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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01
NAPOLEON'S LIBRARY

In 1924. it was found that the
ancient oak beams had become so
worm-eaten that immediate repairs
were required. American capt.
tai came to the rescue when the
French government was unable
to finance the task. The work
also assures the preservation of
the main palace library of more
than 10000 volumes and it's rugs.
furniture. paintings and othee
valuable furnishings. The publi'
is not admitted to the library and
only the president may withdraw
q volume.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01
A TYPICAL SOLDIER OF THE CHINESE
TROOPS

The soldiers cap That called the Emblem of the White
sun and distinguishes the revolutionary Cantonese
Among these forces and other in China there are said
propagandss from Russia saying the Chinese
You good those Europeans that rule you and
BETTER, for your civilization is older"
NO knows what will of the Chinese uprising
At present crowd Of Chinese fighting another crowd
Chinese, which often happens in Asia
In India Great Britains power upheld by the natives
hatred of each other Mohsmmedans fighting Hndu that eat
pork which the Mohammedan won't eat the Hindu hating the
CONTINUED in the last two columns.)
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PERFECTION
ON STAGE

INTELLIGENCE and a capacity
i for hard work are more i'm.
portant than beauty to success
on the stage, according to John
K. Winkler in an article in this
weeks Liberty.
THE story OF the theatrical
stars" he points out, sis so
strikingly similar as almost TO
form a pattern: honest-to-goodness
courses in starvation, eating
crusts sailed with tears. long
years Of trouping or technical
study. generally both: then oppor.
tunity and-oyarniEht fame"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01

NIAPoLEoN's 1000 books and
AN his private Judy have been
made secure by recent extensive
repairs on Fontainebleau palace.
where the priceless collection is
housed. The work was financed
by the Rockefeller Foundation and
was directed by Welles Bosworth.
an American architect. In 1910,
the books were damaged by rain
entering through the Ieaky roof.
At that time, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. Napoleon
himself ordered the holes mended.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
Hehn Rowland
These Modern Lovers

These Modern Lovers
1.-THE girls that men forget" are
the ones they happen to be mar
ried to,
After all, exchanging a poisoned
gin cocktail for a poisoned lipstick
kiss is mo robbery"
A woman may turn q lover into
a husband-but 1t usually takes
ANOTHER woman 10 turn a hus-
band back into lover.
The greatest grievance of mod
ern youth is that Nature. with all
her infinite wisdom" has never
found anything to substitute for
parents"
A man gets his conscience. his
stomach and his emotions so con.
fused that half the time he doesn't
know whether it's love. indiges-
ton or remorse that's botherinR
him.
EVERY girl ambition, nova
days. seems to be to graduate
from the School of Experience at
the tender age when her mother
was just beginning her sentimental
kindergarten training. and dream
ing Of her first kiss.
The modern man IL sheep in
VOLTS clothing, who goes through
life in the eternal fear that every
woman he meets will discover"
him and lead him to the altar for
sacrifice.
The paddock which the average
bachelor keeps on his heart can
nearly always be broken by the
simple twist of an ankle.
Every new love. affair is a
stimulant which stirs a man up.
marriage is the black coffee which
he takes to settle" him.
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Continued from the first two columns)
Mohammedan who eats beef which the Hndus religion for
bids.
The question interesting to is What would happen
Chnas 40OOO0oO00 population united under powerful fight
ing direction should its attention toward the white
races?"
With such leaders as Asia has had in the past Ala or
especially Jengs Khan plus modern weapons and flying ma
chimes The world history might change violently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01
LISTEN, WORLD!

EMILY WIN.
II TIERS is a
Bad Mother.
Her eigh.
bors would be
shocked if they
heard me say
I h a t. + h e y
W uld indig.
nantly point
out how hard
Mrs. Winters
works-how she
never neglects
4 h elma or
Roger-how the
meals are al.
ways punctuai
and the house
spot less-how
much she has
saved out of
Mr.. w in { e RS
small salary
Why, she's a
perfectly won
derful mother"
AHg1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01

This soldier,
carrying a mod
ern rifle, sew
eral = MILLS
bombs and a
good supply Of
cartridges, rep
resents tn e
fighting China
OF today. ne Is
one Of heaven
kno VS. h o W
many thousands
Of fighting men
in the Canton
csc forces that
seem to be over.
whelming China
with their revo-
Iutio nary en-
thusiasnl, Incl
dentally fright
ening Great
Britain a n d
other European
nations, anxious
abou t h cir
!" concessions, "
their rights on
Chinese terri
tory and the
profit from
Chinese trade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01

You notice a
little W hite
orna emit on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01
QUESTIONSOF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

A Present Unnecessary
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ My husband has just re.
ceived the marriage announce.
ment Of a business friend.
How should this be answered.
and does it call for a present?
A READER.
While it is not required that
we answer wedding announce
ments, since they are essentially
only the formal spreading of the
news, still. since the friend. or
even acquaintance, was gracious
enough to include us in the list
to whom the announcements are
sent. it is usually natural for
us to wish to write at least a
short note of thanks. So, ad.
wise that your husband write a
short, friendly note of congratu.
lations to this business friend of
his, and in it send his best
wishes to the bride.
1t is not necessary to send
present. OF course, the sending
Of presents. anyway. is a ques-
ton of our wish. and no outsider
can tell us when we should send
one. However, for such a casual
relationship as this, see no
reason for your sending one.
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The wedding Invitation

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Would you be good enough
to tell me through your column
if it is proper to invite guests
to the wedding reception and not
to the wedding ceremony?
2. AS my mother lives in Canada
and will not be present at the
wedding, how should ! word the
invitations? j. j. *.
Yes. indeed. This is often done.
Many people wish to have
"quiet" ceremony. but they wish
to greet their friends afterward,
and this is the best arrangement.
2. 1t is difficult to answer your
question with so little informa-
ton. Are you ito have a formal
wedding. and issue formal invi-
tations to it? / judge, from your
first question that perhaps this
is not the case, and so you could.
il you are to have a small in
formal wedding. write notes of
invitation.
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Suppose All China Were Armed and Trained for Fighting
What Thenf
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What to Eat

NNh0k ~ AN0e
nEAR. MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Will you kindly tell me
what you should order when you
go to get something to eat after
a dance or after a show?
have read lots of helpful hints
in your column. and I hope you
will help me.
CHARLOTTE.
Indeed I shall help you, but 1
wish that you would be kind
enough to send me an addressed
envelope and let me send you q
pamphlet I have prepared on
"After-Theater Eats It is sew.
eral pages long. and in 1t have
listed everything I could think of
appropriate TO eat after dance
tr theater-from a humble roll
ana coffee to the aristocratic
dishes under glaaA"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01
Loss of Light

All this assumes that there il
no loss of light in the telescope.
but in fact there is considerable
loss. so that the figures as given
are too large, but not so much
too large as TO lnvalidats the
comparison.
Now. in consequence Of this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-01

cyTATISTICS q wonderful thing. They sometimes
knock impressions sky high and seriously alter our
- opinion of things.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Advertising
Campaign
Atlantic City Hotelmen Will
Spend 100000 Next
Year

The proposal of Judge John J..
White, of the Marlborough -Blen-
helm. to conduct an intensive
advertising campaign TO populariz-
Atlantic City among visitors dur
ing the months of November,
December and January has been
unanimously adopted by beach
front hotelmen, it was announced
at the conclusion of the gathering
shortly after IL O'Clock.
Announcement was also made
that the hotels concerned, some l6
or IS in number. forming COM
bination advertising group. had
decided to increase their advertis-
ing budget 25 per cent. bringing
the total UP to 100000 a year.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08

Jersey population within fifteen
twenty with California third That is the view OF
Congressman Dakota who is
this n the Walton League.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Ceiling Fabric
Reduces Costs
Easily Washed or Painted,
1t Prevents Cracking
OF Falling

When planning interior decor
ations very few home-owners give
due consideration to the decor
atiye or protective treatment of
the ceilings.
Much time and thought are
devoted to the selection of the type,
quality, design and color of the
wall coverings and furnishings,
but the ceilings are usually left
either to the discretion of the per
son employed to decorate the inter
ior of the house ar subjected to
the familiar kalsomine, paint or
paper treatment. As a general rule
the ceilings are most susceptible
TO the effects Of expansion and con-
traction due to atmospheric changes
of seasons, and for that reason
should receive greater consider
alton in their treatment.
A fabric of sufficient tensile
strength, about 40 pounds to the
square inch. TO resist strain due
to cracks is the only protection
that can be relied upon to form
permanent ceiling and base for
the usual treatments. The first
cost Of applying fabric to the
ceilings is a trifle high, but the
low upkeep cost and ease with
which it may be maintained in a
slightly condition make it an in
yestment and not an expense.
Some architects recommend the
application Of a canvas and two or
three coats of paint, but a saving
Of cost in material and labor may
be effected by the use of ready
painted cloth wall covering that
can be hung without further treat
ment when new and easily washed
occasionally or painted one coat
every three or five years, with no
repair costs for painting up cracks
or replastering. incidentally, Z
fabric covered ceiling prevents
serious and costly accidents from
falling plaster.
While il is particularly import
ant to cover ceilings with a fabric,
it is also of value o. the walls as
a base for paint and fine wall
papers that may be by its use pro-
tected against cracking or tearing.
1t will lengthen the life of the
decorations.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
sAcHARAcA SUCCEEDS HARRIS
AS Head of TIE Brigantine Develop
ment Corporation.

Announcement is made by the
Island Development Company.
creators and developers of Brigan-
tine, of the election of Congressman
Isaac Bacharach, representative of
this district, as president of the
company. succeeding Howard G.
Harris, resigned At the same meet
ing of the stockholders Isaac H.
Schneider, local broker, was APP
pointed general manager of the
company. 1t was explained that III.
G. Harris. who was among the
pioneers originally conceiving the
idea of a Brigantine development
and shared largely in the credit
for the success of the enterprise.
has been in Ill health for some
time.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
New Methods In Real Estate
Financing Similar To
Those OF Other Enterprises
jamn r. Fox Developer cf West Atlantic City, Increases
Capital Stock of Fcx Manor nc. To Give Others 0ppcr
tunty to Share In His Holdings and Profits


task for one man. What has been
accomplished is only a promise of
what more may be accomplished
for the reason that the demand is
for more development work.
The demand for more develop
ment is actuated by the transfor-
nation of Albany Avenue Boule
ward entrance into Atlantic City.
Narrow congested bridges have
been rebuilt and there will shortly
be opened to the great tourist and
business traffic which passes in
and out of this principal western
gateway one of the handsomest
bridges to be found in the world
and costing three-quarters of a
million dollars.
Enterprise Is Established.
Mr.. Fox believes that the enter
prise is SO well established that the
situation has now reached a poins
where individual capital need no
longer be required to carry the
load of the needs of Fox Manor.
And looking into the future the
demand will increase and involve
development and building costs
running into millions.
Since insurance companies and
saving banks lend but so per cent
of this cost, an individual is pre-
vented from making the most OF
lis opportunity
Through the plan / have
evolved" says Mr.. Fox, "the public
may share in the ownership of the
Fox Manor enterprise. an invest.
ment no less common than those
of the larger corporations of the
country.
THE stock issue is 100000,
seven per cent cumulative pre-.
ferred. The value of the unsold
lots at the present schedule of
prices, of the houses already COM
pleted, and the unpaid balance on
the lots already sold is $2,87l.536-
This is nearly four times the
preferred stock issue, without
taking into consideration any in
crease on the value of the property.
and after deducting the obliga-
tions.
"The price is 800 per share with
bonus of common. | have hundreds
of thousands of dollars invested in
this property and win continue to
be active and direct management
Of Fox Manor"
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Would Start
Flying Service
At Airport
Potomac Flying Corp. Ready
To Incorporate Under
Atlantic City Name
WILL INVEST
$4,000 IN PLANES
Asks City To Grant Ten Year
Lease and Place Airport in
Proper Condition - Offers
To Pay Rent

The Aero Club of Atlantic City
has received a statement from
President Harry Krechmer that
the Potomac Flying Service. Inc,
of Hoover Field, South Washing
ton, Va, is ready to incorporate a
company under the name of Allan
tic City Flying Service.
The company would agree to
erect at least one hangar of an
approved dre-proof type of con-
struction and capable of housing
from four to six machines. Also to
place airplanes on the field suit
able for sightseeing, cross-country
flying and instruction, such planes
to have a total value of at least
100000.
The hangar and all other per-
manent Improvements would be-
come the property of the city at
the expiration of the lease and the
number of planes would be in
creased as the demand justified.
The field would be available for
any private operated planes free
of charge and commercial com.
panies using the airport as a stop
would be permitted to do so at a
reasonable cost. The company
would agree to pay an annual
of $500 for the airport. The name
of Atlantic City would appear on
all planes flying cross-country from
the field as a means of advertise
ment.
The company would require
from the city a 10-year lease and
before commencing operations re-
quire that the field would be
be placed in first-class condition,
that it be equipped with two rum
ways at right angles of mini
mum length of 1000 feet and a
minimum width of $50 feet; that
wires be run for lighting the field
The expense of putting up ad-
ditional hangers, if required, should
be divided equally between the city
and company and would become
the property of the city. The COM
pany would require that the fielc
be extended to the Albany avenue
boulevard and that all wires along
that road be placed underground
for a minimum distance of 800
feet. The offer was submitted to
the club to be transmitted to the
city commission for its officlas
action.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08

Hall Bonds
Bankers Trust Co. Will Pay
Premium of $4,000

Two million dollars worth OF
temporary bonds to finance the
convention hall operation have
been purchased from the city by
the Bankers Trust Company, o:
which Senator Emerson L. Richards
is president.
The premium offered by the
Bankers Trust Company amounted
to $4,000 and the interest rate
charged the city was 4.13. The local
bank was also successful In the
previous sale of temporary bonds
amounting 10 $1,720,000 floated
to finance various improvements,
the interest rate charged at that
time being 3.95.
Proceeds of the sale will be ap>
piled upon the contracts on the
superstructure of the hall which
will cost in the aggregate $5,S00,-
900. The general contract, held by
the NJ. B. Markland company
amounts to $4,532,O0O.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08

Two emergency trucks, one for
each tube, are on the job. They
are the only ones of their kind in
the world and cost over $1S,00G
each. Each weighs IS tons and is
run on electric power from a large
selfcontained storage battery. The
truck combine fire engines, wreck
ing cars and ambulances. At both
ends of each machine are cranes
capable of lifting 8 tons.
other equipment includes a 200
gallon tank of fire eXtinguishine
fluid; ladders, a complete first aid
outfit, stretchers for injured per
sons, 500 feet of hose line, and all
kinds of motor car tools. Each
machine carries a crew of five men.
Six Minute Trip
Just six minutes elapses between
Broome street plaza, Manhattan,
and Fourteenth and Provost streets,
Jersey City. 1t is estimated that
this is saving of at least one hour
over the old running time between
New York and Atlantic City, placing
Atlantic City within easy commut-
ing distance for motorists.
Facts and Figures
Total cost of construction, S4S,-
100000; Number of years to build,
Z; Toll, Private Cars, soc. Trucks,
average S125; Total length CT
tunnel, $3.50 feet; Distance be-
tween portals, 9,463 feet; Length
of under river portion, $3.50 feet;
Roadway widths, 20 feet; Heal
room, Is feet inches; Estimate l
daily capacity, 10000 vehicles:
Maximum upgrade, S,ss per cent;
downgrade, 4.06 per cent;
Maximum depth to top of tunnel
below mean high water, 72 feet;
Excavation, o00,0oS cubic yards,
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08

Company to the school in Atlantic
City where firemen are drilled. Mr..
Abel also said he would be pleased
to come to West Atlantic City to
drill all members of the company.
Philip T. McCutcheon moved that
Mr. Abel be made a charter mem
Der of the West Atlantic City Fire
Company which was adopted.
The Halloween party of the
company was reported as a great
success and the entertainment COM
mittee was empowered to arrange
for a dance for Thanksgiving EVE,
Wednesday, Nov. 23.
The members present were; Roy
Sands, Kenneth. w. Goldthwaite,
Charles Wagner, Francis Nc
Cutcheon, Philip McCutcheon, John
d. Day, Raymond Ireland, Harry
w. Schneider. Dorsey S. LeCompte,
Albert ]. Wagner, George S. Brooks.
Judge Frank Mcknight, Thomas
Fox, l.. C. Klauenberg, Otto J.
Schramm, John B. Cook and
Charles Jeremias.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08

whether girls should smoke in the
hotels agtate considerable portion of
informally dis
Hotel Association There GER
beachont hotels which girls and smoking
publicly it. They look askanee at
girls smoking privacy their But there
the fair be found
putting quite openly
other public nothing is thought about it
t appears o just a opinion
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
LEEDS REELECTED CHIEF

Samuel P. Leeds, a member of
the firm of Leeds & Lippincott,
operators of the Chalfonte and
Haddon Hall Hotels here, was
unanimously reelected president
Of the Atlantic City Chamber OF
Commerce by the board of direc,
tors.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Elaborate Precautions

Every 200 feet are compartments
in the wall, each of which contains
a 20-galIon fire extinquisher, Every
$50 feet along the tunnel are other
compartments, containing six-inch
water mains and $50 feet of hose
AT intervals of 400 feet, large
boxes filled with sand are placed.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Holland Tunnel
Open To Traffic
On Nov. 18th
$4S,000,000 Link Subtracts
Hours Running Time To
Atlantic City
FROM NEW YORK
TO JERSEY CITY
Seven Years in Construction
Comprises Two Parallel
Tubes-Will Be Used by
100000 Annually

The Holland Vehicuiar Tunnel,
one of the most marvellous of
modern engineering feats, will
open to traffic on November 13,
after years OF construction.
Equipped with elaborate means
for safety and comfort of the esti-
mated 15,000,000 who will use it
yearly. the tunnel represents an
Investment of $4S,000.o00.
This vast amount of money has
been invested to save an average
of one hours running time between
New York City and New Jersey.
While tic speed limit of the tunnel
is set at Is miles per hour. the
actual run under the river takes
but minutes.
The tunnel will be conducted
under a toll system, the price for
private motorcars being so cents,
and the average price for motor
trucks $1.25. Entrance is made from
plaza in Broome street, between
Hudson and Varick streets, Man.
haitian. Outcoming traffic from the
tunnel emerge from the exit portai
at Canal, Varick and Vestry streets,
two blocks away, thus avoiding con-
fucion and raffic iamS
Two Traffic Lanes
Within the tunnel, two lanes of
traffic are maintained, one for slow
moving vehicles, and one for
pleasure cars. AS there are two
tubes in the system, all traffic is
one way. Before being allowed to
pass inside, all cars are swiftly and
expertly examined for leaky
radiators, smoking exhaust pipes
or other defects. 1t these are found
the car will not be allowed to pass
through.
The remarkable ventilatlnS
system of the tunnel will remove
all smoke and gas, but even so,
gross carelessness" on the part OF
the motorist will not be tolerated.
AS a precaution, each machine must
keep IS feet from the one ahead.
Tunnel Is Clean.
The tunnel is finished in spotless
white tile. The roadway is granite
and is lighted by powerful diffused
overhead rays. Along the left wall
of the tunnel runs a narrow, raised
platform where there are stationed
20S special policemen who guard
the tunnel day and night.
Along this same wall are electric
signal lights. which are flashed by
the police to halt traffic in case Of
any tieup.
Atmosphere Cool.
The tunnel is cool due to the
man-made breezes which keep it
clear of the deadly carbon monoxide
gas generated by gasoline motors.
Just above the curbing along
each side of the roadway are Sits
through which fresh air blows in
from the great 'air-tank' running
the full length of the tube under
the roadway proper. This air is
blown in by elaborate tanning
stations on shore. The vitiated air
is sucked out through gratings in
the ceiling, and is drawn back to
the shore where it is expelled by
fans.
Elaborate Precautions
Every 200 feet are compartments
in the wall, each of which contains
a 2O-gallon fire extinquisher Every
$50 feet along the tunnel are other
compartments, containing six-inch
water mains and $50 feet of hose.
AT intervals of 400 feet, large
boxes filled with sand are placed.