CAPE MAY COUaTT HUES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2% 1828

Cost of Schools

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•taatart*. fom-.-r Ooronior Bnw-. _ . l»B«h of P»''.niylT«Bla told the men- *\ rxV Y\c> I ber* of thr federodoc. th«t 53 per cent |__dldO

ff 1 T~> • of the eligible young men Inducted af Hiohest Kmnf U,to ^ to tbe world wnr were Ol l llgUCSl 1 '-»UU „ a.je,,,,, rtrta.o, ua, tb<7 ^

qnlred the serrlcee of an army of phy-

r . . , ... «iclans. He alwr declared that U per dOnKjr Oon misnoncr Ot hducabon cent, or approximately 400.000 men. of

Reports Heavy Increase in

Annual Outlay

More Buildings are Needed

Oteta Board. Finds Charges Against County Official Unfounded—Those j Who Do Pay Their Taxaa Bear

Fair • ha re .of Burden.

' Trerrto.!.—Coats of maintaining the Mhools of Hew Jersey have nearly Coobled, according to the annas! re- ; Dart er State Commissioner of Education John Enright, submitted to the Ctate board, for the year 1817-1018 Mm expenses were **1.741485.87. W»oe than there has been a constant porease. oatU last year's total of *41,8M485.88 was reached, representing —l Increase of H.7774M.66 over the

PM Increi Dtevlons

t being die attendance record, f strict oompUanoe with tbe mpulaory school law this hen almost i to be a problem. There has, er, developed an extremely i problem In the Inability of maMelpalldes to provide adeqnate fadUttas for the large number of pupils Crowded la to the public schools. The total enrollment of all depart®entB of the schools for the year was 47*.784. an Increase of 87.000, and the hascMng force numbered 10,874. The ■fcfldten were housed In 8.178 bulldBCa. an Increase of 85 over the year iMfora. Teachers received an average fBdary of *1,627.72 daring m2 as com9*nd with *848.18 In 1818. The total Talaatlon of school property of the Mate amounts to *188,111,171.67. Opon recommendation of Its advlao*r committee the State Board of Bdueonflnned the appointment of

the conntryt military force# were totaUy deficient in the EagUsh languaga. Persona who. through Ignorance or Indifference, fall to leasn the wayi the speech of the omintry In ' __ they live should be deported, he maintained. and be advocated a similar disposition ->f “rods" and other radical#, who, he Insisted, are just as much of a menace to the country now an they

were during the wnr. Stokes on Tax Reduction

The proposal of Governor Elect SOser to make tax redaction one of the chief q|ms of his administration haa called forth action in behalf of tha Republicans, who wm control the next

of the subject and political value of -getting ln.“ State Chairman B. a Stokes has prepared a MH. which has been forwardsd to Speaker Elect WHBam W. Evans for Introduction, to make it unlawful for any governing body to exceed the current tax rate up to 1927, when the rate shall conform to that to be fixed by the legislature. The proposed bill provides: “It shall be unlawful for tbe governing body of any county or municipality to exceed the tax rate of 1888 for the year 1828. It shall be the duty of the county or municipality governing bodies to reduce the amount received from taxes on real and personal property commencing with the year 1834, when there shall be a reduction In the tax rate by at least five points on property assessed at true value; In 1925. five points less than In 1824; In 1926, five points less than ta 1925: in 1927, five points leas than In 1926, and to continue a redaction equivalent to five Points until the tax rate In any county or municipality shall have been reduced to ss the hundred dollar

to Santa Claus

Der Santy Claus This yeer 1 want a lot of things for Christmas I want a doll what can sleep and say mama and 1 want a carriage to fit the doll and I want a bura to put tbe dolls doe in and a chelr and table where she can alt and lot 1 like to paint no pl< me a palntln set i want a sled to with holey leevee on. 1 forgot to tell you ! want the doll to have red supers and bleu stoclngs and a pink drone and a grene ribln my mother ses i am a gode girl so will pleese brlnge me these der Santa. I am five and a haf years old. ,4 Your friend Lucy Lee Woodbine, N. 3. Der Kringle I want a doll wuat sleeps with red shoe and stockings and a set ol dishes for Sara I want also a doll Francis Clabatonl Good by Kringle. Sea Isle City. N. 3 Dec 18. 19*8. Dear Santa:— I would like to have a three a byclcle book and some candy and no many other toys. Your little friend Thomas Peterson

How quickly will your heirs receive their money? Wlwa tk* Orix B«par <xU .0 jm Mniar MfHKj, it xfU h to tk. burnt rif jtxr krin tk»t their due of jmx eetate oaxe to Sex tittlr. •How quickly they reecho tkefr xtxey Jepceir npoe otht-mt erimtoietimttoh ef toe catote.

Tim* Required’ True* Companu Xrijltitltotnition

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To compile the eOcieaey ef DfDITunMI ead tn_ a^muuatntion of eetotes, me leoatiy cmriacted e .artey of the Oxtai County Probate Cent Beoeida. We fctiiri that ef thoae eetetee admaietered ky indhidnals xdy U% mete eleaeri by the ead of the tat yeir 81% at the end ef e ytmr and > hnlf, 85% at the end of tv. yean. Bnt of those eatotea where ThOBT C0MPA1T' id.. lietotod 18% d Tl‘! <1» “d t>i iltt «<« year, 88% rt the e i year and "

no IT a net 7x0/ o+- Ttex moX 1 - - ■ -

Send for

Because the trust company wntfpped, by experience

■er by reaMexts of tha oounty and They had been found to be without Merit. The opposition to the reap

potatment of Mr. ~

pronounced that It Tisable to conduct an Investigation. Bearings were held at the state bonse hy the advisory committee, of which Hr. John C. Van Dyck of New Brunswick Is chairman, and they were attended by scores of the superintendMt*« bitter opponents. They charged that Mr. leaser neglected bis duties. Mewed his office merely as a side issue and devoted his time largely to real estate activity and to the study of

law in Philadelphia.

In the report of the advisory com Bilttee to tha state board Dr. Van Dyck ■aid that the Inquiry revealed the tact that the opposition had been dhe to Ida fulfillment of the state's policy of consolidating schools wherever possible and bald that the superintendent Should not be penalised for carrying Cut the desires bf the board. The charges, the committee found, were trivial in character, unsubstantiated by evidence, while the defense was not controverted in spite of the fact that those who desired to do so wens given Opportunity to cross examine him. The state board confirmed the reappointment by Commissioner Enright Cf Daniel T. Steelman as superintendent of schools of Gloucester county

Taxing and collecting officials la ome sections of the state do not couIder the Stokes plan feasible because of the very pressing needs of acme of the munldpehUea, especially the •mailer towns and townships, for better school facilities. State Commissioner of Education Enright wdled at-

balf, and 7?% at the end of two j Why this wide difference in efficiency? makes a business of administration. It is

and by oifaniiation. Th^ indivM^ aiat ugaaHy asa& this wii ■» » "uaeunt.” He must lean as he fMs too often at the expense ef the If ycu want your heirs to receive their share ef your estate QDXCIXY, atoe at the least expense name this Trust Company, with its 48 yean’ esperienee, as your executor. If your Will is already drawn, ycu My

make the chance by toe mere additiaa ef a oadkO.

have to be adopted sooner or later. The program of education cannot be curtailed In the opinion of men and of keen Judgment and the defer larger appropriations are of the state » provide adequate keep pace with the growth of population, and with the the Hudson river tunnel and the Delaware river bridge. It is conceded, this demand will be much

ed by tbe voters In a number of instances because of the already 1 __ tax rates la the eomrannlUae. Educational officials havs been completely bewildered by the probftm, but have accepted the Inevitable conclusion that .

the people cannot an any heavier tax bills.

It Is generally conceded, therefore, that the large and on ta tan ding feature of the coming session of the legislature must be that or tax reduction by one means or another, and attention will be focussed upon the inaugural message of Governor Elect Sllser, who projected the Issue Into ht* campaign and forced the Republicans to recognise it It Is not likely that the governor elect will give air to his plan prior to his Inauguration. He will no doubt give it very painstaking invest!-

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Mr. Waal,y l O L-r, ... col-

firmed as state supervisor of home eco- ffdge for Hobart Act Rapes) horn Ice at an annual salary of *4.000, United States Senator Edge hopes part of which Is paid by tbe federal th * 1,,s legislature will repeal the government under the provisions of Hobart state prohibition enforcement the Smith-Hughes act Mrs. O'Leary met - AUo - Mr E<s « , ‘ intends to aid any la the wife of Aaslataat State Commls- 10 hmv ® Congress modify the Vol-1 Jtioner O'Leary, who received *6.500 a ,te *d act. but he does not expect fayear. vorable action until the recently elect-1

Great Wealth Escaping members of tbe national le«T*U'ure While the public schooU ol Hew uke °® ce ,D M,rch -

Jarsey teed more money to keep them The Tl • w • of the ••“•ter were evfolng than is being spent on them, the ,n • J- f. Smith. Baed tielng "liuperaUve.” as he sees It.! ■ecretary of the Chelsea League, the •ute CommUnloner of Education John r ° urtk ward Reoubllcan organization Enright beUeves that some other way ° f AHnnU® CltF- Th® position of Mr. Must be found to provide It than by Ed * e 00 th ® Votat *ad act has been digging deeper Into the pocketbooks wel1 known, but his decUrmUon conot those who already pay heavy taxes ceraln * Hobart act Is his first puboa real estate This was the substance llc >“ opposlUon to this. Of his remark* before the annual con- , me “* ur ® rou that I am Carence of the New Jersey Federation »»««>• accord with the program of Of District School Boards Senator Richards in connection with "I used to think tbe state should fur- tke ‘**a M •»'<> Mr. Edge.

Dish all the money for schools." said " I 5’™'?*’’ to 60 •Wblf*

the oommlssloner. “I have changed ,n «> kelp alleviate this My mind. My memory goes back to ■lU>o«*b 1 am afraid it will the time when the state did furnlah all : have of neceaslty *o come Uirougb the the money. On a fair basts, consider- nex, Con « r ® al “ ‘ke pr.-aent Con tag all things, we should not relieve I*"" haa * on * on r * cord “ d ®clslvely

the local school districts of a proper i dry

■hare of the responsibility for main- 8t “ t# Cana ' Control tainlng the schools , Stock control of the Morris canal “The tax put on realty has reached 1 wl11 bo obtained by the state Decern Its limit We dare not go farther. We b ® r *°' •cco-dlag to the terms of the have almost gone toe far. Farmers agreement signed by the Morris Canal this year are unable to pay tbclr Uses, --“‘mission and the Lehigh Valley There Is *400.000.000 iu bond Issues of r*»roed. Mo l of the stocks and all (he state, county and municipalities of “i* konds of the Morris Cana* and which are tax free. lam not going ta Baking company, owner of the canal, question the constitutionality of the ^ keld by the Lehigh Valley, which inhibition against Imposition of ■.^x *111 transfer Its controlling Interest to

groat wealth outside the realty rataMm of the state aad this should be ■nHihsstsIni the asosartljr of putttag forth ovary possible effort to da

A large number of the agroemesU concern the rights granted by the canal oompaur tor the laying of alectric wires for power, telephone, Ughtlr* and other nses. pipe lines and anmer- • |