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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
FOLLOW THE CROWD
To Belington, Sept. 9th

September 9th promies to Be-
Iington's biggest gala day. An
all day community picnic, with
dinner on the ground. A big
street parade band music, ORCH
estra public speaking and a gem
eral good time, united we stand
divided we fall" Come out and
rub shoulders with your neig1
bors, lone for all and oil for one'j
throw off your nantes of cold
reserve and let the town bred
break bread with toilers. Lets
make this feast of good fellow
ship. Lets begin our civic league
labors by minbling together and
thus make the social life of our
little city more on the order of
the Chautauqua ideas. Let's put
theories into practice don't one
wait for another but all join
hands in this movement to unite
in work for the betterment of
social condition in both town
and rural life.
Don't forget Sept. 6. The
biggest day in the history of Be-
! ling 5on.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

Quite an interesting trial was
staged in Judge Rights cour1
Saturday when Albert linn oil
the West Side was tried on al
Peace Warrant, Attorne G. M
Murphy of Philippi was here
looking after a part of the trial.
Marvin Digman guessed in two
guesses what the stork left at
his home but he has not inform
ed the editor yet. But he has
gon on better and is running
free take service to all parts OF
the city.
A small child of Stephen
Weese's near Meadowville suf-
fered a badly mangled hand
from playing with a dynamite
Two dangerous things to have
within reach of children, ex-
plosives and poison.
Mrs. j. w. Thornhill, Mrs. w.
G. McCloud, Mrs. w. w. Brew
err, Mrs. G.. D. Griffin, Mrs.
Frank Thornhill and Miss Win.
fired Cruickshank were the
guests of Mrs. Osborne in
Clarksburg Wednesday.
There was a session of police
court Tuesday evening due to
the game of chance 81 come 11''
There was to have been Z come
before the mayor but three of
the crowd took French leave.
The other four drew lucky
streak" of $500 and cost and
departed.
A. F. Rohrbough had his first
experiences with real strikers
mining force consisting of four
men walked out without a min
ties notice. Anne claims to be
paying more than the scale
price of miners and promptly
filled the strikers places with
new men.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Dent anc
daughter Miss Agnes will leave
here Saturday for Cincinnati o
where they will spend a few days
Returning via Middletown o
where they will visit their sol
then spending some time il
Southern w. Va. and other part,
of Ohio visiting. Well fluff
you won't find the Queen City
like it used to be.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
|zgWGEMERAL
CEARFf17k10FES

A good crop rotation increases
Yields.
Alfalfa will grow best on high web
drained soils.
Excessive feeding Of lubricating oils
often causes deposits Of carbon in the
tractor engine.
The cost of dusting, counting both
labor and materials, is about the same
as for spraying.
Asparagus is one OF the most use
full of garden vegetables In the spring.
Plant large bed OF it this spring.
Rhodes grass bears drought well but
Is liable to be winter killed In tenn
peratures Of less than Is degrees.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

A Travelling Mans Experience.
You may learn something
from from the following by w.
HI. Ireland. travelling salesman
of Louisville, KY. "In the sum
mer of 1888 | had a severe at
tack of cholera morbus. | gave
the hotel porter fifty cents and
told him to buy me bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarr-
hoae Remedy and to take no sub
stitute. | took double dose OF
it according to the directions
and went to sleep. At five
o'clock the next morning | was
called by my order and took
train for my next stopping
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
GARDEN SEED SUPPLY
is QUITE PLENTIFUL
Certain Varieties of Peas Are
Possible Exception.
Conditions Should Prove Favorable to
Extensive MISUNDERSTANDING of
Labor Is Reported on East
ern Truck Farms.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrculture.)
Indication that there is a plentiful
supply Of garden seeds this spring.
with the possible exception of certain
varieties of peas, is contained in re-
ports received by the bureau of mar
kets from representative seed deal
ers engaged in wholesale, retail and
mail-order business Study of several
mail-order catalogues indicates that in
the majosity of cases the prices Of
seeds are less than for the raat two
years, the greatest reduction being for
cabbage. seed Marked reductions are
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

one teaSpOOIlIul
Of the nitrate in a
quart Of water
and use it to wa
ter the plants
every week. This
tonic will produce
rapid growth In
young, b e a ! t h Y
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
Barbour County Sunday School Association Program

The County Sunday School Convention will con-
Thursday and Friday Sept and Bird at JUNIOR Inc
program follows
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

OUe1HOW Meeting
Hon. j. Hop Woods
Rev. Critics
Rev. Frank B. Brandon
Rev. Lanham
Rev MCGEE
Rev. Ware
Rev. John Mckenzie
Rev Bradford Shaffer
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
fIH
~AMMEaM'LlI
On BOND I
| Will Sell i
YOt1rGoOds ID

KILLS RATS
and mice-that's RAT-SNAP, the old
reliable rodent destroyer. Comes IN
cakes-no mixing with other food.
Your money back, if it fails.
Csc. size Il cake) enought for Pan
try, Kitchen or Cellar.
soc. size e cakes) for Chicken
House, coops or small buildings.
$l0e size 6 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings. (
Sold and guaranteed by
GRANT GRAHAM,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
The KT7TGHl IIEN|
CABIN

Come, let us rest awhile,
Where placid lakes and tumbling
streams
surpass by far the land Of dreams
And nature wears a smile"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

also shown in the prices for garden
beet, carrot, onion, spinach and Eng
lish and Swedish turnip seed. An in
crease of about - per cent is noted
in the prices for garden peas, while
similar Increases are shown for musk
melon, summer and winter squash.
and tomato seed. This condition
should prove favorable to extensive
garden planting, which is urged by
the United States department of agri-
culture
Replies TO inquiries addressed to
representative seed dealers showed
that a few in industrial centers, par
ticularly in the East, We're selling from
10 to 80 per cent less seed than last
year The cause, apparently, was the
shortage of labor on truck farms.
Compared with normal conditions be-
fore the war, the reduction in these
Eastern centers ranges from 10 to a.
per cent.
On the whole the sales to home gar
deners seem to be larger than those of
last year, ranging from 5 per cent
increase in some sections to 80 per
cent in others. Dealers in the most
NOrtherly cities were unable to report
adequately because the season had not
advanced sufficiently at the time re-
plies We're sent in.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
HERE And THERE

Win olldhCo lllCy are SICdL (duV.
Don't forget the Labor Day
Picnic Everybody bring dinner.
R. S. Dayton and E. D. Koontz
were Elkins visitors Thursday.
Joseph Parrish is quite sick at
this writing.
Otis Rohrbough of Davis is
here visiting his parents.
Box Candy a specially at
CrawfordS Restaurant. (adv.
Sept. 9th is the day, Riverside
Park is the place.
A. B. Spencer of Junior was
business visitor here Thurs
day.
Miss Hester Shroyer of Kas-
son is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thompson.
Otta Rease of Buckhannon
was Belington visitor Thurs
day.
Hugh Thompson of Clarks-
hurp was visiting his parents
here Sunday.
Mrs. Jas Right is in Fairmont
visiting her husband who works
there.
Mrs. Fred Caldwell of Weaver
was shopping in Belington
Thursday.
Misses Daisy and Bess Fra
hern were shopping in Elkins
Thursday.
Crawford leads.
Because he feeds. (adv.
J. G. Wilson of Route 4, was
a business visitor here Friday.
An infant child of Lee Eng
lands of Wolf Run died Friday.
R. D. Davis of R. 3 was in
town Monday.
John Bartlett of R. 8 was a
business visitor here Monday.
Mrs. Jas. Parsons, of Elkins,
was Belington visitor Monday.
Mrs. E. D. Koontz and child
rem are visiting relatives on the
Pike this week.
Cecil Philips undertaken of
Philippi was a Belington visitor
Monday.
John T. Roger the Leader man
of Grafton spent Sunday here
with his family.
J. H. Bennett of Sugar Creek
was in town Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Iona Robinson of Phil
ippi spent Sunday here at her
home.
H. B. Kramer has Purchased
a new Ford Truck for use in his
pop business.
Mrs. M. C. Coontz of R. A is
the hospital at Buckhannon with
a serious case of esipelas.
Geo. NJ. Serpell and dauhter
of Farnville, Va, are here Wis
iting relatives.
H. H. Schofield and wife of
haywood were here over Sunday
visiting relatives.
". w. Brewer of Cumnock N.
C. was here visiting his family
this week.
Antney Hill of Parkersburg,
was here a part of the week
visiting relatives.
Road Supt. Shirley Dayton was
an Elkins visitor Tuesday.
Wilson Cain delivered a new
Willy's-Knight to ]. B. Ware in
Philippi Tuesday.
Mrs. H. HI. Hill spent a part
of the week visiting her daug-
ter in Elkins.
H. F. Colebank and family,
of Parsons, passed thru here en-
route for Fairmont Friday.
Ingle Robinson and family OF
Elkins. were guests of friends
here Friday.
Harley Coberly, of Clements
was in town Friday on bust
ness. ~
Clean up the grass along your
walks, the only good town is
clean town.
Mr.. Murray of the Murray
Lumber Co. on Teters Creek
was Belington visitor Friday
Jas. Terrell, Jr., wife anc
children returned Monday tt
Wellsbnrg.
=, Gordon England of Valley, E
D. Koontz and VIM. Scrimgoul
were County seat visitors Tues
day.
H. H. Hankey regardless Q.
threatening rain clouds-move'
into his beautiful new residenc
on Brown Ave.
"
a Travelling Mans Experience
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26
HELPFUL IDEAS.

Nitrate of soda is good tonic for
house plants that need it. Dissolve
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

"And There Wasn't the Slightest
Smell From Dead Rats"
Writes John Simpkins, farmer Of
Annandale, N. ]. "Rats were cost
ing me hundreds yearly; tried dogs,
ferrets, poison, could not get rid Of
them. Bought $1.00 pkg. of RAT
SNAP Is cakes). Used half, not a
live rat since. Dead ones aplenty /
like EAT-SNAn bccaasc after s.i...i.lg.
rats it dries them up-leaves no
smell" Three sizes, 25c, SOC, $1.0o.
Sold and guaranteed by
GRANT GRAHAM.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-04-06
School Board Plans
Menger Memorial

Erection of IL memorial to 80 Mrngor
who died Thursday uflrf Y'.ia of a.r
riro in tho torpua Christi soh.Hh
occupied the mostlng ~ fH .rl uI
board At the cts han rDarrllt rhr
fhc president of ihr board vas in i1.
lcd 20 con'cr with Alumni of fne
schools in order iu formulate surie ulIu
chased
Three new member elected EHtur
day were formally installed n onlr
and tho Officers zoe fh' rufuIur ar
were chosen win " CO. r.ihr
president Chtrlca a. Nov as Ylrp-
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-04-06

1871 BRYAN iH trying 10 bronx inia
tir mtlur- again. Sumehudt OUGHT iU
i"ll him tines yr changed the IIU
lately
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

IN CABINET
Move Started to Boom Senator Cham
berlaIn OF Oregon as Secretary
-.4 Of War for President
.,......... Harding.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. 7
WASHINGTON, Nov 13.-Some re-
publican senatorial colleagues of Presi-
dent-elect Harding today started a
boom for Senator George Chamberlain,
of Oregon, a democrat, for secretary
of war in Harding's cabinet
. Chamberlain was defeated and will
retire from the senate March 4. He
was chairman of the senate military
affairs committee during the war and
in the senate is given credit for hav-
ing done more than anyone else to
get the war department going effect
lively He would be acceptable to
Senator Wadsworth of New York, now
chairman of the military affairs com.
mittee, as war secretary, it is said.
Harding is to be strongly urged by
republican senators to appoint "Si-
mon Pure" southerner to the cabinet.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, one of the
leaders in this movement, said today
that he hoped Harding would pick a
real southerner, irrespective of party
"a big man with confidence of the
south.
ut would be big thing for the
administration to do, irrespective of
politics, and would show a united
country" said Borah-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
HUNGER STRIKERS
WILL RECOVER
Nine lrishmen in Cork Jail Who Arc
Now Eating Have Developed
No Unfavorable
Symptoms.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CORK, Nov. 13.-The nine Irish
prisoners in the Cork jail who ADAM
doned their hunger strike yesterday
in compliance with orders from the
Sim Fem were reported today to
have developed no unfavorable
symptoms" as result OF the first
nourishment administered to them
last night.
The Jail physicians, aided by sDe-
cialists, have prepared every device
known to modern science to save the
lives of the prisoners, whose condi-
ton was described as extremely
grave"
VoIiey Of Shots.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-Black and tans
fired a volley Of shots into a crowd
of farmers and laborers working in
a creamery at Bally McElligott, Ire
land, killing two and wounding sew
eral, Dublin dispatch reported to-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
FRONT
is THREATENED
Steamer Burns to Waters Edge, Kill
ing One Member of Crew Who
Was Suffocated by
Smoke ... ..

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
VAN COUVER, B. c., Nov. 13.-Fire
which threatnened Van Couver's en-
tire water front, broke out at four
O'Clock this morning aboard the steam
er Ballena, owned by the Terminal
Steam Navigation company. One
man died from suffocation. ~.
The BaIlena was burned to the wat
er's edge and sank, and considerable
damage was done to the steamer Bo-
wanna The loss will total 100000.
Twelve of the crew of the Ballena
were asleep on board when the fire
broke out, but all were rescued except
Lawrence Smith, night fireman, who
was suffocated -Four of the stewards
were huddled for some time at the
stern of the ship and were rescued by
passing launch.
Two hundred barrels of oil in the
Ballena's fuel tanks took fire and ex.
ploded.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
BOLSHEVIkI
GAIN VICTORY
General WrangeI Reported to Have
Evacuated Sebastopoi and His
Forces Perhaps Wiped
Out

T United Press Leased Wire Service
CONSTANTINOPLE Nov. 12.--Un-
confirmed dispatches received here
today reported that Sebastopol, prin-
cipal headquarters of Baron Wran-
gel, has been evacuated.
(Sebastopol is on the southwestern
most tip of the Crimean peninsula.
1t is more than one hundred miles
south of Perekop, the strategic point
on the isthmus which Wrangel was
trying desperately to hold against
the advancing bolshevilri)
According to the dispatches, the
soviet forces gained their entrance
to the peninsula by crossing the
frozen sea of Azof to the eastward
of the isthmus. While WrangeIs
men were engaged with the red
troops around Perekop, the bolshe-
Wiki who had crossed the ice, attack
ed them from the rear. Fear was
that the Wrangel forces
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
'KEOKUK GETS
ARTILLERY BATTERY
the guard. Generally in August.)
CONTINUED from page IL

the guard. Generally in August)
The government Through the fed
|eral property and dishursing officer)
viii furnish all the equipment abso-
lutely free to all the enlisted men,
including overcoat, coat, hat, shirt,
Ibreeches, leggins, shoes and gloves.
The government will pay for the
use of suitable quarters for the men
and equipnlnt an annual rental of
$4,2 200 "details to be arranged by an
authorized committee of the city and
the adjutant general of Iowa.)
Major Lafbert will be ready for
work and will be in his Office tomor.
row Sunday at 10000 o'clock and
will wear a very pleasant smile to-
n orrow night il he succeeds in start
ing the battery with about thirty-five
enlistment3.
Come on, Buddy, and let's make the
major earn that smile.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
LINCOLN SCHOOL
HOLDS MEETING
Mothers and Teachers Club Of That
Building Hear Rev. Pratt Tell
of His Expe riences During
Nthe War.

The Lincoln School Mothers and
Teachers club held it's monthly meet
ing in the kindergarten room Friday
afternoon with the president, Mrs.
Nelson, presiding.
The meeting opened with two songs
by the club. Rev. Pratt of Colorado
Springs, then gave very interesting
talk on his travels and experiences
in Europe while serving as director
Of Y. M. c. A. work during the war.
Throughout his talk Rev. Pratt COM
mended very highly the, part the
women of all European nations took
in the war, but in closing he paid
special tribute to the American "Y''
girls who acted in the capacity Of
welfare workers. He narrated many
commendable things which the Y. M.
c. A. did also.
Following the program the guests
spent a social Hour with Mrs. M.
Eastman, Mrs. S. H. Milligar, Mrs.
w. C. Hall and Mrs. e. Roach as
hostesses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
TALKS
TO DIRECTORS
Chamber Of Commerce Representa-
tives and Business Men Hear J.
B. Morrow Present Mississippi
Valley Association Aims.

The regular meeting of the direc-
tors of the Keokuk Chamber of Com
merce was held last evening in the
Tiffany room of the Hotel Iowa. Rep
resentatiyes of number of Keokuk
business interests were present by
invitation
J. B. Morrow, managing director
of the Mississippi Valley association,
met with the directors and explained
the objects of the organization which
he is representing. He explained the
necessity for deep channels for the
carrying of commerce, the utilization
of available points for terminals,
and the like, and the sub-zone sys-
tenn of management of the organiza-
ton.
Mr. Morrow has asked for the
moral support Of the Keokuk bust
ness interests in this project of the
Valley association.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
OPEN MEETINGS
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Special Programs to Which Parents
are Particularly Invited Will be
Held on Friday Morn
inps.

Beginning next week, the Keokuk
high school will commence series
of open meetings" which will be
held each Friday morning in the
assembly room from $3.50 to o'clock
and to which the public will be in
vited.
A special invitation will be extended
to the parents OF the boys and girls
who are students there, to be present
for these open meetings. Plans are
being made to have features at these
times which will include some outside
people on the programs as well as u.s.
ing material within the high school
More definite information as to the
program which will be held next Fri
day morning at $3.50 o'clock will be
announced later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
The English Language. : /,

Golfers Weekly: MOST Oh 70 ~
speaking English without eny n
gratitude for the good fortune
nut it into our mouths. the ianss
has its faults, but probably nun
earth is quite so flexible anu aa,s
ouate to transmit accurately 'hVu
from head to head both by tns
ten and the spoken word. AaSu
marvellous quality of the lansuass
know is that it came 1roln
others and so has had wonos,|
capacity to grow almost as ~,
life and ideas move forward.
who speak the English ,ans g.
probably are speaking the iahs ~
which, If any, will one day DC, rst
Language. It is almost cohp'
with French as the iangu1hs sisl
diplomacy. Certain experts :.
that in twenty years it viii "
language of the orient-ot 1 s;ps n
China, Of India. 1t Is croWo Snsnsl
old established tongue OF sp paS
South America; it has surpTs AFRO:
in the Philippines. 1t Walks ;,n -.
Africa. English as If 4
marches on, partly because vain
fitness of those DARING V'~ nsrs
yirile races that speak II, ,assiu
because your tongue has SUI
virtues of its own.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
SERMONS AT
FIRST BAPTIST
Rev. Moore Has Aroused Curiosity o,
His Congregation by Announce
ment Of Series He Intends
to Give.

The pastor Of the First Baptist
church. Rev. Harvey J. Moore, has
aroused the curiosity of the members
of his church and congregation by
announcing the beginning of a series
of sermons tomorrow evening on a
peculiar subject, "a Curious Old
Castle" is announced as the first of
the series.
One Of the curious things about his
curious castle, 1t is said, is that al
though it is the oldest institution in
the world, it is still standing, and
those who dwell within it rule the
world. Other sermons in the series
will deal with the king, the queen,
the prince and the princess of the
curious old castle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
about Perekop were annihilated.

about Perekop were annihilated.
with the way thus opened, the
reds poured into the Crimea, prac.
tically unopposed. the dispatches in
dlcated, only rear guard actions
being fought by Wrangers troops to
cover reported evacuation of Sebas.
topol- Huge quantities of mum itions
were believed to have been DESTROYED
by Wrangel or to have fallen into
the hands of the bolsheviki.
An intimation of the impendine
disaster was received here when a
great fleet of merchant ships left
this port hurriedly, presumably for
the Crimea, to remove the refugees.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
FUNERAL FOR
III. STRICkLER
Body Will Arrive in keokuk Sunday
Evening and Services viii be
Held Monday at 8
O'clock.

The body of the late William
Henry Stricken will arrive in Keokuk
Sunday evening at TAO o'clock and
funeral services will be held Monday
afternoon at o'clock from the chapel
of the Westminster Presbyterian
church.
The Rev. Dr.. Ezra B. Newcomb will
officiate at the services and interment
will occur in Oakland cemetery. The
body will be brought back to Keokuk
for burial from Eagle Pass, Texas,
where the death occurred Thursday
evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
MANS HEAD
IN ASH PILE
Police Have New Mystery. in Dis
covery Made at Rear of Former
Cabaret Building in
Chicago.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-The mutt.
lated head of man, found in a pile
of ashes in the rear Of a former
cabaret, offered police new mys-
terry today. The body had been de-
capitated just below the chin. Sur
geons said the decapitation was the
work of an expert. Police have been
unable to locate the body. Physi-
clans said the man had been dead
less than three months.