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Motor Speeders Fined in Ventnor Police Make Several Arrests After Council Takes Stand Against Reckless Drivers Pursuant to the resolution passed by Ventnor City Council recently to cut down the speed of passenger automobiles and trucks police made several ar rests last week for violation of '■ the traffic laws. Thomas Biggs, 5 S. Aberdeen Ave., charged with speeding on Atlantic Ave., was arrested by Sergeant McAnney and fined $5 and costs when arraigned before Police Justice Allen B. Endicott. Samuel Silberman, arested on the same charge by Patrolman Andrews, drew a fine of $10 and costs. Charged with driving with in sufficient lights, Charles Leeds, 23 N. Weymouth Ave., received a suspended sentence. Margaret Shook, 9312 Atlantic Ave., was fined $5 and costs for speeding; Frank Rogers, 105 N. Maryland Ave., arrested July 11 for speed ing, drew $10 and costs from the justice. J. Roland Pennock, of Chath am, Pa., arested for speeding, was fined $15 and costs. Gossiping Girls Awake Neighbors At about three o’clock in the morning, last Sunday, the desk clerk at police headquarters was awakened by a telephone call from a Mr. Heppel, of 119 North Troy Ave., who complained that the people next door to him kept his entire household awake with their music, laughter' and chat ter. Two officers were detailed to the disturbing residence where they found a group of girls en gaged in the art of conversation. They were indignant when ac cused of playing the piano on the Sabbath and declared they had only been talking in an affable manner about their friends and acquaintances. “It certainly is a girl’s privilege to gossip if she wants,” averred one of them whose tongue had been waggling incessantly. Bear In Mind The Fact that your estate will be safeguard ed—have the very best attention and care when you place it in the hands of the Vent nor City National Bank as your Exec utor. Now is a good time to consult us about it. % Children Attack the Dog Catcher Angry Youngster* on Ventnor Heights Attempt Un successfully to Free Their Captured Pets A band of indignant children, many with tears in their eyes, made a daring attack against the dog catcher last Friday noon on Ventnor Heights after he had suc ceeded in catching several of their four-legged friends. The angry youngsters attempted first to run i up behind the wagon and break the big pad lock that fastened the door of the cage. Failing in this they loaded themselves with rocks and stones and threw them at the dog catcher and the wagon as he drove across the Dorset Avenue bridge. He frightened them off with his whip and continued on his way. None of the missies hit him. “Won’t you help us get our dog, Mister,” entreated one little fel low of a man passing by just after the dog catcher had caught a dirty little terrier. “Aw, he won’t help you,” was the cynical response of another lad. “He ain’t a boy and he don’t know what it is to lose a pet.” “The man looked down kindly at the children clustered about him, their little soft hands holding big heavy stones. He smiled a svistful sort of smile. His lips moved as though he were going :o say something but instead he walked silently away. “Didn’t I tell you so,” said the cynical little lad. “He’s a man and don’t care nothing about chil Jren’s pets.” Failing to get any help from their elders the children then took matters into their own hands and made the attack as the dog catcher was crossing the Dorset Avenue bridge. That this dog catcher, a swarthy negro, means business was indi cated by his very first day of em ployment here when he caught over two dozen dogs roaming through the streets of Ventnor un muzzled. The dog catcher is equipped with a horse and box like wagon, a huge net, a club and a revolver. It is his brag that there is no dog too swift nor too ferocious for him to catch. He wanted to bet five dollars with A1 Bruce, a student, at the University of Pennsylvania, who is spending the summer here in Ventnor, that he could capture his handsome police dog within five minutes. A1 had it upon the leash at the time. The negro claimed he could get the dog without the use of revolver or net. Though young Bruce is a good sport he could not see risking the loss of his canine pet and declined the wager. life Guard Tents Are Robbed Often Nightly incursions in the life guard tents along the Ventnor beaches during which official bath ing suits, blankets, robes and even medicine from the first aid kits have been stolen, has so aroused the ire of the entire beach patrol that Captain Gordon Youngman ! has declared any person found in I t.he tents without proper business there will be arrested. The guards complain that al most very morning when they come on duty they find the floor of the tents strewn with their sweaters and bathing apparel, the chairs upset and everything in general disorder. Last Friday morning the guards at Beach Number One had stolen three com plete bathing suits, two of which were official and were marked with the insignia of the Ventnor beach patrol, a thermometer and a blanket. The same morning the men stationed at Beach Number Four reported the loss of a bath ing suit and a blanket. Coming Pageant Greatest Carniva Director General Armand T Nichols and His Aids Preparing for Occasion Greater Than Ever Before More than three score lovelj maids, pick of the beauty of as many cities, will be the contest ants in the National Beauty Tour nament, principal event of the annual Atlantic City Pageant which takes place on September 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. Late applications now being received by Director General Armand T. Nichols will add several more to the list already received and the selection and crowning of “Miss America” of this year promises to be the most spectacular and color ful beauty event ever known in America. Preparations already being made by Philadelphia and several other cities to send dele gations of beauties as “Courts of Honor” to their entrants will add to the interest of the big affair. Ventnor City, in the Pageant of last year, set the style of using full delegations of beauties for at tracting attention to their com munities and the practice will be followed by Chambers of Com merce and other civic bodies of leading cities for the coming Pageant. Under the direction of Director General Nichols and his corps of expert aids on the Pageant Com mittee, a number of important changes have been made in the arrangements for the Bathers Revue. For the first time in Page ant history, fancy bathing suits instead of one-piece rigs have been decreed for the beauties taking part in the revue and elaborate floats furnished by the Pageant Committee will be used to trans port groups of the Bathers’ Revue entries along the Boardwalk to be viewed by the thousands. The charm and style of the fancy surf outfits will be counted in the points made by the Bathing Beau- ’ ties who will wear one-piece suits only for the judging of form by the committee of famous artists and illustrators who are to serve as the jury of final award. Many of the Inter-City Beauties will ap pear in suits of their home city colors now being made by the great modistes from special de signs. Five days instead of three are being devoted to the Pageant this year to insure the running off of the many events which include be side the Inter-City Beauty Tour nament and the Bathers Revue, the great Rolling Chair Parade, Nights of Carnival with great dis plays of fireworks; the Grand If- -'■ = Beauty Ball where the Beauties will be honored guests; and a con stant round of special events dur ing which the visiting Beauties , will be given opportunity to real ize the greatness and hospitality of Atlantic City. Great piers and theatres have been engaged for the functions of judging the Beauties in evening costume and for the ceremonies incident to awarding the trophies wihich include the Golden Mermaid, emblematic of the title of the most beautiful girl in America. By early and steady persistence in action, Director General Nich ols and his assistants in the Page ant office already have placed ad vertising and publicity worth thousands of dollars to Atlantic City and its sister resorts in the newspapers and magazines of the country. Such has become the fame of the Atlantic City Page ant throughout the country that far off Texas has arranged to send a “Boatload of Beauties from the Lone Star State who will come via the Mallory line along with their friends and retainers. Pictures showing the leading events of the Pageant of last year, including photographs of the floats of the Lions’ Club and other civic organi zations and the beautiful showing made by Ventnor have been broad cast from New England to Cali fornia, and the flow of publicity is being kept up for the purpose of drawing still greater throngs to the September carnival. Hun dreds of thousands of posters have been furnished by Director Gen eral Nichols to the great trunk lines of the country which are posting the invitations to the Pageant throughout the land and offering special rates for Page ant Week. One of the big features of the coming Pageant will be the num ber of chairs and floats to be entered by National Advertisers in the Rolling Chair Parade, al ready an event of international fame. It is urged that all who de sire to enter this event to make their applications and prepare their chairs and floats to assure against final rush. Steals Cold Cash It is an expensive proposition to keep your money on ice as the proprietors of the Demi Tasse discovered Monday morn ing when they found the $300 they had left in small denomina tions in the refrigerator had been stolen. Fortunately one of the proprietors had taken the bulk of the receipts, about $1200, home with him. In lieu of a safe the Demi-Tasse used the ice chest to keep the small bills that are used for making change the next day. Yarns: Beads: Stamped Goods SMOCKED OR EMBROIDERED KIDDIES* CLOTHES “Our Own Modal*’’ Instructions Given In All Branches of Art Needlework The Van Dervoort Shop 1521 PACIFIC AVENUE (Kenapae Coart) Phone: Marine 4605-J KENAPAC BEAUTY SALON EXPERT PERMANENT WAVING Special Price BOBBED HAIR $18 FRONT AND SIDES $10 MARCEL AND WATER WAVING HAIR BLEACHING AND DYEING FACIAL AND SCALP TREATMENTS MANICURING Marine 7087 Open 9 A. M. to 7 P. M. 1«*S PACIFIC AVENUB I Can You Beat These Prices? 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