McDowell Times
Friday, March 20, 1914
Keystone, West Virginia
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ADVERTISE IN THE M.DOWELL TIMES, IT'S A PAYING INVESTMENT.
VOLUME 12
HON. GEORGE
W. WOLFE
Member Legislature Interviewed; Advocates Progressive Principals; Loyal to G. O. P.
In an interview with the Editor of The McDowell Times, Thursday of last week, Hon. George Wolfe, Member the House of Delegates from McDowell county, Secretary and Treasurer of the Superior Pochoontin Coal Company and General Manager of the Winding Gulf Colliery Company, had the following to say in regard to the political conditions in the nation and especially in West Virginia:
"I am for such policies as are in keeping with the fundamental principles of the great Republican party, and favor the return to power of the party which kept in mind the wheels of industry from one god of the country to the other." Very recently I made a trip from New York to Birmingham, Ala, and throughout the entire distance business was staged, factories, and milies closed, or working full time, great armies of unemployed, shop houses and bread line and suffering that cannot be described. Full pockets and heavy dinner pails have always been the result of Republican administrations and with the return of that party to power conditions will again become good, but when the time comes that I must leave that party to follow after strange gods who have left, denounced and attempted to destroy the party that made them what they are, you may count me out.
"I am aware that the Republicans and Progressives of West, Virginia will unite for the salvation of the State from Democratic misrule. I favor the nomination and election of Edward. Cooper for Congress because I believe that he is the best qualified man in the race for the position and will carefully protect the interest of all the people.
"I have no political ambition myself, I am engaged in a number of business enterprises which require most all my time but I am always at the service of the great Republican party and will consider it an honor to be permitted to do all in my power to make it stronger and bring it back into power."
HON. JOHN A. HUDDLESTON OF EXCELSIOR MAKES GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
Hon. J. A. Huddleston, of Excelsior,
Chaplain of the Republican county
community of Big Creek district, has built 25
new houses for his men in the last three
months; has dinker construction a $12,
000 company store, opened three new
mines on the other side of the mountain
and will be ready to ship coal as soon
as the track is put in. He is one of the old
rock-ribbed Republicans of the Abraham
Lincoln type, who believes that the nullification of the 11th and 15th amendment to our constitution is a disgrace. The county of McDowall, through his leadership in the Big Creek district, is greatly
to be complimented because he is a true,
trusted and tried Republican of all the
progressive ideas that tend to make this
country a sane, safe and sound government.
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS OUTDIG CANAL LABORERS Charleston, W. Vs. - In the last three years the excavation incident to the mining of coal in West Virginia has been great r than the excavation required in eleven years to dig the Panama Canal.
When the engineers of the Panama Canal in 1903 began their work they made a careful survey and found that approximately 195,323,000 cubic yards of excavation was necessary. This was regarded as a stupendous undertaking and was commonly spoken of as the largest excavation job the world had ever seen. Laborers were imported to the Canal Zone, and column after column was written showing how marvelously these laborers were "making the dirt fly" under the direction of the most expert engineers the world bid ever known. But the 193,323,000 cubic yards, the original estimate, were not all that the Panama laborers were to dig after they had started. On account of the slides in Culebra cut another hundred million cubic yards were to be added to their work. This made 295,323,000 cubic yards which were dig in eleven years.
Und r conditions far more diffenl, the coal miners of West Virginia were to do an amount of excavating in the same eleven years that would make the digging accident to the Panama Canal look like
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child's play. The work of these West Virginia miners has never been heralded to the world as the last word in excavation efficiency. As a matter of fact, the general public has paid little attention to it. But in the eleven years, while the much heralded work at the Panama Canal was producing 295,323,000 cubic yards of earth—and all of the excavating was being done on the surface—the coal miners of West Virginia were getting out of the bowels of the earth 542,949,446 cubic yards of coal. This was almost twice the amount of excavation of the Panama Canal, and it was done under far more difficult conditions.
Because of the efficiency now attained in the West Virginia mines, as a result of the co-operation between the miners and the operators and the efforts on the part of the operators to constantly improve conditions at the mines, the miners in 1913 dug an amount equal to a little more than one-third of the canal excavation. Within the last three years alone, the West Virginia miners have brought from the bowels of the earth 100,000 more cubic yards than was contained in the original Panama estimate. Nobody has ever written magazine or Sunday supplement feature articles of how the dirt—or coal, father—has been flying in West Virginia. This is the first time the attention of the public has ever called to it.
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HON. GEORGE WOLFE
Member of the Legislature from McDowell County.
Special to The Times.
Martininburg, W. Va., March 17—Hon. J. R. Glifford, editor of The Pioneer Press and Atty. T. Edward Hill, Business Manager of The McDowell Times, of Keystone, W. Va., were in conference yesterday and today in regard to the part to be taken by the Negroes of the state in the campaign this fall and the effect of the result of the election upon them.
Messrs. Clifford and Hill went to Parkersburg Tuesday for the purpose of conferring with Negro leaders and members of the Republican and Progressive State Committees.
Mr. Clifford is a member of the Progressive State Committee and is in favor of a plan or electing a legislature that will carry out the pledges of the Huntington Convention and will protect the interests of the Negroes.
Was His Past Political Affiliation Beneficial to His Race.
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He is now a new factor in politics. What must he do to preserve his political right, and has he a political future, and if so why? Is it because the old political regime is passing away and a new political horizon arising? First, the woman's suffrage is the guiding star. We believe that the founders of this government: and the expounder of our Constitution, Thos. Jefferson, saw in the far distant future that it would be best that the ballot was placed in the hand of the moral and intelligent woman. We see his great foretight is bringing fruit which will be desirable for all time to come. The women of this country will purify the ballot and defy corruption and bring this country to that high standard of respectability and honor, and in our opinion it is the woman alone who will bring this country to the high standard. It will be through their ballot that we will gain our true standard as American citizens. In all ages where the women have taken a stand all people get justice. I am for woman's suffrage and desire that they have equal rights with men. Had they the ballot thirty years ago the people of this country would be far better off. But thank God, they will come into their own in the near future and West Virginia's wrong, as all other states, will be righted. With twenty years experience in politics I have now retired, but so long as I have a vote I will use that vote to give the moral and intelligent woman the right to vote, and in so doing I see a brighter future for the American people.
J. D. HARLKESS
KEYSTONE, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1914
DEATH CLAIMS AN EX-SLAVE
Washington, March 16 - Lindsay Winslow, born a slave, the property of the Temple family, Frederickburg, Va., and for 42 years a messenger in the War Department, died Friday night at his residence, 1014 R. Street, northwest, from apoplexy. He was 59 years old. The funeral will be held Tuesday from the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Winslow served as messenger and personal attendant to every adjutant general of the army during his employment. He saw service in Cuba during the Spanish-American war as personal attendant to General Bell. A year ago Winslow played the role of a messenger in a playlet written by Capt. McKoy, U. S. A., presented at the annual dinner of the Carabao Society. He was known to nearly every officer of the military service.
To Separate N. & W. From Pennsylvania-- Considers Road to Be Competive
Divorce Seems Likely as Government's Attitude Has Been Clearly Defined in Similar Cases.
WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice, it became known, has been looking into the relations between the Pennsylvania and the Norfolk and Western with the idea of affecting a separation of the two roads or bringing suit under the Sherman anti-trust act. In the opinion of department officials the two roads are competitive. The Pennsylvania owned on January 1, 1913, $41,762,900 common and $11,320,000 preferred Norfolk and Western stock. On October 31, 1912, the outstanding stock of the Norfolk and Western was given as $120,312,405.
The department has had an eye on the connection between these roads for several months. Recently representatives of the Pennsylvania were told that the department looked upon the roads as competitors and suggestion made that Attorney General McReynolds would like to see a separation. No assurances were given the department at that time, and none had been received tonight that the Pennsylvania intends give up its Norfolk and Western stock.
While it was not understood that the Pennsylvania actually has thrown down the gage of battle, it was reported here that it might be expected to fight. It was said that Pennsylvania officials do not regard the Norfolk and Western as a competitive line, within the meaning of the Sherman law. The department's attitude in similar cases has been clearly defined, and has been illustrated in the successful suit dissolving the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger, and the more recent case to bring about a dissolution of the connection between the Southern Pacific and the Central Pacific.
While a suit to sever the connection between the two roads would be brought to dissolve an alleged combination in restraint of trade, it was said tonight a successful suit might directly affect rates on bituminous coal from the West Virginia and Pennsylvania fields to New York and other eastern points.
An extended Investigation into the relations of the roads would not be necessary. According to the view here the Pennsylvania has never attempted to conceal the fact that it acquired the Norfolk and Western to reduce competition and the general facts concerning the connection are said to be well known.
CAN HAVE ALL THE LIQUOR YOU WANT
Prohibition does not limit the supply of liquor that a man may keep on hand for his own use. State officials declare that an erroneous interpretation of the state law has been made by many individuals in this respect and the idea has become fixed that a pint or a quart is the maximum that may be kept on hand at one time.
"This is wrong," declared Assistant Tax Commissioner Fat Anderson, of Friendly. "There is nothing in the Yost law that prohibits an individual in keeping liquor in any quantity for his own use. He may keep a pint or a carload. However, he must use the liquor himself. The moment he sells any of it or gives any of it away under any pretext whatever he comes under the sway of the law. The Yost law was designed solely to prevent the sale or giving away and not to prevent a man having for his own use liquor.
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
Events of Interest From the Seat of Government and Condensed For Busy Readers
FROM THE GALLERY OF THE
HOUSE
Washington, D. D., March 14.—Conditions were somewhat normal upon that Saturday afternoon when this brief story was gathered from the gallery. One bears considerable about the large membership of the House of Representatives, and I counted the occupants of the benches and found that all but 288 of the 135 members were present, earning the salary the government pays. On the minority side sat twenty-three statesmen, and in the Democratic rows were exactly the same number, but the hoodoo was saved the majority by counting the illustrious occupant of the Oair. In vain I looked for the celebrities of Congress, and only Mann, the Republican leader, with his bristly beard was there. As a matter of fact most of our best exhibits have stayed at home as a result of the last election. After a while Amno Clark strode down the aisle, thus gratifying the hungry eyes of tourists. It was his sixty-fourth birthday, and a few hours before he had pawed the air with terrible denunciation of some college professor who had made a very foolish charge that the Speaker had falsely counted a vote in order to further the interests of his party. So far as Washington is concerned, a formal denial by the Speaker was absolutely unnecessary.
Across the room beside the chiselled white marble desk of the Speaker repose the grinning mace of legendary authority. Behind the presiding officer hung the Star Spangled Banner; on either side of the desk, were the pictures of Washington and La Fayette, and a friend by Brumidii showed Washington and Cornwallis in conference at Yorktown.
Representative Lever of South Carolina was making a speech in which he suggested the colloquat "doncher know," in describing the needs of the farmers. He roundly criticized those who found fault with the Agricultural appropriation bill, which was then under consideration; and in an exchange of toquets he and Representative McLaughlin of Michigan paid splendid补贴 to one another, causing Representative Anderson of Minnesota to interject inquiring remarks as to whether others should not be included in the Alphonse-Gaston performance. In the rough and tumble debate one of the Congressmen had a good deal to say about "Io-were," evidently having failed to note the observation of this correspondence regarding the habits of some Senators who say "Io-way."
A man with an ear trumpet finally showed up, and he was pointed out as General Sherwood, who secured a "dollar-a-day" for all pensioners. Then came Murdock, famous for fiery hair and speech, and in the public eye because of his leadership of the Progressives.
While two or three Congressmen tried to speak at the same time, the presiding officer energetically supported the stop watch and brought down his mallet with tremendous "whacks" thereby murdering much Congressional eloquence.
Meanwhile the Agricultural appropriation bill bowled merrily on its way, and when the absentee grew to four hundred, our little party decided that it was time for us too, to depart.
FIXING THE TRUST BILLS
FINING THE TRUST BILLS
Before the anti-trust bills are to become "really and truly" administration measures, they are to be materially doctored under the direct supervision of that able physician of legislation—Doctor Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States. The Judiciary Committee of the House has been having its hearings, and this has resulted in the President taking Chairman Clayton and his colleagues of the committee into a White House conference for the purpose of pointing out to them that there are big and dangerous holes in the legislation they have contemplated. Therefore changes will follow in accordance with the President's plan before the bills are passed in the House.
THE NATION'S CAPITOL
The District of Columbia is having its annual tussle in the House of Representatives over questions of administrative local government. On the one side the District very quietly lays down on Uncle Sam and at times may expect far too much. But worse still are the demagogue statesmen who have attempted to make bubble reputations by destructive methods rather than by constructive programs, in reference to the upkeep of the Nations Capitol.
ALASKA COAL LEASES
Alaska and its problems is a progressive study, and the views of the Interior
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NECRO GIRLS WIN
In public school No 3, Brooklyn, N.Y., Miss Rosa Taylor, a colorful girl, complete the course in six and one-half years (a thing which has not been done since the founding of the school 259 years ago), and took the bronze medal in the spelling bee.
In the same school Miss Marion Allen, a daughter of Mrs. William Trottman, took the silver medal for proficiency in German at the midyear promotion. There were lots of pupils in the class and eighteen of them were of German descent. The silver medal was the highest honor and was given by the German-American National Band. The German gentleman who presented the medal nearly lost his breath when he saw the little color girl of 14 years who took it. These were the only prizes offered and they were taken by the only two colored pupils in the class. The audience of 5,623 roared, in applause. The Orals.
NORTHFORK AND ELKHORN DISTS.
Hold Interesting Teachers' Institute at the Clark-Northfork School.
Meeting Presided Over by District Superintendent--Discussions Instructive--Many iHelpful Papers Read.
Puruant to the regular arranged schedule for perfecting the educational insight and extending the powers of the teachers in accomplishing the greatest amount of results for youths of the race, the District Institute for the month of March was held in the Graded School in Clark-Northfork, under the supervision of District Supt, I. T. Peters. It is likely expressing is mildly to say that geliquet are there men to be found, who are more energetic, industrious and enthusiastic in accomplishing for the state the best results for the expended money of the taxpayers than is the good young friend and school superintendent, Mr. I. T. Peters. He is a man who accepts to make it the pleasure of his life to answer duties called and to make substantial the results of his labors according to the solemnity of his oath.
Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning, March 14th he was at his desk ready to call the meeting to order and to begin with the program that had been wisely arranged and that was to be participated in by the various teachers selected to give their views along lines of the best methods for the development of the minds of the children in their charge and for facilitating the best educational methods to this end. It was very complimentary to the teachers of the two districts in the fact of their general attendance, since there was not a one absent.
PROGRAM
1. "How Should Spelling be Taught so that will be an interesting subject to the child." This paper read by Mrs. L. A. Watkins was very well and ably rendered.
2. "After pupils have been taught to read by the word, sentence or electric method, how early should they be able to give all the letters of the alphabet?" Mrs. Mary L. Adams. In the treatment of this subject Mrs. Adams made herself singularly felt.
3. The growth of our public schools," Prof. W. D. Johnson. This subject in its treatment and in the exhaustive and completely new ideas brought out by Prof. Johnson caused considerable comment. He took the liberty, and very easily did he do so, of calling the attention teachers and the public's attention to the fact of the inequality and the partiality shown toward the children of the Negro race in the unequitable disbursement or appropriation of funds for the education of the colored as against that of the white and while he cited incidents to verify his statements as applicable to conditions in the South, it was also very forcefully brought out by a number of the teachers that the same thing existed in West Virginia.
At this point the Diet, Supt. called on the Editor of the Times who was present to make an address, which he did. He paid a very high tribute to the high-tomed standing and substantial improvements that had been accomplished in the North fork and Elkhorn Districts by the two boards of education. His personal expressions in approval of the manly and courageous influence exerted by the County Superintendent for the good of both white and colored children, met with long and loud applause.
"What are your plans for another year? Why do you expect to teach a better school next year than you have this year?" Mrs. Elizabeth Drewery. Mrs. Drewery seemed to have been at
her best and gave many new and original ideas.
5. "Sarcasm in the school room. Is it ever permissible?" Miss Sarah O. Whittico. Many were heard to say prior to the reading of this paper what could possibly be said on such a subject, but even before she was halt through reading her paper it could be seen that every teacher was stirred to a sense of remarkableness at the fact that so much and so many strong, forceful and practical ideas could be brought out, in common parlance, of such a dry subject. She received many compliments from the District superintendent and the teachers who discussed the paper.
Rev. J. W. Crockett, a visitor, being present, was called upon and made some very timely and appropriate suggestions and in a joking manner won much applause from all present.
AFTERNOON
1. "Your duty to the child and the community," Miss Ida Alexander. The extraordinary manner in which this paper was treated won for Miss Alexander much applause. It showed a deep research in thought and the practical applications were superb.
2. Tardiness on the part of the teacher. Will the practice of it encourage tardiness on the teacher's part? With gloves off and without policy she forcefully criticised such teachers as were guilty of tardiness in the school room, and made it clear that it was not only an ordinary mistake but in its final analysis it was clearly proven to be a great sin.
3. "Are teachers born or made?" Miss Memphis T. Carter. For one to have heard the treatment of the various phases of this subject by Miss Carter, and not having known the struggles she had to undergo to perfect herself for this useful work, they would have at once said that teachers are born and not made because few teachers in the schoolrooms are much more at home at imparting knowledge than is Miss Carter. 4. "The proper management of a graded school on stormy and rainy days during intermission and recess periods." Prof. E. M. C. Craighead. Prof. Craghead is always good at anything he attempts to do, and while the time was short for him to go into the full details of this great subject, yet he was pithy and to the point. Adjournment.
Browns Creek Teachers' District Institute met Saturday, March 14, in the Dunbar school of Welch in the last meeting of the year. The work of the Institute for the entire year has been of an unusually high order, both as to the attendance and character of the papers and discussions. Several visitors were present who were invited to take part in the discussions. The devotionals were conducted by Rev. Pittard of Coalwood. Miss Panny Howard read a paper on, "How to Teach Nature Study," and it was very ably discussed by Mrs. W. D. Johnson and others. The fact most emphasized in this subject was that a study of nature developed the power of observation whereby we could see in nature all about us the works of an Almighty Creator.
Miss Georgia Lockett recited "Little Brown Baby With Sparkling Eyes"—Dunbar.
Miss Phoebe Grimes gave a well prepared review of "O'Shea's Every Day Problems of Teaching." The teachers were unanimous in their praise of this review.
Mrs. Mary McSwain-Upperman read a paper on "School Entertainment," which evoked considerable discussion and comment. Mrs. Upperman claimed that school entertainments were valuable sides in getting in close touch with patrons and encouraging as well as valuable for the children but that they were liable to be abused by inferior teachers who availed themselves of the exhibition to cover up poor work and to make a sort of grand stand play. It was the consensus of opinion that the entertainment should be the result of regular work of the school and that the time of preparation should be reduced to a minimum.
District Sept., H. K. Barbe, addressed the teachers on the subject of Supervision. He said that supervision had come to stay and that for it to be more effective there must be a willingness on the part of every one in the system to cooperate and that a failure to get co-operation would result in the elimination of the disturbing elements from the system. County Sept. Cook gave a very encouraging talk to the teachers. He said that when a principal showed himself proficient and earnest that he should have some voice in the recommendation of teachers as his assistants and that as far as influence would go with the various boards of education, it would be used to bring about such a condition.
At the conclusion of the address of the
LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
TERRELL NOT CONFIRMED
Vardaman Controls Upper House and Prevents Confirmation of the Colored Judge
Washington, March 11.—All Washington is interested in the probable action of the Senate with respect to Judge Terrell's confirmation. The daily papers here are scanned closely for some news. Senator Vardaman has been successful in holding oil confirmation so far and many warm friends of the judge are beginning to fear the long-heat and base Mississippi Senator will prevent confirmation. Immediately after President Wilson sent in the appointment to the Senate of Judge Terrell's name, he sent in the name of Senator Valdaman's brother to be U. S. Marshall in Mississippi. Vardaman's brother was probably confirmed, but Judge Terrell's name is still hung up. From this many are inclined to believe that the renaming of Judge Terrell, by Mr. Wilson was only a bluff as we know that both he and the Senate is controlled by men of the Vardaman type.
Assistant Superintendent Roscoe Bruce in charge of the colored schools, is one of the hardest worked officials here in Washington. In addition to administering the duties of assistant superintendent, having 540 teachers under him, he finds time to write the "Sage of the Potomac" column for a local newspaper, and furnish much other matter. He is one tireless worker. Thousands each week enjoy his quips, darts, jabs and rich humor as the "Sage of the Potomac."
Three hundred colored school teachers signed a petition protesting against the rule in vogue for making promotions in the colored schools. Superintendent Bruce called a meeting, and after getting the wishes of the teachers in the matter ordered an annulment of the old rule which made only college graduates eligible for promotions. In his "Sage of the Potomac" column last week he humorously, but none the less effectively, went for the teachers and supervisors who were instrumental in stirring up strife and sedition.
Hon Archibald Grimke, representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appeared before the Committee in Congress, last Friday, which has the consideration of the bill to authorize race segregation in governmental departments. Mr. Grimke pointed out that the colored race, in the next fifty years, would be of the governing class in this country. The bill will be reported favorably, no doubt, for the reason a majority of the members are Southern Democrats pledged to oppose the race.
Under the leadership of Roscoe Bruce and Prof. Nevel Thomas, over $3,000 has been raised here, principally for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
INDICTMENTS ARE RETURNED
Against Railroad Companies--Furnished Poor Facilities in Cars for Colored People--Winning Plain Justice.
Hopkinsville, Ky., March—Indictments were returned in the Circuit court Judge J. T. Hanberry sitting, here today against the Louisville and Nashville, the Illinois Central and the Tennessee Central railroads for discrimination practiced in the quality of the cars and service given to the colored people in the Jim-crow cars.
Six indictments were returned by the grand jury against the Louisville and Nashville and one each against the other two roads. The indictments charge that the railroads have violated the law in discriminating in the quality, convenience (Continued on Page 4)
County Supt, the teachers extended a rising vote of thanks to the County Supt, and the District Supt, for the many courtesies extended throughout the year.
And last but by no means least was the bountiful repast prepared by the teachers and patrons of the Dunbar school. In the opinion of the teachers, the repast was the best, the school and furniture, the best, and the teachers and patrons of the Dunbar school among the best entertainers in the entire district.
Too much credit cannot be given to the program committee, composed of Prof J. W. Robinson, Mrs. W. D. Johnson, and Miss Georgia Whittico, and to the Secretary, Miss Mary Whimbe, for the success of the institutes this year.
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FRIDAY MAR. 20, 1914
DANGER AHEAD.
Every Negro in Went Virginia shonld
make up bis mind that the legislature
must be Republican if he is to maintain
his rights of equality. This is not the
time to take chances or play cheap peanut
Polities and the leading Negroes 0” the
State are realizing that fact every da
‘There is not the least doubt in the worl
that if the Democratic party gets in pow
er in the West Virginia legislature Jim
Crow car laws will be passed, emblem
Dille urged and « strong effort to disfran:
chive the Negro by subter‘uge if not di-
rect will be made. Seeing couditions »
they are and appreciating the real signit.
icance of the situation the leading Negroes,
Progremives, Republicans and what-not,
sbould get together in favor of Republi.
can State and county officers and they
Will serve notice upon white leaders in n
Uncertain tones that if they wish the sup
Fort of Negroes where Negro votes count
they must get out of Democratic aid. eo
cictien and make their position clear.
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DEMOCRATIC JomaH
chide rview of Hon. George Wolfe.
Published elsewhere in this igne, has the
true ring. It is the statement of a. con.
servative business man whose opinion
on business conditions is unbiased by
Political affiliations. The condition of
the country as pictured by Mr. Wolle ix
‘the direct result of Democratic incapacity
‘© govern and the great armies of unem-
ployed who are congregating in the large
‘cities attest the fact that the Wilson ad
ministration is an gconomie failure. Cox.
*."s army and soup bauies qusered the
last Democratic edministratian and
Coxev's army which will again imvade
Washington will queer Wilsop’s Admin-
istration. If the thousands of unemploy-
1 and the high cost of living were wot
enough to put the kibosh on the Dem-
O-ratic party im the year of grace 191M,
Wileon and Bryan's grape juice Mexican
Policy is ¢nongh to :nake every man and
‘woman in this country with one ounce of
fod red blood in hie veine revolt end
SF7 enough. Democracy has again been
weighed in the balances and found want-
ing. Now it is time for all parties op-
Toned to hard times and Democratic mis-
takes to get together end drive the tnea-
Pable weaklings out of office,
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THEY GOT WHAT THEY ASKED FOR
She new city eliministration isto be
congratulated upon ther efforts to clean
Up the city. Last wrek the new Teguia-
tions requiring the saivon keepers i
clowe up wine rooms, women of the ne
derworid to keep off the streets at night,
all of that clam of women. to live in Cin-
der Bottom or leave tne city, and mer
chante to keep chicken coops, boxes, bar
rele and rubbinh off the streets went int
effect and Keystone had the eppearancy
of & Sunday school, The only kicks beard
texlate came trom those who were loudest
im their dewanrs tor a clean city dorms
the recent campeign. The new police
are rendering excellent service and .
Paritan of the 17th century could not
bope to make things better. Every good
citizen should unite and upbold the hands
of the mayor and council; they are giving
what was asked.
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CLAIM PAID
Depaty ©. H. Rice, of the K. of P
Paid the death claim of Emmet Pigram
im Keystone Saturday of Inet week. Mr.
Pigram died in December, leaving «
widow, Bemie Pigram, to whom the
claim wae paid. The K of P. are to be
congratolated upon the prompt payment
of death claims and Mr. Rice ie untiring
Silemeees tune up the order and
beep it in the gord graces of the people.
Deputy Sherif Fred woore arrested
‘Mary Wemner in Pocahontas Satur@sy
m0 aharge of felleny. She consented to
Danette gre ar Na
then papers end wes placed im the Weich
$a where che will owait the astion « the
Grits cont
Attorney T. &. Bigazines bas ten away
several days in Meroet county. Super-
Scial comments are that beis making
some very impostant political desis rel
ative tw the Congressi sna! campaign.
Services at the Eberneezer Presbyterian
church were good Sunday. Baptising
ceremonies were belt and were very im-
prewive
Mim Mary Hairston of Williamaon,
bo was brought to Harrison's Hospital
for operation by Dr. J. M. Whittico
few days ago, basso rapidly improved
til! abe now has returns! to the Bluefield
Colored Lostitute where she was « student
Mr. and Mr. J. H. Page, who bave
recently located in Kitaball ara doing
well and like their new nome. Weil,
bey are gorl, revpectable neighbors and
are liked well by everybedy.
Editor M. T. Whittico and hie newly
sed wile worshipped with other mem-
vere of the family and friends im the
reebyterian church Sunday.
Mrs. Dina Marshall, who is at the
farrison Hospital is getting on nicely.
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JAS. A. G. SLADE KIM-
BALL.
Friday night, Mareb 13, in the town of
Nimball, after an illness of a short while
James Slade, son of Mr. Brown Slade,
~aecumbed to the grim monater death
the age of 29 years. He was buried Sun-
tay atternoon under the spiritual direc-
‘on of Rev. R. P. Johnson, pastor of the
‘benezer Presbyterian chureb, in the
regence of a very large crowd of specta
wf and friends. J. H. Page, the under-
sker aud embalmer recently located in
<imball, took charge of the body.
XELIGIOUS SERVICES IN KEY-
STONE.
Last Sunday services were held at the
‘eptist churct. Morning services were
ell attended and Nev. W. H. Mitchell
sreerbed a great sermon. The choir al-
2 rendered several choice selections,
sunong Which ame sere, “How Pleas
ot, How Divinely Fair," by Hall; “Be
shoe basited, and Come Unto Me.” by
Randall; “Tue Heavens Declare Thy
dlory,”” by Palmer.
At the evening service Rev. Brown of
Simbail preached quite a deep sermon
(he central thought was: “It matters
not how much learning one may have,
unless they have the Spirit, of God they
cannot have power todo the best work o!
ile.” The choir rendered for this ser-
vice the following: “‘For God so Loved
the World,” by Hall, and “Sing {or
‘oy,"" by Beirdly. Both services wer
sell attended and the people eojoye:
wth the preaching and music. Severs
siterances were heard commending t»
choir for their splendid music.
Next Sunday the choir will sing at th.
Presbyterian church in the hall wo whicl
| erviee everybody in invited.
L. E. JOHNSON.
Prof. Jordan of Wilberforce University
lectured to the students Friday, hie sub
ject was, He can who thinks he can.
Mine Jessie Hill visited her sisters at
Mora Saturday and Sunday.
Mise Levenia Fuller spent the week-
ond with her pareots at Bramwell.
Mr. Mathew English was called home
on account of the death of his father.
Mise Edna Haynes had callers Satur-
slay.
‘Mise Pearl Lewis was visited by her
‘nother last week
Dr. Rogers lectured t the stodents
Mr. Ernest Jackson called Banday.
Quite « number of the students atten-
fed church Sunday.
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The Pacific Matual Life Insurance
Co. Moves Headquarters to
Keystone.
The Pacitic Mutual Life Insurance Co.
yas moved ite headquarters from North-
tlt to the McDowell Times: building in
Keyetone, Mr. W. H. Harrie, Sperial
iment for West Virgins who has charge
* the company’s interest in thie section
«il be pleseed to have hie friends and
satrons call at the new location.
Landgref, W) Va, March 16—Mr.
Hditor, plense allow me space in your
aper tay afew words in regards tc
‘lon. Fdward Cooper a0 « candidate for
Congress. 1 think that, or rather I know
nat be is the man for the office. I have
known Mr. Cooper for years and have
|slways found bint to be along iife Re
‘publican. Jaleo knew hie father who
as 8 strong Republican of the Lincoln
‘type. Mr. Edward Oooper has worked
bard to belp to make the Grand Old Ke
‘publican party just what it ie today and
by the help of the good Lord I will do
al Satie ka my power to help him to wo
to Congres. Iam giving part of my
time to his candidacy for the nomination
at the primary or convention thie sum-
‘wer. With best wishes tor the G. 0. P.
‘and the nomination of Mr. Coope, I am,
©. A. ROBINSON.
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Finds Earth’s Oldest Man.
Berlin, March 16.—That a highly de
veloped boman race imbabited Africa
many hondret thousands of years ego is
shown, according to Dr, Hans Reck, pro-
fessor of paleontology of Berlin, by the
discovery of « periectly preserved fossil
baman skeleton in the desert of German
Best Alrca’
‘The skeleton was extracted from dilv-
vial strate ina dry and desert canyoo,
once apparently « fertile equatanal ewamp
The fowil one of the most remarkalle
WW existence, being quite perfect in teeth,
skull, ribs, breastbone, and extremities,
despite ite incajculable age proved by fow-
sila of extinct animals which edrround it.
The sdeleton shows few signsof “‘unde-
veluped"’ humanity.
“At this geological epoch « very high-
ly developed buman rece inhabited the
African contineat,”” declares the doctor.
“The fossil was found in tule limestone
‘and must have been deposited there when
the existing desert wae an equatorial
awamp—that is, at the period when Cen-
tral Ecrope was passing through the gla
cial epoch.”
The same tufa excavations revealed
scusibons elephants, hippepotenal,, zhi-
noververs, Kigantic apes, and many otber
animals either extinct or degenerated.
The skeleton is believed to be much near-
fr than anything yet discovered to the
original foundation of the human race.
Coxey Army and Many
Crooks a Menace
MISSION WORKERS ALARMED
‘Apprehension Expressed That whea
Shelter'and Food is Net Provi-
ded This Horde of Desperate
Mea Weald Plunder-Police
Would Need Hssistance..
a ee ee ee ee
The National Ospital will be the mecca
im April of an army of invasion com-
posed of the hungry unemployed, masses
trom every part of the country and will
tax the efforts of police and Dustrict mil-
tia, and probably details from the army
poste nearby.
Acconling to unofficial announcements
thie invasion is tolstorm the city April
16. If the;mob‘of unemployed uumber
anything Jike,what promotersfof of the
scheme promise Washington will be the
scene o of the greatest gathering of un-
smployed, and croots who will follow
in ite wake, in the history of the country
Will Plunder Route of March
Taat such a gathering of desperate men
will be a menace to personal safety and
prosperity is admitted generally. Tha
the presence of such body of men will
vall for vigorous treatment from the po-
tice, militia, and United States soldiers
admitted by men who know what such
conditions will mean. Not only would
such an army of unemploped be a menace
to Washington, but the territory through
which it would pas would be taxed t
maintain it.
Representatives of the leading mimions
of the city are alarmed at the prospect
A caring for these homeless, hungry,
and unemployed men who will be with:
at means to meet their wants. Ther
re not sufficient accomodations in the
three large mimions for sheltering any
large invasion of men of thie type, anc
20 funds to meet them. Managers o
| wissions sey that if péovisions is no
snade to shelter and feed them they wil
sake what their necessities demand.
Second Coming of Gon. Coney
‘The army of invasion will be the sec.
‘ond coming of Gen. J. 8. Coxey, of Mas
sion, Obio, who twenty years ago, do
ring. the administration of Presiden
Cleveland, came to Washington st th
head of a small body of unemployed
to demand of Congress the pamage 0
leqialation that would give them employ
went. That invasion started from Mas
silon with the blare of trumpets. A# the
“army"’ proceeded slowly across Obi
and thence through the Keystoue Stat
to Pittsburg, there were many stragglers
When the “‘army"” arrived in Washing
ton more than half is numbers had de
sorted.
It ie probable that the great body of
the unemployed will be mamed at Pitts
ourgh, April 1, tor « demonstration.
From that point the “army” will star
tor Washington. It has been estimate:
that whea they arrive in thie city they
will number between 100,00) and 200,00
wen. If half thet wumber invade th
‘Cupital the police wonld be helpless
handle the situation without the sid o
the District National Guard and « strony
sletail from the regular army.
When Gen. Ooxey and his followen
arrive here it is their purpose to deman«
of Congres imunediate appropriation o
of $5,000,000 for use in building rosd
that will give them employment.
Visits Dry Fork
Atty. B. E. Carter went to Yukon, on
Dry Fork last Friday and remained over
Sunday. He reported thet work ie a
rood there as could be expected, in fact
it is about the same ss on the main line.
He declared that ‘Cooper for Congress’
iv all you can hear. Those who don’t
know him know his father: how he or.
ganized and nureed the Republican par.
ty until it became strong enough to over-
throw the Democrats and take hold of
the reigns of governme :t iterl!.
On Sanday, in company with Mrs
Oarter and hie sister-in-law, Miss Rober.
ia Woody, visited Mr. Thos. Quarles at
Excelsior, who received him with the
ame hospitality that is peculiar to bim,
ind among other things be stated thet
owas one of the oldest employees of the
id man Jobm Coover now living, hay-
og worked for bim for thirteen years at
Coopers and McDowell. “His wor! was
se goed as his bond,” ssid Queries,
“euveral timet he was asked to ercrpt the
Sim of sheriff Mareer craty, bet be
aways . saging there were better
‘men for the position. Now, a tw bie
son, Edward, 1 can say that be mands iv
bis {atber's shoes. He has always been
‘# real, sore enough Republican and sin-
core. I feet that every colored man in
Big Creek District will cast a solid vote
for bim and hope that it will be the
pleasure of every other colored voter
throughout thie county to do likewime."”
a
©. C. Connor and 8. J. Burnett were
strong im their praise for Cooper for Con-
grees. They aay if the two wings of the
Party get together that he is a sure win-
‘er.
Mre. Quarles, the popular wife of Mr.
Tom Quarles will pay Kimball, Key-
stone, Northfork and other places on the
main line « visit ina few days to see
some of ber old friends.
Notice of Trustee’s Sale
By virtue of 4 deed of trust executed
to J. E. Parson, trustee, by Perry Cur-
ry, dated on the Lith day of April, 1913,
and recorded in the clerk's office of the
County Court of McDowell County,
West Virginia, in Trust Dent Book, No
10, poge 157, to seure the payment of »
certain promimory note fully mentione:|
and described therein, end defanit hav.
ng been made in the payment thereo!
and being required so to do by the bold-
er of saip note, 1,J. E. Parson, will, on
the Ith day of April, 1924, commencing
at 10 o'clock p. m. at the front door o
the city hall of the city of Keystone, said
county and State, proceed to sell, by way
of public auction, to the highest bidder
ONE CHICDERING PIANO, the prop
erty conveyed by said dee! of trust, &
satiaty an indebtedness of $151.7) »
shown by said promisory now.
TERMS: CASH ON DATE OF SALE
J. E. PARSONS, Troe te
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LV. HARM, Manager
leceiieienenninnesiieiiliieeniaee iM aac Lk
crrcurr COURT: (Fighth J-
Jielal Circuit) Counties of Me
Dowell, Mercer and Monroe.
Hon. Isaiah ©, Herndon, Judge
Welch: W. Burbridge Payn
Clerk.
Terms of Court Second Tues
day in Februa-y June and Sep
tember.
CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas.
French Strother, Judge; W. B
Payne, Clerk.
‘Terma of Court Second Mon-
lay in January, April, July and
Octoher.
COUNTY COURT: James E
Jones Presideht, Switchback.
B. F. Tipton, Northfork.
Dr. R. K. Bragonier, Key
stone.
Sommissioners
WW. Whyte, clerk, Welch.
Terms of Court. First Mon
tay in January, April, August
and October.
License Term, first’Monday ir
tune.
COUNTY OFFICERS :
| Sherif. J F Johneon, Welch.
} Prosecuting Atwrney FC
Cw
| Assistant Pros. Attorney, GE.
| Counts:
Clerk Cireaitand Crim. Courts
Hurb-idge Payne
| Clerk County Court, W. W.
| Whyte
County Surveyor, w C Morgar
| virian
| Supt. Free Schools, W Cassius
Cook, Weich
Assessor, C E Rusmisell
County Road Eagiaver, w
| McClaren
County Health Officer and cor
mer, Dr. HG. Camper
Commissioner School Lands
3 E Rusmisell, McDowell
Members House of Delegates
Geo. Wolfe and C. E. Harman
State Senators, Sixth Senau
rial district (counties of McDow
+, Mingo, wayne and wyoming
Jas A. Strother Welch; M 2
White, Williamson.
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Easy and Moderate Terms, also
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_ LESTER, W. VA.
NOTICE!
Notice is herety given that we will make
application to the Inder of the Cirenit
wrt of McDowell county, West Virginia
At the next term of anicl court, for licenaes
© carry oo oF shont our persens
{Bist or other revolvers in" secorance
the law and statue of said state in
och came made and provided. This tth
ay ot March, 1914.
H.R. PRIVE,
Regular Police for city of Keystone.
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Mrs. W. T. Mansfield died Thurs
day of this week about 2:00 «.m.
The asuse was fever and pneu-
monia.
Anawalt, W. Va., Mar. 17—A most beautiful wedding was solemnized Sunday March 15, at the church at Anawalt.
The contacting parties were the popular young Mr. Herbert Leper and Miss Savannah Felton, the beautiful and talented daughter of Mrs. Mihnie Felton. The bride was attired in a dress of light blue silk, trimmed in an exquisite design of shadow lice. The groom was attired in the conventional afternoon wear.
Sunday was a typical wedding day, being bright and sunny. The ceremony was performed at 1 o'clock p. m., Rev. J. H. Hammond officiating. Mrs. Bethel Warren was matron of honor, Mr. James Campell, best man, and little Miss Edna Hill, flower girl.
Immediately after the ceremony the invited guests repaired to the Leckie Club House where an elaborate dinner, composed of all the delicacies of the season was served. The dinner was served in five courses and was all that any one might wish; the company doing full justice to the wonderful culinary skill that had been displayed in preparing for this event.
The bride comes from one of the best families in Pulaski, Va, which is her mother's home. The groom hails from sunny Tennessee and is also from a good family.
Those present were Mr. James Campell, Wrs. Bethel Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore Woody, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. George Armstong, Mr. and Mrs. Lefridge, Rev. Barksdale, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Cheatham, Mrs. Millie Washington, Mrs. Carrie Hill, Mr. Edgar Washington, Mr. Isish Prichard, Mr. Ocborn Bell, Mr. Floyd Hill, Mr. Frank W. Felton, Mr. D. W. Hairston. To show the high es tlem in which the family is held we also pen a list of white friends who partook of the wedcing dinner: Mr. H. T. Graham, Supt. U. S. Coal Co.; Mr. W. B. Beel. Supt. of Leckie Coal Co.; Dr. W. E. Kiley, of Anawalt; Mr. Harry Bauchman, of Leckie.
Many beautiful and costly presents were received by the happy pair. The many friends of the young couple wish them a pleasant journey through life.
Narrows, Va. News.
The Colored Public School closed March 10. A very interesting program was rendered under the auspices of the teacher, Miss Edna Eggleston. The pupils showed in their various renditions of solos, select recitations, etc., that there had been no effort spared on the part of their instructor to bring forth hidden gems of the young pupils. Appreciations of her great and good work was revealed in the large attendance of the parents, both white and colloed citizens of the community.
Miss Eggleston's work will be long remembered by the pupils and those with whom she contact both in the Sabbath School and home.
On the following Thursday night a social was enjoyed by pupils, parents and visitors. A avidicus lunchnon was served.
We hope for Miss Eggleston's return. She has been asked by the board to take the school back
Bossevain. Va.
We are glad to report to the friends of our sister churches that we have had a series of meetings going on for ten day for the purpose of our renewing our spiritual condition here. We are glad to say that with the Rev. J. A. Craig, of Buchannan, Va., one of the soul stirring men
of the field and our beloved pastor, R. v. W A. Abbot, of Salem, Va. and with the help of God, we have eleven converts and four cook sliders brought back to the fold.
We therefore urge that more arrest efforts be made for the saving of the unsaved that we may have a larger spiritual development of christians.
The framing lumber for our new church has been bought and paid for. We are expecting great things to come out of Bos sevain church from the present progress. Hoping our sister churches will pray for us that we may press onward and upward.
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The reason the Southern States are opposed to granting suffrage to women is, that it might bore into the question of the disfranchisement of the colored race in that section. And it is more than likely that it would.—Wheeling Intelligencer.
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NEWS OF
‘NTRS
From Points on the Vir-
ae
Sn cen, Gap quay =
all over the state, especially on the coal
‘operations generally, is very good in the
town of Lanter
Hon. Epsom Cook, while perbaps one
of the youngest Justices of the Pesce in
the state, ia inaking © most anviable rep-
utation for himeelf both among whit
and colored. During the year 1913 he
tried 1,080 cases. He is closely related
to Prosecuting Attorney F. © , and coun
ty soperintenden W. ©. Cook, of Welch,
all formerly of Wyoming coanty. Ir
politics he is = strong, uncomprisins
Republican. He made it known the
other night at the big meeting held by
representatives from Mercer, McDowell,
Wyoming and Raleigh counties, that the
sale and sound thing for all common.
sense thinking men to do rben the tim
Presented itself was tog» to the polle an
vote for Ed. Cooper for Congress.
Attorney Brown W. Payne, of Beck-
ley was present and made an able speec!
@: the Banquet given !y the “politica
lights” of Lester and Raleigh County
He ia a very thoughtful, earnest and con
sertatively thinking repreeentative of his
race.
Auy. BE. Carter, of Keystone, wa
Present on the occamion of the Banquet
‘and in no comprising terms spoke for th
‘amalgimation of the two factions of th
‘Republican party and for the nomins
tion and election of Hon. Ed Cooper.
Hon, J. E. Meadows, of Princeton,
the old political war horse, and orator «
no mean ability was present and whe
called upon to make an addres, caa
forth with sleeves rolled up and with de
termination in his mind and forcefulne.
‘of purpose held the audience spellboun:
mente of his discourse was for Coope
tor Congress,
Ay. T. Edward Hill, business mans
grr of the McDowell Times, was the fir
speaker of the evening and as hie usus
custom, laid bare the political conditic.
called attevtion to the hypocrisy of som
individuals and appealed to men and w
men to stand by the great principles «
man and womanhood, both for then.
selves individually and for society, bom
choreb and state, and ‘wound up by ®)
ing that he was for Cooper fifet, last au:
all the time.
Mr. D. A. Fudge, of Bluefield, who :
well acquainted with every man on tt,
Winding Gulf division, was there with .
very large crowd of reprelentatives {rot
Tams, Stotesbury, McAlpin, and as {u
up as Winding Gulf.
‘The Banquet under the auspices of M.
4. &. Hariaton and others of ester ws
8 decided success both from Smancis
and political nature. The crowd gathe:
ed early and stayed till sunrise.
Méssrs. King Coles, Troy Claytor
Frank Calloway, all of MeAlyin, secom
panied by Editor Whittico, stopped ot
at Nabfosk, canvassed the political ot
ation, walked scrom the mountain t
‘Tams, where they met a buoch of ver
enthusiastic fellows, who were strong 1
their defence of abe spirit of amalgama
tom and for Ed Gooper for Congress.
WINDING GULF
Hon. E. J. Flanagan, supt. of the Ly:
Tin Coal Oc.! fasta et then the tine
are sowewhat they are only
shordlived. When discuming politica
questions he said tfat he wae = Repub
Hiegn firet, last and all the time end di.
not give s picayune who kuew it. H
said he did not believe In’ weraddling tb.
ence; that he was for Croper-‘an1 the
election of the entire Republican ticket
thet the only apprehension he bed fo
the saceemsfai accomplishment of all bi
hopes wae the pomibility of friction i.
‘the ranks of the Socialist element.
Rev. W.J. Poindexter, at Windin
Galj, formerly of North Caroling, sai
that his religions work and social reform:
seemed to be very encouraging in all th-
homes. His wife who is doing educeca
tional work is making quite an enviable
record for herself.
Mr. Dave Pulps, head of one of the
largest boarding cinte on the Windin;
Gall ated he was very well plenad »:
the general outlook of the condition o
things and that the new adminiatrativ,
officers on the Winding Golf coal opera
tion were winning the confidence of th:
people as perhaps no other men sinre the
operation bas been in voeve. He le i
0. K.
Hon. Geo. Wolfe, General Madegdr'o’
Winding Gult Coal Co., is doing on the
Wiading Golf what he did at Davy, and
that le making Repoblieans out of Dem
‘cerete; christians ont of devile sod hon.
@ men ont of crooks. He ie the right
GP at the right pier and is liked by
everybody Who meets him because his
moth is & square deal to oll mankind.
WOULD LYNCH THREE MEN
WHO LURED MOISE ?0'DIVE
ee on mete ses ea
of pole were wemey
ace hendgeares © Ws coma ped
by Mes! erred Shidler, 2
) members of a band
pS
eusmtied ter. 4
guthered show
police beedquarterh threats. to ya 2
the men.” ~
A emall {Ofte of “police aremprsd to
‘them throagh the crowd earlier to-
Fete unahie Ys -podh difoagh
‘V man wbd ‘siete « lunge
, was felled HY a” polibe:
man’s club.
OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH
‘The police retreated within the station
with their prisoners, until « larger escort
could be summaned:
Mra. Shider déclared she bed been eo-
ticed to a room in « resort by astory that
‘a doctor in the building had «case for
her. After suffering the most revolting
indignities at the hands of the four men,
she said, she made her way to the roof
an adjoining building, whence a po-
liceman rescore! ber. The four men ua-
ler arrest, Victor Guringer, one af the
owners of the resort, L. D. Brennan, an
Reurance agent, PL. Kineyan, a so-
icitor, and Osear Morrison, a plamber’s
velper, were charged today with « stat:
‘tory offense, panighable in Missouri by
teath on the gallows
(Continued From Page One.)
Yepartment in reference to coal lease
cave been embodied in bills thet are now
sefore Congress. The Geological. Survey
‘stimates thet there are 16,000 square
siles of coal-bearing lands in the terri
ory. The plan is to lense Loewe sande:
sreas of forty acres 6r multiples ‘thereof,
vat in no event can any of the big opera
tore acquire more thin 2,580, acres.
WASHINGTON AND MEXI00
What does washington think asbow
Texico, the ‘independence’ of Texas
‘ad the operetions of the “‘rangers?’
Vashington rarely thinke—preferrins
“ather to follow the sentiment of the rex
{the country. And since there is ;
‘tadied patience thréngbout the land ir
‘ference t the “‘watching and waiting”
volics, Washington hes not allowed it
‘aif to become the least whit excited be
“suse of a few Hery speeches in Congress
(Contiaeed Fron Pése’ Oct )
sod accomodations in the ears set spar
or the white and colored passengers
Cader Uhe law of the state this isa mis
faeneanor and the _ provide +
ibe af na Un bamaSBeD aad tnar
‘S00 for each offense. =
‘This ia consideted tr b w aigaal victor:
2 the colored people of Hopkinsvill
nd the State of Kaatnelty. The coache
‘et apart for them have bees the meres
nakeshifts, being diry, unsanitary, an-
srovidied with single toilet réoms, whic!
colored women and colored men hav
‘been forced to use in tommon.
Repeated requests have been made b;
‘he colored people to the management o
the railroads, andon one occassion +
the State Railroad Commission withon
News, of thie city, of which Phil H
Brown is editor, published an editoris
calling attention t0 the injustice ‘that i
‘sing done the colored people in the ma
tor of transportation after paying th
‘sume fares as white people.
The leading White people of Hopkins
ville took up the fight for indictment a
deed by leading Negroes. Commer
ealth Attorney De y P. Smith too!
she matter before the grand. jury sittin.
hore and secured the indictments. H
vas ably amiated by Judge Jobe Pellan.
wae of the lesders of the Kentucky ba
and a warm friend to the colored pe:
ele: ©. W. Merriweather and Waite
Sobinson, members of the jocal bar, F
¥. Glass and Postell, prominent colore
asinése meh, and practically all jot th
etter clamers of both races in this city.
IUNDREDS OF MEGROES LEAVI
OKLAHOMA FOR AFRICA
Of the many wbo are cllowers uf Chie
‘am in his migration from America u
Africa, 150 left Muskogee last week fo:
‘alveston where they will await the ar
‘val of the ship from New York apo:
which they are tupptesd %6 sail,
| Wt ineaid there are five hundred ir
amp at Welettka, Okla, which wa
Jhiet Sam’s hesdquarters and will also g:
° Affien.
‘The grandiather Clause which hed it
srigin im Weleotka is said to he the cbt
‘suse lor the movement.
$40,000 Bank Building For Sevas-
nak; Ga.
Savannah, Ga.—Work on the $40,(0«
vailding Of the Wage Farmers Loan anc
Gvdatmedt Company flifed will be lo
sted at Alice and Broad ste, will begir
ert week. The contract has been awar
\ed to the Pharrow Construction Oo ,
\danta, the colored coneern which he
vailt the Odd Fellows euditoriam anc
wher large stroctareein Atlanta.
‘The home of the bank will be three
‘orien in height! The first floor will bs
dtted up forthe bank. The basement
will house « steam basting plant, es wel
s having « barberstop and several sto
rage rooms,
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“DR. MLM. TINSLEY
EYE
Specialist
Welch, West Virginia
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‘ost work by band and the ‘nicest wor
machinery as can be done anywher
£8 the con! Seide.
Sewed soles, hemlock leathe, ie
Nail soles, ** “* or
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Rewed sles, blue = 1.20
Nail soles," “ ‘oe
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SSe and Ste per pair. Give us atrial an.
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R. L. WOOLWINE. MANAGER
—— SS REAL ESTATE eee
) The Bell Park
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Land Company
HAS FOR SALE 63 CHOICE LOTS ON
K. & M. RY.
This property is at BELL STA-
TION, 8 miles from Charleston
ee
ST HIS PROPERTY is situated on the old Pladmeet trail
ECR SS
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Hampton Institute. zt in walking Gitinis of fear coal
mines and colored miners are w: upon these operations
e6u6GeO[aO~o—X—«——.
It will be advisable for you to buy mp-
on EASY TERMS at once. Stores loca-
ted atpresent, room for hotel, drag
stores, etc. For further information
apply to
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