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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
LEE KING IS MAKING
GOOD WITH PIRATES
His Throwing and His Hit
ting Have Appealed to
the Fans.

Local friends are glad to hear Of the
recent success Of Lee King, commonly
known as 'cPotsie" as q member Of the
Pittsburgh baseball team. King was
born and raised in Monongah and is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles King,
now residing at White Rock.
Unt1 two years ago King was an
employe Of the Consolidation Coal COM
pany in Mine No. 6 at Monongah, enter
ing the mines when but a small boy
and getting very little school work.
Two years ago he was member Of
the Monongah baseball club. at which
time he began his baseball career. The
same year he was called to Morgan
town to play in the outfield with Sc
lect baseball team against the Pitts
burgh Pirates. 1t was In this game that
the Pirates first gave King the "once
over" and from then they kept in close
touch with him.
Last year King was member Of the
Wheeling Stogies and proved to be
among the most valuable men on the
team. During the latter part of the
year he was sold to the Pittsburgh
Pirates but was only permitted to play
in two or three games.
This year he went with the Pirates
on their spring training trip and has
been with them ever since. BY his
sensational throwing he has won the
name of "strongarm" among Pitt7-
burgh fans. Besides his mighty whip
he has made many running one hand
catches and has won mention for his
fielding. His hitting, which from the
time he first entered baseball, has
been his strongest feature is showing
up remarkably we'll. During the past
week he has brought his batting aver.
age from the 200 mark to 264. He has
won a permanent place on the Pitts
burgh lineup and is doubtless one of
the most valuable men on the team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
TRACNANDFIELDNEET
Vest Virginia University
Announces Fixture to Be-
gin This Fall.
lenaola1 nlmntoh 70 wegt vlrgInIanl

Especial Dispatch TO West Virginianl
afoRGANToWN, Gully 9.-The
high schools Of the state Of West vir-
ginia VIII be invited to participate in
as Inter-scholastic Track and Field
meet under the auspices of the Ath-
fetic department Of West Virginia
University in 1913 and for an indeh-
yite period thereafter, according to an
announcement made here Saturday.
Not till four years ago were there
any sort Of track and. field meets
omen to all the high schools OF the
etaks. ser embracing any considerable
ntp1bsr Of them. IN 1914 Lon Bar
rineer. the old Michigan athlete,
located at Charleston, together win
number Of other public spirited GU,
izens promoted meet open to all
high schools and in 1914, 1915 and
1915 this meet was successful IN
drawing a dozen or more schools each
veaf 10 participate. The meet was
not held under the auspices OF any
educational institution, except that
ina authorities of Charleston Hlgn
ecliool assisted in its conduct and lent
their support In every possible way
Tne schools Of the southern section
of the state predomlnated IN entering
this meet and Charleston ana Hu1t-
ington were the chief factors. IN
fei7 this event was not held, parity
dne "a the disturbed condition OF attn
4 letics IN general and their total as
CONTINUANCE at Charleston High
.sehool. It is not known whether or
nnt this meet will be held in 1919
INF whether or not it is, according 10
the announcement here, West VIZ
ginia University will issue invita-
lions early in the next scolastic year
tolevery high school OF the nrst class
n the State of West Virginia 10 se1u
~ best athletes to an event TO De
held on the University athletic nelo
mere under the auspices of the athlet-
IA department, which meet will go
long way toward settling the cham
nionship Of the state in this branch
of snort among the high school atm
All the regulation events will be
held and 1t is anticipated that with
me prestige Of the university behind
4 and with energetic efforts on the
bart Of the athletic officials Of the
university at least one hundera atn-
letes can be gathered here for the
event. This would be more than
double the number entered in any
similar event in the state heretofore.
last spring the Monongahela valley
I'D SlJ' & ischool Athletic League held its
meet "a the university field and 1t
drew a fine crowd and was a success
from every standpoint, so that 1t is
generally felt that the proposed, meet
viii also be successful and will De
continued from year to year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
COAL AND COKE AND
BIO. soon LINKED
Through Trains From Char
lesion to Pittsburgh
Will Result.

huntsville, W. Va July O.
While work is progressing on the cut
off at Sage, which will give the Balti-
more and Ohio and the Coal and Coke
railroads connection at grade extend
ing from a point near Adrian on the
latter line to Hampton on the Weston
Buckhannon line Of the former road
preparations are under way to connect
the two roads also near this place.
All through the central counties OF
the state, Harrison, Lewis, Braxton' Gil
mer, Upshur, Webster, Clay, Nicholas
and Kanawha, there is the liveliest IN
terest in the proposal to run through
trains from Pittsburgh to Charleston
over the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Coal and Coke, the unparalleled devel'
opment in the coal, oil, gas and tim
ber fields Of this district having made
such service one Of the imperative
needs Of the state. Under the present
schedules it Is impossible for travel
ter to go from Clarksburg even to
Bower, a few miles below Orlando, and
return northward the same day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

| In his ~ years in baseball Tyrus
Raymond Cobb has smashed more
baseball records than any other play
er.
He has held and still holds, batting,
baserunning and extra base honors.
He has been voted the most valuable
man is baseball time after time.
But in all his years in baseball Cobb
has never accomplished such a feat
as his string OF hits in (number) con-
secutive games this year.
For nine years Cobb led the Amer
lean league in batting, but this record
in itself great, Is trivial when compar-
ed to his record this year.
1t is trivial because of the iron de-
termination and nerve which made it
possible for Cobb at 80 to accomplish
what he has in 1917.
Last year, for the first time, Cobb
was forced out OF his leadership for
American league batting honors. Crit
les predicted that he would never re-
Gain it.
Along in May this year it seemed
that their predictions would be realiz-
ed. For the first time in years Cobb
fell below the 300 mark.
Then came May 81 and Cobb's great
drive began.
Cobb was undisturbed by his fail
ure to lead the league in 1916. He
didn't allow himself to be bothered by
the fact that he had slumped below
300. He started 10 hit like demon.
Every day he poled out the ball.
His average rose gradually. He pass
ed the 1917 mark Of hitting in 10
straight games set by Stuffy Mcln-
mis-. He drew near Speaker, who was
leading the league and then passed
him.
He approached his own major league
record Of hitting in 40 consecutive
games and passed it and set new
world record when he broke Jack
Ness record Of AZ games. Ness rec
ord was made on the Pacific coast two
years ago.
Since he started his drive May 81,
Cobb has batted well above 400. In
Is games against eastern teams he
batted .544. In a game against New
York he made hits in five times at
bat -
1t is his greatest achievment in II
years. 1t is one of the greatest achtev-
ments in baseball,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
Homer Hall Heads
Rural Mail Carriers

HARRISBURG, W. Va, July o.
Homer Hall of Weston was elected
president fthe West Virginia Rural
Letter Carriers Association at the
closing session of its annual conven'
ton Saturday evening in this city
Other officers chosen follow: Vive
president, A. B. Smith of Salem; sec
Rotary and treasurer, Allen V. Ems
lof of Kearns, Randolph county; dele
gates to national convention in Kansas
City, Mo-, Homer Hall Of Weston and
Allen v. Enslow of Kearns; alternate
to national convention, ], H, Hartley
The association passed a resolution
endorsing Fred E. White of Buckhead,
Ga, for reelection as national presi
dent. Mr.. White attended the ses
sions of the convention here. The ex'
ecutive committee was authorized te
select the place for the next conven
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
A Story of Drink Habit Con-
quered at the Neal Institute

1--WE laid so many away who went
to death through drink" declared an
Ohio undertaken at the Neal institute
the other day, that the thought
struck me the other day that by drink
ing was simply hurrying along to
my own funeral. I'm through and
came here to get rid of the thirst "
And three days Of the Neal treat
ment sent him back home to business
with Sll alcoholic desire absolutely
gone.
1t is one thing to make up your
mind to quit drink, but quite another
thing to really quit. The "call OF the
thirst" is too strong.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
WE1y the Undertaken Chose the
Neal Way

Every drinker is carrying in his
system the poison Of alcohol. 1t is the
poison which causes desire for more
drink. You've got to get rid Of the
poison before you lose the desire.
That is Just what the Neal treat.
ment does-neutralizes and eliminates
all alcoholic poison and in three days
time changes love for drink into In.
tense dislike of everything alcoholic.
There are no dangerous hypodermic
injections-just harmless vegetable
remedy, taken internally.
There is no publicity. Names are
not revealed. You can enjoy all de.
sired privacy. Your own investigation
is urged. Over $500 victims Of drink
have been successfully treated dur.
ing the past few years.
Call or write for booklet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
AUTO I'M DITCH. TWO HURT.

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, July o.
Mr.. and Mrs. John King, of Waynes'
burg, Pa, were seriously hurt when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing ran into deep ditch Saturday
night near Littleton. Mrs. Kings legs
were broken and she received other
injuries, while Mr.. King was bruised
and cut. They were taken to Littleton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

batteries: M. G. Harper and Shat
Ier: Cons: Hoffman and Christian.
Twobase hits, Jacobs, Christian
SKATER. Home runs, Moran and Shat
fer. Sacrifice hits, Faulkner, Jacobs,
SKATER, Wit, Christian. Stolen bases
Jacobs, Letter, Moran, Brown 8, Lats-
tetter. Hitby pitcher, Leffler, Latstet-
fer. Christian, Huffman. Left on bases,
Z M. O.. 6; Consolidation, L. First on
bsIis. Of Thurman, 8; OF Safer, 0.
Struck out by Hffman, A; by shaffer, 8.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
MANY ARE vAcclNATEp.

WHEELING, W. Va, July 9.-There
is a grand suamble to get vacclnated
as a precaution against the smallpox
epidemic believed existent here. Physi-
clans all over the city are busy. Four
cases now eIIst in Wheeling and sew
eral across he river. ALI cases are
guarded cloNly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
EALL KILLS 4ooPoUND WOMAN.

CLARKsBURG, W. Va, July g.
A fall off the back porch Of her home
on West Pike street Saturday caused
the death a few hours later of Mrs.
Ulysses G. Barrick, 4S, who weighed
nearly 400 pounds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
No games scheduled.

Games Scheduled Today
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
'GINNERS DEFEAT
THE WATSON TEAM
interesting Ball Game Play
ed on Watson Grounds
Yesterday.

rhe Machine Gun company cOntin'
1aa Is winning streak when yester'
an afternoon II 1ourneyed to Watson
And defeated the Consolidation Coal
e sre team of that town by the
s sc1 AZ 115. The feature of the game
S2ss the hitting of Letter, Moran ana
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
gSPORI2
Ss[IALIEtES
About the best players with the Gil
ants seem to be the Boston Braves and
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
They didn't kill anyone at the auto
races at Omaha the other day Must
have been mighty disappointing.

Cincinnati has butted into the first
division The Reds must feel about
as natural as rassler at Browning
club meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

Games Scheduled Today
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Washington at Detroit
New York at st, Louis.
Boston at Cleveland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

Hugo Bezdek will find managing a
Pittsburgh baseball club under Bar
ney Dreyfuss 4 much more serious
job than smashing through the Min.
nesota line,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

A bloomer girl team is touring the
country. We thought they went out
of style about the same time as &C.
cordians and tintypes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.

Cleveland, L; Boston, 0.
Washington, 10; Detroit 5.
Chicago, s; Philadelphia, 4
81, Louis, 8; New York, 2.
STANDING Of the Clubs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

By the number of games they are
losing they still seem to be bloom
ers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09
.Consol.T cam Did
Not PlaylYe

Yestarday'was an tdleSdaySforEthe
Consolidation Coal company baseball
team. Manager McTnteer didthis. best
10 secure a gameswtth~ somelgoodt pro-
fession, team at Tractto n,park, butwas
unable to. makeG faEorabl connections
nth the teams now passing through
this section. The Consolidation team
was schedule Sto, play the<C larksburg
iiidepend dents at Traction parlEbutilate
Saturday asalsozcanceled.
$4,000
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

The Three-Eye league has disband
ed. Connie Mack ought to be able to
get ball club now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-09

etoandeta Club Coffee. Punoent
arFa1l.Is sllsLeua=.- J
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19

Mrs. C. C. Bagwell, ST. Augustine,
Gov. of international Federation
Catholic Alumni.
Mrs. Hattie Bethel, Jacksonville,
Grand Chief Pythian Sisters.
Miss Anna Davids, Orlando. Presi-
dent Florida Nurses Association
Miss Ella Rorabeck, Jacksonville,
National Society U. S. Daughters
1872
Miss Agnes Ellen Harris. Talla-
hassee, President State Teachers As
ISOLATION.
Mrs. w. S. Jennings, Jacksonville :,
President Florida Federation Wo-
mans Club.
1t is gr~atly desired that all wo-
mans church and other organizations
be enlisted in the work of selling this
second issue of Liberty Bonds. The
time allotted for the sale, Oct. LIST.
to Nov. 1st., is half gone and / am
appointing you to servo as the local
chairman for your organization and
asking that you appoint a committee
and inaugurate whirlwind cam
paign, using the best plan and method
possible to reach all women in your
town and county, cooperating with
all women's organizations.
The local representative of each of
the above Mentioned organizations
are appointed local chairmen so that
the state may be covered as speedily
as possible, is the short time remain
ing for the sale of the bonds. Will
you not get in touch with them, divid-
ing up the territory that there may
be harmony of action and no over
tapping or waste of effort? Where
your local organizations have al
ready joined in forming Women's
Committee Council of Defense, it is
expected that you work through
same.
The state has not been systema-
tically organized for this bond sale
and as the time now is all too short,
I am using what seems to me the
best means at hand, the ready made
organizations.
All chairmen or presidents of
women's local organizations are re-
quested to report progress of sales
to me each day. stating organization
represented, that I in turn may make
a daily report to Mrs McGovern.
This will not conflict with reports to
heads of state organizations.
You are especially urged to assist
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19
READ AND STUDY
THE HOME CARD

Women in millions of American
ZONES will read the message of the
Home Card" and will follow it's sug-
gestions. If enough millions do this,
thc I oblem of feeding the allies and
ou- selves is solved, and the war won.
This is the belief of the United States
Food Administration, who hope, dur
ing GOOD Pledge Week" October %
to November 8, to organize the Amer
lean women into a volunteer food con-
servation army. The duties of these wo
men, as stated by the Home Card. are
merely 70 eat and serve less wheat,
beef, pork. dairy products and sugar,
and more of the other foods of which
we have an abundance, and which can
not SO readily be shipped to our al
lies.
u. S. Food Administrative
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19
WOMAN'S LIBERTY LOAN
COMMITTEE FOR FLORIDA.

The following interesting document
comes from Mrs. May M. Jennings,
state chairman of the Woman's Flor
ida Liberty Loan Committee:
Dear CoWorkers:
My appointment as Chairman wo-
mans Liberty Loan committee for
Florida was just received on the
10th inst. from Mrs. w. G. McAdoo,
National Chairman, Washington.
Mrs. P. J. McGovern of Atlanta. as
chairman 9Th Federal Reserve Dis
trict, having Florida in her jurisdic-
ton.
The heads of the following state
organizations have a been asked to
serve on the committee for Florida.
Mrs. William Hooker, Ocala, Chair
man Woman's Committee Council
National Defense.
Mrs. H. H. McCreary, Gainesville,
President United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Mrs. Telfair Stockton, Jacksonville.
President Colonial Danes.
Miss Minnie E. Neal, Jacksonville,
President Wo:nan's Christian Tenn
perance Union.
Mrs. Arthur Gilkes, Jacksonville,
Regent Daughters of American Rev
olrtion.
Mrs. Frank Stranahan, Fort Lau-
derdale, President Equal Suffrage
Association.
Miss Elsie P. Hoyt, Tampa, Presi-
dent Southern Association, Colleges
for Women.
Mrs. Sarah A. Harris, Quincy,
Grand Matron Order Eastern Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19

of us lie back and say: "Oh, the lit
tie 1 could economic on fat won't
make an difference
1t will make a difference. Each
of US must do our share. If every
person in America uses one third of an
ounce less a day, about two tea
spoonfuls of fat, or, if it is butter,
one less pat a day-the huge demand
for fat by our Allies could be met.
Do not deprive your children of their
usual amount of dairy butter on the
table, however, as it has food val
ues essential to their growth. Econ
omize on butter by using less of it in
cooking. Remember we must send
the Allies three times as much butter
as before the war.
Besides fats, we must economic
on sugar. France, England, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19

Italy are depending largely on us for
their supply of this product. Fortt-
unately, we can easily meet this de-
mand by a little personal economy,
for as with fats, we use a great deal
more sugar than is necessary. Today
the usual American consumption per
person is just double that of France.
If they can do with so much less,
certainly we can do with little less!
The easiest way to economic on
sugar is by going without candy and
sweet drinks, using less of it in our
tea and coffee and on our cereals,
learning to eat fruit without it, and
by using more of dark syrups, honey
and maple syrup.
Don't practice foolish economy.
however, and scimp the sugar in put
ting up fruits and jams, for these
save butter next winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19

kitchens and see the reckless way we
waste fat in various ways.
For instance, great many of us
cut all the fat off meat and throw it
away. Most of US use great deal
more butter and lard than we need
in fried foods. And all of US waste
soap.
Today such extravaganza will mean
a serious condition of affairs. The
worlds supply of fat is short. Yet
we can not get along without some
Eat in our diet. There is no substi-
tute for it.
For this reason, so that the worlds
fat-supply can be made to reach every
body's needs, and because we are US
ing more than is necessary for our
needs, we are asked to cut down our
fat consumption 100000 tons this
year.
We cannot possibly do this, if any
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19

me in every way possible to make
good for the women of Florida in
the two weeks left for the bond sale.
Your local committee of men will
be glad to assist you. Bonds can be
secured from the nearest bank.
The above plan of operation is
temporary and fk3m this bond issue
only, as a thorough organization by
counties viii be established accord
ing to the plan outlined by national
committee, enclosed, which is in use
in other states and will be put into eff :
feet later. Will you not confer with
others in your county and assist me
in perfecting an organization as per
plan for future service in similar
bond sales, after this one is closed :
Quick results are what are wanted
now.
Posters sent under seperate cover
should be displayed in prominent
places.
Faithfully,
Mrs. w. So MAY M. JENNINGS,
State Chairman Woman's Liberty
Loan Committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19
SERVE BY SAVING
IS ADVICE GOVT,

Editors note: The articles appear
ing in this paper under the above
caption are supplied by the Food Con-
ninistration as a practical help to the
American woman in doing her bit. !"
We are The Greatest Fat-Wasters.
This is the truth. We women Of
America are the greatest fat-wasters
in the world. This is strong in
dictment, and, let US hope by the end
of tl-e war we will no LANCER have to
plead guilty to it.
The European woman would hold
up her hands in horror if she could
spend one morning in one of our
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19
LiactiUe Kidneys
Cause Disease

4 shall mot soon forget the benefits derived
from the of Foley Kidney Pills."-AL A.
Godfrey, Forest Grove, Oregon.
Too much work and too little work
seem to have about the same effect
on persons past middle age. Proper
action OF the kidneys is necessary to
good health. They act as a filter
and remove froI2 the ntood poisonous
remain in the system leads to many
complications.
Many nervous, tired. run down men
and women suffer from pains in the
back and sides. dizzy spells. bladder
weakness, sore muscles and sti6
joints and fail to realize tn at rheuma-
tism, diabetes or even Brights dis
ease may result.
If you have cause to believe that
your kidneys are weak. disordered or
inactive you should act Immediately.
Foley Kidney Pills have been used
by young, middle aged and old with
complete satisfaction. They act quick
ly and sure ly and have given RELIEF
In cases OF ten years standing.
UALEdBERTES PHARMACY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-19
AN EXTENDED
AUTO TRIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Earnest Baars
and son, John Earnest, Jr, of Cor
dova Park, have returned from an
extended trip through the Eastern
states. They toured Virginia stop
ping at all the points of interest, al
so Atlantic City, and spent two weeks
in New York City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bars made the trip in their auto,
and report a most delightful months
vacation.