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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-11
PRESIDENTS
POLICY FAILS
"Watchful Waiting" Is
Bringing Him Into
Disrepute.
As End Of Regime Approaches He
Displays Wonderful Line of
Paper Heroics.


AS the end of his regime approaches,
the president is exhibiting signs of sg-
gressiveness that are unparalleled in the
history of paper heroics. He has even
gone to the frightful extent of expressing
TO Germany his high displeasure that
what he deemed the most paipabIy i'm
portsnt part of his note should have
been entirely ignored in the reply which
the German Foreign Office deigned L
make at its leisure and own good pleas
ure. Surely ''cursing at the big gate
rs we'll as ''wsthful waiting" ought C
20 down in history rs part of the glor,
of the Wilson administration.
When the euphonicus phrase watch
fnl waiting" was coined at the Unlimited
mint Of the president, many an arden
Democrat sdherent hailed the euphemisn,
as conclusive proof that at last the Ionr
hoIs~i for Messiah Of the Democrath
party had appeared who would keep Of
fetal pasturage always luxurisnt and bid
all Of Democrscy's sins to stay buriec
deep, 80 deep that not even the ghost "
0 bad past should rise up to mar the un
alloyed joy of Democratic paradise, in
which offices should be so plentiful and
30 remuneratlve, that not one OF tie
faithful should be left out in the cold.
Today "wstchful waiting has becom.
a byword To give force to contempt and
to point to ridicule. The perfect fora Of
a
present to the Mexicaus, without money
and without price, has been finally re-
jected and anarchy has continued Il en-
JOY itself. Any sort Of government in
Mexico could now gain the recognition
of the government at Washington. IL IL
now admitted in quarters where Utopian
dreams hitherto have prevailed that one
mans meat may be another mans pois
on; that tie temperament Of the Mex
can people is different from that of the
people of the United States. and that >
firm, dictAtorial government is the only
kind of government that can endure in
and near the tropics where the very air
one breathes is full of mental tangents.
Disz ruled Mexico wisely and well for
thirty years or more and when he sailed
away. an exile, real government sailed
with him. IL was a mistake not to rec
ognize the Huerta government-a mis-
take that is now keenly felt by the gov
ernment. OF course Huerta could not
have proved a second Diaz. because his
selfishness was greater than his patriot
ism, but he could undoubtedly have
maintained some semblance OF authority
had he been given the recognition of
tt.is government.
Intervention is bounc TO come in Mex
leo, but IL will not come under the pres
ent administration, which will he con-
teri To enrich the literature Of the land
with an eloquence that will be madden
ing in it, brillisncy; the soul of govern
ment will for the first time in the his
tory Of America get what belongs TO il
and get il 80 fully that never again will
il hunger or thirst after the righteous
ness that cometh out of the Democratic
party by the way Of "watchfu waiting. q"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-11

SCHOOL YEAR
Prof. w. w. Sanders
Delivers Interesting
Address
Closing Exercises Largels Attend
ed and a Pleasing Pro-
gram Rendered.

The Elueteld colorti schools closed
last week a most -ucce-sful school year.
the final exercises being held on Thurs-
day night and largely attended, "A num-
her oi white People being present. and
all -'rmri "a enjoy the program that
WAS rendered 10y the pupils
The eNercises were held i'm Srott Str,~t
Bapti-t hall. AMI the huilding wa- full to
Overilowing
fr"i. W. w. Sanders. supervisor of
extension work among the sch,s,l- of
the state. Was present and delivered mn
addre.s in which lac emphasized the i'm
portance of school work and the benefits
t. be derived 10y the race in developing
their school. church and home life. Al
Ter chorus 10y the -rhool. the inV.ca
ton wa- offered 10y Rev ". ". Hirk-.
and the 'ollowing program rendered
Chorus Speak. Sg-ak Again.
Invocation. Rev. W. W Hicks. u. u.
Chorus. Gay Butterfly
Salutatory. Woman t,ain' Viola
smith.
RecitAtion. Go r.sl What Have
Felt -Jo Anna IIairzton.
t(uartette, Imp of Dreams" Annie
Charlton. Flora D-ak,,-. Theodore Pag,..
blanche I.ybrooks.
Grafton, some Fact- Alont the
American Negro"-Chcster Anderson.
Grafton. What Comes NeNt'-tswen-
dolyn Armstead.
Chorus. "Carmena.
Grafton, The Sacrifice of A Chiil
Upon Golden Altar to "A Golden ,;o.l''
Mabel Barnes.
Grafton. The Preserver of a Nation
tieo. Adams.
Trio, ''serenade' Adams.
fIora Burkes, Blanche I.ybrooks.
Grafton, Neglect Of small Thing
James Perry.
Grafton. "Do You N,-ed the Signal
-Theodore Page
Instrumental Solo. Thoughts of
iioTne" Leonard Muse
VAledictory. ''succe-- Follows EArh
Honest Ehort"-I.illian Allen.
Chorus. ''Obstination.
Address ~ Graduates W. w
sanders.
Solo, "'ioodbye" * atherine Jef-
ireys.
Remarks. Supt. II. r.. Cooper.
Chorus. ''Ienda."
Presentation Of diplomas and medal.
Hon. w. II. Thomas, president board
education.
Graduates Farewell, or ''Sometimes.''
Statistics show that during the last
four years there have been ifty-nine
graduates, including this years class of
fifteen. OF this number thirty-two are
Attending higher schools, twenty nine
icing in the BIuefield COlored Institute.
the other three being at college; ten
have pa--s-i through the higher schools.
IL i expected that the entire fifteen
graduates Of this year will enter the
Blueiield Colored Institute.
The colored city schools neei a new
ten-rOOfn brick building, with an audi
toriun, rooms for domestic science and
art and manuel training, and modern
school equipment. A new building at
Midway and an additional teacher at the
Brown street school are also needed.
The patrons present at the commence
ment Ohered q motion endorsing the
present teachers and asking for their re
appointment Prof. Hill asked that this
oe Withdrawn. stating that il Wa the
policy Of the board Of education u con-
tinue the teachers unless their services
were unsatisfsctorV.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-11

Dancy will be Rel Letter bay. The
fiftieth Anniversary OF Negro Free,lom
i'm America.
Keep your eyes on this page
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-11

ing and the Modern Social Problems.
Jubilee Songs will he "A feature Of the
evening sessions
The coming Of the Hon. John e..
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-11
Rasty Trip to Pulaski.

Hon. u. ). c. Froe. Of Pocahonts-.
Va, mste . hssty busine-- trip 70 Pu-
iaski Sunday and rs<arnsd Monday.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-11

manner to last. Prof. Morton is easily
recognized As knowing perhaps more
about the inside history and working of
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-02
UNEMPLOYED MAKE
 BIG DEMONSTRATION
THOSE OUT OF WORK IN GOTHAM START NEW YEAR
 WITH ATTEMPTED PARADE.

New York Jan. 1.-Unemployed men and women in the city began the new year with an outdoor demon stration which eliminated in a fight with policemen who interfered when an attempt was made to hold pa rade with objectionably-worded ban ners flung aloft.
 About 700 idle men and wome ] gathered in Union square to listen 10 discussion in several languages of their problem of welfare through the winter The police did not interrupt the meeting, which was orderly but later ordered the dispersal of march CTS. who apparently intended to pa. rade to the Harlem headquarters of the league of the unemployed. The inscription on one banner read: Homeless men, revolt" Another an- nounced. ITO h with charity" This banner George Druer 22 years old, a cook by trade, was told to haul down.
 The police said Druer was reluctant to obey. Witnesses declared the police clubbed him. He was arrested, charged with assault and disorderly conduct Men and women attacked the police in an effort to liberate Druer, but were driven off by re- serves.
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LITERARY TEST IN
 IMMIGRATION BILL
BELIEVED MEASURE WILL STAND WITH THE PRESENT EDUCA-
 TlONAL RESTRICTIONS.

Washington, Jan. That the i'm. migration bill pending fin the senate will be passed, including the lteracy test, now is assured, but strong indi- cautions came from the white house today that President Wilson will veto the measure if congress submits it to him in its present form.
 President Taft vetoed a similar measure in 1913 because of the lit. eracy test. The senate passed the bill over the veto. but ia the house the motion to repass the measure failed by few votes to get the neces. sary twothirds majority.
 Tae immigration bill will be the paramount subject of legislation when congress reconvenes tomorrow. The test provision is still open to amend ment.
 Whether the president is to veto the measure seems to make little diff ference to it's champions There are many who predict the bill can be passed this time in both houses over an executive disapproval.
 The vote of 47 to F in the senate yesterday against eliminating the lit eracy test was generally accepted as a test vote.
 House leaders do not anticipate much trouble in the conference on senate amendments thus far adopted, including the Reed amendment ac- cepted yesterday to exclude persons of African blood or of the negro race.
 In the house tomorrow discussion will be resumed on the Indian appro priation bill Conferees on the sea mems bill win be appointed by both houses.
 Before the senate Philippine com mttee former President Taft is scheduled to appear to discuss the bill for ealarging the measure of Philippine sellgoycnmcnt.
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Germans smuaoIed rhrouah.

London, Jan. 1.--4 D m.--Through consideration of Henry VanDyke, the American minister to The Neither lands, the British government per. mittod the steamer Nieuw Amster. dam, on which Cr. Van Dyke was a passenger during it's last voyage from New York to Rotterdam. to proceed without being searched, notwithstand- ing certain suspicious circumstances The British consul general at RotteI- dam subsequently discovered that five members of the crew were Ger mans, who worked their way over and then proceeded into Germany.
 It is seid here that there were also among the passengers several other German reseryists with false pass ports from neutral European countries and t1at they went from Rotterdam to Germany.
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CUT OUT NEWSPAPERS.

Chicago, Jan. 1-Newspapers are so accessible to all that they are not essential to libraries, according to the opinions of members of the League of Library Commissions, meeting here today. Dr. Frank P Hill. librarian of the Brooklyn public library, suggested the cost to the public for newspapers was so low that to maintain free reading room of daily papers would be burden to the library and not of sufficient aanefit to the patrons.
 Action may he taken next June looking to the discontiauance of cur rent newspapers in libraries, it was said.
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cratic Leader Underwood and Repre- sentative Adamson, chairman of the house interstate commerce commit, tee, urging prompt enactment of the pending coast guard bill
 "l hope you will not think am un- duly burdening you,' he wrote. If l write to express my very great inter- est in the bill passed by the senate and pending in the house for consoll. dalton of the revenue cutter and life saving services. 1t is of the highest consequence for tue efficiency of both services that the bill should pass and l hope some chink may be found for it even ia the busy hours of the house calendar
 The bill will be called up in the house this month with a view to quick passage.
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GOVERNMENT SUED
 FOR ESTATE TAX
COLORAD JUDGE WANTS TO KNOW HOW GOVERNMENT IS
 ENTITLED TO S3,5oo.

Denver, Col, Jan. Limited States District Attorney Harry B Tedrow has beer. served with a citation order ing him to appear before Ira C. Roth gerber. county judge, and show cause why the government of the United States is entitled to receive $3,500 from the estate of Rufus C'Potato1 Clark, it was announced today Clark died about four years ago leaving an estate of more than $100,0O0 The bulk of the estate was bequeathed to a religious organization for mission ary work in Africa One clause of the will, however, was as follows;
 "I direct my executor to pay to the government of the United States the sum of $500 the same being a sum l knew a man in 1863 to have then de- frauded the United States The fact was never reported by me. which now feel in honor to do.'
 The religious organization which received the larger bequest seeks to prevent the payment of the money to the United States holding that be. quest to the government is illegal.
 Clark received his nickname of Potato" when he sent carload Of potatoes from Colorado to the dest,- tute in Chicago after the fire in the seventies.
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BURLINGTON COLLISION.
t. leen Persons Badly Injured in a
 Wreck at Liberty, Mo.

fNNll Cl oCiiS DpNiJ iiiJA'Nb lif q
 Wreck at Liberty, Mo.
 Liberty, Mo, Jan. 1.-Two persons in a dangerous condition and fourteen others suffered minor injuries as the result of a head-on collision between Burlington train No 1, from Kansas City, and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train No from Chicago, near here today.
 J l.. Handley of Oklahoma City, and k. J. Edwards of Cameron, Mo, Burlington engineer, were danger ously injured. Handley was crushed and injured Internally while Edwards was caught in the wreckage of his cab and sustained a broken leg. SO were scalds and internal injuries
 While the Rock Island train was standing waiting for the Burlington train to take a switch, the Burlington train rounded a curve at a higa rate of speed and collided with it. Ed wards threw his brakes but the mo- mentum carried his engine on. It is believed misunderstanding of or ders caused the wreck.
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THINKS OTHERS WERE SAVED
Other TrawIers Were Nearby and it Is Believed That Many More Sailors Were SaVed-Wsrship Torpedoed Fore and Aft,

London. Jan. 2.--3:42 a. m.-The Daily Chronicle states that survivors of the battleship Formidable report that the vessel was torpedoed both fore and aft early Friday morning and salk almost immediately
 The Chronicles BriXham core spondent, who is authority for the above says the captain of the trawler Providence, which rescued 70 sur yivors who had escaped from the bat tleship in a cutter, states that other fishing boats were close at hand. The captain expresses the belief that other survivors have been rescued and taken to Dartmouth, He saw no other boats belonging to the Formidable, however.
 The rescue was made under danger ous and exciting circumstances. The crew of the trawer were amazed while running before the gale for shelter to find a small open boat driy- ing under their lee through mountain ous seas with an oar hoisted bearing a sailors scarf After desperate ef- forts those on the trawler succeeded in getting a rope to the cutter and brought her with great skill to their stern.
 The naval men began to jump aboard, but even then there was dan ger of losing men as the seas were running 30 feet higl. After a half hours work, however, all were safely rescued One lad of 19 was so ex- hausted he required immediate treat ment to save his life. When all had left the cutter her rope was cut, as sine was full of water, having hole under her hull which had been stuffed with a pair of trousers, of which one man had diyested himself for the pur- pose. .5Al
 Some of the rescued men had little clothing and they were cared for in the warm engine room. The naval men had been in the cutter for nearly twelve hours. The crew of the trawler distributed hot coffee, food and tobacco among the benumbed sailors When they landed the resi- dents brought blankets, clothing and boots for the survivors and housed them in comfortable quarters.
 The experience of these survivors from the Fordimable is almost inde- scribable For hours before being rescued they nad been battling against the storm, hoping against hope, until the brown sails of the Providence hove in sight.
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EXTEND WHITE WAY
 ABOUT THE DEPOTS
ALSO MALVERN AVENUE TO CHURCH STREET WILL HAVE
 NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Drumming License Ordinance is Read Once and Goes Over to the Ordi. nance Committee to Pass Review There.
The white way will be extended.

The white way will be extended
 Last night il the city council an ordinance authorizing the board of pdblic affairs to enter into contract similar to that by which the lighting system was placed on Central avenue extending tine white way to the Rock Island and Iron Mountain depots, and out Malvern avenue to Church street, was presented, read three times and adopted The ordinance was presented by Alderman William, son
 This means that after the property owners have met the meagre require ments eXacted of them to pay $50 per pole, the south portion of the city in the vicinity of the depots will have the same advantage of the white way which Central and Ouachita aveinues now enjoy.
 Particularly will this be advantage. ous to the visitors and citizens arriv- ing on the night trains. The way will be lighted from the Rock Island depot around Benton street and at the Great Northern corner, connecting with the effect of the white way on Central and Bridge streets Also there will be light poles around the Williams property at the intersection of Valley and Malvern, and down Val ley street to the Iron Mountain depot. Then with the lighting system ex. tended on Market street, the city will be fairly well lighted under the new system. The extending of the lighting system out Malvern to Church is re- garded as merely the initial step to- wards a demand that will later be made for the white way extension to the terminal of the electric car sys- tenn on Malvern A
 There were present at the council meeting Aldermen Shepherd, Petit, Williamson, Cartney, Rigsbee Me Lauehlin Burgaurer, Sigman, Peden, and Wood
 The ordinance providing for license for drummers was read. When it was to he introduced City Attorney Mc. Laughlin stated it was unsigned. and d leave the council soon, so I will sign it, suggested Alderman Bob Sigman of the Sixth, and the ordinance was read once. Alderman Wood said that he believed the license should be made $50 per year instead of $25 as pkoyided in the original ordinance. Alderman Petit wanted the ordinance to Ue specific as not to apply to hotel porters meeting the trains to call hotels merely for the purpose of re- l ceiying and assisting with baggage. On motion of Alderman Wood the or. | dinance was sent to the ordinance committee.
 The council disposed of the saloon applications in the usual manner. the reports were read and received, and the body adjourned over until January
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Reoreanize Enalish Army.

oudon. Jan 1-S:50 D. m.-An army order issued tonight announces that the present organization of the army will be further developed by the creation of six armies each of which will consist generally Of three army corps The first army will be commanded by Lieut. Gen. Sir Doug las Hais, who headed the first army corps of the expeditionary force; the second by Gen. Sir Horace L. Smith porrien: the third hy Lieut.. Gen. Sir Archibald Hunter. the fourth by Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton; the fifth by Gen. Sir Leslie Ruadle, and the sixth by Gen. Sir Bruce M Hamilton.
 Major Cen. Sir Charles C. Monro
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Her Jason and John Edwards Jones, American consul general at Genoa, the Red Cross badge of honor. first class
 The following message of greeting has been sent by the Austrian em- peror 10 the Przemysl garrison;
 His royal apostolic majesty notes with heartfelt gratitude the spirited allegiance of the garrison at Prze- mysl In the splendid resistance of it's defenders, the emperor perceiyes the calm security with which the Przemysl fort will successfully resist the enemy"
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Austria Reports Quiet.

Amsterdam, via London, Jan. 1.- 9:5S D. m.-The following official com municahon from Vienna was received here this evening.
 Fighting in the Carpathians and in Bukowina continues but the situa- ton is unchanged
 The enemy's attack both day and night at Biala and south of TanOw (both in Galicia) have been repulsed, our troops ilflicting heavy losses and taking 2,000 prisoners and six ma dhine guns
 North of the Vistula fog flinders the operation but slight progress has been made there,
 Tn the southern war therter noth- ing has happened'
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Foreiun Coin Sold.

London, Jan. l.-1:55 D. m.-The Bank of England announced today a consignment of 1,014,000 pounds ($5070.000) foreign coin had been sold The destination of the coin was not disclosed and it was at first be- ieyed that the money was for France. It was stated tonight in banking circles, however that the coin was not to be exported and that the transaction was in effect a trans fer on behalf of the Bank of Ottawa to New York account.
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poo OF CREW ARE LOST
Monster Armies in Both Fields of Ac-
 ton Seem DeadIocked and Only Re. itForcements For One Side or the
 Other Will Bring Victory.

London. Jal. 1-10:5o D. m.-The destluction of the British battleship Formidable in the Enslish channel to- day by mine or a submarine boat, although one of those events English men now realize must be expected so long as the British navy is compelled to keep the seas, has caused wide, spread grief
 This is due not so much to the loss Of the ship, which was l5 years old and cost about 5000 GOO, as it is for the men-about 600 in number-vho went down with ier So far as known [ only Al of the Formidabe's crew of E 150 were rescued
 The British admiralty has not given the locality where the disaster oc- cured and declares it is unable to say Whe.her the ship struck a mine or was torpedoed but as the British fleet again has been active il she'll ing German positions on the Belgian coast, and as German submarines have been more and more using Zee brugge as base, the inclination here is 10 believe that a submarine again has been successful in an attack.
 The news from the front was dwarfed today by this latest lass to the British-navy, although battles Of considerable proportions are taking place along the two lengthy fronts.
 The fighting in Flanders and north ern France has been confined largely to artillery engagements. except near Bethune where the Germans claim they have taren British trench. They admit, aowel CT, the loss of St Georges. near the Belgian coast, which the )fGcid, report from Berlin says it vas decided not to attempt to retake ow.ns to the high level of the water there.
 la the Argonne region where the battle has been almost continuous for weeks past it has been the Germans turn to make little progress, as an offset to which. however, the French declare they have continued their ad- vance in upper Alsace
 On the whole the situation seems virtually to have reached a position of stalemate Neither side has been able to make and great impression on their antagonists line. and both being very strongly entrelched. it is considered unlikely that either the Germans ur allies will attempt an other general offensive until superior ity in numbers is attained by rein forcements.
 Much the same situation prevails in northern France, where the Ger mans are reported to have found it impossible to get across the Bzura and Rawka rivers and have been equally unsuccessful in advancing along the Pilica river. They are said to be digging themselves in, prepara tory to remaining until the hardening oi the ground by frost makes the movement of troops less difficult.
 The growth of the British army is shown by an army order issued to- night constituting six armies of three corps each Thus several generals who commanded army corps at the beginning of the war, now find them selves at the heads of armies.