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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
POE kET BILLIARDS.
Over the Top in Huge Drive Of Cham
nlnnShip Tournaments.

\ movement which Is meeting the en-
,huSIaStic support Of billiard roomkcep-
9rS and PLAYERS n well under way To
7ut the game ot pocket billiards over
nc ton With a rush during tho forth
,cmiug season
Briefly stated. the plan *. Is State
championship events, - preliminary
n eliminating tournaments tor each
state. | national and - qualifying or
preliminary tournaments for the ma
tlonal event, making total OF b31
championship tournaments within peri
od oi sIN months.
All champions who hold Titles IN any
nnc Of the classes, except the first pre-
Iminary event for state champions,
Viii receive a salary during the time
thcv retain the title
Titles can be lost only by limitation
or tournament contests They are not
subject TO challenge The plan Is quite
simple.
Each State viii he divided into either
10 or II sections. according To popula-
ton. Zach Of these sections viii hold
a tournament with not less than ten,
and not more than twelve, PARTICIPANTS
All Of these state preliminary tour
naments will be played at the same time
in early part of September. The WIN
ncrs in each of these qualifying tourna-
mcnts will then meet IN a contest for the
State Championship the latter part
Of September, or the first part Of octo-
icr. The result Will be, 4S State cham
pions IN the United States. Zach Of
these State champions will receive a
salary Of 500 per month during the
time they hold the title
As soon rs feasible after the closing
of the State events, interstate tourna-
ments Will be brought off There will be
only fortv-elght entrants IN these inter
state tournaments. all OF them being
State champions Twelve of these IN
tcrstate tournaments viii be brought
off al the same time The twelve win
ncrs viii be obligated 10 Immediately
enter as contestants in tournament to
create a champion for the United States.
Those who fail to qualify for the na-
tlonal tournament viii still retain their
TITLES and salaries. which belong to
them, as State champions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
AMUSE EMENTS.
W =. uAur At rur QUEEN.

The many followers of William =
Hart IN this city have a treat an store
for them with the showing Of Riddle
Gawnc," Hart 8 newest aircraft picture
in winch he viii be seen at the Queen
three DAYS beginning today Ever adj
vance report speaks 0f thus production
as one of the finest OF Hart rccrnt pre-
scntation In addition TO this bg tca-
turc the management also announces
that they have contracted at the govern
mcnt officials two reel picture entitled
Our Bridge OF Ships winch VIII be
shown today and Friday
The wonderful work that has been and
is being done every minute Of the working
day hv our shiphmldcrs. IL shown IN
detail in the government offering. Former
lv il took five months To build an S,bU
ton ship Our Bridge of Ships shows
how Uncle Sam does II IN % days and
how preparations are beng made SO
that our Uncle Sam can do IT In y days.
President Wilson and Secretary Daniels
are shown speaking
JOHN BARRYMORE At THE MAJESTIC.
One OF the most relshable comedies
produced hv Paramount in years ls On
the Quiet" which serves as John Barry
more's re-entrance int the silent drama
and which will bc displayed at the
Majestic for thrce days beginning today.
In this new photoplay based upon the
celebrated play by Augustus Thomas,
which was produced IN New York with
enormous success, Barrymore has an ex-
celent role
MONROE SALISBURY At THE VICTORIA.
Judging from the audiences which
greeted Monroe Salisbury III The Guilt
of Silence now showing at the Victoria
Theatre, William : Hart 5 only rival, rs
the new western actor has come 10 be
known, has won the hearts of Whining
tons movie fans The film will be shown
for the remainder Of this week and hose
who have as yet remained macquainted
with the western movie actor, Will have
the opportunity to see a picture in which
he is seen al his best.
AMUSEMENT PARKS.
The Family Theatre at Shellpot Park
is drawing big attendance this week with
its excellent vaudeville bill. The park IS
open all of this week.
Brandywine Springs Park IS enter
tanning good crowds of people and when the
season is over il is believed that 1t will be
found that this has been one of the biggest
and most successful IN the history of the
park
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
SIMON LEADS GREENHILL SHOOT

George II. Simon starred at the Green
hill Clue shoot YESTERDAY afternoon,
when the following scores were made
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05

something y have invented coi-
Iapslbie. non-re6iiabic battle line.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05

You try an Every Evenlnz want adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
SATURDAYS MATCH.
Wilmington Trapshooters TO Try Again
for Connahle Trophy

Tho attraction at the Wilmington Trap
shooting Association on Saturday will
ho the third contest for the Frank l..
Connable Trophy Already two legs lave
been won on this trophy the hrst Of
August 10th, hy Clyde Lccdom. with a
score Of f7 with two added targets which
gave HIM 80 Tho second winner was q
II lofand on August oath with a q
plus slN added targets giving hlm a per
feet 81
This trophy Is 10 be shot for regularly
during his fall and winter. the final CON
test 10 be held sometime after March
lst 1919. ~ which time all Of those who
have won previous contests aill shoot for
tho permanent ownership
All contests will bc at 10 targets per
man from l6 wards. with an added tar
&c, handicap awarded by the club hands
cap committee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
NIGHT RACES AT FAIR.
Runners Entertain Crowd at Eismere
Track

Three running races were held at
the Delaware State Fair last night in
which Crack O'Day, Micahel s G and
Schmega were the numbers respectively
The results were
First race, ! furlongs First, Crack
O'Day; second. Pay Streak; third, FL
mo; fourth. Wonderful Time, 2.07s4.
Second race, 4 fourlongs First.
Mipchal; second, Lenope; third, Wonder
full: fourth Pocapson Time, 5Sl4
Third race, 6 furlongs: First Schmegia;
second, Mable c.: third, Elmo; fourth,
Modem b. Time, "a.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
To AUCTION OFF Bon SEATS.
Sale for Harlan-Standard Game Held
at Hotel du Pont nj II y. m

An auction sale of boxes and choIcp
seats. for the game IN Philadelphia. Sat
urdav afternoon. between Harlan and
tho Standard team OF Staten Island for
the championship 81 tho Atlantic Coast,
among shipvar,i teams. was held in the
lobby Of the Hotel du pont AZ clock
this afternoon The proceeds Of the
games IN Philadelphia viii 90 to the
war chest fund. and the games in New
York Viii be turned over TO the Red
Cross fund
At the sale of boxes in Philadelphia
Yesterday afternoon, Henry r. Scott.
Winddr LAIRD, ] Il Weaver from tins
city, purchased boxes, paying $3.50 for
them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05

ncw draft The representatives. If the
Committee IN The Relation of Military
- Industrial Man Power vhn nill at
vtth everv district board will 10 armed
with the ucw preference list Of he War
Industries Board ~ II guide to their
adyl~. To fhr boards This sst witt
group 20 classes of industries. according
70 TIE shortage ot heir production
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
A FRAME Up PROBABLY.

Artist 10 bis salesman. Who has uiyt
returned with the OIL painting You're a
rotten canvasser'
Business manager. Fell. I NAV be a
bum canvasser, bnt I'm rot as hum "a
ae canvas, grl-- artoons Magazine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
AMUSEMENT PARKS

Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results Proved to the salts
faction OF many and will be to you.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
WILL SHOW FRENCH
WAR PICTURES

Official French war pictures will be
brought to Richmond probably on SUM-
day, June 16, and shown here under
the personal supervision of Professor
c. Michelon. of Indianapolis. presi-
dent of the French War Orphans COM
mittee.
These are motion pictures and de-
pict actual scenes on the battle fields
of Europe. Many of them have been
taken since the United States entered
the war and they show actual battle
scenes, aeroplanes in action, etc. The
pictures have been officially sane.
toned by the French government.
Professor Michelon was an officer In
the French army and passed through
the first two years Of the war. He
was then sent to America to have
charge Of the French War Orphans
committee which solicits funds and
clothing for the children of France
made orphans by the war. The pro-
fessor will lecture during the show
ing of the pictures, having taken part
himself in many Of the scenes de-
picted.
The Wayne county council OF de-
Tense will have charge of the pro.
gram, and w. w. Keller, chairman,
said Saturday that he was not certain
as to the date, but that Sunday, June
16, would probably be selected. 1t is
thought at present that the Coliseum
will be secured for the afternoon and
evening. No admission fee will be
charged
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
FACULTY CHANGES
AT EARLHAM COLLEGE

The announcement Of several chang
es in the Earlham faculty for next
year was made Friday afternoon by
President Edwards at the close of the
commencement exercises.
A new department is to be opened
at the college next year, DR.. Edwards
announced. in the department of po-
litical and social science. DR.. Homer
l.. Morris, an Earlham graduate, who
has just received his Phi D. degree at
Columbia University, is to head the
department. DR.. Horace F. Martin, of
the Iowa State University, will head
the department of education. DR..
Lindley R. Dean, who has meen asso-
ciate professor of classical languages
at Dartmouth College, will come to
take charge of the department of
classical languages here. DR.. Dean
has Phi. D. from Princeton UNIVERSE
ty.
DR.. Ray Bowen, who has been asso-
ciate professor of romance languages
at Syracuse University, is to take
charge of the department of romance
languages. DR.. Bowen has a Phi. D.
degree from Cornell University.
DR.. L. T. Jones, of the State Uni
versity OF Iowa. will succeed Prof
Shoup in the history department. Prof
Shoup leaves to become head of the
history department at Whittier col
lege. Clarence C. Coffin, of Iowa Uni.
versity, will head the work in manual
training, and, Samuel p Carton, OF
Hedding College in Illinois, will take
charge of the musical department and
vocal instruction. Mr.. Carton sue
ceeds Miss Elgia Wittwer, who has a
scholarship at the University of Chi
cago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08

over his body.
Skull Fractured
The motorman of street car 60
ing north, carried the child into the
yard of the child's home where the
father received it and carried it into
the house. DR.. r. D. Morrow, coroner,
was Immediately called. DR.. Morrow
announced that the child died in a
few minutes after the accident. The
child's skull was fractured and the
neck and chest was crushed by the
weight of the car.
The child was the son Of Charles
F. Surendorf, 200 North Eighth street.
railroad engineer. Only on special
occasions was he known by his reg
ular" name of Walter William Suren-
dorf To the neighbors and his play
mates and family he was known as
Billy"
Edward D. Lane who was operating
the car, stated that he was not going
more than eight miles an hour. The
child, he said, was walking backward
off the street car track to avoid be-
ing run down by the oncoming street
car. Lane sounded a warning, he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08

said, and when the child stepped IN
front of his car, he was about SIX OF
seven feet away.
He started to place his foot on the
brake, but instead struck the gaso
line feed and accelerated the speed OF
the car. instead. Before he could
place his foot on the brake the car
passed over the child's body. Eye.
witnesses of the accident stated that
it was unavoidable.
Lane is retired farmer and moved
to Richmond from Williamsburg, Ind
He resides at ZIG North Fourteenth
street.
Besides his parents. the child leaves
two brothers, Charles and Robert.
brothers, Charles and Robert.
Funeral service will be held Sun.
day afternoon at the home at o'clock
Rev. F. ". Rohlfing will officiate. Blu.
rial will be in the Lutheran cemetery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
Learning Of New Word Causes
Death of tBilly" Surendorf

The new word that four-year-old
Billy" Surendorf learned Friday is
believed to have caused his death.
The child had been sent on an er.
rand to the grocery for his mother,
and while lodging between the auto
mobiles that passed on Eighth street
was struck and almost instantly
killed by a five passenger car driven
by Edward D. Lane, ZIG North Four
tenth street.
1t was said at his home that the
child had been told to buy some cocoa
at the grocery, and that the word
which was new one in his vocabu
larry, probably preoccupied him to the
extent that he forgot to watch for
oncoming automobiles. The last
thing he said before leaving home
according to neighbors, was, Mama
l can say cocoa"
The accident occurred about
o'clock Friday evening. The automo
bile was going south on Eighth street
and the child in crossing the street
lodged other cars that were passing
and ran directly in front of Lanes
car, it is said. The automobile passed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
Murphy Placed in Charge
of County Garden Work

E. F. Murphy, who has been acting
as city garden supervisor. under the
direction of the Commercial club war
garden committee, received notice
Saturday from Washington that he
has been made assistant emergency
demonstration agent of Wayne county,
with complete charge Of garden work
throughout the county.
Mr. Murphy will be under the d.
rection of the government department
of agriculture. He is to have charge
Of all garden work in the county, and
will extend the work he has been
doing in Richmond to all the smaller
towns, in Wayne county.
During the past year Mr.. Murphy
has placed Richmond first in the
United States in the number of school
war gardeners, and has made an ex-
cellent record for himself and the
city in the garden work done in Rich
mond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
War Causes Big Decrease
in "Drunks" in England
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, June SIT will not be
difficult to maintain "the present level
of sobriety," says the British liquor
control board, which has been wrest-
ling with what was considered a men
acing drink problem since early in the
war, in its fourth annual report.
Police records show that drunken
ness had been reduced to one-fourth
Of what it was at the beginning of the
war The average number of arrests
weekly for drunkenness in the five
largest centers of population for 1913
and 1917 compare as follows:
London, 1859 and 800; Birmingham
81 and 16; Liverpool 2s5 and II; Man
chester 148 and %; Glasgow 514 and
1SS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
Urge Large Attendance at
Commercial Club Meets

The attendance at the Commercial
club meeting Friday night was not
what it should have been to show the
interest of the membership in the or
ganization, the committee in charge
stated Saturday.
1t is planned to continue the meet
ings Of the club during the summer,
according to Secretary Ullman, and to
have some special feature In connec-
ton with each one. A larger attend
ance is expected at the succeeding
meetings than was present Friday
night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
Close Army Enlistments
for Vocational Training

Word was received from the Indian
apolis recruiting office by Army Re-
cruiter Wright, that enlistment of
young men in the infantry who enlist
in that service with a view of enter
ing school for special training will
close Monday, June 10.
According to the communication re-
ceived by Wright. this branch is filled
However. he said the infantry would
remain open but no one enlisting now
could obtain special training.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
WILL TAKE ACTION
ON R. c. SLACkERS

The county council Of defense, at its
meeting Saturday afternoon took up
the action which will be taken against
those persons who were listed for
Red Cross war fund contributions and
failed to respond.
Matters of road and street improve
ments in the county were also consid-
cred
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
Branches of Naval
Reserve Are Closed

All branches of the naval reserve
force have been closed to enlistments
except machinists mate, aviation, sea-
man, second class, and fireman. Ma
chinists mates are sent directly to duty
and men who enlist as seamen and
firemen are returned home on waiting
orders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
SAYS 1T ACTED LIKE A CHARM

Coughs. colds. sore throat or bron-
chisl troubles which persist at this
time of the year usually are of an OBJ
stinate character. That is all the more
reason why a truly reliable remedy
like sFoley's Honey and Tar Compound
should be used Mrs. Margaret Smale.
Bishop, Calf, writes: ''Foley's Honey
and Tar is a grand remedy: more than
is claimed for it. l was suffering from
a cold last week and used the medicine
and il acted like charm" Contains
no opiates. For sale by A G.. LUX en-
e. Co.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
Intensive Cultivation
Urged by Murphy

War gardeners should cultivate
their ground to the fullest extent. in
order to conserve the moisture, E. F.
Murphy secretary of the Commercial
club war garden committee, said Sat
urday. BY thorough tillage, the gar
den director said. dust mulch will
be formed over the top Of the ground
and will conserve the moisture during
the dry season.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
HAYWARD LEAVES RICHMOND

Pete Hayward, former assistant d.
rector Of the Richmond Y. NJ. c. A..
left for Chicago Friday. where he will
enter his duties as assistant physical
director at ''Y" there. Russell Parker
who has also been appointed an assist
ant there will leave for Chicago as
soon as the "Y" camping trip Is over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
ENLISTS IN NAVY

Ira Carvin Little of Cambridge City,
has enlisted in the naval reserve force
as machinists mate, aviation, and was
sent in to Indianapolis Saturday for
final examination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08

1t Ia estimated that 20 per cent. of
the residents of the United States use
in some form every day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08
BRIEFS

lvcxt friday, June i4ta, Is
Flag Day. Get your Flag now
while stock is complete. Bar
.el & Robe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08

Miss Carolyn Hutton. Miss Dorothy
Dilks and Mrs. George Dilks left on
a motor trip to Philadelphia, Pa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08

Mr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. James Rob-
erts have returned from Newcastle
where they have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roberts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-08

Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Craig and daugh-
ter, Miss Lillian. of North Eleventh
street, left today for Lansing, Mich.
where they will reside.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-01
GARRY TIE MESSAGE;
Do Your Bit in War and Talk
About It.
Save Wheat, Meat, Fats and Sugar,
and Ask Others If They Are
Doing Same.

Washington.-Fight the war with
food-and talk about it!
Do not hide your light under a BUSH
ell if you are helping win the war
against Germany by following the
teachings Of the United States food
administration.
Practice the doctrine of saving the
wheat, the meat, the fats and the
sugar and ask others if they are doing
the same.
Tell them what you are doing and
how. Tell it in detail, by casual ref
erence, humorously, seriously, inti-
mately, or in public addresses. Tell
them directly or by insinuation, as may
be your method, that you think those
wbG are not fighting through the kitch-
en- are slackerS.
Bring home to everyone within the
sound Of your voice the fact that we
are as deeply involved in war as any
other nation and that we must furnish
food for our armies and our allies.
, Tell them of the hungry children in
Europe who are growing daily more
thin and bloodless, losing all their
childish gayety and joy, because Of
lack of food, added to horror and
shock.
impress on your audience, be it great
or small, that if love of humanity will
not make them save food. the instinct
of self preservation should.
WE MUST HAVE FOOD TO WIZ
| THE WAR!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-01
HIGH PRICES IN GERMANY

Price List Shows Big Increases Since
Beginning of War.
The Massachusetts, woman's commit
tee Of the council Of national defense
is in receipt Of price list now in
force in Germany which contains the
following interesting quotations:
Cotton socks for infants were 9
cents per pair, now u cents for same
grade.
Machine cotton was 4 cents per
spool, now % cents.
Ladies' woolen stockings were e6
cents, now $3.50 per pair for same
quality.
Cotton voile was 13 cents per yard,
now $2.SS for same quality.
Ladies' chemises were 81, now SIG
for same quality.
Half-wool dress goods was SO cents
per yard, now S5.76 for identical ma
terial.
Such prices here would make Ameri-
can women think that We have Sone
back to Civil war prices.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-01
TRIES TO LASSO BEAR

West Virginia Man Has Thrilling Ex-
perience on Mountain.
James S. Ware had thrilling eX-
perience when ne encountered a bear
and her cub on Cheat mountain, near
Elkins, W. Va, recently.
According to Ware, the bears CLIMBED
a tree. and, being unarmed, he secured
some grapevine and followed, with the
intention of lassoing them. The moth
er bear climbed down over Ware "slob-
bering in his face" he said, but max
ing no attempt to attack him, and fled
into the woods, abandoning the cub.
Ware hurried home and returned with
q dog and gun. but both OF the AMI
mails had disappeared.