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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-11-05
The Girl Who Didn',
Mind Rain
By II. LOUIS RAYBOLD


e. 1870. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Flat on his back on his patent camp
COT, his pipe discharging smoke whirls
up into the tent peak, lay Stephen
Armitage and cursed his luck in pick
ing out the one wet spell Of the season
1or q camping expedition in the AL
gonquin.
anu where the deuce was his guide
lie taciturn John, who had gone in
me motor boat to the tiny supply sta
uon twelve miles away for mail and
provisions? For moment he pom
oered the mystery enveloping that odd
iniudie-aSed man who, when he spoke
at all, spoke excellent English, quite
unlike the usual patois of the half
oreed or Canuck, and who smoked in
ccssandy an imported mixture quite
the equal Of his own expensive brand
Then his thoughts reverted to more
personal matters, the refusal Of Elaine
TO marry him and his consequent
broken heart For yeRrs he had
known Elaine to be pre-emInently fair
10 look upon. Now he was aware that
she was likewise canuily mercenary
For In response to his proposal she
had told him, calmly judicial, that she
liked him very much personally, but
that his $4,000 q year salary and
prospects" on the death Of remark
ably hale uncle were not sufficient to
support her In the style to which she
was accustomed--a Style entailing a
maid, motor and an unlimited check
Ing account.
As he took out his tobacco pouch to
Tenn his pipe slight sound caught
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knew her father was on. and how she
had Slipped away to surprise him; at
ter he had won her fathers permis-
sion and her consent to have q little
picnic party on Prospect Knob the fol-
lowing day. and after her father and
he had taken her back to camp in the
motor boat. towing the canoe-after
all that. stephen opened his mail.
For moment he even forgot the
girl, so absorbed WAS he in his letter.
Regret 10 inform you-dcath of uncle
-autOmohilc accidcnt-slrai"ht out
affairs on Your return
Stunned, he opened Il smaller. per-
fumcd envelope. What.
Dear Steve:
''Pcrhars l was 81 bit hns,y IN my
answer. May l. reconsider!
Your lovinS-friend,
ELAINE"
Stephens lip cUrlcd. He was not
ohlivious 20 the fact that his uncle's
death annotated Eluine's letter by sew
"ral days. Their arrival on the same
day WAS IN odd coincidence due to his
getting his mail In lunches. Slowly,
he tore the perfumed note into little
bits. Thank fortune! it had arrived
too late. For that day Steve had
looked into the eyes OF girl lie knew
he could love and who, if she cared
for him. would ask only his love in
return.
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his attention. sound which was not
the expected chug-chuE Of the return
Ing boat. Lifting the tent flap, he
peered out on the sodden world.
Who In time was that pulling up q
canoe on the beach? He hadn't sup
posed there was another human be-
Ing this side of the supply station
And 1t was a girl-a slim, straight
girl in rubber raincoat and hat with
q steel fishins-rod In her hand
Stephen slipped on his macintosh
and strobe forth.
The girl was the first 10 speak. II
didn't know there was any one on tho
island. saw the motor boat WAS gone
and supposed everybody away
At the moment, it didn't occur TO
Stephen to wonder how she knew there
was motor boat. He was engaged
In thinking how singularly attractive
the girl was. with an air Of boyishnesS
ana at the same time of fcmninity,
evidenced by the wistfulness in her
soft brown eyes and the curling locks
of hair which strayed from the con-
fines of her rubber hat.
"My queer duck of q guide Is away"
he said. but l stayed home, not han
kering for a tllrcehour ride hunched
up in the cockpit of an open launch"
At his first words the girl threw him
All odd look. 'Why do you call him
queer duck':' she said with simple
directness which somehow fitted her
personality as he conceived 1t.
Hes all Of that" returned Stephen.
"Never talks-spends all his spare
time smoking and staring through the
trees. What's more, he's quite as we'll
educated as am"
"Most people up here know his
story" said the girl, who was senrch-
ing for q particular fly. Years ago
he came up here with his wife, who
by the climate. There was child
believe. One day she--his wife
wandered away. He hunted day and
night for week. On his return from
following q wrong c!ew he found ker
dead from exhaustion, a little way
from their cabin, which she had almost
reached. 1t affected his mind, they
say. Anyway, he never went home
seemed unable to leave the region. Aft
er number Of years he got to be in
great demand as a guide"
"And the child?" asked Stephen.
""hy-I believe the child was sent
to some relatives in Montreal to be
educated" The girl spoke absent
nIndedly, and Stephen, struck by the
tragedy Of the story, was silent for
moment.
At last, my name Is Stephen Armi-
tage," he said. MAY ask"
Shirley Cavendish," returned the
girl simply. And think must 20
back"
At that moment down the lake
sounded the returning boat. Hastily
the girl disjointed her rod and turned
to the landing, while Stephen follow
ed, regrettinR that the strange little
episode was SO soon over. And he
hadn't asked her where she had come
from!
II say. Miss Cavendish," he began
but before he could finish his SEN
tence, he received the surprise Of his
life. The launch had drawn sufficient
ly close in for the figure in oilskins
whom Stephen knew as John" to
shut off the engine and stand up,
ready to fend off from the dock. With
wave OF her hand the girl was well
coming him! Hello, dad" she cried,
and II moment later was In his. arms.
That night, after explanations of
how the girls camp at which Shirley
was spending her vacation had taken
three .daXs' trip to the lake sLs
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- now" His clasp on her hand
was warm, reassuring. It'll do every
thing that can for tho girl"
II miracle can happen, then one
happened at the post. The end Of
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j THERE Is a man.
IN OUR town.
WHO Is SO old.
HE'S FORGOTTEN his age.
HE WAS elevator boy.
IN NEARLY all.
OF wAsHINeToN's headquarters.
HE WAS the first.
WHO BROUGHT down the house.
BY ASKING why.
A HEN crossed the road.
so THAT'S how old he is.
HE'D JUST lost job.
THAT HE started on.
IN 1869.
he SAID ii he'd known.
IT WASN'T permanent.
HE'D NEVER have takoo It..
he ALSO said.
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Boy page Mefhuselah'

off A ham needs. ,
a WEEK Of smoke.
TO CUR. it.
I'M CURED of everything.
FOR been smoking.
NIGH ON century.
THE ONLY secret of old .ss,
IS ALWAYS keeping.
ABSOLUTELY coNrEnreo.
AND gave him one.
OF MY cigarettes.
AND he smacked his LIP
AND sAio. That. IL.
THEY s.r;sfx.~
THEY SATISFY" that. ~.
l solid fact to tie to. And ths sr
never was such q cigarette -.
steady company. Good tohaecn.'
yes-but more than that CO.
blending, by a private formul. tS.s
can't be copied--thnt's WIN Cha.
terhelds sverlastingly "sati;fx.~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
'tdndings In Mao,
Baseball Leagues
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games To-day.

st. Louis at Brooklyn. /,
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Other teams not scheduled.
Yesterdays Results.
Chicago, 3; New York. 2.
Brooklyn, 4; st. Louis, 2.
Cincinnati, s; Boston. 4 (fst.)
Boston II, Cincinnati 2 ted.)
Pittsburgh. 4; Philadelphia. 6.
Gfandfu0 of Unama
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
DROP INTO THIRD
| PLACE AS INDIANS WIN

The first game of the "creeshal"
|eries between the Yanks and the
cleveland Indians, was played yes
|erday and Babe" Ruth annexed
is forty-seventh home run, but the
New Workers went down to a bad
Pefeat in spite of this fact by the
Overwhelming score Of i0-4. With
Pie Yanks but a few points behind
.cleyeland In the league standing a
victory over Cleveland will mean
Utmost as much as two New York
Ficteries at any ether time. Two of
The Yankee twirlers had the misfort-
ines OF being driven from the box.
Quinn having the can tied to him in
he fifth and Mogridge in the eighth
AS a result of their loss yester-
la ythe Yanks again slip back into
bird place. Whether the absence
Ping Bodie from the lineup was
ponsible for the ragged work of
sYanks is a question. but as
s-peng'' will not be back In the
again this year. owing to a
ired ankle, the New York team
have to adapt itself to present
ting conditions. Victories in this
Ties with the Indians will mean a
pt towards deciding the American
league pennant winners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
DOUBLE HEADER
HERE SATURDAY
Chemical Teams Play on R. c.
w.. Diamond First Tomor-
row; Then Ingots- All Stars

Two big contests viii be staged
on the Copper works field Saturday
Afternoon, the first between the Nor
well Chemicsi company of Fords re-
preventative team and the Roessier
& Hasslacher Chemical company OF
this city at 1880 O'Clock and the
second between the Chemical stars
4 combination picked from these
two teams, and the Raritan Copper
works nine at S.3e O'Clock.
NorweIls and II. & HI.
Great rivalry exists between the
Representative nine from the chemical
plant in Fords and the local chemical
plant, and the teams will line up as
follows for this game:
r. & H.-G. Fullerton, 3b: Andy
Mazurik. Is; Ronner. 1b; Larson, z;
Jeroff, p: Mulligan. CT; Sabo, IT.
Albert Mazurik, %; and surma,
utility.
Norwells-Pfeiffer, II; J. Fullerton.
SIS, Gloff 81 & D; Milehick. ps Burke.
1b; Brennan, RI: Hippinstill, 2b;
logan, c; and Homestead, CT.
Stars And Ingots.
In the main event the Rafitan
Copper works nine will play a coli
lection of the best tossers on the
two teams which performed in the
preliminary contest and the teams
will line up as follows for this game:
Stars-Pfeiffer, CT; Giof, 2b;
Milchick. p; Romer, If; Larson, G.;
Burke, Id; J. Fullerton, IS: @. Full
lerton, 3b; and Jeroff, IF g. p.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
BY PETER p. CARNEY,
Editor National Sports Syndicate

They play "hunchesy in ~trapshoot-
Ing Just as they do in other sports
and a man playing a "hunch' won
the Grand American Handicap.
There may have been other fellows
playing lunches in this particular
event, but the only individual the
layman is interested in fs the wrn-
ner.
The Grand American Handicap Is
known far and wide as the blue rib
bon event of trapdom, the big event
Ia the greatest sporting spectacle Of
modern days The event attracted
some T12 men and women TO Cleve-
land, and one man went because 1t
was hts birthday: went because
something kept telling him that il he
shot on his birthday he would win.
The man who played this "hunch"
was Albert /. WINS, Of Red Bank.
Never before was WINS in a Grand
American Handicap at clay targets
and this was the twenty-irst. He
was a great live bird shot in the old
days when Long Branch was the
scene OF some OF the greatest live
bird matches In history bat the
much heralded blue ribbon event at
clay targets never bothered him un-
til this year.
And when he discovered that the
Grand American would be shot on
the same day that he would reach
his ~ifty-second birthday, WINS inn
inediateiy got 'hunch" that GRAND
American would be won by an East
erner for the first time and he went
to Cleveland and made good. Tn
known to the great majority OF the
trapshooters of the present day, "
ms ~ breaks In rs targets went uH-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
BY FACTORY SEWAGE
SEASON HURT

A few years ago a cheap ana pop
ular feature OF the Spring menu In
nearly every New jersey home, shaa
this year became a luxury, selling In
many markets at higher prices than
the best cuts OF fresh meat. The
great faIling-oG Of the shad- Industry
is shown in statistics procured by
James NJ. Stratton, chief fish and
game warden, who blames the
scarcity OF labor high cost of equip
ment and the decrease of the shad.
themselves, for the lamented condi-
|tions.
pollution of the Delaware and other
rivers by factory wastes is the chief
cause OF the disappearance of the
great schools OF shad which formerly
came to these streams to spawn is
the concensus of opinion OF the shad
fishermen. Further proof that this
careless handling Of sewage has
robbed the public OF an economical
food supply, ana that eliminating this
sewage viii bring back the fish, Is
suggested by figures of the report,
which show that in two streams,
there was an increase in shad fishing
this year. These streams were the
Maurice river, In Cumberland county.
and Rancoeas creek, in Burlington
county, probably the only unpolluted
Establishing waters in the state.
Reports from upper-Delaware4 fisher
men would Indicate that few shad
continued up that polluted stream
after reaching the influx OF clean
water from the Rancocas.
The figures OF the survey give Az
|724 as the number Of fish. caught in
the seven counties where ad-dsher-
men operate. For the corresponding
counties in 1917, when the last pre-
vious survey was made, the catch wa
recorded as 1913.
Sturgeon fishing in Delaware bay
shows an improvement for the year,
a catch OF l80 during the season
having been reported by bay fisher
men. The average weight OF the big
fish was $50 pounds. The average
price of sturgeon meat was 40 cents
q pound and OF caviar, SO a pound.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
gCEUMS PLAY
ROOSEVELT T. {.
t Game is Expected at
boswell This Sunday At
cnoon; Amboys Lost LIST

Zone OF the biggest games OF the
[eason will be play0d in Roosevelt
pX Sunday afternoon. when the Ly-
Of this city, ros bats with
.Ie representative diamond team OF
borough. Manager Tom Sny-
itr of the local outfit Is confident
Al evening the series with the
Roosevelt team BY coping this'
&me, the borough outfit having won
be first game played between these
Ewo teams By ; one run margin
k%arlier In the ssAson.
/ Since they t&st played the Roose-
teit nine the Byceums have added-a
lumber of players whose work has
been aiding materially In the great
blowing being made blythe Hall ave-
kue boys. "Mickyo Miichick, who
Eell deserves the title Iron man"
BY him since DOMINIC the
|<yceum Uniform, will in all proba-
Nifty be sent against the Roosevelt
am, while Buck" Nesly will do
ne receiving.
The Lyceum outiaeld and inieId
rs been going great guns Of late,
kley, Kopko, Dametsch and Gus
have been displaying a good
of ball In the Inner works,
Brennan. French, Cab, Nor
yr&and logan have been showing
T#xell in the outfeld. Seplacky
t6d Zalari have also been doing
food work on the mound for the Ly-
teum outfit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10

introduced the amazing slashing
style OF tennis. Mclaughlin was a
sensational player. His methods
were in vogue for a time.
Both william T. Tilden, End, and
William M. Johnston resort to the
Pacific coast style at times. but they
have greatly modified 1t. They have
softened the game as has Griffin.
Grifin's recent triumph over
Johnston, the national champion,
came as a surprise. He Is playing
the best tennis Of his life and is
succeeding with the softer style Of
stroking the ball..
The Japanese stars, Zenso shim-
idzu and Ichiya Kumagae, are show
ing a peculiar hook drive in ten
ms now. They say the ball used In
Japan is softer than the pellet used
in America and England and requires
more power to drive i.
The Japanese tennis ball is fatteh-
ed momentarily when hit, \ which
makes 1t take a peculiar hook or
sharp bend.
Then came the Dan Ahearn Incl
dent. This leading athlete-world's
record holder in the hop, skip and
jump-would not obey orders about
going to bed at 10 d. M, and he was
ordered to repack his track suit and
sail home.
The athletes held another meeting.
threatened another strike and forced
the committee to reihstate Ahearn.
or course, we can't judge the mer-
It's of the controversy this far off.
But one can't help wondering what's
the matter.
Football, baseball and boxing are
all paying sports. Other athletic
pastimes seldom pay from a finance
ial standpoint.
Dempsey put the sock in box.
ing. Ruth did 1t to baseball. But
gridiron etiquet forbids US to call 1t
that.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10

The disturbances were first made
known Oh shipboard when the ath-
letes voiced q protest concerning the
boat. their quarters their food and
about everything else.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
Jersey Man Played A "Hunch'
And Won Trabshoofing Title

noticed because anything Is apt to
happen in the last rs targets when
so much IS at stake, but when FL
mer shaner began TO tell Of the
great shooting feats performed by
WINS thirty years ago, the shooters
began 70 pay their respect to WINS.
They knew 1t wasn't likely that a
man who had been through the live
bird races and won the champion
ships that WINS had would blow
up" and his "A then looked good.
The news travelled and when Twins
ran out his last IS straight, no one
seemed surprised.
Tells About His Hunch.
Then WINS told me Of his "hunch."
Il just figured it out that this was
to be my day." said WINS. Il m
tered because I thought / could win.
A feeling came over me that Z
couldn't lose on my birthday and
that feeling never deserted me. I
was sorry that 1 missed my 53rd lar
get for / would have liked to make
a perfect score. There mus. be
something in lunches after all
fo- I never would have come TO the
Grand American II IL hadn't been
for the bunch that I had"
Maybe he is right. maybe there IS
something in lunches We know
a lot Of shooters there who wished
they had one, or even q birthday.
Between lunches" and fellows win
ming with borrowed guns, the Grand
American is getting to be quite a
feature event. George Lorimer won
the Grand American with q gun ne
had never shot before in 1919 and
John Henry went back 20 Eikhart.
Ind. a winner by the same method
in 1918.
Who WINS Is.
A few facts about WINS VIII no
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
S LOSE CRUCIAL" GAME DESPITE FACT BABE RUTH GETS HIS Attn HOME RUN YESTERDAY

doubt be interesting TO those who
follow closely the doings Of the he
roes Of the sporting world. He Is
a Democrat. a real Wilson man,
strong for Cox and the League Of
Nations. We must have a League
Of Nations" sai1 Mr.. WINS in talk
ing TO newspaper men after the win
ming shot was fired. IF the pres
ent document isn't right, then let
us write another for we must nave
the league"
He Is President Of the Monmouth
County Board OF TAXATION, IS IN the
real estate an Insurance business,
besides being president of the Riv-
erside Gun Club of Red Bank.
WINS entered the Grand American
Handicap at i've birds. held at Dex-
ter Park, l.. l., in 1894 and killed
%. The live bird tournament was
at Is birds. He competed in the next
either % or "a birds on each occa-
sion. He was good but not good
enough TO win
In 1895 at Long Branch he won
the Hollywood Futurity with 40
straight kills fn a 20 yards boundry.
This event carried with it the cham
pionship Of the East. This same
year he won the EIkwood Park Han
dicap with - kills in so birds He
has won the Atlantic City Cup in the
West Hogans shoot and in 1910 and
1911 he won the Cosmopolitan
Championship (New York; at clay
targets.
You win get from these statistics
that WINS Is quite. q shot even IL
this was the first Grand American
he attended.
Also we think we are safe In say-
ing that WINS is the first shooter to
win a Grand American on his initial
appearance.
The "hunch" did II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
F|SKHUu NINE
To MEET AMbOYS
New York Team VIII Oppose
Joe MuIIens Crack Com
binatioh on Sunday.

The strong Ffskhun baseball team
from New York VIII oppose Joe Mul-
lens Perth Amboy baseball team on
the Raritan Copper works field SIN
day afternoon This team Is expected
to furnish strong Opposition. End
Manager Mullen Is expected TO send
Apologize against the New workers.
Royai Giants Play Here.
A week from Sunday the Royal
Colored Giants from New York, re-
cognized as the coIDred semf-profes-
sional Champions OF the country, wzI1
oppose Joe Mullenss team IN a double
header. This IS the second colored
team to appear here this season, the
Pennsylvania Red Caps were defeat
ed here earlier in the season By the
Perth Amboy nine The Royal
Colored Giants as a drawing attrac-
ton r second only to the House OF
David nine. II has been learned from
attendance records at various parks
In this vicinity where the two teams
have performed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10

He used to walk across the street,
And dodge the motorists;
And at them he would loudly swear
And wildly shake his fists.
But now he smiles to see folks leap
And turn on him and cuss,
AS he was wont to do before
He bought himself a buss.
softer FEMINIST
Sports are like our politics.
The fashions and the moon
The styles go round In cycles
Set to a different tune.
The new stars who are shining
And coping modern fame.
Have cut the slashing tennis
To play e softer game.
The newest style Of tennis, as de-
monstrated by Peek Griffin In recent
eastern tournaments, would indicate
that the softer strokes r more eff
fective than the sl6shing drives.
While Griffin is a Californian,
where the slam-bang tennis erigi-
mated, he Is an example of a veteran
who depends upon the ~well-rounded
game to win Instead of the sensa-
tional shots.
Back In 1902 and 1903 the ceie.
brated Doherty brothers ruled with
their style of careful strategy and
the soft streking of the ball.
The Doherty boys were content to
let their opponents take all the
hazards in attempting ace shots.
The percentages favored the Do
hertys.
.
Maurice e. McLoughlin, OF Cali
fornia. followed the Dohertys. He
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
HIGH TIDE TABLE
WHAT THEY SAY
Gene Tunney.

Criticism hufIed at the younger
school Of heavyweight boxers is
answered by Gene Tunney. He says:
Anybody with common sense
knows that 1t Is foolish to stack a
young man in his first year of pros
fessional boxing against tep-noteh-
ers who have a big advantage in
years of experience and in weight,
too. This game is not a sport to me,
but a profession or business. If /
were in another business I would not
enter a deal or enterprise that could
I would soon be bankrupt. Boxing
being my business, why then should
I do such things? / will content
myself with the knowledge that he
who laughs last laughs best.'"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
philadelphia at Detroit (two.)
Washington at St. Louis.
Yesterdays Results.
cleveland, 10; New York. 4.
chicago, 6; Boston, 5.
Louis s; Washington, 2. ~
1st.)
Washington, 2; St. Louis, 1 (2d.)
Philadelphia Detroit (rain.)
Standing OF Teams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
PAYNE HOFFMAN WIN
z MAN BOWLING MATCH

The Payne-Heffman bowling team
defeated the Nelsen-Bash combine
Jon onthe Y. M. c. A. alleys in four
put of six games. last night, the
WinninE due to taking the first, third.
fifth and sixth games. Hoffman won
Ugh Average for this set of games
X, ana also carried Off high scores
l7orss with a game 212. Nelson
/ Y high average man for the losing
cores.
Elm ia 15s 1875 1ss 1s6
IAN ..47s ito 155 lbs 2i2 1s1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10
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Few Escape Penalties Who Violate
Game Laws,
Rarely does a New Jersey fish and
game warden make . mistake when
he arrests : fish o. came ne. Aw yi9la,
the last fscai year. announced by
Chief Warden James M. stratten.
There were 500 arrests. The largest
numbsr of one year in the history
OF thexFish and Game Commission.
and Of these $40 of the defendants
we're convicted, FIVE eases are still
pending and only 1e were acquitted.
fines, and In some cases jail terms.
we're imposed and several hunting
Nsnd fshing licenses were revoked.