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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
PRESIDENT HARDING
BUYS BIRTHPLACE

MT. GILEAD, o., April A. Pre-
sident Harding today purchased his
birthplace, farm in North Bloom
field township, Morrow county.
county, where as barefooted boy
he spent his childhood days.
The deal was contaminated
through French Crow, postmaster
at Marion, Ohio, life long friend Of
the president who acted as his per
sona agent. The deed was deliver
ed to Mr.. Crow by Harry Erickson
who has owned the farm for num-
Der of years.
Plans now under consideration, it
is understood, call for complete re-
arrangement OF the premises includ-
in modern bungalow and golf
course. Friends close to President
Harding stated he contemplated
spending much of his time after re-
tirement from the White House on
the "old farm" in writing and "gett-
ing back to nature"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Belington High School will
give a concert Friday night at 8 p
m. Everybody come.
The literary contest for debate, es-
say, GRAFTON, extemporaneous speak
ing was held at Elkins last Friday
night. There were five schools re-
presented: Belington, Elkins, Thorn
as, Greenbank and Marlinton. We
should be proud Of our school which
won in essay and debate. The vim
ing contestants Margaret Smith and
Fred Boner will go to Morgantown
May 18th to- participate in the state
contest.
A party was given by Junior High
III, Friday night. Everyone report
ed good time.
The Girls Glee Club, gave party
Saturday. A good time was enjoy
ed by all. Thesdecorations and games
were appropriate to the season,
Norma Brewer became Mrs. Darl
Rohrbough, Friday afternoon.
The English Club met at the High
School Auditorium last Thursday
night. 1t will meet at the home Of
Bessie Shepherd, on Pike Street
Thursday night.
James Rosenburger, a graduate
Of B. H. S. and now student OF D
and E. was a visitor here Monday
Charles Harvey Of Simpson, and
Kenneth, Shinn, Of Morgantown were
also visitors here Monday.
Senior Class
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are found in John s:20,21. I do not
fear that. these organizations Of
masked outlaws will last for long
time. They. will die Of their own
rottenness. But do fear that much
harm will be done in the meantime.
God loves all men upon the earth,
and Of course wants US to. love them.
Why then do So many hate their
brothers to such degree that they
will organize against them? God
has given the commandment "Thou
shalt not kill", and our text says
that we are a murderer if we hate
our brother. firmly believe that
/ could not be Christian nor good
American citizen and belong to a
masked organization such as are now
formed in our country.
Instead Of hating our neighbors
let US love them as Jesus has said
we should. Let us work to destroy
hatred in our lives and put love in
it, place. Tor love viii win ont every
time.
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"The Barbour County map" 5.

"The Barbour County map" says
I John r. Ice, s"was reproduced
from the United. States Geological
survey sheets and. shows Barbour
County as the Government and state
Biologists did,-the best available
authority. l submitted the proof
of this map to number of citizens
of different parts Of the county and
generally the map is very accurate
on good map paper and neatly colored
and is beautifully engraved, printed
One should be in every home in Bar
on good map paper and neatly colored
hour County"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
Woman Accuses aBiIw Hart.

Los Angeles. William S. Hart,
two-gun man .of the movies, has
been accused of being the father of a
baby boy out of wedlock TO a teacher
iii a girls school in Boston. He Will
fighr the accusation. 1t is alleged a
divorce action will be filed by Wini-
fred e. Westover, the wife of Bill
Hart ; The woman wso accuses the
actor Is known as Miss NJ" She IS
living in Boston. She declared Hart
had refused to see her when she plead
ed with him to make provisions fer
the Child.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
REELECTION NOT BOTHERING
PRESIDENT, DAVIS DECLARES

Boston, Mass, April president
Harding is mot bothering his head
over much about the politics of 1922
Secretary of Labor Davis told the
Women's Republican Club of Boston
in a speech here today. Davis after
expressing his views on woman
place in politics, discussed Mr.. Hard
ing's attitude toward the forthcom-
ing presidential campaign.
1.-THE President plans seem to be
worrying many of our people," Sec
rotary Davis said. Il think that every
newspaperman / have talked to in
the last month or more has asked
what they are. Well, I'll tell you
some things about the President.
President Harding is probably the
poorest advertiser in the United
States today. The smallest corner
grocer in Boston could undoubtedly
give him a big handicap and then
beat him at the game of getting him
self sold as they call it, to the pub
lic This is not the time of our old
and respected friend, Theodore Roose-
welt, who had the faculty of letting
folks know what he was doing, and
how fast he was doing it.
president Harding reminds me of
the man who was made boss of the
mill back in the days when l worked
with my hands. This mill worker was
man that nobody had ever noticed.
He had never engaged in any of the
ordinary disputes about the plant.
But the quiet man got the job. And
we found out why. He worked at
his job. He did not talk about it.
Well, that is President Hardings He
works at his job. He doesn't talk
about it,.
President Harding is an indefatig-
able worker and he accomplishes ire
mendous results. He is plain, bust
ness-like individual, with genius for
stabilizing things. He is not the man
to do his work to the tune Of a
brass band. l have often urged him
to let the people know the seriousness
of the tasks confronting him and the
steps he has taken and is taking to
perform them, for / know something
of the value of publicity. But he has
insisted that the work will speak for
itself and the people will find the
things out. When / have sought to
point out that there is a campaign of
1924 coming and that little adver-
Using for the administration would
do no harm, he has told me, that he
is not show man, not stage direc-
tor. He holds that today the best
politics is service to the people.
s,'Just between you and me Presi-
dent Harding is not bothering his
head over much about the politics of
1924. He is spending his time work.
ing for the people. of the United
States today, tomorrow and 100 years
form now" nF
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SCHOOL NEWS

Those who are to hold the ffee
school examination viii mail the
manuscripts to the chairman Of the
respective district grading boards as
announced last week in the papers,
1t is presumed that all our teaches
read their county papers. The chair
man Of the district grading boards
will appoint their own help and
keep an account Of the time, and
place grades on the enrolment cards
and forward to the writer as stated
last week.
In reference to the county school
day win say it il planned to give
q parade Of all the children who are
in town by 1890 April 18th. We
have invited the State Superintend-
ent an others Of his force to be with
us on this day, il they cannot come
we will have other speakers to take
their places on that day.
II any schools should be closed be-
fore this date, it is hoped that the
teachers will have enough interest
in the work to be present
with their pupils. Such arrangement
and plans can be made before the
close of school. Because school is
closed before this date will be no ex-
. cuse for not taking part in the days
program.
We also hope that the teachers
will consider the dayvaluable enough
to give an entire day to the work,
and that the parents will consider she
day valuable enough to be present
and lend their encouragement.
1t is said that our country is in
more danger from neglect on the
part of the people than it is from in
efficiency in office. We hope this day
selected for our Public Schools will
not be an exponent Of such theory.
Let US come out and see.
This day will be what the teach
ers, pupils and parents make it. II
there is any division or institution in
the government of democracy to
which the attention of the people
be directed, it is certainly the pub
lie schools Of the nation--the founda-
ton principle upon which all demo-
cracy rests, in face we may say all
institutions including the churches.
Respectfully,
r. A. HUNT
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QUIT THE DAIRY

50 Stalnaker Brothers who have been
running dairy for the past several
years, quit the business April LIST,
due to the heavy expense in running
4 sanitary dairy such as. they had in
accordance with the state laws. To
Keep cows in healthy condition free
from diseases, to keep them wen fed,
well housed and bedded are parts Of
the overhead expense Of an up-to-
date dairy that the public do not
seem to appreciate, and unless a
dairy is well patroinzed these re-
quirements cannot be fulfilled.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
CAPITOL REMAINS
IN CHARLESTON
Vote on Marsh Resolution Followed
Long Debate Full of Fireworks
and State History.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, April g.
Removal of the state capital to Par
kersburg was eliminated from legis-
lative consideration today by q 16
TO IL vote in the senate and the
subsequent parliamentary moves
which "killed" the Marsh removal
bill beyond any opportunity for re-
viving it. After two amendments
lad been proposed the vote was TAX
en- on indefinitely postponing," viii
<h in parliamentary practice pre-
vents returning to consideration.
After this had been voted motion
to reconsider that decision was vot-
ed down, thus preventing any fur
Their move to reconsider.
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A NEW DAIRY IN TOWN

G. H. and D. Ernest informs the
public that they have succeeded tho
Stalnaker Dairy and are already max
ing deliveries. They are IN position
to accommodate all needs withoutlimit.
At present, morning. deliveries are
made but beginning with May, II the
trade justifies, they will make both
morning and evening deliveries. Try
Their Product. q fw
adv At
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
MRS. FRANK BoYLEN DEAD

Mrs. Frank Boylen died at her
home in Pittsburgh, first Of this
week; the body was brought to
Berryburg Junction Wednesday night
and funeral will be held Thursday;
interment will be held at the Boylen
burying grounds. Mr.. Boylen who
is infirm and has to walk with
cruthes, and his daughter arrived
with the corpse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boylen havs Num-
IN 81 salaAivss n Bazbow sauK1y.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
Swallow Files COCO Miles.

Carmarthenshire, Wales. - News
has reached here that ring.
ed swallow which was liberated from
Langharne. a nefghboring village, has
been picked up dead on a Firm near
johannesburg. South .Afriga,, 5000
miles away. This is the first time ac
tual proof has been obtained Of a
swallows flight. from Wales to South
Africa.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
PIE SOCIAL

Come on boys and girls, let's go
and have a good time at the Ten
Mile School social Saturday night,
April 7th We are all invited. The
proceeds are to be given to the A.
merican Legion to be used to help
erect memorial to Our Boys" who
gave all in the World War.
IDA M CASTEEL, Teacher
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voIstead Can't Stop Horses Drinking

washington. e An automobile own
ed by Andrew J. voIstead the
celebrated author Of the dry law, fell
afoul Of police regulations here by
preventing a couple Of thursty horses
from getting drink AS result,
Miss Laura Volstead, driving, forfeit
ed So on a charge of parking in front
Of al public watering trough. The
congressman himself was not present
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
sANDa1DGE - RosENBERGER

Mr.. Cordon cambridge and Miss
Marie Rosenberger were quietly
married Sunday evening April LIST at
Junior. The event took place at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Shoms,
whers the ceremony was performed
by Rev. Greynolds Of that town. TIE
groom is prominent young man of
Webster while the bride is wen
known young lady Of this city, as her
parents resided here for long tin1s.
She is the daughter Of Mr.. and Ms.
W. D Rosenberger, also a student Af
Bsl1gta High School. Their mary
friends join IN extending then a
f2Ypy AaTYisa HI.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-05
HUGHES TO SPEAK ON INTER
NATIONAL COURT

WASHINGTON, April Am inn
portant declaration in support Of the
administration proposal for Ameri-
can membership in the permanent
court OF international justice is ex-
pected from Secretary Hughes when
he speaks April ~ before a meeting
here Of distinguished lawyers.
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Hoid-up Nets $500.

Hagerstown, Nd. Alexander
Fechtig, paymaster OF the Rou-
1ette Knitting Mills, OF Hagerstown,
was held up by bandit in East Wash
ington street, near the business center
Of the city and robbed of the com
pany,s payroll totaling $500.
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A BARGAIN CLUB OFFER

The Thrice-A- Week Edition Of tAe
New York World
In 1923 and 1924
Practically Daily at the Price Of =
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world gives 50 much at 80 low .
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We offer this newspaper and The
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AT U. B. CHURCH

Rev. John A. Lavely Of Fairmont
q field secretary Of the Anti-Saloor
league, will speak at the U. B
Church Of Belington Sunday night
April 9Th at 7:30.
: The public IS invited.
e. A. critics, Pastor
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Kills 8 Children and Ends life.

- Mis- fChlIuFeH Hh1 EHoS EIld.
Roanoke, Va. -, ballard Nc
CURE, aged 80. shot his wife killed
his three children. James. s, and Dor
and Dorothy, twins, aged 3, and then
ended his own life Mrs. Mcguire waa
wounded in the arm.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
CHAPTER TX
The Brown Mouse ESCAPES.

Jennie looked jim over carefully.
His queerness was taking on n new
phase-and she felt a sense of sur
prise such as one experiences when
the conjurer causes a rose to grow
into a tree before your very eyes.
II think we lose so much time in
school, Jim went on, while the chill
dren are eating their dinners"
We'll, jim" said Mrs. Woodruff,
every one but you is down on the
human level. The poor kids have to
eat, :"
But think how much good educa-
ton there is wrapped up in the school
dinner-if we could only get it out
Jennie grew grave. Here was this
Brown Mouse actually Introducing the
subject of the school-and he ought
to suspect that she was planning to
line him up IN this very thing-if he
wasn't a perfect donkey as well as a
dreamer. And he was calmly wading
into the subject as If she were the
e~x-farm-hand country teacher, and he
was the county superintendent-electi
Eating a dinner like this. mother"
said the colonel CALAMITY, "is an edu-
cation in itself-and eating some 9TH
ers requires one: but just how 1arn-
in is wrapped up in the school lunch
is a new one on me, JIM"
SWELL" said Jim, Gin the first place
the children ought to cook their meals
as a part of the school work. Prior to
that they ought to buy the materials.
And prior to that they ought to keep
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Che Brown Mouse

Come to dinner" said Mrs. Wood
ruff. who at this juncture had a hired
girl. but was yoked to the oar never
theless when it came to turkey and
the other fixings Of a Christmas din
ner. IT'S good enough, what there is
of 1t, and there's enough of 1t such as
it is-but the dressing In the turkey
would be better for a little more
sage!"
The bountiful meal piled mountain
high for guest and hired help and Jam
lily. melted away in a name TO de-
light the hearts of Mrs. Woodruff and
Jennie. The colonel, in stiff starched
shirt, black tie and frock coat, carved
with much empressement, and Jim felt
almost for. the first time a sense of
the value Of manner.
II had bigger turkeys" said Mrs.
Woodruff'to Mrs. Irwin, hut | thought
it would be better to cook two turkey
hens instead of one great big gobbler
with meat as tough as tripe and
stuffed full of fat"
"One of the hens would "a been
plenty" replied Mrs. Irwin. "How
much did they weight"
about fifteen pounds apiece" was
the answer. "The gobbler would "a
weighed thirty, l guess. He's pure
Mammoth Bronze"
81 WISH" said Jim, that we could
get a few breeding birds Of the wild
bronze turkeys from Mexico"
"WhyY" asked the colonel.
They're the original blood of the
domestic bronze turkeys" said Jim,
"and they're bigger and handsomer
than the pure bred bronzes, even.
They're a better stock than the North
ern wild turkeys from which our COM
mon birds originated"
Where do you learn all these
things, Jim?" asked Mrs. Woodruff.
81 declare, l often tell Woodruff that
it's as good as a lecture to have Jim
Irwin at table. My intelligence has
fallen since you quit working here,
JIM" =
There came into Jim's eyes the
CLEAN of the man devoted to a Cause
-and the dinner tended to develop
into a lecture. Jennie saw a little
more plainly wherein his ~queerness
lay.
There's an education in any meal,
if we would just use the things on the
table as materials for study, and fol-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

low their trails back to their starting
points. This turkey takes us back to
the chaparral of Mexico
whats chaparral?" asked Jennie,
as a diversion. IT'S one of the words
| have seen so often and know per-
fectly to speak 1t and read it-but
after all it's just a word, and nothing
more"
"Ain't that the trouble with u edu-
cation, Jim?" queried the colonel, clev-
erly steering Jim back into the track
of his discourse.
"They are not even living words"
answered Jim, unless we have clothed
them in flesh and blood through some
sort of concrete notion. 'Chaparral'
to Jennie is just the ghost of q word.
Our civilization is full of inefficiency
because we are satisfied to give our
children these ghosts and shueks and
husks of words. instead of the things
themselves, that can be seen and
hefted and handled and tested and
heard"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

iiounces. ~ deep piaits with inserts Of
different fur lend a unique charm to
late models.
With crisp Octoba- winds breez-
ing down from the North and a
promise of buster and snow in the
air, the streets and highways of this
broad land change color as surely as
do the leaves on the trees. The trans
ition from the light and airy colors Of
summer TO the richer and deeper col
ors of fall is about complete. SO far
ms the costumes and headwear of won-
en- are concerned. and a survey of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

fashionable or the smart shops
will show that fall fashions are very
definitely established.
The fashionable hat then. Is velvet.
hatters' plush or felt. 1t Is sand.
brown and kindred colors. or it is
black. blue or green. to give the colors
in their relative importance. The
shape may be anything from the close
fitting turban to wide-orimmed cape
lines and tricorns. and may either
droop or turn off the face. The trim
ming may be feather fancies, ribbon,
lace. brocade. embroidery. Jewels.
fruits or flowers. All these are used
at the discretion of the designer. and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

type is good style. Soft furs such as
squirrel, mole, chinchilla and brown
or white ermine seem to have the
preference and are generally trimmed
with another fur in contrasting color.
The coat shown in the illustration
gives a splendid idea of n of the
prevailing styles. 1t is of broad-tail,
with collar and cuffs of squirrel. The
wide band at the hips fastenS with a
fiat fur button. The sleeves have a
slight bell shape and are made knuckle
length.
Fashions of all sorts have a reputa-
ton for going to extremes and this Is
particularly true of the seasons offer
ings in coats. They are either very
short or they are very long. The one
time popular three-quarter length be-
ing onspieuousLhy-its- absence In sW
coats. In long coats there are two sill
houettes, the straight-llne coat and the
hared skirt effects. There Is more
variety of design in the latter class as
the flare may be arrived at in a num-.
Der of different ways. Wide bands of
fur In a contrasting color. circular
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

EUR fashions progress but 1t some
L times seems that the progression is
In cycles. The fashion of two years ago
wns for short coats and that Of last
year was for long. This season the
short coat has become popular again
and is making a bid for the favor Of
well-dressed women in entirely new
lines and combinations of fur.
As In the long coats of the present
mode these are very simple in line
and generally have a single fastening
at the side. The most popular type
fits snugly about the hips, giving a
blouse effect. Both choker and shawl
collar styles are shown aud either
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Bartram the BOtaniSt

John Bartram was a Quaker farmer
who became interested in botany when
he was almost twenty-five years old.
In l72S he established the first botanic
garden in the United States at King
sessing on the Sehnylkill river, which,
together with his house. built in 1871,
with ston hewn By his own hands, is
happily preserved today as part Of
the park system of Philadelphia. For
many years be was the chief medium
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Sky Birds

Some birds with strong voices are
exceedingly shy of showing them
selves, like the nightingale and the
corncrake, and the %grasshopper war
bier, which is as timid as a mouse,
and lives a secretive sort of life under
cover of grasses or sedges. Like the
nightingale, it sings its best under the
cloak of night; or perhaps sings its
very best just as dawn Is flushing.
Then it mounts TO some little eleya-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

of exchange between Europe and the
United States Of plants of all kinds
especially new and important species
Bartram was probably the first in the
United States L perform successful
experiments in liberalization. His
sons, John and William, continued
his garden. For many years it was
the largest and best collection Of trees
and shrubs in the States. He is com
memorated in "Bartramla." n genus Of
inosses, and in 'Bartrams oak. The
garden is a unique spot in the United
States.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Americans and Grapefruit.

Unprecedented demand for grape
fruit in London has arisen through
,ho ,neux of American visitors to the
Metropolis of the British empire. Gov
80 Garden importers assert that they
cannot obtain a sufficient quantity of
thIs distinctly tropical delicacy TO sup
nln the tables of fashionable hotels.
prices vary from 16 cents to 20 cents
ooh hut dealers say that visitors
from the United States would pay 50
q dozen rather than dispense with
heir favorite breakfast fruit.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Fur Coat With Blouse Effect

all are equally fashionable. Flower
trimmings are Of course different than
those used on summer hats. as they
are often made of metallic fabric or
are combined with some fall material
such as metallic braid or fur. OF the
metallic c%olors. silver appears TO be
the most popular.
In the group of hats pictured here
there are four distinct variations OF
the mode. The large hat 1t the top
is of black hatters' plush with a plume