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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
BUSINESS MEETING
OF CITY BALL LEAGUE
Eligibility is Again Giving
League Managers
Trouble.

Managers Of the various teams In
the City league assembled at the Y.
M. g. A. at $3.50 o. m. yesterday even.
ing for business meeting. A number
Of important matters were taken up
and discussed from all angles, chiefly
eligibility rules. Another meeting OF
the managers VIII, be held at the Y
NJ q. A. at $50 o'clock this evening
at which time the discussion will be
continued.
In the absence of M. Z. 'Clevett, pres
dent Of the league, who will be on
his vacation during the month of July
the league viii be in charge Of Ira
Atkins, manager of the Monongah Glass
team
A written protest was filed by the
Owens team to a game played at South
Side park with the Watson building
team ON the grounds that the decis-
ions of Umpire Sandy" Toothman
were not just. The protest was over.
ruled
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
FOURTH OF JULY
At TRACTION PARK

The annual all way Fourth celebra-
ton at Traction park will be more
elaborate than ever this year. An all
day picnic. featured by good speaking
good baseball game and probably a
dance and plenty of good things to eat
viii be the main features. The entire
celebration will be given under the
auspices of the Monongah baseball
team.
Announcement was made yesterday
BY Manager McAteer that the fast Nc.
Conkey baseball team had been engag-
ed for the Fourth OF July game at
Traction Park. Certainly more pop
ular team could not have been chosen
The Mcconkey boys from Wheeling
always put up a good game and every
player on the team is we'll liked.
Last year three games were played
between the two teams, the Wheeling
ties winning two out of three. This
year the McConkey team has defeated
Monongah IN one game by only one
score.
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Will Start Game
Early at Montana

In order that the Star City team
can return to Star City Sunday even.
ing It will be necessary for the game
at Montana Sunday to be started
promptly at p. m.
Manager Kirk will have a strong
lineup in the game with an unusually
strong battery. His team will take
the field in the following order: Nor.
ris, catcher; Garrison or Rosenbaum.
pitcher; Curry. third base; Hartley
short stop; Hall, second base: Gas.
kill, first base; Kirk, center field :.
Hayhurst. left field; Peters, right
field; Russell and Schoudt, substi-
tutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
Printers and Bottle
Makers Play Tonight

Again yesterday evening rain inter.
Tered with the regular twilight base
ball game in the city league scheduled
between the Monongah Glass and B. &
o. teams.
This evening the West virginian
and Owens teams are scheduled to
play but unless the grounds dry con-
siderably during the day 1t will be nee
essary TO postpone the fourth consec-
1tfve game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
W. v d. Pitcher to
Play for Office Men

Clark Lemley, one OF the star twirl-
ers OF the West Virginia university
baseball team has accepted position
IN the Watson building and viii play
on the watson building baseball team
It Is understood.
The Watson building team has the
best combination Of hiters in the lea,
que and with the assistance OF a good
pdtcher should have a very good op-
portunity Of winning the league chan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
Edalay Will Play at
Clarksburg Fourth

The Idamay baseball team has been
scheduled to play at Clarksburg for
July Fourth. Idamay has played
Clarksburg a number of times this sea.
son with the Marion county team get.
ting little the best of the bargain.
The Idamay team is very popular
at Clarksburg and always draws a
large crowd. For this reason the Ida
may team was booked for the big
Fourth game there next Friday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
RAIN PREVENTED CANE.

Rain prevented the game at BeIlview
yesterday evening between the Bell
yesw Juniors and the Thirteenth Street
baseball team. Arrangements are now
being made to play the game at some
later date suitable to both teams.
Other teams desiring to play the
Thirteenth street team should call
Clair Abbott at the West Wrginian Of
flee, number 1105.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
LOOK RIGHT ON THE FOURTH.

Most men will have their complete
outfits for summer when the Fourth
rolls around. And those who look
right in every respect will be the
chaps who come here for Suits, Hats.
Shoes-and especially for Silk Shirts.
Handsome new ones have Just arrived.
Deitz's Leader Shop. 1921 Madison
St.-Ady.
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Sport Chatter
BY The onlooker.

Tom Ashcraft admits that a lot of
his hits have been deliberately decor
ated with horseshoes.
But at that he is leading the league
and at a .572 mark which is credit
even though there were a. few four
leaf cloyers in the decoration.
A county baseball league would have
been a good thing earlier in the sea.
sen-and would be good thing now
i 1t could be worked out, but this is
doubtful.
Managers of the City league teams
say that South side Park is not avail
able for the county league games OF
On evening or Saturday afternoon.
WHAT'S the use of the Monongah
Glass team going to the Point on the
Fourth? Evidently they are going
70 help that municipality come to life
after il goes dry.
Butt would take brave and hero
ic man with a big heart to spend his
Fourth in a place like Point Marion
when dry.)
Montana is going to play at Montana
Sunday and not Montana at Star
fdtU Aisl, .pi'tA
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Montana is going to play at Montana
Sunday and not Montana at Star
City.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-09
STRANGEST or SHIP FREAKS
British Inventor Must at Least be
Credited With the Possession Of
Much Imagination

Since that memorable day long ago
when our rude forefathers first ven
tured afioat in their dugout canoes
many very curious ships have been
built Perhaps the most extraordinary
of all these freaks was the steamer
Connector, which was launched In
British waters In 1868.
The Connector was built in three
sections, each of which was, SO TO
speak. a ship of itself. The bow or
forward section, which was fitted up in
the usual way, was jointed to the mid
ship section by means of a huge bolt
in such a manner that, as the ship
pitched, it could rise or fall quite in
of the other two sections.
Thus. as the ship met the waves
kind OF wriggle ran along the hull
First the bow section rose, then the
section followed suit, and
finally the stern section wriggled up
ward.
The craft passed safely through
some very severe trials. and even ven
tured out in heavy weather. The idea
was to build up ships in sections like
trains, SO that any particular section
could be dropped at the various ports
of call
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/ HOW FEBRUARY WAS NAMED
Month Known to the Romans as a Pc
rod OF Religious EXpiatio1 and
Publication.

February was one Of the two months
(January being the other) introduced
into the Roman calendar by Suma
Pompilius, when he extended the
year into u of these periods. It's
name arose from the practice Of 70
lgious expiration and publication
which took place among the Romans
at the beginning OF this month. AMI
comes from februare. To expiate or 70
purify. Among our Saxon ancestors
the month got the name Of SproutkaIe
on account Of the sprouting Of cahhage
at this ungeniaI season. The name
of SoI-monatt was afterward conferred
on it IN consequence OF the return n
the sun from the low course i'm the
heavens. which il had been running
starting on the first day Of the month
The following day. or February :
has from a date unknown In the Chris
tan history been held a. a festival -
the publication of the Virgin. carrying
out the pagan idea Of cleansing. ar-
cording 70 some writer's. but the i1erI
is at least open TO doubt. as is pop
uIar name, even in the early church. j.
Candlemas. from the practice of carry
ing lighted candles In procession in
memory of Simeon's words at the pres
entation of the infant Jesus. To he
light TO tighten the GentileS.t The
Christmas decorations are taken down
on this day in the churches.
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CHAPTER xXIII-continued.


The vel of fear was torn from her
eyes. The trembling woman was gone,
a vengeful wildcat in her place. Left
me, Maldonado? Left his home,
where he traps the Indian with one
coin in his pockets: No. senior. He
brought her 70 on. home, there; Lupe,
the wife Of Felipe, the Deguino.
told him not 10 fool with Felipe; the
Indian was dangerous; he had hot
blood MaIdonado struck me-he
kicked me-he said l was Jealous
and hit me again.
"Maldonado told me TO get n big
meal. told him that it was for Fee
lipe. When I said I would not cook
for that treachery he cursed me, he
kicked me again" She threw off the
reboso. dragging her dress loose.
Don't" frowned Richard. He had
seen u welt across her shoulder-a
screaming line Of pain.
She wound the reboso around the
dishonored shoulder. II cooked his
dinner! There was a lot Of liquor
Felipe was drunk; the tequila made
him mad, quite mad. He seemed to
know something was wrong; he fought
as Maldonadc dragged him 10 the cell,
the senior remembers the cell? The
next day Maldonado sent for two ru-
RAJ s. They started the next day for
EnSenada, taking Felipe; that d2y
Maldonado brought Lupe hone.
said she could not stay aid he
laughed in my face. senior. He put
mo outside the walls. | beat that
gate until my fingers bled. l remem-
bered the kind face of the senior. and
then / came here. You Will help me.
senor?"
RIckard shook his head. 81 shall
have to- look into this thing. If this
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with Richard. with life that lets such
things be. She jumped up. ''Oh, stop
it," She rushed out of the tent. fol-
lowed by a strange bitter smile that
brought age to the face of Gerty Har-
din.
In her own tent. Innes found excuse
for her lack of self-control. She did
not like the color of scandal; she
hated Smudge. Gerry had said the
whole camp knew it; knew why the
Mexican woman was in camp, She
did not trust Gerty in anything else;
why should she trust her in that? She
would forget Gerty's gossip.
But she remembered IT wildly that
week as she washed her own khakis; ;
as she bent over the ironing board in
Gerty's sweltering "kitchenette." She
thought of it as she returned Rick
ards bow in the mess tent the next
morning; each time they met she
thought of ii. And it was In her mind
when she met Sonora Maldonado by
the river one day. and made a sudden
wide curve to avoid having to speak
to her.
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her heart. OF course it was the venge
full Maldonado-h would kill her
IF / am intruding." 1t vas the
voice of Hardin.
"Come right in" welcomed Richard
"Get along. sonora" The Maldonado
slipped out into the night, her hand
still against her heart.
Hardin. a roll of maps under his
arm. entered with a rough sheer on
his face A dramatic scene. that, ne
had interrupted And Richard, who
did not like 10 have women In camp.
White womenl
Rickerd. still sleepy, asked him to
sit down.
Il wanted to speak TO you about
those concrete aprons. They tell me
you've given an order not to have
Them
Richard resigned himself to a long
argument 1t was three o'clock when
Hardin let him turn in.
When he was getting ready for bed
he remembered the melodramatic
scene Hardin had entered upon. He
stared comprehendingly at the screen
door-Seeing with understanding Har-
din's coarse sneer-the Maldonado,
breathing fast, her hand over her
heart "Of course he'll think-good
lord, these people Will make me into
an old woman! l don't care what the
whole caboodle of them think -
Five minutes after blowing out his
candle he was deeply sleeping.
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rectiy. But always il met her. rose MP
to smite her, wherever she was. Was
it not egotism, personal pride, that was
making her cover her eyes it5e any
simple ostrich? Her brother-as~u-ue
him anybody else's brother. 1he
dredge fiasco-the wild night ut tEe
levee-no isolated accidents those
Hardin's luck
\ flush of miserable shame came 81
her. How they had all been trying IA
spare her-Eduardo. these kindly Ai.-r-
shalls-NacLean She was turnHI
impuIsively. to ask Tod Marshal. Il Be
thought. could he think il probable
that they would fail. when "a step tlat
sent the blood TO her face took tae
ears stairs at two leaps Sow. H-
deed. the dinner was spelled.
That's Rickard. I forgot d teff Faf
that | asked him IL dinner He eaa.5at
get away lie said he'd run ia far ref-
Zee. Hello, Richard ThouZaJlyuu
forgotten Us {"
She hadn't thought of that cantta-
gency She found herself shaking
hands with him. Could he not hear SCR
mind. ticking away az the 4Iailoaaa
episode
or course he would insist on seeing
her to her tent. PunetiIious alw- IS.
Well. she just wouldn't Perhaps 81.
could Slip out some way. She voul4
watch her chance.
Can I talk shop for whiIe?" asked
Richard.
They withdrew to cushioned s. p.
dow seat. Innes had found her chance
She asked 10 be shown over the csr
lines conided her plan She wanted
TO slip out She would not nrerrnur
their evening; Mr. Marshall lad bu-i-
ness TO discuss"
Mrs Marshall would not hear of S.
She said that Mr. Marshall would
never forgive her if She let Miss HHr-
din 20 home alone. Her opposition
was softly implacable.
lines went back 70 the sitting room
Of the car angrily coerced. RIckar-
was still closeted, coHversauonally
with his superior
At last, desperately. she rose 10 20,
or course. he must insist upon going
with her. OF course
4 was going back early anyway
I'm to be up AT dawn tomorrow"
The good-bys were said. Sine found
herself walking rebeuiouSly rs his
side NO. thenk you p To tile offer of
his arm.
Go BE Continued
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-09
DER TAG" IN SPECIAL HONOR
One Place, at Least, Where Kultur
Evidently Is Appreciated at
Its Real Worth.

Armey-I heard they held a Shelle-
hration in hades in honor of Germany
on the day the armistice was signed.
Barmey-So? Please give the de-
tails.
Armey-WeH, Mr.. Satan presided in
1.-THE rapacity Of roastmaster.
Barmey-Indeed? What did he say:
Armey-In his speech he Informed
the company that he had that day sent
a t'hellegram of congrat'hellation to
the kaiser. advising him that even if
the place in the sun were wanting, he
could furnish substitute.
Barmey-And how did the banquet
iconclude?
Armey-The whole company gave
three rocks and a salamander, and
drank the health of WiIhelm.-Car-
loon Magazine.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Richard Makes a New Enemy and a
New Friend.

The coming of the Indians gave the
impetus the work had lacked. Under
jerks of the railroad company a large
force was put on the river; these. the
weaverS of the brush mattresses that
were TO line the river bed On the
banks were the brush cutters; tons of
willows were to be cut To weave into
the forty miles of woven wire cable
waiting for the cross strands. Day
by day the piles of willow branches
grew higher. the brush cutters work
ing ahead of the mattress workers in
the stream. In the dense underground
the stolid Indians, Pimas and Marico-
pas and Papagoes, struggled with the
fierce thorn OF the mesquit and the
overpowering smell of the arrow
weed. As tough as the hickory handles
they welded. they fought a clearing
through dense thickets in the intense
tropic heat.
Down stream the Brobdingnagian
arm of the dredge fell into tn. mud of
the bypass, dropping its Shiny burden
on the far bank. Down the long
stretch of levee the "skinners" drove
their mules and scrapers; two pile
drivers were setting in the treacher-
Gus stream the piles which were to
anchor the Steel-cabled mattresses TO
the river bed. 1t was a well-organized.
active scene. Richard, in his office
debating letters and kilograms TO Mac
Lean. Jr.. felt his first satisfaction.
Things were beginning TO show the re-
suit of months of planning. Cars were
rushing in from north and east; every
quarry between Los Angeles and Tue
son reQuisitioned for their undertake
Ing.
A shadow fell on the pine desk
Ling. in blue ticking shirt and white
butcher apron, waited for the boss"
to look up. He stood wiping the per-
spiration from his head. hairless ex-
cept for the long silk-tapered queue.
swell, Lingo"
81 go tamale.- His voice was soft
IS SILK. II no stay"
II was a thunderclap. There was
nc one 10 replace Ling. who was
drawing dem the salary of a private
secretary. Lee. Ling? 1t would be
more demoralizlhE to the camp than
- lose an engineer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-09
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition. they may cause the other or
cans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
kilmer's Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
Ecription, obtained at any drug store, may
be Just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, j. you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton y. V, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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light Soon there would be no night
at the break When the time for the
quick coup would come, the dam must
be closed without break or slip. One
mat was down. dropped on the floor
that had already swallowed two such
gigantic : mouthfuis: covered with
rock pinned down to the slippery bot
tom with piles. Another mat was
ready to drop; rock was waiting TO be
poured over 1t; the deepest place in
the channel was reduced from fifteen
to seven feet. Each day the overpour.
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CHAPTER axXVI.
Time the Umpire.

The river was low; its yellow wa
tiers bore the look of oriental duplicity.
Each day was now showing its prog
ress. The two ends of the treStle were
creeping across the stream from their
brush aprons. A few weeks of work,
a the present rate, and the gap would
be closed. Hardin's big gate in it; the
bypass ready; the trap set for the
Colorado. The tensity of a last squirt
was in the air
1t was inspiring activity this pitting
of mans cumulative skill against an
elemental force. No Caucasian mind
which did not Jingle, feel the privi-
legged thrill of it. To the stolid native
this day of weIl-paid toll was his mil
lennium, the fulfllment of the
prophecy. His gods had so spoken.
Food for his stomach, liquor for his
stupefaction the white mans money
laid in Il brown hand each Sunday
morning was what the great gods fore
spoke. The completion Of the work.
the white mans victory. would be an
end OF the fat time. Hasten? Why
should they, and shorten their day Of
opportunity?
Between the two camps oscillated
Coronel, silently squatting near the
whites, jabbering his primitive Es-
peranto TO the tribes. His friendship
with the white chiefs, his age anG nat
ural leadership gave him unique 81
sition in both camps. Assiduously.
Richard cultivated the old Indian who
crouched days through by the bank of
the river.
The engineers felt the whip of ex-
element. Never a man LETT the camp
in the morning who did not look to-
ward that span crawling across the
treacherous stream. measure that
widened bypass. Would the gate
stand? The Hardin men halloed for
the gate. but looked each morning to
see if it were still there. The Reclama-
ton Service men and the engineers Of
the railroad were openly skeptical :;
Sisyphus outdone ut his own game ,
Estrada and Richard looked furtively
at the gate, with doubt at each other.
Hardin. himself, was repressed, an
eager live wire. His days he spent OF
the river; his nights, long hours O@
iIlSul. O.tGU-eS 6ti Oh Ills usiIht NsAtNtAAlRt,
the sl0w-wheelinS, star-pr:cked dome
of desert sky His was the suspense
of the man on trial; this was his
trial; Gerty. Richard, the valley, his
judge and jury. The gate grew to be
a symbol with him of restored honor,
an obsession of desire. 1t must be all
right
Richard was all over the place.
Watching every piece of rock that's
dumped in the river" complained
Wooster. Believe he marks them at
night -
They were preparing for the final
rush. In a week or two, the work
would be continuous. night shifts to
begin when the rock-pouring COM
menced. Large lamps were being sus-
pended across the channel. acetylene
whose candelpower was that of an arc
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Push and Co

"Here. boy" said the wealthy mo-
torist. II want some petrol, and get a
move on. You will never get any
where in the world unless you have
push Push is essential. When / was
young | pushed. and that is what got
me where / am
well, guvnor," said the boy. 81
reckon you'll have 10 push again,
cause we amt got drop OF petrol in
the place Boston Transcript.
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is true its prison for your husband.
You won't have to fear Lupe."
when he gets out he viii kill me-
senior"
The terror was seizing her again.
Before she could begin her pleading
he called TO MacLean
ASK Ling to find a tent for Sonora
MaldonadO. Tell him to give her q
good meal"
He must trap the rogue. That in
fernal place must be closed. The
woman had come in the nick OF time
Those tribes were 10 be guarded as
restless children.
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On inquiring why they made so
much noise upstairs. the twins told me
that they were just playing war
Pretty soon the noise ceased. all was
still; becoming uneasy at the unusu-
al siiepce. | went upstairs TO investI-
gate; they were nowhere to be seen !:
but after calling several times and
asking where they were. still. small
voice from under one of the beds an
swered: I'VE dasn't tell. but ives
upstairs. "-Exchange.
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REMEMBER

There IS now. no need TO suffer from
the pains Of bruises. sprains, burns,
neuralgia. rheumatism, etc. Vacher-
Balm relieves such pains as well as 1t
does the winter ailments. Therefore
keep il handy. Write for agents prices,
and sample, IL Ii is not sold In your
community. +. w. Vacher, Inc, New
Orleans, La.-Ady.
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Ideal Situation.

Marriage" said the female lecturer
on women's rights. should be bust
ness contract, with the husband and
wife equal members of the firm
'Yes'm." remarked the meek little
IMAM. That's just the way Il is at
our house. 1 am the senior partner in
the firm and my wife is the bayer.''
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-09

You have noticed perhaps that left
handed people seem 70 have an All
vantage over right-handed people IN
being able to use the right hand With
greater ease than right-handed people
can use their unframed hand. II ! a
good thing 10 practice writing q
drawing with the left hand.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Walk Home.

Claudia Marshall sat at the head of
her stately table in the Palmyra, mute
as statue but for the burning eyes
which followed her Tod To Innes,
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The old fashfoneA medicines have not been
displaced by modern science. A. Sprins
medicine. Wrighrs Indian Vegetable PfIls
have had unrivaIled merit for 81 ysars-adv