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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29
COMMITTEE CLEARS SENATOR LOR|MER Vote Is Five to Three on All
 Vital Questions HINES IS HANDICAPPED Matter Will Be Up in Senate Next Week When Warm Debate Will
 Begin-No Canvass of
 Situation

Washington, March 2S.-Senator LOT inner of Illinois today won vindication at the hands of the special commit tee of eight senators who have fin ished a second investigation of his election by the Illinois legislature in 1909
 Twice challenged and once acquitted the committee. by votes of to on all vital points, exonerated him Of Of legislative corruptio1s
 Hines Vindicated Also
 Edward Hines, the millionaire lum- herman, referred to as the man who put Lorimer over." also was yindicate1 by the committee. It had been charged Hines raised corruption fund of $100, ,0O0 to elect LorImer to the Sen ate. The majority repudiated that and passed resolution that the evidence had shown he did not raise or con- tribute any sum improperly.
 The majority held that no new eVl- dence had been adduced to justify a reversal of the Senates previous ac- ton in Senator Lorime-s favor
 The case will be squarely before the Senate probably next week when pro- tracted debate will begin. Neither side has made a thorough canvass Of the situation. Republican leaders point out that there will be about 2l new sen ators to vote on the case In addl- ton to those who havo already voted on substantially the same charges.
 The basis of the committees action was the plea raised by Lorimer's coun- sel that the previous action of the Senate bars reconsideration.
 Division of Committee
 The majority report on the main proposi- ton will be signed by Senators Dilling- ham, Gamble, Fletcher, Johnston ana Jones, and the minority by Senators Ken yon. Kern and Lea Senator Jones was against Senator Lorimer on the first in- vestigation.
 The contention of the minority mem bers will be that the Senate passed upon the question of the former adjudication when it ordered the present investigation and that if res adjudicata were 10 pre- vail it should have been before second exhaustive investigation at cost Of S5o,"o was begun They contend that the new investigation was ordered largely becaise the former committee had not made full investigation and the country demanded all the facts.
 Their viewpoint is that the new inyesrl- gation has developed much pertinent to Lorimer's election, which the old commit tee failed to discover. They claim that the res adjudicata plea is lawyer $ sup- terfuge to befog the real issue.
 Hold Lengthy Session
 The committee was in session three hours and many resolutions were offered. Those presented by the three memDers against Lorimer, embodying what prob ably will be in a minority report prompt ly were voted down by the same, 9 to 5.
 The resolution vlndicating Edward Hines declared it was not proved Edward Hines received s10o.000 or any other sum, or that he expended any sum, or contributed any sum, to aid in. or secure the election or Lorlmer to the Senate. and that he lid not raise, contribute to, or expend. my money improperly in the election of Sen ator Lorimer. Kenyon, Kern and Lea did not vote on this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29
Refers to Tariff

The first reference which Colonel Roose- welt has made to the tariff in his present campaign was brought into tonight's speech.
 '1 haven't spoken on the tariff, he said. because 1 have little to add to what I said two years ago, in upholdlng an honest fulfillment of what the re- publican platform contained on that sub ject."
 upon one additional point which was that the tariff should be regulated for the benefit of the wage-earner and the farmer and that the benefit should not all ac- crue to the men at the head of large hnsiness cnrnnra tinns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29

tcoSrINUED ON PAGE 9,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29
Will Fight Tyranny
Pana ma Canal Illustration

dudHud NoAdi iiiuSsisAO"
 ''Whenever there is tyranny by the majority. I shall certainly fight it. But the tyrarnies from which we have Teen suffering in this country have go tines out of 100 been tyrannies by q minority. that Is tyranny by privilege
 ITO illustrate what l mean, take ths Panama canal under Colonel Goethals That has been the Dfggest piece of engineering work ever attempted in the world. We found .n Colonel Gos- thals the man who could do the job
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
How La Toilette Is Talking.

When the convention day arrives
my opponents will be SO evenly
matched that a mere handful OF
votes will be all that will be neces-
sary to control the situation. And /
want to tell you right now that if l
have that mere handful of votes
neither Roosevelt nor Taft will be
the nominee.
1t was the usual thing during the
latter part of Mr.. Roosevelt's term
for number of senator's and con-
gressmcn to assemble each morning
at the White House to urge Roose-
velt to run again for the office. To
the repeated urgings his answer was:
No, no;s ! have done my work; l
am interested now in ethical and
moral questions; I've paved the way
for constructive craftsmanship; ]
have not the qualities of mind to
take up the trust question, the cur
rency question and the Transports
ton questions. These things do not
interest me-"
After returning to the quietude
OF Oyster. Bay evidently he expert
enced change of mind and heart.
There his love for power got the
better of him.-La Follette's Speech.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

Representatives Ransdell of Lou
isiana and Humphreys of Mississippi,
simultaneously introduced bills in
Congress the past week for nation
alizing the levees of the Mississippi
river and protecting the Riparian
lands from overflow :" These bills
are the outgrowth of a sentiment
among senator's and representatives
from states along the Father of Wa
tiers" that the day has gone by when
we can individually cope with the
situation and that the time has come
when the Federal Government
should take hand in preventing the
floods which have done irreparable
damage during the past few months.
Speaker Champ Clark, who has
taken most active interest in river
improvement during the past twenty
years, in an authorized interview on
the levee question said that "the big
question of reducing food damage
to the minimum is too big for indi-
viduals or even states to wrestle
with alone. The Federal Govern
ment alone is strong enougheto ham
die 1T, and government control of
the leveese seems to be the only
hope"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
Measuring Up Eternity.

IN order to impress upon his con-
gregation the length of eternity, a
colored preacher used the following
ILLUSTRATION:
II sparrow, breddren, should
take a drop of water from the Allan
tic Ocean at Coney Island, and with
this drop of water in its beak should
hop a hop a day until it reached the
Pacific Ocean at San Francisco, and
when this was done should turn
around and hop hop a day all the
way back to Coney Island and gel
another drop and do the same thing
oyer, and keep on doing this very
same thing until it had carried the
whole Atlantic Ocean over into the
aclnc. It would then only be early
morning in eternity. Everybody's
Magazine
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
ATLAS BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION.

The records of the Probate Court
Of New York show that of 10000
persons above the age of rs dying
last year, only 1851 left any estate
whatever, and only 8S4 were worth
100000.
Sc per cent. of them left no estate
whatever.
rs per cent left estates which av-
eraged $1,292.00.
per cent. left estates of over
100000.
This is rather a sad commentary.
$500 out of the 10000 died without
having accumulated anything for
their families, without building or
buying a home, without having laid
up any money for a possible day of
privafion or want.
Bring the matter home to yourself,
take an inventory of your situation,
and then make your decision. If
you are in the Sc per cent class,
pause! There is absolutely no rea-
son why you should remain there.
See HARRY WILLIAMS, Secretary
Of the Atlas Buildin~ and Loan As
sociation and he will point you to a
method Of saving your money that
will In the course of few years
place you in the per cent. class,
will make you the owner of your
home and independent.
You owe 1t to yourself to investi-
gate the D1nu Of the et1aa Qrdldin1
and Loan Association
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
Possibilities of the Goat Industry

EOsSlD1ttt1es OF the GOat industry
Hundreds of inquiries regarding
the possibilities In the United States
Of great goat industry are now
reaching the Department OF Com
merce and Labor. These inquiries
are the result of recent statement
by the Bureau of Statistics Of that
Department, that $50 million dollars
had been sent out of the country in
the last decade to purchase goat
skins for use in this country, and
that the commercial value of the
500 million goats which these skins
represented would had they been
grown in the United States, have
appropriated billion dollars
These suggestions coupltd with the
further fact that goats of the class
supplying the skins in question
could be grown upon semi-arid and
semi-mountainous land In the
United States now practically unu-
tilted, have added to the interest
indicated by the inquiries now be-
ing made.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
Bryan's Forecast.

We have now approached near
enough to the republican national
convention to forecast the action of
that body Ex-President Roosevelt
will, apparently, have a majority of
the northern states, while President
Taft seems likely to have major
ity OF the Notwithstanding the
southern delegates, who represent
merely patronage and Doodle. Mr..
Roosevelt has been careful to ar
range for contesting delegates from
the south-this was lie first indica-
ton OF his intention to bolt. With
a majority of the northern delegates
he is in position to have conyen-
ton of his own in case his contesting
delegates are refused admission.
The conclusion, therefore, is that
Mr.. Roosevelt will be the nominee
of the regular convention or the
nominee Of boiling convention.
Get ready for his candidacy-he is
quite sure to run
Can Roosevelt be defeated? Yes,
by any good progressive. A progress
sive will hold the democratic vote
and the republicans who oppose a
third term will do the rest. Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Wilson are the lead
Ing progressive either
OF them can defeat Roosevelt. The
country will never have president
Tor third term. Commoner.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
West virginia,s Half Century,

The State Of West Virginia will
be fifty years old in June, 1913, and
arrangements are on foot for cele-
brating the half century of State
hood.
1t goes without saying that West
Virginia has made progress. 1t is
growing rapidly In population and in
industrial Importance. It ranks sec
ond among the States of the Union
in the production Of coal and fourth
in the output of petroleum. West
Virginia now produces in year
more coal and more petroleum than
was produced in the entire United
States fifty years ago. Last year the
State mined 61,000,000 tons Of coal
and 100000 barrels of petroleum,
and its coal field barely has been
scratched, and its oil territory con-
stantly is being expanded
West Virginia NOT only has i'm
mense resources but still has a vast
timber supply and great area OF
fertile soil that is adapted to agri-
cultural purposes. In the decade
between 1899 and 1yIJ the value OF
the States nine leading agricultural
staples increased at the rate Of 113
per cent. In the last thirty years
the wealth of the State has more
than trebled, and West Virginia has
just begun growing. Assuredly
West Virginia has a right to cele-
brate for in past achievements its
record is a remarkable ora and few
have reason for better satisfaction
witt thor future prospects. II
would require large amount OF
newspaper space to tell of our neigh
Dor States greatness in detail, but
this will be done no doubt by the
newspapers of that Commonwealth
pending the approach Of the event.
fu ha'lf-century celebration Court.
er-Journal
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
Huntington.

Huntington is great city and has
the most hospitable citizenship on
earth. Her people are always ready
to entertain stranger within her
gates and never fail to extend a cor
dial welcome to all who come. This
was truly the case at the converting
of the Democratic Congressional
and Delegate convention in that city
on last Tuesday. 1t was a great
occasion of the meeting Of the Dem
ocratic hosts of this district and
Huntington entertained in her usual
royal Style Huntington is making
her mark in the progress of West
Virginia and soon she will be the
plumed knight among the great
cities OF the State. Williamson
points to Huntington with pride and
shakes her hospitable hand with
boasting, as our near neighbor and
one OF the brightest and most thrifty
towns that adorn our wealthladen
commonwealth.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

The Fayette Tribune, Col George
McIntosh's yirile Republican paper,
expresses the opinion that the Re-
publican nomination for governor is
not worth pill box full of dried
corn husks. And it sure does look
that way. If the people of West
Virginia put into the gubernatorial
chair this year a machine Republi-
can, it Will be out of line with all
the other States of the Union and
will retard her progress besides
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

Just to give our readers an inkling
OF how the renegades in Mingo coun-
ty encroach upon the liberties of the
people in elections, we shall give
you few figures which will Illus
trate. In our last municipal cleo
ton when there was a full vote
polled in a holly contested fight the
renegade Republicans had no chance
to get in their Illegal vote and fraud
manipulation. They polled as their
full strength 232 votes, and they did
their best. In the primary on last
tuesday when they had the privilege
OF controlling the Voting precincts
to their liking they polled SAB votes.
Now you need not think that this is
normal increase in population for
1t is nothing Of the kind. It is sim
ply method of repeating Illegal ne
gro votes from other states in which
these renegades have become ex-
perts. Surely there must be an end
to such degradation and debauche-
cry.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
What the South Has Done in Thirty
one Years


The Coming South, was the sub.
ject Of Mr.. Richard H. Edmonds' ad
dress at Columbus Ca, but accord
ing to his own account the South has
ARRIVED. With but n per cent. in.
crease in population from 1880 te
1911, he pointed out, the capital in,
vested in manufactures increased
$50 per cent. and in some lines
1000 per cent.a remarkable show.
ing for 81 years. We cannot expect
the same percentage of increase in
the next 80 years, for some indus.
tries have been virtually created
since 1880, but we may look for 9
continuance of development in man.
ufacturing that will put the southern
States well abreast of New England
and the Middle West
immigration, development of wa
ter powers and factories demand fol-
cheap, fertile lands, will soon attract
settlers by thousands and result in
a large increase in population Oh
the 100000 persons living in the
South larger proportion are native
born than in any other section. Mr.
Edmonds shows that the South now
has more capital invested in manu-
features, mines more coal and has
a million more spindles than the
whoe nation had in 1880 Last year
$747,OO0 900 In exports left South
ern ports, while in 1890 the total
exports of the United States reached
but 1857 100000. As late as 1900
the whole country produced g..
100000 barrels of crude oil while
Southern wells spouted $4,000, O00
barrels last year.
The South is a vast empire in it.
self, with its resources only begin.
ming to be developed While Its
farm crops last year exceeded in val
ue the total production of the ma.
ton in 1890, the yield could be dou.
bled and quadrupled by modern
methods which will come in time
The South is rich and prosperous
now, but what is, and, has been, is
but the prelude to what is to come
Americans and Europeans may look
to the Southern States as the land
of the future.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

The constitutional amendment
resolution providing for one presi-
Dental term of six years, and no
more is fayorably reported to the
Senate from the judiciary committee
by Mr. Cummins Of Iowa Senator
Works Of California, was the author
of the resolution. 1t is clear that
this amendment has substantial sup
republican party. If it could be put
to vote, 1t would pass both the
Senate and the House by overwhelm-
ing majorities.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
Andrew Carnegie, his wife an

Andrew Carnegie, his wife and
daughter, left New York, on
Thursday on the steamer Celtic for
their annual visit to Europe The
Laird of Skibo" was looking we'll
and hearty. Not word on the po-
liticl situation, he said; st is too
humiliating That is all have to
say. But !" he added, as an after
thought, II shall never despair of
the republic. 1t bears a charmed
life and will come right in the end.
can't say who will be nominated 2
Mr. Carnegie said that he would be
gone until fall when he would be
here to vote, but declined to say for
whom he would cast his ballot. II
am NO prophet" he said, so how
can ! tell for whom | will vote"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

The New York World hits it off
pretty we'll when it moves that Col
onel Roosevelt be given 100000
tickets to the Chicago Republican
convention, be made temporary
chairman, permanent chairman, the
Committee on Credentials, the Com
mittee on Resolutions, and in addi-
ton be given the right to cast the
votes of all Of the 1918 delegates
The World says all the Colonel needs
is a sufficient force of clerks to COM
pile the record of his deliberations
The clerks would probably be in
structed to write it in disappearing
ink
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

troubled with constipation, and hav6
tried many rema V. All OF Which
seemed to cause pain without giving
much relief. finally tried DIR. 4jlef
Laxative Tablets and found them ex-
cellent Their action Is pleasant ana
mild, and their chocolate taste makes
them easy to take. / am more than
glad to recommend Them"
"Clean up the bowels and keep
them Clean" Is the advice Il al
physicians, because they realise The
danger resulting from habitual CO.
stipation. Do not delay toe long
but begin proper curative measures.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablefs ase .
new remedy for this cid complaint
and a great Improvement over -
cathartics you have been using =
the past. They taste like candy
and work like Z charm. = triG1
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= box containing rs doses. II ~
found satisfae4ory after trial. ~
turn the box - your druggist and
he will return your money.
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r.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

You must not leave anything lying
around loose if you do not wish the
renegades of this county to appro-
pirate it. They made an effort on
Tuesday to appropriate our school
board For dark and damnable
methods of all kinds of trickery they
cap the climax With horde of
negro votes behind them they are
up to every kind of political knavery.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

The view Of Mr. Roosevelt as a
democratic impostor, because he is
by temperament and the exercise OF
his powers combination of oppor-
tunist and autocrat, seems to be sub
stantially the view of Ray Stannard
Baker Of the radical American mag
azine. OF Mr. Roosevelt he says
that he is enthusiastically for the
peoples rule provided he is around
to tell the people what to do The
rue of the people, in Mr.. Roosevelt s
mind, resolves itself into the rule oil
Mr.. Roosevelt, no less.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

AS a representative assemblage
Of West Virginians, the Democratic
Congressional convention at Hunt
ington held in the Opera House on
Tuesday last shows, that the people
Re aroused in the interest of better
government in the State. 1t was a
large, enthusiastic and well balanced
body of sturdy and confident men.
determined to rid the State of polit=
ical corruption as it has been admin
istered by the machine Republicans
in the past. Harmony prevailed and
great applause was given to speak
ers who spoke of the frauds com
mitted In the black belt of this boss
ridden region of Southern West
Virginia.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06

One of the questions of the hour
is as to what orthodox republicans
will do in case the colonel is nomi-
mated. The word comes from an or
ganlzation man in one of the up
state New York counties, which
gives a normal republican majority
of 1000 to 5$$$ that it will be impos-
sible If the colonel is nominated to
prevent like majority from being
registered in favor of the democratic
candidate who opposes him. TIL
is the word Of one who has had prac-
tlcal experience and is in close touch
with the prevailing sentiment. APP
parently a good many organization
workers will do their best for the
balance of the ticket, but leave the
colonel to fare as he may.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
Subscription $I.OO Year in Advance
Advertising Rates Made Known on
Application.

The State of Virginia is adding to
her reputation every day for punish
ing criminals Of every kind Her
example is good one for West Vir-
ginia to follow, but we can never
expect any real reform along this
line until we make clean sweep of
our State The time for change
has arrived
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
s'If Thomas Jefferson wera -,

If Thomas Jefferson were alive
today" says Governor Wilson Of
New Jersey. "he would insist on a
currency system elastic enough to
meet the needs of a great industrial
and commercial nation, but absoo-
lutely fortified against central con-
troll and the influence of lotteries
and leagues of banks to which it il
now in constant danger Of being
subjected"