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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
TAFT TO WITHHOLD
COCKTAILS NAME
Will Not Nominate Canal Builder as Gov
ernor Because Of Democratic
Opposition.

Washington, Jan. president Taft
to-day definitely told Senator Brandegee,
OF Connecticut, chairman OF the Inter
Oceanic Canals Committee, that he would
not send to the Senate the nomination Of
Colonel George w. Goethals as Civil Gov
ernor of the Panama canal zone because
Of the opposition by Democratic Senators.
Senator Brandegee, after personally
seeing Democratic Senators, told the Pres
ident 1t seemed impossible to have the
proposed nomination confirmed. some
Democrats, he said, made the state ments
that at the time the Panama canal act
was passed, giving the President authori-
ty to appoint Civil Governor and estab-
lish new administration, there was an
understanding that no immediate charges
would be made blythe Republican adj
ministration.
The President declared to Senator
Brandegee that he knew Of osuch I'M
derstanding but that he would not allow
Colonel Cocktails name to become in
volved in political controversy. y is
probable that President Wilson will
be confronted with the task Of forming
the Lew zone Government and settling ma
ny big problems OF its administration.
Exchange.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
$50, 600, 600 WANTED
FOR IMPROVING RIVERS

Washington, Jan 5.-The amount to be
carried IN the rivers and harbors appro-
priation bill at this session of Congress
will be decided at meeting of the House
rivers and harbors committee tomorrow.
It has been planned to keep the bill to
about $30,000,000, but pressure has been
brought to increase the amount to $780,
Oo0 600.
The National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress has Endorsed an annual expenditure
of $50,OO0,000 for river and harbor i'm
provement.
The committee expects to write into
the bill appropriations for about Sc, 000,-
900 for improvement of the Mississippi
River, to be devoted largely to strength
ening levees in food districts lex.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
WILSON DECLARES
CABINET UNKNOWN
Says He Has offered Posts TO None
Undecided on Extra Session Plans.

PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. 5.-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson tonight made it clear
that nobody in the United States knew,
as yet, who was going to be in bis Cabi-
net, or what would be the program he
would suggest for the next Congress. He
declared that he had not offered a single
Cabinet portfolio to anyone thus far and
had as yet reached no conclusions as to
plans for the extra session.
Mr.. Wilson stated that while he had
canvassed variety of subjects and had
talked over many names with Democratic
leaders, be had not given definite init
nation in any direction either as to what
his selections would be. He indicated,
however, that he expected the extra SEES
sion would not be devoted exclusively to
tariff making, and said he would, in a
special message specify some of the sub
iects upon which he would like to see
legislation enacted.
The President-elect admitted that he
was finding the task of Cabinet making
difficult. He said he would delay any
announcements until be could name his
entire Cabinet. and continued =
| don't like to make scattered an
nouncements, and it may be that | will
not announce the Cabinet until the last
minute Some times l hear something
about a man whom had not considered
that makes me prick up my ears and
want to know more about him The field
OF choice is constantly widening.
With respect to appointments in the
foreign service, Mr. Wilson let it he
known that be had not yet given them
definite consideration. He bad been
shown newspaper despatch concerning
the appointment of new Ambassador to
Mexico.
81 haven't any more idea who is going
to be Ambassador to Mexico than | have
as to who will be first man I'll greet when
/ reach Washington, he said
1t is known also that Mr.. Wilson has
not considered whom he VIII appoint as
Ambassador to Great Britain.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
LECTURER AND ENTERTAINER
Appears Here January 18th, at the First
Baptist Church.

Mr. Sylvester A. Long appears here
Wednesday evening, January 10Th, under
the auspices OF the Lyceum League, and
not on January 18th, as previously an
nounced Mr. Long comes highly rec
commended. He has been a teacher in
one of the Ohio colleges, and has had sew
eral years of experience on the platform.
His lecture on Life Problems" is among
his best numbers. Do not fail to hear
him Wednesday evening in the Baptist
church at 500 p. m.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
WEALTHY RETIRED WALL STREET
BROKER KILLS WIFE, ALSO
SELF, AFTER RECONCILIATION

the doorway, pa1ently in futile effort
to escape.
Mr.. Edey failed to recover conscious
ness and died before a doctor reached
him.
Mrs. Edey, twelve years younger than
her husband, left Bellport last summer
and was gone till the latter part of Nov
ember. On the same train which she
took was young man with whom she
was acquainted. He has not made his
home here since. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Edey have declined to discuss her stay
out of town since she returned.
Mr.. Edey retired from active business
several years ago,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
STORM
Visits Atlantic Coast Heaviest
for Many Years.

WASHINGTON, Jan. AT least ST.
100000 damage was done by the terrific
windstolm which swept the Atlantic
coast yesterday and last night, it was
estimated here today. Three persons
are known to have been killed, several
others are missing and over 100 injured
The heaviest damage was done to ship.
ping Striking the coast in the vicinity of
the Carolinas the storm worked up the
coast The highest velocity attai ned
by the wind was at New York where it
blew 80 miles an hour. At Philadelphia
IL persons were injured. The wind blew
81 miles an hour. Several buildings
were blown down.
The cable at Lewis, Delaware, was
damaged and the Delaware treakwater
was seriously injured.
Warships and private shipping at Nor
fork were buffeted bv high seas, kicked
up by 81 mile wind and the shores
were strewn with all kinds of wreckage.
Much of the lower city was under water
but no lives were lost. Reports are
coming in slowly at this time, as wires
were still down.
Newport News reported that three
oyster men in the upper James river
we're missing. Ships driven ashore.
The wind blew so miles an hour. The
roof was blown off the Baltimore county
Jail at Towson and for some time it was
feared the building would collapse on
the 60 persons. Ex.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09

BELLPORT, N. Y, Jan. 3.-Henry
G. Edey, wealthy retired Wall street
broker, shot ahd killed his young wife
in their home on Great South bay today
and then blew out his own brains. The
murder and suicide followed by some
SIX weeks Mrs. Edey's reconciliation
with her husband, whom she left last
summer.
Mr.. Edey's bedroom, where the TRACE
dy was staged gave evidence of violent
struggle. Servants on an upper flour
were awakened by revolver shots and
rushed in TO find Mrs. Edey dead and
her husband dying. She had fallen in
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
GENERAL INCREASE In MINING
BUSINESS in WEST VIRGINIA
Amount Of Coal Mined In This State in 1912 Ex-
ceeded All Previous Records.
The Operators Report Increased Demand for West Virginia CoalMoe Than
$500 Inspections Made Accidents, Improvements and Other
Valuable Data Given

The Department Of Mines has complet-
ed and.delivered to the State Printers its
Annual Report for the year ending June
S0th, 1912 and tile following statistics
taken from this report as will be seer,
shows general increase in the, mining
business within the State OF West vir-
ginia, over all preceding records.
The total coal production during the
fical year was 59,5S1, ia gross tons OF
coal or. an increase of 5.54s, 5Ss gross tons
over the year ending June 30th, 1911, or
10 26 per cent.
The coke production was 1892, 1897 net
tons, decrease of 701, $50, net tons I'M
der the year ending June 30th, 1911, or
2603 per cent.
The increased production of coal ex-
coed the expectations this year, due to
the extreme shortage OF labor through
out the State car supply and local labor
troubles at various different places. In
spite of this, however, the production
was increased by very substantial mar
gin.
The operators throughout the State
report an increased demand for West
Virginia coal, Notwithstanding the disad-
vantage they are placed at on account Of
the distance our mines are located from
the market in which West Virginia Goals
are necessarily sold and the consequent
difficulty OF transportation, the increased
production thoroughly demonstrates the
superior quality Of our production as
compared with our more favored campet
itors in other states, as well as the ener-
gY, capability and efficiency that charac-
terize the men engaged in the business.
The coal production of West Virginia
has substantially increased for several
years and the increases in the past ten
years have been exceptionally large and
we are gaining more rapidly each year
and the increases in this State are far ex.
ceeding that OF any other state in the I'm
ion and at the rate of the increased pro.
duction from year to year during the past
ten or twelve years and from all statistics
and reports made by biologists and others
on the undeveloped territory, 1t 1t gener-
ally conceded that West Virginia will be
the largest Bituminous coal producing
state in the Uuion, within the next eight
or ten years and judging from all reports
on the undeveloped territory they will
bold this position for many years to come.
The Department of Mines Of West Vir-
ginia during the past twelve months,
made more than $500 official Inspections
of mines in the State, which keeps it close
ly in touch with the detailed conditions
at the various mines throughout the State
and the inspectors report that there is
very marked improvement in mining
conditions in every regard. The miners
as well az the managers of the different
mines are becoming interested each
year in this great industrial business and
cooperate for bringing about better sani-
tary conditions, living conditions, edu-
cational advantages and improvements to
safe guard the lives Of all employees con-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
POULTRY SHOW
800 Birds on Exhibition Attendance
Very Good.

The third annual show of the Barbour
County Poultry Association is meeting
here this week and excels all other of
their exhibitions in number and quality
of birds exhibited.
About six hundred birds are on exhib.
ition containing the best quality OF the
many different varieties from Randolph,
Preston, Upshur, Taylor and Barbour
counties
The attendance is good, as it should be,
and all who have not yet visited the
show, should do so in the two remaining
days Thursday and Friday.)
One of the special features OF the show
is the giving away daily of pair Of
thoroughbred fowls to the one holding
the lucky ticket-each one purchasing an
admission ticket has chance for these
birds. The small admission of and 10
cents is charged at the door.
Judge f. l. Bradford. OF Troy, Pa, has
finished judging the show and placing OF
all awards, and the judgment meets with
the approval of all. 1t is his first trip
into West Virginia and he has made good.
We hope it will be his pleasure to come
this way again some time.
Visit the show and encourage this AS
ISOLATION which is fine organization for
the county, and those backing it are to
be congratulated in the upbuilding of the
poultry business in this vicinity.
A more extended report will be given
next week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
TAFT GETS MEDAL FOR
AIDIN6 THE HEBREWS

Washington, Jan. president Taft
was the host at luncheon in the White
House to-day to the executive committee
Of B'Nai 'Rith, which presented gold
medal awarded to him as the person who
contributed most during 1912 to the
welfare of the Jewish cause"
Alter the presentation of the medal the
President made short speech eulogizing
the Hebrews. Xxx.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
Italy Orders 100000 Tons Of American Coal

Cardiff, Wales, Jan.3-Italy has follow
ed the example OF the Egyptian railways
and has placed an order for two hundred
thousand tons Of American coal. Italy
also takes about two million tons of coal
from this port annually. -Ex.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09

Robert Pollock, who is superintendent
for some Coal Company near Charleston,
was here the guest of bis family Friday
and Saturday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09
NEW YEAR BEGINS
WITH RICH LEGACY
Trade Gains During Last Half Of 1912
Furnish Good Start.
Dun's "Review" Saws

Dun's "Review" Says
1.-THE new year opens with all the gain
and advantages achieved during the last
half OF 1912. The new year takes over
from the old the increased agricultural
wealth resulting from the big crops, the
great activity in the largest industries, the
augmented confidence in branches Of do
nestle trade, the record breaking foreign
commerce and the full employment Of la
Dor at high wages insuring large buying
power With this legacy from 1912, the
maintenance of satisfactory volumn OF
business apparently is assured.
"Bank clearings during 1912 increased
9.3 per cent. over 1911. Railroad traffic
moreover, is very heavy. In the cotton
and wooden trades the outlook is an en-
couragug one. From all the leading
cities, both East and West, the end Of
the year advances are satisfactory in most
OF the material points and generally an
optimistic spirit prevails
Bradstreet's Report.
Bradstreet's says
Business failures for the week ending
January 2 we're 2S7 against $40 in the
like week of 1912. There were twenty
four failures in Canada during the week.
Wheat, including -four. exports from
the United States and Canada for the week
ending January 2, aggregate 4,596,618 bu-
shells against 1921, 617 bushels this week
last year Corn exports for this week
are $685. sos bushels against 1872, 1866 bu-
shells last week and 1926, 721 bushelsin
1912. "-Ex.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09

nected with the. mines and incidentally
protect. the property.
The total value of the coal produced
this year (59,5S1,7 74 gross tons) was
$56,69S, $685. and the total value of the
coke 1892, 697 net tons) was So, Cos, 79l,
81, which made general average of all
the coal produced, net the operators, 95
per ton (. 0. b. cars mines and the coke
brought an average yield to the operators
of $l.Sl per ton t. o. b. cars mines.
During the year the mines worked an
average of ga days, employing, including
superintendent. mine foremen, fire bos-
SEES, store and Office clerks, miners and
other mine workers total OF 70, 6S1 per-
sons. OF this number there were approx
imately so per cent white Americans and
13,403 Negroes, the balance being foreign
labor.
improvements.
Quite number of improvements have
been made at the old plants, as well as
opening up and re-equipping new mines.
During the year, there were | new mines
put into operation, 81 power plants in
stalled and 90 tipples built. In addition
to this, there were numerous other inn
provements made throughout the State.
Accidents.
There were 400 lives lost in connection
with mine operations, 1872 OF which num-
Der were killed inside and II outside the
mines. There were $50 non-fatal acct
dents, $50 of which occurred inside and
SO outside, This shows an increase OF
70 fatal accidents and 81 non-fatal acci-
dents over the preceding year. This was
due to an explosion in the Standard Pc
cahontas Coal Compauy's Mine August
LIST, 1911, and in the Bottom Creek Coal
and Coke Company's Mine, November
Goth, 1911, and in the Jed Coal and Coke
Company's Mine, March 26th, 1912. Had
it not been for these unfortunate acct
dents, the number of persons killed and
injured by usual causes would have been
reduced very substantially, which goes
to show conclusively that all persons In
terested in mining are taking every pos
sible percaution to avoid loss to life and
injury to the employees in and around
the mines.
Exclusive of the lives lost in the explo-
slons, the greater percentage was caused
by falls of roof and coal and from reports
received in connection with accidents
from this cause, we find that at least So
per cent of them are caused from care
lessness on the part of the persons killed
or injured, due to their putting off at
tending to the bad roof before it is too
late.
All mine workers and mine officials are
being urged continuously to enforce dis
cipline in this regard to protect life and
limb and the results of their efforts to
take particular pains to see that roof is
we'll timbered, is beginning to show for
itself by the gradual decreased number of
accidents from this cause in the past few
wears.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09

Miss Grace FELTON,, who has been at
home for the past two weeks, returned to
Marshall College at Huntington where
she is stenographer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-01-09

The Ticket Board will be open Monday
morning of next week at Curry's for all
those holding season tickets. Single adj
mission tickets will be on sale Tuesday
morning, and may be had any time there
after until the lecture begins, at 500 p.
M. .Jan.-l 5th-the corrected date.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-13
BRIDE WRITES CEREMONY
Longfellow's Granddaughter
Won't Take Usual Vows.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Philadelphia. May l2.-Miss Della T.
Dana, granddaughter of the poet Long
fellow, who will become the bride OF Rob-
ert III. Hutchinson next month. will not
take the usual marriage vows at her we'd
ding. Instead. she has prepared a ccre-
nony along the lines OF the one used
some time ago at the marriage Of her
brother. Edwin T. Dana. and Miss Jessie
Holiday, an English artist. Explaining
the ceremony. Miss Dana said to-day:
II will say: j, Della +. Dana. take you.
Robert II. Hutchinson. as my lawful hus-
band. and promise faithfully to fulfil
toward you all the obligations arising
from the marriage state. and I hope to be
a true comrade and helpmate; as a sym
Dol thereof give you this ring.' AS say
the last words l will slip on Mr.. Hutchn-
sons third finger OF the left hand a heavy
silver ring.
"Mr. Hutchnson's vows will be on the
same line, save that he Will give me q
gold band instead Of silver one. A jus
tice Of the peace will marry us instead OF
minister"
Miss Dana has made close study Of
eueenics and declares her belief that she
is fitted for the marriage state. with all
its duties. She and Mr.. Hutchinson are
believers IN suffrage for women.
Mr. Hutchinson Is a son OF Emlen
Hutchinson, of this city. and student at
Harvard. The ceremony Will occur In
Manchester by-the-Sea. and the couple
will 20 TO New Zealand 10 study state
socialism. the principles of which Mr..
Hutchinson expects 10 advocate as "A
teacher on his return TO Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-13
IRISH PROTEST TO GAYN0R
Don't Like Certain Parts of
/ Public School Peace Day Plan.

A delegation representing the United
Irish American Societies and the German
American Citizens League paid Mayor
Gaynor visit yesterday and made pro-
test against certain suggestions for the
Peace Day celebration. on May IS, in the
public schools The detailed complaint OF
the committee had been forwarded to the
Mayor earlier, In the form of a letter
signed by members OF the two organiza-
tons.
In the words of this letter, the bone OF
contention is 'the attempt which Is being
made In our schools of which a Peace
Day is part Of the plan. to submerge
the word American TO 'Anglo-Saxon' and
to adopt the peace principles Of Carnegie
and Rhodes, because by doing this we
tear up the Declaration of Independence.
as the imperialism Of the peace move
ment is the toryism which the Declara-
ton eradicated and the Revolution sup
pressed
England, Mexico. Russia and Alfred
Austin. the British poet laureate. come in
for haying at the hands Of the COM
mttee, the latter because he is the author
of a peace poem" containing lines
strongly Objectionable to the members of
the two dissenting bodies. The letter
struck the keynote Of the protest In its
prediction that "a reunion OF Anglo
Americans would be unassailabe upon
land or sea by any power or combination
OF powers that 1t is possible TO create.
The new nation would dominate the
world
The Mayor said he would refer the let
ter to the Board Of Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-13
WAR SUPPLIES FOR PACIFIC
Du Pont Contract Thought To
Be Government Move.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Philadelphia, May l2-Shipping men
infer that the United States Government
is taking precautions against an invasion
on the Pacific Coast because OF the fact,
which became known here to-day, that
the f. ]. Du Pont-De Nemours Pow
der Company. of Wilmington. Del, has
chartered twelve foreign vessels to carry
explosives tc Pacific ports.
The charter for the twelev vessels,
seven of which were contracted for in
this country and five abroad, reads For
the carrying Of explosives from north of
Hatteras TO the North Pacific or Austria
liam ports"
Shipping men suspect that Australian
ports" was put in the charter as blind.
They contend that under the present laws
foreign vessels cannot engage in a coast
wise trade in the United States unless
directly or indirectly in the charter of the
United States government. All the ves-
sells under charter by the Du Pont people
fly foreign flags. and shipments from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific coast OF the United
States are considered coastwise ship
ments.
Basing their statements on these facts,
shipping men declare that the govern
ment is prepared TO transport as quickly
as possible about 5000 tons of explosives
from the Du Pont works to the North Pa
cifc Coast.
At the Du Pont headquarters at VIII
mington il was declared to-day that no
information would be forthcoming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-13
WILL DEFEND FRIEDMAN
Lawyer Tells How Process
Server Reached the Doctor.
M Telegraph 10 Nc Tribune.

Providence, May 12-Davis G.. Arnold
counsel for DR.. F. +. Friedman. who
with Dr. w. G. Dwinell. OF this city,
made the Canadian trip with DR.. Fried
mann, spent to-day here and left for New
York tonight to handle legal matters
relative to the suit which DR.. Maurice
Sturm has brought against the German
chemist.
When shown the article which appeared
in The Tribune. Nh Arnold laughed and
said THAT is not true because neither
myself nor Dr.. Dwinnell was there. That
occurred while we were away from the
hotel. There was an army officer there
and I understand that there was some
thing said about some one wanting some
one who could talk German. DR.. Fried
mann heard the talk and came out and
said he could talk German. Then the
process server told him to read the pro-
cess, which he placed in his hand
Mr.. Arnold said he would help defend
DR.. Friedman in the suit In New York,
although, not being a practising New
York attorney, the active court work
would be performed by New York law
yers. Mr.. Arnold had a pocketful of
newspaper clippings. all favorable to Dr.
Friedman. Mr. Arnold is also attorney
for the Eisner company. which is TO mar
ket the vaccine with which DR.. Fried
mann claims tuberculosis can be cured.