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The Washington times., 1921-02-05
ALONG THE
SPORTTRAH
mBy GEO. E. PHAIRu m,


SHORTAGE.
On almost every corner lot
The game Of ball ts played,
On almost every vacant spot
The hits and runs arc made.
On every meadovland and lea,
In every glade ana glen,
And still there II q scarcity
OF big league baseball men.
There is plenty Of raw material in
baseball. In fact some of the big
league teams are exceedingly raw.
There are more lads pldying base
ball noto than eper tocre.. Minor
teGgses. city leag4es, tndgstrtal leagues,
neuer before. And yet there Is short
age of stars 1t Is tDonder some
Congressman hasn't started an investi-
cation.
Various commodities may be on the
down grade, but reports from baseball
headquarters indicate an upward
trend in the price of ivory.
1t may be that the sudden 0ro,cth
OF boring has had an effect on base
ball. When a secord-rdte borer drdUs
more pay in single night than q
cannot bldme an am bilious youth " he
prefers the ring to the boil yard.
SCHOOLS.
They talk OF baseball schools and
such,
To teach the kids to play,
But youngsters don't amount to much
Who have to learn that way.
Jess Willard has begun hiring a
flock of husky sparring partners 1t
takes a tough bird to stand up under
the daily wallops of the press agent.
TOUGH JOB.
Behold the spnrrins partner,
He In n weary soul.
They wallOp him with yerye and vim
And knock him for n goal.
They slam him to the canvas
With all their might and main
Until we wonder how In thunder
He cnn stand the strain.
The Iron spsrring partner
Is always on the scene.
with heavy mitts the y. A. hits
The sturdy type machine.
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WASHINGTON SOCCERITES
BATTLE EMBASSY AGAIN

The Washington Soccer club battles
the British embassy team again to-
morrow afternoon on the Monument
Grounds, the kickoff being mark ed
Tor ESQ o'clock These teams have
played two games, the embassy losing
both, but the diplomats think that
they can win, II they get enough
chances The lineup follows:
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Game Called Off.

Owing to the Misunderstanding be-
tween Business and George washing
ton freshmen last night the Business
players are asked not to report for
n game tonight,
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Girls Have Game.

George Washington University
girls will play Temple College, OF
Philadelphia, next Thursday.
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Marine Preps Win.

Marine Preps won a 81 to II VIC
tory over the Company G National
Guard players last night.
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Say They Didn't.

According to the Business High
basketball team, Stewards Business
College defeated the Business
Seniors Thursday, not the regular
Penpushers.
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Scoring Is Heavy.

Crittenden A. G. and West teams
INDUCED In a scoring bee yesterday
in which Crittenden left the ioor
bs to 36 winner.
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Yankees to PLAY.

The first Yankee-Comet game for
the independent title will be waGed
tonight at Congress Heights.
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SMELLING SALTSS SAVES LADIES
AT BALLROOM BOXING BOUTS

society supply smelling at the
sight flowing de boxing matches
Belvedre edifcaon
the Kwan Club of Washington guests Of the Baltimore Kwanian
the Of the Dorcas Society
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Here Ii Is

A lame excuse is the ex-
PLANTATION of many a halt
ing gait.
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Jess Willard has begun hiring a
flock of husky sparring partners 1t
takes a tough bird to stand up under
the daily wallops Of the press agent.
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BUSINESS GIRLS
MADEABGUT $500

More than $500 will be obtained
from - benefit given in Rayine
Park last night by the Business
and Professional Women's club,
according to those in charge Of
the affair. Those who have sold
tickets are requested to turn In
their reports Immediately in order
that tho exact amount Of the pro:
ceeds may be ascertained.
Thousands Of people, deter.
mined. to have a good time and
satisfied that the proceeds Of their
entertainment would help TO II.
nance a worthy organization en-.
gagged in many lines OF charitable
activity, descended into Raylne
Park last night to spend an eve.
ming of merriment and 10y max.
ing. All who came with this in.
tention did not leave surprised
for there was plenty of places to
have a Jolly good time and every.
where full value was received for
money spent.
The affair was a complete sue
cess, well planned and carried out
to perfection, reflectIng much
credit upon the Fairmont business
and professional women who were
In charge.
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BERLIN, Ahg. 27-(By,the AS
sociated Press In Matthias Erzber-
ger, former vice premier and min
lister OF finance was murdered to-
day.
Matthias Erzberger, German vice
premier and minister of finance,
was shot and wounded on January
26, 1920, as he was leaving the
criminal court building in Berlin
after attending a hearing in a libel
suit he had brought against DR..
Karl Helfferich, the former German
vice chancellor. His assailant gave
his name as 0ltwig Won Hirschfeld,
a former cadc totficer, 20 years old,
a student, and son Gf a Berlin bank
official, Won. Hirschfeld was ar
rested and was quoted as saying
he considered Erzbergef danger
Gus toSthe empire. The assailant
fired two shots at Erzberger as the
minister was entering his automo-
bile. One bullet glanced off the
minister's watch chain and another
entered his shoulder.
Erzberger foused a storm in
Germany in July, 1917, more than
a year before the armistice, by
proposing a resolution in the Ger
man Reiehstag in favor Ola peace
without annexations and. for par.
liamentary reform. Chancellor
Bethmann=H =Hollweg declared this
formula S;was Unacceptable and DR..
Helferich subsequently blamed
Erzbereef,s peace proposal for the
moral collapse Of tho German peo-
pie. The form vice chancellor ac-
cused Eryberger Of high treason,
denounced him as "a menace 70 the
purity Of onr public life and in
vited him tos bring sui tor libel.
He declared that Erzberger must
be refpoved from public Office "if
our political life is again to be-
come healthy and normal.'n He as.
serted also that Erzberger's fortune
had been made during the war by
utilizing his political and parlia.
mentary position.
ErzberRer accepted the challenge.
and instituted suit for libel. The
hearing was acrimonious and as
sumed much political Importance,
DR.. Helferieh delivering d6nuneia-
tory speeches in court while Err
berger vigorously. .defendedihimself
and his action in seeking peace Ia
1917.
Herr Erzberger was sfor many
years leader Of the German Center
party and spile Of the leading fig-
ures in German public life after
Germauy's defeat in the war. His
peace move. Of. 1917 had made him
the stor, meenter Of attack by reac.
tionaries; but when Germany's
military power collapsed he was
(coptinued on ,pags tourl
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TO
LEAVE EAIRN9NT.
Popular salyotion Army
People viii Go To
Warren, Pa.

Captain Albert Pickering, and
Mrs. Pickering who for about two
years have been in charge Of Sal.
yation Army activities in this city
have received Their farewell orders
and will leave for Warren, Pa, on
September 4.
They will be succeeded here by
Captain and Mrs. Carr who come
from Warren, the exchange being
arranged in the hope that It would
be beneficial to the health OF Mrs.
Carr.
Captain Carr saw service In the
Canadian forces during the war and
has good record in the Salvation
army, It Is said.
The Pickerings have been very
popular In Fairmont and their de.
Lparture will cause many regrets.
Arrangements for their actual leay.
ing have not yet been made
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Mary E. Marteny
Dies At Norwood

Miss Mary Elizabeth Marteny,
aged seventeen years, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Marteny, died
last evening at six o'clock at her
home at Norwood after few days
illness with complication Of dis,
eases.
Miss Marteny was a popular
young woman in the community
where she resided. She Is survived
by her parents. two sisters, Mrs.
Ruth Statler, and Miss Lucy Mar
teny, and by four brothers, Ralph,
Prry, Clement and Henry. Ralph
Marteny is, now stationed at Camp
Dix, N. j.. with the U. S. regulars.
He has been notified OF his sisters
death and will arrive here for the
funeral,
The funeral win take place on
Saturday afternoon at three O'Clock
from the residence and burial VIII
be made In the Meadowdale ceme
terry by Undertaken Musgraye and
Son.
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.NIHIIAT ! ! TARiESIERVIGES |
.0FLAHYER R1RTH?.
Many Lawyers Figure In
AnEffort q Find
Out

D. q u -
Just what tho services Of an at.
torney who directa the sa1s or e1.
change Of property valued at s17oe
600 are worth, is the question that
ts being threshed out before Jus.
tice N. r. MusgroVe day, although
the size Of the attorneys fees are
not the real basis OF the suit. The
title Of the action Il John F. Coma,
way vs.. Waitntan g. Conaway,
brought to recover on o. note toi
$3.50 with interest from Decsmher
t6, 1915, amounting 10 $3A5, and
$500, alleged to he due on a pay.
ment 10 atock broker in 1905.
The action was brought by John
F. Conaway, OF washington, D. O.,
through his attorney Major. NJ. NJ.
Neely against Attorney WaItman
g, Conway. 0ffsetting this, claim,
Attorney Conway presents bill
for attorneys fees for $500, hotel
and travelling expenses amounting.
to $67.50, which with interest make
total Of se04.1o. Hence, the de-
fendant contends, instead Of owing
John F. Conaway the sum or
$3s4.20, the plaintiff owes the de-
fendaut Ss1s.2o. Attorney CoHaway
claims to have represented the
plaintiff in an exchange OF the.
Watson hotel for some real estate.
Two exhibits were offered In evil.
dencee by the plaintiff. One a re-
celpt for $40 made out 10 Waitman
O. Conway by R. NJ. Weaver, and
Co. stock brokers, dated October
49, 1906, and the other a note for
$3.50 dated December 16, 1915. Both
amounts are still due the plaintiff,
with interest, 1t is claimed. The
plaintiff alleges that the $40 was
paid to r. NJ. Weaver at the request
Of the defendant, who had bought
wheat on margins and had been
compelled to leave the city for Al
time, during which period he had
made arrangements for the plaintiff
to cover for him II necessary. This,
It Is alleged, was done but Il Isl
further alleged, the defendant ney.,
er liquidated the Indebtedness,
-Four attorneys have been called
to testify regarding tho size Of the
fee that would be regarded as iust,
Judge Scott G. Lowe, James A.
Meredith and David. Richie were,
on the stand this morning. Ator.
ney Ira Smith was called this AFT.
ernoon.
An unexpected turn was given
the case this morning when Judge
Lowe. former Judge of the Criminal
court, took the stand, with the re-
mark that he did so with a certain
amount OF diffidence, II not actual
ilnwillingness, When pressed by
Major Nicely to explain the remark.
|sJtdse Lowe: stated that ehe had
been In the game Gaze, had made
out d decd OF trust and performed
number Of other services for the
plaintift. John F. Conway, but
when he presented his bill amount.
ing to $3.50, Mr.. Conawayi offered
him s5s The witness stated that
he refused the offer with the re.
mark that II his services were not
worth more than $50 they were not
worth anything. And; he added,
the bill sls still unpaid.
1t is expected that the case will
occupy all the afternoon, as a mum.
Der OF other witnesses may be
called.
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INJURED FARMER
EXPECTED TO DIE
His Assailant Under
Heavy Bail Pending
Developments

Jack Smith, farmer, Of near
Boothsville, who was beaten over
the head with a mattock yesterday
by W. s. Bland, a neighboring far
mer, following dispute over the
tenancy Of, q farm owned by N.
NuZun, Is still in a very critical
condition, while Eland Is being held
under $1,000 hail awaiting the
murder charge which will probably
be placed against him.
The trouble took place along the
Taylor county road at the Nuzum
farm short distance beyond
Boothsville just across the Marion
county line in Taylor county yes
terday morning. Smith had been
renting the NuEum farm but was
supposed to vacate August is.
Yesterday Bland met Smith and
demanded that Smith vacate the
farm as he had rented the farm
and was supposed to enter August
10. "A quarrel followed in the
course Of which sticks and stones
were used by both men. Bland
later picked up a mattock which he
was carrying on his way to work
and struck Smith several blows
over the head. q
Following the trouble Prosecut-
ing Attorney w. Merle Watkins of
Grafton, went to the scenh Of the
trouble where Bland surrendered.
He was brought to the Taylor
county jail and later furnished
bond Of 81, 900 awaiting a prelfm-
mary hearing the date of which
win not be set until the extent Of
smith's injuries Is known. 2.
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Had Fine Time At
Bible Class Picnic

Over one hundred members OF the
Mems Progressive Bible class at;
tended the picnic held yesterday at
the summer home of MIR. and Mrs
Leyi B. Harr on White Day creek
near smithtown. The weather wati
excellent for picniclling and tho
crowd enjoyed the swimming In the
artificial lake that has been made
there Pitching horseshoe was alsc
a very popular sport Many OF the
picnickers played croquet.
The party LETT Falrmont yester
day afternoon about three o'cloct
IN automobiles, The baskets and
Ice cream and other proylslons
were taken TO the site IN a truck,
After the swimming and the othei
sports everyone had whetted hlf
appetite and ! bopntlful picnic sup,
per was cohsumed. Table cloths
were spread on the ground and Il
was q Jolly meal. The picnlekera
rsturned III their cars about seven
thirty yesterday evening. a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-26
Boil Water, Urges
Director Morris

The daily water test shows that
the city water is unsafe to use
without boiling and warning to this
effect was given this morning by
Water Director Clyde Morris.
An investigation showed that the
regular amount OF chlorine was be-
ing put into the water, but that the
unsafe condition was due to the
muddy state Of the water In the
last few days.
Water Director Clyde Morris is
now having a daily test made OF
the city water and from time to
time will inform consumers OF its
conditions by means OF the news
papers.
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is
ACUTE REPORTS
GENBANBH0IIz I
Orders For Troop Move
ment Have Not Yet
Been Issued
.tBy Associated pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26..Acting
Secretary OF War Wainwright ait.
er receiving a report today from
.Brigadier General Bandholtz, the
War department repres antatiye in
West Virginia, said thit the de,
partment would await tttrth tutor:
nation before reeontfneniiug use
Of federal troops Id The coal 'fisids
OF TINT states Meanwhile no troops
will be ordered into tho troubled
area, Secretary Wainwright said.
Reports from Gen. Bandholtz
werc said to describe the situation
due to the march Of a body OF men
into Mingo as :'yery acute The
general. however, said he was not
satisfied that the situation as yet
demanded use Of federal troops.
Mother JONES' leader In
many labor controversies called on
Secretary Wainwright today and
gave Information which she OBJ.
tanned during a visit several days
ago to the coal fields.
She announced she later would
seek to place the position Of the
miners ofathe state before Presi.
dent Harding.
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SCOUT meetings
. RESUME. v. TONIGHT.
Executive Tate Back fsom.
His Vacation Full !
Of Pep

Scout Executive Tate arrived
home yesterday afternoon from his
vacation which he spent as Web.
ster. Springs. he has had d fine
time and, d good rest and is ready.
now to jump into the Scout work
and ..peps up the boys after tho
lull In the work, I.
Scout me etangs start again to
night when three troops meet.
Troop under scoutmaster G. q.
Denham WIN meet In their quarters
ia the First Presby ytsrian church
seoutmaster James Anyyl WIN
meet with his Troop 9 IN tie So.
Peters ParochiaI school audItor
iam. Troop NJ met at the ssou,
headquarters In the city baildtns
with Acting seeutmsster tate II
Tate g now planning his taIl ac.
ayities and these wtil b IN fun
wing by me time school ststs
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Announcement Made AT
Glarksburg Institute
Meeting
EAMBIE N..0T T.HERE
Interesting Talks Were
Made By Expert
Mining Men

Tbe regular coal article Is
4 printed today on the Fourth
PAGE.
Extenston mining school work
will be resumed in the Fairmont
region ia the fail according to an
announcement made by G. K.
Brown Mprgantown, assistant di.
rector, who Is connected with
West Virginia sUnlyersIty, in ad.
dressing the banquet of the Clarks
burg Mining Institute at Spring
Hill, near Clarlsburg, last night,
whom 12b covers were laid.
Adam Crawford who had charge
Of stmiltr school work at Mt. Hope
". Va will be in charge Of the
work. In the Fairmont field, pos:
aibility making his headquarters in
elaIksburg. The school will be
conducted at five different points
,rhs follows: Fairmont, clarksburg,
Mt. Clare, shlnnston and idamay
and Carolina, there being but one
school at the last two named
points but the sessions will be
held alternately at those places.
Field men vii lalso be found at
work In Kanawha. Logan, Beck.
ley, Mt. Hope and Welsh fields,
Tie school will be conducted over
a period Of 81 weeks IN the year
and each nights session will be
from one and a half to two hours.
The subjects that Will be studied
are mine gases, safety lamps, ven.
tiiation and timbering.
IN his address Mr.. Brown
touehed on efficiency as the key,
note Of tho course, II is designed
10 mike the recovery Of coal more
economical and more efficient. The
man who gets most out OF life Is
not theso one who seeks wealth. not
l-the one who strives for today's
bfoa but the one who has a vision
OF life, an idea to work Il. attain.
v. E Sullivan Charleston. min.
Ing inspector read a letter from
r. n. I5ambie, Charleston, head OF
the state department OF mines In
which he stated that he regretted
his inability to attend the social
function but he was prevented
from doing so owing TO effects OF
IN operation for appendicitis
which was performed in July. Mr..
stliiyan said that the head Of the
Apartment has too much pep"
and was too active to permit his
condition TO improve rapidly. He
said that Mr. Lambie is obliged
to revisit the hospital frequently.
In his letter Mr.. Lambie said
lthat systematic education such as
Is obtained in mining Institutes
and eSension schools Is very com.
fnendahle. Practical aud technical
questions can be adapted to local
needss He urged mure American.
ism which he said would be anoth.
er way to lessen radicallsm. He
emphasised the Importance OF the
safety first work and is impressed
With the increased value put on
lie and limb. In closing, Mr..
sullivan said that Evan L. Crit.
fltha. the mining inspector, OF
Glarkaburg, was "one Of the best
men we have in the state" hut
that he never had the opportunity
tcen.inued on paEe four)
"a
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At Madison JUST AFfER7IANEEFl
War Department Repres sentative
Evidently Made P werful Impress
ionU Upon U m. w Leaders-Mooney
Says He Commands State

tpy.I Ihe Asaoclated presslI

Associated PreSslG
CHARLESTON, August 26.=-G II. Keeney, dis
trict president of the United Mine Workers, and
Secretary Fred Mooney left here ina motorcar today
for the camps of the marching miners Boone coui
tyWith the announced intention of advising the army
TO abandon it's march to Mngo county without delay.
Thisstep was taken after the two had conferred
with Brgadier General III. H. Bandholtz, United
States Army, who arrived this morning to investi-
gate thestuaton under orders fromt Var Depart
ment
General Bandholtz reached Charleston early to-
day and got into commune aton Governor Nor
gan. A conference was arranged and took place
governor tsis stated, laid the
sitlatio growing out march of miners before
the officer. Later General Bandholt ltz communicated
with President Keeney and Secretary Mooney and
asked tlat they with Harold Houston attorney for
the United. Nine Workers meet him the capitol.
MADISON wa, Aug The advance guard marching
miners their way from Marmet Minsc county protest
Keeney President q District IL United Nine and Fred
Mooney secrea after had passed Madison shortly
The men, numberlng some or sOc csmped N hoov
here for dinner and their
line Keeney and Mooney who early today
half hour the soassFeacs
to march bacssto Madlson canped
yard keeney said he Tor t them tho
THE msn have come long distance and feeling
good about the situation" said President IN
come in from the mountains III noeasy
Madison this morning
are about; 2, 600 exseryiceimea among them
vance General Bandhoiz command sase
noned usKeeney and It4 o'clock this
later W We h left Charleston to 70 stop The The men, l
reports OF; ;depfedattons by the men a9ng the route
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.HoRRoRSI

III. HE womn Of France are be-
i ginning to realize that equal
ity of the sexes" has its drawbacks.
There has been an alarming increase
in boards and mustaehes among wo-
men. and French doetors put the
blame principally upon cigaret
smoking and alcohol drinking.
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Troops Ready For
Quick Service

CHILLTCoTHE, O.. Aug. 2s.-
Between 500 and GOO federal troops
were preparing to leave Camp sher.
manS before noon today for the coal
fIeldsrof West Virginia.
About $50 men from the Colum
bus barracks arrived here at $3.50
a. m. and were Immediately Joined
by all available at Camp Sherman.
The men form a compact company
made up from detachments from
companies at the barracks. They
carried only their marching equip.
nent when they boarded the train
'it being understood that field equip;
tment would be given them later,
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Mrs Ollie Jenkins
Buried This Morning

Impressive funeral services were
he'll thtsmorning over tho body Of
Mrs Ollie jenkins wife or S
.. Jenkins whosa death took placa
lon Tuesday evening at her homo on
Morgahtown avenue after a long
iilness The Services were held
from thefirst Methodist Episcopal
church o. waieh the deceased had
been Q consisteut member and were
conducted by tho F,r. c. G. Law
eon, passpr OF tho church Follow
Ing the serrlces the body ras con.
yeyed 70 Maple Grove cemetery bz
IundertakerB Murgrave and scu
whore Il was laid to rcst-
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REAL BOYS

g IR ERNEST sE4AcKLE-
~ TON Is going to take two
Scotch Boy Scouts with him on his
coming hip TO the Antarctic.
We hazard the opinion that every
other Boy Scout in the world Is
enMous Of those Two Scotch young
sters.
Dansers1
OF eourse, lots Of them.
But what does a real boy care
about dangersa
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REENE ST0PS MARCHING
ARMY AND WILL. TRY TO
MAKE THE MEN GI) BACK
Battle o
Blair Did
NotOccur
[py Aaaoeiated Press1 j

CHARLESTON, Aug. 2s.-A
deputy IN the Office OF Sheriff
Chafin at Logan today told the
Charleston Daily Mali over the
long distance telepone that there
had been no. fight between Lo-
gan county deputies and a body
Of armed men at Blair as re-
ported from Madison last night.
Sheriff Chafin was not in his
office hut he had ordered that
no information be given out OK.
cept that there had been no fight
as reported.
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MRS. aRANpsTAFF RuRlEp

The funerl OF Mrs. Katie
Grandstatt whose death occurred
on Tuesday took place this after.
noon nt MonongahT and burial was
made IA The Catholic cemetefy By
Unde rtakers Carpenter q Ferd.