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be decided in the two series between
these clubs at Chicago and Boston.
If Chicago can take four Of these
six games and hold her own with the
other clubs the Giants and White SoX
will figure in the first intersectional
world series since 1909. II not the
east is again likely to hold its mo-
nopoly on the annual classic.
One of the significant things to
consider when the possibilities of the
two clubs are being measured is their
work against each other in recent
clashes.
1t has been a matter of history that
the Red Sox can come thorugh In a
pinch. This also seems to be true OF
Chicago this year. In the last clash
of the clubs at Chicago the White SoX
won three, lost one and tied one. AT
the last series at Boston, after the
Red Sox had won two games the
White Sox, thrown out of first place
came back and won the next two
On the eastern invasion Of the
western clubs Boston showed much
better. The Red Sox finished with a
percentage around $50, more than
100 points ahead Of the White sox,
But in spite Of this the White sox
managed to keep lead Of three
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names. we could not pray otherwise.
The congregation were disappointed
at not hearing Miss Cole sing as had
been anticipated, she having been
called Unexpectedly to a musical ap-
opintment in New York.
The subject of Rev. Broomfelds ser
mon was the Unchangeableness of
Christ,-the same yesterday, today and
forever-the past, present and future.
He said very impre5sively that the
Christ of yesterday was the Christ who
understood folks and who had compass
sion on them all as was expressed in
his deeds of mercy and in his miracles
of help. He said that if We believed
in the Christ of yesterday, we must be-
lieve in the Christ of today; for when
on earth His whereabouts were limit
ed and now He was everywhere.
He spoke of this day of changes-o.
this day of maelstrOm-of the wonder
ing what would come next and of the
great anxiety in the land. He told US
about an old minister who had sacri-
feed all his life to educate his son and
make him worth while and just as he
was about to superannuate and take a
much needed rest came the call to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
Evening Chat

Among The many unsolved mysteries
the interior OF Mother EARN
few are more fascinating than those
brought to light by certain surprising
pxperiences Of drillers Of deep wells
Although many people are not aware OF
the fact, large proportion OF the WeiIS
sunk to depths below 1000 feet en-
counter large bodies Of salt water, the
flow OF which may be so great that Inc
drilier remarks that he has struck the
GuIf of Mexico or some other immense
hodv of salt water. The salt water
NAV even flow up out OF the mouth or
the well, but more commonly it rises
in the we'll to height Of several hun
bred feet above the bottom, and its sup
ply is SO great that only pump OF enor
nous capacity can keep the well emp
tv. Where does this salt water come
from? 1t is often assumed that 1t fills
some immense cavity or system OF
creyices, but in fact it is generally
contained in some bed of unusually
porous rock, like sandstone, in which
The pores, though minute, have an az
gregate volume or capacity of millions
Of cubic feet,
But one question is no sooner an
swered than another one, more diff
cult, arises and the question now u.s.
HOW did this salt water get into the por'
GUS rock? Has rain water soaked far
down in the earth and found some bed
or rock salt which it dissolved and
thereby become salty; or had the salt
water some source far within the earth,
from which 1t has arisen toward the
surface; or is it thu water Of some an
cient ocean that filled The pores of the
sand and mud of its bed, which in ages
gone by became buried under sand and
mud that gradually accumulated on the
ocean bottom? The shells OF sea ami
mails found in limestones and other
hard rocks at the heart Of the continent
show clearly that the ocean, in some
one or several remote ages, covered a
large part Of the country, and 1t ap'
pears extremely probable that the salt
water found in the deep wells is really
fossil sea water entombed in the sands
and muds Of former cons and now
brought to the surface by the drill,
which in innumerable places in this
and other countries is being sunk to
depths of two, three, and four thousand
feet, and even down to depths of near
ly $500 feet, a depth reached by a very
deep we'll which is still being drilled
at a place little west Of Pittsburgh.
This salt water seems to be found
especially in oil fields, but 1t has been
struck by the drill at many other
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

Canning this year hasn't been much
of task for any Of us, no matter how
willing and enxious we may have been
to fill the pantry shelves. An unusual
ly small crop OF berries and cherries
meant that many a careful housewife,
who ordinarily has a cupboard filled
with jellies and jams, has so far been
practically unable to make start.
There is some recompense. however.
Bending over hot stove in the hottest
season OF the year, losing ones temper,
suffering headache and loss Of vitality,
sometimes scarcely pays for the we'll.
filled fruit closet.
Fortunately present reports are that
there will be an unprecedented crop of
peaches, such crop in fact that large
frui5 dealers are warning the house
wives OF the country to wait a few
weeks, until peach prices become low,
before canning peaches. Few families,
at least around Fairmont, are without
gardens, in which there will be some
surplus OF corn, beans, tomatoes and
some other vegetables. To let this sur.
plus go to waste, instead OF canning 1t,
is to join the Stacker class in reality.
While the cost Of Jars, jar rings, glass.
es ETC., is unusually high, there are few
families that do not have considera.
BILE supply Of these, II they will look
them up. And even II new Jars must
be procured, remember they are good
for many seasons.
II you haven't yet acquired the can
ming knowledge that Lucy Smith"
Cleaned from the bulletins Of the Can
ming clubs, there is yet an opportunity
to learn the principles of canning.
Francis Lund, together with other ex-
pertS, will be at the high school Tues
day afternoon at 1870 to teach US to
can vegetables, If we care to learn.
A great many will take advantage of
the opportunity to learn from some one
really skilled in the matter. Canning
has reached the place where both ex-
perience and a knowledge Of the art
are necessary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
.GONSOL. LOST TO
CLARKSBURG TEAM

The members Of the Consolidation
Coal company baseball team returned
from Clarksburg yesterday evening
with the weak end Of q III score as q
result Of q game staged at Norwood
Park yesterday afternoon. This is the
second time this season that the
Clarksburg nine has gotten the best
OF the Marion county lads, winning
close contest earlier in the season to
the tune Of 81.
The results Of the game yesterday
was a big surprise TO the Consolida'
ton team. They boarded the Clarks'
burg interurban car yesterday with
every expectation of winning and thus
obtaining revenge on the Harrison
county lads but upon their first appear.
ance on the field they found their arms
stiff, a lack Of team work, and other
inefficieucies that soon reminded them
that they had neither played nor praC.
tlced since July Is at which time they
played five.inning game with tho
Pittsburgh COllegians at Traction Park,
After nine innings they we're the VIC
tins of the Clarksburg swatters with
a Al score against them, which should
have been a shut-out.
The visitors lone run was scored In
the third when Turkovich got to second
on an error by the third baseman and
scored on single by Layne.
Siegrist was the hero Of the game,
batting in all Of Clarksburgs runs. In
the second frame he hit for a triple
with two men on base and again In the
fourth he made two base clout scor.
ing the remaining of the four runs.
Both Trader for the Consolidation
team and Johnson for Clarksburg pitch
ed good games.
Coneol. Coal Co.oO1OOO000-1 4 2
Clarksburg Ind.O 20200000-4 Z /
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games.
The White sox will soon begin an
uninterrupted two weeks at home
while Boston is on the road, and it is
likely Rowland hopes to put a com.
Portable margin between him and the
Bostonese.
Whether or not he can do that de.
ponds a great deal on the mental at
titude of his club. Chicago has
thrown away more games this year
through mental lapses than any other
club on the circuit. This has been
less apparent lately than earlie4 in
the season. Few games thrown away
at this time would wreck Rowland's
chances.
He realizes this and is trying to
overcome it.
The situation now is: the White
Sox have the advantage and should
win il they play consistent brainy
baseball.
The Red Sox are not out Of the
running by whole lot.
The Tigers and Indians have prac-
tically no chance to win, The former
lack pitching strength, and the lat
ter the punch.
The Giants may be dismissed with
a word, They have already won the
pennalt. There Is no team with
strength enough to head them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
Baptists and Glass
Men Play Tonight

A contest upon which will depend
Che leadership of the Churchman's
trial league is scheduled for tonight
between the Palatine Baptists and the
Monongah Glass. The Baptists are
now leading the league, having de
feated Hopewell last Friday and the
Monongah Glass team is prepared tc
put forth every effort to obtain for
itself the honor of leading the collec
ton Of speedy teams.
Hopewell and the Fairmont Min
ing Machine team will clash on next
Wednesday and on the following Fri
day the Diamond Street NJ, E. and the
NJ. P. teams will do battle, while an
other good contest is scheduled for
Saturday between the Monongah
flsss and Hopewell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

The hallway Of our Public. Library
needs papering badly. 1t hasn't been
papered for eight years that know
Of. Is there no help for this? We have
good influences all about usI-we have
public spirited men and women. Our
library is small, but it is the best we
can afford. When we stop to think
that books and magazines are the most
powerful influences In our lives, and
that young people especially should be
encouraged to read, is it not possible
to interest some one in the papering
sanitarily and attractively Of our one
library room and the entrance there
toI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

With October and the world series
less than two months away the two
American league leaders have settled
down for the drive down the home
stretch.
The outcome depends upon the club
with the stamina to keep in the CRU
cling race, the club which will win
games in the pinches.
Only two games ahead, the White
Sox must play much better ball at
home than they have on the road and
must Mt least break even on their
next two trips to hold their advant'
age.
Two games in August is not much
of lead with a tenacious club like
the Red Sox in runner.up position.
The schedules are equally hard.
Boston mas few more games to play
away from home than Chicago and
five or six more postponed games,
giving Chicago a slight advantage In
this respect,
Each club must still meet every
other club twice, once at home and
once abroad, -,
Ii is not unlikely the pennant will
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arms, requiring the son who had plaun
ed a happy new home with father and
young wife. to leave all and go, anC
the father to search for new post al
his time in life. He spoke Of the many
sacrifices necessary now and said that
the only Justification We had for living
rested in the doing of our duty as 1t
came. He asked that no one congratu'
late himself on having no loved ones
at war.
He assured US that God was not
asleep in this greatest war that was
ever known, and that We were to de-
pend upon Him for He is the Unchange-
able Christ that war cannot touch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
NINE TEAMS PLAY
EETRAINNINGGAME
Contest Between Mine 81
and Wyatt Yesterday
Quite Interesting.

A fast contest which stretched out
Che strong team from Mine No. 81 met
the slightly stronger team from
4 Wyatt yeJ.erday. The two teams
ses.sawed through seven innings, first
one then the other rising to the lead,
but in the eighth inning the score was
tied, A, and then the two teams
battled desperately and held each
other down for two more innings. In
the eleventh inning, however, the
Miners let something slip and their
opponents scored three more runs,
rnSlyT1e, tha annra 7 m +
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

Two base hlts-C. Cunningham
vlngal, Wright More, Layne, Brad
ley c. Patton, Sacrifice hits-Vin
gal, c.. higgins, Seaman, H, Patton
az, Deming. Double play-C. Rig
TiuBO 10 Vingal to Moore, Hit by
pItcheE-C. higgins. Struck out-By
RiEglnB 10, by Peterson 7. Base on
bOlIs-ote higgins 8. Umpires-Mor
rio, Time-2 hours.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
Baseball at a Glance
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
5; New York, 0.
others not scheduled.

Games Scheduled Today.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati atNew York.
Chicago at Philadelphia,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday,

Chicago, IA Philadelphia, 6.
Cleveland, Z; Boston, 2.
Detroit, 2; Washington, l.
st. Louis, 4; New York, /.
Sfandlnn NJ Hbe cIuk,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

Boston baseball gamblers have
been fined. They should be II they bet
their money on the Braves,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

Chief Myers has been released. This
however, will cut no figure with the
National league base stealing records
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

iris Speaker was hit in the head
with a pitched ball and knocked out,
Tit had been Heine Zim, they would
simply have put another ball into play
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

Barney Dreyfuss has bought ten mi
nor league players. Barney can't lose
They can't possibly be any worse thar
the ones he has now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
6I9ORI2
S,E[IHTLEbS

Bobby Byrne wasn't good enough
Tor the Phillies so the White Sox sign
ed him, which may or may not mean
something.
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Games Scheduled Today.
Boston at Chicago.
Washington at st. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Phila delphia at Cleveland
.rHn
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.
places, as, for example, near LeaVen-
worth, Kans.. where enormous quanti-
ties of salt water are found at various
depths below the surface. Although
no valuable pools of oil or gas have
been found in that region, numerous
beds of coal underlie 1t. In one boring
four beds of coal aggregating over s
feet in thickness and numerous thinner
beds having an additional total thick
ness Of six feet were found. In that re-
gion also many outcrOpping layers of
rock contain remains of marine shells,
and the entire region was no doubt
once covered by the sea. Indeed, the
geologist has been able to decipher in
the rocks numerous details of the rec
ord of the advance and retreat Of the
sea and has been able to establish the
fact that the region was submerged at
several different times
Last spring Jones vowed that he
would raise great crops, just like old
Burbank. He'd feed himself and win
the praise Of wife dear, and her
thanks. And SO he spaded up the
ground, he set out plants and sowed
the seeds. Each day be made his daily
round and tussled with the bugs and
weeds. He sprinkled with the water
ing pot( till sprinkling he'd perfected
and though the sun shone lightly hot
his bit" he ne'er neglected. Great VI
sions often came him, of beans and
corn and lettuce. "Some day" he said,
Gust for whim, II see how much
twill net u.s." Some count their chick
ems ere they hatch,-Jones soon ap'
praised his garden. The things within
his garden patch!-The blow,-it was
a hard one. Ten thousand bugs came
to our town, they lived on his cuCum-
bers, the worms soon cut his cabbage
down. he could not count their num-
bers. Tomatoes" Jones said, will
be fine" resolved that he'd stay CHEEKY,
but those of Jones went all to vine,
and made the world seem dreary. But
Jones has found an appetite, also a
heavy coat of tan. Says he, Il feel that
I could fight for Uncle Sam. I'm now
man. My gardens brought me quite a
bit that I'd not prepared for, next
spring, be sure that I'll plant 1t, and
then twill be we'll cared for"
Rev. Bloomfield Of the NJ. P. Tenn
pie, spoke Sunday morning in his
opening prayer of the intellectual bet
torment Of public worship. He spoke
specially in thankfulness OF the holy
quiet of the church in such troubled
time as the present and asked that in
our military activity, our soldiers go to
war clad in the habiliments OF righte'
business. He played for the safe re-
turn Of "our own" and said that selfish
though It might be, in our great hui
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

.LABORERS- s e. .. nssSe
Soc an hour; steady employment as.
sured; day work only; from efficient
men in the labor gang our operators
are picked; they earn from S7Ac to
45c per hour. Transportation refund.
ed after 30 days steady work. Apply
at employment offices, Aetna Chemi.
cal Co., 0akdale, Pa,
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TRAVEL MOVE

TRAVEL MOVIE '"
NE UIoHosREUC RWERS. eoRssS EAtls
AS,0 EJoR0S % NioRNiAHs
a. VOW VI LoNs TLlEAA NlNo % EA9Nla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-12
GOOD ROADS MEET
 ID BE b|G AFT AIR Many Delegates Will Be Present at Event
 Next Week

The meeting of the United States Good Roads association is expected to be one of the greatest good roads gatherings in the history of the country. Word has just been received that A. G. Batchelder secretary of the American Automobile as- sociation, and Charles H. Davis, presi- dent of the National Highway association, will be present.
 Seventy five automobiles will come from Haraldson county. Georgia, ano It IS re- ported that probably 50 cars will come from Talladega. Plans are under way to have the automobile parade and the Liberty Day preparedness parade held jointly as to make the event one of the greatest ever held in Birmingham. T. F. Patterson, Louis Pizitz, E. w. Brownell, J. E. Elliott of Leeds and Judge A. M. Douglas have been made members of a committee to arrange this matter
 Captain Teacher Is to confer with Bor- den Burr, head of the Boy Scouts, in an effort to secure the services of the scouts in meeting the visitors and assisting them while in the city.
 Dr. H. A. Elkourie, chairman of the banquet committee, announces that he has already sold more than 200 tickets, and that less than 100 more are available. All those who expected to attend the banquet are urged to communicate with him at once as the capacity of the ban quet hall is limited to 350
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-12
WAR NEWS sUMMXRY

New York, April 1.-The Associated Press sums up the news from battle fronts in Europe as follows:
 A violent snowstorm has served for the moment to hold in leash the British forces which since early Sunday morning had been hammering the Germans hard along the ,ArrasLens front Low lying clouds and thickly falling snow greatly impeded the movement of the troops Wednesday,
 In the early hours of the morning the village and heights of Monchly-le-Pre east of Arras, fell into the hands of the British and were held despite two coun- ter attacks delivered by the Germans, according to London. To the north of this position Berlin reports the repulse with heavy casualties of British infantry and cavalry attacks near Fampaux and Roeux.
 The London communication says that in the neighborhood of Bulecourt, west of Cambrai, Field Marshal Haig's men penetrated a German position but later were counter attacked by superior forces and compelled to return to their former positions. Of this fighting and also of battle near Hardecourt GIargicourt?) northwest of St. Quentin, Berlin says a thousand British prisoners and 9 ma chine guns were taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-12
OLIVER OF ALABAMA SAYS WAR MOVE
 WAS ONLY COURSE
No Congressman Should Have Allowed Conscience or Question of Personal
 Duty Influence Him
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, April -(special,) )-Ir the opinion of the majority of mem bers of Congress the question of con- science or the question of duty did noi have effect in causing them to support the resolution which made possible thc war between the United States and Germany.
 In the opinion of these members, il was necessary that they support the resolution.
 Mir. Oliver of Alabama stated the case to the correspondent of The Age Herald as follows:
 Congress laid the McLemore reso- 1ution on the table, and by that action refrained from making the most req sonable concession to German brutal ity. Congress declined to warn Amer jeans of the danger to be encountered on belligerent vessels. Alabamians, as @ unit, aided in securing the defeat Of the resolution.
 -'Congress next voted the President millions of dollars with which to mak 6 ready for any possible emergency and the President served notice on Ger many that this government would hold Germany to strict accountability for any subsequent violation of American rights. Germany eventually aceeded TO American demands and the President, with that record. went before the peo- pie. He was indorsed as was his threat to hold Germany to strict accounta- bility.
 And then we considered the armed neutrality bill. The House by an over whelming vote-Alabamians express ing themselves as a unit-authoriZed the President to send armed merchant vessels into the prescribed or danger zone. We gave sea captain, as mat. # oI fact, the right to precipitate hostilities. Alabamians, on armed neutrality. voted as unit.
 Tn the extra session the President appeared before Congress and after giving notification that our efforts In the past had been unavailing, asked for other action. The only other &C., ton that we could take in holding Ger many to strict accountability, was to declare existing a state of war. We could not afford to decline to take that action, for we had authorized all pre- vious actions which led up to the emergency
 Tt was not a question, therefore, in my opinion, for the assertion of coE- science or even of duty. It was a question of necessity, We could not have done otherwise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-12
Coroner Investigates
 Killing of Farmer

Coroner Hogan and Assistant Coroner J. R. T. Rives organized jury yester- day morning to investigate the murder ot Willie s, Davidson, landowner an6 farmer at Roper, who was shot near his home Monday night by an unidentified person. Several of Davidson's neighbors were question by the jury yesterday aft ernoon, but no important facts were brought out.
 Jack Bradford and George Lee, neigh bors of the deceased, are being held by the coroner as material witnesses. The coroner's jury will hear the final evi- dence in the case today. Evidence brought out yesterday indicated that there has been feud brewing in the northern part of Jefferson country for sometime.
 The remains of Mir. Davidson were sent to Philadelphia, Tenn. at o'clock yes terday evening by the Shaw Undertaking company, where funeral services will be held today. The deceased is survived by his widow and two children.