1? ■ • ' - ' ' FOUR ■ "--~x OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY,. JUNE 22, 1922 ^ , _ _ — "

OcE<tN City Sentinel — — . VPrlnfd and Pnbliakad E ttrj Itmroda, * OCEAN CITY PRINTING AND Pl'BUSHrNC. CO. • Srntiiwl. Bulldins. : 14-TH A ■burr Armor. Onan CUT. N. J'. T.I»H»n# 1JS-J P. 1. EVANS. Editor LEWIS L. BARRETT, (ionrrol Bum M.nMrrr ThU Comp.r-7 rr-rvr. tho rl.h: to ^ ^ ^ rulr will br strictly odbrrrd to. Job work prompt ly doaw by npsrimrsd hand.. I THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922 Eotarrd at tbo Poat OSw at Ocaan City. N. J., ar armnd rlaaa mail mattrr. SMALL TOWN POLITICS. Five politician-, loud In* luminaries in the flraiuneni of I'ennsylvanian republicanism, were In secret conclave met. It was an unofficial' meeting. ns all polillral meetings of real Importance and significance' nro. of which not . eypn the sleuths of Ibe public, press had the remotest suspicion. Subsequently, as a sort of ralson d'etre, the Intormation was given torth lo the effect that one of the Ave had on that particular day reached the sixtieth milestone on the highway of life, and his friends were celebrating the occasion with a small dinner. # Upon the sudgrc it was a v^ry Innocent and Informal affair.; Jnst five men at play. havlnV-for the once thrown aside ali. the cares and anxieties of political leadership, and the burdens of atatc rule and domination. A politician's birthday. -It would appear. Is a movable event, and may fall at any period of th£ year, according to the exigencies of the poliilrnl altAtlon. Moreover, public meetings and caucuses, proclaimed with -a fanfare of trumpeta. and accompanied with a pyrotechnic diaplay of oratory, do not In common parlance, amount to a "bill of beans"; the real work is done In secret cabal, backroom conventions, and birthday parties, in every- sphere of political campaigning, from the bumble office of a town crier, lo that of the presidency of the United States. » Thus It waa later discovered that the aforementioned birthday pnrty was not as guileless as Imagined, for by the time coffee and cigars were served, the old "machine" had ground Into everlasting oblivion the political ambitions of half a dozen persona, had selected a governor for the Btate. together with the senators and congressmen for a period bf ten years. Quite a strenuous birthday party. In addition a Hat bad been compiled of persons 'who were to, be nomi- ' 4|tr-d. and rewarded with minor honors, one with a mayorality. another with a aeat on the council of his city, and a third with a county office, providing 1 of course they proved tractable henchmen, and useful In the gubernatorial and senatorial contests, lending and bending every energy to secure the return of the birthday party nominees. In their respective constituencies. The same year, when the state would be called upon tcx elect a new governor, It happened that a certain county in iL would be called upon lo elect a person to a very desirable and lucrative office. The names of two very falthfnl party henchmen were mentioned. Four of the birthday party celebrants were evenly divided concerning the two. half of the number advocating strenuously the claims of one) residing in the 1 county aeat. and the remaining two championing the cuaTM the other, who resided in the staahest electorate In the county. V The deciding vote therefore fell to the hosL who by N<ie way. waa In his day unquestionably the gratest political power In the state and one ot the few greatest In the country, a positive genius In the art or political Intrigoery. an uncrowned czar, utterly unscrupulous and as cold-blooded as a fish. , The manner in which this gentleman delievered his decision is wortby of consideration as an example of superfine political sagacity. "There's not a man In the county who deserves the Job more than Fred B . We owe It him. He has kept the wheels well greased for years : bat we simply could not pnt it across. If we could be certain he would carry the SOLID VOTE OF HIS OWN CONSTITUENCY, with our pull in other sections of the county, U^paight be done. THE PEOPLE OF THAT LITTLE BURG ARE SO INFERNALLY DIVIDED AMONG THEMSELVES BECAUSE SO INFERNALLY FRIENDLY. THEY'LL NEVER GET ANY THING. We ran Bob P *- tor County Treasurer, and 111 be hanged If tour more candidates did hot bob up and split the vote into a negligabh quantity. THE ODD FELLOWS THOUGHT IT INCUMBENT OF TJIEM TO RUN A MAN; THE MOOSE AND THE EAGLES FELT THEY COULD NOT ALLOW SUCH AN INDIGNITY TO THEIR PRIDE AND PRESTIGE TO IVtSS UNCHALLENGED. CONSEQUENTLY RAN TWO MORE CANIH DATES. Fred would not have the ghost of a chance, tor already five have tentatively announced their candidature for the office. The Job goes to the county seaL"

The thought has been forcing itself more and more to the fore within the last two weeks, that the above narrated incident has more than an accidental bearing and application to the situation rapidly developing in Ocean City. Rumors are in circulation of three or four persons, who are aspiring tor the honor of representing Ocean City on the Board of County Commission ers.. and of a series bf hack parlor conventions being held. If there is more than a substratum or truth in the rumors whispered around. Ocean City has about as much chance of securing a Commissioner upon the County Board as it has of furnishing a king for the province of Llbanla. If Oceg^Pity docs not concentrate ail Its voting power behind one candidate. and only one. the laat hope of securing a Commissioner for the city Is defeated. As a matter of fact, taking Into consideration the relative voting strength of Ocean City, as compared with other electorates in the county. th6 result would be doubtful even with a solid vote. That Ocean City should have direct representation upon the County Board of Commlsalonera la conceded by all. Pride In our city demands as mnch. That Ocean City will have direct representation upon the County Board of Commissioners comes within the bounds of possibility and probabil- ' Ity, only upon certain conditions. Firstly: Ocean City cannot afford to put more than one candidate Into the field, behind whom there must be the solid vote ol the electorate and undivided alleglan e. Now at the first reading there appears to be neither rhyme nor reason in the assertion qui ted. that a community can be too hopelessly divided in Itself because so friendly, to secure the return of one of lis members to a public office. Yet It la not difficult to comprehend how such a aquation might arise. John Brown. John Smith and John Jones have-thiown their hats -Into IPe ring, challenging all comers to dispute their right and fitness tor a rcrAn in public office In a large^city, or in a smaller, with a -comparatively large transient population, typically cosmopolitan In character, the above-named Johns would be politely Ignored, and their ambitions allowed to die a painless death from starvation, or they would be politely but frankly informed, that their political dreams are destined to remain forever of the stuff dreams ore made Furthermore, if the need nrose. sufficient moral Influence and force would bo bronchi lo bear upon, them .to make them sec It was expedient for them to quietly withdrew their candidature, and not by their obstinacy Injure the^ebmmunity. On the other hand. In comparatively small communities, where everybody knowa everybody, and everybody la Jack and .Bill in, everybody. and where everybody Uvea upon terms of the closest- intimacy and friendship with everybody, sentiment Invariably usurps the place and prerogatives of Everybody dreads over much lo offend the susceptibilities of everybody to be frank and truthful. Everybody commands n small following of friends upon whom be has certain clalma for support. Minor considerations bf social friendship, business dealings, club affiliations, and what not. blind men to the greater duty of seeking the greatest Rood for the greatest number. No ties of business or social convention should be allowed to hinder the progress and welfare ot the community Secondly ; Not only In order to secure a seal for one of our own upon ihe Board of County Commissioners must Ocean City pledge a solid vole behind one person, but that person must be sufficient popular and Influential In other sections of the county, to effmtnand a certain amount of suffrage from such communities. In other words, the person musStmvc sonw-thlniL/nore than his private ambitions to commend him to 'the county. He rawn have behind him a fairly good record lor service rendered to the connty; must have Identified himself with various movements of benefit and Interest to the county; and must be a person respected and esteemed In the county for his commercial Integrity, moral character and trustworthiness. ► Thirdly: Having secured the consent ol such a person, or the nearest approach to one of the character, to submit his name as a candidate for election, the electorate must pledge to him absolute allegiance and support. We use the words, "secure ijic consent ot such a person to submit his

: r.auu- as t candidate." advisedly and With good reason: for this i- one oc- W easlpn when Ihe office should seek the man. and not the man the office. This | is one instance when ihe candidate should be selected by. the people, and not l>e one forced upon the people, whether by a clique, or by his private . ! ambitions. , This done, and the danger of having the voting strength of the electorate • dissipated into h-,pcgllgat>l- quanjity by half a dozen' candidates, will be - obviated. • . Petty eonslderations^must not be allowed to stand in the way ol ihe 'city's advantage and gain; nor the secret ambitions of our dearest friend , As mem tiers of the Society tor the Promotion of Greek Dancing, or as membefs of the Jazz-Bow <"lub, the prospeat of putting one of ottr number , intogiublic office might be nllurinc. We should remembrr. however, that the offiee was Created, for the. service' of the community! by the community, and / for the community, and cot for the boosting of a coterie or clique. X Air a matter of faci there. is no: a society in existence meriting political K •preferment as such ; nor Is there a place for one in a democracy. In mate- ^ Ins a>f administration ami government we are all citizens, no nifttter" what || We may- not have any special liking for the person chosen. He may he a .-■•rial or business rival, and more successful than we are: petty sentiments p j of the ilk should not be allowed to stand in the path of civic duly and re- It , aponslbllitv. ' 1 , If we an- sincerely deterraWd that Ocean City shall All one seat on the a Board of. County Commissioners, there is no other alternative. ,- Fourthly: There i.-- a duty also obligatory upon all who aspire for public t! c office and honor Political preferment, and social prestige through political . preferment, and the exercise of power, offers many allurements, it Is con- ( i There is a wonderful fascination which few mortals can resist. In leanf ing back in the chair, feet perched high upon desk or table, the aroma ot a " good cigar permeating the room, and a good dinner 'swelling our vests to - aidermanic proportion*. and dream dreams of sitting in -regal state upon a , j ' public body, to the wonderment and the envy of the gaping multitude. There v are moments when the unctuous and oily worship of cringing sycophants e j seems desirable. S ' , : There are moments when !h/ unregenerato heart secretly agrees with „ , j I.ucifer, that it is "better to reigrj) in hell than to serve in heaven," f The wYKer might indeed rorcly tempted to accepi, from ihe sherlf X , the bankrupt, throne of Russia, if Messrs. Lenin and Trotsky conveniently ■' abdicated. c . It is presumed, however, that every candidate lor public office is actuated 0 purely, and solely by the highest motives, seeking only the opportunity to [ serve the community ol which he Is an integral part. •' r That being so, occasions arise when lie can best serve the community , by refusing Jo become a candidate for public office. In particuJjMslhis may i * be true in 'Qp' coming election for County Commissioners. Unless a candi- :l . date is absolutely certain of the undivided support of the electorate, nb. will ; , be guilty of wrong, morally criminal, in persisting In. prosecuting his capdi; - . dature. and thereby making It Impossible for the city to secure a represents- " I lion on the Board. It is granted htm. of eonrse. that the people made an unwise choice. In r preferring another, and revealed a fkmentabie want of sagacity and Intelll- V . gence; nevertheless It does not lessen the obligation incumbent -upon him, to £ , stifle personal interest and accept the verdict of the people. 'v There is a borough west of Fittabufgfi. in which a certain individual has r r entered the lists for, the office, of burgess, regularly tor the last twenty years. I The largest poll he has ever drawn was 52 votes: but his 52 votes upon that i occasion was the means of throwing a good m^n out of office and putting a J , rascal into office. " M ' rascal inio ouice. a

He would have served his constituency better and nobler had he kept t , his name from the ballot. * , Now the question confronting the citizens of Ocean City is obvious; how , can we make sure of a seat upon the Board of County Commissioners? a It 1s not for a poor scribe to nnggest plans of campaign to wiser heads, t . We do venture n suggestion, however, with the hope that it might form the jj basis of agreement. „ I Three or four things are evident. Ocean City should have the privilege of sending one member to the Board of County Commissioners. Ocean City t I cannot afford to run more than one candidate. To Command the solid vote I , of the community, the one candidate must be the choice of the people The ^ ■ prospective candidate should be finally a persoi of Influence in the county. (: j It is suggested therefore that at an early date a meeting of fifty men and ■ twenty-five women, representing all sections and classes In the electorate :i f should be arranged. Let there be a* frank and straightforward discussion of the siluntlon. A ( j rosier of five or six names should be submitted, -including those who have . [• already obenly or tacitly made known their candidature > A series of secret ballots should be conducted, eliminating after each . ballot the' name receiving the lowest number of votes, until ultimately one person has received two-thirds or more of the votes cast. , The final name should be then submitted, and an effort made to secure the pledged support of the entire meeting. , The plan has its disadvantages and fallings, of course, ns all plans of . human making have Nevertheless It will be an effort to secure a measure 3 of unanimity and co-opcratlon to a desirable end. In the process of elimination the seventy-five persons composing the r novel Board ot Arbitration, should first and foremostly strike out nil persons/ . who are obviously the nominees of a particular society or club. To command the solid vote of the electorate, the prospective candidate i must be a person without strings dangling at his heels: otherwise they might r trip hint. ' If it became known that h^was the nominee of a particular sof ciety or organization, ns it would Inevitably become known, the mere fact would arouse sufficient antagonism In rivnl organizations to defeat the end | i- aimed aL >- In the end. of course, the seventy-five could not prevent any private Individual from defying their muudate. and proclaiming his candidature: but K they could, if truly representative of the community, by their undivided supr. port and allegiance t. the people's choice, (and the suggested plan soems the only way of determining what Is the people's choice, short of the actual elecy tlon). make It. to say Ihe least, unwise do his part to persist In the endeavor a to give other sections of the coqnty. :rn easy monopoly of the seats upon the y Board of County Commissioners. J ;

' SEE . BEETHOVEN, THEN HIS SONATA ■ " This remarkable photograph ot the great composer is Irom a piloting, symbolic bf his masterpiece, the Passionate Sonata, i'raw the lids oi your eyes close together, glimpse through the cyela-.hcs and . you will scr Beethoven. Open the eyes wide and you will see what >or was io the mind ol the musician when he wrote his delightful harmony.

VISIT TO WASHINGTON GRADUATES RECEIVED III THE WHITE HOUSE MEETjf PRESIOENT HARDING: ' HEAR DEBATE IN SENATE AND CONGRESS seldom has a graduating rla - whether of a school or an university. Trqen so royally treated anil so much ] iMgh School. j ing in a ririt to Washington. ' ital city ot America, f-ll to tinJf l..t ^ ways awarded, and very f.-w people^ The program celebrating their grail- ' uation began on Rrlday. i-t a Hot:-. ' Party, given at the home oi Mi s < Mam! Heaton at South Soavllte. ] Wonderful preparations had I»- n ; > i made for the .-mcrtair.ment oi tin j. .young people, and the guests have . t 'ever since beep Ringing the pral-u s of their hostess, and circulating talcs I ■ which make nil who In at- green wlili|t of tin- chicken dlnmu^ served. ; Traveling together with the gradual i class front Pleasant ville. under:, the chaporonage of Mr- Alice Mac - ihe party arrived at V.'ashine ji about 2 o'clock, anil spent most the afternoon ffi the hotel, the Dtlrf • coll. or wandering about the ground- : of the Capitol. Tuesday evening was spent' Inspect- : : the Congressional Library. Wednesday morning two large bus-H • sea worn waiting for the student* and 'under the leadership o! Mr. Harrison, a guide, they lelt on a sight-seeing ; ami visited the Bureau of Kn i graving and Printing, where they wh I nessed the making oi" the nation's i money and postage stamps; ihe Pan V i American Union: the Idncoln Memo-j i While Hoiise, -where members of both j classes shook hands with President , 'Harding. During the afternoon tliev: were met by the Hon» Isaac Dacharaeh. who took them through the of, Representatives Offiee Bull ; 'ding: through .an underground passage Into the Capitol Building, where j committee rooms, and were taken in:o th« gallery over the llou.-c of Rcprei going on at that time. 'After leaving I the House they were escorted to the taken charge of by Senator Waiter K. Kdge and were taken to the SenateChamber. where they also listened to debate. After visiting tjie Capitol Building they took the busses and went to Ar where they ttpent the rest of the afternoon traveling through tlii beautiful cemetery and admiring ticOust is-l.ee Mansion, the Memorial Amphitheatre, the JArilnglon House, and many other spots of historic lain the evening a moonlight sail on : one 01 the large excursion boats was The Ocean City'' Building and !z>an Association meets on the SECONb SATURDAY of every month at -108 Eighth Street. Have you secured any of the FULL PAID stock bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum? See R. Howard Thorn, the Sccrc- / tary, who will explain. Adv. »j ' 1

, enjoyed. The !>■>.. v- tit i v. • niVjidi- - down the Potomac During theMrip the etudenis-eUh.-i : :;'t <yn_!' ' "i'i" ' deck and watched the coMfftTy or d.-gi ■ ed to the tones of a laz. . ' ' « the lower-deck. s Thursday momin v I" climbing to the top of the W.u-iiiai en 'Monument and riding down in 1 1. - elevator. Alter the trip to ihv • mono ; intern the students on«:» more passed jovci Into Virginia and traveled through.: ! Ali-xafedria to Mount Vernon, tinile- wore ariin entertained at a fare- ' well parte, given it» their honor, by Mis William Weeks at ~n»e hotel, DISTINGUISHED SURGEON HERE Thomas H. Powick, M.D.. of East on. Pa., has taken use of his father's apartments, 3325 «sl»ury Avenue, to which he has brought his family for part o? the summer.^ / Dr. Powick spent Jus summers here . from his boyhood with his parents, , until he was commissioned as Captain in the Field Hospital Service of the Rainbow. Division, and went to France where he spent nearly two years at . the front. On his return, at the close i of the war. he began the practice of mcdicenc at Eastou, Pa., and c-tali-i lished "Powick's Hospital," which cn- ! joys the envitable reputation for its ! successful surgery- He is the youngest child of the Itev. Dr. and Mrs. Wm. i Powick, of the Philadelphia ConferHOUSE PARTY. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stetzer. gave ■ i delightful house party at their home. j urilay and Sunday. -i* won'lerfuMhne was -p. -tit Elaborate propardNons had th-cn - 1 made by the host and hostess for the {■-Rieitainment of their gtie-is. which . I included a visit to the Theatre. on the I Boardwalk, and all the delights of the beach. , ! The party conslsteil of the follow- ' 11 Mr. mil Mi^ Branon Douglas, of . vuduhotf. Mr and Mrs. II. Ilu;ie. ol i/'ap- May, Court House; Mr. and MrsIlaney Lloyd fhattln. of Ocean-fit;. i SENTINEL ADS BRING RESULTS

POST OFFICE NEWS . Office is opened on weekdays 6.15 A/.M., closes, 8.00 P. M. Money order department opened from 8.00 A. M. until 6.00 P. M. Closing time of outgoing mails for Philadelphia, Camden and points be6.15 A. M. SAB A. M. I- P. M. 8.00 P. M. Atlantic City and Pleasantville: 0.15 M. 12. NSojd 3.46 r. M. A . 8.00 P. M. Millvihe, Vincland and Ilridgeton y 6,15 A. M. :, 8.45 -A. M. I 3.45 P. M. „ ^ 8.00 r. M. '' Cape May, Wildwood, Cape May f Court House, Sea tsvc, Avslon,. Per- - mont anil Slone Harbor: 6.15 A. M. 8.45 A. M. 12 NotSh 8.00 P. M. Time of delivery of mails through lock boxes: 8.45 A. M.; !k30 -A. M.; , 12.00noon; 3.J0 P. M.; 4.15 P. M.; and 6.45 P. M. There are two deliveries of mail by carricrs, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, with the exception of the business section which , lias three deliveries, morning, noon and h afternoon. if ADVERTISEMENTS ACCEPTED For All Philadelphia Papers At Standard Rates " F. LEROY HOWE Advertising Masse y and Edwards Building s . Telephone 4601

, — , . A Satisfied Owner Owns a 2 Family Apartment I TWO FAMILY APARTMENTS arc the best kind of investment i properties in Ocean. City. Right now there are some excellent I propositions that arc offered for sale, uncomparable to anything ' similar here in- price, terms anil location. All of them are nsw and offered for sale at prices showing very satisfactory returoa | on the money invested. r I TWO FAMILY APARTMENTS, Third and Ocean Avenue, five |. rooms and bath each floor, site 22 x 34 feet, ten foot wide porch, p -brick foundations, papered throughout and finished inside in jj white and mahogany; will rent for $900. Price $6,000. i TWO FAMILY APARTMENTS, Frist and Atlantic Avenue, six , f rooms and hath each floor^izc 24 x 44 feet, lot 46 x 76 feet, I wide porches, brick foundations, room for double garage; rents P for $1,100. Price $7,500. I' TWO FAMILY APARTMENT, Atlantic Avenue, between Moor- || lyn Terrace and Ninth Street, brick construction throughout, Bl seven rooms and tile bath each floor, built in tubs, inside en- B ■ trances to both apartments, large lot. The upkeep on this Iapartment will lie almost nothing for several years. Provision | made to install heating plant. Price $13,500. For further information apply Any Realtor in Ocean City | | — - - 1 - — — — - — — i ■ •

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