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Two Tennis Courts

WkfadiVmMttanaOattaia ■'•t UI« aty will hmre «t toart two public Unut* ooaru, ■ad* a urtaUty at tht swUn tb* Cbaabar of OoauMTM, in th* atjr HaU, oa MonSay nlpht, when a coroltUa of twatva wu named to aolictt fund* for tb* purpose, and oue *1*0 wm aolwerlbad. Only fSOG wlU be bmM, aeeordlnc to tb* ten-

(the Cap* May tt tonmerce wa* tb* of diKuarian at A* 0 . nun cr*aaI*aUoa Thursday nlfbt. held in the ”*' with Presides* ■'V-'*-' SeeretaT CCaert H. ehtlr. Mayor Irrinp Fltd*. aa ebatnaaa of the ix ecu tire eotwmUUa the two plana, and afUr cusslon they w*»* both They are as followo: 6 1. UbeJaf iSwttHS!"! "td to fummer mofitba. 2. Hard sorfa** drtwwway to tb* Pj. Airport or Undine Md *Or air trrlce, such aa will ba

a«rud to b* Boat *aaUy aettUd by peUlc Mbserlpttoo, the aaoosd by inatalUUon of tb* •'honor" system and the third by city aid with city ea>-

The drlr* for tondz will be eomanced at once, and will end on April IS, when work wll, be commenced on the erection of two court* on the property of the Pennaylracla Railroad. at Ocean Arenac, east of Landis Arenue. All sutweHpUon* to the tennis fund will > acknowledged In the TIMES. Mayor Pitch reported that the Motorcycle Association, which conducted wy successful pageant here last June, wished to return this year, and a committee composed ot Charles R. Bhhn. William Seeley, Barry Goldsmith. George Cronecker and Robert T. Stereos was named to secure pledges tor a fond for prime to be

tbs beach as a part of the two-day ontlng of the amociaUon. Last year fully 1600 cyclists rtsited Sea Isle City, and all are willing to return and bring others. that a dentist

the secretary was instructed to c munleaW with this dentist, pledging tbs support of the membership of the Chamber of Commerce.

Bank Robbers’ Trial April 14 Opewmg Day «f April Tam Had fteAxndl -

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Ubd May Plod Non Volt The trial of the three young ban Uts who killed Edwin L. Tomllr. of Corbin City, and were captured after looting the Tockaboe Beak, will be called upon So aaswer for their crimes on April 14. Thp-datc of the tilsl. which to the opening day of the April term of Court, wa* Used by Prosecutor William H. Campbell. Jr, with Judge Bdredge and L*wl* T. Suwena. who represents Walt»r Laird. Ust Tumday. Later r Campbell conferred with Court Justice Luther A. City.

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at th* trial, stated the date was aa>

•« hold the trial ar w*»dily aa posable. hat April 14 was the earliest data that J as tie* Campbell could er-

PorwMr .State Senator Lewis T. Mauaas indicated that bis ellest dead non rult is at first bettered that the ■oold be called oa to appoint tor James Pettit and On* Anbat tb* bandit** reiaUr** assart that they will procure

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fat the Art, „ l JOSEPH 0. _rri &e Oty ri Oaaaa Ofay, Maw Jexsey, Aa hereby ■nekfaa Ae wtric ri Kay 3 U 8 teriarisc. aa “Karie Waak." aadufe and d^

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Keystone Telephone Lineman Electrocuted on Top of Pole Jaaea Bedgnna, ri fceea Cietk, Hat iHbat Death, When He Ga*ht Hold ri a High Tasks W~i MOO Trite; B«iy

Fingers of Right Han' 1 Burned OS end Deep Hole in Leg While at work on the Keystone and mimtlnsd there until County

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Street and Pleasure Avenue, Sea M* City, James Radgravsa. aged SB, was electrocuted, on Thursday afternoon, nt 4^* o'clock. . ives was working on a cable oa a pole which had recent*

apparently reached both hands above head and took hold of a high tension electric wire, carrying 2.306 volts. A circuit was immedia formed through the unfortunate man’s body, and It Is thought that death was almost instantaneous. Mis. Vincent Sannlno, who lives

body swaying, bald to the pole by bis safety belt and called to Isaac

Underman. foreman for the 1 Be immediately started

two months, and. that he war

nonridared a careful and competent workman. Just what caused him to pat his hands over his head and taka

hold -f the high voltage wire '»* known. The theory that he was about to fall and

reach ad for the wire for support is discredited by th* fact that be had hie safety belt adjusted, and that this bait held hie Inert body until It

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brought th* body to the ground. The fingers %f the vie Urn's fight ii)d were burned off. and a deep

plying every known treatment. He wee sestets* by n crew of the BeU'Telephone Company.

Itinerary For Booster Trip

Have You Heart} the Good News

At the meeting of tha Cape May County Cham bar of

Tha trip will start after tha counT advertising has baar running for reaks, and embraces tha following itlnarary: Start from Cap* May county on today, April It. at 1 P. M, Wilmington the first night April 37—Wilmington and BalU"hprll 3*—Washington and Hag retown. Md. At Washington an ef- . is now being made to

be a mr from No th Wildwood, on* mm Wildwood, dm from Cape May. on* from Ocean City, two from A vs

from Boa lain City. Tb* sumbe can from any on# town will limited to two. and all entrias fer booster run must be mad* April 1*. A moving plrturs >00*11100 will be taken along, wfth s competent operator. and the films of th* trip will be shown during the early summer In the leading theatres In every town visited by tb* Cap* May county

The publicity committee, it was reported, has already ordered pennants for all cars entering in tbs run.

ben of the party. Resort literature will be distributed all along the rout* of tb* trip-

Company. Capa May City- Ton will be surprised bow soon the account will grow and the Trust Company will continuously add to U 4 par cant, interest. —36-lt-edv.

Dr. Jalius Way arrived.

Hibrink Fined $500 Wildwood Hotel Owner Eaten Plea ri Hot Guilty Jwmph Hibrink. 31, of Wildwood. ‘ guilty to the charge ot pooand transportation, before E dredge. Wednesday. Court House. He was fined |B»0 end

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Hibrink was arrested by Trooper Cline, last August, at Court House, while driving a car with 300 pints of liquor concealed In the His oomnanlon. Charles Marriott, was also arrested and later he pleaded guilty. Hibrink entered a plea of not guilty last September. He failed to rppear when his trial was called. Judge EMrsdge ordered his bail bond forfeited and a bench warrant Issued. Hibrink was apprehended by the Philadelphia police and was brought back to the countv on Thursday of last week by Sheriff Redding. Hugh McArdle, Wildwood hotel rner, and his bartender. James Caldwell, entered pteaa of not guilty to the charge of sale and possession of liquor before Judge '21 dredge, last Wadneeday at Court House. The date of their trial has not been set. It Is alleged that a ispresentative of the Prosecutor’s office purchased on two occasions, and will be the evidence that will be used against

aorge Turner, iff, of aty. Ated late Friday la the Atlantis Ctey Hospital from the Injuries

Win Enlarge Kook Hall The Sea Isle City Moose Hal! will be enlarged this year, according to tnt plans, to enable the Installation of a hall with a seating capacity of not leas than five hundred, and equipped with a stage and moving picture apparatus. Mayor Irving Fitch. City Commissioner M. M. 80-

UUBV7 auu maul 10c ciamap are me committee to employ an architect to draw the plans and to get estimates of the oost.

Average Tax Rate 7c Higher

40 Have Received Tickets

I Ad so Nam* fans! Did you read the «o*d news ta Ust week's TIMES?

oek ta the future there will be hidm ta Classified Adiand from ata to In* as mss. instead of Just tea. Ia other words there may be conaled in th* Classified Ads oa pegeo 4 and B of this tnsu* six aamos. there or sight or nine. Than will never bo hidden, until

S* if you can ok two free ticket* either Hunt s Casino Theatre. Wildwood, or t>M Moorlyn Theatre. Ocean aty, tarn to the Clssslfled section ot once, start with the first

Read carefully, for you may miss a b and that very name may be yotua. ta which ease you will

gat the tickets If you ae. ta to notify the TIMES bf postcard and they will te mailed you at once. Be sure to state at your name h theatre you prefer. That’s all there te to It. ' it find the maxim on your first trip

Ocean City Physical Instructor Rescues Girl Mias Miriam Re'chley. director of girte' physical instruction ta the Ocean CUy High School, proved hermit a heroine Tumday afternoon. hen aha plunged Into the swimming pjol ta tho'besement of the school, to reaeae k had ventured into the deep part of th* pool and was unable to awlm. Mias Rteehley brought her to th* top of th* water and out of th* pool where a Uttlo first aid work was «*i

through the hall at th* than. The tateructram dived ta fully tag th* fflrL

William R. Sheppard. Jere E. Chambers and Samuel M. Schellenger, the members of the Municipal Council of tbe aty of Cape May, who were elected on the 34th day of February, last, under the municipal manager act, organised nt noon Tuesday, having previously been publicly sworn Into office by former Judge Jam (a M. E. Hildreth. Mr. Sheppard was elected Mayor. Mr. Chambers Director of the Department of Streets, Public »- provements and Public Affairs and Mr. Scbc!lenger Director of Revenue and Finance. Flowers in profusion graced the desks of the new members and the Council chamber was filled to overflowing with their friends. A feeling of good fellowship seemed to be present everywhere. The bickering which has been prevalent tor the last two years apparently Is disappearing and the cittaena will give the rw men hearty support. Paul A. Volcker, of Lebanon, Pa.. ms unanimous]} elected Municipal Mai.ager under the new act of the Legislature ot the Stats. Tbs council chamber was crowded with cl Use ns of Cape May for the ceremonies at noon. The three new Councllmen, who succeeded the throe deposed Commissioners, sat at the mahogany bench from which they will rule the rewort's destinies. They succeeded Frank B. Mecray, tbe former Mayor, and Commissioners Charles B. York. In charge of finance, and George P. Wentsell, in charge of the Departments of PabUe Safety and

Works,

The fin r act of the two CoUncllsn waa 10 elect a Mayor. They oe* Mr. Sheppard, and he waa laducted into office with a simple ceref. Hs spoke briefly, promising in—ln and intelligent admin-

Sea Lie's Rate Drops to $4.46 The average tax rate in Cape May unty for IfSF. throughout the county, te esveu cents higher per one hundred dol'an aaaeaeed valuation than last year, according to figures by the County Tax Board The figures were to have a oat last weak, hat due to tbe Illness of B. L. Rios, secretary of the Board, the calculations were until

While in many instances the rate te lower than last year, the increases ta other towns brings tbs average to

The biggest drop in rate te in Dennis Township, where there te a dele of Me. The second biggest drop te ta Stons Harbor, whare 60c has been lopped off the rat* over year. Sea Isle aty comes third, with a drop of 33c. The largest increase te in North Wildwood, where the rate has jumped $147 over last year. Wildwood Crest follows with 46c and Lower Township with 44c. The lowest rate ta the county te Sooth Cape May. with.lt.lfi. next te Lower Township with ft.60 and third te Ocean Oty with ft.63. The detail rate for this year, sad The detail rate for this year and last year, given for comparison, in

The county tax rat*, which te the ineral tax for county shows an iucraae* of only oa* and a fraction cents over teat year, daapiu th* fact that th* Board of Fresh aU-

■. Th* rate this year te Tie (te be exact .73343) ** sgataA 74* (.7464) last yacr.

i«ta new by making e deposit with Becurity Truet Com pan v. Capa May Oty. You can • It by mall. —10-lt-ad*.

Cape May s 1 New Regime OouoibMa Elect William R. Sheppard Kayor sad Till Slate ot City

Paul A. Volcker Gty Manager

"We see a new era dawning for the resort,” be said. "It te the flirt municipality la *>rw Jersey to adapt city manager form of gorera(Continued on Page Five)

Peterson Hotel WUI Be Thorocgfcly Remodeled sad Baa By Philadelphia Hotel Man The Peterson Hotel, more recently town as the Carleton Apartments, a Isle aty. was purchased Ust week by Ocean aty Interests, title being in the name of William F. Jocher, Sea Isle Oty. This hotel, of the oldest In Sea tele aty, will be thoroughly remodeled, both Inside and outside, and will be conducted by Peter P. Graham, of Philadelphia, well-known hotel manager. Mr. Graham has leased th* property for

Mr. Graham will conduct a model up-to-the-mlnut* hotel sod restaurant.

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