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Horse Flesh Soon
to be Lamp of Sugar
Honey is Made of Glucose, the
Shiner Turned Into a Sardine
and the Salmon Savors of
Saccharine Palfrey
By a Veteran Scribbler
m
In an age when the question of
purity in food is one which at
tracts so much respectful atten
tion, it is curious to note the
efforts of speculative minds to
produce "edibles by processes en
tirely alien to the usual formulas
of nature. It is well known to
all, except, perhaps, the bee, that
a fine grade of honey is made
from glucose, and that butter
is made from a substance which
is in no way related to the
freckled beeve. But now the in
formation comes from the far
West that horses and salmon are
to be converted into sugar. It is
a pretty well understood fact that
the horse, is practically an effete
quadruped, and, as he is no long
er of inestimable value in a
vehicle, the world should be
grateful for the fact that he may
be available, in a converted
form, to sweeten coffee and to
utilize as an important factor in
the ensemble of angel cake. But
when it is considered that sal
mon usually costs fifty cents a
pound and sugar ten, it only
seems consistent with all precon
ceived ideas of pecuniary fore
sight, that sugar should be' con
verted into salmon. Nothing has
■ yet come upon the epicurean
scene to make the salmon super
fluous. The shiner is a substitute
for the sardine, and electricity
and gasoline supplant the horse,
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Sumptuous Vessel
Docked In Ventnor
Boat of Shore Resident Being
Completed for Florida Trip
Cost $150,000
S. Ross Campbell, 6801 Ventnor
Ave., retired business man, will
sail for Florida in a few days in
what is probably the most sumptu
ous private yacht ever docked in
Ventnor waters. Though the boat
was made in Leesburg, N. J., the
finishing touches are now being
added at Dorset Ave. and the
Thoroughfare.
The “Narcoa,” as the craft has
been named, cost over $150,000.
It has twenty-one rooms, includ
ing five baths, with hot running
water, and special quarters for
the crew and captain. It is equip
ifjlgd with a radio that can receive
from coast to coast. Every room
ip the boat is connected by tele
phone and illuminated by elec
tricity.
The interior of the “Narcoa” is
of solid mahogany, while the deck
and the outside wood work is of
South African teak. Handsome
(Continued, on Page 27)
t
The officers of the Amuse
ment Publishing Company,
publishers of the Ventnor
News, feel that the many
poems, articles and other lit
erary matter left by the late
Charles Scheuer, distinguished
writer and Editor of the Vent
nor News, should continue to
add to the high literary value
of this periodical as long as
possible. With this object in
view, these contributions will
be printed until the manu
scripts left by Mr. Scheuer are
exhausted.
—Miller Studio
N. FREEMAN PARKER
who is striving for greater harmony
among Republican Clubs in Ventnor
Political Fracas
Ended in Ventnor
Republican Club* Now Working,
in Accord—Difference* of
Primarie* Forgotten
Inter-club harmony among the
Republican organizations of
Ventnor City and the forgetting
of differences incurred during the
primaries were urged at a meet
ing of the First Ward Republican
Organization a few evenings ago
at its headquarters, Little Rock
and Winchester Aves. Mayor Al
merin Marston, former Mayor
Brehman, former Mayor Dahl
gren Albertson and N. Freeman
Parker all addressed the meeting
along this line.
Evidence that there is no long
er friction between the two fac
tions was shown at the meeting
when Fred Hickman, candidate
on the rival ticket, was voted a
member. In addressing the gath
ering, Mr. Hickman - stated that
he believed all Republicans in
Ventnor had forgotten the “fight”
and were working with one ac
cord for the election of United
States Senator Walter E. Edge
and Congressman Isaac Bachar
ach as well as for Coolidge and
Dawes.
“Uncle Joe” Bartlett, ex-sher
iff and president of Common
Council in Ventnor, was elected
the new president of the First
Ward Republican Organization.
Mr. Ayres, the former head re
signed because of business in
terests which will keep him away
from the resort most of the year.
John D. Scheuer, of the
Amusement Publishing Company,
was unanimously chosen to head
the publicity work of the Republi
can organizations in the - First
Ward. This position was former
ly held by his father, the late
Charles Scheuer. Those who will
assist Mr. Scheuer in this work
include Enoch S. Turner, Robert
L. Birely, David H. Moore and
Walter T. Margerum.
PATENT and PROTECT your
valuable inventions. Prompt, ex
pert personal service. - Address
Lester L. Sargent, Patent Law
yer, 524 Tenth Street, North
west, Washington, D. C.—Adv.
YELLOW CAB Company. Mar.
6000. Quick, Safa Service—Adv.
Movement Now Under Way to Improve
Illumination of Highways in Ventnoi
Byron Jenkins, Chairman- of Lighting Committee,
Declares Present Inadequate System Will be Changed
Shortly—Will Demonstrate New Light Next Week
In answer to the numerous com
plaints that have been made
about the dim illumination of the
avenues and Boardwalk in Vent
nor, Byron W. Jenkins, Council
man and chairman of the light
ing committee, declared yesterday
that plans are already underway
for improving this condition.
The first step will be taken next
week when a sample light for pur
poses of demonstration will be
erected at Little Rock and Atlantic
Aves. This lamp is to be attached
to the poles already up, but by an
arrangement of intricate mirrors,
will light all four corners of
street crossings equally.
Mr. Jenkins stated yesterday
that he had been working upon a
plan for improving the present
illumination of Ventnor highways
for some time and was reluctant
to say much about it until every
thing is ready for the installation
of apparatus.
The light which is to be demon
strated next week is the latest in
vention of the General Electric
Company and is supposed to be
the finest thing in street illumi
nation. Though of high voltage
this type of lamp is not expected
to cost much more in, the long run
than the system now in use. • i~
Mr. Jenkins said that he was
not certain this new lighting de
vice would be accepted by Coun
cil and that if it does not meet
with councilmanic improvement
Mr. Jenkins will immediately set
to work on other plans for the
same end.
“I can assure that the present
lighting system in Ventnor will be
improved before many months,”
averred Mr. Jenkins. “At present
we must be content to wait until
January when the new appropria
tions will be made. At that time
I am sure enough money will be
set aside for this purpose and I
shall be able to effect my present
plans. As soon as money is
awarded for lighting you can rest
assured it will not be long before
Ventnor has the finest illumina
tion of highways on the island.”
Expense of Heating
Keeps Casino Closed
The movement on foot to have
the Ventnor Casino kept open the
year around was given a jolt
yesterday when David Moore,
councilman and chairman of the
Pier Committee, declared there
is not sufficient funds to finance
the project. He stated that to
open the Casino this winter would
entail a large expenditure for
installing heating apparatus.
Mr. Moore averred that he is
heartily in accord with the move
ment and that he will do his ut
most for it after January, when
the new appropriations will be
made. At that time, Mr. Moore
will ask Council to support his
plan for enlarging the dance
floor and adding a glass enclosure.
A few weeks ago the Ventnor
City Board of Trade tendered
Council with a petition asking
that the Casino be kept open this
winter. At the next meeting of
the James Harvey Post, this peti
tion was endorsed. There have
also been many personal requests
at the city hall along this line.
—Miller Studi<
BYRON JENKINS
who heads movement for better light
ing on Ventnor highways
Ventnor Will Have
Newest Civic Clul
Organization to be Formed To
night Similar in Scope
to Rotary
The Civitan Club, Ventnor’;
newest organization, will come
into being tonight when over a
score of the city’s most repre
sentative business and profes
sional men meet around the
festive board at Hugin’s Restau
rant, 6515 Ventnor Avenue, to
effect formal organization and
elect officers.
With Americanism as its prime
objective, the Civitan Club takes
rank nationally with other lunch
eon clubs, including Rotary, Ki
wanis, Exchange and Lions, anc
promises to play a prominenl
part in the civic affairs oi
Ventnor.
Through the efforts of Alberi
R. Mundorff, of Lebanon, Pa.
field representative for fivi
states, a charter list of mer
prominent in the business life ol
the resort has been made up, th<
classification rule limiting mem
bership in the club to one repre
sentative from each business oi
profession.
The roster includes a banker
doctor, lawyer, printer and vir
tually every mercantile business
Residents Complain
of Bench Shortagi
Several complaints have beei
registered at the Ventnor Citj
Hall the last few days about th<
lack of benches upon the lowei
section of the Boardwalk. Resi
dents and visitors contend thai
they can not rest when tired.
The people in the lower part o:
Ventnor state they are entitled t<
as many benches as the upper sec
tion, and wish that when Commoi
Council makes the new appropria
tion it will remember the need o:
more Boardwalk benches.
Republicans Med
in Joint Session
There will be an important
meeting of the Second Ward Re
publican Club tomorrow evening
at its headquarters, 6303 Ventnor
Avenue. All members of the First
Ward organizations are asked to
attend.
At this meeting plans for bring
ing about the election of the Re
publican candidates for the higher
offices of the country will be dis
cussed. Next Friday evening the
First Ward Republican Organiza
tion will be the host and all Re
publicans of Ventnor are invited
to be present at the club quarters,
Little Rock and Winchester Aves.
Calls Ward Division
Illegal at Present
City Clerk Says Precincts Can
not be Based on Primary Vote
“To divide the First Ward of
Ventnor into two precincts before
a general election would be de
cidedly illegal,” emphatically de
clared City Clerk Charles E. Rep
petto yesterday when asked con
cerning the legal status of the
movement on foot for such a divi
sion. Many persons Have sought
to divide the First Ward im
mediately in order to facilitate the
counting of votes in the November
election.
“I realize that many people,’’
said Mr. Reppetto, “are anxious
to divide the First Ward im
mediately into two precincts bu1
they must remember that the law
strictly states such division can
only be made after six hundred
ballots have been cast at a general
election. Never in the history of
Ventnor has this occurred in the
First Ward.
“Though over eight hundred
citizens voted in the upper dis
trict of Ventnor at the recent
primaries, it does not mean any
division of precincts can be made.
If in the general election of
November the required number of
votes are polled, then the ward
may be split, but not before.”
Mr. Reppetto further stated that
a ward can only be divided into
precincts between the general
election and April first.
volunteer firemen
Hive Ladies’ Night
Volunteer firemen from virtu
i ally every community in the
county will journey to Hamm'on
■ ton tonight to take part in the
festivities incident to the “Ladies’
Night” to be held in conjunction
with the regular monthly meeting
■ of the Atlantic County Firemen’s
Association at Odd Fellows’ Hall
, on Bellevue Ave.
President Henry Breder of the
Egg Harbor fire department, will
preside over the business session.
Large delegations of firemen
, from Ventnor, Margate and Long
' port are expected to attend the
meeting, the trip being made by
; automobile.
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
■ 2181.—A dv.
; VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY
4% On Time Deposits
Safa Deposit.Boxes —Adv.
The Machine Bogey
- and Venthor City
In Herb Test’s Opinion the Resort
Is for Proper Organization
But Resents Any Inter
ference From Outsiders
By H. C. Test
During the rather hectic prim
ary campaign lately ended there
has been considerable talking,
writing and other forms of gos
sippy broadcasting anent at
tempts, real or supposed, on the
part of the Atlantic City political
“machine’’ to control Ventnor and
its voters. Perhaps the premise
was true—perhaps a bit exagger
ated. Anyhow the reports, rumors,
statements, etc., gained consider
able credence and still the matter
is subject for comment.
But in all the discussion, there
appears to have been failure on
everybody’s part to differentiate
between “machine” and Organi
zation; so much has this failure
been marked as to leave the
general impression that there is
a political ogre abroad, ready to
swallow up the lovely resort city
of Ventnor at a single gulp,
while impression also has been
left in many minds that”Ventnor
and its political leaders are be
yond the Organization pale and
j that this city is somehow a sort
of Bolshevik community so far
as real Republicanism is con
cerned.
There could be no greater mis
take. With my more than a score
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Margate Plans
Jetty Program I
Commissioner* Plan to Provide
Bathing and Playground
Beaches Along Front
Comprehensive in its scope and
designed to meet the needs of the
city for the next quarter century
an elaborate jetty construction
program is being outlined by the
Margate City Commissioners.
When the tentative plan is finally
agreed upon, the citizens will be
given an opportunity to discuss
the proposition prior to its final
enactment into law. •
Under the plan the city will
provide bathing and playground
beaches along the entire munic
ipal oceanfront, due considera
tion being given to the protection
of individual property interests.
I Riparian rights will be retained
by the city thus avoiding in
equitable advantage by ambitious
land promoters.
By reason of the extensive
building operations now under
way and contemplated as indicat
ed by the application for build
ing permits, the Margate Com
missioners have authorized an
additional bond issue of $200,000
to provide funds for water and
sewer extensions.
The city engineer was instruct
ed to prepare plans and specifica
tions for laying pipe lines
throughout a section being newly
developed by A. M. Mahjoubian
at Monmouth and Barclay Aves.
Today’s Editorials Page 6
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