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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18
GOWN YOUR OWN HOME DAY.

All building and loan associations throughout the
United States celebrating this National Thrift Week
Their program syncronize with that OF the National
Thrift Committee with the exception of or two days
and these days, having peculiar application and adj
aptability the building and loan associations have
been reserved by them for their program.
The Importance of these institutions in the econ
omc life of the country reconzed by leaders in various
field of endeavor and that they deserving of support
is manifested by Secretary of State Kellogg, Secretary
Hoover Secretary Davis and Postmaster General New
Each day of this week is set aside emphasize some
particular phase of thrift and Thursday, known
Own Your Own Home Day. This program is of
usual Importance those who interested in home
ownership, and, might be expected, such organizations
building and loan associations and real estate boards
actively cooperating with various local committees
throughout the country
Back of the progress in home building which
tinues exceed the expectations of the optimistic
enthusiasts and dscreds the prophecies of those who
maintain that the construction pace in America cannot
be maintained lies the basic instinct of the human being
to own his home. This desire represents prmi-
tive urge 1t is the foundation of the idea of property
and the bulwark of organized society The idea born
when the first left his community and sought
greater degree of privacy and, perhaps, comfort 1t
cherished in the cageike shacks that buried in
and nurured in the howell upon piles by the
lake dwelers 1t afterward found expression in the
cabin The pioneer built outside the stocade The proph
cts who the human of the future packed in
made cliff dwellings forget the instinct that drives
seek secusion in dwellings that we call home AS
people somewhat freed from economic pressure and
accumulate savings, they desire get away from hud
ding in apartments seek their own firesides.
The prosperity which the country has been enjoying
the last few years has opened home owning POSSIBLE
those who have been waiting for nothing but the
means give expression the universal desire of
ing their homes The National Thrift Movement has
been larger factor in stimulating various mediums of
making home ownership readily available to many
people, Modern financing modern organizations,
model homes campaigns and the increasing efficiency of
the realtor have enlarged the possibilities of home
ship. The result has been increase in prosperity
which makes catering the home building instinct safe
investment. 1t is to be expected that, result OF
National Thrift Week. and especially of "Own Your Own
Home Day. there will be stimulated greater desire for
home ownership and that there will be created increased
facilities whereby the home ownership idea can be
realized
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18
Dandelions Brought
a Sweetheart
By JANE OSBORN

DOCT0R KENMORE looked out
~ from his Office window upon
the carpet of green lawn that
stretched from his house to the
fine old white Maitland mansion
next door. 1t was very smooth and
very green-only FIVE or six yellow
dandelion blooms marring the per-
feet verdure.
That afternoon, instead Of going
straight from the hospital TO his
home to see what messages await
ed him, he turned his car toward
the open country outside Dunmere.
Presently he came to a green field
richly dotted over with yellow and
here and there patches OF white
mist between. He pulled to the
side of the road, stopped his car
and alighted. He spent the next
quarter of an hour gathering the
blows of dandelions He pushed
them into an envelope he produced
from his pocket and then, getting
back into his car, he drove home.
1t was after nine that night when
he had given a word Of encourage
ment to his last office visitor. A
moon cleaned family through the
clouded sky, and, making sure that
his housekeeper was in her room,
Doctor Kinmore went stealthily ont
to his lawn and there proceeded to
strew the dandelion blows that he
had gathered. Having finished this
task, he went TO the garage, took
out his ear and drove away.
Early the next morning, while
Doctor Kinmore was lingering over
his breakfast before going into his
Office, he glanced out of the win
dow. And there he saw girlish
figure in pink bending down with q
tiny, sharp trowel in her hand.
Doctor Kinmore jumped up from
the table and hurried through the
long French window out TO the
lawn.
There are only a few more dan
delions left now" said the girl
looking up to him. Aunt Nellie Is
delighted. But / certainly have
worked hard getting them out"
'And now that they are all out,
said the young doctor, you WON'T
be coming over here any more"
II hope I haven't made nui
sance of myself" said Helen Matt
land, archly.
Tom Kinmore did not answer the
question. He was looking sudden
ly serious. "But of course there
might be more dandelions," he
said. Sometimes the seeds blow
from quite a distance, and at this
time of year" He paused and
looked rather eagerly at her. II
shall miss seeing you more than l
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18
ANOTHER DELAWARE
BRIDGE

(From the Philadelphia Record)
Comparatively little attention
has been paid to the fact that both
the Senate and the House at
Washington have passed tie bill
authorizing the construction of a
bridge over the Delaware River be-
tween Tacony and Palmyra, N j.,
and that now only the approval of
the President is needed to make
the measure law. Unlike the
great suspension structure connect
ing Philadelphia and Camden, the
proposed new bridge will be
rather simple affair, built upon
concrete piers and with a draw for
the passage Of vessels. No expens
i've approaches will be required,
and the estimated cost is only
$4,000,000, which will be FURNISHED
by private enterprise.
The interesting point about this
project is that it follows so quickly
after the completion and opening
of the bigger bridge and it's strik-
ing demonstration of great finar-
cial success. This is due to the
policy, so vigorously advocated by
THE Record" of having those who
make use of the bridge pay for this
privilege through the eyaction of
moderate tolls-a policy that Us
fair to all interests, including the
taxpayers. and the justice of which
is now so generally acknowledged
! that not a voice has been raised in
protest against the adoption of a
similar plan for the proposed
Tacony-Palmyra bridge. Indeed, it
is obvious that if private capital
is to build that structure there is
no other method than the collect
ion of tolls for recouping it's out
lay There has been no suggestion
that enither the city of Philadel-
phia or the State of New Jersey
should take part in the necessary
financing, which will be carried
through entirely by public-spirited
citizens.
1t is impossible to doubt that this
second bridge will give decided
impetus to the plan for the erection
of third structure between some
point in the southern section OF
the city such as the foot of
Oregon avenue or the Navy Yard,
and the New Jersey shore Agita-
ton for this has already begun,
and it is bound 10 come within a
few years. Thus the ties between
Pennsylvania and New Jersey grow
ever closer, to the mutual advon-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

will be considered by the
Legislature of the state at
its coming session. The
New Jersey Association of
Real Estate Boards indorses
the proposal known as
Senate Concurrent Reso-
luton No. II as the most
complete which has been
presented, and calls for con-
centration of support of
education by member real
estate boards to bring to
public consciousness the
necessity of the proposed
legislation.
The New Jersey associat-
ion called for repeal of the
New Jersey inheritance tax
law and commended the ac-
ton of the National Asso-
citation of Real Estate
Boards in its effort to Sc
cure changes which would
remove present injustices
and inequalities in the
Federal revenue act of 1926
in regard to reporting in
come from real estate sales.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18
ZONINC

Holding that establish
ment on municial coming
is one of the most important
matters before the Ameri-
can Public, the New Jersey
Association of Real Estate
Boards has declared itself
strongly for an amendment
to the constitution of New
Jersey to enable cities of the
state to re-establish coming
protection for their home
sections and business and in
dustrial areas.
The recent decision of the
United States Supreme
Court upholding the consti-
nationality of the exercise
of the police power through
coming ordinances and APP
proving such exercise in
principle is cited by the
New Jersey association. The
state body calls on its men,
Der boards and on friends
of the orderly and sound
development of cities to sup
port action which would
bring New Jersey back into
the ranks of states which
have coming enabling acts.
Zoning progress in New
Jersey has been paralyzed
for some time by adverse
decisions of the state courts,
decisions by the court of
errors and appeals the high
est court in the state.
Three resolutions propos-
ing various forms of amend
ment to the state constitu-
ton to re-establish coming
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18
PROHIBITION AND
PATIENCE

Much of the difficulty at
tending the Eighteenth
Amendment is due to the
impotence of Americans.
The average American
thinks that results must be
accomplished Immediately.
He thinks his porterhouse
steak should be ready to
serve in six and one-half
minutes from the time he
gives his order.
The same individual
thinks that if prohibition is
adopted all alcoholic beyer-
ages, and all alcoholic tastes,
and all purveyers of alco-
hol should disappear the
next day and be smelt,
tasted, seen and heard no
more-or Prohibition is a
failure.
AS a matter of fact pro-
hibition is an individual
question, a question of in
dividual determination \of
whether one is to be an
alcoholic or not. Some peo-
pie prefer to be alcoholic.
The majority of people do
not prefer to be alcoholic.
The majority on the non
alcoholic side is increasing
in numbers as the benefits,
happiness, moral advance
ment, physical well being
and mental poise of non
alcoholism are experienced.
Prohibition hath her
perfect work" as does
Patience
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

Willie" said the caller, uneasily,
what are you watching me so in
tently for?" 81 was just watching
to see if you would take off your
hat" said Willie, who had always
lived in the city. "But why are you
so anxious to see if l will take of
my hat?" she asked. Well said the
ma said you looked like scare
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

can tell. When I'm sitting there in
my office, ! look out and there /
see yOu-now bending, now rising.
now kneeling. 1t is very beautiful
and there is so little that is beau
tiful in my profession" Then
looking at her, he said: do you
remember the time last month
when you and your aunt called to
ask me about the dandelions? You
were wearing a pink dress then,
too"
Helen laughed. Wasn't it fun
ny-not the dress-but the way we
came, We hadn't seen you. Aunt
Nellie hadn'. been in the old house
since quite a long time before you
came. Shed sent a gardener on
10 get the lawn and garden in or
der, as you were so careless about
your place, letting the weeds grow
so, he never could get the dande-
lions out of Aunt NeIlie's lawn. So
Aunt Nellie and ] imagined you
We're a rough old thing with wbfs-
kers and at first we were afraid
to come"
And I was afraid of your Aunt
Nellie" laughed Tom. "Still am.
for that matter. Remember how
she asked me whether I'd have nv
lawn fixed up and I said I didn't
see what difference it made to her?
| don't believe l was very civil.
And then she asked me if I'd mind
having her gardener NOW my lawn
and having ron dig out the dande-
lions in betweenf' Well, at least
I've had my own land moved"
And I've dug out the dande-
lions. But this" said Helen, lift
ing a long-rooted green weed with
a bright yellow bloom, this is the
last Of them"
Then you won't come over TO
dig them any more?" asked the
doctor wistfully.
mot unless more come up" said
Helen.
Il say, Miss Maitland" he called,
as she started away. 81 want to
tell you something" He strobe
over to where she stood on her
aunt's greensward. "Now that you
are standing on your own territory
| want to tell you something" he
said. "I've planted lot of dande-
lion seeds. There will be big
crop in a few weeks. You'll have
TO come back. Helen, | couldn't
endure the thought of not seeing
you out there-bending and kneel-
ing and walking about-Helen,
love you"
Helen, standing there before him,
was blushing deeply. But don't
you think it is very, very uncon-
ventional telling me that here
without calling on me-"
II haven't dared call" said the
doctor Neither you nor your aunt
have asked me Helen. dear, | do
love you-and l don't want to come
and see you unless you think you
couid like me a little"
But I do like you-love you
a great deal right now" said Hell
en-, and then turned away her pref
ty face in confusion. so please
come in and tell my aunt you want
to be friends" Helen fed toward
her own front door and as she
went she called back But I'm not
going to dig out the new crop of
dandeliOns unless YOU help me-"
tcopTtight.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

Now we can be glad that east
is east, and west is west and never
the twain shall meet" They have
three feet of snow in the west.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

Now that "Abie's Irish Rose" has
proved more than 1000 times that
the theatrical critics were wrong,
further performances would seem
to be rubbing it in.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

crow with your hair bobbed, and
/ never saw a scarecrow and I
wanted to see what one looked
like.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

If you get the right perspective.
life is interesting even when it's
most perplexing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

Almost everything you don't like
becomes a cause if you talk about
it long enough.-June Lucas
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

Some people mistake kindness
for stupidity.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18
DIPPING INTO
. SCIENCE Q
Evolution of the Piano


The piano was originally
harp with two or three strings.
More strings were added from
time to time and early in the
Thirteenth century. following the
plan Of stretching the strings
across a box, the "dulcimer
was produced whose strings
were struck by hammers. Cen
eral advancement was made IN
iii the immediate forerunner OF
the piano we know today was
produced early in the Eight
zenith century.
~ 1928. Wes.~rn Newspaper Union.)
~~~~~'
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-18

Prankish students elected Maui
dine, prize cow at the Ohio State
University, as queen. of the home
coming ball, over ten popular CO.
eds. They then made preparations
to crown the bovine queen in the
ballroom, but the authorities said:
"Undignified; ridiculous. No"
To satisfy your thirst for
knowledge look for a mental boot
logger.
Timetables to be issued shortly
by Swedish railroads will number
the hours from l to "a, eliminat-
ing a. M. and p. m.
Honesty is the best policy even
though it is the most expensive.
No Glads, Burbank did not de-
velop fruit called the Atlee Pom
creme
Everything comes to him who
waits. including a bawling out by
the traffic cop.
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!. Leroy 2. podson. = years 81 N
:. Julia AIie. Klaek, u years, 1859 Il
Mary I. Perkins - yssrs Homso-
Jehn MichaeI catti. 81 years. liz
Alabama Ave. d. p
!, 5 Jeha Nicola y years. childrsn.s
!, Msrsarst 4. LA 80 years 1857 Y 81
rl SSssTs N:l; e ! & ss.rs isai.
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JEROME REAGAN

Funeral services were held from
Holy Comforter Church this morn
Ing for Jerome Reagan, 81, an
employee OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road for SO years. Mr.. Regain died
Friday following 4 long illness, at
his home, l21 Twelfth ST. S. E.
At the time of his death Mr.,
Reagan was chief locomotive des-
patcher at the OrangebOro, Nd,
roundhouse OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. He was locomotive en-
gineer during most OF his time OF
service.
He was active in employees or.
CARNATIONS and was considered one
Of the most popular railroad men
in the vicinity OF Baltimore and
Washington.
A native of Elmira, N. Y, Mr..
Reagan came to this city IS years
ago. He was 4 member Of Capitol
Lodge, Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers; the Pennsylvania Relief
Association and the Baltimore Mu.
tual Association.
Mr.. Reagan leaves his wife, q
son, Jerome, jr., age IS, and three
step-children, Elmer, Ethel and
Leila Carter.
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NEE To-
Co AHEAD

frances refusal 70 BE represented
At the forthcomins arms limitation
conferences il Geneva. even BY All
official observer, came Il 40 sur.
prise to washington. frances
action had bean expected and ais
counted accordingly.
Theoretically. the absence Of the
French win make no difference in
the plans Of the United states,
Great Britain and Japan to 60 ahead
with discussions concerning the
limitation Of auxiliary naval craft.
Actually, however, the fact that
France Is mot ihterehted ia the
proceedings will serve to make the
great powers, particularly Britain,
more cautious about agreeing upon
hard I'd fast limitation.
laln traditional position has
been that he cannot reduce or limit
her aSuaent materially without
CORES 3ondine action on the part
Of th9 continental powers, particu-
larly: rance. France and England
have val interests In the Mediter.
raneAI and Il IL considered I'M
likely hers that England will con.
sent to material modlf icatioh Of her
armament 50 long a. France IL left
free to build unlimited submarines.
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DEATHS

Susie Gregson Brown, ~ vaars. 02s
LopgfelloW Sc. N w.
9. A.ta wellar, 70 years tcs seward
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What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Today
Lecture Gen. D. 8. Grant" Col. i.
Great III T. u. e 4. c6Iiege.
1880 >. m
Meetlht potaAieal society. National
Museum, 8 p. m.
censeft- soieitfg Home Band, stan
ley Hail ssi6isrs Home. bsSS >. n.
Laetura-v cAiverton. Flayhsult.
! ceyAtry stess-First csatr.rlasu.I
DinRsrrc iinfcA4 cIuh Univsrsity
Meetine- BurnSid4 Post q. 4. L.,
q. a. r. HAL. >. M
MestihS- Columbia Heights citissns
Assoeiation. coIumbia Heights christlss
Church, d IA.
Meeting organised Reserves. 14os b
81 rl 3 r fhs 81 p,.ro. H.,, -
Souls Church. D. n.
Dinner & nc6---v irrfnIa faasasAb
Raleigh Hotel, Tao ps IA.
T6InoFFOss
Concert united states Marine bad,
Marine Bargacka, e.16 5. "A.
Country store-First Congregations
Lsctur s--coaae Guard Ene,Aeers
Auditorium. 8 D. m.
Danee-A nnaricAnisation school wash
ington Hotel p. m.
y Lg :, ,ss.a Club. Maytiovsr
Lecture-'The Mob ana the Movies,
Louis X Anspacher. drAmatist. Carl.
ton Hotel, 1880 4. M
Art Exhibit-Baltimore school 81
Art Mayflower Hotel.
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gate. had outlined the Anglo Saxon
plan for limiting vessels by cate.
gories instead Of limiting the total
tonnage. as France proposes
During the morning session NJ
Boncour argued strongly for limita-
ton Of naval personnel.
He expressed fears that unless
there was a limitation Of personnel
some nations might increase their
marines enormously. having these
forces available for land purposes.
Germany and Sweden backed the
French stand.
The discussion OF personnel was
adjourned because Viscount Cecil
lacked definite Instructions
Hugh Gibson. American delegate,
was active In the discussion and
declared that Limitation Of person
mel is not practical. whereas nmita-
ton Of the number Of vessels in
each category automatically limits
the strength Of the fleet"
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Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices 70 Main $3.50. Obituary Desk
JUDGE WILLIAM ;. HOWELL

oC0UE WILLIAM d nVWEAlA
Judge Willian B. Howell, who
rose from $500 clerkship on the
first civil service list Ia 1883 to Be
chief justice Of the United States
customs court at New York city,
died yesterday At his home In East
Orange, n.
He received his early education In
Washington. graduating In 1882
from the old spencerian Business
College.
In October, 1889, he passed the
first civil service examination ever
given. In 1884 he was appointed 4
clerk in the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue.
For number Of years he was a
clerk in the Treasury Department.
lie studied law At Columbian, now
George washington University, re-
ceiving the LII. B. degree In 1889
and the IL. N. in 1890.
Mr.. Howell was SUCCESSFULLY pri-
wate secretary to Secretaries Of the
Treasury Maynard, Tichencr, Ham
iIton and Spaulding. From 1897 to
1893. he was assistant Secretary of
the Treasury.
In 1893 he left washington to be-
come general appraiser and chief
justice OF the customs court in the
port of New York.
{ Judge Howell was born in Free
hold. N. j., July 5. 1865. In 1883 he
Married Miss Isabel Lauck, OF Wash
ington, who survives with two sons.
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BIRTHS

Arthur and Marie, cranston, hoy.
Cornelius and Catherine 4. Harrell,
Charles A. and Esther NJ. Lewis. boy.
Loren L. ana Dorothy c. Landman.
girl
John wiliAm and Bsatric. Randolph.
Thomas c. ana Grace E. simpson.
Harry =. ana corinne Thorn, boy.
Howard W. and Margaret Wilson, boy.
Oliver ,. and Mary Exlink boy
Eugene and Anne Brooks, girl
Michael and Viltoria Dallancis giri.
Ray =. and Helen NJ. Firth, girl
James G, and Frora williams boy.
Janes and Lille Lee. boy
StAphen n. and Minnie Craig. boy
Robert r. and Helen CogswelI boy.
Walter 8. and Savona Griest. kirl,
Patefiek and Ethel Mognotto, girl.
James B. and Lena v. Price, girl.
John d. and Elsie " Willis. boy.
Arthur and Clara Bonds, girI,
Alfred and Lillian Elzie, boy.
Thomas and Minnie Hill. girl.
Edward and Bertha Merritt, glrl.
Earl J and Sophia Wallace. boy.
Norman and Lucy Baker. hoy.
Joseph L and Dorothy Younger girl.
Richard and Carrie Coates, girl.
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MRS. JOSH 9. GREENE

Mrs. Josie C. Greene, widow Of
Wallace Greene. patent attorney,
will be buried Thursday at her
former home in Madison, n. j..
Services viii be held tonight at 8
o'clock at the family residence, 2024
Hillyer Pl. N. w.
A resident here more than 40
years, Mrs. Greene was active in
many civic organizat lions. She was
q member Of the Twentieth
Century Club and the Columbian
Women.
Mrs. Greene died Saturday fol-
lowing . long illness. She is
survived by q son, Robert Craig
Greene, patent attorney.
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MRS. KATE ETHEL REED

Funeral services for Mrs. Kate
Ethel Reed. ~, will be held tomor-
row from her home, 754 Newton Pl.
r. W., where she. died yesterday.
The Rev. Mark Depp, castor OF
Calvary Church. win officiate. In.
teTment viii be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Mrs. Reed was born in Fairfax
county, coming to this city with her
parents when nine years old.
She is survived by her husband.
c. Elder Reed, and four sisters, Mrs.
DAISY Hahn and Mrs. Estelle Me.
Kenila. of this city; Mrs. MaudA e..
Munday, Okmulgee, Okla, and Mrs.
Annie Garrison, Of Fairfax county.