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VOLUMES-NO 17 CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY APRIL 23, 1921 *°°"' . A. LEON EWING, b. »ER _ ^ 1 SUBSCRIPTION $1.59 PER YLUt

NEW SERVICE IN OPERATION NEW OMNIBUS LINE NOW Of»ATING IN CAPE MAY— MAKE TRIPS TO WILDWOOD AND COURT HOUSE The establishment' of a line of auto busses by the Public Service Omnibus Company is filling a long-felt need of this city and the residents of Gape May and the 'outlying districts are loud in their praise of the enterprise. Ever since the trolley sen-ice went into the hands of th* Receiver, our city has been helpless in regard to transportation facilities.- During the war many service men stationed here were compelled either -to walk or pay sometimes exorbitant fares for rides to and from their bases, and cottagers and residents have also had similar experiences. The number and kind of conveyances have been inadequate and vert- uncertain. The high license fee for cars operating on a regular schedule has deterred many local auto -buss drivej-s from establishing a route, but the Public Service Oifinibus Company has evidently studied our requirements and is ready to serve us. The Washington Street Un9 Wilt be of speeial interest to summer residents havin--cottages in that section, affording them conveyance to and from the beach at small cost. Fishing and sailing parties will not now experience the inconvenience of indefinite means of travel to "apd from Seheltenger's Landing, as in preyious sum,Trips to West Cape May, Wildwood and Cape May Court House are also being made. As the summer season approaches, additional trips will be added to the present schedule, and new routes will be planned according to the needs of the community. It seems one of the many good signs of activity which Cape May is already showing for a bigger and beter seaCAPE MAY COUNTY MOSQUITO EXTERMINATION COMMISSION The'regular meeting of the com - mission was held at Cape May City Hall on Thursday 7ht inst., The Chief . Inspector reported, "That three gangs of laborers, each under a foreman were now working,, one in the Ocean City-Beesely's Point section; one at Green Creek building exit sluices, and one in the lower part of the . county. All the work was progressing favorably. The SecYetary, Mr. Wm. Porter and the Chief Inspector were appointed to represent the delegation to the State Convention to be held at The Chalfonte Hotel on 28th, 29th and 30th insts. A VALUABLE PUBLICATION FREE The U. S. Department of Agriculture has recently .sent to this office a large number of books on the Soil 'Survey of the Millville aria. They are free to all who send their address, to- the Star and Wave office for a limited time. , ' JESSE O. RUTHERFORD LOWEST BIDDER ON CITY COAL * Sealed bids were received at City Hall, Tuesday, April 19, for_700 tons bituminous coal for use at city water works. Jessie 0. Rutherford beir.g the , lowest bidder. The contract has not been awarded. RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS Mr. and Mrs. Chester Landis, , of - West Cape May, are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son, born Saturday, April 16th, "and .who Will be known as Chester Carl, Jr. J TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT On Monday evening, Anril 25th, Jay Mecray will present an attractive motion picture' entertainment to all Grangers who will be present at Cold Spring Grange Hall.

AMERICAN LESION BALL TEAM AGAIN DEFEATS C. M. H. S. I JThe American Legion ball teanf I vMich was recently organized, defeated the Cape May High School team for the second time on Wednesday '- afternoon by the score of 12 to 2.i E The game was a decidedly interest - r> ing one and it was /shown that the Legion wilkJ.Tiold thdir own"- with any of the teams in the county. Little who pitched for the Legion 0 was equal to Lemmon of last week in i- his ability. It- The line up:— f ' LEGION » ' . " ■ ab h o a e - Rutherford, c 5 4 3 2 0 e Little, G. If. T~ 5 0 10 0 f. Hughes, cf 4 2 .0 0 0 d Schellenger, 2b _i— 4 4-2 3 1 g Lemmon, lb 5 4 7 2 0 d Camp, ss 5 1 2 2 0 k Filet, 5b 5 2 3 3 0 s Little, A. p i 5 2 2 1 0 O'Shaughnessy, rf-„- 5 1 3 0 0 » ' r — , — — i- 43 20 23 13 1 e HIGH SCHOOL i. ab h o a e •• Miles, ss — : 5 2 2, 4 1 - Hunt, p — — 5 1 0 0 0 i « Moor.e lb , 4 0 13 2 c Williams, c 5 0 - 111; • Cherrv, .% 5 0 2 9 9' 1 Ewing, 2b i. - 5 0 3 0 0 - Hubert, If _-__l 4 0 3. 0 0 : • M*revs ef--— . — 5_0__J__fLJL " Lemmon, rf _. 5 0 0 0 0 : t- > ' < • — ■" — e A9 3 13 8 4 i 1 Score by innings :-»! i - Legion 0 2 5 0 2 0 3—12 . 1 High School 0 0 1 0 0 1 0— 2 j The Legion wilj^jflay Coastal Air on j J ] Saturday aftprfioon and a good at-l- , tendance is requested. . ^ I 1 ' I1 ; FREEHOLDER INVESTIGATOR < ! DONATES FEE TO AMERICAN.1 t LEGION V I ] April 14, 1921 J Chaplain R. S. Snyder, |, The American Legion Post,Ocean City, N. J. «, J Dear Mr. Snyder: — On Tuesday, April 12th, at Cape I , May Coyrt House, Honorable Charles t C. Black, Justice of ' #the Supreme a [ Cuort allowed the writer 52,000 for expenses 'and remuneration in connec- , < ! tion with an investigation recently I ' 1 made in the affairs of Cape May | County in which I took a part acting • under appointment of Justice Black • made the 14th-4ay of December, 1920. ' 1 The work referred to in this let- ' ter was taken up ps a duty. Upoh ! ■ the approval of an allowance of "52,- c 000 by Justice Black, I felt it would £ be both' a privile'ge and a pleasure to > ' turn over to The American Legion f • Posts of Cape May County any money 1 that might be paid me in connection with the work done iri the recent in- v vestigation, .retaining only such an ' amount as was actually spent in the y performance of my duty, which will J • not exceed 5500, a part of such ex- • • pense being' Nor printing of oar re- * I port to the Court. . .There will be 51,500 for distribution ; . among the Posts of *the Legion, whom, £ ; I have been informed are raising funds for the purpose of providing* a permanent meeting place. While not ' > desiring to place hny restrictions upon the use of the money I hope shortly to turn over to them, it would be , gratifying if the members were moved to use this money in providing per- ; mancnt meeting -places. Will you J pleai* present my offer to the proper ; 1 -«4kbori ties' and/the should the same - be accepted, I would appreciate rcceiving further advice as to whom 'r payment shtrtKbe made and in what . ' amounts. | During the past fifteen years I • ' have lived' in Cape May County for j several months each year and have , , enjoyed the acquaintance and friend - i ship of many peopel for whom I have j a high regard throughout the Coun- n ty. • " - . With best wishes ,foiy the future of -| The American Legiop, for all 'service j. men are especially equipped thru c i their experience to be an effective j. i force in moulding the future policies c I of our Country, I am c I Y'ours sincerely, . „ ' (Signed) E. B. Bacon. . ( ' 1 .

| ANNOUNCEMENT t X. Dr. Howe's book ^ 8" § "MAYFLOWEp DESCENDANTS IN. w ! X CAPE MAY COUNTY" 8 ! § Will be delivered to subscribers May 1st. 8 8 No copies will be soid until all sub- K S scribers have been supplied. The edi- M 1 ' g tion-is limited and orders will be filled in 8 8 order received. . § § ALBERT R. HAND, Publisher 8 8 * . Gape May, N. J. g

PERSONAL • MENTION ' — - INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS 1 AND RESIDENTS. ' i Mrs. Harry Brown entertained the, members of her club on Thursday i evening at her home on Corgie St. 1 I Mrs. Hollis McPheTson, of Perry I' : St. was among the Philadelphia visi- ) tors this week. • Mr. and Mrs. Albert Souder and j ) daughter Ellen, motored from Phila- ' . delphia on Saturday and spent the ■ I week-end with relatives here. I William M. Schaller and family, of I Philadelphia, have opened- their cot- , I tage, 257 Grant St. where they will" ! I spend a few. days. Mrs. Charles Stewart, of Ardmore, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. ' William Hickey at (their home on - ! Madison Avenue. . Capt. and Mrs. Richard Cresse and I 1 daughter, Gertrude, accompanied by ( ■ Mrs. Gys Rief motored to A (manes- ' sen, N. J., and spent the week-end with Mr. end Msr. Llqyd Vanatta. .' 1 Mrs. Joseph Campbell, of Ambler, ' 1 is spending a week with Mrs. I L Joseph Hughes at her home, corner 1 Sewell .Avenue and FrankTin Street. .Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Johnson < and daughter, Evelyn, motored to i Cape May, Saturday, where they" the week-end as guests of Mr. ' and Mrs. A. R Hand. . — Jkliss Frances Bockius and Miss 1 I Elizabeth Bockius hifve opened their ( |. Perry Street cottage, ' where they . will remain for a few weeks. Mrs. Thomas- Millet and son, of I | Philadelphia, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Robert i Hughes. I j Mrs. Jean Stetzer entertained at s j Hundred on Wednesday after- • POSTPONED i 'Because of tlye County Chamber of < 1' Commerce meeting which occurs this ( Thursday, evening, we have postpon- 1 ed the Progressive League meeting 1 • scheduled for that date until Monday evening, April 25th, 1921. < Organization Committee. i SHOULD COUNTY BOOST REAL ESTATE VENTURES? Part of the defense offered in uewspane- interviews by some mem- ' bers of the Board of Freeholders against the' charges made ' by the ' commission which has audited the accounts, is that roads built through ' unoccupied lands for mijes, that ■ streets rejiuilt in outskirts of cities j and boroughs and even in the veryheart of some of our cities, were aldone at the request and urging of ..the municipalities thus favoVeii. It will be not widely accepted as adc- c quate, however, for the reason that I the Board of Freeholders is not re- | sponsible to the municipalities which i constitute the county and not justi- c fied in assuming any of the charges burdens which justly belong to any municipality. The improvement. . of vacant lands should be done by | the owners and not- by cither county . or city. The' statement that county | or city is interested in such improve- ■ ment because it may hasten a devel- I opment which will add to the tax re- | ceipts is more than ofTset by th£ pro- ■ position that the money of .taxpayers I should hot be invested in a real es- ■ tate' or any other proposition with- I out their consent, ' particularly when all of their profits will go to the pro- | moters as it does ip everv real estate . development scjieme. It is not the | of city or county -to enter ■ such speculations apy more than I is its business to advance' capital ■ any. other business because it may I need it or because- its proprietors I to invest -their own money. ' filling -up of Turtle Gut Inlet and J the building of an- expensive road on J Mjle-Beach, as yet totally unin- | habited, is simply using pubne mini- _ ey out of the pockets of every house- 1 1 or business man in the entire, ■ county, for the benefit of the" real 1 estate operators who pre speculating ■ in the land on either side of Turtle I Inleti an inlet.whjeh has probh- I bly existe'd_ before the discovery of " America and wnich -Old Mlcean in- I tendjMp hold or make the matter of 1 nki I; it from its control a mighty J| costly one. We had a scheemer here once .whb | thought his services in. the matter of ■ working this city into . .building I streets, sewers, water mains and' so ■ on into unoccupied territory for the I benefit of a real estate movement, | were' worth a $1,000 per month. His _■ activities undoubtedly cost us a halfjj million, which .should, have never been " speirt by the city. t | | LADIES HATS I Just received a fine assortment of g ladies hats. KAHN'S, 50? Washing- ■ ton Street. I ' " ' ■ ' ' | ' PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER : - MISS LEAH WARE ■ ^ " — ' I j OFFICE — 612 Washington St. I k | Keystone Phone' 77 I J I RESIDENCE — *11,45 Wash. St. | Keystone Phone 'WjA | |

COMMISSIONERS ! HOLD MEETING ' —At a regular meeting on Tuesday ( permits were granted, subject to cert tain restrictions reserved to the ComI mi ssioners-. under a recent ordinance, I to-the' Reliance Transportation ComI phny.j and the Public Service Bus' ; Line to operate busses on the city I I streets at a flat rate of 10 cents and j the privilege of inter-changing tickets within the' limits of the city. The routes as submitted by the | companies cover nearly all the proroinent streets from the Cape May Navy I Y'ard to Broadway, and the, schedules as now arranged will give the public a thirty-minute service from either terminps. After June 1st the lines ' .will he placed on a fifteen minute ' schedule and additional busses added if the natronage "warrants it. At 'elevpn o'clock bids for coal for the Water Works were opened as follows: Jesse O. Rutherford, 700 tons of coal delivered at the bins at the Water Works at the rate of 3 Cars a month, $8.30 gross ton. Maryland Coal and Coke Co., Philadelphia Pa., 700 tons-bituminous coal f. o. b. siding at Waterworks, 57.91 gross ton, 'e Cape "May Coal and Ice Company. 70(> tone 'bituminous (Webster) coal f- . o. b. bins at Watef" Works at $7.90 net -ton. 700 tons bituminous (Georges Creek) coalr $8.35 .net ton. ' Both Jesse O. Rutherford and the Cape May Coal and Ice Co. submitted i complete analysis with their bids. Upon motion of Mr. Sheppard the bids were ordered tabulated for further consideration. Lewis T. Stevens was aopointed as advertising agent, with an appropria- ■ tion of $1500 to spend for the resort's summer advertising^ TURNER AND JARMON CONFESS Robert Turner and William Jar.mon, who were arrested and held for 1 court on charges of 'arson and burglary in Cape May- during the past ' winter, pleaded guilty this week. to a statement , made i>v • Turner last Friday in the Cape May Court House Jail, three additional ar rests Were made. These, however, were released after investigation. WADDING ANNIVERSARY A number of friends gathered at -the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stiefel on Washington Street on Tuesday evening, April 19th, to assist in celeb rating "the. fifth anniversary of their marriage. Games and other amusements filled the early hours of the evening, at the close of which a dain- ; ty repast was served. h NEW PAVEMENT I J. R. Moon, proprietor of the Me- I Pharmacy has improved his 1 property byjiaving a Ved block pavement laid around it. This is a big improvement and adds to the*beauty . "of that corner. -

i LOAN FUND READY FOR ) JERSEY'S YOUNG FARMERS . New Jersey has opened the way for ' her fanning interests to move toward an advanced petition in the livestock industry through completion- by the >' State Board of Agriculture of plans ' for the organization of the New.Jer- ' sey Junior Breeders' Association, a • movement suggested and partially fi- " nanced by United States Senator Jo1 seph S. Frelmghuysen to encourage '' young people in the development of 1 pure breeds in the live stock -business. The- project makes available thru the Frelinghuysen Funij, loans 5 up to $100 each to any bov or girl in- 1 terested in rearing thoroughbred ' swine or cattle and up to $50 for ! poultry breeding, and Secretary of : Agriculture/. Alva Agee, has announc- ^ ed that "the Board will begin at once ® ,to. consider applications for these • loans. Senator Frelinghuysen recommer.!- . ed the plan in his address lasfwinter ; as President of the State Board of Agriculture. He contributed the ori- - ginal $10,000 for the loan fund and . Julius Fortsmann of Passaic, heartilv, j endorsing the idea, promptly added another $20,<Mj0. The Senator has . suggested that more -funds will be I available if needed. ; I Secrflt»«®. Agee. in his announceI meiit of the completed plan, says the , fund will be loaned under rules that . will encourage initiative among am I bitious Tfdys anil girls dii the f&rmsr who have a real interest in live stock, i As far as Possible distribution of the loans will be under local supervision i of the state boys' and "iris' club wprk [ of which A. M. Hulbert of the State Agricultural-College if a director. Ab- - sence of such organized work in any community, however, will not deprive any young person of the privi-» ; leges of the fund, which the promot- 1 ers desire yd" available for girls i and boys in eve county in the state. Young applicants will be offered every encouragement thru freedom ; from onerous red tape. A few simple rules' will govern the distribution • of the loans. Each apnjicant will be permitted to signihis or her own note without further . adult endorsement. , There will be a legal interest charge I of 6 per cent to encourage the business ideal rather than for the income, and, as the contributors of the fund , Have stated that they will not accept 1 interest, this income will be used to swell general fund for future loans. 1 Applications for the loans are to be filed with the State Board of Agriculjture at Trenton. . | MILLINERY I The shop of sensible prices.* . Mil- j of Aristocratic smartness, cat- j • •ering to the requirements of a re- » fined clientele. Next, week, hats spe- , cially prieed at $5.00, "5?.00, $8.00,1 $10.00, $12.50. Sport Hats. Roman | ' Sashes so popular now at $2.00. | Veils 35" cents each. LOTTIE R HILLMAN 209 Perry Street Cape May

FISHING FLEET IN HARBOR ! 125 WELL EQUIPPED BOATS FROM GLOUCESTER MASS.. 1 NOW SHIPPING FROM THIS HARBOR — ITALIANS LAND BIG SHARKS AND SHIP TO NEW r YORK MARKETS ' Each Spring the mackerel fishing ® industry increases f» great shape at . this port. This season finds 125 . ; boats of various sixes' landing daily . with large catches of extra choice mackerel which are iced and shipped | by express to the New York mar- ! kets where they command from 40 ! to 65 cents per lb. The catch, will _ average about two cafload per day until the close of the seasbn. To es- " timate the amount of capital invest- - ed in this industry would be the work of an expert but there is sufficient I volume of business of this kind to \ warrant considerable interest. I The Cape May Fisheries Co. is ca- > tering to the wants of 'these visitors i in good shape for their immediate requirements. But it appeals to the writer that steps should be taken to . establish a modern cold storage plant that the fishermen could store their catch and dispose of them in- the . sdmmer season -when -the demand- . would be greater at better prices. . The mackerel run is followed by i weak fish and tons of the fish are captured and sold in the cities at a , yery low wholesale price. Here the" storeage plant again would come to - the rescue by freezing the-fish while they kick and holding them until July and August or even next winter. ' Fortunes have been amassed in Wildwood at this enterprise, why" not at Cape May, where , facilities are much better. J CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Lengert - celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home, 1108 Diamond : I St., Philadelphia on Monday,. April 18th. Only their immediate family, two brides maids, Mrs. Charlotte Somers Gaviett, Miss Clara L. Siddons and three cousins who were present at the wedding, en'oying the evening. Mr. and. Mrs. Lerkrert were married , in the Tremont HoUsc at Cape May, ! in 1871, by the Rev.-.Moses Willjami son. Mrs. Lengert was the daughter ; o( Humphrey and Eliza Hughes. ' Mr! I and Mrs. Lengert and their family I have been .summer visitors here for a I great many, years and will soon open their^cortage, 623- Columbia Avenue J. S. GARRISON I Repairing of Watches, Jewelry, Optical Goods and Phonographs Old Gold, Silver and Diamonds Bought " ' 1

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