Vol. 35, No. 45

SKA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1020

5 Cents a copy

NEWS NOTES OE THE PAST WEEN ICTFS AND GLEANINGS OF A ’ERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE fEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT OLK8 /OU KNOW GATHERED « THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

gVORI.) SERVICE STATION AND IPA1RS. Wf carry a complete line geuuii..- Ford per is, and can make lira promptly. Electric welding Ed brazing done, and z'.orage batter- “ re-charged. Expert auto repairs 1 tires and luces. MAZURIE’S S AND SERVICE STATION. a l»le City.—adv. «f. gjiUV YOUR WINTER SUPPLIES Our stock of winter goods is iroompleie. with everything in grnr • in wanted woods. Shoes for family, underwear, trousers, ttoots, overshoes, oil-skins; paints, oila sad varnishes; hardware and grocerLet Uo supply your needs FFER'S Boulevard Stole.—ad-tf.

Mrs. A. F. Ankele. of Dreslyn ige. came down Sunday for the tlon.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sharp are home from a pleasant visit with friends in

Maryland.

ornelius Johnson Week-end fishing, it the Bellevue,

Miss Emily liildebiirn \

Moncay on her way to Slone Harbor iN. Wildwood, 1st 10 vote .. .. 2d Mr. Cus Cronecker, his mother and | Ocean City, 1st sister and Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Fitzper- ” “ 2d

aid motored to Atlantic City Sunday

afternoon.

M’-s. Joseph Dallas left on Wednesday for Philadelphia, where she purposes to remain lor the winter with her daughter.

SKIFF FOR SALE, fully equipped twenty-three leet long; eight horse power Lathrope Engine; boat and add engine two years old, and in perfect condition. Offered for sale account of going o.il of fishing business. J«ouis Scala. 156 Paris Street, Sea Isle City. Adv. BPEN1 AN EVEN1NU AT THE MOVIES. Serial every Wednesday night; features on Saturday and Sunday nights. One show only, at 8.Id. Admission 28c and l?c: a good show always. Adv. tf. LOST—Brown fur neck-piece, either in Ben Isle Ciiy or on train to Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon. Finder please return to P. J. Hallabau, 1236 South 47th St., Philadelphia. Adv. K. BOOKKEEPING AND AUDITING Books opened, balanced, ct-to-d and audited W. F. Joclier, 1(1 Dolphin St., Sea Isle City. Adv. NONE SUCH GOOD PEANUTS as those fresh-roasted ones at BKACA’S.

•dv-tf.

Tour strongest business ally today is a good hank. Security Trust Co. apt May. offers you Us services. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Fitzgerald have ]closed their cottage on Knowles Ave-i and gone to Atlantic City, where'

I, PIPE LESS FURNACE For Sale— they have rented an apartment for the

. large size. Apply Karl M. winter, ddiugton, Stratbniere, N. J. Adv. tf;

_ . i Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manner and THAT POPULAR INDOOR S1X1RT. Mr. Albert Winkler were guests of Mrs. ©1. Is made doubly attractive- when| w^dOpr-. of Dolphin Strew on Sunday, gji-d at BRAGA'S.—•dv-tf. Tuesday Mrs. Anna Swisher a Miss ICE CREAM all the time-WTCH | K *» I ''T' UP w *nkler arrived ©HUG l O.-Adv. n r ( W. Way is home iron, a trip fasty, good eat'.ng Candle* -Fill II N< w y„ rk _ r< „ n |,business ami DRUG CO. Adv. | pleasure The latter included dinners

COUNTY GOES OVERWHELMINGLY REPUBLICAN AT TUESDAY'S ELECTION PRACTICALLY EVERY ELECTION DISTRICT RETURNED LARGE PLURALITIES FOR ALL THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES; BACHARACH RE-ELECTED IN Dli TRICT AND BOSWELL VICTORY IS WALK OVER: MISS BAKER LOOSES HOME TOWN BY BIG MAJORITY. C*;»e Mav Conntv r n true to lurm on Tuesday, gem-ra! election d.n. in returning an overwhelming majority for ail the Republican candidate* nom Harding down. F.very election district, save one, which had been reported up until noon on Wednes’av gave the entire Kepublican ticket a large majority. Mis* Frances Baker, th- Demorrntic Candidate for Aasemhly, loosing her hoin.town of Wildwood bv two hundred vote*. Congressman Isaac Bacharacli carried the di-tiict by more than JO.OtlO maj ority. Dr. Jonali, the Demerratir candidate receiving about the uaual paitv vote. Tli ■ n-piiteii cut in tin- I arhararh voU- on tin- wet mid dry i*»ue failed to materialize, akhough in Cape May Countv hi* total of live hundred vote* le** than tin vote ca«l for Maiding . largely attributed Pi this cause. The complete (unot icial) returns are as follows-

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District Cox

Pmtdest Avalon

Cape May, 1st 75 Cape May, 2d 70 Cape May, 3d ill Cape Mar, -fth tkl Cape May Point IK Dennis Towns'p. 1 12* Dennis Towns'p 2d 10M Lower Towns'p ISS* Middle Towns'p 1st (it*

Boswell

UTILITY PURCHASE IS POPULAR MOVE SENTIMENT GENERALLY IN FAVOR OF CITY BUYING ALL UTILITIES: ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 30th; THOUGHT SURE TO CARRY IN VIEW OF EXPRESSED SENTIMENT.

171

2ut;

303 185

t MANY MASQUERADERS AT

OCEAN CITY CARNIVAL

Fully Seventy-five Sea lale City Folk In Festival on MonC y Night; Many Pretty and Unique Costumes:

Moose Band In Line.

Mr. ai d Mr-. W. F. Jocher returned Sunday evening from a delightful visit to the rweet pepper, potato and to-

bacco farms.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Handle went to Elmer for the week-end to take baby Kiith for a visit to her paternal grand-

Sea Isle City, 1st

S. Cape May, Stone Harbor, t'pper Towns).ip West Cape May W. Wildwood, Wildwood. 1»t

Isle City War Well represented i in the ..laMjuenide Carnival m Ocean ! i ay on Monday night, the lot id deh- ! .'iimi loading the parade wilt, tie ■ Mon re Band and "Sea lull-’* Fine: t" ^ l>olii i-. oik- ol w liotn war mounted. Twenty-four automobile* took fully seventy-five Sea Islanders to the sisG-i resort on the north, and most ot the

crowd was in costume.

George Culver was the mounted cop at the head of the parade, and othei members of the burlesque police 1" c» wen- Morris Sofioney, S. Fredericks Martin Hahn and Clias. Hahn. Next

*'■* VS ' v ''' j followed the bund, and most ol the 218 Mil 2«n membera were in costume ranging 54 2 ri ..otn Happy Hooligan to a sure^nougii ;pj] 210 .'504 j cow-boy . The band played wonderful •irr i™. ,l> Well, and despite the tact that tin

_ . j organization is only a year old. the DU 195 I music was excellently rendered, and 85 67 61 i *;i pleasing variety.

170 14^ ng Among the notable masqueraders in ___ (line were Mrs. Irving Fitch, as Jew auv*- .... . | Peddler: Mayor Fitch and tins Cite 4W»o _t/U 4870 necVer. as clowns; Mrs. H. Kraiss. as

fluralitie* 35U0 2643 3091 Sis liopkln* Mr. Theo. Fitzgerald, as Kobert Ingereoll was elected Coroner by a large majoritv and the Delaware " •■*nnii. and Mrs. Fiizg* raid, as tin Bluer, Bridge bill and the SoldiCr’s Benefit act were carried.’ I; ' !v n “' mb ‘C of , ,h '' rura! household;

■i!ss Anna Busch, as a harem lady and Mis* Frances Busch as a Chine*.* - irl. Miss Madge IVlerson. as Hell Telephone emblelu: .Mrs. LeRoy J Ateh* -'. as* "Mis* Vol*-i'*. clolhed in *■: iii:*I>- ballots: Mi-- M. l.ttongo and

2213

Monday

he .Sol ro ■ . -North. I

The bridge men nimed ( from FYltz Street to one ol

B"y house* on Landis Avenue. North. | jjra. I. J. Downe

, Mr. John Halloran and Mr. Harry i |"' r ® ,s, ' Clark are keepinj bachelors hall in 7 the Towne bungalow. It will probably : ‘

SOt be for long.

Mrs. A F. Ankele. wi He in Philadelphia. att<;..'"<l 'tie celebration of the 28th Anniversary of St. John's Chapter, No. 4. of the Eastern Slur. Mr Joseph Maguire has gone to Pldliaiphin to vote and attend to some other matte.s of business for himself

and his sister

Tonight the M. E. Sunday School five.- a Social and Community sing in the Vestry. Ice Cream and Cake for ale. Some unique posters have been Otten out by Mr. William Stevens, Jr. Mrs. Joseph Maguire returned last (riday from Philadelphia, where she as bqpn with her sister Mias Smith. §jo has been ill with pneumonia. Miss Iniitli is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Bilker have moved this feck into Mrs. Cronecker's pretty litJe cottage on Fritz Street, east Mr. laker is with the Penna. K. K. Mr*. Taker is the daugbtei of Mayor Chainlion. of Ocean City. Mrs. Kobert T. Stevens ha* been re BOved from the Presbyterian Hospital o the bouse of a friend where she is junlug strength rapidly. Her bus ■and expects to bring her home In a

keek or ten days.

Mr. and Mrs. Janie* G. Hardie have heir house open for election. Mrs. iardie took a party on a delightful notor trip to Cape May City Monday afternoon. The party included Mrs A. Twobey. Mr Joseph Bj rne

id Mrs. Carrie (ialleu.

Mr George Regec. of Washington. _J). C . came down on Tuesday us usual llo cast his ballot, which has been Re B publican ever since the first on*' was n 1S75. Mr. Rcpes was a resident _ . .a Isle City for eighteen years, and ■ conducted the Depot Hotel for eight ■ year*. He never falls to come here

5•lection day to exercise

'allierme Qu'i aunt, bavin--.

iks in the Quakei

apartment.

is at the home of in. coining down n returned with •ussed two busy t'iiy hunting for

Mis* Lucy Haley, who is s • pleasantly remembered *> many s**a Isle City friends, wiis biiritd on Sunday morning from the obi M. E. Church in Haleyvllle. Interment was in ii*e church cemetery. Miss Haley was a merfiber of the M. E. ladies' Aid. of S<’a Isle City, and active in all its enterprise. Her memory w-iil be kept gre n by her former friends.. Mrs. Carrie Cullen gave the Officers luncheon to the Executive Board of the Civic Club on Tuesday. Luncheon was sen ved promptly at 12.3d. thus giving ample time to exercise the important function of casting her first ballot to each one. The business meeting followed. at which a good d-ul of important business was transacted. The president. Mrs. J. J. Hbgan, ha- been seriously ill. but made a strenuous cf lort to l*e present. Mr. William R. Bryant, who was taken suddeuly ill on the evening of October 1C. and bas been in bed ever since, was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia, on Wednesday by his daughter. Mrs. Kuiliia Dingley. of Mooresiotfn. Pa., by the advice of his physician, who has been in conslant attendance since Mr. Bryant was taken ill. Mr. Bryant was; P! years old *m Tuesday. Several f his friends in Sea Isle City sent him birthday greetin: v Mr. Bryant has made his home with Commissioner and Mrs. J:.ines T Chapman for over two years and was reluctant to leave his pleasant room and forego trie kind care he has been

real old time Republican Rally held at City Hall Friday evening. There were addresses by "Andy", th* favorite son of Cape May Co.. Ms . Steelman, chairman of ;he Lea..i

s franchise.

• gave

Hot Contest in Both Lower Town ship and Cape May; MacKi

Returned.

Two New Members From Cape May Rabinowitz Again Elected and One From Wildwood Elected Ac Mayor ot Woodbine! " !l " Members ot County Governing Body. '

Running without opposition, May.'i Joseph Rabiunwitz, of Woodbine, wa* re-elected on Tuesday, receiving a total

There wa* a lively contest for election I , i,|' l Lj^.'"i.i' ll !;it'e p. 01 ,!,'. to Council, and the result was as foi- ai ,,i »met..n* L. ,,.

For three kear* J. K. Levin, ’5o, J. R. Katz, la*. B, Breslow, 61: Joseph II. Cohen, PI. The first two were

elected.

L. Chnseii, IU2; Max

omen Voters, and ii

who spoke earnestly of 1 France. n.id the things not

There will be several changes in the

personnel of the Board oi Chosen Freeholders when that body meet* to re-or-ganize on January first, two new an-ui-bers having been elected from Cape

May, and one from Wildwood.

Probably the hottest contest in the .. .

county was in Lower Township, where! 1 'I 11 "' " ' F reeholder J. P. MacKissic w a* opposed , ' wf

for re-election by Chas. Walters, 'lacKissic won out in all bill two ot the election precincts in the district, though under indictment for alleged in ,;uhuities in office. His election i» said by (lie people of his district to coinpl* n-lv vindicate him in their opinion, and

show their appreciation of his work. Cape May had a hut fight in which Tin FJdredge and William 8. Minw ere el.cted over William D. G:U*eil

and Cha« York. Mr. York is irm a member of the Board, appointed to till the Uiiexpired term of the late Captain

kill 1

The Ixryal Order of M

Hallowe’en party on s.iurdny night, which M-hpsed all r* im-r efforts T first prize was fo* most comical ( tume. awarded without hesitation Charles K Hahn and George tYil*

w ho npresented the Tunervill* Police ] mark. -And ** *a Fom . Frances Busch, w ho** dress * sonic names on the was coni posed entirely of shingles, in- 1 not like have i.ati.i •cnbed with "help shingle Moose Hall., tier you w.re not was given the palm for the most orig ticket was made uj Inal, and ilt*s Rebecca Collins as the*if >..u would la- ' “Harem Girl" was called the bes'jthts lime, and n* drwased. Mm. Irving Filch as 1 . hnw-a say am to ll Hopkins," and Miss Anna Busch, asj Th.- Moo*. Ban.!

•The Chinese Girl." received honorable i during 'he evening, adding greatly mention at the Moose Maaqui. the pleasute of the enthuaiaaUc crowd.

>r. snyde". I Bennett. This election nnseat* him * work in well a* loriuer Director Henry Buther o hr talked | ford, who was not a candidate for re-

rniembored at elevlion.

s Mrs. Sli-*-l i„ Wildwoed tHto Kueneke was re.ally how ’"{ riected without a contest, and William Mr Boswell H. Ktein was elected in place of Direcr*s unt of th*‘ uir Augnstns Hilton, who wa* not a

significant re candidate.

w. have nut I tr. North Wildwood bolli John W, "hti h you do j Young and Floyd Hewitt were re-elect'

th us; remem- j ed.

i> when th** - Kpecnlalion is now rife a* to who will

be the next Director of the Board, ina*

tini*- you shall

andldates." red select r

mech as both lie present Direct* the former Director wii* not be member after January firet. Joseph t'amp of Middle Township, present Vice-Direc-tor is prominently mentioned as the

•ucceasoi to Mr. lltlton.

year: J. Bear, M*: Morris

Cohen, 86.

in the latter two the first named were

Krouse Given Flattering Vote At Stone Hatbor

nov« on i he part ol the cltiSi-.. Isle City to purchase and •illy Operate all of the public ol tin- resort is daily gaining hen 111.-, and- the election OU i.-i :tnih for or aeainst the pure.m . pr* uj certain of carryli one ul i lie larg<-st majorities ven a public question in the ‘ I am heartily in favor of the pur- * M.-' ' -tuti'l Edward H. Arnett, when iin.-rviewed by this newspaper on the question, "foi I believe that the overhead and administration of any one of the tlir* e plants would b>- sutficieut lor all thn-e jf they were owned by oiu iiii*'i-esi. Where there are nowthree companies operating with separate oflice expense and admlnistration e\p. n*e. the same cost would pro- * iih toi all three in a similar man- • other savings could be operated. not to *;-'ak of ihe improved service that mu*t tOllow publi*- ownership. If u were owned by the city, too. Hi- i uizeii- would have a voice In thcii opeiation for the best interests "i all. v.bile now we have no voice and the i-diiipHn-cs ait- natuially operated ioi lb*- I*.-i interests of tiie own era." Maud** rvifrnncy. City Treasurer, and v-eii known real estate operator, is also in lavor of the purchase. When aski-d In* position Mr. Sofroney said: I would like to know something of the cost to the city to buy the plants befoie I Mile for all three of them, but I uni firmly convinced that ihe city nmst own and operate the gas plant wTiatevei ihe cost, and since 1 am In fa mu ot progress, and this seems a sti p forward. I shall volt for and suppm; the purchase of all three plants." Edward I fever, one of the circulaH ■■! the petitions, said when interviewed on Tuesday: "What's the dlflereiirc who owns the plants? If they are badly managed now, the public pay* the hill in Increased rates; if they at badly managed under city owners!' . . which Is unlikely, the public will pay the bill just t..e same in increased taxes. It is six of one and a half-dozen jf the other, and I believe we will hake a belter chance and better serf ice under city inunagemenL" '‘has. II ('loutir . President of the S.-a Isle City Fish Company, has ex- ;- • ->*-d binisell a* a suunch support- • ..I ill. in.iM-iiieiit. and his son. Stanley < hiiii ii. . ..i ill.- Holme* Fish Company. when asked as to his stand said hail it-.*- very good reasons for of it. and they were: • Fi. t. heitei service: second, lower rales, ihild. a revenue producer for •■e uty to help lower taxation.” i. t\ 1.1111(1**. Jr. President of i!,.- S. a Isle cny Realty Company, is opposed to government or 'Municipal - I .-nip ot i-tiinies on general prtn- . ..-i. Iiat in Hi* S*-a Isl** City case he cm.: - n ‘lii a sinall place like Sea I-!• • he slated, "there will be a P* -• nl in:-:*st taken by the peopli i niM-iaiion of th- utilities, and I ie there will -, - a possibility misuse ol tLe plants, which, after .ui. is ihe only real excuse for tny ic-ii:.; being other than muuici-•-ally operated in Vineland, for inlane* . . :i in* utilities ar*- owned by ■ In- • :iy. and with wonderful success both lot the town and its i itizens. 1 ■ 111 in taw.! ot Sea Isle City owning -In plafils. and sliail vote for it and W illiam F. Jo* he!, of Philadelphia, ui.- nl S.-a isle's newest additions to I * y ."'in*: colony, when asked as " !u- -tami on 'he question, said: "1 first, last and all the

reason is that 1 1. for one. am

i.i pay tor the service if I get • m-h it ii i n.-1- more, under <dty hip which i doubt. 1 am willing Ho- bill if 1 -t what I want"

n | In to* tiavel* of tbe interviewer on a ■'':p sday inoTning. only one waa etoe lisnintei-ed w no was against the propo1 1 sition. and he was in favor of the gas

M-. That is the .ii. y promise I purchase, but not the ilhers. The perdnnng my cauipaigns and it wnljsiin was Walter Pfeiffer, who said.

ssiisiact*>i

PROHIBITION, STILL FIGHT THE SALOONS.

y ope:

eas at whatever

others 1 can't be convince will have to pay three ii*- plants, and nothing that ever undertaken w as done a. when done by a private If ihe water and electric m. s .ii.- mu making money Mil lose ail the more if the

Mayor Clarence A. Krouse was elected at Stone Harbor on T*n-day a vole ol 165 again*! the 11 ul his * poi.ent, Thoiu&s Gash Mins Mary 1-eeds, who ran indepei d- i:. ently for member of Council was or- j an* fettled, lie! vote beinc 76. against th*-j \;l 13s given Albert Turnley and 12" given i, j William Sebuck. There being two va- j l,,o caucien, botli Turnley and Schnck were ; elected. job* There was no opp-’ t" George .. Mziklarid a* Aw*e*»oi. In» vote bein - |, , 1“3. yiniilariy Fsiuld 1 la'i"i wa*|., :. elect a a* Collector and Fred Robinson . ,

as Constable.

Tiie vote given Mr. Kronse was ":m . splendid testimonial to the food workj(-,, : lie ha* dour during hie previous term as j jt,.

N UNPOPULAR APPOINTMENT. to ii|*i*o>ninient made by Mayor eph ' bamplon. of Ocean City, i'h. >• cording to an Ocean City ' spap*-i. 'pells "the l*olitiuil suicide the Mayer' was that of Samuel iver a- ^chief of the Fire Departu i 11 ‘ -slid tiiat bulb the paid I Milnut.ir companies objected to ar'lM'iii'm* i ■. and threaten not to

Xlliles

tained the ti home on thday. Man; stayed over :

Hi. ' .'..i.i: CLERK REFUSES TO GET OUT.

• Wildwood

" l *’ '•" l 1 la-visti't, rommissii'ii*-!.- in which Commission- • m oi in. di- (i.i sup"! ii* Smith and Bright are lined up "1 in. Aim Saloon 1 ■*■<*-:m against Mavnr Hendee. a resolution

*" “b pa- •-• *1 a: n trarily dlsmisainc City

i in- t.uK ;. p. im*ui was ( lerk Allred Winterbum. Mr. Win- :. i". I'idint .. a'king City tethum, how. ver. refuses to be disi-* *' ' t- u d>' 1 n-.l-S'-d •" r* adily and ha* commenced

' ""I*, who. :t i-1 ertiorari proceedings to compel the

' ' J.lgrant '»ule > . : nil.-; urn. r tu show laUbU why be lav, I "!* iwiiuon v. hould Iw di*misaed. and the majority tm.n' im lulling Henrv It • *.n.u.:'-.oiien. fmvt (-.included, by resi..ii". \ it Bright, wi hi„iuimu adopted last weak, to xuit fizht audience, was ealb-d for!Hie case F'or the present, at least,

r. urging tb-- j Mr. Winierburu will remain as City

sign that pel

. Clerk.