McDowell Times
Friday, October 17, 1913
Keystone, West Virginia
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McDOWELL COUNTY OFFERS EXCELLENT OP PORTUNITIES TO THE LABORING MAN.
VOLUME 11
KEYSTONE COR- RESPONDENT? TO ADVOCATE
Is he Ignorant, Malicious or Plain Liar Which?
In an article under the caption "Black Boys, Squabbling," appearing in the "Victoria" last week, under a Keystone date line and purporting to have been written by song one in this city, the writer shows that he is absolutely ignorant, terribly malicious or a monumental liar, and probably all three combines with an adjective preceding the first
The McDowell County Colored Republican Organization is as a matter of fact stronger, more active, more able and can do more effective work before it is history. No matter how men from this county ever agree, make, nor have the power to agree to take any position other than the one asked by the colored organization and everybody in McDowell county confidently expected the State Librarian to be appointed from this county and from among the four men suggested. Every man who attended the K. of P. Grand Lodge from this county was satisfied that Governor Hattfield would either appoint W. W. Sanders, or T. Edward Hill State Librarian, and some even nearly a week in advance of the announcement that W. W. Sanders would be appointed State Librarian and not Field Agent. There was no "ship of a coq" whatever. The Colored Republican Organization asked for one position from first to last, believed they would get it and did get it. There waver any attempt to "sidetrack" Proof Sanders and the organization never attempted to dictate to Proof Sanders whom he should appoint as messenger.
In fact B. D. Patterson applied to Gov. Hattie for the position, the application was referred to Prof. Sanders who wrote Mr. Patterson that if he secured the endorsement of some friends and the officers of the organization he would receive the appointment. The endorsements were given and Mr. Patterson appointed instead of "rudely turning them down" Prof. Sanders wished to know the desire of the organization, and more recently the State Librarian has written that he will be in Keystone on the 17th of November to attend the meeting of the organization and that any attempt to disrupt the organization will meet with his opposition.
The part of the article referring to the Emancipation Celebration on September 22nd shows dence ignorance or gross perversion of the truth. For three weeks prior to the celebration, it was announced through the columns of the Times that Mr. Cooper would be the speaker of the day and for two weeks half page "tabs" were printed in the same paper with Mr. Cooper's name in 72 point type. Every man in the vast audience was favorable to Mr. Cooper with the exception of one man and he stated that he did not know whether he would be for him or not, he was undeviated. The resolutions endorsing Mr. Cooper were prepared in the office of the McDowell Time, and not a dozen men were opposed to the endorsement. These few were not opposed to Mr. Cooper but were against an endorsement at that time. The writer makes the prediction that in the primary Mr. Cooper will receive a majority of at least 5,000 votes in McDowell county.
There are some "malecontents" in the McDowell County Colored Republican Organization as in all other organizations. Men—even colored men—differ upon questions of method and policy. There are "outs" who wish to get in office and there are "ins" who wish to remain IN, but when it comes to a battle with this common enemy or a fight for the interests of the "black boys" of McDowell every Negro in McDowell county will be and facing the fire should to shoulder all any who hope to "get next" because of a supposed division in the ranks of the colored boys in McDowell county will have a rude awakening and be sadly disappointed. The Keystone Correspondent" to the "Advocate" imagines vain things.
Japan Demands Equal Rights; Will Retaliate.
Washington, Oct. 2.2. The insistence of Japan on the prompt settlement by the State Department of the questions effecting the "national honor of Japan" has caused a renewal of the worry of the Administration over that acute issue. Japan repeats her demand that racial equality be settled for all time, reasserts the violation of the treaty of 1911 with vehement, and persists in her contention that the treaty of 1911, like all other treaties on sovereign states, is par-
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an attempt to the statutes of a state.
The question has been renewed with ominous interest at the Department by the news totally unexpected that Japan was now launching a new note in the form of Japan's ideas of what a new treaty between the United States and Japan should contain. This comes after Ambassador Chinda made three fruitless efforts to get a reply to the former note, which was allowed to await the return of John Bassett Moore.
It is learned, nevertheless, that Japan has incorporated in her new note or draft of treaty an unequivocal declaration of the equality of the Japanese and American races. It farther makes very plausim that if there shall be any treaty and the United States should insist on specific citizenship disabilities of Japanese in the United States, Japan will make no treaty unless the State Department shall submit to similar humiliation as to American residents and citizenship and race distinction in the territory of the Mikado.
West Va. Colored Institute Meets Wilberforce on Friday November. 7th
Much interest centers in the football game to be played between the Institute team and that of Wilberforce University Friday, November 7 at Institute. Institute and Wilberforce have played two games before. The first was tied and the last Wilberforce won in a score of 12 to 7. As this is the third game between the teams of these two institutions, unusual interest is being manifested in it. Institute has played two games of football with the State Normal School of Kentucky and won both: played on with the State University of Louisville and won.
The baseball team of Institute has played six games with Wilberforce and won four; played four with the State Normal School of Frankfort, Ky., and won three. It may thus be readily seen that from an athletic standpoint, The W. Va. Colored institute holds the championship over Ohio and Kentucky. The people of Charleston will have an unusually good opportunity to witness the games this year at Institute, as a public ferry has been established at Institute whereby passengers can cross from the interurban line running from Charleston to St. Albans. This will enable all persons desiring to see the game to leave Charleston at 1:30 and reach Institute at 2:10 in full time to witness the sport. The registration at the W. Va. Colored institute has reached 2:25 for the fall term. About 40 per cent of these are boys.
In keeping with the proclamation sent out by Nupt. Shawkey, the school observed Clean Up Day, Friday, Oct. 10th. The students were assigned to different teachers for direction. At 3:30 all the buildings were inspected by teachers appointed for that purpose. At the chapel exercises Friday morning. President Prillerman gave a short talk on the purpose and importance of the day, and urged all to catch the spirit of the occasion and make this one of the important days in the school year.
GRIEF MARSHALL
ACCIDENTLY KILLED
Grief Marshall, of this city, a minor aged forty years was found dead with his soul fractured in the branch beyond the Keystone Coal and Coke Co. store last Saturday morning by See Lottus.
Mr. Marshall was last seen alive Thursday night, October 9th about 11:30 o'clock. He left Caliboom's saloon shortly before this hour and those who saw him last say that he had been drinking very freely. It is thought that while on his way home he stepped out of the path which led upon the edge of the embankment and fell to the bottom some thirty feet below, striking his head against the rocks on the bank. There was some suspicion of foul play and Bruno Angelo, an Italian whom it is alleged Marshall had had some trouble with was arrested upon suspicion. It was reported to the authorities that after the trouble Angelo made threats against the life of Marshall, but after the Coroner's inquest Angelo was released, Dr. K. K. Bragonier performed the autopsy and a corner jery composed of Wm James, Edd Evans, J. E. Parson, Mr. Davis and J. M. Laminik held an inquest and rendered a verdict "that Grief Marshall came to his death by accidentally falling over a precipice back of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company's store opposite the home of Mr. Doyle, striking his head against rocks causing a fracture of the skull." Grief Marshall was married, a worker and well known in Keystone. He was a native of Henry county, Virginia, and leaves a wife and a number of rea-
KEYSTONE WEST VIRGINIA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1913
DELEGATES TO GOOD ROADS MEETING VISIT KEYSTONE
Messrs George B. Chorpening, Chief Road Commissioner of West Virginia, Clarksburg; Chambers, of Beckley, member of Raleigh County Court; Shumate, member of Wyoming County Court; J. W. Edwards of Welch, Hon A. D. Williams, Chief Engineer of highways, and Col. W. J. McClaren, McDowell county Road Engineer, were in Keystone Tuesday. These gentlemen were delegates to the Southern W. Va. Good Roads Convention which convened in Welch Monday and were inspecting the road improvements in the vicinity of Northfork and Keystone Hon. W. J. McClaren presided at the meeting Monday and a movement was inaugurated to have each county court in the southern tier of counties have surveys made at once for roads running through and connecting each county. As a result of the meeting an effort will be made to have all of the counties in southern W. Va. issue bonds for the purpose of building good roads. The distinguished good road advocates and builders praised the work of Col. M. Claren very highly and complemented the body for electing him president.
WILL DEVELOP 27,000
ACRES OF COALLAND
McDowell Men Interested in Extensive Operations in the Island Greek Seam
John Laiing, co-chief mine inspector of West Virginia, has recently been elected head of a new coal corporation that has under development 27,000 acres of coal land in Logan county, lying about five miles from Logan, and on a railroad. The seam to be developed is known as the Island Creek seam, and 3,200 acres will be immediately opened. Two tipples are being crested, each with a capacity of 3,000 tons daily and ability to take care of ten openings. A large number of McDowell men are interested in this development, the company being capitalized at $600,000. Jack Dalton, of Pohatton, and Mr. Kelly, of Pond Creek, will have charge of the inside workings of the mine. The new company expects to be able to ship coal by January 1st, of the coming year.
DEMOCRATS WIN IN FIRST DISTRICT
Republican Candidate Made Good Showing But Odds Were Heavy.
WILSON CONGRATULATES
NEELY AND CHAIRMAN
Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 14.-M. M. Needy, Democrat, was elected to Congress in the special election in the First District held today to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Davis, Democrat, now solicitor general of the United States, J. G. Hearn, Republican, made a close fight with Laughlin, Progressive, running third.
Intense interest was taken in the election by official Washington-Democrat claiming 2,500 majority but the Republicans say it will not be more than 1,500
MY CREED.
I believe in my job.
It isn't such an important job...but it's mine.
I believe it is the best in the world for me, because it has a direct bearing on the world's progress. There isn't any other fellow who can hold it down. It isn't such a big job...but I have been peculiarly fitted by reason of my previous conditions of servitude, to fill this particular position. I don't believe I could hold down any other fellow's job...my own work absorbs me. I'm going to make myself more worthy of my job and I'm going to make the job more worthy of myself.
I believe in my fellow-man.
He don't always agree with me...I wouldn't want him to do so. For I make some of the weirdest mistakes you ever heard of...sometimes.
I believe in my country.
I think it's just about the finest country on earth...because I live in it. If it isn't the grandest old country on this sandspelock of time it's because I'm not the sort of man I should be.
I believe in my home.
It isn't such a great home...as the world judges such things...but, for me I contains jewels that cannot be purchased in the open market with all the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. When I enter it I am a loot...I leave all cares behind. That home is the reward of love...and love is its reward. There is nothing else on earth that can take its place...and my only exception of heaven is a larger home.
HORRIBLE CONDITIONS EXPOSED
Officers and Guard Maliciously Beat Up Prisoners
Attorneye W. J. Parker and Rusi Ritz Bring to Light Startiing Facts--City Officials Interested
INVESTIGATION WILL BE HELD
Bluefield, W. Va., Oct. 11.—Neah Lawrence, a Chain Gang Guard, of the city was given a preliminary hearing in the City Hall before Squire Chamber Thursday on a warrant sworn out by P. H. Huff, charging the murder of D W. Boyd, a colored man.
Boyd was arrested on Sept. 23 upon an charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was tried before Police Judge. Slowly and convicted for being drunk and resisting an officer and was given a fine of $10 and ten days in jail, default on payment, 20 days on the chain gang.
On the day of the sentence, Hoye worked with the gang until six pellock, but on the following day he complained of being sick and sent work to the guard by a fellow prisoner that he was unable to go to work. Evidence was introduced to show that he was suddenly dragged out, showed through the door, and one witness testified that Lawrence kicked him and bit him and hit him with a pick handle as he went out of the door.
Several witnesses testified that Boyd worked slowly for about two hours and that Lawrence ordered him to take his coat off, snatched him around, bit him with his pistol upon the head, kicked him in the side, and other witnesses swore that Lawrence beat Boyd with a pick handle and while he was down, punched him in the side with the end of the ham be. Seeing that Boyd could not work even to save himself from beating, the grutish guard permitted him to lie down the rest of the day, but every time the gang moved to another place the prisoner was jerked up or kicked up and was ordered to move. It was further proven that Boyd was stretched upon the cold, Bump ground for avon seven hours in his weakened condition without medical attention; that a little boy named Charles Lee, also on the gang, was sent by one of the guards to get his pipe out of the goodness of this tender young heart, went home, got some pain-killer, was about to attempt to relieve the misery of the suffering man, when Mack Lilly, one of the guards told him, "you can't give that to him unless it is poison"
This boy testified to the beating with pick handle, hitting and kicking, and the most severe cross-examination by Judge Sanders of counsel for the defense could not shake the testimony of Charles who is only fourteen years old.
When the gang came in from work, Boyd was placed in jail and permitted to remain all night without the care shown a sick dog.
The following morning, which was Sept. 26, when Mr. Clifford, Sept of Highways was lining the men up for work, found Boyd unable to work called him out and asked him how long it would take him to get out of town Boyd replied, only a few minutes. Clifford then ordered him to "hit the high ball."
Nothing was proven concerning his whereabouts from Friday morning until Sunday p. m., when he applied at the restaurant of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Huff for lodging. Seeing that he was unable to go further, the Huff's took him i and did what they could to ease his pain. He gradually grew worse and Friday Oct. 3, Dr. Rogers made the best examination possible in the serious condition of the patient and diagnosed the case as "labor pneumonia," leaving a prescription and instruction for treatment.
Mrs. Huff had the prescription filled and did everything possible for the dying man. Boyd knew he could not recover; that only a few days, at most, must elapse before the end. He told of his mother, uncle and brother in the old home at Salisbury, N. C., how he desired to see them.
Mrs. Hoff stated that she sent the message to his people and he gave her one to give them when they came.
Attorney Parker for the state who was conducting the direct examination, said to the witness: "Here sits his brother in response to your telegram, will your deliver to him the dead brother's message?" It was a dramatic moment, the great audience which jammed the courtroom, blocking the aisles and crowding the door, stretched their necks and leaned forward to catch every word uttered by by the witness. The crowd was as quiet as it in the presence of death. The attorneys for the deense gazed first at the witness then at the bereaved brother. Slowly and in conversational tones the wit.
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HON. W. W. WHYTE AP-
POINTED COUNTY CLERK
At a meeting of the County Court held in the courthouse at Welch Monday Hon. W. W. Whyte was appointed Clerk of the County Court to fill the unexpired term caused by the resignation of Hon. E. B. Bernheim Who accepted the appointment as Secretary of the Public Service Commission. Mr. Whyte is Chairman of the Republican County Committee and is the father of the Republican party in McDowell county. He has held his position of sheriff, senator, and was the first secretary of the Public Service Commission. He is one of the most astute politicians in the state and his appointment to his present position will be received with pleasure by his thousands of friends and admirers in the state and specially in the county. The McDowell Times congratulates the County Court and Mr. Whyte.
MADAME AZALIA HACKLEY AT B.C. INSTITUTE
The musical season opened at the Elmira Field Colored Institute Wednesday evening of last week with Madame Acacia Hackley of Philadelphia as the star.
The program ranged from gigs from high class Opera to Folk songs and Madame Hackley was at her best. She has long been recognized as the foremost singer of the Negro race and she lived up to her reputation upon this occasion she delighted, thrilled, and charmed an audience which filled the chapel. After the students of the Institute were present and many people from the city and nearby towns attended this high-class performance. Madame Hackley not only sang and played her own accompaniment but she gave the students a valuable lecture on music. She paid a beautiful tribute to the musical ability of the Negro, explained why the features and build of the Negro was a valuable aid in singing and stated that the thing most needed by the Negro is cultivation of the brain in order that they may properly control the voice. She advised the girl not to lace, take plenty of fresh air, ample exercise, graceful carriage and care in the use of the voice. This was Madame Hackley's first appearance in this section of West Virginia and she made a splendid impression. Her work to improve the race and the manner in which she has sacrificed time and money to aid the worthy and unfortunate of the race is well known.
Madame Hackley stated that next year she would establish a school in Chicago for the development of competent music teachers for the race.
Prof. R. P. Sims, Principal of the Elmfield Colored Institute, is to be commended for securing the service of such 44 musicians as Harry Burleigh and Madame Hackley. These revivals are doing much to inspire the people of this section to spend more time in the cultivation of their taste for music of the higher order and to familiarize themselves with the work of Negro composers.
Attorney Harry J. Capchett, who had heard Madame Hackley, could not attend upon this occasion, and he stated to a reporter for the McBowell Times that every student in the school should hear this famous singer. Thinking that some might be unable to pay the price of admission, so he delighted seven young girls by sending Prof. Sims the price of admission for that number. It is to be hoped that more public sponsored men with helpful interest in the development of the best there is in the youths of the race will be developed in this section. Mr. Capchett received the thanks of the faculty and students for his generosity, not so much on account of the amount but because of the kindly thoughtfulness of the struggling.
ENDORSEMENTS OF COLORED REPUBLI-CAN ORGANIZATION
Letters From in and Out of Mc-
Dowell County.
Gary, West Virginia.
September 29, 1913
Mr. J. E. Parson,
President McDowell County Col-
ored Republican Organization.
Keystone, W. Va.
Dear sir: I saw a paper in Mr. Plummer's pressing shop at denkinjones a few days ago which had some names signed to it, one being P. E. Carter's, which had something to say about the organization of which you are president, and to which I belong, saying that our officers were "unserpulous titular leaders" and a whole lot of stuff. I also saw an article in a Bluefield paper written by him saying that our officers were corrupt and a whole lot of other criticism. Now Mr. Parson, I want to say a few things to you about this man B. E. Carter: The last time I saw him before the 22nd, was
one day last summer in Keystone, and he was in front of the Hattfield headquarters yelling in a loud voice that the campaign committee owed him a balance of $125 for his services for making a few speeches for our present governor, and when I saw him on the 22nd speaking against the organization for indorsing Mr. Cooper for Congress, I wondered it was because Mr. Cooper owed him something. I know that at least a hundred men beard B. E. Carter bolder for his balance of $125 for speaking for Governor Hattfield, which shows that he is a hireling in politics.
Now as far as Mr. W. M. Drewry is concerned, whose name was also signed to that paper, I do not know him, never heard of him doing anything in politics in this county and I have been in the county 14 years. I guess that he is just entering politics, for I never heard him say anything on the 22nd.
But I do know the other gentleman whose name was signed to that paper Lawyer S. R. Moon, and I am coming over to your election of officers to nominate him for Chairman of your campaign committee on the 16th of November as we in the McDowell Times that there is to be an election of officers of the organization on that date. We have a great organization, and Lawyer Moon is a great man, the husband of a fine lady who is a daughter of Squire Free, one of the best men in McDowell county. I know that the organization is doing much good and that some are jealous of its progress, but I am for you for president as long as you get as you have been doing, and I or one feel proud of you and the record of our organization. All I ask is the place for Lawyer Moon from this district. Yours truly,
GARFIELD HAIRSTON
Mr. J. E. Parson
President McDowell County Col
ored Republican Organization
Keystone, W. Va.
Friend Parson. Since attending the exercises given by your splendid organization in the city of Keystone September End, I feel compelled to write you just a word or two as a laboring man, and as a friend of all laboring men. I have traveled nearly all over the state of West Virginia during the past twelve months as my work keeps me on the go all the time, and will leave here for the conditions near Fairmont in a few days, and from my travels I feel that I know the state and the political condition of my face about as well as the average traveling man be he a preacher, organizer, or anything else. I also know that the McDowell County Colored Republican Organization stands today for more in the way of recognition and the political betrayment of the black man than any set of men or political organization in the state Why? Because it has a record for fun and honest dealing in all matters of a political nature.
I am not a stranger to Mr. Dowell county, for I came to Crozier when a manoy nine years of age. Was in your county when you all organized the present organization some years ago and know the condition of my people from a political standpoint, both before your organization and now, and it would require pages for me to write down all the good and the many splendid acts of your organization that have been for the political upift of our people. However, I will mention a few to you brother Parson. First. You have helped more colored men to office than any other organization in this state. Your organization has stood at all times against discrimination of our people; your organization has stood for higher educational facilities for our people; and above all, has been fair and conscientious in its dealings with all men. I know that no honest mind man or woman can say anything to the contrary and tell the truth.
Brother Paren, when you begin to do things that are for the upright of your people and when fair minded men give you credit for your just efforts, there is always the dumbning big negro standing around to criticise you and make a fool of himself. My daily prayer is that many God gives all men like you strength and many years of life to continue to stand up and battle for the rights of the whole people and all self respecting and honest colored men are with you. When I was a barbedoo boy playing in the Elkhorn creek you was standing up like a man fighting for the political rights of your race, and when I saw you on the 2nd supporting the indemnment of Mr. Cooper I knew that as far as the black man was concerned all was well. You need not all men to agree with you, for all men do not agree with the doctrine of the Holy Bible. All men do not believe in the great Jehovah.
When I saw on the 22nd of October, out of a body of more than 2,000 persons about a dozen who were not in favor of the resolution indering Mr. Edward Cooper I knew at once that all the disbelievers were not dead. Brother Parson, go on with your good work, you was right when your organization indorsed Governor Hatfield last year and you are right now, and whenever I go in this state I am going to tell the truth about yourself and the splendid organization of which you are the President. I know it to be a wonderful help to the colored men of the State of West Virginia.
Yours 'or our people,
EDWARD HARVEY.
EST VIRGINIA'S LEADING NEGRO AL-DEVOTED TO THE RACF. . . .
NUMBER 33
BROWNS CREEK TEACHERS INSTITUTE
The teachers of Brown's Creek District met at the Keystone-Eckman Graded School Saturday, October 11, for their second monthly meeting. All of the teachers were present with the exception of two. The meeting was called to order by the President, Prof. E. L. Kann, and an interesting program was rendered. The following subjects were discussed. "How to Teach Children to Think." "A Practical Lesson in English." The meeting it then adjourned for dinner. They were ushered into another room where the young ladies of the Keystone-Eckman school had prepared a most pleasing repast. While they were at lunch several jokes and toasts were offered at the expense of many ladies and gentlemen.
After lunch the meeting again convened. Profitable papers on "The Value of 'Day in School Room'," "Busy Work, Value and Purpose" were read and discussed.
A solo by Miss Laura Brennage and roby Miss Whitney, M. E. P. Johnson and Prof. J. W. Robinson were enjoyed by all. The last feature was "Question Box Social" in this, difficult problems were discussed and helpful suggestions made. While this was being done, the ladies had arranged to have each deliveries passed to each.
AFTERNOON MINIS BONBONS GRAPES.
There were three prominent visitors in the person of Dr. W. H. A. Barrett, Prof. S. N. Mills and Mr. J. H. Oraggett, helpful addresses were made by each.
The meeting was one of the most interesting, instructive and helpful ever and. Everybody seemed enthusiastic, all of good thoughts and eager to express themselves. And several persons expressed themselves as never having attended a more interesting meeting.
The following little girls and boys were here to help and to serve the teachers: Mable Wilson, Lorena Simpson, Ann and Sarah Reid, Howard Abbitt, Jos Arthur Allen.
The only regret was that no parents attended the meeting. It is for the parents as well as teachers and when the meeting is again held here an invitation is extended to one and all.
Excelsior, W. V., October 11, 1917
Hon. J. E. Parson
President McBowell County Colo
oried Republican Organization,
Keystone, W. Va.
We saw your call for November 12th,
and will say that at least ten from here
will be on hand that day. We will pay
every cent of our own expenses. We are
with you at all times. You can always
depend upon us for we have never known
you to deceive your people or fail us.
Look for us in Keystone the night of the
6th, ready to do all we can for the G.
O. P.
Landgraf-Eckman Colored
Republican Club, Landgraf, W. Va.
Hon. J. E. Parson,
President McDowell County Colored Republican Organization,
Keptone, W. Va.
Dear Sir, I take pleasure to write you at this time, to let you know that we are coming up to the election of officers of the organization on November 17th. There are no progressives among us, we are every man a believer in the policy of a high productive tariff, and we are not with any socalled republicans who believe in ruling the roost or running the party and turning the reign of this government over to the democrats, for that is all that a progressive republican can ever toope to do. We are satisfied with the fair and honest treatment that we have been receiving at the hands of our white leaders, and our organization is the strongest political organization in the entire state today. We are with you in everything that you desire to do that will make the organization stronger, and thus the more fully be able to safeguard our rights in the future as you have been doing in the past.
You stay at the helm and continue to direct the affairs of our fight in the interest of all black men in this county as you have been doing and we will fight your political battles for you.
Yours for the G. O. P.,
C. A. Robinson, Chairman; W. M. Stones, Hardy Ward, A. N. Johnson, J. E. Haskins, London Allen,
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People cf beth mew are deswanding ©
th srongh investigation.
The farts teronght ent at the hearing
aenply jrotiticsl the sttierk nome upon the
police by thie prayer meow tine mee ned
With the exception of Carter each olliewr’»
ame mentines! in the eclionne of this
paper at that time were proven hy «worn
Restim ny te fae wore than birt. ae we
called them. The interest tmaniiestedt tos
the city officials andl the colored peonle
eepeeially wnel men ae Keve Hicks, Hal
Jara, Dre. Edwante and C sbis and soany
Other leasing men in the city shows that
the people are aronsel and we believe
ood will resi, It is tr be hoped that
the people will net allow the viltirials ws
Feat o@ sep nntil anne effective stepe are
Haken 09 cormet these flagrant shames
Wed dfonr Wie vr Attorneys Varker
fad Rite for thie vigwrons efits tr ex
PO & patie gure oficial © miiy im ite
‘pewee form.
THE ACVOCATE.
We sre gel to we the“ Adenest
again and weextend congrat iiotine t
Kaige J. ©. lever ated weber ine hie pa
per again t» the jomrnalistic fell There
fe 80 grad remem why Charleston, the
capital of the tet: shew met he
Strong fearlows payer devotes! to the hawt
faterests of the race and there ie every
Peas why the colonel people of the tate
Mt large shold wopport ome Mr. ti
ser fe an experienced newspaper man. »
red writer and has the conragy of bis
convictions, We have not alway- agrerd
With him in pedities and we way differ
Heh hiimm in the ferrin tok we have me
Dev a iy in sayinshth te contendle fon
the beet interents othe race a he sew
Gem. Th: Advoest: ant Mr Gilme-
ver taken # cowardly or bwckwar| ateg:
Fights aud privileges of the No.
Virginia oF lncwhere arent
jocated i
mad io
form the mevttio of every important mare
made &: the © pitol etteering the Nege
and 072108 OUF a8 an Loceyendon’ as an
Runod ip ica foreword it will be bette
Able t attack men ia soy party eb» on
Opposed to the bent interests of the mew
and poale thee who are favorable. The
more abley edited, ‘varlews anctoutapekes
Rewepapers among nr people the better
for the race. If we differ in polities, we
will be tometlier fay ob temer of the slats
of the Negro. We hit The Adsewate
God spect”
WHAT DOES IT MEAN.
A few wreks age the Kluctield Weekly
News servet notice upon the peuple that
Negron fromother connties would not
he permitted to interfere in their lors
Politics. Lent week the same pap r nom
inated ant elected for Keystone a mayor
Will the Weekly News kindly expiuin
why it fe ws seratnitions to Keystone when
inet of Keystone are steniet the plewsnr:
of semintinog in reagulating Hluetiekt”
THE HIT. SQUEALED.
(8, the tree “dan fell on dackly”” and
the stone that via thrown at the three
teachers “atradtling atooks” at Bluestone
8 low Werks meO meme to have strnck 3
Very mare set. Bot the sangeammation!
se Well as reticuloas reply, if by a teach
or, Was mntticient reams ancl plannile
grwinds upon which the State Superin
dent evull justly revoke Uwir certitiente
Bat like another motel animal, you may
never know exactly what be ix until be
ene his mouth and beays. ‘Then every
ealy knows that Balan haw this situa
speokemnan.
THE FEDERAL AGT
The Federal net of 1873 first broke
down in the endeavor to make it a erin
inal offense to diwriminate myainst the
Negro in hotels, theatres, restanrants,
and trains. The Supreme Cont of the
UChited States found that the amendment
Was direetest om'y againat State legin!s
thon, and carrie! no guaranter against
the infringement «f one citizen's rights
by fellow citizens. By @ recent sdevinion,
the court crushes whatever was left i
the shell It deelares that the actol 1573
does not extend to the sea, oF to the nav
gable waters of the Stites. ‘The evar
umplainant whe was making a journey
frou Bemton to Norfolk, with a finwt-elas
ticket, in refuse indemnification from the
steamship company that direal her te
Coat At a seed oat meparate table.
The ruling preeinely in consonance
[with the earlier ones, It simply repents,
“in new form, that there are ne guarunter:
(of Pemonal ecrity or liberty, ataide
(theme extablictot ny the fonrteenth a.
[tied ott Go fort an abeichenwemt 0
“the privileges of citizensisip: hy State laws
Htanms ap the failure of forty year te
legislate *‘mwial equality.”*
Amy tna wher ty te tevistest with the
busine of another and thet be tee +
cowardly am to betray thut trast by syuan-
dering everything that cones itt his hands,
dewerves to be dealt with severely. He
came he who will not male = god name
for binwelf by judicionsly handling bis
neiahbor's businer and money may xf
ly be lookest nyon as a dangers charac
ter in wociety and a dimgrace te any paar
tle,
Mothers and fathers, your children
comeht to Ihe tannght pwslitemeee, industry.
rronemy and patriotintn, but to have it
stem i the mbit routim mieresafully yous
will bave to be earefal of the grade, elas.
ancl calibre of your teachers. “Dadex’™
aud delicate ladies can't de it, brane
they and “fools are ton clemely asmei
aed.
We deff oor hate te the gallant band
of Athietow on their great vietory over the
Ghats, In ow ee Coy one
air the ssa sinnveuaion af cd ps
wre the @whd, Tho eviite chosen
hip tome meain been Wromught tes the city
of Reidiovty Laces Surtiew Vern
party an agar
ait deown” mand Ing sicko their falar jrvapls-
Wis bor tachor anot hea scam es
wishty Mathewenm, Ute ter mighty Ie
fermen, beefore the munclefecs tev Jack fete
wn wes hated Gad pita by bis on
Perivr Iuall twirler, Mank, the ehampinn
Gate ba Gr trvieehe hata oe
our friends Lord and Capehart
stent tie
The most dangers cotoresd roan te bie
race tonay ia he whe meke te “get away
from bie race.”” Bear in mind Mr. Ne
wre, however wealthy, ged looking amd
half white yon may te, you area “Ne
are” just the same. And you had better
stay with your race, and for grexdnen
sake stop teking white mene’ anviles for
apdieit egntidence and omberk om faith,
Don't forget the fact teat a white man
jen white man and no weit quality is
wanted with any of yom “dark hued sone
bop
slits
To be Transferred
(By Charles Brooks Seith.)
Sixty-one clerks in the dem!-letier office
At Washington are Ur be transferred tn
Vi different new dead-letter offices rn
ont the country, if they want to te. I
they don't want te he, oF as so situated
here that they can't give Up their homes,
then they have the privilege of resigning.
It ie pretty hart on sncst of then, be:
cane they have teen many year in the
employ. own their own homes, and are
Ctberwine more or lew permanently an-
cloned to ritizenship here. The larger
per cont of them happen net to be of the
party in power jst new, andl ales » gre.
ly number of them are colonel men
Their ien of the move iw that it in to get
then ont of the service ant create a Int
ol places for the hungry sum! tsithiol
Chavis Jones, s colored man, who on.
tenet the service 25 years age tran Der
keralure leone cf the pomber affected
Me spinel! to the inemtoreof bie atate
deiegetin to help him, but they wer
powerless He will have to accept th:
offered tranater or pt ont, and tf he we:
orpte be expects tu be translerrel ©
some station where men of his race are
neither wanted nor tolerated ae fellow
workers of the whites. Either conne of
tenet te hia looks to Joues like suing up
a blind alley
SEGROES UP AGAINST IY.
The colors employer of the govern.
ment have teen on the anxione seat eve
since the perement revine tek the reign.
They have been menaced on all sides
many of them have hat it mates an
plewsant for them that they have heen
force! to quit the service. ‘Total elimi
nation from the government's emutoy
sewaregation and varies other scheme
te force them ont have been and are be
ing mitutend, Net w nine man of thot
race has gotten a berth since thie alvin:
istration came inn President Wile an wx
compelled to withelrtw ae couple of nom:
inations of colored men beesime Senate
Vardaman and other suthern seater
declined to confirm tue teusination of a
neges, Some northern mnater have
desired the president to notinate neg
conatitnents she hind reatered ther: pro
lisiea! serview, hat the attitude sf Vande
mwan and his kind im the senate prevent
et
Tie signe are that ns negroes will ger
emplosment stander thin sulinitiatration
Neo omy that, twit many of there will be
forved oat, ‘There will be nee stithienlts
im iodine ways and nears by sie this
Right As Usual
Brother Clifford
Sire pone anceps hoger
cabal a (alee Wak ebay aicke bn
ini Uidseadeny cone e
treohda, Baki 6a Ml gree Siar eece
sive, beleied asset iced, scumcier od
Schlag elt ble hats siked t> carey tae
honey erie. The inky cuoaranree snd
Soll thank bem, ot mck Meh ca
tens an ty level Itark werenan eral
= ea oslgencbyrengsoviuntge
Neate peapsten cpanel npr
ease ile Uae Rime” kas aoe
ways sil he bar del ore toe
2) white men's childeen.-"T ees oes
| Lavish Spending
In New York Aids in Capture of
_ Alleged Federal Thief
| Tired ob the nected neons life iv a seal
town, Eelward Siberger, Assistant Mowt
[mastarjet Woihantas Vow beakers
te St2,a0 of ticwetemess teste on
asindesel on a Oorar Wier
jim New York. ‘The only retewning feu
Tare af he wien ey aE) teocicea
Bde caieed healed
Sad somcasciey VEAL
ese wee wees wan Ue
aitineeaye ee
‘Hungarian immigrant tive years me
oar urokel Wi Oiind wclay te
tv erlauars gues tg “Hate Ye be
ae Ojala Bessacne atc eee
| Hntal Service im New York. Thor
trailed bin throngh meven states
eves We Gt codes “vies
wray that be os la Call hehog aioe
a
Rhodes Scholarship
. .
Examination
The next Kheles veh darhip exami
nation will be held at West Virginis
Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, on Thee
ay ane Werlnewlay, Oot. Mth nnd ith
Femectively. Intormation — concerns -g
these wetelarshige or the exauvinaticas
mony te hand fran, Pree. Carl ti. Tein,
Backhannn: Kees The Fo Motes,
Merrenntown, «¢ the State Sept of Char
lente. Ht ation te tere oe wien thas
tanuber the terwim Ceeil Komen will tha
shotarbipes are nen ty ull repwrtiens «1
race There haw tevin one enioresd sna
tthe ohtrined one of thes: selularsbipe
ane there shail evanpate
Executive Committee «f ibe Nation.
al Independent Political League.
Kee. Walter Galjes, Hactiwnt, Com,
J. Hi, Stable, Wilmington, Dei Wot
Canter, Harriahnrzh, Pa: Searply Done
Vrevidenee, B11 1. Neill S often
fn: Rishop Henry Torner, Avante: Wy
Roberts, Little eed: Prof iw tearet Hi,
Memphis, Tenn: John Miwheit, Je.
Richmond, Vas MoT. Whitten Key
tome, W.Va
Notice to Take Depositions.
TO LILLIE 6 OL DEW
Take notice that on Ovtoter 18 1915, at
the Law Offier af JK. Smith, in
the Uewn of Keystone, Me Dow et |
ermnty, W. Va, between the houra of «
wrelark a. me amd 4 o'eloek pan. of that
day, 1 shalt procersl ts take the slepw
tone of myself andothere Us be rem! me
evidence im my behalf, in a certain wit
in equity, depending in the Cirenit Conrt
of McDowell county, wherein I wt plain-
tif and you are defendant: anc it trom
any cane the taking of the sail clepsr.
sitione be net commenced, oF, if coms-
menced, Iw not concloded, on that ay,
the takinz thereof will be aljonrnedt from
time to time, at the mane place and be
tween the mame owt. rmntil thie wi © anal
be
commpleted
BLAST
In South wales Pit Be-
lieved to Have
Cost the Lives
of 434
FIRE AND DEBRIS THWAxT
THE HERGIC WORK
Five Masia of the, Trapeed Es
cape-Gas is Thought to Have
Been Responsible
THE PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OPERATES IN EVERY STATEINTHE UNION -
| EMPLOYS MORE THAN 8,000 AGENTS |
| PAYS A CLAIM EVERY EIGHT MINUTES
Eee
THE OLDEST, LARGEST AND STRONGS3I LI@z, ACCIDENT AND
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD
DES
W H HARRIS Special Agent
NORTHFORK, WEST VIRGINIA
GREAT MINE DISASTERS
‘The greatend urine disasters within the
pant twenty years une the nmuber of
wen who periphed «re as follows:
1:84 —Albsion Calliery, S Wales
te —Kartain'. Resin =
Is —Coneene Miue, France = 1,400
INT Jacobe Creek. Penn = ass
7 —M wongah, W.Va = cts
Keer Tokyo, Iapan = aT
Hae —Hamn, Westphalia Germany =
Iwo — Lek Branch, W.Va. =
ree —Veeumm, Murgary - te
10- Cherry, Minsis = = ows
ti—Hemtem, PEmztand ae
11s —Finlegville, Penn. =e tes
YES, WE ARE DOING THE BUSINESS. WHO?
The American Workman
NC UNEMESCSTE eS 2
The exact amouat of claims © The American Workman i
mumttms ie: $48,157.22 rset
URE Sess a
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, SEE
D. E. V. JORDAN, General Trav -ling Agent
Territory of West Virginia aad Kea’ ::<y
OFF.CE: Rooms 4 aad 5, K. of P. Bai. fing
The next stite meeting will be hellin Chirleston au £4st 49th an L sdch
Wow is femrest to he the greatest mine
stisaster in Beitiah history tas plunge!
all «of South Wales io monrning
Out of near 10+ men whe went down
inte the eval vite of the Universal Cat
liery at sencheny, Gismerganshrre, this
moemning. EH have not teen sconntect
for, ant hope that they are still ali
hace teen alment abeoncead
Tiere wee a territic explenion wom af
ter the sen lind gone to their work, atu!
itumetiately after fire was slieivered in
the under gromul paswageways.
Fone handred and gighty nine men
sere bestght fra the pits alive and
te ezhttall 16 buttien had been revive «
— +
Undertaking and E.abalmiag Se-
vice by Sinkford and Warren
at Northtork, C. H. Rice
Agent.
Sinkford and Warren unde
takers and embalmers in the ci
of Bweteld are to be congrat
lated on the wise selection of M
CH. Ries of Northfork as the:
agent for the territory of Nort!
fork and adjoining towns. An
ume any one should unfortunat
ly need the services of the:
gentlemen all you have to do i.
\ notify C,H Rice who is alway.
“Johony on the spot.” He ca
be found by calling over ar,
phone in Noo: and ask f
C.H. Rice, A for Sinkfore 4
Warren, undertakers. Thr
guarantee all services render:
te give satisfaction. we
BED Bee eee el BeBe
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Fa Devoted to the Industrial, Financial, Miniag, Contracting Ee
Engineering, Building and Gener: | Business
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
es
Fe $1.00 Per Year ___ Single Copy 10 Ceats fa
ba EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY S. H. LOITNOTT ce
OE anise Ce a
& SEE THE AUGUST NUMBER
Northfork - - - West Virginia e
SE cessealedetietbeisnennseieeneeeneensieeesieseeeasneamenes
Interest Principally along the Norfolk and Wes'ern Railway System. [E64
Fie] The Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Tug River and Thacker Fields. Also. de- ey
caries in ‘Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Buefisld and other places
Ee PUBLISHED MONTHLY DIRECT NEWS anvicins
Fel Soa ee
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE
Te Wrew rr May Coxerny.
Thin iw to give notice that on th:
Sed. slay of September, 191%, the under
signed Eikhorn Valley’ Traction Cen
pany. a corperation created and ong
cued wneter the laws of the State of Wee
Virwinis, tiled wials Venta Schwert, Hoe
cere «ot the Toran of Chark, Metiowed
Comnty, We at Vieginm, ite application i
seiting Bs the common comet nf the
<aisd town of Chak for @ feanchioe tresar
strmet, mainte amd eqerate waters
ratlroenl uje, along, acim aed besick
Corian streets. avennen, roadways, alley
sted tornizes withie the euryarate Hitt
of the saot Town of Clark. The anid ay
pli-ation tilly sts forth the terme am
Wren inion of the franeliae spplied fer
ane faliy mete forth the Haney wf the
streets, avenres romdways, allews an
riders slewirvel us tae timed fore the mnie
Ur ot rmilreowt, ane oe forth the
obligations onl andertakings flerd ts
Fe carrie! wut hy the nndenagned ewrper
cata, wil the aaied mppeliontion ix new om:
Ble tte thee cate of thee mil lot mt At
Wiect, cortworatione, firme and fermen
tasterontesl ini the granting ww refsing.
sail franehine ane hereby notitied that a
8 regular meeting of the commen connect
of the <airt Town of Clark, te be held on
the el lay of Newensber, 10", wt Sin
vetoek FM i the Couneit Chamber et
stil Town of Clark, om the euener a
Contrel Avonne and MeDowell street in
sie tee. tthe on dernigned corperation
SH nek the commen comneil of aie tow
te eront to it the sand Granchiar in arent
fanee with the terme aud poravinione
se enero
11, for any reumon. the said commer
sonnets shall fail tos nok mw seetiong on the
Hate navel the matter will be called ”
for conshleration at the fine reentar
reeeting of the amid common coumeil held
therratter,
FERHORN VALLEY TRACTION
Snr YO. Wa, te
ty © ©. Ware, s ;
Newthvtorts w Va.
Septemiee 3, it,
When you read, read
THE TIMES
Second Hand 4% Furniture
sn ella RR ete ese ee
Of All Descriptions |
BOUGHT AND SOLD )
NEXT DOOR TO HIPPODROME |
= SEE— |
A. L. CA HOUN }
When at Mora Call For
A. L. Spencer
Quick Lunches and meales
served while the train waits
Ice Cream, Confectioneries,
Pop, Tobacco etc.
Mora, W.- Va.
Mewvibie Conditions £4.
ee -
Rowe ottered: “he weig Te! chem ther
A wee afested, put oo th a xe,
deat end Rieked in the "<i. | capo
live garil moraine Th stornege for
the defense did not om ~ ©) mine ith
er Mra. Muff or her bert. The on
ly evidence for the deter > cat res lls
counted waa that of Dre. HG. Stevl
eed Ridle} who performed the satepe
‘They corroborste! the ¢eatimony «1
De. Regers that Bop diet trum pnew
wonis and stated thet they found +
bruise in the side about the size gf © tw:
sileet dollars,” hut in their opinion ip
bed eating to do wth bn: dou. Th
witnemees put on by the deter, ix
cluding Lawrence, contradicted ther
elves and was coutradict®t ty other
witaewes for the detenee
squire Chambers distninnt the cx
upou the evideure given by the sector
Facts Brought Out By the In-
vestigation
Atirrnege W. J. Parkes tr the stat
and T. Bdwant Hill, of The MeDowe!
‘Times exemined inany witneres in the
coffee of Atty. Parker prior to the trim!
and Amt. Prog. Auy. Kitz hat severe
perenus in his office who were questione
th the presence of Mr. Hill, Many ©
the allegations mace hy wituewes i to
Urering upon the imur, but showed 1
exadition in the city jail and police tore
ead upon the chain gang which shonl
not be tolerated in x civilinel commeunit
At was alleged, and the men wre wil
Jing to go before the Borad of Affnire o
sey other body and swear that the ys
Tice arrest men and teat them np with
cont cause on the way U0 jail
‘Two mon showed seam on their eye
aud alleged that Otticer Harman anc
Deeetive lark heat them while "on th
way to jail when they afferest ne rewist
ance.
‘Onaslie Lee swore in cont that De
teetive Clark called hin from the ban!
esd arrested him for trempasing ot
N. & W. property. He wos put on th
chain gang.
‘That coloret women are insite te
police officers, that raids are mate aos
oticers take $10 and 2U or whatever
sau they can get from men canght ir
gambling and fornication and no charg
ww de in court or record apon the blot
ter. That officers go to the quarters 0!
e-evants and eat drink snd loiter; tht
off ers make prisoners walk a crack in
the floor of the city jail esa test of so
Derpees and bisck jack then ae they ut
apt to perform the difficult tank
‘That officers take whiskey feu prison
‘era, compel them to drink it all, except
fim some cases where they partake then:
ielvee; that in the city jail there ie m cel!
Known to prisoners a the “water cell”
im which prisoners #re place! wnt wat
‘ef turned on throngh a hone and the
aly to recape drowning was ty sticd
Bis noee ws cleee un poesibte ia the corner
that men are convicted upon the snes -
parted word of « policeman
That, Boyd worked in the shops, ww
Bote vageant and wasordernd ont «
totrn, for fear he would tell bow he wa
Greated, by a man without authority &
alter the sentence of = prisoner or to tis:
wine one; that this wax done withou:
the knowledge or conment of the Police
Jutige. That prisoners are persaitted t
a almowt to the point of
Without comfort or medical treat
taont: thet the hoard of health will not
do anything for sick prisoners; that pris
cakes are worked while sick; driven
bebten sod kicked withont mecy,; struct
‘wit pick hnndles and sticks and see}
iu the moet unsanitary conditinn
‘What conditions in Bluefield are wore,
than in Knwia, that Siberia in a pleas
WFO Sreert crunparet to the Hinetiele
Cb -in Gang and that prisn conditions
io Eygland avi France in the 16th Cen
Eacy were w lord's cantle comparret with
b+ Bluetie!d jail
‘hat the torture chamber in the Tex
file of France wae ae 2 Christiun Scier ©
Seance compared tthe water cell sndd
crack walking in the Hantile of Hinefiel!
‘That the City cifivials ahold wrvter x
imeestigation at one and corm: thee
B serible conditions.
AN EVENING OF PLEASURE
Mies Rowe Bridgeton entertained at
her home Hatnrday evening from % to 12
ia honor of Mine Mary Whimbs and
Mise Leurs Brimage. Music and gare
Were the fentures of the evening Soler
tors of tansic were renderet by Mine
Comb and Bridgeford and Dr. Wo A
Barrett. Mine Hrimage favornt her
friends with # veal milo which was +
ram treet. Dr. Williams wae niwaye
waking merry with hiestore hone of wi
set homor.
Abont 11 o'clock # delightia’ repast
Wap reel, menn ax follows
Awbrowe Wahine Mints
‘Thee present beside family, Mine
Cobb, Abbitt, Sinktont, Whimne, Bren:
san! Lowery and Mee Upperman: Tire
Barrett and Williams, Mewre ThA
werd Hill 3.3. Geren, Wo OF Sample
28 Baitor Whittice
Bre. SA. William, of Peie'd
Meking an exeeliont repntation ax ar
expert hairtiremer ond manicurist. <u
bad been im Bivetielt Geewt « yewr in
he permit of bor prelemion aed during
thts time the he inile op withont a
iatenee oF help froin onteide monrees +
Serge brevnens
smoms her pstrons moat of
people of Blac, framwell
md sll epea’ thors
Relay thereaghiy © myetmt snd as on
ee Sacer © ie the wart =
ces ae reemae MED
MMOS JE WORLO
ak Deteats anata for the
: First Time Saturday.
Well, it's all over”
As the maperity 6h beat fare ex:
B ctet aral desiret Connie Mack's re
Hoahtable AthleGes won Sainntay”s ere
tod along with it went the Wool’
ampionabip for 198%
Te wean a great pane and while the Att
ties rane oat vietvtions, doe cre tin
faust bee seivets the varies four thee
cone uphilt fight
Wh the mci Caner be sone malting
them ant knewing that the bem of
Chin jeanne sodas the lomn of the wei,
the New York team went inte the eon
ee oe eee
Manager Metiraw pinnet hie faith on
he mighty Mathers, the only Giant
sitchen wiv wise alle + witthstanel the
stebunghte othe terre bingting hawt
ome Mackville, ant the only Giant whe:
siintorsd a complet yan
Vittest against tim wee Mack's mee
el emt tact, Biletie Ptah, wher hele
he Giant's raniew on Weslneselay last
for wiswe lotue isaninnce, Inat leat hie granie
1m the tenth,
Hoth slaly artints went ints tlie gan
Neterninest ty win, Flank to retrieve
simowelt for his lowe gare and Matty
save the series for the Giants, if jomite
Never was a greater pitching duel wit
wrest on a hall sieht amd newer was any
wtcher given say beater onppert by thie
can-mates than in thie contest, Mat
oy however wan nuable to sto the ter
“Wie hitting of the Macken and be
went down to sle‘eat. {
“Home Ran’ Baker was the came of
tinundeing. In a former work's series
thie seme Baker yeslet a lower inte the
ands in the ninth ‘miflg a pate for
Matty and this name Raker on Saturday
mate the hits that dove in tw oi the
runs,
With the lows of this game went Mat
ey sand MeGraw's hopes wad incident
aly the cha wpionsbin, Ales it gave Bot
die Plank lis first vietory over Matty ix
@ work's championship. In addition t+
Chin wting action, Bade alr teww the mat
infection of winning the nie that de-
cited the champiouthip in favor of bs
Cram-tuaten.
APPOINTMENTS
Of African M.E. Church
at Wheeling Con-
fererce
The African Methediat §Fy bapa
church conference at Wheeling cate te
4 mecesaful clos: Tuealay evening + hen
Bishop Shatfer announcers! the flowing
Appointinent.:
Presiding elder, 11 Downs, 1. 0.
Vheeling, WoO) Davie;, Clarksburg
&.F. Hurts; Mantingom, 3.1 Gite
fons: Morgantown, To H MeConne:
Parkersbnry. James Wheelor; Charlew
too, FH. Gow; Bockhannon, WT
Waten; Wheeling, ©..0. Johnan; E
sine and Beverly, (3. Horace Jenkina:
‘Franklin and Petersburg, 1 Co Molle-
vay: Wewton and Seta, BO New
me: St Athans and Mateo, JH
Varnley, partorial mixtionars: Willian
som anit Thacker, James [Gil on: Hine
eld, Princeton, Kekman, SS. Hughes
Freeman and tiombwitl, SJ. Heiskews
MeA'pin, Coline amd Pattern, Nlex
ander Mawan ; Slabfork, Mendes, Sail
var and Raleigh, MoM. Kamdall: Mer
tan, Rare Beans and Flatwrad Settle
wet BORE Martin: Celar Grove, Le
i Ward amd Kaysnond Cay, Willian
sandere: Summit Foint, Untick Charles
Tomn and Meitinsbare, 1 §. Harker
Corste, Hokton ant Dingere Han, J
Steet; Thomas and Davie, SP. Kenton
Feeten mind Lmtor, 1. Prive: Camnele ane
Monomgah, ohn Lewin: stat snperin
tendent +f Chriatinn Enideavor emiety
Mise Gertrude Demoway —‘Tranaterret t
Fitters conterenes, Wo Kant ane
ER. Gai,
Br Marry © Camper wae appesinten
by the Connty © art at iteemion Mon
day to aneceed Dir, MeCaillomgh, reigned
2 Health Ott cor for the mounty
De. MeCatlongh wan appsintest Chie
Examiner in the Kaployers’ Liability
Barean of the Vubdie service Coanmie
won
Die. Camper wns formerly a clerk in the
office of the MeDowell Coml and Cnke
Oo. at Mebowell member of the North
fork District Hoard of KAneation and re
© witly smnintant to He. Hicks at the Min
ore Hompital at Welch. He ie an ahi
Phyvician, « goad Republican, n thoraeh
sratleman and will nodule inake w ena
health oticer,
Or. KL. Voungne, of Weteh, wae in
Keystone ~ mlav vmiting friends, The
Dortor report: Mow Youmgue ax being
Breet, improved.
Mee. Wanh: Thoms sd MoctielA,
Wes the poet of Pet ani § 1. Rann
Sanday.
T.N. Lewis, hading shee maker in
Kimball, eslict wt the Views ctice om
Me ea terme at.
ward asted epee Te
red men ,
‘ hearge ¢ ahenen, «o|
MP Maares Hoowe, of Kieron, «a
ts ova nothe set tu hiccup! beer
Saetptonn,
haw Fe rata Teves Bene He
A. SUT DOM thelr ational thankegisiae
service on the 27th of this month at St
Carmel Raptisy church All frienste ant
etn were are Cordially snyited to be prew-
eng
Denety Sheriff Sor Parson has rvengly
ballt = thehe of step fea ting ts hus hone
from Main street
Man BM Harper has heen amas on
tt shene ot unpowtance during the pat
werk.
Hon. Peed Smart, Depaty US. Mar
shall, wae fu the city Sanday serving ner
Gere an various persis tonttond Fesleral
oor iE uetiolel ot thee hat
11 J. Wileun, member of the Pecan of
Estucntions in Neothicork slintriet, poamedt
Cheangh Kegatone Sututay on hin way
fee Shuai
Services at the Preshyterian elnrede
Summtay by Keve KOI dedinmin were on
eeestingly ead A Lange come zatinan
Vinten! attentively
Mine Mla EL Mtexander, of Ashbavd.
‘Sam in the city Stoniday ated ine ecoampany
sith Mine Nannie Cobley they vallet t
we Editor MoT Wisittien, iter tor aes
eral slays pant bes teens mur iat ines
prmest. Ste wae mpeevially a stent of Mew
W. 1, Lavieesnts
Mew Luther Cancecn returned this
Werk from a Cass Werks trip be her mete
at MeAlpin where alse visttest tier peo be
WILL FORFEIT
JOHNSON BOND
Priz: Pace Gis Til Next
April to Save His $39,00
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY
MROULPCOURP: (KR ghtht
ficial Cireait), Counties of Me
Dowell, Mercer and Monroe,
Hon. Isaiah |. Herndon, Judge
Nelch: W. Hurbridge Payn
Olerk.
Terms of Court Second Tues
tay in Fevroary June and Sep
vember.
CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas,
French Strother, Judge; W. B.
Payne, Cleric.
‘Verms of Court Second Mon
day in January, April, July and
eee aes Ap iy
COUNTY COURT: James E
Jones President, Switchback.
B. F. Tipton, Northfork.
Dr. R. K.” Bragonier, Key.
stone,
Commissioners
RB. Hernheim, clerk, Welch.
Terms of Court. First Mon
jay in January, April, Angus
and OF tater
License ‘Term, first Monday ir
Sune.
COUNTY OFFICERS -
Sheriff, J F Johnson, Welch.
Prosecuting Atworne; ¥ (
Cwk
Assistant Pros. Attorney, GI
Counts
Clerk Cireuitand Crim. Courts
Borbridge Payne
Clerk County Court, 1 1t Rern
hetm
County Surveyor, w C Morgar
Vivian
Supt. Free Schools, W Cassius
| Cook, Kimball
| Assessor, CK Kuxmisell
| Cour ty Road Kiger, w
| MecUliren
| County Health Officer and cor
lamer, Dr. JH MeCottech
| Commissioner School Lands
| CK Rusmiset!, Me Dowell
| Members House of Delegates
| Geo. Wolfe and ©. FE. Harman
| State Senators, Sixt’: Senate
| rial district (counties of Me Dow
ell, Mingo, wayne and wvomine
Jas A. Strother Welch; M 7
| White, Williamson.
. b. MOON
SM onvenpaerti Loon
Wilcoe, West Virginia
Read the Ads.
Hary J, Capebart
ATTORSEY AT LAY
*ractions in sli ihe courtsm W.
Va Awent for the «ale of choice
property in Blaeteolid and Prince
Sn Easy terus, OMe om
stare abpesite the Ker-t a
Supply Co, Keystone, WoVa
FOR SALE-Vatovhie Real
Ktare io Graham 4 Actes news
the State bine, 1f sold at once a
bargain $60
FOR SALE 1 Farm in Camp
bell County Virwuua in 8 uiler
of Restbury. the County Seat
Omiles of Mtl aath- Leach
burg and Dortuw KR ale
near the city of Altaviats, Ve
consisting of 25 acres, az.
seres of thie timber: <4 acres of
fine farming baad ‘Two 3S rou
heuses € hean if sold atence,
ee ater,
NOTICE
Vl members of the MeDowe!
ounty Colored Republiean Oc
vanizition are herehy nottied v
meet in the city of Keystone or
Monday. November 17h. Lor
for the purpose of electing offi
cers and for tie trensacting +
anyother business as may com
before the badly
Done by order of
J. E_ PARSON,
President of the MeDu welt Cow
ty Colored Reonntiean O
kan zstten, Keystone, Wo Ve
——————
MRS. L. B. HUNT
Proprietress
FIRST CLASS BOARDING
& LODGING ACCOMMODATION
Near Colored Met'sodist
Church
de two minutes walk fro
Statior
NEW TAILOR SHOP
in the mew brick building ia
Northfork, W. Va.
CLEANING
PRESSING
REPAIRING
ALL WORK GUARANTEED OR
MONEY REFUNDED
Henry Belcher
P. 0. BOX 94
NORTHFORK, W. Va
MDC PCIIC crsITo
POOOORCOSOGOOE SOWOQOOOOOOO,
WEL CO's Drug Store, 442 Raleigh Street 3
$ FO WARIYS BUILDING i
a BLUEFIELD, W.VA. $
3 Cranplete Line of Vines, M-ficines, Vemasits’ <amitries, and Toilet Av
ticles. | When in Binefield call to me us. Only tive minutes woh tan 2
rep lelrpololoagoe bed aslo
iit a i
Tae women whe ewies
wed meal and feeds
you well LODGING
ACCOMODATION — the
Bluestone Jet., W. Va.
lee ea i,
THE LEADING TONSORIAL
ARTIST’
Kell goown, well Fike) and pas
coming. or staying. The plac
Keerythina Aatierpein: paler 's
ente o wren te all customer
You tind all modern mp to date
service with all kinds of electr:
caltreatment of the face abd
bead at
Staples’ Place
10 Norfolk Ave
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POCAHONTAS, VIPGINIA
Miners <2
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Can always find
Steady work at
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Oa Crane Creek 923
Sn
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TW. WALID
' .
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A Young Progressive Gro-
) cery Man, also dealer in Ci-
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p tirst «dass Pressing |
padi cleanings estube
? lishment, Should |
) ANY nan want a firs |
gUpPtowdate suit of
eclothes made to ors |
Ser iaet to Tt eailen |
pL. Watts. AML
s work sclimnteed or «
P imoney refunced. ‘
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.
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should give Carduia trial”
_ EE
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The only Registered Pharmacist in nawalt |
HIS MOTTO: “Fresh Drugs and Polite Accomodations” |
Anawalt, W. Va. |
E Gl
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50 years of proof have
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it, that Cardui quickly re-
lieves aches and pains due
to womanly weakness, and
helps nature to build up
‘weak women to health and
Strength. Thousands of
women have found Cardui
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Why not test it for your
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NOTiCe
en Se ee eae Sere:
This im ty certify that ten dome whe
fs mew enntine Fie tes penite tary at
Monmlavitle, comviet ol fous the Med
well County Crinmuinal Coury ona
thong of Felony, will, ofter the 10 day
of Oetaber, 915, apply te the Gevernoe
of Wert Virsinu, for everuticerlemeney,
LEN JONES
ty Coane 4
MARSALL TURNER'S PLACK
FOR FINE WHISKIES, WINES, BRAN-
DY, BEER, ALES TOBACCO,
CIGARS, Etc., Etc.
Cross the Bridge, West End of Clark.
Northfork, W. Va
The Henry County Saloon
at ils Lame eA en enc
al heeding a Gah 4
Famous Black Boy Li-
quors: Good Cid Corn
awl Appl: Brandy .
THE |
Harrison private Hospital
Cases Surgical and
Medical Treated at
Reasonable Rates.
EFFICIENT STAFF
Phone Excelsior Drag Company
Kimball, West Va. |
a Be re
SAMUEL, SOLING
Attorney-at-Law
WELCH WEST ViRTINIA
HARRIS”
SAXOPHONE SiSHESTRA
Music farrished for Seer +
and Dances. The bast » ot
Kreatest musival hive ard
harmonies. Terws Reva nen
able. Wire or wri
THADDEUS E. HARRI
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Now located ia the Whittics Bag.
on Upper Main St. Practi-
cing in ail the Courts of
W. Va., Va. aad 0.
* Kesystene, W. Va,
White Oak
olde Shop
ELECTRIGAL SHOE REPAI2-
ING WHILE YOU WAIT,
wast ait
LE JOHNSON, Mer.