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Ocean City Sentinel Plinutf ana PobiiaAad Kv*r r Thurtear ' OCEAN CITY PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO. EWstilwl BuildlnK. J44-74« Aabw? Av.no*. Owan Cltr. N. J.. T.Wphon. ISM P. J. EV ANS. "Editor LEWIS L. BAMBT, Oanaral gadaiat E"W This Campari) rr*rrxn th» rixht to r»jwl »nj advmtalu ^ ^ _.n.. ChowTf"^^^'^ copT^noft L. .1 L, o«*» not liter tfa.n ToMd»r noon TbU r>W will be M.-irtlr nJtoni to. Job work p-rmprlr Ann. I.r esprrier.red hondl. I1E/T V AUGUST.)', 1^22 ' Eni.red nt Ih. Pool <>»«» nl Own Oty. N. J.. ■■ am»M daw mall A TAXPAYER POW-WOW There is in the south of Knglanil, a small yet prosperous and quaintly picturesque town with three entrances situated one on the north, the second on the east, and the last on the west On the south the town is hounded by the sea. Each of the three thoroughfares leading into the town, ^spanned by a colossal Gothic arch, the work of a sculptor of celebrity and fame. The arches were built by one named Abraham Newton- who owned practically every inch of land upon which the town stood. Abraham Newton in addition to being the land-owner, was the town's philosopher, and philanthropist, whose wisdom and wealth was locally considered to be unlimited. By the same token Abraham Newton was somewhat of a crank, with very pronounced prejudices, which he, like many another, mistook for convictions. Two massive brass tablets fastened into a nich*. one upon each of the two pillars of the arches, contained AbrahaiA Newton's civic and social policy and philosophy. For some unaccountable reason, the general custom is To~adom - acuptured archways juid public buildings, with a few sentences or a motto culled from the Latin or Greek classics- which few can read, ami less understand. Not so Abraham Newton; his philosophy he embodied In erisp Saxon English in the main with no rhetorical pretensions. "Criticise by creation; show another's fault by doing better. Do not break what you did not make; help to make, the less youll break. Do not eensure the person who does badly, what perad venture you could and should have done better. A dty or town is a big corporation, of which you art a stockholder. Take as great an interest in the management of' the town, as in the management of your private business." Thus in homely phraseology, Abraham Newton endeavored to impress upon the citiiens of a community, their civic obligations and responsibilities. Incidentally too, he launched a typical shoulder thrust, at the prolific progency of the man, for whose tomb Themistodes suggested the following would be an appropriate epitaph. "He toiled from dawn unti' sunset, in finding fault with men *n» gods; be had no time to weed his garden." Next Friday evening- a meeting will be held under the auaptee* of the Taxpayer's League- in the Commissioners' Room Yrt^^the City Hall. We arc informed that Mayor Joseph G. Champion, Directors j ' Campbell and Corson, together with the City Solid tor Andrew C. Boss-ell, and City Engineer W. H. CollUoq, Jr-. have promised to attend and assist id the deliberations. * j< Under the signature authority of the President and Secretary of? the Taxpayer's League, the former Thomas R. Fort and the latter ' Maurice Gerhard, announcement has been made of some of the infpor- j i tant matters, which will be introduced for discussion at the meeting. i Without a taint of exaggeration we say, that the very future of the dty largely depends upcy the questions at issue. The problems without exception are urgent and vital. They arise ' out of conditions which at th^^present moment, are the source of pepetual discontent, criticism and controversy. The, __ with con- , dittoes which are becoming the source of undesirable and injurious 1 ■ publidty. much acrimony, threatening to seriously disrupt the spirit , of unaminity and concord, which hitherto has been one of the most ' 1 salient features of dvic life in Ocean City. Some of the projects tentatively suggested are improvements of urgent necessity. There are two things the average dtixen in Ocean City needs, using a colioqualism-" to get under the skin-" at an early a date as possible- First that Ocean City is no longer a little seashore village. Our problems are of dty proportion and magnitude. We cannot trifle with time, because as we have frequently stated, emergency improvements are an expensive luxury, and to postpone the day is; false economy. One of the problems scheduled to come under discussion^ iy whetner or not the dty should take the necessary legal steps, for the '-condemnation of the beach front for park purposes. " Now we will not persume to offer any definite opinion upon this matter- until in possession of alt data- and hear the arguments of those who favor the proposal. The question comes within the category' of the "much debatable"; nevertheless we have sufficient confidence in the sagarity, and in the integrity of the gentlemen who have introduced the question, to fcjteossured they are actuated by no ulterior motive, ( other than that oTMte preservation, and the betterment, of one of the dty's greatest financial assets. We venture to think there ire many, probably a majority, of the . citterns of the communithy^who are like ourselves of a divided opinion, because insufficiently informed. Our absence from the meeting will be utterly inexcusable. It is a duty obligatory that every citizen of the ' municipality, should take the pains to inform himself or herself, of all public matters and movements affecting the community- keeping in mind Abraham Newton's dictum- "Do not break, what you did not Another problem appointed for consideration, has been simmering la the cauldron of public opinion for severaP months past: Should the city take over and operate, the Water and Bewft Plant? Our news upon this momentously impohant problem, were made, known some weeks ago in these columns; and thus far we have found '■ tio reason to change or modify. Municipal ownership of public utilities, has its advantages and disadvantages, and is as subject to abuse and misuse, as private owner- \ ship Fortunately municipal ownership has passed the experimental " stage, the history of its development inclined us to the view .that < Ha success or failure is in all cases determined by the character of j the community. In one community it is a qualified success; in another, often •(■proximately equal in wealth and population, it is a oolosaaUnilurtand a festering sore of corruption, graft and financial low. It is j for the citixens of Ocean City to give the matter carefiu consideration, in a frank open forum, without evasion or camouflage, and determine whether or not, it would be advisable for tK» city to acquire owenrship of these two publie utilitiesHas the city, at the present time an adequate water supply for fire protection? There are those who claim they speak with inside information- and even official authority, who declare emphatically the city has not a sufficient supply of water for fire protection. And the

; persons who so speak are not alarmists in the remotest degree, but I -sane and stolid men of business, and experience in public affair.-.- | If^heir claims are founded upon reliable data, the-eity is facing a critical situation, calling immediate emendation. If on the other hand- the conditions prevailing are more or less exaggerated, the fears of the public should be allayed. The impression must be dmsipatad to the winds, or it will react. " logically and inevitably, very Injuriously upon building enterprise. ( , The meeting convened for August INth will provide the needed « opportunity to thrash out the matter, from every angle of thought and Recent experimentation, in part in the laboratory,- by expert _ chemists, and in part in practitf bv expert fire fighters, demonstrate that salt (water is approximately fifty per cent, more efficacious as a 1 fire disttngtiisher than fresh water. A fire engine is in process of a J test in certain ffrts of France- in which the stream of water is made d to pass, through a cabinet filled with rock salt; while on the Pacific . *• coast several communities have, or are adopting measures, to use e sea water pumped through separate mains, exclusively for flre-fighting 1 purposes. ' d If there is one problem of public service, which hps- monopolized , the homelight this season. It is the collection and disposition of garbage v d , and trash. , . n The City Hall has been subject to a weekly bombardment of com- s r, plaints Cottagers are restoring to all manner of expediencies imagd inable, to cope with the situation. The City Commission, it should be ia justice stated, have done and c, are doing everything humanely possible to improve conditions. The , k contractor has unquestionably failed to fulfil the yrms of his contract, £ for which he has been summarily penalized. The City Qammissioners I h have even enlisted the service of the Surety Bonding Company. 1 c Without a doubt the contractor has had his difficulties, and the public has not been entirely free from fault.' ii we are forced therefore to two conclusions Firstly that while j a without a doubt- the c«l9Ceting system is by far the most economical, r ii it is the most unsatisfactory. The only system found satisfactory, is ' for the city to undertake directly the collection of garbage and refuse, p Further more we are forced to the con elusion, that the present method ( e of disposition, is equally unsatisfactory. t Should the city be equipped with an incinerating plant? The e incinerating method is undoubtedly the most sanitary and after the - J first outlay, the most economical. Nevertheless an incinerating plant J has objectionable features^ and its critics. f Herein arises the necessity, of having a strong' representation of. the electorate of the tax-payers, at the meetingb We might quote Abraham Newton dfcain. "Do not break what I you did not make; help to make, the less youll break." Invariably ,the persons who most devoutly love the critic's bench, - are those who utterly ignore their personal obligations and civic i responsibilities' ' I This meeting is being convened expressly for mutual instruction." No man has a monopoly of wisdom; every man has his own angle of ■ observation and thought. It is only by an interchange of ideas, that r we can hope to reach anything like unanimity, and accord. Mayor Joseph G. Champion- and his colleagues in the admbiistra- « I tton, have a perfect right to know what the people of the municipality . need and think. Ocean CSty has arrived at a stage in its development when it must cast off the last vestige of the small town spirit and ideas, or stagnate, f? Improvements, calling /for immediate adoption, will entail eonr filterable expenditure, and increased taxation. There is an urgent - j need for a new High School, and an educational plant with more . i modern facilities. f No person can afford to absent himself from the forthcoming meeting. The attendance will be in fact, an index of the quality, ami • the extent of our dvic pride. t 1 ' '' i" * - MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE > No waiting for two weeks to know if you can get it; we can tell at once. Bargains in Bay and Ocean front properties. Choice cottages for sale. Also lota for investment and for improvement— the choice ot t Ocean City. Apply to J. M. CHESTER ft CO, Ocean City, N. J. m n ■ HURLEY-JONES CO. 'I !. HWrlgrrmlor. MaUla« Hrun.wle* R-i-orit-M NillfWHt clllmuv... Vldrula. btaolei. Duffel. " Me.. Ual'i. ' MropS omir. k-i t.i ttomp. i.imihui HURLEY-JONES CO. * WALTIR N. CHATTIN 4k SON, H a SI. r N 111S ASBURY AVE. ; ourf Laundry 929 Ocean Ave., Ocean City, N. J. Phone 675 1 Our modern equipment together with improved methods enables us to render an unusually r{ quick service. Rates very attractive. ' New Management JOS. SHELTON CO. Prop. 'I1 * r BjU Hkwu. ISA-J furniture Store jReupholsteri.4g t ESTIMATE ^'nd°W Sl"des FOR YOU /Awnings and i ' 'House Furnishings e Our pwee- srr lr,.rt p 4SMt*l«t4»lt wll'4 Hnal Worn Ke't Mslerif Lawrence !*1. Lear d 654 Aabury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. AN UNLOCKED WINDOW '' H furnl"hrd »«*»» for many a burglar. M\ g Tfc* proper place far your valuable44— where they are e, H secure from fire and theft is our Safe Deposit Vault. ' FJ Boxes for real $3. »5, and S8, per year. ; 1 First National Bank „ H OCEAN CITY. N.J. , I -

LyilIC QUAftTETTE OF MILLVILLE SING III MUSIC PAVILION ! POP! LAR VC A LISTS DK- , LIGHT BOARDWALK Ml' sn. Lowers The large audience.* . attending i , the Sunday evening concerts at the City Music Pavilion, were delight- . i fully surprised by the appearance ' ' ! of the Lyric - Quartette on the ' stage. I The celebrated vocalist* arc, I . during the season engaged in one|' ! of the churches in Atlantic City- : I Intimation had been given Police 1 Justice Ware that the singers I ' would be glad to visit Ocean City ' and render a selection from their splendid repertoire- 1 Arrangements were made and on I .Sunday evening the -singers ap- 1 ■Ufared. Needless to say the audience was i ' delighted. Round after round of 'applause echoed through the pavii 1 and the quartette very kindly > rendered four fine selections. The Lyric Quartette are no,' strangers to Oce'an City- Several times have they furnished the mus- '] 1 program at Chamber of Com- ! , j merce banquets, to*the infinite satisfaction of all present. Rumors are abroad that the:, singers may appear again at one I :of ouf popular Boardwalk places.; of amusement. | , ADVERTISE IN THE SENTINEL '

NOTED SURGEON | SI MMERING HERE | Dr. Arthur P Keegun- Chief : 'Surgeon of . St. Agnes Hospital; Philadelphia, ha* been spending i | the week with his fantilv. who as* ; occupying the cottage- HO Central Avenue for the summer. - I»r. K organ thoroughly enjoyed, ' the brief vacation and respite, from'the very exacting demands of his extensive practice. The distinguished suLR*<>!LJ^ spoken nf as a 'candidate for the ; office of coroner, in the Quaker City I : and assured of the undivided sup- j ■ - port of the Fure foryA. his elec- 1 j ' tion is a foregone conclusion : ' Dr. Keegnu. apart from his high prestige, and skill in the medical • | profession, is regarded as an enter- . | tain«r of no mean order among I Philadelphia friend* and ae- . quainttances. several of whom i enjoyed some excellent fish- • ing in Ocean City. Dr. Keegan however, ha* onlyone regret, that old King Neptune , plevetl such a shabby trick with . the first# contingent of friends whom he entertained here, by in- ; FOR SHI— E Desirable Lot . West Ave. below 16th, East Side I APPLY E. A. SMITH, Collingiwood, N. J. BARGAIN FURNISHED BUNGALOW ! Six Roomi xnd B»lh_ Ho4 ud Cold Ws4er Ligblx. Room lof C«4«e ondcinc^h 74 Suazet Place, Ocean City, N. J J

Edgar F. Ber|ger Real Estate In 31st St. Section of Ocean City Fine Cottages for Sale or T) can Rent yon most any Rent Cottage in ottr District I,ots Sold on^erms Don't let the spring find you / / I > .> ith a leaky roof. Thunder J| Dfev / ) storms are coming and m leaky ^ roof will be apt to result ini considerable damage. ' Chimneys that leak should 7 / 1 v#Vci f j lie looked after and made . ' . I water-tight Smokev chimneys ji f-i Tin roofs are firi-proof. fiTfllHri vq»r7 r , 'All kinds of stove and heater m 1 1 |y v.\ 7 fl I 1 repairs, stove and heater pipes. ' / I r 'rin' s',te and S'*K roofing. 1 SMITH y — / / - / l—l I TUB TirxaAziTM ' r ' 1 ' 309 Eleventh Street Ption. 34I.VV Alt Kind* of Quttera ^ UNIVERSAL C« X - I1 »•' fire# oout Utt Aieesf p mP'"mP ti'" hdthm' nnequaled in Value — | Eqxtipped with Etectric Starting and L^hting System, demountphbv rims, extra rim and nonskid tiros ail around — the Ford Sedan at $645 is the greatest motor car value ever produced — an enclosed car of comfort, convenience and beauty. Reasonably prompt delivery. Terms ff desired. ! > >, / EDWARD G. KURTZ Aulherizcd Ford Dealer OCEAN CITY, N. J. M | y: t

causing' there, some drastic up- * heavals* convolution*, involutions, r anil revolutions to their ilisconq'ort. Dr. keegan ha* two office* in the f city, t/ie one situated a' Eighteenth • ami Chestnut Sttreets. the other ut I Twenty-Ninth Street ut hi* resrdencfs I. - '' r "\ ' The Ocean City Building and Loan Association meet* on Ihe " SECOND SATURDAY of • i-l every month at 408 Eighth Street. Have you secured any of the FULL PAID stock bearing interest at the rate of 6 i per cent, per annum? See R. 1 Howard Thorn, the -Secretary, who will explain. Adv. r I

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■ All business transacted through this office is in accordance with the following slogan "This office dors and maintains strictly a brokerage business and is in no way interested in personal speculation." Results: ? A sale-completeil on the above principal profits' both Seller ami Itu .rr e Write for listings and maks your headquarters with Clayton Haines Brick— REALTOR 411 EIGHTH ST. OCEAN CITY N J. , Ram Entat. m.ur.nc. Ewing -T. Corson realtor e T»-r A8BURV AVE. OCEAN CITY. IS4. J. !.'*■ i < , PHONE 47S-W JOBniNC AND ALTERATIONS HOWARD O. MacPHERSON I Practical Carpenter and Builder "Satixf action U Our Motto" 1021 ASBURY AVENUE hP r \ ' Christian Science Services " Wi,!„Vld CASINO CLUB ROOM BOARDWALK and M00RLYN TERRACE Every SUNDAY MORNING during the Season The Public la Cordially Invited to Attend r = joseph w. BARCLAY " 1032 Simpson Avenue n LEADING BRANDS OF BUTTER d STRICTLY FRESH LAID EGGS POULTRY DRESSED TO ORDER !rj Prompt Serviek Phone 51-W *"! ' . ■- m Be Sure of the Milk You Drink! Folks who are wise look carefully into the matter of i pure milk supply while they are on vacation. d Abbotts "A" Milk is known to be safe ami always dependable, because Abbotts modem A dairying methods insure absolute purity and healthfulriess. You would be ama/ed to know all the precaution;that are taken, down to the very smallest detail, to insure the quality of -Abbotts "A" Milk. Let us serve you daily. i 1 i Phone, Bell 5 Abbotts alderney dairies, inc. Philadelphia Atlantic City Plaauintvilla Oeaan City Wildwood AlSytts AMilk j ■ — "9