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Evening star., 1927-03-25
CAPTAIN TO BE BURIED.
Tompkins Rites Will Be Held Mon
day in Arlington.

The funeral of Capt. John Thomas
Tompkins. U. 8. ~. who died while
in the Canal Zone, will take place at
Arlington National Cemetery at 1876
o'clock Monday afternoon, with Capt
Dickens. a naval chaplain, officiating
The body of Capt. Tompkins arrived
in New York Thursday on the Army
transport ST. Mihiel.
The following pallbearers were an
nounced at the Navy Department to-
day: Rear Admiral III. /. Gone, u. S.
N, retired; Comdr. Raymond Stone,
U. S. N, retired; Capt. George Golm,
U. S. N; Capt. w. p. Robert, U. S. N.
Lieut.. Comdr. F. l.. Sandoz. u. S. N,
retired. and Capt. Ridley Mclean
l.. S. n.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
Will Head Cavalry School.

Brig. Gen. Charles J. Symmonds,
now commanding the End Cavalry Bri-
gade, at Fort Bliss, Tex, was assigned
today to command the Cavalry School.
at Fort Riley. Kans., effective April 30.
Gen. Symmonds will succeed Brig.
Gen. Ewing E. Booth, recently ap.
pointed assistant chief of staff in
charge of supply.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
ARLINGTON COUNTY
METROPOLIS URGED:
VOTERS MAY DECIDE

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Evening star., 1927-03-25

to counties having population
greater than 500 inhabitants pei
square mile" Arlington County is the
only county in Virginia having such
a population. None other comes any.
where near this proportion of popula.
ton to area, it is said. Arlington
County could not be singled out by the
constitution for special privileges. SO
the general phraseology was adopted
An effort also is being made at this
session to widen the assessment
powers now given cities and towns.
so as to provide for street improve
ments also. Arlington County also
would share in this authority. if the
effort succeeds.
Vote Likely Monday.
The assessment amendment prob
ably will come up for a vote in the
Senate on Monday, along with the
Ball bill to afford monetary relief
to the families of volunteer firemen
killed in line of duty.
The Arlington County zoning bill,
at the same time. is expected to reach
a vote in the House of Delegates
Action in the Senate on a proposed
constitutional amendment to make
compulsory rigid financial audits and
statements by counties is due early
next week The last two bills were
introduced this week by Senator
Frank l.. Ball of Arlington County.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
Student Majority, In Vote on Debate,
Decides Suicide Is Justi6able' >

argued that suicide is iustifiable was
composed of Stanley Gerstin and John
Marvin Pitthan. The negative side of
the question was represented by
Charles Y. Laughlin and S. Splitter.
W. S. Simpson, president of the So
ciety, presided. The society will con-
slider the five-day week for industry
at its meeting tonight.
Evening star., 1927-03-25

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with members Of the Better Local
Government Commission regarding his
bill. He has an engagement to see
Arthur Orr, chairman of the commit
tee on forms of government of the
commission. At that time details of
the measure will be perfected.
There are a number of complica.
tions which must be ironed out, Sen
ator Ball said. One of the problems
is what provision to make for the
incorporated towns of Potomac and
Falls Church, all of the former and
part of the latter OF which are in
the county limits. Clauses making it
optional for these towns to become
part Of Arlington City, if created, may
be inserted.
A preliminary referendum measure
drawn up by the Better Local Govern
ment Commission is in the hands of
Senator Ball, but he has found it to
be defective" he says.
Bill Being Redrafted.
He is redrafting the entire bill so
that it will comply with legislative re-
quirements Of the special session af-
fecting local bills.
Incorporation of Arlington County,
while depriving Virginia of it's most
densely populated county and reduc-
ing the number of counties to 90, will
not be opposed by Gov. Harry F..
Byrd. In an interview today he de-
clared that If the citizens of Arlington
County want to incorporate as a city
he would not enter any objection to
the change.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
Mother of Eight Ends Life.

ROME, Ga, March 25 LP.--Mrs. f.
McDermoot. 38. mother of eight child
rem, killed herself here last night by
shooting herself through the head. She
had been in i'll health.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
$4,000 SUBURBAN
s.. ITEM WINS DEBATE
Maryland Senate Votes Down
Opposition to Capital
Parking Aid.
BY WILLIAM j. WHEATLEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 25.--
State aid in beautifying the metro
politan district of Washington in
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties successfully jumped over its
first legislative barrier when the Sen
ate here last night rejected by vote
of 81 to an amendment of Senator
Edward Colgan of the third district OF
Baltimore, designed to cut authority
for an appropriation of 100000 for
this purpose out of the State debt bill
He spoke for an hour against the ap-
preparation, contending that 1t gave
State money to buy parks for the
people of the District of Columbia. He
was supported in his fight by Senator
Harry o. Levin of the fourth district
X. Hagner of Hagerstown, Washing
ton County.
The successful fight for the appro-
priation was made by Senators Lans-
dale G. Sasscer of Upper Marlboro,
Prince Georges County; Eugene
Jones of Kensington, Montgomery
County; Senator Walter j. Mitchell
of La Plata, Charles County; Cecil
c. Squier of Fort Deposit, Cecil Coun-
ty. and s. Scott Beck of Chestertown,
Kent County.
Debate Lasts Three Hours.
The matter came up when Senator
Mitchell, chairman of the finance
committee, offered a series of amend
mentS to the State debt bill. in.
cluded among which was the one for
the metropolitan area. Senator Col.
gan promptly offered an amendment
TO kill the amendment, which pre-
cipitated a three-hour debate. The
amendment of the committee was
finally adopted by viva voce vote, and
II gives the Maryland-Na Capital
Park and Planning Commission $780,
900 for park and playground pur-
chases. It makes one-half of this
sum available for the February IS,
1879, issues of the State loan, and the
other half available August Is, 1928.
The appeal for State funds in this
Improvement work is not charitable
proposition" Senator Sasscer told the
upper house, "but it is an economic
and sound proposition. The progress
made in Virginia during the last ten
years has been profound and so it
has been in Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties. The overflow is
coming from the District of Columbia
and 1t is necessary for Virginia and
Maryland to make preparations now
10 handle this increase in population
There is measure now in the Vir-
ginia Legislature carrying the same
amount of an appropriation as the
one now before the Maryland Senate
and for the same purpose.
Virginia is encouraging people to
come over there. Should MARYLAND
stand idly by and turn over to Vir.
ginia this overflow of population or
should it cooperate and bring some
of it into Maryland?"
Evening star., 1927-03-25
COUNTY
ASSESSMENT OK. D
Measure Affecting Taxes on
Walks and Alleys Sent
to State Senate.

RICHMOND, Va, March 25.-The
Arlington County assessment bill, Civ
ing the county the same authority as
cities and towns to tax abutting prop
erty owners for part of the cost of
sidewalks, sewers and alleys, today
was sent to the Senate for action,
having been adopted almost unani-
mously yesterday by the House of
Delegates.
The measure, providing for neces-
sary amendment of the State consti-
tuition for the special benefit of Airing
ton County, is sponsored by Delegate
Wilbur G. Hall of Loudoun County in
connection with two other proposed
amendments not directly affecting
that county
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Shewell Again
Arrested Here
LinwoOd Constable Charged
With Blackjacking Patron
of Pool Room i'm Raid

Robert NJ. Shewell, Linwood
constable, was arraigned in local
police court Sunday for the second
time in a week as the result of a
raid in this city. The charge was
atrocious assault, preferred by
Robert Rice, colored, Old Turn
pike. who alleged Shewell hit him
on the head with a blackjack Sat
urday night. Bail was set BY Re
corder Stephens at s2500
The attack is said to have hap
pened as a part of the program of
a raid Shewell made with Edward
HuntIey, vice crusader. on a pool
room on Old Turnpike. Rice suf-
fered a severe cash in his head,
and was taken to the Atlantic City
hospital, where seven stitches were
required for the wound
officers Kline and Endicott of the
Pleasantville police, arrested Shew-
ell in Atlantic City. where Shewell
and Huntley had just been arraign-
ed on charges of breaking and en-
tering, the aftermath of a raid in
Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Extension OF
New Road Near
LinwoOd Council Passes ReSO-
luton Turning Their Sec
ti0n Over to County
PASS BOND ORDINANCE

At the regular meeting of the
Council of the Borough of Linwood,
held in Borough Hall last night, a
resolution was introduced that the
Linwood section of the New road
be turned over to the county. All
damages on this part of the extern
sion have been paid.
William Sharrock, local builder,
presented a map for Linden Place,
which was approved by Council.
The new development is located on
Shore road between Poplar and Elm
avenue.
Ordinance No. 26, to provide for
the issuance of bonds to the am
cunt of $4,000 for the extension of
New road, passed second and final
readings. An ordinance was intro
duced to recognize the Linwood
Volunteer Fire Company, No. l..
The ordinance passed first reading.
A hearing will be held November
81.
During the regular business sew
eral bills were ordered paid. Coun-
cilmen Cunningham, Cant, Pennell,
Scull and Wilson were present.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Near Million
For Expansion
New Jersey Bell Telephone
Co. Will Spend S964,490
For New Work

The Board of Directors of the
New Jersey Bell Telephone Com
pany, at meeting held october II,
made their first appropriation for
that company as an all New Jersey
corporation, providing S964,490 for
new construction work and the ex-
pansion of existing plant in var
ious parts of the State. This in
creases the total appropriations for
expenditure this year and immedi-
ate subsequent years for telephone
construction work throughout the
State of New Jersey to over S26,-
100000. This is in addition to pre-
vious appropriations made to cover
an important work going on in the
southern part of the State
The major portion OF the amount
appropriated is for the construction
Of outside plant to provide addi-
tional circuits for both local and
toll telephone messages.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Appropriation Is
Asked By Board
Somers Point School Body
Would Have $4,000 For
Current Expenses
ORDER SCHOOL LIGHTS

Somers Point Council will be
asked to make an appropriation of
$1,000 for current school expenses,
it was decided Thursday night at a
meeting of the Point board of edu-
cation. The request for the money
is scheduled to come up at the next
meeting of council.
Two lights were ordered placed
in the vestibule of the main en-
trance to the school building, fol
lowing the report of committee
that lights were needed. 1t was
reported that thirty new desks had
been installed in the class room of
lower grade. The board ordered
two rugs placed in Mrs. VanSant' S
room.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
To Elect 81
ToLegislature
Republican Control of Both
Houses Is Not Expected
To Be Shaken
BIG ROAD BOND ISSUE

Despite the efforts of party
leaders to stir up the voters
interest. a light vote is looked for
in New Jersey today when seven
State Senators and sixty members
of the Assembly viii be elected In
addition. there viii be a referen-
dun on the proposal to issue $780,
900, 900 highway bonds.
There appears 10 be no doubt
that the Republicans will continue
in control of both houses of the
Legislature. Of the twenty-one
seats in the Senate, the Democrats
now hold only four and would have
TO win today in every one of the
seven counties in order to obtain
a majority. Such a victory is cons
ceded TO be out of the question
This years Assembly stood
forty-eight Republicans to twelve
Democrats and the latter are hope
full only OF making inroads into the
Republican grip on both branches.
Approval OF the road bond issue is
expected.
Fifteen women are among the
119 candidates seeking election to
the Assembly.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Col. Carlton To
Address Pupils
Physical Training" Will Be
Subject of Talk in High
School Wednesday
LEGION HOLDS
THEIR EXERCISES

Col. Carlton. eminent in the field
of physical training in the L. s.
Army, will be speaker Wednesday
morning at the high school. where
he win discuss Physical Training
as applied to the bringing up Of
American youth. He will address
the students at 10 o'clock, and the
Mainland Post, American Legion,
of this city, will take part in pro
gram arranged by City Superinten-
dent of Schools Horstick for the
occasion. The Legion ritual will
be read.
The program viii be part OF the
Health Week observanees in the
city schools, which are being spon-
sored by the Legion and schools.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Republicans
United For :
Candidates
Adams and Biggs Are Getting
Out the Vote in the
First Ward
PREPARED FOR
DEMOCRATIC DRIVE
Party Workers Are On Guard
Against Surprises From
Amy Quarter-Stickers Not
In Evidence

The Republican party workers
are covering their various precincts
in the City of Pleasantville today
to guard against any possible sur
prise attack by Democrats, or any
candidates running on stickers.
The Republican workers are
well organized in the
First Ward, where they are looking
out for the interests of their
candidates.
Clark Adams is the candidate for
reelection to the office of Free
holder. He is opposed on the
Democratic ticket by Edwin r..
Merrick, well-known news dealer.
G. William Blggs is the candi-
date for councilman in the First
Ward. He is al present member
of council The Democratic nominee
against him is Harry V. D. Hunt,
Sr.
The morning vote started off
light, with no appearance of any
effort on the part of the Democrats
to make any determined effort to
get votes to the polls.
The Republican workers, how
ever, were much in evidence and
prepared to bring their voters to
the election booths.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Critics Praise
Local Vocalist
In N. Y.Concert
Singing of Dusolina Gianinni
Hailed AS Masterful and
Dramatically Beautiful
CRITICAL BEETHOVEN
GROUP HEARS RECITAL
Miss Gianinni Gives First
Concert of Season at Town
Hall, New York - Lives
Here

A Pleasantville girl, Dusolina Gil
aninni,. was acclaimed last week by
New York critics as a great singer,
following her appearance in Town
Hall before the Beethoven Associa-
tion.
For her first appearance in the
new musical season she chose a
group of Schumann and Brahms
lieder, which were said to be am
pie to show the amazing talent she
revealed in Europe four or five
years ago.
The New York Times had this
to say Of Ter work. =
"She can take a song of even the
slightest dramatic possibilities and,
by combining a voice of remarkable
beauty with musical intelligence
and dramatic instinct, can make it's
singing memorable. Her full, roun-
ded tone is almost as rich as a
contralto's in the lower register,
yet it scars freely and clearly in
flights to the higher notes. But
above all, Miss Gianinni has inborn
dramatic power which gives vivid
ness to her singing"
Miss Gianninni's home is at 1913
East Edgewater avenue. She is
well known in this city, having
spent the greater part of her life
here.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
To
Ocean City
Private Investors Think New
Bridge Will Divert
Travel

Work on the projected bridge
from Longport to Ocean City is ex-
pected to begin within few weeks.
The enterprise is being undertaken
by private capital with the expec-
tation that the automobile traffic
will be largely to and from Atlantic
City.
With the completion of this
bridge and the one under construc-
tion between Somers Point and
Beesley's Point, there will be two
routes from North Jersey resorts
and the resorts in Cape May county.
Not many years ago these resorts
had no connection with each other.
To go from Atlantic City to Ocean
City directly across Great Egg Har-
Dor bay. it was necessary TO go by
the mainland and, after many miles
of travel, to cross from the main
land by way of the bridge al Thirty
fourth street
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Body OF Crash
Victim Is Found
Game Warden Finds Body of
Youth Who Drowned at
Chestnut Neck

The body of Charles B. Young
Philadelphia youth who was drown
ed with a girl companion in the
Mullica River October 23, was re-
covered late Saturday afternoon.
Young and his companion, Miss
Margaret Dowden, of Philadelphia,
met their deaths when the automo-
bile in which they were riding
crashed through the bridge at
Chestnut Neck and plunged into
the water. Four other passengers
in the car escaped.
PIX. Hilliard, United States game
warden, found the body floating at
Swan Neck, three miles below the
scene of the accident. 1t was sent
TO an Atlantic City undertaking es-
tablishment. Coroner Shuttleton,
in discussing the case, declared
that lights should be placed on the
bridge to avoid a repetition OF the
accident.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Refers
School Petition
To Committee
Approximately A 1,500 Sign
Plea TO Council For Re-
versal Of Action
IMPROVEMENTS IN
GRADES ARE ASKED
Group of Taxpayers Would
Have City Fathers Rescind
Action in Authorizing The
S635, 900 Bond Issue

A petition was presented to the
City Common Council last night,
asking that body to rescind it's re-
cent action in authorizing a $685.
900 bond issue for a new high
school. 1t further asked that the
high school matter be laid indef-
initely aside and that steps be TAX
en- to relieve the congestion in the
lower grades. The petition was
signed by approximately 1900 tax
payers.
The petition was referred by
Council to the ordinance commit
tee, who will Investigate the matter
and report to council at the next
meeting. making recommendations
The petition was the result of a
two weeks drive by large group
OF taxpayers to bring out the oppo-
sition to the high school project.
Several meetings were held by this
group in the past few weeks, at
which speakers explained the atti-
tude taken toward the action OF
the common council. A force OF
about so workers carried the petit
tions throughout the city.
The action in referring the peti.
tion to the ordinance committee
will close the high school issue for
another two weeks. Councils ac-
tion on the plea will depend en-
tirely upon the committee findings
and recommendations
The question came up for dis
cussion later in the meeting when
Mrs. Anna Shuster made a plea to
the councilmen to rescind their &C
tion. James Keane,. another tax
payer, spoke in favor of the pro.
ject and refuted a number of Mrs.
Shuster's statements. T. Ernest
Hartley also spoke against the pro-
ject.
The street committee reported
that Thompson avenue had been
graded and gravelled, Lorraine ave-
nue. was improved, preparations for
graveiling are complete ON Linden
avenue, Ireland avenue was graded
and East Leeds avenue is being
gravelled.
A $50 candlepower light was or
dered installed at Lyons Court and
Washington avenue. Engineers
and architects certifications were
read on 1927 sidewalks and curbing
and on the construction of the War
Memorial building.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Tear Down
Signs Warning
Motorists
Mystery in Mortified Over
What Becomes of Signs
Near Schools
COUNCILMEN HEAR
WOMEN'S CIVIC CLUB
Miss Lizzie Price Reappoint-
ed Observation-Disclosures to
Revise Fire Company Or
dinance - Sidewalk Con-
structiOn Funds

Northfield Council held brief
session in council chambers last
evening, getting the work through
on record time and later attending
a Republican mass meeting on the
second floor of the Post Office
building.
A communication was read from
Mayor Swilkey notifying council
that he had reappointed Miss
Elizabeth Price as librarian for the
coming year, Miss Prices previous
appointment expiring on November
1st. Council ratified the appoint
ment.
Another communication was from
the Woman's Civic club, relative
to warning signs for motorists near
the public schools. Mr.. Fenton, a
member of the school board was
among the spectators, and in re-
sponse to a question from the chair
as to whether the Board had ever
placed any signs said, that he spent
one whole morning putting up
signs, some of which were fastened
10 trees or posts with as many as
twenty spikes, but they were all
torn down. Signs placed by the
roadside, before sidewalks are
completed would soon be demolished
by automobiles backing into them.
The matter was referred to the
property committee.
An ordinance was passed on
first reading, revising an original
]. fire company ordinance. The prln-
cipal change in this ordinance is
clause giving the firemen
authority to inspect properties for
fire hazards, and authorizing them
10 clear up rubbish on vacant lots
where the owners fail to do so. A
copy of this ordinance appears in
another column of The Pleasant
vile Press. The final hearing date
is set for December 5.
Chairman William B. Stokes
said he had been requested by
many women to have the hedge at
Jackson avenue and Shore road
cut back, as it obstructs the view
of motorists, and becomes
menace The clerk was authorized
TO communicate this request to
Victor Fisher, the owner.
The issuance of temporary notes
not to exceed $4,000 was authorized
for sidewalk construction. Michael
Mattera, sidewalk contractor was
present. His work for this year is
practically done, with the excep-
ton of some final cleanup.
A check was received from Re-
corder Stanley Lovett for $25.0O, a
fine collected in the case of State
of New Jersey VS.. Chris Crowley
90 ----
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-08
Proposed High
School Not A
Political Issue
Republican Leader Clark Adj
ans Declares That 1t Is
Purely Educational
VIEW is ACCEPTED
AT POLES TODAY
Political Opposition Which
Was Threatened Fails to
Make Itself Felt Among
Voters

The question of the proposed
new Pleasantville high school.
which seemed at one time to be
made an issue in the elections to-
day of freeholders and councilmen,
has apparently failed TO arouse
enough political interest to induce
any candidates to run on stickers
for the offices mentioned.
There have been rumors OF
sticker candidates and certain
names mentioned, but inquiries
made during the morning could not
uncover any stickers, if any are
to be had.
1t was the general impression
that the school issue had been SO
well covered by the Board OF
Education in it's statement in The
PleasantyiIle Press Friday that the
opponents had not been able to in
fluence any candidate to make
a test of the issue at the poll.
Stress has been laid by the
Republicans that the school Ques-
ton is not a political question, any
way. Clark Adams, Republican
leader, declares that there is no
politics in the high school matter.
Mr.. Adams has explained to the
Republican supporters that the
Board of Education asked for
high school and that the high
school is purely and solely an edu-
eational matter.
This seems to be the view taken
by the voters today.