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OIL TANKHR BURNED OFF SEAISLE CITY IS COMPLETE LOSS. COAST GUARDS GIVE UP Sea Wle City, N. J. Thei identity of the oil tanker, which burned and was evidently sunk oil the coastl about twenty miles from Sea Isle City has not yet been learned, nor has any trace of the crew been found. 4 The lookout at the Townsend's Inlet station first sight the ill-fated craft at &S0 on Tuesday morning. It was then enveloped in a cloud of dense smoke, the nature of which indicated burning crude oil, and thirtyfive minutes as the Inlet crew crossed the Townsend's Inlet bar the vessel suddenly disappeared, and all tractf. of smoke quickly cleared up. The Inlet guards continued seaward, but not only could find no trace of the vessel, but could find no evidence of its ever having existed, search was made all day on Tuesday and again on Wednesday for lifeboats in whicc the crew may have escaped, but none v ere found. The theory of the Captain of the Inlet station, Chistopher Bentham, is that the vessel sunk so quickly that none aboard her could escape. Various statements accredited to fishermen of the. several pound net fish companies operating in Sea Isle j City of having seen the vessel before it caught J|k, and one . statement, made by an Employee of the Holmes Fishng Comoany Went sof ar as to claim that the tanker was one of three fax tow of a large tug, and that the -tug took the crew aboard when the; barge got afire. This statement as well as others similarly made, have been discredited and put down as pure fiction. The smoke was plainly visible from Sea Isle City and Avalon, but the vessel was too far out to sea to distinguish its lines, sire or flag. • Careful watch is being maintained at both local stations for any trace of the crew, and maritime reports are being closely scanned to learn of any oil tankers which are due to dock. The Townsend's Inlet guards have given up the search and did not go out to sea on Thursday. HIGH SCHOOL RORBED A thief entered the High School Building last week and breaking open the stock closet, stole a large quantity of stationery. Precautions have been taken by the authorities to secure the school against any future invasion. DR. BRUNYATE RECOVERING The Rev. Dr. Brunyate, who has been suffering from the effcts of a mastoid, to convalescent after undergoing a critical operation at Carlisle, Pa. where be is spending the sumDr. Brunyate is the father of City Superintendent of Schools E. R. Brunyate, who has been at his bedside for the past ten days. RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP "Pat"-daphain,_8on_ of Major Clapham, who will befell remembered here as the officer representing the Government of Great Britain at the Bethlehem' Steel Company's proving grounds during the war, has won a Winchester Scholarship, it was learned here today. The Winchester Prise to considered the blue ribbon scholarship of England. In the opinion of his teachers, this faoaer will lend to a scholarship at Oxford University. During his stay in Cape May, covering a period of two years, young Clapham received his instruction from Dr. Howe, Rector ef the church of the Advmt. At Mm age of eleven he was "M" is n imni, toeing tod. weil UW fay Us He mm nil Mill wtofa the toenl Bsy •MbhM > % e

JUDGE OF BABY i r CARNIVAL - PHILADELPHIA ARTIST AND i- NEWSPAPER MAN TO JUDGE BABY CARNIVAL AT WILDWOOD— WAS SUPREME JUDGE TWO YEARS AGO. Ii (Special Correspondent)) e Burton Donnel Hughes, artist and ' a newspaper man of Philadelphia, has . |t directress of the Baby Parade, to be ' n been selected by Mrs. Roland Carson, ; the judge for the carnival to be * here on August 19th. Two years ago | d Mr. Hughes acted as supreme judge t of the carnival, and his rulings were f so satisfactory that this year it was decided to have him act alone judg- • . ing the three best out of the"' twelve 3 classess entered in the carnival. 1 Mr. Hughes, as an, artist studied ( g in London, Paris, Munich and Florence for five years. Also, at the Pennsyl- ! r vania Academy of the Fine Arts, ( e Philadelphia. He was commissioned by Mary Garden to paint portraits L of her as "Thais", "Carmen", Ledongy leur de Notre Dame", and "Salome". .. These were so pleasing to her thatshe i_ had him design several beautiful cos- 1 tumes for her. He was also commise sioned by Ruth St. Dennis, another 8 star of the stage to paint her portrait ' t While in the newspaper business for the Philadelphia Ledger, Record 0 he was the creator of special feautres ,j ' and^P^ess and al3o the New York , e< Would, \yntil three months ago he e j wai on the editorial staff of the ' ^ I Evening Bulletin. Resigning from s thkt. position, he took up advertising. 0 ' Hh was for a time Associate Editor. e Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. e Journal, and was Asst Secretary * DRAFT DODGER - IN WILDWOOD POST CARD RECEIVED BY EMd MA, PURPORTING TO COME e FROM THE MILLON DOLLAR j "KID" y Wildwood, N- J. e Much comment and notoriety was 0 afforded Wildwood this week, says the Wildwood Tribune, when Mrs. Bergdoll received a letter presumably from her son. G rover, and postmarked Wildwood. It stated that he was traveling with a woman and going by ,1 the name of Mr. and Mrs. H. Worm an. n It requested that Mrs. Bergdoll send y him $1800 at once. Mrs. Bergdoll refused to send the e money when questioned by Federal ,1 Agents, and stated that she thought the letter was an attempt at blackmail. She said she would not seend the money even tho it was her son, and ended by saying.. "1 wonder what he thinks 1 am?" ts No couple of thai name have been found in the Wildwood hotels and it r_ is believed that the story was but an e> attempt to defraud. Local authorities are keeping their eyes open, however, and if Bergdoll should show up here y he would be stopped before he even commenced to see the sights on the ]. boardwalk. FIRE DESTROYS CAR Early last Sunday morning, before the roads of Cape May were filled with their usual heavy traffic, a large *• Hudson seven passenger super-six ** | auto, occupants unknown, was deie - stroyed by fire. * The car was proceeding from Phila8 1 delphia to Wildwood, and the cause i of the fire was said to be a leak in the I gasoline tank. None of the occupants of the car ** were injured except the chauffeur, who was slightly burned while endeo voting to put the fire out with dirt. The party all of whom were Philadelphians, left Camden for Wildwood presumably at 3.30 a. m. Their ear * was destroyed on the Bays bore Road ® about seven o'clock. te _ » ANNOUNCEMENT -d Mr. and Mrs. TWaa Dennias a»f FMH to Charles Harrison Pi nth. to U.RN.«f Atlantic City. Jane 1.1MR •y Mr. mi Mia Bun have gee* to «d stofa toIR

DECORATE FOR P. O.S. OF A. , HONOR THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION HERE. MEETS AUGUST 17 AND 18 To the business men and cottage owners of Cape May: The annual state convention of the | Order Sons of America will be held in the Convention Hall, Gape jJay -'on Tuesoay and Wednesday, August 17 and 18, and there will be about one thousand delegates present to participate in the convention. There will be a patriotic parade on one of these days, the arrangements for which are in charge of the local camp of the Order. For these two days every business and cottage is requested to be decorated with the national colors and bunting. Let us show the visitors that we appreciate their presence in this most charming of seaside resorts. The City Hall and Public Convention Hall will be decorated by the | City authorities, snd let each private individual do his part. The Board of Trade requests a unity in the matter of giving a proper display. LEWIS T. STEVENS President of Board of Trade ROADTRADEGY JUST AVOIDED 1 CYCLIST BARELY ESCAPES DEATH BY COLLISION WITH AN AUTO. What threatened to be a tragedy cf the road on last Wednesday afteri noon was narrowly avert by a combi- ' nation of luck and skillful driving. A young boy was riding a bicycle . on the Bay Shore Road, and evidently ; was not watching the side roads as t carefully as he should have been. A large car, owned by Captain Rutherford, of the Merchant Marine service suddenly rounded a corner, and came i straight for the boy. In his strenuous , effort to avoid the accident, the driver . ditched the car, nearly throwing the i occupants of the car out, and shaking | them up quite severely. The bicycle i wad struck throwing the ' lad forcibly r to the ground, and leaving him in a . bleeding and unconscious condition. I He was rushed to one of the local .doctors by Captain Rutherford, where his : wounds were dressed. His condition I is not serious. / t Captain Rutherford and party were . driving here from Landsdale, and I intended spending some time at Cape , May. a t Onlookers say that the driver was without fault in the accident

BABY CARNIVAL AT WILDWOOD I PROGRAM OF THE TWELFTH AN- [ NUAL BABY CARNIVAL AT WILDWOOD, N. J- — THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 1929, J P. M. (Special Correspondent , s The Carnival will lorm at the Ar- > cade, Oak avenue and the Boardwalk, I at Z30 p. m. ! All entries whether children, baby , carriages or floats must be regtoters ed or thfy will not be ailowed in line, t Business displays not allowed to join in the Garni vaL i When forming in line, enter from i the CaMno Auditorium end of the I boardwalk. Three prizes will he awarded each > class: — s First prize $20 in gold, second prize I $10 in gold, Third prize $6 in^gold. > A — prettiest baby not over 2 years i of age. B — Prettiest baby from 2 to ■ 6 years of age. C — Fattest baby, D — • twins. E — Fattest baby from 2 to 6 • years of age. F — Fancy costume s from 7 to 12 years of age. G — Comic costume, age limit 12 year of age. ■ H — Character, age limit 12 years of r age. I — Family groups. J — Most artistically decorated baby coach. K — Most artistically decorated float. L — Best patriotic float The Prizes will be awarded in the Casino at 10.15 p. m. on the evening of the day of the Carnival. How and where to register — The registration of babies and all other I entries should be made at the Information Bureau, Oak avenue and the Boardwalk. I August 7th to August 17th incluI sive, from 8.00 to 9.30 p. m., excepting Sunday. MR& ROLAND CORSON ' Directoress In case of rain, the Carnival will be ■ held the next clesMay. 1 COUNTY FAIR APPROACHING ' In less than a month and a half the ' Fair will be here, bringing with it j all that goes along with a county fair. Not every county of the 6tate can support a first class agricultural fair. " Cape May County jvould no doubt be 5 in this category, were it not for the abundance of the proper kind of pub- " lie spirit found among the fanners, f -the newspaper editors, the agricultur5 al organizations, the public schools ' and the business men of the county. 1 All are willing to "lend a hand" or • give money towards the support of a function which in spirit is county-wide 9 and in quality is that only obtained 1 once a year at a county fair. ! APPOINTED* TO BOARD i » Ralph Taylor of Cold Spring has been appointed a member of the s County Board of Education to succeed the late Henry Reeves deceased.

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HAVE a borne decorated "an you Eke, a porch all your own, a yard for the children to play in, and |j nobody to dictate to you. You can have all that, save i money, and it wont cost modi more than what you've tj r been spending aD the time for tent. 1 We have pictures, plana and artidca un cottages, bungalows, homes, barns, uutfauuwl niuj) sort of building Whether you are planning a new building or wtoh to figure an repairs, it will pay yqn to coma fax and talk to ua. J. H COOMBS LUMBER COMPANY ; WUJbWOOD. N.J. I *

, FALSE ALARMS > TURNED IN . MIDNIGHT MARAUDER BREAKS BOXES IN OPPOSITE ENDS OF r THE TOWN WITHIN SEVEN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER — WILL BE DEALT WITH SEVERELY WHEN CAUGHT. POLICE HAVE CLUE , Some "village cut-up," either from, ; ' desire to tent the new fire alarm - system to his own satisfaction, or • simply to create a disturbance, ae- > tuatod by a love of excitement, turned in two alarms from different parts , 1 of the town, last Tuesday morning, , - at about 12.45 a. m. One alarm was turned in from the Star Villa- Hotel, i being immediately followed by , twenty-five, the neighborhood of ■ Schellenger's Landing wharves. The second alarm was sounded within • 3 seven minutes of the first clap of the ) bell. The engines responded with their 3 usual promptness, and the steamer,! s hook and ladder and motor chemical : were ready for action at the Star • Villa befor the alarm had ceased ( sounding. t The firemen searched diligently but ' - in vain for any wisp of smoke, or I - burst of flame. The proprietor of the Star Villa, Mr. Charles Church, i aroused by the noise and excitement X expressed his astonishment at being informed that a fire alarm had been i turned in from the locality of his! r hotel. By this time, two score of half ' - dressed frowsy headed, sleepy looking - people had come to the conclusion that they had been hoaxed, and had - started back to their homes. It Wks - then that twenty-five commenced to ring. A few of the mote fpolish started dog-trotting for the harbor. The rest of the rapidly ^increasing e crowd moved toward the Gify Hall, to learn what was "stirripg." The phone in the police station was ringing insistently, but its message said B vo contain infomation as to the apt pearance of the culprit has not been . given out. , At this period in the events of the night, a report came in stating that e the large arc lamp which lights the 8 intersection of Beach avenue and . Howard street, had been lowered to : the ground, presumably by the same . party, or parties who had sent in s the two alarms. A policeman sent down to investigate, discovered that r the lamp had been lowered, but found i no signs of anyone lurking about. , The crowd which had gathered at the j City Hall, dispersed at half past one, when they learned that the alarm from the Landing was also false. s "MAN IN GOLF STOCKINGS" ! According to the testimony of a man giving his name as John Bur- * win, of Philadelphia, who was one of the first at the scene of the initial alarm, at Ocean and Beach avenues; a man wearing a gray suit, with trousers stuffed in golf stockings was seen to dodge around the corner just after the bell rang. This man is said to be a member of the cottage colony. It is. understood that he is ' under police surveillance, who are only awaiting additional infonnation to complete the chain of evidence against him. Beyond the fact that the police are working on the case, and are watching two suspects, little information • can be obtained from them. Traffic Officer Reeves fax an interview, said, "I may not divulge any information 1 as to whom we suspect, but will say that we expect to make an arrest in a few days." Whoever did ring the two alarms, either had an auto or associate, for but little time elapsed between the breaking of the boxes at Ocean street and at the harbor wharves. After their regular meeting on Tues- ' day, the City Commissioners inform- 1 ally discussed the matter. The Direetor of Public Safety, Mayor Mel- ' via, declared himself as being prepared to go to any length to apprehend the culprit. Charge* of serious breach of the pence will be preferred. ft to hinted that there will be quite a stir neeeng foe yeuager eel of cottager*. when the arrest to aafia. Ml tofato wtto feahte frraeh «fe 1 ■I Tie i ill h

BOY SCOUT COUNCIL MEETS REGULAR MONTHLY CONVENTION AT CITY HALL SELBCI* MAGNOLIA LAKE AS CAMP1NO ' - SITE. . • yTfae regular monthly meeting of tha , Cape May Council, Boy Scoots at America occurred at Coty W»n, Tuesday evening last, Scout Commimskmor, I .three scoutmasters and the majority i of the members of the council were • present Thp committee . on selection of a- aamp site for the «anaal cxqap I reported fax favor of a fine pine grove > on Magnolia Lake, Ocean View, this i county. Scoutmaster Rodes Of Troop i I, reported a Successful canteen for' , the raising of funds for the troop, on • July 4th and the establishment at a ' temporary Scout camp on the Stock- : ton plot for public exhibit during the ' I same day. Scout Commissioner i Ewing stated that annual benefit | July 24th was quite successful con- ■ sidering the character of the weather, , ' which included rain and a cold driving I wind. The Council authorized a cam- ■ paign for additional funds, at the 1 ( commissioner's request. The secretary reported payment of : contributions by all but three mem- * ; bers. The dates for the annual : Scout Camp were fixed at September , 1st to 13th. The organization of Troop 3 was ; reported and the troop committee api pointed. The uniform prescribed for i 1 members of each of the troops was ' 1 modified by the substitution of stockr ings for leggings and black ties were i assigned to Troop 1, blue ties to. I Troop 2, and maroon ties to Troop2, i as distinguishing marks. When all of > the boys are uniformed and suffkienti ly trained, there will be a parade of • the whole organization and exhibition ! drjjls. ' , At the conclusion of the Council : meeting the Court of Honor met to ■ consider medals and George WentI zell being appointed to examine in - carpentry and Dr. Marcy in health i conditions, meetings to foe arranged before Camp in these and some other ; medal subjects. The boys are looking forward with : keen anticipation for the coming I camp, the first three-troop camp ever » held. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE I Does it really pay to advertise? ' Ask the Windsor Hotel Management. . On Saturday the Windsor Hotel advertised their Sunday dinner menu. , The ad was on the first page and cost $1.50 per inch. The followiixg Sunday, the hotel was forced to close their doors on the crowds that came to sample this menu. i They are afraid to place any more ads, because they can't handle the , business. | What's $1.50 on an inch compared to results like this. SAILING PARTY . A delightfuf moonlight sail embarked from Schellenger's Landing last i Friday evening at 8.15 o'clock. A stiff breeze was blowing, and the harbor was just choppy enough to enliven the party- Those present were: Catherine Needles, Nick Fagan, Rhea Needles Fred Bellfield, Helen Stevens, Bud Davis, Elizabeth Stevens, Sol Needles, Ruth Hines, Tom Keen an, Adele Fagan, Walt Stevenson, Evelyn Johnson, Allen Lowe, Agnes Barton, Leland Sharp, Delia Reupsch, T. Millet Hand, Mrs. Albert R. Hand and Mrs. J. Allen Walfes.

RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Williams of Elizabeth, N. J. are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, Frank R Williams, Jr. Mrs. Williams is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mecrsy. CAMP MELV1N Caps May Couaexl, Boy Scouts of Anaaal Em imiteMl of Sato, "Cm* M teste", to kaaar af Mqwr of tfato slip.