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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Big Increase in Tobacco Crop.

West Virginia's tobacco crop prom.
ises to be much greater this year than
for any year past Nearly all Of this
years crop has been planted and con.
ditions for the early planting were
ideal. The late crop was somewhat
hindered by dry weather, but rains OF
the past week are expected to bring
it out. Reports from Putnam, Lin.
coin and Cabell counties, where the
greater part of the states output is
grown, are to the effect that the crop
Is in first class condition.
The tobacco grown in this state is
almost exclusively Burnley.
Two years ago some $4,000 acres in
West Virginia were planted in tobacco
Market conditions were not good and
last year there was somewhat of fall
ing Off in planting. This year it Is
estimated that about 1880 acres are
planted. The yield on an average il
634 pounds to the acre.
The tobacco grown in Lincoln and
Putnam counties is among the best
grown in the country, being especially
high in cigar stock.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
BEST craftsmanship
WEST VIRGINIA SOLDIER ExcELs
IN INTERNATIONAL MATCH
At Stockholm, Sweden, Which Are !
{ Part Of the olympic
Games.

Charleston.-Member of the West
Virginia National Guard are elated
over the result of the international
rife shooting matches which were q
part Of the Olympic games at Stock
holm, Sweden. The rife matches took
place Saturday and the military team
representing the United States won
drst prize. Capt. Cornelious Louis
Burdette, of Charleston, w. Va, il a
member of that team and made the
highest individual aggregate score.
! The aggregate team scores were:
United States, 1858; Great Britain
1000; Sweden, 1875; Africa, 1881;
France, LETT; Norway, 1,476; Greece
1,439; Denmark, 1,412; Russia, 1,4o1;
Hungary, 1884.
The aggregate individual scores Of
the United States team were: Bur
dette, 288; Briggs, 2s4; Adams, 2S3;
Jackson, 279; Osborn, 27s; Sprout ZIG
This is out of possible 300.
The United States team was also
first in the 500-nieter international
team championship for rife shooting
Capt. Burdette is the instructor in
rife practice of the West Virginia
National Guard and lives in Raleigh
county. In the practice of the Uni
ted States team at Annapolis before
leaving for Stockholm he broke the
worlds record at 600 meters, making
~ bulls eyes out of possible Is
The targets used were 16-inch instead
Of the usual 20-inch used in the Uni
ted States army competition.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
CORNER STONE LAID
FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILD
ING At CHARLESTON.
Impressive Ceremonies BY Masons
and Inspiring Address BY Pub
lie Men.

Charles Town, w, va.-.The corner
stone of Charles Towns new high
school building was laid. the exercises
being under the auspices Of the Grand
Lodge, "A. F. M. and A. M, Of West
Virginia, Colonel Braxton d. Gibbon,
Of Charles Town, presiding. A parade
Of the school children and various or
CARNATIONS marched to the building
where the ceremonies took place. Ad.
dresses were delivered by Hon. Tracy
L. Jefferds, of Harpers Ferry. ana
Colonel Forrest M. Brown, OF Charles
Town. Patriotic songs were sung by
the children and assemblage. A pleas
ing feature of the parade was the pony
brigade, consisting Of eighteen E.tIe
girls and boys, who attend school from
the country, ridingsto and from school
on these ponies.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
STUDYING THE WORK
STATE BANKING COMMISSIONERS
PREPARING HIS FORCE FOR
EFFICIENCY.
Visits Meeting Of National Examiners
of Three States In Louisville.

Frankfort-State Banking Commits
sioner Thos j. Smith is determined
to start his new department with a de-
gree of efficiency that will be effective
IN accomplishing the purposes or the
statute under which 1t was created.
All his force are experienced in the
banking business, having had at least
four years experience, and he has
obtained the consent Of the Comp
troller of the Currency for his examine
ers to accompany national bank ex-
aniiner to familiarize themselves with
filed work before beginning active OPP
srations. In the meantime the neces-
sary blanks are being secured and
the Office force is organizing for its
work
Commissioner Smith attended a
meeting of the national examiners of
Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio at Louis
Vile at the invitation of Percy II.
Johnston, head of the department in
these three states, and heard prob
lens of the work discussed by expert
enced men. 1t was through Mr.. john
sou that Commissioner Smith secured
permission for his examiners to watch
the work of the national field force.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Commissioners meet.

4
The telephone law passed by ME
General Assembly, entitled IAN aci
further to regulate telephone com
panies," is to come under the scrutiny
of the State Railroad Commission and
telephone officials this month.
AT the request OF the companies the
commission decided to hold a special
meeting with representatives of the
telephone companies in Louisville July
13 to come to some understanding in
regard to the commissions juriSdic
ton and Its requirements
The second clause of the new law
says: mo telephone company doing 9
toll line business shall consolidate un
der authority o. this act with any
other company doing a like business
whose lines serve the same co1pmani
ties or localities, or purchase, lease OF
operate the plants or lines of such
other company until the Railroad Com
mission, after such investigation RS II
deems necessary shall determine that
no substantial public benefits result
from the separate existence of such
companies and that actual competitive
conditions do not exist and has signi
fed such determination in resolution
consenting to such consolidation, lease
sale of operating arrangement"
The commission at its meeting had
before it a letter from the Louisville
Henderson & ST. Louis railroad, an
nouncing substantial reduction in
rates between South Carrollton and
Madisonyille. The first-class rate, for
instance, has been reduced from 55 to
% cents. J. F. Wolcott, of South Car.
rollton, complained that he was una
BILE to ship direct to Madisonville over
the NJ, H. & E., and L. C N. branch
but was compelled to ship by way OF
Guthrie. The railroads action was
voluntary after investigating the con.
ditions.
The Paducah Commercial Club
scored twice. Reparation in the sum
of $184.S6 was ordered in favor of the
Cohankus Manufacturing company
against the Illinois Central, and OF
$481.16 in favor of the Paducah Brew
ing company against the same road
These decisions are based on an or.
iginal opinion reducing the rates on
West Kentucky coal from 80 to SO
cents.
The case of the Lexington CONNER.
cial Club against the L. & N, South.
ern, c., N. o. & T. P. and C. & o. will
be heard at Lexington July IL.
Relief was granted the Louisville
Henderson & St Louis road from the
long and short-haul clause at various
Kentucky points on the line designated
as railroad and river traffic competing
points, which will enable it to reduAs
the fares.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Telephone Merger.

Telephone merger.
The Christian-Todd Telephone COM
pany, which was Incorporated with
100000 capital stock, held its annual
election of officers, as follows: Presi-
dent, R. e. Cooper; ID. Gordon Ed
yards, general manager; Frank G..
Hoge. secretary. Immediately follow
4ng the election announcement was
made that the new company would
take over the properties of both the
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph
company and the Home Telephone
company Physical connection be-
tween the two plants will be made
and they will be run as one system.
The company will begin business with
5000 telephones in the counties of
Christian and Todd. The organization
is said to be the beginning of big
merger of telephone systems in that
section. The incorporators of the new
million-dollar concern are J. M. Halley
and r. E. Hastings, of Atlanta, Ca;
R. e. Cooper and F. G. Hoge, of Hop
kinsville; B. B. Petrie, Of Elkton, and
J. B. Hoge, of Cleveland.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Must Remain Sober.

Acting Gov. E. j. McDermott grant
ed conditional pardon to Rec Wright,
colored, sentenced in Mclean county
to from one to five years for voting
twice in one election" Wright's de-
tense was that he was too drunk to
know he was voting the second time.
The judge failed to charge the jury to
consider whether the defendant was
too drunk to have criminal intent and
the petition for pardon stated that
Wright was too poor to appeal the
case. The county officials Joined in
the petition.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
State Fslr Announcement.

Special days at the Kentucky State
fair, September GA, inclusive, and
the chairmen, have been announced
by Secretary ]. L. Dent, as follows:
Monday, September s-Governor's
Day Educational School Children's
Day. Prof. Barksdale Hamlet,
chairman; Prof. e. o. Holland, vice
chairman.
Tuesday, September 10-Farmers'
Day-Good Roads Day. H. A. Som
mers, Elizabethtown, chairman; Chas.
e. Barker, Pembroke, vice chairman.
Wednesday, September 11,-Louis-
vile Day-Indiana Day. w. O. Head,
mayor OF Louisville, chairman; Adam
Heimberger. New Albany, Ind. vice
chairman.
Thursday, September 12.-All Ken
lucky Day-Press Day. E. d.. Shin
nick, Shelbyville, president Kentucky
Press association, chairman.
Friday. September I'D. Fl. Kin
cheloe, Madisonville, KY. chairman.
Saturday, September 14-Boosters'
Day. D. B. G.. Rose, chairman.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
New Game Law Effective.

What might well be termed Ber-
til!on system, without the measure
ments of the head and arms, became
effective in Kentucky, when the new
hunters license law went into effect.
To get a license, the would-be hunter
must give his age, height, weight and
the color of his hair and then he must
pay 81 for a slip of paper showing
that he has the right to hunt in the
state. The first license was issued to
Joseph G.. Sachs, president of the Ken
lucky Fish and Game Club. He beat
Emil Pragoff, treasurer of the club, by
nose, getting his application In to
the State Game Warden short time
ahead of the treasurer.
The new law requires every hunter
who wanders afield to have license,
and attaches a penalty of $50 for the
transfer Of 1t. The money accumu-
lated in this way is to be spent in the
propagation of fish and the protection
OF game of all kinds. The license
must always be with the hunter who
owns It.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
OBSERVE HOME COMING WEEK.

New Martinsville, w. Va.-Arrange-
ments are being made by the board Of
trade for a home coming week and a
committee will be appointed to make
the necessary arrangements for OBJ
tanning attractions for the celebration.
While as yet, the date has not been
decided upon definitely, it will be some
time between the middle and the lat.
ter part Of August. The local aviator,
S. g. Coombs, will by that time. have
his Curtis Biplane ready for flight and
1t is the intention of the citizens to
secure If possible his services.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
To Make Complete inspection.

Complete inspection of every line
Of railroad tracks in Kentucky will
be made by the State Railroad Com
mission before the next assessment is
made Plans are being made for
Commissioners Finn, Klair and Gar
rett,f accompanied by Rate Clerk
Prowse, to start on their inspection
September 1. Secretary Tobin said
that the inspection will be the most
thorough ever made, and the party
will be engaged for weeks in the work.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Wreck KILLS many.
~ DIE WHEN TRAINS CRASH IN
FOG THAT HIDES BLOCK
SIGNALS.
SIXTY SERIOUSLY INJURED
Lackawanna Express Speeds Into Rear
Of String Of Coaches Filled With
Crowds Going Home for the
Fourth.

Corning. N. r, July 6.-W est-bound
Lackawanna train No. IL. flying
through dense fog at Go miles an
hour, at 6:25 o'clock Thursday morn
ing crashed into the rear of passenger
train No. Q at Gibson, three miles east
Of here. killing Al, persons and injur-
ing between fifty and sixty.
Thirty-fcur bodies have been taken
from the debris. The work OF identi-
fication progressed slowly.
The fact that many Of the passen-
gers were undressed greatly delayed
the Identification OF the dead and OF
the injured who were unconscious.
There was nothing upon many OF the
bodies to aid in the identification.
One of the unidentified bodies was
that Of young bride. She had upon
her finger ring bearing within the
inscription ST. C. M. and A. B., July
3, 1912" On the body Of another,
woman, unidentified, was found moth
ing but pendant set with an anne
thyst and three pearls. The body OF
little girl five. or six years old was
among the unidentified. .
The passenger train, which runs
from New York to Buffalo, had been
standing on the track for minutes
when the express train, which car
ried no passengers, struck 1t In the
rear at full speed. The two day
coaches attached to the rear Of No.
were hurled down an embankment
and the express plunged half way
through the rear Pullman of the
standing train before 1t came to q
stop.
Latrobe, Pa, July 8.-Friday q
heavy freight train crashed into a
passenger train comprising an engine
and q coach one mile from Ligonier
on the Ligonier Valley railroad. Over
twenty-five persons were killed and
more than thirty injured. several
fatally.
The trains came together on sharp
curve. the freight, drawn by two loco
motives, completely demolishing the
passenger engine and coach, and hurl-
Ing the passengers in all directions.
Many bodies were found hundred
feet from the track. Every person in
the coach was either killed or in
jured.
The cause OF the wreck. Is not
known, although 1t Is supposed to
have been a misunderstanding of sig
nails. The engineer and fireman Of
the second engine hauling the freight
have made no statements. The crews
Of the passenger engine and the first
freight locomotive were killed.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Disposed of GoodIy Number.

The Court of Appeals disposed Of
BIT cases at the last term. according
to a report made by Clerk Robert L.
Greene. OF these cases. 300 were af-
firmed, IS reversed, 10 dismissed and
was certified to. Judge Hobson
wrote the opinion of the court in 4s
cases, Judge Carroll in "A, Judge Las
ring in Al, Judge Mum. who was Ill
much of the term, in ~ Judge Winn
in 80. Judge Miller in 80. and Com
missioner Clay wrote 40.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
ELEVATOR FALLS.

Piedmont, w. Va.-An unfortunate
accident occurred at the Piedmont
Grocery connpany's wareroom. Earl
Blaker and Arnold McGreevy were on
the elevator with a quantity of mer.
chandise, when the cable broke and
precipitated the elevator from between
the second and third floors to the
basement. Mr. Blaker had a number
of his teeth broken, one knocked out
and his face badly cut, besides being
bruised and generally shaken up, and
McGreevy had his back and neck badly
strained and was otherwise bruised.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Holds Exam at Charleston.

The state board of optometry held a
session to examine applicants for GER
tiflcates to practice in that state. Six
applicants reported for the examina-
ton. They are: Mrs. s. 81 Steele, A.
H. Lewis, Welter McCould, j.. w.
Branfass, ]. H. Montcourt and E. F.
Collins.
The members of the board holding
the examinations are: E. A. Hildreth
! of Wheeling, Jules H. Zilfikin Of Wells
burg, John R. Koch of Hinton and H.
N. Laban of Grafton.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
JEWELRY STORE ROBBED.

Charleston, w. Wa bold robbery
which occurred at the jewelry store
Of William Swank & Co, on Capitol
street, caused loss to that firm OF
about 800. Five watches, two silver
handbags and two gold chains were
taken from the display window, the
burglar having broken hole in the
plate glass, on the side next to the
hallway, large enough to put his arm
through and secure the goods. The
robbery is thought to have occurred
aboutl3 O'Clock in the morning.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
A RUNAWAY.

Wellsburg, w. Va.-Dr. H. v. Har.
den, Of this city, had narrow escape
in runaway here. Seated in his bug
81, he was driving up Eighth street.
About the time he reached Charles
street boy threw frecracker under
the horses feet. The animal plunged
and started to run. Besides being
rather badly shaken up, Dr., Harden
escaped unhurt
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
239 WARSHIPs TO GATHER
Assemblage Next Tuesday In England
VIII Excel That for King
Georges Coronation.

London. July 5.-Wonderful as was
the naval assemblage at Spithead last
year oscommemorate the coronation,
1t will be excelled by the feet which
will gather next Tuesday. There will
be 239 warships Of every kind. drawn
up in six lines, along a total length
Of thirty miles. Nineteen admiraIs,
flags will be flown.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
LEAGUE CONVENTION.

Warrington, w. Va.-A large num-
Der of visitors were In the city to at
tend the Morgantown District Ep-
worth League convention, which was
held in the First M. e. church Of
Warrington. About one hundred dele
gates representing the Epworth
Leagues OF the district were in at
tendance. !. A. good program was car
ried out on both days, and frae enter
tainment vas provided Cor the dele
gates.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
School For Farm Boys.

Secretary J. L. Dent, Of the Ken
lucky State Fair, announced that a
feature of the fair. which begins Sep
TENDER 8, continuing one week, would
be school for farmer boys, with its
object that of inducing lads to develop
greater interest in the farm and less
of an inclination to migrate to the city
Plans for the school, which will be in
the nature of boys camp, were dis
cussed by Secretary Dent and Prof. T.
R. Bryan, of the State Agricultural
Station. 1t Is planned to bring one
boy from every county in the state
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
starving Out Troublesome Pigeons.

Starving Out Troublesome Pigeons.
City hall pigeons are once more UNI
der the ban in Philadelphia. and Dr.
rector Porter is the man who is trying
to get rid of them. Instead Of at
tempting to do this. as Mayor Reyburn
and Director Clay did. by putting up
wire screen at the entrance and turn
Ing the hose upon the pigeon roosts.
the director proposes to try the star
walton plan upon the focks.
He has issued orders to the city hall
guards to stop all persons from feed
Ing the birds in the courtyard and
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11

An Ohio gambler made q unique
proposal in asking to have an opera
tion performed on his brain to relieve
him Of the gambling fever instead Of
y penitentiary sentence. He was eyi-
IDENTITY 30 much cut up by the latter
prospect that he preferred the real
king by the knife. - 4.a. 1890
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Penltentiary Report.

Gov. Glasscock received the usual
monthly report of the affairs during
the month Of June at the State Peni-
Tertiary, Moundsyille. 1t is as fol
lows:
Received from state courts, 26; wit
nesses returned, /; violating pardon,
Total, %. Population June 1, 1912,
1.159; population June 80, 1912, 1,155;
daily average, 1,154 $3.50.
Discharged: Expiration Of sentence,
2s; pardoned. 8; paroled, i; died. q
Total, 80.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Not Under Law.

J
State hospitals for the insane are
not publicly frequented places" in the
opinion Of Attorney General Garnett,
who in an opinion given holds that the
individual drinking cup law does not
apply to them.
The opinion was rendered at the re-
quest of the State Board of Control.
The health officer at Lexington de-
manded that the superintendent of the
Eastern State Hospital comply with
the law, which prohibits the use Of the
public drinking cup In certain speci-
fed places and publicly frequented
places" The state institutions were
not specified and President Wall OF
the State Board of Control said 1t
would be practically impossible to
have the 1900 inmates of the institu-
ton use individual cups and he be-
lieyed the law-did not contemplate any
such requirement.
Attorney General Garnett said the
question hinged on whether or not the
places" No Kentucky decision was
found that fits the case, but the defini-
ton of public place as "a place
where all persons have right to go
was found In decisions elsewhere. In
the opinion of the Attorney General
the state hospitals, being places which
people may enter only upon invitation
or permission, are not public places IN
that sense The office of a hospital
where the public has right, he ex
cepted from the opinion.
AS to the point made that the law
is an exercise of the police powers oil
the state and a sanitary measure ap
plicable as much to the patients in a
/ hospital as to the general public At
torney General Garnett in his opinion
calls attention to the fact that the
hospitals are in charge of corps Of
trained physicians, whose duty it is te
look after the health of the patients.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11

Redbirds, known technically as Ken
lucky cardinals. We're never known to
be so plentiful as this spring, and II
is no unusual thing to see gangs Of
ten To fifteen at one time. Heretofore
they have been seen only In pairs, .
male and female. The male IL
beautiful bird OF bright red. the female
being Of more brownish tinge.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
ROBERT DONOVAN DEAD.

Bayard, w. Va.-Robert 3. Donovan,
OF Bayard, died at the Davis Memorial
hospital, Elkins, w. Va. He was q ma
tive Of Virginia and was brother OF
the late Rev. John D. Donovan, who
was a presiding elder of the Virginia
conference Of the United Brethren
church. He held the Offices of deputy
sheriff and deputy county assessor
and was once chief of police.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
LOSES LIFE IN RIVER.

Charleston, w va. Charles Kane,
aged il, son Of John E. Kane, car
penter, lost his life in Kanawha river
when he tried to swim to one of the
piers of South Charleston bridge. Hin
sister and a girl friend were in bath.
ing with him.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11

Boodlers many years ago acquired
by experience strong distate for TAX
ing the Doodle in the form of checks.
They will now be forced by reason of
the advance in modern methods to be
strictly on their guard against the
lurking and insidious dictograph.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
Getting Ready for maneuvers.

Plans for the movement Of the en-
tire brigade, Kentucky National Guard,
to the training camp near Admission,
Ala, July %, are rapidly being ma
tured by the force under Col. J. Tan
dy Ellis, Acting Adjutant General.
With the Kentucky brigade will be
encamped the Fifth Alabama, the
Second South Carolina, the Seven
teenth U. s. Infantry from FIT. Nc
Pherson and the Eleventh U. s. Caval-
ry from FIT. Aglethorpe. Gen. Wath-
ersteen, U. s. A., will be in command
Of the training camp.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11

The new battleship Arkansas Is de-
,clared to have proved herself the
swiftest in the world. Well, If we
must have batteships it is some COM
fort to know we have the best-at
least until somebody else builds bet
ter.