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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09
WELLS GOODYKO0NTz A
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS
"A virginian By Birth, But Lone
Time Resident Of West Virginia.
Graduate Washington Lee Universe
ty Virginia Law School,.

Mr.. Wells Goodykoontz, this city,
| is in the race for the nomination on
the Republican ticket for Congress
in this district. Now, this is no
fight of ours, nor have we anything
to do with the contest in particular
only 1t shows that complications in
the Republican party are growing
more tangled as the time for the
election draws nearer. Mr.. Goody-
koontz Is a prosperous citizen from a
business viewpoint and he has been
success in his chosen profession Of
the law. He is President of the Ma
ktional Bank of Commerce here, and
heads one of the leading law firms
of the State, and stands we'll with
our people as progressive and
thrifty citizen in a business way. His
political affiliations aside, he has
many friends at his home, and
against Hon James A. Hughes, his
opponent, he will sweep this end of
the district and show Mr.. Hughes a
thing or two about piling up MAORI
ties in Mingo Hughes can now see
how often and repeatedly the color
ed voter can come forward at the
polls and feel how it is himself
Chickens will come home to roost.
That Mr.. Goodykoontz can wallop
Mr.. Hughes to a fragile is the gene
raj expression. They say, and they
claim that man who has held office
as long as Congressman Hughes,
must have multitude of sins which
will be brought against him by his
constituents. Mr.. Goodykoontz has
gone into the contest to win and he
has received the most fattering en-
couragement from all over the dis
trict and from his Focal friends here.
He is enthused over the prospect,
and will make a most thorough cam
paign in every county, so we are in
formed, While the most of his life
has been out of politics, he has al
ways taken a lively interest in the
issues that have been before the peo-
pie. We make mention Of this sud
! den change which has come out in
Congressional politics as matter of
to our readers and to
i
the toughest proposition of his po-
llitical life, and If we are not mista-
ken in the temper Of the people and
| the signs of the time, both Repub-
/ licans and Democrats, he will be re-
| tired to private life either by Mr..
Goidykoontz or some good Democrat
preferably good Democrat. Mr..
4 GoodykoontZ was among the first
LAWYERS to locate in Williamson and
has taken a prominent part in it's
past history and has the vigorous
political fighting qualities to make
good race and his friends will give
him hattering vote If you can judge
from the drift now at first thought.
He is young man, while his oppo-
nent is passing toward the evening
side of life Take your choice, those
who will vote in the primary, and
we shall be satisfied
We shall hope and trust that
whichever of the two is nominated
that he may be Overwhelmingly de-
feated at the November election. And
who knows, it looks like Demo
Gratis Ian dslide all over the country.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09
Getting Ready.

'@The Republicans of Mingo are
better united than ever before and
will roll up even a bigger majority
than in the 1908 and 1910 cam
pafgns," quoth the Mingo Republi-
can.
Is this to be taken as an admission
that the Matewan plan of alpha
betical voting" is going to be at
tempted upon an even larger scale
in this year of our Lord 1927
Huntington Advertiser
1t means bluff, pure and simple
They will have to fight for every
political step they take in Mingo
They are now trembling in their
shoes and are trying to climb into
the Roosevelt band wagon. The peo-
pie of Mingo, are disguised with ex-
listing conditions. and when the rem
egades claim harmony It is pure rot.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

1t was suggested some time ago
that the abnormal worldwide wea-
Their conditions of the past year, to
which has been ascribed the great
icefiow from the Arctic and the
change in the Japan current reported
last fall by mariners in the Pacific,
might have affected other great
ocean streams. 7ome confirmation
for this conjecture Is afforded by The
report of photographers that the
gulf stream has been showing an un-
usually weak current this spring.
The British steamer Clearfeld, from
Sicily to the Virginia capes, recently
ran so miles off It's course because
of this variation, and other ships
have made similar reports A weak
ened gulf-stream flow would OF
course favor the southern progress
Of the fee, and may have had its
share in the Titanic disaster.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

England has not escaped a touch
OF hysteria, If we may trust the re-
port from London that Judge Rem
tout, in the city of London court, re-
fused to send a woman suffragist
to jail for debt, on the ground that
after the great chivalry shown by
the men toward the women on the
Titanic he did not think the plaintiff
should demand the committal of any
woman If he had put it on the
ground that Imprisonment for debt
is barbacism the surviving yestige
Of which III Englaad ought to be
abolished, his position would have
been faultless and more than one
English judge has taken that atti-
tude. Instead Of discriminating in
favor of women the courts should
do what they can to abolish discrim-
ination against the poor
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

Thousands of bankers throughout
the country have received from the
congressional committee which is
preparing to probe for a money
trust" a ist of questions which the
banks officers are directed to ans
wer.
The questions delving deep into
the banks affairs, are designed to
cover the banks business for the
past five years. In the east the in
quiries have aroused strong indig-
nation, conferences are being held
with attorneys, and there is talk OF
positive refusal to answer and risk
the consequences, whatever they may
be
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09
DON'T DELAY
Some Williamson People Have
Learned That Neglect is Dam

Learned That Neglect is Dam
gerous.
The slightest symptom of kidney
trouble is far too serious to be over
looked. It's the small neglected
troubles that lead to serious kidney
ailments That pain in the small
of your back; that urinary irregular
ity, those headaches and dizzy spells,
that weak, weary, worn-out feeling,
may be natures warning of dropsy,
or fatal Bright's disease. Whv risk
your life by neglecting these symp-
toms. Reach the cause of the trouble
while there is yet time-beGin treat
ing your kidneys at once with tried
and proven kidney remedy. No need
to experiment-Doan's Kidney Pills
have been curing kidney trouble for
over rs years. Doan's Kidney Pills
are used and recommended through
out the civilized world. Endorsed at
home. Read Williamson testimony.
c. H. Mcqueen, Third Ave-, Will
hanson, w. Va, says: my back
ached intensely and STOPPING caused
me pain through my loins. My kid
ney secretions. were unnatural and
until | used Doan's Kidney Pills, OBJ
tanned at the Strosnider-Je nkins
Drug Co. was unable get rid OF
my trouble. This remedy cured me
and l have never had futher cause
for complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents Foster ilburn 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, 1912-05-09

Every man, no matter whether he
is merchant, farmer, manufactures
or wage--earner or whether he has
or has not bank account, is vitality
interested in the countrys banking
system. Merchants and manufactu-
rer's do business on credit; the
farmers crops cannot be moved to
market without recourse to banking
credit, and the wage-earner is the
first to suffer when there is a finan-
cial disturbance. They should all
join in the movement for banking
reform.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

Our neighbor and fellow sufferer
in the stormy journalistic sea, r. r.
McDougal, of the Ceredo Advance,
has entered the Republican primary
for State Senate in this district. We
hope to see him nominated. He is
a high-clean, sober man. A lifelong
Republican and his paper always
stands for the moral and the right.
except that it is Republican 1t has
been an ardent supporter of Roose-
welt during the spectacular battle
which Is still being waged and he
deserves the support of the friends
OF the ex-president. Wayne county
is entitled to the nomination The
district is normally Republican. Let
us at least have a decent Republican
senator.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

Henry Watterson of the Courier
Journal, speaks of diseased liars. =
That's othing to what we have here
in Mingo county hired to make all
kinds of false accusations in all
kinds of biIlingsgate that beats any
Kentucky liar that ever breathed.
We have an imported liar and he is
hired to do this .disreputable work
for his meat and bread right here in
our midst, stalking abroad every day
without mask or anything to hide
his face.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

The strength of Democratic prin-
ciples lies in the fact that they APP
ply to conditions today just as fifty
as they applied to conditions when
the party had its birth, more than
a century ago That is to say the
founder and father of the party
adopted as its creed and platform
those principles of justice and of the
rights of men which are eternal.
I hat is why We hear so much about
Jeffersonian Democracy" Jeffersc-
MAN Democracy is very old, bnt the
nearer we get to it the better for
the country.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

We have received copy of the
speech of Senator Chiffon on the
State Claims for the North Western
Territory 1t is an exhaustive and
complete resume Of the whole matter
and does great credit to the Senator.
We hope that much good may come
to the State out of the efforts Of the
all others of our representatives
who are aiding him in this fight to
help the State.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

Smile and the world smiles with
you. Il But how can you smile when
you witness the political treason of a
renegade gang Of Democratic deser-
tiers running the Republican party in
Mingo county for graft only. Cor
rupting everything with which they
come in contact.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

If the Ultimate Consumer still
lives and can see anything in the
present price and wage situation
worth living for, he is a true opti-
mist. New. York World
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09

The child trusts because it finds
no reason in tself why it should
not i. G. Holland.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09
Dr.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills

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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-09
Whole Family Benefited
By Wonderful Remedy

There are many little things to
annoy us, under present conditions
of life. The hurry, hard work,
noise and strain all tell on as and
tend to provoke nervousness and
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nor work with any comfort. We
are out of line with ourselves and
others as well.
A good thing to do under such
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09
JOHN FARNUM
Death Of One Of 6ennirston's Oldest
Residents Occurred Friday


John Farnum. aged 30 years. I
months and days, one OF the Oldest
residents OF Bennington. died Friday
night al the home OF his grandson.
c. r. Farnum OF Dewey street. Death
was due to pneumonia.
Mir Farnum was born in Landgrove,
the greater part of his life being de-
voted to farming and teaming. For
several years. he conducted a chair
manufacturing concern in South Lon
dondeyry Wardsboro was also his
home for many years. He married
Taiene Dutton of Windham, who died
In 1891.
His life had been especially active
and useful and he had always held
the respect OF his neighbors and
townsmen. For the past six years he
had resided in Bennington. where
he had made many friends. Notwith-
standing his advanced age his facul.
ties were alert until the last, and be
took keen interest in current hap
penings.
lie is survived by one son, Frank
Farnum OF Williamsville and several
grandchildren and great grandohild.
rem,
4 prayer will be said at the house
at $50 Sunday evening and the re-
mains will be taken to Wardsboro on
Monday. where the funeral service
will be held at II o'clock Tuesday
morning. Burial will be In the fam.
lily lot In that village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09

MRS. r. M. HoUGHToN
Well Known Resident Whose Death
Occurred Friday Evening

Mrs. Richard NJ Houghton, aged II
years, died Friday evening at 1880 o.
clock, following two weeks illness
of pleuro-pneumonia.
Mrs. Houghton was born in Ben
nington and had always resided in
town. Her maiden name was Miss
Jane N. Bugbee. She was married
December "a, 1868. Two children
We're born to Mr. and Mrs Hough-
ton. A daughter survives son was
accidentally shot and killed when but
eight years old.
The deceased was member of the
Methodist church and at one time
was a member of the Woman's Relief
Corps. She was a woman who was
well known and highly respected in
the community.
The survivors are the husband,
Richard NJ. Houghton and a daugh-
ter, Miss Ella f. Houghton of this
village.
The funeral will be held from the
house Sunday afternoon at l o'clock
Rev. =. l.. Dow of the Methodist
church officiating and the interment
will be in the Chapel cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09
BIG DEMAND FOR
WASHBOILERS
AND TUBS
F. E. Braman & Co.. Opening
Provided Much Amusement.
QUICKLY CLEANED OUT STOCK
Firm Did Big Business in House.
hold Utensils During Entire
Forenoon

For about an hour this forenoon
Main street and the thoroughfares
leading from it into the residential
section of the village were full Of
washboilers and washtubs. There was
at least one person attached to each
piece of tinware which was being con-
veyed to the home of the purchaser
from the +. +. Braman & Co, store
which opened for business today in
the Hawks block
The boilers and washtubs were
made a speciality of the advertise
ment which the firm published in The
Evening Banner on Thursday and Fri
day and by 10 o'clock the stock Of II
dozen boilers and eight dozen tubs
was exhausted
Only a small portion of the custo-
mers were in search of the two spec
ialties. In spite of the disagreeable
weather that prevailed the firm did a
rushing business during the forenoon
in the varied lines advertised, espec-
tally in the way of household utensils.
One Of the members of the firm
stated this morning that the only adj
vertislng for the opening was the
space taken in The Banner on Thurs
day and Friday The opening day
demonstrated that the people of Ben
nington are careful buyers, that they
are good judges of values and ready
at all times to take advantage of op-
portunities.
The crowd began to gather at the
store before the hour advertised for
the opening. o'clock, and when the
doors swung in there was a rush. II
was a good.natured crowd which
! seemed TO enjoy the novelty of the
occasion and the amusement the rusf
for boilers and washtubs afforded the
people on the street. In spite Of the
crush the customers experienced lit
tie difficulty in making their purchas
es and there were no long waits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09
HER WEIGHT INCREASED
FROM 100 TO l40 POUNDS.
Wonderful Praise Accorded
Perunathe Household Remedy

Mrs. Maria Goertz, orienta, Okla
homa, writes:
"My husband, children and myself
have used your medicines, and we al
ways keep them in the house in case of
necessity. I was restored to health by
this medicine, and DR.. Hartman's in
valuable advice and books. People ask
about me from different places, and are
surprised that can do all of my house,
work alone, and that 1 was cured by the
doctor of chronic catarrh. My husband
was cured of asthma, my daughter of
earache and catarrh of the stomach, and
my son of catarrh of the throat. When
l was sick weighed 100 pounds; now
weigh 40.
81 have regained my health again, and
I cannot thank you enough for your
advice. May God give you long life
and bless your work."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09
INCOME TAX BILL
PROBABLY WILL
PASS SENATE
And Along With II the Amended
Pension Bill.
FREE SUGAR NOT LIKELY
Democrats Generally Favor the In
come Tax Bill While Many Re-
publicans Also Support It

Washington, March 9.--An unusual
alignment of factions and interests in
the Senate seems to promise the pas
sage at this session Of a modified
steel tariff bill, the income tax bill,
and the amended dollar-a-day pension
bill The inclusion of the pension bill
in the list with the fiscal measure has
a strange sound, but upon 1t is
thought to depend the fate OF the in
come tax bill agreed on by the ways
and means committee. The steel bill
in a modified form will get its sup
port from the Democrats and insur-
gents in a way familiar since last
summer, but the Importance ascribed
to the pension bill in relation to the
income tax measure makes 1t look as
il the levy on incomes may in the
end have some support from the iron
bound regulars. who are peculiarly
committed to increasing the pensions
to old soldiers
The income levy, as already under
stood, is required 10 raise the reyen-
ne that would be surrendered II the
free sugar bill should become a law
and the outlook that the sugar meas
ures has no chance OF passing in the
Senate has been considered 10 prom
Use little for he income measure. But
as Mr. Cummins Of Iowa pointed out
today, the real deficit to be expected
will not be caused by ne remission
OF the dut yon sugar-which will not
become "a law-but by the pension
measure, which is certain to be en-
acted before adjournment.
Mr. Cummins is a candidate for
president and recently In the Sen.
ate he made a strong plea for the dol
lar.a.day pension bill Mr. Cummins
is a progressive, but there are regu-
lar Republicans who ere more COM
mitted than he is TO the heavy In
creases In pensions. AS Mr. Cum
Minis put II today, II the pension bill
passes. the income tax will pay the
I freight If the pension bill does not
pass. he thinks that the income tax.
in spite OF its insurgent support, will
+ not get through the Senate. But he
is certain that the pension measure
will pass.
As the pension bill passed the
/ House II carried an annual increase
in appropriations estimated at $780,
/ 100000 AS amended by the Senate
committee on pensions II will carry
about S24,00O.0O0. Mr. Cummins and
many Republicans OF both factions are
earnestly In hopes OF increasing the
Senate provisions. but In any event
It will pass at figure not less than
/ $4,000 600. II will then 20 to con.
ference and compromise will DO
/ reached at a figure somewhere be.
tween S24.0O0.000 and s75.00O.00O
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09

will as in the first instance This as.
sumes dishonesty and gross viola.
ton OF their oaths OF duty. on the
part OF the judges, hypothesis utter.
ly untenable
Il agree that We are making pro
gress and ought TO make progress In
the shaping OF governmental action
to secure greater equality OF oppor.
tunity, to destroy the undue advan.
tage Of special privilege and OF nc.
cumulated capital, and TO remove oh.
structions TO the pursuit OF human
happiness; and in working out these
difficult problems we may possibly
have from time TO time, to limit or
narrow the breadth OF constitutional
guarantees In respect OF property by
amendment
But, II We do H. let us do II de.
liherately. understanding what We are
doing and with full consideration and
clear weighing OF what we are giving
up Of private right for the general
welfare. Let US do Il under circum.
stances which shall make the opera.
ton OF the change uniform and Just,
and not depend on the feyerish, un.
certain and unstable determination
OF successive votes on different laws
by temporary and changing MAORI.
ties.
"SRh a proposal as this IL utterly
without merit or utility, and, instead
OF being progressive, is reaotionary;
instead OF being In the interest OF all
the people and OF the stability OF
popular government. Is sowing the
seeds OF confusion and tyranny"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09

modesty, Capt Amundsen, now the
cynosure OF all eyes. hesltates to
come to Europe to be the central fig.
ure In celebrations and festivities and
announces that he will return by a
route, which will undoubtedly take
him considerable time to cover. fret
proceeding to the east coast Of South
America at Buenos Ayres. then sailing
round Cape Horn and up the western
coast OF the two Americas to the Beh.
ring straits, drifting through the
northwest passage, OF which he Is
already the hero, and which on the
last occasion took him three years Ia
accomplish, and then back to his Nor.
weglan home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09
BANDS GET TOGETHER
Clam chowder Party In Honor Of the
Occasion

ONN0tNNN
The reunltlng OF the two local
bands into one large and progressive
musical organization was celebrated
Friday evening by a clam chowder
supper at Remington hall on Jeffer.
son avenue The affair was most
enjoyable one and especially notable
for the harmonious manner In which
all the musicians buried all past diff
ferences and Joined together for the
success OF the Bennington band.
The party included several invited
guests and after the supper there
were post prandlal exercises, at which
Edward c. Bennett acted as toast
master. Those who spoke were:
Frank Frazer, George Il. Donnelly,
Fred Stickles. l.. l.. Gokay, Minor
Cleveland. c. NJ Graves. T.. s Harris.
II. A. Cuiltnan. w. l.. Long, +. J.
Hall. Frank Hurley. J. p Morrissey.
William Andrews and Frank +. Howe.
c. +. Fletcher sang two selections.