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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
tRy Charles Brooks Smith,

WASHINGTON. d. c., April 27.-
The signs point to a bumper crop of
uninstructed delegates in the next Re-
publican national convention. A care
full canvass OF the states Just COM
pleted discloses that, except in the
states where they have "favorite sons
there practically prevails a unanimous
be an open convention" That is to
say. that delegates, in view Of the
large number of candidates expected
to qualify" composing the convention
should be left free and untrammeled
to act for themselves, and of course,
their constituents, in accordance with
their best judgment Of party condi-
lions and necessities, when they get
on the ground and concentrate on the
business in hand.
With very few exceptions this op!n-
ion Is held by large number Of lead.
Ing Republicans from West Virginia,
who have been Intercepted on this
subject while visiting in this city 10
recent days. One whose prominence
and influence are respected echoed
the very prevalent sentiment when
he said:
West Virginia will probably send an
uninstructed delegation to the con-
ventton. With those I have talked
about it the sentiment seems to be
strong for the open convention idea,
and the way to facilitate it's execution
Is to leave the delegates unfettered by
instructions"
Continuing he said:
Our people convinced that the Re.
publicans will sweep the country in
1916, desire the presidential candidate
to be a man in sympathy with the in.
dustriaI, financial and agricultural in.
terests of the country, and to be a
man who has the right perspective rs
to the vast commerce of the United
States, domestic and foreign. In short.
they want a business administration
to succeed the present one, which
seems not to be in accord with the
idea OF the people fthe country to-
ward business and industrial enter
prise. They want candidate who is
man of sound judgment and an adj.
vocate of wise and constructive
policies.
Another argument for an unin.
structed delegation Is the fact that
there is such an abundance of presf.
Dental timber available in the Re.
publican leadership. All the tentative
candidates have friends and admirers
in West Virginia. We believe that
this convention, which promises to be
one of the most notable in the annals
of the party, will be free from bosses
and steam-roller methods, and, after
calm deliberation, will select the man
whom the rank and file of the dele
gates, representing the best thought
of their districts, will consider to be
the strongest candidate before the
people.
West Virginia has no favorite son
for the nomination. Half a dozen of
those mentioned stand about equally
in favor in our state. This applies
to Hughes, Herrick, Fairbanks, Mann,
Mckinley of Illinois, Root and Weeks
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
ANXIOUS WAITING.

cisco Villa at Celaya has not improved
the situation in Mexico, quite the con-
trary. Probably the administration at
Washington, If well informed. has no
illusions about the effect OF the super
iority shown by the Carranza general.
He was not strong enough in cavalry
to pursue and scatter the enemy, and
apparently Obregon suffered heavy
losses himself. The organization OF
Mexican irregulars Is so loose that a
severe battle is always followed by an
interval of inaction.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Freeland. of
near Annabelle, moved into the apart
ments in the Sturm building on Main
street this week.
Leroy Phillips. of Clarksburg, was
visiting his sister, Mrs. Julia A Hin.
erman, who has been in critical con-
dition for several months, suffering
from cancer.
Isaac Sturm, who was recently adj.
judged insane, was taken to the Wes-
ton asylum on Monday by Constable
w. E. Basnett.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
LECTURES TONIGHT
Or. Stanley |. krebs viii Again APP
pear At Grand Opera House.

DR.. Stanley L. Krebs will again APP
pear at the Grand Opera House to-
night for the second of his series of
three lectures. His subject this week
will be Merchandise: How to Know
1t and Show It." DR.. Krebs' lecture
last week was interesting and benefi.
cial to the business people OF the
community and he will no doubt have
a large crowd to greet him on his Sec
ond appearance here.
DIR. krebs' lectures are under the
auspices OF the Business Mems Asso-
citation of Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27

The good roads movement in Lin
s.sr--t "a e,cSES .sGcE
as nothing has been done since the
Pennington meeting several weeks
ago. From all appearances it would
been unnecessary expense to have
held a bond election, as the PROPOSE
ton would have been Overwhelmingly
defeated
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
REASONS FOR ADVANCE IN WALL
STREET,

1.-The truth apears to be that we are
dealing with a purely speculative but
carefully planned movement having its
origin in the west, where plunging Is
fine art, and conducted by men of
great daring. who aim to heap up
profits overnight and who do not buy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
THE MaGNATE.

though pursued by old Jack Ketch The legislatures
the have robbed him OF his cherished and
in the east he has rest-reformers have him by
the throat If would rise in politics. the is
smooth and broad; just slug the magnate with some
bricks and all the Peepu will applaud Investigate
him every day and harry him by methods raw. and
make him fool wealth away with foolish suits
courts OF law. Appoint a dozen crazy boards" to
hamper and restrict his biz: sympathy the world
Affords to him anything of his It's safe the magnate
to abuse, to vilfy and buyrag and then the Peepul
viii 3enthuse, and say you've saved Your Countrys
Eiag And SO the magnate sinks along, with none to
TO ind friend. You ask what is the magnate's crime
him breaks? He made this nation great, sublime and
thar snakes
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27

for long pull."-The Financial
Chronicle. In it's long leading article
of this weeks issue dealing with "The
Financial situation" our usually broad
minded contemporary has its view OBJ
scured by fixing it's eye too closely
upon the recent exciting antics of a
few industrial stocks affected by al
legged war contracts" New York
Herald
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
of humor alto.

! have lost yure sense of humor alto
gether.
I doant know. sed pa. that is the
first time ever herd you admit that
| had sense of humor. So pa got
mad & toar up his song
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Dr.
Friedrich Chaser, graduate of the Uni
versity of Munich. and first lieuten-
ant in the German reserves, is here
to study and report on American char
actertstics. He also is correspondent
of Berlin newspaper. He will spe-
cialize in interviews with prominent
Americans. He has studied England,
France and Austria.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27


l doant think much. of it, sed pa, !
doant think CURL is paying q man
anything wen she gives him a kiss
l think the word bee-stow wud be
bette, so it wud reed "In Evvry Kiss
You Bee-stow"
You have always got sum fault to
find with evvry. poem I like, sed ma.
| suppose you will go nito the libary
now & try to rite better song.
l am jest going to do that little
thing. sed pa, & l wont have to try
vary hard. If l cuddent rite a better
song than that with carpenters
pencil in my left hand l wuddent try
to rite another line as long as live
Now you Jest wait & see how l cum
out. So pa went into the library
Wen he cain out this Is the song he
had:
YURE NOSE.
A fair & blond yung maiden in a city
far away
Was setting in her luvly hoam Jest at
the close of day
& as she sat thare looking in the
mirrer at her shape
A sutton CAIN to call on her & he was
full of grape.
luv you lady, he declared, I want
you for my bride,
We two shall talk life's journey vary
happy side by side.
The fair & blond yung laden looked
upon that champaign flirt
& this here plain assershun she did
bitterly assert:
CHORUS.
Yure nose is like a red. red rose,
Yure mouth looks like a cup,
& everything that's thin enuff
feer you wud drink up.
like the way you ware yure clothes
From yure shoes up to yure hat
But don't care for any beans
With beaks as red as that.
How do you like It SO far, sed pa.
Howfar has 1t got to go, sed ma.
I think 1t is shaim for you to go 6
rite a thing like that Jest to maik fun
of my favorite song that was Jest
telling you. Sumtimes wonder If you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27
LITTLE Boobies PA
BY William II. Kirk.

I herd butiful song at the show
the other mite, sed ma to pa, it in.
terested me moar than the picters, the
title was, "Yure Lips Ere Like Red,
Red Rose
Maybe she had them painted, sed
pa.
Doant be so sinnickal. sed ma, 1t
was a RELY butiful thing. l remem.
Der this much:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-27

Yure lips is like red, red rose,
l kiss them every day,
& all the happiness man knows
Is in eech kiss you pay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
Strelitz Bowled Remarkable Game
-:II:- -:H:- -:I- -:H:- -:H:-
Broke Season Previous High Record

THAT wonderful game rolled by a.
Strelitz on the Cactus alleys Tues
day night deserves more than
passing mention. His 264 was exactly
20 pins higher than the previous high
game record for the season which was
held by Joe Bryan. Strelitzs record.
which is almost certain to remain the
high water mark for the season, is re-
markable in more ways than one. In
the first place the record was made in
the Federal league, which is supposed
to be the last word in the bushes This
league consists almost entirely of nov
ices. In the second place, StreIitz
practically began playing this season
He has improved wonderfully since the
season began and recently he went into
the lead for high individual average in
MS league. He topped this off Tues
day night with the game which the
very best bOWlers in the city have not
even approached. and are not likely to
approach during the season.
Streltz started his game off with a
spare in the first frame This he fol-
lowed with successive strikes until his
10th frame, when he again spared
When it began to look as though he
would equal or beat the high game for
the season, this novice at the game held
his nerve magnificently in a situation
where an older and cooler head would
probably have broken down. As soon
as the game was over and the strain
relieved, however he went completely
10 pieces, making less IN his other two
games than he had in one and spelling
plcudid opportunity TO also break the
seasons record for high total This is
not at all TO his discredit for the way
he held up in the crisis in the first
game proved conclusively that as soon
as he has gained a little more expert
ence and cyerCOmes the stage fright
natural TO a beginner after he has
pulled off something big, StreItz is
certain TO develop into a bowler equal
TO- IT, not the superior any man in
the city.
-
The basketball games at the y NJ c.
A. wednesday night were probably the
best ever played iH the city.
All four Of the teams put mp a splen-
did game in all departments. Darticu-
larry i'm passing. Tho guarding was
unusually good, and not more tnan two
or three easy shots were missed
throughout both games Moreover, al
though all Of the players in both games
fought Iercely every moment of play
yet the games were remarkably clean
there being very Jew fouls and not
single one Of those being deliberate. 1t
was indeed a pleasure to watch TWO
such games, and lovers of basketball
hope that all future games win be as
hard and fast and at the same time
as clean.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
BREAKING BILLIARD
RECORD ANNOUNCED
st. Louis Event Adds Interest to Local
Tournament in Which Two Good
GamcS Arc plnNed.


Two games were rolled Thursday
night in the tournament being held at
the Gem Billiard hall for the three
cushion championship. a great deal Of
interest was added to the matches,
owing to the fact that lust uriOr to
the start, word was received that
Pierre Maupome, the Mexican billiard
ist, had broken the worlds record for
nigh run in three cushion with is CON
secutive billiards. This record was
made Tuesday night in a special match
which MaUpOme played in St Louis
against Charles Peterson. The previous
record which had stood FOR several
years was held by. Lloyd Jevne OF Salt
Lake city. Utah. Jevne's high run was
10. Inc highest run ever made in
tournament in three cushion billiards
IS J. This was made by Alfred D'Oro,
former pocket billiard chamIiO ion. This
record was made quite recently. Until
D'OrO hung up his record the high run
had stood at L. As the present tOUUua-
ment at the Gem billiard hall is being
held under the sanction Of the Bruins
wick Bake CoIlender organization
which controls pocket. balk line, three
cushion and all special billiards. al
records made in this tournament viii
90 down in the record books Thurs
day night when man started of on n
good run every person i'm the large
asSemblage was roofing for the player
to break the record regardless of where
their synpathies lay. However. none
were able to even equal the high run
OF seven made by Beardsley during
the past week.
The first game of the night Thurs
day was between J. Harper and c.
Williams, both of whom go to 90 The
fun score was Williams 50. Harper 42.
which in actual billiards made brings
it back to Williams IS, Harper 80. In
this game Harper appeared sure
winner early in The game. Williams,
however. came strong al the end and
managed to come through on the long
end OF the game by the close margin of
two points.
In the second game r. Palmer and
J. Moore, both, of whom start ten
lengths in front Of the scratch men.
met in what proved to be one OF the
closest and most exciting games OF the
tournament, Palmer finally nOsing out
a victory by a single point. The score
at the end of the match stood so to 40
or, with the handicap deducted. 40 to
So At no time during the match did
either man have a lead Of more than
one or two points and at no time was
either ahead for more than two or
three consecutive innings.
Tommy Thompson. who leads the
tournament with 1000 percent. will
hook Up tonight with Murphy in the
first game. while Beardsley and Henry
viii meet in the second. Both Of these
games should prove very close.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

In the American league. president
Johnson has a league rule on the
play, which classifies such a delivery
as an accident and gives the runner the
right to advance at his peril IN the
American league play the runner on
second took a chance and reached
third in safety, but the other runner
did not try to advance, hence. their po-
sitions as allowed by the umpire.
How johnson Ruled.
4 number of years ago two Ameri-
can league clubs were playing a thrill
ing extra inning game. With run
ner on third, two out and two strikes
on the batter. the pitcher started to
wind up. but in some way the ball fell
out Of his hands and dropped to his
feet. The umpire declared a balk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
HOURSTON BOWLERS
DEFEAT ABBOTTS

Inc SmeIteT lowing Ie0gue held is
weekly session at the Cactus club
Thursday night The first game re-
suited in quite an upset as the
Hourston team, which is trailing badly.
took three ont OF four points from the
leading Abbott aggregation. The
splendid bowling of o. a. Critchett was
really responsible for this. Critchett
had an average Of $50 for his three
games
In the. second game. the Foster and
Bateman teams split even. each getting
two points Bateman scored a strike
out as well as having high game Of
204. while Woodburn got away with
high total with 512 for his three games.
Scores:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

ming run. No more unsatisfactory way
could have possibly been found TO de-
eide such a game. President Johnson
decided that he wanted no more games
ended in such a manner and issued
bulletin to his umpires ordering them
to rule such a play an accident pure
and simple, and make the ball dead,
thus placing no penalty on the happen
ing. Last year it was decided to place
a slight penalty on the play by allow
ing runners to advance if able.
I have always regarded the original
rule. declaring the ball dead and allow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

The Bryan team continued its steady
improvement which has been marked
since the season began. Despite the
strengthening Of other teams this
crowd steadily turns back all opposi-
/ ton through remarkable team work.
Two of Bryan's best men We're out of
the lineup Wednesday night, but an
outsider never could have told the diff
ference. Their passing was the best
of an evening which was marked by
remarkable work in this department.
Bob Bryant the teams best forward,
was not in the game, owing to a bad
ankle, but McKemy filled his place
splendidly, getting in a number of diff
ficult shots and passing very accurately
when he had no clear shot himself
From the game which they showed
Wednesday night and the marked i'm
provement which they have shown upon
each successive appearance it is going
to prove q mighty difficult task for the
other teams to break in on that 1000
percent which the Bryan team con-
tinues to enjoy. 1t is possible that the
SheltOn-Payne team may be able to
turn the trick. as that team has been
materially strengthened in its weakest
point, which is at forward. Al Adkins,
formerly considered one of the best for
wards in the city. has been signed by
manager Holman. Al has not been
seen in action since early last season
practice, he has gone back. But if he
can show his old game he will make
the best guards in the city hustle to
stop him from scoring many points
Two old faVOriJes who appeared We'd
nesday night for the first time in two
years were "Pudgie" Nee and Bob
Hoover. Both showed that they still
possess their old time form but VIII
need considerable practice to regain
their wind and accuracy in shooting
baskets.
A letter has been received By Tho Ell
PasO Herald from kid" NIishkind of
NJ company Of the goth infantry now
stationed at Nogales. Ariz In his letter
the kid claims the featherweight
championship OF the army and states
he is matched 20 fight Johnny Weimer
Is rounds at the Nogales camp Sunday
Jan. 10. According to reports, the XIII
has a long record for victories scored
and is a decided favorite in the coming
fight owing to this record and the big
advantage which he has over Weimer
i'm experience. kid" Nishkind will be
discharged from the army, Jan % He
VIII Immediately trek It for FL Paso
and VIII endeavOr to arrange a match
with some good boy as soon as possible.
The kid" states that he weighs in at
lZ2 ringside ana is willing TO meet any
boy in the world from that weight up
to 1913 He prefers Johnny Kubane or
johnny Dundee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

Technically. the National league has
the rules behind it on this play. The
National league CONSTITUTES this play as
a ballS, which, Of course, entities all
base runners TO advance base. That
was the reason the umpire sent the
man on first to second and the man on
second to third The rules say that "a
ballz shall be any motion made by the
pitcher while in position to deliver the
bail to the bat without delivering it"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
sTALLINGs SAYS Whitfield

WON'T GO TO PHILADELPHIA
Macon, Ga, Jan. S.-George Stallings,
manager of the Boston Nationals,
Thursday night denied reports that
George Whitfield the Braves's fielder.
would be transferred to the Philadel-
phia Nationals in exchange for Sher-
wood Magee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
RUPERT AND HUSTON
III a. u !.

TAKE CHARGE OF YANNS
New York, Jan. S.-Final details Of
the transfer of the New York American
league baseball clubs franchise were
completed here this afternoon. Col
Jacob Rupert and T. L. Huston, the
new owners. assumed control with the
passing Of stock by Frank J. Farrell,
the former executive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
DE MAR, In PhIIadeIphIa Record.
DE MAR, In Philadelphia
A NEW YEAR WISH FOR UNCLE SAMUEL.
Merchant Marine for That Larger 0pporunyfor Sevce

Several Of the countries of help
their particularly Of Central and
America.
We have grossly erred in the which
hindered the development of merchant
Two great the unlock the the national
other
domain immediate
their prompt passagxcerns from
the Presidents ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

ing no bases to be run or runners to
advance, as the best scheme What do
you think about it2-COpyright, 1915,
by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
BALK PLAY OFTEN
CAUSES CONFLICT
Play COnNtrued as a BaIIl

other LEAGUE they evidently have not
the right21
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

Willie Ritchie, who has not displayed
any inclination to continue as a boxer
since he lost his title to Freddie Welsh
m London. last July.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
RACE

place show; Fairly % place show;
to place So to show Lady Mint c w Kennon scratched
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
SECOND RACE
THIRD RACE

place Ancestors SO place 40 to show;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

Bear. even to place. Is to place; Rasiris, ev
Gheens 6-j to show. Orimar Lad scra tched
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

"HAT wonderful game rolled by A The Bryan
strelitz on the Cactus alleys Tues improvement
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-18

Us okey Taylor. provided he gets to
Join. are all experienced men. Curry,
!Hite and Dorse Bremen are also
3reughened 10 The game, having played
quite d little last year. Young BUD
lRrehnen, weighing is2 pounds: capa.
BILE OF making 100 yards in 10fseconds,
is one Of the fieetest youngsters o.
tho tryouts. West Virginia should be
able with the coaching of Metzger to
defeat the majority Of its opponents
this year.
Although off.slde compared with
teams OF the past Ave S.ars. Coach
Carlow is gradually beating Yves.
leyan's team into shape SO that the
defects may be seen and remedied be.
fore the first game OF the season
which is scheduled for September 25,
at Buckhannon with Waynesburg Col.
lege. Waynesburg has been strength.
ened greatly this year, and Wesleyan,
OF course. will win in a walk.
Wesleyan seems to have profted
more this year than other teams in
the state by the influx OF new men.
All OF the youngsters are more than
promising. It remains for Carlow TO
lnstill the old 1913 fighting spirit in
TO the youngsters that has kept Yves.
leyan feared for the past three years.
The game that West Virginia put up
against Wesleyan at Fairmont last
Thanksgiving knocks all the dope in
the head. W~esleyan's game was
simply Stansbury to Morrison TO goal.
Kellison kicking goal. Two forward
passes and two goals, IA points. West
Nir6inia's game vas moro erratic, Da.
Wis kicking a goal from the 50 yard
line for three points and Stewart be.
ing showed through for a touchdown