EDITORIAL PAGE of the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES

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•.%a Oty dart of Saa Wa CHy has * v-en public notice thU waak of a pedal election to be held cm May I Oth. to dedde the «ueettoa of whether or not thta ^eaort should return to CouncUmanlc form of QotThe election call i* made at -he request of about on* hundred res. dents and rotera of Sea Ida Oty. and under the law. if petition* are ra*ularly filed, such an election must be called. The Impending election Is fixing rise to STRumentt on both sides of the question, the sdrocsU; of the coundlmantc government stating that Council government will save the taxpayers money In reduced administration cates of a retention Commission form poi-t to the chargee of graft, boaetsm. poMtteil war* and dual office holders under Councilmanic government by which Sea Is!e City was ruled fur twenty-fire, or more, years. On one hand we hear that Commission Government (three Commissioners) Is autocratic, nlacing too much power In two mhn's hands; on »k~ AtSsr hand are hear that OoUnven men) is

pelted to add $10,000 tor the uaxt two years, making a total of fM.MO! And this Borough Council was a ser-ious-minded crowd, moat of whom were substantial clUsoaa and taxpayers. The fault was not with them, but with the government SYSTEM. No man. or body of men. will give a great deal more In public service than they are paid for. and the great fault In Council manic Govern n l~ that the members serve without pay. The natural and logical result of this la that either the municipal work Is badly neglected, or a group in council get* control and resorts to graft of all sort to get the compel Uon, which under Commission Government Is honestly earned In salary. There are exceptions, of course. But they are few. • In Sea lele City it ts to be hoped that the substantial dtlsens and taxpayers will rally around the present form of Government. If they are dissatisfied with the present City Commission era, they can exprecr .hie dissatisfaction at the polls next JJay when the Commissioners now in office will, no doubt, come up for reelection. But to let met dissatisfaction. if there be anf. the reason for changing to the CounciImanlc Government would probably be a

w. L. GEORGE AND HIS WIFE

Have Yoa Tib Hite?

Across the Breakfast Table

4P Bff ftteififta MorW

WHY?

MB. GBORCr The the more pooled I am. Whs'. I mesa Is that it's so difficult to uadMUtand why they pick each other out. Somettmee the Beautiful marry the beantiffii. ana sometimes the ugly; one jumps to the coaehmton that the weak like the atyong. then yoc see the weak marrying the weak. TWrtTi something very obscure In attraction. MRS. GEORGE Ob. It'e much simpler than you ~ e. a girl often marries a man because •ttlng on. and aba's bored, and she'd better get anybody she can rather/than no one. A man is sick of living glone and having no one to look after him. so he he may as well gut a I ueekeeuer for life. Or on thn Other hand, some people want children, othem want mmmey. and oceastoaally a tew marry for MR. GEORGE That'S exactly the point. What to it makes them lore eeeh other? It's only those Fm tMAkii.e of. and It must be jmethiag that other people can't see. Otherwise we should an be running after the same Love must consist la somethin; very UMcial. like the frock made It’e a sort of fitting of two temj can ex Oh, I GEORGE: Now yos must have been there some til MBS. GEORGE: 1 don’t were suffering from an unpaid one. like the rest of

it. I wonder what you saw in it, I really amt think. But It there was. Do you rimahor. you bod oook. so I expect you thought you’d got

OF COAST GUAXC SIAHOK The plan of the Catted States Coast Guard department to demo the station at South Ocean City, and the nation at North Sea Isle City, end consolidate the two Into one station at Strathmer*. Is causing a bowl of protest on the part of the residents of South Ocean City, who want the station retained. tie to but natural, and the aurs to that a sUnOhr protest was

not projected by the residents of Isle City. It U bat natural to object to the taking away of anyth'ng that

twieldy.

nt.

Commission form of government la comparatively new form of dty adInlelration. It waa the outgrowth. New Jersey, of a meeting held in Member. 1110. In Newark, with presentatives of various mue clpsllee attending. In 1911 a la' lacteJ. modeled after the b* Government Law just L wa. creating this form of govern eat lr New Jersey. In the ehor. space of time

to any community. And the Sooth Ocean City station has proven a help to that section in the petrol of the bathing beach, and In policing a section that to aimed deserted In the

winter.

The proposed abolition of the two stations L brought about largely by the washing away of the beach fifith Street, Ocean U tha, station. This condlticn to being remedied, or at least an « Is bring made to remedy it. by the City of Ocean City In building a jetty on the beach front, and If this jetty

n" woe their strident ski Their opposition Is hardly worth e sideration. Another sort of opposition a from various civic bodies the County, baaed upon the Uon that the Court House was the

most avxed historic tradition* of the County's oldest families were Interwoven with the structure which tad

over the argument arms adx

the Cour- House

tee la a oeildtag erected 1 lines, that It to wortti

of preservation

grounds, and that In the will be an adverttoiag Cape May County as are the of the River Church, the OM Brick Church aud the Old

It la as unjust to portray this view sa “maudlin aectlment" an It to to picture- the Freeholder, as Vandal* revelling in their work of Uon. There la ao the need tor

coadocti ty. All

Uon then revolve* Itself late the fol-

lowing

Hence In tfaix Bute. praeUctlly ry Urge city »n the State, and rty all seashore rt^xet cities have pted this form of government, the larger ciUes. Newark, with a illation of a haif-mllUou people, pted this form of government in 7; Trenton, the State Capitol, had pted it In All . Jersey City tolsd in 1911 and Camden waa the changing from council goverait In 1911. u enumerate all the New Jersey ns now operating under CommiaGovenunent would take too h apace, and probably would not A interest, save to show that if FORM of Government wa* unid, it could not continue to funcwith such great satisfaction that • ONE town has ever changed r to Gouncilmanie Government, i wae ^jne in Beverly In NovemItM. he proponents of both Oc mcOand Commission Government In wi. city are enliUed to their ra on this question, but no one or wlL. deny that Sea Isle City prospered and developed lar more er co-junlatlon Government than r«r did under Councilmnnic Govnent. without regard to the periel of either governments ndoubtedly the City Commission•mve made mistake*, even a* the noilmen before them made mis- *. The question la whether the *ge* of three would not become mistakes of seven. u» der ihe proid system of government. „ musir»aon ot til. !• i» itborti* to-. °< Couscttamic 00-er»ment Mr -ith mm . st-dually VtoM" Into ■ t'O w ' Il: ‘. ,be tagh cmmrnmm <** y“ r nU-tw • .si «».•« “• ‘ b ' . ... bode- and -HI !>• dom-

A onM-0U.lwl nation nt Strathmere sounds vney good, and undoubtedly would save toe maintenance cost of one station if the stations at South Ocean City and at North Sea Isle City

were done away with

But why disturb a condition tha is at present very satisfactory, and has been for fifty years? If the City of Ocean City protects the South Ocean City station from the ravages of the ocean, what logical arg iment L there for it being removed Strathmere. or ot the north Sea Isle City station being abolished? The slight extra cost in maintaining two station* where one would probably do the work is so infinitesimal when compared to the total nervice cost that it Is not even to be considered, •■specially In view of the mare efficient service that the two stations

could give over one.

1. What will be the increase in oust if a separate building U provided? S. Is there adequate ground unoer the control of the Pr»eholder* at the present time in Cape Mar Court House to pul up this build-

ing?

All these questions can 1 wered one way or the other on a business basis without regard to politics or to individuals. Freeholder Kay's statement to the public a few weeks ago was a request for constructive criticism. It arms an indication that the Freeholders were not attempting to put wane thing over without giving the public a chance to be beard. Director Champion’s statement at the Cape May County Chambei jf Commerce In ibis City last Thursday

t wo nil tors la and

their efforts to solve ttatr on a

Musings . •: of the Office Cat

if it l it does eating, girls t

-Success ts largely a matter of buying experience and selling it at s profit. Dobody dowa why cotyuKsts feel obliged to welcobe aprg with a few 1 ides,like this

couldn't call Agatha Ptm an alley cat!" "No." acid John; Td cal’ her a pampered Fenian pussy spttUng upon

"What do you mean?" asked OooTake Mia. van Vechtec Brown," explained John. "Why does she try t can talk easBy? U

Tame Is some talk about a third party. But there is a lot of talk about the two old ones

JSS c aren't troubled a whole Painter's Colic. . Put love affairs are those things a womac keeps sUU about C“ ' goto In a quarrel with her hi Spring seldom does

THE C0UST

HOUSE conduc* a public bearing and that

they would present plans for consid-;

For several week* an Interesting, ^uo,, erUSeac* that the govcontroversy baa been raging over the emj*, body of the County is liking

wisdom of additions that will change the appearance of the pr«oent Court

Ho™, BUMW Th, U Urat „ „ H» Coirat, to these arguments have not been free "... 7 . , 7

begin to discuss questions of importance to the County at large without injecting politics, calling nam<s or

throwing mud.

If H be of any Interest to the White House, we believe we heard the lost Coolidge cat on our radio

live to a a

gaaeSrlay (dab had ISOt O SMmfc HATE YOC nos HABIT!

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First Jobs of Big Men By PHILIP F. MOWLAM

Worked For Express

Company

One of the forezn

_ _ . —LBufactur ot Qeveiand began his career a* el*** In the office of the Aroeric teres* Company In NeV York. But be didn’t stay there long, for went to Troy. M. Y.. and. obtainU»g a position with Geotg* P. Ue A work his wxy .w In the

vicinity of the Whit* Hoorn-. He 1 found horse-book riding too otra ous and has gone back to wetaag for

THREATS OF A «

the C8th Coagr* i after the aational conventions la Jus are beard nor and. then from SilaiialOtmttor leaders. bat it begina tc took like the IrtisiaUre slate w!D b' swept riean of Important matters by /one 1. In »'* cordance with the vtoh Of the Presi deal The House, of oooiue. is f»r

ahead of the Senate, b

la the Senate's vhtot taMasss. will be laid aoM* osaaatoaallr *>• that other matt ora may ho acted upon

Empire Cream Separator Company i* wi~- M d. N. J. ^'ateMr-j

he changed, this tiim* k

to uhlrta and colla.-*. as the orvac-

Plowa are running In the stnbhle: Gran'paw 'pears to have less trouble Than ganer l with hi* rheum*tiz— Soase says 'tain': and others tlx. Signs that p'int to coming spring; Bat. anyhow, the roUns sing.

So. I guess it's safe to say.

Syria* to here or on the way.

---- - - - — ■« ab« *ui«rr>ate Shirt A Collar Company; and once he organised and became

nt and general uanarer

of the Torbensen Gear A axle Company. and vlce-presidert of the Pa-

public Track Company.

In addition he organised the Eaton Axle Company, and upon its merger with the Standard Parts Company 1

No matter what alls a man. he i b ® cam ® the general manager of the

— —- — —u raera. lv ua* maa-

ertim ssparatora. becom- SECRETARY Off ffTATE Hu* t general manager of the I ^ oo ovary oide for am Separator Comaony 1 , '»teorary chairmaaaMP of *■«

will be ■, and he tfcar it would be mort suitable ts pick a —

free

from politics and peraonall .it*. The question is one which has two siOea.

says the Wildwood Journal. The Freeholders in proposing the

changes which they did actuated by sound bust*.cos principles to Sbcure better facilities for conducting the County business. They were not moved by the spirit of vandalism. “°r would their purple. If consummcted. have tieen vandalism. Vandalism seeks to destroy tor the mere pleasure oi destruction. They sought to change in order to keep in step with the material growth of the County.

Undoubtedly some of the opposi-

ion to the change was based upon

r will cure it. Things have come to a pretty pass wbsu a Presidential cat cannot go out for an evening atroU. and possibly as appointment, without having the news radioed over the ooun-

try-

Cape May County is bigger than j any 1.dividual. U is greater than any party. Cape May County seeds larger and better quarters In which

to conduct Its affaire.

The Freehoidera, wt • are its rulers, must provide the* accjuunodationa regardless ot bickering, cavilling and possible heart-rerding. The tide of progress cenno. be arrrotec by those who wish to go no farther. The world moves. Cape May County mores along with u .»en though

Ratt—See that couple. They're man and wife and have never quar-

reled.

n . , . Pump—Beall'- It hardly aM-ma Bundes have more hair than bru- possible. How lonr harertiv ‘ttee. scientist discover Maybe 1 -carried? thty bwi that's why they do more experimen

log with 1C

At this rate the veterans won't! The way of the transgressor mar get their bonus unUl they are old he hard but he can find better rolnx •nough to be called veterinarians. ] by turning to the right. If you leave the price tag on the It's no use arguing with the resent you give a woman it wig or eoman who has read all the books save hoi a trip down town. j on bridge whist.

If. os the editor of a beauty mag-

tbe Army tUf, t to stand ag>a c put 1 teas \ ice-Pi

which will daoi oxurvi" with his part in the world war.

It surely bents the deuce. How quickly mouths go by. Can you realise that it's Most time to owai the fir*

th, ralttoclra of politic*. Tie Fra- I” ■“>' “ holders are Republicans. Any rally- ^ Governing the County is a businee*

log cry around which to build party | proposition. Erecting new buildings ! | be bull by ti • horns

“r ^ ^ iVSTii: p * ,k "

* ho now have bobbed hair will be

bald, before they are thirty, baldness: Tb re> lota of synthetic r«Ujr'on will be the atyle of the general bird, being handed out from the pule* as

no no harm will be d. je. | "the r-sd stuff.''

The time does really fly. At that— It’s darn near time. For the old straw hat.

h.„ th, iortp W u« rau. ' U ’" U, ( a S “ u “*

« reported, nobody km. got th* w1 ' "

‘ Ho-iee goat.