STAR AND WAVE

WEEKLY EDITION

FIFTY-NINTH YEAR CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SA TURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1914 THREE CENTS A :OPY

1855-W- 1914 OLDEST \ KLY RESORT KB *o A PER IN f| PER YEAR B ' \IL

1833 *m w 1914 THE LEADING JOB PRINTING PLANT IN CAPE MAY COUNTY' QUICK SERVICE

BASKETBALL. CONTESTS CAPE MAY A. A. DEFEATS QUINTEX FIVE OF CAMDEN IN OPENING GAME OF SEASON, SCORE 53-»9~ , HIGH SCHOOL OPENS SEASON. | The Cape May A. A. playing with an , entire local line-up wiped up the floor . with the Quintex five of Camden in a ( ■ ne-sided game by the score of 53 -ill. ( The home boys looked fast on the ^ rloor. One of the features of the game . was tlie playing of "Gabe" Poinsett, ( who made'his debut as a basketball i player, scoring seven field goals in his ^ lirst game whicli was going some for - y oungster. , Taylor, an ex -Camden High star, , Aattind for Qnintex with fifteen fouls < out of eighteen attempts. , <"AI*K MAY A. A. Field Foul ( goals goals Pts ( Kirk, forward '• 0 1- , Little, forward 7 5 19 , IL Poinsett, center 7 0 14 , Baker, guard 2 0 4 Hughes, guard 2 0 4 24 6 5.1 , Q^JNTEX Taylor, forward rv . . . 2 15 18 , Lennox, forward 8 0 0 . Allen, center 4 0 8 Olaneey, guard 0 0 0 , Kennaman. guard - 1 0 : 7 15 2!" ( Cape May vs. Marqnet The Cfcp<- May A. A. will lin.- up against the N .r pift five on Saturday , might i CAEP MAY H. S., 35; J • VINELAND ART S., 23. The -Oape May H. S. opened up its season in Cape May on Thanksgiving evening before a large crowd by defeating the Yineland Art School of Vineland, N. J., on the Washington Street Hall floor, score 35-23. The line-up: CAPE MAY H_ S. Field Foul goals goals Pts Arnold, forward ... 4 0 8 . Lemmon, forward 3 P IS j Bakef, aentex - 4 0 8 A Poinsett, guard 0 0 0 < Hughes, guard 2 0 4 j — — — IS 9 35 1 VINELAND ART SCHOOL Schneider, forward 3 0 6 1 Weylman. forward 0 13 18 ( ' Knell, center .... 1 0 2j Laudley. guard 0 0 0 Smith, guard 1 ^ 0 2, _ ■_ _|, 5 IS 23 Cape May H. rs. MillviUe H. j. The Cape May High School will line up against the Millville High on the Washington Street Hall next Thursday. December 3. Send postal card to Troy Laundry. ' , Oape May, for their 1P16 Calendar. j HOW i SERVE TOD First. I will built yon the bast Mat i Inini. 1 will store jronr Mat ta my sncloaet Mat house by tbs year or Um Third, t can offer yen a abates of tbs bsst sseaad bead beats aad tabs year present craft la part payment on a aew one. Railways oa which to rna boats. JOHN A PHAJtO, mi Lafayette St. J^OTICE ! The Pennsylvania and Rending have increased their fares, and Ford Ca'S have gene down. Touring Cars . . . $490 Runabouts . . ... 440 <F. O. B. FACTORY) J. E. MECRAY, Agent

BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES Rev. Arthur 1'. Wedge, who has upent : t in,-.- y are among the various Indian ''tribes of title country, will deliver an ; Illustrated Lecture on "Along tlie lu- - ! tun Trail." in the Firet Baptist Church • this city,, on Tuesday evening. December 1 at 8 P. M. Tlie slides will give jls-autiful illustrations of the Indians, young aud old, luidcr all circumstances, ' in the school, town and on the reservation, and of that which is being done foi them by the government and religious organizations. A cordial invitation i« extended to everyone to attend and | 1 to enjoy this lecture. The admission , will be free but an offering to rover expenses will be taken. A most important meeting of the ' congregation of the First Baptist church 1 will be held tin Wednesday night, lie- , cember 2, at 7.45. It is the regular . monthly business meeting of the church. ' In addition to the regular business the special order will be the consideration of the option upon the lot at the cor- , ' of Columbia avenue aud Gueracy ; street. Every member of the church is i ' expected to be present at this meeting. ' iln Saturday night at 7.45 the Union ' Men's I'myor Meeting will be resumed ' in tlie Primary department room of the , Cliurrii. All men are urged to attend ' this meeting in prestation fur the ser1 vices of the Lord's Day. 1 The Woman's Missionary Society and I tlie Ladies'' Aid Society will hold a sew- , ■ ing bee in the rooms over Rnerr's store on Tnondav afternoon from 2 <o „0 oj-luek. A hex is being prepared for tlie :4a<vili' of a nifaiistci alio has been sick. ' ty -Ti-mfrws' Truiniim C lass will 1 meet in the I'liuiary room on Friday ' night at 7.45. With the organization 1 of tlie Teachers' Training Class the Bi- 1 file school has now the full ten points ' of excellence prescribed by the Inter- 1 pat-onal Sunday School Association. ' On Sunday morning Pastor McCurdy vi ill preach on 'The Challenge of Big 1 ' Tl-laga." DR. CHARLES H. REED Dr. Charles H. Reed, specialist in diseases of the eye, died Monday at his I I home, 121 S. 17th street, Philadelphia, 'after a short illness. He was born in | Philadelphia sixty-two years ago, and 1 his graduation from Yale in 1. 1872, he took the course in the medical i school of tlie University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1876. He also studjied in Vienna. After two years' study, ; be resumed practice here. He is sur- ' vived by his widow and three daughters, i I>r. Reed was a regular summer coti tager at Cape May and was very highly I esteemed. : j CAPT. LEWIS S. STILWELL. I I Captain Lewis S. Stilwcll, commander ! of a lumber and ooal schooner plying - 1 between Philadelphia and southern I points, and former treasurer of Oape > May county, N. J., died on Sunday at ' his home in Goshen, N. J. He was six-ty-nine years old and had been ill but ' a short time. Death was due to pneu , monia. He is survived by a widow and one son, C. R. Stilwcll, treasurer of the Ocean City Title and Trust Company, Ocean Oity, N. J- The funeral occur - • ed Wednesday. DEATH OF MISS ANNIE QUINN I The remains of Mies Annie Qulnn, 1 , ! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilts, j was laid to rest on Monday morning at , j 9 o'clock in the St. Mary's cemetery. ( i . She was a devoted daughter and sister. She leaves a father, mother, brother and [ | two sister and many friend* to mourn , her death. A REAL BARGAIN Ten room furnished oottage. All modern conveniences. Lot 40x120. Centrally located. Liberal terms. i Whole property cap be now purchaal ed for less than what jt oost to originally build thehopac^ (All and. get the price and terms, examine the pro|ierty and you will be satisfied that it is the best chance to purchase a comfortable home ever made in 1 this city. j GILBERT C. HUGHES, Realty. No. 214 Qgoan Street. 1 Buy vour Christmas gifts now in Qspo May.

NEWS AND COMMENT ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, PASS- ; • ING" EVENTS AND OCCURENCES: GLEANED FROM HERE AND j THERE— READ THESE ARTICLES . ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. tape May wants no Kaiser and there- ■ lure no commission form of government. ^ 'I iie stork visited the home of Mr. aud •Mrs. Walter Savage of West Cape Slay ' and left a fine big baby girl weighing -- 1 eleven pounds. B. S. Rylund is exhibiting in the Star and Wave window, two beets of the table variety, whk& have reached a 1 1 wonderful size of 6 1-2 pounds. ' It is ' claimed for these beets that they are | ■ equal to the early summer beets for Lawrence U. Eldredge, son of Mr. and " ' Mrs. I. H. Eldredge, has developed into 1 an energetic business man. Lawrence established a fine business repre- . i senting tlie Curtis Publishing Co.. This i company recently appointed him a mem- ( bcr of the league of Curtis Salesmen, , an honor conferred on 300 out of a body • ' of 5U.000 salesmen. Young Eldredge is ' also an eiithusiastio Boy Scout. ; ... Kmina Stites is now ready with a full line of Christmas goods, friction , toys and trains of all kinds, dolls. ' dishes, boys books, picture books. , ' Christmas box paper, and sweet grass ; ; liaskets. 99J-11-28 THANKSGIVING SERVICES Union Thanksgiving services were I in the Presbyterian Church Thurs- . day morning, a large attendance being , present. Rev. W. D. McOurdy, pastor . of the Baptist Church, of this place, , delivered « masterful sermon which was . attentively received by all in attendance. The choir and boys' chorus of the , Presbyterian Church rendered several f anthems in an appreciative manner. Photos are always acceptable for a ' Christmas gift. Owing to the great de- ■ mand we would suggest that you come I eariv. It would be a pleasure to show ' , you our 1915 styles. Open Sundays. 1 1 At Smith's Studio. 996-1 l-28-4t j' 1 ' —

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA GRAPHS 0, THE COMING AND Go ING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST WEEK. ■» Mr. aud Mrs. F. C. B. Spencc returnetlj Wednesday after spending a week • ■-it nig in various places. While away Mr. {Speace attended the Grand Lodge session of the Independent Order of Odd . . llows at Trenton. Mrs. P. A. Hewitt is engaging a short « i-<it with hcD parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. IL itallenger. Mrs. J. I. Poacher of New York, is enjoying a few days at Cape May. Walter Davis, Jr., the second year High School student, lias gone to Phtlj.Mphia to spend Thanksgiving with hi« chum Bill Hntmer. Dr. H. W. Lummis and family is -p uding the Thanksgiving holidays in I'-tlinyra, N. J. lolin and William Mecray, of LAfayi tie College, are spending the holidays with their parents. Miss Helen Smith has gone to BridgeX. J., and is being entertained by her friend Miss Clara Kinkle. Miss Emily Shaw and Alberta Little spending a week in Bridgeton, N. J. Mrs. J. S. Ware and daughter Maggie spendijtg several weeks in Bayonne, X. J., visiting Drs. James and Stratton Ware. ^ Harry Rocap and family have return-.-.i after spending three weeks visiting in Washington, Baltimore an<L several ptnees in the state of Virginia. " i, and Mrs. Walter Davis of 313 Jaek-on street, have gone to Camden to .p.-nd Thanksgiving and to do their Christinaa shopping in Philadelphia. HIS INITIATION AS A GUNNER Our well-known barrister, Samuel F. Eldredge, managed to steal away for a couple of days this week for a gunning expedition with some experienced sports. He showed them how to do it for he i 75 pgr cent, of the game, but his athletic atunts in the sneakbox were something they had never seen before, land they enjoyed it hugely.

COMMISSION GOVERNMENT New Offices Created, Salaries Increased and Taxes Raised in Every Commission Governed City in the State. (From the Trenton State Gazette.) An advance of Eighteen points in the tax rate of the City of Passaic will r probably have the effect of making the citizens of other communities who are , being urged to accept a Commission Form of Government do some serious i tbinknng. The Passaic taxpayers were told that the one sure way to get the tax rate down was to change the system of government. They believed the statement to be true and made the change. t The taxpayers of Jersey City were told the same thing. They made the . change, and new offices have been created by the Commission and Salaries I Added to the Pay Roll that Aggr^ate Upwards of Sixty Thousand Dollars a ' Y ear. ^The tax rate hasn't yet been" beard from, but the prospect for an • upward swing is very bright. Atlantic City, a town that adopted the Commission Form of Government, is now facing a jump in the tax rate of thirteen points. Improvement bonds amounting to 81,140,000 have been issued during the year that the Commission has been in charge of the affaire at the town. Sometimes a wears , more expensive clothes than he can really afford to. I A few yean ago it was necessary to go to the Pacific coast and the middle west for evidence of how Commission Government works out Now it | is all around us and within easy reaching district 1 i — [— . QYS RIEF wishes to odd ounce that he has opened a new FUR DEPARTMENT in addition to his tailoring establishment and will be glad to remodel your old fur coats in the latest style possible. J Your patronage is solicited. LADIf S' AND MEN'S TAILOR . | 424 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. j | Keystone Phone 176 A V.i. ■ ■ i-'-w- i:

i COUNTY" BOARDS MEET Large Attendance at Enthusiastic Meeting at Court House Saturday. A very attendance of members { of board» of edueation and school offi- ■ ei-rs of the county ami considerable en- • j thiisiasm marked the sessions of the | Cape May County Association of Boards of I'd neat ion ou Saturday, morning and efternbon at Court House. The program follows: MORNING PROGRAM: . 10 JO — Opcuing Exercises. i 10.40 — Readjjig Minutes, Communica- I tions. Bills, etc. | 10.50 — Appointment of Nominating ' Committee. | I 11.00 — County Superintendent's Annual i Address. i t 11.20 — "Some Recent Criticisms of the 1 Public School System," City - Superintendent James M. Stevens, i Ocean City. i • 11.50 — "Tlie Problem -of Efficient Teach- I era in Small Municipalities," Mr. - r J. S. I/fvin, Woodbine. I AFTERNOON SESSION: • I IJDMhub. ' 1.45 — Report of Nominating Committee i and Election of Officers, j 2.00 — ""Mosquito Extermination from i , the Standpoint . of the Public i Health," Stereopticon illustration. Dr. Edward Ayres, New York, s 3.10 — Music. 3.15— ""A Cape May County Vocational i School," Lewis H. Carris, Assist- - - ant Commissioner of Education, N. J. ; A resolution passed unanimously endorsing the project of establishing a 3 Cape May County Vocational School of i Agriculture. The following officers i j were elected to serve for the ensuing ■ year: President, Dr. J. S. Douglass, of - j Court House. i j Vice President, Supervising Principal F. 0. Hartman, of Woodbine. 3 Secretary and Treasurer, Clement } Xewkirk, of West Cape May. r GODFREY CHOSEN SPEAKER Hon. Carlton Godfrey, of * Atlantic County, was chosen by the Republican conference, at Trenton, on Tuesday to >_ be the Speaker of the 1915 House of j Assembly. He received the vote of twenj ty members, including Stevens, of Cape , 'May, and every Assemblyman from the 1 e Second Congressional District, g Mr. Godfrey was born in Cape May , County, and is president of the West , Jersey Title and Guaranty Company, of ' Camden; and of the Guarantee Trust Co., Aatlantic City. He is largely in- - terestod in seashore success. DR. MOON'S IMPERSONATIONS At the regular meeting of the Cape , May Home and School Association, held , last week, Dr. D. W. Moon, of Philadelphia, was Jhc lecturer of the evening and presented in addition to his lecture, several selections with a dramatic skill and fervor which held his audience spellbound. One selection was "A Numray Foot" and he made the story and the character live for tlie audience as he portrayed them. He dwelt but briefly . upon his lecture topic "The pleasure derived from the beautiful," but will deliver this at a future date. PRODUCE EXHIBIT CONTINUES Mr. Robert Argo, of the Campion farms, exhibited 30 white potatoes in the Star and Wave windoyrs last week. These potatoes filled a five-eighths basket and were of an exoeUent quality. ^ Frank Dickinson exhibited 4/shin 1 which meaaunxl 14 1-2 inches in circumference. NICE CHRISTMAS GIFT Why not a kodak for their Christmas gift! We carry a full lipe of East- ' man Kodaks and supplies, quality and price' the same everywhere. Kodaks, 81.25 up. Stop in and talk it over with us. At Smith's Studio. 996-11-28 -4t 0 f STOVE PIPES AND ELBOWS f Coal Hods. Stove Boards, Oilcloth c Ri.gs — Linoleum Fire Bricks and Repairs furnirhrd for any kind of stove or my Naw is the time to attend to 1 it •" CHARLES A. SWAIN. j CALLING CARDS Engraved and | printed. Prompt service at the Star C land Wave Stationery Department. I

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS THEIR SUCCESS IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE INTEREST THEY HAVE AROUSED IN 16,000 BOYS. In .view of the effort being made to bit 11 re vocational schools in this county, the story of their success in Philadelphia will be interesting: "Training themselves for useful occupations in life, 16,000 boys are receiving ; instruction in the vocational training departments of the public schools in ! In accordance with a new system of shop-work which has been in- . , augurated in this city by John G Frazce, director of vocational education, this host of embryo craftsmen work not , merely for the sake of learning how to tools, but their efforts are prac- - tical, aud in the shops throughout the city boys are now making furniture : and other articles that are actually used in school buildings. Instead of having > the boys make furniture to be torn : apart when completed, they are given , work of permanent value and the fart that tlie young workmen are given to understand that their 'efforts are for I a real purpose has caused a marked in- ■ crease in the interest of boys for the , work. "In several schools the boys have ac- • tually" built the shops in which they l work. With a skill that is remarkable I they have constructed work benches, 1 and in many cases built partitions be- ; tween the rooms of the shops. Whils the work done by the students unI doubtedly saves considerable money for tlie Board of Education, it is not dons i for economy alone, for the actual work which must be done carefully and eori rectlv. has taken the element of play completely out of vocational training aa it is taught in Philadelphia. Do feluch Work for City. "For some dime a large amount of printing for various departments of the Board of Education has been done by ' students in the Trades School. Only ' recently have heads of various depart- ■ ments been caUing upon the shops for ■ different articles to be used in the , school rooms. Caro Miller, supervisor of school gardens, has asked that several hundred ' flower boxes be furnished by the shop workers. These arc to bs ■ placed in schools throughout the city ia r order that tho work of plant-raising • may go on through the winter aa it does in the spring and fall in the school gardens. William A. Stecher, director of physical edueation, is another department head who has realized that th» shop workers can do real work. For his department the boys make gymnasium I apparatus and many articles that are ■ used in the open-air classes. ' If you want to see some of these fu- ■ ture carpenters at work, just drop in ' same morning at the shop of the South ' wark School, Ninth and Mifflin etreets; tlie William Welsh School, Fourth and : Dauphin streets, or the Furness School, ! Third and Mifflin streets, and a pcene " of busy activity will be your reward. In • these three shops the students are bus- ( Continued from fourth page.) NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK The Offioers and ^Directors of the Merchants National Bank request that its stockholders disregard the tax bills on its stock just received from the County Collector and announoe that the said , tax will be paid by the bank. E. J. JERRELL, Cashier. 995-1 1-28-lt. GOING TO SCHOOL AT 35 A woman of 35 year of age has taken the study of floriculture in the Woodbine School of Agriculture. Overcoats If you need a good overcoat or a suit to Chas. Schcrer for his reduced prices for the winter on euite and ov . rcbats. Also ladies' top coats and suits. ' Scherr'f Decatur Street near Washington St , Cape May, N. J. STOVES, HEATERS AND H." NGES. Gall and see our line of Stove Boards, Hods, 00 Cloths, Stove Blacking and enamels. JESSE M. BROWN.