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| EV EUH 4 (E00). — SAVES MA FAITHFUL BIRD: ASSISTED BY SEAPLANEN AND DESTROYERS, EFFECTS RESCUE OF ENSIGN HOWARD FI A Naval Carrier Pigeon, with the cooperation of aircraft and destroyers from the Naval Base here effected a thrilling rescue off Atlantic City last Sunda Ensign Howard ing off ‘Atlantic City weather, ran out of gasoline, and was forced down in the surf, with no help in sight. He busied himself with efforts to keep his plane above the surface of the seas, and as a lust and he thought, hopeless resart, the belts pigeon, with which. Unele floor of | the — Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel, which was occupied clash dan Lydall, of Toronto. ‘le o the bird down to the shice where) % was recognized by Lieutenant Matbuogal Taylor as a government bird, He / Lieutenant lor telephoned te Coast Guard stations, and soon got touch with the headquarters of ‘the Fourth Naval District at e Is land. | Seaplanes, equipped wi Prin] searchlights, operating in conjunction with . submarine — chasers, combed the seus from Cape May Na: vy Yard to the supposed, location of the crippled plane. After two hours diligent search, dag sign Finch was found. still gamely to keep his plane above the water. For nearly 24 hours. the officer had been subjected to heavy rains and winds and a terrific sea wash. At times he was forced to climb to the "R of his plane to avoid being torn off by large combers. Finch was brought to nie May, where he is not, apparently, any ill pots from his thrilling Ca perience.

TRIALS | POSTPONED . Due to the peerwam inffuenza, whic is persisting in the neighborhood of Ma May Court Hesse it. became wat read, which Justice . Iragso to be spread on the minutes of the Court and e copy to be sent to his one surviving Mr. and Mrs. David Konowitch, of €70 Wushington. street, are receiving pig dirs ser Hed "Phey the ate birth of a son on last Fi specuing to hei the thia on ‘ams coming tl bpnprente~-2 ar erqarmnal DR. CATLETT, NO BETTER Rev. br. fre hegtel the ‘wive pastor o rat Baptist Church, ts no better and ® tht hir condition is very meribers and friends a" ibe‘ coal are hoping for some good from his (*P As the the ixntlig has es are wis ng for his speedy recovery. NEW HIGHWAY ROAD The new Borsa Highway Road from Bchellenger‘s Landing to Sallie Marhails Sopng is s bring pushed with . orce of men, ----eee._._ GRADING STREETS The City Comminsigners are having Beach avenue d the hore rom the Hospital ‘are c tractor pulling a acd sais PJ we Fe to pack the newly laid gra City teams are Faked FJ filing im = h holes on the diferent streets the

(H MOCSIOH a CJC] TO GIVE PLAY | WILL PRESENT "THE MAID oF THE MIDDY® ON APRIL 2 oN MUNICIPAL PIER. . The date of the | presentation . of "The Maid and the Middy" has been | definitely set for Friday, April 25, and the performance will be staged in the Convention Hall. | The play: will be given under the‘ auspices of the Graduating class with the aid of the other three classes, and the proceeds are to be . for the benefit of the High School Athletic As>| sociation. | "The Maid and the Middy" is an ex» | traordinary clever two act operetta, with lots of snappy music. The play | will make you laugh from start. to | finish. and there is a mystery running / throughout which will keep you tus a ing. The final solution, and phy | conclusion of the plot form a delightful climax for "The Hit of The ea. | son." 1 It is said that this play will surpmes in a great many features "The Hormit of Hawaii," the rouring | Hih School success of 1917. It would be. well to buy. your tickets early, or better to, procure reservetl seats, because . judging . from | past experiences, the play managers expect the house to fill with a rush. he Varsity Baseball team of the Cape May High School are about to start their 1919 season. For three consecutive years they have captured the Caper May County Interscholastic A. A. pennant. in addition, they have won the A. G. Spaulding Cup, and the Princeton Tiophy. Do not these athletie honors reflect in some degree on ¢ May City? Support tie team by attending the play. — GOTTAGE RENTING. Real Estate Agents report that renting cottages for the past week has been Peanced the rail- |: look for and.expect one of the great- j cst seasons that Cape May has ex< }: perienced, as the die has been cist and | our resort is upon the map there to | stay foréver. . 1 P3

ine: fra ire coast, good bathHelice ing, fthings having all, the popuiar sports of the day, . We have a record that can not be surpassed by the fact, that with our large population last season, no one person was drowned while bathing, a record that no seaside resort can justly boast of, Cape May is a xafe place for all ages and a place where children can be left to themselves on the beach, knowing that nothing will harm them. oaboa.TAX BOARD APPOINTMENT It has been recently announced that the name of J. T. Hoffman has been went by the Governor to the Senate for confirmation of his appointment on Cook cand position in $1000 per annum. LECTURE Corn Growing The corm yield, per pl an o ake May County should be l Professor r Musgravee | ", Rutgers College, New Brunawi Eul lecture on this subject 3 PAA polk Hull, Monday evening, April 14, at 8 ofclock, Voeational ardents idents and others interested should bepsse zent. ERMA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL nmpmame o nccmmmeent o blad MARRIAGE LAW iet they pass the test. they csnact , they canne shtain al (ommaihedbniantinindiennedbel matzimor be mit (x4 Is a good ome, but it should be made a federal law, so ms to cover all states. fnnootieststrormmmne "To be nobly remembered is far better than to be nobly born." . J, H. J.

[E FU MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VIsiToRs AND RESIDENTS mers Lioyd and Mrs. Samuel called on Dennisville friends on Carrie J. Blake returned to a., "Friday.. after spending. i other. last week (e with f o. B L. C. Bluke was ¥5 in Thirdelphia | s stork ot, wh little ond W Thurs a Eduara Crozer ‘und f ler daugh- | Mona and Florence have returned | to their Philadelphia home, | after j spending several weeks in Florida. Frank Miller was an over-Bunday visitor at hl mothers . home . on ughes . stree J. Allen Wales motored to Philadelphia on a business trip. Dr. Frederick Haerer, who has been | pending the winter at Miami, Florida, | hax returned . and &, occupying his| ashington street cottage. Frank Richardson, of New York, was an over Sunday visitor, Mrs. H. F. Ettinger, of Philadelphia. | s visiting her sister, Mrs. Sara N. erry Street | . Trainer, of Chester, Pa, is oc- | upying his cottage on Broadway near I each avenue. Brown, owner of a a Columbia | nese property, is here for a short pra Warren Shaw of maens n owner of several Florence I. ‘Berger, pending a few ‘days he Y Superintendent of Schools, land, has been appointed Fro tant Advisor for Cape May Cou the Federal Board for Vocational | ‘ducation. His function will oldiers or sailors and secure for them !! e advantages offered by the Federal 4 avernment for their re-education and | ehabilitation.

THE T. B 8, CLUB ENTERTAINS i --- | . Miss Alice Brewton entertained the ‘T. B. S Club and a few of their friends ‘at her home on Sixth Avenue, on Tues ‘duy evening. April Ist by means of a ‘Topsy Turvey party". . Everything |was done as nearly backwards as possble.an elaborate luncheon being served immediatly upon the arrival of the guests, with games and dancing fol[lowing after, The tables were beauti[fully arranged, much skill and ingenjuity having been displayed by the hostess in making the decorntions very effectively suggestive of the day. The evening was a througlly: enjoyable one and one that wil long be remembered by those who were fortunate enough to be among those present. The guests were; Mrs. Mark Frymire, Mrs. John T. Hewitt, Mra. Frank Bennett, Mrs John Speck, Mrs. H. W. Bachelder. Miss Edith See, Miss Anna Smith, Miss Ethel B. Hillman, Miss, ‘Tryphene McKean, Miss Emma Gord on, Miss Jeasie Van Horne, Miss Sara Shropshire, Mins Catherine: Burkett jand Miss Alice Brewton. Ievapereneeneareagapmiel NEw Intiipthlinnid SCHOOL We draw the attention of our read. ers to the advertisement of the Cape | May City Business College. There is undoubtedly room for a a| good business school particalarly for those: who desire a ar rfoo , care than is given in our fees principal of the Cape Tay City | us from ke I pv of New York‘s foremost hof

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R. R.RATES COME DOWN CAPE MAY COUNTY | Resorts | GET TOURIST | Rates RE. |_ stomED, The prompt and vigorous action of jthe Transportation Committee of the Cape May County Chamber of Com!merce, led by Luther C. Ogden, has (brought results, the importants . of which can hardly be over estimat When it is realized that Atlantic City had a rate of $1.82 per round trip less | thun Cupe May, it can be realized (what a bandicap was being placed on us, Failing to get the results on the first effort at Philadelphia, | investigation ‘disclosed the fact that the next effort Pedal be made before Mr. C. M. Burt, Chairman of the Passenger | Traffic Committee for the Enstern Districtland on Thursday, the delegation, conisting of Luther C. Ogden, Chairman Cape May, J. Thompson Baker, Wild wood, C rt S. Smith, Avalon, Mayor Irving 8. Fitch, Sea Isle City, Mayor Josep G, Champion, Ocean to New York and were received and heard by the whole committee, | The Chairraan, Mr. Ogden, presented . a thorough review of the whole situ tion-backing up every phase of the matter-backed by unanswerable figuresshowing comparisons: of rates to many places, _ Among other things he showed that a few years ", al these resorts could huve been bought for $100,000 and that they were this year musensed at $33,500,000 and that even at the extremely low rates had made the railroads pay and pay well. | He showed that in 1917 the cost of | a ticket from Philadelphia to Cape! May and return was $2.50, today it is $4.82, an advance of 92 per cent., while in 1917, the cost of same trip to At-j lantic City was $2.25 and now $8.00, an advance of 33 1-3 per cent., and at the rate of $3.50 to Cape May, the advance ! was 40 per cont. He argued favorably | that it was absolutely unjust to deny | hese resorts the Tourist rate during ! the Fall and Spun while giving it to tantic City for the very plain rea-| won that it would drive a R

[ered patrons, forever preclude thei uilding up an Easter or Winter trad and would prevent their getting peo ple into their resorts in the spri hl rent cottages for the summer, That rates spoke for their own. langu and said don‘t go to Cape May Count Resorts-go elsewhere where the rater ae better.-That the results must be ut them out of business hat the one thing wanted was the restoration of the Tourist ticket-at be done at once. | Hon. poor Baker followed with a most vi fha and forceful address, strong and right to the poin The Committee was told that i a mideration and a prompt decision made. low well the work was done shown by the fact that the al ans went into effect on Monday lux ---eea--.__ COMMUNICATION Boue" Cape: May Star and Wave, © Pvmait me through your columns to give expression to my ie pgvear ss of the service just rendéred to the Cape May County Resorts by your" Towns: man, Luther C. Ogden as Chairman the Transportation Committee of Cape May County Chamber he Commerce, in the campai embed of the Tonle, of Very truly 3. ThomPson BAKER NOTICE Professor Musgrave, | of Hippe mel ture in the p Grange Monday evening Apri 14 at 8 o‘clock. Cores tut and show gour interest. 200300 3C PE C97 bomenonsidvtocantemmeed

(with THE | -- CHURCHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH uecatur and Hughes Streets Rr. Curtis O. Bosserman, Minister Sabbath Services 10: Cad a. m. Sacrament of the Lord‘s su [* # ‘oo v3 m. Bible school. | 8500 p. m. Evening, Worship Weekday Services |. 8:00 p. m. Wednesday Prayer meet8:00 p. m, Friday Christian EnEa Brief prayer services will 9a held in the Chapel on Tuesday and Thurs.day evenings at 8 o‘clock for meditatin as appropriate | Passion — Week jing lots Mute: of the Army Hompital | Corp expected to sing at the ser- | vices "on: Sabbath, | Mr. James Smith wha usint the choir at bec cially do we invite all Christians to partake of the Lord‘s Supper. — We are always glad to welcome the women and men in government service to our church wervices,. _ Seats free. L Bes CHURCH IRCH : SERVICES Sunday — morning, | Rev. J. W. Phokkss will preach on "The Power of Temptation," and in the P venine on "The Great Question". . All strangers and sulsted men cordially invited. Seats free CHURCH or THE ta ADVENT Services for Holy Week Palm & Hoy B 8 osleck Holy Communion, | 10:30-8 Celebration, Sermon, 8 Evening" Prayer und ad dre e palms will be blessed at the 10: ab Celebration, and distributed at the close of the service, 4 Monday, 8 — Holy Communion, Evening Prayer. veaday, [J Holy Communion, brena — rayer. ednexday, 8 Holy Gormunion Litany and Penitential Offl

CANURY ‘Durmiay, © Moly Comun{fom 4 Evening Prayer. Good Friday, 10:30 Morning Prayer, 4 Litany ‘enitent Office. Satu Led Tese 9s o lector rday, 8 Ema org Pram athos "*, BAPTIST CHURCH Morning Worship 10:30 A. M. Bible School, 8:00 P. M Evening Worship, 8:00 P. M Midweek Prayer Service Wednesday Evening, 8: Visitors cordially i hevenptometsocmmemennd GEORGE HELMRICH BURIED The body of George Helmrich, of Laurel Springs, N. J., son-in-law, of Pilot H. H. Church, was brought down on the train on Thursday "m "tof; and buried in the family fot at Cold Springs Cemetery. Mr. Helmrich, in company with an|other man, attempted to remove a (broken electric wire, when he received the full shock of the current, causing hir death, He leaver a widow and three children to mourn his loan. IN MEMORIAM | | In loving memory of our dear father Samuel C. Barton, who departed this life March Sint, 1918. One year has passed and thy aweet Coudics When deaus called you to your heaveny home, On a Beautiful Easter Sunday morn, To meet the love one‘s gone before. Sadly mies DAUGHTERS, week on a $100 bond. . Cish Join our club now. Enno mnd Advertise your wants in the | Star and Wave for results. . Keystore 90. FOR SALE Five Acre Farm LOCATED ON Th® w..... scap, [ BOUT TWO MILES FROM CapE MAY CITY. | NEARLY NEw | six ROOM HOUSE, GARAGE, BARN & OUT-BUILDINCS. _ SMALL — or. HARD. _ THIS PROPERTY 1s iN RST CLASS CONDITION, Low PRICE FOR QUICK SALE wit &. SHEPPARD Merchants Nationa! Bank Didg, 249 3-20 t? — Cope Mey, N. J, s

NAVAL AIR TO COMPETE AVIATORS FROM LOCAL | Arm‘ STATION — WILL _ PROBABLY PARTICIPATE IN AERO CLUBS NATIONAL AIRCRAFT CoMPETHTION, The Cape May Board of Trade has received wires from the Aero Tob of Fa Enioationd asking. its co-operation . im ments for an‘ Aeroplane Hirwil text or a Grand g , offered b the Publishers of the New Yor World, in Rad the Aviators of the Cape May Naval N Station would be intike to compete. Thin contest is to cover the longest, fight during the month of May fer machines rrlllind from or landing at "Opten with characteristic red back that th of Trade Atlantic land This event should had of baar 4 reat interest to us localy an d be of ‘ational importance as well ~----om44n._._._._. LIBERTY LOAN woRkERS \, been p ublic seine" by the Court The fe har, ig Hoa fake ill be he following speakers wi resnt: Benjamin Ludiow, Eng At an of Speakers Bureau, "Howard 8. inney, Advisory Chairman for New Ev CBs Mebnivall Chairnan of, Women‘s Organi These speakers are entitled — ‘to a arge audience than it is hoped that very Liberty Loa ounty. will be presei Yours for the drs Messy ha JOHN BRIGH crm DR. DRAPER HOME

pooner acocl the first volunteers from War, has returned here bad d anfely after a prolonged service in the Inseam o bo o irmephed service in the France. Dr.. Draper ranked as a first lieu» tenant in the Medical Corps of the famous | 92nd, . or _ Buffalo division. About 9 months of his time was put in at a Field Hompital in | Millery, France. His infailing courtesy has won for him a great many friends, who are welcoming him back. CALENDAR: OF COMMISSION ELECTION MAY 3, 1919 Petitions to be filed with City Cleric together with Form No. 1 desig« mating the Campaign Munager tis [ank E deponit. for Electiom ds, $, 1919 Boards of Election revise the Regietry at the Polling Stutions 3 P, M, to 9 P. M. Eun in h d the a Campaign Managers and the Candidates to file form No. 2 at City Clerk‘s office. MAY 10, 1919 Form of Hallot published in leeat newspaper. |MAY is, 1918 Election 6 A. M. to 7 P. M lay 20, 1919 lew Commission takes office. JUNE 2, 1818 Last day for filing Statement of Campaign Munager, Candidate, and Bank of Deposit, on Forms Nos, & 4 and 5. N. B. — There is no Primary, A voter may sign petitions for three candidates on form, No. 2 must be used as a Check to pay Election Bills WM. Po 804 4-12 5t WANTED Wanted an experienced . or | unonperienced telephone operators for pormanent employment. Apply only to w. E. CASTOR, District Manager, d-5°3t MGC C. 0 ME M --- ta -_.-. The Security Trust Co. will be glad to sell you the new 4% Liberty Bonds. You can purchase them on the Instalment plan and pay one dollar per week on a $50 bond, or two dollars per week on a $100 bond. . Club plan. Join our club now. --mem_-__. Why Net An Oit Stove? burdicn Arndanennianthonmetha sd not buy an cfl steve and save eval. We carry a large stock and at meder- __] Chas. A. Swain ( re -> ser "u)