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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
NEW OVERLAND 4 ATTRACTS
AND HOLDS THEIR ATTENTION
AT CANADIAN NATIONAL
EXHIBITION

That women have come to possess
more than casual knowledge of
motor car mechanics was demon
strated recently at the Canadian Ma
tional Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.
Speaking of the industrial progress
of that country as evidenced by the
exhibits of various manufacturers and
the advance of education, the Hamil.
ton Herald states:
There has been progress, not only
among Canadian manufacturers of
automobiles, but also among the
people. For instance, it was noted
at the Overland display where new
model (the Overland ~ was intro
duced, that thousands of women as
well as men, inspected the chassis
with very apparent knowledge of
motor car mechanics. A few years
ago not one woman in thousand
knew what clutch was for.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
THE HANDWRITING
ON THE WALL

Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of
Illinois says that about ten days ago
a lieutenant from his Congressional
District, who had been home on fur
Tough, was notified by the War De-
partment to report to his superior Of
ficer for service in Poland. Even be-
fore the league of nations is fact
our troops are being called upon to
perform police duty in all parts OF
the Old World. Republicans call at
tention to the recent landing Of ma
rines on the Dalmatian coast, the
presence of several thousand of our
soldiers in eastern Siberia, the freez-
ing and shooting of our men in the
bitter cold and SHOWS of the Thurman
SIX region of northern Russia, the
landing Of marines and soldiers in
Schlezwig- Holstein to supervise pie
biscite soon to be held there, and the
ramor that some of our forces have
been engaged with the Poles against
the Lithuanians This latter rumor
appears to be confirmed by the state
ment Of Senator Sherman, Oppon-
ents of the league of nations point to
these incidents as forerunners Of what
may be accepted as permanent con-
dition If once the league is adopted by
the United States, III that shall take
place they claim that our Army will
be dispersed throughout Europe and
Asia, and our Navy scattered upon
the seven seas, in an attempt to car
ry out our obligations under the cove
nant, dictated by council composed
Of eight foreigners to one American.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
STEEL WORKERS
RETURNING in
LARGE NUMBERS
OPERATORS CLAIM WIDE
SPREAD OBJECTIONS IN RANKS
WHILE UNIONS MAKE DENIAL

PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 16--Large
numbers Of workers who went on
strike September 22nd when the ma
tion-wide walkout of steel and iron
employees became effective are re-
turning to work daily in the Pitts
burg districts according to represent
sentatives of the employers.
Union leaders counter the employ
ers claim today with the statement
that the strikers were not DESERVING
and that the strike is as effective at
this time as it was during the early
days of the walkout.
Leaders at union headquarters
were considering today plans for car
rying their free speech and free as
semblage" fight into the courts. A
test case on this question they said
was provided last night when police
refused to allow strikers to meet on
the South Side of Pittsburg without
permit.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
BRAIN LESION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Dr
Grayson, President Wilson's physi-
clan, said today he would not com.
ment on the published letter writer
by Senator Moses of New Hamp.
shire to a constituent, saying the
president had brain lesion. DR.
Grayson explained that he would not
deny the statement because he would
not depart from his policy of stand
ing on his official bulletins and re-
fusing to discuss the presidents case
further than the information contain
ed in the bulletins.
Senator Moses said tonight that he
had written the letter in response to
a request for inforation, and that he
merely had referred to the presidents
disability as it had been reported tc
him. The senator added that he had
not written the letter for publication
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
BUNKER HILL
(Trinity.)

The farmers of this community are
gathering their crops, getting ready
for winter season.
Mrs. Winnie Exline and son, Orion
was visiting her former parents last
Saturday and Sunday.
A. G. Day will leave in a few days
for Morgantown where he has po-
sition.
Howard Ware is helping his uncle,
Floyd Ware, who will build a new
school house at Boulder
Mrs. Nancy Jarvis was at Junior
the first of the week.
Aaron Day has purchased fine
saddle horse.
Uncle George Thorn win move in
with his son, w. M. Thorn in Junior
where he will make his home.
Oliver Hays, of Gage, passed thru
this section last week end.
Mr.. Golf Fray and Miss Laura
Koontz, of Zebbs Greek, were married
last Thursday. We wish them hap
py life.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
A DEMOCRAT WITH A
CONSCIENCE

There Is no man on the Democratic
side Of the Senate Chamber who COM
mands greater respect from his col
leagues than Senator Charles S.
Thomas Of Colorado. He is true
American and while subscribing to the
principles Of democracy, never per-
mits partisan considerations to inter
fere with his devotion to country.
His party associates should ponder
over this declaration by Senator
Thomas: II love the Democratic par
ty; | have been a humble member of
it since my majority; have fought
many of it's battles and it has honor
ed me far beyond my deserts; but in
a matter of this Importance (the
treaty and league), presenting prob
lens not only of national but of an
international character, affecting
American institutions and American
destiny, fraught with possible bene-
fits and equally possible evils which
we can not wholly conjecture, / am
obliged to follow the dictates Of my
own judgment and my own conscience,
regardless Of consequences to myself
to the Democratic or any other polit-
zeal organization"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
HOUSE RETURNS ILL WITH
GRIPPE
Advises the American People to
Work, work Steadily and
TRANQUILITY

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Colonel Ed
ward NJ. House, personal advisor to
President Wilson at the Paris confer
ence arrived here today on the trans
port Northern Pacafic, suffering from
a slight attack of grippe. Colonel
House spent nearly year in Paris,
where he has been representing Presi-
dent Wilson in the supreme council
since the latter's return home.
The Colonel would make no state
ment regarding his health except to
say that he was much BETTER" but it
was noticed that friends helped him
down the gang-plank when he came
ashore. Passengers said that he rare
ly left his stateroom during the trip
from Brest and that several times
while at sea his personal physician
called in Captain E. j. Lee, the ships
surgeon, for consultation. Following
these consultations it was stated that
Colonel House was suffering from a
slight attack of grippe"
Anxious to reach his home, Colonel
House seemed to be in no mood for
questioning by the newspaper men.
Asked if conditions in Europe were
better he replied Vest, at times
they are, then again it becomes very
disappointing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
PROMINENT MEN OF
WEST VIRGINIA

Hon. Wells Goodykoontz, represen-
tative in congress from the fifth West
Virginia district, is seriously i'll at the
Emergency hospital in Washington.
Mrs. Goodykoontz has been constant
ly with him.
Hon. F. I. Martin, of Grafton, cen
sus supervisor for the first district,
states that he will need $50 census
enumerators for that district and
wants applications to be in by Octo-
Der Is.
Col William Leckie, we'll known
coal operator of WEIGH, celebrated his
sixty-third birthday.
G.. J. Faulkner, ex-United States
senator from West Virginia, spoke at
a meeting held at his home at Mar
tinsburg when the need of new troll
ley system was discussed.
DR.. Wallace B. Fleming, of Wes-
leyan college made a talk at the meet
ing of the Buckhannon Rotary club
this week, in which he told of the
great" time had at Fairmont by Ro-
tarians recently.
Auditor John Sherman Darst was
the speaker at the meeting of the
Weston Rotary club held this week.
Attorney General E. T England is
still in the race for the republican
nomination for governor and says:
my present intention is to become a
candidate. | have not made up my
mind finally, however"
j. A. Viquesney, Ex-Game Warden
has loaded u cars potatoes out of
BeIington. He is believer in farm
production.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
LEWIS SAYS
STRIKE BEGINS
NOVEMBER lST'
BITUMINOUS COAL LEADERS
TOLD TO LAY DOWN THEIR
TOOLS OCTOBER 81.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. TO-
After approving and sending on its
way to the four hundred local unions
in the country the official order call
ing on all union bituminous coal min
ers in the United States to cease coal
production at midnight October 81,
John L. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
left late last night for Washington,
to attend conference called by Sec
rotary of Labor Wilson, with Thomas
7. Brewster, president of the coal pro-
ducers association.
Before leaving Mr.. Lewis declared
the only thing that could prevent a
strike of miners on November l
would be the reaching of an agree
ment between the miners and opera
tors representatives before that date
Even if that should result from
the Washington conference, he said,
the agreement would not be binding
until it had been acted upon by min
ers at reconvened convention. The
signing of an agreement by the repre-
sentatives of the operators and miners
} before November l, it was said, would
mean the countermanding of the
strike order at least until the con-
vention acted upon the contract
Lewis said preparations for the strike
would be continued as if the confer
ence We're not in progress.
The strike order warns the mint
workers that there must be no sus
pension or stoppage of coal produc
ton before the time fixed and de
clares that orderly procedure mus
be followed throughout.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
A PROCLAMATION
TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST v1R-
GINA:
BY the Governor

During the week of October 20-27
there will be conducted throughout
the Nation campaign to procure
funds by popular subscription to erect
a monument to the great American,
Theodore Roosevelt. In that work all
will want to participate, but it is well
that one day be set apart as ''Roose-
welt Day" in order that the public
schools may have exercises befitting
the occasion and that there may be
impressed upon the minds of the
youths not only the manly virtues, but
the splendid Americanism of the
great man whose death was so widely
mourned. In these times, when alien
PHILOSOPHERS are finding Judgment in
the minds of those who would take
short cuts to wealth and who would
override our laws and tear down our
institutions, to recall and emphasize
the patriotism and the Americanism
of Theodore Roosevelt will furnish in
spiration to all of US.
To the end, therefore, that such ex-
ercises be held, |, John J. Cornwell,
Governor of the State of West Vir-
ginia, do hereby set apart Monday
October 81 as
ROOSEVELT DAY"
in West Virginia, and urge its obser-
vance in all the public schools and
State institutions as such.
All contributions for the memorial
Fund should be forwarded to the
Treasurer of the Roosevelt Memorial
Committee, Mr.. Fred M. Staunton,
/ Charleston, West Virginia.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be af-
fixed.
Done at the Capitol in the City
of Charleston, this the Eleventh
day of October in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Nineteen and of the State OF
the Fifty seventh.
| JOHN J. CORNWELL,
Governor
By the Governor:
HOUSTON G. YOUNG,
Secretary of State.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
BETTER ROADS FOR UNITED
STATES

Maine, by an overwhelming vote,
recently indorsed the proposal to raise
the bonded indebtness Of State high
ways from 100000 to $4,000, 900,
giving an additional $4,000, 900 to be
spent on the State road system. This
is one of the instances showing q
country wide movement for better
highways, as reported to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
which administers the Federal Aid
Road Act.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
CITY PROPERTY BOUGHT AND
SOLD IN THE LAST TWO WEEK S

Rev. F. P. Allender, of the West
side sold House and two lots to J. NJ
Kerr, of Long, w. Va. J. A. Viques-
ney sold two lots on West side in the
Teter Addition to Henry Monahan.
Kane & Keyser Hardware Co, bought
the house and large lot known as the
Valley house of Henry Monahan on
Grim Ave, and Walnut Street.
j. A. Vieuesney bought. the Mrs.
A. L. Hinkle property and the Midway
addition of Floyd Teter on Pike
Street, containing % acres and is a
nice location for building sites. Mr..
Viquesney intends to erect some build
ings on this priperty in the near flu
ture.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
ANNUAL MEETING BARBOUR
COUNTY CHAPTER A. r. c."

"The annual meeting of the Bar
bour County Chapter American Red
Cross will be held in the Court House
at Philippi on the 22nd day of Octo-
Der at TOO o'clock P. M.
At this meeting reports from all de-
partments will be made, officers for
the ensuing year will be elected and
such other business as may appear
will be transacted This will be an
interesting meeting and all friends of
the great organization are urged to
be present"
(Signd) H. M. CRAWFORD,
Chairman Barbour Co., Chapter A..
r. C.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
REPUBLICANS PROVE
SINCE

Washington, Oct. H. Special cor
respondencel The Finance Commit
tee Of the Senate has decided to post
pone all revenue and tariff matters
now pending before it, even including
bills passed by the House, until the
peace treaty has been disposed of.
Certain Democratic Senators have
been charging the Republicans with
filibustering on the treaty, which has
been Indignantly denied by Senator
Lodge and other members of his
party. The action of the Finance
Committee in sidetracking everything
else in favor of the treaty is one
proof of the sincerity Of the Repub-
lican stand.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
LONG. W. VA.
Mr. Editor:-

Mr. Editor:-
AS you was so good as to publish
the article from Long we thought
that we would come again as we feel
over here in the woods that we have
as good right to speak out loud as
any body else, SO here we come. Bro
Their w. A. Street has given our ex-
perience in log rolling so | will let
that pass and come down to the more
modern times Of fast living. OF
course we, over here In the woods,
don't live so fast as we read of other
fast and expensive livers. When
Washington was president he had
some four million people to look after
Well that was so many people George
hardly had time to go down in Vir-l
ginia to look after his farm. Now
we are living so fast that our Presi-
dent with over hundred million, has
time to go to Europe, and dictate for
Europe; o, hold on, too fast, to let
England dictate for good old United
States, but alas he couldn't get it TO
90 off his way, but he did manage to
spend our good old hard earned mon
ey like pouring water on the ground;
now let's get some figures for tnis.
From M. p. church paper, president
asked Congress last week for an adj
ditional appropriation Of $825,000 for
expenses Of peace commission In
Paris from July 1st to the end Of
this year.
The president said up to July list
the total cost of the Commission had
been 81 ESQ, 500. and he estimated that
till the end Of the year the total
would reach 81 ,506,7 O6. among the lar
gest items were $144,914 for subsis-
lance. Party in cost of living in
France.$103,0 900 for salaries and sos,
600 expenses of the commission sent
into other countries; then laundry bill
$31 ,038.48, then light, heat, etc, O20,-
038.78, then the presidents automo-
bile S14,602.96, right expensive rig,
ha; then came the good part, conf
Dental expenses $13,58719, telephone
bill $166.17. Now this European
business was right expensive, all for
no good; it does seem that we are
surely living too fast AS Count
Zeppalin, the inventor of the zeppalin
airplane saw what he had done by his
fast living, killing women and child
rem. He sickened and died. Then the
German that invented Big Bertha that
threw shells a hundred and seventy
five miles just to kill women and child
rem, when he saw what he had done,
sickened and died and now wonder if
Wilson won't run so fast in his S14,-
602,96 automobile won't die tool I
remarked in the presence of one man
that Wilson had run so fast in his
big car that he had run the Demo
crat party in the ground. NO." he
said, "he had run it to H" | won't
say the rest. Then burn the admin
istration building at Nitro, also the
contractors or managers office with
all the records just to hide their fast
living. Well the fast living has got
him down anyway.
IRA SHOCKEY.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
OFF FOR WHEELING

Mrs. Eta Graham, Mrs. Laura
Right, Mrs. Effie Criss, Mrs. Bess Nc
Collam, left here Monday for Wheel
ing where they go to attend the
Grand Lodge Of Rebeccas. Poor hub
bies, what lonely time they. will
have.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
CROWD GOES TO cLARKsBURG

The Masinic Lodge at Clarksburg
was taking in a class of 1874, Friday
and Friday night. w. B. Rector,
Gale Hillyard, D. B. Casio and E. d.
Koontz drove over from here and
Marion Bibey and A. B. Spencer, of
Junior. were also in attendance.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16
TINKHAM CALLS HALT

Congressman George H. Tinkham
Of Massachusetts has introduced a
resolution specifically prohibiting the
use Of American armed forces in
friendly countries, until the sanction
Of Congress shall have been vranted
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16

The Presbyterian Aid Society will
will give bake on October the 25th.
in the large brick building on the cor
ner of Bridge ST. l hope every one
will do their best to make it sue
cess.
PRES. OF THE AID.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16

Warren sGorley, of Weaver, was I'M
town Monday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-03-21

Darling's for Cameras and Sup
plies. 7-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-03-21


circle of friends, who regret to lose
her, and also to lose Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson and their two children, Flor
ence and bill" and especiallywill
they be missed by Mrs. Currys Sis
ters, the Misses Niver, with whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry made their
home.
The ladies who made up the lun-
cheon party were: Mesdames Geo. H.
Ketchum, L. Mcclure, A. G. Nc
Carthy, ]. R. Wick, Mary V. Will
shire, S. Patterson, E. V. Jones,
Frank Merrill, William Rogers, Clar-
ence Lane, P. B. Whitney, G. B. Lam
kin, Bert Greer, P. X. Hammond,
Lee Hall, A. L. Baker, H. G. Gilmore,
F. c. McWilliams, John Dill, Fred
T. Wilson, w. G. Curry and the Miss
es Nellie Evan, Lucy and Florence
Nlver, and little Miss Florence VIII
son. M. e. D.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-03-21

out Of ordeR.thru an automobile, at
about the time she's got John Pendle-
ton and Aunt Dolly and Doctor Chill
ton into a lovable frame OF mind,
because-not because the plot has
about run out-but because Aunt
Polly is at last moved to call her
dear" and to kiss her.
Even glad when Jimmy Bean, the
orphan in search OF a mother, that
she thrusts John Pendleton In Act
III turns out to be an entirely re-
spectacle Boston aristocrat by Act
NV.
|, 'iPollyanna," the glad play, will be
presented for the first time In Med
bford, at the Page, on Monday, March
oath, by a special company organ
lied and managed by Klaw & Erl-
anger and George c. Tyler. Miss vi
ola Harper, the young actress OF
splendid qualifications and expert.
ence, will play the part of Pollyanna.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-03-21
The Social Realm
Farewell Luncheon.

Mrs w. G.. Curry was honor guest
At a farewell luncheon given in Aux
Hilary hall Wednesday by her CO.
workers in the Salvage Shop. The
honors we're shared with her daugh-
ter and granddaughter, Mrs Fred l.
Wilson and Florence Wilson, who'
with Mrs. Curry will leave in a few
days for Meadyille, PENN to make
their home on a large farm that Mr
Curry has recently purchased.
The affair was a surprise to Mrs
Curry who was asked to come to the
hall where some of the ladies taking
her in charge bedecked her In lace
curtains brought from the Salvage
One curtain was draped as bridal
veil and caught up with red carna-
tions. She was then seated at the
head of a long table where covers
were laid for twenty-five, and the
feast became a merry affair. Loose
leaves from a booklet were at every
plate and each one present wrote> a
message that was given to the honor
tguest and placed between coyers
with instructions not to read until
on the train. She was also present
ed with a gift from the Salvage Sc
lected by two ladies who refused t.
diyulge the contents but required
each one present to write instruc
tions for the using of 1t on cards
which were sealed up with the gif
which Mrs. Curry agreed not to peel
into until her second day on tn
train. The last gift was a shove
bouquet of red carnations and ferns
After talking over the war-wor'
days together and wishing tn
friends who were to leave all goo'
luck, the little party broke up witt
the hope that next fall Mrs. Curr
will make her promised visit t
friends here.
Mrs. Curry has been the most con
/ stant worker at the Salvage. Wit
, the exception of the time misse
when her son-in-law, Fred Wilson
was so very i'll, she has worked ther
I every day since the shop opened. an
: whenever a worker found 1t impos
, sible to come on her day 1t was al
3 ways to Mrs. Curry that she turne
/ for assistance and Mrs. Curry alway
: responded by taking the work. Sh
r has been here but short time bu
she has endeared herself to a larg
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-03-21
Pollyanna's Optimism.

Pollyanna swears that the Bible
holds a record with 500 admoni-
tions to be glad. No one was ever
SO glad as Pollyanna altho perhaps
she had as little cause for gladness
as any girl left alone in the world,
but she was thoroly, dutifully, i'm
peacably glad, indeed THE Glad
Child" Here is a partial catalog OF
things she Is glad about in Miss
Cushing's play of "Pollyanna,' not
to mention Mrs. Porter's two books
Pollyanna is
Glad because her father has gone
to heaven and left her to her dead
mothers sister in New England.
u Glad to see her aunt, and glad tC
be there, and glad her aunt is beau
tiful II not loving.
Glad they used to send crutches
instead of dolls to the Ozark Mis-
sion, where her mother exiled her
self to do penance for trying to elope
with John Pendleton.
Glad to be able to feel sorry fol
Aunt Polly because she wouldn't
speak to her lover, Doc Chiffon, al
the twenty years after he had abus
ed her father for preventing thell
match.
i Glad she has freckles instead o.
warts.
Glad John Pendleton has shu
himself up in a thrice-barred house
for twenty years, because she'll b.
so much gladder when she gets in.
i Glad John Pendleton has a broker
leg, because 1t might be a broker
neck.
Glad that she gets her own leg
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-03-21
U. Of O. Gee Club.

Music everybody likes is what
Professor John Stark Evans, leader
of the University Of Oregon Mems
Glee Club has to say OF the program
which that organization will pre-
sent when it appears in concert IN
Ashland, Thursday, March ~. (
The program will consist OF cho-
rus numbers, quartets. solos and
stunts, according to Professor Ey-
ans, all of a nature that Will appeal
to everyone. The glee club has un-
dertaken almost twice as much work
this year as in former years, ana
following its reorganization since
the war, the glee club is prepared
to present one Of the best entertain
ments ever offered.