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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14
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Archie Bnu, the weu-knpwn writer
NJ the ElevefAifd News" IN spear
ing OF Robert DowniH9 47 Hoe MGR
gan in T. ron Nights IN Q
Mar Rri SO 80, He has q voice ~
no. q ial.sat thunder, Ac has FREE
rgen}ly .addrcSsea tve Thousand fseo~
pie i'll f'1a bpfh arr, aud ihere Is ne
fouht that -~4ev@+ane OF them cour
bear cvery .asfsahis that p9asseti ff.,4n
.9lis l!p1s"} HIS hugh Is apeEA the
eaf,,n. Il, l. ,srphlclsral. and s.te boom
ing Of the Bx Bertisa Oh Paris
frtist have Na9r Seps tning like II
,es RI is@c- ,esessciaIous laugh yessef-
Bay as he sl,,sw fri Ins, letter maj
hs lsad -e~ afs.-d FROM some officials Of
Ehe AraasSpcn league They were
bro posing that flnviake Ten Nights
FL 4 IA IsisthN 10 England, Scot
Hand and ,fyAhes.-- The writer thought
knat III wae ting. very person TO be
seieetef fer fAsi- mission, because like
Fec MoEean't. tx the drama he had
Aeen rqlnea and upon the racks lay
ICrink ing ard had pulled himself to
Sgetner sgtss ~e-rruttd. Afterwards rs
Eeming rhrissIan minister, anxious
H. SAKE others from THE awful oN~
|aegiettca4. throaef which ho had pass
ID -
Y AiAfV II lfIhHIIE. tiit AHtE EEt AAsAN
piea z iis.s raarsA f%hs. IN my time.
w bought 2hssls@s enough rerhars
b. float r -bin, but. didn't drink II
|5ps sod ~. y, Sshp4' r. 4 fact, Although
Mr. nuw uiHg' haw been IN public ltfe
both az dir sis.:iie lecturer and tnlt-
ktcr fos cyssaass years he was never
Under he. .inavenee eof liauor in biz
Rifc: inr faf.ts' he has always beer
Vein peranEE 1aafs.. III truth. when ends
ks.en s~ssrs sad, ne signed the rieaGH
EAna has tetfcfc 10 II through litNs
Ahioh aeeputss for the excellent
Eealth ,fyr h.ys .ains5ss en3oycd aad ~
Eas whf n f'seit 1T has age ara settling
IN matters preparing "a leave thl5
nsundane sphere. he is as young ln
brks AMI aa write as he was twealy
kears ago.
\ After poftraXine the parr of Joe
Morgan upwards pt a@n ytfsp 8 las
neason s'tcn,inGsslI sNe suffering az an
1ns tiriate even 70 Ihs Fearful dsliriusR
1ksns which he rortrays 10 fife ~
Eieseff has seasar as fresh as when
Ae started, hi the production Of this
Ilas axrhur G., Aston well
known a. . producer III plays. has
Mr. .Downi,tg with an cx-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14
TnE IAN-su IA NH En- IA 1919

dtsputably. one OF the most charm
ingiy rendered and best dressed mum
bers yet seen. Shaw and Campbell
quite take ones breath away for aside
from their opposite loveliness they
Keep one worrying for fear they may
emerge from their sartorial enviro-
ment as Venus from the sea This
OF course, Ia occasioned by the marvel
ously beautiful costumes they wear
and the number OF changes they
make.
Something new In the contest line
win be seen when Billy the Bouncef
the celebrated clown. viii Introduce
his famous bounding or bouncing CON
test, which takes place in what is
technically known as a Trampoline, ii
would perhaps be popularity described
az Bouncing Bed The contest,
is open to all the ati,leticaIly inclined
young men IN the audience, and after
the volunteers come upon the stage,
Billy Bonncer shows the first lesson
or trick. 1t looks very simple to the
boys and the audience, but when the
first contestant starts to bounce the
fun commences, and for fifteen
minutes the audience is literally kept
in paroxysnls of laughter
Texas walker. a man and q woman
natives of New Mexico. present
comedy talking, fancy rope spinning
and knot tying offering, which they
call "Pastimes Of tho Three Cross
Ranch" special scenic setting de-
scriptive of Western ranch surround
inGs and electrical effects that give a
most beautiful sunrise and sunset art
features that help enhance the mum
Der very much. Marveioi1s rope spin
ming and feats characteristic or ranch
life are performed with the ease ana
grace that stamp Texas and Walker
the real articles Tex Walker is a.
channion roper and Bropcho buster
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14
KEITH VAUDEVILLE. HITS
OF THE DAY TO STPPLN
WEEK OF KOIJIGkING FUN

itnhcunded cayety is Indicated by
the list NJ attractions announced for
tais week at the Lyric by Manager
Rex. Two jolly shows have been as
sf,rnbled and the week promises 10 be
It gaia one tor amusement seekers.
The opening bill ri the week is dis
tingnishe3 by the extraordinary array
of novelties IL affords
Hugh Herbert, the musical come
dian, and his troupe are on the open
ing bill, They are presenting a
breezy comedy entertainment. lengthy
and diversified. The act comes direct
from the Keith big time" like most
of the remaining acts in the list for
the week
What chamber music 10 to the con-
cert stage, Wilhert Emba and Helen
Alton are To the vaudeville stage,
Their efforts are NEST artistic and
their appeal is general However. it
is 10 be refined taste that they appeal
10 mostly
Mr.. Enbs and Miss Alton are In
stfumentalists and vocalists. They
both sing. ono plays the violin and
the other the piano, They CON
deserves and always receives prompt
recognition
PRETTY TALENTED GIRLS
Misses Shaw and Campbell, are two
most strikingw beautiful and talent
ed girls. They present an especially
CLASSY offering which they call
Moments Musical consisting OF
piano playing and singing that is in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

The Mah and The Manicure" II
there were such manicure shops as
tals The proprietor would always be
sure Of q long line Of waiting custo-
nicrs. Or course. Mr.. Lane and Miss
Harper use the shop merely as an
idea for the line of patter, singing and
dancing they offer. These three
things they know how TO do and do
welt
ANITA DIATS sIMIANs
Anita Dtaz Is one of tho most sue
cessful woman animal trainers. Her
specially. Is monkeys. and under her
fCtelage, canpany of slmians have
been made to forget much of their
jungle etiquette. and instead 10 dis
port themselves much in the manner
Of humans, Comedy is the keynote
of the1r performance. In fact, Anita
DfaI's sirnians are seen in & series of
merry capers and there are sew stars
In COMEDY capable Of producing
more humorous fun than these mon
keys on course. they also perform
q series Of fcata. most OF which ar@
rev aHd com pei a high degree Of cd
mlraston for the yonng woman re
gponSib4e for Their coaching .r-e
" do@sn take q wiseacre 10 iygfa sirfC
that Wire and Walker are nom do
plume and that In seiectiug thor
names successful attempt has been
made 10 explajH their performance.
Wire and Walker. ars wire WALKERS
and as such theV Offer something ney.
and scn7etilins- dafinr in aerial
stunts Thar efparatug is particu-
'arlF elaborate. So much SO that II
constitutes 81 novelty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

This "eck win DC siwnalizea nv an
interesting departure from the ex
lStirg policy 81 Inc Lyric and Keith
FandeTtiie IN Richmond. Manager
charles ", TEX announced last night.
netting urdes Instructions from the
Aeadquaf,ers offices in New YORK,
MI RHy has ordered certain changes
which VIII b. designed 10 make the
POLICY u The local vaudeville thcater
conform with that af fhe nsotrnnoiis
tan houses Of Inc Keith circuL Al
tending these changes an fr,lrn ed7atc
advance IN the artistic standard OF
the attractions offered Is promised
Only acts that have received the i'm
print If excellence from the r. f.
keith Offices will enter the Lyric The
new policy becomes generally effcc-
tive December -. on which date the
old system Of reserFing seats on the
orchestra floor every night will be
re-esta blished.
Commencing next Thursday morn
ing At II o'clock the box Office will be
open every day for the sale OF re-
served seats, as in all the metho~
politan theaters Of N1e Keith circuit
Persons holding reserved seats VIII be
assured that their seats viii be held
for them until S:l5 O'Clock After
that time the holders may Use the
tickets purchased in advance for ad-
mission TO any seat In the theater not
occupied or use them for the second
performance.
Anothe~ interesting announcement
is that the orchestra of the Lyric
VIII be augmented Several must
clans are to be added TO the corps OF
Observation-Disclosures. now playing under
the direction OF Musical Director
Charles fl. Oakley and It is promised
that the enlarged. orchestra will not
be surpassed in numerical strength or
artistic standard by any vaudeville
theater orchestra In the Southern
con ntry
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14
SHE FOUND SHE. LOVED THE
NAN SHE HAD MADE A CONVICT

fora. the spanish adventures. had
made convict out Of George Rey-
RofdS
She had passed him on the road
when he was working with a. chafn
gang and she had tainted him and
tsered at him and laughed at him
But when she found that he was
happily married and had lost all feel
ing for her. she suddenly realized that
ne was the only man she had ever
lived and she wen, the limit In trying
tp rearonse his old time love for her
Kitty Gordon. the. 9nternat iDna1l ny
famous beauty. cnacts the role Of
Cora in The Scar" which liz sched-
uied@for showing this week at the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14
WILLIAM GILLETTE

William Gillett, whose eagerly
awaited enlargement here in tbs
newest ] II. Barrie comedy Dear
Hrutus." comes to the strand thester
Friday ana Saturday evenings and
Saturday afternoon. born In Hart
ford. Conn. IN 1854 and Was cau
Gated Mt both Yale and Harvard uni
versities and the Massachusetts
fne arts institute He made his FIRST
stage appearance IN 1875. while still
n student AT Yale, playing in Across
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

! the Continent at New Orleans. He
raadc HIS first actual professional APP
pearance, however. on the stage of
the Globe theater In Boston. later in
| the same year. In Faint Heart
Mere Won Fair Lady" and in the
same city was seen shortly after
ward at the historic Boston Museum
IN sThe Gildod Age. comedy
written by his Hartford neighbor,
Mark Twain. At this same theater
he met with his first substantial sue
cess, as Prince Florian un Gilbert's
/ Broken Hearts" In 1881 he wrote
and appeared in a comedy called
The Professor During the season
of 1889 and 1884 he toured the
country in Young Mrs. winthrop"
At the Comedy theater in New
York In the latter part OF 1884 he
appeared in a comedy written by
himself and called. "Bigby's Secre-
tarN' The play was from Ger
man source and later became inn
| mensely. popular as The Private Sec
Rotary" In 1886 he completed the
drama known as the first of the long
series OF war plays. Held BY the
Enemy. The latter. produced first
In brooklyn, ". Y, was subsequently
shown at the New York Square
theatef and was immensely SUCCESS
ful Later it was presented in Lon
don. at the Princess theater. In 1894,
Mr. Gillette wrote and produced
Too Much Johnson, and in 1895,
| secret Service, both in New York.
In the following year nc made his
first appearance In London, at the
Adeiphi theater, playing in Too
il-iueh Johnson" in the same play,
later he also appeared at the Lon
don Garriek theater
AT The Garriak theater in New York
in 1888. he produced sherlock
Holmes" one OF the greatest sue
.cesses,s Of his career. He duplicated
THIS Success in the same play at the
Lyceum theater. in London, in 1901.
t3a was invited by Sir Henry Irving
10 occupy the stage OF that theater,
and up to that time, was the first
American actor TO appear at that
pias house.
In 1903 f1c made his first appear
ance IN & barrie play, in The Ad
n1fra@lo Crichton'', thus beginning a
friendship with the Scotch dramatist
al the warmest kind. The friend
ship, indeed, prompted Barrie TO sug-
gest Mr.. Gillette for the title role OF
Dear Brntus' when the Charles
FREEMAN company first contracted
for the American production of The
comedy, The role, in London, was
played by Gerald Du Maurier
Again in London. in September.
laos, he appeared in another play
from his own pen. "Ciarice" The
latter WAS seen in America later and
registered another success for the
actor author. Marie Doro portrayed
the title role. In October, 1903. he
completed the adoption OF Samson"
from the French OF Henri Bernstein,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

eeilcnt cast, special scene and prop
critics for every act .iiat there is
nothing left undnt ~ make this d
production par g.. ..glencc.
MI. DuHuf will appear at the
Strand tn" Eew. Tuesday. Wednes
day, az N eahesday matinee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

broadway thester. II fs one Of the
most intensely dramatic and startling
roles she has ever played
The brief summary OF ~Ths Scar.
given above viii Indicate to all movie
patrons the ctrong. exciting nature Of
the picture The Scar Is picture
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

THREE AMERICANS WHO MAY
MAKE. OPERsAIGC HISTORY. This
is to be q 'sailaef year for opera as
for all other branches Of entertain
ment. The laaw; watchWord no the
opera stage has Become Opera for
Americans by americans" and thus
more young American singers viii be
heard this year than ever before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14

that Is not easily forgotten. 1t IL 50
vivid, so vital, so gripping In tta thrill
ing incidents. In Its splendid char
acter drawing and In its eliminating
interest that IT lays hold Of every
spectator and grips ria interest 70 the
very end.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
The Belington Progressive
America First Justice To All
IS PEOPLES PAPER "A
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first of all be
ciean, it'THust be fair, II must ne hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times. devote itself unAinchingly and
fearlessly to the public service in the
interests of the masses of the people.
1t must always combat evil and in
iustice.
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
1t must never tolerate corruptions.
II must be in sympathy with the
pesr and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unseifsh devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, Of
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march of
progress.
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
LIGHTNING CHANGES
SILVER INTO GOLD

Do you know that it is possible for
lightning to change gold into silver
and silver into gold?
Whenever lightning strikes money
there is a possibility Of the coin being
transformed by the mysterious fluid.
An instance of this kind occurred at
Nantes some years ago. A man was
walking along the street when sud
denly he was envelopei in lightning,
yet remained uninjured. On arriving
home, however, he was amazed to find
that a gold piece had vanished from
his purse and in it's place was substi-
tuted a silver piece. The lightning
had penetrated the leather of the
purse and covered the gold piece with
coating Of silver taken from two
other coins.
Lightning frequently acts the rob
Der with foodstuffs. On one occasion
party of tourists were preparing
dinner when suddenly and without
warning a storm arose, followed inn
mediately by vivid flashes of light
ming. A few seconds later not trace
of the prepared meal was to be seen.
The dishes were strewn on the ground,
but all the bread, cheese and fruit
had vanished, while the bewildered
tourists were covered from head to
foot with straw &
A man was once struck by lightning
and carried distance of $50 feet
without being in the least conscious
that anything unusual had happened
until he was flung up against wall
and received a slight bruise on the
knee.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
A NATIONAL PROBLEM

One almost quakes when approach
ing the subject of venereal disease
control with physicians, because it
means denuding the whole subject
from any emotional appeal, divorcing
it from it's moral phases and present
ing, it wholly in the light of hard, cold
facts that pertain to the health of a
nation. Yet health has SO many fac
tors intimately associated, so many
problems of economic and sociologic
import involved, that one cannot talk
of venereal disease and its control
without always keeping inview factors
that basically and fundamentally pro-
duce the conditions that make vene-
real disease a national problem of
public health as well as a national
problem of economic conservation.
Physicians know we'll the ravages
of venereal disease; no one sees man
lin his intimate nakedness more
closely than them; and yet, strange
to say, the medical profession until
very recently has along with the gen
eral public, quietly drifted in com
placent way, thoroughly in accord
with the general sentiment and, pass
ing the buck" hoped that in some way
the situation would solve itself.
In these days of international strife
and competition no nation can long
endure that is being vitiated by any
infectiosness it proportionally be-
comes more dangerous. Epidemics
of cholera, plague, typhoid, small pox,
etc, while deplorable in their raw
ages, still in their very spectacular
and acute manifestations lie their
own limitations so far as prophylac-
tic and general public health control
is concerned.
With venereal diseases we have just
the opposite situation-an insidious,
insignificant local manifestation of
diseases with the great majority of its
victims additionally taught that
these manifestations are mconsequen-
tial. In addition to this is the pro
tective psychologist reflex of secrecy,
no person being willing to admit his
exposure.
As sort of a comparison with in
Ifected people of this class, the U. S.
Public Health Service has arranged
+o hold FREQ clinics in MANY cities of
the United States We are glad to
say that, while the Army records
show that West Virginia holds fair
ly respectable place on the score of
venereal disease cases found in the
army drafts, we are to have the bene-
fit of free clinics in several of our
cities. These clinics serve also as
general health centers where exam
nations and advice on any ailment
may be had.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919.
WOOL IMPORTS DOUBLED

Imports of wool during the five-year
prewar period, 1910-1914, averaged
POT ,5S3,742 pounds annually, or some
thing less half the present imports,
according to the Bureau of Markets
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. AS the population of
the United States has been increasing
SO have the imports of wool. For
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918,
this country imported 379, 129,934
pounds. During 1919, the total i'm
portation amounted to 424 ga
pounds, or more than double the pre-
war average. From January to Aug
ust, inclusive, of the present year
(eight months) more wool was i'm
ported than during any of the pre-
war years mentioned, and if the pres
ent average monthly imports of &c.
238,982 pounds is maintained through
out the remaining months of this
year, the United States will import
more than 430,00O,O00 pounds dur
ing the present calendar year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
THE SISTERS FAITH-FORD
WILL BRING THEM BACK

The following appeared a few days
ago in the "Star Register" of Spring
field, ILL.,.
"Many are the stories of Henry
Ford and his popular automobile, but
Hillsboro is relating what it calls the
best of the season, and the facts in
the case are true. 1t happened in one
of the leading churches of the city
that the pastor took for the text of
his sermon, Better Church Atten-
dance
1.-The pastor held that the automo-
bile has taken more people away
from church than any other thing.
He concluded with the exclamation:
The Ford car has taken more peo-
pie to hell than any other thing that
/ can mentionr Whereupon an old
lady in the congregation began to
clap her hands and moan Praise the
Lord Praise the Lordv
Whats the matter sister," asked
the pastor
"The Ford never went any place
that it couldn't make the round trip
and / am sure that all of those peo-
pie in hell will be back she answered
So praise the Lord
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEsT

John T. Roger has again suspended
the publishing of his Countain, and it
is understood will go to Grafton. We
too, are feeling the extra heavy cost
of newspaper material and labor, and
we sometimes think that suspension
may be our best course. 1t takes
digging for one paper to survive here,
so if our people want TO keep Being
ton on the map and in line for better
things, they must show a better sup
porting and encouraging spirit for
The Progressive. We are asking
only $3.50 at the present for the pa
per, but in reality we should get $500
per year; now, if all our good friends
will each come up with their widows
mite" we can and will survive.
We repeat that The Progressive is
your paper-your avenue for ex-
preston and no supporter will be de-
MED that right.
With the compliments of the season
now ushered in, we leave the matter
in the hands of our friends for the
continuance of The Progressive.
THE EDITOR.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
GRANT GRAHAM,
GEO. B. SKIDMORE,
SCRIMGEOUR BROS.


When the frost is one the pumpkin,
and the folders in the shock,
And you hear the kyouck and gobble
of the struttin' turkey cock,
And the clackin' of the guineas and
the cluckin' of the hens,
And the ROSTERS hallylooyer as he
tiptoes on the fence;
0, it's then's the time Teller is feel
in at his best;
With the risin, sun to greet him from
night of peaceful rest,
AS he leaves the house, headed,
and goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin, and
the folders in the shock.
James Whitcomb Riley.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
A Travelling Mans Experience.

You may learn something from the
following by w. H. Ireland, travel
ing salesman Of Louisville, Ky. "In
the summer of 1888 I had severe
attack of cholera morbus. I gave
the hotel porter fifty cents and told
him to buy me bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Aemedy
and to take no substitute. ] took a
double dose of it according 10 the d.
rections and went to sleep. At five
o'clock the next morning was call
ed by nay order and took train for
my next stepping place, web man"
Sold by all dealers (adv.)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27

One SOC pkg. can kill 80 rats. The
average rat will rob you of $40 year
in feed, chicks and property destruc-
ton. RAT SNAP is deadly to rats.
Cremates after killing. Leaves no
smell Comes in cakes. Rats will
pass up meat, grain, cheese to feast
on RAT-SNAP. Three sizes, 25c, soc,
$100. Sold and guaranteed by
GRANT GRAHAM,
GEO. B. SKIDMORE,
SCRIMGEOUR BROS.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
A Great Remedy.

The merits of Chamberlain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy are well
known and appreciated, but there is
occasionally man who had no ac-
quaintance with them and should read
the following by F. H. Dear, hotel
man at Dupuyer, Mont. -Four years
ago / used Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy with such wonder
full results that / have since recon-
mended it to my friends"
Sold by all dealers (adv)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27
Carranza Seek U. S. Break Head

Carranza Seek U. S. Break-Head-
line.
1t would appear that the money in
terests and propagandists of this
country are seeking the break in or
der to spoil on Mexico rather than
Carranza. Let Mexico look after her
own affairs and we attend to ours
There are plenty of valuable invest
ments to be made by our people in
our own land.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27

The Industrial Edition of the Phil
ippi Republican, under the direction
of Frank j, Payne, appeared last
week and contains some valuable in
formation of our own county. Mr..
Payne and The Philippi Republican
are to be congratulated for taking
this step in preserving and recording
the history of the county.