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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29

Game DidtNot Size UP AS a,
Basketball Exhibit
ton.

West Virginia university IS today
considered the strongest contender
forStheSstate basketball championship.
Last nights game at Morgantown
clearly demonstrated that the Wes-
ieyanfdvea are not to be the champions.
a splendid crowd was present at.
4heSaArk""s last1night to see the second
Same?offtheEseries with WeRleyan.The
came was lar from being the thrilling.
exhibition that was seen at Buckhan-
nom
Both teams seemed to be on the de-
fensiye3 during the first half and the
h~aifScIoged with the score 5 to 5. the
second8half the w. ". U.&team opened
np Eand&r ran the final score up to ~
StoS7s Each team apparently suffered
from stage fright and numerous fouls
fandkbone-head passes was the result.
Ice was again the star for the w
N.SU.team and his consistent work at
center was Ia dependable factor.
throughout the game.
Thefteamsi1 lineup as follows:
West Virplnfa-a2 Wesleyan-7
Rodgers. 81. .....F....... Shumaker
Latterner. .....F ....... Jacobs
Ice C......G. Morrison.
WSMorrison ...!G...........: Beck
Htaadmau........ G.:....... Daniel
lSubstttutions-West Virginia: Tuck
Ni1er for Rodgers; Kersting for Lat
f6rner; EHite for Steadman. Wesleyan:
Kinggfor Morrison: Morrison for ia
fcobs;tThurman for King
Field baskets-West Virginia; Ice.
Bi8Latterner. s; Tuckwtller, 8; Rod
gers,S2. Wesleyan: shumaker: 1; Nor
Tison. 4.
Foul baskets-west virginia: Rod
gers o out of i; Latterner, 0 out OIL;
M. Morrison, Q out of z; Kersting, Q
ont Of 2. Wesleyan: g.. Morrison, ! out
ofi 81: Daniel, 2 out of s; Beck. Q out o.
III; King. 0iout Of 2.
Personal fouls ca1led-West Virgin.
ia.S18; Wesleyan, s.
Disqualified personal fouls. Stead
Score end nrst half. West Virginia,
s6TtWesIeyan, 8.
Referee, Davis.
Timer. S~tansbury.
Scorer Christopher.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29
eye VIEW
OF BIG SPECTACLE
The Birth Of a Nation Was
Eight Months in the
Making.

premier performance March 3, 1915,
al the Liberty theatre. New York.
some oftthe subsequent productions
were: fremont theatre. Boston, Mass,
beginning April 10: Illinois Theatre,
Chicago. Ill, starting June 81; Brighton
Beach Music Hall New York, July 8;
Nixon theatre, Atlantic City, N. r.,
July 49, All these were long runs OF
many months, the five separate com
uanies aggregating a&total attendance
OF 100000 patrons weekly. Never before
has play run half a year slmultane.
,0usly4 in SO many cities, including also
17sweeks in Los Angeles and IL weeks
in San francisco.
Produced by David w. Griffith, the
foremost Of directors and pioneer of
the new art. Suggested by Thomas
Dixon's novel, 1.-THE C1ansman."
The play contains 5000 scenes; pre-
sents $4,000 actors and 5000 horses;
cost S500,OO0 for actual production ex-
pense. and took eight months to pro-
duce. Story divided in two acts. Total
time OF performance, two hours and 40
minutes.
Some Of the greatest battles of the
Civil war re.enacted. "A reproduction of
Atlanta as It was in 1864. built up to
be destroyed by fire. in the picture of
sherman's march to the e a Lee and
Grant shown at Appomattox, Ford's
theater. Washington reproduced to the
smallest details for the Lincoln ira
gedy. Reconstruction pictorialized in
the actual South Carolina scenes eli
making with a series of wild Ku klux
Klan rides that! commandeered a coun-
ty for a day and cost $4,000.
Women's dresses used $4,000 yards
and XII Klux Khan costumes $4,000
yards of cloth.
Night photography Of battle scenes
invented and perfected at q cost OF
$4,000.
wonderful artillery duels, in which
real shells-costing $50 apiece. we're
used. Miles or trenches-thousands OF
Confederate and Federal lighters
war as 1t actually is.
First time in the history Of theatre
~ IEHNTWHTET fgEHNrWs 49,. NI9 UIHAU Wl.H
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29
School Seniors
Rehearsing Play

#e...H". d. 4Eh-tw VHE-Erw 80 r.HT =. aHN|'
The annual play OF. Senior Class
of the High school will be given on
the evening Of March s in the audi
tor1um of the school. The title Of the
play, which Is one OF romance and
comedy. is "A Case OF Suspension"
and consists Of one act. Miss Hodges,
of the expression department Of the
High school has the play in charge
and rehearsals have been in progress
for several weeks. In addition to the
play, a number of pretty musical Sc.
iections will be given by the pupils
under the supervision OF Miss Emma
QderboIz. instructor Of music In the
school.
Tickets for the play will sell for
26 cents for adults and IS cents for
students OF the high school and child.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29

Jimmy Dime, veteran fight mana
ger. now scales at 200 pounds on the
hoof. He can't be the original thin
dime we read about.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29
Matches
Were Rather Good

Atsthe Temple alleys last night the
Temple team took three games from
the knights OF Columbus by comfort.
able margins. Tho scores:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29

Gals motion picture 10 be hand:
led and 8presented az regular at
traction It requires ItwoSe0-toot cars
TO transports the equipmentA regular
travelling ORGANIZATION otg60e people
with its ,ow stage director, crewlmusfs
clans: operators and mechanical ex.
;pertsitoi readj1st the theatres to scten-
tiho focal requirements
Not depending solely on the local.
musicians; complete symphonic or
chestra IS carried. The mut(cal score
Is synchronized to the several thou.
sand distinct and individual scenes.
"TheS Birth Of Nation" engagement
at the Grand theatre commences
Thursday night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29
MnQLA- ALLE:N

From such sentimental roles as
GlorySouale and the White sister
Viola Alien Eas turned to Shakespear-
can .tragesties. She is supporting
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29

Tonight's game-Never-Was VS.. Cy-
clones.
K. OF G. Game-Tgers vs.. Athletics.
The Temple team OF the Pastime
Eleague handed out a mild surprise to
the Pastime team by taking all three
games. The scores:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-29

Ats the Y. M. G.. "A. alleys the situar
tionsisi SO tense that the winning Of a
match has an immediate effect upon
thaSteam standings. Two games were
rolled there last night with the fol.
Lowing results:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
SECRETARY LANSING
WILL Be NEXT PRESIDENT
REGARDLESS OF WHO is ELECT
ED HE WILL BE THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE FOR A DAY.

Regardless of whom they elect the
next president of the United States
will be a reticent gentleman named
Robert Lansing.
This is not a wild political predic-
ton, nor the Inauguration of a boom
for a democratic clark horse" 1t
is merely the statement of a fact
which, barring the death or resigna-
ton of Secretary Lansing, is as GER
tain as anything can be.
March A, 1917, will fall upon Sun
day, and it is contrary to all prece-
dent-although not in opposition to
any law-to hold an Inauguration on
Sunday. Therefore, the. incoming
chief executive will take the 9th of
office and commence his term short
ly afternoon on March 5th. Presi-
dent Wilson's term commenced at
noon on March 4th, 1918; therefore,
according to the constitution, which
defines the term of the president as
four years, his tenure of Office will
be over at noon on March 4th, and
even if he is elected to succeed him
self he cannot take the oath of office
until noon on the following day.
Vice President Marshall, of course,
is under the same disability as the
president. Therefore, the secretary
of state, Mr.. Lansing, will be presi-
dent of the United States for "a
hours and some minutes elapsing be-
tween noon on Sunday, March 4th,
and the time that the new president
takes the oath of Office on the follow
ing day.
This is the first time in the history
of the nation that a secretary of
state has had had this honor bestowed
upon him and only the second time
in the 40 years of the existence of
the United States that the office has
been held by any one other than the
president or the vice president.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
MEMORIAL DAY
FOR SAILOR DEAD
Strewing the Waters With Flowers to
Mark the Last Resting Place of
Men Who Lost Lives at Sea.

A beautiful yearly custom is the
strewing of the waters with flowers
to mark the last resting places OF the
sailors in our navy who have lost
their lives at sea during the year 1t
is the Decoration Day service of the
sea.
Again this year thousands crowded
the upper New York water front Sum
dav to witness the ceremonies OF
launching the floral battleship with
due solemnity. On the shoulders OF
sturdy marines the ship of flowers was
borne slowly down the gang plank
to a float in the North river near One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth street
Three thousand people stood silent
and respectful while the little vessel
was placed in the water and watched
If float gracefully and slowly down
on the tide.
Down, down on the tide it slipped a
hundred wards and more; then the
shin of flowers careened, as u was
Manned it would; its cargo OF ira
GRANT beauty was spilled on the pos.
o,,o IF tbe deep. The empty hull went
nlunging to the bottom; the mowers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
MAN WALKS BACKWARD
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Goes in Reverse Gear From Seattle
to New York on a Wager.

Goes in Reverse Gear From Seattle
to New York on a Wager.
How much energy man will
waste foolishly was illustrated again
other day when man hove in
s ] in City Hall park, New York,
walking backward.
He backed up the steps, backed
down the corridor and backed into
the mayors Office. Then he had won
his $4,000 bet, for he had backed
across the continent.
Even New York stared at the man
who, holding mirror before him to
direct his backward steps, went on
the reverse gear through the city. He
explained that he had walked back
ward all the way from Seattle to New
York city. The trip had taken 239
days, Harmon asserted. W. H. Bal
tazor, who said he had been employed
to watch Harmon in his backward
trip across the continent, verified the
walkers statement that he had not
taken asingle forward step in his nov
ell tramp.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
POTATOES ON
PHASES OF THE MOON
UNCLE SANS WEATHER FORE
CASTERS WARN THE PUBLIC
AGAINST FAKE PROPHETS.

Do you still plant potatoes accord
ing to the light or the dark of the
moon? Yes? Then you, modern,
cling to an ancient belief, after mod
ern science has completely routed a
common superstition.
You can take the word of your IN
Gle Sam. The man who tries to per-
suade you that cold, inconsistent
sphere exercises influence over your
crops is nature faker, no better
than the man who claims to provoke
rain or prevent hail.
Range Forecasting.
The latest misrepresentation that
have aroused the ire of the weather
man, Uncle Sans spokesman, lis an
alleged new system of doing range
weather forecasting, said to be based
on the riffs and spottedness of the
sun and its shafts of radiation.
The weather man says to watch
for the agent of Interpretations
when he visits your garden or your
farm, offering, for a paltry hum, to
give you advance information con-
corning a drouth two months hence,
or a flood within 80 days.
He is, according to the weather
man, as deceptive as the spots upon
the sun, and unfit to be trusted with
the destinies of young onions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
CANCEL OF BATTLEFIELD"
FITTINGLY COMMEMORATIVE
Beautiful Monument at Anderson
v;IIa as Tribute &c, Miss Barton.

Beautiful Monument at Anderson
Vile as Tribute to Miss Barton.
A nurse on the union side of the
war between the states shared in Me-
mortal day exercises which took place
in the Andersonville national ceme-
terry May 30th.
The beautiful monument dedicated
on May 81 last year to the memory of
Clara Barton this year received the
first full honors of decoration rites.
The massive stone of rough-hewn
red Missouri granite, with the Geneva
cross craven on its center, the insig-
mia of the work she instituted in this
country, is the fitting tribute which
the Woman's Relief Corps erected
to commemorate her who was known
throughout the ranks as the CANCEL
of the Battlefields."
To Clara Barton more than any
other is due the credit for the identi-
fication and marking of the bodies of
the union soldiers who persisted in the
prison stockade at Andersonville.
The memorial is six feet two inches
high and three feet six inches wide.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
NAB NOTABLES IN
POKER GAME RAIDS
Rich Women and Famous Men Are
Caught in Fashionable Apart
ments by New York Police.

That society must and does have
its little diversion was evidenced by
the recent raids on two of the "clas-
siest" poker games New York city
has known in years.
One, just off the Riverside Drive,
was run principally for women IN
ten-room apartment, furnished with
out regard to expense, the other in
the heart of the bright lights section
patronized by men whose names are
synonyms for wealth and fame.
Husbands have been writing letters
to the police department complaining
of a resort where their wives were
losing large sums of money. De-
tectives gained admission, being in
troduced as players, and the furnish
ings made them gasp. Oil paintings,
antique furniture and costly draper
les decked out the ten rooms
Four warrants were issued for the
supposed proprietors, but when the
raid was made only one suspect was
found, Mrs. Dell Gubner, who is
charged with being a common gam
bier.
Actors whose names greet the eye
from every billboard, financiels who
require much space in the Directory
of Directors and other folk Of high
standing were the patrons of the
other place raided, admission to which
was by introduction only.
Detectives were put on the trail,
they say, by the wife of well known
millionaire, who complained that her
husband was spending all of his time
there and while he couldn't spend all
of his money he had dropped $4,000
in a week.
The proprietor and eight of his as
sociates were assisted on board the
wagon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
A RED HOT TINE IS
PROMISED IN CHICAGO
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
WILL BE NOISIEST HELD IN
A GENERATION.

Bands, red fire and noise are the
surest things in sight for Chicago's
political convention this week, 1t
probably will be the noisiest con-
vention the republican party has seen
or heard for more than genera
ton.
It will be a free for all race with
Is in the field and the amount OF
"whooping up" for the favorite son
will increase in proportion to the un-
certainty over the favorite sons
nomination.
AS none of them has even enough
delegates to make him favorite,
and there are fewer ''vest pockets"
than in the history of republican con-
ventions in 80 years, the leather
lunged booster, the perspiring orator
with bandanna and palm leaf fan,
the warbling glee club and the red
uniformed brass band will be extern
sively featured. They will try to
make every little red cart into the
bandwagon.
Every state that has a favorite son
will have a band from that state. 1t
will be the hottest convention fight
for the nomination since 1883.
Tickets for the Coliseum are quot
ed at $3.50 each. Sergeant-at-Arnns
VIM. F. Stone will have 1900 assist
ant sergeants-at-arms, 100 dOorkeep-
ers. 100 ushers, 100 messengers and
100 pages
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
NEARLY 1000 KILLED
SINCE JANUARY 1ST
Industry's Toll Since Beginning of
1916 Heavy. Have Been 100000
Accidents in That Time.

It is appalling to learn that since
January 1st there have been almost
100000 accidents in industrial plants
in this country, and that 1875 OF
these have been fatal To industry
alone are charged 1876 deaths IN
less than five months. In the mad
race for efficiency, in the turmoil TO
make machines turn out more work.
in the terrific strain of modern bus1-
ness almost 1000 individuals have
lost their lives in less than i've
months.
If one American falls by the rifle
ball of a Mexican bandit there IS
hue and a cry. But 1876 go to their
deaths before the ravages of indus
try, and we figure them as parts OF
the game-just charge it up to profit
and loss.
Since we are to lead the world as
an industrial and commercial nation;
since we are to be a land of highly
specialized experts; since the division
of labor is to be carried to the ex-
IRENE here, we may as we'll go about
II right. 1t is only matter of time
when all medical service will be avail
able to all the people. A forerunner
of this condition is set forth IN the
bio corporations, each of which has
cononanv doctor, who is under sal
arv to take care of the sick and injur-
ed among the company,s employees
It is only step from this to unlver-
sal medical service. 1t is concerning
employees health as business asset
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
EGYPT FORBIDS THE
PLANT IMPORTATION
American Cotton in Every Form Is
Barred by That Government
From Entrance.

ATLANTA.-Local cotton men
have been advised that the Egyptian
government now prohibits without
exception the importation into that
country of cotton plants, cotton lint
cotton seed, seed cotton and cotton
stalks. This is the result of the in
PRODUCTION into Egypt of the pink
boil worm in badly ginned Indian cot
ton.
It appears that the Egyptian law IS
much more drastic than the regula-
tions which the United States depart,
ment of agriculture has established
for the fumigation of all foreign cot
ton coming into this country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
Z" EMPIRE BUILDER"
ENTERS THE BEYOND
James J. Hill Dies of Blood Poisoning
in St. Paul. Most Widely Known
Figure of the Northwest.


ST. PAUL, Minn.-James ]. Hill,
railroad builder, capitalist and most
widely known figure of the north
west, died at his Summit avenue resi-
dence at $50 o'clock this morning
as the result of an affection due to
bowel trouble. An operation was
performed Friday, from which he
failed to rally.
Mr.. Hill was unconscious for near
ly twelve hours before he died. DR..
Herman NJ. Biggs, of New York, and
DIR. Stanley Seager, of Rochester, to-
gether with members of the immedi-
ate Hill family, were at the bedside
when the end came.
Left Great Fortune.
Mr.. Hills estate is estimated from
500, 100000 to 100000, 1000. He
probably was worth between $780,
100000 and $250,000,000.
Mr.. Hill had the absolute control
of the First National Bank and the
Northwestern Trust Company, which
have a combined capital and surplus
of $6,50O,OOO. He was large hold
err of stock in the Chase National
Ban kof New York, First National
Bank of Chicago, and the North
western National Bank of Minneapo-
lis. He was large owner of the
Great Northern Pacific Steamship
Company. ,,,
The greatest portion of Mr.. Hills
wealth. however, was in the stocks
and bonds of the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroads.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
|TTON CROP is
BELOW AVERAGE
tnment Report Says 1t Is IT'S
i Normal. Georgia Crop is
Only 70 Per Cent.


ASHINGTON.-The cotton crop
+ United States showed a condi-
Of IT'S per cent of normal
IN May rs, the department of
ul'ure announced today in its
VOndltion report of the season,
''u With interest by cotton, tex
'uu other interests. That condi-
'Ompares with 80 on May 25
var 74.3 in 1914, 1911 in 1918,
W. the average of the last 10
on May rs.
Poor Stands Reported.
ny in May it was found that
'Otton seed had failed to ger
We'll and a generally poor
A., ~aS reported because of cold
W. ~ weather. Conditions were
81 4 s' !, improved during the first
1ay' but replanting was de-
!he Southeast because of
ojn ill., from the department of
- correspondents and
Il I r the condition of the
viii georgia and Florida on May
blorni comparisons for last year,
n IL %; 1915 81. Florida 80;
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
ABUSE OF PE29N
CAUSES LYING. AW
,vs PRESIDENT GEORGIA b.
ASSOCIATION. EQUAL SUI
ERAGE GIVEN ORGANS.

sAvANNAH.-President Geo. W.
h.,oos Of the Georgia Bar Associa-
[on in opening the annual session
Il the association today at Tybee
declared that the one cause OF lynch
=. ~ Georgia was the absence OF
onoration of the law and the
b,,so of the pardon power by the
Governor.
State Faces Crisis.
President Owens declared that
a. state of Georgia at present
saces a crisis more severe than any
Il at If has had to deal with since the
Nv Immediately preceding the war
a secession" He declared that the
bod name and fame of Georgia are
sbreatened by its own citizens, who
acts of harnesses have made the
70 the target for not undeserved
nsure. From having been a law
nidino state and one whose record
RWlNAiiSo
socond to none in America we
NO become the object of such ad-
rise criticism that we are regarded
being in a condition of almost
kni-barbarism.
President Owens declared that OF
ake wears wave of hysteria has
10 over the state, and extremists
Be- shaped laws "sumptuary IN
racter, but disguised under the
h veil of police regulation, which
he not and never will have the I'M
ided and genuine support of the
sses of the people; private rights
Ne been invaded, and resentment
ainst the law engendered; the nat
Il result has been that the laws
ntioned have been generally dis
earded."
Lvnching Gravest Infraction.
Discussing the prevalence of
bching President Owens said: ga
lille pardon board and an equally
lille governor of the state, refusing
hsistently to interfere with the
Andate of the law, would by their
hduct shortly restore to the PEG
their confidence that crime would
sternly dealt with and that the
ninal would not again be put at
erty in the community as continu-
example of the failure of JUS
!"
THE gravest infraction of the law
been that of lynching," declared
sident Owens.
discussing the law for Furnishing
ehers he said: "The present law
hires that the indictment shall be
ferred and trial had in the coun-
where the crime has been commit
This law should be amended so
70 allow an Indictment to be found
any county in the state and trial
IN the county where the indict-
1t is found"
resident Owens took the position
neither the Judge nor solicitor
eral should be elected by the peo-
THE farther away the officers
the state are from the popular
Of the law the better it is for the
Illustration of the law"
It Suggestion of Women Lawyers.
n effort to discuss the question
H allowing women to practice law
Georgia was choked off. Robert
ion of Atlanta undertook to get
association to consider a resolu-
asking the legislature to pass
law. Luther Rosser of Allan
nd several others hooted him. He
ared he brought the matter up
pc request of the Equal Suffrage
OF Georgia, and Rosser groan-
ouder than ever.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
GREAT BRITAIN ORDERS
THREE MILLION RIFLES
SCI ,oO0,O 900 Contract Made With a
Big American Firm.

Negotiations between the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company and the British government
for a three-year rife contract are
nearing completion. The contract
calls for 5000, 900 rifles, deliverable
1 ,OOG, 900 a year in 1917 and the two
following years.
The new contract will mean gross
business for the Westinghouse people
of more than $81, 100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07

ssd Graph cable 5000 miles
0sdsr. costing 100000 is to be
Eor, une ocean from Alden to
"ng.