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CAPE MAY STAR AND WAVfc PublUhed by star and Wave pur co. flncornorated) CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY ' 'A. LEON EWJNG . . . Manager a b t^-CKIPTION PRICE 8L50 PER -Y5AR IN ADVANCE This paper is entered at tbe postaffice aa second -c^ss postal matter. C Foreign Advertising Representative I THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION | ' Pnbliahing a' communication in these columns does not necessarily imply editprial endorsement. - Communications will not be considered utfcss signed. THE %tfER WORKS A PUBLIC ASSET AnhnJ^^pns, asflfcrtions, insinuations,' T^estations, speculations, criticisms, denunciations and plati- . * ttties of condemnation are prolifically uttered by the critics who destroy but not construct. Superficial thinking, skindeep analysis is the apparent habit of human nature, and hasty judgment is the common practice. . The Water Works as a public asset has always' been a bone of contention. Primarily the ownership of Public Utilities by a municipality consists in the effort to produce or conduct pub- ' ' lie works for the benefit of all the community instead of the individual or private corporations, so tnat the question of the Water Works 'or anyother Public Utility being a paying concern does not really enter the (JjF On account of the belief that the Water Works does not pay for itself, some have "always stood ready-to sell out to a private corporation. Now it can be shown that the Wat- j er Works has always even at its worst "Cleared itself." r An interview with the ^uperinten- 1 dent of the Water Works brought out the fact, that the receipts have always exceeded the disbursements, and overhead charges have been at the As the years go in it is easier to ' estimate the cost of conducting the Water Works. «' . For a number of years it was almost impossible to state the amount of the Bonded Debt as against the Water Works. Through the careful and r> critical work of the auditor that difficulty has been removed and a statement be correctly rendered. • The 1920 year is q fair sample of . the ordinary years; The receipts amounted to $27,068.77 and the expenditures to $13,832,56. Interest paid on bonds $10,027.00 and bonds can-- • - celled $500.00. The total being $24,- 1 359.56. It is clear that if the Walter Works ' was owned by a private- corporation. That the cheap rate of 2? f* cents per M. could not be maintained. Besides the' stockholders must have interest and dividends. Whatever these last named items . may amount to it is plainly apparent 1 that these are saved for the benefit of the community. v Nov, while it is very -well sfiPter- | stood that the management lot the Water works could be very much im- 1 proved, yet with all its faults it is better to keep it in our 'owrNjands. "J WHAT MADE THE WILD WAVES WILD j They were at the seaside with the j well known moon overhead 1 She was cuddled in his arms and for hours j they had been murmuring sweet nothings. Finally sjie said the word that made him the happiest man in the world. The moment of sweet sorrow of parting came and, after a long caress, he tore himself away and dashed toward the station. But juts as he disappeared, the look on her face changed from joy to consternation, and a sob rose i t her 'throat. > " • • "Great havens!" she wtutod. "I clean forgot to get that Yellow's name." " m 1 m PROOF 'Bobbie came home one day with a brand new golf ball. "Look at the lost ball I found on the links, daddy," he said. But daddy was suspfcious. "Are you sure it was a lost ball, son ?" he asked.' "Surest think you know," replied Bobby with conviction. "I saqr the «han and his caddy both looking for it" Children are seen and not heard — . in the movies.

I HIGH SCHOOL NOKS j On Wednesday last Jean Douglass ' read an -interesting story in French «t | the assembly. On Friday afternoon the entertainment entirely in French | was given by the Seniors. The come[g dy "La Surprise dTsador," was pre- | sented. The Sophomores presented it- "A Scene in an Alsace-Lorraine sr. School-Room." Many -parents and _ friends attended. French Week was ~| jvery satisfactory. ■J I Pennants fpr the Senior Class have ta 'been ordered. Class colors being ]y Maroon and Grey, 1921. j It is necessary to correct an errc - in an announcement made last weel n" I The annual play to be given by th High School would be the correi j reading. It is not under the auspice ^ of the Seniors. Friday evening, 11th . inst., Wilt 1 wood basket ball team played Cap u~ : May in the Convention Hall. Th f' Girls' teams played the same eveninj j'" The game was Interesting as it wa y the deciding game, fpr the champior , ship. of the county, j Principal Rodes has been calle j away on account of the death of hi in | mother. Mr. Butler, teacher of Mar. ie 1 ual Training is also absent to attend the funeral of his father. William Mecray is teaching several ' classes in mathematics in absence of 'c , the principal. * [ ' "JOLLY NIGHT CLUB" ie ] . II The.Jolly Night Club, Tuesday eveie j ning surprised Mr. and Mrs. Lewis y I Hoffman by calling an unexpected IJj meeting at their home in West Cape ^1 May. The by-laws of the club specI ifically state that \here shall not be 16 played any noisy, or boisterous j games, so that the good citizens of the " ■ borough will not have any of tbe j membertv arrested as they all must go | to work the next morning. The pres;s ident, Mrs. Emily Ewing has conscienI tiously tried to enforce the rule, but '• | there has been an effort on the part 't , of some of the younger members to have her waive the rule »"<• can they d he blamed very much, when Mrs. e Sfedworthy and Mrs. Hoffman seem 1 to encourage them in it? 0 When Evie Brown secured the floor e he very ably, entertained the club with t some perfect^imitations of |jis pet - rooster. '« 1 Jack Weeks. Walter Kae and A 1e yin Argoe, added greatly to the amusement of the evening in the way il they acquitted themselves in the game y of, kissing-the-blarney-stone. Almost t everyone, thought .they - would like to enter the ice cream eating contest, but f it soon narrowed down to Lew Hoffs man and Rebecca Eta-ell. And when - the meeting adjourned those two were il still at it, with Lew one half plate - ahead, HAUGHS-MORTON s On Sunday, January 16, 1921, Miss r Clara V. Morton, of Cape May, and * Frederick . G. -Haughs of- Stamford, ' Conn., weye united in marriage at the 1 Methodist parsonage by the ReV. G. ' ' T. Hillman. ' ' - j t ; f | ONE DEFICIENCY ' 1 "Is your ho^/e equipped with al ' ' modem safety devices against bur- " glars running away with your vnlua5 bles?" asked the prospective tenant. "Not quite," admitted the •. truthful ! owner. "You see, the cellar has an ' outside entrance." >i - — — I Immediate steps are being taken to - j dissolve the partnership of Cassedy & ' 1 Homan. »i All persons extending credit to or - otherwise dealing with the said firm t upon the authorization of W. H. HoJ man do so at their own rlslc. r W. M. CASSEDY. * ■ , , 1 ' PLAN WORK AND SAVE . c Start Hie spvii^^abit and open an account with the Security Trust Co. r A Strong Institution. ' WANTE D^-A House to house solicitor. Salary and Commission. Apply by letter. Star and Wave Pub. ' Co., -Cape May, N. J. Let us sit steady in tbe flivver and 1 never mind the rough road for we're going to get there with both feet, no 1 matter what happens. J Mistletoe was a glorious thing in ? the day that it imparted the hint that a girl wouldn't mind being kissed. 1 but everybody sjems to know that 5 now. r ■ Chicago is instituting an ero of rer form and soon a man will be able to " make it from Hie depot to the hote! without being robbed.

s Uncle Walt's * THE MODEL GUEST 15 "lV/fY C0USIN James 18 coming 1VA to spend a week," anonnced the e landlady, "and I can't say I'm overg Joyed. He's the most unsatisfactory visitor I ever saw. You can hardly ' " " Im. He Isn't a bit im. tie ;sn t tut

like his brother Jeremiah, who is full of fun, and thfr b.est company "Your remarks qhow how little true greatness Is appreciated in a 1 moral family boarding house, where the damages are collected In advance," ol>- i served the star | boarder. "In my 1 iplnion, James Is ;

d household, with *a charming bride to | pour the imitation coffee, and a vine ! and flgtree in a Jardiniere. I'd send a . special delivery letter to James, ask- , lng blip to come and stay for ten yeare i or more. "There's something restful . and ' soothing about that gifted man. He ; never bothers anybody. No one has j , to waste precious moments entertain- : s lng him. It Isn't necessary to discuss I , tbe weather predictions, or dig up a j lot of statistics' about the crops. In i e onder to make James have a good time. -" You don't have to show hl.m the old e plush photograph allium, and describe s the ancestry of the melancholy efllgies B whoSh pictures appear therein. Nearly all visitors are hores. my dear Mrs. Jiggers, because they -have tp be en- ® tertalned. Somebody has to sit up - with -them and thrash out last year's - gossip. ' They have no_ initiative or ' t referendum. They have no resources I of their own. In order to have a pleas3 ant visit, they- need help. "Your cousin James is a man after 1 my own heart. I remember his lost ■ visit quite well. He came In the eve1 nlng. and after supper he took a chair on the porch. Knowing he was a r guest, I felt it my duty, to entertain . , hlm_ In the conventional way. I t dragged ray chair close up to his and remarked that It was a pleasant evening. but thq presence of a cloud bank - In the northwest almost convinced me » that' there would be rain within twelve 1 r 'hours, In which case, I proceeded. ; there would be much Jubilation among , t the honest old farmers, whose crops ; were suffe'rlng for moisture. . | ' "James listened to, my remarks and ' then looked' at me, in a sad. reproach- ' - fu! way, as though he thought It a 1 1 shameful thing that imbeciles should 1 , be at large, and then ho to^k his chair 1 , -to the opposite end of the porch with- < out having said a word. I must con- j fess that I felt' like a counterfeit 1 kopeck for a few_ minutes, but the' more I considered the matter, the I more I admired and respected that j 1 remarkable man.. 1 "He used to go downtown every ' morning and buy a paper backed , novel, or a fiction magazine, and then • he'd rend It all day. and when he wns • ' done with his literature he left it . where the bonrders could get .It. I I didn't hear him say ten words during ; .bi8 visit,' yet you say, Mrs. Jiggers, that he Is an unsatisfactory guest. Elderly landladies, whose intellects hhve been warped by long years of parsimony, are hnrd to please. "Jeremiah, whom you describe as Jolly and agreeable, should be suppressed. He has collected nil the old cheesey stories ever manufactured, 1 and Insists upon telling them. He has a horrible habit of making puns, and considers himself a humorist, hecause of It. You couldn't bribe him to ' sit down with a book or magpzlne and behave himself. He has to be entertained every mlnnte of his time, and ■ the only way you can entertain him Is by letting him do' the entertaining. "He Is a genial old freak who thinks he Is a privileged character, and everybody's pet. The last time he was here he went Into my 'sumptuous apartment and used my razor to shave the; southeast quarter -^section of his! countenance. His whiskers are full | of barbed wire, and the razor was ruined. I spoke to him abont It he thougtit lt fnnny. Yet you refer to such a man as an agreeable visitor. I blush for you. Mrs. Jiggers." In Moderation. "Would you advise a candidate to stay on his front porch T' "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum; "hut only part of the time ; Just long 1 enough to take care of his voice and , get together -a good bunch of speeches ! for delivery on tour." f T : duct It "I thought you said you had a fine ending "to your automobile trip." "So I h»d." "Your chaufTeur told me you , were, arrested for speeding." "Well, ; wouldn't you call a wlpdup In the police pourt a fine endlngTl' Weighted With a Watch. The watch of Charles V, which was one of the earliest** these time-pieces, weighed twenty-seven pounds. It was a good deal like a clock of the present flay.

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE What Advertising Accomplished in Modern Bum in ess and Why Business Men Should Advertise Now — Commercial Prosperity and Progress Depends Upon Advertising • As a general principal every busl- ( ness map admits that it pays to ad- - vertise. but some times a business ex- ' ecutive has doubts whether advertising is effective in his own business . or whether he should advertise now , When all the facts are considered it I is absolutely certain that it pays to • advertise NOW. Recently there was a meeting of I one hundred' national advertisers at | Lakewood, N, J. These advertisers spend almost one-half a billion dollars . ! a year in advertising their names and , j tlieir products. These ac'lvertisers de- ■ I cided that it pays to advertise NOW. I I Sixty-nine of these men stated that ; | they would increase their (advertising ; appropriatidn^for 1921, seventeen declared that their advertising appropriation for this year would remain I the same as last year, six were un- - 1 certain and only thirteen had decided j to reduce, slightly, their . appcopriai tions. | In other words, these big su'ccessI I ful national advertisers knw that it , j pays' to advertise NOW. • • 1 1 Here are some reasons why their 1 decision is correct and why it is good 1 j business for you merchants to adverONE — Advertising searches out the respective customer. Two — Advertising makes possible the standardization ef products. Three — Advertising stabilizes sales and builds good. will. Four — Advertising disseminates trade facts, announces new discoverI ies and consequently makes for increased efficiency and speeds up proIn other words, advertising is consumption insurance. The sale of any product depends upon three factors. First, upon general business conditions that are beyond the control of any . one manufacturer or dealer. Secdnd, on the ability of buyers to adopt their business to fundamental economic conditions. Third, upon the ability of the sales organization through advertising of every description and personal 'solicitation by salesmen tQ create a desire for the particular product. The first two factors are beyond the control of a sales organization, particularly in a "period of reorganization as at present. All the reason therefore why every business organization should put ' every ounce of energy and thought into advertising NOW'.j. — WANTED— A House to house soliciI tor. Salary and Commission. Apply by letter. Star and Wave Pub. Co., Cape May, N. J. rwi WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY February 22, 1921 at PHILADELPHIA An excellent opportunity to 6ee the many Historical and other places of .interest for which Philadelphia is noted. Speehrt^Excu rs ion Round 4 FT W«rt»xl2e Trip _Iy_,y Additional i Children between 5 and 12 years i / of age, Half Fare, tickets good only on Train leaving Cape May 6:55 A. M. Wildwood 6:55 A. M. , Cape May Court House "?:11 A. M. Dennisville 7:23 A. M. Ocean City,- (10th St) 7:02 A. M. Palermo 7:18 A. M. Petersburg 7:22 A. M. Tuckahoe ; 7:34 A. M. Camden, Arrive &:35 A. M. Philadelphia, ar. Chestnut \ Street Ferry 8:45 A. M. Philadelphia, Ar. South St . F.erry 8:55 A. M. RETURNING— On Special Train leaving Philadelphia (Chestnut" and South Street Ferries) 7:80 P. . M. ' X Tickets may be purchased prior to date of Excursion ' Atlantic City Railroad

J COX'S I ■i NEW PALACE 1 |;ig FOOT OF WASHINGTON STREET 8 s_ v *, c£ ,s G THIS IS ALL STAR WEEK -V^- /V.-; -iiAv v Vf ,It'8 hardl>" necessary to remind you of this if you've a!- ? ready glanced at the program below. It's the greatest week of V? A attractions since the opening* of the New Palace. O ' ■° V? COME— We'll admit We've Made ?HHard for You to STAY A . Q AT HOME. V? it MONDAY and TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. 21at and 22nd^- X rs ^ " MARY MILES MINTER — The Sunbeam of the Screen in X ■ Jc ■ "All Souls' Eve" § j- )SC WHY IS MARRIAGE? JX f. . Not just because a man and a maid meet and love. Socio!- V? it X agists will tell^j-ou that marriage and the home, as human insti- C' tut ions, grew" up around the child. Primiti\e man, like the g beasts of the field, could rove at large and sleep wherever night jBt, 5" "W overtook him, until his mate began to complain that she simply O ^ >- O W0Hldn 1 lu^ tha' heavy baby any further/ The-> they selected ft a nice cave, stopped wandering and thus a homSf came Into be- jS Vf 'nR-7-Mary Miles Minter, in two equally lovable roles, gives you V *,he best work of her career in this beautiful picture. ft <! w TUESDAY ONLY — As special holiday attraction we will ft »- present in Addition to the Full Program and with NO AD- a 0 VANCE OF ADMISSION PRICES— TWO ACTS tf)F VAUDE- O M VILLE. SPECIAL MATINEE 3 P. M. it § WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd and 24th— 5 *|Q THOMAS H. INGE'S SPECTACLE O "Lying Lips" » . 8 r'iC3 THE EVENT OF THE SEASON - J ft ft We say that "LYING LIPS" is the greatest production ft ic this year and mean every word of it. It is the second super- jtS w production by that noted director. Thomas H. Ince, and is said to Ie O eclipse his memorable "Civilization." Thursday all-'Cape May ft X will be TALKING ABOUT "LYING LIPS." It is for this rea- X Vr son that we especially recommend that you come on Wednesday' -w !S O night for everywhere this picture has played capacity crowds jft | after it*s_fin}t showing. v" . Jgt »s'j®C ADDED ATTRACTION — The first of the famous "First -X • X National" Comedies — "WET AND WARMER." We forecast a r" vr Ka'e ^ laughter with this. On account of the great advance in ft >" X Ihe cost to -us of this picture the admission will be ADULTS X >- X 33c' CH1LDREN 22c- ^ v? jo FRIDAY and SATURDA\', FEBRUARY 25th and 26th— X I ft A — l'll you gasp and grip your chair arms. X SPECTACLE— till your vision is overwhelmed. Vf s- 1 , COMEDY — till your sides ache and the tears rpll down your . O i- cheeks. MACK SENNETT presents his long heralded six reel* A >f ' ft super comedy — Vr ;; g "A Small Town Idol" Q_ >- X The most stupendous comedy ever conceived, by Mack SenI_ Q nett or anyone else. Featuring BEN TURPIN, MARIE PRE- © hft VOST. CHARLIE MURRY, PHYLLIS HAVER. X ■ ft Everybody in the landihas heard of the Mack Sennett GirL Vf She Stands for the beauty product of California. You'll see her W 9 © in this in her very best "foVin." In fact there are in one scene ft tr ft alone 50fl beautiful girls. Ben Turpin will be there also. His ft e X W'" ",e ro"— "a small town idol.. yf ^ You cannot afford to miss this the closing production of the it - ! I JOE HAMILTON'S f i METROPOLITAN I I Minstrels 1 c7fie - — - — — g !! Liberty Theatre J WASHINGTON'S 1 BIRTHDAY S Tuesday, February 22 | TWO SHOWS | EVENING ONLY « ( 7.00 and 9.00 P. M. g Admission 55 Cents § INCLUDING TAX ©