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OIT ^ EYDIYONEP/IYINC T9 CRUSH ENEMY!

New War Tax Squeezes I of Wace Earner, but All Must Help.

Marriage Bureau Official “Baps” Modem Wives

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Stt-vver Incmsiac number of hrcAroomi in Wublncton n day and al*bt and wbrr* bnoyry ruth and-devour baa sat OoL William A. Kroil. raarrlny* Ucensu dot of |

tbs DtstrKt to tblaklcc on the aubJoct. Colonel Eretl 1* .deeply Inter ested In tbe qnestioa oC mam ace and

KAISER TO BLAME FOR COS

Conflict Can End—Coad Patrlett

t Then Victory.

bolds and the raisin* of families. Colo n«l Kroil himself la a married man and . la the father of children and knows all the bleaalnft that flow from a rsal boms where bene cookta* la tb« order -of the -day. Quick lunchrooms do not earttcnlarty appeal to blm. \ "It baa always been my Impres don that when a man rets married hr - Wttlts down In bln own little borne and that this place presided over by hit slfe should base neb a thin* aa a kitchen, or at leaat kitchenette, where ahe stay practice her culinary accompllahmenu to the delectation of her lovlnc >aa. ." - r i -The larre number of quick lunchrooms In this city which are locreaalnf alth alarainjc ' ererywhere leada me to believe that the art of home sook'.n* U much neglected and that mere man prefeis to seek his favorite — .. ' - gtr to the well-mrant culslnc of his

jtber half. -One aboold tblak that with a record year for m.-ma*o llceoaea asch aa thl, is. there should be a coereapondlnyly lar*e number of new homes, hot rack doei not seem to be the ease. •The erect number of new lunchrooms signify to ms the lack of interest to the part ol the wives or boarding benae koepen in that most tajxwtant cf all fuactions—Sic p«c-pa frcdtcf of those re trusted to tfcdr kc.-plsi*. -Instead of Uklnc up the dtndy of typewriting, music, law or other tranches of learning Jwospeetlvs brides should take up a course of domesUc •denes along lines laid down by Mr. Hoover. 1 am sure this would prove ihetr and tbs nation would benefit thereby."

Military Officers Welcome Active Duty Call T HOSE dee May Jobs la tbr «<&cr* of the war department that looked so tempting to regalar army otteers la llmea of peace, are not nearly so popoar now. There la nut an Officer happier than be who baa been transferred from some desk la the department to retire service, either at tame Mg army cantonment hem. or—more luckily— slto PersMaft -ovsr there." And not a few of tbs meo whs lave been familiar figures la tbs war lepartment offices bene for some time tare gone. Take ^laj. Ore. Hugh L Scott for Instance, retired at chief of staff, ami now *e e»cer «f the pnc. Hs’e Wng active duty—Jwat “aomewbew" keen use one rant ffiarese secret arden. The matiUc ffiaftaou of the general staff Utrd op to Its name. Its been •o mobile that amst of the men In room 21 A- the office of the division orv gone, among them Osi. Mobcrt L. MUctote. Oal.G.aDoneaa.Mai.DougkaMaeArthur. MaJ. Denaia Wffian. Mltchle H at a lt«w Vert: cantonment; Duncan la in Prance; MaeArthm- will soon foUow him there with the llninbcw dlvl•on. and Nolan la InteOlpence officer at PeraMag-a henthjuarter*. Amour others already gone ure: From the offie-. of chief of the militia hcrean. MaJ. Gen. WlUlam A. Mann. hrtgndler General Mc’ver sod Brig. Ore. C. P. Buawncrail. rvnm the offire of the adjutant general. MaJ. Oen. WlUlam M. bright. Brig Gen. G. W. Bead and Brig. Gen. Peytre March. Others from the general stuff: MaJ. Ore. Joseph K. Kahn. MaJ. Gen. C a Treat and Francis J. Keenan.

•ha is now completing the nacbTOsaHre of the draft army: C

ffiiy. J. T. Mayes and Willlaa BetfaeL

National Capital Has Become Cosmopolitan City

'A, 1. WV, U.. I.M 1" U. ito .1—Of iLlf rtt, lo U» put

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called a world WTahtagumt One seeking to analyse U whal

Poatapa^—Three ebnta an ounce or fraction thereof on letters for other than local *11 very; two cents on nil postal card... , Admissions—Ten per cent tax on ticket* to theater*, cabarets, and other amusement places. Duae—Ten per een» tax on - does of dubs exceeding $12 a year. Tobacco Graduated taxes on cigars, tobacco, cigarette*, cigarette papers and muff. Express—Five per cent tax on amounts pail for express lruu»portatioc. Paasengsre—-Eight per cent of the cost of railroad tickets, except local. Earths—Ten per cent of the coat of bsrths. staterooms, and parlor car Bents. Oil—Five per cent tax or amounts paid for transportatioa of oil by pipe lines. Massages—Five cents tax on each telegraph, telephone, or ra dlo message coating lb cents or more. • Insurance—Eight cents tax oe each $100 or fractional part thereof of each life Insurance policy; one per cent Of the premium on fire, martae. Inland, and casualty Insurance policies.

Washington.—Unde Sam I* rather pleasantly -urprtssd at the way the nation la ataodlag the war tax gaff. The grouching, sneh as there ts. baa been growled la a minor key. and most of It comes, from the trouble-maker*, the whining parifirts, those of a sick-

ly east of loyalty.

Nobody really enjoy* paying excess taxes, such aa three cents postage for

letters, ertrx dmrgs for freight, «-*- nor* may -pres* and poaaenger transportnHoc. ' "*~

telephone and tdcgrapb message* and nransements. But r.tl true Americans who realise that the kalairr Is ts Mime for toe trouble, stand ready and willing to pay their share of the coat of filefvainatlng the worlds greatest

By the way. do yon know that it you are single and earn more tbau $1,000 yearly, you must pay Iwo per cent tax on what yon make over 51.000

tickets for trip* khan 80 miles, or In cases where the faro doss not exceed 35 cent* Titn per cant.of the amount paid Beats, berths or stataroooa. a mileage book used for transm or accommodatlea was purprior to Novembar 1. 1917. or fare la paid, the eondudor or collecting the fare la required ect the tax. t per cent re the amount paid a transportation of oil by plP< a cants for asch tdcgrapb. tele- > dispatch originating n the Baited States where the charge k 15 cents or mors. The foregoing 'taxes are paid bv the •araena paying far the services or facilities rendered. A carrier making no charge for transporting a commodity because at It* ownership thereof, or for aay other reason, is required to pay a tar equivalent to the amount which would be imposed If It received payment, except In the esse of commodities which are necessary for its in the conduct of its bus'.neo* or buslnees of another line constituting n part of the same railroad system. Service rendered to the federal and state governmenta ia exempt from taxation. Persona collecting three taxes ore required to make monthly returns and monthly payments to the federal government. The new levies upon insurance take effect In the following manner: On life insurance, eight cents on each $100 or fraction of the amount of the policy, except Industrial Inaurar potides not in excess at $500 Issued on the weakly payment plan, in which cose the tax la 40 per cent of the first weekly premium. Politics of re lnsarsnce are exempt On marine. Inland and fire Insurance, one cent on each dollar or fraction of the premium charged under each policy including renewal* but not including polities of re-insurance. Casualty Insurance, one cent re dollar or fraction of the premium charged under each policy (except Indemnity and surety bond* which are Usable under another title of the bill) Including renewal* but not Including rr-lnsuraBce poll tire. Polities Issued by any corporation exempt from the income tax are exempt from tM* tax. The person, partnership or assort*<>n Issuing sack polities of lusumnes required to make monthly returns mid monthly payments to the govern-

ment.

For every ten cent* or .taction I hereof you spend on the movies you B ust turn over to the government one evsit. Of course, the mode propriemrs may save you the inconvenience of hamltiog pennies by raising his admladeti price a nickel, s* many otbsr perront setting goods affected by the

war lax have already dooe.

llerc is Che way sdiaisrtre tax and the club does levies sriZ tall upon

CUFFIQT AT, EDO^IBCTOK/'Z:

CA.FE tJOTT-CTT-^'

BTJl.VRD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLD- COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION

OFFICERS Director HENRY S. RUTHERFORD Vice-Director AUGUSTUS HILTON

Clerk

F. W. FOWKES Sea Isle City County Collector 70S. L SCULL Ocean .City Solicitor JOSEPH DOUGLASS Capa May Court Ho us* County Engineer LEANING M. RICE Wildwood Rood Sapervisor DANIEL SCHELLENGER Erma Supt. of Weights sad Measures DAVID W. ROD AN.. .Cape May City Steward af Almsfcftuse LEWIS T. DOUGLASS Cape May Court House Superintendent of SoWier*' Burial* JOHN W. REEVES .. .Cape May City Custodian of Court House LEWIS & SMITH Cape May Court House Farm Demonstrator J. ARCHER STACKHOUSE Cape May Court House County Physician Dr. John b, Douglass, Cape May C. H.

0. L BlaekwsQ WBdwoa* W. J. Tyler.. .Capa Mar Court Boo* Samuel Kldredge Capo May City

COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION! John H. Stratton Palermo Levi Dickenson Erma Ch«* Shields Cape Map Walter Rutherford Cold Spriaf

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF TBS COUNTY OF CAPE MAY _ Otic* Cape May City—Jamas J. Doak Rueben Ladlam Ocean City—Jerome S. Ru.h Frank H. Ware Arthur D. Barrow* PoUes Justtad Sea Isle City—Alfred 8. Steelman Edward CT Stevens Wildwood—Girud Lives*; H. C. Schlichting B. C. Ingersoll J. Charles Each M. L. Branin George L. Shaw Boroughs North Wildwood—A. M. Ely Stone Harbor—S. E. Herbert George J. Rommel

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by the fact that mane of tbreu “wag nlfio-nt distances" are beeoaiing M»n Uti-d with animatog throec*. On F street. Pennsylvania avenue. Wmtk Bev.nih. G aad H streets it Is distinct ly noticeable. The pedestrian find* himself in numerous company. More ortr. It is observed that people movt with quicker step; the leisurely walk-

■nshingtoolre at yore Is a bit JoMled about. If re. is «***««<*” u,r MeedMavremo at the Northwest be 1* again eonsdoos at a buMer. more hustSTri,,. TMre ts almost a oouHou.’Uspsocgrnat ^ ‘‘••‘Tiptian and the sides alks aw thronged. No. the writre is not gow« «o *=J anytlSf stxmt “gay equlpcgc*- «wr < vrt» “mettlreome tayr. ^ »

tala hourTSf still be seen an old-time famtiy

'■ ored driver/looking disgustedly »t the mw car* but for the moat part It la ^ ■* Um0 * am ^ w—ntifal Washington re a ertap autumn day. the tity's

njwn (ho velvet and pnn* 1 *-

Uncle Sam Keeps a Record ftf All in Uniform

must |my two per rent on what you snake over $2000. The tax .'or all of M>17 mast he paid by June 1. IMA All of the new taxes fail apoo the average man. They bare nothing to do with the "conacrtptiia of wcslth." They are a port of the program of taxation to make rocb man. woman and child in the Culled Sutra feet a direct persona! part la (ha war. They apply to freight, passenger and express (raiiSjKtftatUxi. pipe ilnra. Potlinan seats and berth* telegraph and telephone message* in so ram. tie*, admissions lo thestvrs and “morles" and to club doe* The effect of most of them is fait, therefore. In a slight rise in the high cost of

living.

The (axes are expected to net (he federal government the following revFreight transportation $77,500,000

lag Was

A 'b,uncement of the details of this r-tantlc filing system forcibly brings '“Jthf the fact that American aoWlers

be kOM.

Passenger transportation.. 00,000.000 Pipe lines 4AOOJJOO Scats and berths 4,000,000 Teiegrarb end teiepbeme nMawsges ‘ 7.000XXX1 insurance policies SfiUO.OUO Ovb due* USW.UJ0 Admlnluus OO.OOUAKJO Ttie war tax on factimes furolajed by public utilities ls‘ now levied as follows: Three per cent of the amount paid for transportation by roll or water or by any form of mechanical motor power In competition with carriers by rail or water, on f«gbt consigned from one point in the United States to an-

other.

One cent for each twenty cents or fraction'charged by express companies for trans|>ortatiou from one point la the United States to another. Eight per cent of the amount paid for the uansportotico of persons by rail or water or by any form af mechanical motor power re a repiUr established Une in competition with common carrier*, from one point li> the United t-taira to nny point In the United State* Canada or Mexico

_ where tbs ticket la issued In the Unit- | , j , rd State* No tax ts imposed on com-

Coe cent cm each ten eewts or fraction of the amount paid for admission

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LIST OF MEMBERS Nam* Address, District Represented Term Expires on January 1st of the Year Opposite Nam*

OCEAN CITY

Address. Ocean City John P. Fox !«• John E. Townsend 191# SEA ISLE CITY Address. Sea Is'.e City Tbae. E. DtBow JWO James F. Eustace.... 1W«

WILDWOOD

Address, Wiidwood

Augustus Hilton Isl® ~ aW. Saul 1»18

NORTH WILDWOOD

A idres* North Wildwood. John W. Youag 1W° Floyd Hcwert 1®*®

CAPE MAY CITY

Address. Cape May City John T. Bennett WU Henry 8. Rutherford 1918

UPPER TOWNSHIP Address, Tuekaboe

Hope V. Gandy.. 1918

DENNIS TOWNSHIP

Address, (Peermont) Avalon Leri Wentxell.... 191*

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP

Addres* Cape May Court House Stillwell H. Townsend 1920

LOWER TOWNSHIP Address, Rio Grande

Jo* P. MacKissic 1918

Townships Dennis—A. E. Holmes, Dennisville Thomaa J. Purrell, Bellepiaia Middle—L. T. Garretson, Cape May Court House Luther M. Swam, Swainton lower—Prank Eldredge, Cold Spring Upper—James Shoemaker, Tuckahoa

The regalar meetings of the Board are held on the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the Court House. Cape May Court House, at 10-30 A. M.

STANDING COnMITTEES

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR

scaaou ticket

irnld by the person paying for such adm*salon, except In the case of children under twelve, where the tax In every case ia one eeut. Persons adinillcd free pay the tax oo the basis of the charge mode to other persoos of the saute cbm* except employee*, u.uoi. lpcl officers oo official business and children under twelve. Where I Ur charge for admlasioo to a cabaret or similar entertainment 1* wholly oc in part Included In the price paid for refreshment, service or merchandise.

the amount paid U to be computed un- ALMSHOUSE—Fox. Bennett. Gandy, dcr regulations to be prescribed by s. H. Townsend, Wentxell. the treasury department. BRIDGES—Wentxell, Bennett. Fox. In the cose of persons having the Eustace. Gandy. MacKissic, Sau. permanent nae of boxes or seat* or £ UBLlC BUILDINGS — Bennefa lease thereon, the tax I* equivalent , Wentxell. J. E. Townsend to 10 per cent of the amount for which i gjLJ.S—Eustace, Hilton. D<*1W a similar bps or seat Is sold for the .vjDITING—S. H. Townsend. Gandy,

performance or exhibition at which D«Bow.

the box or wat Is used or reoerved by pjyjxNCE—Saul, Eustace, S. H.

or for the lessee or holder < To-.rosend. Uxxe ? "T * LUNACY—Candy. Fox. Bennett. ” LIGHTING—Hilton, MacKissic. J. E.

ASSESSORS OF Ci nES.BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY' OF CAPE MAY O ties Capa May City J. Allen Wales Ocean City Dr. H. T. FouMe Sea Isle City Wm. J. Fox Wildwood Lynn H. Boyer Boroughs Avalon R. W. Roscnbawm. Cape May Point Nonnan _xtig»-

South Cape May.. .Albert J. Red* Stone Harbor Hugh McMurttia. West Cape Hay Harry S. FiaW

Townships Dennis Rolla Hewitt. Ocean ViewMiddle ...V. N. Erricsoa. Dias Creek Lower... .Cha* C Bchm. Cold Spring Upper George Hoff. Tuckahow

TAX COLLECTORS FOR CITIES. BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY. Cities Cape May City...W. J. Fer.derson. Jr. Ocean City E. W. Burleigh Sea Isle City Lewis Steinmerer Wildwood Robert J. Kay

tn the ram of a place where the mail tnwt) charge for admission I* five cent* or for show*, rides or other amusements in outdoor general amusement jiark* where the admission Is ten cent* or lo the rise of show* rides or other amusement* (the maximum charge for -■*nii**loB to which 1* ten cents) withoutdoor general irousemen! park*

or In the c

t . of admission* to such

The main purpose at the statistics u to provide aa accurate means of :h»<-k!ag casualty report* Incidentalhowever, the complete army bls-

*iry of ths men will be recorded.

MsJ. J. J. Jones he* charge of the j fireiust Thing In the World. «drai office In Washington. Another c0 lied the greatret *111 b* established in Europe. Weekly , . ., . ! thl __ ik. world, but the greatest *111 nyi-ire Information from three members a* rack regiment, apecinlly al |. ,i,e greatest thing is a person. • l"r the names of errrj man in the service, has been Instituted to serve as ^ „ B0 . , ( rt-ngin of body aor referring to the reglmentsl file* .trenrth of mind. It Is strength of of rerh man will conUln the name and address of bD nearest strong. „ «, mlnon

park* Where tlie proceeds Inure exrtuxlvely to the benefit of rrllglou*. •ducatlonal or charitable societies or ■irganization*. and In the case of admlsHOnt to agrieuliurnl fair* no tax dmll be levied, provided none of tne proceed* are distributed to stoekholdera or members of the nstodctlon. A tax of 10 per cent Is Imposed on the amount paid a* due**or membership fee*. Including Initiation fee*, to uny social, athletic or sporting club where «L-b docs or feg* are In ex- , es* of $12 per year, such tax to be t.«id by the perron paying the dues „ r f F( *. Due* or fee* paid to fraternal «>r beneficiary sodetie* orders „r association* operated on tbc lodge

system are exempt.

Those collecting odmiMlon dues or fee* are required to collect the tax and make monthly returns and pay-

ments to the government.

Townsend. ROADS—Rutherford. Bennett. DoBow, Eustace, Pox. Gandy, Hiltor. MacKistic, J. E. Townsend, 8. H. Townsend, Wentxell. DISCHARGE OF PRISOXERS-S. H. Townsend. BURYING SOLDIERS AND SAILORS—John W. Reeve* BOARD OF SCHOOL ESTIMATEVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS—Saul,

Bennett.

Ihor

< transmission of cabled report# of deaths

bran. “Clever people a

‘ «ti,«. to nerve aa an aid to prompt transmission oi - c| bU - kb .rrl#* tbc rare : 'l »• rio-js llinrt* The war department atat will undertake to give relaUra ^ ^ , f , B nnl 1>lin | ri -forts of military funeral* location of burial place* and Information coo- w#b#t ^ g bnitn but L'ocolns bear., ‘rains Americans held In enemy prison camp*. ^ vial B M tioo's love.-Excbnnge.

Gained Fame While Dying. Antoine Watteau, one of France's foremost art 1st*, pointed hi* celebrated decorative panels while dying of the white roan's scourge. He vpronc from bumble and poverty-stricken surroundInga and was forced to work on the brink of starvation for the greater part of his thlrty-eeven year* Just a* hi* fame ro»e to national proportions hi* tubercular condition became worse and he worked desj-erstely during hi* last few year* to complete ns much work os possible before be died.

COURT AND COUNEV OFFICERS Address: Cape May Court House

Supreme Court Justice

HON. CHARLES C. BLACK

Circuit Court Jtvdga

HON. HOWARD CABB0W

Common Pleas Judge

HON. HENRY H. ELDREDGE Cleric of Courts and County Clerk A. CARLTON HILDRETH

Deputy Clerk of Courts and County

Clerk

STERUNG W. COLE. Sheriff ROBERT S. MILLER Deputy Sheriff MEAD TOMLIN Surrogate EDWARD L. RICE Prosecutor of the Pies* EUGENE C. COLE County Superintendent of Schools snd Secretory of Vocational Schools AARON W. HAND

Avalon Walter A. Smith Cape M*y Point ....J. T. Huff North Wild wood P-L-£«*«««• South Cape May.C. Marshall Rudolph Stone Harbor....Clarence O. L-Ukus Wert Cape May Harry T. Ludlam Wildwood Crert H. W. Lara Woodbine Dr. Joseph -all# Townships Dennis H. M. CsrroJl. Dennisville Middle.Willets Corson. Cspe Msy CJL Low....Scott Seymore, Cold Spring

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF CITIES. BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY Off CAPE MAY. Cities. Cspe Msy City A. G. Bennett Ocean City T. Lee Adams Sea Isle City -Arndt Gordon Wildwood N- A. C-*—

Borough*

Avalon K. Needham Cape May Point Peter hrapp North Wildwood ....Thomas Corsos South Cape Mav— _ Stone Harbor. .Maris L. vanThuyno West Cape May Wm. H. Smith Wildwood Crest— „ , Woodbine F. H. Reiner

Township*

Dennis . .Geo. S. Robinson, Dennisville Middle O- D- Burch I Lower J*rry H. Wrouoa Upper . .Wm. E Eldredge, PeUrabur*

SALE BILLS

CITY. BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP CLERKS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY CiUes Cspe Msy City .William Portae Ocean City Harry A. Morels Sea Is!# City Irving Fitch Wildwood James E. WtutoseU Borough* Avslon R. w -FoMtbswm Cape May Point.........H. H. Buss# North Wildwood.. .George A. Redding South Cape Msy Elvin B Martas Stone Harbor L*o F. MeCrsven West Cape May Theo. W. Reeves Wildwood Crest. .Hsrry L. Nickerson Woodbine L. C. Abra.msos Townships Dennis. .Osman M. Geary. Pennlsvn*|i Middle...A. T. D. Howell. Dias Creek Lower Cltarles C Reevev.W.Cape Map Dooer Jes»e T Ysonr.Heralev * Pun! Upper ■ • .AUred H. Sapp. Petersburg

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