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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
Kansas City May Get
Federal League Team

CHICAGO. March 1e.-Judge Jesse
A. Baldwin continued further hearing
OF the suit for Injunction brought by
the Kansas City Baseball club TO re-
strain the Federal League from trans.
fcrrLng the Kansas City club fran.
chise to Newark. N. j., until next Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The continuance was granted at the
conclusion OF the examination OF wit.
nesses to give Attorney E. E. Gates.
representing the Federal League, an
opportunity to confer with Harry Sin.
clair. TO whom the franchise was
transferred in an attempt to induce
him to consent TO operate in Kansas
City this year.
The effort 10 compromise the dis
putc came as result of conference
held b. representatives OF both sides
last night at the suggestion Of Judge
Baldwin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
Sistersville Plays
Fairnlont Tonight

Tonight the High school basketball
team will play the High school lads
from sistersyIlle on the floor OF the
Y. NJ. C. a..
Reports coming from Sistersville
say that the team from that town is
coming 10 get revenge for, in game
played in the oil city a few days ago
the Fairmont team won by the small
margin of three points.
Falrmont is prepared for the visit.
ors and win present the strongest
lineup possible in order not to take
any chances OF losing the game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
Arneric can Association
Announces Schedule

CHICAGO. March I'm. E. Canttl.
Ion and "a. r. Timme, two OF the three
members, Of the schedule committee
Who have been In Chicago gave out
the following signed statement In re.
gard to the American. Association
schedule:
THE schedule that the American
Association instructed It's committee
To prepare and adopt at its annual
meeting las been handed to the presl-
dent today, with request that a copy
Of il 3bessent TO the club owners as
the official schedule Of the American
Association. According to this schc.
dnle, the season opens April 90 and
closes September 90 and calls for
154 games.
THE openings are: Minneapolis al
Kansas City, st. Paul at Milwaukee,
Cleveland at Columbus, Indianapolis
at louisville.
THE holiday dates are as follows:
May 3o-Minneapolis at st. Paul
morning), st. Paul at Minneapolis
tafternoon), Milwaukee at Kansas
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
sPoRroeRAPHY.
"eack to the Farm" for Baker, 2

BACK 10 the Farm" TOR 6aker, ~
Tomorcow.
1t is back to the sticks for John
Franklin Baker, alias Home Rum"
for the mighty slugger and third base.
man Of the Athletics has at last yield.
ed to the lure of rural life and has an
nounced 10 Connie Mack and the
world In general his intention to re-
tire from the diamond. Baker IS still
q young man, for he will be twenty.
nine tomorrow, and. as no ball player
ever took better care Of himself, he
could doubtless stay In fast company
for many annums to come. Fans all
over America will T.s..,; his deter
nlination to secede from the pastime
which made him figure Of interna.
tional renown, but Home Rum has
apparently decided that he can't per.
NIT baseball any longer TO interfere
with his rea business, which is farm.
ing. Heno, forth he will do Spring
blowing instead Of Spring training,
and will be garnering golden grain in.
stead OF complete circuits. Along
about worlds series time his chief
interest will be whether his pumpkins
pull the prize at the county fair.
Mighty few players in baseball his.
tory have given the game the geld
shoulder while still batting over 800
in the main show, but that Is what
John Franklin Is doing. Since he
Joined the. Athletics in 1909 Baker has
batted under the 800 mark only one
season. His batting average for his
first season in Philadelphia was .3o5;
In 1910 he baftsd 1888; In 1911, ! 1884;
in 1912, .a47; in 1913, 1896. and in 1914,
.s1s.
Connie Mack has confessed that for
several seasons has been reluctant to
leave his Maryland farm to return to
the diamond, and each year the pilot
OF the Athletics has had to use all
tho arguments in his repertoire to
convince Baker. and his wife that the
great swatter owed It as a duty to hts
club and his country. to spend another
season In the spangles Of the national
game. 4
Baker looks like q typical farmer
not the .rube" Of odrauia, but the
prosperous progressive, intelligent
agricultural who mixes gray matter
with his seeds ut planting time. He Is
i've feet eleven inches in height, is
modest in manner, and always good
natnred, IN spite Of his vicious as.
sanits on the pill. HeSwas born March
1s. 1855, IN Trappe. Nd. sixty milesl
from Baltimore That village OF 400
souls Is still his home, and Baker
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
CITY WATER SAFE;
DON'T Trust We'll
Only IA Gases of Typhoid
In City At the Present
Time.

The regular monthly examination Of
the city water was made last week By
the Hygienic Laboratory at Morgan.
town and revealed that 1t is in excel.
lent condition. The examination show.
ed the entire absence Of the colon
bacillus, which means there is no sew.
age contamination. DIR. Arkin, head
of the laboratory, says from the exam.
nation that the water is safe.
This is very gratifying; but 1t
should not cause any relaxation on
the part of everyone TO use the utmost
care. As the days become warmer
the water may become contaminated
from some up.river source and cause
much sickness here.
A canvas OF all the physicians in
Fatrmont has shown that there arc
only fourteen cases OF typhoid fever
in the city limits, no diphtheria and
no scarlet fever. The source Of the
water supply in the homes where ty-
photd fever exists at persent puts CON
siderable suspicion on the wells. DO
NOT TRUST YOUR WELL! It may
be very pleasant to the taste and still
be dangerously infected.
Fourteen cases OF typhoid fever.
1t Is q small number for this time OF
the year, measured by the standards
OF other cities; but we do not want
any! Typhoid is not necessary evil.
Physicians arc urged to make sure
that the excreta from all typhoid pa.
tients Is properly d!sinfected before
Its disposal. They are also urged to
promptly report all new cases. so the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
LATEST SPORTING NEWS

City, Cleveland at Louisville, Indian.
apolis at Columbus.
July 5-St. Paul at Minneapolis
(morning), Minneapolis at st. Paul
Afternoon; Kansas City at Milwau-
kee, Columbus at indianapolis, Louis.
Vile at Cleveland.
Labor Day-St. Paul at Kansas
City, Minneapolis at Milaukee, Louis.
Vile at indianapolis. Columbus at
Cleveland"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
Most Boys Eat Too Much.

The average boy ought to have. and
usually does have, an appetite like an
ostrich. Three points to remember are:
Don't eat too much-most healthy boys
do; don't eat meat more than once a
day, and, third, don't eat anything that
you always taste for several hours aft.
cr you have eaten it.-Boy Scout Hand
book.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
ALWAH 7. MEYER

NEW YORK, March s.-Alcah t
Meyer is favored by experts as the
choice in tho 75.yard sprint at the
senior indoor metropolitan champion
ships to be held in Madison Square
Garden. The little fiter Is going very
strong in practice and on form has
the edge on all his competitors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Special Delivery" Hirsch, who is
under the management OF Allie Smith,
of Buffalo, would like to appear at the
3. A. G. against any lightweight tho
club will secure. Hirsch has fought
his way through to lightweight ranks
from the bantamweight class. and is
considered a dandy boy in the East.
His record shows he has mot some OF
The best boys In the game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Danny Morgan, manager Of Jack
Britton, has issued def and has sent
1t broadcast over the whole world. In
the challenge Britton agrees to not
only win, but to. knock out the follow.
ing "fox trotters", Freddie Welsh,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
five BEAT
GLARKSBURG TEAM
Score At End Was a to II,
In Favor of the Fair
mont Boys.

The Clarksburg st. Marys basket.
ball team was defeated on the local
Y. NJ. C. A. floor last night in q slowly
played game, the score standing at
the end, a. to Il.
The game was witnessed by q good
sized crowd of basketball fans. 1t
did not start until late on account OF
the Clarksburg team not arriving in
the city until the nine o'clock car.
Tile same team that was defeated
last night beat lie Fairmont team
eight points in u game played few
days ago in Ciarksburg.
The following is the lineup of the
hyes:
Fairmont-44. Clarksburg-17.
cobun Observation-Disclosures. Keenan,
Slater ...........F...... Richardson
Davis Observation-Disclosures. Kileen
Schwarm ........G......... Hester
Amas ............G..... McAndrews
Observation-Disclosures: Hawkins
for Amos, CIarksburg; McGraw for
Hoster, Flanagan for kileen.
Field foals-Fairmont: Cobun s,
Slater 10, Davis 2, schwarm /. Ciarks-
burg; Keenan, !. Richardson 1. Kileen
., McAndrews 9.
Goals from fouls-Fairmont: Slater
S out Of II. Clarksburg: Richardson
3 out OF Z; McAndrcws out OF {.
Referee-Arnett.
Timers-Kennedy and Williams.
Observation-Disclosures
Time of perlods-2O minutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

"Young" shugruc, Charlie White,
Johnny Dundee and Jimmy Duffy.
Dumb Dan" also states that Britton
will make 1S3 to 1876 pounds ringsids
for any OF the above boys.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Walter Stewart has received an Of.
fer from w. B. Shugars, the Pottsville
promoter, to meet Eddie Morgan, the
English featherweight champion.
Stewart has accepted providing Nor.
gan will make 22'peunds at 6 o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
Boxing Notes.

On the night of the kid Williams
Johnny kilbane bout Jack Michigan
will stage what looks like the best all
round boxing bill ever staged. There
will be five six.round contests, starting
with Soldier Bartticld VS.. Tommy Cole.
man. welters; Charley White VS.. Sam.
my Robideia, lightweights; Joe Borrell
VS.. Tommy Howell. middleweights;
Geo. Clancy vs.. Eddie, Morgan, feath.
erweights, and the main bout will bring
together Jimmy Clabby vs.. young
Ahearn. .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
health department may lie able 60 do
its work Of prevention intelligently.
G. NJ RAMAGElS q. III,
City Health Officer.
DR.. =. NJ oSsr,
County Healtli otticer.
Actress Stric ken
With Appendicitis
County Heal q 0nicer.

The three melody glrls' act which
was scheduled 10 appear ut the Hippo
dfome the last half Of sthis week. was
cancelled yesterday alter the coni-
apny reached this city on account OF
the sickness Of Miss Hilbert, one OF
the trio.
Miss Gilbert was attacked with up
pendicitls and DIR. II. Carr recon-
mended an operation at once.
Miss Gilbert and the OF her girls left
at once for New York city where the
operation will be performed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

johnny Grittiths. the Akron flash,
continued his winning streak by max.
ing punshing bag of Joe Azevcdo at
Memphis on Monday night.
The B. A. c. is dickering with Roger
0'Malley tLem Kegg), the boy who
put up great fight against Walter
Stewart at Johnstown, Pa, short time
ago. Over 2,2500 fans saw this light,
and 1t was voted the greatest contest
ever staged in that city. O'Malley
is legitimate feather, and is picked
by sport writer's all over the country
as the main contender for Johnny Xii.
bane's crown. O'Mailey Is conceded to
be the hardest hitting lee pound boy
In the game, and Is an unusually clev.
er boxer. He boxes Battling Schultz
at Toledo. Ohio, on March II, the win
ner to meet George Clancy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Young" DENY. the New Orleans
welterweight will moet Eddie. Melzer,
Of Cincinnati, in the Queen City on
March %.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
CARING FOR NOTING HENS
Process Should Not Be Injurious to
Fowls Properly Fed and Sheltered
Long Rest Is Needed.

1t is to be expected that most of
the hens will commence melting dur
ing the early part of September. The
loss 70 the old feathers and the grow
ing of a new crop will make some
thing Of drain upon the vital forces,
but, as it is purely natural process,
it should not be permanently injuri-
Gus to fowls that are properly fed and
sufficiently protected from storms and
changes of temperature. By alternat-
ing light and heavy feeding and add,
ing condiments to the food and tonics
to the drinking water, it is possible
to hasten the mott. There are excep-
tional cases in which it is we'll to take
this course, but, as a rule, it is not
advisable.
While they are changing one coat
for another it is not natural for hens
to lay many eggs, and it is a great
mistake to ATTEMPT to force them to
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23

record sheet on the wall OF the barn,
hang a pair of scales on a nail, and
weigh and record the weight of each
cows milk Sufficiently accurate re-
suits can be obtained for practical pur-
poses by weighing the milk for three
days each month and calculating the
yield for the month from these figures.
Once each month samples of milk
should be tested for butter fat and
simple feed record should be kept.
This is the only way to really build
up a herd of high producing cows. 1t
costs almost nothing. 1t is simply a
business principle applied to the dairy
All necessary milk record sheets, herd
record books, and full information will
be given upon application to the Di'
vision of Extension, University of Ten
nessee.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
CLOVER WITH BARLEY
CLOVER WITH OATS

(By J. c. McAmis, Division of Exten'
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Early September is favorable time
for seeding barley and oats. 1t is apt
to be little late for clover, if seeded
alone, but it may be safely sown at
this date with grains because they
help to prevent it freezing out. This
combination has been used on the Elk
pertinent Station Farm to much ad-
vantage in recent years. In fact, 1t
has become a common practice to
SOW barley or oats with late seedlings
of clover on the better class of soils.
On account of the danger of the
Hessian fly and winter killing of clo-
yer, wheat has not proven to be a
safe companion crop. Seedlings must
be made which are likely to be too
early for the wheat or too late for the
clover.
Light seedlings of barley or oats, a
bushel to a bushel and a half favor
the clover. Ten to twelve pounds Of
clover per acre is not too much.
Barley natures a little earlier than
clover, and except on very rich land
and in seasons which are especially
favorable to the clover barley can be
harvested for grain, and clover cut
later for hay. Culberson oats Gan
early variety and red clover, mature
well together and make an excellent
mixture for hay. Oats will succeed on
some what thinner land than barley.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
Birds Sonus.

A French writer says that notwith-
standing the fact Of their simplicity
the songs of birds cannot be initiated
with musical instruments because of
the impossibility Of reproducing their
peculiar timbre. The notes of birds,
while corresponding with our musical
scale, also include vibrations occupy
ing the intervals between our notes.
The duration of birds songs is usually
very short, two or three seconds for
thrushes and chaffinches, four or five
seconds for blackbirds, but from two
to FIVE minutes for the lark.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
KEEP RECORDS
OF PRODUCTION
Test Your Cows-Sel Improbable
Ones-Not Worth Keeping.

(By C. A. Hutton, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
In almost every herd of COWS there
are some that are not worth keeping.
Investigations made by the Dairy D-
vision, U. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture, show that about one-third of all
the mich COWS in the United States
are not worth keeping, about one-third
pay expenses, leaving only one-third Of
them that are kept at profit. In Ten
nessee herd records were kept on
twelve dairy herds, and it was found
that three-fourths of the cows failed to
come up to the standard Of 25O pounds
of butter fat per year.
In one herd tested by the writer
were two cows the same age. They
were fresh the same month, received
the same amounts Of feed, and stood
side by side in the barn. One COW
made nine pounds of butter in a month
and the other made 40 pounds. One
lost her owner money, while the other
made a nice profit
Few men who keep COWS realize the
difference in the individuality of their
cows. Because a man is keeping
large herd and getting a large milk
check at the end Of the month is no
reason for thinking he is making
money The profit from few good
COWS may be covered by the loss from
the poor ones, and there the dairyman
calls to realize how easily and to what
extent the net profit from the herd
could be increased simply by disposing
Of few COWS.
This is brought out by means of herd
records. It's simply to tack milk
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23

chasing of COWS should be carried on
in limited way only 1t is, Of course,
always in order to buy COWS when
the object is to add to the herd pure
bred individuals of exceptional dairy
merit. But the practice of buying
COWS should never be carried to the
point Of making it the principal means
of replenishing the herd, especially
since the latter can be accomplished
much more satisfactorily by raising
the calves from the best cows.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
MAKE MUDHOLEs FOR LIVING
Missourians Cultivate Traps for Auto
lists, Is Charged by Highway
Commissioner.

jefferson City, Mo.-That mudholes
IN the road are carefully nurtured in
many communities in Missouri by per
sons who find it profitable to pull auto
mobiles out of them when they get
stuck is charged by State Highway
Commissioner Buffum is road bull
letin
The issuance of this bulletin fol-
lowed the action of a Galloway county
farmer who refused to pull the auto
mobile of Mrs James Houchin out of
a creek bed until she gave him $25.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
Turning Pow With MoIdboard Re-
moved Is ExceIIent-Hay Can Be
Cured by Stacking Around Poles.

In harvesting peanuts, where the
acreage is large enough, peanut har-
vester can be used to advantage The
peanut digger is used by many farm
ers to lift the vines, as it leaves them
lying loosely on the ground, and they
can be easily thrown into punches and
small shocks with hay fork. A two
horse turning plow with the mold
board removed makes an excellent
peanut digger, as does also a potato
digger.
Peanut hay can be cured by stack
ing around poles three to four inches
in diameter and eight feet high, set
in the ground deep enough to stand.
A tYo-by.four scantling may be used
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
Beef Cattle Producers Should
Give Heed to the Subject
Diminishing" on Grass
ENJOYED A BETTER MARKET
South American Cattle Are Finished
on Grass-Reaches Our Markets
Largely During the Summer Season
of the Southern Hemisphere, Which
Is Our Winter-Pork is the Cheaper.
(By G. D. Lowe, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)

~.
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Producers of beef cattle, present
and prospective, who are willing to
change their methods Of handling, in
order to secure better returns, should
give consideration to the subject OF
finishing" on grass.
In recent years cattle prices have
been better in the summer months
than in the winter. The man who
has finished his stock on grass, with
a comparatively small labor cost, has
enjoyed a better market than the
feeder who has put a lot of labor and
grain into his beef. This state of af-
fairs seems likely to continue.
Fresh pork is usually cheaper than
beef. 1t is marketed in larger quant1-
ties during the winter, when 1t is most
popular and can best compete With
beef
South American cattle are finished
on grass. When this beef appears on
our markets it comes largely during
the summer season of the Southern
hemisphere, which is our winter
Corn-belt feeders must continue to
finish most of their stock for winter
markets, because they are too busy
making crops in summer and they con-
slider their land too high-priced to
turn to grass.
All these things are in favor of the
man who owns good grazing land.
They should encourage him to take
better care of his pastures, to in
crease the yield of grass and thus en-
large the carrying capacity per acre.
The yield of beef per acre is much
lower in Tennessee than it should be,
but it would seem that the prospects
to materially increase our profits on
the same number of head as handled
at present, are good. This, by selling
our cattle off grass, as a finished
product, ready for the block, instead of
as feeders"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
BABE TRAVELS IN BASKET
Young Arizona Father Makes Long
Journey to Iowa With Mother
less Child.

Eagle, Ariz-With a clothesbasket
as cradle for his month-old mother
less babe, r. e. Hiatt made the jour-
ney from Eagle to Sidney, Ia. to place
the infant in the care of its grand
mother. Mrs. Hiatt died just month
ago following the birth of twins, one
of which died at birth.
A woman on the train volunteered
to assist the young father and the in
FAINT reached its destination safely.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
EARWIG PEST HERE AGAIN
Found in Seattle-May Have Come on
Roses From Europe-ls Second
Appearance.

Seattle.-The European earwig has
been discovered in rose gardens in
widely separated portions of Seattle.
Trevor Kincaid, entomologist of the
University of Washington, says it may
become a pest. He thinks it found its
way here on rose bushes from Europe.
This is the second appearance of
the earwig in the United States. Last
year it was reported near Baltimore.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
Gave Him a Poi.aer.

George AIDE was once stranded in a
small town. He went into the barber S
shop to get shaved and endured even
unto the end. When the barber had
completed his operation the humorist
arose and, putting handkerchief to
his face, said grayely:
"Sir, you have missed your vocation.
You ought to be an oyster opener"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
Finds Petrified Heart.

Ridgetield, Ariz,-Ernest Hawkins,
while engaged in hunting for Indian
arrowheads and other Indian curios
at what is called an old Indian ar
row bed along the shore of Lake
River, recently picked up an unusual
curio having the appearance Of
petrified heart Of an infant,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
re. MCNUTTH ARDWARECO,
INCORPORATED
HARDWARE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-
MENTS, FIELD SEEDS
PHONES: NEW 10; OLD 1865
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE. Dec H. 1915
Our Annual Christmas Greeting to The
People of BlOunt County

We want to extend most sincere thanks for the liberal
given durug this great pleas
the people surrounding Counties
We would incidentally call things have
offer the of Xmas wagons
and complete line of pocket cutlery.
Our line of stoves believe the
reasonable good time
for you to surprise the good house wife with good
One thing Of holiday purchased
something that be used the family year.
By the way splendid Xmas gift and
stock of them is complete
Mr. Farmer Man. buy boy Stat Mold Board
Suky Pow There nothing that could
be stay present him with
of these pows.
have doubt about the that
give give opportunity demonstrate their
the convenience of operation and light
Thanking and Xmas and
Yours
r. G. McNUTT HARDWARE co.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-12-23
Not That Kind.

Weary Walker-Lady, could yer help
a poor Teller little? I've got hack
In cough an headache.
Mrs. Kindling-Well, I've got little
wood outside you could hack, and 1t
might cure your headache.
Weary Walker-Much obliged, mum;
but. yer see, my headache amt of the
splittin' kind.-London Scraps.