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interesting news notes OCCURRENCES HERE AND THERE iifiAe^S- Which Have Attracted the Atteatioa of the * Star aod Wave Governor Fort is presidential timber and if he gets into the contest in the j National Convention, it should be as a candidate for the presidency. ® ® ft Samuel Marcy, Jr., who is a student at the University of Pennsylvania, has 1 been chosen^to go on a walking' tour '< under the auspices of the University during the Easter vacation. He .has also .been elected secretaty of his • fraternity. 1 ft » ft i i Rah! Rah!! Rah!!! Cape May! ] Cape Ma/1! Cape May!!! First base ] ball game won by the Cape May High a School team contest with Court House High School team. To say the , boys 'and girls of the high school were j happy is putting it mildly, 'they were , simply hilarious, and as they cheered and Sang in the train on the way n me everybody looked on indulgently. A j ( county high school league will be a c fine thing. There should be one stipu- , Ration, however, players should be ( high school boys in each school and no others. Victory Bhould be considered as a secondary matter in compliance | with absolute good faith, fair play and I clean, wholesome base ball. It is reaaonably,safe to anticipate that the Court House boys will be busy from now until the next game and will make Cape .May work to retain its supremacy. J ft ft ® Hiram Godfrey, No. 2 man at Tatham's Ljfe Saving Station, killed ( a fine wild goose lately .which graced the table of Surfman Hand, of the same station, to whom he presented it. ft ft ft Cape May Lodge No. 21. A. 0. U, W., has appointed H. S. Rutherford. A. W. Hand, George H. Reeves, Tbos. W. Millet and E. G. Doughty a com- c mittee to prepare for the meeting of 1 1 the Grand,Lodge A. O. U. W., to oc- j 1 cur here next year. j 1 (9 (9 <9 ! a ft

Peterson's Cafe will deliver its goods ] in an auto delivery wagou this season, ft ft ft Miss Alice Burton,' of Bridgejon, will assume charge of the telephone I exchange of the Hotel Cape May. ft ft ft Alonzo H. Long, of this city, is the author of the words in a new song, I "Does Your Heart beat true for Me, "j the music being arranged by Mabel I Weidman. It is on sale at the Star and j Wave Music Store. En (• ft It is suggested chat a canal built from Cape Island .Creek across .the country to Pond Creek, tapping the waters of the bay, would add considerably to the volume of water which would reach the sea through Cold Spring Inlet. ft ft ft The'Board of Education of this city organized Monday evening by electing S. R. Stites. president, and A. L. Leach, vice president. The district clerk holds over until July 1st. « « « The Cape May County Teachers' Association will meet in the High School building here, on Saturday, 1 1th irjst. i at 10:80 o'clock The principal subjects to be discussed are manual train- i ing . and agriculture in the schools. Prw. Alvin E. Dodd, supervisor oi manual training in the Trenton public < schools, and Prof. T. D. Sensor, of the State Deptartment of Public Instruction, wilt be among the speakers. Prof. J . Sensor is president of the Cape May School of Agriculture and Prof. Dodd is at the head of the department- of i manual training. . a ft ft ft Several ahad have been caught in i bay shore pounds and are said to b£ more finely flavored than tho&i'caught farther up the bay and river. ' , « « « Senator Hand was 'present at the dinner to the President of the Senate, \ griven in New York Saturday evening last ~"r ft ft » The Philadelphia Public Ledger says : . Governor Fort has Agned the Hand bill, providing for the construction of an inland waterway from Cape May to Bay Head, connecting al! the South ( Jersey seashore resorts. The pen used ' by the Governor was presented to As- I

semblyman Stille, of Oape May County, who was an indefatigable worker to obtain the passage of the ! bill in the House after Senators Hand and Wilson had guided it through the Senate, overcoming unexpected oppo- « sition. . The project will com^ before « the Appropriations Committee this week sud its friends hope to get ■ $100,000 with which to start the iml provem eni. John H. Brown, of Cold Spring, has in bis possession a half penny dated 1803 picked up by him on the battle field at Fredericksburg in.. 1862. Mr. : Brown was a Confederate soldier and . | spent three years in the service with- , i out getting a scratch. • Hotel Cape May Valet Service under the management of Mr. Charles , , Scherer, will assure the guests of first < i class attention in-every detail of Valet j ■ Service. N | (9 ft ft i The Windsor Terrace will be fine. , i In fact the whole bouse is in the beat , shape ever. Mr. and Mrs. Creswell are sure^to regain the old-time popu- , lfrity of the house. There were a ) large contingent of arrivals today. , , ft ft ft i The board walk is to be lighted in a i attractive manner. Clusters of i Incandescent lights will be interspersed < with the usual arc lights. < ft ft «r | Wheelock's famous ; Indian Band, ot < Carlisle, Pa., has been secured for the 1 coming season. Naud Council has done' i wisely to get sfach an attraction as < this. i I hotel cape may opened i ' i DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ! Grand Ball tkis Evening and ; Other Notable Events to Occnr. ! One of the greatest events which has ' ocurred at Cape May is the 1 i format opening of the million 'dollar " j Cape May with from 50 to 60 f | guests. It undoubtedly will stand in s

all future time as an incident marking 0 | the beginning of a Greater Cape May, • I which thus embarks upon a career of upbuilding and importance which will ' make all past history of the resort pale 9 and insignificant. The distinguished | guests from all parts of the country ; will enjoy the comforts of a hotel of the Tery highest class having few equals in the world and will depart I J with the knowledge of Cape May and j j its prospects which will arouse thrir| I interest and enthusiasm. Many applicants for acccmmodations for summer 1 have been received. ; The readability contest under the , auspices of the Quaker City Motor . Clob, will include forty machines, , many of them driven by their owners, I starting.from Philadelphia, Jbetween 12 or clock and 1 :30 p. m., and arriving at the Hotel Cape May in time for din- - ner. The beautiful $500 Hotel Cape ■ May Cup, will be ^warded the winner by Governor Fort. t This evening there will be a grand : | ball, the music to be furnished by the ; I orchestra of the Hotel Ansonia, New : ■ i York, and this will be a pleasant social ' I I event in -which many prominent people ' will participate. J. R. Woodf manager of the Penn- ' sylvania railroad with a party of ten have secured apartments. ' A. T- Dice, general superintendent of the Reading system, will be one of : the guests. Two Pullmans will bring over from Baltimore a party of twenty-five with < Frapk-~Aj. Furst, president, of the , I Furst-Clark Dredging Company, ex- ■ ' Governor Warfield, of Maryland, , Mayor J. Barry Mihool. of Baltimore. , Hon. N Charles Burke, Judge of the , i Court of Appeals, will be included in ' this party. ( Hon. John J. Gardner. Hon. H. C. Loudens lager, Hon. David Baird, Mayor Reybum. will be included 1 among the prominent men, with whom ■ Cape S^ay ie well acquainted. Alfred Goslin, president of the Wishbone Club, of Philadelphia, and a t dozen other menjfters have secured 1 * AT THE PEOPLE'S THEATER. New pictures every night and highclass film service at the People's Motion Picture theatre, 409 Washing- i ton street. i t

» ItheInland i waterway bill I FDLL TEXT OF THE MEASURE t The Appropriation ef $300.0*0 I Assures its Completion as Rapidly as Possible. S Here is the full text of the Inland Water Way BiH passed by "the" legislature and signed by the Governor : An act authorizing the construction of ah inland wateray, extending from Cape May to Bay Head along the Atcoast, .and making an appropriation therefor. Be it enacted by the and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey : L The report of the State Geologist of .the State of New Jersey, presented the one hundred and thirty -second session of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, in accordance with an , act entitled, "An act providing for a 1 or surveys to show the amount of dredging necessary to deepen the channels of the inland waterways extendng from Cape May to Bay Head along the Atlantic coast, and for estimates of the cost of deepening the and appropriating five thousand dollars to defray the expenses of 6uch surveys and estimates, " approved J une tenth, one thousand nine hundred and seven, w hereby adopted in so far aa the same discloses a proposed route ! for such inland waterways, together with plans and specifications for the construction - of such inland waterway with a minimum depth of six .feet at water, and a bottom width of one | hundred feet; and the said inland waterway from Cape May to Bay Head shall be constructed in accordance with ' such route tas shown upon the official map now on file in the office of the State Geologist of the State of New Jersey, with the minimum depth at water of six feet and a bottom j width of one hundred feet. 2. The department of inlahd water- I : shall have power, after advertising, as required by law, and With the approval of the Governor, .to enter into contract or contracts for the construction of the said waterway, or 1

e any section or sections thereof, according to the plans and specifications,. and f upon the route as the »ame appears in j and by the said report and the maps e thereto attached. ^ 3. The said inland waterway may be y constructed in sections, the extent of f which shall be determined by the v Governor, who shall also determine the t point or points at which the said conj struction shall commence, and the secr j tion or sections which shall be firot . constructed. The whole work shall be r at all times subject to the supervision and inspection of the Commissioner of e Inland Waterways, and such deputy r inspectors, as he may, with the approval of the Governor, appoint. 4 The sum of three hundred thous2 and dollars is hereby appropriated to t cover the cost of the construction of the said waterway, to be expended by e the Commissioner o'fjlnland Waterways r under the direction of the Governor in accordance with the laws of this .State j governing the expenditure of moneys » appropriated from the State Treasury. r provided, however, that no part of said j appropriation shall be available in any , one year in excess of the sum that may be appropriated for this purpose the annual appropriation bill. ! 5. This act shall take effcet immediately. MATTINGS, GRASS CARPETS, GRASS RUGS. •» 1 Our spring assortment of Mattings, | Crex Carpets, Orex Rugs,' Axmineeter and Velvet Rugs, are now on sale. are 125 rolls of|Mattings to selec | ■ from. In the Crex Carpets and Rugs • there is a large variety in sizes and : color. Also 3-4 yard Crex stair carpet. 1 The Prices are right, and the 'goods , are right. CHARLES A. SWAIN, i No. 305-307 Jack-on street, ' Cape May Cit SMITH OWNS THE WHOLE SHOW ' Calvin Smith is the sole owner of i the People's Motion Picture place, 409 i street and is running a fine . entertainn ent which is attracting large audiences. ^ tf FOR SALE. + | An Oliver typewriter, practically . Price $50. Apply at Star and Wave effice.

MASTER C. PARKER JERRELL ENTER. TAINS Mr. arid Mis. Everett Jerrell enter 4 taioad a number of little folks at their _ borne on Queen street Tuesday afterneon in celebration of the tenth birthC Jtheir Bo{i, Or/P^rker Jerrell. c Th&y were a ver^_ merry party and with their games passed the afternoon I very pleasantly. Parker received some beautiful gifts and forty-nine birthday post cards. Those present were : Ruth Hines, * Marion . Hughes, Mary Douglass, Helena Davis. ^Henrietta Goff. Lulu Hughes, Ra&iae Crego, Ida Edmunds, Francis Hines, Walter 1 Hughes, WaHace Douglass, Wallace ; - Ssyre. Alfred Stevens, Hobart Stevens. George Stevens, Frank Mor-. ' i ria, Lewis Knerr, Allen Wood, Parker i Jerrell, Edwin Davis. the contest roadability run : .* " i OVER FIFTY CARS ENTERED ' Speculation as to Winer Futile \ Since Conditions are ' 1 Caique. h The readability run of autos to this ! 1 • city will start from the Hotel Walton, | ! Philadelphia, between 12 o'clock noon, I and < :30 today. Starring Judge Joe Keit will at that time hand each contestant an envelope, sealed, containing the running time for j his car, the envelope not to be opened until Cape May is reached. The car which com-»s nearest to complying 1 with the sthedule arranged by the 1 club's contest committee will be the 1 winner of the cup. while the driver of ' that particular car will be awarded a ' gold medal and the manufacturer of J the machine 'will be given club cer- ' tificate of merit. The drivers and 1 makers of the cars finishing in second 1 and third places will be similarly re- ' warded. The contest will be little short of a ' 1 guessing affsir, in which the drivers | ' will have to rely upon their own judg- e ment as to how fast or how slowly j 1 they shall drive. For this reason it c will be apparent that there will be no ! ^ semblance of racing. semuiaiice ui iiiviiig.

The contestants and their rriends j ' I will remain here overnight, stopping ' at the new million dollar hotel, which, ' ' by the way. is to be opened today. 1 ' The route will be the White Horse i 1 ( pike to Egg HarbAr, to May's Landing j r and to Cape May. Number cards for j ; the competing machines were given ! 1 \ oo t at the club on last night. Entrants were furnished with club flags and pen- i nants free ofVost, Entrance fees are | 1 to club members $10 ; non-members $20. ^ The roadibility run of the Quaker '1 ! City Motor Club to Cape May will wit- 1 ness the formal entry in racing competition in this section or territory of . j the National automobile, the Indianap-olis-built ear which holds the American records for a twenty-four hour race J and 100-mile stock car competition. Women's Bxciusive Coat Suits made; | > to your measure, thus assuring the fit | < and style that your figure requires. j : My methods afford you two distinct 1 1 advantages. First, ir. leaving your ^ I order with me you avoid the ready- t made suit— always devoid of indjvid- | uality. Second, my prices enable yoirj c to get the best for much less than the c prices charged by the majority of 1 1 high-fllass tailors. 1 1 Men and Young Men— have your 1 1 Spring Suit Custom-tailored. Better ! \ come in now and let roe measure you j t for that new spring 6uit. It will be a f suit you'll take pride in — a suit that ' will fit your figure because it is made to exact measurement. • \ Let me show ^ you the imported t materials and the various beautiful v models now on view 1 1 Visitors always welcome. | t CHARLES SCHERER. J r Ladies' and Men's Tailor. , t Cor. Washington and Decatur Streets' II f BASE BALL NOTES j x The Pennsylvania Freshmen will be | s here today. " 1 c Cape May's ball park is the center e of attraction today. Olney Athletics will be the Easter at- . traction if arrangements' can be made. - Game called at 4 o'clock. Be sure ' and go early. No admissioiF t<> the F game. Grand stand 25 cents. Bleachers k 16 cents aDd no hat to be passed. t Doak and Stites will be the battery, f Rutherford, Cassedy and Shields will take the hot ones, while Kean, Warner and Hand will see that the skyscrapers are not let to drop in to the soft field.

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL MATTERS; ; GOOD IDEAS TO ACT UPON ; Reference to Mntter^f Importance and Interest tn'nir Readers. ■\ 1 Two members of the Board of Trade i gave up a few hours of one afternoon. feat week, and v secured subscriptions . of five hundred dollars to the fund for the Board of Trade's work. We all be- j lieve that a new era has dawned hare, , but the way to make a new era la to , make it and everybody interested in Cape May in any shape will assist in , making it by getting busy , incidental- ( ly dropping a few dollars into the gen- f eral fund. For talk about progress unaccompained by the dollars, is like some prayers. • • • Little Old Cape May County cuts ' lots of ice in the legislature this year ' and our Senator and .Assemblyman t given a fine example of the < beauties of trying to do things. The 1 inland waterway project originated at i | Cape May, Governor Fort's interest in l it was aroused by Senator Haad, and | the bill was , passed in the Senate and 1 House by the efforts of our Senator i , and Assemblyman, against opposition 1 that promised at one time to become ' formidable, because the ^same men who . voted an appropriation of $3§0.000 for the chimerical project of destroying the mosquitoes feared that $300,000 for 1 great commercial and pleasure water- I way would be too much for the treas- " to stand ! This argument, was of the "new ideas," by the way. Senator Hand secured, also, the ap- 2 propriation of $2000 for the Cape May School of Agriculture, a State appro- . priation for the widening and improvement of Holly Beach road and as the public sale edverrisfements say, "other things too numerous to men- c tion." If the business interests of May had put forth as much I | as this, in proportion, during " ! the past thirty years, the city limits I of Cape May would have been at Rio ! or thereabouts. Nothing can s urHuuc, ui LucruBuuuui. coining can

be accomplished without effort. Everything can be done with effort, ' and. incidentally, the inland waieri directly and indirectly, will de- ! stray heaps of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes ; out as improvements progress. Among the suggestions made at the I meeting of the Board of Trade held on : the 3rd inst.. was one that there be a ( concerted movement to secure the re^ moval of fences from cottage grounds ' end the substitution of coping or nedges. There are a number of cot- > teges wh,ere this has been done already but there ia no doubt that if all fences were removed it would be another step and an important one, in the direction of creating the "City Beautiful" which ia desired. There ia practically no necessity for fences. The objection may be made that they are required in order to keep dogo and perhaps other animal intruders off the cottage lots, but the nogs have no business at large, if they are a menace or a nuisance and this is more positively of horses. The remedy should be sought, not in bar ing them off private grounds by fences, but in a vigorous •j dog catcher or poundkeeper and the city can well afford to pay a man or sufficient to secure results in this I matter. As we hav- said before, a re sort is a business proposition and all who are interested should view it 'n j this light, and work for the general good. It used to be asserted that Cape May . was defici' nt in the matter of hotels of ' the class to ap> eal to fastidious people i who were willing to pay for the best ' ; accommodations. If there ever was any ' I truth in this assertion, there is none | The Hotel Cape May ia one of , the best in the world. The Windsor. 1 Lafayette, Colonial, Star Villa, Chal- i j fonte, Aldine, Elberon, Carrol Villa, Virginia, Wyoming and others, are ail I good as possible in their r-spective , classes and in proof of this have an established patronage. What is par- ' ticularly needed is a campaign to con- ( tinue most of the year, on the part of ( the proprietors, united, for the pur- ( of securin patronage and the keeping of all of them open all of the time. The advertising of these houses * month or two in summer is not ( sufficient to. make success. ( The Micawber-like a'litude of wait*

ing for something to torn op which been altogether too popular at O^q , May must be abandoned together with | the grouch habit, and the nrmlniiottu habit and the fault-finding habit. Those who continue to cultivate these i delectable habits will ultimately be overtaken by the juggernaut of progress—and regret it. The only people , worth while in tihs world are three • who are up and doing. No'community can afford to dispense with these. M)ne of the things which is onex* plainable is the indifference of the owners of Congrees Hall ahd Stockton Hotel to the great opportunities whii^i the magnificent sites upon which these hotels are located a^prd for the creation of hotel business as successful and profitable as any hotel business on the coast. The jjjarrow minded policy which permits the neglect of tlw^ properties Is more hurtful to Gape May than anything in the whole category of obstacles which are .being attacked and overcome. TBI WORLD YOUR WANTS AGENTS WANTED | 16x2b«rayoo portraits, 40 cents, frames 10 cents and sheet pictures une cent each. Yon • make 400 per cent, profit or $96 ' week. Catalogue and samples free. FRANK W. WILLIAMS CO., 1208 W. Taylor St., Chicago, JUL WANTED— By first class seamstressposition in private family to do sew or in dressmaking establishment. be ready to take position May first. Address E. W.. 2005 Arch street, Philadelphia. 44 lit WBWJffB Steady employment,' good wages. night or Sunday work. George H. Reeve-s.West Cape May. . 4-4 8t FOR RENT OR SALE Houses, with stable and large yard. Also building lots in West Cape May. GEORGE H. REEVES. 4-4 St Bell phone 67 D. FOR RENT FOR SALE Town of homes and cement pavements. Houses with or without stable. Small farms, building lots. George H. Reeves, West Cape May. Phone 57 D. For Sale. r a team engine, one boiler, wood splitter and .,ew extra shafting and pulleys, one good horse, lot of red

• tfedar posts. Apply to Cape May >• Grain and Coal Co. Matting. s A large quantity of choice mattings, latest designs, and fine qualities, at Jesse M. Brown, 322 Mansion street, e The early buyer gets the Dick. NOTICE. s All person '8 are forbid placing king, crabs on the beach from Coxe Hall Creek to Highland. C. S. SHAW, J. H. SHAW, S. T. SHAW. A. B. HOFFMAN. Dated Fishing Creek, N. J., March 21, n '908. 8-21 6t y s A CHOKE BUSINESS LOCATION ' Qr. Washington street, right in, the * cen -er of the business section. House a has teD rooms, ail conveniences ; large e basement. A chance for a good profit _ if bought now. Write and get paticulars. GILBERT C. HUGHES, V Real Estate, e 214 Ocean street. Cape May, N. J. s NOTICE. 6 Between April 1st and April 25th, r 1908, the south draw at Learning, s To« nsend's Inlet, will be closed to . navigation, account of repairs. . West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Co. D. H. Lovell, Superintendent. **" S-28-8t NOTICE r All members of Cold Spring Grange f 132. are earneftly [requested to be ? out on Monday evening. April 18, aa ~L there is business of interest to every member to be discussed. J. G. CORSON. Master. ^ WANTED — to purchase, small safe suitable for residence. Address Star ■ and Wave Office. 4-11 8t [ j FOR RENT — The Glenwood, popular small hotel, eligibly located. Apply ! any real estate agent. 4-11 tf FOR RENT— 9. room cottage, excellent location, modern conveniences, also . other properties, also four room cotwith bath. Call or write J. A. Crease, Real Estate Agent. 4-11 tf LAUNCH FOR HIRE i Launch for hire for the season. In- : quire E. W. Sayr^ 837 Queen street, May. , ' 4-11 3t CONTINUES ON PAGE THR£E