P»ge Four

Editorial Page of the Cape May County Times

Cape May County Times OBaaalttet«4 with 6«« l*lt City RrrWw, Fabrnary. ' Pobllah«5 Erery FrMay by tb* Atlantic Printing & Publishing Company

Sea Ule Ctty. N. J.

WILLIAM A HAFFERT, fcdltor sad Publisher ADOLPH C WILSEV. Manajinj Editor

The editorial should not go uiwhallenefed by the County Chamber o: Commerce, the Board of Freeholders and the various municipalities of the

Publication Office:

TIMES BUILDING. *11 South I-and Is Arenue.

Sea I ale Ctty. N. J.

Oman City Office: 6iS Aabury Arenue d Office: *2*6 HoKy Beach Avenu, l price, in Cape May. Cumberland and bounty, tlfl*; EMewhere $2.00 per year

* Ignorance I^Sot Bliss

What will probably go down in New Jcr>r' Qewspapc' history as the prize “bonehead" editorial years, perhaps all rime, is a masterpiece eHSky . minus fart, about our own beloved Cape ■fe'apoumy. appearing in the Trenton State

Wiry an individual, who has apparensK kept so dote to his own fireside and knows so little about New Jerefy. particularly this section, should choose ta reveal his short comings by attacking a subject

ymcenting which he is a a problem to ponder over.

la order that you may retJia- how little it is pomiMe for a man living so near us to know about Cape May County, the editorial is printed elsewhere on this page. By all means read it. It seems that the learned gentleman who wroti it; not having visited Cape May County m any other season excepting summer, if then, has been irritated about news stories in metropolitan piper*, telling of the rose* that bloomed here in December, the barbers who have found the water not ton dally to mar the pleasures of a December dip fc the surf aod such things as strawberries being picked long after summer's departure. Instead of packing his bag and catching the next train for the finest resort county in the country, this gentlrnan. pws'bly peeved by the rigors of winter in his part of the State, pounded but a "fairy” story about facts that, because he has made no effort to learn the truth, he brands a* fairy a. He even goes so far as to request the Legislature, in the interests of the State's fail name, to conduct a thorough investigation intr

affairs hi Cape May County.

Hasn't tile fellow any idea ot economy? Why *«k the legislature to conduct an inveSfigatwr that he can so easily make himself. A man «• puHfc-spirited should tale the time to k k inh Cape May County's weather conditions. It’s only a one-man job. The vacation would undoubtedly do him a world of good. Not to mention the benefits to his readers who are doltd out such noosens;. Or. if he must keep his nose to the grindstone, surely there is somcoiie in Trenton who can set him right about Cape May County. We in Cape May Count), as well a- a host of folk* in other parts of the country, know to our satisfaction that those news stories about roses and

bathers and strawberries are not only true, but ^ Jact t } ut ^

that they don t tell half of the story about

ideal dimatr.

Vfc know there have been few cold days and! Ihany balmy ones since Septemher. We know that «e cannot tiavr! from Ph.ladelphu to this county without noticing a marked difference. We know that goit is enjoyed here the year around. Wr that with January two-thirds gone. Cape

1 not hern visited by even a poor

mutation of a snow storm. \\V know hat when “ dot! ‘ ,n<m ‘ **”■ the white flakes disappear as if

by magi, .

Wc .n Vl»> C.nim. h.„ ^ worn Trenton intimates he i, .r«niel|«d to d„. We take pleasure in informing him that our pie ,

of New Jcrsev. „ least, does not have the ''definm,! C , r among them climate he ^ 5n,,nued Ex P tm

May County f

fida^ations.”

Railroads Launch

Defensive .^gainst Bus The railroads have at last decided to do battle with the bus lines. Alter a long offensive that has permitted serious inroads into their business, the railroads have launched a defensive in the form of a drastic cut in rates that r* fraught with possibilities tor the development of not only their companies but Cape May County as well. It has; aroused enthusiasm and i« the chief topic of: conversation throughout the rnt rr comity. years the Cape Mav County Chamber of, Commerce has worked for a reduction in fares to j and trom this county in the belief that mutual; benefit would follow such action by the railroads I Only a few weeks ago laither Ogden, chairman ot 1 the transportation oomn-rtre ot that body, had, amfrrrnczs in Philadelphia with official* of the railroads. At the IWrober meeting of the cham-: her Mr. Ogden reported on the conferences. i We believe that, service and fare being equal,; nxrt pe vple prefer the train to the bus, for that j mode of travel i* safer, quicker and more con I vrnirnt. But when train service and fare alikr | unsatisfactmr he who rides cannot be setjsured , for taking the cheapest and most frequent means of reaching his drstination. It remained tor the competition of the buses to| bring about the rate cut in South Jersey. The; rail mails trankly admit the buses to be respon- j Th* mistake made by the railroads has; been the failure to we the hsodwriting on the wall oner and to act after it was quite plain. The county has long felt the fares from local points to Philadelph - *. which have been much higher than those from that city to the county. ■iju«. This lias broadened the scope of the ticket exchange evil, which the railroads have failed to curb. The new rates wipe out this discrimination, however, and with it |

ticket exchange problrm.

The cuts are drastic and represent big savings to the passenger. The increased patronage that should follow should mean greater revenue to

the railroads.

There is no doubt that high railroad fares have been detrimental to the best interests of both those companies and the county. The new rates should encourage travel both ways, but particularly among those' business then ‘»f fht roumy who have been in the habit of making me and two-day trip* to Philadelphia and near-

by points in their own automobile*.

The railroads quite frankly state that the rate

cut is an experiment to ascertain which the

muter prefer*, the train or the bus. Curtailed nice is threatened it Increased revenue does

u result.

It is quite probable the railroads will never we to carry out that threat. Bus service can it satisfactorily supplant railroad service, a» most people realize. Then there is no disputing he fact that the competition ■'f tin buses, which uavrrw the highways and byway* maintained by the taxpayer, against the railroads, which pay taxes in many figures annually, has been unfair. The Freeholders, realizing these things, have adopted a lemlution, published in this issue, urging the people of the county to use the railroads. Evi person in the county ahool' heed it. And State action should be taken to assur- the railroads fairer

coni.vetition from the buses.

Cape May County cannot advance without good railroad service. The railroads have made the ihu „„ inrvjtaUe if nmr propt patronize them of truer. It is now up to the people to make the step that is essential if better

come to Cape May County.

» impose. We

Juld advise him to st'.!t ,

* eo£r,pk '" he'll discover that the C E® ** rr ' P0nvb!c ,or «his strip of washer being considerably warren than othrr parts of the

state.

If he will visit ape M. thqt folks in Trenton

j Of Electric Company

- minty he will find

... — ‘'thorough! lUar w.th the prevailing weather condition* ii

study other Highly uninisllv absurd

the statr." It will be well tor turn to parts of New Jersey. A man *, ,hor„ f«*rt»ed about this section mav ha.r esj: iotas about other portions ot h - stu

And so, in the name of those nM

lues, modesty and honrstv which hr n - prdelaimv to possess, w*c aA him to . qgqua.nted with the good things of nature j! fifiodeatlv and honestly offer, zrvd then gn |,, ae* his reader* right about the mo,t’ «

Wort section in the country.

And. in the interests of not only our bat those vast multitudes of folks who havhefird of it. we urge the expenditure of an ad aan to properly advertise its attractions. .

When the things we accept as a oune look like fairy tak, , m -h a 4m wav as Trenton wr. indeed, have the f a resort section that, in its infant Mined for a glorious future, if wr di i developing it and advertaing it.

Deep Water land has hem

news from the railroads this week niiumize in the public mind the imthe announcement, a few day* ago. 'ianti. City Electric Company will

horse power electric steam

'!a:,i on the Delaware River, near

Three hundred acres o tor the tremendous under quite approximately twi npletr. 1, will he one ol m.i lent electric generating j

■ Fa:

Ailam

Elect ri

Read It and Weep

t Editorial about Cape May CcsBtr from the •Trento* State Gantt*.'

do not was: to bear !-aathy dUamatlona upon tb* merit* of Kiin* prewfoet or ettg. Tbi-r K*t no kick out of lb* knowleda* that while they ate Niag their feet in the kitchen rang* tb* eaa abliing biutbtlr In Ore‘-Scab They dWIke kaxinn the fact rubbed la tbat at the aen* mot they are nblveriag ia aero weather the fortunate natives ot eoae* other city are sweating ia their shirt*!**»*• They don’t mind hearing and digesting thoee facta, bat too much I* toe

much.

The average radio fan r*xHtea Chat the enUV lUhmetit paying for the program ia entltM to a few words, but when aa aaaoaaeer iatradep toe long they reseat It. Wise radio advertisers have taken to aaylag it with brevity, because too many listener-. ar< expreatlag rreentasent at loag-wiadedtiMn by a twist

of the wrist.

If the legislature ha* any spare time on its hands next session it would be well in the interest* of the state's fair came and the reputation of its official* for strict veracity to conduct a thorough investigation into affair* in Cape May County. New Jersey has always adhered strictly to the policy of selling its goods on their merit* and it must be admitted that the state has done decidedly well -mkr that system. It has never hired any spring poet* to pen aeant of praise of climate t*. vf the other great girts with which it has been so generously endowed by a bounUtH*

nature. New Jersey has iw.tr gone in for the THIS IS THRIFT WEEK. U I* being called _ , , a . . . . , ! ii 1 * boys and girls of our schools, by a oi qparailrs pot o.p, bttl p^Mtre ,,u8 to SteuUr tV. -It; ,, w lh „ of real estate, as have some of hr- sister states tb* County Y. M. C. Awho—- names we will not mention, except mg Parent*. tb*tn»*l>«* must help Instill the prinpossibly Florida and California. Modesty and ■ , ' 1 b | * 5 ' 09 thrift If thetr children are to bseom* honesty have been the uvitstandi. z ‘"racterirtic*! "*"? **’ rrr * * * w *••*•*•■

.,f s.. j„«, ^ ifia™K oid^--;

to desire to dmg to these two Tirtuev . raploysd. Banks are the backbone of our Accordingjf, we must register our disapproval financial *y. tem. Children ahouio get acquainted of the fairy tales being sent out over the wire! * i,!l ‘•‘'i 0 at * n age. They should be from ape May C -riotv. They savor too stronglv 10 regard a bank a* KM merely a place to •n ri.. tcpr-kr.-bl, pi*kt. ““rt'‘■«'>"'l<« t-O ... , ; t ( -‘ be of invaluable assistance to them wtie*. #k.w names we will keep to ounelve*. We. in Tm.-! enter manhood and womanhood. ^,^7 oZ ton. are thoroughly familar with the prevailing up to b* honest and dependable tien and

weather candititra in the state and know quite: * 0, “* 0 -

well that they are not ideal. i

Cmequnril,. i, 8 j, mrmf, ppp, ! CARET CABHriT. KP110WUX.T KVOWR

Cape Mav to clutter the wire* with new* that ^ ••nomlst and autboi bather* are ttill taking dir- In the ocean, that 1 , '* 1,1 ** •' Tutkahor.

kind of

who. sosou may not kne • not belie*■ m the an

, pnsipertiy.

•lid. He

•o grenter national

Mr. Garrett know* a few things about *e any ui* knows who has read *t laast of ,is. series of -rUeJm by him that are

Wa weekly magazine.

rtxg in a

Kors are blooming in the hoove yards, that mam I k ‘ nd ^ rrenUln familiev are picking rtrawberrir- from thr)r *' 1,w *‘ ,e » •tM-nding as . mean. U> greate

gardens, that along the wooded shores of Drlaw: hay. robin*. Wire bird* and mocking bird* are be seen hopping around among the bodies. The people of New Jersey have great pride

their state, they desire to we it* time spread far' MR. <!ARRETT is. OF COURSE, right Ho. and wide: they realize, however, that it* climate j Prosperity eontlnm to pour her blr»does not rival that of the South Sra Isle*, or the 1 . ,0 ‘* ,hU «> un ‘ r y If we suddenly stopped Riviera, or Bermuda. New jer-y hav it.! ^ <* bdhrdetnV What

definite limitations and climate is o l-rt's take our wintris gracrfull;

‘ wie of them. «d not resort to

nature faking to create the imprrwion that New Jersey is a section of the tropic* that has strayed away from it* mooring*.

.»uM happen i f rojfc, .uddenj,

• ii" their pure-base* to necMwities. would drop, tntllkm* would be tb - employment. w«gr, nonld be cut aad

»II this price* would rise.

Production

This may dtsomrage b*»k r Mug U will imprma «• hi robbers the tart that they m kill first, or be killed.

Mr. Baba MSH

dom” by saying Bearing vancsd age of thirty-fow. he believe* tin all year *r training and expert* to be

' at forty" aa he is

water* are at a higher k-s ' the irrigated land. «. si. n ' me—ary ia the metro p~ gravKatioa.

Ufa it ap bat the gmen:

For i . _ _

doaa. hard hitting and forty ehould be the 1 and fifty about aa good

thetr work, but their

Ixkng ago. near Batavia, N. Y . a boy waa bora and aooa had an idea. Hr ooee t id this wrtur bow be gsxa up amok lag "w

tag money to carry out kta plan and build hi* first ear. Two men slept la the upper, two fa the lower berth, for afty

but realty this tbiar » .< This aaor" - daring whs sad 2t **• farmers Huts But then aaase the ithey ail had to Isai. * A -** rale* crop* <* ' dariac the m 1 the load la aaad ss.’ »-■- Tta eofl is wokfiero It I* probably tv* raise two cropa ' wad the finest pKat,*- b world They would U" I •-stn Vsts

and was too long to> the berm, ■rite other man protested. The , •Ring the tickets beside

. . at »llfi. sal.?**, which Is far baiow Its

real value.

Oei a good idea. Kirk to h. make s-.r.tfieaa. and the Idea wUi

t*k* care of yx>u. iatar.

Mrs- Hirkman. mother of the ' ixn Aigelra kidnaper, will tsMify ' that aha was once insane, sad adtempted suicide, thus seeking to sate her son by a plea of fare-

dltary insanity.

It t* not conrel*abi* that anything could save that muid* from the extreme penalty, criui# almost a* graaf as hia » •a. ilghtly locking this you__ criminal up and lightly letting

fVrerrtxry Wot*. S"- " cr and Oonaral O-etfx, Redeeming W,^kirmaking M prtk'oetl'- _>

Musings of ti Office Cat

top of

Washed In By C. SHORE

lJ" “ AN OR WOMAN ran get the »«, out of

7. OT vritetarly extrar,-

«*«r buy* the gco «j ,1,1,,^ The waster buys everything myoys lew of them and tiftsn

n» of bare necreKtle..

kink* he *

give him

The ientned Dr. Stocksrd. pro feaaer of anatomy at Carneil 0*1vemty. has experimented with alcohol on fire thousand guinea Pigs during seventeen yearn. This

I* U» conclusion.

"Guinea pigs drunk with alcohol are. If aaythlng. a little healthier '» n teetotal guinea ptg* and live )ual as long One guinea pig was j mad* drunk with alcohol atg day* every .^ k ^ ! hrelth was perfect.--6r * 1 ' PU Van .nothing to do but eat breath , and digest He doesn't r««d lo jnse hit brain fleeoad. tb* kind 1 college profeasor gave good al- ; cohol to his drunken guiom nigs 1 !-oot l«*gvr a) robe* W

WE RE NOT SO GLOOMY

SPEAKING OF BAN KB.

'CZ X £r! I"*- " aewr. u. 1. „ . rt • , f«ently decUred , diriWill rL T ° f '7 n^ * , r “ r ni * L. . r u ** 1,01 *!»* oaual course of

U ***it*m*ot at Bed

-Iz-dge. Mont Mrs A Pollard, i 'N-tiiog the gtxurd of her CbriM- ! mas turkey, raised In that ixrigh-

fongralulaUou* m ji,, 1 ' k ''»°cm1 touad small gold uuaret* * *

Haro!

martcr rt dirtanc

filled v hould ,

COMMENTS WE HAVE REAi« and b«si

1 atid L fortunate la

1 D^ettroer Jl.

' hr ’*** where the

-utkey picked up the nuggets To the turkey tbm* nugget. zr’jrr* “-tr 1« “erp grind corn To -prong avail" nugget* are the heginning

hly ambtUo.-v

luoe lime, out of • pga. »fe turkey f«»h.h man

rod the end of •

' * f fiaawisdqe meteiy found In

Atm for a goal ha oca of realising It Is soma* laves d i*c»[ lac* the bead t4 the ^ wo beads are bstt'f " ^

A dentist says tfa' *.„ loses her teeth *«**•-' man ProosUT *»•' •** 1 out with far faagti' The mWioMire s v ' w*(I as his clerk is » ”

Of course f wwat w ^ Bald Aegetiaa * r ' They dida t oficBat that's th « A loan widow i> maey oul oa fwietMach of tfa rt*'