CAPE MAY STAR ss WAVE

WEEKLY EDITION

fifty-fourth year no. 24 CAPE MAY GITY, N. J. SATURDAY. JULY 10 1909 THREE CENTS A COPT

TELL WORLD YOUR WANTS If W1U PAY TO ADVERTISE I H jh Hare Last or Feud j Aivtiiing. Wait Half tr Werk, Pat it Bare ' * • THE ONLY DAILY AT CAPE MAY The Daily Star and Wave is the C , ONLY daily paper published at Cape ' Mar. Everybody should subfcribe. k One dollar for tbe season, paper de- t livered at your door every morning. F All the local news and notices of en- 1' tertainmenta. Advertising columns a f comdlete directory of nearly all of the r business men and hotels in tbe city, t If you have lost or found anything or ® have any wants a little advertisement in tbe Star and Wave classified columns c is tbe thing you need. c FOR RENT. |i

FOE RENT- A new house having three rooms and a lean-to first floor, three bed rooms second floor, gas, city water, nice porch and yard. Twelve dollars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, • 314 Ocean street. unfurnished. Apply to^Gsorge H. Reeves, 407 Broadway. w-tf FOR SALE. - TWO HORSES ZTZZZ2 • drivers, good workers, good appearance Apply to 280 Perry St., Cape May, N. J. ( FOR SALE— A tine pony and pony cart. ! Oart will seat four people comfortable. Apply to Frank Reeves, comer Broadway and Yorke avenue. 6-26 8t i FOR SALE— Three new hair cuahiona belonging to yacnt "Sea GulL" used " one summer. Inquire at 41 Jackson i street. 6-26 8t j WEST CAPE MAY, \ "WATCH US 0R0W" , George H. Reeves, real estate agent, t building lota and homes. Will buy, j sell, rent or exchange. Keystone 'phone tll-D. ? IP YOU NEED SIDEWALKS OR ' If you have concrete and cement r . work to do see Jaquette and Newel , i contractor. West Oape May. Paving fc • and curbing a specialty. Estimate , cheerfully given. 8-6 52t ^ PLACE YOUR PROPERTY* IN MY t * HANDS FOR SALE OR KENT. AL- t „ WAYS HAVE CLIENTS. , r FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. 1 SOL. NEEDLES, 608 WASHINGTON STREET t KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. h HOME SITES, WEST CAPE MAY * The owner will sell 16 highly desir- f able building lota, all together or t singly for cash or on easy instalments. But a few such lots for sale in the w borough. li

Also a nearly new 9 room house with large grounds and i-arn at less tnan present cost of house alone. J. L LANDIS. Agent. 620 Broadway. Keystone 'Phone 184x RUBBER DOOR MATS protect your carpets by keeping sand from them. All prices at the Cape May Grain & Coal Co. ware rooms. HIGH GRADE STONE . We can furnish you with a high grade stone, building and foundation, cheaper than you can gel elsewhere. DeMayo Company, Vineland, N, J. * 7-S 3t w " While you are 'cleaning house let ue clean your lace curtains and blankets. Keystone Phone, 40D. TROY LAUNDRY, i tf 10 Decatur street. STABLE — In West Cape May, near Broadway and Mytle avenue. Two stalls, 2 wagon sheds. Apply to A. W, Hand, Star and Wave Office. *NUE BATTERIES. 1 6-10 Volts, 34 Amperes. The making of a good Dry Cell Battery for automobile and gas engine service is one of the most difficult problems to tbe ba'tery manufacturer. This is tbe reason wby so many celts offered for sale are unsatisfactory for rtion work. A thorough knowledge electro-chemistry, coup led wilh mechanical ability and a grea. deal of experimenting, baa produced the NUE —absolutely the beat Bry Cell Battery that is made for ignition purposes. This is not a mere statement, but an actual fact— attested by the leading scientific institutions of this country, and from all users of NUE Cells. CHABLES A. SWAIN. Sole Agent, , 806-7 Jackson street I • _| DOG FOR SALE ( A 8t Bernard dog for sale. Address ' Star and Wave Office. It I <

THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS HOMILY MEETING Bids for Cwl Received aid Award is Hade te J. heurv Edmunds The regular monthly meeting of was held on Tuesday evenings all members being present. A request the Board of Freeholders for a contribution to assist in payment of exof building public dock at Schellenger's Landing was referred to the Committee. Some matters in ' reference to the police were referred the Police Committee, after considerable debate. The matter of bids for supplying the city with approximately 1200 tons of ! coal for tbe year 'beginning July 2nd. ' 1909, and ending July 2nd, 1910, was ' | taken up. Charles S. Ohurcb submit-

- ted two bids, one for Peerless coal I "B" vein nesr Osceola Mills, Pa., at . $3. 26 per ton and one for LMiller vein T coal, at Moro, (Somerset County, Pa., i for $3.08 per; ton. Coal to be delivered and unloaded at water works, analysis - of both coals submitted. Henderson, Hughes & Company, PhTTadelphia, bi(?$3.06 per groee ton f.{o. b. - at Oape way; City. Analysis of coal furnished. • Centre Steam Coal Company, PhilaI delphia, bid $8.06, coal to be delivered . and unloaded. Analysis furnished. George W. Bailey Company, Philadelphia, submitted three bids. Priscilla. No. one. $8.84 ; Priacilla Puritan, $3.24 ; Priscilla No. eight, $8.14. _De- . livered in bin at water works. Analysis of coals submitted. ; Smith, Lmeaweaver and Company, I submitted two bids, one on Oadamar genuine old Moehamon, $1.20 at mines; Briabin "B" vein, Clearfield, $1.06 at mines, estimated frieght to Cape May City, $1.96, delivered by Reading Railroad. (This would necessitate payment of 37 cents per ton to have coal transferred to Pennayvlania trestle at water ; works). J. Henry Edmunds bid as follows: 1 "We will agree to furnish 1200 tons, i or less, of good steaming bitum- . coal, deliver Bame on the trestle i built by the West Jersey and Seashore i Raiload Company and unload in the ■ bins at Cape May City water works, at i the price of three ($3.00) dollars per 1 ton. Said coal to be furnished from ( the Tearny Run mines." 1 On motion of Joseph Hand the con- 1 was awarded J. Henry;Edmunds, i being the lowest bid. The question was put by President Jacoby and but two or three members voted. He called an expression a second time and the larger number voted aye and there * were no nays. The question was raised r a6 to whether Edmunds had com- j

h plied with the requirements of the reso n lution passed by Council authorizing L bids and requiring that "Each bidder -. specify the name of the mihe and the qualityof the coal." President Jacoby t decided that he had not and 8aid (hat n the vote should be reconsidered requesty ing a motion to this effect, but none was forthcoming. Joseph Hand, asked that the yeas and nays be called for, but this was decided to be out of order . since the motion had been declared ' passed. A motion- to take up bills pre- ; . vailed s "THE LANSDOWNE" Cape May, New Jersey, will open for the sfason on Monday, June i twenty-first, 1909, under the mannage- i " ment of Harrv L. Parkinson, Lans- 1 r downe, Pa. Located at 35 Perry street, o half square trom Beach. 6-19 3t NOTICE CAPE MAY BAKING COM j PANY BREAD for Sale at all i - Grocers. Phone Orders Keystone < • 9D • tf ] r 1 J I NOTICE ' *i?ti<*i8 hereby given that the Board 1 of Health of the borough of West Oape S , May will meet at the Council Chamber e , tne third Monday evening in each ( ' month. 3-20 tf THOS. H. HUGHES, Clerk. I | CAPE MAY BAKING COM g ■■'PANY BREAD for S le at all t ! Grocers. Phone Orders Key-tone j U. • o

DINNER PARTY JON BOARD YACHT t Commodore J. Clifford Wilson Jen- ■ tertained a number of friends Jat a ' dinner party on board hia snug. little yacht "Ollaade" on July 4th. While • dinner waa in progress the yacht was ' sent on a run up to Atlantic City and back, which all present enjoyed. | Every one of the party voted the dinner a success and tbe "Cliaade" the best ever. Thoee present were: Colonel J. W. Hutch ens, Colonel Lewis E Beitler, Dr. R. W. Starr, William N. Stockbouaen, W. D. Gaah and the boat, ( Clifford Wilson. BASE BALL < Meeting for the first time when they 1 met Saturday on the diamond, the units of the local team produced the ! goods in a way to gratify the moat ex- 1 acting fan. And there were- some ' fana there, and then some, all anxious c to root for tbe home team, to censure ' if necessary, or to smooth over any 1 deficiencies there might be. But thanks to the good judgmept of Mananger ' Dorner in selecting experienced players 1 deficiencies appeared. To be sure c the old fans say that a change or two 8 will benefit the team but thev are will- ' ,

ing to give the boys another game to n work out in. Saturday's game was a listless one ' I to be sure, but how could it be other- ^ wise with Louie Hall in the box and ' eighteen strike puts to hia credit? After 1 . such a start greater things can be ooked for today- when the locals go up j against Dennisville, tbe hard hitting 1 team of the Count v League. J A MOONLIGHT SAIL ' Charles Hand gave a number of hia . friends the pleasure of a moonlight c , Mil in. the "Metropolitan" Friday j night, which they enjoyed very mach. » . Those in tbe party were Miss Frances f . Thompson, Miss Bessie Entriken, Miss AdeleJEdmunds, Miss Anita Hand. Miss £ Jeanne Hand. Mias FJsaie Ware, Miss n . Mildred Warner, Arthur Hand; Charles Hand, Albert Little, Albert Rather- , lord, Charles Edmunds. Jr , Frauk J Hughes, Lemuel Miller. THE "PRINCESS"' RESCUE f| M. E. Heise's "Princess" gave a « party of friends a pleasant moonlight p trip in tbe harbor Saturday night, in- c eluding Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Smith, Mr. 8j and Mrs. Amos Wortnington, Mrs. y Ash, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Heise. Tney a added to the adventures of the evening n the rescue of a stranded (launch from Holly Beach, which had found a solid resting place at high water on one of 0| the bars at the mouth of Lower Thor- T1 oughfare and its passengers were fixed a, for all night ifthe gracious "Princess" g not rescued them by pulling them q, deep water. C( THE WAY THEY CATCH FISH 64 Mr. Vanderveer, Miss Dorothy fc Heise, M r. Kid Carter, of New York, el out in the "Princess" yesterday morning about an hour and a half and caught 126 weak fish. A party with ** Dr. Starr 240. (

! TEN DOLLARS REWARD . The a: ove reward will be given for the arrest and conviction of the person 1 ; or persons who slashed up tents on the I strand in front of the Windsor Hotel. R. J. CRESWELL. 1 THE UP-TO-DATE TAILOR . Makes constant study of styles and I this is more essential today than ever ' 1 before, if satisfactory service is to be ! given patrons. We are ready to prove I to the satisfaction of all that our facili- 1 ties lor ladies and gents, up-to-date | tailoring cannot be surpassed. Prompt I and expert attention given to all or- ' ders. Long experience in New York, i Philadelphia and other large cities en- i ables me to satisfactorily meet all demands. Large stock of clothes for both ladies and gentlemen. CHARLES SCHERER 301 Washington street, Cape May A NEW BAND la what we all longing for. It is also ' interesting to stop at Crowell's ' Housefcrmshing and Hardware Store, < comer Washington and Perry|streets. We sell anything you want. Bicycle and automobile supplies. Mason Jars 65c dozen. 6 and Hfc goods. < V. O. CROWELL & SON. 1 W. Warren Shaw, of Philadephia. ' opening of a Summer ' School of Voice Placement and Rep- * ertoire. Studio 3I0 Washington street, May. Hours 9:30 to 12 a.m. 1 Residing 917 Stockton avenue ; 1-16A Keystone phone. lt-d 2t-w The friends and members of the Cold Presbyterian Church are going hold a Lawn Social on Uncle Reuben I Hoftmans lot, Tuesday Evening next. Ice C ream and Cake and Confectionery a will be for sale. f L> *

P THE SUMMER SCHOOL WORK , CIURSES FOR STCMNTS ; The Inportaet Work which • is -Engaging Attention jl of Teachers ! I The courses are designed for teachers ) in tbe public schools, supervising prin- t cipal and superintendents of public and c private schools, for men and women who wish a practical knowledge of the t subjects taught. Tbe school will con- e tinue until Friday, July 30th. Clsaa exercises will begin on Monday and t continue each morning, tbe afternoons fc being given to observation, investiga- n tion and recreation. t No formal 'examination ia required for matriculation. Candidates for admission advise with instructors in f, charge of the courses which they desire to take, in order to determine h whether they are qualified to pursue tney qualified to

t such courses with profit. Pupils will receive Certificates for all completed work. Course of instruction in Agriculture : Clarence H. Robinson, A. M., Director. Laura E. Woodward, assistant. I. Elementary (80 hours). Nature Study, School Gardens, Improvement of Vacant Lota, Care of Pets, Study of Shade Trees, Weeds, Plants, Indoor and Outdoor Garden for Home an.1 School. II. Advanced (80 hours). Elementary Agriculture, Study of Soils, Plants, Animals that are and Foes of Farmers. The Poultry, Bees. How to Use Fertilisers. "Animal Husbandry. Marketing. Pracical Work of the Farm. Courses of Instruction in M«nn«i Cheshire L. Boone, Director. CharKerckner, Instructor. Ida S. Fairbrothera, Assistant Instructor. I. Primary Bandwork (30 hours). Covers the manual {raining suitable the first four or five grades. It will include various constructions in for gifts, portfolios, useful articles about the school and home, and simple house ; other buildings and vehicles used in sand table picture*. (he elements of weaving and clay modeling. II. Advanced Handwork (30 hours). This course comprises certain forms of construction ;and problems more advanced than Course I, and ^ kind adapted to intermediate and lower grades where the work is in the regular classroom. The 1 1 course includes exercises in covered card board construction (booklets, porte ; , folos, boxes, etc.), basketry and mod- j f III. Shop Work" (80 hour)s | ( A course in elementary tool work, j , begins with the first tool operations ! and deals with the simplest problems . deals

in wood construction, such as would be given a beginners' class in manual training. Elementary mechanical r drawing is given as a part of the 1 } course. s « IV. Advanced Shop Work (30 hours). j This is offered to those who have a • j knowledge of tools and shop practice. 1 j The problems offered will be such as I have a very definite application, as use- i J j ful articles of small^furnture, articles I , j of domestic and home use, the framing ' : 1 of small buildings, like a chicken J j house, gates shelving, [brackets, de- j [ | vices for simple farm surveying, etc. . i Instruction in advanced mechanical . , i drawing will be given as a part of the I ( Courses of Instruction in Drawing, I Art and Applied Design : Cs Miss Martha Clough, Instructor. Miss Emma Britten, Instructor. I. Drawing— Applied Design (80 ' hours). A course dealing with the elements t of design and their application to var- 1 , ious constructed exercises like those offered in Courses I and II. II. Blackboard Drawing (80 hours). A course dealing with the simple, direct, effectve representation of comthings, such as the teacher will need in teaching. Simple explanation of things every teacher should know with normal instruction in art. Courses of Instruction in Home Economics. Irene E. McDermott, Director. Edith Lawrence. Instrcutor. I. Cooking (30 hours). Relations of the three essentials of ^ : Air. Water, Food. Lectuies, demonstrations and labor- J atory work. , A study of the principsl 1 1 stuffs, their composition, nutritive '

value, best method of preparation and comparative ooet Menus and well balanced meals. Study of tbe percentage of the fol- - lowing food principles required in.daily diet: Carbohydrates. Protein, Fat, ; Mineral Matters, Water. II. Sewing (80 hours). Hand sewing, including different stitches used in ordinary needle work, and (heir application, making simple garments. Study of textiles and their suitability for tbe various garments. Special lectures in Household Management. Sanitation ; of tbe home inoome, food, clothing; amount to be spent.for education, books/travel, charity, etc. All the courses offered above are to meet the classroom needs of teachers in the elementary schools. Problems are devised which illua trate, as far aa practicable, the possiof eachJcind of work, and the methods of presenting such problems to a class will be given in great detail. TUITION All pupils must pay a matriculation of $6. Tuition in all regular courses free to Jersey teachers. Tuition fee of $6 for each mnrupwill ie course will

be charged teachers from other states. II An additional charge will be made each pupil for material used. J BUILDS SUCCESSFUL RACER The motor boat that lifted the cup in tbe Ocean City races July the 4th, 1- waa the handiwork of a West Oape f May man. Mr. Elon Hand. Mr. Hand , built tbe boat with the aid of hia son u Charles Hand, in his work shop at his home in West Oape May.Jnot intending to sell it but to keep it [for his own f use. A prominent member of the s Ocean City Yacht Club bought tbe boat > installed a 26 h. p. engine and started » for .Ocean City the same day. The . boat was entered the next day and won the race with ease. Mr. Hand I will build another racer this summer. A MOONLIGHT SAIL Captain Schellenger's large auxiliary boat "Melvina" was out for a trip in the moonlight aboutjthe harbor Monday : evening, with> party consisting of the ; ; Missea DeSilver, Miss Mary McDon- • 1 nell. Miss Genevieve McDonne'l, Miss I , • Duniap, Thomas Allen, Paul McDon- 1 1 nell, John Corry, Lloyd Vienne. | 1 OCEAN AUTOTOULEVARD Governor Fort, called a meeting 1 for yesterday to discuss plans for the ® proposed boulevard along the Jersey ' coast from Atlantic Highlands to Cape 1 May. The meeting was held in the 1 Governor's summer residence at Sea ' Girt and the tentative map of the high- ^ way, which has been prepared under tbe direction of Robert A. Meeker. State Road Supervisor, sub- t I mitted for consideration. At present ^ there are fine, broad, improved roads { j along raost of tbfc route suggested for j | the ocean boulevard, but a number of ^ I connecting links will have to be built if the plan goes through. The Governor invited all of the State ( t 18 highway officials and the members of ,

i the Boards of Freeholders, of Atlantic | 'j | City, Monmouth, Ocean and Care May ! ' ' j counties to attend the conference and I ie j moot of them were present A number ( of the officials of the various cities ; along the route of the proposed boule- j I vard attended. It was suggested that | , " I a State road from Trenton to Sea Girt ( I be built in connection with the pro- j ■" j posed.ocean boulevard. This plan met ! 18 j with favor from State officials, who j 1 ® j have been forced to make wide detours 1 . n | when going from Trenton to Sea Girt | ' s j to visit the State troops encamped at - j Sea Girt. l' j Senator Hand has been in conference ' e ] with the Governor several times on the 1 j matter, and was one of the invited guest c '• I on this occasion. He attended the 1 j meeting ■. . c SUCCESSFUI4FISHING 8 J The comfii odious auxiliary yacht * 'Melvina," captained by Clarence f a I Schellenger. carried two very success- - ful fishing parties out to the grounds e Thursday. The first trip was made with John M.^Rodgers and party and 8 . came back with a splendid catch. , The second trip waa made with Jones ® - Wister and party who came back with I plenty of fiah. Both parties were ® 1 pleased with the sport. , . . ti GARDEN HOSE— The Kind that . wears well and is priced low. Oape May Grain & Coal Co. . opposite Read- . ing depot. M M BOAT BUILDING SS' Railway on which to rua out boats for m examination or repair. Many years of fact!"61106 6081,168 me to assare sabs- ^ 1 JOHN PHARO, 1263 Lafayette St £

'OVER THE i FOURTH CROWDS B01HS COMPLETELY FULL It e |fiij Crewls Thug Pirffiw, ; ' w»lk U4 : » Hotel Concerts ' s3fc T&K&g&Sk e filled Saturday night and a great a throng of people liataned to tha in- . spiring strains of tbe orcheetra and participated in tbe dancing. Later in - the evening the cafe waa filled to the e utmost, then some, s Tbe Stockton reoejved aMayge con- . tingent of gueats and waa a scene of joyouaneaa at tbe Saturday evening 1 ball, the new cafe receiving a full mead of attention during the evening, j The Lafayette was also busy entertaining a large number of guests, and I the Colonial and fltar Wll. -- - ■ • _ II Colonial and presented

1. mid-Bummer scene of activity. All the h smaller bouses had liberal quotas of guests. "The greatest Fourth of July since President; Harrison waa a summer reali> dent here," said Proprietor UreaweJl, ■ of the Windsor, yesterday. His bouse s was " chook-a -block, " every room 1 taken and be .wore a smile that would > not come off. He served .his annual ' Fourth of July special dinner yesterday r and presented escb guest. with a sou- > venir folder menu card of beautiful i design, many of them being mailed by ■ guests to friends. It was a very com- ■ plete dinner. > City Pavilion No. 1 held at least a 1 thousand people Saturday and Sunday 1 evenings, who liberally applauded the musical selections given by Porter's Marine Band. It was a nice crowd in every sense and the scene waa an inspiriting one. This was the first ap1 pearance of Porter's Marine Bahd which was favorably received. The 1 pavilion has been placed in fine condition and ie well lighted. It accommo- ! dates a much larger number this year than last, having been considerably enlarged. It is also much better lighted The music committee of Councils consisting of Joseph lEIwell, W. S. and William Gilbert, were on giving attention to matters. The pier and boardwalk contained numbers of people, the crowd on the latextending from Madison avenue to avenue. DENNISVILLE LOSES 9 TO 4 Before at least a thousand people, the local boys downed Dennsville 9 to The first two innings looked as if the visitors were a match for Cape combination and then Hearon up letting Cape .May score three runs. After that the game was a | bunch of kicks so far as the visiting I was! concerned. Although the

had twice as many errors they J showed a more careful drill and Von out easily. Pitcher Macahado, pitched | a game good to see and won tbe hearts | of the fans as only a good twirler can. j The next game will be played SaturI day against the Germantown Cricket . which is a strong club, and should make it interesting for the j Cape May team. Louie Hall will be j the tosser in that'game. Naf said. TEAM TO BOWL CONGRESS The Stcokton duck pin bowling team challenged the Congres® Hall team roll a series of tournaments. The challenge has been accepted and a series of games will be played, part at the Stockton alleys and part at tbe alleys. Both teams contain crack Dowlers and "Ye Sporting sees fun ahead. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH "John Wealey" will be the subject discussed by Rev. Dr. James Method at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday evening next This is tbe second of the aeries of sermons on the "Great Johns of History." Everybody welThe Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered in connecwith the morning sermon. 8c-d It-w HELD FOR BEATING WIFE Goring Whilldin, charged with beating his wife, was arraigned before Mayor George H. Reeves, of West Oape May, yesterday and held. in $300 bail to answer at the Court of Common Pleas in September. The Security Trust Company haa its worth and standing in community. Therefore the community should strongly support it. 8 2