OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXIX.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH II, 11)20 n

NO. 5( )

Ocean City Sentinel j OCEAN OITY, P4. J. — BY— CURTIS ROBINSON 1 Editor and Propriotor .51 Per Year, Strictly ifi Advance. x ■ ■

tlKORJlL, Dk. W. P. HAlNIiS | COR. NINTH ANlt W £ r, • AVC ^ OCEAN CITY. ... J- 1 i stale*. iu. j ltul|*. lu. «IUK|h UL | A BS.l fbOIM. jl M«atc.U Uyuuimii,-* M ***»«* *"4 C OuiraCUVtf 4J>aiUMii<« %avUlsU Siuvriusuta j JK. t lorknck B. HAINES tiuUXM by Ap|>olBtniM)t Uv UN CITY. N. J- . : H V-IBB. Uk . LS p. IU Allen Corson, N. D. 4(0 Wesley Avenue Ocoan city Now Joraey j _ HRldA. " atcr-Ht*»#> I3S-A. plKRSCHKI, PETTIT, M. D. 1 807 WCSLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY <JOk* Moan: »» 10*. m, "• T to b p. tat. fMM Offln Uuu.« PkOBS'Cl UuUllft >n, t J p. m « $ p. m. JoKM H. WjHTICAR, M. D. Eighth and central Ave. Occan City. n. j. D* Wilson Y. Christian m Dentiut^ , 809 Central j^venu.. tk.-jla.si city. s, j. Bell Phnne, 1 a± tlcll phbm- "jk w Ocean Cuy Calls Given Immediate Attention DR. DAVID M. SAXE VETERINARY SURGEON Uog« * Specialty M WORTH VIRGINIA AVENUB ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. r*>««i »y Chwl Vn*n*snan U. S. K«prc«» Co. Uflrt- Ho an. L»o**ft Ll«J Tueedey ell a. in. V?i»laj, DSHJIp.m. DK. CHAS. H. VAIL OsteoHtMc OriaoCII»Offi« fbnadalpDJ* uOrt" *6 tO*»U* ***- 1*» Krai Katate T ru»I WU«. T?bSa?l^J Phong, Waiaut !&»*_ BOOTH I'HllNES Rifbl PIwm Call. I*-W Hughes' Genual Pharmacy ten and We*l«y A*«- Ocean City, N.J Phone 24&-W PW yewf opJrr" Wr^rUwrffree

ATreiiiT*-tT.Mir __ Wootton Harcouit & Steelman LAW OFFICES j | 40# BTeiar La* #o»i.aia* I OcuRCKt. »• J. Art««ne Citt. N. i. Orria# M#M 4» a. m. ■ ». J^ORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW, Aoitotic+, Ha«*r *»4 Yriimlnar la C***c*iT. ^SToeert C«a«nis-o*w PoMfe- ( Apt KAY COIJHT *- L (OppoeHe fYHN w holt AKUL ABUM* c. BOI**W j_yuv offices Apgar & Boswell, Matron tn t.'»raWcri»T. I * BOUWB HtULlHWq. wmt h. collissoy, jr. A*«>. M. Am. HO* <■- E. Civil Engineer and Surveyor City JEofllnaer, OceMi Ctty, ST. J» ABBOTTS' j Alderney DairieB j Inc. L Philadelphia and Se»*hore Seventh St. and West Ave. Ocean City, N. J. Abbott's MA" Milk Cream Buttermilk L Win. H. Powell General Contractor Grading and Street Balldlni TRlriy*f<Hirih H «d West ay#. OCBAN CITY, N. JCswtnlt *'«« mir Ph -a HA VR y«u ft cOitftfT, byinpilow or ApoTittient to forttlftlif We have a line of pURwrrttrnt it lh«t< PhiUdelphl® prirt*. Window •hida * RpectaltT. CMA8. «. AO*1> f 7 20-23 AVI* Advertise in the 9BNTINBL

WEAVER'S) I Y; spring I will surely come: It calls for lots of new a V things* lots of Dressmaking* o k 1 J WE can furnish you with everything from the needle to Y * the finest quality dress goods* including ft;1 * Home Journal Patterns. 0 t ® S 1 it Also our line of Curtain Goods, Cretonnes, House Dresses, 1 i } Middy Blouses, Underwear, Corsets and ® < | • Hosiery is Complete. $ { 1 WEAVER'S J !

! Attention, Owners Is your property For Sale or For Rent? 1 his is the time to list your Houses and Lots iu order that we may complete* our files thereby rendering you the best of service. List with the office doing strictly a brokerage business. It will be to the advantage of Owner and ^ ^ j Real Estate and Insurance 411 Eighth Street Ocean City, N. J. SLOGAN "Tlii* office imintatna and doe* strictly x brokerage buiiue* and is in no way interested in personal speculation."

A Fine Piece of OCEAN FRONT j FOR SALE I i BUSINESS SECTION OF BOARDWALK BEST VALUE FOR PRICE THAT CAN BE FOUND ALONG ENTIRE FRONT WRITE FOR PARTICULARS Massey & Edwards OCCAM CITY, rsi . O.

11 '6 - :;i :-! ■ : I The Essential and the Non-essential e- i Draw t definite line between the essential anil tlienoni essential and save tlie difference. Start an account with the First Nntiontl Bank and deposit your spare cash weekly. $ per cent. Interest Paid on Savings Fund Accounts. I Rrst National Bank ^ < ) CE AN CITY. N <1.

Tor ©ale nflOMCD PRTTACF Fn,,7 fnmwhwl, .t bedroom*, talk and all wjje*" conCunnCR uUl l^OL reoiencf* including Gmg*. Price... $6,250. BUHGMOW wX^t^nBpUm'1, P^r.*n'1. Is.OOO, T¥fH-F*llllY APaRTMEWT Sit' ■H^odcro convenience#. Will rrnt for j 1 — — — ^jofurtbtfummcr mon tin. Price, $7,000. John J^ Fo«tor 51» EIGHTH 0TRCBT-0aU>*r Gentml Avonuo OCEAN CITY, N, 0* J

« m< i Fwritltufe Stored I Betl Phone. 1B6*i Reupholstering LET US (.Window Shades FOR YOU jAwnlngs and (House Furnishings Otrr pneeeftr * Lowe* powtble ennelitent with Good Work and IMM NUterlal. Lawrence n. Lear I 6M A, bury Arena, Ocean CUy. N. J.| | i Jerry DeFranco m% Hla AU.JHa-Ya#r.Around barber shop ■ ay Aabury Avinua ■ (IT *• B'fT w*tt. *■*#*« #*0# *H'*ra \m oof ^ara« *awmr**o VMM frii #o*f«a^ tfjfoa *#& *f$a2o0e# «r#*f* «*o ' 1 " ' 1 J Advertise in the Sentinel.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS SCARCE IN THIS CITY

Even Ali-Ycar Residents j Find Difficulty in Obtainlug Suitable Homes. Ttwre Ih a ■carclly of liouae* ami apaiduenta lu tin# city for even tbe all year leaideutH, aoiuetblng uuusual here. t here Iibh been uo great Increase In (he ale# of Ilia uoriuil population, ami, therefore, many people have been wonderlug why they cau't get hou»»e« or why they experience »o much dinicully In obtaluiug coltagee i aparlmeule. They have found tu aouie lu#tauce« house* or apartuieuta eoou lo become vacant for varloua reaeoue have been engaged mouth* ahead by other# One man heard of Ihe proposed new a|>«rLiuviit» over the three elore prop, enie# oil Aebury avenue, near Eighth nlreet, recently purcha*ed by Klchard II. Juhimun, and he lianleued to reut one of thenn, only to ttud that he wa# too lale by several day*. It Ih nald that many out-of-town people who own coltagea here, and who for year* have rented theae to local rehideuta for the fall and winter, are now ho benefitting by the locreaned price# being received for nuiunirr reu* IuIh that they._wlH uot leaae their > houaee forlhe other eight month* of the year. Thu# they get about the nauoe amount of money, »T not more, and nave on Ihe wear and tear of the buildings and avoid the possibility of excess water bill#. j * 1 1

BUYS COTTAGE i i'rof. Kelchly "Will Have Home I ' oil Aatiury Avenue. 1 Prof. O. W. Helchly, principal of 1 Ihe Ocean City High School, hash bought from Charie# Mumford the 1 rhree-atory cottage owned by the litI ler on Asbury avenue, near Kleventb 1 atreet. Mr. Helchly will make a number of improvements to Lhe bouse and 'occupy it, writh bis family, during the { coming summer. Prof. Helchly and family have lived a large portlou or the year for »lx I years lu the cottage 920 Central av#j nue. which they leased. They spent ihe summer months near their former homes lu Pennsylvania. Now they •iesire to remain In Ocean CUy all the j year, so have purchased the Asbury avenue property. Musical P.aicrtHlDmcal, The women-folk of the Baptist Church announce their Intention of giving a musical entertainment on i loud Friday evening, April 2, In the city music pier, on the Boardwalk, for ! an admission of 50cenla, i nn nuuiisBiuu ui w i ,

TAKEN TOCAMP DIX ' | AS A DESERTER Young Local Carpenter Must Face Serlona Charge at Army Headquarters i Karl J. Hteelmati, oon of Wlllird Bteelman, of this city, arrested here on chargenf desertion, was taken in Camp I Dlx by a sergeant from that ptaw oo ; Tuesday. The young fellow was drafted dur- 1 Ing the progress of the war, and aeni : to Camp Dlx. After being there a iahnrt time, It Is alleged, he deserted, and notice was sent to the local police lu arrest blm If he were seen In Ibis city. After an absence of about a year, he 1 | name back to Ocean CUy several days ago and went to work at hla trade of " carpenter. Later ha was arrested by ■ the police and held for the action of | the army authorities. j Bay# Birslfsrd, Mr*. Minnie Hublncetn, of Philedel- ' phis, has purchased from the owner, Walter Hays, the building known as the Hlratford, at the corner of Beventh I hi reel and Ocean avenue, this city. Hhe had leased the house for the laat itwo»easons. ...

/ All Over the Country at the present time there is ■weeping a wave of recklsaa sxtravaganct. This riot of spending should make the far-sighted person atop short and raflsct; then ■el himself staunchly against It, and reslit the temptation to follow hla fellows. Rack dollar saved in hank now will not ot»ly yield Interest but enjoy an increased purchasing power later, 8tep out of ih* fiBhs— open or add to a Aavings Account here. Occan City Title and Trust Company OCBAN CITY. N. J.

CENTRAL AVENUE j TO BE IMPROVED]

Board of Freeholders Decide in Favor oi Hard Surface RoadwuyThe Cape May County Board uf Freeholders, at a meeting here Friday I afternoon, decided, by panning a rei-u-luttOD of Freeholder John K. U roves, or this city, to rebuild Central avenue, J from Thirty-fourth street to Fifty-fifth street, with a Portland cement concrete base, and to repair the Ocean I City Boulevard. Mr. Groves' resolution was an follows: Hettolved, that the county engineer be and he Ih hereby Instructed to prepare preliminary plans and specificstioiiN for a Portland cement concrete base pavement, IS feet In width, on Iceulral avenue, and submit the name to the board at Its next regular meeting oil March 16. I The board also adopted Freeholder Henry Hutherford'a resolution that ' the Ocean City Boulevard be repaired ■ to lb# exleut uf lb# appropriation, the matter being referred to the road suI pervUor and the freeholders of Hit* district, with power to act.

The freeholders held a lively meeting and disposed uf several road maiIn the county. The members of the board were entertained at a local restaurant by the city, a shad dinner being provided, and the board, ou motJou uf Freeholder Young, gave it« boetH a rising vote of thanks. Others atteudlng the dinner Included Mayor Champion, President Harry F- Btanton, of the Ocean CityChamber of Commerce; B. B. Hwan. Prof. James M. Bteveus, It H. Nulty, IraB- Champion and H. 8. Mowcer, of the Chamber or Commerce. Mayor Champion, at the conclusion of th# dinner, welcomed the members of the board of freeholders to this city. The members, he said, have uot In the past visited Oceau City a« much athe people would like to have them, but they hope In the future to see the members here more frequently. Mayor Champion declared that I Cape May County should reel proud uf officials such an these, who braved the slorm of that day to attend to their official duties. He then formally gave them the key to the resort and extended the freedom of the city hall, where the board win to hold its meetIng-

PASTOR YARD IS BACK IN THIS CITY Few Important Changes in Appointments of the New Jersey Conference. huliop Hurry, hi his pastoral ap- ! polutmeiit* in the clusl ng hours id thu New Jersey Conference In Atlantic CHy Monday, made quite a shake-up throughout I l»u Btate, but there were few initable change*. Con' rence will meet In Asbury Park nt : year. As wa* expected, the Itev. George W. Yard, pastor of the First M E.j ' THE IlEV. GEO HUE W. YARD, , Returned lo the pastorate of the ! First M. E. Church for j another year. 1

Church of tills city, has been returned , to his charge, much lo the gratillca- 1 tlou of hla many friends of every re 1 liglous denomination here. Following are the appointments In the Brldgeton and Camden districts: jtltUKiKTON DISTRICT. Alfred Wagg, Buperlutendent. Alio way— C. 8. Jjawrence. Angelaea — To be supplied. Aubutn— J. E, rtlmpson. Aura and R I c h w o od— Nathan Trainor. Brldgeton— Central Church, H. P. | Sloan; First Church, J. J. Messier; ■ Fourth Church, J. A. Naytor; Trinity, Clareuce Johustou; Wesley Memorial, | Stead man Applegate. Bridgeport and Center Bquar#— H. ■ E JIarrlHou. j Cape May City— G T llUlnan. Cape May Court House— J. W. ' Walnwrlght. (ConUnued on Kscond Page.)

WILL REVIVE INTEREST IN YACHT RACES THIS SUMMER ' <

I LT. EW1NG CORSON LEAVES SERVICE , a a H Boys Job. I. 8ctill Real Es- t tate BnaineBB—Once Life- j* I guard Captain Here. ^ Lieut. Ewlng Corson, of this city, ' hat purchased the buslnesa of the ' Joseph 1. 8cull Agency here, and I took charge the latter part of la*t week. 1 j Lieut Corson I* In Inactive service 1 In the United Stales Naval Reserve*, t He eerved two yeajs, and much of hi# time was apenl lu the flying squadron. ' He is well-known lu Ocean City, J where be was born and where, for 1 I two seasons before the war wiih Germany, he wai captain of the city*# 1 lifeguards. He I# a bulling youug man, with a host of friend# among I the summer visitors, i Hit sister, Mian Louisa T, Carton, I who, for eeveral years prior to a couple of year# ago, was stenographer lo the 1 1 office of Clayton Haines Rrlek, will I assist Lieut. Corson in hla office work this summer. | ware'# apeciaiiiesFreeh roasted, hot peanuts, 24 cents I per pound. Large new fancy mtckeral. j Elegant flavored coflee only 60 cents per pound; good as the best. New crop New Orleans molasses, 86 cents per quart. Large assortment choice apples, orlanges, ban ansa and all kind of fruit I always on hand. Fresh egg« right from the country, ifahia't * aweit mixed pickles, v«ry tasty, 15 cents per half pound, adv.. If Hood freah eocoanutstn the shall, 20c

To Ona and All— Do not forget thu old tellable Bay Villa Laundry, which was established In 1916. Try it once - ' complete your laundry while you watt. Call, write or phone, l«vi W, 21? Bay avenue, Ocean CHy. France* Freeman, Prop, adv., 1 15. tf. Room wanted between Heventl* and Tenth etrssts and Asbury and Ocean ivanues, with use hot and cold water, furnished or unfurnished, irofurntshen preferred; iwrmanent Address John Clayton, ocean City. N. J- adv , It. HoAHhinw WANTktv-Warm room* land every convenience. Apply tn Mr*. I.ydla dandy, 901 Central avs. adv,, IS It, tf. | row ft* Ml -Medlotn stperl safe In Igwed eoodiiten. Reaaonakla. Apply ' BUI I W in ofBee. adv,,tf,

Local Club a ti d Island Heights May Again Have Exciting Boat ConteBt. j The Ocean City Yacht Club will try I lo renew lutereet lu the yachting game I again this summer, and the one design sailing boat race will be put ou the map this year. The Atlantic CUy Yacht Club, Bea Isle Yacht Club. Chelsea Yacht Club ami Corinthian Club will have one-design sailboat-, all built on the same lines as those now owned by the Ocean City Yacht Club. At a meeting of the South Jersey Racing Association Monday, much luiereNt was displayed, especially In the sailing yachts.

The Island Heights Yacht Club was represented at the meeting, and F. W. Henry, chairman of the regatta committee, and Commodore William K.I Hexanier, "f the Ocean City Yacht I Club, had quite a lengthy talk regarding a sloop yacht race. Capt. A. J>. Cummins, owner or the sloop, Editb, ha# couseoled to have the Ocean Cdy I Yacht Club arrange a eerie* of races, rapt. Clinton L. B reck ley, owner of | ihe Alice, of the. Ocean CHy Yacht Club, will no doubt enter hi* sloop In the race. The open anil final regatta has been ' set for 1920, and will take place on August 26 at the Ocean City Yacht Club. There will be a two days' special onedetlgu regatta held by the Bouth Jersey Racing Association, and Pilday and Saturday, August h and 7, have been selected, Charles J. Curran, former commodore of the Ooean City Yacht Club, was elected president and l>ew|s Bailey, of the Atlantic CUy Yacht dub, wa* elected secretary of tbs | South Jersey Racing Association.

To OwHtr# of ITop«rtF» Inquiries from season's renter* and - purchase!* for property are received dally. Fur profitable reeutt*. list your cottage*, apsttmeuts and bungsdow# with The 8sle*rnan, A Ion to Cotton, 619 Aibury avenue, Ocean CHy, N Jadv., * 12. tf. mm • ' m ♦ »' Legal pat>«rc of all descriptions. Including wills, are carefully drawn by It, Curtis Robinson at bis office, 746 Asbury a van us. Ocean Ctty. N. J. adv. j Tennis Court on Fourth street. nr» r the bvanti, for rent for the stitumrr, H K. Uoeti, BW Third street. Oceau City I It If phone* 457 R. adv., 55-29, At. Utopia Apartments, 929 W I Fourth 8t., Ocean City, N. J., will open April t*t. Mr*. Km ma Winter, adv , a 4, 8t Try an advertleenient tn Ihe RbntinwL

HIGH SCHOOL QVMNASTS WILL GIVE EXHIBITION

OCEAN CITY FIVE PLAYED WELL l

Locals Lost to Cape May Team by Only a Small Margin. « Borne uf theOceau City High >>.l»uol buys recently reurgstii/.e*J Iheir bSsXfet I ball leaui. Htartlog <>lt without practice, they have played a game each with Atlantic City, Pitssautvllle and I Cape May. tuning nut w ith the** three stronger live*, but they are gelling Hi better *hupe all the time. The boy*, accompanied by I'rof. C tiger, went to Cap# May Friday afteruoou and played lite high school five I there that night, losing by only two I points. Tire score wan 'JS to 26. The first half ended 16 to ]:; In favor of Cape May. The locals played belter I lu the second half, scoring 17 |k>1iiIh lo 9 made by Cape May. Lineup: lOGKANCTTY I'Al'K MAY Ferguson > Forward* I K,'eB Iriteeimau j forward j De Turk Adams Center Ashburn Got! \ f I>ouglarB U.rdlner / W"""1" Vl'ajiur R. Rspp, substitute. Field goals— Oceau City— Ferguson, IS. Cape May— Files, 4; l>«Turkt 6; I Ashburn, b. Foul goals— >>rguVou, 3; •Steelman, 2; Adams, 1; Goft.4; riles, 2; DeTurk, 1; Ashburn, 1; Taylor, I. | The local team will play the Upper I Township live uext Saturday. • m » ...... -

BRIEF SESSION J i.IUKc none l» Comiutaaloiiera nt ( Wt-cklj MrclluKMayor Champlou being iu Treutou , on official busluess, there w asoulya brief session of the weekly meeting of the City Commissioners. Director Fisher asked that action in 1 the matter of the bid received for the i road scraper aud scarifer be poat(>oued and his request was grauted. ;| rralaci Representative*. , | Bays the Cape May County Gazette: , I Cape May Couuty has reasou to be I proud of Its senator aud assembly- . I man in their fidelity to the wishes nr I their constituents in voting agaiust the 8.5 beer bill, which became a lawthrough the Democrats and "wet" ' I Republicans of North Jersey. All honor to Senator Bright aud Assemblyman Boswell.

OPERATORS TO MEET I Hell Veirptaone Ctitefa uf tbla District Here Today. , The annual meetlug of the chief operators of the Bell Telephone Company lu this district will be held today I In the company's rooms oti the second floor of the Massey A Edwards BuildIng. I The district comprises Wiliwood, I Cape May, Pleasaotvllle, Hamtuouion I and Oceau City. The meeting will be held under the supervision of Miss L. M. Johnson, district chief operator.

)Cla8»cH Will Give Free Dcm onstration of Work in Music Pavilion. A phy»kal training demonstratio juf lhe Ocean City High rkbool boy ! and girls' gymnasium cla**?* /jdttl! t given in in# city music pavilion o Tuesday afternoon, March 28. at 1 4 o'clock, quder direction or ifrof. E F linger, physical trainer. This drfi)irm»traliun lias been pi a Line from the standpoint of showing to tb public some of tbe physical activi'ie that arc conducted iu tbe classes. Th program pre»eot* many types of a*s thetic steps that are being taught ii ihe schools throughout the country i he recreative value, as well a* th» physiological eflect and the love o: beauty aud rhythm, is noted in tin program of exercise*. Games, appa ratus work, dumb bells, skipping reeds wands, calisthenics, fancy marching wrestling drills, foik-dauclog of various types aud other features will be ol the program. Everyone is urged to make plans to be present aud all are assured a pleasant uf, moon.

ANOTHER CONTEST Noon lo be Hiartcd In MrlhodUl sundiu School. The results of the auto race (for members) In the First M. E Habbatb School, which closed February 29 were so beuetlelal that arrangement! have been made for auother almllai contest. This will start In a week or two. auo In it the members of the claeses wil strive for the best record In attendant* and promptness lu arriving at th* Huuday school aud lu good order. TU< for beginning Buuday achool b 2.80 o'clock, and promptitude will b< measured by tbe time of opening, HAD GOOD TIME Card* Played sud Dance SJtven at Leagne. Members and frleuds of tbe Youm Men's i'rogresalve League spent a few hours pleasantly In the headquarter /»f this organisation Thursday even Ing. Five hundred was played by a num ber. and tbose winning pretty trophic were tbe following: Women's— first, Miss May Hofler: second, Mrs. Charles Baron; third, Mrs. K. D. Newberry; fourth, Mrs. Louis W, Miller. Men's— first. Fred Rspp; Louis Mil

ler and Jas. Austin were tied for sec ond and third; foorth, Nathaniel C Smith. Later there was dancing. WIU rumble in Atlantic. I'rof. Unger will take the high school athletes who are be«t among the tumbler# to Atlantic City the flrsi week iu April, where they will taktpart In a circus to be given by tbe Atlantic CUy Yr- M. C. A. XI arris H*« Contract. George W. Harris, of this city, ha# received the contract to make slve improvements to tbe cottage 503 Kleventb street, this cl^,_r«cemly purchased by Tboraten V . Olaen, of Philadelphia.

Two hundred and fourteen $60.00, $65.00 and $70.00 single suit lengths, guaranteed all wool, many of the suit ends of the seasons best sellers, made to your order for $48.00 Look and see what ready-made stores offer at this price JULIUS ROTH TAILOR Ocean City, N. J.

St. John's Ev- Xutberan Cbuccb Ht V. JOI1M T. OILLI80N, Pastor tout Oenirai Avonue Sunday Services at Four Oclock (VESPERS AND SERMON) AT TH K HOTEL IMPERIAL You nre Oonlially InvtiKd to th9»# Servloea • ^ - — — — — — JMi > 1

T he Baptist Gorner Will a Man Rob God? • Wtlh the record tells us that "One day out of seven" belongs to God, That day is, His for men to serve Him, devote •ome time to the further® nee of Hi* work. You can't give God any Of your time until von first "pay yotti debt concerning that day which is rightfully Ilia. ft According to the attendance record* ol wwn Clty V hnrvnc* there are more than a few "l\mbetRte^n, in Ood%* sight, Jiving within the city a limit*. Gtt rffkt God