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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Consolidated with the Sea lale Cltr Review. February, 1»1B WXUJAM A. HAFFERT. General Manacer NORVELLE WALLACE SHARPE. II. Manaylns Editor Published Every Friday by the Oils MAT COUHTY TIMES COMPAKY (Incorporated) Atlantic Avenue and gl«hth Street West Jeniey and Landis Avenues OCEAN CITY, N. J. SEA. ISLE CITY, N. J.

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'7/it’s Not in the Times—It Didn't Happen"

A MEERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU

So much has gone into Christmas—and oome out of it—in the pest thousand yean that even though one’s yean an multiplied by three » ud-ten, one cannot adequately express to others greetings fitting to

the day.

And this is but natural, for Christmas is the Holiday of hoiidayv-the ttfebretion of the birthday of the founder of Christianity—the One upon wmm rests the whole structure of our modern civilisation, and our sodal

•ateJopment—Jesut Christ.

It always has been a time of Joy, and expression of good will, and tins tao* is but natural, for did net He command that there should be Good Wfll

trd all man!

Prom the time we first experienced Christmas, with its confuting

*£ tor* u* foodies, to the time of middle life and old age, whenwe are Jhanng in the delight of the youager generations, the ^ ™

been one of happiness and joy—a joy that comes fra

stte, normal, sensible person.

Ttot^niraip •< j<rj m*j be fiD to mrtnimg, tko. i> the lime el tbe TIMES to ero? oae <d ,oei. Tbo Cbmtiuj ^Ut pexmetfee eeeer oormer ot Uie TIMES prat ihop-it bee letnS via tbe iek eeeren S el pitatel setter thet hes gone lorth from ite proteei 1* the peet _ea« era, impReue epee white I*per carried between the printed

tit* happy spirit of the season.

R ie a this spirit that the TIMES wericen, boa editeriel end meeheeeiteed to ^e the wtob tbet ,ear Cbrinec be e Men,, Men, aee.

i within to erny

OFF !CE.CAT

Sweeter at the Minstrel Show

CO-OPEEATIO* THAT WOS ^ opeeieg of tbe lint Hetjoeel Beak, d See Ida City, wee the nntBit we example of the power of co-operation that has been illustrated (wpeMay County in many years. Plrat the people of the resort co-operated; the small opposition that ■ •faiast the orgamiaation of a Sea Isle bank melted away as the before the heat of the sun, and when the bank opened its doors last “e depositors were nearly one hundred per cent of Sea Isle City’s SMSldents, as well as a large number from surrounding communities. *= came the co-operation of the bankers of Cape May County, of whom, at least, will be adversely affected by the bank’s opening. Hie spirit of friendliness shown by them toward the County’s baby bank Tons inspiring, and brooks well for the success of the County’s iwwHuw fraternity. Practically every bank in tbe County was represented in the pawn of its officers last Monday, and those who could not get to the —“■ting reception, sent congratulatory letters. That co-operation pays is shown by the fact that the Sea Isle City *».»»* leached its goal of a $100,000 opening day deposit, with $25,000 u> spare. . COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS looking over the weekly papers from country towns at this season of the year or.e finds a large number of items of Christmas home-coming. The pessimist either fails to see these reports or misses their meaning. The story or poem of olden time was prone to lay stress on the gatheriBgs at Yule tide, but those who returned, were generally within walking liAU*."'** or had at most a ride of a day or so. A journey of a hundred s e serious matter, one of a thousand miles was out of the question. Mow the families are divided by greater areas but the means of transportation have more than compensated for the mileage.—Camden Post-

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TAX REDUCTION POSSIBLE BUT HOT PROBABLE A whole lot of people are doomed to disappointment if they are exP*cting anything worth while to result from this ralk about reducing taxes. If that isn't plain enough to understand, what me mean is we believe there is anything to it but talk The Governor-elect is probably sincere when he says he is going to rue efforts to bring about lower taxes, but anyone acquainted witn political sbinations knows that the politicians won't let him. For the politicians who are in control stay in control because they get jobs for the faithful, and if the faithful are thrown out of their jobs, politician* would soon have none themselves. One way to reduce taxes—and perhaps the biggest way is to cut out I the things we oan do without. But it is one thing to do withont things we CAM, and another to do without things we WANT. Almost every reader of the TIMES knows there are a lot of things eating up the taxpayers' money that we could get along Without just as wdl. It is so easy to increase expenses, and so difficult to reduce them. Itusu true in the private family, and it is equally true of the local and State governments. We all know, too, that there are a let of men holding office whose could be dispensed with without affecting the public welfare in the Men drawing $3,000 salaries do practically no work to earn them. Some of them don’t go to their offices but once a week. We know of some like that. And there are hundreds more. Instead of taxes being lowered we look for them to go higher. It is in Ike blood, so to speak. Daring the war people become so much accustomed to increases in everything that the politicians know they can now make new jobs as they please and increase expenses right and left without the taxpayers having a chance. The politicians know that about all the people do is talk, toid so long as they do nothing but talk, the game is easy. In our opinion taxes will never be lower. As the voters increase in number, more jobs must be found. As the population increases, expense* of all kinds increase. Our jails, our state institutions, our courts, our roads, oar municipal governments all will cost more money in the future than in Ike past. There are many things we CAN do vithout, but will we T We are sure we will not, and we are equally sure that the cost of government, good, bad ■ad indifferent, will continue to increase, and that the taxpayers will continue to just TALK about it. THE CHAMBER of Commerce of Ocean City is to be congratulated upon its insistence of city help in raising a large advertising appropriation for the coining season. Ocean City is a wonderful resort, and the world should be told about it. This can be done in no other way as effectively, •r as cheaply, si through intelligent newspaper and magazine advertising. With tbe new Flanders Hotel completed, and the million* of dollars in private improvements, Ocean City certainly has something worth exploiting for the owning season.

Oh, Junius, tho Office Cat. Has come to town to stay. An’ talk about tho food folks. And all the things they say. An’ look into the scandals And help to spread thorn too. An* make folks feel quite awful. Just like all old cats do. So. If you have a skeleton Within your closet Md, Just take it out and bury it Beneath a casUren lid. For Junius is sneakin’ And a pokin' all about And the Office Cat will get you Bf you Doat Watch

Out.

An’ If yon are a married man. A alyln* out sloop. An* tryi-i' to make a chlcke. think You have no wife at he An’ If you have some moonshine Brewin’ In your shed. An’ If you use Sage Tonic On a very bald old head. An' If you take your sweetheart

out

And hug her In the park. An’ If you have a birthday And then keep It In the dark. You’d bettor bo real eareful. For I know without a doubt. That the Office Cat will get you *f you Don’t Watch

Itoanera do In Cpery. The feller lafed until he erled. He sec theft’s the nt tune in nine years that I’ve beoa Me to fool usy wife. A feller got up an’ recited a poem,

his la It:

Why do tha gtiis after

An’ If you are a gunman And lost shut your eyes and sfraot. An’ If your car knocks someone down You "step on her" and skoot. An' if you go out fishing And oome home withont a one. An’ you tell an awful whopper Aui. make folks think you caught a ton. An' If the city fathers have A sassy, hreesy scrap. An’ If for humor columns You do not give a rep. I born" you’ll watch your step And It will do no good to pout. For the Office Cat will get you Ef you Don’t Watc’i

Out.

Every day Is Decoration Day with the Flapper. ‘What'a all that noise gwine on ovan at you' house last night?" asked an old colored woman of another. ‘Sounded tike a lot of catamounts done broke loose.'* "Dat? Why dat was nothin' only de gen'man from the furniture store collecting his easy payments.’’ An American advertisement spells the word "Inside” as "Insyde." This must have been an accident because the elimination of the 'T' Is not real American tendency. Disguised Young Lady—Were you pleased with the new school, little boy? Little Boy—Naw! Dey made me wash me face an’ when I went hon e de dorg bit me ‘cause he didn’t know me.

DecBtaber 22nd. Dear Skinny: We all went to Court House to see the mixed minstrel show. I don’t bo why they call it mixed minstrel xeept tko actors feet got mixed up when they triad to danoe. The object of the ahow was far thr actors to Insult the peeple and the peeple to Insult the acton. Both done pretty well with the actors getting a little the worat of It. They told aum good Jokee, sum bum ones an' sum they clapped at themselves. Everybody had a dirty face xoept tha middle man. He wore a swell white hired salt an’ looked Jnat like one of them one day Wildwood sports xcept he didn’t carry bis lunch la a shoe box. His suit fit so tight you could aee where he carried neb. One fcU-r on the end said. The doctor tells me my wife’s got a bed case of ’THver tongue." Sub near us and Theta beeni It us cb gas. Btnrbudy else said I bet becus you katrl keep It from rattling. Finally oaa of the actors ast

kr oek.

Smnbudy said Ain't It the

>’ nada a

A feller danced a song

hit. Sumbndy said he’s lar then his Pop who makes yu pay Uncle Sam tax bv u* yu her been

foolish enoff t" work.

A feller said to us This la my wife who Is gotn to sing. Win yu help to clap? She sung as though she

had a misery but we

the bowed six times an’ strutted

The trap don’t chase the mow But gets him Just the asms Then a girl actor answered.

to K:

111 tell you why we chase the boys With eur dresssa to our ka We ala’t the trap you speak about For the feller is tbe cheese. That made a hit with every! xcept the fellers. A feller alt next to Pop eed Thet dame kin shoot more holes la a fellers bank roll then r Candydate kia la a bottle of Canadian Club. Tbet’a gotn i n’t it actaer Then a lady sung a song. I liked It ter It made fan of rurti. An old lady near us didn’t fer she said Ain’t It Just perfectly terrible the way the young drink nowadays. Thet girt ought to be ashamed of herself fer einging. She’s got her Baby Slaters

PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN

It wus explained it wusn’t boos. It wax she. Had Jier Baby Sisters Blues. Sue Skins thet shows all the dumb peeple don’t live in Stone Har-

bor.

Then a lady sung a song- She waa o good fer the show an’ waited until she could sing by herself. Everybody liked her fer she dldq’t try to dance. After everybody clapped Mom sed I wonder If her voice la cultivaPop sed Sure It Is fer ain’t her husband the farm demonstrater Then a State Trooper sung a coue songa. Somebudy sed he had a fine voice. A feller sed yu bet be is. The last time I heard his voice wax a seven fifty fine. Then they had a dance. I heard a gurl say Hev yu finished yur Xmas Shopping: yet? The other gurl sed ends on who ast me to dance. Then a feller cums over an’ seya Kin 1 her the pleasure of this dance? She looked at his farm shoes an’ sed. If its any pleasure you’ll probably hev ft. He made a good irapremlon however fer yu could see It on her white shoes. After be seys I’ll see yu later an’ she seys to herself not If I <<e _ roming she looked at her shorn an sed Well I gueer my Xmas shopping Isn’t done yet but I bet thet feller’s a plumber fer he’s full of elbows, wrenches and loose Joints. Every man to his trade seys I. Well so long Skins I’m going to Grand Moms fer the holidays so if yu don’t hear frum me yu no I’ve got a stomach acke. 8KEETER.

The Court Which Has Stood as the Guardian of Our Form of Government Bt CALVIN COOUD3E, VlroV^riiH D^Ul StatoA Pm «» porproe ot pmttablg prop), „ Hidr righto « dearlj bought nd to tolaml, Sectored, tie third Mtieto si the Constitution mtabliahed one Supreme court and vetoed it with judicial power over all caaaa arising under the Conrtitution. It ia that court which has stood aa the guardian and protector of our form 'f government, the guaranty of the perpetuity of the Coatoi+Ttion, and above all the great champion of tha freedom and tbe liberty of the people. Ho other known tribunal has ever been devised in which the people could put their faith and coafldaaoa, to which they could intrust their choicest treasure, with a like ■■iiigw that then it I would be secure and safe. Then ia no power, no infiMM% great enough to sway its judgments. One of the propoeals for enlarging the present field «f lagUtofan has been to ghs the congress authority to make valid a prepsasd lav which the Supreme court has declared waa oute'da the authority granted by the people by the simple device of re-enacting it Such a pwritoon wotdd make the coagrees finally supreme. In the kato rami its pawns practically would be unlimited This would be to do away with tha great am it printopla of oar writ ten Constitution, which regards toe people aa serarrgn and the government aa their agent, and woqjd tend to make the legislative body sovereign and the people its subjecto. It would to ! aa extent substitute for tbe will of the people, definitely and penutnantiv iijiraanil in their written Constitution, the changing arid uncertain will of the congress That would radically alter our form of govonunaai and tolas from it its chief guaranty of freedom.

To Discourage the Presentation of Objectionable Pictures on tne Screen

By JOHN A. QUINN, President Better I

3

Thsaa are tire purposes of tha Better Retirees fimatoatinn of

World:

To discourage tire production and praeentatiao at objectionable

tion pictures.

To offer f—truitiiu suggestions and critieuaoa —Ai»tg fry popular approval and support. To wade tor tbe elimination of miMleedwig and untruthful adrar-

«•

To strive tor betterment generally in the art af mek-fag motion pity tnrea, and for this purpose to maintain various departments of same* research, statistics and information. To safeguard the screen from unreasonable regulations and mstrio-

s.

To bade np worthy productions through pulpit, preen, schools and special bulletins sent out by the BPA and its various affiliated argxni-

To award the BPA Merit Seal—a marie of excellence « slways be depended upon—to productions of unusual merit. To encourage and help through a service department of experts the production and presentation of motion pictures which the whole family will enjoy. To prevent as far as possible unfair criticism and ptupaganda from being circulated against the motion picture art and profees ion.

Gotta Be Careful There waa a man who loved the bees: He always was their friend. He used to sit upon their hlvee. They stuns him In the end. And we have noticed that the man whose religion won t let him fight oan make more Insulting remarks than any fighting man. Smith: Do you believe In heredity? Brown: Do I? Why. I’ve got four of the smartest children you ever

Th>- Merchant has Worried himself Baldheaded because he Is Caught with

Remember when they

used to

a Lot of High-Priced Goods, hot to- r ** ch ■ rou nd the back and raise morriiw he will Slash Prices to the skirts a little as they stepped

Bone, run a Big Ad In this Paper and on tn * wet crowing? Get Rid of Them. Then he will Stuck

Up with the New Low-Priced Staff , “* rr>ln * ev *7 J ,oun K »a<ly and ran a Bafe-and-Sane. Before-tbe- “““M *«« h* r suitors disposition War business. m * kln * hlni carry a mattress up-

stairs.

Lovesickness May Be Described as the

Universal Disease of Man By M. ANDRE TRIDON, Psychoanalyst.

Loresicknesa may be described as tbe universal disease from which every man or woman suffers st least once—usually more than once. Being in love is an obsession with perfectly definite and discoverable physical and

mental reactions.

Lovesickness in its second stage—when love is gratified—is the roost glorious form of health. The individual’s organism is working pn a 100* per v ’nt basis, and under the influence of that stimulation car secomplish U.ks which under any other circumstances would appear too difficult Love s stimulation is incomparably more powerful than that of any other

craving.

I believe that if man and woman could fall in love every year they would find the secret of eternal youth. Supposing a young man is in love with a girl he cannot marry. Ha most fall in love with a giri he can marry. If he adores the boss’ daughter and she » destined for a European count, let him find some other young woman with red hair, or dimples, or a beautiful throat, or the physical fetish, whatever it may be, which was the real inspiration of hia love. He will find it easy to transfer his affections to this recond .wing wonroo. In loro there U al.aji . .ubaitote jnrt u good. ■^^s^zszsBszsgszszsgsgszsPAasssasasasasgsasasiin

Best and Most Prosperous Days, Agriculturally,

Are Now Passing

Bj LUTHER BURBANK, Aroe, roo A^trolm,W.

Mini, of Ui no. lining in the C ,ited Sura wfll go brntgir in th. next fiflj roan nnleo intention, to inotroro tho prodnrti.itr of th. .oil •re marketed. The mtximum production of foortotu*. per «cre hre been rachid The greUeet number of people who cm ho rapported on «■ wre of lend „ .boot Sve. [f dl ™ lt food Iniunro, onto .boot two ren

be supplied.

i tra| The U " , , t ' d l . St * tPS “ ^ginning to be over-popniatod in a measure, • iTw' l ^ and moet P^P^pous days, sgriculturally, an peasmg. W hen they are gone we will never see them again, We matt begin to live more economically. The avenge person very shortly will be obliged to give up aU food luxuries just as the Chinese and other inhabitants of densely populated countriee. 1 do not believe that any of the so-railed intensive cultivators of land will bring in better yiejds. Agriculture today has about reached die stage where it is impossible to get greater returns from the -oil Modern method* of agriculture secure for the average farmer today all nt the ground bas to offer.