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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
MILITARY SECTION OPENS
But Rest of University Of Vermont Will
Not Until Oct. 30.

Burlington, Oct. 22.--At meeting of
the authorities of the University of Yer
mont and DR.. G. r. Dalton of the state
board of health, it was decided to post
pone the opening Of college for the non
military section until Oct. 30, because Of
local health conditions The S. A. 7. G.,
however, win arrive next Wednesday as
planned.
The men viii march straight to the
office Of the commandment at the gymna-
stun. Then, after they have been in
Quoted into the service they will be sent
to the barracks and quarantined two
weeks so there will be no danger of their
spreading influenza or taking it from the
townspeople.
The quota Of men for the unit at the
University of Vermont has been extended
to 500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
Embarrassing Hairs
Can Be Quickly Removed
Beauty Culture.

Hairs can be easily banished from the
skin by this quick, painless method Mix
into a stiff paste some powdered della
tone and water, spread on hairy surface
and in two or three minutes rub off,
wash the skin, and it will be free from
hair or hlewih. Excepting in very stub
born growths, one application is sufli-
yieut. 40 AVOID disappointment, buy the
delatoue in an original package. ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
Farmers Can Vegetables for Camps.

The boys at the military camps at the
state university in Indiana will not want
for canned vegetables this winter, nor
will the quality be open to criticism. La
Porte County, Ind, this summer, acting
on a suggestion of its homedemonstra-
tion agent, undertook to supply the
camps at Purdue with canned vegeta-
bles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
Potato Market Report.

Boston,: Receipts moderate; better
feeling market Maine Cobblers, Noun
tains, S2.40@$2.50; few $2.55
New York Receipts liberal; market
slow. Maine Cobblers, Mountains, 1876
lbs, $425@$440 Michigan Round
Whites, $50 MS, S325@s3.50; New York
Round Whites, 100 MS, S2.23@S2.40;
bulk, $2.l0@S2.20.
Presque Isle, Oct l9.--Growers holding
for higher prices. Buyers holding off 7;
sales made on previous contracts gen
orally good Some small wagonloads.
Bulk per barrel, Mountains, Cobblers, No.
rs, 50; few $40; No. 2's, $3.50.
+, S. Brigham,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
Deferred Men Pledge More Food.

A 10 per cent. increase in the produc,
tion of swine and wheat in 1919 was
pledged by the Deferred Mems organi.
zation of Madicon county, Ind, in two
rousing meetings recently held in An
derson. Spring wheat in this county
yielded as high as 80 bushels an acre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
DON'T NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after 1t with Sloan's
Eminent before 1t gets
DANGEROUS

Apply lille, don't yab, let it bens.
frcte, and--good-by twinge! Same for
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
Of joints or muscles, lameness, bruises.
Instant relief without mussiness or
soiled clothing. Reliable-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason of enormous sales.
Keep big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
OLDEST PERSON IN pITTsFoRD.
Mrs, Margaret Poro, 9s, Died Satur
day.

Pittsford, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Margaret
Christmas Poro, the Oldest person in
Pittsford, died about midnight last night
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Greene. She had been in failing
health for several years and had been
confined to the bed for two months
Mrs. Poro was born in Williston 0s
years ago. She is survived by one
daughter, three sons. 81 grandchildren
and 81 great grandchildren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
Cannon Gives Ten Dollars
Again to Tobacco Fund

The Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund has been enriched by ten dollars
more, the contribution of County Clerk
Bernard NJ. Cannon of this city, who
has made two gifts of similar amounts
when the appeal for money for smokes
was sent out last year. Owing to the
thousands of American boys who are
being sent to France each week there
is more need now for money with
which to purchase smokes for them
than ever before.
The cigarette and pipe have proven
themselves the true friend of the Sam
ME over there" and it is the duty
Of those remaining behind with the
comforts OF home at their disposal to
como across in order that the boys
who are stalking their all may have
some means of enjoying their few
spare hours.
Funds similar to the our BOYS in
France" fund are being raised in prac-
ticallY every city in the country and
Perth Amboy wishes to be well up on
the list of places backing the boys
with smokes. To date Perth Ambov
has been generous in this respect but
more and more is needed daily in or
der to supply the steadily increasing
army of young Americans who are
landing on French soil and taking
their places alongside of the Allies in
the trenches
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
DOnges' Retirement Raises
Question at Fare Hearing
gy Special Correspondent.

TRENTON, May 15:-Thomas Y.
McCarter, president Of the Public
Service Corporation, today resumed
the stand here at the continuation of
the company's fight before the Public
Utility Commission for seven cent
fares with an additional charge for
transfer. Prior to the taking of tcsti-
mony the question of Commissioner
Donges' retirement from the commits
sion to enter military service was
touched upon when Marshall Van
Wnkle, counsel for the municipali-
ties of the state opposing the pro-
posed increases, raised the question
as to how the retirement might affect
future hearings. He thought they
might be unduly hurried in view Of
the crippled condition of the board.
Donges replied that he did not be-
lieve the situation would be very ma
terally affected and added that he
believed the litigants should not be
pressed 10 complete their cases.
Mr.. McCartcr criticized VanWinkle
for what he termed the wasting of
the last four days for his unnecessary
cross examination along hypothetical
lines with no apparent reason in view.
This is a very important case and we
urge action said the president of
the company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
CHAPTER XVIII.
STAGED Under Fire.

Three days after the incident Just re-
lated our company was relieved from
the front line and carried. We stayed
In reserve billets for about two weeks
when we received the welcome news
that our division would 60 back Of the
line ito rest billets." We would re-
main in these billets for at least two
months, this in order to be restored to
our full strength by drafts Of recruits
from Blighty.
Everyone was happy and contented
ut these tidings; all you could hear
around the billets was whistling and
singing. The day after the receipt Of
the order we hiked for five days, max
ing an average Of about twelve kilos
per day until we arrived at the small
town Of o..
1t took us about three days to get
settled, and from then on our cushy
time started. We would parade from
S:45 in the morning until u noon.
Then except for an occasional billet
or brigade guard we were on our own.
For the first four or five afternoons
spent my time in bringing up to date
my neglected correspondence.
Tommy loves to be amused, and be-
Ing a Yank, they turned to me for
something new In this line. l taught
them how to pitch horseshoes. and this
game made great hit for about ten
days. Then Tommy turned to Amer
lea for new diversion. ! was up In
the air until happy thought came to
me. Why not write sketch and break
Tommy in as an actor?
One evening after lights out" when
you are not supposed to talk, / impart-
ed my scheme in whispers to the Sec
ton. They eagerly accepted the idea
of forming a stock company and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
BANQUET rendered to Men
Entering National Service

luncheon was served at noon yes
terday by the accounting department
of the T. A. Gillespie Loading Com
pany at Morgan in honor OF Runyon
Giles, of this city, and L. Churchill.
two OF the force who have volunteered
to join the national service. The
Office was tranformed into a banquet
hall by the young women employed
in this department. the room being
artistically decorated with flowers and
flags.
T. l. f. ODonnell, in fitting
speech presented the two young men
with silver cigarette cases and a
plentiful supply of cigarettes as a
token from the fellow employees of the
two men. Both made patriotic replies
Several popular vocal selections were
rendered by Baby Smith during the
affair, after which all sat down to
the luncheon. A service flag is now
being displayed in the office, the first
one since the plant started
Among those present at the affair
were: S, A. Anthony, T. I. f. O'Don-
NELL Sidney Hults, George A. Brooks.
Robert NJ. Kerr. Jr, n. Smith. Sam
uel S. Watt and H. c. Thompson, the
Misses Claire Cheesman, Bodil Skov,
Anna Antonides, T. J. Kavanaugh,
Mary NJ. Cleary and Agnes Durkip.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
CONFER TODAY
ON HOUSING HERE
Mayor and Lincoln Seek Iafor-
nation Before Meeting
Tomorrow Might.

Mayor John l.. TenBroeck and |. b.
Lincoln, secretary of the Board OF
Trade, left for New York city this af-
ternoon where they will be in confer
enCe with the officials of the housing
branch of the Industrial Service Sec
ton Of the Ordnance Department in
order to obtain more details concern
ing the organizing Of a housing cor
poration in this city, which will be
started at the meeting in city hall to-
morrow night
The information gained by the
mayor and secretary this afternoon
will be impaired at the meeting to-
morrow when the Perth Amboy Hous-
ing Corporation viii be esta ablished
and subscriptions taken. At the pres
ent outlook it is expected that the
$1,000 needed will be subscribed
within a few days.
All the citizens of the city are urged
to attend the meeting tomorrow night
when the new corporation will be or
ganized and further plans for the rails
ing of the money necessary, as well as
that of obtaining the government help
made known.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
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DELEGATES TO ATTEND
FEDERATION CONVENTION

The twenty-fourth annual meeting
of the New Jersey State Federation
of Woman's Clubs will be held in
Newark tomorrow. Friday and Satur-
day, four delegates and four alter
mates having been named by the local
club 10 represent Perth Amboy.
The convention will convene at
10:45 o'clock tomorrow morning in
Peddie Memorial Baptist church at
Fulton and Broad streets for the
opening session. The meeting is be-
ing held i'll Newark upon the invita-
ton of the Newark Board of Trade
The delegates from this city are
Mrs. Sidney Riddlestorffer, Mrs.
Frank d. Mendenhall, Mrs. Adrian
Lyon and Mrs. A. clayton Clark. The
alternates are Mrs. Whitney w.
Oliver. Mrs. Marshall L, Stewart.
Mrs. Theodore Degenring and Mrs.
Daniel L. Olmstead.
The next meeting of the local
Woman's Club will be Monday after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock in the Presby-
terian chapel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
LUTHER LEAGUE WILL
RAISE SERVICE FLAG

A very well attended meeting of
the Senior Luther League of the
Grace English church was held IN
the church basement last night. 1t
was decided to secure 4 service flag
containing fourteen stars in honor OF
the members of the league now in the
service. Miss Dorothy Glenn and
Garrett Poulsen were appointed on
committee to secure the flag. The
final arrangements for the ice cream
festival to be held under the auspices
of the league at 1880 O'Clock tomor-
row night in the basement of the
church were made at the meeting.
The committee in charge of the affair
is composed of Mr.. and Mrs Martin
Ostergaard, Miss Augusta Sandbeck
and Garrett Poulsen.
The invitation to attend the cele-
bration of the siXtieth anniversary OF
the German Lutheran churches at
Elizabeth on Young Peoples Night
May 23, was accepted by the local
league and they will attend in body,
leaving on the 1888 o'clock fast line
trolley from Smith and State streets
on May %.
The annual May walk of the league
will be held on May 80 to Staten
Island. All of the members of the
church council were present at the
meeting last night, After the bust
ness session an interesting talk by
Garrett Poulsen was given and
musical program was rendered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15

could hardly wait until the morning
for further details.
After parade, the next afternoon I
was almost mobbed. Everyone in the
section wanted part in the proposed
sketch. When informed them that it
would take at least ten days Of hard
work to write the plot, they were bit
terly disappointed. I Immediately got
busy, made desk out Of biscuit tins
In the corner Of the billet, and put up
sign "Empey & Wallace Theatrical
Co." About twenty Of the section,
upon reading this sign, Immediately
applied for the position Of Office boy.
I accepted the twenty applicants, and
sent them on scouting parties through
out the deserted French village. These
parties were to search all the attics for
discarded civilian clothes, and any
thing that we could use In the props
Of our proposed company.
About five that night they returned
covered with CRIME and dust, but load
ed down with a miscellaneous assort-
ment of everything under the sun.
They must have thought that I was
going to start a department store,
judging from the different things they
brought back from their pillage.
After eight days constant writing I
completed tw0-act farce comedy
which / called "The Diamond Palace
Saloon" Upon the suggestion Of one
Of the boys in the section / sent proof
of the program to printing house in
London. Then assigned the different
parts and started rehearsing. David
BelascO would have thrown up his
hands in despair at the material which
l had to use. Just imagine trying to
teach Tommy, with strong cockney
accent, to impersonate Bowery tough,
or q Southern negro.
Adjacent to our billet was an open
field. We got busy at one end Of 1t and
constructed q stage. We secured the
lumber for the stage by demolishing
IA old wooden shack in the rear Of
ear billet.
The first scene was supposed to rep.
resent street ON the Bowery in New
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
FOUR PER CENT INTEREST PAID
City Honor Roll Arrives;
to be Hung in City Hall

Perth Amboy's gift to the Nation
for the preservation of democracy in
the worlds war 1917" is the quota
tion over the top of the huge honor
roll, which will be exhibited In the
city hall, the first section Of which
has already arrived with more to fol-
low
The roll is arranged on black back
ground, the names being in white, ad
Unstable letters, which may be ar
ranged at will. 1t is understood that
the roll will be placed on the north
wall of the council chamber directly
over the rostrum.
Perth Amboy takes just pride in
the men who have left this city for
the front. both those who enlisted and
those called for service in the Ma
tional Army, and the honor roll will
be one of the show places of the city.
where strangers will be shown what
this city has done, and the sacrifices
made to do its share in winning the
war for democracy. The names are
placed on the roll in two sections, the
first being those who are in the army
and directly under this list the names
of those in the navy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
CITY BRIEFS

The regular monthly business
meeting of the Standard Bearers of
Simpson M. E. church will lbe held to-
morrow evening at s o'clock at the
home of Miss Mildred Rankin in Mad
ison avenue.
Regular monthly business meet
ing of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Simp-
son M. e. church will be held tomor-
row afternoon in the lecture room of
the church. AS this is the first meet
ing of the conference year a full at
tendance is requested.
A meeting of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary of the City Hospital will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
the home of Mrs. j. S. Wight in Mar
ket street. The election of officers
will take place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15

In one Of their scenes they had q
soubrette called Flossie. The soldier
that took this part was clever and
made a Incorporating and chic girl.
We Immediately fell in love with her
until two days after, while We were
on march, we passed Flossie with
"her" sleeves rolled up and the sweat
pouring from ''her" face unloading
shells from motor lorry.
AS our section passed her I yelled
out: Hello. Flossie: Blighty-What
Hopes" Her reply made our love die
out instantly.
"Ah, 60 to HIP
This brought quite laugh from the
marching column directed at me, and I
Instantly made UP my mind that our
sketch should Immediately run in op-
position to "Blighty-What Hopesw
When we returned to our billet from
the march, Curley Wallace, my the
atrical partner, came running over to
me and said he had found a swanky
place in which to produce our show.
After taking off my equipment, and
followed by the rest Of the section. I
went over to the building he had picked
out. 1t was a monstrous barn with q
platform at one end which would make
an ideal stage. The section got right
on the job, and before night had that
place rigged out In applc-pie order.
The next day was Sunday and after
church parade we put all our time on
dress rehearsal, and II went fne
I made four or five large signs an
nouncing that our company would open
up that evening at the King George the
Fifth theater, on the corner Of Ammo
street and Sandbag terrace. GedBeai
admission was one-hah franc. First
ten rows in orchestra one franc, and
boxes two francs. By this time our
printed programs had returned from
London, and further announced that
ON the night of the first performance
10 program would be given free OF
charge to men holding tlcksts cestiag .
franc or over.
IN n -antiupod.A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
PERSONALS

Mrs Hyman Greenspan. of Market
street, is spending the day in Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Fox are
moving today from Lewis street to
their new home in Madison avenue.
Mrs. William +. Mccullough has
returned to her home in jefferson
street from SIX weeks visit in Maine.
Misses Mary Smith and Lilly Os-
terdahl, of Second street. visited Miss
Bertha Quinn, of Keyport. yesterday.
Mrs. Eugene G.. Schenck, of Lewis
street, has returned home from a
weeks visit in New York.
Mrs. William Penelton, of Fords,
was a Perth Amboy visitor yesterday.
Gilbert Trauger, of First street,
spent the weekend with relatives at
Alpha.
Charles A. Scott, of Market street.
is spending the day in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Grouse have re-
turned to their home in State street
from a week end visit with friends at
Bloomsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hall have re-
turned to their home in Paterson
street from a visit with their parents
at Rowaton, Conn.
Mrs. John D. Lengel, of Gordon
street, is spending some time with
relatives at Baltimore.
Harry Il. Grouse mas returned to
Fort Hunt, Va, from a two days fur
Tough spent with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Sadie McCabe of Easton, Pa.
and Miss Libbie MacMullen of New
York, spent the week end with Mrs
Frank Flynn of 405 Park avenue.
A daughter was recently born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Misatz of 1S3 Smith
street.
Miss Anna Hartung and Mrs. Will
liam A. Allen have completely fur
nished and donated to the City Hos
pital a room in memory of their
mother, Mrs Theresa Hartung.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Burns of
Brooklyn are spending a few days in
this city.
Mrs. Frank Peters Of New Bruins
wick visited friends in this city last
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
WILL CONFIRM SEVEN
AT FEAST OF WEEKS

The Feast of Weeks, one of the
most important of the Jewish holi-
days will be observed by the Hebrews
on Friday. The occasion is being
honored in commemoration of the re
ceiving OF the Ten Commandments oy
Moses on the Mount.
At the Temple Beth Mordecal
there will be an interesting program
Friday night. during which seven
children will be confirmed by Rabbi
Friedman, who will be in charge OF
the program.
The confirmants are Bella Cold
berger, Flossy Lcichtman Rosetta
Goldberger, Regina Goldberger. Sadie
Klein, Minerva Polkowitz and Dora
Meyer.
The following program will be car
ried out: Address of welcome by
minister, opening prayer by Dora
Meyer: address, Wisdom by Sadie
Klein; confirmation hymn. floral Of
fering by Bella Goldberger. hymn by
choir; address, "A Good Name by
Minerva Polkowitz; valedictory by
Rosella Goldberger: hymn by cholr;
address to parents by Flossy Lelcht-
mau; closing prayer by Regina Gold
berger; presentation of diplomas by
William Gross; comforting of blessing
by minister; Olenu, Prayer Book 1o4;
mourners meditation; benediction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15

After covering my sector I quietly
crawled back. l had gotten about half
way when I noticed that nay revolver
WAS missing. 1t was pitch dark. 1
turned about to see if l could find it !;
1t couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously / had
felt the butt in the holster. crawled
around in circles and at last found IT,
then started on my way back to our
trenches, rs thought.
Pretty soon l reached bsrbed wire,
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not to.
! put out my hand and touched one Of
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
The British are Of wood, while the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake l had crawled
back to the German lines.
/ turned slowly about and my tunic
caught on the wire and made a loud
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out. 1
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
rnn madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang
ran smash into our wire, and sharp
challenge, "'Alt, who comes theref"
rang out. gasped out the password.
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform, tumbled into our trench and
was safe, but l was q nervous wreck
brought me round.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
Jury Disagrees

After being out an hour and half
yesterday the jury hearing the case
of Emil Slafkin VS.. the Public Service
Company, in the district court before
Judge {. c. Hommann, failed to
agree.
The case centered about the fact
that Slafkin, while driving an auto
mobile across Smith street at Herbert
street on March 10, was crashed into
by Public Service car and received
permanent injuries. He claimed $500
damages.
The case went to the jury late in
the afternoon after it had been tried
all day. 1t was said at the office of
Wight, Wight & Golenbocll that the
case would be retired Slafkin was
represented by Harry Golenbock, OF
the above firm.
A Judgment of $28.35 was rendered
yesterday morning by Judge HON.
mann in the case of Charles Lewis VS..
Charles Schonceit over a book ac-
count.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-15
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. r. p. Baldwin of
Woodbridge announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Harriet z.
Baldwin. to David O. E. Peterson.
formerly of Perth A mboy but now of
Washington, d. C., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Peterson of 221 South First
street this city.
Miss Baldwin graduated from the
Woodbridge High School in 1915 and
was a great factor in school athletics.
Mr.. Peterson graduated from the
Perth Amboy high school in 1914 with
honors and a scholarship TO Lafayette
College where he will be given his
diploma at commencement on May 81
Peterson was also active in school
athletics. He recently volunteered
and was inducted into the Chemical
Service. Section of the National Army
at Washington