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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
DOUBTS RECURRENCE OF
FLU" IN WEST VIRGINIA

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 21-
Il do not apprehend any serious re-
currence of influenza in West Vir-
ginia,' DR.. Carl Raver, director Of the
division of preventable diseases of the
state department of health stated to-
day. He takes the position that the
disease attacked all who were "quali-
fed" last year and the survivors for
the most part are immune from at
atck.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
2-CENTS- A-MILE BILL
IN OHIO LEGISLATURE

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 21.-Repre-
sentative Pearson, of Mania county,
today introduced bill in the Ohio
legislature providing for the repeal of
the two-cent mile passenger fare
rate Of Ohio railroads.
The Pearson bill does not fix pas
senger fare rate, but charges the state
public utilities commission with Ak
~ ~ Sksss.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Leland Booth spent the week end
at his home
Maysell Elliott is still confined to
her room with scarlet fever.
The commercial geography and
physiology books have arrived and
the classes have begun work.
The examinations for the first Sc
mester were held on last Thursday
and Friday. The grade cards will
probably be given out this week.
The B. H. S. basket ball team met
defeat at the hands of the Lumberport
high school team on last Friday night
with score of 1854 The game was
very interesting and showed good
playing on both sides. The Lumber
port quintet is strong and experienced
which probably accounts for their vic
tory over the local team which has
had but little practice.
Quite a number of the high school
students attended the game and were
very enthusiastic in roofing for their
team
After the game was over the Soph-
omore, Junior and Senior classes en-
tertained the two teams in the high
school building At late hour re-
freshments consisting Of sandwiches,
pickles, cakes and coffee were served.
Everyone reports having had very
enjoyable time.
The third number Of the Lyceum
course will appear in the high school
auditorium on Saturday night, Jan.
"a at 1880 p m. The Lombard Duo
will be the attraction and will be well
worth the price Of admission.
The basket ball team will meet the
Sutton high school team on the local
floor, Thursday night, Jan. 22-
Bake Michaels, Of Junior, was yis-
ting school Monday
Lorena Cook and Eugenia Keyser
were visitors at Buekhannon the week
end.
James Rosenbereer Of the class Of
'18, visited here Monday afternoon.
Following is the Lyceum Literary
Program for Friday, Jan. %.
4. Song.
2. Reading .. Lorena Cook
3. Recitation .... Virginia Eib
4. Piano Solo ~. Edra Stalnaker
S. Current Events -. Fred Boner
6.Prophecy ..... Loren Rinehart
T. Recitation :. Georgia Thompson
8. Humorous Reading, Bernie Cob
erely.
g. Local Current Events ...
Agnes Sinsel.
\ TO- Debate:
7 Aft Aaron o'Brien, Neg. Jessie
Lee.
H. Tattler .. Rease Woodford
| IL. Song.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
BARBOUR WHITE
SLAYER GIVEN
LONG SENTENCE

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Jan. TO-
Benjamin England, found guilty by
jury here today on the charge of
taking pretty fifteen-year-old Gladys
Polling from Barbour county to Akron.
Ohio, was sentenced to four years in
the Atlanta, Co., federal prison by
Judge Dayton here this afternoon.
The jury was out thirty minutes.
The Polling girl told the story Of
her love affair with England during
the trial in the morning. She said
that the romance began two years
ago and that due to slsnderous talk
by England's wife, she went to Akron
Ohio, and kept house for him for sew
eral months. This point and that
concerning their spending night in
the same room in hotel at Wheel
ing was all that the government need
ed to complete the case.
C. M. Hannah, attorney for Eng
land, asked that the verdict be set
saide on the grounds that the verdict
was not consistent with the evidence.
He also entered motion for new
trial but Judge Dayton overruled both
motions.
England was served with divorce
papers by attorneys for his wife fol-
i lowing his sentence.
Thelma England who was charged
with aiding and abetting England IN
the white slave case with which he
/ was charged, was also indicted by the
grand jury and sentenced to serve 50
days in Barbour County jail.
III C. "Red" Craig, of Clarksburg,
who was charged with peddling mar
otics in violation Of the Harrison
anti-narcotic law, was found guilty
by jury and sentenced to 1S months
j the Atlanta federal prison.
Sim" Hedges, colored, pleaded
guilty to the same charge and was
sentenced to 81 months in the Atlanta
prison. District Attorney Harry By
ers saked the court for the full pen
atty in the case Of Hedges on the
ground that he was one Of the most
notorious crooks in Central West Vir-
ginia.
/ DIR. Thomas L. Nutter, who pleaded
4 guilty to charge of violating the
Harrison anti-narcotic law at the
Philippi term of court, appeared with
his attorney, E. d. Lewis, of Clarks-
! burg and asked to be allowed to with
draw this plea so that it could be con-
solidated with q later charge. District
Attorney Stewart Walker agreed to
this and the case was set for next
Tuesday. Attorney Lewis stated that
he could not be there on that date
and asked for postponement OF the
trial, but Judge Dayton ruled against
this and efforts are being made by
Nutter to secure other counsel
Minardo Bennimeni pleaded guilty
to false return on his income tax ano
was sentenced to thirty day jail SEN
tence.
Mara Para, charged with viola
ton Of the war time prohibition act
was fined 500 and costs.
Antonio Mistellau, charged with
operating a moonshine still at Mount
Clare was given sixty days IN the
Harrison county Jail and fine, o.
$500.
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LuMBERPoRT WINS

On last Friday night the fast Lum-
berport High School team defeated
the local high school 54-13 on the
Viquesney Hall floor The Lumber
port boys are coached by George
linn, former Wesleyan track man who
holds the state record for one mile.
The team has worked together for
four years. The possess all good
team needs; tall center, good pass
ing and good shots Mr. Zinn refere-
ed the game and did good job. The
slightest infringements of the rules
were called and as a result the game
was free from roughness.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
EXILHD GREEK
sst KING EXPECTS
TO RULE AGAIN

LUCERNE, Switzerland, Jan. l0.-z
What has Greece gained by SUBJ
mitting to the Allies? Nothing, she
lost" Former King Constantine Of
Greece, who says he expects to re-
cover his throne within the next few
months, was very emphatic in answer
ing this question. For the first time
since arriving in Switzerland he con
scented to be interviewed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
AMERICANS OWN HALF
OF WORLDS DIAMONDS

BERLIN, Jan. 17--Americans have
purchased so many diamonds in the
past few years that they now possess
about half of the diamonds in the
world, says the New Berlin Gazette
Americans bought diamonds valued
at S1O0,000,o00 in the last year alone,
the paper adds.
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wH0 rs REQUIRED BY LAW TO
BAKE INCOME TAX RETURNS
Every corporation
Every partnership.

Every corporation.
Every partnership.
Every single individual who has a
net income Of 100000 or more.
Every married individual who has
a not income Of 100000 or more.
There will be a deputy collector Of
External Revenue at the following
places and dates to assist taxpayers
in making up Income Tax Returns
for the year 1919.
Feb. 8, 4, and Philippi, at Court
House.
Feb. ard Belington, First Natl
Bank.
Feb. Is Junior, Bank.
Feb. Ia Dartmoor, Company Office.
Mar II, IL, and 10 Philippi, Court
house.
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PALMER'S POOR ADVICE The
much heralded action Of the Attorney
General in his crusade to reduce the
III. C. L. comes in the form of advice
not to buy but to wait until later.
The onlys trouble with that advice is
that if you wait until later the prices
keep on going up and yours juet nat
nFally "sst Il -"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-22
PIE SUPPER AND COUNTRY
STORE

The Ladies Aid of Potts Chapel will
give pie supper and conduct country
store at the Stringtown school house
for the benefit Of the church on Sat
urday evening the 31st Of Janu-
airy.
Everybody is invited to be out and
spend few hours in social enjoy
msnt
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-17
TRICKS IN RING CONDEMNED
Smart Boxers Get Away With II, but
Ordinary Fighters Are Not Quite
Smooth Enough.

Smart boxers can get away with
ring tricks. but the ordinary run mess
things up, according to Harry Dona-
hue. Eastern lightweight. He says:
DIRTY tricks in the ring are the
worst things a boxer can pull. He not
only hurts himself. but he hurts the
fight and the fight game. Some boxers
are so smart they can get away with
it. but the ordinary lads can't Johnny
kilbane and Packy Mcfarland were
two of the trickiest men ever boxed.
but they had their work so polished
that very few discovered it. Kilbane
had habit of tripping an opponent
and throwing him on his back. He did
1t on me and almost put me out. He
had dazed me with right to the chin
and before ! could recover balance he
pat his foot behind mine and pulled il
from beneath me. fell fiat on my
back, my head striking the floor with
such force that was almost complete
ly stunned. McFarland's favorite trick
was to stab with his finger ends, par
ticularly on the wishbone The first
stab would not hurt. nor perhaps the
second. but he would continue to stab,
stah stab. until the pain would become
uncomfortable"
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Wage Stick Battles.

Single combat in various forms sur.
wives all over the world, and different
peoples have different methods of
showing their prOwess. In the island
of Trinidad. for instance, the natives.
who speak mixture Of French patois
and English, call their method 'play-
ing bois" (literally stick fighting). The
stick used is about yard long a"d
usually made from the 'puie'' tree, a
very hard wood. This Is held at each
end diagonally in front Of the body.
and the blows are struck by releasing
one hand and striking with either the
left or the right. In the carnival sea.
son bands from the various districts
are made up and contests take place
whenever two bands meet. The stick
men are extraordinarily clever at par
rying blows. and an expert will stop
cricket ball thrown at him.-Ex..
change.
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PREPARING TO MAKE
PARIS OLYMPIC CITY
Would Like to Have Big Meet
Every Four Years.
campaign lnauguratcd by Sporting
Pepers to Prove That f.ovin1
About Of Games in Different
Countries ls Wrong.

france is preparing to make Paris
the olympic city, where. every four
years in gigantic stadium. mag.lifi-
cent ana permanent. athletes from all
parts OF the world will compete in the
quadrennfal Olympic games instead Of
taking place in various cities of Eu-
rope and America. The Union of
Sporting F,derations in France is be-
hind this movement.
press campaign by Paris sporting
papers is being waged to nrove the
moving about of the Olympic games
from city to city and from country to
country every four years is all wrong.
f tile present system of allOtting
the olympic games to cities and not to
countries is maintained every capital
OF every state in the Union of the Uni
ted States has a right to have it's
olympic games as well as, Antwerp,
the newspapers araue.
The question of the awarding of the
1924 Olympic games should have been
settled in Antwerp. but owing to the
urge number Of cities claiming the
honor 1t was decided to delay the solu-
ton OF the problem until the Lausanne
congress in June, 1921.
Ii Is safe to say that the proposed
plan will not meet with the approval
OF the International Olympic commit
tee. which is composed of representa-
ttves from all the nations Of the world
interested in athletics.
Paris would be an ideal place to
hold the Olympic games, as the French
are great lovers of athletics and turn
out In large numbers for all sporting
events. and they have the facilities
for housing and feeding the visiting
athletes and the thousands who would
visit Paris to witness the games. but
nevertheless 1t would be had judg-
ment to submit to the plea to hold
these games in Paris instead Of fol-
lowing the present plan.
Baron de Coubertin of France. the
president Of the international Olympic
committee, is responsible in large
measure for the revival of the modern
Olympic games, and the plan Of hold
ing the games in different country
every four years was his idea, and it
Is doubtful If there will ever he any
change SO long as lie is ut the head
Of the committee.
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the country, however is administered
BY the Great Lama of Lhassa (the "a.
cred Buddhist city, and local kings or
chiefs whose authority is also, In Of.
feet, subject to that Of the ruling
lamas.
While the Tibetans themselves have
always maintained Il fierce secrecy in
connection with their religion. it is
often claimed, and is quite probable,
that the isolation Of Tibet was origi.
nally inspired by the Chinese in the
hope of creating buffer state against
European aggression from that direc.
ton. All attempts Of Europe to open
up trade relations and routes in Tibet,
and even to explore, were vigorously
repulsed throughout the last century.
Toward the end of the century Rus
sianized Monaghan Buriat named
Dorjiev, obtained commanding in.
fluence over the head lama, inspired
him with the fear Of aggression from
England and with the idea of securing
Russian protection and converting the
entire Russian empire to Buddhism.
Such a move being discountenanced by
the Chinese, the head lama, still in.
cited by the Russian, took steps to
bring on crisis by provoking Eng.
land by various sights and encroach.
ments on British territory. In 1904,
therefore, the British armed mission
to Tibet was sent out. This. put an
end to the Tibetan aggravation. The
peace treaty. concluded on September
Z. 1904, provided for the establishment
Of three marts for British trade in IT,
bet. and included a prohibition against
the granting to any foreign power OF
airy concession territorial or mercan.
tle) in Tibet. and against the partici.
Iation by any foreign power (other
Than China) in the government of the
country. Tibet. therefore. has contin.
ned in practical isolation under the
rather loose suzerainty of China. To-
day It holds the position of living
fossil nation. Small wonder, then,
that so great interest attaches to this
new collection ut the American mu-
seum-a collection brought straight
from the closed and inscrutable heart
Of Asia.
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upper extremity Of the bronze: a
Quadrilateral piece Of iron found near
the position Of the foot. il thought
to have given strength to It. There
Is no trace Of the foot, and the wood.
en- core has nearly crumbled away.
The skeleton had its waist surround
ed. by . belt Of sheet bronze edged
with small rivets, probably used to
faaten leather lining. Three vases
lay at the foot Of the skeleton. The
vases belong to . rather advanced
period In the decline OF art, about
800 B. G.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-17
HONOR BADGER GRID CAPTAIN
Senior Glass At University Of
Wisconsin.

Frank (Red) Weston. captain Of the
football team. has been elected presi-
dent Of the senior class at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, 1t was an
nounced after petitions had been filed.
No other senior entered to contest his
election to the post of highest honor
IN a university career.
Weston. who halls from Mason
!ty. Ia. was chosen for the ail.west-
n f'"'t''all team last year as end.
alter camp picked him for his sec
All. AiueriC.nO team.
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GIRLS TOLD TO REMAIN
FAITHFUL TO Athletes

Dean Frederick Flickinger set
all tongues wagging at No,,h-
western university as the result
Of a rather vigorous talk he
made at chapel recently.
"YOu students are degenerate
ing into pink tea hounds and
what want Northwestern to he
is a fighting school," he de-
clared.
mo football playing students
should refrain from going out
with girls. Those on. the team
who. because Of training rules.
can't go out with their sweet
hearts. resent seeing them go
Oui with other students. They
worry, aud their playing falls
OF.
"G,rls should refuse to 20 out
with the pink tea hounds dur
Ing the football season."
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Artificial Leg 800 B. c.

The oldest wooden leg In existence
is that in the museum OF the Royal
College Of Surgeons Of England. It
was found In tomb ut Capua. aud
Is, Of course. OF Roman origin. This
artificial member accurately repre-
sents the form OF the human leg. It
10 made with pieces o. thin bronze.
fastened by bronze nails to . wooden
core. Two iron bars. having holes at
their tree ends. are attached % the
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TO HELP PROMOTE BIG FIGHT
William A. Brady, Theatrical Man.
Associated With Tex Rickard and
charles cochrane.

William A. Brady. noted theatrical
producer and promoter. who, with Tex
Richard and Charles B. Cochrane, will
Jointly promote the half-million dollar
contest between Jack Dempsey.
worlds heavyweight champion, and
Georges Carpenter. French champion.
The match will take place between
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HOLD OPEN DATE FOR CENTER
Harvard Promises DanviIie Whirl-
winds Game for Next Year IL
30" Mcmillan Directs.

Center college will be on the Har.
ward schedule next fall. The Harvard
coaches demanded that "Bo" McAiil.
Ian be on the job to direct the little
wonders. and with this promised by
Coach Moran. the coaching staff at
Harvard promised to hold open cor
respondent date for the Danville, Ky,
whirlwinds.
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George Whiteman.

Houston club Of the Texas league next
season. Whiteman, IA former Texas
league player. has been with the To.
ronto lnternationals for two seasons.
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COLLEGES IN BOXING LEAGUE
intercollegiate Association Formally
Organized by Representatives
In New York.

The Intercollegiate Boxing assoc:a-
ton was formally organized by repre-
sentatives Of nine colleges - West,
Point. Annapolis. Pennsylvania. Cor
nell. Penn State, Columbia. Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology, Johns
Hopkins aud Springfield (Alass.) 7.
y. G. A.
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Some Real Hunting.

"Well. Joe." said wilkins, as he met
his friend Robinson on the avenue,
did you get any good hunting up in
Manner
we sure did," said Robinson.
"How did that new dog Brown sent
you work.
splendid :! was the reply. "Fact
u. II It hadn't been for that dog we
wouldn't have had any hunting at all.
he ran away at the lirst shot, and we
spent four days looking for him.
Boston Transcript.
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ing thousands strong as In a vast, bar
barrie monastery, carry on their weird
traditions and ceremonies.
Weapons and Musical Instruments.
or weapons there are In the collec-
ton daggers and sabres, ancient bows
and arrows. and poisoned implements
OF war and the hunt. And there Is
a heavy Ttbetan gun, with its attach.
ed rest on which the Tibetan ALWAYS
supports his gun when firing. The
spark for shooting of tfe gun is struck
from the finder box. The favored of
all his gods must be that Tibetun who
Is able to hit moving target by means
OF this clumsy f1rearm. Harness and
trappings for their horses, drums and
bells are also included In the Tibetan
military outfit. Here also belongs the
Imitation skull, trimmed with artificial
teeth and long hair, in which the war.
rior catches the blood Of his slain en-.
envy. which he drinks to gain new
vigOr for the fight,
In his calmer moments, the Tibetan,s
savage breast Is charmed by the
strains Of his primitive guitar and
three-stringed banjo. the double flute
OF reed or bamboo and the oboe which
Is particularly the instrument of the
beggar. And for his enjoyment he
has fashioned pipes for smoking to.
bacco (both dry and cooled through
water) and opium. These are all ron.
resented in the new collection In the
American museum, as are also books
In commercial and the more ornate
classical Tibetan writing, and the first
Tibetan newspaper which was printed
on the Leh mission press Of the Mo.
ravian missions.
BY no means the least Interesting
among so many curious objects are the
bright, thick Tibetnn rugs, and the
primitive scale consisting of a bamboo
rod with carved stone weight at ono
end and at the other square Of skin.
suspended by thongs. for holding the
article to be weighed. And always at.
tractive to the curious-minded are the
household utensils-the cooking YES.
sells. dishes. teacups Cloth porcelain
and wooden) and cup stands, and Gun
holders in which the Tibetans carry
their teacups when travelling. A low
tea table Of red and black LACQUER and
acknowledgements teapots Of brass
and silver have beauty of their own.
And small churn standing beside the
tea things in the museums exhibit Ia
appropriately placed. For 'buttered
tea" is the staple food of the Tibetans.
They make It by melting butter in hot
tea. stirring powdered barley into the
liquid and rolling the resulting batter
into little cake.
Isolated From the World.
Up to 1720 trade relations with THE,
had not been established by the ont.
side world. and only a very few En-.
ropeans had ventured into the vast
central Asian plateau country. Tn
l72O China conquered Tibet and es.
tablished the still existing system ~
government. according to which the
whole of Tibet is under Chinese su.
xerainty. The actual government Of
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February and July l, 1927, and will
he for ten or fifteen rounds. Under
the agreement Carpenter will receive
100000. while Dempsey will draw
down 100000.
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WILL TRY AGAIN IN ENGLAND
Walter Hagen Found It impossible to
Show His Real Class in Matches
at Deal,

Peculiar conditions made 1t impos-
sible for Walter Hagen to show his
real class in the English championship
matches at Deal. He says:
II could not play to the green. The
ball would not hold. The only way
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to get near the pin was to pitch short
of the green. That Is the style | do
not care for, and l found myself play
ing the shots too loosely and it gradu-
ally got worse and worse. However.
I'm going back next year and maybe
things will be different"