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The Ventnor News Has More PAID Annual SUBSCRIPTIONS Than Any Morning, Evening, Sunday, or Weekly Newspaper Published In Atlantic County
CorYBlUHT, 1924—All Rights Reserved
Amubkmbnt Publishing Co., of Atlantic City
VENTNOR, ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 1924 THREE CENTS PER COPY
Vol. 18 No. 31
- Naked “Boobs” Are
L: Paddled In Woods
-High School Boys “Kidnapped”
and Rushed to Mainland for
Initiatory Ceremonies
Stripped naked in the freezing
temperature of last Saturday
evening, after being “kidnapped”
and rushed in automobiles to a
dense growth of trees on the
outskirts of Absecon, a dozen or
more candidates for member
ship in the Mu Delta Epsilon
fraternity of the Atlantic City
High School were put,through a
course of sprouts well calculated
to impress them with the binding
qualities of the pledges to which
they had subscribed.
Paddles played a prominent
part in the “ceremony,” and
c these instruments of torture were
plied with such vigor that two of
them were broken. Passing
• motorists, their ears assailed by
the cries of the schoolboy victims,
halted in many instances and
conducted an investigation, be
lieving that murder -was being
committed.
The initiation began at about
ten o’clock Saturday night in
the Eagles’ Hall with “psy
chology” tests, to which the
candidates were compelled to
submit while blindfolded. Then
the “boobs,” as the candidates
are known among full fledged
members of the fraternity, were
loaded into automobiles and the
-dash over the Albany- Avenue
Boulevard to the mainland began.
Those who had failed to be as
amenable as they should have
been to the wiles and whims of
fraternity members since the
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Screaming Woman Seen
* Struggling With Men
Coast Guards and Ventnor Police
Probing Mystery at Entrance
of Longport-Somers Point
> Boulevard
Seeing two men carrying a
“s struggling, screaming woman
t.. across a lot in close proximity to
the entrance of the Longport
Somers Point Boulevard at 6
o’clock last. Friday morning,
Ies paimer, 1011 Bay avenue,
*an City, hurried to the Vent
er police deparix^jjt and re
>rted the matter, but j. uniting
/investigation by the U. S. Coast
J Guards at Longport failed to clear
% the mystery.
sj Immediately upon being ap
£ prised Acting Police Clerk Hayes
r 'Notified the Coast Guards after
having failed to get into touch
with the Longport police. The
j Federal men made an investiga
tipn but learned nothing to aid
them in solving the apparent
mastery.
Pah»er was compelled to leave
his automobile near the bridge
after the machine had stalled and
- he had about started to walk in
the direction of Margate when
®ear^ *he woman’s cries and
! then saw two men carrying her
in the direction of the Thorough
fare. Official record of the report
has been made in the Ventnor
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Mayor Bader and Mayor-Elect Adams
Outline Their Programs During 1925
New Convention Hall, Paving of Abtecon Boulevard and Huge
Stadium Desired for Atlantic City—Enlarged Casino and
Soldiers’ Memorial for Ventnor
Ambitious programs for the betterment of Atlantic City and
Ventnor have been mapped out by Mayor Edward L. Bader and
Mayor-elect Carleton E. Adams. A new convention hall, the paving j
of the Absecon Boulevard and the construction of a huge stadium |
at the Airport are the features of the plans fostered by Mayor
Bader. Enlargement of the Ventnor Casino and further improvement
of the beaches and the erection of a soldiers’ memorial are, in the
opinion of Mayor-elect Adams, the things chiefly to be desired by
the community which has selected him as chief executive.
EDWARD L. BADER
Mayor of ^Atlantic City
When interviewed concernfng
the outstanding projects of his ad
ministration for 1925, Mayor Ed
ward L. Bader declared: “I ex
pect that before another year rolls
around the much-talked-of Con
vention Hall will be started, if not
finished. You can be assured that
I shall do all within my power to
get the work under way as quickly
as possible.
“The paving of the Absecon
Boulevard is, another project
which I expect will be completed
before the end of 1925. Nor will
the water conditions in Atlantic
City be neglected. It is my in
tention during the coming year to
see that even the present system
is improved. I want to provide
the residents and visitors of this
great resort the best water in the
country.”
(Continued on Page 2)
Poison Plot fs Feared
In Package By Mail
White Powder Spread on Confec
tionery Leads Ventnor Woman
to Notify the Police
Apprehensive regarding a white
powder discovered in candy secret
ly left in the mail box at her home
a woman, accompanied by a young
girl, but who did not give her
name, sought information at Vent
nor police headquarters on Mon
day night how to proceed to have
the confection chemically ana
lyzed. Police Clerk Hayes ad
vised the woman to submit a
sample of the candy to Mr. Meyer,
a chemist employed at the Park
Pharmacy.
In the event that poison should
be discovered the matter will be
formally presented to the police
for investigation.
Packard Taxis—Mar. 3113—Adv.
Gall BURKHARD COAL CO
-:— Marine 7900 -Adv.
CARLETON E. ADAMS
Mayor-Elect of Ventnor
Mayor-elect Adams of Ventnor
has declared that he is for the
inauguration of many improve
ments for Ventnor which will be
within' the scope of its present
economic resources. He is in
favor of enlarging the Ventnor
Casino as soon as possible. It is
believed that work will be started
on this project before the end of
1925.
Asked if during his administra
tion he would back the move for a
city park in front of the Casino,
he was non-committal saying, “I
am for the project if it does not
cost too much. As for play
grounds, I think the splendid
bathing beaches are Ventnor’s
playgrounds. However, it might
be a wise move to establish some
sort of an athletic field on Ventnor
Heights during the coming year.
(Continued on Page 2)
Final Tribute Today
To David Braunstein
Young Merchant, Whose Death
Occurred in Pittsburgh Sunday,
Will he Buried in Philadelphia
This Morning
Final tribute will be paid at
10.30 o’clock this morning in
Asher’s Mortuary, 1309 N. Broad
street, Philadelphia, to the mem
ory of David Braunstein, whose
death occurred in Mercy Hospi
tal, Pittsburgh, last Sunday after
noon while his father, S. M.
Braunstein, and Mrs. Braunstein
were speeding by rail to his bed
side. first intimations of the
serious illness of the young mer
chant, who was prominently
known for many years in the
mercantile circles of the resort,
were given in the Ventnor News
of last week.
(Continued on Page 27)
VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY
4% On Time Deposit*
Safe Deposit Boxes . —Adv.
Ventnor News Is Used
in High School Course
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Bethlehem, Pa.
December 26, 1924.
Editor Ventnor News:
In our printing department of the
vocational and industrial arts de
partment, we need samples of good
printing for educational purposes as
well as the use of good English. In
the line of newspaper work the
VENTNOR NEWS strikes us as be
ing of the size and quality worthy
of great consideration. We teach
appreciation of art in advertising
and commercial printing as well as
in illustration.
Herewith you will find my check
for a year's subscription to the
VENTNOR NEWS, to be sent to the
Printing Department, Liberty High
School, Bethlehem, Pa.
We find seme newspapers that
serve good news items and adver
tising, but the presswork is so
miserable that one strains the eyes
trying to read it. We find your
paper well taken care of in both
these respects.
With best wishes ' for a prosper
ous new year, I am,
Sincerely yours,
- T. GEORGE MIDDLETON,
Instructor.
New Year Assured
Of Jolly Welcome
Program of City-Wide Celebra
tion Will Run the Gamut from
Cabaret* to Churches
1925 will be royally welcomed to
the shore this evening with many
and varied forms of greeting
which will include the gayety of
beachfront cabarets, the merri
ment of private parties and the
quiet prayers of consecrated wor
ship in most of the churches.
The cabarets have been festive
ly decorated for the occasion and
special performers from Broad
way have been secured to aid in
making this-New Year’s Eve one
of the j oiliest ever. Midnight
| suppers and dancing until the wee
hours of tomorrow morning are
other features listed.
Nor will hilarity be confined
solely to the places of amusement.
Ail along the Boardwalk, on At
lantic and Pacific avenues the
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No Deaths This Year
By Auto or Drowning
Chief Fringe' Report Indicates
Unusual Efficiency of Ventnor
Life Guards and Police
In his annual report to Mayor
Marston covering the activities of
the police department during the
year 1924, Chief of Police Frings
will refer with justifiable pride
to the fact that during the past
twelve months there have been no
violent deaths resulting from auto
mobile accidents or beach drown
ings. *
The Beach Patrol record since
its inception shows a clean slate
not a life having been lost during
| the bathing season since the life
! guard system was officially inau
gurated by the city.
Last year three deaths occurred
as the result of automobile acci
dents. Two of these were chil
dren and the third was a young
woman, who was struck while
waiting for a trolley car.
During the past four months
the report will show that only one
house in Ventnor has been forcibly
entered, indicating watchfulness
by members of the police depart
ment.
AUSTIN COAL CO.-Mar. ll-Adv.
YELLOW CAB Company. Mar.
6000. Quick, Safe Service—Adv.
“Diy” Forces Score Heavily In War
Against Appointees Of Senator Edge
Senator1* Followers Deeply Resentful Over Set-Backs Administered
by National Administration So Soon After Sweeping
Victories at the Polls
By A Close Observer
•score one for the Anti-Saloon
League forces, under the leader
ship of Rev. Mama S. Poulson, in
the post-election warfare waged
by the “dry” cohorts against U.
S. Senator Walter E. Edge.
George H. Johnson of Union
county, the Senator’s choice for
internal revenue collector, has
been forced out of the running
after his name had been sub
mitted to the President, and in his
stead Edward E. Gnichtel, a
Newark banker, satisfactory to
the Anti-Saloon League, has
been desiguated.
This setback, coming upon the
heels of the implied rebuke ad
ministered by the Attorney
General’s office in ordering an
investigation of the administra
tion of Federal District Attorney
Winne and his assistant, Mr. Van
Riper, both Edge appointees, has
made up somewhat for the dis
appointment suffered by the
“dry” forces in the primary elec
tion when their candidate for
Senator, Hamilton F. Kean, was
soundly thrashed.
Fully cognizant of the damage
wrought to Senator Edge’s lead
ership by these and other develop
ments in the last few days, his
followers are beginning to ex
press resentment against the
National Administration, par
ticularly Attorney General Stone,
who named Colonel George T.
(Continued on Page 27)
Margate Children Find
Their Mother Lifeless
Tragic Christmas Aftermath Ex
perienced by Son and Daughter
of Mrs. Jessie Gladys Byrd
A sad note was sounded in the
joy of Christmas time by the sud
den death of Mrs. Jessie Gladys
Byrd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George McClain, who was found
dead in bed by her two children,
Gladys and Robert, on Friday
morning. She had retired Christ
mas night after spending the
evening with friends, apparently!
good health. She had care
fully tucked the youngsters into
bed and kissed them. In the j
morning, on trying to awaken her,1
the children were terrified to
find her so still and cold and
ran for help.
All efforts to revive Mrs. Byrd
were futile. She is believed to
have been dead then for several
hours. Medicines by the bedside
and a still warm hot water bottle
showed that she had tried to
help herself when she felt the
attack coming on. Mrs. Byrd
'had been in failing health since
an operation last spring and her
death was said to be due to
heart failure. Mrs. Byrd was
thirty-three years old and had!
spent nearly all of her girlhood
and married life in Margate,
having moved there with her
parents when she was about seven
years old. She is survived by a
daughter ten years old and a son
nine.
All Margate mourns the early
and tragic death of one whose
life was a model of patience and
dBtg. ^
5. Bartram Richards
To Succeed G. H. Bew
Expected to Become President of
Ventnor City National Bank
at Directors’ Meeting, Jan. 13
When the board of directors of
the Ventnor City National Bank
meet January 13 one of the most
S. BARTRAM RICHARDS
important matters calling for
action will be the resignation of
George H. Bew, president of the
institution. Mr. Bew notified his
associates in the bank directorate
at the last meeting that he had de
cided to step down from the presi
dency so that he might be free
to devote his time to travel. He
is now in Florida, but is expected
to return in time to attend the
January session of the directors.
S. Bartram Richards, now
serving as vice-president, will in
all probability succeed Mr. Bew
(Continued on Page 27)
Council Provides For
Increase In Salaries
General Salary Raise for Ventnor
Officials and Employees Con
tained in Appropriation
Measure
Virtual completion of the 1925
appropriation ordinance provid
ing for a general increase of pay
for all city officials and municipal
employees was accomplished by
members of Common Council Mon
day night after a three-hour con
ference.
While information of a detailed
(Continued on pago 2)
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WORD ADDICT?
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invented than this latest brain teas
ing pastime. As well enter the ranks
of its devotees now as later, for
you're bound to become enrolled
some time. The series of cross
word puzzles published weekly in
the VENTNOR NEWS is about as
intricate as they come. If you solve
them you are sure to rank with the
best. The answer to this week's
puzzle will be published In the neat
Issue.