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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
Ry PAUL PuRMAN.

The eyes of the boxing world are
centered on the meeting between the
lightweight champion and the feathe
weight champion.
Benny Leonard, who so recently
won his crown at the expense of Fred
dy Welsh, may be Stacker in that
he did not join the army as he had
promised, but when it comes to the
ring game he is no Stacker, as he Is
taking on the most dangerous fighter
in the world when he meets Johnny
Kilbane, undisputed king of all the
featherweights.
is to hold the featherweight and light,
ing much as he meets Kilbane in
Philadelphia over the six-round route
There is not one chance in million
that Kilbane or any other fighter in
the 133.pound class can stop Leonard
in that length of time,
So far as Kilbane is concerned he
is not risking much Even should
Leonard stop him he would not for
felt his featherweight crown.
From financial standpoint,it is 60
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
LEAGUE TO
HAVE RULES TALK
Question Of Eligibility is
Very Much Up in Air
at Present.

Because Of dispute over the mat
ter oisubsitute players the First M.
p team last night refused to play the
scheduled game with the Diamond st.
NJ. Eswatters and the game was for
feited. The Methodists at once pro-
tested the decision and will take the
mater before the league managers for
final decision.
meeting of the league managers
win be held in the East Side hall next
Monday evening and rules regarding
tue eligibility Of players on the teams
WIN be discussed. This matter gave
rise to the dispute between the two
teams Of the league yesterday and it
seems that no one knows definitely
Just what rules and regulations have
been made in regard to players quail
tying for pleace on the teams. The APP
peaf,ot the NJ. P. manager from the for
feiture of yesterday will be heard at
the netting also and acted upon by the
managers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
CONSOL. BALL TEAM
WILL TAKE A TRIP
Three Games with Pittsburg
Teams to be Played
Next Week.

The Consolidation baseball team I'M
der the management of Manager Nc
Ateer, will spend three days of next
week in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.
They will leave Tairmont Friday
morning for Pittsburgh where Friday
afternoon they will met the MONIES
sen baseball team. Saturday they
play McKeesport at McKeesport. The
third game has not been definitely
scheduled, but it will be with either
Graber's, DillOn's or the Carnegie
baseball team.
In every game a strong opponent
will be faced and to make favorable
showing the locals will be compelled
to play real baseball. This will mark
the first trip that the Consolidation
team has had away from home, exclud-
ing a journey to Grant Town some few
weeks ago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
by only a few of the lower grades.

A new way of showing patriotism.
and one much appreciated by the
good ladies OF Moundsville, says the
Moundsville Daily Echo, has been dis
covered by a number Of old soldiers
civil war vets of that city. A beauh,
full flower garden is planted each year
by the Woman's Club and in previous
years a man has been hired to tend.
it but this year the Red Cross needed
all the available funds of the organi.
cation that could be spared and 1t was
feared at first that the flower garden
might have to be given up, but at
last some old soldiers volunteered tp
care for the garden during the sum.
mer months and their services were
gladly accepted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
finn AMBITIONS
CAUSING TROUBLE
Great Indignation at PetrO,
grad Over the Separa-
fist Movement.

PETRoGRAD, July 14,-The Finnish
Diet on Thursday passed the second
reading of bill virtually establishing
Finnish independence. The introduce
ton of the bill has created a serious
crisis here and c. Tcheidse, president
of the Council Of Workmen's and Sol
diers' delegates, has gone to Helsing-
ford in an effort to settle the differ
ences.
An indication of the seriousness Or
the situation was late sitting of the
Petrograd cabinet and decision Of
Premier Lvoff TO summon back to the
capital the ministers who are now
with the army Train service on the
Finnish railway was resumed Thurs
day. Great Indignation prevails here
at the attitude Of the Finnish diet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

ing to be pretty soft for both Of the
boys. Twenty thousand dollars is
the purse offered, to be evenly diyid-
ed.
Figure It out-S1O,OOO for IS min
utes' fighting; matter of $3.50 a min
ute each. =.
The main interest in the bout will
center around Leonard's agility in the
ring with such an opponent as Kil'
bane. True, they have met before,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

According to county authorities who
have consulted with state road com
missioners one Of the general rules
the commission is expected to promul.
gate in which county authorities will
be most interested will prescribe a
minimum width for tires Of wagons
used in heavy hauling. In sections
of the state where much coal and other
heavy hauling is done, authorities com,
plain good roads are badly damaged
by narrow wagon tires. The com
piainants suggest tiHbs four to six
inches in width be demanded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

An estimate of the crops OF the
state. based upon the reports received
from agricultural agents Throughout
the state, has been issued by COM
missioner of Agriculture James n.
Stewart and a bumper crop for west
virginia is predicted. The peach
cron is of the famed Potomac valley
norton of the State is going to be
the biggest ever produced and will lar
exceed the crop of 1914, The first
Weld is unusually large on account OF
the excess of moisture in that region
This season and the market is starting
at two dollars basket (. 0. b, for the
PRODUCERS. Later yields will produce
larger fruit and will command better
prices. Some idea of the unusually
large quantities of navy and bush
beans planted this year may be Cd
tanned form the fact that in the Ma
nawha valley alone the acreage plant
ed in these exceeds the total acreage
for the n tire state in previous years.
This crop is especially adopted to
West Virginia soil and climate but III
rle attention has been given to 1t IN
the past. Buckwheat is another crop
which shows decided increase over
previous yields in this state which Is
known as the third bucEwheat-grow-
ing state of the union. The present
condition Of the corn indicates that
the Weld will be maximum one while
the wheat harvest will be much bet
ter than was thought possible at first,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
and was given the maximum penalty.

Ohio county officials are experiment
ting with prison labor. Ten prisoners
from the county jail are being used
this week on repairs to the national
pike. If the trial is Satisfactory, adj
ditional prisoners viii be used In i'm
proving the country roads
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

According to Charleston members OF
the medical profession their colleag,
ues in a number of other counties Of
west virginia are planning to adopt
the plan agreed upon there by which
musicians who tender the government
their services during the war Will
not suffer through their practice be-
ing neglected in their absence. Eacn
-nember of the Kanawha County Med
icaI Association will contribute ten
percent ner of his income to fund which
will he administered by trustee VINO
will attend to the private AFFAIRS OF
members of the Organization who en-
ter military service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

Estimates of the damage result
ing from the fire which swept Esk'
dale, W. Va, recently, place the ag-
gregate loss at $4,000. The town had
scarcely recovered from the Cabin
Creek food Of last year when Vtrtu'
ally the entire business section was
Quilted by fire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

A movement to organize the bee
raisers and honey producers of the
state is being fostered by the state
department Of agriculture, according
to a statement made by G. A. Reece,
of Charleston, assistant state entom'
ologist. He estimated value of honey
produced in this state last year at
$25OOOO. "West Virginia should pro-
duce annually more than a million
dollars worth, and efforts will be made
to greatly increase theloutput," he de-
clared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

funds Of banks in the counties of the
Eastern Panhandle, which is the com.
mercial fruit district of the state, will
be supplemented during the next few
weeks with additional deposits in or.
der that fruit growers in that section
may readily finance the picking, pack
ing and marketing Of their products
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

Joe Hill, of Huntington, who is I'M
der sentence to be hanged Friday,
September 10, is now in the peniten'
tiary He was convicted Of the muir
der Of Marshall George Church at
at Barboursville, near Huntington
Prison authorities believe this is the
first instance in West Virginia where
a man pleaded guilty to this charge
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

One of the old landmarks of one Of
the old cities of the state will be OBJ.
litherated within a few weeks when
the Island school, corner Maryland
and North York streets, Wheeling,
will be torn down to be replaced in
the educational life of the city by the
modern 100000 building which will
be completed with in short time.
The building which is to be raised is
the Oldest educational institution on
the Island and most of the present
residents of the Island got their edu.
cation in the old fashioned, red brick
eight room structure. OF late years
the buildings has been out Of date for
school purposes and has been used
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
STANDING Of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled Today,
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn ~.
Cincinnati at New York ~.
Chicago at Philadelphia (2)s
ST. Louis at Boston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

When John Kosi boarded a street
car here the other day he left MS
suitcase standing on the car vesti-
bule. Koski refusing to carry II M u
side the car, the conductor picked !!
nm nm heard suspicious clinking OF
glass inside. called a policeman anu
Koski was arrested. In the SUITCASE
we're found several quarts Of whisky
When sentenced to sixty days tmprl'
sonment and fined 500 in local court
for violation of prohibition laws, h0 .st
XII told the court he had decloeu IL
to be courteous"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
ResuIts Yesterday.

Brooklyn, 4; pittsburgh, 0.
Brooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh, 1; ten in
1ings
ST Louis, q; Boston, 6.
Philadelphia, z; Chicago, 0.
Chicago, /; Philadelphia, 0; ten in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

That you can
Learn to play the piano in 10 days
Speak French, Spanish and Ital
ian fluently in week"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
} STANDING Of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled Today,
Boston at Detroit,
Washington at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at st. Louis,
New York at Chicago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
T4ff1Nd7t1fe
hM6pderfr1l>
6eass Aherttal
Eotgot something every day

Forgot something every day
F'rinStanee-
That stun you read about Vernon
Castle being a daring war aviator"
and being decorated with a medal for
bringing down. +oh, mercy!4 every SO
many enemy plans"
That saive you read about movie
SIAN, their salaries, pecuhar1ties, hob
biesE and all other movie press agent
pipe dreams, nobody agiyesza4 Whoop
d aYinl about
init tWoscsn. ltHesasscheap=as one
1T * quicki
mat you'll show the company
Whefe they get otf.atsand believe me
iheyIt hear 9 imouthtul, the highway
robbers and they'll knock, OF consid.
erable amount on the bill before / pay
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
The French have way of stopping
mules from hee.hawing. Umpire

It's queer the Reds can go right
on winning even when they're in the
first division.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boe,I@o VaatePdaV

Detroit, 1; Boston, 0.
ST Louis, q; Philadelphia.
New York, 6; Chicago, s; eleven in
lings
Warrington. Cleveland, rain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

In bulletin issued by A. L. Dacy,
of West Virginia College of Agricul'
ture West Virginia gardeners are urg-
ed to plant late crops wherever posi-
BILE. The bulletin points out that many
late crops can be successfully grown
if planted before August.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

The baking industry of the northern
section of West Virginia is now en-
forcing its recent o2der to refuse to
take back unsold bread. This step
is taken at the request of the COM
merclal economy board Of the Council
of National Defense in the interest
of conserving the nationS I'd sup
ply.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

All bakers in Wheeling, Wellsburg,
Moundsville, McMechen, Benwood and
New Martinsville, in West Virginia
and Martins Ferry, Bridgeport, Bel
laire and GAINESVILLE, Ohio, have or
gained to enforce the order.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

Knights of Pythias lodges of the
Wheeling district and eastern Ohio
will unite in a patriotic demonstration
at Wheeling July 20. A parade, In
which several thousand Pythians will
take part is being arranged.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

Announcement has been made, says
the Montgomery News, that the state
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
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9(EIIAI' ,lEIS
Less WtlIard is more Interested il

Jimmy Callahan would sentence the
kaiser to manage the Pirates under
present ownership. But Wilhelm
would want to be umpire too, and
President Tener couldn't stand for
that.
The Three Eye" players have been
released just in time to be drafted.
But it's unfair. The umpires got jobs
in other leagues before they had time
to look around,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

A conference of officers of the Unit
ed Bows Brigade companies of the
Wheeling district and eastern Ohio
will be held July 16, to plan for mem
bership campaign and arrange for a
bi.state encampmett.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

All school activities will be con.
tinued as usual next year, President
Thomas E. Cramblett, of Bethany col
lege, announced this week. 1t is be-
lieved the enrolment will be nearly
as large as in previous years, although
many of the upper classmen have en-
listed in the United States army. A
full season football schedule will be
played, it is planned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-14

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oIet q quicki
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17

State Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner Of the firm Of f. J.
Cheney g. Go, doing business in the
City Of Toledo. Couty and State aforo
said and ybat said firm viii pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Tor each aud every case Of Cattarh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
HHA'S Catarrh Cure
FRANK ] CHENEY.
Sworn To before me and subscribed
in my presence this 9Th day OF De.
cemher A. d 1856
A. w. GLEASON,
(seal1 Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of The system
Send for testimonials free
n J, CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constt
ration.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17

Springfield, Ill.,. May IT, Organized
labor suffered defeat yesterday when
three Of It's principal measures failed
af passage in the house.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17
SEES CHANCE FOR
PLEASURE NEVER
BEFORE OFFERED
THIS MEDICINE TANLhc HAS
PUT NEW LIFE IN ME-" OSCAR
EIDE, PROMINENT LOCAL FAR.
MER, ASSERTS.

Il was ever SO well pleased with
anything in my whole life as am
with this new medicine Tanlac,' Os-
ear Eide. prominent and well known
farmer residing en- rural route No. 80,
Ottawa. said on May 7.
Yes sir. this medicine seems to
have put new life in me- he contm-
ued For a long time had suffered
from stomach trouble in u very Sc
we're form Il seemed that nothing |
ate agreed with me. Why, even after
drinking water I'd have to vomit.
always felt tired and draggy and was
miserable all the time.
"ranlac had helped SO many others
thought il might prove beneficial for
me and so bought bottle. simply
feel great now. My stomach is in ex-
cellent condition. can eat anything
/ care for now and the food digests and
agrees with me perfectly. Even il |
work unusually hard all day | feel
fine at night now Tanlac has GER
tainly been God send to me and
gladly recommed it.
"Tanlac is especially beneficial for
stomach, liver and kidney trouble. ca
tarrhal complaints. nervousness. cleep-
lessness. loss of appetite and the like.
Tanlac is now being introduced in
+ Ottawa at w. d. DJncan's drug tore,
where special Tanlac representative
is explaining the new medicine to the
public daily. Taniac also is being in
/ PRODUCED by experts in La Sale al
4 Clancy's drug store and in Streator
4 AZ the Gaut Drug Company and Is
sold in Peru at Nadcr's drug sore
+ crd in Spring Valley at Thompson is
drug store.-Adv.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17
Port Arthur's arbor.

Getting into the harbor Of Port Ar
thur is something like an Alice In Won
derland trick One sails through u
picture fraI.c-the rocky bluffs at the
mouth, barely wide enough for stout
ship to squeeze through without touch
ing, wondering how there can be rooll
for q ship to anchor between the frame
and the picture itself, a small hamlet
somewhat Swiss or Norwegian IL
homelikeness But once bchih6 the
frame the wonderland rnfClds The
small basin Of water JcrcncS n lake
like body, delightfully."- protected be-
hind sheltering cliffs. The l'ttlc ham.
let reaches out into two biz towns.
one on either side.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17
FiVe-Minute Talks
by National Leaders

science burn most brightly.
More recently we have red
blooded example OF the national
spirit An American citizen, Perdi-
caris by name, was seized by bandits
in Northern Africa and carried Off
into captivity to be held for ransom
The leader of this gang OF cut-throats
was a red handed bandit by the name
of Raisuli
When the news Of This unspeakable
outrage upon SIN American citizen
came to the government at Washing
ton no notes were written, but no
lice was sent-there is a vast differ
ence between Il note and notice.
The note sent by the American Presi-
dent to the Sultan OF Morocco read
substantially as follows:
America demand the return Of
/ Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead"
In such notice there was 10 chance
for equiyocation or parley. The band
its of Morocco understood that we
meant business and Perdicaris was
restored tic his friends unframed
The aggressive. red-blooded Ameri-
can who understood the American
spirit and sent that message was
/ Theodore Roosevelt. He was placed
in nomination as a candidate for the
Presidency in one of the great nom
Slating conventions of 1916; while he
did not win the nomination, the
country now look to him to put the
flag on the firing line Of liberty
He visited the Kaiser once at Pots
dam and will repeat the call in 1917
If given a chance, if the Kaiser is at
Potsd0m when he gets there.
Selectye CONSUMPTION will provide
q great army but its organization is
a matter of many months. Roosevelt
ian enthusiasm will organize a di-
vision and pat it on the battle line
in weeks not months,
Jolfre and Balfour ask for the i'm.
mediate moral support OF an Amer
lean army-let us hope that petty
Jealousy and prejudice in America
may not make it impossible Put
Colonel Roosevelt on the firing line
with q sober American army back of
him and sober nation unitedly be-
hind both and we shall win the fight
against autocracy
While war lasts, at least, every
resource must be conserved. Let us
not make into intoxlcants the grain
which our country and the world
need for bread IT Is not wise at
any time for a nation to be drunk;
1t surely cannot afford to starve it.
self In order to get drunk. And when
peace again settles on war-worn
world the highest aspiration Of the
American people and the rejuyenated
spirit of American nationalism will
find their most. cogent and inspiring
expression In our national nominating
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17
HOME RULE WILL
EXCLUDE ULSTER

London, May Headers Of the
Irish Nationalist met today to con
slider the Irish home rule proposals
placed in their hands yesterday by
Premier Lloyd George. The chief
features are these:
l. Home rule for all OF ireland
except six counties Of north and
east Ulster the stronghold OF The.
Unonists.
2 Establishment CT an Irish
parliament to sit q Dublin.
). Formation CT a grand coun-
ell to he composed Of represent
atiyes from all sections Of Ire
land, including the Ulster coun-
ties.
4, The home rule question to
be rceonsidcred at the end Of five
years.
5. The home rule bill to be
given over fer consideration by
Q special committee, atte. PASS
ing the second reading STAGE in
parliament.
AS an alternative it was suggested
by the premier that g general con
yension Of lrishmen be held to c3n
slider measures Of self government
The newspapers we're conservative Il
commenting upon the home rule prop
c3ition, taklng the attitude thet Tho
leaders Of the people involved shou.t
make known thei. views first
The Daily News, which has beer
among the most insistent Of the pa
pers demanding a solution of tRC
irish problem, expressed the fear thai
the proposals of the government were
doomed to failure because of the OK
clusion of the Ulster counties.
the bolicf vas expressed shat Tho
suggestions of the premier might fRd
more favor among The Unionists. thcr
among the Irish Nationalsts because
Of the exclusion of the six northei7
counties.