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CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1922 SUBIcwpton, $527 per year vol. 67; No. 36 ■—

ASK TO SUPPLY I ELECJURRENT ATLANTIC CITY COMPANY SUP ERINTENDENT AND ATTOR NEY ASK FREEHOLDERS FOR PRIVILEGE AT FIRST SEPTEMBER MEETING. The first tiling following the roll call at the County Board of Freeholders meeting at Cape May Court House on Tuesday was the introduction to the Board members of 'General Supt. I Torrey and Attorney Walter Hanetein of the Atlantic City and West ■ Jersey Electric Companies. These ■ two gentlemen came before the board to ask permission to erect a high tension line from Ocean City to Wild- & wood and brought with them a resolu- \ tion asking for this privilege and also t sets of blue-prints showing the type of pole to be erected and the exact location along the road where each of these poles will go upi Mr. Hanstein, the attorney of the company was tne _ first speaker and he told the plans to ■ the Board. He stated that permission I to erect the line along the State Highway was now before the State Highway Commission- Thev must give the privilege from Marshal Is corner to Cape May Court House but the bal- ^ ance of the line will be on the county road- Therefore the county board must give permission before the work can be done. He went on to say that practically all the property owners along the road had granted the prm- f lege to the company and that in manv cases the poles were already on the ground awaiting the county offi/•jali permission to erect themAfter carefully looking over the blue prints the board resumed their seats and after a discussion from various members of the board, Mr. Eldredge made the motion that the mat- > ter should be left in the hands of the solicitor and engineer of the county W investigate and to report at the next > ^Seneraf^uperintendent stated that if this line is erected (and it isfullyl; sss ^TwEssnHii'lS. £ < current direct fromAtlanric^yand . that the Wildwood Plant will be kept up only in case of an emergency. : Crty Engineer WVsir came before the . board representing the City of Wild J wood. Mr Weir stated that the cost of locating and raising the manholes .1 of the sewer on Park Boulevard, after : the county had raised the grade and traveled this street, had amounted to approximately $175 and that the city felt that the county should stand some ofthis expense- this brought up. controversy which lasted some few moments. A motion was made that the matter be duly : rec. nved and fjed-( A communication from the Mos quite Extermination Commission aak | ed that the balance of the county ap pro^iriation, fS.OOO be the commission. This letter was dered received and filed and it was unanimous decLs on that the money be eent to the commission. , board Mr. Hanson was present to with railroad officials and report back to the board at their next meetingA resolution calling for the raising of a bond issue for S^^-^ for the Grassy Sound Bridge work was reiid ,„d adopted- A. mot, on immediate >

make preparatory resolutions for the '"StosffiKifSS Slaughter, of ' ,ta WMwood and Delaware toy Short Line R. R- then apepared before the board and asked permission to nurch^e about 10,000 feet of the old E from the Holly Beach bridge at a cost of $40.00 per thousand. A motion which passed the board ordered the Purchasing Agent toiwrg lust what amounts of this lumber were needed by various members of the board for work in their districts and to learn how much would be left °fTvJ! Supervisor of Roads Report w^hol tood, Inthis re^rt among other things, it was stated that tne West Wildwood road was excavat^ and that it was awaiting the amvai of cinders which had been ordered f ^Mr. ^ Norton brou-ht up the matter of the Two Mile Beach road stating that the hearing on this matter would come up on the 18th of this month and that Francis E. Schroth, the receiver of the realty company desired a meeting at Attorney Leap's office in Camden before this date. A committee df five was appointed to attend this meeting. . / A resolution was introduced ana adopted appointing Road Supervisor Loper and County Engineer Smith to their positions for a term of five 'years as per the Road act of 1912. This is from the date they took ofThe report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures showed that 476 inspections had been made during the month ancPthat two arrests had taken place for short weight- One of these was in Cape May and the other - in Wiidwood- Both were for salt water taffy sales which were under weight or. pound boxes. Both merchants had ! , been found guilty and fined $25.00.

" n I t Lv. *. ?£•, w- KmiS i terial was a big factor in helping to complete the operation in record time. ,

PERSONAL NEWS III OF ACTIVE PEOPLE INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- Rl GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS < AND RESIDENTS Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Knerr, of ws Flemington, accompanied by Miss El- Da sie Hausen, motored to Cape May this j,e week where they remained several ^ days- . . Mrs. John H Mecray entertained at w cards on Friday afternoon at the Ho- ^ tel Lafayette- ce Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M Schellenger are visitin" friends in Palmyra, ^ N. J., over the week end. he Mrs- I. J. Pocher, of New York, ^ gave a card party at her summer re cottage on Thursday evening. Mr- and Mrs- Wallace M Cox and .I son Wallace M. of Brooklyn, N- Y , in . were guests for a week of Mr. and ^ i Mrs. W. B. Humes of Narberth, Pa-. m I at their cottage o nPerry street- h Mr. and Mrs. Harvey WKlluuns, of ^ Philadelphia, and Ml.. BelvaDavia, of t. . Berwick, 'Pa., spent Labor Day with a the ladies' aunt, Miss Lillian Hess. t) Dr. and Mrs- Leslie H- Ewing, of a s .Berlin, are visiting Alan deP. Ewmg r for a week- , . p I Ashbrook Church had has as his R j ~uest, Mr. Arthur Kinkaid. of Clear- ti I I field, Pa., a college friend Miss Laura e Church, who has returned to her posia tion at the Cooper Hospital, anent her v i vacation with her parents in Lap® t May. She entertained recently Miss f. 1. 1 Margaret McArthun of Carlisle. 'Pa- > Ij BROADWAY ROSE o Next Fridav and Saturday, Sept. 15, - and 16, there will come to the liberty c s Theatre, a picture that is different. h e Mae Murray is starred in the feature , a role and anvone who has seen her in , c e "Peacock Ailey" ahd "Fascination ;s c should see this young star in this pic- 5 o.ture. The cast also includes Monte j if Blue. "Broadway Rose" is considered t e i one of the triumphs of the season. •t! RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS I e k I' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hand are be-| g ing congratulated upon the birth of a t daughter, on Friday, August 25th. .j d The little girl will be called Jane y =

WON'T EXTEND 1 CONGRESS HALL: ill MORS OF BUILDING ADDI V TIONAL WING ALONG. CONGRESS STREET DENIED. I Persistent rumors to the effect that >n additional wing on Congress Hal! Jc as to be built in the late fall, to run f) oarallel with Congress Street, have c£ seen found to be practically unfound Bd. it was learned last night. The report, which stated that an el! " would be run from Congress Place to M the bluff, was so widespread as to re- jr ceive credence almost everywhere- c. The Congress Hall closed this week, y after a most successful season. The j, was so crowded all summer, and a fact may have given rise to the tl report of extension. Li . b Rumors starting in the spring, and g increasing throughout the summer, to effect that a member of the Wi!- s mington du Ponts had purchased the \ Hotel Cape Mav. and a considerable f portion of the unused East Cape May .. in the neighborhood of the hotel, also thought to be unfounded . though it has been impossible to get t a denial of the story. , It is said that the present selling c price of Hotel Cape May, $1,250,000, j makes its purchase absolutely prohibi- | tive as - business speculation. ; BEE WRECKS CAR Lighting on "the face of an unidenti- . driver as he was motoring- m the . Mill Lane road yesterday, a bumble , bee, of the big sting variety, caused the wreck of a Franklin car, and causing estimated damage of $500. j i The sudden -pain of the insect s bite : caused the 'driver to lose control of I his car, and plunge 100 feet into an ^ adjoinin- field, describe an arc. In [ i coming back to the road the auto | i smashed into a telegranh nole breakit off short, and smashing the radone lamp, both mudguards of the car, and displaciug the engine. Occuuants of the car were uninjurled. ^ ^ a I RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS - Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vanaman I ■ are receiving congratulations on the • ibirth of a son, Raymond Vanaman, Jr. i on August 25th.

SALE GREAT SUCCESS § Rt VALUE OF RACE COURSE LOTS w< JUMP 20 TO 100 PER CENT AF- as TER SALE. cil in' The absolute auction sale, held by j a! A. Ackley, auctioneer, on Labor i w; ifc September 4th, was a big sue- UI from every standpoint, and is an j la event which is expected to have a far- tj, reaching effect on the future of Cape se and West Cape May. Land lie- jv idle, and doin® nothir- except ac- ! cumulating taxes, is of little good to T" community or to its owners. Sell- Dl in-*.- circulation, distribution, precedes ej active market. An active real estate market means building. Buildnot only means prosperity of the 0i building trade, and general!" but " growthEverybody was satisfied with the sale, Mr. Morrison and his associate, ^ Mr. Ackley and his organization, and " probably most of any, the buying ® oublic. £ A significant phase _of this sale was 1 the immediate jump in prices afte' n the auction was over. Instances of | T dozens of sales jumping 20 to 100 per ; t cent immediately after consummation 1 1 have been recorded-. One woman, who j > bought a' desirable piece of property at *45, was offered $100 for the same r lot one day after the sale- j j! ! A bungalow concern located at Car- j ney's Point, who advertised bungalows j 5 ' lor sale in conjunction with theiauc j I tion, report that inquiries are brisk | 4 | concerning -nrtable houses of the bet- 1 ' ter sort, *>nd local builders and lum- ! ' | ber dealers are anticipating action in | the near future. , • According to reports received, a ■ : majority of the buyers have bought 1 I I individual lots, or parcels of from tw t ' ' to four adjoining lots, for the puroose 1 * | of building their own homes. So—e : ' of these properties are in srdendid lo- - rations, being closer to the "shore than ' f f the" Ion" settled parts of West Cape large buyers. have bought ••-hole blocks for purposes of jnvost- , ment, are expecting to build before 5 i next summer's season, ti I A sale as successful as this one e taking place in East Cape May would -. be worth millions of dollars to Caoe 'Mav in future development

"He who would a courtin' go"

DRAWS E LARGE CROWD OPENING GUNS OF CAMPAIGN M FIRED BY REPUBLICAN PARTY AT GET-TOGETHER TUESDAY NIGHT. Tuesday evening last witnessed the discharge of the opening gun of t^e '' Republican State campaign. A mass ^ meeting called by the Woman's Re- tl publican Club, of this city, under the direction of the State Federation of jj Women's Republican Ciubs, met at q this time, in this city, at Cox's Pal- , ace Theatre, and the program included a Mrs. VanNess, former representative of Essex county in the House of Assembly and U. S. Senator Joseph Frel- . { inghuysen, who is a candidate for reelection- In honor of the senatorial office Senator Bright made the intro- j ductory remarks and was followed b" State Committeeman and former State . Senator. Hon- Lewis T- Stevens, who gave a masterlv synopsis of the issues of the campaign and the record of ( Senator Frelinghuysenjjuring his six rear term as senato»>^\

Mrs. VanNess nfext addfessed the meeting and detailed eloquently the -regress of the women of the State in ' political matters and predicted overwhelming majorities in the November election for Senator Frelinghuysen ' and candidate for Governor William Runyon. "These are men whom the women of the state can stand behind as representatives of their ideals in a' citizenship and devotion to the "ublic G interest," she said. She called upon M women to vote as this is the onlv in which they can exert influence the course of events. Statistics were given to show an appallingly b< number of stay-at-homes, who n, deliberately disenfranchised them ^ selves- Senator Frelinehuysen ans- . wered to the taunt frequently made by Democratic leaders, that the Re- o publics- - administration had accomplished nothing since coming into pow-, ii bv reciting the chaotic condition^ in o which the Democratic administration e had left the government by its policy C of waste and extravagance, govern- t ment interference with business the d railroads, telegraph and telephone e companies and so on and then care: c fully detailing the work done by the Reoublican administration in straight- c ening out the finances, establishing a a budget svtem, correcting our interna- ( tional relations and establishing a c mercantile marine on business princi- 1 pies, which under Democratic ship- ' I ping board management was costing ' | the United States $500,000,000 per 1 I " The government expenses have been ! | reduced to nearly the pre-war basis 1 and the national debt reduced by $5 - I 1 000,000,000 and the good work still < I on- • 1 j The ladies had especially invited all '< the candidates for Republican nominations to county offices to he preserit and the following responded: For Sheriff, Josenh S- Douglass,:!' for Surrogate. Irving T. Fitch: for State Committeeman, Lewis T. Stev- 1 ; ens; for County Board of Freehold-]' i e-s. Charles Vanaman. Joseph G. ( . Champion. Robert Kav; for Assemble, i ; A. W. Hand: for Sheriff Charles! . Rosonbaum; for state committeeman, , C. C- Bohm; for Assembly, Ralnh Ste- j Those who failed to attend this I t meeting missed a great treat It was . . -ne of the best meetings of its kind j » ever held in C— -e May. » ONSLUAGHT OF FISH e A combine which threatened the ' local fish supply was formed last ; week when J. Learning Eldredge and ] ■Harry F. Ettinger. guests at the • ■narry r . r,iiinger. guesis m wic un

Columbia Hotel, sallied forth to the > m City Fishing Pier with looks of grim hi determination and a quantity of the | st latest things in weapons employed in I fish warfare- |te The fish in some way got wind of te the affair, however, and departed for 1 at narts unknown, all except two un- 1 lb warv ones, who were captured with | p: much eclat by the experienced anglers. !p! m * ™ j pi RIDE ON BOARDWALK— $15 n A party of four visitors, two you^g 1 m men and two young women, driven by i pi one of the young men in a somewhat ti gay mood, were introduced to an in- jr tercsting adventure by the drivers y running the car up on the boardwalk , and starting to speed its length Offi- 1 cer Markley noticed the little diver- 1 sion and promptly halted it. requiring^! the car to be brought back to the j street- The owner of the car was . R haled before Mavor Melvin later anil , a felt that he was handsomely treated jcl when requested to part with a fine of i jf but $15. ■ i » AN INDUSTRIAL STATE | ' j « Out of a total population of 3.155,- |h 900 persons in New Jersey, 603.070 ;u persons are wage earners and 84,135 c: more are salaried employees- In oth- tl er words, one out of every four per- a sons in the state is actually employed b in industry. The average annual wages and salaries paid in all industries approximates $771,732,612- This is in excess of 25 per cent of the total value of all the industries which in I 1919 was given as $2.835577.121. s Hudson County had the highest in- h dustrial pay-roll. Essex was second, t Camden was fourth, while Ocean t County was low. J New Jersey is the 6th greatest in- i dustrial rtate. c 0

EXHIBITS WOp WHILE WILDWOOD FIRM8 HAVE SHOW TENTS CONTAINING GOODS AND APPLIANCES THAT ARE EDUCATIONAL. The Cape May County Fair, September 7, 8 and 9, is a step forward over last year and some of the exhibits of Wiluwood firms are a credit to firms, the City and the CountyOne of the most attractive, and at the same time educational, is the ex» 'i titbit of Koeneke Brothers Company. tent is located centrally facing the Phillips restaurant, the vocational exhibit and the rest tent. This exhibit is unique in a number of ways. A 30-foot well has been i 'driven to "ood clear water and connected with the Goulds Water System and Westinghouse Electric Plants for farms. A demonstration is continuous in practical electric lights, irrigation systems, running water for farm and farm home. A complete bath room set has been connected with the water system as has kitchen sinks, irrigation pipes and fans and a drinkngation pipes ami ians ana a onn»

ing fountain. In addition the tent contains low-priced, yet practical hot water and warm-air heating plants, and stoves for the modern farm. To cap the unusually clever exhibit a radio set gives musical concerts and reports on produce markets. Have you and your friends stopped and examined the exhibit of the T. S. Lumber Company? This conas in former years, has a very attractive exhibit of all classes of building materials. The Goslin LumCompany are pioneers in the movement to sell somethin" besides brick, mortar and two by fours. It is their aim to sell their customers a completed home. There is probably no other concern the County that is better equipped more able to handle their customers' building problems than the T. SGosRn Lumber Company They have the largest lumber yard south of Camand it is well equipped with modfacilities to take care of their customers' building material wants. A modern wood-working plant is • connected with their establishment, and they are enabled to turn out quicklv. special and stock mill work of all descriptions, furthermore, they a smooth running organization and their customers find that it is a 1 -Measure to deal with the Goslin Lum- • ber Company. In the office we find Henry Ai Schubert, who not only holds down ; the position of office manager, but is also responsible for taking all the orders .estimating and supplying information in general to customers. Mr. Schubert is courteous, and very con- . siderate of the company's many t friends and customers. He can be deNpended upon to take care of your re--. : j quirements in a manner that will r assure absolute satisfaction. - 1 The information clerk. Miss Esther - j Thomas, has won many friends by the .'quick, intelligent manner in which , i she handles all the 'phone calls that s 'come to the Goslin Yard, and we can i, tell you that a great" many inquiries - ! come in every dayCharles F. Dudley, their new ass'sistant sales manager, is right on his s toes everv day to see that ^Rtomers tl | are supplied with pertinent informaition regarding all sorts of building problems. Mr- Dudle - will spend at least three days of the week out I the road calling on the ' contractors e and all those who are interested in it buildingd The store is under the able mane agement of John T. Oilman. Mr- Gil- «• »»"" -• — — -- - --- has made many friends since he

has worked in the Goslin Company's The Yard is managed by John Bit- • ter. assited by Roy Cummings- Bitand Cummings are hard workers, and thev have the reputation for "dethe goods." as that is their particular end of the job. These are only a few of the employees of the Goslin Lumber Company that help to make a smooth running organizationIt will pay you to stop a few moments and look over the Goslin Combooth. They have some attracprizes that are well worth examining.. Stop and talk to them about building problems. A CITY WELL KEPT (Kansas City Times) A city is spick and span, well kept, beautiful, when its individual homes !are neat and attractive when its vaicant lots are not evesores- The city lis a collection of details. If these details are neglected, the whole city looks slovenly. I A man mav think it makes no diffI erencc if he is a little careless around j his home, if he lets his lawn become ; unkempt, if he dumps trash in a vacant lot. But such carelessness on the part of one family ma- ruin an attractive block, and one slovenly may hurt a whole neighborhood. REACH PARTY On Fridav evening the guests of the Devon, about fifty in number, gathered around a large fire on the beach and enjoyed a marshmallow Later all entered heartily into the games which were played by the light of. the fire .and some took a dip in the ocean before closing a thoroughly enjoyable evening.