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FIFTY-NINTH Yt -it CAPE MAY CITY. N. J„ SA I URDA1 . DECEMBER 12, 1914 THREE CENTS A COPY

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GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS INDICTMENTS FOUND FOR MURDER, BREAKING WITH INTENT, AND ATROCIOUS ASSAULTS— A LIST OF THE JURYMEN. The following indictments were found ' by the grand jury and presented to the court, completing the work of the grand ' jury: State vs! Charles Frazier, murm der. Defendent pleaded non vult and was sentenced to a maximum of 30 years or a mimimum of 12 years. State vs. Somers Jeffries. Breaking with intent, at residence of H. Tener Longstreth, November 1st, 1914, in Ooean City. Plea, not guilty. State vs. Harrison Doughty. Breaking with intent at residence of H. Tener Longstreth in Ocean CSty, N. J., November 1st, 1914. Plea, not guilty. State vs. James Halkins, Manual For ■Ad Raymond Gibbs, breaking with in- < tent, at residence of Charles Barnard < Worth, Wildwood, October lBth, 1914. | State vs. Hamilton Hunt and Lewis Hunt, breaking with intent at drug store . of Dr. Samjiel F. Ware, Cape May. J State vs. laiici Demeise, atrocious assault and battery at Cape May, Sep tern- J ber 25th, 1914, on Joseph Demeisse. State va. Frank Demeisse, atrocious ( assault and battery on Luici Demeisse. at Cape May, September 25th, 1914. M THE GRAND JURY i The Grand Jury consisted of the following: 1 Oaasius M. Campbell, Qeean City. ' 2. Osborne Corson. Ocean City. 3 Jacob Collins, Dennis Township. 1 4 Elbert B. -High. Avalon. c 6 Jacob Feldman, Woodbine. ' 6 Wayne M. Struthera, Sea Isle City 7 Arthur D. Barrows, Ocean CSty. 8 Harry Hebenthal, Cape May City. 1 9 John Little, Chpe May City. ^ 10 Edward Buriey, Upper Townlhip. ' 11 John K: Carroll, Dennis Township. c ri joun iv. carroii, uennts towns tup. 1

12 Lewis Edwards, Dennis Township. 13 Samuel H. Moore, Cape May CStv. 14 Ward Stille, Upper Township. 15 Rolls Hewitt, Dennis Township. 16 Wm. Brammell, Dennis Township. 17-Iaaad W. Foster. Dennis Township. 18. Charles Weeks, Lower Township. 19 Edwin Z. Mills. Middle Township. 20 William J. Gardner, Ocean City. 21 Chas. Matthews, lower Township. 22 Chas. Loper, Middle Township. 23 Frederick Canfield, Avalon. 24 Willeta Oirson. Middle Township. FREE LECTURES (Mrs. Addie' B. Parcels will deliver a lecture in the Mo,thodist Church on Thursday evening. December 17th, at eight o'clock and in the Presbyterian ■Church Friday evening. December 18th,at eight o'clock. Subjects "A Stainless Flag," and "Conserve the Home." LAVENTHAL-S OPEN DAILY The Laventhal Store is now open day and night with a line of Holiday Goods, Dry Goods and wearing apparel. HOW I SERVE YOU First, I will build jou the bast boat tcr tha wtfiaay. Ssooad. I will store your boat ta mj •■closed boat bouas br tha rear or tha Third. I eaa offer yoe a choloa of tha bast aaooad hand boats sad taka four praaant craft ta part paymaat oo a oaw oca Railways oa which ta ram boats JOHN A. PHARO, IMS Lofayotto Bt_ Announcement CHRISTMAS GOODS NOW ON SHOW A bit wbtf of owfil ud attract! yo gift*. J. E. MECRAY, Agaat Opposite Raadiag Sutiaa p.

NEWS AND 5 COMMENT t, ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, PASS0 ING EVENTS AND OCCURENCES V 1 GLEANED FROM HERE AND | THERE— READ THESE ARTICLES I ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. 0 I J. Clarence Gallaher, of this cjty, vis- ^ ited Vineland Council, Royal Arcanum, last week and witnessed degree work ' by the Vineland Council, which he rer ports as being splendidly executed. The ■ Grand Regent and several other state * officers were present. r ... 1 The timber industry represents 87 per cent of the annual production of wealth " in British Columbia, r • • • Boxmakecs in the United States use more than four and & half billion board : feet of lumber each year or more than ■ one-tenth of the entire lumber cut of [ ^ the country. ' The new store of Jay Mecray at 606 Washington street, has just received full line of Christmas Goods of which you can purchase many UBeful articles for presents. A visit to that store will convince you that it's one of the most ' up-to-date store in Cape May. ' * J The Wildwood road was damaged to extent by the recent storm. The Star and Wave will issue a special twelve page paper on the ll»th inst. This issue will have a wide- circulation nnd will h» attractively printed in colors« For special advertising rates and information ask our Mr. A. L. Ewing. 1 Go to Emma Ktites for your Christ- 1 tree trimmings, and toys of all kinds for the boys, all kinds of games, correspondence cards, painted balls, doll coaches, wheelbarrows, dolls, pianos. '

p | painting books, toy blackboards and v I sweet grass baskets. In an overwhelming manner and by a ^ vote conservatively estimated as representing about one half of the total of j 5.000,000 or 6,000.000 persons eligible to ballot on th^tiu^iect, the mutualization • (Continued on fifth page.) A STAY GRANTED I The court has granted a stay in the | matter of the sale of the property of i the N. Z. Graves Company which had been fixed for January 15th. It is generally believed that if time is given, the * | business will work itself clear and any'n i body will admit that to attempt to lt jsell a property of such magnitude at the n j present is to sacrifice it. If this can be avoided it is certainly to everybody's i8 | interest to do so. So far as the Chpe j May property is concerned, it has grown ' into value because of Mr. Graves' man-' agement and is certain, if given an opy portunity, to become worth to him a ». great deal of money. If the professional promoters get another whack at " it through any premature sale, nobody knowd where it will get to. Before Mr. A Graves took charge of it, it was said that $4,000,000 had been spent on the T Cape May Real Estate property with no returns to the Company excepting in a such availability as was given to the * land. 1 ' o « A REAL BARGAIN Ten room furnished cottage. All mod- f - era conveniences. Lot 46x190. Central- " ly located. Liberal terms. ' Whole property can be now purehas- * ed for leaa than what it cost *o originally build the house. S Call and get the pries and terms, examine the property and you will be sat- ( isfied that it is the best chance to par- ■ | chase a comfortable home ever made in this oity. GILBERT C HUGHES, Realty, go. 214 Ooean Street. Boy voar OErtataas gifts now ta 8 Cap. May. g * fe

TUBERCULOSIS r ILLUSTRATED 5- THE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH HAS ' S ARRANGED FOR A FOUR DAY EXD HIBIT AT THE AUDITORIUM— S MOTION PICTURES WILL BE A FEATURE. 9. The local Board of Health has made a an engagement with W." Deloe Smith, a k representative of the State Board of Health for conducting a Tuberculosis ie Exhibif at the Auditorium for four days. x commencing January 11, 1915. There will be two sessions daily, the afternoons will be appropriated to the public .r schools and the evening sessions to the < h general public. The exhibits will be augmented by motion pictures, and an able lecturer. There will be no charge e for admission. d — : — n MRS. E. TURNER PREPARED f FOR CHRISTMAS Mrs. E. Turner has returned from New York where she recently spent a • week selecting Christmas stock for a j store. This stock consists of furs. * h toilet articles, gloves, umbrellas and s hundreds of appropriate articles suit- ■ I able for holiday gifts. Courteous salespeople ewait your pleasure. . MRS. ELIZA BARNETT DEAD Mrs. Eliza Barnett, aged eighty-two , years died at her home in West Cape , May, on Monday morning at 7.45 o'clock. _ Mrs. Barnett was a sister to Samuel E. Ewing, and W. L Ewing, Sr. of West , , Cape May. and James Ewing, Cold . . Spring. The funeral occured from the I residence of Samuel E. Ewing on Yorke , avenue on Thursday afternoon and the interment was made at tlie Cold Spring „ I . oAN ILL-NATURED PAPER I The Ocean City Ledger never attempts to comment_upon the doings of others V

j without betraying its own motives, so self-oentered is it. The basis for ita criticisms of public affairs is made very i ell-arty apparent in an unkind fling at. - ike Star and Wave recently made, f Strange that there is not some one of 0 owners to censor out of its columns 1 these evidences of its ill-nature. MOST ACCEPTABLE ; X-MAS GIFTS 1 °t"R LIST CHINA * CREAM PITCHER AND SUGAR BOWL HANDSOME DECORATED CAKE PLATES SUGAR SHELLS, KNIVES, PORKS, TEASPOONS, ROGERS' SILVER CUT GLASS [ N UP-TO-DATE PICTURES NUT PICK SETS SAFETY RAZORS FLASH LIGHTS ALL KINDS BOY SCOUT RIFLES « riOY SCOUT POCKET KNIVES ' ELECTRIC ENGINES CROWELL'S HARDWARE STORE |, |< ▲ CHRISTMAS R*T-F < The ladiea of Section No. I of the| Church will hold a Christmas [ •ale at the home of Miss J. C. Haines, «06 Perry street, Friday, December 11, C 9 a. m. until 9 p. m. Hand-made t articles suitable for Christmas gifts a specialty. Home-made piea and cake for ' sale also. j — o — J HEATERS AND RANGES. Call and see our line of Stove Boards, pods. Oil Cloths; Stove Btaoktag and enamels. JESSE M. BROWN. 8end yoor engraved plate to the Star n •nd Ware Stationery Department now p if you need calling cards before Christ • ■*. If 7H tawnaphtows » *»»»— |l .1 I ■ I •

VICTROLA >j CONCERT S SECOND ENTERTAINMENT BY CAPE MAY HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS NEXT - TUESDAY EVENING. On Tuesday evening next, December 15, .1914, there will be another Victrola i- concert at the High School. Those who * attended the last will be glsd to know f that another such treat is in store. The b cost need hinder none since tickets sell '■ for ten eente, and can be purchased be*5 fore hand from any girl that attends - High- School or at the door on Tuesday : evening. The Victrola the school is pur- ; chasing is in the building and will be - this concert, but will not be i used ta school until entirely paid for. i Go to the concert and thus help the pupils give themselves a Christmas present The program to be given follows: PART L 1 "Sweethearts," Victor Herbert, Hsrbert'a 1 Orchestra. 1 "I hear you calling me," Harford. Marshall, John McCormack. ■ "Oh that we two were Maying." Nevin, Homer and Gluck. and Flowers," .Tobani, Victor Orchestra. Thou Know That Land," Migaou, Schuman, Heink. "The Jewel Song," Faust, Melba. Metcalf, Evan Williams. Schubert, Neapolitan Trio. INTERMISSION PART tU Waltz," Accordion Solo, P. Deiro. "The Swallows," Bingham. Cowen, Alma Gluck. "Star of Bethlehem." Adams. Evan Will"Stille Nacht," Gruber, Schumann, Heink "Miserere," II Trovatore, Aida and Caruso. I "111 *ing thee songs of Araby," Harford 1 Marshall, McCormack. i "Ston VOUT ticklin'. .Tank." H#rrv T„iMpr i "Stop ticklin'. Harry Lauder

Caprice, "Viennose," Fritz Kreisler. ' MISSIONARY TO MEET Tlie Women's Missionary Society of Cold Spring Presbyterian Church will hold a postponed meeting at, the residence of Mrs. Wm. Cummings, Wednesday 10th, at 3 p. m. If weather proves stormy, the meeting will be held the day following. All welcqjne. Come and I help with the Missionary Barrel. CHRISTMAS CARDS AND BOOKLETS, eteel die stamped, hand colored and very artistic. Examine this stock , before purchasing— 5 cents to $1.00. Mecray Pharmacy. Washington and Perry streets, Cape May. Order the Special Christmai Number of the Public Ledger today. Sunday, December 20th, Mrs. Brown's Newsstand. See circular in window. We will distribute our 1915 calendars during the week ending December 26th. ■ It has been our custom to give out our i calendar for the past ten seasons, during | Christmas week— be sure and get yours. Troy Laundry, dec 5-12 REVENUE STAMPS I You may obtain Documentary Reve(nue Stamps of various denominations by calling on the Security Trust Company j corner Washington and Ooean streets. H. C. THOMPSON. Manager. Photos are always acceptable for a Christmas gift. Owing to the great demand we would suggest that you come early. It weald be a pleasure to show you our 1915 styles. Open Sundays. Smith's Studio. 996- 11 -28 -4 1 NICE CHRISTMAS GIFT Why not a kodak, for their Christmas gift? We oarry a fun liuo of EntKodak* and snpgUrs, quality and n price the ant everywhere Kodaks, p up. Bfcipa aad taik it over with C At SataMh Stadia. n 996-11-28-4*. »

GREAT STORM r HITS CAPE MAY E NORTHEASTER RAGES THREE DAYS < X WITH DISASTROUS RESULTSBOARDWALK CRUSHED IN MANY PLACES— BEACH DRIVE IS ALSO :r DAMAGED. ,0 The highest tides within the past fif- f w te«> years swept our coast from Friday i, e until Tuesday afternoon. The { II heavy seas were forced ahead of a raging „ northeast wind, with such speed that the A boardwalk crumbled in many sections p y and thousands of cubic yards of the p . beach were washed to sea. The lighting c e arches were demolished in several see- g e t'ons. t r. The trolley road was pot overlooked B e by vicious old Father Neptune and hun- „ i. drede of feet of rails were twisted and g . broken, poles and wires were in a j| tangled mess along the tracks, cutting j, ■ off the trolley service between Chpe f. May and Cape Mhy Point, and tying up B . the Cape May Sand Company's plants tl Jiecause of the inability to send out their I it- loaded cars. The Sand Company lost thousands of r tons of sand owing to washouts. 0 Both telephone companies were tern- e' , porarily crippled during the height of S the storm and the city was in darkness B for two nights. j al Passengers on the Pennsylvania R. R. r< . from Philadelphia to Ocean City were landed at Cape May on Monday morn- ti ing as train service to Ocean City was in . suspended at that time. b; i Victor Denizot and family who have resided on the Iron Pier for many years di . and witnessed that structure go to sea, ft piece by piece, lost their usual courage m : and moved their household effects to ti [ a place of safety. City pavilion No. 1, ti known as the band pavilion was crushed pt | and twisted on one side and will require nice sum of money to put it in good dr ■ condition. <>f r

The water flooded the first floor of the residence of W. L. Ewing. Sr.. and in some parts of South Cape May the f tide was five feet high. 1 At Cape May Point a cottage owned - by Dr. Boberback. a Philadelphia dent- - ist. was washed from its underpinning. b Property owned by John Biackburne, of s Philadelphia. I tad a very close call, as 1 did also the Haddock Memorial home for babies. The amount of damage to our ocean front will be in excess of $25,000. i PROPOSED WASTE OF $8oo. : We have been informed that the cost • of a special election Tor commission i form of government in this city would be at least $800. Is the city to be forced into this needless expense! CLOSING OUT SALE BELOW TOYS 1„2 TOYS As we are closing out all toys, wish to ■ announce no reasonable prices refused on following goods. | *\ U8T: B fc LOCOMOTIVES, FRICTION BIG TROLLEY CARS, FRICTION BIG AUTOMOBILES, FRICTION TRAINS ON TRACK HORSE ANu WAGONS BIG HORSES _ LARGE BOYS' COASTERS LARGE BOYS' TOOL CHESTS PIANOS , MECHANICAL T0Y8 < WHEELBARROWS ' MANY OTHERS CROWELL'S HARDWARE STORE o I WRITING PAPER— Mecray'a Pharis offering an attractive lot of box u paper, which- would make an ideal. gift for a small amount of Mecray Pharmacy, Washington and Perry Streeta, Ckpt May. t . .

' ■ ===aaa PROPERTY PURCHASED 5 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PURCHASE SITE FOR NEW ^HUBCH 1 ON THE STOCKTON PROPERTY. The Board of Trustees of the First Church have purchased a $9,000 from the Stockton Land Company ' the purpose of erecting a handsome : church in the very near future. The Baptist Church is becoming very 1 popular under the leadership of Dr. W. McCurdy, and the membership is in- * creasing. The intention of this congregation is to erect a temporary chapel be in readiness for the coming Spring and summer use, after which the permanent structure will be erected. The site selected is a very desirable one, beclose to the beach and well centered the town and in a quiet neighborhood the widest section of Columbia avenue. The style of architecture for new church has not been selected. SEWER CO. SUES FOR DAMAGES Before Judge Carrow in the OHeuit Court in Camden Saturday was heard evidence in the suit of the Ocean (Sty Company against Charles L. of Cape May, or, on the ~ alternative, the City of Ocean (Sty, to damages in the sum of $357. After the evidence had been heard, lawyers representing the parties were requested to file 'briefs next Saturday. The sewer company has a number of on Tenth street toward the bay over or near which Mr. Brownmiller laid drains for the city, soma since, he having received the confor the work from the municipality. The sewer company claims that ita drains were damaged when the work of laying the city mains was done,

f A. C. Boswell, of this city, repre(1 sents the sewer company, Ernest W. e Lloyd is counsel for Brownmiller, and A. A. Howell is attorney for the city. I — Ocean City Sentinel. WILL BURN MORTGAGE f The Franklin Street M. E. Church will a burn their mortgage Wednesday, Decemr ber 16th. The Rev. C. A. Findley, of r Philadelphia, will preach and perform the burning ceremony. Go to Emma Stites for your Christt mas tree trimmings, and toys of all t kinds for the boys, all kinds of games, 1 correspondence cards, painted balls, doll 1 coaches, wheelbarrows, dolls, pianos, painting books, toy blackboards and sweet grass baskets. Overcoats If you need a good overcoat or a suit ' go to Chas. Schcrer for his reduced 1 prices for the winter on suits and overcoats. Also ladies' top coats and suits. Scherer's Decatur Street near Washington «St., Cape May, N. J. Ware's Drug Shop (THE REXALI. STORE) Now Open Mrs. Ware has returned from an extended trip and hoe opened her store with a fresh line of medicines and toilet articles. Decatur and Washington Streets Cape May. STOVE PIPES AND ELBOWS Cool Hods, Stove Boards, Oilcloth — Linoleum Fire Bricks and Repairs furnished for any kind of stove or range Now U the time to attend to CHARLES A. SWAIN, Bay yoor fhritfmoi ^ifta mt ta