;mj Christmas Vo all from all the force that ge(, out the Cape Mai] County Cfimes Ubaaodalu naespapm. ana doe, men! of the better grad' f Anting in Cape May County. iVe hope through oar unit- ' *^ brt and f^monhu, co-operation in the New Year to ! our newspaper, better and bigger than ever before, and ' r you that the New Year will be one of. . . 4LTH, HAPPINESS and UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY

WILLIAM A. HAFFEBT Publisher

WYm £. MIDDLETON

ADOLPH C. WILSEY it Seven MUe Bench Reporter JOHN C. SMITH ■tfilor Ocean City New* WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL AdvertUinf: Maaacrr

SKM 8. WOOLSTOH Office Maanser

MILTON C. LOBE Clanrifled AdvertlBlnK

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MEBI88A JOHNSON Proofreader

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JOSEPH J. SNYDEB Newspaper Koreniaa C. W. GIBSON AdrertUne Compositor OWEN M. JONES AdvertMm Compositor JOHN J. McCALL Unotyper MILTON C. SENDEE LinotypeGZOEGE M. BUNG Unotyper

THOMAS F. McCALL

FXAMZ FEEEAEI DerU."

One, and all, ne Irish you A Merru Christmas

CAPE 3IAY COUNTY TIMES, FBIDAY, DECEMBEE 25, 1925.

Co«tIy Experiments 1 knew * man who petted a

IxtUdos to Me If be was *e«Ue

—the do* wasn't.

I knew another man who stepped on the *as to see if he could beat a train to a croasin*

—he didnt.

I knew a chap who looked in the business end of a gun to see if It was loaded—it was. I knew a man who cut out his advertising to see if his ’ ‘ would run without it

In ess didn't

—a a Hester.

f Features iBiUAsIt

I House

Before Senate

» of tV' Nil as l» *

fcM. S per eeat on II

. on 110.000 oaf 0 M per eent on InItlOO.OOO as compared

1 rally considered earned and |1S,•00 additional may be proven ai such. The ejistln* limit is $10.000. Earned income is subject to a deduction of 26 per cent of the

tax due.

Estate Tuei Modified Estate taxes—rates screed follow present law in exemptin* an initial $60,000. and then start with the 1 per cent, on the next $60,000 ro'n* up to 20 per cent, states of more than $10.Tbe present maximum to 40 per cent- on net estates of an $10.j00.0«0. Unde* bUl a credit of up to S« per cent, to allowed on the Fedbecause of State inherixee paid whereas tofiay this credit to 26 per csni Exrtor taxes—all that to left of the ao-rilled nuisance taxes k ant- Imposed on the man era uf aaioteobllea and 18

morln* from the law the provision reveallnc to the world the xam of the tax paid by an indlvld-

_ I pee rent, has been cut NT the paaerncer automobile tax. tot.se ua au'oseoWle trucks, tiros, and parts hare been wiped

sets, deeds-coo veyancee. shoot In* paltorlts. use of yachts, art works, jewelry, smokers' articles and » imbrr of things. Theatre tirkrt tax—the tax on tirkeU to k-cltlmatr theatrical attract tons U repealed, but the prsnrnt taxes on.other atnueetnente are retained. Secrecy Over Pajtntnu Incume tax ptthiicily—thn committee has elrtir.’i out

of more than $6.0(10 made withoul monetary consideration within two years of death chall be considered

jcable.

Sump taxes on capital stock sues and sale, and on sale produce exchanges were retained In the hill as were the stamp taxes on playing canto, insurance policies and steamship tickets. The alcohol tax was cut $2.20 per 0llon to half that sum. 6 cents reduction to he effective ■rat of the Tver 1»27 and the rest ■ r*ir later. Taxes on cigars were cut virtually to pre-war figures. Many changes were made in the administrative provisions, among providing that the solicitor of Internal revenue should become the general counsel with s $10,000 salary: that the hoard of Mild constitute six with $10,000 pay. and that eight deputy cotociora of Internal revenue should be appointed at $1,000 The President was authorised appoint an unpaid board if expert* to try to simplify the lax

laws.

Cape May Co

Will Have Two j

, Sesqui Booths

K»e Location Secured In Palace

ti Africaltbre and Food

Products Building

Coat To Be About $30,000 The Seequl^Centenniai commit tee. meeting with city officials of Cs»e May County, at the court Houae on Tuesday afternoon, engaged booths four and five. In the Renorls and Real Estate section. Palace of Agriculture and Food Products Building, for the Cape May County exhibit daring the

Seaqul celebration.

Mayor Joseph G Champion, chairman o» the committee, stated that the meeting was largely prepare for the financing of i exhibit, and that once the preliminaries were out of the way. the committee would work out an exhibit which would depict the entire county. Including the rural

sections.

"The brunt of the oast will have to be borne by the rroorta. ' declared Mayor Champion. ' should he. for they will most. The rural sretionn. ever, win be beoefltted also, and should be asked to join in both the financing of the exhibit and In the plans for the exhltdt Itself." A motion prevailed to have the •nmlttee secretary. Luther C. fdee. seed an in vital tea to nil •he Township Committees and

Careful paychcAtoglcal trots have revealed that 16 per cent, of wo men are Inherently insincere. W» are forced to wonder how lout the other 16 per cent, have beet

lunlcipality to attend the next meeting of the eommfuee. The cost of the exhibit, which will be about $20,900. will bt I to each municipality in proportion to its aasessed valuaThta brings Ocean City's portion to about $8.»00. and the Wild woods (Wildwood. North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest) to about $7.0«0. 'base attending Tuesday's ting included Luther C. Ogden. Nelson Greaves, of Cape May; Mayor Karkland and Frank Edof Store Harbor: Percy Jackand John Beecher, of Wildwood; Mayor King, of Wildwood Crest and Mayor Champion, of Ocean City. Avalon sent that they were then preparing their budget for 1S2$. and had included a sum for the Sesqui. and the same was true of Sea lal<

city.

present expressed them in believing that the SesquiOentennlal affords Cape May County an advertising opportunity such as will not come again in a lifetime, and said they realised the need of an adequate exhibit to show to the millions of visitors at this Internationa] exhibit what Cmpe May County to. and has. Mr. Walton, of the Sronui Philadelphia committee, waa | and staud that the h municipality to engage space Miami. Fla-, which waa preparing an elaborate exhibit. Argentine, he stated, bad appropriated IfOti.000 for a nation-wide exhibit. The space engaged by Cape May County has a frontage of thirtysix feet, at one of the beet corners In the building. The fiow of traffic through the building mu«t paw the county exhibit. It was shown by maps, to reach either of the entrances or exila.

Frank King, of Wildwood, called in the neighborhood Wednes-

day.

, Mr *- Lillian Gramllck spent Tuesday in Cap- May Point with her mother. Mrs. Bussey. Mrs. Etta Reeves was nursing in Cape May during the past week, assisting Dr. F. R. Hughes. Mrs. Snyder and daughter. Alberta. spent Thursday in Wild-

wood.

Albert McNeal and Nelson Garreitson. with others, enjoyed day’s gunning at Manomuskln

Thursday.

Mrs. if. V. Soults shopped in Philadelphia last Monday. Mrs. Pierce Faddls has sold

**ral acres of the old Garrctt-

>n estate to Milton Long. Miss Ruth Long to suffering

with diphtheria.

Campion Reeves has installed a five-tube radio Mt lr hto home. Fred Derr And Frank Dlcklnaoa were away in the upper part of the State deer hunting. Mrs. John Johnson to spending a few days in Camden. Milton Long is stopping with John James, as hto family is quarantined for diphtheria. Joe Thompson, of Wildwood, called at the home of Alvin Ma-

con Friday evening.

There will be an ail-day meetg at the Naxarene Church. Rio Grande. New Tear's Day. Lunch wfli be free to those coming. While Miss Roxanna Gandy was delivering a speech to the school children mt an entertainment Friday afternoon, she wai called to the bedside of her mother at their home In DenniavllJe. who passed away soon after she

arrived.

CONTRACT NO. 517

- City. X. J.. for

nl*hlng of all labor, tool* nn rial* and doinc all the work on , Jnx » New Artesian Well. IVep lumping Marti tnrry. Motor.

v '*"~ “ — ddltton to

«2f»-

Water Work- BuUdlnc a* ahown the plana and sjw-cmratton.v AH hid* muM he made on (hr foi

provided, and be accompanied by rash

_ r,, . rt| 9cd.check in the mm of »*«.. without condition, payable

CMy Trroaurer of Son lah- City. X. J.

Oiled by a cert la-

r——~ -•Icr- from a aatiaformality | n any I.M and award Id to the low.-at bidder on each

IW Item, or Itcma.

Contractors win t- required to C* Employer*' UibUlty insurance Plans and apeclfWalion* may la- . lalncd^from the CU> Clerk by dt-poi *loner* r ' ,rP 01 Hoard of Commla-

JOHX L. MAHEK.

Director Public Works WI4. H. COLLISSOX Ji

•nd ccemterslsnadby 1 'ih

Uw ' Driwrtment of Kevcnur Ijn«ed^rf r

!»d l-'inance- and ai tested by I he City C Te.k and the corporate Ml of awld CMy.JtoH <■

.'•tv affixed thereon, said potro -w-» l,-- *— la^dated the day the Mime are iaatfhd m

h- stated thereon II

purpore for which the Skstion 5. This ordinance — the expiratlor. of

5th day of tslfryj

4 * T * «Tty. Ji. J.. at a «

Mrs. Fred Gramllck and daughter called on friends in Dennisviile Sunday. Howard Swain drives a new

coupe.

Mrs. Eva Ingersoll and Mrs. Emily Yearicks were calling on relatives In West Cape May on Sunday. The Erma school children artenjoying an eighteen-day holl-

Aay.

Sro isle City.

ORDINANCE

An ordinance , Water Supply System

New Jersey, and lo i thereto and providing for the

DO ORDAIN.

Section 1. Thai the Water Supply System of the City of Sea late City, -tew Jersey, shall he r-i-onslrurt.d and additions made thm-lo by nconMrocUnc the pump.ng station and by addin* a pew motor and pun a new artesian well; that the tohur and material* of the aforrmid

according to (dan* ' ut the City Kurin In- City Clerk'* Ofll

and ai

Hew t Ion* of

“le In the City Cter

Section i. Thai tin. work, labor and ■atertal*. as controlpUl.-d in Section of this ordinance, and the Incidental epensc. in connection therewith, shall I- laid by the City of Sea Isle City -LFT*- “V .'be Isauing of bond* of aald city, which bond* -hall ba issued hi^cooformity with the law* of this

Section X Tlore la hereby priated a sura not exceed it ."0 for the carrying — -*

* of this ordinance.

the City y: said i

may be temporarily fl-

P^sniaroo

shall la. derm-'

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Letters To Santa Claus

6 yuara old. t am la Uw •rot grade Flrow- bung me * tiox of randy, a la tile, a rot ol dtohro. a bureau and a dull. Your Unit- friend. CATHARINE FOWLER. fiouth Denuto. N. J.. Dec. 16. J»2S Dear Santa: 1 want a sled, a biryrlr. a uofei a lop. a wagon and rou.-

»dy.

Tour friend. MARfiHAU. HAND

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