. Ocean City Sentinel ■

VOL.XLL

ocean city sentinel, ocean city, n. j.* th ursday- .july 21, 1921

No. 17

Record Crowds of Visitors Fill Boardwalk and Strand Cit> May Soon He Compelltd If" 'Widen Esplcnade— Surf Bathers Enjoy Warm Ocean

Tfcr crowds in thin resort are lar- . than ever before during mid-July I to those who have been i in, >ii I., keep "tubs" on the number I „• . • it. .is. The week-end visitors, I , i.aliy numerous, swell the crowds I t„ . nv.r.lic proportions. It was a , . matter to move along the I j: talk last Satunliiy evening be- I , the "mob" of |>eople emleav- < ..it - J" promenaile, ami many per- l r .presseil the view that the city I w ill MKin lie mmpellml to widen the ' it».,i.lwalk for a distance of at least | >.r live blocks if this great in- .* jk <• iii ,t lie number of strangers i „S.:...ih-S.W ' I Th.-ie i- no doubt yf the inrreas- i , • popularity of Ocean City. The I f,,Ti.i almost every section of the ■ , Most of the, hotels are now I CITIES DON'T INT ROADS TURNED BACK Sn Representatives of Muni- 1 ripalitics Tell County Hoard of Freeholders j Major l hampion reported U> the I i. i "mmissioiiers at their weekly ; p. .-.'iinir of ibo Capo May County « Hoard of Freeholders Monday at ("ape i Mav I'o'irt House, railed for the pur- • of a pertaining the views of the officials of tlie various cities and • p i..iM.«hips in the rounty on the que*- t tioo of the county turning back to ibo-.* cities and townships the mads I witldn tlu'if territories that have been i taken over by the rounty during the * last few years. I Mayor Champion saiil he attended : the meeting on liehajf of Ocean City. I lie stated that the axpree-ions at the I meeting ware in favcr'of the county I retainlrtg the roads. One of the strung reasons advanced for tbi* was i that in no other, way could these be ■ c> i-js* ration of all live towns and i to.*. nships III the improvement of pi I . tlis mails, so necessary for the sum- . nicr vi-itor ami general traveling public. State aid also is governed by Advertise in the SEWT1NEL

lowing good business, particularly 1 from Friday ' evenings until Monday i mornings. All of tho managers feel assured of "full houses for the next • five : weeks, at least. Not . a few of tho hotels luue been filled to rapacity for some time.' The strumf'iuiil surf have never hei fore been filled as during the lost few weeks. Every day. according to • Capt. "Jack" Jernrc, of the Ocean ■ City Beach Patrol, looks like the ' of July down on the bench. i guarils, especially- at the Park place. Tenth street ami Fourteenth street, the principal bathing grounds i the central section of the resort, double their usual duty hecuuse lif the big crowds. The sea water thus far this year h«s been attractive "..to surf liathsrs bgrause of its 1 wTEFitilh. The daily temperature has I pen alsiut 70 and 72 degrees. YOUNG WOMAN STRANDED I C .me Here on Party and Others heft Her With Two Babies A young woman who gave the assumed name of Mrs. Muller, and who , is saiil to l« also known as Mctzger, . came to this city .from Atlantic City, n little more than tjfo weeks ago, with .another young woman, the lat- > Hrch unman hail an infant, one about ■ year old, and the oUifiH 14 months • old. The oblest one was the child «>f the actress. Mrs. f Muller," who • is a widow and a typist, is the mother ' of the youngest baby. After being here n week or ten I days, the men and actress loft presumably for their homes in New i York, deserting Mrs. "Muller" and ■ the Inihics. As she hail no money and i there was a heavy hotel bill, Mrs. • "Muller" applied to the city- authorities for relief for herself and the I youngsters. The woman endeavored . telephone ami telegraph to get in ! • touch with her brother in New York - was suable to do so. After looking after the woman and i children for a couple of days. Chief ■ of Police Johnson sent the trio to I York, in which city the woman I said she could reach friends. ' Ocean City needs a larger post ' office building. .The Government Is looking for some person to erect u suitable, building. Why not the ' Government T_ People ask.

Service Men, Attention ! X/OUR Bonus Check has been prepared and I no doubt will soon be mailed to you. When it arrives from the State Treasurer, why not let it be the initial dejxuit for that bptcaeceml^which you have been intending to ojrqh with the OCEAN CITY TITLE AND TRUST CO. We ' pay three per cent interest on time deposits. Ocean City Title and Trust Co. WEAVE R VS E l'rltr.% I -or at"] in Aacnca't Gmtrg Family Remvt a :: We have Just \dded a Complete Line of \t the avenue store ^only ^ . I 1 FISHE S SILVERGLOW AND {ELAND WOOL at lht|{oardwaIk Shop

R. L. CHESTER SELLS [ FIVE STORESTO FOSTER Also Disposes of a Number of Lots, Which Will Soon He Improved R. I- Chester,* who recently pur1 chased the large cottage at the cort tier of Eighth street and Wesley avof nue and the five small stores or offiy ces on (Tie north side of Eighth street, near Wesley avenue, from the - Fogg estate, ami who later sold the ( cottage to Dr. J. Thornley Hughes, whose pharmacy is opposite has now 1 disposed of the stores to John J. e Foster, realtor, of this city. Mr. Fosi. ter will probably make improvement* , in the full. , Mr. Chester reports the following t Two lots on the Garden tract, ade joining George W. Shu-dor's cottage, r on Gurilen road, to Floyd C. Simms, f Boardwalk business man, who will s build two cottages. The lots were s owned by George W. Kirschner, of Philadelphia, a summer resident. I sit on the Ocean able of Ocean avenue, near North street, owned by the Sumlrrlin estate, to George W. Pressel, who owns a cottage at Tenth * street and Ocean avenue, and who has liegun the erection of a cottage on his new lot. This cottage will. a cost about $0000. Three lot* owned by George W. Prcssel, on the Ocean side of Wejley ' avenue, next to the corner of Fifteenth street, to Wm. Thompson, of Philadelphia, a summer resident. Me. j Thompson, who is connected with the B Colonial leather Company, will buihl j three cottages. } Mr. Chester lias taken the contract r to build two cottages for Wm. E. 1 Hex amor at the corner of Plymouth - place and Aaltntic avenue, eostinir uliout 17.700 each. I FISHING CONTEST . Many Fine Trophies Will be Given by Lipsrhntz ft Reardon ' Fishermen ore interested in the l.ipschutz ft Reunion contest now in ' progress in this city. All rod and ® reel fishermen are eligible, and the locality is unrestricted, it is stated. ' All fish to be entered "in the contest, which closes September 15, must " I* weighed in the Upsehutx ft Renr- " : don's store, on the Boardwalk, opposite the Anglers' Club House. . A great Int of fine trophies are ofit fered, those being as follows: s Channel Baas 1st Prize — Spljt Bamboo Surf Rod. e 2nd I'rize — Green heart Surf Rod. 3ni I*rize — 200 yards Surf Line and . Leather Butt Rest. 4th Prize — Set of Genuine Agate r Guiiles and Tip, large size. Weak fish 1st Prize — 200 yards German Silver Reel. 2nd Prize — Greenheart Boat Roil with Independent Butt. 3rd Prize — 200 yards No. 0 Thread Line, 4th Prize— Tackle Box with EquipCroaker 1st Prize — Spilt Bamboo Boat Roil. 2nd Prize— 150 yards Reel, German Silver. 3rd Prize — Miners' Type Flash I jim p. 4th Prize — leather Butt Rest. King Fish 1st Prize — Boat Roil. 2nd Prize — Assortment of 1 dozen Hooks, leailers and Swivels. 3rd Prize— 200 yards No. 9 TKreaS IJne. 4th Prize — Nickel Finish, Spring,' Balance Scn!e.\ FlSbmWl 1st Prize — Boat Roil. 2ml Prjze — Bait Box and Ebony Surf Unit. " 3rd Prize — Jack Knife. 4th Prize — Fishing Basket. For the. Heaviest Fish of any Description 1st Prize — Tarpon Boat Rod. 2nd Prize — Harness " or Shoulder Straps. 3rirTHxe — Butt Rest for Boat Fishing. 4th Prize — 1 dozen 10-0 Mounted Hooks. NEW BUILDING J. F. Shellenberger, of Philadelphia, were he has a chain of stores who recently purchased the ocean ' front tract at Plymouth plac^, this city, plans to erect a l.arge building on this lot in the fall, containing stores and apartments. The building will be' a decided Improvement to that section of the Boardwalk. Indications are that there will be considerable building activity in Ocean City this coming fail and next winter, pnovided the weather conditions are favorable. Mr. Sarver and family, of Philadelphia, are the guests of Chas. F. Phillips and family at their cottage S21 DeLancey place. Mr. Sarver is connected with a large jewelry house j in Philadelphia.

OBJECT TO CAMPERS | Hotel Guests Make Kick, hut Some 1 others Don't Agree ^ Mayvir Champion told Uic other " commissioners at the weekly meeting of the board that he had a pe- > r tition from the management atid guests of the Breakers against a caqip that is near the Iteach front and -Peffnlyn place. According to the petftioners, the camp is objectionable/ w unsanitary and unsightly and has uV, general luck of respectability. ( Mayor Champion said that he had , ■ lieeji called on the telephone by the , h hotel management, and he had setlt , e Health Officer Allans To inspect the | e camp. The health officer found tlid , b camp conditions all right. '' Mmayur Champion said also that he , '• had received a letter from H. G. Hall- , " inger, who said that the camp is al- * most under the dining loom window f of his apartments and those of Mr. , It Simmons, and that they- saw- noth- . ing wrong about the camp. For that | ■ reason they refused to sign the |* - , !> tition when" it was presented to them | '. for their signatures. They arc locat- t II oil much nearer to the camp than Die r hotel guests. Ther are six well , f dressed and well behaveil children in , the familf, and, in Mr. Hullinger's ~ opinion, it would I* a shame to do- ■ e prive them of the pleasure they nre , " having- on the bench, h Mayor Champion stated t|iat the , ° campers are on a lot owned by leo , * Bamherger, who sent them down to , II. Ocean City. Oh motion of Director Corson, the , '■ petition was received and files!. itt BRIOGEWAIER, ' AGE RESIDENT DIES t • ii Was Early Member of Ihe : r- Ocean City Association — Owned Much Land — Wm. Bridgewater, one of Ocean City's pioneer residents, was claimed •' by death on Saturday morning. He had not been well for a long time, ; e but death, resulting from heart dl- „ sense, was rather sudden. He was ,1 !»4 years old Inst December. t Services were held a V hi» late residence at 8 o'clock Monday evc-j i- ning, conduced trt " Die Rev. Dr. !i rt Unn Bowman, of Pii.'JaHclphis, a cot- 1 tager. The body was sAt to Phila- j : t- delphia by Funeral Director J. Prescott .Cad man, ami the interment on j ' p. Tuesday was at West Laurel Hill i Cemetery. Mr. "Bridgewater was born In Bir-, j. mingham, England, December .21, 182C. He came to the United States (,| in 1870 and soon settled In Philadelphia, where for 23 years he was emg ployed in the shops of Wm. Sellers ft Co. He made some money by in- - ventions. He came to Ocean City |. and attemleil the first sale of lots, buying considerable land in the north „l section of the island. There was only - one house on the island at that time, nl this being occupied by Parker Miller. He subsequently made other land " y purchases, and at the time of hh death owned a number of lota between Tenth and Thirty-fourth ,|. streets. He was one of the first n members of the Ocean City Association. Mr. Rridgewntrr was twice y, married. He leaves a family. PERSONALS F. R. Baltz and family, of Philan delphia, are visitors. G. F. Guidner, a civil engineer, of up. Harrison, N. J., and family are visiMiss Amy Bocttger, of Philadelphia, Miss Tmy Bolttger, of Philailelphin, arc vizitors. y Otto H. Schmidt and family, of Drexel Hill, are making their first visit to Ocean City. Mis* Carrie McCoach, of Philadelphia, la enjoying life at her summer home on Fourth streetMrs. David McCoach, Jr„ has ar!r rlvcd here from Washington, D. C., . for the balance of the season. 1 The Rev. Irving Chenoweth, pastor of the First Christian Church, Philadelphia, and family are among- the j Former Assemblyman John Mchring, of Philadelphia, returned home Tuesday after spending several days here with assemblyman James Frnnkis Un' George Sterr, an official of the Philadelphia Municipal Courts, is among the visitors. He has been a summer resident of this resort for a number of years. Mrs. William L. Orr, and daughter, j, of Philadelphia, are occupying thuir jn cottage here. Mrs. Orr is the widow <t of the former piermaster pf the j. Ocean City Fishing CTub. Wm. H. Felton, chief clerk of Philadelphia City Council, is among the *" visitors. i Wm. G. Rowan, president of the ^ Philadelphia Board of Education, is among the summer residents of ; Ocean City.

WANTS WORK RUSHED ON COMFORT STATION ! Time Limit for Plumbing > Contracton is Nearly up Mayor Discusses It ^ Mayor Champion, at the weekly ■Nnecting of Uie City Commissioners, e\pre««ei| the opinion that the new 1 comfort stafioii on the Boardwalk up 1 should have lieen completed by: ■ this time,. ami he asked .why there; ■ hasbecn nothing done by the con-; actor on the plumbing work there. invpstigution showed that this con- ! 1 1 actor's time limit for thp work is nearly up. City Engineer W. H. ColUsson stated that the carpenter will finishhis contract there, by next Monday, and lie understood thai the plumber ■ been delayed by the non-arrival of material, mil the speaker said tliat ' ha- lenrne.1 , that the supplies for ' ' the plumbef arc now all here. Mayor Champion sai.l that he will ' , vote tn penalize the plumlier if his The matter was referred to the City , Engineer, lie' to report at the next 1 meeting of the City Commissioners, f In the tegular order of business of, • the board, Ordinance 108 was passed i ' ' third reading. It is published! ' elsewhere in this issue. The receipt or $201.50, the result; !;of fines imposed in police court, from ' ; Police Justice Ware, was reported by 1 ! City Clark Harry A. Morris. The re1 port was received and the money ordered turned over to City Treasurer j C'lajence S. Scull. t It was stated that this money, or | check, came from the fines imposed mi two yquths who broke five benches j on the Boardwalk near Fourth street, f | and Director Campbell wanted to ! know who got up Uic nerve to fine | these fellows $100 apiece. It isnt ; usually done in such cases. City Solicitor Boswell answeder , | that in this particular case the cul- - I j prits were known and arrested. 1 > Director Campbell, ' still curious, | _ asked the solicitor how he knesw they . j hud this nuich money, and Mr. Bos- , j well answered that he didn't know • whether they had the money or not 8 j when the fines were imposed, i Here Mayor Champion said that the _ police had the evidence, and the guil- . j ty fellows got just what was com- . j ing to them. Others will fare like- 1 . j * isc if they do like these youths, I I A number of bills were read and j ordered paid. ]\ MRS. BRECKL Y'S FUNERAL i j .Mr*. George Breckley was laid to - : rest Monday morning after a brief - i but impressive, service at Smith's ■ Landing, Plcasnntvillc. After a word - of prayer at the house the body was I1 taken to the Pleasantville M. E. :, | Church, where the Rev. M. M. Lewis, i assisted by the Rev. Hicks, of that g I church, conducted the services. 1 In-' i, terment was made' at the nearby fcemetery by Funeral Director Cad- '

Autos May be Parked on the I Streets Here in the Evenings ' Ordinance Amended fo Read as the City Commissioner.", Had Originally Planned Having the Measure Tl^re liai been considerable un- the ordinance came before the board ,• favorable comment regarding Ordi- for final passage, and the wording of . nance 1G7, the reading (if which ap- Ujg ordinance Was changed. -purently forliid owners from parking' The ordinance was referred -back iron the streets Cirr^a few hours at to second reading, and, on motion of ! night. This was not the thought of Director Campbell, the measure was ; j the City Cimmissioners, and the ordi- amended by striking out the word - nance read as they wanted it as orig- "during" in the sixth line of the bill . inally presented and accepted on first and substituting the word "for", thus - reading. In some manner the word- making the ordinance read for the 1 * ibg was changed, and the ordinance night, instead of during the night, later read in a way that would fhake and changing .the complexion of i people feel that automobiles could things of the automobile owner. The • not he parked on the streets at all at ordinance, as amended, was passed , nights. mi secan.l reading. It brill come up Attention was called to this by for' final disposition next Monday. It I Mayor Champion at the weekly meet- j appears elsewhere in the Sentinel, as t ing of tj?e City Commissioners, when' amended. .1 _______

BE.UH -GUARDS' BENEFIT I | ' Boys Will Have a Dance st Ihe Hip- k podromr Next Thursday Night " h [ The members of the Ocean City j, ' Beach Patrol have arranged to give (> r a benefit dance at the Hippodrome a I : Thursday evening of next week. c I , There will lie first-class music and e: 1 all attending are assured of a very t : pleasant time. Tickets of admission 1 C are 5:> cents. These nre now on sale. The boys have many friends among - the residents and visitors, and they - want to raise a little extra money. r There is a demand for the tickets, '' and indications are that there will p r be a large attendance at the dance. t o p NEAR-EAST RELIEF FUND j New Jersey contributed $393,341.14 to the Near- East Relief, Inc., for the I fiscal year ending July 1, according a 1 to the report announced to-day by e r Frederick Frelinghuysen, state treas- n . . urer of tlie organization. This amount o j is exclusive of unpaid pledges, most , of which are on a monthly basis y j and have considerable time to run, - . and does not include money still held f, r by the local and county treasurers. s , TJie entire sum 4iaa been turned over t<f Cleveland H. Hodge, national e treasurer of the organisation for re- . lief work in Armenia, Syria and, . neighboring countries. The amount a . contributed by Cape May County was J $2,948.55. >1 AN ALLEGED ASSAULT A There has been considerable talk for a week or more in the vicinity of Sixteenth street and Atbury ave0 nue regarding an alleged assault Inf asmuch as there appeared to have a s been nothing proved against the ■ 1 young man from Germ an town sush pected of the act and he was re- : I. leased, nothing was printed in this i, paper concerning the affair. It may' t be added incidentally that so far as - the police department is concemtd, y the matter was kept very much under - i- cof?r." However, the Sentinel was, in 1 touch with the preceeilings.

1 1 . . . — ! Seen in the Boardwalk Shops l-ksvs found (Hal children aru (h» mat d Ifflrult to han. phouxruphod. Mil Z* Itw ' f*rr rhanslnr dliplar of chiMruf'l pholoa In th. nlndow of Um Kkbli— Studio. 80S Rosrdw.lk. Il It or ld.nl th.l Mr. Smull h at tunnounud (hit diflltwlu. A «ku» at kit window u IOU put- b> ikUl^onYlnru rou of ttd«. Th. idwMCrnpkt. Mndr f and In irrnopa. .of rhiklrto. d>4w)wd (lurt am wondrrfully artistic and natural. I | purlirularlj- sdmlmd u atrim of Bra pnam of on. IIUI. WIow. Mr. Snail to proud of hit fourteen rear, of nrrku 10 ilw kkldtoa of Oman City. - — T— — — — — — — — — on Ihr Ilo.rd.alk to Holbrook't Urns HMaunrl. RlxttMrtrai-. and Ih. Hoa'df Store. They am d' .1 ruliutara for tba ptolt»r t m,sir. Tin. lottos it un.ae.IUd for "wrT^My to mak. a^artmttoo. I wa. I.I saUaaptk to un..m(Ud a. a mouth "• kaia. Julienne poUtoea. eoto (law. |- ' wide ranye of hlah erode toilet artiele. rnntt. There to a homelike almoeon dbpiay at re.~n.bU prima. An- "> jkl. matyranl^'h*' ^ appmlt the only on. of It. kind In Oman City. f"™1"''" 'j dining- rdoanwM the iCdbnad. I'rur Stoca on tba lto.nfw.lk vl" """ rh»f conn from Mt Ana. r jnppuaita (he Hippodrome. beamier of Allantle Clry. Rmbtlaz from expartonm the d.Aculty ^ j of fitUnx rhildmn up to 7 yaara of aettlag aa.perfact for Iha'aitlT .fThat^a C fioIT. Hatha after lunrheon and found vwlruty klaek aky guweroualy ajAinkUd „ a mmidete Une of rilkto.', o~-,dy ' anil a knitted and in Jeraey wool. Spa'd- too re. and tka drawer notaa of many Ing bathing aniaiml to earrtod as SB e>. bird, not ret bur bed to atouy. hUnd rluaive lino la ttoa ahop and on die- Wind tinkling through the pttouwa . c play are the PaclHe !'.«« atyto one- and alghlng through tin pin... , I r- (he latoM "aul't^a TleoJ n-attun' ' aui't - "ZZO Sltraetieely arranged and (ha r ahto for (he beaek or- (he pool. An- ■">*» aod towtptlng. Stop luo ' r'tora0!*'" 'p d*" '"'ihS'bZeh """ ritow^innraT^raUinz tkHra fwytau e lno' t- At Sehnelder'a Vara Shop. Mi Boardwal k, I found a demonittottor pletng free inP rentury hare oeeupto.1 a aopreane I-wltto n tee.ua. of tlnfr high quality. ~f Tr.ee. s that hie eu.tomera will act he dinppcdnt ed. He know, thai Onir Baiahed hand.y work will not only he good to look at I ut will repay them many timaa ore- far I

CHILD'S NARROW ESCAPE t Pricillu Jane Broailley, who was (lown by a car or the electric company, escaped Ining killed by the careful driving of the man perating the car, accunling to report*. The child ran out of a yard and was thrown under the car. She crept out, none the worse for her experience. FISHING CLUB TO ENTERTAIN The members of the Anglers' Club will entertain the members of the Dover Fishing Club at their headquarter* on the ocean front at Park place Sunday, July 31. The visitors will be given the privilege of the club pier and provided with refrcshWII^L HAVE "LADIES' NIG&b-e The Anglers' Club will hzi* Rr annual "ladies' Night" tomorrow evening. There will be an entertainment and dance in the new dance hall the Boardwalk near the club house Advertise in the SENTINEL. Mauan Shampooing Scalp Me.mge M.nlcwrlng MISS MAF. F.. BENNETT i» ASHCRT AVENUE OCEAN CITY. N. J. Marrel- Waving Tatoptoaw NOTICE klndaof Uaad Furniture nought and (told stove. *ad Katicaa bought Haby Coactiaa bought. .Old and mated J. P. VEN ABLE OB3 Atmunr Avert ut BULLETIN OF EVENTS " The Casino Club DANCING EVERY NIGHT 9.00 to 1US MATINEE DANSANT Saturday 3J0 p. m. LADIES* CARD PARTY Thursday at 3.00 p. m. CLUB CARD PARTY Thursday Eve. at 8J# CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL Wednesday Eve. at 8250 CHILDREN'S DANCING CLASS, Tars, and Fri. at 10.00 a. m. CLASSIC AND _ INTERPRETIVE CLASS IN DANCING, Tues. aad Fri. at SJ0 p. at. C. HH»ooJ Cwymter | ''77; c .i^ncoln? OCEAN CITY. N.J. 1 .'Special June rates bom' May. 3 1 M I ", uabl June 25th. Double rooms with hot and cold runnia^-wilcr. | including board ire . two ^persooi, | ' bom ^52.00 pctY Y^pjeattk ,L ' ,