Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-05-31

maintained by endowment, annuity, memberships
and voluntary contributions. Francis Holley is d.
rector and Anita Maris Boggs Is DEAN Its divisions
are: Educational films. research, scholarships,
councillors for the American Indians natural re-
sources, lectures. conservation of public moneys"
"Co-operating and allied" are the United States,
France, British empire Canada, Australia, South
Africa, Newfoundland, Argentina, Bolivia India,
Italy Chile China Spain, Japan, Mexico, Mica
ragua, Morocco, Switzerland, The Netherlands,
Guatemala, Dutch East Indies Denmark. Sweden,
Costa Rica, Uruguay, Peru, Brazil, San Salvador
and Cuba; the American Legion, Pan American
Union and PanPacihc Union the Motion Picture
Theater Owners Of America.
Mr. Holley, 1t appears although an international
benefactor, Is also 100 per cent American He
Is an educator and traveller, Is selfeducated and Is
unmarried He was born In Cook county. Illinois,
In 1888 and began life for himself at the age OF
thirteen as messenger in an engineering corps
the Northern Pacific survey. Then he was
with the Canadian Pacific engineering corps. Final
ly he set up for himself as a civil engineer and
was also admitted to the bar In Minnesota and
Illinois Then he travelled for five years In Europe
and for four years In the Orient engaged in study
and research. He founded the Bureau Of CONNER
cal Economics in 1918.
/ met Mr.. Hoey by appointment Ia Chicago
depot. He was returning to Washington after an
heroic operation by the Mayos at Rochester, MINI.
He was suffering, but indomitabe, enduring his
pain with fortitude an Indication Of returning
health and strength.
I'VE want national charter for the bureau
he said, because 1t in effect means the official
approval of the United States government of our
work and that will be valuable to us In some
places. We have no publicity department. being
unwilling to divert funds from the main purpose
And anyway good thing advertises itself In
cidentaIy, may say that the judiciary commit
tee to which the bill referred has been pol1ed
and found to be unanimously favorable. Senator
Owen. In introducing the bill. gave fair idea Of
the purpose and scope Of operations. Our
pictures are going pretty much all over the world
nowadays. There is no censorship. No duties are
imposed Government transportation is often
available"
Senator Owen suggested that the bureau was
every day bringing the brotherhood Of man little
nearer to reality" said I. s"The brotherhood OF
man is large term. Suppose you give me two
or three specific instances Of good accomplished
by your pictures"
"Certainly," he replied. 'sFhe mountaneers Of
Kentucky and Tennessee are poor and uneducated
and are uniformed to modern commercial and
industrial methods. The bureau has prepared films
with the purpose Of improving their economic con-
dition These films are furnished to the missions
which In turn get them into the schools These
films teach the mountaneers better methods Of
agriculture and how to get bigger crops; how to
pack what they raise; how to use the parcels post
and the G. o. D. systenl-in short how to raise
produce. how to market 1t and how to ret the
money In Georgia films teach the natives
how to drain swamps and build roads. IN Aus