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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
Turkeys in Suicide Pact.

Hanover, Pa. Evidently becom-
ing melancholy as the day for
their demise approached, two turkeys
which Stanley Holiday expected to
grace his table on Christmas, appar-
emily entered into suicide pact in
order to escape the roasting pan.
When Holiday entered his store he
detected the odor Of gas and going
to the basement he discovered gas
cock was open and the turkeys, which
he had been keeping there, dead 1t
is thought the turkeys brushed against
the cock, permitting gas to escape.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
Resigns as Recorder

Fred E. Thompson filed his
resignation as city recorder at
last Thursdays council meeting,
effective December 3lst. Mr..
Thompson will assume his new
duties as member of the Legis-
lature after that date. ~
The Council accepted the res
ignation, but made no new ap-
pointment as yet. This will be
taken up at the next regular
meeting, Thursday, December 16
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
Jacob Hill Re-arrested

Jacob Hill was re-arrested I'M
der a warrant from Governor
Cornwell, by Deputy Sheriff E..
A. Barte and put in Jail in Phil
ippi last Saturday. The cause of
the arrest unknown altho many
opinions have been advanced !;
one is that it is thought that he
did not obey thesparole order in
its strictest sense in. reporting
his whereabouts since
his release from Moundsville
prison some months ago.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
Find 500 In Old Boot.

Gardner, Mass. = While exami.-
ing pair of leather boots at a
sale of the personal effects Of Jacob
Haggstrand, of Finland, who died he-e
in 1913, prospective purchaser stuck
his hand into one of them and found
money belt containing $970. The
boots had been In possession Of the
overseer of the poor since Hagg-
strands death. Haggstrand came
here from Crystal Falls. Mich. His
wife In Finland will be notified Of the
find
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
10-CEHT SUGAR, s1.60 CANDY
Chicago City Council Committee &c
s, Seek the Reason why

Chicago. ~ The high cost OF liv-
ing committee of the city council
turned It's attention to candy prices
disclosing evidence that sugar retail.
ing at nine and ten cents pound Is
being sold ut from 65 cents to sl,80
n pound wien made into candy.
zone store charges Sl.25 for box
of the SHINE goods sold at the other
stores for $3.50, while still another
sells one brand for 65 cents that re,
tabs at IS cents at the fourth place, 2
said Secretary II. j. Poole.
andy makeCrs are making S55 q
week, said one manufacturer, In ex.
planning when on the examining stand
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
WEST VIRGINIA ROADS


West Virginia has within her
own borders an abundance of
fairly we'll distributed road mat
erials to carry out her 50,000,000
road building. 's@sas Il I'm More
than two hundred samples of
reck from AZ counties have been
tested by the United States, Bur-
eau of Pubic Roads. In the old
would have been ruled out be-
days of waterbeund n1acadam
the sandstone and -quartizite
cause they lacked, !, cementing
value. Today these materials
can be used in combination with
asphlt or portland cement which
as binders make good the lack of
cementing value. Is Yes5s q
Ability to resist wear is the
quality now deemed most essent-
ial and laboratory tests are made
to show the per cent of wear OF
each specimen. How the West
Virginia rocks meet the stand
ard requirements for water
bound macadam, portland cement
concrete and the asphaltic types
respectively, is shown by wear
tests on FOG specimens from az
counties tested by the U. S. Bur-
eau of Public Roads. For port
land cement concrete the maxi
mum wear is fixed at a per cent
and for waterbound macadam
and the asphaltic types 6 pei
cent as specified by leading sci
entific and official bodies. Out
| of the total specimens tested 81
or 29.6per cent were suitable fol-
portland cement concrete; l41
or 68.5 per cent were suitable
for asphaltic types; IS or Bic
per cent were too soft for the
highest grade of either type and
81 or 44.2 per cent were suitable
waterbound macadam after the
elimination of the sandstones
and quantities. Curiously en-
enough the standard 2.5 per cent
set by Wayne County, Michigan
the most noted portland cement
concrete territory, would climate
all but 6 of the specimens.
By using the stone locally
! available the great cost of fret.
ght and handling over long dis
tances is saved and the money
stays home. How this item Of
haulage runs into money may be
understood by the statement
that about $500 tons or Sc car.
loads of SO tons each are requir.
ed for a 49, wide 8" thick maca
dam road. A study of local mat
erials cannot fail to be usefu
and money saving.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA Quiet
Winter straight, $925@950 Spring
patent, $10.50@11.
WHEAT--Qulet; No. red, $1.790
CORN-steady No. z yellow, 98c.
OATS-Quiet; No. 2 white, coco
60hc. 81
CSC; old ROSTERS, zoe. Dressed, firm
choice fowls, 41c; old ROSTERS, 2Sc.
BUTTER-Steady; fancy creamery
EGGS, - Firm; selected, 85@92c
T. ,arby, 82@84c; western, S2Q94c.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09

Owing to the lack to electric
power The Progressive goes out
late again this week. 1t seems
that the publishers are having
their share of the troubles.
w. E. Hewitt of Clarksburg
was in town a few hours this
week.
Mr.. Merchant, get your Xmas.
ad in early.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
Marriaoe Declared Valid.

Paducah. Holding the Kentucky
statute barring the marriage Of som
in-law to mother-in-law would not be
sustained by higher courts, County
Judge Lang dismissed Walter Thornton
and his wife and ex-mother-in-law,
Fife Hale. from custody. Thornton
previously was divorced from his pres
ent wife's daughter.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
Enllsts in Army on Election Bet.

Marion, O.-An election bet was
paid when Clarence Fl. Burk, La
trobe. Pa. enlisted In the army Burk
bet his brother If Senator Harding
proved the successful candidate for
president he would enlist for three
years. If Governor Cox were elected
his brother was to llst in the navy
for four years ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
SMOKING Make. n Fatherless.

Hazleton, Pa. Jonn Yalch, eyed
fifty-seven, invalid miner and father of
eleven children died from burns sus-
tanned when a blanket caught fire as
he lighted his pipe while seated In his
invalid chair.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09

The Ladies Aid Of the M. E.
Church, South had a Bazaar at
the Scrimgeor store building
Saturday it was a.success in ev-
cry sense of the word. "a ss5"-..-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09

An article from "a Republican
will appear in Progressive next
week if there is power enough to
run our machine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
WHY ARGENTINA
OUT LEAGUE
Head Of Delegation Tells WIZ
They Acted Alone.
|eREAT POWERS WERE TOLD
Sought TO Avert Crisis OF Con
science" For Sister American Re
pubIics.

science" For Sister American Re
pubIIcs.
= Geneva. Honorio Pueyrredon
the Argentine foreign minister, ant
head of that country's delegation which
Withdrew. from participation In tn,
work Of the assembly Of the League .ol
Nations, replying to questions by news
paper correspondents here concerning
the attitude OF Argentina, said i; &.
! IL we failed to inform the othei
South American delegations Of our de
termination, 1t was because we did no
wish to place our sister republics be
fore a crisis of conscience concerning
! the attitude they should adopt. On
gthe other hand, what would have beer
said of US had we attempted coali
ton of the South, American countrie,
against the viewpoint of the great pow
efs3
cit is inexaet to say we informed NJ
one of our resolution. / personaIi,
sustained the Argentine proposition
before the Representatives of the grea
powers, and did not attempt to concea
our intentions. The simple question Of
opportunity is the cause why Argen
tina momentarily is isolated in its Pc
sition. Events in the very near future
will show the Argentine attitude is cor
rect and just"
The Argentine delegation will leave
sAlnnnVyo for. M ris cd
less unexpected developments occur.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
!. Kills wife In His Sleep.

Chicagos.rv-4 John Slepicka, u tall
or, living in Berwyn, Chicago
suburb stabbed his wife to death and
then killed himself while sleep walk
ing, according to Mrs. Marie Wagner,
mother of Mrs. tSlepicka, who found
the bodies. Slepicka, she said, had
been a sleep walker for months, and
had frequently expressed fear that bAs
habit might lead to tragedy -
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09

A union meeting in the Be-
lington churches is under. con-
sideration. The Methodist
have appointed as their COM
mittee, j. l.. Earnest, F. E.
Thompson, C. o. Shepherd
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09

CONGRESS IN SESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Both
houses of congress were in brief
session today to hear President
Wilson's annual message. 1t was
read by the clerk.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-05
ASPECTS or TAE AAlAND PR0Dlfn

rnish Authorities put itsssleaAers ~ jail:s
this stop has created profound dtsap-
anger throughout AcAn-
dinavia.
"Haane Rule Government.
The Helsingfors governmenti ses1ts
to base rs present attitude upon the
fact that a provincial homAsrNl0 No.
recently been granted fhe%SAalandoEas
but the Aalanders have.aAkedsfor&n0
such law and are rfstsA}bst s1ttsfisd
4 sharp exchange at,hotes 81. az.
On, the latter calling aAtentfon3t0 1.-THE
fact that public opiniOn In Sweden
seriously .disapproves Ut the Finniah
Fmstheds and considers thern An
what the Aalanders have done, IL
exactly what the Firms themselves
have done. When conditions develops
ed so that, the Firms felt they could
tear themselves away ON Russian
peoples. they did SO. N. Erich. she
Finnish minister ofaeatate, whossiShe
other day. addressed some very stern
words to 1.-THE Aalapd delegateK~&yyNas
the4verys first to avOw stfat with the
collapse. Of Russia, Finland had be-
come In fact independents of thai
country. But, as farsaA can be found,
out, he taught sthfss doctrine from =,
safe place in. Stockholm SO that KereA
nsky should not be able toriarrest HIM
Now, Erich vnfact4ses exactly sttxN
which no INTERPRETATIONS eae.sSdl
:kArensktyy shaVs d ;sssss sssssssf
s@sss. rromises.
ssss,1,,fi III lee'mIlsseanrcae:aiaat promised spiHl@.s,
bergen to- Norway and slevig to Dem
mark, he also intimated that the.
[Aalandf islands would revert to the
Sovereignty OF Sweden. S~pitxbergen;
is now an integral part Of Narway,j
and q part OF Slesvig Ia became,
Danish domain, but the Aaland prop0-T
sition III still a mattel of uihcertafnty.l
The reason for this probably q that
the peace conference was unable to-
carry the. matter to a decision beS
cause Finland had not taken any
direct part In theSworld war. Ind. the
conference may have felt 4thAt irwass
without Jurisdiction insthe matter: n
Russia had been a power that could
take partysin the Acknowledgements
ences between European Eonntries,
the wholesthing might look different,
for then Russia could sinhplSs&ahAve
been ordered to cede the Islands to
Sweden. 8E "a
Unsatisfactory ResuIta
There il at the presenttime NO
taribunal that can remove the trouh.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-05

! - Candidate For
|l1 ! Nomination
Sives Interview
EDITION s.

n kA3ss MuFtneessS4ho defeated John M.
I. s9efasthe Republican nomination
nEBt{y district congressman. yester-
AAZS94RSHN out the following interview:
gHM EDtte o { my nomination by q
RMfiatdsfnajority Lean find but limit
AG2tQA@ure the result. for / am
Mllnly disappointed over MI. Langer's
A1s6Eeek IN secure the nomination he
N@&tcAty deserved. No man in the
sG0tYTF " the state ever made SO Wig
AScAMpAign, for he worked to
III 9tc4tsexhaustfon: no one was ever
YlSSS4 Assgsentitled to recognition by the
kNo. Wherever he went he Inn
sd his hearers with the truth of
SteSchArges and his sincerity OF pur-
&c.. Gould he have been on tho
sdNKp ten days o he would have
an nominated. Though u~nsuccess-
NI.tn this campaign he has rendered
49, i~neatirnable service to the state
SAaeh will be valued a time
! ssF can best express my hearty ap-
slefatloh Of the support Of many
saendssa and others who made my
Ha4trAtiQn possible by pledginE then,
kf1 1.-THE state faithful service should
1 &sEeGted in November.
10y sopponept, Mr. Raer, conducted
h etnAn campaign. free from the per-
aItk1 abuse and vitriol that some Of
siakSlnorS radical supporters resorted
Waving been a member Of the last
ssEtslative .assemhly l might add that
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-05
A FOOD FOR HIGHLY sENsTTIvE
AND DISCRIMINATING TASTES,

You can serve dry sausage every
day and yet have variety in the diet.
A visit to a MODERN plant will prove
the truth of this statement: for there.
hanging in the dryrooms. are hum
dreds Of varieties which = designed
to satisfy the various highly sensitive
and discriminating tastes.
There are breakfast sausages, sau-
sagee for luncheon and for dinner, and
also for refreshments; ssausages rang
Ing in size from a little link sausage
to the meat loaf, each having its
place and purpose In a we'll planned
dietary. g&as,r 81.
When4purchasing dry sausage. get
q reliable brand II you want to be
safe; see that each piece bears the
u s. government inspectors legend.
This means that all materials used
have been under the supervision Of
the government inspector through
every step of it's manufacture and I'M
til it is shipped to the dealer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-05

,nish Authorities put II leaAers ia jail;
this step has created profound dtaap-
spojntment and anger throughout AcAn-
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
MUST QUIT LOVING
FOR TWELVE MONTHS
Judge Places Paddock on Heart
of Girl Who married
Navy

San Francisco.-Prohibited from low
ing any man for whole year is the
paddock placed upon the affections of
twenty-year-old May Bradley-kosack-
Davis-Porter of San Francisco, triple
bride known as "the girl who married
the navy" This unique sentence was
given In lieu of more formal punish
ment. for bigamy, for the pretty de-
fendant had not bothered about divorc-
ing off the old love before taking on
with TN new.
The triple brides bevy Of husbands
consisted Of the following: George
Bartlett Porter, chief commissary
steward\Qf the o. s. s. Marblehead; |;
Francis j, Kosack, lieutenant on the
q. s. s. Luckenbach, and John Dallas
Davis, chief cook on the o. s. S. Ore
gon. All are living; none divorced.
Miss Bradley met her future hus-
bands at dances. Her heart kept
time to the tripping Of feet, she said,
and the marriages followed in quick
succession. She loved Porter longest
and best. she explained because he
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
HOME = :
TOWN - -
HELpSk] J
CLEAN UP AND KEEP CLEAN
Much More Than Mere Comfort Is In.
voIved In Having Community
Free From Dirt.

The greatest effort In the history Of
cleanliness is on!
For cleanliness has a history. Its
influence can be traced down the ages.
Those races that were clean were
those races that were the masters.
The Athenians, with their baths and
beautiful homes, conquered the Per
slams, with their unkempt boards and
dirty skins. The Romans, with their
aqueducts, their BARRIERS, their gar
dens, beat back the barbarians with
their goat skins and greasy fingers.
Louis XVI was the most dainty mon.
arch France ever had and one Of the
mightiest. Filth kept the. Panama
canal from being built years before II
finally was. Bolsheyism fourished
when the dirty and ignorant. gained
control In Russia.
Real people, the wise, the leaders In
progress, always have fought fol
cleanliness. At times It has been q
sporadic fight, q skirmish. A clean
man was handicapped by a neighboi
who let his premises run wild. But
cooperation has been brought to play
at last.
This year, in the United States
alone, 1000 villages, towns and cities
are campaigning for cleanliness and
health. They are not doing so for a
day or a week, but in a continuous
campaign. In a steady pressure.
Tin cans, flies, refuse, dirt, waste
paper, unsightly buildings, uDpainted
surfaces are taboo. The drive Is on.
It has been estimated that 10000.
600 men, women and children in the
United States are annually interested
in and working on clean up and paint
up activities. 1t Is an army Of magnifl
cent purpose and of immense possibili'
ties. 1t is bound to win.
Join the forward movement. Clean
up, paint up and keep it up. Make the
old enemies, dirt and disease and un-
sightliness, abdicate and stay out.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
TOOK LIBERTY WITH FACTS
Author Of "The Luck Of Eden Hall"
Admitted That He Drew on
His Imagination.

The author of the poem, The LUCK
of Eden Hail." was Johann Ludwig
INLAND, a German poet of the first
half of the nineteenth century, who
first put that romantic legend into
verse and later it was dressed in Eng
lish rhyme by Longfellow. AS the
story goes. the young lord OF the
manor during night Of drunken rev.
elry, demanded the drinking glass
called "the luck Of Eden Hail." The
butler "heard the words with pain"
but brought the goblet which the tipsy
nobleman smashed. Instantly flames
cracked the ceiling and the persons
surrounding the festal board became
dust. The straightforward American
poet explains at the heading OF his
translation that in spite Of the tragic
ending of the poem the glass is still IN
existence, and so 1t Is today. 1t Is SIX
inches high, Of pale green glass, e1-
quisltely enameled in blue and white.
Practical folk say that 1t probably
came originally from Spain. where 1t
was used az chalice in communion
service, but the original story goes
that It was left at st. Cuthbert's well
by company Of fairies.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
Twas Ever Thus

Mr.. Smith, hearing music and sing.
Ing at his neighbours house, decided
he would drop in and see how they
were.
Mr.. Jones welcomed him and ush-
cred him into the parlor where his
daughter was playing the piano and
his son singing. Mr.. Smith begged
them to continue. They consented.
The first song they selected was
Mother" They sang this very feel
ingly and then father Joined In on the
chorus. This was followed by Moth
er Machree" and others Of like senti-
ment on songs about mother-how
true they were, how dear and how
they loved to sing them.
Then, as Mrs. Jones hadn't appeared
yet, Mr.. Smith inquired about her
state of health.
"Oh," said Mr. Jones, "she's well
enough. She's in the kitchen doing the
dishes, but after she has finished and
has taken in the wood she'll join u.s."
Judge.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
~MUsH NOTES. COST $4,000
NIss GoIdstein of Brooklyn Wrote
Them to Another Woman's
Husband.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Scores OF letters
Of the kind usually described as
~mush notes" read to Justice Giege-
rich and a jury, won for Mrs. Anna
Speare a verdict of $4,000 against
Miss Frances Goldstein, Brooklyn
music teacher. for the alienation OF
her husbands affections.
Mrs. Speare Is a practicing physi-
clan and the wife Of Frederick Speare,
a concert singer.
One Of the letters Miss Goldstein
addressed to "My Hearts Darling"
follows:
81 have just played Mendelssohn's
symphony. If could fly to you
would, and I wish my letters would
only fly to you. Oh, sweetheart, how
beautiful that Italian symphony Is!
The first thing / do when | awake Is
TO run down in the parlor and play 1t.
1t is so plaintive-so pathetic and so
simple. Some day that Caruso Will
turn me looney.
"My darling, when ! think Of the
morning / watched you 60 away on
the train experienced the same sweet
pain. / stood there as in a dream
after reu were gone, and then came
tears-het tears. i could not calm
myself"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
Loved Porter Longest and Best

didn't try to kiss her when he took her
home from the dances. This was so
unusual, she said, that. the already
twice welded young matron decided
~to get that man, II it's the last thing
] do on EARTH"
She said just sheer WEAKNESS was
responsible for her first marriage.
Her second husband, John Davis, met
her at q dance and escorted her home
and an elopement to San Diego, Cal.'
soon followed.
A few months later, at dance again,
abe met her third husband, George Por'
ter. She said she married Porter De-
cause she really loved him.
George knew Of my other es'
eapades," she informed the court,
~and he says he will stick to me, II /
can get a divorce from the other two.
he has gone to Alaska in his ship, and
/ pray nightly for his safety. II any
thing happens that cannot live with
him, shall enter convent and be-
come q num-"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
oId.Fashloned Flower Garden.

"a thing of beauty is JOY forever"
which can be found in bed Of old
fashioned flowers at a minimum cost.
After the soil is prepared, SOW the
seeds or set out the plants, putting the
tall ones like sweet peas, hollyhocks,
golden glow and sunflowers in the
back. Plant shorter ones in front,
such as the marigolds, japanese pop
pies. sweet Williams and field daisies
In front Of these still shorter ones,
such as petunias, nasturtiums and as
tiers, with pansies, pinks and verbenas
In front. A border Of candy tuft or
sweet alyssum is very decorative.
With such an arrangement, flowers Tor
the parlor and living room table can
be obtained until frost comes.
Many bouquet Of beautiful flowers
at practically no expense also can find
Its way into the room Of some sick per
son or to a hospital ward.-Thrift
Magazine.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
Build Bird Homes.

Birds add much to the home sur
roundings and are easily made neigh.
bors If nesting places are available.
Bird houses will attract wrens, blue.
birds, martins and nuthatches; and
the windbreak, apple orchard, or Lawn
trees make good homes for orioles,
phoebes, robins and thrushes. They
will pay for any attention by the de-
struction Of many injurious insects.
Some fruiting shrubs, such as the
Juneberry, black haw, sheepberry and
cherry should be planted in thickets,
not alone for the birds, but because
they add much to the surroundings
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
Theory and Practice.

81 trust, Brother Johnson" said the
presiding elder, shat you are endeav.
oring as far as possible to bring up
your children by the rule Of kindness
requesting rather than commanding,
and explaining to them carefully why
they should obey your injunctionsI
"Thats powerful gaudy In the'ry,
parsdn," returned Gap johnson OF
Rnmpus Ridge, "but In actual practice
knocking 'em down with a neckyoke
now and then is about the only way to
;,etch results. I could just about as
quick get 'em to mind me by argying
with 'em as could make turtle gig
gle by tickling his lid with feather"
kansas City Star.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-18
WHY HOME OWNING IS URGED
Ten Powerful Arguments Put Forward
by Those Convinced Of Wisdom
Of the Plan.

Home owning will result in benefit
to people who become home owners
and to the city as a whole, for these,
among other, reasons:
1. In the long run the home owner
Is more prosperous than the renter.
and the prosperity Of any city depends
upon the prosperity Of its individual
citizens.
2. The home owner Is permanent; {;
the shifter does little good to his city
or himself.
8. The home owner is progressive;
the renter is not interested in progres.