The Washington herald., 1907-05-05
ATLANTIC CITY NEWS
Mr.. Hartman Fits About in
Mysterious Manner.
CHANGES INNS AND vANIsHEs
Golfers Closed Three Days Tourney
Yesterday-Car builders Announce
$1,000 Delegates 10 Next Convention.
Trolley 10 Build to Cape May.
neutrality-suspicious. at the ResOrt.

Atlantic city. May AZ II. HARTMAN /
railroad magnate, and the man whom the
Interstate Commerce Commission wants
to answer "a few important questions was
one of the mysterious visitors. His health
was said 20 be impaired, and he came 70
the shore for the benefit TO be derived
from the salt air. but when he came,
James NJ Beck. who is his private cCuH-
sell was rusticating IN the sea breezes.
There is no information that he came on
consultation expedition, but that was
inferred by some of his friends here The
fact is. Mr.. Hartman tried TO hoodwink
every one as 10 hia whereabouts First
he registered at The Hotel Brighton,
where he had engaged half a floor for
himself and party. and asked no price.
lie spent his money with the liberaiity OF
q prince while he occupied the quarters
Just for a day Then he threw up his
engagement and moved with his baggage
and a party Of six 10 the Marlborough
Blenheim There he had a suite that did
not cost him less than $1,000 week. But
he only occupied it for a day and disap-
peared.
Where be went is a mystery which puz-
Z
/ in his eccentric movements. They were
all willing 70 risk the chance Of pleasing
him in his idi0syncrasies Of changing
| hotels every twenty-fUur hours. Tor IL Is
an established. rule here, as elsewhere,
that when a room Is rented for a Week.
and the renter decides 10 throw UP the
contract, the weeks bin is % DE paid
Hartman was "a curiosity while be lasted.
/ But he paid an bills. and this closed tEe
mouths Of all clerks and others when in
/ formation was sought as O. what he was
doing and why Ee changed abOdes with
/ The rise OF every sun. Hartman may
/ have been Il but that is not officially
/ known lie came ana disappeared ia
mysterious way.
/ Golfers have held the resort captive.
/ To-day they wound up three days
tourney on tie Country Clubs links.
Good weather opened the contest. which
was scheduled TO start whether there was
sunshine or "a snowstorm. The plaid Of
/ the golfer vas one OF ghe interesting fea-
lures of the boardwalk. GOLF caps. too.
/ appeared. Some OF the enthusiasts wore
/ thair marks 0f Scotch veuerstloH in the
I idnlng-r0oms Of the hotels. especially tie
ladies' The course has been enc of the
|centers OF fashionable activity. hundreds
have gone daily 90 watch the PLAYERS eX-
Iert themselves 20 win the handsome prizes
which were offered as trophies. To-day
/ the finals were played and they drew
"a big gallery Of spectators.
Now they talk OF driving the Atlantic
lefty trolley line TO Cape May The Cape
is forty miles down the coast but the dis
t...
ters. who are to-day linking Atlantic city
with ocean City, located on the opposite
side OF Great Egs Harbor Inlet. Thirty
dye minutes viii boz required 90 make the
Trolley journey 10 Ocean city over The
/ new route which IS being laid but THAI
is not one-hnh OF the distance 20 Cape
! May. The railroad builders, however,
I-laim that in time they will push right
Ialoug until all the resorts below Atlantic
lCity will be connected by trolley line.
IThey. however. are conservative about
/ setting a date when the through cohnec-
ti0ns will be in operation. Atlantic CITY Is
anxious TO have more excursion routes
for the entertainment Of visitors, and ID
would be delighted 20 have the trolley
company shove its line through 10 the
lower resort
President A. r. Bell has received iufor-
nation from the secretary Of the Car
/ Builders Association to warn the resort
for the greatest convention in the his
tory Of the organization. The car build-
ers met here last spring They refused
10 come here because they feared Atlantic
CITY would not be able TO accommodate
the large numbers of members and their
followers that usually attended the con-
vention When they arrived they were
astounded because the organization was
lost in the multitude of people and the
crouch" was raised that instead Of beins
too small the resort was too big for
them But they have recovered from
their first shock Of surprise. They have
sent word to look out for 5000 people
when they call the roll
The Sunday closing movement. which
agitated the resort last week. is still a
live topic, but there are few who think
that il viii result as planned by the re-
formers. in the permanent closing OF
everything. The majority express the
opinion that In a short time the old order
of things wiil prevail.
Dr. William R. Collins. Of Washington,
ana AilS. 0tlllilHt tAt AsttS ArA "a h--Ne
vacation and are az the Raleigh
Mrs. C. Iapman is a recent arrival
from Washington. and is spending a brief
vacation al the PennhuTst
W. L. Macy has joined the Washington
colony. and is at the Marlborough-Bien-
helm.
n. Epstein, Baltimore merchant, has
iolned friends who are az the Royal
Palace for an indefinite sojOurn.
Capt. W G. Fitch, L. s. A., accom-
panied by Mrs. Fitch. who has many
friends In Washington. is here for brief
vacation. and they are at the Traymore.
BernarI Sherry. son of the famous
restaurant and hotel man of New York, is
a guest at YOung's Hotel
Mrs. Creston Clarke Is spending the
! spring months here. and is d guest a'
3 the Traymore.
Miss 3. Brissi, of Baltimore, has Joined
a party Of friends wh7 are at the Jack
SON
Mr. II. OLaughlin and Mrs. J. Kerns
two Washington mau0ns, are at the
2 jackson for an indefinite sojourn-
Mr. NJ Grant and Mrs. Grant and child
are recent additions 70 the Washington
Z colony at the Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Vickering, OF
Cleveland, are spending week at tbs
Princess as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph H. George. Of Baltimore.
j. A Kurtz. jr.. Of Washington, is &
new arrival at the Seaside House, anC
win remain for an indefinite period
Mr. and Mrs. II. irwin, of Washington
are spending a brief vacation here anC
are at the Wiltshire.
Included among recent arrivals from
Washington. are W. r. Kelly. Edward