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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-21
FERDINAND, THE AMBITIOUS ~czAR or THE BuLeARs.'

- interesting by
Ferdinand
the Balkan peninsula when the breakup Of Turkey that this
a o
German blood
His
his mother Princess Clemenne
SaxeCoburg
of prince
bis Prince Boris converted" political
Since his election
has advanced to that Of powerful independent kingdom
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-21
Union Thanksgiving Service.

The Union Thanksgiving Service will
be held in the Baptist church. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev. r. O.
Phillips, pastor Of the M. e. church. The
offering on this occasion will be given to
the Ch!ldren's Home Of Charleston, w.
Va. to aid iii the child rescue work.
Let the good people assemble themselves
in the house Of worship and render
thanks to God for year OF mercles and
unnulnbered blessings.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-21
School Report.

Report Of the Corley School, Barker
district, for the first month
Number Of pupils enrolled, 35. Aver
age daily attendance, 81. Per cent Of
daily attendance, 95. Pupils present
every day: Alma Howell, Goldie Smith,
Hazel Bartlett, Leona Hill, Elite Bart
lett, Floasie Hill, Lucille Board, Paul
Lantz, Paul FindIey, Carl Everson, Hay
ward Bolton, Sherley Bolton, Charles
Polling Albert Bolton, Freddie Howell
and Clifford Smith. School progressing
nicely.
KirrURAH RIDewAy, Teacher.
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Gard Of Thanks.

We extend our thanks to Hickory
Camp, No. 80, w. o. w, Of Belington,
W. Va, for the assistance given us in the
litigation with s. G. Watkins & Co., just
ended.
The Tenets Of this Order must surely
possess the key OF charity OF the love and
tender mercy that teaches the Neli-sac-
rifice Of it's Sovereigns for the help Of
others. KELLER BRoTHERs.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-21
Literary and Pumpkin Pie Picnic.

There will be a Literary and Pumpkin
Pie Picnic at the Hunters Fork school
house, Saturday night, November 30th,
1912
Sweet pies and sour pies,
Great pies and small;
Apple pies and pumpkin pies,
And some amt pies at all.
Everybody come and bring your sweet
heart with you.
w. Al. STREET, Pedagogue.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-21
A NOVEMBER WEDDING.

Hon. Woodrow Wilson, of N. j., and
Miss Democracy, daughter of Thomas
Jefferson, of Virginia, we're welded on
November 9th, at the home of the bride,
40 United States avenue. The best man
was Thomas r. Marshall, Of Indiana;
the maid of honor was Miss Mary Land,
of Baltimore. The flower girl was Miss
Della Ware, Of Wilmington, the ushers,
William F. McCoombs and William G..
McAdoo, both of New York City. The
bride were beautiful gown Of Old Glory,
and carried forty American Beauties.
Congratulations were received from Pres
ident William II. Taft and Colonel Theo-
-dore Roosevelt, and many others. They
will be at home after March fourth, 1913,
at White House. Washington, D. c.
Kent News, Chestertown, Md.
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No Sunday School Sunday.

On account of scarlet fever in our town
there will be no Sunday School in the M.
E. church on Sunday, Nov. "a, 1912.
s. 7. KELLER, Supt.
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Lorraine Gamer, who has been work.
ing in Bemis for the past two weeks, re-
turned home Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
HOME DISCIPLINE NEEDED.

The project Of teaching children 10
be more cautious in their use Of the
streets ought 10 have some practical
effect. II would be- impossible so 10
transform juvenile human nature ~ to
endOw boys and girls with a prudence
which even their elders do not always
possess. Nevertheless, enough might BE-
done through properly directed efforts
TO lessen apprcciably both The dangers
which children now incur for them
selves and the annoyance and peril
which they iniict upon others.
The slaughter OF children IN the
streets by recklessly driven vehicles
cannot be too strongly denounced, and
is not likely 10 be too severely pun
ished. At the same time, il must be
said that in many cases the children
either wantonly or with ineNcusablc
carelessness bring their fate upon them
selves. Every one who has had Occa'
sion to 90 about this city much Is IA
miliar with the sight Of children, with
what seems like impish perversity,
placing themselves directly In the track
Of oncoming vehicles and there dancing
and making defiant or hooking Sest-
ures at the drivers until the latter are
compelled to slow down or stop TO avoid
running over them; and then at the
last moment lodging out Of the way
with jecring shouts. Yet II one OF
those little outlaws were 10 cut his
lodging too fine and get run over a
wrathful mob might want 10 lynch the
driver and there would be fierce de-
nunciatiOn OF the intolerablc perils OF
the streets and the juggcrnauts which
traverse them.
Such practices could be materially
abated: in part. perhaps, by instrtlc-
ton and admonition. but probably in
greater part by def and vigorous ap.
plication Of the parental slipper or its
substitute. The reform OF Juvenile de-
pertinent in the street, as elsewhere,
il fundamentally domestic matter.
Extraneous advice and information.
and even the activities OF the police.
will not do very much good unless the
natural source OF authority over child
hood is initiative and cooperative in
an efficient degree; and the well meant
probably prove useful in proportion
as they are directed toward parents as
well as children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
THE IMPERSONAL ATTITUDE
Can the Man Out West See with the
Eyes of the fastener?
no Tribune

To the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: The House has again rejected tie
plan for two battleships by the votes Of
members from the Middle West, who say
that the sentiment OF that section Is
against such extravaganza"
Does this mean that their section feels
itself secure from foreign INVASION and
cares not what happens TO the Eastern
or Western or Southern coast regions?
II 30. what becomes OF the Oft quoted
saying that we are one country? Or Is II
because they have no shipbuildlns plants
20 profit by slice from the pork bar
rel'? Both considerations no doubt
played their part. And all the while Eng
land. Germany and other powers are
going ahead full speed in naval develop
ment. Truly. some legislators have mi
croscopic souls Let us remember them
on the day when We are impotent to en-
force the Monroe Doctrine. TO guard the
Panama Canal. TO protect ourselves
against the doctrine. Might makes
light CHARLES NELlN.
New York. July %. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
A ROMANTIC BIT OF HISTORY

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: May I give you little romance
connected with the old De Lancey pine
tree
Colonel James De Lancey took refuge
In that old pine tree when the federal
troops took up their quarters In tha:
vicinity. For two weeks each evening
after nightfall his sweetheart. Martha
Tlbbets took provisions to him and event
ually helped him to escape. After the
war they were married. and in company
with other loyalists migrated 10 Halifax.
y. $. where they took up permanent
residence NJ grandmother. Martina
Ryer. was named FOR Martha Tibbets.
her mothers sister. and | am giving TINS
Httle bit Of Colonial history TO you as
my grandmother gave It to me.
7 am happy to know that part OF the
old tree Will remain and | hope the Ivy
will lnclrcle IL so securely that for many
years to come We may look upon the spot
where stood the De Lancey pine.
ISABEL IL. CROMBIE.
New York, July y. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30

candidate. That platform, instead OF
calling for higher rates, called for
such reduction Of transportation rates
as conditions would permit" Of course
without reduction Of wages or injuS-
tice to Legitimate inyestments"-"lc-
Ultimate investments" evidently mean
ing. as shown by an earlier clause in
the platform. capital with the water
squeezed out Governor Wilson Is an
adroit man. with proved capacity 10
switch from one track OF opinion 10
another But if he can at one anu
the same moment advocate the Bryan
demand for lower railroad rates ana
The Times" demand for higher rail-
road rates it will he clear that he did
himself great injustice when he tod
Colonel Harvey that he had "a single
track mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
MUTsUHITo.

The late Emperor Of japan VIII
doubtless rank in history among the
great sovereigns Of the modern world
because Of the Importance OF his reign
He NAV not be placed in the small cate
cory Of those who have brought to the
exercise of inherited authority pro
found knowledge Of statecraft or IN
tellectual qualities of high order.
The great achievements Of his reign
nav more Justly be credited to the
Elder Statesmen who surrounded MN
than TO himself. But at least he pos
sessed the indispensable faculty OF Sc
lection. and his trust in those whom he
had chosen and found worthy was con-
slant.
The result was that through long
reign Of unique vicissltudes both at
home and abroad he governed his
country with invariable success and
has left q land which he found still
obscured in the darkness OF ancient
barbarlsm and an entirely negligible
factor in international affairs one Of
the great powers Of the world. To
what extent he is personally to be
credited with that marvellous and UNI
eXampled evolution il may not be pos
sible, now or hereafter. confidently to
say. But at least he was never out
Of sympathetic accord with it, and he
both saw it all and was himself great
part Of ii. Nor were his personal quail
tiles homogeneous with such a public
career. He bore no resemblance TO
the traditional Asiatic despOt. but in
information, interests. character and
demeanor was among the foremost or
contemporary sOvereignS.
His attitude toward this country
was always marked by amiable in
terest. He knew OF our opening Of
Japan only by hearsay. but he was n
witness of the further opening by
American teachers and advisers ana
bv the influence Of America eXerted
through the returning japanese who
had studied here He was always APP
preciatlve Of such inf fences and hos
pitable to them. and hC will be renem-
bered as an important factor In the
creation and uniform Maintenance or
the friendship between the two cOun-
tries which has become In n more than
conventional sense traditional. Mutsu-
hito had lived less than sixty years
but he had reiGned nearly forty-four
years, 6nd he had led his people In
making N the whole greater change
in the political and clinical relations
and conditions Of the world than was
made in his time by any other nation.
That fact secures his fame
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
FAIRNESS"

NJ. Roosevelt has had much to say
about the unfairness Of the New York
newspapers toward him, notwithstand-
ing the fact that they daily print any
thing he says, liberal extracts from
anything he writes and iull reports Of
everything his new party does As
1.-The World pointed out few days
ago. The Tribune, "The World" 'The
Sun" and ''rhe Times" were found on
a typical day 10 have given, each Of
them, more space TO Mr. Roosevelt and
statements by him than any one of
them devoted 10 Mr. Taft or Mr..
Wilson.
So much for the conspiracy to sup
press Mr.. Roosevelt's side of the cam
paign. How about suppressing Mr.:
Tafts side? His managers issued for
publication yesterday their answer to
the charge that the nomination was
stolen from Mr.. Roosevelt. That state
ment was careful review Of the facts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
SAFETY BEFORE SPEED.

The recommendation Of the Public
Service Commission for the I'd District
that extra fast long distance limited
trains be run more slowly In winter
and spring Is an arraignment Of the
roadbeds Of American railroads. After
four months Of investigation the COM
mission reports that the Hyde Park
wreck of the Twentieth Century Lin
tied was not due TO a broken rail, as
was supposed. On the contrary, the
broken rail was due 10 faults in the
roadbed and the great pressure on that
rail Of heavy train at high speed !;
and the trouble in the roadbed, the
commission finds, was due TO changes
in temperature. Freezing and thawing
and freezing again injuriously affect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30

the rails and the ballast. Winter
weather and snow make inspection dif-
fcult and render highly unlikely the
detection of changes In position OF the
rails so slight as the one 10 when the
commission attributes the Hyde PARK
wreck. Yet when the high speed, heavy
limited train comes pounding along
there is the possibility of rail S shlft-
Ing position or having shifted position
enough 10 break under the pressure or
BY its displacement to derail the tram.
The record of accidents to fast
trains during the last year, says tie
commission. raises the question
"whether the schedules are not too fast
for safety. 1t appears to be evident
that. whatever the factor OF safety
"may be in summer It must be mate
"rially reduced In winter conditions
This opinion is given after five years
study OF railroad problems In this state.
II il confirmed by railroad managers
themselves in actual practical opera
ton. III winter they often find them
selves unable to bring their limited
trains through on time. because they
must be run with regard for safety.
The Central was particularly unfort-
innate in its time schedule for fast
trains last winter. because it did re-
gard safety rather than the time card
in many instances. Yet IL did not es-
cape wreck. The American winter
climate is beyond the control of the
railroads. The time schedules are their
own. Speed may be an American
craze" yet most Americans would be
willing to take couple of hours longer
for the journey to Chicago if they were
certain To reach their destination safely
and OH time. II safety depends on ac-
commodating speed In winter to the
climate and its effect on roadheds the
railroads should acknowledge II and
suit their schedules to the fact.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

fBy Telegraph 10 the lIipuHo'I
Newport. July 29.-Mr. and Mrs. Paul
A. Andrews gave large dinner party AZ
poctrv Hall this evening in honor OF
,he,r daughter. Miss Margaret +. An
draws. The dinner was principally for
the Younger folk and informal dancing
followed.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was dinner enter
talner at The Breakers this evening.
Mrs George p. Messervy gave lunch
con to-day for Mrs. Theodore Mosher, or
Washington. Mrs. James p. Kernochan'
Mrs Clarence Pell and Mrs. ]. J. Mason.
Mrs Eugene s. Reynal has announced
a dinner for tomorrow evening.
Ambassador and Nine Bakhmetef
were luncheon entertainers for Boris
Arsenierr, first secretary Of the Russian
Embassy. who left for New York this
evening to start for St Petersburg. The
guests included Mrs. William woodward
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry y. {. Taylor Mrs
Richard Irving and Hanlel Won Hahn
hansen. charge d'afTaires OF the German
Embassy
Mrs. +. Lothrop Ames will be lunch
con hostess tomorrow.
Mrs. Sidney Jones Colford will give
small dance at Berger's tomorrow even
Ing IN honor OF her guest, Mrs. Herbert
Shipman, OF New York
Ex-Commodore and Mrs. Arthur Cur
tiss James have selected August for q
dinner party aboard their yacht, the
Aloha
Mrs. Marsden J. Perry. who was a
dinner entertainer this evening. took her
guests later to Freebody Park. Other
box party hostesses We're Mrs. Lewis
Quentin Jones. Mrs. Howard Spencer
Graham and Mrs. Theodore +. Kane.
Mrs. George W. Williams also. gave a
box party in honor OF the birthday OF
her husband, Commander Williams,
u. S. ~
Registered at the Casino to-day were
Miss Eleonora r. Sears OF Boston. "A
guest Of Mrs. .. II. y. Belmont: Mr.. and
Mrs James G. Blaine. Sd. who have since
returned to Providence; Stephen 3. FL
kins. a guest of j. Gordon Douglas: p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
People and Social Incidents

u. Birckhead, of New York; Miss Colt
OF Bristol, and ID. LIE Roy Dresser
Ex-Commodore Cornelius vanderbIlt
left for New York to-day on the steam
yacht North Star.
Mrs John Nicholas Brown Is to build
! FOR the city band stand in King Park
where several concerts are to be given
during the summer The park is near
Mrs. Browns home
! Miss Sybil Douglas. of New York e.
visiting Miss Ruth Twombly Mrs Nor.
Tie Seller Is guest of Mrs. Harold
Brown. Judge and Mrs. lie Baron Colt
OF Bristol, are guests of Mr.. and Mr..
Marsden j. Perry. Mrs Cecil Higgins OF
London, is visiting her sister. Mrs. VIII.
lam Woodward. Mrs. William p. Doug.
las, of New York. arrived this evening
to visit her son. j. Gordon Douglas
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Frelinghdysen
have concluded their visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. De Forest and have gone
TO Tuxedo.
Mrs. William GOsdby Loew was
luncheon hostess to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30

in the contest cases from the Iait
point of view. Newspapers opposed 10
Mr.. Taft printed The gist of 1t yeS'er-
day afternoon. although an abstract
had been published in the morning
papers. Yet Mr.. ROOseveits particular
organ THE Evening Mall could not
find news space for a line OF the Tart
statement. though it found plenty Oh
room for a long story giving Roose-
welt leaders opinion of its weakness
and for an editorial on II containing
the absolutely false statement tha'
"the Taft men on the NATIONAL COM
"mittee decided every case favoraDiy
ito the Taft delegates they did noI
admit single Roosevelt delegate.
As a matter Of fact, they admitted
several Roosevelt men 10 seats over
which there was contest.
We suppose this is a case or the
famous square deal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
AT SOUTHAMPTON.
In Telegraph 10 No Trlbune

BY Telegraph 70 The Tribune.
Southampton, \. Y. July 29.-The invi'
tatlon list for the annual costume ball al
The Orchard. the summer home Of Mrs.
James L. Breese, on August 9, promises
to be long and notable one. lIrs. r
IT. Hoadley. at Bonnie Bourn; Mrs Harry
W. Mcvickar, at the Asher House; Mrs.
Edward Van Ingen. at The Mallows. and
the Southampton and Meadow clubs are
busy selling tickets for the event and
many other society folk from various sec
tions OF Long Island are taking an active
interest
Rufus /. Patterson. DR.. Henry James,
Of New York. and several weekend
guests Of Mrs r. II. Hoadley were among
those who departed this morning. Or.
James motored down to the city from
Southampton. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barton French. who Will occupy the cot
tage of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele
during August, arrived in southampton
this afternoon.
:. H. Schoonmaker is occupying MIS-
George Z. Schieffeln's cottage for the re-
mainder Of the summer. and Edmuno
Coffin has leased William b. Hornblow'
er's summer residence here. Mr.. and
Mrs Goodhue Livingston are entertaining
Miss Mabel Choate.
The bathing beach yesterday morning
presented charming array Of Southamp'
ton society folk who thronged the oeach
after the morning service at st. Andrews
Church. Sydney Breese's new power
canoe. speedy craft, attracted consid-
cradle attention when he took II out fos
short spin on the beach.
Informal music was rendered in the az
ternoon at the Art Museum. The per-
formers were Richard II. Lutz on the
violin, Leland Hildreth on the organ, ana
Mrs. Watson Kent, as accompanist' on
the piano.
Recent arrivals at the Irying are MISS
Motley .. c. Wooster. Arthur VI. ClarS'
Harold NJ. Wall, Mr.. and Miss Cocneu'
G.. w. Kerr. Burke Stone. II. e. Walters
J. V. Spencer F. VI. Strong and n. Alien
Odell. of New York; H. NJ. Plowman, IL
G. Friedman and Warren Diefendort Oh
Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. I, A Meiswihke"
of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Carpeh'
ter. of jamaica: j. r. Brown, OF Bridge
port Conn: Mrs. George II. Mather, MISS
A. q. Poe and c. Y. Meyer, of Baltimore
and Alfred Warren Garwood and Mr.. ana
Mrs. r. II. Newborn, Of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
A FRIENDS ADVICE.

Governor Wilson will soon begin TO
feel that his newspaper supporters in
New York are to be classed with Jobs
comforters Two Of them are calling
on him TO repudiate the tariff platform
of his party. which declares that Con
gress has no constitutional power to
levy tariff duties, except for revenue
q doctrine which, If followed, as these
supporters see, would involve the taxa
ton Of necessaries not produced here,
such as tea and coffee. and subject our
factory labor 20 the rlIinOus competi-
ton Of low paid foreign workmen.
They are for u reimbursement Of du-
Ties, but tariff for revenue only in
their opinion spells ruin. Now comes
The New York Times" another sup
porter, demanding that Governor VIII
son also repudiate his party's pledges
with regard 10 reduction Of railroad
rates.
THE Times elaborately argues that
the cost of railroad operation has been
growing faster than the earnings, that
the surplus accumulations of many
lines are going to upkeep or dividends.
and that they cannot secure capital
for needed improvements on favora-
BILE terms or earn a fair income on
The money invested in them. It Sc
verely criticises the refusal OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
sanction higher freight rates and calls
for a change Of mind and of heart in
the commission. or a change Of men.
II urges Governor Wilson. notwith-
standing the political risk, TO adopt "a
more liberal regulative policy toward
1.-THE railroads" and asks him TO take
this question up and discuss II during
the campaign.
We shall await with interest the
candidates response TO this suggestion.
As a campaign issue the demand for
higher railroad rates and better diyi-
dends on railroad stocks would be
a most Illuminating experiment. 1t
would doubtless reconcile Messrs.
Ryan and Belmont to the insults Of
fered to them by Mr.. Bryan at Baiti-
more. How Mr. Bryan would feel
about II may perhaps be judged from
the platform which he made for his