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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
COOKS POLE PROOF.
iaoser no... u ..oine 10 Plead

!-Np.vrer nU..s ~ ..onie 10 l'lead
His Cause.
DIR. FREDERICK A. COOK announced
through his. representative mere yes
lterday that ne ~ mol 80 sure that he
did not reach the NortbPole. Any
way he is going to present all his
data to the important geographical
societies of the world and intends to
go to Rome the latter part OF the
month to lay his claims before the
International Congress of Geographi-
cal Societies, which meets there in
October. His proofs will be In the
form of a,,book which will be pub
lished September 25. The title is to
be My Attainment of the Pole. .
DR.. Cook has also announced that he
will be ready to answer any ques-
lions which may be put to him by
the geographers.
In Textbook will be II. Cooks an
swer to the charges that he did not
climb Mount Mckinley or reach the
pole. He directs attention to what
he calls amazing discrepancies" in
Peary's record. New York Sum-
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
LAYING or CORNER STONE.
OF Our Improved and Enlarged
Court House Building.


On August 31st there was quite an
imposing scene in our city at the
laying of the corner stone of our new
Courthouse. We give the enclosures
made and other happenings on the
occasion.
Payroll July 31,1911, names of
the workmen; names of the subcon-
tractors and the amounts OF each,
names OF the material men and the
Prices; two Masonic invitations. is
sued by Huntington Lodge Of Perfee-
ION No 4, Scottish Kite &c 4, Sou
part; Postal Card representing first
Mipgo County CYuT. house, Ameri-
can Postal Cards, Singer Building.
New York; Bridge view OF Hunting
ton W. Va; Fort Worth, Texas; Eu-
ropean Postal Cards representing
the Peace building, erected by A.
Carnegie at the Hague, Holland; one
letter from Felix to Arthur Soupart;
Constitution and Bylaws of the
Mason's Union No. 20, Bedford, In
diana; List OF County Officers; an
Enclosure from Hon. l.. A. SampSelle,
Judge Criminal Court; an inclosure
from A. U. Damron; an inclosure
from M. 2. White; Chas. Woolford,
A. d. Dickey; announcement of con-
version Of the Mingo County Bank
into the National Bank of Com
merce; an Enclosure from Okey r.
Keadle; an Enclosure from N. J.
Charles Woolford; an inclosure from
w. X. Buskirk Matewan; an incl0s-
ure from Lyle Frazier White; Direc-
tory of the Williamson Telephone
Company; an issue of the Progress
sive West Virginian; an issue OF the
Mingo Reublican; names or the Post
office officials; an Enclosure from
Sheppard, Goodykoontz & Scheer:
names of J. U. Thomas, jailer, and
family; list OF prisoners in county
Jail; names of Deputy Sheriffs; pa
pers from Mr. j. Levine, merchant;
papers from G. R. c. Wiles; a book,
Industrial and Commercial William
son, illustrated and descriptive, DO
mated by Miss Elizabeth v. Thomas,
Miss Maude f. Walter, Miss w. H.
Walter, Miss Laura M. Walker, Miss
S. E. Walker, Chas. Ofsa; Order Cord
from Z. E. Stephenson; list of sta
ton employees the Norfolk & Wes-
tern Railroad
Altogether it was most pleasing
event and the Superintendent, Mr..
A. Soupart, took a lively interest in
making the ceremonies very pleas
ant and agreeable. He always knows
how to make anything with which he
has to do, pass off in the best OF
shape and happily.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
CHILDREN AND DIVORCE.

If you will study the origins of
marriage you will find that it was
instituted in all probability at the,
instance and pressure of women to
protect the rights and secure the
maintenance of children. The Ro-
man law term "matrimonium," or
matrimony, which is the Latin for
marriage, bears out this contention.
Yet the Roman word for marriage
has distinct reference to mother
hood In fact it means no more and
no less than legalized motherhood.
Thus at the base of marriage lies the
idea of motherhood The Sinclair
crew, in their riot of selfishness, have
chosen to neglect this fact. 1t will
arise in its might to destroy them.
This inclines one to ask about the
children of this marriage. In all the
lunatic jabber about soul, mates,
freedom, aspirations, lyrics, Kansas
railroad engines, Tegean seas and
temperamental adjustments they
soon get Disguised neither parent
not even the poet Kemp-has the
slightest regard for their interests or
the future of that innocent and help
less atom of humanity.
In nine cases out of ten divorce
means the ruin of the lives of chill
dren, the tainting of their future, the
blasting of their careers The chill
dren Of the divorced are the unhap-
piest in the world. The cruelties Of
life Cypress them when they have not
the moral maturity to be able TO bear
them. They make their entrance in
to life crippled, lonely and bewilder-
ed. The furies of their parents
wrongioings pursue them to the end
of their lives, The ghost of the ugly
and sordid past haunts them to the
last syllable of their recorded time.
A tear trembles on their eyelids for
ever. New York Telegraph.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
HoBoES In CoNCLAvE.
Getting Something To Eat First
Thing ON Days Program.

Getting Something To Eat First
Thing on Days Program.
The first Thought OF all was to get
something to eat. J. Eads How,
leader of the army" and famous as
the millionaire hobo" went to a.
fruit stand next to headquarters and
bought some pears, paying for them
with six postage stamps. Brother"
Andrews hobo who was born in
New York, has tramped over both
American continents, and was re-
leased from Jail by Baltimore Judge
just in time to reach the convention
as it opened. sought out bakery
where he could get three stale loaves
of bread for nickle
Before half an hour had passed,
Andrews had built fire back Of
headquarters and was busy boiling
tea for his companions. Standing
outside of headquarters was squad
of police, headed by Private Mike"
Doonnelly. The police had nothing
to do but to keep back the crowds of
curious Washingtonians who at times
packed G street AMI held up traffic.
in an attempt to get glimpse Of the
more notable hoboes.
An aged woman with philanthropy
ict tendencies saw a lot of stale
nil In thns- lr,I q y.tx
window and pulled Policeman Don
nelly aside and asked whether III she
went home and brought some jam for
the hoboes he would take 1t in and
spread their bread. 1t looked too
dry to eat" she said The policeman
smiled and made pretense of
searching his book of regulations for
authority to perform her request.
Il find nothing here which orders
me to put jam on stale, bread for ho-
boes.' he finally answered. The wo-
man turned away disappointed.
Among the delegates were literal
ly rich men, poor men, beggar men
and the other kind There was the
Rev. DR.. Richard Trtvers, of New
Jersey, graduate of several UNIVERSE
ties under whose dust-covered coat
hung the Phi Beta Kappa insignia,
which is the mark throughout Amer
lean collegiate worlds of literary
ability. Alexander Law, president of
the Eight Hour League of America,
took a prominent part
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
yisDEk OF PUBLICATION.


,5TATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
At rules held in the office of the
elk Of the Circuit Court of Mingo
l,HtE, Oh Monday the 18th day of
august, 1911.
tate of West Virginia,
vs. In Chancery,
VIM T, Meade ct ais.
The object of this suit 10 to subject
to sale for the benefit Of the School
Fund certain tracts of land in said
bill described AMI especially tract No.
10 containing 419 acres, situaee on
the Spring Branch OF the Trace Fork
Of Pigeon Creek in Hardee District In
said Mingo County.
This day came the plaintiff by her
attorney and upon her motion, and 1t
appearing from an affidavit flied with
the papers is this cause that the de-
PENDANTS w. J. Hoyle, Thos. G. Hoyle.
Huges B. Hoyle, Pettus v. Hoyle,
Kenna R. Hoyle, Thurma R. Hoyle,
Samuel r. Hoyle, Nellie Hoyle and
Mamie P. Hoyle are nonresijents of
he State Of West Virginia; it is there
fore ordered that they do appear
here within one month after the first
OF this orler and do what
is necessary to protect their interests
in this suit. And 1t is further order
ed that this order be published once q
week for four successive weeks in
the Progressive West Virginian a
weekly newspaper published in said
Mingo County, and be posted on the
front door of the Court House OF said
county at least twenty days before
decree or Judgment is entered herein.
Teste: GUY WHITE, Clerk.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
SINCLAIR SUES HIS WIFE.
With her and the Correspondent He
Discusses Utopia,

The martial difficulties of Upton
Sinclair, the Utopian colonist ana
socialist author, and Meta Fuller
Sinclair, who have been married II
years, reached climax Monday,
when the author brought suit for
absolute divorce, naming Harry
Kemp, a poet, as correspondent. The
only grounds upon which absolute
divorce may be granted in New York
state are statutory.
While the papers were being pre-
pared by Mr.. Sinclair's attorney for
service upon the wife Monday, she
and her husband and the co-respon-
dent poet sat in the assembly
of a New York hotel and quietly
discussed with reporters the prob
lem OF marital relations and Utopia
in general There was nothing in
the manner of any one of the three
to intimate that their relations We're
SO strained that the law was being
invoked to settle their personal diff
ticulties. Indeed, the author and his
wife frequently addressed each other
in endearing terms and in most
matter-of-fact way, Mr.. Sinclair told
his wife that his attorney would call
later in the day, as he did so, with
the formal papers.
Mrs. Sinclair said it was her pres
ent intention not to defend the suit.
II have the misfortune" she said,
to have very conservative husband.
He is conservative by instinct and
nature, and radical merely by
choice. A monogamist ought to be
able to act the part of a husband;
in other words he ought to have
some time to devote to his wife. He
should not be SO absorbed in his
work that the true proportions of
human. relationship fade into in
significance beside his work. In
other words, husband who is a
monogamist by nature ought to be
able to occupy the attention of his
wife SO that there should be none
of this attention of her left for other
men. Again, an essential monOga-
mist ought not to be SO overdevel-
oped intellectually that he rest of
his nature suffers in consequence"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
Underwood
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POPULARITY
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When the UNDERWOOD
made it's advent in the
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visible writing typewriter,
it met with instantlpopu1ar
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distinct advance in the art
Of typewriter construction.
Typewriters representing
in design and construction
the best achievements of
the mechanical world up to
that time have been dis
tanced by the y N DE R :
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machine. In the effort to
Offset the universal popu-
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UNDERWOOD machine J,
all makers of "blind' writ
ing machines have changed
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writer's in the last few years
and visible writing has
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point of its critics of
yesterday.
The UNDERWOOD is
designed on correct me-
chanical prin ciples, is
made Of the best material
i M
has fewer parts in its type
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in point Of d Il r abilit y,
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Of operation.
"The Machine You Will
Eventually Buy"
UNDERWOOD
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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
To the Pole by Air Route.

Recent achievements in aviation
lead many persons to believe that the
aeroplane will eventually solve the
problem Of finding the south pole,
the one goal which man has not yet
reached assuming that. Peary has
actually reached the icy wilderness
Of the ,Artic. region to the top of the
earth. Expeditions to the Antartic
are being arranged on both sides of
the Atlantic, and the Japanese will
also send party there There will
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
ROOSEVELT BLESSES THE TONS.
Sends Letter of Congratulation tt
Largest Family, Incorporated.

Largest Family, Incorporated.
Knowing former President Roose-
velt's encouragement of large fam
lilies, the Tons, said to be the largest
family in America, and incorporated,
invited the former President to adj
dress their annual reunion, which
was held at Blue Island. Roosevelt
sent his blessing in the following
letter:
If you realized the innumerable
requests | receive to make speeches
you would know that it is out of the
question for me to consider anything
in the nature of private invitation.
All | can do is to express my cordial
good wishes to the whole Ton family.
81 like to read of an American
family of COL members OF the type
! am sure the Tons are, which COL
have been accumulated in little over
half century.-Chicago News.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
Cleaning and Pressing Department

Suits Cleaned and Pressed, LOO
Suits Pressed SOC
Pants Pressed, Csc.
Any Clothing bought from us
will be pressed free OF charge
for six months.
All work guaranteed.
LEVINE'S DEPMT STORE.
WATCH GOVERNMENT SQUARE.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

be many participants in the race for
the pore, and an American party viii
carry an aeroplane to be used in the
final dash
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
(sEAL.)

Don't Worry about the hot
weather. Just eat Hubig's fa-
nous pies, they are so good you
will forget all about your trou-
bles. For sale at
THE BEST.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

The colors of the tickets will
change before the contest is over, so
get busy and gather up all tickets and
turn them in
Observation-Disclosures DRUG co.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

We have the very best Aluminium
Ware that is made. We not only
guarantee what we sell, but give you
the latest patterns.
THE A H. BEALL HDWE. Co.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

A Dog, Gun, Day on Whether
for yourself or the boy, let us help
you make your selection. eve mean
the gun, not the dog.)
THE A. H. BEALL HOWE. Co.
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WATCH GOVERNMENT SQUARE.

90 '9MdH T1vaa H " HHL
'Mou moIJ 1904
3 9oeJ eql III uo6 HooI o. sn eIqBus
IIIM auIed mo 10 6l!TBnb aVL cluIBd
p99u uIBq 10 esnoq InoI 5000
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
NO. 1ooe7y.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER
OF THE CURRENCY,

OfC1OE Ut, 1hE OOWA IItohbAAAA
OF THE CURRENCY,
Washington, D. C. August Is. 1911.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory EVIL
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that
1.-THE NATIONAL BANK OF COM
MERGE OF WILLIAMSON"
in the City of Williamson, In the
County OF Mingo and State of West
Virginia, has complied with all the
provisions OF the Statutes of the
United States, required to be COM
piled with before an association shall
be authorized to commence the BUSH
ness OF Banking;
NOW THEREFORE,. /, Thomas p.
Kane, Deputy and Acting Comptrol-
Ter Of the Currency, do hereby certify
that
1.-THE NATIONAL BANK OF CON-
MERGE OF WILLIAMSON"
In the City OF Williamson, in the
County of Mingo and State of West
Virginia, is authorized to commence
the business of Banking as prescribed
in Section Fifty-one hundred and six
ty-nine of the Revised Statutes of
the United States.
CONVERSION Of the Mingo County
Bank, williamson, West Virginia.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF Wit
ness my hand and seal of office this
fifteenth dag of August, 1911.
T. p. KANE,
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of
the Currency.
tsEAL.)
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

Engineers who have studied the
location Of the wrecks Of Cervera's
fleet are. Of the opinion that their
salvage would Warrant the expense
of raising the hulks Two have been
looted by ocean iunkmen.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14
WATCH GOVERNMENT SQUARE
NO MORE PUBLIC LIFE FOR
BAILEY.
Texas Senator Confirms Announce
ment That He Will Rerire from

The New Jersey method of recall
ing an obnoxious State chairman
may become even more popular than
the recalling of the judges. Macon
Telegraph.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

observation-disclosures, black leather
containing $500 in paper. on Bird
avenue or around square. SUIT
able reward for return to this Of
fee.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-09-14

Don't try to understand a W ,man
and you will succeed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-15
AT Local TheQters
Madame Sherry.

There is no name better known to
the world of musical comedy than that
of George w. Lederer, whose newest
production, Madame Sherry" has
scored the biggest kind of a success,
and will be seen at the Gennett thea
ter on Tuesday night, January "a.
When but q years old Lederer assum-
ed the management of the New York
Casino, then the home of musical en-
teratinment in America, and decided
to introduce some novelties along that
line. He started off with 1.-The Belle
of New York." production which
set new standard for musical pieces
In America and which. with Edna
May in the role of the Salvation Army
lass. took London by storm. 1t was
Lederer who first conceived the idea
OF playing up" the chorus-that is
making a group of handsome girls one
OF the principal features of the per-
Torrance. II was he who created the
SHOW Girl" the "Broiler" and the
OF Pony Ballet" Among the many
successful productions made by G. w.
Lederer during his regime at the Ca.
sino were THE Casino Girl" which
also went to London, 1.-THE Passing
Show" and "The Whirl of the Town
the first revues produced in Am.
erica--"In Gay New York." 1.-THE
Rounders." The Telephone Girl,
THE Wild Rose" La Belle Helene
Yankee Doodle Dandy" and a host
OF others. II was he who first brought
forward such people as Edna May
Maybelle Gilman. Virginia Earle. Pau
Ia Edwards. David Warfeld, Louis
Mann, Dan DAILY and a score of other
player folk whom he elevated to
prominence in the famous Lederer
productions.
About eight years ago, at the height
Of his success. this young producer
who had revolutionized popular
form OF amusement in America felt the
need of a rest. and retired to the com.
parative quietness of directing the
Colonial theater in Chicago. But a
year ago the producing fever again
broke out in his veins, and in part.
nership with Harry II. Frazee and A.
II. Woods, brought out Madame Sher.
ry." Lederer personally staged the
piece. and the phenomenal triumph
scored by the musical comedy gave
evidence that he had lost none of his
former cunning. Madame Sherry
has been the biggest musical hit New
York or Chicago has known in years,
and during the coming week local play
goers will doubtless be thankful to
Lederer for once more entering the
theatrical ring and coming back"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-15

stirring western military drama,
Astounding with action and with pref
ty love story running throughout;
North Carolina Folks" a beautiful
heart story of the Carolina hills; "Out
of the Fold" a little story of love and
devotion: THE Better Way" which
deals with the reformation of young
girl. who has been brought up in a
life of crime: Michael Strogon," a
Russian military play: and last but
not least "Rowdy Man." a play deal
ing with the life, trials and temptation
OF Man." young street singer of
New York will be presented. "Rowdy
Nan" was written especially for Miss
Bryant, and gives her the chance to
show her ability in every line and
action. This play has been the hit of
the entire repertoire of plays produc-
ed by this company and without a
doubt will live up to its reputation in
this city. "Rowdy Nan" is staged
with all the care and attention to de-
tails that has made the MacLean
Stock company famous. During the
engagement here matinees. will be
given Wednesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at 10 cents. Night prices will
be 10. 90 and so. Ladies will be ad-
mitted free on Monday and Tuesday
nights If accompanied by a 80 cent
paid ticket and reserved before six
o'clock the day of the show.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-15
Palladium Specially

New York, Jan. 14-Brooklyn no
doubt. forms part OF Greater New
York, but in some respects it has pre-
served its own peculiar individuality
to a remarkable degree. 1t is com
posed Of distinct colonies which have
thier own traditions, customs and way
of doing things entirely different from
the methods, traditions and notions of
the other colonies or settlements
There is a settlement in the southern
part of Brooklyn the inhabitants OF
which for man years have observed
the custom of starting the New Year
with dip in the chilly surf at Coney
Island. This year the weather was
comparatively mild. just few degrees
below the freezing point. and as a re-
old and young started for Coney Is
land in the morning and disported
themselves upon the sandy beach for
about half an hour before the took
their traditional FIVE minute dip in the
ocean. They were either all good act
ors or they really enjoyed the sensa
ton.
1t does not often fall to the lot OF
any mortal to win a scholarship in a
college by being born. Yet, this is
the very thing that happened to boy
of poor Jewish parents in this city
who was born in the Jewish Maternity
hospital the other night. On the last
day of the past year there were 81,
women in the hospital awaiting theil
confinement. In every case it seem
ed only the question of a few hour.
and there was considerable doubt ant
speculation among the matrons anC
nurses as to who would win the race
The superintendent of the hospita
and the members of the ladies' auxil
larry of the institute became SO inter
ested in the matter that they decided
to offer a scholarship in any college il
the city of New York to the boy o.
tai upon the stroke of the midnigh
bell announcing the close Of 1910 ant
the beginning of the new year. Thu
fortunate youngster who made his ap
pearance in this world with remarka
BILE promptness, just as the midnigh
bells began to ring out the old ant
ring in the new, will be named 10
sephus.
Students of psychology have repet
eddy called attention to the dangel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-15
Some Gossip Gathered From
The Gay American Metropolis

arising from the suggestive effect of
upon the initiative tendencies OF NOR
ally weak individuals, but these warn
ings only met with ridicule on the
part of the general public. Even the
actual admission in several instance
by the perpetrators of crimes, that
they were prompted to the unlawful
acts by the suggestion offered by NOV
ing picture displays depicting crimes
of similar nature. did not convince
the public in general that such exhibs,
tons are dangerous to the public vel
fare and should be suppressed. Anoth
er case was added to the list of warn
ing examples the other day when
three young men over in New jersey.
after having witnessed a moving pic
ture show depicting hold-up. decided
to try a realistic production OF the
scene. They waylaid and robbed .
man and nearly killed him when he
resisted, but they were soon captur
ed and are now in Jail. awaiting their
hearing in court.