AND

ER50NAL CHAHACTEH! ems of ihtwiwt

U K» YOU KNOW OATHSaKD the circuit or tm« city.

Co., in rhiaaeiym*. rhkrlei R. Hate ha* cUx*6 hi* vTZZe "Tb* Spray", «d has to Philadelphia tor the winter. « Jacob Peter*® 1* paying a two Lt - vialt to her friend. Hta. l£uler. of Cap# May City, a Emily E. Xaa**y waa In PhUaiia Wedaeaday tor a km* dni^» elen Coxaon and MUi Marga^ Miller were week-end gn#«*» of

is in Millville.

, and Mrs. Thomas 0*3* have visiting Mr. and Mrs. William M-icker* of West

ag tbc week.

NGALOW FOR BENT.—UalU eh near Landle Avenue. Rent |K>

month. Apply M M- &.:-.uey. 1 breaking n Sea We City.—adv, U ' wrrp ,b ' r

.lliam Dorsey, who purehaaad Quirln cottage on Hartson tic among the early comeia. tt U

it of Mrs. Henry Brooks, who U " "proatf shop illy located there for the wlnUr.

CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SEA ISLE CITY REVIEW.

nty Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sm» x Iele Crrf P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918

5 Cents a copy, $1.50 a Year

k osr * Braariev. which waa beached off the

pier during the big gale of last rhura-

; UT7*-« day evening. She Ilea firmly imbedded

in the aytd hank, listing slightly to port Aw one approachea on the train she looks as U Ued up at the pier, giving Stone Harbor a decidedly marl-

BACK HOME AFTER SERVING UNCLE SAM. Stanley Wilson First f Boy to Return; Earl Cor -Iso

Returned Home.

'When the Boys Come Home." It has been sung and hoped for and prayed for and now it i* coming true. The first of the Sea Isle soldier boys' to anie.- is Mr. Stanley F. Wilson, auto mechanic, who baa been five

months la aerrlee.

Mr. Wilson had completed his Ion* months of training and was all readv to gwacrosa when “cease firing” waa

CMRtA-nit.il BOX MiifiT : over the wire*. He was trana-

BE ncr iforred from Newport New. at Norfolk.

The committee on Christmas Boz I ^ aa the box ahould be shipped by the . ^

SOtb at the Uteat. Articles may he'^ toft at the home of either member of j 1 ** 1 * \ the committee. Word comes from T* r J* °T*^

Camp Dix that the convalescents crave Ke ' ^ * trlr h,0WB fc V ‘ or, d Democ-

homednade jam and JeUy. |

WORD ON THE WAR

WORK CAMPAIGN. Dear Mr. Editor:

I note in your laaue of November 2*nfl. r.n editorial pertaining to the War Work Campaign d-lve and having reference particularly tc Sea Ule City not going “Over the Top”. Per mil me to aay that Sea Isle City has. aa shown by final figures, again raised Its quota and I am sure the readers of your columns will be pleaatd to learn l hat our City ia a till In the front ranks of the support of “Our Boys”. Our final total showed a subscription of 9UL21. a very few dollars of which 'as been turned In on pledge cards. As to the unwllllngncEs of some

racy.

After paving some visits to relatives

jsnd friends in Harrisburg

{delphla. be will ship his _

IMPROVEMENTS IN {khaki batk. don civilian clothes and

SEA ISLE CITY, return to the work of helping make

Already there are Indications that sea Isle a brighter place In which to the comln -or. will be a busy one uve. at least by night, taking up hi* along bullions lines. . work ot gas making, where be left It The high cost of materials and the five months a*o to enter the service

scarcity of labor has put a check on 0 f Uncle 8am

arOriUes In this direction since the |„ an Interview with the Times Rebreaking out of the war and never; porter. Mr. Wilson told of life In camp were there so many buildings in Sea | n s very Interesting manner. Isle City which need touching up. The 3«th Regiment Battery F had

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WEEK’S HAPPENINGS IHB»T CDIINTY A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING; WHAT’S WHAT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The Progressive League of Ocean 1 City entertained forty-five soldiers t from the Base Hospital at Cape May t last Saturday evening. The guests < were entertained at a delicious supper ! prepared by the Daughters of America i at the Social rooms of the First M. E. I Church. They were then escorted to i the rooms of the League, where the i

guests became entertainers,

open house at the League, the young I

ladles being especially invited. The evening was one long to h

membered. Chairman Howe was ably i assisted by the following sub-commlt- i

refreshments. B. Frank Smith. 1 Gardiner:finance. C. Homer Shoe- t

maker, A. M. Plummer. Lawrence I Lear: reception. Clayton Haines Brick, c B. Frank Smith. Wm. Gardiner; am- I

useinent. Roy E. Darby.

The Vocal tonal school teachers of if

the State are planning a series of J not to take any action which would monthly meetings. The first was held!add to the anxiety of the members of on Monday. Dec. J. at Hotel Dennis. I the family of the absent official, which Atlantic City. H. O. Lampson. State [was highly commendable and doubt-

.. great societies who undertook' Director. preaUing. Cape May Couuty. li-ss appreciated by them. But the with wo-derful success carried on ; wits represented by R. E. Reeves, S. |Ume has arrived when farther delay

should give I have to aay. That U. 8. has approximately four milof men In the service, over two as ot whom are more than 3000 from home, away from loved . away from comforts of home,

•drtfleing their business, social actlv-

_ l studies Mid submitting to lo* •Rant-Hilly and above all wlllingly

fageci their Uvea to thftr Country, and ad noted In recent reports over 200,000 StlUced their lives. FOR WHAT?

iresslon ot the worst evil the _ has ever known, AUTOCRACY, to establish JUSTICE to HITMAN and « PRESERVATION of the *»• sss of our homes. Over 200,000 from the U. S. shod their life and we trust they are resting i .-aim while we are left here ienjoy the peace they helped to es-

Tth the boys i

i workers from

THE PRESENT CtTK GOVERNMENT ILLEGAL ACTION OF CITY COMMISSIONERS ILLEGAL. SAYS TAXPAYER. SINCE NO FINANCIAL MATTERS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT MAJORITY VOTE OF FULL

COMMISSION.

(Editor's Note: The following letter received this week discloses an inter estlng phase ot the Sea Isle City Commissioner sltuaik/O, and offers food for thought. If the facts as stated are true, and reference to the laws proves them to be, then no financial matters ran be undertaken by the City until a Mayor is'elected. This means that tinh-as an election Is held forthwith, the entire city will be tied up within a few weeks, and no budget can be

made fer the new year.)

December 10. 1918.

Mr. Editor: —

It Is now seven months since Mayor Richard W. Cronecker left the city and mysteriously disappeared, since which time the city has drifted along like a ship at sea without a navigator to direct Its course, and no action has been taken looking to the aelectlon of some one to fill the vacancy caused

>• his disappearance.

There appears to have been a gendesire on the part of the voters

returned to her post at Strath-.

Contractor Decry has begun work besides its hand, an orchestra made i the Aldlne for Dr. Theodore C. from among the men In which Mr. Wheaton. Ita owner. It Is to have a Wilson modestly admitted he played new roof with four dormer windows. . little, and a Hawaiian Siring Quar-: a fresh coat of paint and other smalt t Mte. This latter was the real thing, improvements which win add material Id the regiment were four Hswslty to the appearance of the hotel and Uns who had played together on the the comfort of Ita patrons. Keith Circuit. Finding themselves In Mr. Harry Aasor is building an at- ih,. „ an ie regiment they formed a tractive garage for himsMf. _ quartette, thereby greatly adding to

the pleasure of the recreation h When asiud about rations Mr.

the greet work ot sustaining that won- D Einstein and County Superintendent

dtrful SPIRIT that Inspired our boys,A. W. Hand.

to victory for you and 1. It takes] The Cape May Branch of the Red great sums of money for this work, but Cross has received twenty-one Comaome peoyle do cot comprehend the fort Kits from Girl Scouts, Troop No

wonderful work done by tbeaa societ- 1. of Cape May City.

4«. nor the magnanimity of the task. The Rev. Mr. Root, pastor of thi

Every true American citlxen ahould make themselves acquainted with the

activities In Such a time as this. ttorance will not be accepted.

,UyTur<5aied by'them from Mia. „ IhingUng hi. house ami potting on " when Mk-d'ab^it' r.Uon'i'Mr WiT- but . SchlU. a new roof. ton said there was plenty and varie.y. '

1 Mr. Maxuire and his workmen are when on “hike.” they were served those, who gave 1 NW IULD.GLV l. -ork leaving down the side porch lack but from samples produced W mre no! entitle«r-to parti, i-

-i— hia - . . , i narc In tr

n Meta Wlppeaahl will (teas her ■ Jan. 1, for the winter. From im great barralna to dry good* of orta. art. r and Mrs. Edward a Arnett are n* a visit to Mrs. Arnett's Maier her husoend. Mr. and Mrs E. P. . of New York City. Mr. Arnett in town on Friday of last week, r. Gustavo Croaecke* has returnod i miaddpfcla and win be at the evue this winter with his toother. Caroline ' - _ —

i Clarence Pleiffer. who with his :lj baa been fr»fctng an extended t in Philadelphia, came down for oj'emng ot the County Court, hav-bc.-n drawn to serve on the Grand no Misses Quirln, of Philadelphia, ■-.•no longer owning a heue hero. -V recently made sale Of thelra. keep up their Interest in Sea Ule. ---- * — 'the Bellevue

today is quite unlike that of the Civil War. Smaller and daintier.

The overseas shoes

cidct rnaiMtiNioN o{ how-Wde made up wrong side out. o?' , F l”® runS-h * Rnndsv h «'- heavy, but fin- for marching, with At St. Joseph a Church on Sunda. nails forty in the soles and thlrjornlnctweive little children, nmginy ( ^ n ln ^ looked equal to *Sr ton »««““• yv™ '<■» cetred their _ first hoi> o[ wraUl aie atorod.' 1 T h*. R -^ T - ,^ lh ,tL J ' T,, • , ‘tuniton of the repo

r

the crime of heanfiallilng which ^hritrt |h(> |ol< , ^ tb41 rroncii in the renter rmp heal rod when he J® e° ,be marching armies may know

' I ” t ” 6 ''""

nu, i,eck and be cast tototoe depths Anot }„. r returning soldier who was m Sort or dood g;®" " *^,£Kr”r »» ■» ro«o m j,- ih. o.oondln, Wo-

S Silulon whirl, h»T ho U,, u***. u.'ZS Ho, B-o™ » .Moh ? uolr, h^ bg,. of ,hduo,« ..T 0"0 1. I.. , , , jh. U- jod ”-“ a ~" r h.« StrS A LETER TO SANTA. and hU wlfe hsve Igoing to church, who never went Santa CUus has evidently followed TrMsferr*d by his own toth w<onfl|cl b^g,,,!. Go

Si thT£; h-ho... ^^

^hK'ih- . rt uo h.r..»

HU, Mooroold. E although uuh, „1 lb, ddM™. uh-

-blch onr nation is so Justly proud, but should hide their faces in shame. The Committee worked earnestly and It was onr aim to remind e.ery person in our City of their DUTY to 1 the Committee Is to be comfor the work they did durirg _ ipaign. I greatly appreciate the support given me. A complete list of subscrlp'lons Is on file with me and also wlih the Oountr president

Yours truly.

IKYU-'C FITCH, Chairman.

LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES. Ret . John T. GUllson. Pastor. Go to Church! This is the time of

Saturday till Monday,

fn'i Sweet Orr Corduroy Pant*, value, S5.76,aiWlppersahl's. art.

• Thomas»E. Ludlam. who has „

ritically 111 at her home on Lan-]b a | l power of attorney for Mias Meer-

• vnue. is reported as heldtng her woW . The letter:

and, it is confidently expected,] See Isle CUT. >• A

toon ha among the corvaleecenu. rho cams dotro on My dear Santa:—

name Is Jeanette Braea. Powdbly ahe

Dec. 6. 191*

> < aildrew and grandchildren of V. l: Ansels gathered at Dreslgn ■hR*. Hanson avenue, on Sunday Hvbrau with fitttog ceremonies birthday anniversary of the ven■1< luad of the family, who on that attained the age of four score "Eighty years young” indeed -'d u,e veteran as, surrounded by luntily, he enjoyed the feast and present* with which the day waa

vned.

>>'- annual Christmas Sale of the Aid of the Meaaiah Lutheran 1 ii waa held on Tnt«day afternoon • >rtiln* in the social room of-the 1 The tables were well filled iunry arUr lee, borne cooked food, r and knitted artlcio*. Ice cream •akea were for sale. w i'h ' hriiimaa only a little more > *»*k away thero ia an air of "y throughout the city. Jhe 1 indowa are gay with.the Chris'• tota. toy* and games lor the - ties with useful and tasteful !><r their riders aie attractively

inL

funeral sen ice of the late Ge© “a* held at his late residence on i "uW-vard. Monday afternoon at • the Rev. Thomas Ogle, of '•l E. Church, official ini;. Mr. < us patiently endured a long 111“'id his panning on Friday re•nother of the pioneers of Sen ''J The funeral was largely at1 by his many friends and relaSea I*)* and vicinity and Pbll'bla The many fioral tributes unuaually bseutiful Interment Calvary Cemetery Mr. toive * « widow, three sons and a AU “ inter underwear below coat at

SUPREME COURT

’ My name ta Jeannette Braca. I am 7 years old. I want s doll, a wagon, a

set of paints, s pair of roller

set of dishes, a gun and aome bullets

Sincerely. Mira Meerwold.

AU the County New* worth reading verr week In the Cape May County

Times. *1 60 per year.

MICKIE SAYS

Tpotctl PLEASE lAYt OUT THAT -FOtt SALE” AO OF atOHl AWAY t t SOLO Tut tt.EFR.«kS0-«^ 00 - BSFOttt Tvafc VAPtB UAO BttM OUT TWO MOORS, OOT PEOFLB KEEO CALLIbSO OP O»* TME TtLEPvaOME OR R.tt>*0»»>*0 TMt DOOR BELL AKO * VJ'SU TO OOOOrtESS l YMGVN AOPAt WAY TO 6TOP TMEJA/

lumuuau — . .

V:'" fiuphsreed he hastened renL they will all be remembered to js -—teSr: SSSSSs.r.ss

Flrst M. E. Church.( of C»pe May City, has moved Into the fine new parsonage which has Just been completed by the contractors. W. L. Cumlngs

and Son.

“Bob" Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Phillips, of Cape May City. Is at General Hospital No. 3, Colonial. N. J.. recovering from the amputation of his leg. Mr. Phillips Is one of the twenty-seven ont of hls company of three hundred who came back from battle on the Verdun front. Captain James B. Anderson, of Ocean View, writes: “I am well and to at the finish, which is more than any soldier can ask." • . Cape May City'a mayor ia building a

home to Florid*.

Mrs. Ernest E. Pringle, of Philadelphia, is to be resident hostess mt the Ocenn Street Canteen In Cape May City. Mrs Rctjee. who established the canteen, has gone on to Colonial. N. J-. to organise-s Canteen. The boys are regretting her departure. The service of the Canteen Is to be provided by volunteers, who pledge themselves for one day a week One of the new feature* Is to be a dinner on Wednesdays. Saturdays and Sundays for the sura of thirty cents. At 2.30 on Saturdays the National Ixague of Woman's Service will send talent from Phlls'drlphla to entertain the patients from Army Hospital No. 11. Following the program there will be a social hour with refreshments serveo

by the canteen.

Dr. HowatJ William Simon, who was beach surgeon at Ocean City for two years was wounded and gassed Ir action at the capture of San Mlhlel in September. He Is recovering In the United States General Hospital Pli.itaburg. Y. Dr Simon enlist'd last December to the Jefferson Medical College Unit and sailed for

France to June. He v line for fourteen days.

will seriously Interfere with the fu-

ture government of the city.

It has been said that no action can be taken because the whereabouts of the absent official are unknown, which is absurd When Mayor Cronecker departed from the city without notifying hls colleagues or the city clerk of his intention to absent himself tempoiarily ‘ and failed to Inform them

re he could be found or communi-

d with during hls absence, and continued to remain away beyond a r. :..»orable time, thereby neglecting his duties, he relinquished and surrendered hls office Just as fully as If he bad filed hls resignation with the

clerk before leaving, and the fur-

... . prolongation thereof together with his failure to communicate with anyone, offers full and complete Justlficatio;. for a declaration on part of the two remaining commissioners that the office is vacant and direct the City Clerk to iorthwith proceed to hold an election to fill the vacancy. The rights of the people to full representation Is supreme, and cannot be subordinated to-the whims, neglect or

more public offic-

j the front

engineer between Millville and Cam den. with a promotion, and Thursday

w.-ot on duty.

W * TE ."u» 0 T .LOW COLON-

D toJe*owi>eni Of Bungalow Colony are fond of running down for a day late In the sea von rnj early to the Spring It would seem real demornitlc to encourage all vlsltore: they might invest sometime and be very *°Wou!d it not encourage such to have a way of getting water? They pay toe MU water rents and other taxes How about at open fire plug from which

,h*r eouid carry water to ‘—“

If they are willing to pay the price,

vis: regular attendance.

Owing to the great necessity of Min isterlal care over vacant churches, toe Pastor Is helping Rev. S. D. Daugherty in this work by preaching during De

t ember at the Trenton (Iletoel) Lu-

theran Church.. Rev. Dr. Heffner will preach here dnrtog December.

Time ] < TMfc / iOn'T \

A correspondent to the 1 Imes this

week suggests that a meeting of

rltlsens of the town b«- ' a'l'tt f®' Tuesday next. December 17th. to go Into formal plans for organlxing to"

National Bank which has been dlscus-

from Mon u'thtt'^m^Tmus. take tor to-

rolmr » ■£“ “I, 'X.IT mild November. Push It genth men. Be cnterprislitg and awake

FvJtt. DO'**--

8MAD&E.LOCK ODOR AN* DON'T

ANSWER. TME VMONt >N AFTER VSMtLE TMtY VV'LL QVl7 TMthA L*‘l ADE of OWBE ARE 6AV* TO 4TART . B'jT TmE': a\nt MO YvaY OR S'TORR'N&'fcW'

Suhscrtbe for ths Cap* May CottoU TUne*. I1A9 par yanr.

Yours truly.

A. T. DARKEN.

• A Yearly SobscrllxT

.hsl the meeting be call'-d

this newspaper

Accordingly. » meeting next Tuesday . »enln*. Hall, and a'l Interesled matter, and citlseri urged to be present

a that. “"

III b<' held the City the bank

, Tentative plans thst night, an organlxing rill be elect I'd and the

GOVERNMENT ORDER CANCELCD.; roinmltte.

w-"-* -«*..r!S5S.*as!JsSSill Tu-'-t o. wm

'iinlform. U It.- | _ have already left town and more are, leaving on every train. Th*"" '* " ’ definite promise of renewing "orb. un ti: elvlliar. work 1* again undertaken

WOODBINE

The dance-fans to town wri

to a grand time at the ball at », the auspice* of the Bad Croaa. «» ^' parsod day evening. Dec. 6th The affair •'■“ Uftis

a great success to all wsys

A Chanukah entertainment and dance wa* given by Rabbi Eckstein, at the Convention Hull ot Cape May. on Wedneeday evening The lown glris

wen cordially tortlod and

In full forte Sweets distributed among lb* Bailor# by the fair vlsltore. The gathering adjourned at 1* P- M..

much to the regret xnd aorrow of ail. Mre. ElaeulietK and aon left town on , visit to Sergeant Harry Elsenberg. a c mgar aon who Is now stationed at 'amp Mills. N. Y. He has recently returned from France. . . .. Humors have been rlrculated of the

possible coming of a Rubber Manufnc

tut In concern into our town. Mlsa Anna Ulume pasaad the week-

end with her parents.

A group of sailors from the wlssshtekon Usrrecks were entertained at the home of L. M Danenhiis. h. Saturday. Dec. 7. by a dance which was fol low*d by luncheon. , 1 A meeting of the Zionist* was hold X the Central school building. Satur- 1 lay evening. Many ln'i-re«liu>: topics I J vere discussed „ .... I - One of our operatora. Mr. K Smith, iixmi (be week-end with hla parents In

Philadelphia # -p»."K in g; w pr«

The tew under which this city should be governed, but is not at the present lime, provides for three commissioners. There Is no law on the statutes pro riding for government by two commissioners only. The law empowers the director of Revenue and Finance to perform the duties of the Mayor during the Utter's temporary ice or disability, if not in conflict other provisions of the law, but It does not clothe him with the power cast a vote for the Mayor on any M ...-stion* Therefore it is obvious that no legislation can prevail which by the provisions of the law requires t’u- e votes until the office now vacant

hi- been filled

(me of the provisions of the law is to toe effect that all ordinances or rc: Huttons providing for the expendittiic of money roust receive the votes of one more than a majority of the bontd. and as three members constitute the board It must receive toe votes of all three of them. Hence It is absolutely necessary that the varan* v be filled by the election of a third commissioner before the budget . for -lie ensuing year can be *<toPtro

undcr ami which the law provide* shall be

later than January 20th.

Ml-* Maud M. Foulds. who has been llbi arlan of the Ocean City Library since its opening In March. 1914 has re: Ignrd. her resignation to take effort January 1- 1919. !,#! ns do your printing—ws print anything that can be printed, and do

rt reasonably.

Cent-a-Word' >

ft Column , y

A little advertisement in this column

will bring results. The cost is small,

torth a trial if you hav^ amy-

! tho-g lo buy, at

r exchange. Try II

FOR SALE.

wo teams for sale. Including wagutid harness. Best condition, price nimble. Apply I. Alexenberg. Wood-

UCCt.

The forme •» the Cape Mey County , imes clow promptly each week on Wednesday afternoon, at four o'clock. newe or advertising copy can h« I accept'd efur that Urn# f#r Insertion to the current woek*. tosue. This rule will be strictly adhered to, and advsrtisora and ««rr#apond#nta are aarnaat ly requested to 9*1 thalr aapy to aart.

sdiamonhs

>W/ CUES-JEWELS See our selection

of New Xmas Gifts

at maaoyeoWnf prirat

Ifred g. sutor

142S Chestnut St , Philadelphia

Itosenberg. of Philadelphia,;

as a weekend visitor.

Mr. Singer, of Section Base at t'ai* May Barracks. *|*ent Monday at the

~ umemian home.

\ party was given at Keln's home honor of Abraham Keln, who has -elred hls honorable discharge from , II S Army, where he served as

Litre* tv Honds Bought * F 3—4! OO—$500—$100U •: l*T l ASH I*All! r.( Ttal He* • M«*'t Vslm awwk' Smcdlcy & Company

Ilea I

PAFtHHANQING

U»r time to do yoor psperroinpl service, tessonabla Bofioney, Central House,

itV, N- -I

WAGON FOR SALE, v spring wagon, with single barlor sale cheap. Good condition, ly JOSEPH PK38QLANO. City.

WANTED. Correspondents from the tollowlng pin*-., to send news of their localities to Ih. Cape May County Times: Dennlsvllle. Clermont. Belle Plain. Eldorn. Tuekahoo, Becsley's Point and Woodbine. Lite ral pay and commission Inducement* News must bo exclusive to The lime*. Writ# for particulars. Address. WILLIAM A. HAFFEBT, Editor,

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