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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
POINT FlREMEN IN
BRIDeEToN PARADE
Must be at Fire House Tomorrow
Morning at Il O'Clock Sharp.

Must be at Fire House Tomorrow
Morning at II o'clock Sharp.
At the Volunteer Fire Company
No. l, meeting Tuesday evening, il
was announced that all firemcn who
wish to go in the parade at Bridge
ton must wear their parade uni
forms and be at the fire house not
later than II o'clock sharp, Satur-
day morning.
All members who are going are
requested to be at the hall and go
WITH them. The parade will take
Lace in the afternoon.
The Waverly Hotel will open for
the season Saturday, May IL. John
Madden will open cafe in the
building on the same date. The ho-
tel will be under new management.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schenk ex-
pect to sail for Europe May rs, and
attend the International Rotary
Club Convention at Ostend- They
will return home in the fall.
Robert Collins was operated on
in a Philadelphia Tuesday, and is
improving.
George Saar is laid up with an in
jured leg and is now under the doc
tors care, as the result of breaking
through an old plank on one Of The
piers while fishing along the bay.
Mrs. Hamilton Burden left We'd
nesday for New York, where she ex.
poets to spend the rest of this
month with Mrs. Ernest Mcneil, Jr.
Edward Korb, Of Philadelphia, re-
turned home Tuesday after spend
ing several days at the Anglers
Club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
PERSONALS

Chief John D. Haines, Henry DIV
er, r. L. N. Bonner, Albert Palmer
and Chris Spitz, are the new griev-
ance and fire prevention commit
ttee Of the Active Volunteer Fire
Companies.
The Loyal Order of Moose will
hold their dinner-dance at the Gate
way Casino, Friday evening, May
18th.
Councilman George McCurdy has
accepted a position in Cuba and will
leave the Point Saturday for the
South.
Mrs. Florence Bell and son, Will
lard, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Mrs Mary Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Powell and
Mrs. Edward Campbell, of Ocean
City, have returned home after be-
ing entertained by Councilman and
Mrs. John Miller.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13

What have become of the old
fashioned kid who knew the mean
ing of strap OIL"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
VISITORS AT SOMERS POINT STRUCK
BY AIR OF PEACE, QUlE7NESS
Bayside City Historic, However, With Monuments Telling
of Fame of Yesteryear-CasinO is Beautiful
Building - New Road a Boon

a visitor gazing for the first
time upon the beauties of this
Mainland community known as
Somers Point is Immediately
struck by the quiet and PEACEFUL
ness that is predominating Look
ing out over the almost still
waters of Egg Harbor bay one
would not connect them with the
warships and sailors once seen in
this now calm harbor. Or taking In
the streets that face the water
front, with their green trees and
headges, one would never dream
that they once contained breast
works from in back which deter
mined colonists fought for the
freedom which their defendants
now enjoy.
In fact, were it not for the monu
ments that have been erected to
eommerate these things, the new
conner would remain there IN
definately unaware of the sacred
ground uron which he stood.
Residents, however, are not con
tent to fall back and bask in the
. reflected glories of half century
ago, but make their daily work
stand out by itself, as can be seen
from the ideal home community
which they have built up along
this once almost deserted shore.
The imposing Gateway Casino is
the first building that comes to the
eye of the visitor as he steps off
the car This white stucco struct-
ure. which has become rem
devious of the younger folk of
Atlantic City and the nearby Main
land, stands at the Somers Point
entrance to the $4,000 auto bridge
which connects it with Ocean City.
Vas This site was formerly occupied
by the old Bayview Hotel, with its
wide porches and lattace work,
which used to be the gathering
place of fishermen and sportsmen
in that section. 1t is named as
among the earlier structures built
there. The old fishing pier adjoin-
ing the Casino is the only part of
the former institution left standing
today. From this pier can be seen
the surrounding territory for miles.
About six miles to the northeast
is Absecon Island. Most of the
lower section of the island is
visible.
Southwest across the inlet,
Ocean City. two and a half miles
away is clearly seen. AS the eye
wanders to the northwest it
catches a glimpse of where the
Great Egg Harbor and the Tucka-
hoe rivers emerge from the forests
and pour their clear waters into
the tide. Fed by such clear water
and having direct inlet to the
aea, the Great Egg Harbor bay has
"a purity, life and free flow Of tide
SURPRISING all other bays on the
New Jersey coast.
Walking up Bay avenue the
visitor next comes to the Municipal
pier, extending out over the blue
waters. On one side of the pier
is Somers Points bathing beaches.
These are guarded throughout the
summer months by guards. The
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT

Miss Helen Conlon to Marry E.
Parish Adams, of Princeton
Mr.. and Mrs. James Conlon an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter, Helen to E. Parish Adj
ans, Jr., of this city and Prince
ton. He is the son of z. Parish
Adams, ST., OF Princeton. The we'd
ding is expected to take place, some
time in June.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
BALL CLUB WINS
Somers Point A. A. Defeats Ocean
City Blue Ribbons.

Somers Point A. A. Defeats Ocean
City Blue Ribbons.
The Somers Point Athletic Club
crossed bats and defeated the strong
Ocean City Blue Ribbon Club by
the score of to on the home
grounds. The new team Is doing
good work this year and their line
up was as Follows: Catcher. w. L.
Campbell; pitcher, B. Stretch; first
base, d. Hewitt; second Lase, D.
Balsley; third base, J. Johnson:
shortstop. J. Steelman; 1eftfield.
Hyde and Harris; centerfeld. L.
Tallman; rightfield, M. Dissinger-
Mrs. Sadie Wood had charge of
the entertainment held in the
Pleasantville w. C. T. IT, Hall on
Monthcr's Day.
Mrs. Samuel Anthony is i'll at her
home after suffering from Slight
stroke of paralysis last week. She is
reported to be slightly improved at
present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
Bayside
City
Notes
CLUB HOUSE IS
Being COMPLETED
Will Open With Appropriate
Ceremonies July 4--Chas.
Hoffner, Pro.
COURSE IN GOOD SHAPE

The new Ocean City Golf Club
House is progressing rapidly and
Charles Hoffner, of Philadelphia,
will assume his duties as profess
sional Instructor at the Golf Club
OH Sunday, May Is.
They are going to open the new
club house Monday, july 4, with ap-
propriate Independence Day cere-
monies.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-13
A Shortage of Food

Nurse-"It is time for you to
take nourishnent again"
Patient-"Fm tired of taking
nourishment; give me something
to eat"
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
BOBBY JONES
To Write For
The Times

Bobby Jones. the greatest
golfer Of all time. has con.
scented to contribute q series
Of articles to The Washington
Times. The first Of his series
win appear I'm this papss 90
morrow:
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
a DEAD TAKEN
FROM NINE

EVERETFSVILLE, w. Va, May
3.-Rep0Ets that . member Of 3
rescue team heard, what IL be-
leved might be possibly 3 signal
from the ent0mbed miners In mine
No. OF the New England fuel
and Transportation Company to-
day caused the rescue parties to
redOuble their efforts to reach
them.
EvERETTsVILLE, w. Va. May
S.--The toll In the Everettsville
Mine disaster reached twenty-four
shortly afternoon today when six
bodies were found far back in the
main heading Of mine number three
Of the New England Fuel and
Transportation Company. Seventy
men are still in the mine.
The bodies were not removed
from the heading which IL about
5000 feet. back from the entrance
of the mine.
Faint hope that forty to fifty OF
the entombed miners may have
escaped the deadly gas, was revived
today when veteran miners sus.
gested that a group might have
taken refuge in a battriced airway
about mile and a half from the
mine mouth.
The airway, known as North
-Four, amply supplied with fresh air
which it Is believed would not be
affected by gaseous fumes else.
where In the mine, will hold forty
or fifty men, miners said, and could
easily have been reached by that
number working nearby.
The airWay is the lowest place In
the mine, and probably il slowly
filling with water, however. it ID
believed, due to the fact that the
huge line pumps were stopped by
the blast.
II the airway can be reached by
rescue crews within three or four
days, it is felt that any men who
might have taken refuge there may
be rescued alive.
The trapped miners will have
been imprisoned without food
seventy-two hours.
Mine experts say they could easils
withstand the torture of entomb
ment were it not for the presence
of deadly gases.
The latter. 1t tE feared, preclude
any chance Of their coming oui
alive now.
Gas Is SO prevalent Throughout
the mine, that officials fear further
blasts nnomentarily.
For this reason rescue work Il
progressing very slowly.
Cause Of the explosion remaini
2 mystery and likely never win b,
known. r. M. Lambie, chief of tn,
West Virginia State Bureau O
Mines declared.
It is possible that an electri,
spark from trolley wires ignited al
accumulation Of gas or coal dust
or the blast may have been causei
by a collision Of mine cars which
would suddenly compress the min,
gas, thereby causing It to explode.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
+ [ 0 D D PERILs
NEW REGIONS
InternaAonsl News .ssrxies

d AAANDAAAAuANtAANh
BATON ROUGE, La, May b.
With residents evacuating at least
Is towns and villages in northeastern
Louisiana. former Gov. John M.
Parker, Federal relief, dictator for
the State, stated today that the still
rising Mississippi waters threatened
an area with population of $4,000
In half a dozen parishes bordering
the west bank Of the river north of
Baton Rouge.
1--WE had no loss of life In 1922.
the worst flood we have ever known
before" Parker said, in relief head.
quarters in the statehouse. 'If the
people will heed the warnings sent
out from day to day we will have
no further loss Of life this year"
Evacuation Ordered
Flood waters which have been,
coursing through Arkansas for 10
days have passed over the Louisiana
boundary, inundating large sections
of East Carroll, West Carroll, Gaia.
houla and Warehouse parishes. Con-
cordia Parish had been gradually
flooding since the opening Of the
Glasscock break last 4 Saturday.
Evacuation orders have BEEN issued
for q score Of towns in Avoyelles
and st. Landry parishes. which are
threatened by q break in the Bayou
de Glaize levee at Big Bend.
The greatest peace-time mobiliza.
ton of relief forces the State ever
has known is functioning today in
an effort to avert further disaster.
Our motto is to fight as long as
- Il - = -
when we lose that fight, to turn
our energies to saving lives"
Parker said across the desk from
which he directs the Statewide or
ganization.
are .patrolling the levees at
threatened points sending hourly
reports Of river conditions to gen
eraI headquarters here. When
danger il imminent at any point,
militia engineers in the office OF
Adjt. Gen, l.. A. Toombs, adjoining
that Of Governor Parker. plot the
probable course Of the overflow
these the evacuation warnings are
shown.
Town OF 5000 Doomed
The latest orders called for the
exodus today from Bunkie, q town
Of 5000, and Marlsville, the parish
seat Of Avoyelles parish. Marks
vile had been selected as the site
OF one Of the numerous Red Cross
primary relief camps before a break
in the Red River levee at Echo. La.
turned the waters Of that channel
into the parish.
"A minute.man organization, with
1,6OO University Of Louisiana stu-
dents, Is at the command OF Gov.
ernor Parker for relief work In the
newly stricken territory. Groups of
students drilled for days in relief
work are ready today to man some
200 flat-bottomed skiffs anchored to
the Coast Guard cutter Saukee at
the Baton Rouge river front. Each
boat is equipped with emergency
relief supplies. including drinking
water. and food. and two-nian crews
Of studepts have already been -
snAo@~ y - 4 = =. =
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

Odd you have luncheon with
him that afternoon?
A.-No.
Jury Fascinated by Her
Q.-When did you see Gray that
evening of March z?
A.-Between, IL and 11:3O.
Yes. her husband was at home
asleep" No, her mother wasn't
at home. She seemed quite calm.
but deadly cold, in her replies. AZ
one point she turned to Justice
Scuddef, and asked to be allowed
to explain her answers fully.
Froessel had demanded ''yea' or
mo" answers.
She didn't like the cross-exan,in.
er's accusatory manner ana she
wanted the judge to know it-and
perhaps the Jury, too, which
watched her as IL fascinated.
The court gently admonished
Froessel and then asked her %
answer questions: ''yes," or ':no.
Q.--When Gray left you the Might
OF March z, you gave him back
the sastweight?
A.-Yes.
Q.-You knew he was going g
kill your husband?
Ayes.
Q.-That's why you gave him
back the sashweight?
A.-Yes.
Q.-You didn't ten the poles.
your brother, or any one else tI,af
Gray was going to kin your hus.
\ 3. s
A.-No.
0-Hou used % set . Isttsr )
Continued On Page .. cclumn il
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

Unused transportation at used car
prices can be yours today-buy Q good
used car Of your own from tOdmy's
Times and Herald Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

Mra. Ruth Snyder has id.
mitted that she had her hus.
band aien 4 81. 900 doable
indemnity insurance policy
without bis knowing any.
thing about Il and then kept
il q secret from him, paying
the premiums herself and
keeping the receipts IN 1
safety box recorded at the
bank under the name Of Ruth
Brown.
In drawing this admission
from her, the State bOIstered
its contention that she cOldIy
planned the murder Of her
husband to get the insurance.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
BAKER Staying.
ARREST NEAR

FREDERICKSBURG, Va,
May 3.-Arrests are expected
today in connection with the
brutal Staying of little nine
year-old Albert Baker, whose
body was found in the Kappa
: hammock River yesterday after
noon sewed up in a sack and
hound with wire.
Slain Like Snyder
Owing to the length of time the
body has been submerged, an ex-
animation hassbeen most difficult,
but so far the Indications are that.
the lad met his death in much the.
same manner that Albert Snyder,
the art editor Of New York. was
killed.
Strangled Marks Show
1t IL believed that the fracture
at the base Of the skull was caused
by some heavy instrument, and
marks on the neck indicate that he
! was subsequently strangled, doctors
said.
1t was first believed that the boy
was hit by an automobile on Feb
ruary 20, when he first disappeared,
and that the excited motorist, after
picking up, the boy, found him to
be dead and tried to hide the evil
dences Of the accident.
d. LAT ali
abandoned by the authorities. Ex-
aiming physicians are expected to
make an announcement today that
the boy was not killed instantly and
| that the murder was deliberate.
Id Ii even possible, they are ex-
i pected to say. that teh body was not
put into the water until a month
after the boy had disappeared.
The examinations are being con-
Quoted by DIR. John e. Cole, city
coroner DIR. George Blight Harri-
son, and DIR. F. c. Pratt, brother
Of Police Inspector Henry Pratt. of
Washington, d. @.
N has been established that the
/, BODY was not mutilated as thought
ut first, and no bones were broken.
Two Fredericksburg men, whose
names have not vet been learned,
are said to have identified the bag
| as one they saw floating in the
river near fredericksburg about
four days ago.
They thought it was q dog or cat
In q. bag and did not disturb it. they
explained.
1t was seen later about six miles
from fredericksburg at very low
tide by Leslie Gardner and Earl
Bowie while they were fishing.
Becoming curious they investt-
gated and found the body.
Although the discovery deepens
the mystery, it gives the authorities
q definite course of action. and re-
moves the theory that the boy was
accidently killed.
The bag offers little az a clue, and
the wire is of variety used for
many purposes and hard 70 trace,
but II Ii understood the police are
carefully guarding some evidence
tcQatl1usa On -Raga-a. -colunan- So
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

AA@~eeAAeA0 N0AN@ NSAAASA A8qAA4 90
examination that she plotted I
had helped to beat him to dea
II Wasn't In the room when my
husband Was killed. she insisted.
When court adjourned at 1898
O'clock this afternoon for the lunch
con recess. she was still on the.
stand.
She had been on the stand nearly
eleven hours. eight Of which were
erOss.exaHninMtion SHE vas bonn
bnrted with questions for tgO hours
and tIllrfv-ftVe minutes this morn.
inG By the belligerent Charles j.
FrOessel. assistant district attorney.
COURAGE IS ADMIRED
No amount OF legal cross fire could
break down her version OF what hap.
pened the night Of the murder.
The aggressive Froessel shot ques-
ton after question at her, and while
at times her spunk and spirit seemed
to be deserving her, indomitable will
always came to her rescue and she
pulled herself through.
Spectators, who had sat fascinated
watching her, left the courtroom
loudly expressing their admiration
Of her courage. even though many
Of them, particularly the droves Of
women spectators. scoffed at her
story.
She admitted she kissed Gray
shortly before he murdered her hus.
band, and that he kissed her, but
she maintained again and again that
she was not in the room when he
beat the sleeping husband with the
sash weight.
Saved Gems. She Admits
II was in the bathroom" she in.
sisted.
She admitted. however. that she
protected her jewelry from Gray
that night, but did not protect her
husband from him.
She admitted leaving q bottle Of
whisky for Gray, most Of which he
drank.
She also admitted she could have
kept Gray out OF the house by keep.
ing the doors locked.
why didn't you do it," shouted
Froessel.
Because" she said, st thought I
could talk him out OF it as I had
done before
Finally, she said that the comics.
sion she originally gave to the POI
lice was not true in its entirety.
The State went over the comics.
sion point by point Just before adj
journment for luncheon and she told
what she now says Is the truth.
Her new statements did not vary
much from her direct testimony ON
the witness stand Friday.
Admits Discussing Plan
She took the stand at exactly 10
o'clock and sat there quietly az
Justice Townsend Scudder warned
spectators to maintain decorum.
The courtroom was packed, mostly
with women.
Froessel then began his question
ing.
Madam, :" he said slowly, ''it was
the early part Of this year that
Gray talked about getting rid of
Snyder"
Eyes" she answered in q low
voice that had q nasal tingN to II
as 1t grated through the radio am
plifiers
o.-Mr. Gray wrote you about
his plans to kill your husband7
Ale did.
Q.--And talked to you over the
telephone about them?
Ayes.
Q.--And on March 5 he gave YOU
package which you found out later
contained sashweight?
A.--Yes.
Q.--when you found the sash.
weight you knew Gray meant bust
ness, didn't you3
Ayes.
Q.--And when he visited you at
your home on March he meant
business. too, didn't he?
Ayes.
The answers came almost laclra-
daisically.
Q.-Now, madam, did you see Gray
between Saturday. March 5, and
Monday. night, March z?
| A.-No.
o.-You met him on Monday
afternoon. didn't you?
| Al Gid not.
There Was aspsrity in this quick
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

Francisco. while Consul General
ziegIer Is on extended leave Of alb
senoe. was announced at the em-
bassy today.
Rudolf Leitner. who has been
acting consul general 1t CHICAGO
elnse -the pesmetlen II czapNl Cen
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
Hostess AT Trial

AMONG THE spectators at the
Snyder trial is Mrs Alma SchIes-
niger. Of Washington society,
whose Dupont Circle home the
President and Mrs. Coolidge are
occupying during repairs to the
White House.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
Il HOURS ON STAND SEE
RUTH Still FIRM
NIEh|||AILS
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
Internatlonal Nawa eervlce

C0URTH0UsE, LONG ISLAND CITY, N. r. May S-lns
Ruth Snyder, with nerves Of steel sat before
mcrOphone in the high witness box in here today where
she and her former lover Henry Judd Gray trial for
the murder of her husband Albert Snyder and in cold
metallic voice denied again and again under blasting cross
examination that she plotted kin her husband Or that abe
had helped TO beat him to death.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
Emil Wiehl Appointed
Acting Consul General

appointment Of Evil wiehi. first
secretary Of the German embassy,
- eetiag ssnsHl seneRa 81 90.
The Washington times., 1927-05-03

eral Steinbach "a German minister
to Colombia, will succeed wiehl here
tennporsrilv' THE shifts win be ef.
fective early. in June upon the re-
turn 70 Washington Of Ambassador
Won Nathan from .,his Western
tour
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-09
TIME TABLE
PICKWICK STAGE
SYSTEM
Leaving Douglas
WaSt1NOuuA

Leaving Douglas
WestbOund
7:45 A. M. For all points
west.
$3.50 A. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
11:00 A. M. For Bisb ee.
Tombstone, Tucson,
Phoenix and NogaIes.
200 P. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. For all points
west.
EastbOund
$3.50 A. M. LordsburG DEM
ing and Ell Paso.
7:15 P. M. Lordsburg, Dem
ing and Ell Paso.
Arriving at Douglas
From the West
1850 A. M. From all points
west.
1850 A. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 T. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
6:O5 P. M. From all points
west.
$3.50 P. M. From Bisbee.
Tombstone, Tucson,
Phoenix and Nogales.
From the East
700 A. M. From Lordsburg,
Deming and Ell Paso.
1880 P. M. From Lopdsburg.
Deming and Ell Paso.
All Stages Depart From
Pickwick Stage Depot
1Sz4 u Ave. Phone 38S
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-09
Crude Oil Production
Decreases 1880 BbIs.

NEW YORK, March s QP-The daily
average gross crude oil production in
the United States decreased 22,300 bar
rels for the week ended March 5, to-
falling 2,464,O5O barrels, says the
weekly summary of the American Pc
troleum institute today.
The daily average production east
of California was 1,S1S,450 barrels, a
decrease of 24,SO0 barrels.
Wyoming, 5G,75O; decrease 6O5O.
Montana, 1850
Colorado, $3.50; increase. 300.
New Mexico, 1850; decrease, 500.
California, GAS, 900; increase, $500.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-09

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona, Janu-
ary %, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that Levi p,
West of McNeab Arizona, who, on Sep
tember s. 1922, made enlarged home
stead entry No. 047662, for the NE,
Section "a, Township 21 s., Range 25
E., G. & S. r. Meridian, has filed no.
tice of intention to make Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before H. c. Beumler,
U. S. Commissioner, at Douglas, Ari-
zona, on the 18th day of March, 1921
Claimant names as witnesses: Wal
ter Neel, Walter Fulcher, Thomas Lea
son. Lolita Neel, all of McNeal Ari-
zona.
HENRY A. MORGAN, Register.
First publication Feb. s, 1927.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-09
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
office at Phoenix, Arizona, February
2S, 1927.
NOTICE is hereby given that Ralph
c. Cowan, devsee of Martin w. Bost-
wick, deceased, of McNeal, Arizona.
who, on April l. 1922, made original
stock raising homestead entry, No.
O53531, for all of Section 8, Township
21 s., Range 25 f., G. and S. r. Meri-
dian, has filed notice of intention to
make Three Year Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore H. c. Beumler, u. S. Commissioner
at Douglas, Arizona, on the 31st day of
March, 1927.
Claimant names as witnesses: Will
liam J. Davis and william Cowan, of
McNeal, Arizona; William j. Geers, of
Gleeson, Arizona; Alfred c. Stevenson,
of Bisbee, Arizona.
HENRY A. MORGAN,
Register.
First publication February 26, 1927.