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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
WILSON DECLINES BID
TO DISCUSS POLITICS

CHICAGO. March 2S.-.woodrow
Wilson has declined to discuss cur.
rent political issues in response
to an invitation to do SO sent BY
Palmer D. Edmunds, past comman-
der OF q local post OF the American
Legion and chairman Of the ser.
vice mems organization OF the reg.
ular Democratic organization. The
former president, in replying to Mr.,
Edmunds, however, makes the dec
laration Of his belief that We shall
very soon indeed wipe away the
ugly record we made In failing to
fulfill the objects for which our
gallant men fought"
Certainly service men above all
others are qualified to express theiI
devotion Of tho principles we be
lieve In says the letter to Mr.. Ed
munds. ut was for those very
principles that they offered their
lives. For my own part l believe
those principles to be so powerful
that blindness or iniquity can no.
defeat their triumphs. | believe
that triumph to be Immediately al
hand"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
IS ANSWER
TO BALL PUZZLE
Billy Evans Explains to Fans.
Details of Rather
Odd Case

Today the answer to Billy Eyans's
puzzle Is published. Possibly you
thought 1t was a fake or Just a
Joke; but after you digest the an.
swer you viii know that the sItua-
ton while unusual is entirely pos.
stble. The answer follows:
The first batter up hit the bail
over the fence and made the circuit
Of the bases.
The ball was in fair territory
when 1t passed over the fence.
However, when 1t finally passed
from the view OF the umpire It was
In foul territory. That made It "a
foul ball. The umpire so ruled.
That makes one runner who
crossed the plate yet didn't score a
run.
The same batter then hit a long
drive to the outfield, on which he
made three bases. AS the rupuer
rounded third he wanted to con
tinue on to the plate, the coacher,
however, grabbed him and showed
him back to third.
The throw to the plate got away
from the catcher and the runner,
getting to his feet, crossed the
plate.
This made the second runner TO
cross the plate. The run, how
ever, did not count as the umpire
called the %haserunner out because
OF the coacher's interterence.-onc
out.
The second batter hit one over
the fence and completed the cir.
cult OF the bases, while the crowd
cheered wildly.
When he reached the plate the
umpire Informed him that the catch.
or had tipped his bat. THIS act on
the part OF the catcher made the
home run void and entitled the
batsman to first base only.
Three runners have now crossed
the plate, yet no runs have been
scored.
The third batter singled, send.
ing the runner on first TO second
The fourth batter doubled, send
ing the runner on second across
the plate and the runner on first
to third.
The runner originally on second,
who crossed the plate on the hit,
failed to touch third base, The ball
was thrown TO that base snd the
umpire declared the runner out who
had apparently scored.-Two out.
This makes four runners who
have crossed the plate and yet none
have actually scored.
The fifth batter receives a bas1
on balls, filling the bases.
The sixth batter hits a home run,
the three runners on the bases
crossing the plato ahead OF him.
It was then discovered that the
hatsmaD had hit out Of order. An
appeal was made 10 the umpire.
He declared the proper hatsman
out. This mpdo the third out and
erased tho four runs that had ap.
rarently scored on tho hit.
These four runners who had
crossed the plate, in addition to
the four who had previously made
tho circuit. make eight runners In
all crossing tho plate, yet no runs
were scored.
The first out was due to the
Goucher's interference. the second
because OF the failure OF a runner
to touch a base, the third because
a player had batted out Of order.
In no case was a player retired by
being actually touched with the
ball.
Thus a base on balls, a. single,
double and triple were made and
three halls hit over the fence, all
being In fair territory when they
passed. out OF the playing field,
without a run heing scnred
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F
b. MerrifieId over Sunday

at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. F.
u. Merriteld over Sunday.
Mrs. G. e. Swtsher and chill.
dran are home from 4. few days
YiAit with relatives at Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gott Corbin and.
little daughter OF East Park were
guests Of the latter's sister, Mrs.
70. e. Mortified on last Sunday.
Miss Flora B. Cole Of Cook Hos
pitat was a 6 o'clock dinner guest
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. &C.
E. Swisher in BellvieW avenue the
last OF the week.
Miss Elizabeth Little, who had
been spending the past two weeks
in Bellview, has returned to her
home in Colfax.
Mrs. Homer McKloskey has re.
covered from q few days illness Of
tonsilit.s.
Miss Madeline Gaskill has re.
turned from a recent visit with
Miss Buena Orr OF Clarksburg.
Prof. and Mrs. Glen A. Keister
Of the Barnes School faculty spent
the weekend with relatives In
Pittsburgh.
Ernest F. MILAN returned TO
Warrington yesterday after SPEND
ing the weekend with relatives
here.
Miss Grace Chfsler of Fair
chance, Pa, was the guest OF re.
latires here over Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
WHEELING IN RACE,

TOLEDO, March 2S.-Wheelfnr,
Aurora, Detroit, Pittsburgh and
Parkersburg bowlers were first on
the alleys today In the minor
league events OF the American
Bowling Congress tournament,
Among the Wheeling entry were
the members OF the Mussee team
that landed in tenth place in the
five men event last night.
Thursday night marks the ap.
pearance Of the last out.of.town
teams The tournament will close
Saturday night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
NORMAL SCHOOL
TO HAVE FAST
BASEBALL TEAM
General Sport News for the
Falrmont Fans...East
Side Battle
py LARRY

This 10 moro like the old base
hail weather.
Slous young athletes at the
Fasrmpnt High School and the
Fairmont State Normal School who
9pectedl to get q real workout yes
tefdaE hut failed to get 1t on &C.
count Of Jupiter Pluvius being on
the JOB, will likely get plenty OF
e9erfEe this afternoon. It As an
deal dry to get down to work on
BASEBALL but the boys will do we'll
ros 10 get too strenuous the first
das for IL they do. they may be
o. pRted for a week or more.
There promises TO be some good
schplasttc games in this city be-
tigeen now and the middle of
June for East Side High School,
Fatrmpnt High School and the
Fairmont State Normal School will
support speedy teams, and numer.
oas home games will be played
With strong teams from various
sections Of the state.
IL wflls be the first time that
East Side High School has sun
ported a baseball team, but with
20 candidates out for places on the
team and with Clark Brown coach
ing the boys. the Palatiners should
make q good showing on the dia-
mond.
Frank Ice has some good ma
tertal at Fairmont High School and
hopes to have a winning aggregn.
ton this season.
According to the reports that
are circulating about town, Sandy
Tpothman will have a classy base.
ball outfit at the Fairmont state
Normal School. II Is said that
there Is some exceptionally good
material at the school this spring,
ana Coach Toothman Is planning
To make the best OF his opportuni.
ties a good schedule will be ar
ranged with several games for the
home lot.
Old Times Play
AZ Hot Springs yesterday Fred
Clarke. former manager and out
.fislder with the Pittsburgh Pirates
land one OF the greatest bail play
erspf all time, organized a team
q yeterans and trimmed the
Pirate 'Yanigans IN a two inning
game lis. The youngsters did all
In their power to help the old boys
apd were successful in handing
them the game. In the lineup Of
the old times one finds Hugh
Duffy, Fred Clarke, Edward Holly.
Bill Hinchman. Jimie Burke. Joe
Kelley Charles CChlck") Fraser.
George Gibson, now manager OF
the Pirates and Charles ("Baber)
Adams, who Is still on the regular
pitching staff OF tho Pittsburgh
Club Hank o'Day, the famous
umplre, was to have been in thu
game but ho could not find a be.
coming uniform, so compromised
by doing the umpiring.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
ATHLETICS

PHILADELPHIA, March 2s.-
Facing major league opponents the
first time this season, the Philadel-
phia Athletics were humbled 10 to
. at Galveston yesterday by the St.
Louis Nationals.
At L.eesburg the Phillies contin.
ued to overwhelm college opposi.
ton, defeating Stetson College 26
to L.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
CINCINNATI WINS

CINCINNATI, O.. March 2S-
Cold, damp weather overlook the
Cincinnati National League ball
players at Tulsa, yesterday but
despite this they staged an exhibi-
tion game with the Western
OF that city and won II
by a score OF IL to 2. Jake Dau-
bert's home run with the bases
full was the outstanding feature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
s~cHAErER hi nEAn

CHlcAG0s March 2S-Jake
sclaacler. World champions 1872
blnlardist viii have an %opportun-
'fiy from his first shot tonight to
increase rom tiie "a point lead he
established last night over Willie
Hoppe. fort1er champion, when he
won lho hfs block OF their 1900
point lhree night match, 500 TO
466-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
DEFEATED

CLEVELAND, March 2S-with
Jim Lindsay in tho box for the
junior team Of the Cleveland base.
ball squad. this team defeated a
nine composed largely of the vet
Grams Of the club by a score of
three TO two in a five inning game
at Dallas, Texas, yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
Criminal Proceedings to Be
Started Against All Strikers

DENVER, March 2s.-Dlstrict at.
torrleys in Colorado counties where
coal mines are located have been
asked to start criminal proceed.
ings against miners who quit work
April i without giving thirty days
notice Of intention to do 50 as re-
quired by a state law, according to
William L. Reilly. a member OF the
Industrial commission. He said the
commission has sent letters to dis
trict attorneys requesting them to
enforce the law,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
WRlsT %ERAcTuREn.

DETROIT, March 2s.-sylvester
johnson, one Of Detroit's promising
recruit hurlers, was hit on the
pitching hand In a practice game
last week and an x.ray yesterday
disclosed a fracture In the wrist.
He will not be able to take his turn
on the mound until some time after
the opening Of the championship
race.
Detroit yesterday defeated the
Augusta club Of the South Atlantic
league 6 to 5.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
Sport Flashes
Southern Camps
PIRATEs MIS- \ LOSE.

PITTSBURGH, March 2s-The
Pittsburgh Pirates took part in
two diamond battles at Hot
Springs, Ark. yesterday after
noon. according to advtces reach
Ing here. In the tilt against the
Yannigans, the regulars easily
gathered the honors, 4 to 2, but
when lined up against a congrega-
ton of stars OF years gone by in a
two inning farcical match. they
were sadly overwhelmed, IL to z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
RECRUIT eErs HoME ann.

BOSTON, March %. hons
run with bases full, by q recruit.
Frank Putnam, Worcester, marked
the Braves training game at 81.
Petersburg, Fla, yesterday. He
did not gain q steady Job, however.
as he is TO 20 to the minors in the
belief that he will make the big
league grade in another year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
POOR ElsH.

The baseball bug seems to he
working right up to expectations
in Detroit at the present time, &c.
eording to the wire reports coming
out OF that city. Gaze upon this
story from Detroit:
Despite n d~rizzling RAIN 5000
baseball fens lined Up ct = down.
town ear store yesterday to
ebtain tickets for tho opening
zane here on April 20, OF the
American League season. The line
began TO form before daylight"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

A million wooden army under
shirts, now stored in army ware
houses, will be sent to Russia to
be converted into garments for
destitute children Of that country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
MINERS TURN
DOWN OFFER
STRIKERS REFUSE TO SUBMIT
THEIR GRIEVANCES TO
ARBITRATION.

Washington, ID. c., July 17-Coal
mine, workers whose walkout. in the
anthracite region and strike in the
unionized bituminous fields has Grip
pied the nations coal production
since April / flatly refused today,
through the officers and committee
men of their union to submit their
grievances to arbitration under terms
suggested by President Harding.
Only White House statement, to
the effect that nothing would be done
until Monday when the bituminous
employees are expected TO respond tc
the same arbitration proposal was
available to indicate the govern.
ment's future policy. Anthracite op-
orators have formally accepted tbs
presidents plan, but bituminous EN-.
ployers are known to be divided. II
was intimated tonight at least one
section of them would tender thefI
mines to the government for opera
tion, control or other disposition
One group in Pennsylvania Is expect
ed to refuse the arbitration proposal
and continue to operate mines not
withstanding the strike, while tht
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana operators
are still discussing their plans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
Award Further
Road Contracts

Pierre, July 1.-THE state high
way commission has let a number Of
new contracts for highways and
bridge construction.
Grade contracts in Aurora, Lyman
and Brule counties were let to A. p.
England; bridges in Lymann to the
Federal Bridge company; bridges In
Sphinx county to HI. l.. aWite; grad
ing in Hutchinson county TO Steele
Bros, and bridges in that county to
the Federal Bridge company; grad
ing In Ziebach county to M. j. Whee-
lock.
In Todd county the grading con-
tracts went to E. C. Pettijohn, and
the bridge contracts to M. l.. Nor.
risey. Harding county grading work
went to Otis Jordan.
The commission ordered the en-
gineering department to make sur
vey of the Mitchell-Pierre cutoff
highway, which will materially short
en- the distance required to be trav-
eled by residents of the southeast
ern part OF the state to the Blacl
Hills by way of this city. This line
will likely go by way of Fort Thomp
son and Pukwana, with a branch cas-
to Gam Valley and Wessingtor
Springs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
Scheme to Make
Town WidOwless

Hammonton, N j.. July 17-In-
stead of wanting to make two hearts
beat as one, Lewis Conley plans 10
make 100 hearts beat as SO.
AS a means to this end he wants
an ordinance passed fofbidding the
playing of solitaire by the so widows
and so widowers of this town.
Conley, a widower himself, Thurs
day proposed a "heart lottery
whereby the names Of all the widows
and widowers are to be placed in two
boxes and shaken up. Following
drawing the widowers and widows
would be paired off and under the
rules counting would be encouraged
for six months.
{ After that time the couple could
either marry or draw again. the
drawing to continue until there are
no more widows or widowers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
SYMPATH|zERS OF
SHOPMEN STRIKE
75, 900 RAn WORKERS, JOINING,
STRIKING CRAFTSMEN, WILL
BE OUTLAWED.


Chicago, July 17-Seventy-fiye
thousand railroad workers are on a
strike in sympathy with the 100000
shopmen, according to figures COM
pleted today. A gradual increase In
the number of men who walked out
on an unauthorized STRIFE is being re-
ported from various sections. The
larges tsingle group walking out is
from the maintenance of way men.
twenty-five thousand members of
this union on strike, will be out
lawed, j. c. Smock, vice president of
the maintenance of way union, de-
clared. Conferences, aimed at set
telement of the strike, have been dis
continued by the railroad labor
board No further meetings will be
held with the union leaders or rail
road executives until some more
practical concert proposition is pre-
sented.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
State Trucks
to Haul Mail

Pierre, July 17-In preparation
for an emergency in tease the shop
mems strike continues much longer,
the federal government wired the
South Dakota highway department
late today asking how many motor
trucks the department had in its pos
session which could be put into serv-
ice transporting mails.
At the end of the war, the depart
ment turned over to the state 400
motor trucks. Many of these are not
.serviceable without extensive repairs
but about $50 were put into service
in highway work. Ii is believed that
about this number could be used in
South Dakota in carrying mails in
case the railroads become unable to
do so.
The trucks could be ready for
mail transportation within two
weeks. ii was stated at the highway
department office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
FORGOTTEN LAW
IS REsURRECTED
STATE STATUTE REQUIRES OF
FICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO
FILE INVENTORIES.

Pierre, July 17-Ever since the
code commission completed its work
in 1917, and the succeeding legisla-
tive session adopted its work, there
has been a provision of the law of
the state which very few officials are
aware of, and the probabilities are
that very few comply with it's re-
quirements.
This law is contained in Section
7048 of the code, and requires all
public officials of any grade to make
and file on or before July 10 of each
year an inventory of all public prop
erty in their possession. This Is to
include all public personal property,
live stock. machinery, vehicles. tools.
apparatus. books. furniture and 9TH
er office supplies, including articles
intended for use, such as clothing,
fuel provisions, farm products, med
icines and chemicals, with the price
of the same
All state officials and employees
are required to file such list with
the state auditor; all employees un-
der the state board of charities and
corrections to file with the secretary
of that board; all under, the state
board of regents of education to file
with the secretary ofsthat board; all
county officers with the county aud
itor; all municipal officers with the
city auditor; all township Officers
with the clerk of the township. and
all school officers with the superin-
tendent of schools OF their various
counties.
Apparently this law has been OBJ
served more largely I'm its breach
than in it's observance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
.CHAUTAUQUA IS
WELL ATTENDED
Yesterdays PROGRAM VERY
ENTERTAINING - CURTAIN
SPEAKS TONIGHT.

A short prelude of musical NUM-
bers rendered by the Di Giorgio or
chestra, a quintette of fine artists,
opened yesterdays chautauqua pro-
gram at 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon. Immediately following the
concert, Edwin NJ Whitney por-
prayed the plot and characters Of
the comedy, "The Fortune Hunter
unassisted.
All through the reading he held
the close attention of his audience,
displaying the skill of finished ell
ocutionist. Mr. Whitney's interpre-
tation of the IL characters of the
play as they appeared was very well
done, and especially did his mimicry
OF a naive village belle and her
bombastic father, the village banker,
amuse his hearers.
Despite the threatening rain last
evening, large audience was pres
ent at the lake auditorium to hear
the final concert of the Di Giorgio
orchestra which entertained for more
than an hour with popular, classical
and operate numbers. The musi-
clans showed large amount of pro-
fessional training, each one being
able to play three or more different
instruments. Mrs. Di Giorgio drew
forth favorable comment from her
audience with her work on the cor
net
t. F. Graham, formerly manager
for the Redpath-Vawter circuit, gave
short informal talk during the
concert intermission on the chautau-
qua as an American institution and
community builder. Mr. Graham
compared the chautauqua platform
to the old home fireplace where
members of a community like mem
bers of family, could gather round
and visit and where, too, cheer and
good fellowship reigned. He also
spoke of the chautauqua as place
where the best talent in the coun-
try could be heard, but if the people
of the community did not have spirit
of good fellowship, the spirit m
which the great American institution
was born, the chautauqua would fail
its purpose.
Tonight ID. Thomas Curtain, world
traveller and lecturer, will give an
address on the subject, What Eu.
rope is Thinking and Doing" His
lecture will be preceded by the Hand
ley trio.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
ASK REPEAL OF
NEW AUTO LAW
PETITIONS IN YANKTON COUNTY
SIGNED BY MANY--ALSO
AGAINST AGENT.

Violin, July 17-Petltions are be-
ing circulated throughout Yankton
county asking for the erpeal OF the
motor vehicle license law which will
go into effect aJnuary /. This law
passed by the last legislature pro-
vides that the license fee imposed
upon motor vehicles shall be in lieu
of all taxes, general or local. Twen-
ty-seven per cent of the funds so col
lected shall be credited to the motor
vehicle fund of the county in which
it is collected, 3 per cent shall be
placed in the state motor vehicle
fund to pay expenses incurred by the
Secretary of State under the provis-
ions of the law and 70 per cent shall
be placed in the state highway fund
The registration fees for cars is as
follows: Those weighing less than
1000 pounds, s13;. those weighing
from 1000 to 5000 pounds, SIT;
those weighing from 5000 to 1000
pounds, $40, and those from 1000
pounds upwards, s35. The fee for
trucks of less than one ton capacity
will be SIS: from one to one and
one-half tons, $40: from one and one
half to two tons. s25; from two to
three tons, $35, and from three tons
upwards, $75. The purpose of the
law was to meet the federal aid ap-
preparations for the highways
Another petition is being circulat-
ed for the purpose Of getting rid of
the county agent in Yankton county.
1t is-reported that both petitions
carry large number of signatures.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA MONDAY, JULY II, !

es have been discovered are High
land, Edison, Brandon, Severdrup,
Mapleton. Benton. Wall AXE and
Clear Lake. With only one bush,
Wayne township had the smallest
and next to Sioux Falls, Dell Rapids
with SIS contained the greatest num-
ber.
Mr.. Hutton says that only the
common barberry contains black rust
and is as erious menace to the small
grain crop of the county. The Jap
anese barberry, which is smaller
variety of this plant, is never infect
ed with rust and should be preserv-
ed.
A map of the county was prepared
showing the location of the bushes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-07-17
BANDITS CAPTURED
AFTER GUN BATTLE
POLICE BELIEVE ROBBERS TO
BE MEMBERS OF TWIN CITY
TERROR GANG.

st. Paul, July 1.-TWO of the five
bandits who have terrorized the Twin
Cities for the last two months were
captured today after gun battle in
which Patrolman Ethan Allen shot
and seriously wounded John G. Ryan
of Kansas City, when the gang at
tempted to break into the Park thea
ter. Roy Freeman, alias Frank Mil
Ter. was captured by the police gun
SQUAD which happened along just af-
ter Allen had shot Ryan in the leg
as he was trying to escape.
Three members of the gang escap-
ed. The police are convinced they
are the same bandits who have held
up six other theaters, robbed the
Montgomery Ward plan, Fliesch-
mann Yeast company, Standard Oil
company and several filling stations
recently. The gang appeared at the
Park theater just as daybreak. Pa
trolman Ethan Allen had been sta
toned there to watch for robbers. AS
they entered he counted them. Ryan
fired at him and missed Allen re-
turned the fire and dropped Ryan
while the others fled.
Al third member of the bandit
gang was wounded. police learned
He changed clothes at his home on
Iglehart avenue and fled with his
wife.