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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
ASKS LAW To END
wi MIXED MARRIAGES
Georgia Representative Uses Jack
johnson Episode to Frame
National Act.

A denunciation of the legal proce-
dHre under which "a brown-hued,
black-skinned thick Tipped, brutal
hearted African can walk into an Of
flee of the law and demand an edict
guaranteeing him legal wedlock with
4 white woman, was one OF the ma
ny sensational features OF "a speech
in the House by Representative Rod
denberry of Georgia in favor of re-
solution he had introduced earlier to
prohibit intermarriage of whites and
negroes.
The measure is direct result OF the
recent marriage of Jack Johnson, the
negro pugilist, with white girl.
Roddenberry prophesied that the
legal sanction of mixed marriages u l.
timately might bring this country to
q conflict. He declared that mo hru-
tality, infamy or degradation in all
the days OF sou hern slavery possess
ed such villninous characteristics
and atrocious qualities as the permits
sion of that marriage (Johnson's)
| BY the laws of, this country.
In Chicago, he said, not only is
the white slave traffic carried on, but
'tthe white girls OF this country are
made the slaves OF an African brute,
sanctioned by the laws Of the state
ard solemnized by form Of the mar
rage ceremony. Mr.. Roddemberry
added:
We say this is great country
with it's morals, traditions, virtues
and examples, deserving to be emu
lated and envied by the other couf-
| tries of the earth. But we see an AT
rican with much brutal force, with
| no moral character, with no stamina
| in defiance Of tine laws Of Illinois
| yea, in accordance with, the laws OF
| Illinoisfn defiance of the mnnici )al
regulations, entering the Office of a
! probating magistrate, or other legal
officer. in that city, and calling on
him to issue, to me, Jack Johnson
g marriage license to we'd a young
American woman OF our own blood
orr own color"
The speaker declared that in the
fellowship between the blacks ane
the whites in the south the blacks
respected the superiority OF their for
mer masters and wouiG commit self
destruction before entertaining the
thought OF platrimDny with a Cauca
| sian girl"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
NEGROES MAY NOT
!. RIDE IN SLEEPER
MISSISSIPPI COURT DECIDES
MOOTED QUESTION
Jim Crow Law Applies to Sleeping
Cars as Well as to Day Coaches.

The supreme court of Mississippi
has decided. that the Jim Grow car
law applies to sleeping car as we'll
as to day coaches.
The decision was made in the case
OF Miss Pearl Morris, who was re-
Gently given verdict against the
Alabama & Vicksburg railroad for
thousand Dollars, because the
employees of the company refused to
eject three negroes from the sleeping
car in which she was riding.
The court held however, that the
verdict OF fifteen thousand dollars
gave excessive damages and suggest
ed two thousand dollars as the prop
er amount.
The court held that If negroes are
to ride in sleeping cars in Mississippi
the railroads must provide separate
sleepers for them.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
MR. PERKINS.

While there is some mystery about
the recent reports Of an impending
attack on George w. Perkins at the
coming national progressive confer
ence in Chicago, one would suppose
that there would be many people In
the party. only too glad TO see MT
Perkins's executive leadership mini
mixed as much as possible IN the fu-
ture. His money was OF enormous
assistance in getting the party started
hut his prominence in rnc movement
was morally weakening rather than
Strengthening
The Repu blican may say with some
freedom, as well as sincerity, that IN
the recent campaign it found George
W. Perkins very convenient ana
easy mark His letter to this news
paper in the campaigns closing days
audaciously justifying his perform
ances in 1904. in connection with the
Iuse of the trust funds Of the New
York life insurance company for po-
| litical purposes, was revelation OF
the man that could not have been
pleasing to the majority OF people
! who supported the new party and It's
l candidates.
| II would be a misfortune TO OPP
| ponents OF the progressive party 70
J have Mr. Perkins eliminated Here
4 is the harvester trust case now De
[fore the courts, and evidence is be
ling brought out in the special exam
liners hearings thaE does not prove
the combination to Ibe very good
trust even If Mr.. Perkins organized
| 1t ard even if he is one Of The leading
SPIRITS! to-day. NE have no means OF
knowing whether Mr. Perkins was
personally responsible for the eliml-
lnation from the national progressive
platform of what has come TO be
known as the lost" trust plank
But it is easy to understand tha'
1 some Of the western progressives
might think he was
The coming progressive conf
at Chicago viii have something tc
I think of more vital, perhaps. thar
Mr.. Perkins. IT will he confronted
with the fact that, as the election hg
ures prove, the Roose velt presidential
candidacy, backed by platform
highly attractive in some respects t'
) people in all parties, succeeded mere
" in cutting the republican party II
two. But when the debate reache
the question why il was Impossible
to divide any party bur the Republican
, party, the subject Of Perkins nigh
be pertinently disco ssed -Springhei
Republican.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
A DOSE OF THEIR.
OWN MEDICINE.

Suppose the fifteen Democratic
State Senators should follow the Re
publican precedent of two years ago,
and go to Cincinnati for two weeks
instead of presenting themselves in
the Senate chamber on tn first day
OF the session for the purpose of par
ticipating in the organization OF that
body. What then would happen?
Surely the Republicans would not be
SO harsh as to condemn Democrats
for giving them dose of their own
medicine And, would the Republic
cans, in addition to forgiving them
fer fleeing to Cincinnati, concede to
the Democrats the presidency OF the
Senate in order that that body might
he speedily organized and the elect
ion of a United States Senator pro-
ceeded with? This is just what the
Democrats did for the Republicans
two years ago. Turn about is fair
play. Will the Republicans do it?
We shall see.-Exponent.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
WILSON UNAWARE
OF ATTEMPT
President Elect Not Told by Secre.
tarY of Black Hand Letters.
Motive for ExtortiOn Attempt Laid
to Moving Picture Films.

New York, Dec. When Presi-
dent-eleet Wilson gets home from
Bermuda next Monday he will near
for the first time the details OF the
threatening letters that have been
coming TO him from the mountains
back Of Wharton, n. j., since iast
July and for the writing Of which
Snake Davenport, Mig Dunn and
Pete" Dunn are in the Essex coH1-
" Jail awaiting nearing next Mon
day afternoon before United States
Commissioner Richard Stockton
Newark heard story today that
the governor let himself be pursuaC-
ed to go TO Bermuda earlier than he
had intended because on Nov. IL
letter day began coming to him.
To this was added the report that
the governor at the instance Of Mrs.
Wilson had asked that word be sent
to him at Hamilton of the progress
G the hunt for the blackmailers.
But Joseph PTummu1ty, Coz Will
sons secretary said today thai his
chief not only knew nothing of the
letters Of November, but did not
know of the first letter sent in July
end into the sending OF which Prose-
cutting Attorney Charles A. Rath-
bun of Morris county made an inyes-
tfgation In this assertion Tumulty
was corroborated by the postoffice
Inspectors who arrested Davenport
and the Dunns.
The activity Of the authorities in
this case was more BECAUSE OF the
postoffice departments long contin-
ued campaign against such use Of
the mails than because of any espe-
cial Importance attached to these
particular letters. They contain
every evidence that the men who
wrote them were neither cunning nor
| formidable beyond the ordinary
It has been found that the hiding
place suggested in these letters IS
| exactly such place as figured in a
picture play Of Matchmaking that
proved very popular through New
Jersey last spring and which was
SHOWN III Dover among other places.
Dover is but 20. minutes trolley from
| Wharton,1the nearest town to the
homes OF the men taken prisoners
| Tuesday.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
SCHRANK ADJUDGED INSANE
ON EXPERT TESTIMONY

Wisconsin can, with good reason,
feel proud of the record she has es-
tablished in trying and disposing OF
John Schrank, Who on October "a
attempted to assasinate Colonel
Roosevelt, and on November rs. ex-
actly six weeks later, was committed
to the insane asylum. Those who
have complained Of the laws delays
tLe'endless technicalities, the jarring
expert witnesses" the motions for
new trials and the appeals on fiimsy
pretexts that have characterized
most criminal prosecutions of late
years, will read with relief and new
hope the record Of the simple, sane,
and thoroughly digniied procedure
followed by the trial judge. The
court appointed commission of five
well-known alienists to examine the
accused and report to the court as to
his sanity. The commission after
careful investigation, reported unani-
mously that Schrank was suffering
from insanne delusionss, that he was
insane at the present time, and that
he was unable to conduct his defense
iptelligently. AS part of the report.
they submitted a statement prepared
by Schrank to be read to the Try,
which statement alone contained
sufficient internal evidence OF
Schranks mental responsibility.
According to newspapers, Schrank
showed keen disappointment in not
being allowed to pose as martyr, to
the satisfaction of his paranoiac de-
lIsions and the inspiration of other
insane cranks The procedure, says
The Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association, Is in gratifying con-
trast to some Of our Celebrated
nnrder trials, and is an unanswer-
able reply to the argument that such
spectacles are necessary to protect in
dividual rights or are unavoidable
under our laws. Judge A. c. Backus
the trial Judge, deserves the approba-
ton of all good citizens, and especi-
ally Of all practitioners of medicine
and law, since 1t is on these two pro-
LESSONS that the scandal and dis
grace of the abuses of expert testi-
mony have fallen most heavily.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
ALIENS RESPITED
UNTIL JANUARY II.
Governor Mann Grants Stay Of En-
ecution to Allow Case to be APP
pealed to State Supreme
Court.

On the statement of attorneys for
Floyd Allen and Claude Swanson Al
len that newly discovered evidence
is sufficient to make the granting of
a new trial by the supreme court
probable, Governor Mann this after
noon granted a respite to the two
men until January II. They were
to have died in the electric chair
Friday of this week for their part in
the Hillsville murder of March IA,
when Judge T. L. Massie Common
wealth's Attorney w. M. Foster,
Sheriff L. n. Webb, Juror Augustus
Fowler and Miss Betty Ayres were
killed.
The governor did not express an
opinion as to the new evidence but
required the attorneys to sign pa
per stating that they believed 1t to
be material. An application will now
be made to the supreme court for a
rehearing on the petition for a writ
Of error.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

BRYAN POPULAR
WITH THE MASSES
Governor Wilson Receives Letters
From Rank and File of Party.

Hamilton. Bermuda, Dec. 10
Democratic opponents Of William J..
Bryan, who set out to show Presi-
dent-elect Wilson how unwise 1t
would be to put the Nebraskan IN
the cabinet as Secretary OF state,
have evidently started something
akin to that affair at Baltimore, from
which Mr.. Bryan, after being decls-
lively eliminated, emerged as the
chief force which had made Gov
Wilson the party's. standard bearer.
MIR. Bryan has since said he did
not do 1.-THE Democratic rank and
file did it-but he simply knew when
to find the faucet to turn on the Will
OF the party. Mr.. Bryan may not
have been turning on any other fau-
Get but evidence of his popularity
has been engaging the attention OF
Gov Wilson in the last few days,
When erroneous reports were
printed in New York and elsewhere
that Gov. Wilson had offered the
State portfolio to Mr.. Bryan there
was immediate evidence in the mail
of the power that such step would
be exceedingly unpopular among De-
mocrats. Many of themsWrote their
protests-in most cases making Gov.
Wilson pay excess postage and ed4-
torials of various newspapers were
often inclosed. The news OF their
opposition was cabled to the United
States. Then some one turned on
the faucet and the frank and file re-
sponded with will.e
Gov. Wilson, when he saw the cor
respondents today, explained that he
had spent more than four hours
reading his mail, and that most Of
the letters were strongly in advocacy
Of Mr.. Bryan for the chief post in
the cabinet He said that while the
first letters had opposed the Nebras-
kan, the communications favoring
him now counted up at the ratio OF
about 4 to 1.
Then Mr.. Bryan still has friends?'
yentured one of the interviewers.
He numbers them by the hum
dreds Of thousands" was the quick
and emphatic reply.
1t was evident that Gov. Wilson
values the letters championing the
Nebraskan over those containing
protests and was pleased to learn Of
the popularity Of the man he had
once wanted knocked into cooked
hat s2
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
ZION. WILLIAM SEYMOUR Ed
WARDS.

William s. Edwards, the semi
pyogressive- republican-bull moose
hyphenated candidate for United
States Senate, has been in the lime
light good deal lately He man
aged to have the degree Of Doctor
OF Literature conferred on him by
the Wesleyan College of Buchanan,
W, Va, the other day; and then, on
the 10th. he had his long-looked-for
bronze monument to the West Vir-
ginia home guards unveiled at Char
l. ston. Both of these events coming
just on the eve OF the meeting of the
West Virginia Legislature, when Mr..
Edwards is a candidate for United
States senator, to be voted for by this
Legislature, looks a little like adyer-
tising This Is probably one of the
potent reasons why the G. A. R. or
ganization refused to accept the mon
umenti Their refusal Created con-
sternation among the political bosses
at Charleston Tuesday morning. but
Gov. Glasscock accepted it on the
part of the state and the rundown
t.y the G. A. R. was kept as quiet as
possible. There will be further
complications in the matter. as the
G. "A. r. owns the site on which the
monument stands. They intend to
erect one Of their own assisted by
the Ladies' Hospital Corps
buchanan College has not here
tofore been comforting degrees of the
honorary species, but they had as
we'll begin on VIM Seymour as any
body.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
SENTENCED
Sidna Allen Gets 35 Years; Wesley
Edwards Gets Ten Years Less
A Compromise.

Thirty-tiye years in the penitenti-
AIRY is the penalty exacted by the laws
Vi Virginia from Sidna Allen for his
part in the shooting UP of the Carrol
urunty court, in which affair hve per
sons, including Bneriff, prosecuting
attorney and Judge we're kulte
members OF the Allen clan, and a
number OF others We're seriously in
Jared
Allen nephew, Wesley Edwards,
will spend 20 years in prison. These
two sentenced are the result of a
compromise, following verdict for
involuntary manslaughter in the case
OF Sidna Allen for the murder of the
courts attorney, William Foster.
The jury fixed the penalty in that
case at five years in the penitentiary
Allen had alread been found guilty
ct second degree murder at form
er trial, in which he was given l5
years in prison. Another Indictment
for the killing of Sheriff Webb was
compromised by letting him plead
guilty to second degree murder and
take sentence of Is years.
A combination. OF the several SEN
fences make term OF 35 years for
| Allen.
Three indictments against Wesley
| Edwards were also compromised, he
taking sentence of nine years on each
| of the cases
| In the second trial of Allen, which
has just ended, nine Of the jurors
stood for acqulttal, and the other
three for murder in the second de-
| gree
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
JACKSON SUCCEEDS

SEN. hA1 NJn.
Governor Goldsborough. OF Mary
land, has announced the appoint
ment OF William 2. Jackson. repubti-
can national committeeman IRON
nat state, TO succeed the late United
states Senator lsador Raynor.
He will Serve until 1914, when at
the regular session OF the legislature
the unexpired term will De filled by
election.
Jackson is a reputed millionaire
lumber manufacturer and therefore
IS we'll qualified to sit in council with
his wealthy colleagues and assist n
the administration OF the affairs OF
government.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
JosEPHUs DANIELS
For Postmaster General in the Viii.
son Cabinet.

He is true and unfiinching De-
r1ocrat and has worked hard with
Bryan for progressive and honest
government by the people. He is
a North Carolinians of stering luali-
ties and great ability. He was rear
ed in a newspaper Office and is self
made and as true as pure steel il
all those attributes that go to make
a good man He would take special
delight In administering justice 10
all and would turn Keadle out of the
postoffce at Williamson in 80 min
utes.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
OUR new DAILY
NEWSPAPER
Shut Out Of the Nails By Prohibi-
tive Postage Demands.
Will Not Appear Until Permit Is
Granted.

Until we can get a permit to send
our daily through the mails as Sec
&C nd-class matter4I we shall have TO
defer its publication until the permit
is acted upon. The postmaster at
this point just charged more than II
vas possible for US to pay and we
we're compelled to abide by the par
tisan's decision. 1t is to be hoped
that there will come an early change
in the management of the postoffice
at Williamson. Turn the rascals
out" should be the acclaim of our
citizens.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
COLONEL LEAVES :
Good Bye, Boys, ] Have Had a
Grand Time" Parting Remarks.

Colonel Roosevelt departed from
Chicago for New York over the Lake
Shore railroad after having spent
three days attending the progressive
conference here. The colonel left his
hotel unobserved, accompanied by
Governor Robert T. Bass, of New
hampshire, and Medill Mccormick.
The party motored to the railroad
station GOOD Bye, boys, | have
had grand time, we're the coloneIs
parting remarks.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

West Virginia is first in the pro-
duction of oil and gas and leads in
most Of those things which goes to
make industrial wealth. The hand
II nature has been kind 70 West Vir-
ginia and has made its natural
wealth inexhaustible and easily pro-
duced. Soon 1t will be the greatest
productive region of America.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
rtGHT MILLIoNa RECOMMENDED

Washington, Dec. 12.-The war
department to-day recommended to
congress that to complete the ONO
improven ent projects within OHIO
and West Virginia ultimately re-
curing S51, 1l7,291.O0 yet to COM
plete, there 81 sould be an annual
cash appropriation of $s,oOo,oOO m
til 1917 with diminished annual APP
propriations tn GREATER.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
STATE VOTE ToTA4s ARE GIVEN.

Sundays Register published What
Is believed to be the correct vote OF
the state. Wilson has plurality of
34.0S5. Roosevelt has 1912 and
Taft 56,754. Other pluralities are
as follows: Sutherland, 1907; Hat
field, S.769; Reed IT ,029; Shawkey,
1858; Lilly, 1852; Darst, 17,442;
Long, 7,649; Williams, 16,047. The
vote for Supreme Court Judges was
Bennett, 1888; Smith, 1886;
Poffenbarger, 1861; and Lynch,
.131, S25. For prohibition, 164,S12,
against 1926. Lilly led the state
ticket, and Judge Lynch received the
largest vote of any of the judicial
candidates.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
!. IITTLE MORE DIVIDED.

The vey newest and most daring
divided skirt the skirt that set even
French women gasping when a sun
day or two back it was first seen at
Auteuuil has made ITS appearance
on Fifth avenue II caused a block
in traffic.
The latest of feminine fashions
was divided right up to the knee. II
was no mere stimulation at the side or
pretty pretense between the tootsies
IN 'front.'
The police were so staggered they
did not know what to do. One OF the
new picture patrolmen, Fifth ave-
nue's own, felt all around the edges
OF his spick and span uniform and
finding no pins there, rushed into
the store of one Of the most exclu-
sive importers of creations and
caused a commotion by shouting Tor
cents worth Of pins He felt sure
the divide was due to an unhappy ac-
.ideut that called for sympathy and
assistance.
For the skirt was divided behind
from hem to knee, and as the wearer
moved along the view that was
caught Of the er--Well, according
TO some Of those who looked hardest
and longest, she had nothing to be
ashamed of in that respect and could
get into the front row any time.
Some OF those who said they were
judges declared the woman had
Ipretty taste in open work.
But man who suggested that to
his fair companion got for his pains
only the angry ejaculation "Brazen
hussy, she ought to be arrested
The dress was purple, so was the
hat and the silk affairs that we're al
most as visible.
"Oh, do look" shrieked one wom-
an: 'she is wearing those new long
! Russian purple kid boots!"
And purple silk" gasped her
friend And both women turned
their heads.
Looking around for Christmas
Goods? Let us offer you some tempt
| ing goods at low prices.
! A II REAII HARDWARE co
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12
LISTEN AT THE COLONEL.

= 81 am very glad to have the chance
to come out here and say again that
We are in the fight to the end, and
that it is folly for the Republicans
4, waste time in thinking Of any at
tempt to lure us back into the organ
ization that they have made of such
a character that no honest man can
~ IN n -
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

DR.. w. s. Rosenheim has returned
to the city from a short absence and
will be found in his office attending
to business with his p-overbial our
tesy. He has had pleasant outing,
and is in the best of spirits and
health.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

Persons who write letters TO the
President-elect are earnestly request
eL to put on enough postage stamps.
Philadelphia Record.
What has become OF the old-fash-
toned butcher who threw in piece
7os liyer?- Detroit News
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

Senator Martin has announced
that confirmation Of appointments of:
Republican postmaters at Taylors-
vile, Harrodsburg and Lawrence
burg would be opposed when they
came UP in the Senate,
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

The Progressives had a cleaning
Up meeting in Chicago and are maxi
ing ready for another campaign
Roosevelt was there leading THE hosts
with his hat still in the fling.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

You who hunt, look at our Guns,
Rifles, Pistols, Ammunition and
Sporting Goods before you buy. 1t
win certainly pay you.
A, II. BEALL HARDWARE co.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-12

We are glad to be able to state
that Mrs. T. B. Garner, who is IN a.
Cleveland hospital, continues TO
gradually improve from her formar
critical condition.