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New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Coat of Khaki

By MARGARET HITCHCOCK DOoRLY
(Dnushter of Senator Hitcheoek).
~ EAR familiar coat of
- khaki.
Orders are to lay you
by.
We have seen rough times to-
gether,
Coat Of khaki, you and I.
When at first | proudly wore you.
Home my wayward thought
would turn;
Life was sweet, and Death looked
bitter.
Patience ever hard to learn.
We have been through hell to-
gether,
Days and nights without an
end;
Found the face of Death un-
masked
Wore the semblance Of a
friend.
But my dreams were OF the
future.
OF that time dear to my heart,
When Id take you off forever.
You and |, old coat. to part.
Now the time. and this the part
ing;
Work together finished. ended.
And the old life's broken pieces
Are in waiting to be mended.
Coat of khaki. your works over,
But ! find mine just begun;
To hold fast. secure forever,
All that Victory has won. a,
w'
Garry on in suit of multi.
Duties left by those who died.
Gladly, yes. my sole regreSting
Is that 5 gu are laid aside.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

ers--a type that is passing-who, If
he stayed with one city editor more
than. three months at time, felt that
he was getting into a rut
He was born in Aspen, Col.
Not even an O. D. issue uniform
could prevent his looking like q Boil
shevik.
He pronounces annihilated as if it
were annie-a- -layted.
His French was by all odds the worst
in the American expeditionary forces.
After eighteen months in France, it is
true, he had acquired a vocabulary of
seven distinct French words, but, un-
fortunately, only four Of these were
easily recognized by the natives when
he spoke them.
He never went to college and vaguely
distrusts all who did.
He regards as illiterate all people
who are not familiar with every line
ever written by Herbert Spencer.
The men who worked with him or
The Stars and Stripes" considered him
the salt of the earth
He wears No. II shoes.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Plenty of
Water

"WeN, adjoining property | own
was mine that had been q good one.
There was lots os mineral in it, but it
vas flooded. There was over thou
sand feet Of water in the shaft and
you couldn't get the ore out unless
you used divers. That amt practical,
az least not yet AS mine it was
worthless. Il was q good mill site
and l set out to buy it, Owners
wanted little more than l was willing
to pay--it wasn't any good to anybody
else but me-but this lad came along
and bid few hundred dollars higher
and got it. He got it for about $4,000.
Then he formed a company, gave it
. highfalutin title and got out the
niftiest little prospectus you ever saw.
II sure was beaut- Best thing In it,
though, was the way he got around the
~eN' IAdN ING Wiut Wds Hooueu. ne
simply said: Plenty Of water on the
premises for ell practical purposes
That was great line, when you stop
70 think that many folks have lost
money In mines because there was no
water near. Take the old Montezuma
you know that mine?"
/ did, having owned 1t once for a
Period Of few minutes while a new
company was taking title.
Well, you know it's good mine, o,
would be IL you had any water on it
10 that line Plenty of water on the
ssemisss for ell practical purposes
Tas humdInger. " sure went good
20 did the stock. Your friend came
East here snd what he did 10 the .olt
psr.shionsrg Of his dad and gYandat
vas caution. He sold 'em couple
c1 hundred thousand stock for casf
Ana esns back looking like Rookie
fsllsr rnust havs when he made hi.
srst big hit. He then set out as q
Promoter in tsal earnest and playing
NE Cripple Greek Exchange. You know
ripple Greek? Well, ! won't have ts
vi you what they can do To you dowr
sasrs. Yep. they cleaned him.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
(E6zzTaMNa0

OF the fund, to which all ranks of the
"A. E. F. contributed, within less than
year, more than 100000 francs, a
sum which tided many French fam
lily over a bitter period. Companies
LOOK them for mascots, regiments
adopted them by the dozen. General
Pershing fathered two and there was
many doughboy that shelled out III
his wad, depositing it with the com
pany clerk to forward just before he
shouldered his gun to go forward and
over the top.
1t seems certain that no one man in
the n E. F. had greater influence on
its thought and spirit and that is why
certain biographical data are worth re
cording for future historians.
Harold Wallace Ross, then, worked
on newspapers all the way from Ho-
boken to San Francisco, including such
Paris and Salt Lake City 1t is not
true, as alleged, that he worked on
seventy eight different American jour
nails but it is true that, before the war,
he was one of those itincrant report
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

warm water and a solution Of medi.
Gated soap
Meanwhile his clothes and blan-
kets have been placed in huge wire
cylinder. When filled with KHAKI
garments this cylinder is pushed
into a horizontal boiler and shut
within by the closing of the swing
ing end door.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

room they shed their uniforms. Each
man receives a large numbered
basket with a corresponding num-
bered tag attached to cord.
Into the basket he places his en-
tire wearing apparel, excepting
shoes. The basket of clothes and
his issue Of three blankets he hands
over the counter to the soldiers de-
tailed to the sanitary detachment.
Wearing only his shoes, he takes his
place in line to pass before the ex-
Iamining physicians.
Most of the men pass unchal-
lenged. An occasional soldier is
marked 49, for shave, and is de-
tached from the procession for that
ceremony In the large shower
room every man has a bath with
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

two buildings which make up what
is known as the cootie mill. The
first, hastily constructed to care for
the first of the troops to return after
the signing Of the armistice, is a
patched-up affair with barracks as a
nucleus. The second, built last Jan
uary, when troops began coming in
large numbers, was designed to han
die most effectively the throngs that
come for treatment. Together they
have a daily capacity of five thou
sand men.
AS soon after arrival as the mer
can be accommodated, they are sen,
in detachments to the sanitary proc
css plant. In large undressing
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Three Thinkers
In a Hundred
r SAW the most curious advertise
inent the other day. It started
L. off like this; WANTED, a man

This reduces thepercentage to three
in every 100. That this is a fair aver
age is substantiated by an investiga-
tion made by "The Chicago Tribune" !"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
YeIis for
Dividends

Vel, shout the time ne was
s.ssns5, tho suckers back Fast here
psssn te ysIi fer dividends. Trey
ss'ie< long and they yelled load. They
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

possibly a Scotsman, discovered in
the old syllables a word picture fit
for his companion Of the trenches
When the British soldier first cried
"cootie" it was from the same slim
ulus that made the poilu react
toto" Back in our own Civil War
days, our fighting men translated
it "grayback.
] make no pretence to being an
authority on the insect. Somehow
the species has always avoided me.
But have seen hundreds Of newly
arrived soldiers going through the
cootie mill at Camp Merritt and
they have conidcd in me. have
heard their lugty voices testify:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Coolies Scotch
Descent

Cootie, although a word new to
entomology, is an old Scotch word
meaning as a noun "a wooden bowl"
or as an adjective "feather-legged"
Just how these meanings developed
into the modern one would make an
interesting study in etymology.
The chances are some Tommy,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

"C-c- c-cootie, c-c-c-cootie,
When the moon shines over the bar
racks,
I'll be scratching till my b-b-b-back /.
sore"
AS matter Of fact, not more
than S per cent Of the men whe
reach Camp Merritt bring with then
any vermin from overseas Blu
every man who comes to camp goe
through the sanitary process plan
soon after arrival. 1t is his initia
ton into America again.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
By Glendon Allvine

A FTER Hoboken, Camp Mer-
~ ritt. After landing, cootie
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-21

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Wccrtchenn tyne. where the titled
h ,,.Si y,arr;ss the sturdy American
hern Il Il c,,ite a improbable Is any
y ,. amher AZ that school Of fiction and
s ..,J... :. r,sas,nr We know that the
s Mi. III a. varns are nothing but
o ~nS.s - fairy stories. but that does
not ,esssn onr enjoyment. Marguerite
Ola mal.ss 4 dainty and charming
pa al, conntsss. Who refuses to. we'd
! German nrincelIrr and runs away to
1merica - avid beine forced into the
. .1iuI -. no inar uncle. an unbelievably
danrayed rentlenan who sold himself
~ the Germans.
onta n IRIS country with her Eng
Il,sh royerness. the Countess Celeste
is ~ takes 4 train for the South,
.nd inmns al 1t 4 water tank when
shs discovers that her uncle is on the
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-21

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lS i1si S g Stll
diftS enfs y TIE 81 4 q "a bgilg
6 rStfeshing hong Ia TIE sctnre ~
ftfun. Everyone who see0 tbs newest
Bert Iyteli Metro will ieave the the.
: atre happy IN the realization that they
| have been really entertained and re.
freshed BY their adventure. Cor II Il
An adventure .thea, days to turn
screenward.)
The plot II swift and sure, leading
the observer through the rejuvenaticn
lof q millionaire who has become 80
Immersed In moneymasing that he
sees nothing but gain" in any phase
LOT life. His nephew, and heir presump-
1 tive, abandons his chances in his de-
termination to open the old mans
heart to the Joy Of living. In doing
this We see the transition from mis-
erly condition to the opening Of kind
lily heart to the sunshine Of existence.
There Is mild sort OF william" In
the case who is spending the firms
money on q favored vampire. = In
making good his speculaticns. or at
tempting to do so, there results an ex-
citing robbery scene, with the down
lfall Of yillainy. There Is pretty ut
tie love theme to sustain heart In
terest," and in the happiness Of all
hands at the finish the observer joins
with fervent qualification.
Mr.. LyteN and Mary Anderson play
the principals and do well indeed.
But the .tonors Of the presentation g
to Thomas jefferson. for remarkably
true and skillful performance, and e
william Mong, who also vastly bene
fits the occasion through finished act
ling.
Manager Linn is repeating today the
film programmed for yesterday, Sauce
for the Goose a bright, snappy storJ
that appeals by reason Of Its fresh
|ress and interesting treatment OF 9
theme we see, In our neighbours lives
of course. not infrequently.
DESIGNS Gowns AZ Well As Govern
watch Your STEP" at the rand
Monday Is backed by absilute com
potency, possesses superh cast o
lprincipals, chorus that in NE, you'll
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-21

coed Company Coming Tomorrow.
''The Million Dollar Doll' which will
be the Offering ct the Grand tomorrow,
matinee and night has proved one Of
the greatest successes Of the seasons
musical offerings. The books, lyrics
aud music were written by Louis
Wesleyan of New York City, who is
the Sdccessfdl writer for such well
known artists Is Rock & Fulton, Lulu
tslazsr, Marion Bent, Pat Rooney aud
many others, The entire work Is OH.
einal and far above the general run
81 musical comedies. Mr.. Wesleyan
considers this his best work. The pro-
ducticn was staged BY Mr.. Harvey D.
on, who Is we'll known to the theatre
going public, He has given this at
traction one Of the most elaborae pro-
auctions ever sent on tour. The cos
tumes, stage settings and light effects
are beautiful and enchant ing. The
company D dna Of the largest and best
% the road this season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-21

Saturday Evening Post story.
The Princess today presents another
Saturday Evening Post story worthy
Of hearty welcome to the screen. Re.
calling SINNERS Dress Suit" land.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-21

sDtxie ss........ Sauce for the Goose
tliteess ...............T The Spender
M odcr Of fresh paint was EVIL
dent Of the Hippodrome last
rs night and q query directed at
0aeaA4ger Henrici brought forth .
knowing smile and q little tip that
Dthihg Wurth while was going to
he doiie about the Hipp that would
make 10 5hine like q pewter dollar in
n Md puddle. So don't get alarmed
- Sons walk under circling' canopy
y NJ Ahlkxe with electric lights, and
md tdS fair ticket lady neatly offic.
"a "a thesctlier side Of the entrance,
I md hut We forgot we were not al
loWed 10 tell all this IN advance. AS
s l6t me inside the standard Is going
higher and higher. Next week a .2b-
6e0bie m,istcaly comedy show, for
which the big advertisements will be
! ont fomorrnN. Then the week Of
March s. dudley & Williams present
athe Dixie Bells, Is people with q
chorus Of II ,octroons. And these are
chlyS the forerunneys Of other large at
fractions that, expect TO hold forth in
llle HID shortly in the classiset kind
TX niusiE al COMEDY, Russell Henrici's
long exterisnce VIII enabe him to Sc.
etre.
& Thesbill for the Tabarin Girls
changes tonight and "a Political Mix
t1,s,l a an 4JfA 0fo4rain Wet weather
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q EAbLIllERs ToMloHI.
lPhotopIays.

M 6dicms The Tarbarin Girl
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
Vicious Dog At Large

Miss Alice Davies, who lives with
her sister, Mrs. Charles T. Davies, al
Denny Avenue, made complaint be-
fore Squire f. A. McAdams recently,
that George Petro, living nearby, was
harboring a vicious Collie dog that
was a menace to p~assersby. 1t had
attacked Miss Davies OF the street
and it was only by good luck that she
escaped being bitten. There are lots
of mongrel ours running at large IN
the streets of Penns Grove that should
be rounded up and disposed of in some
way. Only recently a lady appeared
before the Mayor and Council with a
similar grievance, and they are likely
to become more numerous as warm
weather approaches. The owner OF
the Collie dog promised to keep it tied
Up on his premises in future.
Chief Marshal Houseworth, in his
report to Council on Tuesday night,
referred to the large number of worth
less dogs providing the streets at all
hours of the day and night, and it is
likely some action will soon be taken
to rid the community of them. 1t is
a curious fact that some families will
harbor two or three of these worthless
beasts and feed them, but when the
assessor calls ne finds they have no
owners.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
Such Is Fame

Funny things you hear sometimes.
A lady came to Penns Grove from De-
troit, Michigan, a few days ago, but
before starting on her trip she decided
to get some advance information about
the famous Powdertown. She began
her quest among the professional and
business men of Fordville, but none
of them had heard of such a place
from whence a million pounds of pow
der was sent to the allies every day
during the war. In despair she tack
led a minister of. the, gospel. He
thought a bit and then exclaimed,
"Why sure I've heard of Penns Grove.
That's where they have big prize
fights" Now whatd'ya think O. that?
Judge Duffy ought to feel proud to
learn that the fame of his great fight
ing arena has got into Detroit ahead
of the greatest cannon powder plant
in the world. And Detroit is an en-
lightened city.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
BIDS APRIL 22nd.
Road Improvements

Notice is hereby given that sealed
DldS VIII be received by the Board of
6noSeh tfeeholderS Of the County of
9aIem Iof the reconstruction Of MaIa-
Pehhs Grove Road, 18th Section in the
Borough OF Penns Grove and Township
Of Upper Penns Neck. in the County Of
Salem with a BitUminous Dressing
1sheet asphaIt) upon a Macadam foun-
datlon; estimated amount of surface
R RarSs, of rff @, u is 1884 square
YARDS; and opened and read in public
at the Freehoders' Room, Court House,
salem, n. j., on Tuesday, April %. 1919.
at eleven A. NJ.
rawlings. specifications and forms
OF bid, contract and bond for the nro-
posed work, prepared bv Howard r
heasbey, County Engineer, and APPROX
ed by the State Highway Commission
have been filed in the office of the said
at Salem, n. j., and of said
Sonhillsslon at Trenton, n. j., and may
pc inspected by prospective bidders
during business hours. Bidders will be
furnished with a copy of the specif-
cations and blue prints of the anvil
~ uhe engineer ON proper notice and
Payment q the cost of preparation.
Blds must be made on the Standard pro-
posal forms in the manner designated
therein and required by the .specifca-
lions, must be enclosed in sealed enyel-
opes, bearing the name and ADDRESS of
0iooer on tne outside, addressed to 1. c.
Smashey, Clerk of said Board and must
be accompanied by a certified check for
not less than 81, 900. 90 and be delivered
at the place and on the hour above
named. The standard proposal form is
attacIiHu 10 the specifications, copies of
winch VIII be furnished on application
to engineer.
by, order of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Salem.
a-2e-4t l. c. SMASHEY, Clerk.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
Court Proceedings

The principal business before Judge
Washington in the Salem County
Court March %, vas consideration of
numerous applications for citizens
papers. There were thirteen of them.
Of these three were soldiers from the
Delaware Ordnance Depot at Perkin-
town, who went down under the COM
manG Of Lieutenant Cole and Sergeant
Snyder. They had been previously
examined by a deputy from the Fed
eral Office in Philadelphia and after
swearing allegiance to this Country
were granted their papers.
Of the other ten who applied only
four were successful, six of the cases
being continued until the September
term. The successful ones were Clio
vanni Clemente, of Penns Grove, who
has been in the United States Army;
Louis Eloy Place, of Penns Grove;
George Douglas Johnson, of Penns
Grove and Max Meltzer of Salem.
The ease of Giuseppe Zell, of Penns
Grove, was continued because he is
wholly unfamiliar with the ways of
this government and has not taken the
trouble to acquaint himself since his
case came up at the September 1918
term. He appeared SO dense that
Judge Washington stated that he did
not know what the Constitution of the
United States is. Zell has six children
and all attending school, sc His Honor
instructed him to get the oldest one
to give him some instructions before
the September session.
Judge Washington made a few vai-
liable suggestions to the successful
candidates for American citizenship.
He hoped they would not forget the
oath they had taken, will be good cit
liens, study the ways and manners OF
our people, the laws of the United
States and of the State in which they
reside and take part in elections to
see that only competent men are
chosen for office.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
A Permanent Arsenal

The largest permanent arsenal, ex-
pertinent and s~hell-loading station IN
the United States is to be located IN
the Philadelphia industrial district, on
the site of the Atlantic Loading Plant,
at Amatol, below Hammonton, N. j.
In addition to loading shells for the
army and navy it will be used as an
experiment station. The town built
for the plant is to be maintained also.
Under plans now made the place will
be similar to Frankfort arsenal, ex-
cept that it is, of course, much larger,
and therefore open to greater develop
ment, if the need should arise.
Contractors did an excellent piece of
work down there, everything consider
ed. But since the plant has been
taken over by the government, 1t has
been found that the job a be done
with about one-fourth the number OF
employees.
Amatol employed nearly $4,000 men
and ome when production reached
its heights, just before the armistice
was signed. In the permanent oper-
alton of the place it is estimated that
it will employ about 1000 operatives.
The village, built just off the White
Horse pike, south of the plant, pro-
vides ample accommodations for these
employees in barracks and individual
cottages.
The town site also includes club
houses, a big moving picture house,
finely equipped, an arcade with stores,
bowling alleys and modern dormator-
les for women workers. Lieut.. Col. F.
H. Miles, is in charge of the entire
operation for the ordnance department
Shell loading is still going on at the
plant under a revised program pre-
pared by the war department follow,
in the signing of the armistice. All
the munitions thus prepared will go in
to a reserve stock. 1t has been est.
mated that the present program will
be completed some time in May.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
Ordnance No.FS1

A supplement to an ordinance entitled
"An Ordinance providing for the
appointment and duties Of an In
spectOr of Buildings of the BOr-
Ough of Penns Groves; To Regulate,
Control and Prescribe the method
and manner of building. construct
ng. altering or removing dwelling
houses and all other buildings or
structures of every kind and ma
ture erected or to be erected in the
Borough of Penns Groves; to COM
pei the sweeping of chimneys
and the construction of fire es-
the violation of it's provisions; es-
tabIishinE of n fire district and es-
tablishfng a building line.
Re IL ordained by the Council of the
Borough of Penns Grove:
Section l. That for each and every
permit and certificate of inspection is
sued by the Inspector of Buildings of
the Borough of Penns Grove under and
by authority of an ordinance entitled
AN Ordinance providing for the ap-
pointment and duties of an inspector
of buildings of the Borough of Penns
Grove; to regulate, control and pre-
scribe the method and manner of build
ing. constructing, altering or removing
dwelling houses and all other buildings
or structures of every kind and nature
ough of Penns Grove; to compel the
sweeping of chimneys and the con-
struction of fire escapes; and providing
penalties for the violation of its pro-
visions; establishing of a fire district
and establishing a building line" a
fee of two dollars shall be paid by the
applicant therefor in advances; and no
permit shall be issued by said officer
until suchtfee is paid.
Section 2. All such fees shall be
paid to the said Inspector of Buildings
for the benefit of the Borough of Penns
Grove. said Officer shall itemize all
fees so received by him in his monthly
report to the Borough Council and
pay the moneys received to the
Borough Collector.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
NOTE-If any objection to the above
ordinance. present such objection IN
person or by writing thru the Borough
Clerk, to the Borough Council.
4-11-2t w. A. HUNT.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11
Notice To Creditors
salem County surrogates Office

Estate of Frank ]. Dudeck. Deceased.
Surrogate of the county of
salem. made on the first day of April.
1918. on the application of B. Noel
Gross, Administrator of the estate OF
frank T.. Dudeck, deceased, notice
is hereby given to the creditors of said
deceased, to exhibit to the subscriber,
Administrator as aforesaid. their debts
I'D demands against the said estate,
ander oath or affirmation, within nine
mnnths from the date of the aforesaid
nrder. or they will be forever barred Of
their actions therefor. against the salo
suo 3. NOEL GROSS. Administrator;
mated Salem, N. J. April l, 1919 4-4-9t