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EDITORIAL PAGE of the CAPE MAY

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?CbUah«d Br«nr FHday by the CAPS MAT COTJETT THUS CO. (iBeorponted) AtUatto At* *, and Eighth SC OCEAN cmr. N. 1. Booth lABdla Arenoe THT.T CITY. N. J.

—Bo* TIT lit* BnUdiac- A. P. Smith. Adrer-

SotMciiptlo* Price. *1.S0 P«r T**r to AdTUO*. 1 U»oo

Knterwd A t*e PM OMo* *t Be* We CUy. N. J.. u Second-Clue

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the TBtoe of newepeper eArertieinx with retetlon to outdoor bOIb edrertWe*. It la bow to be ■ that the BUWuA OU CXwtpen; New Tort, true to Ua promlae aade

now include: Klrkman A Son, KeUySptinxfleld Tire Company. PiUahary

tee's proposal oordlnx to Mr* Lai Trees tu besutiry the scenery aloof motor routes, in place of billboard* are the goal of the Colorado Springs Automobile Club. Threats of the to tear down all dgas persUUn violation of law have resulted la remoral of many unsightly signs by owner* and the dab o Ute

criticized by atixens and daitor* Albert W. Markahuffd. president

of the automobile dab, maid: "We are waging oar

against the small, oasightl) signs that in such numbers hare disfigured

mery. One i

recently the dab tore

1.000 signs from Ute Peso- there

mast Live been 100 on a alone! The county coau are giving us unremitting

The membership of the dab bee greatly increased in token of sympathy with Its present actirlUa*'

LambertrlU* along the Delaware above Trenton, has found that this year there haa been a surprising number of catches of shad. To the local resident, perhaps, that Is a mat ter that Interests the fishermen only, but to the lover of fine food as* it Is an Item that may ultimate!., nave

its effect upon their pocket* The shad is the aristocrat

fresh water fish. No more delicate flavor Is to be found than In this specie* but it has the drawback of being endowed by nature with a multiplicity of bones, something that

deters many from buying 1L It

a dollar or more to get a good ahad

now and they are scarce a

since they virtually disappeared from the Delaware. Now they are coming

The United States Government is turning its attention to Delai Bay whoso nets are eo plentiful that the young fish are prevented from getting back to the rivers Inhabited by their parent* If that Is the only

IS TEE AVEEAGE MAW

SETTEE OFF!

It is sometimes stated that the wonderful progress of business and science does not help the average run of people very much. It adds to the number of the wealthy, bat It Is claiified that the wage the less successful business and professional men are pretty much where they were 16 or 60 years ago. Let the average man consider Us own condition compared with the way his parents lived. In the great majority of case* he Is living In a better horn* The majority of people have modern sanitary equipment that removea many disease danger* They have Improved medical and health service, and avoid many Him Labor saving devices have greatly reduced work. The majority of people need to have to lug water from well* today thr majority hfcve running water in theti h deal of wort has been saved by Improved lighting, heating, and cooking system* and other A multitude of people whose parents could none afford to own the

of a hot** are

now riding In automobile* Toil Is lightened Ay ami and diversions within ranch of the

oat by the monotony and drudgery of their live* are now kept cheerful by movie and

The edecntlonal opportunities have broadened. The family that in tormer years could Just barely read and write, probably today haa yoi pie la high school or college, going on to lift the family to prosperity. With all such gala* people are hard. It la doubt

ful It the average wage earner exertj half as much physical energy as hii nr did. But mechanical inventions —It possible for him to do * Thu* modem progress wonders for the average person.

The man who becomes no big so ‘’successful" that be has no r s kind word and s helpful dead not successful at alL His Ilfs la a failure.

An election brings with it the af-ter-thoughts an to its probable effects ou the future. The recent Commiselousts’ election is no exception U this rule. For Mayor Frank ” Smith haa been relegated to the political

la three year* the last time in every ward by decisive maJoriUe* be i hlmnilf be convinced that he has fought his last political battle and

aber of the County tax-board, long designated as s Dea-

th# portion of tbs party that ha represents extremely precarious. Democrats repudiated Us leadership for the oommou good of the OMy in which they live and b* too. is diecrec

ns a leader.

The most Interesting situation of all is that of the present State : ator from Cape May County, years be was the soul of the fight against former Mayor Prank Smith. Throe years ago he was reelected to the State Senate largely by nance of the women vote) the County. This September he ec up for re-Domination at the hi

of his party.

The lines In Wildwood ware closely drawn at the recent Commissioners’ election. The forces of progress i arrayed alongside the prenest Oom-

the opportunity to declare himself opemy iu. the retention of the : h< had resLned confidence iu the '.IT- He failed signally to do eo. There was no excue* The Issue plain. The Senator apparently will have some tall explaining to do when he comes before the voters of Cape May County, and of Wildwood In particular. this fall and asks for a vote of confidence.—Wildwood Journal.

Said the moth, as he sniffed at the

‘Tm not worrying about tbs car. I'm wondering how they mafia Mis blamed thing go." Everybody should learn to drive n car. This Is especially true of who now alt behind the

The worst kind of poverty Is I arable to appreciate what you haw,. A Court House woman bn mu

gets no more mileage out of It ’ e of these Inner tube* It Is hufi-

Room Clerk: Room. Sir? Just sign right her* pleas* Traveling Man (who has bad a day): Damn It! Lsffc ms

When a girl transfer* bar i one she frequently does Os i with her powder.

find that somebody e * has arranged would have somatblng for the oU leases and mineral right* rime to ti

when he appear* In a divorce salt •

You can say one thing for the Tea

unmaudment* It never fa aary to writs them In cod* The Mg man Is tolerant

A man Is old. thinks John Maher, when he can leave the heroine in the clutches of the villain and go

You are going to get what’s i lag to you. Doctors may delay it, and ministers may soothe you, but

After all other national ‘ weeks’' have been obeerved. it would be a thing to have s “Keep Your

Mouth Shut Wert”

Wouldn’t it be awful, i

numerous again, for the river once teemed with them, then the nets should be forced out and the fish allowed to return to home waters. A Delaware shad properly cooked Is a delicacy at any time and Now Jersey U their rightful tom*—Atlantic City

ery): cakes* Baker: Fifty -on's apiece Small Boy: If * piece coeta much, what do you aak for a t

Teacher: James! Why U the Enish language called the mother tongue?

heaven, we don’t and we hope correspondent will get that Idem out

of her

POLITICAL NEWS Itself Is not

IT B WITH considerable i

Listening to a banquet speech, on# g„ >tnr to back I ’mes guest what the sub- , Ject I* but seldom what the object I* , It Is about as bad to be thrown down by a friend, sa to Is

by a stranger.

The man who puts a $1* collar on a 10 cent dog tony mean well, but

hell never be Jbe works in s get- are watching the political comedy be-

ing stags* Intermittently In Indiana

E. Watson ■»»#

Postmaster General Harry & New. of many yean standing where the favor of Hoor'er voters are concerned. Watson and New foth attended the

ttcae State Con:

vied to stand

as the real leader of the O. O. P. la

Hon to caring for bar five children, she Is s student at George Washington University, where she Is learning to speak and write Spanish.

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WITH THE SOLDIERS bo tax reduction bill out of the way. Congrees Is turning Its attention to farm relief and railroad legislation during the remaining days of the seaskm. The measures under consideration are the Howell-Barkley bill to abolish the Railroad Labor Board and the MeNary-Haugen bill to set up a great Government stabilise domestic pile surplus farm product*

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SOME DIFFICULTY Is being found

ssfior to Japan, following the resignation of Cyrus E. Wood* The i who takas tbs Job must be posse of s fairly large private fortune, be-

enough to take care of the various ■oriel obligation* Among those In the running for the TnhJo post are

Comtek, of miaoto.

Fint Jobs of Big Men By PHILIP 9. MOWLAM

to the dignity of a department foreman. he left to go tn business to " " -- shop. 71)*

the position of

supertntecAeat In the plant of U* Clark Novelty A Machine Works, iri

undo-

take contract work Car the WestiifBeetrie. It was Bum this cmaeedau that his Interest turned t* electrical sag!naming. After sen.-*] yesrs he again got In boalnem to himself, this time in Detroit Todc

Nothing, says Gladys. D paralysing ns the -attle of a string of pesrfj failing on tb<

■ wasted i* J Thank

SENATOR FRANK L Greene, of who rated against the solus bill In the final teat In

> get a bonne

btmeslf and a mighty substantial

the head several months ago when he got between a bootlegger and a prohibition agent having a duel on Pennsylvania Avenue. SeaaLodge has pnt In a bill to grant

Ludlam. if the girts didn't have any Greene a bonus of $7.600—an extra

more sense than we think they hav* year's salary—to pay for his i ’’Herman Diamond has commie- mx ^ nam - # # .

stoned me to collect their little ac- THE PRESENT SENATORIAL taunt.” tics over the world court are an In-

Stoney (broke): “Then I congrat- ter*ting example of what goes on tn

W. L. GEORGE AND HIS WIFE Across the Breakfast Table MATURE PARENTS ra. GEORGE: ka'I tl MEgUGG "> “i"’ • G* * l»bT- I ItaSttkar tr im. uR MaR-a tUrtE-E&a. Tk-r-lighted with 1L .. MRS. GEORGE: What n lie! Royal’» dril tb U. and Selma would be If rim wars*’* * 4 ** ,1J d to death.

Mab Jongg Is s guns that's played Senate have brought forth so by the rich. It takes all your money ,

and gives you the itch.

lean participation in the tribunal

of your bead? No. thank ^ th( proposition at this see-

Sion and the Issue can be dragged out again, a year or two years from now,

If n

I WHILE HER HUSBAND has 1 the center of an attack in the Senate. Mr* Burton K. Wheeler has not J. Montagu* wasted her time worrying Is addi-

that because these people happen to be

of the pleasure of harTn, cbU^en?

MRS. GEORGE: it laa’t going to be say pleasure l i 1 ?? . no ^ th *' th * baby’s come. that, really, she bates ‘d that she can t afford a aura* Of rotirse she's very fon

Uul - now - she's really suffering *

adjust herself, and the pathetic thing Is that she's too old t

Uk * wlll > » bright, energetic,

•‘‘b a rather delicate, severe mother of fifty

wm want to go to dance* dinners picnics and amuse h and htr mother will want her to amuse herself, but. at tb< WO ° it nT "S**?*?' 1 * thought that her child be gadd

. <tbo«ghttully): Well, this may be the you vs beau right these last few months.