STAR AND WAVE

WEEKLY EDITION

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REAL EStV* 1 OF N.Z, GRAVES BRINGS LOW PRICE. ' PROPERTY IN £ CAPE MAY CITY GOES UNDER THE HAMMER AT $75 fx*> — 1 — •** 1 From Monday's Daily Star and Ware The real*estate of Nelson J.. Graves, comprising 475 lots, 24 yottagcs, Casino ^ at Se well's Point and office at Ospe May City; the Farmstead, with its modern improvements, and about -625 • acres of j land and marsh, were sold by H. • G. Michener, David Baird and William ^ Findlay Brown, ancillary receivers, byorder of the United States Court at ' peremptory sale in the courthouse, on Saturday. The 43 divisions were sold by piece- • meal and purchased by individuals, mak- ^ ing a total of $65,050. The Spanish bungalow, en New Jersey Avenue, brought ( $10,750, George K. Crozer, Jr., of Philadelphia, being the highest bidder. This j was the best bid on any tract offered. ^ The sale was made under tbe condition that after all tracts were sold at single 1 offerings, tbe entire 43 divisions would be sold as an entire lot, and if this sale ' exceeded the total prices of the individual bids, it would be reported to the court as such. The bid on the entire holdings of Graves was made by William T. Elliott. j representing the . Creditors' Committee, for $75,000. There being no other bid. j the property listed and advertised was {sold to the- Creditors' Committee, com- ' posed of the following: William A. Law, president First Nationsl Bank; William T. Elliott and Paul Clayton, of Philadel- ' phia; Gates W. Oara.h .snd Howland Davis, of New York, and Ralph Van ( Vechten, of Chicago, who, it is under- ' stood, have formed a corporation. ' This matter of the N. 7.. Graves prop- ' ertj has ben an uncertainty for some erty lias ben an uncertainty for some sale, which was one of the greatest of its 1 kind in Cape May. Oniuity, should cause j a boom in t'spe S.av City real estate. . < HANDSOME LUNCH SET ! TO BE RAFFLED From Friday's Daily Star and Wave. i The beautiful Irish crochet lunch set now on exhibition at Knerr's store, is to j be raffled for, and the proceeds used fo: the benefit of the Maternity Relief Association of New Jersey, through the Red . Cross Society. The set has been donated by Mrs. Annie Fenner. of Cape May. MAN DIES SUDDENLY w 1 AT GREEN CREEK 1 From Friday's Daily Star and Wave. 1 On Wednesday morning Frederick ' Hise, of Wilmington, who wa« visiting 1 friends at Green Creek, this county, 1 while at the breakfast table, suddenly ' fell over, dead. The body was taken in | ' charge by Undertaker Miller, of Cape , ' May Court House, and removed to Wil- ! ' mington, his late home. KU KLUZ KLAN AFTER GOVERNOR SLAT0N From Friday's Daily Star and Wave, j In a leter to a friend in Cape May, ' . Jerry Parker, of Atlanta, Ga., but a native of this city, says that he saw Leo Frank after he had been put to death by the lynchers, and that the leaders of the mob who commited the deed represent themselves as being members of the Ku Klux Klan. They are ; also "laying" ior Governor Siaton, who ' ( commuted the death sentence of Frank to life imprisonment. COLD WELL LAWNMOWERS Nothing but the best of materials and workmanship enter into the construction of Coldwell jLawnmowers — they hare been continuously on the markets of the world for more- than forty years Prices range from $3.00 to $12.00. A 14 in. Ball Bearing Mower for $4.00. CHARLES A. SWAIN, 306-7 Jackson St. REVENUE STAMPS You may obtain Documentary Revenue Stamps of various denominations by calling on the Security Trust Company, corner Washington and Ocean streets H. C. THOMPSON, Manager. FARM IMPLEMENTS - His International Harvester Oo'a Deering Mowers .rakes, Gasoline Engines, Wagons and Farming Implements of all kinds are sold by KT.T RUTHERFORD, 4 th Avenue, West Cape May. 6-26-Ot-lp.

MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON BROADWAY^ RESULTS IN TWO YOUNG MEN BEING BADLY USED UP, RENDERED UNSCONSCIOUS— DR. HUGHES ADMINISTERS FIRST AID. Thursday's Daily Star and Wave At about seven o'clock yesterday morning, while on their way to work, three young men had an experience which they will doubtless remember, and which might have- proved much more serious than it actually did. We are glad to state that beyond severe contusions and painful lacerations, the young men are not seriously injured. Thanks to the prompt action of Dr. F. Hughes, both the vouug men are on a rapid way to recovery. It appears that George Walters and Maurice Brooks were going south on Broadway, on Walters' motorcycle, and Alonxo liollingshead was going north. Both parties turned out to pass a wagon going north, near Hughes'' store. The cyclers failed to see each other, and in their effort to avoid the wagon collided, with sncli force that all three of the young men were catapulted over the handle bars of their machines, onto the cement sidewalk. Walters and Hollingshead were both unconscious, when picked up and carried into Dr. Hughes' front yard. Brooks escaped without any injury whatever, and was evidently saved by being thrown on Walters. Walters is well known as a wreckless and fast rider, and several people who have been observing his riding through our streets have predicted such an' accident, however, it must be said to his credit, that those who witnessed the accident. say that he was not speeding at the time, and that the collision can in no way be blamed on wreckless speed ! ing. by either Rgrty. Holljiigshead received seven- contusions on the legs and body. Walters bad a mimbei-of severe • contusions apd lacerations on his face and head, an'd probably a broken cheekbone. Both suffered from shook, but Dr P. R. Hughes, who has both cases in charge, states that neither of the boys is dangerously hurt. After rendering first aid to the young men. at his residence. Dr. I Hughes conveyed them to their homes I in his automobile. I feel that 1 owe it to the many earnest friends throughout the county who • have been urging me for many months to become a candidate for the Repnbli- . can nomination for the State Senate, to , say that I must decline this proffered though I appreciate most heartily . and sincerely thr friendly attitude which j has led so many to suggest it. I am , deeply interested in all that affeets our . j beloved county, and will exert, always, I all of the power and know-ledge which 1 1 may possess for its advancement. I am I | not an aspirant for public office, pre- | j j ferring that others should arise and i enjoy the honor and emoluments ami i participate in the pleasures and pains j 'j which are to be found in the public ; For the many honors received in the past from the people of our county end j for tbe expressions of confidence which I j ! am continually receiving. ^ am pro- 1 | foundly grateful and the kindly feeling ! ' j which these betoken I shall forever j | cherish. ROBERT E HAND. PRIZE WINNERS AT BARN DANCE From Friday's Daily Star and Wave. At the barn dance on Wednesday ' night at the Hotel Oape May, Edward H. Bartlett, of Baltimore, won the prize ' for the best costumed gentleman. He 1 was dressed to represent 'Uncle Si," L from the back woods country. The prize i was a suckling pig. Mrs. J. H. Parker, '• of St. Louis, won the ladies' prize for the j best costume. Her prize was a pumpkin, j To-night, after the musicale, there will be a cup contest dance at the Hotel Oape hUy. \ KISSEL KAR (Every Inch A Oar) TOURING CARS AND TRUCKS SEND FOR LITERATURE Henry Reeves, Agent West Cape May, N. J. u DO YOU WANT IT? i, Limited amount of money to place on 1 mortgages within the city, in sums of $500r $1000 and $1500. GILBERT C. HUGHES, Realty, '• No. 214 Ocean Street 'r ™ '

MRS. RALSTON DIES, AGED 84 RESIDENT OF CAPE MAY FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS. LIVED QUIET BUT USEFUL LIFE. NOTED FOR HER CHARITY AND DEEDS OF LOVE From Friday's Daily Star and Wave. On Wednesday night, the death of Mrs. Frances M. Ralston occured at her home, 1048 Washington Street,, where she had , lived since coming to Ope May, over fifty years ago. Mrs. Ralston was in her , eighty-fifth year, and had been twice . married, her first husband having been D.r I'hvsick, the father of Dr. Emlcn , I'hvsick. Her second huabapd was the late William Ralston, She is survived by one sister. Miss Euiilic Parinenticr, , and one son, Dr Emlen Physiek, both of this city. She had been unwell for scv- , eral years, and sihee tlie middle of July . had been confined to her home, but took , to her bed only a few days ago. The , funeral, which will be private, will take place on Saturday Yt 2:30 p. m., and will I be in charge of Undertaker Henry S. , Rutherford. Interment will be made at ! Cold Spring Cemetery. Rev. Grant , Knauff, rector of the Church of the Adr vent, w ill officiate. Mrs. Ralston was reserved and modest , in her manner of life, and disliked osten- [ tation, consequently, while she was very 1 charitably inclined and gave largely of . her means to charitable purposes, she , did not do her alms to be seen of others. No worthy cause ever asked of her in , vain. She did not wait to be asked for , help, but gave when aud where it was ! needed, without letting the world know it. She will be greatly missed by those ( who benefited by her acts of love. j BENEFIT EVENT AT CORINTHIAN Ffm Friday's Daily Star and Wave. Last night the musicale and concert for the benefit of St. Luke's Hospital, at j Tokio, Japan, was held at the Corinthian , Yacht Club. The singing by tbe South f ern Quartette was a feature of this even- . ing's program. . The. young ladies who had the affair in charge worked arduously for the cause which lies close to their hearts, and gucceded in raising a neat sum of money j for this worthy charity. The ball room at the Corinthian was brilliantly lighted 9 and beautifully decorated. Tbe crowd in attendance was large, and the occasion proved a grand success.

FLOWERS BEING STOLEN u FROM YARDS s That's really what is happening, right " on the streets of Cape May. not ojt on ' the outskirts, but in tbe central part of ' the city. Complaints are heard on all I' sides, and in most cases the blame is 1 put on children. But a little observaa tion will prove to anyone that not all r the flowers that are taken, without per- '• mission, are taken by children. Stately ! matrons and society belles are frr1 ' quently seen snatching bouquets from • I lawns where they can be easily reached 1 i from the street. People who go to the '' ' rouble of raising flowers have a right * | to feel indignant about it when vandals pj pluck them. Let the flowers grow, and | let everybody enjoy their beauty. Do p not sclfshly appropriate them to your- ® self, and remember the commandment j made popular by Theodore Roosevelt — " "Thou shalt not steal." e' o rj CHWAB PARTY AT HOTEL CAPE MAY ! From Thursday's Daily Star and Wave E Clias. M. Schwab and his party arrived in Cape May last evening In Mr. y Schwab's private car. They are staying d at the Hotel Cape May, and include, bec sides Mr. Schwab and his valet, General e Hermonius, of Italy; Colonel Jukovsky, » of Russia; Captain . Zadde, of France; e j Captain Watt, of England ; and J. E. r> I Matthews, E. S. Grace, W. K. Lunt, E. eIO. Goss and J. H. Goss. . i, The first thing the party did, upon e their arrival at the hotel, was to go at j once to the beach and take a bath in the old Atlantic. The American mode of bathing was rather new to the Europeans, and the Englishman, Captain Watt, was beard asking an attendant where he might procure a "bathing ^ costume." The Blue Car will leave the Iron Pier Cape May, daily, every two hours and evenings at 7.30. Tbe Oar will Wait for the return of parties at tbe Casino, ® Wildowod. Lewis J. Sayre, Oape May. »f Keystone Phone 140x. 441-6-26-4t "For Rent" cards carried -in stock 5c each. All kinds of sign cards made to order. Star and Wave Stationery De-

REGATTA ON ! I THE SCREEN i THE CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB j r EVENTS FILMED BY THE STAR I AND WAVE AND EXHIBITED AT THE STRAND THURSDAY EVENING, A BIG SUCCESS. f rom Friday's Daily Star and Wave. I -a st Saturday's -yacht races held by | j tin- Corinthian Yacht Club were photo- | ,r graphed by the Star and Wave Motion ' ,r Picture Department and the rights to ; p exhibit them were quickly secured by ■ „ the enterprising young manager of the • „ Strand Theatre, who placed them on the . e canvas last evening with great success. • d The aquaplane events made the hit < r, of the season. The Cora II and her ] ,( owner. Dr. R. Walter Starr, made ex- .. eel lent pictures, as did also the great T crowd of spectators on the wharf- aud on ( jj the club house porches. Copt. Stille | lP Hand, the harbor master, made a fine . e pose. Several of the aqua-acrobats were , II caught by the camera while making high , j. dives. The pictures were very clear and t altogether a grand success. , MUSICALE ; TONIGHT >f ___ le LEADING SOCIAL EVENT OF THE 8 SEASON AT HOTEL CAPE MAY n TO-NIGHT. BENEFIT, MOSQUITO " EXTERMINATION FUND * From Friday's Daily Star and Wave. The committee in charge of the musi- - eale at the Hotel Cape May to-night has -in-ceedcd in procuring several very noted * singers. Everyone in. Cape May should contribute towards this very worthy rt movement, by buying one or more lt tickets. The ladies who are at the head ,n of the movement are working strenu- * otisly, and they deserve the support of the bt^siuess and society people of this city, they are trying to make Cape 'r May a more comfortable place to live in.

A campaign for the extermination of this resort's greatest pest, the mosquito, is the best kind of advertising boost this 1 place can have. Take away the mos- ® quito, and real estate will at once receive the greatest boost ever seen here. 1 if this place had no mosquitoes, Cape May would soon rival Atlantic City. The railroads would have to give us the , necessary facilities, for wherever people want to go, the railroad companies must provide the means of getting there. "Cape May is absolutely free from mosj quitos" will be the best boost this city . ever had. or ever can get. If you have not bought a ticket, get j one before this evening. They cost one dollar and caq be secured at the Stockton Y>Ha or from any one of the pa- ' tronesscs, a list of whose names appeared in yesterday's "Star and Wave." ! Among those who will sing at the ^ musicale to-night are the following: Mr. Arthur E. J. Jackson, a noted baritone; Miss Elsie Morris Brinton, a contralto ^ of National fame; Mrs. Sussex D. Davis, ^ Jr.. who has studied in European Conservatories, and Miss Dorothy 'Wilson, ^ another noted soprano. Mrs. Clarence Brown, one of the really fine elocutionists of the country, will recite. This brilliant array of talent is worth bearing at any price, but it is onfy because of ^ their desire to help a good cause that ^ it is possible for a Cape May audience to hear them at the very low price of _ onT dollar. * If you have some money laid by for j future use, the place to put that money | is in the Security Trust Co., Cape May. howTserveyod First, I will build rou the best boat for ths money. □ Beooad. 1 will store your boat la my t enclosed boat house by the year or the Mam. Third, I can offer yon a choice of the ' beat second band boats and take your i. present craft In part payment on a sew one. Railways on which to run boats. JOHN A. FHARO. IMS Lafayette Bt, 1 Keystone pho— Ha SUX g o AUTOMOBILES Before buying see the new five pas•x scnger Metz touring car, fully equipped d with Gray and Davis electric lighting and ir starter is an up to date car in every j, detail, has perfectly safe transmission j. for lady to drive, has full eliptical springs back and front, and good spring upholstered cushions Price $600. ic JOS. 8. STITES, Agent. a Cape May City, N. J. s- Keystone Phone 134-M. " '

\ MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- 1 GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAP* MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS EACH DAY. Among the prominent Baltimoreans F now at the Windaor are Rev. Charles Kunkel, P. W. Kunkel, L Ewing, Mra_ E. o Ness, Miss E. N. Connor, Mr. and s Buwkee, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Still- t Louise T. Starkhoff, Elsa T. ^ Starkhoff, Geo. E. Brill and family, Mra. C A. Biemiller, Miss Lily Biemiller, Messrs. ii C Mellon, R. Anderson, F. Melville, F C. C. Hughes, 1L. Briscoe, F. G. Campbell, Ruhl, Mrs. J. C. Bcaus, Miss Roac ii Dannehouse. > o Mrs. J. E. Wagner, of Philadelphia, to- c gether with her charming daughters, is for a long stay. Mrs. Wagner is the e wife of a prominent merchant of Phila- e delphia and has made the Windsor her t summer home for many years. f Dallas W. Koons, of Philadelphia, is C at the Windsor, visiting his father, Robt. d J. W. Koons. r The Rev. John Macnamara, of Washington. D. C., was the guest of Aliss Lucy x E. Powell, at tbe Windsor, on* Sunday, t 1 last. s Miss M. Henry and daughter, of Phila- c delphia, are here for a fortnight, and are i - staying at the Windsor. c Others among the Quaker Oty folk' x , who are now enjoying the comforts of f the Windsor include Mr. Joseph S. Daily,* 1 D. F. McConucll. Mrs. Chss. Hoban, ( Misses Eleanor and Catherine and Master \ Charles Hoban, Messrs. A. H. and A. E. , Reid, Wm. MacLean, Jr., Isaac K. Reid t I and wife, Brewster Koons, Mr. and Mrs. f I R. H. McQuale, Mrs. J. S. Vetterlein, j " , F". C. Bart ram, Frank M. Bart ram, Mary 1 1 , S. Bart ram, J. M. Davis, John P. Leech- 1( I Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Miller, Elsie ( . Wendling. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bowpn. I I Rev. W. E. P. Haas, of Philadelphia,:; , who preached the anniveraary sermon at , the Old Brick Cliurdi last Sunday, re- < mained over in Cape MaV a few days, j< I enjoying tlie invigorating ocean breezes of this resort. Rev. Haas is not only a j ■ ( very able preacher, but an exceedingly . < pleasant and congenial gentleman, and | ] Cape May people were so favorably im- 1 pressed with his visit that everybody i , hopes to see him back again. i Mrs. Theodore Wright, whose huBband i , is the editor of the "Philadelphia Rcc- I ord," is spending the summer In Cape 1 t ^*.v- ^ ' Mr. and Mrs. Kenney and tbetr very I attractive daughter, Miss Marie Kenney, i f of Plainfield, N. J., are guests at the < Hotel Cape May, where they will remain i t for tbe balance of August. I t Mr. and Mrs. Pafil Casselman and .Miss i Aimee Junker, of Philadelphia, were 1 1 week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Casselman. at their pretty cottage on i (• Washington Street. t e Harold McCurdy is again with us in i . Cape May, having arrived in his trim ; . cruiser, Black Joe. ^ Dainty litle Marion Streater, of -iier- ■ chantville, N. J., is enjoying a short visit with Mrs. Casselman, on Washington St. : ( Miss Streater thinks Cape May would be J perfect if there were only a roller coaster ; g -Hiss Helen Hutchinson, of Downingg town, is visiting her friend, Miss Helen , £ Stevens. The two young ladies are hav- ^ ing a very fine time. e Dr. Frank McDaniels, head master of j j Pennington Seminary, is in Cape May for j a week or so, as the guest of Mr. and ! Mrs. Thomas S. Stevens. r Mr. and Mrs. David Lewi* and Miss 1 Victoria V. Green, of 20 South Twenty- ) , p second Street, Philadelphia, are visiting! friends in Cape May. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Doran have been entertaining their - daughter. Mrs. | , John Williams, of Haverford, at their i Cape May cottage.. r Miss Martha Hanley, of 1715 North * Seventeenth Street, North Philadelphia, g' is spending the season in Cape May. * Mr. and Mrs. William Conway, of * Lansdowno, recently spent some time in _ Cape May, having motored here from Atlantic City. Mrs. Felix duPont, who is spending the season at the Marine Apartments, was ' recently seen on the strand, looking well d in a linen skirt and sheer handkerchief linen blouse, over which she wore a tan- ^ and-white striped silk sweater. Tan hose . and a hat trimmed with a white silk band completed the costume. Miss Edith Iredell Wilson, who drives an attractive green runabout on Beach (Oomtinued on page eight)

COMRADE WINS COX HALL CUP STAYS AT CORINTHIAN CLUB. ONLY THREE ENTRIES IN RACE. SPECTACULAR AQUAPLANE STUNTS. IMMENSE THRONGS WITNESS REGATTA From Monday's Daily Star and Wava The Coxe-Hall trophy raee, Saturday, a course of 51 1-2 nautical miles at sea, resulted in a great contest between three of the cruisers of the Corinthian Club. The trophy was won by the Captain H. Smith, which finten minutes ahead of Cora II, Dr, R. Walter Starr. The race was the first of this distanoe in connection with the weekly regattas of the South Jersey Yacht Racing Association. The regatta, Saturday, was the seventh of the series and, in point of interest, eclipsed any of the former meets of the season. The clubhouse porches and piers were crowded with fashionable May yachting folks, as well as hunof visitors from neighboring retorts. . The one disappointment of the day the failure of the Chelsea fleet to its full representation, due to a series of breakdowns. The express cruisers Bittersweet and Vera and Commodore Whan's Peggy were in a disabled condition; Chidora and Balfour, of the racer classes, were present but were to withdraw because of accidents. The Napoleon II, a racer, from Atlantic (Sty Yacht Club, was also forced to withdraw because of aocident. The trophies of the day, aside front the Coxe-Hall Cup, were taken by the following: Cruisers under 45 rating, iTanreg 11, Atlantic City. Open boats, under 1-20, Annie E., of Holly Beach, Open boats, 40 to 60. Selma, Sea Isle (Sty boats, over 60, Niblink, of Ocean City Yacbt Club. Displacement racers, ■ J. M. R„ Ocean City Yacht Club. The honors in the sailboat race between tlie Corinthians and the Atlantic | City fleets were captured by the visitors. ^ In the afternoon a bevy of girl swimj furnished the spectacular feature .of the day with high diving and acquaplaning exhibitions. The Coxe-Hall trophy race for cruisers the feature of the day in general The course was from the club out to sea, and around the Cape to Overfalls Lightship, thence out to Five Bank Lightship, and return to the starting point at the club. Comrade, the winner of the race, was the first boat , sent away, starting at 10.-00 a. m. She : was given an allowance of 47 minutes and 20 seconds by Cora II, the scratch Cora II made a good attempt to i cut down tbe allowance, but failed by 1 j ten minutes. There were only three entries in the i for the trophy, all Corinthian boats. Comrade made a good start and was well i out to sea before the next boat, the Sea i was sent after her. Sea Hound, the new boat of J. A. Guest, failed to ■ make her expected time. ! Comrade was out on the 51 1-2 nautical • mile course six hours and thirty-five ! minutes. Her corrected time was five ■ hours, forty-seven minutes and forty seconds. The trophy, which is a handsome silver ' cup, was donated by Commodore William - Gri scorn Coxc, and will remain in the custody of the club for one year, when f it will be raced for again, and will not r j become permanent property until won I three times successively. The cup must J always be raced over this course, which i ! will be known as the Coxe-Hall Cup i — ' — , U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU rj Forecast for Southern New Jersey — Fair, , Friday and Saturday; partly cloudy. A gentle, moderate west wind becoming variable. . Local Weather Report Cape May, August 19, 1915. Time— 8:00a.m. p.m. 9 Barometer 30.08 30.05< Temperature — .. 66 63 Humidity 91 03 ' Wind velocity 9 6 Wind direction N. N.W. ' Rain 00 .00 Weather ..Clear Clear \ Maximum temperature 76 : Minimum temperature 58 Mean temperature 67 1 'Normal temperature 73 | 1 Departure 6 t ■ - GEO. L. LOVETT, V Official in charge. \