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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29
WAUN|VERSI1Y
MAKES PROTEST
Condemns Attitude of Illinois Un-
iversity in Schedule of
Games.

+ Iowa City, Ia, Jan. 2S-The Daily
Iowan today says:
"We condemn unqualifedly the at
titude which the athletic manage
ment at the University Of Illinois
is taking il sending out a report thai
the rules of the Big Nine conference
cannot compel the larger schools to
schedule football games with the
small fry. Such a statement emal.
ating from a school like Illinois is
a direct confirmation OF the stano
this paper took Sunday morning in
behalf of the student body here in
saying that it had tCeI the aim and
ambition of the larger schools of the
at Iowa, Purdue, INDIAN, Ohio State
and Northwestern b." debating foot,
ball dates and games 10 them.
Small institutions Suffer.
"The attitude of Illinois expresses
the attitude which C''"ago, Minneso.
ia and Wisconsin ,l2'n heen taking
throughout the last Csc u six years
we don't care to hcVo ANYTHING to
do with YOU is the ane"e" in sub
stance of all requests set fer a sc
to these institutions. The larger in.
situations are commercialiZing their
sports and not only are they ruin,
ing the athletic purity of the Confer
ence by such action, but they are ru-
lining athletic life at the smaller in
situations.
Entitled to Opinions.
What chance has Iowa, Indians.
or any Of the other smaller fry
AGAINST Illinois. Chicago and the rest
Of the Big Five when it comes to
schedule-making? Our athletic az.
thorities here are forced every year
to postpone action on their schedules
for the succeeding fall until Stage
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29

trusted with the affairs of belligerent
nations, Mr.. Page, the American am
bassador, mas occasion to make many
visits to Sir Edward Grey.
Previous to the wal English sub
jects, like americans, had little use
for passports and seldom obtained
them. Under changed conditions,
however, the demand for passports
has become overpowering and the
foreign office, Notwithstanding the
creation of a special passport depart
ment and the employment of a great
ly increased clerical force is unable
to supply a passport without a two.
|5day delay. Photographs are now re-
quired on all English passports and
hundreds of applicants wait every day
for the document required before
Fthey may leave England for any for
eign port and demanded even in dis
tricts neal the English coast if they
are not known to the local officials.
TALK FREELY IN PRIVATE.
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2S-Thar
Eastern Ohio coal operators will talk
more freely when met Individually
than they will when a number OF
them are in conference was indicat-
ed when Hywel Davies and Daniel j..
Keefe. federal c~onciliators, appointed
by Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson,
to try and bring about a settlement
OF the strike of $4,000 miners, plan
ned to confer privately with a num-
Der of mine owners. E'efore tonight
the conciliators hope to be able to
have sufficient information of tile op-
orators side of the strike cortrover-
sy to enable them to formulate some
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29
AGAIN isinfec Yardk.

Chicago, Jan. 2S-Squads of men
began disinfecting the Chicago I'm
ion Stock Yards,sthe worlds largest
cattle market today for the second
time within three months to prevent
a possible serious outbreak of foot
and mouth disease,
Orders received by DR.. U.G. Houck,
chief veterinary Inspector of the Fed
eral Bureau of Animal Industry,
placing an embargo al the yarIs
against the shipment Of cattle out of
the yards until the miles of pens
and alleys have been disinfected be.
came effective yesterday. The order
was issued because it was suspect.
ed that a new case Of the disease
found among cattle, originated at the
Chicago, yard. ~.
vi Rigid Inspection.
There IS no immediate danger of a
complete shutdown, DR.. Houck said.
Livestock will be permitted to come
into the market for immediate slaugh.
ter under rigid inspection by stale
and federal officials. No new case
of the disease had been found at the
yards since the outbreak last Novem'
Der, according to DR.. Houck.
A. G. Leonard, president Of. the
Union Stock Yards and Transit com
'pany, said the governments order
was issued because. of the finding Of
the disease in cattle shipped from,
Chicago to Philadelphia by way OF
Pittsburgh. Fedora, inspectors ara
now tracing the shipment to deter
mine whether the infection occurred
here or at some other point.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29

At a meeting of the commercial
club at Tower City the suojec: Of dis.
continuing the organization was
brought up and was unanimously vol.
ed down and the subject stricken
from the records.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29

pion, meeting Ivan Lawson and Fran.
cesco Verri, the Italian champion, IN
the principal mile dash.
The six.day grind will start at II
O'Clock tomorrow night. Fourteen
teams are scheduled to start. 1t will
be the first event Of its kind held in
Chicago in nearly twenty years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29
CLINE DEFEATS scHAEFER.

Chicago. Jan. 2S-Harry Cline of
Philadelphia defeated Jake Schaefer.
Jr, of Chicago. in a Billiard Players
league match last night. 800 to 222.
Averages: Cline II 1925; Schaefer,
s 1926. High runs: Cline, 36; Schaef-
err, 80.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29
General 8 Executed.

On Board U. S. S. San Diego, Quay
amas, Mexico, January 25, by wire
less to San Diego, Cal, Jan. 26-Gen
eral Juan Dozel, the CaNa1ista gov
ernor of Topic, who attempted to es
cape to the United States, was exc
cuted at Mazatlan today.
Villa troops now occupy the mining
town of Panuco in Sinoloa.
1t. is reported that the authorities
at Mazatlan are communicating all
the horses il that region.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29
THOUSANDS OF BOYS
ENJOY ATHLETICS
President Of Public School League
in New York Submits Re-
port.

New York, January 2S-The annual
report of General George w. Win
gate, president of the Public School
Athletic league, shows that during
1914, 100000 boys and girls of the
New York public schools voluntarily
took part il athletics after school
hours. r '- .%'
Enjoys Healthy Growth.
The events held by the league COW
er every scope of athletic activity.
In order to induce the greatest pos
sible number. OF. children to engage in
the activities prescribed, governed
standards were made for running,
jumping and "chi1ning' on a bar. As
against 1,162 boys who won such a
badge in 1904 the number rose to 49,
554 last year.
In basketball there were in coll-
petition 1854 teams, making a to,a.
Of 1892 competitors participating in
interclass competition. In baseball
there were 1900 teams for the indoor
games and four hundred class teams
and So inter-school teams for the out
door series. &'f X = /.
During 1914 over five thousand
boys practiced on the. sup.target ma.
chimes, and 800 qualified as marks.
men and 100 as sha%rpshooters.
This work has been commended
by Geonard Leonard Wood and Sec.
rotary of War Garrison as being OF
great value in adding to the national
defeoses without savoring of militar.
ism. ".' 49,. e.
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nine TEAMS ENTER
IN CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 2S-Nine
teams were entered in the national
racquets doubles championship tour
nament which opened here yesterday
on the courts of the Racquet club.
Among them were the title holders
Dwight F. Davis and Joseph w. Wear
who represent the Racquet club OF
St. Louis. ~
Other entries include Jay Gould
worlds court tennis champion, who
is paired with Wilson Potter of this
city; j. c. Waterbury and partne:
probably GIN. Hecksher, of the Rae
quet and Tennis Club, New York; P
Stockton, N. Nv. Cabot and G.. r
Fearing, of Eoston, and G. G. Pei
and S. G.. Mortimer of New York.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-29

SPRINT EVENTS SCHEDULED.
Chicago, Jan. 2S-Sprint events,
the usual introduction to a six-day BIZ
cycle race. will be decided at the
international Amphitneatre tonight,
with Frank Kramer. worlds cham
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
FairvieW Notes

Joe Meyers, who is employed as
a chauffeur in Waynesburg, Is visit
ins with relatives here.
Mrs; F. L. Morris attended the G
U. 3. y. Missionary rally at the Y. NJ,
&. 4. Hail in Fairmont.
". 9. Carpenter, Of Hoodsville, is
rep owing his mill to the Fairview dis
trict, and will reside in Fairview.
Reason Fox and family are attend
ing the funeral of the formers mo
thief, Mrs. Fox, Of Myricsl Run, who
died Suddenly from neuralgia Of the
heat
sop1e Of her lady friends on Monday
evening at six O'clock chicken din.
ner. The event being In honor of the
approaching Christmas festival. Those
present were Mrs. Lulu Murphy, Mrs.
Martln, Mrs. Grace seymore. Miss
Cora Barr, Miss Leah Barrackman,
miss Pearl Martin, Miss Lou Taught,
apd Margaret Murphy,
After dinner the evening was en-.
joSaply spent in social conversation,
sone Of the guests remaining until a
late hour. All left very reluctantly and
joined in voting Miss Eakin a very
centy located in Fairview, coming
here Rom Wayneshurg, Pa. Since com.
ipG here, she has made many friends,
who Wish her success in her new
B. . l.
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Hall at Warrington for the past week.
returned home on Monday.

returned home on Monday.
Rev. "A. NJ. Ritenour, Of Morgan
town, will preach sermon appropri
ate to Christmas at the Baptist church
on Sunday morning, December 70.
A series Of revival services will be
field at the Baptist Church beginning
on Sunday January ls, 1916. Rev
Ritenour, the pastor, will do the
preaching.
The Mayor has posted notices call
ing for the municipal election to- be
held on Thursday, January 9Th, lSle,
A mayor. recorder and five councilmen
are to be elected, but SO far NO noni
nations have been made.
Bradley Berdine, the new rural car
rier on route No. l, from this place
began his service on Monday morning
He will remove his family. from Fair
view to this place, occupying one Of
the J. N. Wood houses on the south
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. ]. Med ,niel were
shopping in Fairmont on Wednesday,
Mr.. Liggett, Of the Priciard Supply
Company, OF Warrington, vas trans.
acting business here on Wednesday.
Mrs. John W. Geddes was calling
on friends In Fairmont on Wednesday.
Charles A. Short, Of 8 hinnston, was
a BUSINESS visitor here on Wednesday.
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HouH Paragraphs

The people of Hoult surely expect
to have plenty OF pork to eat this
winter whether times be good or bad
1t Is an inlucky man here who has
not got from two to four fat porkers
and nearly every day is butcherias
day for somebody about here. Ear
Holbert killed two good ones monday
one Of them tipped the beam Of as
net weight. y
Mrs. Samuel Krelger alse fell AID
injured herself this week and We In.
derstand she is to be taken 70 TIE
hospital. y
Mrs. Samuel Harris, of Mount Has.
mony, the wife of our school teachess
met with a serious mishap yesterday y
Mr. Harris had to attend court Aha
Mrs. Harris, who also has a teaches
certificate and taught until her mar.
riage, came over to Hoult SCHOOL 4,
teach in her husband g place, YSbeS@ass
riding horseback and the horse stun
bled throwing her and hlrting her
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THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 1s, 1915.
EDUCATION NOT LEGISLATION.

/ F some hne winter morning statesman snuud rise
In his place in American state legislature and out
Joshua Joshua by introducing bill to regulate the
coming the going down OF the by legislature
nat create other emotion than amusement In
the minds OF those who have made study of the abors
Of such paraments. Indeed the faith OF people
IN efficacy of legislation would be to all OF
ing itSit were not SO pathetic
Themoyement on foot in Clarksburg to get the egsa.
ture 10 enact statute making 1t felony for parents
leave children alone in their homes is in point
The ostensble purpose of this to reduce the number
offataites due to children coming in contact with open
fires. There have been unusually large number OF
these extremely distressing accidents in the state since
cold weather began but but implicit beliey
or In legislation as sovereign remedy for all the ILLS
70 which mankind is heir would seriously offer the
Clarksburg plan as remedy.
u is education and not legislation that need. One
first things that strikes the investigator who makes
N earnest desire TO find workable plan put an
end 70 this waste Of infant lfe is that in large pro
portion the little victims were not alone in
ehpuse Two recent deaths in Marion county and one
last week at Charleston for instance, due to the
TACT that children got too fires and were injured
beyond hope recovery though aid close at
hand In case. the facts were correctly reported
st the time, the little victim crawled out OF bed and ap
preached the fire in his night gown.
That of thing cannot be reached by legislation
and almost as useless to try to reach by statute
themoher father who is devoid of natural feelings
as to lock children up in house and go of and leave
them But public opinion is all powerful When public
opinion DEGREES that It Is disgrace permit children
10 be injured by fire, no matter how slight parents will
AL see 1T that no accidents happen Some plan for
educating public opinion up that point should be de-
yised. 60.
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HARD LUCK.

A LOCAL man brought suit for $50 damages against
~ the b. & O. Railroad because it is alleged that his
COW had been struck by B. & o.,train and killed
Instead of getting damages the magistrate who heard
the case dismissed it and ordered the man who
brought suit to pay the costs. amounting to almost
much he had sued for. An appeal in the case has
been taken If we ever buy COW that is SO slow that
it can't get out Of the road of B. & O. express train
there will be no damage suit over its loss.
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WORK May START SOON.

ow that the campaign for the new hotel for Fair.
IN mont has been brought to successful conclusion
the citizens will anxiously await the breaking Of
ground for the new structure No definite plans have
been announced yet but in the future committee
appointed by those who subscribed to the fund will make
known all the details for the construction of the
hotel One thing is certain the proposition will be sent
through Just as rapidly possible this was part
the original program.
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ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE.

\ ow is the time to do hard work in the great
IN pony contest staged under the auspices of The
West vlrginian There is no sure winner in the
contest and the last few days will likely bring many
changes in the standing Of the contestants The person
who sticks to the finish will be rewarded with the big
prize. II you in the front rank now. don't let up
during the final lap Of the contest for other person
may take squirt and pass YOU There are but few
days remaining in which build up your total of votes
Get busy and fight to the finish
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peace commissioners must 60 easy in that country.
while England is going to keep the peace ship as far
Henry Ford Is going TO have q hard time mixing any
progress IN Europe Butwe grant him that his motives
sincere that least peace voyage
will bring good results.
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Worthitlgton Neu,s

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hawkins
apa Young son, Of Sioux City. Iowa,
affived here on Saturday for a holt.
Day Visit with Mr.. Hawkins uncle,
miss Anna Kann, Of Haywood; was
ftsitas friends here CD Monday.
r. T, Davis, OF EFairmont,, was a
pnslness visitor here on Tuesday.
isaac Mclntire was a business visit
tot N Clarksburg on Tuesday,
mesdames John and Charles stew.
Oft Of Enterprise, were visiting
friends here on Sunday.
MS Mts. E. W. Mcpougal, who has been
s'sieias her fataer. Rev. Blackburn
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

In Earl Gerlock cabell county has
2 coroner who believes that the man
occupying his position should not
wait until some one Is dead before
getting busy. at is q part OF my
duty said he ito seek the proven.
ton OF death as we'll as to look at
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choo.e Yves. vIraInIa 1own.

CINCINNATI Dec. 16.-White Sui,
phur Springs was chosen as the meet.
ing place Of 1916 by the Southern Sur.
gtcal and Gynecological Association at
the concluding session Of It's annual
convention here. Or. Cullen OF BaIti.
more was elected president for the en-.
suing year with DR.. R. s. Hill OF Mont.
gomery. Ala, and DR.. william Bart.
lett Of st. Louis as yice.presidents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

The Piedmont Herald says it has
been officially announced by the Cum.
berland and Westernport Electric
Railway Company that the power sup.
ply and rolling stock are to be immed.
lately improved. Sufficient power
will be supplied to make possible a
faster schedule and to eliminate the
necessary slow running during heavy
traffic. 1t is planned to purchase at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Is getting over one thousand school
children drilled In the Christmas car.
'ols which viii be sung OF the exer.
cises on Christmas Eve.
The Logan Banne efefs. as follows
TO the latest important real estate
tranGaction In that town: Six thon.
sand dollars for ten feet OF Old Moth.
er Earth, as Il. grows here In Logan,
is no longer a staggering fact In this
city. The Banner understands this
Is the price Mr., B. o. Holland asked
OF the city for ten feet from his lot
on Straton street where the recent
tire burned two cottages. The lot
Is at the dangerous Straton street
curve, and The Banner understands
the city desires to straighten the
street at that point
Charged with the murder OF George
Jeffers, aged 81 years, farm hand,
Samuel McCausling, son OF General
John Causland, noted confederate gen.
erai has surrendered TO the authori.
ties Of Mason county. Following JET.
fers' death which occurred last Sat.
OF Mason county, went to Leon where
he was met by General McCausland,
who pleaded with him not to put his
son in jail on Sunday and promis.
Ing his son would appear in Point
Pleasant this morning. General Nc.
Causland. the accused mans father,
is one Of the wealthiest farmers In
Mason county. He is one Of the few
remaining confederate generals. Dur.
ing the civil war the elder Nc ausland
gained a nationwide reputation In
connection with the burning OF Cham.
bersburg which he was said to have
ordered, according to the Huntington
papers. McCausland was one Of the
principals in hospital romance which
eliminated In Huntington two months
ago when he married Miss Amanda
Spradling, q nurse ut the Mount Hope
hospital who nursed him back to
health after a critical illness. Miss
spradling was assigned to the case
when McCausland was received at the
hospital. Just after he was discharg.
ed the couple were married. Miss
Spradling was formerly a resident OF
Auxier, Ky.
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"a STORM VOYAGE.

THE FORD peace party is having a rather stormy
voyage on its mission to get the soldiers out of
the trenches. First there near mutiny among
hepassengers board the tone OF the Presidents
message and yesterday the Birth held up the boat at
Kirkwal. Holland has made the statement that the
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paipfull. She came on and taught the
school although in much distress. The
horse Strained its ankle and could not
be taken home being left at D. E. sni-
der's.
"putch" Squirting, the genial car
torcpnan's clerk at the car shops, is
moving into the property here which
he purchased OF Mrs. Rebecca Robe.
Mrs. Charles R. Hall has been very
sick for the past week.
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least three new cars with the mos.
modern and convenient facilities. In
addition at least FIVE of the present
cars are to be remodeled.
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Hancock county has the distinction
OF being the birthplace Of the brick
paved road, and Capt. John Porter, a
lifelong resident Of that county; may
appropriately be called their father,
so far as America Is concerned, says
the Wheeling Register. In 1883 Capt.
Porter, after strenuous efforts, pre-.
vailed upon the city OF Wheeling to
try out what to many appeared an
absurdly impossible and useless meth.
cd of road Improvement, and Chapline
street was paved with brick. Today
among the highly priced possessions
OF Mr.. Porter are the letters OF rec.
ommendation and commentator Civ.
en- to him by the council and business
men of Wheeling and other cities az.
ter this first paved street had been
thoroughly tried out.
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What would you do II you asked thu
sweetest girl in the world what sht
wanted for Christmas and she sale
she didn't know, but John Jopei
gave his sweetheart diamond ring.
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We hope Howard Woodward isn't
jealous Of the new addition to the
fire department.
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dead bodies" And in pursuance of
that theory he has issued a strong
warning against auto speeding on
Third avenue. Huntington.
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That's not bad name for the no
tel-Hotel Project.
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These automatic toys would be all
right II the fathers didn't play with
them so much that the youngsters
never get a chance. /.
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AS soon as all the Irish are dead
the British will send the CANADIAN!
to Serbia after which the British
army should be ready for action.
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Harrison county officials hooked a
wagon load OF bottled in bond"' the
same night that the gas supply gave
out. This really is tough luck on the
prospective consumer.
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The pleasure in driving many an auto is spoiled by the
thought Of the mortgage on the home
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For nice girl to marry to reform him, is lik
putting in heaven who belongs in another place
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We can make dates a week ahead
OF time, now that we have weather
prophet Of our own in Fairmont
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BY this time there must be about as many ships O.
the bottom Of the there are on top -:
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Precipitation in Fairmont yestel
day .0l inches. Interesting.