OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXI.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, JUNK 21), 1911. ,

NO. 13

Ocean City

ENGAGED WHILE FORMER COUNCILMEN. SUMMERING HERE ADMIT TAKING MONEY

of Capt. McCoach and ^ Daughter or Receiver Black PQ[]|{ BAPTIZED IN BAT HERE Colored Persons Immersed 8howed~Ever£ Evidence of Great Happiness. *rbeba|>tl-t|i of four colored |>«W

JACOB SCHUFF THE PIONEER BAKERY. •« 780 Art*! hmm. Omii Mi. I. I.

-RALPH HERZ lu the Muaical Comedy “Doctor DeLuxe"

secKirr souhtibs. '

It may he just barelj possible that some btlief: fellow may sell it a little cheaper, hut abetjter quality—^IMPOSSIBLE.” » • We have it and we have it good. Hive us your order for (he Sunday poultry % We dress them. v

Boyle’s Dependable Market S. W. Cor. Twelfth SL and Asbur> Ave Everythin); in Meats, Groceries arid Vegetables

CMS. E. ADAMS t DM.

Porter and Armbffyst’s NEW HIPPODROME Opens 1 TON IG H AH-^tar yaudeville Six Afet^TAR ACTS

AND

TAUKIINQ PICTURES After the Regular 9|pw No Extra Charge

OPENING NIGHT

Souvenir Dancing Carnival, “A Night in Turkey'

pWay night

Big Amateur Contest See them get the Hook

SATURDAY NIGHT

“ A Night in Ireland ”

^711 Evening Price* 10c and 25c. LADIES’ ORCHESTRA

Kl. rim ■ lllrrnor. r JudRe Hlldmh liai - of the State I hurti. he •

heard on lu tbu city, and be b lion for holdltiR the clow and lutcraat-1 The bride ad attention of bU audience*. There- 1 her peranu In there la every likelihood of a charmlnR mi led bulldfuR Monday'nIRbt. To ! friend#. niUaTheartriK Or. (Jravatt la to lone a The younR couple became enRaRed ' lu thla clly laid rummer, and they will There will be-»peclal mu>lr. ! »|>eud part of (heir honeymoon here. Say* the Ciaudte: “While Tuckahoe |.rote*tliiR aRalnrt oIIIiir |ta etreeta,! *•«■>«* Markwraid, ourtHouaela proteatniR aRaln*t the ■ 0 *'Pt*'a, ■ retired poll delay In oIIIur. Our experience of laid ; Sixteenth District, yeaf with thla nil waaauch a> to make . upeclal policeman by Hupt. about to be tried lu H,|, now on duly. Rollceman DouRberty, | of last eummer'a force, alao Is on duly.

There are about SB boat* In of the Ocean lily Yacht flub lbl« aean. Among these are the fart crutaere ('apt. Mulford and ('apt Hredo. d the apeed boata of Capt. Wilkie and CYapt Nelm,. (’apt K. J DuMee hauled hh speed boat. Caro ibowa Rreater ajeed than ooaelblBa Nr** al Hippodrome. The Hippodrome,on (be Boardwalk, baa been rented for the aeason by A. W. Porter, known aa the “Jolly Hcot,” to be one of Ibe foremost comea In the country, and Walter K. Armbruet. They promlae to Rive Ocean City aomethliiR out of (be ordinary, IncludlnR alar vaudeville. lalktnR plclure*. IHuetrated aonRa and dandoR carnival*. These will be Riven for one admlaalon. In addition there will b* blR amaieur contests, cake-walks and dandnR dolls.

“GRADS." TO HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET High School Almnni Association at the Bellevue Hotel This Evening. The annual banquet of the Ocean City HiRti School Alumni will be bejd ■ la evenlQR at the Bellevue Hotel, and will be fully up to the idandard of

her years.

Those who will-respond l< Morgan Hand, Jr„ f-'orm Harold Colllna, wboae subjects have not been announced; i. Norcum. “The Peeulty. Addresses alao will be made by Clly Bnperlnleudeut of Schools James M. Stevens and ' Prof. J. _ Elmer Sandt, principal of the blah school. iAirloc the evening there will be an InatrumeoUl duet by Mlaaea Ada M. Ranch and Louisa Corson, member, of the association. These reunions bare been held for several year*, and always are. happy occastona for all gatbrtetrr GOING TO CALIFORNIA

rfem r.a

Mr*. K KME of the Palrrie* m appointed matron atid'maiiMti charge of itbe dortnltorle* abd din lug ball of the l ulveraJly Karma si, at Darla. Cal. She plana to leara here the Uttar part of August Mrs. Kiaell opened thto new dlulnR all on her rtaltlo California two year a ago, but, owing to a railroad 'accident, was obliged to return East earlier than

FISH-HArVE NOT BEEN SO PLENTIFUL IN SIX YEARS

WILL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

First M. E. Charch’s New Edifice Was Dedicated Three Years Ago. The third annieeraory of the dedication df the band some First M. E Church will be celebrated on Sunday. The Rev Dr. Holme* F. Uraratt, a si or of the First M. E Church, of Uaaaden, will deliver a patriotic serin the morning. He la regarded ae perhaps Ibe moat eloquent a preset In the New Jersey Conference, which le saying much. * In the evening tjtcfe wlll.be a sacred concert by the famous Couly Vtnartet, of Philadelphia. Three new ventilators have been laead in the church, which will tone plenty ol fr*ah nlr and a corre-

sponding

Such is Statement of Tax Collect jr Bnrleigb, Expert Authority. There ore more fish In the hay at the present time than In the I art year*. Those mo*t abundant are wi nab and bake. There Is alao more sbrimpthan In yean, which draw and hold I he tdg n-h. These dab tli*!. log plenty of shrimp to feed upon,they Kneln7 Tax Collector Burleigh la among Ibe meny who declare that Hah have not more plentiful in year*, and I who know ^(r. Burleigh apprecUte Ibe fact that his statement la odgbly trustworthy Therefore, those of the city’a visitors who have not e* yet gone Using In the bay. ebon Id get their reels reedy enjoy n few boor*’ sport.

THREE MASSES NOW

Coming fack from the Wert in April tart. Constable Mels Carbon, of IM* city, brought wBti him a quantity of alfsfa hay seed from Hpeldlug, Neb. This be planted in Ibe yard lu ibe rear of Ula boms about May 1, abd b* now

l.alfcer** Wervtces.

|n the HaptAtChurch. Wesley avenue, below Moth rtraai, on Hunday, at 4 K p.m . by-the Rav. 1. C. Holfnaan. of

Sr.

HARHY H-KADl.KV.

Crtato oiterator, Ninth nod As-

to Bra bona* who

way nwd

tin g rest art bargains'to ba Bwaaoey'a A cad •my, Vlq h*re oo^ the aastart terms taKk AtUnUib n«y. - Mr.

Ht. Augnatlne * Church on

Sundays, the boars being 8 SO, 8 and ■Oo'clock. Tbe rector, the Kev. John J Sweeney, has aa bla aastrta summer the Rev. D. J. Devine, Paul 1st Order In New York (Tty. De-

votions. will be held at 71“ every Sunday evening •

At these service*. Father Devine will give ■ course of Instrubtloos on the sertpturee and doctrine* of.tbs Homan '

K la cord tally Invltad to attend. Tbeanbla in floe condition. Inc. shewing Ucu will be expletned In clear manner th.tU-nh.rt.rew-fullygrswntn.h. wHboo , o(r(UM to « B7 m „ >11 bere._ .• ^ other religious denomloatlooh. Shampooing, Maolcarlng. Ktedrl* -w - C*L Facial and Scalp Treat melila given oeraw CH» rter.

Mr*. Josephine Bagg auoouot opening of a hair dressing par' (walk, adjoining Onr#

No aSB.Sac. A..Wesley ai

• v^SwtATSv "• »>«»• Apply -K , HIC.VT1M

be audleooe* have been J. In addition to tbe K picture*. Bennb Franknowu (call theatre-goer*,

-i —“ b a neat attraction Roller akaUng

Is a feature that Ukas with i "

Ocularly the young people, who want to spend a pleasant •

noreatfiefeteM- 1

1100. Apply t

Fob Haul—One pool and one bll- i (M pnbHc. For h i Hard table,, complete owtBl, almort' eddltum to ReooM F

dhaap; 'also some old bov

— Virginia i

Startling Revelations At First Meeting of Conncil’s Investigating Committee. The first meeting for tbe Coundlmanlc Investigation of rtimort concerning •'Jtrafl" In clly blHclal,circles exlending over a period of several years w as held In Council chamber Satur-

day evening.

Former onincllmen and others.admltted^uuder oath, that they had received various sumsof money, ranging in amounts from 825 lo 8450. The committee conducting the probe comp'rised t^mricllmap Charlea B. Rider, chairman,Councilman William M. Kanck, City Comptroller H. H. Mowrer and Frederick Sboyer and William T. I’rlngle.of the Taxpayers’ Association of Ocean City. • ity Solicitor K. U c. Bleak lay, of ■ 'amdeii, examined the witnesses, and a number of questions were also asked by Mr. Shoyer, who la a well-known Philadelphia corporation lawyer. stenographer took the te*tl-

inuy n|

wiluei

Th^ tlrst witness called wasComp-

. Mower said,that In going over ■ he city bonks he f»und detldenciea for ear 1010. He discovered, through

AN INTERESTING DEBATE PROMISED Commission Form of Govern^ meat to be Discnssed Here July io. Commission form of government Is to ba explained by E. Spencer Miller. Philadelphia lawyer, lu tbe audlrlum, on the camp ground, on July

II a peal lacfly.

Aa It Is said that Mr Miller peak lo favor of the advantages of tbu form of government, tbe lesgue. f tbe people an opportunity to bear both sides, Is endeavorg to aecure a speaker of equal ability discuss Ibe matter with Mr. Miller. LONG TRIP BY MOTOR

Dr. Kay mood Uaskl A, manual fralnlog Instructor at Tom* Inalllute, Port Deposit, Md . Baynard Kendrick and his friend. Myron Hagley. senior students at Tome, are jus! due at'Ocean City, having traveled from Port De> poslf by a 61 bone power motor host. They started Monday last at 6 a. m., ’ ling rtown tbe Snsqoebaun* to anal, which brought them to Dataware CUy on tbe Del*ware-river;

thence, rounding the point at Cap* i

May, and froan ttrtre by Inner

tie to this place.

Mr. and Mrs John It Kendrick will join the patty at the Strand Saturday.

paid for lire hose purchased from the Kureka ll»-c Co., of Philadelphia. Dr. Itnlrr had h-en olTcrad 867.50 by Fire i.lef <'oncer, who also was to have Alter a eotisullatlon between tbe witness and Dr. Itldei, It was decide! :o tell Councilman Kanck of tbe oBer. I’pon the advice of Lawyer Andrew • Boswell, Dr. Klder accepted the 8*17 SO and turned It over to tbe complroller, who gave* receipt for It. ' •mver. w Hues* testified, said be got MOD last year uu tbe Hr* hose contract While Ibe arauunt of hose purchased from tbe hose company last year was larger than thla year, (bay were able ibis year to get a higher percentage in the way ofcdfBmlaslonaafiertbeacaot, John W. Smith, had been seen in bis uniceatid had consulted with one of the ufflclals of tbe company. Ooovar never received any money on lb* aulo chemical contract. Convtraald H.L. Smith, ■en a councilman, banded him 8100 i the Ore hose deal lo 1010. Witness said Couver bad lorned over lo him 8167.60 Mowrer teetilled lhal be sew H. L Smith lu the office of Dr. Rider and told him they desired to glv* him a chance to explain. Smith amid he never got much—8100 on Ore hose; 860 on tbe auto chemical, and 8X5 and 82S on tbe city advertising contract. Smith ex prosed a willingness to return thla money, but has not dona so. Of the advertising coiamiaaloo, Smith once received money from Foley, of the Foley Advertising Agency, and from Harry Headley. Smith, witness said, also-admitted •at be had recetyed money on the sale of a street contract awarded to John Bramell and sold by tbe latter, through Smith'* agency, to the ButA Corson Co. He aim shared In a contract given by the clly to L. L. Wallace fur the building of Boardwalk ipproaches, Smith- furnishing the money so that Wallace coaid do thl*

work.

Smith, witness said, agreed lo retpni 8210, but not more, as be tbuugbl-ftiat on the contract work be saved m4oej

for the clly.

i said be and Dr. Klder next saw C. M. Campbell, *>*> a former councilman, who adriluvd receiving money on the anto cbe^Hrel contract. This money was paid him by a third party, whom o*mt wltuem daolhmd •He offered to Whra UxT ut hat hot dona so-! L^tcr, witness’ said, Campbell said be had received two commissionli on tbe advertising contract*. Attorney Boewciraod Mowrer went • Burlington to see Howard M. Storey, agent for the company from which the city bought the aulo chemical. Storey laid b* bad never paid'any money to member* of Council, but had given

rtau Chu lc will b

n Sun-

day OCX

Hive. Mrs Uregor H- Stuart, contralto wilolrt of St. James'. M'K. Cbhrch, Philadelphia, will make her drat appearance, and will king at the 'res during the season. Wm U a will aastat the choir. He is well ___-’n as a vocalist, aad hi* singing la gnarly enjoyed by all. Amateurs wauled for Big Amateur ■ontert at the Hippodrome Friday ,lgbt. Apply at Box Offire. FhR SAUL—Cottage* and Dost desirable locations in Ocean Cnv. AuptitoA^ritow

naira ana ins row —» siwwst — l.'zzzz zax’is&Su'eh j. Oriental wwo- Ftflh and Oeraaaclowq avenue. W.II-

uaas said, lo answer lo a.

query at tb* close of his examination, that the hill for 1,000 feat ef hose has

ot been paid the Eureka Ou,

8. B. Ooovar, next sworn, said be ha* been chief of tb* tire ijspartmant

and one-half yaare. H* waa

handed 8100 In 1910 by ft. L. SaBth. This year begot the money froad the agent -of tbe company. The money as not given'to him bccnom bf hla lying lhal be would o&Uoi eoodt-

for giving Dr. Rider «TJA 1 been made an offer Me* by

He b

investment Wlllpaj 14 per oaa A corner Ipt Ninetrvuih and avenue, so J two eoroer Ms 1 and Aafaury ai ' “ sala. aS'Wffia-