Cape May County Times

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L ISLX cm. JAPE HAT comm, ■. I, FRIDAY AUGUST 3. 1923

HUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT

etitions Out For Larger Board With the

he Newjy Com^r Go-ip toSwjls *"''' ,Tr r£ fliCl Uat • }

V,; 0 ,. mir

[bat no factional f tD the Republican 'be on account Of

S^eu .re W..SlT.«?W*“ .’wT'i.uld s

be directed a| fact that ~

SMI

TEA ISLE CITY HAS A HEW LIFE BOAT

City CflAumaiiaaers Meet Tuenday to

laereaoe Utility Fay

At the regular weekly Motion of « Sea Isle City Committloren. on nreday. In the Oty Hall, It derelop«d from the report of Mayor Pitch that tila rreort la new ualng a life irrowed from Atlantic City. _ i the courteay of Mayor Bader, of that resort. The old life boat was thought to be good for another eeeaon, but developed a number of leaks.

Will Complete

Turtle Gut Fill Freeh olden Approve Plana for Protective Work on Wildwood Great

to Two-Mile Beach Road

The salary of the Clerk of Utllltiee was Increased to $15 a weak, the raaolutlon providing the Increase setting forth the appreciation of the

the present Inenmbeat, Hire Wllhelmlna Countlae. A motion prevailed to bold up payment foe the new gas water aet. at the City Oas Utility, until a competent Inspector from a neighboring plant waa called upon to pare on tbe installation of the equipment, which was done by the Oas Engle Company, of Trenton. The City Clerk waa directed to notify the E. Uoyd Howell Estate to repair the approach at that property, to the Boardwalk, or the City would do the work i

Bind County Clerk’s Reco Js At tbe meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, held at Cape May Court Houae on Wednesday. | a and specifications were sped tor additional fill and gravelof the Turtle Gut Inlet, which will provide and protect the road connecting Wildwood Crest with Two Mile Beach. Tbla work is not to axin coat tbe <10,000 allotted by tbe Bute, ao that no expense will be Incurred by the County. Tbe original fill of this Inlet was completed two

ould be e candidate, ich action wls t ctuM the lore of s eMi it is alns ‘ * would be i reaeon that, rsgi lines, the off-abore ’ rt a mainland « thU year, i before. Is jr for position fi year.

Uted through the Coun v. It is sery to obtain about etgat huasignera. or ten par osuC of tas have this ipre next Novembs the voters decide to d. the additional tlected next J ary. 1915. the decreased $11

of the law

i of U

b charge Jr party.

■h the only

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P Official notice was received from the SUte Highway Commission of the

tbe pi

bj the Cape Community L for Individual drinking cups 1: and for a poll*

Read, sud head of the Bute Banking Department MeMastsr. The committee In charge of the by Mayor Irving tad with him At the

a particularly healthy condition, now has a large amount of m Invested In first mortgagee oa I Me City real aetata. Shares mat la a little over e

'he DemocraU are now to wage an active campaign

Ipport Ludlam.

WOXAH SUICIDE AT WILDWOOD

Hasel C. R. Hen-

<11 Vine Street, Philadelphia, was found hanging on Wednesday by a belt strap at the borne of her slater, Mrs. John Walah, Ml W. Wildwood Avenue, Wildwood, According to the ala ter. three months ago Mrs. Hendricks cut her anas and waist with s rasor. When Questioned about the matter she re7 7 I.. rnmm Avnla nal lonu.

, . . ^ any ex^anatlons. i ThU occurred at her Philadelphia

horns. The father, H. F. Oehrens. was committed to the Norristown

_f nnr.ounc j»ent that the Pair In 2?* body 1 "waT^take^*hy^Coroner Ilaiion have planned to hold a 7“ S^gue. where - V" pitching, or barnyard, w ni be held. M L' .urnament aa It la I Headrick's husband. H. Russell Hen ;ir. will sOr up * dricks an mplove of the Pennsyl

I With the old devotees of this

In 1

^mm a sports to t 1 t loods of lhair f bmg gratis p * country si - I good Mt of fua I lounger blades of thsl- res hi Fords, *%Ua singing 1 better do a Utils | r they n‘ * in at' k inter.

Duffy, ago II. of North food. Was glvsn s hawing on *><iay morning before J»”*“ ee at Court House ehW_ bring inco-riglbls. Tbs hoy^s k Mated she had lost control of J|<1 and that be threw milk botI bin M. pfather, H. Btosle. 1 lad aald be was mlotrw _ mined he threw milk bottles ■ siepfathar when he refuse* * a enter the house to take _K after they had puichaadf. a ■ for him to visit retallrer la

plphla.

e Eidridge aUtad he wished to **e ol the affair before ha sent

_ lo tbe Reformatory- **e re- ■ that the stepfather and Chief pi- ron. of North Wlldwnoa. ha

a further hast lag next

grants Railroad.

VAmOH CHOW EEVUE

Daily rehrerrels are being made i.* 0 22'^r^rsxc 1 ;: Fashion Show,** to be given nt the headsuartsrs of that organlsaUon on Thnreday nillaT and Saturday of ISTSSk. affair will b. the social event of the season. " yu.et£!au n eed ^Ichrity will take aartUtheslww. which will Include

a'cabsret entertainment.

dendag. and the latest of styles will

((Ape May County 1 Of Mias Barths

. be a guest of I

I City's Midsummer

po'l-r the auspices of

Aneoclstloas, of the i 14th and llth. "

Pieeentatlvss of the >f tbe Best w^U be the pity for two days and 1 tbe selection of Mia

MM*.

Marlon Steel mao. [ MM. will be thi

One’oT Oagfeld's former stare of a ••Fcllire" will be seen la dances _Jd pore, and dh. wlU bo la a dlaiuy dMbs KaUeresan bathing — Henry T. BUa, aa active msmoer of the dub sad T*l_maaaagr of io are 1st la ths work of present tng the

r AT CAFE KAY

The New Jersey Bod Buster- open -ro-dav picnic at Cape May toda; rlTlKd Busters ► an organisation iiiimrnatl of 'he County Agricultural

President’s Death

Shocks County

Leading Citixens of This County Fed Great Personal Lou in Death of

Hation's Chief Executive

Died On Thursday Evening

Aa the TIMES was 'being u

ready for prree the word flashed s the wires, and by radio, of tbe death of Warren G. Harding. President of tbe United States, at a San

m hotel at 7.80 o'clock (11.80 Eastern time) on Thursday

were also approved foi [ the Goshen Bond, con: t House with the Bay £ Kate Route No. 15.

cltlsens of Cape May

expreae keenest regret In the

lore to the nation and the world of the b.-oed-v«»loned. blg-Qptr'ted chief

executive oi tbe United State®.

Called by the a.'MBS. CONGRESS-

MAN ISAAC BACHAav. UH said "Just as It does to ev ry one * news comes to me as a

lock. I think the c .untry a terrible lore. Then

e man at the

: the Main Seashore stance of eight mile® mt hard-surfaced por-

Tbe certifiesUoa of the County

■ Boerd. fixing <8760

J from Couaty funds to this School during 1M4 was filed * with the 1*14 ap-

SiHasrasr;

CLOSE FINISHES FEATURE INTERESTING H0KSE MEET Al. Creese Win* With “Alma Chimes’’ Again This Year Close finishes marked the racee held at tbe Pair Grounds last Saturday afternoon. "Priscilla B.” owned by W. W. Pox. of Bridgeton, won the free-for-all from "Midnight Chlmee." Midnight Chlmee" won the first beat and forced Pox's entry to tbe limit In the two following. "Ginger Girl.’’ owned by W. W. Pox, won tbe 2:80 trot from "Belle by William Ayers, of Bridgeton. '"'Roger Forreet.” J. P. Fox's entry, finished third. Al. Creese, of Green Creek, won the 2:80 pace with “Alma Chimes." tbe same horse he captured the County laurels with last year. "Mary Forreet" finished second and "Ellen Fra” third. The races were poorly attended, due perhaps, to the threatening weather and TaU Cedar Day at Wild-

wood.

Tbe Bloomer Girls' Baseball Team disappointed when they telegraphed stating that due to tbe death of one the player's parents they would be

unable to attend.

Court House ball team defeated tbe Cape May Giants (colored) * to 5. After the Court House team bad acored eight rune In tbe first Inning. the Giants settled down and

of a conaerva- played air-tight ball. Kimble, the of our country i Court House twlrler. fanned eleven time. I feel Court House plays tbe second game

that Vice-President Calvin of their series with Wildwood on

Plans All Set For County Fair President of County Board Names Committees for Next Month's Big Event

SUte Senator WM. H. BRIGHT, who represents Cape May County In the higher houae of the New Jersey -The death of a distinct s»td of the world, of his well-known and firm attitude for a World Court. He has ' firm for the beat form of

i. and the heart of the

of the

that Third

from MU to Slat Street and Seventh Street, from 4th and 7tL Avenues, be placed la good condition by the County. The Commlsalonere ■xprsresd appreciation of Ue nxeellont condition of Ue oUer County roads In Avalon. This matter waa referred to the Director of Highways. .--icy appropriation waa created In the earn of <2500 to pay for rebinding tbe records tfl Ue County Ctork's office, which, due to Ue hard usage of Ue past few years of exceptional real estate activity and consequent searching of County records, bad gotten In bad shape and needed repair at once to preserve

Staler of WeighU and Measures

Paul S. Carroll presented his report for tbe month of July, -bowing a total of 412 Inspections with 383 weights and measures found correct,

<1 adjusted and 8 condemned. Due to tbe large number of prlaon-

„s In Ue County Jail during tbe past few montbe. an emergency apl^rUUo, of »1««0 wo. .uthorli—1 to pay tbe maintenance costs of the prisoners for tbe balance of the year. V Engineer R. Pendall Smith presented comprehensive reports on all County contracts under way. hla reports including one on the West Wild woe I Bridge, aeroee Sun**.; Lake. Wlldwo- d, as' practically completed.

»ady for public use

ranee of <26 per month

to the Count Way. Cape

_ _ Inspiration to

ever/ hoy of lowly estate in f country, knowing that the goal bis grasp If he stands steady for Ue fundamental Ideals prt by Ue Esthers of our Country. JUdA H. H. ELDREDGE. of the

Common PVeea Court of Cape May Codaty. eald: "My first thought In Ue death of President Harding was one of deepest personal regret, view-

>e untimely end of the oonntry'i executive as s calamity at thli

time of unsettled conditions at home and abroad. My second thought was that, though tbe lose of tbe President will be keenly felt, we are particularly fortunate at this time to have a man of tbe Coolldge type to take up the governmental reins In this ctnerg-

icy."

JOSEPH G- CHAMPION, Mayor of Ocean City, and Director of the Board

LEGION MAKING PLANS FOR BIG CONVENTION State Meeting to Be Held in Wild

wood in September

he Wildwood poet of the AmerlLegloc Is making very extensive . is for tbe SUte Legion Convention to be held In Wildwood September IS. 14 and 16. Foot Commander Alfred Wlnterburn state* that much interest was shown at a meeting of the State Convention Committee held In N-wark last week, where It wss decided to give the most publicity

eelble to Ue affair.

Every week a bulletin Is being sent out to all poets from the Bute headquarter*. and every piece of mail going out Is stamped wlU tbe announcement of the convention. The Wildwood Poet will shortly distribute to Ue various other PosU throughout tbe Bute window cards, programs, bulletins and stickers.

CHQJ) BY AUTO WHILE CROSSniQ STREET Hilda Klntler. • years of age. summering at 214 East Lincoln Avenue. Wildwood, and whose home ad drees is 60S Arlington Street. Tamaqua, Pa., was seriously Injured Sunday morning when she was struck by an automobile while crossing Pacific Avenue at- Lincoln. She die'* tbe

aame night.

The car was driven by O. Vatue. 14 Beott Street. Riverside. N. J. Vstus claimed he did not see the

_ Child coming out of a store and a*

of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May B i, e hurried across the street to meet County, said: "President Harding her mot her who waa waiting for her.

died s martyr to Ue cause of »:uman- ehe wu (truck.

Ity and patriotism. I don’t believe, p 0 ii ce Officer Sbeeban took tbe any human system could sUnd ui> chlld t0 face's Hoepltal. apparently under U» strain of the great raspona- de4d There It was found that she Iblllty and Ubor of tbe duties of the Buffering from s fracture of the Chief Executive during these trying t high. right arm broken, three time* of domestic and International rll}B fractured and numerous skin

disturbances without breaking. The and severe shock,

man really orked himself to deatb ^ officer Sheehan arretted Vatue and lb my opinion.” at a haarins- before Justice Byrnes

MAYOR W. COURTRIQHT SMITH, of Wildwood, and Secretary of the Board of Trade, esld: "I received wort ol tl, PrrtUrtt-. o*« the wire s few minutes after he died, and my first feeling was o. a great

physician, personal loss, such as 1 wou.d have May Court felt If one very near to me had

-- answered the great call I believe. bow. that President Hardlnghsda premonition of his death, and that he

at a hearing before Jutilce Byrnt ' be was held under <6000 ball.

Agents of *:.w Jersey. A Ama-eae fishing trip 1* .

will he at Ue Hotel LaUyette. Health Hint—If r©u eaU|» a coM in the summer time take It out la bub and hast It<x»rr*ACTo*MiuaviTom ■“ “ *22s: "££s-. »«* SmZi «£| —or* “‘riSiSTi » J “* ^

of Ui w .... traveling It la necessary for do in his official work, which Ineare of all Us Inmates of the use visits to all aoeldant examination of Insane and oust patients, which are a charge

of the County.

X0TICE 10 THI rVBLIC .•his is to certify that the 81

Harbor Ice A Coal Co., of Stone l bor. N. J„ la net connected In any

way c.' form with the new which U to be erected at A*

N ’Notice la also given to the Public the circulars or statement given out by the ner Company eoUeUIng sub-

.-Jr

or Jrt, ... August, during the busy seaaoo. not one-third of our output Is served to arlvste fsm'llee. at Stone Harbor. &£mont and Avalon. Two-lhlrda of the Ice la sold wholesale at eost or Ism than eost. The management of the fitoo* Harbor lee ' ^ desire thank Ue people of Hlone Harbo Pwrmont and Avalon lor their patvontge during the past nine years. Bed sollelu l coatlnuaaoe of the ■Bine for the future. If any dlsoouriMy le shown by our drivers. eiUer In polllensM or the giving of weights, kindly report the Bune at the Company's office at Stone Harbor, anc we will give It our Immediate and cou teoue attention. ATONE HARBOR ICE A COAL CO-<7-11

the world in the speech

before hta lllnem In which . for Deuce—peace between

nhtlona. President * man of bread vision. a»d hle greaf t deal re waa to see an end to the urns which have threatened this country since the World War. 1 b#u * ,r . # '

howerer. that In Mr.

Lord has groomed him for the task that 1* now hts. for be Is »“**•{ wide experleree and will carry out

the Harding program.'

“Only Uat Jun« I > h « ^

sitting almost brelde

Ing while he was beln* Inltlriud Into the Tall Oadara, at Mllfbrd-and while I studied him tlmt •''•“l

WILL HOLD W. C. T. U. BALLY AT STONE HARBOR The Program of tbe W. C. T. U. meeting, to be held In Btone Harbor. August 10. commencing at 3:30 P.M.. Daylight Saving Time, la announced aa follows: Devotions. Address. "Present Prohibition Situation.'' SUte President Miss Esther BfraU. _ . White Ribbon Quartet of See Isle ^••Enforcing Prohibition." Mrs. B.

B. Dtse.

Solo. Mrs. Beatrice Shields. AddreM. "Home Making." Rev. Dr. Smith. Field Editor of Lutheran

Sunday-school work.

•.00 P.M.—Lunch and Social Hour. 8.00 P.M.—Addrem. "At Grip with tbe Outlaw." «y Dr. Harry M. Chalfont. State Editor of Pennsylvania Department of American Issue. All who are Interested In temperance are Invited to attend the rally which Is he'd under the auspices of

tbe Lutheran Assembly.

MV* IIXW JET3EY TATES ntCBEAHHO the biggest and most lovable men i bed ever seen. And wneu^we , tjj, enormous increase

Will Banquet Next Monday

customary each year for tbe at of the County Board of Agriculture to appoint suitable com nutteee for carrying on the County Agrl'dltural Fair, which this year will be held September 6. 7 and 8. President Camp has i committee*. Insures the success of tbe Fair. These committee* will In a County Pair Boeter :o be beld in tbe Baptist Church Annex, Court House, on Monday evening, meeting outlines of t committee will be j it can be shown 1 each individual committee flu Into tbe work of making tbe whole Pair a complete success Executive Committee of Board of frtculture—Joseph Camp. W. 8. lompson, J. R- Chambers. Ralph Schellinger, D. C. Tudor. J. B. Corson. Julius Way. W. H. Powell. L A. Powell. Edward Phillips, O. .E. Lehmann. A. T. D. Howell, Charles E. Foster. A. B. Faure and Norman

Taylor.

Poultry Committee—J. N. Reeve. D. C. Tudor, A. B. Faure. WUhehnlna E. Powell. Grounds Committee— L A. Powell. Cbarlee E. Poster, William Steel. J. R. Chambers. Coleman Corson. Athletic Committee—E. R. Brunyate. B. J. Smith. W. 8. Thompson. Harry Greaves, Irving Pitch. Richard

Reeves.

Livestock Committee—Edw Phillips. Jr.. George Rea. Michael McPherson. Walter Taylor. Prank Corson, Edward Callaway. P. A. Del rick. Henry Schellinger. Horae Race Committee—Robert MlUer. L A. PoweU. J. P. POx. Alfred Crease. Walter Hurrell. Thoms* Lop- , Robert Stretch. Advertising Committee—H. Poster Goel'n, Julius Way. L A. Powell. J. a ftnlth. E. O. Howell. Fruit Committee—Julius Way. W. PoweU. Alllaon Ludlam. Norman Taylor. Ed. Burley. T. J. Durell. VegeUble and Field Crop Committee—W. 8. Thompson. E. E. Medara. J. R. Chambers. Ellis Thomnson. Prank Swain. A. T. D. Howell. Chas. Arthur Crease. Vocational School Commute*—E. R. Brunyate. Richard Reeves, 8. E. Stone. Judeon Corson. OmmIUee on Conceealons and Privileges—I. A. PoweU, J. C. Smith. John Rom. George A. Redding. Jem D. Ludlam. Orange Committee—Ralph SchelUnger. Sheppard Taylor. Richard Reeves. LeRoy Compton. R. W. Rosenbaum. William Gardner, W. L.

Yerkea.

Baby Keep Well Station and First Aid Committee—Mr*. Abble O. Plerro, Dr. Millard Cryder. Dr. Alex. Moon. Mrs. J. A. Stackhouae. Mrs. J. D. Ludlam. Mr*. Charles Haines. Mrs. T. J. Durell. Mrs. W. & Thompson. Mrs. Palmer Way. Art Needle Work Committee—Mrs. E. McCray. Mrs. Augustu. Meerwsld. Mrs. J. W. Coombs. Mr*. Etta Reeves. Ml*» Mabel Clay. MIm WIIbelmlna E. PoweU. Mrs Washington HUton. MIm Sarah W. Somers. Cooking and Canning Committee— Mrs. Linda McPherson. MIm Lury Hildreth. Mrs Jsne Scbelllnaer. Mrs. Frank Swain. Mrs. Edward Burley. Cbambei of Commerce Committee —Irving Pit b. O. P. Perree. B. W. Rosenbaum. John B. Wright, A. T. Turnley. _ . Flower Committee—G. O. Lange. Otway Brown. August Drome] Committee on Legislation—J. W.

Coombs

Entertainment Committee—W. H -tgbt. Ralph Steven*. Robert J. Kay. Prank McCray. George Cummings. John T. Huff. Courtsrrlght Smith. Clarence Krouee. Irving Pitch. Gilbert Smith. Joseph O. Champion.

William Eleenberg.

COUNTY FAB SEPT. »-M Under AtupioM County Board of Agriculture Help the Full and Tour County Pnrrhaac GrtOU Tfif* :-AU0UiT 6-11

rjs.uOU.OOO tunnel and bridge and <40.000.000 highway boi.de. In addition to tasM to cover this Interest the State road lax. which Is added to every tax bill and which iaal 13.130.000. is a new tax In srs. Meanwhile, the State _x. which likewise appear* on every tax bill, and which last yaar was 10,771.000. shows a Urge In creaaa over what It waa when first top of these Is ■ proposes State

BOY DROWNS IN SURF WILDWOOD—Tbe first drowning of tbe season occurred Sundsy when a youngster of nine years of sge lost bU life in the strong undertow on tbe Crest beach. Tbe boy was William FlUgerald. ■or. of Mr. and Mrs. James FlUgerald. of Lansdowne. Pa., and who are summering at 1100 Pacific Avenue. Wildwood Creel

The love of money le tbe root of all evils, but. observe* a Court Houae man. wa are all ready to pick the flowers. USE ADA SILir'A CONCRETE BLOCK for a permanent building.— adv. 17tf.

THE SECURITY TRUST COMpany. Cape May City. Is a moat durable place for y«u to have an acccunt —a strong bank with the counsel advice and financial backing of strong men. You can send your depoelU by mall.—Adv.—It.

Harry Goldsmith

YOUR TAILOR Now located at

IB lUlia Street. Set lak City

ClMiifif Pressing Repairing

Suits Hade u Order