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Evening star., 1924-10-04
MANY ASK PRAYERS.
Chapel of Intercession at Ascen-
sion Church Is Popular.

Set back from the street behind a
strip of greensward. is the Chapel
of Intercessions of the Church of the
Ascension, Twelfth street and Mas
sachusettS avenue
Many and varied requests for
prayer are found in the box mark ed
for intercessions" by the rector,
Rev. DR.. Thomas Worthingtou Cooke.
who conceived the idea of utiliZing <
the chapel for the benefit of those
who do not or cannot attend the
regular services and for strangers.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Services Announced.

Rev. Thomas Worthington Cooke,
rector of the Church of the Ascen-
sion, Twelfth street and Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, announces
the following services tomorrow:
Holy eucharist, am; church school,
$40 am; choral eucharist and ser
mon, II am; Chinese Sunday school,
2:30 pm; Young Peoples Society, 6
pm; evensong, pm.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
InterceSSion Services.

Beginning Monday there will be a
daily service in the Chapel of Inter
cesSion, Church Of the Ascension
twelfth street and Massachusetts
avenue northwest Monday, Tuesday
Thursday and Saturdays the service
Will be short mathis and interces-
sions, and Wednesday and Friday
litany and interceSsionS
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Quarterly Missions Meeting.

The quarterly meeting of the Wom-
ans Missionary Society of the Dis
trict of Columbia will be held at the
Petworth Baptist Church, 7th and
Randolph streets northwest, Monday
at IL o'clock. All women of the So
ciety are invited. Lunch will be
served by the Petworth Missionary
Society.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Chapter ReorganiZed.

Under the direction Of the Misses
i;ucker and Marks, the Girls Friendly
Chapter of the Church of the Ascen-
sion is being reorganiZed and here
after VIII meet every dneSday
night, when supper will be served for
the benefit of the girls
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Rev. J. T. Kelly Returns.

Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Kelly. pastor of
the Fourth Presbyterian Church, and
Mrs. Kelly have returned to the city
DR.. Kelly will occupy the pulpit to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Plans Special Sermon.

At Kendall Baptist the pastor will
preacn a special sermon tomorrow
night on THE Dead Living and the
Living Dead ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

feet, unabashed and unafraid, not
FROM the sense of stinginess, for he
always had the money to purchase
what he wanted, the call of boyhood
when his feet itched for the touch of
mother earth when the heat of sun
and summer showers was awakening
Life all around him, so he always
gratified that wish and shed his
boots as he did when a boy.
In the true sense of learning he
was uneducated, yet he was one of
the most widely read men in Bible
history in the community, and though
the dialect of the mountains chung to
him, he could quote chapter after
chapter from the Bible.
A merry smile always twinkled in
the eyes of this bearded and aged
pioneer of the mountains; and he will
be missed by his friends who knew
him well; when summer comes and
the farmer lads again slip out Of
their winter boots, for he has gone
on the long journey across the river,
from which none ever return.
E. d. X. !.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
A Tribute to Josiah Cross

The death Of Josiah Cross removes
from this community one Of its very
best citizens for 'tUncle Joe," as he
was Familiarity known, was consider
ed by all who were intimately ac-
quainted with him, to be honest,
thrifty, Woodworking and consider
ate Of the rights of others. He was
"well to do" as the saying goes and
always had the money to pay for
what he bought, was clever and hos
pitable to the stranger who passed
his way He was one of the most
picturesque primitive characters in
this part of the country, during the
summer season he could be seen ev-
cry few weeks on the streets of Be-
lington in bare feet and" turned up
pantaloons," as he positively refused
to conform to the hide bound customs
Of modern society and its styles OF
wearing shoes in company, so he
often trod the city streets. in bare
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
OBITUARY

Josiah Cross was born Dec. 18,
1853, and died Jan. 5, 1924. On Jan.
4th he ate hearty breakfast, start
ed to go round some traps he had
set and after returning started from
his home to the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. W.. D. Parsons, had not
gone far until George Halter met him
He talked to Mr.. Haller and ask him
if he was going to the hounds that
were running; also told him
where he saw them, and where he
had seen signs of the fox. He came
about half mile farther and was
stricken with Paralysis, and about
S. Digman came to him and he was
sick and vomiting. He told Mr.. Dig
man to go tell his wife and daughter
if they wanted to see him die to
come. Mr. Digman complied to his
request and w. d. Parsons and Por-
ter Moore went to him and took with
them a cot and some blankets, put
him on the cot and started to carry
him and were met by Wade Bibey
with his team and sled and the last
Mr.. Cross said were to take him
somewhere, shat he could warm and
de-" Then he became unconscious
and at 2 o'clock the summons came
and and he passed away, whence no
traveller returns; just as peaceful as
child going to sleep.
He was united in marriage to Sarah
Phillips and to that union were born
eight children-four boys and four
iris one boy having died in infancy
and two others preceded him to the
grave; one son, H. C., died Dec. %,
1894, also one daughter April IL,
1896. He leaS w, two sons
and three dauA...ers to mourn their
loss; they are Calvin and Frank, Mrs
w. D. Parsons, Mrs. John Moore,
Mrs. w. j. H. Right.
Funeral services. were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. D. Parsons by Elder Jerome
Polling who spoke words of comfort
to the sorrowing ones, after which
his body was inferred in the cemetery
there to await the masters call.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

Some Beiington mothers spend
months teaching their babies to talk
and then they spend whole years
.afterward trying to teach them to
shut up.
There's one thing the average Be
Gngton woman can do the patent
washing machine won't do, and that's
to hold six clothespins in its mouth
while hanging clothes on the line.
The trouble with some folks" said
a well-known Belington man yester-
day, they use their crouch as an
umbrella when showers Of bless
ings are falling"
Still another trouble with the world
is there are too many women raising
Cain when they ought to be raising
babies.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

Draper England of Valley district
is in town today.
Sam Lantz of Route was here
last Saturday
James G.. Wilson of Huffman was
a visitor in town this morning.
George Digman of Montrose was
here Monday seeing friends.
C. w. Hillyard of Laurel Hill is
business visitor in town today.
Tan Jones of Route was in town
one day this week.
Gale Golden of Valley Bend was a
business visitor in town today.
Roy Hillyard who has been in
disposed for few days is able to be
out again.
j. G. Mcdonald of Junior was a
business visitor here the latter part
of last week.
DR.. Ben Golden of Elkins was a
professional visitor in town one
day last week.
J. H. Bennett of Huffman was a
business visitor in town one day the
first of the week.
0. B. Tenney of Lorentz was here
Tuesday looking after some sheep
for his new farm.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Porter B.
Stalnaker, Wednesday night, fine
baby girl.
The revival meetings at the M. E.
church South are still going on.
Much interest is being manifested.
Mrs. o. L. Perry of Elkins was here
the first of the week visiting her par
ents of near town.
Charles Kittle and L. D. Kittle at
tended the funeral of Eli Kittle, an
uncle of theirs, at Ellamore, Tuesday.
Andrew Stevens, Republican can
didate for sheriff, was here the latter
part of last week in the interest of
his candidacy.
Ord McVicker and Frank Bush
we're in Tunnelton the first of this
week loading poles for w. I. Nc
Wicker.
Frederick Price, little son of
Howard Price, has been very sick
with pneumonia. He is much inn
proved at this time.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs o. G.
Thompson, on High Street, Sunday,
a fine baby boy. He takes the name
of Charles Omer, Junior.
Mr. and Ms. C. H. Dent left this
morning for visit in in Middletown,
Ohio. Mrs. Dent will remain there
two or three weeks, while Mr.. Dent
is expected back home within week.
Miss Mary linn met with a pain
full accident one day last week at the
store of Price & Co., where she is
employed. Her arm came in con-
tact with a knife on the meat
slicer which she was operating.
We are in receipt of a little newsy
paper published at Kasson by the
High School students of Cove Dist
trict, entitled "The Searchlight." The
students are to be commended for
their words and work in it's prepare
ton.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
BUILDING for Eternity

II we work upon marble, it will per.
ish; If we work upon brass, time will
efface it; If we rear temples, they
will crumble into dust but If we work
upon immortal souls. If we Undue
them with principles, with the just
fear of God and love of fellowmen,
we engrave on these tablets some
thing which brightens all eternity
Daniel Webster.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
Keen climhlnn

The vine that has no trellis loses It's
beauty In the dust, and dies because
1t cannot climb. 1t Is even so with the
spirit Of man. If it cannot climb, 1t
dies.-Herald Of Gospel Liberty.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

The Mozart Literary Society gave a
very interesting program on jan IS,
consisting of the Mozart semi
monthly journal, readings, music and
a debate on government ownership of
railroads
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
SALESMAN WANTED

to solicit orders for lubricating
oils, greases and paints. Salary
or Commission. Address THE
HARVEY OIL CO, Cleveland, o.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

Much Of this present-day whiskey
is said to be aged in the wood, but
the undertaken furnishes the wood.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
Learning to Walk.

One must be willing to fall down In
order to be able to get up and walk
Baptist World
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

Rev. Isaac M. Polling of Bills
Creek is in town today shopping.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31


One of the most exciting and pro-
badly the longest basket ball game
ever played in this section was play
ed the evening of January %, at the
Hall in Junior, when The Belington
Hi five met the fast winning quint
from Fairview High. The .teams
were evenly matched and in good
condition. At the end of the half
the score was tied and until the end
it seesawed from one side to the
other until within half minute Of
the end when it was tied, and re-
NAMED so until after two five min
ute periods had been played to de-
eide the winners. In the third five
sninute period, after Belington had
run in three of her "subs" Fairview
got the advantage of one point and
the game ended with the final score
of % to 20 in her favor. The fine
craftsmanship displayed by the Fair
view team in such hotly contested
game made our boys feel that it was
pleasure to be beaten by such
team.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
FOR SALE

One Symphonola and 80 records-S7E
One Davenport bed $15-One re-
frigerator $25.
1-31-2t.pd. C. O. Erwin.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
An Open Gate.

Idleness is the gate Of all HARM
The Gideon.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

J. R. Hickman, proprietor of the
Lucerne Hotel, entertained the Be-
lington High Basket Ball team, and
Coach Waggoner Sunday, with a de-
licious chicken dinner which the boys
enjoyed immensely. The school
coach and team appreciate the inter
est taken in them by the residents of
the town.
Belington High will play two more
games this week. They play Farm
ington Friday night and meet Nor
gantown at Morgantown on Satur-
day night. The game with Morgan
town will be of much interest to Be
lington fans as quite few of the
High School graduates are in the
University.
The Belington High Coach, play
ers and fans are very proud of the
practically new basket ball given the
team by Rease Woodford and extend
to him their thanks.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

Rev. Dorsey of the Southern Metho-
dist Church conducted our devotional
exercises in Chapel last Monday. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Pitzer, who
is conducting the song service at the
Methodist Revival meetings. The
chapel program was under the
leadership of MISS Frye, and Sweck-
er, whose one-act play was the
f e ature o f the exercises
Mrs. Shinn, one of our pa
irons, and Rev Hoffman were visit
ors. We are always glad to have
visitors with us, and invite others to
come
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
BELNGTON HIGH NEWS

The Belington High quint, support
ed by over one hundred enthusiastic
rooters from the higA school and
town vanquished the Philippi Hi five,
at Philippi ! Tuesday nj hi. The
game was exciting from start to
finish. The final score was 10 to IL
in favor of Belington.
MI 1...o 80. 30 fo1Ioxuc.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

The High School was highly hon
ored Wednesday afternoon by the
visit and speech given it by Mr..
Samuel Grathwell, the. lecturer, who
gave the students some good advice
in his noted humorour way. Quite
few students and teachers also
attended his popular lecture, "Gett-
ing by your Hoodoo," at the High
School Auditorium that night.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
SlnadaySchoel
' Lesson '
By REV. P. B. FTTZWATER. DID,.
Dean of the Evening School. Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
20. 1924. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FUR fEoRUARf 3
WHAT ISRAEL LEARNED AT
SINAI
LESSON TExT-Deut. 4:s2-4o.

LESSON TEXT-Deut 4.52-40.
GOLDEN TExT---Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thine heart. and
with all thy soul. and with all thy
mig ht--Deut. SIS.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Knowing and Obeying Gods Law.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The Foundation of Israers Life.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31

Substitutions: Brandenburg /
Wilson; Waddell for Dadisman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-24

says that no other offer yet made ex-
cept the Ford offer would be acceptable,
because the. others all contemplate the
cost-plus plan, which everybody knows
places the emphasis more on the plus than
on the cost. The people of, this section
will be inclined to agree with him. The
senator also expresses himself az npnos-
ing any distribution of the power to dis
tant points, but rather as favoring the
utilization of the power on the spot in
the production of nitrates and the preser-
walton of the original purpose of the pro-
ject, as war preparedness measure.
1t is hoped that the withdrawal of the
Ford offer and the imminence of .the
time when the hydro-electric plant will
be ready to run will impel the senate to
some early and intelligent action. Per-
haps no more feasible course presents it
self than approval of the measure in
which the Ford offer is embodied. Ford
may not be the only one who could un-
dertake the program, but he is the only
one who has agreed to do it., along the
lines of widest public benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-24
ABsOLvING CAILLAUX

Freedom of speech and of thought is
coming more and more into acceptance
every where. Formerly the tendency was
to err on the side of suppression. Now
adays, the tendency is to err, if it be
erring, on the side of tolerance and le-
niency. On such basis the French SEN
ate, by vote of 176 to 104, granted full
amnesty and restoration of civic rights
to Joseph Caillaux, former premier, who
in 1918 was found guilty of having elm
peded the prosecution of the war" Pre-
mier Herriot was warm in Caillaux's de-
tense and declared that the man had
"never been convicted of treason nor
even of intelligence with the enemy"
He was convicted under an antiquated
clause inserted in the penal code when
Napoleon was trying to establish con-
tinental blockade, clause designed to
prevent the French from communicating
in any manner with the rest of Europe.
Herriot's eloquent address deserves to
rank high in appeals defending freedom
of speech. Part of it is as follows:
France is strong enough to be able to
withstand Emergencies of opinion. Let
us bury forever in oblivion the quarrels
and political differences which during
the war appeared to be sources of dam
ger. Your decision VIII demonstrate
your confidence in your country and at
the same time be a measure of molifica-
ton. The government is asking the sen
ate to contribute to the work of appease
ment throughout the country.
A similar policy has been followed in
this country in releasing from prison all
war offenders except those found guilty
of especially grave offenses. 1t appears
that Caillaux is a good Frenchman, a 100
per cent. Frenchman, if they have that
phrase over there, but he had some indie
pendent ideas which caused suspicion to
fall upon him at time when suspicion
in France was particularly rife, es-
pecially in all sentiments involving a de-
faulting Germany. Whether Caillaux
were guilty of serious offense or not,
certainly the French senate and the
French premier have absolved themselves
from any participation in any further in
justice that may have been done him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-24
GOING AFTER INSURGENTS

Reading out of the party certain So
called insurgent elements in the newly
elected Congress is being seriously dis
cussed by regulars among leading Repub-
licans. That is more easily said than
done. Apparently there is increasing re-
sentiment against those congressman who
took progressive positions on questions OF
public moment which. did not conform to
the reactionary element in the Republic
an ranks in the last session, and they are
buoyed by confidence arising from the
election to at least suggest drastic moves
to clip the wings of those they regard as
radicals.
1t is recalled that many candidates
from the West were chosen on a pro-
gressive platform, who can in no sense
be classed as radicals, and yet who are
known to oppose some of the measures
advocated by the reactionary forces IN
Congress. There are various degrees OF
progressivism, ranging all the way from
the true progressive who has at heart the
interests of the great majority OF the peo-
pie as opposed to special privilege, to
individuals with strange and more or less
revolutionary views on governmental
policies. 1t is not always easy to draw
definite distinction between these mem
bers or between certain principles and
views as advocated by them. Those re-
dictionaries, therefore, flushed with en-
enlargement from the recent election,
will find that the proposed movement OF
discrimination against the so-called IN
surgents is more of a theoretical than
practical proposition.
The movement appears in the light of
an effort to control Congress in the in
terests of special privilege, and seems
to have its origin largely in certain groups
of congressman from the East who are
undertaking to put cut-and-dried legis-
lative program along those lines. But
for certain progressives in on the Repub-
lican side number of measures designed
in the interests of the favored few as
against those of the many, notably the
Mellon plan of tax revision, would have
gone through in the last Congress. Per-
haps that is the underlying reason for
efforts to curtail the influence of So
called insurgents in the forthcoming as
semblv of Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-24
LAnD ON MUSCLE SHOALS.

Senator Ladd of North Dakota ex-
presses regret that Henry Ford withdrew
his offer for Muscle Shoals. Other sena-
tors have expressed similar view. The
public would have found these sentiments
far more convincing, however, if sena-
tors ostensibly favoring Ford had COM
PEELED the senate to pass on the measure
embodying his bid. The house had al
ready approved the measure, and yet the
senators permitted the senate committee
to strangle the bill openly and publicly
without doing what they could have done
to rescue it from the frankly unfriendly
hands of Chairman Norris. There are
many who believe that many senators had
their actions governed more by desire to
postpone the decision until after the cleo
ton than by desire to serve the best
public interest.
The government engineers say that the
wheels will be ready to turn by next July.
Something must be done before then, so
that whoever operates the project may
make whatever preparatory arrangements
are necessary to that end. Senator Laid
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-24
PRAYER Of The Unborn
BY rH NIX CRANE

- Cd, listen l. ,..e little souls unborn, in
the afternoon of life, for we cry out to
Thee for justice.
1t is such an unfair world into which we
go, choked with ineQuities, but cruelest Of
all to us.
We stand to take our turn. we whom love
calls and fate names. Alas we are rewarded
for what we have not done, and punished for
that wherein we are guiltless.
| Men speak loud of demOcracies. Yet upon
u.s. innocent, brushes the hardest heel OF
privilege and whimsy Tyranny. For, by the
laws of inheritance one enters upon the con"
troll of millions, and another is damned into
the slums.
God make men give us a fair chance. Make
them give the justice of democracy to the
children, even as there is at last the equality
of democracy among the dead.
They who sit in high courts, wear wigs and
gowns and write learned laws, speak OF the
rights of citizens, of property and of ma
tions; work upon their minds, U Almighty
Spirit of Equity, to give all little children
fair start.
Make them multiply their schools until the
last child has his right, the right of due
training for life. Make them change their
teachers so that they shall develop what eff
cheney Thou has created in us, and not force
lis into the hard moulds of their artificial
systems.
Make them tear down some of their dark,
high blocks of buildings and leave clear spaces
in their cities for children to play and have
room for laughter.
Thou preparest nests for the young of
birds, and the lions whelps are nurtured with
Jealous care. Send us not where we are not
wanted. 1t is for that that some of us are
weeping because we do not want to so where
there is no love and welcome.
Make men see there are enough of them,
grown and strong to do the worlds work, so
that they may drive no children to toll.
We go each to his place. We do not im-
peach Thy wisdom. Perhaps, after the cpl
sode of life, we shall understand each why
he was sent where he was sent But the world,
with its inheritances, its vested rights, it's
boast of equal opportunity to all, yet with
its cruel absolutism toward US, seems fear
full place.
Therefore listen! o people of earth, to the
voice of us, the unborn in the anterOom OF
life, crying out to God against you for justice