Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-06
SENATOR LOUIS S. EPES,
Regarded AS Strong Candidate For
Democratic Nominee For State
Corporation Commission

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Reports indicate that the candidacy
of Senator Louis S. Epes, of Nottoway,
for the Democratic. nomination for
member of the State Corporation Com
mission is being actively pressed by
the people of the Fourth Congressional
District, and that he is receiving a
widespread support throughout the
State, and is generally regarded as
very strong candidate. The Epes-For-
Corporation Commission Club, of
Blackstone, Senator Epes' home town,
has issued a call to the voters of Vir-
ginia to support Senator Epes' can
didacy, in which the following data
with reference to his public and pri
vate life is given.
Senator Epes is a young man, forty
three, eminently fitted by tempera-
ment and training for service on the
Commission, of untiring energy, and
has high: ideal Of what public service
should be. He is neither closely
affiliated with corporate interest, nor
prejudiced against them. In his public
statements, he admits that he sees the
problems coming before the Commits
sion from the standpoint of the DIS
interested citizen who has informed
himself with reference to these sub
jects, but his ability, courage, fair
ness and integrity assure both the
public and the corporate interests fair
treatment at his hands.
Senator Epes, has proven himself
hard efficient worker in both private
and public life. At Hampden-S Sidney
College he graduated with second
honor and the degrees of A. B., B. S.
and A. NJ. Having borrowed money to
complete his college course, he taught
for five years to repay this, and secure
funds for his law course. In 1908 he
graduated in law at Washington and
Lee University at the head of his class,
and was awarded the prize for the best
legal thesis. Since 1908 he has prac-
ticed law at Blackstone, where he has
large general law practice and has
attained a high reputation for ability
and integrity both as an advocate and
counselor. From 1910, until he re-
signed in 1918 to enter the field artil-
lery of the U. S. Army, he was Mayor
of Blackstone, and as such demon
strated real executive ability. Soon
after he was discharged from the
Army he was rendered professorship
of law at Washington and Lee Uni
versity, but declined, that he might
remain in active practice and public
life. In 1919 he was elected to the
State Senate for the district then COM
posed of the counties of Nottoway,
Lunenburg, Prince Edward, Amelia,
and Cumberland and reelected in 1929
In the Senate, Senator Epes is rec
ogniZed as one of the leaders and has
the reputation Of being probably the
hardest worker and one of the best
informed men in the Senate; and is a
member of the Senate Committees on
finance, education, and courts of JUS
tice. Since 1920 he has been a men,
der of the Legislative auditing COM
mittee, which is charged with making
an annual audit of the financial affairs
of the State.
Senator Epes actively opposed a
bond issue for financing highway con.
struction, but has insisted on in.
creased rapidity in road building; and,
in circles best informed on the sub
ject, is credited with having promul-
gated in 1922 the pay-as-you-go system
of financing highway construction and
having initiated the steps that lead
to the special session of 1923 being
called for the purpose of levying a
gasoline tax and the adoption of the
pay-as-you-go plan. In the special ses-
sion of 1923, Senator Epes was floor
leader of the Pay-As-You-Go forces and
with Senator Byrd. Mr.. Ozlin, and
others lead the successful anti-bond
campaign of 1923.
In the regular session of 1924 Sen
ator Epes was one of the leaders de
handing that the State live within its
evenue and make provision for the
rderly liquidation of the deficit TINT
/ accrued
Senator Epes is the son of a dis
nguished Presbyterian minister, Rev
rheodorick P. Epes, D. D., and himse
an elder in the Blackstone Presby
terrain Church at Blackstone.
One of the basic principles carrie,
by Senator Epes into his public lif
is that he State is entitled to receiv.
Next Thing to IL
She had told the district charity
visitor a long story Of her troubles
and trials; no money, many mouths
to feed, an Idle, dissolute husband.
She was very emphatic about the hus-
and, who knocked her about II she
<aid q word"
al am very sorry for you." said the
visitor, 'but always remember to re.
turn good for evil. Remember that
soft answer turneth away wrath. Meet
his violence with gentleness, and In
that way you win be heaping Goals Of
fire on his head. Have you ever tried
thatT
well, mum. not exactly" said the
woman, but ave 1t i'm on the cad
with q saucepan OF boiling water"
Impossible