ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

VOL. XXXII.—NO. 43

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J„ FRIUAY. OCTOBER 12, 1917

CIJY NEWS NOTES OFPftSI WEEK Notes and Gleanings of Personal Character; Little Items About Folks

You Know.

JunM Ron leJi on Tunloy for Cnpe M«y City, where he will be employed

for the winter months.

Mr. end Mrs. Chss M Rohlneon and son Morris will spend the winter months at Townsend's Inlet, at the

Kappell cutlMge.

Mrs. Phillips, of Trenton, with her daughter Eleanor Is the guest of her sunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. E. B Arnett, for the week. Mr. and Mrs. George Straubmlller and son. George, Jr., motored down on Sunday, and spent the day at their

cottage here.

Among the Sea Isle City folk who verr Philadelphia visitors this week were: Mrs. G. E. W. Coxson. Mrs B. Kurd. Wayne M. Strothers, and Lewis

sieinmeyer, Jr.

FAVOR* CENTRAL AVENUE FOR NEW COUNTY ROAD. Mr. Fowkct, In Communication, Presents Arguments in Favor of

New Route. Mr. Editor:

Please allow me to present, through yonr columns, to the residents and taxpayers my rwaaon for favoring the Central Avenue route aa the logical location tor tb? Ocean Boulevard. The other route which is being discussed

la Landis Avenue

Landis Avenue Is destined to become a business and not a residential thoroughfare, such as the word "Boulevard". J in plies. The tracks of the Trolley Company are property located on Landis Avenue and no action should be taken that will tend to embarrass that company, or force them to surrender their charter and discontinue the service Such a loss would be moat deplorable. So that, admitting this to be correct, the width that could be utilised for the other traffic is but about J! feet between the wester!} side of the Trolley Company right of way and the curbing on the westerly aide of laindis Avenue and unless the entire width of 40 feet can be so reconstructed. including the R feet or more occupied by the Trolley Company and the 10 feet on the eastrriy aide, in such a uniform manner and with such material as would enable all classes of vehicles to pass over and along the same, the width of a feet would be entirely Inadequate to accommodate the traffic that may be reasonably expected when the through route la opened from Ocean City to Seven Mile Beach, and In taking any

_ „ ^ , action at this time the future requireixvuis Braca and wife were Pblladei, m , nu should be given consideration pUla visitors on Tuesday of this week. | My picture of an Ocean Boulevard is

Mr. Braca is still continuing his "mov »ie“ and will keep open until the w«oibrr become* too severe lor comfort. I ion - i forget She boys In Prance >«*d In your contribution today for ihe "Our Boys In Prance Tobacco Fund." for which the TIMES la the offwml collection organ I'.romley Wharton, of Philadelphia, was s •tsltnr this week, registering st the Rellovue. Mr. Wharton always tries hV hand at gunning and fishing in S.-« Isle at ibis time of the year, and is usually successful a: both. roid weather Is coming Order your r>«l now. from the Walla Ice Company. Sc* Isle City. Leave orders with Thomas E. Ludlam Jr_ manager Prompt delivery; lowest market prices. lam Sunday was the first lor tba winter schedule at 8L Joseph's R. C. Church. Thete Is now only one Mass ■•n Sundays, at eight o'clock, and beu--du -.ion follows Sunday School at 3 In

the sfti

H Alien, of Germantown, spent the •eck-end here at l is cottage, closing it up for the winter months. Mr. A1 ten. with hie family, spent July In his rotuge. but eras not dov.n during Augum and September. Mrv Albert Amber* and daughter Uirothy left two weeks ago for Union HUI. N. J.. lor the winter, and Mr. ■ a berg leaves either today or tomor•w to join her. closing up his B«mrdwalk home and photographic studio. The local tax rate tor 1*11 is $2.W.

f.n open, well-paved, unobstructed thoroughfare, lined on either ride by residence*, well-kept lawns, flower beds and other attractive features, a road thrown open Its entire width to the use of the vehicles of the pleas-ure-seeking end traveling public. By unobstructed 1 mean that there should be no irailey line located on the Ocean

Boulevard. this from

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

SHUT CBM PERN. IS UTILITY WABNINfi Hearing Last Tuesday Causes Gas Company to Change Plan of Closing Plant on October 15th

Ses Isle City’s gas plant will not shut down on the 15th of October, as was promised by tae Gas Company, in a letter to the City Commissioners last week

The Public Utilities Commission, at hearing on Tuesday, advised Mr. Maloney. Secretary of the Company, and Percy Wall, local Superintendent, that If tb- plant shuts down, it doe* so without the permission of the Commission. sad contrary to law, at the peril

of the stockholders.

"But we have only enough coal to last until the l&th. and cannot get any more." was the plaint of Mr. Wall. "That is your look-out." was the terse r«Bly of the Commission. , oll

.rt., Ih-lr UM S,,,|N, : El, ToKn.i'tid. Sion/lUrbiT 2,“ Vr.LJ"" 1 " 1 ” !° r ■ a ""' V Av»lo«: Timm., K. Ludl.m. Jr. what action was necessary to keep g., ■ . •• «• a,w..fc»n«n that *Iu B shuttir^*?oiro' *'ould n w : Strathmere; B.' Frank Smith. Ocean * * d 0UM 2?* •City: r H. Hup port, Wildwood; E. J

~ n *“ rn ‘- r * » b0 1 Jarrell. Cape May City: Frank Swain, pond.-d ou gas *or lighting and cook- s walnlon

luv ,h A ., r thl T ^JrT‘ Ved 0n ,A S tl Ur ' Committee-J. M F. Hllsrguments^on T^S^r dr -' h - Cape May CUy: Harry S.mpargum«ts on ToroAoj stone Harbor: G. E. W. Coxon. Fr^de^Th^orV g^ay^^^Thl^^Tronron snd wee. — ^^‘Vmtro^^^m^"

WEATHER CAUSE* POSTPONE-

MENT OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING.

Held on Wednesday Night Instsad of Tuesday. With Big Delegations

Present From The County.

The meeting of the Cbsmbrr of Commerce of Cape May County, sebed uled for Avalon on Tuesday evening *** called off at the last minute on account of the bsd weather, and was held on Wednesday night Instead, at

»ne Avalon Hotel.

The various section- of the County weio very well represented, and the Chamber was splerdldly entertained S» the guests of the Avalon Board of

Trade, and City official*

The following committee appointments for 1917-18 were announced, to

ber/ime effective at once:

ie-gislstive Committee—Reese P. JRisley, StBne Harbor: Luther C. Ogden. Cape May; Joseph G. Champion. Gcean City: Edward B. Arnett. Sea Isle City: Joseph Camp. Pierce's P. O. Transportation Committee—Richard W Cronecker. Sea Isle City: A. C. Bonwell. Ocean City: O. L Blackwell. Wildwood: O. 8. Smith. Avalon: Samuel F Kldridge. Cape May City. Advertising Committee—Philip P. Baker. Wildwood: Gilbert C. Hughes. Cap- May: W. A. P. Thompson. Sirsthmere: C. M. WescoU. South

Trenton, and were successful In securing s postponement of the hearing until next Tuesday. October 16th. when the arguments of both sides will be

heard

Not All Eaay Sailing. It will apparently not be all sailing for the Gas Comnany lu their determination to shut down and dia-

proposition. we should consider the: ntantle the plant. A letter was pro-

be derived by the selection

of either of the two routes By the opening of Central Avenue from Dolphin Street to Townsend's Inlet, or rather to ISlo Street, there will be developed additional territory or tracts of land, the assessed valuation of which will be Increased grratlv' and wtU bring Into the City additional taxes sufficient to meet the cost of music on the boardwalk, as well as pay to the County the amount of the Interval on the cost of conatrocGon. whereas tf Landis Avenue Is selvct-d the as ressed valuations will not Increase one dollar. I wish to make it quite plal-ii to your readers tf central Avenue is selected the new road w"l be con s true ted by the County and ihe entire expense borne by the County at large.

F. W. FOWKES.

sented to the Commission from Attorney Gilroy, of Philadelphia, stating that he represented several of the stockholders of the Gas Company, and that they felt that the plant was being run extravagantly, and could be made •o pay if properly conducted. Prom this It would appear that the minority storkhoMers do not favor the action

taken by there who bold contiol. With pe^nt. and will go to Tre this sentiment existing *a»ng Um .Went the City’s lnte,e.t*

iber* of the Company, and with the consumers and City officials all tealsUng that the plant nust operate, it 'i- likely that a solution may yet b.-

fOU

SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS TO MEET. The snnnsl convention of the Cape May county Sunday-schools will be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dennisvllle'. on October i* This county is one of the oldest on the State Asportation's list. Ralph S>*h*lUnger. Green Creek, is presld-tt

The tax this year Is mad*- np BUCKALEW TRANSFERRED TO Uos* State road tax. 10c; Bute, NEW FIELDS OF ENDEAVOR.

* t*«ol tax. 2tc. County tax. **c; local

i 11.71: special s

. lit.

v* isle City Is entertaining tome ' 1 inguuhed baseball folk this week tu* persons of Harry Davis and Al. imp. both of Philadelphia Mr Da- » »as foruer captain of At’ ’*

Speculation Is rife a* to whether the transfer of James Buckaiew. Superintendent of the West Jersey railroad. to the supertntendency of the Marv’-nd Division. l» a promotion or demo* ton Whichever way It Is.

loruer capuin oi xci at ... -- --- — is new assistant to Connie | there are many vbo are alad of tpe *Uck. In the management of the tenm. w' 11

" Wheaton, of MUlviUe. has just '■Meted extensive alterations to his •own summer home.which he is sllU ■upylng. A laundry has been put in taxment. cement floors and walks 1 in. and several other changes lenry Mclr.tyrt. of Pblladelpula. bas ^ up his Ariadne StraH cottage he w inter. During his stay here. McIntyre greatly beautified the ' surrounding hi* handsome

First National Bank. Ocean •til accept your tubacriytlon to 'ec-»d Liberty Bond issue In •m in a Liberty Bond is atiuply * he money out of one pocket 1 -tting it at interest of four per t >be other Bonds nuiv be had •minations of S50 up. and may " d for in tastailtnenu. Ask for nformation of any bank or ' ur from the Trsssury DepartWashlngion. D. C.

pertatendent of thl* division. Mr A. V Parker, whose offices are at Oil City. Pa. Tb« change became eff«-» live last week. Mr Parker no* being In charge . . Mr Buckaiew bad the unbappv faculty of antagonising those with whom be came into contact, and hi* treatment of certain sections of Cap* May County tn railroad matter*, was such that many of the residents were up in

J. Albert Harris. Wildwood; Reuben Clouting. Palermo. N. J.; E. M. Wad dlngton. Strathmen-: Spencer B. Swan. Ocean City: H. Jungkwith.

Stone Harbor.

CITY TO EMPLOY EXPERT TO TESTIFY TUESDAY.

At the meeting of the City Commissioners on Wedne sday afternoon the matter of the Gas Company's notice to shut down occupied the major part of the mee'.ing. and It wa* concluded to engage an expert to testify before the Utility Commission at the hearing next Tuesday CUy Bnlirttor Cole wa*

* ill go to Trenton to rep-

The hearing on Tuesday will be a public one. and every taxpayer and resident Interested is urged to attend

SliKS FI 81 BorejmicE Eveiy 25c Sent to the ‘Times' Will Place 50c Worth ol Tobacco in Hands Soldier at Front

The Cape May County Timet has been named the official organ of the “Our Boyt in France Tobacco Fund", and will receive contributions for this purpose. Every twenty-five cents places a kit containing fifty cents worth of tobacco and cigarettes in the hands of one of our soldiers in France Enclosed In each package la the name of the donor, together with a postal card on which the soldier receiving the gift sends his thanks and acknowledgment. Every cent received in this splendid work goes to buy tobacco—all clerical expenses, transportation, etc., is donated. and the tobacco ia given at practically cost. ■All contribution* will be acknowledged in the TIMES, with the name of the contributor and the amount. Remember 25c supplies smokes for a week for one of our fighting boys, and “ie dollar will load up his pit*- for a

onlh.

Pul yourself in the place of an American soldier in France. Paris Is be hind him. The cheering is over. He is In the front line trench, waiting to go "over the top." He Is facing homesickness and loneliness ac well ns ihe foe He needs cheering—a friendly

pipe, a soothing cigarette.

You ran cheer him. You can send a package of happiness across the sea to the man who Is defending YOUR

HOME. YOUR LOVED ONES

You can't overestimate tbe good you do when you send tobart o "over tbrre" for the fighting men A smoke l* one form of comfort that tbe man In the trench or boapltai craves Officer*. Red Cross Nurses, Chaplains and the nerve-racked soldiers themselves plead with us to keep sending the smokes that cheer them there on the dread

borders of "No Man's Land."

We are doing our part. In rontribut lag our space and time to this earn-palgn-will yon do yours? Will you give li on. $5.00? If you can't spare

more, will you give 25c. 50c?

Sample “jor" packages are on dts

pUy at the TIMES office and Inspect them. Send c

yonr contribution. DO IT NOW

COUNTY WILL HELP FREE OCEAN CITY BRIDGE. Freeholders Appoint Committs# to Act With Atlantic County to Take

Over Road.

At a meeting of the Board of Freeholders on Tuesday October 2nd. there was received a copy of a resolution passed by the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders, providing for the appointment of a Committee of five to go thoroughly into tbe question of taking over the Somers Point-Ocean CUy toll bridge and road jointly by the Stale. Atlantic County and Cap» May Coualy. with a Mew to abolishing the last toll road In this part of tbe State and requesting the Board of Freeholders of Cape May County to appoint a similar committee to act in conjunction with the committee appointed by tbe Atlantic County Board. Messrs. J. W. Young. H. W. Gandy. J. P. MacKtssic. County Engineer L. M. Rice and County Solicitor Joseph Douglass were appointed on tbe Committee. The Board directed the payment of $200.00 to the Cape May County Public Safety Committee for the purpose of providing for dependent families of enlisted men as a preliminary amount for the purpose. The Board received, in response to Us advertisement for bids for store coal, one bid from W. J. Tyler of $*.ft> per gross ton for delivery as required for use between now and March L 1918. with the understanding that any advance or decrease In the price of coal at tbe mines during that time would be added or deducted, which

was . rcepted.

JEFFERSON'S PARDON PETITION SIGNED BY COUNTY CLERGY

DIAS CREEK GRANGE TO ENTERTAIN POMONA.

The Dias Creek subordinate Grange! Anniversary oftbe Head 'T .. ,:of the River Church, l ape May Connb-, .1 M Ik J.,- lor b, „| e k.,« i.„ bund.,.

October l«th.

The order of services will be as fol-

lows:

ihe Seashore Gas Comnany was] inr anernoon session win »e tor 1 ij* bTlitav^^j Kml^ry PrkT'ut paying was no reason why they mona m.-mber* only, but the dlnn.-r u > .,htn«.in Hlirh.« u F (•t^U-t, should slow a yellow atreak and quit «iH be for all fou.thd.-K.~- — ,he "“bington Heights M. E. Church.

Opsrating At a Leas.

At the hearing on Tuesday. Mr. Maloney stated t*iai the Company waa losing money, the books showing a deficit of $2000 In the past two years

Tbe Presided of the Couiralsalon ro tertalnlng the Cape May Pomona, piled to thU in saying that all bust Uwunty Grange, for tbe biennial ses-n.-s* venture, were more or le*» of a *k*n and election, and will arrange gamble, and Just because the business Uw afternoon and evening meeting* Seashore Gas Com nan y was i The afternoon i-esaion will be for Po-

snonia snow a yeaow streak anc quu.l" 1 ** *«• «•» an tuuno-ueaice memorrs ^ Vork'cit'v

It d» relop.d that the Company had »* '■ell. and the evening session, with '

not served notice cf any kind on the I A. D T Howell chairman. wiU be Afternoon bet

Utilities Commission of their intention j op«o to all. to close down tne plant ■■ ■ . L001 ? A .***" - AVALON.

"tVS Avk»

yw. O, a. loop £ JriS’VS' b s 'k„?.rtu,'".S!S

City, look* on the face of IL as If the

throat to shut doan

Every clergyman in Cape May county has signed th. petition for a pardon for fonui'r Prosecutor Matthew Jefferson. now serving a term of eighteen months In state prison for malfeasance. There Is a general feeling that Jefferson would have been sufflclenUy punished had he been allowed to go under a susi^nded sentence, or at least a few months In tbe county JaU. say* the Philadelphia North American. There is not the least doubt that be was given a fair trial, but the sentence imposed by Judge Daly, of Middlesex county, who presided st the trial, was looked upon as severe, and this sentence was later confirmed by the supreme court, but that tribunal does not concern Itself much with the punishment!but rather with the points

Come In 0 f ifv involved Not only clergymen, F kjtag In i but men In every salk of life hare low ■ signed the petition for Jefferson. Ew-

. ry member of the bar of Cape May and Camden counties, with one excep-

125th ANNIVERSARY OF

HEAD OF RIVER CHURCH. * hw ‘ *? •‘* n h “ done

Afternoon Service al 2.S0. Platform meeting. Introducing Evangelists Moly neux and Hsykrs. who begin a tw weeks' campaign in the evening under the ausplcet of the Baptist. Method!*'

and Presbyterian Churche*

Evening Service. Tuckahor MrMm dial Episcopal Church, beginning ol Union Evangelistic Campaign under

Vxilyneux and Hay ken.

.i.n to b*r 11 to make arrangements for the

aT'ioTdSI'TL'lSS ‘ «?■“ »•» '» A'-l™ —bool

at a price that would rov-r the cost COLLECTED S4S00 IN COUNTY !L^L*2?a?2uS3 iTtS'ZZ; »« - >-■; °^f D c " c " !5 DA '' atloa 10 d * t * Mr. S Shuttieworth. of Philadelphia. Reporting on the auccea* of Red s-rwA-rroa rti rnBA-rc Tbj.io p ' nt lh< ‘ **^' k < ‘ nd “i lb- Luray j Cross Day In Cape May County on ATWATER* CELEBRATE THEIR s( r John walker, of PhiladrtphU. August 25th. the Chapter Headquarter*

GOLDEN WEDDING ; presebed Sunday morning and even *ay* ;

ANNIVERSARY mg at Peermonr M E Church. ! Cape May County had ihe create*'

Avalon Red Cross sew every patriotic day in its history and char

Ex-Mayor and Mrs R. M Atwater. 1 Tu««l*y and Fild: y afternoons at Mr* about $4 *00 for the Red Cross The of Sew Isle City , who win.er at Chadd*: F H Strat:on's. 21st street contributions were estirely in small Ford. Pa. reeentlv celebrated their Mr • Dd i!r * T - B Becker and Miss for the effort was concentrated Golden Wedding Anniversary Frances Smith motored to Millville on getting everybody interested, trro Tbe West Chester Dally New*, of on Satjrda> to attend the wedding of -pactjve of age. »ex. or color, cla** or October Sd say* ‘ v Kon: Adam*. ' Intelllg^jee AU Ibis was accomplish The fiftieth anniversary of the mar- Mr ,in ‘ l '‘i' Sewell, ol T;enton. ^ , little more than two week*, and riaxe of Mr and Mr* Richard M At- cloeed their 37th »tre. i cotta-e for the ■ ln *p|te of an utterly ln«xperlrnce«l - - - — ■ ■ ■ "" *•«»*.» tMw w—e committee and a perfectly Inadequate

! water, of I-afayette Farm*. Chadd* ’“«*>» J"

I Ford, was celebrated on the 29th of, Mr* A_L Mahan left on .Wednesday

puhllrtty department.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL GOES TO GLASSBORO-

* H AT YOUR TIMES CONTAINS THIS WEEK

Disposing of your property by w, “ ‘rhTftjra of thTginTw^ : * hl * ’■«' k 10 *I>" nd 1, on. thing; the selection of a ^ Ionn or * PhitJelphi. and Pennsville.

hie executor is qulu aacther. And] Then. _

vet txih become a verv simple matter; their relative* that .he usual golden

. . , t v # c». »edding gift* would be out of place In

r*riW '^usT'^mpanV of Cape Mu ^p^^Ih^f^vouM^b^uch ' ThlVty-flve fi 5 h. rmen came down on The Stair Normal School

ing France, where tbe Al water* lived fry'ewfisk ^

i '••• r“V'7” : to “SKi

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cixi “ .'“bST^bLli?: m irc*-££‘« kbu... k. we4 Ml ir ” ’ ~ tro" vis been under the weather the past few

, placed before the bride and a shower d V r

REPORT

JI th* new* hflppeninja that come to > our attention to this office. It will be appreciated lor even - P»e«* ol ■ cw * wiU make the paper more interesting for you aa wcU aa others. We want and wvth your

help wtU print aH

THE NEWS

oun'lnx to twelve hundred and fifty upbuilding of devastated l ranee HEAVY TRAVEL OVER BRIDGE William K Maseey..treasurer of the -4, Increase of 50 per cent in toll re rrlpi* from that bridge for the period from April 17lit to September 1st this over last tear lie r.ttaiate* that .... mH , , H . rM ,i > a travelled over th,

hud of <

Clouting Ju*« recelvr

His men are ’

few dayi

Mrs F A langenhelm left on Frt v and j>{M-nt the wi-ek end with Mi L. langeiibelin tn Wa.htngton. D C turning on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Blanche Jackson spent the - a .-nd with friend* at Cape May

>um Houx-

. uvi- acre plot at Uiaaabo:< Gloucester County, by the speelal mttlee xjipoi.ited for the pun-**-tbe site far the school A delcgl from Atlantic County, headed b> : uet P laud*, and including Me Woottun and Penhollow. of Ptew vllle. wa* preamt st the meet in

the Committee In Tier ' in. argument in favor u

leasantiille.

BACHARACH TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF MEASURE. Congressman Isaac Hacharmch cnnounce* that within a few days he will ■ a limited supply «r copies of tbe Revenue lilll. recently approved 'ongress and sinned by Pr<-*tdent Wllnoli. which be will tie glad to distribute among 'lie people of this lounty who d-»ln to have them Write to him s' hi* office In Washington, or M-rtd your name* to the TIMES office, •nd they will lie forwarded PHILADELPHIA TO HAVE BEEFLCSS DAY EACH WEEK. Announcement tin* been made by lah'on " Newton, proprietor uf Green', li del. Philadelphia, and President of the Ptnladelpliis Hotel Men's Asnoeistion. that a plan for a beefleas day ench week, a* miggeeted by Her. bert Hoover, would In aft probability U adopted In the very near future. Official* uf the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have approved the Id**. IU Miccess ‘n Philadelphia depends largely upon the co-operation of the hotels ■I restaurant*. Tuesday is to be the y Delected. DEER SEASON OPENS • WEDNESDAY.

Wed

killing of deer will • sday. the law |<er-

onu of sport only on the

dnrwdxy* m October.

J<-r*<-> woodland alxjunds is year, it Is said, many ■ ing been seen at variola Ihe past few weeks. The >ts of County sportsmen •imiy of TucWaboe. Maya

Eatelviiie

DON'T BE TOO SURE.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL. A Corbin Brady. Pastor. Service* every Sunday at 10.39 a. m. aid 7 30 p m Sunday School at 2.30 m. Prayer Meeting Thuraday eve

>a think “Tbe Time*" »» a good and a half* investment, why >*cftbc lor it and get it regularly mail ever* Fodavf

Lat I'a Do Your Prlnttafl

PAV LAST TRIBUTE TO FORMER ATLANTIC CO SHERiFF

nine ratio Aac-embly May Count}, will ushtp this Novetu-

'ontnita*loner Lewis T.

Subocr'bo tor ths Cap* May i Ttmsa. ILW pw

Look over your supply of printed stationery now Don't wait uctll U la all gone before ordering x new supply. Let ns do your printing-•* print anything thst can be printed, xnd do it roasonsMy-