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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Zoe Blecey Sizes Up Franklin Roosevelt

finds British coal-piles at every stop.
American ships must pay an outsid-
er's price for this British fuel. If II
wants better price, America must
have separate coal-piies, maintained
at separate expense with high cost
mutually following.
But the competitive trade ques-
ton is not half as serious as the
competitive armament question. The
only way to reduce the ornaments of
all nations is to join together. By
the United States entering the
League we can compel restriction.
Otherwise armies and navies will go
on forever trying to Guido one an
other, with taxes and living cost nee
essarily rising to rect this fearful
expense.
The day of each for himself has
passed. We have come to, the 'get-to-
gether' period. When trouble rises
in the navy, the boys and | get to-
gether round table and talk things
over. We have always adjusted
things without a fight. There's never
been strike in the navy while I've
been assistant secretary. | say war
can be prevented in the same way by
means of the League"
He Is Emphatic.
"But if we sign up as Big
Brother" | burbled, won't we have
to be forever running out to settle
disputes between this and that ma
ton and forever lending money, and
forevar sending vouno mer-n
Mr.. Roosevelt unfolded himself,
let down his knee and leaned earnest
ly forward upon it.
mol" he cut in emphatically. 1--WE
might have to send over few in
telligent men, a few Hoovers. Per-
haps a hundred or so. There's no
broader education than men of one
nation getting acquainted with those
of another upon their own ground
1t is the only way to know and I'M
derstand. It's the only way to
help.
1--WE might have to lend little
money, popularity and willingly sub
scribed, just as we lend it now to
small, struggling nations. We might
have to send few volunteer young
men for policing duty here or there.
"But if it prevented war wouldn't
it be worth it? I'll say it would.
1t hasn't been tried. Aren't we
sportsmen enough to try new idea
that might work."
The Family League"
The possible next vice president
here broke off the League of Ma
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
81 Rae1A1

CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, N. B..
Aug. 12.-If had to sum up Frank
lin D. Roosevelt in ten-word tele-
gram, I'd put it thus: "Aristocrat,
Handsome as Greek god, but human
as cousin 7. R."
1t would be easier to describe,
within the ten-word limit any other
major candidates.
You could do Harding in one
word: Caution"
For Cox pep" might suffice.
Coolidge is calm"
But Roosevelt
Perhaps the lady who runs that
honey little restaurant at PASSPORT
summed it up when she said:
Ny, amt he a beautiful man.
When l first saw him, thinks l, He's
too good-lookin' to have sense But
when l heard him talk, says to Jen-
ME, says l, well, guess his looks is
just accident. Because he sure has
got brains and education, t0O.' Land
sakes alive, but he's quality"
Yes, Roosevelt is quality" He is
Aristocrat plus Human Being plus
Scholar. He is the kind of aristo-
crat who has been one so long that
lie doesn't have to think about it. His
humanness springs from the same
source as his famous cousin's-an
Unborn love for people.
Has Personality.
That F. D. tackles them with Dem
ccratic planks while 7. R. tackled
them with Republican-Bull Moose
ones, some people think doesn't make
an awful lot of difference. Like 7.
R., F. D. has the tremendous advant-
age of personality, developed and
bulwarked by scholarship. He was
educated in America, France and
Germany, and speaks the languages
of the two latter as readily as he
talks to his neighbors around Pough-
keepsie- descendants of old old
settlers with Dutch names and family
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Why Put Up With Rats for Years.
Writes N. Windsor, Farmer.

"Years ago l bought some rat pois-
on, which nearly killed our fine watch
dog. 1t so scared us that we suffer-
ed a long time with rats until my
neighbor told me about RAT-SNAP.
That's the sure rat killer and safe
one" Three sizes, Csc, SOC, $1.00.
Sold and guaranteed by Nathan Muir
ray, Druggist; Sheffield Hardware Co,
and Sparks Grocery Co., Americas.
adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12

big fellow across the sea, If the big
fellow across the sea joins hands
with them instead of staying out, we
shall have freer and more favora-
BILE commerce.
In Boy-Fashion.
"Take coal-piles for instance -
went on Mr.. Roosevelt, adjusting his
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lower the cost of living.
European countries may try to
knife one another in the matter of
trade. But they show remarkable
willingness to make terms with the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16

sonally, | have absolute faith in
the character, nobility and intel
ligentce of our mothers, sisters
and daughters. To me it seems
that they have exhibited supre-
me wisdom in the selection of
county officers. We have elect
ed as clean, upright and honest
a set of county officials as ever
occupied the court house The
women knew as much about yot-
ing as the men and they voted
the way they. All the Repub-
licans we know of adised their
wives, mothers and daughters to
vote just as they wanted to.
Who was it, Mr.. Defeated Cand-
idate, that advised and compell-
ed the women to vote straight
tickets? Was it you?
We no not want to be harsh
with you, or to misjudge you in
any way, or for that matter to
judge you at all for we believe in
the Bible injunction Judge not
that we be not Judged, and we
wonder if you thought of this
passage when you were making
your wholesale accusations ag-
aginst 1858 persons in Barbour
County, but your letter seemed
to be so wide of the mark that a
reply was absolutely necessary
to set you right.
And now, as to your latch
string may hang there until it
rots so far as / am concerned,
before it will be pulled by me.
until you retract your accuse
tions and insinuations. 1t is a
self evident fact that there are
at least 1862 other per sons in
the county that feel the same
way about it, and probably a
great many more now.
A REPUBLICAN
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
WELL, OLD MAN,
HOW ARE Y0U?"
If Your Blood Is Rich and Red
You Say, "Fine"
ENTHUSIASM is RED
BOODED
Try Pepto-Mangan if You Feel
Weak and Look Pale

Sometimes you are almost
down and out. You know you
are not really sick, but you have
a petered-out feeling. You eat
little. You drag along. In the
morning you look at your face
in the mirror. You feel years
older when you see how pale and
haggard you are.
1t is your blood. It needs red
corpuscles. Instead of poking
along half sick, why don't you
try taking Pepto-Mangan, the
blood tonic? 1t has just the in
gradients weak blood needs.
With red blood our energy and
enthusiasm return. You eat
better. You tackle work and
Pepto-Mangan is widely and
heartily endorsed by physicians
It is effective and easy to take
It is sold in both liquid and tab
let form. The medicinal pro-
preties are identical.
Sold at any drug store. But
be sure to get the genuine Pep
to- Mangan-""Gude's." Ask for
it by the name and be sure the
full name, "Gude's Pepto-Man-
gan, is on the package.
Advertisement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
OUR BOUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first of an be
clean. it must be fair, it must be hon
e~t and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must. at all
times, levote itself unfiinchingly ana
feazsessly to the public service in the
interests of the masses of the people.
1t must always combat evil and IN
justice
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
1t must never tolerate cerruphons.
1t must be in sympathy with the
pser and unfortunate
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfish 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 governnent,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and sndving
lsve sf country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
BEGAN LONG AGO

A supporter of the Democrat
ic ticket in the last election writ
es to the New York World to ask
this question:
"Whst do the Republicans fn-
tend doing with the vast govern
mental powers soon to be in the
ir control in an epoch of falling
prices, falling wages, falling
government revenues, high in
terest rates, reduced markets at
home and abroad, factory shut
downs, surplus labor and in
creasing numbers of men out
of work, ETC., ETC."
Now, for history's sake, let us
record that this question was
asked on November 6, four days
after election. The falling pric-
es, falling wages, high interest
rates, ETC., had been on the way
for several months and had
reached such a stage by election
time as to impress this Demo-
crat with the idea that the Re-
publicans face an almost super
human task. And they do. The
Republican party will take char
ge of the Government at a time
when every condition and cir
cumstance is adverse. 1t will
require constructive statesman
ship of the highest order to res
cue the United States from the
chaos into which it has drawn
by eight years of Democratic
rule.
But we should be thankful to
a Democratic paper for publish
ing the communication of a De-
mocrat, admitting that the con-
ditions existed four days after
the election. The country could
not have been reduced to such a
condition in four days, hence the
long list of evils must have been
brought on before the result of
the election was known.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
WOMAN OF 80
ABUSED BY FATHER
Man 1O1 Years Old Is Still
Energetic.

Pittsburgh, Pa The following
unusual disclosures concerning a
Pittsburgh family is revealed in the
annual report of the Humane Society
of Western Pennsylvania, just made
public by President Mason, of the or
ganiZation:
Complaints of every kind get
prompt attention. A woman, appar-
emily not under fifty years of age
called in person at the office to ascer-
tain If anything could be done to stop
abusive treatment of her mother.
"'How old is your motherY she
was asked.
Eighty years old
"'Who abuses her?
"'Her father
"What Her father abuses herr
eyes, her own father; and he
makes life miserable for her, too
"'And how old is hep
"'He is 101 years Old
"These people live in Pittsburgh.
This was an exceptional case only as
to the ages of those involved. 1t prov
ed to be merely a family squabble.
The father is still energetic, and has
the frequent assertiveness of old men
as to their rights and privileges. His
small rent income is insufficient for
both himself and daughter, but bach
lor son, aged seventy-six, promised
he would lend a hand toward meeting
the shortage by contributing from his
own ample resources"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 1920
THE MASTER DESCRIBED

A brief yet glowing narrative
of Jesus, translated from the
French, was sent in the shape of
an epistle of Purlius Lentulus,
the President of Judea in the
reign of Tiberius Caesar, to the
Senate and people of Rome.
These are his words:
There lives at this time in
Judea a man of singular virute
whose name is Jesus Christ,
whom the barbarians esteem as
a Prophet, but his followers love
and adore as the offspring of the
immortal God. He calls back
the dead from their graves, and
heals all sorts of diseases with a
word or touch. He is tall man
and well shaped, of an amiable
and reverend aspect, his hair
of a color that can hardly bemat-
ched, falling in graceful curls,
waving about and very agreeab-
ly couched upon his shoulders
parted on the crown of the head,
running as a stream to the front,
after the fashion of the Nazarit-
es. His forehead high, large and
imposing; his cheeks without
spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a
lovely red. His mouth and nose
formed with exquisite symmetry
His beard thick and of a color
suitable to his hair reaching be-
low his chin, and parting in the
middle like a fork. His eyes
bright blue, clear and serene,
look innocent, dignified; manly
and mature in proportion of
body, most perfect and captivat-
ing. His hands and arms most
delectable to behold. He rebukes
with majesty, counsels with
mildness his whole address, VIII
ether in word or deed, being elo,
quent and grave. No man has
seen him laugh, yet his manners
are exceedingly pleasant; but he
has wept frequently in the pres
ence of men. He is temperate
modest and wise. A man, for his
extraordinary beauty and divine
per fections, surprising the chill
dren of men in every sense"
The above description of our
dear Lord is a very rare and in
teresting one. / wanted the
Gideon Brethren to share it with
me l would like to see many
comments on it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16

renew their meetings every two
weeks. At the usual hour the
hostess assisted by Mrs. J. w.
Thornhill served a very elabor-
ant two-course luncheon.
he guests departed at a late
hour, having spent very delieh-
full evening. The next meeting,
will be held at the home of Miss
Adelaide Woodford. The mem
bers present were the following:
Misses Dorthey Lee Jones. Eva
Teter, Madalon Blatchford, AIDE
laide Woodford, Edna Summe IS
and Evelyn Thornhill. Guests
of the evening the Misses Olive
Gaunt and Helen Pownell.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
GO FORW ARD

Forgetting the things that are
behind us in war and peace and
business and losses, let us press
forward that we may regain
business, recoupN losses, that we
may recreate prosperity and en-
ployment, that we may bring
happiness where there is now
poverty and sorrow, and profit
able employment for the mill
ions now seeking work.
The task before us is big en-
ough to stir the heroic in Amer
lean manhood, but the prizes to
be won are great enough to sti-
mulate all the latent ambitions
of every man and woman.
Here are 105,000,000 people,
taken as a whole the most virile,
energetic and resourceful in the
world, living under one flag, UNI
vexed by the arbitrary dividing
lines of Europes nationalities, oc-
cupying as trustees the most
richly endowed and superbly loo
ated country known to man. d
Our resources are beyond the
power of our minds to grasp or
of words to portray.
Here is almost endless abund-
ance are the resources on which
to build an industrial and agric-
ultural wealth greater than that
of all the world today.
With 6 per cent of the worlds
population and 6 per cent of the
worlds land area, we already
produce from 40 to 60 per cent
or over of nearly all the greatest
products of the world; have
nearly half the worlds railroad
mileage and a third of the
worlds accumulated wealth, and
this wealth is more evenly dis
tributed than in any other coun-
try on earth through all the ages
of the past or present.
And yet have scarcely begun
to develop our natural resources
as measured by their vast ex-
tent.
Let us, therefore, forgetting
the blunders of the Federal Re-
serf Board and the losses which
it has brought, go forward.
Let us build mighty network
OF highways, so badly needed +;
let us modernize, and extend our
rail and water transportation
facilities, build the million or
more dwellings so badly needed,
build schools, hotels and church
es required to keep up with our
growing population.
There is enough work which
need to be done, and the doing
OF which would enrich our coun-
try, to keep fully employed every
laborer in the country.
| Down, then, with pessimism
and inactivity, and up with OPP
timism and progress! Forward
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
GUNNER DIES ON FENCE

Stricken by ApopIexy as He CInbc
After Fowl He Had Sot.
York, Pa. - Cunning for guinea
fowls on the farm of Oscar Moul,
near Hanover, Henry Fl. Bow
man, retired farmer, was stricken by
apoplexy while climbing over fence
and died instantly. Moul had a num-
Der of guinea fowls on the farm and
they became so wild that 1t was decid-
ed that the only way 70 get them was
to shoot them.
He and Bowman, his father-in-law,
starter out together for hunt Moul
missed Bowman and after a search
found him dead beside fence with
his gun in one hand and dead guinea
fowl in the other.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
All Whoopino in School.

Lock Haven, Ca. Miss Pearl
Miller, of Peech Creek township,
teacher of the Plunkett's Run
school, in Bald Eagle township, and
all the pupils of the school, numbering
IA, are i'll of whoopfng cough and as
a result the school was closed and
will remain closed until the teacher
and pupils recover
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16

We have read your letter APP
pearing in the Barbour De-
mocrat, issue of November 18
tn, 1920. 1t appears, at first
sight that here are two out
standing features to this letter
of yours first, the colossal egot-
ism of the writer, and, second,
that its writer is plain sore over
his defeat. 1t seems that the
personal pronouns II" and my"
appear fifteen (15) times in the
first paragraph. Pretty good,
Ell? Now, No. 3, we suspect that
you have been reading after
Woodrow. We cite you to Wood
rows caracatufe of "Lincoln's
Speech at the Battle of Gettys-.
burg, delivered at one of the
French Soldiers Cemeteries dur
ing his sojourn at, or near, Gay
Paree." If you had read that
speech, we believe that you
could have crowded in five or six
more pronouns of the first per-
son.
Now, Mr.. ''I", if you will turn
to the official returns, printed in
the same paper in which your
letter appears, you will observe
that 1858 per sons voted for Mr..
Foreman, while 3O61 persons
were voting for you. You will
also observe that the normal Re-
church or lodge to further his
Mr.. Harding's vote, was about
1000. You will further note
that you got the Democratic vote
at every precinct and some in
addition at some of the precincts
And yet you cast vile insinuat-
ions at your own party. Now,
Sir, if we we're evil minded, as
you know it is said that persons
with evil minds always think
everyone else crooked, we might
ask you to explain, in dollars and
cents, the difference between
Mr.. Harding's vote and Mr..
Foreman's vote. The differer-
enee, you will further note, is
about 500. Butno, we are those
who have faith in our fellow
men and women. It is a known
fact, by about every one except
you, that the Republicans did
not spend any money in the cleo
ton outside of legitimate expen-
ses. The election righteous ex-
preston of the will of the peo-
pie, uninfluenced untrammeled
and unbiased. The voice of the
people is the voice of God, and
from the revelations contained
in your letter, they certainly
acted wisly in your case.
Your letter indicates that you
believe yourselfe to be perfect
morally, mentally and physically
and that your oponent was an
outcast from society, and that it
was some sort of a sin, or yio-
lation of the Holy Writ, to vote
for him and against you, Now
1858 per sons in this county are
of the opinion that he is just as
good man as you are, and, in
deed, some, it is said, may even
that he has the edge on you
little. We have heard it said
that Mr.. Foreman is as good a
man as there is in the county,
and that report has been gener-
ally accepted as true that Mr..
Foreman probably did not at
tempt to use the influence of any
church of lodge to further his
political aspirations, but then, as
to that, about ninety-nine people
out of every hundred believe
that it is improper to campaign
in that manner, and that people
should be left free to act I'M
biased and uninfluenced in the
matter of selecting Sheriffs and
other officials.
AS to the insinuation cast at
the woman hood of this county,
in your letter, it would seem pro-
per that this Should be answered
by the women themselves. Per-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
Scrublady Needs $3.50.

Poston, Mass. - A self-supporting
scrub woman needs $3.50 week to
maintain herself, the minimum wage
board on office and building cleafiers
announced In making an award of a
25 per cent increase In their rates of
pay. An hourly rate of thirty seven
cents is fixed on basis of forty-two
hours employment weekly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
Good Advice

Take Chamberlain's Tablets as soon
as you have finished your supper and
they will produce a gentle movement
of the bowels on the following morn
ing. They will also improve your
digestion and make you feel better in
every way.
Advertisement
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
Blows Off Face with Cap.

Pen Argyll, Pa. Attaching a
dry cell to a dynamite cap he found
in local plant where he was employ
ed proved fatal experiment for Ralph
l.. Fisher, sixteen years old, of this
town. His entire face was blown off
and he died almost instantly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
x. X. X. CLUB

Miss Evelyn Thornhill charm
ingly entertained the K. K. K.
Club at he ~nme on Wednesday
evening Dee IT. first. The
evening v'aa 3a sewing and
music. Tn a M vnning it
was decije IKE li''h would
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16
RIBBON IN EAR FIVE YEARS
Doctor Removes 1t When Victim of
Boys Prank Begins to Suffer.

Buys TdTIK rEss!sIS 20 oUTTcT.
Forest City, Pa. ~ About five
years ago boys placed piece, of
ribbon in one ear Of Lyman Kennedy,
Jr. The incident soon was forgotten.
OF late he has been suffering from
severe earaches and when he was TAX
en- to a specialist the ribbon, four
inches long, was removed from the
ear. 1t was in a good state Of pres
erVatiOn.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-16

Entered as second-class matter
June 10, 1912, at the Post Office at
Belington, W. Va, under the act Of
March 8, 1879.