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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
COBB IS TO ASK
A BIC PAY BOOST
Ty Thinks It's Time 20 Demand
$4,000 for a Seasons
Services.
is AT TOP OF HIS SPEED
Greatest CT Drawing Cards and Leads
the American League in
Batting.

Detroit, Mich. Oct. lily Cobb
will ask for salary on his next con-
tract that will eclipse anything ever
handed out in baseball. His three
year contract expires this year and
he will hit the Tiger management for
something between $4,000 and $4,000
e year on his next three year paper.
The Georgian figures he is now at
the top of his speed. He realizes that
now is the time TO get more money,
for during the next three years he
will be at his best. After that he may
slow up and cannot expect to be paid
more money.
No one appreciates better than Cobb
the fact that he is a great drawing
curd. On the testimony Of the gate
he is the greatest in the game. Every
where the Tigers go they draw bet
tel than many clubs well up In the
race. The reason IS Cobb.
ALL CLUBS APPRECIATE HIM.
Connie Mack said last year: I'VE are
drawing two-thirds the number OF peo-
Pic Detroit is drawing. / have figur-
ed out the reason; It is the young Eel,
low In Detrolt's centerneld"
Every club in the league realizes
tho value OF Cobb as d drawing card
He means extra dividends for seven
clubs besides the one he plays for
/ People who care little for baseball and
many who have no particular inter
est in any team go to the park when
Z Detroit plays, for no other reason than
/ to see TyTus perform,
/ He is the greatest press agent in
the game. There is no one engaged
ia entertaining the public as widely
advertised as he. And Cobb alway;
delivers the goods.
LEADS LEAGUE IL BATTING.
/ Few are the days IA the season wheT
he is not pulling something new or do
ing something that no other ball play
eT ever accomplished. All these thing
considered, he is worth about tEic'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
WET WEATHER KEEPS
AUTOISTS FROM FAIR

Rock Island county autoists have
small chance to land any Of the prizes
offered tourists at the state fair A
number Of parties had expected to
make the run 10 Springfield to attend
the state fair, but Captain A. W. Trev-
o: registered only two, these Of W. J.
Sweeney and Or. b. +. Jones. which
loft here last Saturday and arrived at
the state capital Sunday Tho run was
made in 10 hours, actual travelling
time. which was not bad for the III
miles. Wet weather, which began the
first OF the week. discouraged others
v no might have started otherwise The
state fair ends tomorrow, when the
winners of the prizes will be an
nCunced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11

the others profession" said the &C
tor. "As a matter of fact, the two
callings are very closely allied. No
man who cannot address a public
meeting and convince of his sincerity
could be successful either as player
or a minister. 1t is a fact that
very large number of actors are the
sons of clergymen, and l do not think
this at al strange. For myself, |
suppose l have rather more connec-
tions among the clergy than most &C
tors have. My father is clergyman.
My grandfather was one, and so was
my great-grandfather. | have broth
er and two brothers-in-law who are
clergymen. | am the only actor in
the outfit, and l suppose | was really
headed for the church. At any rate,
I was in ST. Pauls cathedral choir
when ! was a boy. When Wilson
Barrett caught my young admiration,
I made up my mind to go on the stage,
and their was no parental opposition.
After a while went with Sir Her
bert Tree, and it was with his COM
pany that / made my first visit to Ber-
lin. London had been very kind,
attitude extra severe. We put on
Richard H. and dressed up in heavy
armor to mount horses supplied by
the kaiser from his own stables. The
German papers devoted a lot of space
TO our performance. They said we
could ride splendidly. I've tried to
forget what they said about our act
ing. The audiences in Berlin were
the coolest l ever played to-and in
London the people in the stalls don't
exactly overwhelm one with their
heartiness, even If they like the per-
Torrance.
why not? Oh, ashamed to show
emotion, l fancy. In America, l I'M
derstand, this Is not the case. No
matter in what part of the house one
sits, | have heard one does not out
rage the proprieties by openly ex-
pressing appreciation when apprecia-
ton is felt. But in London the man
in the stalls thinks it not quite good
form to applaud"
Mr. Gill was asked as to his ambi-
tion-the big thing he hopes to do.
'I'll tell you" he said, seriously,
my ambition is to chuck the theatre
for good, and go back into the country
and raise pumpkins bigger than those
Of my neighbor."
But doesn't Broadway appeal to-
Broadway" cut in Mr.. Gill, with
| something that might have savored OF
contempt in one less kindly, Broad
way! BAH"
He Embossed two hundred pounds
and six feet from the big chair and
strobe out to the elevator, heading
for Central park, the closest spo
to the open country he could find
AS he passed out the door of the
| Century theatre, there fioated bacl
! the eloquent exclamation: Broad
way! BAH"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11

as much money as 80 out of 100 play
ers in the American league.
Cobb is as much of an attraction this
season as in previous years. Part of
bis claim for advancement in salary
can be based on a comparison of his
work with the teams.
Ty leads the league in batting, ranks
second in base stealing and is the
third best run getter in Bans organ
ization. In the matter of smuggling
Cobb is the peer of all heavy hitters
in the league.
The Tigers made 621 runs this year
Counting nine men to a team, this to-
tai would mean an average of SO runs
to a man. Ty has scored 1O3, or "a
more than his average. The team has
a total of 1,176 hits, an average of
$50 % to a player. Cobb with his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
Twin Cod, Of War and Melody.

How do Statesmen set themselves
into the frame o. mind TO declare war.
According TO a popular German story.
the method in B!smnrck's case in lS0d
was one that would hardly be suspect
ed. His subordinate Kondeil was an
expert pianist and. rs Sir Mouatstuart
Grant Dun puts it. used. IL Is said.
20 fulfill toward him the function
which David fulfilled toward Saul"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11

On one evening Bismarck was unusual
~ moody, and Kendell surpassed him
self at the piano. "Thanl YOU, my
dear Ecndell." said Bisuar'. finally:
you have soothed re and done NE so
much good. My mind is made up: we
shall declare war a=ainst Austria"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
HAMPTON

Mrs. z. c. Henline and son Carl
were in Chicago on business Satur
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hogue and fam
lily and Mrs. Anna Peterson of Wat
ertown visited with relatives Sunday
]. L. Young has returned from a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
zoe hits is 90 1-3 above his average.
WHAT RECORD SHOWS.

In extra base hits the Tigers have
162 doubles, an average of 1919 per
man. Cobb's 81 doubles give him
SO more than his share Detroit has
"a triples, with an average of 8 30 to
man. Ty with his II has s 10 more
than the average allotment. OF home
runs Detroit has IS, with Cobb possess
ing of them, two and one-half times
his average.
The Tigers have stolen 242 bases,
which gives each man an average of
% 10. Ty has As, or nearly twice the
individual average. The team batting
average is 266 and Cobb has Alb,
which is .147 more than his teams
hitting figure. In smuggling the Tigers
take an average of .34S. Cobb is .228
above that, owning an average of .576
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
An Achievement.

81 don't see why you should be sc
proud OF winning that case" said the
intimate friend. You were plainly in
the wrong"
You don't understand these things
nj all," answered the lawyer. That's
the very thing that makes me SO
proud"-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11

visit with relatives in Loveland, Colo.
A supper and measuring party ~ill
be held at the NJ. E. church Wednes-
day evening Oct. %.
Miss Carrie Blankenfeld and Mrs.
Mae Coe OF Moline and Lewis Hauck
of Silvis visited Sunday with Charles
Ottman.
A meeting Of the Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. will be held Thursday Oct. II
with Mrs. II. w. Harder.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Johnson of Dav-
export visited with relatives Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bishop md
children of Watertown visited at NJ.
Smiths Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11
Faith and Works

Faith without works is like a bird
without wings. who. though she may
hop with her companions here on earth.
yet. II she live till the worlds end. she
will never hy- TO heaven.-Owen Felt
ham
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11

Hoarseness in a child subject to
Group is a sure indication of the APP
proach of the disease. If Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is given at once
or even after the croupy cough has
appeared, it will prevent the attack.
Contains no poison. Sold by all drug
-(Advertisement.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-11

All the news all the time-Tbs
Argus.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

Congress apparently settled down
ito. the conviction that NO adjourn
ment can take place earlier than Au-
gust first. Plans for cooling the
chambers OF the Senate and House
are therefore being made in order to
protect as much as possible from the
rigors of the heated period the states
men who must remain in Washington
at time when ordinarilythey would
be seeking cool mountain resorts and
the national Fairgrounds by the sea.
Great exhaust fans are being INSTALL
ed which will exhause the heated air
from the chambers, 1t is said, every
seven minutes, replacing it by air
from the outside that has been con-
Quoted through vaults stored with
tons of ice. The plan is supposed to
furnish fresh cool air to the laboring
representatives and senators of the
people. Such measures are necessa-
ry, for the reason that both the
House and Senate chambers are en-
tirely shut off by outside rooms from
any immediate access to the outdoor
air. Surmounted as they are by
glass skyGghts on which the sun
beats with all Its power, these rooms
would be, unbearable If some such
means We're not resorted to to make
| them more comfortable.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
RIILE OR Rim.

The best evidence in support of An
affirmative answer to the above ques-
ton is contained in an account of the
recent Republican convention at
Huntington, written by Judge Smith,
of the Parkersburg Dfspatch-News. 1t
was at that convention that the Taft
Machine ran counter to another and
stronger Machine--th Roosevelt ag-
gregation The former were made TO
swallow a good sized dose of their
own medicine. They were paid off in
their own coin They were dealt with
as they have been wont to deal with
others. And consequently, at the
aforesaid Huntington convention, the
adherents of the Taft Machine found
that they cut no more of figure
than did the flies upon the wall.
They were in a far worse condition
than was ever the proverbial poor
boy at frolic.
1t was case of boss against boss
at that convention and the Taft Ma
chine end of the Republican party
had no show against the majority
of the other wing of the Machine
controlled by Roosevelt people, head
ed by Dawson. 1t was a complete ex-
hiibition of rule or ruin, ais Is always
the case with the Republican Machine
of this State 1t is only by such di-
visions that the people will get their
rights eventually.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
outlaws Still in the Mountains

There has been much speculation
as to the whereabouts of Sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards, the two Vim
ginia outlaws still at large, and
there is a difference of opinion as tc
whether they are still in the noun
taips or have left the country but the
story comes here to the effect that
they are still in the ountains and
have never left there.
That DR. Thos. Ashby, of this city,
saw Allen ten days ago is 'corrobo-
rated by story told by a woman,
who Is near relative of the Allen
family, and she says that Sidna has
spent more nights at his own home,
since the shooting than away from
home. She tells how he stays around
home keeping sharp lookout for
suspicious characters or searchers,
and when they put in their appear
ance he disappears in the woods and
back into the mountains.
She says that he is physical and
nervous wreck and ooks little like
his former self for he Us truly broken
in spirit and looks more like hunt
ed criminal than a human being
Evidently he and Edwards have new
er left this section and will remain
here until apprehended or killed
Mount Airy Leader.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA..
At Rules held in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mingo
County. on Monday, the 9Th day Of
May, 1912.
Stella Davis, Plaintiff,
VS.. In Chancery.
Charley Davis, Defendant.
The object OF this suit is to obtain
for the plaintiff divorce from the
defendant, Vineulo Matrimonii.
This day came the plaintiff by her
attorney and upon his motion, and
Iit appearing from an .afidaHit filled
with the papers in this cause that
Charley Davis is nonresident of the
State of West Virginia; it is there
fore ordered that he do appear here
within one month after the first pub
LEGATION of this order and do what
10 necessary to protect his interest
In this suit And it Is further order
ed that this order be published once
week fof our 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 be-
fore decree or judgment is entered
herein
Teste: GUY WHITE, Clerk,
BY A. w. DAMRON. Deputy.
Quesinbury & West, Sol.
May GIT.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
FAIR EXCHANGE

A New Rack for an Old One-How ii
Is Done in Williamson.
The back aches at times with a dull
Understandable feeling, making you
weary and restless; piercing pains
shoot across tn region OF the kid
neys, and again the loins are so lame
to stoop is agony. H NO use to rub or
apply a plaster to the back in this
condition. You cannot reach the
cause. Exchange the bad back for a
new and stronger one. Follow
examule of this Williamson citizen.
Isam Blackburn, vinson ST., Will
hanson. w. Va, says: my expri-
ence with Doans Kidney Pills has
been so satisfactory that ] can rec
ommend them as being one of the
best medicines 10 be had for kidney
trouble. My back was lame and /
knew that this trouble was caused by
my Kidneys. When 1 saw Doan s
Kidney Pills advertised | got box
at the Strosnider-Jenkins Drug Co.
and it's use relieved me In short
time"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Miiburn Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan s.
and take no other.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
The Shifting Renegade.

Our Renegade contingent, the boss
element of them we mean, are great
f1oppers. When they found chance
to steal the county from the Demo-
Gratis, they Topped to the Republicans
and stole their organization. In 1908
they Topped from Scherr to Swisher
over night because it looked like the
State organization was going to
steam rollor Swisher's nomination
through Then they Topped to Glass
cock. EARLY in this campaign they
were in favor of Roosevelt, but when
they got to the dollar dinner at
Wheeling, and found everybody. there
for Taft they renegaded to the Taft
forces. They were not shrewd
enough to catch on that the dinner
was gotten up in Taft's interest
They were such ardent Taft adher-
ents that they did not want to hear
the name of Roosevelt mentioned.
They studiously put their henchmen
to work, kept away from Governor
Glasscock's meetings here and did
the same thing when Hubbard came
in the interest of Roosevelt and the
Roosevelt Club.
But the last and most glaring Rem
egade move of them all was made
when they started out to get Taft
delegation from this county. They
made personal appeal to the ne
groes and brought out their bench
men to round up a gang and by bull
doing and force managed to control
the county primaries, tbut even then
were afraid to instruct and finding
Roosevelt sentiment so overWhelm-
ing they go to Huntington. and as, we
predicted, climbed on the Roosevelt
band wagon, and are now claiming to
be original Roosevelt supporters.
Where, in the name of Thomas
Jefferson and Abe Lincoln, will the
Renegades go next?
Look out when the whole country
goes Democratic this fall, these
same Renegades and political graft
ers and their entire hangers on, will
be appealing to the people to save
chem from the clutches of just re-
tribution They are condemned be
fore the people and their days of
boss rule and political graft are at
an end.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
ATLAS BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION.

The records Of the Probate Court
of New York show that OF 10000
persons above the age of 25 dying
last year, only 1851 left any estate
whatever, and only S84 were worth
$4,000. 90.
Sc per cent. ofthem left no estate
whatever. {
Is per cent. left estates which av-
eraged s1.292.00
9 per cent left estates of over
SIS, 100000.
This is rather a sad commentary.
800 out of the 10000 died without
having accumulated anything for
their families, without building or
buying a home, without having laid
up any money for possible day of
|priyation or want.
Bring the matter home to yourself,
take an inventory of your situation,
and then make your decision. If
you are in the Sc per cent class,
pause! There is absolutely no rea-
son why you should remain there.
See HARRY WILLIAMS, Secretary
of the Atlas iBuildin~ and Loan AS
sociation and he will point you to a
method of saving your money that
will in the course of few years
place you in the per cent. class,
will make you the owner of your
home and independent.
You owe to yourself to sinvesti-
gate the plan OF the atlas Building
and Loan Association.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
The Uniqueness of West Virginia.

II.
West Virginia. with 1873 per cent
of its population born of American
parentage, heads the list of states in
this regard A West yirginiaa writ.
ing to the New York Evening Post
Cnumerates many other points i'll
which this state is unique II is the
youngest state east of the Mississip-
pi 1t is the only state with two
Ianhandles 1t is the most Re-
publican of the Democratic states,
and the most Democratic of the Re-
publican states. The writer contir.
Les
Financially 1t is by all odds the
riches of the poor states, and the
poorest of the rich states. This is to
say West Virginia, despite it's literal
gas, oil, and so on, is taxing its peo-
pie less for the support of it's many
.arge and fine public institutions than
any other state in the Union but one.
Well, it doesn't take much mental
arithmetic to see where such things
as the State University are coming
out, that being the case. And, geo
graphically, West Virginia, is the
Nest eastern of the western states,
and the most western of the eastern
states, the most northern of the
southern states, and the most south
ern of the northern states. There IS
nothing else like it in the Union, the
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

The political revolution tina. has
struck the Connecticut town Of Maui
gatuek began when a Socialist was
elected warden. What has happened
since then is best told by the Hart
ford Times, which abhors Socialism,
but knows q real good thing in prac-
tice when 1t sees 1t:
In making his borough appoint
ments the new Socialist warden of
Naugatuck has not been bound by
party restrictions. His superintend-
ent of streets is a Republican, who
has held the position before. His
borough attorney is a Democrat, as
is also one of the two members of his
board of charities. His selections
show that, as far as he has gone, the
new warden is living up to his ex-
pressed intention of securing efficien-
cy, wherever it may be found
That is what American cities and
towns are suffering for efficiency;
and efficiency spells efficiency, even II
Socialist official makes it possible.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
--,f
Mr.. Voter.

Look at these important subjects,
Mr.. Voter:
/. The Virginia debt.
2. Senator Chilton's bill to col
lect from the national government a
just debt that will pay the Virginia
debt If we owe any of it.
3. Congressman Hamilton's bill
to require the government to pay the
Virginia debt
4. The ever-increasing cost of the
state government.
-. Primary elections that mean
something.
s. Sensible and thorough tax re-
form.
Z. The election of senators by a
direct vote.
S.Decent and practical road legis-
lation.
The Democratic party will give you
direct pledges on these important
subjects. There will be no repubh-
can promises. They have so arranged
1t that there can be no republican
state platform. They propose to go
1t in the dark, or else let the candi-
dates and not the people make the
platform. Are you, Mr.. Voter, pre-
pared to vote i'm the dark on these
questions?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

Only a few more days and we
shall know what the Machine Re
publicans are going to DO as to can
didates. When the 4th of June pri-
mary is over it will then be in order
for the Democrats to get in line. We
shall know whom We are to fight in
the coming political contest and
it should be the endeavor of all good
citizens of the State to get together
and go after the political tricksters
with all their might Then we must
go into politics to redeem the State
and put out of power a set of politi-
clans who are becoming Disguised
with each other as bosses.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
w. G. T. u. COLUMN.
Presif3enf,s T,eftar

Day of Prayer Wednesday June
9Th.
This day has been set apart as a
day of prayer. Call upon every
Christian in West Virginia to observe
this day. Let us assemble in church.
school house or home, forenoon, af
ternoon and night. with an appointed
leader for each hour. Let prayer
unceasing gu up to God. THE fervent
efectual prayer of the righteous
availeth much" Pray for men and
women that they may stand FOR the
right. Pray for the hosts Of men and
women working for the amendment.
Pray for victory at the polls Novcm
Der 9TH. 1t Is not too early to begin
now to arrange with the churches
for the proper observance Of this
day.