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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
WILLIAMSON HISTORY
PAST AND PRESENT
WATCH THE FUTURE

The writer only few knew this cultivated
cofnhed but is prosperous little city, with paved Streets
Tc lights and all the other improvements which go make
MODERN AND FLoURIsHING CITY
Its growth has been remarkable and its situation ideal Right
the midst Of country with rich and picturesque plans
to-day the most promising location in this country for tho
young and vigorous business man of energy
Williamson is just beginning show great advantage
Its growth has been marveousy rapid that its
future possibilities just beginning dawn upon the thrifty
and discerning who wish make their work in life fruitful and
Surrounded by Of the richest fields in America eli
msse that rs, mild and stimulating this particular location
and has hardly begun the work of development
THE FUTURE
Promises wealth and the development
wealth around US hardly New ood ae eos
and new capital being invested The dawn Of
ing up before hfs the development
Sa e Us e m people on earth The
aa the city that has already Of the former vii
age f 81 W basnt;so1r s;,,..a 49,
mountains with running streams and pleasing scenery growing
Of Which it bound to be- the Of ade vs..
write OF what know and of what have We
is ye Eo% the s n ei has arrived
when the deveopmnt of hidden will
to the front.
SOUTH WILLIAMSON
South Williamson the Kentucky portion CITY where in
will Be buded with its and otef
importance We have talked Of the future Of Williamson
years ago and every word then has We talk
pOSSDlteS
only been shadow what the foundation
here The wealth producing bring
prosperity comfort and contentmen to all who dwell in this happy
these passing thoughts penned induce
come here That is entirely with the some
times have spamodc outburst of enthusiasm
given blessings that makes feel like telling all humanity
the advantages Of this favored section.
his city and vicinity growing all
wealth increasing Williamson expendng spreading out
and happy the thought that nabt
try on earth II should happen this
West Vgnian office and let tell about Williamson
country and the great future that is for this immediate
ubiant breathing its atmosphere of wonderful develops
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
cIeanIno RottIes

To clean water bottles. pickle Jars,
or any glass that is stained. wien un.
able to get the hand in to wash prop
erly, crush the shell Of an egg small
enough to get through the neck of the
bottle. add q little warm water, shake
well. and you will not only find the
glass clean, but the bottle nicely pol
ished.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21

For some time the doctors have
been skirmishing about the idea of
creating life artificfally, Life remarks
The latest reports from Europe in
dictate that this is now an assured
fact and the manufacture Of life win
doubtless soon be placed upon com
mercial basis.
We cannot but regard this as a
great calamity. The tariff. the in
crease in gold and many other causes
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Lemon Butter.

Instead of cranberry sauce try lem
on butter with your meats and turkey.
one cup Of white sugar. two lemons,
two eggs, lump of butter. Beat eggs,
not too stiff, add sugar. then strained
Juice Of lemons, then butter. Place
In double boiler and cook until thick.
stirring most of the time. Serve cold.
Mothers Magazine
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
sausaees Cooked in Batter.

Four tablespoons Of -four, one pint
of milk, one egg Beat the batter five
minutes. pour boiling water over one
pound Of sausage and pull of the
skins. Place in baking dish. pour the
batter over them and bake till nice
and brown on top.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21

Every man would be king and every
woman queen.
Unless we can keep down the tota.
supply Of human beings there is trou
Bile ahead.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Wearing Out His Thatch.

Il notice that the gentleman who IL
now walking Son his head for on.
edification is slightly bald"
mo wonder. Walking on onet
head must be more discouraging tc
the growth of hair than all the dand.
ruff microbes In existence"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Apple .Frltters.

T Cut apples in thick slices, make q
batter Of two eggs, one cup milk. little
salt and -four. Dip apples in the bat
ter and fry in deep hot fat. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
HOW HE LANDED THE FISH
Expert Angler Saw Situation and With
True Genius Seized the OPP
portupity.

Bob Esam stood six feet six in his
socks, lived in the mountains OF West
Virginia and kept pack Of 40
hounds said New York angler.
He was not only q mighty hunter,
but an expert and resourceful fisher
man.
while he was out on the back
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS ALL.
AROUND THE TOWN

THE IDEAL SPOT FOR HOMESEEKERS AND THOSE
LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT LOCATION; THE PLACE
FOR THE YOUNG MAN WITHOUT CAPITAL; A SURE
PROPOSITION FOR THOSE WITH MONEY TO INVEST:
UNLIMITED NATURAL WEALTH IN COAL, OIL AND GAS
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
GATHERING THE cRANBERpILS

HE household year, like the
year of the nation, has it's
red-letter days and it's Joy
GUS anniversaries. Around
Thanksgiving the sweetest
associations Of the home
and the tenderest memo
ries of the nation meet
and cluster. Do you ever
41.1I~ x, +bir
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
INTERNATIONAL
SUNlYSCIlOOL
LESSON

IBy r. O. SELLERS. Director OF Eve
ming Department The Moody Bible In
stitute of Chicago)
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
F YOU ARE SEEKING A LOCATION.
COME TO WILLIAMSON, w. VA.

COME AND LOOK THE GROUND OVER AND TAKE IN
THE SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES IN
BUSINESS CLIMATE AND SURROUNDINGS
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21

The writer only few knew this a cultivated
cornhed but prosperous little city, with paved streets,
granothc sidewalks system of works.
trio lights and all the other Improvements which go make
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

"There is i'm Seattle tonight an
honest woman, a loving woman,
who has been upon her knees
all day weeping and praying that
the stigma of u prisoner husband
should not be placed upon her
babe-a stigma they would car
nv all their lives. This woman
is hoping with an aching heart
that she, her two babes and my
self are not disgraced forever.
~ never profited one penny
from any sales to the govern
ment. never authorized any
one to approach juror, further
more l warned against it.
II would not make this plea
for myself. A man is supposed
to stand anything that comes to
him and what say is not for my
self but for those whom l love
and are dear to me-"
With the foregoing dramatic
speech, the first he ever made in
his life, Charles E. Houston, con-
victed for defrauding the govern
ment of $4,000 and conspiracy
to obtain contracts at an alb
sorbtant rate, manager of the
Pacific Coast Coal company of
Seattle, the largest concern of its
kind in the northwest, faced
Judge Cushman in federal court
last night for sentence, every
resource of expert counsel hav-
ing been exhausted to save him
from prison. But it availed
naught. He had conspired to de-
fraud the government on collu-
sive coal bids and must go to
Jail.
The picture he drew brought
tears to the eyes of the little
band of spectators and friends
who accompanied him but it
could not save him from prison
bars.
"It is the sentence of the court
that you pay fine of $4,000 and
be imprisoned in the King
county Jail for one year." said
Judge Cushman.
John H. Bullock, who was for
merly president of the John j.
Sesnon company, also convicted
of being in the conspiracy, re-
ceived a like sentence.
Senator Piles for Houston and
]. j. McCafferty for Bullock both
made strong pleas for their
clients.
Considering the fact that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
BURGLAR
PUT TO
FLIGHT

An unsuccessful attempt to
hold up the dOOrkeeper at the
Brotherhood of American YeOmen
dance last night in Fraternity hall
ended in the severe beating up of
the lone bandit and somewhat
ignominiOus escape after he had
been sent tumbling down the
stairs by f. A. English, an officer
of the lodge, and +. B. Leslie, a
member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie, who live
at 3119 Seventh avenue, were
among the late guests. Ascend
ing the stairway just ahead of
them was a man neatly dressed
whom Mr.. Leslie saw drawing a
revolver from his pocket.
Selling him from behind and
calling to Mr.. English, who was
attending the door on the landing
above, Mr.. Leslie pinned the
mans arms immovably to his
body. Together the two Yeomen
sent the would-have-been despera-
do rolling to the bottom of the
stairs.
The man picked himself up and
made good his getaway down the
ctraat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
Can You Roll a Cigarette
With One Hand? TRY It

IL Macklyn Arbuckle were not
an actor-and a mighty good one,
by the way-he'd rather be a
railroad engineer!
Now isn't that a hot ambition
for "A big husky fellow like Mack
lyn Arbuckle?
When Arbuckle was little
chap-he was small once upon a
time like all of us, of course-he
decided that he would rather be
the boss of a train of cars than
anything he knew about. Papa
Arbuckle humored him and spent
quite few pieces of change out
of the Arbuckle family exchequer
in buying tin, then iron, then steel
railroad trains for his young
hopeful.
All, little did Arbuckle Pere
ever dream that his strapping son
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
OFFICER
ON THE
WATCH

"I stood at gath and Pacific
avenue last evening for some time
and / could not see but that the
service going south was pretty
fair, except at one time when the
cars failed to get back regularly
Then there was about 12 minutes
when there was no car"
Such is the report of Inspector
d. o. Smith the first night after
the new street car ordinance went
into effect.
Smith is not arresting anybody
yet.
81 am investigating to find out
Just where the service seems to
actually need improvement, and
then l am going to try to see that
it is improved.
For the first night rush the in
spector took the South Tacoma
line cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
GAMBLER
SLAYERS
TO DIE
ALL FOUR OF GRAY MURDER
CAR WHO SLEW HERMAN
IiOSENTHAL ARE CON-
NICTED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-After
52 minutes deliberation the jury
sitting i'm the case of the four
men charged with the actual kill
Ing of Gambler Herman Rosen-
thai were found guilty this after
noon of murder in the first de-
gree.
The convicted men are Harry
Horrowitz, alias "Gyp the Blood"
Lefty Louie" Rosenberg, "Dago
Frank" Cirofici and "Whittey"
Lewis.
The gunmen paled when the
verdict was announced, evident
ly not having appreciated the
portend of Justice Goff's charge
to the jury. The murderers
trcmbled as they stood at the
bar, too terrified to speak.
The court announced he would
not hear motions for a new trial
until 10:30 O'Clock tomorrow,
the hour set for imposing sem
tence.
Former Magistrate Wahle, at
torney for the defense. said that
he would move to set aside the
verdict and would carry the case
to the court of appeals, District
Attorney Whitman was not pres
ent when the verdict was re-
turned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
TACOMA POLICE FOIL
PLANS OF ISLANDER
AND JAP GIRL ELOPERS

Rigo Custodio, the young elop
ing Porto Rican, and his Japan.
ese sweetheart, Josie MurOako
are today making legal prepara.
tons to defeat the purposes OF
the girls wealthy merchant fa-
ther who caused their arrest
here i'm an attempt to prevent
their wedding.
The couple arriving here last
evening from San Francisco with
intentions, they say, of visiting
the county auditor today for a
marriage license, were siezed by
Detectives Ellison and Harkins.
Custodio is charged with abduc-
tion. T. Muroako, the maiden's
father, swore to the warrant and
the arrest was made by order of
Chief of Police White of San
Francisco, where the Muroako
family is one of the wealthiest
of the Nipponese quarter.
Confident that they will be
able to frustrate the plans of the
pater Muroako when they are al
lowed to go to Seattle, both are
in good spirits this morning.
Miss Muroako says she can OBJ
tain proof in Seattle that she
is 10 years and 5 months old,
which will free her lover of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

box which held several sticks of
dynamite i'm his arms, marched
into the central police station
here and warned everybody in
the building to get out. Police
men, city officials and prisoners
rushed to the street.
For nearly an hour the masked
madman held the whole police
force of the city at bay and thou
sands of spectators huddled about
the building.
Just as the police had decided
that the only way to get" the
masked man would be by shoot
ing him, two detectives crept
upon the man from behind and
felled him to the ground. His
identity has not yet been estab-
lished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

charge of abduction.
''Never mind, dear" she told
Custodio when she was allowed
to see him this morning. 1--WE
will be married yet"
And Custodio sighed deeply
through the bars and couldn't eat
his breakfast.
Explaining how it all came
about Custodio said, with the oc-
casional assistance of his sweet
heart:
I'VE have known each other
for two years. worked for Mr..
Muroako before he retired from
the mercantile. l was his inter-
prefer for could speak Spanish,
American, Japanese, Hawaiian
and South America. Her father
liked ME for his business but not
for his son-in-law. The news
papers told us we could get mar
ried in Seattle and so we came"
Mrs. Muroako, the girls
mother, is in Chicago and knows
nothing of her daughters love
escapade.
The young elopers have en-
gagged an attorney and are await
ing the arrival of an officer from
San Francisco. They say they
they will never go back single.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

would grow up to play the part
of slim" Hoover in THE Round
Up" and roll a cigarette with one
hand.
And, by the way, did you know
the hardest part of Macklyn Ar
buckles role is that same trick
of rolling up the cigarette with
just one digit?
When you go to see the show,
just watch how half the menfolk
gaze upon that cigarette-rolling
stunt with rapt admiration, and
when they see that the trick has
been actually turned-lordy. how
they do applaud!
For it is not fool of job to
roll a cigarette with one hand; 1t
took Macklyn Arbuckle mighty
nigh onto a year to learn that
trick, and he is quite studious
young man at that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

between $4,000 and $4,000 by
the put up job of the coal con-
spirators the sentence is consid-
cred extremely light.
Nothing further has been done
on the matter of the alleged jury
bribing in the case. B. ID. Town
send, government counsel, re-
turns to Portland today and until
he comes back it is not known
whether the statements of Juror
Milleson that he was to be paid
money by G. o. Bates, attorney
for Houston, for making affida-
Wits to try to get the latter off
without prison sentence, will be
further probed or not.
Bail of $4,000 will be fur
nished by the prisoners and they
will appeal their cases to the
higher court at San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

He wore battered old black
hat; long wisps of hair that
should have long ago felt the
hand of the reaper struggled un-
tidily over his coat-collar, and
his linen was unspeakable.
Mild watery blue eyes, not un-
like the blue of the china dog
which your grandmother kept on
the parlor mantle-piece when you
were a youngster, peered out in
quisitively from his pale, blank
face; the loose, weak mouth wore
a querulous sort of smile that
didn't mean much, either negative
or positive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
SHOOTS WIFE,
THEN SUICIDES

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.-Charles
q. Noe, ships carpenter, shot
and killed his wife and a mo-
ment later ended his own life in
her room in the Craig hotel here
today. -
Noe and his wife had been
quarreling for some time, and
last week he threw her out of
their room. after threatening to
cut her throat with q razor.
In the room letter was
found addressed to Dear
Friend" advising great care
lest the husband find out, as
he was in Tacoma last week max
ing inquiries about a man named
May"
1t is the opinion of the police
that the killing followed the
finding of the letter by Noe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
Now Here Little Story Which Proves That Never Can Tell

ried off muttering thanks. The
benefactor stopped to look after
him; he wondered If he would
hike into the fashionable bar on
the corner and buy a gentleman S
drink with that dime.
But just before the shabby
citizen got to the corner he paus-
ed before a nickle-lunch place
and darted in.
The benefacsor walked back
and stared inside curiously.
There sat the other getting out
side of plate of steaming stew.
well. I'll be damned" whis-
pered the benefactor softly to
himsc,P
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

And he shivered as though the
ague had crept into his vitals.
He meandered down the lee
side of Commerce street, hunch-
ing his shoulders in a feeble eff
fort to ward off the pelting rain;
for twas not a nice day to be
abroad on Commerce street yes
terday long about noon.
The nondescript paused several
times along the block as though
to importune hurrying clerks and
dingy-fisted mechanics on their
way to the hurry-up lunch.
Say, Mister" he finally splut-
tered at man who didn't seem
to be in as great rush as his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
News Items From
the HicktoWn Bee

Will Tozier's depot hack is
out of commission today on ac-
count of a sore throat; that is,
Wills got the soar throat, not
the hack.
Mystico, the magician, is
coming to the Academy of
Music tomorrow night. He has
played before all the crowned
heads, o. course. What show
actor that comes to Hicktown
amt?
Marriage is a partnership in
which all the firms assets are
used up on the honeymoon,
Lafe Watertower allows.
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fellows; could / speak to you a
minute?"
The accosted one stopped and
regarded the shrinking creature
in the old black hat; instinctively
lie knew that a touch" was on
the way.
Sure" he responded with bit
of jovialty. you want a dime
to get drink with, don't you?"
and his fingers slipped into vest
pocket.
The wretchedly one nodded
hurriedly, and flushed little.
well, go to it," said the other
man and he handed out the coin.
The man in the black hat hur-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
Y. GUNMEN GUILTY; FIRST DEGREE
The Real "Alkali Ike" and "Bronco Bil''
You Can See AT the Movies Today

BY GERTRUDE NJ. PRICE
The Times Moving Picture Expert
"Ah, goody! there's 'Alkali
Ike again!' A fluffy little lady
with high-piled psyche clapped
her hands like a child as she slid
into seat near the front at the
north side "movies."
"Say, mister, amt y'u goin' t.
have no 'Broncho Billy film to-
night?" a small kiddy with a
good deal of earths rouge on his
eXpectant face called out as he
deposited his ticket at the Scent
theater door and made a dive for
a front seat.
Come on, girls, let's go to the
nickel show this afternoon. They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE
WHO DO NOT THINK

that it is possible to buy good suit OF
clothes for $1,000, but you can, and what is
more, get style, fit and proper materials.
The popularity of the $500 suit is due
primarily to the extensive advertising given
this priced garment. Herbst Clothes Shop,
second floor National Realty Bldg, who
make speciality of tine $500 clothes have
an ad in this afternoons Times OIL page 2.
Read it and judge for Yourself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

name so inseparably to himself
that his own name is forgotten.
"Alkali Ike" is comedian of
the Western Essanay Stock COM
pany at Niles, Cal.
He was the chief character in
the pictures called "Alkali Ike
Plays the Devil" and "Alkali Ike
Stung."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
BRONCHO BILLY!

Once in a great while Gilbert
NJ. Anderson, one of the organ
izers of the Essanay Film Manu-
featuring company man of
large means-likes to throw off
his popular cognomen with his
chaps and colored handkerchief
just to be himself.
"Broncho Billy" as everyone
knows him now, didn't always
have a bank account.
Just now-if stories be true
he has money to burn, and there
can be no question of his popu-
larity in the movies.
Anderson writes many of his
own scenarios and plays practi-
cally all the leads in the western
pictures put on by the Essanay
stock company at Niles, Cal.
Besides that, he is the pro-
ducer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
GAS, CANDLE, ZAM

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 10
G.. B. Evans, gas company en-
ploye, used a candle to find a
leak in a gas pipe. The latest
physicians bulletin reads: Res
piration good, pulse normal, rest
ing easy"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
POLICEMAN BLOWS
HIS BRAINS OUT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.-E. E.
East, 35, former patrolman, blew
the top of his head off with a
shotgun here early today. He had
been i'll for two weeks and was
confined to his bed. Crawling to
closet he secured the gun and
sitting on the floor held it to his
forehead and pulled the trigger
with his toe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
0, LAFF AT THIS!

QBy United Press Leased W'ire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 19.--
Otto Frucht, IS, was given a SEN
tence Of so days on the rock pile
for trying to shoot bird off the
hat of Miss Nellie Kelley. "I
didn't like that bird on Nellie's
hat" he remarked to his honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
YOU HAVE SEEN THESE
THREE AT:
Scenic and Shell tonight.

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are going to have a picture with
my dear old sheriff man in it
you know the one who always
comes in just in time to save
everybody from being killed by
the Indians.
Come on!"
Who said personality didn't
count in a moving picture show?
There probably isn't any CON-
pany which has fastened charac-
ter names to it's player as much
as the Essanay manufacturers.
Here are three of the players
who have made their character
names household words and a lit
tie inside information" about
each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
THE OLD SHERIFF.

It's Arthur Mackley, one of the
directors of the Essanay Western
Stock company.
He's the big, hurley, level
headed protector of the peace;
the hurry-up, Observation-Disclosures
who is almost captured by the
enemy; the one man who can
quell the villain and bring order
out of chaos.
He has played the part of a
western sheriff so much that he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
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OH, MERCY ME!


PARIS, Nov. 19.-The
! master of ceremony in the
Elysee has been informed
that King George of England
is in danger of contracting
illness by the slightest draft
, and that on his travels the
masters of ceremony of the
courts visited must see to it
that he is saved the annoy
ance.
When the king is going
from one room to another Z
5 the draft hunter is sent
ahead to close all doors and
windows.
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