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Cape May County Times f

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CAPE MAY couyrs HOME NEWSPAPER

SKA ICTX CITT, CAPE MAT COUHTT. R J . FTJDAT. JARTIART C9. 1926.

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NTJM1ER TWELVE;

Finds and Guilty of Desertion

Legislative Hopper At Last Man h Bemg Ri'ed; Wjns Umerick

Prize of $5

Afaiut Wdl-K m c • ■ Casses Supriae—Wife s Fiery Taper

Tried Reconciliation

■ re at alx children probrbalanced (he ralltna* of dUpoaiOon and fiery terne tmnda at (he Juror* who be case axalnst Harold r Rio Grande, who with deeerUon and The verdict was a ■ llstenlnc to

is to Mrs. Harold Haad. ed the charges, her husher last August and live with his mother, nest

She stated nk for a few

d gradually decreased the

Same Mis Introduced Will

Strenuously Opposed

Measure* to permit the State reasurer to place State fund* on time deposits, to authorise old age pensions, license and regulate coal dealers and nermlt Freehoiders In first class counties to constturl subway transit system* were among those Introduced In the as-

mbly Monday night.

Gasoline tax bills. Introduced by Aseembtymsn Stratton. Gloucester, ould Impose a tax of two cents gallon, exempting motor boats, farm tractors, stationary englns* and bus lines paying a five per cent, franchise tax or municipal taxes equalling that percentage

of gross receipts.

Assemblyman Stratton said that next week be would present a measure to place all moneys derived from the tax In the Slate Treasury subject to appropriation thereby requiting the highway department to budget Its annual out-

Hard Surface Somers Poinl Troopers Are Highway County Body Advises Holding Up

Manv Autoists

George W. Caldwell, of Rear Trenton, is the Lucky Haber of the Male Sex

Another Chance This Week

M.

hlblted a very fiery white on the witness stand time Judge Kldredge the proceedings Mrs. Hand she was I t by her artlons Kldredge tried to r pair, but Mra. Hand det live with her unless be moved to Etdradgr Informed her i one of the few disadvant woman must endure when i married, aa she roust live r husband regardless where Ides the home. Hand slated she was the of six children the eldest 11 years of age. She was ly witness In her own beI Hand, her husband, de- ■ charges his wife made d he had provided her wltn 110 a week and In add)ith tuel. bouse, vegetables, butter, chickens and other s from his farm and aland conduct! the_Maple Shade nd roaSnde market. 1 he had moved to the muse because his wife ted him his room mas desirable than bis company. due to her unruly . compatible relations were

lay.

Proceeds from the gasoline would be divided as follows. Ten per cent, to the State for general expenses: operating expeni the motor vehicle division; maintenance of the Slate Highway Department; maintenance and repair of free bridge* arroas the Delaware river; S840.000 to townsblps and boroughs for unimproved road*. An amount would be given each county equal to that which it now receives fi'm the State for construction and maintenrnce of

road*.

Barhata Hawley's Hose application to her newspaper work, which she allows to occupy her thoughts to the exclusion of almost everything else, is the thought that caused Geo. Caldwell. R. F. D. 2. Trenton, lo write the winning last line t . ••Splnaterhood" Umerirk So K. Incidentally this Is the first time that the five dollar prlxe went to a man. all other winners being member* of the fair sex. Mr. Caldwell's completed Umerlck reads as follows; Barbara's tired and word out. through and through. And decided there's Just one thing

lo do.

At a nice beauty shop.

I Is the right place to slop

n . iBut football scorn mast be taken.

Jury Split Verdict

too.

The judge* were Ed. Comly, Milton Bender and William A. Halferi. ol the TIME* staff. A check has been mailed to Mr.

Caldwell.

The Judges' second choice was the line submitted by Mr*. Roy K. Wolcott, of Rio Grande, who finished the Umerick like this; "But alas! Wells has more work lo

Ido!"

Third mention goes to Hiss

- - - - ^ I Hilda Cranston. 313 West MontIll MacMunray Casei^nr avenue, wudwood. who*

County Chamber of Commerce Freynm One and Five-Yenr Progr*; —Hard Surfscin* of Somer* Point—Ocean City Highway

Endorsed For This Year

McNichol Brothers Judge Wasnt vs. Sea Isle Tonight With

Gambling Games

Basketball Game* Deserve Better

Home Patronage

Watih Tour Step After 12 Midnight or the state Troopers

Will Get Yon

Suggests Freeholders Appoint County Publicity Agent rj • Lawbreakers Are Watched

persistence

Again Wins in Error Contest -.'.!'

Included In the ..ne-yeor pro-

gram for the Cape May County Chamber of Comnv i.e U the hard snrfartng of the highway between

Point and Ocean City.

This was learned at a meeting at the rounty body h«id in the Wildwood High School Iasi Thursday.

The executive committee of the

hnmber of Com no ir. submitted

one-year and five-yetr program

for tl

he meantime hr otganltaropy of the

Defendant Found Rot Guilty os Charge of Stealing A court case of Interest to Sea Isle City residents, the result of financial complication*—Katherine Krates vs. William MacMnrraywas decided by a Jury In Common Picas Court Wednesday. MarMui-

of merchandise and with receiving stolen goods. Although the charge of Judge Kldredge was favorable to MacMurray. the Jury spilt Its verdict, finding him r.ot guilty of the charge of stealing, but guilty of the charge of receiving stolen

goods.

hers. The ptograi until next month, all the members . lion will receive program. The rounty bod} ha* laid down a vigorous progtam lei <ompletlon during the coming year In addlthe Somers I'.int-Orean City highway hard surfacing, the program Include* the completion of I he l>ewe*-Cape May ferry. Thl* ferry would act a* Cape May County and all ttoulhern

points.

The program suggest* the ci operation of the municlpaltth with the County Board of Fre> holders In the Sesqul-Centennlal and the South Jersey exhibit, which will be held in Camden. It stated at the meeting what co-operatlnn The Board of Freeholders have agreed to pay the expenses of the publicity al each affair. The program advocates a loll bridge between Camden and Pnlladelphta; better winter train service and plans lo work out a method of beautifying the county fair grounds and resuming the county fair.

II ^ilstle a Stale

Mrs. Theresa Sullivan, of Maple i 4e. Keeps At It and Finally

Captures Prise

Another Prize This Week

pan

eiland

SUllfia who w

l gliding through i j spaisely populated section. 11he witching hour may • '

| he halted.

Idirkey slat*

n-w. "The hall i

should he Inlger

>n ha> 1 I I he n

y fror

Mrs Sulllva

s befor

r lists of •

l grow discoura

folk, pi

n.l , quai ic

County Publicity Agent The five-year program of the organlxatlon advocates the appoint-

ment

ply to the assertion of his that h» spent hslf of the away from home, he dethls to be a fact, as It was.

rsrj for him to go to the re-, Clothing Company ) dellv'.f orders to the I! p,,_ v Q-nc/vn HU Wife, he declared. | Has Busy Season

Another Limerick This Week Another llmeruk Is published in this issue. Read the story and then fill in a last line; mall It. and if It Is the host In the opinthe Judges. It will win a

prize of five dollar*.

Please t>e sure to get your cou-

pons ta ih* mall by Tuesday altei- | und , h , continuance of thv noon, so we'll get It by Wednesday i artvrrt( ,i nK p |, n adopted by the mor: ing Last week several really j Freeholders for this year. -The excellent Iasi lines wera received extermination of Ihe mosquito was loo late lo be considered. The | attention was called to Judges meet Wednesday at noon , he f , lt that .mosquitos could be

to make the award each week, and alter that no limerick* that may

come In can t*e considered. Now that Bruce Reynold* Is

:c and kept

II she Joined the tanks

at piizc winners.

— le checked seventy-eight forty-one of which we I

e bona fide. Many lists were j Bell phone submitted, one containing seven- 2H01-R-S. or ty-'wo checked error*, but the Ultei place number of legitimate ones diwpp-j mander's he* ed below forty-one. , The serges Contestants are asked to note h-- hopes tin that in the future omission of! by hi* men ords which may affect the j spirit by moi grammatical construction of a to remember sentence, bui do not change the'be slightly meaning of the sentence, w ill not I vigilanre ol be regarded a* errors. j doubt edly pi Despite the fact we explained "*'** ** *M ,r ' that the necessity tor brevity in Twe].. tin writing liasslfi'd Advertising, la*' k> v a e which Is charged by the wotd.; l" ,h, » ^ * ,r

make* it neccsaarv in ficqueniiv

Inn of t ape May «'< irularly those reside distilcts. who are a

u*e of robbery, lire oi any

State Police

rape May Court I

64. Tuckahoe.

r Mays laiiidlng S

Curb Question *■*! Delays Gutter las - j * ^ Ordinance Iked. : kind Sea Isle Commissionm Indulge in cad-! i-e n € , ky Discussion Over Bemsc. i placing Stone Curbs *e!l:

. M"

row Will Change Ordinance that ups" j Sea Isle i lly Commissioner* are

Witnesses Explain Diferences Between Black Jack and Crap* As Thomas b Convicted Memories Caupe Smile* Twelve different lorma of gambling were described In Ihe trial of Harry Thomas, colored, who waa found guilty of m.iintalatllg a disorderly house at 722 Weal Avenue, Ocean I lly, by a Jury at Court Houses on Wednesday. Several of Ihe colored s Unease* gasped with amusement when Judge Kldredge admitted hia lack of know ledge of many of the games and Inquired whether black Jack was played with dice or cards. The charge against Thomas alleged that be permuted gambling In hi* West Avenue pool room. Thomas denied be permitted gambling for Urge stake*, though be tolerated game* of chance for pastime and participated in ''aorta Ills" games himself occasionally The State produced about alx coloted witnesses who played In the place. Their eye* lighted a* they recited the -'orle* of the gal-•

c her money any t

acted for anything aa long. . . |than love* (would recelvi •y to pay for ILj The Woodbine Borough Cloth- Rr>d lod , y -, installment of the | (Continued she Ing Company. Inc., of aerial story that is the talk:

Is said to be one of the buslesi of (hf clothing concern* within an extended distance. Previoualy about two hundred and fifty people worked the usual forty-four hours. But now. due lo the enormous amount of work obtained by the management. It has been found necessary to Increase the regular forty-four hours to approximately fifty-five hour* per week. This not only proved satUfactory to the management and stockholder*, but also to the workmen, as they are being paid accordingly. Approximately one thousand complete children's vest suits ate produced by the company each week. Due to the great prosperity, it was found necessary to have branches In other section* of South Jersey, where knee pants and vest# could be made, and thus help In •the produetion. Nonna and Mixpah have been engaged for the past few months, and these two towns report great prosperity a* most of the people are employed

at their favorite trades.

era! ronteitanis mark'd ever; in which the word “Avenue' “Street" in an address t omitted. For Instance two cr were checked against "8th

cllminau'd within thr.e yearn If Wesley" becauM it did not the Mosquito Commission had suf- ath Street and Wesle} Avenue Orient funds to carry out the | the also warned contest work. It was suggested Instead against merely checking an

married, perhaps Barbara will ot waging a lengthy war on the I an< ] no t designating the rrro reallxr her mistake in placing her p^!,, j. »ould be advisable to self. One person, homrvn. career above his love. It's ,0 ° float a bond issue as provided by |ha t very thing ami *> a r. tatr to do anything bul regret. ., he g| at e Legislature to finish the % chance ol winuma the But will sheT Or will she find ( W ork within the next few week*. | dollar cheek ■ hat a career really Is greater |, !, understood the matter I gtm ano ther ••ootes'.ant che

l the witnesses

defendant were Mrs. Mazle r. of Veatnov; Mr*. George sa. of Rio Grande; Charles of FJo Grande: Bessie U, colored; Adalalde 1-ee. I; Mrs. Uxxle Hand, of Rio ; Edges Pansier, of Atlantic Mr*. Ida Cramer and Mr*.

Hand, of Rio Grande,

all testified favorably for elendant The verdict was a

Edgar Berger, realtor

builder, of Ocean City, was

an of the Jury.

rlty Trust Company has IS.700.000 asaets. Capital surplus over ♦700.000.00. money Is aafe with them, i deposit by mall. Think

>00 We*tern Rabbits

Freed

Ive hundred rabbits are g released In Cape May ity by the State game auItlcs. As the little animals ihlpped from Varsailes. Ho., are on the road several and nights, t’ey are In a er weakened condition n given their freedom, and this reason tanners and residents of the rural seems are requested to keep eir dogs and cat* under ttchful eye. In their weakeucondltlon the rabbits fall

*y prer to the dogs.

The license money paid by ortsmen I* used for such reoeking of the various counties Ith game. There Is no apoprtatlon provided by the ate for restocking, and cxose* ol this work are met by

ense fees and fines.

Game Warden William rele. of Cape May County. Jls the attention of farmer*, ■ortsmen and other* to the rt that when a dog kills one th« female rabbit* released virtually kill* fifteen rab1*. for the female usually a* three Utters of rabbits ear I

To Invite Govanon W Acquits 1 o Ship Cano! Meeting KmrkSOn fit

Plan* to have a group of proml-n-nt speaker*. Including Governor Moo.e. Governor Ptnchol. of Pennsylvania : probably Governor Smitj of New York: Vnlted Slate* Senator* and other* to take | part in the two days' conference in Trenton on March 2 and 3 in the Interest of the New Jersey ] ship canal, were disclosed at a preliminary meeting Wednesday Among those who attended the conference were J. Hampton Moore, president of the American Waterway* Association; Edward H. Russell, of the Board of Commerce and Navigation. Mayor Frederick S. Donnelly, of Trenton; Noble Wagoner, secretary of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce; J. J. Raster, traffic manager of the Camden i hamber ol Commerce: P J. Veaarhoor. ot New York city; Mautlie Hammersrblag. of the South River chamber oi Coni-

Liquor Charge Green Creek Character Acta Ai

His Own C-o tinsel in

Hovel Trial

He Posted Unique Signs

almost every place In which ird w as repeat--.! A* an example j ml, “’

one ad read "File only the best I*" 1 ' * The best is made by ' and* '"kb' xai each word “best" was checked a- "f being Incorrect Such repetition lb- ■

1* not Incorrect.

Interest In the contest continues; ’tie to Increase. And why not" It'*; extent l • :reat fun to find other folk*' ml*- *** ake*. If you've not yet liecotnc a »••»>> '•> Find the Error " fan. belter -tart 1-mlr.l .

hi* week.

There afe few rule

W ill Build Jewish

• d Community Center , J' Woodbine People Eathaxiastu

„ d Over Proposition A sp-riai meeting of Wood i

ntK bine HoM-ugh Counril was It. Id i i Mon-lay evening. Due to the fart | -

! c-xpenditur | thu- lucr

I. meeting a' ol the repl ns already ■s. Whether

otk. would - x-rc

:id hr will •-■utiu

. the Arlesian Well Drilling

employee took a rut to

' "feed ihe kitty."

■ Among the witnesses against j Thomas was Robert Wheatley, who I a a* indicted Jointly with him. Attorney Greta, who defended Thomas, declared over SO per cent, i Oi men. both black and white.

! tense. Ill their own home, could not Is- construed a* making a dlaoiderlv bouse ' He ridiculed the statement of ’! one of the w lines* that Tboman I “cut" a nickel on every pair, anyIng such a rut would-ruin any- ,! thins but a inllllonalre's game, aa , be waa speaking from experlenre. i hama* slated h» maintained the I place Ml the men ol his race could ’ have a place to Congregate and I ' (ihss an evening. He asserted the ! | proceeds irom the place was not ] enough to support him and he waa .' seldom In Ihe place. Two Ocean <ity business men itatrd Thomas Imre a good repuution. Judge Kldredge stated rhomaH* own testimony .-onvlcted ilm The Jury quickly tound a rerdlrt of guilty. He will be aenenred later.

New Real Estate Office In Sea Isle Field je latest real estate office to i in Sea Isle <ity. anticipating it activity In the real e.-Ute krt. ■* that of Moe Rosenfeld. ibis week opened office* in Diamond llutldlng. 7 North

t do n

i; -

or the omission of words tl not change the meaning of do not count. Ileal lion-

goodness

attire to keep the entile |-*|k free from error* as possible, impossible to entirely rlinill them. They are hound lo . ree and some of them stay In Turn to the l iasslfled I'age i

k ail th<

; merer: Mayor Thomas B St

McDonough, of Essex, I bam of Mor riavtlle. and > S

New Purchasing Agent | kinsoa. irpresenun* the I Brunswick Board of Trade.

Joe. McDonough, former Clerk j :; „f Essex Count,. Vineland Psychologist State Purchasing Agent by Gov- » ii k'iwanians ernor Moore on Monday, lie will Addresses Kiwanians succeed Edward E. Grosecup. of M > ikHoihy Ba— n p.ycho|..Atlantic CHy. who realgned re-1 ^ ^ |b _ sutr ||olur , or cently. Minded Wooten. Vineland, adThree oilier names were tub- ■ lf . wibiauud Klwanb miffed for Senate approval aI m ., h iy luncheon on ihr Go..'nor. John E Too!«u>., ^ H< , h „. Assistant » .c«ecutor of Middle-1 , lf , h ,. children l>

tested was moat Interesting. Alfred Taylor won ih. attendnnre prlxe and Adolph C. Wllse} made the addles* of welcome

The old adage that a man acting as hi* own lawyer has a fool for

client, was knocked sky high at

Court Houae laat Tuesday w Scott Krrickson. of Green

sax acquitted ol possessing liquor, t write the total i Krrickson Is a character well *l* e margin, w rllknown In the lower section of Ihe' address and mail county. He conduct* a small res-1 ''ape May i ount, entrant at Fisaing Creek and also j 'ity. N. J. II ycondueb. fishing parties into the I •* G* >arg-

Delaw are Bay. He owns a num-

ber of sharks along the water- i •*'• ,0 '* ,,, front in mat vicinity. | profitable, too. I

One of the shacks owned by Er- * ' n,, *' r ..

rickaon was rald.d last September i b> " K h f,*' b} the County authoritlea and a m *' ' r

quantity of liquor was confiscated. 1 When "Scotty." as he Is known,

Burton J. Sr nth To Edit Cape May County Gazette y

M-ufeld baa h ilrn.-e In the real estate mg been connected with Ifi.e a* salesman for sev-

e.-irlty Trust Company. Cape i t'lty. la prosperous Ivecaune i-1- iid* sltirtly lo Us bualnew* Ihe bust nee* of It* depositor* iberefotv. they feel that they with prupiiety. ask you to - In their prosperity by opeaan account with them. Bank mail —«fiv.

Hub-

Senate approval by or. John E. Toolan. .rsecutor of Middle-

County. wns named a* Prosecolor. to suceed Joseph E. Strieker: E**-x County Circuit Court Judge Worrall F. Mountain wa* reappointed, and George W. Perkin*. Jr., of New York, was renamed a member of the Inter-

ntate Park Commission.

Governor Moore consulted R«- cclv-d ' publican leaders In countlr*. j last 1 u-sda} where the appointed, all Demo-1 engine ii»>d crats. reside before submitting I I-eonard The Ihe names. No serious opposition j Avalon Boulw us cxpr.-sM-d Ml far as could b, Dr A M he learned. The Govern-ir named The i-re-ident Mayor Thomas A. Fyffe. of Rah-1 phy Inst his way. a* Surrogate of Tnlon coun- j Is being -on ty. 1 ton * Nlckei

i check for five dollars

j largest and t

..gain* in Just the thing- j ,

r r.ot guilty, he refused to an- J l,e *®- J _ i

wer. stating It was up to tl* I _ ",

ourt to decide tiiat point. ( Court Stenographer 1 earing iJown During the trial Scotty'* drawn! Absent; Postpone Trial} Old Landmark | fenudienre. which had hard work j Because there was The ll-ixaid voltage, oil-ettei . n subduing Its emoUons. It we* j stenographer pt-s.ru and because 1 know u ■■ 'b. -Id -rooked b-.u-. rstined that one of the sign* -n : James Menei Davi*. atu-tn-y 1-1 j at cap-- May P-diU. w hi-h ha- le'-ii .

Given Birthday Suiprue

were; Bel Ilia l|e»a. Marjorie lleM-. Th.-i ■ Mildred Endirolt.

The

Bridge Workman Hurt Wilbert M«rpb». of Drlmont

balance. The bridge .tructed b> Ihe Clayson company

• plat.

111 be I

for ,

clul

l t he liquor 1 ' Angles-a. I by Judge

News From Today's

Classified Ads

Twelve hundred dollars buys an ll.h-Mi inorigagr on a ponlt-. farm near Kgg Harlmr. Ten l» i • • nl to any broker who sells this mottgage before the ISth l^g* wanted in any quantity. • ash tutid Crate* turol-bed. Person* wishing lo Join the - ape May Historical Society read announcement In

-rsonal*" section.

, week some one wins

ie ■ lasslfled liases. II always find good tereatlng news and l will save you time

Krrickson >ffer ta pro-

So-vced" the Buildway. which is safe Ask Irvins Pitch.. II Tiadesmen's Build-1 Assoeiallon. Sea lsl< Adi

Hal-