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°<5- Forms close promptly at 5 P. M. each Thursday , 1 . , ■* ' '' ' vounte «— num. CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921 JKSK^'nS' n» tu* A. LEON IS WING, MA R . — — — — 'i 1 1 • — ,

State Highway Commissioners * Are Showing Activity Doughty, Ferris and Whittemore to look over Boats and to Select a Landing Site on this side of the Bay- ' . Wilson offers Wharf Site

"Cape May County officials, mem- ■ bers of the Cape May Chamber ol ■ Commerce and prominent citizens, who called upon the State Highway Commission on Tuesday to urge the speedy fulfillment of plans for the , establishment of a ferry across the , Delaware from Cape May to Lewes, . Delaware, found the members of . the commission in full sympathy with ; the project and prepared to advance. , it just as rapidly, as is possible. U , The Cape May delegation was in- j -- formed thatrsomc steps toward "the j establishment of a ferry service bet ween the two States will be taken -j very shortly. The first action in Mfis direction ( will be the .purohase of a suitable' boat, and ^ committee, composed of ( Commissioners Doughty, Ferris and j Whittemore, was named for this pur- , pose. ' There are said to be several , vessels available at h reasonable cost j i and the committee will make the tripr ( to .Cape May probably - during tjie coming week to make a selection. . The steamer Queen Caroline, a two j hundred footer which has been used ' j in the service is one of the boats /to j , be considered. _ V, i Joseph Wilson a Cape May anil Philadelphia business man has offer- j ed the state part of his property on ( the harbor front f°>' use as a wharf. ( This is located in an ideal location and is within a few hundied feet of J the main State Boulevard, convenient ' to Wildwood and Cape May. , Estimates as to the cost of establishing the ferry run from . $150,000 to $300,000. ' - I , The delegation from Cape May was , headed by Senator. Bright and other, members included Floyd Hewitt, di- ! •■"'Vector of the Board of Freeholders; : John Fox, of Ocean City, a member , of the board; L. M. Rice, county en- ' gineer; Evans B. Slaughter, presi^ dent of the Delaware Bay and Sh.rt Line Railroad; O. I. Blackwell, of the .{ Board of Assessors; James E. TSylor, . of Cape May; Luther C. Ogdeq, pres- . ident of the Cape May Chamber of 1 Commferce; Commissioners George , Wentfcel and W. R. Sheppard, of Cape j Mdy. and Assemblyman Andrew Bos- . well. m t BIG WEEK AT THE j LIBERTY THEATRE , The week beginning April 11th, , brings to the Liberty Theatre three of the finest plays eve!- p resit td in I Capo May any one week. Starting on i Monday, Viola Dai .a will delight her ] many admirers in "CINDERELLA.S TWIN." Then on Tuesday and ' Wednesday, Wm. -De Mile has given 1 to the SCreen his masterpiece, "MIDSUMMER a MADNESS. The De Mile brothers are giving *0 the . screen some fine studies in the sil- ' ent art and are placing the photo- - play on a truly artistic piano. Cecil , J ' has proven his ability time and ' again. But it has taken "MIDSUMMER MADNESS" for William Da Mile to show his qualities of show- 1 manship and artistic' appreciation. . The long heralded Chaplin Six Racier comes to the Liberty, Thursday , and Friday. The Kid is Chaplin's Crowning creation. Words can not do -this picture "justice," It must be seen to be properly appreciated. It is a trdly Wonderful picture. We might add that this is the most expensive picture ever shown in Capo May at this season of the year. Having in mind at all times'the pleasure of our patrons we are showing "THE KID" at our regular admission prices. There will be a special school children's matinee on Thursday at 4 P. M. BOARD OF TRADE MEETING A meeting of the Board of Trade will be held at the City . Hall * on Thursday evening, April 14, at eight „ o'clock. All business men whether members or not are requested to be present to discuss any matter of in- . - terest to the advancement of Cape May. - Come out and help those who arc trying to help Cape May. FIVE HUNDRED PARTY Miss FrancesJfcMnpson Will be ihpsjess to. a/mimBBr^f friejlds at her home this afternoofh- .The guests will4n£lin!e\Mrs. Joseph Ward, Mrs. Harry HpghW-M/6. L. E. Miller, Jr., Mrs. John T, Hewitt, Mrs. Lee Lem- . mon, Mn& RalphyT. Stevens, Mrs: J. O. RutherforiC-Mrs. George S. Curtis', Mrs. Stacy Bobbins, Mrs. W. M. Cassedy, Mfs. Joseph Hughes, Missfes Helen Moore, Rae Curtis, Martha Shellenger and Marie Thompson.

CUPS FOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Cape May County High Schools united for competition . in athletic ( sports including base ball and field and track sports, in 1913 and each year, excepting 1919 the County Schools Athletic Carnival and the ' County High School Base Ball League have been among the popular , features of .school activities, which , aroused the pride and interest of studets and. the public to "the very . •highest pitch and have been of .incalculable value in the, development ( of sctofl spirit 'and interest. x Thft the public at large realizes , these facts and is deeply Interested, is proven by the fact that no lei* than four silver cups h:»\*-heen . presented as trophies to be,oattled for in .the arena of sports, usually upon "the . basis of three consecutive wins to give ownership, since 1913 and there \ how thi'ee other cups in the field to incite the ambitions of participants j the sports and the high schools ■ ■ they represent.. Club, of Philadelphia, thru . The first cup was presented by thp E. O. Howell, Jr., and was/Won»by , the Cape May High School Base Ball The, second came from the J popular jeweler at Wildwood, Mr. L. S. Caldwell and was won by the Middle Township High School team in I field and track sports. The third . cup ivas presented by" Spalding Bros. , of Philadelphia; and was won by the ( ' Cape May City Base Ball teu'«. The | fourth was presented by the enter , prising' jeweler at Cape May City, , Mr. Jay Garrison and was won in track and field' by the Middle Town- . ship High School teams. The fif^h , was presented by the Dickinson Col- , lege Camptls Club and is stil] in . Clay, as one of the trophies of the' ase ball league.' The sixth has offered this year as a base ball trophy, by Tetronbaum. Brothers, the wide-awake real- estate men at Cape City. The seventh has been offered by the T. C. Goslin Company, t|ro big .contracting and building anil lumber anil buildings materials i!hncom at Wildwood. The base bill ■ league is actively . functioning for ' this year, the games beginning last Saturday, schedule holding until June. The great County Schoojs AthCarnival which includes both elementary anil high schools in its program, will be held at the County Fair Grounds, Saturday, May 14th. elementary schoolsprogram will given in the morning' and the high school list of events in the afternoon.- Everybody in the county should attend this great spectacle. ' will be a lunch counter adequately provided with food and soft /rinks of various kinds, including ice 'cream and so on. This privilege has been leased by -the senior class of the Middle Township High School, which hones to clear sufficient money. to enable them to pay part of the expenses of the class to Washington. MRS. HEWITT ENTERTAINS Mrs. John T. Hewitt entertained on Saturday evening at her home cor- . ner Washington and Jefferson Sts., . which proved to be one of the most successful events of the "season. , Amopg the guests were: Air. and Mrs. John W. Mecray, Mr. and Mrs, E. J. Jcrrell, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hughes, Mr.' and Mrs. Joseph Ward, Mr. .and Mrs: Harry Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Bobbins, Mr. ana Mrs. Jay -Mecray, Mr." arid Mrs. FranSMB. Mecray, Mrs. Thomas Hugffis, Mrs. 'Mary A. Knew, William C. Mecray and John T. Hewitt. ■ MILLINERY The .shop of sensible prices. Mili linery'of .Ai^stocratic smartness, catering to the requirements of a re- - fined clientele. Next weok, hats specially priced at $5.00, $7.00, $8.00,, $10.00, $12.50., Sport Hats. Roman Sashes so popular now at $2.00. Veils 35 cents each." LOTTIE R. HlLtfMAN [ 209 Perry Street Cape May i J. S. GARRISON Repairing of Watches, Jewelry, Optl. -xCal Goods and Phonographs Old Gold,- Silver and i Diamonds Bought

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. Miss Etta Gregory accompanied" by Miss Helen Stevens left Capfe May -on Tuesday for Florida where they will speqd a few weeks. , | Mrs. 0. A. Merchant and son Arthur, of Amsterdam, N. Y., "are spending some time in Cape May. Branson Corson, of Philadelphia, was down over the week-end. Mrs. Helen Shields was a Philadelphia visitor this week. George Dorner spent the week end with his wife at**Coopei' Hosp'i1 tal, who is now convalescent and expects to return to her home the lat- , ter part of the week. : | Master Howard Trueland has re-' ; covered after a severe attack of pneumonia. Mrs. W. B. Stoever. of Chestnut HiH, is spending a few days at her 1 cottage, 28 Gueriiey Street. Mrs. George S. Curtis entertained the members of her club -on Monday. : -evening at her Jackson Street borne. - Sitewart Thompson of Philadelphia, a visitor in Cape May this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Balm and daughter, Elizabeth, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. George Lloyd 1 at Pelasantville, N. J. \ Mrs. Emma Paulin, of German1 town, is the. guest of Mrs. J. C. Little for a week. 1 Postmaster and Mrs. W. H. Nelson, 1 of Chester, Penna., motored' tb Cape | May on Saturday and will, spend a j- few days at their/cottage, 678 Washington Street. «. v Doiiqld Russel, of Cape May, who 1 for several weeks been confined to the Millville Hospital, will return to his home in a few days. Mrs, Elizabeth Woods and granddaughter, of Philadelphia, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Moore, 1 at 213 Perry Street for a few days. On Tuesday evening. Dr. Howe, rpctor of the Church of the Advent, was present at a Council meeting of the order of Founders and Patriots of which order Dr. Howe" is Past Chaplain General and Historian of the Pennsylvania branch. The Council was held at the Philadelphia Country Club. Cadet Donald Bennett son of Capt. and Mrs. S. Walter Bennett, and aid to Lt. Commander Campbell, stationed at League Island Navy Yard, was , an over Easter visitor in Cape May. Mrs. Jean Douglass entertained -at ; Five Hundred -ron Wednesday after1 CONGRESS HALL WILL OPEN" JUNE 15TH Congress Hall Hotel will . open June Eighteenth under the personal • -management of Mr. John V. Scott, formerly of the Bellevub-StrgtfoWl i Hotel, Philadelphia, and of the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburg. Mr. Scott is well known amonv i hotel men, has a wide acquaintance i and we wish him all* success in the • management of historic . Congress Hall i — ... .. Cox's New Palace Tuesday, April 12 A "Real" Minstrel Show Boys Club of Wildwood Minstrel A Company of twenty people ! 5 Piece Orchestra Under the direction of Christian Wcimer of Philadelphia i A Semi-professional organization of the cleverest fun makers in the Coun ty, including Dark Town Harmony Four i. Up-to-the-minute Music, both instrumental and vocal. Hear popular Billy Smith sing** the Bashful Girl i- number with his bashfql girl chorus. Come--Enjby one and a half hours of Minstrel Fun. ONE SHOW ONLY Commencing at 7 o'clock with "The Stealers." Minstrel Show starts about 8:45. ' Admission All Seats 55 cts ' - -#

UNCOVERS dROSS GRAFT • CAPE ; MAY COUNTY INVESTIi GATORS' REPORT TO CAUSE J SENSATION. Cape May Court ' House, N. J., ' April 8. — Revelations of the grossJ est- and most glaring species of graft 1 are looked for in.the report of the commissioners appointed several " months afco by Supreme Court Justice - Black to investigate the affairs of Cape May County. > The report is to be presented to the Justice at the opening of _<the ' Aprii terms of Court next Tuesday. The commissionersT-former Prosec cutor William J. Kraft, Camden, and ' Edward P. Bason, Jersey 'City, have " gone about -the investigation so qui- " etly that nothing has come, out as to , their findings, but it -is said that . I their report will require action of -the ' Grand Jury and will involve certain county officials in the .alleged graft 1 for several years. r One, of the. principal items in tPte . repSrt, it is said, is the long-contin-1 • ued practice of favoring contractors th county work, with especial referMence to road and ♦ridge construction. > It is said- upon good authority that j the revelations in this respect ^ will ' cause a sensation, showing that some " officials have been profiting largely ' through connivance with the con- - trpctors whose bills for work and ' "extras" 'have gone through -without ' question. The commissioners are said to have • gathered a large supply "of document 1 tary evidence to accompany their re1 port and will show to what extent ' the taxpayers of the county have.suffered from the lax business methods ' by the Board of Fj-eeholders.*Rumors 1 of the condition have been in circu1 lation in the county for several years but it was not until citizens, weary j ' of the supposed graft, applied to the I 2 Supreme Court Justice for the ap- 1 > pointment of the investigation commission, for which the law provides. [ ■ There is said to be evidence in doc- 1 . umentary form to iink officials withi f the passiilg of graft money. Letters! s Jiave been discovered in which art rangements were made fo.r the prof duetion of necessary funds to assure • contract awards with those in the 1 "ripg" participating. j Tuberculosis, it Is said, costs more - than the entire expense of the Fe<l5 eral Government. Tis the "little j cold"' neglected that sometimes starts - the mischief, but good food, sunshine anil fresh air art; mighty, little fight. 1 . -

Fire Bugs ConfessOld Offender Jailed E SJarmon and Tomer Captured -Loot of all Kinds Foood in Their PossessionTomer has Served' Time for ° Arson and Robbery

il William "Rockey" Jarmon, alias e "Broncho Bill," and Robert Turner, • who won notoriety eight years ago 0 burning stables in which msniy horses t owned by the Cape May Coal Come pany, were bunied to death, and n many thousands of dollars in propt erty destroyed. Turner was locked up for a short time and then liberate ed after which he got in trouble- in • Bridgeton. s The two fires which recently oc-. - curred in the fine house owned hy . i. Isaac Tenenbaum caused considerable t anxiety for the reason that there II could be no cause advanced, except e that they were started by "fire y bugs." i* On Easter Sunday morning the •I handsome summer home of Hon. J. t Frank Black; of Chester, Penna., broke into flames' from no apparent e cause whatever. This "was .too much i' for the City Commissioners and ;- prompt steps were taken to investit, gate the cause of the fires and rob- '• beries. s Detective o o employed an i Wils liamJaimoi t ' Robert Turner were i- taken into custody of the iaw. Jaf{ Simon confessed in detail to the fire-. >' j and numerous ro-ibcries and implicl oatetl Turner. Both men are he'd for JUDGE ELDREDGE HA7T BEEN RE-APPOINTED "J Goveruor Edwards appointed Judge ,s Henry H. Eldredge to succeed himself as Judgf of the Cape May Coun- ■ " ty Courts for the full term of five e years, the appointment was confirme ed by the Senate oh. Thursday. This will practically make three terms for the Judge, his first appointment, be- „ ing to fill the unexpired term upon 1 the death of the Hon. Curtis Baker. '■ This appointment is regarded as e very satisfactory to Republicans and s Democrats alike. LADIES HATS Just received a fine assortment of ladies hats. KAHN'S, 503 Washing' - ton StrcgL _

■ (V** . , 5 — r . ' f • "THE STEALERS" AT T ' . COX'S PALACE THEATRE . i If . 1 j Unusual theme dealt with in spa- ' - \ cial photodrama, 'The Stlhlers" to bfl ■ presented at Cox's Palai?e Theatre„ . Monday and Tuesday, April 11th and 12th. Not only had the missioner stray- . ed far from the path of righteous . doctrines, but he had permitted his. , hatred of the Almighty to lead him ; into the lowest depths. In, the /ress : of a disciple, he led his gang of , crooks into the confidence and homes ' of the faithful believers. His ability , to discern between right add wrong " was keen, but the fact that the great- ' est blow to his heart had been re- ' I ceived while he was truly occupied In " preaching the Word, had made his ■ body bitter with a selfish hatred. * His innocent daughter, whosfirmly | believed in him as a true preacher of the -Gospel, was the only separating wall between, man and beast. For | her, he lived and from her he care^1 fully guarded the secret of his inj fatno.u s actions. Faith was what he lacked. Faith and FaiQi alone. And what happened because of this - r lack of Faith ? What was. the result . of his following the .course of the wolf in sheep's clothing-? What, in the long run,, had Faith to do with , ' the nefarious manner in which he 5 played his game? "The Stealers" -Jj " tells the story in the most interesting ' and gripping manner. * "The St§alars" is to be presented ' at the Palace Theatre on Monday and ' Tuesday evenings. On Tuesday ,it r wilh be presented in conjunction with ' "The1 Boys Club, Minstrel," an or1 ganization of twenty funmakers from • Wildwood who carry their own or- | chestra. . . Digestion begins in the mouth. It . '" may be the dentist, not the doctor, [ that yon need to see.

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