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Cape May County Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY'S

county jaii Population ' j Sea Ue City Hotel Company Launched at Gateway Meeting

tbe figure elren was £ sad created thouaht l» tte mtadi of «*« „ to ^ fc * lf * PTl * 0n * r CODld or woold be As no dna ai>PMrsd to dre an expUBattoa it »M Ml to the Sheriff to •svteia. who doubtleaslr will fflre a Ml esplanatloB. There

George Soeder Nanhed Trustee To Organize Company and Secure Charter—Capital Fixed at $250,000 Preferred Stock and +250 Shares Common

hrteur in the cjnaty jaU. Caai

The propoeed beach front hotel for Sea late City was siren added tin pet ns at a meetlns of the hotel committee of the Chamber

at the Gateway Point, test Thu re-

Legionaires WiU Parade

In Philly

company orsanlsstion

a .chartar for the "Be* ^ Hotal Corporation" win applied -

—of Atlantic City, owners of considerable property in Sea tele City and Ocean City, waa outlinei. and it was learned that they would sell to a hotel company the beach front tend owned *~ them, bavins MS feet frpsl

on the bencl^, for the cost to ». plus carrying chargee to be tentative budset of trf Sea Isle City-* hotel made was as follows: Land *70.building *150.000. furnteh-

Pamde Will Start at I P. M. ‘"h* **«.ooo. making the total

- at **25,000.

It waa made clear that the building of the hotel would be under competitive bid, and control ol the property wouli rested entlreiy with the director*

Emmie*! Will Cany Capa May County Peats To Con-

vectioo on Tuesday

r had each roads Ihe peri

The American Legion p

. Cape May County wUl par

, te the big parade that will

, te Philadelphia on Taaadaj . bar 12. ns a part of the l

oaarsaUoa of the American it that ody aext week.

1%e parade will atari at 1

tears of Capa May

i County pates will form at “ i first ute Race Streets, wl ba the headquarter* of I

Company Organised To save time and gift s work-

31 county te tau te (be tt division and wiU be led by Ocean City poatAand. The, . county Will also ban a 1

have a capital of *250.0»0 In erred slot*, and 1SS0 aharsa of no par value common ptock. To defray the coat of the hotel

YOU WIN No matter whether you find you name among die Classified Ads o not, you win. The bargains you there will surprise you.

Formal Bids For Sea Isle City Utilities Offer of $44,000 For Cas Plant and $100,000 For Electric System '

Ordinance Foi Sale Passed

mere*, which IK turn the proposition to the hotel aommhtee to investigate and report. The report will be mad* at a meeting of the chamber sen Monday, to which all Interested In the community hotel are Invited. The plan is to build the hotel by public subscription to *150.000 worth of hotel stock and

e by Hamburger ft fegel. the committee made eliar, would

be considered together with any

others that may be su ‘ "

The important matter,

V dear, is to get the hotel for the least possible cost is universally agrMd that Isle City's greatest need to-

day Is s modern hotel, aad it Is propoeed to get one by Beat ssa-

fom **.000,000 -f*

khagt^fte has also StemT dr. Tar-

ibers of the American Ladtaa- Auxiliary Iks will leave Caps ~

Hard Word Pidn’t Stump Contestants

Will Be

I the

e-River Church i be eteohreted dl-<Uy program, ad prmcbtng ty, under the

1 opea with

, BUnt ferries) at TJ0 P. M. The parade u always the Mg - im- event of the annual Ugtaa em

■ One Night is Gmaty

jail Wm Enough Russo. (04 Tseony Road.

Wildwood, while driving s sedan

lacbante Street. Capa May House, around 7 o'slock evening, erashed Into an oecb. drives by William

P. Hoover. *05 Maple Avenoe.

roe. Ps.

waa arrested by Slat* Patterson, of Court who haled him before Magistrate Grono, of Wildwood, where he was charged with driving a ear white Intoxicated. Ha wax given the preference of paying a On* of *100 or thirty days in the county Jail, else having fcta license revoked. !!• r‘-w Jail sentence, hut after spending on* night in the county Jail decider It wpsld be better ' pay the fine of 1100. cat.: were allgbUy di

This Last Week of Contest

this slothful back to his cams pouring la. AU of which you cant keep as an-

wc Snd a reader Urtng te ML Holly who desiree that bar theatre tickets be presented to k friend real'lag in Sea late City. Tint ir idea of a good apocL SBe must enjoy the fun for her reply nearly always somewhere in the pile, but test week was her

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Cape May Freeholders Favor Gasoline Tax eommuaicstteo wss received i the New Jersey Association of Boards of Freeholder*, by th# 1 (tea* May Freeholder* at their ng os Wednesday, asking ttaon of noma of the members at their teuton to be held In ( ■undea. N J, cm Monday. The association also reqassted that tha board express their thought te reference to a two-eeat Ux oo gasoline Charles Foster Informed the board that be would attend the meeting. -The Freeholder* favored lex snd requested Mr. Foster to .^port same to the association. The tax will help to pay the coat of roads aad malnlalateg them.

Bought Ootat House Thsstr* , The Spectatorium Theatre of I Cape May Court House has been sold to Harry B.-cktr, of Wood- * bln*, who after r*mod.>lln« nod 1 modernising the building, will iI reopen IL running first ctern j | photoplay* It will b* lb* Wl* [ theatre In Cap* May Court

: Min Ethel M Dudley. 417 •n Street. ML Holly; Mm. tea A. Deary. Baa late City; Mrs. B. H. Ballard. Sea late City. This week 1a tha concluding owe

of the coat*

la tha teat

chance to get Into the fuc of contestants have entered into the spirit of the contest and tha rivalry has been Intense Tha usual weekly theatre Ucktte will awarded this week aad aaaced la the next Issue of the ir. The winners who will re te the Its are to be anneed tha following weak after e of the contest Bo keep right after It and you may be among

the final winners.

Judge Ware wi Hear Common Plea* Canes Judge Henry B. Ware, of Salem County, has been appolntby Buprem* Court Justice Luther Csmpboll. lo occupy the

bench In this

county during the sbaenc* of Judge Herbert BsrUett. of Cumberland County, who has been presiding during the sheenoe of a Judgr In this county. Judge Ware conferred with County Prosecutor. William Campbell on Thur-day as to setting tbe date for hearing pl.'*» of those Indicted by the fteptem-

TTiey Are Carefully Read

Josiah Sleeper Enthused Sea We Rotarians Eloquent Address Unfolded Beauties of Rotary To Listening Members Service Keynote of Life

-r. secretary of the Chester. P» . Rotary Club. Mr. Sleeper has dnak deep and long at the fountain of Rotary and he gave freely to his listeners the truths he had

The coming of Mr. Steeper had bams wall advertised and the pub-

unfortutately only

of the club availed ttemseteen'^f

Eight Given Free Tickets To Theatres

Mr, Bleeper took ns hla subject

I it. » “• nn him u,

to make a most grnce- [ by reciting hla hnivir a winding moun- > the great Weal when

Today we a

unaa scattered through th* ad-1 vsriiaataoute on tbs ABC Claaalftedli Tours may be among them ■end tee page over carefully if you tecate IL notify us and two theatre tickets are yours foi

he asking.

Last week those receiving tick-

t* warn:

Mrs. Bess!

Mias R*6a V. May, Caps May Court House. Hunt s Casino. Willetts, Ocean View,

Mrs. R M. Stull. U1 East Elghmnth Street. Wildwood. Hunt’s

Jsffnrys. Sea Isle City. ia Schmid u Sea Isle City. Brsea's. Mrs. Harry Morgan. South Seaviltei, Broca's. Tnv» vao failed to And their names were Howard BUtes. Cape May Court House, and Violet A. Jdreaal. Ooeaa City. Thic is nearly a record as eight of tee tea hidden names war* It shows that mote and opte juw finding the ctessia hslptul

look over every [lied page for the bargain* »d there. Aad than. too. your may appear aad two free re tickets are yours.

Engagement of Editor Burton J. Smith Announced Mr. snd Mrs. Robert Klnabach, of Scranton, Ps.. announce the igemeni of their daughter. Marlon R.. to Burton J. Smith, of Cape May Court House. ' r. Smith ie the editor of the Cape May County Gasett*. being one of th* young**! editor* In the Stele. He U a graduate of Middle T»wnsh!p High School and taught school for severs! year* In the county. Mtes Klnabach ta sow leeching In the Pitman High School, having taught In Cape May Court House two year* ago. The marriage will take place some time In June.

of Rotary the boy probboy problem, a wide Acid for of Rotary

to receive the groat heriilch had been given us and nothing te return. The

bold of tee principles of Rotary on

In that nevsr

with service, and who carried out tee injunction of ChrisL “Do thta te romembranes- of me." aad if memhers are fully awake te the Rowill always be to teat tajunc-

. of tee truth* he gave tea world; tee third. Dtogne*. for tee philosophy which had done a* much for mankind; tee Aurelius, for the verity brought to

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County Scaqui Exhibit Will Qoae E, triy Evening* W. k. D. Hall, county publicity ageaL te his t sport to the Board Of t'boaoa Freeholder* at their special trains 'entennlal KxV October 12. that both the Pennsylvania and Readies Railroad* would run special train*, but neither would be direct to the Seaqul grounds. Cape May County school. children day and American Legion I day will be catebra'.rd that day. Mr. Hall declared. In reporting on tee progreaa at the Soaqui expoaitlon. Mr. Hall declared that the attendance waa Increasing, te the slay time, bul the attendance In the evening had dimlnlahed. He said that a number of the exhibitor* had met last week and derided lo close their hi‘ dings at 7 P. M. Instead of 1' I'. M-. because It was not worth lit trouble to keep them open later than (hat lime He told the Freeholders that hr thought It b**> tec Cap* May County's eshibtt cl«o be closed at 7 P. M.. saying that tbe booths could lie closed but the large map could remain on •telMUoe The plan met with the PPrural of tec Board.

At the meeting of the Sea Isle City Commissioners on Tuesday formal bids were received for the purchase of tbe fltf gas plant snd electric syi For the former the Jersey Central Power and Light Company bid *44.000. For the electric im the Atlantic City Electric psny bid *100.000. No other were received hnd lbe»e ordered received snd spread tho minutes. :ch bid was then con separately snd accepted unanimous vote of the C *ioners, after which o.d were introduced snd psa first reading, authorixlng tee sals of the two utilities to the successful bidders, subject to ratifcation by ths voters at s referendum election, the date « which wtl be set after the Ansi passage of the ordlaancm islng tee sals. The or will come up for Anal at the meeting of the ■loners On next Tuesday, October

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The entire purely formal as all the detalU had been arranged beforehand. In the autter of the reduetkm of Sea Isle aaaeaamenti allowed by the Cape May County Board of Taxation o of property owners.

Bishop Begins Serving Jail Term Well-Known Hotelkeeper Will Pay PenaJty Louis Bishop. widely-known hotelkeeper of North Wildwood, last Friday began serving a months' sentence In the Cspe May County Jail for violation of the Bishop was convicted in October. 1924, of selling liquor, but took an appeal which has been refused by tee Supreme Court. He was sentenced by Jtidge Henry HL'Eldrodge.

of an . xhaustlve investigation of the death of Joseph Smith Sixi Street near Wolf. Phliadelwho waa found dead in tee su of a motor car after he liquor said to have been by Bishop. Six other PhilaIn tee liquor.

1 of Taxation and AsSollcltor Bowwali i look after the city's inter-aL In the nutter of tee application of the Ses Isle Crest Improvasuet company for ext of ik#r contract with the city - - - * - ------ - - .. . ... . in mse ueiuun snum Tiapfovemente la their tract, until 1922. the sepllesdlon will be granted provided the bonding co will grant a new bond. Through tbe commander of the Toyneend's Inlet Coast Guard Station, tbe government asked permission to close up the end of'Roberts Avenue. In order that It could lay ■ railway from the guard house to the water to launch the life boats. (Continued an Page 2)

McNatt Pled

Not Guilty of Manslaughter Former Prohibition Officer Held Without Bail By Justice Devine

Hale To Be Out Next Week

Somers PointOcean City Road Now Assured!

State Highway Commission Will Assume Half Coet—

County Other Half

Landis Avenue Unfinished

County Engineer. R. Kendall tenlth, in his report to tee Board of Chosen Freeholders, at their meeting at Court House, on Wednesday. reported E. Riley Mlxner Company, contractors for the Wildwood Boulevard, were retarded on aodount of other contractors excavating for the laying of pipes and mains and that

progreaa was alow.

He also reported that the contract for Landis Avenue. Sea Isle City, remains uncompleted. Contractor Burke, he said, regretted the delay, explaining the dlffl-

hav any plant In Sea Isle City

being practically the State Highway having approved

prohlbtUoB of County Detective Ward who has been Investigating the automobile accident which occurred near Sea Isle City, ta which the inf-nt son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meehan was Instantly

killed.

Mrs. Catherine Margaret Rooney, Jacoby and Mr.. Chrietwere occupants ol Tby the machine te waa riding and all but are

coadUlon to leave the hospital. ^On^Monday Hlgbee was informed ed by'state Hrooper' C^Ttee ity off wr went to Atlantic City and arrested McNatt. After the hearing te Ocean City, at ‘ McNatt entered a plea of Uty, he was taken to the Jail at Cape May Court House. The Inquest has not beta held nw Hate 4a still . bospltgl. However tee suteoriUes anticipate his release next week, and s i charge of manslaughter ‘ him at ten

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Cootractore Wallace. Toxour 4 1 *•«»", McNatL Hal* and Allen Wll•lls. who are doing tho work ITT, , , y .f 11 * V®. •* c ***f

doing tho work I

Woodbine—DennUvIlle

Shore Service, Inc. Changes Offices Now at Montgomery and Holly Beach, Wildwood

juarler* of the Shore Inc., hare been tranaferrLincoln aad Holly Beach Wildwood, to Montgomery Beach Avenues, the Th* new home of qubit's fast growing Is about 100 by 150 feet, r oo* large building. A worn of generous proporWtll occupy tell Isft front of th* building snd In Its OffiC*^ Of resurfacing of the Rio Grande Boulevard Into Wildwood tee route of tbe bus line's axil from Wildwood will be changed as follows: Out Holly Beach Avenue to Park Boulevard, to .'enlial Avenue, to the North Wildwood Boulevard, to th* Shore Road, connection! with tbe Cape May buasea to be made at the interaecuon of the North Wildwood and Shoro Roads. Inc., has grown rapidly since Its organisation five The company now Six new this year six last year. At present, under the fall and winter schedule, ■lx busses are covering the Atlantic City rout* and th* MUWIIIerouts. with twelve buss** transportation work In During the summer

. op-

Walls.

on the .... Road were gran'ed an extension |. of time. The contractors declared that they were held up due to the Inclement weather. Work Is to be completed by November

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A resolution by the County Chamber of Commerce advocating

Wildwood Bootlegger Ran Booze in Spigots

a Townsend's Inlei-Avakm bridge T . ... I

was received. 1 anks Were Located on

Batten College Sydney P. Lever* and Isidore Llntner. of Woodbinr. have entered Rutgers College and are of the freshman cl as.

Trust Company. Cap* May City, la properou* because II attends strictly to Its business and the busineM of Its deport tor* snd. theraforo. they feel ths. they can with propriety, ask you to Join in their prosperity by opening ..n account with tews. Bank by mail.

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lunlcatlon was received from the War Department informing the Freeholders that regulations sere not compiled with lu reference to the Avalou bridge. The matter waa referred to the County Engineer to prepare the n.-ceasary rep./. The County Engineer was also requested to Investigate the report from the engineer of the Borough of Avalon In reference to an unaatlafaclory cast iron

water main there.

A communication was received from the State Highway Commission In regard to the paving of tho Somers Point-Ocean City Boulevard, tbe communication stating that the State would be willing to pay half tbe coat. The coet of constructing the boulevard would be about $80,-

(Con tinned on page two) Objects To Salary of Court Stenographer

Freeholder Charles Ftoater brought the matter of the salary of a Court stenographer before the Board os Wednesday, declaring teat a salary of 4125 a month was being paid for a court aten-

from Atlantic City.' When 1 by the members of th*

Board. Mr. Foster said that the court stenographer bad been appointed by Supreme .»urt Jostle* Campbell, who had Axed tee salary He declared that be thought tbe salary ws* excessive ■s the stenographer gtrea service only on the opening of Court and hasn't given service since tbe Psa palardo trial. He thought teat

May County could supply a le court stenographer and

saw no reason why th* oOc'al had to go out of the county ta order to procure one. Mr. Poster was given power to coaler with Justice Campbell to have the county

n-lieved of the charge.

Security Trust over 15.700,000.00 aasaU. Capital and surplus over 1700,000.00. Your money Is naf* with them. 4 can deposit by mall. Think over.—Afiv.

Second Floor

All la not water that cornea from aplpote In houses. This was proven last Snnday when Detectives Unfreed and Hlgbee. assisted by State Troopers Pattereon snd Cox snd Sergeant Forcum. of the Wildwood police, t sided the premise* of Rocuo Turrchl. of Wildwood. The raiding party found under the window casing on the second floor of the house two ten-gallon A one containing gin and the other jrhlakey. Finding the tanks did not rooat half of the clever echea* ot Turrchl. uatll further inveotl>n divulged that tubas ran i each tank, to tka ground floor, where they were attached to pipes leading to a sink. When ‘ iralng on the water ■ ;ead of gening cold v could get firewater, that is.’ if ■“ turned on one spigot he got If the other, whiskey. The ote were detachable. It was one of the most clever scheme* that the raiders have ever dla-

urrchl was held under *2(00 ball Tor court by Court Cotnmls•loner Robert Br'ght. of Wlld-

l*ew Drop Inn Ha* Wrt Dew Drop Inn, formerly tbe Hollywood Yacht Club, near Ottona Harbor, proved to be a wet Plaro last Sunday when County Detective* Unfreed and Hlgbee. together with State Trm.rrr* Patter-' eon aad fox -ad Hers earn Fortum, of tee Wlldeood. Police, dropped in. The ulirers confiscated a quantity ol atl*«ed liquor and arretted ter alleged proprietor. Michael rt. MekU. Who waa hated befoe* < ommlsston-r Hobart Bright of Wildwood. He waa haM aader 12600 ball for court YOU CAN HAVE A HO.MK OP your own. We have u plan that will help you Ansnce the building of roor home. See Irving Fitch, fiacrotary, Tradesmen's Building and Una, Sea laie City.