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Newport daily independent., 1914-01-02

Wanted - Some one 10 take
part of emigrant car to st.
Louis. Address J. H. Richard
son. Jacksonport, Ark. 29d3.
For Sale-E. L. Watson home
place, three lots corner Second
and Main. Apply to o. D. Wat
son or c.. M. Erwin. O7dtt.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hogan OF
Nashville, Arkansas were here
yesterday en- route home from a
visit to Batesville.
George R. Hays, Jr., has been
very sick with fever for several
days.
For rent-3 connecting fur
nished rooms. SIG Walnut st.
33d12t.
Drayage of ali kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. -
Chester Robinson. 1Sdtf.
| Cedar Fence Posts, Sash
Doors, Lumber, Shingles, Brick
and Cement.-Hubert's Lumber
! Yard. 33btf.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry E. Spears
left this morning on No. a for
their new home in Maryland.
Mrs. Dan Dowell, ST., and. Mrs.
Dan Dowell, Jr., of Tuckerman,
were pleasant visitors to New
port today.
For Rent-Elegantly furnish
ed apartments on second floor,
either two or four rooms, with
bath. References required. Tel.
III. 228d6t
Oscar Morgan of the New SC
and 1Oc Store, arrived home this
morning from a holiday visit to
relatives at Blythesville.
Found-Pair of gold nose glass
es, in laundry. Owner may
have same by paying for this
ad. and applying to Ideal Laun-
dry. 1892.
| Mrs. John w. Wallace, who is
visiting her daughter at Fort
Worth, Texas, has been very
sick for the past few days, hut
is some better.
Charles Brasch and father,
Sam Brasch, who are in ST..
Louis, are expected tomorrow
morning to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Heinemann and Miss Hattie
Heinemann.
Lost-Fraternity pin, star and
crescent shape, pearl studded.
Finder please return to Ralph
Hirsch and receive reward. Dc.
| SALESMAN WANTED to
look after our interest in Jack
son and adjacent counties. Sala-
ry or commission. Address The
Harvey Oil Cor, Cleveland, O.
DIT.
Tonight at the Palace Theatre
a two part drama ''The Reap
ing"-a drama of the good old
days. See the heart-breaking
scene of the Nevada desert,
where the emigrants are led a.
stray by the treacherous Indian
guides. In addition we have an
other side-splitting Keystone
comedy at the regular prices
five and ten cents.
Charles Mosby picked up a
battered SO calibre bullet on his
dining room floor Thursday
morning and says a piece as
large as a mans hand was brok-
en- out of the window. He attri-
butes it to a stray bullet from
considerable distance, and does
not think any one except some
careless person shot into his
home.-Batesville Guard.
Miss Mary Trevathan of
Batesville spent a few hours
here between trains Thursday,
en- route to Murfreesboro, Tenn.
to resume her studies in college.
Miss Bessie Watson will enter
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight fair, somewhat colder;
Saturday fair.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-02


& After the Largest Seasons Business
+ in the History of Our Store we Shall Begin
! Monday Morning at O'Clock,
Our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale of All Odds ana
: Ends. Remnants. Broken Lines Incomplete
! Assortments, ETC..
That we Have Accumulated During the Season
Everything in This Sale Will Be Seasonable and
: Up to the Standard of Quality Always
Maintained at Wolff Goldman's
There Will Be Such Large Assortment OF ArllclS
This Sale That 1t Is Impossible to Describe
Them or to Quote Prices
+ We Promise, However, That We Have Some u :
3 Most Remarkable Bargains That We Have hVe'
+ Presented and the Savings will Be so
= = Great That it will Justify Every
s one to Attend
+ Watch This Paper Friday for Our lWo-
= Page Advertisement.
Wo|H-GoIdman
: Mercantile Company
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-02
% 90 90 o. 90 o
HERE AND THERE

90 90 90 o. 90 O.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
INDIGESTION ENDED,
STOMACH FEELS FINE
Time Tapes DiApspsinw In Ave
minutes al Seurnsss, Ga, Heart
burn and Dyspepsia y gone.

acur. gAssy, upset stomach. inds.
,soation, heartburn. dyspepsia; when
~ 6ood you eat ferments into. sasoo
~ stubborn Jumps; your head sches
1nd you feel ack and miserable.
shaf.s when you realize the maeic
q Paps's Diapepsin. Il makes N
n1omack misery vanish In nvs milo.
if your stomach II In 4 coatinuous
rovoit--if you can't set Il regulated,
nicoso. for your sake. try Paps'e Dia.
n~ncan. IrS 90 needless 20 have Z
SSx sfnmaeh h--maks your NEXT meal :
Ssvorite food meal, then take Z littls
niSnspsin. There will not be any ais.
s,Sss-ont without fear. It's because
Ssss,s Dlapopsin "really does" roeu.
~ veak. out-of-order stomachs that
sivse Il it, millions Of sales annually,
az 4 iargs 6fty-csnt cass Of Papsia
nlsSecoln from any drug store. Il n
~ cujokeSt, sures. stomach RELIEF
~ cur6 Known. Il acts almost IKE
,SSeSC-lt ~ . acientt0c. harmless
~ !r1oosnht stomach preparation
vSioH g0lt bsDeaGD Il svesy he1es--
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

appointment. But with this should
80 the recall. With . twoysar term.
the recall Is not so necessary: two
years IL not q long time, and Ii .
mayor proves unpopular. he can be-
defeated at the end of that period.
But four years Is long time 70 put
. man In ONCE without safeguard.
However, six months is rather short
period to wait before exefcising the
recall. The first SIX months OF Police
Commissioner Croul's administration
would have recalled Breitmeyer, prob
ably. Perhaps the first six months
OF 0tllespie's would have recalled
Marx. A year seems to me to be
none too long time to give q mayor
his chance to show whether he Il
right or wrong. H
FSvors Labor Dursau.
Then . labor bureau might be Gre
ated- mean Z labor bureau that II
legal. and can accomplish some good
not Q bureau thrown IN as q SOD to
the labor man, without rognrd 10
whether Il ID constitutional or not. 1
have some doubts as to the legality
OF the bureau proposed by the char
ter. This is matter that will re-.
Quire expert study.
Perhaps q recreation commission
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

form Of government doubt II they
are ready for II now; but II II ID
brought before them properly. and
they are shown its advantages. I be-
lieve that In three or four years they
Will see that Il IL the kind Of govern
ment that they are looking for. and
VIII adopt II. We must not 90 too
fast. II commission government 10
submitted to the people now. and they
defeat Il. years must pass before the
plan recovers from the blow. II we
wait while, and. meanwhile. ham.
msr away at q campaign Of education.
1t VIII come In comparatively short
time"
There's Judge Connolly for you
the practical politician. In touch with
the electorate. familiar with its
moods. and versed In the art Of gent
ly leading Its opinion to the desired
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

shelter Of the bench. It was . case
that he had heard four or nve times,
and the Judge could AFFORD to devote
only half an ear to It.
Don't Know candldates.
'FiYst and f0rem0st." he began.
poor city government arises from
the fact that the people don't know
the men for whom they vote. They
are presented at the polls with .
ticket the size Of . newspaper sheet.
on which are printed scores and hum
dreds Of names. Even you. with your
knowledge Of men in politics. know
scarcely half of the men whose names
are printed on the ordinary ticket.
"The natural result II that the vot.
or. in his confusion. either puts his
mark at the head Of the ticket, with
out paying much attention 70 whose
names appear In the party column, or
lie goes down the list. putting his
cross before the names that he knows
names he has seen In the newspa-
pers: names that look familiar to him.
He doesn't know II the man behind
thu name 10 good, bad or Indifferent: |:
he merely knows that the name IL
familiar.
"You can't get eflicisnt city govern.
ment by eIectinG men IN that way.
You can't get edlcient city govern.
ment by confusing citv Affairs with
state and national politics. Parties
with national labelS-Are not responsi
bic In city affairs: the party exercises
no control over the city oNlcer. So
the nrst steps must be to separate
city elections from state and national
elections, make them non-partisan,
end shorten the ballot 90 that the vot.
or may know the men for whom he
u voting. and not be confused BY q
multiplicity Of names.
"The natural corollary OF the short
ballot u the commission form OF gov
ernment. believe that we will have
Il Ii Detroit, eventually. But n the
time ripe to propose It now? have
By doubts. Az . matter Of expedi.
ency. would defer its proposal b
the people. when you Are building Z
house, the first thing TO do ID to clear
away the brushwood and prepare the
Ground: then You dig your cellar and
lay your foundations: and when you
have done al that. you erect your
hm.Idine. II must Be the same way
In politics. We must clear the srouul
and ~ the foondation hrsf. when
Ne have doue that. We can begin "a
sdueass ~ peopls 70 the conniss,on
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

To Whom 1t May Concentrate mo-
lSs XSrIl .ns' 4. D.. o. 1914 at two Zoo, o'ciosH
city OF Detroit. County OF Wayne and
% sSss. e from nssss SS%sss 900. m Assf: 70 sSmssr
iius Steinberg Z Co, OF the CITY of De-
Volt. shall be sold at public auction
OF Detroit. Mich, In accordance with
Chapter 1s0. section 8. Of the 1919
COMPLIED Ordinances or the City of
Detrolt Dated March 81. 1914, Julius
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
RELIABILITY TOUR
STARTS FROM CHICAGO

+ CHICAGO. March 26.-Chicaso
automobile club oincials felt confident
today that the start Of the national
reliability tour this year will be made
at Chicago with the nonstop run
ending at Boston. Harry vissering,
president OF the club. submitted plans
TO John A. Wilson. president Of the
American Highway association and
prominent IN the A. A. w., who had
much to DO with former 0lidden- tours.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
MRS. LINDSEY'S ILLNESS
NOT BELIEVED SERIOUS

DENVER. Colo, March 26.-Al-
though Mrs. Ben b. Lindsey, wife Of
Juvenile Judge Lindsey. II confined
to her apartments here today by III
ness, Judge Lindsey said there was
nothin gserious about her condition.
The altitude has affected her nerves
and she has not been we'll since she
came here to live. y
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
FAMILY
AND POLICE IN
FRESH REUNION
Sisters Members Of Party of
Ten Women Taken In Early
Morning Raid
BROTHER BURRELL
GETS SPOTLIGHT, TOO
Lugged To Station for Investi'
CATION Altar Running Down
Citizen With Auto

Ten young women most OF them
very well known to the police. were
arrested by Patrolmen Dan Smith and
Snyder. at No. 1877 Grstiot-sve.. at $3.50
O'Clock Thhrsday morning, when resi-
dents Of the neighborhood complained
to the police that the ancient Tower
OF BABEL had little on the 0ratiot-ave.
place for varieyated noises and sounds
Of strife.
All OF them were released at $3.50
O. clock, by order Of Police Justice Gal
ney, but meanwhile the disturbance
had been transferred to the assembly
room In the detective bureau.
Detective Rick had his shirt badly
torn while trying TO quiet the women.
and Rick 10 proud Of his shirts, too
and Detective Tremontie had his feel
ings seriously injured by some Of the
remarks OF the prisoners.
Yep, two Of the Rice girls were In
II. The Rice family was mixed up
with the police again.
Elizabeth Rice-Tighe and Henrietta
Rice were the representatives who
were taken from the Gratiot-ave.
house, ahd Burrell Rice. brother Of the
girls. was taken for investigation Of Z
mysterious auto accident in which he
figured.
Burrell's auto--believed TO be the
same one that Burrell and his sister
LAvina had . court llght about. some
time ago-Sfruck q man In front OF
No, II Michigan-ave.. Wednesday
night. Rice picked up the injured man
and said he would take him to hos
pttal A police pstrol. investigating
the accident report. was given that In
formation, but called all the hospitals
In vain attempt to locate the victim.
Then Detectives Parker and Shepherd
set out In Quest Of Burrell, and took
him before Inspector Larkins. Burrell
admitted that he mad run down the
man, whose name he did not know.
He said that he started for . hospital
with the victim, but that the man ex-
pressed q preference for q ride to the
depot, and Rice took him there. Then,
Rioe said. he went to the station and
reported the accident, though he didn't
know the victims nance Inspector
LArkins verified the statement and let
Burrell 60.
Thsn came the raid. In which Lizzie
and Henrietta were brought In. The
others were: Gladys walker, Belle
Henderson. Irene Gilmore Frances
Gilmore. Ethel Livingstone. Rose Col
lins. Helen Marshall and Grace Brown.
all ranging IN age from 20 TO Is years.
Ten men were also found In the
place, but were not held.
Elizabeth Rice-Ttghe was recently
brought back from Denver, Col. where
she was spending her honeymoon with
her husband. William Tighe, and faced
trial on aTcharge Of robbing = fireman
Of about 500. She settled the case.
also paying the expenses of Detective
Blake Lockard. who brought her back
here.
The complainant had carefully sup
pressed the news from his wife, even
going 90 far a. to prevent her from
seeing any newspapers containing the
story. but Elixabeth. peeved by prose-
cution, clipped out all Of the various
articles and mailed them to the man's
wife. the police say.
The police did not hear what hap
pened after that.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
JUDGE CONNOLLY,
TURNED PROGRESSIVE,
OUTLINES BIG PRO-
GRAM OF REFORM

(continusd Prom rage ons.)
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

I. II0ntN1n0 PIayo 0uoov Pf9nk.
> GARY, Ind. March 36.-Th0mas
Williams. railroad switchmau, was
the victim Of lightning prank In q
severe electrical storm. the nrst Of
the season, that visited Gary today.
A bolt ripped Williams shoes from
his feet while he was en- route to
work. A policeman found him stand.
ing IN HE stocking feet. dased. but
not unconscious. and entirely unhurt.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

"what hind h man - her ~
well, he's cute socially. and won.
doyful m0rouy.-L1bo.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-11-27
M VERDICT IN
ALEXANDER CASE
.5u-,. Seems HopeIessly Hung and Re-
tires For the Night.
AISLE SPEECHES MADE
AISLE SPEECHES MADE.
-.iqbrated Case Concluded After Four
Days Trial.

IS we go to press at ten O'Clock, the
H.. seemed hopeIessiy hung, and had
g red for the night to their rooms
= ne F0rdham Hotel without reach
--- verdict. s
The bee., 1914-08-18
IN HEAPS OF THIRTY
Bodies Of German Soldiers Burned on
the Battlefield.

London, Aug. IA Dispatch to
the Standard from MaastrIcht de-
scribes the Wholesale cremation OF
bodies of German soldiers killed at
Liege, as told by fugitives arriving
there. During three succ essive
nights after the fighting at Liege the
Germans collected their dead in
heaps of thirty. Funeral services
were held and military salutes were
fred over each heap. The bodies
then were burned.
The officers explained to the men
that this was necessary to prevent
the bodies from becoming a menace
to the living. Many other bodies
were thrown into the Meusei to float
Seward.
The bee., 1914-08-18
The September Woman's Home
Companion.

The September Woman's Home
Companion Is a Fashion Forecast
November" Grace Margaret Gould,
the fashion editor, with the assis-
lance of her staff of writer's and ar
lists, presents the fashion news In a
practical way so that readers can
follow up her suggestions and make
definite use of them, In general
way her policy ls to show women
how they can make use of tae latest
fashions without extravagance. An
interesting feature of this months
fashion department is q colored
plate of an afternoon gown designed
by Madame Paquin for the conser.
vxtive American woman. The gown
Is reproduced from Madame Pa
quin's design by Henry HUT and Is
done in full color.
Another strong feature of tn 9
September issue is the first of Sc :
ries of articles reporting q minis
ter's experiences with women. The
first article is entitled 1.-THE Woman
Who Came In the Night" 1t is an
account OF q woman who went to
her pastor when she was in serious
trouble, and the story reveals the
immense responsibility and oppor-
tunitles Of ministers for service IN
their communities. Another inter
estIng article Is an account Of what
has been done at Frieburg, Ger
many toward making painles child
birth possible by the use of two
drugs which are not injurious.
Other special articles are: What
is Youth?" by Ralph Waldo Urine !;
Better Babies" by Anna Steese
Richard son and ''Capitalizing Com
mon Sense" by Edmund Slower.
Fiction is contributed by Mary
Stewart Cutting, Frederick M.
Smith, Fannie Heaslip Lea, Flor
ence Edwards Trevor, Mary Heaton
Worse, and Msrgarita SpaldIng Ger
ry.
The regular Young Peoples, Tow
er Room, About People, Handicraft
aud Household departments are full
of new ideas and suggestions enter
taIningly presented.
The bee., 1914-08-18

Mrs. w. r.. Clov and children have
returned from q two weeks visit to
Cave City.
Mr.. II. l.. Browning and Daughter
Helen, OF Mortons Gap, spent Sun
day In the city.
Miss Eunice Draper has returned
from two weeks visit In Provi-
dence.
Walter Dawes left Monday morn
for two weeks visit In Tacoma
Washington.
Miss Fern Nichols spent Sunday
In Dawson.
Guy Peyton and Clifton Long
were In Dawson Sunday.
Paul King, Arthur vinson, Hey
Brinkley, John Winters, John
Woodruff. Claud Rodgers, Rufus
Brame, and Robert Featherston,
were In Dawson Sunday.
Mrs. Will Raybon and two Of her
children left Monday for visit to
relatives in Webster county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Heater were In
Da wson Sunday.
John M. Cansler was in Nashville
Sunday.
Miss Bobbie Bernard left Sunday
for Nashville when she returns she
will have charge of the Millinery
Department for Cansler and Brown
Bros.
Chss. Webb, Grover Long and
Kirby O'Bannon left Monday for
Geigers lake on ten days fishing
trip.
The bee., 1914-08-18
FIRST PRIZE
In Green River Contest Is Here
Champion Drop. Head Machine

The First prize in the Bees Green
River Contest is now on exhibition
at w. H, Whitford's Hardware store
and is a beauty, some lucky girl will
own this handsome machine at the
close Of the contest on Aug. 2Sth.
The Second Prize, a gold bracelet
watch, is in the show window of L.
C Wiley's. Earlington's only jeweler
and will be worn on the "Trip by some
lucky girl. 1t all depends on who
turns in the most subscriptions. and
consequently has the mostvotes when
the contest closes. Only seven days
until the contest is over and six of
these are working days so you had
better get busy and line up all the
new and renew subscribers possible
before next Tues day.
The bee., 1914-08-18

e. l.. Wise was In Nashville on
business Monday.
Hal Thompson was in Nashville
Oh business Monday.
Miss Mary Ellen Burke spent Sun
In Nashville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Heater was in
MsdIsonville Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Alma Corbit, of jacksonville
was In the city on business Monday.
Miss Dorthy Corbit spent Tuesday
I'm the city.
Bob Slottman, of Nortonville was
Ia jacksonville Monday night.
John Moore was 10 Madisonville
Monday night.
Sam Murphy, OF Springfield, Tenn.
Is visiting Tommie Featherstone
this week.
Hoyt Coil, of jacksonville, was in
the city Monday.
Mrs. p. B. Davis was In Madison
vile Monday afternoon
Ivan Springfield was In Madison
willie Monday
Miss Margaret Atkinson has re-
turned from a weeks visit In Bay
View Mich.
Tommie and Sarah Featherstone
have returned from Springfield
Tenn, when they have been visit
ing relatives for several weeks.
uy.:by O'Bannon was in Dawson
sunday.
Misses Isabel and Mabel Ira.
bern have returned to their home IN
Hopkinsville after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Trahern tor few days.
Miss Ruth Littlefleld will leave
today for KopkinsvIlle to visit rels.
tives.
Mrs. Chas. Lindsay and children
spent Sunday ~ the city with Mrs
Elmer Lynn.
Mrs. j. ID. O'Brlen and little
daughters Anna Marie and Margaret
Helen and Miss Maggie Whalen are
visiting friends in Chattanooga
Tenn, this week.
Harold Oldham was In Dawson
Sunday.
Chas. Nisbet and Ivan Springfield
wero In Dawson Sunday.
Ben Wilson was IN Dawson Sun
day.
Mrs. Frank Giannini who has been
visiting relatives In Providence re-
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Rogers has returned
from visit to relatives In Prov.
denoe.
Kenneth Nisbet and Margaret At.
kinson were In Dawson Sunday.
The bee., 1914-08-18

Austria declares war, Servia de-
elareS war, Germany declares war,
Russia declares war, France declares
war, England declares war, Belgium
declares war, Montenegro declares
war, Portugal declares war-Hold
on, missed one somewhere.
Stranded Americans returning FROM
abroad are reeountlng narrowing and
hair raising and nerve racking tales
Of their experiences. Much of which
excellent fiction reading
The bee., 1914-08-18
A Texas Wonder

NThs Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladdst troubles, dissolves grav.
ell, cures .dis5etes, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism and ali lrregu-
larIties Of bladder troubles, remov-
ing gravel, the kidneys and bladder
In both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles IN children. If not
sold by your druggists will be sent
by mall on receipt OF Sl.00. One
srfinlI Bottle is two months treat
ment and seldom fails to perfect a
cure, Send for testimonials from
Kentucky and other States. DR.. T..
w. Hall. 2g26 Olive st.. ST. Louis.
Mo. Sold by Druggists.
The bee., 1914-08-18
News of the 1own
Good morningl Have you
seen The Courierf
Evansville's best paper.

G. X. Long has purchased q lot
south OF the G. K. Blackburn place
and expects to build home there
In o short time
]. w. Boyd has opened a barber
shop IN the new building erected on
west railroad street aud is now
ready to serve custamers
N ]. 4. Fawcett will move his FAINT
Fly to darlington as soon as arrange
ments can be made to dispose OF
his home In jacksonville
w III Whitford has equipped his
home on West Main street with hot
and cold water and added bath
room
Several people are contemplating
building homes In Darlington In the
near future and bnilding prospects
are good
Mrs. ID. NJ. Evans was In Madison
vile Monday
Harry Withers is bnilding a nice
residence on Railroad street The
work on this place IS progressing
satisfactorily
n, ,Chas Traheru in now living In his
bwn b1ngslo on railroad street
/. Csnsler 4 Brow Bros have rent.
ed the room formerly occupied by
Hollinger q Truempy's Jewelry
store AMI will open Millinery store
lin q few days Miss Robbie Bernard
assisted by an experienced trimmer
from Hopkinsville will have charge
OF this department..
Mrs Elsie Robinson has sold the
building on the corner of west main
street to Ernest Brinkley who will
move 1t to another lot Mrs Robin
sen will build five room bungalo
aon tais lot
Mes. Ernest Asnby was In Madi-
ssonville Monday
The bee., 1914-08-18

The foo>t question is casing grave
concern In Europe and that will soon
adjust itself, Atthe present rate it
is only matter of a short time when
there viii be but few mouths left
to feed.
The bee., 1914-08-18

To forestall foolish questions. let
II be understood that the war will
continue until they stop fighting.
In the stress Of undue excitement
across the water we had quiet for
gotttn the advance Of the army worm
The bee., 1914-08-18

When woman trips along the
street with poodle dog at the other
end of a string the dog Commando
most attention.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-12-22
HON. P. L. HARDIN, STATE
SENATOR, PASSES AWAY
Chester C65aty Representative Was
One of States Most Useful
Citizens.

Chester, Dec. 1S.-Hon. P. L.. E9aG-
din, O:ester. county's State senator,
died last night in Baltimore, follow
ing an operation for an abdominal
nalady. His remains will arrive IN
Chester tomorrow morning and will
be taken from here to the home OF the
deceased at Bascomville Funeral ser
vices will be neld Sunday morning at
Richburg Methodist church, of which
the deceased was q steward. Inter
ment will be in Union A. R. P. grave
yard
Senator Hardin was So years Of age,
and had represented Chester county
in the State senate for II years.
Prior to that he was member of the
rouse for eight years. Senator HaF-
din was a man o. fine abilities, was
broad in his views and commanded the
admiration and respect of all factions.
He was president protein of the SEN
ate and was also chairman of some
of that body's most important COM
mittees.