ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

NTY TIMES

VOL XXXU.—NO. 40

SEA ISLE CITY. N. ,1.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1917

CIIY XHfS NOTES OFPNSTIfEEK Notes and Gleanings of Partonal Charaater; little Item About Foltct You Know.

Mr*. E P. Eart. who wa* tbo gomt of her tituv. Mr*. *- B. Araatt for U»a t u,«t glx xrooto. mwart to her_N«w York '

Bor- J. J. ^ - , ihU vmk to Ocean City, at the Ocean Krst in retreat with the prinut* of the

loSe* T. Stcrp:

i »c* toertn* to TMuthWiil

— - ® l ,our **r* i to&ri&S tLronsh South Jcr- .. _ikewood. He retained to Sea Imp City on Friday afternoon.

Harry 8. date for Sorrotate. waa a rtattor on Monday, looking up frtaada in aupport of lit* candidacy. Paul Carroll, hi* opponent. waa a vlaltor talc week alao. Her. Maple M- Lewis, Baptist Church. Ocean cM, win dU ‘ I the local M. l|> Church while pastor

a City.

Who ha*

OCEAN PIER BOUGHT BY O. CINI AT SALE.

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Y«ar

Ml LIKE SK Of issweniioiiinii

Dominic Clnl. the well-known P»riF Str-et summer rweldent. HU hid of»«&00. at the sale by the Sheriff laat Monday, waa the highest offered. Mr. Clnl plans to spend about $6000 in ttnproremeuU to he completed for nest summer. The tentative plan* include new chair* for the auditorium, a new tool and general overhauling

and painting.

The sale waa made on application of Mrs. H. Stohrvr, who held a mortgage on the Pier property of $*.000. which waa past due. The bidder* were Mr

Lawler. $7,000; Stohrer, IS.000. and v-,„

CUL It.500 The property l* worth. rJl pT.u^n il Prltn *? ~ at lowoat estimate. $18,000 for the ^* i^ 1 *.t 0I T n f 1 ro ? l V r ' , : ' ground alone It comprtaea HO feet *teeta thF evob the wwt aMe of the Boardwalk, and < “'Tf; mak ' " about MO feet on the cast aide, with * white , the only riparian right on the beach 1 or ? u,, '

i contest, the important office Assemblyman and County

* it be fined.

iTA * r ‘ te th« x o e ° 0 hout county FREEHOUlEflS MAY

Following arc the tax rates for the various districts of the County for

Primary Election Next Tuesday

Will Finish Hot Political Battle; Best Element

Back ng Lake

1917:

Avalon .....fSAI Cape May City 2.08 Cape May is.utt 2.56 iVnr.ts Township ;.«© Lower Townsldp 1.97 Middle Township 2.6'’-5 Upper Township 2.075 North Wildwood 2.766 Ocean City 2.*86 Sea Me City 2.W South Cape May 2.60 Su.ne Hartior 2.406 West Cape May 2.61 City of Wildwood 2.897 Wildwood Cheat 2.72 Woodbine 2.24

of Stat. i

TWO INLET BRIDGES

IMM HD

West Cape May Also AsksjK

That Road be Taken by County; Strathmere

Road Finished

Sinslng Pond Commissioner*, in actprdance with the new State law. were elected at the meeting of the County Hoard of Freeholders, at Cape May Court House, on Tuesday. The law provide* that the Director of the Hoard

ARL NEARLY COMPLETED :* n f ^ County Collector and three citium* constitute the Conanliuion

HO LOCAL CONTEST AT I , U» L- U, b, SK TUESDAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION D « It fue»day u whether Mark hridj _ work at Corson* inlet The * nd J - Tbompaon Baker, of Wildwood

^ C,,T '. °r, F .bridges across Wesk-fiah and Middle 1 *•** r 1 ‘f ct ^ 1 d **PH'- the protest of StlHe. of Tuekahoe. shall be nominal Thoroughfares are nearly completed P •'‘••holder Townsend, of ( at- May

There are no local office* to be filled ed for the Aaaemhly. and whether I T A , ^hese t^ro bridge* are fin-1 Cour ‘ Hou*e. that all of the Commlaat the Primary Election next Tuesday i I'aul Carroll, of Dennurille. or Harry 1 t . h ^, lhe , ul . vi n he placed on 1 • lo “‘‘ r » »*•«* .-oming from the beaches other than three Republican *«d two S. Douglass, of Cape May Court Hout.e' j^j, between, ao that the entire l,,av,c,: lh,> ‘ttwroahlp without rep-

Cooat, Committeemen, to |riuUl^be nominated for Surrogate, on o^CItymd ^'the pro)ectwUl ^

Stevens. Herman Schenkel and Wm Barnea. appear on the Republican ticket, while In the second ward the candidates are I. Pilch. Jas T. Chapman. Thee. E DeBow and Chas. H. Clouting No Democrats filed petitions In the first ward Chas. Camp and Geo Jeffery* are the second ward candidates.

HELP FOR WAR SUFFEhERS.

The TIMES is glad to give publicity

in the State Assembly for one year, and made a record that has never be (ore been equalled by a rapressoftl w from this Coonty In hU first term. He secured the passage of much tlhpor tart k-gislation. and worked with might and main, in perfect harmony with bis fellow members of tbo A«sembly. for the ad*-ancement and.protection of the interests of Cape May County, and Its people Still* serv.d one tern' last year, and three from 1967 to 1909. In all that time be »*«

Mrs. LewML imK „ rharge of the^Jrisea and exhlblu of |0 tb( folloTinx i M ,„ from Mrs The- .

the school ctnlireu s work at the neBow, President of the Sea Isle was of no Interest or benefit to Cape I'ounty Fair, waa a Court House vt*-;^,.. BrlDrll of „, r American Red May County. On a basis of dbeer (tor last Saturday at the Fair Ground*. Croa4: I merit. a*1de from any political afflls

I received a letter from the Amiri tlon. or personal issue. Mark Lake can Girl* Aid. No. 2SC, Fifth avenue, should receive the nomination, by a

New York, asking me to make an appeal for old bathtng suits and old woolen underwear, to be used for men. women and children In France Noyon waa occupied by the Germans and when they left they destroyed everything. ieaviiig the people with only what they had n, even destroyed cooking utenu!* These people are destitute and mu it Have warm clo*hlng This society can and will eeni these things to Franc* to them. Will you kindly make an appeal In your paper and state that I will rccrlve anything they may have Jo give either at my

Professor J. Nelson FBrreU and family closed their cottage on Ariadne Street on Saturday and returned to i heir Philadelphia home They will >tstt here off and on daring October Mr and Mrs. A. W. Fleeter, of Cape May Conn lUmar. accompanied by Mi i- foster's father. Mr. Go*born, of Charleston. 8. C . agent Wednesday here as thv guest of Mr. nnd Mrs.

Thomas E Ludlam. Jr.

will call for whatever they have it they will drop me a Post Card. Thanking yon In advance. 1 an

Your* very truly.

Muc THEO E DE BOW

CONVENTION OF W. C. T. U.

Very Rev. A. J KroldL O. C. C, exPro. inriHl of the CartneFt* Older and former Pn-shW of 8t- Cyril * College. XUicagn. arrived, on Wednesday for n T -ek's stay wHh bla oe Mr snd Mrs. WUl'am A. Haffert. Mrs Widhon Moorhouse. of Mer1 riantvllle. N. J.. was a recent gwat of Mr and Mrs Chas O'<‘onner at their I-.nd i- Avenue home. The O'Conner* '•uirned to Camden on Monday, after !-ndlng a most enjoyable reason Those who met Bev. A. C. V. r n of the Lutheran Church at WlldHt. during the “Lutheran Week” In i' city, will be interested to know 'rist he has entered the Regular Army * p«nnaacst C hr plain Krv Cress has served the Wildwood Charch t«o years with general aceeptacee. hd ha* * l ost of admiring friend* in

'ape May County

Tb* Lutheran Cnnrch »s preparing ■ give Mrs. Cilliaon a warm welome » hen *he appear* In Charch Bust Hun U. the ..rganlst Mrs Chas Camp ■••'■ Mr* li Schenkel have taken care ' 'hv musical part of tlu- church aer 'ires Mra. GlUiaon left Boston Wed■day. aud after a brief vtoli in Phl!adriphia will hr r.’ '

'•■re ih. end of this

' "itagera who have returned to their

Philadelphia home* In the last •wo. RIW „ ...

••••••ks Include: Tbecdore Sc hall J. A | a* concern* Cape May < ountj

1 -rrie. Dr T. Noek. Fred. W. Ehelm* l Rapp. JVter Magnlre. M J R> x Mrs. C SchUL Lout* Tawa. J ■ C Joi-ber. Mrs H. E Wendell. L.org* rsubmiler. Chaa Toner E Grufiey. 1 < Hilly, and E. We-Ua. aU of Phila-

anccessfnl In aecuring theanaaaaBe of Just one bill that became a law. and it

simple comparison of the achic< meats of his single term with Stille r

four.

Paul Carroll la a life-long roeldeni of the County, and is a well know:

■Mutton.

that wilt then remain Isl. * pw l t> ?. B wua preseutufi by FYeeg of the Main Channel ho * d " DeBow. of 8«-a Isle City, renn .questing that the Hoard uke over Mr. Champion, o' Powell and Cham- {"J* < V en l u f' 'r®® t Ho ® M ' Plon. states that, barring delays !n get- m 7 0 * n * M,d * ting the steel draw, the road will be '“‘f 1 ’ k %P‘ ln rt 'l“ lr opened for travel next Spring. b > ihc County The

ready,

the building

Bridge.

ATLANTIC COUNTY WOULD

j FREI OCEAN CITY ROAD.

The Atlantic County Board of Free-

holders last week api>otnted a commit- . tee of five to meet with a similar committee from the Cape May Count,

‘ Uke the Initial steps toward J ir toll road from Ocean City .

| to Somers Point, that it may be thrown open to automobile traffic along the

■bore.

This was done at the Instance of Freeholder Ira T. B. Smith, of Mays landing, who urged the public benefit which would result and stated that It woo'd aliollah the last toH road in South Jersey. Mr. Smith .was named ou the committee by Director Samuel Winterbottom. the other members being J. Harry Fulau r. chairman of the Bridge Committee. Dominic Corslglla. chairman of the Road Committee: Judge F. A. Hlgbee, county solicitor, . and Couni; F.ngineer A. H. Nelson ;

Effimtt Srettman and Arthor Taylor, who recently escaped from the-County Jail ami were recaptured alter a twen-ty-four uour bunt, made another try io take French leave from the County Jell last week. In some way they procured a safety resor blade, and with that Hawed through * bar of their cell. Sheriff Milter wsa led to investigate by a noise vHteh nounded auapicloua. and va* found to he the sawing. Doth SpeKman and Taylor were indicted by the Grand Jury last week on a number of charges. Including that of breaking Jail and assault on an

business man. and loyal Republican, officer He ha* never held public office, and

when defeated for the nomlnaUBB fer COMM | S sion MEETS THURSDAY.

The State Highway Comrilaalon will

The Wildwood ' Tribune." until last Saturday published by Chas. R. Page, ha* been bought by the Wildwood 8tm Company, the transfer haring been made on Monday. It i* understood that the Iwo paper* will be consolidat-

ed.

The -Sun was bought about 1$ mouths ago by Ex Sheriff Bright, who published it for about a year, Tbq democrat* of the County, bended br

petition called attention to the fact 0,,v *‘ r J ' h ''" ! that in the oast ten year* Sea lale co ® l * B > r ^ rurr ^' <1 8 ^ City had contributed to the County which ni , n ** * 1 lVn ? oc ™ l,c , nplr *- tn taxes $117,000. After some dtsou*. ‘ ,he on ^ om ' ,B ,bv 0ounly ‘

•ion. It waa concluded to hold a public hearing In the City Hall. Sea lale City, on October 3rd. at two o'clock In .he afternoon, to go over the proposition, and adopt or reject the resolution to tqke over the road. A aim liar resolution was Introduced for Avalon, at the last meeting, and October 16th

was set for the hearing.

South Cape May. through Freeholder MarKIxaic. made a similar request, for Mt. Vernon Avenue, from (’-ap« Island Creek to 21*1 Avenue, and for an ex tension from Cape Island Creek to Broadway, in South Ope May Action waa deferred until a special coinnut tee could go over the ground, and report aa to the location of the road* at the next meeting of the Board Homan and Mlxner. contractor* on the new Strathmere to Orear City road, stated that the road was

OCEAN VIEW ITEMS.

I s-ell- Howell and Walter Conover i.-pent Sunday in Atlantic OHy. Vnc Frank Shaw has gone to.Wild-

The Annual Couvemton of the W« in< . l>raiw „ l . men s ChriaUcn Temperance Lnion tf r )action. E L RJc- being Cape May County. N. J, met Tbure- ' ^ only m.^ldai- on the tvmoeratic day. Sept Wlh. In the Flrat M E. „ ckrt for Surrogate, and Samuel A. Church of ttoe Isle City The officers ( , ^ n ni nf ot \\ intwood. ’he only raudiof this organixatIon are: President, • .— . k .. «^..^.in.iinn

Mr* I B Smith. Ocean City; ''or Sec.. Mr* Hallow ell. Wildwood; Reo JLc.. Mr* Phoebe Rtre. Court House: Treaa.. Mr* Cynthia Swan. Ocean City. The morning and aft-moon *e*»lon* were occupied with buainea* and report* Ths evening aeealon was mainly an address by tfce Re. B P Judd on “Getting together for Victory "

Sheriff last year, he was the firs' congratulate his opponent at the Pn

IJus^'ene*man°to^aemre^hls^eSrMon ^ 10 ****’ on n ' x, 3? Ur ^* T ‘ i pWd. with »h- exception of 1200 feet over hit Democratic opponent V the * l Cape May Coun House. \betweaa Weak Fish and Middle Thor General Election if the Republican for purtwee of bearing all persons ought ares, and that tats portion could ^ereb^re m^mual dUtriS In-eresled tn or affected bywh.tU not p,. eoaplri* „ nlll th e bridge , „ , i.. [|,,|. r rr in ki——n In New Jerseys propoaed 416.- f ur-ros* Middle TTwroughfaru was com-

rmnUwl. mu.-ho b>. l-m'-d bl. ''.'J'.'Al'T'/.tT'w" lUrTrr' 11 ''"* “V^*' “Y"' ^ h *“l7 1 - Jith»5 uV-t'nV,". lo„ ol P«tr. .pa toTBUy .o car ">■ N ", 1 ■“ 1 Th. porUoa lb., wj, -..J, w „ h b , r ^

unmu; U tb,| th.i . .1 U» CayleSH. »IU e-M. g "|.b- -bnirabibb. .b, Ito.r.1 t„

. m i. lisevlne Ha-sides the nieluuera Oi tn- . ,r.f neat HreApattnelv ■ meealnr «a« and Mr* *lanl -I Welkins, Of Pit

man. spent Friday with Ms aunt. Mrc.

Lydia Watkin*.

Mrs Emma Sharp entertained Mrs.

, . , . _ . fharia-s SabIBc and tnree children, o? ba-twoen 3e> Isle tit} and Strathmere MIlint|r Cltv lhls ww . k mosquito extermination was numor says-here's to be wed-

offlre. such as the Surocate's office Is. should be Oiled by a bnsine** man lather than by a confirmed oOlr.-aeek-er they will vote for Mr. Carroll. In preference to hi* opponent. Harry 8.

Douglas*, next Tuesday. Th- Democrat# have no

State Highway engineer Robert Meeker, assistant State Highway engineer William G. Thompson, and State engineer George W. Goeihals, builder

of the Panama Cana!

Route No. 15 In the Commission's Plan extend* from Bridgeton to Cape khv Court Hour* or auch other point

urn.* ftSTSlSS; date for the Assembly nomltiallon may determine. It la for the purpose va nnmtnin u of both oar tie* will of di ti-rmlnlrg lust where the route Is K, Tor rA.» .“b? ura: ; r.^

•« “ *«“' re

I her of Commerce will attend the hearliiS as a body and urge the building

of route 14 before route 15.

heating Besides the members of thej arM .p|. Bn< i accordingly a meeting was ' Commission there will be present arranRP d f or Saturday to Inspect '

LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE BUSY. The Cap* May Coonty Local Option Uuurue at their laat meeting evolved a plan of Itineracy for the minister* of the county church** whereby on Sunday evening next each cooperating church will have an outside pastor preach on the Local Option altumlion

BELLING OUT.

Must close out our entire shoe stock by Ootober Brwt Full line of ladle* . men * and children * sho-* below coot while they last. Sanlno's Shoe More.

Sea Isle City

The S-a tal« City schawl to now be c--tiling thoroughly organ tied, and the i upita are setlUng down to tbetr -aody The i cat.blag force thto year Is Leroy, J Archer, principal. Tib and Sth 1 -cadre; Mlaa Margaret Uvcrwaid. 5th “ud 6th grades. Mis* Martha Meer•aid. 2nd. 3rd and 4th grades Mia* i'uae R <Vrrtt>fion. tot grade and ktn • -egartan. Hire Perrington alao betpe

Subscribe for the Cape May County

Ttmea, $1.60 per year.

LUTHERAN CHAPEL MOVED.

ANOTHER POLITICAL LIE NAILED tn the Tuekahoe Herald, of laat Friday. lu an artitle on Assemblyman Suti*. who Is before the voters oext

Tuesday for re-nomlnatloii. the follow Thc , Loineran chapel hi* been sucIng tutement appears j c>—'fully moved, and the building now • Mr Still- secured the passage ,B [ face- or ' I'a Street, leaving the the House of Senate BUI number 37. j ..xenue frontage all clear, for which forces special election*. *u<-h aa ; th , pr ,^-t| 0 n of the proposed Church the Freeholder election of last ScP-; .-diltre A permanent foundation Is tember to be held at the general elec- blJ j„ under the frame Chapel, tion. thus saving the taxpayer* much , and „ n-j.i ,-ontlnued tn use a* a expense “ i place of worship One room will be The writer of the article wa* either up a , a reading room and library niU-lnformed. or else dallbarateiy Bed hnd m j;| ve a, *be aoclal center for to further StlHe'* Intere-t* The | Jhf . ,.„ narvra u 0 n and frh nd* TRt’TH of the matter I* that Senate ' Stevens secured the passage ot -h- 'HOLo PALL MEETING

oui tu Senate, and becawe. STILLE REFUSED TO FURTHER 17 IN THE HOUSE, he handed it to A* semblv man Dolan, of Hudson County a IVmocrat. who moved the ado pi Ion of the bill it. the House, and secured It* passage (Frool See page 6o... ot

1917 Atsnhly Minutea )

This is merely another example oi

the deliberate attempt* oi Sti

hood wink the voter*

A DISCREDITED REPUBLICAN Cape May I'ounty normal:.' h

about 1200 Republican majority t

analysis of the return* of th-

General Election empha*li— «“• weakness of Corsvllle E. Still.-, a* a Republican candidate >nd a representative of the Republican v—— »•..

majori’y over hi* Democrat

OF BIBLE CLASS.

On Thursday evening. SepL 13th. ivi-r HM' user gathered in the Sva Isle •ttv M h Church for the flul meeting if tf,,- i ' aI .e Lay Fount) Federation of U-n » Organised Bible Flairae*. The ii< n preM-ni were fron. all part* of the . ountv Ocean City. Strathmere. Tuckshoe. IViereburg. SrevtUe. So ReavUI*. Aabury. Fourt House Ureon Creek. Burleigh, thranen. Dlaa Freak, and Fold spring The meeting was opened by singing the national hymn and was followed with a prayer by Mr Frank B. Sharp Report* from the ctassrs of the organism ton and collar tion of due* was received Comm IF tees were appointed to visit the alwrBt ippon-1 Classes. Rev Mr Moyer, pastor of

Upper

fer with the officials o' both railroad, to settle on the laying of culverts.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

Public notice to hereby given th< Wayne M. Strut her*. Tax Cotb-c and Treasurer of the City of Sea 1-i City to now making up a lisi ol F delinquent taxpayer* of 'Tty. f the year 1915 Fnlea* said lave; (•aid th- properties will b<- adver .1 and sold by the said Collector of 1: \

e*. without further notice

Taxes are pay abb' at the otfire . 1 the FoBeclor. Surf Hou*.-. Sea 1-1--

City.

last

Andrew Martin. Mr and ; Lrtare. Mr and Mrr T ; Mr and Mrs E L Win-' Harriet Parker. Dorothy j triln’^hre. ^Vrlda PWUl-j

W HY not mfike ycur ^bxmg only 26$ Wt.r, as .xsinst I of It,r PhlUUripkla Lui'l»-r.a ^“rchea. noocaj for DBfTOfV jtbe majority ol^Mark lake tb- P»ev i rave a very good short talk Rev ft

> Hre

_j Fro-; . Fred

' appeal for patron- 'he Bu - - m gac through the columns ’rbe'eau*- oi stdie

? rewvfspe? Wit.

every issue it camei its;. y Tb> . tlicl ,. ia , u message into the homes of non hi* majority »»■

ji A. t« pwpie of d-i

ccmmuruty Dc tt blame branded a. unsuitable

■he p«Jple fir flodons lo

the acre of yourcompen- n> '-.t

tor Tcillhemwhoyou

have to sell end if your j little Influence He k

pnees «e right you cm

get the busness. ' xolmu Had n not be*-

II Hann. of Turkahor. wa* introduced i >* and gave a abort and spit ) ta'k urging all the men 'o use their moral and apirlt ■un ' ual co:isciences in the coming Primary lec-1 Klertion to hel,. defeat mm candidates *e*! a t,d to S'tpport the laical Qptloa eandi hat j date- Dr C H Bohner. pastor of the t* I t‘r*abyt«rian Church of Ocean City. Bee I save the princi|*l addre-s* of the eve I ning Hu urged the men in the eourse ery! of hix address to build up character, aty.j to k.-ep In contact with other men. and ht*: t.. eonaecrate their live* to God

L, •«-» Li,

■posing of your property by WHt ie thing, the select ion ot a sultaBiecnlor U quite another. And noth Ucome a very simple matter 1 you iavedtc the aid of the Se- • TrudkA-ompany, of Cape May N. J .to administer your acuta

A* commissioner from Uie office of Secretary of Stale Thomas F. Martin, at Tre-nton. Chris. 8. Hand, of Tuckahoc. former Ass-mblyman. I* at Camp McClellan. Anniston. Ala., to take the vote of the New Jersey National Guardsmen, who are In training there. With him ■* Chas. A. Robertson, of Hudson County, the other election

commissioner

The voting by the cuardsmen will be on blank ballots, they to write in the name of their candidate*. The ballot* will be mailed, s-ipported by affidarit* to the various election 4U-

tricta

road.

The matter of draining the low landon either side of the railroad track* ,

City and Strati

IHPH eriei ■!■■ thin „ uu . u , „ llTTTT ^ brought before the Board in a •c'rer (llnr mgtns'in the near future, from State Emoroot^lM Hradlee and Jamea colgan and family, of Phllaa committee compoeed of f'reelH.ldrr* , 1t . lph , I1> ^ rlxltlng Mr. and Mrs Kr-

DeBow. Eustace and Gandy, together n(s . r^, n) | |||

with th.- Commlraioaer. of Sea 1*1. Harrtw Jllllt |^ „ citing reinCity and the Township Commlttre ofc,^ )n Knd swraMwre. Upper Townshjp was arranged t-» cos [ Hllrry Kauffman, of Allantttt Ctty,

'txnt Thursday with Ms faraUMBn. | Amo* Gandy, of PhiladelphlB&MRt

'.mrtay a-tth hi* father. Z. T. GMkfi,Mr. and Mr*. Harrison gjui chrdren.

•f Camden, spent Sunddy w "h Mra. I.ydls Corson * A

Arthur Eddy, of Ocean City, •••ent

. | c-nday a-lth hls brother. I.iicien-Bddy. I t'-M-rt Somers entertained hi* son

! Joseph, of Sea Girt. Sunday.

James And-ruon. find lieuleimnl at . jCntnp V-ade. Maryland, spent Sunday

. with Ms parent* here.

| Mm fhiima Shnrti entertained Mr*. Grace 0*!«rn, of I’iilladelpbia. o»er th*

week-end

f Dr Reeves Irztrd end family, of Atlantic City, speni Sunday wick Som-

■ t - Townsend and lamt'.y

Mrs William Moore »„.* ret;.nn*d to Washington with he- cousin, Mlaa Hainimm. for an intlefti '.e stay.-