Cape May County Times, 21 March 1924 IIIF issue link — Page 1

MAY

THE CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES HAS A LARGER

ORCULAT

TON THAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER IN CAPE MAY COUNTY

ba bur city, cunsjlt ornwri, w. j n today, make 21, ism ^»oui

Will Clean Up Waters lukmMmJmmr

Gilbert & Smith wu W®d*««Liy. aa Gouty t ot Walckta and M«u- of the United State*, id the hue Paal E. Car- Under the MU. Senata 94. which L of DennlrrUla The evpointment has been alynad by Gorenor SUser. > made by a rcaotatlon adoptee by a corcmiwion ia to be foraed. ccm- | Board of Choaan Preebolder*. at Blstln* of represenuUYea of existing “ a Oowrt Hooae on Wednea-: orRaalnUons. Thi* board U yiTen ; power to inrecttJtate voUotlotu of any Eayor Smith to a Ufe-lon* resident! of the freah or nit waters of the * e May Gouty, betas horn and: State and to enforce any of the laws in Goshen. He has been Mayor relatlnc to the poUntion of said I Avalon for upward* of thirty; waters. Membership of the new corafre. to Secretary of the Cape May! ^iaaion wfll be made op of one mempjty Chamber of Commerce and; her. each, of th; State Board of >nt of the Cape May County Health. Board of Fish and Game J School Association. < Commissioners. Bureau of SheU Ftehi first communication read at eries. Board of Commerce and Nart-

s the County and Cart R. Camp

rut, and the Attorney

8ta

The new board.

I Uon, It to predicted. wlU find

) ons vtolatiors awaltin* lu attention.

t tmUdtac of the Graaay Sound Some ot the beet trout and baas _ 5. charfitas that Camp “ha* not j stream* in the State, it to charged. ■ failed to main tala a sufficient are being poisoned with chemical mber of men on this work, bat that! sewage from Industrial establishmaterial refiglred therefor baa menta There ir scaroely a county In been ordered in fine asnaon. and; the State bat T hat has some more t he general carrying on of the!or toes serious sewerage problem detAt work tue been Inefficient from - rimental to fish i:*e or public health b md downward, and that there; or both, awaiting solution. "

b en a dearth of executive ability, the by the one ■

The Underpaid Profession of Maniage to the robject of an extraordinary article la aa extraorulnary asriea now bring written ercJuatrely tor thto newspaper by the brilliant Engftok noroltot. Elinor CUyn who in an absorbingly Interesting series which she has called “Love and Maniage Today” will dissect and dir ms the thousand and one problems which confront all men and women of modern times aa the result of the complicated civilisation in which we have our being. Her first article to published in the TIMES today. “e astounding success of her romantic note! U' itehed her fame overnight, it* author has ipreme authority on all Questions relating to the nan emotion. Do not mtos a word of her great series.

possible for the proper admtatotra-; of oU-bn i of the work, besides a total dir-; bathing ‘ for On rights of the C * “ ““

s May apC the Cl Jr of

for th*. rtgbis of the County | shell fish la the bays. No law enaet- * T North! ed by the recent legislature, it

l contractor agreed with the C riting. to have thto I I in May. and that c

i the result th»» the new ntoslnri will begin its labors, csi of the moral support, not only

1 completion will not be done at of the great : ttaie agreed upon or tor many * ilhs thereafter, at the present rote j

tractor 1= default and to terminal! relations with the said «*-

with one who has OefiaKe promise

_r> allow the contractor to May to repair the fire dssaagi and

Woodbine Colony Stands Head of State Institutions Dr. Eugene Way. Superintend

Have'You a Single Track Mind) Are yon what to known as a man’s man—or a woman's Are you at a hopeless disadvantage In thorn circles where n and women find mutual m .crest in the thousand topics which raid be ot vivid interest to ev«—yone? Overcome your handicap it yon have It by reading “Across the Breakfast Table” by Uu famous v-ritara Mr. and Mrs. W. L. George which begins today in the TIMES. Get the feminine and thn contranttag masculine point of view all modern owestto— from thto merhltag eerie* by a famous rattot and hto ^ftad wtto> A running commentary on current *«mn whlcn will >wtnata yon with Its aptrees and humor, ap map with the rnanh at modernity by reading it every week.

Arthur Brisbane

n New York Amert i other easily lai hto weaW tosna. i t edttartok for ran

a editor of the Mew York Americas. New York Journal.

“ large and pownrtnl dally

— l page tweive. the first of s of hto penchant nditortato for renders of the TIMES.

“First Jobs of Big Men”

F > hilip F. Nolan

Truth to stranger than fiction always, and thane are true stories of the success of the Mg me i of today. In addition to these new fceturee. the greatest ever attempted lor publication In a community newspaper, the 7TMBB regula.iy run* tbe “Office Cat.” a uotnma of humor and phliooophy gathered in the highways and by-ways Of Cape May County: timely Kettner ■ons: two comic strips. *Va*htagton Inside Out," and a Merisi r. in addition to all the wmta.while new* ta Cape May County. “K h . Not miES, It Didn't tfaffra."

False Pretense Charge a sm «• emtr r*a

Frank Bland.. . 11S7 Master St. PUladelphls. wsa arrested last Thursday by the State Troopers st Malaga at the request of Justice U Sugmnsan, of Woodbine. The arrest to the outcome of a moving contract made with William Wei ton, of Phil adelphta. who hired Blandon to move hto home furnishings from Philadelphia and Install them In hto place at

The moving man unloaded his cargo on the sidewalk and left town. Welton had previously oald the bllL Wei ton obtained a warrant from Justice Sugannan. charging Blai with obtaining money ' nder I pretenses Blandon was detained at Malaga by the State Trooper* until the arrival of the Woodbine authorities, and was sent to the County Jail when be tailed to procare a bond for 9300 ball.

County Battles Brush Fires

Several Home* Burned

A number of firm that swept through the County durtas the last week caused considerable lorn to property and much ineaslnem to the real dents living ta the vicinity of tbe

Escapes Murder Charge Short Change Swindler Proves Alibi

in Pavmaster Bobbery Cue Harry McCade. of Philadelphia, who is under bail at the present awaiting a trial on a charg swindling many of the County

chants, was released by the Philadelphia Police. McCade was suspected to be IbtaUested in the murder of the paymaster of Jonathan Rings Carpet Mill. Philadelphia, several week* ago. The paymaster was brutally slam by three bandits who

""SKcLto ELSS^anittod to u. SS ifZ Philadelphia police that he to facing U ^

trial 1

mta on the day “f Dved that he waa not in me ticih Hy of tbe crime. McCade. with Oscar Adams, wai picked op by the Wildwood polk* last September. They were identified by several merchants as the men that worked a abort change game on them. They will be tried during the April twm of Court-

whet elated c Hawkins House Burns The one story bouse, owned by Colonel Hawkins, of Philadelphia. »»mi oecuoied by Samuel Henderson, near the Yacht Club. Sea isle CKy, was leveled to the ground on morning by fire. Tbe blase \ covered by one of the crew of the Stone Harbor train which arrived la Sea Isle City at about nine o'clock. Alarm waa sounded by ths whistle of train, but the high wind pre-

l tbs County g of Turtle Out kvls*. of tbe Board arat _ The 913AM bad been mi t several yean too by tbe State

ho-dred dollars of aaeeaeed valuation. Ttal* to a drop of twentylast year, when tbe

County Tax is Fixed for 1924

tfca at Tw—tyTfcmj Cots Per Hniroi Over lot Year Suiy Millions

The Cape May County Board of . nation met at Court House on Tuesday, and accepted the books of

mil) ions of dollar*- On the basis of tbe lacreueed ammwment. Ocean City

mei Campbell — r - It.filS-M; Mrs. Huana. Mrs. Campbell. M**., WMM prJbiblv hardest hit hy ■be contract was awarded to the; Wynne. Mrs. James J. Curran. Mtos fT* 0 ” V*-?TT-.T, vslusm taddar. H. H. Hoffman. It Grace McCann. Mr. and Mr* Arthur ^ increased to S«.tol w • to”*'““i U“| IfcCtom. Wto LtoT MUtotoJJ uto I “ Mlu. u be Clara report**" “at ! Tb# compirto rate—county, state Unf™ ' ” " _____ Z_ 1- - “ Detective Unfreed, of the tag %t work on s cosspitaUcn of the PoUcj Department, waa mam of figure* that go into a detarooestabi* of WUdwood mlnation of tbe various rates, porOraet tost Monday night by Acting aoual property mfwnenU. exempt Mayor Xing | property, achool taxes railroad tavaa ~ ‘ Inst'amental ta round-; and tbe varioas other division* which

DEATH3

Mrs. Alldk Hand, a UfMocg realdent of Swalnura. died in the home of her daughter. Mrs. Raw** Isard. Swainton. on Wednesday. Mr*. Hand was s widow of the late Capt. Aaron Hand and had been an invalid for several years. She was ta her tut year. She to survived by her daughter, Mrs. Isard. three broth err. George, Thomas and Harry Kataj. and two stotma. Mr*. Er Klee sad Mrs. Marie Tuwusead. Service- will be beta at 3 P. M. C Sunday at her daughter's home, will be buried ta Asbury M. E.

William Barboar. aged 33. son of John Barbour, of Oeeaa Vbn passed at -he home of hto unde WUBrraour. of Ocean Cir- oatur- - rreutag. Interment nas made at the Baptist Osrtstory. Ocean View, -^eday aftersom. Young Barboar was well known ta thto eectiou. earring as assistant in Mazurie* Garagv. Sea Isle City, almost s year. He left early ta

Arrest House Breaker

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age 19. colored, ot Ooror i commut'd to tbe County, i Ware, of Ocean City.

Y. M. H. A. to Meet

seven! other I Tbe first half of 1934 tax** are due

and payable on April flrSt. and are <lelto«a«Bt After June first, but because of the delay is getting out tbe tax rata, tbe tax raUectors throughout the County will be from four to

Uof 3i!m* bail ^ U-i On u,. 1#l « mx

Eobincon was nimstod o* Men a Hebrew Ami -**»«»* bOl*

charge of breaking and ontariag

wealing apsarsl The ehainBon. Mto Franca* Green-

™ srstl

Central School auditorium W odbtas. i

Strptfamere Store SoH

bear of her death last week at her home In Philadelphia aftor several weeks' ill nee* with paralysU. Min. Dockendorff was a summer visitor

Home and School Notes On March 14th a spirit of enthusi-

asm and of progree was i-'»nifto-. r ^ at the SeavlUe Psr-nt Tmrhari* AmorisMon meeting. After some singing by the members questions of vita*

importance to Us* acbool were The president. Mrs. fisnde. prasauted s plan to sumnlato a mote nan perfect attendance of pupil* and ermrarage attention to their pereo a'<near*nce ta the matter of rilsi

nma. The reward Cor both will be

free trip to the Zoo at the of

be paid aftor April 1. 1934. i acaovaU by Security Trust r at Cap* May. Thto company ag r —■*" — ^19-Tt.

OU AND AFTER APEIL 1. 1934. the fiacn-lty Trust Company of Cape Mae ww. pay t% Interest on ttaae You baa bank by malL You can't Co bettor than deposit your money with a ecmpaay having ovev e4.9M.0M.99 eam4e.--AdT.-i9-It

Mr* Marie P eiffer sold her etore

at Btrathmere to Edward Muller, of , - — Philadelphia, wh? will take gomm j r *? <T ? 4 **** «*—• ot attaotlon. atan April Klh. j “

the atbt V boUrnagT

.meetings bring the men evening. Match 14, | closer . clatlonshipe to ths

by Mrs. Irving F ich. aastotad by the i Tiroanint. the* tadtos of the Mom* l^gXoo. tor tea true purpose of the PkroatTUaehero'

bauafit of the Moose repair fond. | AseocisUoa.

held on bv evening of April llta. at •w. —-• Tbe mour ‘

Road Commission Meet w BetiT With Delaware Hkh-

Tbe mem be* of tbe State Highway Commtmini of New Jersey will eonfec with the membe* of the^Deladelphls today. Tbe object of the meeting to to djerum tbe Lewes to Cape May Ferry and formulate plana that thto project can be speedily realised Lewis T. Stevens, of Cape Kay. chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Countv Chamber of Commerce. reported that the New Jersey Highway Commission are ta favor of the completion of this program and would endeavor to start action aa soon aa possible. The Lewes-Cape May Ferry would famish a abort route between South Jersey and the South Fire Alarms Woodbine

fiepnJsed a crew of by the Volunteer Fire Department, prevented the blaze from reaching the town. The blase threatened to ignite the Methodist Church. Tbe fire was discovered by a woman Bring In the vicinity who sounded the aUrm. V/ilrwood Business in _ New Hands W. H. Austin and Company. WUdwood. have disposed of their Reading Coal Yard. It has been purchased by the T. 8. Goslln Lumber Comoary who expect to make nae of it shortly aa a part of their yard. The lumber company will not continue tbe coal business, however, but have acquired, the yard aa a part of the policy and program of expansion determined upon by tbe officers of the company to care for the demands of additional storage and warehouse faculties, j

On Exnday morning the old yacht club of Sea Isle City w.-ts destroyed. The frame building ignited from a overheated chimney, was easy prey for the flames. The tenant. Samuel Henderson, escaped with hto cloth-

‘ g.

On Monday evening a house owned by John Sproul at Biddle Creek near Ooehen. waa destroyed. The house \ as occupied by George Arrant* and family. While they were on a trip to Court House, their home ignited from a grass fire. They returned to see thei. home leveled to the ground On Monday evening several children Ignited grass on the vacant lota about 15th and New York aveuna. North WUdwood. The North WUdwood Fire Department arrived cm tbe scene promptly. To prevent a further occurence, when the firemen saw hey could control tbe flames, they let the fire clean the brush from sev-

eral blocks in the vicinity.

The blase that raged in the brush north of Woodbine Tuesday cawed

oome uneasiness in that town.

was trifling. School Brush Fire

District Fire Warden Ludlam wasummoned about I A. M. Wednesday morning to direct the light against a fire that swept through seventylive acres of timber land at Palermo. The loss here will amount to several

thousand dollar*.

The Are warden* were busy a 1 most every minute daring the peat week

i ta

Frequently tbe district war-

dens found it necessary to answer calls in different section* at the same

waa conquered. Firm were reported at South Dennis and eeveral ta Lower Township caused by the dry grass Igniting ^hy^either fBurtts from the

It to believed that sparks fra* a train started a Mass ta the forest John Anhalt's poultry tar*. *>-

SeavlUe on the West Jersey Railroad. Despite the unusual number of fires, tbe loos thto year to not as great aa last year, when several thousand acres of valuable timber were the northern part oZ the

County. _ „ District Fire Wardens. R. Mason, of Belleplain, and Ail!ana Ludlam. of Swainton. caution the rmMenta. enpjdally in the outlytar dtotricta. to e ta clearing of brush

of fires occur in the various section* of the County due to ear el Beerses and the failure of person# to reaDae the eeriousn'-m ot a Are that gets beyond control. To data the County has yet to suffer n great km* but it to mire to ocIf care to not exeteteed ta cleanup fann toad and building lota.

to ob-ata a permit from a local warden when either brush within 309 feet of the woodbe burned or where there to any gram that will Ignite rapidly. — permit* are issued free by dens. A fine of 950 to «3M may be Inflicted for failure to comply with tbe State Are 'owe. fire la tbe ouUytag

with the nearest Are Walds'*. ■on. Bellept * Swainton: _ to: William South RaariUe James Hawn. Richard Lloyd. Dias Creak: Rn— Court House: J. M. Chamber*. Gotten; Edwsrd Post. Clermont- H. W Manning. Bur tela-: Kngeoe Korbury. Green Creek; Lewis k«.wards. South Dennis: Wm. Trout, Eldora: John Trout. DenntertUe: Samuel Alexenbe g. Woodbine: Washington Van Gilder. DeanisvUle; Daniel MeKeague. Tuckahoe; W. W. Mason. Belleplata: H. H. Camp. Port Elisabeth; Leonard Shone. Leesburg; Samuel Veach. DelmonL

Godin Addrcmwto Kiwania H. Foster Goslln. President "f the WUdwood Board of Trade, add reseed tbe PieeaaatvIUe Klwanlan* at taafr noon meeting on Bl Pa Lick'i Day. Goslln spoke of the organization ot tha WUdwood Kiwanta which was reesnUy formed and gave an interesting talk that was enjoyed by all the Ki wanton* Oar pipes were distribntad as sou-

LDTHOAX CHTJRCE Dr. D. Upton Bair. Pastor Bible School at 10:30. Service with sermon at 11:19. Lenten service. Wednesday, at 9 P. M. Catechetical Clast. Wednesday, at 7 P. M. Come and worship with ua.

• Langley-Sutton J. Paul Langiry. of Tuckahoe, and Berths Prance* Button, of Gloucester. were united ta marriage on Friday. Ma-rh 21. at tha First M. H. Church of Olruoeztar.

that dirt back ta the holer Fat—No. I guess not. 1 don