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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
WILL DOUBLE SPACE

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This will make an area available
for landing twice as large as the
present space which was observed
with such care by Lindbergh be
fore he landed.
1t will increase the space avail
able for runways to almost the min
imum of 1000 feet, recommended
by the Department of Commerce
for airports for regular use.
Meeting with Commissioner
Kuehnle were, Ralph HARBOUR.
chairman Of the committee from
the Chamber of Commerce; Paul
Bradley, operator of the Curtiss
flying boat station at the Inlet, and
Kenneth B. Walton, l.. l.. Jones,
and A. It. Bell, also members of
the same committee were unable to
attend Others at the conference
were Mr.. Baldwin, superintendent
of the Airport; Harry Krechmer,
representing the Aero club of At
lantic City, and Thomas Husselton,
of the Chamber of Commerce staff.
The Aviation committee of the
Chamber presented to Commits
sioner Kuehnle a written report
from Inspector C. x. Wildman, of
the Aeronautics Branch of the De-
partment of Commerce at Washing
ton, whose chief, Assistant Secre-
tary William P. MacCracken, Jr. 4,
addressed the local chamber sever
al weeks ago on the necessity of
providing proper airport facilities
for Atlantic City.
WHAT is TO BE DONE
Inspector Wildman advised that
steps be taken to extend the pres
ent 1000 foot runways to a length
of at least 1000 feet each and that
each runway should be widened
very materially and as much as the
means available permit up to a
width of 800 feet. The present run
ways are little wider than an or
binary turnpike, but served excel
lently as a means to permit Colonel
LindDergn TO come here. He adj
vised further that the ground al
ready up to grade, be smoothed off,
he bushes removed, and graded all
over so that the land sloped off to
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25

the waterways and three sides OF
the field which will provide nat
ural drainage for the Airport
tract.
This will require considerable
filling in at the center of the tract
to allow d slope away to the water
ways sufficient to Grain rainfall
away quickly and prevent the
ground from softening under heavy
downpours. The importance of
this was demonstrated to thousands
when Lindbergh landed on Wednes-
day, for on the present UNFRAMED
tract large pools of water stood
forming dangerous spots for the
landing or taking off of aircraft.
The whole area should be planted
then with grass or such other seeds
as are necessary to form q sod
which will provide a hard floor
for aircraft use.
WOULD BE IDEAL
This plan would then provide
ideal airport conditions, smooth
ground on which to land in every
direction. 1t will require some time
10 develop a strong enough sod over
the entire tract to support aircraft,
however, and in the meanwhile
Commissioner Kuehnle plans TO eX
tend and enlarge the present grave
runways to provide twoway land
ing. One of these runways will be
swerved slightly to one side in the
additiona. width TO avoid itg align
ment with the dangerous radio
towers. This move is in accord
ance with the strong feeling of
Secretary MacCracken himself. on
that point.
PASSENGER SERVICE
The completion by next spring
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
Assessed At
$500 A Foot
Beachfront Property Valua-
tiOns Under Discussion
DefOre Tax Board

Claiming that hotels on the
beachfront have their taxes re-
duced because of political pub
and influence" former Mayor
Riddle, appearing before the State
Board OF Taxation in the Guar
antee Trust Building, said that
there might be new tax law be
cause the people of Atlantic City
are being robbed"
Riddle asked that his assessment
of S949,000 il the Riddle block on
the Boardwalk be reduced TO $685.
400. He stated that his rents this
year were $4,000 less than any
previous year since he has owned
the property. but that they were
assessed as much as the Haddon
Hall property.
Riddle pointed out that the
Strand Hotel assessment was re-
duced to 100000 in the past year
and declared that in 1926 this hotel
was assessed at 900, but re-
duced to 100000.
Defending this action, Assessor
Ralph Cavileer stated that the
beachfront property was equally
assessed at $500 a front foot, and
that if there had been an error il
was due to the fact that he had
figured a price for a restricted
portion which was unrestricted.
The board took the matter under
advisement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
Old Days Were
Good, But
When Some One Suggests
High Cost of Living" Look
Around the Home
LUXURIES THAT En-
CEED THRONE OF KINGS
BY f. E. G.

The average Mr.. and Mrs.
American think their living ex-
Penses are pretty high just now.
If they are in the "forties" they
compare present day expenses with
the good old days" But were they
really SO good, after all?
How many of US would be will
ing to go back to the good old
wash bowl and pitcher and the
little tin bath tub as compared with
the present day plumbing conven-
fences? In those days the water, if
heated at all, came from the family
teakettle or kitchen range reser-
voir. And, it was doled out by the
dipperful. Today, Mrs. American
turns on the faucet and a forty gal
Ion tank supplies an abundant
amount of hot water. Perhaps she
even has a modern, automatic gas
water heater,
Her kitchen, as rule, is
equipped with either gas or an
electric range, with oven attached.
No tedious waiting for the oven to
heat, no wrestling with green wood.
anxiety for fear the family will
arrive before the potatoes even get
boiling.
Then there were the good old
time kerosene lamps with their
wonderful variety of smells. How
many of US would feel lost today
without the electric switch, which
floods the house with light at one
turn?
Then there was the matter of
transportation. Those of US who
lived in the country, knew what
that meant, especially in winter.
A trip of any distance in those days
meant one long continuous SILVER
If we lived in the snow country II
meant more than that.
How many of us would want our
children to go back to the little
red school house with its states and
spit rags, it's teacher who was
afraid to let the class get too far
into the back of the arithmetic, and
its many other drawbacks? Not
many, l venture to say.
1t has been aptly said that the
modern stenographer enjoys more
comforts and luxuries chan did
Queen Elizabeth or her contem-
poraries. One has but TO look at
the pictures of those days to be-
lieve it
Then there is the telephone.
Rarely a home throughout the
country that does not boast one,
Time was, not so many years ago,
that if one wanted the doctor in a
hurry in the night, the horse must
be hitched to the buggy and driven
over miles of rough or muddy
country roads.
When one begins to recount, the
| list seems endless, almost; and
anyway, who would want to go back
to them. If there is such one, LEI
him come down front and let Us
all take a good look at him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
Don't Wait To Buy A Home
At The Bottom Price, It's A
Risky Piece OF Business
The Present Is The Right Time To Buy Provided One Is Able
10 Find The Estate That He Desires To Live In, For
These Never Glut the Market-Why Waste
Priceless Months Waiting?

us this good time to buy house?' This question is
heard repeatedly the Streets in hotels stores Offices
everywhere real estate constantly having asked of
them While it is hard for anyone to solve another PERSONS
problems for him, still opinion may be given that will
prove helpful, vital matter buying home.
While there may be hundreds thousands of houses
on the lists of brokers there comparatively few that
will find exactly to his TASTE And this goes long way
wards answering the question Of whether it is good time
to buy home. When finds what he wants at the
right price would seem to be the proper time to buy I'm
doubtedly good time to buy provided finds his
house.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
BRICK AND 5TONE WORK

Stone and brick work on the new
convention hall will begin Nov. z.
NJ B. MARYLAND, general contractor
of the building visited the plant of
the Indiana Limestone Co. and
that 20 carloads of
stone are now on their way to
Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
Airport, West Atlantic City,
To Be Greatly Improved
Commissioner KuenIe To Act Upon e. S. Inspector Wild
mans Recommendations, Which Will Make Landing
Place for Planes in Regular Passenger Service

Bader Field Airport West Atlantic City, will be made
entirely suitable landing place for all type of commercial
and passenger planes from all parts of the country
Commissioner Kuehnle that the city will pro-
coed with immediate program to clear level off, drain all
those parts Of the Airport tract Baer Field which
to grade nearly
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25

Advances buildings
local responsible $21S912 in
aable Atlantic County the Real property
taxation New aggregates
$504664 This $327015797 the aables in
report the Tax
Board
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25


will starting minute
midnight, November IL
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25

Democratic leaders looking entirely neutral territory
which hold their 1928 National convention Atlantic City
consideration The convention will selected al
meeting the National committee Washington January 2
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25

John B. Cook moved that com
mittee be appointed to obtain prices
on an emergency outfit to sub
NIT these prices at the earliest
possible moment. Raymond Ireland
and Dorsey I.ecompte were nppoini-
ed on this COMMITTEES.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25

weekends, when the hotels report
ed that they were filled to over
flowing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19

At Idaho, Macmillan won two
Pacific Coast Conference titles and
his teams were runner-up five
times. Minnesota is hopeful for
return to the court prestige enjoyed
years ago under DIR. l.. c. Cooke.
Michigan. Purdue and Indiana,
which finished the 1921 title race
in that order, seem to have the call
for top positions again this year.
Five of Purdue's last years war;
sity, led by Cummins, the high
point scorer of the conference, give
Coach Ward Lambert promising
start. For the preliminary games,
Lambert planned doubleheaders,
an innovation in conference circles,
to get a line on all his material.
Oosterbaan and Harrigan, the
champion passing pair of the con-
ference, are back in the ranks
again at Michigan. which seems to
have lost but little of the power
that carried it through to a cham
pionship last Winter. The Worve-
rines all are six-footers or better.
Indiana is not in such good shape,
having lost most of it's lettermen.
Lonberg begins his Big Ten court
career under a handicap at North.
western, for virtually all lettermen
are out of the running there.
Northwestern still has Waldo
Fisher for center, If foot ball in
juries have not incapacitated him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
SPIRIT OF RULE VIOLATED
BY MANY, SNAVELY AYERS
Thinks Elimination of Practice Would Be Good for
Foot Ball if it Could be Accomplished With
out Loss of Confidence in Opponents.

preceding our game with each scrub
player bearing the name of the Buck
nell man whom he represented. l re-
ceived proof of this fact just few
hours before the game and / can as
sure you that it did not tend to pro-
mote a feeling of friendliness between
the coaches, teams or colleges.
my feeling does not come entirely
from my experience with our own
rivals because I was asked by sew
eral coaches for information concern.
ing teams which we had played and
with which they had no-scouting
pacts. Under the circumstances / be-
lieve that it is far better to continue
the old system of open and friendly
scouting.
Bucknell Favors Principle.
"The Bucknell authorities are in ia
vor of no.scouting as n principle and
in one or two cases we may continue
to enter into such agreements, but as
a general policy we have found it to
be far from satisfactory"
Bucknells no-scouting agreements
were with Temple, Dickinson. Gettys-
burg, Geneva, Lehigh, Susquehanna
and Penn State. Coach Snavely NAM
ed no particular institution in his
criticism. He singled out Penn State
as one which conducted itself with
exemplary craftsmanship and did not
violate any agreement in any way"
With Army, Washington and JEFF
ferson and Nillanova. Bucknell made
no agreements not to scout. Buck
nell's only defeats were administered
by Army. Temple and w. and j., with
the Geneva game tied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
BOXERS TO BATTLE
TO AID THE NEEDY

CHICAGO. December 10 P.-To
raise $4,000 for Christmas baskets
for the poor. prominent Chicago box.
ing fans organized a show for tonight
with so rounds scheduled.
The proceeds will be Distributed
among the Christmas funds of various
Chicago newspapers. At the recent
banquet here to Gene Tunnev, $50 O00
was raised for this same purpose.
One change in the card was an.
nounced today by Promoter Jim Null
len, Joey Sanger. Milwaukee bantam.
weight contender. was forced to with
draw because of illness. Tony Mandeu
Of Boston has been substituted for
Sanger. against Benny kid Carter
of Los Angeles.
Otto Won Porat. Norwegian heavy
weight. and Ted Sandwina, recent i'm.
portation from Europe, meet in one
Of the five eight-round matches. Mike
Dundee, Junior lightweight challenger,
and Ray Miller. another Chicago 100
FOUNDER. box the main event.
A. J. Cermak, president of the Cook
County commission. and f. J. Kelly,
president of the South Park board,
which controls Soldier Field Stadium,
are the principal sponsors of the show.
Cermak's elOquence at the Tunney
banquet persuaded Billy Gibson Tun-
ney's manager, to tender 5000 "for a
gallery seat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
1872 BALkLINE MATCH
WILL OPEN TONIGHT
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19.-Welxer
Cochran of Hollywood, Calf, begins
defense of his 1872 bal1line billiard
championship against Jake SchaafeY
of Chicago tonight at Hotel PennsvI.
vania in 1,500-point match. Albert
G. Cutler, former junior champion w1I
referee.
The match will consist Of five blocks
Of 500 points, the first to be PLAYED m.
night and two games, afternoon and
evening. tomorrow and two moro ~
Wednesday. While a championsbfn
match usually was decided in thraa
blocks of 500 points, many times nc
games have continued past midnjsbt
so cochran and Schaefer have agreed
to the five-block arrangement.
Cochran, the youngest of Americas
cue masters. gained the world title ~
the last international tournament In
Washington in March Of this vaar
Eric Hagenlacher. the German cueist
who finished second in that brilliant
round Of play. was Cochran's FIRST
challenger. Hagenlacher held a long
lead over the new champion until the
final block, when Cochran in a sr,narh
exhibition overcame the Germans All.
vantage and retained the title bv
margin of a few points.
Schaefer, having been third man +,
the tourney, established himself as Tho
second challenger for the crown
Schaefer, who is one Of the WORLDS
greatest match players, is favored IN
win by many of the experts, includinr
Willie Hoppe, who held the chamDion'
snip Tor number of years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
LADIES' DISTRICT LEAGUE.

High team set-The Bibles. 1,47S.
High team game-Petworth and Temple,
High individual set-Frere tPetworthl
High individual game-Preble (King PM
13a,
Hss s sg ,l,sI (RRes,t,worth1, 3; u.
visl. IL.
In one of the most hectic matches
ever rolled in the Ladies' District
League the Billies las week emerged
from the battle with a clean sweep
over the leading Arcadia team.
Catherine Quigley. rolling anchor
for the Billies, came through with
spare in the tenth box, counting two
pints. which knotted the first game.
in the roll-off her accurate shooting
TO gather in 10 sticks beat Arcadia
by one pin. The second went to The
Billies after a rally which overcame
Arcadia's lead. Again Catherine was
called upon in the final box of the last
game and again she gathered in 10
NAPLES. which won the last by one
stick. Elsie Fischer was the high
scorer OF the match, with set of 306.
The Convention Hall team. with
Jennie Malcolm leading the way, with
game of 112 and set of 297, trimmed
Meyer Davis three games and is again
hack in the race after many reverses
during the early part of the season.
Virginia Yarnell was Meyer Davis
best performer, with 11S game and
313 set Convention Hall won the
second game in a roll-off.
Shooting its lowest set of the year,
King Pin was fortunate to win q
single game from Petworth. BY win
ming two games Petworth STAYED
right at the heels of the first two
teams and threatened to move into
first place should King Pin or Arcadia
falter. Marie Frere smacked the
naples for the best game of the week,
121. in her last effort.
With Margaret Miltner registering a
800 set. her best in several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
BY SOL METZGER.

When a block OffenSe is blocked
i'm turn by the defensive players
shopping the men they usually
cover, basket ball attack then de-
ponds upon getting third man in
the play around the basket SO he
will be free to shoot. As Prince
ton solved Penn's reverse cut and
pass attack by letting its defense
players trade the men they were
covering. PENIS counter was to
bring another man into the play,
usually the passer who started the
attack just beyond midcourt.
A brief resume of the initial
play and block is necessary to clear
PENIS counter method. You may
recall yesterdays article in which
\ and Ii for Princeton blocked
and 2 by having \ switch and
cover ,, instead of l. when b was
blocked from doing SO by No. l.
At this point No. 3. who started
the play by passing TO No. !, got
into the game by driving fast down
the court to the left, Immediately
after passing to No. 1. Thus. when
No. , got the ball by cutting over
to the right court in front of No.
I. although covered by A, he had
time to hook pass to No. 3. This
left No. free to dribble in and
shoot.
In Mondays article I will discuss
some Of the important points about
arp;Sp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
High team game-Plato. 500. -
High team set-Hercules. ]. 595.

Pericles took the odd game from
Aristotle in the Ahepa League for the
first time since October 81. George
Glekas, a new man in Versis' team.
is bowling well and this should boost
his lowly teammates. He rolled an
average of 107.
Because of the absence of J. Pappas.
the Aristotle team has weakened a
little, but with the inspiring Capt.
Panos it should give its opponents
tough fight.
Socrates is trying real hard to be
with the leaders but Dame Luck"
has been against it. 1t lost two to the
stalwart Hercules. 1t looks as though
Mantzouris will not relinquish any of
the records that he holds. He has an
average of Ills, rs spares, IA strikes,
and 367 game set.
Gus Dracopoulos tried hard to help
his team get two of three games by
rolling an average of ITO, but none
of his teammates passed the 100 aver.
age mark.
Hermis and Plato remained idle last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
By the Associated Press.
Y EWISBURG, Pa. December 10
A number of Eastern coaches


Y EWISBURG, Pa. December 10
A number of Eastern coaches
failed to adhere religiously to
- non-scouting agreements in the
1927 foot ball season, declares
Carl Snavely, head coach of the Buck
nell eleven, in taking a stand against
such pacts in the future.
Snavely said he believed elimination
of scouting would he good thing for
foot bali If it could he accomplished
without loss of confidence in oppo-
nents. Rival schools had good reason
for suspicious which were aroused this
season. he asserted.
''The non-scouting idea has been a
costly failure in the experience of
Bucknell University this season and /
shall not favor continual ton of this
policy in the future" Coach Snavely
said.
"Bucknell entered into agreements
with seven colleges to refrain from
scouting this Fall and have received
ample proof of the fact that several
of them failed to observe the letter
and spirit of the agreements.
Colleges Not Blamed.
"I do not believe that the college
ar the athletic department was at
fault in any of these cases. but l
have positive information that sew
eral individual coaches sought and Sc
cured information concerning cur
team through private representatives,
other coaches. or friends or relatives.
"In one fragrant case our opponent
had us secuted in several games and
had it's scrub teams using our plays
against the varsity for two weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19

The real upset of last week in the
Aggie League was provided by the
Central Stores team. Harry Nelson's
outfit, which has been battling all
season to keep out of the second
division, stepped on the gas against
the strong Interbureau quint and
swept all three games, shooting a set
Of 1851. Harry himself led the win.
ners with a set of 36l, but received
excellent support from Frank Donald
son and Myers. Lyons and Conklin
led the Ints with sets of $50 and 319.
While the 1nterbureaus was taking
these socks on the beeZer, Economics
frightened its hold on the first rung
by winning two games from the So
Kems, Dixon and Havener registering
sets of 345 and 1872. respectively. to
put over the winning punch. Charlie
Gersdorff's 300 was the best effort for
the So-Kems.
Shooting one of the most astonish-
ing sets ever registered by a team
of inexperienced bowlers, the Blister
Rust outfit put over games of SIG,
SCI and 538 against the Plant Bureau
team, taking two of the three. This
achievement is astonishing in the face
of the fact that Blister Rust carries
a team average for the season of but
479. Martin. Fivaz and Avery were
the big guns for the winners, while
DeGlantz. with a 328 set, led Plant
Bureau. Fivaz had high game for the
match, 1919.
The Accounts five, performing in
the absence of Capt. Stork, its star
shooter, worked on the NAPLES with
such earnestness that its high set for
the season registered 1877. This total
enabled the team to take all three
games from Shops. Ruppert's 362 set
was the best for the winners, while
AL Costello showed the way to the
Shops bowlers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19

made a brilliant record, has taken
charge of the Minnesota five and
Arthur Lonberg from Washburn
College, Topeka, Kans., is at North
western.
The Gophers are hoping for bet
ter things with their new coach.
and the Minnesota squad gives
promise of power. Six foot ball
men have joined the three court
veterans on the squad, which is
captained by Mally Nydahl, half.
back on the eleven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
.FAVORITES ARE VICTORS
IN SOCCER STRUGGLES

Favorites won in the four games
played yesterday in the Capital City
Soccer League
Clan MacLennan routed Army
Medicos, 10 to 0, to get a firmer hold
on first place: Capitols defeated Ger
manias, to 0; British Uniteds van
quished Rosedales by the same count
and Rockville and Arcadians battled
to a % tie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Coach Opposes Non-cog Navy Wants One Athletic Code for All

sary to provide for the eligibility rules
which are now general.
AS the teams of the service acad-
emies meet those of the colleges gen,
orally. it is not seen here how there
can be fair and sportsma Mike compe-
tition between teams composed OF
players who cannot have more than
three years experience in varsity
sport and those who can have from
four to seven.
Under these circumstances, the Ma
val Academy feels that it must abide
by the usual eligibility rules itself and
that it cannot, in fairness to itself,
meet as its particular rival a team
which has a tremendous advantage in
not abiding by these rules