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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
OBITUARY

Ida E. Everson, wife of Burton
Everson. quietly passed from a
mong the living Friday February
the 9th. 1917, at her home near
Chestnut Flat, Valley district.
The deceased died at the early
age of thirty three years, ten
months and one day. She had
been somewhat delicate in health
for several years, although her
burdens were heavp, she bore
them well; seldom complaining.
IN disposition, she was quiet and
patient, exhibitinga spirit of kind
ness toward all with whom she
came in contact.
The deceased did not fail to
seek her Savior's. Love in her
youthful days and continued to
serve him as best she could until
the end came.
She was the mother of six chill
dren, two having preceded her to
their Heavenly home. Besides the
little ones and bereaved husband,
her father and mother, six BROTH
ers and five sisters lament the
untime ly departure. The bereav-
ed have the entire sympathy of
their MANY friends and relatives.
Interment took place in the
cemetery at Trinity church Satur-
day evening, February the tenth,
where large congregation gath
cred to pay their last respects to
devoted mother and true friend.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb, IL Arriv-
ing at the fine old age of three
score years and ten means moth
ing much in the busy life of Tho
mas A. Edison, apparently.
He spent his SEVENTEEN ami
versary yesterday with his work
ing jumper on and his ancient
brown hat pulled down over his
eyes, in his laboratory at Orange
keeping busy himself and keeping
forty men on the hop besides.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
ENTERTAINER:

ENTERIAINED.
On last Saturday evening Feb
ruary tenth at the home of Mrs.
Journey Sturm and her sister,
Mrs. DOC. Keller delightfully."-
entertained the intermediate Sun
day school class of Potts Chapel.
Mrs. Keller being the teacher of
the class. The class met at l. P.
M. The evening was spent in
PLAYING games and at a season.
able hour dainty refreshments
were served, consisting of cakes
and candies. At 430. the class
departed after having spent a
very pleasant evening. The
members of the class present
were: Misses Gertrude and
Ophelia Hunt, Lucy and Octave
Moore, Bina Phillips. Pearl Ice,
and Dottie Ryan. Messers Brad
ford, William Moore, and Ersley
Cross. Six of the class being alb
sent. We h pc the next time we
meet we can all be together.
The guests of the evening were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bennett
and Mrs. E. A. Hunt.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
SEVERE COLD QUICKLY CURED

"On December first had very Sc
we're cold or attack of the grip as it
may be, and was nearly down sick in
bed," writes o. J. Metcalf, Weather
by, Mo. II bought two bottles Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
it was only a few days until was
completely restored to health. l firm
ly believe that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is one of the very best med
icines and will know what to do when
I have another cold" Obtainable ev-
erywhere by all dealers. (adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
A sEvENTY-YEAR OLD COUPLE

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Carpenter, Har-
risburg, Pa, suffered from kidney
trouble but have been. entirely cured
by Foley Pills. He says: "Altho' we
are both in the seventies, we are as
vigorous as we were thirty years
ago." Foley Kidney Pills stop sleep
disturbing bladder weakness, back
ache, rheumatism.
GRANT GRAHAM, Belington, w. Va
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
Committee.

Belington, w. Va. Feb. IL,
The following letters remain
uncalled and will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office on Feb, 26,
1917.
Rev. Charles D. Bulla, Held
for postage.
Mr.. J. B. Summers
Mr.. Cecil WEIGH.
B. B. Rohrbough,- P. M.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
FOR GROUP, COUGHS AND COLDS

A. Baxter, Wheeler, Wise, says
'For ten years we have used Foley's
Honey and Tar in our family and con-
sider it the best cough medicine on
the market, especially for children,
as they like to take it." Contains no
opiates; safe for babies; effective for
adults. Checks Group; stops coughs;
relieves colds. (adv.
GRANT GRAHAM. Belington. w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
WANTED Mine Posts and Ties

WANTED Mine Posts and Ties
of verious sizes. Shipments may
commence at once and continue
over a period of three or four
months. Write stating quantity
you can furnish, when you could
start shipping, and quote best
prices f. G. b., your loading point
(naming the same). Quick cash
settlements.
Address BOX NO. CT,
15-4t. Uniontown, Pa.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15
Rust Prevention.

To prevent rust gathering on an
iron pan that is not often used, give
II a coat Of linseed oil and whiting
mixed together to form a paste. This
is easily removed when the pan Is
to be used for cooking purposes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-15

visiting lIleheo hel0 toay'
H. J. Mccullough, of Route 2,
was here,on business Tuesday.
Howard Ware, of Route 2, was
a business visitor in town Tuesday.
Joe Davis, of Valley, was in town
Wednesday shopping.
Charles and Don Dayton, Of Route
3, were visitors here Tuesday.
Lee O'Neal, of Philippi, was here
Wednesday on business.
Monroe Phillips was visitor in
Philippi last Wednesday.
Misses bessie and Audrey Gall,
of Route 8, were here Saturday
shopping,
Harry Browne, who is working
in Grassy Run, was home over
Sunday.
Miss Leone Rohrbough, who is
teaching at Huffman, was home
over Sunday.
Writ Cade, who has been work
ing in Akron, Ohio, came home
Saturday.
Rev. H. A. Stellar was called
Thursday to Morgantown on ac-
count the illness of his sister.
Misses Ethel and Mollie West
fall, of Route |. were in town
shopping Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Rinehart returned
from a visit in Buckhannon, Sat
urday noon.
Mrs. w. w. Thomas left this
morning to visitrelatives in Cleve-
land.
Mrs. James Terrell is visiting
relativesin Wheelingand Waynes-
burg, Pa, this week.
Chas. McCauley, of Route l,
was a paying caller at the Pro-
gressive office, Saturday.
Orion H. Gall was visiting his
grandparents, on Route 3, Sun
day.
G. M. Knaggs, of Junior, was
here Wednesday looking after bust
ness affairs.
w. ]. Phillips, of Dartmoor,
was business visitor in town to-
day.
Alexander Forman, Of Morgan
town, came in on last nights train,
left today at 100 P. NJ.
Burton Everson, of Route 2, was
a paying caller at The Progressive
office today.
D. N. Nc Cauley, Yard Master,
was in Grafton on Friday of last
week looking after business mat
James w. Dadisman was called
TO Hall, w. Va, on Monday of
this week to attend the funeral of
his cousin, James w. Gawthrop.
J. L. Ernest, Agent, left on the
west bound train Thursday morn
ing for Clarksburg where he will
attend to business matters.
Mrs. H. A. Stellar, who has
been visiting near PIT Marion. Pa
for the past six weeks, came
home Friday evening.
Mrs. Homer Payton, of Akron
Ohio, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Dayton o.
Route 3, passed thru here Tuesda,
on her way home.
On account of the illness of tn
pianoist the Strother Orchestra wa
unable to be present at the Gran
last Friday night, but it hope
that we can have them with us ii
the near future.
THE GRAN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

in a recent interview, lis naturally a
 part of military training. They go hand in hand. Sound military training involves systematic, careful athletic work; work
 which tends to turn out well balanced physical man; one capable of standing the hard strains of military service. "Games-running, Jumping, swimming, walking, throwing weights, carrying weights-all are conducive to military preparedness in that they give better bod ies on which to build military training. "That is why in the army, athletics and games play such large part. But f~Iailitary training should really be pre-
 ing, as it does in Switzerland, at the age of in the public schools.
 Such training for the young boys, should, of course, be very moderate al first, but gradually increasing in scope SC
 that when the boy reaches the military age in his twentieth year, he is wei developed physical specimen, and every | thing has been done which can be don, | to correct physical shortcomings and de l fects.
 l Military training means physical train 1 ing, and it is here that we'll selected | sport plays such an important part il
 military preparedness. It helps put tht | youngsters in shape for the training whicl | they are later to receive. It also build! I up pluck, endurance, and that through coordination of mind and muscle whicl | the trained athlete must of necessity pos sess, and which gives a man that con trol over his body which is so essentia I for proper physical training"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
FEDERAL LEAGUE
 STARS DR|F TING
 ID SMALL CIRCUITS
But Few of Stars Remain in MajOre-Men Who Put Outlaws on Map Are
 in Minors

Supporters of the Federal league dur ing the heydey of that noted outlaw or
 ganization boasted loudly that it was a
 major league in class For two years the
 Feds posed as a real major circuit and
 they certainly paid major salaries, but records of Federal stars since it blew up show that it was a joke major. Eleven managers were employed in two seasons by Federal league teams and only one is now a major league manager
 and only one more in the majors at all. Fielder Jones, who managed to last through a season with the Browns, is the manager and Lee Agee, former Brooklyn leader. now with the New York Ameri- cans, is the player.
 Joe Tinker, the man who put the Feds on the map, has skidded to the minors with Columbus. Mordecaie Brown, who handled the St. Louis Feds for awhile, was shown the gate by Weeghmann. George Stovall, who piloted the Kansas City team, played first for Toledo in the American association last year and did rather indifferently. He will shift to the coast league this year. Bill Bradley, first manager of the Brook feds has quit the game. Doc Gessler, Rebel Oakes, Bill ] Phillips and Otto Knabe, the other Fed eral managers, have dropped out of { sight.
 1 The Federal players have fared little better. Several veterans who might have i had several more seasons of usefulness | in their system succumbed to the total | lack of training and discipline that pre- vailed among the outlaws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
On the Desert Air

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 Sputtering and fussing, an excited old gentleman entered an office in a local skyscraper the other day and without deigning to ask permission of the girl stenographer, grabbed up 8 telephone.
 Yanking tho receiver from its hook out pausing to learn whether or not central had made his connection.
 "Yes," he yelled, lis this Umson's! Well, if MT. Umson is there call him to the phone"
 The stenographer pulled at his coat sleeve.
 Mind your own business the old fellow tart1y exclaimed, then turned again to the telephone. Say, Umson, I just wanted to cal you up to tell you that the tip yot gave me on those stocks was fivver Again the girl plucked at his coat. Waving her aside, the old man con tinued: q lost g couple of hundred dollar, and the first time I see you" "If you please, sir" l It was the telephone girl, but thu old man paid no attention. "I am going to give you piece 0
 my mind. You are no good and" 1 The harangue kept up for severa minutes before the girl finally sue
 ceeded in arresting the mans atten tion.
 well, whaddye want?" he flna1l. stopped long enough ta ask. l If you please, sir," the girl de
 murely returned, that telephone vol are talking through is an old one ant lit has been disconnected for week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
SOUTHERN LEAGUERS IN ALLIANCE WITH
 B|G LEAGUE CLUBS
Every Club in League Has Working Agreement With Some Major Leaguer
 Except Mobile

Several new alliances are not un- likely to be seen in the Southern league this year between southern clubs and major patrons.
 Chattanooga is fortunate in retain ing the friendship of Detroit. The Tigers never line up with more than one club at q time in a league.
 Birmingham. through the sale of Burleigh Grimes. bids fair to be in close relation with the Pittsburg Ma tionals. Rick Woodward has never been strong for an alliance with any club. He likes to buy his players and then sell them at the end of the sea son; in past seasons he has found this system profitable.
 Memphis and Little Rock are looking to the St. Louis Browns. The Nash vile champions claim they haven't been treated altogether fairly by Phil ering other friends. They hope to get player or two from the Browns for this season, however. and to hook UT with the Cubs for 1918.
 New orleans will still stack up with Cleveland Charles Somers successors in the ownership of the Cleveland clut have control of the Pelicans and con slider them too profitable to turn lose Charley Frank has not succeeded II getting as good pull with any major league club as he used to have in days gone by. Doubtless the Dutchman vii be slipped little help by Connie Mack especially if Frank Thrasher make! good in the outfield of the Athletics as seems like ely.
 Mobile is the only club in the circui which has absolutely no alignment we have a bunch of live youngsters are shipping the old-timers and ex pect to give 'em all a race" said Sec retary Parker at the Nashville meet ing In these days it's practically i'm possible for a Class A club to keel | things going without a major 1eagu "friend'' to slip player down here 1 abouts in case of emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
JOE TINKER SOLD FOR S1.5O IN EARLY
 STAGES OF CAREER
Former Cub Star Had Hard Time in Getting on a Club Which Would Pay
 Real Salary

The first time Joe Tinker. who will
 manage Columbus next season, was
 sold bv A baseball club he went for s1.50. That was 19 years ago. Tinker
 played all of the 1896 season with the
 John Taylor team and at the close or
 the said season Manager Eddie Oswald
 disposed of Joe for s1.50 to the Hasan
 Tailors, both of the above having been
 Kansas City amateur clubs. It was cream puffs and stick candy
 for oswald for a few days, as at that
 time there was no treasury among the
 amateur ball teams beyond the gaping
 pockets of the managers. The Hagan
 Tailors won the championship of thelr
 league the year Tinker played with
 them.
 Joseph Bert Tinker was born July
 27. 1880. at Muscotah. Kan. His par ents moved to Kansas City when Joe was very young, and he used all or his spare time in "mascoting" and playing with the scrub teams of Ar
 mourda1e.
 Tn 1898 Tinker thought he had reached the baseball heaven when the Schmelzers, a team that had regular uniforms, allowed him to play third base The next year Tinker was with a co-operative team at Parsons, Kan | and he considered hirnSelI iucky lL ne made 50 cents a week above expenses. | One day the cooperative team was i beating it's way on freight train to another town to play scheduled game, and when the "con'' noticed his 1 excess baggage he put "ft' off the \ train The team disbanded right then and there.
 After the club broke up Tinker re- | ceived an offer of $35 month and board to go to Coffeyvfl1e, Kan. and l play. It was the first real money Tin l ker had seen for months. and he near | ly tainted at the sight of it. In the | fall of that year the Kansas City club l came to Coffeyvil1e on a barnstofmin z l trip and Billy Hulen. who was manas- l ing the Kansas City lads, recommend l ed Tinker to some real managers. l George Tebeau. at that time owner of 1 the Denver team. decided to give 1 Tinker a chance on Hulen's recom-
 mendation in 1900. Tinker at that time
 was playing third base. but when he
 reached Denver he was put on second and failed to make good. Hs was re- leased after two months trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Military Training Camp
 For Ball Players Suggested

Chattanooga, March 5.-(Special )--A big training camp for ball players at Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga park, in October is suggested as a strong possibility in a letter recently written to Chattanoo- gan by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, com mander of the department of the east,
 United States army.
 Such a camp would be attended by all the stars of baseball, including such men as John McGraw, Connie Mack, Clark Griffith, George Stallings, Christy Math-
 edson, Jack Barry, Ty Cobb, Iris Speaker, Grover Alexander, Rabbit" Ma
 ranville, Charley Herzog, Heinie Zimmer- man and others known to every man and boy and most women and girls over the country. It might even bring Ban John son, Governor Tener, Jacob Ruppert Bar ney Dreyfus, Branch Hickey, Percy Haughton and few of the magnates o1
 money men of the national game to Chat taDooga.
 It would probably be the biggestt pub licity stunt that could be imagined fol Chattanooga. Most sporting editors
 would follow the baseball stars, and pa pers not represented by their baseball writers would be almost certain to have some staff man here, because such al
  Tive reading matter every day. Captain Houston, half owner of the Yankees, and veteran of the Spanish
 American war, first suggested military training for ball players this season. Bar Johnson, head of the American league looked favorably upon the idea, and ht formally called it to the attention of fa
 managers in his circuit. The Boston Rec Sox are carrying militia officer to the training camp, and other clubs will prob ably fall into line each morning before 1 they start hitting the ball around. General Wood, who has been one of tho strongest advocates of national prepared ness for years, at once encouraged tht <, plan. He took the matter up with sev | eral leaders in baseball and offered tt conduct a special training camp for bal players if enough could be secured tt make it worth while.
 1 According to his letter received her. 1 the suggestion has been favorably re ceived and the players themselves hav' suggested October as the month the, prefer. General Wood is willing and h.
 will make every effort to insure the sue 1 cess of the camp.
 Athletic training said General Wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
NORTH ALABAMA IS IN WINTERS GRASP Farm Work in Vicinity of Sheffield Has Been
 Greatly Retarded

l Sheffield, March b.-(Special.) )-After raining continuously here and in this sec ton since last Wednesday,, sudden drop in temperature came Sunday morning &C., companied by a blasting north wind and sleet, and as result north Alabama is in the grasp of another hard spell of win ter. few fine days previously had led everyone to believe that spring was at
 hand. The farmers hard started plow-
 ing and in both town and country people
 had started vegetable gardens. Naturally
 these efforts have been stopped and some
 apprehension is felt lest the cold and
 wet season will continue, in which event
 the planting of gardens and crops will be
 seriously interfered with. There is some
 solace however, in that the severe
 weather conditions may be the means of
 delivering a knockout blow to the boil
 weevil menace, which made it's appear
 ance hereabout last season and promised to become more pronounced during this year.
 Governor Charles Henderson early last week announced the appointment of dele gates to represent Alabama at the Ala
 bama Sociological Congress, to be held in Birmingham March 10 to 13. Among the delegates named is Hon. A. H. Carmich- ael of Tuscumbia.
 An interesting visitor was in Tuscum- bia the past week in the person of Charles J. Warren, resident of Colbert county. Mr. Warren was born in 1927, in
 Franklin county, which at that time in- cluded all of what is now Colbert county. MT. Warren has resided in the two coun- ties all of his life and, according to the date of his berth, is 90 years of age, and is perhaps the oldest person in the county. His eyesight is impaired, other
 wise his physical condition is remarkably good for person of his age, he being able to get about with little trouble. He l is able to give some interesting accounts of many happenings that have taken place during his lifetime.
 l Company K of the Fourth regiment Alabama National Guard, which is made up of young men of the tri-cities of Shelf l field. Florence and Tuscumbia, will leave | Npgales, Arz, about April 15 for the de- ! mobilization camp at Montgomery, &C., cording to messages received here. which state that the entire Alabama brigade will be sent home at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
MIKE HAUSER SOLD
 ID MUSkEGON;; NEW
 CATCHER IS SIGNED
Baron Receiver Last Year Will Work in the Central League During Com
 ing Season

Mike Hauser, Baron catcher last year, has been sold to the Muskegon club in the Central league, according to an announcement by Manager Carl ton Molesworth. The trade was made yesterday
 The sale of Hauser comes as a big surprise to the local fandom. Hau- ser played fairly consistent game with the Barons last year, but was not of Southern league ca1ibre. He is one of the hardest workers ever seen in this league.
 Hauser's sale practically means that the catching staff will be made up of Red Smith and Homer Haworth, youngster Moley has drafted from western league. Haworth comes to the Barons with an excellent reputa- ton and should make a valuable man.
 Red Smith was here last year. His terrific hitting will be remembered. Red was not such world beater last year, but he was easily better than the average catcher. This year, how ever, it would not be surprising to see 
 Red be the class of the league in the receiving line. He has good whip and is fast learning more about cor rectly working the moundsmen.
 Meley also announced that young catcher, Tom Tolson, formerly of the Texas league, has been signed. Tol- son, it is not expected, will make the team, but he will be of value during the training season.
 Hauser will report to his new club aext week. He is a fine fellow per sonally and will make a good man to any club in the Central league.
 The Barons drafted Hauser from the Central league when he came here for a trial. He winters in New Orleans.
 The sale of Mike brings the number of last years men who have walked the plank up to three. Fred Derrick, who was made a free agent, as aTl- nounced in Sundays Age-Herald, and that of Dick Robertson to New Or leans, completes the trio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
DANNY CLARK FIRST
 ARRIVAL IN CAMP; OTHERS EXPECTED
Second Sacker for Moley Says He Is in Tiptop FOrm-RickwoOd Field
 in Shape

The start of the arrival of Baron players for the beginning of the spring training season at Redwood Field next Monday morning began yester- day when Danny Clark, the star sec
 ond sacker of Moley's aggregation, un- pack ed his rags and announced as ready for the firing of the opening gun. Danny arrived on the scene earl fer than expected, but nevertheless his presence was welcomed. "Tm in tiptop condition" said Danny "and feel as though I will have. a banner year. have kept in good shape throughout the winter by hunting and I ain as hard now as
 was at the conclusion of last season. "For the past several weeks I have been keeping in condition by practice ing with high school team at home in Meridian. The weather has been fine down there and it won't take very much practice to put me in the best of condition.
 From the advance dope have been seeing about Birmingham, it looks as though we are going to have good team. I'm ready to fight and hope We can land the rag"
 Moley stated last night that he ex- pected other arrivals today. There are several members of the roster in the city at the present time. The major ity of. the Barons must come at great distance and consequently many are not expected until Sunday or possibly Monday.
 Eddie Mcdonald dropped line to Moley recently to state that he would hit the Magic City about Friday or Saturday. Eddie stated he was in fine trim and confident he would have d good year.
 Ground Keeper Jim Riddle is work ing hard to have everything ready for the start. Moley says that three weeks of good training weather will put the Barons in midseason form. He believes that the present cold spell is the conclusion of the chilly weather until next fall