PT' Ocean City Sentinel K. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor OCEAN city. . . NEW JERSEY ~j Ben 'Phone •wSS^SS®55*"-1" I ^Wwort promptly doo» by *x prawn rod THURSDAY, DECEMRKIt 12 1918. '^yejd aji U» I'm; oainr «t wjL Cltj Tuatvui eery excellent *ugge»Hon by the Re*. George W. Yerd In the Find M. E. Cbnrcb Hundny even- 1 lag regarding a tollable memorial for the brave boy* In Prance II I* to be hoped tbat action may soon follow tbe thoughts expressed by Mr. Yard. He ■{ml It up*!, to tbe women— anil tbey rarely fail In anything tbey underi

Brio Okk. W.S. Scott, back- from Prance, aaya: "Tbe women have cer taloly played a big part In Ibla war. Tbe American women not only made qpr men better men, but better soldier* Yoc can't aay enough for tbe Y. W. C. A. and all of tbem, and tbe onee 41 borne. And tbe women of France ha*t had a refining Influence ou our sold tare. Oor boy. were billeted jn ■any little French bomea; tbey played wKb tbe children. milked tbe cow*, helped barvewt the crop, and ■aay other bomcy tblnga— all of vbleb woo tbe heart, of tbe French, aatda from their gratitude. Bui tbeee , woman reciprocated. Tbey ' eared for tbe aoldlere, encotTraged 1 then, mended tbelr clothing and ex- ' ■tad a flog tnflueure over tbem: Our 1 sold ken aa men naturally lore and re- ' van women. It le part of tbem, pari ' of being an Amerioau. Our eol tier. 1 art not brntallxed by war; (be reflulng J laflnence. if ootbiog elee, would prevent tbte When a soldier geta 'blue' Iba Brat aolace he eeeke le a sympa- " tbatie woman— and abe alway. cheer, bin op. Tbia eontrlbntee to hla mor- ' afe, and H la marveloua. Hla opll " ' nhaa. good bumor and entbualaem — ngnta, to alaoat a fanatlciam; It I. '■•actions and other soldiers coming " ^ la eon tact wltb tbe Ametlcau soldier'. , ■yptrtt cannot belp but be enveloped by *■" . i mnmrgRMouF.r. ' The matter of eerlog tbe local trol- * - lay Una le one tbat appeal* to all 1 lllnn Interested In tbe continued 1 pregrea* of Ocean City, but e*|«clally the owoere of property. v The nesting bare Tuesday evening, u •tiled by Mayor Champion, demon- D Mretad that tba bostoea* men of thl. 1 tity, a* wall a* number, of wide" 1 SWtiM cottager* from Pblladelpbla , tihlWIy tilva to Iba elluatlon, and are ' datamlnad tbat lb* line aball continue , thopmiloa. Wlib sucb men back of 1

the aotarprlae. porijit. aaaorauct I* given Ibat we'll bare a trollay.llne— a real alactrtc road— In service by the Spa fsatdent* of Pblladelpbla and ■ thacthar large cittoe -are agalo tblok- , log ef the aaaahore for tba easier. Thaplmo la to raise mouay by >ubaartptln froaitba property owner* for ' •ha pwehMt of tbe rood, the Hoe to be 1 •pwtitilby h private corporation In- ' ■titiid la poshing Ibla resort. Make 1 i mmvAM a nupggTf 1 WhmtM. WUIMm Jauuluge Bryan tiaEy lhooght of Woadrow Wilson, ' MMOa tottor -aa oomlnaUd for trnvMhmer MBalthraore, to con « ■*ed W lb. extract from Collier's of « **■«. *»». priatad below. Tbe * MM la from "Halplog lo Make a Plirilial," by Was. log I la, eoafldan- 1 Dl aril Mill I of Oti. Oaorga Harvay, 1 Mfra.pfeeilieu any new man. broogbt ' wlNw lo Iba big bast oOea. Mr. 1 Hgbhtolla tba an tire story, and. In #Wg Mr. Bryan'* vtawe, Mid: "There was ptoety of polhle* on tbe »df .la TNUoa. Mr. Bryan began 1 ■""Manly *» «»lk .boot Wliaoo •M®torh, ettbar of wbom ha Mid — llipl.hlito him Nsiertbelsna. < haaamaMly urged tbe Colonel not to I — hlaMOlf Meloalvely lo Wll- r ■a, WhOM ptoetlon bo faarad would * bade ao good lo tbe Democratic pari;, t "•Waetaiplf feet.' ba Mtfl. <to tbat ' ,wMMh to aa autocrat by training. 1 Hahaabaao dealing aa master wltb • ■EatifcoyeaU hU life until now bt • has iMubMl a point where ba cannot S swasi'su-^sssi. , ^nasi'srssa I i — hi. uaoiuci. auu wnin tosgatUiaogb there wouldn't be any

glB'tit party left. There might ha • Wilson party, bat the old Democ reey would begone.' PRAISES SMITH C*la*'*l.it. D*g*H Twite or nia Capurio'e Bratarr. Corporal H, DaRose, a former reap deal of ibla city, writing to Mrs. Waltar R. Ohaltln, of tbl. resort, bu the folio—lor to av: "Your fetter received jnat before going to lbs liout line. and. believe me. •Yhrttioiy «a glad to get It before 1 •eot In. 1 suppose yon know by tbl. SStfSHSS.1" "I must My Lieut. Alfred-It. Smith tooos breve man. He going to get Aeaarvas'u' ** toavery, and be "We aartalnly did bave some hsrd ha Itto. W.o went 'over tbe top' Octo tree 12. Tbe llttli Regiment I. recom- l Headed for hrevory by a French geu- i oral. "I am • tiling this letter back of a - hnttej^of big guns, aud tbey are mak- ( • 'Ths batoai pots poor woman on tba I ■achtae guns oat In -No Men's ?.*•*» «»* wbso oat boys go up there MW stomodor and rrvMl tbeir sex .fBy Is sbown, because tbey weaM ktll lf tbey could " ( TV D.I°" " .i" . . M.iaetonig chug o cs acre. 1 HtiHaabead. Uaa two-year-old J jgJgpjgggti^HolllDsbaM^. Atod 1

1 SUNDAY IH THE ! LOCAL CHURCHES Strong Sermons and Excellent Music Heard by Conr] v gregations. o Pilfer M. K. All the services in tbe First M. K | Cbnrcb ou riuiylsy were well sltended. i Tbe Hunday school bsd tbe forge*! si- 1 ' tendsuce It lis. bsd during tbe fsll , and tba* far this winter. • Tlie winter chapel of *81. AugUetlne's ' Church wa« filled with member* of ■ • the cbdrcb st tbe 10 o'clock mis on • r funds}-, which sti celebrated by tbe 1 r rector, tbe Rev. Tho*. F. Blake. who 1 > preaebed ou "flu and 1c* Fuoiab- . meut. " 1 F There was singing by a children's ' - cbolr organised and led by Ml** Rod- ' gera, wltb Miss Dougbty at tbeorgao. ' ntrr pkksbvtekian. ^

r fuudsy was communion day In tbe . First Pre.byt.rlsu Cliurcb. and tbe e Rev H. B. ituudsll. oM'bel.ra, mod- _ erstor, ofllclated In tbe morning Tbe sermon at tbe evening service j was preached by t'barlea Derbyshire, » a Y M. V. A. secretary at Caps Msy, f alio I* a candidate for tbe pastorale, rle look a> bis text tbe words, "What think >e of Christ?" e Tue .iwaCer said tbal tbe favlour ! was the must nobis, supreme, perfect f and spotless example of CbrlsJJen living tbe world bss ever seen, yet ; men sought to take His life. Tbe . r speaker referred lo tbe birth of Cbrlst J | in a msuger, tbe flight Into l^ypt and of Hla life as tbe fon of a carpenter [ and His own bumblosllfs. He 'was ( always constant and steadfast. He . was balled as lbs coming Messiah— tbe Miintlou o! all problems — but opposition came, and tbey eougbt His . life. _ What ws.u all fort Why was He " sent to die fur mankind? Tbe great Creator In .His tenderness and self- ^ eacrlflee, sent His only fon to die that cruel cross that we inlgbt ' be saved. He did tbia for yon and me. Q Me sent our sublime Saviour to abow ( wbat to do, yet mauy of ns fall * to take advantage of tbe opportnnlty . |( He was ao everything without re- ' proachlbet all history bat conceded It. Our problem* do not amoont to ^ much If we otly take tbe way out. If will etndy.our .Saviour and try fl get In contact w itu nlm, tben will . tbey become spiritually noble. Professing ourselves to be followers, d What think ye of Christ In yourbuslnets? Are you a Christian business b man? You ought to be. Aren't tbe tblnga He stood for good enongb to lake into your bnslnest? How about Christ lo politics? Are politics In tbe and ftate such as tbey should J be? Let as have Christian parties . Does the Cbnrcb play tbe part It sbould lu politics? Isn't It time tbat Christian man should see tbat Cbrto- * llan people bold tbe balance of power

In politic*? .. The borne to tbe foundation of^tbe city, Slate and world. From j. **>« homo corns* everything tbat f makes tbaM things. If Christ to there, then will be everything as it Sbould ba. On* of tba moat torribl* things U a Cbrtotlaaa boms. It to a 1 crime that children sbould grow np in unchristian homes. Parents, do yoor children sm tba love of Christ radiate from you? , Wo are facing aa a Church tbe most opportunity. Tben la oomr" toga period freighted wlib tremeod- . poMibllttto*. Are to* going to be r ■riofled tooom* to cburcb on fun- , day* and cn Monday* forget all abool , i«T You are not aahamed of Cbrlst. No man baa a rigbt to waata bla ChrtoUan luflusnca. If wa t.ke Christ Into ; ovorytblok we do, wo will bo known wortby dlaclpl*. of Him. MR8. C. 8. GOPF DEAD > - 1 »*'« Wssiaa,TksMki Iw toe 1m••a.laa SsSdral) Eaplrsd. I sire. Caroline 8. Oofl, wbo was bnr- . led from ber late raeidenc* ei KJdora. i May County, Tburaday, died . rather suddenly the Banday before. I 8 be bad been falling for tlx months, . It was thought thai bet condition t Improving. About 6 o'clock Bun- . day morning abe asked for a tablet. , and almost Immediately breathed bar t ber bmrt falling. She was 88 t old. Mrs. Oofl, who bad bwD • widow • twenty yean, leaves three children— ' insure McKelg, of Eldore, for- , marly principal of tbe 8m Isle public l school.; Mlas Caroline Oofl, ol East ' Oranv* and R I. rinfl «r ibi.

; Orange, and R L. of city. Hbe was an aunt of H. In. Smith, of tbia city. A grandson, Loren Oofl, a student at West Polul, attended tbe funeral. Another grandson. Alvao W. McKelg, a naval aviator at Pensacola. ' Pta , was unabls to got bert. : WANTS LIBERTY HALL " niorlal aodUliri liooo. i Frank H. Stewart, of Woodbury, * one of Oceao City'* best koowo reai- ' deuts and presldsnt at tbe Ocean City , Pisbtug Clob, Is working bard for tbe I erection of a Liberty Hall In Wood- - bury ss a memorial to the soldier boys ! of Oloncaster County. Mr. Stewart's thought Is tbat tbe . building sbould ba a substantial one ■ costing 835.000 He started tbe ball rolling with. a subscription of pJOOO. ' building. In hto opinion, aleo could be used for clly and county purt ■Illsidasad Esicrisins. Millard Hand eotertaload tbe A. L. at bis home, on Plymouth place. Saturday evening. The time was speut in dancing and card playing. refreshment* ware served. present were Mleere Mary Lavinla Scull, Lncto HafUrson. LneUs Townmnd, Elmunr Campbail eod_Prada Smith. Howard Barirett, Uoidoo Vox, Wesley Barclay, lRasaad Coaatagbam and (feerga I Mass, tba IsUm of ttoatb Smrllla

SERGT. HAND DID 1 NOT GET TO FRANCE t Former City Engineer Here Overseeing Road Work Near Camp Shelby, Mi9B. Se^esul Morgan Hsiid. Jr . son ■>( . W Scott Hand, of Pblladelpbla. for. . merly of tbl* ,clly who i* wltli lbs - I49tb Engineer*. Road Repair tV.mI psoy. l amp Shelby. Mi**., wriniig | Dr J. Thorn ley Hughes, ol this cny.j eay* lu pert: , Just got bold of • SESTI.VEt.of , grrssive Lrsgur bss s roll of service ^ , for tbe honor. j bellies I put lu twelve weeks of Engineer Ofllrers'TreiiiiugScbool.sud Anally, wltb 96 others, received an order Co go lo Camp Shelby We bad all been recoma.eu.led a* second lieu-, ,e tbe crdcr for our coining do« if-fiereto

the Gulf of Mexico bad ln#^eeusb been rescuided by the adjutant geuer- * al's dope b} tfie lime of our arrival, afleralhree days' trip, we are sllll r' wltb the grade of sergeant*. Tbe signing of tbe armistice makes II look missions uutiUt.e Anal discharge day. '' wbeu. we are assured, we will be com:l missioned to the reserve. a "This I* s greet wsy from l>rsoce. We were sent bere lo help twin tbe * 101st Division preparatory to embarks , lion, via L'pOu. "This to a peculiar cltmste. We ' are living In leuts, w ith no floors. At * night ll gets cool. There was a beavy- " last nlgbt. In tbe day-liuie tbe weather Is warm enough. "Our work to repeirlng tbe rusd ' leadlug to tbe camp. For some rem son, whenever tbe road detail goes f out. tbey make me responsible for tbe 1 -work. Most of lbs men are from , * Wisconsin. All tbe engineer* would i 1 make a road out of sucb material* as Aud* hereabouts. It bs* rained , almost every mgbt since we have | been here, and the day'* work I* lost | 24 boon. < "However, it Is a rest-up from the | alreouoalty of Camp Humphreys, | where we were on duty 15 hour* a | day, wbtcb Included tbe study period : 7 to 9 o'clock In tbe evening* ( Among otber thing*, one learned i bow lo use a pick aud shovel and to * IrrDcbe*. Our lustructor* 'were t all overaeas officers. We also got to ( 1 real expert In stringing barbed wire entanglements. t "The best exercise wa* tbe bayonet, I where we bad to learn to snarl aud I growl wben we lunged at an Imagiu- I ary Hun. We worked It bard, aud i w* are building road*, with tbe HalUesburg bunch in tbe bleacber* i cheering us on, feeding us cskee and I ' giving as dances. Hattle*bug Is | about 100 mile* from New Orleans. v

"1 was In Camp Dlx three month* 1 —two months lo civilian clolbes. I c ' was engineer in charge of road con- b structloo there. I was all set for the a | Camp Taylor (Louisville) Officers' ' Training Camp for artillery, wbeu, J two days before tbe time set for 'de- h partore, tbeopportnnlty cams to come r to this camp, so I took lu" b Sergeant Hand was formerly clly * engineer In Ocean Clly. » 8. 8. DARMON DEAD rklladclpaia Predsce Dealer 11 toasa celtof er Here. Hto frteod* In tbls city were grieved c to iMrn of tbe dealb of Ssmuel S. J Darmon, a produce dealer and Aosd- * tier, wblcb occurred Friday nlgbt at [ bis borne, 4607 Locust street. West i Pblladelpbla. Tbe cause of bl« death was pneumonia He wa* 69 years 1 old. He is survived by a- widow aud C one daughter, Ma. Anna S. Roy. In- r torment took place Tuesday afternoon. ' funeral service* belDg beld at tbe ' hone*. e Mr. Darmon wa* vice president of * tbe Soutbwark National Bank, a dl- 8 rector In tba People's Trust Company. r a trustee of Temple University, a dl f rector of tbe Samarltau Hospital aud e a member or Waablngtou Lodge, No. n 59, F. aud A. M. Hto place of bual- ^ neaa was at 116 Dock atreet, Pbiladel- J phis, aud be bad been eogaged In tbe I ' produce line for fifty yeara. Mr. Darmon bad been a summer ' resident of Ocean City for a number of ° ■ OFFICERS NOMINATED [

j Progre*slve Leagae Celling « ■«4r lor Annual (election. 1 , Tba Young Men'* Progressive t ! League I* preparing for It* anuual | s" election, wblcb take* place tbe Ar*t 1 ( Monday evening In January. Tue , following nominations have thus far a been made, and It I* thought tbat tbl* « la tba way tbat It will be election 1 nlgbt. , 1 President. H. C. Scbanze, Jr.; vice J " president, W. I. Raymond aud R. H. I Nolly; recording secretary, Roy 1 Darby; Aoauoial secretary. Dr. J. . Tbornley Hughes; treasurer. K. H. | 1 Nulty; trustee, William F. Oardlner a « There will be a "feed" for member* v ■ only on tbe higbt of tbe election. 1 • There were aeven applications for '' membership received at tbe league » ' meeting laal Monday night. ' I Junior Cbriation Eadrator. 1 i. Tbe members of tbe Juulor Chris- i, > tlau Eudeavor Boclety of the First c - Presbyterian Cburcb meet at 4 o'clock ' every Weduesday afternoon lu the f ebblr room of the cbnrcb. Ml** Eliza- ' a betb 8 Hlgbee is auperintendeiit of ibe h society and Mia* Frances Hevau as-'" . stount snperintendent. ™ ' w a 1 1 i'i i*~~a~ — ' '' Tbe Kallance Fire Company, No 2.!" ' of tbia city, now ba* a new service ■ lag. wblcb floata from tbe front of the 1 re > company's headquarters. "The flag, m - wblcb contains four atari, was pre! *■ seated to tbe orgsnluiiou by tbe Ladtae' Auxiliary of Noa. 1 and 2 Fire 'at Oeapaatoa. |„

BIBLE CLASS TO J. E. GET TOGETHER e ! Local Methodist Men Have r j No Dread of Friday, the Thirteenth. r. | < 'las* of the Flret M. K Sunday Y , j sugxe-Uon of Ibe cburcb pa-t.u, the J Rev. George W Yard. •e ' Yard made the suggestion. - and the!' k gel -together ellair "ill Iw held Friday December IS. about IS da\* after the d 'mailer was brought up Reutieu pil-l d tellers lu bis nam*. . J| * Dr. Luca*. of Atlantic City. «* ln» ' j

j". TO INTEREST CAPITAL , k road Every property oaner realize* ! [ >- that Ibe lo«* of Ibe trolley line would i r be a black eye to Ocean City. He I i said I hat "be did not think thai there * »• part of tbe busiueas men to lake tbe * e road. ^ ■ e Continuing. Mr. Ma***y .aid that ' t be doe. not sea how Hie municipality J lo ssy thai J Fitbiau l.niu. .,/tbe * Bo-well bad receutly come to lb* coo- t i elusion that Ibere Is suffineut leglsla- ' Mr. Matsey recalled bow Ocean C)ty u I enterprise bad made possible the anlo 11 : bridge over tbe bay and be told of * I Henry D. Moore's part in thl* city e\ work and how be made Hie bridge C ' possible by hto subscription of l&t.OPO , Mr. Maesey stated that. If at tbe 01 i pre*eut time prdpet encouragement I* given by tbe properly owner* In Boutb II Ocean Clly and Ibe upper eecllon of a the reaort. be believed (be required !' i amount of money for tbe parcbase of i, 1 tbe trolley liue can be raised in tbl* d i oily. ■ /< Mr. Martin expressed the'view that the property owner* should be viially , He said he did not think h I It wonld be difficult to raise Hie money 11 - by subscription. "I'll take stock In It " I a matter of civt* pride." be said. r Mr. Brick wauled to know wbelber. Ii ■ If 125 .«» I* raised by the city, tbe big * I Interest* In the road would be willing 11 ' to *•*■»( lu helping tbe suece** of tbe n

Mr. Maasey, answering, said he " could not make an authoritative state meat, bat be believed that tbe owner* b willing lo help. - o K B. Blllea, presldeul of tbe First Bank, wblcb inetliutloo J a number of ibe bobds of Ibe i road, eald. In anewer to a query, tbat a does not koow what tbe bank c would do. For btmse If, be thought It I would beat step backward to permit , tbe road to dtoappear. 1 Harry Headley expressed himself as 0 opposed to tbe clly buying the road, t A private oorpo ration can operate the * more economically than tbe city l He believes It possible to orgautxe a c corporation to operate It. If the com- r can get 160,000 for tbe road a* a Junk, why sbouldu't tbey take tbls . amount from tbe public? He expressed tbe belief tbat tbere are ■ enough public spirited men bere to ' take tbs rosd aud make It pay. . Mr. Martlu said tbat tbey were only i talking of tbe city buyiog tbe road In v of necessity. . City Solicitor Boswell said ibat all i property tbat goes to make * transportation cau be ruu by tbe c B. F. Hirst, president of the Tweoti- ! elb Btreel Improvement Association, •aid tbat all tbe member* of tbl* or'- t gan Izat ion feel tbal tbe loss of -I be * road would be Ocean City's greate.i b calamity. He expressed tbe belief a tbat 75 per cent, of tbe property own- i, are In favor of Oceau City taking n tbe road ratber than tbat lib* h Rather than have Ibe road T out of extilenbe,- he believed jb* n t'Hy Commissioner* should take flu- „ over and operate It. Mr. Hint pointed out condition- ., tbat bave exuted In ilie mimrruit n of the road aud tald Unt If the mail i were properly liandl*4> " would be a d H.Walter Berroth. of tbe Boutb u Ocean City Improvement A**oclallon, Q -aid tbat Mr. Hirst ha* expre*«d the o opinion of tbe .5 member* of this or- n ganlxstlou. All ibe member, will „ heartily support the cily. ™ Harry Headley ..id Hist u I. known ,, Ibartbe trolley line bs- no power n plant. Would (b e city be beld up for w power? ' * Mr. Hlrat told of storage battery tare that can be operated economically mud r, at a low price — 5 to 7 cents per klllo- t, watt hour. Buch care cost JttVio each. . Electricity le cheap. Cars should be run to South Ocean City three times a day rijirlng theofl nrmwo. Cars should be run continuously sroundTou n arid the people will use them. The franchise Kara B Lake, w ho started tbe trulley line, and Henry D. Moore, wbo oner- i. •led the line for years, but the spe.Te, wanted to know why tbe road i* not u can u-e the'cire""" 'he 'j Mr. Fisber .aid tbat. without con* ci vI*"o,K !i!e n'.V"'r ,r"m. m clikur* for a II v' pMple' '" * * the road. He moved that a committee r» be appointed to take tbe matter in clu*lou"(« C*rrr " ,D * 1 conI Mayor Champion said Ural Mr I** . Usher bad expressed Hie aeruw of the s, ;CUy Commissioner*, who have been i ~ appealed to by the owner* of the irul- , , llue. The mayor said tbat be fell r ■ I other corn °'|t'ert "" """""v"1 of the dl that they agree with tbe' exp'rew'nl^ beard at tbal meeting. The commi* aloiiere agree that. If a private cor|>ora- : ,h (Ion can baudle Ibe proposition, Hn* ... Is Ibe pro|«r solution. Tbe com mis- ,h I 1" not waul tbe road If the road i* to be abandoned, the Clly c mnil— l.uier- might take It over There : men in tbe meeting wbo can Inter- 1 e*t capital In tbe road. I a„ Both City Commissioners Campbell i Be and Adam* ware Interested aiieiidant* ' Be at tba mealing.

f. *9* TAX LAWS 4 ,■ l-rcidsiil Jr*- lake* tl.e position abal siiouid unJer-iaud perfrcHy Ibe pro- , 11 Vi-Ioiis <-f lire law and be parliculttly ; He fetls tbal laxe- al the bv-I are very '' irksome ami that trie} -hould be made . I just a- palatable a- flo~ible ' ^ ^ | ' i there la a di-tmct bond of sympslby _j bet w een Ibem and Ibe Slate Hoard. -I Mr. Jess say* Hie board I- only loo . Iiappv Ipadvi-e .'"I ahl^iiot ..uly^Hie I requ*i«4 - I every taxpayer will i | Jj ii- i | ii law re

! '"-The Revised lax 4c: ol IRIS went ! into effect ou October 1 aud assessor. and "Jbter aud Hie la.e* are' paid lu mouth*' interval between Ibe two paya I mo-t of I hem dl*[to*td of before l« , '."'terns calls for'a doubUu^of lab.'. r I V local, coo nly and Slate officials, I r'i'ly worki'ug oh u,e IMln a-eeasmeni -o ler I he ne* tow.^ ^Appeals to tied through on tbe dates provided by elleclive Wltb tbe 1919 a— es.mei.l I hi. unities two appeal season- for the county and Blate boards In 1919, as a— e—ors lu 1918. There I*, jil no doubling of lb{ laxes Ibemaelie*. Tbay are merely due a little condition ofTbe property ou October 1, instead of May 2U. Tax rajya will be struck In tbe following Marcb, and collector* will receive tbelr duplicate- 'roll the county boards on April vid at once begin work on tbe tax bills, wblcb must all be out by May Governing bodies may allow a discount of not more than 6 "per cent for laxes paid 30 days before June 1. "While tbe lax bill will be made out for tbe full amount, taxes will be received in two Instalments. Tbe Arat will be due April I, and will be If not paid June 1. Tbe Interest rate on the delinquent taxe* |>er cent. The second balf of tbe will be due December I, after inch It la deliuqueut, aud tbe eutire will be a lien on Ibe property. "Appeals to tbe County tax boardmust be Aled by J'nne 15, and determined by September I. Appeals to Ibe Btatt board must be Aled by October 1. The County Board (bu* pause* ou all appeals at least three month* tbe taxe* become a lien, Instead of six weeks after Ibat time, as heretofore. aud most of tbe appeal* to tbe board will also be disposed of by That lime. A petitioner may pay Aral balf of bis taxes by Jane 1, appeal from tbe eutire valuation, If be cou.ldera It excessive, and bave tbe matter disposed of by tbe coouly board long before tbe aecoud half of tbe ui is doe, tbus avoiding Interest charge* or tbe error of paying taxes under protest.' In addition to t|>ls. I* protected by a provision that he may pay eucb portion of taxe* as are not in dispute, aud re- • crive credit for tbs same, aud sucb ' rate of dlecouut on tbe amoont paid a* be would bave ou tbe whole amount. "After the Arst day of December, personal, poll and dog taxea remaining unpaid will be enforced by the •sle of good* and chattel*, or by arrest. the following Marcb I tbe collector will Ale wltb tbe governing body his of delinquent*, and during Marcb list of personal tax deliuqueut* will be published. After July 1, tbe collector i* to proceed to sell real estate for unpaid laxes, a**es*ment* for benetil* aud otber municipal lien*. 'Oneeullrely new provision I* tbat assessor, after completing bt* assessment, and before turning bla books over to Ibe couuty board for exlax payer- an opportunity to^lutpVct Ills as-essmeut list and to confer wltb so tbat errors may be corrected 1 The as-essor to to give public notice a'dvertl-emeut of tbe time aod place w beu bto book, will be open to Ibis Inspection. Her* la an opportunity. If properly bandied, for tbe ad-Ju-lment of many difference* aud tb* avoiding of much of tbe trouble aDd Involved in formal appeala. "Tbe taxpayer can ace bto aaaesament before ll I* coudrmed, make hto object lona, if be ba* any. and talk It over with tbe assessor. Tbey may or may not agree, but cbauces are tbat of tbe smaller disputes can be , -etlled In Ibl* way. and small, but Ir- - 'Hating discrepancies prevented. It hoped that tbl* phase of tbe tax law ' will be taken In a live spirit by both side-, aud not allowed to become *a dead letter through disuse. Tbe law compel* the assessor to give tbe oppor- . Whether or uot It I* taken advantage of I* up to tbe taxpayer." LEAGUE AROUSED Weill llrlrgate lo Xerllag In Trolls* 1-lue Mailer. ■y (Tiarle* It. SHI well, secretary and t of ibe Ocean City Title and Irii-I Company, brought up at the meeting of Hie Young Men's ProgresLeague Monday eveulug the mailt' l""l"'-vd "-crapping" of the " city trolley Hue. He .aid Ibat -qgrniiigly nothing wa. being doue E and it wouldu't be long nil spring, when, from pr^^it Indications, the re-ort might not have a trolley road. Mr. Btll well suggested (bat II might lie well for Ibe league a* a body to take action on tbe matter. ! It then developed lhat IS. Frank Bmltb, presldeul of tbe league bsd recelred an invitation to attend a meeting of bu.lne*. meu called by Mayor O for Hie next evening to the trolley situation. Mr. Bmilb was appointed a com■nillee to represent tbe league at tbe meeting and make a statement a* to A opinion of the league that some should be taken to avoid tbe ■ catastropby. Marx ol Bethany Class. Tbe members of tbe Mary of Betb- t' any Class of tbe Presbyterian Bunday will hold a regular meeting at „ Beotcli Hall tomorrow evening Every member to urged to iw present. ' B

°ij j1 , 1 An) Kind Any Vlhcre I | Joseph G. Champion 1 1 Building Contractor OCEAN CITY, N. J. J, Tenth'Street and West Avenue - s b swan j. e. trout Swan and Trout Caroenters an^ Buildere jobbing ^specialty 10a0 asbury avenue ocean city n. j. roll SHOULD HAVE A Reliable Builder To erect your Ocean City cottage. Yon-cannot spare the time to look after it closely yourself and must -depend upon the honesty oi the contractor. I have built for a large number of people and could refer you to any or all of them. Send for the list of names and photographs oi the houses. Otis M. Townsend OFFICE Q I III r>r>n V 0CEAH CITY. ■th st. opposite r. o. D U I L_ L J E. ri J. Allen Scull The Builder Eighth and Ocean Avenue phone CONNECTION Bell Phone 18 Inter-State Phone 134-A SUTTON & CORSON CO. General Contractors Grading and Street Building NINTH ST. AND SIMPSON AVE. Ocean City, New Jersey ■L ( / V T lexky roof- Thunder storms are coming J^fej / ') *nd . leaky roof will be apt to result in , considerable damage.. Chimney* that leak abould be looked 1 t' 1 ' 1 iV R\r after and made water-tight. Smokey torap— j j chimneys can be made to draw. J Tin roofs ue fire-proof. I ^ Tin, slate anJ'aUg roofing. ^Ml^VT-h- SMITH'S ^ 1 The Tin Smith t ' ■ 735 A|foury Ave. Prior.. 7a-\v mg All Kinds of (J utters as . Pftvj/pll'c Dry Goods, Notions and Men's vfvy til » Furnishings CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE BUY YOUR GIFTS AT ' Powell's Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. j. 1 1 Citv Gas Lisrht Comoanv 1 837 ASBURY AVENUE 69 CALLS 42A-W 1 Bell Phone, 186-4, , Furniture Stored IPTn(; .Reupholstcring ESTIMATE ' Window Shades FOR YOU Awnings and \House Furnishings - Our price* are l-owest possible consistent with Oood Work and Rest Material. ( Lawrence n. Lear 65, Asbury Avenue \ (ken city, n. j. c PLUMB1NQ etoriaal foto* to mafelsui. Olre m. a " aos^m«lre safehitohxram Prions* C. H. BACON «07 Blghth at

I OOXTX.I-rSM ABB ■t lt.1,,7" OTIS M, TOWHSEIID builder , 8th St. Opposite P. 0. OCEAN CITY, N.J. | Only galvanized nails used on exterior work Qeorge W. Hurria Contractor, Builder and Jobbing PUB* ww. Bun, lib. , . No. 13 W. Fourteenth StVe*. OCEAN CITY. N. J- ", Leander S. Corson _ BUILDER ocxa. citv, n. j. ' -ho* [ 'sr-u ALBERT G. GILBERT, r PRACTICAL HOUSE PAINTER 645 Asbury Avenue, OVKiN CITY, W. J, KsllmaM* Purnlibsd. Yarn isbro, Ete.. at Our Hlora. Pa'aU Ala., John T. Uwu Lua and oil c™,. *t«nuy is Bioek. I Blcyel* Tins ut Boppn*., k. I pwiriox Promptly AusodM To. « 0 *•'« ■*■.»« H. Store, 8E0. 0. ADAMS k CO. PLASTERING. RANGE SETTING MICE LATINO, Etc., Etc. AIT Work la Mason Unt Promptly Attended To. OCEAN CITY. N J BRECKLEY'S HOUSE AND SION PAINTERS CLINTON L. BRECKLEY, PNOP Heady Mixed PxIdU, Lead and Oil* 920 aud .922 Asbury avenue. Thomas J. Thorn FLORIST — Cut Flowers and Funeral Designs Furnished 1128 Bay Avenue Bell Thone, (29-J Something New for the benefit of Ocean City people Ocean City Hons* Cleaning Company ' "1,U' 7j0 West Avenue Ocean City New Jersey H*il Phone, 7s-w JONES, ROUERS A BASSELL A. L JON UK. Msnstter Children'. Hair Cattlag ' JERRY OiFlANCOS SHAVING PARLOR First-Class Service : For the Winter at ^ 843 ASBURY AYEHUE To Make.New Friends Oak Dining ' Room Suit (FHf39* 5J9-50 ,07, Weekly ■ LMNelsoniiOKiiBroadMy ■ Camden, N. J. Eyes Eiamioed W itboot Drops ' N sweat np-to-dU* mHbods- ftoltofaeuen fhwTto'nSsraaElty'ofxot^to'l'irtU^pbL My stosX ol By* Owns* sod npesraalraises romp'y aMtotoitols .n^elly-. nolle. ^COTraey'Tnxrarit^d. Pries* son•Utsnt wu^gooa work. All work dco# ox A. W. ELY ATLAITIC CITY, 4. J. Hhors Past Um Psass* rioor. INBS. tWIPbOBSXM-A HAVE yon a cottage, bungalow or apartment to furnish? Wa a line of pcrnitobh at less than Philadelphia prices. Window shades a specialty. CHAS. E. ADAMS A BRO. 720-22 ASSUWV AVE. ATLANTIC ICE COMPANY °— L" " Pocono Mountain lea Tonth rand W.rat Avranus OCEAN CITV N J. HEADLEY dfc ADAMS " Reading Coal AI*o Kindling-wood bj- barrel or^nordIhe ton lunawk B*U or Kalsryri a* 'pbon*. oae. and laid. TENTH mmA WENT Coal Coal WeHave It C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. TweWh and Waat Avaaaa Advertise in •- The Saotiail