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Receives Menacing Letters But Will Not be Intimidated ISSUES A STATEMENT Replying to Criticisms of his Policy in the Minors' Situation. Charleston, W. Va., May 19.—Governor Hatfield's mail is now thickly sprinkled with letters threatening him with dire happenings unless he immediately calls back the militia still in the Cabin and Paint Creek districts, and liberates the men still in military custody. With Senator Kern of Indiana compiling him in Washington; "Mother Jones of Moutana, whom he set free from personal custody, inveighing against him in Pittsburgh; John Moore, president of the Ohio Mine Worker, and State Senator William Green of Ohio, denouncing him in Wheeling, and Eugene Debs of Indiana, Victor L. Berger of Wisconsin, and Adolph Zermer of Illinois, representing the National Socialist party, here to investigate his course, the governor feels that the outsiders are displaying all the interest in the domestic affairs of West Virginia that anybody could ask. In the meantime the governor is adhering strict to the course he laid out for himself, and declares no effort at intimidation will move him. Whenever there responsible for the disorder in the mining region permit matters to become peaceful, he says, he will withdraw the militia, and not sooner. The nine military prisoners, who have been at Clarkburg, W. Va., have been removed to Pleasant Point jail. Governor Hastfeld issued a signed statement today, replying to criticism of his policy in the mine's situation, made at a mass meeting in Wheeling yesterday by the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Association. The governor in part says: "The military will be relieved from duty and I am assured of law and order when such characters as you and your co-workers cease to agitate. Who is the better judge of how to protect life and property, the man on the ground or you organizers two hundred miles away? The miners have returned to work, want my protection, and have asked for it themselves. They are satisfied and working. Your acts and motives are utterlor. The miners on Faint and Cabin Greeks are co-operating with me, but the anarchists are not. They flourish when revolution and labor troubles are rife." REV. GILLY SUNDAY ON COL. BOB INGRSOLI Ingersoll was only a mouthful of sweetened air and a painted wind," declared Billy Sunday recently. "His chief work was that of a wrecker, to smash our hopes in the hereafter. Upon a these-stringed fiddle, he tried to lead a symphony of immoral souls and with a golden manacle he linked us to the dirty, rotting, stinking corpse of infidulity. His belief in our Christ cost him the government of Illinois, the U. 8. senatorship, and I believe the presidency of the United States. Millions of wicked men and women today are the fruits of his preaching with fatal eloquence. I would rather be an old bag, going down to hell in the byways and slums of the world than Bob Ingersoll with his golden flow of eloquence, when it comes to answering before the throne of God." What the people of this country think of the "Rev." Billy Sunday and his methods would not look well in print. By S. B. Moon.) The infantile power is an opportune to tear up, to destroy, with no thou, a matter of coming in improved form is a generally mon knowledge. It is no less known that such puerile efforts provements upon the products of mat. minds invariably result in a pile of rubbish. We describe this youthful tendency to the natural curiosity of budding mind and excuse it. No one has as yet, however, found the fountain of unfading youth, and in the natural course of life, maturity and decline must come. In the ripe years when the mind of man is at high tide, we sit expectantly at his feet awaiting the exposition of any new truths discovered by him. When the ten years of old age arrive, we are called upon to exercise the same degree of patience and toleration which mitigated the severity of our judgments in the cases of youthful destroyers of property and household tranquility. There is a curious similarity between the course of human life and the growth of a nation. Of course we like to believe The McDowell Times. that our country has not yet reached even the middle ground in the period of maturity, but the ground with a spared spirit of guidance and the disciplining含义 to so find that we will remain in mountaint. In every field of knowledge there is a disposition to read old things apart and call the fables, the elements of any method论 is not progressive value, but wanton destruction—vandalism. In educational matters the spirit of destructiveness is rampant indeed, and the resulting heap of debris is digged by the application: NEW METHODS. The literary and architectural masterpieces of the old monaster are not unequalled and no one desire it, but a host of episodes of a new window, with a fantastic pedalway unoccupied even by the glowing imagery of Don Quixote are gorging our concessional system with new methods which do not and cannot equal the old methods in society. In industrial concern the same sense is manifest. Many want war when there is every reason why peace ought to prevail. We mean industrial peace. In matters political, the monster has sunk his c.l.a.ws deep into the constitution of the United States and is striving to tour into tatters that wonderful instrument which was once the inspiration of the oppressed in every land and the pride of every one who could call the State and States his flag. Keystone is a city of more than 2000 people and does more business than any city between Bluefield and Willisamison. There are more people who travel to and from Keystone than from or to any city between the two shores named cities, yet for some unexplicable reason the N. & W Railway Company has never seen fit to make this meeting, thriving, busy city a regular stop for all tastes. The people are unable to understand why this discrimination against Keystone. The city has always been fair to the R. R., even to the extent of permitting its trains to kill a few of its citizens each month without protest or interference. The people do not seriously object to imprisons and coal trains cutting the post office, bank, hotel and depot off from the main part of the city for half hours at a time. Why then the R. R. Company does not stop all its trains here is a mystery. The people appear on bended knees to the managers of the N. & W. Railway to make Keystone a regular stop for Nos. 3, 4, 18 and 18, thus saving them a great loss of time and much expense and inconvenience and delay in getting baggage sent to Welch, Northfork and Bluefield. WESTERN UNION DISCRIMINATES. It seems that Keystone is also black listed by the great Western Union Telegraph Company. All messages sent out or received in Keystone must be telephoned to or from Northfork and Bluefield at an cost of 10 and 20 cents extra to either sender or receiver. There seems to be a secret und-resting between the R. R. Co., the Telegraph and Telephone Company to pick the pockets of the people of Keystone, their friends and business correspondents. The writer wished to send a message of great importance a few days ago and he made seven ineffectual attempts to get the Western Union operator at Norfolk, five of the times he was told by Central that "they are busy," twice he got the office but was told by the messenger boy that "I'll take it." The seventh time he attempted to give the message to the boy but found that he could not spell a word so simple as "three" so he gave it up as a bad job and got his party over "Long distance phone," after losing about an hour and spending 20 cents, for which he received nothing. The business done through the telegraph office here would easily pay the expenses of the office and the company make a handsome profit, but for some unknown reason neither the Norfolk and Western Railway or the Western Union companies will treat Kyrgyz fairly. WILLIS RHODES GIVEN 5 YEARS IN PENITENTARY FOR HENIOUS CRIME (Special to Kanawha Citizen) Parke burg, May 16—Convicted by a jury in the in. suit court of Wist county of the charge of the charge of commit rap on Emm. Mooney, a girl best eight years of age. Willis Rhodey was given the maximum penalty by Judge W. E. McDougle, five years in the Mountville penitentiary. The trial brought out some repulsive testimony and Judge McDougle in passing us too upon. Judge stated that the law did not permit him to make the penalty a heavier on. (We state for the benefit of the public that the man in question above is white—Lieutenant. KEYSTONE WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1913 It is now asserted that the drastic civil rights bill passed by the New York democratic legislature and signed by Gov. Salar also a democrat was a measure offered for the protection of the Hebrews, better known as the Jews. Under its provisions colored people are amply protected. The antipathy to one race has led to antagonism to another. As a result the country is in a ferment over the proper recognition of the Negro-habitats is to put those races in the same category with the enforced people of the Southland. In this connection it may be said that all of the races are united except the colored people. They are engaged in an eudemic warfare among themselves and their leaders as a rule and both jealous and envious of each other. As a result their whites antagonists regard them with contempt and triumph over them in practically every content with ease. The latest information is to the effect that Dr. Jacques Loeb, a distinguished Jewish scientist, who is now head of the Rockefeller Institute's department of experimental biology, was blackballed recently by the Century Association because he is a Jew. The admission committee denies that and declares it that he was rejected for personal reason' the opposing members alleging that he has strong predilection for socialism, that he is otherwise erratic in his expression of them and not always tolerant of those who oppose them. It is cited that there are several Jews members of the Century Association. Be that as it may, the conclusion seems to be that they have enough Jews in the Club. These reports tend to show that the discrimination against one race of people leads to discrimination against another. It is impossible, though to form a common basis of defense between these persecuted races. One looks with contempt upon the other and so it goes. The result is that the discriminations still continue. —Richmond Planet NEAR TRAGEDY AT DEPOT Agent Attacked by Italians But Not Seriously Hurt. Welch, W. Va., May 17.—Yesterday morning when the Gary train was ready to pull out from the passenger station, at about 10 o'clock, a large crowd of spectators witnessed what promised to be a tragedy. Two Italians purchased tickets for some point on Tug River, and one of them wanted to have two trunks checked upon his ticket. Before getting the trunk as baggage, it was discovered that it was empty, whereupon Express Agent J. H. Whitt told the Italian he would not be able to check an empty trunk, as it was against the rules of the railroad company; instead would have to have it expressed. The man agreed to this, and just when Mr. Whitt was loading the trunk on the action car, the Italian came up and attacked Mr. Whitt for a fight. Another Italian jumped off the train, and ran up to Mr. Whitt, striking at his head with a baseball bat. The bat glazed the head, falling heavily upon Mr. Whitt's shoulder and injuring him very badly. He was unable to use his arm as a result of the lick. In all, there were five Italians mixed up in the fray, and but for the quick action of bystanders Mr. Whitt would have no doubt been seriously injured. Two of the men were arrested and taken to jail, one being financed $50 and cost and the other $25 and cost, upon the payment of which they were released. The other three men jumped on the moving train and made their escape. Races Equal-White Aggression Condemned. Toko, May 17. "God made white and colored equal. Unless we claim equality, we shall fail to carry out God's wishes." Cheering greeted this declaration by Prof. Nagel, of Waseda University, at a mass meeting of business and educational interests. Irresponsible war talk was condemned by Nagel and other speakers. Seventral declared, however, that the time had arrived when the Japanese must be given equal treatment with other people. The speaker condemned aggressions of whites in the world against colored races and cited the lynching of Negroes in the southern states. The addresses were mostly in conservative tone, predicting ultimate adjutant of the controversy. NO NEW RIVER STRIKE Charleston, W. Va., May 16. Seven cents a ton increase has been given miners by two coal companies on Coul river, where the fit trouble started more than a year ago, necessitating calling out the troops. The increase is the result of a conference between Thomas Cairns, the West Virginia district president of the Miner's union, and the coal company officers. Investigators sent into Fayette and Raleigh counties, the New Riga district, report that a strike in that section is not probable, the plan being against a strike by a large majority. Senator Wiley Tells of This Interesting Time and Event Fifty years ago President Lincoln issued a proclamation to make effective in 60 days from April 20, 1883, an act of congress admitting the new state of West Virginia to the Union "on an equal footing with the original states in all respects whatever." This act had been approved by the President on December 31, 1882, upon the condition that the state constitution should be changed in certain respects. One change required had been the phraseology of a provision for the gradual emancipation of slaves Ehis having been made, submitted to the people and favorably voted on, Lincoln proceeded to proclaim the new state. The President and his advisers had found the question of constitutionajit, in admitting West Virginia a hard one to settle in their minds. Lincoln at first was not sure that a new state could be made out of an old one without the patient state's consent. Virginia was in the Confederacy, and its consent could not be obtained. An interesting story of the president as he appeared to anxious West Virginia while deliberating on the question of admitting the new state was afterward, told by Daitman T. Willey, one of the first two senators from West Virginia. Rumors having reached the West Virginia in Washington that Lincoln intended to veto their statehood bill and had asked the advice of his cabinet in the matter, a delegation composed of Senator Willey, William G. Brown, Sr., member of congress from Kingwood, W. Ya., and Gov. Francis H. Pierpoint—all holding office provisionally—started out in the afternoon of December 31, the last day on which the president could oct on the bill, to interview the members of his cabinet, and if possible ascertain how the majority had advised the president. They found Postmaster General Montgomery Blair against the bill. Secretary Salmon P. Chase of the Treasury was for it, and he said he had so advised Lincoln. He said Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton had also expressed himself favorably. Not being able to find all the cabinet members and those they saw being evenly divided, the delegation wore to the president. Lincoln told them of his doubts, and that he had "got the members of his cabinet to write their views." Reaching into his desk he brought out a bundle of papers and said: "I will read what each one writes, but not mention the author's name," which he proceeded to do. Senator Willey thought he was able to guess the author by the language each used. Finally, an opinion was read that he felt must have been written by Lincoln himself, and he took heart, as it was an argument in favor of forming the state. At its conclusion Mr. Brown n marked: "Well, Mr. President, that is the best opinion you have read." Lincoln replied in a whimsical way, "You think that one trumps the trick, do you." Lincoln ended the interview by saying, "Well, gentlemen, I have until I o'clock tonight to decide this, and if you come here early in the morning you will know what I have done." The West Virginiaans passed an anxious night and New Year's morning arrived at the White House so early that the doors were not yet open. No watchman was in sight. They found a window that could be raised. One of the party was hoisted on and helped up the other two. The party went to the president's office, upstairs and knocked. There was a response of "Come in." It was from Lincoln, who, early as it was, was sitting at his desk with paper of papers around him, which he was assuming. He turned his head toward the, the three men as they walked in and said: "Men of West Virginia, I suppose this will please you," and he held up the bill duly signed. IN THIS GAME CILIATED ONE OF THE most important civil states of the war. West Virginia was the only state created during the struggle from one of the seceded states. In the process of making it a separate commonwealth many new and puzzling problems had arisen. Geographically and politically, the West Virginiaans for some years before the war had practically regarded themselves as a separate community from their neighbors in the central, eastern and tidewater section of old Virginia. A mountain ridge of the Allegheny Says that beloved old philosopher, John Burroughs: "Man has grown more human as he has grown less and less superstitious. Science has atrophied his faith, but it has given place to love. He has withdrawn his gaze from heaven and fixed it upon the earth. As the angels have departed, the children have come in". Yes, man is less superstitious than he used to be but has science atrophied his faith? Hasn't lie strengthened his faith by fixing his gaze on the earth? Man as a rule, perhaps, no longer builds an heaven of golden streets and buildings that glisten, with a great ruler pictured by inspired artists as man-like, even to whiskers, on a throne, awarding halos or satisfying vengeance. The conceptions of winged cherubs and cherubim and St. Peter with the keys are now idealistic whereas they used to be very realistic to man. Man has grown less superstitious and more human, and turned his *gaze* from superstitious creations to the earth, not through atrophy of faith but because he got closer to God as he came to better understand God's actual worker. Man erect magnificent churches and puts in charge of them the most eloquent of preachers and still the cry is that the churches are empty. There are sermons in stones, in flowers, in the fields, the waters, the forests, in the lives of his fellow creatures, man is coming to understand those sermons. These works of God, these natural preachers of divine goodness and love are not false, are not bired, are not liable to go astray. They truly respond to faith, if there is genuine faith in the heart capable of growth and birth. The angels specially designed by artist or theologian may have departed, but upon the face of every one of nature's children is written divine love on which faith may feed and grow strong. In days long apart they built man's faith on the dual proposition of munificence and terrorism. Science may have weakened that basis, but understanding has turned man to looking "through nature up to God" and the fear of nature has become complete confidence that all is well. Parkerburg, W. Va., May 16.—W. R. Hendricks, the local watchmaker indicted by the grand jury for committing a criminal assault upon Beanie Grant, a twelve year old colored girl when arraigned in the criminal court on this charge yesterday afternoon entered a plea of not guilty. Hendricks firmly protests his innocence of the serious charge brought against him and says he will fight the case to a finish. He is still in jail, having been unable to furnish the bond required by the court. The case of Hendricks has attracted much attention due to the fact that he is a Spanish-American war veteran and has always borne a good reputation, and from the further circumstance that it is a colored girl who makes the serious allegations against him. NEGRO HOMES BURNED Fort Worth, Tex., May 16.—State troops continued on guard today at the arent county jail to prevent the lynching of Tom Lee, the negro who yesterday killed Policeman Ogitree and wounded three men before he took refuge in a sewer and shot and wounded himself. Last night's rioting resulted in considerable property damage in the negro section of the city, practically every house on East Ninth street occupied by necropsies being wrecked. Big fires, tied principally by liquor and trash, were started early today by small crowds, but the activity of the police and property owners prevented the flames from gaining any headway. Indians Not Yet Booked for the Happy Hunting Ground's A curious feature of the circumference is attending the erection of an heroic statue of an Indian in bronze is the tendency to regard this memorial as a tribute to a vanishing race. Why vanishing? That the Indian in race should have show signs of vanishing under oltime conditions when the white man was possessed himself by violence of the lands of the red man and carrying the views of civil- system physically divided the two sections of the old commonwealth, and politically, as well as industrially, and socially, "the peasantry of the west," as the mountaineers of West Virginia were called by their eastern neighbors, had little in common with the slaveholding citizens of the older sections of the state. In consequence, their material interest had not been promoted by the law-makers of the state.—Pittsburg Gazette Time. lization into the red man's camp it was not surprising. The two races went to the well and the congenies prevailed by a process that threatened to eventuate in extermination. Time has changed 'all this, however, and in three days of peace and governmental solicitude for the well-being of the Indian, there would seem to be no reason for summoning the sooner or later, the aboriginal American type must be extinguished, unless on the theory that this will be accomplished by a gradual merger of the race, a contingency which, if it is bound to come at all, is undoubtedly quite remote. If memorials are to be erected to the Indian, let this one be done with reasonable good grace avoiding the assumption that our reckless brother is on his last legs and that it is proper to begin making provisions to honor him as the "dear departed". The Indian has not departed by any means and does not show any signs of being in any special hurry to depart. It is more probable that for many a generation to come, survivors of the aboriginal tribes will enjoy the privilege ovisiting the spot where sixty-five foot bronze figure is to tower aloft and meditate with amused wonder at the disposition of their white brethren to assume that their racs could be under present day conditions so easily and swiftly wiped out. HATFIELD UPHELD BY MINE WORKERS Charleston, May 20.—"I want to say that I heartily approve of Governor Hatfield's efforts to restore peace and harmony in the coal fields. Men may and do differ in details to accomplish a purpose, even when their hearts are set on doing the right and just thing," said Thomas Haggerty, dean of the International Board, United Mineworkers of America, who has been here for many months using his influence to restore peace and for some time past co-operating with Gov. Hatfield in his effort to end the strike. "I believe Governor Hatfield has the interest of the laboring man at heart and is doing the very best an able, honest, strong man can do to correct wrongs. His efforts commend the support of the workingmen, instead of their one-ure and ridicule. "There are many phases of this industrial controversy that are not grasped by the average person," added Haggerty "and for that reason some of our people do not do themselves Justice when they criticise a governor who is trying to help us." JEWS ASK FOR CONSIDERATION Resolutions Adopted Memorializing Congrese to Ameliorate Conditions in Roumania Philadelphia, May 18—Resolutions asking congress to take steps toward "amending the unhappy condition of the Jews in Romania" were adopted at a meeting of Romanian Jews here today. Speakers declared that "although Romania was bound by the Berlin treaty to give equal rights to all her native people regardless of religion, this provision of the treaty under which she obtained independence has been ignored" and that there are today more than 200 restrictive measures against the Jews. It was declared that the rights of the Jews should be considered in the settlement of the Turco-Balkan controversy. Among those who addressed the meeting were Congressman Goldfogle, of New York; Rev. Dr. Madison O. Peters of Brooklyn; Rev. Dr. Joseph Krauskop Rev. Dr. Henry Berkowitz, State Representatives Spiser and Aaron and a number of others. WILL DO HARM In the discussion over the Kern resolution in the United States Senate, Senators Goff and Chilton displayed their utility to take care of West Virginia indians. The matter is a dangerous one for this state. It is likely to fan the strike flames into a new blaze. It summits extraordinary that after the strike in W. Va. it is settled, fresh agitation should start. Why not keep a Senate standing committee to perpetually look into strike trouble? Besides what business is if of the Senate as to the affair of this state? Has the Democratic party genuinely made so that it is reversing, everything for which it ever atod? What has become of the rights of states' Pinkersburg St. t Journal. HURT GETS JOB E. Hurt, a prominent colored man, of Institute, W. Va., has received an appointment to a good job in Washington at the hands of Senator Chilton, and is feeling as proud as a peasant, and says he always did know the Chiltonse were good people.—Kanawille Offison: 厅 3 瓶 3 杯 NUMBER 12 ABLE SPEECH OF JUDGE GOFF Stems Tide Against the West Virginia Investigation BILL GOES TO COMMITTEE uenator Kern Admits It Will Probably Die There. The Kern resolution, directing a sweeping investigation of the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek coal strike conditions, will not pass the United States Senate. Senator Kern, author of the measure, has quietly admitted to his friends that the measure is deformed, and that the Senate, instead of passing it, will refer it to the Senate committee on labor and education, where it will likely be pigeon-hole. This was the fate handed out to the resolution introduced in the House last year. Senator Nathan Goff has had more influence than any one else in heading off the probe into the West Virginia strike conditions. He turned the tide against the resolution with his strong State's right speech. As declared that West Virginia had the right and authority under the constitution to take such steps as its governor regarded necessary to quell an insurrection in its borders. He also denied the many wild statements made in regard to conditions in the mine rections. Senator Goff's declarations that conditions in the strike regions were not as bad as painted had great weight. Many of the colleagues of the new West Virginia Senator, who are acquainted with his brilliant course on the Federal bench, do not believe he will authorize statement without some knowledge of the facts. This confidence in him had much influence among the senators. Congressman Howard Sutherland had published in the Record a tariff speech in which he incorporated the report of the West Virginia commission that investigated the strike. This report was read by a number of senators, and it helped check the tide in favor of an investigation. Washington, D. C., May 10.—The Kern Resolution was today referred to the Committee on Labor and Education, from whence it may be reported back to the Senate in a few days, or may sleep forever. LYNCHING THREATENED NEGROES PROTECT LIFE LYNCHING THREATENED NEGROES PROTECT LIFE Nowata, Okla—In a fight between a band of negroes, organized to protect Albert Fields, one of their race, charged with with attacking a white woman, and a posse near Delaware, Okla, early today, two white men were wounded. After the posse had adju-tu a noose to the wounded negro's neck and was preparing to hang him to a tree, it was decided to hold him as a witness against Fields and be brought here to jail. Fields and the rest of his protectors escaped, but a posse continued the pursuit. Fields is sought to in connection with an attacks upon Mrs. Perry Ballentine, with of a farmer. The wounded white men, A.C. Barker and Win. Worthington, it is believed, will recover. OFFICES HELD BY REPUBLICAN NEGROES FILLED BY WHITE DEMOCRATS The Wilson administration has removed the following colored Federal office holders and replaced them with white men: W. H. Lewis, assistant Attorney General, $4,000 per annum; Ralph W. Tyler, Auditor, $4,000 per annum; Gen. Robert Smalls, Internal Revenue Collector at Beaufort, S. C., $4,000 per annum; Joseph Lee, Internal Revenue Collector for Florida, $4,000 per annum; Charles Cogrill, Internal Revenue Collector for Honduras, $4,000 per annum. That means a total loss of $18,000 per quadrumnium to the reef. President Cleveland made some new departures in the way of appointing colored men, and it is believed that President Wilson will follow that rule in new places not thought of by him to a public. We hope this will be the case. We can but wait and see. Nine Prisoners Freed. Charles K. W. Va. May 16.—Gov. H theilf has released nine military prisoners for the Kenawa county jail on their own recognition. All promised to return to work. The man were arrested by the military in February of this year. The governor provided transportation to the men to reach their homes. 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FRIDAY MAY 23, 1913 ARE-CORPORATIONS SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE? The city council and the business men of Keystone should make a determined effort to get the N. & W. Railway Company to make Keystone a regular stop for all passenger trains and appeal to the Western Union to put a telegraph office in this city. It is past understanding why these two great corporations will persist in discriminating against this city of three thousand people who do business amounting to several million dollars each year. The people of Keystone are and have been exceedingly friendly to the R. R. and yet the officers of the company ignore every request of the people. The N. & W. depot looks like a barr situated between the Alhambra Hotel and the large new brick apartment house on the east, still we see no signs of improvement. There is no good reason why the people should be put to such inconvenience, and one great effort should be made to get a telegraph office and a stop for all trains. WEST VIRGINIA ABLE TA TAKE CARE OF ITSELE. With Eugene V. Debs, Adelphia Zermer and Victor L. Berger, all of whom are leaders in the Socialist party in W. Va., to "investigate" conditions and the organizers of the United Miner Workers busy in the state and Senator Kern of Indiana, former attorney for the convicted Union dynamiters, attempting to persuade the U. S. Senate to investigate W. Va. has but little chance to exercise the rights of a sovereign state. But fortunate for W. Va. she has such men in office as Henry D. Hatfled, Governor and Nathan Goff, Senator, with such fearless and able leaders, the interests of the great state will be taken care of and the peoples' rights protected. Socialist litigators and paid attorneys for the Union cannot run W. Va. THE W. VA. REGISTER-DEFENDER We are pleased to note the reappearance of the West Virginia Register, of Huntington. It is now merged with the Defender of Charleston, with S. F. Boston, formerly editor of the Register as Traveling Editor, and our old friend Geo. E. Fountain, Editor. We are informed that Rev. Fountain proposes to establish papers in Clarkesburg and Pittsburgh in addition to the Defender and the W. Va. Register Defender. Go it, brethren, we wish for you every possible success and thus the race will be greatly benefited by your efforts. Rev. Geo. Mountain will soon be the Hearst of Negro newspaperdom. We say go it brother, tell the truth, asgall evil, praise the good and defend your race. The greater the support the less hard the battle for the McDowell Times. THE BLAZE The Blaze, of Huntington, of which our good friend B. F. M. Scott is the editor and manager, is a nice, clean, newsy little sheet and fills a long-felt want. Mr. Scott was an employee in this office for a number of years and is one of the best all round men who has ever been in the office. The Blaze is printed upon its own presses and we commend Mr. Scott for the typographical appearance of the paper. We deight in seeing our pupils do well and gladly give whatever aid and encouragement possible. Messrs. Rives of the Dayton Record, Richardson, of the Blue field Weekly News, and Scott of the Blaze were all formerly employees of this office. They are making good by conducting clean fearless newspapers and we congratulate them, while we pat ourselves upon the shoulders. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEYSTONE The Bank of Keystone, which was granted a charter converting it into a National Bank on April 22, will be formally opened as such on June 1st. This speaks well for the business of Keystone and also for the gentlemen who have made this change possible. The Cashier. Mr. R. L. Bailey, and his assistant, by their courtesy and square business dealings have won the confidence of the people of this city and we predict for The First National Bank of Keystone the same success which has attended the pres ent institution. The Bank of Keystone is a safe and sound institution, managed by experts whose honesty is unquestioned. Deposit your money with them and you will not only have something for a "rainy day" but you will make for yourself a commercial standing. Public Drinking Cup Is Now Tabooed Tuesday of this week the stat law prohibiting the use of public drinking cups became effective. A maximum fine of $50 is provided for any person, firm or corporation which maintains public drinking cups. The statute is as follows: Sec. 1. That the use of common drinking cups, an undoubted source of communication of infectious diseases, is hereby prohibited in all public places upon all railroad trains and boat carrying passengers, in all public buildings of every description and at public drinking springs and fountains within the state. The state board of health shall have full authority to establish such regulations to make this prohibition effective as in their judgment may seem wise and proper. Sec.2 All persons, firms or corporations failing to observe the provisions of this act, or the state board of health made in relation thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars for each effence Delegates Return to the W. Va. Institute Mr. Emmett Hughes and Mr. William Vaughn have returned from Cincinnati where they went to represent the West Virginia Colored Institute in the International Convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations. They report a great meeting, and say that they were the only Negro delegates from the state of W. Va. Mr. Hughes was recently elected President of the Young Men's Christian Association at the Institute. He went to Cincinnati with the view of better preparing himself for his duties as president of this Association for the coming year. There were moa than 1200 delegates in attendance. Mrs. Kittie Harper, of Tazewell, mother of the Harper Bros. was in the city Wednesday enroute to Institute to attend the commencement exercises. Her daughter, Mrs. Rosa Brown, graduates. WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL SOCIETY WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL SOCIETY The Seventh Annual Session of the West Virginia Medical Society will meet at Charleston. W.Va., June 4th and 5th. The leading Colored doctors of the state will attend this important gathering. The following program has been arranged: PROGRAM. Call to Order. Invocation. Annual Address Dr. W. C. Lawrence Enrollment Secretary Minutes of last Session Secretary Paper—Diagnosis and Rational Treatment of Typhoid fever Dr. E.J Smith Paper—Appendicitis and some Complications Dr. H. F. Gamble Paper—Constipation Dr. G. W. Chapell Paper—Some Diagnostic Data in Acute and Chronic Abdominal conditions Dr. R. C. Harrison Two O'clock P. M. Call to Order. Invocation Paper—Syphilis as an Etiological Factor in Cardiac Lesions. Dr. W.H Barrett Paper—Gonorrhea in the Male Dr. W. R. Franklin Paper—Abortion-Etiology and Treatment Dr. E. Johnson Paper—The Gonococcus and Sterility Dr. E. L. Youpgue Thursday, June 5, 8 O'clock A. M. Surgical Clinic--Charleston General Hospital Dr. J. E. Hunter, Lexington, Ky. Dr. J. A. Kenney, Tuskegee, Ala. Dr. H. F. Gamble, Charleston. Two O'clock, P. M. Paper—Treatment of Typhoid Fever Dr. J. C. Ellis Paper—Treatment of Burns Dr. J. A. Hopkins Paper—The Great Need Dr. J B Brown Paper—To be announced D. N. L. Edwards Paper—Shock—History and Pathology Dr. L. A. Hilton SOCIAL FEATURES Public Meeting June 4, 8 o'clock Welcome Address Governor Hatfield Reception by Charleston Woman's Improvement League at 212 Brooks St. from 6 to 8 p.m. Reception and dance. K. of P. Hall, 10 to 1 o'clock. Lunch at Charleston General Hospital, following Surgical Clinic. Smoker in honor of visiting physclients by Charleston Medical Society at 522 Court Street, at 9 p.m., June 5th. OFFICERS. Dr. W. C. Lawrence, Pres., Montgomery Dr. W. H. A. Barritt, V. P., Keystone Dr. K. L. Jones, Sec. & Treas Charleston KEYSTONE HAS MOST MODERN SHOE SHOP OWNED BY NEGRO The White Oak Shoe Shop of Keystone is one of the most modern and up-to-date shoe repairing shops in the country owned by a Negro. It is often said that preschools produce nothing but in this case Rev. L. E. Johnson, the proprietor of the White Oak Shoe Shop, is an expert shoe maker and gives all his time except Sundays to the business. The shop is outfitted with the most modern machinery for repairing shoes. The nailing, sewing, burnishing, polishing and skipping machines are all operated by electricity and the operators are experts and can half sole and heel your shoes while you wait and the good part is that you will not have to wait long. Rev. Johnson has been in the shoe business for more than five years during which time he has built up a plant worth $5000, and done a business of more than that amount each year. In addition to repairing shoes the White Oak Shoe Shop retails all kinds of polish and shoe preparations, shoe strings, laces, buttons and buckles for all kinds of shoes. The money received for the work is not thrust into the pocket as the old cobbler used to do but is rung up in one of the latest and most improved National Cash Registers and your receipt is handed to you without a moment's delay. All work is done in a painstaking careful systematic way which does credit to the ability of the owner who is a graduate of Wilberforce University instead of Hampton or Tuskegee as one would suppose. The White Oak Shoe Shop is a credit to the city of Keystone and shows in a marked degree the industrial progress of the Negro. It is a long step from the maple pee and awl of our fathers to the nailing machine of Rev. Johnson's White Oak Shoe Shop. NOTICE Examinations for teachers' certificates will be held at Welch, McDowell county West Virginia on April 3-4, June 13-13 and July 31-August 1, 1913. Applicants from other counties must present a permits signed by the County Superintendent of their home county. Those coming from other states will be required to furnish proper references and testimonials to reputation, character, etc., from some good responsible person. All applicants will enroll in the office of the County Superintendent at the Court House on the evening preceding the first day of the examination. Yours very truly, WILLIAM CASSIUS COOK Sujej, of school, Leads the World The Hop Growers of old Bohemia know that Anheuser-Busch are by far the world's largest buyers of Saazer Hops. It's the exclusive Hop flavor which makes Budweiser Popular Everywhere Its high reputation is not the result of acci- dent but the product of brewing and aging from only the best materials grown. Bottled only at the home plant in St. Louis Anheuser-Busch Brewery…… St. Louis CHARLESTON LIQUOR CO. Distributors Wheeling, W. Va. Hon. H. E. Hendley, Past Grand Master of the Mission of the persistence of the state of West Virginia, who served the crisis for two years with credit both to himself and the renaissance and who declined the renunciation to succeed himself, is now making a phenomenal success in the incarnate and real estate realness, especially in the southern tier counties of the state. In fact, he is one of the leading Colored real estate dealers in the state. He has the credit and honor of having figured conspicuously for good in the political affairs pertaining to the interest of the Republican party and the defense of the civic rights and political privileges of his race for man, years. He has been in very substantial factor in state-wide as well as local politics. He is well known and liked by both white and Colored the state over, and the word is so good as gold. Any one willing to cultivate his or her financial interests or real estate valuation need only to consult in person or write Hon. H. H. Hundley at M.L. L. Fayette county, W. V. Va. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER TO CONSTRUCT MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A STREET RAILROADITION, ALONG OVER AND ACROSS CITRAL STREETS, AVENUES, ROADWAYS, ALLEYES AND BRIDGE IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF KENYON, MCDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA TO WORK WITH SENIOR COUNCIL This is to give notice that on the day of May, 1931, the unified board with H. P. Graham, the Acting President of the city of Keystone, M. Dewey County, West Virginia, his application willing to the Common Council of said city for a franchise to construct, maintain and operate a street railroad upon along, across and beside certain streets, avenues, roadways, streets and bridges within the corporate limits of the city of Keystone. The said applications finally forth the terms and provisions of the franchise applied for and fully forth the names of the streets avenues roadsways, always are used to be used by the said street railroad and fully forth the obligations and undertakings offered to be carried out by the signed, and the same is now on the in the office of the said Acting Recorder. All citizens, corporations, time and revenue interested in the granting or refining of said franchise are hereby referred at a special meeting of the Common Council of said city to be held on the said date June, 1931, at 8 o'clock P.M. to the Council Chamber of said city of Keystone on Railroad Avenue in said city, the signed will and the Common Council of said city to grant to him the said franchise in accordance with the terms and provisions of said application. For any reason the said Common Council shall fail to be held a meeting at date named the matter will be called up for consideration at the first regular meeting of the said Common Council least thereafter. Keystone, West Virginia. W. E. STUART Keystone, West Virginia. NOTICE Notice - hereby given that the 10th annual meeting of the Stockholders of The Golden Rule Beneficial and Endowment Association will convene at Eckman, W. Va. Wednesday, 9, 20th at 10:00 a.m. Every member is required to be present. Baptist Association The Mt. Olivet Baptist Association will convene in its fortieth annul session with' the St. Paul Baptist church. St. Albans, W. Va., at 9 o'clock a.m. Wednesday, July 2-3. We find it necessary to change the meeting from Guyandotte to St. Albans on account of the recent flood which visited the Ohio Valley. The pastors and churches are requested to rally to the cause of education and missions. Let us aid in bringing up $500 to tho association. Yours for the cause, J. W. ROBINSON, Secy. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF COMPROLLER OF CURRENCY Washington, D. C., April 22, 1913 WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to acknowledge that THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEYSTONE in the city of Keystone in the county of McDowell and State of West Virginia, has complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the United States, required to be compiled with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of Banking; NOW THEREFORE, I, Lawrence O. MURRAY, Comptroller of the Currency, to hereby certify that THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEYSTONE, in the city of Keystone in the county of McDowell and State of West Virginia is authorized to commence the business of Banking as provided in Section Fifty one hundred and sixty nine of the revised statutes of the United States. Conversion of BANK or KEYSTONE IN TESTIMONY WHEREFORE witness my hand and Seal of office this twenty-second day of April, 1913. LAWRENCE O. MURRAY Comptroller of the Currency NOTICE! Keystone, W. Va., April 25, 1913.—The undersigned citizens of Keystone will apply to the April 1913 Circuit Court of McDowell county, state of West Virginia, for a license to carry weapons in according to the provisions of chapter 51, of the acts of the legislature of W. Va. of 1909: W. M. WHITE, DR. R. K. BRAGONIER, F. J. MOORE. Notice! The law firm of Smith & Harris has this day been desolved and the "National Jail Robber" will still be found at his siring old stand ready and willing to accommodate the public as before. Respectfully submitted for the benefit of the public. JAS. KNOX SMITH, "National Jail Robber." Keystone, W. Va. 5-16-21 Prof. E. W. Cullen, of Welch, sits in the city this week on business. He is deeply interested in the good road movement. it pays to advertise in The McDowell Times, it has a circulation completely covering two states Sinkford AND Warren UNDERTAKERS Special Attention to Orders From the Coal Fields 459 RALEIGH STREET Bluefield, - West Virginia MARSALL TURNER'S PLACE FOR FINE WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDY, BEER, ALES TOBACCO, CIGARS, Etc., Etc. Cross the Bridge, West End of Clark. Northfork, W. Va 50 AGENTSWANTED! American Workman Fraternal Insurance Co. pays Sick, Accident and Death Benefits. For further particulars see or write D. E. V. JORDAN, General Agent for West Virginia and Ky. Office, Room 2 and 4, K. of P. Building CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA --- --- DOROTHY J. P. MARTIN'S HOTEL First Class A POCAHONT J. P. MARTIN'S HOTEL for Colored People First Class Accommodation POCAHONTAS, VIRGINIA GRAY & WILLIAMSON Proprietors First Class Restaurant a Cold Bath. Dancing Hall for general Church St. opposite Pat White's plaza. Proprietors First Class Restaurant and Lodging Accommodation. Hot and Cold Bath. Dancing Hall for general amusement. Charges Reasonable. Alburch St. opposite Pat White's place. POCAHONTAS, VA. 5-8. --- PUT YOUR ALLOWANCE subject to checks. Then pay your accounts, etc., by check instead of by currency. It's a great saving scheme, for the temptation to spend surl sums of cash unnecessarily is not so great. Then the convenience, prestige, etc., of having a checking account with this bank is wel wort while. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEYSTONE EL for Colored People accommodation S, VIRGINIA Lodging Accommodation. Hot and amusement. Charges Reasonable. POGAHONTAS, VA. 5-8. in our employ, is just as anxious to please you as we are. No trouble to show goods for we are here for that purpose You will find many things to please you. The prices are right; goods are excellent KEYSTONE SUPPLY CO., Keystone, W. Va. THE McDOWELL TIMES will give 2000 votes for every new subscription paid in advance; 3000 votes for every back subscription collected and 100 votes for every $1.00 worth of job work or advertising. Buy some of our 50c cash coupons and get 500 votes. 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Summer School At West Virginia Colored Institute Commencing JUNE 16,1913 And' lasting seven weeks TWO MAIN COURSES: Teachers' Review and Professional. Expenses low PROF. BYRD PRILLERMAN Institute, West Virginia. OR PROF. R. P. SIMS, Bluefield Colored Institute. Real the Advertisements in The Times NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSES NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 32 of the Code of West Virginia, as amended, the following applications for state license to sell, offer or expose for sale, solicit or receive orders, at wholesale or retail, spirituous liquors, wine, porter, ale or beer, or any drink of a like nature, for the period beginning July 1, 1913 and ending June 30, 1914, have been filed with the undersigned Clerk of the County Court of McDowell County, for action by the Court at its regular license term to be held commencing on Monday, June 2, 1914 to-wit: WH. COBB'S Drug Store, 442 Raleigh Street EDWARD'S BUILDING BLUEFIELD, W. VA. Complete Line of Drugs, Medicine, Druggists' Surveys, One Toilet Art ticket. Where in Bluefield call to see us. Only five minute walk from the railway station. Soin at the foot. Subscribe to The Times Contains all the News, both social and 39. W. B. Turner STORAGE HOU. 40. W. Va Brewing Co. 41. Bluefield Brewing Co. WHOLESALE BEER. A12 Anawalt, W. Va. Lot 4, Main St. Anawalt, W. Va. Johnson & Reely Bldg. ENGLISH. English, W. Va. Johnson & Hodleston Bldg. WATSON. Yukon, W. Va. Lot 4, Blk. 4, Main St. BERWIND. Berwind, W. Va. Dry Fork Bar Building. CUNNINGHAM. Canebrake, W. Va. Lot 8, Thorns Bldg. New reached Keystone from Washington that Mrs. Elise Lankin and Mrs. Helen James are digital well after the operations which they underwent at Garfield Hospital, Washington, D. C. The many friends and relatives of these two ladies are elated at the encroagring report. Dr. W. H. A. Barrett is the physician in charge of the cases. Rev. W. H. Mitchell is conducting very successful revival services at the Baptist Church. The attendance is large and the enthusiasm is great. It is hoped that many will be turned from evil to good as a result of this meeting. Rev. R. P. Johnson was in Keystone on business Monday. Mrs. J. E. Parson is at home and improving rapidly from the effects of the operation recently performed by Dr. Harrison at the Harrison Hospital. Bernard Whittico, the little son of our editor, does not improve very fast. He has been seriously ill for more than a month. Miss Aileen Harper is spending the week at the Harper Farm in Tazewell, Va. Hon. E. H. Harper returned from Tazewell Tuesday to attend to some business of importance. Miss Catherine Harper has returned from her Tazewell home Monday much improved in health. Dr. Frank Bryant of Anawalt was in the city Monday. He rode the highest and biggest mule seen in Keystone since the N & W was cut through. From that elevation the Doctor alleges he was looking for "a show case" J. M. Lamkin organized a Sunday School of grown-ups last Sunday. They argued for an hour and got through with about one fourth of the lesson when the Supt. called time. J. H. C. Hraggett has named the class "Boy Thelogs." Deputy Sheriff J. E. Parson who has been confined to his bed with tonsilitis is able to be out again to the gratification of his many friends. Miss Agnes Johnson of Vivian was in the city Thursday and called at the Times office. Seargeant W. M. White is able to resume his work. The old City Pump House is being razed to give place to a modern brick structure. Editor M. T. Whitittco returned to the city Wednesday after a successful bus trip to Cincinnati, Huntington and Charleston. Drs. Harrison, Yotunei and Hilton were in Keystone Monday. Mrs. J. P. Coles of Wilcoe spent Monday afternoon in this city shopping and calling on friends. Attorney T. L. Higgins of Kimba was interviewing clients' (?) in this月 the Mooca of the Coal Fields, on Monday. Miss Rosa B. Bridgeford left this morning the station where she will attend the Commission on services of her Alma Mater. Mr. Royles of Welch came to Keystone Tuesday on 4 looking for a runaway boy. Mrs. Millie Washington, Anawalt, was in Keystone this week looking after the erection of a very fine building on a lot sheown in the city. The contract has been already let to Mr. T. H. Tobinson and in the very near future the people will see under construction a very fine building for Mrs. Washington. Dr. L. F. White, of Huntington, the progressive physician, has in connection with his practice a very fine drug store and is doing well. He is also manage of the newly started newspaper known as the "West Virginia Register Dysder." D. E. V. Jordan, of Charleston, has a business caller at this office Wednesday. Notice to Take Depositions. To Alice Turner: Take notice that on the 6th day of June 1933, at the law office of T. L. Higgins, in the city of Kimball, County of McDowell and state of W. Va., between the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 6 p.m. if that day, I shall proceed to take depositions of myself and others, to be read in evidence in my behalf in the court in character pending in the present Court of McDowell county of W. Va., in which I am pleased if and you are defendant, and if from my cause the taking of said deposition be not managed on that day, if they be not committed, if they be not committed on that day, the taking of said position will be adjourned from day to day, the same place and be given the same time until they are committed: Brown Brothers HOTEL BILLIARD ROOM Cafe and BARBER SHOP II. BROWN, Manager Ninth St. Bet. 6th and 7th Aves. Huntington, W. Va. --- This handsome structure is now owned by and entirely by the Stock holders of the Pythian Mutual Investment Association and is a fine imitation of what can be done by concentration of effort and united action It is indeed a splendid achievement, and should give new life, new hope and new inspiration to every Stockholder, and every Member of the Order and the Race. Let no one hesitate longer to subscribe for stock in this great corporation—The Pythian Mutual Investment Association—for in due time it is sure to pay handsome dividends on the money invested. TAKE STOCK RIGHT NOW $10.00 is the price per share, either paid up or on the installment plan. Ask the agent in your locality about it or write to this office. L. O. WILSON, President, Weston, W. Va. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF MCDOWELL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT: (Eighth J dicial Circuit) Counties of Mc Dowell, Mercer and Monroe. Hon. Isaiah C. Herndon, Judge Welch; W. Burbridge Payn Clerk. Terms of Court Second; Tuesday in February June and Sep ember. CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas. French Strother, Judge; W. B Payne, Clerk. Terms of Court Second Mon day in January, April, July and October. COUNTY COURT: Jam c E Jones President, Switchback. B. F. Tipton, Northfork. Dr. R. K. Bragonier, Keystone. Commissioners R. B. Bernholm, clerk, Welch. Terms of Court. First Monday in January, April, August and October. License Term, first Monday in June. COUNTY OFFICERS: Sheriff, J F Johnson, Welch. Prosecuting Attorney F C Cook Assistant Pros. Attorney, G L Counts Clerk Circuit and Crim. Courts. Burbridge Payne Clerk County Court, RB Bernheim County Surveyor, w C Morgan Vivian Supt. Free Schools, W Cassius Cook, Kimball Assessor, C E Rusmisell County Road Engineer, w McClaren County Health Officer and cor oner, Dr. J H McCulloch Members House of Delegates. Jeo. Wolfe and C. E. Harman. State Senators, Sixth Senatorial district (counties of McDowell, Mingo, wayne and wyoming) Jas A. Strother Welch; M Z White, Williamson. Order of Publication. WEST VIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of McBowell County, on the first Monday in May 1913. Dunnel Town and it appends from an affidavit on paper on file with the papers in this case, that the Plaintiff has made different search for the Defendant in order to prove that the process in this case served upon him that the Defendant may accept any information as to the Defendant whereabouts, it is therefore ordered that the Defendant be served with the Office at the Cook's office of the Cleveland Court, McMahon within one month from the date of the first publication of this order, and do what is necessary. And it is further ordered that a copy of this order be published a week for four consecutive weeks in some other poster published in New York at the location of the place in the Defendant's county for twenty days before the surrender. B. HAMPTON GRAY, Deputy or W. BARRIEON GRAY, Copy. Tissue. J. HOLMES HIGGINS P. Q. Are You a Woman? Take Cardui The Woman's Tonic FOR SALE AT ALL DRUGGISTS --- J H Staples THE LEADING TONSORIAL ARTIST Well grown, well liked and patronized by all the boys going, coming, or staying. The place to receive the best of service. Everything Antiseptic; polite attention given to all customers. You find all modern up to date service with all kinds of electrical treatment of the face and head at Staples' Place 19 Norfolk Ava. ROANOKE, VIRGINIA "Headquarters for the boys" INSURE YOUR SELF AGAINST ACCIDENT and LIFE The Metropolitan Life and Accident Insurance Co. is one of the best and safest investments of the country. See R. J. HENDERSON. Blucfield, W. Y. Box 152 ORDER OF PUBLICATION. VIRGINIA: At Rales behind in the Cockpit of the 1.7 attack of McBewell County, on the first Mon day in May 1913. Jane Pancake The object of this task is to obtain from it the des- endant by the transformations AVERROSE And it appearing on an absurd how on file with the process with the stance sense that the defendant is, it is therefore urged, that the said deed be made public. Circuit Court of McDougal County within one month from the date of the first publication of what is necessary to protect his interest herein. And it is further prized, that a copy of this court be published new paper, published in be- cause of county, and that a copy of the same be picked at the next court of the court house by the same days before decree is rendered. A copy. Tetra. B HAMPTON, O'REY, Deputy for W. Burbridge Payne, Clerk. B S. BOM, P.4 Notice to Take Depositions. To Robert Harris. Youwill take notice that on the 21st day of Sept. 1918, the Plaintiff below named will take depositions of herelf and sandy other witnesses to be used as evidence in the trial of the above cause, in behalf of Plaintiff at the office of J. K. Smith, Keystone, in the County of McDowell, in the State of West Virginia, between the hour of eight, o'clock a.m. and six o'clock b.m. of said day. And if any cause, thing should defences shall not be commenced, or being questioned, shall not be connected on the day aired, the taking of the cause will be allowed from day to day, or from time to time at the same place, and between the same hours both may be prejudiced. Anna Harris By Command J. K. Smith Ethan Allen Plaintiff. V.S. In Chancery James Allen D. Joseph To James A. FOR SALE BY CITY OF KEY- STONE One Triplex Smithvale force pump, practically new, 6 inch suction and 4 inch discharge; capacity 10,000 gallons per hour. Two pulling deep well pumps, in fairly good condition. One 60 Horse Power tubular biller in good condition, and various other well supplies such as casings &c. 5014. IN CHANCERY 20th day of May at J.K. Smith in the Bowell Co., West VI clock at A.M., and I shall proceed to the others, to be read from court in chan court of McDowell court of I am and if from organizations be not com- menced, if they be taking of said deeds from day to day, or in the same hours we The city of Huntington, the second city of the state in size and population and rapidly becoming the metropolis of the great mountain state, is singularly noteworthy because of its increasing railroad facilities, the wonderfully as well as extensive amount of building and general improvements along various lines and that great demand for a place to stay, by the hundreds who are yearly rushing to this city to live. Huntington is one of the most attractive cities in the Ohio valley. There is, perhaps, no other place in this country that is a more desirable locat on for the establishment of any industry. CHURCHES There are four churches, two Baptist, one Methodist Episcopal and one African Methodist Episcopal. They are well attended and on general principles the spiritual good accomplished is very apparent. SALOONS There is only one saloon, owned by Mr. Thos. Terrier who is one of the most successful men in the city. PHYSICIANS There are six physicians and while some are more successful than some others, it is gratifying to note that they are all making a creditable living out of their profession. There is no need of any one's dying in Huntington, J.W. Va. where all this expert corps of dispensers of medicines and medical advice are. BARNETT'S HOSPITAL Any man who unfortunately sustains a broken leg and wants a new one, all he has to do is to Barnett's Hospital. Any one who because of any ailment beyond the reach of medicines, though subject to death, that wants to prolong life and it is to be done only by the use of the knife can be specially and successfully restored to his health by going to to Dr. Barnett's Private Hospital where they are blessed with the best of surgical skill, tenderly cared for and watched by expert trained nurses and favored with the most modern sanitary condition with a beautiful sun parlor well prepared to give baths akin to those at Hot Spring and all of which are accessible and go toward making the Barnett Private Hosa a source of "life saving" There are two men at Barnett's Private Hospital directly from the city of Washington. They told me that while they had been given up to die, they just made death like venture to find this place as which they pleased to declare that alphophephy in this case amounts to nought. HUNTINGTON NOTES Miss Roberta and Louise Smootz of Guyandotte, spent Sunday in Huntington. Miss Elnora Smith called on the Misses Alice and Minnie Cobbs, Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. T. Gibson preached two powerful sermons at his church on Sunday. He is an energetic man and the church is thriving under his administration. Miss Saven, one of the nurses at the Barnett Hospital and Mrs. J. L. Davis called on Mrs. H. Rufus White on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jessups gave a birthday party for their daughter, Miss Margaret Edmonds on Monday night. A delight-evening was spent Mrs. Daniel Morris and the Misses Vivian Morris and Bertia May White spent Sunday in Central City. The W. T. D. Circle of the A. M. E. Church held a May Fair on Thursday and Friday nights of last week. They had much success. The Y. M. C. A. met at the M. E. Church. Among the new arrivals are Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Basel Harvey, formerly of Frankfort, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Johnson of Morgantown are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. H. R. White. Dr. W. R. Franklin has returned from a pleasant visit to Oberlin, Ohio. Mrs. Ed Johnson is in Cleveland, Ohio visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cline Liggins. WILLIAMSON NOTES the annual sermon to the Old Fellows was preached last Sunday at 2 p. m. by Rev S. J. Bridges, pastor of the A. M.E. Church as Freeman. The text was "Let Brotherly Love Continue (Heb. 12:1) The collections for the whole day were $61.95 The Mingo Thacker Lodge 2003, turned out with the Williamson Oddfellows and had a nice time. They left an invitation for our lodge to repay the visit the 4th Sunday in June. Rev. James Gibson, pastor of the Williamson circuit was at Thacker last Sunday. Miss Sharp left Sunday on 16 for Mate. wan. The boys from Sycamore were here to use the parade. Pond Greek, Kj., Red Jaguar and Borderland were also repre- We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brown's baby. Rev. Howard attended the funeral last Monday. There were Oddfellows here from Richmond and Lynchburg, V.A., Ironton Ohio and Ashland, Ky., to see the great Mr. G. W. Foy, deputy C. O. of the Knights of Bytham, paid the death claim on Rev. Page Shannon who died recently. His widow some time ago also received one hundred dollars from the St Lukes. We are glad to see Mrs. Rose Rucker out again after a long sick spell. Rev. Howard is billed for a rally the first Sunday in June. The Alabama Colored Minstrel Show played Saturday night at the Hippo drome to a large audience. MARYTOWN NOTES On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 3, 4, 5, Atty. T. Edward Hill was in town in the interest of the McDowell Times. He secured many new subscribers and conferred with Mr. Rawn, the manager, in regard to mining conditions here. On last Sunday Rev. Coger, pastor at Thacker, preached in the place of the pastor, Rev. J. B. Evans, who has carrying on a revival at Thacker. Last Sunday Mrs. Jenpe Crider and her niece, Miss Louisa Crider, and Mr. J. C. Scott went to the Oddfellows turn-out at Welch. Mr. John Wilson is still on the sick list. Work is good on this operation, the miners are contented because they are making money and are treated fairly. (These notes were inadvertently omitted from last weeks issue through lack o space. W.V. COLORED INSTITUTE The West Virginia Colored Institute was recently visited by F. R. B. Jenks of the United States Bureau of Education Mr. Jenks looked into the various departments of the institution and made a practical address to the student body. He expressed himself as favorably impressed with the efficient management of the school. The baseball team of Institute has cored its usual victories for the season. It has played Montgomery and Charleston and won each game by scores of 9 to 1 and 1 to 2. Emmett Hughes and William Vaughn students representing the Young Men's Christian Association of the Institution, are attending the International Convention of the Young Men's Christain Associations in Cincinnati. They are expected to return to the school, Monday May 19th. Miss M. Ophelia Washington, the first student to graduate from the department of music i: this institution, gave a Piano Recital May 15. She acquitted horse f with credit. The Literary Club of the Faculty entertained the teachers of Charleston art annual reception of the Club Friday evening May 16. The welcome address was made by Miss Mary Eubank and the response by Prof. J. F. J. Clark of Garnett High School. The occasion was enjoyed by all present and had a tendency to promote the good feeling now existing between the city teachers of Charleston and the members of the Faculty of the West Virginia Colored Institute. Everybody about the school is busy preparing for the closing exercises which begin May 25 and close May 28 at which time the address to the graduates will be delivered by Gov. Hatfield. On Commencement Day, it is expected that a trust of Abraham Lincoln will be present to the institution by Hon. Wm. Seymour Edwards. Much interest is being manifested in the State: Summer School for teachers which will open at the institution June 16 and continue 7 weeks. The instructors are among the most competent available Among them is Prof Kelly Miller of Howard University, Washington, D. C. Attendance at this Summer School will be accepted by the State Superintendent of Free Schools on the renewal of certificates. JOHNSON SIGNS Sacramento, Cal, May 19—Gov. Johnson on today signed the Webb anti-alien land bill which will bar aliens "ineligible to citizenship from owning land but permit Japanese to lease lands for three years. This is the bill which Secretary of State Bryan bearing special advices from President Wilson, sought but failed to have amended so as not to be offensive to Japan or conflict with the most favored nation clause of the treaty between Japan and the United States. Notice to Take Depositions John Toler Plaintiff vs Susie Toler Defendant To Susie Toler:- Take notice that on the 27th day of June, 1913, at the Law office of C. C. Froe, J. P. in the town of Wilcoe, McDowell Co. West Virginia, between the hours of 9 o'clock, a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m., of that day I shall proceed to take the depositions of myself and others, to be read in evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in equity pennning in the Circut Court of McDowell County and state of West Virginia, in which I am plaintiff and you are defendant; and if from any cause the taking of said depositions be not commenced on that date, or if commenced, if they be not completed on that day, the taking of said depositions will be adjourned from day to day, at the same place and between the same hours until they are completed. John Toler. By Counsel 5-23-44 8. B Moon, P. Q. Sinkford and Warren undertakers and embalmers in the city of Bluefield are to be congratulated on the wise selection of Mr. C. H. Rice of Northfork as their agent for the territory of North York and adjoining towns. Any time any one should unfortunately need the services of these gentlemen all you have to do is notify C. H. Rice who is always "Johnny on the spot." He can be found by calling over any phone in No. 1 and ask for C. H. Rice, A. for Sinkford & Warren, undertakers. They guarantee all services rendered to give satisfaction. 10 tf W.A. SIMPSON First Class Tonsorial Artist. Hot and Cold Baths. Sanitary Applicative Face Lotions KEYSTONE, W. VA. Feb. 1, 1911. Tug River CAFE The Leading First Class, Up to date Eating House at Wilcoe. GOOD MEALS AND-SERVICE Meals prepared here first class. Lodging accommodation the finest in the county J. P. COLES, Prop. P. O. Box 90. WILCOE, W. VA MRS. L. B. HUNT Proprietress FIRST CLASS BOARDING & LODGING ACCOMMODATION Near Colored Methodist Church Only two minutes walk from station. NORTHFORK, W. VA. MRS. J. E. PARSON COLLEGE GRADUATE Hairdressing, Shampooing, Electric Scalp Treatment, Facial Massage, Manicuring, Chiropody. Phone 34. Box 175 Keystone . . West Virginia SAMUEL SOLINS Attorney-at-Law WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA Cases Surgical and Medical Treated at Reasonable Rates. EFFICIENT STAFF Phone Excelsior Drug Company Kimball, West Va. F. E. ERYANT The only Registered Pharmacist in Anawalt and Coke Men Can always find Steady work at Crystal Coal & Coke Co. On Crane Creek 923 Mrs. Mary E. HiGks HICK'S HOTEL--WEST END First Class Meals & Lodging Accommodation, Rooms Commodious and well Ventilated. Plain Sewing Done Northfork, W. Va., Clarktown Addition First Class Restaurant. With polite accommodation Meals Served to Order and With Care. Near Wagoner's Saloon Kimball, W. Virginia White Oak Shoe Shop ELECTRICAL SHOE REPAIRING WHILE YOU WAIT . Good work, reasonable prices, best of leather used--polite treatment. We sell Rubber Heels, Heel Plates, Spur Stiffeners, Shoe Laces, Buttons etc. Call and see us L. E. JOHNSON, Mgr. July 7, 1912, 3mos. MRS BELLE SMITH The woman who cooks good meala and feeds you well. LODGING ACCOMODATION the very best obtainable. Bluestone Jct., W. Va. HARRIS' SAXOPHONE ORGHESTRA Music furnished for Socials and Dances. The bast and greatest musical hits and harmonies. Terms Reasonable. Wire or write BEN HARRIS, Gary, W. Virginia Backache Miss Myrtle Cothrum, of Russellville, Ala., says: "For nearly a year, I suffered with terrible backache, pains in my limbs, and my head ached nearly all the time. Our family doctor treated me, but only gave me temporary relief. I was certainly in bad health. My school teacher advised me to TAKE Cardui The Woman's Tonic I took two bottles, in all, and was cured. I shall always praise Cardui to stick and suffering women." If you suffer from pains peculiar to weak women, such as headache, backache, or other symptoms of womanly trouble, or if you merely need a tonic for that tired, nervous, worn-out feeling, try Cardul. Bock Beer WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL BARS IN THIS TER TORY. CALL FOR BLUEFIELD BOCK AND TAKE NO OTHER. ONE TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU OF ITS SUPERIOR QUALITIES. Bluefield Brewing Co. Bluefield, W. Va. Branch Office: Keystone, W. Va. FOR e Wines, Whiskies Beer Cigars and Tobacco DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED :CALL ON: L. C. PETERS 'MPLER, W. VIRGINIA 1911. celebrated, Well Liked, and Most Popular beer Used family will do well to have WEST VIRGINIA every table. Children who drink it become toy and fat; old people think well and more who drink WEST VIRGINIA BEER. and on ICE at Every SALOON All Over This Country headquarters in McDowell County Branch Office: Keystone, W.V. Fine Wines, Whiskies Beer Cigars and Tobacco DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED :CALL ON: P.C. PETERS CRUMPLER, W. VIRGINIA 1911. The celebrated, Well Liked, and Most Popular beer Used Any Family will do well to have WEST VIRGINIA BEER on every table. Children who drink it become healthy, rosey and fat; old people think well and more accurately who drink WEST VIRGINIA BEER. Headquarters in McDowell Countv W. E. Stuart, Agent Keystone, W. Va. s. Knox Smith LAWYER AND NATIONAL JAIL ROBBER ing in all Criminal Courts in the United when my fees are secured" KEYSTONE, W.VA Henry County Saloon SHERMAN FINNEY, PROP. Fine Imported and Domestic Whiskies, Wines, Brandle Gins, Beer. Tobacco and Cigars LAWYER AND NATIONAL JAIL ROBBER Practicing in all Criminal Courts in the United States "When my fees are secured" KEYSTONE, W.VA The Henry County Saloon SMERMAN FINNEY, PROP. Extra Fine Imported and Domestic Whiskies, Wines, Brandle Gins, Beer. Tobacco and Cigars Sole Owners of the Famous Black Boy'Liquors: Good Old Corn and Apple Brandy. Sole Owners of the Famous Black Boy, Li- quors: Good Old Corn and Apple Brandy COBB'S Drug Store, 442 Raleigh Street EDWARD'S BUILDING BLUEFIELD, W. VA. Line of Drugs, Medicines, Druggists: Sundrice, ano Toilet Ar- ces in Bluefield call to see us. Only five minutes walk from station. Soda at the Point.