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SEA BLE CTTT, CAPE MAT OOUITT, P. J.. FRIDAY, FEBBOARY 18. 1M7.

NUMBER FIFTEEN

Wildwood’s Boardwalk Auto Show ill Be Held April 16 and —Plans Formulated For Novel Exhibit

For Trade Aaa’r

i actacvobU* «bo» oa April M IT war* torsuiau* la U» I wood Cfcunbwr or e'en oarer m. la Um Woolwjrtfc bauabw piiwrlax ot Cap* May Cwwty

Howard Tenenbaum Now Deputy Sheriff j Sworn in On Wednesday;. Formerly Real Estate Man Howard Twcahasm. of Cap* May. arw a»oin la oa Wrdaeaday by lads* H*ory War* aa Dwpoty Sbariff of Capo May County. Tb* »*w D*puty BberlK l» 38 yaani old. a sraduat* of Cap* May High School and lb* Uni*ondty of lYnnaylvanla. r Holtman atalaa that he I boa pi ra>ed to bare Mr. um as hla deputy, laying t I* **t*pt tonally wall r Sherte Tenenbaum re-

State Will Give $25,000 For Boulevard FrcduMn Will Widen Sen Isle Road Across Meadows Ask For Allotment

on In Capa May County, t House and Tuckahor being don ad. This station will also over lb* Port Norris district. the station there having

met of tb* Dennts-

O-Nalll. Trooper* Cos. Reilly and Metronlne. Trooper Roy Btevent has been transferred to Meteong. a North

Sanitarium Given $ 1000

is ears will b* displayed in middle of the Boardwalk, hue the ocean In a straight they arc certain to make reaalvr showing and add to delights or the •arty visitor rail as tb* Cap* Mar rountlans take advantage of tb* ft rat •mobile display In thU wctlon h* 8Ute n*r discussing and perfecting .Us of the show, the automobile tentative plans of the A ii tool Cape

t In Cape County Mr I temporary chairman of the tut ion and Edward Lotflar

ulur* to adopt by-laws permanent officers Tb* l accepted Ur offer of

; Flying North; ermera Rowing—Spring ka of wild g«we were I ftylng over Sea lale City night by Polie* Offl

The Cape May County Board of Freeholder*. <hrough County Engineer R Fendall Smith, at the meeting on Wcdueeday received notice that tb* Bute Highway CommUalon w old act favorably la aiding the county In coast rotting the meadow •ertton of Sea Isle City Borteraid. IIS. 666 being the amount to be appropriated. A resolution by Freeholder Miller authorising the W -alng of the boulevard and making application for the allounsat was paaned by tb* board. The Ealthart SanlUrtum. Sea lale City, oa a resolution by Mr. Ctooling was appropriated 11060 Tb* .Her* of the Board •«* authorised to advertla* for 16.068 tons at gravel, bids ts be received at the meeting oa March 2. The War Department it communication stated that they did not approve of the relocating of plpea over bridges, which Jersey Central Power and Light Company were ordered to do. The Board by resolution granted pvcmission to the company to lay the pipes as originally planned. In a communication, the Borough Clerk, of Stone Hatbor. stated that the surface drains on Third Avenue and vicinity giving poor eervtce and naked the board to give the matter * tentton. The communication 1 ordered r-oetred and filed. Harry Walla, of Court House, was appointed caretaker of the county buildings at a salary of 11266.

Lincoln’s Goodness Told To Rotarians Sympathetic Side of Great Preauient Dwelt on By Rev. Hinaon V. Hewlett

Shake-up In Giunty State Troopers Court House and Tuckahue Stations Abandoned—Dennisville New Headquarters

No Graft Charge in County

State Police stationed at Capa May County stations ware not included In the alleged graft and

Cox. who last week was transferred to Medford, will return to b, section at DennlaviUe. Only three of the old stations, with the exception Of the Hamiton brad Quarter*, were coned. They are Berlin. Abaeand Malaga. The thi Ions are S’ and Denntsviile. This will neceaaltate each station covering a territory with a twenty-five mil* radius, accordColonel Schwankopf. but It will Improve conditions, as five n now will be available for call Instead of one. which formerly was the case at

Colonel Schwankopf said each on will be under command non-commUsioaed officer and that he will Insist that the territories be covered every day. By this means be will be able to check up the location and actlvtties of each memt>er of th* troop any hour of ibr day. he said. For MJaBtha the 8ta*e bar been stirred by rumors that bootl»g liquor tntemota t erratically paying “protection monvy" to law-enforcement Officer*. 1 u « federal problbUon unit has had and la bavlag Ha own scandal in this r*ap*et and the officers of almost every municipality and county In tbe State have at one time or another been linked with bribery

* iB<Uc * Letter To Mother Btxby

tea I sir City Rotarians < en * view of the sympathetic V of the Emancipator President a very fi Br addrrsa by R< a son V Howtott. pastor * >t Bop’Ut Church, of Atlantic

WHATS WHAT ■ AND WHERE IT IS

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Bids Received For Filing Equipment Freeholder* Laid Bids Over Until Next Meeting The General Fireproofing C pany of Youn8*towa. Ohio, v the lowest bidders on tbe bid for supplying filing wi meat for th« new county buildings on Wednesday when bid* were opened at the Freeholders' meeting. Their bid was |2.I71.84. Yawman-Yerbe Corap*"» o! Rochester. N. Y.. were second with a bid of $2,683.82. The bid of R. W. Ryan, ol Wildwood. $2,426.84 wa* third Brooke* * idler, of Atlantic

City, bid $8,144.

Tbe loacst bidder on ibe aitw nate was Yavman-Yetbe Com pany which was $J.J8$.70. The general Ft rep roofing Company bidding $2.74$.$4 and Brookra A

idler I4.44l.70.

awarding of tb* bid wa* ter to tb* next meeting, cue «u the absence of Freeholder Champion and County Clerk Carlton Hildreth, who are HI School Bug and Trolley Collide in Wildwood

Man Shot To Death In Wildwood Saturday Morning Frank Ferrak. Aged 26, Wa* Victim—Causes Given For the Shooting Were Trivial. A* He and Frank Jerry. Who Fired Shot. Had Been On Good Terms

Jerry Lodged in County Jail To Await Grand Jury

Frank Ferrate, age 8$ r*a». of 122 Went Rio Grande gveaue. Wildwood, was shot and fatally

by Frank Jerry, age 47

year*, of 4611 Arctic Avenue.

rushed by Polie* Captain Craw

Tbe shooting look place la fiaut of tfc* residence of Jerry. tb* arrival cf the

* Officer

Conway’s Band Engaged By Wildwood Commissioner: Award ConI tract Tuesday Two Concerts Daily For 10 Weeks

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the verdict being that Ferrate* rath resulted from gaaahot i.ua<u inflicted by Jarry. who M ring held •tthom ball pending *iou by the grand JPry. Tbe iwrtdenu leading op to tbe shooting -'em to have started with a visit to the movie* earlier In tb* evening, according to the storiaa of men who were with Ferrate that evening. According be** accounts of tb* afialr. upon rsturaUg from the show with a man who live* at his *. Ferralc went to Jerry's after another mar who resided with him. Jerry and John Rue so. who rooms at Jerry's, accom-

They arrived at Jerry's real•nee to And him standing In i* doorway, with a bundle ol b«d clothing. Rurao's. In front of Jerry warned them not to e nearer or he would aboot o heeded the warning and I anting, walked away. Ferralc remonstrated with Jerry jegardteg turning Russo out and apparently deciding word* U be uavlww, also turned sway. He took but a step. It U alleged, when Jerry fired. It la said that Jerry ana Russo had quarreled earlier In tb* evening. but this Russo deMea Jen/ claims that he feared tb* men had returned to do

harm.

The murdered man leaves no ralaUvee In this county. Jerry U a wtdower, with ids children, ranging In age from about ala to twenty-one years of ag*. living. Ferralc wa* buried st Cold Spring Cemetery, with service* at the Catholic Church.

Um Road and Pactfie Are ftdwood Great. Monday af- , at t 36 o’clock, derail trolley and Injuring th<

Fields, of 212 East Mon'l Avenue. W ltd wood. Tbe are Hilda Hanlsb. 13 yet

Assemblyman Read Senatorial Candidate Announced Hi* Candidacy Last Week in Cape May Assemblyman Char lea C. Read has entered the ring as a candidate for (senator from Cap* May County on tbe expiration of Senator Bright's term. Tbe Cape May Star and Wave nays I Assemblyman so announced »b on a business trip to that e!

last week. Mr. Read

as experience In the lower bouse value to him tf hla call him up higher. Two Freeholders Absent Two memba'nT'of tfar Chrwr Board of Freeholders were a beet at • regular meeting on Wei Freeholder Joseph O. Champui was unable to be present due l an si lack of mumr* Freehold! H Foster Goal In is a Florida

Convention Hall

Hale Gets Off With Fine and Costs Sentence of Two Year* in State Prison Suspended By Judge Ware

Two Years

Probation

Conwsy and hts band received te contract to furnish music for Wildwood this summer. The award was made In City Hall. Tuesday afternoon, before a capacity audience. Not In many month* has such a crowd a- ended the regular weekly bust r.rm session of the City Commissioners. Chews and applause follow*-d the announcement. The contract call* for ten week*, dating from July 2 until September 11. two concerts dally, afternoon and evening, of two hours each. Mr. Conwsy and hi* famous band are known throughout the United Btatca. tb* band consisting of twenty-eight pieces Including himself as director. Th* band will play In the new half-million dollar Convention Hall, which U being 'reeled on the beach st Young Avenue. The city has signed s leas* for the use of the auditorium fur ten years M tbe rat- of $13,600 par yeai Tb- auditorium has a seating capacity of tUOO persona Only one other musician preranted a bid for the season. Dur- ~ «tert Band, of Mr. Coaway's .aorapetUor. The bids col red by tbe City Commlsslotur* and referred to the music - rattler of the Chamber of mere*. That body unanimously recommended that Mr. Conway and hts bid was accepted. The bid for hard surfacing Wildwood at reels lead to spirt tad competition. The J< F. Burk Company of Plainfield. N. J.. was awarded the contract, their bid of 2171.646 being 1106 loss than that ol the next lowest. E. Riley Mlxner. of Goshen. Other bids were Wallace. Toxour A Wall*, of Millville, with a bid of 8173,042 60. and the Union Paving Company, of Philadelphia. with a bid of $176.135.06. Bids for the supplying and Installing of a new pump at the water works were received and held over for action. By maolutton the Commissioner* approved the comtrart awarded to 1. T. Wootson. o' Wildwood, for the Installs! loo of storm sewers, effecting various terrl tory throughout the city. Engl neer TVoIr rwed excerpts of a I't ter accompanying the amount of tbe bid and from the office of I he Pennsylvania Company that the company would pay for the (Cwvtinurd on r

Who Is It?

James Hale, of Newark, who two week* ago was convicted by a Jury on an Involuntary manslaughter charge, haring rauaod the death of William Meehan. Jr. of Ocean City. September :t last, wa* given a suspended ►eatenc*

y Judge War* psy s fine of

$1600 and coats and to report for two yoars to Probation Officer

Luther T. Garret Ison

Attorney Georg* R. Grets, of Ocean City, pleaded for Mali

Mr. Orel* asked ~ imposed, declaring

had proven that there wi gross oegllgenc# on Hale's part j and that s fin* would meet the

end* of justice.

Attorney John Acton, of Wil l wood, reprraenttxg the PuMk Service Construction Company Newark, by whoa Hale 1* « ployed as a construction engineer 1 hat Hal* was a valued etn re* of the compsoy and that the time of th* unfortunate accident he was enjoytag hit first He said Hale wa* supporting bis slater In N*wark and was of good reputation. An official of the company testified to Hale's trustworthiness. declaring that he was their most valued employ*.-. Judge War*. before pronouncing sentence, gave a lengthy recitation of the law. telling Hale that the offense was of the Ut-

mos' gravity

“You did not show the regard you shoMri have taken In the operation of you: car. 1 do not fsel that you are of the clnas who are always la trouble, but It same drastic means !>e taken, therefore I you to two y«*rs in the prison, bar irttl entence. arui Impov a fin# of flop# and cost* nnd two year* probation." concluded the Judge Judge War* after court declared that It was tbe first case of Us kind In hla experience that ho ever Imposed aentancr.

Route 15 Will Not Be Abandoned Plans For Its Completion Are Progressing Director Luther T. Ogden, os Wednesday, stated that there was no foundation for tbe rumor that Route No. IS would be abandoned tbe State Highway Commission due to the property owner* In the vicinity asking high price* to rtbe land required to complete Ogden stated that two hours after he heard about the rumor be phoned to a member

about tbe

te rout*, according to Mr. in. cannot be abandoned except by a legislative enactment. aaa to continue the Improvement of that route and paring

reported progrearlag.

ided for lisle \V7*1I I'TUJ.-Z County Will

Issue Official

Booklet

Will Make It Compendium

of Information About Cape May County

Will Open Bids March 2

New Pavilions For Sea Isle Boardwalk Commissioners May Widen Landis Avenue—Taxpayers Will Be Heard on Question

Will Buy Big Sewer Pump

Boy

Must Be Good For Two Years

Stole Bag of Coal. Sold It For Fifty Cents

For the first time In !u history. Cap<- May County U Issuing this year an official booklet of Information about lla twelve resorts and the county Itself. The booklet, which will be profusely illustrated., ha* been prepared by tbe Department of Publicity and Advertising under the Board of Choaea Fre* holder* Bid* for the printing of the booklet have bem advert; wd for and will be opened on March 2. In dlKusstng tbe booklet yestc.^ay. W. R. D. Hall. County

Publicity Agent, astd:

"To get tbe •t&ry at what Cape Mar County has to dpi tui readri. R bra heap nary to flMterate toe bookprofuwly. Than will ba a ber of mil page 11 !o*tratten* lug tbe various resort* and tbelr advantage*, as well as view* taken throughout the county. Of lours*. In an official booklet such v.-* this, there will be no adverting. consequently all of th* :hlrty-two pages in th* booklet sill be devoted to the sole purycae of furnishing Intennallon •bout the county and Its resorts. It ts our aim to make this booklet as near a perfect compendium of Information a* possible, or. la other words, to answer in It every question that might b about what C»p- May County has

offer to outaldrra.

"In thu* presenting the ture of the minty as s w

the official liooklte .-III pave tb* way for the Individual rssort booklet* ana literature to mak< known their advantage*. The official county booklet will be widely circulated. The department of publicity and advertising haa the

mu of * splendid mailing list which dally is being amplified "The newspaper advertlstr*

which the county proposus to do during thl* year will also create

a demand for the booklet.

At tbelr meeting on Tumday. the Sea isle City CommUeloaraa took up tb* Improvement* whle% had been tentatively considered before tbe end of the old year as desirable to be made In 1827. on the recommendation of Director

Maher

Tbe firm and most nectary from a Military standpoint was tb* purchase of • larger sad powerful pump for the rowor system. ThU wa* author!.sd. The next lmpro**ra#n« was more pavilion* for the Boardwalk. It warn decided lo build three of throe. One will be erectad at Oarrisc.v now Thirty-alnth 8«re?t; on* at Forty-fourth (Minerva) Street, and tbe third at Foriy-eecenth (Coral) Street. Tb* pavilion now at Fo rty-fcmtJh Street will be moved down to Jtlfty-thlrd (Vineland) Street. Repair* to and rebuilding sf sections of the Boardwalk were next taken up. Extensive work on the wooden way were recommended. but how much win be don# depend* on the result of an Inspection made by tbe Coumtosloners after tbelr adjournment on Tuesday, but that considerworfc will be done Is certain. Other recommendations will be considered later. , ? Widening Laadi* Avenue The next question brought to the fore was that of widen In* Landis Avenue, which has been the subject of ; To bring the r motion was passed that City Solicitor Boswell be Instructed to prepare an ordlnaoee authorising the widening of the avenn* throe f*-. on each aide and also FortyrtszHrrriSf b; that OHy Engineer Oottfcson be instructed to prepare plana and specifications for the work, and that tbe utUHIee eorapanlM notified that they may #e» elr poles back. When she ordinance comes up for final adoption the eltlaens will be given an opportunity to make their views heard and If the majority oppoa* the Improvement their views will t

Boys Seeing the World

mot.d Hi

Court Hous

a Cape May

the Golf

,rr*. Fla- following of Mexico through w Orleans, Gulfport.

Nathaniel Edmund*. It. colored, of Cape May City, wa* gives a suspended sentence and placet) under probation for two yean by Judge Ware on Wednesday, when he pled guilty to the rhargt of Kteallng a bag of coal from th* Cape May Ice A Coal Com

pany.

Attorney Lloyd, of Cape May City, represented the boy. In hi* plea for leniency for the culprit, he said that tbe boy had been persuaded by s man to steal the coal, which he sold for fifty cent*. Mr. Lloyd said Edmund* wa* attentive at school and bar a good reputation. Hr spoke of the boy'* grandmother, who he said wa* known to all Cape May City »* "Aunt Lucy.” The old mammy he said, works very hard for her grandchildren, and would attend to the boy If he was given

another chance.

Judge Ware reprimanded the boy severely, warning him that a stiff sentence would be given If he wa* again brought Uforr

hire ordering Edmund. IO report Attendance Records Show

to Probation Officer Luther ' r Garrettson f©' a period of

years.

Sea Isle City Pupils Enjoy Good Health

j Small Amount of Sicknet in School Population

One contractor offered to w It down for $6*0. but this i looked like a mountain sad are seeking

Istwla Cheater. Howard Fulton, a Inlet propel.y owner was given permission lo erect a wharf or pier on Fulton's property, subject to tb* approval of tbe War Department and subject to removal at any tllme In the future the tnteroats of the city might require. Adjournment was then taken until today tFrlday) when bills under the new budget will be acted on.

New* From Tf

i Today’s

lltiam Yenney I Honor Roll For January

Died Wednesday! ■ | jt. a Kale City grammar srhool

Wa* Cashier of Stone Har-i pupil, are enjoying good health' bor National Bank according te th. . port of the

I supervising princiral. Profroaoi

William Yenney. cashier of the i>roy J. Am..:, who statea that First National Bank. Stone liar sirkneea among the pupils i* at

bor. died on Wednseday alter- * minimum.

noon rfter a two weeks' tllnees Th» attendance la reported a*

Death was due to pneumonia. AxcepUonaily guod.

Fuarral aerrL-e# have not been j The roll of honor for the oompl'trd. month of January ahowa that He l< survived by hts wife and t many pupils haw attained an ooc daughter. average of "B" or over In their

| studies and have had a perfect

IF YOU aro not one of the deurtty Trust Com-J o<~ January.

J place

Adfi

Have you been following ihe < laws!fled ads of this paper every week? Look over ;he opportunities listed below and then read all of the ads. the shoppers' guide to prosperity. For rale; baby coach, good condition, cheap For sale, will sacrifice four 24x4 cord Urea and tube*, practically new, no rensonnbi* offer refused. Chow dog nt stud, good blood lines. A. K- C. Stock. For sale, two pool table outfits, one ahuffie-ltoetd. all In playing condition, '’rice Chair canelng. ponh rocker neats, hand and machine made, all work neatly done. For sale. 23-room boarding house at Strathmere, N. J.. lot 80x166. Fully furniahed-

couple. i

1 farmers, e food place pportunlty