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SEA ISLE CUT. CAPE MAY COCFTY. | J FEIDAY. APEJX IS. !

lection Holds Center ■ of Stage In Wildwood

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Attracts County : wii« Interest

, Questkm of

Made the lame

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Speaks at Wildwood

Building Active at Townsend’s Inlet

Twelve Houaea Completed

IBIJC rmr — KHim new bonif* hnrr ptptswt >■ “ “ Inlet by Harry Hi ark

with about <

e jiuranU; in Moiwa

.j,. airrrt cornerB—tk* , ^nt antS rtr*o«tb oe

ooW" »a betne <H»-

Thr brat ntlnil* and tb*

.«»*» ta tbta fair

„ ,« this all-lm-

,„<! while a little

Ltpr. an alren over the _ laiidijs. when the crowd! fe „ iaalk Auto Show OCike crater of tl»e etaae. Vs uilr betW* the foo«- _ 4 a< will probablr »tar u util tbc curtain to ron* flection da>. Tuesday.

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, VUdvood *«ht ha*

_«< couEtj-arlde Internal from

ih«i former State Seoaruiutu II Bright, who ha« t tko.h la the aide of the u County Republican orlaon tor many year*, head* .•.*<• complete tickets V t- : and l! Blight should t ef tie organisation - *

The home completed are all of the bungalow type, and will average about IISM each They Include one for John Kramer. A. G Lane. Ml** G. J. Parker. Nlvenco

Hire, all on Ckarlestown At Elmer t'ook. Raleigh

Forest Fire Sweeps Over 150 Acres

Two Hones Die Wfcen Bsnx, 1000 Feet From Bluing Woodland, Bunu

Many Companies Fight Fire

CLERMONT—Two horeee per tobed in a fire Mon lay which devrroyed the bam of George Sayre here, after eweeging acr 159 acre* of woodland. betw<

.«s». sssi.cwu Avenue:' the Penneylvania Railroad track* Floyd Haaaen. Raleigh Avenue; {and Shore Road. About tweolyS: an ley inch. Winner Smith tve chicken*, farming ImplemenU Frank Hyton. Daytona Avenue,'and a lot of bny were also lost Ptocldn Corto. Robert* Avenue and (hr Mr. Sayre when Us barn

Joseph Stocker. Daytona Avenue burned

| Just how ike barn Ignited to a j mystery to tbe firemen who wore

Sinlsitttw >.. ^nsatrAf I

Grand Jury Returns 19 Indictments

* In 1

recognise that

„ „ r«ord for vlonlng n?. : -uon* oppoeitlon. and Sno ilvcn ill tbe real of i ock*: ba* been badly de-

HAM1LTON KtAN

beontorta) candidate, who will addren* the County Firemen - * Association at their monthly meeting In the new North Wildwood Fire Hall Wednciday eve*

Etrr’i the Line-up

■ tickets

Ralph Carl! and * Ttylor They have the il*C of the tegular county 01Wliot tad ol Freeholder 7 Chslmeis. who ha* drH Into so mean factor In J»*wl poillic*. Wn late Mayor Edward __J Carl! I Ttjlor ippolnted Mr. Plerr tot the iiiesplred term. r. Ovrtl ar il Taylor upaet I w r*t!me whim ’they" W*t* i*<. itid their platform was k RovernmedL" Moat evory1 **»»•< that they have gtvan good government.! I nuj say that It cost too '• get thi* good govern • --1 the Us rate ba* 'o the point where It

Co. Firemen Listen To Candidates

t„ (in, j, tll „ Brw

to*M plttfurm. "Lower Taxes l Continued Good Uovern*ni to prove thal thto ■wn tneanr Fomethlnc. tbe tomioner* hax succeoded In “f Hi* tax rate for Mil a t» the Mine level It w* l »hee they took office. JJ* "»po>ition ticket, or .... * *re Senator Bright. WalR Treer president of the ■■vi Real Estate Board, and jr ' Scully. Democrat, and

fear lor Free

' IBT r«preaenl the three , nildvood. and both the , , . * - l! D-raocrattc par- ‘ ’hr fact that they have J* , »»<1id*t** fitmv all three

and Senate, Speak

Meet in New Fire House

Jury Convened on Tuesday

COURT HOUSE—Thirtsem bill* Indictment were returned by le grand Jury, which convened on Tuesday They are as foUow* Albert P. Miller. Ocean CKy.

support, charge* brought by hit

Sen. Larsen and H. Kean,

Harry Pilling. North Wildwood, charged with larceny of lumber uued at 116. ay J. P. White

umber Company.

Jerome Martin. John Martin and botnaa Cbalmara. Ocean Ctty. larceny of two mnamyal toabt*.

WIUkWOOD—Approximately 4«0 «i>unty firemen and g-ueata attended the monthly meeting of tbe County Firemen'* A**octollon held laat evfntnx in the new lire bouse In North Wildwood. An address of welcome waa made by Mayor George Redding The meeting ws* presided over by Charles Nickerson. president of the County As-

sociation a

Stste Senator Morgan K. Larson. Middlesex l ounty * candidate

, . With goods, charges brought hr

Jury.

Robert , . charged with non-aupport. by bto

wife

Lawrence West. Mike Karavas and Levi Garrett. Wildwood, furnishing and selling Intoxicating liquor. but not rosn-sla lighter charge* brought by Ethel Gifford. Virginia Jackson and Fred Vasaar. Cape May. disorderly house. • charge* by Edna Broyden

Death Near Parked Auto

I Mowrer Again utO Show A ttraCtS HeadsCountyY Record Easter Crowd

Minus Light °““ 0,7

Lightning Adieu by Shedd,

Blinded by Oncotning Cat, Averts Tragedy

Preudent F« Anodic Y... P "“ fc *~l SIk™, « S*c«»-Fd. S« todependent of French Decree as to Length or

COURT HOUSE — Hlrsn Mowrer. Ocean City banker

head the Cape May County T. M. C. A. for another year He waa elected President of tbe Board of j Director* of that association ai a

meeting of the board held her*

Car ] Thursday evening, of last week. Other officer* elected were: Vice

Middleton.

Skirts —Excellent Weather Prevails

Chair Parade Led B / Mayor Pierpont and Com. Taykr

OCEAN CITY—A motor car. • Wildwood; secretory. Walter H parked on Anbury Avenue, at 1 Savage, t ape May City; treasurer.

Twenty-fourth Street, without a toUlight. while It* owner. Thoma-

McGtn. of Philadelphia. wi changing a tire, would have probably caused the death of several person* Saturday evening, but for lightning action on the part of Emerson W Medd. Coun-

ty r. “ -

helping to control the

las the building waa *!lusted approximately a thousand feet from where the fire reached the Shore 1 Ro»d Mr Sayre, at the time, a* helping fight the woods fire. was noi noticed that the bam as on fire until the bias* had j vadr too much headway to at■ropt to control it. or to tave

anything from U.

Th forest fire started near tbe railroad about IS.Sfi A M

as not under control until J.SO that afternoon. Fire

companies '"Om Avalon. Stone Harbor. North Wildwood. Ocean View and Court House Joined their effort* with force* organised by District Fire Warden AUtoon Ludlam. and section gangs from

railroad In fighting tbe

* with back fire* The fire companies worked under tbe direction of Fire Chief A. Caauaa. of the Ocean View Fire Company.

* district the fire oe-

Approximately two hundred and fifty men fought a hard battle against the flame*, to prevent the Are from spreading over a larger area. Two houses. In the path of the fire, became ignited but were saved from burning by the firemen and the Are

truck*

At the time that the Ocean View Fire Company received the alarm of the foreet Are. they Clermont .road. On their way back from flghtlag the woods Are. thev were notified that another brush fire had started between the home* of William DIH and William Gallagher, near Ocean View. Member* of the Ocean View Fire Company had a m strenuous day of Are fighting.

II. C. A. secretory, who, by light* of an approaching automobile, failed to see the parked car until almoel on ll. Bhedd’s machine, occupied by Rev William ' Ewen. of Court House and several members of tbe Triangle Y. M. C. A Group of the County Beat, waa returning i Atlantic City. Seeing the a I mart directly in front of Shedd swung bis car sbarp- ) the left, almost in the path of the approaching autompblK To avoid a bend on collisiou. S* then turned eharpiy to the right. missing holh tbe parked car and "e coming auto, but finding produce truck parked in front

of the first one.

Shedd made another sharp turn the toft, hut was unable to Mi th* abetf of the truck, which protruded out several inche*. and slashed the side of hi* machine. Mo*t of the window glass of Shedd's ear was smashed and showered over the occupant*, slightly cutting Rev. Ewen above the right knee. Practically no damage resulted to the

of Court House

Three ' new member* have been , Wed to the board thto year. Senator Charles C. Read and Herbert R. Smith, of Ocean Ctty. were elected at tbe recer.: annual meet ing In Wildwood Claude Town, of Sea l»le City, was elected at the

board meeting.

Woodbine Council May Lose Levin

Resignation Not Accepted

Shedd immediately reported accident to the police and when McGln was hailed b»for. theu. it waa found he had no driver - * license To cap the climax carried no Habllity Insurance. The Y M. C. A. mcretary and party with two other auto loads had been to Atlantic City, whrre „ the boys had enjoyed a ewir the the Hnrea Frol A head-on Hsion with the approaching car could hardly have lemill -1 " anything but death to some

Had McGIn's ear l-een parked off the road. In tend ot on would have undoubtedly well.

;<roy Wathman. Atlantic City, charged with iasulng bad check, charge* brought by Guatove Miller H W. Crane. North *

charged with obtaining

_ ^ drr false pretense*, ehargi lb*'Republican nomination for Harry Hansen. North Wildwood (Continued on Page SI ! Leon Pcrker. Ocean 'Ity.

sault and battery, charged

j Carrie Parker

County Baseball League Season Opens May 19tb

by Council—Two We«k» From Board Education

WILD WOOD—A bigger and ■noi- elaborate automobile •hew thao In 11ST. aa egteuaive reM- - Ing chair parade end th* btggsM Easter crowd la tbe btogory of

Wildwood an unqualified ■

Tb<* weather mas *s= kind to (he exhibitor*, visitor* and reel dent* and delivered a week-end of excellent weather conditio**.

!SENATOR MORGAN

Held Office Twenty Yei

•toy on Sunday that many of the pi i-mtnader*. of both eexee. doffed

their topcoats.

Pari* fashion experts have derived that (be skirt* of the fair - rev must drop si* Inches hetorff ibe knee*, but th* dtep.ay here on Sunday ws* a .uriliag «e- . rlnrat'.OB of IndependeaM Of I Kiench fashion supervistQB. tir . »omen «Rd girl* If auythtaft. I nearing shorter dreaee* amt i skirt* than In previous years, i No one color predominated lu lb* display, tbe effect obrained fiy (a quirk look at the crowded

LARBON walk being a katoldacoptc con

glume, niloa of vivid coloriag*

Candidat- for the New Jersey; — i b e wiW tf .earn* of governorship who 'luring a tour . oni , futartallc artist beat upon of cape May County tfiednesda? . loproduetioa of every color tn suggested court action to halt -minnow, with all the w*l New York City * launching thou-1 knowB , B g juedy faiuoua varto-

sand* of "empty grapefruit and ] Hot,.

other garbage, which float* south The crowd on the walk was a poll atop Jersey - * bathing rerreeentotl** one. of resideato ** [of Cap* May County resorts end

• rialt©r*. Ylttually every eiUtan : of prominence In the resort peri i(-i pa icd In the promenade tp -and dnwa the esplanade os tton-

< da' aflqym-mi

The (Oiling chair parade foa- ; Hirt. inaugurated and-- the »Urptee* of the Wtld»-v*-d Goff 1 Club, aa* very *uc«**fuL all the

...... .

Would Fight Pollution f

WOODBINE - Gn-«* surpriae i prevailed over the larg- crowd hat attended the Counci, neetIng of the Boro igh of Woodbine, when Borough <l*-rk Ml** France* . Greensteln rea l a totter from l 1 Councilman Ja* h S. Levin, which he offer*, hi* resignation ; a* a member of the Connell a] he ha* held for over twelve i

eucccadve year*.

Levin ba* been president„— _—_ _ Borough Council a number j the procomtoa. led by of years and at the flrat meeting 11 ierppni and Commimioaw ’ of »»i«. held In January, he de- C^ n 1 SuRffCSU Ap- lor , *» lhr * m « k • ,, cllncd to head the Council fori 3 ®" - rap- The >iibi|>1 another yaar, r. ilnqutoh ng the i to far R*. ‘urardsaU i office to Counellma* Mae* 1 Krln-- P®* 1 a -lisrtact — - ——

sky. but hr conOnurd to serve from N. Y. Garbdffe of th« we«k e«A This

- --- « UCI I rum IV. i.v*BJuwgw | irature. Inaugurated py th*

r 1 _ _ _ . 1 Club, was very aucccs-ful. all (be XT 1 KfhilPnPC ! rl,4iU * *' **labto being chartered Hi INa J* LffCadlCO ,n advanc* a .d Uklag part Hi

ar'rG^'

and annual open air •ixssurss:

• a member of the Council.

Mayor Greenffl- In expressed j “ much regret at thto action by T _ nr, j 1_.. Mr. Levin, a* he felt that hts *«-r- I oura L-Ottnty WedncsGay

vices were needed. On motion by Councilman Untoer and sec- :

Councilman Krinsky. OCEAN CITY Sooalor Morgan

and iiaaalmnusly approved by *11 OH-mber*. the resignation of Mr. Levin was not accepted and U to bopr-d be will reconsider, and again assume hts duties aa Coun-

cilman.

ThJ* is tbe second time within a short period that Mi l^vin reigned from holding of flee About

Schedule Adopteti at Meeting Frithiy Evening—Wild-. h Bo»',7' o'r Ed“ J*. .. . , ii; li-__ ration, after having held the ol Wttdto^i wood. Court House, Avalon, Woodbine. Cape ftrr fo , B period of twenty years. Wildwood WWW. . K.ln. nrreldrn! of

May and North Cape May Are On Circuit

Cooper Heads

i™. boi knC, April Grand

W ,, . — |*Wlt J, ”' to-V have Bright '* " ‘ - small part of

wSt"E-a- Teun Scheduled to PUy Twenty-five Gune, charge* by Gus Elm — O

No MU* were returned on <b( , iContinued oa Page t) J COl RT

"rtgth

- <wo "Indcpen•rc Edwin M. : Wildwood reel-

,'“c 8 .L »iy ciS: Flames Damage

i Woodbine Home

i league held In the Fire Houae. j

ln-rc. Friday evening. The »*a- ;

u Happiness Dreams ; ^ Rw “ w **

M- —■ - - 1 ihe league meeting excepting

Schelienger Are Appointed Boys. Off to See World on of teams from Cape May.

! * . r- o ..Inn Wiwvd-

J* Pht'orai ol (he ’'out

Sr®’- T" 1 Ri-duellou, ___

Without Ex-1 . .. atber ami tiou*; John Gandy and M.

Jury Panel Cop Punctures

Republican guberaa-

tort-l candidate, avers that If he I* elected State executive he will do everythin* within ht* power to check the pollution of the Jereey beacbe The practice of New York City dumping garbage at »ea came ta for a reathing denunciation from the Scnulot of Middlesex County, when he toured thto

county. Wedaeadn

"Just picture what would buppen u a Jersey renorl dumped a single load ol g»tbagc on New York tltjrto from doorstep " Sena

Wildwood Chamber of ( la*t year and operated ooth jraars n eo-operatloB with the Autonottve Dealer*' Aasoclation of 'ape May County WS* under the direction of a committee edmpuaed of Mayor Fterpont, Jadk Konnwitch and Edward Mooa-

gh vr.

fhe iiU 'W began at Oak Ar*e and th* Boardwalk *t*d i-tretched along the esplanade te Clenwood Avenue A unique f*a I lure which fitlrerted mueh a»-ti-ntion was the dtopiay of <»U«Iwiaid motor boats by the Oah A vent,.- Garage. The dealers to exhibit In the show * too lueluded Herbert Kb aw and Evans and Lloyd. Ford dealer* Monaghan Chevrolet Corn-

Hard

Save ButWin®

Mr. Levin to nerving tbe last j |ot »ald in an interview: Company,

year of hi* term a* Justice of j .. %et everyday New York City the' , d EaoML Bulck Motor Shopthe Peace, having held ihm office, j-, UMWl mo) j, r n metropolto.i Bulck Commercial Garage. Inc... for a number of years. Many hope , hondreda of ton* of gar- s,,,, Packard and Chrysler, end bat he will continue thto of0c *'-; al aoa. to be washed to our R obP rt G. Pierpont. Studehaket ,K "' k * return aa | Thc decoration* for the show

•After a storm (he • mi re roast. ] ^re more elaborate thto year from Cape May to Sandy Hook, to jiban In IfitT. with Charle* littered with retu*e. rtc.mpoeed | Z.berer In charge of thto fan oranges and ureprfruit. to ‘ay lure and making an exoeptioa-

n,.thing of broken bottle* wUrh | all) fin* Job of It. ruenuce the bather. j The Wildwood Ci*y Band t

•The beach * 1 -

and also that he will return as an active member of the Borough

Council.

Mr. Levin ha* given no re**. - f,n wishing to resign from these

iContinued on Page !

WOODBINE A fire which broke

™?r^'Few Cases of Importance

-.er. who lives

y« filed

," ut i " l> understood -ictlon -I* aiao part ■ “gaged la the real

Chamber Meet* Week

wtlng of the

Chamber of

' •» keW in the ^ Woodtone.

; 'Prtl If-, at Ted Naat. of

‘"“’ixurmtad tbe - “k feature of -■i'i*-r program*,

•he singing. r - of Vineland.

COURT HOUSE—The April term of Uu Circuit Court enlivened Tueaday morning with Supreme •‘ourt Justice Luther A Campbell presiding On the bench with Judge Campbell were Judge William '"rank Sony, of the Circuit < ourt. and Judge Henry H Eldredg*. of

Common Plea* Court.

The fcllowlAg w«re selected to serve ob the grand - Jury: Alfred Cooper, foreman: Warren Hann. Sr: Jt-*»e O Rutherford. Charle* A. Douglass. Florence Froat. M»rshall Balnbridge. A. W. Haldeman.

H. Keel-1

| Slaughter. Leo FranckL-. Jamet

Eva

Itonerhlrech.

Harr!

J. Mlxne!

Harr) Bell. Albert

Luther C Ogden. Elireocv.. Jcre Cbanst'crti, Edward Nltllnger. Albert Hand. Charle* Holmr*. Sol Needle*. Marcus Scull and lewis

Barrett.

In delivering hto chars* arand Jury, following

Cars Derailed

AtBelleplain AwardBig

Building

t pi,clout in *n*ndance

Rails—Delay Traffic

o-‘ean ,-nrv—two »*.«-« > s«3s ^ u *~

s. ssl’S ^

Thslr dream of _happlne»._w«, ^ . llb Mre. BIKerman and her three ’ '"*■ , ^ 1 xt ; daughters were at the home of her ! BBLLEPLAIN—-Two cum of a

e J mother and Mr. Silverman wa»j rr ,., Kht traln |,n the rail* «i 'totting friend* a* it »»» » boll-1 ii,.'aeplaiti on Monday morning. ,,11 day evening lire wu« Orel nottced ; T1|f . c , u> .. » a * due to th. shift

v. Kn noou-d hv. ! a

dream of happtoaas

punctured about 3 A. M whenj Ltota of jlarers mu*'

Pollrcm-n Beamhn picked them up QjiKd b> the ’eamtt at *p* while they were ptdallng through! ,„.^tin2 t- b, held Friday

the resort on Wcycto* which the)-| Bibii . May 4.

,rrowed - ' **veral hour*! wildsood take* the pla'

trlle In Wildwood, where they Uritopi* in thto yeai ve 1 Lower Township ball They bad much W weep for.' c |„nge. their name

firet the propoaed trip to Atlantic j Cap*- M y • Tty waa spoil*,, then a spanking ( vetopeir

awaited Hum when they arrived

■ Coittnued on Page 71

I I**t I

.. pfobgbie licking from tlw boy*

™,* b “ • b " '' First Airplane

Added to that misery when i hlef Cobb, ot Wildwood, arrived to lake them home he decided for

them to ride the wbeeD back to

F|i " F "»> to***-*"'

* Vi.il W. S. Thompson

y Gilbert Sob.! who t**»rd by.J, n g of a drswh.-ad which lot ceil , have! and when Silverman heard tbej, h „ car wheel* to go on *he North | alarm, being on active fireman, he * , ong ra ii,, *i * switch. No one request of de- rushed out. only to And hto own! war injured.

immunitv 1 home In heavy blsae. Eareilent AIJ lra |„, Kr tr forced to go

work on tbe part of the Wooa-j by wajr o( tA-lnaiu» Junction, and blue Ft re Company wived not only p,. nn i> r ir a nta Rs'lroad ttekel* the house, hot proluibly a number hCv » ple d on Reading tralna. of other house.. a wrecking crew from Millville Herman Benson AtaW**' h '' r , „ ra l,„l to the scene of the of the Woodbine Hr.- ' "i 1 .’ N-Mulrnen! ami after a short time suffered serious cut# on h s teii! ^ t r «iLs were cleared and the mud at the time of the fire train* again were aide lo use

regular route.

Visit To Goshen

reien.ru itb the j

truly penitent traveler

Frank Daniel*. U. of H»> Wertj Codai Avenue, and Jomeph Meyer*.!

r the Proud

, ... Young i •toirrowed" wheel* wet

d Into Chief Cobb - * car wit young* tar*. who declare

■r again.’'

• KlSIiEN--Goshen ha rplane vtoitor. Satur .Plain George Hyland

He refused any aUrnlion and rowtlnued battling the fierce flames After the fire • a- calltel) nndar control he wa* rusbeo ro

tbe office of Dr A of Woodbine. ' I- re Ii «a* rendered It * for Dr. Fried! .nd to stitebea In his hood

Pavilion on Saturday and Bun 1 day The concert* rendered were • xcellen* and many comment* of praise and appreciation at ’he ! work of >be orgaalsstioa sad the progrea* made muaically war* heard among tbe Matener*. ; In addition to being a divendon | lor the vlsiton. th* *bow wag a ] .ucrea for the daalera. several

( f\n f r*OY»F i ,, l 'be exhibitor* reponltig sates V>UI1II AH .elnr made m. the ealk or oon-

. ii in mated early thto week aa a

Avalon Beach Front Corp. Announce Start of $200. 000 Opeiation

Will Erect Modern Cottage.

Wednesday Plea Day

COURT HOUSE- -Nett Maduesday. April 18 has bres set by Judge H*nry H Eldredga a* plea day. . ,

moimrement t.< made | th.’ Avalon Beach! .torn «f the Mart of) ■dink operation hen of tbs contract hr.*

mediate

tbe week-end with hto law. William Stuart The plane landed :

Hotel Avalon Ha* Biggest Ea*ter Season

Chert Clinic

.VAIXJN

ifl h Easter eeason in II* I atl.M ; number of guests dewl Und. j tend their stay, ^were i at 1 managed by Mr. and >

Be Kind to Animal* Week April 15 to 21

"Be Kind To Animal* We. Mute, from Holiday April 15 April II. according to an

-oment by thc C

For the Prevs

wily l

Small Chance of Being Struck By Lightning Bolt

A house located on the top | of a bill might be struck by ] hglitnlag once in I0» yean. ] The average city home, tur- I tounded by others «*f rejual j height. : apt to be singled ont (

light n

-rather than the of 52 In which - kind to than).