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Vol. 16. No. 16
VENTNOR, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., SEPTEMBER 13, 1922
Oarage Grows
Like Bathtub
[Now Considered A Necessity for
I Modern Home and Soon Will
Be As Universal As the Room
and Bath
IJ'i
By H. C. TEST
Speaking as an interested ob
server, it appears to me that the
garage soon will be as universal
"1 as the bathtub. Here in Ventnor,
for instance, the builder of homes,
either for residence or for specu
lation or investment, would about
as soon leave out one as the other.
I And there is an odd similarity
between the two and their rela
tion to the general welfare of th,e
human as we know the human
v today. Within my own recollec
tion the bathtub, when it existed
in the home at all, was likely to
be a tin contraption prone to leak
on the least provocation and gen
erally nicked and slivered as t<5
its enamel. One of the talents of
the old-time housewife was abil
ity, or seeming ability, to paint
the family bathtub in a manner
which did not leave the coating
soft enough under the deluging of
boiling water later to leave large
blotches of color 0:1 the birthday
suit of its user.
1 remember the small - town
near-scandal which followed the
introduction into the house of one
of our leading bankers and cit
izens of a second bath tub. For
a time it seemed that his former
life of rectitude would not stand
the pressure of being believed to
be a wastrel in the line of a sec
ond bath tub installation and he
was years overcoming the preju
dice of more frugal townsmen
who stuck to the idea that one
bath tub should be enough for any
family.
It may surprise some of our
folks of this day who are now ac
customed to one bath tub at least
on every floor of their summer or
all-year homes, to know that there
was once a real campaign in favor
of increase in number of bath
tubs on Absecon Island.
This oceured several years ago
and was the idea of the late A. M.
Jordan, then Superintendent of
the Atlantic City Sewerage Com
pany.
During the progress of that
campaign there was advertising
and publicity propoganda on the
splendid advantages of the bath
tub, and by its influence the num
ber of bath tubs in homes and ho
tels was increased by literal thou
sands. And that very campaign,
waged by the Sewerage Company
in the line of increasing their
business by increasing the num
ber of “outlets,” was a potent fac
tor in making Atlantic City one
of the first and foremost “room
and bath” cities in America, a po
sition which it still holds.
And notice the similarity in the#
evolution and growth of the gar
age. We all remember when the
man with a car was willing to
house it in any sort of a shed
structure. In fact, in those days
it was no disgrace to keep the
“car” in one of the then more fre
quent barns or to allow it to stand
under the trees of the dooryard,
except in cold or really inclement
weather. .
(Continued on page 2)
> A SEPTEMBER SHORT
STORY SERIAL
A. Conan Doyle’s
“Lof No. 249”
In Thitjtiiie on Page 15
Marston Vote
To Be Large
Leading Men' and Women of
Ventnor Working for Big
Registry List to Increase
Majority of Mayoralty
Favorite
_
With the most important pri
mary election in years less than
two weeks away, supporters of
Almerin Marston, leading Repub
lican candidate for Mayor of
Ventnor, are bending every effort;
to having every man and woman
voter of Ventnor on the registry
list. Members of the Board of
Elections started their canvass of
the voters on Tuesday and will
complete the canvass this week.
It is then incumlbent on every
voter to see that his or her name
is properly on the registry list or
added to that list by some mem
ber of the election board before
Primary Day. Those who do not
register until that day cannot
vote at the primaries.
Backers of the Marston candi
dacy declare that their candidate
will make a real sweep of the
primary election and are now
chiefly interested in getting out
every vote to increase his ma
jority as much as possible and to
exhibit to the party throughout
Absecon Island the real desire of
Ventnor citizens for a first-class
business man ait the head of their
city government. Leading men
and women of Ventnor, many of
whom have nearer been actively
identified with party politics, are
among the active workers and re
port the Marston sentiment
strong in both wards.
Ventnor Schools
Open For Year
With every teacher in place
and every possible arrangement
made to take care of the increase
in the number of children enroll
ed, despite the drawback caused
by the rebuilding of the Troy
Avenue School, 505 children re
sponded to the summons of the
first bells of the Ventnor Public
School on Monday morning.
With return of more resident
families, some of whom have not
arrived from their summer visits,
the number will be further in
creased. Last year the registra
tion at the end of the first week
of school was 430. Mrs. J. Mor
gan Read and Miss Antoinette
Carroll aided Principal Jackson
and his office force in the work
of enrollment.
The initial registration shows
that the pupils are fairly well
divided as to sex, there being two
hundred and forty-five boys and
two hundred and sixty girls in
the two schools.
That the influx of the new
comers is at the lower end of the
city is clearly shown when the
four grades that are now holding
sessions at the Troy Avenue
school building enrolled one hun
dred and eleven when last year
with the three next grades, many
of which were very large, the en
rollment during the first week at
that building number only one
hundred and eighty-nine.
Three hundred and ninety-four
were enrolled at the Oxford Ave
nue building, which takes care of
all the grades from the Kinder
garten to the eighth grade, in
clusive, while this building en
rolled in the first week last year,
two hundred and forty-one.
E. B. Yellow Taxicab Co. Phone
600—Quick, Safe Service.—Adv.
Seasoned Cord Woo d—Any
Length. Phone 9. Borton Coal
Co.—Advertisement.
WHERE DO THEY STAND ?
[AN] EDITORIAL]
Where do the so-called independent papers stand in the big
political battle now raging around the candidacy of Senator
C. D. White who seeks renomination as a real representative
of the people? When will our two esteemed contemporaries,
who so loudly bemoan and bewail the lack of support for
independent journalism, come out and give their support to
the one avowed independent candidate in the field?
Up to the present writing it appears that those always
esteemed contemporaries have found it either unecessary or
inconvenient to take real stand in the Senatorial combat now
raging. Perhaps they are too busy to take notice of the matter
which concerns the very welfare of this now prosperous section.
If so, these few words may call it to their attention. Again
they may be short-handed and unable therefore to assign
competent men to the job of taking up the cudgels in favor of
the independent White attitude. In that case the Ventnor News
would be pleased to lend one or two of its talented editorial
staff to the task of bringing before the people of Atlantic City
and Atlantic County the merits of this independent candidate.
To be perfectly plain and. frank about the matter, the
Ventnor News feels constrained to express its wonder at the
failure of the Press- Union publications to come out in active
support of the candidacy of Charles D. White. Surely they
cannot believe that he is anything else than a real Independent,
lacking the friendship and the help of ward heelers, political
henchmen or others identified with the Republican organization,
Throughout the time of the present ownership and manage
ment of the Press- Union publications there has been flown from
their news and editorial staff the full banner of journalistic
independence. Here, then, is a new and splendid opportunity
for those publications to reinforce the White division with i
little propaganda voiced with printers’ ink.
Up until the present writing the Press- Union publication:
have failed to take such a course. There is no doubt of tin
independence of Senator C. D. White. The Ventnor New
believes that it voices the feeling of its thousands of reader
when it asks why-these publications which have made such
point of announced independence in matters of public welfar
have thus failed to come out for C. D. White.
More Strength
For Trolley Bill
Councilmen and Official* Hold
Ordinance 18 In Committee
On Advice of Judge Cole
To Make Agreement
More Binding
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Determined that every legal
and legislative precaution be
taken to assure that Ventnor and
its people continue to have the
present new and fine trolley car
service, members of City Council
voted unanimously on Monday
evening to uphold the action of
Councilman Isaac Sweigert,
Chairman of the Committee on
Ordinances, to delay the passage
of the “Trolley Agreement Ordi
nance,” No. 18, for another two
weeks. The action followed a
formal communication from
ffirmer Judge C. L. Cole, special
counsel for the city in the trolley
matter, asking that he be given
more time for its study and con
sideration. Following is the text
of the Cole letter, read by Coun
cilman Svvqigcrt:
“I think it well not to pass on
second reading tonight the ordi
, nance providing for an agreemen
j between Ventnor City and thi
railroad company. I have no
had opportunity to give its pro
visions the careful consideratioi
which I think it deserves an<
therefore suggest that furthei
consideration be laid over fo:
two weeks.
“C. L. Cole.”
The action, or lack of action
on the part of the City Rulers ii
| failing to advance the trolley or
dinance is result of a decisioi
reached when it was first learnec
that Judge Cole believed that th<
terms and wording of the ordi
nance could be improved to guar
antee the promised street ca
service no matter what late:
exigencies may occur. While n<
official explanation or statemen
has been made, it is understoo<
that it is not further improve
ment in service that is demandei
at the present time, but real guar
antee that every item of thi
agreement is made certain to con
tinue.
There also is ground for belie
that further advantage is sough
for the city some time before th<
ordinance is passed in finalit;
and made a city law. As con
sequence of the action of Cit;
Council it is likely that the publi
(Continued on page 2)
The Most Notable Feature
Ever Offered on Absecon Island
With next week's issue the VENTNOR NEWS will begin the serial
publication of the greatest book of the day,
THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
By Hendrik Van Loon
The Editor^ personal reading of inis book, which has been only
recently published, assured him that this is the most readable, convincing,
even startling historical publication of his time. It will interest every
reader whether his taste be for fiction or facts. It is marked by a
masterful handling of the English language and throws many new
research viewpoints on events of modem, medieval and antedeluvian
times. This masterpiece, which sells in book form for $5—can be enjoyed
at the small cost «f two cents per week by all readers of the Ventnor News.
White Keynote Speech
Declares- Independence
Senator Seeking Renomination Demands Good Roads Without Graft,
Economy To Save Taxes and Fair Primary Vote Without %
Gang-Control of His Candidacy »
“I am willing to lay my case
and cause before the people in
open primary and without either
the dictation or support of any
political organization which is
ruled by one or a few men,” is
the declaration being made by
State Senator C. D. White, now
making a whirlwind tour of the
entire county in effort to secure
the primary nomination, which
will return him to the State Sen
ate. ‘‘It is settled that I will not
be the choice of the Republican
Organization at the primaries.
“But I still believe in the high
spirit of the people of Ventnor,
Atlantic City and the entire
county. My cause rests with
them.
“If 'I am returned to the State
Senate I will go back there with
the same ideals which I have en
deavored to carry out during the
term now ending,” continues Sen
ator White. “The time has ar
rived when the voters of Atlantic
County as well as those of the
entire state are demanding that
they be given clean government,
clear of the dictation of political
bosses who seek but their own
War Memorial
To Cost $50,000
With the passage on first read
5 ing by Council last Monday night
5 of Ordinance No. 19 there is
j viitual assurance of the earlj
erection of a soldiers’ memorial
" building in Ventnor City. The
measure provides for the issuance
- of bonds to the extent of $50,000
. to provide the necessary funds to
. defray the cost of a suitable struc
. ture and to provide the site there
fore.
While the ordinance sets forth
that the memorial shall be in the
nature of a public or community
. building dedicated to the veterans
of all wars of the United States,
it is tacitly to provide a home for
the veterans of the World War.
Tentative plans drafted by a
special committee composed of
Mayor Brehman, President of
Council Gumphert and Council
man Brooks, after a conference
with representatives of the Wo
men’s Auxiliary of the American
’ Legion here, provide for an audi
, torium or donee floor and other
rooms for public use, as well as
adequate quarters for the Ameri
; can Legion Post and Auxiliary.
i Poplar Trees
Are Under Bar
Legal steps to prevent the
■ planting of poplar and willov
t trees is likely to be taken by the
, Shade Tree Commission as a re
, suit of the action of Council or
. Monday night in directing the citj
, clerk to notify the Tree Commis
, :on that considerable damage had
been done by monster roots to the
sewerage pipe line at Derby and
Winchester Avenues.
Cromleigh’a Perfect Sanitary Barbe:
Shop. Oppo. Ventnor Theatre.—Adv
PHONE 3113—P A C K A R E
TAX 1—3114. Reliable anc
Quick Service. — Advertisement
Deliveries at any time desired
daily and this insures Ventnor
householders the best service for
all kinds of sea foods, if orders
are given to the CHELSEA FISH
MARKET, 2707 Atlantic Avenue.
Phones—Bell 2180 and 2181.—
Advertisement.
advancement with no thought of
the good of their communi
ties or the people whom they
represent. *
“I am one of the strongest ex
>onents and supporters of paving
of the highways. It appears to
ne that the time cannot come too
juickly when every road in the
state is made a highway worthy
of such a great state as New
Jersey: \
“But to secure that paving
there is no reason to hand the
state or the county over to pav
ng rings, careless of the cost and
willing to close the doors against
contractors unless they are part
and parcel of political organiza
tion. I am for open specifica
tions for paving and will fight
for the cause of highways built
of the best at the lowest co"*
possible to the taxpayer.
“The matter of constantly rais
ng taxes is one of the greatest
problems before the governments
and people of today. The time
has come when the tax burden
must be lifted, not by the halting
of improvement, but by the cur
tailing of the profits of vulture
contracts and of men in political
[ positions of power who demand
ia share of such ill-gotten gains
in return for their influence.
mere is no line of demarca
tion between the millionaire and
the humblest worker when it
comes to the matter of taxes.
The same waste of public funds
yhich takes the monev of the larire
property holder for taxes, robs
the owner of the little home, the
workman struggling to keep his
family in comfort and educate his
children.
“I have been accused by Or
ganization leaders of breaking
(political promises. That is a lie.
They dare not tell the truth which
is that I have refused to make
| political promises which entailed
; wrong to the people of the county
and state which I represent.
Their very opposition to me
shows that they realize that they
cannot control my actions in pub
lic office.
“Every man and woman voter
of this city and county is wel
come to examine my record in
public office at Trenton. If that
record does not show that my
every action in the State Senate
has been clean and affected
by no power of political trick
sters then it is best not to vote
for me.”
Already Senator White has
toured the county, speaking in
Pleasantville, Absecon, Mays
Landing, Hammonton and other
important centres of the Main
land. As result of the campaign
ing, White managers and sup
porters claim a growing inde
pendent sentiment throughout the
district with consequent growth
in the belief that White will win
ihs Re^ubncan nomination with
one of the largest primary voted
ever cast for the big struggle of
September 26th.
AUSTIN COAL—“Ask the man:
who burns it.’’—Phone 865—Advj
Today’s Editorials Page 12
Moore Should Be Named
Collapse of the Athletic
Club
Enforcement Needled