f ' , ' ' ■ OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXI I.

(-Ocean city, n. j„ Thursday, February 13. i»i3.

no. 46

Ocean City Sentinel . Cubll.b.d Wnkly'a OCCAM CITV, N. J. -BrR. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor Si.oo Per Yeer, Strictly in Advance, SherilTs Sale. iSSsK AmS* S ejpi>2 1 Monday, February 34, 1914, In 1. lineal flab 1 to tin. (lumdaalk in I Wed January """itbann. j 1'roposnls for Boardwalk Heron- ■ • ^r*e^0B* ^ ^ ■ t_ 1 '"^i^'a'i^lCatS^aJ >?O^VlSSlna'rnryi. j . " Tbevlg bt fijJaiTVny "of ail"blda"a n- j . JOHN E. TOWNSEND Electrical Contractor 1137 Anbury Ave. Ocean City New Jersoy j WASHINGTON! Popular 1, Three-Day Tours Frtrnri 30, Mirth 20. ApHt 3. 17, in* Mr, 1 ind U 1913 $11.05 FROM OCEAN CITY .rpMatac. Uadar ParMnal Kacart. i Statwart%itulal7hla^i l ** PENNSTLHHIi R. R.| The Pontiere BOOT?, SHOE REPAIRING SHOP REPAIRING NEATLY DONE 916-918 Anbury Ave.. Ocean City. * J. ABBOTTS' Alderney Dairies Seventh St..and West Ave. Ocfean Clty.-N. J. I Choice Ditlry ProduetB Batter and Era Aalt for Booklet of Hpaclaltlee Order* Delivered Both Phone* Otis M. Townsend ! A Practical Seashore Architect i Licensed by the Btete -s- \ EIGHTH STREET, OPP. P. O. i OCEAN CITY N. J. I Try en Advertisement i in the BiurnnaJ. j In the matters of Cc chases, we aim to give our c We have always endt MAS El First-class mortgage

J ATTORNEY t-|T.U«, flfORGAN HAND. -ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW, moptobw' Uowt'SiralaaMnm'*' to c,l*B0,r*' nee may cot it i hui'mi. n. j. • (t>t<p<jalta Cublw BullrtlatMl [■ ^w'oFFICEs" I Apgar & Boswell, MUTKKS 3 33 C'HAHCUtr, j AHBIIHY AVKNUK auaV/lO^T^HTKKKT ! j LAW OFFICES Godfrey & Godfrey, ATLANTIC CITY. N.,J. JAMES M. I: HILDKFTH t Counsellor-atyLaw : f° WNSEN D GO D F R Ii Y , i Attorney-at-Law I \yiLLlAM B. DAVIS Attorney at Law I I ' ."its Eighth Street / | Ocean t'tty New JeraL , Atlantic t il y Theatres A ' ■ Tbori . pn and Sal t.n . fob. 1*. 14. IS. al Ije j Pn>. Mat . Sal at 3.30 II. B. WARNER la th. Mriodramtlic Parca 1 "The Ghost I ^ Breaker "It EXTRA! j j TRA V EL LO G U EI PANAMA j PiKM-JScSOc neaadH.OO j ALL Kl-xrvvst-c.].™.,]], Maadar E..» I iiw Krbruair 17. Hal Krtand., aad Saturd.r CHILDREN OF TO-DAY Try an Advertisement L in the SENTINEL N

_ j UMIII IL J N. GRISCOM, M. D. ' , EIGHTH HT. AND WESLEY A V K. p. in dMiij! 1 hmU J af | Allen Corsoi, M. D. was , 816 Wesley Avenue j Ocean City New Jersey !! r,ax{5|^ r DR. W. P. HAINES - |"S COn. NINTH ANO WESLEY AVE OCCAM CITY. N. J. if, OK..CMMSUKI, ]]!:•.£•. |„ H LBSOIIEL PKTTIT, M. D. i i! 807 WESLEY AVE, lei OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY iiOlna Houra: I'nillaaOa. In, I T I QR.spHARLES B. RIDER « "■Dentist •< « 809 Central Avenue j" 0, ,-sa C,TV * J I F ' ' ' ' ' 1 Ii ' . f.' 1 1 u s lij 1: 1 1 ; i J. THORNLEV HUGHES. Maaafcr ^ Boyle Commercial Agency 1 ! t 624 Eighth St. Ocean City, NJj "| E. C. BOYLE. {hunger \ >>< p Claims adln-teJ and cAllerteil anywhere in a< United Ktatm. V, j «| j Mii;Wiitip HDiriJilijii J" j[ T miiKf ""J* \ I ; , ot Goal! .Goal! Goal! ^ The C. v Shoemaker Lumtier \\ Company baveleaead from A. H J. rt ulllf blaCoel yard ao ihey hl could receive L'oal over (be Pennsylvania, Rail road .not be- ' „ I ii K eble In secure Coal over - j.the Heading Railroad fa. I j, enough for their trade. When lu need of dual cell up |j SHOEMAKER T - i

, F One of the Finest Ocean Front Corners ; *■ in South Ocean City, 50*130 feet, with Riparian Grant. $1700. Easy terms. oi YOCUM & POWERS CO. » 3ft SaatN Flftaaata Stmt II PtllLaOBLFttla o It q g r H It may be just bare!)' possible that some | other fellow may sell it a little cheaper, j * but abetter quality — "IMPOSSIBLE." . We have it and we' have it p;ood. Give J us your order for the Sunday poultry. Wo- ; dress them. ! 0 t 1 Boyle's Dependable Market . H S. W. Cor. Twelfth 8L and Asbury Ave. i I Everything in Meats, Groceries and Vegetables • l~~w~»7W«1ffHl1ll""""|||||lllll|——» — ■*— — — * — ■liM..aawlll.fi«m ^ ^ — — j Conveyancing, Title Investigation and Settlement of Purclients thorough care and conscientioos sen-ice. \ deavored to maintain that reputation for our office. j JSEY & EDWARDS EIGHTH AND CENTRAL AVENUE e investments secured. 1

IMMENSE SALES OF OCEAN FRONT BY J. M. CHESTER

Firm Breaks Record! for Midwinter Activity in Realty in This City, j J. M. Cheater A Co. report the largi-vt mM-wlnlvraalea that have taken place l report" the Mlowing trauaactloue j lattice January I . - ii Two and one-half block" of ground . ' from the Ocean City A"aoclatlon. from : Kirty-Urat to Kllty-iilalb "trevt- I 1 One-half block of ground anld on at- 1 ! count of I)r VV P Httlnet- to a U'a»a'"o0 a "hundred and- twenty feet r " ocean from, between Korly-a-venlti , and Kurt v -eighth Mreela.on account of | an Ocean City parly to the Hultnu A ' 1 One hundred feel of ocaan front. In I Hotel ^Herk ley. Kortv-elghi h 1 I Ninety f'end (Kvan front, between | Twenty— cVentb and Twenty -eighth < • t 'tiureblll Hungerford- I ! One-half block of ocean front .ol<1 to ' 1 Daniel Sieelmau, before lit" deed liad I j «»f twenty per" cent Ttila d'>e» n-it c I tlUt for the length of thue. which wa» J 1 two month- 1 I Oiiellatr block of ocean" front at ' j of Wa»ht'igtmi, I) t'., at an ad- ' for Hie length of time lie hail liad It, I which la about two moutlia I ! Whole block of ground between ' | Kortv-eeyeuth and Korty-eiglilli»treeln < I for Newton Kelui to an Ocean City " party. ; Tlte Hkntixki. tlitnka that thta llriti 1 can well claim the credit for Hie < grcaleat amount of huahie-> ever done 1 In thu Iilotory of Oceaiiftly^ In mill- J1 block- of ground. Iietween Korly- e aeiamd anal Kurty-tlflh atreet". but till. 1 w III not be announced tur a few day. II li.ika a» If the clalma made bv tlie <• Dr. Taylor are belug reallied— " Hint people ara beginning lu uiidcr«tand that a half hour off their day-, rldlug mean, "omethtng to (lie average -Hie-" man. Mr. t'lieWteraaV" lie anticipate" more i activity from Kor'ly-aecond atreet to atreet In ttfe next leu year, than III any other part of Ocean t'lly, p l«cauac pie ImpMvetneula III the new ,| part of ttila .cc I ion compare very favur- I I ably Willi the heat part of Ocean t'lly. i He vava tlial wlllioul doubt ihere ban c I been f IfiO.UOO worth of pro|ierty ex- h | changed In Ihia aecllon .luce January c 1. 1913. Nona of t bin property baa been fa purchaacd on account of the newbridge, or the anticipation of the cut e off from Ma) 'a Landing, but purely a from an Inveatment aland (mint e Tlila Arm alao reporta the following d rentala.w hlcb are unuaual for tbla aeaaon of the year: u PiMtmaater Hiitton'a hkindannie avenne reelileuce to William Caraou. a prominent real eatat> broker of Philadelphia Wllllaiu Kvana' cottage, at Twanty- ■ revenUi atreet and the ocean front, to ! C Taplty, of Ilia Baldwin 11 Worka. Philadelphia. f Hon K. J. Shoyer'a atore, on the " Boardwalk, to R. S Kleyea * TEACHER GLASS ! BUSILY AT WORK Meeting, Held at S. S. " McAllister's Home, Was j Well Attended. The ..new teacher training clean of Immauuel Haptlat Church, the flrat one reported In Ocean City, began lie work laal Friday evening In the borne of H. H. McAlllaier. Next FrMav even i lug the data meet. In the church. VI"ara welcome and are luvltad In ahare In the work and beneflta. One of the program in a brief review of lire next Sunday 'a leaaou by the pa-tor. the Rev Arthur Oee, the county aupertntendent.of teacher train- ' lug work. I The Rev. A. K. Chapman la ihe I It-acber of-tlie claw, and la thoroughly < qualified by training and experience with almller claaaaa eUewhere to do good work here. Remember Friday evening, at 7.80, o'clock al Immauuel 1 church. Special note— "Plea-e I bring your Rlblea, note hooka aud pen- ' rUt," nay a Mr. Oee. BRIDGE BOND ISSUE ' Action Dwlrrrrd h» Hie Ciwomid Vnlit Tomorrow. | Several Indirect propoaltlona wire received by tbe Ocean City Automobile Bridge Company at lla meeting Tueeday to receive bide for. the company'* f I. 50 01)0 «lx per cent, tgiud , laaue. One party lu Atlantic dly did . not quite War rata nrl the pmpo*ltloii of the company. Iu order to give lime to make matter* plalo to the Atlantic Ctiy people, further action . waa potlponed until 2 o'clock t unor- 1 row afternoon. Tbe following were elected dlrectora of tbe company: Dr. Allen Coreon. Win. R. Hexamrr and l)r. I N (Jrlacom. Vfrinodlal cbarcn OnanailMM. The gymuaelum eontluuaa to be a centreof vital Interaat to the young people. Mite Mcburch baa entbuala*tlcally agreed to dlreitt tbe exerclne of tbe yonngglrlaoti Thureday afternoon*. Tbe compreg>enatve courae- of loatmrtlon lent la being glvpu-Tn the Juiilor I. vague work la drawing a large attendance at that service on afternoon. Ueutlenian'aopen-raoe. "I I vet watch, either In Ocean City or on turnpike between Ocean City and Beealey'a Point. Ftndkr please return to HkntiNHL office. adv. Boat WamtB»— Cat or kneckabnut, 26 or Su feet. Btata toweal price, foil particulars, and present location of boat In flrat latter. Jon. V. MeNulty, General Delivery, Pblladel phla. Pa. adv. 4L

DOESN'T DESERVE : -J THIS CRITICISM , isomers' Point Paper Says ' | Ocean City is Not Selfish in Bridge Matter. | The Burner*' Point Record lake* up f, I be cudgel* for the Ocean I Uy-Soniir.' , Point brldg^ln the following word-: r III* *urprl"lng to note with what ; avllliy several of the Mouth Jern-y , new-paper- are crlllci-liig Oeeau Citv i It* laoilalile allrmpt to *ccure the i i Ocean flty-Bomer*' Point brlilge, hiiiI ' rent'of "he true MMSnSna" \ Clly and tkimer^KlnMr'a" I , -uredly not a »elfl«li pro|M"-llion on I In- I pari of U.-ean City, a* little exnmli-a- i , of the fact* will *h.»w. The build- i I g of Ihe bridge will i-jwii one of i tlie bc-l market- that cnuld ta> I de*lrid for tbe large amount of produce rat -ed on the rarm* Iietween • , Bonier*' Pt.lnt and May-. Landing. , Tbe bililge will al-o make aci-r—ible In - (cached tai ea.lcr than Iho-e of Allan- , and grocery "lore* of Ocean City lu i dlatrlcla. with" 'be' reH'iU 'thai ' ioinpellliou will lie developed lliat can | only bei of benellt to the coo*, .me-, i Numeroua Ocean City roidenta have , ago declared Ibelr Inlcilb.o of i building home* In Homer"' Point and > Hie "urrouudlng country If tlie- bad , Iweeu Ocean City and tbe mainland No, we catin.il accuae Ocean CUy of I being Jealoii" in their endeavor to build , • ill" bridge Kvery Individual Inter- , ulid1 » h on*d' ' "be rooHn g' •' 'hi r" "t'h e ' Bower*' Point Ocean City bridge, be- i cau-e II mean* a* much m u» a* It t mean* to the people of Ocean t'lly. THAT SOCK SOCIAL The klndne** of Mr*. L. H. Hewlu giving Ihe u*e of Ihe hotel i .lining room free to tlie Ladie*' Aid of i l.nmanuel Bapll-t Church for their ' lug affair of Hie year.' Ilia "Hock Ho- i elal." whldi I* to come oft on the even- i lug of February 21 I* greatly appreciated by llie aid -ocietyaud tbe mem- I of tbe church. t The location I* Ideal, the room I equally Ideal for the purpose of such ' an eiilrrtaluraeut, and tlie welcome I extended by Hiemaungeinenl l» a* cor- r dial a* I* I* liberal. I The charge for adml"*ioii depend* the amalloee* of your fed. County Collector Joeeph I. Hcull'a I annual Maleuienl I* published In this | l.»ue of I lie Hkntinki. Il cnnlalna I llgure* of liiiere*t In every resident, I e*peclally property owners, and will t lie read all who keep lab» on public I

f ARM CONTEST I WON BY GIRLS Great Interest Shown in ' S'ruggle of Presbyterian W Snnday School Pupils. 1 grea* in Ihe Flrat Prmbyterlan Hunday HcIim.I for *<ime time jre-d came lo a clow |a*t Hunday with a rccoril-brrak-log attendance. </ • The rivalry between tbe opposing ' Yearn* very/Aeen In the cl.wlng Week* of Hiftcopilret, which rmulted lu Iheputllug fortb^J jimi-ual exertion* for securing new -chotanr-aud high > offering*. Go Hunday tbe attendance ' w-a. Ill blgberlbanou lhecorrv*|Hind < ing Hunday of !a*t year. w hile ll.e oiler- c I '"Y *•' treble thai of a year ago < rill* year Hie glrla won ll.e con teat I ; wlrtv! a liaud*oiiie margin They ' 9 Marled out lo do *o liieMiiuuh a* Ibe ■ I bog. ftauthe conical of a year ago « According lu (lie lerm* agreed upon « at the beginning, the wiuuer* are to r i be etiH-rtalued by lhe,loaera. The boy* < • have already bad a preliminary meet- • ireat.for l'bePglH* ai.d acwrdb"g lo'the i ■ tentative plan* formed their entertain- t ; Went will not fall abort of ; tie very c A rriuarkahle Inlrreal I., llie Hunday I | Hie" llrgMU tn't lie ' htil o r t he * H u ! Though "llie girl* won (lie cor. leal. I the boy* are elated over Ihe feci llial c tendance and ollerlng lliroiiglmul Ihe f ■if twenty-eight young men * "" The auiwrliileudenl of (he school. J, I'klgar WcImIi. With Ilia helpful corps credit for Hie »ucce*i of Hie under- 1 taking K B. Craven ha* .-barge of the committee on entertaiiirnent. which expect* | beableto repoit In about two week*, t I WILLARD MEETING { To,,:rvw^-^;^a^r,,,' s The W. C. T. C. member* will hold Frances Wlllar.l mcelli.g \Vedne*day | aflertiooii. February 19, al the home of F Gardiner. 760 A«miry ave- 1 All are cordially Invited to r Mr*. Hallle Hud*on addrea*ed the weekly meeting of the union held t at Mra. John Maria' home and gave a 1 account of her trip lo lbs National VV C T. U. Convention la*t tall at Portland. Oregon The trip via full of Interest fr un beglnulng to eud A large attends:. ce'wa* pr--*ent _ Mrs. Oakiumi^ I'rev* Hup'. Will Have BradlriK Woom. ' The U*htr«' Union of Ibe Ftrel M. E. i Church la making arrangements lo i provide a reading room in tlie chureb i l»r the member* of the organisation. , . books and perlodlcala will be ob- . <lned. and the young men will ihu* - given an opjairlunlly of securing I Information of a useful cbaracler. ,

STEVENS AND FREEHOLDERS i DISCUSS BRIDGE LOCATION

8 FIREMEN'S WIVES GIVEN A TREAT „ i h Evening Spent With {J Ninth Street Company's P Jolly Members. The members of Ihe Ocean City g . Fire Company, No. 1, enter- v tallied their wive* very pleasantly al i the Ore house on Ninth *treel Friday a - evening. There were abodl 60 of ibe h • member* and frleud* In atlendaiice. |- i There w a* plenty of excellent mu*lc. p games were played and a jolly social i I lima enjoyed by all. Not Ihe lea*t ol p , Hie pleasing features were Ihe refresh- h . menla lliat were served p The member* of thl* company know hnw (o play Ihe .part of boat*, aud fa they do It to perfection. , I'll* women folk were delighted with a tbe very pleasant lluie shown them, p and II I* possible thai Ihey will reciprocate In their Inimitable way In fa the not dls'anl future. f | T. J. BULLOCK DEAD « I Colling awood Mmn Had Friends « > Thoma* J. Bullock, eh* wa* known * t to many Organ t'lly resident*, wa* , burled from lilt home in Colllngawood - . Hunday. He died after an llinaaa of i only one wrek, a victim of puenmonla. t , He waa a brother-in-law of Oeocga , O.. Wlllard W., Charlaa E„ and Or 1 vllle Adams, of tbla city, having married their only slater some year* ago. 8he baa since died. i Mr. Bullock who waa 82 years old. had.baeu In tbe baggage department 1 of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Com- | paoy at Camden for Ihlrty-flve years. ^ i F*r j Two Ma' southeast corner Fifleentb I e street and Wast avenue, bargain for I a quick sale; flve-room cottage, 3S6 Waal i n avenue, price, 91.000; eleven-room cottage, Wesley road, entirely modem, < bargain, or will exchange (or property ao barbae to .Camden or Pblladelphla. Lot ou Central avenue. between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, .. facing the ocean, 91190; corner lot, I , Twentieth at. and Central ave., 91460. I FRANK B. DARBY, . ' REAL ESTATE BROKER, \] I, Bonne ftldg. (Mb and Asbury Ave. . It adv. >f - — r, Foa Male. — Bird's- Ere Maple Bed- i t. room Suite. Res*miablr. Apply 819 , Fourth street. adv. tt i

May be Ran from i BecBiey'B Point to Hickory Point. Stale Road Commissioner Steven* met Hie member* of tbe board of freeof AllanCc and Cape- May "■ Counties in Homer*' P.-Int laal Friday I (be mailer of ihe proposed bridge between Homer*' Polut aud Bee. ley'* I which h. lo be the connecting I link In the Hiate ocean boulevard Hounding* of Ihe chanual between I these point* had been made by Ih* englueer* a few day* prior toCol. Sleven*' i vl.ll, ?l la reported by official* who were al Ibe meeting that some of Hie freeholder* favored run n lug the bridge to Point from Hickory Point, 1 the upper aecllnn of Homer*' Point. > bridge would tben connect with new Hcullville road, which enter* Polut at Maln atrevt and ' Rroadway Others of tbe freeholder* are *ald to expressed a desire that tbe bridge should be located at Homers' Point at place nearer the lower part of tbe A few of the Atlantic County freeholders favoitd running the bridge from Homer*' Point-to Ocdkn t'lly. Accordlug to one of the fr- eboldera. Col Steven* and the committee agreed thai the logical location for the bridge I* al Hickory Point , Thl* wa- Hi# location that appeared In be aatl.factory lo all official" wben an luapeettou of I ha bay and proposed "Ilea wa* mad* set-oral year* ago III* uniirr-ioud ibal Commi**l..ner Stevens will dotall within hi- power lo aecure Slate appropriation for (tha CHOSEN CA8HIBR re. W Corsot.'" ba*ld .drancctn The local frleud* of Newton W. Cor *oo are glad to know that be baa been made cashier of Ibe Corn Kxebaoge National Bank, of Philadelphia. He bad bean aa"l*t*nt eaablar for a numof years. Mr. Corson entered ibe ' book a* a clerk I o 1900. and. as can be ha* advanced rapidly. Mr. Corron has been a summer rash deot of Ocean City, fcrr soma years Knl and Cald BuSa. The new . fountain al Maddoek'e , la being well patron reed , these days. Manager Wooley state*. One can gat *oda watar m Savon, bot - or sold. Try Ilia hot chocolate and toe . ream soda*. Hladler'* Ice creaaa is . on sale adv. For Bale.— Couagaa and lot* lo most desirable locations in Ocean City. I A ppiy la A. Cotton 818 Anbury avenue. Oman City, Haw Jaeeey. adv.

BIG RACING EVENTS FOR THIS CITY NEXT SUMMER

4WILL SUMMER IN OCEAN CITV , Apartments in tfae Palatine Will be Occupied by Last 1 Season's Tenants. .Fred. A. Havana of Pelham, Phila-{ | delpbla, who, with bin wife and two \ daughter*. Mlaaee Mllfl red and Evelyn, ■pen: hi* flr«l summer at Ocean City | year, ha* again reined apartment i •II." of Hie Palallne Apartmeote, for ( (he coming aeaaon. After summering al varlou* coast reaorU, Mr Haven* 3 *ay« that hi* family bad llie best and < only KBtl-fsctory summer last year at 1 Lily. s Mr*. Alfred Wolff, of New York ! illy, who occii|iled apartment "F" of , (he'Palallue Apartmeuta lattkummer. , reined the *ame apartment for the 1 coming aea*ou. Prevloua' lo coming lo Ocean Clly la*l year Mrs. Wolff ' occupied her magnificent summer , borne at Far Rockaway for Ian eou- , neeutlv* wamius.-but w*» *o delighted ( w ith Oi-ean city and felt that It had ( benefited her aud her family lo eucb , an exlrnl thai aha la anxious to return, David Jester, v!ce%pre«ld*ut of tbe J. , VauHCiver Compauy. of Camde.i, , who occupied apartment "D" of Ibk ■ Palallne Apatlmeul*. laet summer, ha* t laken the *ame apartment for Ibe miming sea *011. Tbe many friend* uf - Mr and Mr*. Je«ler will be pleased to ( learn that Mr. Jester bae recovered ( hi* serloua lilneaa. and look* for- | ward wlih pleasure to apendlug bl* 1 •econd season at Ocean t Ity. , HOTEL KEEPERS MEET J The meitibere of Ihe Ocean City 1 Proprietors' Association mat at t ihe home of H H. Mayberry, 6806 I Larchwood avenue, West Pblladel- I phla, Monday evening, and all ex- ■ preiswd thtmselvea e* gratlfled over 1 ibe success of Ihe musloal given at (he of Mr. and Mra. Frank W. I Mlcheuer. 2204 Ureau street. Tueeday » evening. February 4. I The coramlilee on Ihe l-U*ler aolar- 1 lalnmenl fo be glveu al Ocean City Motor Boat Club's Annex, on the c la worklug hard and ihe 1 member* are pleased -with tbe prof rear c made. I Tbe next meeting will be held al the 1 home of Henry Kloelaand wtfa, 2947 1 avenue, Philadelphia. March 10. < A number of Ocean City people aaw J "The Itouud Up" Id Ihe Apollo Theatre, Atlantic City, Friday evening. 'Tble wa* lla first presentation lu . Ibal clly. The Ocean City people were . well pleated with Ihe show. , Ptanr ■octal. The members of IbeCbrMiaa En- 1 deavorSoclety of Ibe Flrat Preabyterlan | Chureb will bold a penny social lo the 1 chureb Thureday evening, February 1 27. A pleaaaul time la aaanrad all wbo , attend. c . CITV HALL PLANS TO REEXAMINED; 1 Progressive League's Com- i mlttee Will Pick Out One It Thinks Suitable. ; H. B. Swan, Martin Htealman, Ralph j . VanOlldar, John Trout and Richard > Johnson were appointed a commlllee > tba Young Men's Progressive ' . League. Monday evening, lo eiamlne 1 be plan* of lha propoaad city hall aod r report back to the league which of tba plana. In Hieoplokxi of tbeeomalttoa, 1 appaani to be moat suitable The city, lu reepoose lo advertlae- ' menla, received seven competitive plana a few week* agw , Tbla commKlsa la made up or . practical men. Messrs. Hwan and > Trout ara balldere; Mr. VanGUdet la , an archllset In Joaeph G. Champion'* . office*; Mr. Johnson la a plumber and 1 Mr. Hleeluiao la a civil poglooar. . The league, at' lla masllog, decided I to subscribe for both Ute Ocean City papers and kmp ibem ou flic In tbe ) rooms of the organisation. 1 Warren K. Smith was elected a l member ot the league. BOOST BANQUET ' To b* tilvea bv Ta**ai*r*< Aasarl allow |w March. I The officer* of tbe-Oeean CUy Tax- > payers' Association ara arranging lo - give another boogfl banquet at Ibe ' Majestic, In Phlladslntila, early m f March,. tbla at the request of many * who attended a similar social event 1**1 y*ar. " r The member* of this association ara r all Pbiladelpblaos lutarealed lo Ooaau * City's auecaas. Jamea W. For u ley la chairman of tba banqaal commlllee For lofbrmat lou. see R-ibl. B. Vollsm, secretary, Beta Building. Philadelphia. Mrs. M. Virginia ^Bodiue. widow of ' William H. Bcdlua. died al ber borne n in Wllllametown, N J.. Monday. Her * funeral will la be place tomorrow e morning. Mrs. Hod me had Mba com '• lug 10 this cUy. where *be and bar * husband owned propee*y, for many * years. Hbe badmany frteod* here, by whom she wa* held In high ameni. It's dlgnlfled and gives yoa a dall0 loua sense of security to own year d ' OCEAN CITY. _ Besides, your responsibility sab real II adala owner makes you a desirable w c! 1 nen. Think II over, then call on Is HARRY HEAD LEY, r. Real Estate Operetur, Ninth' and Anbury avenue, next to fire boom who u wDI show yoa tbe veey beat way aad r. some of lb# greotml botfalae *0 be f. fSl JSLS.,- =^-37

Vacht Clqb Official* Laud Tv?o Most Important Runs - of the Year. . The Philadelphia Sunday Record ciinleined Ih* followlnc of lufereat 10 residents of I his clly and thousand* of > '' h* Bermuda race for motor boats, ' held Cruder tbe flega of Ibe Yecbt*-m-n'e Club of this clly sod Ihe Royal Bermuda Club of Hamllioo. Bermuda. ,wjll be sailed from Ksoe atreet pier, , Philadelphia, slarttbgou June 7. Tbla •\raceVlll be (he blue-ribbon event of ' file coming aeeaon, aod tbeOcean*Clly • Yacbj ('lob will offer Ihe racen a ere for a return race from Hefmuda I 1 heir Bug club house, situated ' directly off Ihe Inlet al Dceeu City. The Mlrua. owned by Joaeph ' Huelleuburg, aud sailed from tbe 1 Clly Motor Boat CM, will be a i bard boat *hi beat If she starts, as aha "put up a good light last year In Ihe ; Yachtsmen's t'lub ocean race to Win- . Quarter Hboala light vessel and return lo AUkotlc City, winning her 1 Hrsi ocean race. .Ocean Clly Yaobt Club gate Ihe Club ocean race thle year. Thl* club Is belter fitted to take ' care of the visitors than any on the coast, a* the clul. house Is located at iheeulraucenf the Inlet aud is large 1 enough to accommodate a crowd Capl. Charlaa W. Ulaaer, tbe cbelrmeu of tbe committee, bee given thl* race a lot of thought and will pall off ' mammoth smoker when Ih* men gel 1 10 Ocean City for Ibe race. The date set for the raceleJulVA. Ttila will allow the Ocean City Y acht 1 Clnb lo hold tbe smoker for tbe visitor* on Jnly 4. making that a big day will be arranged to have tbe vlal1 take lo a club race lu tba harbor Hie afternoon of tbe Konrfh, *0 that all Ibe boats may get In good rim for (be long ocean grind lb* next The race this year will be one where navigator* will have a chance U> make the cruiser a winner' by good chart work *hd steering. If Ibe rgco* go to . Scotland light and then to Fire lalaud i vessel, and than to Hea and Chicken a, the rac* will be one of th# ■ rtneel ever attempted by the Yachta- - men's Clnb for a distance of 2B0 mile*. Home of tlie owuera do not like the Idea of gohig In tbe roote of the large "learners which ply along Ihe course proposed, but Ibla course Is perfectly safe, barring a fog. Tbe Fir* Inland vassal oourre la a > dandy, and II would require aome I navigation, as Just as soon aa tbe 1 cruisers leave Ocean City they would directly out to ae* for the lightship, : and then turn aud aat a "course for ' End lightship. But tbejr . would not be required to repoit Ihere. oouHuolog ou 10 Five Fathom Ilgbt vessel to report, aod then make the to Ooeaifa City. Tbe floleb time would be taken from a slakrboat anchored off tbe plef. The race will be started from tbe , City Yaoht Club honae. ao that ' ibe thousands of visitor* to Ocean (, Ity may aa* the type* of boats and tbe start of th* rac*. This will make tbe - blue water. Tble Idea will be alright 1 If lb* weather la good and no fog sola • down that morning. The tin lab Ing'o IT ' lb* pier will be Insisted upon by The > owners, aalt may be la possible to gel over lb* bgr eud make a report lo the club when finishing owing to fog. Heretofore thl* Important— the mag important at all lb* off-abort moIof ' Ira* A tUmkT CUy^Hlw* "tending that thta rac* la tba meat Important aod l bat it meant tbe expenditure of much Urn*, money and energy, tt proved of I title public Interest. But a handful of people were I tea rut - wltoeaa Ibe start, aod aa fow lo am the finish. Iu lb* pecfooUog of lb* arrangements for all tbe races tbla year more altentkxi than nsoal la being given to tbe public, and tbatf pleasure . and comfort. One of Ihe detrain* fae- ■ tore heretofore (■■ tba yaebtaaen'erae* . was tbe fad that Ih* boats started frosa . ooa of the long ooaau plan at Atlantic p City. In order lo wliMsa thedart or . ■ flnlab It waa n scenery to pay an *d- , mtaalou fee to tbe pier, which waa of . no monetary Interest to tba ysebtlag ' folk*, aod wbleb took tb* visitor* h away from theeontr* of activity, with . nothing to replace tb* wall* between lb* Starts or finish** of tba vmrloo# f boats. At Oeean (Ity this will bedif- ■ ferent. Tha finish will be at a elaM , boat off the city, In plain view of tb* , throng* 00 tbe boardwalk aod lb* I bathing beach. J AK ARM AN" REPLIES * reeatiag ot Can*. Secretary UUa M. Towoaaod. of tb* Ocean City Board or Trade, ho. received a reply from Superintendent Akaraan, ot tb* Shore Fast Uoe, to >• reference to 00m plaint* regarding tba poorly-lighted, oold end unclean eon . run by tba oompany between tble oKy ■; and Atlantic City. Hopt. Akarman aaya be uuderetand* that thr ordinance requires that lb* ° minimum, temperature of Ibe can shall .ot fall below 60 degree* Fab ran belt. 1 A test given abowed tbat tt doss dk fall below 88 degrees and ran from M b# aaya. and do an are lo ba inn except those, equipped with these ' R b*e been tbeenelom it tbe ooeaHupt. Akarman aaka for apecttlc , complaints, wbleb would enable him y to correct any trouble*. X-ewol Dacaarai* am*. ir R. Onrtki niMei ia at bfo MfoM A -bury aveoue. Ocean C*r. M. J. ede. jd Is exchenge for Improved I I in^. * i^ *e 'm>t«^*,'i'fiTT i° v. delpbla, K