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CAPE SAY STAR AND WA YE Omu Wave Established .1855 8 tar of the Cape published..... >18tt Verged in Star and Wave 1007 ALBERT R. HAND, President Forms close Thursday evenings. Oat •f town circulation delivered Saturdays. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 01.00 PER \ TEAR IN ADVANCE. This paper is entered at the poatcffice as second-daas postal matter. STAR AND WAVE PUBLISHING 00. 315 and 817 Washington Street Communicated I . Philadelphia, Dec. 18th, 1916 , Editor, Star and Wave, i Dear Sir — The attention of the non- ( resident •taxpayers of Cape Hay now ^ necessarily reverts to the seaside resort , where they recuperate during the hot , days, owing to the fact that tax bills j bearing the significant notice "penalty | of seven per cent if not paid on or j prior to December 20th" stares them in j the face. My own is before me and , shows jthat during the past twenty < years the tax charge has increased near- , ly 300 per cent. Every year, with , scarcely an exception, the bill mounts ( higher Where will it stop! No tax- ( payer should evidence the least unwill- r ingness to bear his reasonable propor- t tion of the expense required for the e maintenance of the city government and c should be willing to assume a reason- t able proportion of the added burden g made necessary by municipal improve- v mente of a character for the general ad- p vantage of all of the taxpayers; but t right there the limit should be fixed and B fastened. h One day last week an aged widow j, lady, one of the taxpayers of Cape May, t called at my office and -with sighs and r groans made reference to the ever -in- a creasing tax charge upon hpr property. ^ It is located, as are also my own hold- p lags, within what is known as the older part of the city, being below M di- j, son avenue. Of course, everyone inter- a ested well knows that the increase in g the tax bills is largely if not altogether L, due to the extensive improvements made I j above Madison avenue, and the city in o; co-operating with the owners of that ;t tract have caused very large bond is- 8j sues to be made, spending the money derived therefrom in and about that

tract. The query is, what advantage or disadvantage has this been to the taxpayers in the older part of the city! They are equally entitled to consideration and should be guarded against a higher rate of taxes for improvements not advancing their interests. Of course, these improvements should necessarily make more valuable the tract affected •nd make it possible for the owners thereof to realize larger returns upon Bales, but the property owners not fortunate enough to have possessions in the new tract and not being permitted ] -to participate in the distribution of | profits made from sales thereon, ought not to be required to carry burdens offering them no hope of reward. I have a modest cottage on Washington street and when first erected in 1894 the annual tax was about $40; now it is T120. Of course, I have made some improvements, such as occasionally giving the house a coat of paint, removing old rolls of matting and substituting new roHs in their place; *lso consigning old pots and pans to the junk and semiring new ones, but these improvements offer no consolation for a trebled tax rate. It la the current opinion of a good many taxpayers in the older part of the city that the development of the new tract has materially decreased rental and sales values in old Cape May. The annual tax eats very heavily into the rental received, consuming from 1-3 to 1-2 or even more, of the total rent received. I have been informed that the market value of my own place is today from $1,000 to 01,500 less than what it was when the City of Chpe May committed itself to the unlimited issuance of bonds to aid in the development of ; the- new tract. Therefore, it would , seem to appear that the older proper- , ties in meeting the present tax bills ■ lose at both ends and are short in the j "center. To put it briefly: a higher tax, , a smaller rental and a depreciated mar-1, k«*t value. k I believe in fair play and am keenly , interested in every move -which relates j to the uplift of Cape May, but I do not , believe in the uplift of any part of it , at the expense or the downpull of the j of the other part. Last summer was a •

f very unfortunate year for ranters. J am • sure that in some instances the concern of the owners In raiting in the 5 old part of the city was to get enoogh i from the tenant to pay the tax. There J ought to be a more equitable basis than now exists for the determination of the t amount to write in tax bills." A property that rents for two or three times j the amount of another property ought to be assessed accordingly. Is it fair that properties in the new tract renting for $1,000 and -upwards should be let off for. the same tax charge made • against properties hi the older section of the city renting at $300, $400 or $500! Every summer when I am at Cape May I hear an expression of much discontent owing to the condition of ConHall and its owner is the subject of more or less criticism. I am not per1 sonally acquainted with the owner of this historic place. I do know, however, that no one more regularly apat Cape May every summer than ' the owner of it, manifesting thereby ' continued interest in our summer I have not examined the tax charged against Congress Hall, but assume that what has been the experof other owners below Madison has been the experience' of this owner. What improvmente have been made by the city around Congress'' Hall and in that section of the town during the past ten or fifteen years. , Occasionally an old plank has been re- i moved from the Boardwalk; some new - electric light poles substituted for oth- . ere. , These tw items seem to be the | only ones goii^ to the credit side of the, account. What belongs on the debit - side! A decrease in rental and salps i values in that locality; the transfer of < patronage and activity to the new, sec- 1 tion. True, part of this may be occa- i sioned by the fact that Congress Hall for a number of years remained un- i improved and unoccupied, but certainly i the owner of that property has the < right to respectfully insist that the city 3 authorities in the spending of tens and 1 of thousands of dollars for 1 public improvement should not overlook i the reasonable necessities of old Cape c May. In the hurry for new things, the j ancient land marks should not be for- t gotten. Congress Hall is a place which e recalls great memories of the past 1 There the distinguished men and women i of the nation have been entertained. If r register was laid open to public in- f spection, it would be found to contain h names distinguished in our history. Nat- f "rally those of us who love C$pe May c -- urauy uiose oi us wno love uy>e May

or confidently anticipate the ret&fn of the s* day when Congress Hall will have its doors thrown wide open for the recepl* tion of citizens from all over the couna, try. I believe it will come to pass and. ^ if T were the owner of- the hotel; f *> would be inclined to have the day of imiy p ovement await the hour when the . hour when the municipal authorities ™ will prove by their acts that that por,n tion of the city is entitled to its fair i r' proportion of moneys paid into the , in treasury for <public improvement. < d It is greatly to be hoped that the 1 " present form of city government • by i 'A three commissioners will result in* the < '• more equitable consideration of prop- | erty interests in Cape May wherever < they may be located. Every part of it I 4 affords a splendid opportunity for rest i " and refreshment by the sea. The waves t of old ocean break as gracefully below < Madison avenue as above. Let us wish I 8 for the owners of the new tract the t 8 largest sucess. In a sense, their vie- I 8 tory is ours, but it should not b*j at our i expense and I am sure that they would t not have it so. r ® Yours truly, * CHARLES H. EDMUNDS. 1 1420 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa. e I We publish above letter, not because • we agree with all of the ideas express- 1 ' ed, but because a discussion of city ' affairs in a reasonable and sincere man- a 1 ner should prove helpful. We suggest 9 to Mr. Edmunds and to all others inter- ' csted in Oape May that they should * 1 joiii in developing a constructive program for the stimulation and improve- '■ ment of Cape May. This applies to s ^ Cape May property owners as well * 1 as to others. Old Cape May was un- £ doubtedly unfairly handled for several gi 1 years, on the tax books for the sake of * ' assisting the new Cape May, but the en- 1 ■ equalities are being adjusted and soon all_ properties will be on an accurate D level". "" The "get together" movement is W due, therefore, along all lines. The past rt ' is gone and we must look toward the ■ future and prepare to reap its rewards, ' not those of the past. This spirit should ' adopted among property owners here, hj 1 have a host of prominent business lo and professional men residing in Philadelphia and in other large centres and if they would get together and lend C. a hand, almost anything could be accomplished here. And why not! Are they not stockholders or the equivalent in Cape May! The time-is particularly st advantageous, for our three commission- ci era are substantial, dependable men and a willing to assist, so far as they legally si may, any good movement started. If tl the owner of Congress Hail has a griev- ft anee, let her make clear what it is and & see what can be done about it. The time g« was never ao ripe for wiping off the old*b» ***> te 4* •>•• sLif 4 > - >» - ;

- able auspioea. Lets forget a lot of t things, throw away soma of the old i things and begin the New' Year with a : new outfit of ideas and the determinai tion to make Cape May go. Some big ! hotels at Atlantic City pay $40,000 per > year taxes, or thereabout*, but there is i busiaess enough done to make it easy. ; In the matter of taxation, by the way, " Oape May Is not alone in suffering an ■ increased burden. There is not a resort • in our county in which rite and valuai tion is not as high or Mgher, and this ! is probably true of raaorts in other 1 parts of the State. It & also, true of i progressive interior points. Tax rates in Camden County, for instance, are very similar to those in this county. In our city, the increase, this year i( due entirely to a raise of 15 paints for county purposes, and this raise is primarily due to road building and maintenance and to some extent also, to increased court charges and inevitable expenses arising from the growth and progressive spirit of the county at large. The good roads are indispensable in a resort county and I think ire may boast justly of having the. most complete system of good roads of any county in the State. It can be asserted without fear of successful refutation, that Oape May has not as yet ever made a proper and continuous effort, for advancing its growth and prosperity, all of the alleged efforts of the past having been detached, spasmodic and without definite organization or purpose, or those of promoters seeking transient advantage. The city 'has been manipulated ipto b what was practically an illegal partner- h ship with more promotion schemes than one, probably a half million jof our debt ° for expenditures which should " have been made by th« city. * The same kind of experience has been ci undergone by more than one of the re- h sorts and is being suffered ; today by hi others which could be named. Oape M should never permit it again, pro- ® never will. A busineis of any u; which cannot succeed without the of the dty treasury cannot sue- ol ceed at all, and taxpayers justly ob- hi to being made partner^ whether T they are idling or not, in. every real -M estate speculation, which opens here. H ■ nO business or common sense W this Ifor gnybody" excepting the pro- Cj motors - The city's function is to care , th Pntj's' utilities for the mutual d of #J1 and to make business as free trdjff burdensome restrictions and charges "as the law justifies and the cir- M

e cu instances permit. This does not imply s subsidies: in any form or any privileges - to one which pi ay not be granted^ all. - When this becomes the inflexibly. rule, 1 election corruption will largely cease t for there wiH be no incentive. If Cape May's prosperity is desired, - all business men interested in it, should i join in an organization, raise sufficient ■ funds, employ travelling agents and ■ spread the niv« of our advantages ■ wherever people are who may be induced to become patrons. A special mos tion picture outfit should be created and shown, and "-other modern advertising devices as well as the newspapers, employed. The agents should be empowered to transact any necessary business the reservation, of hotel rooms, arranging for conventions, selling lots, etc. and the men employed should be men Of experience, of broad views and special of resort business. With such an arrangement for publish- ; to the world its charms and a reunion for progress of all who are interested here. Cape May's prosperity and rapid growth may be assured— Ed.) i

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I A WOMAN'S BACK Advice of Thia Cape May Woman , is of Certain Value. Many a woman's back kas many 1 aches and pains. 1 Ofttimes 'tis the kidnevs' fault. c That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are so effective. 8 Many Oape May women know this. Read what one hae to say about it: J Mrs. John N. Reeves. 639 Lafayette a May, says: "I felt so badly at times with my back that it seemed as if I couldn't "keep up. in fact, the F bed was the place for me. Mornings on ^ getting up, I was so sore and lame d my back that when I bent over, could hardly nkraighten. There was a bearing down feeling across my hips r and was 60 severe, I felt like crying. Kidney Pills, which I got from L Drug Shop brought me prompt a relief, stopping the pains across my , back and strengthening it." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim- * plv ask for a kidney remedy— get Doan's Kidney Pills— the same that Mrs. Reeves ' hai Foster- Milburn Co., Pfcipa., Bnffa- t lo, N. Y. n —————— s' CABINETS HERE AND IN ENGLAND c Lloyd-George has brought together a strong cabinet ,Ao deal with the English crisis. President Wilson has had many "crisis," but he has never assembled a ^ cabinet to deal (with any of j Ma'ybe thevreaaon for the difbetween his practice and Lloyd - is that the .English crisis is genuine, whereas those which we have been regaled with are spurious. ' a *

Thomas Reao Brooks, formerly of this city, died at his home, 1342 Golwyn St.. Philadelphia, at the age of 78. The funeral occurred Thursday, service* at his Philadelphia home and interment at Cold Spring Oemetery. A widow and two children, Mrs Stuart H. Thompson and Mr. Claren^ Brooks survive him. He was a grandson of the Rev. Thos. Brooks, a Baptist' ministef and soldier of the Revolutionary War, who noted for his ardent devotion to the American canst-, and who was a prisoner for a time, in a British prison ship in New York harbor. His father was a Methodist clergyMr. Brooks was born pt Heislervilh, Cumberland County, in 1838 and was a public school teacher in Cumberland and Cape May Counties for several years. He was agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Woodbine for some years and was associate editor of the Cape May Daily Wave when Captain Magrath was its owner. In 1884 he purchased of the late W. V. L. Seigman, the Star of tie Cape and was successfully its editor until 1895. He was a forkful and pleasipg writer and increased its clientele largely. He has been" a contributor to different county papers with more or less regularity since. He was familiar with many section of this county and knew personally. many of our county people. He delighted in writing of his experiences and friends, and his contributions to the county papers were always appreciated a large circle of readers who knew and enjoyed reading his articles. He was troubled with his eyes and other afflictions for years, but bore his sufferings patientiy to the ,end. He a devout Christian and was assowith the Methodist Church from boyhood. During recent years he always spent bis summers at Cape and his numerous friends here were always glad to greet him. He will be missed and mourned by a large circle. The funeral was under the direction of H. S. Rutherford and the active pall were S: H. Moore, John W. L T. -Stevens, William Porter, Albert Phillips, John W. Mecrav. Honorary pall bearers were A. B. Little, | W. T. Stevens, Eldredge Johnson, Jo«- ( ?ph H. Hanes, S. R. Stites. DEATH OF MRS. J. HARRY HUGHES It pains us to be called upon to re- 1 cord the death this week of Mrs. J.

Y Harry Hughes, wife of one of our most - 8 prominent citizens who died suddenly at ' her home on Sunday evenng. The" fun- - eral eervice' occurred from the late resi- ] s dence on Washington street on Thurs- , day afternoon, interment private at a l • later date in Cold Spring cemetery. The I i services were largely attended and were ' 1 conductd by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Bosi serman. ' ' > Mrs. Hughes was formerly Emma • Bennett and a member of one of the | • old and respected Cape May families. | I She was domestic in her tastes, a most I [ devoted wife and mother and an ex- • • emplary me.nffier of the Presbyterian 1 ■ church. She was highly esteemed and ' 1 had a host of earnest friends. Her fam- ' ■ ily, which is left desolate and over- ( ■ whelmed wtb grief, consists of her bus- t ' band and two daughters. Misses Sara I and Jennie. t i I DROPS DEAD IN STATION 1 BEARING XMAS PRESENTS £ His arms filled with Christmas pack- a ages, gifts for relatives he loved, hurry- r ing to .catch a train that would carry a to Bethlehem, from where he was 4 to have been driven to a farm near a DojHestown, Professor Edward F. Lewis ' 62 years old, of 74 Sanford avenue, j, Flushing, Long Island, dropped dead in, a the centre of the Reading Terminal in shortly after 5 o'clock Fri- t day night. ' Bright's disease was given D the cause of his death. ^ Accompanying Mr. Lewis was his 14- ^ year-old son. Kenneth Lewis. Almost _ as soon as Mr. lk-wis fell he was picked up and sent to the Hahnemann Hos- fl pital, where he was pronounced dead. I| Mr. Lewis had been in the city Thursto take treatment from a Chestnut street physician. His son was taken in charge by friends last night. Jf Every year for several years Mr. Lewis, who was a professor of English at the Flushing High School, journeyed near Dovlestown to spend the Yuletide with close relatives. This year he brought his son to Philadelphia and the | m two -called at a physician's office. In ac the afternoon, according to the statements of the boy. both did some Xmas " and with their arms crowded w with bundles they started, for the train, yt Prof. Lewis- was at the head of the P* May Schools several years and has 0 many admiring friends at this resort. ^ -1 BU MARGARET N. WARE ca Margaret N. Ware, youngest daugh- Ul of Mrs. J. Stratton, died December 11, 1916. Children Orr 1 fMfifTcaars ©ASTORIA

S y A • A. _ r fW %HE ancient Christmas care) ■ "Holy Night" la German in Its 1 origin and 12 considered by L> many peraona to be the most r beautiful pt all Christmas carols. It i baa sometimes been ascribed to Martin Luther, but the conaanaus of expert . opinion la that It la much older than his time and la one of the ohleet of German folk aonga. The cared "God Rest Ye Merry, Gea1 t lemon," la English In Its origin and 1 dates back to about the beginning of . the seventeenth century, although the L author of the words and the composer , of the music are unknown. The fine old melody anng to this poem poe- " sesses all the beat qualifications of a sterling hymn tune and will probably " last as long aa the verses with which , It 'la always associated. Originally the old carol was song In i polyphonic harmony with the melody placed In the tenor, aa waa the Invariable custom of the seventeenth cen1 tory. Modem transcriptions of- It however, have placed the melody In the upper voice part Instead of the ■ third Voice part, as formerly. This carol, too, is one of the most popular . and most beautiful In the entire range | of Christmas music. The carol "Draw Nigh, Immanuel." | ie one of the oldest pieces of coherent 1 music in existence, and both the words and music far antedate any of the others. The music Is an old French I melody, dated from the thirteenth cen- , tary, although, of course, it has been harmonised to conform with more modem standards. There Is a most curious but beautiful musical effect at the close at this carol. The words of "Draw.Nlgh, ImmanueV are about 109 years older than tba music, bring taken from the Mosarabic breviary of the twelfth century. and.lt is generally believed that they were taken from the lltargy of the early Christians at Toledo, Spain, where the Mosarabic breviary was formulated. Another carol. "The First Noel."' has a traditional French melody end probably originated In Breton, although the exact- origin of this fine old song le somewhat in doubt CHRISTMAS PUTS IN THE HOME THEATER. The dramatic Instinct Is strong In most children and should be encouraged. says Mrs. Blanche Cole Rosedsle in the New York Evening Bun. To the young child Its exercise serves to while sway many rainy hours; to the older child It can be made a source of Inspiration to noble deeds and a means of gratifying the longing for romance and the desire for adventure. Where there are two or more young children Santa Clans plays of all sorts will occupy the pre-Cbrlstmas d^ys. The most popular and simplest one is that In wblib one child-represents the beneficent saint and the rest of the family go to bed after hanging the stockings. The saint fills the stockings and makes what other preparations Imagination can compass, then usually becomes a child again and goes to bed himself, not wishing to he left out of the Christmas morning fun so soon All Christmas stories may be drama- • tired. The story of Gretchen. who set her shoe by the chimney and found a sparrow In the toe. will be acted ont with as many embellishments as the story teller has been able to add. There Is a story of two children who awoke to find Santa Claus In their They accompany him to toyland and back with many adventures on the way. This lends Itself well to play j also. Relieving the distress of a poor j on Christmas morning is a pret- j ty play. The generous Samaritans go with toys to the nnbappy ones, and play ends In a joyous douce. While the dramatizing spirit Is on children will not stop with Christtales. - biit will play Cinderella. , Siulre Xutkin and any othsimple story which Is familiar to them. SET ONCQ RELIEVES PAIN It Soothes and Loosens Up Those Stiff Rheumatic Joints, Reduce Inflamation and Drives Out Pain Dont suffer with Lumbago, Rheu- I matlsm. NeuritiB. Pleurisy. Neuralgia ! and Congestion. (Here is the quickest ' an4, surest relief. Pain is an easy I to stop. Get a jar of Camphor- j ole from the nearest drug store, and j while you are applying Camph'orole ! will wonder what became of the pain. The remarkable success of Camphorole Is entierly due to Winter- j Menthol an<j Camphor. Pre- ' pare<i In a synthetic way to give re- i suits. It is well known that the medl- i cal profession and medical papers tes- I to their great curative properties. At all druggists In 26c and 60c Jare. l-

may pr^ly'eomf bri^re tkT!j£rt£l 2101 -It fv 1 1 ELECTRIC MOTORS BOUGHT, SOLD OR EXCHANGED M Larger motors installed and old 4 I Charles & Lehman, . 47$ West Perry St-, Cape M/y, N. J. -j A. H. FAULKNER J Contractor and Bultder a «»«sta£!£'"~uir lajjlt I : 1360 PICTURES , I 360 ARTICLES • ■ KACHMXM j ! | POPULAR I f MECHANICS R Maoaxwe i Sj mrniMTNcuMmTAJKit : j msmm j ! nsasssss ' s i. .un mmaai S m muitujmwmimm ; L **£*** -y*"*"0* ■*mw0 Peeelsr M ,r. . An mt Me U "afeUfe, mf/mn." : «• M««r« ; CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 8 4 bottles wine ....W...0U9 9 2 bottles winy .8$ / f 1 bottle very old sherry .70 t "" - 1 bottle very old port .70 1 bortlCprivate stock, and s 1 bottle wine 1.00 1 br ~ ci.i>inet why. and , 2 1 -8 wine ,... 1.00 f 1 Gallon sherry 1.30 , 1 gallon port 1.80 ' 1 gallon claret SO 1-2 gallon sl-erey 75 1 1-2 gallon j .rt" 70 TEITELMAN'S [ 312 Washington Street DONT MISS THE MUMMERS' PARADE NEW YEAR'S «pr the most Spectacular Pageant A r r and Unique Celebration in the Wl,b Country, and enjoya BIG DAY in Philadelphia SPECIAL EXCURSION Reduced Fares | Train Leaves Fare ! Cape May 7.30 a. m. $1.25 r < V] Wildwood 7 JO a. m. $1.25 Returning, Leave Chestnut and South St Ferries 8 JO p. m. j Children— Half Fare * .: Ji