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New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Ohio Girl Ended Life,
Police Say; Man Blamed
Student Found Dead After Tn.
expected Visit of Prisoner
tn Home
From a Special Correspondent

WARREN, O. April 25.--The the
ory that Olive Thompson, a seventeen
year-old high school student found
dead in her home with rifle
bullet through her heart, ended her
own life gained strength last night
when Chief of Police Barney Gillen
stated that he had found evidence that
a young man now detained by the po-
lice had left the Thompson house the
day before while the girl was alive.
The youth admitted, the police say,
that he forced his attentions upon the
girl and declared she ran screaming
from him to the upstairs part of the
house just before he left.
care for the house while other mem
bers of the family were absent. About
IL O'Clock in the morning the youth,
who was working nearby, raped at the
door, according to the police, and
gained admittance. What transpired
thereafter has not been determined
precisely.
DR.. J. C. Henshaw, county coroner,
who performed an autopsy, said he
would not make public the result of
his examination until tomorrow. q
A theory advanced is that the girl
died while fighting for her honor
SAS i.DOAo VIII luIulSHcQ tuc pollCe
the description which resulted in the
young mans arrest say there was no
indication of anything wrong in the
house at any time during the youths
stay. When the girls brother re-
turned home at 6 O'Clock he found her
body across his bed with his rifle at
her side
Members of the family say she had
no motive for such an act unless it
was provided by the young mans visit.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Girl Choked to Death
Gives Pontiac Mystery

PONTIAC, Mich, April 27.-The Pc.
lice and Sheriff's departments and a
detail from the Detroit Detective
Bureau were tonight engaged in the
investigation Of the death early TO-DAY
OF Miss Vera Schneider, twenty. a
telephone supervisor, whose body was
found on the porch of a dwellinp in
one of the city's best residential sec
tions. 'ee-
The girl, whose home was at Elkton
Mich, had apparently been choked to-
death, according to the authorities
The ground surrounding the porch was
torn up in places. indicating a terrific
struggle, The officers had been unable
SO tar, they said, to develop any clew
as to the identity of the assailant'
Bloodhonnds will be brought hero
tomorrow to follow what was believed
to be the trail of the slayer across
newly plowed ground in the rear of Of
the house which is under construction
and unoccupied
Miss Schneider, according to some
OF her friends, worked until late last
night and was seen in the company of
a strange man about midnight. Sine
coming here last August she had sel-
dom been seen with male companions
it was said. -
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
French Officer Is Slain
Fight Between Troops and Sile
sian WOrkmen SeriOus

LONDON, April 25.-Numerous cas-
ualties in fight at Trzynietz, Silesia
between workmen and French soldiers
citizen guards and gcndarmes are re-
ported in a Berlin dispatch to the Cen
trail News. Major Froumond, of the
French detachment, was killed
The trouble is declared to have
started when the French commander at
Trzynietz, receiving information of a
hidden store of arms, sent detachments
of French soldiers and citizen guards
to make search. The workmen over
powered the detachment.
Strong protest over the incident, the
Central News dispatch says, was voiced
by the Allied Plebiscite Commission,
which sent representatives to restore
order. Serious fighting ensued, but the
workers finally were dispersed after
suffering numerous casualties.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Inter-Allied Rail
Board to Protest
Japanese Actions
Formal Remonstrance To Be
Filed With Powers Against
Failure of Military to
Safeguard Siberian Lines

VLADIvosTOK, April 20 (By The
Associated Press) (Delayed).-A for
NAL protest to the Allied powers
against recent actions by the Japan
ese military forces is being prepared
by the Inter-Allied Railway Board, ard
will be taken up at to-morrow's ses-
sion Of that body.
This morning the board received a
reply to resolutions regarding alleged
violations of the Inter-Allied railway
agreement, passed by it April II, the
Japanese member, M. Matsudaira,
presenting statement from General
Oh, commander of the Japanese
forces in Eastern Siberia. "The In
ter-A1lied railway agreement should
be executed in full" the statement
says. II declare that the military
forces guarding the railway are max
ing adequate efforts to protect the
railway, as we'll as the employees
thereon"
The provisional government, in it's
reply to the resolutions, says it recog-
nizes the Allied agreements. "In so far
as the authority of the provisional
government exists" the reply de-
clares, "it is now exercising all law
fui influence on the workmen with the
view of securing a speedy reestablish-
mand alone caused the recent diff
ticulties. The provisional govern
ment looks to the Allied Railway
Board with full confidence to guaran-
tee the integrity, safety and security
of the Russian railways" The COM
munication is signed by NJ Medvedieff,
head of the revolutionary government
in Vladivostok.
The formal protest from the techni-
cal board of the Allied railway organi-
zation, headed by John F. Stevens, the
American engineer, citing instances
of violation Of the Allied railway
cluded in the minutes of to-day's Ses-
sion. The minutes ask the Japanese
command to submit its report of the
incidents complained of by the tech
nical board and also asks it to take
necessary measures to prevent the
Japanese troops from interfering with
railway traffic and endangering the
lives of the workmcn.
Details of the seizure of a Czech
armored train by the Japanese at
Hailar, on the Siberian frontier,
April 13, indicate the train was sur
rendered after the Japanese had
posted artillery against the Czechs.
The Japanese demanded the train be
surrendered within one hour, failing
which they threatened to open fire
The train has since been returned to
the Czechs after demand by the
highest Czech authorities here for it
and for an explanation of the Incl
dent.
The Japanese explanation says the
train was seized by subordinate of
ticer who acted without authority, be-
ing cut off from communication with
Japanese headquarters. o
High feeling has been caused among
the Czechs by the incident, because
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Women Ready
To Send Relief
Ship to Russia
Committee Here Adopts
Plan as a Protest Against
the Blockade: Are Re-
fused Export License
Dare to u. S. Suggested
Barrier Is Described as
"a Shame and a Blot
OH America at Meeting

Announcement that the American
Women's Emergency Committee, of 1873
West Thirteenth Street, is prepared to
send ship loaded with medicine, food
and soap to Soviet Russia as means
of protesting against the blockade
against the Russian people was greeted
with wild cheering by $500 persons at
a mass meeting held last night in the
Lexington Theater.
The only obstacle to the ships sail
ing at once. Mrs. H. Toscan Bennett.
the chairman, said, was the refusal of
the State Department to issue an ex-
port license. She said S65,OO0 has
been collected for buying the cargo
I'VE We're ready to start a .3,000-ton
ship to Russia last February but the
State Department persists in asking
questions for the purpose of de.ay.
TO our first application they replied
that they wanted to know the name of
the ship. Then the wanted to know
who we had in Russia to distribute the
supplies. We are still waiting"
The blockade was described as ga
shame and blot" on America. When
Attorney General Palmer was referred
to, the whole audience Joined in pro-
longed chorus Of boos. Isaac Don Le-
vine, newspaper correspondent, said
a 5-cent bar of soap in Russia costs
300 rubles.
"1f some of the authorities in Wash
ington would receive news that their
relatives were dying of starvation and
disease in Russia they would become
Beds" said Mr.. Levine. Zone of the
Reddest would be Mr.. Palmer. Star
vation and disease there is due not to
Bolshevism. but to the blockade"
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch suggest :
ed that the ship be started out of New
York harbor without any permission
from Secretary Colby. eve might
put crew of women aboard" She
said. "Then if they sank us the blame
would be on the authorities"
Joseph Cannon declared that the
workers of America should unite in
protest against the blockade "whicn
is destroying the lives of thousands Of
our fellow workers in Russia" Reso-
lutions were adopted branding the
blockade as founded upon "distorted
facts and poisoned misinformation" +"
and demanding that President Wilson
permit relief to be sent.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Woman in Overalls Arrested
Hair Clipped Short, Cigarette
in Mouth. Police Seize Her

."Overalls for women" is the slogan
OF OF Mrs. Elsa Boucher, twenty-one
This is not the motto of economy. but
rather the cry of shackled soul seek
ing the liberty Of trousers as a normal
costume.
With her hair clipped short, cigar
cite hanging from her mouth and
wearing a suit of blue denim, Mrs.
Boucher was arrested Saturday night
at the Jersey Central station in New
ark. She said she was on the way
from her home near New Haven to
work in tire factory at Akron. Ohio.
She fought with her husband, she ex-
planned, so she left him and her two
year-o!d boy, put on overalls and
started out to earn her living.
when l get out Of here" she said
II am going to Akron, Ohio, and after
that I'm going to work my way to
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Art Honors Come High Now
Cost of French Academy Uni
form Has Tripled

PARIS, April 25.-The expense of
becoming a member of the French
Academy, like the price of everything
else IN France. has taken an upward
trend. Every new member honorcd by
election to the academy must provide
himself with a regulation uniform Of
green cloth with yellow facings. Be-
fore the war the outfit represented an
expense of $50 francs, two years ago
it rose to 1900 francs, and today
Henry bordeaux, who is about to be
received into the academy, will have
to pay 2,061 francs for his uniform.
In addition he must supply himself
with special hat, sword and sword
belt, which have also shown a large in
crease in price.
Notwithstanding the expense con-
nected with membership in this august
body, NO complaints have been heard
from those recently honored.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Russia Signs Agreement
For Renewal of Trade
Program Calls for Establish.
ment of International Clear
ing House in COpenhaeen

COPENHAGEN, April rs (By The
Associated Press).-M. Krassin. the
Russian Bolshevik Minister of Trade
and Commerce, signed Friday an
agreement with representatives of in
ternational industrial and commercial
organizations, settling the main lines
OF the. program for the resumption of
trade between Russia and the rest of
the world. The most important point
in the agreement calls for the estab-
lishment of an international clearing
house, cooperating with Russia, in
Copenhagen as the center of the re-
vived trade.
Special branches of this clearing
house are to be established in most
OF the countries of the world. The
first and foremost of them will be in
the United States. The agreement
provides for an international confer
ence in Copenhagen at the end of May,
to which representatives of countries
interested in Russian trade are to be
invited
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Alleged Slayer of Two Women
Here Named bv French SusnecI

NICE, France, April 25.-Frank
Valuzzi, when arraigned before a
magistrate to-day on the charge of
having fired the shots that killed Lena
Splnell and Josephine Gentle in New
York, March 7, declared he was de-
sserter. fpm the American army and
lived in Paris during March. The two
women, he declared, were killed by a
person whom he named as James Pa
paccio.
1t was brought out at the hearing
that Papaccio has large tatto mark
on his right wrist, while Valuzzi has
no marking or evidence that he ever
had such mark of identity on his
person.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Spanish Socialists Split;
One Faction Backs Reds

MADRID, April 25.-The Spanish So.
c'lallsts definitely split yesterday, and
nenceforth the party will be divided
INTO TWO sections, one of Communists
VINO demand the introduction of Boil
shevism, and the other Moderate e..
cialists, who will follow the old no,;t;.
cal lines p0''''-
The members of the Radicals admit
the recent arrival in Spain OF the RUS
sian Bolshevik, Borodin, with the in
tentlon of preparing Bolskevik
movement among the Spanish work
crA. ~ N
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
France to-Honor Napoleon
By Aiding War Victim,

PARIS. April 25-A committee has
been formed to make plans for COM
memorating the death of Napoleon. the
first centenary of which falls on Nav
s. 1921. Prince Murat will serve on
this committee: A sum of money is to
ne collected, which under the name of
the Napoleon Endowment" viii be
offered to the government for distr;hn'
ton to the devastated regions of
France, to orphans, to permanently dis
abled soldiers and other charitable
work growing out Of the war.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Revenue Collection Costs
u. S. So Cents on Each 500

From The 1ribune's Wqshinotom Rurenv
WASHINGTON, April 25.-ror everv
SO cents expended in the al,
ministration of the internal reve-
nue. laws for the fiscal year 1919 the
government collected $1OO in revenue
the Bureau of Internal Revenue an
nounced to-day. The total collection
tor the year amounted to S3,85O,150.
o7S.56, while the total expenditure was
S20,573, ,771.52.
Of the total collections for the fiscal
year 1919, $2,600,783 ,9O2.7O were in in
come and excess profits taxes,
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Berlin Puts Embargo OH Shoes
To Cut Inflated Home Prices

BERLIN, April 25 (By The Associ-
ated Press With view to reducing
shoes, the Ministry of Economics has
decided to place an embargo on the ex-
portation Of these necessaries, but to
continue unlimited importation of shoe
leather until the inflated home prices
adjust themselves to the lower foreign
mi -
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26

sulzer until disgruntled members be-
gan to make pointed inquiries.
The cps" now apparently defunct,
was said to have been an offshoot of
the Guardians of Liberty. The Sons
and Daughters Of Washington and their
Supreme Grand Master have been con-
ducting open political warfare against
Catholics for several weeks.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Scores Die in Fire i'll Japan
$4,000 Acres of Timber Lands
DESTROYED i'm kam0 District

HONOLULU, April 25.-Scores OF
persons were killed and 25,0OO acres
Of valuable timber land destroyed BY
forest fires in the Kamo district, Hro-
shima prefecture, according to a cable
from Toxic received here yesterday
by "Nippu Jill" Japanese language
newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-26

this train played leading part in the
Czech fighting in Siberia. 1t is now
being used to guard the rear of the
evacuating Czech forces.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28
KING OF GREECE DEAD

LONDON, Oct. 25.-Terrence
MacSwiney, Lord Mayor OF
Cork, died at Brixton prison,
this city, at $40 o'clock this
morning. His death followed a
hunger strike of more than 70
days, eclipsing any in the annals
of the medical world.
MacSwiney, who had been UNI
conscious for several days did
not recover his faculties before
he died. Father Dominic, his
private chaplain and his brother
John MacSwiney were with him
when the end came. Father Do
mimic was at the prison all night
and did not leave until several
hours after MacSwiney breathed
his last.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28

The great political organ of
Barbour County, the Barbour
Democrat, makes an eloquent
appeal to the voters of Barbour
County to stick to the soldier
boys on the Democratic ticket.
Now the hypocritical inconsis-
tency of the editor. He turns
on another page and asks the
voters to knife Geo. M. Ford, a
former Barbour County boy and
a returned hero of the world
war. Democratic editors have
printed the most scandalous lies
against Mr.. Ford and then howl
for clean politics. When it
comes to stretching the Golden
Rule the prize goes to Democrat
ic politicians who are delving in
to the slop pits of hell to dig up
dirt.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28

The following conversation
was overheard between two
Democrats a few evenings ago.
The first Democrat said, wen,
we have a couple OF. good tricks
by which we have chance to
elect at least part of the coun-
tv ticket" And then he pro-
ceeded to unearth his secret as
follows" Make the Republicans
think you are going to vote for
some of their ticket and when
YOU 90 to vote, vote just like you
always do under the rooster. In
that way we will make a lot OF
gains. as the Democratic voters
have been carefully instructed
what to do. The Republican
party are resting cock sure OF
their big majority and the Dem,
ocratic women will be out in full
swing. BY these two well LAID
plans we will save part OF the
county ticket at least. Some
very good logic but it is a poor
rule that fails to work botf
ways.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28
Advertisement
THE WAGES OF SIN

Overwork, worry, immoder-
ate eating and other faulty hab-
it's Of living are designations as
much as alcoholism, and if we
accept the Bible, they are just as
sinful.
The Bible calls the body "the
temple of the SOUL" and any
one who defiles the body, either
by gormandizing, unhygenic
habits or immoral practices, are
ignoring the biblical injunction
and earning the wages Of sin
which is death.
Doctors know that those who
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There are many Inconsistent
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for US all to learn, especially
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ness would entirely disappear.
This, of course, is only partly
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The difficulty has been that up
to this time, physicians who are
the natural and logical teachers
of this important knowledge OF
personal hygiene have not had
the opportunity of teaching
these things except to the sick
when it is usually too late to be
! Of much value.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28
WARNING I

One would hardly think that
the women could be induced to
resort to trickery in the election.
But let us relate an actual case
which occurred at Belington last
week. Two ladies visited an
other lady whom they presumed
was Democrat, and said to her
1--WE came to instruct YOU" You
go and visit so and so, naming
several Republican ladies, and
say to them that it is shame
for women to vote and degrad-
ing for them to participate in
politics, and do all you can to
keep them at home. Then, all
Democratic women must go to
the polls late in the evening and
be sure and 60"
Who would think that women
would think of perpetrating
such a fraud as this. Is this
lettering politics? Let every
Republican woman beware. We
are forced to admit that a few
women will deceive in politics
as well as some men, Beware.
There is certain safe-blowei
going the rounds in this county
distributing slanderouscircular
against Republican candidates
Pay no attention to this fellow
or his literature, but watch your
locks and iron safes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28

The hit dog hollers = that's
why Democrats yell pro-German
and niger" at Republicans.
The Republican who honestly
disagrees with Democratic doct-
rine is surely no more unpat-
riotic than the democrat who
pulled political wires and hedged
and schemed to get his son in a
soft place where shot and shell
could not harm him.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28
MINE SUPT. SHOT
AND KILLED

WILLIAMSON, w. VA, Oct.
23.-John Yates, superintendent
of the Gates mine of the Crystal
Block Mining Co., was shot and
killed by unknown persons this
morning while walking along the
Mingo county road near the
company's store at Gates, 10
miles east of Williamson, ac-
cording to reports received here.
Federal troops on duty in the
Mingo county strike zone i'm
mediately were sent from
Sprigg, near Gates to establish
patrols in the woods which flank
the road and from which the
shots came. Also bloodhounds
were hurried from Williamson
to the scene in an effort to trace
those responsible for the shoot
ing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28
LORD MAYOR MACSwINEY DEAD

New York, Oct. 26 king
Alexander of Greece died at g.
20 p. m. today. His death was
due to wounds received when a
pet monkey attacked him early
in October, the king being badly
mutilated.
Throughout last night the
heart action grew weaker, his
general debility being more pro-
nounced
Breathing at times was most
difficult and alarming and at
noon it was announced that the
kings condition was hopeless.
Alexander succeeded to the
throne Of Greece in June 1917
when his father, King Constan-
tine, abdicated in response to
the demand of France, Great
Britain and Russia, the three
constitutional liberties of the
Greek people. Alexander was
the second son of Constantine
and at the time of his accession
was not quite "a years old. His
elder brother, Crown Prince
George, was considered ineligi-
BILE for the throne because of al
legged pro-Germans sympathies
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28

Many articles that are good
and convincing can not go IN
The Progressive this week.
"Uncle Bill has one in which ne
saws the inspired" League
was not opened with prayer, and
that 81 democrats also voted
against Mr.. Wilson's League
Henry Skidmore of Lawrence
vile, ILL.,, writes one back to his
friends on graft that is fine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28
WAITMAN D. CORDER

L
Election November End 1920
The above of Waman ID Corder Candlaae LOT
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Barbour County
Mr. Corde is Just completing his first term and asking ior
reeecon He is another of those Barbour County boys
who started at the hard and strenuous eor mas
succeeded in establishing himself we'll and favorable In the COM
munity and county in which ne resides
His record as public official is open for inspection he Is
known to almost every and in the county ana MS
experience in the which he will surely make MN
good the place He has been uniformly kna ana
courteous to all conducted his office with efficiency ana
economy The whole incidental of the office as the
audit made the will show has not exceeded
on the average of $175.00 per year.
Mr. Corder aabe cordial public spirited and accom-
odatng official always and willing to end material as
ssance to anv his character above reproach
His aim render efficient and to extend
and accommodation to the pubic
His record has satisfied citizens Of Barbour County that they
faithful officials
Wait Corder quiet sort of but every one knows
that he has ability things well and thoroughly and thai
he has good Clerk of the Circuit Court and his word
as good be depended to do
thing he promises No in the county has loya
Wait Corder and predict that they will stand by
him through evil and good reports.
Vote for Corder for Clerk of the Circuit Court
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-28

MACON, GA, Oct. 25.-"Un-
alterable opposition" to the Lea
que of Nations is expressed in
the platform adpoted today by
the Georgia State Democratic
convention and the states Sen
ators are instructed to vote a.
gainst the covenant. The plat
form, however, endorsed the
candidates. of Governor Cox
and Franklin d. Roosevelt for
President and Vice President.