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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
INTERNATIONAL
BOARD BUSY
Hold Session at Royal
Drug Store
President Desires War Experts To
Drink More Soda

The keystont Epari 81 STRATEGY, ~.
meeting a. usual az o. ,ti'. Drur Store
but instead oi oulg holding NIGHTLY 49,
siOns sni continual -,.--iuu- on ~nnday.
the Board b. remaining ln continual
session from a. m.. until D. D. in.
Gaiiand Wauiinston. "i kmball. a
mentser, whu~', nanic Wa emitted ma the
report OF last week D. ~i'-n'iins i"ur LAY =
out OF each werk in ke, stone. presume
bly atten ilnv tic sessions 81 tle Enar,l
but go~-ipIer- alic-e that other reasons
OF the feinAi' -'.N are causing Tie pr,s--
Perous ami argrc-~itr hinibaiiii,.- ire
9uent visits 10 the nlccsa of thr cosl
fields.
Tins fanou, E'arl has moved every
atla~, history 81 Enrol-. ami geography
available Ia IL nne.ting place. ami n hen
II "one- o. ready reference Jake Iamkin
Il some I.uinrkin-
IL apI'eAr> that thi- lannon's Eoari Of
strategy Will break up al any n.,inrnt
because oi war iatu,~.n th, members.
The parti-an~ OF "chcrmany arr liable
u resort - bottles oi drug al an, ti,n.
10 carry their point against tl, allies
The only thins thst prevented an out
break "i h"stIiliic- when a. Wa an
nounrcd that Japan hai DECLARED war
against Chcrmany Ma tl4c ready lore
thOnght 81 Or. g. y Marshall AMI A
Jones who stille-i bitter argument with
a duet When til,.-- distinguished mem
bers rais'~i thcir sni,s.- in di.cor,l. the
Board ADJOURNED
Doc Lord, Pr.-i ient of Board. mak,.-
the following announcen mt.
10 the ny stone. International Eoari
OF Strategy: Unless IA it ..ni,,rs al I'M.
above nansd Board anI th.ir friends
purchase more Ire cream AMI .,Il -.-ia
wate' at my fountain IA ORDER that their
temper may De- c.spls~l especially on
Sundays the Board vail o.. ,..s.,i..ll..l Ia
meet elsewhere. TIA .ir cNtr,m. and
unreason able parts tn-ilip CAUSES such
heat oi temper that an outbreak may re-
suit az any Time, thereby ga ianrrring
my Interests because oi tls,. clos. proxin-
ity al drug bottles. soda fountain, chairs.
tables, cigar stand and show caS., belong
ing to the Royal Drug Co. L. the sen.
OF action.
= =. LORD,
g. President If X. L. y OF :. ane
!, Manager of Royal Drug Go
. D. A. WEBB,
Secy. OF h. ]. Il. OF : aud TIA G
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
Colored "Matthewson''
Makes Great Record

Chicago. Aug. -Rube Foster, the
Chri-ty MattheW-On of the colOred base
hall star. has pitched p games for the
American Giants, a colored semi pro-
i,---ional team. and won them all. ac-
c"riing u the teams official record.
These game incluie contests with
Portland, ore. and spokane teams OF
the \orthwe-tern-P Pacific League In
the % games, Rube averaged one base
on hsll~ per game. lie modestly admits
that he'l never see the under side of
forty again.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
BlUEfIELD NEGROES TO
HAVE NEW SCHOOL
Board of Education Makes Pro-
vision For Purchasing Site.

Bluetieid, ". Va August At a
meeting OF the Board "i Eiucation for
Beaver Pond district. l-li lat night. II
was Decided 10 purrlla~,, site Tor the.
erection OF "A new m airrn ~s-pOol huiLliny
Tor colonel people. The site desired D.,
school officials = near the corner of tie
nova ave and Wilson -tr,tf, and II a
Reasonable sum will lc s.s,.rtte,l by the
property owners tlic site Will ie I.urcha--
ell soon IL J. proposed To- er,vt the
building next year.
President W. II Thomas oi the board
AMI Prof. Cooper. the ~npt. are work
ing earnestly L. -ecu-c a desirable loca-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28

ton snss accomplish tie erection OF a
first -clsss modern bnil'i-ng. - ta-.
l.. Hill, pr.n,lpal III the color,.i schools
good -chOo' ,uiisiing in a d--irable local
ity Tor the 4 II tau years and the school
officials assured him that il would b..
done a. soon a. sufficient funds were
raised.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT: Eighth ]
licial Circuit Counties. OF Nc
Dowell, Mercer and Monroe.
Hon. Isaiah q. Herndon, Judge
WEIGH; w. Burbridge Payn
Clerk.
Terms OF Court Second Tues
day in February June and Sep
tenn Der.
CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas.
French Strother, Judge; w. B.
Payne, Clerk.
Terms of Court Second Mon
day in January. April, July and
October.
COUNTY C)URr: James E
ZONES President, Switchback.
Il. +. Upton, Northfork.
DIR. K. K. Bragonier, Key
stone.
Commissioned
w. w. Whyte, clerk, WEIGH.
Terms of Court. FIRST Mon
day in January, April, August
and October.
License Term, first Monday in
June.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
Sheriff. + Johnson, WEIGH.
Prosecuting Attorney &c
Cook
Assistant Pros Attorney, G l.
Counts
Clerk Circuitand Grim. Courts,
Burb ridge Payne
Clerk County Court, w. w.
Whyte
County Surveyor, W c Morgan
Vivian
Supt. Free Schools. W Cassius
Cook, WEIGH
Assessor, G + Rusmisell
County Road Engineer, W
McClaren
County Health Officer and cor
oner, DIR. ii. g. Camper
Commissioner School Lands
9 + Rusmisell, Mcdowell
Members House OF Delegates
Geo Wolfe and g. K. Hartman.
State Senator's. Sixth Senate
rial district counties Of MsDow
Ell, Mingo, wayne and wyoming
Jas A STROLLER Wslch; M Il
White. williamson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
JURORS SCARCE
 IN CRIMINAL COURT
Judge Greene Organizes Juries for Week After
 Considerable Trouble

Judge s. E. Greene organized the petit juries for the week in the first division of the criminal court yester- day and had considerable trouble iu completing the panel. A sufficient num- Der of jurors had been drawn, some of the returns of the shel : if showed the. person not found" and some of those appearing. had a legal excuse. Instanter summons were is- sued and the juries finally filled out
 Judge Greene took up the non-capi- tai felony cases set on the docket, Francis Davenport, negro. charged with murder in the second degree, was ao- quilted by the jury on a plea of self defence. Henry Forster. negro. was convicted of assault with intent to murder. Several other cases were con tinued until later in the week.
 Judge Fort presided over the second division and disposed of 30 misde- meanor cases. Almost every defendant was in jail awaiting trial, some of them having been confined there sev- eral weeks. Of the cases tried there were three convictions. five found not guilty, nine cases nolle pressed. and several passed to u later date. Judge Fort on concluding the second division docket took up a case from the frs, division that of Will Prior. charged with grand larceny. The case will be concluded this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
IN. I. & M. AGENCY
 ESTABLISHED HERE
w. w. Stine to Be in Charge. Expect More Trade With
 Mexico

Evidently anticipating that Mexico is getting into better shape and that the coast country is going to transact a traffic officer of the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico line. established in this city yesterday a commercial agency for that line. The properties were owned by the Frisco. but since the financial troubles of the Frisco have been handled by MT. Llghtner. formerly of this city. The offices were opened here yesterday when w. w. Stine, of New Orleans, became commercial agent. His office will be in the Frisco local offices in the Brown Marx building.
 The Frisco has not been spending money while It's affairs are being strengthened out. SO there was a marked feeling of optimism when it became known yester- day that there had been established in this city an officer for the Mexican line. There was considerable discussion about the new work in local railroad circles, and industrial men seem to gather the idea that the depression in Frisco circles was clearing up.
 MT. Iightner, who Is one of the closest students of traffic in railroad work, has made deep inquiry into the south coast situation, and while he has made no statement, it is believed that he has reached the conclusion that there is something about to start between this section and the territory served by his line.
 MT. Stine, who comes here, is well and favorably known in traffic circles. He has been stationed in New Orleans for sometime and is thoroughly equipped to handle traffic questions between this section and that territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15

ton through this club. shall be eligible to membership in this club upon their purchasing and paying for one or more bales of cotton at not less than 10 cents pound, basis middling, and agreeing that such cotton shall not be sold piror to October 1. 1915, ex- ccpt at a price of 10 cents a pound or more or under instructions of the board of directors of this club" The membership to the club will not be closed until such time as Is in the judg- r'ent of the directors expedient and it's members may be recruited from the eistire United States.
 One of the qualifications for membership treated in another clause is that mer- chants shall be eligible for membership in the club without paying actual cash for cotton if they agree fo purchase and hold one bale from each of 10 customers, allowing such customers credit on their account at the rate Of 10 cents a pound basis middling.
 A campaign committee will be appointed under the provisions of the constitution. the duty of which shall be to secure pledges from farmers to reduce the cot ton acreage as much as possible, to in crease the acreage in foodstuffs and to carry out. the other objects and purposes of the cotton club.
 The membership and soliciting commit tees were appointed yesterday and will hold a meeting this afternoon at o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. There are 12 committees made up of 56 of the best known men in the city. Territory will doubtless be assigned the oomTittees to- day, except for Ensley and Bessemer The gentlemen whose names appear be- low will work that territory. The other 10 committees will be assigned however.
 The names of committeeman follow:
 l.. Sevier chairman; Frank B. FowllSes, Samuel Rand. A. R. Dearborn, Henry Hiden.
 James Downey. chairman: W. J. Yeild- ing. d. A. Vandegrift, Samuel Earle, Samuel Teague.
 A. NJ Taylor, chairman; Hal J. Cope land, Alvin M. Douglas, Alan Jemison, A. F. Blackstone.
 Oscar c. Turner. chairman; Crawford Johnson, George R. Knox. M P. Messer. Joel F. Webb
 James II. Finder, chairman; T. A. Well Ter, Walter S. stallings. Charles E. Rice. George T. Stafford.
 w. N. Malone, chairman; pr. II. A. Elkourie, s. J. ErclSert, K. A. McElroy, Hale V. Tarrant.
 J. D. Rosenberger. chairman M. W, Canister, B. H. Hartsfield, George Me- Cleery, L. Pizitz.
 Solon Jacobs. chairman: w. D. Stead. Ed s. Moore. Borden Burr. James T. Dun- lap.
 J. w. Sibley. chairman; B. Alden Thompson. James Bailey, H. M. Beck. E B. Crawford.
 J. E. Shelby, chairman; J. Frank Rush. ton. Colman Blach, Bertram Jacobs. R. D. Burnett.
 Bessemer-W. ". Hoilingsworth R. F. Smith, George Rutledge.
 Ensley-R. E. Chadwick, W. R. Stewart IiclS storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
OVER 1000 TEACHERS ATTEND INSTITUTE
First Session Held Yester- day-COntinues Through
 the Week

The Jefferson County Teachers institute opened yesterday morning at the Central High school. There were present instruc- tors from points as distant as California and Pennsylvania. The weeks institute convened at o'clock when the audi torium was filled and the first strains of America" stilled the noise of greetings.
 Following brief instructions from c. B. Gleen and R. D. Tidwell, conductors of the institute, the teachers went to the rooms assigned for their respective de- partments and filled out enrolment sheets. These MT. Glenn calls educa- tional biographies. They are used this year for the first time in all institutes of the state, and will give extensive stat istics as to the educational and profess sional qualifications of the entire teach ing force of Alabama.
 Regular work was begun as soon as the sheets were made out. A strong corps of instructors is at work and little time was lost. Instruction is being given ia spelling, reading, language, writing, arts and crafts and community and. school CO., operation.
 At the auditorium period Miss Lucy Dickinson sang. This was the first of sev- eral solos that will be given at that period during the week.
 The teachers were formally welcomed by school officials of the city and county. Today at the general assembly period they will be addressed by Dr. Phillips, who will speak on community and school.
 Lunch was served in the high school dining room by Miss Luckie and several ladies of the Central School Improvement association. The dining room was crowded, for 800 or more teachers took advantage of the opportunity to have lunuch without leaving the building.
 Work was begun again at 115 and con tinued until 315, when there were special conferences.
 In the high school department the fesfPll- CTS discussed competitive contests. r. J. Courleux and N. O. Scott spoke on ath- letics, and Miss Annie Mays and Foster Ansley on literary contests Mir. DuBose addressed the teachers on certain phases of the classics in their relation to tue school.
 George c. Weathersbee, supervisor or school gardens, gave six half-hocr periods on gardening. and today he will speak to each grade of the city schools on nature study.
 Keeping the attendance record is prov ing task in itself, as each half day of each teacher must be checked. R. l.. Dfmmittt and R. G. Hewitt are in charge of the roll. The enrolment had reached 1037 at the close of the session yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15

in. travelling freight agent, Jackson
 vile; L. F. Halum, soliciting freight
 agent. Jacksonville; J. P. Tocher, gen.
 era1 agent. Lexington: F. l.. Hunt. tray
 cling freight agent. Louisville; E. w.
 Mihm, commercial agent, Meridian; J.
 q. Mitchell, travelling freight agent,
 Meridian: w. J. Keppler. travelling
 freight agent. Milwadkee; A. F. Smith,
 soliciting freight agent. Mobile; w. F.
 Rogers, commercial agent, New Or1
 leans; A. B. Collins. commercial agent,
 New Orleans A. c. Littlejohn, travelling
 freight agent. New Orleans; M. F. Bill
 ltps. foreign freight agent, New Or
 leans; c. A. Egly eastern freight agent New York. J. c. Hill. commercial agent
 Pittsburg; D. r. Murphy, travelling
 freight agent. Pittsburg; l.. R. Gard ncr, travelling freight agent. San An- tonio; A. J. Chapman, assistant general freight agent N o. X N. E New Orleans. {. R. H. Tate, division freight agent, New Orleans and Northeastern, New Orleans; F. J. Graham, soliciting freight agent New Orleans and Northeastern, New Or leans; J. F. Hardin, commercial agent. New Orleans and Northeastern. New Orr leans; w. J. Tremaine. commercial agent. Chicago; Frank Saunders. commercial agent, New Orleans and Northeastern. Shreveport; H. B. Sargent, general sf- perintendent transportation, New Orleans dnQ NOTlutdStcTIls l<SW OIlcAhSs Baker, general manager, Cincinnati: w. s. Andrews, general superintendent trans portation. Cinclnnati: A. Telford. pur- chasing agent Clncinnati; George
 Greaves. freight claim agent, Cincinnati;
 M. F. Molly. comptroller. Cincinnati; w. A. Beckler. general passenger agent, Gin cinnati; H. r. Latimer, division passenger agent, Birmingham P. T. Kilgariff. chiet
 clerk to vice president. Cincinnati; W. F.
 Wheelock, superintendent terminals, Chat tanooga; w. J. Edwards, superintendent. Birmingham; A. G. and E. D. Smith. di-
 vision counsel. Birmingham A. Griggs. superintendent terminals, meridian; s. Gray. agent, Meridian; W. c. Sheppard. agent, Chattanooga; c. NJ. Frost agent. | Attalla; J. c. Putnam. agent. Birming-
 ham; J. T. Hester, trainnrnster, Birming- ham, R. c. Reid. trainmaster, Brming- ham, J. N. Winston. chief dispatcher. : Birmingham; J. A. Cassady. master me- chanic, Birmingham; s. II. Bond. chiet clerk to superintendent, Birmingham; F. l.. Starnes. chief clerk to local agent. Birmingham; H. E. Jordan, solicitation clerk. office freight traffic manager. Bir- mlngham: R. l.. McKeiiar, assistant freight traffic manager Southern railway. Louisville; J. B. Campbell. commercial agent, St. Louis; w. P. Smith. soliciting freight agent. St. Louis; Nj. M. Emmert. commercial agent, New Orleans; R. w.
 Morris. commercial agent Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
NO RECEIVER FIR
 AVERyT DRUG C0.

Application for receivership for the Averyt Drug company was denied yester- day by Chancellor A. H. Benners In ths chancery court Petition for a receiver ship for the above concern was filed in the chancery court several days ago by w. A. Robertson and others. based on the transfer of the drug business formerly owned by the complainant to the Averyt Drug company. At the hearing yesterday Chancellor Benners held that there was no merit to the petition and denied the z. T. Rudolph and Beddow and Oberdorfer appeared for the Averyt Drug company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15

The Jefferson County Buy-a- Bale- of-Cotton club will be the name of the organization formed under the aus pices of the Chamber of Commerce to aid in the salvation of the south's cot ton crop through the individual buying movement. The club yesterday adopted a constitution, which set out the pur- pose< of its organization and the qual- ifications for membership Committees were appointed and there will be two meetings today to further the plans Of perfecting the clubs work.
 The committee on purchase and sales is made up of w D. Nesbitt, chairman; R. A. Porter, Paschal c. Shook, James Downey and Sol Caheen. It will be the duty of this committee to purchase the cotton ordered by members of the club, ". D. Nesbitt, chairman. is, perhaps. the best informed man on the cotton situation in the south and his pres ence on the committee as chairman as- sures those who may buy that cotton will be purchased from those who most need the money. The committee will meet this morning at 12 o'clock for the purpose of discussing phases of the situation which later may come up. F The constitution which was adopted yesterday afternoon at a meeting of provides that the duration of the club shall be until November l. 1915, but that it may be dissolved sooner by a vote of the board of directors if, in their opinion. the purposes of the or ganization have been fulfilled
 The purposes of the organization shall be as far as possible to protect the price of cotton. first, by procuring as many members as possible who will buy one or more bales at 10 cents per round; second. to carry on cam paign of agitation and education with g view to inducing the farmers to hold their remaining cotton off the market until the price equals 10 cents 6 pound third, to having the acreage planted In cotton next year materially reduced in order that there may not be another over supply, the additional acreage to be planted in foodstuffs; fourth, to encourage not only a greater acreage in foodstuffs. but an increase in cat tie and hog raising and other animal industry; fifth, to urge upon the peo- pie and to endeavor to promote a more general use of cotton goods sixth, to urge upon manufacturers of cotton goods. both American and for eign, that they should go into the market and begin the purchase and manufacture of cotton''
 The clause as regards membership in the club is as follows: All per- sons resident in Jefferson county, Ala bama. or who shall buy bale of cot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
TRIMM ON TRIAL
 IN FEDERAL COURT

Trial of c. M Trimm, ehafged with violating section 29-B of tine bankruptcy act, was commenced yesterday in the United States court, Judge w. l. Grubb presiding. Trimm was indicted by the federal grand jury, which charged that he had committed perjury at a hearing iu bankruptcy before one of the referees in reference to his assets.
 Judge Grubh organized the juries for the day. Several car breaking cases were passed as the hearing of the TriInm case took up the entire afternoon and went over untid the mornings session. Robert N. Bell, district attorney, appeared for the prosecution. the defendant Is repre- scented by Judge c. c. Nesmith and w. IT. Bankhead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
SCIENTIFIC
 DISCOVERY
A Vegetable Element That is Rapidly Doing Away With
 the Use of Calomel

Gum Drug Co.. srd Ave and 3oth St, and Gunn's Pharmacy are among tho first progressive concerns to offer fol sale the new system of medicine that is fast supplanting the use of old fashiouo1 calomel as . liver medicine.
 Nearly everyone knows how eanil1 the liver becomes sluggish In this elis mate and how this sluggishnsss sffoots not only all the other physioal organa but the mind a we'll.
 The signal towers of this dread oon> dttion. which some call malaria are coated tongue. lack of energy. dull eyes. constipation. sallow complexion i.
 Taken with regularity this provou scientific liquid v1getable medioino 11 the form of Caruwe1rs LivsE-A1a vflN prevent or promptly reltevo all uvo3 kroubloa
 On sala under money return guaran, eea by Gum pruG Co. 3rd Ave o14 1o1h etA aa4 0u1n,a Pharmacy. J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15

died, but they are at the same time in splendid condition.
 "In Demopolis one is able to see scores of automobiles speeding over the finest roads in the south towards plantations and back to the town houses. The people there have roads that are unexcelled and for the con struction of which they deserve the heartiest congratulations. There is ab- solutely no discounting the fact that the situation as it applies to that sec ton is very lightly felt. I am satisfied that not even war can throw any gloom belt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
OZARK wATERwoRKs BONDS
Steiner Brothers Buy Second Issue
 of $5O,OO0 Total

J. M. Levine. manager of the bond department of Steiner Brothers, bank CTS, has just returned from Ozark, where he concluded the purchase of $25,000 per cent 3O-year waterworks be nds. The proceeds from these bonds will be used to increase and enlarge the present waterworks plant.
 This is the second issue of bonds sold by the city of Ozark to Steiner Broth CTS within the last six months. the two issues aggregating $50.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 Giuseppe zetto, Ensley, to Miss Ca ruso Maria.
 J. T. Dawkins, Mulga, to Miss Lucille Hannah Thiemonge.
 H. L. wynne. Birmingham, to Mrs Bell Files Wynne.
 James H. Nixon. Hamilton, to Miss Anna Lee Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
 CITY COMMISSION WILL MEET TODAY

There will be a routine meeting of the city commission this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The question of whether 1t shall be an underpass' or viaduct at Avenue F and Seventh street is to be discussed. The matter has several times been before the commission and representative of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company are expected to be present at this afternoons meeting. AS to what will be done about it there was no indication last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15
Buy-d-Bdle-of-Co Club
 Adopts It's Constitution
Committees Appointed Committee On Purchase and Sales Headed By W. D. Nesbtt-Two Meetings Today to Further Individual Buying Movement Which is Attracting Attention All Over Country.
CHICAGO IS INTERESTED

AgeHerad Ward Co., in regard to the dividua buying movement
 We regard the buabaleofcotton We perfectng cotton growing Chicago"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-15

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