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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
QUITS OUTLOOK
Roosevelt to Give His Time 10 the
Progressives.

New York, July 6.-The July llth 10.
-ue OF the Outlook will contain an an
nouncement Of the severance Of Theodore
Roo~evelt's editorial connection with the
Outlook. In letter Col. Roosevelt says
Developments have rendered il i'm
Perative that ] should take q more or le-,
active part in trying To secure in the ma
ton and in the several states the triumph
Of those principles embodied in the Pro-
gressive platform Of 1912. Whatever
can do. for instance, u aid in the elm
instion Of men like Mr.. Penrose, Mr..
Murphy and Mr.. Barnes from control o
our political life. must do. In addition
now feel that ] am in honor bound u
stand in strong opposition 10 the admin
istration.'
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
kIMBiLL SUFFERS
HEAVY FIRE Loss

Thousands Of dollars worth Of property
was destroyed by . frs which swept
through the bvsiness section OF Kinball
lssr Sunday night. The nre orisinsted
n-s 1san,sl lnlA1ins aespisd by srSisn
ruseaurane nd sesrs and ~ithin . shnrt
tins seven buildings were destroyed, oil
OF them businsss houses. Owing 10 the
fact that nearly al OF the buildings were
frame construction, the flames gained
such headway that il Was impossible for
the fire Een 70 cheek them. Two Of the
heaviest losers were X. l.. Fitch, who
owned two buildings, one occupied by
the X. l.. Fitch Drug Company and the
other by q moving picture house, ana
Garland Ashworth's jewely store destroy
81 but part Of the stock was removed
from the building before flames resrhed
IL. The eause Of the fire is yet unknown,
insurance men claim, but il 10 said that
several parties are under suspicion. The
los was partially covered by insurance.
The Syrians Who were burned out are
-sid % IL the same ones who were burn
e'i out at Graham about two years ago
and afterwards had a big Law suit over
tie settling OF the insurance.
The building used for q 5 and 40 cent
store was owned by the Lord brother. Of
Keystone and had no insurance at all.
IL Was burned to the ground. The build
ing used for . jewelry store Wa owned
BY Prof. y. WyIey Of Kimball. IL too.
Was burned, but was partly insured. Tie
ire csnsed . great deal 81 excitement
since there wss not . single drop Of water
with which to tight IL. And had il not
been that the Fitch drug store W.. OF
brick on one end and the star Theatre
~as Of brick ON the other end the whole
town might have gone mp in flames. And
while IL is true that strong suspicion
point 70 the Greek or syrian fellow in
whose place the fire originated, a. being
guilty Of foul play or rank incindisry, IL
s nevertheless trne that al present evi-
dsnce is lacking in sufiiciency % convict.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10

Capitol
Events of Interest From
the Seat of Gov
ernment

OUR AFFAIRS WITH THE JAPS.
The final publication Of the correspond
ence between the United States and Japan
relating to Californis's snti-alien policy,
has developed even a milder presenta-
ton than most people at the National
Capitol expected. Japan very success
fully made the Roosevelt, Taft and viii
son administrations uncomfortable. and
Capitol Hill breathed long deep draughts
Of relief when Colonel 6oethals let IL be
known that the Panama Canal wss ready
10 put warships through the locks in case
an emergency arose. Since then the adj
ministrstion has not become 20 excited
over the performances Of Japan, although
Il was declared by Senator William Alden
Smith Of Michigan that the vDsit II a
japanese naval officer 10 Huerts pre-
cipitsted the American attack upon Vera
Cruz.
THE SECRET or CONGRESS.
Senator Stone has apparently thrown
49, Df-ta AAAT ftAF"NADlA - lD AnrInFT ~
~ advisable to continue running the
government by secret methods, and IL i
altogether likely that his challenge To the
effect that Senators who have divulgel
something Of the proceedings Of the CON-
mittee having in charge the hearings on
trestie-. have violated their honor. will
be met. The American people are great-
~ interested in the pending treaty vith
Colombia, and many Of them vould like
b know the inside reasons for the pro-
posed payment Of s25,Wo.DoO. There
apparently u no o5jection n an apology
being offered b Colombis IL il - actual
~ due that country. The large i--ue i-
the growing impstience against prsctice-
In Conere-s by which treaties are con-
siiered in secret ss well a. the proce--e~
Of executive se--ions of the senate and
secret committee meetings. and party
esocuss~- senator Norris opened tie
question Of furnishing greater publicity
70 the peoccedines concerning treaties
With Nicarsgus and Colombia. and IL
looks - though the isoe - 10 whether
stssssmen shall he allowed 10 continne
doing public busines behind cIossd
doom. yin b d>6nisly dscsdsd bsiors
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
BEGINS THE FOURTH WEEK.

The Summer school st the West Vir-
ginis University has now entered upon
% fourth week for tins se--iOn. In sd-
dition n the regular clsss work by a
corps Of able instructors, lectures have
been given by Rev. h. X. Reed, J. =.
Carroll, p. Herman Gov, Dr. B. A.
Crichlow, Of Charleston, and Mr. Geo.
y. Hubt~, supervisor Of examinations.
Prot. X. y. Sims, principal ot BIue6eld
Colored Institute, delivered . srries Of
lectures for two weeks ON Sociology and
other .nbject>.
The registration has nov reached six
ty-four. IL 10 expected that Others will
enter for the sunday school Teachers
Institute which begins July ~. The lee
turcs for that week will he Rev. n. q.
Lyman, ID. ID Of Boston, Ms~., Mr.
n. q. Lyman, Prof George y. Haynes,
Ph. d., Of Fisk University. Dr. James
n. Dlllsrd, director Of Jeannes Fund
Board, and Jackson Davis, supervisor ol
Rural Negro Schools Of Virgins.
The final week, beginning July Dth,
will close With . Teachers Institute.
Miss Mamie ri. Burroughs, president ol
the National Training School for Wo.
men and Giris, Of Washington, d. c.,
viii dsiiver . series Of lectures durins
~ vcsk on Home Economics.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
.UNOS AAlF MILLION
GREATER THAN 1918
Aaditor's Report Shows the States
Cash Assets Over Two
Million

That the state of West Virginia u NOR.
than half q million dollars better OF m
the matter of cash Assets than at the same
time last year 10 shown by the report ol
the state auditor for the month Of Juns
and the fiscal year. made public recently
The present balance in ell funds, includ.
ING amounts invested 10 the credit OF the
state. 10 s.. i6s, aO6 ~ - against 81 ,5ss, ;.
266 % year ago.
The figures for the present year in
clude the S39e, s4O.7s invested and on
hand belonging to the workmen's COM
pensation fund.
lt SAs necessary 70 transfer from the
state fund TO the school fund, 10 make
mp the $3.50. 600 required by statute for
the school fund, the sum Of s3ss, SOS. 50.
- the ssainst the transfer OF $s6s, $40. o.
= year ago.
Up 70 the present time $2l6,0O0 OF the
money belonging TO theeworkmen's CON-
pensstion fund has been invested in
bonds, while thsre hss been received in
this fund since the Law went into effect
nine months ago. the sum Of $5S2, ,xSI 81,
OF which sl3s. .4sl.ls has been paid out
in claims.
The amount paid out in claims against
the fund in the month Of June wa. x35. =
6l7.36. while the receipts for the month
were tl02 1874 es. Sixteen thousand dol
lars OF these reoeipts WAS invested in
bonds.
The balances in the several funds, in
Guiding the amounts invested, at the
Glove OF business June 80. and for the
fiscal year, are - follows:
State fund. $2Os, ,9l7.G5.
Workmen's Compensation fund. Ssss, :
isO.7s.
General school fund, to which 1899. :
5s5- so was transferred from the state
fund. 1858. 44s.Ol.
The school fund, I.OoO, ,OO00O.
Total in hand and invested in all funds
81, lo2. BOO. -.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
lARAKSR6AL GRIEVANCE

The diplomatic correspondence betwser
the United States and Japan relative u
the California alien-land law, now pub
lished, exhibits some japanese subtlet]
and . great deal of japanese aggressive
ness and error.
Jap~n's quarrel is not with the Cal
ifornia law, but with its own treaty viii
the United States of 1911. The Californ.
10 act was demaeogic, ilI-manned and
contsmptnous of American opinion, but
% far - it applies 70 japanese subject.
4 rneeani.es in plain vords ever. rixhl
secured to them by that treaty. Evsn Il
shis were not 20. the treatyjs the suprem<
law Of the land and must prevail.
1t is not possible to read the various
japanese notes without seeing that ia.
pans real grievance is not the land Law
OF one state. offensive - its sandlot an.
thnrs tried to be, but the fact that il
people are not admitted tn American citi-
zenship. Everything that viscount Chin
da has 10 say on the subject of treaty
right, the rights Of property and good
neighborhood gets hack TO this at last.
There was no occasion for this legisla-
ton at Sacramento. 1t was deliberately
designed by Hiram Johnson's Progress
i've demagogues to put the Wilson nd.
ministrstion in q hole. The Japanese in
California are diminishing in numbers.
so far - land ownership or leaseholds srs
concerned, they are Insignificant. Bni
with all its wontonness and bad taste, the
law 10 one that California lad the power
to onact and IL is in complete harmony
with treaty obligations. Secretary Bryan,
who was instrumental in giving il this
character, is unassailsble in bis support
OF il.
Sincere friendship and good policy have
dictated the coneiliatory tone of the
Washington administration throughout
these troublesome negotiations. The
time may easily come, however, when il
will be necessary to use palmer language.
II Japan means citizenship when il say.
land laws, it should be compelled To ssy
so.-New York World.
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thh cla0 q frisnds, among our more
favored bssshrsn, that We should adhere.
whsn our own resources are entirely
exhsuseed.
In bis sktitude on each of the above
msasnres b stood out in bold relief
slong sids the present governor, then
Ssnfe senator, and White.
II i pleasing to note that the lines oi
the public proportions Of Mr.. Goody-
Soontz have broadensd and heightened.
rhis 10 more than could or would have
bssn expected. Men of this type and
cslibre must and do grow in the estima-
don of their fellow citizens.
Mr.. Goodykoontz has no opposition
for the nomins alton. This is another
very significant feature in considering
the man and his merits. IL indicates
that be is more or les in . class by him.
elf.
The electorate of the Sixth Senatorial
District have this consolation, viz: in
sending Mr.. Goody koontx 10 the Senate
We are relieved of the responsibility of
worry and care ~ to our interests being
well taken care Of. We are committing
the affairs OF this Sen atorial district into
the hands Of capable and able individ-
ual, who knows well when to take the
initiative and what use to make Of IN op-
portunity, when taking honest advantage
of it, viii result bene6cially TO his con-
stituents- The history Of Mr.. Goody-
koontz cannot be set forth in one article
He il far too progressive. - well - az
srtssive, for that. 1t will require . run
ming series of articles. uniquely descrip-
tive in their character to do Justice 10 the
rapidly developing tendencies Of the
man. Therefore of him and his record
more anon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
|Re GlL0US OF BOOZE
CAPTURED By OFFICERS


Monday evening about eight o clock 9
large crowd Of people gathered in front
Of the building formerly occupied by the
Henry County Saloon when it became
known that ofacen were making . raid
in search of whiskey.
A wagon drawn up in front OF the
place was eyiden &C ri the fact that those
in charge Of the affair knew that whis-
key in quantities wss on the premises.
Up ssairs, over the deserted saloon, wss
located about one hundred and eighty
gallons Of joy water, mostly in bottles,
and constituted the odds and ends of the
stock ramaining on hand when the Pro-
hibition law went into effect at midnight,
June 3Oth.
Sherman Finney, owner of the whis-
key. was on . visit TO his farm in Henry
County. Virginia, 1t the time and the
key TO the room in which the stuff Wa
stored was in bis possession, consequent
ly entrance was effected by breaking the
lock.
Those in charge Of the building made
no objection to this and the officers had
easy sailiug.
The throng that gathered TO witness
the affair gazed npon the procedure with
funerai-like self -posssssion, even Q tear
here aud there could be seen triekling
down the cheeks vi the oid-lilners ~ the
thought Of the possible destruction OF
such n large quantity Of liquid Happy
moments filtered through their minds
The raid was made upon Q warrant is-
sued by Squire A. O. Hufford and di-
rected to E. v. Crowder, deputy shsriff,
and wss served by himself, ID. o. Col
lins, r. Z. Miller, and w. T. Cart
wright, all officen OF the county; and w l..
K. Reed, an attache Of Fred o. Blues
Office. They went about their work in .
quiet and unostentstious manner and
received like treatment from those with
whom they he'd 20 deal.
!. The conhscs1sd boom W. taken to the
pspskss oGss ed shippst- - Wslsh
fusdsy morning.
Mr., Hnney bad made no effort to dis
pose Of any OF his remaining stock, sim
ply storing it probably for personal use.
He has always been considered one of
the squsrest and fairest liquor dealers i'm
the town and it il quite evident that his
intentions in this instance were good.
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sUFFRAGIsT CONVERTS.

SUFFRAGIST CONVERTS.
The persistence 0f the suffrsgists is
smoking the politicians out one by one,
and although President Wilson 10 still
partially in cog on the proposition, yet
in view of the fact that Speaker Champ
CLARK has completely surrendered the
ladies are pleased that the President has
gone 80 tar ss 70 ssy that suffrage is for
the states 70 -ettle. Independent Of the
declarations thst the two men are stand
ing togetber for common purpo-e, Ia
has been demonstrated more than once
that neither Of tbe-e distinguished gen
tlemen appreciate having the other heat
him 70 it." Speaker Clsrk has told the
ladies that ''ior one thousand yesrs the
men have been trying N rnn the world,
and some think they have made bed
mes Of it. ! hope that when you women
run it that you will improve on IL"
THE ISLE or PINES.
After the SpsnIsh-Americsn war there
ws long drawn out dispute o. 70
whether the Isie of Pines belonged b
the United States or Cubs. Uncle sam
finally surrendered his ute, bot the
Island In the meantime enchanted q good
many people, and nov nearly ninety
per cent Of the entire ares is owned By
Americans. Stories Of the great wealth
Of timber. on the island have been cir
culated. and there have l>rn plenty of
irvessers patiently waiting 10 realize the
promised fortunes
Consul General James L. Rogers. st
Habsns, Cuba. hss written the STATE
Department. 10 the effect that there hes
been . remarkable Developments In th
isinsds IN citros-fruis RISING aud othel
sUiculsnrnl e6ort.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
BIG SPEAKING At COALWOOO.

The Coalwood Republican Club pst
ON saturday, June -, at SD O'Clock.
There was an unusually large crowd
present and the Church building had 70
be used to accommodate them. The
CoslvOOd band psraded the streets and
a large number II people followed in the
wake Of the music 10 the place Of meet
ing. Quite q number Of lsdie. were
present ~ hear the issues Of the cam
paign discussed.
Rbe chairman. Mr.. Wade Brown. call
~ ths meeting 70 order. Prayer w.. Of
iered ~ Rev. w. A Pittard, who also
made the welcons address. Hon. I'd
ward Cooper and George Wolfe, Esq.,
we're -cheiuled 10 be present, but Affairs
of greater moment compelled them ~
cancel the engagement.
J. ~. Clsggett, Of Keystone, wss in
troduoed - the audience. His addrsss
wss along the get together" line and
Wa . magnificent Orstoricsl effort filed
with profound logic. Ills appeal 10 the
ladies present. to assist in the purihcstion
Of politics and % AID in upbolding the
moral standard of manhood and woman
hood Wa received with applause.
James Knox smith, also Of Key-toDe,
Wa the next speaker. His introinction
to the audience Wa the signal for cheers
and yells that consumed fully Eve min
uts-. When finally the noi-e had ceased
sufficiently for him ~ be heard, he BE-
gun one Of the most memorable address
- ever delivered in Big Greek district.
lie vas given the closest attention
throughout and every one vas sorry
when he clo~ed- The keynote Of bic sd-
dre~ vss that ''tbs grand old Republi-
can party - tie b~st Of them all. A"
After the speaking refreshments we're
served and much enjoyed
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
THE MoNEy-sHoRr ATvERY CRUZ

THE MONEY-SHORT ATvERY CRUZ
IL has already cost the American gov
eminent more than one milliont and q
quarter dollars for ~ exnioition pulled
od - Vera Cruz Notwithstanding the
bie expense of our enterprise the proto-
col OF Niagara Falls specifics that TIE
government Of the United States will hot
claim . war indemnity.
WHILE SENATORS PREsPIRE
The indefatigible Mr.. Bryan 10 doing
his utmost to jam through the treaties
with Nicaragua and Colonbis-while the
weather is % hot that Senators are in the
don't care condition.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
WoRkMEWS INSURANCE


Workmen's compensation acts went
into effect July ! in two states, New
York and Iowa, and in the main they
are on the same principle - the West
Virginia law. The New York law, how
ever, has many features that make il
distinctive among all he states that have
adopted the state plan Of insuring en-
ployes engaged in hazardous occupations.
IL affects some 100000 workmen and
10000 employers. divided into forty
two groups The New York law does
not allow for contributory negligence on
the part Of the eDploye, except when il
is proved To be intentional, or the scci-
dent is due to intoxicstion. No coDpen-
sstion is To be paid under the Law for the
first IA days, which IL Q wise precaution
against the connection Of false claims or
feigned injury. Some OF lie provisions
are wholly different from the West vir-
ginia law, as the following synopsis will
show:
The average weekly wage of the iniur.
ed person will he the basis for com pensa-
tinn- The maximum for death 10 5000.
For permanent disability the rate 10 81
2-3 OF the wage for life, the same rate for
temporary disability of the whole body,
not IN excess Of Is, 500. There 10 q scale
Tor injuries on the same basis. two-thirds
pay for stated periods. To>s of an arm
3lz weeks; lev, 2s5 weeks, foot, 1O6 vks.
eye, l2S weeks. thumb, 90 weeks: first
I finger, -; second 6ngT, 30; third fin-
Ter, %; tourth finger, IS, hand, ~; bis
toe, 38; other toes, 16 weeks.
The New York Law allows the employe,
10 insure in q stock insurance compsny
or in the STATE fund, - they may elect,
or in mutual companies and self in-u-
rance. This latitude 10 likely 10 work
some complexities. ss company and mu-
tusl insurance h not likely 10 be - s.f.
ss that under the direct supervision oI
the state. The employers, however. have
taken MP with the scheme, and 20 gree,
hss been the rush that the workmen'.
Compensation Commission has declared
sn extension Of ten days b Tie state In
sursDoe Fund and the insurance CON-
psnies, or until July 10. in which 70 ees
out the great mss Of policies which have
csi>s - since the rstes we're published
shout two ~~ks ago. The rpuson for
THE . thst the ,-ossction Of the sct saves
the employer from cosdy lsw suits and
unusual damages.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
oUIRAGt JUST DISCOVERED.

Fifty yesrs for sealing 6fty ce..-.
Tbss vss the, sentence tbss . Hsle
county, Alabama, jury inposed on Prank
Williams, negro, Who, in 1894, robbed
negro Of hslf . dollar. After serving
more than twenty pears, wilisms hes
b<sn parolsd b Governor 0Essl. The
0ovsrnos sx>sndsd clsmsncy 10 The pris-
osg July 2
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
THE CHOICE.

The mountains are calling
With lure Of health,
seductively showing
fhsir xigorss wsslsh
Majssdc shstr beauty,
And strong their appeal
To srt on this rest time
Salubrious zeal
The ses sings its salt song
OF pleasures its own,
That only its lovers
Have joyously known;
The rush Of the breaker,
The toss Of its waves,
It, cool touch OF water
The tired body lsyes.
The rest of the country,
The green Of il fields,
The peace and the quiet
lts bslmy air yields,
The scene Of it, flowers,
The hum Of the bee-
Tis vacations puzzle
Which one shall il be2
baltimore AmsricsI
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10

Oklahoma City, July 7.---Dsisgsss.
from many states answered the roll call
here today 1t the opening VI the 6fth an
DUAL meeting Of the Negro National I'd
ucatiopal Consress. The pro~eedinQ oi
the congress will continue four days and
will include address-s by number OF
educators Of wide prominence.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10

Mr.. Louis Totz, Of Bristol, Va, hes
been IN tie city several days Of lee v,s-
ting his mother, sister, broshen and
frsnds. lie has = very 6ne busins. IN
Bristol and Is taking few days Oh for
rest.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10

sob>enbs for Tour homs pspsr.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-12-17
Effect of American Silver h Asia

In former years. when transport diff fcuties between Kashgar and Rus sian Turkestati were considerable. all the silver fr5m which the local Chi nese tael coins of Turkestan were ninted was brought from China prop CT by cart via Lanchow. For that reason silver was scarce and had a high exchange value in comparison with that Of places where the influx of silver was less restricted by physl- cal obstacles Now. however. accord ing to the Indian tgovernment) Trade Journal. American silver Is largely imported via Russia. and the result has been a local depreciation of that metal. Prices. therefore reckoned in the local silver currency. have been cn an upward grade. and as this con. dition applies to all commodities alike f-local pr:@uce as well as foreign goods--;he nriee of Turkestan imports from lpi,ia n;i< participated in the rise
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-12-17
WrdhgaN Hospital

Sufy;cal, Asdicdi and Obs.etticol Case.
 Solicited