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ESTIMATED COST OF ALL-RESORT BOULEVARD By Reese P. Rialey. The meeting of the Board of Freeholders held at Ocean City Saturday, called for the purpose of ascertaining the views of those municipal governing bodies of the County which had not expressed themselves on the All-Resort Boulevard project, made one thing very plain. That was the desire on the part of all present to obtain authentic data regarding the cost of the proposed highway. County Engineer Rice read the figures which he had brought with him andje■ponded to inquiries relating to them., On Sunday I went to Wildwood by appointment and arranged with Mr. Rice to secure the figures which he was to revise. These have just been received and are given below. It must be borne in mind that these

d; figures are simply an estimate made tl I by the County Engineer and are subject b to revision and correction. They are, ■ furthermore, based on the assumption g , that 40 per cent of the cost of roads and e< I 20 per cent of the cost of bridges will be 11 ; borne by the State under existing State . laws. o t The estimate is very much lower than „] r the wild rumors which had been in cir- fi t culation have led the public to believe P k the cost of the Bridge-Boulevard Sys- ' . tem would be. The estimates are based on the present cost of material and 9 labor and are reasonable. The bridges - figured on are for automobile use or t the use of horse-drawn vehicles only, o - They are not heavy enough for inter- * ? urban electric cars. If the Pennsylvania g > Railroad, however, or any other trans- p I portation company desires to co-operate t j^ith the County in their construction, e ; their cost to the County can be reduced, jj

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED COST OF CONNECTING THE BEACHES b FROM OCEAN CITY TO CAPE MAY. ' i £ Connecting Roads Bridges „ County State County State 1 1.— Ocean City— Sea Isle 70,000 100,000 c2. — Sea Isle— Avalon 48,000 32,000 110,400 27,000 jj A— Stone Harbor— Anglesea 48,000 32,000 185,600 46,400 „ 4.— Wildwood Crest— Cape May 105,000 70,000 33,600 8,400 271,000 134,000 429,600 82,400 * 429,600 82,400 , County's share of Roads and Bridges.. 700,600 216,400 1 State's share of Roads and Bridge's.. 216,400 Whole Total 917,000

(Over a milliion and a half to be added to the county's bonded debt and this is a minimum estimate. This means (76,000 in 5 per cent interest alone per annum, taking no account of a sinking fund. This charge alone would make necessary a raise of 20 points in the tax rate for county purpose alone. Can the county stand it? — Ed.) The Star and Wave's stationery Department sells the BEST Typewriter Ribbon aud the price has not been raised. Can you beat it?

Donl Have Catarrh One efficient way to* remove nasal catarrh ia to treat its cause which in most cases is physical weakness. The system needs more oil and easily digested liquid-food, and you should take a spoonful of SC0TTS EMULSION after each meal to enrich your blood and help heal the sensitive membranes with its pure oil-food properties. The results of this Scott's I Emulsion treatment will surprise those who have used imitating snuSs and vapors. Git the Goon SCOTT'S

: NO OIL IN i JERSEY PLAIN ] 1 In view of the public interest aroused by the recent report in the newspapers 1: tnat oil had been discovered near Millville, Cumberland County, it seems prop- 1 er that a statement b# made by the r State Geologist regarding the probabil- o - ity that oil accurs in southern New r Jersey in commercial quantities, and if s so, whether tbere are any means other e than boring by which oil-bearing terri- t tory can be located. f It is to be noted first that the strata s are of an age similar to oil-bearing c strata elsewhere; that they contain < some carbonaceous matter which is needful as a source for petroleum ; and ( that they hare suffered no intense defor- \ mation or metomorphism. In so far as i these considerations have weight, they s s are in favor of the view that oil may i / exist in commercial quantities. There t are, however, considerations on the oth- e er side. No producing oil field is known r to exist in these formations from New c Jersey to Florida. Carbonaceous mat- [ ter, although present in the strata, is o . relatively scarce, in fact, is much less I abundant than in producing fields; the ' relative sandiness and great porosity i ■ of the ooastal plain sediments nnderly- 1 ing New Jersey are more favorable for t the escape of oil as fast as formed rath- 1 er than for Ks confinement and aeum- 1 ulation ; the general occurrence of fresh ■ water everywhere in the coastal plain i sediments of the State and the absence i of salt water in these deposits except < in a very few wells close to the ocean, I point to a free circulatioln through these I beds which would prevent the accumu- i 1st ion of oil in pools; moreover in none I i of the many deep wells drilled for wa- I ter in the coastal plain, to a depth in i Z one instance of 2300 feet, has any sign i i of oil been found. This is true even for

the wells nearest to MQlvUle. In some regions the occurrence of oil bitumen in the roAs. No instance of oil seepage and no oil-bearing shales have ever been obsrved by any worker on the State Geological Survey. Since the Survey has been continuously active J since 1864, and the geology of New Jersey has been studied to a more minute < degree than that of any othr State, ' the conclusion seems irresistable that they do not occur. The irrideecent iron ( scum sometimes formed on water has often been mistaken for oil by the skilled hut it can be differentiated by its , taste and odor. Bitumens are reported in minute quantities, but not in conditions suggestive of oil. 4 1 The magnetic needle has been employed to locate beds of magnetic iron ore. The witch hazel or peach twig wand has long enjoyed an ill-deserved reputation among the ignorant and credulous as a 1 means of finding water, and occasionally ; there have been individuals who have claimed to locate oil by some special in- , strument. It should, however, be hardly necessary to state that no instrument is known to oil operators, to mining engi- 1 neers, or to geologists by which the occurrence and location of oil in the earth can be detected in advance of boring. With very few exceptions the commercial oil fields arc marked by certain characteristic structural features of ■ which arches and domes are most common. Within the limits of these structures oil is found, beyond them wells are j dry. The entire southern part of the State is underlain by a series of alternating beds of sand, clay and gravel, with some layers of green sand marl. In exposures these appear horizontal, but a comparison of sections shows that they have a gentle dip or slant downward to the southeast. This Is forty feet or more per mile -for the basal beds and 10 or 15 feet per mile for the upper members of the series. Fold;, arches, or dome structure, common in nearly all commercial oil fields are not known to exist. If any structure favorable to the accumulation of oil is present in the Millville region or elsewhere in south Jersey it is not manifest upon the surface, and there are no surface means by which its extent or direction can be determined. Since no characteristic oil structures are known and no surface in- V

dirations 'of oil have been found here, b are no means known to geologists which the extent of an oil field can be determined except by aetual drilling, j In view of the above facts tlic State Geologist and his associates have reached the conclusion that it is unlikely an oil pool of commercial importance exists in the State. If their conclusions are well founded all drilling for oil in New Jersey is yet speculative, and be undertaken only by those wno understand the hazards of the and can afford to lose their enASSOCIATION SCHOOL BOARDS The annual meeting and also the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Cape May County Association of of Education, occurred at tbe Spectatorium, Cape May Court House. last and a most interesting - was presented. T •» of the thirteen active school boards of the county were represented and the program was composed entirely of subjects discussed by members of our boards and school officers and teachers of the county, excepting the very interesting J and able illustrated lecture on "Russia," given by Rev. Dr. Howe, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Advent, of this city. George W. Stevens, of Eldora. ' Jacob S: Levin, of Woodbine and W. R. Swain of Cold Spring, were appointed a nominating committee. The President, Dr. John S. Douglass, gave his annual address, dealing largely with the subject of medical inspection. The county superintendent's address largely statistical, showing the ? rapid growth of the county as shown in j the growth of the schools. The helping teacher. Miss Roxana S. Sandy, spoke of the sort of supplies which all schools 1 peed and one orYhe most valuable papers of the session was that of Jacob - S. Levin, of the Woodbine Board of Education, who outlined a method now being employed at Woodbine, by which , medical inspection is made absolutely " effective. This paper will be published in full next week. During the afternoon session the nominating committee pre- \ sented the names of tbe following nomi- / President, J. fi. Douglass. ( Vice President, F. 0. Hartman. i Secretary-Treasurer, Clement O. Newkiik. * These officers were elected unanimous- 'y Miss M. L. Van Thuyne, district clerk 1 ' of Stone Harbor, gave a paper on the 1 \ form of organization of a small j school and showed how pupils were giv- , advantages at Stone Harbor in a j 1 three-room school which are usually ' ( only in the larger schools. V>e j subjects of music, drawing, sewing. ' cooking and manual training being eov- j ered, as well as the usual subjects. , Mr. John Oariol, principal of S"a Isle j schools of four rooms, followed ' ( with the descriptioin of a similar organ- 1 / established in 1914 whereby the i i subjects were covered by a divis- 1 1 of work among the teachers and- also > ( the teaching of reading and arithmetic I especially in all dP the grades by teach- 1 ' strongest in these subjects. In both ( cases the boards of education have gupplied equipment for cooking and sewing , I aud io some extent for manual training. ] The final number of the program was "Russi4." illustrated by stereonticon j views, Iby Rev. Dr. Howe, rector of the I Church of the Advent here, '■ was one of the most interesting of tec- '! for all who were privileged to heir it. Dr. Howe gives his own personml experiences and observations dur- ! ang several years of travel and residence , Russia. and with a vividness and elo- ■ quence wWch made hearers feel as tho . , they were on the ground and to say j i that it was upnreciated and enjoyed is j to state it mildly. The Spring meeting ' ig to be held at Stone Harbor, on invi- : tation, and a feature, will be demonstrations by pupils in cooking, aewinfe j and manual training and other school I work.

• f| Professional Cards j SPICER LEAMING COUNSELOR- AT-LAW Master and Examiner in Otaneery Hughes and Franklin Streets, Cape May, New Jersey. T PT.TVRFnr.F: ATTORjtET- AT-LAW National Bank Building Washington and Decatur Sta., Cape May, New Jersey . NOTARY PUBLIC Solicitor and Master in Chancery. Keystone Phone 35 A. JAMES M. E HILDRETH COUNSELOR- AT -LAW Solicitor, Master and Examiner in Chancery ' NOTARY PUBLIC Offices at 214 Ocean Street Gape May, New Jersey • Keystone Phone 89A. LEWIS T. STEVENS • j Counsellor- at-L&w ■ Special Master in Chanoery r Supreme Court Commissioner Notary Public , 618 Washington St., Cape May, N. J. t . DR. J. H. OLIVER DENTIST 1120 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. ] (One door above Keith's Theatre) '■

Filling a specialty — from one dollar np. Bridge work, five dollars a tooth. My special plates never rock. No one bas this method but myself. Will al-„ you carfare when you order the teeth. Bell Phone — Walnut 1883. YOUR EYES I are Your Tools Whai caie a good workman lakes oi ha tools to keep them in the best condition I Are Your Eyes All Right? whethe ther Are daaf then work with the lea* poaoblc c a. longstreth SfdmliA tn Eve Tatta* -~rY Am a— 222 Market Street g ' ' MfJti PUaSetphk | CAPE MAY OPTICAL 513 Washington 8treet Cape May, N. JEVERYTHING FOR THE EYE. LENSES SPECIALTY Keystone "Phone 44D ELI ROSENTHAL —Tailor— SUITS MADE TO ORDER We specialize in dry cleaning — all white goods done by the best method. Cleaning — Pressing — Repairing 413 WASHINGTON ST. MVA'.V/VrV)

> >j 1 1. H. sniTH I < Clothier | ^ 608 Washington St. ^ j mj Opposite Raadln| Ste eft | | CAPE MAY N. J. | Butts for |6 and upwards eft I Overcoats from 17 to til j

nfc Hats, Caps. 1 ranks and Hk j - nk Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods Hk Qk at Philadelphia prices Qk | iL i! :j 1 ■ NECESSARY IN CAPE MAY I Most of the homes of Cape May and ' 1 surrounding country are heated -th ' stoves and if you would get the most " , heat from a small quantity of ooal, 1 consult JESSE BROWN • ; ' 110-112 Jackson St. Cape May, N. J. j Bent a Safety Deposit Box In the f anrnor plate vault of the Bauurity Trust 0 ».| mj, Chpe May. M

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ASSOCIATED HOTELS EUROPEAN PLAN .1 ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATH HOT AND OCtD RUNNING WATER IN EACH BOOM ; — —7 — ^ — -j Special 30 day price on ELECTRICAL FIXTURES FOR A SIX ROOM HOUSE including 4 one light fixtures, I three light fixture for living room, one modern indirect bowl for dining room. g|{jI0 REEVES & GREEN * Engineering Company SHOW ROOM, 610 WASHINGTON STREET Keystone Phone, 16 A Cape May, N. J. . | GYS RIEF * - v ' ' j>.«^ For Coats and Tailored Suits for Ladies *" and Men, each one "correct" in line and fabric, yet displaying that marked distinctiveness of style and that evident value that marks every Rief garment For Coats for Ladies - - $20.00 to $50.00 For Coats for Men ' * 20.00 to 40.00 Tailored Suits for Ladies - 30.00 to 60.00 Tailored Suits for Men - 20.00 to 45.00 . { 219 Decatur St. CAPE MAY, N. J. P.. A. MINNEFk 1 513 Washington St. J Displays an unusual fine line of Watches. Jewelry, Silverware, Etc., suitable for Christmas Gifts. A WORD ABOUT PERSONAL SERVICE SVOUR purchase of a \»atch or a diamond, SB of silver tableware or personal jewelry, 1 1 will be much more satisfactory if 1 8 your choice is guided by expert V advice. We are always glad to help our patrons B I with suggestions, to give them the benefit ^ 1 ■ B^WaUale3.?' /^\\ |j ' H Heaviest ^ ^ l\ R. A. MINNtR 513 Washington Street 7 1 Kcyktone Phon.- 44 -D WITH CAPE MAY OPTICAL

W. II. SMITH & SON ! 502 BROADWAY r. < WEST CAPE MAf ; GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Salt Meats Fruit*, Orange*, Banana*. Patent Medicine* Hardware. CIGARS AND TOBACCO . | Keystone Phone 161M rv *- Q ryi P Dining Room W V.l\l\ O and IceCreamParlor /->! ncrn Sept 30th far the Wiater Mosthe. J LLU3LD Will reopen sari, in Sprin,.