OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

- VOL. XXXVI. OCEAN CITY, N. J„ THURSDAY, FKHIU AKV 15. Ii»1 7. NO. 47

We Offer For Sale / A Splendid Corner Property suitable for a Rooming or / Iligh -Grade Boarding Cottage at such a sacrifice hi price / below its true value that it you have ever been interested ' in securing a property for such a purpose — this is yolk opportunity. Location : — Eastern and Southern exposure ou the corner of a main avenue, with a fine view of the ocean from upper pia/./g^ (i round contains nearly S.-xki square feet. Building of hest construction in the resort. Heavy slate roof; piazzas on all floors; solid brick foundation. Heater in basement; gas- and electric lights throughout ; i" bedrooms, 2 baths, exceptionally large rooms on ground floor. Also small outbuilding for servants, of 3 rooms. • Garage for 2 cars. « Ground and iinf>r,r.nnrnli could not he duf>luatcd today under $ 1 j.y'O.nO. Our Price - - - . - 37,000.00 ACT Y>L !CKt.Y IE INTERESTED MASSEY & EDWARDS Eighth Street and Central Avenue

Ocean City Sentinel OCKAN CITY. W . O. it. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor Sr. 00 Per Yeer, Strictly In Advance. ATTO»»Il*-«T.l.»W. j^ORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW. Cirt III COURT HOt M, B. J. I lOpposfu BBbUe Belldloee). j jjCwAOFFICES*" ; Apgar & Boswell, ] BOURHE BUiyil.NO. ] ...LK, |_,AW OFFICES. Godfrey, Giddings k Read j ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. | JJLWOOD C. WEEKS | Attorney ud Counsellor-it Uw 761 Aebiiry Avenue, Ocean City ; Eyes Eitmined Without Drops lOKMUrSr For flrst-clsa. Opllrsl wort tDsrs Is ooDScwslly of golnx lo I'UUaSvlpiil* My stock of Eye Ulams end Hpwraei*. u •» co^nplM^Moeii^bc found^lnj^j^clly^ >bor, A. W. ELY 1TU1TII' CITY. E. J. Kmabl|>bed » P""" «»•»- ' Precise People ! Will appreciate the I J punctual service which adds to the delight of dining here. THE HarnsRestaurant MORGAN H^D. Jr. Engineer and Surveyor ' OCEAN CITY. N. J. ATLANTIC ICE COMPAMT ...... 1. ,„mnn Noeetain lea Oflnei. 191* AOury Ave ocg>n ciw m *. leer tartliarM .Wartvs W. Xrswa H. Bnrkhardt 4 C*. PLUMBING AND HEATING Ml UUU null •cutan *x» jixmi Hot Water. ntsam ehd Vapor uveung Hall Pnooe.in-X COAL. Yon need Coal. Yon need Service. ' Yon get both from .C. It SltOe&AKER LUMBER CO. | T^MRdWMANR.

| HUPM0BIL5 FORD HUDSON | TUB I SIVKRSAI. CAR Chzuiw 5325.00 Sedan. 5645.00 Runabout. 345.00 Coupclct, 505.00 Touring Car, 3e0.00 Town Car, 535.00 | advance in pnvc al any time. K * p s b 1 Eastern Motur Company Aibury Ave. and Nlmh Si., Ocean Gly, N. ). DODGE|^ CHANDLER HARVEY Y. LAKE j | REAL ESTATE j I 838 Asbury Avenue | I Ocean City New Jersey j Don't Value Yourself Too Low In buviiife Life Insurance many men make tlie mistake of insuring-' Iheir lives for a small amount because thev fear the j»yment of the 1 Your life has a definite value measured in dollars and cents, measured by vuur income, your, prospects, the responsibilities of your family. : 1 Let the Life Insurance man help you determine your value. Don't be afraid to insure vour life for what it is worth. By making i j regular deposits of a small proportion of your income in a Savings rniuui. but vou will be able to easily meet subsequent premiums as | they f.U due. I TheO. V. Townsend NeC vo/™.* .n,nr952 Asbury Avenue ance Company Only $300.00 Gash Required ( ' fo purchase a comfortable seven-room and hath brick dwelliing with hot water heat, laundry with stationary trays and 'every convenience; in first-class condition. Price, $1650.00, J on terms to suit. Joseph I. Scull • 757 Anbury Avenue ■ Ocean City New Jcmey ■ turOMOiiLi s urrums bell fxom LOUIS W. MILLER agent FO* overland and willys-kniqht automobiles and trucks ocean city, neb jersey Gaaaoe and Snow noon. ninth St. and Ocean Ave. 5 — _ - , CHARLES C. READ WALTER E. ALLEN Charles C. Read & Co. • , Hardware and House-Furnishing Goods 839 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, New Jersey 1 PAINTS CUTLERY PLUMBINO , km yon getting eotiiv satwfattioo — to prima, workmanship and Ma oonrtoay ? If t. not, tt will pay yoa to gtra am a triri. 1 am in an asomsiosally good position to Uk* I earn of poor repair work of which 1 makr a apsriahy. 1 bay no aipmHn astshtishmw t or ciarioal foma to maintaan. Oris |aa a triaL Botn Prion— C. H. BACON 607 Bistith at

COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL DINED BY WAR VETERANS

Old Soldiers Also Tell Slories of the Martyred President, Lincoln. I Director of Finance William ii j din UJT Monday evening given by Die j Mr. I auipbell bad given tbejretvr- ' I hey bad • gulteu even" "lib Inai. 1,11. colli Day -a- -elected lor the o<- j The dinner prepared by Mr. and ' Mr-. William H. I'fander al I bell j -eal- al llie table. Divine ble— lug I wax reverently a-ked and Hie attack j in Mm. i'fander'. u-ual excellent D wt. di-cnvered Dial I lie -old boy-" all enjoy good appeille.. for the have done credit lo a bunch of young ! After a rl.lng vole of tliank- had. been glveu llie boric. Ihn company adjourned to the riltlng room and a -Hon evening wa- passed In recounting riorle. nf Civil War time-, talking of the great President and reading other of the comrade.. net!. Twenty-fourth T. 8. C. T ; Klrman Willi.. Twenty tlftli New Jersey. Thorn. Leslie, Sixth New York ( aval ry; William H I'fander, T. 8. N ; Jauie- Chad wick, L°. 8. N.; K M. Kvaua. Penn-ylvaule Voluuteem; Win. Jour- Hixlh New Yurk Infantry: Sylvanu. Murphy. Third New Jersey revelry, and Leonard it Tlioma-. Nioly-seveulh Penuaylyauia lufautry Comrade Kichuian. of Tblrd -tree' p rex ul and seul regret.. - March and be wee the oldeal nun | p e-enl. ^ ^ ^ "■ [ be having been born early lu 1646 , i baud.' With Mr. Llucoln and all I be [ oilier, .aw him alive except Me-sr*. t Bennett aud Evan*, who aaw blm lu [ Comrade Thomas wa. the one who ; .aw blm before hi. flr.t luaugursllon I aud beard blm .peak, f The decoration, were bunting and E Die flag. Willi portrait* of Ibe great [ I'reeldeut, Including a magulflceul one I owned by Comrade Willie, and wblcb E prevlou.ly had been di. played In one f of the wludow. of Mr Will..' .tore S

WOMEN TO HELP ■. IN CASE OF WAR r Local Suffrage League Responds to Call of the State Officers. _J . Woman Suffrage League al Mm It. F .. j Smith'- re.lden.-e Monday evening' -Zlleud the meellug and become mem j CHIEF'S WARNING ijarnlinv Pool Room*. Police Scull think, that llie publtca- . will be limely aud Have Ibe eireel de- ; rired: under Ibe age of eighteen year., unsen com pan led by a parent or guardian. [J lo play Ibe .aid game or lo frequent or n loo ope in Ibe room or place where ' Mich game I. played .hall be guilty of , "Till, act -bail lake jgTecl Iramedi- , alely. Approved AprlWl. ItKH." '' ' 8. B. 8< l l.l., Chief of Police. A uiliirirel .bow aud comedy will be given about the Ka.ier holld.v. for Ibe 1 beuelll Of Compauy <i. Tnlrd Infanlry. * of (hi* ciiy. The affair will be under '> Ibe au.plce. of Ibe Ladle.' Auxiliary ' of the Ocean Clly Military Club.

PUBLIC LIBRARY i ELECTS OFFICERS ~ Prof. Stevens Again President of Association — New Constitution Adopted. i -rr" — • > | llohuet . -e.-rvl.ry Mi- Km.ly Lynch. ' elrclril ' w U Ii I'h e' e x'cv | .1 ion lof "l .e w K i* { denl. llie Itev Cliarle- II Bolmer. - Lewi- K Smilli; librarian Ml- Maud M Could.. I Tider llie new Mayor Champion wa. elected ex-ofllclo a • member of ihe board. Ilii. cuiuiuillee compn-e. llie Itev. Cliarle. II. Boliuer, Mr-. Elizabeth W. i randy and Mi.. Clieyuey. WILLARD MEETING After llie meeting of Ihe member- of ' llie Ocean Clly W. C. T C. next Wed- - uerilay aflernoon al Ihe borne of Mm. r ibe member, will go lo llie Fourth I rireet graded .cliool and prexul Ihe - -cliool w ith a picture of France. Wllr mediately al llie clo.e of Ibe .cliool The union will have a France* Wllf meellug will Mart m S o'clock. Tlie Mary of Bethany Claw of the Kir-l Preabyterlau Church lis* elected Ibex officer*: Teacher. Mi*. C. H. Hobuer; president. Ml** Nellie E a Towner; vice president, Mr*. Samuel * Cobeu: eecretaxy, Mr*. K. L. Howe; - asririaul secretary, Mlu Joxphlue ' Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. Harry A Morn*.

i DON'T FORGET I SPECIAL ELECTION Question of #38,000 Bond " Issue Will be Decided Tnes- ] day, February 27. Clly Clerk Harry A. Morris lufqgmed the Clly Commissioner- at Ihe weekly meeting that be had untitled Ihe boards of election and compiled ( with all the legal requirement* regard- * log Ibe special election to be held In . this city Tuesday, February 27. Director Campbell presided al the meeting In Ibe absence of Mayor Champion. Concerning the election. It may uut ' be amlas lo again call Ibe eUeotlou of Ibe voters lo the objects of tbls election. ' ll is for Ibe purpose of obtalolng the views of Ibe people on ibe proposition j of a *36,000 boud Issue, ibe rnouey lo 1 * be need as follows: ' ' 1 For tbe construction, erecting and ' building, logelber w lib Ibe furnishing, ' of an addition lo tbe building known ' as the music pevlllon. 120 000; for the ' building of a surface waler drainage sewer on Twelfth street. (14 000. aud ' for Ibe construction, erect lou aud im 1 r provemeut of tbe Fourtb street wbarf, ' t (4 000. 1 Tbe second team of tbe Atlantic : Clly Y, M. C. A. will play Ibe Melbodist boys' basket ball learn In tbe preliminary game al Company (J's armory next Balurday evenlog. Tbe Atlantic Clly learn recently beat Ibe local boya' Ave In Atlantic Clly, 63 lo IS, but tbe Ocean Clly lads will give a better accouut of themselves this time, tbey aay. 4 Bare. Wsrdrll Hlsbrr Brlier. ~ Wardell Higbee, of ibla clly, reY turned 8unday avanlng from Dividing Creek, Cumberland County, lo wbicb place be weot on Balurday. Hia wife bas bean unwell al tbe borne of ber parents there for aavaral weeks, bul 1*1 oow'mucb better. HI* Bc.liS IBprso*. „ A leMer received from Joaepli L Bcull on Friday brought Ibe Informs- " lion tbat pla bealtb Is Improving al Hot Bprloga, Ark., to which place be went two or tbrea weeks ago. He walkdw (bra* miles over a mooalalu If wltboat feeling any bad result*. ■' Legal papers of all deaerlpttooa. Ip:lodlag wills, are earafuUy drawn by k* N?j"adt!

C LOT CLEARING f WORK PROGRESSES Supervisor Higbee and His ' Men Greatly Improve Appearance of City. 1 Blreel Supervisor Ward Higbee has bis force of uieu engaged,!!! btusblng ( Ihe lots at Eigbieeulb rireel and As- | bury avenue and Ibat section of tbe clly. , Tbe lols from North street lo. Eighteenth street, and betweeu West eve- ( and rhe ocean frout. have been , cleared in ex eel leu I style by Supervisor aud bis men. and Mr. Higbee received mauy compliments from . property owner, ou ibe good work ec- , compllshed. Wben tbe lota have been cleared [ down a. far as Tweullelh rireel. 8u pervlsor Higbee will lieglu work ou tbv camp ground, whicb was skipped temporarily. Il I* tbe luleotlou of Ibe clly to clean up tbls uDslgbtly part of Ibe resort lying betweeu F'lfth and : Sixth streets aud tbe bay aud oceau. - something tbal bas beeu badly needed \ 1 for many yyrs Dlds'i Hair ApprDdicltia, • Martin Malouey. second, of PbllaJ delpbla, formerly of Ibie clly. was 1 taken 10 a bospltal In Philadelphia , recently 10 undergo su^>perallou for appendicitis. After Ibe operation II disease. However, ine appendix was • removed. He 1s now progressing, I well. Tbe young mau Is employed 1 r ValcDllae LnncSroj. ] •' « lira. William L. Ullbert enleitalned 1 at a valentine luucbeuo yesterday for I Mrs. A. B. Cbestar. Her guests were: Mrs. John R. (Jrovea, Mra John J. i ' Foater. Mrs Henebel Heudersoo. Mrs. " Fred H.Tomlluson.Mra Harry Adams. 1 Mrs. AlbcrtU. Ullbert aud Misses Elua • Like and lona B. Adams, e 1 , , Corner S8lh and corner S2 id and Waylay avenue. Also lot 291b aud >- Wesley avenue aacb 60x130 feat. Make J offer. Address Fred. A Slelmle. 2(736 M W. Oxford atroat, Fbllalolpbu. Pa. r. adv. S, 6. 4-t.

PURCHASE OF TOLL ROADS S RECOMMENDED TO STATE

I Legislative Committee Makes 1 I Report of Interegt to Cape* May County People. | ! F'ormer Assemblyman Mark Like, of Ibis clly, wa. In Treulon Monday, jj ( of Ihe Legislative committee ap- * pointed early last year lo look Into Ibe ' plan of Ihe Stale purchasing all loll ° road* and loll bridges reuialulug In . New Jersey ! mUireeL"he7,",lTemm^r°,we',,«~oT « mer Seualor Matbls, Senator* Lewis ' T. Stevens aud Ack- reou, aud Asxmblyman West. ' The committee prepared anl pre- C 1 ture on Monday. P ** * c ' The following recommendation., of e particular Interest to rerideuls of Ocean i 1 City end all of .Cape May County, were ] made by Ihe committee: " I "We recommeud ibat tbe Legl-la- ) comml-slou lo act lo conjunction arllh f tbe Slate road department aud lbs 1 governor, and with power lo purchase ^ said road, aud bridges at such times ^ deemed advisable by said commission '"laud road department, ' and wit b Ihe " approval of the governor, and that Ihe necessary appropriation lo carry oul the object of said commission be made by Ibis Lrgi-lsUire. "If, in Ibe opinion of tbe Legists- # lure. It is Impossible lo appropriate sufficient fuuds for lbs purchase of all of said roads and bridges wlililn one year, we would recommend (bat an ' appropriation of (I60:<XKI be made by ' tbe prexnt Legislature to be used by ; said commissioners In tbe purchase of 1 such of said roads aod bridges as said I able should be first acquired by the I State. " °! It will require (611,000, -Mr. Lake stale#, to buy all the bridge* aod toll ° roads now operating. There are flse " of these beside tbe O.-eau Clly sulomobile bridge. "' It Is understood that some of them '* are operated at considerable proflt. Tbera Is no question tbat tbe fraatog of tbe bridge across the bay from id Ocean t'l'y to Homers' Point would be ■d „f tocaiculsble benefit to tbe people of Lj Cape May aod Allaotlc oouotlas, and . It I* sincerely to be hoped Ibat a move to this end will be niade this whiter. i

' BAPTISTS START BUILDING FUND , Congregation Makes Plans for 1 Handsome Church at Some Future Time. fund" f..r a proposed new church al A printed card hangs In llie ve.ll- . inelsl colli box bangs undei II. and . Mile boxes have al. i Men placed! t change in llie home- aud from frieud.| lo be called In about twice a year. - I'l.l. I. also I. .ward llie building fuud. A leading cilizeu lia- prnmi-ed tbe I Ihe members aud friend. of Ihe church i magazine, fur Ibe Baptist building ■ fuud Tlie-e will be collected twice a . I uiulate. Letter, are beiug will tbe ' Anyone not reached by letter and le-irlug lo help lu Ibis way will be gladly put ou Ibe regular call list if pastur. tbe Itev. M. M. Lewis. WILL GIVE PLAY Seen at Hlxh school. Pu pile of t lie Oceau City H Igb School :i are preparlug lo give J. M. Barrle's e -ti isllly Rireel" lu the aswmbly room - of ihe high school one eveulug a short • * The play will be given under tbe dlI reclkiu of Ihe teachers of Ihe blgb school. 1- Plans are being perfected for tbe - presentation. Tbe cast of cbaractera * will be published later. Tbe Issue of' bonds for Ihe building e of bridges lo connect Oceau Clly with 1 Sea Isle City, across Corson's Inlet, . bas been sold to Bull A Eldredge, of New York, al a premium of (6900 I Tbe total Issue was for (134,000, but (16.000 of Ibe bonds were bought by e llie county sluklng fund. Tbe bid of Boll A Eldredge was (118,900 for one hundred and twelve (1000 bonds.

SPECIAL DANCES AT TRE ARMORY | i Extra Attractions for Patrons | in Celebration of Wasb- ' Ington's Birthday. ' There will be special dances at Com(J's armory next Thursday even- < lug lu celebration of Wasblugton'a . and a large crowd Is ex- i peeled to participate In Ihe fesqviuee. i of Ihe occasion. i Tbe members of the Ladles' Auxilof Ibe Ocean City Military Club i will endeavor, at usual, to provide tbe I guests wltb an eveulng of pleasure. Tbe dance das* will meet at lie cue- i lomary hour tbla evenlog. end tbe private claai members will also receive tbelr lostrudlous at tbe psuel time preceding Ibe slart or tbe big , class of young people. WlffTKD'— One or two shares of Oceau City F'lrri National Bank stock, , -tale price. Address P. O Lock Box Oceau City. N. J. adv. If.

MAYOR CHAMPION ADDRESSES 5 ORCHESTRA AUXILIARY

Tells Members They May Count on His Help in Efforts for Good Mnsic. I The SENTINEL Is Indebted to Mist M. M. Barr, of Philadelphia, secretary of the iocal Philadelphia Orchestra Auxiliary, for Ihe following relating U> r ' the meeting he'd In Philadelphia ] Wednesday afternoon of last week to I I Do the people of Ocean City know I of tbe Inteuw Interest being taken In l Philadelphia Ibis winter In tbe mnalcal future of Ocean Clly 7 ■ The Orchestra i- Auxiliary, which was orgaulzed last fall. ha> already beeu meutloned In the " | The officer* confined with tbe mayor I I recently and plans were made let a 1 large meellug. which was held on r , February 7 at 3 p. m. at Ihe Curtis j Building in Philadelphia Tbe preal- ■ deui, Mrs. Alfred M. Gray, presided. * i bers of the various steps taken by tbe ■ officers which bad led op to Mayor - Champion being asked to address tbe e meellug He very graciously conI wnled to do so. He said tbat tba " ladies wauled a larger pavilion for tba 1 uw of an orcbestra to be ready for tba I summer or 1917. aod tbal It could bo * done by boudiug tbe city. He aald ba - bad plana wltb blm for a now pier. ' question would be one tor tbe > voters to decide. He fell tbal tba dty could not go backward in its musical > Stand lug and tbat tbla organisation ' bad shown him that tbe need for better ' music was Insistent. • r After asking for a committee to eoofer with blm at the clow of the asset' lug on tbe plana for tbe pier, tbe mayor told tbe ladies tbat tbey might count on his awlstanc*. Tbe mayor e w«» heartily applauded. Tbe entertainment for tba aflernoaa I was in Ibe bands of Jo£nK. Wltxe- * maun, aod we wbo Jffiow were as- ■ sured beforehand of an enjoyable prol gram. There was nothing mediocre lo tbe program, from a trio for piano, i. violin aod 'cello to tbe ballet numbers Ii supplied by Albert W. Newman, well known ballet matter In Philadelphia e aod a aummer resident of Ocean City, s At tbe clow of tbe program, a petition was signed by all of the Indies prewot to be sent lo the Odmmlaalonera, asking for a new pier seating not K less then 2500 people and to be randy b for tbe aummer of 1917. '■ Tbe matter now aeema to rest In tbe l( bands of tbe people of Oceao City. If 1 one can picture tbe future of Oman 1 City as It should be— the one different r resort along tbe Atlantic const— ooa 1 will ace tbat she stands for tba bast ' things always. Ocean City eonant afford to build cheaply or entertain poorly. poorly.

Io connection wltb tbe above from Miss Barr, it may be stated tbat Urn . auxiliary, If tbe bond leans la approved and tbe building la enlarged, purposes maklug half of the 2600 mate free to tbe public, tbe other half to be taken by tbe Interested moste-lovera 1 subscription, aaaaon, weekly and to defray tbe additional cost of tba concerts. An enlarged orchestra of members - of ibe Philadelphia Orchestra, with i John K. Witzemann as director, Mann . of tbe purposes In mind. Mr; Wltaas maim was tbe eminently satisfactory director of the ore best nsjaet aaaaon. Tbe auxiliary alto purposes Having > at least two special coo carta during i tbe season, wltb probably Louise Homer aod Alma Gluek as tbe vocal . 9 room cottage, all conveniences; central location. 1188 Aabnry avenae. I Ocean City. N.J. Aoply 886 Wcaley avenue. Hale price, 13503. Bent price, (300. adv. S-I. 41. if ' ■ ' Go to Guy's, Tenth and Bay, fer l strictly fresh egge and poultry limit r. to order Adv., t-£|, ( moss

mm DF ADDRESS i Sins' Restaurant and Belicatessei . NOW AT B221sriiill Cwdit Hiirlfi Ttmct ■ OPEN BASTES SEITII6 CtficiTI, !H r ~~~ — ~~ ~~~ ~~ — ~ ~~ ^ r - -- ™ r ___________________ - ; Your Last Chance « This week is your last chance to buy a suit or overcoat at reduced prices. Our sate 0 closes this week, so, if you want to save five or six dollars on your suit, com* la 1 * at once. : Newell Corson , * Axknry Im—, Ore— OQ> I