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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
GREASY Neale Goes
Back to Wesleyan

BuCKHANNoN. Jan. THE big.
gcst sensation of the athletic year at
Wesleyan so far was the totally un.
expected return to college of the
much discussed "Gresy" Neale came
in on the afternoon train and imme.
diately after enrolment in college,
went out to basketball practice and
showed all of his old time form, Gag.
ling the leather with remarkable FIRE.
quency and adding life to the work OF
the entire team. Neale was elected
captain of the 1914 football team at
Wesleyan but did not return on &C.
count of helping his father with his
business at Parkersburg and it was
generally supposed that Neale had
quit school for good. His return,
therefore, was a distinct surprise ana
his addition to the basketball squad
will add more strength to the. already
brilliant prospects for fast floor
team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
.Corbett is Sliding
Down Ladder Fast

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. flames j.
corbett, former heavyweight cham.
pion pugllist and present vaudeville
star. has branched out as fight
manager. His protege is Joe Bonds,
q local heavy. who. the former fighter
believes is the kingpin of the white
hope crop.
Before leaving for Portland. where
he is appearing in vaudeville this
week. Corbett announced that he ex.
pected to take charge of the local
boys affairs after his return from an
Australian tour next fall.
While here Bonds boxed several
times. for Corbctt and made such u
good impression tina THE old.tfme
wizard of the mill game consented to
manage him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Nelson Wants to
Fight AID Wolgast

NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Battling Nell
son, who is in New York preparing
for vaudeville act that opens Jan.
IS at Hammerstein's, declares that
he wants to fight Just once more be,
fore quitting the ring forever. And
It is Ad Wolgast that the Battler Is
anxious to meet.
"on February 90. 1910, wolgast
won fiuke victory over me for the
lightweight title" said the Battler
last night. "Now, what I would like
to do is to meet him again here in
New York on washington's Birthday
It will be my last fight But I'll guar.
antee to whip that Dutchman SO bad
ly that he'll never, want to fight any
one again.
"Tll cancel my theatrical engage,
ments II this match can be made, and
I'll fight on winner-take-all basis,
too.n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
COAL COMPANY TO HAVE
PICTURES AT EXPOSITION

Among the largest and best exhib-
It's at the Panama Exposition from
West Virginia will be that Of the
Consolidation Coal Company. This
concern which Is the biggest opera
ting company In West Virginia viii
have four distinct exhibits that have
been worked out by the local depart
ments Of the company.
These exhibits will give q clear
comprehension Of the work done in
the coal industry. The exhibit win
be under the direction Of the sales
department. Of the company which
has It's headquarters in New York.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Napoleon Lajoie is
Sold to Athletics

CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 7.-Napole,
on Lajoie, for thirteen years second
baseman and former manager of the
Cleveland American League Club to.
day was released by President Chas.
W. somers to the Philadelphia Amer.
leans. Manager Connie Mack came
here from Philadelphia and closed
the deal. ON other players were in.
VOWED in the deal, Mr.. somers said.
Lajoie in 1901 jumped from the
Philadelphia National League club to
the enwly formed Philadelphia Amer
lean League team, where he played
under Connie Mack until June, 1902.
On June q, 1902, he played his first
game with the Cleveland team. He
was manager of the Cleveland team
from 1905 to 1909 inclusive.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Plenty5oft Basket Ball
For Last.of Week

Three basket ball games are SEIZED.
uled for Fairmon this week. On
Friday night the Y. NJ. c. A. team
will play the squad that represents
the University Of West Virginia. On
Saturday night the Parkersburg High
school team and the Fairmont High
school quintet will play and the
same! night the Fairmont Normal and
the Fairmont Normal Alumni teams
will match their skill. All Of the
games will be good ones. The teams
are evenly matched and lovers Of the
sport will have an opportunity to see
the worth of, their money in these
contests.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
SPoRToeRAPHY.
BY "Gravy."
MAURICE E. McLoueHLlN
WORLDS TENNIS CHAMP.

"SHLS SflfNNtFs
is TWENTY-FIVE TODAY
Maurice E. Mclaughlin. OF San Fran
cisco, the champion lawn tennis play.
er OF the world. will celebrate his
twenty.flfth birthday today. The Won
derful Californian was recently given
the premier position among American
tennis players for the third consecu-
tive time in his brief career. The Sc
lection OF Mclaughlin for the Ameri-
can honors followed long controversy
as the California comet" was defeat.
ed at the Newport national tournament
by r. Norris Williams. although the
latter showed inferior form In the Da-
Wis cup and other tournaments during
the year.
In the last Davis cup competition.
although the Australian team captured
the trophy emblematic Of the worlds
championship, Mclaughlin defeated
Norman E. Brookes and Anthony F.
Wilding In the singles. In spite OF the
defeat of the American team, compos.
ed Of Mclaughlin. R. Norris Williams
and Thomas G. Bundy. the brilliant
play Of the Californian and his person.
al triumph over the Australian stars
gave him a standing as the worlds
greatest player Of the racquet game.
Mclaughlin was the only player dur
ing the preliminary, final and cham
pionhsip rounds to best the hitherto
invincible pair from the Antipodes,
and he thereby clearly earned the title
Of worlds champion. This has been
generally recognized in England and
Australia, where, in the official tennis
books, Mclaughlin has been ranked as
the foremost player, in the game.
In the national championships at
Newport Mclaughlin showed a COM
plete reversal of form, while Williams.
the Philadelphia. played the great
game OF his career. The Quaker City
man defeated the Californian In three
straight sets, at 6.3, s.6, 1903. In his
fourth appearance on the Casino courts
In championship matches, Mclaughlin
was clearly OF his game. As he had
taken the championship twice vic
tory meant permanent possession of
the trophy. and the Californian's fail.
ure to make good was the tennis sur.
prise Of the century.
In ranking the American players
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Cubs and Athletics
To Play nspring

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-contracts were
closed for a series OF games between
the Chicago Nationals and the Phil
iadelphia club of the American Lea.
que, 70 be played in Florida during
the Spring training season.
The Chicago club will train at
Tampa and the Philadelphia players
will condition themselves. at Jack.
sonyille. Three games will be play.
ed in each city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
AGED MAN lplEs.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan. Q. -
John Curtis, for many years passen.
ger. agent for the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad 10 dead at his home in this
county, aged eight.fiye years. After
his retirement from the service Of tho
railroad he was employed for 25
years as reception attendant at the
state asylum for the insane at Yves
ton. BE Is survived by one son,
Charles Curtis, OF Weston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Reward Offered for
Elkins Wife Slayer

ELKINs, W. Va. Jan. 6.-The Ran
dolph county court today offered re.
ward Of five hundred dollars for the
arrest Of Floyd Wamsley, who shot
his wife to death at .Millcreek. satur.
day night and afterwards escaped Into
the mountains. No trace Of the fugi.
tive has been found. although search.
ing parties have secured the country
in every direction.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Smallpox Breaks
Out at Vera Cruz

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-The black
smallpox has broken out at Vera Cruz.
and the tropical town is In the throes
of an epidemic, American Consul Cam
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-07
Fooir;SSale.

MOVING PICTURE OUTFIT FOR SALE
Cost 5000 e0ywlil buy It II sold soon.
No. I oprgraph Machine. rolls Film,
sets eolored Slide. Calcium light out
time. Electric attachment and screen
and other articles to go with It. For
further Information call or write J. II,
Peer. Merrifeld Hotel. Fairmont. W.
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FOR sALE-Blank OIL and Gas Leases,
South Penn form, also Assignments OF
Lease and House Leases. Apply West
vfrgfninn Office. = i7sss'
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FOR sALE-Blank coal options at tho
West Nirgtnlann office. 3-26-tf
NOW Is your tune TO get Non-Freezing
4. Fountain for your poultry for sale at
Z Arch F1eming's Feed Store or by Geo
4; Weiss, Watson. w. Va Cons't. Phone
2ts-A- 12-29-lmo.
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wANTEp2Thorough bred French or
!. Maltese Poodle. 525 Ogden Ave.
T 17.2t
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Situation siWanted.

WANTED Sewing. plain and fancy;
, rates reasonable. Are also agent for
j, SpirellaE Corset. Call Bell phone 4S7-J.
Monroe 81. No. s2s. 1o-is-tt
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FOR sALE-Large six room house.
large cellar. enclosed porch. we'll
water on back porch. large attic.
Address j., West virginian Office.
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HelpWanted

WANTED y- To hear from owner Of
good farm, torrent, give terms and
description in first letter. W. T. NJ.
$40 CASTOR Ave. Fairmont. 1.s-6t
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ada today reported to the stnte depart
|mcnt.
Carloads of dead and wounded from
the battle Of Puebla were brought In
today. The eonsul's only information
from CarranEa sources was that tho
yillszapata troops had been defeated
badly.
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for Wholesale concern. Material sent
postpald. Steady work. Send 10 cents
silver for pattern and full particulars.
Wells Co., Box ZIG, Fort Madison. Iowa.
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LOST.

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Rooms Torrent.

FURNIsHER RooM-Two furnished
rooms for roomers. Gentlemen pre-.
ferred: Call Bell 67o.J or call at
!. sll Maple Ave: 1895
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Houses for Rent.

FOR RENT one modern slx.roon house
close lin. Apply 2a6 Spring st. lf-l1-tf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18
RESPONDENT MAN
TAKES HIS LIFE

Hugh Carroll King. ~ years old
OF Richmond. Va, ended his life with
gas in his room in the Aberdeen.
No. IS Ellzabeth-st. west. early
Thursday morning. being discovered
by his brother. Louis. when the lat
ter came home shortly before ]
O'Clock from his work in IN all-nisht
serve-self lunch rvom.
Hugh came mere about ak week.
ago from Brown Station. New York
where he had worked at the water
works. but since joining HIS brother
here. he had been unable to find any
employment. and was despondent.
He had been suffering for some
time from a blood disease. IL Is said
He had prepared carefully for his
suicide attempt. stuffing all OF the
cracks In doors and window frames
with small bits OF newspaper before
he turned on the gas and lay down
to die. No one In the house had no
iiced any odor Of escaping gas. and
when Louis opened the door. he was
almost asphyxiated by the rush OF
gas from the room.
A pulmotor was rushed 10 the
house, but efforts TO revive him were
abandoned after a half-hour's work
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18
VIRGINIA PARK
PLAN AGAIN LOSES
Fr0r1 q son Correspoalent.

FFOT q StdH tOfrespDndcHt-
LANSING. Mich. March 1s.-vir-
ginia Park residents. aided and abet-
ted by Rep. Charles Flowers. OF De-
troit. after having been beaten In
repeated attempts TO obtain their de-
sires from the Detroit common eoun-
Gil. lost out in their appea: TO the
legislature to make that thorough
fare a part OF Detroit's boulevard
system today.
But two OF the Wayne members
voted for the bill. which provided
for an amendment to the act Great.
ing Grand and Lafayette boulevards,
TO provide for including Virgins
Park.
Inasmuch as the fight was purely
local one a majority OF the repre-
sentativec refused to vote on the
measure. but. when II was apparent
that he was beaten. Rep. Flowers
who usually has the support of the
rural members. sought to change the
result by demarding the votes OF
those who had remained silent when
the roll was called This netted him
about three votes for his measure
and Is against II. the final count be
ing 50 to 90
In the course of the squabbie
which preceded the final vote Repre-
sentatives Ashley. Stevenson and
Koehler took occasion 70 call to
mind the action OF the Virginia
Park residents In twice attempting
10 induce the common council to
purchase land for q park at the en-.
trance TO their street.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18

TOR days. until the rain had washed
away the last traces OF the unspeak'
able mess.
There you are. among the dead
No cave man ever lived % terribly
as you do; NJ least he buried his
dead at a distant point moved away
from the grave. but we were prison
ers with our dead. sleeping. as IL
were. alongside them. rs much pris-
oners as they. You get TO feel that
the only difference between yourself
and q dead man is that your little
bullet hasn't found you yet.
Looking death In the face in this
way. a strange custom rose up among
men In che trenches. There was .
little Greek In our trench who was .
fataIist. He used 10 say, Il know
IN get Il some OF these days when
my time comes" Now, the minute
you hear q soldier talking that way.
you know he will get Il. The trench
Is no place for a fatalist. and IA
tAiist, in my experience. Is not q
good soldier. because he will grow
impatient over the delay In the com.
Ing OF death. and will at last take
toolish chances. that no sane man
would take. This Greek had .
very beautiful knife and all OF the
men In the trench had their eye on
II. for. in all the trench. n Is the
custom OF the men OF q division TO
divide among themselves the belong
ings OF q dead man which viii be
Of use In the trench. When the 1T.
tie Greek was finally shot through
the brain one day. there was a dig
nifed rush for the knife. and we
found that q was missing, Some
body had stolen Il from him. II ap-
pears. before be was dead had .
pair OF field glasses which were very
expensive. and more than one man
asked me TO promise him that. when
I was killed. the glasses would 20
20 him. Every valuable possession
OF every man In the trenches that
can be iegitimately claimed for
trench service Is marked By his com
rade. IT'S Just q cold-blooded custom
that has grown out OF the cold-blood.
ed and close acquaintance with
death.
II you think that heroism and fine
ideals grow In the trenches you are
wrong The life Is too beast-like for
such human thfnxs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18

through his lungs. and We saw hiD
topple only Is feet away from rs.
He writhed and moaned. but our
oficers would not let M try to get
him. The Germans didn't shoot at
him any more, because they knew
they had landed him Our lien
tenants sent to another part OF the
trenches for q Red Cross man, who
came after about an hour. This
Red Cross doctor was young Swiss
named scherr. He climbed right out
OF the trench and started toward the
writhing figure Of Samuels. but .
bullet passed through his head. and.
after hopping about minute or two.
scherr's body stifened, and we could
see he was dead. This was . O'Clock
in the afternoon. whenever we tried
to get out to help samuels. the Ger
mans turned terrific are our way.
and. though we could even hear
samueis groaning. we couldn't get 10
him. II was not until dark that We
could DO anything. Then Victor
Chapman. of New York. q Harvard
man. who was studying architecture
In Paris when the war broke out.
made q lasso with q piece OF rope.
and before long he had dragged both
bodies into the trench. ssmuels was
dead.
Experiences like this hardened rs.
and. finally. we got TO the place
where, n q man was killed or wound.
ed. he was blamed for carelessness
When visconcellos. a merchant OF
Paris. was killed with a rife bullet
through his head. while he was peep
ing about the trench. Lieut.. Francis
who conducted the funeral ceremony,
said 10 as, as we stood over the
grave:
"This II lesson for you youns
men to take 70 heart. You must not
be careless"
Think OF that as part Of funeral
service,
Most Of the divisions OF infantry
men who spent nve-day watches In
the trenches during the a. consecu
tive days that I was there with the
machine gun squad. buried their
dead right In the trenches. Some
times they scooped out q grave In
the side Of the trench. Or some
times they would dig n grave in the
noor Of the trench. They would not
know, OF course. whore other divi
sions had buried their dead. 30 u
was no uncommon thing 20 como
across a rotting BODY Than. that
part Of the t-eoch would Be pollntso
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18

IS ACCUSED
DIR. Richard T. Mason
Charged With NAL
practice

DIR. Richard T. Mason, IS years
old. OF No. 1880 East Grand-blvd.-
Was locked up in police headquarters
shortly before 3 o'clock. Thursday
morning. on n charge OF giving lie
sal treatment to Bertha Sryszka, le
years old. Of No +04 wesson-ave.
who Is In a critical condition In 81.
Mary's hospital. according TO the po-
lice.
They declare that the girl named
Dr.. Mason. and he was questioned.
"Wednesday night. by the prosecutor.
who ordered the physician held.
Detectives Dreher and Burcryk.
who made the arrest. are making o
further Investigation OF the case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18
Suburban NeUs
YPSILANTI

L. o. T. NJ NJ Queen City hive. No
-. viii meet this evening for a regu-
lar meeting.
II. .. wallace has taken possession
OF his farm near Willis The family
will remain In the city until the
close OF the school year.
The Mems union. Of the Normal
VIII not be represented In the com
edy concert unless there 10 a call for
more productions In the ali-coIiege
Mt present
The following Normal orgahixa-
tons viii take part in the Normal
comedy concert; Treble Clef. ~
Kappa sigma. Alpha sigma Tsus.
rorities; Arm OF Honor. Kappa Phi
Alpha and Alpha Tau fraternitles
the College Eastern Star; Minerva
Literary society. Commercial Teach
ers' club. Physical Training club and
Ferris Institute club.
Dan OBrien IL remodeilng the Par
sons house on lakewood pur-
chased recently by him. and to which
ne viii move soon with his family
The Missionary section OF the Con.
greeationai union met this afternoon
man on Emmet-st
Herman Allmendinger. Of Ann Ar
Dor. was business visitor At the
Normal today.
nrh. IODiae Sutnerland 10 very jill
following a stroke Of paralysis.
More than 100 letters have gone
out from the Y. NJ e. A. I'm this city
several cries for help went out from
the office In Ann Arbor. all asking
for the support In the legislature on
the Dill Of Senator Straight. from
The kellsy family are moving into
the y. e. Sherwood house
meeting Of the w r.. c. viii he
held Friday afternoon.
Passengers on the n. Y. r. cars
money are being told that only Am
eriean money may be used In the
payment OF fares.
Miss Jeannette waterbury IL re-
modelling her ewiy-purchased home
Prof and Mrs o. o. Norris have
begun the building % n house on
the Middle Ypsiianti-rd
Fifty-reven dollars was realized
from the recent dinner given by the
men OF the Willis Methodist church
Mrs. Elmer Barnes. OF Pontiac. has
been the guest OF her daughter. Miss
Ethel. who IL student IN the Nor
NAL college.
Dr. Nathan A. Harvey. Of the psy-
chology department Of the Normal
college. will conduct a class in ex.
detrimental pedagogy during the next
quarter
Mrs. W. n white. Of ortonviII.. IL
recent visitor IN the city.
NJ and Mrs Charles Parks will
entertain the o. 7. 3. club Friday
evening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18
.DETROITERS IN
SQUABBLE OVER
JEROME BILL
Won a SfaT correspondent.

LANSING. Mich. March ISL
anything served 10 make votes for
the Jerome bill, providing for TO
6uction in the number OF saloons to
ratio OF one TO every 500 inhabit'
ants OF any city or village. II was
the conduct OF Police Commissioner
John Gillespie. OF Detroit. who. with
Mayor Oscar b. Marx came TO Lans-
ing TO attend the hearing on the bill
before tAe liquor committee OF the
house yesterday,
Commissioners Gillespie. forget
ting that he doesn't carry az much
weight In Lansing as in Detroit.
took IL upon himself to become In
yolyed In a lengthy argument with A.
L. wetmore. OF the Ireland-Mat-
thews company. Of Detroit.
At the close of the hearing Com
missioner Gillespie took Issue with
wetmore on. bis statements that IL
censes had been granted illegally by
the common council of>Detroit.
The Rev. Edwin Simpson. Of the
sntiSaloon league. became invoiy.
ed in the controversy when wetmore
made the declaration that saloons In
Detroit were ordered TO get busy
on election day.
Are you the author OF that
chargef- demanded the commission.
er. turning to simpson.
What do you want 20 know for -
eountered Simpson.
Just because I'd as soon call you
a liar es any ssloon-keeper." retort-
ed Gillespie holly.
you've done that already" re
piled Simpson.
Rep. Harvey Penney. OF Saginaw,
broke In At this juncture and In
formed the commissioner thar he
would have 10 conduct himself in an
orderly manner OF leave the bar OF
the house.
The incident. which happened
shortly after noon, was the chief
topic OF discussion during the re-
mainder Of the day. many members
de ciaring that they were Disguised
with the spectacle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18
JAS. O'DONNELL,
WHO PROPOSED
II. F. d., is DEAD

JACKSON. Mich. March ls.--
James O'Donnell. OF this city. died
here last Wednesday night. from a
stroke OF apoplexy at the age Of Is
years Mr.. o'Donnell had long been
q prominent figure IN Michigan Re
publican politics as well as being
regarded as one OF Jackson's fore
most citizens. II may be said that
he figured In national matters "a
well. being credited as the author
OF the rural free delivery Of mail.
and also as the author OF legisla.
ton that made possible the beet
sugar industry In this country.
Mr.. O'Donnell was Michigan
man by adoption. He was born In
Norwaik. Conn. IS years ago. When
he was eight years old his parents
brought him to Jackson. and shortly
after he went &c work In print
shop 10 learn the trade.
when the Civil var bfeke out Mr..
o'Donnell enlisted In the First Mich
isan infantry ard saw much ser
vice. In 1854 he returned home and
shortly afterward purchased a
weekly newspaper A year later
he made II daily. and being na,ur-
ally OF an energetic disposition he
soon occupied an important place
In the life OF his city. lie was four
times elected recorder ~,
While a boy Mr.. O'Donnell stood
under the oaks al Jackson when
the Republican party was organized
and the inspired speech OF Austin
Blair on that occasion sowed seeds
OF desire for political career
which afterwari bore fruitful har
vest