Ocean City Sentinel ' R. CURTIS ROBINSON Bdltor and Proprietor OCCAM CITY. - - MEW JERSEY ; , Ben •Phone No 66-X T ^ Joawort promptly- doc, by aiparlanrad - THURSDAY. MAY 30. IBIS. hayb our esteemed contemporary: ••The Ledger had no a>e to grind." What waa tt-a chlael '■' ••Or court*, there aere Mime thing- f that Mere oti color. " What were they j — the late mayor's touching eulogy in the throne room about lu.su o'clock Toeeday night V V. , Th'k report of the weekly meeting" of 1 the OUy Commlaeloner". always g.xM for the front page lu our estermejl contemporary, went on the hack page last week. "The king Is dead, long live the king " "WBlhKtbe Ledger has been friend ly tJtbe preeetil officials." aays the utllcial , organ tu last week's Issue. Wonder what It would hare done If II really "liked" the late lemeuted City t orn, m tea loners .' Title new City CommUsloners did "Brighten the Corner" for a fffir of tbair workers, aud the appointments look ae though the officials will give the city a wide-awake, progressive administration, as they declared. aktkk many years of labor lo Hie Interest of the city. Andrew C. Boswell, one of the beat known lawyers In Boutb Jersey, baa come lo his reward. All who know "Andy" are pleased tbet at last the political lightning atrock blm. liMitK normal condltloDa, there would be en Increase In asaeasmetit of 14 per oeol by Ibe City Commissioner, to raise the anuual appropriations made by the late City Commissioners, bat bananas of lbs storm last winter, which washed away portions of ibe beach, the man! is bound to be ooaetderably higher. ituimciow. Referring lo the present Lily Com■Imltatn. the Ledger aays: "Their history Is of each a character that than M do qnaetlon as to i heir lolegrlly aad honesty " Of eoorae not. The hkvtinei. la nol the official champion of Ibe City Comas tsshinan. But there was never any qoamion, among the deceot-tblnking people of Ocean City. regard hi« the lolagrtty of the preaeot mee^iniy the ledger threw out the slurs, and tha people, loci od log the "riffraff." reseated the "knocks." BOOB KLECTIOIU. \ ^tertToTctly" treasurer, re- \ epeegtrely, show the determination of , the City Commissioner, to have e fclBuiaa like administration. Both | anMutpeft accountants of loug expe- | Ma«gao Hand. Jr., the new city ! sagtosar, has not ooly bad the sppor- , tnnKy of aa sxosllent education In i this lias, but baa done considerable c engineering work In the last Ova or , Jfaara both to this section and In , other parts of the country. » . Another capable man la Dr. B. T. a FoaMa. new tax aaaaasor. Dr. Koulds •scvBd efflcleoll, a. an aa^r her. r •or aeveral yean aome time ago. aDd b a appolotment Is' la line with tboee of „ o -arBTIIIU THR CITV." o We've ban accustomed for years to the cry that certain ordinary and uu- c avoidable mattera of news occurring c hare should not be published because . these Ih'lngs would "burt the city." x And yet. after the recent election. Ci one of the defeated candtdsiss «n. <>«. _ the defeated

Commissioner, stung by loss of power, was quoted by an Atlantic City newspaper as aaylng x lot of stuff, which tewed an Atlantic City paper editorially to express itself In tbls way: "According to the defeated caodi dates in the Ocean City Commission eleetlou, rum aod money were used and oowOceen City It to be wide open on Sunday with pool rooms, cigar Moras and other places ol amusement running full blast.' Thta, Indeed. Is ■ terrible. The mere contemplation Xbal It may be possible to buy peanut, fcr Ice cream or get shoes sbloed on •otpdey lu Ocean City is euoogh to dMXI Into seclusion." /"Hnrtlug the city," Indeed! I 'I depends altogether on whose ox At being gored. coaatsuoKFjii' roLicv. The new City Commissioners Burned the duties of their office on Taaadsy. They are now officially known as Mayor Champion, president of the board; William H.Campbell. Director , of Finance and Revenue, snd George , O. Adams. Director of directs and Public Works. They eey that tt will be their polmv ' to conduct the aOairs of Ocean City in lb* best Interests of all the people. They feel confident that thev can I conduct the clly government in a , fully equal to that of tbrtr , predecessors aDd with at least equal eucoesL of" the resort*™' ""1 "u*"elal ' Ttasy are fully lu touch and m aeeeed WlUl ooaxUHon. a. thev have j?""...1*1* 1ar? Ihe founding of Oeean city, aod plan to follow along « bate lines. * . ^Tboasto^lar with tb* new official, lu sympathy with a "wide-open" 8un- ! A*J. and that law sod order will pre! < *ell In Oeean City during their ad- » aw^d Mmayor'thrat Ur"m *?od M°" ' I V— was a councilman tor three I terms and etty trea-orer-one term j u iJSLs^teJ *" * public scb.»i '

1 SDNDAY IN THE ~~ ' : - LOCAL CHURCHES ; [ Strong Sermons and Excellent Music Heard by ConM grcgatious. Itev. Cbailes II. Bohuer. preacbed on j • IsalSh 4k; MS:' "Then had thy peace I He said In part: "There are a peculiar dtguity aud Nothing lu nalurr Is more interesting. j " than a river. The history of the 1 course of lu famous streams It is a , splendid figure with w hich lo describe the 'peace w'hlch Is Hie possible-end f uormsl condition of a t 'hrlstlen soul j ' high and far-away regions w here the snow-clad summits stand round. 1 that a great river Is born. There never >' trust rich enough to produce s river - Great rivers, far above aud beyond miu's power to produce, are preeminently the creation and 1#e gift of 1 God.. ' "So the' source of Ihe Christian's ' peace Is lu heaveu above. No minister. e however eminent; no church, however ' ancient or sacred, no ceremony, bowever solemu or magultloent. Is able to bestow peace upou a single soul. . True e peace can only have Us begtiiulug lu - high fellowship with God." • At this point lu bis sermon, the Rev. ■" Mr. Bobues continued the analogy by • showing how the Christian's peace Is • like e river lu Us onwaid course. Us effortlessness. Us abuudsnce. Us gracious beneficence, - Us growth and e (he close of Us course, f There was uo eveulng service, ae the » church was closed lo unite with the s First , M. K. Cbureb lu a service ad . dresse I by ex Governor K. C. ritukea. ' The sermon of the morntug lu the r First. M. E. Church was based upon 'be text Isaiah f; 1-2: "Now I will "Ing to my well beloved a song of my beloved loucblng His vineyard My well beloved bath a vineyard in a ' very fruitful hill: aod be fenced it. I and gathered out the atones thereof f aDd planted It with I he choicest vine. and built a lower In the midst of It, '■ and also mads a Winepress therein : i- aud be looked that It should bring forth r grapes, aud It brought forth wild I grapes.!' e Mr. Kulp devoted a short time to a ' luminous explanation of the parable I Is teaching especially religious aDd - moral truth. The parable la a plcturr lo which coucrete tblngs.tblngs which are commonly known, stand for the ISSW-Mt MIKh, Jo". W. ; laid hold of that which was of every dky knowledge and used il to picture 1 forth the groat truth He was teaching 1 the drat live verses „f the chapter ! ' which Ibe text la found, the ma- ' cblnery of Ibe parable Is given . a vineyard being the Image used aud de- 1 scribed. The mesier of Ibe vineyard 1 looked for grape*, but It brought forth ' only wild grape*. Then follows the 1 seventh verse of the chapter, "For the 1 viueyard of the Lord of hosts Is t he 1 of Israel, and ibe men of Judab -" His pleasant plant; sod He looked for 1 Judgment, but behold oppression , for 1 righteousness, but behold a cry." God. therefore, by the month of the " prophet. I* warning the chosen people of judgmeot to come on account cf 1 their aloe aud -tills Is done by the use ' of the parable of tie text. . 1 The 'speaker then- briefly god con- 1 Cbwly Showed "how Israel was the chosen people.lbe beloved of tbe Lord. ' and Is now tbe miracle of history. That natloo bat survived all Its pens " cutlone aod It yM exists In fuller ' j . , lu lulier liy than ever before. It fulfilled

"■ '!• mlraloo Id tbet It kepi the sacred r>" oracles aud carried them down the cb ,fM, bu, yet did uot bear fruit accord<11- lug lo tbe divine plan concerning It. y ■ lu all tbe foregoing, Mr. Kuip <„ 11 leading up to tbe Christian Church, ou sod at this point be transferred tbe ed similitude of the parable of tbe text to en tbe t'burcb. which Is the universal " I "'Ml Of God. who* members are tbe n« spiritual seed of Abraham, tbslseed In which ell Ibe nations of tbe earth ire »D to be blessed according to tbe promt*. It" As Israel, lu tbe text chapter. Is the Dn beloved viueyard of hosts, ao now Is the Church. To It ih> 1-,-rH (.— |,r f„r 'Is judgment aud not oppression, for be righteousness and not a cry. "Ye ere the light of the world; If the light to you be darkness, bow great Is that >x daikness: ye are the salt of the earth: if tbe salt hath lost Its savor it Is henceforth lit only to be cast out' end trodden under foot of.meu." The* •- are warnings of tbe Master to His Church. In tbe closing part of his sermon " Ihe pastor waa very forcible lubl.| w -irniug to members tbet, as the, sr Church Is made up of her members f® each one must beer tbe fruit of Cbn.- i obarecter and service. Ksch ' muet he of tbe salt ..f the earth and T preach the Master's gospel by bi» words aud by bis life. Judgment i. m n b* rendered end not oppression : righteousness and nol a cry. These . ere due from eecti Individual who pro- 1 ;; fee*. al egtauce to Jesus Christ And from this duty there Is no escape. j I e m-axuto. baptist. ,{ a Fervtces at the Baptist Cbureb were J g well alleuded throughout tbe whole day. lu spile of tbe lui -leniency of the 1 * weather Klrangers were welcomed. ! At the mom lug Mrvlre, Ibe Rev. j George f. Mitch preached a strong -t - sermon on "The Power of a Heavenly I Vision." His text was takeu from ' 8; 1: In the year that King • I'kxlah died. I raw the Lord anting ) upon a throne, high aud lifted up " I In the course of Ibesermon. he raid d< r "The realty aud thepewer of mental ererptlons of the vlelouary character i :

ate too little recognised In the* day*. ! [ Heredity and environment are much luore^int'hasl/.ed, anil, ludeed. often ! over-empbeslxed. A revaluation of I Una slgiiltlesiit- force, in Iiimusii life f . W 1. compelled lu my own mlud only J ; ' tlfleen young women, it least nue half ! * Work of Christ and His kingdom was , L ■ tigrcily due ty a childhood vision or ! ,;r "n*^.1 z, : ;iu. *1 aisiui to study In the few mln- , j : utee this morning the power of a rj -Some one he- said. No life Is ever ! leader In the realm of morals and religion lis* been lifted from . littleness ' to bigness by the coming Into _l»le life nf ■ tremendous, heart-searching ' vision. ' We ill know how riaul of : I'arso- laei .me Paul the Apostle, and - how Luther the priest, became Luther ' Protestant- No one ever expected ■ a rough and profane tinker. Ill a dirty pr,*n cell, to write even a sentence ( when John Itmiysn begins - to a»e ^ visions 'Pligrtm'e l'rogfees* bec-imes one of the most preci»us""pleces of all : Kugll.h literature. . ' It Is-Meporteff or Mr Lincoln that "Now ^ what Is trueuf Ibe Individual ; , is equally true of Ihe nation. No na- j . llou ever moves forward from small i I laegiuiilogs to wortd-w-ide accomplish- J mciits unless t*here appear In Its bis- « , lory, from time lo time, those teacher* t and leaders who. like Isaiah, have ' , passed tbrough a mighty spiritual ex ' . perlence. It' Is a fact that our A in^. '"; i , cau history beglut with ColumbS* f vision of a uew world, its religious 1 , liberty had Its luceptlon in the suA'l . . scleuce lu the worship al Almighty , God. Aud we may say that our lude- ' , peudetice w as achieved w hen Genera' , George Wasblugtou fell ou hi. kuees i I at Valley Forge aud communed w ith the Ruler of the universe. From that \ t day to this our uatloual progress aud r t development has moved forward, not 1 . especially on account of our natural ' resources, nor so much on account of i our ipleudld lineage, but from tbe fed _ of our leadership, which has looked to ' Ibe throne of God for Its Inspiration ( aud guidance. How we of the. Christian -Church have need lo praise our God this morulug for a {'resident In , our country at this lime who has a vision— the vision of peace at home ,' and abroad. "However, unless tbe vIsiud of a ' great leader becomes tbe vision of tbe ' usllou. there Is hope of safety alooe- ' ■ The opposite la tbe caw In Judsb . j" under Isaiah; for w ltb tbe vislou of tbe | Lord, holy aud righteous, burning lu ^ lile soul, aud wltb tbe couvlctlou ol 'he waywardue* of tbe people, he I went forth among them to endeavor to bring them back from their trust In t ihe couu*ls of men to the trust In the f guidance ol Jehovab. His message r was beard, but uot heeded. The peoGod seated thtrron who was their , King, aud therefore, we read of tbe lameutable failure of tbe cho en peo pie of heaven The people vrho have uovlaion must peilsh.' " Final jy. all this history I. eminently significant !o America today. The world's sky at the prerant time Is dark and fnrebodlug. Receut years heard rumbles of war. and last the storm broke and this verywe are wltneselug tbe greatest struggle of ihe centuries. People are asking. 'What brought It all about?' tbe mlfte important question is, ■What ought we at Individuals, and as nation, do about It?' "The solution of our question determines ihe future safety of tbe world. Our heredity and environment are determining forces, but a true vision is a power." At the eveulng service, the minister preached from tbe text In Rom. 1 ; 18: "For I am uot ashamed of tbe gospel • of Cbriet." His theme was "Cbrlstlau Pnda " id '

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V ' . \ • v - Suffer With Rheumatism 1 Cimpborolc 0 ves QilA Relief I lot I'tsMVl'aJpadSffSrufljne^ simply ^ru I. a I JOHN E. TOWNSEND ' Electrical Contractor I 1137. Asbury Ave. : City New Jersey . "'"'v ^ '

Watch and Jewelry Repairing Mayer's , Boardwalk, Opp. Doughty'.* Pier. I OPEN ALL YEAK ; f^jARK LAKE v , r Undertaker and Embalmer Eyes Examined Wilton! Drops 'J """A. W. ELY iWhy Not Buy { Your B.itbing_ Out til .at Ooff s. • where you will find a Mill line ol j jjlie most s<Uvt Ha til ing Suits. Caps. GOFF'S Bathing Supply Store 9jo Boardwalk Adjoining Guff 's Baths PIANO 5 \ I or Rent for the SuJhmer Season • Delivered. Free > Tl'TNO AND REPAIRING i'tiur New 1015 Model Famous Hrinkerhoff Upright and Flayer Pianos , "ne ilo/en rolls of Music. Bench. Scarf : j i 1 ukt >rn™1fdui&:n "ch,ngc' The celebrated Kranich and Bach Uprights, (irands. and Player Piarma. ; HENRY KLOETZ j Hotel. Ninth st^t^ and' Wesle^Tv^enue

THESE DESIRABLE LOTS FOR SALE Fully restricted as to cost .of buildings, "fmililiug line of bou* and porch. No stores , or business pieces. One square from beach and on street car line direct to Yacht Club or Ninth street and Boardwalk or any part of tbe city. ® Tbe 'squares on lot 1 plan are boutes'in coarse of construction and will be finished ready for occupancv Ocean Ave. w 60' "so- w 24 ? . '6 8 "* — • J 14 21 ^ <3 m .. j. \ Alley ^ t 20 j 1 I 12 I 4 .1 [Ti [ ; ^ k " 3 « ^ .m — s-i IS 5 1 I I - ( ; go '- so- 80' \ Atlantic Ave. Bernard Ruckdeschel, Owner 6014-16 MABKCT ST.. PHI LA. . A.. OR ANY REAL ESTATE ACCNT i -

\) "BARGAINS" have cost the world more money than all of the honestly priced merchandise that has ever been offered for sale. We do ^ not trick your dollars into our till by B craftily ^sch emed "reductions" that cause - you to pay a higher price on some less mentioned article. . I WHAT CAN I ' rtOHNIKC- AFRb| YHeMATTeF); A BARGAIN?/ yFCtL down \ ^^JN(andhort \ PoCKfTOOOkJ ^AIR At this store you will find our low prices are not the only incentive for you to trade with ns. Our meats are the fine-t in qualitv and are handled direct i from oar perfectly aamtary cold air boxes • to your tabic. AH meats are cut in the box away from dirt and flies. STEWARTS Twelfth Street Market Bell Phone, 548-A Coast. 1 02- A John Marts Lumber Co. Sixth Strsst and Havan Avsnue / I OCEAN CITY. N. J. t Milltsork, Mouldings. Building Paper, Plaster Board, Nails, Bash Weights etc. Estimates Furnished. Prompt Delivery.

"cr— — =| | ... i Joseph G. Champion r BUILDING CONTRACTOR | j . ' 1 ' ' |l Ralph Hayes VanGilder ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER M ——————————— ( YOU SHOULD HAVE A Reliable Builder To erect your Ocean City cottage. You cannot spare the time to look after it closely yourself and uiust 'depend - upon the honesty ol the contractor. I have built for a large number of people and could refer- you to ( any or all of them. Sentl for the-.Iist of names and photographs ol the houses. Otis M. Townsend office Dim ncD 0CEAN C,IY8th SI. Opposite r. 0. □ v I I— Ly C_ n It. J. L. S. CORSON, Seashore Cottages a Specialty I1 — ^ ? Hotels and Bungalows Contractor and Builder. Everything l& the Building, Line' Plans and Specifications Furnished. Estimates Cheerfully Given. It ESI DENUE— 810 Asbury Avenue '» OFFICE— 746 West A venus

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Allen Scull THE BViUiPER Eighth Qce*jt M ri\ Phone Connections S B SWAN J. Z. TROUT Swan and Trout Carpenters and Builders JOBBING . A SPCC I A LTV 1040 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN C4TY. N. J. Bell Phone 18 Inter-State Ph? ie 134-A SUTTON & CORSON CO. General Contractors Grading and Street Building 7,39 ASBURY AVENUE Ocean City, * ^ New Jersey ^ A.CW jc.scy

Walter V. Hess contractor and builder jobbing given special attention *'*"* .set shouT, rait. Office 1017 Asbury ^Avenue

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- tJAVEyoua cultage, bungalow or apart- ; incut to furnish.' "We have a line of furniture at less than Philadelphia prices. It will pay you to call and see our stock before buying elsewhere. Window shades a specialty. ' Chas. E. Adams & Bro. 720-22 Asbury Ave. J

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| tSXTKAITUka AN I* III llnr.Kv. OTIS IH. TOWNSEND j BUILDER jOffick: 8th St. Opposite- 1'..0. Plans and Specifications precared without charge j Only nail- usid ori b-4-u-b1ld-kum-c-us Ocean City House Bldg. Co. Jiibbing and alteration work given our jtcrsonal attention . Window and Door Frames and • Screens made to order. ' OFFICE, 1037 BAY AVENfE Bell Phone 38-X. estimates and plans furnished JOHN T. SEAL BVILPER George VV. Harris Contractor, Builder and Jobbing Plan* i'rfc. Bunf.l-i*. ■ Specialty. No. 13 W. Fourteenth Street OCEAN U1V. N. J. It," I'lu.ur. ..-i x , 6. O.Adim. t.I AJimi 6E0. 0. ADAMS & BRO. PLASTERING. RANGE SETTING ^ BRICK LAYING, tic., hp. m All Work in Mason Line Promptly Attended To. 7 ocean city. N J ALBERT G. GILBERT, PRACTICAL HOUSE PAINTER 645 Asbury Avenue, BRECKLEY'S HOUSE AND SIGN RAINTERS clinton l. breckley, prop Heady Mixed I'alnt*. Lead and Oils fjl and 822 Anbury avenue. t HKADlaKl' A ad.thn '■ Readme Coal Ww V4#/1Un-.W/xxltil bArraL.or cord. . .?■'• »■* Yard. TKNTM SUid » tan Real Estate and 5 Search Company Fidelity Trust Company Wildwood Title and Trust Co. Title Insurance Searches, Abstracts of Title, Conveyancing Fire Insurance Prompt Service AH Work Guaranteed Money to Loan on Good First Mortgage Karma fo' Sale Offices in First Nationl Bank Building Cape May Court House N. J. . IRA E. WALL 725 Central Ave. 1 Ocean City New Jersey Plain and Decorative Paoerhanger

A Post Card will bring our service to yon. L. A. STEELMAN BLACKSMITH and WHEELWRIGHT Practical Horseshoeing done promptly Clan anil Ojiler To«gi a Spsclalt; "jatai 1 vug, I opecilllj

Agent for Stewart's Iron Work- Co Fl*lti and Ornamental Iron Kent* Iron Haillngi. and Window Uuarda. Seventh St. and Haven Ave O. I_. LAKE ...REAL ESTATE AGENT.. tear Aabury A varma. Oeran City. H. J. I txita for rare. CotUgaa tot rant. Commencement Gifts SOLID GOLD CROSSES Here at all prices. Nocheat*rcl*wberr ft" cash. Eaay te.ma. Ost one now. ^ ^ ^ d L' M NELSON ATLANTIC ICE COMPANY Pncnnn Mnuntajn lea O flora. 101a Arabrary Avra