Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16

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board of control
White Sulphur Srrings.-L. A. Hoo
per, cashier of the Bluetield First Ma
tional Bank, was elected president of
the West Virginia Bankers Associa-
tion in annual session here H. r.
Lewis Charleston was selected vice
president. On his invitation Wheeling
was selected as the place for holding
the next annual meeting.
ngton.---Assistant State Fire
Marshal f. S. Cherrington, who was d
visitor in Huntington, expressed
hearty approval of the progress being
made in razing a dozen old frame build
ings recently condemned by the state
fire marshals Office. Razing of these
buildings will eliminate serious fire
hazard Mr.. Cherrington said.
Charleston.-Damage in the sum of
$4,000 are asked by John NJ. Chancey
In a suit filed in the Kanawha county
circuit court against Charles Fisher.
The plaintiff claims that the defend
ant called him slanderous names and
seeks to recover damages for the al
legged abuse. Chancey and Fisher are
neighbors, living near Beechwood
Heights.
Charleston.-Gov. Cornwell madesAt
plain in discussing the announcement
made Of formal arrangements for the
Investigation of industrial conditions
in Logan, Boone and Kanawha coun-
ties, that the investigation will be
made in the interest of no special
class, but facts will be sought from
every available source, regardless of
who may be affected.
Charleston.-A number of men APP
plying for the victory buttons at the
local army recruiting station have fail
ed to call for their discharge papers,
and the recruiting sergeant asks that
these men call for their papers at once.
Some of these papers he says have
been left at the station for the past
month and as they are valuable to the
discharged soldier they should take no
chances of losing them.
Charleston.-Justce William Fielder
fined NJ. M. Schwabe SIS and costs and
sentenced him to ten days in the coun-
e.; -
lent checks. Accused had no sooner
given notice of appeal and given the
= required $500 bonds, than he was re-
arrested OH a warrant from Justice
AGREES court charging similar other
offenses. A hearing will be given III
this magisterial court later.
Observation-Disclosures persons TAX
fng the civil service examinations for
stenographer and typist will not be re-
quired to answer mathematical prob
lens, according to 1. N. Agnor secre-
tary of the local examining board, who
received word to eliminate arithmetic
Stenographers and typists are very
much in demand by The government
and an examination is held in the post
office once each week for applicants
Huntington.-The Victory Station
Company and the squad car from the
Central Fire Station were called out
In answer to an alarm from Box 70,
corner of Seventeenth streets and
Doulton avenue. The fire which was
started by children, matches and a
pile of rubbish in the rear of 1889
Tenth avenue was extinguished by
chemicals with a loss of S25. The
house is owned by G. w. Dillon and
occupied by Miss Lillian Prout-
arkersburg-There Is greater
number of prisoners in the county Jail
now than there has been for several
years, thirty-two all told, being held
for trial for nearly every grade of
crime from murder down to sneak
thievery. Several of the men are
known to be dangerous characters and
the belief is expressed that they will
take advantage of any opportunity to
make their escape, hence a constant
watch is being kept to Illustrate any
attempt An unusual fact is that there
is not one bootlegger in the crowd of
prisoners, though it was the belief Of
the officers that there would be many
after the dry spell began.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A. B. Shat
fer, who was working the c. & O. de-
pot beat, was found between two box
cars in the railroad yards unconscious
He was taken 30 the Guthrie hospital
suffering from numerous injuries. He
was taken to his home, having recov-
cred sufficiently to warrant his re-
moval from the hospital. Two theo-
ries have been offered as to the cause
of Mr. Shaffer's injuries. One is that
a thug slipped up behind him and
struck him upon the head with some