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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-17
new styles; Black, Navk and other
BorderIand.


Al series Of ball games being play.
ed each week by two local teams on
the home grounds are creating quite
bit of interest
Political speaking at the Public
hall, Borderland, KY, on Monday
night was largely attended.
Work on the new steel and con
crete coaling station here is pro-
crossing nicely.
Mr. G. G. Clayton, formerly Supt
at No. Plant, is moving his family
to Chattaroy, where they will reside
in the future.
Mrs. Lizzie Newberry, Of Inez, KY,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. William
Deskins, at the Farm
Rev. G. C. Middaugh is out again
after a brief illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Jones, OF
Sunday.
Miss Ida Harris, of Nolan, was a
guest of the Misses Deskins last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Armentrout
left Monday for Roanoke. Va, where
Mrs. Armentrout will spend some
time with relatives.
Mr., and Mrs z. A. Jones are
Huntington visitors THIS week.
Miss Marie Adams has retnrns d
70 her home at Van Lear, Ky, after
a two weeks visit to Mrs. NJ. S.
Lambert.
Mr.. Eben Smith, visited friends Z.
'ichardsen, KY, Saturday and ST..
day last.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-17

1t is seldom that you find Roose-
welt on the defensive, but before the
Senate Investigating committee he
is clearly SO. The Colonel fails to
explain the slush fund contributions
and claims that he was ignorant of
these facts ais developed by the COM
mittee He evades the whole matter
by saying he "did not know it,
while everybody else knew it as an
open secret The Colonl may ease
his own conscience in this matter,
but he cannot deceive the public.
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The people are getting into line
and preparing to down Machine and
boss methods in Mingo county. Ey-
cry day makes them more determin-
ed to contend for honest political
methods and a fair vote in Mingo
county. Give us a square deal and
an honest vote and we shall be sat
isfied, but with nothing less.
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II our roofs, cutters, valleys. iron
fences or any metal surfaces ne I'd
painting use nothing but S-W Metal
astic-an economical, durable and
entirely satisfactory paint for pre-
serving metal surfaces of ali kinds
In Quarts, half gallons and gallon
cans. Sold only by
The A. H. BEALL HARDWARE CO.
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They're going to use billboards
freely in the Taft campaign. Well,
there's a G. O. P. elephant, but do
they hope to turn funeral into a
circus? -Cleyeland Leader.
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A delicious cup Of coffee. You car
have it if you buy Lord Calvert at
THE BEST. Other coffees, anything
to suit your purse and taste.
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SALESMAN WANTED:

To look after our interest in Min
go and adjacent counties. Salary
or Commission. Address
LINCOLN OIL CO., Cleveland, O.
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Advertising Rates Made Known on
Application.
Democratic
Candidates
For President,
WOODROW WILSON,
OF New Jersey.
For Vice President:
THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
or Indiana.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
For Governor
W. R. THOMPSON.
of Huntington,
For Attorney General
@ THOMAS BLEDSOE,
of Charleston
For Secretary of State:-
HAL w DUPUE,
of Richie County.
For treasurer
IGNATIUs DRENNEN,
of Wheeling.
srate Superintendent of free schools
L. w. BURNS,
of Fayette.
For Auditor
w F. ALEXANDER,
NJ Jefferson Comfy
For Commissioners of Agriculture: "a
w. D. SE1NN,
Of Barbour.
For Congressman at large
BEN HEiNER,
of Pendleton County.
For Electors at LARGE
GILBERT D. SMITH,
of Taylor County
WIN. H. SAWYERS,
of Summers County.
BEN BUTCHER,
of Wood County.
For Congress Fifth District:
JAMES F. BEAVERS,
OF Wayne County,
JUDICIAL.
For Judge of 22d Judicial District
CHARLES H. JONES,
of Mingo County.
MINGO COUNTY TICKET.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
S. D. STOKES,
For the Legislature:
HI WILLIAMSON.
For Sheriff
LEE CURRY.
For Assessor:
ROBERT L. HARRIS.
For Member of#County Court;
WILLIAM T. MEADE.
WILLIAMSON DISTniCT TICKET
For Justices of the Peace
j. F. KEYSER.
w. q. CANTRELL.
For Constablos:
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON
LLOYD ALLEY
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JUDICIAL.

For Judge of 22d Judicial District
CHARLES H. JONES.
of Mingo County.
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MrNGo COUNTY TICKET.

WILLIAMSON DISTnICT TICKET
For Justices of the Peace:
J. F. KEYSER.
w. q. CANTRELL.
For Constables:
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON.>~J
LLOYD ALLEY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24

Michael J. Kelly, manager of
the St. Paul American associa-
ton team, is the David Harum of
the game, and the stormy petrol
of the association.
He has more friends who are
'for him" and more enemies who
are "agin him" than any man in
baseball-unless it is Charlie
Murphy of the Cubs.
Kelly has managed St. Paul
from the start, save when he was
blackballed by the league, as. the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24

statement. So insistent were.
they that $4,000 fans signed a.
eve want Kelly" petition, and it,
was sent to the A., A. magnatess
The result was the return Of
Kelly.
Kelly made baseball in St. Paul,
despite the drawing power of,
Minneapolis. He made money
for the stockholders, chiefly by
selling young players for fancy
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24
er as buyer would a, bit of horsehesh."

result of Umpire Brick" Owens
being mobbed by a St. Paul
crowd, followed by some caustic
remarks by Mike to the effect that
Owens was against his team.
During his absence Kelly was in
the Eastern league and St. Paul
went along like a spawned horse.
St. Paul was a winner under
Kelly, and demanded that owner
George Lennon secure his rein
The evening world., 1912-04-16
SEA TWO MILES DEEP
WHERE SANK

HALIFAX. April 16.-The deathbed OF
be so, 100000 steamer Titanic IN OF
hany who must have been dragged with
pr 10 two miles at least below the sur
zee Of the sea.
The calculation was made by an Of
lcial Of the Government Marine De-
)artment. who finds that depth on the
marine chart at . point about 500 miles
rom Halifax and about 70 miles south
the Grand Banks. where he believes
Titanic vent down.
his location 10 midway between Sable
and and Cape Race. and in line with
q dangerous place which. however,
light have proved a place of safety
d there been time to run the Titanic
here and beach her.
The Canadian warship Niobe. which
has one Of tho most powerful wireless
equipments OF any vessel In this vicin'
III. was unable to get In tune with any
Of the ships In the vicinity OF the Titanic
disaster, and the Government station
At Camperdown heard only fragmentary
rsla 8 Of messages.
L.oyd's agent here had not received
late last night any oficial notification Of
che loss Of the Titanic.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
Chief Inspector Says Big Ship
Cannot Carry EnOuqh LnebOats.

equipped with enough nfeboats 70 saw
the passengers. They are required TO be
equipped with enough life p~rescrvcrs, 80
that very passenger car have n and
every member " the crew. This Gov
eminent has no jurisdiction over the
question Of how a vessel from England
or other foreign countries shall be
equipped as to lifcboats.''
Uhier added that eveh American vss-
sells Of great size arc lacking In the
requisite number OF iifeboats. The rea-
% for this, he said. was that In the
case Of vessels carrying m num-
6ers Of passengers II was impracticable
to carry enough boats for lack Of room.
The evening world., 1912-04-16

WASHINGTON. April 1S.--"when II
comes TO vessels OF great size-vessels
of $4,000 tons or so. carrying $500 10
5000 passengers-there are o enough
lifeboats carried to contain the passen-
gers" said Supervising 1nspector-Gen
raj George uhler OF the Steamboat In
spection Service to-day. ut is a con-
summation devoutly 70 he wished that
they should do so. but they don't do II.
After they get up to q certain point they
are equipped with lifeboats according to
tonnage and not according to the num-
Der OF passengers.
AS a rule the great liner are not
The evening world., 1912-04-16

LONDON, April B.-Prefnder AsQuith.
In a brief statement 1 the House Of
Commons this afternoon. gave public
expression to Great Britain's sympathy
In connection with the Titantic disaster.
After reading out to the members the
messages from the white Star Com.
pany already published. the Premier
continued:
Perhaps the House will allow me 70
add this: That I am afra1d we must
brace ourselves to confront one Of those
terrible events IN the order Of provi.
dence which bafne foresight, which
apaii the Imagination and make VI
realize the i~nadeQuacy Of words to do
justice to what We feel.
I'VE cannot nay more at This moment
than TO give . necessarily Imperfect
impression Of u sense of admiration
Ahat the best traditions OF the sea seem
TO have been observed and that Willing
sacrifices were offered TO give the hrst
chance for safety to those who were
least able to help themselves. and OF thu
heartfelt sympathy Of the whole nation
to those who And themselves suddenly
bereaved Of their nearest and dearest"
BER1IDN, April B.-The Speaker o,
the R~eichstag. Johannes Kaempf. q
The evening world., 1912-04-16
SAID BOAT u SINK;
N AMONG MISSING

RACINE, Wis. April i6.-'T dread
taking This trip TO Denmark. for I have
a feeling that I will v return alive.
I just know that the boat will sink or
something awful happen to me. said
Mrs. Peter c. Hanson. numbered among
me passengers on the dictated liner
Titanic. to her brother. Thomas Howard
OF Racine. This she followed BY q fare
we'll kiss.
Mrs. Hanson accompanied by her hus.
band sailed last february on a visit to
his old home in Denmark. They were
on their return voyage on the Titanic.
Their names do not appear among the
rescued.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
'UNSNKAB[E' liner DIDN'T |
NEED 50 MANY uFEB0ATS.
Titanic, Like Olympic, Her Sister Ship, and Other
Big Vessels, Carried Only Enough to Ac-
Commodate Cne-third Of Her Passen-
gers and Crew.

Il reers rs slough tho wreck Of the Titanic might develop the tragic faMacyI
Of tn water-tsht compartment and he unsuitable hull Under Section 400 Of
~ Revised u. - Statutes which provides for reciprocity in the regulation Of
Ae mercantile marine plying between Great Britain America, It Is stated IN
Affect that this government will accept thu certificate Of the British Board ~
1Tfade for n vessels flying he British Tag.
! The Merchants Shipping Act of England. OF 1882 provide. this all passenge
steamers mast carry sufficient accommodation for all passengers" ouch accomo-
'daton to consist " wood. colaphhe metal or other Hfboas ans life RATS of
70; proved dchsn" but this provision has apparently been dead sitter for many
1t was sad. for Instance al LIoyds to-day, that without doubt. ue Titanic
hpd sufficient life boats and lie RATS for all its passenger and thtw we might
expect to hear at n time that a considerable number Of passengers ave been
picked up from such life RATS. 1t was said 1t Loyds that he Titanic must
have been equipped" under the Merchants Shipping Act Of $50 with nfeSoas
and life RATS Just as he olympic Is equipped"
4 BAT whcn enquiries were made later at the local once Of the Steamship
Jnsr ctcn Service in the Customs House, II was stated there that the provisions
81 the Merchants Shipping Act regarding tn number of neboa life rafts
90 DC carried were 10 matter for that office and that the certificate Of the
fritsh Board of Trade "A accepted as sufficient under the Reciprocity Act
n 1t vas also stated at the office of the United States Steamship Inspection
Service that M modern vessel such as the Olympic or the rtantc could carry
"ne boats M life ats sufficient for II persons" and II was stated also that
r.here are 10 life RATS on the Olympic and that It Is presumed that there we're
homo OH he Tianuc
II Just what he life saving provisions we're on the Tnanuc Is not known vet by
Nhe ofcc of the steamship Inspector, because IN Board of Trade certificate
~ cHNing those particulars was lWtw with her.. but In olympic had n life rata
8nd me ooat accommodation STren. only to AIRY about onethhd Of her total
"a of crew and passengers.
The evening world., 1912-04-16

teen mfeboass and Two "conapefbie" nfebosts which an AIRY at their full ca
pacNy only LII people whilst the Olympic according to the certificate o the
British Board Of Trade. has n o nferafts at all
The General Grant Of the Hamburg LINE can carry ssA3 passengers and
crew and the General Grant can accommodate li7s people. but tho General
Grant has 10 nSerafts al II " said q the omces Of the steamship pee
that Iferafts we're getting "od fashioned"
The evening world., 1912-04-16
Park 4 TilfOrd's Employees To En-
tcrtaiu.

Park e. Tilford's Employees Mutual
Benefit Association will hold its annual
entertainment and reception at Terrace
Garden, Fifty-eighth street and Third
avenue. Thursday evening. The Officers
OF the association are: President. J. >.
Ross: Vce-President. j. T.. Lekauf;
Treasurer. @. s. May; Secretary, II. j.
Bailey; Chairman Entertainment Com
mittee. c.. Burgess.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
Premier COmmends Heroic
Sacrifice Made by the Men

the renp~ring Of the sessions AFTER IN"
Easter vacation to-day. made q speech
expressing the sympathy and Wief OF
the German empire over the loss OF
the Tltantic. with such q large number
Of lives.
The evening world., 1912-04-17
MAJOR BUTT
MADE HIS W|lL|N
FEAR OF DEATH
Mysteriously Warned That He
Might Die on His Trip to ,
-
and From Europe.

WASHINGTON. April ia mysteri-
Gus warning that he would meet death
on his trip abroad came 10 Major Arch
ibaid Butt before he left Washington.
Six weeks ago. when the Major de-
termined on . European trip to regain
his health. . premonition that he might
not return alive caused him to make his
Will. He called his lawyer and closed
w his affairs. preparing for death.
President Taft and other friends Of
the missing oficer hoped against hope
to-day that the scout cruiser Salem.
speeding toward the Carpathia. would
report Major Butt alive and we'll. but
the conviction was general that he
went down to death with the Titanic.
after the women n children had been
put into the boats.
The evening world., 1912-04-17
NEWS.
PORT OF NEW YORK.

ALMANAC FOR TODAY.
Fun rises. o. 10 Sun SETS. 0.4i Moon sets. -
The evening world., 1912-04-17
HAD BOOKED PASSAGE,
=. BUT MISSED THE SHIP

Failure 20 eatoA the Titanic when The
Inflated liner left Southampton ssvsd
the Yves OF . aumbsr Of persons who
had booked passage for her maiden trip.
Al the ofhcss OF the white star line TO-
day che list Of drst cabin passsngors
was revised. ssvsntssn nemss bsisg
erased. II was explained that although
the initial reports showsd they he'd
bssa passenger. cable aAvicss from the
rnsiish emcss Of the company indicated
that the following persons asd either
missed che beak or had cancelled their
The evening world., 1912-04-17

81 h Carpathia's captain - to TIE
Of survivors ne was brinssns
10 New York. the young man smilsd
and said:
II had that messaEs Direct from the
people fifteen minutes ago"
A wireless message from the Carva.
thiA recsived last night By Aston rsia.
lives announced that Nss. Aston had
host all her Jewels cad had only her
nisht clothing and 4 raincoaA. =
4 ssbis Sssa Paris Declared sAaa
yyles 70 sailing lgrs. Astsg AsA
bsuSAs Qyooo.ooo worth Of lis-
1eaas 1ReA 0axtaeg, ne jswsliss
end vHs SriAgi1g these 70 America
- The 14taAas. Cartier sslusaA
sitAsr - eenASH or asay The ~.
posA
Vincent Aston IL t~wenty-ons years
Old. and for years has. been more .
dAum than . son OF his fathers. He
was his constant companion until 10
entered Harvard last fall. He 10 . der.
cato youth. rather tall. with dark.
straight hair and dark+bius syes. He
ressmbied his father strongly. espsc-
tally In the iowar part Al his face. HIS
sister. Mas Alice Murlsl Aston. 10 In
charge OF her mother. Mrs. Ava wilkins
Aston. and 10 now in London. though
Ars. Astor n In France.
Vincent Aston 10 the heir TO at least
Sloo. 900, 900 and probably much mora.
A. the head Of the Astor family he will
control the vast New York estate, as
well a. the city home on Fifth avenue.
tho ~out.of-town houses At R~hinebsck,
". y, and Newport. and the four Aston
steam yachts. the Mona, X~ylophone.
Progresso and sklrmishsr. Ilss Aston
will be provided for literally in case
Col. Aston 10 among the lost. but her
share of the estate will be instgnincan,
- compared with her brothers. The
hrst Mrs. Aston has no claim on the
estate. and the second Nrs. Astor ID
understood to have r~ehnQuiShsd hsrs by
Q marriage settlement.
The evening world., 1912-04-17
Of L|FEB0ATS
APPALLING, SAYS DEWEY
Old Fighter Tells Of His Own Thrilling Expo
rience in a Field of Iccbergs.

Washington, d. G, April 17-ln a statement about the Titanic and
general danger In ocean voyages, Admiral Dewey said to-day:
II think that every passenger who crosses the North Ahantc taxes
his life in his hands every time. For myself. would rather go around the
world in q we'll equipped man-of-war than make a trip across the North
Atlantic In Q trans Atlantic vessel. The greed for money making 10 30
great that II 10 with the sincerest regret that observe that human lives ar
never taken into consideration.
LET all good Americans exert every energy to have the present laws
amended a. regard nfessving appliances o. every passenger-carryins vessel
do not believe that q passsngR vessel should be cleared unless she has
sunctent TO noat the great majority Of Its precious cargo In me
event Of an accident.
II Ia appalling to think that the Olympic. when she struck tn HAWKE
according to reports. had boats suncient to carry only one out Of every six
passenger
I'm 1871. when I was commander Of the ship Supply. carrying provisions
to The starving French, " e called from New York on March 2 Not long
after. by the temperature. we felt we were in the neighborhood OF iceberss.
but all tho books N the subject indicated that they never had travelled SO
far south.
HRD UP TIE HELM.
"One night about Q o'clock. the first lieutenant, Augustus Kellogg ana
I wefs in the cabin. when We heard the omcer Of the deck give the order
icebergs . thought. feared . collision with another sailing craft l hur-
to the deck and had the pleasure Of casing on q collection OF iceberss
about the sMe Of the Capitol.
EVERY soul on board was on deck, and every soul was letting 60 a
rope. and We were like . runaway horse in . crowded thoroushfare.
Fortunately. our craft was about the size Of a catboat as compared
with . vessel Of the dimensions OF the unfortunate Titanic, and we spent
the rest of the night lodging iceberss.
WORSE THAN BLOCKADE RUNNING.
The passage Of the forts at New Orleans. the battle Of the Port Hud-
lodging icebergs.
"xAs nsss unfortunate pGs o. me fatality 10 that most Of NE drowned
are AnsEsaas, 80 ~ Americans sarsay have sen sshts In ne matter.
~ 70 vsy sssy ~ DhN.ss . American Of The tps Of MAJOR AsehlhAia
vezs. aaA children eseasa Ne 5ssssae' moving that within . very hort Hms
!" 4 sincsrsy Sss 6eass.s will attend to the matter of caring for the
lives Of passenssrs aboaxd our transatlantic liners. 10 there any need for
. moro striking szampSs!"
The evening world., 1912-04-17

passage At the last moment;
ANDERSON. WALTER.
CRAIG. NORMAN. X. C. and NJ. p.
EASTMAN. Mas ANNIE X.
GIBSON. Mrs. L. d.
GIBSON, Mrs. L.
HOLDEN. Rev. ]. STEWART.
LAWRENCE. ARTHUR.
LEWIS. Mrs. CHARLTON p.
MoGOUGH, ]. r.
MIDDLETON. Hon. J.. COJNEN,
BOND. Miss FLORENCE L.. ant
Maid.
PUFFER. C. G.
The evening world., 1912-04-17
AST0R
STILL. HOPES HIS
4 FATHER LIVES
Keeps Up His Nerve as He
Receives Every Bulletin Z
of information.

Young Vincent Astov. son of Col.
Sohn Jacob Aston. awoke to-day to
another day Of trial. severely shaken
y his nerves by the strain OF main
tanning hops against all tho adverse
reports that had come in through the
air from the Atlantic during the past
forty- eight hours. but far from yielding
- physical collapse. He sent down
tWord 1t his home. No. $50 Fifth avenue.
that the report Of his collapse under
hls weight Of woe was entirely un-
founded: he stiil had hope and was far
from giving q to the mental and
physeai exhaustion that would follow
the abandonment OF hope.
I The Colonies son also took occasion
10 deny the report from Halifax that
- had chartered q 1000 ton steam
fss&ler at that port to 90 out M make
70 supplementary search for the father
he stii hopes to be alive.
II believe all has been done that can
- done In that direction" was Vincent
Astor's comment pom the rumor,
There would Do no sense In such an
Undertaking on my part. II there were
any chance that such an expedition
would result favoraoly ! would no,
I hssitate 10 undertake It. but l an con.
visesd II woul be entirely useless"
/ nGegivEe ALL NEWS ~ soon
I A. " ARRivEs.
~ arrangement with IN Maroon
Wirslsss people and the Associated Pres,
young Astor IL receiving NJ his hone II
the form Of bulletins every scrap Of In
& formation that through those ~,
agsncies- When an Evening World re
porter started 10 tell him the contsnt,
Of the early morning despatch from IN,
uarconi wireless station at Camper
1Dsa. n. g.. Incorporating the rspor
The evening world., 1912-04-17

ROBERTS. Mrs. ELIZABETH
WALKER and Maid.

WOOD. Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK r.
Rev. J. Stewart Holden, who ct nrst
Was given up for lost. failed to take
the Titanic because Of the Illness Of
his wife. c~sncelling his passage the day
before the liner left port. DIR. Holden
In the vicar Of 81. Paui's P0rtman
Square West. London. and regal chap
lain 10 the Earl Of Aberdeen. lie Is
well known IN America and was TO
have spoken at the Men and Religion
Movement In Carnegie Hall.