Ocean City Sentinel

THERE WILL BE LIVELY TIMES AT THE CITY'S Ml SIC PAVILION ON THE BOARDWALK SATURDAY. JULY 2— BAND CONCERTS WILL BEGIN.

c. , ' > h ELECTRIC LIGHT AND CA.S \ LIGHT TROUBLES IN THIS CITY WILL BE OVER. OFFICIALS SAY, BY JULY 15.

VOL. XLI.

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, JUNE 1(5, 1021

No. 12

State Lacks Funds to Buy I Auto Bridge, But Will Soon Make Proposition to Owners Company Willing to Turn It Over to^ tyghway Com- , mission — Bosuell Sug gests Defewed Payments

After the mendier* «f the State I Highway C'nmniis>iim at a meeting . in the Atlantic Comity Board nf Free- ; holders' mum in Atlantic City Satur.- I press themselves, it was anm.iu^eit I 1 by President Burton. the Uurfiinix- ■ Mini, that the matter of the appeal I for tthe freeing nf the Ocean City i aiitiuiiHhile bridge from tthe present ! lull charges would lie hehl iimler ail- I visement. It is likely that a prupo- | -itiun will lie inaile lit the State tn | the Ocean City Automohile Bridge . Company within a slant time hy the bridge will be maile free' tn the- | ,rTlm' 'i'nee,tinKrwas attended hy Wm. t E. Massev. treuMirei of the bridge company; Hurry Heu.lley. v.re presi- t •lent; Chas. H. Shoemaker. City Com-* > mi-sinner K. A. Ciirson ami Harvey • Y. Lake, directors »f the company: Assemblyman A. C. Boswell, who is ' interesteil in having the bridge made ! free; Harry F. Stanton, president of i the Ocean Citv Chinnler of Com- | merce. and Walter E. Allen, p.e-i- I dent of the Voting Men's.ProRre ssive ; Leo one. I 'When the case was called. Mr. I Stanton went tiefore the commission, i and said that he has copies of-remdu- i lions adopted hy the Ocean City I Chandler of Commerce, the Ocean | City Real Estate Board. Commissioners of the City of Ocean CiJv. the Cape May County Board nf Free- i holder-, the Voiing Men's Prugre* -ive league, the Borough of Ava" l of Commerce, all indorsing the . . movement to have the bridge made I free, and all indorsing the sentiment i of the people of the-.- localities. Mr. , Stanton asked that these resolutions lie filed by the State Highway ComMr. Stanton said that this Is the I last toll bridge in the State. It was built by the people interested in Ocean City, with the idea of helping the progress of Ocean City. They expected no return-, lull, contrary to their expectations, the bridge has I been a financial success. There is no doubt that the stockholders anil

• holders should receive a return 1 r nil their investment, and tliey^ have, j I tiaffic over thebridy^iMc. Stanton said that it has lieen rv|Wted that 1 I from forty to fifty per cent. bC auto- ' coming from Atlantic City stop at l SVmers' Point when the owners of 1 he machines find that they have to pul toll to cross 'the structure. The ] i people want this unfortunate con- ' i rfttinn remeilieil. Wm. K. Massev showed the com- 1 I mission a copy of the company's re- - port to the State jn 1917. He re- ' viewed the history of the movement ■ . to build the bridge through sub-' ] • scriptions received from those in- ; ted in this resort. Bonds and stock to the amount of $260,000 were ; • Mil--. -rilied. and the bridge was built. It: answer to a query from Col. ' > Wittimnre. of the commission. Mr. ■_ -aid that an amount slightly ;* excess o' seven per cent, has lieen | |iuid in dividends to stockholders. ' Continuing, he mid that there is not • stockholder who' is not unxio'ux to ; the road and bridge over to . the State. With one exception, none . the officials of the company has • received any money or salary from • the company. One officer of the comi pany has' lieen manager of Uie bridge - for two years and receives a salary. Referring tn the statement previ- ■ nuslv made by Mr. Stanton. Mt - Massev -aid that Mr. Stanton had •" misinformed regarding nutor mobilists turning hack at Somers' ■ Point, ami not coming to Ocean Citv • because of the _ toll charges. The t company's tollleeperx, Mr. Massev . slated, say tluit not one autoniohile i in five hundred refuses to pay toll. - The cumpany will sell the bridge and roadway for S2M.OOO. The bon.lr holders are intimately associated - with Ocean City and the company has i the controlling option on all the - -tock. The bridge was opened in i' April. 1914. ami the structure is now n ill excellent condition. The sum of s $11,940 has lieen spent in repairs, n Part of this was expended in repair-

HOTEL NORMANDIE * Oiieus Friday. June 30, 1921 and will 1-e operated as last season along first class line with high gra.le ser- • * vice und cuisine. fdirge. cool diniiig moms, tile floor and marble finished. Exchange one of the most striking und attractive on the entire coast. |« Unusually large lied rooms, with bath, splendidly appointed. r Twin elevators, Imll room, etc. J. HOWARD SLOCl'M Lessee- Manager Formerly of Green Briar Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, Virginia " •• Communications ran lie addressed to J. Howard Slocum Swarthmore Apt*, Twenty-secofid and Walnut sts.Phila » or Hotel NormanJie. Ocean City, N. J. Slir UJrau?r §tnrp t'rniidlr l-iswo-d a Aaaiics'i Girwli-S Fsaily Rrxort | BATHING SUPPUES Suits for Women and Children Shoes all sizes From a child's tiny 4 to a lady's 8 Hosiery Bloomers Annette* Caps Garters Sport Girdle# for bathing Bortlon yCORSETS^

NINETEEN HIGH SCHOOL , PUPILS GET DIPLOMAS Strong Talks by Dr Pettit. « I Prof. stevens and Dr. (iiles The auditorium of the First M. E. r Church was filled and many reals v were token in the Sunday school „ room ailjhining on Friday evening. ,, when the closing exercises of the Ocean City High School, were hetd. a . und nineteen ,-tudent-,. after four i, of ha/d work, received their c ! coveted •xlipl.iinu- frpm the hands of r the president of the Ocean City , Board Education. Dr. ^ Herschcl [ to alHIif 'them! , After the organ prelude by Is-.-lie . C. Hughes, Mr-. J Beeves . . Hildreth. one of the graduates. Dr. u Hundley.' pastor of the church, made | . the invocation. n The salutatory oration? "Oppurtu- . nities of a High School Student," hy a t Augustus S. (iuetz, wa> well prepai | ; ed and us well delivered. Miss Helen . S. Maxell followed with an oration.. > i "The Educational Crisis of Today." .7 , and she was warmly applauded, as v ' was Eugene E. Halh-r.m. the title of Peace." The valedictory oration was given , by Miss M. Kntherino Smith, 'laugh- |i of Warren Smith, i Malcolm Austin entertained the , audience with a vocal solo, accoin- , punieil hy Iwslie Hughe.--.. He is a j, , vocalist of much promise. 1 5 Dr. Pettit then presented the di- P , pluinus, hut liefure doing. so he made ,| . a short address. . "Another epoch has iieen .reached a in the history of the Ocean City I High School ami of this town," said „ Dr. Pettit. "Again June has come, 1 I bringing with it the chosen flower of . this class, and bringing to this plal- || form nineteen most excellent cxamv pies of the work of our public s school-* Ocean City can well be L- proud of this class, not only well- f p grounded in know bilge, hut in all . I the characteristics that go to make | ,1 successful, efficient citizens. To win ; . the diploma of our high school means , twelve years of study, often hard and , x not always interesting, and doubtless 1 e tlx- re graduates have at some time 1 „ I e'en sorely tempted to quit school. , v But grit prevailed, and they deserve . ,f all praise for seeing tliat anything , , worth attempting is worth finishing. . "1 feel that again great credit , should be given the parents of these graduates for placing no obstacle* r in their course, anil aiding in many 1 self-sacrificing ways the attainment of opportunities the parents perhaps never had. Education is no longer satisfied with fitting the child to lix'e contentedly the life of the parent, but ; emleavors to inspire the young to strive for better condition* and prejnires them to attain these. "Never was our school system as strong as at present, and never was us much opportunity gix-en for orig- 1 inaiitv and independence of thought of pupils, As seen hy the list of grad- 1 uates. x'arious elective courses give not only the essential ground-work of education, but enables the student to definitely prepare for some particular sphere of life. Physical training gotys haml in hand with mental training, anil, in looking over the report of the physical training department for the year, one is amazed to find how thoroughly the physical defects of the scholars were noted and I Continued on Plfih Put) A medium for saving your earnings this summer young man, by which you will profit in future years. Suhscrilie tn some shares of stock in the new, 18th series now open. Home Building ami Lngn Association. See the secretary or any nf- — ficer. — Adv.

We are selling considerable unimproved property SEND US AT ONCE description, price and terms of any lots you y4ave in Ocean City For Sale RALPH t, CHESTER on the corner 8th and Central

MANY St'RF BATHERS ^ ; Good-Sized Crowds on the Bearh Here Sunday The first big ciuw'l of surf Imthrr* •of the reason was ..1. "the -l-each last Sunday# and 'those w ho went Into the wutei appeared "to eiijoj^ their ^ dip. ( ' hqr^rts'^oi'-n "Liy a numlie'r^.rthe fail bathers, -juul. these attracted ' much attention. Many of the visitop. a.- usual, loll1 ed on the Imach iwtWhj bathing suits with nut a thought of boing into the ocean. Thev just wanfe.1 t<- gel tunmil. ami their efforts were successful, n There were -a number of promen- tl a.lels on the Boaidwidk in the mora „ MEET AT PALERMO 1 Past t mincilom' Aumeiation Plans k Big time " The Cape May County Councilors' Association, o( the Ji. O. I . A. !«.. will meet at Aetna Council. No. 11.1. c on Monday evening. June * " State Councilor Edwin T. Barclay * Putter will lie present, h All past councilor- of Iota .Council ^ will leave here 7.jW p. m. Con- b FIRE IN CITY "DC Ml"' n Begins to la»ok as Thtiuuh Some Persdhs W ant tn Wipe It Out f' There was nnnther fire at the city's fi public . "dump" on 14th street, out I toward the bay front, oir Monday d evening, the second within a few- n days. . V . , Some people are begtmnng to according to talk hcatd, thut there a are persons in that neighhorhooil who li object to this "dump" ami are trying <i means of the fire route to get rid a of it. . WILL HAVE COTTAGE [ Wm. T. Rickaul has sold a lot on f Central avenue. Iieluw Thirty-second : street, to Daniel Bonade and wigp. or Philadelphia. Mr.'Bickar.l has given 1 Mr. Bcrger the contract to build a ' 1 cottage 00 the lot for the new own- i ' CIS. It is to lie really for occupancy : 1 In July 1. although not fully finished I > that time. Mr. Rickaril hns also ■ sold four lots at Fourteenth street I 1 ami Haven avenue to John W. Apple- 1 f pate ami wife, of Collingswood. who 1 • will build. Settlements were made 1 through R. Curti* Robinson. t ) GARAGE AND STORAGp HOI'SE 1 Herbert J. Brownlee , and wife, B Miriam, of this city, haxe bought two ' lots at the comer of Seventh street • ' and West avenue from Mrs. Mary E. Corson, of this city. Mr. Brownlee ' will build a large storage house, " which will also contain a garage for his own use. SOME OF LIFEGUARDS ! ON DUTY ON BEACH

- ('apt. Jernee Has Athletic I Corps of Men — Dr. i Haines to be Surgeon Capt, "Jack" Jernee now has sevaiC • men on duty as lifeguards on the „ . iieach. Frank G. Wilson and George! . K. Gardiner are at the Fourteen® , • street station, where also is a hospi- '• tul tent. G. Jlaincs, Fi"ed. Hedclt, 11 Willits P. Haines and Chas. Schock— , are at Tenth street, and Osc* >K. , Behan ami Allen Mallor arc aK the ' , Fourth street station, where there is f '' ah emergency hospital. / , Other guarils will lie placed 011 t _ duty as the seasjuiadvaace*, and it . is expected that the new hospital . tent for tWbeach at Tenth street will ara<6 within a few days. It 1 ■ shouirnave tiecn here last week. Capt. Scully, of New York, re pie- ' renting the Ameri&n Re<l Cross j Society, will be here within a short time to give the guards another test 0 Dr. W. P. Haines, of this city, will he the Iieach surgeon this sunjmer, and he will soon go on duty. It is planned to haxe the emergency hospital tent at Tenth street connected by telephone with the city hall this summer.Y(HJNG RESIDENT WEDS I. S. Hoffman, a well known young resident of this city, and Miss Tnelma Risley, of Northfield, were recently marneil by the Rev. J. L. Surtees at the parsonage of the Wesley M. E. " Church in Pleasantville. The aewlyweils are now living in this resort. LADIES AUXILIARY MEETING The meeting of the Ladle* Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Church will he held 011 Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. S. . Scattergooil, 1102 Asbury avenue. All members are cordially invited to attend. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH On Saint's days and holy* days, services in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will be held at 10 a- mm There is holy communion at 7.30 a.

WILL SEND GAS * ( INSPECIOR HERE Commissioner Bacharnch Reports Troubles Here Will be Investigated Mayor Champion staled at the weekly megling of the City Com- ( misMniiersthht he had received noaraeffCnf the Slate Utility Board, that the State has arranged to rend > Yl gus inspector to cull upon the J" Therefore! os a one-time well- " known Philadelphia!) was wont to re- w mar's. "There is hope". These was lead at the meeting a ^ chell, oT the West Jersey and Seu- ti shore Railroad Company, to City t« W. H. Coilissnn, in whieh ?! it was said that the rnmpony would ,, he glad to receive a letter from the Citv Commissioners to the effect that n the city would interpose no objections to the company's proposition to abandon its railroad bridge over Weak- T fi-h Creek nml substitute a soli.' fill. I The matter was referral to Kngi- I neer Collision and City Solicitor Bbsbv "hTh!.ardPfrom 'i'.. Lesbe Hradley for the approval of an individual The hounl. on motion of Campbell, declared that this l has the approval of the Commissioner*! as to complying with the D. H. Clark nskul the boanl for its approval nf his fire-escape. Tfie Imunl decreed that he must gix-e a demmistralion t.f the device tiefore . action is taken hy the city officials. Mayor Champion said that he has c an application for permission to op- c perate a flying machine on or near j; the liearh tiiis summer. This was re- ^ to the mayor, with power to s act. Ordinance Ifi3 was introduced by Champion and passed on two r readings. Itjs an mxlinanre amend- j appears elsewhere in this issue of | I the Sentinel. i There was nilnpted a resolution tn . ; J 10.000 .... the tax revenue • note of $15,000 held hy the city's . sinking fund commission. I Several bills were read and or- : , derail paid. j AUDITORIUM SERVICES 1 The summer services in the audi- . 1 I torium on the camp grounds will lie1 gin Sunday. June 2«. The speaker at the meetings thut day will be the ; Rev. J. Francis Behren*. pastor of the Fiftieth Baptist Church, of I Philadelphia. The services will be at 10.30 a. nt.. and 8 p. m. , ] ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN I IELL THEIR TROUBLES

But Promise Better Service For This City Within p Short Time j In future, according to promises S | made by officials of the Atlantic City J n Electric Light Company, the electric . in houses and on streets here > will not go out, as has been their . wont, for three 'or four minutes in — ffle»evenings shortly before 10 o'clock. v less than a month, perhaps, the, 1 city's troubles due to electric lights suddenly disappearing on divers occasions, just when they are most needed, will be a thing of the pust, ; ( ; insofar as the company can prevent . ; them. At least, this is virtually IKe ' promise made to the city this week. In response to a request from Mayor Champion, with whom he had I previously talked on the matter. Gen- 1 ! eral Superintendent Torrey, of the ' Atlantic City Electric Light Com- 1 j pany, appeared before the City Commissioners Monday afternoon, and ex-. I ' plained electric light condi'ionr as 1 thev relate to this resort. J ' Following action by the commls- , 1 \ sioners at their meeting a week ago. ' when the city complained of the electric lights going out at frequent inter-x-als in stores, hotels and cottages in the evenings, a request was made to ! , the company, that this trouble be ob1. vialed as quickly as possible, other- ; wise the municipality would take the I matter before the State Public Utility ; ; Commission for redress. Mr. Torrey said that for years the company has had only one circuit operating, and the storms lasl summer caused interru unions. The, company has now constructed a sec1. ond circuit 'between Atlantic City - ami Ocean City, which is nearly ready 0 for operation. The wire is . all in 5 place, but the switching equipment ' not complete. This will be ready ,T within the next thirty days. When this is reaily, which will be about the middle of July, the circuits can be switched. Ocean City will have its own switchboard. He stated thai s, the cotnpany is spending nearly a »1 miltion dollar* on its plant in At1. lantic City, and this work should ». have lieen done a year ago, but public utilities in the last few year*

City Wants Thirteenth Street Open to Bay Front Over the Tracks of Reading Railroad Sends Petition to State Public Utility Commission — Highway Has Been Closed for Many Years

Thqse who have desired for many I at different times, tn drive 1 out Thirteenth street tn the bay \ have been unable tn do so lit reason t mud Company's tracks. * The City Commissioners, at their 1 weekly meeting, took steps tn have I this street dossing ox'er the tracks I nf the Atlantic City Railroad at 1 Thirteenth street and Haven avenue. . mode free* to the public. A resolu- ! t imi to make application to this end. 1 to the State Public Utility Cammis- ] sion was introduced by Commissioner 1 Everton A. Corson and adopted by ' The petition to the utility board recites that Thirteenth street has 1 IELL Of ENGAGEMENT AT LUNCHEON HERE of Wallace Stewart and Miss Helen McCoach Pleasantly Surprised Mr. and Mrs. William McCoach, of now residing at their cottage, 701 Moorlyn terrace, this city, entertained at a luncheon on afternoon, at which the engagement of their daughter, Miss Helen McCoach, and Mr. WallaCb also of Lansdowne, was nouncedThe guests included Miss Editn Ronsall, Miss Myrtle Craig. Mis* Goucher, Miss Dorothy Humphreys, Miss Miriam Hart, Mrs. Wm. Hubbard, Miss Helen Reid, all nf Ijinsdowne and Philadelphia, and J. Wm. Morrison, Oceun City A surprise lingerie shower was planned by Miss McCoach before the luncheon in honor of Miss Marion Goucher, whose marriage to Mr. Howard Lofland will take place on June 2H. Many pretty gifts were received by Miss Goucher, and it was genuine surprise to her. The cottage was attractively dec- ' orated with hosta of flowers; daisies , predominating. The table centerr piece was a large decorative boat, , filled with dasies. The favor* ami , place cards were also designed and ' painted with daisies; even the candies, cakes and ice cream were designed and moilled in daisy fashion. The guests remained over the week end and all hail a most ilelightful. «MRS. VAN NESS HERE Will Address Women's Meeting at it

the Oceanic Next Saturday In line with the membership campaign is it now conducting, the W o- , men's Republican Club of Ocean City will have a meeting at the Oceanic Hotel, this city, at 3 o'clock next afternoon, to which all women are Invited. The principal speaker will be Jft* Van Ness, of East Orange, member of the State Assembly from that district. She will be introduced at the meeting by Assemblyman A. C. Bos- ! well, of this city. . GOT AUTO LICENSES - A number of auto owners and ~" drivers' received their licenses from , Inspector Lovett at City Hall a fewdays ago. | I short of money. They expect have this work completed by July 1 15, and this will help conditions in. Ocean City. | Mr. Terry e attention was called to ■ going out here every evening ' about 9.30 or 10 o'clock, and he said 1 that this was due to the "throw--,ox-er" at the plant. After he had . lieen told that this light extinguish-, - ing trouble, which lasts about three - minutes, would probably not cause 1 so much trouble if it were done 0 around 11 o'clock at nighta, Br. - 1 Torrey said that the company will in - future change this time to that hour c instead of having it happen around y 10 o'clock. The general superintendent said s that this trouble in Oeean Citv for, - the last year or two has bother*#' 1 the company very much, and to do e away with the annoyance the com- :- pany has spent $65,000 in building y this extra line between Atlantic (sty y and Ocean City. n City Treasurer Clarence S. Scull it asked the electric light people as to y why patron* of the company are freti quently unable to get power to nm ie vacuum sweepers, and City Commlsie sioner Campbell spoke of complaints ts he has heard from resilient* regardit ing their inability to have electricity for their irons. t- This apparently was the first the Id electric light representative* had Is- heard of this matter, and they promr* ised to have it rectified.

made by the city and a side walk , which extends over the tracks . of the railroad company, hut permission to cross over the company's 1 track? at Haven avenue has never • lieen granted by the company. Scqcrul years ago, the city claims, application was mude to the State • Board for permission to cross i the company's tracks at Haven ave1 on Thirteenth street, hut the re- . quest was denied by the utility board ■ Since thut denial, it is asserted, conI. ditions have changed, and it is im- ■ porUuft to the business life of Ocean r City and the travniiig public that street in that section be a thoroughfare and to cross the AtI lantic City Railroad Company's i tracks at Haven avenue. HOSTESS LEAGUE Members Will Meet to Pla*vSam- . mer1* Work '• • The Hostess League will hidd a meeting at the cottage of the president. Mrs. Kenton Wame, Second t street and Corinthian avenue, Friday June 24. at 3 o'clock. The splendid work for wounded sailors and soldiers donated by the members of the league may he eon- . tinued this summer. All members are urged to be pres- ^ ent to consider this summer's work. ' A dandy investment. A medium B for sax-ing. Subscribe to some shares - in the new, 18th series of the Home Building and Loan Association. See J J. .Edward Voss the secretary. f NOTICE *' All kind. oT Und Furntmr* Kooftu sad Hold I* Hnl'V Kurlici bought, .old ami raatnd " J. P. VKNABLB ' ■ ass A%mumr Avtmum Is C Ellwood Carpenter's S The - Casino uY Chib Open* for the

Season Saturday Evening JUNE 18 and every day end evening thereafter r ^Thc J^\ncoI>u> OCE AM CITY. N.J. Special June rales from May 31* until June 25th. 1 Double rooms with hot and cold inning water, indudmg board for two persona from $52.00 per week upward*. SUZaiCSN CLAD t. *. runes, da., Lmmi

The Safest Kind of an Investment -—lis for any member of the family is to secure some shares in the new Eighteenth series of stock ^ Wm. F. Gardiner J. Wm. Merriaaa OF FICER# NOW OPEN IN THE ££ B. D«i« Hire. S. Mewrer Dr. J. Thornley Hughe* J. Edward Vena Home Building and Loan Association n- «• t. f»m. 'tCTS-ii. OF OCEAN CITY, N. J. . — ' '