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Vol. XI All No. ;i!)

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923

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Justice Black Commands profee Into Charges Against Local City Commissioners \\ t; \!H*\S \i \i)K l.«! vr CONTtt.UTS H \D BEEN AWARDED N\n hoi r 'i 'ii: vnvKimsiNt; by law, that certain t |TY rUOHKKi IKS H\D BKKN SOLD WITH NO A (TO I! NT

r ,:iv ;» M-'ival ion v u - created | .:l:tiut the city uti Tuesday' i bom mi? known that Su-i '' Milt Ju.tuv Cliaili-: (V ;v u c««tiuii.uiili',; the Grand; hiVe.\tigate into certain! , . irregularities made: ! n»* nliuini^ti alive l»y«ly u|"[ r, ' iO • insi v -Jitifiiu' were given! by . Lamed h'dge ill tilr course of .bulge t» the Giand Jury at, ?V • 1 p «"* the December term, • .. : ! -c Cape May. j-ctio- Black is reported to have: , . a - *ur as the «county ( v.a roe.'orned the duties of t he I tin. i fury worrt light. Jfothingof; M- iour » iiavacler demanded their; a'.t'-nt :ori \\ ith the exception of cerjais i i' r hn itif charged again*; r. (, •..roisvinneics ot the City of* Ocean City. 1: • allegations v ere to the oITect i at certain contract#' had been: , • 1 *! vniiuiut the proper and {• i!Y.! rt.ivonisinj^ and that certain y » ;>«•■ of the city had been sold •lii no account had been renL col no money paid into the • »• oper channels. The learned further implied that other matins would Iw brought for the

e* t - • deration of the jury. It i farther reported that Jus- '• lia Bl • k instructed the Grand I July that should they find cause through their investigations to i oriler further proceedings, it should i be done. Under 'any circumstance, he. desired the jury to make their r pre >egtat inns to him, and he would .* yirifl with the matter. . c Interviewed by the Sentinel, Pi- « rector Campbell said he had no statement to make. He had heard . * of Justice Black's instructions to ^ the Grand Jury, but nothing of an ' official character had been brought ; to his notice of it. Referring to his own department. I Commissioner Campbell replied to a ijnery, that the State Auditors' hail fouiul the hooks satisfactory, and conducted according to the requirement of the law. In an interview with the Sentinel. .Mayor Joseph G. Champion stated that he knew of no irregularities. It is quite possible, he added, that some minor technicality : of the law had been overlooked: but nothing had train pi red to ids knowledge which could he inlerpveted as an act of dejibenite wrong doing. Commission Corson also spoke to the nmc. effect. To hi*, knowledge, he said; no property Belonging to the city had been disposed of with • . out the money being returned to the treasury. Both Mayor Champion and Commissioner Corson .said they regarded the affair as nothing else than political propaganda, which; will react harmfully upon the city.1 It i> understood that the Grand. Jury adjourned Wednesday afternw>n, ifntil Tuesday, January 8th.1 whin the investigation into the Ocean City case will be taken up.

EASTERN STAR ELECTS OFFICERS i Mr*. < larenco S. Scull, Worthy Matron- Wm. Ranck* Worthy Patron the Ocean City Chapter of the Ku tern Star elected the following' bulb' as' officers for the ensuing year, . W„i ti,y Matron, Mrs. Clarence S. ; Scull: Worthy Patron. M. Ranrk; Secretnry, Mrs. Harvey Ndnnw.: Treasurer, Mrs. Herschel |L ;ii. i\.on; Associate Matron, Miss Towner; Conductress, Mrs. J. Edward Vow; Associate Conductress. Mary Cdlburn; Trustee, Miss Su v Willis. Auio Licenses at City Hall I oral auioists are fnfomieil thnt auio licences may this week l»o secujwl at the City Hall. " r Sofroncy, of Sen Isle City, : be pr^ent- to receive applirai» on the 12th, 1 3th and 1 1th, WORTHY MATRON ENTERTAINS STAFF

feijoj fible Kvening Spent With i r ardn and .Other AmuHements i ^ » • Marguerite K n g 1 1 ft h , 1 Worthy Matron of the Ocean City ( Ciigptor, No-. KiJr Order of the Knst- , "in Star, entertained the officers ( ar i members of her staff on Thurs«Aj <• veiling, at the home of. Mrs. William (inrwoo<l, 811 Wesley Ave. formed the chief diversion [ 'd the evening, and sarious other | fmni:- of •••rial entert'ilnmenl. The "Vrnvjon was declared to have been in every »es|>ect & triumph, | I Thr- guests included: Mr. my! M W. H. Col I is son, Jr. Mr. and Mi S. Scull, Mr. and Mt>. C. B. Piice, Mr. and Mrs, William F, Gardiner, Mrr. J. KdWRi'd Vohs. Harriet Cdbb, Mrs. Hersclol Henderson, Miss Mary K. (Blhurn, Mi's, Ruby K. DunMtan. Miss HUWl Matt is Mirs Morrfft. Mrs. Sterling L VV. Co1pf Miss Sara Smith, Mrs. j noyd Sirnnm. Miss Julln Sriill, and | Mijy. Harry S, Adams. TOn i. vn; TO ( LASSlKY I ITIfAY.t: IIB1.P I '^"IKKLLI'F.TI Yft'inc iRdS m #'"m" I I'k'K rbnr-fr rif w-t of • IwviV'p. A fWOfl I 'Wurr Mwaim «t,«r rtftir ihiil r#n mfwam W I »hi» A'Mrrr-, Rox 2*A. I 'flOllH nS;.T.

BEESLEY'S POIRI FARMER SUSTAINS SEVERE INJURIES JKSS1K YOtJNG STRUCK DOWN BY MOTOR TRUCK— FKAKKD THAT SPINK IS BROKEN Jessie Young, 65 years of age, of BeeK ley's Point, lies in Atlantic) 'City Hospital suffering from very severe injuries sustained in an aut*<> | accident. It trunspire<l that Mr. Y'oung was? in the vicinity of Fourth Street on Asbury Avenue, delivering some : farm produce to his customers. Stepping out from behind a cur into the roadway with a basket of eggs, he was struck down by a delivery car driven by C. W. Krdol, 5718 Pentridge Street, Philadelphia. The car Krdel drove l>e!onged to n . Reading pretzel manufacturing' firm. i

Krdel, with the aid of others, conveyed Young to the office of ! Dr. Pettit. The physician immediately or- j dered him to the Atlantic City Hos-j pital for the purpose of having anj X-ray taken to discover the nature j ami extent of the injuries. To all ! seeming the unifortunntc man was; completely paralysed from the neck down. Krdel was taken to the local po-J lice offices, and although no charge was preferred against him, was I held under bail to the amount of S-'.OO. FIRST NATIONAL TO I RECEIVE DONATIONS i HARDING MEMORIAL! NATION -W|DK MOYKMKNT Tl)\ HONOR MteffORY OF CK/AT AMERICAN A nation-wide movement is on foot to honor the memory of .War- j ren G. Harding, one of the noblest : i types of American citizenship the 1 country, has ever known. A nation-wide organization is. being built up through the Govcr-| nphv and representative men and women in every state. The Harding Memorial will, according to. the plans formulated. ; assumes the following form: (a) Krcct ami maintain in per- ! pctuity, at Marion, Ohio, a mausoleum wherein to place the remains of the late President Harding and: oi" Florence Kling Harding, his widow, when she shall have passed ' VI"I v . .. j

away. lb) Acquire the home of the late WuHen Gamaliel Hanling, on Mt. Ycrnon Avenue, in the city of , Marion, Ohio. , 1 (c*) Endow a Warren Gamaliel; Harding Chair of Diplomacy amlj Functions of Government in coni ncction with some existing Uni- | versity. It is the aim of the promoters that every citizen in the land should j have some small share in the • memorial. To that cn<l, the banks have been asked to act as" depositories for this fund, receive all con- i tri button*, and forward them to the' national heaflquartern. In Ocean City, the First National Bank has been solicited to this duty. Gladly have the officials consented. and the 'smallest contribuI tinn will be received* FLANDERS GETS FINAL' TOUCHES mi W.inamakern Are Laying 1 he Car|H*ts and Supplying Furnishings The final touches are being put upon the Flanders Hotel in prepa- , ration for an early opening. The firm of John Wanamuker, of Philadelphia, are engaged

in the laying of carpet, and accord- , to contract, supplying the furnishings for the entire build ling. Every urticlo will be of the highest quality of manufacture, and will artistically harmonize the general type of architecture and scheme of interior decorationWhen completed, the Flanders will compare more thnn favorably with the finest hostelry in this section of the country. According to the inquiries being received almost daily, there is every I reason to believe the hofcl-will eqjov rl M-ason of prosperity during the. coming summer, fur exceeding ; 1 1 1 expectations, Mrs. Russol H. Nulty Luncheon and Bridge M, Russell H. Nulty entertained at luncheon and bridge at ' jir-r homo on Wednesday. A very enioylible time was spent by all 1 privileged to attend. ! Among i ho guents uere: Mrs. W. G, Abbott, Mrs, Ralph L ChMirr. Mrs. U W. Edwards, Mrs, A. Randolph Fogg, Mrs. R, I* L mffj - Mrs. Hnrtry Mendley, M*> Humid ' purls. Mrs, C. Homer Shoemaker. p Mrs. Floyd Simms, Mru, E. M. Sut:ton, and Mrs. Edward Vosf.

past presidents' m(;ht, p. o. s. or a; '< Splendid Kntertainiueni in (amp Itnoin With Refresh menls Tbe inc.muer- of Washington l (U«mp No. 75, Patriotic Order Sons oi America, are anticipating a ! memorable evening on Friday, December l4t.li. An annual event of importance, ; 'known as Ikisl Presidents' Night,, will he celebrated with all proper .cereit »r . The presence of all past i president# is desired. Following the customary proeedings, a tine entertainment will l»e given, with some star features oi^ the program. And, of course, lof resJimcnts \^ill (bo fiOJK'ed in th^ inimitable manjnor of the camp. Abundance of everything ami • everything of the he-t.. Tie; evening will wind im i\yith a social hour, while enjoying the delicious viands prepared. COUNTY COMMERCE CHAMBER TO MEET , ' AT OENNISVILLE! " i MKLi'iNG LS SUHKDULKD FOR] FRIDAY. 21st, AT Til K PYTHIAS HALL The Dt.-. uiiker meeting of the I Cape May County Chamber of] IComitlerce will be held on Friday , •.evening, December 21st, at the, 1 Knights of Pythias Hall. Dennis-! ! ville.

This change in the date has been Imade to suit the convenience of the; | speaker. Albert T. Bell, manager of the: | Hotel Chaiforite, Atlantic Cit\, and ; vice-president of the Lions' Club, : wjU4>e the speaker of the evening. : liis topic, "Fire Protection," is one • which should prove of vital intcr- ; est to every community. \ In addition, the executive comi mittee has several matters under advisement upon which the consideration of. the Chamber will be i invited. The Transportation Committee will present a number of matters (deserving W serious deliberation, land will have sonfe suggestions worthy of adoption. The Highways Committee will present a report of the meeting! i held in Atlantic City, and explain jthe possibilities of road develbpiment for the future. With so [varied a program, a very interestjing and profitable meeting may be I anticipated. . weilXEsnAVU LWt The ViT^lnesdny Five Hundred i Club will meet this week again at-j the Bivcayne Hotel. It transpires that quite a num-j !l»er of local resident's have ex-, pressed a wish to attend. The ; privilege is granted. All who . tie- ' sire to spend an hour pleasantly, i'mav do so upon the payment of 50c. !am| be cordially welcomed. CITY BREVITIES Mr. Saeger, who is associated in business with ex-Freeholder H. B. Cree, was away over the week-end visiting his brother, where he sustained a badly crushed thumb. Mrs. U. W. Edwards, of this city, spent a 'few days visiting friends in Philadelphia. *

The Rev. Dr. Elder, chaplain of : the SUite Prison in Trenton, was a |* visitor to this resort on Saturday.' , Dr. J. W. Hughes, of Atlantic 5 City, chairman of the State Medijcal Examining Board, was a visitor! to this city during the week-end and called to sec hi\ father and brother, of the Hughes' Central Pharmacy. Dr. Hughes was accompanied by Dr. ('. Eugene Darby. Miss Marguerite English spent the week.-ciul visiting friends in t Camden. i The many friends of Mrs. J. r, Shearer, of Central Avenue, will l>c 1 glad to leant she is able to be ' I around again, after a few days •S^BJrs. H. H. Smith, the mother of • the popular proprietor - of the Sterling Hotel, will be absent from this city for a period of wxor seven weeks, visiting Easton, 1 hila- «• dolphin and Bristol, in * lennsylTvania. , , . . Mrs. Julia HUdreth, of this city, •'was a business visitor to Philadelphia on Wednesday, t! Mr. Daniel Barlow spent the - week-end with his family at 101 1 Bay Avenue, L*l Wnlter Barlow, of Atlantic City, ^Isnent the week-end with his par1 .. 1 ti. T1.. Ilnrln\r

ents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Barlow, 1011 Bay Avenue. ^ Clinton D. 1x>wden has returned to his duties at the hank, having spent three weeks, visiting ml Washington, D. C. Mrs. Ivowdcn , and sou remained with friends in Camden. . • Mrs. Herhcvt C. Smith spent the 'week-end In Philadelphia visiting friends, Eight out of town guests spent ; the week-end pleasantly at th Bis-j envne Hotel. Mrs. Johnson llonev m.d Miss M. E. C. Phillips, of this City; spent Friday afternoon and evening In I Atlantic City. Miss Evelyn Holcroft, of Sixth Sti-eet, is spending a few weeks ' visiting friends in Sharon Hill, Pa, Mr#. Ralph L. (loff, of this city, ■ was a business visitor to Atlantic - City on Tuesday, 1 Mr. anil Mrs. Uhas. B. Russell, of thin city, entertained over the week- • emt the hitter's brother, the Rev, - Harry Homer, of Pottstown. .' The friends of Miss Lauva h V Smith supervisor at the local tele rl! phone »lepartment, will he glad U learn she is able to rename dut> - after being confined to her home with a severe cold.

INTERESTING TALK ' ON MOSQUITO FIGHT RY STATE EXPERT WILBUR WALDREN. OF ST \TE EXPERIMENT S'l YTION, To COM MERCi; UJJ AMBER .MoKquiLi control nv:is tin: subject; of an- interesting nddies.s tlelivei'cd: before tin* local "Chamber oT Com-' merce on Tuoniayj by Wilbur Wal-: dren, of the State Agricultural I'.vj»eiiineutal Station. The lecture was illu.-Uated by moving pictures, illustrating the rttiiufa) history of. tlu: j>e..t, and the vatfTpus uyetho<|s' •mployed in the warfare af^iiiist it.. It trau>piie«l, from the .speaker's 1 emurk.N, .'that, tin* mosquito breeds I 'idy in water, /it may and does jliai'bqr in the jffass and the foliage*1 : of, the trees, but cannot breed only! in water. Fuitiierjiiore, the inos-; quito tuccds r»nuiiilJ ■ in stagnant ; water, either salt or fresh, thei"c(•"ore, its partial extenngiation re- 1 [.solves itself down to a matter of ' drainage. I In the fight against the torment, 1 ' various methods are employed, according to Mr. \Vablrcn. , The first and most successful was | 1 ■ that of filling in marshland, andj jmany municipalities were doing this effectively, he stated, by filling1 ! in with garbage and trash, j The second system of control .waa{ ' j that ef drainage. In some districts j this can l>c accomplished by grav-l' ( ity, in others, as in Hudson County, ; ;lhfe water had to l»e pumped out The thir<l method was that of

urinkling water by oil. A thin I film of oil on the surface of the< j. water prevented the embryonic ; mosquito, called the wriggler, from j obtaining air to breathe, conse-j qucntly it died of strangulation.: Oil also acted as a- poison to the larvae. Finally, the use of a Iarvacidc was also in practice. This system, however, could not be employed In | water which animals might *be liaCle to drink. The State Department, Mr. Wal-! drcn .continued, was hampered in: its work through the. lack of. funds. I In Cape May County, $15,000 were appropriated to the Mosquito Commission, a very trifling amount when it is remembered that the county contains 50,000 acres of [mosquito breeding places. The fight was directed in the main against the female, Mr. Wal-] dren said. The male was absolutely harmless, and only the female could bite. YVjU BjuildTVo-Family Apartment Hotiso It is reported that Samuel Dixon, of this city, is contemplating build1 ing a iwo-faijiily apartment house. !on Eleventh Street and Central ; Avenue. 1 Joseph Ci. Champion has been : awarded the contract, the structure I j to cost at least $11,000. The plans make provision for a first-class building, equipped with ■[all modern conveniences.

E. J. PEARL OflAFTS TENTATIVE BUDGET CITY ADVERTISING LEAGUE WILL SUBMIT TOj COMMISSIONERS — I'RY TO WIN SUPPORT OF OTHERS The .subject which commanded rlie greatest interest at the meet1 •i;ig ol" tlio Progtc.-*d\e l*:uguc on M inlay evening last, was.city advcrUpfnjs aiul publicity. l.'Imer Jackson Pearl introduced ! the subject by subnhlfing for the approval of the League a cortcrete scheme, and a eareiully prepared ] uudget, with the view of having . that body in turji present it l>e fore jthe Board t»f City Commissioners. j Mr. Pearl's tentative program ! commended itself strongly to the ; members of the League for several ] jeasins. While the amounts asked! 'arc moderate, it covers one of thegreatest needs, in the way of pub-j iiicity the city suffers, and a very 1 equitable distribution of the; [amount asked is suggested. In presenting his plan, Mr. Pearl stated in effect that the city in the.) .past hud suffered not only from in1 sufficient advertising, hut also from; [inefficient advertising. "The em-: ' ploymcnt of a publicity expert was . ! indispensihle, if the money spent I I was to be put to the greatest adj vantage. A publicity expert would ; not only write copy, but create I copy which would find its way into! newspapers the country over, j Through the lack of such an expert . Lire city had never beeii able to If. imiiliAlt ti m ft.

capitalize its publicity matter to ; the best advantage. In Mr. Pearl's draft it will also - j be seen tliat provision was made , for photographs. In this resi»ect. Ocean City was far l>chind other j resorts, and very few photographs , ' were available that were suitable for reproduction. The amount he Suggested that ' the Commissioners should be asked ' 'Lo appropriate was $25,000. Com-, pared with what other resorts spent this was a trifle, Mr. Pearl stated. ' Wild wood was contemplating a confederation of all the resorts in- [ eluded in Five Mile. Beach, and when that wait perfected they pronosed to spend $100,000 in adver- ] rising. The various items in Mr. Pearl's budget are as follows: Publicity Expert Salary $5,000j j.Tuly 4th Celebration 500. [Bay Candval 5001 Summer Revue 250 Hallowe'en Carnival 500 Road Signs 500 T'hot -irraplfs t 500j Bookie s v 2,500 • A iscidlutKf^uv 2.0W1 Newpapei Advertising 12.750 j After the adoption of the budget ^ bv the League. Mr. Pearl recom- ; mcntled that efforts should be made to have the Chamber of. Commerce' and the Kiwanis Club to endorse, the plan, and pacb body to appoint • a committee to join with one from j the League in presenting the pro1 posal l»efore the City Commissioners, which was adopted.

ij B. F. Goetz Realty Broker ; Sends Sheaf Of Letters To

Board City Commissioners DESIRES TO HAVE UNSIGHTLY COMFORT STATION AT 4th ST. REMOVEt) TO CITY GROUNDS — WOULD LEARN CONDITIONS AND KKQt IRMENTS FOR PIER ON BOARDWALK

Quite a- large portion of the time! ! the Board of City (Commission- \ jcrs, at their meeting hehl on Monj«lay, was consumed over the con- ! .adoration of letters hearing the] j signature of B. F. Gi>ctz, the well* 1 known real ' estate broker of this ; city.. In the first of the sheaf, Mr., Goctz desired information concern-; ing the city regulations relative to j the building of a pier from the | Boardwalk, During the past summer there were reports current ip common conversation that a company was I wing . formed whose r 1 members proposed to build n large i amusement pier on the Boardwalk. ^ Whether Mr. Goetz's request for in- • formation had any relation to the; i report is not known. In his letter, Mr. Gobtz offered the suggestion , that the City Commissioners should] - have the city's regulations and lawsj KAnrliu* tiWfin th«* mnttpr urinted in bearing upon tnc mailer pnnwu m; a

booklet form ready for all who dei sired information. f Mayor Champion stated that lie ( i had seen Mr. Goelr, and had explaintcd how the information he dc- ; ! sired could be obtained. The t orn- ^ mis.'doners decided that the nppli- , cant he advised to confer with the ( Mayor and the City ?5olicitor. Mr. Goetz further wrote as rep- ( resenting large property owners jon the extreme end of Fourth Street, requesting that the street 1 ■ there should be laid out and ctifb-i t ! jng net. Mr. Goetz explained that 1 rxtensiyc building operation- wove in contemplation there in the near 1 future. j The Commissioners decided that 1. jthe matter he left in the hands <>• , the Mayor, who would cxplnin the c| custom of the municipality,, to intake such improvement, upon re fj reiving ft Petition signed by a ma•Ijority of toe property owners who '• I would he deemed to nc<iui»«* : ome j benefits from the improvements, :.-nnd, therefqpc, subject to nssow- ' ment, A communiciituki from Mr. y'GpfttX requcsteil that the "uneq/ightU comfort station" at Fourth Street he removed fe the. city's

! land, located on Fifth Street ami : the Boardwalk. . Mr. Goctz offered as his reason for'making the request, that great [ improvements would be in" process of construction on Fourth Street in the near future, which would contain all toilet facilities. Mayor Champion stated that it frequently happened that certain 1 things were asked for, which/after jthey had been granted by. the City Commissioners, were dubl*d as unsightly. Nevertheless, he added. ; if the comfort station were removed to the city's property, as ; requested, it might be of service to |the people who camped on the |gV:->nd each summer, without ] prop, sanitary conveniences. Mr. sioeta's last letter petitioned . the City Commissioners vto remove I the railing on the BoaMwalk at Plaza Place, and build the usual 'innrnnrliAv ft-nm tkn uf mil approaches rrom The street. !'

The letter, as the others, were filed for future action, Director |j Campbell advising the board, that , although it would be wise to make all necessary investigations relative/ .to the requests made, the city hntU absolutely no funds available to undertake any of the suggested' Uiproyements until Hie lieginning of ; the year, and under the new budget. A fomnumication was also received relative to the alley in proeeaa of eonstmcrinn by J. Wilson ' Monlhan, running to the rear of the . new Title and Trust Building. If was Explained that ny reason t»f the building operations op the hank J rite, the contractor Monlhan would be compelled to leave a strip of the alley 2 feet six wide, and 70 feet long, unfinished, Messrs. J. S, Rogers, who were erecting thr new hank structure, hud agreed with Mr. Monihan, ^however, to 1I0 the work, charging the latter for it ot a certain rate \\et foot. This arrangement ha-1 been entered into in order that Mr. Monihan might he entitled to the ! usual certifiratesiupon cempletiny. , the work. / (Coneinue<l on Page Four)

'local high cage men PLAY passaic | ProfeAjUtr I 'nger Arrun^il (Jamc t'or DcccrnlHT IPih f \ Tiirougji the influence of P|of. Unger, Ibcal baJtk«>teer> will again [have an opjKM'tunity to test their ! skill against the Pa afa Winders.! jTht' game will be >tage«l at Pa.-* -air. on Wednesday, DecemlM?r JHth. La^t year local cage men ronId'cd a gone! uccourt of themselves* against the formfilahle aggregation, and though thoy .-.uffcred dc- " feat, if was by lio means as humiliating ft# tbut experienced i»y <)th"r , Schools considered of higher rank. Prof. Unger a*nd Coach Ernest A J* ■ Blood, of the Passaic#, are intimatcT friends of many years' <luration. For four, years, the Passaic Won- ! • ler.s hare held the State Champion>hip title. It |f, therefore, no small compliment to local players that j j the champions consider them ; ; worthy of meeting in the arena. i GEORGE PLAUT REPORTED LOST RETURNS ROME RELATIVES FEARED THAT HE HAD FALLEN VICTIM TO j 1 FOI L PLAY Something of the nature of a ' sensation was caused when the re- • port traveled the rounds that the . /ll-known local residert., George Plaut, was missing. .

It stated that Mr. Plaut hail 'gone to Atlantic City early Friday morning, and when night came, and he had not returned, his family became alarmed and invoked the aid of the |K>lice and State Troopers. According to Chief of Police Johnson, Mr. Plaut had about $100 on his person, and fears were entertained that he had fallen a victim to foul play. The Atlantic City police were • notified, and on Saturday noon, House Cnptain Scull, of the local [department, learned that the missing, man had been seen in the sister 1 resort late Friday night. Happily, however, Mr. Plaut re- ! turned home, surprised very greatly rit is said that his disappearance ; had caused so much alarm and sensation. It is stated that Mr. Plaut, ftndling he would be detained in .Atlantic City over night, telephoned home acquainting them of the fact>. but failed to . have the message conveyed, r t Card Club Entertained ; 1 Mrs. N. C. Smith entertained to-: , day a numi>er of friends with cards ! and a social hour. The guests included Misses Doris Bauerun. Mary | jFox, Cecilia Hand, Hazel Harris, i Justine Kress, Louise Morris, Sara .Smith. . SEEN AND HEARD Mrs. Ida Karl, of Philadelphia, ; is a visitor to this resort, the guest of Miss Anna Champion, and at the Biscayne Hotel. Mrs. Harry S. Adams and daughter were visitors to Atlantic City on Saturday. Paul Smith Keller, real estate broker of this city, will make' his hrnilniinrrer-; for the winter nt the. neauquurxcrs 101* vnc winter ai tne i

Holmdell. ;t H. W. Howard, Jr., of Greenwich. Conn., the druggist who will, dur- 1 ing the next summer, open a first- 3 class drug store in the- Flanders I j Hotel building, is a guest at the : iJIolmdell. Mrs. Jean C. Polhow spent a few J days with friends in Philadelphia/ and Camden. j ' Mrs. Thos. Henderson, of 1808; Pleasure Avenue, spent Wednesday in Philadelphia. Mrs. Banagan, Adam Ban&gan, and Miss Alice Banagan, of Short Hills, N. J., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks, 530 Ocean Avenue. The guests were Mrs. Hendricks mother, brother and sister. Mrs. D. B. Hotter and daughter. Miss Betty, and son. Charles, of Reading, visited the former's daughter, Mrs. N, C, Smith, over ; 1 he week-end, Mrs, Shocker, also » of Reading, accompanied them. • Mr. find Mrs. S. C. Kramer ar- ; ' rived home Monday afternoon from la three day*' trip through Penn[jsvlvania. After a short stay-in \ | this city, they will leave for WildI ! wood, where they propose to spend I the Christmas holidays with their! i daughter. iinuKiucr. ;

Mr. and Mrs. l.eon Breckiey, with, i family, were visiting friends in Atlantic City, Sunday. Mrs. Elmer Crane spent several enjoyable days visiting Pitman and ! vicinity. M>>. Ira Scott Johnson Is mak-! ring a prolonged visit with her parTents in Brooklyn. M i>, Johnson expects to stay until after Xwns. Mr. and Mrs Wm, 11 MasAy.i Sr.t are in Philadelphia until Friday. Mrs. Sterling Cole ami Mrs. B. Lj Frank Smith spent a day In Atlantic City selecting the gifts for | j Christmas for the children in the [ primary classes of the First M. E. ' Sunday School. Mr. Wm. Breckley. Ninth and ■ AabuTy Avenue, is renovating his porpertv. It bwiks as though there * , will oe * considerable improvement. »t Itr. Sternum! i> out of town to- ^ Ulay on business. r Rehearsal ha* •.•tarte*! on the p Christmas enteftalnrfifnt in the 1 1 Method!*! Sun<lay School. The per- * termanee and other Christmas do* p[ ing< will be o»i Friday, the 2 1st. I?'-. Mr. K. A Cordon and Mr KoC* mnnn #i>ent Tuesday in Ma>^l ending on hu*ine*s, 1 »

Problems City Advertising Thrashed Out At Meeting Of Chamber Of Commerce MAYOR CHAMPION YDVOLATKD GREATER Lot VL INTEREST BEING TAKEN IN C OUNTY C HAMBER OF < OMMERCE— COM MI'UI EE WISHES PRE*. SUTTON SI TEED HIMSELF

TURKEY DINNER AND CHRISTMAS SALE BY LOCAL CIVIC CLUB 1 ; | PROCEEDS DEVOTED TO BOY; AND GIRLS SCOUTS IN THIS CITY L" nder the supcr\-iKion of tlie Ocean City Cix*ir Club, a grand tur-f key supper and Christmas sale will . be given at "the First Presbyterian ' Church on Friday evening of this' week. Supper will be served from 6 to; 8 o'clock, and a most excellent menu has been arranged. In conjunction with the supper, there will i*c a cake sale, and a sale of Christmas gifts. Cakes of every description. and home-made candy of a rare quulity will be on hand to tempt palate and pocket-book. A large assortment of articles,; i nr>]iulirt(» CSimO VI*I*V finp rut'inflKK including some nne cui-giass

ware, all most suitable for Christ-;, mas gifts may be had for very reasonable prices. j< As previously announced, the proceeds of the supper ami sale will be devoted entirely to the work of renovating the old Miller house, to 1)0 used as headquarters for thei Boy and Girl Scouts of this city. Under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Gandv, the ladies of the Civic Club are performing in thisj work a great patriotic service to the community, deserving the un-r divided support of every loyal ^ citizen. j The members .of the Girl Scout Troop will assist at the supper, and in the Christmas sale. EMINENT™ LECTURER SPEAKS j MARIS CLUB; ; AUTO DEALERS' ASSOCIATION j fRAPSHOOTERS WERE THE HONORED GUESTS Dr, C. F. Smith, an eminent lecurere, and assistant secretarj" of the Narional Reform Association, j was* the chief speaker at the noo^ lunch of the Kiwanis Club on Wed- 1 : ncsdav. The gifted statesman and reformer held his audience spellbound with a masterly conceived and delivered oration upon the ■ greatest need of the world — fellow- ' ship between man and man and bejtween nation and nation. ; At the close of the impressive ? speech, the members o f the club » Ipamvi in their feet and cheereti 10 ineir leet anu cnoccvu 1

! the speaker in true Kiwanian style. • f Announcement was made by 1 Williams that the Ladies' v NighE to take place the coming S Monday, premised to be an unique; affair. j I The members and their lady i guests would attend in a body the < Strand Theatre, after which they ] J will return to the Biscayne Hotel, 1 'where a buffet luncheon and dance * [will follow. 1 Nimrods, representing the local 1 Auto Dealers' Association, were the guests of the club for the daydi Following the luncheon, the guests, iand a team of sharp shooters representing the club, returned to the , t»each front to test each other's skill at blue rodts. President Stannard announced ; that the night before Christmas.* . members of the club and friends ; would make a circuit of the city,' 4 carol singing. All vocalists were; urged to be on hand. Albert L. Ingram was receiveil " into membership, transferred from the Camden Club. Dr. Voegelin was calle<l urkui to perform the rites of reception. 1 Fortune favoretl Roy E. Bourgrjeois and Walter Dittrich on this; occasion, and to them fell the at-

tendance prizes. Mrs. Fritzperald Entertains Thurs. Cloh Mrs, l>aisy Fritzgerabl entei^ tftinetl at the home of Mrs. John Seal, on Moorlyn Terrace, the popular social coterie, known as the Thursday Club, The company included: Mr&.t ('has. Baton, Mr*. Elizabeth Blun-. din, Mrs. R. T. Dearie. Mrs. Fritxgerald, Mrs. Howard T, Justice^ Mrs Adell Kennedy, .Mr*. Marehall Malone\. Mr*. Frank Newberry, Miss Julia Scull, Mrs. John Seal, and M rs. Foot. A most *ielightful evening was spentEntertains Hero Mr. and Mrs. James Meyer, of . Philadelphia, riwnt the week-end with Mr. and Mrs- Goff, 1418 Wesley Avenue. » Mr. Meyer is the gentleman who • galtenttv -ueceeiltvi in saving the - life of a young lady while bathing ■ 1 in the surf at Fifty-Ninth Street ilasi September, - Mr and Mr* Cv O. Wu ter, of , Owrbrook. also spent the week-end U* the guests of Mr, ami Mrs. Golf.

PubJicily tin 1 iiy advertising j con*titute*l the chief topic of j ctiN.-jon at tlie lAtciiiig of the local (liamU .>£ tetnittehx, held on :Tuerda> * verd:«g in the City Hail. • At an carl) iiour, Pre^ddeot E- M. : SuUmi w.t co«r,pc*lie. j to leave, havirnpoitanl meeting to Jattcu Haine# Brick pryriut l in iim presiiient's absence. The topic w ni introduced by a ( letter read, coining from the secre- ] tary of the You «g Men'# Progre#- | sivc I>eague, The gue wrote 'soliciting the <*mk>r>emetit and co- ! operation of the 'Chatnber of Commence. in an effort to induce the fit:. •> ommissioaers to sppeopeiste «the sum of $2>,000 towards publicity :.r.< . advertiiuug in the next budget. In another column 'may be found the itemized budget a.s suggested by the league. Clayton Haine* Brick invited discussion by remarking that ail expense entailcsi in advertising should j be borne by the city. ''as a whole, [and riot by a small section, as in the past. E. A. MacMillan called ft ties lion of the Chamber to the fact that at the previous meeting be had been [appointed to make inquiries conrpminp nrices for the erection of cerning pnees ior toe crecuuo w

; advertising biUboaTds on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City* and offered several price# for consideration. of which Mr. MacMillan recommended 4be following as the most advantageous. A large sign, illuminated, mea#i uring 15 b>* 90 feet, located on the corner of State# Avenue and the Boardwalk for $500 per month, and a series of four poster panels might j be secured for a total of $440 per 1 month. > Mr. MacMillan added that in the ..event of the city deciding to erect | such a sign, he felt confident that the Shore Fast Line would undertake to defray half of the expense. [ Mr. MacMillan offered an amendment to the motion mode endorsing •the action of the Progressive league, -and agreeing to co-operate with one from the League in presenting the budget before the Coxnmiivsioners, Mr. MacMilUm's amendment being that the Chamber request the Commissioners to approJpriatc $25,000 for advertising duri ing the year 1924 and that half of ■ the amount be devoted to erecting : a sign on t!«e Boardwalk. Attarae City, in conjunction with the Shore Fast Lme. No seconder was heard, however, and the amendment fdl through. In the judgment of several speaker^ the tentative budget offered by the "League was received with apIproval. One speaker in particular favored strongly the appointment j of a trained secretary for the ■i Chamber of Commerce, who, in ■ effect, "would be the publkdty «- I jiert suggeste<l in the budget- This : man would see that all committees ■ functioned or know the reeson why. He would be the logical person to co-ordinate all organizations ami : j societies into one unit, working for > the common good of the common - i itv. and break tk»wn the barrier of ny, a.nu urcaiv w

faciionalism. What Ocean City needed, he said, was a trained wan working S65 days in the year, and 24 hours of the day for Ocean City. Eventually the budget, as offered the league, was adopted by ^e Chamber of Commerce, and the chairman named K .A. MacMillan. - V^i Howard T. Justice. E. A. Classen, and Albert L. Ingram to act as a committee to co-operate wifii the in appearing before the Commissioners. Mayor Joseph (L Champion i agree<l that consitteraMy more money should be pert in advertising, providing the Cr»nunis5i«*ers were informed the money could be raised. Personally, he favoretl the adoption of a mercantile tax Incidentally. He also voliunteered the information that the Commissioners would in the near | future introduce an ordinance establishing a mercantile tax., and asked the support of the Chamber when it was introduced. Mayor Champion al«o strongly urges T that Ocean City should take : a more active interest in the County Chamber of Commerce, and t*e more properly represented at i the meeting* The Nomination Committee submitted the followtag ' n.«-. a.v r.\# duras eandmate- tor omce uu«-

ing the coining year: IN-esident, E. M. Sutton, rice-president* E- A. Classen: secretary- F. Ixroy Howe; treasurer. IVn Scott Johnson. 1 -■ rrfi -i Sewing Chih Meets At Home Miss Bevwi Mis Fiutwes Bev*n entertained ' a partN of younr friereda at her 'thome during the week, the time being very pleasantly ami profitably spent Nvith * Met gwsts included; Y** ffiptl Alice Crurretson, Vivte»^ Hand, TteiUne Nickcrson. Francos Smith, Hrion Van Gilttet, Wizaheth Yenable. . Mr. and Mrs. Morrison 1 Entertains At Briigt »tt nn.l Mi-S. .t W'iltium Mornftip cntevta\m*i a party of frtenda > at bridge, at iheb rerich^re aa k Wednesday evening : The e*>mpany consisted of Mr% •