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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-19

Visiting five army recruiting sta
tlons In oregon and Keeping tab on 20
extra recruiting parties keeps Captain
John M. Page hlisy. Captain Page,
whose headquarters are IN Portland,
left this morning for La Grande after
an inspection trip here and will also go
70 Washington. part OF which Is in
cluded in his territory. He states that
recruiting business Is slow and that
the totals for the past few months
amounted to only IL per cent of wha,
the army expected. The recent war Is
the cause. says Captain Page.
News that the road to Mitchell,
away offin Wheeler county. was made
impossible by recent SHOWS does not
dismay Mr. and Mrs. J. +. Brady, who
left today in their Hudson for a trip
To FOSSIL. Mitchell and other towns
where railroads are unknown. MIR.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-19

NINGPO. China-Little Petit
Yang-ping cooed. gurgled and
cried her wav to prize in a baby
welfare exhibition recently mere.
SiNtrsu hundred peupie attended
%. nrSf Surh snow -'Nar held IN
: ana ''oE>Ids.ra be iater,'si ZEN
t.'''t rt"und h~ h1'fh whiUh
s..v - III nv~ ~ sase =. L.sy a bath.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
BUNK Err HILL
(Trinity)

Sam Storms who has been at Buck
harmon for physical treatment, will
be at home in few days, we learn he
is greatly improved.
Aaron Day was at Belington the
first of the week on business.
Mrs. Henry Fay was at Junior shop
ping last week end.
Gideon Rucker who has been in the
lumber woods for some time, is at
home for a few days.
Miss Clara Farris was at home to
see her mother few hours the first
of the week.
Mrs. Kathryn Coberly who has been
in bad health for several years, died
at her home in Junior December 20,
1919 and was laid to rest in the Trim
ity cemetery, age II years. Mrs.
} Coberly lived for several years in
this community. She was good
peaceable woman and great worker
in the church. She was converted in
her early days and joined the Meth
odist church.
She leaves a husband and five
children to mourn their loss. Our
sympathy is with the entire family.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
DARTMOOR ITEMS

We sure are getting our share of
winter now. The boys and girls are
taking the advantage of the snow by
sleigh riding and coasting. They
have the paths so slick that one can
hardly stand up.
Mr.. and Mrs James Smallridge of
Belington and sons, Vivian and Billy,
were here shopping Dec. %.
The Christian Endeavor here is
doing good work. Dec Dist was the
time for them to elect new officers
for the first half of the coming year.
Mrs. Mcdowell was elected Pres
ident Miss Rady Wees, Vice Pres
ident. Mrs. Straudy Jones, Sec.
Miss Bernice Simon, Treas.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Dilda Dec %, a girl, which was a
wonderful Christmas present to them.
Mr.. Bailey Corley, Kiahs son and
Baileys father-in-law Bert Simon
are doing their share of hunting They
go hunting every day or so. They
take their dogs, Beetle and Nellie with
them to trail the rabbits so they may
have a chance to shoot them. They
could shoot more rabbits if they could
get their guns in shooting order in
time. Before the rabbits get away.
When they come home their families
ask them. Have you caught or shot
any rabbits? This is their answer,
We had an awful chase and almost
caught one.
Miss Hulda Kelley, Of Coalition, is
visiting friends here at the pres
ent time.
DIR. Irons spent Christmas with his
family in Elkins.
The Miners Institute had their usual
program Dec 10, consisting of music
reading, Rotations and speech by
Mr.. Blakeslee. Mr.. Fray, of Cumber-
land failed to be with us this time
and Mr.. Blakeslee, Of Belington, took
charge of the meeting.
Mr.. Dennis Mcdonald is on the sick
list at present time.
Lloyd, Samuel and Rose McNemar
of Lillian, spent Christmas with rel
atives here.
Mr.. Bert (Son) Harvey of Beling-
ton, is visiting friends here.
Mr.. Porter Wilson and Miss Ovy
| Clouston were united in marriage Dec
%. We wish them much joy and 9
happy and prosperous life.
SCRIBBLER.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
BRYAN STIRS PARTY
BY ANNOUNCING HE
WILL TOUR COUNTRY
Trip Regarded as Feeler TO Learn
Chances for Presidency

WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Demo-
cratic politicians in Washington were
stunned by the news from Omaha to-
day that William j. Bryan has de-
cided to tour the country and make
a series of speeches in which he will
tell the Democratic party what the
Democratic national platform of 1920
should contain.
3 Democratic statesmen think it is
high time some party leader started
something which would put an end to
existing party inertia. President
Wilson's failure to make any an
nouncement with respect to his own
intentions or even to give hint of
what those intentions are to any of
his closest advisers, has brought about
stagnation in the party's affairs.
James w. Gerard, former ambassa-
dor to Germany, is the only announ-
ced aspirant for the Democratic NOM
ination thus far.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01

ssssssag&
New Feed and
Supply Company
Will Open Business Tomorrow
January End.

A new feed and farmers supply
store is organized and under way. w.
D. Westfall and Morris B. Bolton
have organized partnership bust
ness under the firm name of West
fall & Bolton and will open their
new business tomorrow, January End
on FELTON, Street, having rented the
warerooms and Office room of F. E.
Thompson across from the freight
depot. This is their temporary To-
cation as they expect to erect next
summer "a large business building
with garage in connection on their
lot recently purchased from Geo. M.
SerpelI on Grim Ave-, opposite DIR.
Strother's residence, and perhaps
later make it an Incorporated con-
Germ. Sf @s USE
Their Judgment in getting into the
business this fall and winter be-
speaks success oof a business of this
kind. Car loads Of goods have been
arriving and by the opening date
their stock will be adequate to take
care of the needs of their many
friends and customers. They are
taking agencies for the leading fer
tilizers, supplies and farm implements
and expect to do large business in
all kinds of farm equipments.
Their present location is ideal and
in close touch with all the everyday
business transactions of the inbound
and outbound commerce. Farmers
have plenty of room to hitch and
park their teams and trucks, undis-
turbed by the regular traffic of the
railroads and individual conveyances-
This new industry is welcomed as
another evidence of the growing
business activities Of Belington.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
BUSY AMERICA;
WHAT 1T PRODUCES
FOR THE WORLD

With only six per cent of the
worlds population and only seven per
cent of the land, the United States
produces:
Twenty per cent of the worlds
gold.
Twenty-Five per cent of the worlds
wheat.
Forty per cent of the worlds iron
and steel.
Forty per cent of the worlds lead.
Forty per cent of the worlds silver.
Fifty per cent of the worlds zinc.
Fifty-two per cent of the worlds
coal.
Sixty per cent of the world
aluminium.
Sixty per cent of the worlds cop
per.
Sixty per cent of the worlds cot
ton.
Sixty-six per cent of the worlds oil.
Seventy-five per cent of the world S
corn.
Eighty-fve per cent of the world S
automobiles.
We also refine eighty per cent of
the copper and operate forty per
cent of the railroads,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
S. S. SHAFER

Stingley S. Shaffer, of near Mt.
Liberty, was so badly burned Wed
nesday of last week, that he died on
the following day after much suffer-
ing.
The information is that he was
warming piece of carpet to throw
around him while milking, and the
carpet caught fire and when he got
in the wind, he was so badly burned
that his death resulted.
He was 81 years old, and was liv-
ing alone, since the death of his wife.
The deceased was well-known cit
zen and had held positions of trust
ard responsibility.
He was buried at Jerusalem on
Friday last
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
CHURCH TIME THIEF
CAUGHT LAST EVENING

For many weeks past there has
been a series of house robberies in
this city always occurring at church
time, either during prayer service on
Wednesday evening or while evening
worship was in progress on Sunday.
The first of these burglaries took
place at the home of William Nor
gan, cashier of the Merchants &
Mechanics Bank, some time while the
family was attending prayer meet
ing at the First Baptist church, and
the last before that of last night
took place at the home of Joseph A.
Pugh, the well known wholesale mer
chant of McGraw avenue. In the in
terum number of other homes were
robbed in different parts of the city
always of regular church going peo-
Pile and always at the hour of wor-
ship.
Last night, however, he met his
nemesis. While Miss Grace White
scarver was attending services at the
First Baptist church last evening her
home on MILFORD street was ransack-
ed from top to bottom by a burglar
bat before he could get away with
anything a most unexpected Interrupt
ton occurred. Charlie Whitescarver,
big brother of Miss Grace, returned
in his car from visit at the family
home in Pruntytown, where he had
spent the Sabbath. The snow made
his approach to the house noiseless
and when he entered it was hard to
tell who was most surprised, Charlie
or the burglar. He found Steve Eng
out the contents Of drawers, etc, in
one of the rooms, and when he had
recovered from his surprise, made a
dive for him. England, however, had
another card up his sleeve, and whip
ping out a big revolver, it is said,
held Whitescarver at bay while he
backed to the door When he wheeled
about, however, to dart out the door
Charlie took chance and made q
leap for him, catching him by the
coat Like an eel England glided
out of that garment and made tracks
down the hill in the direction of
Main street with Whitescarver in
I wild pursuit. When nearing the Elks
home on East Main street, seeing that
the latter was about to overtake him
the fugitive bolted into the alley way
running back toward Boyd street,
where he was cornered and taken in
to custody by his triumphant captor.
Charlie brought his prisoner to the
county Jail in this city and turned him
over to the turnkey, Homer Selvey,
who promptly locked him up to await
hearing later.-Grafton Sentinel. =
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
MASONS GIVE BANQUET

The Masons of Belington gave a
banquet to the Masons, their wives,
sweethearts or friends on Saturday
night the 9th The banquet feed
was under the auspices of The Ladies
Aid Of the Baptist Church and was
well served to about 100 gentlemen
and ladies. The program part OF the
banquet ended rather abruptly when a
delegation started for the dance hall
it looked as if the signal was misun-
serxtood for fire alarm, so the toast
master was out of job and the cut
and dried speeches went for naught.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
CONSUMER MUST PAY
MINERS WAGE RISES,
SAY COAL OPERATORS


CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Coal operators
from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and west
ern Pennsylvania, at conference to-
day, declared that they would assume
no increase in miners wages above
the Ia per cent granted in the strike
settlement
In discussing their attitude toward
the commission named by President
Wilson to investigate the coal stu
alton, the operators asserted that II
the commission recommended a wage
increase above the IA per cent 1t
would have to shoulder the response
bility of increased prices to the con-
sumner.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
One Killed, Two Hurt
When Boiler Explodes
Big Mallet Engine Goes Through
Roof of Tank House at Grafton

Grafton. Dec. 29-One man was
instantly killed and at least two others
injured in an explosion of boiler of
road engine in the repair shops OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Grafton, Saturday night at 10:40 o.
clock. No cause for the explosion is
known. Following are the names of
the killed and injured;
DEAD
w. E. Kramer, aged about 35 yrs,
INJURED
J. E. Kelso, in hospital.
Frank Blake, reported to be in
hospital.
Official reports stated that the road
engine, which was of the "Mallet'
type and which was used to push
trains up the. 17-mile grade, was I'M
dergoing repairs in the yard shops OF
the B. and o. when the explosion oc-
cured. Kramer is said to have beer
on top uof the sengine when its boiler
ISexpioded and was thrown a consider
able distance. Kelso and Blake, who
were also engaged in the work Of re
/. pairing the engine, were said to have
been standing on the ground beside
| the locomotive when the accident hap
pened, and thereby escape like fate
as did their fellow workman. Other
workmen are said to have been If
the shop at the time, but were fan
enough away from the engine to es-
cape being injured.
| One building, called the tank shop
was completely demolished. Resi-
dents in houses close by the scene
were given a severe shaking up.
Kramer, the dead man, had only
been in the employ of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad as an engine re
! pair man for about a week.
] No cause for the explosion coult
be learned, but the general opinion
is that it was caused by the boiler
becoming dry, as this is the cause
of the greater number of accidents Of
! this nature.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
METRIC SYSTEM EXPLAINED
IN ONE MINUTE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ga
member of World Trade Club holds
the world record for rapid explana-
ton of the Metric weight measure
ments and the way in which they
ought to be used. He does this in
one minute. An objector who had
never looked the matter up declared
that the metric system was complex
and that it would take long time to
learn it. 1t was then that the mem
Der of World Trade Club first under
took to explain, in one minute, all
that needed to be known of metric
units. He did it to the satisfaction
Of eminent auditors. Here is how he
did it.:
Learn only the units, dollar, meter,
liter, gram; -dollar, the measure of
value; meter the measure Of length;
liter, measure Of bulk; gram. for
weight. You know all about the
American dollar. The metric units,
meter, liter, gram, are just like dol
lar, divided decinaliy and multiplied
decimally. If you want to compare
metric units with present units, the
meter is 10sper cent more than the
yard; 500 grams is about 10 per cent
more than the pound avoirdupois, the
liter is S per cent less than the U, S.
liquid quart t13 per cent less than the
British liquid quart)-that is all 80
per cent need to use the metric stan
dards."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
TEACHERS MEETING

The teachers Of Valley will meet at
zebbs Creek Saturday Jan. 3rd at /:
80 P. M.
The following topics from La Rue
will be discussed:
Chapter VII, f. /. Knight, Brooks
Goode.
Chapter VII, Miss Farmhouse,
Homer George.
Chapter TX, Miss Nestor, A. G.
Hathaway.
Chapter x, Mrs Ware, Ralph Dur
rett.
Chapter XII, Mr. Reel, Lee O'Brien.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend.
ADDS KITTLE, Sec.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
DICTATED NOTICE OF
HIS OWN DEATH

HORNELL, N. Y, Dec. 30.-Henry
A. Pratt, prominent retired business
man called his niece to his bedside
early this morning and dictated a no.
tice of his death for the local news
papers, fixing S:45 O'Clock the hour of
his death. Promptly to the minute
he passed away.
He was 80 years old and had been
in poor health for sometime He had
previously picked out his own coffin
and arranged with the undertaken to
conduct the service.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
LITERARY

There will be a Literary held at the
eWeaver schoelhouse Thursday night
Jan. Sth, 1920, consisting of singing,
recitations and debate.
This question will be debated-Re-
solved That A Married Female "Flirt'
is More Dangerous than Married
Male "Flirt." Married men VS.. Mar
ried Women.
Come out and spend pleasant hour
with us. Admission-Good Behav-
DIR.
w. A. STREET, Principal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
FARM NEWS OF THE STATE
Governor Cornwell Favors National
Farm Bureau Federation

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. Dec. 30.
Governor John j. Cornwell, who
speaks at Morgantown the night Of
January 9 during Farmers Week,
has declared himself in favor of the
West Virgonia Federation of Farm
Bureaus affiiating with the National
Farm Bureau Federation This ques-
ton is one of the important ones to
be voted on during Farmers Week,
which is from January to inclusice.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
RAILROADS WILL
BE REQUIRED TO
GO TO OLD RATE

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Dec 20
Unless the Public Service Commits
sion should allow increases on proof
the old rates are confiscatory all the
railroads which have been under
government control will upon their
return to private control March | be
required to go back to their old rates
which in most instances were 2 or
ac per mile
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
II Pays Well to Register Your
Livestock

.Trixie Ward, club member in
Roance County, sold 5 registered
Poland China pigs this year at $12
each. A neighbor, Mr.. Cross, sold
purebred unregistered pigs at Sc each.
The registration fee is 81, so Trixie
figures that registering just paid her
S29 this year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
PUT MEN ON PIECE WORK

Mayor l.. L. Bennett begins today
to put his mill force on piece work,
timber cutters and all. Mr.. Bennett
as learned that the best way to get
the best results is to give the men
a free hand to produce all they can.
The Good Roads Bosses" found
that men did not loaf so much when
working for themselves.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED

Harry, son of Morgan Keller, Pleas
ant, we have learned accidentally shot
himself, Tuesday, while hunting and
was found dead in the woods. He
was about sixteen years old.
1t is a sad occurrence, and the sym
pathy of all the acquaintainces will
go out to the stricken Sfamily--Demo-
crat.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
WEST VIRGINIA PLAYS TWENTY
THREE BASKETBALL GAMES
WITH LEADING COLLEGE SIS.

MoRGANTOWN, Dec. q Especially
The West Virginia University bas-
ketball schedule announced here to-
day by Director Stansbury, provides
the most difficult assignment Of games
that has ever been arranged for
Mountaineer floor team Twenty
three games are listed and CONSPICUOUS
in the list are the Yale, Cornell, Pitts
burg, Lafayette, Washington & jeff
erson, Colgate, Rutgers and Allegheny
contests. B
A new coach, Francis II. .Stadsvold
who learned his basketball at the
University of Minnesota under DR..
Cooke, the famous Western MENTOR is
in charge of the squad and a team
of unusual strength is expected.
Coach Stadsvold was an All-Western
selection himself and wos on the adj
visory coaching staff at Minnesota
after graduation. His material is ex-
cellent including Dawson, Morrison,
Kiger, Hill, Outright, Weimer, Haw-
kins and Trotter all of whom are
letter men and large number of
new and promising recruits.
The complete schedule follows:
Dec 10 Pittsburg Collegians at
Morgantown.
Dec. 81 Yale University at Nor
| gantown. .a
Jan. Davis -Elkins College at Nor
gantown.
Jan. 8 Geneva College at Morg..-
town. ,+,. ~,
Jan IA Washington & jefferson at
Washington, Pa.
Jan. Is University Of Pittsburg ~
Pittsburg. Pa.
Jan. 16 Allegheny College at Mead
vile, Pa. &,
Jan. II Carnegie Tech at PITTS
burg, Pa.
Jan. % Marietta College at Nor
gantown
Jan 81 University Of pittsburg At
Morgantown-
Feb. Fairmont Normal at Fair
mont.
Feb. i3 Carnegie Tech at Morgan
town.
Feb. Is Syracuse University at
Syracuse, N. Y.
Feb. II Colgate University at Ham
ilton, N. Y.
Feb. Is Cornell University at Ithaca
IN. Y.
Feb 10 Lafayette College at East
on, Pa.
Feb. 20 Setron Hall College at
! South Orange, N j.
Feb. Fl Rutgers College at New
Brunswick, N. J.
t Feb. 28 Lafayette College at Nor
gantown.
! Mar. 8 Fairmont Normal at Nor
gantown.
Mar. 6 Allegheny College at Nor
gantown.
Mar. 10 Marietta College at Mar
ietta, Ohio.
Mar. 20 Washington & Jefferson at
! Morgantown.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
BIG DANCES

Those who delight in shaking the
light fantastic" enjoyed a rare treat
on the nights of the 9th and 31st.
The biggest dances ever in the city
and the most faultless music furnished
on both occasions by Goldberg's Or
chestra.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
REVIVAL STARTS

Rev. Wheeler Boggess, of Philippi,
j. holding series of meetings here
in the First Baptist Church and Is
drawing large audiences. Rev.
Borgess. is giving some very fine
sermons and everybody should hear
him.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
Silo Pays for Itself the First Year

Harlan Thatcher, of Berkeley Coun-
ty, built a new silo not long ago and
declares that it paid for itself the
first year. His dairy herd, of the
same size and receiving the same at
tention as before, increased butter
fat production 1887 pounds during
this twelve months. At the lowest
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01

WANTED--Laborers for road work
between Beaver Greek Bridge and
Randolph County line. Wages $500
for hours and chance to take sta
ton work. Free transportation from
Belington and return. Apply to E..
D. Koontz, Citizens Bank Bldg. or on
job.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
New Agricultural Bulletins are Nov
Available

The w. Va Agricultural Expert
ment Station has recently issued bull
letins on Soybeans and Buckwheat,
which give the results if experiments
carried on at Morgantown for sew
eral years. The Extension Division
has issued bulletin on Farm Drain
age. These bulletins are free upon
application to the West Virginia Col
lege of Agriculture, Morgantown.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
Sheep in Lewis County Bring Fine
80 -faa .4e Returns s4

Lewis sCuOnty has "a man who be-
gan the year with 80 sheep. He bred
IT ewes, weaned 25 lambs and raised
"a of them. He sold "a head for
$40, besides $104 worth of wool, and
still has 20 head of sheep. one having
died during the year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01
MANY DIE
FROM DRINKING
POISON LIQUOR
Steps VIII Be Taken to Check the
Traffic in Poison

NEW YORK, Dec. 27-Federal
agents, health authorities and police
in many cities in the east were stir
red into action today against traffic
in whiskey made from wood alcohol
following the wave of death and
blindness from this cause in Mass
achusetts and Connecticut.
The death list of victims Of Christ
mas cheer in these states totalled at
least Al persons early today.
officials declared Improbable thatun-
reported cases by the score exist from
coast to coast. A general warning
has been issued here by agencies CO.
operating in the fight, telling the pub
lie Of the danger lurking in anything
that passes for whiskey in saloons.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.--County and
city officials have today Joined hands
for crusade against selling as
beverage wood alcohol which since
July | has killed approximately So
men. Four were today in hospitals
unconscious from drinking wood alco-
hol and four died yesterday.
Eve have held inquests on 20 or
80 bodies since July l, all victims of
this drug" said Coroner Hossman Of
Cook county. Il expect lot more
in few days from the New Years
celebration"
"One ordinary drink of wood alcohol
can make man permanently blind
and sometimes kill him." Mr.. Hoss-
man added.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01

The Revival Campaign at Meadow
vile is in progress in the Elliott
Memorial Church under the direction
of Rev. E. B. Ware.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-01-01

price, SOC, Mr.. Thatcher figures a
yearly profit of $3.50, which pays for
a pretty good silo.