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VOL. XLII— No. S OCEAN CITY, N. ]„ THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1922 Price Three Cents

OCEAN Cin WILL HAVE . FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN PLAN HOTEL ON NINTH STREET AND BOARDWALK

• PLAN* INCLUDE ARCADIA RESTAURANT. SEVENTEEN STORES, I IKST CLASS CAFETERIA. MAGNIFICENT DANCING FLOOR. AND PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA J. C. Walsh Manager llirroDROME AND THEATRE REMODELED. PROSCENIUM ARCH ENLARGED— *30.000 CAROUSEL TO BE INSTALLED— EXTENSIV E I MRRt )VEM ENTS W. H. Dentzel Lessee

Tluit Ocean City may pride itself in the possession of a hotel of palatial proportions, rapturing favorably in : the lieauty of its appointments, and the excellence of its service, with any other on the Jersey coast, right on the iioanlwalk, is an assured fact. . The project is in process of ma- ' tcrialization. ' In^ample time for our .ummcr guests, a large part of the' establishment will lie at the sendee of The section of the Iioanlwalk known , familiarly as the Fogg property, is; undergoing complete metamorphosis, i The old marry-go- round of antique; design has disappeared ;of the old structure barely a trace remains. Through the agency of Harry F. Stanton, the local realtor, the propertyhas liernmc the possession of a number of staunch, 100 per cent. Phila-delphian-Ocean City lioostcrs. With , the assistance and counrel of Mr. Stanton, the Niuth SticcL^ier Com- ' pany will provide for Ocean City, hotel accommodation, restaurant and cafeteria service, handsomely furnished stores, recreation and amusement, unsurpassed by that of anyother resort of its kind and site. The enterprise in its entirety will lie aii a»ot of incalculable value to the city, and will unquestionably- play nqj small part jn the city's future prog- j te.-s and fame. Neither time, energy! nor money will be spared to make the i project what the Ninth Street Pier: project what the Ninth Street Pier:

Company, deem worthy of Ocean City. A faint conception of the magnitude! of the scheme may be gleaned, when

i it is said the structure will be tfirec 1 ! stories high when completed, and i cover on area of 150 feet parallel with i the Boardwalk, and 225. feet on the 1 Ninth street side. i Rising from the level of the Boardwalk, the first floor will consist of - seventeen stores, nine of which will - r.lic on the Boardwalk, and eight open- ' s ing out on Ninth street. , f Eaclqirtota will be constructed with the utmost care for utility anil beauty; - i commodious anif convenient fib busi- 1 s : lies* purposes, ami attractive to the 1 • eye. Nearly all of the stores are al- - ; ready bespoken. I In addition, on the ground floor will lie the A rod i a restaurant, with a cafe- '. teria opening out on Ninth street. t „ Conducted upon the European plan, - the management will provide for the - public, service anil cuisine, which will i commend itself to the most fastidious '. patron. The comfort of their patrons will . lie the first thought. Courteous and I prompt attention at table, whatever - the nature of the order, served in - -scrupulously clean nappciv anil ware, p" suffused by an atmosphere of refinement and gentility will be the daily e Special and expert attention is be- . Vj ing devoted to the construction of the -{kitchen. The equipment will lie thep- most modern, sanitary- and scientific;' e the chef and his assistants well trained . rj in the culinary arts. Ices, pastry, relr: in the

. ishes anil desserts will be all made and e prepared on the premises. The dimeni (Continued on page nine)

Granville H. Steelman Select Your New Suit From Here ! Men's Ail-Wool Suits *25 to *35 Boys' New Suits and Top Coats — good value and gomlstyle, from 3 to IS years, from *5.50 to *18 Special Sale of ^ckware, worth *1.25 — now only 59c Many New Styles in Men's and Boys' Caps , *1.00 to *2.30 Men. do y tyj need a pair of Odd Trousers. New Spring styles just received, guaranteed *2-50 to *8 Men's Women's and Children's Shoes from the best makers — Florshelm, Douglas, Rice and Hutchins, Er.dicott-Jonnson, Walton, Fairy. Allen A. Cooper— Black Cat Hosiery, Women's, Men's and Children's f. I — Ac to «&M A'lon A. Cooper — Bennington Underwear for the wholo family *1 to *5 a Suit 831-833 Asbury Avenue ' * ' "I Upatirrs : — — 1— :: n Centrally Local^m Annul i Create* Family Reaoct = = CURTAIN GOODS SCRIMS . MARQUISETTES CRETONNES jj I 2/^C per yd. upward t | CORSETS NEMO GIRDLES BON TON BRASSIERES R. & G. BORADWALK SHOP NOW OPEN l_

CITY SOLONS DISCUSS ABBREVIATED BATHING COSTUMES, DELIBERATE WATER-SEWER PROBLEM C ITY COMMISSIONERS STRIKE j

A FACETIOUS1 MOOD TALKING •' BARE KNEES 1 Mayor Joseph G. Champion intro- j " Iduced a breath of comedy, into the j C meeting of the Board of Commis-|s sinners last Monday, which was a welcome relief from the monotony- of in- i j1 ' t'erininablc figures, and technical ' ' The situation arose with the Intro- 1 ductfon of a new ordinance making it ! r punishable by law, for any person ap- i 1 pcaring upon the streets and alleys of ' the city or the Boardwalk, in an all- r breviated costume, without some kind ' '' t of covering, coat or ' cloak, reaching I from the shoulders to the knees. I s ii The question arose whether the or- ' * 0 dinance applied to women, as well as, > men, which made even the city solici- ' - tor chuckle. f According to the terms "of the or- ' 1 dinance, the person found violating r - the regulation will be liable to a fine not exceeding *100, or in default of ^ i payment, a term of imprisonment not * ; exceeding 30 days. r . | With nemesis to the tune of a hun0 drcd dollars dogging their footsteps, i . few will succumb to the temptation of I an extravagant leg display, however ' 1 shapely and perfectly formed they Apart, however, from the humor of j i, the situation, every citizen jealous of ' e the fair name and reputation of Ocean | j City, will commend with unqualified s praise, the action of the Board of Commissioners. I Persons may discourse eloquently as 1 j they will of everything being pure to ' r the pure, and of beauty- of the human ! form divine, there is nothing beauti- ; ful nor commonly decent, in the vul- ! . gar display of nudity, which has be- ! y come so commori a spectacle in places j I where no restrictions obtain, brv'ariably, moreover, the class who I ' t. are inclined to indulge in such wanton- ! ' L. are undesirable anywhere anil every- • "'where. < ,1 To safeguard the city against the _ invasion of such persons, the ordinance | |_ invasion or socn persons, ine ordinance

„| is being brought forward. As Mayor Champion remarked, there should be no discrimination be-| — I ween men and women in the making of restrictions. As a matter of fact, it is equally as objectionable and in- j decent, for a man to be promenading the streets or the Boardwalk as a woman, in abbreviated costume. Anything that panders to the pru-i rient is obscerif as well as objection-: able. The Board of Commissioners should j lie made to feci, that Ocean City is as a unit behind them in the passing ana the enforcement of the ordinance. The sewer and water proposition also came under discussion. Apparently, the Commissioners had deliberated over the communication re- j ceived from the Chamber of Commerce bearing upon the matter. A . resolution was prepared and passed, which instructed City Engineer W. H. Collisson, Jr., to investigate the pres-: ent condition prcvailgig in the dty, relative to sewer ana water service, with the view presumably, of ascertaining as far as able, how far the fears expressed in the report submitted some weeks ago by the Chamber of Commerce, and drawn up by E. B. Bacon and his two colleagues ' on the committee, were justifies, i The City Engineer will submit his ! report, and all data before the Board j of Commissioners. It was further in- j : timated and understood, that should the findings of the City Engineer justify the Commissioners, in engag- — ing the services of an expert consult- " ing engineer to carry the investigation I further, the same should be done. S Plans and specifications prepared S and submitted, by the City Engineer, appertaining to the Fourteenth street , I pavilion on the bay were received, and , adopted by the Board of Commissioners. An appeal was read from residents g of the section, extending from Forty- '{ eighth street to Fiftieth street, seck- ] ing bulkhead protection to the. prop■j erties from the inroad of the sea durJ ing certain tides. Investigations will 1 * lie carried into effect by the Board of "j I Commissioners, and the matter token | under advisement again. Mayor Champion called attention ; 3 the necessity of adopting some; i methods, of regulating the dumping: J of refuse at the Fourteenth street 9 P|aec- . Every, conceivable plan had been j i tried, still people came and dumped rubbish on the paths, and even against | the gateway. Tons of refuse had been dumped upon graded sections, and : even garbage carted there. Various plans Tor meeting and coping with the nuisance were proposed, the one which seemed the most practii cal ahd feasible being, that of employ- , ing a man to be on watch there during the hours when the dump was supl posed to be'eiosed, and prosecute all who were found guilty of offense.

! OCEAN CITY FISHING CLUB ' FLAN TO BUILD FINE NEW CLUB HOUSE The anient disciples of old Izaac Walton, known locally as the Ocean \ i City, Fishing Club are preparing for _ a glorious season. Fishing paraphcrI nalia are being polished and fixed, and memory stimulated to produce the i yarns inseparable fro ma fishing exj pedition. Jj Friday, May 12th, at 8 oT'clock F. r ruiay, may izm, at > oi ciock r.

' DARBY HAS BIG DEAL : LDCKSLEY HALL SOLD APPROXIMATE QUARTER MILLION IN FEW WEEKS

the Ocean City Fishing CluBxwill 'THE DARBY AGENCY IS GOING MtVajrf (MM h, STRONGER THAN EVEK-NOM-nne of the assembly rooms of the RitzHotel, Broad and Walnut EROl'S SALES AND RENTALS streets, Philadelphia. j The boom evidently shows no' sign This will l>e typically an anglers' ' „f abatement in Ocean City. Nor is it {meeting, with the freedom-loving spir- j confined "to- any particular office or it of the sea pervading all. j person. Operations have been exj Frank H. Stewart, one of the orig- I tremely active in the Darby establish,inal members of the Club has recently) ment during the past few weeks, ano returned from an extended trip {some phenomenal deals matured, •through Egypt, and he will be asked. Frfnk E. Darby made a trip' to to recount his experience in that farj Philadelphia last week and closed the off land, and particularly of fishing, sale of 150 feet of ocean front, a; in the historic river Nile. ' Eleventh street ->"d the Boardwalk. ' ' The address will lie both instructive] owned by Charles A. Doe, including | and interesting to all privileged to* the splendidly built and equipped six-/ 1 , family apartment building known as [ A very important feature of the ! Ixicksley Hail. progrjm, will be a discussion apropos j The property now becomes the p»sthe kuNdiatt a new club house. All j session of Joseph K. Marshal, members are earnestly desired to be' The transaction is evidently one or present. the most important reported during The next regular club meeting will ! the present season, be held in the club house at Ocean Among other sales of very recent , City Friday, June 9th. No further date are the following: notice will be given. (Continued on page 10.

Progressive League Preparing For Far-Famed Indoor Circus Various Committees Named

NG MEN'S PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE COMMEND .COMMISSIONERS FOR UPHOLDING SABBATH OBSERVANCE— QUOTA FOR SPECIAL ADVERTISING FUND COMPLETED

The Young Men's Progressive have plans fully matured for | their annual indoor circus, to be Held | in the dty music pavilion on the i May 27th and 29th. j With the exception of a few minor ; i details everything is in readiness. The lions are practicing 'Yep ! that they may roar in ! ' breathing, that they

typically leonine thunder, the bears l»,are climbing telegraph poles surrepti- " j tiously at midnight, to develop agility, 1 Si the comedians and jecters are subsist- j q ing on a mixed diet of crJckers and' • chestnuts, to accumulate a battery of S funiosities, and the ring-master has 1 { worn the carpet into holes, practicing a dignified deportment for the posi- • I tion. L • : That the Progressive League is one 1 of the most aggressive, and active of ' ' | rivic organizations in the dty, has i 5 been demonstrated a hundred times ' 1 over within the years of its existence. ' In nil movements making for the/ 1 progress and prosperity of Ocen City, " they are ever in the forefront. They have demonstrated too, and will at the coming drcus, that the League is a model fun-factory and hold patents rigfts for many features of entertain- ^ ' mcnt and amusement, clean and ■ wholesome, which many a larger dty | . " ! might envy. ' The coming indoor circus wfll sur- ! ' '• pass in the splendor of stage para- J . " | phernalia, costumes and performance, ' ! anything attempted before. • New stunts of startling daring, new I f | features of fun provoking qualities,!. s and new acts of wonderful ingenuity | , ; will be introduced. s Without question it will be the > j I crowning event of the winter's pro- : ; gram of festivities. The following is I a complete list of committees named ^ to take part: General Committee: | i Raymond H. Gardiner, chairman; A7- , fred Smith, William Taylor, Leroy ( Jefferies, Prof. Elmer Unger, Bertram 1 M. Darby, Roy E. Darby, Dr. J. | I Thomley Hughes, H. Lester Smith, , Elmer Crane, Robert Smith, Leonard j Murphy, John B. Adams, Douglas | . Elmer Jackson eParl, George Tuthill, e Gorge Plaut. Hiram Cheat- , wood, John Srit, Frank Piatt, Earl - s Sharp and William Kautchman. Circus offidals — Ring master of bfe . Tuthill, George Plaut. Hiram Cheat- , . . show, George Tuthill; Manuger of side;, . ger. Dr. J. Thornley Hughes. I ' Sub-Committee — Publicity and Ad- j f vertising, Leroy Jeffries, chairman, n and Elmer Crane. Property Commit- 1 tee, John B. Adams, chairman; Dougp lass Taylor ' and William Taylor, e j Music and Talent Committee, Bertram U M. Darby, chairman; Prof. Elmer Un- i t ger and Leonard Murphy. House Committee, Alfred Smith, chairman; i n Elmer Crane and Robert Smith. Side ci Show Committee, George Tuthill, j it chairman; George Plaut and Frank n Plaut. ,1 Make-up Artists Committee, Roy, E. Darby, chairman; H. Lester Smith. I, Parade Marshall, Elmer Jackson i- Pearl. Construction Committee, Hiram; g Chcatood, chairman; John Svit anc y. Ealr Sharp. II Ticket Committee, Dr. J. Thomley

sj Hughes, chairman; and William r j Kuachman. 1 1 Seldom a meeting of the League e passes, without application for mem- 1 bership coming up for consideration. 1 r | Monday evening four new members;' were added, named respectively, J.]' 'Howard Slocum, of the Normandicj1 ,, j Hotel, Ira S. Johnson, James E. Johnrioici, irn o. jonnson, James r.. John- ;

, son and George R. Ross. . ) Several matters of civic -interest and .J importance came up for discussion, , { among them being the maintenance in I i Ocean City, of a close Sunday. As was ft expressed the strict observance of the s Sabbath in Ocean City, had proved to ; lie one of the strongest factors in ; . keeping undesirables away. The class of merchants who would make the e j Sunday the one marketing day of the f | week was no asset to any community. Bj Several members spoke in high 5 j praise of the attitude the city's Boani of Commissioners were adopting, «nd B | holding firmly upon the matter. If the Commissioners were given the 'proper support by every individual f ' citizen in the community, there would ^ ; be no fear of ever Ocean City departs ing from the traditions which have _ i made it the envy of all others on the j j coast. . ! Finally it was decided that the ' I Young Men's Progressive League,. _ i should go on record commending the,. _ j City Commissioners, and pledging tfi I them the full an dactivc support of 'ithe League in the stand they were taking. ' | The attention of the League was dill rected to the many improvements, in ,r the line of hcautlfieation, that the ^ i Shore Fast Line were carrying on all - along the route from Ocean City to Atlantic City. * At every convenient place the comwere planting shrubberies and ■ flower bed's, which when completed, ' would entail the expenditure of sev- ' oral thousand dollars. I It was also reported that the League ■ raised its quota of *75, toward the ' special advertising fund being carried on, under the jurisdiction of the ChamCommerce. The old question of dredging the J South Finger channel came up again j for 'discussion. Some time agi the ; league was given a tacit promise, I I that the matter would be given official •{attention. "Nothing, however, has been done, and the secretary was asked to i again communicate with the District -| Engineer of the U. S. Army. i,j A representative of the Howe Di- - 1 rectory Company of Philadelphia, was - present, anil at the request of the '. president. Elmer- Jackson Pearl, the i gentleman was given an opportunily - to explain his mission. It transpired ' e that last year through unforeseen ; causes, the company had failed to'pube lishthe directory on the date prom- !, j ised, July^lst. This year, however, r the company guaranteed the Ocean 'City directory would be on hand nt V , the time stipol^teiU r The League went on record endorsing the publication of an Ocean City n Directory by the Howe Publishing Co. A new membeT, Morris Sellers, of n I the Berkeley* Hotel, was present, and a at the call of D»a chair, expressed him- i self proud of being identified with they Young Men's Progressive League.

LEGION GRAND GALA NIGHT, NAT. COMMANDER MACNIDER RECEIVED TREMENDOUS OVATION

MORGAN-RANOK POSJ "ARRANGE FOR MONSTER COUNTY RALLY AT CITY Mt'SK PAVILION ciN BOARDWALK MAY 18— STATE COMMANDER TO SPEAK 1 j 135 CAKES l (»R SALE— MAY 13— PROCEEDS TO PAY FOR - 1| COUNTY RALLY— THEY DID THEIR BIT— NOW LET US DO ;| OUD BIT WELL -AND SHOW THEM OUR APPRECIATION a - ^

It was a truly representative audilegionaries auxiliaries and other vet- 1 cron and civic ui-ganizations which ^ Han ford MacNider, National Commander of the American Legion faced in the Morris Guards' Armory last Thursday night in Atlantic City. It r was a brilliant speech delivered, full i ! of humor and witticisms as the Com- ; ' ■ mander outlined in brief, yet in a comprehensive manner, Ihe stand the Istgion took relative to the Bonus Bill. • ' The 'Commander was given a tre- j ■nendous ovation when introduccil by Walter Hnnstein. It was in vain the presiding officer appealed for •i cessation. For once the boys failed to qbey orders, but gave full vent to j their feelings cf staunch allegiance, | affection and esteem for their great ! [j chief. ( Commander MacNider had a brii- j : liant career during the great war. Four times was he decorated, rose j from the Rink of second lieutenant to {lieutenant-colonel, and recently re- { fused the senatorial toga offered him by the state of Iowa. Commander MacNider arrived at Atlantic City at 6.40, where at the depot Ae was met and escorted to the , Traymore Hotel by a large delegation of legionaires, from all Atlantic and ; Cnpe May counties posts, • together with Rotarians, Kiwanians and veterans of foreign wars, who joined toj { gether to give him a royal reception.

Previous to the introduction of r Commander MacNider, Mayor Bader - welcomed the distinguished official to i the city an i in presenting him with - the key declared, "Any man who is I big enough to hold the position your t commander is :ow honored with, is | t worth more Uu n the key to our city i and I am going to swear him in as a - special detective e.f Atlantic City and. - present him with the authority of ofb fice." it The Mayor then administered the oath of office and pinned the badge on . | the coat of the commander, handing f him a card entitling him to carry fife- , arms. In a brief address the Mayor r told the commander that Atlantic City I and its commissioners were doing all , the ycould for the American Legion ,t in building a home, erecting a monut ment and caring for the disabled vetLooking every inch a soldier, despite the fact that he had exchanged , I khaki for mufti and with a powerful , voice that was clear and distinct the . commander of more than 1,000,000 , men and 11,000 posts, declared: "The first thing on the program of the t American Legion and for you men , here in New Jersey is to see that the , man who came back blind, maimed , ( Continued on page t*tp) ' Facial Mature Sharr pooler - Scalp Mauan Manicurln* MISS MAE B. BLNNETT (M ASBURY AVENUE Ocean City. N. J.

THE STRAND THEATRE On the Boardwalk SIMPSON and BOURGEOIS. Leu.*. Saturday Night, May 13th CL J with T.Roy Barnes LilaLee Lois Wilson Walter Hiers Eighl respectable wive* and husbands who had been keeping house — and then a smart lawyer chap told them they'd never really been married at all! Imagine the shock and Ihe hullahaloo! Imagine the fun! But you can't imagMONDAY SPECIAL ATTRACTION "THE ROSARY" Cait includes JANE NOVAK ROBERT GORDEN LEWIS S. STONE WALLACE BEERY and other big stars Direct from the New Aldine Theatre, Phiadelphia, where it played at top prices