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TAX BOARD MEETS HERE Ix ory HALL 10. MFAR ROM | CAPE MAY, Arat.Cark may, Ab Cape _MaY eo The Cape May County Board of Taxation met in the City Hall here last Tuesday to hear tax appeals from Cape May City, West Cape Muy and Cape May Point. The Star Villa was one property which appealed. It is assessed . at just under $32,000, and wants a reduction to $25,000. The hotel claimed that it was making no profit on account of high taxes. J. Spicer Léaming, representing the Star Ville, brought up list of comparative values in attempt to prove that the assessment on the Star Villa was too high. Charles S, Church also appealed an assessment of $500. . He claimed a reduction to $300, basing his request on the cost of the lot and neighbor ing values. George* Sandgram, of West Cape May asked for a | reduction | from $1400 to $1250 on msseased valuation of lot. Among the appeals from Cape May Point appeared that of the Convent of the Immaculate Heart of Mary This plea was not made from an angle of a religious hime Saved Ld merely on an alleged ver F ‘valuation. Mr. Leaming, who represented the Convent, called Mr. Corson to the spent to protect itfrom the encroach es of the ses. Emest W. Lioyd,- Solicitor: dor Cape May Point, atid that if rebate in taxation was to be demanded on account of ees. hazard the entife borough would be exempt. He further stated that purchasers of beach front property appreciate) an element of danger when they bought. The mother in charge of the prenffses was called to the . stand, and stated that the pro, chased in 1918 for $5000, which included furniture. She said that tho‘ the property is mssemmed for $20.000 it is for sale at $10,000, with no buyers. Upon questioning it developed that no effort had been made to, sell, however. Mr. Rigor, a member of the Cape May Point Board of Commissioners, was called as a witness for the Bor ovgh. He testified that the building was a four-story affair, and that in 1916, before the building was tuxable, he had ugreed with an suthori showing that property values ure not dec. easing. sions on these appeals in a short | Plus A MIDSUMMER SALE sud The Girls‘ Friendly Holiday House || WiLL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 From 3 until 9 o‘clock The Elward [eC (2 IPI DECATUR ST, NEAR BEACH AND AMUSEMENTS * E. P. NITTINGER, Prop. | we) : 4a Bks 57 4 V| | 22°20 1918 Model wiuam reasrer C. Erma, N. J.

j LO E K0] A M 3 by a | a C30 FV M Vd BOARD _ OF __ COMMISSIONERS WILL TAKE ACTION TO FORC PAYMENT OF DELINQUENTS FROM 1912 TO 1916, INCLUSIVE At the last meeting of the City [Commissioners on Tuesday, July 15th lit was definitely decided to take actio on the matter of delinquent personal taxes, running from the year 1912 to 1917. This is a matter which has been neglected for some time, and resulted in a large economic loss for Cape May, because a certain portion of this money must be paid to the county, regardless of whether it is collected of not, It was said that the reason for little or no effort being made to collect these taxes in recent years was this: An attempt at collection was mad nome years ago, and in the first th‘stance the collector was assaulted, and badly beaten. It appeared that the courts would take no action whatever against the person who committed the assault. This put a stop to the city‘s activities. However, Commissioner of Finance, Sheppard has given assurance that the taxes will be postively. collected +> time, with nssaults or without. . He made the motion that Lewis T. Stevens be appointed collector with power to act. The motion was carried. | Director Wentzell then offered the motion that the Tax Collector proceed with the collection of taxes for 1917 and 1918, This was also carried. must be paid, and by the ned attitude which . the city has taken in the matter it looks as though they are going to be paid. The City needs this money for many . contemplated . improvements, maong which are said to be new asphalt streets, a city ball and a new fire alarm system. Parker Jerrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jerrell, who is spending the summer vacation with his | parents here, takes a prominent part in the activities of the State School for the t Jerrell is an officer in the Cadet Battalion, a captain of one of . the leading basket-ball teams, vicepresident of local society, and one of the most proficient workers s the Print Shop. He is connected with — the — STAR AND WAVE for the summer.

‘PAVEMENTS TO RET HJCID RD OF COMMISSIONERS IN. PRUCT CITY SOLICITOR DRAFT — ORDINANCE — PROVID ING FOR PROPER CONDITIO] OF SIDEWALKS Crooked Pavements Must Go. At the last regu!ss meeting of the y Commissioners, on July 2%, {an ordinance which will provide for ‘the repair and uniformity of (May‘s sidewalks. | Strict penalties will be incorporat led in the ordinance for those . who ‘disobey its provisions, and help to prove its appearance. Those old brick and fagstone sid walks are finally to be relegated a Ce C ‘the grass and weeds which have bee {thriving so well on all our thorough [fares, particularly Washington St. There will be no laxity in the enforcement of this ordinance. | Propet notice will be given to property own{ers to repair such sidewalks on thei ‘grgunds that are in bad condition and failure to comply wil result in severe penalties, it in said. Our neighbor, the Borough of Wert ‘Cape May has set a good example in [this matter. Some years ago, when. the West (Cape May Council saw the necessity lof good pavements, they passed an rdinance® providing for them. . At he failure of any property owner to rake the necessary | improvements, he Borough itself did it, and presented the bill to the party mt fault. f ollection at law was made if necessarc. No | trouble anticipated .. b ablhoutie boy . men (thoe thought that the citizens will welcome ‘the ordinance, and‘ cooperate to the fullest ‘extent in its strict enforce- | mont. enmmonomentciocrmmmmed THE BAPTIST BAZAAR The Annual Baptist Bazaar will be held July 31-August 1 and 2 in the lower rooms . of the First | Baptist Church, Columbia ‘Averse and Garney Street. — Fancy and useful articles for sale. On Friday August 1, between 11 and 4 o%clock, there will be on sale Sulnds, Deviled Crabs, | Home-made Bread, Rolls and | Cake. — Refresh ments wil be served every afternoon and evening.

CAPE MAY, N. 3. WATER DEPARTMENT NOTICE June 1, 1919 aw On Thursday, July 31, 1919, | the office will be open from 9 A, M. to 12 Noon, from 2 P. M., to 4 PM., and from 7 P. M., to 10 P. M. On August 1st, five per cent will be added to the amount of the Lill. On August 8th, the Inspector will turn of the water from the premise of all delinquents, WM. PORTER a . Superintendent»

SHOULD GET | _ MORE PAY R PU®LIC _ schioot | Teachers, RECOGNIZED AS | NECESSARY AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE, NOT SUFFICL ENTLY COMPENSATED, Teachers ure recognized . generally ias worthy servants of the public who «work faithfully in the performance of their duties. In practically . all cases they give of their time out of ‘acho! freely. Many of their even ings and Saturdays are used for the ‘performance of duties . relating to ‘their achool room work and even their summer vacations without pay are used for self-improvement | in attendance | upon . summer schools. There . are no other . professional people or workers in this country to day who do these things without pay or who devote themselves to their {work so unselfishly as do majority Ibe the teachers, if not, in fact, every one of them. The mothers of children . appreciate . their . work, . the ‘fathers when they deign to give any attention to things, mo far | removed from their daily robtine or their daily thought habits will admit that ten ; chere are pretty good peopie and tonto their jobs" all the time, but lifts kindly sentiment doesn‘t sways [figure when the question of pay is junder consideration. | With the . cost fof living increased during the past ‘seven years from 100 per cent to 300 ‘per cent, the salaries of teachers have not Increased in nome districts at all, in others 10 per cent, in others 25 (por cent and in some 50 per cent. {Until very recently not less than three-fourths of the teachers in ‘this lcountry would have been compelled jto resign their positiona, if required jto support themselves on the salary ‘received. This is true still of 50 por cent:. The parents, — relativer . and friends have been aiding in the support of many: of them and outside work has been necessary to . many [more. In a nation which boasts of its . educational | Ideals, ite public | school system and general education[al structure with great energy part :with perhaps as much enthusinam as it boasts of anything, this is a disgraceful state of affairs and must be remedied. In Cape May County we [have progressed in public school development as rapidly as any other section of the county but the matter of increasing salaries has . received ‘little attention excepting in the city [districts. | This year, we are con(fronted with a scarcity . of tecchers {and largely | incroamed . salaries . in (Pennayivania, New York and other parts of this State and it is doubtful if all of our positions can be filled They certainly cannot be unlers there are generous increases in the salaries offered. No good teacher, dissatisfied with her salary need to hesitate to seek positions where salaties are better for there are‘ many vacancies in different parts of the State Dis(tricts we cannot evade this condition ‘by neglecting to supply. teachers It is each districts: legal responsl« bility to provide each child between |the ages of 5 and 18 years, with prop jer school facilities and if this is not done in the home school buildings, | parents | may — demand . that their |children be conveyed to . schools . in [other districts at the expense of the [home district, Those who . have

‘CITIZENS TO BUILD HOTEL Wi | Local AL BUSINESS STRUCT — AND UP-TO-DATE — Bos. Cape Muy is to have another large hotel. — This much was . practically assured today in conversation with ~> af the nrominont Cape May cfl. wens who is connected with the or. g.... aon which will construct ft. ‘The hotel ,which is to cost about $250,000, will be built, owned, and operated by Cape May citizens, with. out the aid of outside capital, it | is said. Complete plans have not yet been definitely formulated, but it is under.. stood that the location of the hostelry has already been picked ,and that a yroniment firm of Phildelphia archi~ tects Is now working on the plans of construction. This hotel is in conformity Lsd the needs of this resort. . All the local houses and hostelries are filled before the season begins, and with the palatial Hotel Cape May having been used as a hospital for the returned heroes from oversens, the new wtruc..| ture will fill in the gap. f The character of the citizens who mre pushing the project assure the resort that the hotel will be unex. celled anywhere in quali reom isto have a bath, hot and cold water and running fee water. ee#DO NOT MISS THIS TREAT Old Negro Plantation Songs Recitals by Miss Louie Alice Williams of Georgia who is known far and, wide, throughout the country for her artistic reproductions in this line. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST; ETH, HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.: Benefit of Boy Scouts of America.; Tickets 50 cents. \‘ DO NOT MISS THIS THFA magec=----~~-- -- — children of school age must protect their rights by secing to it that proper school facilities are provided and they can do this by attending the ! public school meetings for the raising of money and give both their voices | and their votes for the program | presented by the boards of education. | The State gives liberal aid to sceure j proper attention to the school rights | of our children, ms will be seen by ‘e list of apportonments of State School money for the current school year. published in mnother column. --m+e«-----The colors in our/shirts have a ree ord of being strictly fast. and . thei prices are right too at Tencnbaum‘s. A FESTIVAL Will be given by the AT. S Tel, he Tes On the Cold Spring Sunday-School Lawn THURSDAY EVENING July 3ist Benefit of Sunday-School Library es ee, ce ake (wh ectionery

[ effoie dikf ad is something to be very particular about when buying a sult, It distinguishes the suit coming from a high-grade clothing manufacturer from the commonplace one. Here you will find hundreds to select from in Correct Styles High Grade Workmanship and one hundred per cent value in each, All the new popular fabrics smartly a varied assortment of authentically correct yles, that will please every Man and Young Man in town. TENENBAUM S (e Pl T a / C Pa T FOUNDED 1891 CAPE MAY and WILDWOOD bncudbedbdi Arretionmndiithorontienchcted desi hd irndithatiiheinctitiatttiatl

THIEF MAKES JEWELRY HAUL MYSTERIOUS HOUSE-BREAKER LEAVES TWO | LOAVES — OP BREAD IN BEDROOM, AFTER ROBBING WEST CAPE | MAY HOUSE I famand | The home of Williem Smith, on Broadway, West Cape May, was en‘tered . and robbed | last | Saturday [night by an unknown character who ‘made way with a considerable amount of jewelry. At the time of the robbery, no one was in Smith‘s home but the young» est non, who was playing the phone» graph at the time, and would not have been likely to hear any slight noises. It seems that only ong of the room on the second floor was ransacked, and probably other articles benides jewels were taken that bave not yet been missed. Leaves Bread Behind When Mrs. Smith entered the house und went up to her | bedroom, . she was astonished to find two loaves of bread on a chair. Suspecting an intruder, she went into the next room, which she found to be in a state of complete confusion. Drawers had been pulled out, and their contents . re movedin search of valuables. The finding of the bread in the room fixes suspicion on a man who i# familiar with the town, and people. It is thought that the thief went into Smith‘s Market, which adjoins the residence, to purchase bread, and seeing the family all occupied in | the store, seized his opportunity to enter the house while it was unprotected. It is also significant that no other roms were disturbed other than that in which the bulk of the jewelry was Cua The burglar was, probubly fright» ened away by the entrance of Mrs. Smith, articles being found which he had dropped in his exit. A man has becn seen hanging about the Smith place lately . which — may prove to be the houschreaker, | He in short, light complected, and has a mottled akin. The police are endeavoring to locate this person. You can sleep better in our . cool nightwhirts and pajamas. We have hem in silk and pongees and muslin at: Tenenbaum‘s. ---e+e-__ Don‘t parknutomobiles in the buel« ness rection on Washington Street. bnonmomentemmmmesel SCREEN YOUR HOUSE Fly time has arrived. . Are your windows properly screened | agninst ese disease breeding pest? We are offering a large assortment of — geivanized, | black and are miso displaying an elaborete line of garden hose, lawn mowers and garn tools of the best makes. CHAS. A. SWAIN, 805-807 Jackson Street, Cape May, N. J. --m+«--_ LACES MAY BE SEEN Freach Laces and Table — Linens made by and sold for the peasants of France may be seen by appointment t 651 Hughes Atect T-19-8t ninimmmetAcrrmmmned Dr. Clarence s. Eldredge, Oculist, of Philadelphia, is at Cape Muy for semmon. . Those in need of glanses MILLINERY Hats for all occasions. go« sortment of sport hats in a variety * colors and styles. — Children‘s hats t Interesting prices. LOTTIE R. HILLMAN 220 PERRY ST Cape May, N. J. Dut Tuesdays, | Se} SFAA > entrally located property. . Cottage ontains nine rooms, | bath, . modern onveniences and is in first clans ndition. — Low price for quick male, APPLY To WM. R. SHEPPARD, Agent Ml aut a