STAR AND WAVE WEEKLY EDITION

SIXTIETH YS^ ~ CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915 THREE CENTS A COPY

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FUNERAL OF MR. ELDREDGE LARGE CONCOURSE OF FRIENDS AT HOUSE. FRATERNAL ORGAN IZ A- ■ TIONS PARTICIPATE. LAID TO REST IN COLD SPRING CEMETERY From Saturday's Daily Star and Wave. One -of tlie most largely attended ( funerals ever held in Otpe May took , place yesterday afternoon. Bolton Eldredge was so well and favorably known that it was to be expected that a large crowd of friends would assemble. The ■ bouse of his brother. Samuel F. Eld-edge, ( at 814 Kearney Avenue, was thronged. The funeral was in charge of Undertaker Henry S. Rutherford. Rev. C. O. Bosserinan, pastor of the Presbyterian j Church of this city, of which church Mr. Eldredge was a member, officiated, assisted bv Dr. Biscboff, pastor of the Reaver Memorial Church of Ca|>e May Point, and Rev. McCurdy, of the Baptist Church. The service at the house was brief, consisting of Scripture, prayer and a brief address. Rev. C. 0. Bosserman conducted the opening exercises, and gave a briet talkon the life and work of the deceased. Rev. Bthchoff read the touching hymn, "O Love that will not let me go," and Rev. ^cCurdv made the closing prayer. Rev. J. L. ljindi«, a former pastor of the Old Brick Church, was also present. After the ceremonies at the house, the cortege proceeded to Cold Spring cemetery, where interment was made. Rev. BiacliofT assisted Rev. Bosserman at the grave. " The funeral was attended by a delegation of member* of Cape Island -- Lodge. No. 38. F. and A. M., who eonducted the beautiful and impressive Masonic burial ceremony at the grave. Thomas S. Stevens delivered the Wor* sliipful Master's lecture, and Chaplain "Frank Mecray offered the Masonic prayer. The flora! tributes were many j and magnilicent. WINDSOR HOTEL OPEN DURING SEPTEMBER j Ftoiu Saturday". Daily Star and Wave. ! The Windsor Hotel, which lias been so ably and successfully conducted for a | number Of season* by Miss Hatpin, ha* ! had another very successful summer, and Mi** Hatpin ha* decided to keep the j hqjiai- open during September. The i /-"Windiair ha* a' very good clientele and ' many of the guests arc *o well ph-a-ed j E with the home-like life there, that they j are renewing their bookings fyr a month BRIDGE SCORES. The following are the bridge score* to date or the tournament now being conducted at the Corinthian Yacht Club: Mr*. M. P. Alexander 9381 Mrs. G. B. Wbitenell 7310, Mrs. Vansant 5161 j Mr. XL R. Alexander 7803 : Mr. B. Courlaender 7252 Dr. Vansant . . 7243 STANDING OF RACING YACHTS. Following i» the standing of the one design racing yachts: Miss Ethel W. Campbell 29 Mr. Frank E. Baker 24 Dr. B. O. I'arrish 16 Dr. 1(. W. Starr. .Ir 10 M is* Dorothy Hallow ell 10 The la*t race of the season will occur at 10.30 a. m. Saturday. THE B00KL0VERS' LIBRARY NEWEST FICTION RENTED , TWO CENTS A DAY Ware's Philadelphia Pharmacy, corner Ocean Stret and Columbia Avenue C0LDWELL LAWNM0WERS Nothing but the beat of materials and workmanship enter into the construction of Coldwell Lawnmowers— they have 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, 305-7 Jackson St FARM IMPLEMENTS The International Harvester Co'a. Deering Mowrr»,rake«, Gasoline Engines, Wagons and Farming Implements of all kinds are sold by ELI RUTHERFORD, 4th Avenue, West Cape May. 6-26-K-lp.

FRIENDS' CONFERENCE FRIENDS BIENNIAL CONFER-' ENCE OF igi6 TO BE HELD AT, CAPE MAY. The following neW'a, w'liirli will be appreciated very fully here, apjiyarcd in a recent issue of the North American: Waynesville, O., Aug. 20. The Friend*' biennial conference of lillii will he held at Cape May. X. J. This was the decision of the centvil committer in session here. Nine invitation* were received fron a* many place*. " J. Harold Watson, of 1 l-iladelpl-ia. presented the advantage, <a|-e May; Joel Burton, of Woods town. X. .1.. those of Atlantic City, and ■!. njan-in F. Miller, of Sandy Spring. Mil , those of Mount Iski- I'ark. The following explanation will slum how important an affair this i* and ho . . la. liable to Cape May it should hi-: The Hernial Conference of Friend*. held biennially, is composed of the . seven yearly meeting* of Friend*; NewYork, tienisee Canada ), Philadelphia, Bltiuiore. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois [ yearly meeting*. The Central Committee of the. confer - j • met at Wayncsville. Ohio, last week and received nine invitation* to , hold the 1910 convention at the follow- . ing places: Winona Lake. link; Niaga- . ra. Buffalo, New York City: Ocean . City. Asbury Park. Atlantic City and i Mountain Lake - Park. Md. 1 Thfongll the co-operation of Luther - Ogden and E. O. Jones 'of the Board of f Trade. Joseph Harold Watson, a sum- •. mer cottager of Cape May. and a mem- * her of tile Executive Board of the IVni tral Committfe, was able to MMceaafule lv advance tile natural attraction* of ' |l'ape May in competition with the more j alluring "offer* made by some of tlie other riiic* wliicll included in several leas--* the lipspitnlity of tin- tennis i court*, golf and yacht club*.

For many years the*e conference* " hav.- b'.-ii held at distant |K»ilit«, To- > j roll to. Lincoln. Va.: Saratoga. N. Y.; * I Chautauqua. N. Y.: l.-ike Winona. Ind. 1 ! etc. It was the feeling of tin- Kxecu e | live Committee thai the eomhig confer e jei.ee should b<- held near. Philadelphia ' I It is expected that about 2.1*00 or 2.391 1 j Quakers will attend Mount pin Lata ' Park. Winona 4-ake and Asbury Park 1 having already entertained the Confer .Mice, they together with Atlantic City left no influence utilised to secure tie next Conference, the .Mountain 'Lab r Board of Trade going to the expense o j sending a representative to our Com mittee XI. -et ing in Wayncsville. Ohio. 1 DANCE AT CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB j The ladies of the Golf Club, r.-pre , scnted by Mr*. H. Yetterlein and Mrs ,j l.»ngdon. are. liaviug a dance at tie Corinthian Y$eht Club Saturday night which bids fair to be a most enjoyabl. affair. Contest dancing will l«- hii at e tractive feature. Several prize* have Is -en donated, one for best dancing, on.- 1 1 for best married couples, also an elim- , I ination danee will have a couple of I j prize*. It is hoped to have a good turn ! ) out and all interested are solicited to ) buy tickets, tlie proceeds of which goes ( . to the Ladies' Association. DO YOU WANT IT? Limited amount of money to place mortgages within the city, in Bums of $500, $1000 and $1500. GILBERT C. HUGHE8, Realty, f No. 214 Ocean Street. If you have some money laid by for future use, the place to put that money Is In the Security Trust Co., Cape May. i 0 ; HOW I SERVE YOD B First, I will build you theNbest boat i. for the money. Second. I will *fore your boat in my L enclosed boat house by the year ar the i. Third. I'ean offer yon a choice of tlie best second band boat* and take your present craft in part payment on a newone. Railways on which' to run boats. JOHN A. PHARO. 1203 Lafayette St., u Keystone 'phone No. 95D. 1 Look' for the Cape May County 'Fair September 9. 10, and 11, at Cape May Court House. Horse racing, motorcycle races. l>a*c ball, exhibits of vegetables, fruit, poultry, eattle, etc.

POLITICAL COMMENT i AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

j POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT. ti -—"»»■ — ' a* a candidate for the Republican nomination for Senator. I believe that all i who know me know that I am a mo*t I sincere believer in tlie principles of the I * Republican Party, and tliat 1 have ul- , ways been exceedingly anxious that the i t- party should be represented • by clean I men of the highest type: jbui who * stood liot only for the tariff and other * lb-publican doctrines, but for clean poli- < tie* purged from the too prevalent sy»- 1 . t.-in of vote buying. < ' It i* but just to myself to say that j ; ' (-ration Mr. Lewis T. Steven*, our inenj-j i *' her of the Assembly bad stated that ; i he would not lie a candidate for the a ' Senate and that it was with this in ; i *' mind, and the belief tluit the members jt ' of the party -who agree with me in the 1 1 poliyie* above named. should have a ' i s- candidate to represent them in the field jj "' that I decided to offer myself as a can- ! . "" delate. Mr. Stevens has since that i *• time derided to enter the contest. I am , is fully aware that the only result of thi* . "ill b- that he and I will be to a eon- j! '■ '-.lei -bl* . \t.-nd dividing the same vote. >t j hi, '. I do not believe would In- for tin ° b.-st interest of the |>arty. The goi«l of the Republican party in |ier.*onal success. I sincerely duaire id that the men who hold the views 1 represent should be able to untie and voti ■r for one candidate, I have therefore de i>»* cided to withdraw my name a* a randi i- date and ask that tho*c who have *< n- kindly offered to support me for tin a- in. in ination. will give their support t< I- Mr. Stevens and make sure that he i, re I wish to express to the many mii w-lin in the |w*t few weeks have giver a1 me such -trong and hearty support, nil j, sincere appreciation of -their -. h.yaft? and kiudnes*. f LUTHER C. DfJDKN

. i ap." .May City. Sept. 1, 1913.

J). MILES RIGOR I t. lb-publican candidate for nomination I for state Senator for t ape May County. < subject to the decision of the Pr.in:irk'S fjin September. 1913. , | This ad paid for by Palmer M. Way. ■ , Wildwood, N. J. 9-4-4t.

" COST THE CITY A HALF MILLION.! A few years of government under I . the direction of some of the present {, sponsor* for Commission Form cost us u half million dollar* or more in 1 onds. I ' and if you can find what it went for, f, • to it. There are a lot of people who would like to know. r FOUR YEAR TERMS. f Establish Commission Form and your . oflieial? go in for four (41 year terms. There will be no opportunity to make !a change in a year as under present • conditions. Voters are out of it for Tour years and if the city were being ^ carried off bodily they could not stop it. .Tilt' Tccall brtsiness never works. ! DON'T FORGET THE DATE. The date of ilrc Commission Form of Government election is, r SEPTEMBER 14th, 1915. It is ah odd and unexpected date and lias been fixed upon "in the hope that ' voters" may forgot about it- Wo publish it in this way so that you will take steps to remember. If you are Jnterr osted in Cape Xlay and desire to pror toot it from tlie greatest menace to Its B prosperity ever encountered, you wvll i make every effort to east your vote against Commission Form.

council is safest. "In : lie multitude of counsellors there lb.- nv.st popular motto at the present time, the movement for Commission Fi.rm of Government^, for this city should Ih- scotched. It is always safe /olio vv the guidance of the Scriptures. ;t is unfortunate. It i- unfortunate, but it seems to be ('«!«• May's fate that whenever the sun ♦> rise upon tls with a promise of pro-p.-rit.V. our political demagogue* get hi to raise Cain with the city i govern -i. cut. We need more than anvj thing else, peace: Local politics of the j larieti practised here has held Cape ili.tm to its present |ii>pulatioii luorhl-e .de reputation. The agitation ' for C. mniiaSion Form of Government ; jn.-t ii'-w is not ba*cJ upon any good to J accrue to the city, but i* an effort, ' office* ami ren-nile* fot a period of four -

< AIT. JOHN T. BENNETT, who has served as County Freeholder for -cvcral term*, is again a candidate for n-nomination. Capt. Benneft lias . . been an able official and will probably be re-elected without opposition.

CITY AFFAIRS NEVER HANDLED BETTER. Tin- city * affairs were never handled" ' better and the City Council was never eom|H)*ed of better, abler or more re*|M.ii»ibk- men. Tlicy cannot be bossed and thev frequently express their own opinion* upon the floor of Council before the public, without asking permission of anybody. This is encouraging for a period of several years 1 matter* were cut and dried before • Council's sessions began and scarcely a word was uttered which was not ac- , cording to "orders" from the bosses. j TREASURY IN GOOD CONDITION. ' Not for several years has the ■ r j treasury been in as good shape as now. ' I City Treasurer Wilson "tftid the present City Council have brought this about " by careful business-like, honest man- | agement. A RIPPER PROPOSITION. . Tlie effort to secure Commission Form of Government for this city means , nothing more than an effort to rip out of office those now in and to replace , them wiflfothers who will lie subser- ^ vient to tlie would-be bosses. GRAND KALLf NEEDED. ( , If ever tlyre was a time in the hisg tory of good old Cape XJav when the alarm reverberated through boulevards, streets, lane* and waterways, calling upon all to rally for the defen*e of their homes and fin-sides and all they value lure, that time is right now. If they do not defeat the effprt. being made to saddle- upon this city tin- ilicubus' of Commission Form of Government and its | promoters, they will bitterly regret it. THE ACTIVE WORKERS. " TJ»c— strive workers ^ for Commission 1 Form of CttvoFQmcnt si-em* to be John ' W. Thompson and Peter ^Shields, Read the Weekly Star and Wave.

NEWS OF THE 1 CHURCHES SOCIALISM. In connection with the services of • ; I-ibor Day Sunday, at the Methodist -■(hunch, Mr. Relyea will deliver at the I- evening service a lecture- on "Sociadisra. i Whvt What? When?" With this piculiar social philosophy increasingly • finding expression in public voice and i . vote, it is fitting that it should Cud ch%- analysis in the minds of all peo- , pie. • The working people as well as t v those interested in industrial invest- , i nient will be glad to bear an tlnpreju- , ! diced and disinterested presentation of ^ - this, subject. ^ METHODIST NOTES.Topic* for .Sunday. September 5th. . r Morning: /'Farms and Buildings." Evening: Iaibor Day Lecture. 'So-, ^ i eialism: Why? Wliat? When?" - F The Official Board will meet Tuesday F evening at eight o'clock to discuss mati ters of importance. ., t The officers and teachers of the Bible ^ i School will conduct their monthly busi- ( , nes* meeting upon adjournment of j i prayer service Wednesday next. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. C Decatur and Hughes Streets, Curtis O. Bosserman, minister. Sabbath — Public worship at 10.30 a. ' m. and J.'M p. m. Bible school at 3 p. . m. Wednesday, Prayer services at 7.30 ' p. in. Friday. Y. P. S. C. E.. at 8 p. m. ( Cordial invitation to all services. ^ Xli'ss Adele Edmunds will assist the j choir at the Sabbath morning service ( and Mrs. Margaret Kcan at the evening The hour for evening services has been ^ Changed from 8 to 7.30 o'clock. The Rev. J. C. Lincoln, of 'East Brady. , Pa., gave an" interesting talk on the work' in JUtah on Wednesday evening. CHURCH OF THE ADVENT. J Lafayette, between Decatur and Jack Streets. j The Rev. Grant Knniiff. priest. . Fourteenth Sunday - after Trinity.. September Slh. Holy Communion. and 10.3U a. mi Church School, 2.30 p. ^ in. Evening prayer. 8,oo.p. m. | Wednesday and Friday TToly Com- ' -Friday evening prayer. 7.30 p. m. jj SINGING AT BAND PAVILION. i From Tuesday's Daily Star and Wave. L The singing of* familiar hymn*, on t Sunday nights, at the band pavilion, a -j novelty introduced this season, promises to become a regular feature in fu- | ' ture seasons. Sunday night the crowd ^ was unusually large and all most heartily into the spirit of the f RUMOR AFLOAT. H Vrom Tuesday's Daily Star and Wave. ' r Tliere is a rumor that Cape May-may ' have another hotel next year. It is ' said that a person of wealth and social standing, who owns a number of fine # cottages and a large amount of real estate in Cape May, and who understands ' the requirements* of a first olass sum- ' s mer hotel, lias in mind the building of e a house by tbe opening of the next seatliis" rumor is correct, but we have been ! ' told that tbe location considered is tlie ' site of *tlie old Stockton. SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT AT HOTEL CAPE MAY. 1 The Sunday night concerts at the ' t Hotel Cape May have been of a fine ' - order and the excellence of these con- I ccrts has been maTntpined right up 1 through tlie entire season. Tlie mem- 1 bers of the orchestra and the singers b there this season, are all artists of ahtl- ' » ity in tlieir line. • e CRUISER IN HARBOR. - From Tuesday's Daily Star and Wave, i Tlie cruiser Citelc, a handsome ami , powerful boat, owned and operated by , J. Y. De lymg. of Atlantic "City, with a ■ * party of four on board, anchored at Che ] e Corinthian Yacht Club yesterday. Xfr. fie Long and his party will be flic guests g of the Corinthian for a few days, after r which they will proceed on tlieir cruise ( . DANGER! BEWARE. From Tuesdav's Dailv Ptar and Wa>-c. 1 « Bethlehem 9teel Company / is j . eager to avoid accjilents to the. public. ' and with this in view, they have had' large placard- printed, warning people n not to become to familiar around the a neighborhood . of their proving grounds, over along the Bay. This i= a good move on the part of the companx—and should be' heeded. ---- ;

MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS . EACH DAY. J. Wayne De Long has returned tcs Atlantic City. * Mrs. A. J. Rudolph, of Germantown, entertained on Thursday last at the cotof her parent-, Mr. and Mrs. Ch&s. Marshall, on First Avenue, the ladymembers of their euchre club. Thoso present were Mrs. Alfred G. Burk. XIrs. H. Savre, Mrs. Bvron E. Wrigley and Xlrs. Charles H. Lang, all of Pa. Xliss Dillie Hastings of Cold Spring," and XIrs. Win. H. Nicholson, Jr., tho Chairman of the Suffrage League of Cumberland County, have arranged several ineetiug* for this week. "1 lie first meeting will take place Frinight, at 7 o'clock at Brown's Store Rio Grande, and at the Big Oak Tree, Creek, at B o'clock. On Sunday at 9 p. m., in front of Rev. Xfatthew's church on Franklin Street, and at 9.30 _ in Rev. Johnson'* church. Mrs. Wm. H. Nicholson. Jr., has mads arrangements for a prominent speaker and will have several interesting meetin the near future. William Glassmire , Mrs. Williaa* Glassmire and tlirtr son Jack hava the guests of Mr. and XIrs. WilN. Weaver. Cold Spring, on Seashore Road, the past ten days. Sargeant, Henry Bartli. U. S. A., retired, of Pueblo, Col., is visiting his sister. XIrs. Walter Davis for a few weeks. Sargeant is an expert fisherman and always eatclies fish "that long." Dr. Leslie H. Ewing of Berlin, N. J., recently visited, his father, Capt. S. E. Ewing. for a week-end. Rev. John C. Lincoln, pastor of tlie Church of East Brady, I^.-aird hi* wife and tun interesting ■ -children spent August, here enjoying and eaomiring < spe Xlay very much. Mr, /Lincoln returned 'to bis home on Friday, J but Mrs. Lincoln and the children will remain a while longer. i STAR AND WAVE MADE OFFICIAL PAPER. The following notice has been received jfrin Hon. George T. Cranmer, clerk of the United States District Court at Trenton: "In the new rules of the United States C-ourt promulgated to-day. your lias been Bgain designated as an OFFICIAL PAPER for tlie publication i of bankruptcy notices of the county will The legal profession of the county will be interested in knowing that such new rules have been promulgated and are KISSEL KAR ^ (Every Inch A Car) CARS AND TRUCKS SEN£ FOR LITERATURE Henry Reives, Agent West Cape May, N. J. Grey Bond typewriter paper, biee 8 1-8 ill, 30 cents per ream while it lasts. Only 50 reams in this lot. Star and Wave Stationery Dept. ANNOUNCEMENT. I wish to announce that after Scptera- . 1st, I will be ready for niv patrons . with a large assortment of hats and mil- , linery accessories, also a large assort- , ment of the newest in Sport hats, at rea- . sonable prices. , LOTTIE R. HILLXIAN, 220 Perry Street, 57B— "8-28-lt Cape May, X. J. The Blue Car will leave the fron Pier • Cape May, daily, every two hours and ' evenings at 7.30. The Car will Wait for the return of parties at the Casino, 1 Wildowod. Lewis J. Sayre, Cape May. ' Keystone Phone 140*. 441-6-28-4t AUTOMOBILES Before buying see the- new five pasXletz touring ear, fully equipped with Gray and Davis electric lighting and starter is an up to date car in every detail, has perfectly safe transmission ( for lady to drive, has full eliptical springs back anu front, nnd good spring j. upholstered cushions. Price $600. JOS. & STITES, Agent. Cspe May City, N. J. Keystone Phone 134-M. Advertise your wants -in the Cape ; Star and Wave.