-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER n, IS 16. CATS MAI ST AS AUD WjLVK m PAG* POUS «

UPEjiAY STAR AND WAVE TTsisr Wave E#abllsh*d U66 Mar of Hie Cap* Established .... HO Marred In Star and Wave 1M7 *LBERT R. HAND. General Manager Term* close Thursday evenings. Out •f town circulation delivered Saturdays. 1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. $1.04 PER | ZXAR IN ADVANCE. This paper is entered at the post•Cce as second -clMss postal matter. ■TAR AND WAVE PUBLISHING CO. 316 and 317 Washington Street. NEWS AND COMMENT (Continued from first page) • The late W. V. McR'-an, yianaglng . editor for so many years, and who h*d much to do with* placing the paper up- ' on the higher y»*ne it occupied for m» long a prf iod. would have dismissed anybodyjrom its employ who had been . responsible for the appearance in the . Ledger of so gross a misrepresentation j BO clearly designed to do vital injury ; to a resort innocent of all offence, ex- ( cepting that its contributions to news- , . paper advertising columns may not be ^ B(; great as those of many other resorts. , It is highly improbable that any article , of this type has ever before appeared in the Ledger. The article alluded to is essentially untrue in its charge of mosquitoes, -be- < oause there if not a resort on the Allan- i tic coast from Bayhead south which has < not been troubled with moaquitoes as ! much or more than Cape May, and it I la, therefore, a laborious effort to I create a falae impression, when the at- , -tempt is made to place this onus on | Cape May alone. Moreover, there is not i , a resort or hamlet or city, including | portions of Philadelphia itself, on the < Delaware River or in the interior, below the thousand foot level, which has not been annoyed bv the mosquito pest at times this summer to as great an ex- i tent as Cape May. The unusual rain- i < fall may have been conducive to this ef- ] feet. 1 have never suffered so bad!}' f from mosquitoes anywhere as in Phila- i delphia, and have been compelled to , sleep under a canopy up there for weeks at a time to escape them, a thing never I necessary at Cape May or perhaps at * any other Jersey seashore resort. The r intimation is very broad in Peggy's article that there may be danger from ( disease breeding mosquitoes at Cape ; May and this is the most malicious } feature in the article. Scientific investigation has established the fact that i there are but two disease breeding varieties of mosquitoes and that these are never found' at the seashore in the temperate rones. Y'our society writer has over-reached herself here for in at- p — tempting to strike at Cape May in this e , detail she unavaoidably arraigns every seashore resort on the New Jeree^r coast, * for all of them have mostwitro; at times and the intimation that any one of them may be afflicted with the dis-ease-bearing varieties is an intimation against them all. Cape May has not suffered from such . attacks as this for several years, but it ' is a singular fact that when they have been made, heretofore, it has been almost invariably, in the social columns by some "Peggy Shippen" and to any discriminating reader whether familiar with the real facts or not they suggest something very nearly akin to blackmail for there is no good newspaper reason nor creditable motive that oculd possiSly be invented to justify them. There is not a resort on the New Jersey coast from Bayhead down which has as small an area of meadowa in its vicinity as Cape May. Anybody who has visited any others of them can notice from the car windows the many square miles of meadows, back of any of these I resorts, excepting Cape May, and it is more or less stagnant water in the , numerous salt ponds to be found in ' these meadows that the mosquitoes which afflict the resorts breed. Within the past ten years large areas of meadows in the vciinity of Cape May have been filled in and the area still remaining reduces to very small figures, especially in comparison with that at ' other resorts. Naturally, therefore, ' Cape May has fewer mosquitoes than J any of the resorts below Bayhead. I ( run firmly convinced as most people who j have given any attention to the subject, also are, that the mosquito pest can be eliminated almost entirely and ' efforts to this end have been made here, but no one community can obtain the results desired unless adjoining [daces also initiate effort in the same direction. The movement must be a county movement. In this county there are eleven resorts, including Ocean (Sty at one extremity and Cape May Point at the other. There is also an interior of 100 square miles or more,and remedial effort must be applied to it all in order to obtain results. No one community can secure them alone. The area to be treated is mnch smaller,

i however, than that in other seashore B l counties. I The subject has been discussed for , years and" there is strong advocacy of G i this county's effort, which is certain to a succeed in bringing it about ultimately, n I think Cape May is entitled to have t • this letter published as conspicuously d ; as "Peggy Shippen V' remarkable em- g an* lion. n ALBERT R. HAND, k THEY WANT IT SO BAD. *' The people want Commission Form so ™ bad that it is reported that every pos- t sible floating voter is to be purchased 1 to support it. v DIED. ' I rice-gory Douglass, at his late residence at 215 Perry Street, Friday 'morning, n September loth, at ? o'clock. The fun- i® oral will occur on Monday afternoon, j ^ September ISth. from his late home. No | ^ — In AN OVERSIGHT. The Cape May streets and side walks ' v are in poor repair. The streets could be I a placed in good order by be use of a six j horse scraper after tile first rain. It ; '„ is an established fact that no highway j j; can withstand the heavy traffic when iq, the crown of the street is allowed to ' a pound down and allow small puddles of „ water to stand where every passing ti .vehicle gouges out a deeper rut. AIDS TO IMPROVE FARMING,' A The County farm demonstrator, Mr. George B. Thrasher is. winning his way B and gaining new supporters and friends n every day. The County Vocational c] School teacher, Mr. J. Archer Stack- q will enter upon his duties Sep- ^ tember loth and begin the enrollment of students. There is no conflict between these two activities, and both men will „ work diligently and in harmony for o; the upbuilding of the farming interest p of the county. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Cape May County holds its 50tb annual Sunday School Convention, Wednesday, September 29. 1915, in the M. Church at Cape May Court House. - morning, afternoon and evening. No Sunday School Worker can 1 afford to miss this .Convention. J A program of unusual interest has arranged. The M. E. Church is within a few • minutes walk of both railway stations. You may be assured of a cordial welcome from the Court House people. give them a chance to show their £ You may exepct something interesting. You will not be disappointed. More details later. COUNTY SECRETARY. NO TRESPASSING SIGNS now on sale at tlie Star and Wave Office, at 50 cents per dozen. ^

SEALS ARE KILLED OH LAND. In an account given by Mr. William Gavitt, who has lived in Alaska and been eye-witness to the eruelteis connected with seal killing, he that the animals are captured by being ^ over rough roads to the killing ! grounds, which may be as far as five ( . miles, over and between rocks of all [ and shapes. The heavy-coated , 1 animals soon become 'over -heated and at the mouth, some dying on the way. When the others reabb the grounds ^ they are driven into long columns, three to five abreast, and pass between men,' who have heavy clubs with which they . J crush the skulls of the animals that arc ( wanted. Those not wanted are per- < mitted to find their way back o the sea. , frequently occfirs that a seal not | wanted is injured and left to die on the - i ground's. The scenes 'at the killing r .grounds, described by Mr. Gavitt. arc] j horrible. He says his trip seems like a j horrible nightmare and the cruelties wit - | , n-'sscd arc a disgrace to the American j iflagj It is difficult to understand how a I I can want to wear a sealskin coat 'after hearing how it is obtained. I in an article published in the Wash- j j Post on the question of seal < fisheries: reference was made to the ^brutality practised, an enormous^ I amount of which is the killing of the , , mothers and the leaving of the young j to starve. ; 4 An extract from Chambers! Journal ] •ays: "It is stated of the furs, a 1 of j 1 Alaska (callorhinus ursinus), that there, I is no known animal, on land or water. 1 which can take higher physical rank, or ^ which exhibits a higher order of instinct. ( approaching human intelligence." ( more intelligent an animal is. the , greater is its capacity for suffering. ; < "For Rent" cards carried in si ck 5e : ' each. All kinds of sign cards n • tr. 1 order. Star and Wave Stationery I>- 1 ( partment. — , Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A , t 1 Bros.: GROCERIES, MEATS 1 AND PROVISIONS I Butter Eggs Poultry ! Selected Fruits and Vegetables i 108-410 WASHINGTON ST., J CAPE MAY. I lfi-J Keystone 173 |

i » I KOKES & REUTER 524 WASHINGTON STREET Confectionery, Ice Cream and Cakes WENTZELL'S FURNITURE 1 WE ALWAYS CARRY A FULL LINE OF NEW AND UP-TO-THE MINUTE GOODS. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF 1 Porch Furniture i AND IN FACT EVERYTHING IN HOUSE FURNISHINGS. ^ 33 Perry Street, Cape May, N. J. , ' - — 1

SECURITY TRUST CO. Southwest Corner Washington and Ocean Streets i Capo May, N. J., June 30th, 1915 RESOURCES LIABILITIES. ,

Time and Demand Loans. .31,563,583.45 C Bonds and Mortgages 242,281.33 s and Bonds 577,038.63 ^ Overdrafts, 32.12 Banking Houses, Camden, Cape May and Gloucester 130,000.00 Cash and Reserve, ....... 337,594.55 F 82950,530.14

$ 100,000.00 ' I Surplus 100,000.00 Profits, 87,082.91 DEPOSITS 2,500,847.23 c 1 Reserve for taxes 2,000.00 j $2,850,530.14 j

Three Per Cent. Interest allowed on Time Deposits. Acts as Administrator, Executor, Guardian* or Trustee. c Wills drawn and kept without charge. Safe Deposit Boxea for Best 4a Burglar-Proof Vault J ADVISORY BOARD. aiiyix 1 xcvrn i rxj-aruj.

. I Spieer Learning, Chairman Dr. James Vfeeray Aaron W. TTan.4 Reuben T. Johnson Sherman 8. Sharp.

Henry C. Thompson, Secretary. j John B. Huffman i Albert G. Bennett t Hon. Robert E. Hand c Dr. Wilson A. Lake '

POULTRY JUST AN ORNAMENTAL DUCK Created Variety Have No Special Value to Farmer — Not Bred to Any Great Extant. (By O. HOWARD.) The creeted white duck may be called an ornamental duck, much the as Polish chickens. They are not bred to any great extent in this country, and they are seldom seen except In the show rooms. They have no special value to the farmer, as more easily bred and more profitable Pair of Crested White Ducks. thirds are to be found for commer- j cial purposes. These ducks have a medium sized head and bill; a large, well-balanced crest upon the crown of' the head; a rather long neck; a medium length back; breast round and full; body i of medium length; wings that fold ' smoothly; hard, still tall feathers, with well-curled feathers In the tall of the drake. Their eyes are large and bright and of a blue color. The shanks, toes, and webs are of a light orange color. The standard weight ' j of the adult drake Is seven pounds; adult duck, six pounds; young drake, | six pounds, and young duck, five . pounds. 1 FEED FOR FOWLS In Repeated Teats Hens Given Skim , ! Milk Make Much Better Record , Than Those Given Water. To test the value of skim milk for laying hens, sixty pullets were put in 1 pens, equally divided, of one variety and all as near of an age as poe- I sible. They were fed exactly alike, ' keeping strict account of their feed, hut given different drinks. One pen had sweet skim milk, while the other had only plenty of fresh water. This test was begun on November 1 and accounts were balanced with both '■ pens on May 1 following. The hens that drank the water had hut a little , over half as much credit for eggs j while their feed had cost nearly a third more than the hens which were fed skim milk. Some days In the very coldest weather the thirty milk-fed pullets laid twenty-eight eggs. f and their average for January was twenty-four eggs daily. The skim- ' milk-fed hens not only produced many more eggs, but they did not consume as much food as those in the other 1 Since then these tests have been < repeatedly tried with different breeds . and with the same rsults. j IIXttgftWfo'1 Pigeons sometimes live to be eigbf years old. ( Clean eggs bring better prices than dirty ones. < • • • ] The smaller the poultry quarters, - the cleaner they must be kept. The "was sick but well again" ben It f not the one that fills the egg basket . Fresh buttermilk is recommended ' diarrhea in chicks, some saying II will cure bad cases. The poultry yard is a good place for the boy to begin a real partnership , his father's farm. Never ship a chicken to a custome. that you would not want sent to you for the same amount of money. Look out for the drafts in the chicken house. Fix all suspicious open places. Roup In the henhouse meant no money in the pocket. Water in fresh and constant supply a thing that must be supplied if chicks do well, or- if eggs are. fun nished as they should be. A good way to feed skim milk is to use it with soaked ground corn ot other grain, but even th'en it should fed sparingly at the start. ! Those farmers who give their tun keys plenty of railge and secure new stock frequently, are making j good money growing turkeys. Do not simply throw the water out of the drinking vessels an,d put in fresh water, but wash the vessels thoroughly every time You change the A cheap thing so many times scantily furnished or not furnished at all sharp grit It would seem that a thing so easily provided would he in constant supply, hut quite often these gre the very things, left undone.

I • SIXTY cents a week will pay for a liberal amount of life insurance for a family of / tf six. ^ POGMST F. DRYDEK. P. ■ If /.' II 1 iou po to Sin PrancitcorMt The Prxidentlars Wonderful J&hUU m U]t InI turanct ami Public Welfare, in the Palacf of Mine/ and Metallurap. for which the i tirand Prize, the hlfhett jtonMr award, hat been conferred u;<on the Prudential. Atnartl/ hare been •jeanUd thi/ Company at International Exposition/ Jot many year/.

Classified Advertising

RATES 5 Lines One Time 25 Cents.

YOUR WAN1S. NO ADVERTISING LESS 1H/N 25c

LOST — Gold link bracelet, either on Red Auto Bug leaving Wildwood at 5.45 p. m., or on trolley leaving Anglesea about 4.30 p. m. Reward if returned , to No. 0 Broadway, Cape May. Valued as an heir loom. 596 — It LOST — A diamond ring during an automobile accident on Washington Street. Liberal reward if returned to No. 420 ' West Perry Street, Cape May. No. FOR SALE. FOR SALE — Some furniture, bedding etc. Among these a parlor, chamber suit. At private sale. J. L. Landis, 616 | Broadway, any afternoon. HAY ^OR SALE Choice varieties of all . kinds of meadow hay, als» millet. Frank Rutherford, Jr., Cape May Point. . 557 — 8,27 -3t - FOR SALE — A Hupmobile Run-about. Excellent working order. Apply to ' E Markley, Cape May. 564-8-7-ft FOR SALE — A French hotel or boarding house range and a lot of hotel kitchen , tensil* cheap. Charles Quidort. 252-4-10-15 tf , LARGE HALL FOR RENT. Washington street Hall, largest and equipped hall in Cape May, can e rented fqr entertainments, dancing, : etc. For information inquire- of W. J. ( 320 Washington street. < FOR SALE. S. C. Black Monorca Cockerels for sale. Utility stock. Northup strain. Prices 82.00 and $3.00 each. Guy Erricsqn. -P. "0. Cape May, N. J. 592— 0-11 -3t ] NO TRESPASSING SIGNS now on sale at the Star, and Wave Office, at 50 i £cnts per dozen. • i

1 WANTED — To keep for the winter 1 Piano or Victrola. No children. Adddress "578," Star and Wave. 9-4-3t I ■- I MONEY MONEY Have client wiH loan on first mortgage turn from $500 to $1,000. Apply to J. H. HUGHES, 410 Washington St. POULTRY FOR SALE — (White Plymouth Roeh ^ eggs for hatching, one dollar per set- , ting of fiftaea. After September 1st, stock for sale. H. C Pierson, corner Washington axd Union streets. 16-o-y LOT BARGAINS 1 Three 3-4 acre lots, highest land ia West Gape May, 50x210 fee t, on landis avenue, a street 50 feet wide. PRICE REDUCED to $400 for a short time. Cash or easy terms. The first comes gets the ehoice lot — nearest Broadway. Apply to owner at 616 Broadway. ' Rent a Safety Deposit Box in the 1 armor-plated vault of the Security Trust Company, Cape May. r No Trespassing I You are hereby notified that no tres1 passing will be allowed on the Teal • farm, located in Lower Township; Me- ■ cray farm and Race course farm, located in West Cape May. R. H. ARGOE, 530— 3-4 -9t Manager. 5 and 10 cent goods in abundance at Jesse Brown's, 110 and 112 Jackson street. Cape May, N. J. i NO TRESPASSING SIGNS now on I sale at the Star and Wave Office, at 50 cents per dozen.

fllTE aim to kaow everything aboat Good Tailoring. We by our utmost to please our customers. * We know there's a comeback on every salt — The Customer, a Kick, or the Goods. We don't want the kick or the goods, but We Do Want the Customer. That's why we always give satisfac JOHN F. GORSKI Tailor

I jjjjf yj Next to Post Office Cape May, N. J.