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WEEKLY KIHTION

i-V FIFTY -THIKD YEAH. NO. 2. 1 ' — — ■ — -

CAPE MAY CITY. N.J.. SATURDAY. JANUARY n, 1908. • — ,<j ' 1 '

THREE CENTS A COPY

RAILROAD TAX ACT IS VALID HKBEST COURT UPHOIDS IT leans That Railroads Mast Pay More la Tares One of the most important, decisions ever handed down by the Court of Errors and Appeals was that announced on Tuesday, which susfifins the Perkins "equal tax" act sav^As it relates to the manner of assessing second-class property. The court Wd previously held the Duffield act, taxing secondclass property at, local rate to be constitutional, the question, therefore, was whether the Legislature could prescribe for second-class property a pethod of assessment and taxation not applied to other railroad property, and the unanimous decision of the court waa in the negative. The amount involved under the Perkins act was 13,609,871. >5. Under the old law main stem property waa taxed at one-half of one per cent The railroads did not pay their 1906 tax because of the a&xsals, and i ' both State and municipal governments have, consequently, been working on reduced incomes. Hie amount in exc ss of that collected from the railroads under the old law, will be about $2,600,000, all of which is to be applied to school purL poses. This should admit of a subI stantial reduction in local taxes for school purposes. TILL WORiMOUR WANTS FOR RENT — Small houses at $10 per month. Apply to Dr. S. F. Ware, I Ospe May. 12-14 tf TOREJfT WIT CHEAP. . . Rooms, housekeeping, - second floor. Office rooms, first fltwr. Large house tor the winter. Cape May City ; also farm to rent year 1908. Apply to Edward Crease, West Cape May. HOUSES FOR RENT 10 rooms, city, water, gas, one quarter acre of land ; $13 per month. 8 rooms, city, water and gas ; $11 per month. 2 ten room houses, electric lights, gas, bath, fire places, stationary ranges. $15 and $16 respectively. GILBERT O. HUGHES, 214 Ocean street. beach : small amount of cadi required. J. H. Hughes; 410 Washington street. The New Paint Store John Little has opened up the busiI ness of selling paints at th» comer of ' Jackson and Washington streets and it is just the place to buy fresh paints. . . - 8-23- tf TUNBOrac SERMON ON SU£ Dr. McLeod's Thanksgiving Sermon has been published by the Star and Wave in pamphlet form and is on sale at this office. 12-14 tf FOR SALE — One pair heavy draft , horses, wagon and harness. Apply to * John Seymore. Erin a. N. J. 1-4 3t Real Estate Bargains i Three cottages for sale or exchange, two in Cap- May City and one in West 1 Cape May. AiSo'building lots, and a ' good truck or poultry farm. Bell I phone 57D. GEORGE H. REEVES. . ■Broadway and Yorke avenue, , West Cape May. For Sato' i A aix room house for sale on Me- ! chanics lane, price $1500; $750 can remain on mortgage. Apply Wm. I .xfcohner. Fourth avenue. 1.4 3^ j For Sale or to Rest A cosy little eight room cottage for i sale or to rent. Near the ocean. Apply at 106 Perry street. tf Freeholders meeting ( Notice is hereby given that an ad- , journed meeting of the Board of 1 ' Chosen Freeholders of the County of Cape May, N. J.. will be, held at Cape May City in said county, Ion Tuesday,- 1 the 14th day of January 1908, at 11 * o'clock a. [m.. for the I irpoae of receiving proposals for 1 eeping the I Almshouse the ensuing you* ; settling ■ the accounts of thoSoounty hearing re- 1 ports of committees, and f r the trans- 0 action of such other busii ess as .may a properly come before the Board. ► «:Ail persona having hnsi ieas before t the Board are. reapectfull requested J to he in attendance at th t time and place. By order of the Bo rd. SAMUEL TOW1 SEND. v ■ Clerk* e f, ■ Dated Jan. 6th, 1908. 1 h .

PERSONAL MENTION I OF* VISITORS . SOME INTERESTING, NOTES ^ In this Column Will Appear Per- ' sonal News Only — Star and Wave Readers Are Requested to Send in by Phone or Otherwise. j Adam Sueke and William Jennere are off to Georgia for a week's gunning, | having departed Thursday. i Henry W. Fowler, T. B. Keim, , Charles H. Acker. W. Hart, secretary, of the Delaware Valley Ornithological ' Club, all of Philadelphia, were here ' Sunday. Excepting Mr. Acker, all . . are connected with the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Mrs. |B. M. Collames, of Cbelton I avenue, Atlantic City, iB visiting Mrs. Frank Morris, of Queen street. . | Dr. and Mrs. James Mecray were * guests of Dr. Paul Mecray in Camden, ' on Monday. " Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Borzell, have just returned from a visit to Philadel1 phia during the holidays, where they were entertained by their children. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Paul and ■ children, of Norcross, were visitors . here last week with Mrs. Paul's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stites, at 1 their Lafayette 0reet home. 1 Mrs. H. A. Crease, of Philadelphia, 1 spent Tuesday and Wednesday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. Putman . Hughes, at their Perry street cottage. ■ Mrs. Crease is the owner of the Chal- ' fonte and was looking over her prop- ' erty while here. John Learning, of Camden, and F. Schmalzriedt, of Philadelphia, were • over Sunday guests at the Glenwood. Among the Philadelphians registered , at the Virginia this week were L. | Stauffer Oliver and L. Howell Davis. . J. H. Garman returned to his home in Pennsylvania Mortday after spendr ing two weeks here. He stopped at the 1 Wyoming. Miss Anna Clarke is making an ex- , -i^nded-tisit with friends in Philadel- | Frdok Miller attended the monthly dance of the Qui Vive Club, of Phila- ' delphia, Wednesday^ evening, of which ■ Edward Miller, Gus Lengert and others are members. Mis? Lottie Rutherford and Miss Mattie Marry were among the week's visitors to Philadeplhia. O. A. Merchant, superintendent of the Cape May Illuminating Company, ' is attending the National Commercial Gas Association's Convention in New York. Miss Elra L. Hind is a gueat of Miss Helen Metkle in Minereville, Pa., for several weeks. Mrs. M. Affeldt. of 2081 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, is a guest of Mrs. r BBMI— bflwsw v s Miss Mary Hughes entertained over Sunday, Charles Warlow, of Chester. Pa. Lemuel E. Miller, Jr., after thor- ■ oughly enjoying his vacation, has returned to Mercersburg Academy. Frank W. Shipq, of Herndon, Pa., was in town Wednesday. Joseph M; Archer, of Philadelphia, was here Sunday looking after the Windsor Hotel property. Mr. Archer I is a clerk for R. M. Hess, the owner. , He t topped at the Wyoming. C. C. Coolbaugh, of Philadelphia, was a visitor here Wednesday ana was a guest at the Virginia. H. E- Richardson and N_ C. Creamer, of Court House, were in town Monday and took dinner at the Wyoming. A. B. Armstrong and E. M. Sutton, of Ocean Cty, were Friday visitors here and were guests at the Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. C res well are entertaininxr'Mrs. R- M. Ouyler for a week at the Wyoming. Robert O. Hughes has been quite ill this week with an attack of grip. Wehoph^that in a lew days he^pill re- j Geo-iG. Fryer, of JSyracuse, N. Y.. and S. B. Russell, of Chicago, were over Sunday guests at the Virginia. Frank C. Richardson, of Phuadel«hia, is visiting his mother at the Wyoming. Attomey-at-law Stanley Williamson, of Philadelphia, was a receent guest of G. Bolton Eldredge. Miss Marjorie Marcy, of Riverton, this state, is a guest of Dr. V. M. D. at his Ocean street cottage. tr. Hand and wife, of Philadelphia, been visiting their parents, Stilwell Hand and wife. Miss Sall>e B. Marcy, daughter of B. Marcy, after passing a pleasant vacation at home .has returned to where she is employed as one of the teachers in the .State .Normal school. , . Wm. J. McMullen and daughter, of were visitors here on Monday.- — : — Samuel S. Cord, of Philadelphia, here on Wednesday with a party of gentlemen, looking over his different . of real estate. 'e 7,

SN0 HARBOR FOR ATLANTIC s REACTION JETTY WILL NOT DO IT r- ' • - •

0 ATLANTIC CITY PAPERS CONTAIN FULL REPORTS SHOWING IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING \ HARBOR AT ATLANTIC CITY. " * >.

ll The Atlantic City Review of Jan. \ Jj 4th, published an article headed; "Re- I a action Jetty a Failure," according to 1 1 report submitted to the Hotel.Men'8 1 a Association, of that city, by Chas. < >. Murquettc, manager of the* Traymore 1 Hotel, who was sent by the Aasocia- ' % tion to inves igate the re-action jetty ] ■ at Arkansas Pass, Texas, a similar t jetty having been proposed for Atlantic 1 ,e City with a view <0 securing a harbor I j of refuge atjour neighboring resort. In 1 the opinion of Mr. Marquette the re- I d action jetty is not a success. gHe ques- I ■s tioned Oapt John O. Oakes, in charge ( '• of the'Government Engineer Corps at 1 1 Galveston, building the re-action jetty 1 and says : ' 'g "While the engineers of]Texas>re a « n unit in declaring the re-action jetty a i !. failure so far as the expected results < '• are concerned it ia true as^shown on < the maps accompanying this report 1 , that there is a good depth of water 1 ^ along* ide the jetty but too^closc for 1 1. boats of heavy draft to venture ; this 1 ^ depth of water is caused by the scour I due to the jetty. " | The report then goes on to stete 1 10 that the re-action jetty project was < I- abandoned and the engineers recom- < e mended the twin jetty "as the only < efficient means to obtain the desired I j" results." This latter proposition'by j the way, is similar to the Govern- 1 ment's plan for theiharbor entrance at 1 * Cape May. 1 h "The channel in the inlet to the bay * at Galveston," continues Mr. Mar- 1 quette, "is kept open by a twin jetty, c a there never has been any dredging and ' 8 the channel has been kent'open by the I scour caused by the twi. jetty. " 1 f Continuing,?® r.^Marquette says : "It 1 '[ has not been said by the Government | v engineers that it is impossible to keep 1 a deep water channel in Absecon Inlet < is if jetties are placed there for that pur- I r pose, but have said, as a port of entry it would not be profitable investment 1 it for the Government for in our endeav- i ors to get aid for a deener channel, j whether this aid comes from Govern- 1 ,r rnent or private enterprise, consider seriously which jetty is going to give . us the results we are seeking in Abse- 1 con Inlet— the re-action or twin Jetty, c ADVERSE REPORTS FOR ATLAN- ' TIO OI TY. Mr. Marquette then submitted reports of Government engineers unfav- 1 ® orable to the request for a deeper chan- c nel at Absecon Inlet, Atlantic City. ' The first of these adverse reports was c made as far back bb 1881, and state * s that; "The sole object of the jetties would be" to increase the depth of the , water on the bar ; they would not increase the capacity of the inner harbor now said to be about 45 acres in area 1 * within the 24 foot depth. " * Further along this same report of the Government Engineers says: "But) unfortunately for Atlantic City, even 1 E a if there was deep water on her 1 ^ I bar, there is no larger hurbor inside, and j T 1 1 only the smaller classes of vessels could y -find refuge room inside." I ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AT CAPE MAY. e How different the conditions at Oape j ' May where private enterprise has con- T - structed a great inland harbor suffi- 8 9 cient in depth to float the largest ves- 1 sels ot commerce, and large enough in 1 , area to accommodate a fleet of battle- ^ ships of largest dimensions. STILL ANOTHER ADEVSRE RE- £ PORT. c In 1894 Atlantic City's pet project , received another severe set back. ^ "Under date of December 1st, 1894, B , Brigadier Oene.al Thomas Lincoln 0 Casey, Chief of Engineers, wrote the 0 > Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, then Secie- ■ tary of War, stating that he had re- ' ceived a report from Major O. W.Ray- o r mond, giving results of pieliminary y ; examination of the locality of Abse- p ' con Iniet, "New Jersey. An extract W from Maj. Raymond's report reads: o r "Colonel Robert stated that the ob- s< : ject of the improvement then proposed ii was to enable light draft steamers to 0

ply between Atlantic City and Brigantine Beach, so that visitors at the : Beach may have quick and reliable connection with the railroads at Atlantic ' City, and that a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, with a mean width of ; feet, wpuld Be sufficient for this ' The condition of the beach showed marked changes, and he found ' nothing to indicate any possibility of 1 keeping the channel qpen by tiHal He considered it very probable ' that the channel open would require ' frequent dredging in order to remove ' the sand that would be blown into^it : from the beach. He did not consider ' the route worthy of improvement. is now a large and rapidly increasing passenger traffic] by steam ferry between the terminal of those electric roads. The rapid change peculiar to the inlets along the New Jersey coast have shifted the channels, so that the route between the beaches has ' longer and more difficult for navigation. Th- present and prospective demands of commerce for the pur- : pose indicated by the act of Congress are for the formation and maintenance of a straight channel of moderate 1 depth and width between the terminial of two electric railroads in the name to facilitate a very large passenger traffic for the purpoee of pleasure ' and not for business. This traffic does ' not appear to have any national or in- ' ter-State importance. "It has been suggested that such a : channel might be maintained by the construction of properly located jetties. of this character could probably 1 constructed which would greatly assist in kepeing it open ; but owing the variability of the local conditions, which are greatly influenced by 1 storms, it-is not probable that such a : channel could be permanently mainwithout frequrnt expenditures, i "For the facta end reasons above 1 sta ted,. the harbor under examination not, in my opinion worthy of im- I nrnvpmpnt fnr fla aaaaai: 17c — HOPE ABANDONED. , Mr. Marquette quotes from a similar report of January 14th, 189S, and then 1 concludes his report to the Hotel Men's 1 Association with the following significant paragraph : , "It is evident with such reports and commendations of the finding of the J conditions as existed in Absecon Inlet the petitioners for said Harbor became discouraged and abandoned the hope of securing a much needed land-locked j harbor for commercial and pleasure ; craft wishing to enter our bay through a deep channel when being storm- ] tossed 'n the ocean and for many other reasons and purposes. ' ' ( SHERIFF CORSON IMPROVING j Sheriff R. R. Corson is gaining and strength daily and will no soon be able to enter upon the performance of his duties. He was , visiting friends at Ocean City recently. ] ! SUDDEN DEATH OF PHILIP EWING t Philip Ewing, aged 15'years, son of t j Albert Ewing, was taken ill on £ last with pneumonia and passed f away on Tuesday, death coming as a terrible shock to the Jftmily, tc whom it was unexpected. ' t The funeral occurred on Friday af- c ternoon. Rev. T. H. Finn, formerly | rector of the Church ofjthe Advent, \ officiating, interment at Cold Spring 0 cemetery. Philip was an earnest and 'industrious a great help and comfort to his f widowed mother and] thejfamily are r overwhelmed with grief at this sudden calamity. 1; Call on agents representing thor- c oughly reliable companies, when s you want fire insurance. Claims s promptly paid for twenty-six years, t represent seven of the strongest companies doing business in New JerHand and Eldredge, 810 Wash- s street, or at Star and Wave fc 315 and 217 Washington street. 1

THE HOTEL WINDSOR ROBBED Some miscreants entered the Wind- ' aor Hotel .a short time vago and cut out all the lead pipe and spigots in the kitchen and washhouse. R. J. Oreswell, proprietor of the Wyoming 1 noticed an open window on the seaward side of the house and notified the owners, the discovery of tne depredations being made in the examination which followed. About $300 worth of damage was done. NEW VlAR'S GATHERING One of the notable events of New Year's day was the family reunion at the "home of Mr. and .Mr Isaiah O. Golf, of Eldora, this county. At an early hour the guests began to arrive, and a jolly crowd it was that gathered-around ihe festive board be- , fore the clock chimed the noon hour. To say the hostess waa.eqyal to the occasion in preparing a table laden with good things, is putting it very mildly, and all did ample justice to the tempting viands placed before them. This home gathering was .instituted the .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aabury Golf, a number of years ago, and since their demise has been continued by other five children, each taking his or her turn in preparing for the occasion as the years roll by, and thus great respect is paid to a the memory of the ! dear departed, loved ones. At the close of the evening meal they departed for their various homes ( all expressing their hearty enjoyment of the day. Those present were : Mr. add Mrs. Walton Grace, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah O. GofT. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Foster, Mrs. Rae Gandy, Miss Deborah , Grace, Masters Thomas and ^Allen . Foster and Pauline Foster, of Eldora ; Mr. and Mrs. Oharles Stowman and son Walton, of Dorchester ;*Mr. and 1 Mrs. David E. Goff, of Rio Grande, and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney R. Goff, and daughter Henrietta, of "Gape May. MRS. IDA FARROW CRITICALLY ILL Mrs. Ida Farrow, wife of our Ohief of Folice, became unconscious on Mon- ! day wh le in a Philadelphia trolley car and whs hastened to Jefferson Hospital for treatment. She was returning from f visit to her daughter, Mrs. , 1. Mejxijt Schellenger, at Roger's For d; whea she grew faint and FOURTH WARD. Howard Topley was gazing into the sparkling eyes of one of the ward's fairest 3Ms week. Harry Smallwood, of Vineland, was a guest of his aunt, Mrs. A. G. nettMrs. Joseph Dougherty, was a visitor to Philadelphia to see New Year's •Mrs. Harry Bellangy received a present of a fine Lester piano. Mrs. Albert Stillwell was called to attend the funeral of her mother. Mrs. Agnes '-Patchell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harriett Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey are enjoying a trip to Philadelphia this week. UNCLAIMED LETTERS List of unclaimed letters remaining Cape May postoffice for week endJan. 9. 1908: Brown. Mrs. Wm. A. ; Ewing, Dr. Nesbet House ; Strefane.J. D. In calling for the above please say advertised. J. E. TAYLOR. Postmaster. FIRST PRFSBYTER1AN. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered on Sunday at the church. The week of prayer at the Presbyterian church hss received large attention and the services have been well attended. They havp been held each evening excepting Saturday evening. The thirty-fifth annus] meeting of the New Jersey State Board of Argiculture will be held at the State House, in' Trenton, (Court Room,), Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Jan15th, 16th and 17th, 1908. (• (• ® Edward Gross has just erected a fine barn on the premises which be recently purchased. (• (• & The drug store now owned by WilJ. McMullen, and located at the of Washington and Decatur streets, which has been unoccupied for several months, has beer, leased for a of years. The Star and Wave carries a large stock of job printing materials of all and is prepared to fill orders immediately. 1

, regular meeting : of on_ council j 5 UTTLE IMPORTANT BUSINESS 1 ■ Resohtioi AaUtoriziig Water J " Warts aid Sewer Eiteasioa ^ .The regular monthly meeting of City . Council occurred on Tuesday, Doak. El well. Hand, 8., Moore and Townsend ] Q being present. Mr. Moore was called t Jo the chair, President iWare being ab- . ■ sent A communinciation • from President Ware waa read announcing the e committees appointed: n Finance, Moore, Shaw, Doak ; Fire ' and Water, Doak, -Hand Joseph, Sayre; Property and Improvement, Hand, ' Joseph, El well. Hand Stillwell; • Streets, Shat , Hand StilwelL Sayre; Judiciary, Sayre, Elweli, Moore; Police, Townsend, Doak, Hand Joseph; Education, Moore, Townsend, Elweli. r A communication relating to drainn age on Stockton avenue ana other seot tions in that locality, ^signed by many ; e property owners, was received and ordered published. A' communication . from William Porter, secretary of the ^ Board of Health, was read and ordered filed. An application from Assistant J I Engineer S. C. Barton for $60 per ' month salary, "the Bame as other engineers are getting" was laid over to ~ be considered after appropriations are n made. A claim of Philadelphia Press for advertising was also "laid over." j j The report of the^bQiltjing inspector d for the month, indicated a number of . improvements, permits having been d granted for addition to Mrs. F. Arnold's property, Corgi e street ; for altering and raising Miller cottage ; ^or addition to gas works. ; lor addition to " , Peter Shields boat house ; to Sharp and Faust, for erection of new two-story building on Jefferson street; to W. F. r Oassedy, erection of building orTPearl street; to Samuel P. Henry, raising Mansard Hotel, North street; to E. '• W. Dale, erecting new two-etory build8 ing, Jefferson street; to -John Akins, addition to Washington street property ; to Henry Smith, erecting building foot of Washington street The following resolution was introduced by Mr.' e Doak: s Whereas, petitions have been filed with the City Council of^Oape May res questing the construction of sewero 1- and drains in the said City of Cape May, and Whereas, the City Council have ass certained that a more plentiful supply — w piuviuea ior tne a City of Cape May, therefore, be it Resolved, that the Street and Water d Committees be instructed to formulate r an ordinance providing for the issuance and 6ale of Bonds of the City of Cape r May to the amount of dollars to provide th? necessary funds for the - construction of sewers and drains in . said city and the improvement of the water works and furnishing a greater supply of good water to the City of • - l Cape May. After passing the usual bills, council adjourned. * ^ Start the New Year Right. Do your purchasing where you get the best goods for the amount of money spent. This coming year we are going to try and give better service in all lines of our business than before r and goods we do not carry in stock we will try and get for you in short time. We ask for a continuance of your trade., this com'ng year. CHARLES A. SWAIN. I 305-7 Jackson street. in Memorial In loving remembrance of our dear ^ son and brother, Charles W. Henry, ■ who entered into rest Jan. 12, 1907, '■ sadly missed. His Parents and Sisters. A little Lobster salad, , Terrapin, and other things, , And in a very little while A doctor's phone bell rings. The terrapin is on his feet. The lobster's foirnd his claw. And judging from the inner man ! Their's i® the "Unwritten Law." The case is quickly diagnosed r As inside information. 1 On how a lobster and tennpin Can raise so much tarnation. The trouble found, it was the thing ■* ■ ~~3 . To furnish quick relief, j And the way Rydale's Stomach Tablets accomplished this, ' Was simply beyond belief. V. M. D. Marcy and Co. Jan . "