Wj w 1 [| TftHJB OCEAN cm' SENTINEL THURSDAY. AUGUST lv. IrA !

Ocean City Sentinel FiIMiI aal MIM Eawr Ttantoj OCEAN CITY FEINTING AND PI-BUSHING CO^ ^ ^ p. j. kvaxs. mk: lcwis u basket;, g— ^ m*w t\ u'qut mrm !w rt«v u rriaet at aAB ■ — - to Ik- I-C-* 1" to na wffl w towri ** smA snrnjOr to W *— *»• • THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1923 . IBml »• Oa M <Mk* »: Oou Cttr. K«v Jaw.1 A Scientist and Health Authority on Zoning In view of the edoesticcal campaign inaugurated by the Real Ertate Board, iponsored' later by the Chamber of Commerce, and now! being prosecuted with remarkable zeal by the Bayride arte A—itetli». in favor of uming! the city. It might be of Interest and value to lean what ao able a adentist, municipal rxcc--tive aal health authority. «* Dt- Jame* G-; infc Chief of the Bureau of Health in Philadelphia, has to ay upon the matter. fa his particular department. Dr. Camming has few peers, consequently his viewj should carry considerable weight. Contrary to the argument moot frequently ; advanced by thooe opposed to soning. Dr., that atx:iac wherever adopted, benefits the]: poor em to a greater extent than it does , the rich. Gone therefore is the "big gun"., of the opposition! When driven to the last:, extremity . for argumentative munitions with]] which U batter down the defences of xoair.g j advocate*, the opposition invariably war i il»qs»' «">d dramatic, as they seek to point, i oat how coning creata and fosters dan dto- , taction*; and stigmatises the man of smallji | ateaas by restricting him to a prescribed area.; t Dr. Cumming presents snot her view: . t %aniug in protecting the small wage- ' imi1 when he boys a home where land rai-ii ues are low promotes public health m that it t restrain- the tendency to build tenements. A c tmrain t. though bringing great money re- i tare* to the owner, tends to both lot crowding < farad three indisputable codtDHj of insanit- r sry living rnnrtitici fcigji rate of foreman- r cahls dure res, high rate of infant mortality i: and high general death rate. c "The poor, especially the foreigners strug- b gtiag to adjust tbemsolrcs to strenga condi- u kas m the law to which they are entitled— as r a result there exists a distinct relation between , the uvwdteg, dirt, neglect, lack of air swu ;; light and the lack sick and inefficiency rate * fnimd there. Zoning will not cure these con- v dttions, but is encouraging home -owning, in * regulatir K h>t crowding and tire height of „ bwOHags, it will amelionte them. i, And again: "In s community where the pro- K petty is regulated by n central authority far n the purpose of promoting public health, safety « and general welfare, a man can trite his rial- h. drea away from the congested districts where p. the property values are as U una and start buy- a ing his home in an outlying district where v, property values are low. He knows that a *- Basing ordinance will allow only niiihnu i is a residential section, and that factories, chem- n kai works and slaughter bones will not be .. permitted to crowd in and endanger the u health and safety of his children and lower m the value of his property. I (X Owe could imagine from the opponents to L aeriag who gratatoosly undertake to dan- j, poo* the cause of the "poor working man" that he b either an imbecile unable to defend his in own rights, or ar. unmitigated coxcombe, ffixll {„ to tareting with resentment because he b proUUtel from building a six-romed cottage between two palatial residences, or between two a

Thi working mac is not as devoid of common ser.te as his champions would frequently have us think. He dots not wish to build hU heme on Wall Street, or on Millionaires Bow. Necessity compels him to boQd where land is cheaper. But having built himself a modest home, he does demand protection from the aqgrnaihrneiil* of factories, chemical works, and slaughter-house' in the near vicinity of his home, endangering the health of his family and depredating the value of his holdings. It b however, when Dr. Gumming advances a brief b favor of toning from the viewpoint ef a health expert, that his views immedbtely aiiee! attention. "Adequate sunlight and fresh air are basic b promoting health. Artificial light endangers eyestrain, and poor air b usually found in a dark room; the combination of artificial light and lack ef ventilation generally results In reduced physical resistance, with an aceompenybg lowering of physical and mental efficiency, j The tacit conceding of these facte is manifested by tee higher rent always exacted for thai bgtesr office suites, the more cheerful apart - ■ante and the detached houses. Tha amount i sC air aad su&Bght striking the exterior of a j j

. building proportions the amount reaching the -* inner rooms. Therefore, toning decree# that a certain proportion of the lot must be left unoceupiC, that yards or courts or are:-* maybe large enough to secure a reasonable amount . of daylight and the circulation of fresh air for _ the occupants of each building — be it home, tenement, factory or office building, ar. eUeri3i lion meaning better health to hundreds of 4. thousands of workers spending their days in factories and offices. >* "Limitation of the height of buildings, aside from being vital to fire protection and the con"Ivenbwt use of streets, cooperate* with a scientific fact — the germ-destroying power of runlight. Take a narrow street, such a* Chestnut. - for instance, and permit it to be lined retfc buildings ten to twenty stories high, bow modi *■' sunlight would reach the street level? The disease breeding bacteria of street dust are destroyed by sunlight; therefore, ar.y building which decrease* the period when the sua ean reach the street will stop the disinfection of ■' the karteris-bdes street dirt and increase the chances of spreading live germs. Now ia discussing zoning, h was inevitable ' that Dr. Cumming should run foul of the s' ghost of "personal liberty," or as oee has ' 0 aptly phrased it, "Democracy running an net' Dr. Cumming however, faces the situation with the courage and the insight of a states- ' "Zoning is spoken of as an exercise of the: police power which the city uses to protect the 1 j health, life and property of the community. ; Court decisions hare held that personal liberty f Jin the use of ooe's property is permissible only so far as as that uoe b not detrimental to the el health, safety and general welfare of the pubB -lie. A zoning ordinance doe* rot "take" a ' man's property any more than traffic regula- - '•tions compel a man to drive on the right hand ' jride of the street, forbid him to perk too 1 1 near a fireplug, compel him run his machine f ■ below a certain speed, restrictions ok personal • | made, no* by the autoist. but by a cer- . 1 1 teal authority for the public welfare and ] - safety. Personal liberty is curtail®! when a , •j large industrial concern is net allowed to en-. ■ jter a residential district and ruin the reader. - jtial value of the home* being started there; • when a curb is put on the tendency of the ' • : present owners to disregard the living eoodi- ; tions of the future occupants of a district jr. . order to reap a greater financial return, when, in short, provision is made for the health and ' : welfare of the ritisens of the future rather ' than for the moneyed interests of today. "The principle underlying toning is— as it, must La in all community health work — the: repdation of individual private rights in th$ ' of the masses, often entailing a finan- ' 'rial hardship on property owners, whether it ' > installing a sewer connection or having the 1 juse of their property regulated by zoning. "It is unnecessary to go abroad for health ; records of cities having zoning, although Pari'starting about a century ago. was the fire: large city to have zoning, and today is unpar- X allded both in beauty and sanitary condition*. ' Within 150 miles of PhOadeiptua we hare a ' soned city. Washington, which started the " work over a century ago. The nation's capital^ an excellent example of civic beauty an i sanitary conditions and has an enviable health ' record. It b interesting to note that although ° ordinances are repealable, and many cities D tried out zoning for years, no city has re- ° pealed a zoning law except in order to enact r a stronger sue. Chicago, after thoroughly in- * vesti gating ths matter, has within the last few weeks adopted a zoning ordinance. "As Montesquieu in his "Spirit of lews' said ll political liberty of the subject is tranquil- " ity of mind arising ftom the opinion each per- e hat of hu safety in order to hare this *' liberty, it is requisite the Government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of [another." When a man purchases p-c-perty for or Industry m a zoned city, he has indeed "tranquility of mind" for he is sure of his safety and need not he afraid of another's ruining the value of hb purchase." Mayor Champion Offers Good Suggestion OUggCBlWII

At the last meeting of the Board of City y Commissioners, Mayor Joseph G. Champion . j offered a suggestion, which should meet with r the unqualified approval of ever; thinking it The order of business had proceeded as far t "Resolution* and Ordinance*," when the Mayor ,( invited hi* colleague, to consider the ad visa- ; if WKty. of securing the services of some eomi- petent person to draft out a series of ordinant ees for which there is an urgent demand and s "eed. Incidentally, the Mayor mentioned "An 4 Amended Building Code," ar t an "Amended y Ordinance," as two for which there was tU utmost urgent appeal. The hundred and. e one things engaging his attention, the Mayor a rootimed, made it pra-l'mB; impossible for' I hio. to find the ne -ersar) time to devote t - j 'here ordinance*. Th*v should not be drafted - jf htlle; they deniauisd careful' e-mdderati r j . and extensive Investigation. Several time* ..{had he attempted to essay the taak^JaiLiitlmi . matters were constantly arising diverting ■ i bis attention, and weeks pfiued before he could return to the ordinance. t i Every citizen, even he with the faintest ecm- ■ possible of the duties devolving upon (

*,.the City ComnussMmers, should find no diffi(thy in appreciating the force of the Mayor"? statement. This ir. fact is the bane of the age iy \ relative to public officials, frc-m the M.-. : i ,r a eoantry town, to the Chief Executive cf the i- The social ligations are top heuvy'for any >f public official to .ievote the time he should to the weightier and more important duties of of a city -is expected to participate in every function however trivial ar. unimportant : be i- must lister, with patience and apparent inter-; t. est to a thousand complaint* and grieva- celt fully sererty-fire per cent of which are purely h imaginery and fictitious. * On the other har»i the salary paid a mayor, v or a commissioner, b far too insufficient for * h^rn to oevote the time he should to the office, - n eonsei.uertiy ever, the ablest and roost c. r - scsenticHts of men are onablt to give their lest * to the public they serve. To meet this situation, some cities hare e 'ieemed it necessary to employ a city mana- * ger, w ho relieves the Commissioner* and the * Chief Magistrate of the burden of executive - w »rk, to the en-i that they may devote the raiB jor part of their energies to strictly legislative " matter*, and the social obligations attached to the office. There appears little reason to thir.k ' that the social obligations of public official- * will become lew exacting. Bather the contrary seems to be the trend of things, ar.d a ' city manager may become an absolute nece*t rity. Meanwhile Mayer Champion suggested a very wise alternative. It b impossible to ex- ' aggerate the urgent need there u for the two ordmanees mentioned by the Mayor. For an '' amended Pi re Ordinqpee, every day's delay 'may culminate ir. a calamity. A new Build - ' ir.g Code b as necessary if only for the restrictions it must logically contain, relative to fire resisting materials, in the eoostructioci of ' new buildings and the remodeling of old. to 1 consistent with the fire ordinance. As far as we hare been able to ascertain. the opposition once expressed by seme few [j people against the tentative fire ordinance ■ submitted by John E. Trout, to the Commis"ooers ir, the name of the Chamber of Com- ; merce. is rapidly diminishing. Public opinion | 'b becoming very insistent, and people are coming to realize wfter mature thought, that the restriction* inculcated ia the suggested 1 ordinance are by no means drastic.

j Recent instances might be cited of lighted embers icing carried by the wind and setting | to building*, a distance oT three times the Width of the island, consequently there is a# ' great and imperative a need of reducing the | number of fire hazard* in the near vicinity of j the bay front, a> there b practically on As- ; bury avenue. It b to be devoutely hoped therefore, that ^ the Commissioner* will see fit to adopt the c Mayor"* suggestion. In confes*ing his inabu- ; ity, through lack of time to undertake the < work of drafting the ordinance. Mayor damaP»r. ha> doee a manly thing. It would therefore be false economy on the part of the . , ' Commissioner* to delay reeuring the service* of a suitable person for a day longer than and a foolish policy on the part „ of any citizen of the community to utter a murmur against the expert** such a eourre would entaiL Should a protest be heard, it is to be hope! the CommUsiooers will disregard it; for ir. event of a conflagration, the same persor • will be the loudest censuring the Commissionfor doing what they had requested therr do in the protest. HA RD TIMES By The Poet Tell me not in gladsome lay. son. Sam will be a dime a pound. That the price of egg> ami bacon Soon will tumble to the ground. Neither (dea nor melting sorrow Can upset the present deal: Few can earn and fewer borrow What it costs to buy a meal. Little hope is found to nurse us That Ben Johnson, good old sport. Had the wit to offer verseAs a payment for hi? port. And that Goldsmith sold his "Vicar" For tlie price of shoes today. While pi or Poe, to get hi s "l icker," ■ Almost gave his works away. Lives of gouge rs oft remind us Of the vulgar Side of life. When the hungry trail behind us And a penny causes strife. Naught is left but go in training That we bear what comes to pas?. Fating less, without complaining. Paving more for coal and gas. Let us vow — and hokl it hallow — To enrich the robber craft : g bedding all our surplus tallow And remit the daily graft : Working Jor the butcher, haver. ; And the sturdy landlord gent — Lest the high-priced undertaker ( Find they hoi dour bones for rent.

RESTAURANTEUR CHARGED VIOLATING CITYJRDINANCE KL'tYD SIMMS USED. WITH Sl'SPENDED SENTENCE « BY JVST1CE WARE y *•* it «sataarai.tecr. «ppeare>^_ i*ie after..- sr. :ha.*re with ex•u-- a-; other fr.rr. Legal •••- - * L|dK# t-S-.r Citj S. .'.eiior A.vct-* *'. !> •-- ' 4 City- <->-k Harry A. Mt-rri*. afte! i- ir.g the pe-*sage of tire csfcur.s t 1' <* Officer Powe!i testifi*e ire *r ::.rtrjctier.- frt the M, r. virite.1 Mr S.-.r-.'. e - k : . rt^'f^jv^STL,- « . ' •- -v.* :. v-i.ite. va tie-. .-.C'-vertsi. Ir.^tep'.y ts- S. ".- X'^'; a'trig the' Boar" -*»i. a-. a »eek day. 1 Iac-.terAr.t Marpie s_- . Ofiiv: - Fttrh J.-rei- also gare evkjer.oi-. 0 the city. Lieut. Marpie under e-> r si4' rt-s^taireM -f.-ier »-• . plairt. bore al. the appeararee* ; - a t— sr»r stere. Thi* eompbte*. . the ft-e for the city. in ri- defence. Mr. Simrr.* . * e! that :- : *- t. e-.pe--:te .-er-.-.re t at the re-tasrar.t it wa* nere*.-ary ' * ?or him to keep the merehar.-iise : ' in <;ue-t3- r. in a convenient PAce. tlemandol. r Bepi'yicg to Solicitor I'. --- Mr. S.-r s 'tate. that'freqaenti} ;ali supplie* of a eertai;, - - kept ir. the kitchen becar-e exhausted. ar.-i the waiters were c: - - ( peile>'. to resort to the shelves. . 1 To eorer or screen the eour ter. ' , Mr. Sr-rr.- *<:are-i would rery - t able for customer* to the restaxrIn a>sire»wir. j the court. SoiiaC r Bo*weB Kate, that the erideoee I wa* rauluure; the offence chart- -' ; e*i had been committed. Eren if i r it .:i : incoe.vefier.ce Mr. sSbs to. . , hare the counter and shelve* covere>i or screened, it did cot affect :' : the ca*e. The law cannot he brr.- « , kec or abrogate-! to suit the con- c venier^e of ar.y indivij-jal. Tl> . ii virtual most accorr :mc-*ate him»eif to the law. and r.o". the law to the individual. c Mr. Stareu had further cwr.plair. ed that to cover up that section of 1 ' [the iJtolilirisinnt would rob the' , clerks And wmitre.-.-e.- of air. That | •iiffieulto said Mr. BoeweiL coSWT be remeffwd by the mrtallatior. of electric far.?. i Solicitor Dwell asked the cou:t -

First Lady of Land and Her Boys » Hu rA \ I t '.Wfll IB Mr* Calvin t'.olidte wwrB ' »»pired socially. l«t Instead cave all of her time ;o bee hoslaud Stul two boys. l"j«in Ctiltic to Wsabltictoii. bosrerer. she was prevailed u:<« to Indulge iu social affair* sod immediately became a great favorite. John and Calvin CouUdev. Jr.. Win be the Bret (•resident * sou* to (Jay on the White House lawn since Robert Tafl wax there. a ■ * '

- impose a fine of liSO, sentence ct : - *. •:<•: •>: -ubjeet to the fu- 0, •„rr ec-ndaet r f the defendant. _ "f'-.'ice Justice Ware reminded oi V ■ qjrarr.s t Ut a!! the oS> aske.1 . h i-'.a* ' cover the metrhai;cv the «u::da v. Other mer- V| * 'chat ts"were compi'vi.-.c with the ^ "order, ar.d ne. Hi. Honor, failed to ■ ar. except: ^ ' -] • - 1 bwfrad rotlaw to bfcd^-bI' " ><- :c-ce wa# pa.-.?e-i a.-" reque-t tl e - •• . .°«ha'f ' the city, by it* -y TWO NOTABLE VISITORS 7 • Hon-rahle i.uiri Sillrtti. . t a ha C sul at PhiladeFitl - ........ i_, cjjt to Ocear. ■ Of. • f some week- ag*-. aa-i. to-r" ■ with. J- H war.: Berry, one " ' . ' t-» reate»t ut.h'ietes who ever n: . -re the Re-'- ar... Blue of Pennsyi- p, •' >ar.m, spent the week end as the ^ Judge ar. . Mr- Eager* * ' Mr 'be rry MnlM the day# a, : W re wa* one Pennsylvania's full-backs by pur.ur.g and ,.->.p-k:ck ir.g frorr. the iosketbal- - - c art .. .. : :ng the Bonniweb cf * — — N STATE OK NEW JERSEY STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. TRENTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN " tnal sealed tad* wi!'. he received ] t .e State Highway Commission ' Ne - f- -r, the following; - Sect;. • N . ; A, Chariotte.burg- . N, . ir. the counties of; M -■ . to . of earth excavation. * cu cf rock excavatior.. Bid* for the above will be re- . ' State House.' Trenton, New Jer- . at : : 00 A. M.. Stan lard Tin*, and . opened immediately thereafter. B«*te No. U, ' Sector. No. Ocean View-Seaxllle, the County of Cape May. Esrr.ate .-. 'i" cu. of excavation, r.. ..- yd*, of eight inch single e reir.firced concrete pavement. - including the construction of -- u I span briiige# and a eon--r-te retaining wait " Bid* fur the above will .be receire : a: the Assembly Chamber. State House. Trenton. New Jersey. -- Monday, August 20th. 1923. at A. M.. Standard Time, and petted and read immediately there ' onstrurtion of Route So. 16. Section No. 3, South SomervilleWood* Tavern, i^-ihe County of Somerset. . Estimate-! 13^31 cu. yds. of excavation. 33.672 sq. yds. of eight inch double line reinforced concrete pavement, and including the construction "f three small' -p-m bridges and five small culv-, erts. * Bid* for the ai-ove will be re-.

ceived at the Assembly, Chamber, f House, Trenton, New Jersey, t Monday. August 20th, 1923, at t i .30 A. M.. Standard Time, and | '..pened and igad Immediately there after. . ( Drawings, specification- ahd f form of bid. contract and iiond tor e the proposed work are on file in a office of the Slate Highway Department, Trenton. New Jersey, ► ar.d may »« inspected by prospec- * t-ve bidder*.- Plans will be furn- '■ ished on deposit of Ten Dollars 1 (10.00 1 each upon application to I the State Highway Department. " jffh fidor Broad St. Hank Build- * ir.g. Trenton. New Jersey. Bids ' must t-e made on the standar.l pro '■ posal form* in the manner desig- ' riated in *eale<i ,-pecial iiddresse.1 envelopes bearing the name and' ^ address of bidder and name and ' ■tectiul,' of the route on the outsule ar d _jt be accompanied by a certifie-i check drawn to the ordeY *• cf the Treasurer of the State of Jersey, for not less than ten S

percent ( 10S5 ) of the amount of I the bid. provided that the **id <» tifled check shall not I* l,„ ! $300.00 nor more than i20O0nim and be delivered at the above on or ltefore the hour Copies of the standard and special addressed en»( will he considered info nJ ! : and will not be opened. Each bidder must accompttr bid with a certificate f^ surety company duly authorial (! do business in this State, Mat*, that such surety company*® , provide said bidder wfth a ^ , such sum a? is required in and » aieordanee with the provision, of the said specifications, TumUtiooed tlie faithful performance of the provision* of the contract aal specifications. Each bidder moR . also accompany hi* hi,| wjy, Statement of Equipment pronwl. fille.1 out. 7 By order of the State High*,, Commisaion. A. LEE GROVES, h'-''3t Chief Cleit.

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THE WILSONIA APARTMENT TW ELFTH AND OCEAN AVENUE OCEAN CITY, X. J. FIRE ; WAS PREVENTED FROM SPREADING. HAVING BEEN ROOFED W ITH JnUnco ^ ASBESTOS SHINGLES p„r,)min"' Asbsstos Shinirles cannol burn. The, »rr made of r.rlli 4en,e" and. A?bcstos Fibl*. holb nim-cowbustible miHI terials. They b-ive absolute proteclion apainst (he fire-hazard. Thb,Arf,','?l',' Asb??tos SHn((lea are also durable are) economical. • do not deteriorate in any wav. Thev cannot n 4. warn solit, uaiutincor ntb,'ld ,hC' c™no,nical because lh<? require no pamtine or other expense for niainlenunee. for ™rf^7s'id«ildine firc'pru"f; us? Amhleo Asheatos Shiogles PRICES ON REQUEST "Make Your First Roof Last" ,/finmiccm f/nm((ifam Cn ROBERTS AVE. AND STOKLEY .ST., PHILA. i