OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXI.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMRKR 7, 1911.

NO. 30

OceanCitySentinel

AT-roH«El>uvr.|.« w. MORGAN HAND^ ' ATTORNEY and COU NSELLOR-AT LAW,

CURTIS ROBINSON

Editor and Proprietor

$i.oo Per Year, Strictly in Advance! CITY DIRECTORY.

I ( ^CrT¥ OFFICIALS

LAW OFFICES

Apgar & Boswell,

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. KIOHTH HT. AND WESLEY AVE.

$12,000 COTTAGE FOR COMMODORE HEXAMER

LAW OFFICES

Godfrey & Godfrey,

It Allen Corson,

Ocean City Now Jersey j DR. W.' I'. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE

““liLmrlVj 0‘is M. Townsend Given Constinday"! tract to Build Handsome , D.^p'- Residence Here.

CltUKCli SERVICES.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. '■J: I JAMES M. E. HILDRETH J»* CounseHor-at-Ciw

Otis M. Townsend A I'racllcaJ Keaalinre Arclillec

THE UP-TO-DATE Tonsoriai. Parlor 824 Asbury Avenue Four Barbers NO WAITING

QR. CHARLES B. RIDER 809 Central Avenue

TVf'AI)DOCK'S PHARMACY ElKbtli SI reel anil Asbury Avenue.

Ocean City Business School

T,pvtlH.| SetUleg Honday and Tburadav Evi CLASS FORMING ENROLL NOW POST OFFICE BUILDING

; Millinery Reduced Atlantic, CilY Theatres

j Ladle- and CblblrruV II

APOl.LOTnEATKE

J. H. HILDRETH

JVIadame JVIazzi modiste

THURSDAY, FRIDAY an

SATURDAY

MORGAN HAND. .in.

Dante’s Inferno

a be terraced two feet a i building. The aides uf It o be ablugled, ami the ro. ered u lilt rcl axbeHim >lat

will be beaietl by ll

bu.tirug meiubera of Hie yatlii and active In everything liKiklut e eclvaiieement »f Oceau Clty'i

HADDOCK MAKES OFFER

K^Cbureb/tViilli and ss:SiresS£E

CHURCH SOCIETIES.

L. Wallace, keeper ol record..

Wah-Ht.lla Counrll7No.l M n.BchplmK OampMl'A! Ocean City ■BTABen.'No. 21

d WkDNKSDAY

IIEXItY B. IIAltHIS Pie

H, STEELMAN

Fresh Meats Robert Teas, Coffees, Fine Groceries F 1 ri r» and Proyisions Ij-aeSOll POULTRY DRKH8ED It) ORDER . In ^ ° rl “ Ul ^ FOURTH ST. anil ISBURI AVE. THE ARAB Cigars sod Tobacco. Orders lellfcrcd | "f •<Le AoUmr of 'the "Conntry

Orders receive prompt tticntlon.

SEAT SALE TODAY

It may be just barely* possible that someother fellow may sell it a little cheaper, but abetter quality—“IMPOSSIBLE^” Wc have it and we have it good. Give us your order for the Sunday poultry. We dress theme

Boyle’s Dependable Market 8. W. Cor. Twelfth St. and Asbury Ave. Everything in Meats, Groceries and Vegetables

R. CURTIS ROBINSON Conveyancing j Insurance NOTARY PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONER OR DEEDS Nos. 744-46 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY. N. J. SS*Money to loan on Bond and Mortgage'.‘ e £t

The Pontiere BOOT s SHOE REPAIRING SHOP . REPAIRING NEATLY DONE MMII Asbury Art. OceM CUy. H. J.

‘iHavris Stubio ©pen HU tbe year 828 BOARDWALK OCEAN CITY. N. J. Eycrgtbfne photographic Postal Photo*. CaMaets, Portrait■. EalargenieviU. Water Colon Amateur fimahhtg and rappliea.

Hexaiuer. of Pliiladelplila lage. In till. city. It will be located on tilt tier of Plymouth place a avenue, facing ou Allan and will cost * LI,000. Olla M. Tow rue ud war contract, a few daya ago. i liouae. Wblcli la to tie tl'i I. 16. The ground for the h jdaked till, week, and n erecting the collage will bt rapidly an poaalble.

if ilie Shore Kaa i relative to m

Line, foi

llckel oftice In a ceulral locallon In city, the Skstinki. baa received following propoalllon from W. Maddock, druggkd In Hie Hourw Hullding, corner of Eighth atrevt and Aatlury avenue, which la . herewith aubmltled toSUpt. Akarman: ••I will keep llcket office open ou eek-daye from 7 t m. uulll 10 p. m.; Sundaya. 8 a. m. lo 10 p. m Tenna. f 10 a week and one |iaiw for aelf Ip and

mile City/”

WILL RESOME • FORESTRY WORK Fred. Branyate Took a Few Day’s Vacation in

This City.

Fred. Brooyate,.aon of Dr and Mra 1. K. Urnnyate, ha. gone to New York after spending a few daya with hla parita In thla dly. Within a few daya he will reaume la forestry work In Pennaylvanlaand III be tbua engaged for aome time. Refure coming to vlaK Ida pareuta »re the latter part of la.t week. Fred, ad .pent several months In forestry, ork for the (•overoment In the range I mountains betwasn Virginia and Kentucky. He likes hi. profession, which, judging from hla appearance, frees with him. Fred, has been unusually aucces.ful i Ida work. In which he baa been engaged"fur a year or more. He lias wild sections of this

r up-lown or lower seel Ion of tbe If- ~ . ENJOYED “SMOKltR”

np.enl fM'-asaat.KTcnlnir. lie members of Wasbhigton Camp. No. 75. P. O. B. of A , fiWd a ••smoker ': sir lodge room Friday evening and spent a few hours very pleasantly Elmer Rauek and Hoy Darby pre--nted a funny sketch, and Hugh Ciioulngham gave a reading. Refreshments, In the shape of samlichea and coffee, were served. Cigars and pipes had their full Inning. The commltlee In charge of (he enjoyable affair, lo whom full credit for Us success Is given, comprised K. C. Harrell, Lawrence Lear and Elmer

Rauck.

WILL HOLD SALE

The ladln of Holy Trinity Church re arranging to bold a tale of bometade cake and candy and alao fancy

n December 15 and Eighth street ad ite office of Claytor

Tbe sale will be i

!l In tbe store on joining the reel eat

Haines Hnck.

Thl. Is a worthy

and should

Everyone I. cordially Invited

Highway Supervisor Robert >as rebuilt a bad piece of First elweeu Ocean and Atlantic a' t was a mush-needed Impro'

1 fives orlty t

It’s dignified a

OCEAN CITY. Besides, your responsibility as a real -date owner makes you a desirable citizen. Thick It over, then call on HARRY HfeADLEY, Real Eaute Operator, Ninth and As ‘iry avenue, next to Are honae who Ilf show you tbe very best way and ms of the greatest bargains to be found ■■— — —

’S CAN’T ROAM STREETS Most Not be Permitted to Ran at Large' Within City’s Corporate Limits. At the meeting of Hie City Comml.

cepled on Hrsl sud tie ordinance will co lion December 14. The ordinance dech t iinlawfui for tbe or estle fowl or fowls l

It thesan

within i City.

is of the ordinance

having jurladlcHnn, be subject ic not exceeding $200, at Hie on of such officer before whom ' be tried. In default of payhe may be Imprisoned for a til exceeding thirty days. Any on of any act prohibited by Hie nee on any day following such Ion shall be <1 reined a new

ON COMMISSIONERS TAKE CHAMPIONSHIP UP SIGN ORDINANCE

Beat Out Big Field of Good Boys io Cross-Coon- CHIEF SCULL HAS

BEEN VINDICATED Whales Do Sleep on Surface of Water, Despite Derisive Cries oi Doubters.

hands, they ban . giving their h ociferoasly declar

H?gh Scl

isely followed by Liel

iiid al half dlstan

■ond lap. and w

al Lincoln 5 lely followluj led ahead oi ‘-cd (llrard ai

Liebei

lead

le was still leadnent. Brbuelder n. The latler mon HIM and In the lead. He Brewery HIM,

id the two McComb

McCotub bmlhera and Bchurl^ler. H. Met'omb passed Schneider just ‘Vc the lighthouse, but Schneider, h a wonderful burst of speed, passed speedy rival and crossed tbe line everal Ocean t'lty people wltneined

Bmith Jeffries, a well known resident of'thls city, has purchased former oilman Daniel ri. Bam pson'a colon A.bury avenue, above Fourth ou.e for a number of years.

• on the surface of Long Island I, In the dim light of early dawn day, and nearly paid for their es. with their live*. The whale a plunge, his tall lashing tbe and causing Hie [rail launch of mnters to bob Mite a cork. The crafl was half swamped In the sea, In add ll Ion lo being almost sucked ugder icn the mammal disappeared. iVheu the men first encountered Ibe isle they thought Its black hulk was ■Hack her! .Rack her!” yelled McHugh, as he abandoned tbe wheel and ran aft. The motor.was reversed, but as too Isle, and Hie launch crashed the side of the whale.

Ocean City had Ite Aral snowstorm if tbe whiter on Monday. Bnow began falling early In the morning and tinned until after tbe noon hour. 11 came down for some time in biialnessIke style. Much of It milled In short irder, but enough of It remained lo •how that the city had quite a little niow-fall. There was a strong wind. The son appeared about S o'clock Id lie afternoon, and tbe snowstorm was thing'of the past, but the wind conInued blowing.

SAY CITY IS GETTING NEW DEAL ON MONEY BORROWED

But Facts of Case Scarcely Bear Out Assertion of

Commissioners.

At the raeelliiR of the UMy Commis-

sioners Balurday afternoon, Director ‘Thorn, of ihe department of Anance

New Dictator, Sqniee a.rt, “."iJT 1“ Will Have United Help ‘ part of the city to obtain a reduction of Members. 0,1 , ' ,e r * le of h " e,trl P» ,d b >-

municipality on money borrowed from

the local financial Institutions. Director 1 horn told of tbe meeting

of the committees from these Institutions, Tbe committees pul out good reasons why they could not see their

way olear to reduce the Inlerest from 6 per cent, to 5 per cent. The bank broke Its rule, however, the speaker said, by agreeing to mil the dly to place sucb money

may have on band at a special de-

posit drawing Sjier cent, lutereat:

speaker stated that the $14,000 seen red i! phy- by lb* proposed bond Issue for the

i. John tension of Hie Roardw be deposited and draw 8 per cent -tercet daring the several mouths It unased. In this way Ibe city will

a gainer.

Director Thorn further said that c of the dlreelora of the bank llgured ll out that this would be leas than the 5 Other men here whose lluauclal ability la unquestioned do not see where tbe city bae gained very much, If any-

thing.

The Comnilssloners made a big splatter shout getting money at 5 per All that has been accomplished Is that tbe my can get Its money from tbit spei-lsl fund when desired without giving Ihe customary

MOOSE TO BUILD PRETTY HOME

A large numb

city who are members of Atlantic City Lodge, No. 116, Loyal Order of Moose, want lo AHantic City Monday evening to take part Id the election for The following officers were elected: Dictator. Jerome 8. Rush; vice dicta tor. Eugene L. Nixon; prelate, A. L Major; secretary,-Harry Beilis; arnlstaut secretary, E. J. Bowney; treasurer, J. M. Bentel; sergeant-at-arms, Walter 'Teeka; Inside guard, Frank J. Collins; outside guard, William Howartb; phy-

i, Ed. Well, M.D itrasteea. j. Sullivan, John Tallman and

Tbe election of tbe dictator, vice dictator, secretary, aaalataut secretary, treasurer and outside guard was unanimous. All will be Installed'lilter by

Installing Officer Chris. Smith.

Tbe members of tbe lodge are planning to build a pretty home In Atlantlc City during ihecomlngyear. They

Dictator Rush they look to him

to do this.

Beginning tonight, tbe postal wrings bank department hi tbe local post office will remain open every Thursday evening nntll 9 o’clock. By this move, those wbo are unable to get to Ibe post oAlce In tiia day lima to de»lt their aavtnga will be given an

portmjrty to put some mousy away r IhejPiverblal •■rainy day.”

i and will

Tbe former dly goverumen rlrtnally ihe same advantage.

Two family furnished honse, four ol rooms and modern lot 40x100, eveulb and Atlantic avenue, as an

Harry L. Lake, aon of Mr. and Mra. Investment wjll pay 14 per cent. Daniel Lake, of this city, le having a * < ’' r "* r '° | t Ninetaenth and Central successful gunning trip In tbe vicinity UnrtAsbury avra^b^gafo. for qulik of MHIvllle, according to report* re-' sale. from Mm. He seat three r.b- Iwp hundred feet on Sixth street

iKT'iffif sssr *“ "* . Bungalows and cottages at bat

countar prlcsa.

FRANK K. DARBY,

Apply to A. Cotton 019 Asbury avanue, I REAL ESTATE BROKKE " 761 Asbury Avenue

Fok Haul—Cottages -i lost desirable locations in --pply to A. Cotton 619 Aob Ocean City, New Jersey.

Hint Chief of l‘o-

t last he has been vindicated dlowing Is a clipping he col ’hlladelphla newspaper a few

io local duck

icglect lo obey tbe ordinance or a violation of Ibe proibject the person so doing lo exceeding $200,or, In default of payment, to Imprisonment not exceeding SO days. Mayor Headley, after the ordinance id been accepted on second reading. Id that the new law will go Into effect the beginning of the new year acquaint the people with Hie law by advertising it In hotji of the papers.. Director Thorn expressed the view tat the papers would publish It as a matter uf news. Mayor Headley said he suppoeed I hey would do thls.as an Mem of nawa, his opinion that the property owners sbould be notlAod of

It w

f the ne« STATE TAX REPORT

M. C. FIFE TO GO TO MARCUS HOOK Has Accepted Good Position With a Silk Manufacturing Co. Matthew C. Fife, at tbe meeting of ic board of directors of tbe First Naanal Bank on Tuesday, presented his resignation as watchman, to take effect December 15 Tbe resignation waa accepted. Mr. Fife has held tbla poeli and served faithfully for e/*rl>

years.

le has accepted a position will; ilw American Vlscase t'o., silk manufac- ' jrers at Marcus Hook, and will reside I Moore, Fa. He will have charge of re company's supply More, aud wIM ave Ave men under hla supervision. The company's plant covers 76 acres, ud Is located on the Delaware River. Mr. and Mra. Fife have a large numer of frlenda lo this city, who will be irry to see them leave, but wbo at the ime time are pleased to know that

New Measure Accepted by Board on First and Second

Readings.

At ibe meellug of tbe City Commissioners Saturday, Hi-re was Introduced, and given llrst mid second reading an ordinance prohibiting Hie erection of any -stationary or swinging' algus he u hole or any part of any of ewalks or boardwalks within of (Iceau City; also regulating ohlblting the placing of any over or upon any portion of irdwalk. aud providing for the signs now or hereafter

reeled or pla ny of“the sides

i the city.

Iwalks

The ratables of New Jersey property for all purposes of taxation are tMa year $2.168.786,68616, an Increasa of $120,887,821.8] over last year, acoord3 tbe annual report of tbe Slate I of equallutioD ot taxes to Gov- ■ Wilson, which shows that tbe Inereesed municipal expensaa ere reiponaible for tbe Increase of tbe average tax rate of tbe State, wblcb tbla year Ip $1,896 per $100 of asaeaaed vainm, aa against $1,856 last year, an Increase of Ihe average tax rate of the The average tax rate la Important Becanre tbe railroads pay Uxea on their rain stem franchise and other proprty, outslclj, of second-class property,

n this basis.

Tbe report alao shows that public property of municipalities and ebnrab id cbarlteble property in tbe State exempt from taxesaggregatee$187,499,648, but venturea no figures on tbe millions and millions of property escaping taxation bees use of Us being In nontaxable securities. That the wealth of New Jersey lies In reel estate Is apparent, aa tbe report abowa that of the Increase of $120,887,321-, over $114,000,00$'a taxed against real estate. Home radical recommeudatlona am embodied lo Hie report for tbe eoncMerallon of lbs governor and tbe teglature ea follows: First. That aacsament districts be

the Htale.

Second. That local assessments be made by appointive boards of county assessors In all laxlug districts outside of Mrsl and second class cities. •Third. That all persons e

AFTER OLD "SHACKS”

:ii» Is making Plans in uot am At tbe meetlog of Ibe Clly Comuils‘loner- Saturday, Director Marta, referring lo tbe old hute lu the vicinity r, eald be bad asked the oily solicitor some time fgo as to wbat toward getting ridof them. They are a menace to tbe clly aud tbe people. The solicitor stated thi ' log on a plan looking to Ihe end desired, and would be ready to submit It to the board wltbln a. short time. He expressed the thought that the city can get rid of all of these buildings. w. C. T. r. Unlit Far gale. The members of tbe W. U. T. U. hsve a pretty bed quill for sale at tbe home of Mrs. Van Tine. Ibe proceeds from wblcb will be turued over I public fountain fund, price of the quilt Is $6. The union. It stated, has . early sufficient for the purchase uf the fountain ■v io H, R.

be appointed by tbe

county board from civil service lists prepared In aud conAued to tbe raatdenU of tbe county In wblcb tbe ap-

pointment Is made.

Fourth. That bank shares be aa*ssetl at a Aat rate uniform tbrongbut tbe State and based upon capital, surplus and undivided proAla, with reductions for rial estate separately taessed as now, but without any al- » ance for exempt securitiee. Fifth. That household goods and personal effects be exempt from taxa-

Sixtb. That Intai rty be classlOed for tbe purpose of taxlloo sod that specific rate* be applied i tbe several claaaas. Seventh. That Ibe adoption of tax laps be made compulsory wltbln three years and that tbe Slate aid la tbelr pr—*-—

Fob Salk.—Two 1 _ No 686, See. A.,Weeley arm 1100. Apply B , Hmenwn. >