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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
BEST Service YET
ION BIG BALL GAMES
Plays on Big Electric Board
Only Few Mintes Be
hind Ball Park.

In all the years The West Virgin
ian has been showing world series
baseball games on an electric score
board the service was aever as good
as it was yesterday at the opening
game. of this years series, Tie big
diamond which was put up on the
Quincy stree. sjGe of The West vir-
ginian building is a big improvement.
over the old board aud the telephone
service right from the park beats the
Did telegraph system in many ways.
When the gams began there was less
than a minutes difference between
the play in Cincinnati and RECEIPT OF
the news in the telegraph room of
The West Virginian, and the play on
the board was almost as fast. There
was just six minutes by the clock be-
tween the. time the game ended in
Cincinnati and the end on the board
here. It was the best service Fair
mot fans ever saw and 1t may be
anywhere in the country.
1t goes without saying that the
crowd was highly delighted with
such service. All the well known
baseball enthusiasts of the city were
lined up in front of the board. This
service will be maintained through
out the series and the whole county
is invited to come around and watch
the game. There is plenty of room
and the board is located on the shady
side Of the big building shade makes
for comfort on these hot afternoons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
FIVE HUNDRED
TROOPSRATRQ
CITY Of EI!BDlI
Arkansas is the Scene q
the Latest Rioting
Offense
(Bv\4Sociated Press)

IELENA, Ark, oct 3. The ARRIVAL
this orning at Blaine Of five minded
United States troops, accompanied spy
Gsverno Brough, somewhat easedsthe
tension . the situation brought about
by yeste days race riots in which
three m were killed, two wounded
and an unknown number Of negroes
killed and wounded.
- he trouble began last night when
Deputy Pratt with Adkins and q ngsr9
trusty were ambushed opposite q nesto
church at Hoop Spur two miles NORM
of Elaine, while on their way to arrest
members of family, who were said 70
be involved in a row among them
selves.
The accounts Of the deputy and ttis
negro trusty Indicating the attack et
the three men had been made by an or
ganized band of negroes, posses were
hastily organized by the sheriff and
rushed to Elaine. The first posse to'
arrive was metby force Of armed ne
groes and Immediately sent back W
gent calls for reinforcements declaf
ing the negroes were ASSEMBLING T.
large numbers and had begun proElis'
IIcnous firing on white persons Aaai Z
tionaI posses were organi here and
at other centers Of population II The
county and rushed to the scene m
imam hour reports q. q ct 9 a peg
battle in the Streets Of llEla Inc tween
the posses and the negro
women and children cf Elaine ana
vicinity are being bfougll to telena
ION special train Tor satety Il te-
Eported here.
| Armed men are pattoningl the reess
here.
An engineer Of the Missouri Paelflc g
railroad who arrived in Helena last
night said he pulled aSsteel gondola
LOADED with women and child dreti on Eot
Elaine late yesterday and his tfil lf
was fired upon by negroes .ipln trees
along the track
The white prI5oner was brought %
this city late last night With q group
of fifteen negroes, who We're placed
in the county jail. The white man Is
alleged to have been the leader he
negroes who fought the sletit g POS 2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
ROT ARlBNS1 ARE.
HERE FROM NAlN.
TOWNS IN VALLEY.
Were Drawn to Fairmont
By Picnicof the Fair
mont Club.
COUNTRY EiIl
I'D IH COUNTRY {.
Many Stunts Will Be Pull
ca During Afternoon y
and Evening. \

the weather Is ony tndicauon OF
the good time the Rotarians of the
Monon gahela valley will have this at-
tethoon then Joy will reign supreme
from the time the outing staged BY
the local club begins this afternoon
AZ three q, o,clock until the curtain IS
rtn at something like ten o'clock
tonight Nature smiled her sweetest
on tIie outing today and the Country
dub where the affair is to be staged
MAS ID gala attire for the gathering OF
repre- ent atfye business men of the
Yalley and their wives.
Tine entertainment committee of the
Fafrmont club has spared no pains nor
trouble III preparing for the biggest
time imaginalll lie and the stunts pre-
pared for tie afternoon are numerous
Perhaps the biggest stunt of the az
ferno1n win be the baseball game
which win Be pulled off under the
direction of the pioneer in basebah
h this city, Br u. ~, Howard. This
ame viii RIVAL in swtftness and IN :.
arest tie bi world series game being
Dlayed loday ln cincinnati.
baii rosine contpst IN
the ladies' viii participate viii riyaL
tho bali game in interest. This stunt
is in charge 81 Simon D. Goodman.
A genuine cock fight will be staged
BIZ chel 50 G. terfield and the may
or has given his permission that the
uromot fs 81 this event will not be
arrested but that the fight may n
on unnol ested.
81 war and push ball con-
test VIII be an event which Secretary
Jack Cash, OF the Y. M. @. A. VIII
pull III Tom Brett is the originator
of The pillow fight, which will not be
sham fight either, but the real
thing
Waiter Corbin will be the runner
np IN blind fold race in which a
number Of Rotarians will participate
While Morgan Chambers will stage a
suit case race which promises to be
IA Interesting event
Fantastic and grotesque apparel
win Be- worn during these stunts, and
costumes Of the long ago have been
rsurrected from chest and attic and
vii adofn the local bunch OF Rotar-
Tie entertainment committee is
: mnosed Of Harry j, Hartley, prest-
enf 81 Fairmont Rotary, chairman
md the following members: Morgan
lshambers, Herschel Satterfield, La,
han satterfield a. J.. Cash, Joseph
Rosief II. 3. Engle, T. /. Brett
Arfhur g. Martin, M. E. Ashcratt,
4 Simon D. Goodman, The ladies enter.
aInment committee is composed OF
llrs Hugh r. Smith and Mrs. Henry
s. Lively. :.
Hsnry S. Lively will preside as
loas master and introduce the speak
~ md is also scheduled to award the
bri5es which had been offered tor
rany Of these events
Al huge dinner bell will call the Ro,
arians to dinner at $3.50 o'clock anu
sumptuous menu will be served
Consisting Of the following vegetables
zeal, siccotash, sweet potatoes, slaw'
/ Iof rolls, ice cream, cake and cottee:
The stunts will all be staged out OF
ioors and the grounds of the Coun-
Continued on page foufJ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
KING AND QUEEN
OF BELGIUM ARE
OF NATION
Land in New York City
This Morning Welcomed
By Thousands.
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. liking Albert
and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and
Prince Leopold, who came to,the uni
ted States to personally express graft
tude for aid presented by generous
nation to their martyred country re-
ceived a noisy welcome to New York
when aroused atJdaWn by the'firing Of
salutes as the transport George Wash
ington steamed past the outer harbor
Notifications. 1t was truly American
welcome, such as has greeted return
ing heroes from France since the ces-
sation of hostilities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
/. N. Grisso
Begins Services

A series of special meetings open
ed last night at the Central Christian
Church with Rev. /. N. Grisso, a
former pastor, in charge Of the ser.
vices. While these meetings are to
be Of an evangelistic character and
the public are cordially invited to
attend, yet the puspose is principal
ly bring the church to neG vision
and understanding Of its work and
place in the great program Of Jesus
which the world does not yet com-
prehend.
Services for Thursday and Friday
evening will begin at eight O'Clock
and further announcements viii be
made OF the program for Sunday and
the following week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
oh, Listen Hofel
By ADAM .. LANE.

/ am becoming More
And more Concerned
About the Way
Some smooth Gentlemen
Keep placing Tempting
Advertisements in Our
Newspapers, with the Sole
Purpose of toling OFF
Our glorious and Attractive
Womanhood.
When that western Lochinvar
Wrote police-chief Harr
Last summer About
His matrimonial Warnings
And Mr.. Harr Brandished
The bait Before
The dazSled eyes OF
Feminine Fairmont
! though about 1t
A right Smart.
Then
Some gay rascal From
Watson unbosomed Himself
With such effect That
In somewhat Less
Than the twinkling OF
An Eye
He was converted From
An untrammeled Son
OF freedom into A
Dragging Benedict.
/ managed to Restrain
Myself that Time,
Also, altho' the Going
Was not Good.
And now, behold A
Brazen Brother
Speaking out in Print
And implorlng some Widow
Or a lady With
One child to cheer His
Aching Void!
l say, here And
Now. and 1 say It
Large and Loud,
That this thing Has
Got to Stop!
Friends, when 1 Look
Around this city And
See the large Number
Or desirables And
Pining, unclaimed Menfolk
CONTINUED on page six.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELLIS.

Funeral services over the body of
Mrs. Louisa Ellis, widow of Samuel
Ellis, whose death occurred Tuesday
morning at her home in this city, were
held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
from her late residence and were large
IL attended by relatives and friends.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. H. G. stoetzer, pastor of the
Presbyterian church and interment
was made in Woodlawn cemetery by
Undertaken MusgraYe and son,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
FRANCE RATIFIES
THE PEACE TREATY
Only Fifty Thee Votes in
Total Of sol Against
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Oct. 2-The chamber Of
deputies today ratified the German
peace treaty by a vote Of S72 to So.
The Franco American and Franco
British treaties were unanimously
ratified. A total of sol votes cast
for the two treaties,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
W, V. U. Sophomores
Honor Faifmont Lad

MoRGANToWN, W. Va, Oct. =
George Hill, OF Fairmont, was elected
president Of the Sophomore class Of
West Virginia University at meet
ing OF the class last night. Hill is one
Of the popular students of the uniyer-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-02
Russian Girls.
Suicide Rather
Than Fall to Reds.
(Bu Associated PTess)'

(Bv ASocldted I7TeSSI
PARIS, Oct. 2-Chemists shops
are openly selling poison to many
young women who are buying 1t
with the expressed intention Of,
killing themselves rather than
fall into the hands Of the Bolshe-
Wiki according to an American Of.
fcer who has just arrived from
northern Russia,
Evening star., 1919-03-02
CLAUDINETS IDEA BY HENRY DE FORGE:

am going to show you how to put
on these masks, which are in good
condition and are very practical
Come here. young man! ] will fit one
on you. so the others can see how ii is
done"
Claudinet, very grave and very
proud, lends himself to the expert
ment.
Each of the villagers has a mask.
even the very old people and the little
children. 1t is arranged that in case
of danger the able bodied shall see to
it that the others get their masks on,
So Claudinet is charged with look
ing after his grandparents and Nj
nette--a very important mission.
That evening, after the majors
talk. Claudinet remained very thought
full.
SO thoughtful that the next day on
his own motion he looks up the sur
geon major,
Pardon, monsieur lie ajeur, Would
you be 80 good as to give me one
ones now and then? a big one. If you
have it--or even two. which could be
sewed together"
What do you want to do? These are
not playthings. my boy"
Il don't want them to play with"
Have you lost yours? Weren't you
counted in?"
The boy mumbles. seeking some pre-
varicatlon:
No, monsieur. / wasn't counted in.
There was a mistake"
The major, being very busy, gives
grunt, but motions to an orderly:
Il believe there are two old masks
left over Better too many precau-
tions than not enough"
And Claudinet. much elated. goes
away with his two masks
He shuts himself up, armed with
tapestry needles and thread engaged
in mysterious labor.
So time passes. But not long ago
the alarm bell sounded which was to
announce the peril of gas. The in
habitants rush into the cellars.
Everybody put on a mask" shouts
Claudinet.
According to agreement. he runs to
get his grandparents masks and lit
tie Ninette's--the last arranged eX-
pressly to fit her tiny face.
1t was not. thank God, a wave of
gas. But some shells. sufficiently
pestilential. drop about the. village.
There was good reason 10 take pre-
cautions
In hve minutes all are prepared.
The majors orders are executed.
In making his rounds among the
civilians the officer compliments them
on their punctual observance of his
directions
But as he comes out Of the cellar
OF the last house he passes by
stable
What Is going on In here2" he
says.
Claudinet Is at work attaching to
the cows head a strange muzZle.
gwhioh. hefhas constructed. sUUJN. *
a.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

-OR what subtle reason of STRAIT
- egy had this humble village on
the front been left unevacuated
ID village which lay under the
enemys fire and to which not only
shells, but also stray bullets, often
penetrated.
No one knows.
About thirty civilians are still there
eight very old people, five of them
grandparents. There are six house
no Ids altogether including seven boys
and girls, two of them very small.
The oldest of the boys is fourteen.
He is Claudin, generally called Clau-
dinet.
This youth Is no longer afraid when
the shells fall. And they fall frequent
ly. He has heard the soldiers laughat
them and he laughs at them as the
soldiers do. 1t is a job to make him
take refuge in the heavily rooted cell
lar.
He contents himself with guiding
to safety his old grandfather and
his old grandmother, leading them by
the hand. For they have been put un-
der his protection. He also sees to 1t
that his little sister. Ninette, gets
safely under cover
Then he still worries about the COW,
who can't get down into the cellar
the poor BEAST
If she should be hit, 1t would be a
catastrophe! She is the only COW left
in the village to give milk for the NJ
tie ones and the very old people.
This COW is Claudinets pride.
Soon he climbs out of the cellar, his
little nose In the air, watching the
sky,
The officers sometimes tweak his
ear for this imprudence. But a little
Frenchman doesn't mind II they
tweak one ear~--or even two--when
he Is being punished merely for being
brave.
Now. after some months, certain
elderly surgeon major, actlng undet
orders from an army commanoer, ca'lS
the little remnant OF villagers together
nne evening and says to them, very
solemnly: ,.
listen carefully to what ] am go
ing TO tell YOU, You may know that
tbe Germans are employing poison
pases more and more terrible. IN
waves or in shells, These are fright
fuI engines OF warfare, and their use 8
jncreasine. There have been many VIC
tims--altogether too many. Now we
have a defense, And we need 1T now
more than ever, The military authort-
ties have given orders that all civil
ians who are on the hring ltne--all
civilians without exception-shalt be
protected by masks, Here rs Don iutl
of them--,onel for each iwhabi tssaIt =, j
'
Evening star., 1919-03-02

and clothes for years before produc-
tion reaches the old level, and before
she can pay even the interest on her
foreign loans If she does not get
this assistance she will go under; but
III she does she must agree to become a
financial dependency, and to great
degree also political dependency, of
the United States.
In principle the condition of Ger
many and Austria Is the same. These
countries manage to exist and re-
porty of their hungry condition are
overcolored, but they have no eco
nomic vigor left. They do not and
cannot produce and their first pro-
duction, when it comes, will be aimed
at covering their own needs. What
at Minister Of Public Works Zerdik
of the new German Austrian state
estimates that, in addition to the
acknowledged war debt, the war
cost Austria Hungary $1,000 900, 900
through exhaustion of reserves of
commodities of all kinds, through
wearing out of railroads and through
other so far unrepaired wastage To
restore Apstria to her pre-war con-
dition - -tegards food reserves, cloth
Ing, housing, railroads and stock of
manufactured goods will cost fifteen
billions.
* X
Germany's state is the same The
cost of the war to her, other than in
direct war expenditure, has been put
unoflicially at 100000 900 She is
short of every kind of raw material.
According to the Karlsruhe Institute
for Textiles Research, 7.000, 900. 900
marks worth of raw materials must
be imported for the textile industry
alone before it Is In q normal state.
And as ali prices have more than
doubled during the war. the admitted
SIS, 900 200, 900 wastage in Austria and
the $4,000. 060. 900 wastage in Germany
do not wind up the account. At pres
ent money values the making good of
loss and waste will cost very much
more.
Zerdik estimates that the process of
restoration will take four decades.
But 1t cannot be achieved even in
that time if the exhausted countries
are left to their own resources. With
out raw materials the sole source of
employment will be emergency public
works With these Germany has be-
gun. The Prussian railroad depart
emnt has allotted 5000, 900, 900 marks.
the canals department 600 000, 900
marks and a group of munici
paiities 400.000,00o marks. all OF
which will go toward keeping
demobilized soldiers at work But
this work will be useful only at "A re
mote future; for the present 1t is
merely a circulation of money which
yields none of the commodities which
Germany lacks. A real replenishment
Evening star., 1919-03-02

This boy had thought of her--the
good beast, SO indispensable to the
sick and to the little children. 1t was
for her-to keep her alive and we'll
that he had prepared mask from the
two left overs he had begged of the
major.
Just then shell bursts near the
cowshed. filling the street with yell
lowish. bitter-tasting fumes.
They linger there a good five min
utes. Everybody has vanished into
the. hiding places,
When the smoke dissipates the
major makes his rounds again. ex-
cited and very much alarmed. He
has visions of disaster.
Hot the masks have done their pro-
tective work---even those of the very
old folk.
Even Ninettes.
Even the cows.
Only this daredevil Claudinet, who
was busy buckling on the beasts
mask, had not had time to get his
own on properly. ..
He was the victim--the solitary
victim,
Fortunately. 1t was not an asphyN-
iating gas shell. 1t was only tear
gas shell. So Claudinet weeps--and
weeps.
Copy right. 1871
Evening star., 1919-03-02

NO" says Edgar. They proved to
be quite unreasonable from the very
first. so IL was. compelled to-Wen,
as you see"
"Uh- huh" says l. IT'S what I'd call
"a finished job, IL you ask me"
"Ab-so~l ~luteiy." chimes In Rucky en-
thusia site. And you sure didn't wa
any time on H."
Il fear" says Edgar, tryin' TO smooth
out his hair, that when they became
so abusive quite forgot myself for
the moment"
Take il from me though" says 7.
these two birds are goin' to remember
you for years to come"
We didn't have to do any urgin to
get EN- to clear out, When l swung
open the front door they scrambled
through II and off into the dark like a
couple of rats being let out of trap
And after we'd gathered up Pom Pom
from where he was Crouchin' in a cor
ner. and shaken Edgar hearty by the
mitt, Bucky and | trails back to the
house.
Say" remarks Bucky thoug fully
wouldn't that guy have been bear
in a moppiu up squad"
Il guess you've stated ii" SAYS l.
What was ii you called him when
he hrst showed up?" asks Rucky.
Edgar what
Edgar Plus" says 1 .t-s rct
TO admit its closer Et than (
thought"
II tcopyrisst tetDH @y ,Mcelurs s,a'.a,s.i F..
Evening star., 1919-03-02

of commodities can result only from
abundant production. For this pro-
duction raw materials, most of which
come from America, will be wanted.
With a faith that is amusing, in
view of the fact that they lately We're
Americas deadly foes, Germany. Aus
tria Hungary, Bulgaria, and even
Turkey are now counting confident
ly upon a sufficient supply of Ameri-
can food. iron, copper and cotton. And
all these countries promise that tneS
cannot and will not pay for long
time to come. Payment can be made
only in exports. But the former FOOD :
exporting countries can no longer feed
themselves. while the former manu-
featuring countries have no manufac-
lures to export being short at home
of the most indispensable manufac-
tured goods
The soviet finance minister, kres-
tinsky, declares that Russia. which
formerly paid for imports by export
ing surplus foodstuffs. is now produc-
ing only 81 per cent of the grain pro-
duced in 1913. All these countries pro-
claim that the exports which they ex-
pect from America will not be paid
for in Europe; they will be paid
for, it is agreed. in America out OF
great loans to be contracted there.
and the most Europe will be able TO
Evening star., 1919-03-02

to be tolerably fed Russia would have
to import Sl,S00, ,000,0 900 worth of food
within six monthS---a reasonable eSti-
mate, for it is only about $40 head.
Or agricultural machinery Russia
needs SIS, 600, 900 worth at once. EN-
cept for hemp and a little flax, Rus
STA is entirely without textile raw
materials. The native cotton supply
from central Asia came to an end la t
year, when the planters, being with
out bread, sowed grain instead of cot
ton,
HinoNieff. president of the Northern
Commune, says that in north Russia
alone $50 textile undertakings have
ceased work. Russia needs clothing
and shoes for the whole of her nearly
20o,000,ooo population. She needs the
reconstruction of her railroads. Forty
two per cent of her rolling stock is at
present lying in yards unrepaired
and unrepairable, Before the boil
sherik revolution the official estimat e
or the cost of setting the railroads in
pre-war condition was $2,000,o0O 900.
All this, and much more, must be
imported before Russia can begin
producing. and after that she must
be kept alive with imported food
Evening star., 1919-03-02
as Financial Ruler of Entire World

Exhausted Eurobe Looks Political Control Mau Foow
Beaten Poers Need Aid in Money Pay
Ewobean Economist Says We Must Come Out of Our
lsoa;on'-A Plan for Commissions to Control
Evening star., 1919-03-02
When Edgar Plus Forgot.

Continued from Third Page)
Evening star., 1919-04-13

Practically all of the state champion
ships that have been listed in former
years appear. a resumption of general
play in the colleges will take place and
the number of 'interscholastic events
show the increasing interest among the
Junior players All OF the sectional
doubles championships will be held. ex-
cept the Pacific Northwest, which plans
to devote attention TO junior and inter-
national matches, and the Intermoun-
tain.
Included in the schedule is the Mary
land State championship that will start
, at the Baltimore Country Club June
16, and the Old Dominion tournament at
the Country Club of Virginia in Rich
mond. that will get under way one week
previous Washingtonians usually take
part in both events.
National championships are listed as
follows:
June 1s-Women's and girls. Philadel-
phia Cricket Club.
July 10-East VS.. west team matches
Cincinnati
July 14-Clay court, South Side Club.
August 1ADoubles. Longwood Cricket
Gnb, Boston.
August 2s-singles. Junior. boys.
veterans and father and son, West Side
Club. Forest Hills. L. /.
6eptember S-Intercollegiate, Merton
Cricket Club, Philadelphia.
Definite plans for the Departmental
S0eaeue season. with the exception of
made at q meeting of the organization
Friday evening. Play will start Ma
Is and run to July 81. inclusive wit
matches each Tuesday and Thursday