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ratified in satisfactory form. That
much we can at least hope for, if we
cannot see how it is to be brought
about. But there are more serious
things than that to contemplate. For
a year, except for brief interval, our
ship Of state has drifted though fog
and storm without man on the
bridge in whom was vested captains
authority. There have been subor-
dinates there, but they have neither
had delegated power nor have they
agreed as to the course to be pur-
sued. 1t has been a perilous voyage
and we do not know what is our lat
itude or longitude We know that we
have been drifting amid the rocks and
shoals of tolerance for disloyalty, Of
leniency toward agitators to lawless-
ness and revolution, of favoritism
toward sham conscientious objec
TORS" of failure to function properly
in the executive departments in SER
vice to returned soldiers and their de-
pendents, of failure to deal intelligent
ly and courageously with conditions
of unrest incident to profiteering, |.
W. w ism and strikes inspired by en-
emies of our government. We know
that we are on the verge of war with
Mexico for want of a firm and self
respecting and respect-commanding
policy toward that country. No re-
straining hand of the administration
has been laid upon waste and extrav
agace since the war stopped. Domes-
tic. affairs generally have been neg
lected while dreams of world service
and world influence and power, fair
enough in some aspects, but dark
enough in others, and in many utterly
impracticable, have beguiled him
whose chief RESPONSIBILITIES and obliga-
tions were at home
of our government to continue?
How long is this headless condition
How long can it last without more
serious consequences than we would
venture to describe?
This is not America FIRST"
AMERICA FIRST!
Minneapolis Tribune.
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The Belington Progressive
OUR BouNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF all be
clean. it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and il must, at All
times, devote itself uniinchingly and
fearlessly to the public service in the
interests of the masses of the people.
1t must always combat evil and IN
justice.
1t must alwaysfght for progress
and reform.
1t must never tolerate. corruptaons.
1t must be in sympathy with the
poor and unfortunate.
For Belington itSmust always stand
with unselfsh devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, OF
every high purpose, Of every enter,
prise, of every step in the march OF
progress. %
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, theSpubiic welfare
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-15
THE WILSON ARMIsTICE
The truth will out!

The truth will out!
Speaking at banquet of veteran
officers Of the Spanish-American and
World Wars at the Army and Navy
Club in Washington Nov. 20, General
George Harries, chief of the Allied
Commission in Berlin after the sign
ing of the armistice, declared that the
armistice was 'little short of crime"
! The Pershing plan, General Harries
further explained, was to force the
German army to surrender in the
field; occupation of seven stragetic
cities by Allied forces; lifting of the
blockade; removal of all war mater
ials from Germany and to impress
the German people with the fact that
they had been defeated.
The armistic was compact with
DEATH The German people were not
then and are not now impressed with
the fact that their armies were de-
feated. They escaped contact with
invasion. They signed the armistice
with hatred in their hearts and with
the lust for vengeance already burn
ing in their heads. They had made
no peace Their returning armies
have been converted into emissaries
of revolution or have been enlisted
in the campaign to conquer by guile
the markets of the Allies. They have
merely changed their methods of at
tack. Their conversion to republican.
ism was delusion and snare. They
have stopped at an oasis for a breath
ing space-that is ALL Ludendorff
and Hindenburg strut through the
streets of.,BerIin with the yells of the
Pan-Germanists about them. The old
Hohenzollern creed is still the only
altar at which millions of the Huns
worship. They take for granted the
reestabishment of the Kaiser or his
substitute. They have new "der
tag" and it is the day when once more
Hohenzollern chief shall sit in the
seat of his fathers and organize a
new another thrust at civilization.
God gave the universal enemy into
our hands, but we signed away the
triumph.
Of all the colossal blunders recorded
in history the granting of the armis-
tice was the most colossal. Instead
of observing No IL as an information
al holiday of thanksgiving, civilization
is more than likely to look back to it
arrayed in sackcloth and ashes.
Soldiers won the great war and dip
lomats tossed the victory into the
waste basket.
1t is charity to say that the armis
tice was little. short of crime"
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COURTING THE SOUTHERN
SUGAR MEN

You can depend upon the Wilson
administration, or any other Democrat
ic administration, to stand i'll with the
Southern sugar industry After a
Democratic tariff law had removed
the protective. duty from almost ev-
erything else,i and had set date for
removal of the duty on sugar, the
Democratic Congress repealed the
clause that would put sugar on the
free list, thus discriminating in ia
vor of that industry. Today, every
act of the administration that has
anything to do with sugar, is in the
interest of the Southern sugar pro-
Queer. Republicans believe in build
ing up American industry, but they
believe in following a definite policy
that applies to all industries alike.
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4 SERIOUS SITUATION

at lacks only "a fewsdays OF twelve
months since the President drew the
cover down over his typewriter, lock-
ed his desk, and sailed for France. sHe
returned for az few days the latter
part of February to close up the work
of the Sixty-fifth Congress and then
went back to Paris, stopping on his
way long enough in New York City to
fling defiance at the s'pigmy minds"
in the Senate who had protested
against incorporating the covenant of
a league of nations in the Peace treaty
and tell them that the coveant would
be embedded in the treaty so deeply
they could never dig it out. He re-
manned in Europe till the latter part
of June.
On the 10th of July he presented
for it's immediate ratification, resent
ing any suggestion that the Senate
the treaty to the Senate and asked
might wish to examine the document
before attaching its approval. Find
ing the Senate inclined to make GER
tain reservations as to certain pro-
visions of the treaty which it found
incosistent with our system of gov
eminent and calculated to work harm
to our country, the President left
Washington on the 3rd of September,
having been at his post only about
two months after this return home, to
make direct personal appeal from
I the platform to the people in behalf
of his work at the Peace conference
He had been insisting that the people,
demanded acceptance by the Senate
of the treaty and the Incorporated
league covenant just as it was written
in Paris, but seemed to realize, after
the debate on the treaty began in the
Senate, that it was necessary for him
to create sentiment for unqualified
ratification or the anticipated popular
demand therefor would not be express
ed in such manner that the Senate
would be able to hear it.
He made tour of the country from
Washington to the far Northwest,
down the coast to the extreme South
west, and was on his way home when
his strength was exhausted and he
returned suddenly to Washington,
leaving his plans incomplete. He
reached the capital very sick man.
This is the result Of a year of siren
uous self directed effort, of abandon
rnent of the post of duty in Washing
ton at a time calling for the most
scrupulous attention to internal af-
fairs, Of ill-considered gratuitous med
ding in the affairs of other countries,
ransing hopes that can never be real
lied ad generally hostility and resent
ment where before we're friendship
and gratitude and great prestigea
deadlock with the Senate and nothing
accomplished.
That would be deplorable enough if
that were all. 1t is possible that the
deadlock may be released in some way
a compromise reached and the treaty
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The! Best Cough Medicine.

When a druggist finds that his GUS
toners all speak well of certain
preparation, he forms a good opinion
of it and when in need of such med
icine is almost certain to use it him
self and in his family. That is why
so many druggists use and recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. j. B.
Jones, we'll known druggist of Cub
run, KY, says, II have used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in my family
for the past seven years, and have
found it to be the best cough med
icine have ever known"
SID 81
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Church Directory.

BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. H. A.
Stellar, pastor. Sunday School at
GAS A. M. ]. M. Terrell, Supt. Pray
er meeting Wednesday night of each
week.
II M. E. CHURCH-7Rev. d. d. HAM
mond, pastor. Preaching every Sun
day Sunday School at $50 A. M
u. L. Ernest, Supt. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH-Preach-
ing every Sunday, Rev. ]. w. Richard
son, pastor. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening, Sunday School at?k-
AS A. M. Howard Price, Supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -
Preaching services every Sunday
morning at II A. NJ, Rev. John Nc
sKenzie, pastor. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at 500 P. NJ Sabbath
School at 9:45 A. M. j. p. Tibbets.
Supt.
! UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
\ Rev. J. w. Wingrove, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday At IL M.
and 7:1 p. m. Prayer meeting Wed
'nesday evening of each week.-Leader
L e. Gamer. Sabbath School at 9:46
a. m. Homer Ball, Superintendent
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LAWS RULE
LEAP YEAR
Woman's Right To Propose At This
Time Founded On Myth


According to an old myth, girl
aspiring to matrimony in leap year is
at liberty not only to choose her life
partner but should the man of her
choice by any chance feel indisposed
to wander by her side he is under
obligation to soften her disappoint-
ment by proffering silk gown and a
kiss.
In these days, when the prices for
raiment Of any material, not to men
ton silk, have scared to such inaccessi
Bile heights, it might be advantageous
for man ''to cherish and obey" re-
pent and rue, for the rest Of his quota
on earth rather than produce the
price for an all-silk gown.
An old law, said to have existed in
Scotland in the year 1888, may afford
additional comfort to skeptical spin
sters of today, even to the extent of
rejuvenating their hopes for securing
during the coming year spouse,
silk gown, a kiss, or all three; at all
events, it will doubtless instill fur
Their assurance as to the veracity of
this timeworn, but none the less ten
der, privilege This law reads:
at is statute and ordained that dur
ing the rein of her maist blissit Me-
geste, for ilk yeare knowne as lepe
yeare, ilk hayden layde of blothe
highe and lowe estait shall haze liberte
to bespoke We man she likes, albeit he
refuses to talk her to be his lawful
wyfe, he shall be muleted in we sum
ane pundis or less as his estait may
be; except and avis gift he can make
it appeare that he is betrathit ane
ither women, he then shall be free"
A few years later similar law in
France received the approval of the
King. 1t is also said that before Co
lumbus sailed on his famous voyage
like privilege was granted to the
maidens of Florence and Genoa.
A curious little book entitled Love,
Courtship and Matrimony," published
in London in 1906, contains the fol-
lowing contributions apropos to the
subject:
albeit it MOVIE become "a part Of
the common lave in regard to social
relations of life, that as often as ev-
cry leap weare doth return, the ladyes
have the sole privilege during the
time it continueth of making love,
either by words or lookes, as to them
it seemeth proper, and moreover, no
man will be entitled to benefit OF
clergy who doth in any wise treat her
,;.l,4 oo,+,,roI,y, SH 4alxn
Win slsnI Vi eoii.uieiS' MI
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County Directory.
. CIRCUIT COURT

CIRCUIT COURT
Warren B. KittIe, Judge
w. Bruce Talbot, Prosecuting Atty:
W. D. Corder, Clerk.
COUNTY COURT
Ishmael Haddox, President
o. C. wilkins, Commissioner.
S. F. Hoffman, Clerk
Country Court Convenes
Second Monday in January,
First Monday in April,
Second Monday in June,
First Monday in October
E. w. S. Kennedy, Sheriff
E. A. Barte, Deputy Sheriff
w. Scott Simon, Assessor.
Cleo. Swecker, County Engineer.
Isaiah Johnson, County Surveyor.
E. A. Hunt, Supt Free Schools.
COURT HOUSE Philippi, w. Va.
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BARE LEGS ATTRACT sTAREs

n
She p,ight have been 10 or IL, years
old, ahdf certainly was the picture Of
ruddy, healthy childhood. Clad in a
simple silk dress and and with nothing
but pair qfltght sandals ION her feet.
her sturdy, bare, brown legs devoid
of protection, she caused stir among
loungers in the Southern Hotel Lobby
as she stripped lightly from the ele-
vator accompanied by her mother.
The loungers craned their necks,
rubbed their eyes and stared as the
little girl crossed the lobby and headed
for the door, 1t seemed incredible
that anyone would go out on the cold
street bare legged, but the child and
her mother seemed to think nothing
Of it. Outside there was chilly
mist, but the child did not hesitate.
North to Baltimore street they
strolled, persons turning their heads
and gazing at the pair. Turning the
corner, they stopped in front OF the
DdltlllOIt StIScIt JCWShJ oAi0PS
crowd gathered, but they paid no at
tention until finally woman stepped
up to the mother. She carried
handbag which evidently contained a
goodly supply Of money.
"My dear woman" she said, Il am
so sorry for that little girl. ! know
you must be poor not to be able to
Abuy her stockings in this cold wealth.
err" And opening her Handbag sshe
offered a bill of large denominations.
The mother turned, evidently en-
barassed, and then a. naughty Light
came into her eyes. 'Sf2 235a
Thanks, but don't need your
money; we have plenty ourselves" she
said my child goes barelegged
from choice and for her health. When
she was baby the. physician told us
to let her go barelegged, and she has
gone that way for years. In sum-
mer she does not wear the sandals,
but in winter we let her wear them to
protect the soles Of her feet She
is never i'll and we attribute it to her
dressing in this manner"
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''The foreign policy adopted by our
Government soon after the formation
of our present Constitution, and very
generally pursued by successive adj
ministrations, has been crowned with
almost complete success and has ele-
waited our character among the ma
tiOns of the earth. ct isl to do JUS
tice to all and submit to wrong from
none. Andrew jackson, March A,
1888.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-15
TAFTs DILUTED AMERICANIsM

William Howard Taft says Il am
in favor of the league, as it is, with
out any reservations at all, but / am
also in favor Of it with the Ia reser-
vations." In other words, he is will
ing to sell out the United States for
nothing, if he can, fora price, if he
must. William has made sorry
spectacle of himself in the league con-
troyersy. His sort of diluted Amer
icanism is not wanted in this coun-
try.
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NO MORE RATS

mice, after you. use T-SNAP.
is a sure rodent killer. Try Pkg.
and prove it. Rats killed with RAT
SNAP leave no smell Cats OF dogs
won't touch it. Guaranteed.
Csc. size q cake) enough for Pan
try, Kitchen or Cellar.
soc. size G. cakes) for Chicken
House, coops or small buildings.
s1O0 size 6 cakes) enough for all
farm and eut-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by
GRANT GRAHAM,
GEO. B. SKIDMORE
SCRIMGEOUR BROS.
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To the Dyspeptic.

Would you not like to feel that your
stomach troubles are over, that you
can eat any kind of food that You
crave? Consider then the fact that
Chamberlain's Tablets have cured
others-why not you. There are
many who have been restored to
health by taking these tablets and can
now eat any kind of food that they
crave s8 4.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

/ hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office. of Sheric of Bar
bour County subject to the Republican
Primary Election to be held, May rs.
1920. y
If nominated and elected, / will
name as my deputies Herman V.
Viquesney, of Belington, and George
ID. Hines, of Moatsville.
Your support and influence solicit
ted.
ARTHUR F. BENNETT.
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WAS ELL REHEARsIN,.

Postmaster Bill McAdoo did not at
tend the Jackson dinner pleading
professional engagement. Perhaps
he was booked for rehearsal with
Doug. Fairbaks in his new movie Of
fering, "Trailin!" 1sss .s' ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-15
RENoUNCED LONG AGO

Administration papers harp on the
fact that Wilson renowned third
term at the Jackson dinner. Why,
bless you, the American people re-
nounced it for him as soon as they
discovered the manner in which he and
Baker and Daniels We're carrying on
the war.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-15
WHO'S THE POOR FISH?

Press dispatches say that Col.
House will not support Wilson for a
third term but will support ''con-
sentative" Who is the poor unfortu
nate who is hampered by the help of
House7
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City Directory.

L. L. Bennett .......... Mayor
Fred. E. Thompson -. Recorder.
Councilmen:
First Ward, L. J. Wilson, Floyd
Ware.
Second Ward, c. W. Williamson,
A. C. Bolton.
Third Ward, W. S. Grimes, D. Hsr1'
ris. ~
Fourth Ward, G. L. Ballah, 7. 2.
Williamson.
Jos. G. Davis ...... Chief-of- Police 4
Meetings of the city council held
every first and third Thursday eve-|
nings of each month.
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Courtesy is as cheap as water, and
ct some people use it as though it
ere as rare as radium.
Punetuality is one of the essentials
4 a successful business man.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-15
How Big New York Grocery Firm
Keeps Down Rats.

vroome & Co., Butter & Cheese
Merchants, New York City, says: eve
keep RAT-SNAP in our cellar all the
time. It keeps down rats. We buy
it by the gross, would not be without
it." Farmers use RAT-SNAP be-
cause rats pass up all food for RAT
SNAP. Three sizes, 25c, SOC, $1.00,
Sold and guaranteed by
GRANT GRAHAM, ia
SCRIMGEOUR BROS,
GEO. B. SKIDMORE.
To the Dyspeptic.
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Entered as second-class matter June
Is, 1912, at the Post Office at Beling-
ton, W. Va, under M saaftI IF March \
3, 1879. :
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The following charges will be
made for political arnonncements,
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Published Every Thursday by
THOMPSON PRINTING COMPANY
Belington, w. Va.

r. e. THOMPSON, Consulting Editor
e. d. KOONTZ, s. News Editor
F. L. THOMPSON Foreman
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-28
PETITION FOR RIGHT
TO CHANGE NAME Of
AVENUE CEMETERY
SOCIATlON WANTS TITLE OF
WEST SIDE BURIAL GROUNDS
TO BE KNOWN IN FUTURE AS
RIVERSIDE CEMETERY"

Possibilities of radical change being
made in the title OF one of Ottawa $
oldest and best known institutions
doomed today followiu& announce
ment that petition had been filed
with Secretary of State Louis EHIm'r-
son to change the name of Ottawa
Avenue cemetery to "kiycrsiJe Genie
terry"
Al Ottawa Avenue cemetery. the
West Side burNing ground was
known by that appreciation over sew
cral generations and during a wide
eXpanse OF time became fixed in he
minds CT people of the city through
the old designation from the occasion
of its dedication back in pioneer days
down to the present.
No opposition has developed TO he
plan for rechriStcnirg the cemetery,
nor is any concerted movement 10
block the proposed change been un-
covered The plan was launched by
the Ottawa Avenue Cemetery aSsoCia-
ton, author of the petition now in
the hands of the secre AIRY of state.
The association represents the Own
ers of lots and, it is said, is gifted to
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-28
FORMER RESIDENT OF
CITY DIES IN MORRIS

Morris. May rs. Mrs. Austin o.
mon. - years old died at her home
here Thursday after an illness of three
weeks
Miss Helen Hin was born in Ken
dan county, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs John Hin, April ~. 1915 March
-, 1866, she was married in Ottawa to
Austin Osmon who preceded her in
death seventeen years ago.
Her parents came TO the United
States in 1884 ana located on farm
in La Sale county which her father
purchased from the governments To
this he added other possessions until
he became the owner OF go acres in
that county
Three daughters and four sons sur
vive Mrs. g. r. Maland and Mrs j. II.
Grain OF Saratoga township, Mrs, O,
lngyolstad of Chicago, Andrew of OF
taWa Abel of Chicago and Joe and
Edward of this city Surviving also
are twenty-five grandchildren and
four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Sunday afternoon at , O'Clock.
the Rev r. Aarrestad officiating
Please omit flowers
Mrs. OSman was a liberal giyer to
the churches of her faith and many
churches have felt the Kindness made
during her life to the Bethlrhem
Lutheran church III Morris. lIaughe'S
church north of the city ana the Nor,
ris city hospital.
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ticers of which mtSt be foreigners.
Condemned to Death

Angora, Asia Minor, May Tim
alterable opposition to the treaty OF
peace the allies have submitted to
Turkey was expressed here today b.
Mustapha Renal Pasha. leader OF
Turkish nationalist forces.
The allied powers. led by Great
Britain condemned Turkey to death, -
he declared and began to apply then
decision b. the very direct material
manifestation known to the world.
The Turkish nation naturally has de.
clined to accept such sentence. The
Turkish government Was unable to re
sist the verdict and fell into the
hands Of the British by the sudden
occupation CT STEAMBOAT
The Turkish nation, left without
government in such "A mortal crisis.
took the responsibility for its life into
its own hands and created a peoples
government composed Of its own rep.
resentatives in Angora.
Men commanded by An2eyour
PaSha, the former Circassian bandit,
who is now supporting the sutan's