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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

to about two million dollars for the
same period. Should the courts up.
hold the action of the board in regard
to the four railroad companies, it
would add about one million dollars
more to the state, and about two mil.
lion dollars more to the counties,
cities, towns and school districts in the
same four years.
No man has had more to do with
this great work than Tom Rhea, and
mo man now seeking a nomination for
state office is better prepared than
he to render useful and valuable serv-
ice to the\ state and to the people in
the next four years. No other man
seeking this Office has ever had the
slightest experience with its duties
/ Some Of his enemies, at the beginning
of this campaign, undertook to crit.
icise him and his record as an official
but they had to quickly abandon such
attacks, because the published facts
clearly disproved their misrepresenta
tions. In the next administration, Mr.
Rhea would prove himself tower oil
strength to the state in the conduct
of its revenues and fiscal affairs.
AS a Democrat and party worker
there is not blot upon his record
Four years ago, when he was on the
state ticket as the nominee for Treas
urer, he added great strength to the
ticket, as was shown by the increased
majority Of $500 given in his judicia
district alone. Last fall, in the Sen
atorial and Congressional races, M
was chosen by the Democratic State
Committee as Campaign Chairman
and under his intelligent and success
full management and organization, thu
Democratic majority In the state wa!
increased to $4,000.
Tom Rhea has always been true Il
the party and its nominees. He hal
never bolted nor sulked when thing!
did not go his way in primaries or. con
ventlons. The Democratic party in tn,
campaign this fall needs him upon tn,
ticket. No other man can give |
greater strength or do more to insur,
its success in the November election
He is man of pleasing and attractiv,
personality, free from malice, kind
considerate to all, temperate and
temperance man, never having touched
q drink of alcoholic liquor in all hi
life, and, all in all, he is man worth.
in the highest degree Of the confidenc,
and support Of all good citizens.
The Democrats Of the state could no
find better man to nominate for an.
office than Tom Rhea, and, II the sign
indicate anything, he will be the nom
nee for Auditor by handsome major
ity in the primary on August 7.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
tom RHEA HAS proven friend
TO TAXPAYERS OF KENTUCKY
Played Important Part In Forcing Large Corpor-
atoms to Pay Their Just Proportion Of Taxes
and is Best Qualified In Every Way for
Authorship

1t is natural and proper that the
Democrats of Kentucky should take
deep interest in the selection of their
candidate for Governor on August 7,
but they should not allow that race
to overshadow all others and cause
them to neglect or overlook other i'm
portant races. Especially should they
give their attention to the Auditors
race, for that position ranks in i'm
portance next to that OF Governor.
The Auditor Is the head of the fiscal
affairs Of the state and the head of
the important Board of Franchise AS
sessments which fixes the franchise
valuations upon which all corporations
doing business in the state must pay
taxes. The work Of that board is Of
far-reaching Importance to the people,
and, above all others, the Auditor who
presides as chairman of the board,
should be man well equipped and
trained for its difficult duties, and one
who is incorruptible and fearless
ready to compel the corporations to
pay their just part Of the revenues OF
the state, without being unjust to any
corporation or persons.
Such man is Thos. s. Rhea, who is
asking the nomination from the Demo
cratic party, and there is not a mar
in Kentucky better qualified for the
position or more deserving of the sup
port Of the Democrats. AS State Treas
urer for nearly four years In the pres
ent administration, he has been mem
Der of that board and leading spirit
In its splendid work. With his intel
ligent and active assistance, the fran
chise assessments upon corporation!
have been so increased that the state
is now receiving several hundred thou
sand dollars more in revenue every
year than ever before. The board has
increased the franchise valuation upor
all corporations from $4S,000,O0O t
1882, 100000. Four of the largest rail
road companies, whose assessment
were raised, have carried 1t into thu
courts; and, II the courts uphold tn,
action OF the board, the increased rev
enue, together with the large increas,
from other corporations, which hav,
not contested the raises, will be ;
great help to the taxpayers, and in ;
reasonable time aid materially in pay
ing off the indebtedness of the state.
In the four years of this administra
ton, the increase of revenues from tn,
Increased assessments of those corpor
atoms, which have not made contests
will alone amount to a sum to the stat
far in excess of million dollars; ant
the increase OF revenues from tn,
same sources to the counties, cities
towns and school districts will amour
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

"the State wastes lots of money
in breaking in new judges. " "Oh
Shades of Shakespeare" Did
ever a judge waste more money
than his dear friend M. M. Red
wine? 16 out of II criminal
cases appealed from his judg-
ments have been reversed by the
highest Court Of the State, and
had to be tried over because of
his failure to follow plain settled
law. One murder case has been
reversed three times, and will
have to be tried the fourth time.
Could a school boy do worse on
the bench? He has wasted
enough money in Carter county
alone by his inability to give the
law, to build a good cross road
from the Elliott line to Greenup
county. He was reversed in a
murder case in Lawrence because
he did not know, or forgot, the
indeterminate sentence law.
That trial cost, and was a waste
of over $4,000 Of the JStar
money. But we should be
charitable, the old bunch or office
holders have a tenderness for
each other.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
HENRY c.. SULLIVAN

Called by his party rep
resentatives and many
personal friends.
First announced candi-
date for Commonwealth
Attorney in this district.
Solicited to make the
race by his opponent.
Full of gratitude, yet
no man can own him.
First candidate from
Lawrence county for dis
trict Office in 30 years.
Full of faith in men,
with energy to push his
belief.
His friends, who know
him worthy, qualified and
fully competent, and need
ing assistance, are urging
his election.
He has been Chairman
of the Lawrence County
Executive Committee for
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
For Auditor.

The above face is familiar to
thousands of Kentucky demo-
Gratis. If bob" Green ever
knew that any citizen needed any
assistance in Frankfort during
the last dozen years, that person
is his friend, for he is never so
pleased as when the opportunity
comes for him to do a favor for
some one. He has had no equal
as Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
Thus associated with the people
of the state, he is universally
popular, always affable and ac-
commodating, industrious in the
performance of his duties, and
always a courteous and polite
gentleman. and a Democat above
reproach.
The office of Auditor is in i'm
portance next to Governor. The
duties are large and varied and
the responsibilities, therefore
great. Everybody comedies that
Bob" Greene is both capable
ard 'RHpest. The, people have
m before on account of
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

pended, vote lot ". w.
produce that piece and set it to
music. The old sailor song:
''Three men on the Dead Mans chest
70! Ho! A bottle of rum!"
would be appropriate to the cause
the young man espouses. AT any
rate we mountaineers need to be
instructed about our voting, and
/ suppose that this beardless
youth from the "Pennyrile" was
the only one the liquor crowd
could spare now. Now this is
not for controversy by any means,
| just want to say that Mr..
Mathis is accusing Mr.. McChes-
ney and others of throwing sand
in the peoples eyes and mislead-
ing them-there are others guilty.
Some people never object to
political machines as long as they
are running them. Now, if Mr..
McChesney and some others of
the candidates are the output of
any machine we will take them,
let them be shop or machine
made. They are good material.
Yes, McChesney is making the
race in the interest of somebody;
it is in the interest of the people.
The republicans did cheer Nc
Chesney, not because of his smile
or that they thought he would
split the democratic party or or
ganize a new party. The re-
publicans are honest and want
whiskey eliminated from our
country, and they know that Nc
Chesney isthe only candidate for
Governor that they can trust to
help do the job. | heard every
word that McChesney said in his
West Liberty speech. He never
indicated such a thing in that
speech as splitting the democrat
ic party or organizing a new one.
One can see clearly that the ar
ticle of Mr.. Mathis is throwing
sand and misleading"
What kind of machine is be.
hind McChesney? Does it kill
men, women and children? Does
it make criminals of our boys,
destroy homes, bring want and
woe to the innocent?
The political machine that is
back OF Mr.. Stanley, owned anC
operated by the whiskey anC
beer manufacturers-by whom
Mr.. Stanley is pushed to the from
is the most deadly and dam
nable fe-destroying machine
that the Devil ever invented
Men are killing each other as ;
/. result of the use of the produc
, of this machine, made over Gods
protest. This old machine, tin
owners of which brought Mr.
!. Stanley into the field, ha,
brought starvation, desolatiol
F and degradation and has blight
ed thousands of happy homes
1t is bringing premature dealt
to thousands of our young men
, is filling our jails, prisons ant
asylums, and landing millions O.
souls in the burning lake. Som,
, of the brightest talents that Nor
gan county has ever produced
q have been destroyed by the use o
. the product of this machine, tn,
/ owners and operators of whicl
, are behind the wet candidates.
= County unit has failed. Il
r try annihilation.
' Vote for the dry candidate
| every race, be he whom he m,
, FAIR PLAY,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05


This shows his viewpoint and
chat Of the West Liberty gang
With which he herds. he thinks
that a candidate for Circuit Judge
must be the tool Of someone. He
cannot conceive of a Christian
gentleman being elected Circuit
Judge without selling his birth
right for a mess of pottage and
becoming a tool for votes.
No, W. D. O'Neal is not the
tool of the County Attorney. No,
the County Attorney does not
hate M. M. Redwine, he only has
compassion on and pity for him:
compassion because the sunlight
OF life's evening is falling in his
face: pity because after 30 years
OF office-holding, he, wealthy
man, is still striving to wiring
shekels out Of public office.
The County Attorney was for
W. D. O'Neal and against M. M.
Redwine for Judge before his
suit was filed or tried and is now
for W. D. O,Neal. Not for the
reason assigned by the little fell
low who writes in blank, but be-
cause of his admiration and re-
spect for Mr.. O'Neal as a Chris
tian gentleman, an honest and
accomplished lawyer.
Again it is alleged that the
County Attorney is not doing his
duties. Say. my dear unknown
quantity, did you not know that
it is very difficult, in fact almost
impossible for the County At
torney and the inferior courts to
strictly enforce law when M. M.
Redwine and the Common.
wealth's Attorney are in a hot
and very doubtful campaign to be
nominated to succeed themselves
in office?
You say the County Attorney
is against M. M. Redwine, yes,
that much of your poster is true
but the reasons you assign are
not true. One reason among
many why | am not for M. M
Redwine for Judge. is because Of
his record in the Court of APP
peals-he is entirely too success
fulin being reversed. You SHOULD
appreciate the candor and fore,
of this remark.
Now gentlemen this article i
written to point out a wrong
done w. d. O'Neal by a it'll
fellow who plies his trade in tn,
dark.
| would have you understan,
the County Attorney is not al
issue in the Judges race. He i
not a candidate; he did not seel
). refuge in Morgan county unde
t the wing of Kinfolks to practic
: law; he never joined the corrup
political gang in order to get a
: long, but has always opposed it
He has no interest in the presen
I election save the welfare of tn
: people of this district, and sue
being the case, | warn you to b
( careful as to whom you nominal
t for Judge for you may live to re
A greet it. W. D. O'Neal is
: Christian gentleman, an homes
S and accomplished lawyer, and i
: every way a man qualified for tn
t position, Vote for him.
S. M. R. HURT,
S County Attorney Morgan Co.
q q
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

Vote for a man whom you can
trust to protect the homes Of
Morgan county and the best in
terest of it's citizens and stamp
your ballot like this:
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

Do you want to vote with the
liquor crowd? They're for Stan
ley. Or do you want to be with
the church people and temperance
people. They're for McChesney.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
M. M. REDWINE-
State of Kentucky, Got
County Of Morgan. Wv

OldCC VI NSIIIuShJ' Set.
County of Morgan. ''''
l, R. M. Oakley, Clerk of the
Morgan Circuit Court, herein
certify that the Orders of said
Court do not show that Judge M.
M. Redwine set aside four or any
judgments of Judge Hannah's
Court of $4,000 each for unlaw-
full selling of whiskey, but on the
contrary show that he refused to
do so, and SO stated over his sig
nature as Judge, as is shown on
page 468, Commemorative Or
der Book No. 7, Of the records OF
the Morgan Circuit Court.
Given under my hand as Clerk
of said Court, this the 10Th day
of July. 1915.
R. M. OAKLEY
Clerk Morgan Circuit Court.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
A Statement Of Facts Showing that
the Redwine Hand-bill Headed
"The Truth" is Not Truth.

Citizens of Morgan county:
A very course, unjust and un-
manly attack has been made up
on w. D. O'Neal, candidate for
Circuit Judge, in a hand-bill
headed "The Truth" in which
Mr.. O'Neal is charged with:
LIST. Making false statements,
garbling the records, deceiving
the people;
End. Being the tool of three
men.
| have examined the court
records referred to by Mr..
O'Neal, and also by that brave
who writes without a name, and
| find in Order Book No. 7, pages
299 to 300, inclusive, IL judg-
ments, numbers 926 to and in
Guiding 937, against Jeff Lewis
for the unlawful sale of whiskey,
aggregating 81, 10000 in fines
and DO days imprisonment.
These judgments were rendered
in Judge Hannah's court June q,
1918. The Labor Statute was at
tached in each case. jeff Lewis
went to Jail June 9th, 1918, on
failure to pay or replevy.
/ find in Order Book No. Z.
pages 460-461 an attempt to set
aside the last four of the above
mentioned Hannah judgments
against jeff Lewis, j. e., num-
bers 934 to and including 937,
This attempt was made March
10, 1914, M. M. Redwine being
Judge. j find on the same day,
March 10, 1914, in Order Book
No 7, page 46S, an order, the last
of that day, setting aside the 4
attempted orders on pages $780,
461, but the a attempted orders
were on record long enough be-
fore they were set aside to lei
Jeff Lewis out of Jail.
Now>listen! When Jeff Eewi!
went to Jail on June q, 1913, un
der the Hannah judgments, HI
J owed the Commonwealth of Ken
lucky 81, 10000 in fines and Al
5 days Imprisonment.
! On March 10, 1914, M. M
: Redwine Judge, jeff Lewis wa'
. released from jail-as shown BY
: the jailer's record book-this be
b ing the same day when the at
e tempted orders setting aside tn,
S Hannah judgments against JEFF
!. Lewis were entered on page
r AGO. 46l.
Now, jeff Lewis has paid hi
n 40 days in Jail;
D Also 226 days in Jail at 81. $22
S Also on Mar. 10, 1914, cash 30
d In all he has paid, ........ so
y He still owes the Common
wealth of Kentucky $674.0O OIL
e his 81, 200 fines.
: He is out of Jail and the Han
nah judgments against him ar,
= still unsatisfed to the amount o
D $674,00. They have not been re
/. plevied.
, Now my dear friends, is no
0 this even worse than setting asid,
t Hannah judgments, permitting
/. Willingly, a prisoner to go FIRE,
a against whom there are unsatis
f fed judgments, rendered b.
n another Judge at a former tern
{ of the court? Now you come t,
Z West Liberty and Twill showyo,
n the records, and no gentleman
k after examining the records, will
question my statements in regar,
t to them.
e Again, this nameless brave VIII,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
Wasting WI

An sex-office no
said to be assisting
republican office h
joining district, DIR
80 Judicial distri
on behalf of the oIu (.
crowd, who for 30 y
lived on the fat Of tt
his suave. convincing
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

many years. and each year gave marked He elected
County Chairman again 1914 and the Representative and Sena
tor were elected from his district.
He made speeches for his party during the last campaign and
all along lfes journey when called He will continue love all
mankind regardless Of the result of this campaign and earnestly
socits your support, advertisement,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
Clerk Morgan Circuit Court.

If you want to vote for the
best interests of the boys of your
county, vote for McChesney.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

If you desire the school system
run on a business basis, which
will pay the teachers on time, in
crease the per capita and attend
ance, get u dollars worth of eff
cient service for every dollar eX-
pended. vote for V. O. Gilbert.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

If you wanR see Kentucky
put whiskey DIT Of her borders,
vote for McChesnN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05

A vote for Stanley is a vote for
liquor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-27
JEROME F|RED.0UT
OF The THAVTR|AL
Dismissal Note Says That
Extra Expense Is No
Longer Justified.

NEW YORK, Jan. e7.-wllliam
Travers Jerome, who Is generally
given credit for having kept Harry
'fhaw under lock and key since Stan
ford White was shot to death nine
years ago, severed his connection with
the case yesterday at the request Of
Attorney General Woodbury.. The fol-
lowing telegram from Mr.. Woodbury.
settled the matter:
you and Mr.. Kennedy are to be
congratulated. upon the successful cul-
Imination Of your efforts for the return
OF Harry X. Thaw to the rightful
Jurisdiction of the courts Of this state.
"ln this Accomplishment you have
fulfilled the purpose OF your designa-
ton us a special deputy attorney gen.
Ieral. The case will now be handled
by the attorney generals office
through Deputies Franklin Kennedy
and Frank A. Cook, assisted by the
district attorney OF New York city
where The indictment against Thaw
was found.
II thank you for your services and
shall feel free to cali upon you by rea-
son Of your familiarity with the case
should occasion require. i do not,
however, feel justified in continuing
special counsel in the case at the ax-
pense of the state unless unusual
circumstances arise which seem to
render such assistance necessary or
advisable"
Mr.. Jerome seemed relieved from the
responsibility. lie would not, how
ever, be quoted regarding the matter.
Thaw Shows Elatlon. W
The fact that Mr.. jerome had re-
tired from the case was enough to put
new hope In Thaw. And 1t did. He
showed ~ unmistakable signs the Ella
ton he felt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-27
Oil and Gas

A falling OFF in development is no.
ticcable In almost every district In
the Eastern fields. The upward turn
OF the market during the early part
Of the month caused hopeful feeling
among operators and producers, but
not to the extent that they resumed
active operations in the fields. The
weather conditions have not been IA.
yorabl for pushing operations and as
IA result there Is very little doing.
Lincoln county has come nearer to
returning to Its one.time activity than
any other county III West Virginia.
Eastern operators are waiting and
watching to see how the vast accumu.
lation OF crude in thu Midi Continent
fields is going to effect the Eastern
product before they plunge into ac.
tive development in iialds that are
not capable OF furnishing anything
better IMAM light producers. Search.
ing for new producing territory has
not, been abandoned, but there Is less
OF that kind OF work than at any time
during the past year. Holders of
ASaoC9 AZ tllt SLlt oRllu aCtCiOpL1tAl IA
Birch district. Braxton county. are
Htarting q good deal OF new work. In
the keener sand pool on Rock Run,
burning Springs district, Writ county,
the Walnut Creek Oil Company Is
starting little new work.
Light Well in Harrison-1n Eagle
district, Harrison county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company has drilled its
No. on the Rosa Allen farm into
the Gordon sand and the hole has
illiud up 500 feet with fluid. 1t is still
drilling. In Freemans Creek district.
Lewis county. the Reserve Gas Com
'pany has drilled its test on the Geo.
Waggoner farm into the salt sand
and has developed light show Of oil.
1T will be drilled through the lower
sand. In the same district, the same
company is rigging up to drill test
on the r. H. Paugh farm. In the salt
sand development at Rosedale, Birch
district, Braxton county, Hall G. Camp.
bell are drilling near the salt sanu
at their test on the G. H. Campbell
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-27

farm. Turner & Frame will be due
In the sand In q few days at test
on the John Frame lot.
Southeastern ohio-In the list Of late
compilations IN the northern end Of
the deep sand territory In southeast
Eern Ohio, busters have been conspic,i-
Gus. Nashport In Hanover township,
Licking county, Thitehill q Heasley.
have drilled a test on the Emmett 3Ro:
mine farm through the Clinton sand
and have q sduster. In Licking town
ship. Muskingum county. the Colum.
bus Oil and Fuel Company Is drilling
insthe Clinton sand at its test on the,
Clan Romine farm. In Hopewellstown-
ship. the same company has the rig
completed for a second test on the j.
A. McCracken farm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-27
Companies Plan
+ A Consolidation

WHEELING. Jan. 27.-Preliminary
steps were taken for a consolidation
of the La Belle Iron Works and tho
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company,
the two largest Independent concerns
in the Wheeling district, when direc.
tors Of the former appointed CON.
mittee to meet with q committee to
be named by the directors of tne
Wheeling company tomorrow.
George Grler. Of New Castle, Pa,
and W. H. Hearne and Alexander
Glass. of this city, will represent tho
La Belle company. The proposed new
company would have; a capital OF ap-
proximately $4,000, 600, and the deal
would embrace the new tin plant OF
the Wheeling Sheet and Tinplate
of Tiltonyille, Ohio, which company
Is about to be merged with the
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company.
1t is expected that the conference
committee will be ready to report
within 10 days, as the properties have
already been appraised. Most OF the
stock in both companies is owned in
Wheeling.