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The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
PUBLIC NOTICE,

70 the Honorable Members Of the
Township Committee of the Town
ship of Egg Harbor Township:
l. Your Petitioner, the West At
lantic City Development Co. corpo-
ration under and by virtue of the
Laws of the State OF New Jersey,
says that il is the owner of all of the
land in the Township Of Egg Harbor
Township. bounded on the West by
Sorrento Place; on the South by
Lakes Bay; on the East by Great
ThorOfare and JonathanS Thorofare,
and on the North by the Southerly
line OF property owned by the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad Com
pany, as shown on Map entitled Map
of West Atlantic Egg Harbor Town
ship. New Jersey, Scale one inch--200
feet, +. ID. Rightmire, Civil Engineer
and Surveyor, Atlantic City n. j."
2. That by the above referred to
Map, there are shown certain streets,
avenues and highways or portions
thereof. which your Petitioner desires
vacated by the Township Of Egg Har-
Dor Township.
8. Your Petitioner therefore prays:
That all the streets, avenues, high
ways Or portions thereof in the fol-
lowing lot, tract or parcel of land
bounded as follows: On the West by
Sorrento Place: on the South by Lakes
Bay; on the East by Great Thorofare
and Jonathan's Thorofare. and on the
North by the Southerly line of prop
erty owned by the West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad Company. as shown
on Map entitled Map of West Allan
tic, Egg Harbor Township, New Jer-
sey. Scale one inch-2O0 feet. f.. ID.
Rightmire, Civil Engineer and Survey
or, Atlantic City, \. j." with the
exception of Verona Avenue. which
your Petitioner prays may be left as
shown on the heretofore referred 10
| Map, be vacated by the Township OF
| Egg Harbor Township.
Respectfully submitted.
| WEST ATLANTIC CITY
| DEVELOPMENT CO.
| RX Rnni Z EON Pro-
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of August J. VIE
Deceased.

Pursuant to the order of Albert c.
Abbott. Surrogate of the County OF
Atlantic. this day made on the appli-
cation of the undersigned, Executor OF
the said decedcnt. notice is hereby
given to. the creditors of the said de-
cedent to exhibit to the subscriber
under oath or affirmation, their claims
and demands against the estate Of the
said dccedent, within six months from
this date, or they will be forever bar
red from prosecuting or recovering the
same against the subscriber.
TIE CHELSEA NATIONAL BANK.
Atlantic City. n. J.
NAYS Landing, y. J. Jan. 10. 1927.
9f105 prs foo sis An
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14

WHEREAS. the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Atlantic
did at an adjourned meeting OF said
Board held in the Guarantee Trust
Binding. Atlantic City. New Jersey.
on Wednesday, December 29th. 1926.
pass a resolution making an appro-
priation of FIVE Hundred Eighty-two
Thousand Dollars ($5S2. 100000 for re-
construction of Albany Avenue High
fare Atlantic City terminal of the
Pleasantville Boulevard. Atlantic
County. New Jersey, and for u pom
toon bridge in connection herewith,
and did authorize the issue OF bonds
in that sum, wherewith to raise funds
10 pay for the same as in said reso-
luton provided.
And, WHEREAS bids have just been
received for the furnishing and main
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14

| in writing by the proper officers oil
| the City to the Contractor, ana the
proper officers of the City may dcduct
from the total monthly amount Whlch
would have been paid for amy lamp SO
reported had no outage occurred, the
| sum bearing the ratio to such total as
| the outage bears to the total tune the
(! lamp would have been lighted IN any
month: provided, however, that should
| thc lighting of any lamp or lamps pc
| stopned nv any unavoidable accident,
| the Contractor shall be allowed TWEEN
ty-four (2D hours after notice Oh lhe
| outage in which TO again light such
lamp or lamps without being Aanie TO
deduction as above provided, -.
| Additional Lamps Furnished during
T. last Two Years of Contract:
| The Contractor shall not be required
/ to furnish additional lamps during the
Hast two years of the contract: unless
| the City shall reimburse the Contrac-
| tor for all expense incurred @ IN Tui'ii,h6 NE
| additional lines for such lamps. the
cost of such lamps and the cost Of in
stallation.
| Moving Lamps:
+, Lamps shall be moved by the Con-
! tractor to such new locations as the
proper officer of the City may by writ
| ing direct; subject, however TO the
| following conditions:
Such moving of lamps shall be COM
pleted within ten (iD days after re-
J ceiDt by the Contractor Oh Written
notice from the proper officers of the
City (SundayS, legal holidays ana
| stormy days not to be counted) pro-
yided that the number OF such reno,
walls shall not exceed one per DAY, ana
provided further, that such removal OF
lamps shall not be required on sun
days, legal holidays and stormy days
Notice that the work of such reno
walls of such lamps has been completed
shall be given by the Contractor 70
the proper officials of the city within
ten Q0) days after the completion oil
the work.
,,slti,,s liz s,,cb TernoyaIs shall be paid
Nv tbe civ TO the Contractor within
thirty (30) days after notice has been
given
Payment for Service:
The Contractor shall receive pay
ment for service rendered in accord
cations the amount equal monthly in
stallnents, each installment being due
and payable on or before the fifteenth
day of each month succeeding that in
which the service is rendered.
cu.r.n+v IF aid.
Tach bidder must Iile with his bid
j., cnrtifiad check in tbef SIM Of 800 90
ma vabIe or duly endorsed to the order
If thc Citv Tres surer which checks
win he returned to the unsuccessful
bidders at the date of awarding of
Contract ana returned To tho SUCCESS
fui bidder at the dale of the eXecu-
tjon of thn contract for the service
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14

Of the worlds greatest educators,
was directing her now; and besides,
the diary might have an important
bearing upon the campaign.
She found the entries rather com.
monplace at first. They dealt with
things wholly outside the Brooke
mansion, and prior to the arrival of
the efficiency man. The diary was a
mixture of closely written script and
shorthand. Constance perforce
skipped the latter, because she could
not read it. Even after the diary
reached the day on which he took
charge of the household, she did not
find 1t of much interest. Day after
day, for several weeks. it was n
simple record of events that she
knew only too we'll; colorless, terse,
and with many abbreviations.
But then came an entry that
caused her to sit straighter in the
Zig chair.
VIII write book. Data and results
too valuable to be lost to world.
| That was news. II. Hedge was go
| ing to write book.
"A novel, ! wonder?" murmurcd
| Constance. What queer novel il
| would be-
She continued her exploration with
thoroughly awakened interest. Fol
several days there was no further
! reference to a book. unless hidden IT
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

IN the library. after dinner, that
1 night. Hedge was so unsociable
that Constance presently drifted
into the music.room, where she
played for an hour or SO. The eff.
eiency man sat at the big desk work
Ing furiuosly over books and reports.
He did not once send for his secre-
| tary.
When finally he reached the mat
ter of accounts he took his memor-
sndum. book from his pocket and be-
gan swift tabulation.
The result astonished him so that
he checked it up twice, only to be-
come annoyed at the time wasted
In verifying simple sum of addi-
hon.
Economy, Just the same" he NUT
tered, scowling at the figures. 1T
was a matter Of need. made that
perfectly clear to her. There is nc
possibility that she misunderstood. If
j find she did I'll not fail to make it
absolutely plain"
He chewed an unlighted cigar for
several minutes, still scowling.
ITS just possible she got the
idea" he said, that money was be
ing spent in the same old reckless
fashion. She won't have it long. III
get il out OF her head. I'll do ii
now!'
He arose with decision and strode
across the hall in the direction OF
the music-room.
Constance was still sitting at the
piano, her back toward him. The
efficiency man halted on the thres
hold. listening and watching. She
was quite unconscious of his pres
ence. What she played he did moi
know. 1t was alternately lively ant
melancholy.
Her body swayed slightly with tht
music, rhythmically, buoyantly
sometimes droopingly, as though sht
were a part of the melody itself. H
Hedge swayed likewise, although III
did not know it.
Then, after a little, as the musi'
began 10 quaver and die away, th
efficiency man turned noisclessly ant
kiptoed back to the library.
TN tell her tomorrow" he said.
Constance, occasionally smiling t
herself at Seminiscence, was spend
ing a busy morning in the library
IL. Hedge was soemwhere else. Thi
gave her unmolested opportunity t.
examine the bills from the shops, TO
enc thing. Their dimensions gratitie'
her. Yet even the bills did not oc
cupy chief place in her thoughts
That was reserved for the efficienc.
man.
Hes not nearly so efficient as
thought-poor thing" she mur
INJURED as she took up pile of repor
cards. why, even Tommy Treat
we'll"
Now. as Constance busted hersel
thus. with all the outward appear
ance OF a secretary rather than
schemer, she chanced to notice tina
the bottom drawer on the right-han
side OF the desk was open about tw
inches. This was unusual, becaus
the efficiency man had a habit {
keeping this drawer locked. Jus
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
Local Budget of the Township of Egg
Harbor, County OF Atlantic, for
Fiscal 1907.

This Budget shall constitute the Tax
Ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE relating to the taxes
for the year 1927.
BE 1t Ordained by the Township
Committee of Egg Harbor Township
County of Atlantic. that this Budget
shall constitute the Budget of Egg
Harbor Township for the fiscal year
1927; and
shaH 6G ~ ~ furtaea ] oIadiheu' rnt lhat mere
and collected for the year of 1927 the
sum of Thirty-six Thousand Five Hun
dred and Eightythree Dollars and
Seventy three Cents ($36, ,583.73) for
the purpose of meeting the appropria-
tions set forth in the following state
ment Of resources and appropriations
for the fiscal year of 1927.
Amount of Surplus Revenue, S16,-
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing local Budget and Tax Ordi-
nance were approved by the Town
ship Committee OF the Township of
Egg Haroor County of Atlantic. on
January 9th, 1927.
Tax Ordinance will be held at the
Township Committee Room, Bargain
town Hall, Bargaintown. New Jersey
on January 2ith. 1927. at 500 P. NJ,
at which time and place objections to
said Budget and Tax Ordinance may
be presented by any Taxpayer of said
Township.
Published by order Of the Township
Committee of Egg Harbor Township
CHARLES l.. SMITH
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
BEGIN HERE TODAY

JOHN w. BROOKE, ,sTidower
and hardware maEnRte, mr.
ranges with a firm of efficiency
engineers TO mannGe his home
for two months while he is out
of town. His three grown chill
dren, Constance, Billy and
Alice. nre unaware Of this ar~
rsngement. Not until
II. HEDGE, efficiency eDgt-
neeF, appears on the scene do
they realize the enormfty of
their fathers aggression. Hedge
hns cut on BiIiy's allowance be-
cause he refuses to works he
has reinstated Constance be-
eause she hns finally decided to
become his secretary; Alice Is
on the payroll because she is
still going TO school.
Among the many "unbeara-
BILE things accomplished by
Hedge was the prevention of mn
elopement with Constance and
Tommy Trendwe1I the princi-
pal actors. Constance seems to
be using entirely successful tac-
tics In benrdinE the efficiency
bug. Today she succeeded in
getting his personal attendance
and approval In the purchase of
n long list of wearing apparel.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
BUDGET OF COUNTY OF ATLANTIC Foe vgAe 1o2z

hereby of
County
to
to
me fiscal beginning
ouOus is as
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14

Sealed bids will be received by the
Common Council of the City of Corbin
City, New Jersey, in the Council
Chamber Of the City Hall, Corbn City,
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
NOTICE,

This ordinance shall take effect as
provided by law.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14

s5S,15f.S1 $39,275.00
APPROPRIATIONS
General Government
1927 1926
The Pleasantville press., 1927-01-14
NORMAN BAILEY. 4.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR STREET
LIGHTING.

DefinItIonS:
plying the service to be performed VIII
herein be designated as Contractor"
and the City of Corbin City, State OF
New Jersey. designated as City" and
the terms Contractor" and city
shall be deemed to include the respec-
tive successors and or assigns of the
said parties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
ANTI-STRIKE
Theory Again Rejected In
Texas Court

Austin, Texas.-The court of crimi-
nal appeals has refused the states
request for rehearing of the courts
decision that the 'open port" law is
unconstitutional
The law is an anti-strike act, and
was passed by the legislature in 1920,
following Governor Hobby's urgent
appeal, at time when Governor
Allen was Solving" industrial dis
putes by iailing strikers in Kansas.
In rejecting the Texas law, the
court of criminal appeals said:
"The preservation of the peace is
function of government to be main
tanned by the agencies of the govern
ment; that is, the peace officers and
the militia, under the control of the
government and under the legal re-
strictions which the law prescribes,
and this function of government ought
not, at least in the absence of very
definite safeguards not found in the
act in question, be delegated to the
controllers of private industries"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad

Agreements reached under provi-
sions of railway labor act give fiat
increase of 71s per cent in wages to
81 900 firemen and enginemen en-
ployed on lines east of Chicago and
north of Ohio river and to $4,000
trainmen and conductors on lines east
of Mississippi river and south of the
Potomac.
Governor Ritchie, of Maryland, says
that prohibition is dominant question
and declares he does not believe Vol
stead law can be enforced; advocates
turning back prohibition enforcement
to states in accordance with what he
calls traditional American doctrine of
local self-government.
Drivers of jitney busses in Hudson
county, N. j., strike for higher
wages.
Senate adopts resolution asking
Secretary of State Kellogg to furnish
full and detailed information on
American oil concessions in Mexico.
Col. Thomas J. Dickson, of Wash
ington, D. c., tells house committee on
military affairs that more than 80
American school histories contain
errors and unjustified comment.
Foreign trade of nation showed gain
in 1926 for fourth consecutive year,
department of commerce reports.
Government of Manitoba, Canada,
promises to hold referendum vote on
sale of beer.
Capt. William Wedgewood Benn,
liberal member of British house Of
commons, announces intention to
leave liberal party and join labor
party.
Fifteen Philadelphia election Off
cials indicted on charge of making
fraudulent returns at November cleo
ton; indictments declared to have i'm
portant bearing on contest by w. B.
Wilson, of William S. Vares election
as United States senator.
Spirit of cooperation between labor
and capital principle secret of Ameri-
cahprosperity, Alanson B. Houghton,
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, declares at dinner in his
honor in Plymouth, England.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers loses two veteran officials as
Ash Kennedy, assistant grand chief,
and Fred Burgess, assistant grand
chief engineer, die; were two of best
known members of brotherhood.
Paper Box Makers Union calls off
II weeks strike in New York city be-
cause of lack of funds
Montana legislature ratifes child
labor amendment to United States
constitution; is fifth state to approve
amendment.
United Mine Workers make plans
for big organization campaign in
southern West Vigrinia.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18

Q.-Is the Union Labor Life Insur-
ance Company beginning business at
time of increasing life insurance
sales?
A.-Yes. Residents of the United
States bought more life insurance In
1926 than in any previous year in his
tory, according to the Life Insurance
Research Bureau, Hartford, Conn.
Q.-Where can list of manufac-
turers using union labels be secured?
A.-Address Union Label Trades
Department, 2O2-204 A. F. of L. Build
ing, Washington, D. C.
Q.-How many city central bodies
are chartered by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor?
A.-There are $50 central bodies in
the United States and Canada, cover
ing all the states, Hawaii, Panama and
Porto Rico.
Q.-When was the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and JOiners of
America organized?
August IL, 1881, at Chicago, III.
Q.-What is the official organ of
the International MoIders' Union of
North America?
Authorizations Molders' Journal,
Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
Labor rQueries

Questions and Answers on La.
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Where
1t Stands on Problems of the
Day; Its Aim and Program;
Who's Who in the Ranks of
the Organized Toilers, ETC., etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
MILL AGENT AIDS
UNION

Woonsocket, R. General Agent
Hall, of the Manville-Jenckes Com
pany, has proven a better trade union
organizer than a mill agent. He
came here more than Ia months ago,
and Immediately started a movement
to increase the work week from Sc
to AZ hours. The union secured 1,7OO
new members during that period, and
Mr.. Hall is out of job.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS


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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
TEXTILE WAGES CUT

Concord, N. C.-Wafes of textile
workers in the Carolinas are lowered
by increasing the number, of machines
for each operator. This speeding up
has made the average maximum week
ly wage $27.85. Half time and lay
offs are not included
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18

British labor party takes stand
against British governments Chinese
policy in debate in house of commons
and at big London mass meeting,
where Ramsay Macdonald, former
labor premier, is chief speaker.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-18
SIMON O'DONNELL DEAD

Chicago.-Simon O'Donnell of the
Plumbers Union and former presi-
dent of the local Building Trades
Council, died in this city of heart dis
ease. He was well known in the ma
tional trade union movement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-18

At 10 o'clock John Nye tele-
phoned that he was coming to
bring her home in his closed car
and wanted to know II Mrs. Je-
rome would like to drive with
him TO the hospital,
i surely would love IL 60.
MIR. Nye"' twittered Mrs. Jerome,
smiling and nodding into the
telephone as if he could see her
face from his end of the wire
IN go and get dressed right
away
She numbered info her bed room.
IN say she's getting dressed"
declared Mabel, the disrespectful
one, 10 minutes later. She's put
on A hug-me-tight and a silk
muffler and a short coat and
long coat over her dress. She
looks like tramp out for a hike.
What do you call the ones who
carry their whole wardrobe on
their backs-bundle stiffs? Well.
she looks just like a bundle
stiff
She began to giggle, and Beau
laughed with her from tho daven-
port where he was stretched out,
reading and smoking.
Mother suffers from the cold
Mabel Sally said quietly, as she
put another shovelful of camel
coal in the CRATE. II wouldn
try to be funny at mothers ex.
pense If ! were YOU.
Mabel let out another wise
giggle. That's where the old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-18

Thank heaven that he wasn't
there. Goodness knows how |
would have explained my rush
ing in, il he had been there,
] guess it will he a good thing
for me- To get away from this
building next month. I'm loosiug
my common sense around this
place
That night when she turned
into Trellls Street the first thing
she saw was Beau's frey red
car standing before the house.
It was then that she re.
nemhered that tomorrow would be
the first of the month and that
he and Mable had arranged to
give up their flat on that day.
When she went upstairs she
found that they had not waited
for the first, but had moved in
already. Their trunk stood in
the hallway outside Beau's old
room, and within they were hard
at work unpackiQg their suit
cases.
1Hil IL loNHiS " nave hedu III
home again." Mrs. Jerome
wanted to know when Sally went
into her room 10 ask what she
would like for her supper.
Sally said nothing. She loved
Beau with all her heart. but she
was not the least bit sure that it
was good thing for him to be
living at home nnw that he was
married. She hoped for the best.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-18
CHAPTER 81

N1<AE EN- 90
Many things had happened to
George Hastings. They were not
adventures, they were more i'm.
portant things, new ideas that
altered her viewpoint, a new real
ization that had stamped her
character.
She had been genuinely fasci-
mated by Ernest Brooks. She had
lived a romantic and impossible
dream that had crumbled before
her eyes. The picture of herself
as an artists wife, living in the
strange places of the world, NOV
ing in a whirl of exciting hap
penings. had given way to the
truth. He was married. He
had lied to her, waiting to de-
sert her.
The shock Of that knowledge
had awakened all her instructive
wisdom. Suddenly she saw that
Ann was right, that since life
was reality, it was not Ernest
Brooks she must turn to, or any
of his kind. And her straying
thoughts and hopes had come
back to Bill Warren.
She had looked down on him
before for his unsophistication,
his lack of worldly knowledge.
He didn't know head walters in
smart restaurants; he couldn't
act bored and insolent; he hadn't
lived all over the globe and had
tnnumerabe experiences!
P11t noun che t.
true light, an she was amazed
that she had not realized before
what he stood for.
Even before she had spoken to
Ann. she felt herself ready TO
make up with Bill, ready to
thank the unknown elements of
chance that had brought her to
her senses.
So it was that AIMS statement
that she herself was going to
marry him had come as a crush.
ing blow. But the George who
would have rebelled, who would
have shown that her own de-
stres would yield to nothing else
in the world, had vanished.
Often she remembered the calm
way III "HICu SIS Ildu IOlQ Ann
she was glad. and told her that
she herself would think of Bill
Warren no longer.
But the stark untruthfulness Of
1t was to haunt her. Now that
Bill was really lost to her, his
attraction was deepened a hun
dred fold. She couldn't get him
out of her thOuyhts She "a
membered suddenly things that
he said to her, ways that he had
looked at her. She remembered
matters like this at unexpected
moments. as she bent above her
typewriter. as she drank A glass
OF milk at noon, as she lay
sleepless at night
Not think of Bill Warren arv
more? Why she had never
thought half so much Of anyons
in her life.
But there was Ann, who loved