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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03
Drawbacks of Present Methods.

These hampers are now made in 4
wide range of sizes, from eight
quarts to fifty quarts, some sizes con,
tanning even fractions of quarts. WITH
such wide variety, 1t is difficult for .
commission dealer to know which ia
order. There Is also a wide difference
in quality. Manufacturers have ca.
tered to the demands of the grower
for cheap package, and in doing so
have sacrificed strength. The shipper
who uses fiimsy baskets is "penny
wise and pound foolish" for frequent.
ly he stands to lose $500 worth of
products in shipping when he saves
S100 in the cost of his baskets. Rail-
roads are often expected to make good
these losses in transit and are some.
times called upon to pay unjust claims.
The railroads, however, have been at
fault in accepting perishables in light,
tllmsy containers, and the breakage,
furthermore, is often brought about by
unnecessary rough handling. 1t must
be remembered that in the end the
consumer has to pay for all such
losses as well as for the trouble from
SO many different kinds and sizes OF
baskets.
Five Sizes Would BE Ample.
A thorough canvass by the bureau
of markets In the various producing
sections has resulted in the conclusion
that five sizes of hampers are ample.
These sizes are the eight-quart or peck
basket; the 16-quart, or half bushel
basket; the 20-quart or five-eighths-
bushel basket; the 32-quart, or bushel
basket: and the 48-quart or III -busheI
basket. Two shapes are recon-
mended for the last named. To
drop any of these sizes would be
detrimental both to the trade and
to the public interest, and to add to
them would mean useless and unneces-
sary packages.
BY standardizing the dimensions of
hampers, the purchaser will be able to
determine whether he has been sold
a standard or non-standard basket,
simply by taking the measurements of
the top, bottom and sides of the bas-
ket. 1t will not be necessary to call
in an inspector or to take a chance Of
the baskets being unlawful, inasmuch
as the dimensions determine the ca
pacity. Baskets of standard dimen-
sions can be loaded more easily and
snugly than can baskets of different
sizes. The Standardization Of dimen-
sions would be great boon to the
basket manufacturer, eliminating du-
plication of forms and raw materials.
This would tend to reduce the cost Of
manufacture.
Baskets should be standardized as
to strength, for weak, flimsy packages
will not carry to market and the re-
suit is loss of enormous amounts of
foodstuffs and damage claims running
into millions of dollars. The question
OF proper construction Of hampers can,
department specialists believe, best be
left to regulation, but in law only
a few of the principal elements of
strength, such as the thickness of
slaves, or of the bottom piece, over
which there can be little or no dis
agreement, should be Incorporated.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03
DIMENSIONS FOR SUGGESTED STANDARD BASKETS

following table the essential features showing the dmen
baskets bureau
legislation
Deterrent chaotic conditions
the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03
Swivel Chair Officer

Bacon-And did he take any part In
the war?
Egbert-oh, yes. He was an off,
GER"
"Whereon
'In Washington"
"What did he commando"
"About $4,000 a year, / believe."--
Yonkers Statesman.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03
WANTED

Reliable man to act as our local
purchasing agent. This proposition
can be filed without interference
with present occupation. General
Store owner or energetic farmer
preferred. Full particulars by adj
dressing
BUFFALO BURLAP co.
~ Adams Street Buffalo. N. Y.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Z Sistersville-Prof David B. Rogers,
teacher of science in the local high
school last term, will receive a degree
of bachelor of arts (philosophicaD at
Bethany College at the annual COM
meneement exercises.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03
SlNGLE-PITCH ROOF is BEST
Gives Highest Vertical Front Exposed
to SUMS Rays and Throws Rain
Water to Rear.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
There are many advantages to a
1t gives the highest vertical front ex-
posed to the suns rays and throws all
the rain water TO the rear.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Paden City.-At a special meeting OF
local council, John Loveall was elected
chief of police, the office formerly hav-
ing been held by S. S. Potts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03
Couldn't Move
In Bed Twelve Weeks From
Rheumatic Trouble. Now
Praises Doan's.

''For twelve weeks / lay abed, unable
to move muscle" says Mrs. Gust
johnson, 654 Il. Seventh ST., Red Wing,
MINI.
The pains that shot through my
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Moundsville.-Rev Father NJ. ].
Coghlan left for New York to sail for
Ireland. The local Catholic church
win be in charge of Rev. Father Boni-
face, of Wheeling, during Rev. Cogh-
lan's absence of two months. Rev.
Coghlan's home is in Tipperary and
he has not visited there for several
years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

PIT. Pleasant-Col. and Mrs. Dan A.
Mossmann have received word that
their son, lieutenant ROLAND G. Moss
man, is stationed at Bordeaux, en-
gagged in the duties Of the interesting
position of brigade historian.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

McMeechen.-Mike yencelich has APP
peared before Squire Riedel charged
with felonious shooting with intent to
kill Mike Vucica and for pistol toting.
The case was carried over, after Ven
celich put up 500 bond. vencelich's
defense is that Yucca was making
slurring remarks about the United
States.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Clarksburg.-Approximately4 400 em-
ployes of the Grasselli Chemical Co.
plant at Zelsing, near here, has joined
the 500 strikers at the Grasseli plans
in another nearby town. The men re-
fuse to accept a reduction of twenty
five cents a day in wages.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Clarksburg-Lynn S. Hornor has
just been notified that he was elected
a director of the National Gas Assoc
citation of America at its annual meet
ing in Cleveland recently. Mr. Hor-
nor is past president of the West Vir-
ginia National Gas Association, and is
one of the most prominent operators
in the state.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Huntington.-A group of Huntington
her of Commerce, and other local or
CARNATIONS, after a conference in the
First National Bank, decided to get
into the big waterways fight which mas
been brewing in Ohio for some time,
ana to fight at the side of Portsmouth,
o., for waterway from the Ohio to
Lake Erie, utilizing the Scioto and
Sandusky rivers, with short canal
link between.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Efficiency in Spraying,
In order to increase efficiency In
spraying it il necessary to thin out
the limbs and have low-headed trees.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Fairmont.-William Muesser is here
from New York to confer or consult in
regard to the new river bridge being
put>across the Monongahela river. He
is connected with the Concrete Engi-
neering Company that is constructing
the bridge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Martinsburg. = Martinsburg's water
system, which already is one of the
best in West Virginia, is to be extend
ed practically over the entire suburb
of Rosemont, in the near future, ac-
cording to a contract to be entered
into between the Rosemont Company
and the city of Martinsburg. Many
thousand feet of pipe are to be laid
and large number of fire hydrants
are to be installed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Clarksburg.-City council at It's reg
ular session took decided stand
against the practice of holding indis-
criminate tag days. in the city.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Charleston-The grand jury in U. S.
District Court concluded its work,
made its report and was discharged by
Judge Benjamin f. Keller. The most
important feature of the report of the
grand jury was the returning of an in
dctment Of the United States fuel adj
ILLUSTRATIONS coal price regulations.
1t is charged by federal officials that
this company sold coal at higher
prices in SO specific instances than
those by the fuel administrator in the
war period.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Charleston.-That there is no I. w.
w. plot in West Virginia nor is there
sufficient number to be a menace is
the opinion of State Commissioner Of
Labor Samuel B. Montgomery, stated
in message sent to Walter b. Hilton,
editor of labor paper in Wheeling
Mr.. Montgomery declares that this
opinion is based upon personal investi-
cation, confidential reports and a
knowledge of the state.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

PIT. Pleasant-Wm. Thurmond, of
Mt. Hope, was killed near that place
on what is known as the Price Hill
division of the G. & o. He was at
tempting to make the crossing at Baby
mine in an automobile when he was
struck by a freight train, killing him
instantly and demolishing his automo-
bile.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Fairmont-The West Virginia Asso-
citation of Elks lodges, which includes
every lodge in the state, with the sim
gle exception of Morgant, II, will hold
it's annual convention at Fairmont Sep
TENDER 1917, and as the readjustment
period is expected to end by that time
a gala occasion is looked forward to.
The chances are that Elks and their
ladies will gather here from all of the
important cities of the state and an
effort is being made to have several
national characters here.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Returning from Penns-
boro Attorney j. j. Il. O'Brel, coun-
sci for &. Amos Long, wealthy mer-
chant, charged with staying Chief of
Police Glen Long at Pine Grove, an
nounced that the defendant had been
admitted to $4,000 bail, when the
court was informed that Longs wife
had given birth to triplets. Failure
to secure jury in Richie county re-
suited in change of venue to New
Martinsville, Wetzel county. long
who had not seen his new babies, rush
ed from the court room, after giving
bond, and took the first train home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

inheritance taxes In
the sum of $4S4.30 were paid to the
state tax commissioner by the estate
of S. T. Browning, late of Logan coun-
ty, and the sum of 500 balance on in
heritance tax due from the estate of
Adam Conway, late of Columbus, 0.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Clarksburg. George L. ("Shorty"e
Bradford, formerly of this city, and
now famous aviator, was not killed
or hurt in fall as reported about the
city. Bradford, who is lieutenant
in the aviation service, is stationed at
Mineola, N. Y, and only recently he
made flight from there to Texas.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Huntingdon Mrs J. B. Rheineheart,
247S Third avenue, is at her home suf-
fering injuries received when she was
struck by touring car. The machine
Knocked her down and dragged her for
twenty or twenty-five feet. The acct
dent happened in front of her home.
1t will probably be some time before
she is able TO be out.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Huntington.-"No finer body of SOL
diers were ever assembled than the
artillery brigade, the 355th of the
Eightieth Division, comprising West
Virginia selectives. The people Of
West Virginia have right TO be proud
of the men of the 313th, 314th and
315th regiments of Field Artillery.
which comprised this brigade, which
fought unremittngly from September
26, when it began its part in the Ar
gonne offensive, until the armlstice
was signed. Unstinted praise was
thus accorded the West Virginia sol
diers by Col. William Fl. Waldron,
chief of staff to Col. Albert H. Cronk-
bite, commander of the Eightieth Di-
vision, who arrived at his home here
for brief visit.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Charleston.-Wh is declared to be
the largest oil strike that has been
made in Kanawha county since the old
1iays of the Blue Creek strike-the dis
covery of new pool in the Squaw
sand-was the drilling of a well be-
tween the heads of Jordans creek and
Doctors creek, near Clendenin, Which
flowed 30 barrels the first hour, 70
barrels the second hour and 792 bar
rels IL l.. hours.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Clarksburg.-Large additions to the
plant of the Wierton Steel Company
at Weirton, will be made in the imme-
date future, according to announce
ment made recently by officials Of the
company. Plans provide for an open
hearth steel plant with finishing mills
and three additional iron furnaces.
Contracts are already awarded for an
1S-inch finishing mill to roll slabs,
sheet bars and small billets.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Wheeing.-Tt has become known
of the Hope Natural Gas Co. at Downs,
near Farmont, on which hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been eXpend-
ed, is to be dismantled at once and
moved to Davis, where the Hope Oi.
Co. has acquired ownership of several
thousand acres of rich coal lands. 1t
is stated that the coal produced ct
Downs is unsuitable, making it neces-
sary to draw from another mine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Parkersburg.-H Tefft, Of Ty-
CART district, and w. f. Hickman, Of
Petroleum, suffered painful bruises
when a defective steering gear of an
automobile In which they were riding
caused the machine to crash against
the iron ratings of South Side
bridge. Mr.. Tefft was pinned beneath
the machine for some time. The ma
chine was quite badly damaged.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Parkersburg.-The second trial of
Police Chief William e. Hill, of Penns-
boro, charged with the murder of
Thomas Price, has been transferred to
the Wood county court and will likely
be conducted early in the October
term. The case comes from Racine
county where sufficient number Of
jurors could not be qualified. Hill
pleads self-defense in that he shot and
killed Price when the latter resisted
arrest on the charge of drunkenness.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

Wheeling a driving rain,
two Studebaker touring cars collided
at the turn on the National pike, one
hundred yards the other side of Rud-
ler's. Miss Fay Thompson, of 420
Thirty-fifth street, Bellaire, one of the
occupants in the car going east, was
struck by flying glass from the shat
tered wind shield and had her mouth
badly lacerated Another occupant Of
the car was dazed. Miss Thompson
was removed to the Ohio Valley Cen
eral hospital.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

PIT. Pleasant.-Under an amendment
made by the recent session of the leg-
islature to the primary election law,
PIT. Pleasant gets the Democratic and
Ripley the Republican Judicial Conven-
tons both to be held on the second
Tuesday in August, 1920. Jackson and
Mason have 25 delegates, each, to the
Republican convention, but on account
of Jackson casting 2,474 votes for
Hughes in 1916 and Mason eating
2,454 or 20 less than Jackson, the con-
vention therefore goes to Ripley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

west quarter of said section one
, IL; thence south 163 fest to the
north line of John Nelson's sub-di-
vision in the northwest quarter Of
section twelve G2D; township sew
enteen north range two west of the
fourth =: M; thence west on the
north line of said subdivision 1915
feet to the one eighth section line;
thence north 2628.76 feet to point
165 feet south of the north line of
the southwest quarter OF said sec
ton one %: thence east 328.2
feet: thence north 165 feet to the
north line of the southwest quarter
of said section one %; thence east
$685. feet TO the place Of begin
ming, being situated in the south
west quarter of section one % and
the northwest quarter Of section
twelve (12), township seventeen
40 north. range two "a west of
the fourth p NJ, in the County of
Rock Island and the State Of ILL.,
nois.
F'ifth-Garage, 1112 Eighth ave
nUe.
Sixth Evangelical church, 1920
Twelfth street.
Seventh MiIler's stoEe. 1900
Twelfth street.
The precinct polling places for
this election Will be as follows:
First-Yohs' barber shop, 413
Fourth avenue
Second Christian church, Thir-
teenth avenue and Sixth street
Third-9O0 Third avenue.
Fourth-City barn, 919 Sixth ave
nue.
Eighth-Court house.
Ninth-Church. Fourteenth street
and Sixth avenue.
Tenth-Kramer's Store, S19 Four
teen-and-a-half street.
EIeventh-Ullemeyer's drug store,
1901 Fifteenth street.
Twelfth-Sala building. 331 Nine
teenth street.
Thirteenth Episcopal church,
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue
-Cassilly's store, 2016
Ninth avenue.
Fifteenth-Hose house. 527 TWEEN
ty-second street.
Sixteenth Schmid's grocery, S21
Twentieth street.
SeVenteenth--Rea 1929 .Fifth-and-
a-half avenue.
Eighteenth - Schneider's Drug
store, 200 Seventh avenue
Nineteenth Hastings and Pewe's
store. 1928 Twenty-sixth street.
Twentieth-2735 Seventh avenue.
Twenty frst-631 Thirty-eighth
street.
Twenty second - Fire station, ,
1417 Thirtieth street.
Twenty-third- Thirty-eighth /.
street
Twenty-fourth - Peterson s car
penter shop, Forty-fifth street be I
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues.
Observation-Disclosures school, /
Forty-frst street and seventh ave
nue.
Twenty-sixth - 42O0 Fourteenth
avenue /
Twenty seventh-C1eland Presby- +
terrain church, Twenty-frst avenue
between Eleventh and Twelfth .
streets
Twenty ighth-No 6 fire station,
Forty-second avenge and Twelfth
street.
Twenty-ninth - 1900 Eighteenth
avenue Paridons store.
Which election will be open al
seven % O'Clock in the morning
and continue open until five to- ,
o'clock of that day. !
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, !
NJ. T. Rudgren, City Clerk. (
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
ELECTION NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the fifteenth day of April,
"A. D.. 1919, in the City of Rock Is
land. in the county of Rock Island,
state of Illinois, an election will be
he'd for the purpose of electing
one Mayor,
Four Commissioners,
One Police Magistrate,
also to submit the proposition.
For the adoption of the provisions
of an act to provide for the appoint
ment of a Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners in all cities of this
state having a population of not less
than 1000 and not more than 1907
600. and prescribing the powers and
duties of such board.
And the proposition. as to the an
nexation to the City Of Rock Island,
Illinois, of the territory embraced
within the following described
boundaries. to-wit:
Beginning at a point 6565 feet
west of the center of section one
IL. township seventeen 40 north,
range two west of the fourth p. NJ
Thence south 1927 feet; thence east
326. % feet to the center of an alley
thence south on the center of the
alley 1929 feet to the north line
of a public road; thence south So
degrees east 1858 feet to the east
line of the southwest quarter of sec
ton one % aforesaid; thence
south 1895 feet to the north line
Of twenty-second avenue on the
west side of Thirtieth street in l..
Mosenfelder's acre addition thence
west on the north line IF twenty
section avenue 626.5 feet 10 the cas-,
line of Twenty-ninth street; thence
south 1922 feet to the south line of
said section IA; thence east $685.
feet to the east line of the south
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
PROSECUTOR IS
NEEDED IN MAY
appointment of Special States At
torney Must Occur Before
Grand Jury GODVe8es.
ELECTION is IMPOSSIBLE NOW
Could Not Hurry Procedure Suffi-
GENTLY to Have Candidate Take
Office When Wanted.

Appointment of a special prose-
eutor TO take charge of the work
Of the grand jury of the May term
probably will be forced regardless
OF the probability of call by
County Clerk II. b. Hubbard for a
special election fer the selection
Of a states attorney to succeed
Floyd +. Thompson, who resigns
when he receives his certificate Of
election TO the Office of supreme
justice of the supreme court.
No special election can be staged
until after the May grand jury
work has been disposed of, owing
TO the time that must elapse in
giving notice of primaries and cleo
ton.
( To the presiding judge of the cir
cult court before the converting of
the grand jury will be presented
formal notice of the vacancy exist
ing in the states attorneys office.
Has Authority.
A statutory provision for ap-
pointment in case of Illness or abb
sence or interest of the states
attorney is found in the
DAVIS governing the court, but AS
sistant States Attorney +. l..
Eagle is of the opinion that the
Judge has ample authority under
the common law to make an ap-
pointment of such an officer in or
der to carry on the business of his
court, in case of vacancy.
1t is not probable that a blanket
appointment will be made, but that
a special appointment will be re
corded in each case to be prose-
cuted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
men who want

clothes that style the that
gushed that clothes of quality invariably be
like showing of Varsity combining quality
that every particular dresser admes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
young men who

having the and bestho styles that different
styles that reflect line the military effect much desired will
find expressed the Wastseam Military Models
notwithstanding the ideas pocketsbraided collars
giving smartness that young appreciate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

nBroS 4oe sandCo
tina y H ~ ppy qua f
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
in presenting the new

and style Hart Schaner Marx
Society Brand and Clothcrat of fashion
Good Clothes maknge feel that
the kind of clothes that emphasize quality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Knowing that progress is the nat


of marked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

SO well prepared as now to meet the de-
mands for Suits and Top-Coats that char
acterize Dame Fashions newest and
ideas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
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