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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
MARKET RECOVERS
New OrIans Cotton Jumps 100 Points
 After Sag

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. S.-The To- cal cotton market today dropped 35 points on publication of the govern ment's forecast of crop of 12,S16,O00 bales but upon reconsideration traders decided the figure was not as bearish as at first believed and there was a recovery of 100 points within few minutes. December contracts shot up to 23.50 and January to 2S.45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
DROUGHT REACHES 42 DAYS
No Relief From Aridity Is Promised
 Birmingham


 Birmingham
 With fair and only slightly cooler weather promised Birmingham for Sun day, the record drought here will reach 42 days.
 Birmingham's last rain was on the 29th of September. Not drop of rain was registered as having fallen dur ing the month of October, according to E. c. Horton, of the weather bureau. The cold wave swinging downward from the northwest, with snow reported in many extreme northern cities, will not touch Birmingham, according to MT. Horton, other than to turn tenn peratures slightly cooler.
 Sunday will be an ideal day for mo- torists who ramain on paved roads, he stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
EX.MAYOR DIES

NASHVILLE, Tenn, NOV. o.- Thomas O., Morris, %, mayor of Nash yille from 1905 to 1907, and for mum her of years a member of the county court. died this morning at his home here following an attack of acute indi- gestion. d -s-.I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
UPTON VISITS SING SING
Yachtnan To Give Christmas Presenti
 To Prisoners Dependents

TO PfisOners' Dependents
 OSSINING, N. Y, Nov. s.-Sir Thomas Lipton, well-known yachtsman, visited Sing Sing today to learn the names of needy dependents of prisoners in order to give them Christmas pres ents. He made an informal speech at a musical entertainment given by the prisoners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
TEE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Sunday, partly cIuOdy Monday. e,.. Georgia: Unsettled. N TenneSsee: Cloudy.
 Mlssisslppli Falr. COmpIets Nqnsbsr data is on Page
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22

District Barbour County
from the oldest aunchest Republican families
Barbour
and he made his since he lad thirteen starting his busin
ess career as on the streets of Bengo he has steadily
forged ahead by hard work and engaged the meands
ing business in Belington
friends emphacay
has the family nine children resting his shouds
nation and q nominated d sctsa hiate h; u - b;s dht =,
ttude Barbour
Howard Price stands high the estimation of the citizens his home
being member the M Church. South has sfed
Superintendent Sabbath
for than still prominently
the Sunday School movement in this County.
He years which
lines business making him emnenty
fitted and qualified for the Office which he seeks fill by the Of the
voters Of Barbour County His knowledge of business his excellent
for Office which should demand Of that caber
deputy for four and be said that such he made
good
years ago.
and fight for the nomination. being defeated this fight
It can be safely said that the nomination If Howard PRICE for assessor
added strength the Republican ticket and will his
election in November
Howard Prices Deputies
w. prominent andfa Of
District his
places qualified seeking
connections with this Office
been good servant Of the people thoroughly competent honest and
County Jake
D. zirkle
Republican District Of Valley and this time citizen of the city of
Phipp where he has his home
the city at one time He been teacher the and has
had varied experiences other business lines who
zke will sum his record honest able Industrious, safe.
vote Howard Price
Columbus Neso Of Cove District oldest
can families Barbour County famous
pubanism of
he considered
values Cove District will well and ably represented in the County Al
office with Nestor
for Howard Price
Republican of
Deputies representative Of strength
publican ticket this
for County Assessor Thank
political ADVERTISEMENT
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22
TO PREVENT WAR

Citizens of Belington will probably
soon receive blanks from the head
quarters of church organization
in Boston asking them to vote on "a
new plan to prevent war. If suf-
ficient number favor it, bill EN-
bodying it will be drawn and sent to
congress for passage.
Briefly, the plan would draft mon-
ey as we'll as men, If it became
necessary to ask the able-bodied
young men of this country to fight,
then wealthy citizens, and men past
the age limit, would be called on to
put up money to pay the expense OF
the war. In other words, the man
who stayed at home would be expect
ed to transport and feed the men who
did the actual fighting, those who
risked their lives that the homes Of
those who stayed behind might be
made safe.
If it can be properly proportional
ana WORKED OUT IL ought W De tuC
best preventive of war ever devised.
If we could draft the capital of our
nation as easily as we draft its man
hood there wouldn't be such clamor
for war as we have seen on several
former occasions. The men holding
millions, and staying at home to fat
ten their bank-rolls by millions more,
would view war in far different
light if they knew in advance that
the government was going to take
their money from them to help pay
for it. We really believe that these
men would put up such protest a
gainst fighting that they would act
ually be found paying out their mon
ey- to secure peace. Anyhow, it
looks like it ought to work and we
are certainly interested in knowing
how the country will receive the
proposition. Yes, We're ready to
vote for it now.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22
WHAT OIL AND GAS BRINGS IN

~
Twenty-Five years ago ninety per-
cent and possibly ninety-five percent
of the farms in the oil and gas coun-
ties of West Virginia bore mortga-
ges or liens of some kind.
Today not FIVE percent of the farms
Of the thirty three counties of fifty
five which have oil and gas activity
have liens against them.
This remarkable showing in a
quarter Of century is due to the
development of oil and gas, accord
ing to claims made by Edwin Robin
son in the West Virginia department
of the Magazine Natural Gas" for
May, which is published at Cinchl-
natl.
tits not mere estimate" either
but it comes from investigation of
the, records by men employed whose
reports have been tabulated recently
and it makes figures which are as
convincing as it is possible for fl
cures to be.
1t is a summary Of what oil and
gas has done for West Virginia
has come about through a series of
circumstances which has favored
che farmers in thirty-three counties
of West Virginia.
Back in 1892 the average tax valu-
alton Of farm lands in what were or
later became oil and gas producing
counties was about $1,000 per acre.
The farm without mortgage at
that time was something unusual.
At that time there was either no
market for what was produced on the
farm or market where the prices
would not pay for bringing the pro-
duce to town. At that time there
was either no market for what was
produced on the farm or market
where the prices would not pay for
bringing the produce to town. At
that time school houses were scatter
ed great distance apart, so that it
was almost impossible for many
children to attend in bad weather.
When these conditions existed the
oil and gas producers began to lease
the property of the farmers and pay
rentals, which were in most instances
the only source of real money COM
ing in. This naturally soon began to
have wholesome effect on conditions
in va5ious communities. Shortly
afterward the development started
and gas lines were laid, teams were
employed to haul material from one
location to another. All this brought
steady stream Of money which the
land owner applied to paying off his
indebtedness as the reports Of alb
,stractors show. Instead of depend
ing upon the farm for livelihood the
land owner found many sources of
income.
As a result poor men became COM
Portable or even wealthy. Schools
were built close enough together to
make it possible for children to be
educated. Bridges were construct
ed and roads built which transform
ed travel from nearly impossible"
to "easy." The thirty-five counties
ties with oil and gas were the first
in West Virginia to move forward
and have since maintained the lead.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22
political Advertisements
A LETTER FROM MR.. LEADER
EDITOR BELINGToN PROGRESSIVE:

EDITOR BEIINGTON PROGRESSIVE:
weeks of the Phpp Repubcan and
Senate, facts desire Mr.
and have member of the Hadman
Company.
D. Baker his brother
of Ekns
number of and still wnit and
during
paid directly to him.
frank that lIr Bakers statement
but
LEADER
Advertisement
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22
Not All Alike.

Let US not torment each other he
cause we are net All alike, but believe
that God knew best what He was do
ing In making US SO different. SO will
the best harmony come out Of seeming
discords, the best affection ont of diff
ferences, the best life oLi Of struggle,
and the best woli. viii he done When
each does his Own work. and let's
every one else do and BE what God
made him for-.James f. Clarke.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Graham re-
ceived word this week that Mrs. Pearl
Post linn who was operated on for
appendicitis some time ago is out of
the hospital much improved. She and
Mr.. linn reside in New Haven, Conn.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22

fering to pre-
serve life, even
for the individual,
when he said: Il
haye no pleasure
in the death of
him that dieth."
One of the chief
obstacles to the
intense interest
that should be in
becoming a Chris
tian, is that SEEM
ingly II Is not a
matter Of very
much Importance.
Men often appear
10 get on in the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22
SHERMAN LINDSEY
Republican Candidate for Sheriff Of Barbour County
TO THE VOTERS OF BARBOUR COUNTY:

BARBOUR COUNTY:
is in
of of this
Still people will that the sheriffs
sufficient lawesnes and do the
busines of sheriff
them deputies
But remembered
the how deputies be
do business shall be
thinks the
pleiknow on this before the
Respectfully
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22

Gods question to Israel when life
was almost gone shows His love In of
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22
Lifeor
Death

By REV. j. H. RALST0N. d. d.
Dean of the correspondence school.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago. |
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-05-22

TExT-why win ye die g--Ezek. 1891.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

ri rs money makes the mare go"
- in politics. especially in pres
identical race. Just at this
time when daily publicity il
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Coolidge Will Win or Lose in West
And Midwest, Wide Survey Reveals

movement has been exaggerated, November
will tell. It's supporters have been the noisy
part of the campaign up to date. President
Coolidge has capitalized silence, except for
a few addresses dealing with economy, tax
reduction and the Constitution. Mr.. Davis
and Senator La Toilette have lead the often
sivc, both directing their attacks against Mr..
Coolidge But is seems that these attacks have
not dented the wall of silence certainly have
made no breach in it.
Davis and La Toilette have, in effect been
allied in their efforts to defeat Coolidge. One
thing has been particularly noticeable, the
kindly manner in which the Democratic speak
have dealt with Mr.. La Toilette and his
third ticket. 1t must be admitted, how
ever, that Mr.. La Toilette and his followers
have not been considerate of the Democratic
nominee, and on occasion have scored them
vigorously as they have the Republican.
But it has long been apparent that unless
q veritable tidal wave of sentiment swept the
country, La Toilette could not be elected No
such tidal wave has yet put in appearance.
And it has been equally apparent that John w.
Davis could not receive sufficient electoral
votes to win. The hope of the Democrats has
hinged for a long time throwing the cleo
tion into Congress. where they believe the
choice either of Mr.. Davis or Gov. Bryan to
sit in the White House for the next four
years will be made.
In measure this has been asset of the
Republicans. The people in many of the
States do not wish to leave the selection of
much use for Congress.
only Chance in Coalition.
The only possible chance of throwing the
election into Congress, it seems, Is through
combinatio of the Democrats with the La Fol-
lette supporters in of the Middle West
and Western States. II such combination
could be accomplished in California, Wash
ington, Nebraska. Colorado, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Minnesota, Idaho and one or two other
States, the chance of a Coolidge majority in
the electoral college would be very SLIM
The Democrats would like nightly to per-
suade the La Toilette people to throw votes
their national ticket in some of the States,
as in Indiana for example, and make it pos
sible for Davis to carry more States. But
the La Toilette supporters could not be han
died that way. They engaged in
sade. Crusaders not good compromsers.
In addition to this, the La Toilette leaders
out to form new liberal party, and the more
votes they roll up for their candidate the
better chance they have for such party.
The progressive Democrats of the West had
set their hearts on the nomination and cleo
ton of William Gibbs McAdoo When he
failed in New York the Democratic party in
many of the Western States seemed to curl
up for the Winter. McAdoo's recent state
Evening star., 1924-10-26

ment in which he dealt so kindly with the
Progressive ticket, has scarcely been calcu-
lated to cause the Democrats in the West to
uncurl 1t almost invitation to the
Democrats to get the La Toilette band
wagon in California Washington and else
where.
A coalition of the Democrats with the La
Toilette supporters in these Western States is
not easy of accomplishment as might be
supposed. In the first place there is a con-
siderable number of dyed-in-t wool Demo-
Gratis who will vote the Democratic ticket no
matter what happens. In the second place, IL
the Democrats let it become known that they
are striving to throw their strength to La Fol-
lette, many conservative Democrats will vote
for Coolidge rather than turn their States
to La Toilette. Many of them will vote
for Coolidge. in any event, preferring to elect
a Republican than to bring about the uncer-
tainty which would follow on the heels Of
throwing the election into Congress.
Place of the Ku KIux Khan.
One of the most interesting questions which
the coming election will decide is the place
which the Ku Klux Klan is to hold in .Ameri-
politics. The Khan is local issue in
many of the States in the West and Middle
West. 1t has not yet achieved the Importance
of becoming a national issue, although Mr..
Davis has striven to make it so, and La Fol
lnttc has denounced the order. In Colorado
the KIan seized the Republican primaries and
nominated the Republican State ticket In
liam Allen White is campaigning inde-
pendent in opposition to it. In Indiana the
Republican candidate for governor is receiv-
ing klan support. In Missouri attempts have
been made to link the klan with the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor. and the Same is
in West Virginia and Ohio. In Oklahoma
former Gov. Walton Democrat is running for
the Senate avowed enemy of the Klan.
In Montana there has been Klan activity, too
The kIan in these Western States was pro
noted" told by many persons There
was no call for the organization. 1t grew be-
cause of the money in it to promoters, and
because many men like to join organizations
And it had grown, it more or less natu-
rally gravitated toward politics. 1t had to
do something or die
If klan candidates should be generally sue
cessful in the coming elections then, indeed
it might be said that the organizatio was
with which the country would have to
reckon. But SO far it has been, like the tariff
a local issue. Even in the States where the
klan is being vigorously attacked, and is at
tacking in turn, the people seem to dstin guish
between tho national election and the State
elections. This is true in Colorado and In
diana. particularly.
Evening star., 1924-10-26

toral college Jackson got 80 votes
and Adams "a, but Adams was elected
President by the. House of Repre-
sentatives.
The first Lincoln election showed
the disparity between the popular
vote and the electoral vote, for while
Lincoln got 1,866,452 popular votes.
Stephen A. Douglas got 1,375,157, but
in the electoral college Lincoln had
$50, while Douglas had only II.
Back again to the old 1876 mile
stone-there were 4,299,S93 popular
votes chalked up for Samuel j. Tilden,
while Rutherford B. Hayes had less
4,o4s.22S: but Hayes won out by one
electoral vote.
Grover Cleveland felt the injustice
of losing the presidency when, a
popular vote had declared for him
5,53s,755 to 5,445.274 for Benjamin
Harrison in the election OF 1SsS-but
Harrison got 277 electoral votes, while
Cleveland got only 1853.
In the Wilson -Roosevelt-Taft con-
test in 1912, while Wilson went into
the presidency with 6,2s2.67o popular
votes there were 7,S11,e5e cast against
him.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
By G.. COULD LINCOLN.

"H HE West and the Middle West will win
lose the election for President
Coolidge a week from Tuesday.
n survey of these sections of the coun-
try, which carried me into Is States
and required six weeks travel. points to the
election of President Coolidge.
With the Solid South" lined up for John
W. Davis, and the North and East apparently
just as soidly in line for Calvin Coolidge, the
battle necessarily must be decided in the West.
In ordinary times-if there are such times
the States of the Middle West and West
throw their weight to the Republican party.
But this year a new element entered the pres
idental race-the La Toilette candidacy. 1t
is that candidacy which right up to the week
before election still lends element of un
certainty to the situation, though, as have
said, President Coolidge seems assured of
election today
The La Toilette candidacy was hailed by the
Democrats. La Toilette has been Republi-
Can--though recalcitrant-for many years.
The Democrats foresaw another rift in the Re
publican ranks comparable to that of 1912.
But the thing has not worked out that way.
La Follette's appeal has been to the dissatis-
fed, and the Republicans have not had
monopoly of the dissatisfied. In fact, inquiry
in many States in the West has led to the
belief that many, a great many people,
dissatisfied with both the old parties.
Where Democrats May Gain.
This much be said. however, in support
La Toilette may carry in the West and Middle
West ordinarily would vote the Republican
ticket. They do not figure a loss to the
Democrats but gain, since they are taken
away from the Republican column. 1t is in
the East, however, that La Toilette has helped
the Republicans And it is likely that in some
of the great populous States of that section
the third ticket, by cutting into the Demo-
cratic strength has more than compensated the
Republicans for the losses which the third
ticket may entail in the West.
The La Toilette movement has had the back
ing of organized labor in large part 1t has
appealed to the disgruntled farmers of the
West, who have been sadly hit by postwar
de1ation and low prices. 1t has the support
of the American voters, who look with
favor upon the record of La Fol-
lette, and who, if the truth be told were in
some cases roughly handled during the
and who have felt aggreved at lack of recog-
milton by the Harding administration
Noisy Part Of Campaign.
The La Toilette movement has been "the
news" because it new. 1t has had vast
amount of publicity. Whether it will cash in
on this publicity or whether the third party
Evening star., 1924-10-26

rs money makes the mare go
- in politics. especially in a pres
identical race. Just at this
time when daily publicity il
being given to the veritable
flood of funds flowing into party war
chests, and when open charges and
thinly veiled intimations about sollcita-
ton Of contributions from big business
concerns that might profit through po-
liticaI favor are being hurled to and
fro, it is interesting and appropriate
to consult the records.
Two outstanding facts are found In
these records: First, the party with
the biggest campaign fund always
wins. with the Wilson election in 1917
and 1916 as the exception that proves
the rule; and second, it is not always
the candidate for whom the most peo-
ple-the sovereign voters"-throuSh-
out the country declare their prefer
ence at the polls that gets to the White
House
OF course. the reason why the fellow
with the big pocketbook gets there Is
because the American people are pretty
shrewd in business, being descendants
of Yankee traders, and they like to in
vest their money in what they think Is
a winner-in going concern" That S
why, when you see one political party
getting a great deal more campaign
funds than the rival parties, you can
make n pretty astute guess that the
people are going to make that party
win out.
Lincoln Fund $1OO, 600.
But to get to the records: Away
back in 1860, just about as far as the
memory of any present-day politician
goes, when Abraham Lincoln got $50
electoral votes against ~ for John c.
Breckenridge, the Republicans had
100000 in their national campaign
fund, while the Democrats had only
half as much. Again in 1864, when
Lincoln got 212 electoral votes against
81 for George B. Mcclellan, the Repub-
licans had $125,000 and the Democrats
$4,000.
Gen. U. S. Grant won in 1868 with
214 electoral votes. while Horatio Sey-
mour had 80. but Grant had fund of
s15o,o0o behind him, while Seymour
had only $4,000. Then in 1872 Grant
won again, with 2s6 electoral votes,
while Thomas A. Hendricks could mus
ter only AZ, because Grant had $250,000
as sinews of war. while his rival had
only one-fifth of that amount
Seems that all political history of
presidential campaigns must refer to
the pivotal year 1876 to illustrate
some point That election in a pc
culiar way confirms the main point
of this article, for when Rutherford
b. Hayes was declared elected with
only one vote majority in the cleo
toral college, 1S5 to 1874 for Samuel
J. Tilden, their campaign funds were
practically the same amount, only
Hayes had a slight edge on his op-
ponent with Ss50,000. while Tilden
had 100000.
Garfield and Hancock.
And so the record continues: James
A. Garfield won in 1880, with PA
electoral votes against 155 for w. s.
Hancock, for Garfield had backing
of $1,100,000, while Hancock had only
$355,000.
Then came Grover Cleveland as the
first Democratic victor. because his
party followers, gave him a sufficient
campaign fund to successfully COM
bat the redoubtable James G. Blaine.
Cleveland got 219 electoral votes and
Blaine 1872. Cleveland had a fund
of $1,4oe,0o0 and Blaine's fund was
| $1,s0o,0oo.
BENJAMIN Harrison In 1883 got as
electoral votes against Grover Cleve-