OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXIV. OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2.1. BI15 NO. 48

Ocean City Sentinel OCEAN CITY, IM. U . -By- « CURTIS ROBINSON , «TTOII« r.% 4-AT-I.A *» . ORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY -and CO U N SE L LOR A~T LAW, TafY BAY nil KI MOIAlTll. J. ((•(ipos1!. PobUc BulldlngS)J^AW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell, LAW OFFICES Godfrey, Giddings 4 Read ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Counsellor-at-Law I NEWELL HEULINGS Attorney at Lawsi# Kilt hill Street Ocean City New Jersey Hu, hrtliHI H aw" * - krsee H. Burkhardt & Co. j , PLUMBING ^AN I) ^HEATING | JOHN E. TOWNSEND Electrical Contractor 1137 Asbury Ave. Ocean City New Jersey l|

The Fine Offices recently vacated by the city at Eighth Street and Central Avenue .-. Are For Rent singly or en suite. They will be thoroughly renovated and arranged to suit tenant^ Massey & Edwards I - EIGHTH ST. AND CENTRAL AVE. 1

This Space Reserved for IRA B. MATHIS ocean CITY. n. J. ! - : 1

{ DIP VOU EVER J f stop to consider how important it is to have your home con- \ A structed by responsible builders' Have yon seriously con- f . sidered the parts that are hidden? * Have you ever considered f v how gTcat and important the framing, foundations and other hid- # t den jiarts play in the life and safety of your bnilding? "i Let lis A f advise you how your home should be built. Plans and speci- \ f fications free J $ City Mill and Lumber Company $ # BUILDERS I I OFFICE: SIXTH AND WEST AVE.. OCEAN CITY. N. J. j PLUMBIINO An yon at Uing entire satisfaction aa to prion, workmanship and busman oonriesyf If : not, it will P«T ron to gin ma a trial I am in an exceptionally good position to take , care of rout repair work of which J make a apseislly. I bsvs no sxpmsive eatabliihmrut at clerical fore* t" maintain. Oris ma a trial ISotH Phones C. H. BACON 607 EI*Hth St -p. /-» XTT T? T T •' G The RELIABLE STORE for Dry Jl V/ W £iLL O Goods, Notions and Men's Wear Special at this store — Four Months' Trial Subscription to Special at tnts sit store — rotu wosuo a » *«.. , r

Only *9 cents (Regular Big Spring Fashion March. April. May, Manton designs. Ask counter. We are also

J THE LADIES- ' k WORLD ! o 1 We also maeiug k,c<"

price, 40 cents) . Fokr Numbers, February, illustrating latest May about i at the pattern making great rednc-

tions in some lines of goods to make room for Spring Stock as we must have the room. " :: " ■" ' " 1'honk 25 921 Anbury Avenue Powell's Ocean City, N. J. j GO tO VISITORS WELCOME Colonial Greenhouses Ocean Heights On main Shore Road, beyond Somen' Point, for Cut Flowers. Ferns ml Rubber Plaits """'thmVs"h" waiker. Manager. OVER 100 PEOPLE Joined our CHRISTMAS CLUB during the first three days. Are you enrolled? If not, why not do it now and have a snug sum handed you in December when the demands on the individual - purse are greatest «d *d *d First National Bank > OCEAN CITY. N. J.

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. KKJHTH HT. AND WESLEY AVE. ^ No ofllc* hour, nunc*) . 1 Stl; Allen Corson, I. D. Wt? I 816 Wesley Avenue Ocean City New Jersey DK W. P. HAINES COR. NINTH too WESLEY AVE. j pjKRSCHEL PETTIT, M. I). I 60T WESLEY AVE. I OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY I Hoth I'tioas* I £)R. CHARLES B. RIDER [ I>entliit«« I 809 Central Avenue i city. 1. j. I - - — ' 1 J)R G. F. STARR Dentist r Ijjj; Hughes' Central Pharmacy J. Thotnley Hughes. P. D. Manage, 8th and Wealey Avea. Ocean City, N.J. ' MARK LAKE i Undertaker and Embaltner 1 FOOD, laa OCEAN CITY. a. J. 5 Very Important Yes, it is very im- ! portant to make your | Will and appoint an Executor that can be B' relied upon to carry out your exact instructions. Appoint the Ocean City Title & Trust Company to act in this capacity — thus assuring Safety and Proper Settlement of your estate. Ocean City Title and Trust Co. Ocean City, N. J. Otis M. Townesnd A Practise! rises bore Architect Licensed by the riUta. •> -v EIGHTH STREET, OPP. P. O. I OCEAN CITY N. J.

BEAUTIFUL SILK FLAG PRESENTED TO CHURCH

' 245 ATTENDED : SUNDAY SCHOOL * Close Quarters for Some of 11 the Pnpils in the Presby- i terian Church. There were '2(5 persons in attendance : ' al the F'irst Preehylerlaii Hundey,, e ricliool last Huudey. l ire alteiidanee , l thai I lie church l« taxed In II. ca- , a parity to hold tlie£ut.dev -chonl mera-j ber. v. T, r ll»»« found riere-.*iy 1**1 Sunday , mixlellou of all. |( , The Infer, I claw, we- 1 laced In ihe r Wesley avenue eud of ihe basement, ' | r aod Mr. Bobner's ltil.lv i-Uiu, had ihe' , gymnasium portion of IDs* beeroenl-. j( f A. J. Smith's Bible <-l*>* wes local, d ( \ wes In Ihe room formerly ... cupled By j : I Kould's class— No. u -comprising 13 | • boys, found quarters 111 ihe library | room. This class has doubled In mem- . ber.hlp since November. ! | HAS FINE COTTAGE^ Jl • J. Clark Moore, e member or file ' Philadelphia banking Brm of linfclay, I Moore A Co., was In lown Saturday, * accompanied by Ills « ife end daughler. I ' Their new three-story milage, si ihe I I 1 corner of Thlrtveutli street end Wesley I avenue, la about completed. Il coat ■ ' f 10.000 end Is one of the mo.t sltrac1 live-looking In the city. Il built ' 1 by Otis M. TownseudN^ 1 ' Mr. Moon has been aVmmcr resident for several years, iVigarenur - heretofore. \ I Into New Quarlera. 1 Joltn K. Jones, the haberdasher, will 1 move the latter part of this week from bis place of business al 765 Asbury _ 1 avenue to his new eud pretty store on Asbury avenue adjoining the trust < e compauy'a building. Mr. Jonea will 1 bave much more room 10 these I r quarters for Ibe display of tils handI some end oomplele slock of men's . goods. Mr. Jone*%nd his family en , occupying Ihe dwelllug portion of Ihe | • - ■ , Hld.lorCliy Boobiri. Four bide for Ibe priming of ilie city I ■ booklet for Ihe seesou of 1916 were re- , celled by Ihe City t'ommlsslonen at , ■ tbelr weekly meeting. On motion of ' r Director Klaher, action wet positioned 1 for et least a week I

ALL AGOG OYER I "PENNY SOCIAL" "Christian Endeavor Society's" Entertainment Will be | Held This Evening. I I Nearly everyone hen Is plaunlog lo go in Ihe third annual "Penny rioclal" 1 ',z^x£'i£z7l'.'-z , lieu Kndeavur Society eud » III start et j For weeks the members have been ' Ises to far eclipse their previous effort*"-1 ■ required from the penou going out. ■_| Then will be many novel freluresat 1 •| There will be a big effort made to « obtain the f.ncy pillow end shirt ' ' wel I box (o be auctluued ofl lo Ibe 1 . highest bidder. - 1 ' I he clieirmeu el lkrgs3T Mrs. Her- ■ > bert Floe n. end those al Ihe table* will I I as follows: < 'I U.ke Mrs. Kre.1 I'BUenmyer aud > ' Miss loua Adam.. 4 • l\udy -Misses Kllzabelli liigbce. 1 j Kvei Ingham eud Mrs. Charles 1 ' , F. Nebb | '! Doll Hhow — Klmer itauck. Mls.es , j Hay n aud Marie Boolbroyd. 1 Parcel Po«t-J. hMgar Welch. Misses | Mlldrnl Kveringham aud Louisa Carl!"on I r I loot black s—Jotialiian Wallace aud , I Itoss Ferguson. i Fancy Table— Mrs. t'. H. ttobuer, , i ' Margaret lievati and Alary Fox. richool riupplles— Mlsa France* Be- . Mrs William F. Uardlner, Mlaaea j Irene Chapmau and Llla Chapman. . I Arl (iallery Mlsa Ada M. Kanek ' ; and Mrs. L. M. Lear. Hand wlcltas. Bread and CaBee — Mrs. ; Davla, Misses Helen Herd 1 and Ada Rappeley. 1 Photo Uallery— Howard era en. ' r Checking Department — Raymond ' aud Klwood Kandla. Cashier— Miss Maud M. Foulds. < lemonade — Misses Florence Beeves 1 I and Amanda Mtewart. 1 1 Fortune Teller— Madame Fortuua. 1 ' > Plum Pudding— Harold Fergueou. 1 Ice Cream— Class No. 8 .of the Hun 1 day Hchool. I Hot Doggie Handwlchee— J M. 1 > Itosenbanm. « Games— Mrs. A. J. rtinllh. ; Clirlslien Kndeavor Tree— Mrs Tho*. , , W. Kveringham. , W. c. T V. Mrrllng. ' Members of tbe Ocean City W. C. T. , 1 will meal Wednesday afternoon . ' next at 3 o'clock' at,tbe home of Mrs. J . Heaman. 447 West avenue. ! I Hubject, "Kvaogellellc Meeting " Tbe will be Mrs. Elizabeth Brick (

j Gift Accepted by the Rev.C. H. Bohoer, Who Preached Eloquent Sermon. i (iii Sunday evening the First Pre. I doors wllb an enthusiastic audience gel hered lo participate lo one of Ihe j most Interesting and nbvel service* ' | ever held lu Ocean City. Tbe occasion , wes the presentation of a beautiful .Ilk Amerlcau flag lo Ibe cougregation by Ihe members of Washington <*amp. No?76, Patriotic Order Hons of America. The camp members marched to the church lo a body, oocupylng reserved seals. There were more than HO mem ber* of Ihe lodge present, almost Ailing the center tier of eeels Id the churcb auditorium. The special program, arrauged for the occasion, and at published In tbe Hk.vtinkl last week, *i> carried out The pastor, tbe Rev.) 'harles H Buhner, M..A., delivered so Intensely patriotic sermon 011 "Flying tbe Flag," there was a very beautiful duet by Miss Ixiutse T. Corson aud Dr J. Thoroley Hughes, entitled, "Hark! Hark! My Huul!" eud a pleasing soprano solo by Mlas Corson, entitled, "O Divine Be deemm!" An aulhem by Ibe full choir, entitled, "Jesus Hball Itelgo." wes also very effectively suug The cbaocel of Ibe cburcb- was attractively draped with tbe netloqal colore sDd a copy of tbe open Bible, wlilcb (be order brougbt to Ibe service, was placed wltb the Htars aud ri|ripe* on a pedestal before the pulpit. The Itev. Mr Bohuer's text was . taken from Psalm UO: 4: "Thou hast j given a banner lo Ihem that feer Thee. i that It may be displayed because of the , ' The following Is t brief abstract of , ' the sermon: , "Banners were Aral used lu limes of war, serving as sign ,le to guide men , ' In tbe wblrlwiud of tbe strife, when tbelr leaders weie lost lo view As civilization advanced tbe bauuer gath , ered 1nlo Us folds ihe quality of gov- | ernmeul and Ilie spirit of the governed - Anally becoming Ihe Insignia of ua- . tlonellly, so that today every oellon baa lis banner. Our national banner ( Is the Hlars end Stripes. Whenever II , appears, Ihe vleiou of m«nklud Is , quickened will, tbe llgbt of liberty ' Tbe staro upon Its lleld of blue bave , been to Ilie down trodden peoples of Iba earth like Ihe bright morning star of heaven, and Its stripes have glaamed wllb the very eAulgence of morolng "The very colors of our uatlooal ; Aag have a language which was officially recognised by our forefathers The red stauds for valor Tba red blood wblcb courses through our veins supplies the very life power of our MANY WANT TO JOIN YACHT CLUB - Board of Governors Will Act ■ on Applications at Meet* - injf March 3. Tbe board of governors of the Ocean City Yacht Club will bold a meeting at tbe Hotel Walton, Philadelphia. • Wednesday. Marcb 8. There ere a - large Dumber of applicants for membership In tbe club, eud action uu tbaee will be taken at Ible meeting. ' Official* of Ibe club say thai Ibe comlug season at tbatr headquarter. Will be one of tbe most brilliant witnaaaad Ibere. There will be mauy social events Id addltiou lo ao uu- ; usually attractive program of races In tbe bay . Tbe year-book » il I be issue I wltblo a short time. Tbe club'a usual Friday luncheon will take place at tbe Ht. Jamas Hotel. Philadelphia, tomorrow, and tbe speaker will be a prominent Philadelphia Methodist mlnlater. B . C. BlDgbsm Berlsa. Barclay C. Bingham, wall known to many Ocean City paople, died at bte borne Id Camdeo on Tboraday and was buried Haturday afternoon. Ha wae seventy -el x yean old and bad bgen ill eight months He Is survived by bla wife. He wae superintendent of tbe Hlate HI reel M. K. HUuday School tblrty-Dlue yean. He was a traveling salesmen It's dlgnlAed and givea you a delicious sense of security to own your OCEAN CITY. Besides, your responsibility ss a real estate owner makss you a desirable citizen. Think tt over, then call on HARRY HEADliEY, Raal Estate Operator, Ninth and Asbury avenue, next to Are bouse who will show you the very beet way and found "here ""^be .** Pbona connection adv. Lost.— Between Atlantic City aod Caps May, on Hbora Road, 87x4) inch - shoe od tbe rim, inflated. 85 reward. Addreaa Ellon Riaiay. 5801 Atlantic . avenue, AtlantkfcCMy, N. J. adv. IL ■ Fog PaLX. RxROAni.— Comer lot 50x100, located Fourth aod Central Ocean City r N.J. Apply M ri. ribimp Pleaaaotvllle. N. J. Adv. 6-18. It. , WN» aete AbsaHsatr •• Ms* anadri-eaPagemet.

LOCAL ANGLERS PROTEST I STRONGLY AGAINST POUNDS

' Letters to Speaker Godfrey, of Atlantic, and Assemblyman Stevens, Cape May. " A number of flsbermen residing In * Ibis oily, s* well aa many Phlledel- - phlans who spend (lie summer, sea1 eons here, have written letters lo " Speaker Carlton Godfrey, of Atlantic I City, and Assemblyman Lewis T. Eleven*, of Ca|« May County, urging ' tbe passage of the act lo prevent flsb- * log with seines, glli-nets or other DeU " In certain waters of the counties of y Cape Mey end Atlantic between cet- ' tain date* therelu speclflrd. II All of (be flsbermen who spend the summer seasons here and lo this vleiDlly.snd who lake much pleasure 1 in the sport of angling, are eplbuslas- - tlcelly for Ibis bill eud Ihey are bopee ful of Its passage. A public bearing ou tbe bill was be lYieedey at Trenton. , Tbe Interests of the anglers was pre senled by e Dumber of speaker*, who 5 said that tbe pouDds have made heavy " Inroads upou tbe average run of food flab. They declared that the pounds • bave Increased In uumberand size and that few of Ihe fish beve any chance lo escape, ao tbat Ihe market Is sometimes so overcrowded thai thousands of Ions are spoiled and dumped out 1 Tbe anglers sought lo show that hlueflsh, aheeptbesd and otber greallydesired varieties, once formlngtbe finest r sport on tbe coast, have uol beeu seen Id several years and tbat tbe pouuds are responsible for tbelr disappearance. J Bee ids tba marketable fish they take e up Ibe pound* ere also charged with deetioylug millions of ibe entailer flsh upon wblcb the others feed, and that h this ia why the bigger end more deo alrable fleb do not return. The buglers b declared tbat eiowly, bnt surely, tbe * eaichotthe hook eud line Is dwindling.

* Tbe owners of tbe pounds, scattered along the coast from Handy Hook to ".Cape May. declare that Ihey have proven a grent boon to tbe cousumlng public by keeping the co*T~ of fleb 1 wltblo reecb. Tbey say tbe System la not detrimental to tbe flsbtog sport, bnt tbat tlia great massea of flab wblcb are (rapped and ablppad to tbe " markets are not each as might be cmngbt with book aod line. Moreover ' it la oonlended tbat tbe proeeea of ' trapping Is so cheap that this article of 1 food, fresh from tbe see. Is made one of tbe strongest factors In re- " duclng tbe high coat of llviog. Tbey " presented arguments and data to back ' up tbalr contectina* in tba eflort to ' prevent tbe passage of tba Whitman n bll>n For gale. ' A 6 per cent. Hchool Bond— Good Investment— Interest January and Jnly. 1 VV. Btwrr Hand, Ocean City. N. J. adv. MS *t. I Bahoain Lots.— Third lot above t Hecond street, sac. aide of CeMml.flfltf. r. Fourth lot above Third street, east it I aide of Asbury. 8685. Only 8100 cash n required ou either. Otis M. Towmf. 1 sxxii, Builder. adv. 1-14, 7t.

Fob Bale — Motor boat "Delia"' lu goodehape; aulo top; full equipment: d length over all about 28 feet; beam b about 7 feet. Price 83-50 Reasons for I. selling, oaw boat Apply David H. ic Henderson, 805 Market Ht., Camden. L N. J. Boat et I>at*ctit«'» boat bouse, . Fourt Del reel end Bey avenue, Ocean JJ City, N.J. adv. 18-17, tf P Hamilton. Elgin watches 81 per weak. L. M Nelson, railroad Jeweler, p 548 Brood way, Camden, N. J.. agent] T ban onoe a week. If yon mlae lilm send a postal. adv. if.

' HAD NO FEAR OF BEINGARRESTRD ' Witness Testified That Al- , leged Assailant 8aid "It t Was Too Near Election." t Mack Castle, colored, was before 1 . Hqnlre Roab Id Ibe bearing room of tbe city ball Saturday afternoon, charged by Frances Freeman, also f colored, wllb auanlt and battery. a Tbe woman, after swearing that Castle bad struck bar a number of time*. Injuring ber left arm and Deck, said (bat Castle told ber sbe couldn't do aoytblng wltb blm because It wae too Dear election time. This pert of tbe testimony created a laugb among tbe crowd In tbe room. Caetle pleaded not gollty to tbe charge of aeeault and battery, j He was held Id 8300 for tba grand , Jury , aDd tbe woman was required to j furnish 850 ball for lier appearance^

' 83 MEN ARE NOW IN BIBLE CLASS Inspiring Scene Witnessed in the Sunday School of Presbyterian Chnrch. I.est riunday afternonu Ibe Hunday , -richool of the First Presbyterian Church almost presented (lie appear-! auce of e "Hilly" riunday Tabernacle 1 , , overflow meeting. Tbe Men 'a Bible ("less wblcb has" : making au active campaign lu , the city during Ihe psat two weeks.' seeking to enlist meu In the go-lo-rtnu- : Ing (be lend, made a brilliant show- 1 , having au actual attendance of 82 men. Tbey made a very impressive appearance as they eat In the seats I provided for them, ebd tbelr singing of tbe gospel hymns In Ibe "Hilly" I riunday hymn-books siyi feature of Meu who have not been lu Hundey i school since their boyhood days were there aud enjoyed It and promised lo > come again. One geullemao of 83 years wee among tbe attendants aud i took en active part In Ibe proceedings. It was a slgbt never to be forgotten by (liQ*e who witnessed It— tbe little ' Jual out of Its mother's arms seated with tbe venerable grandslre of fourscore. The whole school has felt tbe Impulse of tbe movement end tbe attendance aod offering were tbe highest - ever registered al this season of tbe ' year. Tbe men bave been wonderfully I stirred eud tbe Interest tbey ere teklDg Is marvelous. It being s prediction of that still greater results are to \ All men of the community, who are uot Identified wltb any riuuday school, , axteuded a moat cordial Invitation to meet wltb tbe class next Hunday afternoon at balf-past two o'clock. TO BUILD JETTIES Utsa Issae. _» Director Robert Flsber, at Ibe weekly - meeting ot tbe City Commissioners, gave uol lot of Intention of Ibe Introduction of ao ordinance, on Marcb 11. providing for tba building and oon- ' st ruction of Jetties on tba ocean front are to be at Tblrty-second, Tbtrty-fourtb, Forty-sixth, Fiftieth. Fifly-eaventb and Ftfty-nlnth streets Tba cost of this work Is lo paid by a bond Issue. DEATH ENDElT • HER SUFFERINGS Mrs. Elmer Willets Had Been in 111 Health for Many Months. I Mrs. Annie WUIeta, widow of Elmer WUIete and daugblar-ln-iaw of tba lata Capt. Homara WUIeta, of this city, - died at tba borne of ber stater. Mrs. Francis Corson. 1115 Asbury xvenue. Haturday morolog. Death waa due to ceacei. Hbe was sixty-four years t old. f Mrs. WUIeta, wbo bad resided ber* , for soma time, bad endured much i suffering for months. Deceased was a slater of Capt. Pblllp t Hand, and slster-in.-law of Wilton H. I WUIeta, of this city. Hba formerly kept a boarding buuse t lo Camdan for three years. Hbe bad ■ been paralyzed on one elds for a number of years, i Funeral services were conducted over tba body at bar late borne TueeB day by tbe Rev. George F. Mltcb, pastor of tbe ImmaDoel Baptist Cburcb. j Tba Interment was In Heaalde Ceme- □ tery In charge of Undertaker Mark Lake. a Legal papers of (all descriptions, In , eluding wills, are carefully drawn by R. Curtis Robinson at bla office, 744 3 Asbury avenue. Ocean City, N. J. adv i - . " For Rest.— 722 Asbury avenue, furl n Is bed or uofornlebed, by tbe year, I 7 rooms and bath. Will rent cheap e for tba winter months. Apply W. W. Adam*, 722 Aebury avenue. • adv. 11-88. tf. r Try an advertisement In tbe Hex if TIN El..

LEAGUE FAVORS REPEAL OF "FULL CREW" LAW

"Many People litre Also Have Signed Petitions Circulated by Railroad Companies. | The Young "^leu'e Progressive League, « Inch went on record Monday night as in favor of the repeal of tbe j "Full Crew" lew. sent the following letter, e few dsy* ego, to Senator* Edge, Read aud VV ti.-alon.and Assemblymen Godfrey, Hteveus. Kate* end Whitman: i ' . My Dear Sir:— By virtue of e re-o- * j Ing held February 16. 1915, I am ^ 5 authorized sod Instructed to advise you that Ibe Young Men's Progressive ' I League of Ocean City, New Jersey, 1 j urges you to vote for the two bills pre- - . pared by Ihe New Jersey ritate Cham- ' vldlne for the re|-eal of tbe present law Agpellmg every railroad oom- - pany ■ New Jersey to carry extraman ■ Crew Law;" tbe second bill, giving t the Bosrd ot Public Utility Commlesloners (be powers necessary to protect tbe safety of tbe public and to guard tbe employes from having f hardens too great to safely perform. ' Yours very truly, 0 John E. Adams, 3 Corresponding Secretary. 1 Senator Edge replied as follow*: Mb. John E. Adams. i Ocean.CUy, N. J.— e Desr Hlr:— I have your# of Ibe 1Mb I Inst., tnd am very glad Indeed to have . your view s regard lug pending legislation The mailer of Ihe repeal of tba "Full . Crew Law" I* a very Important eolri l ject, and. If anything Is done lu tbe e mailer, II should be done simnltanjwusly wllb New York and Pennsylvania. as New Jersey Is In a position ' between lhe*e two States, ao tbat It { would mean Utile for our Hlate to D take aetlou and tbe olber States to keep on full crews. Of course, we have to consider tble e from every stand polnL We are work- ' Ing xemlou.ly on It right now, and I ' cannot tell you the outcome at Ulia r time. Very truly yours, W. E. Edqb. Petitions asklug for the repeal of the "Full Crew" law bava been lb v circulation here during the last few days by both tbe West Jersey A Smt shore and Atlantic City Railroads. Tba petltloua, wblcb bava bean i- signed by at feast i"0 of tbe voters , lie re, read a* follows: - To tbe Senate and General Aasem by L of tbe Stele of New Jersey: We, tbe undersigned cuueos lo tb* i, county of Cape May, Stat* of New i Jersey, respectfully request tbat you s repeal the lew kuowu as tb* "Fail Crew Law," durlug tbe present seestun of your honorable body. We ere coovlooed that tbe la* ia of no benefit to aoy person except tb* extra men In tbe train service tbat the I law provide* sball be employed, bat ) for whom there Is no reel service, and tbe money wasted In paying such additional men muet necessarily Impose J e hardship on ell olber railroad employes. It also Impose* a burdao on tb* public, Id tbat this wasteful expenditure necessarily decreases tbe amount of r improvement work wblcb tba rail- * roads can do aud. oo tbe other band, '■ does not Increase operating efficiency '• nor safety. '' Statistics show tbat tb* law doaa not c better protect either tbe publra or tb* ' employes of the railroads against accidents. Therefore IT has failed to * accomplish Ibe purpose for wblcb It \ waa enacted. P CLASS ENTERTAINED c (tra. tiro. c. Narpbi'a Voosj i- Mrs. George C. Murpby entertained tbe members of ber Sunday school d class of tbe F'trst M. E. Churcb at bar h Weely avenue borne Friday evening. >- Tbe young (go pie spent a few boon i. very pleasantly playing games, this F being followed wltb refreshments, k Those present were Misses Bertha Lake. Mabel Lake. Bulb Scull, 1mvinla Scull. Kaiberlne Leavttt. Helen SUlter. Verne Wilson. Cecelia Hand, Elbel Lee. Amy Blackman, Amml* J Cox, Mary Msglnnl* aud Anna Rider. Fob Hale— Good No. 8 kltcben .. range. 85; good as new; siltlDg room . stove, 86; large parlor lamp, 88: saw, n log machine, 84: a floor picture aaasi, " 73c; four large picture, cheap. To aca ' above call 1036 A-bury avenue, adv. It '• Kid gloves cleat. ed Id tisro day*, g Price .10 aud 16. Julius Rotb, tbe tailor. adv. 8 81. tf.

:[ VISIT Oar Tailoring; Department this week Mil ace the New Spring Fabric* and Models. i. It's none too early to place your order for Spring Clothes, bat we'll leave that to you. What we want is just an opportunity of ( showing you what's new. All Wool Fabrics, Perfect Tailoring, Prices, #16.50 up. ! Newell Col-son P S19 Asbury Ave., Ocean City, M. J. .