W NfAY COUNTY TIMES PL»ouAt«4 with the Bee tale City Review WILLIAM A. HATFERT. Editor Pubitxfeed Erery Friday by the IT OOUITY TIMES C0MPAHT (Isoorpo rated) i Avenues SEA ISLE CITT. H. J. I OSoe—T17 Mutual Life Bulldlnf. A. F. Smith. AdptetlT*. | Price. |1.60 Per Tear lu Advance. 1 Upon Application. New Jersey Press Association. ' National Editorial Association.

Cape May County

e at Sea tale City. N. J.. as 8'jond-d'm Matter.

a GEAYEL—EHTER COBCKETE South Jersey pravtl road wu one of the finest built, a frarel road was smooth as asphalt of resiliency to make travel n pleasure. Stokes who said, of a section of Cape May yean ago, Oat one could “start at the beginning full af water on the top of his car and travel the without spilling a single drop.” a few yean back. How the gravel road is tys are nmmbered. A fine, smooth stretch of jT rutty, bumpy, sandy, soft and “wash-boardy" road r to the constantly increasing number of autoI at which they travel. Heavy trucks, unMr a fixed part ol oar transportation system, It every time they pass. Gravel simply canon motor travel. , to today’s road problem! Concrete, or i sure. But the question is, How are we e before autos give way to aeroplanes ns the t ^eea four yean building the Main Seashore jjlwnin’s comer, n distance of about nineteen ^wfll it take to hard-surface all of the Main A- road, and the important connecting roads! bom* on and have plenty of time yon can figure it ot “•inclusion that they will all be hard-surfaced ife grandparents! t Jm,000 and $80,000 a mile, a hard-surfaced road dif financed from current revenues of county i, the building must necessarily stretch over t the dream ti a continuous chain of hardt the county and state will never come to e of those who should now enjoy the use of issue of sufficient size to build all of g this, the Hew Jersey Legislature has passe of forty millions of dollars to complete the , the state by 1927. The question is to be sub- ; the Hot ember election this year, and if the bond I roads will soon become a reality. •nee, it has been figured, of the present gravel t carrying charges, including interest and sinking n do»ar bond issue. And in place of bumpy, gravel ; kb winter, we will enjoy smooth roads usable h as not to support and vote for this bond issue!

1916-1922 n\w*s approaching. i before had been warned that certain rail1 putting the government to a test, but j wait and weave rhetorical textiles I was swung in the fall and the Chief t were bully-r&gged into parsing leg

f the fact that the government was that the government would stand fie its decision after careful weighs to the effect that railway wages rod the workers walked out, but the government we!'’ asked a labor leader, when he ■fi to be coerced. Backbone was Americanism. Those workers who l to their jobs. It is a ten to me mt today, while it was an open

mtempt for it.

H .bout til I >'-ct:oa at ha

Do yon prefer a government with backtofi macaroni supporting its spinal cord !

rEVTHG FITCH Mayor of Sea Isle City Fifteen years afo a youth of twenty summers was appointed telecraph operator In the Pennsylvania Railroad station at Sea tale City. Today he Is Mayor of the reaort. Clerk of the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders and manager of the city's municipally owned gaa plant— and is handling all three Jobs with That man la Irving Fitch. Born In Union Grove. Salem County. Mr. Fitch in his early youth moved to May's Landing and waa theie educated in the public echoed and graduated with honors from the High School. In succession he was Secretary of the Sea tale City Board of Health. Secretary of the Board of Education and City Clerk. From June 1118 to June 181I he was Acting Mayor, and that year waa elected as Mayor of the reaort by a big majority over hta opponents. Mayor Fitch is now serving his second term as Master of Cannon Lodge F. A A. M.. of South SeavlUe. and it, a Shrlner. Tall Cede*-, an Elk and a Moose; he is also a member of the City Club, of Philadelphia. For several years he conducted the resort* only drug store, and Ms present private business Is insurance. Tennis and lee skating are Mayor Fitch's hobbles, with golf looming Ir. the horlson at a possible sue tor to his' tennis activities.

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PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN

| LEAGUE peace « fiupatch frtsa London: “The afternoon'* proceeding* « League «f Hatton* were singularly spiritless and dewit The T—* at Balfour frequently fell asleep, and hi* e y < abort the finme of the discussion. Other memj by frequent draughts of tea. The led out at sympathy for Lord Balfour's weariness ” K pictui* at the League of Hations in action. With B collapM) to Oewnany. with Russia defying all laws at, ai d with war about tc break out almost anywhere tbt hmftng IT the League sit around rigJ‘n*« which the United States was expected to shoolfi become a member. Fortunately we ver infiuosoe of such an atmoepbere.

everybody is sure to get some •inimorf iport i> ■wis^mug!

The AuiomuollUt was taking a Ride In an Airplane when the Motor stopped and be jumped out from Force of Habit to see Wctlnell was the Matter now. nils taoebt* us that no Autoffiobllist should Ilk? a Joy Rldr among the O uds wltkoot flrw being Strapped tb Us Seat.

Times’ Tips ON Timely Topics

WjUMWIE SWT

Chanoary Com DtoMot LeMfh Valey Would Lon by Water-

"Wh«t »r. th, wild w,tm MrIngf** "I dunno. What are the Chautauqua lecturers lecturing about T” Did Her Best ''Please, ma'am, I’ve broken eomeIng," said Jane. ■'Well. Jane, what Is Itf” naked the mlstraee. ‘Tm very eorry. I couldn't help tt,” ■aid Jane crying. “Don’t be silly. Jaae; tell me what It la.” naked the other. “Oh. ma’am, t * cucumber wna crooked and seeing you had company. I tried to bend it straight.''

a motorist was driving

THE DECISION BEATS NEWARK Water Bupply Cemmleelen Lease Tea. State Beard of Bducetlee Jealous. Professor Winkler, Fa me us Director, Has Stately Funeral.

The train, upon arriving Waa ready tor attack! The old acceleratoi Was winning out all right! He got across but li tar. He nearly died o. fright! Suiting the Ward, Ten Know “Your Ups are just like roee petals/’ “But really, Hubert, I must say good-night now.” "Well, let’s nay it with flowers." About the only thing up to date id modern on some aPtomobllee la the license plates. Would Help 'T get along pretty well at ^olf." said Paw Nnrltch. “The caddy hands me the proper club.” Well.” “1 wish the butler would deal out the forks at dinner the same way.” Unreliable Age Old Party—“I am eighty, young an, and I don't remember ever having told a lie.” Yourg Man—“Well, yon can’t expect your memory to be very reliable at that age.” That’s Different They told him that the poor girt had lost all her friends, he was un-

They added she had lost all her jewels, he did not care. They said she had loat all her money, he only shrugged. They mentioned the had lost All her clothes, he asked for her address. ▲ girl never seems to care much for a man If she thinks she can get him whenever she's ready to try. A Concenon A Wildwood Italian who kept a fruit stand waa much annoyed by possible customers who made a practice of handling the fruit and pinching it. thereby leaving It softened and often spoiled. Exasperated beyond endurance he finally put up a sign which read: “If you must plncha da fruit, plncha da coeoanut! 1 Older cltlaena declare the climate la slowly changing and that It Is getting warmer. Girls now drees for the change. li you want to live In the kind of

town

Like the kind of a town you like You needn't slip your clothes In a

grip

And start on a long, long hike. For you’ll on'y find what yon left

behind

For there’s nothing that's really

new;

It's a knock a: yourself when you knock your town. For It isn't your town—Mis you. Clerk—“I came In to aak you. sir. If you could raise my salary.” Employer—“It isn’t psy day.” Clerk—”1 know that, sir, but I thought 1 would speak about It to-

day."

Employer- -“Well, go back to your desk, and don't worry. I've managed *o raise it every week you've been with us so far. haven't I?” She Missed One 4 Madge—“Charlie proposed twice before I accepted him.” Marjorie—“Didn't you hear him

the first time?" -<« i.

Do Yon Jessie Her 1

“" Why do you feed tramps wb —— * along? "foiey neviV US'

work for you." “No.” said the wife; "But it Is quite a satisfaatlon to see a man eat a meal without finding lault with the eooLIng.” Don't put things off; put

over.

while sttendlng the Shrlner*' convention In California, Mr. had since been declining to Daring his stay in OUtoroU the rocowned band master was < - - a hospital four days, bet ■* IH be made the return tt

Trenton Shrlner*. Upon bU arrival d

were Immediately made ft* bla removal to the hoepltel. For a time ftfiIowing his removal to the institutlaa, the veteran musician rallied, but recently he suffered a relapse and, to mb effort to bring about relief, phtotejena at the hospital performed e deUc ‘ operation. He raUled again for * *

and hope* for hi* recovery v talned until he suffered ai lapse a few days ago. aafittad gradually b ' *“ Probe Eligibility of Seboel C Pending an inquiry by State 1 tlon Commissioer John Enright termlne If Mr*. Catherine f* ' holds.a position other then a

officer in Monmouth county, the State poard of Education ha* postponed ceo. aider*tlon of reappointment WStQ tto

September meeting.

Mrs. McCarthy's name wai edbmtttnfi to the State Education Board. At the request of Oscar W. Jeffrey of Englewood, the nomination wa» laid over ts find out If the attendance officer holds more than one position to toe aehoet

Trenton.—The Lehigh Valley Railroad has won It* Chancery Court action to enjoin the North Jersey District Water Supply Commlaalon and Newark from proceeding with the development of the Wanaque watershed. In an opinion filed at Trenton by ViceChancellor Foster the restrain sought waa granted on the ground that the railroad, as loasee of the Morris Canal, would suffer serious Injury through the development project, which was undertaken primarily to add another

source to Newark's water supply.

In a brief filed by counsel for both

is North Jersey commie*!

Newark it waa urged that In view of the fact that the canal la not being ______ need for navigation purposes, "it must woman holds one or a doren Jobe, be perfectly obviou* to every fair-1 much aa she give* satisfactory Mr minded person that the rights In lands a* attendance officer. Mr. Enright sold or waters, whether by direct grant he had made a diligent Inquiry to •r as appurtenant to the lands (title determine upon the nominee'* fitnee*. to which waa acquired by the canal Judge Lawrence of Monmouth county.

Commissioner Enright Mid that the nomination was submitted solely on K

imisIs of efficiency. It la 1 the commissioner said, •

company for canal purposes only), are of a moot flimsy and Insubstantial character." This Is not the view the vice chancellor takes of the subject matter of the controversy. Two questions are Involved, foe vice chancellor says. One la: “Is the ex of the contemplated dlveniou of waters now flowing Into the canal so great that U will Injuriously affect complainants' rights (lessor and lessee), and prevent them from performing their obligations anu duties In maintaining the canal in a

condition?"

The other: "Are the def lawfully attempting s

The vice chancellor answers both

affirms tlrely.

While, aa a n atter of course. Vies Chancellor Foster's judicial pronouncement will not be the last word in the controversy, It will nevertheless serve to Jolt proponents of the Wanaque development. For be holds that the originally contemplated discharge of 50,OJ0,000 gallons a d..j from the reservoir for the use of Newark and

other protective taker* wUl const!- ipi^lnto“the ropldT

tote a violation of the Inhibitions of

with wham the attendance e considerable business, endorsed Mr*. McCarthy for reappointment. John P. Murray of Jersey CSty, a board member, celled attention to a recent statute prohibiting county seboel superintendents from bolding down more than one position In the school system. He thought the spirit of the art should apply to subordinate posi-

tions.

Tragic Death of Princeton CM Mies Elisabeth Jones, ssveateM jeers old. daughter of Prof. L. W. Jonea, head of the department ci chemistry of Princeton University, met a tragic death In Yosemlte Valley when the nipped and fell over a rilff Into the swirling waters of the iiercede

River.

Vlas Jones was with her father, who made a frantic effort to save her end harrowly escaped a similar fate. According to tourist* who witn the accident. Professor Jones grasped his daugnter's hand aa she started to fall. He rinng firmly, bnt the hands parted and she slipped over the prec-

... — ... . „ . A call was Immediately Sou M.PICT 71 ot U., l.w. ot 1916, from „ a t„r« n..*™. Aooortlo, ,

wMcb th, bo-tt Jereoy rommIMlon tl „

<.,rtv„ U, po—era. whore.. It I, now frir . Ibp 4 of e

prepo»a to 61,m 00.(M0,000 „llon-.

P-t d* 1 - !' Profoi-or Jon;-, no, hi, i Soction 22 ot ,1* ore « 1P16, th, ln tt , ‘ "re »r w ., pro-Wre -thnt m,, „ Boftok*. nothing in Ihu ncl Uinll .nihortre nn, he „ m«nnnoi- lT»n ncuon ot agreement th.l .tail opre cnk.^,, M

*te to abandon or make necessary the California

abandonment ot mij canal ot wntore; M ,„ j„„ M w „ ^ m,, “ r "Jf™ “J “h- 1 Fire-, School In Fdnreton m Jnoc and - pan, Iren, the obligation to maintain; pi.nnrei „ ,nict Wellegler Collec, ud operate said canaL m the tall. She wn, one of th- leader. Jealousy of Education Board | of her dam and an only child. Although questioning the propririy Borrowed M00; Gets Into Scrape tf the Board of Instltntions and Agen-1 Frank ot

ciea making a tolnn..^ mwej ot th. j

Bordentown School for Colored Youths,: ^ h . .. *e State Board of Eduction h« ! ^

SSli ZZZTZZTJZ t

77JT aa .

“SSSi u,'re.r™S'nr'.'5reiure x ° *“' ot th. ihMltntlonF breed. cpreMlng ^ Frnng the opinion that Boromtown me, on ■ “ ri ™ '*»'«' 1»-

CMC to he ■ Khool ud he clreMW. “*» *

Meanwhile the aunt had not collect* ed her 8300. so she appealed to the sheriff and he put a levy upon Frank** household goods just whoa he was preparing to move to New York. Freak then promised to make good aitd peg hU aunt the debt and was la the sheriff's office settling up when hie bondsman on the serious criminal charge walked in and said he wonted

to surrender Frank.

Frank is now endeavoring to secure a new bondsman, although he has been released Id the custody of his legal representative, Romulus P. Rime. Naw Indictment Against Policeman Adam Drescb. suspended Newark policeman. was charged with first t

t out for

The Edncat'.or. Board meeting developed that u dietician from Commissioner Lewi*' office volantartly gave the Bordentawn school a dean bill of health, with the exception that suffi-

cient milk Is not supplied.

Cel. D. Stewart Craven of Salem, chairman of the Bordentown School Committee, appealed for an emergency appropriation to purchase cows. The governor, comptroller and treasurer said that they could not view the recommendation In the light of an emergency, though suggesting that other funds be used to meet the sltua-

tVjtL

Mr. Murray questioned the wisdom

pt the recommendation and unsolicited murder In connection with the killing enrvey, elating It would be better to t>f Lieutenant Charles Harm In West keep the •chc-j’ before the public as «c Hoboken January 28. Before Acting educational home rather than have It I Police Judge Edward Markelev In the apjwar aa a ttate Institution. The die- Third Precinct Court of veroey atv ticlan's recommendation was declared Dresoh was held without ball, to 1* similar to work of en efficiency The charge followed the release of food expert and on. mu's judgment. Ore*-h and hi. rearrert on the unuBordentown pupil* are healthy, he ier complaint after thin- - " f ,cd thebrerel tf»hl6 be rerirted ] lltenj. I, w„ ,hc ^h..on otYipreJ. to repose confidence In the manage- Court Juitic Parker that rt»e «mT ment of Superintendent William R. ,->Ulut on which the policeman ' m, i »nested Indicated manslaughter rather -kholhre rfldmcj expen my com. LbM mro., ,h™i, “o-aml along and recommend the spoonful of ^ } c rdlng. wine in their milk and porterhouse ., ^ Ro,d 10 Bathers steaks," said Mr. Murray. The l»*rd »'ei.n»ylv*nia Railroad Comby a vote of two to one decided to , 7. roiiowtng the disturbance at transfer funds for the purchase of -V** 3 . has issued an order proaddltlonal coej. —. il hi ting any but it* employees to cross - ^ t .he tracks near the round house. This

rrtzZr, "‘r* 0 * w ^ ,v “ c!l,n Atoe Delaware rivet VlbTSS^ ’ hm >" >0 !..th. hu of the pioneer* )W . n U14H ] ^

m the development of high murical To roach tlit Wt of th. m standards In Treaton, who died lu Me- j,, f utur M „ " f ^ rt,r * r Klnley Hospital following an lllneM of throuriiCrater 10 about two months, was buried Weduew Psu^ tSl and tl ^ ^ COB ' day morning at 10 :30 o'clock from his uirw blocks to the ^ ahoat late home, 234 HU I crest avenue. Ma- , nr a i lU1 _ „* J?* *' ,orp - T*** propsonlc sendee# were conducted at th* railroad, sad it iT !* bj th *. home. Interment was U> Riven lew: XT r *'‘* ortwl “ Cemeter.. rurthrr Wndrance* in th * <u*. fitrlcksit seriously U1 on June 1! h * ther * ' lTO 'e raUroafl

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