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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-04-01
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned Trustee will on Saturday,
April the oath, 1926, at the hour Of
10 o'clock A. NJ, Of that day offer for
sale at public auction, at the prop
erty to be sold, the following describ-
ed Real Estate, pursuant to the au-
thority vested in him by a certain
deed of trust, as executor, on the End
day of January, 1924, by M. M. Scott
and Velma Scott his wife to the I'M
dersigned Trustee, to secure the pay
ment of certain note, with interest
to Lloyd Wilson of $191.59, to-wit:
That certain tract of land situate
in the district of Barker, county Of
Barbour and State of West Virginia,
adjoining the lands of w J. Phillips,
R. M. Ryan and others, containing
32.75 acres, being the same land that
was conveyed by w. A. Ryan and
wife to NJ NJ Scott, by deed dated
June 18th, 1921. Said deed Of trust
is recorded in Deed of Trust Book P
page 1892
TERMS OF SALE: Cash.
Given under my hand this the. 18TH
day Of March, 1926.
3-18-4t. RAY WILSON, Trustee.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMITS
SIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

All persons will hereby take notice
that the undersigned special COM
missioners will, on Saturday the oath
day of April, 1926, between the hours
of nine o'clock A. NJ and five o'clock
P. NJ. Of that day, offer for sale at
public auction at the front door Of
the courthouse of Barbour county,
West Virginia, the following des-
cribed real estate, being portions Of
the real estate of the Mountain State
Investment Company heretofore off
cred for sale as follows, to-wit:
Second.
A certain tract of land containing
20 acres, more or less adjoining the
Midway Addition to the City Of Be
lington, in Barbour County, West
Virginia, and being a tract hereto
fore conveyed by A. L. Hinkle to
J. A. ViQuesney and by J. A. Viques-
ney to said Mountain State Invest
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COMMITTEE THANKS PUBLIC

The Christmas Seal Sale Commit
tee, composed of W. Ralston Shaw,
chairman, D. P Boughman, vice
chairman, c. o. Marsh, Treasurer, and
Miss Lena V. Switzer, secretary,
which is part of the Barbour Coun-
ty Health Association, desires to
thank the good people of the county
for their cooperation and support
during the campaign lately closed
The final report as made to both the
Health Association and the West
Virginian tuberculosis Association,
under whose auspices the Seal sale
is annually held, showed total re
ceipts in this country of S6015 50; to-
tai sum due the state organization as
its share of the sale was $205.45
(part of this sum also goes to the
national organization) expenses in
cidert to carrying on the sale amount
to $62.88; balance left to be utilized
in Barbour County for health pur-
poses is $33319. Since making this
report a few other contributions have
been received by the treasurer who
will account for this money to the
state and local associations in the
usual way.
Purchases Of Seals BY individuals,
business houses (including the
banks.l lodges and clubs raroad
from few cents to as high as TWEEN
ty-five dollars and represented
large number of people Interest in
the sale has grown from year to
year, and the Health Association
greatly appreciates the publics lib
erality, especially at a time when
money has been scarce The money
thus raised is expended in hiehIy
worthy enterprise and no one should
regret having contributed toward it.
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ment Company.

A certain tract of coal and mining
rights situate near the City of Be-
lington, adjoining lands of j. G.
Stalnaker and others, containing so
acres, more or less, and being one
of the tracts conveyed to the Noun
tain State Investment Company by
said j. A. Viquesney.
Twelfth
A certain tract of land containing
"A "a acres near the City of Being
ton, known as the Old Fair Ground
property and being one of the tracts
conveyed by said j. A. Viquesney to
said Mountain State Investment
Company
TERMS OF SALE: Either cash in
hand on day of sale or at the option
of the purchaser one third cash in
hand on day of sale and one third in
six months and one third in twelve
months, with interest, the purchaser
to give notes with good security and
legal title retained until the property
is paid for.
Given under our hands this the
25th day of March, 1926.
w. BRUCE TALBOT
3-25-4t. A. C. MERRILL
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Worldly Joy

Worldly JOY is like the songs the
peasants sing, fun Of melodies and
sweet airs. Christian JOY has its sweet
airs, too; but they are augmented TO
harmonies, 50 that he who has it goes
to heaven not TO the voice Of il single
flute, but TO that Of whole band Of
instruments. discourSing wondrous
music-H. w. Beecher.
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For Member of B. of E.

/ hereby announce myself can
didate for Member of Board of Edu-
cation of Barker District, Barbour
County, subject to the Democratic
Primary Election. | solicit the vote
and influence of all the voters
f. D. BIBEY.
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Lesson for April a
JESUS APPEARS TO HIS DIS.
ciPLES

LESSON TEKT-John 2o:a4-2s; Ill:
I-2s
GOLDEN TExT-Because thou hast
seen me, thou hast believed: pleased
are they that have not seen, and yet
have believed.--John 1928.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Thomas Happy to
See Jesus Alive Again.
JUNIOR ToPIC--Jesus Appears TO
His Disciples.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Jesus Appears to His Disciples.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Loving and Serving the Risen Lord.
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OUR BOUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first of all
be clean, and without malice in its
opinions and expressions and it
must, at all times, devote itself
unfiinchingly and fearlessly to the
the public service in the interests
Of the masses of the people
It must always combat evil and
injustice. 1t must always fight for
progress and reform. 1t must
never tolerate corruptions. 1t must
be In sympathy with the poor and
unfortunate.
For Belington it must always
stand with the unselfish devotion,
for the achievement of the finest
ideals, of every high purpose, Of
every enterprise, of every step in
the march of progress.
It must stand for good govern
ment, freedom, equality, the public
welfare, civic and true patriotism
and undying love of country.
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Charles Eib, of Wesleyan College
is at home for Easter.
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Our Lives

Our lives are like garden, they
grow either weeds OF flowers.
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BETTER HOMES
SPACE SOUGHT

An available space in the Wash
ineton Auditorium WIN be used tor
sahiblts strictly in keepins with she
better Homes and Building Exposi
NON to be conducted by the Wash
fneton Real Estate Board at the
auditorium. October IS to 2s, Clar-
sgcs r. Donohoe. president Of the
board announced today.
Those IN charge Of the exposition
state that an unusual number OF n
Quiries and reservations are being
made from time to time by local
ana nationally known manufac.
tairera. real estate and commercial
organisations,
The EXHIBIT wiz not only contain
booths and demonstrations in regard
70 construction and land values, but
& win also have q furnishing ana
Equipment department that win be
&c general interest to the public.
William Knatz, director OF the
Delaware County Real Estate Board
of PENNSYLVANIA, visited Washingto ton
thIs week TO study the methods OF
the local board In organizing les ex-
position In order that the Pennsyl-
9anfa organization may also put On
1 similar exposition In the falk MI.
knatz praised the Washington Audi
torium aa one of the best EXHIBIT
places that he had Inspected.
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/ to several reasons why he called al
the Mission wednesday evening.
He had received In his mail tnat
evening Something for Mr.. WI
| that required consultation.
Also his landlady was TO give
party the coming Friday or Satur-
| day conflicting days mentioned az
| different trialsl TO which party the
mission members were Invited or to
be invited, and Kang III was asked.
to see whether or not they could
come
He also testified that he gener-
haily called at the mission for MS
monthly maintenance check STU
dent.checks were usually issued
several days before the end OF the
month";
ordipariIy then, he would have
received this check in person on
this particular Wednesday.
These all seem to be matters OF
Importance on Wednesday Certain.
~ they were more important op
Thursday and much more SO on
Friday. the last day Of January,
and the day Of or just before Miss
Ia addition to which the appear
ance OF the mission house must
have been such as to arouse suspl'
cion. II not alarm.
Yet he takes no notice and does
not 10 there, according to his own.
statement, until sent by Mr.. Sun
OF the legation.
Mistaken About Foot
When he finally goes, he enters
hySa window which has been mys-
teriously unloclxed since Detective
Braaley'a visit wednesday at 8 a. m.
Kang III testif es' that when he
entered the house, he Noticed mail
matter on the floor In the main hall
after he had switched on the light.
Next he noticed 4 foot protFuding
from under an overcast on the
This was visible from around the
corner where the hallway leads
into the middle rooIls He said ne
recognized this foot IS belonging 70
Or. &. T. Wong. because It was 50
large, :" tDr. Wong did not have
d very large foot--it was about the
about q No. 81
Kang III was almost ready to-
graduate as doctor Of medicine
ana THIS W&AMa SuRpO1GNASB HhH &V0A
| friend and benetactor on the floor
vet he aid not 20 further to see if
he was dead or alive. but rushed
out or the house" eool enough Co
pause, however, and fix, the door
latch so when he returned with
an officer, they entered through
the front door iaatead Os the win.
dow, as he had done
! He rushed across to bis boarding
house to telephone. though there
was a telephone right within four
feet of DR.. .Wong's body in the
mission house and told the lega-
ton that something terrible had
! happened" They told him to get
an officer and investigate.
With the aid of q newsboy. an
officer bradshaw was found, and
the story Kang Ii told him was
not at all as he told Il later on
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ana this officer (thoueh he was the
first OFFICIAL on the nranaiaeal was
never put On the WitIeSs stand b.
the Government until the third
trial after It was known that he
had been Questlonas by the defense
lawyer,
DasDnges the PfoaeCutian
The Government then pat him
on the stand whers he reluctautly
admitted several things damaging
to the prosacutien.
One Of his statements concerned
the presence Of 400 Of more
signed checks ready 10 send out
to students. These checks were
lying on desk upstairs and about
to be mailed.
The Importance of this evldessc1
90 successfully sc0ncealed hY eile
Government until the last triad II
realized only when IL u known
that an these checks bore the exact
afgnaturee os Or. II, III WOnG and
the treasurer, Mr.. Hsia. which sigma
lures were the same ~ those on
the $1,000 check supposed TO be
forged BY me.
Would any. forger neglect to talse
100 or more" checks bearing the
signatures that he would have to
run such risks to imitatef
The presence Oe these checks ~
facted both the forgery ana rob.
berry charges SO naturally the Gov
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Circumstantial Web
Woven About Wan

THE Chinese Educational Min
sion, official administrators Of
the Boxer Indemnity fund FOG
Chinese students, was located
at 2O23 KalOrafina Road In dam
uary. 1918.
DR.. +. i. wong, director;
Chang Hsi Hsie, treasured, and
Ben Sen Wa, secretary. were
the only permanent residents.
The three officials were friends
OF Zlang Sun Wan, who haa
been 3 house guest At the mis-
sion.
On January 81, 1918. KanR
III, b government medical ssU,
dent, haylmg been told 81 Tsm
IA SUN. from THE Chinese Legs
ton. OF Sum's inability 90 get
into tina lllisai0m, climbed
through q window. The slain
bodies 81 Dir. Wong, EHsie. ana
WI, covered, were found, W0.S
PISTOL was near his holly.
Ia told police he had called
at the mission the day before
the discovery, was met ct the
door BY Wan, told that thu mis-
sion officials were not In, EnN
that Wan Waa leaving. II rave
the police VANS New Yori 81
dress. Wan was arrested.
It was discovered that, on
January 80, nm attempt had.
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lcontinued from First Page.l

GonIluHou h~A1A $3.50
snch desperate efforts to strengthen
their rapidly. weakening case.
No Alarm Given
on wednesday night, the prob
able night Of the crime. the win
dow shades OF the mission were
fully drawn down, which was very
unusual and should naturally have
attracted the attention OF anyone
accustomed to visiting there.
They remained drawn all Thurs.
day and Friday. during which tiuDa
the regular newspapers. milk bot
ties, q laundry package, etc, &C.
cunmulated, and the house must
have presented very unusual and
conspicuous appearance.
This was plainly visible to Kang
IA, both from the windows Of the
living room OF his boarding house
across the street, as well az when
coming and going on his way to
school.
Yet he gave no alarm. nor does
ne admit going to the mission at
any time between Z o'clock Wednes-
day. January 20, when opened
the door in response TO his ring
and Friday evening. January 81.
when Mr.. Sun suggested that he
try TO find out what. tf anything,
was wrong.
Kang II on the stand, testified
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!. bean made by two Chinese
g cash 5 IS. 900 check ct the
Rirga hank, signed BY =. y.
Woaa. VANS brother. Van,
was Identified as the man who
tried Is eaah. Wan was fden.
titled Is the man who waited
for. Van Tn b taxi outside the
hank,
Van admitted going % the
bank. He said Chinese
nnIned yVOmg. pleading ignOE-
axrA Of English and need Tor
funds. asked him 10 help cash
the check.
Van SAYS he and Wan went
"a The Harris Hotel paid their
hi. ara went back ~ the
station. Van failed to tell
Wan 81 his trip 10 the hank.
Thus, when detectives &C.
cOsted Wan, he frankly said
az tllcvm: 'sFimd the man who
took the cheek 10 the bank
and yAn'II find the murderer.
He was. agIiaat when they
told him hat man was hls
And 10 the web Of circuIll-
stamtlal evidence was woven
around Wan and bis brother,
50 tightly that one wonders
70 find Zlang Sun Wan awe
today.
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VANS Own Story of His Fight For Life

were likewise murdered but as SION
as Kelly arrived took him across
the street ITO get some photographs
of Mr.. s4sie and Mr.. WI. =
do not understand why Kang
Ia would leave the house this way
before his other two friends were
found nor why he went 10 hts
own rooms to get Photographic
that could have been obtained
right in the mission house.
He was therefore absent when
the bodies Of Mr.. T3sia and Mr..
W,u were found In the basement
and he was sent for to Identify
them
Another interesting installment
Of this story will appear in The
Times on Monday.
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NlH II IlkRSRT
 NIL HH II FRS
 ACCOUNT NlklNERs

NEW YORK Nay SS. Ap-srS 63c ria Morgan vsnse-S1t- w5ss~ oe sAs lare Rege5e made Ensl s-snEems11s 10 lee 10 Pa-is soIlcw7ng -e7ea-es s> temps co 956ua- her a7r11e 5surAce- Gloria who 3s the hei7ess to -wo and onehaF million 6ons-s. News wes carefully guarded from the pab6e 6u, leaked 0ut due oo p-ecsu1ous eskez to guard the chaa. Go-5a's moshe- has received -epescea th-eaesuiug aec tsrs from those stoempgng co k5anaT the chnd.
 Decision eo take the 6u1e chl5 ou, Of the country for saseey souowe5 ser eral atoempts by a man wih 8 gun proruding from his pocse 10 seize he chnd in Central Park. The atsupzs were Soiled many tines 6y a ws15hsal g0ve-ress.
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DAN Vvs ITS oooIoeE

WASHINGTON D. O. Nay es s2 Delegate Su-he-lan6 urged 1-es5 dent Coolidge r0- rc rc ou-s5Ee os AE as6a for 5u55cia1 app0lu-meu-S sS hs c3nrerda6 -ha-e were ms-E roo5 men in Alaska the-ahr -aeu1nE rhe 5r55c- menr made by Judge B5rch5e ae -he Third Division n which he sa71 -hz- there wssn'- "a man capable ou-see of hfmsaIf no handle the hench.
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SEWARD S-oP caNcElNEo

SEATTLE, May es P-Ths SS Victoria will reach Nome O. Ture zf and win laave or -he nah s--svznc 5r Seartle ou June GG The sc01S E- Se ward and Co-d0va have been can celle6
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REPUTED SMALLPOX OUTBREAK 1T EOIIAg
 IS UNDER CONTROL
OUTLYING DISTRICTS TO BE NES TIED BY DOCTOR WHERE
 AL BE NAccMETEo

KODIAK, May 26 {P)-Smallpox, which broke out here May 19 is pro nounced under control and but three cases were reported with the arrival of the B. of F. vessel Kittewake from Seward Monday night with vaccine, Everyone will be vaccinated by Wed nesday night Doctor Lee Prior. pub lie health physician contemplate wis iting Ouzinl0ie and Afognak and vac- cinate the residents there.
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uUh(A DR. MARTIN bIISS KITESEDGE A ROUTE ID HOly \
PASSENGERS zEE -c EArSE- ENeNEEe SCESEAN eNeN-
 sUSNEc> N. e eoA~

FAIRBANKS Esr es. a--s.e man 1Eunch 1.c-a- Ne-n E-aE hr ehe No-he-r oowme-s Ce~7srr or The s7v-H- vrso-. AvE -, -ne v-a-H-'s eErs N1-GEr w& e- -su-e From Ns-shtU Eo-v C---e F.1-w aue sr eNrsos- r he a1r ~eon. Passengers and e-ev EeE ,--- < barge Hz6 we-e -sse- -- Ee-r C--ss sr "a rssh's- The enr-ee- ves eeva~att burned. -he 1sunch weS et raas Iona s-s wzs Fez --7-r
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sHOT 1T BANDITS Ak0
 KILLS YOUTH ALlEGEl

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. tP)- W. Joris Lyons, g a musician, was killed in battle with bandits who at tempted to rob him and his flsncee last night Leanna Hines, the girl declares that a policeman approaching the holdup fired and that his bullet, aimed at the scuffling trio, killed her
 1ance. One youth was arrested and confessed being one Of the pair who staged the holdup. The other mem Der of the bandit gang was wounded seriously and escaped into a cemetery and is stiu evading the police Lyons and Miss Hines were to have been mar ried in August
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America the sum of S25,ooo as its part of S125,ooo appropriation for control of lowell Creek, Alaska. Payable S5,ooo a year commencing 1927, November, date taxes become delinquent.
 L. V Ray, Mayor,
 J. p. t4annon, Clerk.
 Seward, Alaska, May 25, 1926 Sutherland,
 Delegate from Alaska, Home Office Building,
 Washington, Q. c.
 Personally recommend for pres entation if you think best Senate Committee on Territories plan to f. nance Lowell Creek obligation Sew ard to Federal government as fol- lows stop Request authority Seward issue ten year six per cent bonds to amount S25,ooo with privilege ex- piration two years retire in numer- ical order receipts permit from ere ated special improvement district fund based upon assessment pro- portionate to benefits derived upon all taxable real property Seward stop lots nearest Lowell Greek bear greater percentage than those dis tant therefrom stop This pledges credit of special tax roll upon all real property Seward to payment obligation stop present total assess ed valuation S1,2oo,ooo
 L. V. Ray, Mayor,
 J. P. Aannon, Clerk
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D E She-1E. the pssre euns-. Is eue so arrive iz Seward @Ass everaux e-or the 1r1a-iD-.
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RIFFILi ('RIEFTAIN
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EITERsRlUT THOUSAND EET HIGH WITNESSED
 kELR eEORGIl STRAIT

TANCO-TER- B. c May =. tE- CSasssn Johnson cF the -0reoat Eva. -seo-ees he ssw s whining Missing v-a- ce-spoue a thousand feet A5EA sal over Geo-E5s Se-aN on Non5sv Ee 6e- c9a-as 5es base was 1ee Heet Ia 55s- me1s- ana eha< -he wsre~ was spray eE w7eh whs-eress where 6 entered the nsr-cw neck Arother was slehs- ct nae- Prospect po5r1
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HblFDREED ARRESTED
 IN CONNECTION DHTH
 RUPERT SCHOOL NlRN|

PRINCE RUPERT. B. C., May 26- P)-FoIlowing the discovery Shac moss was stuffed into the mouth of Loretta Chisholm, young school teach CT, who was found dead yesterday on the trail near Port Essington, 6 halfbreed Indian was arrested. The theory had been held B bear attack ed her as the abandoned trail was her favorite walk
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PERMISSION GRANTED
 3. U. HERRING PLANTS TOEMPLOY OR|ENTALS
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES MAKE PUBLIC
 NEW RULING

VICTORIA, B. C., May 26. (P1-The Provincial department of fisheries an nounced permission has been granted herring plants on the East coast of Vancouver Island to employ 50 per cent Oriental labor. In dry salting plants, only two executive officers may be Orientals and in other plants of Island Oriental labor must be elimin- ated during this next years season.
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HIaSlkEs AVIATOR Is
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OF wucH INTEREST 70 us

SEATTLE May s6- sP--he SsS. Alameda sailed a nine 1sc1acR ass< night tD- Southeastern Alaska. -o-@s carrying m passengers. Gar Cz-srr- to1 Is hook thru 10 SNAEwAy.