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VOL XLII No. 22

OQEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY/AUGUST 17, 1922

Price Three Cents

GONE FOREVER THE LAST RJELIC OF BARBARISM! TRIUMPHANT ENTRY OF.EMANCIPATED PEOPLE INTO ATLANTIC CITY E~' MaSSey Rr°clairr1s °ce<ar» City's Declaration of Independence. Hands the Last Vestige of Primitive Civilization » Over to the State , '■ _ ' %

Shellenberger and Shriver Receive Maximum Penalty For Violating Sunday Law MKS. SHRIVER ON THE ALERT; REFUSES TO SELL CANDY TO OFFICER McCLOSKEY BUT IS SEEN SELLING CANDY TO OTHER CUSTOMERS ON SAME DAY \ J SHELLENBURGER ON THE WARPATH HUMORS OF REPRISALS CIRCULATED. WARRANTS SOUGHT AGAINST LOCAL DRUGGISTS AND GASOLINE STJVnON UROI'RlETORS FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE* —

William F. Shriver on Thursday afternoon, paid another compul- tl mu\ \ i.-il to the Police Court, to ti paj I i respects, under pretext of a emu to , I'olicc Justice Francis !« II. Waie and City Solicitor An- e drew Boswell. c Mi. Sli river's visits to the court U an' -(k'enming periodical- much to It tin- embarrassment of the author- 1 in,-- , alio in the interests of law S and oriler arc compelled to relieve o liim upon each occasion of some a On the first* occasion Mr. c Shriver appeared alone. Recently however, he has been accompanied <| by other Boardwalk merchants, J. r Frank Shellenberger, upon this i la»t occasion being his companion, t William F. Shriver was repre- 1 sen ted by Fruuk Neutz- associated v with (leonfe. A. Bourgeois of <■ leiiU'igerJ by Joseph J. Summcrill ' Jr/CaSsowatod in the law offices of c former Judge Starr. e The case against Mr. Shriver ' came up first for hearing. The charge preferred against the de- - fetidant was- that on Auguot 6th. ' being the first day of the week ' commonly calleil Sunday, lie soty 1 candy in violation of tho city I'oliceman Lcamy who was the ' / i was first sworn, testifying to the * passing of Ordinance No. .110, a ' copy of which was produced in 1

The first witness, Police officer Lamy, gave evidence to .Qie ef- ' fret that on Sunday August 6th, t lie saw several persons purchasing ' candy at defendant's store on the < Boardwalk- and that moreover. hei< purchased a box of candy there. |i Officer Leamy further testifie4j Unit he carried the candy off the|< premises, a? did other customers. | Under crnssexami nation, the wit- j I ness stated, the candy sold was all ji in box form; none loose to his|i know ledge was sold. I Special I'oliceman Marplc next wore, gave evidence that on Aug- - j 6th ,he had Mr, Shriver's place I mi the Coui dwalk under observa- | lion, and saw persons enter the I ; (ore, purchase candy which they • < crricd away -off the premcsis. \ Officer McCloskcy stated, ho was known at the Shriver store, and although they had refused to sell | him candy, others were supplied with boxes of candy which they ! carried off the premise*, r W itness further testified, that he Personally attempted to purchase some candy, but was refused. Mrs. Shriver interfered- puKhinjTtlfc i at("uijan^ aside, with the exclamation that they didn't sell candy on Sunday. After the evidence for the prosecution had been heard, the defendant. Mr. Shriver, admitted selling candy on the Sunday in question, but only in boxes. Cross-examined by City Solicitor Boswell, the defendant gave his iinswcnr very reluctantly- whereupon Mr. Boswell produced a boxj Mr. Boswell produced ooxj

of candy purchased in Mr.' I Shriver's store- with the remark: •that it would perhaps assist l|m,j< the defendant, to make certain ] i what kind of business he con- i ducted. 1 1 Mr. Boswell further drew from the defendant the information that . the candy he sold on Sunday, was . precisely the kind he sold on week days, ami had displayed on plates in the wintiow -and en the counter. •City Solicitor Boswell than read Section -t of the ordinance: "That it shall be unlawful on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, for any firm, association or corporation to sell or expose for sale, any goods- wares or merchandise- not in the nature and for mof food and drink (prohibiting always spiritual wines, malts; light liquor) for immediate cono rbrewed liguor, wine, ale or sumption." . .

Solicitor Boswell argued before court, that Mr. Shriver had at- ] to justify his actions by stating he had sold candy only in 1 form; whereas the ordinance explicitly stated that no 1 candy could he sold in whatsoever, form, which on week days was exposed for sale in loose form. By his own confession Mr. j was guilty of violating the | ordinance, and he, Mr. Boswell, asked tho court to impose a penalty of $200 including costs. The court concurred. City Solicitor Boswell then re- I quested Police Justice Ware, if he refer to the court records. AnswerMr. Boswell, his honor stated, that Mr. Shriver had not paid the fine imposed for a similar violation of the ordinance. WhereCity Solicitor Boswell asked, - -that Mr. Shriver be given the alternative sentence of 30 days impris1 on meat, but that the sentence be ■ susuuended pending the defend- . ant'.y future conduct. Police Justice Ware concurred. J The case against J. Frank Shel- , lenhcrgar came up next for hear- . in*. Before the charge had been I, Mr. Shellenberger exclaimed, . "Not guilty." Whereupon Mr. . laughingly reminded him,that he had not yet heard th|e . charge- which eventually proved to t that on August 6th, the defend- , ant had sold candy in violation of the city ordinance. Policeman Leamy who was the

witness for the prosecution, , testified that on the Sunday in £ ■ question, he purchased a box of ^ . candy at Mr. Shellenberger's place .( . of business, and produced the box . j ux evidence in court. . [ | Witness stated that he saw no ^ • i candy in loose form sold. f i Attorney Summer!!!, representing the defendant Shellenberger, | I j argued before the court, in sub- c < | stance, that the sale of candy on Sunday was permissable according ' I to the terms of the ordinance- be- - cause candy came under the class- 1 c ification of fool. Counsel instanced 1 - the New Jersey State, and the 1 e Federal Pure Food acts, in which ' y candy is regarded as food. Candy ' also, he stated, was included by f s the army authorities, as part of 1 il the emergency food rations f-ir the II soldiers in France, because of fts 1 d nutratlve properties. 1 y City Solicitor Boswell- for the 1 prosecution, stated that Counsel 1 e for the defense had very con- ' c veniently omitted, to read the or- 1 i. dinance to the concluding clauses. ' Admitting that candy was a food 1 i- product, even then the defendant n had violated the law, because the 1 ordinance specifically stated that 1 >- all foods permitted to be sold, were 1 I- permissable for sale only for "im- 1 g mediate consumption," whereas the it, evidence offered by the prosecution went to prove, that the candy sold ir had been carried off the premises is ' and produced several days later in c- 1 court. ix Defendant's counsel had not of- .' fered a shadow of defence.

What had been allowed to be . carried away from the store, and i retained for an indefinite time had - 1 not been for immediate consumpI tion. i Mr. Boswell 'asked that the t defendant be fined $200 to include x costs. Police Justice Ware stated ( it was his duty to enforce the law. s and gave a verdict acceding!)-. Mr. Summerill stated that apI plication would be made for a writ t of certiorari. t One of the Boardwalk merchant* ii since has volunteered "the state1 a ment, to the effect that Mr. Shele lenberger has started on the war- - path, determined to get the scalp* d of local druggists, and a number of gasoline station proprietors, for s ; violation of tho same ordinance, i- Application has been made, it is r against a number of alleged offenders.

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; Ocean City En Fete Celebrating Abolition of ' Toll on Auto Bridge. Immense Crowd Witness Interesting Ceremony at City Hall ® Twelve Hundred Gaily Decorated Cars Drive in Procession to Adutk City. Sister Resor Greets Paradejwith Cheers Blowing of Sirens and the Ringing of Fire Bells I MAYOR CHAMPION RECEIVES BRIDGE ON BEHALF OF CITY p Band Concert at City Hall. Three Preachers Judge "Lizzies" and Automobiles. Gty Lavishly 0 and Beautifully Decorated for the Occasion. State Troopers ,f Marshall the Parade

The Bridge is free. Ocean City » put on its gala garments to cele- s brate the great event The clerk of the weather, usually a capiic- I ious old rascal, who delights in & showing a frown when poor Wior- a tals hope an* pray for a smile, o in a propitiatable mood and C the city with a day, in > perfect harmony with the spirit v of the occasion. * h Henceforth the avenue of Ingres* ■' and to Ocean City Ir free. r What interests us most is that * the way into Ocean City is free. I It trouble* us not a fraction that a , the way out of Ocean City is also <| , for well we know that hav- , ing entered and fallen under the j , spell y>( the city's enchantment, e > Oie stranger has come to stay. j The abolition of the toll on the } , bridge, will unquestionably prove d factor of inestimable importance a . the future progress and pros- 0 j perity of Ocean City. Ocean City f . shed the last remnants of in- t fularity, and has become a part ^ of the State and of the continent, t j in a sense it was not before. j t , It has been stated upon the { . affthority of a person, who repre- , t sents a corporation of great com- ( e mcrcial dealing with the city< that ( the abolition of the toll will enable ( 5 them to reduce a cent per pound , , upon every roaimodlty -they handle. , I Approaching the hour of ten i n ( g Tuesday moV«, a vart crowd , „ began to assemble around the City Ha'!. ' , Two spVn.ii I bands, one from Atlantic City, the other from Vinep land, clad in picturesque uniforms, d beguiled the waiting with dulcet ' d and spirited mis'.. H The eere-wnv of transfer, took place from lh-j steps of the City e flail. W. E. Massey, Treasurer of j \t the Automobile Bridge Company, d as master of ceremonies, approv. priately occupied the central position of honor. On his right hand >. were grouped the representatives it of the State Highways Commission, and the Commissioners of ta Ocean City; on hi* left sat the fr officials of the Bridge Company, j.' The officials of the Company, r- through whose efforts the bridge „ was in the first instance erected tr and which has proved a boon of or (incalculable value to the entire *. state, are. President, Henry D. is Moore; First Vice-President, Harry »d Headley; Second Vice-President, Harvey Y. Lake; Treasure^ W. E.

Massey Otis M. Townsend. u After the\ singing of America, v by**tter massed bands, W. F. fi delivered the proclamation o address. As a resume of a period h of time in the history of Ocean C of momentous importance, Mr. ri address deserves preser- C vation. The future historian may ! occasion to refer to it for ( v and data, without which jtm, K of Ocean City's grmlRnl t| will not be complete. t| A few excerpts from the oration * in particular deserving repih- ! h dtRtion. "Officials of the State of New h visiting mayors and ex- j fecultvm* members of the Board of , Freeholders of Cape May County( t your honor, representing, as you c the greatest family resort on j r coast <.r shore, my ccl'eague.., , d officers an 1 directors nf this new f corporation which is about to write tlie last page in its his- „ tory of eight yeais, thre • n.onths c 1 and twenty-eight days, io the vis- t and the citizens of this woa- ( 1 derful resort^ we exprAs profound- t to you our appr^ation of your ^ ' presence on this most unique oc- .. ' easion. I greet you all in behalf n j of the Ocean City Automobile Company and the very much alive ( ' Chamber of Commerce under the ' able leadership of President Sut- * * Figures and statistics are rrl- t | ' dorn interesting, much less on a _ j hot summer's day, under a broiling . sun. It may be safely said how- | I ever, that the figures Mr. Massey | presented of the traffic and the le- ' t ceipta of the bridge, during tlie eight years of its operation, closing I April nth 1922, were to his hearers ( , I of more than passing interest. ^ _ 1 The number of automobiles . „ which had passed over the bridge d during the period, amounted te „ 817,662; trucks 81,600; motorejeles 16,165; miscellaneous traffic. In- 1 ,f eluding pedectrians, 41,836. e Tho ir-come at the dose of '.he initial year was $28 87-1.04. The f, income of the last fiscal year, end- j X ing April 17th. 1922 was $90,237.-: I 88. ^ T : if During tie eight yecrs of opera- : a tion, the receipts from IoIIr ). amounted to $349,487.80; indud- 1 ■y ing other investments of 25,600.00 ; t, it made a grand total of $876 087.- ' t 80.

* h Whereupon, the presence of u i vast crowd, Mr. Massey gave a „ visual representation of the trans- p of the hridge into the keepi-g v of the State of New Jersey, by a package of papers to t| :CoL falter F 'Whittemore. rep- u resenting the State Highways jj m tj ] Replying to Mr. Massey, Col. {, | Whittemore said it gave him' the t< ( greatest pleasure to receive, for e j State Highways Commission, i( j documentary title to the bridge „ . which has proved so vital a fact< > ,j • the development of Ocean City. t, This had been m^p possible through the persistent ef- g j of W. E. Massey. ^1 The law made mandatory the p taking over of the bridge. The ii : Commission had been glsd to as- It j'sume the responsibility, though | driven to adopt manv expediencies ji to raise the necessary funds. <1 At i.oon that day Uie bridge tl would be frep from toll. Few could imagine what that meant t.) a the C2 000 people who made Ocean e their summer residence; nor t< to the many thousands more who » paid an occasional visit to the n shore, from the dry and arid at- h mo sphere of North Jersey. u The emphasis. Col. Whittemore » on the word "dry" evoked genlaughter from the crowd in * which the speaker joined heartily, h Satisfactory arrangements had I made , said Col. Whittemore, 11 ' for the purchase of the bridge^ and 1 ' it was his opinion that iW would ' not long remain isolated, but be in- * eluded in the route of the State Highway System. ( | In accepting the bridge on be- ( | half of the city, Mayor Joseph G. i Champion delivered the address of . life, it is stated. Be that as * it may, it was worthy of the chief | : magistrate of the dty, and happily , 5 i conceived. i s! The occasion was well worthy of ' [ a celebration, he said. It was not | by accident the bridge was deei dared free. The 'occasion was the e culmination, and tjje reward of - j eight years of pcrsid3(nt_an J"seIf- - 1 denying effort. It was the outcome j of agitation coming from every i- j dvic organisation in the dty. s Doubtelesa the lion's share of the I- j credit belonged to the Autonwfcile 0 1 Bridge Company. To the company, who were pre- > Continued on, Page Eight)

ROYALLY : ENTERTAIN TWENTY ! DISABLED HEROES: ' COL. CLARENCE P. FRANKLIN ] DELIVERS STIRRING ADDRESS ' In true and typical Kiwanian . spirits, the Ocean City Kiwanis . Club entertained royally at their , noon day luncheon, on Wednesday- , twenty ex-service men who srej guests in the dty of the Hodtess' League. y It was a happy thought, which prompted the Kiwanians to invite j the boys to rthe day. Disabled, and : crippled, a number of them .others suffering from internal complaints. -ui i vi ing 1IUI1I internal vuinpiuintx,

the hardships and exposendured in the trenches- or ar result of having been gassed, the fellows are deserving of the best the nation has to give. It was a pleasure to learn from lips of Chairman "Bill" Colthat the Kiwanis Clubs of Jersey, are devoting all thrir men who saved the nation the tyranny of Prussian KulThey are bending all (hair efforts towards the promotion of legislation, favoring the ex-service and towards securing for the disabled and sick, longer mediesl treatment and care. One after another the twenty guests in kahki arose, and gave names, after which the compresent broke out into singthe war-time favorite 'The long, Trail." It was manifest, the boys enjoyed themselves immensely, and departed with compliments upon tongues to their genial hosts. Soldiers love a rollicking song, and as (if he would have them = exert themselves more than ever please their guests- and infuse cheer into their lives. Chair- f man "Bill" made his Kiwanian co- * horts sing a larger number than usual, from their repertoire of songs. Another special delight was provided for the guests of the day, the presence of Dr. Lipschutz. Lipschutz needed not to be asked more than once. Seated at the piano he gave two chaining selections sung in his inimitable . and polished style. Endowed wRh a voice of wonderrange and tonal quality, enunciation perfect, Dr. Lipschatx's . interpretmion always bears the ' evidence of cultured thought. ' Clayton Haines Brick reported F that great success had followed1 his ' efforts in collecting —donations ' toward supplying artificial Umbs ' tor "Bill" Painter. ' Mr. Brick reported that the sum , . of $34.50 had been received, f Kiwanian Read followed with his - report of the amount raised e towards the specific purpose of dey fraying the expenses, of a trained •. nurse for the Seashore Home for e Babies. e The movement had won the hearts of the Kiwanians- to the - extent that $96.00 had been eol- < Continued on Page Eight)

New Artesian Well Yields 800 Gallons Per Minute Water of Highest Purity Three Months of Expert Scientific Engineering Crowned with Success. Stream flowing Clear and Transparent as Crystal

The above reprint from a photo- f graph, gives some faint/Jtmicati'on < of the last boon and blessing, with 5 which knidly Providence has fav- f ored Ocean City. * From its inception Ocean City n appears to have been a special por- ' tege p f the graces, and unpreced- t cntedi prosperity of the ny>»t I « dc.sirkbje character, hasi followed j s the course of its history', j s Nature ha* enuoweo the entire I ' island with uncomlmrable benefits, | ' which the foresight resourceful- j * ness, initiative and enterprise of ;! our public leaders, are 'developing I to the highest advantage. ! <

Not the least important and val- ' uable of these benefits, is the pros- j ' ence at a distance of less than a'1 j thousand feet beneath the surface, | 1 I of a strata whioh. upon authority j1 of no less a personage than Dr. ' t Henry Leffman of the University ■ | i of Pennsylvania, constitute one of ' the richest water-bearing layers In . I the crust of the earth. Laboratory ; I testa prove moreover, that the | water obtained from this stratum,!' is Invariably of the very highest!' standard of excellence and purity, j ' Approximately three months ago ; 1 for the purpose of coping with the ■ ' rapid growth of the dty, and the r commeosuratriy increasing demand >

for a greater supply of water for domestic use, the Ocean City Company began operations for the sinking of a new artesian well in the vicinity of West AveNeither money nor careful thought were spared to ensure the » success of the projecL^Jbe counsel and advice of/ the* highest authorities were tought ahd the j expert services of W. H. BoaMman i of Philadelphia, an engineer of . i wide experience and indubitable "s- • : skill were secured. Nevertheless the project was in1 cvitahly an adventure, and a dar- . ing riA, involving many anxious . : days, and many misgivings, as foot , i by foot the well sank deeper down. f ! until a distance of 825 feet had ben , j reached. . fVhc last thirty days were obi viously anxious beyond iroaginaf tion, a big Interrogation mark i j wakeful and sleeping f j [ W. E. Massey's joy and jubilai, I tion, when the subterranean t ! stream burst the hounds of innum- . rrahlc aeons, and appeared on the a surface, a constant flow of water, e clear and transparent as a crystal, e crrying from 600 to 800 gallons di 'Continued on Page Eight)

p m I -Tpr ■\^ i GREAT REDUCTIONS in Mens', Womens' and Childrens' White Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps. Shoes that were $2.50 to $10.00, now onehalf the old prices. j 1 is a genuine sale. Come early to get the bargains. A .1 Genuine "Bribers* Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases. Largest Stock in the city. - Knickers for Men and Boys in linen and crash. i \ — ' . Granville H. Steelman ' 831-833 Asbury Avenue '■d