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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
LABOR DAY WRECK
CLAIMS TWO DEAD.
One INJURED
Collision Of Truck and Durant Costs
Lives of Austin Nestor and Miss
Richel Polling.

Loss of control of the new Durant
which he was driving at a high
speed is said to have been the cause
of the auto wreck on the Pike Men
day when Austin Nestor, the driver
brought death to himself and Miss
Rachel Polling The car collided with
the New System Bakery truck on the
sharp curve on the Hill south Of the
Valley Bend Baptist church.
Mr.. Nestor, who was struck over
the heart lived few moments. Miss
Polling was rushed to the Davis Mem
orial hospital at Elkins where she
died Wednesday afternb onJ Mrs.
Charles Nestor, mother Of the dead
man suffered severe cuts about the
face, arms and legs. The other occu-
pants Of the car, Mrs. Austin Nestor
and child escaped injuries but are
suffering severely frmo the shock.
The Nestor family and Miss Pol
ing, who lived with them, were on
their way to the auto races at Elkins.
Although Mr.. Nestor was an expert
enced driver the Durant was new to
him, having purchased it on Satur-
day before the wreck. 1t is though
that this Is the reason for him losing
control Of the car,
The New System Bakery truck,
driven by G. e. Deason was on Its
way to Philippi and met the speed
/, ing car on the hill near the Valley
Bend church. The Nestor car collid-
led with truck, tearing the side
of the truck almost cutting the Du-
rant in two. Mr.. Nestor climbed
from the wreckage and tried to help
his mother, then he dropped dead. He
was taken to his home near Philpipi.
Miss Polling who was IL years OF
age, was hurled through the top of
the car and into the wire cover Of
the truck. Her left shoulder and
chest were badly cut, her collarbone
broken and torn loose from the Shout
der, her left arm was almost cut off
and both bones broken. She was
rushed Immediately to the Epkins
hospital where she died Wednesday,
The funeral Of Mr.. Nestor took
place at his home Wednesday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
AS THOUGH NEW YORK WAS
RAZED TO THE GROUND
By Herbert Kaufman

First of all--have you answered
the presidents proclamation? A
merica expects you to do your duty
and join to the maximum of resour-
ces in alternating the want and suf-
fering of Japan.
The Red Cross reminds you how
promptly her citizens proffered aid to
San Francisco. Japan at once cabled
hundred thousand dollars.
Five hundred lives were lost at
San Francisco. According to naval
dispatches 10000 persons lie charr-
ed and mangled in the ruins of Toxic
alone.
Out of the capitals population, ex-
ceeding 100000 souls, an appalling
number of sick folk, expectant moth
ers, infants and old people, left with
out shelter, unable to procure food,
deprived of water, needing medical
care, and exposed to the pollution
from that gruesome, fostering DEATH
pile, will perish like flies, unless car
goes of drugs, bandages, antiseptics,
and more important still, foodstuffs
are sped from our Pacific ports as
fast as vessels can be loaded.
Yokohama is charnel house-a
vast funeral pyre. Early reports Of
the devastication there are confirm
ed by every wisp of news that breaks
through the red haze of calamity.
Flame, flood and quake, Japan's
inveterate enemies, have, from all
accounts, RACED that community to
the ground.
Seaside resorts, Kamakura, cele-
brated for it's accent shrines and ven
cradle groves, Hakone, Nagoya, with
as many inhabitants as Portland, Ore
Yokosuka, center of arsenals, col
leges, hospitals and shipyards are
all as Pompeii.
Utterly cut off from communica-
ton, one may only surmise what
remnant remains of village after viii
lage, where thousands were packed
like sardines in can.
We know that the whole chain OF
hanlets between Toxic and Osaka is
gone, and can so imagine the terri
Bile scenes behind the curtains of sill
ence.
Depend upon it that million
homes and buildings have disappear
ed Heaven alone can count the suns
needed to sustain the penniless vic
TINS, of whom there may be two
three, perhaps five millions.
Thirty-Two Years of Progress Lost
Japan's purse is ripped through
Her industrial and financial losses
are beyond any present estimate
The destruction of factories, shops
silk mills, and government plants
means incalculable idleness for null
titudes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
MANY FEATURES FOR
CLARKSBURG FAIR
Big Midway One of the Special At
fractions at Fall Festival

CLARKSBURG, w. VA, Sept.
There will be features and specialties
galore at the Central West Virginia
Fair to be held on the beautiful new
fair grounds here September II, IL,
10, and IA. There will be many mid
way attractions stretching along a
long avenue especially set apart for
them. This year there will be excit-
ing horse racing and other track con-
tests. There will also be airplans
flights, special free open air exhibi-
tions, band concerts, acrobatic per
formances, various classes of stock
competitions, exhibits of all kinds and
numerous other things, every one Of
which will be worth seeing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
WALTER L. MAIN CIRCUS

The Walter l.. Main Big Three
Ring Circus, Museum and Menagerie
combined with Andrew Downie's
Trained Wild Animal Shows will ex-
hibit at Elkins, Monday, September
18th. Going? Yes, our fathers at
tended this circus when it was asmall
wagon show years ago, and they say
it was a real show then. The Main
Circus is one Of the oldest before the
public, now making it's 43rd annual
tour presenting wonderful exhi-
bition in Three Rings and on an Ele-
waited Stare. Downie's Trained Wild
Animals are exhibited at every per-
formarsa III mammoth Steel Arena.
Funny Folk to be seen galore. As
many as fifty Clowns are said to be
in the performances.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
NESToRvILLE ROLLER MILLS
BURN

Tuesday of this week the Nestor-
vile Roller Mills owned by Gamer
and Shaffer, burned to the ground.
The fire caught from the back-fire of
the gasoline engine, while the mill
was running, and before anything ex-
cept few sacks Of flour, could be
taken out, the mill was all ablaze.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. No
insurance. This mill was built by
Geo. E Halter, who later sold it to J..
J. Polling; Mr.. Polling sold it to
Stemple & Halter, and they sold it to
the present owners about four
months ago.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
HIGH SCHOOL WILL OPEN
MONDAY

Junior and senior high school will
open Monday, Sept. 10 and the grade
schols, Sept. II, it has been announc-
ed by school officials. The vacancy
caused by the resignatiin of E. A.
Hunt as principle of Junior high
school has not been filled yet but the
other teachers are as follows; super
intendent, o. J. Wodford; principle
senior high, Charles P. Harper; Eng
fish, Mrs. Ray Wilson; science, Miss
Flora Swecker; home economics, Miss
Gertrude Boggs; vocational agricul-
ture, +. G. Waggoner.
Junior high school, English, Miss
Leone Rohrobaugh; music, G. /. Elder
0. O. Baughman will be principle
of the grades.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
SCHOOL DAYS

Here we are, again right around
to school days, and while the mere
mention of it will be distasteful to
the younger generation, to those out
battling the world for a living it
means something. All of us look
back with regret at opportunities lost
when we were of school age, and all
of us try when of school age, and all
itself, to impress on the youth of the
country the advantage of. getting a
good, substantial education while the
chance is afforded.
We would like once more to urge
citizens Of Belington and community
to see if they can't do a still better
Job Of cooperating with our school
officials this season than they have
done. We know we have good schools
and we deserve credit for it, but none
Of them are so near perfect that they
cannot be improved upon. There is
always chance to put more enthus-
iasm into the teachers by assuring
them that you are ready and anxious
to help out with the school program
in any way that may be, to show the
scholars that you are interested in
their work by stopping in at the
school house for few minutes every
now and then and listening to their
recitations. There are none of us too
busy to help the school trustees with
their problems and to back them up
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
GENERAL MARKETS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Steady.
city patent, $7@7.50.
WHEAT Steady, No. 2 red $1.07@
1.O71a.
Oars Quiet; No 2 white, 500
pOULTRY-Liye, quiet; hens, 300
BIC: old ROSTERS, 19@19c Dressed,
quiet: choice fowls. 32c; old BOOSTERS.
BUTTER-Firm fancy creamery.
EGGc-Frm; selected, &c: neaa
by. $40: wrsterr. e
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
BROADDUS FOOT BALL TEAM II
TRAINING

PHILIPPI, Sept. 5.-Football en-
thusiasm went soaring Tuesday night
when most of the candidates for the
Broaddus College team arrived in
Philippi. The local fans were agree
ably surprised with the group that
Broaddus scouts have assembled.
While no one is predicting many
successes this far ahead or time,
there are many here who think that
Broaddus is entering on regime in
athletics that will place the local in
stitution among the leaders in their
class in the country.
1t is reported that there are about
thirty men in training under Coach
Nuss and that will likely report in
few days. Coach Nuss and all the
boys are likable fellows and will be
glad to see any of the followers of
the team.
The fans. are requested to stay
back under the trees during the time
the men are being trained in the
field.
The opening game is only two
weeks away, as Rio Grande College,
of Ohio, comes here for a game Fri
day September FL.
A delegation of fans met the boys
Tuesday night and welcomed them to
Broaddus and to Philippi.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
live Stock Qaotatsnns.

CHICAGO. HOGs--Str zig ID ),
higher; bulk, good ant choice, 10 &
90 pound averages. 70 15699.30: to-.
1895; desirable $50 20 $40 poAra
butchers SS.40m9.05 desirable stron
weight pigs, S. 500S.a.
tured steeis 1926; i'~. -yearliiv
S12.25.
SHEEP Weak to ut .,'.ses 2
tives, S13@l3.a5 cnlls y 'ss'n
one deck fat yearlings wethers arount
o POUNDS. $l1.50.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06

in the matter of needed improve
ments instead Of raising our hands
and crying against more expenses"
So, with all this in mind, and the new
school season at hand, let US resolve
to at least try and find some way in
in which we can make this school
year the best this community has
ever known.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06

Mrs. M. ]. Eib and daughter, Miss
Irene were shopping in Clarksburg
last weekend.
Floyd Teter came home today from
Pocahontas county, to attend the fu-
neral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. A.
L. Hinkle, who died this morning.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-06
JAPANESE CITIES
DESTROYED BY
BIG EARTHQUAKES
Fire Follows, Then Winds, Radio
Does Its Part in Giving the News
While Other Means of Communl-
cation are Cut Off.
JAPANESE NAVY MAY BE LOST
Worst Disaster of the Present Age

DAN NAN SAoOOg ANRSs
kio is ON fire, many buildings of the
city have collapsed, the water system
is destroyed. The loss of life is heavy,
all traffic has been suspended and the
flames are spreading to surrounding
towns, according to a message recelv-
ed here tonight by the Radio Corpora
ton Of America from the superln-
tendent of the company's station at
Tomioka.
The Radio corporation superin-
tendent said he obtain his informant
ion from morning paper at Sendal,-
a large seacost town about 200 miles
north Of Toxic. Tomioka is about
IA miles north Of Toxic.
The message read:
Severe earthquake Toxic and vi
cinity at noon yesterday. Railway
stations near Toxic collapsed and no
means to reach Toxic. Heavy dam
age in Toxic. Water system destroy
ed and many big buildings collapsed
with outbreak of fire in various
places, flames spreading toward AS
akusa, Kanda, Hongo, Fukagawa and
Shitsya. Heavy casualties reported.
Rumor afloat that all traffic sus-
pended throughout Toxic. Refugees
running all directions.
principal buildings burned down
are Mitsukoshi, department store at
Ueno; twelve story tower at Asa
kusa, Manseibashi railway station at
, Kaije; the buildinv occupied by the
Peers Club and the Toxic Arsenal.
.Many disastrous accidents have
been reported, number of trains
running to Toxic have been wreck
ed during the quake. It also is re-
ported that a severe tidal wave
struck the coats at Yokohama. NO
damage western side of Shizuoka."
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-Lat-
est unofficial reports place the dead
in Toxic and Yokohama at 100000
and 100000 persons injured as the
result of the earthquake and fire ac-
-cording to wireless message pick
ed up here tonight to Admiral Ed
ward w. Eberle, chief of naval oper-
ations, from Admiral Edwin A. An
derson, commander of the U. S. Asia
tic fleet.
OSAKA, Japan, Sept $50 vast
an area of Japan has been devastated
by the greatest earthquake in the
history of this country that it will be
long before the actual loss of life is
known. The most reliable estimates
of the dead up to the present reach
as high as 100000 to 100000.
Toxic and Yokohama, with sur
rounding towns, which formed the
center of the disturbances, are al
most completely in ruins. For two
days Toxic was swept by flames and
part from the loss of life caused
directly through the falling of the
buildings, thousands must have per-
ished in their attempts to make their
way through the fire zones, and other
thousands from exhaustion.
Yokohama, Tokio's busy port, is a
city destroyed. Probably more COM
plete destruction has been wrought
here than in the capital itself, for its
great docks were torn asunder, its
shipping wrecked, its public buildings
and homes leveled to the earth.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
Found in Dead Mans
Auto, Floridian Is
Arrested for Murder

TAMPA, Fla, Sept. 15.-Frank
Miller alias Frank Meyer, alias Joe
Meyer, is held in Jail charged with
the murder Of John H. Lane, citrus
grower at Lanes home in Seffner
county Wednesday night. Sheriff
w. c.. Spencer said Miller told him
he had killed Lane after a drunken
argument, and had buried the body
in one Of Lanes fruit groves. The
body was discovered Thursday by a
workman.
Robbery is believed by officers to
have been the motive for the crime,
it being alleged by the sheriffs Of
flee that at the tipe of Miller's ar
rest he was in possession O. the dead
mans automobile, and also a key to
a safe deposit vault in a Tampa
bank, where Lane is said to have
kept valuables.
According to the authorities,
Miller was arrested Thursday night
as he stepped from Lanes car in
a downtown street. Tt was said that
he attempted to escape, but was
recaptured after several shots had
been fired at him.
Lane was former a resident of
California and is said to have made
considerable money from Alaskan
gold. He is not known to have any
living relatives, and recently made
a will leaving his estate to the
Tampa children's home. Miller is
from New York.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
New Trial Petition
For Hayne Argued
Ii Alabama Court

ADMISSION, Ala, Sept. ia pc
titiOn for a new trial for Harry Paul
Hanye, of Atlanta, convicted at Hef-
lin, Ala. of the murder of Abb Giles
and sentenced to serve 35 years in
the state prison, filed by Merrill &
Jones, of Helm, is being considered
by Judge A. p. Agee, of this city,
who conducted young Hanye's trial,
and a decision will be returned on
the petition within few days, he
has announced.
Attorneys for the defense, in urg-
ing new trial, charged that w. c.
McMahan, one of the attorneys for
the prosecution, had sought to in
fluence the jury by having the
widow of the slain man approach the
box and scream at a dramatic mo-
ment in the taking of evidence when
a pistol was presented. Mr.. McMa-
han replied with the claim that he
had no part in the demonstration.
and presented affidavits from eight
of the jurors to the effect that they
were not influenced by the action of
the woman. He brought the counter
charge that the defendants lawyers
were making a personal thrust at
him.
The killing of Giles occurred last
summer near the Georgia Alabama
line during a controversy which fol-
lowed collision between the car
driven by Giles and the machine in
which Hanye and members of his
family were en- route to Mississippi.
Hanye claimed he shot Giles after
the latter had made a threat on the
life of his father, Paul Hanye. The
father was tried a few days before
Harry was placed on trial at Heflin.
charged with being an accessory to
the killing, and sentenced to serve
five years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
Alabama Primary
Measure Receives
UnfavorabIe Report

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. Is
The double primary bill, abolishing
second choice votes, was adversely
reported in the house Friday morn
ing by Sthe committee on privileges
and elections. Lieutenant Governor
Mcdowell opened the senate with
short address urging the upper
house to give prompt attention to
matters concerning revenue.
Concurrent with the senate amend
ments to the Mobile port bill by
vote of 66 to 20, featured Fridays
session in the house of representa-
tives.
The bill makes provision for an
initial expenditure of $5,000,O00 to
be followed by a like Appropriation
when the improvements have shown
substantial return on the invest
ment.
Representative J. Lee Long, of
Butler, opposed concurrence, declar-
ing that such action would be tried
out in the courts concerning its
legality as the motion did not re-
ceive the necessary two-thirds vote
of the house membership"
In the senate, a special revenue
measure carrying provisions for d
tax on motor vehicles was passed.
The bill provides for the licensing
of automobiles together with facili-
ties to recover stolen machines.
Another bill providing a tax of
fifty cents on deeds and mortgages
when the consideration of 100000
was passed.
A resolution said to be intended to
eliminate lobbying among the repre-
sentatives by state officers was in
PRODUCED in the house by Represen-
totiUo TnOo
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
81 900 PRIZE /.
NOVEL FOR 15C
1925 Fiction Sensation
Sells at $3.50, but You
May Have 1t for Almost
Nothing

Washington, d. c., Sept 1S.-Ths
editor of the Pathfinder has made
another tenstrike in securing serial
rights to the $1,000 Pulitzer prize
story, Zone of Ours" Hundreds of
thousands are being sold in book
form at $3.50. Villa Gather, con-
cededly the foremost living woman
novelist, has put so much OF love,
adventure, realism and exeitemept
into this gripping, fascinating tale
that the N. Y. Globe says Of it:
Zone of the best pieces of fiction
writing that has been done in Amer
lea. We are almost prepared TO
say. that One of Ours is that, great
American novel which has been SO
long in coming" Is
This story will cost regular read
ers of the Pathfinder nothing, but
the editor makes the agreeable an
nouncement that new readers may
have it also by sending in thirr
teen weeks trial subscription with
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Langdon Station. Washington, d. G,
Besides this prize novel completes,
these thirteen issues will contain
many short stories, up-to-the-m in7
ute interpretations Of what is going
on in the world and other features
that will keep the whole family in
formed and entertained for three
months. AL
Zone of Ours" begins at once and
as it will be difficult to supply back
numbers. applications should be
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
Columbus Beauty Queen
Plans to Enter Ohio State
Uniyersity-PreferS Home
Life to Career

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 15.-This
city still is the home of Americas
most beautiful girl.
Mary Katherine Campbell has
again won over all opposition at the
Atlantic City beauty pageant, win
ming the title of Miss America"
even as she did last year.
But the girl herself isn't worrying
a great deal over titles and such.
Having refused a half dozen good
offers from the movies and the
stage, she today is apparently pre-
pairing herself for a home" career,
by learning to cook!
Only recently she baked her first
batch of biscuits" and, she says,
they came out fine and fluffy"
Reported Engaged
Home town rumor insists that
Miss Campbell will shortly announce
her engagement to an Ohio State
university gridiron star. But she
herself says she is not going to get
real serious for couple Of years. :"
Miss Campbell has received 80
odd proposals since she was crowned
Miss America last year. They were
from all parts of the country. Many
written ones from persons she did
not know, usually contained, II am
considered pretty gOod-looking here
abouts," and one read in part:
20. .. of course L like to keep
money in the background, but L
might say here that I'm worth sew
eral millions
Many Columbus youths also pay
marked suit to Miss Campbell.
SuitOrs Do HOuseWOrk
Miss Campbell generally finds her
Self besieged by several suitors at a
time by which circumstance, her
mother, Mrs. Stella Campbell, has
profited greatly, having hit upon the
lucky idea Of setting them to do the
homework. Mrs. Campbell hasn't
washed the evening dishes in
months, and she says her daughter s
admirers are becoming more and
more indispensable.
Following her selection last year
as Miss America, Miss Campbell re-
ceived offers from three movie COM
panies, two musical comedies,
Keith's, a circus and an itinerant
pianist.
Miss Campbell turned down a
81 900 a week salary with a vaude'
Vile circuit to return home when
she received word that her mother
was i'll. After her mother recovered
Miss Campbell concluded to remain
at home and is now thinking about
entering Ohio State university.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
DEMPSEY DEFEATS FIRPO
MOST THRILLING FIGHT
IN HISTORY OF PRIZE RING
BY CRANTLAND RICE

DOLO GROUNDS, New York Sept 14-In four minutes
of the most sensational fighting ever seen in any ring
back through all the ages of the ancient game JACK
Dempsey the CHAMPION knocked out Louis Angel FHpo the
challenger just after the second round got under way
Dempsey slashed his to victory with right and lett
hurled him head1ong to the floor with the crash of mighty
oak falling from great heights.
Eighty-fve thousand fight fans, shrekng yelling and howl
ing in vast catacysm of sound upon their feet as Fpo
fell for the last time and the scowng Dempsey stood above
him waiting for any further sign of life
The fight was brief but in those four minutes there was
crowded more actual fighting than most ring battles ever
knew no matter what the span of the time.