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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

ELKINS, May 25th-Elmer Hen
line, of Pierce, near Thomas, Tucker
County, was killed instantly yester-
day afternoon when mine tipple, in
which he and five other youths were
seeking shelter, was demolished by
severe wind storm which ragged in
s this section.
Glenwood Kirby and Clinton Fell,
both of Pierce, companions Of Hen
line, died few hours later in Davis
Hospital to which they were rushed
after the catastrophe.
Leon Kirby, Lester Rammage and
Webster Fell, all of Pierce are in the
Davis hospital in a serious condition.
One other boy died Tuesday.
All were boys in their teens, it
is reported.
At Daily, small town eleven miles
south of here, hail-stones were re-
ported as ''big as base balls" One
woman it is reported, was struck On
the head by large stone and rem
dered unconscious for several hours.
Many automobile tops were riddled
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28
TORNADO SWEEPS
ACROSS THE STATE
Death and Destruction Left In Its
Path; Great Loss of Property In
Barbour County; Four Deaths Re-
ported From Pierce.

Sunday afternoon about O'Clock a
Tornado crossed the state with terri
re force, entering near PIT. Pleasant
and leaving the state thru the East
ern Pan Handle, causing loss of life
and great damage to property.
The path thru Barbour county was
the north east coming via Buckhan-
non over the Middlefork section
crossing the river at Clements and
hitting the high plains doing havoc
in high speed across the country.
The residence of Mrs. Emmit Cheno-
weth was left without roof or raft
ers; Chas Wilmoth had much dam
age done to fences and orchards as
well as others in that section, then
on the Pike, the Antioch Church was
moved off its foundation about seven
feet, the rear end loosened with the
south side forced out of plumb by
two feet and the entire church so
wrecked that a new church will have
to replace the old one. At Valley
Bend Church, there was a Sunday
School Ralley in session and about
three hundred people in attendance,
but this church was only moved a
bout two inches off its foundation
from the rear, and it is believed that
weight of people kept it from blow
ing away for it was right in the path
of the storm. Clyde Ballath who
owns the old Brown farm suffered
great loss, the roof off part of his
house, all his good fruit trees down,
Earn blown away and general wreck
about the place, then,too John Ken
nedy nearby suffered greatly with
the loss of fruit trees and other pro-
9perty damages.
But worst Ct all lin Barbour county
was that damage done on Sugar
Creek, Earl Bennett who with his
family was in Belington at the time
of the storm and went home to find
his home entirely blown away, furni
ture and all - the only two pieces
OF furniture that could be found un
damaged was piano stool and wall
rack. His father, J ., H. Bennett,
had two barns wrecked as well as his
residence and other smaller buildings
badly damaged. Guy Stalnaker,
nearby, lost a large barn and siio,
and parts of the barn have not been
located Damages of different ma
lures are reported all along the path.
Valuable timber was lowered to the
ground, orchards bearing much fruit
are being put in heaps for burning.
The loss in dollars is hard to esti-
mate, but $4,000, would be putting
it low for Barbour county alone.
Telephone poles and trees adjoin-
ing the pike were split and shredded.
The leaves and debris carried by the
storm wre brushed into the branches
OF the trees left standing and plast-
cred against the walls of buildings I
in the wake of the angry wind. The
total losses have not been estimated
as yet. Only one man is known to
have been injured. Robert England .
received slight injuries when a door
crushed his arm and hand.
The storm lasted but few minutes
and Immediately after it abated work
men started to clear the road and
within several minutes it was made
passable.
This was something like the Tor
mad of Sunday June 18th, 1897, which I
passed two miles south of Belington
and left death and destruction in its
path, twenty eight years ago.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28
CARD OF THANKS

| desire to extend to the commune
ity my sincere thanks, who assisted
in the sickness and death Of my wife
which / very much appreciate. May
the god Lord bless and honor them.
Isaac B Durham
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

The Walter L. Main circus, which
has ten cars, exhibited at several
points in Northern West Virginia re
Gently. It is simply a matter of
Snowman leasing this title as Wal
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

The Nat Reiss carnival was in
Huntington last week but no official
permit was granted until the city
officials could satisfy themselves that
it was clean organization There
have been SO many rotten" carni-
walls in West Virginia that it is hard
for decent one to get permission
to exhibit in the state.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28
LATE STATE NEWS

The Mcclure hotel in Wheeling is to
be replaced by new ten story hotel
which win cost $1,2oo,O00. The new
Morgan hotel in Morgantown is well
under way. Lots Of new hotels going
up in West Virginia Charles E.
McCray is remodeling the Hippo
drome theater at Fairmont into a
hotel.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

The Mid-Atlantic baseball league,
which consists Of Fairmont, Clarks-
burg, Johnstown, Pa, Cumberland,
Md. and Wheeling, opened its season.
A sixth team is sought. 1t is hoped
that New Castle, Pa, will come in.
The Fairmont and Clarksburg teams
had big crowds on the opening days
but small crowds the second days.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28


AS GOOD AS THEY SMELL
Our Baked Goods are as
good and often times better
than their appetizing odor
leads you to believe. Next
time you pass stop in and
order some delivered to your
home. You'll soon discard
the tiresome and expensive
habit of doing your own
baking.
NEW SYSTEM BAKERY
Grim Avenue-Telephone 46
BELINGTON, w. VA.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

ter l.. Main long ago retired from
the circus field. Last season Andrew
Downie had the title leased. This
season the title is leased by Floyd
King, who had the Harris Brothers
circus last season. Sparks has
twenty cars and the Sells-Floto cir
Gus thirty cars.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

Daylight saving has been adopted
at Wheeling. The plan may be
adopted at Charleston starting June
/.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-05-28

The extra session of the legisla
ture began Monday. The question of
just who is to pay the taxes is now
up.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
CULP LEAVES WIFE
/ FOR THIRD TIME
Sister-in-LaW, Who Fled
I: With Pastor Before, Is Also
/, Reported Missing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
: SOUTH BEND. Ind, July 16.-
Wilson Culp, former Ohio pastor,
still is a most ardent lover.
Again the pastor, who has twice
deserted his wife and nine children,
only to be forgiven each time, has
again left his family. Mrs. Dorothy
Culp, a sister-in-law, of Napanee., has
also disappeared from her home.
Culp and his sister-in-law fled from
their homes last Spring and went to
Chicago, but returned when Mrs. Will
son Culp obtained a warrant charging
non-support. When the latter refused
to prosecute, each returned home beg
Eing forgiveness. Their requests We're
granted and each promised not 10 do
1t again. However. they are believed
to have broken their promise and
Mrs. Wilson Culp believes they have
fed to Mexico.
On a previous occasion, when Mr..
Culp was in charge of a church in
Nenia. Ohio, he eloped with a choir
singer, only to be returned and
sentenced TO an Ohio workhouse
on a charge of non-support. A sim
liar charge is now pending as the
result of a warrant obtained yester-
day by Mrs. Wilson Culp.
Evening star., 1925-07-16

tempt to establish herself as the
daughter of Lotta Crabtree and thus
gain g. share in the noted actress
So. 100000 estate, left to disabled sol
diers and charity. Witnesses called
in the Suffolk Probate Court gave
testimony which confiicted with her
claim.
Joseph Crabtree of Crabtree Ford,
ILL.,, told the court that Mrs. Blanken-
berg had been brought up by his par
ents and that he had always consid.
cred her his sister.
Testimony was given by Charles
Wolters of Rochester. N. Y, that Lot
Evening star., 1925-07-16
BENNiNG TO ASK FOR GAS.
400 Citizens Sign Petition to Get
Service Mains Under River.

Plans for securing a gas supply in
Benning We're discussed last night at
a meeting of the Benning Citizens
Association in the home of A. D. Lof-
fer. The secretary reported that the
petition has been signed by over 400
residents. promising to use the gas,
and that 200 additional names are eX-
pected to be secured tonight, when
the petition viii be turned over to
the Public Utilities Commission. The
gas company, it was declared, objects
to the proposition on the grounds that
there will not be enough consumers
to warrant the necessary tunneling of
the Eastern Branch. Benning is the
only place in the District which does
not now have a gas supply.
The secretary was requested to
write a letter to the Commissioners
advising them of insanitary conditions
at the Benning School.
Mr.. Loffier, president of the associa-
ton, presided.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
CHARGES BAD FAITH
BEGAN BUILDING ROW
Plasterers Invaded Bricklayers'
Territory in Florida, Says
Head of Union.

An act of bad faith was at the
root of the jurisdictional dispute be-
tween bricklayers' and plasterers'
unions, which has threatened cessa-
ton of construction activity on the
part of the plasterers, William ].
Bowen. president of the Bricklayers'
Masons and Plasterers' international
Union, said in a statement today.
An agreement was signed in 1911 by
the Bricklayers' Union and the Opera.
tive Plasterers' and Cement Finish
ers' International Association provid.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
WALES FOR CLEANLI LINESS
Prince Urges Native Chiefs to Keep
Villages Spotless.

BROKEN HILL, Northern Rho
desia, July 16 R.-The Prince OF
Wales completed his program in
northern Rhodesia with a round of
visits here yesterday.
Apart from the official receptions
the main feature of the day was a
meeting of the Prince with native
chiefs from all parts of the territory
except BarotSeland In addressing
the chiefs Wales urged them to keep
their villages clean and acquire the
knowledge which the white man had
to offer them.
In the afternoon he motored to
Mulungushi. where he opened a new
hydroelectric plant.
Evening star., 1925-07-16

ing for a division of territory, Mr..
Bowen said. The latter union, he
charged, broke the agreement by in
vading territory of the bricklayers
in Florida.
The statement said the bricklayers
will not consent to arbitration as long
as the locals established in Florida
by the operative plasterers are in
existence. A return to the 1911 agree
ment was suggested by Mr.. Bowen as
the best settlement of the DISPUTE.
Denying charges of the operative
plasterers that he is attempting to
absorb their union and become a
Evening star., 1925-07-16

building-tra GEAR" Mr.. Bowen said
he plans to retire soon from union
activities.
"We have been accused of threat
.ening the building industry with dis
location, and the president of our or
ganization has been accused of aspir-
ing to be the czar of the building
trades" the statement said 1--WE
want the building industry to go for
ward in peace. We want building
work to go forward. We believe firmly
that If every element in the industry
will conduct itself in good faith, peace
is poscible -
Evening star., 1925-07-16

OVER $4,000 jars of Noxzema
were used last year! That shows
what people think of this new mir
/ acle cream"i Once you try it, you,
too, will use no otherl
Noxzema is a wonderful healing
skin cream-dainty. snow white,
I slightly astringent, absolutely grease
Evening star., 1925-07-16

ia Crabtree appeared at a theater in
Rochester, n. Y, on December 25,
1877. the date given in a Bible record
previously produced by Mrs. Bla.nken-
berg's counsel as that of Lotta. Crab
trees wedding in Lancashire, Eng
land.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
SUMMERS FOR TAX CUT.
Urges Repear of Nuisance" Levies
and General Reduction.

Emphasizing that the time has ar
rived when the burdensome war taxes
can and should be lifted from the
shoulders of the people," Representa-
tive John w. Summers of Washing
ton, a member of the House appro-
priations committee, urges the repeal
of all the so-called nuisance" taxes,
elimination of all taxes on incomes of
So, 900 or less, and reduction of the
surtaXes and income rates in the higher
brackets.
Representative Summers has figured
that the people can be spared the task
of paying some S170, 900 now lev
led on automobiles, jewelry. theater
admissions, cameras and other lux
urieS"
Evening star., 1925-07-16

Advertisement.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
Send for Large FREE
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Evening star., 1925-07-16
Stafford County Fair Dated.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July 16.
The Stafford County Fair Associa-
ton has selected October % and 80
for it's annual fair this year.
Evening star., 1925-07-16

Headed by a commission of experts,
the campaign in Mexico against the
locust pest is proving successful.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
9TH Weeks S Prize
Banished Painful and
Dishguring After
Effects of Poison
Ivy

MY wife suffered from erup-
tions and pimples which were
caused by poison ivy. She suf-
fered severe pain-her face was
swollen and was disfgured by
water blisters for over a year. We
tried everything anybody recon-
mended, had several doctors pre-
Scriptions, but nothing seemed TO
do her any good. Finally, after
about two years, We gave up
thinking she was incurable We
would find one thing which would
relieve her for a short while, then
the skin eruption would break out
again. Finally, a friend told me
about NoxZema. We tried Il jar
just a small one-and 1t seemed
to do so much good we kept right
on with the treatment for three
months without a break. Now
she is entirely cured. Has had no
sign of a blemish for about two
months. We always keep a large
jar on hand, and I cannot say
enough for Noxzema.
"Mr. VIM. V. CAMPBELL,
$3.50 Harrison street,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Evening star., 1925-07-16

A national home for blind and de-
fective children has been opened near
London and bears the name of Ellen
Terry, the famous Shakespearean ac-
tresS.
Evening star., 1925-07-16
MEETS SETBACK IN CLAIM
TO CRABTREE ESTATE
Mrs. Blankenberg Having Trouble
to Prove Herself the Daughter
of Actress.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PresS.
BOSTON, July 16.-Mrs. Ida Man
ming Blankenberg of Tulsa, Okla, met
with q setback yesterday in her at.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
U. S. PLANES ANTIQUE,
MITCHELL ASSERTS
As Far Behind New Type as Early
Auto Is From 1925 Model,
He Declares.
By the Associated Press


SAN ANTONIO, Tex. July p
United States Army's airplanes are as
far behind the most modern planes as
the automobile of the earliest days Is
behind the 1925 model automobile. Col
William Mitchell. recently assigned
air officer of the 8th Corps Area told
members of the Lions Club here yes.
terday.
Airplanes are now made with sew.
eral engines, instead of one, all con.
nected with the propeller, so that
failure of one will not bring down the
plane, Mitchell said
The time of 80 hours across the
continent will be lowered soon. when
lighted airway shall be completed.
II would like to see the Govern.
ment sponsor. or organize, an airways
association for commercial purposes
We have not kept up with some other
governments in developing our air
power and possibilities. And no ma
ton has men better equipped for
carrying on an air service than we
have. Neither has any nation the
manufacturing possibilities we have
II we would only apply the possibility
to airplanes.
'Air power today will determine the
result of the next war. Airships and
submarines have spelled the doom OF
the big battleships''
Evening star., 1925-07-02
PATENT LAWYER DIES.
E. T. Brandenburg, Here 20 Years,
to Be Buried Saturday.

Edgar T. Brandenburg, 4S years old,
a patent and trade mark lawyer of this
city more than 20 years, died at Gar
field Hospital yesterday after a short
illness. He was a native Washingto-
nian.
Mr.. Blandenburg was a graduate Of
Business High School and later studied
law at George Washington Univer.
sity.
Private funeral services will be con.
Quoted at the residence on Saul road,
Kensington, Md, Saturday morning at
II o'clock. Additional services will be
conducted at Glenwood Cemetery,
where interment will be held. Rev.
Thomas D. Windiate will off1ciate at
both services.
Mr.. Brandenburg was the son Of
Mrs. Ellen n. Brandenburg and the
late Edgar NJ. Brandenburg. He is
brother, Joseph F. Brandenburg, and
a sister, Mrs. G. H. Knight.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
L. S. AGENTS IN FIELD.
ConciIiatOrs Out to Help i'm Ironing
Out Difficulties

The Cancellation Bureau of the
Labor Department has ordered its
field agents to watch developments in
the mining regions in order to be of
service in the event a wage dispute
threatens to become of serious pro-
portions.
The department. special attention
was called to the situation by a,
speech of President John l.. Lewis of
the United Mine Workers of America
at the tri-district scale convention at
Scranton, warning against what he
termed continued reputation by oper.
ators of the Jacksonville wage agree.
ment.
Van A. Bittner, chief representa-
tive of the United Mine Workers in
the northern West Virginia district,
in a telegram to the department to-
day, charged violation by certain coal
operators there of the Jacksonville
agreement. The telegram will be laid
before Secretary Davis when he ar
rives here tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
|$24O,OOO is IN POT OF GOLD
BERGDOLL BURIED, HE CLAIMS
to Aid Mother in Suit against Alien Property Gus
tOdian-Intimates She Concealed $IO5,OOO.

THE $4,000 which my mother
claims to have buried is absolutely her
own" said the statement.
THE S240,00 which l concealed (the
gold buried in the ground) and the
gold notes / took along to Europe
were my own property. No person
living outside of myself has the slight
est idea as to where 1 took the gold
after l loaded it in my car in Phila-
delphia."
Bergdoll escaped from Army guards
at his mothers home here while on a
trip to dig up the treasure, after he
had been sentenced to serve five
years in prison for evading the draft.
A master recommended that the GUS
todian be ordered to return to Mrs.
Bergdoll $140,000 in cash and securi-
ties worth several hundred thousand
dollars.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
AIR MAIL BY NIGHT
PROVES SUCCESS
Chicago-NeW York Service
Value Shown in First
Test.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July Dark to dawn
air mail service between America s
two greatest cities became a reality
today. Cleaving the night along a
beacon-lighted highway, the Govern
ment's mail planes transferred let
ters to and from New York and Chi
cago between the close of one bust
ness day and the opening of the next.
Two eastbound air couriers, aided
by a stiff wind, bettered their sched-
ules of hours and 15 minutes-in one
case by hours. The same wind held
back the westbound planes. One com
pleted It's assignment in a little more
than the allotted time. Accidents to
the other emphasized the difficulties
the alrmen nightly must overcome.
Inc first plane to leave haywood
fleld, Chicago, accomplished it's
course to Hadley Field, New Bruins
wick, n. j., 80 miles from New York
IN hours Is minutes, leaving Chi
cago at 6:45 pm. Central standard
time, reaching Hadley Field at am,
Eastern standard time. Pilots Shirley
Short and Paul S. Collins held the
controls. The second eastbound car
rier was hours and minutes en-
route, between $50 pm, Central
standard time, and 4:37 an, Eastern
standard time. Pilot Charles Ames
brought it in to Hadley Field. The
mails from both planes were in New
YORK by 6:15 am, brought by the
train from New Brunswick.
The second of the Chicago bound
planes to leave HadIey Field made the
flight without incident, although
bucking stiff breeze. It's mate had
worse luck. The second ship" took
the air at 9:48 p m. eastern standard
time, and delivered it's burden to mail
trucks at haywood Field at GIG a m.
central standard time, an elapsed time
OF hours 81 minutes. j. d. Hill and
Warren Williams were the pilots.
With the first westbound plane
Pilot ID. {. Smith hoped off at 7:47
pm. eastern standard time. but was
forced down by generator trouble at
kylertown. Pa. Resuming flight. he
was compelled to land again at Solon.
Ohio, IL miles short of his objective
at Cleveland airport, when fuel ran
short. Another machine went to the
relief at Solon, transferred the mails
and covered the last leg to Chicago,
arriving at $40 am. central time.
The test made New York and Chi.
cago as one city, to use the words of
Vice President Dawes
The pilots who blazed a trail through
the night, lighted at intervals of about
% miles by powerful searchlights
Nhi iiSt out " the letter an inscription
carved on the facade of the general
post office here. The inscription read
Neither snow or rain nor heat nor
gloom of night stays these couriers
from the swift completion of their
appointed rounds"
Seventy-five years ago stage-coach
mail made the trip in the phenomenal
time OF IS days. One year ago air
mail service made it in 80 hours. The
time for the 774-mile journey by night
air mail Is slightly more than hours