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■ WITH THE CHURCHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH $f Preebytorian Church — Deoutur and 1 ; Hughes Streets — the Rev. Curtis O. - Bosserman, Minister. B.' On the Sabbath at HI JO A. M., sermon | on "Deborah's Reproach;" at 8 P. M. on V*« ■ "Hating One's Life." No Bible School •by request of the Board of Health. Mr. J. S. Smith, of Philadelphia, Is expetteo to sing at both services. Prayer Service on Wednesday, at 8 f. f M. Y. P. S: C. E. on Friday, at 8 P. M. A cordial invitation to all service* Is C-- tendered residents and visitors. • METHODIST CHURCH JSept. 10, 1916. , t9J0 A. M. Morning £>ray.er in the Upper Room. 10-30 A. M. Morning Service — Sermon by the Pastor — "For, Revenue duly." 6-45 P. M. Epworth League — Miss Anna Smith, Leader. 7-30 P. M. Evening Service — Song Service led by Geo. W. Reeves. — Sermon by Pastor. Subject "Holding Sacred Father's Name." Special Meeting of Official Board A Morning Service.

oztntcx or the a|vmt Lafayette street, between Decatur and Jsch^^streel* Rector, Rev Pan] fifth Sundays^ 10.30 mm sip. E.. CHURCH ' } guittUY SteiTCBSt ' Homing Prayer and Sermon, KL30 ajn. 1 Holy Communion JO® Ut (First Shadiy of Each Month.} rvening Rnsyyr 800 CLERGY IfflT FOR'telfe 8ept>-»-»e£5»T YnnPHt.Wfla; Better, Chuth of the tneahmtfin, PbiUdhlpbia. Ph. ( t 8cpt 10— R«6, Rfifdep Keith Yerket, D. ■ >' r, ' -TMtm -V W--. OHIwei Of OUR LADY, * *5' ♦* -. v»- ^ rBX ' - ^ Cape Hay, Il)j. Itoaesa So iky., 6,6 mod Milt m Weekdays, 7® *;* tivV" '*ft Evening DrniHiB laliy tH-Prt-ut.-day at 6 oUort. :tl„ ^ t'S-v Quili—is—. Oatiirlsym... and Thorn-. " "-day* betore the FSnt Friday loom 3.46 to 6 DO p, m., and from 7A6 to SAO p.m. »■>»> _ i ABOUT THE TAX RAT*. ' " The tax rates for the varioui purposes fob the' present year have' been announced for the munitipalitito of the county by "the Oouifty Board bf Taxation and for the benefit and understnnd- " ing of the public require analysis We " therefore give below this years rate and last year's rate for all of our resorts for purposes' of comparison: , . ttl5 1816 Araion, 2.82 2J3 •"**" Stone Harbor, 1.73 2.29 North Wildwood, 2.495 2.67 . Sea Isle City, . 2-38 2.70 Wfldwocd Crest, . 2.567 2.61 r Wildwood. 232 2.71 Ocean City, 230 2.64 Cape May Point, 2-334 Cape May, 2.486 2.65 I In Cap- May h-> l.i.il tax -ate ,u 1915 wa«'81.Crp and the local echoed rate $.1194. making ;b® total rate it. 181."! for loc*' •«»" 81.7774. The local tax rate far Hi i» year 81.CG3 and the local ^

1 school ratfijf,'' hJUjt, making 81.781 or i 1 3.0036 {3.1 iihitTs) greater this year , than la«t"/s»hieh is a remarkable show- 1 3 ing in m1 interest of economy ar.d I ' 1 careful management because the com- 1 • J missioc/ffhis year has undertaken to i I provjdtfTor a number of lOMe ends in the. matter of .the city finauces which i foSvi' been dragging along for voalrs, and , actually to cover every detail of expenditure instead of making a show of . doing so abd leaving unprovided for some items, thus hojuing down artificially and deceptively, the total amount of the appropriations, . The total rate Igst year was $2,466 . ■ and this year it is $2.65 an increase of - $/164. This is accounted for in an in- ] crease -to boCr*4he 06totty and State ] - School rata*. -'.The County rate last year : " was $.4523 'and the' State School rate . £ $£2568; ftaklng'tlie tctal.fc' both $.7016. * This year the County rate is $.6027 and * tile State School iati- J? ansfttt making , a totgl of jincreax' of $.16'G.J | * w'birfi co$erp^^w-ihtio " 3.6 mills, a- ' shown- abbve-all the increase which has ' **■■> SrifslS* "w1 . however, have placed this county in the IvafrVf 'sJl 'of the couSRes of the entire'] . State' ail the roiad question, and !h this f age '67 automobiles, they have done the Wisest thing whick they could, have done, ' v causing many thousands of visitors and ' . dolla>$ *»' «»mc to this county which . <* otheHriS?. neVer would have come. Kti- ] ■raliy .Ve have to, pay for .our improve- ' mgnts- The -State -School Tax rate is ,1 fc fixedj by - law at A276,. but the legisla-'' l ture^ appropriates annually eums of < money for the payment of part of it < and 'the rate-flucuates a point or a frac- ! . tion of a point each year. A* this is 1 . the first year in this city under commis- , e sion, government, it is important that ' . people should understand just what the 1 . results have been as shown in the tax 1 e fhte'and not charge it with any increase ' t for which it is not responsible. It will 1 g be -noticed iii the table of the rates in ( other resorts in the connty, given at the I 5 beginning of this article that Cape May's I . j increase is leas than that of most of', rltham-v M « >' CROWD'S THRONG THE CHl'RCH OF 1 [ TflE Ai)V^NT TO HEAR THl" REV. 1 I CrCECc lYNDE RICHARD«ON 1 I The most important event in the history of the Church of the Advent btgsu ' i with the on-ming of the Retreat -in , Thursday night. t- The Church was filled a congrega- ; tion including the resident Commup-'-t cents, and *nary of the cu miner colony. ' 1 Philadelphia, Baltipiore, Wilmingtoq and '

Norristown were represented a|v$^$ opening Service. / | On Friday, aMfce early Celebration at 1 JO, a largcVnumer of Communicanbr j present/ and the second Celebration - at iifne Vrfo well attended. T|e Retreat continues .until Saturday, | closing with Even Song at fourt.'.

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JURORS FOR SEPTEMBER COURT. Petit Jurors. 1 .lames L- Grace, Dennis Twp. Francis Corson ^Sr., Ocean City. • ; Harry Miller, Sea lile City. i 1 Lewis Shapiro, Woodbine. ^ Frank Stewart, Stone Haror. J. H. Beecher, Wildwood. 1ssiy High. Middle Twp. ] , . .-Ij.'h Scl.ekeager, Middle Twp. " *7 . j Frank Coitov-r, Upper Twp. Heraert Hebeakhal. Ope May City. Wm. T. Chambers. West Gape May. . I W. W. Johnson, Wildwood. J ' J. P. Osdman, OcCaa City. Johnson, Lower- Twp. ,j0 'lar.-fice Ferguson, 'OceSh Cll/. , ,ij idcon Candy, FlFpef'TypV ^r.< m- r« 'hickman, Dennis Twp. . j Chester, Dennis Tp. William Armstrong, Middle Twp, ,L Abram Petitrman, Woodbine. Lew-is Eldredge Lower. Twp. W*m. B. Schellinger, Cape May City. . Frank Barnett, Lower Twp. | Vincent Short, Sea Die City. H George Peterson, Avglon. . ;H* . Charles H.' Robinson, Sea Isje CSty. ;Eugene Miller, Ocean City. ' Henry L. Matthews, Lower Twp. James Clark, Cape May City. . William Stites, Wildwood. Lewis Sayre, Cape May City. Garrison. Lower Twp. Hand, Lower Twp." I I eslie Corson, Upper Twp. J ' George M. Greckley, Ocean City. ' Coombs, Wildwood. James Ellison, Cap» May City. ( ' Allen Ewing, Cape May City. ' | 1 Frank Gandy, Upper Twp. ( Charles Oornwell, Middle Twp. I Clouting, Upper Twp. ' fiann, Lower Twp. Warren Mount, Wildwood. . Roy Shields, Middle Twp. ( '•"re-L I.oeffler, North Wildwood, | Edward Philips, Lower Twp. | lfrcd M. Peterson. Middle Twp. ' ank Mixner. Middle Twp. ' -arles Long, Middle Twp." ' Vivid Cresswell, Ocean City. , ' Crema, Upper Twp.

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| Political Jottings. ^ The Houston Post reasons that it ] was easier for Its own beloved De- . mocracr to endorse the President's Mexican policy than to define it While be was about It Senatar Janes Hamilton Lewis also might have explained that the Rome that was "too proud to fight" died a rather disastrous death. <Un all fairness." asks the Boston Transcript, "shouldn't the expenae of financing Carranxa be borne by the Democratic campaign committeef ' Democrats really haven't any ohJoeflM to big appropriations fur army and' navy and Internal tmprovementa. They expeot the Republicans to rustle the i c venue to foot the bills tor too ,nmt fo«r poara I - Ilk* m months to Investigate the Admlnlftmv tfon. but the Administration figusss Ml dolt« wry well as It la. 1 n-ufo* 1 * i > m Ytouimd toe aanxe pottcteo tfediM ffilsd JMdto Hnfhee snd yflHra'-toS -■a doep oenoc at shame,'' haw erat toany other AtnetJean* to their gravea. i . ♦bg President hse^ changed Rts mtnd j about aehdlng inare troops to the bartor. thus running tone to farlk When Tbm Tbggart talks' etonomy to them. It Is Ome the Democrats ■ Stopped thetr extravagance. Wie Hogbes sznOe Is beginning to «t$a« favorable attention. tttoWWl EBtofUgtos PWe Progreotras. TTbTTih Qtten be simpty Democrats pa pen chMe Hughes bo«u»s be **7\ be Is "1® per cent, a candidate." The WDaon papers nat•rally prefer a fifty-fifty candidate. The President says hie has no InterM la toy political party, "except as sa lartrcnnent of aeBtbetoent." V Chart ft then hew did he happen to Mlaet rich a poor instrument as the betooeratle party! Oarrana Isn't a candidate for Presltont of the United' States, but he did mow for American preparedness In three weeks than Wood row Wilson did In three years. Another thing- you never hear of since the Democrats reduced the cost pf living Is the "baker's dozen." Mr. Hughes Is criticised for his frequent use of the word "Now." Evi- , dently his Immedlateness Is worrying the watchful waiters who put things off until tomorrow. BUSY CORNER Th.- -core board in front of KearnV Cigar Store, on Wa-hington Street, draws large crowds nightly, of baseball fans, who are trying to learn the finalof the big league team-. YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING Sunday, Sept. 17th On the New York Excursion. Don't be a stay-at-home. SQiUtam *1. Ebompson Undertaker anu rractical Embalmer Cape May City, N- J. ,Strittly First Class Automobile Service when desired.' Keystone 97A Branch office— Wildwood. New Jersey.

rSS . • Wive* of Wilson Supporters W8! Take Stump For Gov. Hushes. DIVERTING CAMPAIGN PHASE I Washington. — Families are being divided by the present political Issues. Here are a few examples. J. A. H. - Hopkins of New Jersey Is treasurer of the Progressive (genuine) national ' committee, and hak announced that he personally favors the re-election of , Wilson. Mrs. Hopkins Is a member ! of the Woman's party and will take j the stump and do all she can to prevent the election of Wilson. Gilford Pinchot Is for Hughes and all the militarism Hughes and his ' backing can secure. * Amos Pinchot, j his .brother. Is a member of the ! American Union Against Militarism and will support Wilson as the lesser ! of two evils. Rep. William Kent of ' California is a wild-eyed enthusiast I tor Wilson and Is heading a Wilson : non-partisan league, while Mr*. Kent Is a member of the Woman's party j and will stump for the defeat of WUI George Mlddleton has allied himself I with tha group of writers who have , announced themselves for Wilson, I I while his wife, FoU La Follstta, is one i j of the members of the Congressional I . union who will hold Wilson respon- ; stblf for the defeat of the Susan B. . Anthony amendment Meredith Nlcbi olson la s Wilson supporter, but Mrs. Nicholson will write and stomp against Wilson on account of his attitude toward the federal suffrage amendment Mr*. Louis F. Post Is a member at the Woman's Peace party and an ardent Tolstoyan pacifist Louis F. Post assistant secretory at labor. Is for the Administration's "reasonable" program of preparedPOPULAR HUGH *3 CAMPAIGN FUND. The ptea adopted by Oornehns X. BUs* Jr. treasurer of the Repabhcan 1 National Oommlttos, to raise mosey for the campaign and In r rasas -the fores at active workers fqr the alee- '• tioa of Charles Brans Hnghas to tha preHtoncy,- has-jpac** *»- ' 1 BUas asks every one who favors the election of Mr. Bngtxes and wishes him , ss have the aappsrt at s Republican genets and Bona* to eontrlbeto $10 ■ and teoome a Bests I sing member of the Repuhtiean party. All soeh wfll receive a eertlfic&to at msntosraMp - That the money will prove a good IBvestment Is patent It win help to a*, cure for the country a more efficient administration of our national affairs, which Is necessary tf the prosperity and infinencv of the nation Is to cah"There are at least 8.000,000 Repuh beans, but how many of them have any ovtdeode they are. beyond the consdousnesf that tpeF hade voted or will Vote the Republican ticket? The wort is done by a -few and the money . ordinarily Is provided by fewer. Mr. Bliss' plan offers a core for that condition. Help the cause and get s certificate of membership that win establish your party affiliation. It ts not expected that all the 8000,000 Republicans will give $10 each, but If a goodly number who can afford It do so there will be a greet many more able to give much more than $10 next time because RemUloan success will mean to the cour :'x fullest measure preparedness. -i and .permanent prosperity. Mr. Hughe? It seeing bow big the West is, and the West 1? seeing how big Mr.' Hughes 1* It la a happy arrangement. Friends of Wilson are still trying to explain what he meant by "too proud to fight." Bat can they tell us what he meant by "strict accountability?" "Eminent Judges," says Colonel Henry Wutterson, "have ever proved disappointing candidate*" He Is right. Alton B. Parker was a big disappointment to the Democrats. And so is Charles Evans Hughes.— Toledo Blade. President Wilson appears to have been keenly alive to the expediency of accepting several invitations to make- speeches in the West. Nobody knows any better than he that it will take considerable shoveling to fill up - the boles that have been dug In that locality by Justice Hughes. ' It was John P. St. John pf Kansas, ' one time Prohibitionist ^candidate for president of the United States, who said that Americans vote as they cheer. If so. there ts mighty little ' cousoiiition for the Democratic party ' in this campaign, for the Democratic Administration in tthree years has giv- ■ en ns nothing to cheer over. On the 1 contrary, as Mr. Hughes fias said, these last three years have been years ' of humiliation and embarrassment. Mr. ^tlsoo says his mind Is progressive, but those who try to follow Its progress can never tell the direction It is taking. It la Just as likely - to be progressing backward aa 'forward. At Princeton Mr. Wilson used to confer honors upon D. Ds. He couldn't break the habit when It came to Der. serving Democrats.

Which Democrats FHch CARNIVAL OF DEBAUCHERY IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE Senator Penrose Believes the Lectod Condition vf the Tindery. Will Necessitate the Withholding of Contracts for Battleahlpe and Delay the Whole Scheme of Preparedness — Nation's Money Frittered Away to Finance Ham-Brained end III Advised Projects. William R. Will cox, Qmlnass at the Republican National Committee, has received from Senator Penrose a. brief tjut 'positive summing up of the extravagances of the Wilson Administration during the session of Congreee Just about to close. The Senator says: "When the country realises whet this Congress has done In the wty.fi appropriations it will be dnmfonndeA. Already, It has been shown that over a billion, seven or eight hundred million dollars have been appropriated more money than was ever approprt-1 a ted In any one year In the history of the American government. The total will reach nearly two billion dollars before the end of this carnival of debauchery In public expenditures le reached, because no account has been taken of the twenty-five millions for -the Danish ialanda, the thirty millions which the government will probably have to refund as a result adj the five per cent rebate allowed SBimportations brought across the sees In American bottoms, and other matters whlqh era likely to come up. "file only too evident that this Mil which ts expected to bring to soase fwc hundred million dollars wQl absolutely fell to meet even the requireMate tor the m-advtoed end certainly hat wgunl peejects authorised by the pi sen Onnesaaa . , .v-tll fchjrt 1 these' *s-'- - Jedts aato-ibhe financed fey the laeeasce e* . then in Qsaal heeds, the American people mfil ngaad sack a proceeding as a very gueer eaa Decease. the leaning of bonds to the Cleveland x^niTtwraricrt higdyM* hhrevafSes feesTrisvidfilS abhorrence by ttie,X»tmorih«y; hri* are find the party -leaden compelled.' by reason of thetr toriepaw amf Inefficiency, to neaet to tk To defray the expenses at e altta$e> plant and <of e shlpptng hoard and many other needless projects by this Issuing of .Panama bonds Will be th the . last ang lysis equivalent to pttytog for them by bond Issue* These bonds are lying In the treasury unissued as the result at the thrift and economy and vise administration of the Republican party. "Only about $130000,000 of bonds were pat out to the construction of the Panama Canal. The balance of the cost of that stupendous undertaking was paid oat of current revenues; and now, to advance the novel doctrine that these , bonds which represent the thrift of preceding years shall be Issued far these questionable projects la, to my mind, preposteroua In fect, it was expressly provided to the Spooner Act that Panama Canal bonds should hot be Issued for any other purpose than that of the construction of the Canal, find the togcuiona theory that they can be Issued now to' repay the treasury and that then the money can be squandered by the party In power to finance doubtful projects and to make good a deficit will not alter the fact that such a deficit exist* "No amount of reasoning on the part of the Chairman of the Committee od Finance will alter the fact that outside of preparedness there has been at least S2UU.OC10.000 of wasteful appropriations and expenditures by the present Congress. That condition of the treasury will absolutely necessitate the withholding of contracts for battleships and delay the whole scheme of prepurednes* • "The figures of the SecrVary of the Treasury may be juggled as they may, but when the Secretary Is up against the brute fact of not having money to pay for these projects be will then find that figures will not make a surplus Ip the treasury." SACRIFICED COUNTRY'S i HONOR AND INTEREST j ! Mr. Wilson's defenders say be j "has kept -us out of warjvi As j I a matter of fact his policy in i j j Mexico has cembined all the ! i evjls of feeble peace witKall the | jj evils of feeble war. He has se- jj l j [ cured none of the behefits of 111 j war; but he has n^t avoided 111 I war. He has sacrificed the hon- j or and the interests of ^he Utkin- ill try; but he has not received -the Iii thirty pieoes of' silver, — From III j the speech of Col. Theodore jj j Roosevelt, delivers* at Uwfsten, 1 I Maine, to bdfctff o# -Chsriee E. ffl ft Hughe* " jj