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Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50. Obituary Desk
IGNACIO CALDERON

Ignacio Calderon, former minister
from Bolivia to the United States,
died yesterday at his home, 1921
Kalorama Road N. w. He retired
from the diplomatic service in 1921,
having completed IL years of serv-
lee as minister to the United States.
He spent many years in this coun-
try before becoming minister and
was married to an American, Miss
Arcadia c. Yarnall Chopper, of Vir-
Ginia.
Senior Calderon was born in La
Paz, Bolivia, 70 years ago, and en-
tered the diplomatic service of b.
ivia in 1868, being stationed at first
in Rome. He came to the United
States, where he married, in 1877.
Requiem mass for Senior Calderon
win be celebrated tomorrow in st.
Patrick's Church. Burial will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Surviving Senior Calderon are his
widow and three daughters, Mrs.
Arcadia de Zalleis. of New York;
Mrs. Florencia de Ballivian, of San
tiago, Chile, and Miss Helen de Cal.
deron, of Washington.
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Thomas DowlInE 8 Co, AuetIoneers

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE DWELL
ING, NO. 172S SIXTH STREET
NORTHWEST.
By virtue of a certain deed of trust, duly
recorded in Liber No. 1868 at folio. go
one Of the Land Records for the. District ..
Columbia and at the request Of the parts
secured, we will sell at public auction. 10
front of the premises on Friday. May o
1927, at three O'Clock p, NJ, the following
described land and premises, situate in the
City of Washington. District of Columbia
known and distinguished as part of loi
forty-one (41l in g. H; wiltbergeE's sub
division of square four hundred and forty
two (442). as per plat recorded in LibeT W.T. .
folio 81. of the Records of the Office, OF
the Surveyor of the District of Columbia
together with the improvements thereon:
TERMS: Sold subject to a first deed OF
trust of $500, balance cash: full particu-
lars announced AZ sale: $500 deposit re-
quired at sale. All cQnveyancing and record
ing at purchasers cost Terms of sale 10
be complied with within 80 days, otherwise
the deposit will be forfeited and the prop
erty may be resold at the discretion of the
trustees. CHARLES H, FLAGG. Trustee.
EERLING HARRIS, Trustee.
J. r. SETTLE.
Attorney for Trustees,
April o5-27.1g ay 3-5
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WUJIAM n RRAnY

William D. Brady, rs, retired
employe of the Department of Agri-
culture, died last night at his home.
1902 jackson st. N. E.
He lived in Washington 10 years,
coming from Little Rock, Ark. He
retired three years ago from the
Government service. Surviving Mr..
Brady are his daughters, Mrs.
Gladys Porter, Washington; Mrs.
Mabel Hughes, FIT. Pierce, Fla, and
q son, William E. Brady, Baltimore.
Funeral and interment will be in
Little Rock.
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DEATHS

O'BRIEN-.on Tuesday, April 20. 1927. at
ps U H4e oBR1EN 4 6elOTsd wife sU Of
the late NJ. T. O'Brien.
Funeral from her residence, 712 Seventh
thence elq io H6 ARr Name cSrcb az w SSo
solemn high requiem mass will be sung for
the repose of her soul at 9 a. m. Inter-
ment Mt. 0livet Cemetery. Relatives and
friends invited
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Adams Apple Winner
Of 1000 Guineas Classic

NEWMARKET, England, April
27.-'Adam's Apple won the
Two Thousand Guineas Classic here
today. one of the early classics of
the flat racing season.
"Callboy' finished second and
Sickle" was third.
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MRS. ANA RURRUS

Requiem mass for Mrs. Anna
Burrus, "a, for 55 years a Wash
ington resident will be said tonlor-
row in st. Dominic's Church. In
terment will be in Mt. Olivet Gene
terry. Mrs. Burrus died Monday
night at her home, 308 Seventh st.
s. w.
She was the mother of Miss
Madeline Burrus, Mrs. G. w. Gala
horn, Mrs. Jennie Kenneth and Mrs.
George w. Boyd. She is also sur
vived by 10 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren, all living in this
civ
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ARTHUR d. REICH

Funeral services will be con-
Quoted tomorrow for Arthur d.
Reich, SO, who fell dead yesterday
at the entrance of the Veterans
Bureau Building, where he was
employed as carpenter. He had
been employed in the building. since
1920.
Mr.. Reich was a member Of the
Royal Arch Masons, Perseverance
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, at Hyattsville,
the Order of the Eastern Star and
the Modern Woodmen of America.
He is survived by three sons and
six daughters.
His home was at 1888 Park Pl.
N. E., where the services will be
conducted tomorrow by the Rev.
B. H. Melton, of the Ninth Street
Christian Church.
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on the ground.
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Announcements
LOST AND FOUND

BAR PIN LOST-Gold filigree, all dia-
nionds in center, pearls on both sides
Reward TO finder. Phone Franklin 697 on
Cleveland 1901.
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POINTER DOG STRAYED
aven nal .rs Lp'h h 81 r Vii aVef ana WHITE
about one inch cut off tail: answers to
name Bob" Phone Adams 1878 or above
address. Liberal reward.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
RICH PIRATE TREASURE
SOUGHT BY USE OF RADIO

New York, March 12.--Rich treas
ure supposed to have been buried in
old Fsnama to avoid seizure when
the city was raided in 1871 by Sir
Henry Morgan, British pirate, is be-
ing discovered beneath the ruins OF
the city, the New York Times says
today in copyrighted dispatch from
Panama City.
A radio apparatus, the Times says,
led searchers to the treasure in sub
terranean tunnel beneath the ruins Of
San Jose Chrfch, destroyed when the
old CIV WIS fired by Morgan.
Golden ornaments, and chains tar
nished by long burial, and precious
stones including emeralds, rubies
diamonds and sapphires, as yet I'M
valued, have already been recovered
Wallace Bein, an American, and
George Williams and Fred Kelley
Englishmen, are carrying in the ex-
cavations under a concession for four
years of treasure searching granted
by President CHAR, of Panama.
The treasure was turned over to q
special inspector appointed by the
President and will be held in the
vaults of the National Bank for final
division, according TO the concession
The treasure recovered SO far is
said to be small, but the radio appar-
atus is said to indicate additional
treasure sites.
Panama was one of the richest
cities in Spanish America before il
fell to the famous pirate.
Morgan was taken back to England
in 1872 on piracy charges. With gold
obtained during his career as a buc-
canneer, he successfully fought the
charges, and later was knighted. u
1914 he went to Jamaica as lieuteil-
ant-goyernOr.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
BRIDGEPORT DOCTORS APPEAL
ARGUED IN SUPREME COURT

Charleston. March 16.--Appeal Of
DR.. T.. H. Brannon, Of Bridgeport,
from the decision Of the Harrison
ciunty criminal court where he was
convicted for the killing of B. H. Mar
tin, was yesterday argued Before the
supreme court.
Judge James w. Robinson and An
thony r. McCue, of Clarksburg, APP
reared in behalf Of DR.. Brannon.
Brannon is under sentence of four
teen years in the state penitentiary
by Judge John G. Southern after his
conviction. The case was appealed
to the circuit court, but when Jugde
Birk s. Stathers overruled the appeal
it was taken to the state supreme
cour.
The alleged murder occurred on
May 26, 1926, in DR.. Brannin's office,
when Martin fell from bullet fired
by Brannon. A self-defense plea was
used by counsel for DR.. Brannon in
two Of the most sensational trials
ever heard in the county. In the first
trial, in June, 1926, the jury disagreed
but in November following the hear
ing if additional details, DR.. Brannon
was found guilty
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
SENTENCE IMPOSED ON
VIQUESNEY REVERSED
BY SUPREME COURT

Charleston, March 15.-A four year
sentence imposed in Barbour county
on J. A. yiquesney, former state
game warden, was reversed by the
supreme court today and the indict-
ment charging him with uttering a
forged note was dismissed. Viquesney
is now serving sentence in the fed
eral penitentiary on a charge grow
ing out of promoting timber and
ore company, and the Barbour county
sentence would have acted as bar to
any parole from the federal institu-
ton.
The supreme court decision held
that the first count of the indictment
charging forgery of the note had
been stricken out. by the trial court
and that the second count alleging
use of the note was defective in not
charging the forgery, directly and af-
Tentatively. The opinion added that
the court was reluctant to sustain a
technical objection but that there was
also error in the trial which would
require reversal and admonished the
trial court against binding instruc-
tions which ignore the defense and
against remarks by counsel not sup
ported by evidence.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
DEVELOPMENT OF IRON FIELDS
LOOK BRIGHT

A few weeks ago The Progressive
gave out the news Of the plan to de-
velop the iron ore deposits eleven
miles north Of Relington, on the
waters Of Teter' Creek. Option after
option is being taken by two different
companies.
Extension tests have been going
on that prove the quality and guam
tity' Of the ore. Prospective surveys
have been made Of the railroad lean
ing toward the fields and rumor has
it that work will soon begin.
There is one danger just now, and
that is Of blocking the larger fields
near the deposits by split in the
options--if the people who own the
ore will option in large blocks to one
Of the companies the developmtnt is
sure to come but ii the fields are split
the proposition would be cloudy. In.
some places the seams have measured
81 feet or more, while an average is
maintained at Z to feet in most OF
the two fields.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
BOND RESIGNS ON
EVE OF TRIAL
III Health and Broken Financial Com
dition Given For Declining Trial.
Comes AS No Surprise

CHARLESTON, March I5.-~Little
surprise was occasioned in inner leg
islative circles late this afternoon by
the resignation as Auditor Of John
G. Bond.
Such action had been persistently
rumored for the last forty-eight hours
and for the FIRST time since the Off
cial was suspended by the Governor,
the report was given credence.
Counsel for Major Bond, in state
ment issued concurrently with the Of
fetal announcement of his resigna
tion, said that the impeached officers
physical and financial resources were
too low to permit Of the long and ex-
pensive struggle which the trial III
the State Senate would have meant.
It is possible, too, that by forcing
the Senate to take action, Major
Bond would have injuriously prejuA'
diced his case in the criminal courts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
GRADE SCHOOLS CLOSE SOON

The grade schools will close March
50th, accorning to late reports. The
reason for this is that someone spill
ed the beans" and reported to the
state department that the grade prin-
cipal was not putting in the number
of hours technically required. The
state department apparently has Civ
en- Belington the cold shoulder, and
an investigation is being planned to
find out where to place the blame,
that has deprived Belington grade
pupils Of about one month of school
ing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
GOLD DUG In NEVADA CITY

Tonopah, New, Mar. 12,-Evi-
dence that Weepah, new. gold boom
town northwest Of here today after
its discoveries had given demonstra-
tions to skeptical arrivals while 200
persons looked on.
A reporter, guided by FRANC Hor-
ton, owner Of Weepah's principal
claim, sdug his hand first into the
earth and pulled out as much rocky
soil as his hand could hold. Another
newspaperman crushed it, and it was
PANIED BY Horton. 1t produced two
tablespoinfuls Of gold.
Thirteen ore sacks, filled as the re-
suit Of leisure picking on the claim,
stood nearby. Each contained so
pounds Of ore. Horton said each sack
would produce 1900 worth Of gold.
Fred Gilbert, seasoned young des-
ert rat" who recently sold claim IL
miles from Weepah to New York in
terests for 100000, declared after
seeing the find that he "never would
speak Of high grade ore again"
II. broke open chunk of rock a
while ago about six inches in dame
ter" said Gilbert, "and found the
whole inside plastered with free gold.
And saw other boulders disclose the
same values They were at least sixty
percent gold"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
CAPITOL FIRE WITNESS CLAIMS
HOSE WAS EMPTY

Charleston, March 1.-THE fire
which destroyed the temporary cap
itol building started on the floor of a
janitor's supply room and probably
could have been stopped had there
been water in the emergency fire hose
the special investigating board was
told by the first witness heard today.
A hearing on the circumstances of
the fire was begun before Attorney
General II. B. Lee, former supreme
court Judge H. A. Ritz, and t. C.
Townsend, who were appointed by
Governor Gore to make the investiga-
ton. Boyd E. Cain, shorthand re-
porter for the public service commits
sion, said that when he first saw the
burning on the floor and about half
way up the wall of the supply room
used by the public service commission
janitor 1t could not have come from
the floor below or from the wings of
the building, he testified.
Cain tried to put out the fire with
the emergency hose but when James
M. Imboden, engineer for the public
service commission opened the valve
no water came into the hose. Mr..
Imboden tried to fight the fire with a
portable chemical extinguisher and
men from the road commission offices
brought up another hose from the
further end of the building but it was
also without water and hiatt from the
fire forced all of them to abandon
their efforts.
Mr.. Cain said as far as he knew re-
sponsibility for the efficiency of the
fire protection apparatus had never
been delegated to any one person.
He added that he did not believe state
officials could be criticised for the lack
of water because the city fire depart
ment after prompt run to the build
ing found a city fire plug on the
street also was dry.
Mr. Imboden, the second witness
corroborated all of Mr., Gains testi-
mony.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
RESIDENCE BURNS

Early Sunday morning, about five
o'clock, fire was discovered in the
home ofMrs. Mertie Keyser, widow
of the late Erwin Keyser. The fire
had gotten such Roadway, that
when the fire whistle blew, the flames
were leaping high and the building
too far gone to save any of it, or even
get out any of the furniture; the fam
lily barely escaped. A washing ma
chine, kitchen, cabinet and basket
of clothes were the items saved. The
entire building and contents, with
these exceptions, burned. The build
ing carried some insurance, but moth
ing near tc cover the loss. The
cause Of the fire is unknown, but is
thought to have been from gas
lamp.
Mrs. Keiser rented the Charles Err
vim house, temporarily, just across the
avenue from where men property
burned
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY

Sunday School Rally to be held in
the Southern Methodist Church at
Belington, West Virginia Sunday
March goth. 2:15 P. M.
Song Service; Prayer, by Rev. G.
d. Griffin; Song by Congregation;
Address by Rev. M v. Nc Kinster,
Subject to be supplied.)
Reading by Miss Virginia Gall;
Address by Rev. Barton. (Subject,
The Task of the Sunday SCHOOL,;
Violin Duet. by hardwood Brothers;
Address by Rev. Lambert. (Subject.
How we may hold our Sunday School
Pupils for Public Worship; Reading
By Miss Hilda Board; Address by
Rev. Patterson (Subject, Americas
Greatest Pearl); Reading by Miss
Opal Dadisman; Address by Rev.
Gilmore Subject to be supplied1 !;
and Solo by Miss Harsh.
Everybody invited to come and
hear what the Ministers Of our town
have to say about the Sunday School.
Geo. w. Shomo. President
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
SCHOOLS ENTER CONTEST

Announcement has just been made
by G. Fl. Hartley of the Extension
Service, West Virginia University, of
the places for the ten district contests
in the Eighth Annual West Virginia
Bigh School Literary Contest. Up to
March 10 seventy-four schools had
enrolled for the contest. The times
for the district contests have not been
set, but are to be arranged by the
chairmen for the districts and the
principals of the schools to compete
in the district. All district contests
however, are to be held sometime be-
tween April and 23rd.
Barbour county is in district nine,
and contest at Philippi, J. H. Carpen-
ter, chairman; Belington, Elkins,
Grafton, Parsons, Philippi, Rowles-
burg and Thomas high schools con
sting.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
LEGISLATURE aEAssEMBLEs


Charleston, March 16.-The 1927
West Virginia Legislature reassembl-
ed at noon today for its 45-day SEES
sion at which winnowing process
will be applied to approximately 1000
bills introduced in the January initial
session fir its consideration.
Prospects that the pressing road
problems of the state would be among
the first subjects for consideration
were in evidence in both branches.
When the house met Speaker John
son presented his report or all house
expenditures before and during the
initial session and the interim be-
tween the sessions.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
"ANTI vOLsTEAD"
VISITS ELLINGTON

The woman, whose name could not.
be learned, but for convenience, call
her, -Volstead," who was getting
signers for light wines and beer made
her appearance last Friday in Being
ton, where her reception was not as
cordial as she might have expected
from the recent press reports. She
did get some encouragement, but ting
real solid citizenship turned her down.
She claimed to be married, but had no
children.
Just why woman would + enter
into this kind of soliciting is not easy
to conceive, but in as much as she
was getting dollar from nearly
every signer, it was, no doubt, a
money-making proposition with her.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
OHIO OPTIMISTIC

Cleveland, March 1.-THE ortlosl-
for averting suspension Of bitumirous
coal mining in Ohio when the ,Iect-
sonville wage agreement expires -
April |, appeared brighter todav with
ovtrtures for d new joint conference
of miners and operators to negotiate
new wage scale.
While the action is both unofscial
and conditional, the Ohio mine work
ers have propised and the Ohio coal
producers have accepted the idea Of
renewed discussion of a working
agreement to prevent the threatened
shutdown of mines in the state
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
W. M. SHOPS BURN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Elkins Shops Burn Last Night, Chief
Industry of Town-LOss Esti-
mated At 100000

ELKINS, March 1.-THE repair
shops of the Western Maryland rail-
road company, Elkins' chief industry,
we're destroyed by fire of unknown
origin last night, with a loss at from
s150,000 to 100000.
The first warning of the blaze came
at midnight when night workmen in
Ee building noticed the flames in the
repair section The local fire depart
nlent was on the scene in few min
utes, but not until several severe ex-
plosions, thought to be the bursting
Of two large acetylene tanks had Civ
en- the fire strong Roadway
A great throng of townspeople
gathered and watched the firemen
battle the flames that will throw APP
proximately 200 men out of employ
ment.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
but is thought to be due TO the easily
combustible nature sof the materials
within the shops. Several other dan
gerous blazes have started within the
rast few years by shavings on the
floor and the grease and oil covering
supplies.
The shops were of story and a
half nature, with brick walls and
combination roof. The roof burned
quickly, but the walls confined the
blaze to the shops themselves and
thus saved various other nearby
buildings, which included the, paint
shop, office building, storeroom ard
engine house.
The entire building was given over
to the repairing and building of cars.
Everything was destroyed, including
number Of cars within the ships,
half constructed. All material, ma
chinery and supplies were ruined it
rs believed
Officials can give no definite loss,
but members of the official family
said that it would be at least $780,
900. 1t could not be be learned if
there was insurance.
Until the last fifteen days. there
we're employed 408 men, and were the
chief depend of Elkins. With the fill
ling of big contract and the store
rooms well filled, many were temper
arliy relealeased within this period,
and there. were not more than 200
men employed at the present time.
Workmen were busy early this
morning in the electric lights in the
section of the city in which the plant
was located, as all of the lights burn
ed out by the blaze, leaving the vi
entity in darkness with the exception
of the light from the fire.
The shops were built in 1896 by
the West Virginia Central Railway
company.
Whether the shops will be reestab-
iished here was question which
went the riurds as Elkins people
watched the towns chief industry
laid to ruins.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
TAYLOR COUNTY TO HAVE NEW
JAIL

Graftin, March 15.--Taylor county
is to have new Jail house and
jailer's residence within a short time,
and purchase Of the lot owned by
Brooks F. Martin, adjoining the court
house on Main street, has been order
ed for that purpose by the county
court of Taylor county.
The deed is being prepared today
and the transaction will probably be
completed late this afternoon.
The county court is paying MIR.
Martin $4,000 for his lot, which runs
from the court house lot to the line
of the Harvey Tobias property, and
includes building now used on one
side as shoe repair shop and the
other as a restaurant, with business
offices on the second floor.
The court, with all members pre-
sent, voted to order the purchase
Charles O. King is president Of the
court and Charles H. Warder and |.
d. Martin are members.
The erection of a new Jail and Jail
er's residence has been contemplated
for some time, and the county has
on hand some 100000 for that pur-
pose, according to reliable informa-
ton.
The present Jail has been con-
demned several times and it rated
close to the bottom by the state in
spectors in their annual compilations
on county and city jails.