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Editorial Page of the Cape May County Times

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Cape May County Times with Me CUj Urrkw. KHiruen. 1*11 _ _ _ PublUb<4 Erery Frlter hy the Atlantic Printing 4c Publishing Company Sea lair City. X. 3. ( W1UJAM A. HAKFERT. Editor and PublUbrr • Jk* ADOLPH C. WILKEV. Manaalaa Editor PublkaUoo Ottr*: riLDINO. sn Bomb I-acdU Amor. Sea late nty. N. J. Ocean City Office: CZ3 Aabary Arrnue riidaooa Office: UM Holly Bracb Avcnor

A Sheriff Takes PwenU To Task Up in Gkjuceatrr Count). Sheriff John B. has uaued a acrious atatrtnmt to parent* t may »eil be herded by tathm and mothers of Cape May County or any other part of thr

State.

Two month* a*o, it trili be mnrmbrrrd. a Woodbury ciri. Roae Sarto. wa» brutalh mutdri rd by a man who had taken her tor an automobdr Within the las? two week* two othri Glmcntet County prls have been attacked b* much older men. Sheriff Stratton, in the totlnwine reprinted from the Giintnlcr County pilphsersr. calls the parent* to task for their fait ure to keep in cloaer tou. ii sn'h the doing* or their child rent g “Ruae Sarto <* dead and two other young :* jpris base been attacked by men twne their age within the past week in this county. It it time toe parents to make a cloaer check oci the whereabout* of their children. "The authorities have had brought to their * ikncmion from time to time that tout girls going to high school in Woodbury (pmd their *: lunch hour chasing around town, going to Ac station, flirting with taxi drivers, of any one who would wetn likely to give them a ' ' ride. It has also been brought out that some of the school buarr lease before all the classes SR finished, leasing children to beg rides I ’ home and there are others who come on regular buses to brat their way to or from School, aanng tickets by so o-^-ig which Jpeam a little extra money tor them to spend. j 4 "The apprehension and comiction of rriIhmals take* both time and inane* and n pot always suemsful nor doe* it always gnr SKjafaCtmR. If, however, the .rime >* prvf vented in it* conceptiun and ooftsummntKin. . ' then no Harm ha* been done to or b* anyone. .. "TT»r youth ot today o the womanhood pnd manhond ot tomorrow and a k-.td!>. though more < iitKai. parental supcrtision will mean a cleaner and better America for p*> I.. .. gkertty." - Keepuig in (ouch with their ih.idren's artiv; tie* is, dur to the automohiSe uh! otlier modrr Awii i'i. a much mere dithcdr task tor parents than it aras iwW so many *ears ag>. Too much parental author it- it must »!». hr admtttrd. m prove wwse than not enough B it isn't there

nicety. expandiiig and Jurmshmg good service a rraaonablr rates throughout the length an* breadth of the country. In our own section wi know that the service has not only improved, but j the rates substantia!!)' decreased. Few user* of i Hectricit* 'will *oon forget the tbim-three ani one-third per cent, rate cut of the Atlantic City Electric I'ompany in these paiu not so long ago. Sea Isle City furnishes a shining example ot the failure of Municipal Government in util • ownership. Although the Sea lake Cm plant, rrntk purchased by tl: Atlantic City Fie. t xnpany. was prrvioualy operated on as efh> *enr i hsus as mart municipally owned plant*, it wx*.j losing proposition that failed to give the kind! of service desired. When a Municipal'. •.»nrd utility loses money it is the taxpayer who payv With the change from tmtuopai to private ownership, arrvke has been cansfantii i:uprty*ing and. as stated before, rates have gone o.iwn Within less than a year the electric lines ha*T been stretched to so t.isny rural sevtioos of Cape May Count* that at prevent drctricsty is avail ab!r tor almort every home in thr < minty. This would not have taken place under mutuopaJ

Thr (jovrmmmt failed •rherie.r- ;t fas tried to operate utilities because the <unrti-«i of the lioremrnt a political and not •Donouuc Abrabam l.inctdn said: “In all that the people ran individually do as seel I tor rhemseltaa. tbr (iosernmrnt ought not to inter trre." Herbert Homer. Secretary of Conuneree, declared that "neither our VanoacI nor State (iovTrnmeirts are planned <* equipped for the task ot fiilll IllUglU operatiun of util!tres." Both of these men. living in such vastly differ rnt era*, knew whereof the* -pekr. That the t fovernment cannot conipet. with privately ownr.: utilities, has been proven time arnf rime again. TV proposed Federal operation of eketmal utilities would jeopardize and eventually sen the rocks a satisfactorily expanding industry that is giving u* more coco tort an 1 convenience toda* than wa» dreamed possible a few year* ago. Keep utilities away from the talon* of greed* politicians.

PROMs**.* MEAMT OlHiCY ffUSlHESS Of fRlMTtMG ElfVlLOr«,tbOiOOWT Vbv-THIMK ? -

Apotoadew to the lady boMinc my hat and p.- ka«» won, of mum. la or«»r TV picture was a ratbw aosobei one. however, i V only real laugh the throe of us derived the evening was over my error.

Respect lot parental an thou tv i* not what naed to he Who n to blau * t >ur ynuth or the ‘ Uo parents of tndav deaerve thr trspn I the parents of yrstrufsi * ar tone ago wr aakrd u ai. editorial it t)

A Strange Twist

of Justice

Willis Beach, one of thr two drfendan'

lalliendahi murder triri, says that he H-d ai-d went in hiding aftri being qurrtwne*' in the authontiea. to Hcapc sootier similar ordeal when he was prucniacd. he would "see Hiof.” Beach a weak heart and traced, hr aa*d. that another

period of abusive quesriaalnc •

death. Ilf surrendered, it will be remembered, in

nr to prevent holding up the case,

We hold no biicf for Wtllw Beach h.it if innocmv hr was justified in hiding until he knewr be wwuld have an abudutely fair deal at the hand* of hi* intrrrogatnrv In the court room with his lawyers and friend* about bun and after evidence enough to indict him ha* hem I’xmered, accused man cannot be made n, teu ti agamrt himvrlf. When roerei* ursdei ampic>•* utten on purely <ircunwtairtta! evidence, a man alone and I riervllew. ran be hr.vwbraten. •rvrifv.' *nd frvqurntly driven tempenanly insane b. r!'—humane

inethnd* of men who haven't the hr. inclination to get evidence any oth-:

• mdined to tbmX it i tertaon may be.

Keep Utilities Out of Politics

A RECENT NEWSPAPER DISPATCH from lAtotawWa. Kvatu ay. U to the effect that Cosamaader Byrd »ay» women like to take risks more than awfl. The doughvy aommaodei ha». ap parvatly. Ju-t disco erred a fast that we hat* total

knows.

Our power* ot o beer ration had not been fur • before era iHCSHae well aware that do plat that. If they do not why them marry the me!, they do * Tbts ichad without any uialiee against It ataadp fdfl >*r "»n wtfa. too. WE Aiao PEE BV THE PAPERK that Commander Byrd fur-Per slain* women don’t mind taking (Lsmes •nit they dread the cold and ice. Again, as much a* •• admire the valiant airmail, er mum dtaagrav with him. We claim the fact

(erialnmeni or enllghtoament or taspiration or knowledge out o! books and play- and mortaa id yw. out of life Itself, aa we can find. We ilka to find the gold, but expect there will be aotna drew* with U- We endeavor to taka the gold, east the dri ve aside and a there has been ton much of the latter we profit thereby to tha extent that we do not read more hooka or storlaa by that Particular author or see more play* or picture* by the - producer or with the name actor*.

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never romonited ■rnffer cb» mental *ttain they ant fort- ' A strange twist of OUT high 1 '

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make the Pari* ti

the wort.

In the first place what wi»i*n wouldn't prefer Parte to the North PaJeT In the aerond plane. If the aasosnt of riot he* the average Iagaia j.m will note oar faeultl** ol observation have bee* bit line on all afx) when tbs thermometer Dover* way do* a la throe part* la any Indication if their attitude toward* cold weather, w. d my they Une It.

Authorities who stuop to use au t 1 rankly contra* they haven’t At totrf .vg*- with the xilustwsi a:nf that thr.

,'T is beyond u* Many's the in our heavy under and outer. ml Ur up and the marrow In

our boaoa ^t-adtly growlDC rbiltler. while w* have envied the hardio.ro of eoroe fair paaeer-by. ai tired In a fiimey coal, filmsy toe necked drroa. , ihred j bigk skirts fwe nr»er fall to notice the high j skirts t thin bone Idltio) and low *hne«. net hods I r™’ »*• <'.m.m.nder? Impn-Jbl. ( jo J yet they autvrie. while ibrtr big. airoug husbands

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iong a*, they can obtain a aiftfes*!'ans nothing They mart hold the i * sod haw no arrupplrx abouf w*"C

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AS UONO AS WE VK

I "Adam and B** ! most admit. do>» |w x. although it : '> I ha* a lot to lost

Otti.r a literary ■ We do not rend pirfc as mnay fia»>

vkiora lauwt novel, l.-arated novelist, we ■thing alnrut the fair

I reason : having i • poer a. The «

■oral i

trip i

Ibis

ONE SUP FOR WOM* UXDBF.EOK AKD MARIE Prroldent CooMdge talked with William Green, president of the American Federation

Pennsylvania. Weal Virgins aad Ohio. Labor me* charge that railroads are united "to prices of coal for fuel pci Government might in certain eases affecting public welfare fix price* of the product and tha lobar that produces It. There was no hesitation aboui fixing the wheat price* daring the war. a fixing process that coat the farmers about II ou every bushel that they might havv got and didn’t gat

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locate" marriage of a _ of twenty with the etghieer yoai old daughter of Mr. Haldemann Julius 1* not as new as H asemed. After marriage each will lire at home to noire problems of house ’ dag. while the bride coo es her work In high school and then In college, and the young man continue* studying al the L’nlrorslly of Kansas. If the marriage doeaa’t turn out to be perfect, the plan la to arrange for a divorce. Thai la looking farther ahead ■ ban yi ung people generally cars to lot Life, marriage and other thing* may not be perfect, but the young think, hope and believe that they ar*.

Were still, the stotkiar.

taken.

With toys and caad,-. - filled aad met “ person there, b*-. awsfcee. “My g1fla,•• I fancied * , m I crept. * Ob. thlaklag to I irU, i ,, Muader. Fbr Is the morn tv». * that while I Uept. tone had til-- n ri sock with wou:..-:

The girl’s wirier costsa. a lade It* appearcice otic* that it include* ,

Don't be consist•?.' *t -v a Of bouasty It Is notklat tpa yon to ad^ hroe-sij :kt * A VuifiD of Ckrstau I* (That We May Bring ts Tki Whom Santa Clam Migt' Fvy The time has come Ur iui call! lone your eyes, icy n.ts small. _ _ don't you dare tc pel He’ll flU your (UcUap Ml toy*. Old fia-'to lover good fri a boys; He’ll Meal without tie hM

HI'NDHEDS OF RPBCTATOBfl at the GUaebcio,’lneland High 8eh.«l footbaU game at Glaroboro on Friday. November 1*. rushed on the field and mobbed Marvin Porch, principal of tb* Clayton High Reboot .after he bad rendered a decision that paved the way for a Vineland victory. Slate troopers scattered the crowd abd rescued the official, who was ao badly beaten and kicked that he was taken lo a nearby physician for treatment. It was a disgraceful exhibition lacking manlinews, sportsmanship, courage and decency. Had It been possible to have arrested a dcaen or two of thr ringleaders and left them In Jail for a few weeks lo cool .<T it would have been goad for them and might bar* caused hoodlum* to tktnk twice before slatting similar attacks. Mo«t trouble at sport controls is not caused by the players, bui by individuals who become enraged ai oceurrrncsw that are usually Ignored by the men In the game. THE INCIDENT AT GLAKSBOllO recalls an quite some yearn ago when we came through the name experience at the hand* of a UhuUboro High delegation. Olamboro and Woodbury High School baseball learns were plsytng at Woodbury One of the urapirro tailed to show un and some one who must have bad a grudge against me picked ms for the victim. Although I bad played a bll of tha diamond sport I had never to the brol of my knowledge and belief, umpired a game. Rather than sew th« control held up I foolishly consented to be thr martyr and strolled out on th* field to call derbdun* on the baaro The K»m.' progressed and was ta the la iter stagro • hen. Just a* 1 wa* pairing myself on the back because 1 was still safe and sound. 1 made a * derision that nibbed Glaasboro'a fur the wrong

i way

An argument hailed the game and looking to- | wards th. rilaswboio section to my dismay I becontingent trf that Institution, led by a

Germany Mens the League of Nations »-Term rot •'affording protection to women worker * loro and after childbirth.' woman would be allowed to quit work six weeks before the birth of a chill and remain away six weeks aflerrard*. with pay and free medical attention. That sounds almost Ilka cfvlliaatton governments compelling employer* to da for women what - sal horse owaroa did, ' i thousand years ago. A tax aanronr al Washington D. C-. valors White House build mg and ground* .at tSt.»»».»»0: th* CapHol. ISt.Mfl.Mfi: Wale War and Navy buildings. 113 - 500.600; Treasury building, f**--

000 666.

Uncle Sam mbouM get some fifing machine* to protect all that property. A doaen bombing en-wy fliara could noon knock those buildings around tbr wr* of men that live or wi ‘ •- A mother and father hid l<6 in a bureau drawer, telling only their thlrteen-ysar-cild daught ~ Christina, where the money w It disappeared. Three times the girl defiled that she had stolen the money, then drank carbolic arid and may die. Not ail parent* realise a child’s Intetmlty of

With swee-.v aad gifU !* *

and ae.

Bo go to sleep, my d«ri:ip" Tomororw you'll kiw ri

day a wots an haaded it * book Altad with scrttrtrf to and illegible vcravli

Judge Inch

•lip'

; f'ltmidable took!ox chap, eoming. Not being a sprinter, there was only one thing to do. bold my

j ground. I did They came.

• Two thing* aatt-l me. The delegation were •not on home soil. Th* leader (now a prominent | profeastonal man) was t rool-headed fellow with l a sen* o( srmrtsinsnshlp. The rroult was ha | was master of the crowd, be and I did the talk- : H.g and lb* delegation weat back to the abends.

story ta unlroa you crave

>r disaster dcti't play the role of official and of a game Voa may rotum to the altb your skin in tort. Then again, you

Spirit of the State Press

Potlbor Otar A'tract* Attention

puiattoue affecting judicial integrity were only Incidental 1» the mam charge, which wa* that law j ■iefjlng saloon*, gambling be row and other dens

or lustily withholding eillronsfalp from bar. I! seems to depend on th* ala* and kind of the slip Poor Eve bit the apple and that slip coat not only her clriarashlp but her aeiiial rwiden** '.n the Garden and the great privilege of I tng children without pain. Heaidw. the law. which lows rock flag OU* bite before condemning him. might well al low a lady on* slip. Ruth IBder charuling young lady, attractafl altentlo* and newspapers gave her at leas* 1106.666.606 worth of free advvrtJring. New the Intelligent Loew Company givro her *1.066 a day lor 160 daya to tell about It In vaudavtll*. For *i06.060 intelligent Mr Nicholas M. Brh.ock g*t* '*>' henrft of fl66.666.066 worth of

puhlleiiy.

Madame Curl* could not get 1106.066 for telling about radi-

um. Tb* people want action

Students at Chicago's Nnrthweetrrn I alveralty vote Und bergh and Henry Ford “the htg-

grot men of lb* yeai Mart* lead* 'he worn*. Prroldent Coofldg*. Muro-d

e Prince of Wale*. Mayoi

dison. Tunney.

Babe Ruth got votro

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dlsagreoable. Ihej MU to. me my account t> overtm

Dr. Frank Crane &.«| Rule* For Ir.^ ] „ about V^ ; !' vmii monei -sfeiy 2a* it »b ">• d genulty and fo-’" w * ■ Joroph B •“ fl the falon Trx- , <■ Cleveland, bj* ,-. r -J qurotlon* «b |r * ly»t would y ; ,M reaching * ^ *■ friend 'of ? ,:r ' I .’o-W'i If the y . ,w »■ sa w'njr l ’-SCVf -'‘“"J tag record* Have th- ' 9 KcA'i.' ; i pasy am our' ■ “K M *%r£sr : ' *•*' ‘1 vrotory* Have tf audited^

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