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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917

Suppressing Brightlsm Evidently Ex-Sberifl William H. Bright has the Wildwood City Commissioners, together with their political followers, on the run. Ever since his purchase of the Wildwood “Sun” Editor Bright has handed his political friends hot shots 'in the form of double column first page articles that made Mayor Smith aud Commissioners Ryan and Hendec sizzle and bake. Recently Mayor Smith fined Editor Bright one hundred dollars and compelled him to pay twenty dollars extra for mercantile licenses on his newspaper and real estate offices, the fine being for failure to pay the 1915 mercantile taxes. At least so a dispatch from Wildwood in a Philadelphia contemporary tells us. But soon will Editor Bright’s vitriolic pen be stilled and his editorial aclvities come to an end —at least at tbe helm of the Wildwood “Sun.” Threats, pleadings, reasoning, aud finally fines, were like water on the proverbial duck's back, so it has been concluded, according to reliable information, to do the next best thing to get rid of Brightism—buy his paper, which has been for sale for some time jiast. The plans arc to raise sufficient money by the sale of stock among the County Democrats aud conduct the “Sun” a* a Democratic newspaper. With the sale of the Sea Isle City “ Review ” eighteen months ago the last Democratic paper in Cape May County passed out ol being, so that the “Sun” will be welcomed with open arms. It is said that O. I. Blackwell, President of ihe County Tax Board, aud Evans G. Slaughter, a prominent Wildwood politician, are l»ack of the purchase. Both are supporters of the Wildwood City administration which Bright lias been so mercilessly attacking. The Times, for one, will welcome its Democratic contemjwrary and wishes it all the success possible. We believe, however, that some few Wildwooders will find that publishing a newspaper is rather au expensive proposition. This, however, is for time to tell. In line with this. Editor Jed DuBois, of the “Five Mile Beach Journal,” says in his issue of December 29th: “We need a ncwsjiaper to give the news. The Democrats of the island think so, anvhow, for they hr’- c yearned for a long time to own a ucv. paper, and a report has been current for many weeks that they would start one or buy out oue in Wildwood. Come ou, Democrats, raise $20,000 and we will sell you the ‘Five Mile Beach Journal,’ and throw in a three story building and 40 by too lot on the main street to boot. Come on, get in the newspaper business and make money.”

Real Fire Protection Needed Last Sunday night Avalon had a serious fire and called on Sea Isle City for help. The alarm was turned in at three minutes after twelve, as shown by the Keystone telephone records, and at half-past one, one hour and a half later, the fir< track had not yet been started ! Sea Isle City taxpayers have spent upwards of $5000 for modern fire-fighting equipment, they pay au expert mechanic a fixed sum per year to periodly inspect the fire-fighting apparatus and note its condition; the} - pay an engineer to run the engine and at all times be prepared at an instant’s notice to run to a fire; they paid for the installation and still pay for the maintenance of a modern fire-alarm system; and yet, with all these when an alarm is turned in it takes over an hour and a half to start the engine—time enough for half a city of frame houses, as is most of Sia Isle City—to burn to the ground. Certainly something is loose somewhere. That the fire was in Avalon on this particnlar occasion makes no difference. The principle is the same, for the fire might have occurred in Sea Isle City just the same. If this had been the first time that the apparatus bad been in this dif ficulty the Times would say nothing about it. But it had happened before, and repeatedly. In this case the failure of the engine to start was attributed to some loose wire connections and weak balteries. This, of course, is no one's I fault But it is almost criminal negligence on , the part of somone that the loose connections and weak batteries were not discovered until au alarm was sounded and there was immediate need for service. The Fire Department is in charge of the Director of Public Safety, and should some serious conflagration occur the entile blame would rest on him. It is his sworn duty as a ;>ublic official, entrusted with the safety of public property, to see that the Fire Department is eficient and ready for any emergence. It is hoped that the lesson of Sunday night will result in a regular inspection and daily trials of the engine. Fire insurance rates are based upon the City’s fire-fighting preparedness, and if news «.f the sort that is going around since last Sunday gets abroad, property owners should not be at ail surprised if there is a substantial boost in insurance rates.

OBITUARY

Director Ruttierlord In the selection of Freeholder Rutherford for Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders it is certain that opinion in the County will 1* unanimous that a most excellent official’ has been chosen for this important post. Mr. Rutherford has served on the Board for four consecutive terms, aud his work as chairman of the Finance Committee has marked him as a man of rare ability iu the handling of County funds. His previous term as Director was so ably filled that the County solous can well feel confidence in the leadership ol the new Director. The year of 1917 will Ik an important one for the County of Cape May. Time are mauv matters of vital interest to the growth, welfare and progress of the Countv to erne before the Board during tbe year; notably among which is the mosquito extermination work, the furthering of the All-Resort Boulevard, paviug the County Seashore Road wtlh a bituminous surface, and advertising the agricultural (aissibilities of the County in the newspapers aud magazines. Greatest of all will be the enforcement of economy program for tbe curtailment of needless County expense, to prevent a great increase iu the tax rate. Under the leadership ol Mr. Rutherford we I cau^hopc for the continuation aud cousurnation | ol several of these projects at least, and a curtail- j ment of needless County expense can be expected, j I ww ^

Truth

Two or three years ago tbe Times published an editorial which was widelycopicd, on “Gossip," labeling it the worst illness to which the human

tongue is addicted.

There is another form, however, that is worse, if that is possible, than a gossipy tongue, and that

is the insinuating aud lying tongue.

A common gossip can be brought to time, for names, time aud places from a component part of every choice morsel that gossip-mongers are wont to discuss. But the person who talks in insinuations, who never mentions a concrete case to substantiate what is said, says just enoegh to leave about one-half to the imagination of the hearer, and who deliberately falsifies and distorts the little faults common to all mankind, cannot be pinned down to anything, and the seed of ! such verbiage grows, develops into confirmed gossip, and works untold harm to the ;.ierson

against whom it is directed.

The gospel of Christianity is the Golden Rule. The pci sou who allows an insinuating tongue to waggle, certainly cannot practice this rule, for he is doing unto others that which he would resent

if done unto himself.

Truth shall make men free, we are toll, and when Truth, which is the only cure for tongue illness, is practiced by all, this will lie a better community, a better county, aud a better world in which to live. If the Truth spokcu about a fellow man is such that it will no: help aud elevate, it is better left unsaid. When a j»erson sets alwut to deliberately make fa.se insinuations and declarations, he is abusing God’s greatest gift, and is placing himself on a lower plane than the lowest and most repugnant creat-

ures that plague mankind.

The great playwright very aptly says “He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who filches from me my good name, robs me of tha: which enriches not himself, but leaves me poor indeed.” The American Federation of Labor objects to the introduction into this country of the Canadian method of dealing with labor disputes. The Canadian Federation of Labor, on tire other hand, is on record as desiring to have the scope of the act extended so xs to cover other than public utilities disputes. By “orders iu council” this lias been done in the past year in several cases which arose in industries engaged in producing war material, and where strikes were iverted cv«-n though the government's action wa> taken after the friction had actively developed Tire Canadian act, at borne, has a long record .>{ successes to its credit. It has l>cen in force for less than ten years, during which time 213 disputes have been dealt with. One hundred and tweirtvthrec of these arose iu the tidii>j«oxtatioir business —railroads, street railways, or shipping. In all but twenty-one cases a strike was averted The method of averting a strike which Ik-sI meets the approval of the American Federation of Labor, it would appear, is the method of forcing favorable legislation from Congress at the point of the

pistol.

Sea tale City.-Burd C. Keed. one of Sea I ale Citv'e srll-knoan reaideou, I died ar the Aioefican Stomach Hoapital, i iu Philadelphia on Ttiaredav afternoon, foltoamg an operation for ulcers of the j stomach. ' tMindajr (olloaing fniieral M-rricee at the pstlora of Oliver H. Bair, Pldladelpl-is. Mr. Herd had auffeied (min nlee,a of Ilie stomach and a put to Philadelphia I lor an operatioi 01 •Vedoreday, Drcem1 her ‘.’TUi. Mia condition nrrnu-d to be j imploring and the nr«• of Ina nntiinelv | death came as aaererr shock to his host ; of friends here. The deceased a as one of ihe charter ineintH-rs of the I jeal Moo#*, and was a mein her of Uie Masonic Order. Mr. Kerd wss one of Bet Isle City’s pioneers, coining to the Inland over ; taeuly-fire years ago. He is survived j by a widow aud six children.

Sea Isle City.—After a protracted 1 illness lasting over a year, Samuel T. Mazurie, father of Clarence Maznrie, a well known Sea Isle City garage keeper, died at his home here on Saturday evening. Funeral services were ; conducted by Rev. J. T. Gillison on Monday night, and the body was shipj.?d to Philadelphia on Tuesday momi ig for interment in the West Laurel Hill Cemetery. The deceased was in his sixty-sev-enth year, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., and was a resident of Sea Isle City for about two years. Death was due to cirrhosis of the liver and hard Avalon, N. J.—This community waa shocked on Monday morning to hear of the death of Mrs. Walter A. Smith (nee Carrie H. Hood), who passed away at 1Z30 o'clock Sunday night following an attack of illness whici lasted three days. Mrs. Smith ha been in poor health for some tirm suffering from diabetes. She was i: her fifty-first year. Funeral services were held at he late home in Avalon last night, am tbe body was shipped to Philadelphi: this morning, where interment will b made in the Northwood cemetery. The deceased was a daughter o John Hood, of Camden, in which cit; she was bom and raised. She ha< lived in Avalon for twenty-two yean, and was an active member of th. Presbyterian Church, and had a larg circle of friends. She is survived t; her husband. Walter A. Smith, Ta: Collector and Puitmaster of Avalon and two dauylitert, Mia FrancSmith. of Avalon, and Mrs. Jamt Comeal, of Philadelphia. Avalon, N. J.—Following close o the new* of the death of Mrs. Wn!U : A. Smith came the word of the demise of Mm. Adam Smith, of Phihdelphia, mother of Walter A. Smith of Avalon. Mrs. Adam Smith was of the pioneers of Avalon, and has been a regular summer visitor * Avalon was founded. The body ir to be interred with that of Mrs. Walter A. Smith in Northwood Cemetery on Friday. The hcartfe’t •ympathy of the community, and of the entire county, is extended to Mr. Smith for his double loss of wife and

mother.

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FARM NOTES

During the late winter and early apriiis uFeeders of fowit that have good-aired comb* suffer cimaiderable loasra from frosted combs. Freezing usually takes place on nights w hen the temperature U low and there is considerable humidity in the atmosphere. If birds are subjected to direct drafts of cold sir thrir is alto danger of frosting. Ponltrymi-n should try to cut down the number ol frozen combs in their flocks to a minimum during the next few weeks. According to the depaitnient of poultry husbandry of tbe New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. rhU can be dour by keeping the birds healthy and vigoione, forcing them to acratch and work continually during the d«y. protecting them from cold drafts while on |>erch*s at night and closing the muslin curtain* in open-lrunt houses 011 severelr cold night*. II, however, frozen combs do occur the birds should be treated inuiediately ou the following morning. The frozen combs shunld be thawed out with snow or cold water and an ointment nibbed in gently with the Angela. A very good oiulmeul (or tins purpose can he made of & parts of vaseline, 2 part* o! glycerine and 1 part of turpriitinr, according to n,e Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. This relieves Unpain and reduces iiiflaiumaiiun. Pr>'i u comb* mean lowered vitality 111 «l,.bird's body sod sethMlsI) dn-ieases h i

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