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CAPE MAY STAR AND WAVE Published by STAR AND WAVE PUR CO. (Incorporated) ALBERT R HAND, President CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY £. LEON EWING . Manager SUBSCfelPTION PRICE $1.56' PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Tin paper is entered at the postpffice as second-clan* postal matter. THE^^RIC^n'pR&^^i^lATIoTrri Publishing a communication in these columns does not necessarily Imply editorial endorsement. Communications will- not be cow.ddered unless signed. The beginning of the campaign for the state senatorship in this county wan made last -spring when politicians who thought themselves ' veil' smooth, shrewd and wise, engineered n~ movement among the farmers of the county, to develop an opposition to the ferry bill, before the legislature to secure, under state auspices, a ferry across Delaware Bay from ,|Cape May to Lewes, for the purpose of creating a shorter route to and from the South -for the entire state and the great cities of New York and, Philadelphia. Farmers were told that it would bring Delaware farm products to Cape May County to compete with the home products and Assemblyman Boswell's big minded efforts to do a really great thing for his state and county was represented as unfriendly to the county farmersThe bin was passed, nevertheless, but the "same political influence.* sought an opinion from the attorneygeneral of the state to the effect that there was a defect in the title and that, therefore, until this defect isremedied nothing can be done under the law- Jt WILL be remedied at the* next session of the legislature, there is no doubt about that, but meanwhile the state and county and the great cities of New York and Philadelphia are deprived of a great advantage in traveling to Florida and the South and the people of^ the South are deprived of the b6on of a Short route by land and water to the cool seashore resorts of the north and to the busine.<ft>ceutre* of New York and Philadelphial>ecju»s«— ujcn ambi- - tious for publi5"~~prefere"mBut are playing politics with this supremely important matter. \ What about the farmers of Cope May County ajid their interests? Our' answer is that their interests nroj Identical with those of all the other business men of this county and stale and that they will be as fully benefitted by this improvement as any other .class o f people and in all probgbility"nTt>c£. / Did it ever"~»«cuf to the ' Shrewd, wise, long-headed politicians • who raised this issue that there was steamer- connection between Lewes . and Cape May for several years and that this issue. was fairly tried out? Did it "ever occur to these foxey gentlemen that motor boats can at any time serve the Lewes farmers bp bringing across the~Bay any quantity of produce which. they desire to-send? Both statements are facts, however, and those who know all about it will give testimony that the quantity of , . Delaware products brought over in the . days of the steamboat had no per- j ceptiblt effect upon the market and that the motor boat scheme has been tried but is not successful Because there w^s_ not enough stuff available j to bring across, the Bay to make the : venture profitable to anybody. In j the days of the stenmboats the quan- j tity diminished from year to year and | the same thing is seen in the use of the motor boat- If there was stuff to bring across or if Delaware farmers Were interested in the matter even in. a -slight degree, the steamer "Onward," now doing business at Cape May, would be available to car. ry large cargoes at sufficiently reasonable rates and could do this and continue, in . its excursion businesqr Ths farmers who were led to believe | that their business- .would be* endangered were deliberately hoodwliikel ' and fed Upon false -statements. The farmers would "be greatly benefitted. There would be, undoubtedly, great travel. The county would be discovered by thousands who know nothing about it- There would be new settlers both in the resorts and in-^the farming sections. Demand for lands will increase their, value j ' inevitably. Years ago the owners of | beaches yould have ridiculed ' the j * idea and did -ridicule i£, that these beaches were of any value excepting for gunningi picnicing, fishirtg or for placing cattle where they' could lie | •kept to. multiply, and develop with- 1 out expense- Today these beaches are worth many millions because | they were discovered and developed '!

r by far-sighted and energetic men. L The coming of more people, even the passing through the county of more people, will benefit every 'producer of food, because all people must eat and they must obtain edibles from thdse "who have them. Cape May County, any part of it, would be re,r garded as a paradise to thousands of people accustomed to less salubrious R and pleasant lands and itkfiiture de- , pCnds almost solely upon its becomt- ing known to greater numbers of r. people- Its advantages are so nnmrous that it will appeal to thousands 1 who have not yet disco vefbd it The ' energy and foresight which has den veloped southern California will just y as readily develop Cape May County whenever it is applied to it. This and the capital which must necessart _ ily accompany 'it will come from sources now unknown arid We will hasten the day by encouraging every reasonable proposition Which bijngs new people into the county. The men i- Who deliberately place thSir petty y little ambitions in the pathway of - public progrffes should not be sup. f portedI f A FEW BOUQUETS i There are several men in town who ' by recent actions have shown public 1 spiritedness and ability that war5 rants a few bouquets being thrown ' their way. It is impossible to take ! them all up here; many men are !> working constantly for the good of 1 Cape Nay, unknown to their fellow ' citizens. These must be contpnt with '■ the inner-satisfaction of watching the ' results of their efforts- But as for ' the others: Professor Blerik is the 1 leader of the most popular orchestra ! that has ever played in Cape MayUnder -his direction, a rare combina- • tion has been obtained -t-an orchestra i that plays cbncert music to the satisfaction of the most critical, and one / : that plays dance music "to the satis' ' faction of- all. In other words, his j : orchestra is just right, and has drawn nightly crowds to the -Convention s ; Hall that have never been equalled 1 hereA free dance under such desirable ' conditions as are found at the City ' Pier is one of the features of Cape : May, always different from other re- ' sorts. It is a .feature that will be a great drawing cardBut Professor Blenk does not think 1 his duty has, ended when the music'is 1 over- He is continually planning : something new, somesthiqg. that will make this popular spot more popular 1 than ever. He has ideas — lots of ' them; and he doesn't hesitate to push ahead. These qualities, comhined \ ■ with an enthusiastic and unselfish in- ! ' trrest in Cape May mnke him the; 'j most valuable Music Director-the city has ever had, and we welcome the; ' 'Veil substantiated rumor that he will be with us next year- Thanhs also to Mr. L- "A. Rodes, whose direction of/the community singing was invaluable. We mention George Doerner, not _ ' Only as the manager of the Cape May Ball Club, but as representative of the whole team to which this ap. preciation is du£. After smoke had blown away, and the facts once more stood out clearly that Cape-Ma)- was not to have a professiohal baseball team, a still small voice arose- This time, it was the voice of a group of ardent fins, who thought of base ball not only as an amusment to themselves, but as an asset to a town whose stock in trade is pleasure. In answer to this voice, the Cape May Ball Club, conW posed of local players, was organized. Without compensation, Mr. Doerj ner and the members of his team have given time and effort to mak | ing this baseball season the splendid | success that it has been. The maj chine that has been built up has won I every gamq of the season excepting two. both of which were close score"?, one going into an extra inning- After a number of victories, people began ' to take interest, and now the games are being rather well supported, but only after a hard struggle, requir- . ing a considerable amount of courage In this connection, the name of Mr. ' Charles A. Johnson inevitably comes up. Twice Mr. Johnson has brought the team of the Newton Coal Co ' \ere. Once accompanied by one thousand rdoters, and these games were undoubtedly the attraction of the season. Other names • come up, inI eluding Mr. Gilbert Hughes, Mr. Luther Ogden, who loaned lumber i for extra grandstands, and MrI Sharp. Mr- Ware and Mr. Gilbert, I who donated the scoreboard. ! All thgse things, and the silent ' | works of many other men have con ! ; tributed toward making the season : of 1921 one of the greatest that Cape ; | May has enjoyed. Miss Katherine Kern has returne 1 ! to her home in Altoona, after an ex-. : I tended visit here as- the guest of i Catherine Needles. :

: COUNTY FAIR IS i WELL ORGANIZED iy PERSONNEL OF VARIOUS COMe- MITTEES GUARANTEES FIRST1 >f CLASS EVENT THIS YEAR is — — e- At a meeting on Saturday night at i- Cape May Court House; those inter>f ested in the County Fair decided on i- a program" which will mean for 1921 Is a bigger, better, and more interesting ie Fair than any previous year. The ag- ;• riculturists, lovers of horses* cattle >t raisers, chicken fanciers, representay tives of the granges, American Lei8 gion, apd of course the County Board of Agriculture, ail vied", with n one anther in offering their services II and in bringing up features that y should, through the various displays, s etc., interest every one in the -county n and visitors to the county, y The Fair is set for all d|ty Friday f and Saturday, September 16 and 17 i- at the Fair Grounds- one-half mile north of Cape 'May Court .HouseThe following committees were appointed on agricultural" exhibits and cattle- This includes exhibits of. 0 fruit, vegetables, flowers, poultry, C hogs and cattle, and there are offer- - ed as prizes cash awards, as well as 1 the usual ribbons. Fruit Committee, e Wra. H. Powell, Millard Howell, Dr. i t Jylius Way, Mjjton Godfrey and Norf man Taylor. Poultry Committee: A. j ' B, Faure, D. C- Tudor, Jos. H. Co- \ l h^p and John N." Reeve. Vegetable i Committee: ASa McCarty, Ellis! r Thompson, E- E. Madara, E. 0. How- ! s eU, Jr., Bf&ert Somers, Joseph C. El- : » liott anfl Chas. L. B. Cresse- % Swine j - Committee: Jesse S- Collins, George j - Walter, Jr., J- Reid. Chambers, Ed- 1 i wardyGallaway and Geo. Rea- Dairy. • porffmittee: Edward Phillips, Jr., ! /Walter Taylor an<N Frank Corson- ; Grange Committee: A. T. D. Howell, ' Chas. Foster, Walter Hand, David ' McPherson and Geo. Caldwell- Field ' s,Crop Committee: W. S. Thompson, ' I Ralph Schellenger, Washington Van Gilder, Ralph Taylor and Mulfordi - StevensThere will Be Grange and Voca- • tional School exhibits. *Side booths will contain worth while features for , 1 farmers and others in . exhibits of ( tractors, •Jprm machinery, heaters, : lighting plants, etc. m • ' There will be a Baby Keep Well . ! Station where 100 per cent babies , I wjll receive their- ribbon and their , ' photographs. Also State Depart- , ment of Healtb exhibits and, it is i hoped, National Guart .and Nqvy atI j tractions. ' ] Dont forget the amusements: Base j ' I ball each day. — ABand all the time | . ' J and horse racing. • ! The horse races are set -for three 1 openj to all .and two for county horses . ' only, with very substantial cash, nriz- . 1 es. There will also be an open run- , • ning mule race, an added feature this >ar. You will know the ability ■ of , ; -the following committee who are , - handling the races: John P. Fox, I - A. Powell, Alfred Cresse, Thomas ■ Loper, Walter Hurrell' and Robert , Miller. Fair Grounds Committee: I. I A. Powell, Wm- Steel and Coleman Corson1 Each day there will be available 1 full course dinner at a nominal price | ' and fK course the usual refreshments > and' sales booth. The American Le- ! gion will handle two booths on the ; 1 Mardi Gras principle for the sale of , ' 1 novelties, etc- The Daughters of ; ! the American Revolution will have a j f tea room where candy, cakes and re- 1 ' freshments may be obtained- : In addition the American Legion 1 are chancing off a Ford on this.) date, Tor which tickets are on sale I I now throughput the county. 1 You will want to see the automo- j 1 bile exhibits and have your chance to j I fly in the aeroplane. Don't forget the j • time and the place for a general reunion pf home folks"; to make visitors 1 welcome and have everyone to e.njoy ' a good timeFrom the w&y applicatiw^5»foi ' booths and exhibits are (timing in, ■ it looks as though all the committees | , would have real work to do. Work Has Begun on the Wildwood Course ! The Carter Tested Seed Company • of New York C'ty. the company who is to build the 18 hole Course for the . Wildvyood Golf Club, srint one of their • best men to Wildwood on Tuesday of . this week to lay out the ' Course. , Their representative is a. Golf "Architect and engineer who will qiake it" t possible for Wildwood to have one of the best links in the East. Anyone i interested in looking over the site 1 will finfl the Carter. Co. Architect ready to explain "questions that may be asked. 1 Miss Martha .Schellenger was hos- - tess .at a Five Hundred party given f for her friends 'on Friday fcvbniig at her home, 666 Washington Street.

GHEEN CREEK I (Staff Ccrreipoadest) Miss Helen Scbellenge^is at home fpr a vacation. Truman Hickman and wife attend - r ed the Methodist Church a^ Cape May- City last Sunday morning. Augustus Key and daughters, of t West Cape May, and Walton Glick - -and wife aqd brother of Pleasant - i ville, called on' relafives, here Sunday 1 afternoon. X . Heath ""Norbury is building a new - barn for Elmer Hemmingway. s Miss Sarah- Hollingshe&d js suffer- - "ing from a severe sprained ankle. Mrs: Walter Schellenger and ehilr dren of Philadelphia, arie with friend^ i here- / a Thomas Loper, our efficient!, road t supervisor has been ordered to take , charge of road building near Millr ville- 1 Charles H. Loper is recovering ' from a severe fall from a load of hay- [ Capt. M- M. Norbury and wife ! spent Friday in WildwoodMrs. George Weaver and daughter • Alice, spent Thursday j^i PJ»iladel- : pbia. Miss Alice remained over for '. a visit. ' , . Capt. Richard Cresse, Wife ahd ' daughter, of t,he Cape May City • Coast Guard station, called on friends , here Saturday. I Ralph Schellengei . the only farmer i [ near here, who' grows wheat, had his, -j crop thrqshed out last week. A large number of our voters, 1 both men and women, attended the • :L school meeting at Court House on i Thursday and voted down the enor- j j mous bill for toilet purposes- • Mrs. Eva D. Smith, of Tuckahoe, : called on her mother, Mrs- Adaline I Grace on Friday* Postmaster Miller, wife and soil, Horace, spent the week-end with his brother, Dannie, at Wesf. Cape" May. The Misses Katie and Ada Sylvers who have, been with Capt. and Mrs ' Norbury for the suipmer, returned tx> their Bridgeton home and will open their schools next week1 Truman Hickman and wife and his ' brother, Theodore and wife, took an ■ aufo trip to Bridgeton, through the 1 Seabrook farms, thence to Vineland J and Millville, calling on many friends 1 enroute. Joseph Camp, Ralph Schellenger, Loper and- Truman Hickman i J attended a meeting of the Cape May 1 1 County Board of Agriculture at -the [ Court House to make plans for tlje j County Fair. Capt- Norbury and wife drove up ' to- Millville on Tuesday and spent the day with Mrs,. Vangilder. I Never before, in the history, of our ; I"' -lest people have there been jiuch f-'ie weak'fiijh caught with hook and line as. are now being taken by our party boatmen. Their weights run' from three to six pounds each, weak or bluefish- Norbury's Landing is fast becoming a great hook and line center and to protect "that Industry our boatmen and fishermen should make a desperate effort to have the gill fishing stopped in the spring during -spawning season as millions •6f fish- are destroyedMrs. J. J. Stiley nnd hor daughter, Miss Kathryn, -who have been speed ing the month of -August at - Cape j May, N. J-, have returned to their, I home in West Phil.-ulelphl i. ' '

COLD SPRING (Staff Correspondent) e Mrs. Mildred Palmer, of Pleysantville, N. J., is spending a few days I- with her mother! Mrs. E. Millere 'Mrs. May Walter is on the sick list.-, f Rev. and Mrs. John Cobb, of CoalIt port, Pa-, were guests of Mr. and Mrs- Edward Learning during the Y weekMrs- Martha Sqffe, has returned y from a brief visit with relatives at Audubon, N. J. Mr. and Mrs- Charles Foster and children, of Easton, Pa-, were guests . of their parents during the week, s Mrs. Leora' Needles entertained a number of her friends/ Tuesday afi ternoon. e Jere Wells, of Perryville, Md., is - enjoying a vacation with his familyMr. and Mrs- Henry Shaw have inc stalled a new heater in their Homes's It. is- said that Messrs- Taylor and Douglass wilf constitute the teaching)' • corps at Lower Cold^Spring during the coming school year. Mifriy are re- , joicing that the school is to 'be kept open and that the Township has J I been fortunate enough to secure two . such well equipped teachers. . The Granger sessions during September will be "held 2nd and 4th Mon- . day evenings, Sept. 12th and Sept-- * j 26, respectively. j Rev. Jacob Dyke having " retikij^d , from a vacation, occupied the pulpiT i of the Old Brick Church, Sabbath i morning. ^ The Ladies of Cold Sprihg Grange ! No. 32, are planning to hold a ehick- • en pot pie supper in 'their hall Sept. i 6: As these ladies have won fame in the past for these delectable reI,, pasts, all will do well to test this ; particular one, in order to judge whether they are still keeping them ' ! up to the standard. Mrs. Rietta Yearicks and Mrs. 1 Wattie Matthews spent Thursday 1 with Mre. Mattie Shaw.

/Tucicr\ IftW toasted T'O seal I in the 1 delicious [ Once you've ' A I enjoyed the'SnX \ \ toasted flavor J way# want h * NOTICE OF MEETING Progressive League Members Be suje to attend the regular meeting of the Progressive League, Tuesday, September 6th at 8 P. M. in the League room over Convention Hall. Theer are several matters of interest that require your 'attendance. Be sure -and attend. H. E. SETTLE, Rec- Sec.

' I oYt c-ca-Mij 3pltsarmacjj J. R. MOON, Prop. * . f ' R Perry and Congress Place' Capt May, N. f. -|| ^ PRESCRIPTIONS ABEFULLY FILLED BY >, } ' REGISTERED DRUGGIST g Both Phones "* A PHILADELPHIA^ [ SPECIAL EXCURSION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1921 $1.50 ROUND TRIP ; . SPECIAL TICKETS GOOD ONLY ON TRAIN LEAVING Standard Daylight . Time Tim«^^' i Cape May — ..JS 5:50 A.M.' 6:50 A.- flfT' Wildwood : .—5:50 A. M- 6:50 A. M. Wildwood Junction ; 6:00 A- M. 7:00 A. M Cape May Court House - 6:07 A. M. 7:07 A- M. Dennisvjlle «;18 A. M. 7:18 A- M. Philadelphia (arrive) 2:45 A. M- 8:45 A. M RETURNING Special-train leaves Philadelphia (Chestnut and South Street Ferries) 6:30 P. M. (Standard Time), 7:30 P- M> (Delight Time). Tickets may be purchased prior to date of Excursion PHILADELPHIA & READING SYSTEM Atlantic City Railroad F .

I . . ' / , v Don't Buy Any Automobile Until September 6th. * Day After Labor Day

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WE hayerbefrfswamped with Orders for Studebaker Automobiles at the ndtfr low prices. We must have ready money to finance new car sales. We must sacrifice to get it. On September 6th we slash our prices! Every used car will be marked at an astounding low priceNo cars put aside— Bring cash or your check book. Wait Until September 6th.