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Evening star., 1923-01-28

'Mr. Abingdon. sir? Then he must
be along directly
X X r X
DINNEY had declined the invitation
/ to help himself to a cigar with a
polite gesture. Evidently he didn't
smoke.
'I understand you are a recent ar
rival" queried Thornley,.
eyes. sir. Been in this country
but" A bell interrupted.
II think that's Abingdon now" said
Thornley,. Pinney had remained
standing, and they moved toward the
door together. Thornley, opening to
Abingdon.
"The partys q. bit slow arriving,
eh?" said Abingdon, looking about,
greeting Thornley,. and nodding to
Pinney as he put aside his hat and
coat. The bell rang again.
There are the rest Of the bunch,
Til wager" said Thornley,, hurrying
to the door. Pinney stood by diff
fidently as Thornley, greeted four men
who came together. but proved to be
obligingly helpful with the coats and
hats. "well, we're seven. You play,
Of course" said Thornley, to Pinney.
II should rather-ah! What's the
game, sirf'
Poker"
"But, sir, T."
"Comel No excuses" said Thorn
ley, in a tone Of finality, turning as
the others disposed themselves about
table. Pinney sat in silently, but
IBIS manner was deprecatory. He said
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Lamp as a Telephone.

WITHOUT. going into technical de-
~ tails concerning the connections,
It may be stated that 10o-candle-
power Osram lamp. burning on 160-
volt circuit, has been shunted into n
telephone circuit in such manner
as to reproduce family speech which
Is transmitted, to 1t from a micro
phone. The effect is attributed to
the varying temperature of the fila
ment, which sets the thin glass en-
velope in vibration. Lamps OF Is and
SO candlepower do not respond. as
their glass envelopes are too thick.
Evening star., 1923-01-28

~ NE winter when on the way
to their sea island Mrs.
Peabody of Boston stopped
over at the big hotel with
the fourteen white columns and had
her appendix taken out During her
convalescence Peabody, having moth
ing better to DO, explored the city
of Charleston and discovered that a
lost great-great- grandmother of his
had been a Le- Care street girl and
was buried under a tangle of Ma
1ayan jasmine in the churchyard OF
st. Michael. Having some papers to
sign, Peabody carried them to a
notary public. Peabody held up one
hand. swore that he was himself,
signed the papers and entered into
conversation with the notary. This
one. IAN elderly gentleman. had done
no business in a week. but. being a
member of Charleston society, was
agreeable to talk to. Crops, duck
shooting, wrought-iron balconies,
chips on shoulders, money, manners,
sea island cotton, sieges. earthquakes.
tidal waves and hurricanes were re-
viewed with mutual enjoyment by
the Beacon street millionaire and the
Meeting street notary. Mrs. Pea
body's late appendix was delicately
referred to and. last Of all. Peabody's
great t-great- t-grandmother
"She was a LIE Care street girl" said
Peabody. MARY Chiffon"
At this look of more than friend
illness beamed in the notary's eyes
and he reached for his black felt
hat.
Make your appeal for help direct
to the bartender, cousin" said Mr.
Ravenel.. the notary.
A, little later:
Cousin" said Mr.. Peabody. name
your poison"
TOR an hour they stood each with
J. one foot raised six inches from
the floor and upon a little sea, one
half appeals for help. one-half terms
in .toSicology. drifted into a warm
friendship for each other.
And it was arranged that the Pea
bodys should never again pass
through Charleston without stopping.
And other matters were arranged
and settled forever-namely, that
blood is. thicker than water, and that
of the late unpleasantness between
the north and south there is much
to be said on both sides.
After a while the gray southerner
went home to his wife and the north
erner, looking like the boy Arthur.
went home to his. And each spoke
to his better half of the other elo-
quently and with enthusiasm.
During the next week almost
everybody in Charleston that was
anybody called upon Mrs. Peabody
and her rooms at the big hotel were
filled with choice flowers. and the
bowl on the marble-topped table by
the sitting room door filled with
"cyards." '$ 80
X X y
a MOTHER year found the Peabodys
"A once more at the hotel of the
fourteen white columns. They had
been entertained. they said, far more
than was good for them. and they
had determined to wind up the
Evening star., 1923-01-28

A MOTHER year found the Peabodys
"A once more at the hotel Of the
fourteen white columns. They had
been entertained. they said. far more
than was good for them. and they
had determined to wind up the
Evening star., 1923-01-28

"Afraid-you!" .#-.
Her heart was beating with great
rapidity, and she said:
"Yes-afraid--afraid we are going
to be disappointed. Let's-let's pre-
tend tonight, and not really nnd out
till tomorrow" -
"of course" he said, 'ff you wish" /"
'T don't WISH" said Femininity at
once. "I must know and ! can't wait.
I'll hold the lamp"
without a word Chiffon unlocked
the chest and threw open the(lid.
Their heads touched.
'If they are all ave hundreds" said
Miss Gardner presently, ats really an
awful lot Of money
Chiffon was laughing softly.
"rt was an awful lot:' he said. =.
."was-what do you mean?"
He pulled q tattered bill from a
package OF many and held 1t close to
the lamp, at the same time pointing
to words printed across the top Of 1t
In a curve, Confederate States OF
America"
AREN'T they any--any goodr' she
asked.
Not" said Chiffon, "to q girl whose
hair curls naturally"
He examined the chest closely. It
was quite new; the metal bands but
little bitten with rust.
1--WE are the victims" said he. "of
one of DR.. Mulholland's practical
jokes" q.
IAN Immensely funny one" said
Miss Gardner bitterly. ''Ha!-ha.--I
laugh !. But IL you don't mind
I'll take one as . souvenir"
1--WE shall take them ALL" said Chill
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
WEST VIRGINIA MEETS PITT
ELEVEN FOR THE NINE
TENTH TIME THIS SATURDAY

Morgaintown, w. Va, October 10
Specially --Once more the West
Virginia University eleven is being
groomed 70 rits invasion of the Pam
thrs lair Forbes Field Pittsburg,
the home grounds Of tn University
of Pittsburg football squad Ire
mendous in trest is being shown in
the game to be played there this Sat
urday afternoon and the largest
crowd in the history of West Virgin
ia-Pitt games is expected to pack the
massive stands Of the National Lea
que baseball park.
It will be the nineteenth netting
between the Mountaineers and Pitt.
The first game was played back in
1896. Since then the Panthers have
been beaten six times and triumphant
twelve. West Virginia's to 8 VIC
tory last fall was the first time he
Mountainteers had been successful
since 1903. Nineteen years is long
time to wait for victory, but the
eventual reward was all the more
precious.
The Mountaineers have played
thirteen straight games without suf-
fering defeat. An even dozen Of
them were won and the other tied.
Pitt, however, is feared by the Noun
taineers and the splendid record may
be brought to an end Saturday.
Pitt is much larger university
than West Virginia and during re-
cent years its teams have established
wide reputation. However, West
Virginia has also been progressing
and its "home grown" athletic teams
have managed to win more than
few games from the Panthers during
recent seasons
Arrangements have been made for
special train to carry West Virgin
ia fans to the game. The round
trip fair from Morgantown is SIPS.
The special win leave Morgantown
at 8 a.. M. Saturday morning and Is
due in Pittsburgh at 1880. Return
ing it will leave Pittsburg at 1880
p. M. and should reach here at 81
90 A. M. 1t is to be formed at
Fairmont shortly afttr z A M and
is scheduled to return there at3 A.
M. Sunday morning.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

"What the use of buildinp great
highway systems, at an expense OF
millions and millions Of dollars, when
times by those who think, but with
and passenger traffic will be carried
in the air."
The question is always being ask
ed by some one, usuolly some one
who is unendowed by nature with ia
Guilty Of thinking straight, but some
times by those who thinp, but with
out data on which to go.
The next ten, or the next hundred
years, will see enormous strides
made in aviation. Mail, some ex-
press, some passenger traffic will go
via plane, and much sport and travel
will use it But no further develop
ment of aeronautics can overcome the
fundamental fact of nature, that to
raise weight in the air and main
tain in there, requires power, and
that power is an equivalent for value
in our terms, money.
Therefore, no matter how desirable
otherwise, no system of transporta-
ton which requires an expenditure to
support a weight, can compete in
cheapness with those in which the
weight is borne by the earth
There will always be railroads, al
ways be vessels on the water, always
be roads and road and road vehicles.
They will change, improve, become
more economical, more speedy, more
safe, but the earth will continue TO
carry the bulk of the traffic, simply
and solely because it doesn't charge
anything for holding up the weight,
whereas nature makes us pay, and
heavily, to hold the weight up in the
air, while we transport it.
Those who build roads to-day will
not live to see the time when their
roads are not used. Those who
bond themselves for roads to-day will
never see the day when those bonds
are outstanding against disused high
ways. The airways will be increas-
ingly used, but not for freight.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
LACK or IODINE IN
DRINKING WATER
CAUSE OF GOlTRE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
is INTRODUCING PREvEN-
TATivE TREATMENT
In Sections OF The World Where
Water Lacks the Iodine Element,
Simple Goitre Is Prevalent--can Be
Prevented.

Because the drinking water in West
Virginia lacks iodine not only do ex-
oectant mothers Of the state frequent
" develop goitre but their babies, es-
pecially boys, may be born with goitre,
IS the statement made by DR.. NJ. v.
zlegler, of the U. S. Public Health
Service, who Is doing some special
work with the state department OF
health.
To understand the reason, DR.. Zieg-
Ter explains that simple goitre Is the
result of improper function OF the,
thyroid gland which Is located in the
neck on either side Of the Adams
apple. This gland needs certain
amount OF iodine and in sections Of
the world where the drinking water,
lacks this element, folks are doomed
for goitre troubles. The two periods
when goitre Is said to most likely
develop, are during pregnancy and,
when children are developing into
womanhood and manhood (between
the ages OF 8 and 1877. There is
special strain on the thyroid gland
ut these times, and Dr. Ziegler says,
If all persons took tablets containing
iodine during these periods, there
would be practically no danger Of
simple goitre.
The state department Of health has
been introducing this preventative
treatment in the schools, and Is now
recommending that the doctors Of the
state use the treatment for the ex
pectant mothers under their care
Thyroid function in the mother con-
trolls the thyroid of the unborn child,
says DIR. Ziegler, He further adds
that families who have had goitre for
years and years, sometimes bear chill
dren with 80 little thyroid gland that
they are very dull and understood, II
not idiots Many dwarfs seen In cir
cuses are the result Of being born
with little or no thyroid gland. Some
lof these dwarfs come from Switzer-
land, which Is the greatest goitre sec
/ ton Of the world The Swiss govern
ment Is now preventing .goitre by CIV
! Ing chocolate tablet containing
iodine, once a week to the children
In the schools, and to expectant
mothers.
Rochester, New York, is putting 10
pounds Of sodium iodide into the city
drinking water supply every day for
| two weeks twice year. This dose
! supplies the citizens Of the city with
| sufficient iodine for their thyroid
glands, and prevents the development
!, Of goitres,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
COMMITS SUICIDE RATHER
THAN FACE TRIAL

ELKINS, Oct. 10th. Rather than
face the trial for most serious OF
Tense, Tom Long, aged about as shot
himself in the bed about midnight
Tuesday night with A. Long was
to have been tried Tuesday on the
charge of having raped young girl
When his case was called Tuesday he
failed to respond and his bond was
forfeited. He had gone to his home
near Jenningston in Tucker, but Of
ficers were sent after him. Lying on
the bed with two little children, Long
shot himself in the head with a bull
let from A.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
EDUCATIONAL MEETING

The annual session of the Tygarts
Valley Round Table for the year 1922
20 will be held in Elkins October 10th
and goth, 1923. The theme around
which the discussion will center is
"Service" as an Ideal for Pupils and
Teachers" Special addresses will
be made by some of the leading
school folks in the territory of the
round table and by representatives
from two or three institutions. DR..
N Deahl Of the Unworthy has all
ready promised to be present. Prof.
Walter Barnes or some other repre-
sentatives frou Fairmont will be on
the program. T. P. Hill, from the
Department of Education will be in
charge Of the rural division
Attendance will likely include the
majority Of teachers from Randolph,
Tucker and Barbour counties. The
towns Of Davis, Thomas, Parsons, Hut
louisville, Beverly, Belington, and PHI
ilippi are expected to send their en-
tire teaching corps.
On Friday evening an opportunity
will be given to teachers to attend a
lecture given by the daughter of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Owens, director of community
projects, Miami, Florida. Officers Of
the round table will ask for special
rates to teachers on that evening.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

of peace, there j sa higher power
which is increasing, the power of hui
man beings who realize that difficult
ties must be settled without blood
shed.
"In closing his tribute to the Red
Cross the President said:w
"This organization had its be-
ginnings in the day of Abraham
Lincoln. It is representative of
the dominant influnces of his
time. It partakes Of his spirit.
1t shows the way to a larger
freedom. Our country could Sc
cure no higher commentator,
no greater place in history, than
to have it correctly said that the
Red Cross is truly American
"Let us take this message of the
President, message of the P d
Cross spirit and help to male it
heard wherever we can so that this
moral force may grow and GROW
until soaua day it shall be SO stror ?
that no war WI again be possible
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
PARAGRAPHS

We're not mentioning names, but
we actually found Belington man
the other day who thinks good wife
is the one who will wash the flivver
and sweep out the garage.
The poet says "Only God can make
a tree" And he should have added
that only fool will needlessly cut
one down.
From reports in the daily papers,
that man Mussolini must think he's
the "it" in Italy.
Some Belington citizen could reap
fortune if he could start factory
to make spare parts for pedestrians
hit by autos.
It's no wonder our politicians get
hard boiled. They're always in hot
water.
The only objection we have to Pre-
sident Coolidge's silence is that it
gives a lot of other fellows chance
to talk.
Very often the Belington boy who
takes an hour to get up and get
dressed in the morning holds the re-
cord for quick undressing at the
swimming hole.
The Wall Street Joural says that
what this country needs is more az
liens willing to- work Yes, and the
same is true Of lot of our native
born
The old-fashioned way was to cut
off the nose to spite the face. How
adays they cut off their hair to spite
their relatives.
Happy is the Belington girl who
realizes that half-dozen freckles
are lot prettier than one big COB Of
paint.
| In the old days father wanted son
to become president. Nowadays he
encourages him to larn brick-laying
because it pays better.
There are some fellows SO stubborn
as to argue that it doesn't make any
difference how loud they snore in
church so long as they don't wake
anybody up.
When Belington man boasts that
he knows who is boss in his home he
usually shows it by doing what the
boss ordered him to do.
We have yet to see brown wrapp-
ing paper used as an ingredient for
salad, but we suppose if we live long
enough we will.
You have also probabld noticed
that there are lot of cases where
even opportunity doesn't gain any
thing by knocking
Our ideas of the happiest man a.
round Belington is the one who treats
his wife like grandparents treat their
first grandchild.
Why is it that so many people
think that the only way to set the
world right is to pass lot Of laws.
Many a man, after he has been
married awhile is convinsed that the
only thing he has been hugging is a
delusion
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
THE PROGRESSIVE BRINGS
RESULTS ALWAYS

It pays to advertise and it pays to
read every advertisement. We have
after been told that one little ad
found in The Progressive was more
than worth a years subscription.
Jus this morning is later received
which will demonstrate the prompt
service we offer, which reads as fol-
lows:
'The advertisement | requested
your to run in "The Progressive
regarding the steer, you will please
discontinue, as / have found the own
prompt results from this ad.
81 am well pleased with the good
Respectfully,
FLOYD F. COONTZ"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
Coffin Factory Burns.

Boyertown, Pa. Firemen from
six towns played streams 1900
feet by relays for twelve hours on
fire which destroyed four buildings Of
the Bally Manufacturing company's
plant with loss Of 100000 The
Bally plant manufactures collins and
cedar chests. Three buildings on
Harce Quigley's property and large
storage plant on E. s. Jansen's prop
erty were also consumed Two fire.
men, Bennett Melchor and John .Quin-
ter, were badly burned.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
Talks With stomach out.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct 4.TChatting
from time to time with the man on
the operating table, Dr. Hans Finster-
er, Of the University Of Vienna, before
a clinic of Buffalo surgeons, removed
the patients stomach, performed a
minor operation on the organ, and re-
placed It.
The operation required nearly two
hours, the patient being fully consci-
GUS throughout.
DR.. Finsterer explained that special
treatment of the solar plexus, deaden-
ing the nerve centers had made I'M
necessary the use Of anaesthetic.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
GENERAL MARKETS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - Quiet.
Winter straight $5@5.50 Spring and
city patent, $707.60.
WHEAT-Firm; No. 2 red. $1,000
CoRN--Firm; No. yellow. s1.11@
OATS Steady; No. 2 white. $40
FOULTRY-Lve. quiet: hens, 20
03Oc: old roOsters, 16017c. Dressed,
quiet: choice fowls. 3Sc: old BOOSTERS.
BUTTER-Firm fancy creamery.
49@51c:
By, 42c: western. 41@42c.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
PenaIIze state Policeman.

Stroudsburg, Pa. ~ Acquiring Ja~
cob Jason Of violating Governor
Pinchot's dry law, jury in the Mon
roe county court placed the costs on
the state policeman, JOHN Uhrin. who
prosecuted Jason. Harry Stoner, a
state policeman, testified he went into
Jason's confectionery and asked shave
the goods arrived?" He said Jason
gave him pint OF whisky, for which
he charged him $3.50.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
Quake Dead Put at 1os, 900.

Washington.--An official dispatch
from Toxic to the Japanese EN-
bassy placed the number Of known
dead In the earthquake zone at 103,-
900, the injured at 125,000 and the
missing at 235,00O The number Of
persons who have left Toxic IL 1925
900.
A total Of $4,000 houses were de-
stroyed. The total property damage
was said to be variously estomated at
two and one-half to Ave billion dol
lars.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

October term of Court promises to
be long one, cases are set up into
November. A number Of moonshine
cases are on the docket.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
Royal Russian ara.p Lands "Busted. :

Royal Russian Group Lands Busted"
New York.-With exactly thirty-six
rubles among them-and ruble ls
worth a little bit more than German
ark-thirty-nine Russian men and
women arrived with boatload Of
other immigrants in TIE steerage Of
the steamship Constantinople. Among
the shareholders Of the thirty-six
rubles were eleven princes, twelve
princesses, six barons, eight baron
esses and two counts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
Live Stock ouofatlons

1--we STOCK QU0t1tI0n0,
CHICAGO.-HOGS Mostly steady TO
1Oc higher: bulk good and choice 1S0
to 1926 pound averages, $8@8.4O: TOP
$S.45; desirable 40 to 16O pound av-
erages. s7.50@7.90; packing sows,
largely $7;lo@7;so; b better e grades
Wedsa H4T f46 Pcs Is 15 sofSE IsSer best
fed yearlings, $11.75; numerous loads
fed steers. S8.5001O.50; packers taxi
Ing best vealers at S11.56@11.75; bo.
logna bulls. $4.25@4.5O: bulk stockers
and feeders, $5.75@7.
STIEEP4Fat lambs, 25c lower: bulk
fat natives. around S12.hO: little doing
on sheep and feeders.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

Mrs. Kate Key and son, Joseph Of
Washington, D. c., were here last
week visiting Floyd Teter and family
Mrs. Key is daughter of the late
VIM. Phares of Randolph county.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

The Civic League is arranging to
give a home talent play in Novem-
Der. The title Of the play is Mrs.
and Mr.. Polly Tickk, the time of the
play is in 1875. It is to be
scream" ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

Frank v. Brandon was called to
Pittsburg Tuesday on business for
the West Penn Company
Alpheus Moore was in town Tues
day.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11
a.hv,a Body Lett At Ferry.

Philadelphia. The police are in
vestigating the finding Of the body Of
a boy baby In the waiting room Of the
Market street ferry. The body was
put IN box and left on bench
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-11

Old timer says: Never run after a
street car or a woman There'll be
another along in few minutes.
There aren't so many after midnight,
but they go faster.