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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-15
HARTMAN--sINsEL

Clifton R. Hartman and Miss
Agnes B .Sinse1, We're married on the
evening Of April 26, at the parson-
age of the St. Paul's United Breth-
rem church, by Rev. DR.. F. Berry
Plummer. The groom is employed at
the Western Maryland office, while
the bride, for the past few years, has
been employed as secretary to Cap
tain Azel F. Cochran.
Immediately after the ceremony
they left for a trip to Washington,
Richmond, Va, Chattanooga, Tenn,
and Bristol KY.
Upon returning they will reside on
North Mulberry ST., Hagerstown, Md.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-15

Dorothy Keyser has been out of
school for the last few days on ac-
count of her sister being sick.
Evening star., 1924-08-28

some prominent party leader every
week day. Evening sessions are also
being planned. Contributions and
money received from the sale of
buttons are being turned over di-
rectly to the Democratic national
committee. The buttons bearing the
inscription, Honest Days with Davis
with a small teapot beneath have been
here The first order was 10000,
which number is likely to be greatly
increased. AS the national committee
this year has done away with cam
paign buttons, the only ones to Ze
the various Davis clubs.
Home Well Suited.
J. Mrs Moran's home is particularly
adapted for club headquarters. Beside
a stage that has been in the home for
number of years. Mrs. Moran has
arranged it so that seating capacity
of nearly 500 is possible. -
Appearances at the national head
quarters today took on very busi-
nesslike character For the first
time in the history of the party the
three committees, the national COM
mittee, the senatorial committee and
the congressional committee, have
been combined, that is to say, they
are located and functioned in direct
contact with each other Glenn Shaver
heads the national, Senator Jones of
New Mexico the senatorial and Rep
resentative Rouse of Kentucky the
congressional II
Evening star., 1924-08-28
MID.CITY CITIZENS
TO STUDY STREETS
Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow
Night on Plans for
Widening.

The meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Mid-City Citizens AS
sociation, for the consideration of the
program of street widening proposed by
the District Commissioners, will be
held in the Thomson School, 18th and
l. streets, tomorrow night at o'clock,
instead of tonight, as previously an
nounced The association is intensely
interested in the street-widening prop
ositions because a majority of the
thoroughfares recommended for widen
ing are within it's boundary.
A public hearing on the proposals to
widen the streets will be held at the
District building, September S, at 10
am Property owners, traff1c experts
and motorists and others concerned will
be given an opportunity to express
their views
Mai. j.. Franklin Bell, District En-
gineer Commissioner, explained today
that the proposal to widen the five
streets has not been approved by the
Board of Commissioners. Action will
not be taken until after the public
hearing.
The public hearing, Commissioner
Bell said, has been called to determine
whether the property owners and
others desire the streets to be widened.
It Is not the intention Of the Commits
sioners. he stressed, to force anything
Evening star., 1924-08-28
PREPARE TO HEAR
LA TOILETTE TALK
Labor Urges Local Leaders
to Help Make Labor Day
Broadcast Effective.

Senator La Toilette. independent
candidate for President. has begun
preparation of his Labor day mes
sage which will be broadcast by radio
stations as far west as Kansas City
$3.50 pm. Eastern standard time,
Monday, for half an hour, outlining
his position on labor problems.
During his talk Senator La Fol-
lette will be seated before a micro
phone in the studio of WCAP, a radio
broadcasting station here. Telephone
wires will be used to relay his mes
sage to stations WEAF, New York
City; WAR. Providence, r. l.; KDKA,
Pittsburgh; WLW, Cincinnati; WMAO.
Chicago; KSD, St. Louis; WDAF.
Kansas City, Mo-; WGR, Buffalo:
WNAC, Boston; WGY, Schenectady.
n. Y, and possibly one or two others.
Labor organizations in the territory
covered by the stations are being
urged by Secretary Frank Morrison
of the American Federation of Labor
to make arrangements for the in
stallation of receiving sets and loud
speakers so that Mr.. La Follette's
address can be heard at Labor day
gatherings.
The speech will be a forerunner of
the stumping tour the Wisconsin SEN
ator expects to make later in the
campaign. His running mate. Sena-
tor Wheeler of Montana, will actively
launch his campaign on Labor day
with an afternoon speech in Boston, a
night address in Worcester, Mass
and probably radio speech sand
wiched in between.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
Conversion of Reno Subdivision
Into Park, Recommended by Hazen
" Would Condemn Entire Tract of So Acres, Declar-
ing Section No,o Is ''BIight'' on City-Has
Historical importance.

Condemnation of the entire Reno
subdivision of 50 acres and it's trans
formation into park which could
be used for playground, water and
street purposes, is advocated by
Melvin c. Hazen, District surveyor.
in his annual report to the District
Commissioners, made public today.
In it's present state. Mr.. Hazen
points out, the Reno subdivision is
Objectionable and blight" upon
the locality because 1t is out of har-
mony with the highway plan and
will preclude it's development in an
orderly and comprehensive manner.
The subdivision was made in 1869,
with streets 25 and 80 feet wide, and
with small lots, and the subsequent
improvements, he said, have been
mostly of a cheap or modest char
acter, the streets being too narrow
to permit of standard improvements.
Besides the advantages accruing
from the elimination of this sub
division, there are other considera-
tions which are of interest" the re-
port declares. Besides being on the
highest site in the District, with an
elevation of 420 feet, it is the site of
old Fort Reno, one of the Civil War
defenses of the City of Washington,
and is therefore of great historical
value. This old fort can be restored
within the park area.
I'm addition, the Water Department
must have additional land for the
extension of the high service reser-
voir and an appropriation has been
made, it is understood, for that pur-
pose. 1t is impracticable, however to
locate at this point now on account
of the impossibility of closing the
streets and alleys within the area
desired. .-- .. -.
Evening star., 1924-08-28

The public school authorities have
inspected this property and are anx-
ious to establish here a junior high
school. with an athletic field. This
rapidly growing section demands
such a school and there is no location
as attractive as the one within these
limits.
THE only way that this objection,
able spot can be eliminated so that
the city can develop in harmony with
the surrounding territory" Mr.. Hazen
declared, sis to condemn the entire
area composed of 50 acres"
Mr.. Hazen also urged that park
areas be purchased from time to time
before building expansion prevents
the acquisition of desirabel sites.
1.-THE question Of parks" said Mr.
Hazen, ''is one of vital interest to the
residents of the District, and a park
system should be provided throughout
the District just as a street plan is
provided. Congress has recognized
this fact, and during the past fiscal
year, by legislation, a park commits
sion was created, known as the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission,
whose function is to go into the i'm
portant question and determine just
what areas should be acquired, and
to take the necessary steps for their
acquisition. This commission now
has under consideration the acquisi-
tion of many important park areas
in the District, among them being
several which have been recon-
mended by this Office several years
past"
During the year Mr.. Hazen re-
ported 5,536 surveys were made by
the surveyors Office, compared with
6,065 for the fiscal year 1923.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
TaUO Hurt in Motor
Wreck Due to Bee
And Grasshopper

A bee and gra shopper played
havoc with motorists yesterday.
The bee attacked Stephen Po-
radzwski, attache of the Polish
embassy, 1912 Webster street,
while motoring with his wife
near Annapolis. Nd, causing him
to lose control of his car, which
hit a tree. His wife, Mrs. Viz
ginia Poradzwski, was cut severe
ly about the head and face.
Miss Marie Coldenstroth, 1883
Gallatin street. was driving on
Connecticut avenue south of
Chevy Chase Circle, when a grass
hopper hoped in her sedan and
hit her in the eye. Miss Golden
stroth lost control of her car and
was unable to regain control of
it before it crossed the sidewalk
and overturned on a terrace. She
was not injured.
Mrs. Poradzwski was given first
aid in Annapolis. She reached
this city about 6 o'clock in the
afternoon and was taken to
Emergency Hospital. She was
able to leaye the hospital today.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
STATE STILL HATES
NOVEL OF SLAVERY
Louisiana People Protest
Naming Highway After
"UnCIe Tom"
BY Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
SHREVEPORT. La, August 2S-
The fires of hatred against Harriet
Beecher Stowe and her book, Uncle
Toms Cabin" burn in Louisiana
with undiminished intensity TODAY
after sixty-odd years. This is shown
by the storm of protest raised
throughout the State by the proposal
of S. +. Bowers, secretary of the
Central Louisiana Fair Association
of Alexandria, that an S0-miIe high
way connecting Alexandria and
Natchitoches be named Uncle Toms
Trail"
The suggestion was made because
the scenes and incidents in Mrs
stoves novel were laid in Natchi-
toches Parish County" and, accord
ing to local traditions. Uncle Tom
is buried in the Chopin Cemetery.
near the town of Natchitoches Mrs.
Stowe is said to have spent some
time there gathering material for
her book.
Patriotic societies led in the howl
or Indignation that went up regard
Ing the proposed name. Mrs. F. w
B1ardt, historian of the Louisiana
division of the Uuited daughters Of
the Confederlcy, protested in a letter
to H H. Mobley, commander of the
Alexdndria Camp of the Sons of the
Confederate Veterans, asking the
mems organization to take action
we object" she wrote, Ito making
memorial to a character in a boo.
en- hate against the South" Several
organizations passed resolutions de-
nouncing tne proposed name
Natchitoches added it's protest when
r. b. Gill, secretary of the Natchi-
tJches Chamber of Commerce, wrote
alexandria officials declaring "Mr
Bowers shows an intense absence of
facts regarding this particular Sec
tfon of Louisiana, and further disre-
CARDS the feelings of the people of
Louisiana and of the entire South in
attempting to perpetuate a name with
its attendant MISREPRESENTATION re-
f1ecting serious discredit on the peo-
pie of the South. Presumably Mr..
Bowers has not lived long enough in
Louisiana or the South to know that
the infamous libel contained in
Uncle Toms Cabin is not a true
representation of the people of the
South
Several newspapers have taken the
matter up editorially, and one Shreve-
port daily fayed the proposed name,
declaring Conditions depicted in
Uncle Toms Cabin were not typical
of the old South, and great injustice
was done true Southerners as a whole
by this contribution to American
literature. The story is considered
intensely everdrawn.
I'm view of the general belief that
this novel helped effectively and un-
fortunately to fan the flames of
hatred between the North and the
South-fames that it took years to
extinguish, which left trail of suf-
ferirg and regret-we are disposed
TO discourage any movement to per-
petuate the name of Uncle Tom in
our Southland.
Uncle Toms Cabin has caused
enough regretful sentiment already.
Let it alone would be our sugges
tton- If there are any highways to
be named for it, don't select them in
tho DArt of the country which the
name caused to be SO misjudged."
Evening star., 1924-08-28
DEMOCRATS RUSH
DC. HEADQUARTERS
Building at 600 G Street Will
Be Ready for Activities
Monday.

The Democratic State central COM
mittee will be open for business
Monday morning at 600 G. street,
where it has taken over for cam
paign purposes the entire building
formerly occupied by the Knights
of Columbus Evening School. An
nouncement to this effect was made
today by John F. Costello. national
committeeman for the District of Co
lumbia.
The three-story structure was
taken over by the committee re-
Gently and work is being rapidly
equipment suitable for offices. Mr.
Costello stated today that not only
would the building be open Monday
but it would be going full blast"
Mr.. Costello also stated that the To-
cation of the building was desirable.
He pointed out that it is centrally
located and close to car lines that
made it accessible to every section
of the city.
VIII Send Speakers.
The central committee plans to be
in close touch with the Democratic
national committee, whose offices are
on the second and third floor of the
Investment Building, Fifteenth and
K streets, and all the local and
nearby Davis and Bryan Clubs. A
speakers bureau will be maintained
for the purpose of sending men out
into the neighboring States, and these
men will consist of members of Con-
gress, ex-members of Congress and
the Cabinet and prominent Democrats
practicing law in this city. A room
will be set aside for them to try out
their speeches.
A group Of stenographers and
notaries public will be kept con-
stantly on hand to enable residents of
this city who maintain a voting priv
ilege in the various States of the
Union to mail home their votes. 1t
is estimated that between $4,000 and
10000 Democrats are in the city who
will be able to take advantage of this
way of voting.
Meetings will be held night and
day during the campaign. One thou
sand seats will be available at all
times, number much greater than
were in the headquarters held by the
committee four years ago, which was
on f street near Fourteenth.
Order Teapot Buttons. g..
The first floor will be used for the
front office" Upstairs will be rooms
for meetings and for the ordinary
run of campaign work Decorators
are already at work making the place
attractive. American. flags and pic
lures of Davis, Bryan and other
prominent leaders Of the party will
be placed all along the walls.
Ofiicers of the committee include
William T. Whalen, chairman; James
V. Boyer, member of the Central La
Dor Union, vice chairman, and Harry
T. Wells treasurer assiat cd hy- Mr.
Costello and Mrs. F. Boardman Harri-
man, District national committee
woman. Pee. .'-s..-
The home of Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran, 2315 Massachusetts, avenue, is
rapidly being turned into the Davis
and Bryan Club. Business OF the
club is being transacted from 8 to
IL each morning and from 2:30 until
s o'clock an address is delivered by
Evening star., 1924-08-28
MARINES WIN GAME
AND DEFEAT ENEMY
Rockville Team Loses, II to
5, at Base BaII-CroWd
Sees ManeuverS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


GAITHERSBURG, Md. August 2S.-
Having tasted the sweetsi of satisfy
ing revenge on the base tall diamond
yesterday, the Quantico Marines were
up with the sun this morning and off
to Ridgeville, the next stop on their
hike to Antietam.
Without even having to extend
themselves, the Devil Dogs took the
Rockville base ball team into camp
by the score of II to 5, reversing a
shut-out defeat the Montgomery
County champions handed them two
years ago when they stopped here en-
route to Gettysburg.
Home Run Starts Rout.
1t looked like a tough game until
the fifth inning. At that time the
count stood to in favor of the
Marines. Then Urbanic. the swatting
Marine center fielder crashed out a
home run with the bases filled, and
from then on it was Just a question
of how many Devil Dogs would cross
the plate before the nine innings had
been completed.
Today the Marines got their first
taste of action since leaving Guam
tico. They are following the trail
DlaZeQ Dy bTddOOck on MS lll-IateQ
expedition to Fort Duquesne. About
9 o'clock the Marines reached the
point where Braddocks men first
made contact with the French and
Indian scouts. The Marines attacked
Immediately, but the referees inform
ed them that the scouts had with
drawn in time.
Many See Attack.
Although the enemy force was not
large enough to occasion any alarm,
midst of the woods, and as a result
the column is proceeding to Ridge
vile in battle formation. with bat
talon from the 5th Regiment of In
fantry thrown out as an advance
guard, supported by two batteries of
light field artillery. The last dis
patch received from the field stated
that the enemy scouts we're keeping
well in advance of the Marine column.
Fully 1000 persons watched the at
tack on the scouts today. 1t had been
previously announced where the con-
tact would be made, and when the
Marines reached the point they found
the roads and fields choked with auto
mobiles. The first real engagement
will take place after the Devil Dogs
evacuate Frederick early next week.
A battalion of infantry, supported by
artillery, will be sent out in advance
to march against them and their
meeting will precipitate a genuine
sham battle.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
Commissioned in o. R. C.

Additional residents of this city
commissioned in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army are Francis P. Sui
Hvan, 1901 Columbia road, as a major
in the Finance Department.; John +.
Moran, 2426 Pennsylvania avenue, as
a major in the Medical Corps; Paul "
B. Heiss, 3055 Newark street, as a
second lieutenant of engineers, and
William H. McGrath, 305 Kentucky
avenue southeast, as first lieutenant
of engineers. Joseph N. Barney,
Fredericksburg, Va, has been COM
missioned a lieutenant colonel in the
Medical Corps, o. r. c., and Walter r.
Henderson,, Front Royal, Va, as Q
first lieutenant in the Quartermaster
CORDS. o. r. C
Evening star., 1924-08-28
CLEAR WAY FOR PARADES
Traffic Ordered OF Avenue for De-
fense and Church Marchers

Suspension of street car traffic on
Pennsylvania avenue during the Ma
tional Defense Test day and Holy
Name parades was ordered today by
the Public Utilities Commission. The
loading platforms also will be re-
moved.
Street car traffic on the Avenue will
be halted September IL, when the De-,
fense Test day parade begins at 1:45
o'clock. The day of the Holy Name
parade, Sunday, September 81. the
cars will stop running on the Avenue
at 1880 o'clock. Cars on the Lincoln
Park line also will be stopped during
this parade.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
YOUNG COUPLE DIVORCED
Fathers Plea Brings Annulment
of Marriage of Minors.

An interlocutory decree of annul-
ment of the marriage of Mrs. Ella NJ.
Beckham Lowther to Robert D.
Lowther of New York City was
signed by Justice Siddons of the Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday.
Original suit was brought by the
father of Mrs. Lowther. Col. Beckham
of the adjutant generals office. on
the ground that his daughter and her
husband were under age when mar
ried in this city April 81. 1924.
The young couple met at one of
the Navy hops" at Annapolis, where
Lowther was a second-year student.
The marriage took place while he
was here on a holiday. Lowther was
not 21 at the time. the bride was
under IS.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
Find IS Per Cent
of Primary Pupils
Physically Unfit

A survey recently completed by
the District Health Department
shows that IS per cent of the
1904 children who were admitted
to the kindergartens and first
grades of the public schools dur
ing the last scholastic year suf-
fered from physical defects.
Carious teeth and diseased tom
sils were the principal defects.
Examination of all children en-
rolling in the schools for the first
time during the forthcoming school
year will be required. DR.. Joseph
A. Murphy, supervising medical in
spector for the schools, is in charge
of the work.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
Imbrie's Body to Arrive Sept. 20

A cablegram from the cruiser
Trenton, bringing home the body of
the late Vice Consul Imbrie from
Persia, today advised the Navy De-
partment she would arrive at Hamp-
ton Roads September 29. The cruiser
will stop four days at Villefrance and
a similar period at Gibraltar on her
return trip - "--r-
Evening star., 1924-08-28

me will be thankfully appreciated by
an old Army man.-W. L.
A. The adjusted compensation act
does not provide for any immediate
benefits for your son. He should GER
tainly help you, and we are writing
to the Navy Department and request
ing that your appeal be sent directly
to your sons superior officer. Per-
haps personal appeal will move him
and he will make an allowance for
your benefit.
Evening star., 1924-08-28

on the public that they do not want.
The five streets suggested for
widening are those which seem the
most logical for such purposes, accord
ing to Mai. Bell. The Commissioners.
however, are dubious il Congress will
grant sufficient funds to widen more
than two Of them il items for the work
are included in the estimates for 1926.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20
Lynch and Walker Again
 Stand as N. Y. Champions

New York, Feb. %. - Two worlds boxing chsmpions-Micky Walker, of Elizabeth, N. J.. wciterweight title. holder and Joe Lynch. O. New York. bsntamweisht kjng-rere restored 10 good standing and title recognition iu this state under decision Of the state athletic commission. lifting all sus- pensions made prior 10 February 1s last.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20
Beavers of Boys Club
 Are Looking for Games

The Beavers of the Boys club are without games, and would like 10 ar- range games with any teams aterag- ing 100.110 lbs. The Beavers who are setting a hot stride for the state championship have won seven straight games. Any team wishing 10 arrange games. write Mgr. Joseph Gofa. Boys Club Beavers, New Britain. Conn.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

national tennis champion. to 1. in the final match oa tho tournament. The match ended on the fourteenth fairwsy before reaching the green after Miss Browne had ruined her last chance by three dubbed shots.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20
FINE AND usPENaoy,

Detroit, Mich, Fsb. so.--Jack Les lie. Indianapolis negro heavy weight, Ras fined t200 and suspended from fighting in Michigan for six months by Louis ". Plies, state boxing com mission yesterday. Leslie is charged with sisllinr in his len round enceunt-
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20
MISS ROLLINS WINS.

Del Monte, Cal. Feb. 2o.--Mlss Marion Hillins, former womcn's golf champion, rtalncd the Pebble Beach women's title by defeating Miss Mary K. Browne, Of Los Angeles, former
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

CT here Tuesday night with Jack Tay- Tor, negro heavyweight of Omaha, Neb.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

Jimmy Jones. crack Ohio a,,er- weight. seems 10 be slipping. Jones, victorious over the best in the division and considered most logical challenger 10 Champion Walker. was recently battered up badly by Morfie schiaifer in an Omaha bout. Jones had "a hold on desperately 10 escape a knockout.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

Best butter Gle ID. Russell Bros --adst.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

Pitcher Charley Robertson. or ro.. hit fame. who promised so much in 1929 and then "fiyvered" 70 q certain extent in 1923, is expected 10 do much better work for tho White Sox under Chance. Robertson and Kid Gleason couldn't agree very well, with the re-, suit that Robertson didn't seem toI cares
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

Third -baseman Riconda of the Philadelphia Athletics.is one of the best basketball players in the coun- try. He is 10 receive s5,ooo for his winters work on crack pro team in the cast. It's a cinch, that is more than Connie Mack paid him for tho summer. Mack says Iiiconda should be a regular next year.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-20

Charley clarkson. st. Louis golf professional, says humming n tune will cure your golf ills A perfect golf stroke must have harmony in movement. says clarkson. This is better promoted if harmony exists in the soul Go ahead and hum and be a hummer