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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
War registrants, take notice!

The regulations governing the ply
seal examination for men for the
Selective draft army are out. Read
them, as they are printed in part be-
low, and one may get some idea as to
whether he will be accepted for mill
tary service. They are explicit and
leave little or nothing to the discre-
ton of the examiners.
1t is important to begin with" say
the regulations, that the examining
physician should realize that there will
be certain proportion OF men among
those presenting themselves for eX-
animation who will endeavor to OBJ
tain exemption by assimilation, vary
ing from exaggeration Of an existing
condition not disqualifying to down.
right malingering, and he should be
prepared to protect the government
and himself against such attempts at
deception.
''The physical examination should
take place in large, well lighted
room. The person examined is to be
stripped. The examining physician
should proceed in substantially the fol-
lowing order, viz.
Observe the general condition of
the skin, scalp and Uranium, ears, eyes,
nose, mouth, face, neck and chest.
Take weight, height and chest meas
urements. Accepted measurements
are as follows, all chest measure
1nents to be taken on level just
above the nipple
Height Chest Measurement
AT Expi-
Waiobt ration Mnb'tN
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
HOW WE DO IT

Henceforth The Oliver Typewriter
Company will maintain no expensive
sales force of $4,000 statesmen and
agents. Henceforth, it will pay no
high rents in 50 cities. There will be
no idle stocks.
You, Mr. User will deal direct now
with the actual manufacturer No
middlemen-no useless tolls. We
end the waste and give you the saw
ings. You get the $51 by being your
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
A WATER SOAKED TOWN.
Where Nearly a Foot of Rain Falls
Every Week in the Year.


Every Week in the Year.
1T is a remarkable fact that in In
dia, one of tue most arid countries in
the world, there is one spot that has
the record rainfall of the whole earth. .
said DR.. William Roberts, British agri-
cultural expert in India, to a CORE
spondent of the Washington Post.
This place is Cherapunji, in Assam.
1t is in tho path of the monsoon and
in valley, and there is almost con
slant rainfall.
THE average rainfall is 600 inches a
year, or fifty feet, which is nearly n
foot week. This seems almost be-
yond comprehension when tits consid-
cred that the rainfall of the United
States, for instance, ranges from six
teen to thirty-fve inches. In some
places there have been as high as six
ty-five inches of water in a year, but
this is the exception.
During the rainy season in Chera-
punil tie waterfall is heaviest, but
there is rain throughout the year. Not
outstanding this terrific moisture. the
inhabitants of the district raise vege-
tables and grain. They do this by
building terraces which carry the wa
ter off,"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
Chest at
expiration Weight

ITO be acceptable, men below o.
inches in hight must be of good ply
sique, well developed and muscular.
Variations in weight above the
standard are not disqualifying, unless
sufficient to constitute obesity. I'm
less exceptionally proportional, men
above six feet six inches in hight
should be rejected
Examine heart and lungs; rate Of
pulse and respiration.
Upper cxtremities: Make sure that
all points are free and supple, from
the phalanges to the shoulder.
Leap, Hop and Run
Lower extremities: The person
under examination is required to leap
directly up, striking the buttocks with
the heels, to hop the length of the
room on the ball of first one foot and
then the other, to make standing
jump as far as possible and repeat it
several time, to run the length of the
room in double time several times;
after which his heart and lungs are
re-examined.
Mental: The mental examination
should be such as to develop whether
or not the man examined is possessed
of normal, sound understanding.
"Vision-The determine the acuity
OF vision, without glasses, place the
person under examination with back
to window at a distance of twenty
feet from the test types. Examine
each eye separately, without glasses,
covering the other eye with a card
mot with the hand) TIE applicant
is directed to read the test types from
the top of the chart down as far as he
can see, and his acuity OF vision re-
corded for each eye. with the distance
of twenty feet as the numerator of a
fraction, and the size of the type of
the lowest line he can read correct
" as the denominator. II he reads the
20 feet type correctly, his vision is
normal and recorded 1920; if he does
not read below the 80 feet type, the
vision is imperfect and recorded 20-3O;
If he reads the Is feet type, the vision
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18

the superior board for exemption on
other grounds will be admissible. The
registrant or his employer may file
necessary affidavits with the superior
board seeking exemption and the case
will be heard promptly.
Another point on which there has
been much doubt is the status of reg
lstrants absent from their registration
districts. Scores of requests have
come from men in this situation, ask
ing if they will have to return to their
home towns for examination. They
have been informed that, if they are
selected for examination, each will
be notified by mail by his local board
and then can apply to the local board
for permission to undergo examina-
ton in the town where he is located.
Such action cannot be taken, how
ever, until the registrant has actually
been summoned by his local board.
SdLAAAOb Tie Nldl1n NOW
The government has distributed to
all local boards complete sets of
blanks to cover appeals, transfers and
any other matters in conenction with
the process. Registrars may examine
these at the quarters of local boards
but every effort has been made to
prevent the filing of afhdavits or other
documents that do not apply to a
case actually under consideration.
Otherwise the boards would be
swanped with efforts to get a decis-
ion in advance.
Probably the point in the whole
tprocesS which has led to the greatest
misunderstanding and confusion is the
system by which industrial exemp-
ton is to be granted Many persons
have regarded it as certain that men
in munition making or. other strictly
war industries would be exempted as
a class. That is not the fact. What
IS to govern the process is the i'm
portance of the individual in such in
dustry.
To make this policy effective, the
superior and not the local boards were
assigned the task of saying whether
or not-a man should be retained at
his desk or his bench. The bulk of ex-
emptions will be for physical unfitness
and on account of dependents, and
consideration of these causes will
keep the local boards fully occupied
leaving to the more deliberative. su-
perior boards the entire handling of
the much more vexing questions of
industrial exemption.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
Thursday IS Remnant Day
AtMcCarty, Johnsfone CompanJ's
JULY CLEARANCE SALE
Registrants are Urged to
Prepare for CONSUMPTION

Washington, d. c., July 16.-With
drawing of lots for the selective
draft army awaiting only completion
of exemption machinery in a few
scattered sections of the country, Of
ficials here are anxious that regis
trants take every opportunity between
now and the day of the drawing to
form themselves thoroughly regard
ling exemption regulations, so as to
to be cleared up after designations
are made.
To this end attention was directed
today to various sections of the reg
ulations over which questions have
arisen, and it was suggested that the
local boards and the press cooperate
during the week or so remaining be-
fore lots are drawn, to insure that the
registered men know just how to per-
form their part in the great task
So that easier access may be had to
the lists of registration numbers in
the hands of local boards, Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowder telegraphed
the Governors of all states asking
that, instead of posting the lists at the
boards offices, they be placed Sin
some safe, central office, such as po-
lice headquarters"
Eleven States Behind
Only eleven states tonight had not
reported their organizations complete
and in many of these only a few dis
srict boards had not finished number
ing registration cards. When the gov
ernors of the missing states tele-
graph that all the boards in their iu-
rlsdiction have filed their lists the
drawing date will. be set Officials
think it will not be earlier than Sat
urday.
Officials here are anxious that local
boards make it clear everywhere that
no question for exemption of any reg
istered man for any other cause than
physical disability or dependent rel
atlves can be taken up before the To-
al boards The whole matter of in
1ustrial exemptions is left to the SUI
perior boards.
No individual case where exemption
IS desired because the registrant is
engaged in any industry classified as
vital to the conduct of the war will
be taken tip until that individual has
been called up for examination by his
local board, found to be without de-
pendents and physically fit for mill
tary duty, and certified to the super
ior board. After that application to
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
FREE. TRIAL. FREE

NO money down-no C. 0. D. AZ
ter you read our book you may ask for
an Oliver for five days free trial Be
your own salesman. Save yourself
$ol. You decide in the privacy of
your own Office or home, as you use
the Oliver. Then if you want to own
an Oliver you may pay at the rate
of 10 cents per day.
Mail the coupon now for "The
High Cost of Typewriters-The Rea-
son and the Remedy" 1t rips off the
mask. Cut the coupon out now.
The Oliver Typewriter Company,
1928 Oliver Typewriter Bldg. Chicago
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18

A company strong enough, large
enough and brave enough to do big,
startling thing like this, deserves
hearing.
The full facts are set forth in our
amazing exposure, entitled "The
High Cost of Typewriters-The. Rea-
son and the Remedy" One copy will
be mailed to you if you send us the
coupon below.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
For a Night Lamp.

When it is necessary to have a night
lamp or dim light burning in room
very small piece Of gum camphor
will burn slowly and last long time,
giving faint, pleasant odor. Place
tie camphor gum i'll a saucer of water,
so that it will float, and then touch q
match to it. This is a safe and ex.
ceedingly inexpensive Washing.
ton Star.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
THE LATEST MODEL.

Do not confuse this offer of The
Oliver Typewriter Company itself of
a brand new, latest model 9 with Of
ters OF second hand or rebuilt ma
chimes.
This is the first time in history
that new, standard $1O0 typewriter
has been offered for SAG. We do not
oner substitute model, cheaper, diff
terent or rebuilt.
Read all the secret facts in our do
cument, entitled "The High Cost of
Iypewriters-The Reason and The
Kennedy" The coupon below mail.
ed today will bring you one COW
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18

own salesman. And we gain econo-
mics for ourselves, too. So it isn't
philanthropy. Just the new, efficient
way OF doing business to meet pres
ent-day economic changes.
Note this fact carefully. We offer
the identical Oliver Nine-the latest
model-brand new, for $40, the exact
one which was $500 until March lst
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
Variations Permitted

''The following variations below
the standard given in the table are
permissible, when the applicant is &C
tive, has firm muscles, and is evil
IDENTIFY vigorous and healthy:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-18
IT, k0A Typewriter
Q y! \ 1: w. Rs '';;' a's 81,
New Machines for Half the Former Price

At the very height of its The Oliver Typewriter Com
py again upsets the typewriter industry Just did 1896
when 1t introduced visible writing and forced other to follow
NOW this powerful Company-wod wide infuence-cals halt
waseu burden - - 800 10y 10 u {"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
NEWARK POST, NEWARK, DEL, JUNE II, 1917

Bonhaw, Miss Annie Cahall, G..
Fader, Mrs. S. CARRIER, Mrs. w.
Hilton, Margaret Cook, Thomas
Riley, Herman Tyson, William E.
Hayes, Mrs. E. P. Roberts, H. E..
Vinsinger, F. B. Hurd, w. c. Cur
tbs, Mrs. S. M. Curtis, E. l.. Rich
ards, Geo. w. Rhodes, Mrs. A. F.
Neil, Miss E. Lindsey, E. c. Will
SON, Mrs. E. Wollaston, Orlando
Strahorn, Mrs. Geo. Ferguson, Mr..
H. Hienel, E. Cooch, Harlow Cur
tbs Est, Manuel Panaretos, Louis
L. Curtis, Margaret Springer, Mrs,
J. H. Hossinger, Annie Hossinger,
Daniel Thompson, E. B. Wright,
Mrs. Morrison, A. L. Beal, Joseph
Luton, Mrs. Chas. Murphy, Mrs.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
Legal Notice

Estate of John c. Singles, De-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given that Let
ters of Administration upon the
Estate of John c. Singles. late of
New Castle Hundred, deceased,
were duly granted unto Warren A.
Singles on the Seventeenth day Of
May AID. 1917, and all persons in
debted to the said deceased are
requested to make payment to the
Administrator without delay. and
all persons having demands
against the deceased are required
to exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said Admins
rator on or before the Seventeenth
day of May AID. 1918, or abide by
the law in this behalf.
CHARLES B. EVANS, Esq.
AttOrney-at-law
Wilmington, Del
WARREN \. SINGLES
Administrator
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
RED CROSS CONTRIBU-
TIONS APPROXIMATE
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page l.
sophs, Warren Singles, Clarence
Scott, H. Warner McNeal, DR.. S.
C. Mitchell, Margaret Bowen, Mrs.
E. S. Armstrong, Odd Fellows,
Robt. Mclaughlin, H. B. Evans,
Lena Evans, Mrs. Chas. w. Reed,
James McKelvey, DR.. Kollock, c.
S. Houghton, Firman Thompson,
Chas. L. Penny, DR.. Geo. A. Harter,
Eleanor Harter, Miss Mary j.
Croft, c. A. Short, M. Van G.
Smith, G.. E. Dutton, Mrs. Counts,
Mrs. Nichols, E. Conover Hiram
Lodge, Geo. Friedrich, Mrs. Mer-
rich, Frank Merrick, Mrs. Harvey
Whiteman. VIM. Wollaston, Jacob
Thomas Co., Jacob Thomas, Geo.
n. Brown, NJ. Coverdale. Emily
Pennington, Dr.. w. Runge, Marie
Ritz, Collection on street by Boy
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
TELEPHONE PRICES
CHANGE

Due to a general revision of the
toll rates throughout Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, and New Jersey,
many changes have been announc-
ed by the Diamond State .Tele-
phone Company affecting the local
exchange. The reimbursement is
the part of the leveling process
contemplated for several years by
the company. 1t has been brought
to a climax, it is stated, by the
recent action of the Public Service
Commission in Pennsylvania, nee
essitating changes in the inter-
state rates. According to the new
rulings the toll to Wilmington adj
vances from .05 to 10: to Phila-
delphia from .25 to 80; it de-
creases from Newark to Kenneth
Square, from is to 10; to Landen-
burg from 10 to .05; to Middle
town from 20 to 10. The new
system, Mr.. Bardo stated in an in
terview today, is based on the air
fne mileage between points.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
STANDARDIZATION OF
OUR RURAL SCHOOLS
State Board Announces Re-
ouirementS

One of the first of the new
schools law to be put into opera
ton is that affecting the Standard
ization of Rural Schools, the new
law providing for Merltorlous
Recognition and Awards to all
schools, neither incorporated, nor
consolidated, that attain a certain
standard of excellence and eth
cheney. In compliance with the
law, the State Board of Education
has this week issued a bulletin
setting forth the definite require
ments by which the one teacher
school may become Standard
School. The list as set forth in
cludes the attainment of certain
practical requirements concerning
grounds, buildings, equipment,
school term, attendance, curricu-
lum, teachers, student and COM
munity activities.
ANY school district, according
to the ruling set forth, may either
upon the iniative of the local COM
mittee or the teacher, make, once
in every year, application to the
State Board for recognition as
Standard School, basing their APP
plication upon a fulfillment of GER
tain requirements which they be-
lieve to entitle them to the neces-
sary number of credits. School
districts receiving recognition
shall receive as an award the sum
of fifty dollars. The schools are
also entitled to receive from the
State Board of Education Certiti-
cate of Recognition and such
plate, banner, or other insignia as
the Board shall prescribe.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27

Scouts, S. j. Wright, Mrs. S. j..
Wright, J. P. Wright, Mrs. J. P.
Wright, N. N. Wright, M. Elsie
Wright, James Maxwell, Mrs. S.
Colbert, Miss Friedrich, Miss M.
Anderson, Miss Bowen, Mrs. Rey-
nolds, Mrs. L. Paxon Est, Geo
Griffin, Mrs. J. w. Cooch, H. Hay
ward, S. M Donnell, Ernest Frazer
DR.. Steel, D. c. Rose, Y. Willis
Chas. Lafferty, James Lafferty, DR.
Murray, H. N. Reed, Chas. P,
Steel, R. T. Jones, Mrs. Chas. B
Evans, Mrs. j. Chapman, J. H
Hossinger, Frank Gratera, John
Filling, Miss Butterworth, H. L.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
Vegetable Plants

EARLY CABBAGE, CAULI-
FLOWER. TOMATOES, SWEET
POTATOES SPROUTS, RED
AND YELLOW: SWEET PEP
PERS. EGG PLANTS: LATE
CABBAGE AND CELERY IN
SEASON. ALSO A NICE LOT
OF GERANIUMS, SCARLET
SAGE. AND ASTER PLANTS
FOR SALE.
c. WARREN SWAYNE
ROSE HILL AVE.
WEST GROVE, PA.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
WELSH LANE
An Invitation To Our Summer
Guests

Summer school students who are
"hikers" will be glad to know that
Welsh Lane, passing their very
doors, is the favorite walk of all
local mixers. This road starts at
the front door Of the "Old Dorm
and leads past the Women's Col
lege, Red Mems Home. kellS print
ing shop, Pennsylvania r. r. Sta
ton, College Farm, down past the
Little White School House to
Cooch'S Bridge,
No other road. in the short dis
lance of three and a half miles
passes so many interesting places
in town and suburbs, traverSes
such an inviting open country, or
skirts such pleasant woods along
the ChriStiana Creek.
Surely. there will be no cases of
shattered nerves, with this breezy,
sunny. inviting road passing the
students doors and Turing them on
to brisk or languid stroll-ac-
cording to the weather.
Welsh Lane, vulgarly called
Depot Road, is so named because
it leads to and past the Welsh
Tract. grant of land taken up
by company of Welsh people
about 100. The Welsh Tract
Meeting House. seen by mixers
among its ancient oaks. just at the
first curve in the road, was built
by these early settlers in 1746. To
students Of history. the grave
stone dated l707 will be of inter
est because it marks the place
where one of Cromwell'S veterans
is buried. What an adventurous
spirit that was. As a young man
he fought thru the Civil Wars in
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27

H. Vansant, Mrs. Harry Pool, Mrs.
Millengton, Mrs. Diffendoffer, Will
mer Hill, N. Motherall, Mrs. Burn
ely, Theo. Chlandbson, Miss v.
Mallon, Mrs. Whitson, Mrs. John
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27

Clark Miss Sadie Woods, DR.
Blake, NJ. Grimes, st. Johns A. u
M. P. Church, c. Pilling, knights
of Golden Eagle, Ella Grow. f. F.
Todd, Irwin Grow.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27
NEWARK OPERA HOUSE
PROGRAM WEEK BEGINNING

THURSDAY. 18th
Crane WILDER in THE SINGLE CODE \ powerful
dana, interestingly delivered.
FRIDAY. 29th
Anita Stewart in SINS OF MOTHERS" is a story of
gambling The heroine is beautiful girl Anita Stewart
She loves cards horse and all chance You
the inside of the gambling house the gangsters You
the raid by her husband who has become District
torney He doesn't know she is there. what hap
pens.
SATURDAY. 30th
Antonio Marino in "kENNEDY SQUARE" 4 Greater
Nitagraph picture in FIVE parts
Pathe News and Comedy.
MONDAY. JULY End
Florence Rockwell in HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS
WIFE 1t may sound like queer title for photoplay but
like story we'll acted we'll staged, with popular
players will not fail to why he fell in love with his
wife.
TUESDAY, 3rd
Blanch Sweet in THE BLACKLIST \ Paramount
photoplay of unusual beauty and interest.
WEDNESDAY,. 4th
Lionel Barrymore in HIS FATHERS SON." With the
money what chance has the millionaire? This
question is solved in this unusual drama.
AS there many interesting subjects taken I'D in
Pathe News beginning today will show every
Wednesday and Saturday
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-06-27

England, and then in his old age
he undertook one last stirring ad-
venture. and came to the new
world. Here's for hike down
old Welsh Lane in sun or wind or
rain-under the open sky!
M. c. c.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-09

Designed especially for the use OF
retail dealers compact machine that
perforates music rolls for us in player
pianos is being introduced. The ap
paratus is described in Popular Me
chanics. 1t is capable of making from
one 10 sixteen records at time from
sheet music, and will also turn out
copies of any standard roll. It's opera
ton is said to be so simple that salts
factory work can be done by persons
who are not musicians. The particular
advantage of the machine seems to be
that it enables a small dealer to fill
his customers orders promptly with
out having to carry large, expensive
stock. 1t also obviates the inconveni.
ences that confront patrons when spe-
cial orders have to be mailed to fac
tory before their wants can be sup
piled. Since 10 sheets can be per.
forated simultaneously, a dealer in
making roll to order has an Oppor-
tunity TO add 10 records to his stock
with no expense other than the bare
cost of the paper and spools.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-09
EASY TO HANDLE BIG LOADS
Attachment Devised for Trucks Makes
the Work of the Wheeler SC
Per Cent Easier.

In ordcr TO make it possible for a
workman TO manage a heavily loaded
two-wheeied hand truck with less ply
steal exertion than is ordinarily re-
CURED an attachment has been devised
which holds the cargo in place, allow
ing the mass to be tilted forward until
its center of gravity is over the wheel
axle.
When wheeling on level flooring a
man is thus relieved of the weight of
the article he is moving; his concern is
merely to maintain its balance while
propelling the truck.
The device consists of an ancnor and
chain attachment, housed in tube,
which is attached beneath n truck. BY
tipping the latter forward against the
object it is to carry, the chain is drawn
out to the required length, locked by
dropping one Of the links into narrow
slot in the neck of the tube and the
hook engaged at any convenient point.