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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-07

Those in favor Of the ratification Of the s5ooooooo
road bond amendment will not the creation Of
obligation for the state The West Virginia Good Roads
Federation which charge of the movement however
says ut will be said that the ratification of the amend
That is true There will be attempt to overlook this
fae 600 Here Her pU you haze in its aksd torn at this IS
The chief accountant of the West Virginia. Fax Com
mission gives the statement follows:
Principal ..... .S50,OOOoo00o
Interest to maturity. .$38,75O00000
Total ............ $88, 100000
Of WHICH A per cent is NEEDED TO PAY INTEREST
ALONE Are you ready to take that colossal upon
your shoulders?
The accountant further says that it will require ag
gregae levy of Sc each 500 of assessed value LIZ
of the assessed value of all property within the state Are
you ready give up of yovr land your
chandise? LII of every $1,000?
If this bond issue carried it means going back to the
Old Virginia system of legislative expenditure for which
you paying 900 for absolutely value
given to us in return.
If you pass this bond issue, West Virginia will be the
FIFTH BONDED STATE IN THE UNION, only exceeded
by the great of New York Massachusetts, Ohio
Illinois, and its bond issue will be LARGER THAN THE
COMBINED BOND ISSUE OF THE THIRTY-SIX OF
THE GREAT STATES of this Union including such states
Texas, Georgia. Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Do you,
understand this? ~
The amendment is drawn for the advantage of certain
large interests and makes A CONTINUING BOND IS
SUE OF S50000000 which will grow less Are you
ready for this continuing colossal burden 1t will pract
cay double and will not you roads because
the legislature not the proper place to build roads, We
accomplish all the purposes needed by constitutional
commission with tax levy sufficient to build the roads and
help the counties unable to build the roads and help
counties unable to Fnild AND NONE OF THE MONEY
i EXPENDED FOR2INTEREST. To pay this tremendous
"A per cent in interest. 1t West Vr-
gnias financial ruin when the purpose of building good
roads be accomplished ithou this Indebtedness
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-07
DEPUTY sHERIFFs ANNOUNCED BY A. G. WILSON DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE SHERIFF OF BARBOUR COUNTY

70 May Concern:
Sheriff of Barbour County have appointed as my
deputies Harry Nestor young that was in the 8Oth D
sion in France D. Cross successful merchant Of
Beington.
We thank you and all for assistance given us We
are,
Yours truly,
A. C. WILSON.
Nestorvle, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-07
SUNnAYS0lOOL
LESSON
By REV r. B. FITzWATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
"a. 1920, Western Newspaper Union)
LESS IN FOR OCTOBER 10
BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF
JESUS.

LESSON TExT-Matthew ST. An
GOLDEN TEXT-This is my below ed
Son, in whom / am well pleased, -Ma.tt
3l7
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL--Luke 81;
4;13. Heb 2;1S; 4:15
PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus Pleasing the
Heavenly Father
ton of Jesus
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Jesus Overcoming Temptation
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Victory Over Appetite. Pride and Am
bition
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
BIG OIL TANKER
LAUNCHED TODAY
Liberty Minquas. 7,5o0-Ton YES
sci, Leaves Harlan Ways This
Afternoon, Sponsored by
Mrs. w. K. du Pont.

The Liberty MInquas, so named by
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife OF the Presi-
dent, and the first vessel TO he launched
this year IN the program of q ship a
month by the Harlan plant of the Bethlc-
hem Shipbuilding Corporation, will leave
the WAYS this afternoon and glide into
the Christiana, where later at the docks
of the company it wsn receive its finishing
touches and equipment.
AT the launching this afternoon the
vessel will be sponsored by Mrs. William
X du Pont, acting for Mrs. Pierre :.
du Pont. who was 20 be sponsor, but who
has left for trip to Honolulu.
The Liberty Afinquas Is : ,5Oo-ton oil
tanker, and is one of the few remaining
vessels TO be built at the plant under the
contract with the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. 1t Is 75 per cent completed. 1t
viii be equipped with triple expansion
engines capable of generating 2,S00-horse
power, fed by three triple-furnaced Scotch
boilers Oil will be the main fuel, but she
viii br equipped with two emergency coal
bunkers. When loaded the vessel will
draw % feet forward and 24 feet aft.
Fourteen tanks, which include two inner
bottom tanks, will carry her cargo of oil
from eastern and southern ports, from
which it will be operated. Her speed
capacity viii be II knots per hour.
The next vessel TO be launched at the
plant viii be next Saturday, when the
Mason City will take the water. The
sponsor will be Miss Elizabeth Muse of
Mason City, Iowa.
Previous 10 the launching General
Manager German of the Harlan plant
and Mrs. German entertained the launch
party at luncheon in the Hotel du Pont
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
HEIRS" To WALL STREET
SOL|C|TEDBY ''C0N" MEN
Anneke JAMS Estate to be Settled
Again, is Crooks Call for
Cash.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening


New York, Jan. 24-Search of swim
dlers who are trying to convince thou
sands of persons throughout the country
that they have inherited most of the land
in New York's financial district was be-
gun today by the police.
I'm revival of a swindle which netted
its promoters nearly 81 100000 thirty
wears ago, letters have been circulated
advising the recipients that they are
heirs of Anneke Jams and that her estate
of the sites of the Woolworth Build ing
Trinity Church and most of Wall Street
is to be divided soon. A contribution for
money valued at millions belonging 10 the
estate have just been discovered in a
vault in this city, the letters say. As
proof there are enclosed what appear to
be newspaper clippings.
The swindlers' prospects are advised
that the State is responsible for the bene-
fits that are shortly to accrue to them, as
it desires to collect the heavy inheritance
tax which each heir must pay and has
intervened in the eountry-old litigation
over the estate The police and the dis
trict attorney have received hundreds of
letters asking just when the estate will
be divided.
Anneke Jane was real old Knicker-
booker and she left all her property to
Trinity Church. Litigation over the
estate ended years ago, but st least 5OO,-
600 persons have claimed to be her heirs
since then, it is estimated at the district
attorneys office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
WORKHOUSE LABEL CASE.
Both Sides Will Have an Oppor-
tunity to be Heard This
Afternoon.

Both sides viii have an opportunity 10
be heard in the workhouse label case this
afternoon, when preliminary hearing is
scheduled to take place in Magistrate
Gillis' office.
This is the ease in which the state
authorities contend that the use of labels
that have been used on clothing made at
the prison constitute an offence under
the old common lsw. On behalf of the
clothing contractors, IT Is held that they
have been following an old custom by
using labels furnished them by the persons
and concerns for which the clothing is
made, and that they never considered it
violation of law to do SO.
II is known that the stste authorities
have continued their investigation in the.
matter, and the defence, it is expected,
viii endeavor to support its contention.
1t was intimated today that other
developments having to do with the
workhouse are looked for, but the au-
thori'ies gave out no information in the
matter today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
PARIS PRESS COMMENT
ON HOLLANDS REFUSAL
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris, Jan. 24.-Although already dis
counted the refusal of Holland to sur
render former emperor of Germany to
the allies has been gwen mike d reception
by the newspapers here.
Writing in the. Echo de Paris, Pertinax
says he regards the case of Count Hohen-
zollern as a question of sentiment. "All
things considered, he continued. 'the
only thing remaining for us to do is TO
come TO an agreement with Holland on
the conditions suggesting the internment
of the former emperor In which some pro-
vision for allied surveillance might be
made. Undoubtedly, ii William, 10 re-
lieve Holland, of embarrassment desired
to cross into Germany, the aspect of the
question would change, but we are not
there vet.
Gustave Herve, editor of La Nictoire,
thinks on the whole, it would be better
sfor the kaiser to stop where he is.
'sIf Napoleon had been allowed to die of
cancer in America, the Napoleonic legend
would have been feebler wings" he de-
clares
The Petit Parisian, goes to the other
extreme, saying: The right of asylums
is entitled to respect only If the persons
sheltered is himself worthy of respect,
and such is not the case here. Honor
cannot be involved if it shelters one who
has forfeited honor Holland, sheltering
behind legal tecbnicalities, avoids the
question of guilt, which is no longer in
doubt throughout the world.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
TOP HAT BROUGHT ORDER
Sight of French Talisrnan of Quiet
Ended Uproar IN Paris Cham
Der Of Deputies.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

Paris, Jan. 24-When tumult pre-
vailed in the Chamber of Deputies on
Thursday during the speech of Premier
Milierand there was much speculation
as to whether Raoul Peret, the speaker,
could terminate the session in the tradi-
tional manner-by placing top hat on
his head.
With Job-hke patience the speaker
endured the disorder until it seem d GER
tain he would be compelled TO susp md
the session. When he did not do so,
facetious spectators shouted to each
other; Perhaps he has no top hat"
This idea proved erroneous however,
for when the storm was at its height, NJ.
Peret went down into the recess of
drawer in his desk and came up with an
ancient, elongated bat, which he placed
on the table beside him, threatening to
put it on If the tumult did not abate.
Asked why he had delayed so long
producing the talismanic hat, NJ. Peret,
replied
II hestitated to show it before an as
sembly composed, for the most part of
after-the-war deputies"
Such hats are today worth from x25
to $40.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
DELAWARE SAFETY COUNCIL.
Meeting Next Monday al Hotel du POnt of
Ali Sub-Committees.

On Monday evening, at s, there will be
q general meeting of all sub-commit-
tees of the Public Safety Committee of
the Delaware Safety Council In the Club
Room, Of the Hotel du Pont, at which
time the chairmen OF the various COM
mittees will report what IS being done by
the organization to arouse public interest
in safety regulations with view of re-
ducing the extremely high accident rate
in this state.
i A large number OF committees are
functioning actively and the general
public viii be interested IN learning of the
progress made and plans maturing to
guard the welfare of the citizens of the
state
The Council hopes that all fraternal
aud oth,r rganizaiions will be represent
cd by delegates at the meeting and as the
time is too short to allow OF issuing in
1ividual invitations. this means is being
taken to bring the meeting to the at
tention of the general public.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
TELEGRAPH POLE
RAMMED THROUGH
DARBY TROLLEY
Car Left Tracks ON Steep Grade
and Crashed Into the
Obstruction.
NINE PERSONS INJURED

Jumping the track at Chester pike
and Parker avenue Darby, Pa, late yes
terday afternoon, a trolley car of the
WIlmington-Darhy line crashed into a
telegraph pole and then plunged ahead
until the jagged end of the broken pole
had been rammed straight through the
aisle of the car. Nine passengers were IN
jured slightly.
score of passengers were IN the trolley
when the crash occurred. All of them.
fortunately, were thrown forward IN their
seats and escaped being caught IN the
path of the pole as IL cut wide swath
through the car.
The nine persons injured suffered only
slight fractures or cuts and brushes.
They are: Sue Il keever, Rutledge, Pa, I,
Mrs. Arthur Hunter and Helen Hunter,
Woodlyn. Pa: John Swanson, 5i2i War
rem street, Philadelphia; Joseph Grotter,
Morton; Pa. Mrs. G.. Sehueh, Colling-
dale; William Gideon, Folsom, Pa. Lizzie
Scott, Chester and Linda Fralich, 1885
Fairmount avenue. Philadelphia.
According To passengers, the car was
passing down q steep grade near Parker
avenue when the motorman seemed TO
lose control The heavy steel err began 10
gain momentum and as it struck the
curve at Parker avenue. the wheels left
the track. The telegraph pole WAS snapped
off and the end Of the falling pole ram
med through the front Of the car
Firemen from the Darby FIRE company
carried the less severely injured To a
nearby drug store. The others were rush.
ed to the University Hospital in auiomo-
biles provided by Charles II. Drewes,
coroner of Delaware county, Pa,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
JUNK DEALER IN TROUBLE.
Begel and krystoi Held on Charge of
Violating Law as TO Keeping Records

Samuel Begel, charged with violating the
junk dealers act for not making the
proper entry in the record book as re-
quired under the law, was held under
$500 bail for the Court Of General Sessions
by Judge Hastings in Municipal Court
this morning. James l. Boyce represented
Begel.
Morris Krystol, on similar charge,
waived hearing and was held under $500
bail for the Court Of General Sessions.
Each of the pawnbrokers had received
3 suit of clothes which they did not record
IN the books required by law
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
COMPLETED HAR8OR
PROJECT WILL MAKE
CITY A GREAT PORT
CORRESPONDENT of Nautical Gazette
Writes Of Plans for Whining
ton Water Front.
WILL RIVAL PHILADELPHIA

A staff correspondent of the Naut cll
Gazette of New York, Almet s. Moi a.,
in an article appearing in the issue OF
January 10, writes IN detail of the pro-
posed improvements here, telling of the
survey of tho harbor by an eminent New
York engineer and the formulation OF
plans which will result in making this
port rival of Philadelphia. He says:
Alive to the growing Importance OF
america S foreign trade and realizing
that If their city IS To secure the volume OF
foreign and inland waterway traffic to
which it is entitled. adequate port and
terminal facilities would have To be pro-
vided, the leading business men of VIII
mington, Delaware, obtained from the
State Legislature authority 10 issue bonds
Tor harbor improvements. BY an act pass
ed IN May, 1917, a Board OF Harhor
Commissioners was created for the city
of Wilmington. This act recites IN part
that the mission of this board shall be:
ITO prepare plan for the improve
ment of the water front, and to increase
the harbor and shipping facilities of the
city Of Wilmington, on or adjacent to the
banks or shores Of the navigable waters
within the limits of said city"
This act is the one under which the
present Board of Harbor Commissioners
Is acting. Although their plans were
held up for some time because of the war.
a movement is now under way TO change
the status of Wilmington from that of a
possible port 90 that of port in fact.
The City Council has approved bond
ISSUE to the amount of $1,000 900 for
aarbor Improvement, and S400,ooo of
his sum is available for immediate use.
Continued ON page s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
COP. SENATORS BAR
COMPROMISE ON
PEACE COVENANT
Knox Claims Thirty Have Com
bined Against Compromise ON
Lodge Reservations.
REPUBLICANS FEAR SPLIT
~ - - y - ErenInr

~ Associated Press ~ Every Evening
Washington. Jan. n With ie re-
ported progress believed ~ have been a.
most heiplessiy blocked ~ q result Of
the concerted protest of a nurnber of in-
huential Republican Senator the fate ~
the Senate leaders bipartisan committee
negotiations for a settlement II ne peaoe
tre4ty controversy today hung IN The
balance.
The Republicans, numbering eight,
and including Senator Knbz II Penngyi-
gania. has served notice that he positively
viii not agree N any modification ~ the
reservations AZ proposed With n threatened
split in the party's solidarity as the alter
native.
In this attitude be claimed b have the
support of 30 other Senators, enough ~
defeat ratification of the treaty Il present-
ed with the Lodge reservation cOrnprf-
mise. the reported basis Of the tentative
agreement reached in the series Of BIZ
partisan committee meetings.
Resumption of the bi-psrtisan negotIa-
tions, postponed yesterday beeause two
Republican oonferees, Senators Io1ge ard
New, we're called into the meeting - the
eight anti-cOmpromise leaders, wac sched-
uled for late today.
conference later to-day 70 consider pro-
cedure with the peace treaty IN view of
the protests against further compromise
made yesterday by Repubh"ans headed
By Senators SohnsOn, of Ca.fOrnIa, and
Borab ~ Idaho
In order that the Republican confer
ence might proceed freely. senator Lodge,
the Republican leader cancelled the meet
ing planned with the Democratic com
mittee, headed by Senator Hitchcock, N
discuss reservations. Mr.. Lodge called
a number Of Republicans, including those
Of the mild reservation group, 70 hIs
Office 70 consider the situation presented
by the threatened detection of the john
sOn-Borah group.
After the conference senator Lodge
announced that his informal committee
on compromise would meet with The
Democratic committee on Monday
Vigorous protest against representa-
tion Of religious organizations IN the
Teague Of Nations was presented 70 PresI-
dent Wilson and Secretary Of State
Lansing today by the federal council Of
churches.
The federal council Of thu churches Of
Christ in America" the protest said,
representing thirty-one Evangelical de-
nominations with more than 20O00,lO0
and constituency 0f not
less than 5000 600. earnestly protests
against the official representation Of anv
organization in the League Of
Nations.
The protest also was sent % Paris for
presentat on directly 70 the League of
Nations council.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
PHILIP H. WHITE DEAD.
Native of Delaware, but for Many
Years Prominent Citizen OF
Philadelphia.

Philip II. White, native of Delaware,
but for some time a prominent resident
OF Philadelphia, died yesterday afternoon
at 2.o'clock in that city lie was su
years of age.
MIR. White originally lived in New
Castle, but he left that city many years
ago and for the past 20 years was resi-
dent of Philadelphia, where he took an
active interest in civic affairs. At the
time of his death and for some time prior
thereto he had charge Of the Union Ben
evolent Association of Philadelphia.
lie was manof high literary attainments,
polished manners. affable, courteous and
most agreeable: what one might we'll call
a thorough gentleman. He had many
friends. Mrs. White died several years
ago. There are no children. IL Is ex-
pected that the funeral will take place on
Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
DOCTOR FINDS GERM;
SAYS FLU AS BAD AS
It WAS YEAR AGO
Surgeon Says People Will be Just
as Sick as in Previous
Epidemic.
ONLY IMMUNE ESCAPE
~ Associated Press to Every evening

BY Associated Press to Every evening
Chicago. Jan. 24-Dr Earl &. Carr.
senior grade lieutenant in charge Of the
main laboratory az the Great Lakes
Naval Training station, has isolated the
influenza germs, be announced today.
1T is the real infiuenza bacillus dis-
covered by PheiFer in England" DR. Carr
said ~ took the sputum from a person
near death from influenza, washed it in
a salt solution, placed IL ON hood media,
picked out the influenza bacillus colo
mics and transferred them 70 a separate
media. There can iss no doubt about t.
"fhc bacillus IL very small about one
fourth the size Of tuberculosis bacillus.
IT IL non rnonotiIe and grows IN ciuulpe.
The presence Of this bacillus ma<es people
Just as sick az they were last year. and in
my opinion the death rate per thousand
cases IS as high. There are not, however,
"a many cases as there were last year.
Influenza and pneumonia continued to
spread in Chicago today at the rate Of
more than 200 new cases every - hours,
after having established yesterday high
death record for the present epidemic.
One hundred and one lives was The toll Of
the disease
Predictions OF the city health cornruis-
sioner today assumed pessiuistic tone.
The eontagion probably viii continue
until it has hit every person who il not
immune 10 it, he said
Industrial establishments began 20 re-
port seriously depleted working forces,
some as much as 10 per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
MILLION TYPHUS CASES
IN THE BAL Tic PROVINCES
Red Cross Workers There Must
Have Help in Fighting the
Epidemic.
BY Associated Press 20 Every .senlns

~ aAAhfaatt1 fffhS tH tftfN Evening
Warsaw, Jan. "a Inferior sanitary
arrangements on theRusso-P Polish frontier
are said 90 be responsible for the alarming
epidemic Of typhus which is raging in
Poland and the Baltic provinces More
than million eases Of the disease have
been reported to Red Cross officials.
Refugees from Russia erosa the Polish
border without being inspected by health
authorities, IL is said. and many of them
are said To be suffering from typhus or TO
be infested with verlnin which carry the
disease. Regulations are SO Lax that these
people are premitted 20 mingle with the
people on tins SIDE of the frontier and
typhus has spread with amazing rapidity
Tho only way Of handling the situation
is to erect sanitary stations, with de-
Iousing plants at frequent intervals along
the border but Poland and the Baltic
States are unable TO aid financially
IN this undertaking.
Unless outside assistance is Forthcoming
10 is said, there is little hope Of combating
the epidemic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
EIGHT CASES OF
FLU REPORTED
Board of Health Sees No Reason
for Undue Public
Concern.

Surgeon General Blue of the United
States Health Service today telegraphed
to the State Board OF Health, asking that
all cases of flu are reported daily and
that notice OF sIl deaths resulting from
the disease be sent 10 him.
Since the epidemic of flu last fall the
disease has been made 4 "reportable"
aiirnent and all physicians are directed
by law to report to the State Board Of
Health. Up TO today but two cases have
been reported 10 the State Board although
according to the local Board OF Health
there were eight cases OF the disease in this
city yesterday.
The law imposes penalty upon physi-
clans who fail to report flu cases promptly,
but this has not served to any apparent
purpose so far.
According to the President OF the Viii
mington Board of Health, there were
eight cases Of flu reported to the health
authorities yesterday. The physicians
who reported the cases said that ma
jority Of them are mild and the health
officials do not feel alarmed over the
situation
There is no need a'arm so far
as we can see, said be official today.
4 comparison Of the mortality for the
week ending today of this year with last
shows greatly reduced death list
Reports are current that some ply
sicianS have a large number of "fiu'
eases. but if this Is true they are very
light and none have been reported except
those mentioned above. It is likely that
persons suffering with colds and other all
ments believe they have 'fiu z
However, nobody should take 8 change
As soon as YOU feel badly 60 to bed. call
q doctor and stay in bed till the doctor
says YOU may get out.
Eat lightly, have YOUR house well
ventilated and get eight hours sleep every
night If all do this the "iu" is likely TO
find little foothold here.
LOCAL HEALTH STATISTICS.
The weekly report of the Board of
Health, up to yesterday noon, shows no
Indication of any abnormal conditions in
the death rate from the diseases that
follow Influenza, and none from that
cause. Only one death is attributed TO
grip and six to pneumonia, there being
practically the same figures that have
prevailed for the past few weeks, and
which are TO be expected at this season
of the year.
The deaths total 50, as against 81 for
the corresponding week of last year The
birth figures are So, the marriages Ii, as
compared with As and Is IN 1919
The contagious diseases reported are:
III cases of diphtheria, two of scarlet
fever, nine Of measles and one of chicken
poX