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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04
NEW YORK HAS ANOTHER
CHINESE WAR


NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Police are
prepared today to take drastic meas
ures to prevent further blood shed in
the renewed hostilities between mem
bers of the Chinese tongs.
Several hours before the end Of an
armistice between the Hip Sings and
On Leong member was shot to
death in Bronx laundry. Within
SO hours two other men were serious
ly wounded and one was stabbed to
death as he slept in Chinese tene-
ment.
Cox I'm was the man stabbed to
death and the two who were shot
trough the abdomen in their Brook
Ign laundries were Gong Sing and
Tom Hong. Neither is expected to
recover. Hong was Hip Sing and
Sing was the son of an On Leong.
was told police that the bullets which
struck his son were intended for him.
Sing is cousin of Chong Food
Hong and Sing were shot shortly af-
ter meeting between the Chinese
consul general and acting police com
missioner John A. Leach, last night,
at which the police official promised
all necessary action to halt the blood
shed and ordered patrolman station
ed in all slaund les and places whore
outbreaks might be expected.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04
WE HAVE IT

"The time has come to stop a mere
ly indiscriminate plan of hacking and
hewing at the public service" says
the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
what we need is a reasoned pro-
gram of public expenditures to which
the Administration will give a posi-
tive sanction, instead of repeating
negative declarations that economy is
needed and that not cent be spent
recklessly or unwisely.' On, piffle.
Is not the editor Of the Journal yet
aware that we have budget sys-
ten? That is its very purpose, and
right glorious is its achievement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04
MRS. YOUNG DIES

EKLINs, Nov. Word comes
to US just as we go to press of the
death Of Mrs. Myrtle Talbot Young,
wife Of DR.. J. B. Young, of this city
Mrs. Young has been i'll for about a
week She has been seriously i'll fer
several days, and on last evening
was hurriedly taken to local Hos
pital. She rapidly grew worse and
passed away about $50 this morning.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04
THE HEALTH CHRISTMAS
SEAL FOR 1924

The design of this years Christmas
health seal depicts Knowledge enlight-
ening the world as to the dangers of
tuberculosis. The seal is in attrac-
tive colofs. Against background
Of blue, knowledge, robed in cloth
of gold holds aloft the flaming torch
The cross is scarlet surrounding q
field of white. The use Of the Christ
mas Health Seals to provide money
for the prevention Of tuberculosis by
definite group educational activities
has become a holiday custom through
out the United States.
George C. Rowell state secretary
Of the West Virginia tuberculosis
Association, reports that the Christ
mas Seal sale in December 1923 pro-
duced for tuberculosis work in the
ed States a total of S4,260,000 an
increase of $408,O0 over the sales
in 1922. In West Virginia over $780,
600 was raised last year. Over one
billion seals have been distributed by
the state tuberculosis associations
in every state for the campaign this
year. In West Virginia over Ten
Million seals are being sent out even
into the remotest parts of the state.
In counties where the seal sale is not
being conducted by local organiza-
tions. the seals are being mailed di-
rect from state headquarters in Char
lestion to industries, schools and in
dividuals, on approval so that every
one will have an opportunity to buy
them and, thus, have a part in help
ing to save the lives of over 1900 vic
TINS Of the Great White Plague in
West Virginia.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04
CARD OF THANKS

We earnestly desire to express our
thanks to every one who SO kindly
aided and assisted in the illness and
death of our little son, Earl.
Mr.. and Mrs. G A Conte
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04

Entered as second-class matter,
June 13, 1912, at the post office at
Belington, w. Va, under the act Of
March 8, 1879.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-12-04
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-10
LIVE TOPICS
OF COUNTRY
AND TOW \

American people are not particu-
arly interested in politics or states
men. Saturday when Washington ana
the New York Giants clashed on the
capitol field President Coolidge's ar
rival occasioned the usual demonstra-
ton. But when Babe Ruth, stan
of the American League Yankees
casually walked across the field ten
thousand fans yelled Hello Babe
The greeting was accompanied by a
notable demonstration.
During the last few days of the
American League battle for first place
everyone in Washington from news
boys to president, forgot the political
campaign and rooted for "Walter,"
the favorite son of baseball.
A larger crowd gathered Saturday
in front Of the News Gazette office
where baseball returns were heralded,
than has attended any political gath
ering in Champaign during the pres
ent campaign.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-10

New York, Sept. 20.-The Ameri-
can milling company, manufacturer Of
food for horses, cattle and poultry.
has declared a 33 l-3 per cent stock
dividend. In December last year the
camuanv declared so per cent stock
dividend and cash dividend Of 10
per cent. In June this year a 5 per
cent cash dividend was declared on
the doubled canital stock.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-10

raises "a question in the minds Of all
vino are interested in sueh dramas.
The question is. "How can man
Who has deliberately taken the life
of another out Of an peakablp evil
motive be re-iust3ted % quickly in
the divine favore'
Generally his testimonies relating
TO Gods love will not be believed.
The average man of honor and high
moral integrity viii doubt that Pas
Tor Hight has had any recent fellow
ship with the Christian God. They
will more readily believe him Il sort
Of fanatic who can twist his con-
science to suit his emotions.
That Is common flaw i'm emotional
religion. II the emotionally religious
feel good it is taken a. a sign Of
divine favor and is often mis-con-
strued to be the voice Of God speak
ing peace TO the soul.
Pure religion Is service, unselish
devotion 70 the happiness and we'll be-
ing of others, Jealous battling of the
inward forces Of evil, and a willing
ness to endure and suffer. Judging
from casual reading Of the news
paper accounts Of Pastor Nights cen
fession his religion is purely emo
tionaI, and his repentance only con
sequence of his being caught.
However, We must leave final Judge
ment to God, for His ways are past
finding cut. David, Israelitish king
of great renown, saw a beautiful
woman taking her bath and coveted
her for his harem The only person
who stood in the way was Uriah, the
Hitfte, soldier in David's army.
To eliminate Uriah David promot-
ed him to the front rank, a position
of distinction, where the bravest SOL
diers fought and where the chances Of
death were many. Uriah was slain.
whether by the enemy or by a traitor
inspired by the king does not matter.
David's repentance is an important
part Of the scriptural record, and the
great successes of his life appear to
have started at this epoch in his
career Without David's sin we would
net have had some of the most won
derful psalms of scripture, though
not his sin, but his subsequent atti-
tude, inspired the psalms. There is
a wonderful lesson here. Explain t
if you can.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-10

Judge X. NJ. Lands proposes 10 get
at the bottom of the baseball scandal.
Fans will like to hear this, but those
who are roofing for a Washington
victory in the world series want him
to uncover the corruption before the
series ends, thereby ousting a few
more of the National League leaders
and thus enhancing Washington's
chances of victory.
That others besides Dolan and
O'Connel are guilty of completely in
attempting to bride the Philadelphia
team into throwing games to the
Giants is a general belief in baseball
circles. To permit the remaining
guilty players to enter worlds
series might be another form of cor
ruption in baseball circles.
But Judge Lands claims he has
nothing on any other players and de
clares that you can't Dust player
merely on suspicion. The investiga-
ton will proceed, however, until the
corruption is exposed; but that will
be after the Giants have thrown THEN
greatest strength into the present
world series contest.
This is a phase of the scandal tina,
baseball fans do not like; yet il
would dim the glory of the Washing
ton team TO win a worlds serie,
against team of substitutes ano
cripples. They had best go down ii
defeat
All of which suggests the question
as to whether Cincinnati would have
won the historic series if the blacl
soX had not gambled to toss ava,
| games for a money consideration
/ Cincinnati as winner lost all the
glory achieved by victory when tbs
notorious black soX were permanent,
expelled from baseball,
The Illinois corn crop is compare.
lively safe, according to c. c. Burns
county farm adviser. Most of the
corn in this locality is out of the way
of frost. Nothing but hard freeze
would go through the husks and cause
serious damage.
The selection of seed for next
years planting, however, is ques-
ton that is troubling the Farm Blu
reau leaders. 1t appears that wet
weather has develoned a mould af-
fecting the stocks and thus diminish
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-10

ing the quality Of the corn FOR seed
purposes.
Adviser Burns, the most aggfes.ivc
farm leader the county has ever bad.
Is now planning d series of seed corn
selection meetings to he held through
out the county for the purpose OF
studying the best methods Of seed
com selection.
There are 531 electoral votes. Con-
seVatiYe predictions concede that
Davis will have 1875 votes assured at
the outset, from Virginia, North aad
South Carolina. Alabama, Florida.
Mississippi, Georgia, Tenne see,
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. a
less conservative prediction gives him
an additional vote Of 81 from Mary
land, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Mis- ouli
and Wesl Virginia, making a total
of 1873. In a normal campaign all Of
these states would be conceded to
the Democratic candidate.
Senator LaFollette's stronghold lies
in the northwest. Ii is conceded that
he has a practical assurance of carry
ing Wisconsin, Minnesota. North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Washington,
Montana and Idaho with a total eIer-
toral vote of So. This with the Demo
cratic concessions total an anti
Coolidge vote of 24l or only 49 less
than half the total electoral vote.
The doubtful states are New York,
Indiana, New Jersey, Delaware, Rhode
Island, California, with more OF less
uncertainty as to the outcome in
Illinois, so far as the presidential
race is concerned. On these latter
states the Republican and Dem6efat.c
parties base their hope of keeping
the election out of Congress.
No wonder the old parties are
worried.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-10

The question of building new
city hall is again raised by the editor
Of the News-Gazette who states that
the city has received an offer Of
$l25,O00 for the present site.
The point is well taken. Cham
paign may as we'll have city hall
now as to wait another decade. In
all probability the cost would not be
As great as in ten years, and SIZE, 600
would go far toward completing the
new structure.
Recently The Review suggested
that the city commissioners secure a
site east of the tracks. 1t is signi-
feant that Mr. Stevick agrees with
The Review. Probably many west
side men are of the same opinion.
The city might go a step farther
and erect the large auditorium for
public gatherings which has long
0een contemplated, The city hall
might well contain the auditorium.
Then there would be no question
raised as to the right of any political
party or religious sect to use the hail
at any time.
A public auditorium in connection
with a Y. NJ. c. A. would have its
disadvantages, An auditorium con
nected with the city hall would have
no disadvantages. At least the plan
is worth consideration.
Lawrence NJ. Hight, former pastor.
in Jail awaiting trial on a charge of
numbering his wife, appears perfectly
at ease, if press reports are 10 be
taken seriously.
81 am in Gods hands. | am happy.
for | believe in His love" Hight is
quoted as saying. His statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
Brief. Nature Studies
By G. OTIS SWIFT
By J. OTIS SWIFT

Yesterday We had an exciting time, D writes A. T, Shorey. Brooklyn nature lover. In mountain valley north of Tuxedo we found very small bed of maidenhair spleen wort. That alone was worth the trip. Searching for this we came upon several traps made by ant-lions, a small creature with big jaw.
 An ant-lion is a neuropterous insect of the genus Myrmeleon, the larvae of which dig a small cOnical pit in sandy ground and lies buried in the bottom of it with it's big jaws protruding to catch any ants or other in- sects that fall in.
 Several ants were caught and dropped into the trap continued Mir. Shorey, and a bat tie royal followed. Out of five ants four es- capped after hard fight. Farther along on q sunny trail near swamp five turtles had built nests, little holes one inch across and one and a half or two inches deep, on which they were perched, getting ready to drop eggs. Water stood in the bottom of the next hole.
 Our near presence did not disturb the turtles ip the least. A family of Black burnian warblers is living in the woods just at the start of the Tuxedo Mount Ivy Trail across the bridge from Tuxedo station"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
The Classic
By DR FRANK CRANE

The word "classic' is a contradiction and a missioner. For classic is precisely not of any class, but is universal, empyrean, and above all classifications. There's nothing in the world that is brother to Beethoven's Moonlight sonata. Nothing can be compared to Wagner's "Parsifal." And a Chopin noe turne or a Bach fugue is utterly isolated. Why call them classic?
 Mary Jane Holmes novels are really classic, to use the word in it's logical sense, for they are no different from billions of novels equally bad. All imitators, followers, and mediocre people and writers are classy, because to meet one is to meet all, and to read one is to read all.
 Perhaps the best definition of classic is that given by Lowell: Something that can be simple without being vulgar, elevated without being distant, that is neither an- cient nor modern, always new and incapable of growing Old.'s
 Let us examine this sentence.
 Simple without being vulgar" It is sim plicity that is the hallmark of greatness. Only little souls or crazy souls are foggy and shrouded in mystery in their utteranoe. Long, hard words are the sign of mental strut. When any one knows a thing thoroughly he can make an old apple woman see it. Hsoberie wisdom is nine-tenths humbug; When the greatest Teacher that ever lived came 10 this earth 10 eNDIAln LnS UGGpcHS OA 9uDySCN4V 140 talked so little children understood Him. Long words, as ChestertOn says, aFe not the hard words; it is the short ones that are hard. For instance, condemn" has q nice, soft sound, while "damn," which means precisely the same thing, is hard and jagged as a brickbat.
 The difficulty with being simple 1s that. unless one is great-souled, he is apt Co bs vulgar, For most of us 1t is well Co bS cOms plex. Then we will not be found out.
 "EIevated without being distank~ That means so genuinely great we can Ren0ed t0 be familiar This again is too hard 60Hg most of us. Small souls do we'll to keep at a dis. tance. For this reason families have % much trouble; the members thereof arc too &ess.
 Neither ancient nor modern" Only that is great which is written for all time add for all men.
 Always new and incapable of growing old This is, perhaps, the essence of true ciassic- ism. Dickens has refused to die. DantO is not fad no fad can live six centuries. Time is the fatal test.
 And the secret of being permanent ls being real. We should weary of the sun and stars if they were painted
 Whatever you do that is the pure egpres- sion of your own personality, :, that flows from your own thought and feeling aS a roee de- veIops from the stem, is classic.
 If the most commonplace man in the world knew how to tell the truth about what he saw, felt, and heard, his utteranee would Dc classic. - f.8
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
SELMA OYERC0MES MALARIA

Citizens of Selma are reported to be much pleased with results up to this time of the anti-malar,a campaign waged in that community by the Dallas county health department with the assistance of an engineer from the United States sanitary department. The total absence of mosquitoes in West Selma is noted with satisfaction, and it is expected that the campaign will result in reducing the mosquito evil to a minimum. Draining, ditching, oiling and destroying breeding places of the pest under a systematic program have emphasized the wisdom of the investment in this project. The cost of a few thousand dollars is already jus tified, and returns on the investment in the improvement of efficiency among workmen are alone highly profitable
 In a community of the size and indus trial importance of Selma the mosquito is a cause of heavy losses through work ing time lost on account of malaria. Elimination of the mosquito, which can be accomplished with comparatively small expense and little cooperation by the citizens, means the saving of many thou sands of dollars to the industrial inter ests, not to speak of the health benefits to the community. It is encouraging to note the cooperation in anti-malara campaigns by industries in many parts of the state, where scientific warfare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
THE ILLINOIS DISTURBANCE

Orders by the governor of Illinois for a company of the National Guard to pro- tect from a threatening mob at Mound City two negroes charged with murdering a white woman again suggest that the mob spirit is confined to no section of the country, but that under similar con ditions it is no more likely to be aroused in one section than in another. There have been more lynchings in the South than in the North or East. There are two reasons for such a situation-the com paratively greater number of crimes that inflame neighborhoods, and the sparsely settled and inadequately policed condition of a large part of this section, both of which have been a contributing factor to the South's former record of lynch ings. In the larger cities of the South where there, is adequate protection by police and military, the mob spirit is sup pressed as effectively as in any other pat1of the country, and the constantly lessening number of lynchings proves this.
 Another aspect of the incident in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29

Illinois town is the exemplification of the value and need of the National
 Guard as an effective means of protec-
 tiOn in times of emergency. But for this restraining influence in times of excite
 ment the danger to life and property would be very much greater, and viola tions of the law much more numerous and serious. Time and again the Ma tional Guard has stood between law and order, and anarchy. Thus is emphasized the importance of encouraging young men to join this organization, and the duty of employers to cooperate in it's maintenance. by making it possible for their employees to attend the training camps and benefit from their opportu- mites. The leaders of industry are es- pecially obligated to assist in fostering the National Guard because they are the first to feel the disastrous effects of vio- fence and lawlessness, not to speak of their obligations to, communities where their interests lie. A lynching at Mound City would have caused business injury to that community which it could not live down for years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
The Peoples Forum
The City Government
itnr nf The Aee-Herald !.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 It is well for all to ask that question, will it pay? Seemingly we are to return to- the old form of government-mayor and aldermen according to the opinion of a number Of leading legal lights. It has been stated that so and so much can be saved in salaries, etc. The most important question is: Will 1t pay:" I'm not advocating either. Think 1t will be well to consider carefully. The pres ent commission form of government hasn't hardly had time enough for a fair trial. Per haps the four men and one lone woman haven't measured up to what had been ex- pected of them. That's horse of another color-not the fault of commission form. The press. though fair, certainly have had a chance to make sport of their actions. The present agitation about our police force IS damaging. and is a slur on big, beautiful Birmingham If for nothing else, it would look better if some of the men on the force straightened up-throw out their chest and in their stomach-like the soldiers.
 If it comes to a change, then we must look around, have big man for mayor. In stead of $10,000, as suggested, let's pay him S25, GOO, or even 50,000 is small pay for a real leader and representative executive thirty or forty aldermen, so that all (suburbsl outlying districts can be properly represented. It'll mean lot of new developments; sewer systems, water extensions, etc., as the diff fercnt representatives naturally want needed developments in their districts, too. Birming- ham is growing by leaps and bounds, will be not only the Pittsburg, but New York of the South Whatever is decided on, let's co-dberate some way-every day, make it a better place to live for the good of all -a
 J. P. HOLM.
 Birmingham, Ala. July 26, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

The parties to this small drama are four. Mir. James Halverson, who now and then employs specialists at high rates. His wife A flapper. Miss Edna Wilson, who is a specialist of fine standing. Miss Wilson asked Mir Halverson for employment.
 "I think can use yon," said he. q am nOt certain. have an assignment in mind which does not need person of your trained facul ties. But it might do to go on with"
 You know, said Miss Wilson, T need the work have had rather bad luck lately
 Some time later she called on Mir. HaIver. son, to find him taking a flapper to lunch The job he had in mind, he said, had not materialized. Miss Wilson is acute and high tempered
 T see," said she, nOdding in the direction of the flapper
 ''Yes,' said Mir. Halverson, pleasantly.
 So they went their ways, and Miss Wilson, still steaming met Mrs. Halverson, and told her story. She could not resist a little jab with wOman's most dangerous weapon.
 q would have gotten that assignment, 5 she said, If it had not been for the flap per-"
 Mrs. Halverson asked her husband about it. of course. No wife could refrain from ask ing husband under such conditions Then it developed that the flapper was Mrs. Hal vcrson's own sister, for whom she had asked n little mOney-earning occupation from her husband, in order that the trousseau she is preparing shall properly knock out the eyes of the young folks in the circle into which she will soon marry.
 And you can see where that leaves Miss Edna Wilson.