Ocean City Sentinel OCEAN' CITY PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO. ' F. J EVANS. U.-.or 5/. '. LEWIS L BARRETT. C«wr*l Bo.»« *».-.»*•- •IM. "JUTto ovnlMMl toad* THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1923 SOMETHING IX THE AIR A MUNICIPAL MANAGER , p Fo, the lest fe* 'ley? ■ ne has heen eoestieus " e sttee.se psyehfe ' influence brooding m-the social atmosphere. . Science leaches us that the ■birth of a ne* »>'«»• ****** « liberty , certain units of force, is immediately followed by a series of etherea. . vibrations; and Herbert Wells predicts that the human race will. ir. the dim distant, future, aequhe ** highly developed a *•••-* "f p-; chic , susccptibi itv that men will be able to capture, and Intelligently trans- . late and interpret these thought waves, into current speech. s We have teen conscious, as we say. of something brooding ir. toe air; but not having developed the necessary degree of "psychic sua- t ceptibility." we were compelled to resort to more mundane means. f and ask a few questions. a Now as a teault of this enquiry, we have discovered there is a,f movement contemplate.:, we might even say a movement or. foot, which will eventuate in a radical change of city government and mar- d ageraent. The promoters of the movement would seek the necessary iegiria- a tion, to change the constitution of the present administrative bo«>. and employ a city manager, who will have complete charge of the executive affairs of the dty. : The movement is by means unknown in this country, but rather ,, has passed far beyond the experimental state. Moreover it is a movement rapidly growing in favor. The leading economic journal in c America, recently gave the names of over one hundred cities, scatters.: .- over just four states, which were contemplating the adoption of this . i departure in municipal government. o The success which has attended the change in some cities has ex- ' s eeeded the most sanguine expectations. Now in view of the fact that there appears to be every probability , the adoption or rejection of this scheme, wfi at no distant date re e submitted to the citizens of Ocean City, it might clarify matters, if , we enumerate briefly some of the benefits, which have followed the j, change in other localities, very similar in some respects to our own. I. One of the greatest blessings which has attended to« new t order, has been the complete sepe ration of the legislative, from She e executive department of municipal management. On one occasion, a distinguished publicist and the author of a standard work on political ■, economy, was asked. if he thought it possible to have an absolutely p equitable and impartial administration, from an elective body. The M^reed man replied, "Among angels, yea; but not among men." f. Without casting any reflection upon the integrity of human natdre.la the truth must be admitted that while the executive powers of a muni- i D ripality are exercised by men. elected by popular vote, and who ear. only hope to retain their office, by retaining the favor of the leaders : c who control, direct and influence the popular vote, it will practically be, r, impassible to hare an equitable and impartial enforcement of the u laws obtaining, and an impartial administration. Of course, if the average voter exercising his franchise intelli- tl gently, and independently Judging the merits of each individual candidate. it might be somewhat otherwise. Recent elections the country tl over, however, prove that the average eitiien thinks politically by c machine, and follows the herd. ! t It has been rightly said, the genius of government consists not ii - so much in the making of laws, as in the enfrocemect of laws. With: the executive power therefore rested in an expert in muncipa! mar.- 3 agement. a man who owes his appointment to special qualifications t and training, not to party favors.- and who consequently knows he will * hold the office, just as long as he properly and equitably performs, o the duties of the office, far more satisfactory results follow, and ii greater confidence is reposed in the ruling body, by the public. IL The new regime has been found /infinitely more economical o and scientific. The rapid growth in favor of the city manager idea, ! f within the last few years, has been the means of developing a body f of men specifically trained for the work, and highly competent. In some cases, men who had proved their skill as civil engineers, hare gone to school for a course of intensive study in economics and accountancy; accountants hare graduated m engineering and civics. Several universities have chairs of City Managament, in conn ee- , tion either with the law school, or the engineering department. There i are furthermore, several veil accredited schools founded specifically for the training of city mrnagers. -r Furthermore a city manager is not fettered by professional pride. .. from seeking expert advice, when a-, occasion arises in the interest ( of the community, which he serves. A paragraph from a standard manual or. Municipal Government r is worthy of quotation at this juncture. "The misfortune rests, not m that the average city engineer and t city surveyor is incompetent. During ray long experience as a consulting engineer. I have found them invariably a well trained, intelli- { gent and conscientious body of men. But they ere in thinking, that j withir. Hje brief spar, of mortal life, they ear., to use a common expression. "know it all," and be expert in every department of en- j Now as a matter of fact, a municipal engineer or surveyor, is , in the same category - a genera! medical practitioner, or the old- , time family physidan. The doctor however is wiser than the average borough or city engineer, Jr. that he is never ashamed to call in a ( specialist, if the occasion requires it. On the contrary , for some peculiar reason, the -average engineer , or surveyor regards it as a reflection 'upon his professional skid to consult an expert. He ..prefers to go on blundering ir. ignorance. . whereas no body of municipal rulers expect him to be expert ir. every' t department, nor would they raise any objection, against employing expert counsel. Personally I have devoted practically the whole of my life to the , t study of road-building. Frequently I have been requested to accept , a retainer, ai a consulting engineer in other branches of the science: j but I have alway s frankly suggested the name of another in the pro-fes-io: who had made a special study of the departowr.t under ad- , A city manager, while capable cf carrying out the ordinary duties , of a em! engineer .doe* not call himself one. He is a city manager. His knowledge of civic economics, wares him against blundering or. , with imperfect knowledge, and having no professional pride as a municipal engineeer or surveyor to maintain, he does not hesitate it: seek- , ing' expert advice and counsel, when the occasion requires.

The same is true with the accountancy of a municipal body. Wtihin the last two years, a, city In '.he state of Ohio, has change.: the form, of its a iminlstration ami engage.! a city manager. The first thing accountancy for the city. He further retained the service- of an electrical expert, ithe city . wns it own lighting plant!, with the re suit, it is estimated he ha- saved' the city, in one year, what it cost these two departments. In point of fact this form* no small pur. of his training as a city He is . upa: of carry ing oii the general routine work of a mur.-ic-paUt.. : tat re every new enterprise involving the expenditure of ■ la g'. >um- of money, or the development of a new utility for the • 'service : the community, he employes expert assistance. ...la this " mner a m'urieipality has at its command, to*, services of a highly trained general practioner ,i-. city administration and management, and ' also those of a corps of experts when the need demands. III. Again under thi- new order there-is •» centreiixaticr of work ' and management, which i- mo-: eslral lc. The work of all departments ir a muricipa'it; . becomes correliated and at eedinated one with the other, in a manner utterly imposible under the older orders. The w. centralisation, to some person*, is as a red rig to a But a world of difference exists between the centralisation of power, and a centralisation f work. Strong objection con be raise.: against a centre! iaxtion of over much power and authority, in any one ■ per o- . or body of persons. In the ease of a city manager, hi- auWrity" and duties are clearly define-: an.i itefiniteiy fixed; and all the authority vested in him, is that necessary to enable him to properly perform his duties. He has absolutely no legislative power. His office is distinctly executive, an.i hi* work strictly administrative. IV. Under the city manager regime, it has beer, found easier to secure the services of the best and ablest men in the community, act as city rulers, than under any -of the older systems. With a city manager, the coun oilmen or commissioners, as the case may be are paid r.o salary. There is absolutely no inducement mar. cr woman to seek office, except for the very highest motives. : At the same time, the. fact that there is no salary attached to the office, precludes the f»r too numerous class of office-seekers. 'who desire office solely for the salary. Will it be possible to find in Ocean City three or five goo.', men. who will accept office without remuneration? It is found possible elsewhere; and are the men of Ocean City lacking in civic pride, and -inc*re patriotism? We think not.. They have not been found wantir. the past. With a city manager, the work of the dty commissioners will be exclusively legislative and supervisory, and therefore infinitely less : exacting and arduous as at the present. The duties and the work of the city commissioners under the prevailing regime, are such that each member of the Board, should devote practicq)!y all his time to the office. But the salary is far too small for such a consideration. However short the present city c.-mmsisioners fall, from performing fully • and properly all the work of their office, they earn their meagre remuneration. and mure eannot be exported of them. Or. the other hand it has often been found that the most highly competent men .who have the leisure to <ierote to public office, will ; con.-dder an office to which there is a small salary attached. It : then open to^uneompUmentary innuendo. If the salary were sufficiently large to enable them to devote all time to the duties of office, they might be induced to consider it. What alternatives are there* Either to increase the salary so the most competent men may at the request of the electorate accept office, and -ievote ail their time v. It, or else reduce the work of the office to the degree, that the same calibre of men may. without injury to themselves, consider the call to service ami respond. The latter alternative is prefers ami is most practical under ; dty manager. The exacting routine work of a muniripai adminis- ' .nation, w ii! /therefore be ir. the hands of a special trained mar.; stale the legislative and the supervisory work, will be in the ham is of (gnen who purely for the honor of serving the community, have been to accept office. To put the situation in the words of the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce jr. a dty which adopted the dty manager regime some year* ago; "In the c , : days the man hunted the office, and very proved a square peg in a round hole, or worse; today the office seeks the man." LEST WE FORGET On January 6th 1919. America lost her greatest leader, and the world one of its foremost citizens. since the assassination of Abraham When Theodore Roosevelt crossed the Great Divide, a voice which the world spellbound, was silenced forever. Nay. not forever. "He being -.cad yet speaker. "; -peaketh today with infinitely rreater eloquence an : inspiration, than ir. the days of the flesh. Living and dying, Theodore Roosevelt completed more than a mere man's share of the work, the world'* Christ left undofce? His writings varied and voluminous are the nation's priceless heritage. Every year, a Philadelphia contemporary makes it a custom of publishing "The Great Adventure." "kich originally appeared ir. the Magaiine. For this toe North America:: deserve* the gratitude of the nationis a remarkable document, the Great Adventure: a wonderful creed. Col. Roosevelt penned toe inspiring message, his heart bleedirfg after toe death of his . - toe field of battle. It is a message written in Moci. hear : in the .-eere: piaee of the Most High God. Many afusior.s there arc. ir. "The Great Adventure."- as might be ■ expected to toe World Wag. Not withstanding it has a wider application it is a message for ail timeSpace Wi-l not permit si to reprint Ir full the e<*avj but we do ven- ■ ture a few excerpts, which to < ur thinking are peculiarly applicable ' toe present day. f ~Or.lv those are fit u> live who .-t fear to and none are fit to die who have shrunk from, the duty cf life. Both life and death : are part* of the same Great Adventure. Never yet was worthy ad- ' w. rthily carried thr. •>- the roan who put his pereonai safety : first. Never yet was a cruntrx w.-rt fc living Ln unless iu sons and ' daughters were of that sterr. stuff which have them die for it at need; and never yet was a country worth lying for unless its sons' and ' 'laughter- .thought : life rot as something concerned only with the ■ selfish e-.aneseer.ee of the :r. dividual, tat as a link in toe great chain cf creation, j- causation. that each pernor, is *en'in his true relations a* an essastia! part of the who'*, whose .iie must be ma<ie to ' serve toe larger and contin-uir.g life of to® whole. Therefore it is that the- man wbc is not willing to ree. and the' 5t

r With all n:- -wait i i-eiieve : . the ,-y >-f hviri-: '•ut i -hiexc it do not ..*k it u- ;i: !•> itself. -.ut as u seise.! r« P"Wr. : courted, but- never «hirke.l wii-n .in: rommai, 'bat they !e face.1t must learn the stem comfortytl^r to great B e -.rem' the quality to rise lev, ' to t'r. -ee--. iserrlc nays. Yet thi.- n - --litv is but the apex a pyrar i ■ which the broad founda- s e If America to.!ay all our pe, ple are summoned to service ana ^ « sacrifice.- Pride- is the port:.::. . . <>f th-vse w-ho knew Mtter sorrow y r the foreboding of bitter sorrow. Hut all of us who give sendee j. :.r i stand ready for sacrifice are the torehbearers. We run with .be i torches until we fall, ronton, if we car. then pa* them to the hands « k of other runners. The torches whose Itemed are brightest are borne ( e i, ...ij a.-. ; lovers, -a hose sons an.: trothers are at the front. These . «. -r.er. are high of soul, as they face their fate en the sheL'-shattorc: v earth, or ir. the sices • ve. or ir: the water* beneath. Ami no less f jiigh of soul are the women With tor: hearts, and shining eyes; the d girls whose, b y bvers have leer- struck oowr. in their golden morn- { e x.g. and. the mother* am! wives to whom word has reef, brought that . . henceforth they must walk in the shadow. • y These are the torehbearers: these are they who have dared the t

ide story of the american legion by post historian •THE BIRTH OF A GREAT f IDEA" A CONTINT'ATION FROM LAST WEEK " ported back to their ho.-r.es. at toe . ® convenience of- toeir government d to forget. — to allow tine devoted entirely, to selfish pursuits and interests to obliterate from their be- , e ir.gs. — toc^e high standarois of patriotism ar.d manhooii. i-.culcate-i s in them in toe service of their country * As they stood ehere. a t- 'vertibie Gibraltar, toe pick an-: . e flower of a proud ar.--. ■eservit.z narion, — men. taught to be Such ir. , the hard and bloody School of warT fare, with experience toat rone What a shame it seemed to, a!- . !.-.«# demebibsation ir. the.. next few , / months, to rem- assunder this . ' stupendous task of organization.— this excellent example Px a high ' ideal,— democracy, freedom ar.d . peace. They had. made the fight U for democracy and won. but no champion may rest on his laurels. The good in him. is only so., a0 long as he can prove it by his good ' works. When he fails in this be f falls, and with withered wreaths it sinks to oblivion and despair. Fixe years of turmoil throughout the world ha-': wrought havoc. \ There was still much to be done off " the field of mortal combat, i; Into the ear? of .toe Thinker*. s came the insistent cry "Carry on! n The day is not yet over and the -fight L« far from won." Reaction Is a dangerous and * deadly national peril in toe aftere math of great conflict. The fight y must still go or_ e So much ' for the living and

- u:-.. ..f ! ml. and Iwdy. But there ! aye-.- B-»d perhaps tnnre. who wOubt' j T> • under the soil they fought ' | to -'ree fro •• the grip 'tespotic f -.eri: c the great '' n:ar.y ar. instar.ee. sufferers for the ' ! sake o£ a country they professed J love.. Incapacitated and doom- . ' icter.ee. their outlook on life car. j ' never again be wholly bright. ! r Shall there l-e cast before the | 1 rrercy of charity or enrolle<l as in- • • of public institutions, with : Paupers and maniacs, to drag pite-.;- y through *the rest of their " da;.-, cursing an unjust fate, that. - h.vs -iclt so harshly with them.^ Of all these things the Thinkers thought — far into the long and ' mtst'Tiefuddlod Frenph night.-, " through dreary.' rain-sodden * French winter days. : Then came a solution to their ' great problems. A perpetuation * of service now giver, so unstinting- " !y — organized service. simply * trafispiarito>: from .military' to civil ! li?*' ' ' I ( cor.tir.uer! next week i s ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. ar..- Mrs. Joseph C. Gifford. 1137 Wen Avenue, desire to ar,- . r ounce toe e.-.gagemer.t of- toeir " daughter. Mis- Margaret A'-her- " Giffor-i. to Bror.t Slato Johnson, the -.'r. f Mr. and Mrs. Bront Johnson. 304 Centra! Avenue. The young people are both well . • ami favorably known in Ocean City ar.dsince the anr.auncement of the engagement have beer, receiving d the warm, congratulations of their numerous friends. Although the date of the wedding has not beer, made public, it _ it state.! it will take place during" d toe routing spring.

I ■ GENERAL- HAULING ' Sand Gravel Top Soil WM. HAYES, 233 Asbury Ave. h | HURLEY-JONES CO. Ar.-ritrr. :o-» Mswbc Biimw e« Rmty j. r"™" HURLEY-JONES CO. ^ e»LTt» a CMaTTIN 4 SON. Me**. g 1116 ASBURY AVE T, Barclay and McCorkle ' SAND. PEBBLES. TOPSOIU CEMENT. BRICK and g BLOCKS— 4-m, 8-in. and 12-ia. wide re Ageat for PHOENIX PORTLAND CEMENT 312 EIGHTH STREET Phone 372-M • i _ ■' f .• . ... r MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE No waiting for two weeks to kr.ow if you ear. get it; we car. toH at once. Bargains ir. Bay and Ocean front properties. Choice cottage* for tale. Also lots for investment and for improvement — the choice of it Ocean City. Apply to J. M. CHESTER ft CO. Ocean City, N. J. ft : —r— — | Ewing T. Corson REALTOR 7B7 AZBURY AVI. OCEAN C 1 TV. fxs . J. ri j - * All business transacted through this office is in acecrdai.ee with toe » following slogar. This office doe* and maintain* strictly a brokerage buaia*** and is ia no way interested in personal •peculation." Results: A sale completed on toe above principal profits both Seller and Buver. to Write fork lutings and n.aks your headquarter* with Clayton Haines Brick-REALTOR - 411 EIGHTH ST OCEAN CITY N. J. ■

"all-american meal" to have products from this section . RE;\< H-PLl'M AS REPRESENTATIVE PRODl'CT (IF ; • K EAN CITY? A "All- American Meal" is the „ latest uiea ir. Chamber of Com-'ti merce circle-. In a letter .from the e Sacramento. Gal., Chamber of j, Commerce, received to. day by F. e Leror Howe, -ecretary of the local is, itiyitc-.i to. get in on .toe. game..- g The method of operation, as out- , in th'e letter from. Manager , S. Du iiey of toe Sacramento . organization i- a simple one: u The -principal cities of the -p I States arc a-ke.i to send to the out-tamling fo.*i produru [ The-e will ie gone over by a [ committee of foes I experts who will t prepare the menu wjiich will con- j sist entirely of American products. • | There are two conditions: first, f - toe food -prosiuct must ta one that f can l<e obtained anywhere in the s ' l'nite.1 Stale- any .lay in the year/ < secondly, it' must be an All-Amer- , ican pro<luct. Cannes: of proce*j. sed material* ray be used, nut no : . import e.i mtflerial of any kind car: ; of the commodity. j Announcement of the menu will , !-e made through magazines and-r.ew.-papers. and will he fqlloweti i by such features u» jjflll-Ameri- , [ can Meal Day." «^en people , ' throughout the United Slates will . be • u'rgeii to serve the products. , Commenting on toe i-iea. Secretary F. I^roy Howe said: "It is ] [ a fine thing for the entire Wuntry | . and will directly benefit all sections. Here in our own common- ; itv we have clam=. oysters, crabs. , ar.d various kinds of fish, and also the beach-plum, which would meet the requirements and he placed on ■ - the menu: If 1 have overlooked- J

any, I would like to have our citizens gix'e me the names of other -iw»i products which would qualify, so we can have a complete list to send to Sacremento. •This is a splendid opportunity t.- stimulate the consumption nf American food products. The benefits will he far-reaching, t'r.. .butted!' this movement will . bring to the attention of the public a number of American foo*. products of splendid quality, ec-> nomieal in price tir.-i high in nutritive value, of which the h "^heholhas not i*er. aware. wrwill benefit the American faro and prl-lucer and American ir l dustry «'• general." After due consideration how- 1 Seeeetary Howe -leceided ttl reeommendj.the ieach-plum. as th. I .,ne food product from Ocean Citjl that, will meet the conditions . stip I ulate-l for toe All-American mea I Replying to the communication I .Mr. Howe wrote: -Beach-plums are found in abuts I i lance throughout the sand hi\. j just below the city an.i these maki the very lest kind of a jelly, witi that peculiar wild taste that fit iiv so well with a meat dinner The beach-plum. I believe will b growing on nearly am sandy coast, therefore I '.shouh say that it is the one food protlur from Ocean City that would fit i: your AH-American meal." , SCOTCH HALL TO BE ENLARGE! ll is. -tate.1 that plans are ir preparation for very extensive a ' teration* to Scotch Hall. '• Upon 'be authority of Miss Me ' Gibney, it iT* said that a i.umbe '.of aditional beilrooms for emer ' gene;, patient* will be added, are 1 additional facilities for obstetrical Tbe plans- also include a ver ■ fine and commodious sun pariofor the convalescent. It is expected that the work *i ■ completed before the com it, - Mr. and Mr-, ("has. Busson spet : the New Year with friends * I

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