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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
JESS CLEANS UP
New Champ Gets $4,000 In Three Days.
lie Claims

ATLANTIC CITY. April 11--.Jess VIII
lard. champion fighter of the world,
made two appearances before record
crowds this afternoon al the Board
Walk Pier. Jess says he has cleaned
up about $4,000 in the past three days
at exhibitions.
Tie board walk was crowded all af-
ternoon, and for this reason Willard
made no attempt to walk with the
crowd. He hid from the thronG by re
raining in closed automobile and went
about the resort until It was time for
him TO appear on the pier.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
Jay Gould Return. Title.

BOSTON, April 11.-Jay Gould. of
Lakewood, y. j., representing the
Philadelphia Racquet Club to-day won
the national amateur court tennis
championship for the tenth successive
year by defeating Joshua Crane, of
Boston, in straight sets. The score
was: ga. GO. 60
1t was the eighth time that Crane
had been Gould's challenger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
FEDERAL LEAGUE,
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Nnnsn> City, ., Pittsburgh, 2.
Inicng0-St. Louis; wet grounds.
'N0 other games scheduIed.I
STANDING OF TEAMS.
GAMES TODAY.
Newark ut Baltimore
Buffalo ut BROOKLYN.
Pittsburgh at Knnsas CITY
81. Louis Mt Chicago,
KANSAS CITY. MO Apr,, r.

KANSAS CITY. MO, April 1.-Errors
by the Pittsburgh Federals gave rho
hahsas CITY club to victory to-
"ay' ferrins of Kansas City. knock ed
q nome run in the sixth innings.
Score by innings: p ~ l.,
Pittsburgh n0O1O1ooo ~
Kansas City. o 100000. -
batteries: Royce. Leclair and O'Con-
nor; Johnson and E;Aterly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
Southern Lengue Opens Next.

ATLANTA, April 1.-The Southern
Baseball Association will open It's 1915
season on Tuesday. The only change
In the circuit from last year was the
substitution OF the Little Rock, Ark,
club for that OF Montgomery, Ala.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
1858 MACS STARTED
IN 1914 TROT RACES

me new National Trotting Assoc.a-
uon guide contains the report OF 400
meetings held last year. at which 10.
w horses started in $40 races and
nincty-three performances arainst $50
22S.61S 49,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

Ray Ryan and .the Rocky Mount
Bronchos are here To-day for the sec
ond game with the Virginians. The
transplanted Virginia Leaguers lost to
the IntS on Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

The Virginians are batting at a .22C
clip in the exhibition games TO date
Seventy-siX hits have been made out
of $40 trips to the plate Excluding
the pitchers, who have made one hi;
between the bunch, the team is batting
.236.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

Muggry McGraw has the field to
himself when he picks the Giants to
win the National League rag this sea-
son.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

Cap Neal Ball is still leading tn,
team in batting, but Hoffman is gain
ing rapidly on him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 1.-THE
Detroit Americans shut out the Indian
apolis team here to-day, 6 to 0. Cobb
made three doubles.
Score: X. II. T..
Detroit ....... Il 0O18 00O0-6 IA 2
Indianapolis 80 0 0 0 o 0 o 90 s 4
Batteries: Dauss, Dubuc and Stnnage,
Mckee; Willis, Burk and Gosset.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

Jack Johnson says lie won the cham
pionship fair and square. which is
true. He also says the people were
nrejudiccd against him solely on ac-
count of his color, which is not true
The real reason of Johnson's unpopu-
larity may be read in the records of
the Federal Court in Chicago
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
SPOR
IT STRIKES Me
by SKIP

Rain kept the Giants and Ints apart
although both teams were
in Baltimore ready for the fray.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

1t has been remarked that one hit in
July is worth three in March 1t is to
he hoped that the NirGinians are saw
ing some OF the wallops for little
later on.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
Reds Down noston Americans.

Reds Down nosIon Americans
CINCINNATI. O., April Il.-The Gin
cinnati Nationals shut out the Boston
Americans to-day, to o.
Score: r. ~ T.
S'nciihati S
BATTERIES: Shore. Collins. Mays and
Cndy, DAILY. Thomas; Brown, Dale and
Gonzales.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12

This news item is found on the mar
ket page of the Fort Worth newspa-
per under date of March i6 Iris
Speaker. OF Hubbard. the famous out
fielder and batter OF the Boston Amer
leans, sold twenty seven cows on the
local live stock market to-day for
Sl.Sl1.S0. They We're sold by his rep
resentatives as he is now engaged in
spring training. Twcnty-six OF them
were stocker hcifers. averaging 76J
pounds. and selling at S7.25 per hun
dredweight. The other was a fat cow"
"A tin can salary" said Charley
Doom. when offered $4,000 a season by
the Cincinnati Reds That ought TO
those Se-a-day wage carncrs who sit
in the blcachers and make baseball
what it Is.
Dad" McNickers. groundkeeper for
the Los Angeles club. thinks baseball
has not advanced any in the last eigh-
teen years. But he does note great
Improvement in baseball writing. He
thinks the present-day scribes have the
old ones easily beaten.
Clark Griffith says he will pay out no
more money to buy players. but will
pick youths off the lots and develop
them. The Washington sage lets it
appear that he has made Il wonderful
discovery, only tail chap named
Mack has followed this policy for ten
years.
| Manager Pat Donovan, of the Buffalo
! lnternationals, will. it is stated. make
/ Joe Mccarthy captain OF the team
| Mccarthy. having failed to land Il job
las manager in the New York State
| League, was agreeable to signing the
| CT nd
ing that he should be field boss.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
rake Tnird From Pirates.
Columbus Keats Cleveland.

COLUMBUS, O., April 11.-CoIumbus,
American Association, batsmcn punched
hits on Walker and won to-day's game
with the Cleveland Americans, to 3.
Score: K. II. t.
Columbus Observation-Disclosures. S 16 1
Cleveland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 Q .
Batteries: Eayrs, Boothby and Rob
eTtson: Walker, Coumbe and Billings.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
Cubs Trim Mcn,nhis.
Cardinals Take Series.

ST. LOUIS. MO. April 1.-THE St
Louis Nationals, by taking to-day's
game, . to 3, won the preseason series
from, the local Americans The game
score for the series is: Nationals, 4;
g
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
CourtNews
Deeds Filed.

Deeds have been filed with the
county clerk for recording as follows.
Clara E. Dietz to L. Snyder. parcei
of land In the Town of Warrington;
consideration $1,775.
Belle Prichard to H. NJ. yogan, a
parcel Of land in the Homewood Addt-
ton to the Town OF Warrington; con-
sideration $500.
Hugh C. McPhail, aparcel OF land II.
the Homewood Addition to the Town
Of Huntington; consideration $3.50.
Charles c. Cooper to Daniel Cooper,
a parcel OF land in the Town of Far
mington; consideration 500.
D. H. Harris and wife to Charles
Molotte, parcel Of land in the East
Park Addition to the City Of Fair
mont; consideration $3.50.
Wills Probated.
The last will and testaments OF the
following persons have been filed with
the county clerk for probation:
The will of Aubrey w. Meredith
leaves all property, real ard personal,
to his widow, Stella Stevens Meredith.
The will of the late Daniel Cooper
leaves all real estate owned by the
deceased to his FIVE children. F. v.
Cooper, w. E. Cooper, R. c. Cooper,
Bessie S. Fisher and C. c. Cooper
All personal property is also to be
equally divided among the five named
children. F. v. and G. C. Cooper are
named as executors OF the will.
Licenses Issued.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county clerk:
Ewing M, Miller, of Smithield, Pa,
and Flora Elsie Doolittle. OF Fair
mont; j. c. Doolittle, father OF the
girl, gave his consent in person.
Cecil NJ. Davis, Of Salem, and SaiitA
Singleton, OF Fairmont; Fl. B: Single
ton, father of the girl, gave his CON
sent in writing.
Stanko Yincovich and Kate Crevar,
widow, both of Monongah.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
CHARITIES ELECT
QEHgE.RSE!ORIYE..AR.
Rolla j. Conley Named Pres.
ident-Margaret McKin-
ney, Secretary.

Officers were elected by the board
of directors Of the Associated Char
tiles at meeting held late yesterday
afternoon.
The following officers were elected
to serve the ensuing year:
President, RoIlo ]. Conley.
First vice.prestdent, Joseph Roster.
Second vice-president, Mrs. ]. O..
Watson.
Treasurer, Howard W. showalter.
Miss Margaret Mckinney was APP
pointed general secretary for the new
year.
A plan is on foot for the closing OF
the rooms Of the Associated Charities
during the summer months, owing to
the fact that there is not SO much de.
mand on the organization at this
time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04


NEsW YORK, My he reaction:
airy movement which app feared in the
stori market toward the END OF last
week. became pronouncedat today, and
Tficcs broke SHARPLY 81 on heavy selling.
The upward movement received its
fifst real check. the oyerbought posi-.
ton Of the bulls becoming conEptcu.
Gus 1t the opening. There was no
map 10 the buying. Foreign houses
we're liberal sellers, and fresh rumors
Of huge war contracts were viewed
With distrnst
A sharp upward movement in Steel
ffom 689k to 80 Y looked like cloak
10 cover selling in other quarters, and
me sudden act vity in crucible Steel
practicai1Slfnknown to the New York
market for years, was not welcomed
by the Conservatives. Prices held
aitiy well although irregular, and
then the decline was sharp and gen
eraI.
Standard tissues fell two or three
points, and the war stocks dropped all
the way from s TO 10 points. Westing.
house wasso on some ~ points from its
present. high, and Mexican Petroleum,
which Sold at 81 week ago, touch
"a rs! There was feeble rally IN
later afternoon, which did not hold.
Closing prices were heavy.
BALTIMORE SALES.
tFufnfshed by w. w. Lanhan & Co.,
x
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
Oil and Gas

Light wells are the offering at the
beginning Of the week in the Eastern
fields. West Virginia is furnishing
the most competitions, and all in old
territory. The average size of the
wells is small, and It is the exception
when one is completed and shows
for a god producer. The South Penn
Oil Company's No. on the Sarah
Shaffer farm, located on Big Elk creek
Sardis district, Harrison county, com.
pleted last week, is the best, and is
still holding up at 220 barrels day.
On Gillespie run, Grant district,
Richie county, the American OIL De-
Yelopment Company has drilled No.
8 on the ]. L. & N. U. MulleneX farm
through the salt sand and has very
light pumper. On the same stream
and in the same district, the Syca.
more Oil Company has now drilled No.
4 on the Reitz-Martin farm through
the Berea grit and has a buster.
On Bonds creek, Clay district,
Richie county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company has drilled No. on the
Fannie Mccullough farm through the
Maxon sand and has five-barrel
pumper. On the north fork of Hughes
river, in the same district, Braden &
Belts have now drilled their test on
the A. H. Cokley farm through the
Squaw sand and found that formation
barren. 1t will make light pumper
from the salt sand.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04

to the South Side Land Company to
pave one side OF Tenth street. An.
other allotment Of brick was awarded
to the same company to pave Thlr-
teenth street from Fairmont avenue
to Virginia avenue.
Contracts for the steel for the add.
ton to the city building was awarded
to the Riverview Bridge Company at
Martins Ferry, Ohio.
The Pauly Jail Building Company.
of st. Louis, was awarded the contract
for the iron for the new city jail. @
The Fairmont Wall Plaster Com
pany was awarded the contract to fur
nish brick for the city building now
under construction.
Several building permits were
granted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
aoY plEs m HosplrAL,

Higgins Titus. the thirteen year old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Titus, OF
Brink, Marion county, died last even
Ing at six O'Clock at Cook Hospital.
following an operation for appendi'
citis. He had been patient at the
hospital for several days and was In
a serious condition when the opera
ton was performed.
The body was taken to the home at
Brink today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
THE OIL MARKET.
TRANSLATES BUSINESS
city Board of Affairs Meets In Reg.
uIar Weekly Session.

The Board of Affairs held its regu-
lar weekly meeting, at which time a
large amount of business was trans
acted.
The sewer and water lines laid by
"A. D. Parrish in Coleman avenue were
taken over by the city.
Women appeared before the board
and filed objections to certain poplar
trees whose roots are destroying sew.
err lines.
Mrs. Bell Wilson was granted a
license to operate all eating house.
An allotment of brick was awarded
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
Finance. oil aad Real Estate

embersofs New York and Baltimore
Stock Exchanges Main Floor, Cal.
vert Building. Baltimore, Md
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04
Grain and Produce

z CHICAGO, May 81 General rains
In he,winters wheat belt Saturday ano
Sunday oYerbalanced everything that
was spread out before the speculative
world today. Rains were needed in
many parts Of the southwest. Instead
of the crop being two weeks late, as
was claimed in March, It is now said
to be earlier than normal, and In the
West and Southwest VIII be harvest
ed earlier than usual, with favorable
conditions from this time forward.
There was SO much wheat put on
sale today that prices were forced
downward A@%c, and the market
showed small signs OF recuperation.
The cash demand for wheat at the
seaboard was small, sales being only
$4,000 bushels. Sales at Chicago
were not worth mentioning.
Wheat at Liverpool was Sd higher
for No. hard winter, with the spot
market unchanged to 15d higher. Elk
temely low Temperatures in the West
caused some apprehension of frost
damage. but these conditions were
lost sight OF In the generally favorable
reports following the rains.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04

BALTIMORE SALES.
Eqtnished abysW: w. Lanhan g Co.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-04

Dean Virginia c. Gildersleeye, of
Barnard College, who declares that
there are fewer divorces among col
Iege women because the invariably
self-reliant college graduate marrics
for love, not for home.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15
BRING MERCHANTS AND
LANDLORDS TOGETHER
Ayden Man Shows Wner, men -
Need for These Two Glasses T." trS
to Solve Tenant Problem.

To the Editor: Looking o>e tbe
Progressive Farmer Of MAY ifh
see these words at the head 't @n
article, Run Your Farm Accordin- fo
Well Defined Plan, and liter
reading the article ! coagitated I'D
ruminated and revolved in ny n1nd
the strength brought out hy thie Ie,-o-
ing and the article AnSW Wcrlnp >'He
of the thought ! say how can -
Eastern farmers have any plan @uY
system or do anything like IT St'.'d
be done with our present tenant
TENS. What do most of our jti@tis
know about the science "t f"fH.
and what do they care about
They can't read a great many q t#'h
and therefore fail to get in that ~
what others teach on the suh}' -
farming, and worst of all. thtN Goa
care one snap of their hn2tI~ IT,"
they do their work or WhethF 4
done at all, just SO some one WI i'''
them and let them work fol lh'
dermining neighbor who Is re"Gz 90
! give them a Job, the money fof "lf y
| they spend for whiSkey 1hth ''''
| there are merchants down here ho
| seems anxious to give Their -t''-
away and will feed your - "h ,
| whether it suits you or not :" '"'i
has this worked till our tenants "'"
| want us, the landlords, T. -.
! them.
! | have been intending Wnuh- 80
article calling attention TO thl1
| tom for more than a year bul
didn't get at it. | wish the fdi''
the Progressive Farmer
thunder that article SO load "'''
strong as to cause the mer'hah' '-.'
| landlord to get together and We .
| unison SO that some ImpT"\'H'
| might be had. 1t is desperate l '.'i
section.
There is one other thing p"
thought exceedingly foolish aht 'i@
is the habit our people have -
Serting the farm every S@l"t ""
morning and racing to town ''i
they have no business whatever " I'''
folks as we'll as negroes. 1t = h''i.''
short of foolish to throw AVA
much valuable time.
| If some of this time was thi
tn use at home We would not ="
to buy SO much and there Wodtt -
be SO many unsettled accounts
the merchants books
w a DARDt%-
Ayden, n. c.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15

erence by the animal Whe-e
and beans are grown for >..a
crop Is exceptionally profitat-.
ing as high as $50 IL s.
and yielding from 50 u a.
per acre
Grow Alfalfa Too
Western alfalfa erow,r~
their crop that II can e. 4r,,
rolling or upland only is
North Carolina We ar. soma.
growing alfalfa only four f.
sealevel. six cuttings per ~...>,.
with an average total Yield
tons per acre.
A favorlte green paSturas, c-..
| one we'll adapted TO the draira.. ,.t
is winter oats. This crop MA
sown in September. used fcr ,.~t,.-s
age during the winter and MI. -
| coming of spring. will max. ar...t
| lent crop of either hay or grain
can still be followed with = ,9.4 ],
corn or hay crop of peas ~ t,.I-
| Staple farm products and 10
| stock are not the only crops l.. vt..t
the Carolina drainage belt - .d.tf.a
irish and sweet potatoes. ,aitaee
strawberries and other likt rr.,a.,r
crops do exceptionally We'll ra nv
quickneSs with which these lr,.u.,ts
=
| markets make trucking an afrl..ct., :
| feature in drainage belt faruHre
Drainage and People Needed
In connection with the prea- trt,l
| ing possibilities of EaSterr \.-tb
Carolina, a frequent inquiry wfy
| there has remained such VAST ar.as
of undeveloped lands. and vh1 TN.
possibilities of the section ar, l.. \
tie known elsewhere? The uU.rs
logical the explanation equally >u
Inefficient drainage and inoufficcn
population. Only six year a2u Nor,f
Carolina adopted its first dramas.
law. Without adequate dralra.. th.
development of the greater lurIoi
Of the coastal plain country uae n
impoSSibility.
Knocking vt Doorway
AS a summary of results aud 4.~sl
bilities in the way Of intensive fWm
, ing in the Eastern Carolina dr,-ca@
belt, | might say that We are # I.
only knocking at the doorway ii 5r
| VeStigatiOn. no one mind HAS fu
fathomed the measure of NarIca lru
l duction possibilities. North Car,IH
was the only State in the Union 4hl
2 to fill every blank in the ctn~a~ tt
port; the only State with ! cIol Ir,
!, ductiOn so varied as to he ahl.
: furnish statistics to conform VII
= every inquiry: the State whore tf
! | apple meets the orange. North 'art
: lima holds the grand prize cur We
| at the National Apple Show over !.
Y competitors, and also holds th, 4tI
n medal award for the best toE
+ home grown oranges, in ComreI I.fH
0 with both Florida and Callforr
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15
Ayden,


from Puck.
Mother-What kind of she" az"
papa take you to see while you "f''
in the city,
BObbie-It was dandy Sh'"'
mamma with ladies dressed II sto'
iHgs clean up to their necks.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-01-14
NEW PUMPER TESTED
PROVES SATISFACTORY
Throws G-o Gallons rcr Minute VIII
TWo-lu,h uu~c--l Nhihiti"n
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aet d bottle of sloan lin.M.nf
cent. OF ans drlgs aud ...s
n the house ar1iusf nit.
lud Swollen io.is. lamhasu. 'f
sea and Ike ailments Your m.r..
hazel DO not latieiief. hHf f HH.
almost instant RELIEF hHt bot
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puilt = rr rets silo Win q ten
sesfs ruaranfes. Zee J. l.. Hear
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-01-14

Daily New want Ads must De-
oompanled By the CASH
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-01-14

H..H.s moving along ui' N
u .. Ir court az clarendon
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Hr '.. uth.
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r.I sL criminal docket "I.
BE- n aJ tHc Attorney l'np
I..I.. fa n spending severe.
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Da.s yes. wan, ID.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-29
WOMEN PEARL DIVERS.
~ Saaan They Are Taught to Swim
While Mere Babies.

WnIie mere DdpIebs
In japan, where pearl fishing is an
important industry. nine-tenths of the
pearl divers are women. Tiny girls,
mere babies, are taught by their moth
ers TO swim. and later to dive. the sea-
shore is their playground, and at thir-
teen or fourteen, when they leave
school, they are usually ready to begin
diving in earnest. A good mother
superintends her daughters diving ex-
ercfses as carefully and instructs her
as faithfully as any good German
nausfrau instructs her daughter in
domestic tasks.
4 girl does not reach her highest
point OF efficiency until she is about
twenty-five years old She works from
eight to ten hours a day, with only
two holidays month, diving in from
fifteen to forty-fve feet Of water. Janu
airy and February are too cold for all
day work, but even then she often
spends from one to five hours daily ON
aud under the water. She wears a
special dress of white cotton boomers
and short skirt, her hair is twisted into
a tight knot with cloth wound
through it on top of her head, and she
wears goggles to protect her eyes. A
small tub attached to her waist holds
the oysters. She earns from fifteen
cents 10 a dollar day.
On this small pay she often saves
considerable amount Of money, which
constitutes her dowry.-Youth's Com.
panion.