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The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Tech STARTS
ATHLETIC WORK
Coach Apple Has Called
Out Candidates for All
Branches of Sports.

Coach Apple, of Tech, has started
on spring athletics in a manner that
should bring several championships
TO the Manual Trainers. A few DAYS
ago a call was made for baseball
candidates and an unusual SQUAD
turned out. There are several vet
Grams of last year. including Ward
well, DeVault, Deck and Grubb.
The track men have been out a
couple of weeks and are rounding
INTO fine form. The dash men are
training for the second regular
meet in Baltimore, March 22, and for
dual meet with Western, March
IA. Capt Gross. Parker, Getz, Loeh-
Ter and Carpenter, all letter men of
last years championship team, are
back and in fine form.
An interclass basketball league
has been formed and many prom
inent players have been brought to
light. Each team has for it's coach
one of the regulars of this years
team. The seniors and freshmen are
doing exceptionally we'll.
Swimming practice is going on
steadily at the Y. NJ. C. A. under
Capt. Sinclair. Tech has Winkjer
and Loehler back this year and ex-
poets to make a good showing
against Central in a dual meet to-
night. The squad is double the size
of any swimming squad the Manual
Trainers have had since this sport
was adopted.
The tennis team though not able
to do much outdoors as yet. have
been getting in some pretty good
work. With Keller. Shaw and Car
penter back. there will be a fine
foundation for this sport. All OF
this good work in the line of sports
is the fruit of Coach Apples labors.
and he is greatly to be commended
for this great interest in sports at
the downtown school.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
PADDOCK NOTES
BY HIGHWAY

II. c. Bedwell, who is training the
stable of Commander J. X l.. Ross, of
Montreal, at Laurel Park believes he
has the three-year- -olds of last season
Billy Kelly, War Pennant and MIX
maid-the last named, the smartest
two-year-old filly of the late 1918 meet
ings. But few are paying any atten-
tion to Sir Barton and War Marvel,
either of which may make the horse
of the year.
Johnny McTaggart is contemplating
riding abroad this year, according to
reports from the West!
Improvements at AQueduct include
the moving up of the field stand to the
grandstand, making one large stand.
W. II. Karrick is counting on the
gray flly Herodias. a daughter of The
Tetrarch, to make a good showing as
a three-year-old this year. Last year
she suffered from skin disease. and
has not fully recovered. but wintered
well. Karrick has entered her extern
sively in the three-yesr-old stakes to
be run this year.
A compilation showing that seven
teen horses were disqualified during
1918 names seven which were either
declared foul or not properly register
ed on Maryland tracks: Bowie: Toot-
sic and Agnes Cook: Havre de Grace:
Hubbub; Pimlico: Back Bay. Captain
Parr; and Laurel: Man Slayer and
Stradivarius.
Secretary Joseph McLennan is franz
ing the condition book for the Bowie
meeting. There is to be no purse of
less than $500 value, with handicap
of $1,000 added daily.
Frank D. Neir. the well-known
trainer in letter to his partner. Col.
w. E. Applegate. tells how he mar
rowly escaped death in the water at
Mariana Beach. near the Oriental
Park race track.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Laurel Race Track Sale
To Cwley Brown Likely

Baltimore. Nd, March Wise
ones in the racing game here to-
night say that the Laurel rae
track. owned by Col. Matt Winn.
is on the market. No confirmation
OF this wild report is at hand, but
1t is posted about that 'Curley
Brown. owner of the Havana
plant and half owner of the Mary
land Fair Association. is a bidder
for the Laurel course.
Col. Winn is already dickering TO
place his bank book in Kentucky
tracks, as he recently attempted
to buy out the Latonia track
stockholders. All turfmen are
anxiousiy awaiting developments.
Col. Winn has been a big man in
Maryland racing. and his loss will
greatly affect the game In the
Mason-Dixon line State.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
BUREAU TEAM DEFEATS POLO GROUNDS CHOSEN
AVIATORS BASKETEERS FOR ARMY-NAVY GAME

Annapolis. Nd. March Tho attn
letic officials Of the Naval and Mill
tary Academies have agreed upon
November - 81 the date and the New
York Polo Grounds as the place for
the playing OF the next annual foot
ball game between the service cIcvous.
The proposal was made by the army
officials some time ago and has now
been accepted 10y the navy. Iudrr
an agreement which had not elapsed.
the game Wa TO nc played on thu
Saturday nearest 10 November e..
which would be November - this
year
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
BOXING BILL PASSED
BY IDAHO LEGISLATURE

Boise. Idaho, March TT don't
want my sons to be mollycoddIes.
This bill will prevent a race of
mollycoddles." said Representative
Carrie White, championing the
twenty-round boxing bill which be-
came a State law today. Mrs. White,
another woman legislator and a
minister, were active supporters of
the bill which had been strongly
urged by returned soldiers.
The measure was signed yester-
day by Governor Davis. shortly aft
er it's passage. Under it, twenty
round bouts with four ounce gloves
are Iegalized. A commission of
three will control the game.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Benefit Smoker Given.

A benefit boxing and wrestling
smoker was given at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital for the soldiers from over
seas last night under the auspices
of the American Red Cross. Private
Anderson. 145-pound boxer, got a
draw with Private Mackenis. while
Private Newton received a draw in
his three two-minute rounds with
Billy Sullivan, of Chicago.
Louis Zeraga, the 225-pound South
ern champion wrestler, was defeated
in seven minutes by Private Alden
in what was to have been a ten-min-
ute bout
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
GIANTS WILL NOT
GET DICK RUDOLPH

New York. March III Manager
McGraw had any hope of getting
Pitcher Dick Rudolph in a trade with
the Boston Braves, those hopes dis
appeared TO-DAY. when Dick signed
his contract with the Boston club for
lot of trouble coming 10 terms last
season and did not get into the game
until the season was well along. He
is satisfied with the figure offered by
the new owner of the club.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Immaculate Wins Another.

Immaculate Conception basketball
five defeated the Henry Public
School quint yesterday by the one
sided score of 30 to 8. This victory
gives the grammar school cham
pionship to the church quint with
good record Of II wins out of IT
games played.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Happy Young Land, One.

The skating races at the Central
Palace Coliseum last night resulted
in the one-mile free-for-all being
captured by Ferguson in 3.52, while
the two-mile match race was
landed by Stanley in 7.24, after Dor
sey had lead at the end OF the first
mile with the good time of 3.34. The
third event was a match race be-
tween three competitors and won
by Happy Young in 6.2s. with Billy
Miller second.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
STRIKE HALTS RACES
AT ORIENTAL PARK

Havana, Cuba, March Again the
races at Oriental Park were post
pOned because of the strike on the
transportation line. General Manager
Brown announced that this after
moons entries stand for tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08

The Bureau OF Engraving Quint
brought the ayiators tumbling out Of
victory clouds last night by the score
OF l6 TO Il A good live game which
was well played by both teams.
Towers. O'Meara and Cornell cXcelled
for the Bureau and Starensie and
Cook for the losers. The lineup aud
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Clarendon to PLAY.

The girls basketball club Of the
eighth grade school of Clarendon. Va
will visit Alexandria this evening
and play the quint of the high
school in a match game
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Yale Lands Another

New Haven. Conn, March Yale
defeated Wesleyan at basketball to-
night by 45 to 13. The Ellis led, IS
to 8. at intermission, and scored al
most at will in the last five minutes.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08

GoSls-ComclI ~, Powell. O'Nlesrs, Towers
Stansenie 81, Cook. Ryan. FOuls-T0weTs
O'Mezra Cooper Ryan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
''I0NlKI'lI E s|Ez!! zEzE !

Mr.. Barns, of Marion county, was a
speaker at tho second or adjourned
session of the Second Convention of
the people of Northwestern Virginia
which was meeting at Wheeling on
Augustus, 1861, and argued the i'm
proDriety Of a, division OF the state at
that time, Heinsisted that there had
been no uprising of the people in ia
yor of.such.actioninmany portions of
the tate.thatSwere,planned to be In
Guided. Itiwas true that the people
Of his county desired to have a sepl-
radonland he personally was In favor
Of It. He argued that without the
consent of,all the loyal people oflthe
state the movement for O newistate
would prejudice admission by con-
gress. He advised waiting until the
fruit should be ripe and ready to fall.
He favored an expression by the con-
vention, but thought that the matter
should not be thrown upon the people
to agitate and distract them at that
particularttime.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
Personals.

Mrs. Florence Koon, Mrs. w. q,
Koon and Mrs. VIM Gaskin have gone
to Webster Springs to spend a few
weeks during the warm weather.
Mss. Il. M, Kuhn Is III at her home
in Main street.
Mrs. Lloyd Rinehart was struck by
street car in Fairmont Saturday
night while crossing the street, though
she was not seriously hurt.
Mrs, oward Smith, of Worthington,
was shopping IN Monongah yesterday.
James Mike purchased lumber yes
terday and is going to have an addi-
ton built to his home in Creek street.
Mrs. Maggie Kerns left yesterday
for Connellsville to spend few weeks
with her parents, also to visit with her
sister at Little Washington, Pa, be-
fore returning home.
L. L. Lesson will represent Black
Diamond Lodge No. 70, of Monongah
K. OF P.'s at Grand Lodge to be held al
Petersburg August 9th.
The vaudeville at the opera house
last night had a good crowd.
With small crowd a nice little
game was played at the bowling alley
last night. Mrs. AIDA Moose played
the highest score.
Mrs. Frank Book and daughter
Miss Bessie, Of Harrington, were call
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
CHEAPER SHOES.

IGHT on the part the pubic's willingness to be
soaged plays in the high cost of living was shed at
grand jury investigation in Boston yesterday when
large number Of shoe manufacturers and leather dealers
were examined 1t brought out. for instance that
there existence millions of dollars worth of material for
the manufacture of the cheaper grades of Shoes but there
is market for for the simple reason that it does not
to the standard demanded by purchasers of shoes
Witnesses said that the public demands high grade shoes
and swillihg TO pay for them.
DOUBTLESS there certain amount of truth in this but
certainly bears down hard upon the men and women who
cannot afford to pay high prices for Shoes There ought
to be- seems to u.s. provision for them Perhaps
the manufacturers to put out line of seceable low
priced shoes they would be surprised at the response upon
the part of the shoe consuming public.
The prospect that the public would take kindly to COM
low priced shoes increased by the present ata
ton against high costs The public might be willing
to cheaper shoes part of the general protest How
they would have to be real Shoes capable of giving
reasonable amount of and satisfactorily protection
against the weather ShOddy goods will not go. One of
the stock objections to cheap wearing apparel that it all
loo frequently looks the part.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
RAILROAD CONTROL.

is difficult to see what the advocates of the Plumb
plan for control of the railroads hope gain by charges
that under the old system there lot of msmanage-
ment and even corruption. There is nothing new in that
records of the courts are full of it. and the scandals
Of the New York New Haven and Hartford. the Illinois
Central and other roads which have been put through NAL
odorous reorganizatons familiar to most people.
AS compared with the well and honestly managed rail-
road systems the badly managed are few in number but
bearing upon the situation that confons congress- for the
reason that every knows that whatever happens the
railroads Will not go back to the old status
the Plumb plan to win it must win on its own merits
and not through charges against condition which has
become matter Of history The Plumb plan is only one
among anumber of pansakngy thought programs for
the future management of the roads which are before oon
ges Some of the best practical railroad skill and 6nan-
cia ability the country affords have been at work on this
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
YEsTERpAY ELECTION.

YESTERDAYS municipal election proves; eonclu.
sively what has long been asserted that this i, a
Repsbliean city. and the vote will strongly butses,
jobs when the new Board of Directors meets for organza
In addition to the claim which the returns give the Re.
publieans upon the positions mayor and finance COM
missioner, that is the logical way for it to be worked out
Mr. Aetfs previous experience makes him the natural
candidate for mayor and it has been admitted all along
that matter how the city government eventually was
organized the best interests Of the taxpayers demanded hat
Mt Davis be placed in charge of the finances.
Naturally there will have TO be division of the pa,yon
age of the city government, but ought to be recognized
that justice to the men who will have to bear the work
and the responsibility they should be permitted to organize
their departments that they will have practically free
hand IN carrying out whatever policies they may determine
upon
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
Elks to Initiate -N4l
Class Of 100 Here

Report was made ae last nights
meeting Of Fairmont Lodge No. 8,
Benevolent Protective Order OF Elks,
that 100 candidates will be initiated
when the reunion OF the State Asso-
citation Of Elks' Lodges is held here
on September 10 and II.
During last nights meeting ad-
dresses were made by Nv. D. Evans,
chairman of the Reunion committee.
G. D. Barry, secretary of the lodge.
and R. T. Cunningham, one of the
trustees. DR.. @. II. Neill chairman
on the committee on hotels, felt Ger
tain that Fairmont E1ks would be
obliged to throw open their homes to
the visitors because Of the large as
semblage expected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13

Howard Heinz, former state food administrator Of
Pennsylvania acting upon suggestion made by Attor-
ney General Palmer is making effort to revive fair
price committees throughout the keystone state As
step in that direction he has wired asking for the CO.
operation of all the county food administrators
That request is going to rather severe test of
the public Spirit of most of these gentlemen To begin
with, fair price committees have authority to fix
prices and in order to arrive at what fair price is
going to take considerable time AS link in system
attic effort to point merchants who do not treat the
consuming public fairly the Heinz plan may have bene-
fits, but remains be how it will work out under
peace conditions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13

If dispatches from that part of the
world are worth anything.
Wen, the fishing probably is,as good
asst ever'was at Riga.
But Il the townhas any other value
to them they probably, would not have
been permitted .toltake 1t,
Brit4ahi 1abors triple alliance has
decided to postpone dts direct action
referendum for tpoEit1 ca1 demands.
l., SO
Hav4ngi takeni anotheEElook at, old
Lloyd George's.mHg! TheySd decided Chat
the present is notsaS good season ITO
start rough work. T..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
RUJFFtSTUFF

Vel. union-labor In this man ,town
has not taken the Socialist bait yet.
As mater ofifact the twholeStown
: against Socialism as a political
That explains the ilargesvote on q,
rainy. day at ani election 7wa4ck (,
not contain q contest rs;
Folks simply wanted, ito .Sbe 4sure,
that tho Sociansts did not have a
ghost Of chance. 49,. - ~
Prohfbdtion, officers down state, yes
serday arrested . horse carrying moons
shine
g /. Issa ,IS men Carrying Hooashiaad0F
Only themen carriedttheir,s inside.
Up IN Boston yesterday stheysEere
predicting thnti shoesAwins be- much
nheaper.
Maybe So 1us that kinds OF news
does not travel cast In quarters whore
Il counts.
GlnssgpH might have made n pretty
good run liz had nutibeen for that
trip to the higswhite building.
TN BnlsharShi harn rerantnrn.i Pa.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13

Representative Goodykoontz of West Virginia, yes
terday introduced resolution the house which mer-
Its speedy favorable action This resolution in effect
calls upon the War department to declare surplus
motor trucks and automobiles held by the army and
sell them Immediately at reasonable prices It is known
that there are thousands of these vehicles is re-
ported that many of them simply standing out in
the weather. Even auto truck built for army use
cannot stand indefinite of that sort of
men and the chances that every one that the army
does not need could be put profitable work in indus
trial pursuits
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
What People Say
and !someside Remarks
I. - uthrle, of clarksburg, who
made Socialist speech in front of
the cou-t house Monday night, de-


MAZE Socialist speech in front OF
the court house Monday night, de-
clared:
THE all pespezing question is
how to make " Guy 81 worth"
Golden Hoult, president OF the Hoult
Reunion association from 1912 until
1918. has received letter from W. F.
Hoult, Of Chrisman, H., president OF
the Hoult Reunion association of that
state, announcing that he will attend
the Hoult Reunion to be held at Hoult
August "a. Golden Hoult says:
wv. B. Hoult has not been in
West Virginia since 1884. He
comes here largely through the eff
forts Of James R. Hartley, mem
Der OF the association, who also
resides at Crisman."
David E. Ward, chairman, of the
Lincoln district in the Inter- church
World Movement survey, is gratified
at the interest being manifested by
Rev. Malcolm, of the M. E. church,
north, and Rev. Tyler, of the NJ. E.
church, south, of Pennington, and
says:
They are popularizing the
movement from the pulpit"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13

Gas A1erte!
! trust that
l am fairy Injured
To mushiness as 1t
Is sometimes displayed.
Understand l am not
Opposed to sentiment
There are times when
Sentiment Is ali right.
1 am a bit sentimental
Myself. But this couple
Carries the thing too far.
/ never see one without the other
And always they are all
Cuddled up together so that
1t is difficult to figure
Out who's who-or WHY
/ might stand it more
stoically If they were
Romantic looking, but the
Fact is they are both rather
Stout and old enough to Vow
Better. AMI they just SIT
There and look at each other
And never say word.
l they'd Just say ANYTHING
1t would relieve the tension.
They'regetting on my nerves.
Some Of these days l am
Going to forget myse1r
And take that salt and pepper
Shaker set and throw them out
OF the window.
All Cleari
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13

takes money even to fight high cost these days The
Federal Trade board yesterday congress for half
million and Secretary of the Treasury Glass also put in
request for s175Oo0 the employment of secret
vice agents to hunt down hoarders and other offenders
against the food control acts OF the two requests the
latter apt to be productive of the greater good If 1t
vigorously employed. Publicity is a great restraining
force, but few examples would go long way toward
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES
nv Ii, Rard
By a. Bard.

Tenshun!
The picture Of happy family of
1920 is conjured up. The father and
mother are sitting under the evening
lamp. Father is Weighing out the
yeast. MNher is counting the raisins.
Baby Is playing on the floor and look.
ing at the pictures in The Home Dis
tillers Monthly and Family Advisor"
The fire sparkles on the hearth. No
diseord is fermenting here-discord
Is not the name for It,
Parade Rest!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
YOUR NEXT

Storage Battery should De a Presto
Lite. There is correct size for every
make and moder of car. AS the off.
cial Prest-o-Lite Service Station in
this territory we will be glad to extend
you every courtesy. Please remem-
Der that the Prest-O-Lite is the Oldest
service TO automobile owners in Amer.
lea so1th Side Service Station, 4tn
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
MONoNGAH
Addition for School

At meeting of the board of edu-
cation in the secretary's office in Mo-
nongah plans were laid yesterday for
an addition to be built to the brick
school building in Grant district in the
town OF Monongah. Bids for this con,
tract will be let August 18th. More
rooms will be needed this coming year.
Monongah has never had sufficient
room to properly take care of the
number OF pupils enrolled, and If the
plans laid down for the charging the
new building ar carried out there will
pc plenty of room in the future
which Will give better advantages for
the teachers as well as the pupils.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
Observation-Disclosures
OWNING.

Istthere4a handler supplement- los
modsrns timess chan ;thekfountainspan2
certainiy'not A good fountzinspen
IS VOL Forthcoming. We1can sen
you the best fountain ;pen. attain aver
ago 1rice thaGsis pruduced You can
90 q httle BIT higher, R 1yorswi1zls
by buying sttemsfn the fancyS dgcDrat-s
ed hzrreas- CEzns's Drug Store
ADV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
MAKES LENS LAY

DR.. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a helps
to keep Poultry healthy and to make
hens lay. This is Just the time of the
year that your poultry needs a tonic,
Try trial package and note the
change. Is and so cents per pack
age. The H-H Drug Store, Glenn B
Hamilton. Mgr.-Adv.
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Unprenared.

o'Flaherty - Misther o,sulliyan.
will We stop and have friendly ais
cussion on the matter Of Home Rule?
o'sullivan-It's sorry 1 am, but it's
not convenient Just now.
o'Flaherty-And why not?
o'Sullivan-Why, to tell ye the
truth, o'Flaherty. l haven't got me
sthick handy.-Tit-Bits
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
AL IN ONE

With. the sSo1aTone you. can Sen3oy
the worlds best mnEic because the
Soma Tone Is designed tosplay better
al records OF an makes. Tho adauta-
bflity OF the; soma Tone ito all records
Is ono or its special features-any
needle may be used. including the
jewel point sapphire ba1l-all without
extra oost-Van Write Bromley, Cor.
Washing +and41G6ersnns Sts.-AdY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13

Naturally great deal of attention will be attracted
by the murder by alleged moonshiners of West vir-
ginia prohibition officer but the situation is by no
means alarming Moonshners are perhaps no more ac-
tive than they always are in the mountain sections
and the state and federal authorities will be able to
to that they do bring about anything
a reign of terror
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
Visiting Here.

Rev. W. o. David, of Butlar, Pa, who
Is well known to most of the people in
Monongah, is here to spend q few
days with his many friends. During
his vacation Mr.. David has charge of
church in Butler which he says is pro-
crossing nicely.