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Com IN issiOn to he Sent.

A commission of merchants. agri-
cultural experts. labor advisers, Red
Cross and Y. NJ. G. A. representatives
the United States to offer educational
help and relieve the economic neces-
sites OF the population
This Government gives notice that
nothing In the plan that it has adopt
ed Is intended to restrict or interfere
with any moves that the other powers
concerned may care TO make.
Though no reference IS made to II
In the statement. it is understood that
Great Britain. France and Italy are
sending small forces to Vladvostok.
Plans for carrying out the venture
are believed to be already under way.
American troops from nearby points
are either being held in readiness or
already In motion. The Japanese who
will have active command OF the mill
tary phase OF the expedition, have
been ready for some time.
The despatch of troops. II is made
clear, will precede the sending of the
commission. Secretaries Houston, Red
field and Wilson have submitted to
the President suggestions as to The
experts to be sent.
The feature which came as the great
est surprise In the announcement wa!
the apparent restriction Of the militar,
activities to Japan and the United
States; this being explained on tn,
ground that the United States and Japal
are the only Powers able at this tim,
to act in Siberia in SUFFICIENT force I,
accomplish results.
But this does not mean. It is taker
here that the other Powers will no
send forces to Siberia, but that they ar,
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MRS. sKEFFINGTON ESCAPES.
Sim Fein Agitntor EIudes British
Police and Reaches ireland.

DUBLIN, Aug. 3.-The IadCpcudcHf
says that Mrs. Shcehy Skenington has
eluded the GLANCE Of the British police
and has arrived in ireland
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WILSON LIMITS
SIBERIA ACTION
T0SMALL FORCE
Will Send Only Few Thous-
and Troops to Guard Sup
plies and Aid Czechs.
JAPAN TO DO LIKEWISE
Military Intervention Declared
to Be Unwise and Injur-
ious to Russia.
JAPAN TO DO LIKEWISE


WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The Admins
tration's long awaited announcement of
its plan OF action regarding Russia
was made to-day.
As has been forecast repeatedly In
THE Sun. the plan calls for no military
intervention in the sense which military
Intervention is generally understood
But It does call for the sending of small
American military forces to Siberia to
cooperate with the Japanese In occupy
Ing Vladivostok and In protecting the
communications or the Czecho-Slovak
force now moving westward and in aid
Ing the Russian people to conduct their
defense.
Mr.. Folks Statement.
A statement made by Frank l.. Polk
as acting Secretary OF State makes It
plain that America is against the idea
Of making Russia a future battle-ground
until the Russians themselves so elect
This Is in strict accord with the view
which the President has taken from
the very inception OF the problem and
held TO pers!stently during the negotia-
hons with foreign Governments.
In the statement which Is Americas
proclamation both to the Russian people
and to the world Of her intentions Il is
declared to be the judgment Of the
United States that any plan for mill
tary Intervention would injure rather
than help the Russian people.
Instead OF intervening Americas S
proffer Of aid is on a lofty and idealis-
tic plane In Consonance with the funda-
mental principles which President Will
son has repeatedly declared to underly
our part in the world war.
It is even pointed out that interven-
tion. even though it were to help the
Allies and the United states in striking
Germany from the west. would result
in all probability In making use of
Russia instead OF aiding her.
outline of Venture.
Briefly, the plan calls for the follow
ing moves by the United States. Japan
and the Allies:
American troops will be sent to
Nladivostok to help Czecho-S!ovaks
and to assist the Russians in any mil
itary efforts they may care to make
for self government The American
force Will consist of only few thou
sand men.
Japanese troops, likewise small
force, will be sent TO Nladivostok
and the American troops will coop
crate with them.
Both the United States and Japan
are to issue similar proClama-
tions declaring 1t to be the intention
not 10 interfere in the political af-
fairs OF Russia nor even IN the local
affairs of the occupied territory and
avowing it to I've the only purpose Of
the two Governments to render such
aid as shall be acceptable to the Rus
sian people.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Fair to-day and probably tomorrow;
warmer tomorrow; light variable winds
Highest temperature yesterday, 7s; lowest, 6a
Detailed weather reports on last page.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
o. v. DIRECTORS ifol4 7ne4
FORM ORGANIZATION

Directors of the c. V. railroad per
fected the corporate organization of
the company by the election of the
flowing officers: President-M. c..
Kennedy; vice president-Samuel
Rea and A. J. County; assistant to
president-Thomas B. Kennedy;
chief clerk to president. B. Hoyer;
secretary and treasurer-W. J.. Rit-
chey: real estate agent-R. II. Hub
er: auditor-F. J. Fell, Jr. The Gre
alton of a corporate organization
was necessitated by the separation
of the corporate and operating actiy
tiles and the selection of number
Of the former operating and other
officers to serve under the railroad
administration
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
GYPsIES STEAL 5000
AND ESCAPE WITH IT

Mr.. O. 0. Osborne, the merchant
of Winchester avenue. is the loser
of about 5000 by the predatory visit
10 Martinsburg Friday of a band of
gypsies. Yesterday about noon some
OF the gypsies entered his store and
began the usual harangue about try
ing fortunes. Just before their ad-
vent Mr.. Osborne had made up his
cash and placed it in a sack for the
purpose of banking it as soon as he
could get down town. The money
was lying on ledge back of the
counter. While Mr. and Mrs. Os-
,borne's attention was distracted by
some of the wanderers another slip
ped behind the counter and swiped
the money bag and the entire dele
CATION departed before the loss of
the money was discovered. By that
time the gypsies had left town. Mr..
Osborne communicated with the Of
ficers and learning the party had
gone to Winchester had them arrest
ed and went to that city by automo-
bile He was unable to identify the
thieves and as the matter now
stands he is out the 5000.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
ORDERS MERCHANTS
TO CONSERVE PAPER
Reduce Consumption of Wrap
ping Paper.

Chairman Baruch of the War In
dustries Board Thursday issued an
order to retail merchants Of the coun
try to reduce their consumption of
wrapping paper. office stationery and
paper containers.
Paper conservation. says the or
der. as essential as war measure
Every retail store is, therefore, di-
rected to discontinue the unneces-
sary wrapping of merchandise and
to reduce it's consumption of wrap
ping paper. paper bags, paper boxes
Office stationery. etc. to that which
is absolutely necessary"
The pulp and paper division of
the board, under whose direction,
the paper conservation campaign is
to be carried out, points out that the
the curtailment of the use of paper,
thousands of tons of which are
wasted in every large city alone,
= II save labor, capital, transporta-
tion. several million tons of coal and
furnish. the government most of the
chemicals used in making paper and
poisonous gases.
Chemicals used in paper making"
says z. o. Merchant of the division
"are indispensable for making ammu-
milton and poisonous gases. The
scarcity of sulphur has recently fore
ed the government to take over the
two mines in Louisiana and Texas
to assure itself of an adequate sup
ply for war purposes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
GIRL PRISONER DOES
.HOuDINW OUT OF JAIL
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Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 27-Houdini had
nothing whatever on Marie Johnson
who, when locked up in the mat
ron's ward at the police station,
climbed from a chair to the transom
over the door and out between two
of the three bars that guard the
opening. 1t was believed nothing
larger than a cat could squeeze
through the open space. Marie, 1.-the
and slender and twenty, was found
the next morning hiding under a
bench in the. court anteroom, unable
to escape to the street. She was
charged with robbing Joseph Hal
stead of $S5 while they were joy rid
ing.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
BUMP BY sTREETcAR ENDS
IN pEsERTER CONFESSION

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Cleveland, O., Sept. 30.-Pride in
the khaki caused the downfall of
young Minneapolis man here. He
started across the street and failed
tc observe traffic rules, as he
was dressed as a soldier and felt that
he ought not to be asked to hurry. A
motorman tried to warn him, but he
started too slow and was knocked
down by by the street car. Examin-
alton at hospital showed that he
was not severely injured, but the
bump had Jared a confession out of
them--that he was deserter and
was trying to make his way home.
He is being held for trial before a
oourt-martial.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
GIVEN CHARGE OF
SPEAKERS BUREAU

Former State Senator R. A. Bles-
sing, of Point Pleasant, for the last
two years connected with the legal
section of the state tax commission,
has been selected by the Republican
state executive committee as chief
of the speakers bureau of the COM
mittee for the campaign this fall. TIE
has accepted the place and will
leave Saturday for Parkersburg,
where he will have his headquarters
and will begin work next Tuesday,
October /.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
kAIsER's PICTURE USED
TO ADVERTISE POISON
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cleveland, Sept 30.4At last a good
use for the picture of the Kaiser has
been foundA Urban N. Wagner of
Cleveland, has applied for a patent
on label bearing the Kaisers pic
ture and the word poison in large
red letters. He proposes to have the
label take the place of the customary
skull and crossbones found on poi
sons. Wagner asserts that tile skull
and crQssbones have lost their punch
sine the Kaiser assumed his position
as the arch poisoner and death-deal-
er in the worlds history.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
TRAVELS 5000 MILES TO
ENLIST, BUT is REJECTED
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Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. SO.-A
journey of 5000 miles from Chanaral
Chile, to Kansas City to enlist in the
United States army came to naught
here when Clay Roberts mining en-
gineer, arrived home and found he
could not enlist. At the time he left
Chile voluntary enlistments were
permitted, and he did not learn Of
the order stopping them until he ar
rived home.
He has been in charge of railroad
and bridge construction for large
copper mining company in Chile for
some time.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
KILLS HUN WITH BAYONET
THEN HE CAPTURES SEVEN
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EnEofia, Kan, Sept. 27.-Lettefs
received here from Private Michael
Dominguez and his captain indicate
that Dominguez will receive a deco
ration for an exploit in the recent
fighting in France in which the pri-
yate, single-handed, after killing a
Boche during 2 bayonet duel took
captive two German officers and five
priVates.
Dominguez. who is a mixture CT
Spanish and French. although born in
Yucatan, is now in hospital recov-
ering from gas attack He enlisted
last summer in the regular army.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
"ToO MUCH SUFFRAGE"
CAUSES HUBBY TO SUE
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(By international News service)
Topeka, Kan. Sept. 30.-"Too much
suffrage is the plea of w. w. Main,
a Topeka man, who has filed suit
for divorce from his wife, Effie.
Main alleges that at the time of fl
ing the suit his wife was confined
in the Acoquan prison, Washington,
D. c., for making suffrage speech
on the streets of the national CAPT
tai.
In his petition Main states that he
wished to clear his name of any
stain brought upon it by his wife's
zeal in the cause of suffrage.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
ANNUAL RICE HARVESTING
LEE is STARTED BY INDIANS
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(By International News Service)
Rbinelander, Wis, Sept. 30.-An-
nual harvesting operations of the
big crop of wild rice in the marshes
have been started by the Indians on
the Lac du Flambeau reservation.
The harvest will last about two
weeks, and some of the redmen av-
erage about 100 pounds of rice daily
during that time Rice forms one of
the principal articles of food for the
Indians during the winter months.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
"WILL YOU NAVE HOOVER
w OR lNNEs FOR COFFEE?
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(By International News Service)
Wichita. Kan, Sept. 30.-At GER
tain downtown restaurant the pat
rons are now asked when they order
cup Of coffee or tea: "Will you take
Hoover or lines, or both?,"
Translated this means: 'Will you
take cream and sugar."
F. L. Huxtable, city milk inspector
vouches for this story and says it is
a compliment to State Food Admin.
istrator Walter P. Innes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
FIGHTING DEVIL
HASN'T DISCOURAGED

Rev. Charles Beard who is CON
Quoting a revival at Great Cacapon,
was here "Wednesday looking as smil-
ing and happy as ever, indicating
that his fights against the devil at
various points, had not in the least
discouraged him. Sunday at II
o'clock in the U. B. church at that
place he will preach on the subject
Resurrection" - Berkeley Springs
Messenger.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
CALLS HUB5Ys JOKE BY
WRITING CHINESE LETTER
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Danville, ILL.,, Sept. 30.--Shortly af-
ter arriving in France Lieutenant
Charles Crayton learned to write
French. He felt enthusiastic ovel
his requirements, and knowing his
wife could not read it, he wrote her
a letter in French. She had it inter
preted. Mrs. Crayton then sought the
aid of Celestial who operates "A
hand laundry here. For her the lat
ter wrote letter to Lieutenant
Crayton in Chinese, which she sign
ed. Whether he succeeded in deciph-
ering it remains a mystery.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
COMES FROM ALASKA TO
BE ON JURY-Too LATE
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(By International News service.)
Everett, Wash, Sept. 30.-Answer-
ing a summons for jury service, Pet
err Aagard walked into the sheriff's
office here and said he had received
the notice by mail and came all the
way from Anchorage, Alaska, to
serve. He was told the jury had fin
ished it's work and had been dismis-
sed Now Peter thinks he is entitled
to at least s2s for his steamship fare
from Anchorage.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
BOYS HOME SUNDAY
FROM MORGANTOWN

Private Raymond Tabler, George
Newkirk, Lee Britt, Ford Donald
son, Robert Lingamfelter, James NJ.
Noll, Donald Dodd, Charles R. Bish-
OPP, Meredith Wore and other city
and county boys in training at West
Virginia University, spent Sunday at
their homes in this section and left
this afternoon for Morgantown
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
Mr.. BAKERS PLAN
FOR SOLDIER VOTE
Presents Logical Suggestion To
State Council of Defense.

Wednesday, Mr.. W. E. Baker. of
Parkersburg, Chairman of the Re
publican Executive Committee, sent
the following letter to the West vir-
ginia State Council Of Defense:
After having given considerable
study to the act permitting eTis-
tered voters, who are required by
military duty to this state or to the
United States to be absent from
their voting precincts on the day of
election; to vote by registered mail,
have decided this act is very i'm
practicable.
Section Is provides that this act
shall be liberaly construed, so that
full force and effect shall be given
thereto.
have been casting about for
some practical method of inspinE
TO our boys in the service of their
country the rights contemplated IN
the passage of this act.
This act was passed by the extra
ordinary session of our Legislature
May. 1917 At the same session, an
act was passed creating your body,
since which time you have been
very active in connection with war
work.. carrying out the spirit of the
law.
now suggest movement which
in my opinion would insure to our
soldier boys their right of franchise
in the coming November election.
You send together one Democratic
and one Republican representative
to each cantonment. naval training
station, naval base. aviation field or
army camp where our West Virginia
boys are located, for the purpose of
instructing and assisting them in
making out their application fol
ballots. Provide such representatives
with the name and post office adj
dress of all registrars in each coun-
ty in the, state, together with the
number and local name of the var
ious precincts represented by each
registrar, and further provide such
representatives with, application
blanks for ballots. stationery, and
postage necessary for each soldier
to apply for and cast his ballot
would further suggest that th'
Chairman of the Republican anf
Democratic State Committees eacl
be requested to recommend their re
spective representatives for this
work
! do not believe there is anything
for which you could expend Thu
same amount of money that wonlt
do more to convince the boys in on
army as well as their loved ones lef
behind, that the State of Wesf VII
ginia is determined to do, every
thing in her power to give TO he
soldier boys their every right.
most earnestly ask that you cor
vene at the earliest possible mon
ent and act upon this matter.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
LETTER COMES FROM BOY
WHILE MoURNED AS DEAD
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(By International News Service.)
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 30.-Memorial
services was being held in memory
of Private Archie Wooley, of the Raj
bow Division reported killed in ac-
ton July IS. The soldiers mother
was bowed in grief. Into the meet
ing, her countenance beeming with
gladness. came Mrs. Minnie Dykes,
cousin of the soldier, waving letter
"It's from Archie" she announced.
ut was written August 2. He was
wounded, but he is now recovering
and will soon get we'll"
The memorial was turned into a
Thanksgiving session.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30

bottles and am now entirely weii-so
do ali my work ~ and not 9 trace ~ ~
nv old trouble. / have told many .,
nv friends what wonderful resuFs tnsy
VIII YET from it's use. - Mrs; ,, D.
SEMLER. 1850 5th Ave-, Troy, y. T.
. Women who are in Mrs. Senior
condition should not give up hope o.
suhm;t Is sslch "a ordeal until they ns aye
given lydia E. Pinkham's Vege1aD'e
Compound q trial. - your
For suggestions in regaiG Md
condition writs Lydia z, finknisn ~ their
icineC Co, Lynn, Mass, Theresu. .sry ;
40 years experience u at your ssrs's-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30

and tnree uocSotS
told me l would
have to have a.,
operation. ! had
dragging. down
pains, back q en- :
and headaches and
could not do my
housework. My SIS
ter who had been
helped by Lydia =.
Pinkh ms Vege,
table Compound
asked me to try 1t. !
hove taken SeVerai
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
PASTOR INDUCES CAPTAIN
TO DO ALL HIS cUSsiNG
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ICY THterndtTohaI NEWS SefVIce.J
Seattle, Sept. 27.-"What do you
say when piece of steel falls on
your thumb" Rev. Frank S. Beistel,
pastor of the Holy Trinity Church
this city who is a shipyard worker
six days week was asked as@a
II call Captain N. q. Taylor" said
the minister. "He says the things
supposed to sba SAID sIor me =
Taylor admitted he has entered in
to such an arrangement with the
minister.
'pll do the cussing for him if he
wants me to-" said Taylor.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
ONE LONELY SERVICE STAR
CAUSES WIFE TO ENLIST
b A'idl Carter.
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Lincoln, H.. Sept. 30.-Because the
single star in a service flag that hung
in the window of her lhcme here
representing her husband, who had
gone to war looked lonely Mrs David
Shea has Joined the army, adding a
mating star. She enlisted as a time
keeper in the Quartermasterfs Corps
and has been sent to Fort Whipple,
Prescott, Ariz.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
TUBERcULAR OPERATOR
EXPIRES WHILE AT KEY
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Ringing. Okla, Sept. 30.-While
tire telegraph instrument was ticking
the last message he was to receive
as an operator, d. F. Hale, Western
Union manager here, dropped his
head on his chest and became I'M
conscious. The end came soon.
Hale had recorded but few words
Of the message on the typewriter 1t
was from relative in Birmingham.
Ala. to him in answer to one he had
sent previously, announcing he be.
lieved his end from tuberculosis was
near.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
ELEPHANT EATS PAPERS
AND AVOIDS DETACHMENT
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Youngstown, o.. Sept. 30.-When
Rarnum's circus was here Youngs:
town man. who was former en-
ploye, attached an elephant in an eff
fort. to collect money he claimed as
damages from the circus for injur-
les. The constable went to the show
grounds with his attachment papers.
He laid them down while he hunted
the proper authority to serve. While
in quest Of the keeper the prize ele-
phant ate the papers.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
HAS NOT MISSED RED
LEMONADE IN ~ YEARS

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Marysville, O., Sept. 30.-Seventy-
two years ago Lon Turner then four
teen, attended the first Union Coun-
ty Fair. Since then he has not mis-
sed single year. Although eighty
six years at age. this year he rode
on the merry-go-round, bought bag
Of peanuts and drank lemonade. 81
haven't missed my red lemonade in
seventy-two years." said Lon.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN g.
GOES ON LOYALTY RECORD
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(By international News service.)
Marion, o, Sept. 30.--The annual
conference of the Church of the Bre'
thren. of northwest district of Ohio,
in session here, has gone on record
as being loyal to the United States.
although not believing that members
of the church should bear arms. The
conference urged members of the
sect called to the colors to try to get
into some non-combatant branch OF
the service, but did not seek to dis
courage members from performing
their duty to the nation in such lines
of work as they are placed.
Read the Martinsburg Journal.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
BOYS USE ROLLER SKATES
TO BEAT GAsLEss SUNDAY
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Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. 27-When
their parents refused to take them
auto riding on Sunday because of
the "gasless" edict. five youngsters
Of this city strapped on their roller
skates and made the trip to she5oy-
gan Falls that way. A pavement of
cement covers the entire route be-
tween the two places. Now adults are
planning roller skating trips to the
Falls on Sunday