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FIFTY-THIRD YEAR. NO/ 31 CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1908. THREE CENTS A COPY

JELfrWOED YOUR WANTS II WILL PAY TO ADVERTISE If job Dave Lost or Found Anything, Want Help or ' Work, Pnt it Here Everybody '» Law Book, tells yon all your legai rights, legal remedies, business forms and valuable information. Better get one. Call or write for .fr ee table of contents. M. Stanley; A&ent, ! 802 Lafayette street- b-16 8t — TtORSKMXMlRE Wanted active fanners to take orders for manu.e by tbe carload. Exclusive .territory to right man. Apply by mail only. Address Koom 1228 Arcade building, Philadelphia, Pa. b-]5 8tw For bale. 1 steam engine, one boiler, and lot of red cedar posts at 1< cents each. Apply to Cape May Grain and -Ooal Co. take Notice For rent on very easy terms— Two • large stores connected with ail fixturelarge store house attached, also dwelling house attached witn garden. Located Mam and Seashore road, Cuid Spring, ifiree miles from Cape May. Business established 30 years. A rare opportunity. Address 1. H. Eldredge, Cape May : Oity, N. J. 3-16 if FORRENT— Six room dwelling bouse, pantry and airy, city water, gas and garden. Large cheerful rooms and very convenient. Rent $7. per month, in West Cape May. Jo*. S. Stites. 5-9 OliINQ! GOING 1 An excellent high lot, v 40x1 12, on Washington street, near Saiellenger's Landing. A boat bouse lot, 98x165, on Devil's Reach, Schellenger's Lauding, a d a HOUSE BOAT, 18x20; porches all around, tin roof, awnings, blue flame stove, large rug, swinging chandelier, A veritable floating pleasure craft. If you want any of these bargains, cal^ at once or they will be GONE. GILBERT C. HUGHES, ' Real Estate. j 214 Ocean street. City, j Mil ICE. j N, Sealed bids and proposals will be leceived up to 12 o'clock noon, September 7, 1908, at the office of the Clerk of the j Borough of Wi si Cape May, N. J., for | tbe laying of cement aiuewalks and i curbs, according to plans a. d epecifi- . cations to be seen ut office of Borough I Clerk. Dated West Cape May, N. J., August 27, 1908. THEO. W. REEVES, Borough Clerk. ' V — 8-29 2t IN MEM0RIAM. In loving remembrance of Martha j A. Lee, who departed this life August I 24, 1907. Rest on dear mother, thy labor is ' o'er. Xour wi tiling hands will toil no more. A faithful mother both true and kind, A truer frienu you could not find. Deeply mourned and sadly missed. Lovrtig Husband and Children. Cape May, Aug. 29, 1908 1 Mr. Editor : Will you kindly permit the use of your columns to direct attention to the j fact that both gulls and swallows are j being killeJ for Eport by careless gun j ners, in spite of the fact that the law ! prohibits the killing of eituer. There is a very good reason why swallows " should not be killed. They are purely insectivorous birds and the greatest foa j to tbe mosquitoes which they devour in large numbers. WELL WISHJiR. ] BOWLING AT MOTEL CAPE MAY Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jones, of Wil- i tnington, Delaware, gave , a bowling party at the Hotel Cape May yesterday afternoon. Those included were Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Neary. Mr. ancf Mrs. A. R. Jones, Master Raymond Jones, Mr. W. H. Porter, all of Wil. mington ; Miss Anna L. Cunningham, of New York, and Dr. M. C. Banes, of Philadelpha. Prize winners were: First prize, Master Raymond Jones ; booby prize, Mr. J. F. Neary. evidently an error. The statement made in our columns yesterday that defective electric light* ■wiring had caused the fire at Sea Crest Inn, was the statement of the opinion of .people at the house but it is evidently an error, since the house is not wired for electric lights. The more tenable theoryis cigarettes since tutts of this deadly article were numerously in evidence where the fire was discovered.

INTERESTING I NEWS NOTES : OCCURRENCES HERE AND THERE ! 1 Incidents Whicb Have Attracted tbe Attention el tbe ! Star and Wave I The excise situation at Atlantic . . Citv is interesting lor several reasons. It seems very evident that the number | f. ! of those residing there w no are opposed j I to an open Sunday* is not great, lor it , ' i it were there wouid be complaint of ' the open infraction of the law from those who are opposed to such inrrac- i tion If there are no complaints from 8 citizens there it will naturally be ac- * cented as an indication that, for /the II sake of the business derived from thq i . State of afiairs which exists, every•body acquiesces in a -condition of law- , _ lessness so far as the liquor business is concerned. If Atlantic City were called upon to cot* on the question under < _ local option laws, tbe result seems to i 5 be clearly foreshadowed. The argu- | ment of many citizens there is that people who frequeut Atlantic City 1 desire unrestricted opportunities to i gratify their desires lor stimulahts, | and that legislation or local regulation which would prevent this, would have but one effect, that of causing visitors to seek other resorts where these op- , I portunities could be found. It is - claimed by others that the resort would ' be benefitted ny the application of re- 1 e strictions and that a large number of i , | citizens and property owners are op- ] f ; posed to th« violations of the law and j are encouraging the movement which ~ has been inaugurated to bring to book ' j the law breakers. s i (• (• <* * The Auditorium, which was taxed ® to its utmost capacity was the scene of 1 service for Macedonia Baptist Churrn, 1 Sunday night. The occasion being the t n annual waiter's sermon, preached by s the pastor. Rev. B. S. Rylano, B. D.. subject. "Raising the Standard of g Labor," Isaiah 62:10. The sermon which was inspiring, was consioered 1 j of great moment indeed to the working s '» classes. Prof. Conners. A. M . of West j Chester, Pa., fol owed with a splendid 1 < j address on "True Dignity of Labor." | * L The music condocted'Ty Prof. M. Eld- 1 * munds, was of the best quality. t The headwsiters and waitresses were t j present in lead of their forces : Messrs. I Delaney's, Anderson's and Stewart's ^ houses presented special purses, the 1 latter being in ihe lead. The total . I offering for the evening was conducted , . I by Messrs. I. J. Stewart, C. T. Fergur son, Wm. Nixon, Deacon Robinson- for * e ! the hotels and Jas. Jackson and Dea- f r | con Avery for the church was $102. t j I Little Bessie Stewart contributed $5 , - ■ of the amount. (• (• (• , ^ Former Sheriff Reeves, placed on t exhibition yesterday, a watermelon , which has a history- It is a whopper { t and looks good. He noticed a single j vine from a stray seed growing in his , potato patch and did not disturb it. It , | developed and grew six melons like . * j the one on exhibition, weighing 50 , I pounds each and of fine flavor and con- , s sistency. At this rate of increase , i there should be no trouble about sup- * ' plying the demand for water melons. The annual trip seaward for fishing and sailing and the enjovment of con- j ' . | genial comranionnship, by a number i ; ; of prominent gentlemen of various ' : sections of this state began yesterday t ! f in the staunch pilot boat Edmunds, and I , e j will continue for throe or four days. [ ' i Tne gentlemen composing the party e | are Congressmann H. C. Loudenslager. I ' - ] State Assessor David Baird, ex-State v Comptroller William S. Hancock, Bar- «' ker Gummere, County Clerk of Mercel i County. Former Sh-riff Wesley Sell. , 8 j of Camden, Robert Greer. The vessel | , >' will be in charge of Captain Loui6 j a j Sayre of this city, one of the most r I skilful of the body of pilots for the | port of Philadelphia. <• (• •) The first stone to be used in the construction of the jetties for the entrance ! to the Cape May harbor was dropped from the barge load which arrived tog day, by Mrs. Eugene Reybold.the wife r" of the United States engineer in » charge. The ' barge load has since d been dumped in the place assigned for d it. The act occurred yesterday morning at eight o'clock. ' >. (• (• (• S* Atlantic City's declaration of Independence threatens to bring down an avalanche. " <•(»<* The Congress Bowling alleys have been purchased by Edwan? L Hughes, of the old firm of Fenderson and ^ Hughes, Mr. Fenderson having sold , his interest. St (•(•(• '.n j The Halbruner Brothers have leased ®~ the Eldredge store st\Cold Spring, and 1 will enter into a genfraistore business. I Justice of the Peace Jerome S. Rush, ' of Ocean City, has snnoonced that he •* is a candidate for Cv rouer under the rules, regulations and platform of the

Republican Party, -and if chosen ne will make a good one who will attend to hnninmn . . Sixteen hundred tons of stone have been damped i}y barges at the outer end of tbe jetties and the piling at the inner end are rapidly ; being driven. ! Barge Aoads of stone will be arriving | constantly now. <* «• <j» The sixteenth annual, harvest home of the Cold Spring Presbyterian church will be given in Eldredges' grove at > Cold Spring, Thursday afternoon and ! evening, September 3rd. This event j is one of the noted events in the year - in the lower part of the county. Many people from many miles around gather nerf annually to meet and enjoy the i companionship of old friends. Incidentally tbe potpie and country chicken the finest ever. <• (•' <• Dr. Clarence S. Eldredget of Philadelphia, is spending his annual vacation at the home of his mother in West Cape May. Dr. Eldredge has many i friends and relatives in this vicinity who .welcome his \ return each summer | to hi^>oative place. His many patients i also will be glad to learn of his j arrival and during the next two weexs a large number of them will be under (• » » Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Haynes were ! on Beach avenue yesterday driv- ! one, of the finest and most perfect- ; ly matched tandem teams tfiat has been seen here for a number of years. Botn Mr. and Mrs. Haynes are experts at ! handling the ribbons, and drive the ' only tandem that has been here this ■ season. Mrs. Haynes, who is a great lover of driving, is seen in Fairmount I Park, Philadelphia, most every day i with a beautiful and spirited team of | They are occupying a Kearney street cottage thi6 summer. Investigation into the licensing of i the destructive menhaden fishing ! steamers discloses the fact that the j and Game Commissioners of the j j State of New Jersey ^have collected for] licenses from these vessels, $2076, and this paltry sum seems to have been ! sufficient to have caused them to ignore the interests of the invested mil- j lions of money on ihe seacoast of New . Jersey. The pirate steamers have the j right to ravage the entire coast of New : J ersey for this paltry sum and to de- I stroy o-ie of the greatest of the sea-1 shore attractions. The license to catch j menhaden gives thtm to opportunity to i catch any fish which swims and they undoubtedly do it. If anything can Le , cited in the history of government' short-sighted than the granting j of licenses to theee steamers for the j insignificant sum collected, when they known to be a serious menace to the greatest business interests of the j which are the seashore lnter1 6ts, it would be interesting to know ; what it is. The following are the vee- 1 seis licensed : SAILING VESSELS. Lilla B. Fernald, $25.00 Emma & Helen. " Augusta H. Johnson, j Bertha L. Barker. I Ethel Mildred, t ! S. W. fruslow. Lucy Belle. l Amanda Bishop. " $250 ! ,| STEAMERS. ; J. W. French. $125.00 j Cora P. White, 1 Fear'es-, " | I Annie Gallup. " 500 I John 1.. Lawrence, $200.00 , I Nat Strong, A. M. Hathaway, ! Arizona, i Quickstep, " 1000 Sterling, $125.00 ■ Falcon, $200.00 325. $2075 Among many pleasant features at the Windsor is the music which enlivens the dining room at dinner and supper hour. The interest is increased occasionally by the addition of singing by Miss. Frances H. Brecht, who is an accomplished vocalist abd frequently contributes to the enjoyment of the guests by assisting at impromptu musj icales in the music room. I '• <• John S. Engart, Jr., ten years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Engart; of i Philadelphia, who * occupy -m cottage at 1 678-JV ashing ton street, saved the life . of a man who was in difficulties in the surf on Tuesday Dy promptly giving the alarm and securing assistance. ; , Continued on Fourth page

i PERSONAL MENTION ; OF VISITORS . S0IE INTERESTIN8, NOTES Star aid Ware Readers are Re- ■ ! quested to Send in Dj Piione or Otherwise. t r ; Mr. and Mrs. O. D..Walters, of Phil- ' adelphia, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. r Mortimer Hess for a few days. Mr. a j Walters was for several years associate - editor of the Cape May* Daily Star and I ] a very effective one. - — _ . Charles Edmunds, Jr., who is a guest at the' Star "Villa witn his parents, is " a musician of great promise, and oft/n ' delights the guest of the hotel by his 1 . fine rendition of difficult selections. Mrs. A. T. Haynes entertained Mrs, Joseph M. Schellenger, of Royersford, j Mr*. Waltei Eldredge, of Haddon- . i field, and Mrs. W. R. Sheppard at 1 luncheon yesterday, r 1 Mrs. O. R. Rosenbaum, who is a j guest at the Lafayette, has entertained quite extensively during the season. , Mrs. L. P. Balm, of Camden, is . spending a few days with her son, . : Harry Balm, on Decatur street, i Mrs. Agnes Fleming and daughter, i ! Miss Bessie Fleming, with Miss I I Fisher, of Germantown, are Visiting ; ! Mrs. Albert Bennett. ® Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Youog, of North jwildwood. were guests of Mr. and I Mrs. Safiiuel Corson, of this city, ' Tuesday, coming over in a fine new ! auto recently acquired by Mrs. Young. ' They took back Mrs. Corson for a ' visit with them at North Wildwood. ! Mr. Young is secretary of the Cape 1 May Comity Tax Board. r Mrs. R. Emmetc Price, of Camden, . I is among the many home coming visi- , > I tors who are t enjoying a period of • j recreation here. She is a sister to 1 ! Postma>ter Taylor. J W W. Winer, Jr., division freight agent of the Amboy division of the Pennsylvania railroad, was a guest at r | the Hotel Cake May accompanied by , j his w ife. "i James Macartney, manager of the Hotel Majestic, Philadelphia, was a _ i guest at the Hotel Cape May. Mrs. Edward J. Garty is entertain.ling Miss Josephine R. Bonneville, late , ! of Chicago. Miss Bonneville, who has , a wonderful contralto voice of great t ; depth and beauty, sang a solo Sunday ; ! at St. Mary s church, and displayed , ' gTeat artistic temperment. Mis6 Bon'r neville is the possessor of a vocal scholarship at the Chicago College of .Music. Mrs Anna Ludlain and Miss Clemen- j T 1 tine Eldredge are the guests of. Mrs. j _ j S. H . Eldredge at her country place. | 1 Mrs. Clement iteeves Wainwrightl and Miss Adele Dixon, of Chestnut] Hill, are at Cape May for a few days. 1 i Howell Parr, who has been at Atlan- I ' tic City, has returned to Cape May for ! the remainder of the season. "Billic" McCreary is at Princeton, i New Jersey, for a week. Mr*. Cms-Jman is entertaining Miss' Emma I nb.is and Miss Marcedes ! En Las. • f ' uba, at her Washington j , street cottage. 0- Mrs. J. It. Cadwalader is entertaining Mrs. J. Hubbard, of Philadelphia, j S. L. Foster, of Norfolk, Va., is en- I joying a sojourn with friends here, of a week'* duration. Mr. Foster is a | 0 native uf Gape May and greatly enj"bys ni xi.ng old friends and relati.es | here. : Little Octave Brunnell has been enjoying the season l.ere immensely He j 0 is a guest at the Stockton and daily I enters the surf for his frolic with the 5 waves .'and when anything interesting _ is occurring he is not easily lost even 5 ifjhe is but four years old. He is the son of Mr. and ;Mrs. Frank Brunnell, t of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. David Kay, of Camd den, are the guests of her mother, d Mrs. D. W. Rodan. f K Mr. and Mrs Richard M. Ham, of n Philadelphia, tfere among the guests y at the Hotel Cape May ovyr Sunday. | e Mr. Ham was for several years chief clerk for Mr. H. M Cake, both at the! Nomiandie in Washington and the | Strckton at Cape May. He is now | chief room chrk at the Bclievueif Stratford, Philadelphia, and one of the) it best in the country , in proof of which e is his retention by tne management of j e the gnat Philadelphia boteb -inceitsj U first opening. Both Mr. }!am and his, charming wife were delighted w ith the Hotel Cape May, as everybody has been. i - .1 Continued on Eight page

INCIBENTSAT 5 TBE BEACH S WBAT TBE SAND MAN SEES - The Doings of the Bathers, Swimmers and the Crowd on the Straa When the "Sand Man" crawled out . of his grotto at bathing hour yesterday . morning and saw "that the dismal e weather which we have had for the ] last few days still continued, he said something under his breath. Staudt ing just without the door of his, cave g with a mean murky drizzle striking j him in tbe face and the strong north - j east wind chilling him to the marrow he reflected upon the changes which occur in a few short days at Cape May ■ when tbd regqiar yearly storm hits it • Yesterday, figuratively speaking, the ■ sun was shining on a brilliant scene of l bathers, the wa^er shining brightly and particles of wet sand giving out a i lustre which out-rivaled that of that 1 wonderful piece of carbon, the diamond. Today nothing but gloom, the ; bathers nowhere to be seen, the waters of the ocean dark and murky while the sand no longer sparkled but was of a dull leaden hue, a fitting match for the j heavens above. Was it any wonder f that tne "Sand Man" with heavy heart and long^cfrawn face inwardly debated j in languid, don't care manner, whether 1 or not he should face the rain and wind ' in the "chance of meeting some of his • friends courageous enough to brave*the ' whining waters of old Neptune, who himself seemed to be on the outs with 1 the world. After a long painful uncertainty he decided that having made !jhis appearance every day he would not have it said he was a "quitter" at the 1 end of the season. So with painfull v " dragging footsteps and a leaden feel- ! ^ ing within to match his outward sor- j ' roundings he slowly wended his way j t to the quondam populous part of the j _ strand. On nraiing the musjc pavilion 1 ' he remembered one other day similar ; " to this when the lively tune of a popular twostep had driven away the blues which held him almost a6 tight as yesterday. With this he turned his music ear to the front and awaited the first strains., which when they came plunged ; his 6piHts even lower as the selection i | was the dead march from "Saul." . ^ This piece is filled wiih such exqui te ! r pathos '.hat it twists the very depths I of the listeners soul. In the mood he was in he did not feel like listening to , such a piece but the rendition was ^ given with such exquisiteness and technique that it held him enthralled till the finish. At its conclusion with j tears in his eyes the "Sand Man" ' 'continued his slow steps evidently still keeping in tuoe with the memory of I the last strains. j Stopping in front of the Stockon ' bathing grounds all he could see was I wataB-everywhere. In the heavens, on I the sands and in the sea. At first thinking it was the tears in his eyes he took the dry seaweed and meadow g J grass which afford him his h indker- | chiefs and wiped the moisture from I his eyes! He look- d again. The same i condition met his view. At this point | he enme near assisting nature in her j sprinkling although this wrrthy dame | j needed no assisiance whatever About j to give up the search he was cOn- . I fronted » ith two cold and bedraggled ^figures. Did his ejes deceive him or were these really human beings. After carefully rubbing his eyes and hearj ing a purely physical voice he was g j convinced and took a closer look. ^ "Why," said he. "it is the life e guards." Yes it was they who even though no one was to be seen were doing their daily duty and standing e shivering in the storm on the chance that they might be of assistance to some solitary individual. Greatly _ cheered by (his assurance thai the strand was ably guarded he returned ' to his grotto with the hope that today would prove warm an<L$unshiny and all his friends would again put in their 3 | appearance. e j BIRTHDAY PARTY e I A surprise party was tendered Miss " Flora Ancker in honor of her birthday e by Miss Belle Munk. Those present h I were Misses Sally, Frances and Julia ,f Cohen, Hazel Moeller, Alma Litchen, .si Mildred Sommer, Bertha Shoneman, is ! Millie Kohn, Laura Ancker. l6f Games were played and Miss Julia I Cohen succeeded in capturing the prize, i A course ..supper was served in the dining room.

DOINGS AT THE 8 GOLF CLUB 5 MR. AND MR/SRAfES JOURNEY * Held it Spile of Strong NorttEast Wills aid Rail '' With , northeast wind blowing ■ ^ gale across tbe links Ferd Graves' mixed foursome medal play starred d forty-«ne ladies and gentlemen , entered. Thejilayera were all attired in costumes ..pnejif which every 4olf. enthusiast owns, which are proof g against the weather and rain. As far 1 as the individual himself or herself, as * the case- might be, was concerned, ° everything was weather tight. When, 5 however, it comes to the playing things looked exceedingly bad as the strong wind and wet greens were anything but favorable to championship * golf. Mn the second bole tbe long distance was rather easily overcome by ' the wind driving the gntta percha through the air for long distances. On e the fifth hole, however, if the ball B when driven rose from the ground it e was almost a sure overshot. Again on_the sixth, eighth and ninth holes e it was almost impossible to drive the J light golf ball any distance into the "" teeth of the gale. d i The first round the players only had * this wind to conteud with. As the second round was just under way, bow8 ever, a fine downpour of rain driving e into the face of the players made ap- ° preaching and putting exceptionally hard. The scores handed in for the two rounds showed a failing off in the e second lound on account ot the increased bad conditions. The scores e handed in, however, taken all in all, " J were very good and all very close. ' | R. W. Harvey and Miss G. Dsvis ' j tied with Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ogden y i for first place with a net score of - ^ — r e ' ninety -one. The . set res were as fol"^Jows : r ' R. M. Harvey and Miss G. Davis, 91 0 91 8 L. C. Ogden and Mrs. Ogden, 126 35 91 C .T. W. Eastwick and I £Xrs. R- W. Starr. 116 22 94 F. H. Moss and 8 Miss M. Reed. 126 32 94 L. H. Ayres and Miss R. Dimond, 113 18 95 8 | S. D. Wright, Jr., and Miss F. Daniels, 99 4 95 0 j G. H. Parr and Miss A. Davis. 98 3 95 8 J. W. Price and d Mrs. Price, 105 10 95 „ J. P. Edwards and Mrs. L. Brown, 102 7 95 ' N. H. Porter, Jr.. and ,f Mrs. J. F. Neary. 119 22 97 | Dr. C. N. Davis and n Mrs. R.- H. Barlow. 101 4 97 18 J. M. E. Hildrvth and " Mrs. T. W. Eastwick. 123 25 98 E. K. Bispham and Mrs. Elder, 105 5 100 " J. F. Neary and Mrs. A. R. Jones, 128 25 103 " G. P. Middleton and c Mrs. J. L. Wilson, 150 45 105 II 11. M. Justi and fr Mrs. Justi, 150 45 105 e S. Bispham aod Mrs. BDpham, 129 19 MO ®! A number of gentlemen, whose ladies were unable to play, were offered a '.r dozen golf balls for the winner. The 1 number was just four so a foursome was composed ir. a handicap medal 8 play tourney with the following results : !" F. A. Hats, 92 7 85 e E. F. Cook. 98 12 86 n W. R. King. 120 25 95 ^.J. W. Rianhardt, 104 6 98 e MRS. TAIT ENTERTAINS y . As Tuesday evening was rather un- '* | pleasant and the guests of theMarcy 1 are not used to being ."shut ins. " Mrs. * ! J. S. Tait too* upon herself the task . of making them forget the raging I storm, and succeeded in a manner '•which was truly surprising. Mr. Hal- ! lowell rendered a number of difficult j selections on the piano and accompanied Miss Mary Carr, who has a very fine soprano voice and Mr. Tilly whose ,y j tenor is second to none. ! Among those present were : Mrs. ia j McCloskey. Miss Grace and Helen Mci, jcioskey, Stewart Tait, Jr., Jack Mcn, I Closkey. Mr. and Mrs. [Banea, Miss / j Lisle Pheomister, Miss Marie Ten ia j Broek, Charles Sterling, Mrs. Harke, ness, Helen Harkness, Helen Jewell, - le i Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Miss Emma McLaughln, and Miss Martha Matey.