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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
GRAND
OLD MAN OF RING
Former Welterweight Cham
pion 32 Years Old, but Rec
ord Marvellous One.

NEW YORK, July 2S-Jack Brit
ton is aged 80.
With n margin of seven or eight
years over most of the topnotch
scrappers in the United States Britton
has been successfully defending the
title of welterweight champion
against VII comers. After he decided
he wanted to be king among the l42-
FOUNDERS Britton hasn't barred any
one. Twelve times he met Ted Lewis,
the hard hitting and shifty English
man. and finally met him in a 20
round affair at Dayton, only to lose
his championship.
Britton, whose name is William J.
Rresin, began fighting in 1905. He
net all of them, beginning with the
little fellows and working his way
straight through the lightweight class.
The hest of them were never too good
for him. He was credited with being
the cleverest lightewight in the game,
aside from PaCkey Mcfarland. who
undoubtedly was welterweight even
In the best days of his lightweight
career.
Biitton was charged with being u
dancing master sort OF boXer-one
of the decidedly unpopular Freddie
Welsh type-but his record shows
plenty OF knockouts over some of the
toughest boys who ever fought in the
divisions he went through
Beat Tough One IN Farmer.
Kid Farmer was one of them who
fell before the smashes Britton
turned loose. and IL would be hard TO
find anywhere in the records boxer
tougher than Farmer.
Brltton also credits himself with
q victory in Is rounds at New Or
leans over Charlie White, but as a
matter OF fact White was getting
such "A terrific cutting that the bout
was awarded to Britton and he
should be given credi for tech
nical knockout.
Steady Trainer.
Britton is heavy trainer. never
out OF condition, always ready to
jump n few hundred miles and fight.
And he never has been known to
really disappoint an audience. The
times in his career when the news
papers have pSnned him for his box
ing have been very few. Even his
bout with Packey Mcfarland in Mill
waukee, when Packey was unmerci-
fully hauled over the fiery Goals Of
criticism, yielded nothing of severe
censuro for Britton.
Britton has been real pleasure,
the kind the fans wanted, and will
be surprised II he doesn't retrieve
laurels he lost to Lewis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
Strenuous Effort Will Be
Made to Keep League Going
Bouts This Week
Monday, July 30.

fh'hbtNs Outy eV.
Harry Greb vs.. Jack Dillon.
rounds. at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Johnny Ertle VS.. Roy Moore.
10 rounds. at Minneapolis. MINI,
Willie Astey VS.. Billy Fitzsim-
mons 10 rounds, at New York
I City.
I Soldier Bartfield VS.. Jack Brit
ton. 10 rounds. at Buffalo. New
York.
Tuesday. July 81.
George Chaney VS.. Frankey
Britt. II rounds. at Boston, Mass.
Kid Wolfe VS.. Willie Devore.
, Is rounds. at Akron. Ohio.
Battling Lcvinsky VS.. Gus
Christie, 10 rounds, at Brooklyn,
! n. Y.
Wednesday, August I.
Louie Tender VS.. Terry Nc
/, Govern. G rounds, at Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Thursday. August ..
Battling Kopin vs.. *. n.
Loughlin. 10 rounds, at Allen
town, Pa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
Mathcwson's Son III.

CINCINNATI. July s.--Christy
Mathewson, manager OF the Cincinnati
Nationals has been under considerable
stress of mind duriIE the last few
weeks, while his team was finishing
up decidedly good trip east. IN ac-
count of the illness Of his young son.
The boy has been ailing for S, me
time and Matty hurried home from
his recent trip to consult a specialist.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
Ericl Ont OF Baseball.

MTI.-IAUKE,E, July 2S.-Wllliam
Frie,. deposed as manager of the Mil
waukee club Of the American associ-
alton, will quit baseball for the sea-
son. He plans to enter the insurance
business in Columbus. Ohio. his home.
Friel started the season as an umpire
in tho association.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29

CINCINNATI, July 2S.-Entry
blanks have been mailed to more than
forty Of the leading auto drivers OF
America, inviting them to participate
in the 200-mile army and navy sweep
stake to be run at the Cincinnati
speedway on Labor day. September 3.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
TYRUS 81 POINTS
IN FRONT OF IRIS
Sisler on Speakers Heels in
Batting Race; White Sox
Without Slugger.
R0USH BEST OF NATIONALS
Opens Up Fair Margin Over
Cruise; Rogers Hornsby in
Third Position.

CHICAGO, July 2S-Ty Cobb has
can league batting honors. Unofficial
figures released today show the De-
troit star hitting .377 with Iris
Speaker of Cleveland in second place
with .345. Siscr OF st. Louis is a
point behind Speaker The averages
include games of Wednesday.
Altho Cobb maintains his lead in
scoring. Ownie Bush tcammntc, is
pressing him. Bush has scored SO
runs. one less than the Georgian Tho
Detroit shortstop crossed the plate
IT times in his last six games. while
Cobb scored only five times. Cobb.
however. boosted his total lascs hit
ting to 209. He had driven out 1870
hits. including 26 doubles. /? triples
and three homeruns
Leaders without Sluggcr.
Chicago. which is making dcs-
peratc bid for the pennant, is without
n 900 hitter among the regulars Rus
sell. pitcher. with an average OF
.30S Is tho clubs leading hitter with
Weaver next iwth .2SS. Eddie Collins
is batting .2G9.
Roth of Cleveland regaincd the lead
In base stealing with 81, deposing
Chapman, hist teammate. Chapman,
however. continues to show the way
to the sacrifice hitters with As. Pipp
with six circuit drives Is the leading
homcrun hitter. Detroit tops the list
In team batting with .25G.
Leading batters for half their clubs
ganes: Cobb. Detroit .377 Speaker.
Cleveland. .3i5; Sisler. st. Louis. 1921: !:
Baker. New York. .3li McInnis.
Philadelphia, .307: Chapman. Cleve-
land, .306; Hcilnan. Detroit. .303; G..
Milan. Washington. .29i; Roth, Cleve-
land, .293.
Leading Pitchers.
Leading pitchers participating In
10 games or moro rated according to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29

second base on the Phil team will be
better guarded than II has been in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
Leading Pitchers

Leading pitchers participating In
10 games or moro rated according to
nlrnnI run4 nor rnnln.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
Camp Libraries to Supply Soldiers
With Best Reading Matter

Nothing IL being left undone for the
comfort and mental recreation Of the
men who are preparing to serve their
country In the various training camps
and environments throughout the coun-
try. The Y. M. G. A. was early In the
field and besides its many activities,
providing for the moral and spiritual
welfare Of the men, 1t did all 1t could
to provide proper reading matter for
them. But the need Of libraries fur
nished In a more adequate and scien-
tinc way was so largely felt that the
United States government requested
the American Library association to
undertake the work.
At once, 1t vas decided to raise a
million-dollar war fund not 20 much
for the purchase of books as for the
erection of suitable library buildings
at every cantonment for the transpor-
tation Of books and for the purpose Of
securing the service of skilled nbrart-
ans. The first step in the formation Of
the organization In charge Of the mill
lion-dollar war fund was the appoint
ment by Secretary Of Wal Newton D.
Baker of ten nationally known men
and women to constitute a library wal
council.
United, and cooperating with the
war service committee are most Of
the prominent authors Of the United
States; practically all Of the publish
ers, who have proved willing volun-
teers; and practically all of the leading
members Of the library profession. All
these are working in conjunction with
the library war council, the commits
sion on training camp activities and
the war department itself.
One Of the heaviest items of expense
ut the beginning of the work is the
erection of 80 camp-library buildings
at the various cantOnments throughout
the country. Each building will be 40
BY 120 feet In size, one-stOry high, and
will have accommodations for 5000 or
10000 books, newspapers and maya
zines, and living quarters for he staff.
It 10 hoped and expected that each of
these libraries will be In charge of a
trained librarian. In each camp 1t Is
planned to have a library headquarters
with books and periodicals for read
ing-room use, together with a system
of distributing agencies; affording to
the soldiers a kind Of 1rst-class city
public library service.
A careful survey Of the entire field
determined that 81 IL the amount nee
essary for the Purchase, maintenance
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

ANNUAL HARVEST HOME AND
FAIR OF ASBURY M. E. CHURCH
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

The Board of Freeholders, at their
regular monthly meeting on Wednes-
day, directed that provision be made
for the proper drainage of the Shore
Road between Pleasantville and Son.
ers Point, there being four low places
where water collects.
At the annual meeting of the Pleas
antville Chamber of Commerce, the old
officers were reelected for another
year, as follows: President, John S.
Weaver; Vice-president, Bertram E.
Whitman; Secretary, Thomas B. Woot-
ton; Treasurer, Capt. Mark w. Blake.
The headquarters of the Red Cross
have been moved from Washington
avenue to 103 North Main street. One
of the chief needs of the new location
is a heating stove of some kind, and it
is hoped that some generous citizen
may come to the aid of the organiza-
ton by supplying this want.
Alfred Fenton, twelve-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton, of Greenway a
enue, was struck by an automobile on
the Shore Road in front of the Allan
tic City Country Club at noon last
Sunday, and suffered a fracture of the
left leg and injuries about the hip.
He was attended by local physicians
and later sent to the Atlantic City
Hospital, where he is recovering salts
factorily.
The Head-of-the-River Church at
Tuckahoe will celebrate It's 125th ami
versary on Sunday, October IA. This
is the mother church of Atlantic Coun-
ty and these anniversaries are observ-
ed as home coming" occasions, and
are attended by members of the older
families from all parts of the county.
1t is hoped that many members of the
Atlantic County Historical Society
will find it convenient to attend.
The Committee on the Fancy Goods
Tables for the Old Home Week of Sa-
lem M. E. Church will be entertained
by the chairman, Mrs. John F. Ryon,
at her home in Chelsea on Monday.
Among the members of the Committee
are: Mrs. M. Steinrook, Mrs Arthur
P. Ryon, Mrs. Charles W. Blake, Mrs.
Thomas c. Tompkins, Mrs. Charles T.
Collins, Mrs. Curtis Risley, Mrs. Dan
iel l.. Collins, Mrs. VIM. H. Mathis and
Others
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

The Queen Esthers of Wesley
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
C. A. Campbell on Monday evening
next, at 7.30 o'clock.
The city of Newark, the largest in
the State, at a special election on Tues
day, voted overwhelmingly to adopt
commission form of government.
H. w. Helfrich is making extensive
improvements to his home n grounds
on S. Main street. The painting on
tract has been given to Samuel Sooy.
The Republicans will have a Mass
Meeting in ~Pleasantville on Thursday
evening, Nov. LIST, when the county
candidates and other prominent speak
ers will address the voters.
The State Board of Education last
Saturday finally selected the Whitney
Estate, adjoining the railroad station
at Glassboro, for the site of the new
South Jersey Normal School.
A bridge party for the benefit of the
New Jersey Soldiers will be given at
the residence of Mrs. Henry w. Lewis
on Saturday, October 20, at 2.30 o'clock
sharp. The tickets are $1.00.
Both Atlantic and Cape May coun-
ties, through their Boards of Freehold
ers, have expressed a desire to pur-
chase the automobile toll bridge con-
Meeting Somers Point and Ocean City.
Jacob Bacharach, the father of Con-
gresham Isaac Bacharach, Mayor
Harry Bacharach and Benjamin Bach
arach, Esq, died suddenly at his home
in Atlantic City on Wednesday morn
ing. He was in lbs seth year..
The Pleasantville Trust Co. has re-
ceived the Liberty Loan Bonds, first
series, and requests purchasers hold
ing temporary certificates to present
them at the Bank at their earlist On
venience and receive the Bonds in ex-
change.
The World Wide Guild of the First
Baptist Church were entertained by
Miss Ruth Ruhl at the home of Mrs.
T. Hubert Smith on Tuesday evening.
A large number were in attendance
and thoroughly enjoyed Miss Ruhl's
hospitality.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

and circulation OF one book. One dol
lar, 1t has been figured, will furnish a
book, keep 1t In circulation until 1t Is
worn out, replace 1t when 1t Is retired
for physical disability, and all the time
pay a share of the expense of properly
housing and caring for these libraries
In the various camps.
1t is not to be imagined that the stu
pendous task Of furnishing the sol
diers with books; equipping, establish
ing and maintaining libraries, both sta
tiOnary and travelling, Is undertaken
with, primarily, an educational idea
The books are needed not only to pro-
vide recreation for the soldiers when
they are off duty, but to help coun-
teract evil influences in the vicinities
of the camps and cantonments. Books
to read will help to make the camps 50
wholesome and attractive that the
forces that tend to take men away
from their duty will lose, at least part,
Of their charm.
There is no desire on the part of the
Library association nor the
library war council to thrust educa-
tional books at the heads of men al
ready tired from training and from
fighting and who would desire recrea-
ton rather than the acquisition Of
knowledge. The aim has been and will
be to provide In abundance volumes Of
short stories and novels Of the more
popular sort; and these when they are
purchased, from the present fund, will
be selected with all the acumen that
comes to men whose lives have been
spent In library service. A tentative
list has already been prepared, and
that 1t Is tremendously democratic may
be cleaned from the fact that 1t starts
out with w. j. Abbot's "Battlefields
and Camp Fires" and includes novels
by George AIDE, Balzac, John Kendrick
Bangs, James M. Barrie, Rex Beach,
Hilaire Belloc, William Black, Booth
Harrington, Meredith Nicholson, Rob
ert w. Chambers, Hall Game, Winston
Churchill, G. X. Chesterton, Wilkie Col
Inns, Irwin Cobb, Marion Crawford,
Richard Harding Davis, Charles Dick
ems, w. M. ~Thackeray, Conan Doyle,
Lord Dunsany, jeffrey Farnol, Edna
Ferber, Montague Glass and-but one
could 60 on and make a list of prac.
tically all the popular American and
foreign authors and that list would
probably prove a pretty accurate cata-
logue of the books that are to be fur
nished the American soldier, wherever
he may be. by the library war council.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

rated with booths as follows: Linen
Booth, Mrs. Ida Montana, chairman;
Grocery Booth, Mrs. Matte Harris,
chairman; Refreshment Booth, man.
aged by the officials, Carter Williams
and Clement Byrd in charge; Candy
Booth, managed by the Pastors Work
ing Guild club. They are all author
lied to solicit for the same. A pro-
gram will be rendered each night in
the main auditorium of the Church as
follows: Tuesday night, by local tai
ent. Wednesday night, DR.. C. A. Tind-
ley, the noted pulpit orator and preach
er, of Philadelphia, will preach. Thurs.
day night, DR.. R. G. Waters, known as
the great pulpit orator and lecturer, of
Orange, N. j., will preach. Program
for Friday night will be provided.
Everybody is invited to attend these
exercises.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
AsBURY M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. E. F. Morris. Pastor.

The services were all well attended
and very interesting and beneficial.
Four new members were received in the
Church. The order of services for
Sundays, Oct. 14th and 21st, is as fol
lows: Sunday School at 10 a. M, with
Mr.. Frank Terry as superintendent.
Next Sunday, Oct. 14th, Rev. c. M.
Game, the manager Of the Y. M. c. A,
Atlantic City, will preach both morn
ing and night. And on Sunday, Oct.
21st, Rev. w. Y. D. Delaney, pastor
of st. Marks Methodist Church OF
Crawford, N. j., will preach both morn
ing and night. Good music by the
choirs and congregation at all Of these
services. A cordial welcome to every
one,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
Some Superstitions That
Have to Do With Love and
Marriage Refuse to Die.

No superstitiOns persist more strong
ly than those which concern love. Many
people who in general understand the
a%bsurdity of folk signs are yet some
what influenced by those which have to
do with the affections. Here are some
Of the typical superstitions of love and
prospective marriage. 1t will be OBJ
served that the great majority apply
to the feminine rather than the mascu-
line sex.
If a boy pulls a hair from a girls
head she will always love him. If a
girl buries a boys hair and her own
together under a stone he will love her
always. The wearing of a wasp's nest
In a girls clothes will cause her lovers
affection for her to increase.
If some one takes the combings from
your hair she will also take your sweet
heart. Similarly, If a girl steps on your
heel she is trying to supplant you in
your s~weetheart's affections. A boy
should not give his sweetheart a pair
of shoes, for, If he does, she will walk
away from him.
If a bramble catches in your skirt a
widower Is in love with you. The sight
Of a hue-eyed dog is a sign that your
next lover will be white-headed. AS
many times as you can pop your
knuckles, sc many lovers have you.
The finding of a one-leaf clover indi-
Gates that you are about to get a letter
from your sweetheart. If you find a
two-leaf clover you will receive a kiss
from your sweetheart. If your upper
lip itches you will soop be kissed by Q
tall man.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
Stars on Flying Machines.

The American navy aircraft are to
have a distinguishing mark In the
shape of a white star, with a red cen
ter, on a circular background of blue +;
while the army airplanes may be rec
ognized by a five-pointed white star
inside of a blue circumscribed field,
with the center of the star red.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, wife Of
the attorney general Of the United
States, in the uniform Of the food ad-
min~istratIon. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Gregory and other wives Of cabi-
net members and high government off,
eIaIs, having signed the pledge card,
are entitled to YEA this uniform and
hang the official food card In the win.
dow Of their homes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
SALEM M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Pennington Corson, Pastor.

Services Sunday, as follows:
9.45 a. M, Class Meeting.
1870 a. M, Morning Worship. Sub
ject of sermon: "a Case in Court"
2.30 D. m, Sunday School.
100 p. m, Service of Song and ser
mon subject: Who Will Go to Heav
en-"
Bear in mind "Old Home Week.
Oct. q to %.
All welcome to all services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
The New Order.

She (belligerently)-Why weren't you
at the station with the car to meet me
as usual2
he (meekly)-My dear, you ought to
get into this habit Of some meetiess
lays.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13
Business Editorial No. 6 R 81. Weave, Store.

"A WORD TO THE WISE is SUFFICIENT as the old say
ing goes. Everybody should be "wise" in these days of fren-
zed marketing.
Our word to you is BUY EARLY. Many staples are
practically exhausted. Good goods r. very scarce. Prices
are going higher all the time. Our stock is fairly complete at
the present time and the prices II reasonable. Come in and
select your goods SOON. If you can't pay for them. we will Law
them aside for a few days with a small deposit a s a guarantee
Paste this in your hat-BUY EARLY.
THE WEAVER STORE
We give and Redeem MoNEX-sAck STAMPS.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

If you have a relative or friend who
is interested in Pleasantville, living
in some other state or community,
send them The Pleasantville Press.
1t will be a pleasing weekly visitor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-13

Will be held in the lecture room of
the Church, Oct. %, "a, %, 26. The
lecture room will be beautifully deco
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Nnninm Nim u2rd9n.. 1909 Potts st. and Gertrude
Frank B Ludwig; Millville, Pa. and clara r.
James Rrown; Darby. Pa, and Alice J. Jack
Alex Newman. l5i Poplar st. and TItiic ata.t,
l3I Vine. st. 'N'
Joe Bu.Zella. 63d Spruce st. and Emilia Taylor
GIG Manning 81. ''''
Josrph ID ,ErW!n. 2tol z; Lettorly St. and
Carl sCnindler. 2ioG N Front st, and Anna
Hrandman, 1901 y. 9Th st. ''''
William 3, Richa rdS 1910 Powelton ave md
Mae T.. latham. Mlbourne. Pa
Anthony Santo, Newark ~ j., and Madeline
Nerrei. ZOO $. Broad St
Harry j RalGh. l22 DE l.ancey ST., and Lizzie
Kelly. ia De Lanccy 81.
Albert A. Carrigan, i2is n. 18th st. and Nellie
NJ. Powers, Al Mapewood ave.
Cha rlcs Fecley, 2hIi Webster St. and Cath.
arne Mace 25it Webster st.
Jacob q. Poole. 32iO Emerald ST., and Grace
CLARK. o2l Il. Mayneld st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
STATE TO SPEND S16O.OOO
FOR MT. GRETNA CAMP

HARRISBURG March 1i.--Adiutant
General Stewart and Governor Brumbaugh
have planned to ask the Legislature to re-
appropriate for the permanent IMPROVEMENT
Of Mt. Grctna the sl60 900 set aside by the
last Legislature for the 1916 encampments
of the National Guard. which money was
not expended because Of the militia's hav-
ing been called to the border.
The United States has chosen Mt. Gretna
as the mobilization noint Of the National
Guard of PENNSYLVANIA in the event of call
into the Federal service The site is well
situated so far as central location, purity
of water and other essentials of n military
encampment are concerned. but there were
many complaints last summer of failure Of
tho State to put the ground into proper con-
dition for the use of troops The roads
were almost imrassable at times. despite
the efforts of the state Highway Department
toward temporary Improvement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
PASTOR DEPLORES MORAL
LAXITY IN BORDER CAMPS

Laxity of the United States army author
tiles with regard TO the moral welfare OF
the troops down on the border was depored
by the Rev Or George Craig Stewart, OF
Evanston H.. who spoke on the subject.
THE Sacredness Of the Home" at the noon
day Lenten service at the Garrick Theatre
today.
The Government" said Doctor Stewart,
took elaborate precautions to insure the
health Of the men while they were In camp
Sanitary conditions. I understand. within
the camp space were excellent Neverthe-
less. lot of bad Mexican and American
women were allowed to hang around out
side of the camp and undermine the soldiers
morally"