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Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
STATE RETALIATES IN FISHING
Game Warden Arrests Two New Jer-
sey Fishermen on Delaware Side

Game Warden Arrests Two New Jer-
sey Fishermen on Delaware Side
That fishing laws work on both
sides of the Delaware Bay was illus
trated Monday when Charles Roberts,
of Auburn, n. j., and Cooper J.SparkS
of PENIS Grove, n. j., were arrested
on this side of the bay. They We're
fined $500 and costs each and their
boats and nets ordered confscated.
Last week four Woodland Beach fish
ermen, as will be noted in another
column who were charged by the New
Jersey authorities with fishing on the
New Jersey side of the Bay were ar
rested and taken to Salem where they
were fined $500 and costs each and
their boats and nets confscated. They
were finally allowed to communicate
with friends and on payment of the
fines were given their boats and nets.
Monday Fish and Game Warden E.
J. Boggs, and John c. Perry and Gar
net Cummins, his assistants, caught
the two New Jersey fishermen on the
Delaware side of the Bay and they
were arrested on charge of taking
edible fish from Delaware waters.
The hearing was held before Magis-
trate W. D. Burton, of Dover, and
they were given the same penalty as
was imposed on the Delaware fisher
men in New Jersey. The men did not
have the $500 with them, of course.
and they were held under $1,000 bail
by the magistrate until the fine IS
paid and Were turned over to the Gus
tody of Sheriff Frazier They were
kept in the residence portion of the
Jail and allowed to telephone their
friends for assistance. Now the New
Jersey authorities have come down off
their perch and remitted fines and re-
turned the nets Delaware has recip-
rocated.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
KENTON PASTOR is SURPRISED
Members of His Former Church at
Red Lion Motor to KentOn to Celebrate

Red Lion Motor to KentOn to Celebrate
The thirty-fifth wedding annivers-
airy of the Rev. and Mrs Geohegan,
of Kenton, was made happy event
for them Wednesday night when for
ty-two members of the Red Lion
Methodist Episcopal Church motored
to Kenton and gave them a surprise
party The Rev. and Mrs Geohegan
left Red Lion several weeks ago for
their new home in Kenton after hav-
ing been at Red Lion for the past six
years in charge of the Mt. Lebanon
and Kirkwood churches. The party
assembled at the home Of Mrs. Mag
gle Sterling at o'clock and left from
there in a body. When they arrived
at Kenton, Mr.. and Mrs. Geohegan
were not at home but an entrance was
made into the house through a win
dow and it was not long before they
returned from call they had made in
the vicinity. The visiting party took
their refreshments, consisting of five
gallons of ice cream and numerous
cakes and boxes of candy. In addi-
ton, the Rev. and Mrs. Geohegan re-
received many valuable gifts from
their friends. Mr. Geohegan, during
the refreshment period, thanked their
friends for their many kindnesses and
gifts and related some of the humor-
Gus incidents of his thirty-fve years
of married life.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
WHOLE NO. 37S7
NO EXTRA SESSION ASSEMBLY
Some Members Offer to Serve With.
out Pay For a Special Session in
Order to Get MILEAGE Paw Allowed


out Pay For a Special Session in
Order to Get Mileage Pay Allowed
There will be no extra session Of
the Delaware General Assembly.
When questioned about the proposed
plan of several members of the Leg
islature to call meeting for the pur-
pose of discussing the items disap-
proved by Governor Robinson in the
Claims Bill, now popularly known as
the Salary Grab Bill" the Governor
said, Il see no reason for a special
session of the Legislature" William
Wintrup, Speaker of the House, was
approached several days ago by sew
eral members who made the PROPOSE
tion but SO far no request has been
made officially to the Governor. II
was stated that some Of the members
declared they would attend the ses-
sions without pay and without the
mileage allowed of cents a mile.
In items cut from the Claims Bill,
amounting to more than $4,000, was
the mileage claims of the members.
Instead of calling for cents a mile,
some of the claims for mileage
amounted to Is cents a mile The
legislators had also asked for $40 as
compensation for the four extra days
of the sessions at SO a day. Charles
c. Keedy was sworn in Monday as
Deputy Attorney General at a salary
of $1,000 a year to serve at the pleas
ure of Attorney General Clarence A.
Switzerland. The appointment Of
Mr.. Keedy is under thep rovisions Of
a bill signed by Governor Robinson,
which also contained the clause re-
peaiing the So filing fee. The need
for assistance in the legal department
of the State Tax Department caused
the creation Of the position, and Mr.
Keedy will be called upon to render
advice and assistance to the State Tax
and the Tax Board.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
EARL CARTER IS RECOVERING
Downs Chapel Merchant Found to
Have Fractured His Skull in Fall

Earl Carter of Downs Chapel,
who recently was injured in a fall
while getting off the running board of
an auto while it was going in front of
his store, and was rushed to the Del
aware Hospital in Wilmington, was
able to sit up Sunday for the first
time in four weeks. 1t was found
upon a further examination that Mr..
Carter had fractured his skull and
that his ear drum was not bursted as
at first thought. Since undergoing a
very serious operation Mr. Carter, it
is thought is on the road to complete
recovery. He expects to be home in
about ten days.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27

snv. uemen Called to Blackbird
'sckbird urefnen answered call to
\ buiISi,.y Yesterday morning. An
%sht Sra /. south Of the village,
9 Soon .,it from defective flue. It
dana1s se&'lnguished with little or
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
AsBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. DIR. Pilchard to Occupy Pulpit
Next Sunday in Absence of Pastor

Next Sunday IN Absence OF Pastor
Rev.. DIR. Pilchard of Hilsboro, Md,
will occupy the pulpit of Asbury ME.
Church of this town, both morning
and evening on Sunday next. Sab
bath School and Epworth League SER
vices as usual; likewise prayer meet
ing on Wednesday evening.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27

Continued on Page Five
The Washington times., 1927-05-25

on the highway has a car similarly
powered, how does he feel?
When he first bought his super.
power engine he found that he
could outstrip any other car on the
hills, but as this type, of engine
comes into general production and
millions of other persons are driv-
ing them, he finds that he cannot
get around other cars as he did
before.
Where once he was content, and
actually thrilled, at his ability to
climb the steepest hills at 80 miles
an hour. now he finds that in order
to get around other cars he must
climb at 35.
/ Therefore, he starts to force the
engine. Immediately discovering that
1t is not quite as powerful as he
would like it to be.
Seeking New Problems
1t skaters his belief that at last
he has acquired a car with an en-
CINE that will do anything.
1t is largely matter Of degree.
The 1910 models were the finest
riding cars that ever had been pro.
duced, but it was not very long be-
fore this very quality caused their
downfall.
Motorists began to drive faster
and to seek new roads to conquer.
Immediately those cars were being
pressed into a type Of service for
which they were not built.
The result was that they had to
be followed in IL months time with
new models Incorporating new and
finer features with respect to road
ability.
The situation IL the same today.
If your latest car comes through SO
designed and so equipped that 1t
will start off without the customary
delay in cranking, it is not long be-
fore you fall into the habit of try
ign to make it start even faster.
Soon you will be complaining be.
cause 1t does not do certain things.
AT the same time, you begin to look
for still more perfect car which
will meet your newer demands.
And only short while before these
demands would have been consid.
cred impossibilties.
Motorists are discovering all sorts
of new deficiencies in cars and are
making all kinds and sometimes IL.
logical demands just because the
highly perfected cars Of the day are
tempting them to create even higher
standards. The engineers are try
ing to look ahead to build these
cars for the future. But who can
read the future?
copyrighted, 1870
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
VOGUE FOR TWO
CARS CROWS

with 2,70O,0e families In the
United States now. owning two or
more automobiles and with every
indication Of a continued increase
in multiple car ownership, motor
car manufacturers are regarding
this fast.increasing second car"
, market with significance. The In
fluence of the two.car family tend
ency is reflected this year as never
before in automobile body design,
fittings and appointments.
'There is no question" says f..
H. McCarty. general sales manager
OF the Nash Motors Company. that
the American public. accepting the
automobile as a practical and in
dispensable form of transportation,
Is rapidly adopting the two-carto-a-
family plan. Figures compiled on
this subject by the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce are
interesting and illuminating. They
show that 10 per cent Of all families
in the United States have two cars
or more.
This situation, while interesting.
Is not at ali remarkable. Quick,
convenient, transportation 10 n 3
since has become recognized as q
practical necessity in the modern
conduct of business, domestic and
social affairs. Thousands Of famf-
lies who have but one car today
are definitely planning on two cars
for the future. From dealer re.
ports we find that multiple car
ownership is by no means confined
to the larger centers or to any par
tieular section of the country"
| Three new models just intro
duced by Nash Motors are designed
| to meet the ''two-car" situation.
each in its particular field. These
are the new advanced six coupe.
with rumble seat; the new advanced
six sport touring model. and the
new special six cabriolet with col.
! lapsible top and rumble seat.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
PUNISHED
IN TESTS

In clean, airy quarters in the
southeast corner 0f its Euclid plant,
the Chandler Meter experimental
research laboratory teens with
activity day and night.
Here q score of experimental engi-
neers and mechanics under the di-
rection Of Ralph Holmes, research
engineer keep everlastingly at it,
testing, proving, tearing down, build
ing up, changing this motor part
and that the thousandeth part Of an
inch-all In order to increase the
efficiency Of Chandler power plants
SO that Chandler owners may have
the best the brains Of the industry
can offer.
In this department, motors are
subjected to a bewildering variety
OF tests to check up on power,
economy ana endurance under va.
rious load capacities. Dynomome-
tiers. tachometers, promoters, revo.
luton per'minute. counters, flow.
meters-all sorts of delicately cali.
brated and intricate apparatus are
used to eliminate theory from the
performance OF motor car.
Cars Tested
In addition to its extensive labora.
tory research and experimental test.
ing, a fleet Of test cars Is also
maintained by the Chandler orRani.
zation to check UP on the actual
road conditions a car would undergo
IN the hands Of owners. These cars
trayel thousands Of miles every week
with experienced drivers at the
wneel-1n order to further prove the
quahty OF the various units In the
Chandler chassis.
III the average motorist could
spend a week in our experimental
department he would see things
that would open his eyes, said
Holmes. He would find q large
force OF men exclusively engaged
IN actually Furnishing automobiles.
He would see these men checking
vital units under all sorts of road
conditions, riding cars at fast speed
to determine just how much punish.
ment a particular unit can stand.
climbing steep hills at VARYING
speeds to determine the reaction of
the power plant under distinct
climbing conditions"
AcceleratiOn Tests
Acceleration tests are made AT
various speeds and checked bv split.
second stop watches, from both fy.
Ing and standing starts. Decelera.
ton performance tests-braking eff.
ficiency-are also conducted with
stop watch tests, Holmes mentioned
Cars are frequently taken to the
indianapolis Speedway by Chandler
experimental engineers, to be driven
with the wide open throttle for
hours without stop. After this
Furnishing performance the entire
car Is dissembled and each unit ia
examined infinitely so that the ex.
act amount of wear on all operating
surfaces, such as bearings. etc.,
may be determined.
while it might seem q waste to
some people to actually put men to
work to punish cars, It Is by this
practice that we are all able to
foresee and eliminate any weak
spot in our product" Holmes men.
toned. IF automobiles were built
in haphaZard manner, instead of
a scientifically exact manner, the
average owner would be called upon
to face repair bills Of hundreds of
dollars yearly.
tear has been scientifically deter.
mined before a model goes into pro.
duction, the buyer of a new car
may face the future confidently and
know that his car is as fine as
modern engineering knowledge and
science can make it."
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
CROSSINGS KILL 200

More than 10000 persons were
killed in grade crossing accidents in
the United States in the last six
years, or an average of 1000 a year.
The cost of eliminating these grade
crossings is estimated at $40, 200, 000.-
600. Seven persons are killed and 10
injured every day at railroad grade
crossing accidents in the country.
Railroad tracks are crossed by 3D..
100000 automobiles billions Of times
each year.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
harmon BUILT
LIKE RACERS

Numerous advanced features of
automotiye design. the result Of
years Of intensive research and ex-
perimental work, have been com.
bined to produce performance char
.acteristics in the Marmon eight
that are entirely new in the pas.
senger car field.
w. D. Osgood, distributor here,
reports that Marmon eight sales in
this territory are more than three.
fold ahead Of the anticipated spring
demand,
'"The performance Of the Marmon
eight may be explained not only in
terms of maximum miles per hour,
but lin the extreme flexibility Of
the car and it's ability to overcome
all kinds of traffic and highway
difficulties, Mr.. Osgood said. In
the first place, the piston displace.
ment of the Marmon eight engine
Ia only 100 cubic inches, yet the
engine develops more horsepower in
comparison to its displacement than
any other production engine. Thus,
1t Is apparent that Marmon engi.
neers have followed the trend in
modern racing car design-a trend
that has brought forth so many
new records for this years tiny
motors Of only 91h cubic inches
of piston displacement.
Zone of the outstanding features
Of engine design in the Marmon
eight is the method Of gasoline dis
tribution, so long a drawback to
the development of the straight
eight engine for the passenger auto
mobile. The intake manifold of the
Marmon is of the down.draught
type, which makes it possible for
each cylinder to receive exactly the
same amount of fuel in exactly the
same degree of vaporization. The
gasoline mixture travels the same
distance from the carburetor to
The Washington times., 1927-05-25

But that isn't really knowing Oldsmo.
bile. Come to your Oldsmobile show
room. Learn how this car embodies the
known factors Of motor car merit.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
TIPS

Alcohol is best for cleaning a spark
plug.
Isinglass in automobile curtains
can be cleaned with vinegar.
Springs should be tested to see
that the tension Is correct after the
valves are ground.
Exhaust and gasket leaks usually
can be discovered by blowing tobacco
smoke around the part suspected.
The generator charging rate should
be adjusted when electrical accesso.
ries, such as windshield wiper OF
spotIights. are added to the equip,
ment OF a car.
No preventive of carbon monoxide
poisoning is useful except open air
Motorists should never work in a
closed garage with the engine run
ming.
each cylinder, thus preventing the
end cylinders from becoming
starved.
Overhead valve mechanism, sim
liar to that used on the large Mar,
mon Series IS. was adopted for the
new eight because of its advantage
of greater power. A incubator or
balancer on the front end of the
! crankshaft combined with a scien'
| tific distribution Of the weight oil
the moving engine parts reduces
vibration to a minimum.
among the other mechanical
features Of the Marmon eight are
Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers
which are engineered into the
frame, rubber-cushioned springs
the combined length of which equal
| 81 per cent of the wheelbase Of the
car. self.energizing four.wheel
brakes of the mechanical type and
unusually low center of gravity"
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
TAX LEVY INCREASING

The tax levy per motor vehicle for
the entire United States was $21.6
in 1926. as compared with $50 in
1925, an increase of 8 per cent In a
period Of IL months. The per vehi.
Gle tax has increased 1873 per cent
since 1919. when it stood at 1856.
The five States with the highest per
vehicle tax were: Florida, $43.30;
North Carolina, $44.60; Oregon. $40:
South Carolina, $3.50, and Arkan.
sas, $34.50. Illinois. with 5000, had
the lowest per vehicle tax levy.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
MOSTLY IN MOTORS

Travel by automobile in Minnesota
exceeds train travel 10 times. Sta.
tistics show that people in the State
are riding $500, 100000 miles annu-
ally in automobiles. This is more
than six times the railway travel in
1919, the record year for passenger
travel,
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
COST $2.5oO.0oO

An eight-story garage is to be con.
structed in New York City to &C.
commodate 1922 cars. The auto.
mobiles will be handled by a sys.
tenn of spiral ramps from floor 10
floor. The structure. costing 50 800.
600, will have the appearance of a
hotel or Office building.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
Auto Can Never Meet
Increasing Demands
BY J. LEO sUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

Will the automobile be perfect mechanically that it
viii meet every motorists every need This the question
recently raised result Of the tremendous forward strides
IN automobile design and construction Many noting the
increased of engines the really amazing efficiency of
the brakng systems and the terrific punishment which
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
BAD NEWS

A psychologist at the University
Of Pennsylvania proposes brain tests
as bar to nervous people from
driving automobiles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-23

Ten-gallon hat is just the thing
with which to take up a collection
for farm relief.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-23
MAYS LANDING NEWS
POST OFFICE CLERK

Postmaster Charles Mingin IS
taking time by the forelock TINS
year as he has already started to
prepare for the usual Christmas
rush. Last year the mail was so
heavy that he found it necessary
TO work ~ to IA hours some days
TO Ike ep the deck cleared OF
packages.
This year he applied to the
Postal Department for another
clerk, in addition to the force he
had last Christmas, to work for a
short period over the Christmas
holidays. An examination will be
held to secure a clerk to qualify
for the position. Those desiring to
take the examination can secure
the necessary blanks at the pos,
office from Miss Catherine Nc
Geary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Divine worship and sermons at
1890 a.. m. and 7.30 p. m, next sun
day; with Bible School at 1145
i. m.
Morning subject, "The Friend Of
the Lame MAN. Evening subject,
THE Other Fellow" DR.. Thomas
will preach at both services. Every
BODY cordially invited.
DR.. and Mrs. William A. Thomas
motored up the White Horse Pike
to harrington on Tuesday to attend
the autumn meeting of the West
Jersey Presbytery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-23
POSTMASTER GALE
GETS A THRILL
IN HIS OFFICE
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boxes and post office drops, and
distributed TO various points
throughout the states.
During this same period 1873
large fourth class packages were
removed from sacks and distributed
to carriers, rural carriers anG
boxes.
Between the hours of 7 and $50
a. m. every clerk excepting n on
the night shift is used and they
are pushed to their limit of en-
durance.
Complaints .o002e Per Cent.
"a checkup of complaints of mis-
thrown mail during this period
shows that the two clerks sorting
to carriers and boxes made an
average of seven and thirteen, or
a gross average 90 for the total
work. Taking this as a daily aver
age it would give .00029 per cent
mis-throws.
Il got a real thrill and no mis-
take" continued Postmaster Gale,
'in watching the speed and accuracy
of these clerks.
During the entire day, besides
the distribution of first class mails
which have not been counted a
gross total of G,525 pieces of sec
ond and third class mail was dis
tributed to carriers and boxes.
Time does not permit counting first
class mails received during vari-
Que later times Of the day, but a
conservative estimate would be
$500 received and sorted and 1000
dispatched. This is exclusive of the
morning mail figures.
81 Per Cent Poorly Addressed.
"A recent check-up by a district
inspector disclosed the fact that
G2 per cent of all mail entering
Pleasantville Posts Office was
poorly addressed. @or the most part
the street and number being left
out. This means that the clerks
sorting the mails must memoriZe
the addresses of 81 per cent OF all
residents in PleasantvilIe, which
seems almost impossible.
There are times, particularly
during the summer months when
the percentage of errors is greater,
but this can readily be accounted
for due to the fact that strange
clerks are used who probably have
not lived in Pleasantville all their
lives and do not know the hundreds
of old residents who still persls'
in using "Pleasantville" as their
address without giving their street
and number.
No Curtailment Here,
THE Pleasantville, New Jersey
Post Office has more mails in and
out than any other mainland city
or any city along the coast with
the exception of Atlantic City,
having seventeen dispatched per
dav and fifteen mails received. We
are extremely fortunate in this as
a recent call by the Chief OF II
Railway Mail service disclosed the
fact that the railroads all along
the line have curtailed service and
some first class offices have fewer
mails than Pleasantville. No cur
tailment has been ordered for this
office.
Accuracy in the handling OF
Mails at this office is insisted upon
and a system of merit is in force
which enables every clerk n
carrier to be checked up from time
to time"