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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
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MONKEY OR MAN

Man came into the world naked and
bare,
The monkey came in all covered with
hair;
Adam and Eve wore suits of skin
Murderous man e'er seeks to slay,
The victims for whom his chaplain's
pray.
The monkey still lives the simple life,
Free from all factions and strife.
Man lives in fear of future state,
In dread lest Saint Peter may close
the gate.
The monkey is free from strife,
Bout gorgeous wings and black per
dition.
Mans future hangs on tale of woe,
The monkey hangs by his tail below.
He fears not death, disease nor taxes,
Pure cir, pure food, tension relaxes.
Hideous Nightmares invade mans
head,
Pictures of horrors and armies of
dead.
Rocked to sleep with the sweet scent
ed breezes,
Laden with harp-strains from Aeo-
olian keys.
The monkey awakens with his typ
ical grin,
With pleasant outlook and feelings
akin.
From vain glorious man monkey asks
for naught,
But degenerate old men his glands
have bought.
That primitive man once wore tail,
Cause pious fanatics to rant and rail.
Monkeys glands desired. his tail dis
dained,
Is standing joke on how mans
trained.
Both the man and monkey to dust
return,
But the baboon has no soul to burn.
Twenty six boobs in the Mountain
State,
Fearing comparison would legislate;
To Danish the thought the chimpan-
zee;
Would credit reflect on that assembly
Dear reader be honest, say which
woul be,
A monkey or man of such stupidity.
-PUGILIST.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
ADV ERTISING THAT
LIVES LONGER

Sales Of mail order houses continue
to grow Year after year more mon
ey is sent to distant cities, never to
return.
Catalogs are delivered every day by
local mail carriers. Money orders
are purchased every day at the local
postofice. The money lured away
by the mail order houses never comes
back. 1t goes to enrich people who
have never seen this community, who
possess no interest in its welfare, and
viii contribute nothing toward its
naintainence or progress.
The merchant WHO suffers least at
the hands of mail order houses is the
merchant who advertises his merch7
andise regularly in a weekly news
paper.
The weekly newspaper is the best
weapon ever invented to repel the in
vasion of the catalog. An advertise
snent in the weekly newspaper will
prevent peiple from yielding to the
attractive catalogs sent them from
time to time.
When the family assemblies about
catalogue and begins reading glow
ing descriptions of various items Of
merchandise, the merchant who
doesn't use the weekly newspaper as
an advertising medium HASN'T A
CHANCE. He is defenseless, help
less.
Money that should come to his
store goes past it in sealed. stamp
ed envelope, addressed TO Chicago or
some other distant city
There is only one way to squelch
the catalog That is to use the
weekly newspaper, the catalog's
sworn enemy In the home where the
weekly newspaper is read, there is
no temptation to read catalogs. The
weekly newspaper can safeguard your
interest, can prevent money that
Should be yours from going else
where. y
The weekly newspaper is your in
suance against the catalog evil. The
weekly newspaper will give you pro-
lection YOU need. Mail order houses
will cause you no more worry in your
advertisement appears regularly in
the weekly newspaper.
The Progressive, weekly news
paper, will stimulate your sales.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
NOTICE

} the meys eff Barbour Cou.- r
West Virginia:

10 the efmers of Barbour Cou.-
West Virginia:
have again contracted With tiA
tnterns tional Harvester Company Of
America IS their dealer in Barbo u
County for 1927, and having a deep
interest IN each and every farmer ID
this county, ] feel that it i my duty
to assist the farmers in any way, t.
make it convenient for him to pur-
chase machinery, ard machine re-
nairs, therefore, I have appointed
Ernest r. BaughTan, Proprietor Of
he Daughrlan Grocery store, Phil
sippi, West Virginia, and Howard
Price, Manager of the Price and
Company Store at Belington, West
Virginia, to assist me in handling
machinery and repairs. These stores
will carry full line of mower, rake
nd binder repairs, binder tvine, sep
orator oil and gum rings. A
viii have International Harvester
Company general catalog of the falI
inc Of machinery and repairs and
anything not kept in stock, win ls
promptly ordered for any farmer.
Yours for success,
J. H. KENNEDY, Dealer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE?
Editor. Peoples Forum:

Editor, Peoples Forum:
Have matters come to such stage
in this country that our public off
Gals can lay levies and collect taxes
and then spend the taxpayers mon
ey without making any pretense
accounting for same? Are 'v@ goir
to let those whom we elect to Ollie"
form machine whereby they crr
continue their positions on and or
gaining power with each new moon
Are we going back to the old daye
Feudalsm when the lords own 4
land while we serfs are only t00~
and taxpayers? Shall we ct N
tongue-tied- and dumb while
council meetings are bel
locked doors and drawn win
shades. where new laws are ds'cFe
overnight and rushed thro1sh L
Legislature by some SUGAR ceate
process, and where our swaat-st''
ed qreenbacks are passed aroan3
the needy few; or shall v'c
out ard demand our ries+s y
ing men to office who vii So
what they are doing and ask
er we approve az disapprcvo
we got to such a STAGE in the da'
opment of our city thai onlv n
SELECTS" have brains CT u~N
manage US, spend cur moeeY
pass our laws, and is TIE ava ~
citizen of our city so ignoran ths
these four or FIVE big men CON nc
dare make public their doinGs?
Where is the great mountain ~ns
ervoir to supply US with cool and re-
freshing drops Of Nectar from ma
lures bosom on the hot, dry days Of
summer that our City Fathers spor
sored and for which we voted money
to build? How is it that this reser
voir business always hobs up just at
election time and then is forgotten
until week or two before the next
election? Why the big frog pond
which is being contemplated on the
top of reservoir hill? Are they ac-
tually going to put this reservoir into
existence, or is it just an election
scheme? Yes, we have no bananas
today, but shall we have frog legs
for dinner? With all the blame that
the SELECTS" have always placed
on thefformer waterworks owners for
having leaky concrete reservoirs, have
they come to a point where they think
that a plain old hole in the dirt will
I hold water for thirty days, and are
they going to dig out a TEN THOUS-
AND DOLLAR hole to prove it Re-
member the Johnstown food?
Shall we now sing first and last
stanza Of "The Monarch's Lullaby ~
Nice little baby, don't you cry,
You'll be Monarch bye and bye. >
Or shall we sing a good old rag time
spezazzim of freedom, entitled, "They
Amt Coin to Reign No More ?"
A CITIZEN.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
Find Tree Stump in
Process of Identification

Bethany. Mo.-Workmen with a rail
road construction crew from st. 10
seph, working ON the Burlington rail
road right of way near this city, un-
earthed a red OAK stump in the process
Of petriiication. The stump, which
measured about two and one-half feet
through. Is believed to have been
buried in the fill for almost fifty years,
or ever since the railroad was built.
Its removal required four days. It
showed no signs Of decay and was so
tough II could not be split with an AK
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
TEN GOOD REASONS

Why Every Respectable Thinking
Man Should Swear Just as Oftea
and Just as Hard as He Can.
l. Because it is such an elegant
way of expressing ones thoughts.
2. Because it is such conclusive
proof of ones taste and breeding.
g. Because it is such sure way of
making ones self agreeable to lbs
friends.
4. Because it is positive evidence
of acquaintance with good literature
Because it furnishes such good
example and training for boys.
6. Because it is just what mother
enjoys having her son do.
7. Because it would look SO nice
in print.
s. Because it is such good way Of
increasing ones self-respect.
8. Because it is such help to ma1i-
hood and virtue in many ways.
10. Beca Sc it is such an infallibe
way of improving ones chances in
the hereafter.
Edgar w. Work
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
Unknoaon Plague

Authorities do not know definitely
ust what disease was referred to rs
lhe plague in Athens. According 70 ne
description BY Thucydides, the plague
rayacea Athens in the second year of
the f'+,opounesinn war, 40 y. G. =
argr Icfcea;ase of he regulation hats
,alien refuge in tile city and subss
qgefnly the number q dsatnS Was
great The epfunic docs Hof seem
to brave been The real oriental plague.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
MEMBER, NO. 1912
THE CITY ELECTION

The city election is near at hand.
There are two tickets in the field.
Those who did not participate in the
conventions have no room to criticise
any candidate, neither should they
criticise an official if they DO not vote.
The American ballot gives every ie-
gal voter the right to vote. 1t is, IN
fact a duty to vote, not only for men
but for women. The city, state and
nation go to a great expense in pre-
pairing the ballots so the people can
exercise this franchise, SO everyone
should be on hand at each election to
cast their ballot, and vote for who
ever they please, but vote.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24

Vote as you pleaae. but vote
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24

Published Every Thursday By
PRINTING COMPANY
Belington, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
EXPERIMENTAL OIL
SHAUE RE DuCTtON 81 ANT

oil out. How. to shut OFF the water
and permit the oil to run out is prob
lem with which the engineers have
long worked They have made great
progress and so increased recoveries.
In earlier times most oil producers
carefully guarded all information
about their wells and experiences, but
latterly there is cooperation in these
matters, Biologists and petroleum
engineers. once derided by the '.prac-
tical" oil men, are more and more
accepted as guides and mentors. New
knowledge is constantly increasing re-
coveries.
AS to Mining for Oil
In Lorraine they have dug shafts
down to the Oil sands and actually
brought the sands out, like coal from
mine. Bat it's costly.
Another shining process is to sink
shaft to the oil sands and from its
bottom drive tunnels in all directions
through the sands. From these tun-
nels small perforated piper are driven
out of the sands 1t flows to larger
pipes back at the foot Of the shaft and
thence is pumped out This requires
installing an expensive plant, but in
some fields the high recovery that is
assured might justify the cost. |
understand the process IS about to be
installed in a few fields in this coun-
try. some companies being convinced
it is practicable and profitable.
Oil can be distilled from coal, and
much work is now being done
along this line. But more appeal has
been made by the plan of extracting
oil from shale The shales Of Scotland
have been worked for three-quarters
of century, and they are almost I'M
limited in this country, richer in oil
than those Of Scotland Kentucky,
Ohio, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyo-
ming and California are particularly
rich in shalas II is just a question
of the cost If extracting the oil. Con-
gress has gisan s1s0,ooo, with which
the Bureau has installed a plant near
RuIison, Colorado to distill oil from
the Colorado River Shales. 1t is
calculated that the shales mined at
Rulison will produce about barrel
of oil to the ton.
The Use of Oil Shaes
In Scotland they are working shales
of oil per ton. The seams are from
three-and-a-half to eight or ten feet
thick. In Colorado are seams many
times as thick and containing much
more oil per ton. Reduction OF shales
involves an enormous mining opera
ton. and after the oil is extracted the
vast tonnage of refuse must be dis
posed OF. SO it is expensive compared
/ with producing oil from wells
Ben f. Lindsey of the Bureau OF
Mines Experiment Station at Bartles-
Vile. Okla, is confident that explora-
ton. better recoveries, better utii2a-
ton and deeper drilling would furnish
enough oil to meet ali requirements
for at least twenty-five to fifty years,
| If it could be extracted in that time
But as practical matter this will not
be possible. Within that period there
viii be times Of shortage, when oil
from shales will be needed to supple.
ment the oil from wells etc.
Meantime federal aud state govern
ments and the industry are co-operat.
ing in an astonishing range Of inves-
legations and studies. These activities
cover such wide tield that even an
ennmerat n Of them would run in .
| tiresome detail
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24
Worlds Richest Girl

somewile, n. J.-Fifteen-year-old
Doris Duke probably the richest girl
of her age in the world, is worth sa3..
451 ,069. il Is shown in an accounting
Of the estate of her father, James
buchanan Duke, Tobacco n.agnate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
GRACE ABBOTT HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Wife of Hawaiian Delegate to Con-
gress Also Injured in
Honolulu.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. July 2S.-Miss Grace
Abbott, head OF the Children's Bureau
at Washington, D. c.. was slightly
injured and Mrs. Victor S. X. Hou-
ston, wife Of Hawaii's delegate to the
United States Congress, was serious
ly injured in an automobile accident
here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
TOWN OFFICIAL DIES.
Carl Huber Was Commissioner and
Tax Collector Of Bladensburg.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BLADENSBURG, Md. July 2S.-
Carl Huber, 46 years old. town com
missioner and collector of taxes, died
at his home on the Washington-Balti-
more boulevard here yesterday after
noon of an affection of the stomach.
Mr.. Huber had not been IT. good
health since last September, but his
condition became serious two weeks
ago.
Born at Frankfort on-Main, Ger
many, Mr.. Huber came to this coun-
try in 1905. In 1907 he married in
Baltimore Miss Anna Poehm. He was
elected a town commissioner in 1920
and served two years. In 1924 he was
again chosen and last year was re-
elected. He was serving his first term
as collector of taxes. Mr.. Huber was
q member of Germania Lodge, No.
100, A. F. and A. NJ. of Baltimore, and
of Keystone Chapter, Masons, Of Hy-
attsville.
Until less than a year ago, when his
health necessitated his retirement, Mr..
Huber had been manager of the local
Sanitary Grocery Co. store since it's
establishment. He had been employed
by this company 13 years. Besides his
widow he leaves a son. Conrad, 10
years old, and five daughters, Helen.
IS; Marie, 16; Alice, 10: Ida, 6, and
Anna, 3. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 8 o'clock at the home.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
SIX PERSONS HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Woman, Hit by Car, Seriously
Injured, Driver HeId-Boy
Run Down.

Three women, two men and boy
were injured in automobile accidents
last night and yesterday afternoon.
Miss Cordelia Levy, SO years old. 1886
Thirty-seventh street, possibly received
a fracture of the skull when she was
struck by an automobile driven by
Lewis H. Bergeron, "a years old. 1883
Tenth street. near Eighteenth street
and Columbia road shortly after .
o'clock last night. Miss Levy was
taken to Garfield Hospital by pass
ing motorist and her condition was
said to be serious. Bergeron was held
by the police on a technical charge of
reckless driving, pending the outcome
of Miss Levy's injuries.
Mrs Margaret Wald, 33 years old,
1885 Ely place southeast, and Mrs.
Belle Gravenstire. 20 years old. were
injured at 100 o'clock last night when
the automobile in which they were
riding with George Valid. husband Of
the younger woman. collided with an
other machine at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Thirteenth street southeast.
Mrs. Gravenstine was treated for pos
sihle internal injuries, and Mrs. Valid
was given first aid for severe shock
at Casualty Hospital, where they were
taken following the accident.
In an effort to pass motor truck
at Alabama avenue and Fifteenth
street southeast, late yesterday. Jo-
seph w. and John Bailey, 1929
Brothers place southeast received cuts
and bruises on the head when the
automobile in which they were riding
skidded in TO a telephone pole. They
were treated at Providence Hospital.
Rufus Collins. Is years old. colored,
2S3 Florida avenue, was knocked down
by an automobile driven by Thomas
A. Bowles. 1904 Twenty-third street
southeast, late yesterday. at New Jer-
sey avenue and S street. He was
treated at Garfield Hospital for cut
on his lip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28

M. Farquahar, Mrs. l., l.. Nicholson.
ir.; Mrs. Edward +. Brown, Mrs. Will
liam +. Erwin. Mrs. William Il.
Mobley, Mrs. James d. King, Mrs.
Upton y. Nourse, Mrs. Maurice j.
Stabler, Mrs. Robert l.. Saunders. Mrs.
Carleton N. Etchison, Mrs. vii.
liam Blundon. Mrs. Isaac Smith. Mrs.
:. S. Ludlum. Mrs. Augustus Stabler.
Mrs. Harwood Owings. Mrs. II. Hazel
Cashell and Mrs. Bates Etchison. and
the reception committee consisted of
Mrs. John II. Henderson. Mrs. Richard
l.. Waters, Miss Estelle 4. Moore, Mrs.
Archibald Small. Mrs. Josiah j. Hut
ton, Mrs. Thomas -. Griffith, Miss
Gallagher. DR.. Frank j. Broschart,
DIR. Charles c. Tumbleson, DR.. Gil
bert V. Hartley. DR.. James f. .Deets,
DR.. Jacob w. Bird. DIR. S. T. Nichols,
DIR. w. S. Barber, DIR. c. T.. Hawks.
DIR. William L. Lewis. Messrs. George
NJ. Hunter, Alban G. Thomas, Josiah
j. Hunter, Charles +. Brooke, DIR. A.
c. Christie and DR.. w. l.. Cissel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
500 ATTEND COUNTY
HOSPITAL FESTIVAL
Many Prominent Montgomery
Women Help to Make Success
of Annual Benefit.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 2S.--Ap-
proximately 1900 persons from all
parts OF Montgomery County, nearby
counties and the District Of Columbia
attended the annual festival and sup
per for the benefit of the Montgomery
County General Hospital. at Sandy
Spring, held in the high school build
ing at Sandy Spring yesterday. 1t was
the eighth annual event of the kind.
The affair was in charge Of the wom-
ans board, of which Mrs. l.. c. Pro-
bert is chairman. and many of the
county's most prominent women pre-
sided at the various boothes and other
wise helped make 1t success. Supper
was served to more than 1,400 per-
sons.
Card parties in the afternoon and
evening, of which Mrs. f. Hazel
Cashell Of Rockville was in charge; a
dance in the evening under the direc-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. HARDWOOD Owings.
and base ball game in the afternoon
were features. The committee Of ar
rangements were Mrs. l.. G. Probert.
Mrs. Frederick l.. Thomas, Miss Anna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28

All passenger railways in Bulgaria
are now owned and operated by the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
""ANTIQUES" ARE NEW.
Soho Dealers Selling Americans
Fresh-made Curios.

LONDON. July % @.-There is a
new industry making "big money" In
Soho, Londons Latin quarter. Its
business is to make "old" things out
OF new, and sell them to American
visitors.
From the shipping department Of
the Shoho firm issue antique" cop
per warming pans. doorknockers.
toasting forks, jardinieres. fire dogs,
brass kettles, tea trays. tea sets. wine
coolers, salvers and fish heaters. They
are distributed to certain tea shops
which resell them to tourists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
Clearance in Haberdashery
Shirts Pajamas

FdJdIfldS
Plain Shades. 81 ST SO
3 for $3.50
Madras, English Broadcloth, Crepe,
Soisette, etc. So, $3.50, 81 $3.50
s and $3.50 grades. .........
3 for 81
Welsh, Morgetson and other makes
of Pajamas. SIS, Sc and So $2.95
grades ...........
Small lot of Silk Pajamas; sizes
A, and c only. Were Sc .95
SlO -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
Shirts

Madras, Percale, etc. Collars
attached or separate collars to
match. So and $3.50 ST 80
for 81
Fancy Imported Madras, Broad
cloth, etc. Collars attached or
separate collars to match. SC.20
$3.50, $3.50 and SIS grades. q
3 for $3.50
Finest Cocoon Broadcloth, white
only. Neckband and collar $2.15
attached
for 50
Best of Radium Silk, etc. Collar
attached or separate collar to
match. 50, $40 and $3.50 Sc IS
gfa0eS
3 for SIT
Imported English Broadcloth Shirts;
plain shades; neckband and ST .S9
collar attached. Were $3.50.
3 for $5.35
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
Driver Given Eight Years.

SDCCIaI DTSUIICU 10 IIlN oIIT.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, July %.
Eight years in the penitentiary was
the sentence given by a jury in West
moreland County Circuit Court Tues
day to lack Rich, colored. on a charge
of second degree murder resulting
from tho death of Thelma Jett. 10
year.old white girl. when struck by
a car driven by the negro. The girl
was walking along the road near CO.
lonial Beach July 3 when struck. She
had stepped into a ditch for the car
to mass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
A Choice of 40 Different Routes to
California Given i'm This Free Book

40 ways and more to California
and the North Pacific Coast" Select
the route best suited for this season
of the year. Detail maps indicat-
ing these routes from Chicago to-
gether with fares and other in
formation sent free on application to
r.. o. Small, General Agent, Chicago
& North Western Ry., 214 Pennsylva.
mia Bldg, 18th and Chestnut sts.,
Philadelphia, Acknowledgement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-10

Gladys had cornered her and was
talking seriously.
sally, you mustn't have your head
turned. You know Myra's ideas aren't
yours"
With all the gayety and fun-making
going around, Gladys face was set in
disappearing lines. Her eyes We're
fixed on Myra, and almost without
wishing to Sally's eyes followed hers.
Myra was animated, excited. She
was surrounded by a little group OF
men who seemed to hang on her
words. oh. for Myra's pose. her abil-
itv TO say clever things!
IF / could he just like her---ran
Sally's thoughts. And at that mo-
ment the whistle blew and there came
the cry of "All ashore"
Sally few to Tom. leaving Gladys
stranded. Why had she come, any
way?
"Tom-Tom, darling
"My sweetheart"
81 wish I weren't leaving you. I'm
frightened"
Nonsense! You're going TO have
a wonderful trip. Just remember that
I love YOU, and write me often. Come
on, dear. Every one Is going up on
deck. / want to see the very last OF
you. It's going to be long time, you
know"
Copyright. 1927