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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28
Shortage Of Paper
StockIs Serious
sEcRET6RXtoE COMMERCE RED;
Il FIELD aAsissUED TIE FOL
LOWING BULLETIN.

'rThe attention OF the Department
Of Commerce Is called; by the presi;
dent Of q large paper manufacturing
company that's there is a. serious
shortHge6of raw material for the man:
ufactire OF paper, including rags and
cid paperssETe urges that 1.-THE Depart.
mentYmake It known that the collect;
ing sandNsavings OF rags and sold pa:
pers would greatly better existing
conditions for American m%anutacturi
ers.
Something like $1,000 tons OF. dit.
.ferent kinds o. paper and paper board
are manufactured every day in tile
United States and a large proportion
% this. after 1t has served it's pur,
pose. could be, used over again in SOME
class OF! paper. AZ large part of t.
however, is either burned or otherwise
wasted. This. OF, course, has to be rs.
placed by new materials. In the early
history OF the paper industry, publ:
city&was given to the Importance St
sewing rags. It,is of scarcely less i'm
Ip%ortance now. The Department Of
Commerce Is glad to bring this mat.
ter to the attention Of the public IN
the hopeEthat practical results may
flow from It. "a little attention to the
saving of rags and old papers Will
mean genuine relief to our Paper In;
dustry and aSdimini5hlng 3dzafn upon
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28

established their fight to freedom and
participation In the affairs OF govern
ment and society.
Slowly but surely the workers have
been making for recognition 4of their
rights as. human beings and. as mem
bers oil. society and have established
many of them.
Since the outbreak of war, their
economic importance, their political
and military power have been tacity
and often officially recognized. States
men have recognized that organiza-
tons OF wage earners are9anl integral
part Of organized isoctety-part OF the
yltals Of the nation:
In appreciation of their dignity and
value, It is the duty ofsthe wage.earn-
ers to make demands upon the world
assembled in the next world congress
that nothing touching the lives of the
workers shall be determined without
taking counsel with them. Such a de-
mand made by the personal represer-
tatives Of the wage-earners assembled
in the same place and, at the same
time as the World Peace Congress
would have a tremendous effect upon
the spirit and the determinations OF
FGLaT LLH
that Congress.
Such demand would set high stand
ards OF democracy and would give
prominence to principles of human vel.
farelthat could not beifgnored.
THE labor movement. Is the great
humanfzed, de~mocratizfng force, in5the.
affairs of nations, and it must have a
place wherever the; welfare sof the
Iwage:carneTs Is Concerned:
If demands are not made they can
be ignored withlgood conscienees. But
when ideals of human welfare, the
rights and interests Of the COMMON
people are presented and urged in
world tribunals, they cannot be who'll
|ly rejected. These demands will!pot
be presented or considered unlesssth
iwage.earnars send their representative
Thiss labor C9pgreysSsd siga1Sobligatton
we owe to our ideals and to fellow
workers Of the present and the future
as we'll asa great opportunity
The problem Is to have the fullest
and the best representation in the La.
Dor Congress and through it a voice.
andtiniIence in'the world congress.
The report of the Executive Council
to the thirty.ffth annual convention.
Of the American Federation 'of4Labor,
held in San Francisco, beginning No.
|vembersS 1915, contained plan for
the holding of the proposed Labor's
Peace Congress; The plan Is neees-
sarily flexible and broad-the purpose
Isl to full representation from.
the workers of all countries, and you
are urged to communicate with me as
soon asEpossiblesS expressing the. attis
'tude OF: the labor, movement Of your
country upon this plan. !,
The plan approved by the American
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28

Federation of Labor contains the fol-
lowing general suggestions:
Let every national center affiliated
Ito the International Federation OF
Trade Unions send not more thanstwo
delegates to the conference. The Ia
Dor movement Of any country, even
thought not affiliated, could send one
delegate. IL thereFis NO one general
labor movement in a country, let the
Representatives. OF the organization, let
that country agree to send one dele
gate. Then 1t should also be under
stood that representatives! of5thts con
gress must be either officials or duly
accredited representatives of econo.
mic organizations OF wage-earners: The
delegates to this international confer
,ence before leaving their home coun-
'trissshould make provisions for public
|tty through the labor and reform press
OF their countries for the deliberations
and the decisions OF the labor confer
ence SO that the wage-earners OF the
whole world would be in possession
of the truth in regard to what tran
spires,
You will note these suggestions are
to facilitate the holding OF such Q con
!gress. This communication TO you con.
lstitutes the necessary official invita-
tion and notification to participate in
that Congress. And ADDITIONAL an
nouncementSthro the press that the
Peace Congress- will
he convened In a certain place at q
certain time, will constitute the only
notification necessary for sending your
Representatives to the Labor Peace
Congress, a
The proposed plan for the Labor
,Congress,i Is formulated fol. the purpose
OF securing.the representative thought
and conviction of the organized labor
mo7ementsof the world. It is well
known that the aborssmoyemeuts in
eVeryscountry are gaSpower for demo
.cfacyss acknowledgement ifeariessly
urge In. every relation the paramount
Importance OF the human element.
There are no other Organizations that
are concerned wholly and purely with
human Ywelfare-the protection and
the conservation OF human life. The
labor movement everywhere is atmove:
ment. of the people, in the interest Of
the people and for. the rights Of the
people. In all other world congress
es and general conferences for con;
considering national affairs, it hassnot
been the custom to have representa-:
tiyes who stood for human rights and
for human interests. Political, com.
mercial, Industrial, legal interests
have always been represented, but de-
spite the fact that nations and civilf-
cation exist for human beings. human
beings as. human beings, and princi-
pies of human welfare, have never
been represented In these councils. It
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LTEsE7THH-FwTH EFENEIL NFHAr.I THNas a1EVl
fsgthis wider and broader concept that
we wish to bring into the next world
congress and so to humantzesa and els
vate the thought and the decisions.
The plan of the American labor
movement for this Labor''s Peace Con.
gress hast do solely with the organi'
zation Of that congress: We do not
offer any program or any theory as
to snat the members of that Labors
Peace Congress shall do. It seems
best to leave representatives free and
unhampered to use whatever. oppor;
tunity shall be available and to take
advantage. OF any opportunity to pro,
mote the interests of the workers In
accord. with their best Judgment. We
recognize full well that no convenr
tional agencies OF plans or devices for
the maintenance of peace can be OF
any use II their does not exist in each
nation the will and the understand.
ing to- maintain Justice, which Is the
basis Of all real peace. It Is this
thought that was the ultimate purpose
Of the proposed Lahor's Peace Con
gress-that by securing for the wage.
carriers OF the world consideration
and hearing ofStheir demands, of their
grievances, there would be brought
about better understanding of true
national welfare and progress and that
the principles that must 5underiie re
lations between nations should be IN
accord with Justice.
BY order of the Executive Council
Of the American Federation Of Labor.
Fraternally yours.
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President American Federation of La.
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How3youS hatedsthem, how they fought
agalngtStaking them.
with our children IT'S different
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tphySics simply don't realize gwhatstheyi
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28
ead outlook, "a Peaehe

WHEELING. March 2s.-W. II.
Sill. State agricultural expert, after q
survey OF the four Panhandle coun-
ties Of Wsst Virginia, declared that
80 per cent.of the peach crop has been
destroyed by recent frosts. The buds
have been developed by the warm
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28
Bull Attacks AGED Farmer.

WEILsBURG. w. Va, March as
James Pumpney, an aged farmer OF
Brooke county, residing near Wells.
burg, wa attacked and gored by a
.ferocious bull and tis in a critical
condition at 'hisphome.s Mr.. Pumpney.
was attacked on a roadway near his
home while leading a COW to pasture,
when the powerful bull charged
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28

First the army horse Judge looks
for clear cut features in the face and
head of o horse. Thisidenotes that the
breed is good: HeS also looks for q
wide angle of heslowersjaw, and large,
nostrilss two sure sisnsiotsstaytng pow.
?ASs broad full forehead Is Dust as
surefa sign Of brains In horse9as
IL iss In mar, horse WtthFa flat,F
;lowlandF marrow foEehead9is not want;
,edSlnSthe army. He will 1earn8slowly3
,andfinake mIstak6ss at drill, evenYat!
itef5hGs has beengtrained.
As1oWfbrnW horse Just Ikea love
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through the fences The aged man VIZ
unable to escapeBor TO defend him
self, and8thesb bulls horns pteyeed his
breast. His recovery 81 denhttul
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our sources Of supply for new ma
Eterfa1s. &
"a list Of dealers in paper stocks
can be obtained from.the local. ham:
her Of Commerce or: Board ofA4Trade:'
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weather OF the past lew days to such
an extent that this condition is read;
|inIy seen:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Ball Players More Mannerly No,

Old time fans always will give one an argument to whether baseball is any faster now than it was in the palmy days of Pop Anson and King Kelly.
 The silver temple brigade finds it mighty hard to admit that Ty Cobb has anything on some of the stars of yesteryear, and that Walter Johnson is harder to hit than Amos Rusie was before Amos tried to strike out John Barleycorn. every. evening after the game But there is one point on which the veteran patrons and players con- cede som mething to the present genera ton. They admit that baseball man ners off the field are better now than they were once.
 There used to be time when man agers of first class hotels would have welcomed a proposition to house big league ball clubs just as much as they would have reJoiced in the chance to entertain 9 flock of plague patients. The very idea filled them with horror, for the players were likely to do almost anything, except burn the house down.
 All of the old time ball players were not toughs. In fact, the large major ity behaved as well as anybody could ask. But there was a fair percentage of fellows who never were intended for polite society. The ''bad actors" were allowed about all the rope they cared to take, too, for the better element figured that every mans conduct was his own business.
 Nowadays rowdyfsm off the field has virtually been eliminated. Now and then some fndividuaIS kicks over the traces, but the spirit of the managers and clubs is against anything smack ing of rough stuff,' and those who want, to cut up seek some place where their boss and their comrades will not find them.
 So at present the hotels of the best grade: instead of calling for the police when a major league club tries to reg ister, hang out the welcome sign. Lew Fuller. owner of a leading Detroit ho- tel is one landlord who doesn't care how many ball clubs stop at his house. He had the White Sox as guests all last season and says that a better behaved body could not be recruited anywhere in the world.
 tPrejudices against ball clubs are dy- ing fast among hotel proprietors,' said MT. Fuller recently. "In fact, it is just about dead now. The members of the Chicago club, whom I entertained last year, compare favorably in department with anybody who comes here In fact. you never would know that there was a baseball aggregation in the hotel, so quiet are the men. Lots of my guests never learn that they have been stop ping under the same roof with Eddie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Wrestling Game Is Being Revived

Johnny Bi1liter.-Iightweigh cham pion, whose home is at Toledo. A won derful grappler at his weight and gen. orally pronounced the best gladiator of the mat in the world at 130 pounds. Bi1Iiter's ,eagerness to hold his title and his ability to win with Gotch's toe hold insures the squareness of all the matches in which he contests.
 To these must be added Ben Reuben, Joe Smith. Anton Stechert and other square grappIers who have brought in their influence to boost the mat game.
 The appearance of new mat pro motors and managers trying to build LID the game is also a big factor in boosting the wrestling game. Gene Melady, the Omaha promoter. is pack ing the largest buildings in that city and Council Bluffs, across the river. every time he stages bouts. Melady has placed a premium upon square ness by a clause that takes away the receipts and gives them to charity if any crookedness is detected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
LOWDERMILK TOO OLD
 TOLEARN NEW TRICKS

IF Hughey Jennings is depending on
 Grover Lowdermilk to pull his club out of the championship fire he is fly ing in the face of Old Man Probability. Growers great weakness is lack of con- trol When he swings his tremendous arm through the winding up arc Growers eye is not on the plate Nor yet is it on the batter.
 It is not until just before the moment of delivery that Growers optics focus on the few square inches of space through which his fast ball. must cieave if he is to come through as per instructions from his boss.
 Experts in pitching think this is the fault that has kept Grover from being one of the greatest mound men of all time. A
 It is contended that he ought to keep his eye on the objective from the start of his windup to the moment of deliv- cry in order to gain the coveted ''con-- troL'
 The natural query is, .'why doesn't he reform his system? 9" And the only reply is that he can't. Grover is no spring chicken. He has been through the mill several years and is practically hopeless.
 Branch Hickey was asked recently about Grover. Branch sold Lowder-I milk for $4,O0o late last season to the Tigers. This is what he thought of the lanky one:
 "Grover is 1nStitutiOnalzed. l think he has passed the time when he can be instructed. He is hard working and conscientious, but he just can't change his old tricks His pitching habits are permanently formed.
 'T had this in mind when 1 let Low derrnilk go. What usefulness he had was waning, not coming. Furthermore, it was more or less a case of a choice between him and Koob. saw a chance to develop Koob, none for Grover.
 For that reason I will be genuinely surprised if Jennings is able to improve Grover. I think his wildness is habit ual. He may be useful to heavy hit ting club like Detroit, but that he will ever overcome his chief fault I find it hard to believe.f
 There is more of a. possibility that Bill James will return When right James is good. He was a sick man last the splendid season he displayed for the Browns in 1914.
 The Browns received for James something like 11,0OO. The pick of a minor league club was also involved in the turn of events. The Browns need ed money, so James was shipped away.
 If he should regain his health and pitch his best ball for Detroit, Jennings would be repaid several times over for his expenditure. The only thing that stood between the Tigers and the pen nant last year appears to have been a lack of a first class veteran twirler or two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
PASSING OF THORPE
 AS BALL PLAYER
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 N the matter of remoIdfng things and
 persons nearer to the hearts de- sire, some writers contend that Lo the poor Indian is stubborn clay The am bilious potter who would contract tc remodel MT Lo according to his own ideas of usefulness has a tough task. & Passing over many instances outside the sporting realm illustrating the point, we come to the case of John Me Graw, potter extraordinary to the Ne4y York baseball club.
 John J. bought a promising bit os material in James Thorpe the Fox and Sac Indian, famed the world over TOT his unequaled prowess on athletic and football fields. In 1912 Thorpe had just proved himself the greatest all around physical star in a test against all the best at Stockholm llq q''s ls1il e1p teas
 John, after laying down the price of an imported six cylinder car plus years gasoline supply for his wonder full assemblage of -ordinatins- atoms thought that, with masters pat here and touch there, he could convert this splendid runner, jumper, hurdIer and weight man into the greatest baseball player the world ever knew.
 So confident was McGraw that, in addition to the purchase price, he. agreed to pay MT. To J. Thorpe a princely number of bucks per annurn for six semesters, to wit three years-- time enough to make over the man of Europe or run down Villa.
 But it was not time enoueh for re- making Jim Thorpe. The figures fncli- cate that the task is all but irapossftle While improvement was shown it was slight, not at all in proportion to the labor and money expended Here are the figures on Thorpe's big league work in three seasons:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
BASEBALL
 FANS KNOW SIZE
 OF THE DIAMOND

HoW many baseball fans if asked
 the distance between the home plate and first base or between any other bases would give any other answer than ninety feet? Probably none; yet this is all wrong. The vari- Home plate to first base. s7 feet s| First base to second base. ss feet 1ak
 Second base to third base. ss feet 1sk Inches
 Third base to home plate. ST feet g
 Home plate to pitchers box. 5s feet | inch.
 There are many other figures con- nected with the construction or a d1a~ naond of which fans most commonly are in error.
 So widespread is this error that only recently dispatches carried the news that Secretary Heydler had ordered the National league diamonds recon ments. Thus even the ground keepers made mistakes.
 Their errors were conhned to the methods of locating the pitchers plate and varied as much ass eighteen inches from the proper distance, In many eases, however. the variation was only m inch.
 The ground keepers-sonne of them made the mistake of supposing that e0.5 feet meant 50 feet inches. It is actually 60 feet 6 inches Some eround Keepers measured this distance from the front of the plate, others from it's center, and still others from the rear corner, where the intersection of the lines of the diamond is to be found.
 E The last Is correct As the depth of the plate from frontt to back is seven teen inches, the variation is consid- exaE9le In the case of the maximum szalsrake in regard to the pitching dis tance-eighteen inches-it is enough to completely ruin the effect of the ~break" used by the hurIer under nor znaI conditions. The change also af- Sscxs the hatsman.
 The base line distances are almost of equal importance, but a few errors are made here by ground keepers.
 First and third base should have their entire extent within the intersec- ton lines of the diamond, while second base should be so placed that only one-fourth of it's extent is within the intersecting lines, which meet at ex- actly the center of the bag.
 While the distance between the in- tersectson of the boundary lines of the diamond may be ninety feet, the actual distance is considerably less. Many a srrnner beats out a hit by less than two rect and three inches, which repre-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Arbiter Decides Batter Is Entitled
 To Half Run

RUBE MARSHALL, who would be
 billed in vaudeville as an eccentric comedian, but who is now endeaNortng to earn money by the more serious method of pitching winning ball for the Tigers, is chock full of stories.
 One of his latest has to do with a ball game in which the umpire was forced to render a decision that riva1ed the judgment of Solomon
 Two teams were playing ball game down in Kentucky says Mar shall, "and they came up to the last half of the ninth inning with the score tied, each having made two runs. With two men out, the hitter broke the only bat in the park on a foul ball. and they had to go out and get an ax handle to substitute for the ash. On the next pitch the leading .slugger of the town hit the pill right on the nose with the emergency bat. He happened to have the sharp edge turned toward the glob- ule, and he split it right square in two.
 "One half went over the fence and the, other dropped inside the park. The demon larruper made the circuit of the bases, and his comrades claimed that the winning run had scored. Naturally the other side put up roar and the mobbed, no matter which way he de- cided As there were plenty of weapons in plain sight it behooved him to think carefully before he ruled.
 After pondering over the matter for some time, while the fans began to un- pack their artillery and get ready to go into action, the judge of play rendered the verdict that the home club had won by a score of 27k to 2, giving the batter half a run for Knocking the fragment of ball over the fence. The visitors couldn't find anything in the rule book to offer in rebuttal, and they had to ac- cept this decision, so both sides re- paired to a convenient still and con- ducted themselves as Kentucky gentle men usually do in their moments of social relaxation. claim that MT. Umpire used his head in a pinch and that Carnegie ought to give him a. hero medal for saving his own 1ife.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Photo by Press Assocaion
 ctsAMPIon FRANK eoTcti SHOWN ON LEFT

pinned for q single fall an- public match in three years. insures the hon ssty of all his bouts.
 Frank GDtchs-The comeback of the worlds champion has helped stimulate interest in the sport in every nook and corner of the land. Every fan feels that the champion is a square grapplar and has always so considered him.
 Earl Caddock k.-G Greatest heavyweight wrestler ever developed from the ranks Of the amateurs. Weighs 135 pounds and has not been defeated by a man of his weight since turning profes- sionaL Inasnnuch aa he is managed by Gene MeIady, the fans may be assured that all his struggles on the mat will be contested on the level Martin De- ianey, who helped develop Caddock.