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Pitchers Who Use the Speed Splitter.

How long this race Of pitchers Will
last is questionable. One by one they
will drop by the wayside.
Wears Arm.
The moist ball trick Is wearing on
the arm.
Covelskie. the great-hearted Shamo-
kin miner, however, doesn't think Wet
ting the ball hurts his pitching super.
Perhaps Convey is too rugged to note
the strain yet.
Before this year the spitters could
get by without whipping the speed
into every BALL They'll burn up faster
now at the pace they have to travel
in order to gain effectiveness.
Resides Faber and Coveleskie other
American leaguers on the accredited
list of Ban Johnson to fling the spit
ter are: Urban Shocker. st. Louis
lock Quinn. New York; Dutch Leon
ard, Detroit; Allan Russell. Boston
and Ray Caldwell or AL. Sothoron
| Cleveland.
Caldwell has practically dropped
the wet-ball delivery altogether under
iris Speakers Amusement and is DO
| ing better without II.
| Allan Sothoron. formerly or 81
| Louis and now with Cleveland, take:
| CaIdwelrs place as an eligible splitter
for the Indians. But he's slipping ant
unless Speaker can revive him won
be in the big show long.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

pouphkeepsie regatta will very like
- no a four-mile test In l9Z2.
vincent Richards defeated Ryan 1.
uores for the Western tennis title at
indianapolis.
r-onk Troch has won the trapshoot--
ting championship OF washington n''
times in the last six years.
The fond mother who snudoeleu At
~ .houpbt of football now is recon-
III ~ tennis at 40 in the sun.
Gordon Morrison. former Harvaru
..othau center, has been appolhteu
soo.hal coach at Cornell college, io"a'
Madison ]. Jeffrey, former Tufts col
atblete. has been appointed head
iese - Of athletics at Northeastern col
lege.
Memphis, Tenn, has been awarded
roor,s international swimming
-
mex. under the auspices OF the
mateur Athletic union.
r ZONES Of Baltimore, No.
bline ,,her of Johns Hopkins univer-
star taothall team, has been appointed
SHY lot at the West Point Military
academy.
o.,os A. Stoneham and John :
CnarleS 80 the New York Nationals
M .ss disposed Of their majority ,a stock
have a Us II the Cuba-American Jockey
n n"d Automobile club.
rso Great Rose, q tnree-year-o ,t
N. peter the Great, has neen sol'
any Ds A. Fletcher Of the Lau
:: 81 i: :, s:ssss sss tor to ST.
600.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
ALEXANDER NEARING
END OF HIS CAREER
explanation Of Great Fingers
Failure to Shine.
worked Too Hard in Endeavor to Win
opening Game From St. Louis
cardInaIs-case Of Nap Ruck-
er Is Recalled.

Grover Cleveland Alexander. the
great right-hander of the Cubs, may
oe near the end of his rope. 1t has
oeen published in the East how Alex
amer had his arm injured by a spec
'ator dumping into the arm as Alex
was pulling back to deliver the ball In
MS warm-up before the opening game
WI April IL, but those familiar with
MS case offer another explanation of
Alexis failure to shine this year as he
oid last, when he won ten straight
early in the campaign.
The explanation is that Alexander
was all to the good on the opening
day, or thought he was, and injured
hmself by trying too hard. He had
NOT won an opening game for three
years, which was rather a sore sub
ject with him.
1t was after losing the opener last
year that he went ahead and won the
ten straight. He made 1t a matter
OF professional ethics with himself to
win the opener this season from the
st. Louis Cardinals in st. Louis on the
first day Of the campaign.
Those who saw the game say Alex
whistled the ball to the plate with
every ounce of strength he possessed
for seven innings, or until something
went wrong with his arm and he had
to retire. Alex Freeman finished for
him, and Chicago won, to 2, but II
was a costly victory.
Alexander started again when the
Cubs reached Philadelphia and. while
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10

ders awakened from her deadly sleen
and is again bright with vegetation.
The farms are bigger than ever before
and the concrete shelters which. two
years ago, heard the German officers
yelling to the unfortunate soldiers.
"schweinhunde," now hear the grunt.
ing of little pigs, for the thrifty Elem
ish peasants have turned to account all
of the salvaged implements of warfare
which could be used.
Here and there are sacred spots
bright with bloody poppies, markinc
the final resting places of the brave
Belgian, French, British and American
soldiers, untouched by the reyenerat.
ing hands of the Flemish workers
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10

letter received by Mr.. ShatZer was
signed with a strange name, Harry
Thomas. 1t contained this story OF t
disappearance of the new name:
In Perpetual Torment.
For IA years Hall, under the mai
of Harry E. Thomas of Denver,
Quaked at the sight of police Ollie
He has avoided all persons he kne
when he was Hall. He has spent wax,
full nights, fearing arrest for murder
A wife and then child served to add
to his anXieties. What, If they should
discover he had killed man?
But the worry is over. Thomas was
walking recently on Denver street.
He met the man for whose murder be
believed he was hunted, the letter
states. The two recognized each other
at the same time. The 'murderedf
man held out his hand in greeting.
Il thought l killed you," Thoma
gasped.
Land, no." the victim" replied
was only bruised a little"
In the IA years since his disappear
ance Halls family has mourned him
as dead. Relatives after a diligenu
search, took steps 10 collect his insur-
ance, but lacking proof of death, were
unable to do so.
OF what happened after Hall, with
S175 in wages, left the harvest fields
the letter has this to say:
Il got into dice game. l won $3.50.
One of the heavy losers was John Will
! hanson. He and / fought over the
game, then patched up our differences.
Friendly, we climbed into box car to
go to Kansas City. We quarrelled
again, fought, and Williamson fell
from the train in the fight.
Not Guilty of Murder.
1.-The next day l read in q paper
that the body of an unidentified man
had been found on the railroad right
of way. l was not guilty of murder,
but to prove it was a different thing.
Others had seen us quarrel.
Il went West, changed my name to
Thomas and grew up with the country
Finally l settled in Denver, was mar
red and now have a daughter siy
years old.
"You cannot imagine the relief now
Williamson went home with me, anG
we told my wife and daughter. ] an
the happiest man in the country. We
are coming to see you and all the res
of the folks right away. l can hardly
wait"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
SCHALK'S BURDEN

Catcher Ray Schalk is work
ing himself thin handling hid
Gleason's kid pitchers.
A great deal of the burden or
developing the young SoX
moundsmen has fallen to the
lot of the diminutive Schalk.
There isn't a catcher in the
game today who works as hard
as the diIsinutive Ray.
He loses from five to ten
pounds during an afternoons
battle royal.
If .other players worked as
hard as Schalk they'd lose
~poundage, too. 1t would DO
Babe Ruth lot of good to get
Schalk's recipe.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
Missourian Meets Man He
Thought He Had Killed in
Quarrel Ia Years Ago.
LIVES IN PERPETUAL TERROR
Man Falls From Train During Fight
Which Resulted From Disagree
ment Over Dice Game and An
taaonist Thought Him DEAD.

Kansas City, Mo.-Reuben K. Han
of Paris, Mo-, met face to face IN a
Denver (Colo.) street man whom he
thought he had killed IA years ago
and the memory OF whose alleged
death had haunted him all these years.
A letter telling of the remarkaDle
case came from Denver to l. ii.
Shatzer. manager of the Tool Specially
companv. 1t was from Skaters nan
brother, Reuben +. Hall.
Hail, a young farmer near faris'
Mo. went to the Kansas harvest heids
to work In 1907. He disappeared. Inc
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10

the Cubs won and he got credit for the
winning, he did not finish. Freeman
again finished for him.
Warm weather and careful treat
ment of the arm may bring Alexander
around to his old form, but then they
may not.
The fans who remember how sud-
denly Nap Rucker went on the Shelf
and from a big winner in many games
he dronped to occasional appearances
FOR a few innings, will have to be
shown that a pitcher who has been
starring as Alex has since ne went
70 the Phillies from Syracuse In l9ll'
and won IS and lost ID that year, Is
chile TO come back after injuring MS
wing.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
MITCHELL WON'T LEAVE RING
Milwaukee Scrapper Has No Intention
Of Retiring Despite Many Re
cent Reverses.

Richie Mitchell, whose gameness
against overwhelming odds has made
him the prize fight idol of the central
West. has no intention Of retiring from
the ring despite recent reverses.
Following his sensational losing
fight against Champion Benny
Leonard in New York, Mitchell met
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
Crook Is Temperam.nt,,

Vienna.-Forcing his employers
safe and finding only about 500 worth
OF crowns, Rudolph Twrdik hanged
himself, leaving note that the dis.
appointment after so hard a job was
more than he could stand.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
Deposit of Stone Age,
Mans Leavings Found

Mixnity, Austria.-One of the
greatest finds of relics of pre-
historic man in Austria comes
from a cave near this place. The
Dragons Den" is being exca-
waited for its enormous deposits
of bird-dropping ph'osphates. In
a side cave evidences of human
OCCUPATION We're uncovered.
Great quantities of quartz i'm
Elements and other utensils and
human bones have been taken
out.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10

A new lawn swing can be operated
by hand levers as well as the feet q.
occupants
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10
,,;,.a to, eeatIno so-Year-old Mother.

Jailed for Beating 9O-Year-V'o "o'"s''
Machias, wash.-Jack Vance mas
been Jailed on a charge OF assauitihs
his mother, who is more than eigh'y
wears old Finger marks were fouho
on the throat of his mother and bruls'
es on her face and chest. Too mucn
moonshine was the explanation give1
by Vance.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10

pert lock specialist in Europe anu
with this talent has remained always
an honest man who glories In MS pro-
fessiop.-New York Tribune.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10

recent portrait study of Countess
di Nogarole Meehan. wife OF NJ ms :
Charles Meehan of New YORK. I"o
countess met the major during .hs
war when both were engaged III NJ
Cross work. Recently they were mar
ried at the Vatican and blessed by the
pope.
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Haunted Years;
Victim Is Alive

letter received by Mr.. Shatzer was
signed with a strange name, Harry
Thomas. 1t contained this story or
disappearance of the new name:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-06

PROLOGuEs~.c December, 1915 four
men gathered in a hotel in Berne and
heard one Of the quartet outline plan
to paralyZe Great Britain and at the
same time seize world power. The other
three, Hooking, American, and Steineman
and Won Gratz, Germans, all millionaires
agree to the scheme providing another
man, Hiram Potts. al American, is taken
in. The instigator OF the plot gives his
name as Comte de Guy, but when he
decides to use the namss Carl Peterson
CHAPTER L. Cap& Hugh (Bulldog)
for work that will give him excitement.
signing 'X10." AS result he meets
Phyllis Benton, young woman who an
sWered his ad. She tells him Of strange
murders and robberies of which she sus-
poets band headed by Carl Peterson and
Henry darlington of being the leaders.
CHAPTER 1I.-Drunmond decides to
go to The Larches, Miss Benton's home
An attempt is made on the road to wreck
his machine when another, occupied by
Peterson, Lexington and a strange man,
blocks the road. While dining with Phyl-
lis Benton and her father Drummond
hears terrible shrek at The Elms Dur
ing the night Drummond leaves The
covers darlington and Peterson using a
thumbscrew on an American who signs
a paper. Drummond rescues the Ameri-
can after struggle and takes him to
his nome. The man is Hiram c. Potts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-06
BITS OF BYPLAY
By Luke McLuke
Copyrighted, 1921, by
The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Luke McLuke Says

The wisest men fail to remember
that it is easier to leave a thing I'M
said than it is to try and unsay it.
Anyway, the man who gets mar
ried OH Friday the Thirteenth, always
knows where to place the blame for
his troubles.
is that even a homely girl is just as
pretty as she can be.
There are two sides to every argu-
ment-your side and the wrong side.
You can talk about your Rent Prof
iteers. But the man who marr1es prop
erty pays the most evorbitant rent.
Before you become engaged to
Summer Girl it is just as well to re-
member that you IL have to support
her in Winter.
The reason Male Boob falls in
love with girl IS Naturally Curly Hair
is because she spent twelve hours get
ting it to curl that way.
When some men know their duty
they try to stave it off by going to q
lawyer and asking for advice in the
matter.
Many poor dub who hasn't any
Backbone gets a wife who seems to
be all JawbOne.
It is strange that men take so little
interest in Art. Art is usually naked,
you know.
If you want Sunshine in your home,
it might be good idea to start in by
washing the windows
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Continued from yesterday

Every far from it, answered Hugh
Or1eny. If you want to know, II
was touch and go whether the other
thumb didn't share the same fate.'
He blew out cloud of smoke and
smiled inwardly as he noticed the look
OF scandalized. horror on his compan-
Ions face. 1T isn't his thumb that
concerns me- he continued; 'it's his
general condition. What's the matter
with him?"
The doctor pursed his lips and
looked wise, while Drummond won
dered that no one had ever passed q
law allowing men of his type to be
murdered on sight. :
His heart seems sound" he an
sWered after weighty pause, land I
FOUND nothing wrong with him con-
additionally. In fact, I NAV saw.
Captain Drummond, he is in every
respect a most healthy man. Except
-er-except for this peculiar condf-
tion.''
Drummond exploded. "Damnation
take 1t, man, what on earth do YOU
suppose l asked you to come round
Tor? It's Of no interest to me to hear
that his liver is working properly"
Then he controlled himself. II beg
your pardon, doctor; I had rather a
trying evening last night. Can YOU
give me any idea as to what has
caused this peculiar condition
= His companion accepted the apology
With an acid bow ''Some form Of
drug" he answered.
Drummond heaved q sigh of relief,
Nov we're getting on he cried.
Have you any idea what drug?'
1T is, at the moment, hard to saw"
returned the other. I'm day or two.
perhaps, might be able to-er-ar-
rive at some conclusion !. =. ~
Which. at present. you have not.
Right; now we know where we are.
AS you don't know what the drug Is.
presumably you don't know either how
long 1t will take for the effect to wear
or"
"That-er-is, within limits. cor.
rect" conceded the doctor.
"What about diet?"
Oh! light. Not too much
meat. No alcohol
He rose to his feet as Hugh opened
the door; really the war seemed to
have produced a distressing effect on
peoples manners. Diet was the one
question on which he always let him
self go.
Not much meat-no alcohol. Right.
Good morning, doctor. Down the
stairs and straight on. Good morn
Ing The door closed behind him
and he descended to his waiting car
with cold disapproval on his face.
Excuse me, SIR The doctor
paused and eyed a well-dressed man
who had spoken to him uncompro-
misinsly. Am I right in assuming
that you are doctOr!"
"You are perfectly correct, sir. in
your assumption
The man smiled: obviously a gen
tleman, thought the practitioner, with
his hand on the door of his car
Its about a great pal of mine.
Captain Drummond who lives in
mere, went on the other II hope Won
won't think 1t unprOfeSsional. but 7
thought I'd ask you privately. how
you find him.
The doctor looked surprised. Can
tain DrummOnd, SO far as am aware
mas never been better IIer-cannot
say the same of his friend" He
stepped into his car. why not 90 nm
ana sector yourseIf?"
The car rolled smoothly into Pic
cadillN. but the man showed no sipns
OF awaiting himself of the doctors
suggestion He turned and walked
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-06
NO No." He Muttered,. "Not Again."


It's quite all right he continued re-
assuringly; No one will hurt YOU"
Then after pause-"Is your name
Hiram e. Potts:'
The man nodded his head doubtful
~ and muttereu Hiram Potts once
or twice, as il the words sounded
familiar.
DO you remember driving in a
motor car last night?" persisted Hugh.
But what little flash of remem
brance had pierced the drug-clouded
Drain seemed to have passed: the
man only stared dazedly at the speak
er. Drummond tried him with \ few
more questions, but it was no use.
ana after while he got up and moved
toward the door.
Don't you worry, old son." he said
with smile. well have you Jump
Ing about like a two-year-old in a
couple of days"
linen he paused; the man was evil
IDENTIFY trying to say something. "\Vhat
is it you wantY' Hugh leant over
the bed.
Danger, DANGER Family the
words came, and then, with a sigh.
he lay back exhausted.
With grim smile Drulnmond
watched the motionless figure.
Pm afraid" he said half aloud.
that you're rather like your medical
attendant Your only contribution to
the sphere of pure knowledge is
something l know already"
lie went out and quietly closed the
door. And as he re-entered his SIT
ting-room he found his servant stand
ing Ihot1ohIess behind one of the cur
talns Watching the street below.
There's a man, sir he remarked
without turning around, ''watciing the
house,
TO be continued tomorrow
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J rapidly away, and Few moments 7ot5
in an exclusive West End cluh
a trunk call was put through ).
Godalmi1g-a call which caused ~
recipient to nod his head in SATISFY
ticn and order the Rolls-Royce.
Meanwhile, unconscious of this sua
den solicitude for his health. H,o.
Drummond was once more occunea
with the piece of paper he had b,.an
studying on the doctors entrance
Beyond establishing the fact that Tho
man in the peculiar condition was
Hiram G. Potts, the American muln
millionaire, he could make NOTHING
out of it.
IF only I'd managed to get the
whole of it," he muttered to himself
for the twentieth time. 'That dam,
fellah Peterson was too quick" The
scrap he had torn off was typewrjt.
ten. save for the Americans scrawle6
signature, and Hugh knew the words
by heart.
plete paralysis
ade of Britain
months l do
the holder Of
of five million
do desire and
earl necklace and the
are at present
chess Of Lamp
k no questions
blamed
AM. c. POTTS.
At length he replaced the scrap in
his pOcket-book and rang the bell.
James," he remarked as his serv-
ant came in: you'd better know
that as far as 1 can see we're IN
against tough proposition"
Indeed, sir" murmured his servant
1.-The gentleman is asking for you,
Sir" Mrs. Denny's voice from the
door made them look round.
Hugh walked quickly along the pass
age to the room where the million
a1re lay in bed.
"How are you feeling?', said Drum
mOnd cheerfully.
The man stared at him uncompre-
hendingly, and shook his head
do you remember last. night?"
Hugh continued, speaking very slowly
and distinctly. Then a sudden idea
struck him and he pulled the scrap Of
paper out of his case. do you re.
member signing that"
For while the man looked at it:
then with a sudden cry of fear he
shrank away.
mo, no." he muttered, not again."
! Hugh hurriedly replaced the paper.
Bad break on my part, old bean; you
evidently remember rather too well.
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SYNOPSIS.

Copyright by Geo. H. Doran Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-06
WoMAN's FOREIGN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society met last Friday afternoon,
Doc 81 in the lecture room of the
church. with a splendid attendance
and good program. After the hui,
ness was over, at which time we
planned to hold public mission.
AIRY meeting the 1th Suday evening
of Ian. Mrs. II. Wright and Mrs.
Citizens gave Interesting leaflets ard
Mrs. Hill as program leader gave
the 2 chapters OF our study book In
II foreeful interesting and helpful
way Miss .Tcwctt pleased her hear.
crs with solo accompanied by
Miss Adkins. Then we enjoyed a
social time and refreshments with
our splendid hOstesses: Mesdames
Lewis. Wood. Buckef and Hoop
ingardner.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-06
FRANCIS N. LEAMAN WILL
LECTURE ON COMMUNITY BUILDINC".

Next Wednesday evening, January
u ut s o'clock at the High School
Auditorium under the auspices of
the Great Southwest Association,
Mr.. Francis Lealnan will deliver his
great lecture on Community Build
ing
Mr.. LcaInan has been giving this
lecture in n number OF towns who
hold memberships in this assoeia.
home town building and organiza,
tion and should be heard by every
titn and should be heard by every
adult in the town and vicinity OF
Holly Mr.. Lcaman has spent three
years in the study an practice Of
community organization and activ-
ity and he is, acknowledged an OK.
pert in his line. This lecture is not
only highly amusing but is practic.
al and hclph.l to better community
spirit and usefulness and all towns
at which he has delivered this lee
aure. have asked for return dates.
The town of Holly is fortunate in
having this opportunity of hearing
vi. lnaInan and he is sure to say
things that will have lasting and
beneficial influence on the commun-
ity life of Holly.
This lecture is free and as stated
above every ono should hear Mr..
Laaman on the above date.
Miss Jen Belle arrived Wednes-
day afternoon on No. ~ and is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. W. IL.
HuInphries.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-06
OBITUARY

Florence Emaline Ctritchfield
daughter of John Enoch and Mar.
rietta Chritchfield was born Jnly IA
1865 and she departed this life Jan.
2, 1921.
She Joined the Baptist church mt
Pleasant View, Gilmer county, Ga
the age of Is years.
She was married July l6, 1882 to
Wesley Brooks at the age of l6
years. To this union was born six
children She leaves to mourn her
departure, loving husband, 2 sons
and 3 daughters. one having proceed
ed her in infancy. One son. Walter
lives south of Holly. son Oscar
lives in Tyrone. Okla. Two daugh
ters. Addic and Nirgie Humphreys
in Lamar and one daEghtel Lola
Saner. living at Lakin
She was kind mother and lov.
ing wife always ready to help the
needy and her memory will long live
in this ,mnunity in he,n Sne had
a kost Of friends
The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-06
ANCHOR CLASS ENTERTAINED

The Anchor" C.ass OF the Bap-
tist Sunday School spent Il delight
ful day last Tuesday at the home Of
their toachcr. Mrs. Bean. A hike in
the country had been planned but
owing to the cold weather dinner
was-spread at the teachers home.
Games followed the lunch and later
in the afternoon all went down to
the river, built fire and roasted
marShmallows. On the return from
the river al were treated to refresh
mcnts at the Holly Pharmacy.