Ventnor news., October 01, 1924, Image 1

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Function of the Press
Not to Mould Opinion
The Newspaper Will Always Re
flect the Time and the Com
munity in Which it Exists
By a Veteran Scribbles
It is not a graceful salutation
to recall Jefferson’s remark in a
letter written in 1807, that “noth
ing can now be believed which
is seen in a newspaper. Truth
itself becomes suspicious by being
put in that polluted vehicle. The
real extent of this misinformation
Istknown only to those who are in
situations to confront facts with
in their knowledge with the lies
of the day. *1 really look with
commiseration over the great
body of my fellow 'citizens who,
reading newspapers; live and die
in the belief that they have known
something of whdt has been pass
ing in their'time; whereas the ac
counts they have read in news
papers are just as true a history
_ of any other period of the world
as of the present, except that the
real names of the day are affixed
tb their fables.
“I will add that the man who
never looks into a newspaper is
better informed than he who reads
them, inasmuch as he who knows
nothing is nearer the truth than
he whose mind is filled with false
hood and errors. He who reads
nothing will still learn the great
facts, and the details are all
false.”
These extremely pessimistic re
marks upon a power which calls
itself the fourth estate of the
realm, and which, as Thackeray
said of a certain gentleman,
thinks no snjalt potatoes of itselfr
occurs in a letter to Mr. John
' Norvell, replying to a request to
mention a good elementary work
upon civil government. Jefferson
mentions Locke, Sidney, Priestley,
Chipman, and the Federalist, with
Beccaria, Smith’s' Wealth of
Nations, and Says Political Econ
omy, which he says is not yet
translated iptrf English.
The observations upon the press
are by far the' most pungent and
energetic in the letter, and they
show—for it was toward the end
(Continued on’Page SOX'
Frelinghufsen Pledges
Support to Senator Edge
Former Stator Frelinghuysen
not only pledged his whole
hearted support to Senator Wal
ter E. Edge, whom he fought in
the primaries, but urges his fol
lowers to support the Senator in
the followingicqmmunication:
“I shall sujjpbrrSenator Wal
ter E. Edge fii' tne coming elec
tion for United States Senator. I
have not agreed* with Senator
■> Edge> attittfde ohJ some public
questions and itherefore opposed
him at the Republican primaries.
The Republican voters have, by a
j (Continued on Page 31)
VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY
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A SHORT STORY EVERY WEEK
FOR VENTNOR NEWS
READERS
Beginning with this issue, AD
SCHUSTER, famous author of
"THREE MINUTE * TALES,” will
write a unique breckjr series of yarns
that you will like;
These lltfk tales are full of
human interest, humor and the ele
ment of auiyrise. Each and every
one has an uaegpyct^d .ending!
Don’t miss these stories. They
are great 1
Time Deposits
-Ad’
M
Radical Changes In Pageant Methods
Are Advocated By William H. Fennan
Annual Award of $5,000 in Gold to “Miss America”;
Greater Care in Selection of Entrants; More Variety
in Carnival Features, and Better Treatment of
Visiting Newspapermen and Cameramen Are
Strongly Recommended
WILLIAM H. FENNAN
Leading shore amusement man, whose
experience and success qualify him to
speak with authority on changes neces
sary for continuance of success scored
by Atlantic City Pageant j
Two Precincts Urged
By First Ward Clob
Need for Division Was Clearly
Shown at Primaries, Declare
City Officials
That the first ward of Ventnor
should be divided into two pre
cincts was the general consensus
of opinions expressed at a'meet
ing of the First Ward Republican
Organization last Monday eve
ning, at Little Rock and Win
chester Avenues. It was declared
that such division should not be
made until after the general elec
tion in November.
The subject of precincts was
brought before the meeting by
Charles Reppetto, city clerk "of
Ventnor. He stated that from
the number of votes cast in the
recent election the first ward was
entitled to two divisions.
Walter E. Margerum, newly
elected county committeeman,
averred such a division of the
first ward was imperative. He
told how already three of the
election officers in the first ward
had resigned and as far as he
could see there would be no one
willing to take their place. Mr.
Margerum emphasized the fact
thpt it took the officers until
noon the day after primaries to
count all the votes cast at. the
Oxford Avenue school.
Miss Anna L. Williams, presi
dent of the Women’s Republican
Club, informed the meeting that
she was in favor of such a divi
sion. She said that two precincts
would ,have a competitive value
which would result in bringing
(Cbntinuod on Pago 80)
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-Marine 2180 and
Unusually well qualified,
through many years of experi
ence as a showman and director
of outdoor spectacles, to pass
judgment on changes required for
the improvement and greater de
velopment of the annually re
curring Atlantic City pageants,
William H. Fennan, manager of
the Steeplechase Pier, has many
valuable suggestions to offer in
an article he prepared recently
for the editor of the Ventnor
News.
Chief among the changes he
advocates is the proffer of $5,000
in gold for the winner of the
beauty contest each year, and the
recommendation that the compe
tition be thrown open to actresses,
models and other professional
beauties. Only in this way, he con
tends, will it be possible to recruit
the real beauties of the nation.
He would award golden mermaids
to Miss Gorman, of Washington,
D. C., winner of the beauty con
test in 1921; Miss Campbell, of
Columbus, winner of the compe
tition in 1922 and 1923, and
would permit Miss Malcomson,
this year’s winner, to retain as
her permanent property the
trophy awarded to her condi
tionally.
Mr. Fennan pays a well de
served tribute to Armand T.
Nichols for his ’able work in con
nection with the Pageant, but de
clares that he should in the
future be assisted by two veteran
showmen to Whom would be en
trusted the details and active
work of staging the great Board
walk display. Numerous changes
are also suggested in the conduct
of the Pageant, with particular
stress laid on the importance of
adding new features and thereby
sustaining interest among the
countless thousands who flock
annually to the shore as specta
tors of the Pageant. Better
(Continued on Page 2)
$1185 Is Collected
At City Fishing Pier
Receipt* for Season Now Closed
Are $400 in Excess of
Last Year
.The Ventnor City Fishing Pier
closed its gates to the followers
of Izaak Walton yesterday after
having been open for four
months. According to the finan
cial report made by Gus Semmler
custodian of the pier, $1,185.75
was taken in at the gate.
This amount is the largest that
has been collected from the
Ventnor Fishing Pier in years
and is $400 more than was real
ized last year. Captain Semmler
stated that this was an unusually
fine record when the poor fish
ing season is taken into con
sideration.
Captain Semmler also declared
that never before had such inter
est been evinced in ocean fishing
as was shown during the past
four months. He said every day
the end of the pier was crowd
ed with fishermen anxious to try
their luck. The pier is open dur
ing June, July, August and
September of every year.
SWEIGART AND MOORE
EXPRESS GRATITUDE
FOR VOTERS’ SUPPORT
Isaac B. Sweigart and David H.
Moore, running mates for Council
men from the First Ward, Ventnor,.
unite in an expression of gratitude i
for the support tendered them by j
theif^ fellow townsmen in the fol
lowing communication forwarded to
the Ventnor News:
. “We are sincerely thankful to the |
citizens of Ventnor who honored us
by our selection as candidates for !
Council from the First Ward at the
primaries on Tuesday of last week. j
We made the fight jointly, and it is
gratifying to us that so many of i
our fellow townsmen displayed by !
their support their confidence in our 1
candidacies. In return, we wish to
assure all Ventnorites that our
every action as public servants will
be guided solely by what is best
for the welfare of our city.
(Signed)
ISAAC B. SWEIGART,
DAVID H. MOORE.”
Edge and Home Vote
A Fifty-fifty Game;
Herb Test Philosophizes on Ques
tion of United States Senator
Resenting Attitude of Poli
ticians Who Allowed Him ,
to be Cut at Primaries
By H. C. Test
Now that United States Sena
tor Walter E. Edge has buried j
the Ham Kean boom undeT a I
majority of 65,000 votes in the
state-wide primary, there is more
of a disposition around this part
of the commonwealth to resume
respect for Ventnor’s most noted
citizen. Except for State Sena
tor Emerson Richards, who has
| always been noted for holding
the courage of his convictions,
there is a bit of the colloquial
seeking for cover on the part cf
politicians in general and near
politicians in particular who al
lowed the Edge boom in Atlantic
County to go by default. .
So be it. Perhaps there may
be a local leader strong enough
to still further cut the Edge ma
jority in Atlantic City and county
at the general election. Perhaps
not. Anyhow, it can be assumed
that the reviving Democrats are
going to get busy and do their
balloting stuff in an effort to dis
credit Senator Edge as much as
possible in his home bailiwick.
Now, as an experienced ob
server both at home and abroad,
(Continued on Page 30)
Known Here As “Count”;
Now Under Indictment
Arrested in Ventnor last June
while he was preparing, he then
declared, to establish a sanatorium
at the shore, Joseph Francis
d’Vallier, who said he was a mem
ber of the French nobility and
claimed the title of “Count,” has
been indicted in Washington,
D. C., on the charge of stealing
books, paintings and other articles
valued at approximately $20,000!
from the home of Brigadier Gen
eral David L. Brainerd at the
National Capital.
The “Count” was arrested in
Ventnor after he is alleged to
have attempted to sell the books
from the Brainerd home to a sec
ond hand dealer in Philadelphia.
He is alleged to have leased the
home of General Brainerd and to
have looted it of its books and ob
jects of art while the general was
in New York. He is also alleged
to have posed as a physician and
to have among his patients sev
eral men and women prominent in
the society of Washington.
YELLOW CAB Comptay, Mar.
8000. Quick Safa Sarviaa—A4v.
Ventnor’s Primary Vote Viewed As
Au Endorsement of Marston Regime
Citizens Display Marked Confidence in Mayor and His
Associates by Voting for a Continuation of Policies
Followed During His Administration, Says
“A Close Observer”
By a Close Observer
4 13
In these editorial rooms the
other day, one of the young
writers of the staff designated
the recent primary election as “a
medley of vicious reaction of com
mon sense, progress and silver
tongued fantasies.” I under
stand the idea the scribbler in
tended to convey, and while it
mpy read like good copy, it does
not picture what actually hap
pened.
As far as Ventnor is concerned,
the local contest was puerile and
profitless, and in depositing it in
the rag-bag of oblivion, the Vent
nor voter did the right thing.
The outcome of the Ventnor
primary election was nothing
more nor less than an overwhelm
ing vote of confidence on the part
of the citizens of Ventnor to
Mayor Almerin Marston and the
executives of his administration.
In the First Ward, where “Bill”
Lamb and the “machine” that was
behind him made the supreme ef
fort, Ventnor’s Grand Old Man,
Isaac B. Sweigart, received five
hundred and fifty-one votes
against one hundred ana fifty
seven cast for his opponent. That
tells the entire story of the
primary elections, for Mr. Sweig
art was first, last, and always for
the administration policies and
made his entire campaign not,
alone on his own record, but on
the record of the Marston admin
istration.
Every Candidate Endorsed and
Supported by the Marston Admin
istration Was Elected.
(Continued on Page 30)
Opposition Arises
to Memorials Site
War Veterans’ Building May Net
be Erected on Proposed Bulk
head Along Thoroughfare
Bids for the construction of a
bulkhead along the Thoroughfare
front at Cornwall and Win
chester Avenue adjacent to the
municipal water works will be re
ceived next Monday night by
Common Council. With the com
pletion of the proposed improve
ment the city will have acquired
additional land of sufficient area
to provide a site for the proposed
veterans’ memorial building if
suggestion made several months
ago is finally put into execution.
' It is understood that there is
some opposition to the plan and
there is a possibility that another
site will eventually be selected.
The matter «is entirely in t^ie
hands of the Memorial Commis
sion, composed of the Mayor, W.
J. Montgomery, Godfrey Mahn,
W. Preston Crook and Mrs.
Frances Harvey.
In view of the rapid growth of
the city and the limited capacity
of the sewage disposal plant
erected ten years ago and which
has proven inadequate, it is
understood that the city engineer
will shortly submit plans and
specifications for an enlarged
plant of sufficient' size and ca
pacity to take care of the future
needs of the city, based on the
maximum likely to be required
when the city is eventually built
up in all sections.
MAYOR ALMERIN MARSTON f
Whose administration was overwhelm*
infly approved by Ventnorites at f
primary election list week
Ventnor Voters Did
Not Shirk TJieir Duty
Spirited Campaign Aroused Elec
torate to Consciousness of Sa
cred Obligation of Citizenship
By Carl M. Voelker
Rival factions in both major
parties put pep into the political
campaign just closed in Ventnor.
The electorate was aroused from*
its usual lethargy and the re
sultant heavy vote indicates a
greater interest in civic affairs.
While personal villification of
candidates is always to be de
plored, those who stooped to the
unethical witnessed to their dis
may an expression of citizens
(Continued on Page 31)
Inspection of Firemen
Scheduled for Saturday
The Volunteer Firemen of
Ventnor will have their annual
inspection Saturday at 1.30
P. M. in front of the Ventnor
City Hall, according to an order
issued by Morris Y. Royal, head
of the organization. A fine will
be imposed upon all members not
present in uniform.
After the inspection, the Vent
nor volunteers will motor over
to Absecon, where they ’will par
ticipate in a parade with dele
gations from all over the county.
The affair is in celebration of the
new apparatus recently pur
chased by the Absecon Fire
Department.
Today’s Editorials Pace 9
ON GUARD AGAINST THE
FORCES THAT PREY
EDGE EMINENTLY WORTHY OF
HOME DISTRICT SUPPORT
PERSHING’S RETIREMENT
LETS DECORATE
“BEARDED WOMEN TOMORROW”