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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-04
PEARL MAY MILLER AT
BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Bids Fair to Justify the Expecta-
tion of the Thousands Who
Gave Her This Opportunity

| Thousands of people in Monroe
county and throughout northeast
| Mississippi who are familiar with
the tragedy of her young life, will
be proud to know that Pearl May
Miller bids fair TO justify the ex.
pactations of thousands throughout
the south who created a fund oi
nearly $4,000 in order that she
might be given the benefits OF an
education. The crime that cast a
shadow oyer Pearl May Miller
life was echoed but few months
when Charlie Marshal. the perpetra-
tor, paid the penalty on the gal
lows at Tupelo.
Mrs. Modena Lowery Berry, lady
principle of Blue Mountain College.
gives TO the press the following ac-
counting of little Pearl May:
She was sent to Blue Mountain
College in May of last session, two
months before the close OF the year
She had been to school very little.
so was barely ready for third grade.
but entered there; and her progress
was so rapid that by employing q
teacher for FIVE weeks during the
vacation, she finished third grade,
and this session will finish the
fourth and fifth grades. for her pro-
gress is such that she can do more
than younger children. She is now
in her 18th year. having had her
18th birthday after her terrible
tragedy.
Having no room for her in the
regular college dormitory when she
came to Us last spring. we boarded
her in private boarding house till
the close of the session. Then my
daughter and I took her into my
own rooms. and she lives with us as
member of my family. / treat her
as my own child, and she depends
On my daughter as an older sister
She is obedient and trustworthy,
and has won the confidence of both
students and faculty. have meyer
known her to vary in the least from
absolute truth. and /, believe she
has in her those qualities which 90
into the making of good and nse-
full woman.
From my close personal ac-
quaintacne with Pearl and from q
careful inquiry into the real stand
ing of the Miller family among
those who knew them we'll, am
thoroughly convinced that PEARLS
father. though not a success in N
financial way, was an honorable
and upright man. likewise be-
lieve that his unhappy dauehter|
was simply the victim OF an awful /
moral tragedy for which she was
not responsible.
/ claim it a privilege to have
Pearl i'm my immediate family; and |
often at night when the poor little
girl tenderly lays her hand upon
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-04

The farmer must have cotton
warehouses. cooperative selling
organizations, licensed statesmen
and graders. The Progressive
Farmer is helping you get them.
You can help the Progressive
Farmer along these and kindred
lines by subscribing to that pa
per which comes 10 your home
every week the year round, to-
gether with the Aberdeen Week
~ for the bargain price of 81.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-04

State Osteopaths will ask the leg
islature to prohibit the sale of high
heels. This is a prohibition move
ment that il not believed to have
been inspired by spirit Of uplift.
Detroit News.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-04

lieve that as far as ships are con
cerned it would be well to limit
aridity to a dry dock.-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-04

Chicago has crimes for MOVIES
News Headline. Goodbye. We ay-
crage art titles.-Norfolk Pilot.
In other words. shipping men be-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Brest. Marshal Foch, whoa on
October % will sail for the United
States, has gone into training for the
trip on his Brittany estate few miles
from here. He will stay there for a
month, getting into condition to meet
the rlgors on a series Of banquets he
expects to attend while visiting Amer
lea.
The American Legionaires, who Wis
tied France in the last month, made 1t
clear they regarded him as Their
Marshall and record honors and hos
FATALITIES would feature the welcome
accorded him.
Poor Marshal Fayole was on the
verge Of dyspepsia when he returned
from America" the marshal Is said to
have remarked jokingly, "and he has
a much better stomach than |. If the
Americans insist upon banqueting me
as they propose | am afraid the Bat
tie of America will be my undoing"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
aank Robbera Sentenced.

Reading, pa Severe sentences
were imt7aed here on six men
who figured ~ the robbery of The
Peoples Trua company az Wyomls-
sing.
james Minoeue and Harry Bern.
stein, both 81 whom pleaded guilty.
received Gle en 10 Twelve years and
twelve to thirteen years, respectively,
while. Stewart s. Wallace Charles
Stark Carl Scott ana John Russo,
who stood trial aud were found guilt,
get nineteen to twenty years each
I'd The r 2an ra 4ai4 tH to h ~ NE hta sria
bank last SPRING They were not arr
rested until after several months 81
search they were found in New York,
The total sentence imposed on the
six amounts to l05 years IN addition,
they were given fines varying from
$1,000 10 $4,000 The total Is $4,000.
They VIII serve their time IN The
Eastern penitentiary.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
Ml17ED HANA8 TAKES
HE8 SECRET To CRAVE
Eiaa leaiahasss Eeaanl1le4a sai a4
ilrS. Laws Slot E.8r

New York Miss Mildred la
nan, daughter Of the late Alfred r.
Hanan, shoe manufacture, died in Che
Long Island College Hospital without
having advanced any explorations as
10 why she had been shot Friday
morning BY her erstwhiIe chum, Mrs.
Grace laws, who later committed
suicide
John S. Borland importer and Dart
mouth graduate, who was in her COM
pany when the shooting took place
outside the apartment Of mutual
friend on Schermerhorn street. Brook
lyn, was at her bedside when the end
came. Mrs. Clara NJ Hanan, her
mother, and several other relatives
also were present, but the girl, who
Iapsed into Inconsistencies, did not
recognize any Of them.
An autopsy by Dr. Carl Boettiger,
assistant medical examiner, showed
that a bullet pierced the thorax and
the abdomen and lodged under the
ninth rib on tie right side, beneath
the chest wall. One blood transfu-
sion, made Friday in an effort to save
the girls life seemed to give her adj
ditional strength, and led the physi-
clans to hold out hope for recovery,
but a relapse set in Saturday even
ing, and she failed rapidly.
The real motive for the shooting
may never be publicly known. Police
who investigated the case expressed
the theory that jealousy wa con,
tributing factor, but thev were unable
to determine whether it was because
of Borland or because of the sever
ance of Mrs Laws friendly relations
with Miss Hanan. Borland told the
police he believed Mrs Laws vas. driy-
en- % the act as result Of having
lost the friendship and financial as
sistance of Miss Hanan. He also ex-
pressed the belief that this was fol
lowed by excessive drinking, which
Mrs. Laws admitted in letter to her
sister in San Francisco, found among
her possessions after her death.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
JUDGE Spanked Four Boys.

Kansas City. - Judge e. r. Por-
terfeld, presiding over the juve-
nile court, stopped session Of that
court, removed one of his low shoes
and spanked four ju1 emile delinquents
with it.
The four boys, In court for truancy
from school, told the judge they would
not go to school and asked him to
send them to the McCune Home, the
county home for youthful offenders.
The judge sent out for suitable stick,
but none could be found. He then used
his shoe.
"What about school now?" he asked
when he had replaced the shoe.
The four agreed to return to school
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
Heads U. s. Air servlee.

Washington.--Colonel Mason Mat
hews 7atriek, Of the corps Of
engineers, vas nominated by President
Harding to be chief Of the air SER
vice with the rank Of major general.
The nomination Of Colonel Patrick
who served as chief Of American ex-
peditlonary air service, did not come
as a surprise IN army circles as his
name had been mentioned continuous
" since It became known that Major
General Menoher had asked to be re-
leased as head of the air service.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
British Reply Before Cabinet.

British Reply Before Cabinet.
London. = Several members of
the British cabinet, among whom
Premier Lloyd Georges reply to the
latest communication Of Eamonn de
Valera is said to be going round, have
not yet conveyed their views to the
premier concerning the situation and
it is REGARDED as not unlikely the pre-
miers note will not be ready for dis
patch to Dublin for several days
No intimation has been vouchsafed
as to the probable terms of the note,
but opinion both in England and Ire
land seems to be hopeful that it will
be couched so as to accommodate the
position of the Sim Fem leaders and
enable them to come into another con-
ference
In the meantime disturbing reports
of new provocative acts, alleged to
have been made by Black and Tans in
Cork and elsewhere, are causing ap-
prehension among those hopeful of a
settlement of the Irish situation Ac-
cording to Cork dispatches civilian
members of the Republican police
were roughly treated Saturday night
by British police patrols.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
VIII Aids German Children.

Reading, Pa. E. Otto Boyer,
Forgedale, Banks county, former
Philadelphia manufacturer, in his will,
filed for probate here, remembered the
poor and starving children of Ger
many. He left $1,000 to starving chill
dren of the city of Chemnitz; $4,000
to establish a home for children of
Saxony, and $1,000 for the relief of
the children of Ertzeberg.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
ERIN AGAIN FACES
REIGN OF RI0TINGS
British COustdbuIary Said to
Have Attacked Party.
MAN STABBED BY BAYONET
Sim Feiners Tell of Being Hit and
Called irish Swine by the Cork
Police.

Called irish SWINE by the Cork
Police.
Cork - According to the reports
made BY Republican liason officers in
cidents occurred reminiscent of con-
ditions prevailing prior to truce being
signed A party of citizens returning
from d social gathering are reported
to have been halted and roughly treat
ed By members of the British constab-
ulary The women of the party, terri
fed, fled from the scene
AT the same hour, according to re-
ports, a police batrol of five men was
accosted on st. Patrick's bridge by a
large patrol Ct British police The
Republicans are alleged to have been
questioned ana called Irish swine
and assaulted with batons and revolv-
er butts Cne man was stabbed In
the ARIA with a bayanet necessitating
treatment ID a hospital.
Ihe city council has decided TO for
ward to the irish government in Dub
lin 8 statement from the commandant
at Spike Island regarding the alleged
severity of the treatment OF Slim Rein
ers informed there.
According To the statemest which
was read b the city council lntemed
men who We're severely disciplined for
singing in their huts at night con
tiuued their singing Wednesday night
as a protest against the order TO them
to desisi
Tile statement said several armed
soldiers entered huts az II o'clock at
nigh and beat die informed men With
rif8 fGtts AID stabbed several. II freaf
with bayonets The soldiers stripped
the hats Of I'll beds. tables and other
coayeniences. The nest morning the
interned men refused to parade or
work, wAereupon the military authors
ties locked the doors of the huts. The
interned men countered By taking
down the dooi and burning them and
otherwise Nrecl1ing the huts
The statement added that the wreck
ing would continue until the demands
Of the interned men are granted. In
the statement q list Of % cases where
severe beatings We're administered is
chronicled. The lord mayor Of Cork,
commenting on the statement, said it
illustrated the spirit actuating the
British toward the truce.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
MINERS 70 FIGHT
INJUNCTION
Union Determines to Use Every
Device Possible.
CONVENTION IN TURMOIL

Delegates Wild as Explanation OF
scope of Dissolution Move is
Shown.
indianapolis. After President
John L. Lewis had ruled out u
proposal that the convention of the
Uuited Mine Workers Of America adj
journ and go home and prepare our
fighting llnes,H the delegates voted
unanimously to instruct the lnterna-
tichal officers 70 use every lawful
means to resist the issuance of an in
junction against the union, sought in
suit filed In the federal court here
Another proposal that the miners 20
on strike and remain lille until the
SUN was withdrawn from iHe courts
was also ruled out o. orser by resi-
dehi Lewis before the vote wis taken
to Instruct the anlon officials Rs resist
the INDUCTION bg every lawful means.
1he BorderMud Coal corporation,
wlhch brought the suit il behalf Of
mere than eighty other operators sefy-
ca notice hat 4 would make applica-
lion oH October 3 for 4 preliminary
RS running order against INC union
an9 business before 'ne olethiai cen
yefti4n n tae miners was set aatae
while William Green. International
see tHnS treasurer told ne delegates
Tbs Use very heart and soul" 0f the
uL@en IS W STAKE W ti'e sult
ar Green. Who INTERCEPTED comment
m the various et''tfsss, leAa Il '3h
aeasst siateliielll On tlie suit 'ii'u -
aid tae union ana ~ oiAeiais' MINES
seF IL lhalaAa eoal eonilaiiss NY
3 1-lS-- .,i5 fffe a1oareiiT 1ifsl fe 1s
II st.isa down fhA ware contracts and
tbe "rhecli.oT system by which op-
arstots uffhloId dfes from the waoes
~ miners
III s. matfep Of crave fnpott-
anron said Nr Green. referring 10 the
.s,if erf 6.itas az fine very heart and
eooi ~ o,,r union. IL is the most dan
.,ss,,,,s ol,sr1,a eva,. marie against our
,.r,s,,,i,attor and If fbe Injunction is
@ronfoa If van be ire msst fat-reach
;nr I'm ire soope ever Granted against
,be Ya4o1 Mine Workers. of Amer
III
srr grnan,s eret interr,lntion of bia
r,alt,,, ce Tho erif wac IA e,nnhasiza
fhe alIogation ~ fhe eult that Inc
,,Ina,.a, organization ahas become IN
lawf,l ner 50 ana Il violating the
sherman and Clavton laws and the
reda,a1 constttption
a,Tbis saws we are unlawful. with
out the naIa Of the law" commented
M Green
nRo4ten 3 ehou4ed q delegate. who
,,ae ei1encad nv President Lewis ram
ninc for order
Then reading the suits attack on
tho nobeol,.off,, eveter Mr. Green de-
olo,ad grbis fe as broad nc the mi
voree and ae commemorative ,.s etern-
itvn ua comnleted his readiro Of
tho CHARGES remarting that "a most
s,veaning iniunctionp was sought
oe,ainc+ tho union
syva have comnIained against gov
eminent NV iniunction he continued.
"and we bova Thought that tbe courts
hove como farther than we dreamed
tbav xyould 90 farther even than the
law and the constitution
Mr. Groom added that the issuance
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
oyster Toneers Seek $500 eaublo.

Atlantic CITY, n J. = a plati-
mum diamond bracelet, valued at $500
lost by Miss Jeanette La Pelletier, of
New York, a visitor In Chelsea, was
the object Of a search by oyster tong
ers and boatmen in the Thorofare.
While attempting to board a sea-sled
at the Inlet Miss La Pelletier reached
to grasp a strap, the bracelet slipped
from her wrist and sank in ten feet
Of water.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
TURNS 1000 BOYS LOOSE
Mayor Gives City Riddles Great Day
on His Farm

Wilmington, Del - Mayor Leroy
Harvey entertained 1000 Whining
ton boys at his farm, Osborne Hill,
near Chadds Ford 1t was one of the
most unusual outings ever seen
Although the 1000 were turned loose
on the farm and romped over it all
day, there was not serious casualty.
There were plenty of bruises and cuts,
however, and one lad made the mis-
take of getting too intimate with bee
hive, but they had the time of their
lives
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Rev. P. S. Exline went to Vol
ga Saturday. He has accepted
the Volga circuit and will be
their pastor for this year. He
will move his family to the par
sonage at that place soon. Volga
is a good work of seven appoint
ments and pays substantial sal
airy
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
enake Bite Kills a Cow.

Milroy, Pa. Emery Krepps,
a farmer residing near Sigler-
Vile, lost COW from snake Cite.
The animal was in pasture when
struck by copperhead, the strike evil
IDENTIFY made in the neck while she
was munching grass. When discov-
cred the poison had impregnated the
entire body and it was impossible to
do anything for her.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
Thia Woman Can Throw.

Elkton, Md : Hearing dis
turbance among her chickens, Mrs.
Parel Willis, of Quaker Neck, inves-
tigated and saw a pile of hens lying
near the chicken house. A second or
two later she noticed fox emerging
from the coops, whereupon she grab
bed a stone, hurled it at the animal
and killed it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Blueiield-H Howard Hill touched a
lighted match to a dynamite cap he
held In his hand He lost three fingers
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

St Marys- Mark Jamison, of this
place, was painfully hurt when he was
mistaken for ground hog and shot
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
FIRST MEGRESS AVlATRIX
Bessie Coleman Returns After Ten
Months in French Flying School.

Months in French Flying School.
New York. Ten months ago
Miss Bessie Coleman, a 24year-
old negress, left her home in Chicago,
where she had been employed as a
manieurist, for Europ'
She returned to his country on the
steamship Manchuria, full fedged
aviatrix. said to be the first of her
race The young woman. who attend
ed an aviation school in France. plans
to engage in exhibition flying in this
country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
NOTICE

There will be Sunday School Rally
at Meadowville, w. Va. elliott Mem
orial at o'clock p. M, October End,
1921.
A good program, good music and
good speaking. Come to the Rally.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
RAKE SALE

Ladies Aid of M. E. Church will
hold bake in the peoples Garage
Friday Oct. 7th at 2:35 p. In.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Clarksburg Council has decided to
build a new erematory and to provide
for the free collection of garbage.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Charleston-Although there are 500
automobile owners n Kanawha county
there are but 425 who are members Of
the Charleston automobile club, Edgar
B. Iiager secretary OF the club, sad III
asking the support OF automobile own.
ers in correcting the lawiessness and
evil practices which ex SIS. wloh the
proper support, he said, the Charleston
automobile CLUB VIII make Itself feared
BY lie lawiess element ana viii become
an agency IA the apprehension OF GRIM
4As.4~.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
NOTICE

NOTICE
On Account of Jewish Holiday,
store will be closed all day Monday,
October 3. 49,
A. LAZARUS & SON
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Msddlebourne-Tne county levy was
cut D cents under last years and is
fixed at 65 cents on $500.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Lewis H. Carris. formerly Of New
ark, N. J., has been appointed director
Of the federal board Cor vocational ed
ueatlon Mr.. Carrls was formerly
chief Of the rehabilitation division.
Under HIS new appointment he viii
have charge Of al educational aetiy-
tiles Of che board and supervision over
allotment Of federal funds to the
states
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Family jewels in by.
sC-e 4ass nave been se.1ed Dy outrag-
ed -ane..doAvs ana landlords, trunks
.1ed o. me price of board and KEEP
alO ii some Instances men and women
have been detained until funds have
been forthcoming. But the first time
on record that two babies have been
held for board bill came to the at
tention Of the police here. For two
weeks, landlady here held two
babies, one seven months and the other
eighteen months old, because their
parents were unable to pay a board
bill The woman gave up the children
after the parents invoked the aid of
the police.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

WANTED-A woman cook and a
house-maid. Apply at once by letter
or in person to the Davis Memorial
Hospital, Elkins, w. Va. ct.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
n E w S
GS
WEST VIRGINIA

st. Marys-A 100 barrel oil we'll
has been drilled on the Sci Wells farm
ON Ben's Run
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our many
friends and neighbors who assisted
US in many ways during the sickness,
death and burial Of our beloved wife,
and mother.
May blessings from the Heavenly
Throne shower upon all.
w. T. HULDERMAN
OTTO HULDERMAN
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Charleston-Charle Rushford, aged
IA years shot to death his sister,
Catherine, aged seven at the home in
Hinton, it was reported here. The
children were playing with a toy pistol
which shoots either paper blanks or %
cartridges. 1t was loaded with bull
ct at the time of the accident. The
bullet entered the girls breast and
lung. She died few minutes after
wards.
Charleston-The States Federation
of Woman's clubs will meet in Hunt
ington beginning November I, and
continuing until November 3. Mrs.
Woodson T. Wills, of Charleston, and
Mrs Percy V. Pennypacker Of Texas,
and a former president of the general
federation of Womens clubs, have
been engaged as two Of the speakers
Of the convention.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

sistersyille-Dr W r. Turner,
local dentist, has accepted a chair ID
the dental college at the University OF
Cincinnati
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Parkersburg When the jailer went
to remove Oneida Smith, II, from the
jail at Marietta to bring her here, he
found she had sawed three bars and
was ready to escape. Oneida previous
ly had swan Worthingtou creek and
escaped from Sheriff Cochran and
other officers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Fairmount-Th committee recently
appointed by the coal operators assoc
citation win make an exhaustive study
of wage conditions in the Ohio and
western Pennsylvania mining districts.
SIX men we're appointed On tne COM
mlttee, three from the thick vein and
three from the thin vein districts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-29

Weston -Four prisoners sawed their
way ont Of a window OF the Lewis
county Jail