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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
Greatest Season
In Trotting Game

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-More trottfng
meetings were. held in America the
past season than in any other: year in
the history of the sport. Up to De-
cember |, w. H. Gocher, secretary
Of the National Trotting Association,
had received reports of 1868 meet
ings held this year on tracks in the
United States and Canada.
How closely harness racing inter.
ests are bound up with the fairs, big
and little, is indicated by the fact
that rs per cent of all the trotting
meetings held last season took place
between August 1 and October Is.
This is the period during which nearly
all fairs are held, and 1t is probable
that more than rs per cent Of all the
races between these dates were trot-
ted on the fair grounds Of the states
and the dominion.
The 1853 meetings of the season
were held on something like 1900
different tracks. About 1900 of the
meetings were on half.mile tracks.
There are 90 mile tracks in the. Unit
ed States and Canada, but some of
these are used only for training pur-
poses and are not for racing. Meet.
lngs were held on 40 mile tracks this
year. There are in the United States
and Canada four trotting tracks Of
one-third OF mile in length. Three
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through the season of}1s15. Sixty sat
down to this long to be membereds
feast, and there were gold footballs
presentedito the coachesib by the mems:
,bers of the team and gold footballs
presented to the members OF the team
by the boosters club. But greatest
OF all was the large silver and gold
loving cup presented to Athletic Man:
ager, Harry A. stansbury, AS q ken
of the regard and the appreciation
that the boosters have for his untiring
efforts in behalf OF the success OF the
Wesleyan teams. There was also az
pair OF gold cuff links presented to
John Kellison in appreciate Of his
great work on the champion ships Yves:
leyan team this and past years. All
the men will be back with the exceps
ton of stansbury, and It Is not yet
known whether or not he will be at
the head of Wesleyan athletics next
year. Neither is. It known whether
the same coaches will again be at the
helm, but It is understood that these.
men will again be in the same placess
Next year will be Kellison,s senior
year in college and he IS an exponent
of many phases Of college life be-;
sides football and the men Of the
squad are proud that heswilI lead the
team in his last year at WesIeyans He
has been an all;state tackle for the
past three years, and hts work In the
recent W. v. U.-Wesleya game being
almost superhuman. He IS very pops
ular among his fellow stud tents and
will make3a great leader for the 1915y
Orange and Black.
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Of these are at South Woodstock,
Conn; North Washington, Pa, and
Russell, Ont.
Mr.. Gocher attributes the unpre-
cedented number OF trotting meet
ings this year to the new rules Of har.
ness racing. which do not penalize
horses for records made in losing
races. These rules and the new time
allowances have, he says, brought
hundreds OF outclassed horses back
to the circuits, to the mutual benefit
Of their owners and the associations
holding the meetings. Despite the re-
turn OF all these horses, however, tho
average number of starters in race
is steadily and rapidly falling of.
"From the increased number of
races and the growing scarcity of
horses am led to believe the day is
close at hand when entrance fees will
be done away with at all fairs, II not
everywhere else" he said. ."starters
are already in such demand that the
Nashville, Tenn; Allentown; Pa, and
some other fairs have made all purs-
es free and open. think you will see
more of them do so next year. The
trotting races are the great attrac-
ton for the public at all fairs, and
there is no good reason why the horse
owners should continue to pay for
the privilege of giving the entertain
ment,"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
MuseRAvE,s MEpITArIoNs.

There is yet surplus OF gall in this
world. A man out west hired de
tective for $1,000 to kill one Of his
rivals. He has brought suit to re
cover the money, as the rival was
not annihilated as per contract.
The New York Sun thinks Roose
welt will snatch the prohibition issue
from Bryan's mouth and thereby at
tempt to regain his lost prestige. To
stand at Arnageddon and battle with
John Barleycorn and Joe Cannon
would be an alluring sight.
We don't pretend to know what Is
the matter with Kansas, but our com
ing luminous Legislature will soon ap'
ply the proper remedies for all the
ills of West Virginia. There's spe'
cific in the hands of men which, taken
promptly, leads to complete recovery
Congress will soon resume its
weighty and windy work and doubt
less someone will refer to Uncle Jos
eph Jerusalem Cannon as Plato's i'm
mortal youth who shall flourish for
ever, unhurt amid the war of ele'
ments, the wreck of matter and the
crush of worlds"
A certain proud father thinks his
son will be a great politician because
he can say more things that sound
we'll and mean nothing at all than
any boy he ever saw. II he doesn't
become a politician he may evolute
into dude.
That pompadoured patriot, Bob
Meandering LaFallette, is another one
of the sons Of light. concerning whom
we have received but scant informa'
ton OF late. Is he hunting the I'M
washed sheep of Israel or the bois-
ferrous bears of Wall street?
A woe scared editor says Russia
may win pronounced successes. but
he can't pronounce them. Even an
editor has limitations. Horace Greet
ey couldn't understand Lincoln and
Charles A. Dana failed to fathom
Grover Cleveland.
A st. Louis sage says 1t is a pity
the million dollars that was given to
the heather last year to lift them
out of savagery was not sent to Eu'
rope. Perhaps we should offer an
apology to the heather for thinking
them worse than Europeans.
Who will be the first TO burbank
the blackberry until its complexion
is as white as the polar SHOWS? Who
will be the first to place q jay-eye'
see bit in Mrs. spraddle spankhurst's
mouth?
Another week and no word from
Roosevelt. In the Language Of HON.
err:
mi fits a chief who mighty nations
guides,
Directs in council, and in war pre-
sides,
To whom its safety whole people
owes,
To waste long nights in indolent re.
pose" s. G. MUsGRAVE.
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terehange Of e1pertenee and opinion,
REPRESENTATIVES, Of pdr1llse OF such IN.
ntLons recentiy met ct Jon.
81. q, and f6rmed q new ation
'tos be knowns as tie q ttonlcf US
ban Uliyersit les: .sss
The cali for, the meeting which led
to the formation Of the association
thus set forth the tasks and purposes
of urban universities:
"The municipal colleges are aiming
&c do for their cities some OF the things
the State universities are doing SO ad-
mirably for their States. Private In
stitutlons in cities, realizing the oblI-
cations resulting from freedom of taxa
ton, are endeavortng to serve their
local communities.
1.-THE general public, on the other
side, Is awakening to the value and
necessity of expert knowIed &c, and the
universities, on the other, are realiz'
ing as never beforetheir duty to train
men and women for municipal, State
and National positions"
Institutions that have already de-
clared their interest in the movement
include: The Municipal University,
Of Akron, Ohio. College of the City Of
New York: John Hopkins University,
Baltimore. Md; University of Cincin-
motif, Cincinnati. Ohio; James Mill
ken University, Decatur, ILL.,; Universe.
ty of Louisville, Louisville, Ky; Reed
College, Portland, Ore. washington
University. st. Louis, NO.; Northwest
ern University, Evanston, III. New
York University. New York. N. y;
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
Fa.; Boston University, Boston, Mass.
University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N. ";
Toledo University, Toledo, Ohio.
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Kellison Will Lead
Wesleyan Football

BUcKHANNoN, Dec. 9.-Last night
at the new Valley hotel the Wesleyan
football squad was rendered a ban
quet by thirty men of Buckhannon
and boosters OF the team. There were
sixty present, and at the end Of this
climax of West Virginia Wesleyan's
third successful season John Kelli-
son, the best tackle in the South, and
a man who represents everything that
a college man should stand. for was
elected to lead the Orange and Black
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year 1911.
These and other significant facts are
brought out by H. Y. Foght Of the
United States Bureau of Education.
Mr.. Foght recently visited Denmark
to make personal investigations con-
corning school conditions and has pub
llshed the results in bulletin Just is
sued.
Compulsory attendance upon school
between the ages of and IA is so
strictly enforced in Denmark that the
few who persist in avoiding their legal
responsibilities are punished so severe
|, that they are glad enough to change
their minds.
According to Mr. .Foght the Danish
schools are run six days in a week, Civ
ing at least GAG school days to the year
The people are SO imbued with the
spirit of education that they will go to
eny extremity to keep children in
school.
School life is made attractive by
giving large place to popular songs.
"AIl teachers" says Mr.. Foght, must
be able to instruct their pupils in mu-
sic whether they can sing or not. The
teacher almost Invariably accompan-
les the song with the violin, (which
all teachers know how to USE" School
music includes patriotic, religious, and
folk songs.
Danish schools do not use a spelling
hook, Smelling Is taught as q part of
the reading process. Grammer is like
wise taught largely through doing
as Mr.. Foght expresses 1t. "Dtctation
is given from some classic; this is tho
Analysed and rules of grammar are
applied as needed" The Bible is
strongly emphasized In all the schools.
Children at school wear slippers and
the girls wear short bloomer.like
skirts. In their physical exercises,
which have a prominent part in even
the rural schools of Denmark, the pc
culiar dress of the girls serves them
well in giving freedom of movement.
Mr.. Foght says that the secret OF
Denmark's high place in educational
affairs lies in the hold which the
teacher has on the entire people,. Ev-
Tory teacher is professional teacher.
The salaries are among the highest
given to any class Of workers. Teach
ors houses with valuable pieces of
land attached arc furnished in addi-
tion to the already liberal salaries.
Teaching is, from every standpoint,
made honorable in Denmark. The
teacher has high social ranking, is q
leader in both church and State, and
is invariably pensioned for disability
or age.
Teachers so thoroughly furnished
and working under such happy condi-
lions very naturally exemplify high
order of teaching. Mr.. Foght says:
1.-THE Danish teachers draw upon their
broad general reading and experience
for much of the classroom materials,
instead of depending upon textbooks
to furnish so Observation-Disclosures
to furnish everything required.
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Resaer EIeeted captaln.

Edgar S. Reeser, of Huntington, was
elected captain of the Marshall Col.
lege football team for 1915 at the an
nual banquet last night Reeser has
been the most sensational back in
the state, having scored ten touch
downs during the season. Prospects
for a good team here next fall are very
good as is shown by the fact that prac'
tically all will return to school.
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brooks were
visiting relatives near Downs last Sat
urday and Sunday.
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EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

only one person in every 1000 in
Denmark is unable to read and write,
ss compared with seven out of every
1000 In the United States. or $780,
900 Danish children of school age only
$40 failed to attend school during the
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ntJRRAN universities

In recognition Of the peculiar prob
lens and obligations of the city col
lege or university, and with the con-
viction that these can most effectively
be met by combined action and the IN
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MERCHANDISE VS..

SUPPLY MATCH.
The Merchandise and Supply pick
ed teams from the purchasing depart
ment of the Consolidation offices had
a lively contest last evening on the
Temple alleys. The Merchandise boys
got revenge from the beating the sup
ply trio gave them last week. The
last game was closely contested, the
Merchandise boys winning by four
pins. shaffer1nan rolled the high
score and average, while Smith led
the Supplys. The. scores:
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PAsrlME LEAauE.

The Fpderals won two out Of three
games from the Rebels last night. The
Mills Brothers divided the honors.
The scores:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06
VILLA PLANS TO
CUT OFF ARMY
OF GEN. MAAS
Will Attack SatiIIo and San Luis
Potosi simultaneously

Torreon, May G.-'Preparat!ons under
way have made it, evident that the
plan of the campaign of General Villa
provides for simultaneous attack on
Saltillo and San Luis PotOsi. He him
self has decided To lead the attack
on Satillo. which is garrisoned by 10,-
00O federals. The attack on San Louis
Potosi. which holds 5000 federals will
have the effect of practically isolating
the Satillo garrison.
should the federals under General
Mas he unable To hold Satillo, moth
ing will remain for them but surrender
or death by hunger and thirst if they
are cut off from san Luis Potosi by an
attacking force there. The country
between the two points is absolutely
barren.
\ detachment of Villas troops, sta
toned here. entrajned today for Mon
terey, which will be the base of oper-
ations against Saltillo and san Luis
Potosi.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06
FEW GUESTS TO
ATTEND WHITE
HOUSE WEDDING
Miss Eleanor Wilson to Marry Sec
retary McAdoO Tomorrow

Washington, -. GO May G.-Tomor-
rows wedding of Miss Eleanor Will
son. dauahter of the president and
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. and William -,
McAdoo the secretary of the treasury
in President Wilson's cabinet will bee
one of the quietest weddings that has
ever taken place in the White House.
II viii be the fourteenth wedding in
the executive mansion and the second
that has taken place since Mr.. Wilson
became president, the first having
been that Of Mr. Sayre ana Miss Jessie
Wilson, sister Of the bride of tomor-
row.
I'm acc0rdance with the wishes nf
Miss Wllson ana Mr. McAdoo the we'd
ding WIFI be veN small. I'm that re-
spect it viii resemble the ceremon,
which united President Cleveland and
Miss Franccs Folsom. 1t is UNDER
stood that the guests viii number only
about fpur-score. licsidcs the close
relatives of the contracting parties
there will be present al the ceremony
the vice president and Mrs Marshall.
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Cor4ip,,,r IN 6tb para 2rd HoIunon
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06
NORMAN LIND TELLS OF
EXCITING TIMES IN MEXICO

Washington, May Norman Lind
son of John Lind has reached Wash
ington from Mexico and today he IS
telling his friends of his adventures in
Tampico, where he went from Vera
Cruz after his father had gone to
Washington.
when news Of the capture of Vera
cruz reached Tampico, thousands If
people crowded the streets" said Mr..
Lind. MANY of the towns people were
armed. and they began shooting and
yelling for Americans. About thirty
Americans, including myself, finally
made our way to the tops of some
buildings. where We concealed our
selves.
The houses were riddled with bull
lets, we did not return the fire. and
that is probably the only thing that
saved us. We were prepared To give a
good account of ourselves if we hai
been compelled to fight. but did not
act on the offensive"
The next day Mr.. Lind made his way
to the waterfront and boarded Brit
ish gunboat He was transferred To a
tank steamer that took him To the bat
tleship Connecticut on which he went
To Galveston. Mr.. Lind expects to stay
here with his father until FIX Governor
Lind is prepared to go to the north
west.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06
GREAT BRITAIN
TO FORCE HAYTI
T0PAY$62,00 600
Delivers UItimatum Which Expires
Tonight Country Without Funds

Port An Prince, May THE British
diplomatic representative has delivered
an ultimatum, which expires at 6
o'clock this evening, To the Haytien
government demanding the payment
of sixty-two thousand dollars To a man
named Peters, "a British subject, for
the destruction by fire of his sawmiil
during the LeConte revolution. The
payment was previously ordered 10y a
court OF arbitration.
The members of the chamber Of dep
uties and Senate went into session
Immediately. The deliberations We're
marked with great excitement. There
are no funds i'm hand to meet the de-
mand. which is supported by the pres
ence of the British cruiser Suffolk.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06
FUNSTON IS GIVEN FREE HAND
TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION
Preparations Will Be Made TO Resist Any Attack
by the Mexican Forces Gathered to Ap-
pose an American Advance

Washington, May 6.-The war de-
partment has authorized General
Funston to extend his lines about Vera
Cruz as far as lin his judgment it is
necessary"
This gives the American commander
virtually a free hand i'm dealing with
the situation at Vera Cruz and it s.
said that the American lines will at
once be extended and heavy fortifica-
tions thrown up.
lt is believed the two threats Dy
Mexican federal troops to retake the
waterworks plant. just outside Vera
Cruz, which supplies the city with wa
ter, prompted the order which went
forward TO Funston today. The water
works constitutes the most advanced
Of the American outposts and only
small force Of men has been stationed
there. on the occasion of the first
threatened attack by the MeXicans
last Saturday 1900 reinforcement were
hurriedly rushed to the scene and as
a result no serious conflict ensued, only
a-few shots being fired by the Mexl-
cans and only one in return from the
American lines. ON the second occa-
sion not "A shot was fired by either side.
1t is considered best to be prepared for
any serious attack by the Mexican
forces, which are reported to be con-
centrated some miles inland, and con-
sequently fortitcations will be built
and the American lines extended to
distance considered absolutely safe for
the complete protection of the city.
General Funston reported today that
he had no definite information regard
ing the movements of Mexican troops,
but he thought it probable that the
concentration the Mexican forces had
made was for the purpose of defend
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06

OF CREW SAFE;
MANY MISSING
Search Is Being Continued for
Others From Burning Steamer

Sable Isalnd, n. s., May 6.--Aftcr
being adrft for more than nfty hours,
Captain Mcdonald and thirteen mem =
bers of the crew of the British steamer
Columbian, burned at sea. were res
cued early today by the steamer Man
haitian, according to wireless. The
Manhattan is still searching for the
other boat, containing the first and
second officers and seventeen men.
In addition to tlie captain, the Man
haitian also picked up the chief engi-
neer two officers, and the wireless OPP
orator
Yesterday the liner Franconia pick
ed up one of the Columbian's boats, in
which We're thirteen men and the body
of chief Steward Matthews.
The Columbian caught fire Sunday
night, followed by explosions which
killed one of the engineers. one man
was drowned leaving the ship.
Adrift For Forty Hours.
Boston, May "a wireless report
from Captain Miller of the F'rancincia,
regarding The rescue of part Of the
at sea, says:
Received the following wireless
from the Georgia at 11:24 a> m, May
4: Seydilit2 passed IA large steamer
burning all over. No people aboard.
The message gave the longitude and
latitude. | arrived there i'm the after
noon aud at 3'30 sighted boat. The
occupants were taken on board III a
few minutes. The boat contained thir-
teen men and corpse. The survivors
had used the trousers of the corpse ON
the end of "a hoathook for distress
signal. The survivors were in state
of extreme exhaustion aud mental col
lapse. Some had been burned by the
fire. They had been adrift for forty
hours. Six were put under the Doctors
care.
"The ships carpenter said he was
asleep when he heard the alarm uf
fire, and was coming along the deck
when an explosion blew him over
board. He was rescued by boat.
When the deck blew up a lamp trim
mer fell into the burning hold. Cap
tain Mcdonald and several others We're
getting a third boat out when The big
explosion occurred. The second officer
got away with "A men ten minutes
before the boat that was picked up.
The fire started at midnight Sunday.
I'm half an hour the whole ship was IN
flames and there were constant eXplo-
sions. The wireless was wrecked"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-06
ROOSEVELT SUGGESTED As
PROVISIONAL MEXICAN RULER

Washington, May 6.-The South AM
erican ENJOYS who are seeking To me-
diate between the United States and
Huerta have been receiving a great
number of letters approving their
course and Offering advice.
one letter urged that Theodore
Roosevelt was the man to set up a
provisional government in Mexico,
backed by North, South and Central
Americas and that the spanish repub-
lies should induce him to undertake
the provisional direction of affairs at
Mexico city.
Another contribution has been in the
form of Mexican sombreros OF vast
dimensions for the medators. The
donor attached a card stating that the
Sombreros were to the "illustrious me-
diators' from the friends of villa.
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ing the railroad 90 Mexico City in case
the United States troops advance. Mex
lean natives report that the tracks of
the Inter Oceanic railroad are being
torn up.
Admiral Badger reported that the
Constitutionalists made a sharp attack
yesterday upon the federals i'm the
northwestern portion of the province
Of Vera Cruz and 20 the west of Tam
pico. There was no decisive result as
far as could be learned.
Admiral Mayo informed Badger of
persistent rumors about Tampico that
General Villa is on the way with re-
inforcements for the Constitutionalists
and intended to take and burn the
city There has been no trouble re-
Gently in the oil well district
American Consul Is Safe.
American Consul Bonney, reported
under arrest at San Luis Potosi. has
arrived in Mexico City with Mrs.
Bonney. Both are well. according 20
the Brazilian minister, who added that
according To last accounts all Ameri-
cans in san Luis PotOsi we're safe.
Missouri Guard Gets Orders.
Jefferson city, Mo-, May Orders
to recruit the five regiments of the
Missouri National Guard To full
strength were received from the war
department today
Huerta Preparing to Flee?
Vera Cruz. Mex, May 6.--An uncon-
firmed report was current here last
night that quarters had been held for
several days on board "A foreign cruis-
er for some high Mexican official COM
ing down from the federal capital It
was suggested in some quarters that
preparations had been made for the
coming of General Huerta or General
Banquet or both.