McDowell Times

WHOOPEE! Editor Trotter Makes Him Mad. Could Not Stand Unvarnished Truth---Man is Fool to Enter Race For Presidency, Wilson Says When Assailed by Negroes ADVERTISE IN THE McDOWELL TIMES, IT'S A PAYING INVESTMENT. VOLUME 12 WHO Editor Trotter Makes I Stand Unvarnished Tr Enter Race For P Says When Assa WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. - Offended at sharp criticism hurled at him by William Munroe Trotter, heading a delegation of Negroes who protested against alleged discriminations against Negroes in the departments. President Wilson today abruptly rebuked his critic, telling him not to come to the White House again. Trotter, speaking for the National Independence Equal Rights League, in a lengthy speech filled with insinuations of "broken pledges," frankly told the President that Mr. Wilson had offended the Negroes of the country by not insisting that Negroes be treated on an equality with the whites. The Negro spokesman, who came from Boston, was flanked by Negroes from every part of the country. He wanted to empress upon the President, he said, that the Negroes deeply resented the acts of Secretaries McAdoo, Burleson and the Comptroller of the Currency in putting up a barrier against the Negroes in their departments. When Trotter came to the point in his talk in which he reflected upon the President's integrity in carrying out campaign assurances to treat the Negroes on a plane with whites, Mr. Wilson became aggravated. Sharply turning to Trotter the President showed that he resented the language used by him. Trotter bowed but kept on with his assault. The President listened until Trotter was through and then firmly told him that he knew nothing of the discrimination alleged…that he had looked into a former complaint of the kind by Trotter and the accused officials had stoutly denied the truth of Trotter's assertions. The principal complaint of Trotter and the delegation was that the Negro employees of several of the departments are provided with lavatories, separate from those assigned to the white employees, and also that there is a certain "segregation" in working positions and in the lunch rooms. Officials of the Treasury, Navy and War Departments say that the restrictions now are exactly as they have been for 30 years. Secretary of War Garrison said: "I do not know of any segregation in my department. The question has never been raised so far as I know." Secretary of the Navy Daniels said: "The question is a new one to me. There are negro clerks in this department, but I do not know that the matter has ever been brought up." Describing the effects of the President's remarks on the delegation Trotter said: "It was a warm session. What the President told us was entirely disappointing. His statement that segregation was intended to prevent racial friction is not supported by fact. For 50 years Negro and white employees have worked together. It was not until the present Administration that segregation was drastically introduced because of the racial prejudice of John Skelton Williams, Secretary McAdoo and Postmaster-General Burleson." Trotter said in his address that his committee did not come "as wards looking for charity, but as full-fledged Americans." "Two years ago," said Trotter, "you were thought to be a second Abraham Lincoln"...here the President tried to interrupt, asking that personalities be left out of the discussion. Trotter continued to speak and the President finally told him that if the organization he represented wished to approach him again it must choose another spokesman, adding that he enjoyed listening to the other members of the committee, but that Trotter's tone was offensive. The President told Trotter that he was an American citizen as fully as anybody else, but that he (Trotter) was the only American citizen who had ever come into the White House and addressed the President in such a tone and with such a background of passion. Here Trotter denies that he had any passion, but the President told him he had spoiled the cause for which he had come, and said he expected those who professed to be Christians to come to him in a Christian spirit. The Negro spokesman continued to argue that he was merely trying to show how the Negroes felt, and asserted that he and others were now being branded as traitors to their race because they advised the Negroes to support the ticket. This mention of votes caused Mr. Wilson to say that politics must be left out, because it was a form of blackmail. He said he would resent it as quickly from one set of men as from another, and that his auditors could vote as they pleased. It mattered little to him, he said, so long as he was sure he was doing the right thing at the right time. The President spoke frankly, saying that if the Negroes had made a mistake --- in voting for him they ought to correct it, but that he would insist that politics should not be brought into the question because it was not a political problem. With some emotion he declared he was not seeking office, and that a man who sought the office of President was a tool for his pains. He spoke of the intolerable burden of the office and of things which he had to do which were more than the human spirit could carry. Building Boom Notwithstanding the hard times and the fact that thousands of men are out of employment many houses are being erected in Keystone. Hon C. E. Harman, Member of the House of Delegates from McDowell County, has about completed two buildings on Main street above Midway, one a frame dwelling with six rooms and bath and the other a brick business house of two stories. Mr. Harman has in course of erection two brick residences of eight and six rooms which he hopes to have completed in about 60 days. I. L. Shor has about completed a brick building in the rear of his residence and Mrs. Bessie Zalzman is having erected an eight room residence on the Toney lot above the Harper property. She has also just completed an eight room residence on her lot in Burke. Other houses are planned and work will start upon them in a short while. REIGN OF TERROR IN KENTUCKY COUNTIES Hillside, Ky., Nov. 14 - The finding of the body of Henry Allen, 30, hanged to a tree near his home here, yesterday, was the climax to a series of depredations committed in Muhlenberg and Rother counties by bands of night riders," so-called "posn hunters." At Central City a negro settlement was shot up and at Rochester ten Negroes were lashed. Allen was called, from his home after dark by a party of men, according to the statement of his father-in-law, Charles Daniels, before a poroner's jury. Yesterday a passerby found the body swinging from a tree, with the hands tied behind the back. Sheriff Robert Wickliffe of Muhlenberg county declares he will break up the present reign of lawlessness and with deputies is patrolling the county. Allen was under indictment in connection with recent depredations by the "possum hunters." No one has been reported wounded at Central City, though it is claimed from 500 to 1,000 shots were fired into houses. Warning had been given at Rochester, it is declared. Previously one Negro boy is known to have been killed by the raiders and two white men are said to have been slain in battle with them. The activities of the bams are directed especially against employees of coal mines in the counties where a number of operators refuse to employ union men. GOAL MINING FATALITIES IN OCTOBER Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 16—The State Department of Mines has just issued the list of fatalities occurring in the coal mines of West Virginia during the month of October, showing that 34 deaths resulted from various accidents in that period. Twenty-six of these deaths were caused by falls of roof and coal, three by mine cars and locomotives, three were electrocuted, one crushed in mining machinery and one killed by explosion. five in Kanawha, four in Mingo, three in Raleigh, three in Logan, and one each in the counties of Marion, Ohio, Preston, Boone, Taylor, Tucker and Mercer. Of this number seventeen were Americans and seventeen foreigners. The report just sent out by Chief Henry has a new feature, which shows where and under what conditions each man lost his life, in the hope that it may have its effect as a warning, and prevent work men in the mines from taking similar risks without thoroughly acquaintings themselves with the conditions. In the letter accompanying the report Mr. Henry says: "An effort has been made in making this list to show just exactly how KEYSTONE, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, NOV. 20 1914 these persons have been killed, trusting that all who read the same may take warning and not permit themselves to take similar risks, which may also result fatally. The persons reading the list, occupied in similar positions, should profit by the mistakes of the unfortunate, and it is the duty of mine officials to eliminate, as far as possible, dangerous conditions and practices." N. Y. SENDS SOCIALIST TO CONGRESS New York, Nov. 10. — For the first time in the history of New York a Socialist has been elected to Congress. He is Meyer London of the 12th Congressional District. London's majority was 82. He has been active in labor and Socialist circles for many years. He was counsel for the Cloak Makers' union at the time of their great strike and practically led the 50,000 workers until its conclusion. Of American Agricultural Colleges And Experiment Stations Hold Big Meeting The Association of American, Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations held its annual session in the New Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., November 11, 12, and 13. The leading subject discussed at this session was the Smith Lever Extension Act recently passed by Congress. No one person seemed to be fully competent to interpret the mission of this act, but it was generally conceded that the funds appropriated should be expended through one educational institution in each state. If this is done, no Negro institution will be permitted to handle any of the funds. This act requires that each state appropriate a dollar for every dollar appropriated by Congress for extension work to be carried on among the rural population in each state. None of the money is to be ex- P. A. PROF. BYRD PRILLERMAN of The West Virginia Colored Institute, Re-Elected Chairman of the Conference. pended in teaching in the rural schools. Representatives from Negro schools of 11 states were present as follows: Alabama--Prof. G. R. Bridgeforth of Tuskegee Institute. Arkansas----Sept. W. S. Harris of Branch Normal College. Delaware----Supt. W. C. Jason of State Colored College. Florida----Prof. F. H. Cardozo of Florida A. & M. College. Georgia----President R. R. Wright of State Industrial College. Maryland----Prof. J. A. Turner of the Baltimore City High School. North Carolina---Prof. J. H Bluford of A. & M. College. South Carolina---President R. S. Wilkinson of A. & M. College. Tennessee---President W. J. Hale of State Normal School. Virginia---Prof. G. P. Phenix of Hampton Institute. West Virginia—President Byrd Prillerman and Prof. A. W. Curtis of The West Virginia Colored Institute. These representatives of Negro schools held a special conference at Howard University on the afternoons of Nov. 11 and 12. Among the most important subjects discussed at this conference were the following: "The Purpose of Industrial Education," "Industrial Courses Most Popular with the Students," and "What Benefit will your School Receive from the Smith-Lever Bill." Honorable P. P. Claxton, U. S. Commissioner of Education, and Dr. W. O. Thompson, President of Ohio State University and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, were present and made addresses. At the close of the session the members of the Conference were entertained at dinner by the Deans of Howard University. Prof. Kelly Miller presided. At this din- ner, President Byrd Prillerman of The West Virginia Colored Institute, was asked to speak on the Land Grant Colleges Remarks were also made by Prof. George William Cook and Prof. J. A Turner. Prof. Byrd Prillerman was re-elected Chairman of the Conference for the fourth consecutive time, and Prof. J. H Bluford of the A. & M. College of Greenbore, N. C., was elected Secretary. The next Conference will convene with the Association at the time to be fixed by the Executive Committee of that organization. Browns Creek Teacher's Institute The second meeting of the Brown's Creek Teachers' District Institute was held at the high school in Kimball last Saturday. After devotional exercises Miss Pansy Howard read quite an interesting paper on "Teaching a writing lesson to beginners." Mrs. L. E. Johnson lead the discussion. The next subject was "How to interest children in caring for school property." Miss Laura Brimmage read a very excellent paper on this subject while the lengthy discussion that followed was lead by Mrs. Helen M. James. Miss Clara Abbott then favored the institute with a solo after which Mrs. Helen Johnson in a very able manner taught a class in language. Miss Ida Keen sang a very beautiful solo, then the institute adjourned to partake of the palatable luncheb prepared and served by the high school girls in the domestic science department under the direction of Miss Rhetta Norman. Other work done by the students was an exhibit and it could be plainly seen that Prof. N. Wiley is the right man in the right place and that the students are making rapid progress along all lines. At the afternoon session Dr. G. R. R. Thomas read a paper from which many helpful ideas were gathered. The duet sung by Miss Georgia Whittico and Pattie Marshall was beautiful while Dr. R. C. Harrison's address was both interesting and instructive. Quite a number of visitors were present and gave short talks. Institute then adjourned to meet at the Keystone-Eckman graded school January 9, 1915 and render the following program: Address - Race Pride, Dr. Barrett. Address---Mr. J. M. Lankard. Correct Methods of Punishment—Mr. F. L. Rapp L. Kalm Class in geography---Miss Aileen Harper Devices for Teaching Primary. Arithmetic---Miss Mary Whimbs. Solo---Mr. J. C. Bryant. Selection---School Chorus. SPREE DISEASE (Literary Digest.) When an otherwise sober and reputable citizen goes off at intervals on prolonged sprec or debauches, during which he remains continually intoxicated and seems to have lost his moral bearings, some persons believe that he is innately depraved and that his vicious nature occasionally asserts itself to such a degree that he is unable to control it. Medical men, on the other hand, have long recognized that such persons are suffering from a very dangerous form of mental disease, that they are irresponsible during their lapses from normal conduct, and that they need medical treatment and not moral maxims. In a paper on "Periodicity of the Drink Neuros," contributed To The Medical Record (New York, October 10). Dr. T. D. Crothers, of Hartford, Conn., groups some of the interesting facts that bear on this mysterious form of periodic brain malady. He says "The drink neurotic who abstains for distinct periods and then suddenly breaks out with insane cravings for spirits, which after a time die away, only to be followed by another outbreak of a similar character, is an example of these unknown cyclic degenerations. "At one time it is a delirium, intense, overpowering, and irresistable, and then a period of quiet rest, sanity, and complete control comes on. At one time it is rigid moralist, strict abstainer, and sound, strong man. At another it is the excessive drinker, immoral, dishonest, without character, and reckless of his acts and conduct "To the unreasoning public and the foolish theorist this is simply vice—an outbreak of the animal instincts and the beast part of the man. The most delusive and stupid theories have become a great literature in explanations of t. one two widely differing conditions. The statement that it is simply a gathering and breaking of morbid energies and activities of the brain and nervous functions, governed by distinct physical laws, is not recognized to any great extent. "Some facts common to these conditions will show how thoroughly they are physical and subject to laws which are to be studied. In all probability fully 60 per cent. of all inebriates and alcoholics display this periodicity of symptoms. "In the distinct periodical drinker the free intervals are very often definite as to time, varying from one week to sever- (Continued on page 4.) Please is Bitterly Opposed to President Chief Executive of South Carolina Talks of Politics---Says President Recently Used His Influence Against Him. "President Wilson is a failure as Chief Executive of the United States. "He is a weak man. He has no backbone. If he is nominated again he will be defeated and a Republican President will take his place. "I was for Indson Harmon of Citeinnati for President at the last Democratic convention, and I am for Harmon again for the nomination. If Harmon is nominated he will be elected." This is the view of Governor Cole L. Blease, the governor of South Carolina, who was a visitor in Cincinnati Friday. He stopped here on his way home from the conference of governors and said he intended to call on Mr. Harmon. He wore a black sack coat and a black hat with a broad brim and looked the typical southern governors. "Wilson used all his political patronage in my state to defeat me," said Governor Blease, referring to his recent defeat at the primaries when he ran for the Democratic senatorial nomination. "Wilson ought to have annexed Mexico to the United States long ago, and ended the carnage down there. We would have much more reason to annex Mexico than we had to annex the Philippines. But Wilson is afraid. He is a physical coward. If he were slapped on one cheek he would turn the other. That's good enough Christianity all right, but it's mighty weak statesmanship. Wilson is a good school teacher but a poor president." "The ambition of my life was to be governor of my state. I have achieved that and am going back to the practice of law." "Why did you pardon about 1,000 negroes and 500 white men from your penitentiary?" "I pardoned many negroes because negroes often fail to get justice at the white man's court-house. I am for justice for the negro, although stremonously opposing social equality. Many white men, too, are sent to the penitentiary merely because they do not have influential friends to keep them out. Rich offenders get beniency and mercy in the courts." "Another reason I parmoned many was to get rid of the hosiery factory at the pententiary. This factory gave thousands of prisoners consumption and helped to spread the disease over our state while we were fighting tuberculosis with state funds. The private individuals who made money out of the life-blood of the convicts in the hosiery factory fought me, but I said I would pardon every prisoner unless the legislature abolished the factory, and when I had parmoned about 1,500 men the legislature finally said, "Well, I guess that fool really means what he says"—so they abolished the factory. Now the reduced number of prisoners work at the healthful job of road building." GIRL BATTLE LAW TO WED JAPANESE SWAIN GIRL BATTLE LAW TO WED JAPANESE SWAIN Los Angeles, Oct. 27. ---Ready to fight the law for love of her Japanese sweetheart, and to circle the globe if need be to find a spot where she can become his wife, Hazel Baker, heroine of one of the most thrilling international romances in California history, tells for the first time her own story of her strange adventures since she first met A. S. Goto, the young Japanese who won her from her own race. Like a new version of "Madame Butterfly" reads the story of this lovey slim young American girl who loved a young Japanese maker of beautiful chinaware, fled to the high seas to marry him, lived as his happy bride for four months, only to find her marriage illestai and to have some of the gold seared from her romance by a night spent in the city jail when she and the man she still looks upon as her husband were arrested for violating the roaming house ordinance. "There is no race or difference in race in love," says Miss Baker. "We will be married, no matter what we have to do or where we have to go. Nothing can take us from each other." We want to be married near California, because all of my husband's—all of Mr. Goto's—interests are here. You see, his father is the biggest maker of cloisonne ware in Japan, and he is to make a large exhibit at the San Francisco Fair in 1915 and we are to have charge of it. LAW SHOCKS HER. "It has been a terrible shock to me to find that we were not legally married for surely if two people were ever married by love and happiness we were. And after all, where lies the difference between marrying a Frenchman, an Austrian and a Japanese?" Surely the customs of these countries are as different from ours as those of the Japanese. Of course it might be another matter if a woman married a Japanese and went to live in Japan as his wife. But if she is to live in America I am sure no woman could find a more courteous, honorable and sympathetic husband." TELLS OF "HONEYMOON." So, after a delicious courtship, we went to San Diego and were married, as we thought. Ab, I shall never forget that trip in the boat—to the "promised land" called the high seas. It was bitter cold, but I was warmed by inner fire of happiness. We were happy together for four months—happy and contented. Then came the shock of that horrible night in jail and the worse shock of the knowledge that though in our eyes we were wedded, in the eyes of the law we were not. I could not believe it at first. "But we will be married, and I am not afraid. Why should I be?" They say that there are too many traditions between the races that cannot be overcome but I know that I shall understand him, because I love him, and he will understand me, because he loves me. Our love will level all differences. PROHIBITION BET- TERS M'DOWELL CONDITIONS CONVICT LIST FALLS FROM 20 TO 8 IN SECTION NOTORIOUS FOR CRIMINALITY Sixteen Violators of Yost Law Fined and Sent to Jail---Prosecuting Attorney Cook Paints Glowing Picture of Improvement Under New West Virginia "Blue" Law. (Charleston Mail ) That conditions have improved wonderfully in McDowell county under the operation of the Yost law is shown graphically by a statement made yesterday by F. C. Cook, presenting attorney, comparing the last term of criminal court with previous terms. "At this term of the court," he says, "there were only eight convicts sent to the penitentiary, while hereof the average has been above twenty. This is the smallest number we have had in years. I have never known it to fall below sixteen until last July when we had fourteen. We did not try a single murder case at this term. This is something that has not happened since we have had a criminal court in this county." "Our criminal court has just adjourned," he says. "We succeeded in getting sixteen violators of the prohibition law, the names and also the penalties imposed in each case being as follows: James Gilbert, five months and $200 Clara Coles, two months and $100; J. P. Molner, soliciting, five months and $400 John Andrews, six months and $500 Robert Graggett, six months and $500 Andrew Smith, two months and $150 John Williams, six months and $500 John Branch, six months and $500 ALL GO TO JAIL. "Burrell England, four months and $100; Arthur Dent, three months and $100; Emma Boyd, six months and $100; Henry Adams, six months and $50; George Turner, six months and $50; Henry McKeen, four months and $50; Nell Harman, six months and $50; and Mose Boyer, under old law, four months and $100." "In case of J. P. Molner, a Hungarian from Roanoke, Va., representing the Virginia Brewing Co., and Martin Distilling Co., convicted of selling before July 1, stays were granted and writs of error will be asked for. A few cases were continued and several indictments were dismissed for lack of evidence. "Conditions seem to be much better in the county since these convictions. There seems to be less selling than we had before, the severe penalties imposed by the court, I believe having had a good effect." WHEN YOU READ, READ THE McDOWELL TIMES LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE STATE WEST VIRGINIA. CHAS. WHITMAN FOR PRESIDENT Colored Republicans of New York Loud for Governor-Elect Glilebrist Stewart, Chairman of the Republican Club of New York State, asks colored voters of the country to watch Whitman's record. In the remarkable Republican landslide, which occurred on November 3, there was one happening of particular importance to the colored voters of the country and to the Colored Republican Leaders of the South, who will be delegates to the next Republican National Convention. District Attorney Chas. S. Whitman, of New York City, who has a national reputation, was elected governor of the Empire State in a fierce contest with Theodore Roosevelt. While the fight was under the surface, yet the result of the contest was looked upon by the far seeing Republican politicians of the East as determining which should be New York's favorite son and choice for the Presidency two years hence. Whitman or Roosevelt. Mr. Whitman's election as governor beat Mr. Roosevelt, who had stumped every portion of the state against him, but relegated his party to their place. In commenting upon this, Mr. Gilechrist Stewart, of New York city and who is well known all over the country, as chairman of the Colored Republican Club of New York and conducted the work among colored voters, said "Mr. Whitman's election as governor of New York State is of vital importance to the Negro race throughout the country. It means the dawning of a brighter political future; it brings upon the horizon a character who is as sound on the 'Color Lime' as Lincoln, and who has the ball dog tenacity of Theodore Roosevelt. He is a radical without being ultra-so, having the confidence of the conservative business interests; he appeals to the progressive sentiment of the country because he does not 's believe in injustice of any kind; and yet at the same time he is a strong organization Republican. He just fills the bill in every way for the next Republican nomination and I am anxious for my friends, all over the country and especially in those states in the South, where the colored men control the delegation to the next Republican National Convention, to intently watch his career and record as governor. There is not a man in the country who could be better suited for our interests to have in the nomination against Woodrow Wilson than Governor Charles S. Whitman." GOVERNOR HATFIELD Issues a Wide-Reaching Proclamation of Quarantine as a Precaution. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 12.—Alarmed at the spread of the foot and mouth disease through 14 states, Governor H. D. Hattfield today issued an executive proclamation prohibiting the movement of all live stock of every description into West Virginia from all the several states and the Dominion of Canada. The Governor issued the proclamation upon the recommendation of Commissioner of Agriculture Howard E. Williams, and by the terms of the proclamation all stock shipments now actually loaded and en route which cannot be diverted must be held at the railroad station until inspected and released by Federal or state consulting veterinarians. It is further ordered by the Governor that no intrastate shipments of stock shall be moved by rail within the state unless loaded through stock yards into stock cars disinfected under the supervision of Federal or state authorities. The establishment of a quarantine by the Governor at the suggestion of the Commissioner of Agriculture has been taken largely as a matter of precaution. Investigation by Commissioner Williams and his assistants has not disclosed a case of the disease in West Virginia, although it is prevalent in adjoining states. COLORED MEN ELECTED TO LEGISLATURE. Two colored men were elected to the Illinois legislature at the recent election. Major R. R. Jackson and S. B. Turner are the two men elected. Some time ago we said that colored men are coming into their own in the North and West. All of the colored nominees were not elected in those sections, but we will now go further and say that it will not be many years before we'll have a colored man in Congress from Illinois, N. Y. and Penn. They will come from cities but it would be unwise to name the cities because it would do more harm than good.—The Richmond, Va.) Reformer MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION WHITTICO & HILL PUBLISHERS & PROPRIETORS. M. T. WHITTICO, Editor. T. EDWARD HILL, Business Mgr. Articles of more than ten lines will be charged 10 cents per line. Published every Friday in the interest of the Negro Race—His Civil and Political Rights. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year in advance.....$1.50 Six months in advance.....75 Three months in advance.....45 One month in advance.....20 Single copy.....05. ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST Special rates to churches, schools and colleges. Subscribers changing their Post Office address must notify the publishers or else his subscription will be collected just the same as if he had not. Entered as Second Class Matter March 22, 1904, at the Post Office at Keystone, W. Va., under act of Congress, March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1914. IDLE MEN WAITING FOR AN OPPORTU NITY TO CORRECT A MISTAKE. A few days ago a committee of colored men called on President Wilson to protest against the unjust discrimination going on in certain departments of the public service against their race, solely on account of their color. In stating the case, the committee called the President's attention to certain promises in the Baltimore platform, relative to the treatment of all the people, should his party be successful at the polls, and on being assured by his party that if elected every promise in that platform would be faithfully kept and carried out in letter and spirit, and that he was indeed a second Moses—thousands of colored men rallied around the Democratic standard and helped them win a glorious victory. The Committee told the President that if his Administration winked at these charges, when one word from him would settle the whole matter, then there would be at least, some grounds for the suspicion that his platform was "molasses to catch flies," and never was intended to be carried out, and those of the race who voted for him would feel that they had made a mistake. To which the President replied, "That if the colored man felt that he had made a mistake in voting for him and his party, that there would be another election at which, all mistakes might be corrected." The truth is, the Committee did not go far enough. It might have told the President that the colored people were not the only ones disappointed on account of his Administration's broken promises, who would have some corrections to make at the polls in the next election. That even West Virginia, whose chief industry has been seriously crippled and whose people made paupers on account of Democratic legislation, relating to our merchant vessels, engaged in coastwise trade, through the Panama canal has some corrections to make. That those to whom he had promised to reduce the high cost of living and at the same time produce enough revenue to run the government by revising the tariff downward, will be there looking him in the face. We are bound to admit that while the country today is committed to a free trade policy pure and simple, at the same time we have been burdened with an enormous war tax during these peaceful days. History will record this as the greatest financial stunt ever pulled off by any government from the days of the cave dwellers down. It would not have been out of place to have reminded the President that when he came to the head of the government he found the coke evens burning. Now they are hiding places for the bats. The furnaces were in fall blast, now they are as black as midnight. Mills and factories were running overtime, now they are as silent as the tomb, with industrial crepe on their doors, silent reminders of Republican prosperity, happiness and contentment. Under the present tariff law three million workmen that were employed last year are now job less at a loss of three billion dolars a year, their places filled and wages drawn by foreigners. In January, 1913 the Baldwin Locomotive works had on its pay roll over 19,000 men; in March, 1914 this force had dwindled down to about 8000. Only a few days ago the Virginian Ry. Co. cut over one half its working force. The signs of the times remind us of the "good old Cleve land days," nothing in sight but idleness, want, gloom and despair, and the worse is yet to come. It seems that the Democratic party has not only broken faith with everybody but it has actually broken everybody And then the Committee might have suggested to His Honor that he does not hold his high office by the will of the majority of the American voters. They might have whispered in the ear of his Royal Highness that there are eight million voters in the country who have not bowed their knees to Baai. Yes, the history of the Democratic party is one of broken promises from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the present time, when it comes to the Negro. The other day the voters made a correction at the polls which seems to be a politica. barometer for 1916, in which the President's district played the leading part, and now they are anxiously waiting for the opportunity to meet him at the ballot box and correct the wrong they did the country when they supported him. THEODORE PRESIDENT Uncle Sam Officially Notified of New Government in Haiti. Washington, Nov. 13.—The United States was notified officially today of the establishment of a new government in Haiti, with Davilmar Theodore, the successful revolutionist over President Zamor, as president. Solon Menos, Haitien minister, informed the state department of the election last Saturday of Theodore and his immediate assumption of the executive power. Although the transport Hancock, with her regiment of marines aboard, has left Port-au-Prince for Guantanamo, the battleship Kansas remains there and the cruiser Tacoma stays on the north coast. It was said both probably would be kept in Haitien waters for some time. President of Pony Express Co.Makes First Trip Over Road Mr. John Summers, President of the Flat Top Poney Express Co., operating from Pocahontas through the coalfield, and Hon. Sam G. Walker of Welch, passed through Keystone Thursday morning in the Company's new car on their way to Pocahontas. This company will be of great service to the public as it will de liver exores right at your door at reduced rates. It will only make one trip a day for the present but will put on more cars as the business increases. Gov. Hatfield's Residence at Eckman Damaged by Fire Early Tuesday morning Gov. H. D. Hatfield's residence at Eckman caught on fire but the flames were distinguished before little or no damage was done. A defective flue is said to be the cause of the fire. VARDAMAN TOO Influence Wielded by Wilson is Dangerous to Country, Vardaman Asserts President is Assailed For Ignoring the South. Movement to Oppose Executive Victoria, Texas, Nov. 13. Characterizing President Wilson as "cold blooded and indifferent." United States Senator Jas. K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, gave vent in Victoria today to his long pent up feelings. The Senator was returning home from a lecture tour. Beginning by declaring President Wilson to be the most in influential figure that has occupied the White House since Jefferson's time, the Mississippi Senator severely criticised the President and his Administration. The defeat of Senator Hoke Smith's cotton bounding plan was plainly at the bottom of the Mississippiian's wrath. "If Wilson and the northern Democrats did not know that we Southerners are tied down by the "niggers" and cannot be any thing else except Democrats they would have given our cotton planters relief in these trying times. The only assistance we received in Congress was from the Republicans. The President was cold blooded and indifferent to our appeals, and showed no sympathy whatever for a section that did more than any other to nominate and elect him. "The wonderful influence the President wields over the Democratic majority in Congress is most dangerous to the country and our most cherished institutions, and is again the very fundamental principles of our Government. Some of the President's policies were splendid and I supported these in every way. Others were absolutely against the public policy of the nation, and should have been defeated, particularly the Panama Canal tolls act. "Seven Southern Senators, including myself, had an understanding that we would hold up the war tax measure until Congress gave us relief. Senator Smith accordingly made a motion to place the bill on the table suicid to call, but Vice President Marshall declared that motion to be out of order and said he would only consider a motion indefinitely to postpone, the adoption of which would have resulted in the defeat of the tax measure. SEEKS TO BELITTLE FEAT. When reminded that the Democratic party still retained control over both branches of Congress, and had even increased its majority in one branch, which is the first time in history that the party in power did not lose control over Congress in an off year, Senator Vardaman sought to belittle this feat, saying: "The result of the election was due to the war and the division in the Republican party." has gone to the expence of buying machinery to repair shoes and boots for the public in general. We are located at Northfork, W. Va., and invite you all to come and see us; give us a trial; there is no better or nicer repairing work done there than we do. 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James, the well known wholesale man, and Mrs. Minnie Harris, the accomplished organist at the First Baptist church, with others gave choice music. Rev. F. H. Gow prayed God's blessings upon the meeting. Rev. G. H. Jenkins of Elkins read a paper explaining that the object of the Prisoners' Relief Society was to help distressed families of persons whose bread winners are in the State prison regardless of color. This organization is managed by the wealthy white people of Huntington, W. Va. It works among all races; it takes up persons who are in need and when wives and daughters of men who are in the State prison at Moundsville need help this institution comes to their rescue. It helps them to tide over life's hard road and whereas, others scorn such characters, the Prisoners' Relief Society cheers them and tells them to make the best out of life. When a man serves his time out in prison, this society helps to find work for him and tells him to start anew and redeem himself. This society is now helping both white and colored; it is a national institution. Rev. S. F. Boston, the well known newspaper man, is the only colored man paid by the Prisoners' Relief Society to travel and look after the interest of the colored people. His address is 1205 7th avenue, Huntington.'W. Va. Mr. L. C. Farfar made an interesting speech at the mass meeting. Meslames Tinsley and Thompson sang a fine duet. Mr. E. S. Sales sang a choive solo. Timey speeches were made by Rev. Dr. R. K. Reed, Rev. Dr. J. S. Carr, Dr. Gamble, the noted physician at Charleston, and Mr. W. A. Kearns (white), who served some time as a Federal prisoner. He told the audience that when he was released from the prison, although "down and out," the Prisoners' Relief Society took hold of him and helped to put him upon his feet; it helped his nerve-wrecked wife and now he is an honored member of the First Baptist church at Huntington and would spend the rest of his days helping others. Although it was unexpected, the Hon. M. T. Whittico, editor of the McDowell Times, was called upon to make a speech. Although he is widely known as a scholar, great newspaper man and crator, everybody says that such eloquence with capital thought, coming like the "outbreaking of a fountain or the bursting forth of volcanic fire with one original native force" was something "new under the sun." His speech was a masterpiece. He endorsed the work of the Society and paid a glorious tribute to Rev. S. F. Boston, the traveling representative, and urged everyone to donate something to this institution that the good white people had begun. Long live Tom Whittico to help his race. Rev. S. F. Boston, who was responsible for the mass meeting, made a few remarks and appealed for the co-operation of all. A nice collection was raised and a large number of subscriptions was secured Too much praise cannot be given Rev. Reed and the members of the First Baptist church for throwing their doors wide open for this great mass meeting. Many thanks to Hon. L. O. Wilson and the other speakers and friends for making this meeting a success. S. F. BOSTON, Traveling Representative Prisoners' Relief Society, Huntington, W. Va. Appointed by Gov. Hatfield to Attend Convention of American Mining Congress. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 11. Governor H. D. Hatfield has appointed ten representative mining men of West Virginia as delegates to the Seventeenth Annual Convention of American Mining Congress, December 7-11, inclusive. grass is the leading organization of mining men in the nation, and the coming meeting is expected to be one of the most important ever held by the organization. The West Virginia delegates are as follows: J. G. Bradley, Clay; General E. O'Toole, Gary; F. P. Bayles, Eccles; Percival Smith, Eckman; Ernest Chilson, Raleigh; W. F. Mandt, Longacre; Samuel Butler, Sharples; O Tibbetts, Beryl; William Gillie, Charleston; John O. Brooks, Clarksburg. The M. L. S. C. The Married Ladies' Social Club met at the home of Mrs. N V. Watkins, Algoma. One hour was spent in needle work and discussing current topics, after which an elaborate menu was served. One half hour was devoted to socializing. Raleigh County News (Wm. F. Denny.) Rev. W. W. Woodson, pastor of the Glen White Baptist church, is at present conducting a series of meetings at Lester. Rev. Woodson preached a very able sermon on Sunday evening, having for a subject, "What will you do, with this man Jesus, who is called the Christ?" There were as many present as the small church could accommodate, and all listened attentively to hear the brother handle his subject, which did well, taking great pains as to controle his voice in a manner not to become down by the time he had reached the climax of his sermon. Rev. Woodson is making well in his calling in this community. Criminal court of Raleigh county is still in session and will probably be for the entire week, from the fact that there are some murder cases to be tried which will consume quite a bit of time. During this term there has been many of the notorious "bootleggers" sent to the county road to satisfy the sentence imposed upon them by Judge McGinnis. Tuesday morning everything had the appearance of a genuine winter day, from the fact that the ground was covered with snow and the wind seemed to have on a "wire edge." At noon mercury stood about freezing point. Mr. A. Rodgers, the leading real estate broker in Raleigh county, continues to make his flying trips in and around the county where he is making rapid progress selling lots to those of our people that much need a place for erection of a home. Some people from Eccles are at this time arranging to build at once on the Rodgers Addition, at which time will begin what is anticipated being the best and only section of Lester hereafter that will be owned entirely by colored people. The Lester Literary Society is already arranging to give an entertainment within a short time, which is expected to be the greatest "thing" ever happened in Lester. They will have people from all the surrounding towns to attend. The exact date will be announced later, and if you are in these parts at such a time, you will do well to attend. Now Well "Theedford's Black-Draught is the best all-round medicine I ever used," writes J. A. Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas. "I suffered terribly with liver troubles, and could get no relief. The doctors said I had consumption. I could not work at all. Finally I tried THEDFORD'S BLACK- DRAUGHT and to my surprise, I got better, and am to-day as well as any man." 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The McDowell Times Printing Company KEYSTONE, WEST VA. (Continued from page 1.) al years, and in many cases breaking out at intervals that are as fix and unvarying as the movement of the stars. In others this interval of freedom from the drink craze is variable, and in some cases depends on certain conditions which may be often forecast, controlled, and prevented. In others the conditions are unknown, and the laws that govern their culmination and explosion have not been studied. There is a small class of persons in whom the drink impulse appears as mysteriously as the flash of lightning in a cloudless sky, with no premonition or hint of the coming attack. Often it disappears in the same mysterious way "An attempt at classification indicates several groups which seem to have fairly constant symptoms. Thus in many cases they may be called the insane impulsive periodic inebriates. The free interval is an unknown condition, and the return of the drink craze is abrupt and unexpected. The man will drink and become crazed at the most opportune time, on the eve of marriage or some great social, political, or literary triumph, or some business success, or on a public occasion, or at a funeral, where his condition is most disastrous for his future. "A very poor young man with a large family, who had been sober for some weeks, was informed that his uncle had left him an immense sum of money, contingent on his remaining sober for one year. Immediately on hearing the news he drank to great excess for weeks. "The reaction when this obsession disappears and the sudden realization of the losses may precipitate suicide. The remorse is so intense that death is preferred. Others, when the drink craze presses off, show the most intense anxiety to explain and minimize the losses which they have suffered from, and also make earnest efforts to convince their friends, that this will never occur again. "The memory is usually vague, and events of the past are uncertain and cloudy. In others the memory is clear and intact. The reason and judgment seem to have been suddenly arrested, and on recovery display unusual activity to promote total abstinence in the subject and his friends. The extreme delirious excitement to help others and to show the dangers from alcohol, and promote the cause of total abstinence, so prominent in revival meetings, is not infrequently the after-effect of previous alcoholic excesses. Sometimes this is manifested in egotism and emblish appeals to credulity, away beyond the bounds of rational judgment and control. "Another class of these periodics exhibit distinct premonitory symptoms of the drink craze. Curiously enough, they are unconscious of these premonitions. The more common of these symptoms are degrees of unusual excitement or depression, great business energy or unusual apathy, perhaps exaltation of the emotions or depressive state, with fears of poverty and sudden death. There is a great variety of these symptoms which take on almost every form of abnormality, all leading up to the toxic use of spirits, usually to stupor, and this period is marked by amnesias and delusions that are peculiar to the person." These periodicities seldom appear, Dr. Crothers tells us, until after twenty years of age, and often outside or merge into some serious degeneration before fifty. At first the paroxysm is combined to a few hours. Later it may extend over two or three weeks, then finally becoming shorter and less intense. He goes on: "The periodic drinking, based on a neurotic heredity, frequently merges into epilepsy, paresis, and forms of insanity, marked by exaltation and depression. The drink craze not infrequently dies away, but obsessions remain, sometimes concentrating on widely differing objects. Thus a periodic drinker developed a craze for building houses, which extended over many years, each year building a new house for himself, with different designs and rooms. "Another man developed a craze for travel. Every few months he would stop fences and join a drinking an aimless journey. Another man has a craze for dressing, another one goes into politics, another becomes a reformer, and so on through an almost infinite list of activity. "The periodic return of the drink paroxysm should be treated successfully, and can be broken up by a great variety of methods and means. The fact that one at intervals is possess with the desire for drink is a very serious one, and should not be treated lightly. The fact that one is able to stop after the period is over is not evience of strength, but is decidedly suspicious of a very grave spasmodic disease that will terminate fatally. 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Boda at the fount. William F. Denny Attorney and Counsellor-at-law Money to Loan on Real Estate for improvements, Buildings Etc BOX 101 Miners and C Can always Steady w Crystal Coal On Crane Creek Notice to Take Depositions. Kate Kessler vs Julius Kessler. In Chancery To Julius Kessler: Take notice that on Nov. 2, 1814, at the Law Office of S. B. Moon, in the town of Wilcoe, Mc Dowe l l county, W. Va., between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m and 4 o'clock p. m, of that day, I shall proceed to take the depos- itions of myself and others to be read as evidence in my behalf, in a certain suit in equity, depending in the Circuit Court of McDowell county, wherein I am plain- tiff and you are defendant; and if from any cause the taking of the said depos- itions be not commenced, or, if com- menced, be not concluded, on that day, the taking thereof will be adjourned from time to time, at the same place and -b- etween the same hours until the same shall be completed. Kate Keesler. WH. COBB'S Drug ED WARD'S B William F. Denny ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Real Estate and Insurance Box 101 LESTER, W. VA. Box 445 BECKLEY, W. VA. S Coke Men ays find work at l & Coke Co. ORDER OF PUBLICATION. WESTVIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of McDowell County, on the first Monday in Oct. 1914. Pannie Callaway Plaintiff. George Callaway Batteries. The object of this suit is to obtain from the defendant by the plaintiff a divorce. And it is according from an affirmit now on file with the papers in this case, that the defend ant is a non-realist of the state of West Virginia; it is therefore ordered that the said defendant do appear at the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Mid-Atlantic County within one month from the date of the first publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect his interest herein. And it is further ordered that a copy of this order be published once a week for four successive weeks in some new design published in 40 Downell County, and that the copy of the same be posted at the front defor of the court house of McDowell County for 2 weeks days before a decree is rendered. A copy. Tester: W. T. TABOR, Deputy For W. Barbridge Payne, Clerk