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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
LIKELY
THROUGH; NAY
RETIRE soon
Great First Stacker May
Never Play Another
Big Game.

NEW YORK Jan. 29.-"Peerless
Hal" Chase has probably played his
last game of baseball. Recognizing the
near approach of the inevitable end
Of long and sensational career, he is
planning to retire from the national
pastime before the opening of an
other season and may announce his
voluntary passing at any time now.
There is no question of failure to
negotiate satisfactory contract with
the Giants involved in Chase's deter
mination to quit the diamond. He
simply realizes that he is rapidly near
ing the end of his baseball rope and
and is anxious to become established
in some other profession while he is
still comparatively young man. IL
he has not already notified the Giants
that he is through 1t is only because
he has not yet decided upon his future
occupation. He has several promising
propositions under consideration.
Chase's career on the professional
diamond has been too often described
in minute detail to require further de-
lineation here. 1t is enough to saw
that, barring one brief adventure with
the outlaw California State League,
in 1908, and his Federal League 'es-
capade in 1914-15, he has been in the
major leagues since 1905, when he
broke in with the New York Yankees.
From the start he was one of the
stormy petrels of baseball. He was
early conceded to be the greatest first
baseman of all time and one of the
most effective hit-and-run batters that
the game has ever produced. Yet no
other player in the history of the
game has been more severely censur-
ed, more bitterly maligned than this
slim, still boyish, and thoroughly
likable Californian.
HE has at various times been accus-
ed of Indifference or worse, but none
Of his many detractors has ever prov
ed him guilty of any Of the charges
made against him. 1t is therefore only
fair to assume his innocence. That
Chase has been indiscreet at times his
best friends all admit, but those who
know him best are convinced beyond
all bubble that this has been the
greatest of his crimes.
If Chase does retire the Giants will
doubtless use Long George Kelly a t
first. His owners believe that after
several false starts he is now really
good on every requirement II given the
opportunity. Manager Arthur Irwin of
tht Rochester Internationals is an es-
pecialiy enthusiastic Kelly booster.
Kelly will be a sensation this
year." said Irwin tht other day. Gail
that he has ever lacked is confidence
in his own ability to hit major league
pitching. He now possesses this es
sential quality and will be surpris,
ed indeed IL he does not hit at least
300 next season.
One unfortunate aspect of Chase's
supposed determination to quit is that
it threatens to deprive the Giants OF
valuable trading material. II Chase
remained to try it again, either he or
Kelly could be used in deal to
strengthen other weak sectors along
the Giants infield front. This posi-
bility passes, OF coudse, If Chase re-
tires.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
Varsity Fears One
Pitt Floor Artist

MoRGANToWN, Jan. 29-West VII
ginda is unusually worried over one
player on the Pitt team in regard tc
his scoring ability and that is "Spee-
DO" LauShran, the football as well as
basketball star. Laughran is what is
known as Tong shot" and after see
ing what great factor long shoot
ing was In the success of the Mariet-
ia team here, Mountainer followers
need well be worried. In fact, the
West Virginia defense has been am
pie to take caro- of all requirements
all thru the season, but on the offense
she has been por. Hill is now in a
forward position and while his ster-
ling ability in advancing the ball ur
the floor undoubtedly improves that
department, 1t is questionable il he
is as good shot as Outright whom he
has displaced.
Kiger alone is good scorer and
in only one game this year, that with
Yale, has he gone at his best speed
II the lengthy Wet5el county boy
breaks lose against Pitt there is nc
telling what the score will be- Against
Yale kger got nine goals from field
but his highest mark since then has
been four against WI & ]. at Washing
ton.
The whole result of the game
against Pitt here on Saturday depends
on whether or not West Vircinia's
scoring machine will be in luck Elk
eept for Riger no player oh The team
Is above the average in shooting and
only in case Of unusual floor work re-
sulting in easy tries for the basket
can the Moutnaineers hope to win.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
NO EXCUSE FOR
RHEUM ATlSN

No matter how many Rheumatic
Remedies you have tried there is only
one that's absolutely sure and GER
tain.
Get a bottle of "Neutrone Pre-
scription SO" at your druggists TO-
day. take it faithfully and you'll be
rid of all soreness. stiffness and swol-
len, aching. painful joints and mus
cles, after few days.
oh. my, but "Neutrone Prescription
SO" will surprise you. you can dis
tinctly feel that overload of agony and
pain leaving you and what a relief, so
easy, it's fine!
Get a bottle today, you owe II to
yourself, then say good bye, trou-
ble.' For sale by Mountain City Drug
Co. and leading druggists everywhere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
old MEN AND
old women ARE
Making GOOD

Hundreds OF men and women we'll
along in years have taken most re-
markable new lease on life; are up
and doing more than their share OF
work and enjoying it, not asking IA
vors of anyone.
There Is no secret about this.
of life can come back Strong, look
young, and feel young, in a snop
time, If they will just follow the laws
Of nature.
Old people THINK they are worn
out because of age, and they feel that
way. This is all wrong. One OF our
leading doctors says that looking and
feeling old is due to lack of Iron and
Phosphates in the blood and nerves.
When people are young, they have a
good supply. AS they grow older ana
draw on this reserve, they commence
to run down unless they are wise
enough to recharge their blood and
nerves with Phosphated iron.
Continuing. the doctor said, Every
man and woman along in years can
be made strong, keen, healthy and
alert, enjoying life's pleasures again
II they will simply renew their blood
with Iron and Phosphates
Phosphated Iron makes new, red
blood, strengthens the nerves, re-
builds energy, renews endurance and
often increases the strength OF weak
or old people one hundred per cent.
in 2 weeks time. Thousands of run
down old people who were aillng all
the while have surprised their friends
with a most astonishing return OF
health. strength ard vitality simply
by taking Phosphated Iron.
ProsphRted Iron Is put up in cap
sules, only, don't take inferior pills
or tablets. For sale by. Mountain City
prrg CO., and leading druggists every
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
SIMPLE COMBINATION
HELPS WEAK EYES

Fairmont people are astonished at
the quick results produced by simple
witchazel, camphor, hydrastis, etc, as
mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. In one
case OF weak and nearsighted eyes a
few days use brought great improve
ment. In another case 1t stopped eye
pains and inflammation. We guaran-
tee a small bottle OF Lavoptiko to help
ANY CASE weak, strained or inflam-
el cyes. Aluminium eye cup FREE.
Martins Drug Store.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

schedule, but has won SIX outside
games and seems to have an unusually
smooth working combination. Yale
with three victories and no defeats
has a death grip on the top % the
ladder, having beaten Columbia, Cor
nell and Princeton successfully. Ex-
perts think Penn will come down with
a great rush, and after once started
will rapidly overhaul the Ell s.
One Varsity athlete who is perhaps
as valuable all the year round as any
now eligible for Varsity participation
in athletics is "Biz" Dawson. Dawson
an experienced player in every major
branch Of sport at the University. IS
one of the smartest athletes OF which
the University has ever boasted He
does most of his playing in every con-
test above the shoulders" and these
are the men after all that are the
most valuable at the critical times.
Dawson is dependable. sure, and cool
and like Errett Rodgers, rises to every
crisis in the athletic contests in which
he takes part. He seems destined to
have the biggest collegiate year OF his
career in 1920 and is certain to be a
strong candidate for a regular berth
on the Varsity football team.
The Morgantown Post says there is
no faction wanting to make Harry
Stansbury leave the institution. We
are glad to hear it, and hope this is
the fact, but funny things bob up
down there once in awhile. Any how
this is what the Post says:
THE opinion Rodman Wanamaker,
the New York millionaire and sports
man, expressed concerning Harry
Stansbury when he declared Harry
Knows as much about collegiate ath-
letics as any man in the country ia
fully concurred in by the great ma
jority Of fans in Morgantown. What
ever may have been the opposition to
Stansbury when the came here three
years ago, no one has appreciated his
worth and value more than the local
people who have had the best oppor-
tunity to see Just what he has accom-
plished. All this talk about Morgan
town wanting to see Stansbury 90 or
that there is faction here which de.
sires TO GUST him is tommy-rot pure
and simple. West Virginia needs
Stansbury and wants him to stay Just
as long as he, will stay"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
GET SLOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
Just one trial convinces you Sloane
Liniment helps drive away
rheumatic twta1es

TTTHY endure gain wien y-,, tms.r
wv Sloan's LiniE1ent will relieve It
promptly 1t couldn't remain
the Worlds 1inimeI : for SO years if it
wasn't highly beneficial in relieving
rheumatic aches, stiff joints. sore
muscles, lumbago, neuralgia, strains,
bruises, exposure to weather results.
Pesetrates tritheat rubbing, leaving
no stained skin, clogged pores, mussi-
ness. A pain and ache IMMINENT that
stands alone in doing what 1t is meant
to do. Get bottle today and keep
it handy. All druggists. Three sizes
CSC, Zoe. $40. -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

dith. ineligible. The same night the
Keepers team played Hawkins, VINO
was ineligible.
Game on January "a between Wal
son Building and West Virginian be-
cause Watson Building played Brown,
who was ineligible.
The correct standing of the club
with these three games thrown out
and the schedule of games for Satlr.
day night is as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
A LA MODE.

What caused the excitement in that
restaurant?
A fellow home from overseas order
ed an egg and the waitress tainted.
He waved his hands over his head
and yelled oof! at her-Home Sec
tor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
STANDING Of THE CLUES.
Great Ereontion.

THE violinist's execution was sim
ply marvellous"
Wasn't it, though? You could SEQ
the audience hanging on eytry mote"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
A REAL LOVER.

FIRST Iauy--My husband gives me
aemonstrations OF affection every time
ne looks at me.
Second I.ady-My husband gives me
his pay envelope every time he gets
answers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

Amazon is 700 Feet Deep. Z
The Amazon is estimated to be
nearly 700 feet deep at a point 1000
miles form the sea.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
Three andTwo

When anybody approaches Edward
Gwinner, Of Pittsburgh, one of the
hackers OF the Pittsburgh Federc.
league club with a proposition to en-
ter baseball they had best be sure
their offer will stand the most rigid
investigation. Gwinner apparently
got hooked a number of times dur
Ing his Federal league experience and
only recently got hooked again when
Justice Walling. of the Pennsylvania
Supreme court handed down a judg-
ment against Gwinner aSd associates
for $4,000 for attorney fees due James
q. Hindman, OF the Smoky City.
According TO Gwinner, Hindman
was retained to assist in looking aft
er the Pittsburgh Federal league
clubs interest when the outlaw cir
cult was absorbed by organized ball.
Gwinner says Hindman did absolute
ly nothing in the way of work, but
rendered bill for $4,000 attorney
fees. Gwinner, of course, refused to
pay the claim and Hindman refused
to accept less. The matter was
threshed out in court. Hindman got
the decision in every court, and now
the highest tribunal in the state has
ruled in his favor. There is nothing
for Gwinner to do but pay the claim.
He recently stated that his Federal
league experience was fine spend
thrift spree. 81 would not object to
going into baseball again." said
Gwinner, "but 1t will have to be in or
ganized baseball. No more OF these
good things for me-"
Despite his own announcement {.
the effect that he is going to Choke"
his bat next season and try for more
hits instead of long. ones, 1t is alto
gether likely that Ruth will be in
there swinging from the hip this year
as last. He esteems home r!S;s be-
yond great riches and no one kas ever
accused him OF disliking wealth. With
him, as with Kauff, no hit counts un-
less 1t is good for at least one extra
base, and he'd rather have no home
run than a dozen two-baggers or half
dozen triples. He Is just naturally
built that way and his sort of ma
ture never changes. He doubtless be-
lteves himself when he says he In
tends to shorten his stroke, but soon
er or later the ho!ne-run franzy will
overcome him and he'll adjust his
sights to the furthermost limits OF
whatever ball park he happens to be
playing on.
II Ruth and other notable clouters
among the Yankees do anything like
as well this year as they did last the
Huggins ensemble is likely to estab-
lish a slugging record that will stand
for years to come. According to the
best available figures, Ruth made
twenty-nine homers last season, Bob
MeusA fourteen, Frank Baker ter
aud Roger Peckinpaugh, Wally Pipp
and Duffy Lewis seven each, total
of seventy-four all told. Contemplat-
ing these figures we are inclined to
join with Bill Phelon in asking. Who
on earth can stop such a crowd?s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
Polo As Ancient Game

Polo Is the Oldest outdoor game
played today. The. Persians played
II 500 B. 9. $3.50. !.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

In the eastern intercollegiate has
ketball league, 1t seems likely that
the fight will simmer down 10 a con-
test between Penn and Yale for the
championship. To date, Penn has not
played a single game in her league
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

GAMES SATURDAY..
Owens VS.. Watson Building.
F. NJ. NJ. Co. VS.. West Virginian.
Koppers -Monongah Glass vs.. Ley
Co. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

II you want to get the joys OF sea-
sickness without being nearer the sea
than Fairmont, smoke cigar of the
brand Mike Hamilton carries around
with him. They would wreck a tram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

6. Knight 3, Shuman /, Tough 1.
observation-disclosures 2, Fretwell 5,
Thorn 3, Bowers 2. Cropp 2.
Foul NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bin 10: Knight in g. Clarksburg-
croppl 2 in 4, Fretwell 0 in Q. Heavener
in2
, Referee Merrels.
Time of periods-20 minutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

Longfellow shuman missed the five
O'Clock car last night and had to take
the six, meeting the rest OF the bunch
at the Waldo at 1880. Longfellow had
to take an awful bunch of kidding
during the trip home last night for
missing the car. Ask him for the in
side story.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
"a EGGS.
FROM 2s HENS
Mississippi Woman Had No
Eggs for Four Months.
Hens Now Laying
Regularly.

,>"I wish to praise DR.. LeGear's
Poultry Prescription to Poultry
Raisers. I have 28, hens and had
no eggs from them for over 4
months. After fed them one and
one-haf packages of your pre-
scription I gathered over 2 dozen
eggs from them. This IS a positive
fact, and I advise all poultry raisers
to use DR.. LeGear's Poultry Pre-
scription, if they wish their hens to
lay."-Miss Carlina Freeman, Har-
riston, Miss.
DR.. LeGear's advice and a few
pennies wisely spent have made lay
ers out of loafers. You can obtain
the same results. Get package of
Dr.. LeGear's Poultry Prescription
from your dealer. Use it as directed.
1t is q tonic which builds up the
sire, / and vitality of hens, with
out cverstimulating or injuring the
egg producing organs. If results are
not entirely satisfactory, return the
empty carton and receive a refund
of your money.-Dr. L. D. LeGear
Med. Co., st, Louis, Mo.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
Million Packets Of
Flower Seed rec

We believe in flowers around the
homes Of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have set aside more than one
million packets of seed Of beautiful,
yet easily grown flowers to be given
to our customers this spring for the
beautifying of their homes.
Hastings 1920 Seed Catalogue is
now ready. Brilliant cover in natural
colors. 100 pages of garden and farm
information. profusely illustrated. lts
the one worth while seed book for
southern gardeners and farmers. This
catalogue is absolutely free to you on
request. Your name and address on
a postal card or in letter, will bring 1t
to you by return mail.
This 1920 Catalogue will show you
just how you can get five packets OF
flower seeds (five different sorts) ab
solutely free Of cost this spring. Send
for this catalogue today without fail.
No obligation to buy anything unless
you want to. II. G. HASTINGS CO.,
Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.-(Advt.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26

. Pursuant to an order of the court
of common pleas in the case Of NJ.
l.. Warren, ct al, VS.. Della Warren,
ct al, the undersigned as master for
Bamberg county, will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder at the
court house, Bamberg, S. c., on the
first Monday in March, 1920, be-
tween the legal hours of sale on said
day, the following described tract of
land:
That certain tract of land situate in
the county of Bamberg, State of
South Carolina, containing forty-two
(42) acres, more or less, and bound
ed on the north by lands Of the Muir
daugh estate; east by lands Of ]. H.
Fender; south by lands of the said
J. H. Fender and lands of J. H. XII
nard; and west by lands of the said
J. H. Kinard and lands of the Muir
daugh estate. Said tract of land be-
:ng the same of which Mrs. Emma
Warren died seized and possessed,
and the same inherited by her from
the estate of Elmore Kinard, de-
ceased.
Terms Of sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers and revenue stamps.
J. J. BRABHAM, JR.,
Judge of Probate, Acting Master
for Bamberg County.
Feb. 10, 1920.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
ENJOYS HIS
3 MEALS DAY
Mr. Wootn Thinks Much Of zIR0N Because
It Made Him His Old Self Again.

Sick people do not get much out of life.
In order to enjoy your meals, to do your
work well, you must be strong and
healthy.
Pale, weak, nervous people frequently
need iron to enrich their blood and to re-
store vitality to their system, and good
way to supply the iron is to follow the
example OF MI. Clayton Wooten, of Scot
land, Ca, who used Ziron Iron Tonic and
has this to say about it:
81 have taken Ziror according to direct
ions and l can truthfully say that it is a
fine tonic. 1t has done me all the good.
Since began taking it, have gained eight
pounds in weight and enjoy eating three
meals day. | shall do all can to re-
commend Ziron.'
Try Zironl Your druggist sells Ziron
On guarantee to refund your money if
the first bottle fails to benefit. You cam
not lose anything, but very likely will
gain much, by getting bottle of Ziron,
today!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
STRANGE THINGS
DrOP FROM SKY.
Science Says Nothing Comes Down That Has Not Gone
Up But Author of Weird Book Opines That Earth
Has Been Bombarded for Centuries With
Planetary Messages.

they were SHOWS colored with pollen
Nevertheless, the Monthly Weather
Review, May 1877, reported a golden
yellow fall of February 81, 1877, at
Peckloh, Germany, in which four
kinds of organism, not pollen, were
the coloring matter-minute things
shaped like arrows, coffee BEANS
horns and disks. Might they not have
been symbols, hieroglyphs shattered
from their original shapes by the
earth's atmospheric pressure?
NJ. Bouls, French scientist, tells
of a substance, reddish yellow that
fell in quantities amounting to hun
dreds of thousands of tons, in France
and Spain, April 80, May 1 and May
2, 1870, that carbonized and spread
the "odor of charred animal matter
that was not pollen. Was it the ami
NAL debris of one of hose aerial bat
ties in interplanetary space?
A yellow substance fell at Gerace,
Calabria, March IA, 1913. Some of
this substance was collected by Pro
fessor Simenini of Naples. 1t had IN
insipid taste and was described as
''unctuous." When heated it turned
brown, then black, then red. 1t did
not yield to known classification. And
mark the concomitants of this fall Of
yellow ubstance-loud noises were
heard in the air and stones fell from
the sky when it descended.
Black Rain and Snow.
Black rains and black snoWs-rains
and SHOWS as black as a deluge of ink
fell in Ireland, May IA, 1S49, over
district of 400 miles square; again
in April, 1887, again October, 1907.
"It left a most peculiar and disabree-
able smell in the air." The scientific
explanation was that it came from
clouds of SCOT from the manufacture
ing towns of England and Wales. But
how about the showers of black rains,
"as black as INK that fell in Switzer-
land, January 20, 1911, and away
down at the Cape of Good Hope, far
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
NOTICE..

Continued on page 6, column
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
NOTICE
OF special letting Of the Stockhold-
ers of the Farmers Tobacco
Warehouse Company.

Notice is hereby given that a spe-
cial meeting of the stockholders of
the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse
Company, of Bamberg, S. c., is call
ed, to be held at the office of Bam-
berg Banking Co., at Bamberg, S. c.,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of the
9Th day of March, 1920, to consider
and act upon a resolution determined
upon by the Board of Directors of the
said corporation to increase the capi-
tai stock of the company to an
amount not more than twenty-five
Thousand Dollars.
FARMERS TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
COMPANY,
BY G.. R. BRABHAM,
President
Dated Jan. 80, 1920. 2-26
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with WORMS have an un-
healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion, and act as General Strength
enine Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms and the Child will be
in perfect health. Pleasant to take 60c per bottle
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26

A meeting of the stockholders of
the Edisto Public Service Company
will be held at their office, Denmark,
S. c., March 4th, at II a. m, for the
purpose Of voting on a resolution pro-
posing to increase the capital stock
of the corporation to fifty thousand
dollars.
(Signed) R. A. EASTERLING,
Treasurer
February 7th, 1919. 3-4n
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
MASTERS SALE.

Dated Jan. 80, 1920.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26
LOST CERTIFICATE OF STOCK.

February 7th, 1919. 3-4
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-26

The undersigned will on the 25th
day of March, 1920, apply to Enter
prise Bank, Bamberg, S. c., for one
new certificate of stock of said bank
in lieu of stock certificate No. 35 for
one share, which certificate has been
lost or destroyed.
3-1Sn MRS. J. L. GRAHAM.