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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-18
FREE PORTS
BUILDERS Ut
COMMERCE
CONGRESS SHOULD GIVE THEM
PREFERENCE IN APPRo-
PRIA1IONS.
BY Peter Radford.

This nation Is now entering upon
wreckage OF European commerce has
drifted 10 our shores and the world
war is making unprecedented de.
mands for the products OF farm and
factory. In transportation facilities
on land We lead the world but our port
facilities are Inadequate. and our flag
is seldom seen in foreign ports. In
our government would only divert the
energy We have displayed in conquer
ing the railroads TO mastering the
commerce Of tho sea. a foreign bot
tom would be unknown on the ocean 5
highways.
This article will be confined 10 a
discussion of our ports for the pro-
ducts OF the farm must pass over our
wharfs before reaching the water We
have in this nation 81 ports. OF which
Al are on the Atlantic and 10 are on
the Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second
Congress appropriated over $1,000
600 for improving our Rivers and
Iiarbors and private enterprise levie.
a toll OF approximately $4,000. 900
annually IN wharfage and charges for
which no tangible service is rendered
The latter item should be lifted OF
the backs OF the farmer OF this ma.
ton and this can be done by Congress
directing its appropriations to ports
that are free where vessels can tie w
20 a wharf and discharge her cargo
free OF any fee or charge
A free port is progress. II takes
out the unnecessary link in n. chain
OF transactions in commerce which
has for centuries laid a heavy hand
upon commerce. No movement Is sc
heavily laden with results or vii
more widely and equally distribute
its benefits as that OF a free por-
and none can be more easily and ef
fecuvely secured.
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has done all in it's power To con
vince the Court that it did not
owe this enormous sum and
through the efforts of Governor
Hatfield, ana Attorney general
Lilly a credit of approximately
50 100000 was allowed. Had
these efforts not been made the
State would now be saddled with
debt of about $4,000, 900
There is a doub in the minds
of many eminent lawyers as to
the power of the Supreme Court
TO collect Judgment from a
sovereign State and there is no
known method of collection.
The Mcdowell Times. with
manv other citizens. Is Of the
pinion that the payment Of anv
part of this unjust and unrea-
>Onablc claim should toe resisted
every legal way possible. that
the people of West Virginia
should not be saddled with the
enormous burde Of a debt which
was made without the consent Of
the State and from which the
State received practically no
benefits.
We see no necessity for calling
the Legislature together again.
Let Virginia find a means to col
lect her judgment, If she can,
and when it is determined be
yOnd doubt that the debt can be
collected. il is then time enough
TO pay, but until then let Virgin
ia ask for receivers and every
thing else she wants. II we
must finally pay we can at leas,
dictate he terms of payment.
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MENTION
Of LOCAL NEWS

The Valley Baptist Association will
convene with the First Baptist Church
at rocahonta~. Va, Aug. ..
REV. LEE, Pastor.
Attorney 4. c. Froe. OF WEIGH, Was il
tine city Tuesday ON business.
Mrs X. &. Harrison, Of Kim1all, Wa
hostess u the NJ l.. :. G.. last week
The next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Helen James.
Mrs. White and children. Of McAlpin,
are visiting their brother and uncle. V
Thornton.
Mrs Helen james j. attending the
West Virginia Womsn's Baptist District
Convention. which j. in session at Gary
this week.
N's- Memphis Carter. Of Ekhorn.
le-,ues today for Athens, where she will
attend summer school
Mrs Ella Conner. of Columbus. wa
the weekend guest Of the Calhoun fam
ily.
Kathryn and Resale Adams. Of North
FORK. have been the guests of Mrs. W.
Y. Bridgeiord the past week.
Miss Irene Woods. Of Pomeroy. O.. h.
visiting her sister. Mrs. l.. r.. Johnston
Rev. j. W. Crockett. colorrd incentive,
OF the Foard Of Northiork district
waS in the city Thursday.
Della Hunt. Of Northfork. spent sun
dav afternoon in the city.
Mis- verlie Cobl,- spent Saturday IT,
'he city. visiting friends and relatives.
stephen English. - Winston salem.
y. c.. va in the city Monday in com
Pany with hi- neice. Mrs. Augu-ts
France
Mis- Jessie y. IIill j. the guest Of ne,
brother. r. p Hill. bu-ineSe manager e
n q Times.
Rev. W. Il. Burger. the -ucce--ful pa
tor Of the VI. r. churches a. Northforl
and elch. wa- bu-ine-- visitor u th.
city Saturday In conversation with
Times man. Rev. l:urgcr stated that hi
church work ~a- progressing nicely. -
Do hal recently clO-ei revivsi- Which
nettei t~entY--cven -ouls n his chnrclse-
AMI several o. the Baptist churches. and
that both of his churches are in splendid
financial condition.
Work 81 progressing rapidly on the
new y. a ". station ~ Northfork. a
force Of men are working night and JAY
raling tie old frame -truoturc and Dig
rng TIE foundation Tor the neu brirk
station which viii take . place The
new depot vii D. similar io tire one af
WEIGH, and will not only le more com.
iortai'le o. the travelling pnblic. but will
make a splendid appearance AMI Adj
much d the teauty Of the town.
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Notice!

Dear Sisters.
We wish 10 call your attention ~ the
tenth annual session oi the West Virginia
Baptist WOman's District Convention
which viii be held with the Rock Hill
Baptist church. June HIS, Rev. g.. w.
Woody, pastor, Gary. w. Va.
Mrs NJ A. Brown, Pres
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POLITICAL PRAYER MEETINGS

II IL a sad day for Christianity when
the church bells call the communicates
together for political prayer meet
ing Such gatherings mark the high
tide Of religious political fanaticism.
put bitterness into the lives Of men:
ran the flames Of class hatred and de-
stroy Christian influence IN the com
munity. The spirit actuating such
meetings IS anarchistic. un-Christlike
and dangerous 20 both church and
state
The success Of the nation f. IN the
hands Of the farmer.
Work for the best and the bes. wslI
rise up and reward YOU.
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Notice to Take Dispositions.

To George Callaway Take notice that or
toe -i-t day 81 June. 1915. AZ tho Office
Of J. X. smith. in Kev-tone Mel
Co, state Of W. Va, between tbe
hours OF Do O'Clock .. IN. and -. m
OF mat day. ! shall proceed 10 take
deDOsitiOns Of myself and others. a.
ne read In evidence In nv behalf ia a
certain suit 10 chancery pending ia Tho
Clrcut Court Of Mcdowell county
state OF ". Va. in which r am oIain.
TN and you are defendant. and III fro n
any cause The taking Of said deposi-
hons be not commenced 90 that dav
or ~ commenced, II they be DOT com.
Pieted 90 that day, tbe taking Of said
seposihons vii be adjourned from
day ~ day, attbe same ri zee aod ~
tween the same bOnrs until thew A.
completed.
FANNIE Galway
70 Counscl. j. X. smith.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-18
FRIDAY, JUNE Is 1919
WHAT OF THE NEGRO?

The Negro Of America has al
ways been loyal to his country,
the United State. He has never
betrayed it to a foe, nor has he
sought to destroy government,
State or National. or murder
government officials in the name
of Anarchy. In the great world
war now being fought in Europe,
should the United States become
q participant, in all probability
the Negro would still remain
loyal and bear more than his
share of the burden, but there is
one thing certain. the fire of
patriotism does not flame in the
Negroes breast as 1t did some
years ago. The policy of die
franchise ment, segregation,
lynching, Jim Crowism, dis
charge without honOrs' from the
army, exclusion from the navy,
denial of the right of promotion
and of the opportunity of COM
missions, keeping the few Negro
officers with com missions ma
rooned In some foreign country
or some school away from the
line has tended TO make the Ne
gro feel that his country neither
needs nor wants his services and
he would not rush TO enlist as he
did in 1898. The young Negro
is asking questions. de wants
to know WHY these conditions
prevail, and he will take no
pleasure in being shot at for the
love of a country that offers him
no protection or hope OF advance
ment.
in this world struggle his
sympathies are largely with
Germany because Of the treat
ment accorded the dark races,
especially the natives of Africa
by England, Belgium and
France. He feels that these
countries are getting what is
coming u them and he hopes
they will get more 1t is not
good craftsmanship for any
country to so treat any per cent
age of it's citizenship that they
will be enemies at heart or in
different as 70 what befslls his
country.
God forbid that the Negro
should ever be a traitor 10 his
country, but has his country
treated him IN such a manner
that any white race would be
loyal under similar treatment
The Negro Of today il vastly
different 10 the Negro Of fifty
years ago and the sooner the
vhite politician and statesman
recognize thisfact the better IL
viii be for the Country.
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Special rates to churches, schools and
colleges.
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TO PAY OR NOT TO PlYl

The United States Supreme
Court has handed down its fnsl
decision In the celebrated vir-
Rinia West Virginia debt case,
sdjsdeing that West Virginia
owes Virginia $4.2l5. 622 as prin-
cipal and $s.725. 0c0 interest.
naking . total Of $l2.393. 500.
II SoA>s. througleits oficers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-18
ODD FELLOWS TAKE NOTICE,
Great Meeting to be Held at Elk
horn.

District Grand Lodge, No 81, and
Grand Household, No. L., of the & L.
%. OF % r. will convene with .Elkhorn
Lodge, 1894 ami W. w. Brown Lodge
the second Tuesday in August, 1918, at
Crozers, Elkhorn, W. Va. The various
committees are now getting busy b. max e
u pleasant for this delegation and its
visitors The following committees are
now ready u give any information de-
sired: Thomas Curry, g. N. Lee, X.
IT, Periue, Box 90, ElkhOrn, w. Va.
j-l4-4w.
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same a. If he had not.
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W. Va, under act Of Congress, March 3
1873.
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NAME ORLAND CITY ATTORNEY

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TRACK ATHLETES HOLD ATTEN.
TION
Continued from Page y

and have been running neck and neck
all spring and one of the prettiesl
races of the met is expected to de-
velop when they hook up. Rosen
baum, from the Burley high school
is touted as the best distance man in
the state and Pringle from Rupert, on
the Minadoka project, is reported to
have out run the famous jack-rabbits
of that country over the middle
routes. Pyper and Nugent of Boise
are the south's hopes in the hurdles.
|Nugent holds the record now in the
low hurdles and is the only record
holder competing this year Altogeth-
Ter the team looks like fast aggrega-
ton and it will make the northern
high schools stretch to lick them.
The Moscow boys have good team
entered, composed of Wright, Charlie
Gerlough. "Tubby' Thomas, "Debs'
Woods, Nuts Romig, Ryan, Witbeck.
Albright, Tierney, and Brigham.
Entries from other schools are as
follows: 4
Boomers F'erry-O'Callahan John
ston, Bangs, and Campbell.
Coeur d'Alene-Graff, Robson, Hob
son, Ingerlund, Rumberg, Chamber
lain, McEacherin, Daniels, and Sey
mour.
Grangewille = Brockman, Kabat, |
Howard, Long, Russell, and Allen.
LeWistbn -Fechan, Ralston, STRAIT
,on, Thompson, and Nave.
Mullan-Murry, Counwilk, friedrich
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day from Occur d'Alene where he has
been attending the supreme court

day from Occur d'Alene where he has
. been attending the supreme court
Miss Clara Hockett left yesterday
; for Anaconda, Mont, where she was
married today to Eldon Myrick, who
is stationed in the government forest
ry service at that place. Mrs. Myrick
accompanied Miss Hockett to Spokane
Fanny and the Servant Problem
a farce comedy presented by the Sen
liors of the High School, Thursday eve
ming, May 9Th Admission 35 and so
cents. S3-1
1t has been enormously reported
that Woods and Thomas of the Mos
COW high school would be unable to
compete in the track meet Thursday
and Friday. Both will be in the events,
lit was announced
Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Greenburg re-
turned home from Lewiston this morn
luS where luey lOOh Ill Tie C6lGUId-
tion and visited friends. They were
accompanied home by Mrs. Green
burg's sister, Miss Ida NJ. Kube OF
Grangeville.
At the meeting of the local student
branch of the American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers at the university
this evening, S. E. Gates of Spokane
will give an illustrated lecture on the
and use of oil switches,
and J. A. Kostalek of the chemistry |
will present and discuss |
a paper on the fixation of atmospheric |
nitrogen. II
The members Of the North Idaho !
Medical society will meet in Moscow
tomorrow at which time an entertain
ng program will be carried out. The T
sessions will be held in the university
auditorium and following the session
he home economics department at ]
he university will serve a banquet to Is
he guests. J.. N. Alley of Ft. Lapwai,
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COMMITTEES SHOW ZEAL
WOmen's Auxiliary Prepared to do the
Best Work Its Members Have
Yet Engaged In

The enthusiasm and zeal of commit
tee chairmen of the city Beautiful
Auxiliary will result undoubtedly il
the cleanest and tidiest looking Mos
COW we have ever had. At least tha
is the impression gained from listen
ing to the discussion and plans pre-
sented at the regular monthly meet
ing on Monday afternoon.
Improvements in the park, requests
to property owners to clean up un-
tidy premises, plans for a social af-
ternoon to which every woman in
town would be invited as a guest
part in the annual county fair oc-
cupied the attention of the gather
Ing
1t was reported that good many
property owners are still very lax in
the matter of maintaining clean and
sanitary premises. One prominent
lot which is continuously an eye-sore
was discussed in detail, and an effort
will be made to induce the owner by
additional requests to remedy exist
ing conditions at once. Failing that,
the authorities will be appealed to i'll
order that the proprietor may be fore
ed to remove accumulations which Of
fend all neighbors and .passers-by.
Although the City Beautiful does
not make practice of soliciting con-
tributions or asking help in any other
way it is hopeful that the announce
ment that there will be sweet-pea +
show in the fall will be sufficient to
induce public spirited citizens to Of
fer prizes 1t is most desirable that
number of prizes be offered and
that there be some for children. The
"City Beautiful will be glad to re-
ceive from any firm or individual the
offer of prizes for the sweet-pea con-
test. 1t will be necessary to make
these announcements at an early date
in order to interest growers in the
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ment of the chief of police and his
suborinates will be made at a latei
meeting.
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BRIEF LOCAL NEWS

A. N. Roberts of Troy is business
visitor in the city.
Do you have trouble with your serv
ants? See how Fanny solved hers
Thursday evening, May 9Th. S37
Leon Lequime of lewiston district
manager of the Continental Oil COM
pany, is in the city on business.
John L. Woody, chairman of the
county board, was an arrival in the
city today from American Ridge.
Don't fail to see the Senior play at
Eggan's Hall, Thursday evening, May
9th. A good program assured. S3-7
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Parson have re-
turned from Lewiston where they par
ticipated in the celebration festivities
Captain E. G. Davis, assistant attor
ney general, arrived in the city to-
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by the government for one cent. In
each and every case the envelope is
marked postage DUE" and the recip-
lent of the note is required to pay
the extra tax. Prospective guests to
the number of several hundreds in
Moscow would Jbe embarrassed 10
know that their hostesses are paying
for the delivery of replies to invita-
tions
The local office is desirous of call
ing this fact to the attention of pa
irons of the Moscow postoffice in
order that in future the stamp mark
ed postage due" shall not be work
ed overtime.
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TOO LITTLE POSTAGE
Patrons of Moscow Are Ignorant OF
Regulations Concerning First
Class Matter

A good many patrons of the Mos
COW post-office are apparently unir-
formed in regard to the federal regul-
ations concerning the amount of post
age required for certain kinds of mail
ed matter. A one-cent stamp is not
sufficient, to carry written matter
whether the envelope is sealed or uni
sealed. Women are the greatest Of
Tenders in this particular.
In issuing invitations, unless the
cards are printed, the envelope must
bear two-cent stamp whether the
envelope is sealed or the flap simply
turned in.
In replying to invitations many
women who have received a printed
Invitation bearing a one-cent stamp
seem to have the mistaken idea that
the written answer will be delivered
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ment of the chief of police and hi
lsuborinates will be made at late
Injecting.
The committee appointments
We're as follows. Finance S.
Thompson and G. L. Thompson.
Water and Sewer-H. B. Mickey
and J. S. Thompson Streets and
Alleys-C. L. Thompson and H.
E. Mickey. Health and Police
w. A. Buchanan and Carl Ander
son. Fire, Buildings and Elec-
tric Lights-CarI Anderson and
G. H. Bratton Cemetery and
Park-C. H. Bratton and Carl
Anderson. On Library BOARD
c. L. Thompson.
The city attorney was instructed 70
draw an ordinance to carry out the
provisions of Ordinance 399, in which
the intention to pave the Polk street
district was declared. The petition
asking for paving district west OF
Main street from Sixth to A streets
was not acted upon, as in the opinion
If the city attorney insufficient data
accompanied it. The council allowed
he formation of a district to pave
North Main street from A street to
harrison, and recommended that the
IAN Buren street district, fer which
petition was presented, be organ
zed separately from the Polk street
istrict or in combination with an
ther not so far advanced as the lat
er
Members of the library board pre-
ented request that an appropria-
ion of $500 be made for the library
Dr. the next fiscal year.
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president of the society, will deliver a
paper on Tuberculosis" on which
subject he is regarded as an authority
0. j. Hart of Chicago, head man
for Sullivan & Co., of that city. gov
ernment contractors, has completed
the work of repainting the interior of
the federal building in Moscow and
has returned east The work done
last year was rejected by the inspec-
tors and the company sent its man to
superintend the work as it was done
again. Local painters were used Al
Inspector from the department visited
here Monday and approved the work.
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Straight reading matter, r. o. p., ~
cents per line first insertion, minimum
charge being 40 cents, 5 cents per line
for each subsequent insertion. Read
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cents per line first insertion, minimum
charge being 40 cents; 10 cents pei
tine for each subsequent insertion.
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son, and Thompson.

son, and Thompson.
Fraser-o. and L. Schroeder, and
Lutis.
St. Maries-Horkins, Collar, Me-
MILAN, and Mashburn.
| Lapwai-Richmond and Lamare
Wardner-Kellog- Holland,
10. Brown, L. Brown, Moe, Battenelli,
and Petrinovich.
Wallace-Hfbbard, Miller, Magun-
son, Brown, Brass, and Murphy.
Weippe-B. and H. Marshall, Lewis
Campbell, and Cockrell.
Nez Perce-Suron, Fogg, and Fertiz
More entries are expected from Nez
Perce and team from Rathdrum will
also compete.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-09
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

Richland News Beacon: The man who
wants to be Governor, or any other State
officer, will have to speak to the independ-
ent and determined country voters about
his candidacy, as we'll as the ward boss
with his host of political vassals behind him.
Baptist Minister in Kentwood CONNER
cial: If the time ever comes when the peo-
pie of kentwood want q cleaner and better
town, then we will have it, not before. A
hog is hog and as long as he remains a
hog he is going to have mud hole to wal
low in. And as long as Kentwood is'run
by dirty, low down, whisky soaked, beer
guzzling, bull-necked, hog joweled, weas-
el-eyed, foul-mouthed Holsters who have
no respect for God, themselves, or anybody
else, just SO long will we have to put up
with these dirty, sinking dens of iniquity,
where the hogs go wallow. Now, am not
calling any names, but every fellow knows
his number.
1t is not at all commendable to go around
the community in search of bits of scandal,
adding to and ethbelishing them and deal
ing them out to all those who will listen to
the scandalmonger, who delights in smirch-
ing the character of his or her betters.-
Ruston Leader. Youare correct. Ofallthe
contemplate people on earth, believe the
worst are the weasel-eyed, lantern jawed,
hatchet-faced, grim -visaged, knock kneed
and hammered down gossipers. Do you
known that an angel in heaven couldn't
come down and mix with the people you
meet every day and then 60 back to heaven
without being fumigated and cleaned with
carbolic acid, formaldehyde and lye.-
Delhi Progress.
Vermilion News: The Railroad Com
mission is useless, and should be abolished.
The people place more confidence in the
courts. There are three Commissioners,
drawing So, 900 year each, and a clerk at
81, 800, and travelling expenses for the
bunch. The Board Of Equalization, which
does not equalize, should be thrown over
board. This may be hard jolt to sugar
planters and other corporate interests.
The State Board of Agriculture should be
turned out to grass. Agricultural Colleges,
Experimental Stations, etc., may as well be
cut out. The poor man on his small farm
gets very little, if any, benefit from these
new tangled institutions. Furthermore,
the place to learn farming is on the farm.
There are too many officials in the State
institutions, and large sums of money are
wasted in 'incidentals."