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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31
MITE SOCIETY GIVES
s.sNsa,a PLAY IN AUDITORIUM

Musicai Program FolIows--Many
Enjoy Arranged Program
rs = A1ssa eass;asa sse the. Pssaehv.
. - teriaa church presented @Aunt
sre s,sshaisaha Aliens Family Album,
-, Tuesday night in the school audi
..., forum,
W The characters were: Aunt Sam
niatha Allen, Mrs. May NJ. Town
send; Joshua Allen James Ballan-
time; Thomas Jefferson, Allen Chas.
Holcomb; Thrysia Allen, Catherine
Mccarthy; Betty Bobbie, the Poet,
&, = MRS Adenath: Maggie Snow, Edna
4 - sFaitbfothers; Widow Doddles, Miss
Lillian Draper; Mrs Tut, Mrs.
Frank Blummer: Ardella Tut, Edith
Freas, Mrs. Ira Book, Catherine
siaith Elder Wesley Linkly, Rus
sell Elwood, and Mrs. G. Washing
ton Flaw, Miss Hannah Madden.
some Of the hats and dresses worn
were 100 years old.
They were secured from ehe old
sa est families in Abseeon.
.s, After the AlbHmpa4 musical pro-
a.sss gram was enjoyed. It follows
Solo, Ny Mother" and Dawn
Miss Helen McAvoy, accompanied
srnaqBy Herman L. Madden.
~ .as Reading. Mrs. Harnung. Lady at
tie Railroad station" and WON
en- Telephoning."
Solo, 4nvictus" and "untii
Thomas Wolf
Solo, my Ships and Homing"
Miss McAyoy
Reading, Mrs. Harnug, Cubic Art
Exhibit and "Saleslady in De-
s bartnlent Store"
,Fhe affair was largely attended
'saii By local and out Of town people.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31

The average man isn't half so
anxious 10 bet on a sure thing as
those behind The game are to have
him do it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31
Bazaar Planned

The Junior Civic Club will meet
Thursday at the home Of Marion
Dick, of Zion road. Members are
asked to bring in as many dona-
lions as possible at this time. The
members Of the committee are
working hard to make their ba-
2aar a success.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31

Though the world may owe every
man a living, only the persistent
collector gets it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31
BIZ LEM ROBINSON
GRANGE HAS
MAY FESTIVAL
Many Prominent Members of orga-
nization Enjoy Evening at
Hqhlands

Highlands
1t was gala night at Absecon
Highland Grange Friday when a
May Festival was celebrated. After
the meeting the guests of the eve
ming We're introduced, the first
being Senator David II. Agans,
master of the N. ]. state grange.
He gave an interesting talk on
grange and farm organization. a
handsome ring, an emblem of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31

The man who is always hunting
trouble never has need to borrow
any.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31

Many q. seelnila y auccessiul ran
owes it ali to Ills wife'8 father
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31

$1,000 ts1-A
s~~ Nj. and Mrs Fred B. Audrey and
..ae,dagghter spent the weekend in
Pililqdelphia
IAN misses. Avis Blummer, Lillian
herbert, Mary Horner, Anna May
.,s. I1lniels.. Mary DiFillippi, Mildred
EFeag, Charlotte Juneiwiez and Ida
Bomker, attended the meeting of
the Junior Extension Class held ON
Tuesday afternoon under Che leader
ship Of Mrs. Frank hummer.
Tie Abseeon Highland Grange
w4fTfoftis a Booster Night Friday
IN the Absecon Highlands Grange
Master Agens OF the State Grange,
viii be the speaker Mirthnlakers
win present a musical program.
Afr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31
ISSUE PLUMBING PERMITS

Inspector Thomas Draper Makes
t3fss lssiR sf2eport-Total to $3.50
tThe Absecon Plumbing Inspector
7as fhofnas Draper, issued permits for
MAY amounting to $3.50. The per-
mits follow. Mr.. Tucker, c. M
Townsend. Taggert ana Ilaliey Mr
ysiss Nelson, "raggert and Kelley Earl
Paleonos Construction Co., Joe Alex
FL sahder, George Conoyer Mahoney
Construction Co, Oaks Volunteer
Fire Company. Two licenses ise'ie.
Y. ! - Ralph A. DeGrossa, of Pleasantyille,
$500: G. A. Mott, Pleasantyilie.
II ~ e2500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
WRIT FILED TO SHIFT
WARE BALLOT FIGHT
South Moves to Hare Reed Com
mittee Contest Transferred
to Appellate Court.
By the Associated Press.

by bHo ASsOCldtcd 1TCSS
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Jerry
C. South. assistant sergeant-at.arms
OF the Senate, today filed a copy of a
writ of certiorari with the clerk Of
the Federal Court for the purpose OF
having transferred to the Court OF
Appeals the fight of the Senator "Jim"
Reed investigating committee to oh.
tain ballots cast in the Vare.Wilson
senatorial election contest, last year.
No action was taken on South's move
today.
South's writ sought to have the
record of proceedings before Judge j..
Whitaker Thompson two weeks ago,
in which the latter disclaimed juris'
diction on the petition of the Reed
committee to have all ballots cast in
the senatorial election in Delaware
County. turned over to. the Court of
Appeals. At that time Judge Thomp.
SON gave it as his opinion that the
question at issue was for the Senate
rather than the Federal Court to
determine. s..
Senator-elect William S.. Ware yes.
terday issued a statement in which
he urged that the entire vote cast in
the disputed election be recounted by
the Senate's standing committee on
privileges and elections and offered Il
aid in meeting the expense. Senator
David A. Reed of Pennsylvania. Is
expected here next Tuesday for a
conference with Mr.. Ware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

down to the smallest detail. Experts
are available in Hollywood for almost
every conceivable type of event no
matter how unfamiliar 1t may be to
the ordinary individual. When COM
pleted 1t will pass muster with the
most exacting expert.
Period furniture Is available in vast
quantities so that on short notice it
Is possible to assemble a set" with
chairs, tables and other furnishings
exactly in character with the scene
represented. Hollywood has vast
storehouses Of such material instant
~ available and. in addition, it has
organizations capable of turning out
freak stuff not Immediately available
in the shortest possible space of time.
All of these things combine to make
Hollywood. They are not duplicated
any place else and they could not be
duplicated without enormous expendi-
ture OF time and money because it has
taken just exactly that expenditure to
establish them in Hollywood. 1t has
taken Is years or more Of costly ex-
perimentation to develop the sources
Of personnel and material now avail
able in California.
Thus from the four corners Of the
earth have come the component parts
which go to make Hollywood vast
clearing house of the worlds best mo-
ton picture thought and execution, a
gigantic melting pot of the worlds
ideas, whose celluloid product. the
motion picture, by reason Of its cos
mopolitan origin Is doing an unprece-
denied work in disseminating the
worlds thought and creating bet
:er international understanding.
(Copyright. 1927. in all countries by North
American Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING.
Man Is Charged With Breaking
Into Victims Home. ...

STATESVILLE. N c.. July % Up.
Accused of breaking into the home
of A. w. johnson last night and
shooting Johnson, Ounce Summers.
SIS years old. was arrested and placed
in Jail here today. Summers denies
the charge.
Johnson lives miles northeast
of Statesville. About. 1870 o'clock
last night some one entered the john
son home and shot johnson through
the left arm as he lay asleep in bed.
The wound was slight.
Today johnson and his wife came
to Statesville. They asserted that
they both recognized Summers, with
whom they had some trouble, after
the shot was fired. Summers was ar.
rested at the home of VIII Moore,
near the scene Of the alleged attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
BRINGS ADVENTURE HOME.
Princeton Alumnus Writes Of I'm
usual Experiences Abroad.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. July 20 R.---
When Richard Halliburton finished at
Princeton in 1921 he struck out for
foreign shores. He came home with
enough unusual adventures to write a
travel book which has been q best
seller ever since.
Now he has returned from another
excursion, into classic Greece. He
swan the Heliespont, matching the
feat Of Leander and Lord Byron. He
ran the marathon, as did Pheidippides
1000 years ago.. He circled the walls
of Troy thrice, emulating Achilles and
Alexander: he climbed Mount Parnas.
sus and he scaled the walls of the
Acropolis at night.
These are some Of the experiences
he tells Of in his second book, 1.-THE
Glorious Adventure" The youthful
author and traveller Is only rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
new TRIAL DENIED
WARDEN IN Staying
Judge Shackleford at Norfolk
Holds Floyd 7. Mercer Must
Serve 10 Years.
By the Associated. Press.


NORFOLK, Va, July estate
Game Warden Floyd T. Mercer, con.
victed of the murder of Lee Water.
field. Back Bay Gun Club keeper, Feb.
ruary 4, was denied new trial today
by Judge o. L. Shackleford in Cor
poration Court.
Sentence of ten years in the pen
itentiary for second degree murder
was passed on Mercer, whose bond
Of $4,000 was continued to October
3, while his attorneys. prepare a bill
Of exceptions to the verdict, They
shave announced they. will take the
case to the State Supreme Court Of
Appeals, but Willard r. Ashburn, Of
! MERGERS counsel, today said he did
not expect the case, could be placed
before the higher tribunal until next
Spring.
} "Fabrications" was the brand which
Judge Shackleford, in his decision on
the motion for a new trial, placed
upon the testimony Of Mercer and
Wardens John T. Capps and William
J L. Birsch, that they did not. fire upon
Waterfeld and, the two hunters who
! were with him until the hunters had
fired: upon them. >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
CHINESE EMPRESS BOOK
TO BE EXHIBITED IN U. S.
One Of Worlds Oldest Works,
Printed in 1405, to Be
Displayed.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON.-Dr. Otto Vollbehr, Ber-
lin collector, will exhibit !, in the
United States one Of the oldest books
in existence. printed in China in l405
and purchased here.
Books printed in China during the
early period Of the famous Ming
dynasty are almost unknown. e..
The end Of the preface and the be.
ginning Of each chapter has. the i'm.
preston of large red seal composed
Of four characters. Hou Tsai Chin
Chin, seal OF the empress" Hou.
tsai. literally "thick-contain," stands
for the earth which symbolizes the
empress. as the emperor derives his
origin from heaven. This seal Of the
empress was placed In the book when
it was added to, the royal library In
l405. 1t also contains a preface writ.
ten by her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
FLYING AID SEEN
IN FAILING STARS
Astronomer Holds MeteoriteS
May Give New Facts
About Heights.
By the Associated Press.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 23.-Avia
ton will some day CLEAN from fallen
meteorites some important knowledge
about the upper air, DIR. d. w. More
house. president of Drake University
and distinguished astronomer, is con-
WINGED.
When science progresses farther in
the study of failing stars" he be-
lieves, it will learn from them facts
about the height and character of the
upper layers of the earth's atmos-
phere which may conceivably alter
the present ideas of the universe and
may prove of great value in the prac-
teal field of flying.
NO one actually knows the origin
OF meteOrites." he says. Theories
range from the belief that meteorites
are thrown off by the moon to the
supposition that they are pieces Of
disintegrated stars.
The hypothesis that they are
chips off our solar system Is most
appealing to me. 1t seems well
established that meteoric showers are
the remains of worn out comets whose
orbits the earth crosses in it's revolu.
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
WALKING UNDER LADDERS
WOULD HAVE SAVED TWO
Pedestrian Avoiding Old Jinx
Hit by Paint, Another

Correspondence of the Associated Press. -
LONDON There's something dead
wrong" with the old superstition
against, walking under a ladder. Two
events here in the last three days
have proved that. it is ''all the bunk"
At the corner of the Strand and
Essex street an Immediately dressed
man paused at a ladder and then
proceeded to walk around it.. But a
painter above upset a pot OF black
paint. It knocked over a pot of white
paint and the combination fell on the
unfortunate pedestrian. Had he
walked under the ladder he would
have escaped. ..-... r. IL. ~
Two days later a man stepped into
the gutter In order to walk around
a ladder and was knocked down by
an automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
BYRD AND R|TCH|E
ON SPEAKING LIST.
south's Problems Will Be
Discussed at Institute of
Public Affairs.

By the Associated Press.
UNIVERSITY. Va. July 93.-Prob'
lens peculiar to the South will be
given special consideration at an
institute of public affairs, to be held
at the University of Virginia, August
s to 20.
Gov. Harry Flood Byrd Of Virginia
and Gov. Albert Richie of Maryland
have places on the program. Gov.
Byrd. who is chairman of the advisory
committee. will speak the opening
night on Reorganization OF state and
County Governments"
The Relation of States Right to the
Tnlustrialization Of the South" is
the subject to be discussed by Gov.
Richie on the night of August IL. At
- the morning session that day he will
speak on Municipal Government and
the Future of the American De
mocracy."
III. W. Anderson to Speak.
Henry W. Anderson, Richmond at
torney, who was Assistant Attorney
General of the United States and
Republican candidate for the COVER
norship of Virginia. will speak on the
"Solid South" This address,, which
comes. Friday morning, August 10,
will be a discussion of the general
political problems of the stronghold
of the Democratic party from the Re
publican point of view.
One of the round-table discussions
will be devoted to a consideration OF
the economic development and the in
naturalization of the South. This will
be led by DIR. Gus w. Dyer Of Wander.
.bilt University, who has long been a
student of the problems of industry
and economics of the Southern States.
This discussion is expected to be one
OF the most popular features on the
program of the institute.
Daniels on Program.
Josephus Daniels. Secretary of the
Navy under Woodrow Wilson, and
publisher of the Raleigh, n. c., News
and Observer, is another prominent
Southern speaker who will be heard.
His topic will be The Scholar in
Politics"
The Southern farmer. with his trou'
b,es and future, will be discussed by
Daniel c. Roper of South Carolina,
who will speak twice on Wednesday;
August IT. In the evening he will
speak on THE Agricultural Problem"
and his earlier subject will be THE
Importance of Political Education"
AS representative of the United
States Department of Agriculture. DR..
A. F. Woods of the University of
Maryland will follow Mr.. Roper at the
night meeting with a discussion of
1.-THE Relation of Education and Re-
search to the Rural Problem" South
ern topics will take up only their nat
ural portion Of the program arranged
by DR., Charles G.. Maphis. director of
the institute. The remainder of the
session will be given over to affairs of
widespread Importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
ART OF PLAY TAUGHT
TO CHILDREN OF CITY
Organizations Pay Instructors to
Teach Youth How to Enjoy
Vacation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Play leaders
employed with funds raised by parent
teacher associations and business
mems clubs are teaching children how
to get the most out Of their Summer
play lin the city streets.
Hey, kids! Here's the teacher to
tell us how to roller skate and play
sky blue and ride our scooters!" is a
common cry on the streets Of Hyde
Park, Chicago residential district, this
Summer.
The play leaders teach volley bali,
base ball, roller skating, use of stills,
wagons, scooters and pushmobiles.
Pet shows. doll buggy parade. and
hopscotch and blackstone tournaments
are on the Summer program.
The plan was suggested by G. H.
English, supervisor of Chicago school
Fairgrounds. Shares were sold at 81
apiece to raise $1,000 to finance the
venture. The recreation guides have
been dubbed wandering play leaders
by Hyde Park parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
BALL00NIST is BURNED.
Escapes Death From Flaming Gas
Bag by Use of Parachute. s.

louisville. Pa. July % @.-
John s. Smith. an exhibition balloonist,
was badly burned about the chest and
legs. today, when hydrogen In his
balloon exploded while he was drifting
at an altitude Of 1900 feet above
Schuylkill Park. A miles from here.
Smith managed to cast off In his
parachute and get clear Of the burn.
ing balloon. He landed safely in a
field and was brought to the Anthra-
cite Hospital here, where 1t was said
he would recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
GEORGIA WOMAN'S RECORD
Masters Law in Two Years, Prac-
ticing in Supreme Court.

DOUGLAS, Ga. July % LP).-Clyde
Wheless, 21-year-old Georgia woman,
has set a mark for ambitious young
Portals to equal.
Two years ago, she began work as
.stenographer in a law firms offices.
She liked the work so we'll she took
up the study of law and made such
rapid progress that she was admitted
to the bar last year. ....
She has just been admitted to- tho
State Supreme Court, one of the
Youngest, if not the youngest, ever to
be so licensed in Georgia. She still il
associated with the same firm, spe-
cializing in corporation law, but OK
poets eventually to hang up her own
single. -:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
TAX|S TAKE SHEEP
TO OLD SACRIFICE
Thousands Taken Through
Streets of ConstantlnopIe
for MosIem Rite.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.


CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey.-Be.
ribboned sheep. fresh from a Turkish
bath and careful combing. whizzed
through the streets In taxis and pri.
vate cars this year on the way TO the
annual Moslem sacrifice, blending old
traditions with modern improvements.
The Koran bids every Moslem to
sacrifice one sheep year on the day
called "Courban Bairam," to com.
memorate Abraham's sacrifice OF a
ram instead of Isaac. Yearly for IS
centuries, hundreds Of thousands OF
sheep In Turkey have laid down their
lives In emulation Of thar Biblical an.
cestor. but in the new Turkey they
market to the place ofsacriflce ana In
the Turkey of tomorrow airplanes
perhaps will be chartered for their
conveyance.
Thousands Celebrate Feast.
Thousand of the faithful celebrated
the Mutton Feast THIS year. After
early morning prayer in the mosques,
families gathered in their gardens
around the sheep or ram purchased
the day before.
peating the sacred formula, "Allah Is
great, there Is no God save Allah"
cut the neck Of the sheep with one
sharp stroke Of knife, buried the en-.
trails of the victim In the garden. and.
according to the prescriptions Of the
Koran. divided the meat into three
equal portions. one for the family, one
for the neighbors and one for the
beggars who knocked at the door
throughout the day.
Hsva Faith In Tradition.
Those who continue the ceremony
have implicit faith in the old tradition
that some one OF the sheep which
they sacrifice will lead the sacriiceer
when he dies over that bridge fine as
one hair" which links earth to para
disc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
EXOTIC STORIES PLANNED.
Scenarist to Have Each Represent
Locale of Interest 20.

SAN FRANCISCO, July % Up:-
Using her extensive. foreign travel
as background, Grace Sanderson
Niche. scenarist, is preparing a COL
lection of exotic stories.
Each represents a locale Of interest
in which she has stayed for any length
Of time. Her short story scenes are
laid in Shanghai. Polynesia, South Sea
Islands, Philippines. Haiti, India and
in the Chinatown of San Francisco.
Mrs. Niche, author Of REEF Born
and several others, is president Of the
San Francisco branch Of the Pen
WOmen's League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Frederick Revenues $47s,41s.s2.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK. Md. July 23.-Accord.
ing to the annual report Of the City
Register. receipts from taxes, etc.
were $479. 1852. while $465, 400.36 was
expended for general improvements
and development Of the new NUM-.
cipal Park. A balance Of $14.01s.2s
remains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
NEW H0NDURAN LEGATION.
Government Leases Property on
Sixteenth Street.

The Honduras government has
leased the property at 14t4 Sixteenth
street for its legation here. 1t was an
nounced yesterday by the Interna-
tional Bank. The property. located a
short distance above Scott Circle. adds
another legation to the many now on
Sixteenth street. The legation is now
located at 1924 Eighteenth street.
Minister Luis Bogran signed the
lease several days ago. !. American
friends of DR.. Bogran will present the
colors Of Honduras to him at the new
legation on September 16. Honduras
national birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Have Faith In Tradition.
PLANS CONVENT CAREER.
Japanese Society Girl to Devote
Life to Religion.

TOXIC Up.-Despite protests OF her
family, Miss Shige.ko Nagata. socially
prominent young woman of Toxic. has
announced her intention OF entering
the Trappist Convent in Hokkaido.
there to spend the rest Of her life in
religious meditation.
Miss Nagata is a sister Of Mikihiko
Nagata. Japanese novelist. She was
graduated from a Catholic mission
school several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
HIGH HONOR FOR TEACHER.
Richmond Woman Elected Head of
National Educational Body.

SEATTLE. July % 0P).-From the
classroom, which has been the seat of
her scholastic influence. Miss Carnelia
s. Adair of Richmond. Va, assembled
to leadership over her fellow teachers
throughout the United States. =,
Miss Adair was elected president OF
the National Education Association at
its convention here. She has been
chairman of the education committee
Of the National League Of Women
Voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
STUDIED DENTISTRY HERE
Japanese Woman Now Holds Post
-- '' in Native Land.

TOXIC R).--Miss Kinuko Uchida,
Japan's only woman dentist to study
abroad, has returned to her native
land after spending five years in the
United States.
She Is on the staff Of the Toxic
Woman's Dental College, DIR. Uchida
opened a children's dental clinic at
the college and Is starting campaign
to institute dental hygiene in the pub
lie schools.
She hopes to convert the educa.
tional authorities to her view that
much of the backwardness among
Japanese school children is due to
defective teeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Driver of Mules
In Coal Mine Now
President of Firm
By the Associated Press.

BY the Ass0clated Press.
DANVILLE, III, July "a.
Thirty.seven years ago Thomas
Moses was driving a mule in an
Illinois coal mine and receiving
each day S1.75 for his efforts.
Today Moses became president OF
the United States Fuel Co., a sub
sidiary of the United States Steel
Corporation, in whose mines he
encouraged mules to draw cars of
COAL He has 10000 men under
his Jurisdiction. He formerly was
general superintendent. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
SPEAKS MANY TONGUES.
Woman Masters Languages and
Dialects Of Far East.

PARIS R).--After 80 years in ASH
attic countries studying the languages
and dialects of China. Japan. Burma,
Tibet and the East Indies on mission
for the College Of France, Nine. Alex.
andra David.Neel has returned to
make a report. She remained alone
in Tibet for IA years
Nine. Neel is a journalist as well as
a philologist, explorer and historian.
She speaks Chinese. many dialects of
Tibet, as well as English and French,
In which last two languages she has
written several books.