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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
Dec. q ISIS

Dear Mother
ms Christmas Eve win write vow
q few lines. How be you this eve
Everything here is slow, no place &.
go or nothing to do Guess this time
last year was at home only wish [
was there now. Suppose YOU are au
busy this eve getting ready for e.
morrow Looks like only one of -
boys can be at home on Xmas Ut
Time The last two years Wilb,u.
was away now | am away this time
mink l will be there this winter o,.
next spring sometime. Guess vo.
nave mad several SHOWS by this time
There has been no snow hare 81.
speak OF at all, but it rains everv
day. Is raining now 50 YOU ca.
think how pleasant it is. One oooT
thing we have a nice warm fire. -
sit by. Think we are going to have
pretty good dinner tomorrow
Well mother will try and finish this
now. This is Christmas evening =
bout 2 o'clock. Had SO much to eat
To-Day could not eat all Of it. ate
SIX hot cakes for breakfast this i
M. so you see | am no small eater
and also am not sicke Think there
IS asshow at the Y. tonight but guess
Will not go. What is Wilbursdoinp
now! Suppose he will be away from,
home again when / get there. Xmas
has been rather dull here TODAY. The
7. gave us box this morning con
tanning candy, chewing gum and
smoking. do not have any idea
when will get home, could not give
any time whatsoever. Have any Of
the Belington boys got home from
France yet? What is Father doinr
now, guess he is still away from
nome. Was sorry to hear of the
death of John Kramer, he was a,
nice fellow, have had several good
times with him.
What became of Goldie's husband.
was he killed? What is Mr.. Smith
doing now? Give him my best re-,
CARDS. Guess l viii close for this
time Hope to hear from you soon.
Love to all,
Pvt Cecil Forney
Co. B. 1st A. M. G. RI.
American e. +
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
Church Directory.

BAPTIST CHURCH-Rey. H. A
Stellar, pastor. Sunday School at
S:45 A. M. J. NJ. Terrell. Supt. Pray
er meeting Wednesday night Of each
week.
NJ. E. CHURCH-Rev. R. A. Skaggs.
pastor. Preaching every Sunday.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing. Sunday School every Sunday at
$50 A. Nj. J. L. Ernest, Supt.
Nj. e. CHURCH, SCUTH-Preach-
ing End and 4th Sundays of each
month, Rev. C. B. Morris, pastor.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening,
Sunday School at 9;45 A. M. How
ard Price, Supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching services at IL A. M. every
first and second sunday, and at IL A.
M. and 7:3o P. NJ. every third Sunday.
Rev. John Mckenzie, pastor Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 500 P. M.
Sabbath School at 9:45 A. NJ, ]. P.
Tibbets, Supt.
UNITED, BRETHREN CHURCH
Rev. H. D. Farmhouse Pastor
Preaching every Sunday at IL a. M
and 1880 p. M. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of eack week
Leader, L. E. Gamer. Sabbath
School at GAS a. m.-Frank Luzader
Supt.
CHURCH OF CHRIST \
Jones, Elder. Preaching first and
third Sundays Of each month at 2;3s
p m.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

ing machines were stopped until the
cause of waste was removed. But IN
proportion to the number of persons
engaged in gathering the nations grain
crop, cases of compulsion were COM
paratively rare The Food Adminis-
tration freely attributes the success of
the grain threshing campaign to pa
sriotic service by formers, thresher-
men and their crews. Incidentally
grain growers of the United States are
many millions Of dollars lin pocket
as a result Of the grain saved.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
SAVE 10000, 900 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY
WAS LOST IN THRESHlNG
Farmers, Urged by Food Administra-
tion, Provide Seven Extra Loaves
of Bread for Every American.

BY adopting cleaner threshing meth
DDS and by literally combing harvest
fields to gather grain formerly vast
ed. threshermen and farmers of the
United States this year saved fully
100000 bushels of wheat, estimated
as equivalent to about seven one-pound
loaves of bread for every person in
the country. This result, accompanied
by corresponding savings OF barley.
oats, rye and other grains, is shown by
reports from 33 grain states to the q.
s. Food Administration. Other states.
although not prepared to furnish def
mite figures of conservation in the
grain fields, report greatly reduced
harvest losses.
This rural food saving achievement,
accomplished in scarcely six months
time, was in direct response to re-
quests by the Food Administration,
which asked farmers and threshermen
to reduce harvest losses from about
81 per cent--the estimated average
in normal timesto the lowest possi-
BILE minimum. Country grain thresh-
ing committees carried into every
grain growing community the official
recommendations for accomplishing
the results desired.
In numerous instances drivers of
racks with leaky bottoms were sent
from the fields 70 repair their equip
ment and frequently bad order thresh-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
GROUND HOG DAY
e. ID. Koontz


The quadruped of Information
Looked forth today in CONSERVATION;
The brown old sage
81 an old-time age,
Saw his shadow on sheet of snow.
Then back to his cave
Prom the billiards. wave,
For six long weeks he must GO.
This prophet old
Of the snow and cold
Must nurse his paw and fast;
For he must not break
The edict of Fate,
That his shodow before him cast.
If one sea and land
You are cursed and damned,
You are safe in your house of clay;
Whether false or true
IT'S the same to you;
There's another Ground Hog Day.
The bipeds, too, of superstition
Looks forth today in contemplation;
He prophesies, too,
As the quadrupeds do,
And wisely nurses his paw;
To his chamber of clay
At the close of Lies day
He must answer to Natures Law.
IT'S the day Of doom,
Go into your tomb;
Your shadows before you cast;
Deaths winter has come,
And the sat Of Lies sun.
Eternity cails for the fast,
For you can not break
the Edict Of Fate,
Deaths shadow before you cast.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
NO ONE SUFFERED HERE.

The marvel Of our voluntary food
saving, now that we are getting re-
Suits" is that no one ever actually
suffered any hardship from it; that
we all are better in health and spirit
and better satisfied with ourselves be-
cause of our friendly self-denial
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
Civ Directory.

]. A. Viquesney. Mayor
w. w. Thomas Recorder
Councilmen:
A. F. Rohrbough.
L. j. Wilson,
Chas. w. Williamson,
L. D. Kittle.
w. S. Grimes,
w. G. McCloud,
Lloyd Ballah,
M. r. Keyser.
Geo. w. Price. /. Chief of Police.
Meetings of the city council held
Ord Thursday evenings of each month.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
Like a Stream.

All events are like "a stream Of wa
ter flowing past, a stfeam withcft col
or and without form Each oii- dips
in her little bowl and stralghtway the
water takes on the shape and reflects
the color of the hIaeterlinck
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

Good will rules the new world as
fear governed the old world Through
sharing food America helps make the
whole world kin.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06
EoR sALE

In City Of Belington, One 9 Room
House on corner, Cellar and Bath
Good Barn, 2 extra lots adjoining.
3 minutes Walk from Depot OF
Post Office. Good Terms.
Mrs. Margaret E. Scott
Box No. 295.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

8 l am sure that it is duty for all of
US to aim at a just appreciation Of
various points Of view, and that we
ought to try to understand others rath-
er than to persuade them.-A. c. Ben
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

In no other nation is there so willing
sense of voluntary self-sacritice as
in America-that was shown in the
abstinence from wheat.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

I owe all my success in life tc
having been quarter Of an hour be-
fore hand-I.ord Nelson.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

Find more wheat. 1t came more
pork, it came; save sugar, 1t was done.
SO Americans answered the challenge
of German starvation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

Food control in America held the
price of breadstuffs steady, prevented
vicious speculation and extortion and
preserved tranquility at home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-06

This Inexpensive Remedy is highly
recommended as a preventative, obtain
from your nearest Druggist a small
bottle Of Deth-O-Lene Destroys
Germs) Put two or three drops Of
this antiseptie liquid on sugar, let
ting it dissolve in the mouth, this
simple
Home Remedy is Endorsed by
Eminent Physicians
and has been used for years in re-
leiving GROUP AND PNEUMONIA.
Accept no substitute, Distributed by
VALLEY CHEMICAL co.
Ellxins, West Va.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
GET RIGHT OR Off
POLICE PAYROLL

Splendid evidence came to light
Wednesday that c. b. Quinn was trans
ferred to the department of fire and po-
lice and c. W. Miller assigned to the
department OF streets to have an ad-
mlnstration man head the polce de-
partment when the November election
rolls around. This evidence was the
discovery that patrolmen are being re-
moved from the payrolls who do not
pledge themselves to be for Mr.. Quinn
and for the administration members OF
the city commission when the election
rolls around this fall.
Deposed pstrolmen say that the chief
OF police, under orders OF the commits
sioner, has a copy of the payroll be-
fore him. marked 80 as to tell the
faithful and those who desire to eNer-
else the elective franchise, without fear
Of Interference and coercion on the part
ot the administration politicians. A
question mark Is found behind the
names of all doubtful oppers while an
X is written behind the names Of the
faithful or sure oneS.
Each man whose name with the ques-
tion mark opposite II II called before
the chief and asked a series Of ques-
tons, one being II he will support and
stand by Mr.. Quinn at the next cleo
ton and also will support the other ad.
ministration canddates II he agre Of
to do 80. he stays on, providing he does
not express a different view afterward
and 1t gets to the powers that be- II h,
shows disposition to vote according to
his conscience or friendship he Is lie,
out
Ira Holland, let out recently, was in
formed that he could get his job back
but declined. A. =. Randle was marked
a.. Il
he would support Quinn and the admin
lstration candidates, not OF the tnsur,
gent type he replied that he prcrosed
TO vote as he pleased, and then auit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
proclaim Peace
With Medieval
POn,p In London

LONDON, July with quaint cere-
monial suggestive of medieval times,
the kings proclamation that peace mas
been signed will be ready at five points
in London--St. James palace, Trafalgar
square, Temple Bar, Cheapside, and the
ROYAL exchange.
The ceremony will begin at st. James
palace, where Sir Henry Farnham
Burke garter king Of arms, accom-
panied by a number Of state officers
garbed in tabards. will read the pro-
-camation after six state trumpeters
have sounded their call. A procession
will then form, headed by an escort OF
life guards, trumpeters and numerous
heralds. Officials in state robes, ' !
ing in carriages, or on horseback, 4
move through the city to the points
where different heralds will read the
proclamation. A temporary barrier will
be erected at Temple -ar to mark the
city's confines and herald will de-
mand admission to the city in the an
cient form, from the lord mayor and
the corporation, awaiting in robes al
the Barrier. The mayor and corpora
tion will then join in the procession or
its way to Cheapsde and the royal eX-
change.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
LABOR BODY NOT
TO AID WALKOUT
Of MILK DRIVERS
Action of Strikers Is Declared
Improper and IIIegaI-7,-
600 City Homes Are With
out Milk Supply.

No support will be given the striking
milk wagon drivers of the Clover Farm
dairy, who walked out early "Wednesday
morning, leaving more than 1000 Mem
phis homes without the customary milk
supply. The action has been declared
improper and Illegal by Abe Schwab,
pres dent of the Trades and Labor
council, who also declared that the
council does not sanction the strike.
Support has been refused the strik-
ing drivers, Mr.. Schwab said, because
their strike is not a proper and legal
strike" Their own national organiza- =
tion, said Mr.. Schwab, docs not per-
NIT a strike to be called within six
months after the organization OF the
union. The drivers struck without con-
sulting with the Trades council and
contrary to advice. The editor OF the
urged them not to strike, Mr.. Cohen
was out at the Glover Farm dairy
about 10 O'Clock Tuesday night and
urged the drivers not to strike,
I'VE do not Want the public to think,
he continued, that organized labor ir
Memphis is responsible. for the strike
We do not approve OF the way they
have acted. We want morn harmony
between employers and employees anC
| believe IL possible to get It'll
The strike at midnight Of the drivers
who take milk on the G routes which the
dairy operates IN memphis caused the
| conspicuous absence of the "Wednesday
morping supply. The striking driver
are members of the milk drivers union
which was organized about 30 days
ago. Statements of officials OF the
dairy company and the unidn differ rs
\ to the number Of men out in the strike
w. A, Austin, president of the union
declared that 46 men are out, while
Bolton Smith president of the company
said there are 81 OUT,
MIR, Smith stated Wednesday morllinl
that the company had made no effor
to make deliveries OF milk Wednesda,
morning with negro help around thu
dairy and the route supervisors, be
| cause OF threats to the negroes as Il
what consequences would be visite'
| upon them II sthey assist In an effor
to break the strike. These threats, Mr.
Smith said, have so terroriZed the ne
gro truck drivers who receive milk a
| the railroad stations consigned to tn
dairy that this milk is spelling at th
stations, The negro hoslers who car
| for the mules which pull the datr1
wagons have also been threatened, MI
| Smith said, so that It will be necessar.
| to send the mules to tho country I
The strike, according to Mr.. Smttl
and the company's attorney, p. M. Ca
male, is the result of the refusal o
the company's manager TO submit t
what they term high handed and co
ersive methods on the part of the dair!
| fCcptinuad on page 10 Column + J
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Masons Father in J. Law.

Mr., Mason said that he would not
think Of having his father-in law, {. d,
Walker auditor In the finance depart
ment, removed because Of his relation
to himself II employed Mr.. Walker
because he agreed to do the work for
81, 800, He Is man of ability In ac-
counting and the employment Of such
a man would cost the city $1,000 year
consider that Mr.. Walker saves for
the city the difference,
The mayors son is hookkeeper tn the
license department and draws salary
| of $i25 a month. the mayors aunt, Mrs
| Iiatura, Is matron of the Juvenile court
Mr., Mason's father-in-la'w V account.
Pant IN the finance department ant
draws n salary Of $500 a year, ant
Mr., Quinn'a son Is employed In thu
clinic at police station at salary Q
$50 per month for n small part of his
| time.
The report of the special taxNrat'
committee presented to the city COM
migsioners Tuesday, recommending :
| city tax rate of not to exceed S2 has
| been commented upon by taxpayer
generally as one of the most enlighten
| ing reports ever made by similar com
| mlttep.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Hindenburg Is
Ready To Face
Firing Squad

BERLIN, July 2. (By the Associated
Press) Field Marshal Won Hindcnburg
who resigned as chief Of the general
staff June Is, is reported to have told
students from Goettingen, who called
on him, that ''if our foes want to stand
an old man like me, who has but done
his duty, up against II wall, they may
have me. They would only load another
disgrace upon themselves
This incident occurred at military
headquarters at Kolherg, Pomerania
Gen. Won Seeckt. 1t Is announced has
been appointed the new chief Of the
general staff Maj, Den Won Winter
feldt, former military attache at Paris
and former member Of the armistce
commission, and Maj. Gen Won Wris-
berg. who represented the war ministry
In the old reichstng, have resigned from
the general staff
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
UNREST IN AUSTRIA
Is ON THE DECLINE

VIENNA, July g. (By the Associated
Press)-News regarding the prospects
of peace has not made any special i'm
precision upon the people of the re.
public formed from the former dual
monarchy because of their own myriad
difficulties, but one development of the
situation is, found in the Improvement
of exchange rates. 1t is the general
feeling that the central empires have
suffered more through the blockade,
uncertainty and international disorders,
during the protracted conference at
Paris than in any year of the war.
Leaders of the old regime predict the
outbreak of new wars, due to the failure
of the peace conference to apply Pres
ident Wilson's principle of the self
determination Of nations, The press
continued to encourage the idea that
the peace being dictated to the central
empires Is unjust.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Company Asks rs to 30 Per
Cent More, But Joker
Would Give Near 200 Per
Cent on Small Bills.
EXTRA FIFTY CENTS
FOR ALL CONSUMERS
Company in Petition Filed
With State Utilities Com
mission at Nashville Claims
To Be Losing Money.
WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW.

500 cubic feet, proposed new rate,
62la cents plus 50 cents, ready TO
serve Sl124. Present charge so
cent. Increase ls7ts per cent,
1000 cubic feet. proposed total
rate, including special 30 cents ser
vice charge, $l.7b Present rate 81,
Increase 75 per cent
1000 cubic feet, proposed charge,
including so cents special charge,
So. Present rate s., Increase so
per cent.
1000 cubic feet, proposed charge,
S4.0h. Present rate $3.50. Increase
II per cent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
WOULD GIVE DISCHARGED
SOLDIERS $500 EACH

FORT WORTH, Tex, July AT a
meeting Tuesday night of the Both
well Kane chapter of the American Le-
gion, a telegram was sent to Gov. Hob
/ by urging him to bring before the
state legislature during the special ses-
sion a bill awarding all Texans who
served in the army, navy and marines
during the war and who have since
been discharged a gift Of appreciation
officers and enlisted men. If the gov
ernor brings the matter up, Repre-
sentative Wallace Malone, OF the 18th
district, will introduce a bill appropri-
ating 500 100000 for the purpose, The
bill will specify that all recipients OF
the award should have been Texas citi-
zens when the war was declared. it
is expected other Texas chapters Of the
legion will take similar action,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
RULE FOR SOLDIERS TO
MARRY HUNS COMING

COBLENZ, July 2,--'he judge. ..advo-
Gates department at army headquar-
ters here was kept buy Tuesday with
inquiries from various parts of the oc-
cupied area as tor whether marriages
between American sold ers and German
girls would be allowed, now that the
1eace treaty has been signed More
than 14O inquiries wert made by vari-
Gus individuals, including several Off
GERS.
These came from tie division head
quarters Of five Of the divisions Of the
Third army and from various other
units, a number of mm inquiring per-
sonally at headquarters. -,
ruling on the Wesetion will be
made in a few days Hhe order against
fraternizing with Germans still is in
force, nominally at lest, and Will con
tinue probably until Germany ratlfies
the treaty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Wilson On High
Seas Plans EdrLy
Action On Treaty

ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, July 2. (By wireless to
the Associated Press THE president
ial voyage continues under most favor
able conditions with calm seas and mild
sunny weather. Mr.. Wilson haA> done
some work on his message to com ngress,
in which he will submit the treaties.
protocals and general results achieved
at the Paris conference, but on advice
of Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his
physician, the president is giving con-
siderable time to rest and recuperation,
While no precise plans concerning the
presentation of the message have as
yet been announced. it seems probable If
the George Washington arrives in New
York Monday as expected, the treaties
will be submitted and the message read
by Wednesday or Thursday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
So Tax Rate Popular.

The figures Submitted and the com
ments thereon. IN the opinion of lead
ing business men, seem unanswerable
IN their conclusions that there Is no
necessity for rate in excess OF 81 and
that II the recommendations OF the
committee are carried out, every neces-
sary expense can be met with the
revenues derived for the proposed
rate.
j. NJ Dean, the chairman and other
members Of the sub committee, which
made the investigation upon which the
report was based, stated when they
were appointed that they intended TO
keep the investigation absolutely free
from politics. That tney succeeded in
doing SO, is shown by the conservative
tone of the report, even when Criti-
cism Of certain matters developed dur
ing the investigation Is made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02

PARIS July g. (By the Associated Press)-Ihe Turkish
situation is giving the peace conference much uneaness Re-
received here indicate there have been organized in Aatc
Turkey three Turkish armies whose generals refuse to obey
orders Constannope These armies concentrated at
Amasa Balikes and Kona The Turks at kona threat
enng the Italians while those Baikesr opposing the
Greeks.
As the position of Consannope has been much weakened
by the refusal OF the conference to consider proposals from
the Turkish deeagtes immediately it is feared independent
movements will develop throughout Asia Minor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
WANT 1O.CENT FARES

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 2--That
the actual cost of carrying each street
car passenger in Kansas City is 5 Ia
cents for which six-cent fare is re-
ceived, was the showing put forward
by the Kansas City Railways company
at hearing conducted by the Missouri
PUBLIC service commission here today.
The figures, based on May business,
we're given the commission by Phillip
J. Kealy, president of the company,
who intimated the company believed a
10-cent fare would be successful on a
Service at cost basis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Administration" Police.

The repor for example, commented
upon the numbers Of mtn carried on
the police payrolls, Of whom more than
two score are supposed to work as ''ad-
mlnistration officers" reporting to the
mayor or some one Of the commission
ers, while others are supposed to be
engaged in watching the autos stand
ing along Second street, around Court
square and at few other points up
and down Main and Front streets.
Figures given show that there are
23 of these 80 called special officers,
in addition TO eight emergency officers
and that instead Of eight, the former
number of police sergeants, there are IT
men carried In the police payrolls with
the rank OF sergeant.
In the sanitary department also, there
are numerous employees whose duties
members OF the committee found to be
very vaguely defined There are Is
regular sanitary officers and about
10 others on the payroll.