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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
CHRISTMAS At VIVA.
C0L0RED INSTITUTE

The Christmas vacation began at the
West Virginia Colored Ins titute Wedn@..
day afternoon, December 24th. bat
school will resume ful' operation Monday
morning. December 2ssth. Many student.
who live In nearby towns went home for
their Christmas dinner.
On Wednesday morning, the school
was entertained with address by d. A.
Pierce, class Of 1911, who 10 now q sopho
more in the Agricultural cOurse ut ths
Ohio State University; Daniel l.. Fergu-
son, class Of 1919. now q sophomore in
the Agricultural course at the Ohio STATE
University; Delbert VI. PrilIerman, .
freshman in the Agricultural course in
Michigan Agricultural JolIege, and Pro.
.. III Hill, q former principal Of this in
stitution. IL will IL remembered by PER-
sons interested in the West Virginia Col
ored Institute that Daniel l.. Ferguson
holds the 5 mile running re~ord for the
state OF Ohio. Ferguson and Prillerman
live xt Institute but Pierce's home H. Mt
Fayetteville
In the afternoon, the Model School,
under the direction Of Mrs. Fannis Cobb
Garter, gave a most Interesting program.
The age~ 81 of the children Who partici-
patel on this program ranged from 10
10 years. but the training rrferted in the
exercise- Of the afternoon wa- most re-
marksble.
After the light went off at 10 o'cIoek
"Wednesday evening, the -hool chorus,
under the direction Of Mn. v. NJ. Mitch-
I'll. serenaded the various tachers on the
campus by singing most beautiful Christ
mas carols. The next morning st &
o. clock the students ss-embled in tie
chapel to vitns-- the exercises At the
Christms- tree anil o. receive their prs~-
ents. The exerci-es consisted 81 music
recststi.,ns. and remarks by President
P'iIIermsn. The sifp we're many and
varied. These excrci-e-, together with
the .erensdins 81 of the previous evening
lent . soIemuity snp hsllo~edne-~ to IN.
Christmas times never beforr experiences
sf West virginis Colored Institute.
AZ 2 O'clock p. M, the stnden> ver.
servei . sumptous Christmas dinner
The dinner was followed BY -, social in
In the psrlors of McCorkle Hall.
Every effort 70 being put forth by IN.
management of the institution N max.
ti's students comfortable and happy IL
their school life, and n give, - fer q,
possible, . proper example of the va,
the Cbristsns~ time sbcnId he ot-srved
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
STEEL PRICES HAVE
INFLUENCE ON MINES
United States Coal Company Re-
dseias Force in Sympathy
With Steel Plant.

As !. known the Unitsi Stste- Coal
and Coke Company is . subsidiary enter
2ri.r Of the United Ststs~ Steel Corpora
ton, and its sole market is Gary, Indi-
ana, where the output OF the coal CON-
pany 10 consumed by the steel corporation
Ofiicials vf the United States Coal snd
Coke Company were quosed yesterday -
asserting that the United States Sseel
Corporation had almost stoppsi opera
ton and in consequence the coal com
pany was facing what IL anticipated tn lie
. dnil srason. A few days ago the Uni-
tel States Goal psople made a cut @
s,me.hing like four hundred men, and il
Was learned yesterday that other cnt-
~er being made in every force, even.
three of the assistant physicians having
hen laid of. and that the pre~-nt fsr~
WAS not making full time. IL va. aver
resi that the Officers Of the concern wese
extremely discouraged over the outlook
and attributesi the " nore stssn. Of Attain
n the revised tariff.
The cnt made 10y the steei corporation
~ Gsry, Ind. report-,l TO have be-n .@v-
ersl Thousand men aud this is taken a.
an indication Of the impos-ibility Of the
mining branch sustaining its operation
IN consideration of this fact.
In 1912 the Norfolk and Western hanl-
III 54.a57 tons OF coke and 3. rs, ,5II tons
of coal from the several operations ei the
and 10 shut down would aff.~l
the railroad company IN just that extent.
IL would put big swsth in the busins-s
Of the Norfolk and Western, the soke
figure representing quite an item in this
traffic snd the steel people furni.h prHe-
tisally an eighth OF the coal tonnage.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
FOR THE AEW YEAR

Wow we have come to the hr-t of the year,
Time 10 start In on . record that's clear,
Time 20 begin on . psss that 10 clean.
How shall ve Oh 10 in nIneteen fourteen.
What shall ne make it--s yesr full of srlf,
Greed, unkipdne~. and struggle for pelf7
OR plan out our lives on . letter design.
Up In the Office or down In the mine7
How shall we play IN the game that is life,
Make 70 . baffie. . ear n the knife7
Or 81 Il With tenderne., honor and trnth.
With spccor 10 aee and welcome 20 youth
Let M he true 10 the hr~s tl,sf Ne know.
Owner or Miner--on top OF below
Led ~ hs broshers, whsssvev our line.
Up In the office CO down In Ire nine.
Now ve have come N The 6r-s Of the year.
LET n START In for . srsson of ch<~r.
Let n be true 10 ti,e faith and The lob.
Workmen who serve. not bsndis Who rob
wqsshsr We handle . piek 90 pm
La - n ssrvnnb md sonrndo a m
nsking ~ ns.sw - nusw's -.
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02

This propaganda Of The Southern oligar-
ehy is considel-d ESSENTIAL to the pre-~r-
vat'oi Of the Bourbon political system,
and therefore sbuse VI colored people is
induleed i'm. not only in the south. hut
southern leaders have made it their bus
ines 10 create prejudice against colors-i
people In the North. These are facts
that every intelligent colorsd citizen in
the North should h~ar in mind. Partic-
ulariy 10 this % he horne i'm mind 10y
those colorssi citizens IN the North who
think theS nesd have no concern in the
Southern is.ue.
Another wrong arising from disfran-
chis~uent 10 that it deprivss the :colorr~l
race IN the United States OF any repre-
sentation m Congres on the part Of their
own color. for there would come up
from the South colorrd man TO speak for
the race in Congrss were il not for th--r
disfranchisement laws and this political
repr~sion i'm the Southern Statsr- In
the faoe OF these facts, surely, thinking
colored citizens in the North cannot say
cannot say that they are not dirsctly and
vitality sfftcte'l by this Acknowledgement
system
Then, there is the serious question
that must arisr: that, IL 10 ynssible to
take the ballot from colored citizens in
the south. IL it impossible for il TO h.
taken fn,m colored citizens In the North
>ome thought segregation impossible in
tile North and some never dreamed of
such lynching - wss the burning of
colored man by the Ooass.ville mob.
This cause Of frce government In the
south, this fight for ballot rishts. 10 the
csnss of all colorsd people sverywher-
IN this country. IL must be rememt~r-i
tn, that while the colorsd people are af-
fected by this acknowledgements, there
ARD thousands Of the mssses of whit<~ in
the Sonth Who are ground down Iby the
mssses of whites In the South who are
ground down by the Southern oligsrchy
and that this issue bsromes . greater snd
broader question than that Of . rar~
'ssue. The truth 10 keep 10 the irons is
that tha colorrd people are attacked to
Justify = minority Of whites in running q
\ political de~potism which mows down
shite aud colQrci from their Constitn-
uonal right OF free government.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
FEWER LYnCHIM6S
THAN FOR YEARS
Pruapt Aciisa 6 0fficiAb and e.
fssts Of Csvsssors Respe.si-
BE for The Decrease.

Chicago, Ill.,, Dec. 27.-Ouly fonrty-
four iynchines, known 70 be snch beyond
doube, have oc,irred in the Unisrd Stairs
during the year 1913. This - the lowe~t
number on record, more then 81 beine ne
cord Lest year and - many - $50 in s'me
previous pears
The record fer the year shows decided
mere number or victims So far - the
newspapss accounts show none Of the vi
tins We burned at the srake. an afro iiy
that hes BEEN fnduJerd i'm By infuriated
mohs more then once in the past Nor
were any Of the lynchins casrs this year
accompanied by the socalled race roits.
which always adde.i To the nnmhed of vi
tims and served 70 intensity the sntsg-
ouism OF the white and black rare.
The town Of HARRISON. Mis-. furnished
the nearest spproech to . "reign Of
murder" when two druerrazed mulstoo
boys, on September y. ran annex and
started . pDit in the counse of which three
white men four Negro men and one Negrr
killed hut - they met death while resist
ing capture the chased - one Of lynch
ing.
North Dakota and Montana were the
two nothern state in which lynching o.
cnrrrd. At Ray, N. ID. Cleve Culberts'n
. white man. occused of the murder of
three persops, wss taken from Jail by q
mob and hanged. The only other case
in Q northern state occurred at Mondak
Mont, IN April. when j. q. Collins .
Negro. Who Shot and killed the sheriff
and deputy sheriff of the county wss
hanged by . mob.
The states in which the lynching oc-
currcd during the year and the number
IN each were - sollows; Alabama. ?;
!; Florida, 4; Georgia, s;
Kennrky. !; I>ouisisns. 4; Mississippi. X;
Montana, 1, North Carolina, .; North
Dakota. Q; South Carolina, j; Tenns-ss~,
3; Tsxss, q.
Double iynchine- occurred 1t Blanc
hart, La, Cornelis, Ga, and P.u's
Valley. Okla At Houston, Miss, two
Negroes were lynched . day apart, both
being aecasrd of complieity in the SAME
,rime- At Drew, Mas, . Negro was
ynched by member OF his own race sft-r
he had shot and killed two Negro women
md two Neere men,
The gratifying decrease in lynchine is
attributed largely % the efforts that have
,een made By governor cnunty sheriff-
md prominent citiz~ns in tie last few
7ean 10 prevent mob vioience. Many OF
hoe in suthsrity have acted promptly
md enerseticslIy ~ pr~vens lynchines,
With the declared pclicy OF giving the
sw frre opportunity for the punishment
II all alleged offenders, white or black.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
HURTFUl EFFECTS or
OISFRMcHISEmEuT

Disfranchi-ement in the Southern
States h hurtful 10 ths eolorrd people ~
the North In more ways than one. The
rresssss harm, however, arising from die
frsnchisemsns IN the south. - it sGecb
ths ooiorsd psopls IN the North, come
iron he never csasine fsls rsprsusnsa-
tioD snd sbnss On ~ psrs of Dsoocrss
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
WHITE MANS
DUTY TO NEGRO
Southern Editors
Uttering Words
of Wisdom

''How many people i'm Atlanta" ssks
the Constitution of that city. know 20 q
certainty that their domestic servants do
not come from diseased homesf And in
ths discussion it puts forth these truths:
The tusines OF Safeguarding the health
OF the community. in its Negro - well -
in white src<ion, is that Of self -presrrva-
ton and not sentiment or philanthropy.
The disease germ IL the original demo-
crat- IL ignore the boundary lines of
rAcr, of wealth and nf station, a. veil ~
mere geography. ~ knows no prrindic,
inherited os acqnired. IL 10 mur,ierou--
ly impartial in is depreixtions. Yon
may not b-lieve yen =r- 'yonr hrother'r
keeper, and yoqr duty IN the Negro
But pou can hardly ie negligent about
your duty tn the Negro. But you can
hardly he negligent about yonr duty to
Jour own child, and your owh health
personally. and keep a donscience."
The Post for many years has been
stre~ing the importance of this very
question for all southern cities. IL has
~pe~sssi'y ursed upon the people of
Housto" that they cannot afford even
from the selfish point "f view, to ignor~
the living conditions of the Negro. The
Negroes are the domestic servants of the |
class ot the southern
cities The Negroes are a part of the |
life OF the Sonth and will always be. and |
even II the whites Who employ them are
not concerned in. philanthropy at all |
they owe il 70 thensselvrs % have dep |
for everything affecting the i
health and morals nf the Negro people.
The nobler part Is 81 course 10 realize
in broad and sympathetic sense our OBJ
Iigation to aid the Negross In bester stan
lar 10 Of living because they are in %
many respeces dRendeas upon the
Whites and becsuse tiey % implicitiy ~
y upon the whites. Whether ve call il
! white mans burden" or whether We
are moved by phiIsnthropic impuIses.
he fsct remains that the southern Negro
affects the life and economy
II the South and they will 20 affect il Tor
,ver.
Negroes living amid unsanitary condi-
ions in southern cities are going To- snf-
er the hardship- Of poverty and disea~,
hey are going To suffer contamination
md destruction in q moral sense, they
hey are goina 70 ne . heavily eoDsum-
md inefficient element of population.
But the whites will not he able To e.
ape the cousequeDees- They will have
o bear the economic Losses that large
nd inefficient mass 10 certain To infiict,
heJ will be victimized by the disessr-
hat spread desth and disaster among
'oorly housed and miserabIy environed
'uman beings and ti,ey will not escspe ,
he deadly blight of the immortality and
ice that strive among the ignorant, the
esperste and the neglected poor.
The vital statistics of every southern
ity reveal the inevitable consequence Of
Indifference to conditions among the Ne
roes-the servant class thst brings into
yell kept homes the deadly germs that
multiply amid the miserable conditions
hat sffiict the Negro sections Of - many
outhern citie-.-FI"uston Po-t.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
GIVEN FULL PARDON


Richmond, Va, DEE. 26.-Georre VII
son, . DsnviIle Negro, ssnssncrd 10 one
yssr IN the p~nisentisry, served iory-
eieht bou1s of his srnsenoe and st noon
today ~ given . full pardon.
FcsIowine HE conviction it developed
tbss CO. of missaken idenisy he'd
caused IN innocent man n ~ impnsoo-
81. and sf the urgent req.ess of shs trisl
jn>U and eommonveaith's seonrnsy,
wilsoo - made frss man. He arm
vpd Thsrsday siens 80 giva . ~ -
tsBteg, vns - vork - - - -
- oeu1ng - - - - -
- n1nDs h1nfu1 11hnuoA
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
RACE PRIDE WHICH COUNTS

st. T>ouis, Mo.-Negro business men
make big gains in the small shop trade.
Reports from sll over the city indicate a
more fysorabIe patronage during the year
1913, tbs new spirit Of race pride has a
telling efecf A large field 10 beine oTen-
~ for the employment Of young men and
young women. The greater percentsgr
af the several hundred thousand dollars
falling into the Golfers of the Negro Busi-
nes and Professional men and women
~verts to the people for their support
and advancement.
Whether the numerous Fifty Years
of Freedom" celebrations, the narrow
field Of enploymens o. natural evolution
sione has been the cane, one thing ~.
mans certain: the Negro has had hi,
eyes opened 10 the undeniable fact that
the only door Of hope for his moral and
financial sncce,s In co-operstion with and
support ~ his own business and profe~.
sional men and women. The result !,
rhss . ne~ spirit of rsce pride and loysIt,
70 s~e<pine asids she time worn amp nm.
warranted prejndic>. opening up ne-
channel for commercial sdvsncement
and sffordins the rr~ss army of Negr,
merchsnts IN opportunity 10 improv'
their busiDes and give employment q
hundreis of youne men and women
Thus. the money spent In trading pro
vi.ses m enormous psy roll that, kept 10
circulsfion, means prosperity and 81
vsnc>n,enf for I'll.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02

R1isos ~. 7. Whissrs pvsnvnsd Thar
~ nssu1ns sss nk1gsv.y. va,, whsss
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
GOVERNMENT SEXES
SHIPMENTS

IL appears that there l. q Suspicion in
New England that poIygasny exists even
outside Of Utah, and senator Weeks Of
Massachusetts ha< introinced re-olu-.
ton in the senate asking for an inve-ti-
gsfion.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-02
4 Bis DEAL MDt

The Tnssitns Binding and Land Co.,
. Corporation which be- juss hen orr.n-
ized ~ith . capitol ssrk of eeo.Oo and
hone odlcs - Chsriessoo, W. Va, hs>
pnrchsssd tfs cd Go6 farm ne.r Insi-
tnss- Tbs tzsct cnosains 2io- serss ~
moss The inssrss~d parties sre:. @ y.
FerKvson, J.. q. Fsrrsr. r. q. Hin, q.
W. smith. T. VI. Bryan. O. @. Levi,
Devils Mssdovs, ,. N. CAN'T, snd ID.
T. ". Jorvian.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
BUSINESS HOUSES COLLAPSE
One Was in Dangerous Condition and
Had Been Roped OF to Pre-
vent Accidents.

Sedalia.--A section Of three. storyl
stone-front building fell In Sunday
aight 1t buried a two-story building
OH the north. Both are In ruins,
Mrs. A. l.. Hawes OF Cuba, Crawford
county. Mo, owned the three-story
structure and Charles r. and Merritt
Yeater the two-story, Ormond 4
Keuber. jewellers, occupied the ground
door of the three-story building. which
was condemned recently. and the
street in front had been barrlcaded,
shutting off car traffic.
The jewelers. had removed the last
load OF their stock just before the
crash came The Sedalia Book Shop.
owned by Arthur Scott, occupied the
ground floor of the twostory building,
The entire stock is buried In the ruins,
Digging a basement under the west
store and the c. H. Bard jewelry store,
MeaKened 1uns NORTH wt1r "a idoeark"sa
building and caused the collapse. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. Thou
sands of people are viewing the wreck
age. Had the accident occurred on a
week day fatalities would have been
Inevitable.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
Buried = Stranger.

Fayette-A letter from Robert FL.
Hayes of Pryor, Ok. received by his
father, f. J. Hayes, wealthy farmer.
revealed that the Hayes family had
buried a stranger here under the im.
preston that he was their Oldest son.
Robert.
Robert II. Hayes left home several
years ago and had not been heard
from. Last Tuesday man answering
the description of young Hayes was
run over by train at Sedalia. A
former resident of Fayette identified
the body as that Of Robert Hayes,
When the body was brought here Mre,
Hayes, the mother. said II was that
Of her son. A peculiar scar ON the
right temple aided the mothers identi
fication.
The story of the death was printed
In the newspapers and copy fell into
the hands of young Hayes at Pryor
He Immediately communicated with
his parents.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
PREACHER TO PENITENTIARY
rev. FlanBery Gets Sentence Of Two
Years for Staying Printer
With Flst.

West Plains.-Two years in the pen
tentiary was the sentence imposed
lpon Rev. Lawrence Flannery, a Meth
Idist minister, in the Howell county
iircuit court, for the killing OF Olin
{. Mcconnell, a linotype operator, in
his city June I.
The case went to the jury at 3
i'clock. Thirty minutes later the ver-
lict of guilty of manslaughter in the
ourth degree was turned in to Cir
.uit Judge w. N. Evans.
Attorneys for Flannery say they
win file a motion for new trial, and
this is not granted an appeal will
,e taken to the supreme court.
Two witnesses testified that Elan
lery grasped Mcconnell by the collar
gith the left hand and while McCon-
iell was talking. struck him blow
IN the jaw with his fist.
During his college days Flannery
gained a reputation as an amateur
1rizehghter.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
J0PLIN'S NEW DANCE HALL
New Market House viii Be Used for
Place OF Entertainment Under
Proper Supervision.

Joplln.-City commissioners OF Jop'
lin have decided TO allow weekly
dances in the city's 100000 market
house, which was recently opened,
The dances will be under supervision
Of the city officials,
Commissioner of Public Property
Patterson announced that the "hesita'
tion," bunny hug" turkey troI
Kitchen sink" Boston dip and al
lied steps will not be tolerated. He
says that on some special occasions
the dance program will be entirely
for older folk who wish to dance the
Virginia reel and the old square
dances The municipal band will fur
nish the music.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07

A man from Winona who went
to Springfield attempted to flirt
with girl in that city and was
arrested and fined. The girls Of
Springfield must be changing
their ways.
After marketing a bunch Of
1852 pound steers at 1886 cwt.
that were fed straight through on
silage, Col. J. T. johnson of near
Mexico, claims to have realized
$1700 for S400 worth of corn put
in his silo last fail.
There are 1928 farms owned
by negroes in Missouri. They
range in size from three to 1856
acres and are worth, lands, build.
ings, live stock and everything
else on the farms, S27, 1853, $50,
with the average value Of a Mis-
souri, farm, 81 ,405, as a basis for
computation.
Joe Russell says he stands on
his record. 1t has been a good
and clean one, and Mr.. Russell
need not fear to stand on it. He
is remaining at his post in WASH
ington, doing his duty, and if the
people are not ungrateful for
faithfulness, they will see that
/ his cause doesn't suffer by his
remaining at his post, helping
the administration put through
that legislation this country so
sadly needs, that which will un.
fasten the strangle hold big bad
business has on the people now.
He trusts the democracy to be as
| faithful to him as he is being to
the people, and we don't see how
the voters of this district could
ever look honest Joe Russell in
the face if they betrayed this
trust Of his in them by aiding an
other man who would take ad-
vantage OF Russell's hands being
tied To trv .nnd oat his nlace in
Congress. Russell can't be on
the ground, he has had no chance
to make a campaign, but his
friends are here, and they ought
not to let his cause go neglected
when the man is tied by con-
science to the post Of duty. Don't
you think so?-DexterStatesman
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
r. /. DOUGLAS, A r., aER. KILLS
&. skSsEEN, A FAINTER,
NEAR CHARLESTON.
FOUND HIM TALKING TO WIFE
Fires Six Shots Into Mans Body and
Is Promptly Acquitted BY a
Friendly Jury-Back Porch
Scene of Killing.

Charleston.-A coroner's jury exon
Grated R. L. Douglas, farmer. Ave
miles south OF this city, for killing e.
Sasseen, a painter.
Douglas found Sasseen in conYer.
sation with his wife on the back porch
of his home and fred six shots into
his body.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
St. Loulsan Accused of Staying.

Bowling Green,-At Edgewood, 10
miles from here, George Greenburg, Is
years old, was shot and killed. The
killing followed fist fight at swim
ming pool. George Williams, 10, is in
Jail. He came from St Louis or
phanage some years ago and has lived
with a family at Edgeweod.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-07
Hannibal Teacher to Normal.

Hannibal.-Miss Ida Jewett of Shell
bina, who was head of the teachers
training department in Hannibal high
school last year, has been elected to
teach English in the State Normal
school at Kirksville for the coming
year at a salary of 800 month for
the IL months.