EDITORIAL PAGE of the CAPE MAY COUNTY' TIMES

CAPE MAY COUHTY TIMES

Consolidated vlth the Sea Isle City

Review. February, 1918 WILLIAM A. HAFFERT

General Manager

Published Every Friday by the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES CO.

(Incorporated)

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DEMAND SAFE BAILHOAD EQUIPMENT Commenting on the recent Reeding Railroad wreck at Cold Spring, the Philadelphia Bulletin sayn. editorial-

ly:

Cape May County New Jersey, is Justified In Its proposed protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission asking that the Reading Railway and the Pennsylvania Railroad be required to equip with steel coachi local and excursion tra'ns running into the seashore resorts county. The wreck on the Reading Railway on last Sunday night, just outside of Cape May City, was fortunately without fatalitlea, but the cities along me ocean front that depend on the traveling public for patronage were quick to take alarm, quite rightly, from every point of view, not wanting a railroad horror like the Bryn Athyn wreck ana holocaust of a couple of years ago. Neither does a railroad company court such calamities. It is just as important from their business point that they shall transport their passengers in safety as for summer resorts to have their guests delivered to them sound in body aud with unruffled nerves. The railroads are equipping their passenger service with steel coaches gradually, and rather speed.iy. all the other demands upon their revenues considered, retiring their old wooden cars. In time a wooden car in the railroad passenger service will doubtless be ss obsolete as horse care In the streets have become. But it is just as well that Cape May County should prod the managements and pcsalbly tend tc, quicken action. The shore excursion trains run at express speed. They are long and loaded with humanity, and the value of that inimense freight of human life that is rushed back and forth over theM- track: every Sunday ufest equipment.

Governor Silxer, in a speech at Spring Lake on the Fourth of July, urged the people to take a more active Interest in public affairs. H< urged that individual formations of opinions be promoted by means of community meetings and discussions, rather than by passively accepting the conclusion of newspapers. The Governor’s views on this matr are the views of a man who has been "through the mill,’' as It observes the Hudson Dispatch. He has been very much in the newspapers. He knows from experience that newspapers are capable of wonderful fairness and are equally capable of gross unfairness. In all reasonableness it must be admitted—and probably will be by the Governor himself—that he has been very fairly treated on the whole It is a fact, however, that the old-' fashioned “town meetin' “ idea was a good idea. It is a good thing for citizens to get together and talk over their affairs. Getting together is likely to lead to pretty warm dismissions at times, and there is a chance of getting as much misrepresentation at an open meeting as there is from

a biased newspaper.

On the whole, however. Governor SUzer is right when he urges that meetings be held, for the exchange of ideas is a much better way of arriving at final conclusions after the newspapers have had their presenta-

tion of opinions.

Passive acceptance of anything Is

dangerous.

RATT.

WAGES The railroad brotherhoods are bolding meetings this summer to consider a concerted movement for increased compensation. It may succeed. but the fanners and industrial workers of the country will b« interested in following the negotiations. The present average rail wage $1.SC4. compared with $1,419 at the close of the period of Federal control. Some roads, notably the Pennsylvania, are making medal arrangements with their men that bring them further increases from time to

time.

In speaking ©f rail pay one should bear in mind the fact that employees are given rsssee over their owa or other roads and many of the steamship lines of the country. They are slow in availing themselves of that valuable privilege. A Los Angeles freight conductor was given 90 days' leave and transportation worth over $S0G for him-! seif and wife over IS different roads Their tour took them through El P^eo. New Orleans. Atlanta. Washington. New York. Buffalo, Minneapolis. Seattle, and San Francisco. That if aa Item seldom mentioned when discussing railroad wages, but tanner* and other shippers pay the cost Just as they do eiery other dement of operation.

SO WHAT* THE USEt

The winner of the $190,000 prise

TOP AND BOTTOM

The New Jersey Fruit Growers Cooperative Association, at a meeting at 'amden. adopted a plan to do away with the practice of topping bod peaches In s basket with good fruit. Every basket of peaches packed and shipped or Bold locally by a m«uber of the association this summer will be graded in each variety by experts, according to the recommendation* of the New Jersey State Bureau of Markets working In conjunction with the grading experts of the Federal Department of Agrleul-

unit! the Democrats won two notable victories by espousal of the wet cause. Now they want to be just wet enough to capture a part of the liquor vote, meanwhile oolding the dry vote, and thereby win the flection. It I* not

of carrying water on both

shouldera. but water on one and

whiskey on the other.

The Democrats will undoubtedly ■pouae the wee cause again this fall and a strong element within the Rep 'bllcan party will probably make a determined effort to have their party

_ 4 ^ , Thl* good work *o well begun U do the name thing. If the.- accom'’fr . BOk ',° , . Ph . lUd u “ nolher ,0 ^ * ood n * m « p,U,h ,h * ,r thfre Will Phi. lor the l-wt procllcal plan by f New fr|ll( crowor , whlch (no ,hlag eUe for the dry* to do watch tie ‘"“•d States may co-; |he} . |,. ve t**.,, endeavoring of late support a third ticket until auch ime

operate with other nations for the achievement and preservation of world peace, atanda a good chance of [ dying of old ugv before receiving!

Fireworks are pretty—but they do not last long. Don't he n “firework''

advertise-.

It Is interesting to note the paliti cal affiliations of those who ere active in New Jersey in the effort to break down the Volstead law end bring bock beer and light wines, or the legal sale of liquor In some other form, observes the Freehold Transcript. The following Ust Is fairly ttatlve of the present political j

sltnatlon:

James R. Nugent, Democrat. Stats Lander. J Edward C. Stokes. Republican, I Chairman State Committee. Frank Hague, Democrat. Hudson County Ejea Walter E. Edge, Republican, United States Senator. Edward L Edwards. Democrat. United States Senator. Thomas F. MeCrmn. Republican. Attorney General. George 8. Silxer, Democrat.

Governor.

William T. Reed. Republican.

Stale Treasurer.

Thomaa F. Martin. Democrat.

Secretary of State.

Enoch L. Johnson. Republican.

Atlantic County Bom. Harry Haber, Democrat.

Chairman State Committee.'" All of these politician* and states-

men advocate modification of the Volstead law, the sale of beer and light wines being the most popular scheme. All pretent to be opposed to the return of the saloon but do not say how the sale of beer and light wines la to be accomplished without its return. It seems true (hat the Republican leaders were quite con-

b. known m on Kjoowlot in Ho wb.l I. oflnrol

A Double Scoop

Yesterday, editorially, said the able Journalist, we were the first newsMper to publish the death of John L. Smith. Today we ere the first to deny the report. The Bugle 1* always, in the lead. ^ I cnee knew a man who was so much in love that he couldn't eat. Flowers, candy, and theatre parties

him hungry.

“Haven’t Got Time”

Of all the excusec there are By which this old world is accursed Thin •haven’t got thne” is by far The poorest, the feeblest, tbe worst. A delusion It is. and a snare; U the habit is yours, you should

"Sitt'n down an' wirhin’ Doesn't change your tats; Lord provides the ftshln' You must dig the bait.”

Art

“Oh, I Just love art." said tbe soulful maid. And she heaved a soulful sigh “Art who’" asked the flapper, don't believe I have ever met the guy.” It was a lawn mower that, figured first in public ownership. One good way to reduce to music Is to listen to the musical dink of the trace ehslns on the plow bars esc. Be "Darned A litUe bee sat on a tree and men he sat on me

o g.

ffs a funny thing that a lot Oi a woman's good points consist of -irves Many an awkward' poeltton may be avoided by keeping to the right, sermonises Sheriff Redding. At twenty he thinks hs can save th «!wT orW: Et he txvln* to wish he could have part of hli salary. The Fickle Sex Some men were lilted in their youth. And all their lives lived by their loney; And others married their sweethearts —And are now paying alimony. —Houston Chronicle. A man is JUted In his youth. Is quite cold by his honey : Bu «^ he returns to claim hla heart when he's made gobs of money. 'Tf I trade out of my neighborhood, and you trade out of your neighborhood. what will become of onr neighborhood? » gentleman'* gold watch, $2S reward and no questions asked—unless my wife answers the

TWe peps'ar-movie-.tar l, th,», of an Episcopal tfaroyman. H, « born In Vlr^in'e. After qrafcatM from tbs VirUria Military a civil .n. _._J « cam* appeared la many conpaniet a* tavaaMMIIa. Jack I, six f^ „ l ,. **>»fih« 17* paimfia. Hi* hair mi **• fiTba ara fiark brown, m k ■•aMedaafi baa three ohll*™. h«i* weed, CaL, Is *

THB SIGHT THING afffib SIGHT TIME

SUKKEB ETIQUETTE HERE It always tbe tempeatite a * 1 ea«tborto | 1st down . mat up property at the table and age one’s kaife sad fork with whoa It M ceoi enough for cot than when tbe merenry stand* n la the shade aad yea are falriy iag with beat Th* best le cnem-af and has takaa from yea the: nxrd which is neesasary to achieve mllj

. . .. , . than the aaed w be. One caa now be sBltahtj clothed ter aar time e< day sad “ - caa wear i aoyrbm r. Wheels to hts heavy dark vccA sum tam tear* may have bea. reasoc why be dbouid go la shirt slrere* bat

it Is quite P°» slhls Her him to wear an omtardsd ■hirt and a baft strop, ten di tog the niraaffiy ter ganmten, of ■ tor *1:

U come * to bine—we give the Stork credit for having the 1

$40,000,000 ONLY

A STAB TEE

You'll find time to do It. or make it. My girl's so ignorant that when I

told her ahe had red pigments on her

Upe she Bald. Naw I ain't neither. I ... „ ^

Just washed 'em with r germ killer.'* . * 1 ■U r **bt for a girl’s clothes

| to be calicd “stunning" or "shocking" 11 ii 'bat there are now, Lut It la well to draw the line at

erough chances for easy money to I “ripping.- “ “

our Jells occupied until 1»«7.

Dr- Eugene Way aaya what we «PPeer* in our midst, la eat. drink

' to need In the movie are new — of a different character, and —

Whan the average man gives to

tbe needy he feels cheated if he docs ~ 2,*** bl * “onor's worth of gratl- . t . N ? W * d f y, . mo ‘ t P««rl« spend twothirds f their time chasing thephantom pleasure and the other ixlrd

trying to dodge work.

more than one-half thr award. Th. yT.Rfi GOVERNMENT

first half will In- paid as won aa the ]

jury haa rendered its deelaion, which LE SS TAXES

■hould be Home time next winter, aa! . , State Highway Cotnmlaaloner Kidds »U plan* niu»t be mi bm I tied by 'h>-; .u?,. ~ J,,| a on their vlalt to Or«un ,!ddi. of November, but the mcotidi,, Ih lh *** ,County recently, made tbs atatement half la to be withheld until tbe p, a r ' ‘ «bnt the pr>iwnt Issue of $4«.000.009 j' llcabllity -I tli, pli.n ha, '.m-ii ilnua.. U . 0,1 strated either by Its adoption by the _ . D v f .. necaweaiy plan for state highway*. af the Jury that an adequate d gree . -o the otate highway ayateni jf popular approval ha* been shown 1 ,,,. .... by Lu " ,0 «lsUter*. aid dlars-

For it. Now neither of tbiwe alter- j oat I v -* D Impooalble. but each I* j lufflcl-ntly remote to warrant the j >redirtion that the winner will have,

“I'm beginning to mtaa ray husband." said Mrs Murphy aa the rolling pin grazed her husband's head

nnd hit the wall.

Sign*

** r *L Fou catch a girl atudylng the marriage ritual, th*

breach of p i0 mbie laws and the time,

tables to Reno at the ann.e time you

can figure ahe'a In an uwertain state,

of mind.

Famous Hams Birmingham. Ham and Egg*.

Alexander Hamilton.

The threatened etrike of raUIn “ill— , l " r « II, ornla ahould be of *l>l make a mistake once, rurrsnt lnt«ct FooU make the same mistake* When lovely woman stoops to folly “id today'* ' 0 k**' , ’“ ,, ' rd “J r 11 t*®a Wear* sixteen pounds of fur li

— rar table foe jbly Hint to notorias: Be polite to _

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be Highway Conwolsalon. *}? ,0 " angel food «-«*„ (he IS Mon ._. . other ntirhi „tt.1 t.u^ «_i. ■,a.. .. _ .

unuereeaary or n»»t worth

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Thinking is th.- hardest Job in th* world. That'* why we have *o few *ucca**lul men. Most folk* avoid

hard ihtfitghl-

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