages
and put up his pup" tent for over'
night shelter adjoining the ticket
booth.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
WOODS full OF
HUNTERS; MANY
UNSUCCESSFUL

The deer season has apparently at
tracted many hundreds of hunters in
this district and yesterday the first
to try their skill were trailing back
to town, most of them not so hap
py. They reported, in most instances
that they had not even seen a doe
while few stated that they had
seen few deer but had not been
able to hit any. They all reported the
woods full'' of hunters
One returning hunter described the
high hills of the Chiricahuas where
he had spent three days and night
to be much like a battle field. He
said that there was constant firing
in all directions from early dawn
until late dusk and that he did not
find any one who had shot anything
out of nearly fifty other hunting
parties he encountered
Another disappointed sportsman
who returned yesterday reported hav-
ing sat on a high ridge and counted
seventeen hunters roaming about in
various parts of the valleys and
ridges below him with not a deer in
sight and apparently no one of the
many hunters having any idea but
that he had the entire field all to
himself.
Some bucks have been. killed. Ru-
NOR has it that seven were brought
down out of Rucker canyon alone.
There was also an unverified report
late yesterday that two hunters had
been accidentally shot but this is be-
lieved to be untrue by officers who
tried to verify the rumor.
Old timers report that there are
plenty of deer but that there are
also very large number of hunters
and many of them know SO little
about the proper manner OF hunt
ing deer that they have stampeded
the herds away from easily accessible
hunting districts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-05
EAST ADVANCES
THROUGH COAST
TENNIS PLAY

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, R-All
but one of the favorites from the
east today again advanced without
noticeable difficulty step nearer to
the finals of the Pacific Southwest
tennis championship tournament on
the courts of the Los Angeles tennis
club.
The exception, Manual Alonzo, of
Philadelphia, nearly found a tartar
in Lee Yates, a Los Angeles high
school boy. Alonzo witfi his greater
net experience came out the victor
by scores of 6-8, 60, 90, however,
thereby stepping into the third round
of play
Francis T. Hunter, who with Will
lam T. big Bill" Tilden, 88, holds
the national doubles championship,