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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
Big Wrestling SHOW on
Bill at Palace Tonight

Wrestling viii come into its own
again tonight at Palace Hall wheR
three bouts will be given between
wrestiers who rave all won some sort
of championship or are claimants of
different championships. George the
Greek. now employed at Camp Nor
gan. Is the mar behind the local at
tempt. George will meet Young Am
erica in a match. George is the Greek
lightweight champion while the man
he tackles holds the Polish honors
for his weight.
Jimmy Condas. announced as
Young Dimitre OF the posters. Is also
a Camp Morgan shell wrestler and his
opponent will be Joe Wullas. In the
other match Bill Talks. of Plainfield,
will take on Young Mollinos. These
bouts Will all &c to the winner OF two
out OF three falls. Catch-as-catch-
can will prevail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
Is n. J. Boxing Commission
Lifting Ban on Mixed Bouts?

The matching of negro boxers to
meet white pugilists at an Atlantic
City club is regarded in pugilistic cir
cles as an indication that the State
Athletic commission. which admins
ters boxing affairs In New Jersey. will
permit mixed bouts in the future.
The question of mixed contests has
been the subject of controversy in
New Jersey ever since boxing was le-
galized. Until recently there have
been efforts In some quarters to dis
courage such matches. notwithstand-
ing the fact that a rule prohibiting
mixed bouts made by the commission
upon organizing had later been 9b-
rogated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
Columbia to Have Eleven
on Gridhon This Season

In anticipation of a favorable de-
cision by the university committee On
athletics with reference to h con-
tinuing of intercollegiate sports. Fred
Dawson, coach of the Columbia foot
bali team, put \ squad of forty or
more candidates fo- the eleven
through their serious workout of the
year on South Field yesterday after
noon.
or the men who reported for prac-
tice YESTERDAY. four were veterans
of the 1917 eleven. They were An
gus, McCabe, quarterback. Houlahan
and Canapery, halfbacks. and Charlie
Shaw fullback. Houlahan. Canapcry
and shaw were unable tc report in
thei.' company was
required to fall in at AIS for special
drill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
Red Cross Golf Match to
Be Held on Staten Island

A Joint committee of the Fox Hills
Golf Club and the Richmond County
Country Club on Staten Island has a.
ranged an exhibition match for Sui
day at 1880 o'clock for the benefit of
the Red Cross.
Jerome T. Travers and Oswald
Kfrkby will meet A. F. KainIner. sew
eral times champion of Staten Island.
and Lucien Walker, Jr., the metro
politan Junior champion ard present
holder of the Staten Island titic.
The match will be played ove the
Fox Hill links. which offers a sound
test Of golf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

the mar with the ball and holds the
opposition away during the seconds II
takes a backield man to get off a u C
cessful kick or forward pass.
Every man on a team should know
how to block properly.
The accompanying photograph
shows a man being successfully block
ed. The man In tho foreground has
neared the man with the ball and was
prepared to make block completely.
Then the tackle when the blocker's
whose ace is shown throws himself
In front. stopping his man completely.
At times It is impossible to block
completely. Then the blocker should
turn his man with his shoulder,
throwing him off balance and saving
the man with the ball. In blocking
always hit low.
Read the next football article In
h NEWS tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
SbOrtsmdn'S Corner

SPORTING EDITOR.
DEAR Ed:
/ SAT ringside
WITH YOUR pass at
THE LOTOS fights
LAST night and
WANNA tell you
THAT 1 laughed
MORE AT two women
THAT SAT behind me
THAN / did at
CHARLIE Chaplin the
FUNNY MOVIE fellow.
WHEN THEY first
CAME into the hall
AND SAT- behind me
THE LITTLE n said.
us THERE gonna be
A FIGHT?" oh Ed
/ WONDER If she
THOUGHT they were
GONNA serve tea?
AND THEN the big
ONE SAID DO you
THINK IT'LL be rough?"
TO WHICH the little wren
-CHIRPED, II hope 1t
ISN'T too rough"
AND JUST then the
FIGHTERS WE'RE announced.
WITH A GIGGLE of delight
THE BIG LADY exclaimed,
LETS SEE IL we can
PICK the winner as we
DID AT THE bicycle C
AND THEY picked Kid Leo
UNFORTUNATELY for Leo.
AFTER SEVERAL blows had
BEEN EXCHANGED the little
JANE MADE a wonderful
DISCOVERY and cried,
"OH. THEY must be angry
THEY'RE fighting.
mo LADY they are not
FIGHTING" interposed o
STEW sitting ear them
THEY ARE picking the
-FRECKLES OFF each others
SHOULDERS and the gloves
ARE USED so that they
DON'T SCRATCH each
OTHER IN their hurry"
ALL AT once the big
ONE HOLLERED. Kill him.
THE MEAN thing and
THE STEW left the
PLACE WHEN he heard
THAT And then the
LITTLE woman fanite
STIRRED BY the spirit
OF CURIOSITY asked.
"Do THEY get paid
FOR DOING thos and
THE STEW had iusr
RETURNED IN time to
HEAR THIS and nobley
REPLIED INC madam. these
BOYS ARE all about TO
TO BE married and their
BRIDES do 1't like fat
MEN so thew are
REDUCING for a hard
LIFE" The next
FIGHT CAME and the
DAINTY big one
REMARKED. ct don't Ike
THAT FELLOWS face"
DON'T LOOK at his
FACE" fmplored the
STEW Took at his
F0OTWORK."
@FRFSHi~ exclaimed
BOTH WOMEN in a chorus
THAT'S all.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
You Can't Rub Il Away;
Rheumatism is in the Blood

tism until you cleanse your blood a
the germs that cause the disease.
s. 8. s. has never had an equal as .
blood purifier and scores Of sufferers
say that It has cleansed their blood Of
Rheumatism, and removed all trace
of the disease from their system.
Get a bottle Of s. s. 8. at your
drug store, and get on the right
treatment to-day. If you want spe-
cial medical advice, you can obtain n
free by addressing Medical Director.
% Swift Laboratory, Atlantis, Ga
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
TIniments WIN Never Cure.

II you are afHicted with Rheuma-
tism, why waste time with liniments,
lotions and other local applications
that never did cure Rheumatism, and
never Wilt
Do not try to rub the pain away,
for you viii never succeed. Try the
sensible plan Of finding the cause Of
the pain, and go after that. Remove
the cause, and there can be no pain.
You win never be rid Of Rheuma-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
First Glass Eyee.

Oddly enough. tho first artificial eyes
were not made for living persons. but
for the dead. In the days OF the
earliest Pharaohs the Egyptian en-.
balmers removed the eyes. poured
plaster or wax into the sockets and
set In eyes of volcanic glass or some
precious stone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
Double 1saf Stamps All Day Saturday
New Fall Caps, $1.OO, $1.5o. $500

We specialize in Work Goods.
Overalls, Sheep Lined Coats, Poll
Rubber Coats.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

PANT SPECIALS
Neat Stripe Pants, S3.45.
Worsted Pants, $3.50.
All Wool Blue Serge Pants, $6.95.
Fine Cashmere Pants, $3.95.
Khaki Pants, $2.45.
Khaki Riding Pants, $500.
Corduroy Norfolk Suits, $1,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

Flannel Shirts in grey, brown, tan
and blue. $500, $3.50, $500, $500,
$4.95, $500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

Buy your Winter Underwear Now. \
Heavy wool, medium weight merinos,
ribbed balbriggans, $1.15 up to $500 a
garment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

Just arrived. New designs in Shirts.
Earl & Wilson, Cluett's Arrow, EN-
peror and our own special make, SLID,
$1.35, $1.60 and $500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

Panel Front Shirts, special, $1.yb.
Pajamas, plain c%olors, a suit $500.
Silk Finish Pajamas, $3.50.
Heavy Muslin Night Shirts, $1.5O.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
Thrift Drive is Taking on
Interest As It Approach
es It's End.
more TO8HS GO OVER
Flood Of Oratory is Driving
Home the Thrift Appeal
Today.

The latest town 10 go over the top
in the big War Savings drive, report
ed a. headGuaters late today is the
town OF Hess where stamps amount
ing 10 $500 have been pledged. The
towns quota was but $4,000, an over.
subscription OF almost one hundred
percent. J. W Miner is captain Of the
drive in that district. b. s Davis is
president Of the Hess War Savings
Society. Both were active in the cam
paign
III hats or 70 Shaw. Winfield dis.
trict, because it has accomplished the
best record thus far in the war saw
ings campaign-mOTe than trebling its
quota OF $1,000 At the conclusion Of
the meeting last evening the subscrip-
tions ;otallcd 5000. One hundred and
fifty people last evening attended the
meeting, which was addressed by At.
torncys NJ l.. Sturm and w. II. Coma
way The vocal music was in charge
OF Misses Ethel and Mabel Toothman.
II is expected that before the final re.
ports are handed in that Shaw shall
have added from $500 TO $500 more to
the total fund The officers Of the saw
ings society are: J. J. Heiskell, presi.
CONTINUED on page FOUR
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
President Roster Returned
This Morning From
Charleston.
FEW CHANCES N STATE
Miss Mildred Zimmerman Of
Last Years Faculty Has
Resigned.

Joseph Roster, president OF the Fair
mont State Normal school. returned
this morning from Charleston where
he had attended the annual meeting Of
the West Virginia State Board Of Re
gents which had been in session there
during the present week
Mr.. Roster reports that there were
changes made in the faculties Of the
various state institutions The only
change that was made here was the
appointment Of new teacher to take
the place OF Miss Mildred Zimmerman,
teacher Of physical eduaclion, who re-
sigrCd her position Her place was
filled by the appointment Of Miss
Rachae. Qowanan, a graduate OF the
Ypsplanti Normal school in Michigan.
NJ. Roster was reappointed head Of
the local institution. Prof o. !. Wood
ley was ren0med president OF Marshall
college, Huntington. A vacancy exists
in the Concord Normal, no president
having been named a this time for
this school.
The Board OF Regents went on rec
ord as being highly pleased with the
record made by the Fairmont Normal
school this year This school gradual
ed a class which eqUalled in numbers
the combined graduates OF the Other
NOrmals of the state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
R. LEIGH FLEMING
FUNERAL TODAY
Bar Association and Two
Lodges Attended the
Services.

Funeral services over the body of
Attorney r. Leigh Fleming, whose
death occurred Wednesday morning at
Cook hospital following a long illness,
will be held this afternoon at four
o'clock from the residence Of his moth.
er, Mrs. w. T. Fleming, in Walnut
avenue. The funeral will be conduct.
ed by the Rev. H. G. Stoetzer, pastor
OF the Presbyterian church, and the
Rev. W. ]. Eddy, pastor OF the Baptist
church. Interment will be made in
Woodlawn cemetery. The Marion
County Bar association OF which the
deceased was a member, will attend
the funeral in a body as will also the
knights OF Pythias and WOodmen
lodges.
The following members Of the Bar
association will act as pallbearers: +.
70 Hartley, W. NJ. Kennedy. Frank
Hayden, Paul G. Armstrong, P. NJ.
Hoge and Michael Powell. ResOlu-
tions Of respect to the memory OF the
deceased will be drawn up by the fol-
lowing copmittee appointed by the
Bar association: f. NJ. ShoWalter.
Judge w. S. Raymond, Judge George
A. Vincent and Attorney J. A. Mere.
dith.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
SPEAKERS
FOR FIVE MEETINGS
There Will Be At Least That
Many Fourth Celebra-
tons in County.

Albert J. Kern, chairman OF the
speakers bureau Of the Marion County
Council Of Defense has received re-
quests for speakers for FIVE different
patriotic celebrations TO be held over
The county on the Fourth OF July as
follows: Mt Zion, Pleasant Valley,
Willow Tree, Hoult and Loop Park.
No speakers have been appointed as
yet but this will be done within the
next few days. other meetings on
the Fourth are being arranged but as
yet no requests for speakers have been
made 10 Chairman Kern.
At Mt Zion in Winfield district,
Rev. r. c. Meredith will be in charge,
At Pleasant Valley in Union district
the meeting will be in charge of Rev.
|. A. Barnes. The Lincoln district
meeting at Willow Tree will be in
charge of J. Jamison and the Hoult
meeting in Winfield district in charge
of John d. Bowman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
eleven PARISIANS
killed m AIR. RAID
Enemy Used Strategy to
Penetrate the De-
fenses.
tBy Associated Press

PARIS. Jun 2S.-Ileven persons
we're killed and IA others injured
through the explosion Of bombs drop.
j6d By German airmen in last nights
ala over the Paris district.
Reports Of the raid indicate that
here were several groups Of enemy
machines which took different courses
d an effort TO break through the de-
'eneive barrier fire. During the COM
notion IN the fire thus created some
81 the machines evidently were able
% effect a penetration for bombs be.
"a ntO drop almost Immediately.
The damage done by the raiders is
reported as considerable. President
polncaTe sent the victims messages of
.5mpathy ana solicimde on behalf OF
ne government. Teyffiere. chief of
ne Paris fire department died OF suf.
location while directing the rescue of
VICTIMS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
May BOOST TROLLEY
FARES TO RAISE PAY
Proposal to That Effect Be-
ing Studied at Wash
ingtOn.

WASHINGTON, June IS. - The ma.
tional war LABOR board, sitting in wage
controversies between street railway
companies and employees is seriously
considering proposed plan that Presi-
dent Wilson be asked to advance Local
car fares II it is demonstrated that the
companies cannot raise wages with
out Increased revenue.
The proposal was made by attorneys
for the companies. and Joint Chair
men Taft and Walsh, agreed with them
tina. the powers conferred on the presi-
dent by the declaration of war. rein
forced by housing legislation and the
Overman bill, were sufficient to enable
the president to order increased fares.
Final decision was deferred and the
joint chairmen granted a request of at
torneys for the city Of Cleveland. Ohio,
who said they desired to present dit
FERNS views to the full board.
At the request of the joint chairmen,
Representative of the interests pres
ent agreed to draw up a plan embody-
ing their views as to how the president
could administer the power to raise
rates should he agree with the view
that it has been conferred upon him.
This also will be presented to the full
board before a conference with the
president is sought
Only nineteen street railway COM
panies are parties to the present con-
troversy but members Of the board are
agreed that the final policy to be
adopted will affect every community in
the country having street railway lines.
Joint Chairmen Taft and Walsh to-
day also began hearinsg on the subject
Of living wage preparatory to estab-
fishing a minimum wage rate common
surate with the increase in the cost
Of living. John II. Lewis, OF the Bank
ers' Trust company Of New York. said
an investigation made by committee.
whose report fixed a bonus for pay
ment 10 bank clerks. showed that the
average cost of 81 articles classed as
necessaries Of life had advanced 1913
per cent since 1915. John Fitzpatrick.
president OF the Chicago Federation Of
Labor. said that federal agents who
made awards OF wages in settlement OF
a controversy in Chicago. had found
that en- increase OF from q to 40 cents
an hour for common labor was neces.
sary 70 maintain existing standards.
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Fourteen Pounds of Chemi-
cal to Be Used Each
Day.
VILL MAKE WATER SAFE
Installation of New Appara-
tus Was Completed
Yesterday.

Installation OF the new $500 Wallace
and Tiernam chlolInator was comp.e.
ted at the city reservoir yesterday.
Fourteen pounds OF liquid chlorine
viii be put into the city water each
tWonty-four hours. At this rate the
aity authorities are Of the opinion that
the doubtful condition Of the ,'y
6ater will SCOT. be changed TO safe. -
More chlOrin, IS now going into the
slty water than ever before and with
re new plant operating TO perfection,
there should be a decided change in
the condition Of the water. The old
plant was found TO be inadequate and
c is believed that its Ineffective work
vas responsible for the bad report on
he city water.
The installation was IN charge Of
Ellis 8. Tisdale, assistant state SAM.
laFy engineer, who left this city yes.
toFday upon the completion of the
work. State Sanitary Engineer Mayo
rOlman was also in Fairmont a shor,
while.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
Daily Bible School at
Virginia Ave. Chapel

A daily Vacation Bible School
which will continue over a period of
five weeks will begin on Monday at
the Virginia Avenue Baptist chapel.
The school Is under the direction
Of the First Baptist church and the
Rev. w. J. Eddy will be instructor.
Miss Rebecca Fordyce. assistant to
the pastor, will also assist, besides a
corps of other teachers. In addition TO
Bible lessons there will be lessons in
basketry, sewing etc. and there will
also be games and music. The shcool
is open to all children between the
ages of 4 and a years free of charge.
1t opens on Monday at 9:15 o'clock
and daily sessions will be held each
day with the exception OF Saturday
and Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
.DRIFTED 8 DAYS
N SMALL BOATS
Survivors of Ships Sunk OFF
Delaware Cape on June
Is Saved.
CpY AssocIated Pressl

HALIFAX, N. s., Jun ga Dol
Dad Of sailors from an American yes.
lol sunk By q submarine off the At.
antio coast was landed this morning
d q fishing vessel at Shelburne. n.
says q message from that port to.
laY 80.
Iho men were picked up so miles
NH Of Seal island in the Gulf Of st.
frenee. They had been drifting for
4t ayB surviving on a small guam.
IIf ol bread and water.
Th llorB numbering - were from
~ sto nship DWinsk q later message
Il oyiOuS reports Of the destruc.
|on 0l ho Winsk q British ship under
Imerlc3n charter said she was sunk
n1e IS seven hundred miles east OF
~ Delaware cape.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
New Registrars
Anxious to Enlist

Many Of the local registrantS whose
numbers were drawn at Washington
yesterday have been inquiring at the
office OF the local draft board relative
TO their enlistment in some preferred
branch OF service. The local board
has authority to release men only for
enlistment in either the navy OF ma.
rines. lnductions into other branches
OF service may be secuTOl by getting
a norder from the chief Of the depart.
ment in which the enlistment Is de.
sired
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28

Labor scarcity at Curtis bay and
wreck or two in the east had the ef-
feet / nthe Fairmont region today of
giving a lot OF miners a chance to do
little work in their war gardens. The
car supply which has been slowing up
for a day or two was a Voritable slump
today when there were but 527 coal and
81 coke cars In the region. The eX-
PLANTATION at Grafton is that there are
nc empties coming in and inquiry fur
Their cast brought to light the fact that
when men are not to be had coal piles
up in even such a modern terminal as
Curtis hay. Early this week this yard
began to fill up with cars in spite of
the fact tina there are plenty OF ships
there.
Inasmuch as a feature has been
made recently OF the shipments to this
terminal for Fairmont coal the effect
OF this is felt here at once. Cars get
back quickly from Curtis bay when
they are dumped quickly. The wrecks
were small affairs, so far as reports
up this way indicated. but they helped
to make an unfavorable situation bad
{. II. Jenkins who was in Washing
ton at "A meeting OF the National Coal
associations Production committee,
got back this morning but D. r. Law.
son, district representative OF the Fuel
administration, who has been east at
tending conferences regarding railroad
fuel, IS still at Washington and last
night he sent for Harry Owen, his as.
sistant
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
REREkAH MEMORIAL.

Daughters Of Rebekah No. IS will
hold memorial services at the Odd Eel.
lows hall Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. Rev. CofIman. OF FairvieW.
will deliver the memorial sermon. VO-
cal music will be rendered by Frank
Jordan. All members Of the order are
requested TO meet at Odd Fellows hall
at $3.50 D. m.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
Retail Prices.

The retail price OF coal in Cumber.
land, ND. which iG situated near coal
fields just as Fairmoat. has been set
at $3.50 ton. The only provision
which would indicate a less price is
the possibility that the city dealers can
be relieved Of Is cents a ton which the
brokers are permitted to charge. The
Cumberland supply Of coal will not
come from the Consolidation as the
government is taking all OF the coal
that that company can get out. This
Is the announcement that follows the
meeting OF the coal men OF that city
with Representative Dick. OF the Fuel
administration. II was decided that
Cumberland must get its supply OF coal
by confiscating cars which are unsat-
isfactory for long hauls. That seems
CONTINUED on page fOur)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28

LONDON. Jne 2S.-COnsiderable ar.
tillery activity developed last night on
both sides lin the region southeast Of
GOmnhcorut southwest Of Arras. the
War office announced today British
patrols inflicted casualties upon the
Germans in clashes in this area.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28

AMSTERDAM, June 2S.-The Won
bureau. the semi-Offlcial German nea
agency, says It has learned from Rus
sian sources that the former Rus1lad
emperor was murdered IN atfar
while leaving Yekarterinburg immedI
ately after that city had been captured
by Czecho-SlOvak forces. The WoIl
bureau also repeats the report thai
Alexis, the former Russian Grown
Prince died a fortnight ago after
long illness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
WHOLE WEST FRONT
CONTINUES QUIET
British and French Take
Prisoners in Small
Raids.

PAItIS, June 2S.-French troops last
night carried out an operation on the
front southeast Of Aimens by means Of
which their lines we're advanced in
Senecat wood and on the Avre river,
the War office announced today. In
this action and in other fighting be-
tween the Marne and the Ourcq. sOutF
Of Dammard prisoners TO the numbo
Of l22 were taken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-28
INDIANA pRY LAW UPHELD.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 2s.-The
Indiana state wide prohibition law was
upheld by the Supreme court today.
The decision was 4 to /. John w. Spen.
Ger, OF Evansville, casting the only dis.
senting vote.