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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Consolidated with th« Sea Isle City Review. Febniarr. 1«1* WILLIAM A. HAFFERT, General Manager Published Every Friday by the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES COMPANY

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THE RAH)EES ASSEMBLE The bark of the state treasury hound, is again heard from the hills of Old Sussex to the sands of Cape May. The legislature is in session. You know it because you see it in the papers. Many bills hare already been introduced. They are not bills reducing governmental expenses, such as the people want. They are bills tending to run np taxes, which is what the people don't want. On the very first day of the present legislative session every iWlow who felt that he had a dig into the treasury coming to him got hir iig in early. They talked ir thousand dollar figures. One fellow asked for a memorial bridge at Washington’s Crocsing to cost $800,000. It seems that the longer George Washington is dead the costlier he gets. Mr. George of Hudson put in a hfll to pension employees of municipalities. Powell of Burlington put in one to pension detectives. Mr. Long would pay district court clerks $3,000 a year. Klein of Essex wants pension commissioners appointed for county employees seeking retirement on pay. Another asks for similar commissions in Newark and Jersey City. Mr. WilL'ams asked for $32,000 a year for maintenance of the NormU School at lassaic. Howe of Essex asked for $200,000 to improve the Roseville Armory in Newark. Hot a single hill was introduced that had the faintest suspicion of cutting down expenses in any particular. We heard lots of that sort of talk before election. We will hear it again next election, but it’s a long time

to wart.

INSIST UPON A SOUTH JERSEY MAN Governor Silrtr is making good his promise of abolishing the old eightmenbered State Highway Commission, and the substitution therefor of a smaller commission No one will find fault with him for this, for there have been too many rumors, and too much talk, of outside control of the old Board to enlist any sympathy for its members. With the establishment of the new Board South Jersey should be considered. however, and it is up to the County Chamber of Commerce, and kindred organisations. U follow the lead of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, and endorse a South Jersey man for a member of this Com-

It makes not one bit of difference who the Sooth Jeney man is, sc long as he is honorable and able. Atlantic City has endorsed Walter J. Busby, well known Atlantic City hotel owner. There is talk of Samuel P. Leeds, President of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce. Salem County hat endorsed J. Gilbert Borton. of Woodstown. Why can’t the three counties get together, agree upon one man. present a solid front to Governor Silxer and the Legislature in their demands that this section of the State be recognized? FREE SEEDS AT AN END Contrary to its long-established practice, the House voted against the distribution of free seeds and upheld the committee in reporting the Agricultural Appropriation Bill without this item. Always heretofore enough members have rallied to the cause of free seeds to cany the day. The Senate in turn has again resisted the temptation to sanction a long-established form of waste. In recent years it has voted down free seeds and then in conference given way to the House. This year it will have no opportunity for making a false show of virtue. The Hook has left it no pretext for changing its mind. Because of this extraordinary act of self-denial by members of the House, will American agriculture languish and go into a rapid decline? Will it make the slightest difference in any future crops, especially of votes? Net in the least. But it will make a difference of $360,000 to the United States Treasury, e sum worth saving, aside from the needless expense of free wrapping and free carriage through the mails. WE BEAT ’EM TO IT A plea is being made by Sussex County newspapers, backed up by the Pomona Grange of that county, for the abolition of the nae of the word “almshouse" or "poor house" for the insUtnuon of that county. The Grange has suggested the use of “Sussex County Para Home." Here u where Cape May County is. again, years ahead of some of the other counties in the State. The Cepe May County almshouse has for years been known as the "Cape May County Farm” or simply the “County Farm." and we venture tha. no resident of this County ever think* of it in any other term. And this is as it should be. There is no disgrace in being an inmate of such an institution, and the indelicate term of “almshouse” or “poor house" is properly thrown into the discard. DIDST FIND MURDERER BUT HAD GOOD TIME The grand jury that conducted the inquiry into the Hall-Mills murder case didn’t accomplish anything during the court session but they had a tmt time afterwards They were so pleated with themselves in not finding the murderer, and so fnU of pleasant memoms « the hours spent m the grand jury room, that they got together a few days ago and held a testimonial dinner at a hotel in Bound Brook. They had a very tune, socially gastzoaomioally. They were pleated also to hear the Special Deputy Attorney General compument them upon their restraint and intelligence in rendering a decision, which was in effect that they didn't know who murdered the Rev Mr. Hall THERE IS alweys something H you are hdiag on the train just .bout when yon get to a place where yon think you are going, you aee Mmethiag in teres ting you pass a string of b-a cars a mik long —* * j If it u an open air meeting, about the time you think the speaker is going to say something • fool passes with the cut out open. We insist, there is always something

OVER IN Buck's County. Pa . they chaw a woman to be foielady of the grand ;urj and when that body went into wssioa she upset the old custom of passing around the cigars and substituted a new custom by leading them la prayer A lot didn't like it because it was so different The idea of opening a grand jnp settle* with prayer and closing with a benediction is all right If grand jmors would remember the obi; t »tion of their oaths

it would also help some.

“k 0 * "'2,1" “ I" «t lutk t. „ W-cCSUmpr bow qmcbl, wt io^ol U* ora of tb. pnnoiu rar ^"'C on, u Ulka, .bo.l Cou, bob iu bbij lo taliv, thot we ever looked the same way upon the Ouijs board Personally. we are using Camp's Daily Docen'

Skecter Gets to Pomona Grange —-Nearly —On the Way Down Aunt Em, Pop, Mom and the “lisie” All Acted Up, So the Trip Was Called Off. Dear Skinny: Mom sed let ns leave our troublee behind us and go to the Pomona Grange. Pop sed unleee yu Intend walk I’d like to no how yu kin leave your troublee behind. So Pop got tbe flivver and Mom an me an Aunt Em got all dreesed up. Mom got sore at Pop because he wouldn't change his shoes. Pop seys I've road Id enuff autoes to no to w fortable shoes. Here of late Aunt Em acts awful funny around home. I think ahe's goin to make her feller say thing. Usually they sey 'So long I wish yu luck' an Aunt Em hast to start all over ar*" , Aunt her feller Is Jur. won., rful and when Pop sed Ain't love gr. ad. Even a hlppotamus thinks Its k. Is are looking. That made her siad an m<

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Well we started out. Aunt says I don't no why they call t flivvers Lizzies fer there Just like a lot of fellers I no. There hard to get started In the morning, but whi It comes time fer sparking the pretty nifty. . >p seys that ain't got nothing at all to do with It. There called Uzbecuz they keep a rattling an don't get anywhere. Jus then we Xebbie Dee. Mom sed he got religion at the Camp Meeting an got It hard. Pop s< I noticed when he prayed he clasped his hands so hard be couldn' them untangled fer collection. rnz going along so fine Pop sed he better “knock wood." He did. It wuz a stump of a tree. We skidded and the engine started to make a funny noise like the coffee grinder in Dunks grocery store an stopped Just In front of the Court House Garage. Pop seys Lizzies got as much brains the old mare fer she'll stop everyUtne yu lake her pest the barn. A feller cum out an sed glad to see r so soon agin. All tbe time I thought Pop bed paid his last there but we all make mistakes. The fen«r seys what's the trouble? Feminine futility. The feller seys what's thet. Pop seys Jus when Ink yu understand etn an what wonderful things they are. then someth lug goes wrong with them. The feller sed The-.'s alright. We got a good looking mechanic thet's Jus a Devil among the wlmen. He'll be here In a few minutes. Cum Inside IU show yu sum new models Here's one fer 298 F- O. B. what F. O. B. meant. H meant FuH Of Bunk. Eny body thet bought a car will tel' yu tbet. Pop sed If be wuz s city man he'd use a elosed car. The feller sed what kind of a car do yu prefer. Pop sed trolley car. I didn't think thet wuz a bad one fer a feller living In the country. Jus then the good lookln mechanic cum an Jus as soon as he did Aunt Em went out to look at the car. she seys. She didn't fool me fer I seen | her keep looking at tbe good looking, feller. When the feller seen her I lookln he looked so scared like I new ] ! wuz married. The garage feller sed to Pop Look at this ear. Thet's a good buy. Pop sed Fer once I agree with yu. It's good by to yer money. Pop sed I ouldn't bvy another car If It -.«z >e. I went cutslde and I heard Aunt Em say to the feller. Do you believe kissing Is sa dangerous the Doctors say? The feller sed Yu can believe me It's been tbe END oi many a betcbelqr. Judging fn*ii tbet be must of met his wife or one of them Spin the Piste parties. The feller cum In an sed then- Is nothing wrong with yer car except the belt slipped off an yer fan wcz rattling. There's no charge fei :h»t Pop wuz dumbstruck. He sed Ain't tbet Jus like a woman. Jus when yu think snmihlng terrible is e matter yu find out It's all over a lost belt or a lost balrpln. Yu can't beat em when there alright no how. The garage feller wuz all smiles fer Pop went sn fergot himself an paid his old bill. Jus when we wuz ready to start fer the grange agin sum politician cum up an started Co talk to Pop. He sed It wuz rumored the beer an wine elements wuz going U, start a political party Pop sed them elements wuz enuff to start enyklnd of a psrty. Mebbe Mom an Aunt Em wuzn't sore. If tbet polltlcian runs fer office be got to count two votes again himself. When Pop got bark In the ear Mom started to tell him a thing or two an more she talked the sorer Pop got an he finally turned around an went home without coins to the grance By the time we cot home nobody would talk escept Aunt Em an she kept wailinc An to think I spent all day trlmmlns this hat with taffeta ribbon. Bklns I simply han't understand sunt people. SKEETER

HIGH SCHOOL STRONG ON BASKETBALL

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Ocean City buns np a record for the week ending Saturday 27th. In the number of basketball gamplayed. Teams participating were the A. A., the High School Varsity, and the Freshman team 'and

Girls' teama

On Tuesday evening, the First and Second Boys' Basketball teams played tbe First and Second Teams of tbe PleasantvlUe High School on tbe latter's court. The Girls' Basketball Team entertained the F!eaaantri»e High School Girls' Team on the lw-al court Thursday afternoon. On F - !-

Tomorrow night the High School Varsity and the High School Seeondr play In Cape May and tonight Cape May Court House High School Girts

play hara. East End of Camden plays lh# Ocean City A. A. felatat bars tomorrow night.

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