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Miss Way Opens Daily Dozen Class

Seveaty-five Turned Out on First Day

The callathaalc claat on »WMh wider the direction of Mian Mjto Wmy. opened Thnrsdajr with hefittlnc exen after betnc poetsoned. due to the Inclement weather of several days

Three Badly Hurt in Auto Collision

Machines Come Together on Bad Curve at Cold Spring House

Stepped on the Accelerator

Two automobiles collided Mon : da? night around Id o’clock on Erma road, near the Cold Sprint

The machines met

col 11st on when In (too Khigtand. a Swedish fisherman and driver of one o' the cam stepped on the accelerator Instead of the brafce. Klogland aoatained a fractured

of his I cut away by the flying gloss, , addition to Internal • Injuries. | There mare six Anhenw n in the machine driven by Kluglaad, all ibern of the crew of a boat which has been tied up for some time la Otten’s Harbor at WUd-

Freeholders Favorable To County Welfare Home

Suggest Appointment of Committee To Draw Up Plans So That Board Will Have Definite Data To Work On—WiH Then Take Action

County Nurse Has Eight Applications For Admission

The Board of Chosen Freehold-

The scheduled bearing to coasider changing the County Pans into a Welfare Home took place. Representatives f ^m the different organixatioos In the county were

Four Chances Remain To Win Slogan Prizes

Four More Chances To Become Eligible For Special $25 Award

J Mn. Heil Win. $5 Print

At the meeting of the Sea Ini* City Comrolmioners on Tuesday evening the Jersey Central .Power a Light Company filed two applicatiohs with the Commission. One asked the privilege of isylng pipes on certain city streets 'to enable the company to reach Ava-

lon and 8'one Harbor.

This Company Is buying up local companies, having acquired

the Ocean City and Wildwood geishore^nid. ud the~board Companies and wish to run their dcred , hat ^ exact ^

for failure to complete the road.

stxtlag that the natter

HISS HYBA WAT

A class of seventy-five turned out for the exercises os Thursday. Host of last year's classes were present and requested the

were Hr. and Hr*. Joseph Hoore-

nte of Cape

Hay. and their gasst. Rupert

Philadelphia,

she wu driving.

and internal injuriee.

knee cap was broken ai

hedly cut about <

United States Army dlrgthie TC-S. evidently saw the class and heard the eemmands which Hiss Way wad giving her class. The dirigible lew low and slowed down long enough to go through the exert isos, being plainly visible to those on the beach. The

the dtrgfMe were P«t on speed, lot lug HIk Way

rlth minor fajuejez.

The

guest, io a north from ihelr Hay when a big sedaa containing the fishermen loomed up before them without warning, drivers clamped on ib geuey brakes, but their action too late to prevent the machtors from coming together

bo exercises will he held dally lt;«S A- H- (Ms having haex deotded as the moat

_wjre practleatlj

noise of the cranh. followeo by the cries and groans of tbs I lured, attracted the attesUoa

b mar the Women's Cl vie Oak but will be held at different rUop* of tiw beach dally. The popularity of Ue class was

later, and nil tbo injured were rushed ts the hospital nt Wildwood KlugUod and tfolberaon M the way and

- :st

*V as *ar ns he could aae. U waa not ** ^

AJl are tnvttod

Recklere Driving Cont U’hitcdboro Mu $25

A ear driven by E. Howard Murphy, of Whiteaboro. crashed into s car drives by William K. Bonders, cf Ardmore. Pa., on Monday os the Wildwood Road. Murphy vaa driving on the left aide of the road and attempted to cut la. but not is to avoid a crash with tbs ear eomlag daws the road. Mrs. Bonders the other occupant of the damaged car. was Injured about Ue forehead and was treated at the Mac* Hoapl-

critioal for

Others who were Ism ssrioualy lajared in the fish included Theodore Prltx Hopenson, PHU Waverly and Hass Lamy. They to leave the hospital for Uotr ship, however, after receiving medical attention. Motorists who visited Ue after daybreak found pieces of both automobiles M feet from the scene of the collision. The curve os which Ue machines is ksor-n as one of Ue i dangerous in Cape May County scene of fre-

tal. 1

Trooper Mr*7 arrested Murphy, who t’s* takes bt/ore Justice of Carroll, at Wildwood Crest, wso fined him fit for

reckless driving.

Rkkwood Ladies Visit Former Pastor

BBtnrRiTT TRUST < OVPA.VT. of Cape May. has capital and ajrpiur. fiTSSASSM. depoaiu. ever

yes kave bank lag buBtaeas.-adv.

News From To<

I Ads

A large group of former parishtoaere. of Re H J. Helnemann. pastor of the M. E. Church, came to thla city frost Rlchwood, N. J.. or. Wadneaday. vtelUm their former pastor aad enjoying an outing here. The womet composed s SIMs class which Mrs. Hetnemana taught for three The party eame to city Is one of Horaer's beautiful dr luxe beam. "Mias Bwedss-

Coofe wasted, white or colored. who ufiderstaada poring meal* for table « 75 or 1S5 p»raona

Aeeordtag to S tepwri , »BI he om head withts

plants for sale. Any quan-

tity.

Road stand market

11 l

Coins

erty. In Mayvllle Beautiful laws and shade. J \ acres ot grausd. with fruit treea. berries aad grape* Barn, garage a»d large poultry out-

Moat of the ladies enjoys cean bathing aad the cool c

forts bit- pavilions. Box luacbra

were enjoyed on one of the pari I leas and nt 5:SS P. M. dinner wu served at Hahn's after which tae party departed for Rlchwood The lad lea were enthusiastic la heir praire of Baa Isle City, telling Rev. Heinemann that they

with

l he city and hoped to visit here n to spend their vacations it their first vMt to this re-

House. five rooms and bath or aaie What do yea think of

the Mg CtseeUed Department T Put your thought* Into words Writs a slogan about Ue Mg Departotent aad win

Tae Pi reworks display, to have wen held at Btoae Harbor Independence Day. wu postponed.

i. Tradaamea's, Baa isle Caty lL

U there t* aomelhlag you want to asdl put a TIMES nasaUed Ad to work for you Read the ads regularly for

day ereaiag. July 15. The Leu alien Band of Cape May Court Hoast. will give a concert nt ( o’clock that evening nt NtaetyMsU Mrret and the Boardwalk The fireworks display will follow th> soaeert.

»» m "Q*^ **- ui, a™ pm. „ ,p.

Raid Ad Slogar contest this week. MlU seccurd honors going to Adelaide 8u. van. of 11» Forty-

Wllllam Eldredge. of spoke of the sentiment of a number of resident* of the county who favored Ue propoatUm. Surrogate Irving Fitch iiadoreed the principle of the change aaf * clcwelf oounectod with County Farm, pas able to give e interesting facte coni why it should be changed. County Nurse Miss Rice stated rat she had a list of el/bt par ms now who are waiting to take advantage of ouch a borne.

ty Fkrm because they

not

agreeing with Mr. Ctampfau. Mr. Champion stated that he thought there should no* be a hospital in connection with thi Usare •s U was impracticable at

committee be appointed to mak< that the Freeholders

of Ue change were Mayer Bergner. of Avalon, aad C. W. Beetle. The organ! is Urea in the county ■ itioos to

board, or who bare endorsed the changing of Ue County Farm a Welfare Home are: Ctpe May Court Houoe arte CTnh. American Legion of Ocean City. rial Club of Ooacs City. Daughtera of Ue American Revolu

Society. Rotary Club of Sea late City. Ktwanls Club of Wildwood. jroaoive Laagre of tape May. County HealU League. Wildwood

ville. Cape May Graa**. No. 1M

of Trade. Wo

“Cutting In” on Road Coat Pkiladeipkiitn $5

On Monday. Roeeo Parrtao. XI. 1U2 Bou'h Tenth Street Phlladel phis, while drivtne os Shore Road at Mayvllle. attempted to cut Is while on Ue left side of the road, crashing Into Ue cer of Robert Mlnno. of Philadelphia, damaging

Slate Trooper Mary arrested Parr iso and bal'd him before Jl*sOe* of Ue Prene L. T. Gar. ettoon, at Court House, who fined him K and eoate for reckless driving.

THE

BANKING CONCERN for itself be safely relied ou. when wish to be aaie in making your deposit. They will help ymi Is many ways Try Berurtty Treat Company. Cape May. whet you

Mrs. C. 0. Hell, of Wildwood.

•oeond Street. Sea Isle City. ? Interest in this fascinating. WU-testlng contest remains at a high pitch and new alogni tern, with most of the regu Ian showing commendable stick lw-lt-tveaem. Both winners this

ee- hare bees pecststeaUy striv-

Mrn. Hell's slogan covers vide scope and certainly hits the Bail en the head.

Hk Slogan That Won $8

g buying directory ter the ] be of Cape Kay County. T he slogan Uat captured ond prii.' bespeaks high praise for Ue Classified Ads.

The Seoul That Won *2.50

Of eofifue the subject which the slogan creators are writing about ia an exceptionally fine •se. The TIMES Clarelfied Departmeat Is as unusual public

service aad

• and i

folks sad Ue buyer.

of the

ceonty who have secotid-haad articles to sell lag to realise A number of stogmas deserve hostorahle mention this week and among them are the following: "Some my let George do it. hut I aay let a TIMES' Ciamlfield Ad do H. 1 “ Mr* H. B. CTrak. Elmer. R. P D. No. i. N.

I.

Gas Company Wants Sea Isle Franchise

Jersey Central Power and Light Company Files Two Applications With Solons

Public Hearing on July 27

Minor Matters Before Freeholders

Bill of Detective Agency Hdd Up For Investigation

An extension was granted tractors Craythorn A Nickerson Ulitll August to complete Ue Avalon bridge. A communication wgs received irom the State Highway Commission that a meeting would be held on July 13 at Trenton. In reference to road signs. The director of county highways was directed to attend. The communication further stated that no signal lights cap be Installed on the highways wlUout the consent of the Com-

mission.

Superintended of Weights and Measures Gilbert Smith’s report stated that he had rN.ftde 924 inspecUons and 82 condemnati -n No extension waa granted Ue paring of Section No. 3. of the

pipes through Sem Isle, not only to connect up these two resorts but to tap Avalon and Stone Harbor in doing ao. They ask for

a franchise for fifty years. The second application asks permission to lay their piper o:

A report from Ue County Engineer stated that Leonard’s Thoroughfare bride, at Avalon, was

completed on June 25.

A Mil of (2305.19 was presented from thF Guarantee DetecUve

certain streets not now covered Agency, of AtlanUc City, for Inay Ue pipes of the city gss‘ Te#UcatloI1 woHl thf , mumj. plant and to serve gss to real- Freeholder Goslln suggested Uat denis on those street* until such u be not paid unUl it waa invcsUia the city shall extend It* *,,«!, as It waa rumored Uat to said streets, promising!there were soma alleged irreguqult serving on said i‘tr*e , ‘> j larltle* conceminp the various whenever the city shall extend i-.em* in Ue bill. It was claimed llm pipe* to raid i-mtorv Tfc* | u^t there was also Irregularities length of time for which thlg' concerning the work of the agency

time i

franchise la asked Is also nuy

The appHeattos* were received and ordered published, according to law and a public hearing on the applications will be held on Twradav. July 27. at 3 o'clock. P. M . daylight saving time, when ail who wish to approve or to oppose grsstlsg of the franchises will he beard Three applies I toss appear In another column of Ue TIMES

resolution to be forwarded to the County Board of Freeholders, favoring the conversion of thCoumy Almshouse into a Welfare

City Qerk McBride was an • i c . tborW to'advertise for bid* for Coroner s Jury Exonerate*

Of the -old

the reconst reel I on Volunteer Fire Hoi

acquired hr the city, nod also for bids for the coustruatlon of a system of draining on West Jersey and Central Aven-ies and

Forty-second Street.

It Is sal I mated that this drainage system will cost about (14.509 and aa It will benefit Ur land* of the St* Isle Gardens Development Company. Mr. Cln 1 of that corporation agreed to pay

(4000 of the coat.

Bids were opened for furnishing music on the Boardwalk thla summer and tke contract was awarded to the Sea lak- City

Band.

The schedule for these eon-

t yet.

i few

i

‘j Rotarians Hears Patriotic Address

"SoIts the high cost of llvlsg

by keeping ib touch with TIMES’

Cl mart bed Ada." Mrs. Ten liras. Ssa Isle City. N. J

"The moat successful ^and T** jR ev Bruggcrr>an Discuosed

American Ideals

and that no progress had been made in Ueir InrcsUgaUons

suite shown.

Man Killed When Freight Car Upsets

Accident at Woodbine Due To Switch Slipping,

Derailing Car

employ a TIMES’ Classified Ad."

8. Frances Btra'ton. Marmora. N.j .

| Sea Isle (Tty Rotary Club had a Fourth of July meeting on Mon- n ,.

"The TIMES* Classified De-j d»> and were addressed by Rev.. yj,

. - - nn ‘

’ Mrs. Ray E. Wolcott. Rio

TIMES Shop through the TIMEX Classified Ad Depinmist You wool- BEE stung.** W Thompson Peterson.

Woodbine.

likely has Just ! Walter Bruggeman. of VenUor. sting I>K*k n | “Patriotism ” Every country, he

said, had Its Ideals and be discussed what he conceived to be

Ue three leadin' Ideal* of Ameri-*

ra He deplored the tendency of largi- aggregations of commerce and Industry to control Ue policies of the country through Uelr Influence with representative* In congress and made a plea for a better understanding of Ue motives and Ideate of other peoples

tad 12.50. Tour more M a prelude to universal peace, to become OlgUle for; .j,Ue Mias KaUryu Filch, Um lal fits award to be made ]o-year-old-daughter of Surrogate

Fitch, dellchtvd Ue club members and guests with a sell-rendered piano solo and Mias Minnie-Shef-fer. of Millville, gave Uem a

musical treat wlU two rioltn selections. accompanied on the piano

by her sister. Miss Hannah The Mteaea Shelter are talented musicians and will play for the

elnb again on ncx. Monday nlkhl.

One man was Instantly killed, and another hurt seriously at Woodbine, when a freight car. due to a sudden slip of (be switch forced the car to leave the track. The man killed was W. D. Rayne. 46. of Ocean City. Md.. and the man hurt was Ed Braxton. of Boston. Mass. The accident took place about 1:30 A. M. Monday morning, when a freight train was switching s car on s siding. The switchman adjusted Ue necessary sfirltchcs. but accord I a* io railroad officiate, who were Immediately called upon the scene of the accident, the switch closed when only the front wheels of the car was on the correct track, thus forcing the other wheels to go on the math

track.

This caused the car to leave the (racks, and as it was in motion. and the wheels being on different tracks, were pulling the car In different directions. Rayne. who was on lop of the car fell off and was hurk-d beneath the -ar where he was Instantly killed. Braxton escaped death, when one of his hands were caught In the brake wheel on lop of the car as be fell, and this held him up.

broken in two

County Sesqui Exhibit Not Open Sunday

Board of Freeholders Vote To Keep It Closed —Director Hall Reports

Ready For Resort Literature

W R. D. Hall, county publicity director, made a report to the Board of Freeholder* of the progress being made, stating that the county exhibit at the SesqulCenlennial Exposition has been Installed and Is virtually oomph’tel, with the exception of the moving picture feature, which has been delayed. He stated that it was placed In position on Jub* I 28 and Immediately attracted o considerable attention. On Thursday, July 1, the first exhibit at agricultural products was placed on show and made a line display. \- Due to the large crowds over July 3 and 5. sad the presence at an orchestra nt the -Los Angolas Exhibit directly sc roes (he aisle ' ! from the Cape May County Exhibit. the attendance was vary large on both days. The publicity director reported that he bad dosed the Cape May County Exhibit on Sunday. July and would like to have in* structlona from the Boar- 4 to their wishes on future Sundays.’ The latest decision of the Sesqul-Centennlsl autborltlrx $1 that the buildings and exhibits and concessions will be opened on Sundays as on week days during the continuance of the ExposiThe Publicity Director feels, however, that, the Board of Chosen Freeholdnr* should de ride whether or not the County

week days. Should it I elded to open It. additional expense will be necessitated* in the Service* of watchmen aatf St In to! .ts. declared Mr. Hoi*. The Director (1*clart ■ .hi the large county map. showing in full detail all of J county, give* no proper t standing to strangers of t cation of the county with i cnee to outside points roughly five feel by four, tfi J side, at the top. was i and he authorlx-si the prep, of s location map for this a bowing Cape May County d lation to HVoahlngton. BaltlfiB Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Chi Buffalo. New York and 7 Thu additional mop will c proxlmmlely (125.00. but t felt that It sary properly to show the J graphical location of the <

strangers.

During the week of July | the moving picture wiil be t and will be shown the folloi (Continued on Page 7) 1

Ocean C>‘y Gables! Sale Was Suca

Many Purchasers WiH j gin Building Soon i

What do you think of the TIMES Classified Departm-nt. with Its hundreds ol valuable little ads* Put your though". In

a slogan and win a prise

Here ore the rules of the eox-

ttst. fow and simple.

BOLES OF THE CLASSIFIED SLOG AH CONTEST

Each tlogu must not ronUin more than fifteen worth Each slogan must UU of the merits of TUCES ClfiAsified Ads. Eech (logon must contain the words ’TOTES Clouhed De portaeat," ’’TUCK ClM*i6«l Ad" or ’TIKES Clasrificd Adi " A contestant con submit only one (logon each week. Te he eligible for coy week's pnse o slogoa must be received at the TIKES office not Inter than 7.CO of the Tuesday evening prior to that week . issue of the TIKES Thtoe rules are few aad simple, bat be suit to obey them.

places.

Dr. A. J. Fried land, of Woodbine: was Immediately called, and he declared Rayne dead, and ordered Braxton to be rushed lo the Mill' tile Hospital. Rayne • ho Is from Maryland I* survived by a wife and five rblldrec. He was examined by County Physician Way. and then taken to South Seavlllr. where he wns pi pared to be sent to his home In Maryland. The Coroner and a Jury rompoaed of men from Woodbine, ofier a hearing of about t #o hour*, exonerated ail. after questioning thotge possible lo be Involved and declared that d<alb was arridental. A report from the Millville Hospital states that Braxton te recovering rapidly as b. nifferr*! external Injuries.

Tne aucUon sale Ocean City Gables Fourth holidays wu very successdespite the Inclement weather. Many of the buyers plan to start building operations In a tew weeks. Contractor J. Thsllen. of Ocean City, wu among the purchasers who contemplated! building soon. Among the buyers were Albert Greenfield Company, realtor*, of ."hltadelphU: Philip Kadta. wellknown haberdasher, of Philadelphia: Dr. E. J. Paace. promiBeat surgeon, of New York City: Harry Rose, a well known paper stork merchant, of Philadelphia; T J. Carey, realty operator, of Ocean City, and many others, Mr. Tralman drew to the attention of the buyers that the Gables wu the only stretch of -4-aroast between Wildwood and Atlantic City ever lo he sold at

The remaining lota will be I •n Saturday. July 24

Steering Post Filtered Stniiutah

One of Skorteat WiH. On Ccpr May Ketordt One of the wtite afiffw

Theodore labs If

■ollnr on , i

•hr "Klrkapoo " while driving {( along the i.ad at Rio Orm.de I iont rantroi of his machine whet. 1 . the steering wheel broke. steering post pearl ra i 1 I

lieubrrger, pf **** died a

herein teqiMath «2i

hte .

-r. *: i i i n BERGER £*, the *1,1 as. dated Pubruary v.f ' w itureasd Ry F. H.1 lute# and Perry Hasten l