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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Word was received in New York
that Jimmy Ciabhy. former middle
weight champion of this country and
now holding the heavyweight title
Of Australia has enlisted. He at
tached himself TO the sportsmen's
regiment. There have been recent re-
ports that Clabbv would return here
TO fight In the near future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Columbia university may put a
crew com posed entirely of Chinese
on the Hudson as soon as the leo
clears this spring. Jim Rice, coach,
! today announced definitely that
the school would have q crew and
was ready to sign for races with the
Eastern colleges. In speaking of
the Chinese. ne said he had plenty OF
material for an entire Oriental crew
but might put in an Irish coxswain.
AdCust kicakhefer threatens to
claim the worlds three-cushion bill
! hsrd championship, which Is now
held by Alfred De ORC. He was
scheduled to meet the Cuban in a
match for the championship Jan
uary rs. but owing to. the difficulty
OF securing n suitable place for the
match the date was changed to jan
uery 30. This arrangement did not
suit kteckhefer who now threatens
to claim the championship unless
De Gro arranFes TO meet him on Jan
nary Is, as officially planned.
Patsy Cline. of Brooklyn, has chal-
lenged Benny Leonard to twenty
round bout with the lightweight title
at stake. Connecticut was suggested
as the scene of the battle six
rounds is much too short for me-" de-
clared Cline. 1T Is just enough 10
warm UP on. Let nae at him for
twenty rounds and l am convinced
can lay claim 10 his title"
JACK johnson has not completely
diSa peared below the horizon Of
the sporting world He recently re-
ceived the unanimous nomination or
the leading party in Spain for the
main squeeze" with title of "pince''
atte ched--thet is. ~ is to he chief
at least of the buil fighters accord
ing TO Il letter received here The
negro citizens of Barcelona at an In
formal meeting in Johnson's saloon
conferred upon him the honers, IN
Guiding the title. The letter fntinat-
e6 that il cost Johnson several bot
ties Of gin.
Fandom is losing confidence In
tired Fulton as 4 possible world
champion. From all reports Of the
bout Friday night al ST. Paul the
mighty left that has received so
much praise will never be able TO
administer knockout blow TO the
giant Jess Willard. Sporting writ
ers are now questioning Fulton's abii-
Fty to stop Frank Moran when they
meet in New Orleans February %.
When this bout was first announced
It was generally predicted that the
Rochester plasterer would register
another victory But when Billy
Miske. working under the handicap
OF weight and reach, kept Fulton at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Jimmy Cooney. recently purchased
by the Red Sox from the Providence
club has rerorted at camp Devens for
the national army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
Self-Sacrihce.

man win er n his sleep
And spend the day in sneezing.
And lend his coats and quilts to keep
The water pipes from freezing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

A series in the South is being
planned between the Cardinals and
the Detroit Tigers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

BAY the spotlight is being rapidly
shifted TO the Pittshurg contender.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Willie sturnpf purchased by tho
Pirates from the Tacoma club hsi
put In a claim for him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Syracuse university. the intercol-
legiate rowing champion, will not be
represented by crews this spring.
This announcement was made TO-
night by Manager Smith, who ex-
planned that an offer had been re-
eected to compete with the Naval
academy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
WAR CROSS
ARRIVES IN CITY
Was Sent to Fair Visitor BY
Her Soldier Hus-
band.

Mrs. George l.. Watson, wife OF Ma
jor George l.. Watson. commander of
the First Battalion. Thirteenth United
States engineers. who is a guest at
the home OF her brother.in-law. +. +.
Henderson. OF 900 Fourth street. has
just received from her husband the
Croix lie Guerre with palms which was
presented 10 the major by the French
government for the part he played in
action on June Is and 10.
At the same time Major Watson was
notified that he Is also TO get the cross
of the Legion Of Horror. Both of these
decorations are highly priced and are
conferred only for very meritorious
service. Major Watson has been on
the other side since early in January
and for a time Just after its arrival
there his battalion was attached to
the British forces.
Mrs. Watson has been visiting In
Fairmont for some time and expects
to remain here until the middle Of Au-
gust.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13

minute amount OF prussic acid. which
is deadly poison: although il would
porbably not kill the chicken could
il in any way get the worms down its
throat. Why the cattle refused to
Craze where the worm had passed
remains a mystery. Prof. PEARS rays
this worm has no religious or political
significance. although a number of
people felt II had something to do
with the war
This worm is brown in color.
though the color varies. II has mar
row yellow stripes across the back
and is about an inch and a half long.
II resembles the thousand leg worm
or milipepde and the scientific name
for IL Is "pOlydesmus. Prof. PEARS
took some pictures showing the loca-
ton of the worm in Wetzel county
and as soon as developed they will be
sent TO The West Virginian office. He
found great numbers of them piled in
the grassy fields. over the bank and
on the railroad track. They we're
scattered over half mile, perhaps \
couple of hundreds yards of ground.
One woman swept two tubs full from
her six-foOt square porch. She did
not sweep them all at once. but dur
ing the time of the march. People
near Litlteon did very little work for
few days and were much worked
u? over the situation.
This worm takes no OIL r form and
is not a form of moth. The young
resemble the adult and II takes two
years for the worms TO develop from
the egg to grown wOrmhOod. The
worm is not of economical Impotence
and SO has not been studied very
much. There probably are marches
at different times, though never be-
fore of great enough size to attract
attention. There is very little on rec
ord about the worm. Prof. PEARS can
find nothing in literature about them.
II is certain, ho~''ver. that the worm
only marched to get to a different
place, and that nothing in the way OF
crops have ever been touched; that
the worm is a scavenger rather than
a destroyer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
GREEN APA|S AFTER
LOCAL POTATO CROP
Dee Crane, State Expert, So
Declares in Statement
Today.

Dee CrSne. potato expert OF the ex-
tention department of West Virginia
university. i5 in Fairmont today. Mr..
Crane stopped here en- route from
POcahotas and Randolph counties.
where he reports the potato crop to
be in very fine condition and the pros
poets for large tubers are splendid.
While here he had 4 look at the
potatoes in Marion county and he
states that it is the green aphis or
plant lice that is doing the damage
and not the blight as so many farm
ers think. The lice appea- to get at
the under side of the leaf and eat the
life of il out so that il socn curls.
In speaking OF a remedy for the
green aphis. Mr.. Crane urged farmers
to spray with a tobacco connection
made by boiling a pound of stems in
four gallons OF water. This should
be boiled twenty minutes and then
sprayed on the plant. This spray can
be mixed with Bordeaux mixture, the
remedy for the blight. and in this
way both the aphis and the fungus
conditions can be successfully over
come.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
TROLLYMEN GET
INCREASE N PAY
Are Satisfied With COmprO-
mise With Company
Reached Today.

At meetings held in Fairmont and
CLARK sburg this morning employees OF
the Monongahela Valley Traction COM
pany accepted a compromise wage in
crease offered by the company in re-
Spouse to their demand for higher
wages. While the street car men did
not get as much OF an increase as they
had asked. they feel satisfied with the
increase given and feel that they have
won their objective.
II is understood locally that the en-
ployes Of the Parkersburg and Mariet'
Ia division. who have also asked for
higher wages are in conference with
company officials and that in a few
days they, too. will have reached an
agreement. The power house men
who have also asked for increased
wages have come to an agreement
with the company and are now await.
ing the signing of their contract. The
linemen and barnmen are still in con-
ference over their increase. Although
the Fairmont and Clarksburg street
car men and the Hutchinson power
plant men have reached agreements.
the Twill not sign their contract until
after settlements have been made
with the Parkersburg street car men
and the linemen and barnmen.
The scale of wages agreed upon fol-
lows: City men in the employ less
than one year, thirty-eight cents per
hour; second and third year. thirty
nine cents per hour; fourth and fifth
year. forty-one cents per hour; in ser
vice five years or longer. forty-three
cents per hour. Men employed on the
interurban lines will be paid two cents
more per hour. Monthly paid men
such as dispatchers. agents. etc, will
get seniority wages.
The increased wages we're offered
to the men late yesterday. At 5
o'clock last night meeting OF the
Fairmont employees was held in the
X. OF p. hall. Another meeting was
held in the Willard hall at 8 o'clock
this morning. The Clarksburg en-
ployes met at Clarksburg at $3.50
o'clock yesterday evening and short
" after midnight last night. The Fair
mont employees voted on the accept
ance OF the company's rates as fol-
lows: For. a.; against. II. The
Clarksburg men voted as follows: For.
70: against, 26. Total. for. 1913:
against. 81.
The increased wages were effective
June I. 1918.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
WETzA COUNTY WORM MARCH WAS
PROBABLY GREATEST N ALL HISTORY
Prof. L. N PEARS, EntOmOOgist at West Virginia Uni
versty, Who Went to LittetOn Amazed at
What he Saw.
NOT KNOW WHY THE WORMS TRAVELLED
Ordinarily They Live Very Retired Life and Eat De-
cayed Vegetation Which Explains Why
Crops Were Not Destroyed

Prof. L. NJ. PEARS, entomologist OF
The College Of Agriculture at West
Virginia university. who has been
very much interested In the march of
worms In Wetzel county and who
went to Littleton. W. Va, yesterday
especially to see them. reports this
morning that the march is indeed
phenomenal and that nothing like
Il has ever been known before in his
experience.
The march, however. has stopped
at present and is not likely to be re-
sumed at this particular place, as
most Of the worms are dead and piled
one upon the other about the railroad
track and BLUM In that vicinity. Prof.
PEARS says the worms Travelled in
such large numbers and SO close to-
gether that they fell in great masses
over the blur and died. They are a
form Of worm which does not live
very long away from moisture and
were travelling with the instinct of
migration rather than for destructive
purposes.
This worm does not feed on crops
Or any other food useful to us, but
Subslsts entirely on decayed vegeta-
ton. living under stones and in rot
ting logs and stumps mostly in woods
Il has never been known to march in
such numbers before and Prof. PEARS
cannot give any other reason for the
march that did take place other than
that for some reason the worm wish
ed 70 migrate, either because it be-
came too numerous or conditions did
not suit.
He can find no record OF such an
extended march since early times.
Greek history mentions that the in
hahltants Of . city were driven out by
marching worms, whether of this
kind or not Is uncertain.
Women were driven out Of the
fields near Llttleton because they be-
came frightened. The chickens would
not eat the worm because 1t had a
hard shell and q very bad odor re-
Bembling as near can be described
the odor Of the bitter almonds. The
worm also has in it's composition a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13

In the last six months thqlo h1l
been several rumors Of the duh d
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg end
there have been many reports that ho
has been in poor health.
A dispatch received In London vi,
cay from The Hague quoted 3 Dutch
traveller from Germany 90 ooCI1I|II
that a report that the Field Uaf11I|
was III and unable to DartlciDaio n 10
war work at army head0noI|I|'I
German newspapers were not permit
ted to mention the rumoR The travel.
LEI added that General Ludon11III. ne
fiIst Quartermaster general, had taken
over the Field Marshal's duties II
chief OF the general staff.
Late in May Field Mafshal Won Nm.
denburg was reported III with typhoid
fever at Strattsburg. The Field .1I.
shall on June IS was reported ~ no
Tribune OF Geneva y b suffering
from an acute nervous disease. The
newspaper declared Il had lolInI1
from a reliable source that he mental
capacity was much effected and that
he was interned n . private 111|-
tarium. R.4llIEi
At the outbreak Of the war E|I|I
Marshal Won Hindenburg was q ca.
eral In retirement. He was credited
with evolving and carrying out ne
campaign against the Russians q east
Prussia which resulted N the oolIon.
Russian defeat at CannonhurR. |1I
which he was promoted to field mar
shall. ~
Field Marshal Paul Bonockon10r|I
Won Hindenburg was 70 years Cd last
September %.
The newspaper Lesnouvolloo. which
reports the death OF the German leader
is newspaper In the French iangu111
published at The Hague.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
K|SNERS TO BUILD
MINERS COTTAGES

Work will be started in a few days
on model housing for the men who
viii work In the mine which is to sup
ply coal for the new power plant at
RlEesville. The contract for the con-
81 nm Of what will amount to
new ..-sSil S.llage has been let to the
John M. RI per ana Brother Inmher
company Of ms city ard it calls for
II four.rOOm cSttages! four IO-rOom
houses and q brick EAine building 80
BY 142 feet.
The houses will be the last word in
Industrial housing. The cottages will
have metal frames and sashes
throughout, toilets inside. electric
lights and other conveniences.
The contract was placed by the Mo
nongahela Valley Traction company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
Lively To Represent
City in Law Suit

Attorneys Henry s Lively and Al
bert J. Kern will represent the city OF
Fairmont in the injunction case
brought in the intermediate court
against the city by Mrs. Kate Preston
Raymond.
Mrs. Raymond will be represented
by Attorneys A. II. Toothman, NJ. l.
Sturm and James A. Meredith.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
Brand Out for Head
Of Lincoln Schools

Today an additional nomination pa
per was filed at the office OF the cir.
cult clerk. II is that OF Cleon Brand.
OF Warrington r. d. 4. a resident OF
Lincoln district. who is a candidate
for the presidency OF the board Of
education OF Lincoln district. He Is
or the Democratic ticket. Joe N.
Downs, OF Pennington. incumbent. 10
not candidate for reelection on the
Democratic ticket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
Held for Tapping
the Till Of 1856

Justice Musgrove today held J. r.
Franklin, formerly OF Pittsburgh. TO
await the action OF the next grand
jury Franklin Is charged with having
purloined SIS from W. c. Carrico.
manager OF the Madison Hotel, while
employed there as a clerk. Today the
young man waived his hearing before
the justice and in default Of bail In
p SUN OF $500 was remanded to fail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
LudendOrff Reported Now
to Be in Supreme Com
mand.
MANY RUM0RS Of Death
This One Came From Occu,
pied Part of Bel J
GUM.

AMSTERDAM July 12-Field Marshall Won linden
burg is dead according to the newspaper LesnOuveles
His death is said to have occurred after stormy inter-
view with the German Emperor at headquarters at Spa
The Emperor and the field Marshall declared to have
had serious differences of opinion concerning the German
offensive toward Paris.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
ALMOST S500,000
N SAVING STAMPS
Enough Put In Them 70
Make $3.50 for Each
COuntian.

Marion county people have ini|.|.
ed in War Savings and Thrift stamp.
to the amount Of @lo1.l7o.o1. en-
average per capita Investment 1|
$3.50 according to figures Just CON.
puted by Glenn +. Barns, oh4IIuI0
Of the Marion county War SAVING.
Stamp committee.
In speaking Of the record made 81
Marion county. Mr.. Barns stated That
he did not believe there vas ano||.|
county in the state with . per capita
sale as high as that in Marion county
The reports which are being tor
warded to the state director today.
follow:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13

T L. Lewis blew up" the operators
for the chaotic condition" that had
prevailed. When J. NJ Scott. general
superintendent OF the West Virginia
district OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad spoke. he told how he had
trembled when Lewis was getting TO
his climax. fearing that a HowitEer
was going to be hurled his way.
Il was subject to trench fever my
self for a moment" spoke up S. En-.
mis-. the new general manager OF tina.
railroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
NEWSPAPER At THE HAGUE REPORTS DEATH OF HNDENBURC
DIST. TO HAVE LARGEST
LOCAL COAL ASSO. IN LIE COUNTRY
COAL MEMS WIT

(Some OF the laughs which occurred
at the gathering OF coal operators at
he Country club near Fairmont.)
Ernest II. Gilbert, vice president
and leading spirit OF the Coal Opera.
tors Association OF SCOTS Run. who
recently had siege at Pittsburgh
hospitai as a result Of being struck by
an automobile driven by a chauffeur.
ess, was congratulated upon being
out again and said:
1T takes more than a woman
and a Ford to put me out OF com.
mission"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13

Eugene Somerville, Of Grafton. was
the only operator to ask j. b. Neale
a question. He has a small mine. He
handed out puzzler. something about
the drivers wanting a bonus because
more money was TO be made loading
coal. Why don't you have the min
ers take day about driving the
mules?" inquired one operator. Il am
afraid the mules union would object"
said Somerville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
COMING FOR FURIoU0H

Paul Shinn. q member Of The y .
Naval Reserve, who had been ol1||1|
ed for some time at New london
Conn. viii! arrive here on Wc11l.|. IL
for a visit with IL parents. Mr. md
Mrs. f. r. Shinn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13
Total sales .................-slSi. llo'II

During the past month he 81.
tional Bank OF Fairmont alone sod
stamps amounting TO esl.763.o1' Or
the total sales Of $lS1,l5o.o1 there
were S272.i7O.06 sold during 90
month OF June.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13

6. L. Yerkes. assistant 10 J. D. A.
Morrow. either is not a speaker or
don't realize his ability in this line
lie would hardly come to his feet
When prevailed upon 10 stand up at
least he said that Galloway was the
business man and Morrow and Neale
the orators. He referred to the splen-
did talks made by West Virginia oper-
ators in a complimentary way which
caused c. w. Evans. Fuel administra-
tor for Marion county. TO observe:
"The coal men are improving"
When J. d. A. Morrow. A. W. Cal.
loway. J. B. Neale ana s. l.. Yerkes got
of the special street car at Hutchin
son power plant Friday and shifted
the air they neighed:
Its good to smell the mines
again."
And this smell OF collieries was fire.
quently referre dto by all four in their
little social visits with coal men OF
this region during the day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-13

Pair toMIohs; Sunday talF 90
eighty warmer. -
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
AEENiDA EN- FL RIO DE SAN
ANTONIO

Anoche, a las dlez. cumIenzo a au-
mentar considerablemente ell caudal
del rio de San Antonio, 10 que irdi-
ca que ror ell rumbo noroeste de Ia
ciudad llovi6 acknowledgements. quiz
zaS mas de 10 que llovio sobre Ia
pobl2ci6n, entire las ocho V nueve. Pa
"a la media noche el aqua habia subj
do mas de tres pies sobre su nivcl
normal, V Como en- alguHaS parties Sc
sali0 del GAUGE, ocasion6 Ia creclen-
te alGunoS desperfectos de considera-
cion. Las primeras parties donde
cmpezaron a dejarse sentir las con-
s~ecuencias de Ia avenida, fue en- ell
Campo Travis, dOnde fueron arras-
tradas algunas BARRACKS V en- el par
que Breckenridge. Tambi6n en- Ia
parte sur de Ia ciudad fueron destrui-
das alcunaS casas dc MADEIRA que es-
tahan construidas sobre las m;rge-
Ees del rio.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
Fairbanks no Sc ha recon-
CiliadO CON su espOsa
Tambiea Mary Pickhord = sd
esposo sigaea reRid S no
pIeRsGa GUentrse

NUEVA YORK, Mayo Al leer-
sele aver q Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks
IN G~esgacho en- Ell que Sc contenia un
i"rumor insistente" procedente de Los
Angeles. California,-la ciudad de los
rumores i~nsistentes Y de los estudios
Observation-Disclosures de ella Y
81 esposo Mr.. Douglas Fairbanks Sc
habian reconciliado Y que Miss. Mary
Pickford habia hecho de mediadora
|pacif;sta, la seNora Sc rio Y dijo:
Isl Ia cosa tuviera alguna gracia,
"a noticia no podia ser mas divertlda.
hir. Fairbanks y yo, no nos hemos re-
conciliado Y l2s cosas hasta ahora ST.
guen siendo las mismas que cuando
anuncie que habia decidido separar-
nos. Nj Mr.. Fairbanks, nj Miss.
Pickford ME vieron nj Sc comunlca
rcn conmigo para NADIA, durante su
rermanencia en- esta ciudad. No he
rersado aun en- tomar una nueva ac-
ci5n, cue la relativa a una separation
legal, pero pueden estar SECURES que
ell senior Fairbanks y 20 no nos he
rlos reconciliado, nj nos reconcilia-
remos".
Ell 4cSpacho de Los Angeles, conte-
MIA ademas otro insistente, a
cerca de que Miss. Pickford Y So cS-
poso. Owen Moore, actor cinemato-
grafico, Sc habian reconciliado tam
bi6n. Sobre el particular, Ia sonora
Fairbanks, cxpres6 cue ella no saba
NADIA de ESQ, pero que 81 era asi, Sc
alegraba de csa reconciliation.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
PINToR DETENTDo COMO ENE.
MIGO.


Alberto Raifel es el nombre de un
individuo que desde hace tres meses
trabajaba como pintor en- las obras de
construction del Campo Kelley; aver
fue Getenido como subdito de I'm
pals enemigo de los Estados Unldos
y por no haberse registrado cuando
el gobierno dispuso que 10 hicieran
todos los extranjeros de paises enc
migos que vivieran dentro de terrific
rio americana. Ell pintor dijo que
hahia liegado a este pal; N 1912
habiendo ejercido SUI oficio en- Chica-
go y despu5s en- las obras militarcs
que Sc hicieron en- Houston, Texas,
pasando i!t;mamente al campo Kelly.
Nego ser de origen alemap. alegando
que es frances y cue no Sc registro
por evitsrsc Ell sufrir las mole5tias IN
herentes a tai disposition. Els MEM
bro de la union local de pintore5 y
empapeladores; pero la corporation
Sc nego a e~jercer Influenza o traba-
ja- para que el detenido obtuviera
su libertad. Actualmente Sc
ira en- el Fuerte Sam Houston, siendo
probable que'ss lie mande a IN campo
de recommendation.