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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29
JUNE 20 WILL BE OUR JULY A
West virgnia's Fiftieth Anniversary
To Be Celebrated Throughout
the State.

The big birthday party is June 90.
West Virginia will be SO years old as
state on that date. The official cele-
bration is going to be in Wheeling and
everybody is invited, but there will
also be "doings" in every city, town,
village and cross roads in West Vir-
ginia. Let our observance of the i'm
portant milestone in the states life be
as jolly jollification as there will be
anywhere. Our citizens are noted for
their patriotism, and they will readily
respond to the call for meeting, at
which officers will be chosen and plans
prepared for fitting celebration here.
Let US show by our spontaneity and
.heartiness that we are not only on the
map, but that Eve do things"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29
SEMI CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
Busy Men Who Have Generously Given
Their Time for the States
Welfare.

The members of the West Virginia
Semi-Centennial Commission are men
who have many duties demanding
their time and attention, but notwith-
standing this, they have faithfully at
tended the meetings of the Commits
sion and devoted themselves to the
work in hand. There is no remunera-
ton attached to the duties of the Com
mission, the appointment being purely
honorary.
AS the original meeting dates back
10 1909, it is readily observed that
these gentlemen have been loyal to
the trust reposed in them and are en-
titled to hearty vote of thanks from
all West Virginians.
''Tall oaks from little acorns grow
is familiar adage, and from the date
Of the meeting in Parkersburg, Decem-
Der 8, 1909, the original idea of cele-
bration of the states semi-centennial
! has grown much like the acorn, until
now it looks as if there will be very
few places in West Virginia that will
not be active in observing June 90
the date on which the state was admit
ted to the Union
Great strides have been made by
West Virginia in the past fifty years.
In 1860 we boosted a population of 1885,
6S8; now it is in excess of 1,250,000;
our total assessed wealth as late as
1870 was $140,33S,273; now it is away
beyond the billion mark.
West Virginia has twenty-nine state
institutions and thirteen private and
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges and sem
inaries West Virginia's buildings and
school equipment are worth nearly
$14,000,00o. In 1912 ouSG people had
S142,000,O00 on deposit. THE state is
well equipped with steam railroads
and electric lines.
1t would take volume to enumerate
all Of the reasons why we should be
glad to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity afforded by our fiftieth birthday
to heartily join in a patriotic celebra-
ton.
Our people will undoubtedly respond
to the call and prepare for a fitting
observance in our home town of the
states Golden Jubilee. June 20.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

one cake to community and we have
10000 cakes, $4,000 feet in circumfer.
ence and 5000 feet high.
One can readily see how tremendous
this cake can become if we keep in
creasing the multiple; but let US stop
where we are with the 10000 and null
tiply it once more by 81.
Why?
Whoever heard of a properly deco,
rated birthday cake without a candle?
And as West Virginia is going to be
80 years young on the Goth of next
June, we should have to have so can
dies for each year and one to grow on
So we have cake with 100000
candles.
1t would be interesting to go along
with this day-dream and show how
great distance the light from 1900.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29
4 WEST VIRGINIA BIRTHDAY CAKE
THREE MILES WIDE AND ONE Mile HIGH
Illuminated By 100000 Candles Wouldn't
the Children Have Picnic Licking the Dish
That It Is Made In? And What an Ocean
OF Ice Cream 1t Would Take To Go With 1t

(Special)-What would you think of
a birthday cake nearly mile in cir
cumference and almost 500 feet high?
And covered with delicious frosting.
Wouldn't that be picnic for the chill
dren?
Just think OF the fun in licking the
spoon and the dish! I'm! Yum!
But suppose the cake was nearly ten
miles around the edge and mile high.
Wouldn't that just take your breath
away?
Strange what thoughts will come to
a person; but as the writer sat day
dreaming about the coming 50th ami
versary birthday party of West Vir-
ginia, the natural subject of birthday
cakes came into his mind, He said to
himself that there are more than 900
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

When man has suffered for several
days with collie, diarrhoea or other form
of bowel complaint and is then cured
sound and well by one or two dosee OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, as is often the case, it is
but natural that he should be enthusiastic
in his praise Of the remedy, and especially
is this the case of a severe attack when
life is threatened. Try it when in need
Of such remedy 1t never fails Sold
by Grant Graham.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

communities in West Virginia that
ought to celebrate, and If each one had
a birthday cake to commemorate the
event that would make 1000 cakes.
But let us put the 1000 cakes in one
big cake. A newspaper man is not, as
a rule, much Of cake maker, but after
It is made he is equal to any magician
in making it disappear. The writer is
no exception to the average newspaper
man as pastry cook and is not, there
fore, as competent to compile figures
as some of the women who may read
this article. However, he has esti-
mated that the 1000 cakes in one
would require 10000 eggs. $50 pounds
Of butter, 800 pounds of sugar, and, of
course, other ingredients such as fla
voring extracts, flour, etc 1t is esti-
mated that one cake would cost the
modest suA~of So cents; therefore, the
big birthday cake would cost $500.
But let us suppose that in every COM
munity where they are going to have
a celebration and undoubtedly some
thing to eat in connection herewith,
that there will be at least ten cakes;
SO we multiply our original estimate of
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

GOO candles would be thrown and other
interesting oddities that might come
to ones mind; the size of the pan in
which to hold the cake, the size of the
oven to bake it in, the size of the
spoon to stir it, the length of the lad
ders necessary to climb to the top to
put on the icing, the number of trips
up the ladder to carry the white frost
ing, the size of the knife to cut it, and
SO forth and so on.
II we can not have the mammoth West
Virginia birthday cake, with its 1,200,-
goo candles to shed their radiance for
miles around, we can have rousing
celebration in which 100000 loyal pa
triotie and enthusiasts West Virgin
ians will take part And from these
100000 bright lights of our state will
radiate happiness and good cheer, 10y
atty and patriotism; love and kind
ness; goodwill to our neighbors; best
wishes to all our our sister states; a
gratitude from hearts full of peace and
contentment; thankfulness for bless
ings received and an unwavering faith
in the continued love and watchfulness
Of a kind Providence.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

June 90 That is a date to be re-
membered and observed. 1t should
become as familiar to you as July
Or January l.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

Constipation is the cause of many all
lnents and disorders that made life miser.
able. Take Chamberlain's Tablets. keep
your bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by Grant Ora
ham.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29
How,s This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known E.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
iness transactions and financially able to
carry ont any Obligations made by his
firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, 0
Hall's Caiarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mn-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free Price IS cents per bottle, Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

The directory gives more than 1000
postoffices in West Virginia. Let's
have moro than 1000 celebrations.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29

WANTED-split Hickory Peavie Stock
Biletts, Sc inches long, to turn q inches
II diameter; must be good, clear stock. !
will pay 81 90 per dozen.
Address, l.. l., BENNETT,
Belington, W, Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-29
WANTED |!

This office wants another printer.
Must be strictly sober and good-natured.
The first man that can fill the position
gets good job.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19

trick, l suppose, for fast-footed
man to keep safely out of reach Of a
one style rusher like Petroskey, but
TO gauge his swings so that they plow
the air a bare six inches from the
face is another matter and thus Clab-
by did over and over again.
As a consequence he was well with
in striking distance before Petrostey
could recover his equilibrium after
each frenzied, futile swing, and, my,
how the Sailor was peppered before
he could throw himself into fighting
position again.
When Petroskey began to work the
left shift-he did not work worth a
cent by the way-it looked as though
Clabby would need to be more spry
in sprinEing backward. He stood his
ground In the same old way, how
ever, and when the last installmcnt
IF the shift came Curvetting around,
he Just snapped his head away a few
inches and permitted the atmosphere
to receive the fun force of the lunge
i was the work Of a pugilistic
mathematician, all right. and while
some of our rising young rngmen
might copy many Of Jimmy's tactics
with advantage, I'd advise them not
to cut things so Internally fine In the
matter Of yanking the head out of
range until they have mastered about
everything else there Is to master
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
CIabby Is Not a Second Ketchel'
Critic Likens Jimmy to Dempsey

He is no Ketchel, but Il I were
asked to recall some one he resem-
BLEED among the old,time ring heroes,
! should be inclined to liken him to
Jack Dempsey.
a MONG the San Francisco fight
followers Clabby caused as
much OF sensation as Mike Glib
bons did once in New York 1t was
The lightning play of Clabby's straight
left that put the crowd in the proper
frame Of mind to appreciate the
things that were to follow It was
lirnmy's particularly nice judgment
of distance when pulling away from
Petroskey's laundering swings that
caused the ringsiders to regard him
as a wizard of the boxing platform.
For my own part, after many years
Of watching this kind of a thing ! can
s3v that { never saw Clabby's supe-
rior as a defensive fighter. 1t is no
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
Freddie Welsh Has Great Record
Has Only Been Defeated Twice

Mcfarland once remarked n =,
writer: Freddie Welsh is the tour5'
est lightweight in the world. He ne
not beat you. but you can not h..
him"
Moran Respected Freddie.
Owen Moran, who certainly nars
could be accused OF cowardice or +.
of a heart Of golden courage .o~
told the writer that the only Hgr,.
weight in the world whom he did -.
want to fight was Freddie Welsh
When Able Attell was at his YER
topmost best, Freddie Welsh ma
him look like novice in a Los An.
geles bout. OF course. Welsh had r..
pull in the weights with Attal ~,
up to that time Welsh was the orr
man OF any weight who ever rea
outboxed Abe AttelI.
Also Freddie Welsh beat the gra..
Jem .DrisColl Of Cardiff. Wales. and
little reference to the record bo7.
viii show q number of other 90
ones whom Welsh beat.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
hickey WILL BE
BROWN MANAGER
FOR TEN YEARS
Win or Lose, COIonIe Hedges viii
Continue Services OF tx
CoIIegian.

CT. LOUIS, NO. Oct Is-Erarrh
Hickey win be manager Or the
S. Louis Browns FOR 10 years,
Colonel Robert Lee Hedges owner
OF the American League club says 50
1im self,
while firmly declaring that tho sr-
souesiau would pilot the men OF
sportsman's Park for a period Of ten
years. the colonel didn't mention a
word about tho standing when tho
final war Is staged. In fact AIR.
Hedges don't cArci Should the
Brownies continue the Sloyaniy play
and rsi 70 the bottom Of the league
1914. Hickey Htill win be manager
the next season He won't BE- fred!
Should Rlckey's polers turn it
and throw the baseball world upside
down bv giving Connie MaCks cham
pions a close run, 90 much the bet
rer. Hickey win Btill pilot the club
He won't be given the farewell trans
portation.
Pretty soft, lie Right.
Pretty soft for the manager who
has tho assurance Of ten years work
with the little bank roll increasing
AS the 36b DAYS toll on Hedges and
Hickey haven't penued the EIgnatuT"
% the Robinson Cr7isoe contract, but
here's how II all driftsd about. its
dire secret 50 dom; let your en-
'husiasrn get tbs best OF you.
Manager Hickey, IN an Interview
yesterday, declared his reasons for
not permitting George StONaN, de
nased manager, to appear within a
radius OF stpcn miles OF tho ball field.
Il want to do the very best for tho
s.. Louis Browns, and anything
NAV aot upon which seem'ngiy ap-
pears improper will be for the ben
mt Of the club and for St Louis
n IN endeavor to give the fans arst-
place baseball" said Boss Rlctcr
Whether ! am manager one month,
two months. six months or ono year,
III continue this attitude"
A voice interrupted Mr Hickey u
was the definite sound from Co.on"
r. /. Hedges.
you'll be manager for ten years
chined in the Browns maguaio.
There was much accent on tho 'teu
and 81 rs taken 'lr a fact that Mr.
Hedges. purely iu favor Of Rckey's
methods. win continue his services,
win or lose, for ten years.
Colonel Hedges Didn't Quit.
Colonel Hedges and the successor
70 stovaU have daily sessions, The
men speak about the conditions OF
me club. the players who are doing
we'll. and other essential subjects We
raj I'm launching hrst-class crew.
That's one reason why hickey lA
eudeared I'm the heart OF Mr. Hodges.
Further. the colonel fnvors the Hickey
system ~ governing the athletes, his
personal poise suits the boss and the
,g,sv4H -.awpr,vaqsa ~ urh |tg-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
Buck 0'Brien May =
Enter Stage Career

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S-B5..
O'Brien, pitcher last season for t-
Red Sox in the Worlds Series. Dr..
now drawing his pay from OAKLAND
must be yearning again for some Of ii.
limelight. Buck doesn't propose g..
ting it on the diamond, but rather
the stage.
The pitcher IS seriously consiferr.
his retirement from baseball to 20 h..
fore the fOOtiiEhts. O'Brien has
pleasing voice and has a sketch all ike
up. Going on the stage Will not be- new
to Buck. for he had full bookings la.
winter as a member of the Red 81,
quartet, which was quite a success.
Buck was the star songster, and fix.
ures that he can get by alone
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
West Point Is Asked
To Abolish Football

WASHINGTON. oct. 18.-Eiimfn.
ton Of football from West Point att.
letics is advocated in the annuaI ra
port Of Colonel Townsley, superm
tendent OF the West Point Mtitau
Academy. made public here TODAY .
Colonel Townsley states that Is ~
cent of the men needing the attention
Of surgeons at West Point last yea'
we're injured in football games This
he asserts, is no adequate compenu
ton for the physical training res3.
ing from participation in the pas im-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19

DeLaperriere
(top, left and
Roy h
ri g ht) are
working h ar d
for regular jobs
in the 1913 ma
chine of the Red
a n d Bl a c k.
There is prac-
tically no doubt
that DeLaper-
riere will be at
C e n t er, while
Smith is mora
than likely to
land an end
berth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19

OF. LOUIS. NO. Oct IS-Brarrh
Hickey win be manager OF the
s.. Louis Browns FOR 10 years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
BY w. w. Naughton.

q AN FRANCISCO. oct. 1S.-It
was all right TO enthuse over the
~ way Clabby handled Sailor Pc
troskey, but when anyone under
takes TO call Jimmy a second Stanley
Ketchel It is time to interpose an OBJ
lection. Clabby is as clever Queens
berry artist as has wandered INTO
san Francisco in years, but bears as
much resemblance to Ketchel as q
fox terrier to a fighting bull pup,
Clabby Is cleverness itself but II IL
the Cleverness of the old school of
boxing, whereas KetChel was as a
bundle of frecrackers in the matter
of sprinEiug new tricks. ketchel was
always changing feet. and shoulders,
too. for that matter. and his Oppo-
neut was always kept in doubt as to
whether the next assault was to be
shift or a straight away swing.
= LABBY holds fast to the strai ght-
y away swings and uppercuts Of
20 years ago and speeds them as
quickly ana AS truly as any of the
old masters Eetchel was a one
punch man az a rule. while it is
doubtful If Clabhy will ever gain dis
tinction as a knoCker-out KetChel
was the picture of strength, while
this boy Clabhy is comparatively
frail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
MatheWsOn May Be
Harvard Lecturer

NEW YORK. oct. 1S-LeCtureShip.
on football, baseball, TRACK athletics ana
st'.eT sports are being advocated al
Harvard II is announced that Chris&
Mathewson and Home Run Bake.
may lecture in Cambridge at an esrN
date, and that their talks may prove
the practical basis Of plan for con-
tinuous athletic lectures.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
CENTRAL HIGH LISTS GAME

CENTRAL HIGH LISTS GAMES
PEORIA, ILL, Oct 1S-Coach Con
way has completed the schedule for th
Central High School football team. dr.
dates being as follows October 81
Jacksonville at Peoria; November ! ts
Oria Manual Training VS.. Central Hig.
November s, Bloomington at Poor,
November IL, Peoria at Champ N
November 81, Peoria at Pekin
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-31
News Oddities

Looks as Spring to 1t.
Prize OF 1900 for
OF - - " "
or portcans7 ~ ~
shorter than
betting on the length of Prexys
yesterday he was kicked by mule When
and his
"favor seniors with
votes Shakespeare
Part of ago. have been
dug up In quarry six miles Nashville.
'TIoboeS
vagranoy laws
The
husbands ashes be buried at her feet in her coffin
down his
dean of
there knock-kneed and
Adams Mass had
nt .
Winston. " c. Is the Of
children wentyfour
Anthony is phlnpsburs
j. when dozen visitors through
on suspected
Bill forbds chauneurS public roads before the es
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-31
"CATAPUlT" FIRING
new WARFARE Of
|. THESUFFRAGETTES
Women Bombard London
With Showers of Lead Discs
Hurled From Sling Shots.
FIRE FROM STAGE TOPS.
Raiders Still Burning Mail and
Letter Box Fires Continue
All Over the City.
FIRE FROM STAGE TOPS.

LONDON. Jan. s1.LThe British suifrs-
gettss have adopted the catapult a. a
weapon in their campaign. With II they
huri heavy ieaden discs stamped with
Votes for Women" In consequence
Of the newness to them Of this arm
their aim IL not yet very good. 20 the
damage they have thus far caused has
not been great.
me also, however, 10 said ~ doctors
to - capable OF ktlling . man. The
oatspa1ts are IN me form Of slang.
sAots.
An actress named "Jacky" Meiford
was charged Mt the police court this
morning with bombardins shop windows
with one Of these oatapults from the
top Of an omnibus. She was fined 80
or . months Imprisonment. Her father.
Mark Melford. . we'll known actor. paid
the fine.
The sunraEettes continue to set IRE
TO the contents Of the street letter
boxes. Large numbers Of letters we're
destroyed at various points to-day.
Conspicuous in to-day's demonstra-
tions was "Generar' Mrs. Flora Drum
mond. General" Drummond still was
violently exasperated because some
misg,nded and unidentified sympathixer
paid the 80 fine in Bow street that the
General" refused to pay. lake . mar
tyr she preferred to go TO prison rather
than pay one cent for tribute to . man.
made government"
Indignation was widespread among
ths militants when the outrage TO Gen"
prummond became known. That Mrs.
Deapard was not allowed to remain
peacably in jail and starve for . fort
night because OF the mistaken gen.
crosby Of some kindly but blinded soul.
was lad enough. But when the same
thing happened TO Gen" Drummond.
the suffraSettes suspected . plot.
They decided that Il was not sym.
pathdsers but scoffers who paid the
money. They suspect. so Mrs. EN-
incline Paniehurst declared to-day, that
the men have dubbed together to pay
the fines Of che militants in order TO
prsvent jail sauguishments and hunger
strfkeA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-31
DRIVER KILLED BY CAR
ON BRIDGE INCLINE.
Both Of John r. Quinn's Legs Are
Severed by the
Wheels.

John +. Quinn, thirty years old, a
newspaper driver, living with his wife
and child at No. 2os Smith street.
brooklyn. was struck by a Gates ave.
nue. trolley car On. the incline on the
south side Of the Brooklyn end OF the
BROOKLYN Bridge early to-day. Twenty
Ave minutes later a doctor from the
HOLY Family Hospital pronounced him
DEAD. HIS legs had been cut or.
ROBERT Gaupner. motornan on the
car told the police he was going east
wnen he saw what appeared to he a
bundle on the track a short distance
ahead. He tried to stop. but the dis
lance was too short. The accident oc-
Cured near the High street tnolley sta
tlon on the bridge, and the mans ha,
WAS found some distance away.
Policeman Frank Sullivan Of ,bc
Bridge squad called Dr.. Ryan, who sa,d
me man had been dead twenty minutes.
The motorman thought Quinn must
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-31
Pet Of the Ship Has the Hap
piest Day of His Life When
He Sees water"

The happisst meeting that has been
'wtnssssd In many long days took
paaos on the Hamburg-Amsrican pier
In Heboksn yesterday Q moment or
two after the sanEplAnG had been run
aboard Tire President Lincoln. In from
Bremen. IAttis three.year-oid Otto Neu.
mann. who had travelled alone from
Germany. was taken In his fathers
arms for the FIRST time In two years.
Scores who saw little Otto and his
father meet. had TO make . strong Of.
fort to keep the tears back
Never was . three-year-oid boy %
much petted ~ Otto Neumann. Every
one on the chip was the devoted slave
OF the tow haired German boy. II was
. happy voyage for the little boy, but
the meeting with his father was the
happiest event In his young life.
Two years ago Otto's father came
- the United States and settled on
little farm near Grand Rapids, Mich.
The boy was left IN the care of his
grandparents. his own mother having
died when he was baby six months
old. Papa Neumann has done we'll IN
the new world. but he was lonesome
for his baby boy and decided to have
tbs lad sent TO him. Otto 1ourneysd
with his grandfather to bremen. where
= sscond-class passage was obtained
for the boy and arrangements made
with Miss Emma Schwartx.- q steward
ess on the big liner. to care for the
uttie traveller until New York wai
reached.
Otto d!d not have time 20 get lone.
some on the big ship. for there were
many children TO play with and many
| more big folk who wsrs oUlv toe
anxious TO amuse the little fellow. His