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J., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1926 Three Cents per Copy Vol. 19 No.42 Two Resorts Pledge^ Support to Program South Jersey, Inc., Gets Endorse ment of Sea Isle City and Wild wood Civic Organizations— Dinner Meeting Saturday Present outlook indicates that the work of the South Jersey booster organization, formed here some few months ago, will within the next few weeks actually get under way in its program of “selling South Jersey to the Nation.” During the past week the organization has been given the endorsement of the civic or ganizations of two resort cities of the section and on Saturday of this week the opening gun in an intensive membership drive will be fired. Last week at its regular monthly meeting the sea isle City Chamber of Commerce were treated to an excellent discourse on the merits of the newly founded South Jersey Associa tion, Inc., by A. Conrad Ekholm, secretary of the association, and following his address, unani mously endorsed the plans of the association. In his talk to the Sea Isle body, Mr. Ekholm stressed the great in dustrial and residential possi bilities of South Jersey, as well as the excellent agricultural re sources. “Yet northern Jersey,” he stated, “has the larger popula tion. Therefore it is up to South Jersey, which has the better transportation, the greater mark ets and a most beneficial climate and astounding real estate values, to organize a gigantic educational publicity campaign, not sepa rately, as communities, but col lectively, as a whole.” He praised Sea Isle City, and said that, with proper advertising it should at tract vacationists and home seek ers from every part of the country. “There is a magnificent future in store for South Jersey,” stated Mr. Ekholm, “and in two years’ time the population of this sec (Continued on Page 2) Commissioner Orders Clean License Plates William L. Dill Order* Local Police Department to Assist in Drive Against Dirty Tags The Atlantic City Police De partment has received a com munication from William L. Dill, State Commissioner of Motor Ve hicles, notifying them that all motorists must present clean tags on their automobiles, "plainly visible at all times during the daylight and night.” He states that due to the very severe winter weather conditions, muddy roads, etc., many license plates have become unreadable and others are so placed by the motorist, behind bumpers, or back of racks, as to be almost invisible to a pedestrian or officer. Mr. Dill quotes this section of the motor vehicle act with his statement: “All the identifica tion marks shall be kept clear and distinct and free from grease, dust or other blurring substances so as to be plainly visible at all times during the daylight or at night.” The local police have been in structed to be on the lookout for unreadable or partially hidden tags, and the drivers of cars with such tags will be subject to arrest and fine. NEWSPAPER PLANT CONSTRUCTION NOW TURNS TO INTERIOR WORK r While considerable advancement can be seen in the construction of the new home of Atlantic City's new daily newspaper in a comparison of this j photograph with the one published last week, the illustration gives little idea of the beehive of activity that may be found on the interior of the building | at North Carolina and Caspian Avenues and the Absecon Boulevard. The building of partitions, laying of concrete floors, installing of conduits for I electric cables, placing of gas and water pipes and other work has been going on for the past week and workmen have now started to hang the frames of the large windows in the sidewalls of the building. By the end of this week the work of assembling the giant newspaper press will be under way. __ —Photo by Fred Hess & Son. Royal Palace Hotel Taking On New Life Complete Rejuvenation Being Given Famous Boardwalk In stitution by Stitzer Hotel Co., New Owners Following the purchase of the Royal Palace Hotel, at the Board walk and Pacific Avenue, last month by the Stitzer Hotel Com pany, under the direction of Charles W. and Clarence R. Stitzer, Carpenters, painters, decorators, electricians and vari ous other artisans started the work of transforming this famous hotel and bringing it up to present-day standards. Work has been carried on at full speed since that date and today the changes to be found in the in terior beggar description. The entire building will be repainted and the spacious ver andas, lined with boxes of potted ferns and plants, will be fitted with comfortable chairs and rockers. Then entering the large lobbies the guest will find these rooms entirely redecorated and remodeled. The refurnishing and redeco rating work will also be carried out in the dining room, solarium, parlors, recreation rooms, ground floor lobby and other parts of (iContinued on Page 11) Aged Resident’s Condition Still Remains Unchanged The physical condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Bacharach remained unchanged, according to reports received late yesterday. Mrs. Bacharach is well-known in the city, being one of the pioneers of the resort. She is the mother of Congressman Isaac Bacharach, former Mayor Harry Bacharach and Benjamin Bacha rach. Mrs. Bacharach has been seri ously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. Hanstein, on St. Charles Place, for several weeks. Mrs. Bacharach was honored by the local lodge of Elks three years ago when the home for Crippled Children, maintained by this organization was named for her, the “Betty Bacharach Home.” VENTNOR’S MOST POPULAR PLACE TO DINE—THE LITTLE ROCK INN Bill Atlantic Are.—Neptune 1260—-*-*« New Yentnor School Addition Bids Figure Close to Half Million Mark Board of Education Gets Figures From Builders on Eleven-Room Addition to Troy Avenue Building—To Meet and Discuss Project With School Estimate Board Next Week Bids were received on Monday evening by the Ventnor Board of Trade for the proposed addition ' to the Troy Avenue school build ing. Several contractors submit ted estimates on the work but no contracts were awarded because of the fact that the Board of School Estimate, who must ap prove the action, have as yet failed to convene to take action on the project. The addition plans call for eleven school rooms and a large auditorium being added to the j present school building. The bids [ received on Monday evening show | that, with the furnishing of the | new rooms and other subsequent expenses that the total cost will run up close to a half million dollars. A tentative date for the meet ing of the Estimate Board has been fixed for next Friday eve ning. The Board of School Esti mates includes Mayor Carleton E. Adams, Mrs. Joseph Thompson and Guy N. Grover, representing the Board of Education, and Isaac B. Sweigart and William Bach, representing the City Council. It is understood that the latter two are greatly op posed to such a great expenditure on the addition and that they will oppose the measure at the meeting. At the meeting on Monday the following combination of bids were the lowest received: For General Construction, Lam Building Co., $264,849; Elec trical Work, Electrical Equip ment Co., $19,397; Heating, David H. Moore, $62,345; Plumb ing, David H. Moore, $10,895; total, $347,486. The next unit bid was: F. L. Hoover & Sons, Genera] Construction, $364,635; Fred Rogers, Electrical Work, $19,617; Baldwin Ventilating Company, Heating, $56,288; Frank Walsh, Plumbing, $12,462; total, $453, 002. Other bids were received from John H. Yardley, M. B. Mark land, John McShain, John H, Cooney and Benjamin E. Laboy It is understood that the Councilmen on the School Esti mate Board will particularly op pose the construction of the school auditorium, called for in the plans. One of the chief pur poses of this room will be for staging the annual commence ment exercises and other similar school affairs throughout the year. With the rebuilding and improving of the municipal pier the city will have an auditorium suitable for these affairs and this fact will probably be argued by the opposers of the school addi tion as a reason for eliminating the auditorium from the plans. Prominent Soloist Dies After Lengthy Illness Mrs. Ida Taylor Bolte, promi nent in musical circles and for the past fifteen years soloist in Beth Israel Synagogue, died on Monday at the Atlantic City Hospital after a protracted ill ness. Deceased is survived by two sons, Frederick and Howard, and by her father, John C. Taylor. Mrs. Bolte was the widow of the late August F. Bolte and sister-in-law of G. Arthur Bolte, well-known local lawyer. With her husband Mrs. Bolte was one of the pioneers of Vent nor, having taken up residence on Hillside avenue in the early days of the resort, later building a pretentious home on Ventnor avenue, near Oxford avenue. Her husband was for many years identified with the progress of Ventnor, having been a member of the Board of Education. He was also one of the organizers of the Ventnor Undenominational Sunday School which eventually became the Ventnor City Com munity Church of which they were both members. Mrs. Bolte had been making her home in recent years on Verona avenue, Pleasantville. She pos sessed a pleasing contralto voice and her exceptional ability as a vocalist caused her to be in demand at local musical events. Big Detective Agency Loses State License Tatem Secret Service License Re voked by State Comptroller— Claim Agents Mulcted Clients —Many Patrons in Resort Patrons of this city of the Tatem Secret Service which has principal offices in Camden and other cities were surprised to learn this week that the license of that concern has been revoked, at the request of Chief of Police Walter and Detective Captain Botschart, of Trenton, on the charge of mulcting clients. The license was revoked by State Comptroller Newton A. K. Bug bee. Mr. Bugbee took action when the police informed him they had been receiving reports from small store owners in Trenton and out lying districts, that they had paid agents of the concern fees of from $5 to $20 for “police pro tection.” There were about 20 cases reported, the police stated. Agents of the Tatem Company, according to the police, visited storekeepers during January, soliciting business. The clients were promised police protection and in some cases, it is alleged, were promised protection for the selling of liquor. * Every patron was promised ex perienced detective protection, and suggestions on how to make their store or residence burglar proof. The concern also agreed, it is said, to give advice at any time and to investigate employes in case of labor trouble. The methods used by these agents were reported to J. Leidy Tatem, head of the Agency, and he personally refunded a fee of $20, taken from one client. But, as the same tactics were reported employed in securing other busi ness, the license of the concern was revoked by Comptroller Bug bee. The Tatem Service had many clients both here in this city and elsewhere throughout South Jer sey. VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY 4% on Time Deposits Safe Deposit Boxes— Adv. Deliveries at any time desired dally and this insures Ventnor householders the beBt service for all kinds of sea foods, if orders are given to the CHELSEA FISH MARKET. 2707 At lantic Avenue. Phone, Bell—Marine 2180 and 2181.—Adv. Fo Consider Change In Ventnor Lighting Board of Trade Agitation May Result in Council Authorizing Complete Change in City Lighting System As the result of agitation among members of the Ventnor City Board of Trade it is in dicated that Common Council will shortly take into serious consider ation the question of changing the entire lighting system of the city. In discussing the matter with City Solicitor Westcott, president of the Board of Trade, and urg ing some action by the Board, W. S. Peirsoll, for many years treasurer of the Bell Telephone Company, recently advocated the naming of an expert commission to make a survey of the resort to determine the best possible method of making the city streets brighter at night. Admitting that much improve ment had been made in recent months, Mr. Peirsoll nevertheless maintained that much remains to be done to make Ventnor a well lighted community. The lighting problem has been a source of worriment to Vent nor councilmen for some time past. While there seems to be gen eral agreement that it is possible to improve conditions it is main tained by those who claim to know that the expense of in stalling an underground system or changing the location of lights from the side to the centre of the street, as some advocate, is far too great for the city to under take at this time. In the event that the city does not take concrete action it is understood that steps will be taken by citizens to have investi gation made by a special commit tee who will inquire into the systems and methods employed in other cities. Fredericksburg Avenue Paving Probable Soon Margate and Ventnor May Co operate on Paving Division Street Between Two Cities It is quite likely that the pav ing of Fredericksburg avenue, the dividing line between Vent nor and Margate, will be accom plished before the close of tfie 1926 summer season. This work has been contem plated and recommended for some time as the street is an im portant traffic route. With the two cities cooperating in the ex pense, it will not prove an un usually heavy expense while both cities will benefit greatly from the work. The Margate . City Commis sioners, at their last meeting, initiated a movement to Ventnor Council in the plan and it is like ly that the work will be given jthe endorsement of that body in ! the near future. | Whether a macadam or concrete I surface will be selected is yet to j be decided. The hard surfacing ! work will, according to the plans j of the Margate Council, take in ; the entire street from Winchester j avenue to the Beach. -. ; YELLOW CAB Company. Marine 6000. j Quick, Safe Service.—Ad v. I-Call BURKARD COAL CO.-— 1-—Marine 7900—