Cape May Star ann Mauve

Forms close promptly at 5 P. M. each Thursday.

VOLUME es No. is 000 ___ ON GRTCE F , _ 91g 0 | CITY, Sako | b> Saito nt, may 1 arco | SUGtiphion Cn cem ALBERT R. HAND, MANAGER

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA. GRAPHS OF THE ©OMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY YISTTORS AND RESIDENTS. Lewis Knerr is spending a . short time with his family here. Mrs. Edward Sharp, of Wilmington, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Nelson. Irvin W. Ziegler, Principal of Cape May High School in 1916 1s located mt Cape May for the summer. Mr. Ziegler is in charge of the War Camp Community Associates here. Ex-mayor, W. L. Stevens and family are at cape May for an indefimit period. They have been spending the winter at Stuart, Florida Mrs. Alexander Marey, of Riverton, is occupying her bungalow on Wash ington Street. — Mrs. M. L. Richardson has again‘ leased the Star Villa for the com» La Mrs. Isaac Stoddart, of | Philadelphis, is occupying her cottage on the eormer of Grant and South Lafayette Street. Mrs. Mary Ligget of Philadelphia was a recent visitor here . Alphonso Bennett is now cccupying his Franklin Street cottage. Mrs. Charles E. Grange entertained mt her New Jersey Avenue cottage Philadelphia were here for a few days.] «_cooaSOME MAY HAPPENINGS

Dewey‘s victory was won 1898. _.__cmggmSENATORELECT EDGE TO AD. DHESS sUFFRAGE CONVENTION , "He fates ; Senator-elect Walter noframe ae «Bbsoall the invitation the New Jersey We Association to <speak pram at t LPS Meeting to be held Friday evening of this w in connection tical its State Convention a at Atlantic Ci Ttor i ponied "oh will vote for the Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment Fea that New Jersey will do better by that measure this year than she did in the last Congress =--iblieom SOCIAL bibibidadica ENTERTAINS The Social formage of the Methodist rtained at tho jolly organization, beidetedabindd Hate for all "occasions. assortment of sport hats in a ety of colors and whes Children‘s bate hi ""Iodl R. to prrpman Feld May, N. J. Out Tuesdays. RESERVES TAKE ANOTHER Cape May Court House, N. grit hel fers School Reserve team another to Fre ra $-8. By Cape May boys t44 the lead start, and were never LABORERS WANTED ARMY HOSPITAL Apply to QUARTERMASTER | (0 (000000 K3 A Pierce Arrow Bicycle, large han dle bars with high curved grips equipped . with a Corbin Conte Brake, large Troxel double . spring #addle, spring; broken on one aide, an rubber pedals. It wos taken from in front of B and Wave Establishment on Tuesda evening on April 11, 1919, | Rewsre for its return or information leadia to its return. A. L. Ewing, Star anc Wave Publishing Company.

BUY NOW: Set Your Money to Work on Building a Home of Your Own. Set your money to work on build ng a home of your own. ‘This is the period of readjustment, and idle dolire as detrimental to the national welare as idle mon. Building is m basic industry. To wild a home, aside from the obvious ie home owner, . | bution to national readjustment and First, the country needs thousands of homes. After that the home build r creates a demand for stone, bricks, lumber, hardware, concrete, paint, etc. te; money circulates-only blood that ireulates makes for the health. Build ing sbsorbs labor. That is the prime importance right now when thousands of soldiers are being released from the 3 i y is in transition from the war to peace gear, Your money, invested in building a home, works for your permanent prosperity and welfare and at the same time renders a not less tangible serice to your country. | Put. your money to work build now. ea BIG IMPROVEMENT / Bellangy‘s barber shop is the first business house to have had its shed removed. The antiquated sheds which adorn most of the Washineton Street shops are one of the mreatest hinderMp o e a anec‘of Cap. May. The removal of these sheds will tend to make the business section look a t deal more like it should, and Mr. Bellangy deserves commendation for the progressive spirit which led him to start the ball rolling. Let us see who is the first to foslow his lead e FRED WOODSON DISCHARGED Ered Woodson, only son of Devid Woodson, who for so many years proprietor of the popular sarber shop in the Columbia Hotel, kas been a from the Naval Reserve Fare whee, he entered on For years be: d

ign he Emerald, under Captain Wyatt, and on it was warden‘s steward. When the Emeral He was Popular Bei all the men under whom he served, and had a host of friends in the service. ----mea ___ " cr rea, MILK-Delivered the day it reduced. | Phone, Keystone 156-7 3 TR. Phillips, Ir. UNDERGO OPERATION 12°09 Tenenbaum, one of Cape May‘s largest and best known Mer: tog" is convalescing after underpetious operation. hi falte Ainich , Br . Tennebaum vax reroved fries +As7 Hospital, where Dr. Lousx ament «med a difficult and mero is operation ‘nds and bunimess as Tenenbaum, wish for him tne speediest possible recovery. DIRIGIBLE BREAKS MOORINGS The Navy Dirigible C-5 formerly lent y pra May Navy backers whist broke the record 3, "Hite Tobns ang droj mies ieee No one was in the ship. --_-meas --- MANY CAPE MAYANS SEE PARADE A large number of of Cape May peo. to witnessed the in ladelphia on Thurs __«meaSCREEN YOUR HOUSE Fly time has arrived. . Are your windows properly screened | against these disease breeding pest? We are offering a large assortment of galvanized, black and . copper screen wire at moderate yrices, We ure also displaying an elaborate line of garden hose, lawn mowers and gar den tools of the ber‘ makes. CHAS, A. SWAIN, 805-807 Jackson Cape May, N. J. ---mee.._._..._. FOR QUICK RESULTS PLACE AN AD WITH UB,

em in TRS (Oua l ARE ELECTED Melvin, Sheppard and Wentzell Elected to direct the affairs of this City, Will be Sworn in office on May 20th.

f — |_ The commission election is over and while those who were defeated and their supporters are naturally sad we believe that everybody in pretty vell satisfied with the result. Some people isk mot have precisely the ticket which came through, few people will have any serious fault to find | with it, and everyone will fustlv ex‘pect good results from it. anl of the men elected is in in the community and entitled ts its espect and cooperation. | Immediately they have the opportunity of a. lifetime to win fame and to benefit this city amazingly. No grand eloquent spectacular stunts, are needed to mo complish, this, . either. . Just plain common sense attention to the eve day business of the city. Economy The city‘s funds should Loit be regard d as mere largess to be used for politieal effect or to promote some private little scheme for some ie bok als or corporation‘s | private We hope they will adapt the fot {and adhere to it: I $32 play to all and apecial favora wealth the property of the [men asd women who own thair little Hotdogs l jive Phoicalivtsieg

tention to this matter upon the part of every business place and every citizen. — The timmets should be kept cl "L the Kis boardwi ahould be kept the time, and the femndogas — should bu kt Coan, d The beach Female bet fae ‘of all debrin every da nal the summer, The Pennsylvania" ‘Rai road ompasy should be urged to put Grant Street Station in commission for this summer and thus give Jack: son Street proj wners a chance fe proper sidewalks showing to visitors who hee hy Jat Pra " of the Pennts it FSH del ant dewepaper 1 38, iladelphia newspaper the offense FA printing libelProgen ous ficial mbout this resort, which have been undoubtedly naid for in the past by rivals or Sites lets enter Ey for damage at once. That‘s the y Gopane, ® pcs this kind of thing No, trouble im the world to mention ogc lrg-Fk. ‘done. a ans me, [xlt and aspirati loyal Mayans under ‘the on In Sowe head lle pal lend obese Down with Bahl _ Reb! e Take ;~ bazad May!

ECTION OF COMMISSIONE $ While Cape May was busy electing three new Commissioners on Tuesday, ther sinter resort Ocean City was undergoing a similar experience, Mayor Joseph G, Champion end Director William H. Campbell | were re-elected for a second | term, while Robert Fisher was the third choice. There were six candidates in the field chamcien® a ha fusca as ‘Couphali lon got votes; Can EHT Macke $04; Auams, 267; Headly, 288; and Thou, 156 FARM GOSSIP feeling when he discovern the "I orchard must have about rathe ld the honesty of the theif. " . Camp — of Mayville: and Mr. Ludlam are two of the growers of the County who are glad they spent considerable time and effort in making a thoro job of their dormant Spl te little raed bool oer ted hap each spraying date by the Office Lud t they "are on the J.M. Godfrey of Tuckahoe in applyLH his blossom-fall spray on Ros stated that all he wanted was of poison on th n toa in this atatement. coli South Seaville has _ done excellent work in placing around over the Coun ty many of the Fowl in prored farm Fnac saving devi y even the man aoeen‘t n mind farming. if he " has modern machinery to work with. Modern machinery fold in its relationship

ppens to have n — machinery Tnakes it possible ‘to t along nicely with the fiosid if the farmer does not have a man, modern | machinery makes it posible to get along without "‘The result of the corn variety en onstrations as carried on by ish Goff, Leal D. Grande, should be most gratifying to j every corn grower of the County.! There is little chance of the figures | of the demonstrations not being re-| liable. All calculations were made (yo weights, carefully taken in the Cun and in the spring. | The average dif. | ference hel yield between the bert and | poorest varieties of com was in every | case pram 25 bushels per ucr, i Increasing a yield by planting _ a ! different variety of corn is not pay»! Ing very dearly for efficiency, | Ever corn grower should consider this care- | { | fully. | ‘The Monthly News Letter for May | Lade ce us eties and their yields in bushels of shelled corn per acre. | If you are mot on our Hat for timely thie and yet would like to have us your name and tage — ases g a Crop to Plant other things for a Lome r Rise o Ecard khows that com in & very exhaustive | crop on the soil and potaloes are com» paratively casy on the soil when it comes to removing great quantitics of plant food. | Peax und beans an be ¢laased in et of o crops w known to be n the soll. They are legumes and" leill take in nitrogen from the air under proper conditions. Men of experience say . the longer those cropw . are glanted on the same lece of soil the betted and richer &l ccomen. . It is now too | late on a commercial "a tl roduct in canning Anctories at Cape May Goshen. . Besides beng a crop which removes compara | dap little plant food from the soll,| money return can be expected | Whore a good crop can be grown. J. A. STACKHOUSE, | County Agr, Agent. bonn omes A a commmoned Phone, Pr ignara 1567 for | the Chi nature produces from well bred cattle, E. H. Phillips, Jr.

HIGH SCHOOL LOSES The Cape May High School Base» ball team traveled to Woodbine Wednesday, and were de ee hands of the local team, sco Woodbine scored one in thi the first, thru loose fieldin May retaliated in the seconde o dt 8 Fall h in? held Woodbine to a a neo til the seventh, a a hit, a pass, and a number | of enabled biprre iad to tally a en. Filer celebrated his return mold, ¢, Jol score by innings: H Cape May 0 Woodbine 1 SCHOOL NEARL CLOSE, With the Schedule of Senior Exsmad wasp beginning next Nes A CuCl hursda o Hot Aonout pelivy Tork of Aral ay High in As on, m fraduating class wilt number frita, j y 24 students, | the largest class waled a big mality Ped has ever graduated from the High ool, — Cait Day will be Bittagly celebrat« ed about June 3, when the graduates will invite their friends and relatives to m specially prepared p Bs Meri LJ be presented in "ihe High" School ‘Au ditorium,. Special efforts are | being put forth to make the Graduation Exereisen on June 5th ‘unusually attraetive. this A picked chorus . is aily] on special Commenceoo a io always an Thforable (»0es will be held Jun 2 1 0 Pinio --»ea-__. CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF Having complied with "The stat» utes in such case made and provided," H c this means of fe Nong Ahed the Republican voters of Ca County that I am a candidate ‘for nd Republican nomination for sheriff, and I the the support of every reember the party at the Primary alcetion M n ep kap roman sement ordered and pis Pha by A Mead Temi Cape May urt House, New Jersey. ---«meae-_-__ APRON SHOWER The ladies of the first M. E. Church will have an apron shower on Mow +4 evening, May 20. All the are invited to come and bring an t *E [ron, and spend & rocial evening \the chapel.

RESULT OF ELECTION

Totals W. R. SHEPPARD p mnl a 8rd Dist. 4th Dist. Totals

| o en er gd) fo} (3) Por | SAILORS FOR RISTORY OF CAPE MAY COUNTY Narle of organization in service _________________________ Date of entrance into service Citation or other decoration for bravery Wounded in action (when and where) Killed in action (when and where) Died of disease (when and where) Taken prisoner of war (when and where) ‘Other remarks PEEEEAUULSATHIINTrrrmrmtrommmmmmmanommmmmmmmmmmmenmural Name of Informant Address s Bend Coupon When Filled Out To Lewis T. sTEvENs CAPB MAY, N. J.

ral a inx FOCS £3 ER AT FISK p a 10 5 23 LNRM (o} B3) _< |a)

s usin erin annneveeees ae ae an ae we an ae an ag ar ae an ae e nenuszensees RMRRERRRRESIHRSS

[?]

[?]

Our Stock of Cord Tires of all sizes will well at the seme cut in prics. We have PonneyIvania Vacuum Cup at a very low price (also rrr All tires are new stock since Jan. Ist, direct fronfEnctory. LAll 1918 Tires unsold at Feb, 1919 were returned. .We have only abont 600 Tires in stock, these prices will not be good after June let.. All Tires guaranteed stock and we will make good, Johnson & Mount WILDWOOD, N,