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The Washington times., 1927-03-21

coed IL The work Is still in manu-
script.
There win be two Beethoven
works, the Eighth symphony and
the "Egmont" overture. The PhiIa.
delphia Orchestra IL under the ex.
elusive local management of the
I. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
JOHN CHARLES THOMAS
IN RECITAL NEXT WEEK
Coming. too, in the near future,
is that delightful singer John
Charles Thomas, fresh after his new
laurels Won here in the title role
OF the opera, "Rigoletto,1 with the
Washington Opera Company.
4 The i. Arthur Smith concert blu.
reau will present Mr.. Thomas in
song recital on Thursday afternoon
of next week, March 81. at the Ma
tional Theater.
Constantly forward has been the
artistic march of John Charles
Thomas. He first sang in yaude.
vile, when he was signalled out
as one Of the most 'sWeet-voIced"
baritones we had ever heard.
From there he went on to light
opera-the Beau BrommeI of the
tuneful scores.
In Brussels he made his grand
opera debut. The matinee idol has
been turned into a great actor as
well as a great singer. To hear
Thomas sing. Is to hear an artist
whose pure vocalism is joy.
There is no obstruction between the
voice and the music. Its delivery is
music's self. Then, add to this an
artist of unusual charm and dra-
matte understanding, and we have
that rare composite, artist-voice per-
sonality.
Yet John Charles Thomas was
born near Baltimore. and is mostly
American trained. So his success is
all the more a source OF pride and
OF "hope" to US.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
PUBLIC NOTICE.

SEALED BIDS will be received by
the Board OF Chosen FreeholderS of
The County of Atlantic at ~ o'clock
noon. daylight saving time( on We'd
nesday, September IA, 1927, at a reg
ular meeting Of said Board. to be held
at the Atlantic County Asylum. North
field. New Jersey. for Furniture and
Equipment in connection with the IN
terror furnishings Of the county De-
tentioa Home for Boys and Girls, To-
Gated at Egg Harbor City. Atlantic
County, New Jersey. in accordance
with the specifications as prepared by
s. Hudson Vaughn, Architect, Room
$40. Guarantee Trust Building. Allan
iGcations may be seen; said bids are
30 be opened and read in public at
the aforesaid time and place.
Each article or group of articles are
to be bid on separately as called for
in the specifications. and the Board
reserves the right TO award the con-
tracts to different individuals or firms,
as may be for the best interests of
the County.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check, payable TO Enoch l..
johnson, County Treasurer. or cash
bid. but in no case is the certified
check or amount of cash accompany
ing said bid to be less than $4,000.
The certified check or cash as above
stated. Wnlch accompanies e8cn pa,
is intended as . guarantee that if the
contract is awarded to the bidder. he
will enter INTO contract with said
Board of Chosen Freeholders and give
Surety Company Bond. as required by
the specifications, and if for any rea-
son the successful bidder should fail
or refuse to execute the contract and
Bond as required the certified check
accompanying said bid becomes the
property of the County and the pro
ceeds of said check deposited to the
credit OF said County Treasurer.
All checks will he returned within
three days after the bids have been
opened, excepting the checks OF the
lowest and next lowest bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
by order of the Board of Chosen
Frccholders OF the County of Atlantic.
F. w. WILLETTS,
Clerk,
August %. 1927.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02

Pursuant to a resolution Of the Com
mon Council of the City of Pleasant
vile, the said Common Council viii
receive at its meeting to be held on
Tuesday, September s. 1927. at Coun-
ell Chambers, City Hall, Pleasant;ille.
New Jersey, until the hour of eight
O'Clock in the evening daylight saving
time). sealed proposals to he then and
there opened for the erection and con-
strUction Of a building for the City of
Pleasantville. to be known as War
Memorials Building" on North First
Street. between Washington Avenue
and the right of way of the Atlantic
City Railroad Company, in accordance
with plans and specifications prepared
therefor by c. Fl. Conover. Architect,
of Atlantic City. New Jersey
The work will be divided into four
branches or contracts to wit:
/. Contract for the general con-
struction.
q Contract for the Installation and
completion of the plumbing system.
8. Contract for the installation and
completion of the heating system: and
A. Contract for the installation and
completion Of the electrical system.
Proposals for each branch of the
work must be submitted separately
and in sealed envelopes. addressed to
Nehemiah Andrews. City Clerk. and
there shall he annexed to the outside
of the envelope containing each pro-
DDSal. Il teitHlSU CHECK pdSdDic 10 the
order of Nehemiah Andrews. City
Clerk in the sums, for the respective
contracts following:
General contract, five hundred
(S500.0 0) dollars.
Plumbing contract, two hundred
00) dollars.
Heating contract, two hundred
I ($200.00) dollars
Electrical contract, one hundred
/ (s100.00) dollars.
Each proposal must be made on the
blank form furnished by the architect
/ and must be delivered by the bidder
4 or his agent at the meeting above
mentioned. when the same shall be
called for by the President of Common
/ Council
Forms of proposals. specifications
I and drawings may be obtained at the
office Of the Architect. G.. II. Conover.
20l Freeman Building, Atlantic City,
| New Jersey.
Form of bond and contract may be
examined at the office of the Solicit
tor. Louis ID. Champion. 511 Guarantee
Trust Building, Atlantic City New
jersey.
The right is reserved to reject any
! or all proposals
NEHEMIAH A15DREWg.
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
First Amendment

If you favor the adoption of the
proposed amendment to the Constltu-
ton of the State of New Jersey first
printed below, make an x mark or
plus mark in the square opposite
the word yes" if you are opposed
thereto make an x mark or plus
mark in the square opposite the word
NO" Black ink or black pencil may
be used for such purpose.
8. To section six of Article " Of
the State Constitution add a new par
agraph to be known as paragraph
five" which shall read as follows:
5. The Legislature may enact gen.
eral laws under which municipalities,
other than counties, may adopt zon-
ing ordinances limiting and restrict
ing to specified districts and regu-
lating therein, buildings and struc-
lures, according to their construction,
and the nature and extent of their
use, and the exercise of such author
ity shall be deemed TO be within
the police power of the State. Such
laws shall be subject to repeal or al
iteration by the Legislature.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02

Pursuant to a resolution Of the Conn
mon Council of the City Of Pleasant
willie. the said Common Council will
receive at its meeting to be held on
Tuesday September g. 1927. at Coun-
ell Chambers. City Hall, Pleasantviile,
New Jersey. until the hour of eight
o'clock in the evening daylight saving
time) sealed proposals to be then and
there opened for a sand fill to be COW
cred by six go inches of compact
gravel on East Bayview Avenue, in
the City of Pleasantville. beginning
1859 feet Southeast of the Southeast
line Of Main Street and extending to
Lakes Bay. in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared therefor by
Raymond r. Thompson, City Engineer
No.w3, T.. West Jersey Avenue, Pleas
antNilIe. New Jersey.
Proposals must be submitted in seal
ed envelopes addressed to Nehemiah
Andrews, City Clerk, together with a
certified check in the sum of $500. 90.
payable to the order of Nehemiah An
dreWs, City Clerk, and annexed to the
outside of the envelope containing
proposal.
Each proposal must be made on the
blank form furnished by the City En-
gineef. at his office. No. 3 u. West
Jersey Avenue, and must be delivered
By the bidder OF his agent at the time
and place above specified.
The right is reserved to reject any
Sr alt proposals.
.NEHEMfAI ANDREWS,
City Clerk
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
PROPOSALS

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived by the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Atlantic at
regular meeting of said Board to he
held on Wednesday, September nth,
1927. at the County Asylum. Mortified,
n. j.. at 10 O'clock noon. daylight saw
ing. time, for the furnishing of coal to
the several County institutions enum-
Grated below:
County buildings at Mays Landing,
approximately $50 tons Lyken's Valley
buckwneat coal; approximately IS tons
of Alden OF Lehigh Valley stove coal
Detention Home, Egg Harbor City
N, j., approximately so tons of Alden
or Lehigh Valley nut coal.
County Hospital for the Insane at
Northfield, N. J.. approximately 300
tons i.yken's Valley rice coal: approx
in1atefy IS tons of Alden or Lehigh
Valley stove coal
County Almshouse at Mortified. ~.
J., approximately IS tons Lykens Val
ley buckwheat coal; approximately 60
tons of Alden or Lehigh Valley stove
coal
Hospital for tuberculosis Diseases
at Mortified. n. j., approximately 90
tons Of Alden or Lehigh Valley nut
coal. approximately 80 tons of Alden
or I.ehigh Valley stove coal
All of the above coal may be delv-
cred in carload lots. with the exception
of the stove coal for the County Aims
house at Mortified. which may be re-
quired to be delivered in not greater
than ten ton lots at time
Bidders are to bid on coal to be de-
livered in the bins OF the respective
Institutions, and are to state the Dsice
per ton for delivery at the several in
situations. and to also state the price
on Alden coal and price on Lehigh
Valley coal Coal TO be delivered at
such times as the Superintendent or
Manager of each institution NAV or
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
Third Amendment

5. If you favor the adoption of the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of New Jersey first
printed below, make an x mark or
plus mark in the square opposite
the word eyes" if you are opposed
thereto make an x mark or plus
mark in the square opposite the word
NO" Black ink OF black pencil may
be used for such purpose.
Amend Article TX of the State Con-
stitution so as TO read as follows:
Any specific amendment or amend
ments to the Constitution may be pro-
posed in the Senate or General AS
sembly, and if the same shall be
agreed to by majority of the men,
bers elected to each of the two houses,
such proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be entered on their jour
mails with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and referred to the session
of the Legislature then. next to be
convened otherwise than in special
session by call of the Governor, and
shall be published for three months
previous to meeting in such session
next to be convened, in at least one
newspaper in each county, if any be
published therein, at least once IN
each month; and if in the session of
the Legislature next to be convened
as aforesaid such proposed amend
ment or amendments, OF any of them,
I,ol hn FOL nv, " nf al
of the members elected to each house,
then it shall be the duty of the Legis-
lature to submit such proposed
amendment or amendments, or such
of them as may have been twice
agreed to as aforesaid, to the people,
in such manner as the Legislature
shall prescribe at the ensuing election
to be held the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November; and if the
people shall then approve and ratify
such amendment or amendments, or
electors qualified to vote for members
of the Legislature voting thereon,
such amendment or amendments so
approved and ratified shall become
part of the Constitutions; provided,
that il more than one amendments be
submitted they shall be submitted in
such manner and form that the people
may vote for or against each amend
ment separately and distinctly; but
no amendment or amendments relat-
ing to the same subject shall be sub
mitted to the people by the Legisla-
ture oftener than once in five years.
In submitting any amendment or
amendments to the people no vote
shall be counted for or against any
amendment where the voter shall
have omitted affirmatively to vote for
or against such amendment
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
RAINS HOLD BACK
CROPS IN SECTION
Should Haze Been On Mar
ket, Still Unshipped

The continuous rain OF the past
two weeks is retarding crops in
this section. Much fruit which
should have been on the market
days ago, has been held back and
shows the effects of the continued
downfall. The apples are also be-
ing retarded by the cold and wet
days and it is fortunate that the an
nual Atlantic County Fair is held
several weeks later than usual, 9TH
erwise the exhibits Of farm and gar
den produce would be greatly hand
icapped.
AS it is, with two more weeks OF
clear warm weather, the crops will
be lust about at their best, the ex-
hibits will, no doubt, be on par If
not better, than in former years.
The grape crop is also held back
by the cold weather now prevail
ing.
JERSFV PEACHES MOVING
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
JERSEY PEACHES MOVING
Agricultural Department Says Bulk
of Crop Soon Harvested.

A0EiCultuFEl OCpdf tttitiL Gays 1sh''N
of Crop Soon Harvested.
Peaches are moving rapidly from
New Jersey orchards to the CON
sunling markets, the State Depart
ment of Agriculture reports, and it
will not be long before the bulk of
the crop has been harvested. Most
Of Lie early varieties have already
disappeared and there remains to
be marketed only the freestone
peaches, such as the Hiley Bells,
Belle of Georgia, Elbertas and
Hales.
The New Jersey peach crop this
year, estimated at 2,4S0 bushels, is
above the average, although not as
large as last year. Growers antici-
pating the comparatively smaller
crops in competing States have
shown a special interest in their
orchards this season and the result
is high quality fruit, it was said.
The finest white freestone peach
es OF the season, Georgia Bellies,
are now the most plentiful. Eiber-
tas and other yellow varieties will
be moving freely from the southern
counties during the first week in
September Owing to climate,
peaches grown in the northern dis
tricts OF the State usually mature
week or ten days later than those
grown in the southern section.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02

Hogs multiply very rapidly By
keeping one good sow and her pigs
and breeding them regularly one
can produce more than 800 hogs
in 3 years. In view of this rapid
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02

One of the most practical ways OF
getting good cows is to use prov
ed sire in the herd. Some good
sires have caused an annual in
crease of 100 pounds in butterfat
production of each daughter as COM
pared with the production of the
daughters dam.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
PuRLic NOTICE

August %. 1927.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
AGRICULTURAL SECTION
News and Articles of Interest to Growers of Every
Variety of Crops.

incrasc the producer can afford
TO pay Il liberal price for 4 good
SOW.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
Second Amendment

4. If you favor the adoption of the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State Of New Jersey first
printed below, make an x mark or
plus mark in the square opposite
the word "Yes;" if you are opposed
thereto make an x mark or plus
mark in the square opposite the
word mo" Black ink or black pencil
may be used for such purpose.
The legislature shall have power to
establish water supply districts, sew
erage districts, drainage districts, and
meadow reclamation districts; to alter
and change the boundaries of any
such district or districts so estab-
lished; to provide for the election of
commissions for such districts and to
prescribe the organization, jurisdic-
ton, powers and duties of such COM
missions; to vest in such commits
sions powers to undertake, develop,
complete and operate any public work
or improvement for water supply,
sewage disposal, drainage and
meadow reclamation, to incur indebt-
edness therefor, which said indebt-
edness shall be the debt of the dis
trict, to fund such debt and to pro-
vide for the levy, assessment and col
lection of special benefits and of taxes
for the payment of any such indebt-
edness so incurred by such district.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02
Fourth Amendment

En-
in
NO." Black
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the
legislative shall
Is the CALL
the counties respectively,
in
the OF Senate shall
the thousand
two the
shall be elected
of of of
The General Assembly shall be
be the
Of tant appytion
emadeb
that each shall at times be entitled
of the of
Each elected
of fort
next his shall
during the last week of his said
ndmentn for biennial
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02


At the age of eight, Vergie
Lee James, above, of Tilden,
Neb.. is ready to enter high
school. At three she used to en-
terrain her playmates by read
ing to them. In explanation of
her excellent school record Yer
gle says, Il think it must be be-
cause | never forget anything.
When | am not sure that | I'M
dcrstand thing real well, am
not satisfied until do under
stand it SO it will not Perplex
me-"
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Silent Speeches, Songs and Jokes
Enliven Gallaudet Fraternity Feast

Silent speeches, silent songs, silent
Jokes marked the twenty-seventh an
nual banquet of the Kappa Gamma,
deaf fraternity, at the Grace Dodge
Hotel last night. Although silence
was the keynote of the evening, IL
was an animated silence, full of
laughter and gesticulated utterances.
While the outsider" might look on,
speechless and dumb, and think the
banquet dull, the SO odd undergrad.
yates and alumni of Gallaudet Col
lege were having a merry time pass
ing quips and enjoying other conVer-
sations, all in the sign language OF
the deaf.
The fraternity song, Kappa Gam
ma was sung, with much gusto
and feeling by Peter Stewart. AL
though no sound came, from his lips,
the sentiment Of the song was appar-
ent from the gestures. and at the con-
clusion he was applauded as loudly
as any singer before a. normal hear
ing audience.
Influence Of Goods.
"The Coed" was the subject OF a
short talk by Norman Scarvie, one of
the students He said, THE co.eds al
Gallaudet induce us TO live better
play better and dress better"
A short playlet, THE Terrible
Four" was put on by four of the new
initiates. in which they graphically
portrayed the 'torments" they went
through while neophytes.
DR. Robert Patterson, 1870, grad
Evening star., 1927-03-13
VERA LACY is EDITOR
OF SCHOOL NEWSPAPER
DR.. Mann to Address Wilson Nor
NAL Students Friday on
African Trip.

The staff of the Normal News at
the Wilson Normal School has re-.
Gently been changed to the junior
class. The present. staff members are:
Faculty adviser editorial staff. Miss
Mary r. Parkman; editor-in-chief
Vera Lacy; associate editors. Margaret
Hoover and Ruth Tuck; senior asso-
ciate editor, Dorothy Sampson: society.
Evelyn Burns. assistants. Cary Nicol,
Anita Tilley, Mary Hodge, Virginia
Livingston and Elizabeth Robinson:
faculty adviser, business stan, Mrs.
+. >. Alburtis; business manager,
Muriel Corsoy: advertising manager,
Elizabeth Geiger; assistant advertising
manager, Sue Yancey; circulation
manager. Eleanor Johnson; assistants.
Margaret Blount and Caroline Funk.
DIR. William NJ. Mann, superinten-
dent of the National Zoo, will give an
Illustrated lecture on his trip to
Africa TO the Normal School teachers
and students in assembly on Friday.
The student council OF the Wilson
Normal School Is very active In it's
cooperation with the faculty. Each
section has a representative in the
organization. The. officers of the
council for this semester are: Presi-
dent. Alice Nandoren; vice president
olga Vowel; secretary, Florence
Lawson; treasurer. Marie Miller
junior vice president, Janet Bates.
and Junior assistant secretary, Emily
Shewmaker,
Officers for the June graduating
class have been elected recently. Re,
becca Harry was chosen as president
and Cathleen Beattie as vice presi.
tary, Harriet Edelen; treasurer, Flor
ence Richardson; prophetesses, Marie
Miller and Naomi Grain: valedictorian
Susan Cannon; historian, Martha Nor
ton: lawyer, Lenora Norris, and
poetess, Louise Bargagni.
Evening star., 1927-03-13

'uate Of Gallaudet, spoke on CIVIC
Fellowship" in which he said that the
spirit of the times is service to the
state and to others; that 1t is OF great
value to have a brotherhood such as
Kappa Gamma. and that the fra
ternity should make it's aim, service
TO the world
Other speakers were DR.. Perctval
Hall, president of Gallaudet College.
who gave resume of the history and
future aims Of the fraternity; Casper
jacobson, who told about the recent
initiation of Is neophytes, and Kew.
Henry j. PulVer, deaf minister. Wal
ter j. krug was toastmaster.
The banquet committee included
Victor o. Skyberg, chairman: Edward
]. Szopa, Guy A. Calame and David
Peikoff Walter j. Krug is grand
rajah" of the fraternity.
List of Initiates.
The new initiates are Casper b.
Jacobson, Barney j. Golden, William
A. Johnson. Arthur Leroy Ridings,
Theodore l.. Brickley, Anthony j.
Hajna. Henry II. Hotter, Isadore
Hurowitz, Edwin It. Johnson, Charles
Joselow. Leonard f.. w. Lau, Charles
A. Mcbride, Morton Rosenfeld .and
Henry w. Yahn.
The total enrolment of Gallaudet
College Is about 1877, so of whom are
goods. Four members of the faculty.
can hear but cannot speak. while two
members can speak but cannot hear.
DR.. Percival Hall the president, can
both speak and hear.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
VIRGINIA SESSION
! TO RUSH PROGRAM
Most of Changes Planned by
Governor May Be Gov
cred in Ten Bills.
Rv the Associated Press.

bv the Associated Press
RICHMOND. Va, March 12.-When
the General Assembly convenes
March 16 in extraordinary session 1t
will find that every means of speed
ing it's work to finish In 80 days has
been made.
The proposed bills to change the
constitution have been drafted by c.
II. Morrisett. state tax commissioner
and head of the legislative reference
bureau. These bills will be presented
10 the members in true legal form.
and all they win have to do is to dis
cuss the proposed measures and pass
on them.
The General Assembly will have a
lot of work 10 do i'm the 30-day session.
Mr.. Morrisett has been putting in y
long time drafting the bills. He said
several days ago that the total num-
ber would not be more than 10. that
there was possible a chance of in
cooperating the many changes in
seven measures. Most of the changes
will be of a financial nature.
Copies OF the many reports issued
In connection with. the simplification
and retrenchment of the State gov
ernment have been sent to lawyers.
city officials, the members of the Gen
eral Assembly. Virginias members to
Congress and others. They include
the report of the New York Bureau
of Municipal Research, the report of
the Reed committee on the proposed
changes made by the former body, the
report of the Prentis commission on
suggested changes in the constitution
of the State and statement on the
short ballot by Gov. Byrd.