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\ WEEKLY EDITION fe - - : ^ .. ' f ' •' ' ■ • ■ - '':D> ; _ XJ FIFTY-FIFTH Y \R NO. V CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 THREE CENTS A COPY

ONE CENT=A= 3 WORD COLUMN '' ALWAYS BRINfi GREAT RESULTS No Advertisement Taken for less than Twenty Cents. Tell the People Your Wants FOR RENT. FOR BENT— Several furnished oottages for the winter, and unfurnished by the year. For particulars apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street. FOR SALL FOR SALE— A 6 horse power Fairbanks and Morse Marine Engine, with clutoh, propeller and shaft Equipped with Bcbebler carburator. In first class order. Price $125. Apply to H. C. Pierson's, 1150 Washington street. Gape May. 1-22 6 FOR SALE— A Grand Upright Piano, in first daaa condition. Apply at Star and Wave office. 2-4 tf DIAMONDS, WATOHES. JEWELRY For diamonds, watches and jewelry it will pay you to buy of L. M. Nelsons. I bave been dealing with Cape May best citizens for ten years. Before purchasing elsewhere drop ua a postal, will sand goods on approval. L. M. NELSON, 842 Broadway, Camden, N. J. 2-26 18t A HOME ON EAST TERMS Make any reasonable terms and you ran have a beautiful home on Pearl street, near Broadway, in the popular Borough of West Cape May. New boose, perfect condition throughout, en nice nigh ground, containing seven rooms and a sun parlor ; gas ; excellent flow of water from driven well. Immediate possession . Call and make your own terms and the property is , yours. Price very low. GILBERT O. HUGHES, Realty, 214 Ocean Street i " WANTED WANTED — A thorough, energetic, capable and business getting sales- i man. Permanent position. Get in the : game right Represent the leaders in the trade. None but reliable men need 1 apply. BROWN BROTHERS NUR- i SERIES, Rochester, N. Y. , REAL ESTATE WEST CAPE MAY, •WATCH US GROW' L 'SMILE AND CLIMB UP' George H. Reeves, real estate agent building lots and homes. Will buy, sell, rent or exchange. Keystone phone 111-D. ] PLAGE YOUR PROPERTY IN MY ' HANDS FOR SALE OR RENT. AL- « WAYS HAVE CLIENTS. ' FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. SOL. NEEDLES. - 608 WASHINGTON STREET KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. I PICTURES FRAMED SET i H. T. Hughes, 612 Washington Street. ( Or at Smith's Studio. Beach Avenue. BOAT BUILDING PAIRING. , Railway on which to rua out boats for < examination or repair Many years of experience enables me to assure satisfaction. ' JOHN PHAR0.1263 LafayetteSt i IF YOU NEED SIDEWALKS OR J If you have concrete and cement work .to do see Charles Jaquette contractor, West Cape May. Paving i arid curbing a specialty. Estimate 1 cheerfully given. 8-6 52t Tbe Security Trust Company offers c its patrons fair, courteous treatment ' absolutely regardless of the size of 1 your account and last of all we are c jrte rested in Your prosperity, be- , cause With YOUR success and that of every other citizen lies the growth I and prosperity of this community. C Depositing your money in Security ? Trust Company makes it absolutely S safe from loss by robbers, fire or ac- y "den*- y Health and moscie are developed be ? the jndidous exercise afforded by the * bowling alleys. Congress Alleys, 88 c Perry street, are the most modem v ana best equipped. Try an eve v. ing at the ancient and ever enjoyable . game. tf 11 SAVE YOUR MONEY [ Fresh Liver 7c. Dandy Mackrel 4c - Rump Round Sirloin Stt, 12c. . This is up ° you Pitts Beef Ko d d PUBLIC SALE i Combination sale at Van Gilder's c Store, Petersburg, N. J., Saturday, March 6, consisting of two ears west- j em horses, mules ; and one car farm wagons, one and two horse ; one car express wagons, buggies and 60 sets harness, work and driving, blankets, robes, implements, cows, pigs, chickens, etc. See posters. W. R. VAN GILDER, Petersburg, N. J. <j

A STATE i ROAD SYSTEM ' GOVERNOR FORT RECOMMENDS ' Suggested that State Take Oyer aid Maintain Roads Between County Seats and Boulevard Governor Fort sent to the Legisla- . ture Wednesday a special message - recommending the enactment of a law ; 1 embodying tbe suggestion of tbe State ' 1 Highway Commission, the report of . - which be also submitted. The proposition is .that tbe State be given authority to take over and main- ■ tain all of the improved roads of the various municipalities ceding this right to various counties, the freeholders i | and other authorities of the various municipalities ceding the right to tbe - Commonwealth. This scheme is de't clared essential for tbe building of a system of improved roads to connect : ; the several county seats with each • other and with tbe roads bordering on 1 ' the Atlantic Ocean. There are about i j 850 miles of Buch. trunk roads, of which i i only about 200 .miles have not already , been improved. To complete these highways and put them in good condition would cost about fl,000,000 in addition to what has already been spent and the cost of 1 maintenance would be about $221,000 a ■ year thereafter. To put the system under State.oontrol would be to relieve tbe counties of this great'expenec and . permit them to devote their energies to the building of other improved roads. 1 To raise the money ^required for this ' State control and support of the county road system the commission recommends that all automobile license fees be increased at least a third, with no license fees less than $5. I Tbe commissionSindorees tbe plan of 1 toe proposed Ocean Boulevard, taking 1 in all of the coast counties, and would 1 make this highway a part of ihe State 1 road system. A bill providing for such c a system will be introduced in the t present Legislature. t The members of the commission are < Governor Fort, Senator Frelinghuysec, i Senator Prince and State- Road Oom- J .missioner Gilkyson. i THIS IS AN EASY TEST { Shake Allen's Foot-Ease in one sboe and not in the other, and notice the ' difference. Ju-t the thing to use when I rubbers or overshoes become necessary, aud your shoes seem to pinch. Sold ( everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any substitute. 2-19 4 t SEED LIMA BEANS 1 am offering some very choice seed ( lima beans ot the "Pole Variety" ^ which are of an excellent quality. For further information address John K. 1 Speck, Bayside Road, So. Cold Sprng. 1 MR. AN .J MRS.'MOYER \ ENTERTAIN < Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Moyer enter ^ tained the young people of the High j School who gave the farce at the j minstrel show last week, '''he excel- j lent performance given was due to un- j remitting effort on the part of Mrs. j in training those who took part, j NOTICE IF NOT WHY NOT? [ If you have never been a customer ^ of ours, here is your chance to find out whether we do as good Laundry work as elsewhere. We have just installed one of the newest up-to-date h Collar and Cuff Ironers made by a well p known Troy, N. Y., Laundry Machine and are prepared to give you as good Collar and Cuff work as you can get anywhere. The coupon below is worth 6c. to you. Machines don't tear r your clothes, it is done by inexperienced operators, and we don't employ that i kind. Of course we cannot make a new c collar or shirt out of one that has been t and Laundered for a few years, a all good garments should last at six months in any well regulated t Laundry, and we are sending shirts g through our place that have seen two £ wear and are in fairly good con- u ditiou yet. The coupon will entitle you ^ to have 2 collars or one pair cuffs laun- {| free. If you have never bad any ^ here before bring coupon with you. all work except collars and j cuffs are Hand Ironed. o Name i< 2 Collars 2 cuffs h FREE ® AT TROY LAUNDRY 310 Decatur Street, Cape May. P offer holds good until Mar. 16, 191o d

THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETS MAYORS BOLD BRIEF SESSION Stoy Wails Iilui Waterwij Worked from Brigaitioe Soothward. Leame takes 10 Action The Municipal League of Seashore ! Resorts met here on Monday evening 1 and the most important business done - tbe election ot officers for the 1 ensuing year as follows: President, ■ Franklin P. Stoy, of Atlantic City: ! vice-president, Lewis M Creese, of Ocean City ; secretary, Thomas W. Millet, of this city ; assistant secretaiy, • Aaron W. Hand, of this city ; treasurer, ' G. S. Smith, of Av&lon. i Mayor Stoy expressed the opinion that work on the inland waterway should be begun back of Brigantine, - and extended southward and directed a '• ■ resolution to this effeot to be prepared ' to be presented to tbe next meeting. 1 The session was brief because tbe 1 mayors. preeent were invited to attend < the Board oT Trade banquet which be- < gan at 8 o'clock. i THE CAPTMAY CHORAL SOCIETY : ENTERTAINS IN HGDEN'S BALL ] i Jolly Company of Ladies Bare ■ a Host Delighfil Evening on ' Washington's Birthday J The Cape May Ohoral Society, which j been a prominent social feature j tms winter met on tbe evening of j Birthday in Ogden's l Each member bad invited a t friend to join them. lAf ter an evening of song and sociability they parcook a , dainty repast. The Society was or- , ganized about four years ago and its r object is not only co promote musical £ industry, but social evenings as well. James C. Warhurst, of Camden. £ the instructor and he has been great- j ly assisted the in past by Messrs. Gilbert O. Hughes and J. W. Eldredge, ( who have been untiring in their efforts ^ to make tbe affair a success. The choral was recently rearranged a and now has ladies only as members. £ Among those who were fortunate to present at the last meeting were : g Mrs. George Douglass, Mrs. Gilbert a Hughes, Mra. Everett Jerrel, Mrs. Q Smith, Mrs. Harry Lemons, Miss Stella Black, Mrs. Harry Hughes, g Miss Lucrissa Hughes, Miss Marion Nelson, Miss Mabel Hobson, Miss Mae t Hall, Miss Blanche Hughes, Miss Ella ^ Gater. Miss Rebecca Stevens, Mrs. J. t Eldredge, Mrs. Jay Mecray, Miss Ware, Miss Eimira Dobbins, a Florence Johnson, Mrs. Olarence Newkirk, Miss Lillian Miller, Miss Q Doak, Miss Rattie Hall, Mrs. f E. W. Lloyd, Mrs. Irwin Stevens, Miss Carol Paiste. Mrs. Hobson, Miss Barbour, Miss Johnson, Miss Shields, ^ Miss Rose Gaudy, Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. D. F, Focer, Mrs. Robert Hughes, Prof James C. Warhurst and Prof. J. Woodruff Eldredge. IN MEM0RIAM, c In loving remembrance of my dear husband, Stilwell Eldredge. who departed this life March 1st, 1902. WIFE Spring Styles Now Ready. Shades and Materials a for Easter a Before ordering your Spring clothing C call on Charles Scherer and examine c | bis choice selection of new patterns r and fabrics for spring wear. You will 7 get more wear and greater eatisfac- " tion from the garments made by p because he cuts to fit and builds the garment to suit the individual. Care, skill and experience, com- g with richness of fabrics, result * perfect-fitting clothes produced by w expert workmen. p Mr. Scberer's Ladies' and Gents.' tl Tailoring Establishment is now thor- 81 oughly settled in his new and convenient building on Decatur street, and is prepared to accommodate his customers in a'akilfull and aatisfac- a, tory manner. 120 SHEETS of good Lineo finiahnH ^ weighing 22 ounces, at 25 cents, „. envelopes to match, 36 cents per hun- ' el

A SUBSCRIPTION BANQUET BY MEMBERS BOARD OF TRADE Give Pleasant Tribite to Former Presidents of Board of Trade at tbe Auditor inm ne of the most esung events whicu have occurred here lor some time was trie suoscription dinner given on Monday evening at the Auditorium by Preaioent A. A. tiaynea ana several .members oi the Board ot Trade, to former presidents ot ..this body, .Luther C. Oguen and Samuel F. Ware, interest was added to trie event by .the presence, as invited guests ot Mayor Stoy, of Atlantic City ; Mayor Frank Smitii, of Holly Beacu; Mayor Latimer Baker, of Wild wood, Mayor G. S. smith, of Aval on, and Mayor Harry S. *Y Beaton, ol North Wildwood. were forty-seven plates ail together. John P. Doyle, manager of tbe Hotel Cape May, was toastmasler, and performed his duty wiin a grace and ability which added materially to tne pleasures of the evening. Former President Lutner O. Ogden delivered misappropriate and interesting address. former Piesideut S. F. Ware, also was called upon and acquitted himself in bis usual manner. Judge J. M. E. Bildreth gave an interesting talk .in wnicb be recom. mended several useful improvements which could be^made including a new city hall and the new methodsof lighting the boardwalk. Mayor Stoy, of Atlantic City, made one of his characteristically forceful > addresses in which be enumerated some : of Cape May's .advantages and called - attention to some of its failings, recommending methods of curing some Among other things he said up When we need anything at Atlantic we "loosen up" and get jt If they squeal at our bonding we issue more bonds. Seashore vewrta require facilities and improvements not so urgently needed in other towns and they must have them. Money j - must be spent but Atlantic City's sue- 1 shows that there are ample returns j from such expenditure." Apropos of some "knocking" made in Um> of the local speeches, he said, "When we j the faults of our friends, we write them in the sands of the beach close as possible to the water and ' the waves come up and wash them j away. We do not display our family ' skeletons to those not in the family, and we do not inform strsngdrs upon oor faults." Major Harry Wbeaton, on this topic said, "When our people have differ- ' ences we get 'em into a room and lock the door and let them tight it out. We not let tbe outside public get next ( to our troubles or squabbles." Mayor Baker, of Wildwood, made an , appreciative speech which was well re- i ceived. A. C. Gile gave the final talk ( of the evening. The menu was as follows: Cape May Salts Mock Turtle Olives Celery Radishes f Planked Savannah Shad Potatoes Julienne Filet of Beef with Mushrooms Stuffed Tomatoes , Punch , May Squabs Roasted and Stuffed Salad, HeartB of Lettuce Fancy Ices i Cakes Coffee i THE ACT OF A VANDAL 1 A picture of the late Colonel George W. Smith was -framed in the tombstone j at his grave at tbe time it was set up j and has remained until a few days ago. , On tbe last visit of the^family to tbe f cemetery they found that it had been j removed. It can be of no possible ( value to anybody and tbe family hopes it may be returned or replaced in the place from which it was taken. i THE GREATEST EVER < A ten quart enameled water pail of ' good appearance and made to wear, will be solid sb a special feature at Swain's Variety Store, beginning next , week. An extra large quantity of pails have been procured and in order no one will he disappointed the 1 sale will be limited to one to a cue- c tomer. BIG HORSE SALE , About forty horses will be sold at \ auction on Monday next, February 28, { at one o'clock, in the stable belongiug j William Ewing, Jr., juvt off of North j street. Most of them are beauties, no skates in the lot.

SOME NEWS r AND COMMENT E BREEZY OPINIONS AND NEWS r Items Gathered by Star ail Wave Reporters aid Comment oa Cirrent Ereats c Send us a two-cent stamp and we n will send you by return mail a brochure e entitled, "Good Form better Writing. " ft « « "City Council has determined that 1 the public good does not require the s free lighting of the American Ice Company coal yard and office and tbe mangera home. The city haa been paying at the rate of $128 per year for vears i for an arc light in front of the Comr pany's coal office in the Reading yards, r for a gas light in front of Edmund's office on Washington street, and for a • gas lamp in front of his residence on v Jackson street. The new Council haa . stopped payment tor all excepting that I in tront of his residence and lopped off several other lights for economy's 1 sake." • The above article was published in e our issue of Saturday, February 12th, 3 as a matter of current news, without comment or suggestion. We have been 1 informed since that the total annual amount paid by the city for the lights • referred to was about $200. It would be interesting to know how long this • haa been continued. We are republishing the article because, much to our ■ surprise, it provoked a personal attack 3 opon the managed of this paper, to ' which the name of J. Henry Edmunds - was affixed. The attack to which we are referring > gives ua the impression that it is the 1 expression of a man who wants to be I menacing but who is probably in dread I of something and since a mere news item has apparently incited his attack, i we conclude that the thing he dreads I is publicity, which he seeks to stop • by his old time methods. Now what I has he been doing, in particular, which r he desires to keep hidden from the i public? i « •) « , Councilman F. W. Wolff is showing , I great Interest in his new duties. He . has ideas and is going to present tbem , from time to time for the considera- ; tion of bis colleagues. He is urging , j now a more modern method ef light- . I mg the boardwalk and improvement . which has long been needed. , ■ <8 (9 A I j An arob on Broadway at tbe entrance t j to West Cppe May borougb, would be , i a capital ornamentation and an aid in the projects for improvement urged by ! the Board of Trade. The borougb Oeuncil should take up thia matter. , The city's interests are the borough's interest and there should be mutual work for the general welfare. AAA Major George H. Reeves, of West Cape May, thinks steps should be taken by the county to get control of ' th« "turnpike" between this city and Cape May Point and make it a section of the Ocean Boulevard. It would fare much better as a public charge It is practically impassable now and the wagon traffic from Cape May Point goes around by what used to be called the "Old Road" through West Cape May, to reach this city. •> A £ The absence of Mayor Melvin from the meeting of tbe Mayor's League was regretted by many citizens. A A ® The pessimists who see black at all times should not endeavor to show it to visitors. They should take treatment for liver complaint « a « The stork brought a little girl to tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Alof Remlu Heights, Pa , on , afternon, the 13th The mothei ' and baby are getting alone nicely. . Albrecht is the daughter of Mr. ^ and Mrs. S. O. Henry, of the Mansard. ' 4> « D Work on the Mooney building opera- 1 | which has been held back on ac- | count of bad weather will be pushed with all earnestness from now on. ' « « ® The mob rule now in vogue in Phila- 1 delphia effects business for hundreds of 1 miles around and tbe loss of property I and life is as great as in a South Ameri- I war. ' 0 • 9 Tbe traotlon troubles in Philadel- • phia recall an interesting incident j late A. W. Foster, Jr., who , passed away here a few months ago, ! one of tbe first {trolley power \ houses in Philadelphia nineteen years : . • ( Continued cm Page 6

THE MERCANTILE r LICENSE VOID S COURT DECLARES AGAINST UV i lodge BiMretk's Ceiteitiois Sistaiici ii Two Test Cues Tried Before Supreme Cwrt e The Supreme Court has just handed « down opinions in the esses of Frank Richardson and Marcus Scull against tbe City of Cape May, setting aside a their convictions, under the Mercantile Lioenae Ordinance, for the noni- payment of tbe license fee provided e thereby, on the ground that the penalty • Imposed by tbe ordinance is in excess ^ of tbe power granted by tbe oity chars tar and the laws of this state applying • to the city. In the Richardson oase the a Court also holds that there is no law to t warrant the imposition of a mercantile I license fee on an insurance agent. 8 These two cases, were test cases, selected from a number of cases carn ried into the court. The effect of the • decis.ons is to invalidate tbe Mercan1 tile License Ordinance. Judge Hil'j dreth represented the plaintiffs . WILLDEUVER LECTURES i I | Assistant Agricnltarist George A. Billings ~r of Department of Agriculture to Speak c William Rau. the florist, began a 3 correspondence with the u. s DepartB ment of Agriculture some weeks ago, with reference to eecuriig information j and aid for the establishment here of a e Produce Exchange. It resulted in a e visit being made by George A. fiilj lings, Assistant Agriculturist of the s Department, who looked over the field ana came to the conclusion, that the s Produce Exchange idea, should ' e prep ceded by a crusade to cause sufficient t produce to be raised to justify an ex3 change. He has arranged to give st e least two lectures, one on Friday evening, April 1st, under the auspices of the County Teachers' Association at I Court House, upon the subject, s "Agricultural Education with particui lar reference to the forming of Boys' - ai.d Girls' Agricultural Clubs." He C will illustrate his lecture by me:.ns of - a stereopticon. He hopes, also to give t another lecture on Monday evening, April 4th, before the Pomona Grange and announcement of arrangements i will be made later. 5 MADE BEST AVERAGE | Floyd O. Hughes, of Cape May, i passed highest the examination for census enumerator of this congressional ' district. Allen Wales and Floyd Hughes I will take the census of Cape May Oity. CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY Miss Bessie J. Adams, of Washingt toD, D. O., granddaughter of Mr. and s Mrs. J. Wesley Oorson, celebrated her f second birthday which was on Valen1 tine Day, and was tbe recipient of a i shower of fifty cards, also a number of ■ beautiful valentines, among tbem one i very handsome one presented to her by ! ber cousin Elizabeth Corson and, many t other beautiful gifts. We wish her I many more happy birthdays. NOTICE On and after March the 1st, 1910, all prices on labor and material per1 taining to tin and sheet metal work ! will be withdrawn. Prices furnished on application. , 8:1,6 JESSE M. BROWN, charles a. swain, wm. t. chambers. c. k. shallus, McDonnell & lapp. entertained on his SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY On February 22 Mr. and Mra. Harry S. Ludlam gave a birthday party to their son Albert at their home on avenue, West Cape May. The was beautifully decorated with flags and bunting. The cable was decorated with flags and miniature figures of Washington and the Cherry Troe Each guest received a souvenir of a little hatchet and a cigar with a flag. At 10:30 the guests were invited , to partake of many good~~things. The cake had 16 candles on, and presents were many and costly as he has many friends. Those present were: Albert S. Ludlam, Albert Smith, Albert Bennett, Herbert Petit, Leon Eldredge, Earl Taylor, Onon Reeves, Floyd Hughes, Robert Blattner, Edward Phillips, Elma La Nier, Florence Irene Mathews, Anna Hand, Jennie Scull, Ethel Scull, Rosie Wellman, Helen Reeves, Vesta A. Stevens, Helen Ewing, Nellie Pieraon, Rachel Chew, Dr. fand Mrs. A. G. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Eli T. Stevens.