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Editorial Page of the Cape May County Times

Wiaj, May 11. 19

Cape May County Times

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Published Every Friday try the atic Printing & Publishing Company

Sea Isle City. N. J.

WILLIAM RAT THORPK. Treawer »n1 General Manscvr (XIRI.W D. AN a EVlNg^Secretary and AdveHIslnc ADOLPH C.

Consider Altman Bill After Election

Governor Moore ha« been asked to call a special legislative session for the repeal of the Airman Toll Road bill.

PnU(cation Office: TIMES BUILDING, Sll South Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, N. J. ! Ocean Ctty Office: (22 Asbury Avenue Wildwood Office: 2205 Holly Beach Avenue

1 the Poet Offtoe. i

A Privilege and A Responsibility Tuesday is Primary Election Day. On that day you can exercise a privilege you would willingly fight for—if you didn't have it. Now that you do have it. what are you doing about it? Do you tos* it aside like a scrap of paper or use it at every opportunity? , Privilfi)f. of touru. means responsibility. The ^privilege of suffrage carries the responsibility of thinking and digging for the truth, and then voting according to the dictates of your conscience.

j Therefore. think an A vote.

Persistent Endeavor Wins

Success has finally crowned the persiaient endeavor of Luther C. Ogden ami his County Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee to : secure for the inland towns reduced fares similar to those enjoyed b> the resorts. To reach their goal the committee were compelled to proceed slowly, yet surely, step by step.

Ixing before reduced fares to our washorr re- . sorts became effective this committee urged the railroads to take such action. When srashore rates were cut and inland fares remained changed the committer moved against the crimination.

For a time their efforts were apparently fruitless. The the railroads conceded a point artd gave Cotirt House lower rates. The committee continued to saw wood. Last week rt was nnunerd that Woodbine rates would be cut. This week ALL HIGH FARE BARRIERS WERE REMOVED by the railroads.

A privately ope-ated toll speedway to the shore would certainly aid the growth of our resorts, but it’s not worth it if the Altman bill, as is charged, grants unregulated powers and privilege* to corporation* building such roads. Every phase of the Altman bill should be thoroughly gone into and if it does grant dangerous privileges that make it a menace, as some folks claim, a special session of the Legislature should be called to repeal the act. The Altman bill, however, should not he made the basis of a political campaign. There is plenty of time to take any necessary action on the bill AFTER ELECTION.

Washed In

B, C. SHORE

WE ACCOMPANIED A GROUP OP BOYK TO Atlantic City Saturday and there aaw the afternoon performance of the RinKllng and Barnum Circus. The youngsters may have enjoyed the ■how more than 'he men of the party did. but we doubt it. Speaking for myself ••enjoy” dooui't begin to, express the amount of fun and number of thrills i i derived from the afternoon. Each time 1 go to the circus I seem to get a greater "kick" out of It.

WMEK ©MMOXH CHASttE THE HIGH PUCE OF BOOKS AIRPIAKES AKI» EQUAl.fTT AH I S WISE TAX The German and Irish fliers In-

By the Grace of God." le message describing their landing through tog and across the ocean after thirty- six : hours of danger. The professional ! willing to believe anything that ; "has not been proved to him.'' ; would And bis opinions changing.

The price of novels Is not so important. But the high coat of hooks' containing positive knowl-edge.-that wool'! enable uneducated millions (Including many college graduates) to educati them-

selves.

That •

THIS MAY BE EXPLAINED BY THE FACT’ that no other form of entertainment Is comparabLto the circus and that a man. sfter all. is only a grown-up boy. How true is the Utter. If you don't believe II wstch men st play. Observe their antic* and elation following a particular difficult drive on the golf course and listen to the outburst that often succeeds a poor attempt. Listen to them at a baseball game. Watch them at work. You'll discover that under the surface few have loaf their boyhood traits. A very Important reason why we should pay more attention to our be ys. those youngsters who soon be men.

tng. The Hindoo was probably as clam as thr elephant appeared to be.

Mr. Ogden make* a pica to thr people of Cape May County to travel by train that the Railroad Gompanirv may be able to continue these low rate*.

The committee deserves the gratitude of thr rutin county. .Ifter a fob to t.rll done, however, it should not be discharged. It ihom/il be assigned anothn difficult task.

Make Your Mother or Some Mother Happy Sundav is Mother*’ Day. and *urrly not one of u* is so bu*) that we cannot devote one day to paying tribute to die who gave—or i* giving— 3fi5 day* a year for 11*.

Loitering about the circus grounds, mingling with tbs expectant crowds, particularly the youngtier*, listening to the persuasive dlscourw* of the barkets and visiting the side show are fully as delightful as the performanoe Itself.

i ; If your mother I* dead spend the day trying to [ make some other mother, whose non has passed on or who will not be with her. happy. Your mother \ would want you to.

. v If you are one of those fortunate folks whose mother is living, don't overlook a single opporr funky to make the day a memorable one for her. You're glad she is alive. Ixt her know it. You j love her. Show it. Don’t, whatever you do. give her that hitteirst of pang*, the knowledge she is 'forgotten

. If you are not living near your mother the very best gift you can take her is yourself. Makt every effort to spend Mothn't Day with her. Of course, take her something besides yourself, but it's you that will give her the greatest joy.

If it is -absolutely impossible to hr with her Sunday write her a long let ret and send her a gift. But remember it'* thr Irttn she will derive the greatest satisfaction from.

TO GET BACK TO THE CIRCUS. I NEVER one without marveling at the per ft* ay* sr.i that makes this traveling city pomlhle and It on uninterrupted schedule tn all kinds of “eather. No matter how great the obstacles, which must be nui.^roua, the show most go on— -nd dnes go on.

FROM THE SIDE SHOW TO THE MAIN PER formance. ffom the peanuts and cracker-lack to the barkers, ike >-iephante and clowns there is a tascinalion about the circus almost Impossible to raairi. providing there la any one who wants to

NO CIRCUS IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE aide show. With Its strong man. tail man. fat lady, armliws man. sword swallower, tatooed lady and the other freaks. They were all thi-re Saturday. You can lake youi 'pick, but our favorite was thnt aenlal midget. Harry Brarle. xhose appealing smile won the crowd with esse.

WE NEVER LEAVE THE CIRCUS DISAP pointed. We haw an Idea any one who dow Is Impossible to please. We've never met ouch an individual. Perhapa one doesn’t exist.

OUR CHIEF COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CIRcus Is that there Is too much taking place at the same time. Instead of concentrating upon one ring, which would give us overflowing measure for our money, we turn our head from left to right until we nearly suffer from vertigo. The result Is we we a lot—and miss a lot.

NO ARTISTS OF THE BIO TENT DO \VE POLlow with greater interest than the oerialislr who. at lofty heights, perform skillful, dangerous feats. Their grace, their rhythm, -their perfect timing, receive our profound admiration. We imagine If we knew these artists cf the air their Uvea would denerre the same adatiraf Ion. Surely, these fearless men and women, whose ilety depends upon both .physics! apd mental flints. must lire clean uhd wholesome Ilvm.

A WORD ABOUT THE CLOWNS IS BY ALL me.- -i necessary in any mention Of ihe circus. These grotesquely garbed and painted follow*, v. hq carry on and make u* laugh, dc»pUe’any sorrow or tragody that may creep into their hnsrts, nuc-;

ceed in their efforts. Voting and old, from humblest to highest, respond They even made our President laugh the other day in Washington.

book should be sold for five times what It cost* | to produce it. Is as bad for the publisher and for the author. ! for the reading publk. When will American generally, learn that big sales ' with small profits, sa saown In the ahtsmoMIe industry, are

profitable*

WE ARE SAVING THE CIRCUS PROGRAM IN case we run out of superlatives 'any time, for It Is abundantly filled with them. Remarkable as It may seem, few ire undeserved. For. as the program Itself point* out. U thfe a^y other. Institution In the world that moves and builds a small ■tied cl day by day and in which such mathematical precision is required in Its every department? is there .any other busfneus in-the world In which so little time is wasted? Are there any combination of .performers more skilled and more fearless than those of the circus? The superlatives In circus advertising contain far more truth than much theatrical and movie advertising we read, which, all too ofsen. Is

Lindbergh took thirty-six young Pacific Coast girls up In the air. j in iiuUIJmem* last week, giving .those charming creatures some1 thing to talk about forever. Women may thank the good ; Lard for granting the flying ma- | chine. They can fly on the averj ax» as well as any man. and the airplane U another step toward

real equality

Competition of Prison Made Goods

Caldwell Progresa: It is not unusual to find persons who are afraid of competition. Business men do not want another store In their line In the place, lest it take their trade Workmen an> afraid that other* will supply the market until there la no demand for what they themselves produce. Our laws require that certain, criminal* he ntdiced to hard labor. Jdat how to provide labor to meet the law's requirements without prndtfelng anything is a problem. It ha* been mired in Home plane by nutting prisoner* to work making little ones out of big ones. The rock pile ha* betn the way out for mnrr than one troubled warden. The prisoner sentenced to hard labor should not be a burden to society. Why should a prisoner be supported without et> itrlbtiting anything to thr common good, any more than * man who in not In prison? The matter of competition of prison made goods Is largely a bugbear of Imagination. In th» first place, every effort Is •-'i i" • nil- a Li tig iis« -

The menace must lie checked. The highways must - tie made safe. And one effective way of realising these objectives would be for 'he bus companies to be notified by grand Jury action that'the people of this Commonwealth ar- up in arma. Light fine* Imposed upon bus driven will never correct the Avll. In the last analysts, the companies are responsible Jx-t them face the music, as they should.

Effort to abolish the unwise tax on automobile* develops the fact that the Government collected a thousand million dollars from automobile owners and spent only rix hand red millions on better roads—not fair to the men pky for' the cars, -war "a

A company U formed to build seadrome*, ocean landing places to be scattered over the Atlantic. The theory is that trans-Atlantic airplanes would land, get fuel and start agate But by the time the Atlantic la -dotted with seadrome*." planes «ill By across the ^tlantk easily as the' now fly across English eba: eL

that will least aff'.t otfcw work"nr* Yhe Hibt.t of the convlrt should be made to support him and bis family. If he baa one. The completion of what hr puts on the market will mat the man who labors outside the prison lew than it would to support the prisoner In Idlcnew. Cuiopetltlou is not to 1 n‘ sertfiusly feared by competent workmen, or well ordered business. Often times It la the life

of trade.

Check the Bus Menace

WE WERE PLEASED TO NOTE THE ABaene.- of any wild animal set*. There is too much cruelty involved in training, we are told. This make* their OBiWlon a step forwsru In circus circles.

Your Children Should See the Art Exhibit

I# your children have not already viewed the! Art Kxhibit being held by the Art Center Com- • witter <ii the Chamber of Commerce in the net. ; Cf'jff H' .iw Building, there is yet time for them 1 Vi take advantage of thi* opportunity. Mr. Frederick Nunn, Cape May County’s only! c.tprmt. cantnbures in this issue an article on "Aril rjfljgpaetution' uhah you should reai 1 . ■; CfcidlKrv? and '.ith are the best period?

THE MOST APPEALING ANIMAL ACT ON h" program i* always ihe one in which the Mails akr the leading roles. We are not familiar with he manner in which aeals are trained, but these •a Hons give every evidence of pleasure during heir period In the llme-llght and go about their a"kft with an gaj;erm-w and test that I* lacking n most animal acts. 1

WERE YOU TO ASK US THE MINUTE THAT ,vr us thr biggest thrill we would, off band, say

bich an elephant. Yu*

Trenton Time*: Every motorist is familiar with the huge highway pirates which worm thelt way in and out of traffic at an externhe ral« of speed ind In Utter disregard td th.- rights of other*. Even Hhout the frequen. news stories of Occident* caused by the side-i.m 1 ping, skidding and crashing of these big vehiclas people who drive cars would hare plenty of celt ••nee of the grave menace Involved. Control oi the bu*n> la t ideed, a matter which demands immediate uiiciiUon. If the police are unable to rope with the problem, ihere should be grand Jury indletiuentn o! the companies responsible. Theses companies are given lueratice charters for the purpose of carrying passenger* across the highways of the stale. They must make money nr they would not keep clamoring for more and more privileges. And. on the whole, their expansion program* have met with official encour-

Mosquito Extermination Washington Star At the meeting of the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Association. Dr. Howard B- Taylor, it* president, urged that extermination commission* be organised in every county. In order that the work In one county may not be hindered by the lack of It In an adjoining ! county. An official from the Agricultural Experiment Station explained that the mosquito peat last year was due to the wet weather. About 25 years ago Ihe work of mosquito extermination was ■ gun. By this time rich ! progieos should have been made that there would I be no urging required to induce all of the eounj lies to ro-op«rate In the effort to get rid of one of New Jersey's movi troublesome peats. A quarter of a century should be a sufficient time to demonstrate whether the theories of the late State Entmnloglst Smith were sound. At present there seems no doubt and probably millions of dollars have been spent by the State and about one-half of the counties In trying to exterminate mosquitoes and thereby' add millions of dollars of value to New Jersey lands. Condition* have been Improved, though there are some who may doubt that even this has been accom-

plished.

In the second ptar*. If L . hard for fliers In somewhat foggy weather to find the Hawaiian laland* In the Pacific, bow dlfllcult would It be for them to find a landing place ''dot.- In the Pacific? Aa hard as finding ■ turtle asleep on the Pacific.

Dr. Winifred Sackville Stoner, wlto is a lady, say-- ' Man Is supe- : rbu to woman, mentally, physlcI ally, artistically and psychologic-

ally.''

That is hot ail true, especially the "physically and psychologic- : ally'' part of It. But suppose It were all true. Michael Angelo's I Moses I* a finer product than : Michael himself But Michael

: Angelo made it.

Whatever a man is. some woman

■ made him. and the producer Is | nobler than the product. Bettei

eocoanut tree than a cocoa

I nut.

A young boy. hit spine stralgblI ened In a hospital, seems to have : bad hi* mind ''straightened- at ! the same time Before the operation he delighted In pulling wings off files, and other cruel- ; ties. That I* ended.

Bra] Protection

I1LDRF.N SKK THK ART Cfc

head of Ms master. Gunga. ' ried him down the length of tl

a regularly srhoduied art.

Gunga'* feet, need we aay. »•

during the trip. Y*>

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TbU is as it should t ful purpose, and they

practicable way.

unt the law, of thousand* the highway*

Nutlcy Bun: It was Inevitable that the period whl'-h saw a world change from hay to gasoline should show far more Interest in roads for the new form of *ransporta'lnn than In sidewalks for the unrient.- who still irelated In getting from one place to another on foot. The laws have a way of catching up. however, even If they do take quite a long time, and a recent enactment by the State Legislature permits counties to lay sidewalk- along roads they construct. In conjunction with the munlcipalttlfo through which they pass. Thia certainly wa* a badly needed power. FI r»t we tried ,to make life on the highway* ’safe by reg'ilsltnif headlights which blinded other drivers, but for Pone unexplained reason every regulation mercl/ added to the glare. Then we tried all sorts of tretfle regulations and painted iinna on the rojfd surfaces. They bilped a Uttle but not much. And now we have come *o the robclu.-iou that the Id fashioned sidewalk is the only way kc"P two tons of metal from colliding with the human frame and producing fatal reoults with such si<kenin^ frequency.

: A healthy brain demands a healthy body. The greatest musician cannot produce harmony with , * violin or piano out of tun*. Millions are living that might be made better men and women if trephining could remove pressure from the top of the brain. Lack 1 of reverence might thu* be eliminated.

Teacher: “Why do you always add up wrongly?" Scholar: "I dont know!" Teacher: "Does anyone help

Scholar: "Yea. my father!" Teacher: “What 1* he*" Scholar: "A waiter!"

never put , nr]

Tne res. cause of fat 1, we cat too much end live mock at eaae. If aomc of the ladies * Plain of too much obei. would make a practice of !«j the broom and sweeping th*^ and getting down on their k

s^StfOy recover their for alimaeaa The candy habit grows

then plenty of walking. If we would get down to tuple life and move about n id eat lean our figure vi

Exercise for the sake of * else is pretty hard to take jerforw*ed In tfcs cm dally duties is not

hard.

One ought to arrange e at much aa passible to of the body In attending to a needs will have a great • upon one's shape. I mot a man la Pari- ■ y~*rs ago and when I asked behalf of a friend 1 valet could be t

that he did not

about valets, aa for t be had been trying to see

many things be could get a’ without and not how many ti

See how much yon c

much _ have to v. ait on yourself and will no: have much trouble

your figure.

Missings of the Office Cat

-oas: -Are y

the money you rata: Office Boy: “New. I

saving half

get the I

of his conscience isn't

A sign on a hot dog stand Anderson. Indiana, read* th We sell near beer here bee* (here's no real beer near.

It takes a ben three weeks batch aa egg but some folks ( istch an excuse in three a

The sting of the hornet i Uttle thing, but it has been kn to lift 200 pound* of meal feet In one second. Thai's cent radon.

'Your lips aren't half »-* they're painted." be cried statically.

Men may be vain and nil < but at least they haven't takes shaving on the street.

Your merits unsaid Show the more lor all 'h If you have a awe!led I Keep It under your hat!

Irate Voice: “My phom rung three times and there's b nobody on the wire."

lady was saying the day that she used to sit up one o'clock ia the sarning * dering If her sweetheart ever go home Now she that she site up unUI one ocw every night wondering if h r * come home.

Is your wife still at home a gentleman we know was »"* by a friend. “Not much, retorted. “She is louder than any where else."

Lo.e me and the world tnine, moaned a awain. "Get it firat and l win." r torted his practical totay.

look

“The bouse is getting I pretty dirty, my dear "

"‘Yes. time 1 phoned for .;*• other vacuum cleaner demonstra-

: tlon."

A woman may buy cheap hosiery and still get a run for her money.

"Ti* often said that n worn* is as old as she look* »'e beg jo differ Nuwadaj •hr i» much older.

Too many round* of pie** weaken the ladder of success

A lot more people would '■ "a friendly interest in you » made a noise like a roll °f backs.

While * woman will ***' golf outfit when she canT l and a swimming fcttR * r ‘ irn . cant swim, when she put* c wedding gown she me«»

Frequently the MU®* * the leading part In the u is the usher.