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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
The Iine-ups
Plea SantViIIe
Ocean City

gasoline gauge which, it was said,
would net him 100000.
SHOT WHILE TELEPHONING
Meisterknecht had reached his
goal but had not yet begun to reap
its rewards. He was busy OIL tur-
bine engine and other inventions
calculated to swell that 100000.
He called his hacker, Peter Olde,
Elizabeth. N. j., lawyer, over his
workshop phone and started a bust
ness chat.
The chat never was finished.
In the midst of the CONVERSE
ton bullets struck Meisterknecht's
body and he fell among mis- tools,
dying.
Police Immediately began a hunt
for Alexander Schneider, of Cleye-
land, o., brother of the second Mrs.
Meisterknecht, and charged with
having made threats against the in
ventor for "deceiving Sophie" and
hiding the fact that he had another
wife.
FIRST WIFE APPEARS
Another wife?
Highland was astonished when &
woman who said she was Mrs. SUI
san Meisterknecht, of Yonkers,
came forward and laid claim to the
dead man as her husband.
While police hunted Schneider,
Mrs. Sophie Meisterknecht arrang-
ed funeral for the slain inventor.
In the midst of the rites the service
was broken up by court action of
the Yonkers wife and the body was
removed to a morgue.
Then began the battle for mis- sud
den wealth, and his past life, which
Meisterknecht had kept secret, was
nfoIda6
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
Y. p. 3. ACTIVITIES

The executive committee of the
Y. P. B. met Tuesday night at Miss
Nobel Pennington's and made
preparations for the Christmas
party given for the Loyal Temepr-
ance Legion. The organization sent a
Thanksgiving box and magazines to
the Brigantine Coast Guard Station.
The members are working on scrap
books which will be sent to disabled
soldiers. These branches of the w.
G T. U. are closing a wonderful
work along this line. They have
received honors for this effort.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25

cause him considerable amount Of
secret worry.
Stage thrillers Of melodramatic
Proportions, the vice crusader at
tracts a large audience OF unpaid
admissions. The crowd on tbs
curb watches the crusade 60 past
and hurries to the court to witness
the drama which takes place OH
high Tights of comedy.
The crusade ends in draw with
about an equal number O. crusad-
ers and crusaded facln5 the all
bars.
1t does not seem to make much
difference whether it is selecIive
Gas they say in telephone ringins)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25

Senator Emerson L. Richards.
There has been no agreement
among Republican leaders i'll South
Jersey to the effect that their
candidate for Governor next year
shall be a resident of the northern
part of the State. according to a
statement issued by State Senator
Emerson L. Richards, of Atlantic
City, an aspirant for the nomin-
alton. y - a. a
Senator Richards is one of three
Republicans now in the race. The
others are State Senator William
B. Mackey, of Bergen County, and
State Senator Morgan t. Larsen,
of Middlesex County.
Senator Richards says the lead
ers in this part of the State are
standing firm in their demand that
South Jersey in 1928 shall be
recognized in the selection of the
Republican nominee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
BY LENA ROBINSON

The Klein home on New York
road has been closed for the winter.
The Klein family summers In n.
Absecon and spend the winters in
Philadelphia
The Junior Epworth League
meeting which is held Wednesday
afternoon and midweek prayer
meeting will be dispensed with this
week on account of Thanksgiving
services.
The Queen Esther Circle will
meet Wednesday night at 8 o'clock
in the NJ. e. chapel Mrs. A. l..
Hammell will be in charge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
Newsy
Notes
HODGES join IN
UNION SOCIAL
Six Organizations Gather AT
Community Benefit in
Mechanics Hall

A joint lodge social was held
Monday night in the Mechanics
ahall, Elm avenue. The affair will
sbe held once month as a COM
fmunity benefit. Members and their
Friends present represented the j..
20. a. NJ, p. o. S. of A., Victoria
.t'Tribe of Red Men, Daughters of
tIAfneriea aud the Daughters of
.rPocohontas, Silver Moon Council
1 David Baird was chairman
rGames and dancing were enjoyed
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
ANGLERS DINE
Point Club Celebrates Over The
b 80 Weekend.

Is The Anglers Club celebrated the
weekend at its club house on Shore
road BY giving a banquet to its
-1nembeTs. Each table had large
turkey on it and toy turkey with
"a name card of birch-bark was at
$ach seat. The speakers were:
John Mcmahon, John Mosser, John
BIItlar and Edward Korb. A snap
per Stfpper was also served at mid
night. There were twenty, who took
part in the festivities.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
PERSONALS

Miss Ethel Hammell and Miss
Olive Hammell were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Klein the
past weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Conover and
Mrs. James Sooy were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William Shoemaker
of Philadelphia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25

crusading-that is picking two out
of an alleged bakers dozea--or
raiding, either i'll At
lantic County, or Essex County, or
pittsburgh, Pa, the way Of he cru
sader is beset by the formalities
anu Irregularities Of court and legal
proceedings.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25

something they ate or drank, as
fish are very fastidious about their
food. So Sergeant Carlson passed
the word on to the prohibition
agents and the troopers were sent
to investigate. They found a zine
still in operation at farm house.
The refuse from the still had killed
the fish.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
HOSPITAL PROGRESSES
Construction Work On Project Is
Speeded UP.

sThe construction of the new
$40, 900 hospital in this city is pro-
crossing rapidly and it is reported
that the structure will be complet-
ed as quickly as possible under the
management of Dr. Frank Inksetter
The foundations of 200 square
Yards of concrete has been COM
p1eted and work on the building
has actually begun.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
HIT BY AUTO

Herbert Ledden Only Slightly Hurt
In Accident
Herbert Ledden, of Shore road
and Elm avenue, was struck by an
automobile on Wednesday afternoon
while crossing the street near his
home. The driver of the car stopped
and took the boy to the office of
DR.. Ralston, of Somers Point,
where it was said he had only re-
ceived minor bruises.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
PERSONALS

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Fire
co. No. 1, have been invited to
Witt the Ladies' Auxiliary of Fire
CO No. 3, of Pleasantville, on Mon
day evening, November %. They
are planning to take delegation
of. thirty members.
MT. and Mrs. Charles Huff, Of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
FLOATING FISH
BETRAY STILL
Sergeant Carlson Makes
Notable Find In Mul-
lica RiUer

When Sergeant Carlson of the
New Jersey State Police, saw a doz-
en- or more fish floating inanimate-
" down Mullica run, near Ham
monitor. he knew it must have been
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
SPONSOR sUPPER-DANcE

The members of the Progressive
League are sponsoring baked
bean supper and dance on Deem
Der 1. The Committee in charge in
cludes: Jack Mains, Harold Nor
ton, Sidney Morton. Albert Barkoff
and Mark Casio The ladies of the
auxiliary will prepare the meal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. William Morton
and daughter, Betty, of Chestnut
Hill, and Gabriel Lenox, of German
town, Pa, are spending the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Law
son. of Shore road.
Mrs. Almira Block, of Tilton
road, entertained on Thanksgiving
Day, three of Northfield's pioneer
residents, Misses Olive, Elizabeth
and Louis Price
Mr.. and Mrs. William Truck, of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
PERSONALS

Mr.. and. Mrs. Robert Carey, of
Trenton, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Williams, from Thursday
until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Williams, of
Seaview avenue, entertained at
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25

George Wilson, member of Allan
tic City J. o. A. NJ was the pianist.
Refreshments were served by the
committee in charge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
City Of Mortified

MRS. A. NJ. DICK. Zion Road. Phone 100
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-25
In Linwood Borough

Mrs. ALTON SANDERS. Shore Road & Elm Avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
Tendency Toward AC Tubes.

The trend in radio receivers is to-
ward the genuine AC tube operated
type. The demand has been growing
steadily since the announcements were
made few years ago that the AC or
alternating current tubes had been
made for specially designed receivers
and all experiments had shown their
operation to be of such a high stand
ard that their adoption by the public
was only question of manufacturing
facilities of licensed makers of radio
receivers.
AC-operated receivers mark an ep-
ochal achievement in the radio indus
try. 1t is now possible to own radio
receiver that requires no attention
after the plug at the end of a wire
cable is attached to the electric light
socket and aerial and ground wires
are attached. Alternating current in
the home, such as is utilized for light
ing and power for electrical apparatus,
is now used as the source of supply
for heating the filaments of the tubes
and also the power. In using the al.
ternating current a separate power
unit of small size is furnished. and by
its use there is no further need of A.
B or c batteries.
The large outlet for the new AC
radio receivers is to be found in cities,
for there electricity is supplied to thou.
sands Of homes. Those who have
never owned a radio set are especially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
URGES SPILLWAYS
AS CURB TO FLOODS
Prof. Trowbridge of Iowa Univer-
sity Proposes Remedy for Over
flows in Mississippi Valley.
correspondence Of the Associated Press,

Correspondence OF the Associated Press,
IOWA CITY. Iowa.-A series of
spillways, to be relocated yearly. in
the valley of the Mississippi River
would solve the problem Of flood con-
troll Arthur c. Trowbridge. professor
of geology at the University of Iowa,
is convinced.
Levees could be left in the present
condition, he says, with the spillways
resorted to as a means of reducing
danger of unexpected crevasses dur
ing fiood-time TO n minimum and TO
enrich the land between the spill
ways and the Gulf of Mexico.
The location of the spillways, he
believes, could be shifted at intervals
so that farmers on land which had
settled too low or had become inn
poverished could move into areas in
which fertility had been renewed by
use of the spillways. Sediment now
is carried largely between the levees
into the gulf.
New Orleans last Spring was saved
by both natural and artificial spill
ways, said Prof Trowbridge. "Of
course. it was saved at the expense
of other more widely scattered
regions, but the total loss of life and
property was much less than it would
have been in case the New Orleans
levees had broken
Trowbridge considers the enrich
ment of the land one of the most
potent arguments for a spillway sys
: tenn such as he advocates. He has
made four investigating trips into the
flood zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

susceptible to this new type of recelY
ing equipment, and dealers throughout
the country are reporting heaNy sales
It is not so much the fact that the
newcomers in the ranks of set ow;crs
want to purchase the newest type ap.
paratus but the knowledge of the
ever.ready equipment without further
thought Of upkeep. such : the c9re
Of batteries. on their part
There will always he a demand for
the battery-type of receiver, however
especially from the rural districts,
where there are still 100000 home
that do not have the advantage Of
electricity supplied to them. For them
the battery type of receiver must fill
their needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
IRAD|O OPERATION
LIKE TRAINS URGED
System Held Necessary to
Maintain Correct Frequen-
Cies in BroadCaSting.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Broadcasting stations must work
out a general system for maintaining
correct frequencies in order to elimt-
nate interference, Federal radio com
missioners are convinced.
Broadcasting eventually will have
10 be directed along lines similar TO
the operation of trains with a central
station or master clock, q. II. Cald-
we'll, New York member Of the com
mission. declares. He says a plan for
unified control OF the carrier fire.
quencies of all stations devised by
Give b. Meredith. technical director,
and True Mclean, consulting engi-
neer Of Station WSYR. Syracuse.
N. Y, has been submitted by the
commission to several radio experts
for study Mr.. Mclean is a member
of the communication staff OF the
engineering college Of Cornell Uni
versity.
The plan involves a method of
holding the carrier frequencies to
assigned values without using accu-
rate standards in the stations them
selves.
+; The present separation OF radio
Transmission carriers for broadcast
ing is 10 kilocycles. II single
highly accurate frequency of 10 kilo-
cycles were to he transmitted 10 all
broadcasters, all the now assigned
carrier frequencies would fall upon
frequencies which are harmonics OF
this single 10-kilocycle standard. Mr.
Meredith explained. He said If all
.broadcasters use for their carrier. the
particular harmonic assigned TO them
from the l0-kllocyCle standard, the
only heterodynes possible between
transmitted carriers will he integral
multiples of 10 kiocycles and there
fore the only audible heterodyne pos
sible between any broadcasting sta
ton carriers will be 10000 cycles.
Any number Of stations operating
on the same channel will interfere IS
at present if they are near together.
but heterodynes below 10000 cycles
will be impossible. Mr. Meredith
claims. Since this frequency is above
the usual range of reproduction. 1t
may easily be filtered out of receiving
sets. and the result would be a total
elimination of audible heterodynes.
Mr.. Meredith and Mr.. Mclean pro-
pose the direct radio transmission OF
this frequency from central point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

For the first time in the history OF
the radio industry official information
regarding radio manufacturing is to
be made available to the public and
to the industry through cooperation
of the United States { Iment and
the Radio Manufacture Association.
The Federal Government. through tEc
Department of Commerce. has ACCEPT
ed plan proposed by the Radio Manu-
facturers' Association to gather Stats
tics from the Nations manufacturers
of radio receiving sets. accessories ard
parts Reliable and official statistical
as 10 the radio man1fac.
turing industry will be issued quar-
terly.
With the assistance of the Il. NJ. A,
the manufacturing statistics will he
gathered, compiled and published by
the electrical equipment division of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, Department of Commerce, Of
which Marshall T. Jones is chief
Comprising as ii does more than zoo
or virtually all of the leading manu-
r. NJ. A. is fortunately in position to
give the utmost service to the Govern
ment in securing manufacturin., data
unobtainable.
The Department of Commerce is now
engaged in sending to manufacturers
a QUESTIONABLE showing in detail their
factory shipments for the last three
months of 1927 The information will
be published by the Department of
Commerce early in January. This and
subsequent quarterly publications Of
manufacturing statistics will inform
the public regarding the progress Of
the radio industry and be valuable
guide to manufacturers in determining
their production. The information is
to be given in strict confidence by TIE
manufacturers 10 the Government,
with the expectation of wide cooper a
tion nv the ma manufacturer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
ANCIENT MEL0DRAMA
ENGLISH tom" SHOW
transformers Revel in Blood
.Thunder" Exhibit Likened to
American Blow at Slavery.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON.-Blood and thunder only
family described Maria Marten or
the Mystery of the Red Barn" Eng
lands most celebrated melodrama.
Maria Marten" is the British
"Uncle Toms Cabin" 1t goes on for
ever. Compa MES are always playing
it in the provinces and occa sionally it
has revival in suburban theaters
about London.
Like Uncle Toms Cabin" the Brit
ish melodrama has undergone many
changes at the hands of barnstorm-
ers who lacked players or scenery to
give it as it was written shortly after
the murder in 1928 upon which the
thriller is based.
Nothing is left to the imagination in
maria Marten." The villain kills the
heroine in sight of the audience, digs
q grave and buries her, soliloquizing
meanwhile And the villain not only
is brought to justice, but the audience
has the satisfaction of seeing him
hooded and swung into eternity by
masked -eXecutioner, who uncoVers his
face and lets the audience know ii is
the gypsy lover of the murdered girl
who has sprung the trap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
RADIO COMPANIES TO BATTLE
FOR SHORT WAVE CHANNELS
Commission to Consider Applications at
Public Hearing January 17-Trans-
mission of News Involved.

suitable channels must be reserved.
Interests OF the amateur operators
also must be protected. members Of
the radio body declare.
Although the average radio fan Is
but slightly interested in these serv-
ices, the commission considers them Of
greater Importance than the reGula-
ton Of program broadcasting The
ALLEGATION Of safety OF life and public
service channels will he given greater
consideration than IN the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
DISTRESS SIGNALS
HAVE RIGHT or WAY
Radio Companies Not Allowed to
Collect Charges in Such
Messages.
81 tha Associated Press

81 tsa Associated Press
Radio Sisnal~ oc distress ALWAYS
have the "r.1ht OF way" Interna.
tional radio.,l e2raHh regulations *.
pressly ploh.nit radio emissions in the
land from 40 % 55G lii0cycles which
might down oat emergency calls sent
cn $50 E.joc. cles These calls include
signals IF distress. alarm, security or
urGencv.
No charges may be collected for
radio kilograms Of immediate general
interest which fall within the follow
ing general classes.
Messages OF distress and replies.
Advices originating from mobile sta
tons regarding the presence Of Ice
bergs, dereliCts, mines or announcing
cyclones, storms. etc.
Advices announcing sudden phe
romena threatening aerial navigation
ar the sudden appearance of obstacles
in airdromes
AdVices originating in mobile sta.
tons telling of sudden changes in the
location Of buoys. opera ton of light.
houses and apparatus in the buoy
service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

over the New World lie is a member
of the United States Naval Reserves
and has had training on the L. S. s,
Rhode Island.
c. A. Peregrine operates KOA ex-
detrimental station IA: +. A. Nelson
owns CIR; Walter Morrissey, 8 All
and Carl w. SchukneCht, OIL. They
have all had varied experiences in the
Government service, both in the
United States and foreign countries.
Robert Owen. head of the technical
staff, formerly owned 9 AYV and also
operated the University of Colorado
station, XAQ at Boulder. While
still in college he built and operated
the university broadcasting station,
KFAJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
WOMAN Is SALES AGENT
FOR TEXAS WHEAT MEN
Millions of Dollars Involved in
Dealings-She Is in Early
Thirties.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
AMARILLO. TeX-Many a man has
appointed his wife as his purchasing
agent. but it remained for the wheat
growers of Texas to choose a woman
to sell their grain.
Miss Grace Webster, secretary and
treasurer Of the Texas Wheat Grow.
ers' Association, handled millions of
bushels OF wheat-which meant mil
lions OF dollars-following the harvest
of this crop.
Her direction of the cooperative
marketing enterprise was so success
full that the farmers belonging TO the
association placed in her hands this
Winter an additional responsibility.
They decided to let her market their
coarse grains as well as wheat.
Miss Webster's age is in the early
SOS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
so S Calls Give
Listeners Chance
To Hear Distance

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. The i'll wind that
sends an S o S call Pickering land
ward from the Atlantic blows some
good after ALTO the radio distance
fan. 1t gives listeners along the
coast rare chance to hear distance
under almost ideal conditions.
When an S 0 S is picked up,
hroadca STEERS sometimes only those
nearby, but sometimes for hun
dreds Of miles along the Coast--are
required to get off the air
If the listener is alert. he does
not shut off his set. Instead, he
soon is listening to distance sta
tons that he may never have heard
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
Public Service Considered.

I'm outlining the policy. primary
consideration will be given public
utility radio service, such as airplane
and ship communications, Army and
NAVY. beacon and compass stations.
The commission especially is desir-
Gus of providing adequate short wave
channels for the use of aerial naviga-
ton which is increasing rapidly and
for the future development Of which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
Trouble in Radio
Battery Located
By Cat at Play

Lots Of queer things happen In
radio fans Here's an experience
told in a etter from Warren
Idaho. recently received by tho
Atwater Kent Manufacturing %
We had been trying to get The
radio 10 play, but there was no
volume. Last night when we wors
tuned ~ on l<OW. one Of our rats
GOT 70 PLAYING jumped up into tho
h3tier1es and the radio began n
play to beat thunder. This .ays
me the mint that there was some.
thing wrong. I discovered shat
somehody had disconnected the q
haiterv wire. ! fixed be up, and YOU
should have heafd IL plav,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
COMMISSION URGES
LITTLE-USEO CHANNEL
Lane From 1,4OO to 1000 Kilo-
cycles Favored to Popularize
Entire Range
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
In an effort to popularize the entire
range Of broadcastins channels, as.
signing stations to bands heretofore
little utilized, the Federal Radio Com
mission is encouraging the use Of
lanes from / 400 to l 500 kIlocycleS
The regular broadoastinC hand eX.
tends from 800 10 500 knocycles, but
the 400 tn 7 800 channel has not been
used to any extent.
Among the applicants are: Station
WCSH. Portland, Me seeks power Of
1000 watts on frequency Of 400 kilo-
cycles.
Station WkBW. Buffalo y. Y,
5000 watts and frequency in vicinity
Of 400 kilocycles.
Station WHBN. Gainesville, Fla
5000 watts
Station WIFE Mount Vernon Hill
Va. 5000 watts on / ,4S0 kilocyclos
Believed to he Englands oldest
woman, Mrs. Sarah Collins. Of Bat
tersea, England, died recently at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

A moving mountain near the top of
Motto d'Arbno, Switzerlan nd, is accel-
Grating its rate OF displacement, its
summit, Q 900 feet high, having drop.
ned 10 feet in the past u months.