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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
School Notes

Tho first audience that listened to
,be Kellogg Haines Singing Party,
-.icb was the opening number of the
.,,ure Course, reflected much credit
Am the High School students whose
.,,ernrise in selling the tickets in
od the success of the course.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Ne u,pie school ..9:45 a. m.
"orning Worship and Communion
n .......... .11:0O a. m.
~ o. Y. e.. $3.50 p. m.
nn'eiihg Service 1870 D. m.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-10-16

The first number Of Ell Monte is
-, and reflects much credit on the
ra,torial Board, which is made up
as follows;
Editor-in-chief, Charles Baird.
Associate Editor, Sara Chapman.
Business Manager, Norman Chap
man.
Athletic Editor, Cecil Mount.
Local Editors, Agnes Cole, Orwar
Erickson.
Exchange Editor, Arthur Heilman.
Class Reporters:
Senior, Marian Hecker.
Junior, Edna Diller.
sophomore, Ada Heilman.
Freshman, Elizabeth Stein.
Society Reporters:
columbian, Clark Van Nostrand.
Hesperian, Kathrine Hadden.
Artist: Myron Schall.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
tingent fund. And the end is not yet.
ISSUES 1914 CROP REPORT.

Washington, March 3.-The crop
reporting board of the Federal De-
partment Of Agriculture has just
made public its estimate of the 1914
farm crops of the United States
Fourteen crops, covering 300,782, 600
acres or 92&6 of the nations cult
waited area are included in the re-
port and the combined farm value of
all products is estimated at S4,946,-
100000.
Although the 1914 production of
crops is 1919 greater than the pre-
vious year the aggregate farm value
is s20,00O,0o0 less.
Both the wheat and cotton crops of
the nation in 1914 were the largest
on record The cotton crop was nearly
100000 bales and the wheat pro-
duction was approximately 891 ,000,-
600 bushels. While the 1914 cotton
cropst was approximately 100000
bales more than the one of 1913 the
value was s306,O00,O00 less. Cotton
in 1913 averaged 1920 per acre a.
gainst $1414 in 1914. The yield per
acre in 1914 was 25 pounds more than
in 1913 but the price per pound was
6.8 cents and 1872 cents in 1913.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Wheth-
er the House shall consider the charg-
les against Judge Dayton before adj
journment and determine whether he
shall be impeached or not probably
will be decided within few hours
from the time when this is written.
The subcommittee which has made
the investigation called for by the
House, under the Nicely resolution, is
understood to have its report ready
for presentation to the full committee
today (Tuesday.) What action the full
committee will take can not be fore
told. Ii the committee adopts the re-
port of the subcommittee and recon-
mends the dismissal of the charges
or the impeachment of the Judge, the
House would have time to act upon
the report before adjourning on
Thursday at noon. But if the full
committee wants further time to con-
slider the findings Of it's sub-commit-
tee, the matter may have to go over
till the next Congress meets. AS all
business before one House of Repre-
sentatives dies with the expiration of
that body, the resolution would have
to be introduced over again in the
next House, if action on it were de-
sired, and the testimony would have
to be taken over again, although the
evidence already it might be accept
ed by the committee of the next
House. Many persons here believe It
woe.l be aafain 70 s4-ge .yto. to
let the matter go over without action,
after the testimony taken has m
permitted to get to the public, SO THAI
an effort will be made to have the
House take action In the matter t
possible before adjournment. While
Judge Dayton has not had the privi-
lege of presenting any witnesses IN
his own behalf, to do which might
rt different phase on the matter,
j these who have been interested
in b aging out the testimony against
him feel pleased with tho showing
they believe they have made in sup
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
NOW is THE TIME
TO SWAT THE FLY!

Uncle Sam is waging relentless
war on the deadly house-ly and in
a late bulletin prepared by the De-
partment of Agriculture, valuable in
formation is given or the best means
of combating this deadly pest. The
most effective way of exterminating
the fly, accordingt the bulletin, is
to eradicate his breeding places. The
breeding season of the fly begins
early in March and continues through
out the spring and summer months.
All dirt should be removed from the
premises, stables cleaned and decay
ing vegetables destroyed.
The fly has rightly been called the
undertaker's travelling salesman, and
in addition to his regular line Of
typhoid bugs" he carries side line
of tuberculosis, Asiatic Cholera and
other disease germs. Now is the time
to "swat the fy!"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
A MORNINGS MAIL AT THE FORD

Each succeeding morning mail is
breaking records these days in the
sales department of the Ford Motor
Company Amazing figures, even for
the Ford, are becoming positively in
credible figures. For example, here
is portion of one mornings mail:
Hood & Snyder of Jewell, Iowa asks
that train load of Fords be shipped
as soon as possible; the Repass Auto
Company of Waterloo, Iowa, want a
train load of Fords at once; the
Brownell Auto Co., Birmingham, Ala.
ask immediate shipment of train
load of Runabout cars; the Herring
Motor Company of DesMoines, Iowa,
insists that 1000 Fords be shipped
Immediately; William Warnock & Co.
of Souix City, Iowa, writes for 1900,
cor more, if we can have Them" the
Becker Auto Company of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, asks for a modest TOO cars
immediately.
With such mail, day after day, as
this, it is small wonder that the 300,-
car production has become we'll es-
tablished certainty.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

1t is said that the sword of Dam
ocles was suspended above the head
of that tyrant with but single
thread.
Every man woman and child ought
to think well of the lesson taught by
this example.
The fire demon is the sword of de-
struction that ever hangs above the
heads of the people. If you knew
that by the mere shipping Of thread
all that you had saved would be wiped
out, wouldn't you be on the alert to
see that the thread was not shipped?
More property is destroyed by fire
than by all other destroying elements
combined.
Storms come with the seasons, and
warning of their coming is generally
given. Winds reach destructive vel
ocity at but rare intervals and floods
follow expected courses.
But fires are cotholic in their field
They visit the just and the unjust
and everywhere there is food for the
fire demon he finds his victuals.
Be on the watch tower of your own
home all the time He fattens on your
folly. You can prevent his paying
you visit if you but will.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

ling small salaries cheerfully and FREE
| ly made contributions, and the an
they gave assisted in letting the ex-
penses of the campaign and Mr.. WI
son was elected and has been Pres-
dent two years, and the very ones whs
failed to aid in the campaign expenses
have been holding down the best posi-
tions ever since, and keeping down II
the low salaried places the ones whs'
of their small earnings gave to the
expenses to carry on the campaign
that elected President Wilson, and
placed each Of the Cabinet IN tbs
positions they now hold, and if it IL
expected that these Democratic en-
ployes are going to send home cheer
full letters and build up the people at
home in the happy consolation that
their friends and members of their
families are being properly cared for
in Washington, the changes which are
apparent should be made, must be
made at once, and the two auditors
want to be changed; the chiefs and
assistant chiefs in the several .bu-
reaus, and the chief clerks, all Of
which Nere the product of the Repub-
lican administrations, want to be dis
placed and replaced by Democrat
who has been all these years loyal to
the party, and is not a Democrat now
for revenue only"
President Wilson is not to be charg-
ed with this neglect, because he has
had many weighty matters to solve
since his Inauguration, which were
matters for the party to solve, and he
hailed them as a patriot, statesman
and Democrat, and it would be unfair
to lay the neglect at the feet Of the
several Cabinet members, but there
has been and is now too much depend
ance placed in the ones that had
charge in a semi-official way when
the administration changed, and the
changes "for the good of the service"
have not been made, and there -
possibly some reason for this neglect
to be attached to the Democratic Sen
ators and Democratic Congressman,
so it seems that one of the very i'm
portant things not to be longer neg
lected is for Mr.. Bryan to put his
wise ideas before the President and
the Cabinet, and they in turn call on
the Democratic members of Congress-
for counsel, and one neglected but
important matter can be righted and
the lines that heve been so much neg
lected strengthened, and another
round for success in 1916 put in the
ladder.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
A COSTLY DEFENSE.

A report of Attorney General
Lilly shows that this states defense
of the Virginia debt suit has cost
$4,000 besides counsel and other
fees yet to be paid" Of this sum
the high-priced lawyers have drawn
down upwards of 100000. The legal
talent originally employed cost $685.
952, and no deductions were made OH
account of overlooking of certain off
sets Subsequently claimed. John G.
Carlisle's fee was $4,000, Mollohan
McClintic & Matthews drew $4,000,
and Chas. E. Hogg $4,000. Then
there were bills for accountants, stem
ographers and clerks, which swelled
the aggregate to $146,886 Lawyers
came high, but we had to have them,
even if they did fail to make COM
plete defense.
The oversight or blunder in the ORR
ginal proceedings before the supreme
court made it necessary for West
Virginia to hold some of its talent, to
employ others, and to hire a little
army of accountants, clerks and
stenographers to dig facts and fig
ures out of the musty records at Rich
mond which should have been invest
igated before West Virginia present.
ed its answer to the bill and pleadings
of Virginia. Chas. r. Hogg got an
additional $4,000, John H. Holt $4,000
V. B. Archer $4,000, and the account
ants and clerks were paid enough to
bring the total up to SAP, 157, most of
which would have been saved if the
case had been handled properly in
the first place.
But we are not expected to take
that view, or to suggest that the case
has been fine thing for the lawyers.
The thing impressed upon the tax
payers is that the belated claim to
credits, which the supreme court said
it could not allow if the parties were
t. &c ted As Ordinary II: rants.
will probably cut three million dollars
off the tentative finding of the court
against West Virginia. We must
forget chat the claim to offsets should
have been in the original defense, and
that it wah only considered through
the courts leniency; we must over
look the $4,000 blunder and acclaim
the $3,000,000 gain as a great tri-
umph.
In addition to the cost of defend
ing the debt suit as set forth by At
rey General Lilly the Governor
has paid out tidy sum from his con-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
GO TO CHURCH

Advertising in The Newspapers, Sc
curing the cooperation of the tele-
phone companies, announcements at
farmers oranges, unions and clubs
interest in a GO TO CHURCH Sun
day for rural workers. The Orange
Judd Farmer says editorially:
"The rural church has had its
share of criticism in recent years.
Some of the criticism is just, but
much of it is sensational and unjust.
That rural churches are vital part
of every rural community there can
be no question. Without them coun-
try life would go to rust and destruc-
ton, and this aside from religion. To
save country life, then, we must save
the rural church, and to save the
rural church we, as individuals, must
do our part in personal devotion and
attendance.
"The problem now before us is this:
What can we as farmers do to pro-
mote this movement and accelerate
the church going custom of olden
days? The answer is simple. Go to
church ourselves, ask our neighbors
to do likewise and ask minister or
priest to join in welcoming everybody
of the community"
To make a great success of this
affair it will be necessary for each
and every one to see his pastor, tell
him Of the plan, get his cooperation
and then get generally busy. Let it
be known in every church in this
broad land-from Atlantic to Pacific,
from the lakes to the gulf-that
special services will be arranged and
an effort made to have every person
in the community attend church.
Ask the local telephone operator to
notify all subscribers of the tele-
phone lines. By word of mouth, by
announcements from the pulpit, by
notices in the oranges, clubs and
schools let the notice go out that
there is a GO TO CHURCH move
ment throughout the countryside.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
FARM FACTS.

Cheap money viii solve many of
the 4rmer's problems.
4 There is not enough of the COM
munity spirit among our rural dis
tricts.
Success in rmeing depends large
ly upon proper marketing methods,
cheap money and cooperation.
Something is wrong in our market
ing system when q small crop brings
more money thar bount III one
Cooperation between prartical
farmers and proficient business men
will eliminate ignorance and p~aj'.-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

dice.
The highest duty of state and Fed
eral Governments is to place agri-
cultural education within reach Of all
The farmer cannot be helped until
he organizes, and the government can
best help the farmer through organ
ization.
By cooperating with his neighbor
the farmer can learn new methods of
culture and the interchange will bene-
fit both.
The Nations menu card must be
made up from the fields, pastures,
orchards and gardens, and to farm
intelligently the farmer must know
what is needed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
port Of the charges.

With the filing of exceptions to
the report of Special Master Charles
E. Littlefeld, by both Virginia and
West Virginia, the concluding chap
ters of this litigation are brought
much closer. Doubtless the Supreme
Court will set time for the filing of
briefs and possibly for the making of
oral arguments based upon the ex-
ceptions and then the final decree of
the Court will be awaited. 1t is
known that the Court desires to con-
clude the case at the earliest possible
date and that it may be possible that
a final decree can be rendered before
the adjournment, of Court in June for
the summer. In view, however, of
the new questions brought before the
Court by the Masters report it may
not be possible to give an opinion
until the fall term, which opens in
October.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
Virginia Farms.
Homes and
lnvestn ents.
All Work Guaranteed as
Represented.

In the far-famed SAenAndsah Val-
ley of Virginia, where profits ave
large and investments arc sab.
We have good level farms at rinht
prices, OF metal roads, near RAILROADS.
large towns and city markets
4ee Acre Stock Farm, large IL ROOM
brick mansion, well shaded, good
spring, running water in every fela
large barn, 200 acres blue grass, d
acres fine timber. One Of the hvst
stock farms in Virginia. Price SIC. 900
SAG Acre Dairy, Stock, Hog and
Grain Farm. SITS of splendid farn
buildings, nicely located, miles Is
railways and larg town, store and
scnool half mile Price 1900
l5S Acres highly improved, large
brick residence, large barn, large gsE-
eral merchandise store, miles of rail-
ROAD. Price $500
Ito Acre Fruit and truck farm.
near good towns, good buildings.
Price $4,000.
80 Acre Young apple orchard, in
bearing, on railroad, near own. For
sas eseap.
iss Acre farm, sp4e.ldld buildings,
Z miles Of Winchester. Price So 600
have farms Of all sizes and for ali
purposes in the Blue Grass and Orch
ard section of Virginia, alsoColoniaa
Homes, Bushes Properties, Mills and
Orchards.
write me what you want, and about
what you wish to invest. Will send
lists to cover your wants. Have manv
bargains
". !. Birmingham,
Winchester. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Five hundred children at Quincy,
Mass, marched to safety from a
burning building while singing Zip
perary" The fascinating tune seems
equally adapted to marching to death
or away from it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

England might do well to remem-
Der that the extension of the contra
band ban may prove a weapon some
what on the order of the musket that
kicks backward good deal harder
than it shoots forward.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
lBy W. D. Gall.)

Mr.. Bryan 9; his kind oe .sn.oc-
racy, : using some pers. S TO sit
up al. IKE notice. He is one :
those who believes in rewarding tn, /,
Who have been faithful in tn~ = no
til Of the interests of .arty arI
the cardidates, who elected ny
the eIforss of the II. party men,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

New York City discovers an addi-
tional borrowing capacity of $5,419,-
600. OF course, for New York City
to let valuable asset like that go
unemployed would be a waste Of as
sets, and New York is now energetic
ally deciding what it will spend that
$5,419,00O for.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

This war is likely to set for con-
structors the problem of how to make
the roofs Of the houses bomb proof
and the bottoms Of ships torpedo
proof. The quickest way to do it is
to establish arbitration instead of
war
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Judge Dayton testifes that Col.
Roosevelt, when president, addressed
him affectionately as "Old Man." But
they do things differently in these
degenerate days.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

More officers Of the rank of general
were slain in a single battle in our
civil war than have been killed in all
the fighting up to the present time in
Europe. The modern military leader
evidently keeps pretty well out of
range.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

AS long as the owners of the Ev-
elyn declare that they simply took a
chance and lost, and have no com
plant to make, this government may
not be expected to raise much of a
hullaballoo about the sinking Of that
vessel.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Mr.. Frick pays s1.425,o 900 for the
Fragonard panels which ]. P. Morgan
bought in 1898 for s350,00O. Art is
not only long, but often confers the
long green ON shrevd patrons.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

The emperor and members of the
imperial family of Germany are set
ting an example for their subjects in
the simple life. And doubtless they
are enjoying it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Just to show that this country is
not to be outdone, we have scraped
up nice little Indian war, all our
own.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04


How to make a satisfactory selec-
ton of a postmaster at Moundsville
from a list of 81 candidates is a mat
ter which is worrying Congressman
M. M. Nicely, who expects to visit
Moundsville next week and listen to
the various applicants for the place.
Major Nicely has made three PROPOSE
tions to the candidates for appoint
ment. First he said he would recon-
mend for appointment anyone of the
II upon whom all the candidates
might agree. Second, he proposed a
settlement of the contest by an cleo
tioB to be participated in by the
Democratic patrons of the Mounds
vile office and the applicant with the
highest vote to be named. Third, he
agrees to make his own selection and
recommend some one for the place
without an election, provided the var
ious aspirants agree to abide by his
selection and support his action. It
may be that an election will be neces-
sary to determine the Congressman's
action.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Passage of bill in Indiana requir-
ing hotels to furnish sheets eight feet
three inches long. Politics makes
strange bedclothes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Fourth class postmasters appoint
ed in the second congressional dis
trict include: Elan c. Wyatt at Rich
Mountain, Randolph-co., to succeed
w. NJ Phares; Arley J. Walton at
Lillian, Barbour-co., to succeed ]. D,
Newhouse; and Thomas ]. Emmett at
Okonoko, Hampshire-co, to succeed
w. K. Sackville.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Senator Chiffon wants q provision
incorporated in the naval appropria-
ton bill for board Of seven per-
sons, two from the army engineer
corps, two from the navy and three
civilians, who shall examine into the
advisability of establishing and main
tanning plants for the manufacture
of powder, projectiles, guns, armor
plate and other munitions of war and
to report to Congress at the next ses-
sion. He believes such plant or
plants could be established to advan-
tage in West Virginia or some other
place along the Ohio or mississippi
valleys.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

misunderstanding in the second dis
trict have occupied the attention of
Congressman W. G. Brown largely for
the last week. Several delegations
have been here to confer with him in
regard to the appointments and Mr..
Brown has stated that he expects to
have every postmastership contest in
his district settled by the time Con-
gress adjourns this week, so he will
not have them on his mind after the
recess begins. During the last week
he has recommended Daniel J. Moran
for postmaster at Thomas, Tucker-co,
and the President has sent the NOM
ination to the Senate. His confirm
alton, without objection, is expected.
Congressman Brown has recon-
mended the following persons for ap-
pointment as fourth class postmas-
terss Charles E. hardwood at Eglon,
Preston-co.; John w. Buzzerd at Po-
tomac Manor, Mineral-co. John HI.
Swisher at New Greek, Mineral-co.;
DR.. Percval Lantz at Alaska, Min
eral-co.; Samuel E. Lyons at Beryl,
Mineral-co.; ]. Humbird Smith at
Patterson's Creek, Mineral-co.; Har-
ry E. Knight at Barnum, Mineral-co.;
Martha Purgett at Purgettsville,
Hampshire-co.; and E. J. Whitmore
at Bedington, Berkeley-co.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-13
RELIEF SHIP SUNK
IN THE NORTH SEA
WAS UNDER CHARTER TO BEL.
GUM COMMTTEE.
t is presumed Vessel Had UnlOaded
Her Cargo and Was on Her
Return Voyage.

Rotterdam, April 10.-Via London,
APRIL .)-T-e British steamer Har-
palyce, tie first relief boat OF New
York State and under charter to the
commission for relief III Belgium, has
either been torpedoed or sunk by j
mine in the North Sea-
Tie Dutch steamer Elizabeth, on It's
voyage from Rotterdam for New York,
picked up twenty-five of the crew OF
the Harpalyce, seven miles northeast
of Eoordainder lights-ip, and brought
their back to Rotterdam The Dutch
steamer Constance Catherine picket
I'D five men and took them to Nieuwe
Waterweg. The steamer carried
crew cf ffty-three men, twenty-six of
whom it is feared have been drowned.
These rescued by tie Elizabeth n
c!udel ;Fe. second mate and the second
engineer, the latter wounded.
The Harpalyce, under its charter to
The Belgium relief committee, nad It
permit securing immunity from at
tack.
The Harpalyce, which was Of 1851
tons, was comparatively new steamer
owned by J. and c. Harrison, of Lon
don. She sailed from New York on
Marcil I, with more than 1000 indi-
yidual gifts for tie relief of the Bel
gians and arrived at Rotterdam on
March 80. 1t is presumed that tne
Harpalyce's cargo had been unloadec
and that she was on her return voyage.