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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
'POLITICS" AND
 LAWLER'S DEATH

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 Many of the papers of the state, in commenting on the recent murder of assume that the crime was an out growth of the illegal liquor traffic and chargeable to bootleggers, etc. Several papers have stated that it was his strict enforcement of the prohibition laws that set a gang of violators upon him. While it is true that Judge Law Ter has always sided with the dry various campaigns in this county where prohibition was an issue, the blind tigers, as such. had no particular reason for wishing him out of the way A little reflection should suggest to any one that probate judge has very little to do with the enforcement of the prohi- bition laws, and Judge Lawler could not have been "terror to prohibition violators,' as some put it.
 If politics was beind the murder of Judge Lawler it was not liquor poli- tics" While he was a prohibitionist in every sense of the term, some of his closest personal and political friends are not Of that persuasion, and num- bered among them are some of the finest and most prominent citizens of the county Judge Lawler has always won his political fights in spite of the fact that he was a prohibitionist, for Madison county has never returned a majority for prohibition when that question was an issue. He was for the amendment in 1909 and in the primary in the spring of 1910 overwhelmingly defeated one of the most popular men in the county, who was an anti-prohibi. tionist. To deal fully with the underly- ing causes of Judge Lawler's murder Ii would be necessary to write the political history of Madison county for the past 15 years.
 It is true that men who have been prominent in politics of the city and county for years are charged with the murder of Judge Lawler, the crime should not be charged to any phase of prohibition or liquor politics.
 I am a prohibitionist myself but feel that indirectly slight injustice may have been done some of those of us who are not. and the record should be kept straight. Respectfully
 V. S. GOOCH.
 Huntsville, June 22, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
FLAMONT FEARSN NOT | FINANCIAL CRISIS WHEN WAR IS OVER America Has Only to Meet Conditions Firmly as
 They Arise NEW YORK IS NOT
 CENTER OF FINANCE Thinks Opinions Which Put New York as the Worlds Finan-
 cial Leader Are Little
 Premature
RY HOLLAND

New York, June 23.-(Special.) )-Wh hile
 .authentic statements which report the
 financial condition for the countries now
 engaged in war in Europe are always
 tread with interest, especially as the magnitude of the figures are without lany precedent nevertheless for the Limited States the important feature con itained in these statistics is one which treflects the relation the United States Twill be called upon to bear to the rest Iof the world after the European war is ended.
 ! It is from this point of view that the
 article written by Thomas w. Lamont, who is one of the partners in the house only the immediate relation which the
 United States is bearing to these world events, but also the future relation which it will bear. MT. Lamont is abun- A1antly fortified by information and expe- sgience to speak in words of assurance to sthe people of the United States respect kng financial conditions after the war is over. He is convinced that those who are predicting sweeping financial disas- ter will discover that their prophecies were in vain. In his view, there is no Hanger, at least none that cannot be avoided, of financial cataclysm when the
 European war is ended. If this view be correct, then the United States will be all lghe better prepared to meet and accept sthe responsibilities and opportunities which will come to the nation.
 In one brief paragraph, MT. Lamont .ntimates that he does not share the view .of those who profess to believe that she United States will soon become the financial center of the world. Some sligh authorities are of this opinion. It
 was in April written into the report of the Deutsche bank of Berlin which told of
 ts operations for the year 1915. For the
 moment Mir. Lamont admits that the
 world seems to be financially at Amer
 ica's feet. Nevertheless, the phenomena upon which may be based the theory that we have permanently assumed that
 position have been in existence too short
 a time to justify establishing a fair in- Terence upon them.
 OUR FINANCIAL ASCENDANCY There are, however, certain statistics
 which tell story of the growing finan- Ecial ascendency of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
Storm Hits SyIacauga

Sylacauga, June 23.-(Special. .)-Out of the severest wind and electrical storms ever witnessed in Sylacauga passed over the city today. The storm was accom- panied by heavy downpour of rain. The local light and power plant suffered by having many of the poles and wires blown down. Bud Pitts. living near town, had his barn blown down, and he was caught underneath but not seriously hurt Jim Baker, a negro. was killed by light ming on the Vandusen farm. A mule on the same farm was killed by lightning. It is thought other damage occurred near town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
MEXICANS WILL NOT
 GET GUNS FROM LAPS
(Continued from Page one,


 pan, he continued, was made between General Huerta and the Mitsui company in 1913 It called for 30,000 rifles. Only | 1000 were delivered and the remainder eral Iturbide, Senor Tellez heard recently that he had gone to Spain on military l mission.
 The report that the general was coming to Japan reached Senor Tellez and he cabled to his government about it. He was informed in reply that the report was groundless.
 IS IN TOKYO NOW As. for Colonel Romero, Sener Tellez said he arrived in Tokio a fortnight ago, announcing that he came in the capacity of Mexican minister and was living at the Mexican legation. He had visited Baron Ishii and requested an audience with the Emperor. It was he who ne- gotiated the purchase of arms for Gen. eral Huerta in 1s13 To a question where General Carranza will obtain munitions, Sener Tellez re- piled:
  Villa, have imported them from the United States"
 Tho Oriental steamship liner Seiyo Maru, which sailed on May 29 for South American ports, is due at San Francisco tomorrow and at Salina Cruz, Mexico, nine days later. Manager Asano said to- day that she carried no arms or muni- tions He stated that the steamships of his line would refuse to transport car go of munitions. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Japan Mail Steamship company inaugurated last month a service to New York via Pana- ma with the steamship Tsuishma Maru. A representative of the Nippon fYusen Kaisha said:
 "The cargo of the Tsuishma Maru is consigned to New York. The vessel merely coais at San Francisco and does not stop in Mexico. I can say in the most emphatic manner that the Tsuishma Maru transports no munitions. Our steamers never carry munitions to Amer ica"
 The press reports make no mention If American claims that munitions are pro- curable in Japan, but the Nichi Nichi Shimbun publishes report from Berlin that Japan is giving support to Mexico.
 The opinion set forth in the press is that the United States is too optimistic regarding Mexico and is insufficiently prepared to meet complications. It is observed that Japan should derive les- sons as to how to treat China from the outcome of the American policies in re- gard to Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
ANNISTON

Anniston, June 23.-(Specia1)-Capt S. c. Pelham, first captain of the Pel-
 ham Guards of the Third Alabama reg iment of National Guards. stated this morning that there were enough re- tired army officers and graduates from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24

These statistics report the loans made
 since the European war began which have been absorbed by American inves- tors. The aggregate is $1,05s, ,50O,0Oo. But of all these loans the one made jointly to Great Britain and France is, in MT Lamonts opinion, far away the most inn portant single financial episode of the war from the point of view of the United States
 Some detailed statistics concerning the floating of that loan of s5O0,0O0,000 are re- ported by Mir. Lamont which convey an excellent idea of the view respecting this loan by American investors in various parts of the country About s50,0OO,000 were underwritten in New England states. That is a larger amount than is com monly supposed to have been the case. Three hundred and twenty millions were underwritten in New York state, almost all of it, however, in New York city. Pennsylvania investors showed their con fidence in the loan to the extent of $60, 000,000, and the rest of it-$10000,000 in all were subscribed to here and there throughout the country. One extraordi- nary feature of this loan was the fact that Chicago underwrote only about S6 00O OOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
Unnecessary Caution
From the

From the Pittsburg Chronicle -Tele- graph. Passenger Gas the ship is sinking >- Captain. is there no hope-none at all? Captain-None at all, my man: no hope whatever. Passenger-Hang my luck! And I wouldn't eat any cucumbers for dinner
 for fear of getting indigestionl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24
WHAT IT ALL PORTENDS

All or the information and factSs Whlcn have come within the observation of MT. Lamont lead him to the view that what ever may be the status after the war it is certain that for many years to come there will open to manufacturers and merchants of the United States unexam- pied opportunities for upbui,ding. Appar- ently these opportunities will be in part due to the unquestionable ability for re- cuperation which all the larger belliger- ent nations possess. This capacity for recuperation will be based in part upon the highly developed modern methods of conducting industries, especially that which is sometimes called scientific management" American industry, be- cause of this kind of efficiency, is likely to meet with more formidable competi- tion than in the years which preceded the European war.
 The American opportunities large as they will be, nevertheless entail a great deal of wisdom and skillful direction if l they are to be grasped. Great Britain and Germany will undoubtedly retain in some measure the great markets they es- ta bliShed in other parts of the world, and will speedily attempt to increase them. America, however, has especially great opportunity for securing some part of these markets and maintaining them because the United States will be for
  tion able to finance upon a great scale the needs of other nations. Financing of that kind always increases trade Whether that trade will be maintained and increased or not will depend upon the liberality and wisdom of the Amer jeans who enter these foreign markets. MT. Lamont is convinced that we are to have great opportunities upon the con- tinent of Europe, especially in Russia. Furthermore, Belgium and northern France are likely to call upon the United States for commodities, and our manu- facturers will be approached with intent to secure aid in rebuilding bridges, roads and factories.
 ONE THING NEEDED
 If the United States is to lend her aid in rebuilding the world there should be, in MT. Lamont's opinion, great increase in scientific attainments and also great development of technical education All the wealth the United States gains as result of the war will be, in MT. La mont's view, of no use to the nation unless it aids in developing American in- stitutions, in educating and broadening her citizens. ''Without a revival in science and learning to illunine, to in- spirit and make them wise, business and contributing substantially to the arts of peace and civilization.''
 There are many intimations in the en- tire article that MT. Lamont believes that as one of the great results of the struggle across the sea the United States will respond in such manner as to create something better than mere wealth and that is a cultivated, broad ened and enlightened citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24

were elected for the following Masonic year. The officers elected vera: Thomas l. Smith, worshipful master; D. C.. Cooper, ST.. senior warden; ?. A. Hanks. junior warden; W. A. Orr, treasurer; c. W. Whiteside. secretary; R. w. Page, senior deacon; R. s. Stewart, ju- nior deacon; Isaac Jackson Roberts. tyler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-24

Miss Lillian Ford and Genia Wilson were married last night at the First Baptist church parsonage by Rev. 1. N. Claxton. The young people left for Mobile after the marriage. and will return Saturday.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
FAKE DETECTIVE
GOES TO PEN
Charleston Negro Gets
18 Months at Atlanta
For Fooling Co..
ored People

Judge penjsmin r Keller -entence,i
Walter Harri- Of Charleston. Who va
convicted Last Saturday oi imper-onating
Federal officer, ~ the Atlanta peni.
tentisry for one year and SIX months.
Hsrris. according n Witness repre
s.nted himself a. United stats detec.
tive and promised to ut them lols- a.
federal sluths in consideration ~ the pay
nent Of sums ranging from o. o. 60 49,
cording n the guIlsbility and slzc of tls.
bank rolls Of the inended victim.
Witne--ss ts-tifird ti,st Harm prorni-.
ei 10 interce'ie ~ith the Great Sacllern IN
their behslf and showed them the ~.
buck-skin gloves with wide gauntlet.
bearing the initials 4. :. IN bright,
polished brass letter.. which the, wonla
wear when they received their appoint
menz. He also showed them an allur
ing Z n badge which he vore under th.
lapel OF his coat and promised that .,
soon ~ the appointment rs- made n.
would initiate them into the secret rorl
Of the cult. But he never got that fa
for before he could give his victim "a.
pss word and the rc-t Of the ritual
Deputy Marshal Henry Oaks nsbl<.f hin
and incsrcerssed HE protesting body il
ths Ksnswhs ooansy jail.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
ON THE JOB As USUAL

Hon. Phil Waters. ih" versatile al.
popular deputy clerk e the >uprrnt
Court Of Appeals Of this state Wa in 1T
tendance u,rpn the National Republican
Convention at Chicago where he -eryesl
- q door keeper. Mr.. Waters Is looked
upon ~ a fixture at RrlnlaIcsn nati"na'
conventions. having attended every o..
since lssss and held some - .-ition i'm con
nection there~ith. Tie knows ~ nian,
or more OF Americas great Republicans
than any man in the state. A usual,
Phil was the West Virginians bureau OF
information lelative to the big convention
snd sided many pilgrims To gain aimis-
sion into the great convention. Joe Tay.
Tor, sanitary officer Of Charleston, wa
also "a sssuchs and he too hss sateesisd
several OF the national conventions.
Lieut.. Fred Hnskins, Charleston'- most
popular letter carrier, Was absent and
the fact was motel 10y many of the oli
timers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
HOWARD HARPER
FOR LEGISLATURE
sketch Of His Life From
His Boyhood to the
Present

Elenezer Howard Harper. the Negro
nOfnInee on tine Republican ticket for
the Honse Of Delegstss "a, horn in
Ts>evs<i co. nfy. Va, about 81 year.
ago. Tie attended the public schools Of
his crnnty and fiDisnsd q hi- litsrsry train
ing IN the V. n. g. l. az Petersburg.
Va. Tie took Law At Howard University
and has prscticed his profession in Key
stope. MeDoveli county. since his grad
uztion. lie has made his home IN this
county for ~ years and orgsnizeI the
Arst Republican club st Msyheury ever
orysnized in this county. lie took an
active part in the campaign Of lss2 when
the county wxs wre~.ed IRON Democratic
control and has been sctiye in politics
ever since.
In 1904 Mr.. Harper attracted state
vide attention by his able and effective
fight 10 give W. VI. O Dawson, the Re
publican candidate for governor, . ma
jority over John .. Corpwell, the Dem
ocrstic candidate at that time Who ws.
supported By all Of tie coal operators ol
this county and most Of the Republican
leaders. Dr. II. ID. Hatfield. nov rover.
nor, wss the only white Republican d
prominence who openly supported Gov
Dswson, and Harper, with Gov. Hat
6eid. made The fight which rs.ultssd ia
Dswsna cssryins sks county by . -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16

d-oea paiority. IL
In that ysar Governor A. 4. White
sPPoipe>6N Mr.. Harper = menter of the
Bsayd of Regent. for the West virginia
Osiored. Institute and later Gcv. Dawson
reappointed him. Mr.. Harper serving
until the legislature abolished the Board
OF Regents for each OF the state schools
and created . state Board of Regents and
. Board OF Control TO manage all of the
state insti' utions.
In 1872 Mr.. Harper Ma candidate
Tor member st-large on the Republican
state Central Committee. th--e heing
tive other candidates. and nm a state Wide
primary election Harr er hesds>d the list
receiving more than ~ .p votes. n"r.
than t~i ic- many votr- as there were
Negro voters in the state. Tie IL now :
member of that committee.
Howard Harper has also gathered to-
gether some of this worlds goods. swn-
ing and operating a tine farm in ksns~
la county. W. Va, aud another IN Tsze-
we'll county. Wa. H- also owns some
very valuable property in tins city. HAY
lng the finest residence in k-y-t me-.
In his political dealings Howard Har.
per has h,-en absolutely square with the
people and As = result he has their con.
| fidence. lie has the reputation of leins
| q man who cannot be bought. In Nc
Doweil county a Republican nomination
is equivilent Tn election. 81 after lsp-.
of eight years the Negroes Of West Nir
ginia will again have representative Z"
their race in the Law making loiy of tl.
West Virginia legislature WAS Hon. J
NJ. Ellis oi Fsyette county.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
-ssk the expansion of foreign trade =.
tR6ts> CIVIL. SERVICE.

hfts~ Wv ~. >fh\ lt'f.
stand for the principle. Of our civil
s'''' 'ce laws. In every department. Of
Z N~rnment the highest efficiency must
ss ins'stsNi upon. For all laws programs
ar vsln without etiicient and impartial
administration.
cannot within the limits of this
statement speak upon the subject. that
~ % rrguir' attention. can only gay
that fully endorse the platform you
have adopted.
Il deeply spprssiate the responsibility
you impo-s. should have tsen glad u
have the responsibility plsc,si upon All
other. hut shall undertake to meet i,
grateful for tine confidence you express
! sincerely trust that all former differ
ensr may h~ forgotten and that ws ma,
have united efforts m "A patriotic realiza
ti"n ot our national need and opportu
my.
II EsNr rr-igne.i my Judicial office
ann rra'iy Ia devote myself unr~serve,lly
to the campaign.
t>irne,i) "CHARLES r.. HUGHES o
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
WIN REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRES
IDENT AND VICE PRES.-.THE SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE DECLARES FOR
AMERICANISM
ROOSEVELT DECLINES PROGRESSIVE NOMINATION
Decision Of Old Party Reached Upon Third Bal
lot--lndianian is Selected to Offset Dem
ocrats in His State.

u sherman. of this state, To retreat
while the retreating wss good. Melill
Mccormick. Roosevelt lieutenant pro-
claiming his friendship for that leader,
followed on behalf of that element in tie
delegation with the announcement that
the parting of the ways had come. big
Archie" Stevenson. of Colorado, tried 70
withdraw Roosevelt's name from the
convention. saying that he spoke fer all
the delegates who were supporting him.
He succeeded in making the announce
ment. but failed in the secondary motion
to nominate Hughes by acclsmation.
With his big resonant voice Governor
Frank Il. Willis, an intense favorite with
the convention, told the delegates OF the
striking OF the colors OF Theodore f.
Burton, and directly behind him came
Will :. Hayes, OF Indiana, To take away
Fairbanks ~ part OF the agreement OF
last night.
NEW JERSEY CLINCHED 1T.
Ii WAS New Jersey, the home of Pre~i
dent Wilson, that cast the vote which
efisct-i Huehes' nomination When tho
end came and the result of the vote was
announced the convention received it
without animation. There WAS organized
q march around the hail, but il was so
perfunctory that the galleries laughed ai
IL. lt WIS noticeable for the tact that
Kentucky's Delegation p'o.iuced the
Hughes picture and some unknown per
son = banner with the device Hughes,
Harmony aud Home Defense"
Alter the march around Jerico," q,
a Negro delegst- called il, creased, Alex
ander =. Moore, one Of the foremost
leaders of the holt of 1912, Roosevelt
admIrer and a dels gate from Pennsyl
vania, srOse % say that he had fought
for the Colonel tn the last ditch and now
wanted to make the Hughes nomination
unanIins.u-
senator Lodge after conn mIlimenting the
chsrsrter Of the nominee, asserted that
he sh"uld have the support not only OF
every RePnb Ican, hut every man who
bslieves with the party that another four
years of the present administration would
ie a calamity to the people of the Unitrd
>tatev. lyon his second, Chairman
Harding put the motion and, announc-
Continued on page 4.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
Killed in Powder Explosion.

Henry Matthews died ~ Welch ho--
pital last Sunday, the result of injuris-
received in powder explosion which
happened at Eckmsn mine No. Jun'
;. Matthews home Wa in Chatham
Va to which his body Was shipped. ~,
leaves family. Troy Limberry wh'
Was hrrs at the same time IL now in the
hospital and is improving. SPENCER
Price and Henry Wade escaIed serious
injury.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
NEGROES LOSE JOBS.

Washington. June - 9---President vii
son shattered a tradition when lac Az
pointed a white man, John r. Costello
national committeeman for this district
49, recorder Of deeds The pb has alwsy.
been held heretofore by Negro.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
All, ANOTHER RETREAT

Hardly had he Withdrawn himself and
released his delegates tnan Congressman
kotsnhsrE. of Illinois, made public the
0ihniUhs dn<ision al Ssnssos Lavrsncs
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
NOMINEES FOR THE
STATE OFFICES AND
FOR CONGRESS

The result Of the primary held Isss
ines'isy week on she various cspdid.s-.
Tor state Office and for consrss. !. sv.,
t~io~ and there are some very xrsss .ur.
pr'sss Tor the political ~i-esrre, in IN.
result here recorded.
United stats senate.
Sutherland, 3z,ss; Hite. ~. s,z. Ro.-
enbloom, I3,ssi; White. 54,2I5. suth-
erisnd's plurality, Z,9n.
Secretary u state.
Young. S4,SD; Hennins, z5,sxs; kim
biz. Ioung's majority, 5'ozs.
state Auditor.
D.r-t, 1876, Long, 2s.Iss Moor.
Sz'z's. Dsrsfs plurality, I,Sss.
states Treasurer.
Johnson, 5O.0ss; KiuIe. Is. nv. s~
insen. 1857; Yo-t. I7s57. Jobn.on,.
plurality, ll.7@.
Attorney General
England, 1888; Rider, ao.sss. -.
thers, z2,2z9; whissen, rs. D.. Pa.
lands plurality. $50.
state Superintendent OF schools
shsvkey, 1851; Murray. az ga
shswkey's majority, s,sss.
Commissioner Of AgricuIsurs.
Stewart, 4,22l; William. a. sas
sssvArt's majority, 2,oe5.
o. q - Ay~
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y things Mat count are votes, the ability
q get them, effect organizing and s-tute
1nsnevering, and Il the votes are cast by
blsfk men then blzrk men are entitled
~ tl,e projection and reward which
usually come W tbo~e ~ho cast q msjori-
~ of the VOTE. They arr compelling
the Whit political brother - recognize
them - political equals and not - wards.
servants or parasites. This argues for o
b~tter day Tor the Negro. His political
advancement may - slower than IL va-
thirty yesr- ago but his position ~ill be
m 're secure. fe~ politicians, u matters
not bow unscrupluous or coB-cisncile--
they may te would have dared approach
Q majority Of the Negro delessts- st
thi- Convention with
q "-eii out proposition. nor would they
have ssid you boys must vote for so
and So" and IL 10 bettr 90. A new
Negro is on the >cene, capable OF coping
with ne~ political conditions. The fut-
ure looks brighter and the rsce should
encoursse this type Of leadership for up-
on them rss- The rsponsibilisy Of pre-
sssving shs poAisicsi Life of rsns.