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DISASTERS.

1t was another year of disasters
and commissions of nature. Earth
quakes. volcanic eruptions. furious
storms and devastating foods were
numerous and took a terrible toll in
lives and property destroyed The
Mississippi valley floods that started
in April were the worst in the history
of the United States. Vast areas
from central Illinois 10 the Gulf of
Mexico were inundated. hundreds Of
persons drowned and hundreds of
thousands rendered homeless. while
the property losses ran into the hun.
dred millions. All relief agencies.
from the Government departments
down, were employed. with Secretary
Hoover in general charge. and the
people OF the country contributed
most literally for their unfortunate
fellow citizens. An immediate result
was the formulating OF plans for food
control for action by the Seventeen
Congress.
OF other disasters the wors; were:
In January-Seyenty-se children
killed in movie theater FIRE in Mon
treal. In February-Earthqua and
snuwslidss killed hundreds in Jugo-
slavia; tornadoes in Southern States
and along the Atlantic seaboard. fatal
TO 66. In March-Sixty-rine killed in
iwo mine explosions in England and
Wales, nearly ..se0 persisted in Jap
su-se earthquake and tidal wave.
tornado in Arkansas. IS dead. In
April-Mine explosion in West Vir-
sinia. killed 80. In May-About zoo
died in storms in Middle West: earth
quake in China ruined Llaugcaow
and other cities and killed about l0o.-
600 persons. In July-Flood in China
killed 1000 and in Saxony zoo: earth
quake in Palestine took s6s lives. In
September-Storms and tidal waves
rayaged west coast of Mexico and
parts OF China and Japan: tornado in
ST. Louis. Mo-. killed So and did $751;
600 900 damage to property. In Octc-
her-Italian steamship sank of Brazil
coast. 3l4 lives being lost. In No
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and fatal foods
in New England and Algeria: ex-
plosion OF gas storage tank in Pitts
burgh killed about 40 persons In
December there were furious gales on
the Great Lakes that destroyed much
shipping and cost some lives. In an
orphsUage fire in Quebec about so
children and l nun persisted
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CANDY CONSUMPTION
SETS NEW HIGH MARK
Makers Report fr~Ats Running
From 90 10 Per Cent
over Last Year.

Nv tVesNis1St@1 fyVsA
Mere candy VAS Consumed m tbs
United states IN lsss than IA amv
year or the eASetrS'S HISTORY, fNs
MAIN manufacturers 1T the nxSNlacts
whtSe cater ~ the swe<< tS>sSA ~
america rspSvted pESNHtS Eaaxtnx
ts~m 70 10 per sent Iva sxSSa~s ee
Shess tor the prevlcNS N~SAr fhss
Mas due not eaSS 60 the ueSg~sse ~
reeNsAttea in the tsnig$a states aad
70 the lnAsgrNe<l S%ls,nS Meta<~tS sad
Ae1khseaed demand. Eat SASe ~ sAs
$sesdtnSSs NJ the SaSas AMI esee<NsA>e
markets.
The haklag S>ssNpsAaseS esHnSeS
nc@ the Stnse S~NegAl TREATS tAEeaSa
sae remarkable popularity NJ zee
sweet wakes and eEAskegs weNa se$N
rTSs<tuS<l
The uAnSNAs weather e>Asthtte@s
wAtcA existed In WAAa> seStteAs ~ tAs
oeantsS had detrimental ssseSs "a
he cream SAWS
The seke drink manufacturers IA
dusetN ry<s~sssew<a s~nAarAAelN tess
singer ATE eSAAc~yn showed az ue
crease ee ever Sc yer want IA pgSsts
As eeaNsNArea WITH the pSNNkaus NNAf,
while others regseFted SssaS raASesaS
oNssa yer eeRt NJ
ttASNtAz ENM tsAn&Nthstt tea eAns
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FOREIGN

Great Britain slowly bat steadily ,e
covered from the effects u Tie i9hg
AL strike What tbat co1rcf did to
he country wss indicated Dy tie tact
Eat IA January. for the fIs, lime IN
many yeaTE, the real balance II trade
ssE against the British, The dsnGii
amounting 90 t6e 800 900 IN April tbs
xoyerntnent introduced bilI 10 amend
rather nfsslieaiiy the i8W relating ~
trade unions and strikes. The meas
IRE was supported by the Conserve
tses SO necessary for the defense 81
'us existing political and s"eiai eye
tetn. b,tt il ynas ssksiisd bitterly ny 81
ere forces Of labor, vino s~stffsd u
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4riaion achievements Stand Out Among Many Notable 1927
PARIS-MEXICAN FLIGHTS
MAKE "LINDBERCH YEAR"
Other Remarkably Successful Flyers Add
to u. S. Laurels-FlOods Give
Counter.Balancing Effect.

was designed not To protect the state.
but 10 take away the rights won by
the workers and 10 destroy the unions.
After many weeks OF violent debate
the measure. considera bly, modified.
Was passed. Another plan of the gov
eminent, proposed in June was to re.
duce the number of peers in the House
of Lords, and at the same time TO so
strengthen the powers of that cham
her that il would be an impregnable
defense against the growing power of
labor. This was SO strongly opposed
by the Socialists and I.aborites that
the scheme was abandoned for the
present. In April Chancellor OF the
ENchcquer Churchill introduced the
budget for the year, designed TO meet
deficit of $ll0.0C0.000. Its proposals
showed that. despite her enormous
burdens, Great Britain's financial po.
Sition was fundamentally sound
When the Dali Eireann or Parla.
ment of the Irish Free State met in
June, DE Valera and ~ of his follow.
ers we're excluded because they re.
fused To take the oath of allegiance to
King George. Later they changed
their minds and were sworn in. The
general elections in September gave
the government a plurality of six
votes, and President Cosgrave was re.
elected. In July Ireland was shocked
by the assassination OF Kelvin O'Hig-
gins. vice president and minister of
justice. The murderers were not
caught
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NEUROLOGY.

Notable among the deaths OF the
year were:
In January-Cap,. NJ, E, Trench.
Governor OF the Virgin Islands.
Frank L. Stanton. Georgia poet:
Arnold Daily, actor: David X. Francis
OF 81. Louis statesman: Miss Julie,
Low. founder Of Girl Scouts "
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MERGER PROJECTS IN DISTRICT
ADVANCED IN PAST FEW MONTHS

Renewal " negot iations toward the
long sought merger oG the tranSpor.
taticn systems dominated the events
~ 49,; In public utility affairs in the
District As result. three radically
different plans of consolidation were
developed BY Harley L. Wilson.
owner Of the Washington Rapid Tran.
sit Co: another by II, Mex, Rachman,
chief accountant Of the Public Ctili'
ties Commission. and the third by the
Charles Hapsel Specialists, consulting
eugincers.
Thus far the preparation 81 these
plans has served only ~ tccuS ruelsc
attention once again OH the subject
Of u street car merger. No DEFINITE
step has been taken either by the
Utilities Commission. the car com.
panies or the authors Of the re
spective plans 90 carry them any FUR
Their, with the exception If Mr., VIII
son, who, IL Is understood, - still
making a determined effort 81 induce
the owners OF the transportation hncS
20 accept his scheme ct consolidation,
The year also witnessed the erea.
tlcn cg new Pubic Utilities Commits
sion. replacing tho former commits
sion, which Was composed " the ntS'
trict Commissioners, The new cesn'
mission was formally tNducte1 snte
ofsice aud ecgariEed March and inn,
metitately proceeded to solve some ~
the important public utility prchlemS
which had been left by the old com,
mission pending the SELECTION OF its
personnel ny President CcelidSe,
Members Of Cesan,l>Siun.
As now constituted the commission
consists III Two civilians and the I'm,
Slneer Commissioner, The present
members are Jehn W, Ch,adresS, CSl
Harrison brand. u. and Col, William
Il, i.adue, EnSIneer Commissioner eg
the District
The telephene rate case. WHICH has
Court for several wears, Mas one Of
the drst questions taken ue AMI dis,
posed NJ ny the new commission. la
this ease the cNmtntsSion entered into
vesnprr1nise agreement with the
chesapeake \ feton,Ne Telephone ~,
whereby the company agreed 70 With.
draw Its Vase In the courts ana A..
eeeS the rates ordered put tetp sffex,s
Jun 10, lAsA. The rates therefore
wers reduced As ag that (ats and an
tarauhded fund collected hN the .slSe,
rhe''s eenspNny was returned IL sub,
Sevlhers.
The reduction amounted 10 ~ Sents
month In unlimited service and an
increase frem So 10 40 eSslls Ia the aa
United lcSal service, These rates wilt
continue 10 lune !. 1879, under the
eemnr0Mlsa agreement
Oae>Maw Ears studded
The cenaAlssiun devoted y<AASlSa~T~
able time ta "A staSlN az the eae sAAa
street. var question, Mhtch MAS asi'
satsd soea after lss sgeAttNA AMI
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AVIATION.

Details OF Charles A. Lindherrh' y
epochal flight, alone. from New York
10 Paris are still fresh in all minds
resting his plane by flying from Cal.
norma To Long Island in two hons
me quiet young man took of for
france on May 20. and % hours and
II minutes later he landed safely n,
the lie Bourget field The French
people went wild over him, and In
FRANCE. Belgium and England. honors
were heaped upon him, He kent his
mead wonderfully. and his modextv and
devotion 10 his business. both In En-
rope ana after his triumphant return
"oh'e' ehueared him To all Americans
even more IMAM his great achievement
rejecting all offers that would hn>s
MADE hin wealthy. he took a position
III the tussenheim Founda ton for he
advancement Of aviation. and Ia Ms
famous plane, the Spirit ot NJ. Louis
mace tour of all the States.
In December Ltndhergh was in
Vl'ed To Mexico CITY by Presiden,
TALES and responded by making the
htHt non stop flight from Washington
!" the Mexican capital, where he was
received most enthusiastically as the
unofficial ambassador OF good win.
IN February DE pinedu Of italy
new across the south Atlantic to
hrhE'i. later fiying up To the United
states and Canada aud thence to the
AZORES aud home. The Armys pam
American air squadron lost two OF
US members In collision al Huenos
aires. the rest OF them returned to
washington III May. e. ~, Cham
berlin and &, A. Levine flew from
Lang Island 10 Germany In June, ea
tahliahins a non stop distance record
or 5000 miles. The same month
lhents j. l.. Maitland and Albert
itesenherger Of the Army new from
san Francisco 10 honolulu, and
tomdf byrd and his crew hopped oft
az New York for Europe, landing Ia
the nea near llaNre, France, H. |.
smith aud n, ii nfonte made the
nigh. from San Francisco Ia Hawaii
Ia July, landing on Molokai Island.
aut Of gas
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Race 10 ii0naiulu.

Many planes were entered IN
race from California Ia Honolulu In
August. ana four started. but only
Two made the trip successfully, one
ut these was manned by Art 0oehsi
and Lieut., William Daeis and the
ether hs Martin Jensen aud Paul
sohiutier, The either iva starters,
carrying faur men and one woman,
were last, aud capt " T. Erwin
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The eenasalssiun devoted c<sAsiSa~r.
able time te a study az the eAe man
street cAs question:, which Mas asl
satvd soea after is eseAsbeA, AMI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

What remains Of tbs Grand Army Of
the Republic held the national en-.
campmsnt Ut that organization In
Grand Rapids. Mich. IN September
~ L. Hawk of Sacramento, Calf
was chosen comma nder IN chief, aud
Denver was selected for the eneamp
nsnt at 1DaH
When the Seventieth Congress- as,
ssmbied Ia December President toni
ldse sent ~ u message In which he
stood pa' nn nupIhst NJ controversial
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lies Supmesses Foes.

and Leon Troszkv and his followers
We're expelled from the Communist
z
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BY EDWARD W. PICK.ARD.

Y INDBERGH'S YEAR" might
1 we'll be the designation given
L 1927. for il was distinguish.
. ed especially by the achieve.
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M u SIC
REAL RACIAL MUSIC.

An evening devoted to the music of
the negro race, presented through the
medium of a gifted composer of Wash
ington, Wellington A. Adams, was en-
joyed by a small audience last night
in the studio of Julia Culbreth Gray.
Mrs. Gray has a definite talent for the
Interpretation of songs with the negro
dialect and she has practically made
two of this composers songs her own
in the individuality of her interpreta-
ton. Both of these numbers are Groom
ing songs, Nanny Loves Her LII
Black Chile" and "Kinky Headed
Boy" The first is we'll balanced
composition suitable for a light con
cert number. The second is much
more typical and original in the sim
plicity and mellowness of melody and
its treatment. The words, also written
by the composer, are perfectly united
to the tune and minor chord accom-
paniment in "Kinky Headed Boy. -
This should prove a fresh and popular
number-popular not only because of
it's "catchiness, but because of its
complete fitness and unity as q single
composition that is a little different
from the usual nanny" song. Both
are still in manuscript.
The program was opened by the
composers playing of a very old Afri-
can melody, a hymn song dedicated to
"'Taru." the God or Manitou of the
South African tribe of Zulus. A tribal
chief named Basuta composed the
melody with the native title "Elekula
Linamash Uni Name Anantlanu' .
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Rauscher's Monday. April IL. The
dinner will take the place Of the usual
! March and April meetings.

Members OF the American Country
Life Association held a very interest.
ing dinner at the Grace Dodge Hotel
last night
There was a program of discussion
following the dinner, led by Mr.. A. B.
Graham of the Department of Agri-
culture. The general subject present
ed was Recreation and Pastimes in
Rural Homes" Mr. r. A. Turner of
the Department of Agriculture took
as his subject Songs. Stories and
Verse. Outdoor Pastimes and
Games" was discussed by Miss Marie
NJ. Ready of the Bureau of Education.
Miss Ruth e, Henderson of the Amer
lean Red Cross spoke on ''Make-Be.
lieve and limitations" Mr.. A. b. Ora
ham spoke on Tricks, Shadow Pic.
lures, etc" There was general discus.
sion on contingent games, home
made playthings, flower toys, etc.
Mr.. Henry Israel of the New York
country Life Association was a. guest
of honor at the dinner.
Now that the attention of the world
is focused on China and the Far Pa
emo, 1t is particularly appropriate and
interesting that Capt. Edwin 7. Pol
lock mas chosen as the subject of the
WHICH ne VIII give Friday
AFTERNOON at the Wardman Park The
ater' the Island of Samoa. At Samoa
IS located one of the strategic naval
bases of the United States in the Pa.
cine Ocean, and the beautiful little
island is destined to play an important
part in any naval operations which
may ensue. Mrs. Anne Archbold is
one OF the patronesses for Can't. Pol.
lock lecture, and among the addi.
llonai subscribers are Countess Szech.
enyi', Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs.
Gharles DENLY, Mrs. Thomas Reed
Rabbl Abram Simon, Mrs. Demarest
Lloyd Mr.. Lynch Lucquer and Mrs
c. B. Wood.
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harmonic treatment and making
really lovely concert numbers.
III. r.
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Mrs. Brosseau to BE Feted
Ry Local Chapter of ID. A. II.

Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, president
general of the ID. A. r., is the guest oi
honor at the dinner to be given by the
Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter of the
D. A. r. in the Florentine room at
the Wardman Park Hotel this eve
ming. Covers will be laid for 65.
Mrs. Charles J. Bell has taken a
box for the second of the series of lee
lures being given by DIR. Louis f.
Anspacher, the noted dramatist, at the
Carlton Hotel Thursday morning. Mrs.
William Howard Taft, wife of the
Chief Justice of the United States Su-
preme Court, has subscribed for the
series of lectures which DR.. Ans
pacher is giving, the one Thursday to
be on ''the Place of Drama Among
the Arts Additional subscribers for
the lecture are Mrs. Theodore w.
Noyes, Miss Emily Storer and Mr..
John II. Storer.
Miss Alice Cults, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. r. NJ. Cults, one of the sea-
sons debutantes, is chairman of the
group of ushers for DIR. Anspacher's
lecture at the Carlton Thursday, and
has selected as her assistants Miss
Sallie Hews Phillips, Miss Helen
Strauss, Miss Helen Clifford, Miss
Florence Marlatt and Miss Jane Dun
bar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Constant Southworth
are showing this week at their apart
ment, in the Dresden, an interesting
collection of French colonial arts and
crafts acquired by Mr.. Southworth in
the Arab regions of North Africa.
Mrs. G. c. Calhoun will give a tea
Friday afternoon at the Carlton from
to O'Clock in honor of Mrs. Grace
Thompson Seton, president of the Ma
tional League of American Pen
Women, and Mrs. William Wolff
Smith, president of the District
League. All members of the league
are invited.
The Ohio Society of Washington has
issued invitations to members of the
society to a dinner in honor of Rep
resentative Theodore Z. Burton at
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The Basutas. Ffngues and other South
African tribes have all used this song
in religious worship and the COM
poser's program notes explain that
the echoes in the instrumental mum
her indicate the spirit OF distant noun
tain calls made with drums. 1t is q
number arresting in its uniqueness
and fascinating in its color. The song
as sung by Wellington Adams in the
African dialect shows the very vowel
singabieness of the tribal language,
the English translation both IN words
and slight changes in tempo brings 1t
into the revival type of song. AS a
piano work, being so arranged at this
time BY the composer, this 'Taru"
has really vital possibilities.
This composer is perhaps at his best
in the religious song numbers. ar
ranged for solo or quartet. such as
Go Wash in That Beautiful Pool. :"
DE Gospel Train" a spiritual that
Roland Hayes would sing excellently,
and Bow Down Low, You Sinners. .
all typical. yet very individual in his
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
70 the Health Department in the past "a
hours
Stella Garoufes, 20. Garfield Hospital.
Eugene Fngazzi. 81. 420I 9th 81
University Hospital
Albert wenk. 81 e22 9th Il. no.
Altamont NJ. Rogers, - 1t4s Morse
N. ne.
Annie f. Rednan. 81. 15e Tennessee
ave ne.
Henry e. Davis. 7e. 1891 10Th st.
George w Berry, Is. AIS 10th st, sc.
MARY Mary PiunReit.' 1Soit' a.. 1918 1918 'sn q.
Ellen c. McCord, 50. Wardman Park Hotel
Harvey r.. Earle, "a. United States Sol
diers' Home Hospital.
!. Christian De ollber 10 United states Sol
diers' Home Hospital,
William A. Turner. 65. Casualty Hospital
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The Ohio Society of Washington has
issued invitations to members of the
society to a dinner in honor of Rep
resentative Theodore Z. Burton at
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IORRAINE FOSTER SINGS.

Lorraine Foster. a young American
singer with a graceful. fiute-like voice
that is especially pleasing because It is
so admirably placed and trained. gave
group of songs in the home of Col.
and Mrs. George G. Thorpe last night.
Miss Foster sang numbers In Eng
lish, French, Spanish and italian.
She was accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. Paul Bleyden. one of the finest
accompanist in this city. The eli
max of the recital was the singing of
the famous Shadow Song" from
''Dinorah." with its tricky and some
what ungrateful cadenzas. ungrateful
in their extreme artificiality. BY re-
quest, Long. Long Ago" and THE
Four Leaf Glover" were sung. The
most effective song of the entire group
was an old seventeenth century
Spanish song. ''ZingareIIa." This
singer has pleasing personality, en-
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Marriage Licenses.

roildnrdiage iMlarriage licenses have been issued to the
rayst JShp 4 Fl xle Poole Of Rockville. Md. and Mar
Fred a. psttersono patttgeT or Ak RGoeMkyille Mse Nd;
2ts ar; James nash DAVIS and, Lula Austin.
/ Frsd mdainnlngton nnnggston and Pearl Coleman.
MdnrgueFife nsvJ EoId.s Morse Of st. Peters '"u = .
Pdvor PPddviu Ferreli and Mena Blanchard
Glacken. "na Nauihe I Mac
Ne1en, NNwetl d; blaakey and Marie H. Hawkins.
W;i5im 1WSS;ii59inm EdWards and Flossie e. Fields
,v,, Raranl Rana r. Hohlnson of this city and Eve
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June from Packard Institute, is
spending her Spring vacation in
Washington.
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart OF
Frankfort, KY, is at the Willard for
a few days.
The Tisitaw Club of the Immanuel
Baptist Church will hold it's first an
nual banquet tonight in the garden
house of the Grace Dodge Hotel.
Following the banquet an elaborate
program of music, speaking and spe-
cialiy prepared one-act scenes has
been arranged. Mr.. George A. Wat
son, president of the class, is in charge
of arrangements for the, banquet.
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ergy and style In singing. Her
voice is or such colorful quality and
resonance that she would be heard
TO best advantage in very large
room. or preferably in q concert
auditorium.
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Mrs. Arthur johnson entertained at
dinner last night at the Willard,
when she had six guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sanderson
Morris have with them at the Ward
man Park Hotel their niece, Miss
Florence Ingalls, Wilbur OF Brooklyn.
Miss Wilbur, who will graduate In
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Births Reported.

i The n. isrsn 2ns:s ssss,n: sas ssv Sss. &.
hoaEsi Henry 3. and Esther N. psvi.. boy.
George and Daisy A. Walker. boy.
Sam and Marie BAumgarten, EfH.
Richard A. and Catherine v. Adamson
girl.
Maximo and MichclinM Buouo. bsw
Mack and Annie BYRD, gtrl.
Edward and Mildred Dyson, boy.
Ernest and Edna Smith. girl.
Evening star., 1927-03-29

A rake having three rows OF forks
placed TO degrees apart on q drum
which revoives around the axle OF
the machine. has appeared In France
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-08
BEGIN SEPT. 6
TO PICK QUEEN

Continued from page three)
The entire Pageant is TO be
staged on a more elaborate scale
than ever before the announcement
states. Beginning with the arrival
of King Neptune and the complet-
ing beauties, the program will in
clude the bathers' revue, the
rolling chair parade, the baby and
juvenile revue, the reception to
Miss America" and her court, and
the American beauty ball.
The officers and employees OF
the Pageant committee will direct
the spectacle from new offices on
the Central pier, is is announced
The committee has removed from
it's old headquarters, in the city
hall, and is at work now sitting
entries for the preliminaries and
finals, incident to awarding the
crown TO Miss America 1927"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-08
PETITION ON SITE
FOR TERMINAL

Continued from page three)
act under which the Reading could
proceed is not significant, except
that it gives ample time to consider
fully all the conditions entering in
to terminal facilities in Atlantic
City.
Elisha Lee, vice-president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, declares
that he is in favor of a passenger
station or passenger stations for
both roads west of the Thorough
fare Announcement is also made
that the Pennsylvania is completing
plans for a great terminal calling
for the expenditure of approximate
ly 100000.
The progressiveness on the part
Of the two railroads is expected to
take into full consideration the
wishes of the people and hotel and
business interests in Atlantic City,
and, therefore, the careful consid-
Grafton given to the most import
ant question before Atlantic City
for years is well worth while.