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Cape May County Times

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CAPE MAY COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER

SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE HAT COHHTY. k. J. FRIDAY. MARCH 1

reak Thief Proves To Be Weak MentaBy

DinW TkrfU, Is tot Seek

□u<M

r Ooltacbcr. of WIMwmf

Jail Held No Tenor For Him Wa» a Peaeafal ‘Pteee Canpued T» His Hrae

“lu all right.” was Siren a lecture and a busJodge El-

Th« momlB* be was arrested BUho* sutad. there was a free-•sr-all la Patrick's bouse. Erma the facts be gathered Bishop learned that Patrick had struck bis wife and the rest of the family pitcLed Jo to Uek .the head of the house.

South Jersey Association Endorsed

Sea Isle City Chanter at On am* Falk ia Use WNt TMkit, Uca

Want Better Train Service

The Sea Isle ftly Chamber of Commerce oa MWsday evening unanimously endorsed the eoath

to the world Tertis log rstruertgn The endorsement followed on nddrees by A. Coo rad Ekbolm. secretary of Att Ian tic (ham her of Commerce, r. Ekbolm said South Jersey

puesifaUltlea as North Jersey, bat the northern end of the Bute bad several times our population. We

proven the better a

vas evident fron the man's ranee when be waa called the Oeurt that he waa on-

I the Oowrt of the chargee.

believed it ta he a e

Physteisa Way

v. John F. Lennon

Gets New Appointment

John r. Lei non.' pastor of ha Isle City Uethodlat

urch for tbs past year, was aened lo the Brldgvhoro Clrealt. aton District, at the ssmloe of New Jersey M. E. Conference Atlantic City. Mr. Lsanon

preach his flrst nerasoa la

new charge oa Kuo day aad

move his raasUy there seme next week. Mr. Lea Bee's

»ds In Sea lale wish him anc-

le his sew field of la her.

Thieves Ask Lodging in County Jail

tWfred Democrats Tt Meet

be Bute

native Committee

i that momreplied with smile that Patrick was gettinr vslderably the worst of it. Vhea asked to explain Patrick M: “Jedge. It was Jus like this, ask the ole woman why the Md wasn't hauled In sod she ss me an I done accidentally slap her la the mouth aod the rument started. I wux sorry I •a K.” udg* Eld red ge was of the Immstoo that Patrick had been partially punished by his own r and the time be had I ia Jail. He gave Pair:A a ag not to repeat the offense let him free under a

water, a hospiiaU* climate aad can take cars of SJ1MJM people. To (get trade, bank deposits and

that wc must go after It coilecUrely and in a big way by exploiting South Peraey as a whole rather than by communities. Sea Isle City, he aaM. was a wonderful piece of ground and should attract outsider* and would If '.t advantages were spread the country over. South Jersey has a great future ahead. aaM the speaker aad should double Its population In two years. It should not grow Jealous at the growth of other places as tt was sure to get some of the overfiow. Mr. Ekbolm recited the growth of Florida aad fatifonrta and the methods by which the prag

Contracl Awarded For New Sea Isle Cilgltank Building Hsfgssn Brothen. of Warn Ynrk, •nccmfnl Bidders—Hambnrter A Ragrl Will Spend 1100.000 an Bufldinp ia Sea Me lUa Sumer

Many New Homes Are Planned For Summer Building;

New bniMIngs s menu to cost upward to 9IWAW will be made in Sea Isle City spring by Messrs. Hamburger * Sagel. of Atlantic City. The first of tbaae is the remodeling of the property at the corner of Boardwalk and Ocean Avenue. cenUy bought by them. The present structure On the corner will be moved to the back of the let. aad the new building, stores sad apartments, siae tt ft. by lid ft- Will be erected aa the beach front. Charles Hamburger aad Benjamin S. Sagel. the firm are widely known In tl through their development aetlrlAt the present tune they building forty tn City, and are heavily Interested la Somers Point. Atlantic (Tty and Wildwood rant estate. In the latter place their boldiaga including tfa- Blaker AmuaeHMBt k. They recently pure hi sad a block of beach front In Sea lain City, known as tne •v'i uim hw" L and will build an amass

When Interviewed by the TIMES on Thursday. Mr. Sagel said: -We so busy In Ocean (Tty rs Point (bat we canUme to our Sea Isle City Interests, but In two week's time we will start on the new structure at Ocean Avenue and the Boardwalk, and soon thereafter will start on the amaaeaseat block. The plans for the Uttar project are not ready for dinrussion. hot I assure this will go through. We are now finishing forty

Ocean city.'

Mr. Sagel. -and as sot ere oat of the way we plaa to

i Caught With Wheel

Tburttay bleyrle* lx

A trio of youths, who begged sight's lodging la the county Jail, returned to that place Iasi

charged with stealing Wildwood. The trio

('rank Burke. 1*. of Jersey (Tty: William Eckboff. It. of Jersey city, aad Joseph Herd man.

U. of MillvOle.

They were arrested on subby Police Sergeant Lie

them trailt with sergrilling the

youths the) admitted they stolen several Hcycles The youths, however, told many false stores. They were committed to the county Jail by Justice Chalmers. of Wildwood. There they were Identified bj Sherifl Hoffman ss the three boys who the previous evening

: In lbs

’> Committee hold

They hailed Harry Hebeathal expressman, of Cape May C|ty. begged a ride on his truck WIMwood. Hebenlhal accom-

After telling

another. Hebeathal a bard luck story

_ .ad ^ Hebenlhal purchased a bicycle Blent to he filled. A similar It® 01 '*»* hoys lor |U.

'»* was held several manths at which meeting Samuel A »*- of Wildwood, was enf*** !»y the county committee hitter scrap with Coleman

number cf the-mem-

"f the ci-unty comm It t«« ex-

‘ ‘ faced with a charge of stealing

Burke will be given a bearing before Judge EM radge- He t» charged with stealing a bicycle

In Wildwood.

t receive

“►d that they did a

"• ufitll after the meeting held. Judge Eldredge was ’’iiuounly endorsed for reap•ment. The second me-ting

•'•■W yesterday.

ids For New Buildings 'Vill Be A*ed Much 31 adjourned meeting

**1/ far the purpose of coo ,l * r lug the plans for the new Mir buildings for Chart ’w. which Includes larger -rters tor many depart ■nts. Including its County

"f C. Ogden Informsd the •sentatlves o( the press the pinna had tentatively

i March SI. wren bMs

(Tty. end will build. to the other projects, of house*. We expect In Sea Isle (Tty for the next two

yearn."

Hamburger A Sagel last year built a Mock of stores ta Oeaaa (Tty oa Asburj Avenue, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Mr.

This bicycle was latsr turned

over to the Prosecutor.

On Wednesday. Eckoff «a» discharged lor Uck tH evidence Herd man Is held In the county Jail to await the anival of the

VUMIIe. where he U, VtB Artfl 4 4 l tt Igmed Bj

on the Atiaatle (Tty Boardwalk, aad that tSM.M0 was waatad for sdverUsing this yaar la all

medium).

Starting a week from Satarday a drive will be made for a membership enrollment of IIS.OOS at

HP per member.

At the coocluaioa of Mr. Ekholm's address, the chamber en-

dorsed the movement.

Working Far /Setter Train Semoe Mr. Fitch, chairman of the transportation committee, reported that work was being done to secure better train service over tbe

Pennsylvania Railroad Isle (Tty. An effort

made to have the early train leaving now at C.4« A. M.. Millville, leave at T.U and the long wait at Sea Isle Juudiot for connection of the train lent ing at 9-2« A. M. eliminated e. that tbe train will arrive In Can. den at IS o'clock noon. , Mr. Fitch also asked the cham

her to endorse the movement lot a second bridge over the U*-ls I iTIilte eotran^

• are from Bed Bank to Phllsdel- ^ ^ furBl ,hed la walnut phla. ThU »as given. throughout. Tbe floor la the pubMsyor Sofroney stated that the, .hicb will be II feet (Tty (ommlsahmers. lo coejunc uUlr tprl lon ,. . in ^ tloe with the advertising cem- lrrr|14B0 . Ih , » ork rotm or miltee of the chamber, were work-1 m „ n room, which will be Ing on the 1*21 sdveiUsing cam-j |> frc( the floors and desk paigo and unuta aeon be rmMy! ttni . wl „ ^ of bloWB bstteUhlp

to go ahead j | mo leum

President Waddlngton presided ( Wo rk will start on the ne and Mayor Sofioc/y acted as *ec- j utrurtutw as soon as tbe preset retan Is the ahseare of Sec- (Continued on Page Three) retan Neptune, who was detained 1 ..

at home by llli

First National Bank of Mlnotola.

Bank Contract Signed

Contract was signed on Wednesday with Hoggson Brothers, of New York, for the erection of a modern banking building to house the First National Bank oi Sea lale (Tty. Tbe structure will be 23 feet wide by St feet long, and will contain. In addition to the public lobby end banking room, a reel room for lad tel. ofBeers' room, consultation room, large vault, a directors' room coupon booths, and every other conte-dewc* of a modern banking

Institution.

The structure will be of hard pressed brick, with granite cop-

Telephone Co. Loses Appeal on Assessment

Amount Involved $10,600

At the mee'lng of Sea Isle CHy

on Tuesday. Solicitor sen led a letter from it* Board of Taxation dls-

Lieutenant

John S. Cole Passes Away By Application and Study Rose From Ranks To Hitit Command in Coast Guard Service Native of Cape May Co.

Ueuteaam

Stiles Cole, of the First District, t'nlted State Cosm Cuard service, a native of Cape May County, and for many year* keeper at the Sew Isle City station, died suddenly at his home In Portsmouth. N. H-. on Sunday, at 11.30 A. M IJeu|enCole »** tak-n III a short time ago with what wax thought lo be an attack of acute indigestion. but did not m-pond to treatrnl. Death was pronounced as

le to angina pectoris.

While flags were flying si halfxst at every roast guaid station New Jersey. Massachusetts. New Hampshire and Malm

of the commander

hla home

Police Break Up Willing To - Charleston Party: Q ve County ' D “ C ‘ M ££ Right of Way

A perfectly goo4^4'harlesi> party was completely wrecked by the Slate Troopers and county detectives last Saturday evening, when (he establishment of Ernest While, colored, on Elmira St Cape May City, was raided and lb participants were arrested. Tbe merrymakers, all of whom < colored, were arm lo the county Jail by Justice Chalmers, of Wild The colored toe* Were beating a rapM siaccaio lo the musii a kettle drum when Detect Cnfroed and lllgbee and Troopers Bishop and Riley arrived. The same toe* beat a hasty retreat when three of Hie otfleers plunged through the front door on the

Portsmouth.

until

yesterday. 1 , b h crashed

aiiming the appeal of the Dela- ( when, after services, the body was , h e ware A Atlantic Telegraph and brought on the Federal Express to] \i

Telephone Company against

A rush was made for the : exit, but they were greeted here by a member of the raiding party. Liquor bottles were seal 11-red about In reckless abandon. Laura

My »t j While, who is very dark, the wife \ of the proprietor, rushed upstairs

Jag of liquor r

filfi.MO assessment of their prop-

erty In Be* isle City.

General Manag-r R. V. Massey, the Pennsylvania Railroad met the Commissioners a letter saying that the demand of the dty that the company remedy tbe drainage conditions along the tracks of the company oa Pleasure

would be given early atA similar leiler was re-

ceived from Superintendent Heritor the W. J. A 8. R. R. Tbe letters were received and tfie eed of the railroad company

111 be watched.

The 192C advertising campaign U discussed and Mayoi Sofroney Id after other source* of publicity were taken care ol there '1 be about Sll.000 left for •per publicity. This will be principally In Philadelphia

will be

Wttsburg.

I **■ Md ef Charles Camp

afternoon

Interment will be made Cemetery, -reran View.

illitary services will

conducted here, attended by a large numbei of Coast (iua:d of-

:er* and surfmcii.

The death of Lieutenant Cole is broadcast lmm the Cold Spring government radio station to get word to station* all through the district, tbe duty ol the sad annouuc-ment falling to Captain Chrialoph.-r Bentham. the Townsend's Inlr Station. close personal friend of tbe de-

(Continued on page 7) Last Prizes of Limerick Contest

Mayor Mofionry aad Dilcctor .

love were present. Di.ecior Ma- Context Has Proven Host Popular

ceount of 111- j udlBUrotu,

" Through one of those peculiar

twist* of fate In tbe newspaper | sorM. the sinner of Splnstrrbood IJ meric k Contest No. •13. wblrh

have been announced last

• as omitted

The prize for this limerick goes to E. K. Hell. East Wildwood Avenue. Wildwood, shosr completed limerick reads: Every minute of her young life. Barbara sorks in face of strife. The career she shose. Will lead her. who knows T« fame and a happier life. This limerick was composed hr Mrs. Helen Sluhlthragcr. of Wildmood, and tbe last lines, shlcfa Mrs. Stubltraget submitted to her own Murrlck sere as follows 'Otherwise, might she failed than being site"; "Fame scored a point more than merely wife.” Tbe five dollar prize for the tiplnsterbood lamcrlck No 14. the last In this popular contest, goes to Clara K. Post, ( ape May Court House. R F IK. shose completed limerick reads: In the g dnu of life Barbara

thrown.

Every ounce «4 her strength,

goodness knows.

brought on the Federal Eipress to w -|,„ e dcAred lo Justice Sea Isle City. Where It arrived Chalmers he was staging a birlhihl. morning, accompanied by of- d ., p, rly wh , n (h ,. broke flflals of the Coast Guard service. it lip . The cheer had ooxed from who formed a guard of honor. lh e party when they reached the

The casket, draped with jm; jail.

American flag, was lakes al once wu held under »2.500 to the M. E. Church, where ser- Sail charged with maintaining u vice* will be held this (Friday) disorderly house. The Inmates

irr which -err i-leased under $500. This a Calvary | vaa me flrsi raid made in the Military, jrounty since Governor Moore in-

uuctrd the Prosecutors to wage

Plans For

Woodbine Bank: All Completed

■MaMqr To Limit Allotment

of Sham

WiD Erect Bank Building

— ; Classified Ad

Wants Public Hearing j n <

On Turnpike Disposal,

dufle*

Monday.

dog pound has been coin

’* iple.-d this week by the dly

A communication was trad at j forces, and all dogs running at an ad)ourned meeting of tbej| arB e after Monday will be Im Board of Freeholder*, which op- :pounded, and may be redeemed by poeed the plans of the Ocean City ubelr owner* only by paying a

Centre Company to acquire a atrip of land which was formally the Md turnpike, which ad)oin* a

J tract w hich thl* company plan* to

Sea Isle Now Has i , v , . . . Dog Catcher i Writing Pnzes

Won By Ladies

Kijn Sclnapj

Mr* Roy E Wolcott Wins First Prise o? Five Dolls rs—Mrs. F. W. Gandy Wini Seocnd Bd Sure To Read the Rules

Frank Van Artadalm has been named by Mayor M. M. Sofroney j ol Sea Isle City, as dog ratchi

-INTEREST IB SAID TO BE [the greatest thing Invented by I man. aad w r believe you wU! )oln la that view, if you open an account with Security Trust Company. Cape May City, and •or what latereot allowed by I* will do lor you —adr.

All dug owners." said Mayor Koironry on Thursday, "will have irrk to gri their dogs reglstarIlrgixi i-red dogs may b* reclaimed by tbelr owners If liwnd running nt Urge, by paying a It flnr. but all unreglsleled I log*

will be put lo death There will jibe special »2S prlxe

be no exceptions, and 1 lamndic! at lb* close of the ten i that tbe law relating to dug*' cnote*t to the best of the

shall be atrlrlly enfoired j sinning ad*.

There have been no further The urn and fascinating

cases of dog bliss thU week In 1 lest got off lo a flying

ere of the

first week’* prlxes of the Clasxlflrd Ad Writing Contest lielng ci ducted by the TIMES They w,

Wolcott. of 1

Grande sho rapuued tbe first prlxe of hie dolUis. and >! - Y Gaud), of Petersburg, who *> a check for two doilais and half, lhe amount of the second prize. Both *d* ate eligtbh

be award-

Aftar a Bomber of conference* by the business people of Wood- . U has been decided, with the approval of the people, to atari a natlona' bank In Wood-

bine.

Du* to the great demand for shares, it was necessary for the temporary committee, of which Joseph Levenaon is chairman, to limit tbe rate of share to one son. It was derided that live res waa the maximum amount be sold to one person TUI* (as It possible for all those

Bridge Worker Has Leg Tom Off in Machinery Jtttt Cnivtr. ef SenriDe. Died oa Friday Before Medical Aid CraH Be Reached

Letives Wife and One Child

Freeholders tk|lfiifl Htfhway Plans At Meetiaf Maid Taesd-y

Will Hard Surface Rond

Boulevard.

Property

Main Seashore tween Marshall)

ermo. expressed wlHIngneas to cooperate with the Freeholders tax obtaining a 66-tool right of way along this highway, at a public meeting held In the Junior Order of Mechanics Hall, at last Tuesday evening. Freeholder* Ogden, and Miller, accompanied by t ty Engineer R. Kendall Smith. Solicitor Palmer Way. and t'ova* ty Supervisor Izvpcr oullined the plan to acquire a 66-root right of way to conform with the rullaps of the State Highway Departis—r. The purpose of acquiring IMS right of way fa to widaa the high-

way.

The Free holders forwarded Ota plans and specifications to tba State Highway Board last weak approval for the hard aurrazor the section of road been Marc ball's Foroer and Phlo. a distance of thiee aad -half mile# l he county wtH atari Improvements upon fhtaj highway as soon as the plana have been approved aad Decennary right of way secured. Ibe present highway ta S0 fan! wide. Eight additional feet ta needed from each aide of the highway. A fir. tbe project waa explained aad many cuestiowa anawered. many of the owesva pressed wllllnsnesa to du.;see eight feet frontage from their

Other* stated they would he willing to deed the county (he necessary land. provided the county would reimburse them to the extent of the cost of moviqg tbelr fence* aad other materiel* that are now erected on the IffiA- - which the county wishes to ac-

quire.

Tbe plans aad xpeciflcatloas of the section to he hard surfasqd calls for the completioa of thin *ork by Augwat 1. When completed the concrete highway will extend from Ocean Ctty ta <Mpa

May (1ty.

Jesse Ci aver, aged 32 yearn, of Kvavllle. was killed Friday morning. about 10 o'clock, al the Avalon bridge, now under construction. when one of his Ing* was

torn MT when i. b*c.m. caught jCoUer Getting Ready In machinery. _ g* . Crave!, who was in .barge of Lor Spring D!

the engine* used iu driving piling* on the new Iboroughfare bridge. I# bellr-ed m have had his clothing caught In the cab

ling* ol the engine.

Alone al Iheqinie Cravrr'a cries for help weir heard alter hr had been thrown Into the l.y waiet by the force of tbe flywheel. 'hen he was dragged from the ■i Craver's leg was found to • been severed. An aulonioblle eeeurrd and the injured man ■ usbed to Cape May Court

Joseph Colter, tbe enterprtatts Woodbine merchant, has spoat some time In New York and Philadelphia. looking over sprtfig style* and good* and has ptfir bused u floe stock of tbe new tat merchandise In dresses, shorn etc.. whl< b will Im displayed ta

time for tbe (taster holidays. Scarlet Fever Clooea Court Houoe School

Great credit ta due lo Mr. Wll Ham kfarsmson and In. Josepl l-eveaaoa for Ibe pari they play

-d la making the tunk imssiblr And II waa Dr l^venson and Mr. » baf | Abramson who vtalled all the |HI , m | a . home* of Woodbine In solleii ] rvr ,, share holdeis These men so- aubni || •Ml known throughout the <oun-{counlr; ty for tbe taterest thr> have ' ,„ 0 ,,. d

iConUaned on l*ag>- si an* ■

Dr. Crydrr was called by le>phnne and madr arrangement* to receive the Injured man. As Ibe aulouiohi raced af top epeed Graver died in lhe arms of fellow workers half way lo Cape May. Dr. Cryder said death was caused by Ions of blood and

shock.

Notified of her husband's death. Mrs. Craver became hys-

lertral and collapsed.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at

the paib-rs of 8. G. Langley. | Tin- reward, who sill «ay - jTuckahoe. Rev. Yerktw oHIriaUng. | She will reap shalever she *a«s.JJ u, v r «"vn( '

And suh this Issl sward

Both the Middle Township High School and tbe Grammar School have teen closed, dae to the prevalence of scarlet fever. The number ol case* of this disrate reported caused the School Board to take 'his action. Hew Pastor Will Preach Rev. H. G. Hetaemana. the new pastor assigned to the Sea bi* city Methodist Church, will bit the pulpit on Sunday He will be tbe guest of Mr. aad Mrs. Edward

Burk.

e child.

| which i

Fix Landis Avenue

In Near Future mmi"i , '.i«*'o'; , ‘»r«Il'

TIMER

* pile by mall.—*4v

Soon As Weather Permiti Beers»ary Work Will B* Started County Enainor R Fendall Kiuith staled thal lhe w.»h Ol 'surfacing Laud!* Avenue Rea le City would be started a*

the

• Bile-

way lei

wl'h bituminous top

Engineer Nui'b staled in* < erete base to Ibis bigbwar Is ot ibe bse' In lhe <ouiiiv when the *oik is <omp..ied I dls Avenue would be * splei

' hatd-wurtaced boulevard

>n-! The bliuntlnous irewtmrni

nd j highways

IF YOU HAVE THE SAND" stick to It. you ran turn time Into dollar* through a ravings account tn Rerurltjr Truat Company.

— 'o u- j i |‘^Pv Nay <”"y- PH« up dollar*

tinducted I —.st tine, were tJuilaing and Loan ‘of your own. and they In turn ted from ev.rv part ot the! Officers Elected]* 1 * 1 P 11 " U P Other dollar* at 4

*. sad iron* sezlioBB tmr r*- _ * Imui tbe count) j Two new director* were added moil U nos turning to'to ibe Hra We Building and Loan! la.sthed Ad Witting roulrwl. ] Assoelsllon. si lb*- sloekbolders'|

lunual no-'tlac on Tuesday nigh! {

1 • ouMnue j Tliey are (ta*l M Waddlngton! ilch has s]and Geoige lluseb Oilier reccnl 1

Ia-ldiiloii* lo lb*- Isiard were Abra 1

U easier i ham Bi-'uian. of Vlnelsud and Try M I Rea Isle Ci<>. and Albert llolmwi.;

e— ’.d Townsend'* Inlet and Fhlladel- 1

Shippinc Electric 'P , “*

Ol . gj i ■ OlCretv st*d diiertor* )• eli-et-I lant Machinery . „„ Ts.sday were, rie.ideai.j Davison, loieman ** A™vi': 'Ice p<c*ident.| Baldwin In* »f >"" k B ' t,,,,r P secret.,, Hiram md Brook. N J . I. .upeMtsli.g ’"'l' Th.-taotq !

H.tpplng of machine*, f,u*„ I re-d*»a <

bh*»«".*r.d.d'.V. , |'h. Ln,' Mtlh^ Edward Bn.k M. A

um I- lug a lluverick<

Ed w a >

* Isle city.

(Continued oa Page Three) Iwariii weather

li.HH

ihe‘ of South Bom i assist Ing Mr L

as Wn shipp* ‘ A FEW DOLLAIIK A MONTH d Ibe lemsining tsooh make* a nlre nest egg If Im* .hlpr *i i>< vi saved the Building and lawn | Way Ask Irving Fitch, aarren and Albert A>- jtary- Trsd- mii. s Building aad Btok. N. J. are, Lgwn. (tea Isle City, to explain rlson. I this syatem.—ariv.

New* From Today’s

Qaagified Ada Salesman Wanted

Men wanted lo sell real sa-

le.

1$25 Dodge Kedau hsloaa tlrwa. all equlpmciii. ITkS at. 1$26 ("leveland Redan, balloon lire*, all eqiiipuent. $kM. Cnllmiied iund* In sntouata ranging Horn liau lo |fc.a$$. on real estate la Ocean Oily

* hatching from a ■ ala. BU'k Minor-

Wi"I.T. Of the ft)St CU ed Ad Writing Con teat nnoiinced on Page On*. One hundred dollars In < ll*e* si* being offered TIMER eaders ia lhe aew ClaratAgg ouiest ttai opened last week Get your share <rf that $1M