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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
OMIT LOCAL CONTESTS

The ''Kroker," the annual year book
of the New Castle high school, has
been received by several local friends
Of the school, and although it is small,
it is we'll gotten up.
The editor-in-chief of the book is
Victor Lawson, the star center of the
New Castle basketball team, and also
former resident of this city.
One of the most noticeable features
which is conspicuous by its absence,
is the omission of the games which
we're played between New Castle and
the local school last winter. The
local boys won all three games. Nuf
sed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
M'COnaha Not Au0ued
To Join Pennsy Nine

Voting down Ching McConaha, but
offering the Pennsy compromise in
the shape of Phares Hiatt, directors of
the Commercial league in last even
ing's session at the "Y" managed to
effect a situation satisfactory to all
parties concerned.
growth of the Pennsy-Kaysee affair
Monday night, failed to materialize.
In the vote on McConaha's eligibil-
ity the club directors were divided at
three and three. President Meyers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
u. PRES hPPOlNTlD

Karl Meyer, president of the S. A.
L.. has made the following umpire as
signments for Saturdays games:
Athletic park-Glenna.
REORGANIZATION.
Beallview-Bicknell.
The umpire to serve for Frank Will
liams, who will be with the Advance
club tomorrow, will be named later in
the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
OFFERED
TO DAVIS NINE

There is a probability that the Davis
Motor company will be incorporated in
tho Saturday Afternoon league Sug-
gestion made by League directors at
last nights session at the 'Y" was to
the effect that the Davis company be
asked to affiliate with another repre-
sentative concern of the circuit. The
benefit of the combine would be in
Strengthening one of the S. A L. clubs
as we'll as affording a number of
Davis employees the opportunity to
play Saturday afternoon ball.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
Now
Star Third Stacker
QUICLEY RUNS TEAM

Oscar "Sox" Quigley, he of hops
fame, has. taken over the manager
ship of the American Seeding com
pany team of the Saturday Afternoon
league. Quigley fills the shoes of
Bud johnson, resigned 1873.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

The Fifth Round.
Westcott VS.. |. G. c., at Athletic.
.Natco VS.. A S. NJ, at Playground
Johnson-Fry VS.. Pennsy, at Natco.
-Ad Hill vs. Starr Piano, at Beall-
view.
Despite the fact that Ed. Fry has
predicted Rain and still more rain
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
SCHOOL BOYS
SETTING PACE

8 White and Blomeyer, Of the Book
skeeps did their best but their best
wasn't good enough by any means and
sthe R. H. s. five OF the "Y" summer
Session COPIED in straight heats. Hat
sner, of the high schoolers was the
bright light The scores:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09


peace dove, sure sounds funny, to say
the least.
Cause. Phares isn't the kind of boy
one would label Beatrice"
Honor to eayer.
At the close of the Commercial ses-
sion the directors voted a rising tri-
butte to George Bayer. who seemingly
has lost his fossilized habit of crab
bling.
Looey to the Fore.
L. Newcomer, the Connie Mack of
the Postfeds, staged a bit of clever
stuff when he brought up the names
of Pete Miner, B. Wilcoxen and Sui
Ivan.
At that, the Feds are. keeping in
their own circle.
1t Takes Nerve.
Says frankie Williams: my folks
didn't raise me to be no umpire
So frankie is going to get back in
suit again.
Frankie's friends will soon forget
TConfinued ProhabIv.7
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

Lee Foil, the Cleveland manager, is
urging President Dunn to pay big
money to the Red Sox for the release
of pitcher Joe Wood, but owner Lam
min says that Wood must accept his
offer of $4,000 in salary or remain out
of baseball.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
Rain prevented other games.

1t costs Paris nearly $780, 900 a year
to care for the trees on its streets
and boulevards and in its parks, more
than 1000 new ones being planted an
nually
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

A mommoth oil driven harvester
that is being tried on Australian wheat
fields strips about sixty acres a day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
Yesterdays Scores
In Major Leagues
NATIONAL.
Rain prevented all games.
AM { RlCAN.

AMERICAN.
At Cleveland r. H. E
Wa n =. 500 600 900 900 00-5 Is
Cleve -. 010 900 003 600 00-5 9
Batteries - Harper, Gallia and
Henry; Covelskie, McHale, Bagby and
O'Niel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
DUNINC'S
SPORToSCoPE
You're RiQht, Cleo.

Phares Hiatt, in the role of the
peace dove, sure sounds funny, to say
the least.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

Cause. Phares isn't the kind of DO,
one would label Beatrice"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

CONTINUED, Probably.1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Monongahela Railroad Will
Be Run Into Pleasant
Valley.
MAY EXTEND TO GRAFTON
Six Engineers Working to
Complete Job Before
Winter Begins.

stan OF surveyors under Engineer
Z. B. Clemmer. OF Brownsville, Pa.
have started Il survey Of the proposed
location of the railroad branch to he
run from the freight yards of the Mo.
nongahcla railway to the industrial
centre which is soon TO be built in
Pleasant Valley.
Tho road will run from the present
terminus of til new railroad running
into Fairmont and will be extended
from time to time as necessity may
require 10 allow the engines of that
road access to the factories in Pleas.
ant Valley.
The stafi OF engineers consists at
present of six men to he incrcas ID
as the weather gets bad so that it will
be completed before very cold wealth.
CIR sets in. 1t is rumOred that as soon
as the survey Of the Pleasant VALLEY
project is completed the engineers will
be put to work on the plans for extend.
ing the Pennsylvania and the New
York Central to Grafton or Clarks.
burg. thence 10 Bellingtoa. This ru'
NOR is nnconfirmed. Major Samuel d.
Brady. engineer in charge of the cX.
tension Of the Mononsahela railway
being out of town this morning.
The branch line will of course he
single tracked with probably several
spurs sticking out from It to accom-.
modnte each factory as 1t is built.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
CIRCUIT COURT
BEGINS MONDAY
Many State Cases on Docket
Grand Jury Next
Week.

November term of the circuit court
cOnvencs Monday and the grand jurors
for the term will report at that time.
Just how much business is to come be.
fore this body is not known but the
hearings will likely consume the great.
er portion OF the week.
The petit jury does not report until
Monday week. Judge Raymond is now
in excellent health and will preside at
the sessions Of the court this term. A
vast amount of business has accumu.
lated on the docket which has been car.
ricd over from the June term and the
majority OF the state cases now OIL the
docket will likely be heard before the
new indictments which will be return.
ell next week will he taken up.
Much Of the accumulated chanccry
and law business was disposed Of at
the special term of this court held in
September at which Judge l.. NJ. Show.
alter presided. There are now IA;
chanccry cases on the docket and 1870
law and appeal cases, with 80 new ad.
ditlonal appeal cases.
On the criminal docket are 1S6 In.
'lictments for felony that have not yet
been tried and one indictment for Il
misdemeanOr. Ton bastardy cases are
also on this docket. Some Of the in.
lictments on the criminal docket are
dated as far back as December, 1905,
and have been carried for one reason
ur another up until this term without
trial
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Sufragists Prepare
For New Campaign
WEST VIRGINIA WOMEN EXPECT
TO MAKE ANOTHER FIGHT
IN TWO YEARS.

z WHEELING, W. Va. Nov. 11-.M.
though many Of the leading suffragists
of the state were disappointed when
they learned the suffrage amendment
had been overwhelmingly defeated ut
the polls. the women leaders in the
campaign in this state are not daunted
and already plans arc underway for
new campaign for suffrage.
A fight will be made for the amend
ment two years hence, when It will
be necessary for the women /or this
state to finance their own campaign
4 as the national organization furnishes
funds for campaigns only In prcsidea,
tlal elections.
Meetings are being held nil over
the state and the badly routed forces
OF the suIragists are being reorganis.
ed. Here plans arc being made for
opening Sufrraga Tea Room" as a
means OF securing funds TO: The next
battle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
No CHANGE IN THE
DOUBTFUL STATES
Chairman Wilcox Has Not
Yet Acknowledged
Defeat.

NEW YORK. Nov. 11.-With Rcpub
lican National Chairman Wilcox still
awaiting the official count in close
states before connecting the defeat OF
Charles L. Hughes in the national cleo
ton. the latest returns today in the
close states of California. Minnesota.
New Mexico and New Hampshire still
presented on their face 10 change az
iecting the Presidents majority in the
electoral college.
Mr.. Wilson still leads in California.
New Mexico and apparently in New
hampshire and Mr.. Hughes IN Mime
sofa with only few districts yet to be
accounted for IN each state.
The Presidents plurality over Mr..
Hughes i'll the total popular vote. ac-
cording to latest estimate based upon
incomplete returns is i03.3l22. His to.
tai vote was S.563,713 and that of Mr..
Hughes S.160.i01.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
MEX|CANS FLEE
TO UNITED STATES
Dc Facto Troops Moving
North in Effort to Cut
Villa Off.


Ell PASO, Nov. 11-Many wagon
loads of furniture belonging to Chihua
hua refugees are standing at lnterna.
tional bridge today waiting the Gus.
tom inspection. The inspector states
that within the last two weeks more
household goods and trunks belonging
to refugees have crossed the lnterna.
tional bridge into ElPaso than during
any period within the last two years.
Many Mexican families have NOV.
cd from .Iuarcz TO FL l'aso.
eliIHUHUA CITY. Nov. 1.-the
division of troops under General MIR.
gia. it is Officially announced here to.
day, has begun TO advance northward
from Escalon in two columns. One col.
nmn is said TO he proceeding up the
line of the Mexican Central railway,
repairing the track. while the other,
. consisting Of 3.00O ravalrymen is par.
alleling the track on Il hunt for ban.
dts.
Military authorities here state that
Villa is near tho Durango border so
that this move will cut him off from
the north or in the event of his cs.
cape no:thward place him between
forces of Murgia and the cavalry that
General Trevino would dispatch from
chihuahua.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Startling Story Alarms Re-
publican Leaders at
Charleston.
WANT BOARD OF WORKS
Would Have to Gust All Re-
publican Officers to Get
1t.
Special Dispatch to West virsin!an,

Especial Dispatch to West VirSin!anl
/ CHARLESTON. ". Va, Nov. H.
That the Democracy of West Virginia
now has In view resort to notorious
tactics such as characterized the theft
Of the sovernorship from Judge Nathan
Ii. Cor In 1883 became known here
today in connection with plans being
made by them 10 gain control of the
State Board Of Public Works. by the
removal of all the Republican state OF.
: licials in the next administration
The interests are desperate anxious
/ TO gain control OF the State Board of
Public Works, made up OF all the state
elective officers, and to this end they
expect to institute contest proceedings
TO deprive the successful Republican
candidates for auditor. state treasurer,
commissioner of agriculture. attorney
general. superintendent of free schools
and secretary Of state from the offices
| to which they have been elected.
The manner Of doing this. II is de.
clared, will be through the institution
OF contest proceedings against all
these officials. Section I'll of the
Code OF West Virginia provides that III
case Of contest OF any OF these offices
that Il shall be heard and decided py Il
special court to be instituted as fol.
tlows: The person declared elected
| shall select one, the contestant anotll.
err. and the governor a third person
who shall preside in said court; and
the three, or any two of them. shall
meet at time and place to be ap.
pointed by the governor. and being
first duly sworn impartially to decide
according to law and the truth upon
! the petition. returns and evidence sub.
mittcd them shall proceed to hear and
! determine the case and certify their
! decision thereon to the governor. The
decision of this tribunal has been de.
clarcd by the supreme court to be
final.
/ The Democratic candidates for the
( various state Offices could delay the
! filing of contests until such time as
would render II the duty of the next
governor. John J. Cornwell. to appoint
the third person to sit as a member
Of this tribunal to hear these con.
tests. and II Is anticipated that there
would be little delay in ousting all
the Republican state officials who arc
elected on the face of the returns.
| Republican leaders here today learn
cd of this with good deal of concern
and it is likely that steps will be taken
Immediately TO protect the interests
of the Republican officials and to pre-
vent the Democrats from carrying
their plan into effect
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
.PENNSY TO START
LOST CAR HUNT
Every Yard and Side Track
On Lines West TO Be
Inspected.

PITTSBURGH. Nov 1l-i.vcrv yard
aud side track OF the Pennsylvania
line between Pittsburgh and Chica.
20 AMI Pittsburgh and St Louis WI
be visited II The next few ;!a?s hv an
army Of Investigators in an effort 10
establish the cause of the car sla,t l.
age and 10 return foreign cars 10
home ii.'s.
They will take the nam" and nun.
bcr Of each car that is bcin.; detained
and why. reporting the result of their
Investigation at frequent intervals to
j. w. Roberts. superintendent of
transportation. under Who's, lirec.
tim in"csIi.a'rn is heins made.
The plan wa, worked out at il meet
ing Of the operator ami ;rn:ht OIL
Gals held at company gensi y offices
here. II is ">3c,tcd to "cu:ile such
Information rs will clfr";rnI'v bring
;b0ut hcti",iI"nt in ear supply since
l. will br'.:' back into III" sr-girc
OF only tn us Of the P,rnSy'ya
MIA line but those 0f forci"u railroads
rs we'll
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
WANT OLD he. Of |.
GIVEN THOROUGH 90.
Mine Workers Ask State and
Federal Governments
to Act.

COLUMBUS. o.. Nov. 11.-Thr OK.
ccutivc board OF the United Mine
Workers of Ohio representing 10000
wage carncrS in the mining industry
today addressed TO President Wilson
and Governor Willis. Of Ohio. copy oi
Il resolution adopted by miners or.
Gals demanding that the various
branches Of the state and federal gov.
ernment conduct an investigation OF
the high cost of living.
The miners official declare that the
earnings of the wage carncrs arc not
sufficient TO purchase the necessities
OF life for even small family
Mine workers are hard hit by high
cost of living, their official declares
because the mines are not working
more than half time due 10 coal car
shortage.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Wilson Had So in
New Hampshire

CONCORD, y. H., Nov. ll.---Pres.
ident Wilson received plurality OF
G3 votes over Charles f. Hughes in
New Hampshire according to certified
returns from all except small one pre-.
cinct made public by Secretary OF
State Bean today.
In arriving at this figure Bean an.
nounccd he included in Wilson total
80 votes cast for him in Ward . Dow.
or. but omitted through error from the
certified returns and by accepting as
probably correct the newspaper re.
turned from Dorchester, the missing
precinct which has not reported of.
Totally
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
City Hall Notes

City Clerk Albert Kern today com.
plctcd arrangements for tile meeting
next Monday of the City commissions
crs to discuss finally the cabinets to
he purchased by the city. Bids are all
in. J. NJ. Hartley Il Son Company. OF
Fairmont, being the lowest bidders.
the amounts however not being given
out yet. The cabinets are to be all
steel and to be added to from time IL
time as the files OF the city clerks of.
80. and the trcasurcr's office con
linuc 10 grow.
Firemen and policemen have re.
ceired their new winter uniforms. The
OvcrcOats III many instances being the
wrong ones ordered These were re.
turned and others will be sent here as
soon as they can be made. The uni.
forms have increased IN price about 81
per cent. due to the high cost OF dyes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Leadin
National House

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-the pruba.
BILE complexion of the SiXty-fif,h Con.
Grcss was further complicated today
by late returns from one close district
and Reconsideration Of III" politics OF
three members OF the California dele.
CATION.
The count in the one doubtful dis.
trict. that In New Mexico. Is not yet
complete bur the election of Walton.
Dcm.. is probable according 10 latest
returns.
AS n result of these changes the
Republicans from present indications
will have small plurality in the
House. latest figures giving them ZIG
Democrats 213. and other parties, s.x
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
DEMOCRATS HAVE
BIG RED FIRE
GLCnT PARADE
Four Hired Bands and Long
Line of Struggling
MarchcrS
cORNWELl GIVES TALK
Signs Carried in Procession
Show Primitive Ideas
of Wit

A long struggling line OF Democrats
and marty political WORKERS. Joined in
H., ~, ,;.,, ,,,,,,, ,o-,do lac, ,i,,, ,,d
t' '.u ,s,.
ueiiSii''" 'hc iui6c I'""u vi "pee'"''i
who lined the streets. In the line OF
enthusiastic followers of Wilson, Corn.
vol, aud r.o,, wcro uc,r,v four INN.
II,
urea persons ihciuu'hs '"e io"' '''e''
bands which blared forth music OF all
kinds to suit most any taste.
The affair was more in the nature OF
a seronadc for the Republican party
and the West virginian than it was Il
celebration OF triumph for the Demo.
cratic county victory.
Interspersed between the bands were
the marchcrs carrying red fire and
banners with tauTtlng legends painted
on them. The procession formed at
First street and Fairmont avenue and
marched up Walnut avenue to Sixth
and then back down Fairmont avenue
and up Main street.
Not satisfied with the first trip
through Main street the parade went
10 Quincy street, down Jackson and rip
cleveland and through Main street
again TO the court house corner where
~ disbandctl. At this place short talks
Sere given by Governor. elect Coruwcll
,rss Major Nicely.
\ The crowd was all enthusiastic one
and the well trained Nicely club and
the Wilson club which have been faith,
al audiences Throughout, the cumpaigl,
led tho cheering and howlcd madiy
every time the patriotic principles OF
lie Democratic party were mentioned
Or the sterling character OF their sue.
eessful candidates referred to.
One of the most amusing features OF
The parade, to the crowd assembled
along the sidewalks, was the float car.
ricd on IL wagon. This was boat III
which sat that sterling Democrat ol
Marion county. Bert Hughes. alias
Dirty Neck" Bert was enjoying the
ovation he was receiving immensely
The float carried banner with the
legend Hughes goes up the river.
Der, was adorned with more than his
usual growth OF whiskcrs and wore i
nigh silk hat and long black coat.
After the crowd had listened to the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Kicked Down Court
House Steps on Bet

Paying OFF election bets started this
afternoon at two o'clock when r. G..
'ricc. clerk at the Watson hotel. kick.
ed Harry Hart and Sardic WEIGH down
the court house steps.
The bet was made that IL Hughes
won WEIGH and Hart were to kick Ticc
down the steps and vice versa. Tice
won and putting on his heaviest shoes
went to work OH both losers at two
o'clock this afternoon. There was q
good crowd to witness the fun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Guynemer's Score
New 81 Planes


PARIS. Nov. ll.--Serond Lieut. on.
ant George Guynemcr. the famous
aeronaut. who recently brought down
three German acroplancs in two min,
u'es and 30 seconds by stop watch
is credited by the War office In today,
official statement with having destroy.
ed two German machines yesterday
This increases TO 81 the number
brought down by this aviator. Three
other German acrOplanes were dc =.
stroycd yesterday by the French in
lighting on the western 'front.'.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Small Chance for Split
In California Vote

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. li.-Araly.
sis ~ Eeraocratic lea;:c"s toiay o: tho
popAlA: presidential vote in San Fin.
cisco failed to give muc!. encourage.
ment to the claim of the Republican
State Central committe thai spill:
electoral vote would result from
ssEltahtpk Of Democratic electors,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
NEIL ROBINSON DEAD.

a message received here today from
Charleston announced the death OF
Neil Robinson. a prominent citizen of
the state and well known In Masonic
circles. Funeral services were an.
nounced to be held OH Monday at 2:30
o'clock. Intcrmcnt to be made by the
Grand Lodge of Masons
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Hughes Lead Less
Now in Minnesota

ST. PAUL. Nov ii Tho official
count OF Ramsey county given out to-.
day shows an error in first reports by
which President Wilson gains 349
votes. I'll. tJtal now now ~ precincts
3,013 out Of 3,04s gives Wilson 49,
Co7; Hughes 17S,S05. Hughes plurality
23S.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
THE POPULAR VOTE.

NEW YORK, Nov. The total
popular vote received in each Of the
stutes by President Wilson and
Charles L. Hughes. but based on in.
complete reports and estimates. indi-
cate that the President received 4O3.-
3l2 more votes than Mr.. Hughes. The
table follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
The Weather

West Virginia Fair tonight and
Sunday; increasing cloudiness.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
r. p. Hall, Observer.
Temperature ut q. nj. today. SO.
Yesterdays weather clear; temper.
azure. maximum, IS; minimum, 81;
precipitation, none