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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-04
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE
NO. 2 HOLD BIG MEET
t|NG IN CITY OF KEYSTONE

District Grand Lodge, No. , X. of p.
under the leadership of Mr.. O. II. Rice,
Grand District Deputy. met in it, annual
turnout in this city last Saturday and in
the midst OF large crowd of Pytnians
nd CalantiAns the meeting was called to
'risr By the Grand District Deputy and
turned over To the Grand Chancellor l..
D Wilson, who made a strong and con-
vincing talk for the Order, dealing with
= number Of new and progressive ideas.
After which, he called upon Editor NJ.
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Allen, Luther Johnson.

Allen, Luther Johnson
Those contributing 2sc:-J. II. Davis.
j. ID. Smith. Ernest Lippscomb. Mamie
Heath. Joe Moone, Alexander Jones,
Cora Benton. Lenors Pestross, victoria
Martin Eliza Cole, -oc; Lucy Dooson,
l5c; Ernest Thompson. &c; Nash San
ders, sc.
More names and the amounts will b.
published later.
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. H. THOMAS,
DIRECTORY
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT: Eighth J
iicial Circuit Counties OF Nc
OoweI. Mercer and Monroe.
Hon. Isaiah q. Hcrndon, Judge
Nelch; W. Burbridge Payn
Jerk.
Terms OK Court Second Tues
lay in February June and Sep
sember.
CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas.
French Strother, Judge: W. Il.
'ayne, Clerk.
Terms of Court Second Mon.
lay in January. April, July and
october.
COUNTY COURT: DR.. r. K.
sragonier, President, Keystone
Col. Jas. Elwood Jones,
Commissioners
w. W. White, clerk. WEIGH.
Terms of Court. First Mon.
lay in January, April, August
md October.
License Term. first Monday in
June.
'OUNTY OFFICERS
Sheriff, J F Johnson, WEIGH.
Prosecuting Attorney f. {
'Ook
Assistant Pros. Attorney, G L
'ountz
Clerk Circuitand Grim. Courts,
Surb ridge Payne
Clerk County Court, W. W.
Vhyte
County Surveyor, W Morgan
yivian
Supt. Free s. tools. W Cassius
'ook. Welch
Assessor. G + Rusmisell
County Road Engineer, "
dcClaren
County Health Onicer and cor
'ner, DR.. II. g. Camper
Com missioner ) shOOl Land s
+ Rusmisell. Mcdowell
Members House Of Delegates
Wv Hughes and @. K. Hartman.
State Ssnat)rs, Sixth Senate
ial district counties Of Nc Dow
II, MingO, wayne aud wyoming
las A. STROLLER WEIGH; Wells
'oodykootz Williamson.
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Mt. Vernon
The Home of
WASHINGTON
BY J. (. JONES

4 pretty little story OF visits.to Mount
Vernon on the Potomac-''impre-sion
and sentiments like yours and mine.
explains the author TO those who have
seen our country's greatest shrine.
Bound in colonial blue and buff, with
hand illumined cover design, and colon
iA ribbon book mark; Drofusely illus
trsted with handsome half-tones and pen
drawings, il Is dainty and invaluable
reminder that will instantly appeal u
every person who has been 10 Mount
Vernon, while 10 those who have not
had that good 70: .une this clever, happy
lists story OF our beloved George and
Martha gives . clearer view and under
standing Of their colonial home, which
= today the pride Of Virginia and the
Nation.
Az souvenir or gift book. for young
and old, there II nothing 70 approach
the elegance Of this little volume. and
II will make one feel more like q patriot
Nc American 20 posssss Il.
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an attractive investment, all things
considered.
Before any such promising develop
ments were thought Of, "A great deal
Of agitation was necessary against the
typical slum. When Herr Leglen Of
the German Reichstag visited Kan
saS CITY and Chicago he was asked for
n frank expression of opinion as to
the housing conditions. and his reply
left no doubt AZ to Americas back
ward position in this respect.
You allow your w~orkinginen to
live in Stun dwellings and novels such
os do not exist in any German indus
trial district" he said.
Indications of progress along these
' lines do much to convince n that
, the American people desire to forge
ahead rapidly. Thus the report came
from Brooklyn a year x That the
Tenement House Committee had been
influential in getting light cut into
l72. 900 dark rooms " IN the
past three years. and that less han
100 remained without sunlight.
Excellent work had been done by
the Housing Association In San Fran
cisco. Miss Alice s. GriHth. the sec
rotary. writes that the now tenement
houses comply with the law in regard
to yard space and size OF courts. This
is particularly important in the Latin
quarter there. where overcrowdinG
has been the rule.
In many cities there have been
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ing conditions were made IN Chicago,
Kansas City and FAN River, Mass.
In the last yrar or two there have
been movements in Newark. ". j.;
New Britain. Conn; Lawrence, Mass.
and Newburgh. y. Y. among other
cities looking 60 the introduction OF
more healthful dwellings for working
lei The Springfield, Ill. survey
now in progress includes a housing
inquiry. An told more than a hum
drcd cities have undertaken some
thing along this line. many going in
for ambitious town %p,anring. ES-
perts. architects, landscape artists
and engineers are drawn upon to help
to realize a better control of the phys
ical foundations Of life and an i'm
provcment in the health and happi-
ness of the people.
New jersey has an effective Board
OF Tenement House Supervisors,
whose power over the construction
Of multiple dwellings extends not only
To first c.asr cities but 20 every part
II the urban and rural districts. The
law Is in many respects a model and
lays down explicitly the provisions
governing the plans and material
used in building, the f~reproofng,
height, location and size of fire es-
capes and the areas OF yards and
cellars. The State looks forward to
a generation when 1t will house sew
cral millions along the Hudson River
on the north and the Delaware on the
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south and proposes 10 have 10 Sums
growing up as a reproaCh 10 a..
Across the Hudson IN New York
there Is a tenement house law state
VIDE in it's operation. Every city and
incorporated village IS authorized TO
create n plaun.H commission with
broad powers regarding sewerage.
water systems, streets and play
grounds. on Manhattan Island Presi-
dent George McAuely OF the Board Of
Aldermen has appointed an advisory
committee TO assist in formulating "A
general scheme Of Improvement for
the next generation.
1t is safe to assume that the next
generation of New Workers viii not he
called on as are the present citizens
to devise ways and means to supply
washing facilities to 80 per cent OF
the jewellers in the poorer part Of the
city. To-day owing TO the thought
lessncss of our ~furefathers New York
discovers that about 100000 tene-
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Presidents Wife Made Change Popu-
lar by Eliminating Slums in Prince
ton, Trenton and Washington

spirited citizens formed the Washing
ton Sanitary Improvement Company,
the aim being to supply to wage earn
e:s improved. wholesome dwellings, at
reasonable rentals. While this ven-
ture was a commercial one, with q
subscribed capital stock OF $500, 900.
the philanthroptc aspect was empna-
sized.
Sc successful was this venture that
within ten years the company put up
200 W story houses. each containing
n distinct and complete apartment.
Abo't 400 families arc housed, or APP
p~roHiinatcly 1000 persons.
Now at inst the death knell OF
Washirgton's slums has sounded and
an end a been put 10 the erection OF
all dwellings, In alleys. And what il
far better every such tenement home
already up must be abandoned in the
next three years, rs after the first
day OF July, 1918, IL will be unlawful
for any n TO live in an alley house.
The3e according to the language of
Congress are Injurious to life, to pub
lie health, to morals, safety and public
welfare"
Tho details OF the actual replace
mcnt ~ the alley homes has been left
by the statute to private initiative,
and already plans are under way for
an enterprise both attractive and
novel. An appeal has been made 10
tho women of the country by Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, chairman Of the
District Of Columbia branch Of the
NJ $40 as..sA I-l---- - 80
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blue. Tho sash curtains are Of cream
white cross barred nci.
Mahogany and willow are success
fully combined in the furnishing. The
willow IS stained a soft shade OF gray
green or can he used In the natural
color. An effective lamp shade ls
made by using an inserted band Of the
%cretonne with n border top and bot
tom OF duh orange silk. Also one or
two cushions should be covered In the
C%retonne and others in n striped or
plain material. Although no attompt
has been made to create anything I'M
usual in the furnishing and deco.at-
ing Of this room, the result IL emf
ren'ly pleasing,
\ charming sChema Tor the decorate
ing and furnishing of the dining room
Of n small house is n set Of simply de-
signed furniture Of the sheraton type
IN ivory enamel with distinct ind
V!dunlity to the room, The various
pieces are reasonable In price and are
unusually app. opr!1'c as furnishings
Cor the small dining room. The wa,
is n plain French green, which con-
trasts well with the ivory tone OF the
furniture and woodwork. The rug .
a deeper shade Of the same color. For
window and door %hanFings a good
pattern In Cr,tonne, gay in color $
used to advantage. The odd bits of
quaint old fashioned china, the silver
CandlcSticks and nOwcr vases. A. well
as the brass wall onc al, carry
ont the unique atmosphere created by
the furnishings.
\ much more elaborate dining room
IL II in the style of the Italian
Renaissance. II is unusually large
for an apartment, 81 by 20 feet, and
is found IN an expensive Park avenue
building, Although the style nf the
o IL strictly conventional. there
are novel features. The depth Of the
deliberately carved doorway is secured
| by the constructing of a false Wan at
, that end of the room, twelve inches IN
front OF the real wal This vas done
because there existed an ugly beam
at that end Of the room which i
seemed desirable to conceal
Tho simple doorway cut into the
plaster and equipped with walnut
paUcl'ed doors vas reproduced from
the Villa Mtdama In Florence and
was Indicated los "A desire ro' 70 c-,n-
tl!ct with the beauty II the tapestries
by hanging purtlcrrs AZ this pace
The mantel Is "A typical Italian RCualS-
sance ossnstone piece install ii In place
| Of the wood mantel which existed,
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and the mantelpiece dates back TO
early Victorian times. Ii Is treated
simply with a marble clock and a pair
of mahogany candlesticks on the shelf,
large iron hredogs below and a pair
of Iacobean seats upholstered in a
soft green ve.vet. The walls are dull
green, and so is the sofa, but there
Is a wing arm chair covered in figured
chintz, mostly rose: n caned arm
chair with a rose velvet cushion:
another rose upholstered chair that
does not appear in the photograph.
rose curtains and a chintz covered
d!yan. n bit Of which can be seen
In the lower right hand corner.
The chair beyond the ten table Is
In the style Of Adam, the chair facing
the %Jacobean gate leg table In the
centre IL an old Colonial model, the
cancd chair in the foreground has the
W;,liam and Mary leg. and the little
square table beside 1t Is Chippendale.
There Is a Chinese black and gold
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%lacquered ash stand on the floor, and
a %lacquered shade attached to a Chi
nese lamp on the centre table. In
the distance is a rose cloisonne lamp
with a rose silk shade, and on one OF
the bookcases a black and gold Chinese
lamp shade. Both the sofa and chint2
armchair have black velvet pillows.
The tea set Is of modern Niennese de-
sign, and above 1t hangs a post-im-
pressionist landscape I'm water color
The rug is taupe and the ceiling and
woodwork are ivory. The mixture
Of many styles and the use Of books
as a meliowing cement achieve a COM
Portable and harmonious whole.
In n larger apartment. with six
rooms 20 as 10 allow an extra room"
Mr.. IIerts presents one furnished in
the modern style shown in another il
l%ustration. II Is n combination lounG-
ing and reading Dom, with its Colonial
furniture painted in dark blue with
ivory stripes. its cream linen with red
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undeniably useful. For its employ
ment as a general room, moreover, the
larger chamber must contain a tea
table and one or two small occasional
tables. perhaps OF a kidney shape or
square or octagonal like some of the
small tables Of the Chinese Chippen-
dale period.
in the bedroom, which is assumed
TO be smaller, a simpler scheme may
he necessary. II possible the furni-
ture should be of one period through
out and the fabrics should not be so
varied as to suggest the use of rem
nants for the bedspread and curtains
and whatever else Is provided. In
general 1t is a good plan 10 preserve
rather s~t9icter harmony in the small
apartment than in the large. 1t is
well understood to-day that painted
wood furniture makes a bedroom
Lighter than furniture in its own
wood color. The unpleasant effect OF
large surfaces OF flat enamel color
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ARTMENTS HAS BECOME A REAL ART

The sash curtains are of cream white
scr!m arranged with narrow valances
at the top. The standing lamp 10
mahogany finish. the comfortable wing
chair, the small davenport, which Is a
good design for small living rooms,
are all very reasonable in price.
Another Colonial living room, fur
nished in mahogany. exhibits good
taste, In the furnishing of this room
small expense was a vital considera-
tion, ana AN object lesson is given in
what charming effects can be gained
ut little expenditure. The walls Of the
room are covered in a plain buzz coll
orcd oatmeal paper, carried from the
basement To the COruiCe moulding.
This neutral shade of tan affords an
excellent background for pictures and
gives the i'm abundance OF re-
fcctcd light. \ charming pattern Of
imported Crctouuc is used for the cur
taiuG In soft duh red and gray greens
with touches of bright orange and old
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such as Is found in so many bedrooms
may be modified by the employment
Of colored stripping or ever by the in
PRODUCTION of floral decoration.
The general rule about floor cov-
er!ng applies in this connection as
in almost all others. A plain carpet
rug with perhaps a toned border gives
a better chance to the furnishings than
an Oriental rug. If an Oriental rug
is possible a Chinese design Will gen
orally be found to harmonic to a
greater extent with the usual room
than a Persian or Turkish model. In
the bedroom, at all events. the M
toned rug IL the simplest and the best.
illustrated Is a mans library In
green and rose, with chlntz and velvet
coverings. This "a the general cham
Der of a mans two room k!tChcnette
apartment. 1t is obviously not a typl-
ca! apartment room, for 1t is too spa
ciuus. ~ a matter of fact the room
occupies a portion OF an old house,
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and will serve as an example OF what
ONE can 10 to further q reform
OF national importance.
That much can be achieved by the
initiative Of the public spirited ele-
ment in u community is evidenced by
tho experience OF Los Angeles, where
5000 was subscribed by the Rev.
Dan. w. Bartlett of the Bethlehem
Institute and his associates for the
purchase of land in the Stun dis
tr.cts, the tearing down of the shacks
used for dwellings and the building
OF attractive four room houses OF con-
crete. These model HON ~ have every
modern convenience and are sold or
rented on terms TO suit the families
occupying them.
The concrete and poured cement
houses are finding increasing favor
with the large commercial and indus
trial concerns which supply their
workers with homes. Not long ago
Arthur c.. Durham. a business man of
Hartford, Conn, arranged to put UP
Il number OF indcstructible dwellings.
OF Ave and elk room each. on five acre
tracts Just beyond the city boundaries.
Steel moulds and castings were used
In connection with the construction of
the walls and flooring. and the cost
OF the finished house ranged from
1000 to $4,000.
Five hundred cement dwellings have
been arranged for by the Crucible Steel
Company, to house its employees near
the Pittsburg plant. The Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company
will build two hundred such houses
for workers employed at Pottsville.
Pa. while the Harna Coal and Coke
Company Of Johnstown, Pa, wants
as many more. The United States
Steel Corporation plans to build sew
eral thousand model cottages along
these lines.
The few put up last year as an eX-
pertinent came through the winter en-
tirely satisfactorily. IT is feasible to
turn a fire hose on with full Roadway
in every room Of a solid concrete
house without damage to walls, cell
ings or floors. In size and architec-
tural appearance a great deal of va
riety is possible. and the economies
! Of construction render the dwellings
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leaves, it's peasant mirror. painted wall
sconce for ferns or flowers, chirtz
covered box and trash basket, German
silhouette, painted flower pots and
electric light shades OF back and white
silk. lined with red. II makes an
effective and inexpensive chamber for
the pleasant apartment in which 1t is
the only extra room.
Two other new books which Will
doubtless prove helpful to many are
Inexpensive Furnishings in Good
Taste" and The Small House for n
Moderate Income" tlica' SITS Inter-
national Library Coz, both by Ekin
Wa,lick. one Of the books !,lustra-
tions shows how effective "A black
ground chintz may he In a Colonial
living room. These black ground
chintzcs are unusually effective in
rooms with white woodwork and light
co,ored walls. The windows are hung
with straight side curtains to the sill,
fun widths OF the material being used
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~ HIS is the time Of year when
people, whether they live In
a big city house. a large
apartment. a "two-room-and
ktchenette" or a modest country
planning and refurnishing their
homes, II is the busy season OF the
interior decorator. And it is the time
when books on the subject make their
appearance. Two or three unusually
intelligent and interesting books al
ready have been issued. with much
between their overs, illustrations and
comment. TO appeal 10 the home
tweller.
In his THE Decorating and Fur
nsh!ng OF Apartments" (Putnam) 3.
Russell Herts has a chapter on "the
smallest apartment"
There is no place for anything but
the disable in the two room apart
ment," he says. Unfortunately 1t is
not possible for the person who rents
an apartment to provide everything
Tor himself except the bare walls of
the room. He may be able to do his
own papering or to select the paper
or Tho colors that are to be used on
the woodwork and ceilings. but there
are always the lighting fixtures that
are supplied by the landlord. and over
hese he has generally no control.
With rooms In such close prox-
unity as those In "A two room apart
ment II has been the custom to tredt
'he wall surfaces and the woodwork
oi both in the same tones; bun this is
more n matter OF taste than OF seces
Sty, for there is no doubt that the
wall and ceiling color in a large rom
may be deeper and stronger than in n
SINAI one. The pale cream paint AMI
paper and the buff and fawn colors
mat are being used So extensively az
admirable in an average apartment
'"here tho rooms are small. but in a
large studio there can be little reason
why a soft green or "A fairly strong
."upe or any other color graded to
ue proper degree should not be en-
poyod s..
No APARTMENT can possibly be COM
ortah.e without a fairly monumental
~o' or abe desk In It's CHIEF room.
o"u '.o'o must b. sevc'al comfortable
sna'fF preferably ot varying height
I" regards the back and arms, ia
'aUS'y iIe Nar.ously constructed men
snu Wom"H who may be guests. A
"" t'de chairs for occasional use,
tsn'o "' "th rush seats or with
'"'" orri r'ds on them, are
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formed Oc;avla Hill Associations, Of
which that in Philadelphia is an eX-
ample. which manage as owners or
as agents for owners houses oc-
cup!ed by the poorer paid wage
earners.
When the members OF the Women's
Club Of Louisville decided to find II
first hand IL there was ovcrcrowding
and how the great mass Of people
lived they went down into the slums
n looked at the actusl conditions.
They saw how rooms and halls We're
lighted and ventilated. the spaces
left unhuilt on n the yards and
courts; II there was running water
and sewer connections. With this
knowledge as a basis they were en-
abled to make very much more effec-
tive their labors in the settlements,
juvenile ,ourts and charities. Best
Of all. it led the way to important
housing reforms.
In 1901 Investigations Of hous-
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EMENT FOR BETTER HOMES SPREADS OVER COUNTRY

' ments have no hot water except that
heated on stoves. No wonder an agi-
tation Is on now for establishing pub
lie wash houses where the tenement
jewellers can scrub their clothing as
In Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo
and elsewhere.
Another forward step relates to the
enterprise of the City and Suburban
/. Homes Company of New York, a
semi-philanthropic concern which
builds model tenement houses for
wage earners. These are attractive.
comfortable and well conducted and
pay 4 pcr cent. dividends.
Philadelphia has the distinction of
being in very much better condition
as FAR as conceri IS the housing of it's
people than almost any other city.
four years ago not one person in n
thousand knew that in order to dis
cover sanitary evils and force th-ir
correction the municipal authorl .ns
lahorcd under the provisions Of "A au
drafted in 1918, excellent to rem. DIV
conditions n hundred years ago, but
wholly inadequate now.
Public spirited men and women cog-
niIant or the needs got together in
1910 and launched the PHILADELPHIA
housing Commission and soon tho
public learned that n quarter of a
million people were living in areas
OF deterioration. As a result of an
agitation there was a reorganization
OF the divisions OF the city govern
ment responsible for the discovery
ana abatement of nuisances. an in
800 Va inspections or in
| .IuiNaleh' 10 lVp per cent. over
II''I"uS Yea ana many improve
-. " N""u'''ohs nave been eff
n spiend!d housing and sanitary
cohe was secured from the Legisla-
lure providing among other things
TOT the obstruction Of unfi; dwellings
ana n standard OF 100 cubic feet OF
AR space To- every person working
at certain trades in houses used for
"",''hss' ana bringing ell houses
unuVr Inspection inc Suburban. Met
.'po"'an tanning commission was
' N''"''" l" "FIhE a"uut a cuoFdi-
"''."" VI a" PunIig improvements in
a ,"h."S o' twenty-five miles VI Phila-
~u''r"'"' q preserve the phrk"ays.
""' HP'''h'"''N w prevent tAe do'eI-
"pi',"' =" SUBURBAN sums 50 that as
sum. '""hs "c 'ak'n INT" the greater
wy i'o" t!Ilt 20 I'M" no had features
VIII ~ 'h'iua"d.
ON srMCwhnt different Lines the
Homestead Cnnm,ss.nn Of Mlsyachu-
/ sets has just brought to "A head the
results OF an important inquiry into
housing con lt:Ons In the liay state.
II rcCommpr.S tina; Massachusetts
give direct or indirect AID in prov.d-
ing wDrkln"men's homes such as
many foreign nati'as give: that en-
c~oprage'ncnt he extended to coopcra-
tive housing GOVERNS, and cspcc.ally
cpmmura! ORGANIZATIONS Ike 80 Eng
"Sh garden 'I,.'"' Il iAat IN" adj
N''''E'S :" S"n"''"h ne We d''noh-
S,ra'eu 'nr""Sh Srhll houses II
p'o's se' OH ny n.dni''pi .i!'H Toy tenn
porary ms uG'.Dn purposes.
Some Of these features were sug-
gested by a consideration of the AUS
~tralian plan. whi,h provides. among