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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24

Father: "Git up, gal, you're prac-
tically standing on a red hot COAL"
LATEST girl in the state: (which
foot, ?"-American Legion.
eyes," said Mrs. Hicks, 1--WE had an
awful scare at the house last night.
/ heard noise and got up and there
saw mans legs sticking out from
under the bed"
Gracious" exclaimed woman.
"The burglars legs ~
"No, my husbands legs, he heard
the noise first.
Club Lecturer: Nov, can any lady
here define an ideal husband?"
Mrs. Practical: Zone who never
passes letter box without feeling in
all of his pockets" American Legion.
Aviator Crashing through planking
and plaster from disabled airplane):
Where am II"
Voice: you're in my cellar but
I'm watching you Forecast.
y 4 =
William, haven't / told you not
to play with your soldiers on Sun
day."
Il know mother, but ON Sunday /
play that they're the Salvation Army"
-Pithy Paragraphs Film.
*#*A
Teacher: well, where you born ~
New Pupil: II wasn't born at all.
| got stepmother. Houston Post.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF all De
clean, it must be fair, it must be hon.
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times. devote itself unflinchingly and
fearlessly 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.
IT must never tolerate corruptlons.
1t must be in sympathy with the
poor and unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with the 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 government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare
civic and true patriotism and undylng
love Of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24
HANDING THE WOMEN A
LEMON

The Democrats are playing to the
galleries" where the ladies sit. They
loud and vehement in calling attent-
ion to the nomiation by their party
fo Mrs. Olesen, Of Minnesota, for the
United States Senate. They are
ringing in the changes on Mrs. Ole
sens nomination in an effort to make
women believe the Democrats are the
only party which recognizes the wo-
men in politics sufficiently well to
give her a nomination of distinction.
Their constant drumming upon
that one string indicates that it is the
only string upon which they have to
play Instead of emphasizing what
they have done for women, the con-
spicuous isolation of this one in
stance, which they so persistently en-
phasizes, only focuses attention upon
what they have not done for women,
Furthermore, it is more than pass
ing significance that they selected a
state in which they knew they had no
hope in winning for the purpose of
putting woman on the ticket. Nom
mating someone to lead forlorn
hope in order to pay off political
debt owed that someone is a very old
practice by some politicians. It would
seem this were the situation with the
lachine and Mrs. Olesen
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24

"Say, don't you see that sign, No
fishing here'?' sure do, and the
fellow that printed it certainly knew
what he was talking about. '-Pithy
Paragraphs Film.
She: ooh, the monotony of this
place! l fear before the days over
it will drive me wild"
He: MAY / come around this eve
ming ?"-Outlook.
Lawyer Ito fair client): But, my
dear madam, there is no insurance
money for you to claim. Your late
husband never insured his life, he had
only a policy against fire."
Widow (briskly): Precisely, that
is the very reason / had him Gre
mated. "-Everybody's.
In the old days there We're judges
Of good liquor, but now it is more
important to be a good judge Of bad
liquor. -Pithy Paragraphs Film.
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The Bingville Board of Selectmen
had held many sessions and finally
formulated set of auto laws that
was the pride of the country. So
the constable felt no worriment when
he stopped a motorist.
"Ye're pinched for violatin' the
auto laws" he pronounced.
(Which one?" inquired the travel
er.
burned if ! know, but We certain
ly amt come all the way down Main
street without Dustin one of them
Locomotive Engineers Journal.
The tramp rang the doctors bell
and asked the pretty young woman
who opened the door if she would be
so kind as to ask the doctor if he had
pair of old trousers he would kind
ly give away.
I'm the DOCTOR" said the smiling
young woman, and the tramp all but
tainted
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24
in Minnesota.

Iii WILLIAMSBURG.
If the Democratic party wishes to
show how much they think of women
and how ardent is their desire to ele-
vate women to high Office in the land,
why did they not put up woman for
the Senate in Mississippi where She
would have been certain of an elect
ion had been nominated.
There are a great many districts
and a great many states which are
solidly Democratic where the nomin-
alton of a women to Congress or
some high state position would be
equivalent to an election. We search
them in vain for any such exhibition
of Democratic chivalry. The Demo-
cratic policy is to nominate women
only where they know women can
never be elected, but to reserve for
the men all nominations where there
is any chance of election.
From all we have heard Of Mrs.
Olesen, she is a splendid women, Of
engaging personality and command
ing talent We regret she did not
live in Mississippi or Alabama or
Georgia, where she might really have
had a chance to come to Washington
and Associate with a Republican
woman who is in Congress, sent there
from a Republican district, Miss
Alice Robertson, of Oklahoma.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24
What He Would Do.

What would 20 do, Jimson," asked
Professor Brainfag, "if you saw man
fall dead in the street without appar-
ent reason?" Il really wouldn't know
what to do, SIR" answered the young
student. Il think l should just let
him lie there. 1t would certainly be
wrong of any man to drop dead in the
street without first giving his reasons
for doing so.'
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24
AN ANTI-sTRIKE LAW COMING

AN ANTI-STRIKE LAW COMING
The people are ready to receive
any kind of a law that will prohibit
strikes, and we fear it may be so
drastic when it comes that it will be
unsatisfactory to many, yet it is COM
ing and it will be popular for awhile
at least. The next few months will
determined the kind and number of
teeth this law will have.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24

The FAT MAN has will
hprit potin the him tsof
mc mercks and clever that put high.
andeave cu he
dollar piece for them when m bic Uable contributions will
by
Dep q.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-08-24

Justice To All

:.
America First Justice 10 All
HpEopLE's pApERza
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHI "

ing Of the Dardanelles TO foreign warships
and for the unrestricted national control OF
the Straits by the Ottomans. This was the
British program in the Crimcan War era
and later at the Congress Of Berlin In 1878.
Turkey is still in sense the pawn, but
Russia, her ancient foe, Is now her ma
teriaistic and self. seeking we'll wisher. j.
1t is no wonder that Curzon has masked
himself In his most offensive and super
ciious diplomatic manner at Lausanne.
Embarrassed statesmen cannot decently De
denied all recourse to refuge.
But the problem that has arisen is OF more
consequence than the discontinue OF the
British envoy. Predictions Of its develop
ments are worthless. since the Turks while
accepting with apparent satisfaction the
championship Of Soviet Russia, have not yet
explicitly stated their position.
Ismct is ostensibly awaiting instructions
from Angora. In all probability his delay
is more directly due to Ottoman hopes OF
discussions among the Allies. If riffs Gre
dscernibe Turkey Is certain to proht
thereby and perhaps even the bark Of Mr..
Tchitchcrin may enter rougher waters.
Lausanne is looking glass mcrocosm.
In this topsy- turvy diplomatic scene the
roles Of leading actors are reversed. !
this fact contributes nothing to the settle
ment Of issues bristling even more with
dangers today than in the fifth and seventh
decades of the last century.
And there is no Disraeli present to patch
up the mlddlc with surface brilliancics and
the species of superficial settlements once so
profitable to British national ambitions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
1T WON'T HURT BUTLER

0BJECTION by the La Toilette bloc in
" the Senate to the immediate contiyma
ton of the appointment of Pierce Butler TO
the Supreme Court bench need surprise no
one familiar with the state Of mind of the
members of the bloc.
Mr.. Butler is a lawyer who has had rail
roads for his clients. so he becomes in their
mind q railroad attorney and nothing else
The fact that he was engaged by Attorney
General Wickersham to conduct the Govern
ment prosecution of the meat packers under
the Anti Trust Law and did his work well
is ignored by these alleged liberals. And
also the fact that he has been employed to
serve as the attorney for the public in rail-
road valuation cases is passed over as Of no
consequence.
These people say they want a more pro-
grcssive man on the bench. What the coun.
try wants is an honest man Of judicial TEN
perament trained in the law. Mr.. Butler
seems to have these qualifications. And he
has the confidence and respect of his fellow
lawyers and of the laymen who know him.
Yet the inquiry into his fitness which the
progressive bloc is insisting on will serve
useful purpose. for it will make generally
known the admirable qualities Of the man
and will spike the guns of those who may
feel inclined to attack him in the future
That the appointment will be confirmed is
generally admitted. The Republican sup
porters of the President will vote for it, and
as Mr.. Butler is Democrat he can count
on the support of large majority of the
Democratic Senators Then he will take
his seat on the bench with clean bill of
health
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
Member of the Associated Press
UP TO THE WOMEN

A1OW that women are voters they have 4
AN duty to perform which they cannot
ohirk without affecting the rights of others.
I That duty is to see to it their names are
on the lists of citizens eligible 10 vote in the
elections. These lists are made up by the
assessors every year and representation in
the City Council is based on the number Of
assessed voters.
II the women refuse 70 CO. operate with
the assessors who are now making up tn"
lists, they will bring about a reduction in
the number Of Councilmcn from their dis
tricts.
4 The women in the districts controlled by
the machine politicians will get their names
on the lists. The political workers will see
20 this, because they know what is involved
In II.
Many Of the women in the so called in
dependent wards are known TO take littl"
interest in political affairs. When the as
SCISSOR calls at their houses they refuse to
give him the information about their names
which he requires. They say they do not
Intend to vote and that they want TO have
nothing to do with any Of the voting ar
fangements. And the assessor cannot com.
pei them to give information.
What will happen if this disposition is
persisted in is that only a small proportion
Of the women in the West Philadelphia and
Germantown wards will be assessed, while
virtually all the women in the downtown
and South Philadelphia wards will have
their names on the voting lists. and when
the apportonment Of Councilmen is made
next summer a majority will be assigned to
the wards controlled by the machine poll
ticians and the Council itself will be domi-
mated by the politicians who are in politics
Tor what they can make out Of II.
It is among the possibilities that the
Legislature may change the law so as to
apportion the Counclmen according to pop
ulation, but it is unwise to take any such
chances The assessors lists should be 5
complete as it is possible to make them.
This cannot happen unless the women in
their homes Operate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
WILLIAM MOENNIG
On Old Violins


THERE are few subjects which are OF
L greater interest han that & Of o'd @ vio''ns: ms:
md there are also few on which there are
more popular misconceptions. says William
Mocnnig. one Of Philadelphia's experts on
the subject.
There are very few branches Of crafts.
mansh!p" said Mr.. Moennig. "where so
MANY different and varied elements enter
as in the making Of violins. OF course, the
same thing Is true regarding all the stringed
Instruments but the violin has always been
the speciality of the great makers OF stringed
instruments. and there have been rev
cases in which some of the very greatest OF
these makers of violins did not make either
celos or violas so far as is known.
Few Genuine Instruments
Naturally, of the thousands Of instrW'
mcnts which are brought to the violin
experts for examination every year. most OF
them are not genuine. If Stradivarius. for
instance had made all the instruments
which bear his labels. he would have had
! to work twenty -four hours day Tor
good many hundreds of years. Most OF the
told limitations, although there are a few
makers who had the faculty OF imitation to
| the extent where it deceives oil but the
| most highly trained experts.
"But the public cannot know these things,
| and when nm instrument bearing the name
is discovered, they have no means OF know
| ing that it ia not genuine. Practically
all Of the hest Of the violins Of Stradi.
varius, Joseph Guarnerius del JesS, Stainer
| and most of the other really great makers are
now known by violin experts and their own
crshp at the present time Is also known to
them. The business Of initiating these In
struments Of the great makers had teen a
very profitable one in the past, but there Is
now SO much canniness on the part OF buy
| hot tboyh hoSiS iSoto m .
ment without the opinion OF one or more ex-
| perts, and by SO doing most OF them save
a lot u money which would otherwise be
lost.
Judging a Violin
I'm Judging the value Of violin, one must
take into consideration the maker, the age
of the instrument. the state Of preservation
"a very important matter), the workman.
| ship and the tone. An instrument cannot
be judged by any one of these things alone,
but by all of them, or the result will he a
conflict OF opinion.
collector Of violins Is radically different from
that of the performer. whether the latter
be amateur or professional. The player looks
upon the violin as an instrument OF music
instrument solely by its tone-producins
qualities. The viewpoint Of the collector or
the dealer il that the violin is work Of
supreme art In construction and, as the case
may be, a good or poor example OF the art art
can combine both of these things he becomes
Stradvarius or Guarnerius. Needless
to say, there have not been many Of them.
MANY II person. taking violin to a
dealer to dispose Of. has been greatly sur.
word of the owner as to tho tone. producing
qualities of the violin. He will not try il
himself. or want to hear It. but will simply
look at it and then make. an offer for Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
REACTIONS TO TIGER"

TN HAS been intimD fed fhnf tLo ronn,;,r,
/ to Georges Clemencea,,s tour in Ar,or;co
oro in mart responsible for detcrmin,,ion ~
Premier Poincare TO bring the nnvaI tr.o,r
issue in France to a favorable t"rmiroti"n
Former Prime Minister Jnveres nha;n'
mon of the parliamentary cn1n;,v;on =,
cborpe Of the Washington ,or,s bns ,aLan 80
rnins 70 DENY that he nrrIir,rd ,b.t "1La tLa
f'homhor NJ Donn,ies vnrrd 49,, "". Wv
rutl6cation. 1t is said that the resentmon,
sod in Tho rnited sa,.s NV ,t irse,Itnieh; ni;
ra,nrt nromn,ed .mIn.sodor ~. o'is''ai
,,.i,, sor ovnrt irsnrnn,ion ''''"'u "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
ELEVATING THE STAGE

nvfIE aims of the new National Theatre as
i announced by Augustus Thomas, whose
commanding position in the footlght world
resembles that held by Judge Lands in
baseball and By Will Hays in the notion
picture field, unqucstionably are magn!f-
cent, but as yet somewhat vague. 1t is evi-
dent, however that prominent interests in
the theatre are seriously seeking to restore
the prestige of that institution, to implant
worthy standards of taste and to revitalize
The drama throughout the country.
This is laudabe ambition. to which
oepecial distinction Is given by the fact that
the present zealots In the cause are in the
nain practical men Of the theatre as con.
trasted with superesthetic visionaries with
i ri imposed missions to elevate the stage. "
The project also differs decidedly from
that launched some years ago by the group
n " we'll meaning fnanciers who backed the
z 11l.fated New Theatre in New York. There
Vas A SAVIOR of Metropolitan Opera House
sYaudiosity about the undertaking which
Ssriously handicapped its appeal to the wide
y public which patrOnizes fOotlight amuse-
rents.
The Producing Managers Association, OF
v5Sich Mr.. Thomas Is executive chairman,
4 III cendeayoring to provide better entertain
rent for all sections of the country par
e1uularly in the smaller towns, where the
rss, unable to secure attractions, have
u fSan converted into motion picture houses
'3S Ser features Of the National Theatre pro
b ~ are incentives to the study of the
| ama In universities, colleges and schools
the organization throughout the United
VI nhes Of associated groups to further dra
We purposes.
S23 Associated with the producers in the man
nent Of the enterprise is notable grouI
Snblic men and ardent critical supporters
- best influences In the American stage
MN b Interesting to discover whether
- fnyelyes the actual erection and
= 4 1lateeal Theatre designed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
Thousands OF limitations

Ih0uSandS OF limitations
Nothing can be told by the label as
these have been very skillfully countcrfeited
and imitation ones may actually be pur-
chased; some of them are pretty good imita-
tiOns. too.
shortly after the death of the celebrated
makers, who lived roughly in a century, all
toid' tnclr names were used by their imi-
tators, who were lesser makers engaged in
me same work at that time. They knew
snat snl stradlvarius had received as much as
20 Tor some Of his best instruments (they
cost nearer S23. 900 now. and they thought
that BY using his name they could get better
prices FOR their own violins---and they were
probably right. This accounts for some of
the very old violins which we often see and
@ wnicn are out:and out limitations. without
any OF the distinguishing marks Of the great
makers whose labels they bear.
"!iolins were made as early rs 1870 in
Markneuklrchen and there are unouestion-
ably instruments antedntins these. OF the
great Imitntors Of the Crem0na masters, the
best 1 was j. 3. rillaume, born in 170S in
S Mirec9urt His instruments would deceive
exactly, like the original IN shape, work.
mansh'p and color. Added to this he had
exact duplicates of the genuine labels NJ
stradiVarlus, Guarnerius and some of the
other masters Of violin. making Some of
these Instruments he sold as limitations. but
t1e maze just as good viOlins under his own
name as under those Of the masters, but
ne could never get the prices for his own
that he could for the limitations.
Imitation Still Going On
There are many viol!ns being made today
which are excellent limitations Of the great
able to tell tho original from tho corn,cr' w
felt. Some of the labels are printed or
written on handmade paper and. aucI IN
various ways, so they, too, Rre as dificult
to tel as the instrument. There il mi'o =, n
NUMBER or lesser makers. many Of whose
Iuadagnini, Laudolf and manv Others
Each has his own characteristics which
must be known at sight to the expert All
in all. the study Of rare violins Is n life.
work II person wishes to become reaI,v
proficient at it, '''''
There have been instances OF genuine
CremSna violins being bought for song.
ings, have dwindlcd so that they NAV now
be SAID To be practically non. existent
People know too much now and the foct
that the Cremona violins are very yaIuahle
leads every owner Of violin who wishes
to dispose OF It to take 1t to an expert md
nnd out the value OF 1t before he puts it on
the market. In this wGy he is able 70 Enow
exactly what the instrument is worth oni
the chances Of getting n fine violin rb"an "''
| before. ''' oee"
Even the violins Of the lesser Ito,;o,
makers have had a tast increase in v,Imn
and the Strads and those of Guarnerjps deI
Jesu aT cannot IT, be bought by any except very rs
has therefore come from the performers Thara
are not nearly so many imitators Of tbcse
makers and q violin possessing n renm;no
label OF one Of them Is very ant To- be n
| genuine Instrument ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
Martyr
Of Science

The joys of tho doi,v
Martyr job are Inany onJ wor,h
Of Science the dangers and soo,t
fees they sometimes do.
mand. Soldiers and sailors and frcm"n nnJ "r
policemen and others prove this, But ,, fov
men: happily. have to face the dangers mct
by the scientist as he searches for knowlcd.a
that will help humanity. The MARTYRS of
IL Prof valiant, of Paris. who hns i"t
undergone his thirteenth oneration. First
he lost the fingers Of his left hand, then ths
forearm, then the arm at the shoulder. and
now the disease u attacking his right sids
Here is . death b. degrees infinitely wors:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06

Coincide Franchise. The lessons Of the
shipwrecked New Theatre should still be
sufficiently vivid to provide salutary warn.
inss regarding procedure.
Mr.. Thomas is, fortunately. an expert.
enced citizen Of stageland. The public, or
at least such portions Of It that entertain
respect for footlight art, will watch his
efforts with appreciative interest and will
assuredly applaud them II they result in a
healthy and inspiritins comeback" for the
best drama.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06

New York wine company has appealed
to Secretary MELLOW for information as 70
how to salvage Il large and rapidly deterl
orating stock of champagne and Mr.. Mellon
says he knows of 20 way out. The sod
feature j. that these law abiding business
men could Immediately yet all the aid they
needed from hooteggers,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
1oOKING-GLASS DIPLOMACY

vT,HE whirligis Of history, is replete with
perversities and paradoxes. Few Of
these. however, are more striking than GER
to;n features Of the Near Eastern crisis
which is rapidly reaching a peak at I.au.
Same.
In the imbrcglie Russia and Great Britain
have ihenao1 1nopoA With TIE Govssnmsat
z ~ SogR e1asa slassssias e. ~ -