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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
Colored
French
Troops
Distinguish Themselves and in
Mighty Bayonet Charge Push
Through German Lines.

On the Rattle Front. September II
via PARIS. The west wing of the German
line has leen thrust back seven m.le-
during the past forty eight hours as q
-s~Iu~l u the continuous lighting night
ana day.
Roth armies. despite almost superhu-
man fatig,Ie, show the utmost determi-
nation not Ia yield an inch OF ground i'm
the terrible struggle. hut fresh troops nj
the dirIs'-iti"n ol the allied commanders
have gradually forcs~i the Germans o.
rect.,ie.
The Turcos are aiding daily to their
recor'i- Of daring achievements. Late
last night IN costly bayonet encounter
they broke the German lines without
firing more than few shots and RECAP
tnred and brought back four held guns
which the French troops mad abandoned
the previous day. They seemed To dis
dam the mur,ierons nile and machine
gpn lire pouring into them. refusing Ia
listen to the officers who tried "a keep
them under cover
Cold steele again playeI aconsiderable
part today in the battle Of the enormou.
ho-t- fighting along Aisne. voise and
"oevre- The most remarkable part
about the counter attacks H. that the
troops scarcely $50 eaeh other before they
actually come 10 a hand to-hand combat.
The Germans have suffered most in
these engagements, for the French troops
"i Africa and the British infrantry are
adepts with the bsyonet- and they wait
entrenched until their adversaries are 80
clos- that a quick dash brings them to-
Yether.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
OARST ELECTED PRES
IOENT OF INSURANCE

Ashville, y. c., Sept. Without
solicitation on his part, John : Dar-f,
Auditor of West Virginia and ex -oiIicio
Insurance Commissioner Of that state.
was signally honorei today when he wa
elected by unanimous vote President OF
the National Insurance COMMISSIONER
Conyentien, sncceeding James X. Young.
81 North Carolina.
The election Of Auditor Darst came a.
a surprise 70 The West Virginia officer.
hut Was the o~ult of his activity during
the past sax years in promoting the ef-
ficieney of the national association which
meets annually and attempts to agree
upon Uniform Insurance legislation ii tho
several stats.
During the past six years Auditor
Darst has worked Increasingly a. q mem
ber II the Association ahd has always
taken prominent part in IT, delil--rs =
tion. During the past year the Wet
Nirginian ha- leen one of the wee pres
idents ~ the organization and has served
ON important committees.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
INJUNCTION AGAINST
THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS
COMPANY HOLDS GOOD
Circuit Judge In Mingo County Refuses To
Dissolve 1t Even Temporarily

II natural for a negro to d. republican
I'm politics. hut Why he Should H. al thi.
day AMI time h one OF the iathomls-~-
mysteries Of the race. Conditions have
greatly chang,d since the days ol Lincoln
and the enfranchi~ef.lent of the former
slave The dcnrrats ot the south have
not been dcr-lirt in fa"viding for the
coloresi man. lie has shared in th..
-s'hool fund.-. and his childr,n have. h.-.n
e'incatssi, aud they have made wonder
ful advancement. The rs-yro in th. -ontl,
regards the dominant political party A.
his political enemy. but not 80. The me-
gro has always l=rn tsr open aud nvowr,i
political enemy "f the sl.innrratic party.
hut even with all that. the -"uthcrn n,vro
has tcen given every opportunity tor AL
vancement. True the ignorant. indolent
negro, incapable Of the franchise. IN MANY
southern stats- has ls-rn di-iranrhi-.-l.
hut another generation will -sS them all
voting. AMI they will be far more indie
pendent tnan their fathers. There ARE
progressive colored men IN all southern
communities, Who have broken away
from the traditions of the race who werr
followers of Lincoln israu-e Lincoln and
his party freesl them from the shack ls.- OF
slavery more than two generations back
We sio not believe that the suffrage of all
Negroes i'm tins section of West Virginia
II Purcha-eable. We ARE sure that there
arr colored men in IIluefirld whs wonld
under no circumstances put price on
THIS pricele-- heritage. Ia IL too sacred
a right Z" le traded of to the highest
bidder. These men are lea.ier- of thought
and advancement among their race. They
usually vote the republican ticket, but
snnstinIes they are found acting indie
I'cndently and voting for the le-t man
regardless Of party utilization. They are
not clas-s-d with the ignorant, idle, vi
eious members OF their race. They do
not sell their vote-. aud make harvest
OF elections. IL IL the purchase able class
IN West Virginia that has made politics
- nauSrating Ia dernt people of all to-
Itical parties. The professional politician
out of Office who buys negro vots.-, knows
that his money will come back tO him
in soIne way. lie il ~ bad ~ the vote
seller, only = little more polished
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The
Colored
Voter
(Bluelield Daily Times.D

tBlueiield Daily Times
Judging from the tone of the Mellow
Ell Time-, a paper publisted nj keystone
m the interest Of the negro race, there j.
-crle dissatisfaction existing in the ranks
81 the cVlOred v',trr down that way. and
a -s-rrn- 10y no means certain that there
y unity II sentiment towards the rrpuf,-
lIcan l,o--s- of that county. such A. will
le neesle,i ON November yrd ~ insure tie
-Olid negro vote for republican candi-
daies. ln fat. il looks a. II there j.
something akin " open rebellion in the
AR, and well may ia i,e. II j. pn--itle
that the negro l. beginning u s--ert an
'ndeT~nient spirit in voting a. m other
matters, and beginning u rezlize that
tie republican office holding oligarchy
cars nothing for him. and the thing. IN
which he j. interested further than hi-
vote at elertion times2 Whit men are
irooming more and more independent
~ the years pa~-, and can no longer ~
counten on b. follow the lead of blind
craftsmanship. Tl,ey are supporting MFN
mOfe ulan MEASURES. Thi- j. not only
true ~ white republicans, Who are -
from principle. but Of democrats. White
men II all political faiths are breaking
love- from the -hackles II partyi-n and
q = impovih for any man in this 49,
ton Of the state n sit down and rest -
cure ON the grounds that nomination
rom any party primary or convention =
equivalent ~ eiection. The letter ele-
npent Of the negro ra . j. taking the in
dependent white man a. an example.
and tDlsy we lind the men Who are real
leafier- Oi thought in the cOlored race as-
serting their free,iom frOm political -erf-
dom We believe that I:lnefield has A.
high class ~ colOrcd citizenship A. can
~ sound IN the United stats. There
are representative colored men in Blue
held ~ho are pursuing the even tenor Of
their way, making honest living- Ior ther
isnil'es, snd who have broken loo~e from
the shsckle- of political slavery, and are
voting for the h~sf man when il come u
filling the public odices. OF cour-e the-e
are the exceptions, and thi- sentimens
among The eoiorcd people by no mean.
p7svs'is - . rule. Thee men are u-u.Il y
s<roag men WIN mind. ef th<ir o~n. Ia
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ministration, has ever appeared To in
fiuence the Sultan's government.
WHO WANTS WAR?

The locomotive and automobile. the
typewriter, electric lights. and automatic
maxim guns are modern inventions which
have produced their tremendous effs-ci
upon present day civilization and war
fare. Ii seems To te considered graft
flying boast for the navy officials to tell
how battleship- which few years aye
were considered the pink of perfection.
have been relegated 10 the JUNK heap.
The United States has spent Sg77. .O72.
% for maintaining its navy. The
appropriation for the present fiscal year
is $l3o. 96i. .33l 81. II the big navy al
vocates. who are verv nearly sufficient in
number 10 control Congress. should have
their way, thi- annual appropriation will
be doubled. While the Unit.sd Statee is
priding itself upon the fact that il j. a
nation of peace, vet it Is a positive fact
that between sixty and seventy cents Of
every dollar collected in taxes is spent
upon war measures end pensions that
have grown ont Of previous wars. Ask
your Senator or Congressman about it.
and he will promptly inform you: "Oh,
We have to do il because other countries
are doing the same thing" In view Of
the evidence Of fearful destruction going
on I'm Europe, the wisdom Of maintain
ing peoce in such "A manner comes into
grave question. The 800 milss of Dor
der separating the United States and
Canada does not require a single muskct
or All ounce of powder % maintain peace
and yet Canada il a foreign country
Europe il looking % the Unitrd Stats
more today than ever before in history,
and the neutrality of our people is es~er.-
tial. Ii may he that Uncle sam will talk
the great powers into disarmament. but
II he enters upon such "a course he will
need the support and sympathy Of the
masses of the people Of the United states.
who may expect u he resisted in ther ef-
forts by the war makers of our own
country, 10y men who lead easy lives in
the army and navy. and who constantly
keep up disturbing talk in order To pre-
serve their own power. This il carried
- far that each year when the appropri-
atlons for new warships are considered
10y Congress, some sort of bogus war
cry Is started.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
NEED BIRTH REGISTRATION
West Virginia Tardy 0ffsslsr--
What Society Can Accomplish.

Washington. sept PA report iu.t
'--'i'-i 10y tine children's bureau dealing
With birth registration names Ws~t yir-
giniE is one of a total of sixtsen state.
That have inadequate birth registration
laws
Miss I.athrop, chief Of the bure.u. s.v.
IN the report: When We have adequate
birth and death registration ali over The
country, the pubic health suthoritie.
can watch the infant mortality rate -.
TIE weather man Watches his b.roneter
and they can pick ont areas Of social
Storm just a. the weather man trace.
a'ea- Of ordinary storm. but with tbi.
on" great difference. with our pr-.-r.t
kno~lesigs.. the wether man cannot chanse
the weathe but the public health officsr
can chAngr th~ infant mortality rate.
Tor ~ the expert me,liral men tell IA.
hail "i tie present infant mortality could
IT, prevented II the methois already
known u the inesiical and sanitary science
could l'e gwen general application"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
SHIPMENT OF LIQUOR
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

WILLIAMSON, W. Va. sept. -
Clnuit Judge. James Dam-ron tonight
u i''-'~i To- dissolve temporarily the IN
junction awarded several weeks sgo re-
-train'nv the Southern Express Com
piny from delivering in his jurisdiction
ltln"r shipments from non residents con-
-irn"r- H., held that a shipment of
ltI""r from t'ary. Indiana. % a station
an tins county where the company ha. no
agent ~h'rh WAS admitted 10y the expires.
company. ~a- -ufiici.nt O. defeat the mo-
ti"n Q" dissolve on the hill ami answer At
least l~iorr final hearing on the merit.
of the ra-e.
The motion u Ie Dissolved bcing over
rulssl. Il j. ,inubtful IL the ,l.~r,-ion viii
l~ revlewd 10y the supreme court until
after final ORDER IN enter,.i. The nn.l
hearing will le had at the Noveut~r
term.
u I"'--'bl" the EXPRESS company may
attempt Al once Ia appeal from the order
'i"nying dissolution. Juds~ Damron hold.
IN eii'~t that liquors shipped into the
-tatr 10y an express company and used or
Intended to be u-~d by the consisnee 10
violation Of the Yost Law, q violation
Z" tle Webb-Kenyon act and such viola
tons make the express company . COM
mon nuisance under former stssuss and
that injunction will lie To restrain rhs
express company from making such
shipments.
Attorneys Que-inberry and York rsp-
r'--nt''d the state and Goody ykoontz and
>cll' rr the defendant.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
PROCLAMATION NO. /
Grand Lodge, knights Of Pythi.s,
State Of West Virginia; Juris-
dietion Of N. A., S. A., A., E,
A., and A.

Office II The
Grand Chancellor
Weston. ". Va. sept. 7. IsI4-To
the Grand I.olgr Oiioers. District
Deputy ''rand Chanoellors. Grand
Representatives. Chancellor Command
ers and MeInlers of the Orders Of the
t'rand Jurisdiction Of the St.ts OF
Wet Virginia. Greeting:
The Twenty Second Annual session Of
orr Grand I.o,.ge held in the ctr Of
wheeling. August q. 3, and Z. h-s
pa--ed into history. IL was beyond
QUESTION the greate,t a. we'll A. the mot
-'iccs-sful SESSION. We have ever held. and
~ Influence tor good will ~ f-lt n
every n0pk and corner Of the state FOR
many, many years ~ come. The dslt-
gatss and brethren from every section
came to il with but one thought in misd
one purpose in viev. and that 80 70
support thore men and measures that
stood Tor and would operate for the ~
interests of the Order and the Rscx
This they gsllsntly and faithfully did.
God bie-s them, and from whaf th>Y
tCoonnued IN P>es T~o.D
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
SOCIAL CENTERS.

The crying need Of rural West Virginia
is -ocial centers where our young people
can ie entertained, amused aud instruct
81 under tine direction Of cultured, clean
and competent leadership. where art
charve- the atmosphere with inspiration
and power, and innocrnt aImii-ernentz in
-truct and brighten their live.
To hold our young people on the farm
49, must make farm life more attractive.
a. we'll a. tlIe business Of farming more
remnnerative. The -chs,ol hou-r should
H. the -ocial unit, proI'erly equipTsl for
n"nrishing and building character, ~
that the lives II our people can properly
innction around q and l~-'Oine -upplieI
With the Necessary el.mrnt- of human
thought and acti,ity.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
A SQUARE DEAL.

The National Farmers Union il de
manding a square deal from Congress
and state legislatures on the marketing
of farm products.
The Federal and STATE Governments
have hsen spending millions of dollars
annually in urging the farmer u increase
prsiuetion, but little attention has hen
given Ia the marketing side OF the Quss-
tion.
IL Is we'll known paradox that the
larger the crop the ls-s the value and a
stimulant to production without CORE
-p'nding a'd in marketing. loses much
oi its worth % agriculture. The nation
II last awakening Ia the fact that mar
keting, and not production. is the prob
lem of the farmer
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR PU.
Pills

J. To- help others.
=. To keep clean.
3. To avOid whispering ~ the -rl,ool
room.
.. To -4y thank. ySu' Wien you
rs~eive a favor
.. To make an apology when com
pelle'i o. pa-- in front II other.
q. To 81 the habit II "respecting tie
right oi others
=. 10 H. qniet IN the -el,ool room.
>. To olrerve little art of courts-y.
and return tl,- same.
- 70 remove your hat l-rfore enter.
ing the -rboOl rVom.
10. For boy n lift their hat When
Trey mert their TEACHER.
a.. 10 Do your l~--t o. ke-.p tlse -.l,ool
roDm cls.an
y. To clean your icet l-rfore you en-
Ter the -chOOi room.
I3. To Away n-e your individual
drinking cup.
10. To h. at ~-ilOol ~ time.
-. To repIect ypur tracher in all
Things, she may 90 and say.
l6 To Try o. make thi. the banner
year of y"ur -chool in every respect. and
do not lorr~t that 70 = the pupil and not
the teacher that makes the -cbool.
II every puP'l will try % conform -
nspr - pe--ible ~ith the-e rules. we BE-
hsye their school ~ill be . grand a,ccs-s.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
VirginiaGoes
"Dry'' By A
Large Margin,
Old Dominion Is Swept By Forces OF The
Prohibition Advocates

To the number of accidents and deaths
due to the riding on loaded trips. lie
points out that ten Of the thirty-two IA
talities I'm August were due to this cause
IL Is also shown that eleven of thirty
two fatalities were the result of careless
ness Chief Henry again calls attention
t. the fact that third of the fatalities in
West Virginia are due to negligence on
the part of the men themselves
classification Of the accidents shows
that fifteen were due to falls Of coal and
slate, ten to mine cars, motors and the
like, six to electrocution, and one to ma
chinery.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25

Richmond, Va, sept. The cities
of Alexandra, Danville. Norfolk and
Richmond were the only ones that gave
majorities against statewide prohibition
today. The vote in the twenty cities was
2l, ,726 for the 1903 against statewide
prohibition.
Roanoke joined the dry column by
a vote Of :, ,:sy9 for and ! .226 against, and
the vote in Lynchburg Was LIS and
973 against
The result of the election will canse the
state To lose IN revenue about S7O,V1O
annually. Ii will cause all Of the liquor
manufacturing concerns tO remove from
this state. Only manufacturers at pres
ent engaged In the production Of wines
and it, by-prOduct-, cider and heer Of
not over three aud one-half per cent al
cohol cao manufacture IN this state AZ.
ter November ], 1916, and the product
must he shipped outside this state and
into territory where il sale IL legally au-
thorized.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
FATAL ACCIDENTS IN
THE LAST MONTH

Charleston, W. Va, sept l5.-Tbs
fatality records IN the Office II the De.
psrtment II Mines show that during the
month Of August tbIrty-t~o men Lost
their lives AZ West Virginia coal opera
tons. The fatality statistics Tor the
month have just been made public by
Chief inspectcr Earl A. Heory-
Chief Henry = calling Ne ssarns,oa of
1inen - opsrsaDu IN sv~ - -.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Republican canpaisa Will Soon be
in Full Swing.

Charleston. w. Va. Sept. I7.-Follow-
ing q conference between Governor II.
ID. Hatfield, Chairman Thomas j. Sher-
rsrd and Secretary Robert Il. Bernheim,
Of the Republican state committee, here
today il was decided to open STATE head
quarters in this city and begin campaign
within few days Governor Hatfield
will open the fourth congressional district
campaign at Parkersburg September -
and following day will open Republican
campaign in Fayette county at Mt. Hope
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
NAKED CHILDREN OF
STRIKING MINERS
Over twenty-five Hundred Can
not Attend School For Lack
Clothing.

Columbus, O., sept. - More ths
$3.50 children u striking miners in tn
eastern Ohio coal district are unable te
attend school hecsu-e Il the lack of cloth
ing. according to J. NJ Roam. state mine
Commissioned. Miners m the di-triet
have been On strike -inas Msrch ~ I.-t.
Were tie miSers 70 re-unpe operation
tomorrow TIE fathers vonld h. nnal.le
N furnish their children with cIothing for
st least t~o months because Of the pre-s-
ine need Of food and money 70 p@y pro-
WON biIls siresdy sccunulstsi. ssid
Mr. Ron sonaxks IN IN sppe>k fo< ala
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Even Cities Fall Into Line With A
Majority Of Over One Thous-
and. Very Large Vote l.
Polled Throughout The State

The state OF Virginia has given a large
majority for statewide prohibition In
fact the majorities have far exceeded the
expectations OF the most sanguine sup
porters Of the prohibition cause IL seem
ed to have been n foregone conclusion for
several days past that the drys would
win out 10y handsome majority, but
the proportions of that majority were
somewhat veiled i'm dout, owing primari-
ly to tie extravigsnt claims of the wet
supporters
Southwest Virginia seemed to have
been somewhat OF stronghold OF the
prohibition people, many precinc t. Civ
ing an almost unanimous Vote for the
dry cause. This is Co., lng in measure,
II is said, To the concentration of the
workers of the anti -aioon league and al
so to the influence brought about by the
action Of Governor stuart i'm declaring
himself for local .Ption. This, prcm-
inent Democrats fran the different coun-
ties Of the ninth district state, has arous-
ed tumoil among the members of that
party which wiH make itself felt in the
next election for congress.
Tszeweu county precincts rolled up
large majorities tor the statewide cause,
even Aocahontas, which has twenty six
saloons, voting dry by a substantial ma
jority.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
NATIONAL
CAPITOL
Events of Interest From
the Seat of Gov
ernment
THE WAR TAX.

A regular civil war has broken out in
commercial circles as t. the manner OF
producing war revenue legislation. One
of the earliest effects OF the war that hs .
bit the pres of the country is the can
collation. by the American Tobacco Com
pany of 81 .OOO,OD0 worth of advertising.
which had been arranged for the coming
twelve months This comdsny has been
using all OF the leading periodicals. and
has been patron of country newspaper-
~ well a. the larger papers i'm the cities.
In the case OF the country press the loas
will not he heavy A. the American To-
bacco Company boasts Of the skill dis
played 10y IL i'm obtaining space from
publishers at rediculously low figures. IL
Is stated that much Of it, space has been
bought for ss low as four cents an inch.
and last year new employee won fame
IN tie advertising field oi New York by
the fact that he was reported To have cut
down the advertising cost OF the toharco
trust s95,vp in three months, and Yet
the tobaocO trust which has perhaps done
more To demoralize country newspaper
advertising than any other organiza ton
IN existence, likely expect the newspapers
To help them escape the tax that is to fall
upon them.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
ADVISES USE OF LIME.

Mr.. II. VI. Camp, who il aeknowI-
edged a. an expert on soil conditions in
a statement issued through the Lime
Service Burea' Of Washington, reminds
NJ the worlds supply Of potash is OBJ
tanned from Germany. and that with this
source Of supply cut off by the European
war. that there will invitably follow a
famine Of this material A. soon a. pres
ent stocks are exhausted. The price OF
potash has already mOuntsd skywards
As potash - = soil e--ential, the predict
ell famine bids fair n ~ serious mat
Ter 10 our agricultural interests. Mr..
Camp says that lime, i'm addition to val
uable action in neutrsliz-ng the soil AZ
tivity and supplying the needed calcium
Tor plant growth, hs- the property Of
rendering soluble and available to plant
life the sire Of inert potash in the soil
and he therefore conciude- that by the
sPpiicstion ~ lime n the soil will re-
lea-c the potash.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
THE TERRIBLE TURK.

The Turkish Ambassador in defending
tle poiiciey Of his country reciten a whole
Loo Of unplsasant fact- concerning some
81 our osn internal conditions. calling
particular attention to the lynching Of
Negroe~, a. indicating that the people Of
tho United Statss are no farther advsn-
ced than those of Turkey, where mi--ion-
sries are occss onally hsmstrnng. killed
or turned loose with tbeir.ear cut of
The state Department took exception n
what fhe Ambassador had to say. and
tho chances are that 4 he breaks over the
tfsns< again that he will be asked r.
pack bis trunk.
Turkey has l'een sf outlaw among the
nstions, according " the viewpoint "a
the ws-hingtor govsrnment, and n thu,
country impo-es I0D per cent tariff IN
crease on the lmport<tions Of American
prodnct. - has been threatened. the
United states wiI rsi-e protest. wbeth-
er thss ~ill BE- effective OF noe rems,ns %
be ssn. Noshinx short Of vsr.hip.
1u.s % rurksp dnring IL Roo-svess "a