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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Tells Of Break BY Prisoners.

a bold break for liberty on thu
part of convicts in the Frankfori
penitentiary and story of gratitude
en- the part of one of the convicts tc
the man who had defended him wher
accused, was told by Governor Nc
| Creary, when in d remin scent mood
The break" took place when Gov
ernor McCreary was in the govern
or's Office. 35 years ago. The govern
or In talking about it, said: zone
Sunday Mrs. McCreary and had
been to church. 1t was very hot
day and when went back to the
mansion was so hot that l removed
my coat, vest and collar, opened my
shirt and took off my shoes. / was
sitting in the hall doing when
heard a commotion on the outside /
ran to the door and saw convicts In
their striped suits dropping over the
prison wall so fast thai one could
hardly count them as they hit the
ground. They had built series OF
steps on the inside Of the wall,
climbed to the top and dropped down
on the outside. Without thinking
about my disarray and the fact that {
did not have on shoes, / ran down
the street calling for others to conc
and help check the break. john
Griffin, now superintendent of tho
Frankfort Water company, was liying
across the street from the mansion
and he ran to my assistance. Just as
neared the place where the coal
vlcts were going over the wall, one
convict, who had escaped. picked Up
a large bowlder and said to me: III
you come step farther / will brain
you. AS had no weapon, naturally
hesitated and stopped. The convict
still threatened me with the stone
when q trusty ran up from the gate
He had been attracted to the scene
by the noise and cries. When he
saw the man with the stone drawn
back to hurl at me he called out to
the convict: Don't hit that man;
that Is the governor With that he
hurled himself on the convict and the
two went to the ground in a rough
and tumble fight. The 'trusty' ham
mered the other man with his fist and
finally beat him into helplessness He
sat on the PROSTATE form OF his fell
low-convict until all trace 0f resist.
ance had ceased and the guards hsd
come up. Then he arose. The ms4
who saved me from being struck was
a client Of mine He and his brother
had been tried in Madison county for
the killing of man. The brnther es-
capped after his conyictica and was
never heard of again. He raid that
my client had nothing to no with the
shooting and did not knew anything
about it until he saw the shot fred.
But my client was convicted and sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for 10
years. He had recognized me as he
ran up and saw the convict about to
strike me with the stone and at
once took my side of the fight.
Il went to my Office tho next day
and granted full and free pardon to
that rusty"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Sinks Knife In Breast.

Wheel ag.-aJab it in again, /
didn't finish the job" shrieked George
M. Ross OF Fulton, after plunging a
knife into his side directly under his
heart, while seated in front of his
home on the National road in Fulton.
He was seen by several bystanders
who grappIed with him in an effort to
get possession of the knife. 1t took
The combined efforts of eight strong
men to get possession of the weapon
and carry the injured man into the
house. A hurry up call was sent for
Doctors Henderson and Thornton.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Phone Company TreaoassIno.

Wheeling. Sheriff ]. f. Alley of
Marshall county, served notice on the
wire chiefs Of the Bell Telephone
company in Marshall county, to the
effect that the county court had de.
clared the company to be trespassing
and ordering it to remove it's lines,
poles and other apparatus OF the
county roadss& The company has
franchises in the towns. but owing
20 Nsome differences with the county
court their applications for = franchise
in the county was refused. the com.
pany refus.ng to accept rate prices.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Must Pay Back Taxes.

Under decision Of the court OF
appeals handed down, tho HilIman
Land & Iron company, of Lyon
county. must pay back taxes on 6,292
additional acres Of land owned by it,
but is relieved of the payment OF
taxes on bank deposits which were in
this state only temporarily, the COM
pany being a foreign corporation The
land company had been assessed on
only 1000 acres, when it owned 49,
292 acres. The court says the addi-
tional 1922 acres must be treated
as omitted property, as it would be
unfair to allow an owner to assess
1000 acres at $40 an acre, and then
claim that the assessment included
all the 1922 acres. The court holds
in offirming the sentence of Ben Allen
in Perry county, charged with steal
ing a watch, that the jury is the Judge
of the value of the watch, and if it
fixes the value as $40 or more the yer.
dict will not be disturbed. Aliens
sentence was from one to five years
Judgment of the Jefferson circuit
court was reversed in the case Of the
American District Telegraph company
and the city of Louisville against
Samuel Oldham. Oldham. city fire.
man. was injured by guy post Of the
telegraph company falling on him
when he wrapped hose around 1t
while the hose was being unwound
from the reel during a Ere He was
given a verdict in a. suit for damages,
the amount being fixed at $4,000
against the city and $4,000 against the
telegraph company. The court Of ap-
peals reverses the case, and orders a
new trial because Of errors OF in
structions, md says the city is not
required to inspect the poles, beyond
seeing that the streets are kept safe
for travel.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
WHAT SHE sMELLED.

John, have you wound the clock?"
Yes"
Are you sure the dining room win
dows are locked?"
Il have attended to them"
I'm afraid the maid may not have
bolted the back door"
Il bolted it myself"
Il think / smell gas. Won't you
please see If the stove is Ieaking?"
No use doing that"
Yes there is. I'm sure l smell gas
No you don't" ~
Pm positive do. 90 and see If the
maid hasn't left one Of the burners
of the stove partly turned on
Il tell you It's no use. You don't
smell gas"
What is it them"
It's what / was thinking"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
The Doctors Little Joke.

Parson A., noted for his long wind
ed sermons, met DR.. B. and inquired
concerning the health of a mutual
friend. Well" said the doctor, I'm
afraid he needs your help more than
he does mine"
Poor fellowi' exclaimed the parson,
is 1t as bad as THAR"
Yes; he Is suffering from in
somnia"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Bio Batch Of Fish placed IN Eik,

Charleston. w. Donnally and
Lew Wehrle of this city have placed
100000 jack salmon and 100000
small-mouthed black bass up the Elk
river. Beginning at Clendennin they
have distributed the fish in the river
at number Of points as far as Shell
ton. The bass are from White Sui
phur Springs hatcheries and the
salmon .e from Washington, D. C.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
The RIaht Kind.

He is the busiest man know"
yes. he is making a collection Of
bacteria"
why, l never heard that. How
queer. What kind Is he collecting!"
THE kind that Is to be found on
money"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Serious Charge.

oeTIouS Cnar9e.
Charged with crimiaally assaulting
his eighteen year old daughter, said
to be very attractive and beautiful,
Andrew Allen, a coal miner, Of Decota,
this county, is now in the Kanawha
county Jail to await the I; ction of the
grand Jury. Allen is divorced from
his wife His daughter until recently
lived in the same house with her
father, but becoming suspicious OF his
attentions, she went to neighbors
and boarded. Her father frequently
called there, and for some time each
Sunday evening he would call and in
sist his daughter go with him to
church. His heinous crime was COM
mitted after they attended church.
The objections of the daughter to ac-
company her father to church and his
persistence that she should, finally
aroused women friends of the girl who
secured evidence. AS result Allen
was quietly arrested and taken before
Justice of the Peace C. B. Crawford
Of Cabin Creek district and held for
the grand jury.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Black Resigns; Morris Appointed.


Judge J. d. Black of Barbour
vile, who was appointed first
assistant attorney general the first Of
the present year. has resigned and
will return to Barbourville to resume
the practice Of law Charles Morris,
of Lagrange, has been appointed as
his successor by Attorney General
James Garnett. His place as third
assistant, is now vacant Judge Black
is an excellent lawyer and his appoint
ment met with general approval He
has not been at all well since he came
to Frankfort to live and most of the
time since he has been in Frankfort
he has been confined to his home by
rheumatism He decided that it
would bes better for him to return to
where he has a large practice. Mr..
Morris, who becomes first assistant
attorney general, is regarded as one
Of the best lawyers in this section of
the state. He has been connected
with the attorney generals Office
since he came to Frankfort seven
years ago. He was with N. B. Hays,
when the latter was attorney general,
and was retained as law clerk by
Judge James Breathitt, when that gem
tleman assumed office. Much of the
work of the Office during the past
has fallen on Charles Morris who has
shown great ability In handling it.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Conscientious

Doctor" cried the patient, with.
ing in pain, Il wish could die and be
done with it! Oh, let me die--let mes
diei"
-Be calm soothed the physician.
Remember. am doing my best for
you"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
His Only FAINT

20, yes! Dudley is harmless sort
of fellow! The only thing about him
Is that he has brain trouble"
Nonsense! He hasn't any brain at
all"
Il know; that's the trouble. &c Cath
ole Standard and Times.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
suited All ,Round.

she says he was Just made for
her"
He has a million dollars. I under
stand"
Yes; she thinks that was just made
for her, too"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
a.7. = 777--7l - = = 77I7F7 n
Retailers FIant oldfIeId Bill.

i~sr~-~''~fc RaAh OtAhCid Dttts
The local retailers committee OF
the Chamber of Commerce has
taken up consideration of what is
known as the Oldfield bill no.- pend,
ing in the national house of represep.
tatives and the Brown bill a similar
measure now pending in the senate,
and has prepared resolution urging
the members Of congress from this
state to use their influence for the
defeat OF both bills-which. it is In.
sisted, are being pushed toward their
passage by certain of the big catalog
and mail order houses with a view
to doing away with restricted retail
prices on patented articles, to the
great injury, it is believed, of tina
local retailers. The object of these
bills, it Is commended is that Of put
ting the catalog houses and certain
of the great department stores in a
positionSto cut prices on many stand.
ard articles on which the local mer.
chant now makes a living profit. but
which, it is pointed out. he would not
be able to handle in the event OF
price-cutting competition with these
larger concerns. 1T is not that these
concerns can do business without
profit any more than we cam said
retailer" but they would sell all
these patented articles, including Ger
tain popular makes of watches, foun.
tain pens, kodaks, alarm clocks, safe.
ty razors and other goods of like ma
ture, at merely nominal profit or at
no profit at all, and then deliberately
make up on other goods which they
sell, but which are not patented or
trademarked, and which have no
known value to the public. On these
they would make up the profits
sacrificed by cut prices, and the pub
lie would have the bill to pay Let
this condition prevail, and we will
have to make up on other goods
what we lose from the killing of OF
legitimate dealing in these standard
articles of national reputation, or
else we will have to substitute ar
ticles of doubtful value for those Of
known value. For these and many
other reasons, we are against the
passage of these bills. The passage
of either of them will work untold in.
Jury to the purchasing public"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
MccamIc Files First.

The first candidate seeking nomi-
catien before the Republicans state
convention to file his expense account
with the secretary Of state. was the
Hon. Charles McCamic, candidate
for the nomination for judge Of the
supreme court of appeals. Mr. Nc
Camic's sworn statement shows that
his total expense, including his own
expenses to Huntington, including
hotel bills there, was but $48.25. OF
this amount $1,000 was paid to e. D.
Leach to 60 to Charleston to secure
z list Of deIeEates % the convention.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
a Pending Divorce.

II you remember, Wombat was
married just year ago.
Il remember"
We ought to remember the ami
yersary In some way. Yes; just year
ago the wedding cards were out"
Forget 1t. The wedding cards are
being shufied for . new deal"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Awkwardly Put.

He-The Smiths only invited mo
down to their place because play
good game of golf
She (consolingiy) oh, I'm sure you
must be mistaken! Word OF Golf. :.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

Are you going to send your son
back to college?"
Well, since he's such a failure at
football, and rows like born idiot.
1t seems to me to be just waste Of
money"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
State Guard Instructed.

The soldiers at the officers camp Of
instruction had more interesting ex-
periences while going through ad-
vance guard tactics. The plan was
for party from Frankfort to move
on Versailles and capture it. Another
party was to move from Versailles at
the same time and make an attack
on Frankfort The two bodies, acting
as advance guards, met on the Yer
sailles pike near the Poplar Grove
dairy A warm skirmish between the
two advance guards ensued, theoret-
ically speaking. The men deployed
to the right on the Poplar Grove hill,
each seeking to get an advantageous
position before the main body of the
troops on each side arrived. The re-
suit was drawn battle, but some nice
points as to the real work of advance
guards in real fight were brought
out. The regular army officers accom-
panied the Kentucky officers, and
gave detailed instructions as to the
work advance guards are expected to
perform both before and after the
enemy is sighted.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Conc TO Waste.

England owns the Kohinoor. the
finest diamond in the world"
Owns the finest diamond in the
world. eh? That seems shame when
she doesn't play baseball"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
A Pacernaker.

you have taken your son into BUSH
ness with your
Yes" replied Mr. Growcher.
But you seem to work harder than
ever"
i have to. / have an ambition to
know as much about the business al
he thinks he does"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Not Quite Clear

Il can understand spreadeagle tao.
tics, but here's something can't I'M
derstand"
What's that?"
why should congressman argu-
Ing for an appropriation to dredge .
creek speak bitterly about the crown
ed heads Of Europer
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Mo EXCUSE.

I hear the convict who escaped
left note behind him to the war
dem"
Yes. He was a very polite convict.
The note said, Please excuse the lib
erty am taking"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
ThesProof.

You say young Bibbets leads
frothy existence Can you prove It By
"a singlA instance =
~Certafldy / can. He has just
bought another bubble"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
COUNCIL PASSES
TAX ORDINANCE
LEVY FOR THE YEAR is EsTAR-
LIsHED AT s1.7o ON 500
VALUATION.
GUARD OFFICERS INSTRUCTED
Mimic Warfare Is Staged to Provide
Technical instructions on Military
Tactics--Exonerated by Board
Of Control Conventions.

Frankfort. The city council passed
the ordinance fixing the tax levy for
this year at $1.70 on the 500 and also
passed the proposed amendment to
the license ordinance putting part of
the license fund in the general ex-
pense fund The passage of the tax
measure and the amendment caused
the street committee to report in
favor of putting down some asphalt
streets and resolution directing the
city attorney, F. M. Daley, to draw
an ordinance for that purpose was
passed. When the tax levy ordinance
came up for final passage, Council
man Simpson offered an amendment
10 reduce the twenty-cent tax which
goes to the sinking fund, to ten cents,
which would mean that the tax rate
would be only $160. Mr. Simpson
said he was in earnest in believing
that the city could get along nicely
on the $1.60 rate. Councilman New
man said the city was now borrowing
money to pay current expenses, not
withstanding considerable sum Of
back taxes on whisky storage &C
counts was turned in during the past
year. and that If any new streets were
to be constructed the tax rate must
be left at $1.70 The Simpson
amendment was lost by a vote Of
eight to two, Mr.. Simpson and Mr..
Rupert being the only councilmen to
vote aye. The ordinance was then
passed by 8 to I, Councilman Simp-
son voting in the negative and Coun-
Gilman Rupert declining to vote The
amendment to the license ordinance,
proposing to put only the saloon and
Wholesale liquor dealers licenses into
the sinking fund. then came. Addi-
t!onai amendments to exempt building
0nd loan associations, to reduce aut-
amobile licenses to $3.50 and reducing
the license of banks and trust com
ranies to $25 and Of fresh meat deal
ers to $40. were adopted.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Not Dead Yet.
Cheer up, say we.
And stay contented,
You even now might be
The Tate larnented."
Enlovlno r.

How could you send Jane, who Is
monotonous and uninteresting In the
last degree, to read to that poor sick
woman?"
"She is Just the reader for the sick
woman. The patient is suffering from
insomnia"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Relieved.

Editor-There is sameness about
your poetry, regret to say.
Magazine Poet (hastily) What?
Editor-A sameness.
Magazine Poet-Oh! That's better. l
thought you said saneness!-Puck.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Lots Of Il.

They say mans wife often makes
him, but Bingle's wife will never be
able to put any push in that man."
Just you walt until she gets lawn
mower in his hands"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
A TELLING Examnle

How well you are looking!"
Yes. | am vegetarian"
That settles It, shall never eat
meat again. How long have you been
one?"
i begin tomorrow Meggendorfer
Batter
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Hard "a DO

"Binghurst orders dinner In a res.
taurant with an inimitable flourish"
That's true. / saw him flourish
500 bill in a restaurant yesterday.
couldn't initiate that to save my life"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
CITY PROHIBS.
HOLD SESSION
COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED
MEET IN COURT ROOM TO
PLAN CAMPAIGN.
TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
WIN Wage Strong Fight for Adoption
Of Anti-Liquor Clause Of New
constitution-several Important
Committees Nsmed.

charleston Pursuant to a call OF
the nominating committee, the "Com-
mittee of One Hundred" selected to
direct the campaign in Charleston, in
the interest of the Prohibition amend.
ment, held recent session in the cir
cult court, and organized with the
following set of officers: Chairman, A.
). Thomas; vice-chairman, d. W. Tay-
Tor; Sec, d. @. Bayliss; treasurer, j.
M. Clark; executive committee: First
Ward. J. B. Morton; Second Ward, w.
Dollman; Third Ward, M. M. Robert
son; Fourth Ward, P. B. Withrow;
Fifth Ward, G. X. Silling; Sixth Ward,
r. A. Marshal; Seventh Ward, o. A.
Devinney; Eighth Ward, J. L. Stump;
Ninth Ward, Criend Cochran; Tenth
Ward. J. w. Sevey. Committee at
Large: Peter Silman, S. A. Carney.
Pursuant to a call of more than one
hundred of the leading citizens OF
Kanawha county, temperance workers
from different parts of the county,
met in the county court house, and
organized for the county campaign
In the interest of the Prohibition
amendment. All the districts but one
being represented. A central commit
tee Of one person from each magister-
ial district was selected as follows:
Elk, w. T. Stoffel; Big Sandy, L. v.
Koontz; Union, T. g. Bonham; Jeffer-
son, Thomas H. Griffith; Washington,
VIM. Hall; Loudon, J. L. Peters; NAL
den, Rev. J. w. Carpenter; Cabin
Greek, w w. Wagner; Poca, John
Good; Charleston. A. s. Thomas. An
executive committee was also APP
pointed as follows: Geo. E. Breeze,
VIM. M. o. Dawson, Sam E. Bowen,
IA. M. Robertson, Peter Silman, Sam
uel Stephenson, Grant p Hall, and
w. G. Barner, of Charleston; o. M.
jarrett, Pinch; s. H. Robertson, Glen
DENIM; Owen Wilmington, Guthrie;
Thomas Mailer, st. Adams; r. H.
Wiley, Maiden. Samuel Stephenson
has been chosen chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Sheriff pies In Hotel.

Sheriff L. D. Hyer of Clay county
was found dead in bed in a hotel at
Clay. He had just returned from
California, and prisoner he was
bringing with him escaped just be.
fore reaching home.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Competition.

How was the game?''
@The Loisiest ever saw. what
with the umpire's vest and the hub
bub Of the bleachers, the din was ter
ridc
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Warrant Of Arrest.

On application of the governor Of
Oklahoma. Governor McCreary has is
sued a warrant of arrest for r. E..
Biggs, now under arrest in Carter
county. Biggs is accused of obtain
ing money by false pretenaes, and
an officer from Oklahoma has come to
Kentucky to get him.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Wrathy.

Though usually cheerful wight,
He cuts most unseemly caper,
When. waking up some morning bright,
He finds a thief has filched his paper.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Suited.

Il want home racy reading
"All rigB sir, Here's the Sporting
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Crushed to Floor Under Elevator.

Garmand Baker, an employee OF a
local department store, was Sc
yerely injured by being caught be-
meath the elevator Baker had step
ped into the cage beneath the elevator
and the boy running it, not knowing
he was there, ran the elevator down
on him, crushing him to the floor, and
though no bones were broken, he was
severely cut and bruised. DR.. Moore
was called and had the man removed
to his home, and on thorough exam
nation being made it was found that
Baker was not severely hurt.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
A Broken Vow.

He swore that he would still be glad,
No matter what misfortunes came
Alas. an umpire made him mad
The next day at a baseball game.