35, No. 34

SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1020

; Cents a coty

liies

THE P/iST WEEI.

Mr. Mid Kr*. PbuiI Latsp® mwJ m o •Bsc. «f PJ’aJjcrgi.. amd Mr. uad Xrt. Gmrge Basicd. of FiiilwMjafcii*, mslt* . up a 'war pilaMiwsi iMcUy pari} M Hie

| Aeffrt**.

Miss Rlarytii*- Poverc 1

COUNTY MOURNS DEATH SOUND REASONS WHY OF WILDWOOD FOUNDER BACHARACH SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED TO CONGRESS.

ND GLEANINGS OF" A Sundry from a vfciiU AL CHARACTER, LITTLE J ™ Mr. ClaariM W. ^agel. of I»lt£JfcdeI-

YOU KNOv; GATHERED Chaptnan'* pawnns. OcnuiiJsMoner and

Mrs. James T. Ctiapman. clBcurr of the city.

. A- L. Col Mid G. r. Owens are Ui* artaiors flying tbe plane in Sea Isle City for me past veei. and here dnr-1 lug tl 1 * CArniral. Tbe plane is named I

Uae "Jazz Baby."

B FOB SPORT OR UTIL you otea can be snppJied at t at !s:a a little lets tban

ect to pa} for goods of Mr. Emery Sudley, who was taken ..ebandle. Stwes, boots, suldeiUy Cl wlJle visiting is &.& Isle apparel, auto supplies, gro- City, fen a rirtiiL to the erc«?ive ua^re. paints, etc., in greet | beat in town, and suffered a relapse. B PFEIFFER'S BOULFYARt | He 1* now quite recovered. a Isle City.—«4v. IS. , Uiu RUib Handle and mothRD SERVICE STATION AND e r. Mrs. Wm. Handle, arrived from

AIRS. We carry a complete Line Wildwood on tbe afternoon of August genuine Ford parna, and can make ptb She U as bale and hearty a speczim promptly. Electric welding imen of babyhood ar one would wish to

■ brazing done, and Montge batterre‘ barged. Expert auto rtoolrr ;

dani Urea and tubes MAZUR*S *. 'ss Mary Thornley, of Somerton. JLGE AND SERVICE STATION, I Pbilac. '* the guest of Mr. and Isle City.—adv. tf. I Mrs. W. F. aievens. Miss Thornley is Mint WiiTlKU «IP and B | T o | Super.-lMn* Principal of ,he Harriet rir.N WAIIlnu, elr AiHit Blit. n*e»-i-e» ■i.hnrj rtV **«« pwi.a*!-

at Hahn’s Spray Caie, on the

walk. Meali at ail hours oi tbe Those delicious botue-tuaue hot and rolls avery day. Moderate

j, good service. Adv. 4l

S1PPON BAZAAR NOW OPEN lor W20 Season. Complete line oi Hies, Japstese goods, port cards, j etc. On the Boardwalk, opposite ocean Pier. Henry SaPi. i’rop. Ad. mey by using “Anrllte" ElecDitumers, r, changes, from 10 to 40 <t—4L60. That new novelty for tadecoratlon—"Semper Viva", 35 cts.

Alykla A Co. # only.

_AVE YOUR SUITS CLEANED D PRESSED BY AUGUST NAHM. * Isle’s Reliable Tailor. Ready "e suit* and trousers.—adv.

Mr. a"'d Mr*. Frank Doherty. 436 N. 52nd street, and Mrs. N. Porter, of 5924 Trinity Place, are 'pending the summer as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mcrrls Slingbaum. of 114 Minerva

street.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strable and their three daughters. Grace. Edna and Laura, visited Mr*. Strable’s sister, Mrs. Nelson E B. Chapman, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chapman, Sunday.

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C/ PESTERS WANTED: Steady k an winter. Wm. I. Stevens, 140 Adv. 21. Be thrifty if you wish to succeed, e you a aavlngH account in the Hy Trust Co., Cape MayT good warm-weather aport is binds. The place to play la a RRACA’S, > avenue.—adv. tf. EKP WATER out of ears while thing with Safely Ear Dram Prctect—Fitch Drug Co. BOASTED PEANUTS— y day at BRACA’S—adv. >I.E-V0 for sunburn, Boardwalk uty Parlor. Adv. tf. •re. F. J. Henry. 1 l*oretto avenue, iln Philadelphia for 'he week, ins Elisabeth,- Leech, of VashtngIs the house guest of Mrs. James

‘obey.

r. and Mrs. Lawrence Powers, who f down for the weekend, returned Monday. _j Gertrude Stanley, of Phlladel- ... is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. “ord F. Hays. .. and Mn John F. Powers are ting at the hone of their daughter Loretto avenue, is* Katharine Powers will t of her sister. Mrs. Stein, for the of the season. Is* Helen Whittington has been ill her home with articular rheumafor two weeks. —r and Mra. Hiller and two ttsburgh, are enjoying a vacation the Jeffrictf cottage. . Ralph Carter was down for the Mrs. Carter returned ‘ elphia with him. Mary Rciley. who has beep the . of Mrs. Henry, has returned *•• home in P^fladelpbU. •. ai d Mrs. Richard Patterson, of I Springs, are guests of Mr. and Stuart S. P. Gexaniill. j. Human and Miss Carrie Fox. i -delpbia. are with Mr. and Mrs. t the Jeffries co'tage. Dr. William N. Ferguson, of Phi'.abis. Is enjoying his vacation with family s' the Powell cottage. Florence Jennings and Miss —U Jennings, of Camden, are at fShelijourae" for tae season. Caroline Woll. who sang he ran Church Sunday evening, was guest of Rev. and Mrs. GiUlson. Charles Bell entertained Mr. Mrs Thomas Farley and the Miss- /. of A Ian tic City, at luncheon STFednesday. i Emma Koenig. Mr. and Mrs- . McGeehait. Mi and Mrs. P. B. sliams. ell of Philadelphia, art at Shelbourne. d Mr* William F. Jocher. Mrs. >us and piny of friends motored i Ocean City Sundaj to visit Mr and David Henderson. Iks Eltsabetb Eld ridge, who 'Or the | Mn a favorite c- t* n at the

Thomas L. Greeley arrived on Saturday and will be the guest of Prof, and Mrs. J. Nelson Farrell during his cation. Miss Marlon Farrell arrived Saturday for a stay of two weeks

with her parents.

The Lincoln Apartments have unique sign, quite In the old English fashion. There is a picture of Lincoln framed fn a log cabin frame just outside the door. Another large p'eture

of Lincoln hangs in the ball.

Mr. Kesler and wife, of Philadelphia, are spending the month at the Spray Hotel. Mr. Kesler had the distinction being with Sir Thomas Lfpton aboard the "Shamrock’’ In the recen'

International yacht races.

Funeral of Philip P. Baker Held From Hit Late Home m Wildwood Crest on Tuesday: Died Saturday NigaL

! Dear Sir:—The time is

nrh-en a Repseoentative is to be s«-L-ct-ied to carv tor the Second District an Obe uaoamaoj: Cmeneas. It is wU ao I take acoosmt of stock, and ponder whether we should not send back ‘ur Bnvseui representative. Hon. Laae iBatcharacb. He has worked well for i the district in the past three Oo-.-■gresses. end ought T be sent back fag*::u. Me has reached tbe slage of HutaeBOb in Washington, to be assign- :• d to the most important commiMev *»t that body , the Ways and M«. m 1 Commutes, which will have the Iir*t shaping of the new tariff hills, when lb!. are brought forth should Harding

and Coottdge be elect ed-

it is not time to change men In this position, at least men of the business

caliber of Isaac Bat-harach.

bad the experience m-cessary to do good work for the district and ibc iiation. For » long period of tini'. two and three decades back, the state of Maine was a powerful influence in Congress because It kept its m.-n like Dingier. Blaine, Burleigh and Hale in Congress, until they became the j*o» -

and great leaders. If they

All of Cape Mpy County was in

mourning in spirit on Tuesday, when v . the body ol Hon. Philip P. Raker. May- been turned out after seninc two or of Wildwood Crest, was laid to its ihere terms, Maine would never ha»'final resting place at Court House b<n n given its prominence in national Cemetery. M. Baker died at the. J.-adership. New Jersey can sain its Presbyterian Hospital. Pliil&delphla. power, too. if it wUl follow the custom on Saturday night, following an oper- ,,f keeping Its capab'e men at Washation some weeks ago. fix.it} which he ingtoti. and one of the means ol gaiu--as thought to be recovering. ling that prestige w.'l be to re-eieef

Funeral services wen- held at his Racharach this fall,

late home. Astor Road and Pacific Bacharach always answer* evi Avenue. Wildwood Crest, on- Tuesday letter which goes to him. and with afternron. at 2.3b. The funeral ser- answer that is explanatory or inforvice was conducted by Rev. Dr. King, malion giving. He does not send back former nastor of the PresoyterliW the old stereotyped replii« that the Church. Wildwood, of which Mr. Bakei letter Is received and will have due

member. Consideration."

Baker's death followed eight The nation needs at this time men

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT COUNT?

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY. CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING; WHATS WHAT IN COUNTY AFFAIRS OPPOSITION TO LAND SALE.

Ocean City is pretty much divided the advisability >»i the City Com •Ring the recently acquitold cam]! meeting grounds. An Ocean City new.-patn-i questions tb« advlsabUity of Uie city disposing of *o much of Ur land between Fifth and Sixth street*, and aay>: "While the city may not need the ground at this time, the day is not far distant whan it will be n< eded. It may seem somewhat expensive to hold it. but in the «ad it will t>ay to do so. Clues nearby would pay an enormous price for such a trar: were it now obtainable in their towns, am! some day Ocean City will iie in a like position. Rotter hold what you now have/'

•wfcieh the I'lnised States goxerirmeat i* trying'lo dispaee «f i* mwi-’ h? roe »\ Risky. who will lay his ptoa before the V S.. Shipping Hoar’ at [WashitacM*!. Mr. Risle\ will he remaewbered ns . j*’ of the IStsiey MxMhMw. founders ol Stone Harbor, and an active Cat* May Cv-ntit' chamWr of Oamweroa worker. !4« now is vvjwn-t t«»n»«ec a mnehine cwipany at S .irhtoo. a... a eonceam which nutlcro pttntlaa reissro. Both Mr Itssiev and Ksmet•m J, Jennings, president of the fflrro, ix> imerested tm the Ruastai. situaor b.-cause of a contract which they -I'etulx landed with the Soviet gov* ittment for Mate flat presses at 14000 each. Mr. His ley believes that a peace kit he consunmiatcd between Poland and Russia within a few week* and. that shoniy after tbe Allies will ro-t-eivv the Soviet government back Into the "family of nations." At that tliun Mr. Rtsley expects that a \a*’ amouut of grain which has b.w» accumulating ta v-ariotis parts of Russia will be released tor world trade. Our large fleet of wooden ships," said Mr. Rlsby, "which Is at present riding at anchor on Long Island Sound, easting from SSkitHt to $3000 a month eve! y ship, w-uuld he Ideal ior short huulr on the Black or Baltic seas, ot out of the port of Vladivostok.

Thompson Baker, former Con- views have been known gressman of this dlsiiiet. and one of straight with the party and Its policy Wildwood's founder*, who died at St. for some years back, and a retuin to Agnes Hospital. Phflml.-1i.hta, I.-st De- (he soundness of which made for starember. The death of his brother af- pie government. It is not ifrac to tern fected Mr. Baker, and his health be- lo politicians of the weather vein came greatly impaired. He was in variety, grasping at straws upon his seventy-fourth year. ✓ which to float into salaried positions. Mr. Baker and his brother formerly We are right on our congressman, lived in Vineland. N\ J.. where they and ug keep right by returning were loaders it business and pub’ir Racharach. affairs. Philip was -lected on the Yours truly. Democratic ticket to the State Senate. , ta t' o-c-v-c-x-o The brothers bought large tract* of LEV.IS T. STEVENS. the heath now known as Wildwood

nriil Wildwood Crest and with limit-

less faith in their future expended EXAMINATIONS FOR LOCAL

vast sums in improvement and devel-

opment.

Mr. Baker war one t.f 'he organisers of the Tradesmen’s Bank.' Vim-laud,

At the Shelbo ime there is o jite a an d it*- first and onlyjjresident^ He

Washington colojiy. Among otliers are

BUILD TWO APARTMENTS. inis M. Townsend, builder, of Ocean City, has drawn plans and will erect nine stores and four apartments on the Boardwalk, ift Third street, lor Dr. A. Johnson, a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, and a cottager in CKcan City. The v *ik it. to l-e started September 1. and the building is to be ready before Easier. At Wildwood plans arc out for a large toureiory, seml-fl reproof npartm. m house to be built at Ihe corner of Oak and Atlantic avenues, adjoining the Hotel Dayton. The owner's name is not disclosed us yet, but it is said ihe building will positively be built this fall. James S. Foreman Is the builder.

POSTOFFICE IN SEPTEMBER

Ion; .

Mrs. G. L. Peckhani. Miss Margaret Peckham, Mrs. J. F. Peckhani nnd her small daughter Lethia May, Miss Alma Forbes and Miss Gene McGaraghy, all

of Washington, D. C.

Mrs. Estelle Schuyler is paying a two weeks' visit to her friends, the Loves. Miss Leslie Love is the guest for a week of her grSlidmother. Mrs. George Love. Mrs. Mary Love, who Is at Atlantic City, was the guest of Mrs.

George Love on Sunday.

The Misses Twohey nnd their cousin. Miss Byrne, entertained a lolly house party over the week-end. Mr. Philip Williams, Washington. D. C.. U. of P.: Mr. Foster Nowell, Boston. U. of Maine; Edward Steelman, Trenton. Lafayette. Pa. A singular coincidence Is that all three men belonged to the Fraternity, the Delta Tau Dalta. A motor tnp to Atlantic City, chaperoned by Miss teecb. was among the

festivities.

"Fling wide wet arm O mother of mine" very pretty sentiment, but “O dear mother, pray be not so ctld.' Whether It may be the "seven planets” or the icebergs drifting down from the far north, no one ever knew the Jersey waters so cold before. It is rumored that a genuine first cousin cred cod fish of Massachusetts has been caught, frem the pier at Sea Isle City. This substantiates the theory that the North Pole is slow!; drifting down

our wa>.

Civil service examinations for the

president M lb,. Vio'lin'd" Win- 1 '» 1 '-™>'

ws'hT 1 ' or . .--"'M'diM cbB- jsi-x'asi 2tta 3 ;:r, ol thp Wildwood TUI,, A Lum‘ Coni-;!“ lh ® Vb'»“ uu F I - Ut, h pany and the Wildwood & Delaware I®* 1 * J r” wno is qulltlnfi IO 150 80U,h

Ray Short Lin> lta<lroad. succeeding! '• , ,, ,

his brother as ] rt Id-m of both instl- _ chlr 1 ! ' anlo " R ^ "PP'Icants for the

rations. Ho was also vice-president ‘' s T * of the Wildwood Board of Trade, a 1 know

member of the Cape May County)

Chamber of Commerce, the Poor Rich-: —

ard Club of Philadelphia, and other | social and charitable organizations.

MAYORS' LEAGUE WANTS

I

ELECTION LAWS ARE CHANGED THIS YEAR.

TIDES FOR AUGUST lOOH LOW ».m. p ta. a-uv. pm. » Friday ll.S» .... LSI (-U tqiluiday IMS IMS Ml TJC ! Sundaj 1.IT Lit 8-W «-U i Monday MS MT LM «.«T I Tuesday *.1» *.44 J0.t» 1B.M . VVudneaday 4-tS 4 *4 JJ.l* *LH i Thursday 6.01 us .... itta : k'l iday 6.4S 11.13 J*.« • Saturday 6.31 4,63 1.01 1.3* • Sundaj T.15 t.W L6J 1.16 > Monday T.6S 6.16 Ml S.N L Tuesday K.U 6.44 8.1* US

Printing with the "Times PrinUi. ’ House ' imprint thereon means quality, print ing that is instantly distinguishable from the ordinary kind — at no higher cost.

SCHOOL VALUES INCREASE. According to the abstract of ratihies issued by the County Board of Taxation the estimated value of UnSchool property In Cape May Count) has risen to ar amount in 1920, two and six-tenths times as much us in 19X0, as follows:— 1910 $236,175.00 1911 245,070.00 1912 276,620.00 1*13 300,450.00 1914 347.610.00 4OO.OOO.O0 413.875.00 487.305.00 556.670.00 6I1.560.U0 611.560.00

A chronological index of the now

BEACH AID APPROPRIATION i election laws has been prepared under tbe dtrUsuhn of Secretary of State

Mar* in for the benefit of the election

i . .i , otHc- n of the state and will be ready I * ,° f .Vunnl rutv : k"”eral distribution on or before-

IS. Tb. lode. phi. co»ipW«

details concerning registration, pri-

mary and general election days. September 14 will be the first regis-

Cape May sen.ed at

Leagm

The ni'H ting was for Ore purpon considering p'ans to push the proposed pi -ject looking toward the protec-j

beach from cities from the winter storms. There will be another meeting of the league in Trenton September 8 with representatives of the civic bodies of each of the resort cities from Vsbury Park to Cape May to go more fully into the subject and to interest members of the State Legislature and prospective members of this bod> in the proposition, which, it is thought, will eventually lead to the Government taking action that will protect the seashore resorts from storm devas-

tation.

Xcn.o Petv \wLvavoq WA-sq. ( " OICOL GEE TH' CMWA. AO WAT, •VRA.VSP SVOV6 P6.VJ4TW PvjT OH ! |-!\4' QKVJVlW. VkCAXON ERIOOE FE«. ' SAE*" 'm -rvt‘ ^ HE S£M« I VklEARVLY, ^ SER. &P-'C>Cre, ' aooMD TO TU' ML JSE GOkXE I'flN'E VMHEJ.M (XVWiT VtJO UO^vi' \\X- OWE rr TU' OMCE OvjEQ..

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Sunday Mr Yeakley stei with tb* Saaday Schot Mrs- McM&nt. and her £ t Helen McManus, are at oii. Mrs. M-iManas

Is CL Tuesdsf,

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INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY LIGHTN’NG. Joseph Thirkle, of Pittsburgh. Victim of Freak Storm on Sunday Night; Kii-ed on Reading Bridge at Strath-

Jof-eph Thirkle. of Pittsburgh,

instantly killed when struck by lightning at sir o’clock on Sunday night, while walking the ties of the Heading

railroad bridge at StrathmercThirkle had been fishing off the

bridge and when it commenced to rain started back, but waq struck before he

try day for the general election and the polls will be opeu from I to 9 a. m. In municipalities of 15,000 qr iess population the house-to-house canvass will he made the same day. The second registry day will be September 28. which also will pe the day for holding the primary election, and ihe j>ollwiil be open from 7 a. m to 9 a m Tbe third registry day will be Octobei '* with the pods open from 1 to 9 n. The general election will b* held November 2. with the polls open from 6 a. m. to 7 p. in. The house-to-house canvass ir municipalities of 15.00(* o: less population must lx- completed on or before September IT Sample bullet* for the primary’ election arc to be mailef 1 lx fore noon on September 23 nnd 34 The state conventions will be he'd Octooer 5 to nominate .-lector* for Pr*f id.-nt and Vice-President The usual state convention rf each party i be held October 7. S .mple ballot k for the general election must be mailed to the voters by noon cn October 27. Campaign manager* must file general election exp-nse s-atc-mentK on October 29 or 30. The Stele Board of Canvasser* will meet at the StatHons, to canvas* the state return* on

NoveiBbe. 30.

had reached the center of the bridge. ] gT. JOSEPH’S MINSTREL The force of the holt split the rail-i. „ .. road ties under his feet, and almost] TO BE HELD AUbJST 27th bnrned tfc clothes or l i* body. Cor ■ - i.. . ,

A Miartrel show and dance w.il be

for. and he pronounced death mslan ! gj „ n ti|f Excnrfion , loa ^ on Kri .

day evening, Aognrt 27th, lor tire ben-

efit of Ft Joseph's Chare!: arH P»i

crai Ha!!. ll>e oerformauce i» under

| the direction of Wsn. Ward P

taken to Pittsburgh f

■ eriy a member ol Dam

i« panic

WOULD SELL WOODEN SHIPS.

suggestion that the Sov i.-t govern t would be the probable pureham-i of the fleet of wooden cargo earliert

Messiah Lutheran Church Sea Isle City (Ois«Biicd ■;!))

RLV. JOHN T. CILL.SON, Prrtar SUNDAY SERVICES 0.45 to 12.15—CougraBationsl Wonliip and Sumlay School, it 7.46 p. m.—Evening Worship and

SUNDAY KVK., AUG. aa Rev. E. A. Chamberlain

Visitors to thif resort, who enjoy that dignified and intellectust mauner of nurslii|i as exeinplilled in llto I.utiiersn Cliurcli service, aie etpsclall) iuvlled U) attend MrK»ia!i C Inirch.

Under the Management of Louis Btaca G arden theatri Ocean Ave. Near the Boardwalk] OPENING Wednesday, August 25th And Continuing Tltrough the Winter Seaton Wednesday, Thursday and Friday HIGH-CLASS SERIAL Saturday and Sunday UP-TO-DATE FEATURE Also a Screaming Comedy

* eod-o

Richland. N J... and spes

Woe

^Y. a act I known s-ngrr and t r “‘itaineT* w ill appro:. Mim DcrtMh* PHI, lottut « .tl! the Hof. lie Harlem Tk a Compaoy, wUl be “lotro.a * * Mis. Her ha Bach, »bo ] •ODatEdwinfomrt, Edwin Foot

iiD. CINI OCEAN PIER THEATRE I ;i

Tuesday, Aug. 24

jjNORMA TALMADGE[

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:“A Daughter of Two Worlds’i || TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY—7.45 and 9.1S 1 1 r -|^rs^-» 1 f¥-rd^V8r- , -~s - ' -r Tf -FiTi'iTMiTtfaiBMrif Ti ~i "s fMO i»al