Ventnor news., August 15, 1923, Image 1

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Treasure round
On Brigantine
But Fortunes Are to Come
Through Development of One
of Finest Stretches of Beach
on Atlantic Coast
By H. C. Test
There is “treasure” on Brig
antine Beafih; not the treasure
supposed to have been buried by
one Captain Kidd and for which
many a man now prominent in
Atlantic City affairs has wielded
a- spade in days gone by; rather
treasure discovered by hard
headed business men and finan
ciers who have decided to take
out a share and divide with the
folks who are willing to take a
part in the development of what
promises to be‘one of the most
profitable ventures in land ever
known on the Atlantic coast.
Odd thing about Brigantipe.
In my own time I have seen it
blossom out as a resort, with rail
way terminal, hotels which at
tained something like national
v fame through summer residence
on the part of great men includ
ing the late United States Sena
tor Matthew S. Quay.
Then I saw it die. T can re
member the night when the rail
way bridge washed out --in a
flood; and it always has been our
newspaper-man suspicion that
the traffic heads were glad to see
it go. We who probe into the
affairs of others as a profession,
f have noted the arrival, the short
blooming,, and the departure of
promoters who tried to float stock
to make Brigantine over into a
resort such as it deserves—and
always has deserved—to be.
Now we can drop all the plain
and fancy journalistic hyperbole
and come down to facts. For
Atlantic City men have decided
that Brigantine Beach is to “go.”
And already more than a thou
sand 'lots on Brigantine have
been sold, work has been started
on the job of connecting Atlan
tic City by bridge and boulevard
with Brigantine, and unless, we
supposed wise birds of the news
business are entirely mistaken,
Brigantine is due to become the
most important adjunct to At
lantic City after our own Vent
nor and Margate.
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Boys Called To Court
The youthful crapshooters who
were apprehended Sunday morn
ing for rolling bones with a mone$r
interest at the corner of Little
Rock and Atlantic Avenues, will
be tried tomorrow morning before
Police Justice Allen B. Endicott,
on the charge of gambling. The
lads are John E. Lewis, of 105
South Victoria Avenue and Harry
O’Connell, of 12 South Nashville
Avenue, both summer residents of
Ventnor, and Frank Trainer and
John McGrath, both of Philadel
phia, visiting Harry O’Connell for
a few days. None of them are
over twenty.
Officer Sharp arrested the group
of boys as they were bending over
their dice and their money stakes
in full view of the many passing
pedestrians and automobilists.
After being taken to the City Hall
the boys confessed their guilt.
They were then permitted to go
out on bail until their trial to
morrow morning.
—NEXT WINTER’S COAL— j
Austin Coal Co. Mar. 11.—Adi .
PACKARD TAXI SERVICE |
Phonos: Marins 3113-3114. Adr. j
Mayor Almerin Marston
Back After Labor Day
A message from Maybr Al
merin Marston, now at New
burgh, New York to the Ventnor
News, carries the information
tl\pt the head of the resort city
government is rapidly improving
and expects to return to his home
and city duties immediately after j
Labor Day. Mayor Marston left!
Ventnor several weeks ago on
order of his physicians for re3t
after recovery from a Serious
heart attack. With Mrs. Mar
ston, who is with him, Mayor
Marston will make a short tour
of New England before his re
turn in early September.
Joseph H. Bartlett
for Council Place
Former Sheriff Now Member of
City Ruler* Out for Couneil
man-at-Large. Wingate and
Jenkin* for Council Seat*
Although nominating petitions
must be filed not later than the
last day of August for the
primary election in September
little interest is being manifested
by the general public in political,
matters, but candidates have an
nounced themselves for various
local offices to be voted for at the
general election in November.
Ventnor voters will choose one
councilman-at-large, one council
raan in each wapd, city treasurer,
jand justice of the peace in each
ward. Members of the General
i Assembly will also be elected this
| fall.
Former Sheriff Joseph R. Bart
lett, now a member of Council
from the First Ward serving for
the unexpired term o'f H. W.
Corkran, has announced his can
didacy for the office of Council
man-at-large, which office George
A. Gumphert resigned last winter
and who was succeeded by Byron
Jenkins. In announcing himself
as a Republican aspirant “Uncle
Joe,” as Mr. Bartlett is popularly:
known, stated that he had been i
importuned by a large circle of1
friends to “throw his hat into the j
ring” and has decided to enter the
lists. Mr. Bartlett served as j
alderman of Atlantic City for |
several terms.
George W-ingate, cashier of the
Union National Bank, and former
city treasurer, is a candidate for
the Republican nomination for
Council in the First Ward, while
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Plan Tour Of Continent
Ralph Poulson, son of Rev.
Marna S. Poulson, popular pastor
of the Ventnor Community
Church, is spending a few days
with his parents here before mak- j
ing an automobile tour of the con
tinent. With Young Poulson is
Hugh Margerson, a Canadian of
ficer, who will also make the trip.
The two young men are planning
first to motor to Toronto where
they will spend a fe«w weeks and
then to head west where they will
remain for a year.
They met several months ago
while they were both recuperating
in the Walter Reed Hospital, in
Washington, D. C., and have since
been close friends. Ralph Poul
son has been in the service for
three years.
E. B. Yellow Taxicab Co. Marine
600—Quick, Safe Service.—Adv.
BOARDWALK BOOK SHOP
711 Boardwalk—Marine 2126-M
Everything in Book*. — Adv.
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Wfll Refund Tax ,
On Sanitariuih
Officials Decide That North
American Institution Is En*
titled to Exemption Because
of Charitable Purpose * ^
Taxes paid by the North Ameri
can Sanitarium for the year 1922
are to be refunded a3 the result
of action taken by Common
Council last Monday night on the
advice of City Solicitor Westcott
following notice of contemplated
court action by Bourgeois &
Coulomb, counsel for the seashore
institution, seeking to compel
Ventnor City to conform to the
provisions of an amendment to
the tax law of 1921 passed late
during the session of the state j
legislature of 1922. The tax col- j
lector was directed to place the i
property of the institution on the
exempt list.
W nTle charitable institutions
and religious bodies are exempt;
from taxes the original acts_pro
vided that it must be shown that
ownership is vested in the cor
porate body, and in the case of
the North American Sanitarium
title is held by E. A. Van Valken
burg as trustee. The act of 1922
permits of a broad interpretation
and provides that where the use of
the property is confined to that
set forth for exempt associations
and if ownership control is actu
ally maintained then such lands
shall be exempt from tax.
In presenting the matter for
consideration of Council Mr.
Westcott stated that he had been
in conference with counsel for the
sanitarium and also with Council
man Steelman, chairman of the
Finance Committee, and a lawyer
of many years experience, and
gave as his^opinion that if a writ
of certiorari carried the matter
into the higher courts the city j
would be unable to sustain its con-!
tentioti to tax the property.
Prior to 1922 the institution
was required by state law to pay
tax on its beachfront property at
Victoria and Surrey Avenues, al
though its use has been restricted
entirely to that set forth for
exempt associations. The techni
cal. bar to exemption was the vest- ■
ing of title in a trustee.
Ventoor Resident
Makes Big Catch
There are fish stories and
fish stories, but one of the best
of the season is that of a well
known financier of Ventnor. One
day last week he made a haul of
exactly 75 croakers, six weak
fish, and a case of Walker’s
^cotch. The case which was sus
pended beneath the surface of
the water, true to its contents,
disappeared from view when
touched'. However, a five minute
wait rewarded the fisherman's
patience, and the box was “fished
out,” a legitimate trophy of the
briny deep. The truth of this
story will be corroborated by any
member of the Chelsea Yacht
Club.
Have Specification
For New Beach Jetty
City Councilmen Decide to Build
Structure to Make Beach Five j
One of Finest Stretches of <■ j
Strand on Coast
-.
Plans and specifications for a
brush and' stone jetty 400 feet
long to be constructed at a point
east of Fredericksburg Avenue
were approved by Council last j
Monday night and the city di
rected to advertile for bids to be
submitted on September 10.
Chairman Scull, of the Beach
Park Committee, announced that
the* estimated cost of the improve
ment is $18,000. It is expected
that the jetty will cause land ac
cretions along the entire length of
the municipal bathing beach
recently created t>y the city from
Richards Avenue to the western
boundary of the resort.
The city clerk was also directed
to advertise for bids for furnish
ing 2500 feet of fire hose, pro
posals to be submitted on Sep
tember 10.
Bids had been asked for laying
sidewalks and curbs in various
parts of the city but no proposals
were submitted when called for.
No action was taken looking to
future deception of bids.
Temporary loans of $13,500s for
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Excitement Over Body In Surf
Excitement ran high in the
vicinity of New Haven Avenue
! and the beach Monday night when
I rumors were spread broadcast to
the effect that the body of a man
had been seen floating in the
shallow Water off New Haven
Avenue. The report was first
given by a colored man who
noticed floating in the surf what
he believed to be the body of a
man. The discoverer became very
much excited and sent two small
boys up to the police department
with the news, while he continued
to watch what he thought to be
the body.
Two officers were dispatched
to investigate the matter but
after searching for some time
.were unable to locate' the sup
posed corpse which had drifted
northward. A large , crowd
gathered on the beach and the
Boardwalk to witness the search.
Word has been sent out by the
police to coast guards and life
guards who have been asked to
keep on the look out for the body.
Postpones Tax Sales
Ventnor property owners will
be given several more days to pay
up their taxes. Tax Collector
James G. Scull is highly pleased
by the fact that a number of prop
erty owners who were delinquent
in payment of 1922 taxes have al
ready adjusted the account with
the collector. Others have made
known their intentions of paying
up in a day or so. The advertis
ing of the list of delinquents has
been postponed for a few more
days by Collector Scull.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Publisher of the VENTNOR NEWS announces with
regret necessity of discontinuing the special Saturday illus
trated section of this publication. Tremendous demand for
the issues already published containing the pictures of promi
nent residents and visitors snapped on the bathing beaches
has entirely exhausted the supply of fine “coated” paper
necessary to do justice to the photographs when presented as
etchings. As the particular brand of paper cannot be dupli
cated to reach the Ventnor News office of publication in time
for the two remaining issues of the special edition planned,
it has been deemed wise to discontinue this section for the
present season. *
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Doubly Charged By Officer
^ Harry Cordilla, an iceman of
Atlantic City, was arrested yes
terday morning on Little Rock
Avenue by an officer who charged
him with being cruel to animals
and drunk. He will be tried be-|
fore Police Justice Allen B. Endi
cott at the court session tomor
row morning.
Cordilla attracted attention of
people in the neighborhood of
Little Rock Avenue when he^ is
alleged to have brutally belabored \
his horse with a whip. An officer j
seeing the disturbance accosted j
the iceman and found that he had
been drinking. He was then ar- j
rested on the double charge.
Three Life Guards
Are Suspended
Action* on Beach May Prevent
Further Beach Parties Being
Permitted in Ventnor
Life guards Smith, Pillion and
Boughton were suspended for
three days last Monday by Chief
of Police Prings for alleged par
ticipation in a beach party one
night last week which the police
head reported" resulted ’ in de
struction of public property and
danger to bathers. In making
the suspension, Chief Frings de
! clared that even though the boys
themselves did not resort to van
dalism he was punishing them as
official guardians of the beach for
permitting depredation. Police
who investigated said damage in
cluded the tearing of a life guard
tent, removal of public signs and
the breaking of bottles upon the
beach where bathers might easily
cut their feet.
This episode has resulted in,
Chief Frings declaring that there
will be no further parties unless
positive assurance is given that
they will be conducted in accord
ance with the regulations govern
ing such affairs.
Edge Offers Poultry Prizes
At Our Coming County Fair
Uffitecj States Senator Walter
E. Edge, one of the most promi
nent residents of Ventnor, is of
fering several prizes in the
poultry show of the Atlantic
County Agricultural Fair which
is to be given in Egg Harbor City
starting Wednesday, August 29,
continuing until September 1.
Senator Edge is giving a silver
cup for the best utility male in the
show. A silver cup will be offered
by Senator Edge for the best pen
exhibited in the shown The best
pen placed on exhibition by a boy
or girl undy sixteen will receive
a silver cup from the Senator.
The fair is being given under
the auspices of the Atlantic
County Board of Agriculture, The
Egg Harbor Chamber' of Com
merce, The Atlantic County Pub
lic and Vocational Schools and the
Big Five Allied County Poultry
Association.
Life Guards To Hold Ball
Announcement has been made
that the Ventnor City Life Guards
will hold their Annual Ball on the
Ventnor Casino and Pier, August
30. It has been the custom for
the last many years for the local
patrolmen on the beach to give
some sort of a social function near
the conclusion of the bathing sea
son.
“Buy Coal Now” — Riley Bros.
Mar. 1266; 116 N. Brighton. Ado.
Bathing Beauties
On Beach Thursday
Arrangement! Are Made for
Film! of All Ventnor’! Attrac
tive Maide Who Will Com
pete for Place! in Pageant
Parade *
-*
A multitude of ravishing bath
ing beauties, from which will be
selected the representatives of
Ventnor in the Fall Pageant, will
be filmed tomorrow afternoon at
2 o’clock on the Suffolk Avenue
bathing beach. At this time
cameramen from several of the
leading motion picture compan
ies of the country will f>e pres
ent to photograph the feminine
pulchritude that is Ventnor’s.
The committee in charge of the
proceedings have^ cordially in
vited the entire populace of
Ventnor to be present and to
form the background of the pic
tures that will be distributed all
over the country. It is through
the efforts of Mortimer Lewis,
manager of the Ventnor Theatre,
that this national publicity has
been given this city. The films
which are to be used in selecting
the girls will be shown at the
Ventnor Theatre before any
other playhouse in the United ,
States. ,. •
' Announcement will be made in
the Saturday’s edition of the
Vent nop. News, of the twenty
eight mermaids who will be
finally chosen to represent this
| city in the Pageant next month.
Each charming beauty has been
asked to appear in a one-piece
bathing suit. The exact nature
of the demonstration will not be
made public by the committee
until the opening of the Pageant.
Council on Monday night of
ficially sanctioned action taken
'last week in conference and au
thorized the appointment of a
committee to direct the Ventnor
entry in the Pageant. Funds to
defray the cost were also appro
priated. The committee named
by Acting Mayor Adams includes
Dr. W. A. Rulon, chairman, P.
Mortimer Lewis, of the Ventnor
Theatre, and City Solicitor John
S. Westcott.
Beginning today rehearsals *
will be held daily by the Ventnor
Boys’ Band which is to take part
in the Bathers’ Revue and the
Rolling Chair Parade on separate
days of the Pageant festivities
as the musical escort of “Our
Girls.’’ On the first the juvenile
musicians will appear in bathing
attire, while on the second day
the band will surely make a hit
in white uniforms specially tail
ored, with maroon neckties to
make a combination of the offic
ial city colors.
Anglers’ Club In Pageant
The Anglers' Club of Absecon
Island, through Secretary Sbaner,
has made formal entry with Di
rector Nichols, of the Atlantic
City Pageant, and will introduce
a novelty in the September demon*
stration. The club is erecting a
clubhouse and fishing pier at th*
foot of Essex Avenue in Margate. *
Today’s Editorials Page 10
WHEN THE GREAT
GODS CALL
A PROFESSOR’S MONEY
THE OUTFIT
PASSING OF MAGNATES
EXIT AN OLD FRIEND
TWO EXTREMES
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