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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES

FRIDAY. MAY 21, 19*8.

r MVVTY TIKE* I DfPKOYK BUILDIHGE ciit.oi BOARDWALK , Sc* 1*1* City'* ifrcatctt aurt is its beach. Anythinf that detracts Iran the outlook on that beach is a detriment to the city and anything that add* to the beachfront is a gain. The city, therefore, should jealously guard. _ a* far as liej. within its power. T.SSSi.0. in wu;"' 1 * *'T" ‘T I Arc., Baa late CUy. N. J. a " structures erected along the ; Boardwalk, which could be largely govented by building inspecting

[ rules.

Mayor Sofroney last week received from a property owner a protest against one of the ill hot dog and ice cream on the Boardwalk. We do not know that the Mayor can afford any relief to the protestant, but the incident is sufficient to call attention to the need in the

WHY HOT BETTER TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT f Some time since we took occasion to call attention to the antiquated equipment furnished Sea Isle patrons by the Bell Tele- ^ phone Company. The receiving sets are of the vintage of year* ago which must have been resurrected from the ditcard pile in large centres. The idea of havtum a crank every time one desires to get “exchange." in this year when the Unhed States ipposed to be at the renith of efficiency, is too preposterous to be believable, yet it is a fact. Here is an opportunity for the local Chamber of Commerce to do something to help modemire Sea Lie's telephone service and place it or. the up-to-date footing occupied ^y other of the city’s

conveniences.

future of preventing, if possible. 1

. the erection of all such shacks, j WEATHER C«m TV, on!, UGHI

i Cape May County Y. and repellent to tne better class . . was fonmlly launched of visitors, but they detract from) Th* electric light service furI organisation is now an the value of adjoining property, "isbed to Sea Isle City is largely - Anwhrr .km, ,k,, i. violl, ° f ,kr ’"‘T “T' ^ , on -TV NmJ. mmlrf .loo, .V Bmrdo-.lk „ .1'“* “ ,h f ' re " h " “ Y«»k ol Cw. M.I liWr.1 wlkm.... oi .V p.io, ^ d "“, n “ kl ” k ” d ,h ' ' JoJr Ho.., H. EM. kook. TV d.. h,< spoil mock “i” “ lf , rhom Ion, ovVoc on mom,- ,k» »oo, mM „ ooV.n, 1 * '»* ^ “T* 1 - .* k ol Ab rnonff «M don mom k, omV V Bo.M«.lk .» ,l '“'' d " ■ ho " Tr ” l “ 1 ' d ™ ! with juvenile del>nq»«ency. mrarthe as powiWe and private c ^ tg * * 11 J* “j.* 0 Ve . * 1 □me had er idcntl; Wien owner* should follow *u,t. M triable ullow dtp or a kero-, a *nd women Imd faded A om Hugh’ be taker, from the *"*, 1 "^ cl< ^ *' ^ ,or ,hc>

i and some organization, improvements made by the Worn was needed to bring man's Civic Club. Their dub >ple aright. 'house is a credit to the city. If Albert E. Roberts, of all propern along the Boardwalk [^ n °*

MIMilMi t ITII.S t'l.OHf Till: OI.lt Kltr HlANf.K l.lt.HTMMi AMI Oil. MK. KIM.MIOKK*S CASE

brk City, whose years of was made so attractive, the long

likely to be needed.

Just why this recurring trouble • where the fault lies we do not know , but it does seem that elecengineers ought to be able

t in Y. M. C A. work a him into every State of

was maoe ao »ii»iivt. iiw mik . . ,. mpUn.a, would V . pMmnm ^ ^ J” to iuok .nd .V kowklnmt 1,01 ^ mmmjpttd by .V oidinim

nouM W rm,l, ™Vnmd. '"" d *

declared the old social was ootof-date and n means were needed the youth of the country

&

Views and Reviews

LIGHTEN THE BURDEN

AT THE SOURCE

The tax problem has been

shifted from the national to State

the V. M. C A. group and local fields, through the acta* been tried it has »:on of the National Association This is not of State Auditors, Comptrollers

. Living and Treasurers.

a success.

i are at hand to testify is efficiency. What ha*

i an impartial trial here, is the belief of many of ding citizens of the county.

The Core For Banditry

rtilla. Bulletin: On May 3 Jo-

is vicinity. arph Curry was a free man. On Last Saturday night the electric May 4 in ih* course of an attempt t^k^ hUfe *' e *' tl*®-* 00 f,< > m « n lights played an annoying hide |rwj raa . ptny hr 8hot an ,| k ined and seek game for some little Pul (reman Harry Cooper. On May time, yet the rain was not severe 13 he heard Foreman Fred Whyte 4 .V. -a t-jj, | announce that the Jury hnd found and the wind was not high. j hlm guilty of murder In the flrst The electric light company will I decree and sentenced him to have to furnish more reliable ser-,death. **.** >tr ^*'[fJ

vice than at present before it can

Extension cf economy in govto the States and munici-

palities" is one of the planks in

the asaociatirn's platform.

This is a worthy stroke, and one which requires the study and

rilling to give «>f their of every county, town

unn. .0 lack .Vi. „H V . j State, county, municipal and

0 ** it ’*' IS . ,1I | - other local taxes will never bein its plan and method. l . p< j uct( j unt ;j extravagance is of the support of tvtry thecked „ its a* Secre-

the county l4r ^ 0 f t |^ Treasury Mellon has

be called 100 per cent, satisfac-

tory.

A PROGRESSING

INDUSTRY

Radio broadcasting is the subject of a national controversy, as to its regulation in the future. How it is to be regulated, who will assign wave lengths and grant broadcasting privileges has

not beer, determined.

That the industry is taking its place as a public utility is self-

interested in the * T M* re 1 p 0 i me <| the demands for Fed- evident. Regulation, however.

growing youth, and wiio ^ ^ hon* towns. I must be along broad lines which than with any other raitleanak*.

Rood thing for Pblladei phla that only ten day* were re-, quired to change thl* man from an armed desperado, deliberately ■hooting to kill any and all who came between him and the rich object of hU raid, to a convicted murderer, sentenced to pay with hU own life for the life of the brave policeman who fell to his pUtcl. His conduct, as be was led from the dock after conviction. snarling muttered the Jury, was characteristic of his

kind.

The bandit, gunman, call him what you will, is no subject of heroics, nor yet for mercy, even for pity. He kills without mercy. And society should have mercy- with him and his crimes

Warning To President

Philadelphia Record: It Is not tempt to Influence the election of Senators and Rcpresentatlkes. It la of doubtful wisdom. One Preaident said of the appointing power that every exercise of It made nine enemies and one Ingrate. It is doubtful If the President can do much In ht» own interest by Influencing the choice of men in Congress. But the repudiation of Prealdential influence in Wisron•tn. liHirot* and Indiana appeals to hare alarm-d him into making unusual efforts to saw- what is left of his Influk nee in the Senate. &o he has his Secretary of the Treasury mak- an appe..l tor Senator l*epp -r and put the Admlnlatratior Imprimatur upon

id la Yenront hr has In-

flated an old friei.d and a partner of the Attorney Geetal to undert4ke *he defeat ol Senator Dale, who haa dared to di rom the President on several rations. It's a bad practice, and

in the long run a Preside

Oficers trill be chosen

funds for the

through the county and State, | will not stifle ©r^ cripple its dewill serve to bar further reduction velopcnrnt, and thereby injure t in federal taxes. He makes the service to which the public is e

statement, too. that for every if ' Ur WaAmgtcm has taken from.

s the need of t

A Needed Amendment

Freehold Transcript: Only Wildwood Journal-Tribune: To-; twice in six times that Constitu- day is what is known among tional amendments hate come be- those interested In the improv . fore the people of New Jersey went of hospitals as Nation

. »— I The spirit of co-operation be- , s<4 whpI) |h , piwnt C on- Hospital Day. Here in Cap,- May :country, and she aUn not a charitable work. ^ burden. State, municipal, tween the radio industry and the |K tttution was adopted have the County we are in need of a pul.-,lark of recognition one for tk<- malms of own— . -.mendm-nis been aonroved. lie hospital for the county at ileaders accord the fair p .or tne manng o« men fouIrt> ^ rowr^htp governments p U M,c offictals has arrays been m »men^ ^ MC . large . Macr -. Hospital in North

have added $>2. evidence, and for this reason the Legislature# and a major- Wildwood has t.ecn doing excelIf this rt true. local officials are problem* of the industry will un- ,ity bf the voter# at a special elec- lent work for a numb ... , |j- , . ii l -I I .hr tlon to incorporate a change In The lower section of the county dout, »ke buybuilding doubtedly be worked out to the U w. It i# could no. do without it. and ew-nlya,.

"AY aro j creating of thing* they can- best advantage of all concerned. I Kr || a then, to k«-ep before the the upper section ol the county ihave worked hard e of our C ft!ay Coun- not afiord. The* make demands j public the prnp..#ed amendment utilize* it to a large extern. land all they ha’ . - . . . . . , . . passed by thi# w'nter’s Legisla- In the summer month# it i- I--: bouquets, nets are runung to irnga- for tederal help, and thus mort- j 1^10 aararly: pushed 10 more than capaciiy a Invitation# to banqu-

a limited extent. Thi* 1* gagz the future. They elect Con- -That the I>-gi#lature may en- ( great deal of the Ivanccd move and one that greaunen who vote thi* federal IS STILL SOUND 'act law# under which municlpall-j A publlr ti.-pr

,t* double burden of Here is old mlvice. but it is l"" «’*« ,h “ c ~ un "«

] be a public nrccMUiy.

Iw-en agitation In Wil hospital. A number - the Samaritan Hospit lion was funned and a hospital. It w,

A. URISIIAN'K « a 1 11 o r n ■ a

might do the same to the unnecessary long running time between the Pacific and the Great

latkcs.

Now lo and behold, the railroads have done it! The shorter running time begin* in October, and westbound travelers will save one entire day in California for business or sunshine. Sanla Fe. I’nlon Pacific and Southern Pacific, making the cut In time simultaneously, arc managed by able railroad men. • utting time means bringing closer, helping business, making men’s lives longer. A in time between Seattle add all the Pacific Coast south set a good example. Soon passengers-carrying flying machine# will bring Chicago seven There ha# hundred miles nearer to New York Iwuud b’- a and two thousand miles nearer the f year- ago Pa. ific. ’I Assort.,- Bernard Shaw- say# Great Brttund# raised a iii must take the coal fields, nafound af- tioualize and operate them, thus

1 A bride should be well-groomed

on her boaeymoon

Boatman to merrymaker*: “I must aak you to pay In advance.

The boat leaks.’

When M u a- • Too often." say* Carl Hildreth sollnl recently pessimistically, “the glad hand told the world contains an Itching palm." he would cut . - - railroad time Walt Boer# thlnka the only rec- . between Nap- ognlzed liberal party In this counlea and Rome try I* dad. five hours by ; tunneling five Another thing that puxzles na mountains. 11 I* when the poor fllea aleep In an was Riigsested all-night Greek restaurant,

here that rail- ;

roads between » wouldn’t be so hard to get op < hirago and 11 * < h< ‘ morning if the maretiry

would.

Why doesn't the criminal who wishes to conceal himself becomo some famous woman's husband? If girls were nice enough to nap flavored lipsticks men would quit smoking cigarettes. A village U a place where ('Mitral can tell you why the Browns had a doctor last night. Dirt is something that grownups are always claiming to notloe on a school boy’s face or hands. Fable: Once there was an American who did without a thing even though he had the money to bay It. It U unfortunate that gtrls have only one pair of knees, so their dresses can be hlsted a Joint or

Shuttlewortb says that nen are quick to embrace

i opportune.—when If# wearing

frills.

the industrial cancer ; 1

This Is an unkind world, and the only time a man gets all the 1,, ‘ praise that he feels entitled to In

t his funeral.

some years of effort that the: cu( (| ns oul

of maintenance would be Ihat cau «.s so much trouble.; great at that time. The --Britain's Government rauRt have , raised was therefore put in ( h e courage and financial intclliii#t fund al the Wildwood - e ,. nC e to do this." says Shaw. Title and Trust Company for fu- j His suggestion will send a shu

ire hospital work. j er through the rich coal mine "Prepare for the Long. Dreary It Recm# that the only fcaR,hie' n8lu . I - ]l 'f or he observes truthfully: Evenings with a Radio.” says an proposition is a comity hospita' -Tbe mine owners themselves will advertisement. Oh. some of the hich the entire county can Kl ,pp| V money to buy their prop- programs are pretty fair, at that,

take part, and that tbe burden of «.rty. 'since what they get from t

stained

government

taken

Our Idea of an optimist is a n man who imaginea that by getting 10 married be ran make his running ie jexpenses slow down to a walk.

supporting it should U-

by all. by public taxation. Then- them by collectors af the Income may be a way found by the Board ,. lx th( . supertax on estate# and

ot Chosen Freeholder# whereby .duties.’’

such an institution can he estab- 1 . _ .

lished as a Welfare Home, taking How would high finance In the place of the present County America which sympathize* #0

Farm and serving as a hospital a# uinecrely with itself in the

•ell- [tax question, feel If it wen

If this plan does not -win a Britain? | The happiest people, thinks Herb proper one to the Board, a rplen- — .Smith, are those thst never stop did opportunity is afforded to the Great is the endurance of man . (0 won(J er whether th«y are hav-

servlee clubs of Cape May County. .No animal with four legs can do lag a tlm , Kiwants and Rotary to get behind : »hat man does with two legs. You |

the movk-ment for a county ho#- j read of flic Riff warrior, sixty-{ ' Mabel s bead is like a door

pita! and put it aej-oss. ; seven years old. Hamniourb Ben j knob.”

1 Hadgjc. who ran seventy mile*: “Why?"

Women In ?0litics aco-* the hot desert between sun-j "Becau-

Atlantic City Times: Not alone ^ and sunset, carrying a peace

message to 1- rench headquai .era.

in New Jersey are the women Kven morc remark , b | e m „ tSie : letters. You can use fine

do himself little good by trying 'brouKh »b*-lr organiza- ,,. al of an irishman, nearing mid- •‘O'’* 1 * roa haven't the least idea to pack the Senate in hi# own In-Jtlons. tcbtlllng against the fact die age. who in a six-day race lnj ho * »° *P eU - lcrest. President Wilson made l„i Republican leader# not giving New York t’ity ran more than 600 ■ ,- hll p who went 10 B |^p | n a this discovery when he advocated ;,.^ OI . nl „o n to thl* new wing ?* t ° r : 1 telephone booth while waiting to election of * Congress In harmony .. . b Penn-vl- '??- ,nd " as elected ;Ret the right number must have with hi. Administration. 1'° ,hr •••"’'orate, hut in io n.. 1 Ma}w of ,^ ns ,„ land , ily I rarc dl 1Hon

vanla the same outcry 1* Itong , Tliat tough Irishman in the six |

The County Hospital {made against machine bosses. day# could have run any race There U room at the top.

- - - ' horse in the world to death.

» easy t

It is so much zasler t

dictate

patty ! .

titles. .

won pay for inelf by earlier aid with it* double burden ot Here it re craps and better taxation. They permit thi* csp«- (till good:

tal to be spent wmetimr* rather ' Trust in

e trucker who get* his pro- extravagantly. TVy tnuit at powder dry-" t on the market early is the least *hare the blamr for the bur- "Serve God daily.’

who reap* tap notch price*, drnwtne levies, pztion will enable the fanner

and restrictingyo specifle districts, adopt reining ordinance* limiting

God and keep your and regulating therein buildings

and strurture# aeeotding 10 their const met ion and the nature and (extent of their use. and the ex-

lajve one another.' etdae of such authority shall be IWrvc your vktoJv" “*

this by enabling him to K0AI , nnoc "Beware of fire.” Thete 1- probably no State In * hi* crop* ahead without be- X. - . "Keep good company.” tlw I’nlon where zoning provl-

aorodm on vr-..hrr io, ™> *™Z»0m TW .r, th. 9m ordm »<

Mure. Entirely too many road hog* <;; r John Hawkins, famous naval | 1B , r d eeided #ueh mui>i< ipal ‘or the tame reason the farmer are driving automubtlei and they captain in the reign of Quern regulation# to !-• uneonM.tutioniwured of reaping a crop in- are a menace to motonvts who Elizabeth and the day* of the •• ^j .* a state tor rodeo; of drouth* mad alto of have regard for the right* of Spanish armada, who shared 0nt . 8ll |, UI | UB home#, great larC able to produce more crops other*. Some of thete fellows | aun -ls with Sir Franci* Drake ictie*. t.rm# and #..mm l»e tame acreage. will not give an inch and force ; n the British conquest* of the oI z.,iung p< hi* ha* been the experience of other driver* to leave the road. *ra*. tisloo# in various town# is era in adjoining counties with at the ri*k of skidding, colliding These mottoes came to light designate 'eitaui w#tl.ms j . porous soils such a* we have with telephone pole* or overturn- only recently in the publication of ^ ,„ jd , nr ,! h ',hai 'ape Elay ftnd what km* been in; in the soft gravel constituting an account of the exploit- of 0n „ i^wtratial Mellon may t tnplisfaed tn throe counties the shoulders of the highways, hawk in* and Drake. They sho,.!d ►udflenl, t# ruln.-d by an obj, be accomplished here. This danger is especially great in be read—and remembered—b\ “,haps to* h“ profit few acres intensively farmed rainy weather, when the shoulders everyone. on,- pt- r- tty holder selling . •r irrigation and htavily ma- [of rbe mnrrrtr roads are very but to the toas of all «th<

HOME, DAD AND THE BOY

By FRANK II. CHELEY

• itain

l_

are very

A (aw *f Flffy-Flfly

will give larger returns'*Pt». ' ' Ijured. any acres scratched cr.er. There should be some method -| akk ed you to iron “ie a hen-, anprov.

fertilized and, dependent of rrvhmg these road hags and .dred do|l«r». rod you let me have land th. _ n the weathermai. tor moi»- teaching them a Seswm they will 1 _ Tt|t ,. Ialr euw f, |tr Ii Blowing in m-

not kuon tor get. loar flfty and you lost fifty." •‘•“F ** blowing

value* of their home# in be auieudment should I* by the next Legt#latur<

by the voters.

The Trained Dad H E ia the man who has made it hia busine#* to s'udy the Dad-buidnes*. His slogan i»: "It pay# knoTr.” He I* a student of hi# problem. He recognize# that the more - know# about Ikoy-nature. th“ *» physical punishment one •edz to use. He realize# that parenthoisl is’ a p.offwalcn. prrhap# the noldest profession, in fact a life-calling, fine art ba«e.l up..n genuine ienee. and seek# constantly be Incr-wainglv skillful. He knows that each boy i# 1'“' collection of twenty theu-atid igglea. each wiggle sith a meaning, and train# himsell to understand tbe language. He believer the t« >• »;thoui a 'playground" will become the nan without a Job. and that m lo too mufh for a boy guaranee# that he will do not bine I‘W himaelf. He Is deter mi ne, i i., master th* •b ol Being a I»ad and um-* cry legitimate mean*.

Secretary Malx-l Vet- ] bonw ’ in ,h ’’ »ncld to death. Wildwod grouch aaya much of It he National Wnmcn#. at IukerKfi . ld . '' rri,tlT ” 0f U,e W,t * l u « *' rike * * n,, ^troy. 500.- of ,ht b0 “ _ _ hi barrels of oil in a Standard I Fate

il tank-made of steel, presnra- Why did you bob your hair? »ly- It was so very blond rod fair.

,t , itie numtier of wo-I * S n ° * >r ° f ■‘ ,n W ,,n * KOcb '« •<> nice. I thought, that number of wo whal about a coating of Tied up with n ribbon, you bail

01 U ill Ie- r, ■ in^orcw, concrete on the sides of bought,

' a '*. B—sefljng me,al ,ank ' a coating ot To please me. ao you uld. claim they '•"’ a I‘- reclaimed automobile tire But It’s not ao much the bobbing.

v.-a’’- r " h,K ' r rovo ring the whole tank' But you had It .shingled, robbing -..-a' V.-1L An<1 especially what about I'ght- You of the way to hide ning rods' Are they a delusion' That old forgotten boil mark.

Franklin’s idea worth nothInc. and did the Frenchman Man- . Paaishmeat

ton impose on the pul,Hr when he The Landlord: "You been sellin* tx-ddU-d lightning rods before he liquor here! You been breaktl* took charge of the French Retain- *he law! Know what that means? lion* That means y’gotta pay more

Americans eat more sardines per capita than any other race, which Nr Hnlflt

i# good for sardine men. bad for • hereb> give notice that my wife

sardine eaters. II this country de- ,ia> l*- 1 *

IH-ndrd less on ., can opener and My heart haa been broket; I'm

more on good <-noking it would be sadly bereft,

healthier. < 'armed inod, including IH P*y no bill* that she may con-

canned sardines. Is a blessing, a tract.

convenience and an economy. But * shame and disgrace, tbe way

it should not take the place of "h* did act. competent cooking, and too often Jinlfli

I’leaae excuse my husband, he

Mr Kingsmore. of Maryland. made a mistake convicted of knocking hi; wife Ne left hla wife rod child and down and repeatedly kicking her. n»*ny a heartaih. ,# moderately described by the ,n (wo year# we've been marp*#ir wife as acllng downright r**® be bought me a drew#, onery." The "onery” gentleman! Tb at cost ID rents and some was sentenced to five blows with stockings for less. .*- rat-o'-nine-tails on his bare l 11 " poor heart Is broken. be*a uk sadl) bereft. \Ukat do you think of that pun- D 00 ' 1 lr u»' him at all; if you dc hment* Is it too much or loo you'll get left.

■He beater, five

I 1.1.

as would be too f

Dior tails to blows will a

TIDE TABLE aVB MAY

* M kP h VS

vo wonder I am on the blink. It gives my nerves a Jar [■• listen to the chesty gink. Who rails hla 4d a car.

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