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trerjthlB* to •K tor Wan or om C»p« Ha/ Ooaaty bowter <c*r*xL, which will tear* Ca»* Mar County r»xt SuaOaJ. A*rU S», at j.10 p. M.. oa a wotk 1 . bocatlac aad tttertisinf tour. The party win Jaara oa o'clock boat treat P-eaas:***, to* Wllmlactoa. and will be W tba UU«r place by a illl^rttan - "■ Wtlminfton Chamber at Ooraaeroa, and Will bo owortai to tba tePnt «ut« tor aa laapoattoa; thl» will bo followed by dinner and the foUowiac mornln* a reception ▼111 be baM la the Mayor'a otto*, than a vtatt to the municipal wbi "■* '“ -_ the gue*U of the On Monday aft Baltimore, the party wtM be oert by Mayor Jackeon, of BalHaere. aad will be entertained hr Waa at dlnaar. where metabera of the BaMiaw •Delation of Ooaua«rve will mm Cape May County Chamber of merte delegation. , On Tueedny the party will meat President CooUdsa. at the WhlU House, and will leaea, the nation's Chief “ ' ferrtown. be met by

Set Your Clocks Ahead The naort eiUee of Ce»e May Oooaty. Ir. common with the tarte center* of the Seat, will to oa dayttfht aarln* time

oa Boaday, Apia U.

Daylltht time fctarta officially at S A. M., oo that day. eo If you want to mafea a train, or •at to chureh, or meet n friend, doat forget to art your clock aad watch ahead when you go

to bed Saturday night.

The mainland eecUon of Cape May county will remain oo etandard time, ae In other yearn, the County Clerk's office operating “ that time. The Board of

aad dele the Cape May York, and will at dinner by the

the voting power Uee aoath of city. At the pceeent time Ocean City

Other places to be rtaited include Lebanon. Reeding, Tint nil Allentown. Bethlehem, Hew Brunswick i-d Trenton. While definite information la not 7d in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce Publicity Committee 1

•onie of the county t Continued on Pi

Lady PamfuHy Injured Alighting From Tran

Mrs. Wkrren I. Lerrieks. of South S^'Uie. was painfully Injured last Sunday evening when she was thrown to the ground when the train from »hich she was alighting started before the nmnngeri had been diecWgeo. The excursion train oa the rennsyivanla Ratliwd nnlved at tbe South Seaville station about • “dock. About half the |

hxd been discharged when •uried without any w—• paitsengere. Sereml w ,bt Kround, but Mr*.

^ 0 »lr Pereon ‘ajurec. amo entered from an Injury to her back aad •hock. She Is confined to her bed la her home. Several of the paeaenV following Mrs. Lurrick- leaped the train and the injur-

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Milton Wile and VMa Dans In AS MAN DESIRES MONDAY A TUESDAY *n Emmett Flynn Production 'ih George (PBrlea, Alma Rubena. Mad ~ “

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WEDS Rrom the temoae etace sin f ms ; h « ^ * rewr, irs^r* Tt ar» to New Yorfc. CHU CHW CHOW With Betty Myut* hO-OM people la STc^t A Metro Ooldwyn Picture THURSDAY A FRIDAY 1 J< -?> »■ Bck«,..k ,r_i N-jnaa Tahaidwe la THE LADY ! "Msa t, ““- *— .

oa that time Pi^choldern' o ins*, will be

be by daylight aav-

iag time.

The new echedulee of the railroads will go late effect on Sun-

Wikhrood Dworderiy House Raided on Sunday A raid on a disorderly house the Wildwood West side, conducted by the Wildwood police lest Sunday nlng, landed ten pereoos In the county Jail. The home, which is eoadneted by MeaUa Jefferson, a andnt Inmate of the county Jail, been Urn source of muds eompli All the person* in the pis-* were haled before Jostles John T. Eyrne. who ptompUy sentenced them each to tfi days In the county Jail rad coats of M M each, excepting- Mamie

tor lavaetlgatloa by tbe grand Jury. AU are colored. The Inmates gave the following Lines: George Poop sc, Charles Davie.

Mrs. Lester Biggins received one of tbe tickets, hot not consider'ng herssif a particularly lucky Indl- idual. consigned it to the waste basket. When the drawing took place a men Jumped to hi* feet and claimed be had* had the winning number, but had lost his ticket. When Mrs. Rigglue was told tbe winning number she hustled to tbe waste basket, dug out the ticket and, sure enough, upon that ticket was the number. There is no huppler woman in Cape May County today than Mrs. Riggins. To her life's a path of roees. Aad never again will she look with Lady Luck.

The greatest mackerel catch la the mstory of Cage May County was harded Into ScbeUlng-r'e Landing.

- - Wednesday. Twenty

, I were shipped from this wharf. Several more earloadi would have bean shipped except for the lack of berraaa. Twenty-two hundred barrels ware need la making lh Th* 1 dort’renemblsd a loading at* ._»* dc-'xg wart'.me* during the dty. The ioe plants la Cape May and Wildwood were taxed t

to furnish tee for tbe for the

one Harbor. The bulk of the was healed la by tbe

» Gloucester. Maas..

wr» make a trip to th* mouth of the Delaware during mack erel rrri— Tbe estimated value of tbs day's k was $€0,009.

Irietoec Proa Bahway

Salvatore Chaperone, formerly a trber In Court House, was placed M nder jwspoadea sentence by Judge Bdredge last Frtrday and w. leased from Rahway, where -i. --- been confined since pleading guUty of being a participant la tbe robbery of Charles GUI's bouse at Ava-

a borne of Mr*. Vernle

aos*., -» Stone Harbor, several meatto ago. His com pen ion. Harry — - * *,# wee tbe organiser of tbe aad hae a police record, la aerving a term of years la SUte Prison. It was Ohaperone'e first of-

The Pei snt-Teechers' AmodaUon wUl meet at tbe school house next Thursday afternoon at S.IO P. M. to prepare the program for Memorial Day.

Dine at Hotel Bal'nrd. JOghib Street aad Central Avenue, tteean City. *1 Good MeaU (naytime) flt.M. ‘-AT 1 '-

Ocean City Fi Annexation

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Much FinkrcifiJ Confunoo Wffhld Foil cm Such a Cotuec

nrcpceal of leadalation takJsff Aw. - .. City out of Cape May County ^nyntV (ail meXUag It to Atlantic County. J®* 1

* Overcrowded

made by Prmddent Edward . M.

□ at a recant Chamber

nee mediae, dose not seem to have and mac. favor In Ocean City. On the contrary, the majority of

to It, while the rpmalclng folk* seem to be in Ignorance of the proposal. The Ocean ’City Civic Club, at a re-

cent meeting, took .up tbe

hat he thought of the propocdeelared that Tt wee impractical. and be dldu*t think the peraoas who would advocate each a hid given mi William rather reticent ovtx giving his op’nion, Baying he had ntt given the matter much thought an% M reeerve his opinion at the

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The conditions in the county Jail S$ the present time are deplorable dge to the lack of facilities to a>

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Mr of prisoner*. Fourteen-year-old boys hroug' t there for some infrocUon ere fare ed to associate with banMte, crook. booJsggera aad otesr lew viola tot. Persons detained ci Wltneencs are lodged with the prison

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The county Jail hee^provisions to quarter eighteen pereons. At the Mat time twenly-eevei » o copying the Jail. One of the mm generally used as a cell is now upe ts r store room for liquor that ■ hvei seised in various raids and M held ts evidence. The cage, which is located Wst floor of the Jail, is so crowded toat tt is necessary to place cote toe prisoners to sleep. The cage which open into a apace about to by This Is used for the general

iber of

attitude was taken by Hiram 8. Mowrer, cashier of the First National Bank, although he tad that a good bit of result over tbe change In bonding 1*and other financial changes celled by a shift in eouatles, if

(his

In speaking of the topic Clayton Haines Brick, well-known Ocean City realtor, declared: "Thin move was of-

of, because Ocean City

paid M per seat, of the team, white ofsaderm Every additions! male «f-

Ue County would have to take Ocean City and Its

that 1* arrested is placed here. Op the second floor are men’s quarter*, exec? ‘Jag a trio of “ cell* in whirl are the Tucka-

% waiting trial.

oaUa ad] tn each other. •-.IffB* to a separating wall the trio 1* held tor mordering Edwin L. Tomlin, director of the Tuckahoe Bank.

In a cell adjoin-

In questioning Harry 9. Stanton, president of l>e Ocean CKy Real Estate Board, the Information was forthcoming thtat considerable time would be required to answer tbe question Intelligently. However, realtor declared: “It is questionable whether the advantages that Ocean City might receive from the proposed union would outweigh the disadvantage*." Mrs. Elisabeth W. Ot-dy, president of th- Ocean City Clrle flub, and well mown la resort civic circles, acid in connection with this topic: "Politics have been responsible for Ocean City not getting Its share of roads and other benefits. 4 would be unwise to leave Cape May County, aa Atlantic County might not be any bettvr. At this period Cape May Coun*v u beginning to get on tbe m«p and it would be harmful for both tbe county and city to separate." Dr. J. Thornley Hughe*., wellknown resort druggist, probably voiced the sen tl men to of tke • nUr « percentage against tbe separation when he declared: /The proposed mote showed no confidence In Cape May County or In Ocean City. If -e, county was changed, politic* would be changed and Ocean City would find Itself In the poaitloa of a ''little frog la a big puddle." Ocean City Is the biggest city In Cape May County from the valuation standpoint and supposedly from tbe political one. and It would be detrimental tn remove Ueelf from a county where It bad established it* prestige.”

One Lie—One Month Perhaps when Richard Gray was young his mother put peppet on his .ongue for lying, but now Richard Is $4. Different measures are used to encourage truthful assertion. Gray, who is colored, and Uvea at Cape May. was charged with stealing a bed spread, clock and dree*. He pleeded guilt; bofore Judge Eldredge. When the Judge asked him why he stole them Gray related. ' Well, Jedge.I was drunk and didn't know I was stealing ” Upon questioning where he got the liquor Gray replied. ''* bought from a fellow that rides in one of those cats that you aae so many.” "You mean a Ford.” "Yaaeat. yajeab " •'What was hie name. T dunno. Jedgv. but I often bought liquor off him " "Bure you don’t know?” ”Yaa*uh. I mean nwsuh. I don't know." "Do you expect me to believe that?" T hope so.” "Wall, I don't, so you can serve three mouths for one menu for lying."

awaiting dispose]. The State Boerg of 1 ectors specify the< all shall be quartered in a dententlon room, separated from the prisoners, yet Anna Asia, colored, wh 90 days as a material wltneas, was quartered with the prisoner* due to the lack of quarter*. She leased last Tuesday. happens that tbe prisoner* charged with grrveat t Tuckahoe bandits, expei least discomfort. They are kept asperated to prevent any concerted effort to escape. Needless to say. none of the prisoners in the cage, with its nauseating odors, would exchange places with the youthful bandits. Prison Inspector W. G. Tiiompeon. on his last Inspection of the county Jail, stated If the county authorities did not provldfa quarter* for tbe prisoner* the State would build a Jail aad tbo county would pay the bill. The Jail has been condemned for time by the Bute authorities. people heeiutc to open bank because their balance would be small. The Security True! Company. Cape May City, welcomes tbe - - — - them. Bank by —t4-lt-adv.

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MONDAY ■ Bellamy. Stuart Holme*

A FOOL AND HIS MOTET

WEDNESDAY Dorothy Devoe. Herbert Rs llnaon la THE PRAIRIE WIFE

Paramount Presents Richard DU In TOO KAMY KISSES

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that It to the finest publication of its kind erer brought to their attention, both editorially and plctorially. We hope you like It, and will be glad to furnish you with extra copiw for your friends, without charge to you. while they tost. Women injured When Autos Crash Mary Donohoc, ape It, daughter of Postmaster Joseph Donohoc, of Oc an '.3W, wee Injured when the motor ear driven by George Schneider. 17, ;h Avenue, Ventnor, crashed Into the car In which the was riding with her fatbsr. The accident occurred at 7.90 Wednesday ▼nlng, at Marshall's Corner. The accident was evidently caused by Schneider’s lack of familiarity with the county road*. He was driving north on Main Seashore Boulevard. At Marshall'e Corner the'con Crete swerves to the toft to Turks Schneider, who <ras traveling to Atlantic fe.ty, followed the concrete, Instead of driving north. After crossing the road, he notloed hto error and attempted to swerve bad the Beasley's Point road. He crashed broadside Into the car driven by Donohoc, striking It on right side and hurling It into the ditch on the opposite aide of the

Donohoc'* machine was completely rmoltohed. The front right wheel, fender and headLght of •Jchnelderi* were smashed. One of tbe wo- > occupants of Behnelderis car rocotvod a slight cut on the nose from tying glam. Mias Donohoc received an injure! ankle. Raid Inlet House, Angleaea, Proprietor Under Heavy Bail The Inlet House, at Angleaea, was raided last Sunday morning by County Detective Hlgbee and State Trooper Bishop. The proprietor, Robert Moore, was arrested, charged with illegal possession of liquor. He wai given % preliminary hearing by Supreme Court Commissioner L. T. Stevens, at Cape May, and was held under $2500 bail to await tbe action of the grand Jury. County Prosecutor William C-.mp-bcil is emphatic In bis statement that the tow will be enforced and to backed by H. Foster Goslin, foreman of tbe grand Jury, an avowed "l dry" advocate.

Motorists Most Comply With Law State Trooper Bishop state* that hereafter motortoto driving at night with a single headlight, no rear light or illegal lenses will face a fine when apprehended. During the pest few eeks the SUte Police have been devoting much effort In stamping cars!twine** strong motorist*. Forty of 100 motortoto paaalng through Court House on Wednesday evening failed to comply with the law. The offender* were stopped, ordered to correct the fault and warned. No arreeti were made. Robbed Hit Employer Earl Taylor. 30. of 121 West Third Avenue, West Cape May. to lodged In the county Jail charged with Illegal possession of liquor and larceny. Taylor was formerly employed by Roy Foster, a Court House merchast. Foster noticed that hs was being systematically robbed end suspectetf Taylor. He obtained a March warrant from Squire Gartelacn. A eearch of Taylor's home mealed many of the etoltn article*. He was arrested by State Trooper Bishop and brought to the county Jail last Saturday after a bearing.

Saving for a rainy day to the best thing a prudent person can do. Your savings put In Security Trust Company, Cape May City, begin to draw Interest at once. —24-lt-evd.

Pleasant Prospects for Louie Louis Saduck. of Woodbine, an habitual liquor violator, was recently *es'~uctd to serve three months In thu county toll for a liquor violation to which be pleaded gu.lty. Last week Judge Eldredge re-jentenced him to pay $600 fine If Saduck 1* unable to procure the fine within I week*, he Will serve out bis term in Jail at the rate of a dollar a day.

Membership Drive May 19 Irving Fitch, Mayor of Sea Isle City, was nominated for president of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, at the meeting of that organisation in the P. O. 8. of A. Hail. South Seaville, last Thursday night. Nomination in this case to equivalent to election at the May meeting, In Avalon, aa there to no oppositlcj. Mayor Gilbert a. Smith, of Avalon, was nominated for re-elecglon as secretary and was unopposed. Dr. me Wsy, of Denntovllle and Sea - Isle City, was nominated for treasur, and was also unopposed. Luther C. Ogden, of Cape May, chairman of tbe by-laws committee, presented e new oonstltuUon for the organisation, and this will probably be adopted at the next meeting. The new constitution provides for active membership from organisation* rather than from districts, as now provided. The icw constitution also bodies sll tbe a-nendmento passed In the seven years of the organisation's existence. William A. Hafferi, chairman of the publicity committee, outlined the a for the booster trip, which starts next Sunday, April 2$. About thirty county business men will take this trip. Char lee Norton, of Wildwood, for the mosquito extermination committee, stated that under a new tow tbe Board of Freeholders can bond the county up to $200,099 for mosquito extermination work, the entire eounto to be surveyed and plans made for the work tb be done by contract at one time. He wanted the chamber to consider this as a means of ridding the county at once of mosquitoes, rather «’.»t working on a limited appropriatlau each year, aa at present, and nl - ditching a small area each year. H. Poster oelln, of Wildwood, chairman t*' the mtnbershlp committee, reported that hto committee would postpone the drive for 2500 associate members, st $1 a year, until May 10. Dr. Eugene Way stated that since the eetablishintr’ of a county nurse and tr jre general interest In welfare wo: a and the County Library, a number of book salesmen have been touring tbe county claiming to represent the County Health League and the County Library, and be warned tbe people of tbe county against being icqmlsed by these solicitors. A resolution was adopted requesting tbe State Highway Commission to hard surface the road from Ocean City 'to Somers Point, stating that this road !* an Important gateway into the county. The resolution call* upon the Senator and tbe Aasemblyto aid in securing tbe hard surfacing. The Chamber was welcomed to South SeaviUe by 8. E. Stone, head Vocational Instruction In the county, aad the speaker of the evening was Professor Holmes, professor of psycholegy in tbe University of Pennsylvania. His topic was "Man, Mind and Money,” and waa well reived. The next meeting will be held in Avalon on Thursday. May 21.

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Lewis Slone. Florence Vldoi. Lew Cody In HUSBANDS AND LOVtr,.'

THE DEVIL'S CARGO with Paulin* Stark. Wallaeo Beery and William Collier. Jr.

THE GOLD FISH

Wednesday A Thunday— Betty Blythe tn CHU CHIN CHOW Don't Ml** HI

C orinno Orliflth and Milton Sills Ip SINGLE WIVE*

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