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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
PROMINENT EDUCATOR
Visits Pulaski and Other South
west Towns

Pulaski. Va. Aug. I9.-Prol. VIM.
y. Ferguson. Il Kent0cky, Who for .
numler Of years has bern steadily en-
eag~d ~ e'iucationsl work. both in pub
i'c and normal schools 81 Virgins. visit
e the teacber- II Pulaski and Alli-onia
Tie felt his tonr would he incomplete I'M
les he visited the so-caIled garden SPOT
OF Virginia The teachers and many
friensis exprcssed their esteem Tor him by
number 81 outings and dinner parties
given IN his nonor. The Professor Ieff
Tuesday b visit the following places:
Wythviile, Marion, Glade Springs, Alb
insdon and Brssoi and thence % hs
winter quarters 10 mould and fsslusou
he minds Of the yosth a - land
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
BLACK HAND A MENACE.

In another column OF this issue
we publish an open letter tn the
West Virginia Senators f.om a
local citizen Of high standing
who, because Of the very condi
tions OF which he writes does
not allow his name 10 be publish
ed. Conditions are jus: a. bad
a. the letter states and they are
getting worse. II was only a
few months ago that two wealthy
and respectable Italian contract
ors, Messrs. Calabretta and
Rossi Of NOrthfork. were com
PEELED 70 fee TO Italy 70 escape
this dangerous society Of rob
bers. These men had paid money
several times t. save themselves
from the veEgence Of the Black
Hands. Demands became more
frequent and insistant. officers
were notified and detectives em
ployed 70 protect their homes
from dynamite and their children
from being kidnapped. Officers
worked on the case without sue
cess and Calibretta and Rossi
lied TO tally for safety after sac
rihcing their property. This
section Is infested with members
OF the society and steps should
ne taken to rid the country of
them and keep others from en-.
teriue. People who have no re
gard Tor Law. life OF property
should not be permitted to find a
home In America.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
in the enjoyment OF life, liberty
and the ir~u.t Df happiness
MAXIM COSTesTeO wOREmEn.

Col. " "a l. -ck,e. president of
the LathrOpc aud Panther Coal
Companies, has lnsugu rated a
plan for the pleasure of his EN-
ployees which is novel in this
section but which will ~ a long
way toward keeping the men
contented In another column
of this issue we publish an ac-
count of banquet given the col
ored employees of the above
named companies. One was
given the whites also and both
were addressed upon interesting
subject by qualified men. Affairs
of this kind bring employer and
employees closer together and
cause a better understanding
The employee is made To feel
that the employer has more it,
terest in him than the mere
amount of labor he can do He
feels that he il looked upon as a
man with the desires, hopes. as
perations and ambitions of Othe r
men, that the things which give
other men pleasure makes for
him enjoy ment; that because ne
digs coal he is not a mere ma
chine but human i'm every desire
The employer comes to know his
employees and can better appre
ciate their feelings. and If the
employer is a man and not slave
driver he sympathizes with them
In their struggles and tries t.
help them. The employer who
tries tn make his employees cor
tented and adds TO their plea sure
aud happiness will find that he
has better workers and more
loyal supporters than he VIII,
takes no other interest in the
working men than to force al
the work out OF them that the,
can stand. We congratulate Col
Leckie and his men and express
the wish that his tribe increas'
and finally We will have indus
trial peace.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
Moratorium Extended.

Vienna. via London, Aug. Is
The AustrO- Hunga' ian morato.
rum efecting private debts has
been extended till Sept. 30.
NOTE:- There are several men
in Keystone including the pub
fishers Of this paper who would
be tempted TO vote the Democrat
ic ticket this fall II President
Wilson would only have mercy
upon Us and declare a "morato
rum until the close of his Ad
ministratiOn. We need one that
will include all debts. Without
having TO pay debts it will be pos
siole for many OF Us TO exist q
while longer. but il debts must
DC paid, hope - gone.
President Wilton please al
rs moratorium We pray.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
MUNICIPAL ESTIMATES
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
COUNTY OF MCDOWELL.
TOWN Of CLARK, Town:

At special sessiou of the council OF
the city or town of CLARK, Mcdowell
county, held in the council ch smbers
thereof, IN the city hall building on the
lith day at August, 1914. there were
present q. H. Wright, mayor. Louis
schwartz, recorder. and A. :. Buchanan.
y. l. Shaw. VIM Tucker and s Son
nenoerg. members OF the council OF said
city or town.
In accordance with section 4, chapter
y. OF the acts OF the extraordinary sensiop
oil the legislature OF 1903, the council pro-
eeeded 70 make mp an estimate OF the
amounts necessary To be levied for the
current hscai year, TO cove ell municipal
debts and liabilities payable during the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21

We think President Wilson is
right in opposing a loan by Anne
rican bankers To any OF the war.
ring nations. Aside from thu
question of neutrality or the in
ternational complications which
might result is the greater ques
ton, shall America prolong the
slaughter? 1t takes money
fabulous sums of money!
prosecute a war staged upOr
such gigantic scale and with
out money the causeless, crue
struggle cannot last long. If the
United States would Withhold its
money and food stuffs from the
nations engaged in this useless
blOOdshed it would cease in 9(
days and great service will
be rendered the civilized world
Millions of dollars would be saa
rihced but millions OF lives viii
be saved and millions Of innocent
women and children will bs
saved from suffering. The Pres
ident is right in opposing ths
loan and we hope he will 20 4
step further and oppose ship
ping anything abroad that viii
help lengthen this crime OF the
century.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
Mercer County lnsti-
tute.

The Mercer County colored
teachers institute will open in
the Blueheld COlored destitute
Aug p Mr.. Jas. l. Hill. princi
pal of the Bluefield colored gra-
ded schools and Miss Fannie
CObbs Carter. of the w. V. C.. L.,
will be the instructors. 1t is ex
pected that all the Mercer coun-
ty colored teachers will attend
and there will be a number oil
visitors.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
The STROM6 Ann OF THE LAW.

In this day when the legal ma
chinery of city, county, state
and nation is developed to the
highest point of efficiency it is
almost impossible for law-break-
ers to escape the long arms OF
the law. The day is almost past
when bandits can hold up trains,
rob post offices, rifle the mails
and com NIT other depredations
upon society and escape. Not
only does the law reach the
sneak thief aud the burgler with
bis dark lantern and the masked
bandit with his rife but it reach
e. higher mp and gets the male
factor of great wealth." the men
who wreck banks and railroads 3,
the men who use the mails TO get
OF gold bricks upon a gull
able public. the white SLAYER, and
some times it gets newspaper
men who use language too strong
TO pass through the mails. In
stance:-A little more than a year
ago this paper investigated the
treatment accorded a respect
able coDored woman by certain
members of the Blueheld police
force. There had been many
other offences committed by
members of the police force
against colored people and the
higher officials and good people
of the city had done nothing to
stop these abuses. Under such
severe provocssion, feeling that
our cause was just we poured
the walls of our wrath out upon
the offending heads. We did
not take time in our righteous
wrath TO examine the law as to
what words melted To riot" and
We were not very careful in the
selection Of the woI d. we used
We gave the a severe drubbing.
We may have zone a step or 10
too far and made ourselves Il
able 10 the strong arm" Of the
law. III so we regret it and hope
we were justified oy the cause
We were serving because we bad
no intention Of violating the law
We re spect the law and through
the columns OF this paper we
continually advise others u do
the same This paper has ever
made war upon lawbreakers, 81
every class and shall continue To-
do 90. We condemn the petty
criminal, the powerful and in
nusutisl Law breaker. the lynch
ere and those who rob our peo-
pie of their rights. the anarchist
who believes in no law, in fact
evofy form Of lawlessness and
hsse no desire 10 inspire that
which We condemn. We com
nod I'll omcersVo of the Law who
49, inpsrtisIIy % enforce It,
- ealy ~ The strong arm Of
- 40 eAa sooisty b protected
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
2ocAs

Miss Matte Bryant of North
Carolina, is visiting in the city.
Miss Louisa Smooth, of Hunt
ington, is the guest of her sister
Mrs. j. f. Parson.
Miss Jess lie b. Hill is visiting
her brother t. Edward Hill. She
will remain two weeks.
Mrs. Lizzie Lord spent Wed
nesday in Bluetield attending to
business and visiting her broth
er.
Editor Whittico left Friday for
a visit to his father at Ridge
way, Va.
Atty. II. j. Capehart, who has
been i'll for several days is now
able TO look after his lucrative
practice.
Deputy Sheriff j. 4. Parsou
was in Roanoke and Christians
burg Thursday and Friday Of
last week attending 10 business.
Miss Anna and Harry Stovall.
Of Bramwell, visited their sister,
Mrs. Sallie Stovall-Hin in this
city Sunday.
DIR. + l.. Youngue of WEIGH,
DR.. X. G. Harrison. Geo. Brown
and j. II. Page of Kim ball, we're
In the city Sunday.
Mr.. Ben Taylor, of Wheeling,
member of the firm OF Taylor
Clark and Pryor. was in the CITY
Sunday. Mr. Taylor is visiting
relatives and friends in Kimbal
and keystone.
Recorder w. M. White and
Chief Of Police Moore of this
city assisted in snnihillating the
band OF bandits at Glen Alum
last Saturday. They returned
home Sunday on No. is in good
condition.
Atty. Robert Tomlinson OF
Wilcoe was attending to business
IN Keystone, Monday.
+ G. Page. OF Montgomery
Field Agent for the West Virgi
MIA Sunday ScnoOl Association
was in the city Monday He
called at this Office and expire sed
pleasure at the exalted stand Ia
ken by this paper upon all pub
lie questions.
Sherman Finney left Monday
for his Henry county. Va, farm
He will remain a month.
Prof. and Mrs. r l.. Ram re
turned home from Michigan las,
Tuesday morning.
Atty. A. C. Froe. OF WEIGH,
was IN our city Tuesday con
ftrring with his law partner.
II. j. Capehart.
Alexander Robinson. OF Ohio.
arrived in the city Wednesday
a. m. He is visiting his sisters.
Misses Mary and Alberta and
Mrs. w. l.. Jones.
Mrs. Bob Minne- and daughter lef,
Ihursday Tor their home in Roanoke.
Va Tor six weeks stay. Mrs. Jessie
hc'me~, the iormer' : daughter. T. Ieavins
IN search of health
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21
TOO MUCH SPEEDING.

Autnmobili,ts in keystone
show absolutely no regard for
speed regulations They run
through the Narrow main stree,
Of this city at speed not less
than fifteen miles an hour there
by endangering the lives OF pc
destrains and especially chill
dren. The officers should put
an immediate stop to this wanton
violation of the law. Fine or put
a couple OF them in jlil and they
will be more careful. Unless il
is stopped some one will be kill
ed or severely injured upon the
strrets.
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0'I o.. fDi 10
IL appearing 10 the council that The
total valuation OF all taxable property in
tins municipality according e. the last
sssessment thereof, Is ss72 1914 IS; being
real estate To the value OF xlI2, s3lOO:
personal property To tue value of SIS
US. "; and railroad and other property
ass<'ssed by the board of public works To
the vaius' ot 50, OJ5 6S. ~ certified ID
the council by the officer whose duty it is
I'd make such report, and &c appearing
from the for-1 any estimates that IL -
necessary to False 10y levy, after deduct
ing ali credits, 81, 13l.OJ Tor municipal
purposes; Therefore il is determined that
levy on each One Hundred Dollars
valuation OF thirty five cents (35c) Tor
municipal purp ss<.s will TIE necess AIRY Z
produce the esllma ted amount As afore-
said Tor the ensuing fiscal year
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
COUNTY Of MCDOWELL,
TOWN OF CLARK, Town:
1, Louis schwartz, recorder, in and for
the municipality OF Clark, County OF Nc
Doweii, add State OF West Virginia, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy from the records of an order made
by the council of said municipality on the
18th day Of August, 1914
Given under my hand this 18th day of
August, 1914.
LOUIS SCHWARTZ.
vi the Municipality OF Clark, W. Va.
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FRIDAY AUG. n. 1914.
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sasd year. includine probable. sxpendi-
snres Tor municipal tsnrpo~e~. and proper
allowances Toe drssSquent taxs~. expense
q collections sud contingencies bus de-
onc<1ne oerefroni the money IN tne city
uensury applicable a. the service of the
year and municipal claims aud doth de-
termine and estimate the several amounts
70 be levied - fo.lvws:
ESTIMATES
Maximum levy IS cents on the hun.
dred dollas valuations.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
The amount due the sasi munich alitv.
and tn, am ,unt tn st viii h. -o.ns due
and ooilectib'' from every nrce. ex~eps
from the levy al taxes IN be made Tor siis
current fiscal year.
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Total estimated receipts 81 455 10 +
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS.
Debts and demands owed by said mu-
nicipality which viii become de and
payable during the current fiscal wear.
inciudlng interest on bonded indebted
ness ut every kind and character.
(a) Interest on bonded indelt.d
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ESTIMATES.

Maximum levy 35 cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
The amount due the said municipality.
and the amount that will become due and
coiiectible from every source, except from
the levy OF taxes u be made for the cur
rent fiscal year.
lal Balance in hand. OF The
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21

To DfobU h-EMEN Is
Debit and demands Owed by sail a, a.
aicipaity .ich will bc,me du- aud
payable during the current fiscal year.
including interest on bonded indebted
ness OF every kind and character.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-21

Special rates to churches, schools and
colleges.
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ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED
UPON REQUEST
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
GERMANS TELL OF
CAPTURE or NAMUR

Berlin, Aug. 26.-fNireless by way
of Nausn. German. .And %sayville, l..
I)-An official announcement made
public here says that the city of Ma.
mure and five of its forts have been
captured by the Germans.
The bombardment of the four other
forts continues and their fall seems
imminent.
The Notifications of Namur and
Liege formed the finest example of
the work of the famous Belgian mill.
tary engineer, General Henri Brial.
mont. whose reputation was world.
wide.
The defensive works of Namur
were not so strong as those of Liege,
but the position of the city was much
better for military purposes.
All the forts are protected by hard
ened steel domes, generally eight of
them in each fort, and the artillery,
consisting of modern heavy disap-
pearing guns, is very powerful.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
Pope Plus Died Of
Broken Heart.
MADE APPEAL TO
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
Begged Latter to Be Lenient
With Servian Nation.

Rome, Aug. 21.-The body Of the
late Pope Plus x, in charge Of the
confessors of the Vatican, rests in
the chambers in which he died.
Great crowds stood uncovered in st.
Peters square. Thousands knelt in
prayer, while in all churches suppli
cations were offered by other thou.
sands who worshiped the venerable
head of the church and loved the man
for his pleasant simplicity.
Pope Plus died of a broken heart.
Utterly powerless to prevent the Eu.
ropean war now in progress, his holi.
ness rapidly weakened under the wor.
ry and strain.
This was followed by recurrence
of bronchial catarrh and gouty mani.
festations which had long threatened
his life.
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria was
one of the closest friends of the pope,
who sent Mgr. Scapinelli to Vienna
"ANA HVA 0VAoA AVSk0A w kAO OA4QOAOA
begging that he be lenient with the
Servian nation and not force Europe
into war. As the reception of Mgr.
Scapinelli was delayed his holiness
spent his hours in prayer that peace
might be preserved. Still the pope's
messenger Of peace waited and while
his holiness prayed for peace war was
hec}asnd end AhesAparks tlas sst al
Europe adame was famed into, be-
ing. *,
Pontiff Becomes lnconsolabis.
As nation after nation was drawn
into the terrible conflict the pope was
inconsolable.
One of his greatest griefs was that
thousands Of young men Of all nation.
alities, studying for the priesthood in
Roman seminaries, we're obliged to re-
turn to their native countries and take
up arms.
Great tears streamed down his face
as he expressed his grief to his ad-
visers that these lives consecrated to
the work of the church should be sac.
rifced upon the field of battle.
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal sec.
retary of state, dispatched messages
to sixty-six cardinals of the sacred COL
lege summoning them to Rome for
the conclave at which the successor
of the late pontin will be elected.
With the death of the pontin there
began at once the elaborate funeral
ceremonies that have followed the
death of each pope for centuries past.
These ceremonies continue for a Pc
riod of nine days. They are the most
solemn, most impressive and most
picturesque obsequies in the Christian
world.
On the tenth day, the body Of the
pope having been inferred, the cardi-
mails of the sacred college enter the
conclave. Then they are sealed up
until a new pope is elected.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
REPORT FAv0RABLY
ON war RISK BILL

Washington, Aug. 21.-The bill to
provide S5,0O0.00O war risk insurance
by the government for ships of Amer1.
can registry during the European war
was ordered favorably reported to the
house and senate after brief hearings.
Before the house commerce COM
mittee Majority Leader Underwood
declared that, while the government
ought not to engage in the marine in
surance business as permanent ven.
ture, the present bill was urgently
necessary as an emergency measure.
There is no DESIRE" he said, Ito
perpetuate this war risk insurance
bill. It is purely an emergency meas
ure. I do not believe it will cost the
government q dollar, the premiums
more than meeting the charges for
losses"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
D|RIG|BLE IS RIDDLED
BY BELGIAN BULLETS

Antwerp. Aug. 26.-Germany sacri.
iced one pf her; latest type Of Zeppa
lin dirigibles in an attempt to destroy
the royal palace with high explosives.
Although the entire city was ter
ror stricken at the appearance of the
monster of the air, the gupners at
Hemixem. six miles away, succeeding
in demolishing it, sending 1t to earth
with the entire crew of twenty-five
men, including the officer and com.
mandant. This restored confidence
in Antwerp.
It is considered unlikely there
would be any further visitations here.
as the force of Zeppelins available for
war work has been materially re-
duced.
The Zeppelin circled the palace
grounds, dropping three bombs. They
missed the palace, but demolished two
houses nearby, killing several per-
sons.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
AUSTRIAN CAVALRY
ROUTED BY RUSSIANS

st. Petersburg, Aug. 26.-The Rus
sian invasion Of Austria by two
armies cooperating across wide
stretch of territory continues.
An Austrian cavalry division is re
ported to have been routed in foul
days battle at Podowolciziska. q from
tier town, by Cossacks, the latter tak
ing many prisoners. The Russian
movement is in cooperation with thu
forces operating across Eastern Prus
sia. "
The war once says that the opera
tions In Prussia and Austria are now
30 we'll developed that . general on
gagement a immine lent,
No important tincations havs
yet been attacked. a $:!
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
BRITAIN TO SUPPLY
TWO MILLION men

Washington, Aug. 26.-That Great
Britain realizes the magnitude of the
struggle in which it is engaged is
shown by information brought here
by prominent parsonage.
According to this man, who had
access in London to secrets of the
British government and war office.
Lord kitchener, the actual minister Of
war, IL preparing to place 100000
British soldiers In the field.
This enormous number of men will
be obtained largely in England, Scot
land and ireland, but the overseas
colonies will be expected to contrib.
ute their quota. Canada recently be-
gan negotiations for the transporta-
tion Of $4,000 men to England, and
thence to the continent. Other troops
will be1 drawn from the Dominion.
Australia also is sending troops.
Others will follow as soon as they
are organised.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
Fall Of Nanlur un-
expIainabIe.
ADDITIONAL TROOPS
ARE GOING FORWARD
All Hope That War Would Come
to Speedy Conclusion Is
i Abandoned.

Lonndon, Aug. 26.-Admission by
the war Office that Namur has fallen
has ended all hopes in England that
the war will come to a speedy con-
clusiOn.
1t is now apparent that England
win be compelled to send every avail
able man If the invasion of France is
to be stopped. Additional troops are
being sent forward as fast as trans
ports can be outfitted.
AID the London and provincial news
papers are demanding the government
explain the fall of Namur. They
point out that it had been regarded
as stronger than Liege, which is still
holding out.
War officials, however, will not dis
cuss it, saying it was held as long as
possible and then the allied army fell
back to the cover of the second de-
tense line.
It is admitted that the British cas-
ualties are enormous, although no
statement of the exact number Is
forthcoming.
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
The losses in both armies are said
to be appalling" and ofacials say
that when the actual figures are re-
vealed they will 'startle the. world. "
Discussing the fall Of Namur the
military experts Of the newspapers
declare they are mystified at its early
fall. The Times expert says:
1T was defended by works stronger
than those at I1iege and had far
stronger garrison. The possession of
Namur was as vital for Germany as
for the allies and it was 3 fine stroke
for the Germans to have rushed the
place under. the eyes of the allies.
"The retreat from the Sambre in.
plies a retreat from the Meuse and
an open door for the advance of the
German army corps, which has been
marching from Cologne to the south. ;
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-27
CHARLER0I SHELLED;
VILLAGES DESTROYED

London, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Daily News from Paris says the Ger
mans bombarded Charleroi Monday.
They came into the town by way of
the left bank of the Sambre river.
That same evening French troops ar
rived, but as the Germans kept up
fire from the houses in the lower part
of the town the French were forced
to lombard it and that portion of the
place was soon in flames.
On the same day the Germans set
fire to whole series of outlying vii
lagos, destroying Marchiennes, Mon
ceau-cur.Sambre, Andrelues and Chae-
1ok .E ..s -