STAR AND WAVE

WEEKLY EDITION

SIXTIETH YEAR \ CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER II, 1915 THREE CENTS A COPY

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NEWS AND COMMENT BOTES ON POLITICAL AND OTHER CONDITIONS. SPICY ITr.«S OF InTtkEST TO CITIZENS. SIuuS OF THE TIMES AND THEIR INTERPRETATION Horace Clark, formerly a cfehc. at the Central Pharmacy, now with the Kleas Drug Co., at Port Arthur, Texas in a letter to Mr. William Porter enclosed a photo t )f himself, working n a bathing suit in several feet of water in the main salesroom of the drug sore. This condition was caused by a tropical 1 storm and the town was flooded about a week. Iinford Halbruner has announced bis candidacy for the office of Township Committeeman for Dower Township. S. A. Shields, formerly a member of the crew of tbe Cold Spring life saving station, now of 1606 Fifty-eighth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., accompanied by W. Mason Shields, Dr. Fred Staub^r and Dr. EiteMe M. Stauber, enjoyed the week-end renewing old acquaintances. Mr. and £4rs. Gys .Kief, of Decatur Street, are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby boy who has come to brighten their borne. The 'ollowing letter was written to tbe Editor of the Public Ledger, in reply to tbe malicious attack of a writer who is probably disgruntled over some social "Peggy's" second torpedo was fired at the Corinthian Yacht Club. This was another needless and useless waste of her precious amunition — as the Corinthian Club is an established institution and a little knocking from "Peg" will Bake no impression on the members of : this organization.

To the Editor of the Public Ledger: I was "brought up" on the Public Ledger and cannot remember a time when it has not been one of the regular items in daily life. I have known quite well at different periods in its history several of its men in -"high command" and beliexc that, during the greater pert-Of its .career, no newspaper in the , United States has adhered to higher , itkals or served the public more conscientiously and faithfully. Perhaps . thousands of those who have read it ; for a period of years would unhesitatingly subscribe to these sentiments. If 1 this reputation is to be sustained, however, its management will find it neces- - aary to disavow "Peggy Shippens" recent malicious and essentially untrue attacks upon Cape May. (Continued on fourth page.) THANKS The committe wish to thank every one who took part in the parade and exercises on Thursday night. The committee is especially under obligations to ' tbe bands, for their music gave inspiration to tbe whole affair. TO GIVE CUPS. | L. T. Entriken, proprietor of the Con- j gress Bowling Alleys, on Perry Street, will give two beautiful cups for the ( highest scores made by bowlers on his alleys for duck pins and ten pins, from now until October 1st, 1615. The cups - can now be seen in the window of Ash- ^ burn apd Minner, on Washington Street. , OCEAN CITY TAX RATE INCREASED • Ocean City, under Commission Rule, has had an increase in their tax rate from $2-25 to $2.60 dnring the laat year. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. [' Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Hand of Cape | May. N. J-, announce the engagement of their daughter, Milliccnt Grace, to \ Robert Penrose Hewitt, of Mount Airy, Pa. MEADOW VIEW FARMS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. ! Henry Reeves has assumed the management of Richard Campion's large farms, at Erma. known as the Meadow View Farms, which are exceptionally 1 " "Well equipped. A prize herd of famous ' milch cows, a large irrigation plant and 1 a flock of Angora goats, makes this establishment one of the show places of 4 Southern New Jersey. I H

PILOT DOUGLASS GREGORY DEAD. Pilot Douglass Gregory, aged 79 years, who has been ill for some time, passed, away at !• o'clock, Friday morning, at hit residence pn Perry Street. The [ funeral will occu?*wt 2 o'clock Monday ' next. He leaves a widow and his daughi ter. Miss Etta Gregory. Many friends and acquaintances of the Gregory- family will be shocked to learn of the death of our old friend. Pilot Douglass Gregory, even though ■ they have known of his long illness. A i few years ago he was active and busy, l associated with the men of the town and I vicinity as a genial and well-liked com- ; (union, but his accustomed places and ! walks have not seen him for sometime, i and his many friends have missed his I company. . He was a member of one. of the oldest families and widely connected. He was a Delaware pilot for forty years and has i been retired for seventeen years. Few i men in this vicinity were more highly esteemed limn Douglass Gregory and the sympathy of the entire community goes t out to bis bereaved family. He was a ; member of Cape Island Ixxige, No. 30, , F. and A. M.. and of the Baptist Church. 1 WAGON CRUSHED BY CARELESS MOTORIST. A small trap owned by Charles Foulk was struck and demolished while stand - ■ iug on Washington Street, on Friday f evening of last week. Charles Foulk, i Jr.. and Edward Bar were the occupants of the wagon, both were thrown high in the air when the big car struck the I little vehicle. Young Foulk was ae- • verely bruised and shocked. • The Red Car which was driven by a 1 man by the name of Morlce, did not stop to render assistance or ascertain ; the amount of damage he had done and i would probably have made4his escape : undiscovered had there not been elert ■ witnesses to take tbe number of the 1 The State Motor Vehicle Department ' has ordered the interested parties to appear at Trenton, on September 22.

TO GET THE INS OUT, AND THE OUTS IN. ' If Commossion form had prevailed in this city when the first effort was made ! several years ago and its present pro- ' moters had not succeeded in electing their favorites, they would be fight'nv just as hard now to get back under the 1 old Charter, as they are to secure a commission form. Anything to get the 1 ins out and the outs in-and that is what 1 starts the movement for Commission ; everywhere — that and nothing Advertiae your wants in the Cape May Star and Wave. DO YOU WANT IT? lamitcd amount of money to place on mortgages within the city, in sums of $500. $1000 and $1500. GILBERT C. HUGHES, Realty, No. 214 Ocean Street. I If you hare some money laid by for future use, the plaee to put that money la In tbe Security Trust Co., Gape May. HOW 1 SERVE YOU First, I will build you the beat boat for the money. Second, I will atore your boat in my enclosed boat house by the year or the Third, I can offer you a choice of best second hand boats and take your present craft in part payment on a new one. Railways on which to run boats. JOHN A. PHARO, 1203 Lafayette St., Keystone 'phone No. 65D. COLDWELL LAWNMOWERS Nothing but the beat of materials and [workmanship enter into the construction of Coldwell Lawnmoweia — they hare been continuously on the markets of the world foff more than forty yearn. Prices range from $3.00 to $12.00. A 14 in. Ball Bearing Mower for $4.00. CHARLES A. SWAIN, 306-7 Jackson St FARM IMPLEMENTS The International Harvester Oo*a Mowers, rakes, Gasoline Engines, and Fanning Implements of all are sold by FT.T RUTHERFORD, 4th Avenue, West Cape May. 1 6-2fl-9t-lp.

° POLITICAL COMMENT « AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

h- FOLLOWING CUSTOM. of Since the Republican party hks been to organized, the State Senatorial nomind, ation lias always been given to a per;h son who has served in tbe Assembly, except once, in 1685, when Joseph H . y, Hanes was nominated and elected. For id the three years preceding his nominan- tion tape May was represented by a id Democratic Assemblyman, the late e, Jesse 1). Ludlam, and he was made his rs party's candidate for Senator, thus recognizing the custom. st Otherwise, every Republican who has is served in the State Senate, beginning is in 183H with the late Downs Edmunds, w down to Uie present time, including ly Jonathan F. Learning, Wiliqpn W. Ware, 5<" Thomas Beesley. Richard S. Learning, r» Walter S. Learning. Edmund L Ross, Robert E. Hand and Lewis M. Crosse, 0. except Senator Hanes, were nominated h. because they had served in the AsThis is one of the reasons why AsY- semMvniaii -Lewis T. Stevens should reIk ecive tin- Republican nomination. He d" has *erv • ,1 two years in the Assembly. >y Ties a : . . rtisi ment inserted by Lewsi k, T. Steve us. ts o (h "SUPPOSE!" ie Suppose, for instance, that Peter e" Shields, John \V. Thompson and Charles T. Campbell were made commissioners ■ for four year terms. Would this be an ot improvement?" i" Read the above over carefully. Do | 'd you find any assertion there that these ®e gentlemen are charged with design of rt becoming candidates for the cotnmissle ionership? Is there anything insulting? Yet our cherished contemporary says: P" "Tlie statement first appeared in the j columns of our contemporary and was, . . n its characteristic wav. HitendeC as a characteristic as

deliberate insult to Mr., Shields." You see? They think so little of this i Commission Form of government thatj' i they consider it a "deliberate insult" • ' to be mentioned in connection with it. ' • ' Farther down the column the accom- • ' plished and versatile editor continues: i E "Mr. Thompson and Mr. Campbell in1 dignantlv denied that they had ever ? even thought of being candidates and ' emphatically stated that under no cir1 cumstances could they be persuaded to ^ • consider it for a moment." In other words no comfission busness for them unless somebody else , i will assume the responsibility. We all , agree. Unanimous. None of us really want the thing. (N. B. Put this away in your scrap book.) We may feel called upon to mention 1 some others. It seems to be a good ' way to obtain an announcement of how people stand. BEEN AT IT A YEAR. For one year the chief promoters of ( f j the Commission Form Movement here have been misrepresentng every action ^ taken by the city government, with a ' " [view of disgruntling people so that this precious commission business could be pushed over. t WONDER IF IT WILL CURE RHEUMATISM. ' Tbe Commission Form advocates are ' ! charging that the failure to rent cot- 1 tages this season at customary prices,4' I was all due to the city government and ' r evidently would have people believe ' r that as soon as Commission Form is 1 . inaugurated under their control all cot- , tages will be rented at big prices each season. There ire always people ready 1 to swallow any old thing from any old 1 source and no doubt there are people who believe thiB sort of rot, but what . about Ocean City, Wildwood and Atlantic City. They rented much fewer ootr tages in proportion and prices were way down to the ground, yet each of these L places have Commission Form of Gov- ' ^ eminent. COMMUNICATION TO THE STAR AND WAVE. . We read in last week's Cape May i Herald the great send-off they gave D. i Miles Rigor. We would like to know | on what grounds should Assemblyman 1 • Stevens be turned down by those who i , were invited at the banquet or love 1 I feast of certain picked men from each i city, borough or township. < Examine his work while in the legis- f halls at Trenton.- He stood np 1 for bills to make the state more, moral, s

and for bills for the advancement of Cape May County. His record throughi out showed he was not owned by any ' clique or faction. The reason why was, he was elected by the Common People, Why, now. should we turn down at the Republican primary a man who «as elected when it looked like defeat 1 The nomination is justly his, as has been the custom of the past. 1 have no axe to grind, but admire ' our young assemblyman for tbe valiant stand he always took while in the leg- ' islativh balls. •' ' R. T. J., Erma, N. J. THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. : It is said a full dozen men have been ] , promised commissionerships by the , sponsors for the agitation, thus to se- , cure their interest, and their votes. ' ■ It happens, however, that this matI ter of selecting commissioners will rest 1 ■ with the people in the end. THE OLD, OLD "MOONSHINE." ' Ever since the establishment of the - first summer .resort in the Garden of 1 • Eden the story has always been told i that the "Natives" get together and ' manipulate the tax assessments in ' favor of themselves and against the non-resident property owners. There ' is not a resort of any kind in the world i today where this old moss -covered ab- 1 i surdity is not told. The Commission ' i Formers have been telling' it about Cape j May in order to terrify people into vot- • I ing for this new thing, but rt is, and al- ! ways has been "Moonshine." pure snd F simple. It is surprising that sensible • people can be imposed upon by such • talcs. Why do they not visit the As- ' seaaor or Collector and examine into it for themselves? New Jersey's tax laws J ' render unfair discrimination very diffi- > cult, if not jpipossible. Persons who 1 1 suspect tliem'fc'TVes to be victims of. any T

thing of this kind should take the I trouble to bring the matter to the at- • jtention of the County Board of Taxa- ' tion or the State Board of Equaliza0 <5 WELCOME, FRIENDS, BUT— - Hon. Donnelly and Hon. Fisher, who j, I were here Friday niglit to tell of the v beauties of Commission Form arc commissioners in Commission ^governed c citiee. the first in Trenton, and the sec- v ond in Ocean City. They arc, there- „ ( for:-, prejudiced witnesses. They proba- j j know that their respective cities „ r la-en stung by this commission |, thing and want to pass it on. There's „ always some enjoyment to be found t i when you have been fooled, in fooling tbe other fellow if you can. The small p r boy who goes swimming early in the a season and finds the water freezing cold, is always willing to shout out to his fcl- « lows. "Come in, the water's fine." Glad P to see you, gentlemen. Come again, j _ we'll take our swim when the c ^ water's warmer and the undertow isn't WHERE THE FAULT LIES. 1 It is because we have not had Com- S ' mission Form of Government that the o fish have been scarce during the past n few days, that Peggv Shippen "wrote f. , up," so scandalously, and that the e . number of babies born here has not u 'been as great as at Atlantic City, or h Oyster Bay. If we had only had * , Commission Form, Ford cars would have b i sold for $300, and the movies have given V , 5 cent shows. If we had Commission n Form everybody would have chicken s salad and sherbet daily and tbe ladies P new millinery creations weekly. . il o fi FINANCES ARE IN FINE SHAPE, p Mr. Shields is quoted in print as giv- S . ing as a reason for change of govern- o men that "The resort has arrived at a such a deplorable financial condition J>y t! reason of. mismanagement of our mu- n nicipal affairs" and it is our pleasant t' duty to reassure him and to remove o this reason from his list- Three years a ago after the city had been under the exclusive management of Mr. Shield's sgood friends for several years, the city's e: finances had indeed reached a "deplor- v able condition." Since that d-plorable ti time, howerer, they have been mending t« under Ihejsyeful attention of the pre*- C ent. officials and are, now in excellent o: shape. Every good citizen wants to them on the mend. That's'Vby we opposed to this commission business.

BUSY BOOSTERS 'BUSTSJftfWAGLES . HAVE PLACED THE OLD CRAFT IN DRY DOCK, PREPARATORY TO A THOROUGH OVERHAULING, AFTER WHICH WE WILL SET SAIL FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF. 1916. The demonstration on Thursday ( evening, shows in a small way what I could be done in Cape May if a little energy in this direction was expended. Preparations for the parade were started the afternoon of the day previous , to the parade. Dr. Hughes. Jay Mecray, ' William Essen and several other "Boosters" made a canvass of the business houses of the resort for the purof securing exhibits for a parade. The results were amazing considering the amount of time allowed for preparation. Both of the Cape May bands were in line and - furnished inspiring musk. The Boy Scouts Troop in uniform, carried appropriate banners. A. B. Miller led the demonstration in an auto run-about. Konowitch Bros, exhibited three autos and two horse rigs. The Columbia Laundry wagon, bedecked with its products, assisted in making the demonstration practical. C. Earle Miller's machine was in line well decorated. Kokes and Renter's Bakery was represented by an artistically decorated auto delivery. The new Cape May Bakery exhibited a fine auto delivery. The Gas Company, Chamber's Bros.. H. C. Bohm, Mecray's market, Teitelman's, Pierson's Market, Troy Laundry, Cape May Ooal and Ice Company, Jesse Brown, Fred"k. Derr, Phillips and Hughes, Arnold Bros, delivery outfits were decorated in bunting and carried booster signs, and carried red lights. The most inappropriate sign was carried at the tail end of the line and adat we tau enn 01 me line ana ad-

vocated a spell-binders meeting for Commission form of government, ah event not in keeping with any sort of a boosters meeting. After a short trip about town the boosters assembled at the Washington Hall, where speakers told of the and prescribed remedies for the betof dear Old Cape May, some of which we publish below. Judge J. M. E. Hildreth. in a few well chosen remarks stated that Cape May not as bad off as many people would have one to believe, and also intimated that a fine IB hole golf course might be the next\to expect, as Dr. Emleu Physic was intercsed, and the Dr. usually accomplishes the things he attempts. Mr. Luther C. Ogden, president of th ■ Board of Trade, presided at he raeetting and made a brief but important address. Other speakers made suggestions which were in most cases very good. Extracts from the remarks of Charles Dr. McCurdy and Harry WescOtt are given below: CHARLES Hi » EDMUNDS, ESQ. I want to congratulate your Board of Trade for starting. this meeting. Cape is 100 years behind the Cape May of 75 years ago. Here we have every natural advrfhtage God could give. Our can raise his stock on the very edge of the water, without having to the costly system of irrigation. We our Harbor' and the great DelaBay, yet no vessels come into our no steamers land at our docks. is it. The steam locomotive was never meant to replace the good old steamers. I can remember the old Republic. When that came to Cape May, carried some of the nation's most and renowned men. When the , steamers ownership changed hands the poop!-* stopped coming. Why? The new owners were blinded by the God and installed 'a bar in thfe | famous and beautiful steamer, and soon the old Republic was a thing of past. You Cape May people must . not discriminate between the rich and ^ poor. Welcome the man who comes the $1-00 excursions just as readily the man who comes in a limousine. Yon arc investing your money in This is- simple. Wc have sew- , in Manayunk, and bigger ones than , have here, so why should we come , Cape May to 6ee your sewers. If I , tell my friends in Philadelphia that | May has fine sewers from one end , of the town to the other, how many do , (Continued on page eight) ]

PERSONAL j MENTION H INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAK GRAPHS OF' THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS R AND RESIDENTS £ACH DAY. j PERSONALS— j- • Mrs. C. G. Marsall, ef First Avenue, t will spend the month of October at Wile mington, DeL, with her nephew, Mr. L Gu> C. Bailey. j Misses' Emily Brooks and Henrietta s «■ off, two juniors of the Cape May High School, recently spent a few days in r Alloway, N- J., with their freind and . former teacher, Miss Marguerite Dun- .. ham. These young ladies report a very , del'ghtful trip. „ The Misses Emmeline and Elida £1- , dredge, of Cold Spring, are spending , some time with their sister, Mrs. g, Crowell in New London, Conn. We ain- . eerely hope the bracing air of New England will be a great benefit to th--m. n Miss Helen Cresse, a former student of Cape May High, will spend the wins ter in Philadelphia, pursuing a course • of study there. Mr. Loring B. Eldredge and family, „ of Cincinnati, Ohio, who have bean spending the summer here with his n parents, Oapt. and Mrs. F. S. Eldredge, spent a few days this week in Atlan - tic City, making the trip in their own j power boat. Will Husted. of Cape May Court j House, made his annual trip awheel this week, renewing his many old acquaintances through the lower part of . the county. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson and laughe ter Evelyn, and Mrs. H. F. Ettnger, j have returned o. their Philadelphia. g homes after an enjoyable summer at i c«Pf M«JMr. and Mrs. Chas. McKaraher have . returned to their home in Philadelphia, ;. after spending the summer here.

Mr. and Mrs. David Powell, of Port , Norris, N. J., and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton 1 Shepherd spent the week-end as guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Smith. , Miss Margaret Tait has returned to , her home in Philadelphia after spend- . ing the summer with her aunt, Mrs. . Chas. McKaraher. Mrs. Cbas. H. Chase and children, of Oaklyn, N. J., have been spending the I week-end with her parents, Mr. and . Mrs. A. S. Bush. Mr. John K. Johnson, of Norristown, . Pa., Bpent Sunday wth Mr. and Mrs. A. . S. Bush. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poynter and son, have returned to their home in Philadel- . phia, after spendning the month with Mrs. SteVons, of Washington Street. Mr. and Mrs. William N. Weaver have , closed their summer cottage and have taken up their winter residence in , Philadelphia. The many friends of Lawrence El- , dredge will be pleased to learn that he . is slowly recovering from a long siege .of illness. ! A . B. Miller, will leave Sunday for Chicago, 111., trherc he will probably rej main until Thanksgiving Day. THE BOOKLOVERS' LIBRARY NEWEST FICTION RENTED TWO CENTS A DAY r Ware's Philadelphia Pharmacy, corner Ocean Stret and Columbia Avenue KISSEL KAR (Every Inch A Oar) TOURING CARS AND TRUCKS SEND FOR LITERATURB Henry Reeves, Agent 1 West Cape May, N. J. Grey Bond typewriter paper, size 8 1-t ' xll, 30 cents per ream while it lasts. Only 50 reams In this lot. Star and ' WaTie Stationery Dept. | The Blue Car will leave the Iron Pier Cape May, daily, every two hours and evenings at 7 JO. The Oar will Walt for the return of parties at the Casino, Wildowod. Lewis J. Sayre, Cape May. Phone 140x. 441-6-2«-4t AUTOMOBILES Before buying see the new five passenger Metz touring ear, fully equipped with Gray and Davis electric lighting and starter is an up to date oar in every detail, has perfectly safe transmission for lady to drive, has full eliptical springs back and front, and good spring upholstered cushions. Price. $600. JOS. S. STTTES, Agent Cape, May pity, N. J. Keystone Phone 134-M. » " J