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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
Double Misfortune

Double Misfortune.
Smith lost his head at critical
moment"
Then what happened?"
His department chief cut it off,"
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
ANNAPOLIS TO
GET LABORATORY
Contest Narrowed Down To Mary
land Town and Sandy
Hook.

hington.-AnnapOlis will secure
the $1,5OO,OO0 naval laboratory author
lied at the last session of Congress, II
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ap-
proves the recommendation soon to be
made to him by the Naval Consulting
Board.
It was learned that this board, to
which the Secretary referred the Ques-
ton of choosing site for this institu.
tion, has decided that Annapolis offers
the best advantages for the scientific
plant and that majority, If not ALL
the members Of that body will urge
that the State capital be selected by
Mr.. Daniels.
There seems to be little doubt that
the Secretary will approve the findings
of the board. He called upon that body
to inspect the various sites offered the
Government in Annapolis. Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Sandy
Hook and elsewhere, and the feeling
Is that he will abide by the decision
which the board has reached.
1t is further learned that the contest
between the cities interested narrowed
down to Annapolis and Sandy Hook.
Most of the members Of the board
favored the former and in the end all
of them may agree. The board has
not made its formal report to the Navy
Department and until it is received, the
division among the members will not
be definitely known.
Secretary Daniels is in Norfolk. It
could not be learned from the depart
ment, therefor, what action the Sec
retary might be expected to take. He
will make an announcement when he
reaches the city toward the end Of the
week.
1t is stated that the fact that an ex.
perimental laboratory has already
been established at Annapolis weighed
heavily with the Consulting Board in
favor of that city Most of the men,
bers took the ground that the present
plant should be taken over and greatly
enlarged, instead of spending the ST.
100000 upon a new establishment.
Baltimore was an active competitor
of Annapolis for the. laboratory. A
committee presented the Monumental
City's advantages to the Navy Depart
ment and later went over the ground
again with the Naval Consulting
Board. Four members Of that body per-
sonally inspected the Baltimore prop
critics. Thomas A. Edison, the fifth
member, did not pay a personal visit
to Baltimore, but did go to Annapolis
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
CHILDREN'S WORK AT HOME
Well That They Should Be Given Re.
sponsibiIlties Suitable to Their
Age and Physical Strength.

a home that is home is the result
of the combined efforts and good will
Of those who dwell together within
the house. In this cooperative enter
prise none should be deprived of the
benefit which comes from carrying re-
Sponsibility and contributing to the
general good. Hence, every child
should be given duties to perform in
that home as well as privileges to en-
joy. It is doubtful if a child should
be paid for performing his share of
the home duties. Each child should
this properly at the right time. Ger
tain other household or farm tasks
should be allotted to him-nOt tasks
that will delay him in starting to
school. not those that will exhaust
him at night, or those too heavy for
his immature body, but such work as
is reasonable in kind and quantity
should be given to him from his earli-
est years. More boys and girls are in
danger of having too little to do in
the modern home than too much.
Setting tables, washing dishes, car
ing for the Sitting rOOm," feeding
chickens, sweeping porcheS and walks
are all tasks within the strength of
the little school girl, and boy who
always sees that the woodbOx is filed.
the kindling split, the snow shOveled
from the path and certain barn duties
are done will be a more Trustworthy
citizen in later years than the boy for
whom all things are done and who
does for no One.-FrOm the Federal
Bureau of Education.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
By MARY
ROBERTS
RINEHART

the shadow of the treebox moved
quickly away.
Wilson smiled after him in the dark
ness.
THAT you, Joe?' he called.
But the boy went on.
Sidney entered the hospital as q pro-
batiOner early in August. Christine
was to be married In September to
Palmer Howe, and, with Harriet and
K. in the house, she felt that she could
safely leave her mother.
The balcony outside the parlOr was
already under way. On the night be-
fore she went away Sidney took chairs
out there and sat with her mother un-
til the dew drove Anna to the lamp
in the sewing room and her 'Daily
Thoughts" reading.
Sidney sat alone and viewed her
world from this new and pleasant
angle. She could see the garden and
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
CHAPTER VI.-continued.

-
'"Tired?" He adopted the gentle, al
most tender tone that made most WOm-
en- his slaves.
"a little. 1t is warm"
"What are you going to do this eve
ming? Any lectures|
Lectures are over for the summer.
1 shall go to prayers, and after that
to the roof for air."
Cant you take little ride tonight
and cool off? I'll have the car wherever
YOU say. A ride and some supper
how does it sound? You could get
away at seven"
"BIisS Gregg is coming" !"
With an impassive face, the girl
turned away. The workers of the op-
Grating room surged between them.
But he was clever with the guile OF
the pursuing male. Eyes of all on him,
he turned at the door of the wardrobe
room and spoke to her over the heads
of a dozen nurses.
"That patients address that l had
forgotten, Miss Harrison, is the cor
ner of the Park and Ellington avenue" ."
THANK you"
She played the game well, was quite
calm. He admired her cOOlnesS. Ger
tainly she was pretty, and certainly,
too, she was interested in him. He
went whiStling into the wardrobe
room. As he turned he caught the in
terne's eye, and there passed between
them a glance of complete cOmprehen-
sion. The inferno grinned.
The room was not empty. His broth
er was there, listening to the comments
of O'Hara, his friendly rival.
"GOOd work, boy!' said O'Hara, and
cIapped q hairy hand on his shoulder.
''That last case was a wonder. I'm
proud of you, and your brother here
is indecently exalted. 1t was the Ed
wardes method, wasn't it? saw it
done at his clinic in New York"
"Glad you liked it. Yes. Edwardes
was a pal of mine in Berlin. A great
surgeon too, poor old chap!"
There aren't three men in the cOun-
try with the nerve and the hand for it. J"
O'Hara went out, glowing with his
own magnanimity. Doctor Ed stood by
and waited while his brother got into
his clothes. He was rather silent.
There were many times when he
wished that their mother could have
lived to see how he had carried out
his promise to make man of Man"
Sometimes he wondered what she
would think of his own untidy methods
compared with Max's extravagant or
der-Of the bag, for instance, with the
dogs collar in it, and other things. On
these occasions he always determined
to clear out the bag.
'T guess I'll be getting along" he
said. ~Will you be home for dinnerT
II think not. Pll-Pm going to run
out of town, and eat where it's COOL"
The Street was nOtOriOusly hot in
summer.
There's roast of beef. It's a pity
to cook a roast for one"
Wasteful, too, this cooking of food
for two and only one to eat it. A roast
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

"She sends you notes to McKees'."
"Just to clear the air, I'll show 1t to
you. It's no breach of confidence. It's
about the hospital"
Into the breast pocket of his coat he
dived and brought up a wallet. The
wallet had had a name on it in gilt let
ters that had been carefully scraped
off. But Joe did not wait to see the
note.
"Oh, damn the hospital!" !" he said
and went swiftly down the steps and
into the gathering twilight of the June
night.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Of beef meant a visit, in Doctor Eds
mOdest-paying clientele. He still paid
the expenses of the house on the Street.
SORRY, old man; I've made another
arrangement"
They left the hospital together.
Everywhere the younger man received
the homage of success. The elevator
man bowed and flung the doors open,
with smile; the pharmacy clerk, the
doOrkeeper, even the cOnvalescent pa
tient who was polishing the great brass
doOrplate, rendered their tribute. Doc
tor Ed looked neither to right nor left.
Sidney, after her involuntary bath In
the river, had gone into temporary
eclipse at the White Springs hotel. In
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
The Perfect Motor.

WilliS-TOO bad about bump. He
has had his new car only week and
in that time it hasn't broken down or
back-fired once, has run like a clock
and hasn't used any more gasoline than
the catalogue said it would.
Gillis-Why too Dad, then?
Willis-The company has started
suit to get it away from him.
Gillis-On what grounds?
Willis-They claim they gave him
demonstrators car by inistake.-Judge.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Perhaps tests the quality of wOmanhood
calls qualities spiritual and
physical while the
are the service offers Sidney Page,
hospital probation through the
influence young Wilson, The PagesSdney, semi
invalid mother Harriet-had taken K Leoyn
help He's
very mysterious charming and Joe Drummond Sdnes high
school sweetheart violently Jealous Immediately Sidney
threads of life begin to angIe You
first sioht of this in instaIment printed here
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
Harrlnqtons Give Dinner.

The Governor and Mrs. Emerson c..
Harrington were the hosts at a dinner
given at Government House in honor
Of Capt Edward w. Eberle, super.
intendent of the Naval Academy, and
Mrs. Eberle. The dinner was served
in the State dining room. There were
26 guests.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

George Ross, fifteen years old, son Of
Harry Ross, of Perryvile, has been ar
rested and held for hearing charged
with shooting Murray Bunce, colored.
The Ross lad had shot dog belonging
to the colored youth when a dispute
ensued and it is alleged Ross raised
his gun and fired at Bunce.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Members Of the Delaware and the
Eastern Shore Bankers Associations
and the bankers of Cecil and adjoining
counties, held a meeting in ElktOn and
decided to reduce their interest rate on
time certificates from three and one
half to three per cent, effective jan
uary l.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

the whitewashed fence with its morn
ing glories, and at the same time, by
turning her head, view the Wilson
house across the Street. She looked
mostly at the Wilson house.
X. lie Moyne was upstairs in his
room. She could hear him tramping
up and down, and catch, occasionally,
the bitter-sweet odOr of his old brier
Dipe.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Under the direction of State Insti-
tute Director DR.. Richard S. Hill
farmers institute was held Monday at
Brookeville. Addresses were delivered
by w. Oscar Collier, Eastcn; D. G.
Harry, Pylesville, and Director Hill
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Fire destroyed the large Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad warehouse at
Brunswick, Frederick county, portion
of the transfer sheds, IA boXcars and
all records kept by the company. The
loss is estimated at $150,000.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
War and Peace.

Peace is the crown of civilization.
The assurance of a permanent and
just peace among the nations of the
world would be the greatest blessing
ever conferred on mankind. Justice
is the parent of 2eace. War its arch
enemy, its everlasting foe.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

The high cost of living is directly
affecting the municipality of Frederick.
Owing to fancy coal prices and freight
congestion on railroads, the city au-
thorities have been unable to obtain a
sufficient supply of coal for the city
electric light plant.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Calvin H. Mountain shot and killed
himself Monday while hunting near
Grantsville, Garrett county. He was
climbing a steep bank when he slipped
and fell, discharging his gun.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Charles Larue, seventeen-year-old
colored boy, of Port Deposit, was taken
to the Elkton Jail, charged with steal
ing a horse from B. J. Aulde, of Port
Deposit, and taking the animal to the
woods, where he killed it in order to
sell the animals hide.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
MARYLAND NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS

Thomas Dobb, aged forty-fve years,
Of Carmichael, committed suicide by
taking poison. Ill health is said to have
prompted the man to take his life.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

The Appleton Social Club has been
organized, with Rev. A. Van Over,
president; Miss Ida Peterson, secre-
tary, and William Lofand, treasurer
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Samuel T. Arbuckle, a well-to-do
farmer of the Fourth Cecil county dis
trict. dropped dead at his home at
Andora of heart disease, aged 70 years.
A widow survives him.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Resigning as United States marshal
for the Panama Canal Zone, William
H. May, of Elkton, has returned and
is now visiting relatives in Virginia.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Erasmus B. NAPLES, former prin-
cipal at the Elkton Academy, died in
Philadelphia, after short illness. He
was sixty-ive years old.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Walter Truitt, eighteen years old, of
ChestertOwn, while riding his motor
cycle near Galena, was run down by
an automobile, sustaining a broken leg
and other injuries.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

The Spanish city of Seville. once the
most famous in the world for its silk,
is planning to revive the industry.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

For motorcycles there has been in.
vented pump that automatically fills
tire with air as a>machine is running.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Electric burglar alarms surround the
treasury at Washington and are tested
every Is minutes, day and night
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Successful experiments with cotton
growing have been carried on in the
Canal Zone by a North Carolina man.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

1t is long time before May 1, 1918,
when the "dry" law goes into effect
at Havre de Grace, but the "wets" of
that town are already considering an
appeal to the courts to test the valid
ity of the election by which the town
was voted "dry," and also to determine
whether as a result of the election
there is an impairment of a contract
between the towns authorities and the
holders of local improvement bonds
amounting to about $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Charles w. Shippers, former County
Commissioner for Cecil county, and a
wealthy citizen of North East, died
after several weeks illness of paralysis.
He was rs years old.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

The State Tax Commission has an
nounced the appointment of Perrie E.
Waters, Of Germantown, as supervisor
of assessments for Montgomery coun-
ty to succeed e. Lloyd Fawcett, who
resigned. Mr.. Waters has announced
that he will retain George P. Fields,
of Rockville, as assistant
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Nicaragua is spending $4,000 in
gold on road that shall connect Blue.
fields with the rest of the republic.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

A number Of articles stolen from
homes in Hagerstown in the so rob-
berries that were committed in several
weeks were recovered by States At
torney Omer Kaylor, Sheriff Isaac S.
Long, Chief Of Police George w. Fri
dinger and Deputy Sheriff Long from
the house in Harrisburg, Pa, occupied
by Lewis Faust, who is under arrest
there.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

E. B. Meissner, former Office boy, Is
now president of the ST. Louis (MO)
Car Company He is 81 years old.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

o. L. Byrd, general manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
Salisbury, while riding a motorcycle
had a head-on collision with Joseph
Chatam, who was driving an auto. Mr..
Byrd was thrown from his motorcycle
and received bad decorations Of the
head and bruises of the body. He was
rushed to the Peninsula General Hos
pital, where his condition is serious.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Philip Sidney Ricards died at his
home in Cambridge. Mr. Ricards
formerly lived in Baltimore. He leaves
his widow, who was Miss Virginia
Staplefort; a sister (Mrs. Irving Buck,
of Front Royal, Va.) and brother,
who is serving in the English Army.
He will be inferred in Loudon Park
Cemetery, Baltimore.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

The Hagerstown Board of Trade, at
a meeting, considered a proposition
looking to the erection of large audi
torium in Hagerstown for the use o.
conventions, concerts and functions Of
a similar nature. The plans include
the formation of a stock company, the
funds for the erection of the hall to be
raised by popular subscription. 1t Is
thought a suitable building could be
erected for $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Norway is to have two new great
steel works, largely to supply plates
for shipbuilding.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

John Black, president of the Mary
land State Grange, said that the
Grange did not go on record in favor
of single taxation, as reported in a
dispatch from Easton. Mr.. Black said
the Grange merely discussed the ques-
tion of single taxation, and referred
the matter to the local oranges for in
dividual approval or disapproval.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

There are more than 1000 miles of
railway and nearly 5000 miles of tele-
graphs in Rumania.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
INTERNATIONAL
SUNINSUOOL
LESSON

(By E. 0. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper Union.)
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

Platinum is becoming so scarce that
Russia, where most of the mines are,
is seeking new deposits.
Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16

There are more than 1000 miles of
railway and nearly 5000 miles of tele-
graphs in Rumania.
Platinum is becoming so scarce that
Russia, where most of the mines are,
is seeking new deposits.
E. B. Meissner, former Office boy, Is
now president cf the st. Louis (MO.)
Car Company. He is 81 years old.
The Spanish city of Seville. once the
most famous in the world for its silk,
is planning to revive the industry.
Electric burglar alarms surround the
treasury at Washington and are tested
every Is minutes, day and night
Nicaragua is spending $4,000 in
gold on road that shall connect Blue
fields with the rest of the republic.
For motorcycles there has been in
vented pump that automatically fills
tire with air as a>machine is running.
Successful experiments with cotton
growing have been carried on in the
Canal Zone by a North Carolina man.
Norway is to have two new great
steel works, largely to supply plates
for shipbuilding.
Oxford eagle., 1916-08-10
Give the Baby a Chance.

Bad air, bad milk, over-crowd-
ing, proyerty, dirt, ignorance,
heat-these combine in summer to
kill the city baby. 1t seems as
though the brunt of the cities
sanitary sins were focused on the
baby. The baby didn't ask to
come, to hive in hot, dark, air
tight tenement, to be fed on dirty,
half spoiled milk, to be pestered
with flies and mosquitoes. He is
not responsible for any of these
conditions and it is his right that
he have fresh air, clean surround
ings and decent food. The United
States Public Health Service is
sues free of charge to all appli-
cants bulletin on The Summer
Care of Infants. IL should be in
the hands of every mother.
Oxford eagle., 1916-08-10
To Our EriendA

We desire to express our
sincere gratitude to our friends
who have so nobely and substan-
tally assisted US by accepting our
Special Offer of a Ten Year sub
scription contract for $500.
1t is quite encouraging to see
so many responding to this pro-
position, which will be open until
August Is.
Had you thought of It'll The
Eagle stands for that which
vitality concerns you-for the up
building of Oxford and Lafayette
Coanty. Ii you have property
in the city or county, you should
want to see the old town grow, or
the county developed into an in
dustrial center.
BY what other medium can you
better advertise the resources ard
many advantages of our town and
county than through the columns
of your home paperi Do you
know that many towns and COM
munities are kept down simply by
the the smart alex" knockers.
and pompkin-headed limitations of
citizens who never do anything
for the upbuilding of their home
town, not even support their home
paper.
We are thankful that Oxford is
Oxford eagle., 1916-08-10
What Do We Gep

According 10 press dispath
from Washington congress, the
state governments, counties and
townships will spend s250.O00, 600
a year for the next five years on
the improvement and maintenance
of the roads of the country.
That statement in itself Is of
absorbing interest to every citizen
of these United States.
But a question of still more
vital interest to Us locally and
personally is, How much do we
geti"
The people of our community
of course can decide what we our
selves are to expend in good roads
but when it comes to the expendi-
ture by the federal and state gov
ernments we are much of the
openion that the early bird will
get the biggest worm.
In other and palmer words, the
federal government allots a GER
tain amount of money to each
state for improving its roads.
Then comes the question of where
and how that money is to be spent.
We do not know just what
policy will be persued in this state
but We do know that it will be
clearly to our interest to get out
in force and hustle for a good
slice of this amount for road
improvement in our own territory.
The Lord knows we need road
improvement, but He will not
aid US in the getting if we are
not alive to our own opportu-
mites.
Everybody hereabouts wants
good roads and is quite willing to
profit personally from their con-
struction. But how many, think
you, are willing to devote the
necessary time and energy to
securing the allotment to which
we are entitledi
How much do we geti Or,
better still, do we get anythingi
Oxford eagle., 1916-08-10
al old subscrip-

al old subscrip-
ti6h~ les another PROPOSE
ton that, up to two hundred, he
will send the paper ten years for
five dollars paid in advance. This
is fair, though novel, proposition
and we are curious to know how
it will work out. If it succeeds
we may be constrained to do like
wise.
The demands upon the county
newspaper nowadays are so great
that they cannot handle their
business with hand composition
and the day is not far off when
every county paper of any conse-
quence will have some kind OF
type setting machine. The amount
of matter that comes into the
Herald Office every week for pub
lication can not by any possibility
be handled by hand. We have
on hand now, after our paper has
just left the press with twelve
columns of 5 point reading matter,
enough copy to get out another
issue, and it is good stuff
great deal of it local matter that
should have been published in oul
issue of last week. Our ex
perience is that of all other
county publishers.
We are watching with a greai
deal of interest the efforts of oul
esteemed contemporary, the Eagle
We hope he will be successful, ans
that he will find two hundred
good staunch friends who viii
come across" with the five dol
lars each. h.-Kosciusko Herald.
For the benefit of the Herald OF
any other paper that wishes tc
pattern after The Eagle, we will
say that the plan is working fine.
Our people in Oxford and La.
fayette county want the very besI
that can be had, and when we an.
nounced our plan to get machine
and improve the paper, not only
the best business men of the town,
but the country people as well,
took advantage of our offer, anc
as q result, the machine has beer
ordered, and will be in operation
in our Office by the 25th of thi,
month. Not as many as we woulC
like to see but a large number oi
oUr friends have secured tsn-yeai
contracts and many more viii
come in during the next few days
We hope.