Cape May County Times, 14 September 1923 IIIF issue link — Page 4

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to a Ur** 4«crM. to ^oodln* aad carelcaa diivinc la thU Dnrta* the past two weeks six person* lost their Urea la this Coast? throach th* caret la haodlias an autoswoblU; more were Injured. What will happen as the years go (At, with th* constantly number of antes In nee. pres sets a problem that will be hard Certainly there mnst be tlon to the trafftc congestion soon, or all th* pleasure will he taken from automobllln*. On any Saturday or Sunday during the pant month It hen been more of a trial to drtre a ear c that K should, and would be. If everyone oa i tp be expected of any one on tree* «d by the State to handle anything as dangsrone to htnaaf Ufa automoblia. The natural trend back to the City at tbU season will-relieve the r-mdl-tlou in this Oonnty for the next nine months, bat each reason win bring more people and greater traffic, and overed to nuke the nee of the reads reasonably safe. Rigid enforcement of apeed regulations would probably be the

TEX BOISE fiduch has been said by the newspapers and In the homes about the noise nuisance for which automobiles are responsible. Ufe Is hardly worth the living any more for those who have homes in t or along the busy state highways. Much of the nolae Is unnecessary, especially the racket produced by open cutouU and by useless blowing

of horns.

While the cutout la the more annoying nuisance of the two. the blowing of horns Is far the more common. The blowing of an automobile horn Is for the purpose of warning people. Its use has become no common that people pay little heed any more and Its purpose is nullified or at least greatly lessened. The nuisance Is so flagrant In Keyport. this State, that the authorities are framing legislation to suppi It. It has been a common practice there, aa it has almost everywhere else, for drivers to blow their boras to express Impatience when for whom they ere waiting fall to hurry hack to the car. This applies particular'y la the esse of people who are Inside stores on a shopping trip. Sometimes the autos keep up tb‘ racket for a half hour until It geu on th* nervee of everybody 1l the neighborhood. There Is no use appealing to automobile driver* to be considerate. The only way is to suppreaa them by law and this the authorities of Keyport Intend to do. They will arrest offenders and apply the pens' y. The automobile driver wl.u a horn la more of a nuisance than the slx-jrear-old boy with a dr dm ever was.

*d by rain insurance. This sort of carried by many ball

the big

scheduled la the County this have been protected by weather Insurance. the rate run ring between 111 and Hi. per 1100, according to

'be month

It makes !!••«* i flereee* what It Is that you deal re to have Insured, there Is always an agent waiting Just around the corner for your business. Mauy Boardwalk merchants hsve been Insuring their business against rainy Saturdays. If tbs weal her proves stormy, the insurance company reimburses them for the loss of ' buslnee* sustained, course, upon the amount of In ance they carry. The County Fair of last week ahnllary covered by rain Insurance, against a possible lues of gate repts In the event of a storm.

Explicit Instructioui

"Do you see this road as tar as ye can as*??" said the native In answer to aa Inquiry "No." replied the . destrian. "I'm a little shortsighted.”

In Burlington County s big grower, -Well." returnad the other, "w Insured his crop of peaches against y* go as far as I can see. ye’ll be

i getting on to the place ye want tc

Carnage by atone*,

of a tremendous crop. Betting I2E0 to ISO! per acre. He carries Insurance to correspond with his

estimated profits

This offem a new angle to the farming business. If a farmer can pay bis high taxes, raise th* price demanded by farm help, pay tor Insurance on his growing crop*, he may

«0, . bawr ero,. b. .W, » br»» | o™,. Woola ,-, „„ about even If none of the help falls t

Mother,” asked Tomkny. “U rrset to say that you 'water a , hors* - when he Is thirsty?" "Taa. my daar." said hi* mother. "Well, then." said Tommy, picking

up a saucer. "I'm going to milk the

eat-”

off the hay wagon, insure against that.

i Mrs. Newlywed: Mercy, nt^j W#|

Overhead -expense—Hairnets.

Upkeep—belt*.

Improvement taxes—roogs, pot

der. etc.

Internal revenue—malted nulk. Protective Tariff—cold rream.

Zero is Flxtam

Thoae bathroom fixtures I got from you last week are the absolute limit."

"What'e wrong?"

"Well, for Instance, the-e'a th* .with the plug in and won't drain

I when It’s out!"

W] » far Many, wheefiog a banes. Loaded wft came, cdbfaape and n“^ < fir'Solution to last week's picture: UpaMe dowa on rtf 61 * upeid* down on left edge of tie.