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jmjBklll CAPE MAY CITY, N. J^SAruMlUUUNE 24, 1916 THREE carnal' '

VOTERS oM-uaED TO CHANGE OF BOARD THE MOVEMENT TO SECURE RON-REPRESENTATIVE BOARD OF 1 FREEHOLDERS— OPINIONS OF THE COUNTY NEWSPAPERS TUESDAY, JUNE «7tA In the beat of circumstance*, the a mailer board idea would be a mistake, because it is just as easy, perhaps easier, to secure twelve men of good c character and ability, elected as representatives from the cities and the r townships and attached boroughs, as to secure three men of the same type c from the county afi large. 1 As we have pointed out on num-rous occasions and still insist, the 1 commission government in all of its forms, is a delusion and a snare, formu- 1 la ted with the object of consolidating power and removing the -public husi- 1 neas, aa far as possible from the control of the people. Two thousand years 1 or so ago, the Romans realized that if thev could secure a benevolent mon- £ arch actuated by none but good purposes, a monarchy became an ideal form ' of government, but when a Nero ascended the throne, the monarchy was * anything but ideal. Under the pretext that a smaller body of men will make a more efficient J and honest government, people are solicited to change the old forms only to 4 find . ultimately that the Keros bob up much oftener than the benevolent c monarchy. — — — - - — — . 1 Our board of freeholders has always been composed of representative e • men and it is so composed now. If they cannot be trusted, there will be no three men found in the 1 county, who will be better. r-,' If the people in each locality cannot select men who ares reliable, the people in the county at large have a much poorer chance of doing so. Besides, in making this change, the representative system is deliberately thrown ( aside and thus repudiating the great principle upon which the whole Republic 1 t rests. i The date is Tuesday, June 27th, 1916. 1 TO COST $2,000 OR MORE ' It is said that the special election on the small board of freeholders ques- ' tion will cost the oounty two thousand. dollars or more. ' - * BITTER FIGHT ' As will be seen by* the advertisement on page eight of this issue of The % Ledger, a special election will be held in this Oounty on Tuesday, June 27th, [ to vote upon the question of a Small Board of Freeholders. The names on the petition calling for the special election have been secured entirely from down the County, and it is claimed that the movement represents those who presented the petition to Supreme Court Justice Black which led to the investigation of the affairs of he Freeholders now being carried an by the Grand Jury. . The fight for the overthrow of the present Board is apt to become some- ? what bitter, and it looks as though Republican factional differences will figure hi the contest.— Ocean City Ledger. STRONG OPPOSITION » It is reported that there will be strong opposition against changing the t Board of Freeholders from twelve to three members. The election to decide, the matter will take place on Tuesday, June 27. To maintain the small board of Freeholders, it is claimed, it will cost the county at least one thousand dollars a year more than is now being paid to the twelve members. In r the selection of a small board, there is every likelihood that all th« members will «>me from the seashore resorts, thus leaving the townships without direct representation. —Sea Isle Review. * GET OUT AND VOTE 0 The movement, started at this season of the year, U apt to catch voters ' off their guard, because everybody is engrossed in preparation for the sea- 1 son. Voters should, therefore, make a big effort to poll their votes. ( — — — e

The following is the text of tfie peti- | tion in full with the names of all of i the signers: Petition for the adoption of an act of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey entitled "An Act to reorganize ] the Boards of Chosen Freeholders of the > several Counties of the State." To A a Hildreth, Esq., Clerk of the County of Cape May, Sir: — We, the undersigned, qualified 1 electors of the County of Cape Mav do hereby petition that there be sub- ' mitted to the voters of said County of Oape May, the question of the adoption ( of an act of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey entitled "An act td reor- « ganize the Boards of chosen freehold- . ers of the several counties of this state, • reducting the membership thereof, fixing the salaries and providing for the elec- ( tion and terms of office, of the members, and also for the appointment and terms ' of office of officers appointed by such ' boards" (Revision of 1912) approved 1 April 1st, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.' It is the desire of the petitioners to have the question of the adoption of

the said act submitted at a special elec- 1 tion to be called solely for that purpose. Name Address J- Thompson Baker, Wild wood, N. J. Latimer R. Baker, Wildwood, N. J. Heber Crane, 112 East Lavender Road, Wildwood Crest, N. J. R. W. Ryan,. 142 E. Pine avenue, Wild- f wood, N. J. - I Harry E. Weir, 121 Myrtle Road, Wild- F wood Crest, N. J. c . Robert Wright, 128 East Spencer ave- c nue, Wildwood, N. J. i C. D. Lukens, 120 West Spencer avenue, Wildwood, N. J. ! J. K. Mawkinney, 3906 Pacific avenue, Wildwood, N. J. Joseph Llovd, '104 W. Rio Grande avenue,- Wildwood, N. J. ! Owen W. Wright, 126 E. Spencer avenue, Wildwood, N. J. t I Brown, 8811 Arctic avenue, WildL wood, N. J. [ Frank A, LeComte, 216 W. Buttercup 1 Road, Wildwood Crest. N. J. Philip P. Baker, Wildwood Crest, N. J. , Thos. F. Seward. Pacific and Buttercup (Oontinued on page fire.)

Rain Spouting, Gutters and TM Re-i. Good work at eonsbUa* prices J sees , tf. Brown, 110 and lit Jaekaoo Bt Read the Weekly Star and WavT" MATTING AND RUG SALE New goods arrived this week. Extra toe matting, 98.60 roll 9x12 Matting Pnee 93-00. «x« Matting Rug. 91.00, Both abea In a variety of orimtal patterns, txlt Woolen fibre r*e IBM. BxlS Weofaa Are rags 97.79. Usees prim. Croxro^MMros angtag fro. its* to Mx» from « seats to flM MBCRAVS CmUI. BURLY BTOME MM Washington Kmt, C*. May, N.J.

Try a combination sea food or steak dinner at McCain's Cafe. Music and singing every evening. H Home Bargain. WHY PAY RENT? I have listed a centrally located prupwty. The eott age eontatoa ton rooms, bath, all modern improvements and Se in fas condition. The - average — —r rental will more than meet al overhead charges It Is e deeded bargain at the price aakeA Very little eaah required. OTm. *. SbepparS L Merchants Nt Bank Bdg. I Good work at - — | prlem. Jmm Bain Spouting, Gutter, and Tfe Roofs X- Brow*, 110 and lig Mm at

TO RAISE I OLD BOAT WASHINGT0K1AN THAT WAS SUNK SEVERAL YEARS AGO OFF HEN- 1 LOPEN TO BE RAISED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE— LIES IN go FEET OF WATER. On Wednesday of this week a group of twelve divers with full equipment ar- ( rived from New York to inspect the bull ] of the "Washingtonian" that was struck _ by a schooner several years ago and . sunk off Henlopen Light. The boat i one of the Hawaiian line and was , worth $70,000 when sunk but owing to i the scarcity of boats Decause of the , great number interned because of war , it is estimated that it is now worth i | The divers weere taken offshore in the i J. Henry Edmunds to the place where • the boat is located and the divers soon i discovered her in 90 feet of water. She , will be raised very shortly and resumed in service. i H. & GRADUATING CLASS GOES TO WASHINGTON • On Monday, June 16, the Graduating : Class of (the Wildwood High School i for' Washington where they stayed ' for four, days returning on June 16th. 1 the visit they visited the most 1 imp&tant and interesting sights of our i nation's capitol and enjoying themselves ' immensely. The party was chaperoned < by Miss Ethel Champion, of Cape May, I who is a teacher i» the business department of the school. The entire class, : with the exception of Miss Coleman, i made the trip, being accompanied by I Harold Nickerson and Robert Russell. P. R. R. SUMMER STATION "j OPENS JUNE a5th i On Sunday, June 26, the summer eta- I tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad will 1 be opened. The summer schedule of this j road will also be put in effect on this f date. In order to safeguard the vehicles ] a new flagman will be put in service this summer at the crossing on Perrv street. C0LDWELL LAWN MOWERS been on the market for 48 years. Nothing but the best of materials and | workmanship enter into the construction . of tbmn. Prices range from $3.00 to ' Buy a good reliable guaranteed mower while yon are about it Full ; stock of garden boat. rakes, spades, shov- ' els, also -sprinkling pots; garden hoee ' from 10s to 18c per foot (guaranteed). f hoee reels and nozzles. CHARLES A. SWAIN, J . $06-7 Jackson street, Oape May, N. J. "TOMBOLA" the benefit of the Church of the Thursday, June 29th, from S I m. until 9 p. m., on the lawn of the ' church, Lafayette street, between Decatur and Jackson streets. ' Admission 10c — including ice cream. ' ' Japanese Tea Room Rose Lattice y Ye Old Well ! f Vocal and Instrumental entertainment I ' evening at McCann's Cafe. 1

BIG FOURTH A SURETY ACTIVE PROGRAM ARRANGED— SIX " U. S. NAVAL BOATS TO BE HEREJOHN WANAMAKER TO SPEAK — BIG PARADE TO BE HELD. The Fourth of July this year will exceed that of any previous year and very j probably that of any other resort. The < : parade that will be held in the afternoon > 1 will probably be the finest ever held in | • Cape May County, entries having been | i received from Cape May Court House, , ' Cold Spring, West Cape May (in a body), i i and Cape May Point (probably also in j body). The large truck belonging to j i Ogdens Lumber Yard will be used for bathing scene. Other large trucks i ■ that will probably have novel decora- - tions are those of the Cape May Coal . i and Ice Company, Bethlphem Steel Co., i ' and many others' that have made plans i ■ for entering for some of the prizes that i been authorized by the Board of • Trade. These prizes are as j follow;.' Best decorated private i r car, 1st, 2d, and 3d prizes; best i de-i >>rated commercial car, 1st, 2d and ; 3d prizes; prize for best decorated Ford i pleasure car (donated by Ford Mjitor 1 Company); beat . decorated floats, 1st, | . 2nd and 3d prizes; and two prizes for i ; the best dressed club or organization in ■ ; The above prizes will consist- of ' i auto lunch outfits. Klaxon auto horns, 1 I eight day anto clocks, silver cups and I , gold. The prizes for the varioifs groups * . will be announced next week. All en- i , tries for the parade -must be in the 1 , hands of ME~T?ilbqrt Hughes on or be- < - fore Thursday, June 29th. ' The exercises in the afternoon at the ' • Stockton lawn will include folk danc- 1 ing by local girls, selections by 25 ' i Southern Plantation singers, DeWolfe ' and MacCarton in whirlwind, dancing ex- 1 • hihitvaa*,-* while prpminent speakers will prominent places in the program. 1 r Among the speakers that hare been : i secured will be the famous merchant ' i prince. John Wanamaker. . 1 Caprice Lewis, "Queen of the Air," will give exhibitions in trapeze work on her balloon while the four submarines and ' two other naval boats that will be here will give exhibitions in maneouvering ^ in their varioua lines of service. ^ The roster of officers of the submarine , flotilla that will be at Cape May from July 1 to 5, 1916, to take part in the ; Fourth of July program are as follows: : U. S. S. Bushnell — Lieutenant Com- [ mander David F- Boyd, commanding; ; Lieutenant Anthony J. James, Lieutenant (j. g.) Harry B. Hird, Ensign Walter f O. Henry, Ensign Rudolf F. Hans, En- j sign Albert Osenger. P. A. Surgeon Kr- j nest W. Brown, P. A Paymaster Rob- < ert W. Clark, Act. Pay Clerk Bernard c A Morrow. ) U. S. S. L-l — Lieutenant (j. g.) George t A. Reed, commanding; Ensign Henry L. : Abbott. | U. S. S. L-3 — Lieutenant (j. g.) DeuJ. Fridell, commanding; Ensign , Thomas . Berrien. - , U. P. S. L-4 — Lieutenant (j. g.) Lewis j Jr.. commanding; Ensign Jas. Webb. ' j U. S. P. D-3 — Lieutenant (j. g.) Robert ( tH. English, commanding; Lieutenant (j. g.) Earl R. Morrissey. j In addition to the above the Gunboat ^ I Vixen will also arrive on July 1 for the ( program. t

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STEAMBOAT *r0 LAND AT SEWELL'S POINT j JAMES E. TAYLOR SECURES RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT WHARF 'PROJECTING INTO COLD SPRING CHANNEL 4)ip WORK MARTS — HO ' DREDGING AT NEW LOCATION NECEBCARY— WORN ON NEW WHARF TO BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR BOAT TO DOCK ON JULY FIRST.

When it was discovered that it was im- 1 possible to land the new steamboat "Oape May" at the present wharf at Sewell't Point that was constructed : several years ago for the proposed boat 1 from Philadelphia at that time aevr oral of our'Iive wires got together to > discuss plans for a suitable Uniting , 1 place for our new transportation facil- , ' r Several sites weree under considers- i i tion, the one at Sewell'a Point which would necessitate dredging and also the I construction of an entirely new wharf, . one near the Corinthian Yacht Club > that would necessitate a new wharf and ^ road construction and also, according to rumor, the fishing wharf belong- j i ing to M. P. Howlett was offerdd for i the use of one year, this would neces- ; eitate the construction of several hun- [ dred . yards 'of road ffbm I^fayette I street to the wharf. It was decided that the site most , practical was the Sewell'a Point one ■ and the means of securing it were then i discussed. The work of Mr. James E. who took up the work with the , States Government and secured I the privilege for the company of coni structing a suitable wharf for the land- ! of the new steamboat at Sewell's ■ extending into the. Cold Spring Channel, Owing to this the new wharf will be constructed in deep water where , dredging will be necessary. The force of water in the channel will also , keep the space in front of the wharf , clear from sand so that no dredging . will be necessary in future years. I The work on the new wharf was started on Thursday and will fab eompleted in time for the new boat to land on its initial trip that i? planned for July 3 from Philadelphia arriving at Cape May

AUDITORIUM OPENS WITH SUMMER SWING The popular Auditorium Cafe, under the management of J. J. McCann, has again opened in full sway for the summer season. The building was recently purchased by Mr. McCann and has been thoroughly renovated and the cafe with hundreds of beautifully arranged lights has been made more attractive Exceptional musical artists, rendering ail the latest and best selections both and vocal, are always present to please the patrons while the delicious sea foods that are a specialty of the house will be served in the regutasty way. With the great muai- ; cal attraction and the popular management the Auditorium should enjoy a season than ever before. SBWELLS POINT OPENS The Danceland of the Sewell's Point Pavilion opened last Saturday evening with quite a few people present. On this Saturday evening. June 24, the entire pavilion will be open under new management. Nine booths have been rented this year and many attractions will be in operation in them, making the point livelier than in any of the past seasons. This and the fact that the new manager is William Vansant give promise of a very successful season at this amusement center. The ladies of the Sewing Circle of the Church of the Advent will hold a cake sale at 405 Washington street, from 2 to 6. Saturday afternoon, June 24th. PIANOS TUNED G. 8. Boyer, expert piano tuner and regulator, all work guaranteed. Orders with R. B. Reeves, 210 Broadway, West Oape May, will redere prompt attention. Keystone phone 274. la THE BOOKLOVERS LIBRARY All the newest books of fiction rented at 2c per day. Barn's Oriental Store, 423 Beach avenue, between Jackson and Decatur streets. l$$6-lt-6-M. DO Too WANT Ttt* Undtod amount of money to phee oa mortgagee wttUa fee city, b> mmm ef •HO, WOW aad 9UOO. OTCWHT C HUGHES, ReaMy, Ma. HI Omb EM

■ion the morning of July 4 during the « t early part of the Independence Day fwt tivities. The work on the new wharf 1 is being done by Captain Little, the pQt ings being sunk by the uee of an else* - trie pump. > The newt of the unRBUal privilege of I constructing a wharf in a government - channel was received here with much \ enthusiasm and Mr. -Taylor should be - congratulated for the reault of hit la- » bore in this matter. It will be remem6 bered that it was through Mr. Taylor's , efforts that the submarines for the eel- ) ebration of thp Fourth of July for this 1 year were saaared, this making the sec- - ond big thing that Mr. Taylor has dona •|for Cape May this year. r The work on the steamboat has been - progressing very rapidly of late, many - men being sent to Providence from our s city and nearby towns to help on the construction and painting work of the t boat. This Is now nearing completion i very rapidly and the vessel will start i on its trip to its new harbor within the next few days. The fittings for* the boat a have been secured. 1 With the way that the work on the - new vessel is progressing it appears - • that the line will be able to commence s its regular trips on the time scheduled, ; leaving Philadelphia at a suitable wharf f on July 3rd for its initial trip and ar- ? riving at ape May on July 4th, after J which the regular schedule will be ad- > beted to. 1 On Thursday of this week fair. James I E. Taylor left for Providence where he will inspect the alterations to the boat - and note the amount of work still to 1 be done, after which be will return to 8 Cape May to help make all other arJ rangements {or the management of the r new line. - j

COMMUNICATED Cape May, N. J., June 23d, 1916 ! Mr. Editor: — I have heard that those unhappy^ f el - • lows in Wildwood that are so anxious to i carry the election in favor of the email i Board of Freeholders, on Tuesday are I spreading the report that the present : Board are considering the buying of the . Ocean City Turnpike and Bridges. I ; *ant to say for the Board of Freeholdi crs.that the whole thing is false. They i haVe nevqr been asked to take them • over, and would be useless .to aak r them, the dresent' board would vote ■ down such a proposition at once;-. Now - as to the merits of the question of a ■ small Board, hAve only to say that, it i would not be a \representative body of the' County, there are fourteen cities, boroughs and Townships of our County, with the election of three members elert en districts would lose direct representa- ^ tion, you will notice that Wildwood j seems to be the only locality that ia at all anxious about the matter and why . should they not be' so, three-fourths of ( the signatures on the petition came from s Wildwood. and the town produces three- , fourths of the crime of the county. They , might control two of the three members ^ of a smalj Board, and then do as they . please in the future which from present appearances seems to be what they want Now, Mr. Voter, you had better think the matter over before casting your vote 1 and leave matters as they are by vot- - s ing against the small Board. 1 Respectfully, '■ H. S. RUTHERFORD. tfflUlltam t(. Cbompson Undertaker and Practical Embalmer - 1 Cape May City, N. J. • -trietly First Class Automobile Service when desired. I Keystone 179X 1 Branch office— Wildwood, New Jersey. « i The eommweUl accounts of Gape , May Osaaty Mneaa mm are aepeeI MOy weieoroe to fee Broirrtty Treat Oo., . A Streag liil'lalliia SPECIAL > Our hargala table is loariad wttk spaaf Ui an Tto laflas dramas, wMto aMrtwabto, ehOdrert hum, srMto aad saL ored; ladtaf febts aba. Mn. B. Turmr, ~ "i".' ■*-«. a*. a*