live roirr-Two

jnes Drawn For April Court Term veral Clergymen and Wom Included in the Two »neU Selected Thuraday

jl Try Murder Caae

MAY COUNTY TIMES

ocxax crrr osttc*

CAPE MAY COUNTY S HOME NEWSPAPER sea isle arr. cape mat cobitt. » i fridat. apeil i. istr.

County Chamber of Commerce Endorse', Scheme in Face

of Adverse Committee Report—May 8 Set a> Tenta- County

live Date For Start—Want 100 Per Cent. Support

Trip To Boost Resorts Will Federated Bible Be Made Again This Year Classes Meet

In Sea Isle

Freeholders Will Be Asked To Furnish Rose Money

M April grand S, *rr* drawn on

capr Mar Co**: 1 br rifl JaaKW J- Holt man and v,n,nUr»of..r BolUi. In «.»

rV of Jadx* l«*-nrr

-rf itatno Counly. prrUSwood! Oeean Cttf and Cape cur bar* a raprwentaitoa ^ awmberr each, wW*« Cap* Court Houa* has fewr. Of (rand Jury drawn. #*• are i and two Oeaan CHy °Ttot of grand Jurora folCuarlon Aldlg. Wildwood: ft. N*m11wi, Cap* May; Ooodacrc. raking Creek; Flibirr. Cape May Court Clay ion Haiti- Brick. CHy. Albert OtUer. WlldA If red Bldredg*. WIMllarry McKay. Eldora;

, jnwle Robn. Wildwood: ink Caaaidy. Cap* May City;

J. Harria. Ocean CHy; James. 8. Dennlsrillr; L-*a!». Vi thing Creek;

Uii:la«, Clermont: Harry .nlhall. Cap* May City; David inay. Cap. May CHy; Walter

fell. Cap* May Court House; Caroline I'elt. Cape May ; J. M. Johnson. Wildwood; ir Douginas. Burleigh; Mrs. Hewitt. Cap* May Court »*; Charles Keeler, West May: Bdgar Barron. Hr. m City: William Howard. 8. „!.. John Morton. Rio

md.. William Hunter. Avalon; ,ry Ooldlnger, Woodbine; Br-

Blrvln. Cape May Point; Ro1 CoWOB, Wildwood; Mrs. rira Curtis. Wildwood; Rev. Sargeat. Ocean City; Desll* enhaum. Cape May CHy; B*l-

l flarriaon. Cap* May Court iw: Porreat Rleh. North Wlld-

«i. Halite O. Lake. Ocean CHy

•h* petit jury drawn cooed o’ **>e following: Rev. J. I, Wildwood; Ward WentaslL ie May Ct.'ff Eugene Townd. Ocean \1»«; i. Cl'-ui'nf *er. Cape kt* Court House: rry R. Hay<«. Oeesn City; rer Williams. Ocean CHy; lw»-

Hughes. Ocan CHy; I'red

id. Rio Oroide; Chsrlsn N. >ne. WTIdwood; l^eroy V. Hows, ran city; Prank Dlcklnaon. ma: Joseph Kenny. Wildwood ■*’; Burners Back. I’eteraburg; ml).rt Parker. Cape May Court use; Arthur W. Shoemaker, ran City; C. J. Adam*. Woodie; Lery J. Jeffrie*. Ocean y; G. D Oaffney. Ocean CHy; Ilia i B. Champion. 8. Seavllie; *. Kva Biddle. Erma; Joseph

Chester. Rio Grand*. Edwin

•vena. Cap* May City: Clarence nnett. Cape May city; Janie* illey. Palermo; Cheater Wilson. Jd Spring; Jacob Schuff. Ocean ly; Edward Hand. Cap* May utt House; Edgar Miller. Cap* ly Court Houm. JewsD Ledlg. esn CHy: Oeorge W. Mt'ler, ean City; Joseph Bat* lay. can CHy. Leroy Archer. 8*a I* City: William Barber. Wild>vi<i. Coleman Stlls*. Cap* May lurt House: Bamuel Donsldson. set Wildwood; Oeorge Tripple. • nils. Edward Andres*. Htrathrr» Joseph Oerhsrdt. Wild nod, Walter Hughes. Cap* May #y, Harold Elshet. Cape May Ity; Harry C. Hess. Cap* May lay; Albert 8 Bshelllngrr. Cap* ay Point; Walter Mottetu. IP* May City. Waaler Da*!".

» Die City:

That Cap* May County would again have a booster trip, or pubHrity lour, was definitely decided at a meeting of th* Cap* May Cowaly Chamber of Commerce, held la Sen Iml* City last Thursday night, at which reprmentativsa from *T*ry section of the county, saeept Orewn aty. were

prswsat.

The question of whether or no* there should be a trip this year fought up by the chamber months ago. and referred to lb* publicity committee, of which William A Ha If err, of 8es Ish CMy. Is chairman The commitmet twlre and could not agree the trip, and at las: Tfaureday'a meeting Mr Ha Bert si that the committee had met Monday previous and stood three against the trip and one In favor. He stated that there was nothing left to do but to recommend that the trip be abandoned for

Organization n

Semi-Annual Session—L«u alien Band Entertained

Ocean View Nearing Fire

Equipment Goal Subscriptions For $2400

Out of $2800 Needed Have Been Secured

Wm. Ewen

re ting of

[Ladies In County Offices Give Whale V isits Views On Improving Look* Townsend s

Rep "ter Treads Dangerous Ground sn Seeking Opinions of Ladies on Hair Bobbing. Lae of Cosmetics and Dress of the Business Woman and G rf

Dieting To Maintain Slim Figures Was Also a Question

Inlet Beach

Residents Wrought U|» Over Unexpected \ isit of Mammal: Narrow Escape*

Will Now Ask For Prices

John Beecher, of Wildwood, slated that the trip »** to hi* mlad l r .alusble. and that Wildwood shad traced definite and pfwUlte results to last year's trip nod the one prior to that. It was brought out that the committee's report was based on the lack of CO operation given by certain places In the county to make the trip a one hundred per cent, truly repreaentatlve one of all the

county.

Mr. Haffert made It clear that his committee was willing and ready to undertake the trip and plan for H. UrU year a* In the past two yesrs. If the chamber wished the trip to be taken. After -other discussion, a motion was unanimously adopted on rollcall. favoring the trip and Instructing the committee to plan H. The start was set. tentatively,

for gnndey. May 8.

Arnett Welcome* Chsmber ]‘resident Irving Fitch presided

and Marshall Balnbrldge. secreury of the Wildwood Board of Trade, acted »» •^re'mT ln ‘h*

ahaenee of Secretary Gilbert 8

Smith, who la 111. Edward B. Arnett, of Sea IsL CHy. welcomed the vIMloni to the city, and told of some of the work of the chamber. which had Ha Inception In

**A request was made to the

county. In the form of a r '* olu " tlon. for ISO Iroro ths adrrrtlaIng fund to meet a like fund rotten by private contributions,

plant the g, ashore road from Point to Cape May

_„d the road from T c Marmora, in rambler

, nr plan was submitted by the public Improvement committee. ■ was enthusiastically adopted

road* tn question

given the name of ' Rose Htgb-

Thl* la a prominent Cape May County physician, collector of In-' dlan relic*, historian, orchard 1st and banker You should easily he able to recognlie him. an you are among the first five to find his name bidden amongst the Classified Advertisements, you will get two free theatre tickets. See last week's winner, and coupon for this week's subject, on

Page Eight.

Smith Changes

Plea Before Judge Ware

Man Who Shot HU Wife Change*i Mind Three Time* —Surprised HU Onv ^ No Date Set For HU Trial

The semi-annual the Federated Bible

Cape May County w the Sea Isle City Methodist Church last Thursday •venlng. Owing to the bad weather and the Coanty Chamber of Commermeettng the attendance w*» n a* Urge as usual, but those » attended heard a splendid addrt and were entertained bjr sosn

good music.

In the absence of the preardeni who was detained by death In | the family. Rev. William Ewer, of Cape May Court Home presided and Frank B. Sharp, of Ken late CHy was elected secre-

tary pro tem.

After the regular btudaeas was over. Rev. Dr Halnea P*»»*>rJ* the Court House Baptist Church introduced as the speaker of etcnlng and hi* addraas was

Inspiring.

Dr. Haines opened by reciting the power of the Goa pel among the Indian* of Oklahoma as he had witnessed It himself. He then urged that the seashore resorts in advertising their advantages. include among them their virtue, their Chrintlanlty. the things that God atand for, and predIMed that It would bring them a host of viallora of *he best dans. He advocated Sunday

evening song services

beaches.

Continuing, he said crime would go on until the church grows stronger and stops It. Whether the country shall be clean depends oo Christian men, not politicians and bootleggers, but Christian men from the Bible

Showing remarkable power In collecting sui tptions for the., purpose of buying fire equipment ( Ocean View, the committee, „ solicitor* have collected 8*400 • of «h* 8**00 fired on. showing! th* wonderful aplrlt of co-opera-tion in the section "WTiere Ocean .

a** Rest."

meeting of the trurfsea and aoitrttore mas held Monday evening at th* houie of Rolia

The committee will

Investigate

prices of fire appan.'ds and ser- »!**• each make w .i give. When the survey l* complete, all will be put before the community at public meeting. By lawa for the organisation were discussed and will be taken ' up at the next meeting. The trust can say that they propose to place before the community. fire equipment which will meet with the requirement* of Ocean View and not equipment which look pretty and not be

serviceable.

Young lady of today, and **■

• ’ - '-dlen. It appear-

Four Shark, With Big Fi«h

■Italy you older ladles. n«Pb**'» rodents of Townannd's mat much of .rour.tylc._you. ia l, ."re a mare.< this -urW;

ov finding that the ocean had thrown ashore a large »»•«”* whale with four young shark*

_ -that slim flg-•chool-glr! com

bob." your

I dieting to obtain j ure." that —

! plexlon." yo

! and style of — — » —

J | n (he office and the ethic* others employ in your preeer... are. to use a slang expression, "up to snuff." though there are a few who object to some of your fad*

, hvd six q _* .a. revested that Its skin to ernowtb

to be of the Myatacocstl epecia, to .till alive With email Inckmsra reM-mbllng tboer af a canlns. H ha. plates of baleen s «-

Jersey Central Co. Sold To U. G. 1. Reported Big Co. Owns Cape May County Plants

In concluding, he assarted that truth was tsaenUal In bustneaa. which with clean politics duvets lied with the Bible The Christian church bold- the power of control when 1* assert* Ha force. A fine (pature of the eyenii was the presence of 'be L«. alien Banff, of the the Court House, which rendered a number of ■elections and led the singing. They were tendered a rtovote of thanks for their

. Elliott. Cold Spring: der. Cap* May City; | Nickerson. Oceat

Man’s Body Picked Up

Near Cape May Hod Bulla Hole in He»d and Fiactured Skull—Probably Rumrunner Victim Name May Be Nils Nifeon

r partly d*coml*se<l body of n with the skull fractured

wound

ras found floating In nlle» from Cape May

Guard* Tuosaay

*. as taken into the Cutter No. 277. and

Ity' and later 1

Pleading guilty to a chargi

'.hanging It to noa-vull. then to guilty, and finally to not guilty, was the unusual admission of William Smith, an undertaker, of Cape May City, who was before Judge Henry B. Ware on Wed neitday. charged with atrocious assault and battery on his wife.

Judge Ware told Smith that he would have to refuse hi*

guilty and non-vult after Smith told him th> details of the act

with which he was charged. When aakei* by the Judge what

he had to nay Smith said Ihat he was driving along the road near the Tuckahoe bridge and stopped hi* car. He said he was going to Join his wit* who was In the

He stated that when

Ing back to hie wife be took a revolver from the front ■eat and In so dulng be tripped over a rug and the revolver exploded. the shot striking his wife. He denied that be planned to shoot her. saying that the weapon went off accidentally. He did not explain why he carried the revolver or why he took It with him to the bask seat- "* had no cause to shoot my wife,

said the defendant.

"Why did you plead guilty?"

j asked th* Judge.

1 “I plead

Smith.

"Well. then, why do ; non-vult'" the Judge a Smith made no reply.

The Judge seemed surprised a* did former Judge Jam** M E-! Hildreth, who represented Smith.

The male quartet J the Meth-

odist Church also rendered two fine selections. wKh Mnt Gua

Miller presiding at the organ. After adjournment lee cream,

cake and coffee were served in the social room of the church

and a good time enjoyed. Goshen deserves credit for ita turnout, having the largest i her present of any place In

E. LAURENCE CHALMEK.'

lug to retain "that youthful figure." bobbing. to ascertain whether "hair to a woman* crowning glory." and the juretlon of cosmetica. to learn Whether or not "beauty to skin deep." The next was the style color and length of the buslnre* uirl'a dre*. Another question was Whether :omanc* should be allowed to find Ha wav Into the office, and the last w* whether Mrreslng fellow enipl ys— as Hetty" and "Joe" was letmlmI ible. in place of the "Ktoa

Larry Chalmers

Out For Freeholder sought c«m h«um own ion.

i The reporter went to Cape May

Ring For Spring Primaries

Interest In the ctB.Ing spring primary ha* been h- ightened by the entrance of E. Laurence Chalmers, young Wildwood real estate man. In the ring as a candidate for Freeholder on the Re-

publican ticket

Mr. Chalmers is a graduate of the Wildwood High School. After graduation he entered the New

Jersey law Seh.

ipleting hii

reported that the United Gas Improvement Company, of Philadelphia, has purchased the Jersey Central Power and Light Company * Interest* in Cape May Counly. who will continue, it Is understood, under the same name

as a subsidnaty

The Filkin interests, which controlled the National Public Service Corporation, which operated gas. water, electric and light ln * plants in New Jersey. Pennsyl eu ‘ waul a. Maryland. Virginia. North art Carolina. South Carolina. Georg-

and Florida, two weeks ago sold wark . to Dan Zimmerman the Filkin Wlldwood Bnd opened interest*, retaining Inland prop- -- . .

erties in Michigan and Maasach -

sett*.

. . ark. course after the

i be world war. When the war broke out he enlisted In th* aviation oorp*. United SltA.s navj. ol-'alnlnv lb*

rtuit or ensign.

offices

tn quest of »“vh tn-

The County Clerk's and other office* were vissi and we record the thought*

those Interviewed.

Mrs. K. V. Whiting, assistant

Clerk of th* Freehol' the first interviewed.

Mr* WhHIlff declared: Dieting might be alright, but 1 exactly at prove of ««• «< lure tab* it* couree. All person* contemplating dieting should firs!

consult a physician.

Bobbing is fine- All combing

and dressing worries banish with

bobbed head. 1 think p*rovar fifty should remain

They

lobbed.

ridiculous

rnosdh

right

and halrlees with a few ellff bustle* oa Ha niuaale. Attached hv bristle* were th* Unde Of grapefruit snd orange*. Indicating that the hug* whale had visited New York City * dumping ground*." gl'lng harmony to the .-fuse washed ashore here fro®

he "groufftto."

The fore "limb*" are "vddletbaprd and have caused no HfUe number of pereons narrow « -P** from Iniury. du* to tb- InquUdtlveoees of reald*nt*. William

Stout was Inspecting

side of I he mammal whew u» suddenly sent sprewlln* by a blow from the fluke of the whale. Amusement was furnished spectators drawn to the acere, when aeieral brave-hearted yoUlK.mpted tc board the be fh of th* whale They slipped and tilled until they came to th* mutale .of tb* uiemmal. The whale gave a sharp wiggle throwing them tn front of M. Th* whale seemed to enjoy Igfilr discomfiture and added to K tap spouting, drenching them with an olly-Ilke subatane*. It was observed ihat the act of spoutlag, or blowing, to caused by ;b# *1balatlon of air from tb# lubM. Whales *•-* rare In than* water* and Is believed that

the live mammal at Tow Inlet became tick and

aabor*.

Fishermen plan

m-vulL" replied

D. G. Geller Will Build on Boulevard Home Will Have All the Latest Conveniences

Parade of Innocents Before Judge Ware Prisoners Disagree With Findings of Grand Jury

A miniature parade of innocents marked plea day at Cape May Court House on Wedtreeday. when but two persons Irdlc'ed by the recently recalled December grand Jury pleaded guilty. Those who pled "not guilty"

D. G. Geller. of the D. O- Ciller Company. Sea Isle City realtors, la making plans to build a home on the Boulevard. The architecture will be Span-

toh-Kgyptit

story dwelling, stucco, pebble dash and fill.

The floors will and provision*

colored

that a«* with shora t

Mr«. Whflag's hair to b°* , *“"’;., mount Ife. frame which t

— . , . „ Coeinct lf i 5 bellcvee Mr* Wh • | c<! on # gj,n,Hlon. After con^nghtoUw^oo. j lnf alright. It *_ P*c**| it hard To real lie that soch

■' ,.-.i 1

tate offloe. —

cCKsful In bU choeen field of en-

deavor.

He was head of Byron Pennington Croker Poet. American Legion. I* president of the \\ lidwood Rotary Club, and has Just been elected title officer of the

Fidelity Trust Company. e ha* been an active factor Republican politics In the

Third Ward of Wildwood and Is a charter member of th>- Third Ward Republican Club and Civic

Improvement Anaocletion.

leh they'wfH

ing. are aingei. u «_ I n la hard to realise that *uch knows ho»' to ' make up. Rou.i i huiie wh , tB should come ashore and powder give a gtn »u, d wJ |, Mre€ tfcB , „

"I <

it t

I allow ;

guilty.

Harry Pilling, of Wlldwood. charged with receiving stolen

good*.

Charles Scrlvettl. Leon Bartleson and Charles Msxheimer of Wildwood. Indict..! for tempted rape and the last two named for lewdness. Carl Her-tage. Albert Turpen and Leon Bartleeon. Indicted for

rape.

Irving Lacey. Cape May City,

larceny.

Those pleading guilty wen :

, , Josep Clark and Harry Ruther-

ford, of Cape May City. Indicted * . for steall ; motor rehlcli .k . ■ WDllam Smith, atroex i sault and battery, non vu

■ hardwood

been made for a large aittlng room and sun j roo.n. , . The latest conveniences. ‘deluding electric refrigeration and an oil burner will be Installed. The grounds will be beautified with shrubbery and gras* plots. Hav _ins Construction Company. of Sea Isle City, bar been awarded the contract and It to expected that building will atari

about April JO.

McVeigh Granted

Reduced Bail

Man Who Threatened Wife

Released on $ I 500

Howard McVeigh, of Palermo, -ho has been confined to the county jail In default of $10,000 ball, was granted a «*>

bail by Judge Wan .lay. oelng granted der 8UO0 " '

Passed Bogus Checks;

Goes Back To State Prison ■Dutch" Yannaman, alias Wesley Huff, employed by the J * n,, 7 Central Light and Power Com-

pany. of Wildwood, was before Mayor Culver,

wood. Wed charge of

fresh

shortly appearance. Mr*. Whiting recommend* Idisln.*» clothe*, not evening dressto. f „ r the office. Silk material to alright. If it Is pleln »nd different." The color of the dreaa. she believe# should be dark, “but says Mrs. Whiting. 'Tt **em* lb* older a person gets, the louder are th# colors desired " Friendship toward other* and the manner ot addreaa In lb# offlee. ahe aay*. should be ^ strictly bualnees and "Mlm and Mr^ should be used instead of Katie and "John." Opinion of Proaecntor'* Secretary The reporter next visited the office of the County Prosecutor, where Mis. Jessie Mtxner '.he prosecutor's secretary, was Inter- * e ‘Temperance In eallng and there will be no need of diet ng to gain that slim figure Girl* ahould balsnc* their rations. (Centlnusd 0" Pstto Thiwe)

atory.*

at the dateline of this n April bool! We wouldn'l false story.

reduction In on Wednes-

reedom

alt the of the grand jury. McVeigh

Is charged with thr.alenlng the live* of hi# wife. Emma G.. and her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Clouting, of Pa-

lermo.

Prosecutor William H. Campbell. Jr., at the hearing Wednesday. said that McVeigh was charged by the police with say ing that he would "get" hi* wit- ; if It took the reel of bto life. Judge Ware before rediicliu: Wild- \ the ball. aakVd McVeigh l!

morning oa the-intended to kill hi* wlf;’bogus check*(Velgh answered In the

New 3-Story Building For Landis Ave.

‘Mayor Sofroney Will Improve His Home Property ;

Will Ank Bids Soon

trial did not ilast Huff, who tty Jail O’ »dln*

Bakery Truck Badly I Damaged When Run Into [ ’

m-Yv.n to th "Be Kind To Animals a short Week" April 3 to 9 Light C< . aHer Smith] The Cape May County Society 1 slon wo - Judge, said J flJr the Prevention of Cruelly to (Stone Hi

Th* Judge warned him • would nut release him it intended to kill his wife, ing lo the threats he »*-

with haring made.

McVeigh promised ' and keep away from M from whom he has be, r. -

tor f\x months.

tt was report'd th*' usual condition !l “'

Front Gray Tapeatry Brick

Boy Charged With Robbing Gas Meters Given Mental Examination* and Released To Mother Robert MeBlroy, 14. of Wildwood. charged with stealing money from 81 slot *»» meter* In Wlldwood wa# given his freedom for two week* by Judge Ware on Wednesday morning. In the cuatody of hi* mother. It was Judge War*'* thought hat the boy should be glvev a mental examination. after it* boy's attorney. Palmer M. Way. of Wlldwood. pleaded for tb# boy. Mr. Way said that he thought the boy was" Buffering from a nervous condition and that th# boy* mother could do nothing with him. Dr. Jullu* Wey examined the boy Wednesday afternoon and reported to th* Judge that the boy po»«*a**d the general mental condition of a boy of hi* age and physically there was a nervous condition, but If the boy received instruc.lon and care at his home he will be alright. The mother of the boy I* a widow and when the Judge asked her what she could do for the boy. she did not seem to know what she could do. except that

ild try.

"If

boy cannot his home,"

Jyu. i Hnrrv Heinickle Reported Inc! I* 1 F ood Shape By Hospital

What Would Your Answer Be?

** nl G»pe May City Youths jri>i a n»v. - j Placed On Probation j Mitum cd i Joseph Clark and Harry Ruth-1 f},.

Small Fire At Green Creek T**