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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-08-28
Stockholders Meeting

The annual stockholders meeting of
the Tygarts Valley Mineral and Oil Co.
will be held on Tuesday, September 3Otf,
1918, at 10 a. m. at their Office in Beling-
ton, w. Va, for the purpose of electing
board Of Directors and for the transacting
of such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting.
NJ. ScHLossER,
1928 1t Secretary,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-08-28

Col. T. 7. Elliott, wife and
daughter, Irene, arrived Tuesday
noon from Corpus Christi, Texas.
They expect to make Belington
their future home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-08-28

There will be special SER
vices at the M. E. Church,
south, by the Pastor, next
Sunday, at II, o'clock A. M.
All are invited: This will
be his last appointment for
the Conference year.
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Harriston, Miss, Is Terrorized by
Youngsters--Three Whites, Four
Negroes and Negro Woman Are
Dead--The Elder Boy IsLynched.
Other Killed in Battle with Posse Sheriff Killed
While Leading Forces militia Called.

county, white, shot, while leading
posse to the place where the Jones
brothers were hiding.
Former Constable Frank KeinstIy,
white. shot at his home, after being
called to the door.
Claude Freeman, white, of Fayette,
Miss, shot at the railway station while
awaiting a train.
Johanna Aiken Tom Weeks, Jesse
Thompson and Thead Grayson, Ne
groes, killed during promiseuous shoot
ing.
Walter and VIII Jones, Negroes.
lynched
The wounded-Orrin ellis, former
sheriff, white. shot in shoulder and
may die; A. P. Appleby, white, dan
gerous; VIM. McCalleb. white, shot
in thigh; William Keinsly, white. son
of Frank Keinstler. shot in leg; VIM.
Dennis, white, shot in leg; w. c.
Bond, white. shot in leg.
Later the body of Teller Warren,
Negro. was found in a hut in the Negro
quarter where Walter Jones first began
firing Evidently Warren was one of the
first victims, but just when he was shot
is not known.
Twenty persons were injured. 16 of
them Negroes. None of the Negroes
was dangerously hurt.
There was no indication of further
trouble after Walter Jones was lynched
| The shooting was started by Walter
Jones. aged 20, in the Negro quarters,
where the Negro woman and Thead
Grayson were shot and killed. Walter
70 he, La
and aroused his 1s-year-old brother.
Together they proceeded through the
main street of the little town, firing at
every one in sight. Citizens aroused
from their slumber by the shots, peered
out of the windows and then FASTENED
to cover, believing, they said, today,
that riots of more serious proportions
had broken out
The two boys. soon after leaving
their homes, went to the home of For
mer Constable Frank Keinstly and
when he responded to their call, was
shot through the head by Walter Jones.
His son William saw his father fall
and reached for gun, but before he
could fire, he received a bullet in one
of his hands.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley de-
pot is near the Keinstley home and
the two Negroes walked in that di-
rcctiea. a train had arrived from
NatcEez just few minutes before and
Conductor E. B. Appleby was standing
at the station talking to Flagman w.
c. Bond Without warning, the two
Negroes fired on them and both fell
Then the Negroes directed their fire
at Claude Freeman, who was waiting
for train to take him to his home
at Fayette. Miss. He was instantly
killed. The Negroes then fired into the
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-29
Dead Football
Player Is Hon0red

Greenfield, Mass, Sept 2S.-Presd 1t
Charles II. SpooHcr Of Norwich UrHez-
sity. a fun company of cadets from TINT
institution and practically tae czuze
town OF Greenfield attended the fucesaa
this afternoon. Of Vernon $. Beigea "a
Norwich football PLAYER who died .F9.a
injuries received, last Wednesday, in r
game with Hels Crzss at WorcesteF.
The bearers Were six officers Of Bal
yeas military company at the colies &.
and in tie procession fIom tsc BAPTIST
church to the eentters. President Spoon
err, Coach Pray. Captain y. y. I<iiuaal1
Manager {. I. smallt..an and the ;ae4a-
bers of the Ner#ich football squad walk
ed beside the hearse. There was also an
escort OF 159 members ot the school, IA
full dress Uniform and militia y services
were conducted IT the grave Maag
members of the class o. 1911 GfeenHsl1
High school Of which Belyea was 4 I'm
Der marched With his college CLASSMATES
Rev. L. j. Brace, pastor of the Bapstsi
church, conducted tie services which
were most Impressive. The body lag n
state for over an hour in the church,
during which time thousands viewed it.
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Democrats all Wrought Up
Over the Decisions of Their
Schemes for Tariff Revision.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Both houses
of Congress will meet, tomorrow, with
the prospect of an early completion
of the Democratic tariff bill. Although
the conference report probably will not
be taken up in the House, befora
Thursday and later in the Senate, in
structions have gone out To absent
members of both houses to be on
hand, early in the week, for the final
stages OF tariff revision.
Democratic leaders hope the long
anticipated message from the White
House, that THE President had sign
ed H. r. 1921, an act to reduce tariff
duties and to provide revenue fx the
government" will be received by the
two houses of Congress. before the
present week is ended
With the Presidents signature, the
first Democratic tariff bill since
CleVelands administration will be-
come law: and complete revision
of tariff rates and of the taxing sys-
TEN will become operative. The strug
giles in the conference committee,
which nave extended over . p weeks,
practically are ended, except for the
cotton futures tax question. Demo-
cratic managers fully expect to meet
some stubborn opposition in both Sem
ate and House, but they believe it will
not materially delay final action On
the tariffs bill.
The parliamentary stages through
which tie tariff bill must pass prob
ably will cause the greatest delay be-
tween now and the time President VIII
scr frally signs it. Tomorrow, the con-
ference report Will go first 10 the full
conference committee, the Republican
members of which thus far have not
seen il or helped in its preparation.
II will then be reported to the House
by Chairman Underwood of the House
confer es probably Monday afternoon
IRE present plan is to have it lie oven
until Tuesday, before action is demand
ed. The Senate will approve the COM
,,leted conference report and either
apree to the House amendments or de-
mand new conference. Somewhere in
the 4 gotiations, the Senate Democrats
will either have to agree to accept the
House Gotten futures plan or else GO
counter to the expressed desire of Pres,
Wilson and bring about the defeat of
the whole cotton futures tax plan for
the present session OF Congress. Sena-
tors Pcnrose, Lodge and La Toilette
the Republican senators on the joint
conference committee, are expected to
make some sharp comments on the
work of the conference committee be-
fore the tariff debate finally ends.
Currency reform legislation is expect
ed to take secondary position, this
week, although the hearings by the
Senate committee will continue
throughout the week. President Wilson
is closely watching both the tariff ant
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The Weeks Forecast.

Washington. Sept. 2s.-Rain and unset
tied weather in the East and somewhat
lower temperature as rule We're fore
casted, today, for the coming week, by
the weather bureau. The predictions are.
East of the Rocky mountains, conditions
will be unsettled early in the week, with
rain quite generally, Tuesday or
Wednesday, over the eastern portion of
the country, except over the extreme
Northern districts. Temperatures will
probably fall in day or two over the
Northern districts, but no extremes in
either direction are expected, It will be
warmer Monday, in the Lake region and
the East. There are no present indica-
tons of any unseasonably cold weather
during the week.
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currency situation. His influence prob
"5lv will be called into play, this week
chiefly to smooth the road for the tar
If bill and 10 ADJUST he conflict of the
Two houses over the cotton futures
question.
A final revision of figures, covering
the estimates of the revenues to be de-
l'Yed from the new tariff law, was
made, tooay, by the treasury expert
connected with the tariff conference
committee. Senator Simmons. chairman
or the conference. said tonight, the
revenue for the fiscal year Of 1871
would carry surplus OF $4,000, 900 and
for the fiscal year of 1915 surplus OF
S1S,00o,000 The increase will be due In
part To the fact that for the year 1914
the income tax will be collected only
for five-sixths of a year, or from March
!, 1913, To Dec. 81.
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Harfiston, Miss, Sept. 2S.-Two
drug crazed Mulatto boys, brothers,
b gan reign of murder here, this
morning, that ended only after three
White men, four Negro men and n
Negro woman, had been killed, sever
a! persons wounded and the two boys
lynched serious clash between the
races was prevented by the arrival,
on a special train, of a company OF
National Guardsmen from Natchez.
The trouble started, at about ?
o'clock this morning. and continued,
entil 10 A. NJ, when Walter Jones, the
elder of the two boys, who started the
firing. was lynched, just after the SOL
diers arrived. His brother, Will Jones,
lad been shot and killed by citizens
earlier in the day. Citizens of the
town. who had barrieaded themselves
IL their homes began cautiously to
emerge. at 10 o'clock. from their hid
ing places and by noon the town was
quiet. No more trouble is feared. The
dead:
and the Natchez guardsmen returned
home.
The Negro population appeared to be
as much ineensed at the Jones brothers
as were the whites. The Negroes ex-
PRESSED no Indignation at the lynching.
Tonight, the bodies of the Jones broth.
ers still were hanging to the coal chute
The authorities have decided not to holt
a coroner's inquest.
Sheriff G. b. Hammett of Jefferson
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Austrian Expedition Will
Explore Antarctic Land.
Experienced German Explorer,
Dr.. Koenig, Will Lead Venture,
Admiral Peary Thinks Brilliant Sue
cess May Be Ahead Of Austrians.

Portland, Me, Sept. 29.-An Austri-
an Antarctic expedition for work from
Weddell sea south on the Antarctic
continent is being prepared by a conf
mittee headed by Professor Eugene
Oberhummer of Vienna, president of
tthe Imperial Austrian Geographical
prominent geographers. This informa-
ton was received by Rear Admiral
Peary, just before his departure. to.
DAY, for his winter residence in Wash
ington. in a letter from Prof. Ober-
hummer
DR. +. koenig, who was on the re-
cent German expedition, and has had
experience in the Alps and Greenland,
is to be the leader. The steamer
Deutschland. used by F,ilchner's Ger
man expedition, has been acquired and
is now at Trieste. The expedition Will
use dogs and the Peary type of sledge
in reaching the North pole.
Admiral Peary considers Prof. ODER
hummer's ability and foreeful person
ality at the head of the committee and
the use of dogs by the expedition. fac
tors that will work strongly for sue
cess and that Austria is to be con-
graduated on entering the Antarctic
arena
1T is possible that Austria may
duplicate in the Antarctic the brilliant
success of Weyprecht and Payer. who
40 years ago. discovered in the Arctic
regions the unknown and entirely I'M
suspected archipelago of Franz Joseph
Land, in the opinion of Admiral Peary.
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Boys Joke Nearly
Causes SeriOusWreck

Haverhill, Sept. 2S.-The wreeking
of the Portland express, leaving Port
land at 12.18 and due in Boston at $50.
was narrowly aYerted. Saturday after
noon. when the train struck the
straightaway between Westville, \.
H., and Haverhil and crashed into
|-esa4ed construction ear which had
eeu set up on the rails and aban-
\ Aoe
time to apply his brakes, but 1t WIS
impossible to bring the long train I"
a stop before the collision Jared the
whole train and thew the passengers
into a state of panic.
Trainmen rushed through the cars
TO announce that the train had not been
wrecked and that the jolt and sudden
stopping was due To the finding of a
small obstruction on the track.
When the engineer ran forward to
see what he had run down he DIS
covered that it was a fiat work car
which the section gang had been us
ing in carrying rails and ties and had
derailed, claiming the wheels to pre- :
vent the car being run back to Il
point near the tracks. The construe-
ton car was splntered. The front
of the locomotive of the express was
battered but finished it's run to Bos-
ton.
The accident was reported at the
yard station and the police called into
the case, learning that a large crowd
of boys had moved the car back onto
the tracks and had abandoned 1t in
fright at the sound of the Portland
trains approach. The fears of the
passengers were allayed and the train
proceeded to Boston.
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ter apparently screened the small
craft from view Of the schooners
helmsman until too late to avoid the
collision. Peterson and Weber We're
on deck of the motor boat and the
other members of the party We're
asleep in the cabin when the crash
came. The impact stove a large hole
in the frail craft and she sank al
most Immediately, giving the men be-
low no chance to escape.
An attempt to raise the sunken boat
proved unsuccessful this afternoon,
when, as she was lifted clear of the
water, chain on the derrick parted
and she again plunged beneath the
water. Another lighter was secured,
but up to a late hour the bodies had
not been recovered.
Abel is survived by a wife and one
child, while Bonney and Goss We're
unmarried.
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New York, Sept 2s.-A week of
major league play, Il week or 10 days
following to settle the worlds cham
pionship and the baseball season of
1913 will have passed into history.
The past week saw the pennant con-
tests in both National and American
Leagues settled beyond dispute and
the arrangements for the big series
between the New York Nationals and
Philadelphia Americans for the world $
title duly made and promulgated by
the ruling body of organized baseball,
the National Commission. According
ly the real Crucial series" Of the
year will open at the Polo grounds,
New York, on Tuesday, Oct. I, and be
fought out there and at Shihe Park,
Philadelphia until the winning of four
games BY ere club or the other gives
either the Giants or the Athletics the
right t. inscrib the legend world $
Chamaie MS, 1913" on the clubs banner.
The Giants were a bit slower in
clinching the leading honors in their
league than were the Athletics in
theirs. Fer this. the persistency Of the
of the Gleveiands on the other are 70
be thanked or bianAcd as one may
have il The Mackmen'a finishing blow
was struck. last Monday, at Philadel-
phia, whom the Detroit Tigers We're
artistieally banked in beth games Of
a doubie-hcader The Phiilies hung
onto the Giants coat tails and only
succumled To the inevitable, on Satur-
dav. when the Bostons wan their third
game Of the series and made 1t i'm
possible fer Daoinss men to win even
should McGraW's earnest but Just now.
weak hitting workers lose all the re-
naming games. Ingloriously, the
Giants lost on the day the pennant
was won But it was none the less
effectively Won the Giants third con-
seeutive pennant and the seventh in
the clubs history. The Athletics tri-
umph gave them their fifth champion
ship flag.
The coming series between these
two teams, representing the last word
in baseball ability. as tested by the
long grind of the seasons campaign,
bids fair to be one of the most in
teresting yet in the series of strug-
giles for world laurels. The personnel
of the two teams is not greatly chang
ed from that of two years ago. when
the Athletics got the better of the
series by four games to two.
Experts generally figure a decrease
in defensive strength by the Mackmen,
chiefly through the loss of jack
Coombs. and corresponding gain by
the Giants through the addition of
Tesreau and Demaree to the box staff
while Mathewson and Marquard still
remain to counter Bender and Plank.
This leaves out Of the reckoning. how
ever, the large group of Philadelphia
colt pitchers. any one of whom may
unexpectedly come through with a
brilliant performance and possibly
turn out to be the star of the series.
Recent performances by the Two
clubs, Of course, do not indicate what
they may do in their next weeks en-
counters. Ii is interesting TO note. how
ever, that while the Athletics have eff
feetively worked out of the batting
slump which affected their pennant
chances at one time and now are Wig
orously heiaboring the ball in old time
style the Giants have not shown a
corresponding return to the hitting
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REBELS DEFEATED.
Reports from Mexico Say
federaIs Have Victory.
Americans Arrive from Front,
Assert Properties Destroyed.
Mexico Summons Ex.Pres. Diaz for
Active Army Service.

Piedras Nigras, Men, Sept 2S.-Re-
ports from Salinas and Barroteran in
dieate that the Constitutionalist army
has met defeat and is in full retreat
toward the border with 1900 federals in
pursuit.
Americans, who. last week, We're or
dered to leave the disturbed district
arrived from the front, today, and as
serted that the great mining proper
ties at Menor. Aguajta, Rosila and
possibly Esperanza, as we'll as the
town At Barroteran, had been destroy
ed to prevent their capture by the fed
erals,
At least 5000 refugees from the dis
turbed district are reported fleeing to-
wards Piedras Nigras with the inten-
ton of crossing the border into Texas
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THREE BEVERLY men ARE
DROWNED, SUM-. CRUISER RUN
DOWNOFF GLOUCESTER, MASS.

Gloucester, Mass, Sept. 2S.-Charles
S. Bonney, William Goss and Spencer
Abel, all of Beverly, were drowned,
early today, when a motorboat, in
which they were cruising, was run
down and sunk by the fishing schoon-
err Khodora, under command of Capt.
A. d. Peterson. Charles f. Weber,
the owner of the motor boat, and AL
fred Peterson, also of Beverly, We're
rescued with difficulty by the crew of
the schooner.
The party, all of whom We're men,
bers of the United Shoe Machinery
Boat Club, and employees of the fac
tory, left Beverly, last evening, for a
weekend fishing trip off Cape Ann.
While they. We're anchored off the gas
buoy at Rase's chasm, according to one
of the rescued, the schooner. which
was outward bound. tackled suddenly.
The mist which hung low on the WA
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Slater Mill at
Webster tOBe Closed.


Webster. Mass, Sept. 2S.--The WOOL
en- mill of S. Slater &, Sons, Ltd, where
a strike of POO weavers has been Ia
effect for several days, will be shut
down indefinitely, the management an
noHnced. today. Work for 500 employees
OF the mill was tied up by the strike.
a conference of mill officials AMI
strikers will be held, tomorrow, a
the suggestion of the State Board Of
Arbitration.
The strike is based upon demands
for a 5S-hour week for only one loom
on Woolens or two on Worsted work
ana for an adjustment of the tinins
system.
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Freedom of Action Is the Main
Point with Cong-elect Gardner

Boston. Sept. 2S.-That he might find
his freedom of action as Governor if
elected seriously embarrassed if he ac-
cepted the help of the present Repub-
lean state committee, was one of the
reasons given, tonight, by Congressman
A. p. Gardner, the Republican candi-
date for Governor for declining to al
lev the present Republican state COM
mttee to run his campaign.
The candidates demand at the state
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committees meeting. yesterday, for
the resignation of Chairman Charles e.
Hatfield was answered by the passing
of a vote of confidence in Mr.. Hatfield.
A statement of Congressman Gard
ner's attitude was issued from the
Gardner headquarters. tonight. 1t WAS
addressed to the Republicans Of Mas
sachusetts and said in part:
There can be but one head to e
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THE WEATHER.
FAIR.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Foreeast for
Northern New England: Fair, Monday;
Tuesday partly cloudy; moderate
south winds. Southern New England:
Fair, slightly warmer Monday; Tues
day, unsettled. moderate south winds.
Eastern New York: Generally fair and
slightly warmer, Monday: rain at night
81 Tuesday; moderate south winds.
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Statistics Show Increase in
Textile Manufacturing Wages.

Washington, Sept. aS.-Wages in the
cotton, WOODEN and silk manufacturing
industries of the United States, during
the past % years have increased to a
considerable extent. while the nominal
full time hours per week for the prin-
cipal occupations combined have de-
creased. according to the Bureau of La
Dor statistics. These industries employ
approximately 1873, 900 persons.
Rates of wages per hour for 1912 show
ed the following increases per cent. com
pared with the periods indicated:
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in 1909 than in 1907; after 1909 they ad-
vanced continuously. In the wooden in
dustry wages, following a decrease Of
So per cent. in 1908 as compared with
1907, have advanced continuously in re-
cent years. In the silk industry, wages
in 1908 decreased &c per cent. as COM
pared with 1907, but since 1905 they have
advanced continuously.
The nominal full time hours per week
in the principal occupations combined.
not including finishing in the cotton in
dustry of 1912. showed the following de-
creases per cent. compared with the Pc
RODS Indicated:
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Sept 2S.-Fair weather
prevailed, sunday. OYER the East. Tenn
perature changes We're unimportant,
with rising tendency. There probably
will ae local rains. Tuesday. east of
the Mississippi river and extending into
the Middle Atlantic states. II will be
somewhat warmer, Monday. in the
Middle Atlantic states and New Eng
land.
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FIRE AT MT. VERNON.
Residence of DR.. J. Il. Black Destroy
ed, Sunday Afternoon-Loss $4,000.

Mt. Vernon, Me-, Sept 2S.-(SpeciaD.
The residence of DR.. ]. H. Black,
located about a mile and half from
the village, one of the finest houses in
town, was destroyed by fire, at about
2 o'clock this afternoon. By hard work
on the part of the members of the
family. assisted by neighbors, with
chemicals and water from nearby
wells, the outbuildings were saved. al
so the greater part of the household
goods. The fire is supposed to have
originated from SCOT in the chimney in
the ell, and was discovered just as
the family was sitting down to din
ner. The house was a two-story struc-
ture with ell, and was new, last year.
The estimated loss is $4,000, with par
tial insurance.
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SUMMON EXPIRES. DlAz.
Mexico Asks Ex-President to Return
For Active Army Service.

Mexico City, Sept 2S.- Gen. Porffrio
Biaz, ex-Presdent of Mexico has been
summoned by the war department to
return To Mexico for active army SER
vice.
\ eablegram sent to Gen. Diaz, Sat
urday, brought a non-eemmittaI reply
from the ex-President, asking the war
minister to await the arrival of let
ter Which he would despatch irme.
diateiy.
Continual ON Page Ten.)