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Evening star., 1924-01-27
URGE SUMMER SITE
FOR WHITE HOUSE
Warrenton, Va, Delegation
Here to Press "Heart of
Fauquier" Location.

Warrenton, Va, is making every
effort to have Congress accept the
100000 willed the nation by the late
J. Wilson Leakin, noted Baltimore
attorney. for the establishment of a
summer White House and also to Sc
lect the site for this executive man
sion in the heart of Fauquier county,
three miles from Warrenton.
A committee Of citizens has been
formed for this purpose and a few
days ago Judge Latham Fletcher of
the circuit court of Fauquier and
| Loudoun and c. L. Tiffany. president
| of the Fauquier National Bank! rep
| resenting this organization, came to
washington and conferred with Vir-
ginla senator's and representatives
on this question.
This committee claims that the
location is within the distance pre-
scribed by the will of Mr.. Leakin.
At the time the will was made pub
lie, December %. 1922. reports stated
that the site should be within au-
tomobile distance of Washington"
that it should be fifty miles from
Washington" and that it probably
would be located in Maryland
Noted American Resort.
Warrenton, for 100 years and
| more,' says the committee has heen
! one or the noted resorts of the
United I'M States. and has commanded
country, life in its best form.
In the heart of the great county
! OF Fauquier, within three miles of
| Warrenton, is little mountain upon
| the pinnacle of which is a tree oIIite
| historic, known as View Tree and
| which thousands have visited to en-
JOY the magnificent inspiring view.
| which may be had from that point
! from its summit to the east there
IS giorlous pastoral scene. To the
west and not far distant the majestic
Blue Ridge mountains. 1t is said tha :
| on a very clear day with a enoS
| strong glass Washington city NAV
| be seen.
| "View Tree Hail.,
quite near this elevation, which ia
| over loo feet above sea level, there
nome, known as View Tree Hall,
which contains over twenty rooms.
No setting could be more beautiful: i:
no environment could be more pic
turesque. NO expense in architectural
and artistic development was spared.
me property has an indescribaole
charm. 1t is also distinguishable by
being far back from the public high
| way. Magnificent forest trees are on
the lawn. winding drives and rides
| are had through the timber boundary
| close by. Over 800 acres of rolling
| land are within it's survey.
| "A reasonable figure at which this
property can be acquired was eS-
| tablished in negotiations between
| those concerned in presenting it for
! consideration to Congress and the
| owner before he knew the objective
| of their effort. The actual cost of the
property. under the arrangements
that have thus been made. will leave
| surplus for the partial upkeep. thus
limiting the appropriation that the
Congress would have to make.
"Warrenton. via Fairfax. and
| through the historic Bull Run section,
| is distant fifty-one miles. Another
route, via Fairfax, Middleburg and
| The Plains. over a macadamized road
| is sixty miles. By rail, Warrenton,
reached by the Southern railway, is
fifty-five miles"
Evening star., 1924-01-27

amount of oil sold by the government
with the value thereof, at the cur
rent rate, settlements being made
monthly. These certificates may be
exchanged for fuel oil at the sea-
board, barrel for barrel They may
be utilized to purchase from Sinclair
gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oil and
other oil products.
The contract provides that Sinclair
shall construct storage tanks at the
seaboard for the government at its
request, payment for which is to be
made in these oil certificates. It is in
evidence that 1t takes about two bar
rels of oil TO pay for one barrel of
storage, so that as matter of fact
the government would have at the
seaboard in the tanks when they are
constructed only one-third of $780,
900 barrels of royalty oil, or 1,666,666
barrels.
"The real question. accordingly. is
whether 1t is preferable to have 22,
900. 900 barrels of oil in tht ground or
1866. .666 in tanks at the seaboard.
The contract with Doheny for
naval reserve No. /, is in its details
quite like that with Sinclair. The lat
ter declared before another commit
tee of the Senate that at the time
he made the Teapot lease he expected
to make 800, 900. 900 out Of 1t. that is,
it was worth that amount to him.
URGE BIG STICK USE.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

Cost as per contract of Pearl
harbor facil tiles to December 81,
1923-s4 .500.6 900.
Value, as rsr contract. of fuel oil
contract-s1,9 900.
The excess of development and
operating expenditures over income
derived from sale of production from
naval reserve lands amounts to $780,
900. ~-.
Total s6,9S6,0O
Value of royalty products deliv-
cred by government to company,
$3.fS3.D00.
Net, s3,503, 900.
There will be credited against this
approximate amount the value of
working materials and supplies on
hand and which can be utilized else
where by the company.
Obligated for $1,000. 600.
In addition to the foregoing the
company is obligated on construction
contracts heretofore let to eXpend
approximately $4,000, 900 in connec-
tton with the Pearl harbor develop
ment---S Should the government not
wish tesampfete these contracts and
cancel the same, the companys OBJ
legation TO the subcontractors would
be only the estimated amount of
profit on the contracts Cancelled.
MIR. Doheny does not understand
that the several small leases COM
prising approximately two sections
altogether and the leasing of which
was determined upon for the purpose
or drilling Offset wells to prevent
drainage by wells on adjoining pri-
vate lands has been in any way sub
and he takes it that the committee
and Congress will desire the con-
tinued operation Of these wells in
order that the government interest
may be protected.
LAS to these leases whether or not
they are recognized by the commit
tee as valid. Mr.. Doheny is willing
to recommend that they be operated
by his company until such time as
the entire net revenue therefrom Gin
government), together with any other
credits which may exist, shall have
eQualed whatever balance is or may
become due to the company for ex-
penditures heretofore made or in
cured as hereinbefore stated. said
amount to be determined by govern
ment audit, and that they then be
surrendered to the government"
Walsh Cite. Figures.
Reviewing the terms of the leases
to the Sinclair and Doheny interests,
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana.
In a statement today said that IL all
the oil in the Teapot Dome reserve
the government given from 16 to II
per cent. the government would have
not to exceed five million barrels.
The question Is presented accord
fngly," Senator Walsh said, "as to
whether it would be better for the
government to have twenty-five mil
lion barrels in the ground or five mil
lion barrels out Of the ground. But
that is not the whole story. The con-
tract of Sinclair is not only a lease,
but it is a contract of sale under
which the government sells it's royal
ty oil to Sinclair. who pays for it in
royalty certificates reciting the
Evening star., 1924-01-27
GIRL WOUNDED AT BIER
OF HER GRANDMOTHER
Pistol in Cousins Hand Explodes
Bullet Accidentally-Vict1m
Expected to Live.
oh IN The Star.

snec;al Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va. January p
Miss Eenevieve Lockhart was acc'
dentally shot and seriously wouhoeu
early today by her cousin, Marsiail
Synagogue Of Baltimore. while they
we're watching at the bier Oh ''lrii
grandmother. Mrs. Annie Z. Pugh'
widow Of Smith Pugh, at core
twelve miles west of here. MISS
Lockhart was sitting in chair with
her arms folded when an automatic
pistol exploded q bullet lnnicting
two wounds i'm her left arm and an
other in the right arm.
Synagogue said he took out the clip
of the revolver and overlooked the
fact that a cartridge remained in it.
AS he snapped the trigger the bullet
struck his cousin. Hospital doctors
here said today Miss Lockhart would
recover unless complications de-
veloped. She is a daughter of James
H. Lockhart, lumber dealer.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
LEAD COMPANY LEASE
|vALID, SAYS MANAGER
Statement Comes as Result of Move
+ for Investigation Made in
Oklahoma Legislature.
DECLARED ONLY RENEWAL
Bid Accepted Is Declared Best of
Those Submitted.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
/ JOPLIN, Mo-, January ga cate
Igorical denial that there was an ir-
regularity in the awarding of a
lease on a block of restricted Indian
land in Ottawa county, Okla, to the
Eagle-Picher Lead Company by AL
bert b. Fall, former Secretary of the
Interior, was issued here today by
"A. L. Bendelari, vice president and
manager of the mines.
Mr.. Bendelari's statement followed
a resolution introduced in the Okla
homa senate Friday by Senator
Courtland NJ Feuqua, which would
ASK the Senate public lands commit
tee now investigating the Teapot
Dome Naval oil lease to extend its
Iscope of inquiry to the granting of
the lease to the EaglePicher Com
lpany.
that the lease was granted to the
lowest bidder, thereby causing an
annual loss to the Indians Of almost
Isl 100000 in royalties"
BendeIari Statement.
The statement follows:
The leases that the Eagle PicneI
Lead Company received from the De
partment of the Interior in 1921 were
simply renewals of leases on lands
that they had been operating the past
eight years. After the matter had
been pending for two years before
the department, during which time
numerous hearings were held before
the Indian commissioner, with all par
ties interested appearing. Introducing
evidence and filing briefs, the COM
missioner appointed commission of
three representatives to come to Ok
lahoma to make inspection and in
yeStigation.
This commission included a repre-.
sentative of the bureau of mines and
an employe of the Indian commission
ers office FOR twenty years.
Analyzed by Experts.
THE award of the leases was made
to the Eagle-Picher Lead COMPANY
after sealed bids had been submitted
by all Interested parties and the
award was made after bids were care
fully analyZed by experts of the
bureau of mines. when formal
opinion was rendered by the COM
missioner that the bids of the Eagle
Picher Lead Company was the best
submitted. The leases were then pre-
pared and sent to the Secretary of
the Interior for his approval
That the entire matter was regu-
lar in every respect is further evil
denced by the fact that a block of
acreage was later awarded to another
company under the same procedure
and a the same royalty by Secretary
Fall, and later block of acreage i'll
the same district was awarded to
still another company under the same
procedure at the same royalty by
Secretary Work.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

Many names given the copperhead
snake in various parts of the country
are: Pilot, red-eye. red adder. cop
per belly and in the south, cotton
mouth and moccasin.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

windows. with sashes that can lie
raised and lowered and revolved hori-
zontally to aid ventilation and make
glass washing easier are now on the
market
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
PRESENTED WITH JEWEL

A communication of Belington
Lodge, No. 1876, A F. & A. M. was
held at their Lodge room on Monday
night, which was attended by quite a
number Of the brethren. 1t was
discovered that the last Past Master
was not present, and a messenger
was sent for him with the request
that he appear at the Lodge room. He
came, and after the business Of the
Lodge had been completed, the Past
Master referred to Mr.. Orion II. Gall
was called to the alter by acting
Master o j. Woodford, and as Mr..
Gall took his place, he was confront
ed by Rev Mr.. Hoffman, who in neat
and well chosen words, presented
him for the lodge a handsomes Past
Masters jewel, in token of his faith
fulness as Master during the past.
1t was surprise to Mr. Gall and a
pleasure to his brethren to see him
presented with the jewel. 1t has
been the custom of this lodge from
it's institution to make like pfesen-
tation to it's retiring Masters.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
PAVING WITH RUBBER BLOCKS

AKRON, O. Jan IA. Paving with
rubberbjocks was laid early this
month for the first time in the Unit
ed States, By the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co., in section of the street
fronting its Akron plant.
The rubber blocks resemble COM
mon paving brick in size and shape,
with the exception of tongue and
groove construction on two sides to
join tn blocks together in a close
union. The bottom and wearing sur
faces of the blocks are smooth.
With the ends and grooved sides
dipped in hot tar compound to form
water-tight joints, the blocks are
| laid on concrete base covered with
coating Of the tar compound.
Goodyear engineers received per-
mission from the Akron city council
more than month ago to lay sec
ton to test rubber block paving conf
pounds. and construction, as well as
to determine the wearing effect Of
traffic upon the blocks themselves
A section 10 by II was laid in the
street directly in front Of one of the
| factory entrances where loaded
trucks passing in and out will give
the paving a thorough tryout
Purpose of rubber block paving is
| two-fold, engineers explain. First II
reduces traffic vibration found II
other pavements, thus protecting the
mechanism of vehicles riding over il
On brides it is said to be the means
of cutting down on the steel work re-
quired to withstand vibrations, also
minimizing capitalization of the
steel, because the rubber takes W
part of the shock by traffic.
Second, rubber blocks reduce traf-
fic noises and are expected to prove
useful in deadening sound in hospital
quiet zones, apartment courtyards
station platforms and other places
were trucking and travel are consid-
cradle.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
JOHN BOOTH DIES

John Booth, better known in this
community as Johnny died at his
home near Stringtown last night, af-
ter lingering illness. Mr.. Booth
was a well known figure in this COM
munity and will be greatly missed.
He was grandson of Gen. Isaac
Booth, who was buried on the hill
back of the present city reservoir
and whose body was exumed some
years ago, for reported treasures
buried with him.
Mr.. Booth had been sick for many
weeks and little hope for. his recov-
cry was held out. He was about 79
years Of age and is survived by three
sons and three daughters. His wife
having died some, years ago. The
surviving are: C. c., of Elkins; w. l.,
of Clarksburg; Fred at home; Mrs
Emma Booth of this city; Mrs. Ella
Lake, of Philippi and Matte, whose
name we do not have, she having
married and lives somewhere in the
Middle West
We do not have anything in re
gard to the funeral arrangements.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
= BUNKER REYNOLDS FOR coNeREs. SECOND DISTRICT

The announcement of Hon. f..
Bunker Reynolds as a. Republican
candidate for Congress in the Sec
ond District, composed of the coun-
ties of Berkeley, Grant, Jefferson,
Morgan, Mineral Monongalia, Press
ton, Pendleton, Randolph and Tucker
appears in this issue, and Reynolds
expects to enter at once upon an ac-
tive casvas of the entire district for
favorable consideration Of his candi-
dacy at the primary election to be
held IN May, 1924.
AS candidate for the State sem
ate in the fourteenth district in
ninetees twenty-one Mr.. Reynolds
established his reputation as vote
getter, when he emerged from the
primary election with the largest
vote ever given a candidate of either
party in his home county, having
nearly sixten hundred more than this
closest rival, and in the general elect
ion which followed by leading his
party poll throughout the senatorial
district.
AS member of the West Virginia
state senate Mr.. Reynolds early es-
tablished himself high in the coun-
ellis of his party, was active and en-
ergetic in looking. after the interest
of his constituents, as well as the
general interests of the state at
large, and soon came to be regarded
as one Of the leaders on the Repub-
lican side of that body.
Mr.. Reynolds is an outstanding
Republican, in thorough accord with
the progressive principles of his par
ty, and while most of his mature life
has been devoid to practical farm
ing, he has nevertheless been close
student Of all political questions, and
is fully equipped to assume theduties
involved by his present ambition.
In the campaign which faces the
Republican party in West Virginia
this year it must be apparent to all
observers that the very best efforts of
party leaders must be put forth and
the strongest and most available
candidates named for the important
Offices, if we are expected to cope
successfully against an encouraged
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
JAPAN VISITED BY
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE
Fifty Persons Perish in Second Dis
aster in Five Months. Buildings
Again Badly Damaged.

TOXIC, Jan. 15.-Fifty persons
are believed to have been killed is
Toxic, Yokohama and the outside
districts in today's earthquake, while
many persons we're injured, No cas-
ualties among foreigners have been
reported.
Except for windows smashed by
the shocks, plaster shaken from the
walls and tiles from the roof n Sc
rious damage to the Imperial Hotel
resulted. The hotel was filled with
American travellers. They escaped.
All the serious casualties in the
effected district are said to have
been confined to Japanese.
Otawara, a city on Kawatsu Bay,
about rs miles southwest Of here suf-
fered the greatest damage from tenn
blor as it did last September when
vast sections of both Yokohama and
Toxic and surrounding cities virtual
ly were destroyed.
Water mains were ripped from
their places and smashed by the
earthquake and water flooded the
streets and hundreds of homes in the
two cities.
Big buildings Of modern construc-
ton which were badly damaged and
in many instances still in partial ruins
from the disaster of last September
were further damaged.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 18th
Figures showing the estatus of
state road work up to January 1924
have just been giveK' out by the
State Road Commission.
Mileage of state routes designated
totals 1861. In this connection, it is
pointed out that while the mileage of
state routes changes somewhat from
time to time as designations are
made, the mileage of Glass A. roads,
upon which the apportionment of
funds to each county is based, re-
mains fixed at 4,675.
Of the 1851 miles of state routes
928.01 miles have been improved
Paved roads total 581.61 miles, and
graded earth roads 346.40 miles.
In addition to the mileage improv-
ed, 99824 miles are under contract
for improvement. OF this total, 431.
rs miles are to be hard surface. The
total mileage improved or under con-
tract, is 1926.25.
During the year, the state complet-
ed the construction of 1866 miles of
improved roads. In addition to these
completed projects, great deal of
work was done on the projects under
contract and many of them are. near
ing completion.
Concrete and bituminous macadam
are the leading hard surfaces on the
state routes, both in mileage complet-
ed and in mileage under contract.
Experience has shown that where
there is large volume of heavy mot
or traffic, rigid road, such as con-
crete, or brick or asphalt on a con-
crete base, gives the best results
For any other road, bituminous mac
adam is almost ideal, and costs much
less than road Of the rigid type.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
NEW YORK GETS CONVENTION

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The
Democratic national conventios will
be held in New York City, beginning
Tuesday, June "a, following the Re
publican convention at Cleveland,
June 10.
New York for the first time in 5S
years, was voted the convention to-
day by the Democratic National
Committee after stirring combat
with San Francisco, Chicago and St
Louis. 1t took three ballots and the
checks for $205,00 to take the demo
cratic gathering to Gotham, the final
ballot giving New York az votes
San Francisco 40, st. Louis 6, after
Chicago had been withdrawn from
the contest,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
ANOTHER SOLDIERS
BONUS BILL UP
Would Return to Veterans Family
and Insurance Allotments and AL
low So Much Pay for Each Month
of Service Additional.

WASHINGTON, Jan l4-An-
other soldiers bonus bill was propos-
ed in the Senate today. 1t is spon-
sored BY Senator Bursum, republican,
New Mexico, and calls for return to
the veterans Of family and insurance
allotments, deducted from their pay
and percentage of their subscrip-
lions to Liberty Bonds while in SER
vice plus additional compensation at
the rate of $40 a month for each
month of service.
Estimating that rs per cent. of
the veterans would elect to take in
surance the senator calculates the
cost at $125 100000 each year for the
first four years and $60,000,000 an
nually for the succeeding Is years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17

Howard Price was born and reared
ia Barker District, Barbour county,
and comes from one of the oldest and
gtaunchest Republican families IN
Harbour county. He spent the early
part Of his boyhood life on a farm
and has made his own way since he
was a lad of thirteen, starting his
business career as a paper-boy on the
streets of Belington. He has steadily
forged ahead by hard work and at
present is engaged in the merchan-
dising business.
The usual abb of candidates is
that they became candidates at the
sslicitation of friends, Howard Price
denies and states emphatically that
he is a candidate solely for two rea-
sons First, that he needs the office
and second that he wants the office.
He needs the office for the reason
that he has the support of family
of nine children resting upon his
shoulders, as well as the education
of his boys and girls, and while ne
is not asking for this nomination
from a standpoint Of charity, he is
deserving Of this nomination and if
elected obligates himself to pay his
debt Of gratitude to the people OF
Barbour county in honest service to
It's citizenship.
Howard Price stands high in the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17
s25O,Ooo FIRE

WAYNESBURG, PA, Jan. 157-
Fire breaking out shortly after noon
today in Waynesburg in the taxi cab
station and garage of Charles Cage,
destroyed that structure, burned one
warehouse, used by Mr.. Cage, dam
aged three residences and business
building owned bN Charles B. Blair
and T. Riley Huffman, and occupied
by Joseph Levine, doing damage esti-
mated at $250,000.
The gasoline tank of an automobile
il the Cage garage caught fire and
exploded Starting the blaze. Cages
clothing caught fire and he was badly
burned.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17

estimation Of The citizens Of his
home town; being a member Of the
M. Z. church South and has served
as leader in this church and Super
intendent Of the Sabbath schools for
more than ten years and has been,
and is still, prominently identified
with Sunday school movement in
this county.
He is 40 years of age, .27 years of
which has been spent in active bust
ness associations in various lines of
business, thus making him eminently
fitted and qualified. for. the Office
which he seeks to fill. His knowledge
Of business and his excellent judg-
ment of property values, makes him
safe and conservative man for that
office. He served as deputy assessor
for four years and it can be said that
as such, he made good.
He was "a candidate for the nomi-
nation for this Office four years ago
and made a game fight for the nom
ination. BeingN defeated in this fight
did not send him sulking and grouchy
to his political tent, but like good
loser, he bent his efforts as usual foi
the success of the Republican ticket
Itscan be safely said that the nomina-
ton Of Howard Price. for assessor
means added strength to the. Repub-
lican ticket and will mean his elcc-
I tion in November. Adv