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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26
C0NMGT0M, Va, ITEMS

After a few days lines Mr.. John
Howard. OF Hot Springs. Va departed
this life Friday morning. Feb. 10. 1915.
The funeral services were cOnducted by
Rev. r. r.. Nichols, pastor of II. John
NJ. r. church of this city.
Mr.. Howard il survived 10y a wif, and
seven children, and wss an uncle OF
Mr.. Robert Pettis, a young business man
here.
We are sorry To note that Mrs. Fila
Walker. Of lo5 Eli 81, k,vr.- very IN.
Mrs Mary Walker, OF Stanton. Va.
Is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Lille
Bailey. on Lexington st.
Miss l.. l.. Bibby, former clerk for
the American Beneficial Insurance Co.
who has been spending some time at
Gresnspring. Va. with friends, has re-
turned home. Miss Bibby IL inclineSi "a
have poor health, and during the time
she was away. her conditi"n has greatly
improved. She is expected Ia leave soon.
Mrs. Lizzie Burkes Of Maple ave. who
has been in, is improving
II you want 20 find out what the Ne
gro is doing far and near. read The Me
Dowell Times. it will be found at the
branch office of the American Beneficial
Insurance Co, $40 Maple ave-. James
A. Payne, Mgr. and agent for Tho Mr-
Dowell Times.
All the stockholders of the Mercantile
club are requested To come forward at
once and pay for their shares. a. We will
begin business the first OF May. 1913.
After few days illness Mn. Mary
Minor Of Clifton Forge departed this life
February the 18th. She leaves L. mourn
their lost husband, three small ..hil-
dren. three sisters. three brothers and a
host of friends. sleep on sister Minor.
blessed sleep, where none never awake
mo- more 10 weep.
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WHAT IS BEER?

TlTHAT Is beer; II may he said
NV I'm few words lser l. -
" beverage prepared from malt
al barley. rarely from malt
ed wheat Rice or corn "r their prod
ucts are often used in addition To bar
ley.
The art OF brewing IN one Of the old
est arts of which we have any knowI
edge and brewers consequently repre-
sent one OF the oldest guilds Brew ing
was known and practiced 10y the Egyp
tians perhaps i.OD years before the be
ginning OF the Christian era. IL was
practiced by the Greeks. Romans aud
ancient Gauls. HerOdotus. 40 IL. G..
tells US how Egyptians made wine
from grain Piiny Repeats the same
statement and many others OF those
early writer's refer To II. Tacifus states
IN the first century A. ID that n
was the usual beverage among the Ger
mans. and further the art OF mailing
and brewing WIS probably Introduced
into Great Britain 10y the Romans
Even the Kafiirs. race In Africa.
make beer from millet seed.
As early as the year 1885 there were
twenty-six breweries In London with
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26
Progressive Man Doing
Things Worth
While

Rev. &. r. Moihee. Of Huntington,
suPt-, of the Color>d Orphans Home al
West Virginia, is one Of the most pro-
gressive Negroes in the state. AMI is ac-
lively engaged in the general uplift OF
his people.
Aside from his remarkable efforts IL
build up the Colonel Orphans Home.
Rev MIR. Mctihee il now Offering for
sale some Of the best real estate in the
Ohio Valley. in tine State Of Ohio. Just
ACROSS the river from huntington. ~
cessable 10y trolley and ferry. Ia IL stated
that an effort will le made to establish
at that point town. The very ie-t
terms are ofiere,i. and the very Tact that
Rev Mc,ihes. il handling the property
Is evidence that IL j. absolutely on tin.
square.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26
Order of Pubicatioa
WEST VIRGINIA..

WEST VIRGINIA:
At Rules held in the Clerks Offic. of
the Circuit Court Of Mcdowell County.
on the first Monday ia FEBRUARY. 1914.
Myra IIOllie,
vs.. In Oh.ncsry
Luther IIollie,
Deiendent
TIE object OF this suit u 70 obtain
from the defendent by the plaintiff .
divorce
A VINCULO MATRIMONII
And u appearing from an affidavit now
ON hle with the papers in this cause, that
tile deiendent 10 a nonresident II The
STATE Of West Virginia; IL N therefor,
ordered that the said defendsnt do sp-
I-'ar AT the Clerks Office Of the Oircuit
Court Of Mcdowell County within one
month from the dste Of the frys publics-
ton Oi tins order, and do what X neoe.-
rary D. protect his interest herein.
And II IL further ordered that q copy
81 thls order he published once q ws.k
Tor Hour successive weeks In some news-
paper N Mcdowell County, and that .
copy Of the same he posted &c the froos
door Of the court house Of McDovslI
County Tor twenty days before decree %
rendered.
copy. Tr-te..
w. BURBRIDGE PAYNE, Clark
}. X. Smith, r. q.
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Graham Notes.

The school work under the principal
ship Of Prof. r l.. Smith, assistd by
Misses Anderson aud Lomax Is doing fine.
Church and Sunday school attendance
ct each one of the churches h ptist and
Methodist very good. The people in
Graham ges up aud go to church.
William Hairston, of Newport News.
Va, brother to Samuel Hairston of this
city, died q few days ago and was buried
on the 9TH inst. His brother Samuel and
wife attended the burial. He died sud-
denly Mr.. Hairston belonged To the
Knights of Pythias and was also an in
surance man He leaves to mourn bis
death a wife and one child
Mr.. III. @. Brown, the leading property
owner in town, Is rapidly improving from
injuries received a few weeks ago. He
has acted wisely with the NOR ~ be made
while with the railroad company 10y put
ting 1t into a beautiful home and farm.
Mr.. George Foy, of Williamson, for
the present, was At home for few days
last week.
Mr.. Arnold, the new proprietor OF the
hote', makes il very pleasant for his
friends.
The editor Of The Mcdowell Times was
IN our city Sunday and made a most ex-
ceilent address before our ; :. at the
Baptist church. The people who owe
him for the paper ought To pay for their
subscription because the Time- il one of
the most fearless papers published in the
interest OF the race.
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Letter to W. H. Harris
Northfork, w. Va,
February ID. 1918.

Mr.. w. II. Harris, Special Agent,
The Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co.,
Keystone, w. Va
Dear Sir am today in receipt Of check
for $50. 66 from your company indemni-
Tying me for my recent illness for which
! wish to thank you very much. ! am
especially pleased with the promptness
with which your company adjusted this
claim As IL Vas just few days after send
ing my final proofs that the check was
delivered. | take this occasion t. say
that while have been carrying insu
rance for years that regard the Special
Miners Policy ] now carry with your
company A. the best policy Of the kind
] have ever seen and ! take great pleas
ure in recommending this company TO all
who need accident and health insurance
and especially 70 minsrs. Again thank
ing yon for the promptness with which
the clam was settled and for your very
courteous Treatment. am yours very
truly,
WV. WATKINS.
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JUST Wins
HERO MEDAL
GOV. WHITMAN PRESENTS
HOWARD PROFESSOR WITH
SPINGARN FIRST
PRIZE


fContinued From Page ODe.)
Biological Bulletin. the official organ II
the marine biological laboratory, has
published = series 81 his scholarly A.
counts Of hrs scientific Investigations.
lie has nov in pres an article which =
70 appear in the Journal Of Morpholoxy.
which is the organ II the wi-ter In-ti-
tute Of Medi inc and Biology. Philadel-
phis. DR.. Just wss chosen from long
list Of candidates IN many fields lie
wss recommended By men Of the highest
professional standing 81 both rsces
The committee Who decided the awar,l
were: Bishop John Hurst. chairman +,
ex-Pre-ident Taft. John Hope, president
Of Morehou-e college; DR.. James n. Dill
lard, director Of the Jesnes and Slater
funds, and Oswald Garrison Willard,
prs~ideps Of the New York Evening Pet
company.
A. ~ speech b Governor Whit
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BlUff|tLD R. R. MEN RETURN

Charles Fuller and Charles Parrish OF
hin"tieid passed through this city en-
route Ia their home last week. Me.srs.
Fuller AMI Parrish are brakesmen on the
" y w. Railway and hal been in Char
lesion attending the legislature and g.
S'sting IN putting To sleep the Full
Cnew bill. They remained on the
ground and were OF great assistance 10
the leaders who put up the successful
fight against the unfair measure.
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stone. in the person Of one James Knox
Smith, who WAS slave at one time, and
10 today an energetic and, among his race,
distinguished lawyer.
''Jim," ~ we know him. 10 affable.
courteous, and stays on his side Of the
fence. He lets other peoples business
alone. and sdmires and respects ais
white friends
Jim" has not. perhaps, gone into
the big courts 50 much, but he terms
himself the National Jail Robber, f"
and is known nationally by this title.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26
DISASTROUS
FIRE IN BURKE

The large fiat owned by Mr.. Harry
Totz' OF Northfork, was completely dee
troyed by hr- last night tThursdsy).
-Four families occupied the big building
and all of whom lost all their housshold
elect. and We were unable TO learn IL
either Of the occupants were insured.
The lire broke out 1t about 1890 o.
clock. and for a time it looked like sew
eral houses would he demolished By the
fanhes: but by strenuous fire fighting the
lire department Was successful in check
INK it, RACES.
All the persons living there were wLits.
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Dunbar Lyceum

The center of social features in the
city Of keystone n the Dunbar I.ycrnm
which was organized few WEEKS ago.
Those having served ON the program
each week have crowned themselves. "a
well ~ the lyceum, with honors. Owing
t. the hustling and faithful officers. with
faithful membership. the literary lovers
are aroused To their dnt,e-. and are rem
dering their support literally.
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He says he especially loves to represent
the poor" devils, when his fee is in
sured.
Those who have heard James Knox
Smith make speech, know very we'll
that for satire he equals Pope. for rep
artee he equals Mike Matheny, for
eloquence he equals Cicero. and for
acting on the rostrum he comes as near
being equal to Billy Sunday rs any man
We have ever seen-and this IL not
meant i'm disrespect tn any of the per-
SONS named. Recorder.
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man Professor William Pickens of Wiley
university made an eloquent appeal for
bis race. There were I'm minute addreus-
- by Mira All kuli Kahn. r~presen G.
stive Of Persia 20 the United Ststes; Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Moorfeld Sto-
rey, pfesides.:S sshe National association !;
DIR. W. T. b. Dubois and Linden Bates.
Jr. Oswald Garrison Willard presided. -
Amsterdam News.
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Notice to Take Dispositions.
To An'irew ko~ko:

To Andrew Ko-ko:
Take notice that on March \. 1918.
al the Law Offices Of A. q. Fro>. in
the town 81 WEIGH, Nc Dow we'll
county. W. Va, between the hours Of .
o'clock a. fn. and O'Clock %. m. OF shss
LAY, ! shall proceed 10 take the dspni-
tons OF myself and others ~ bs rssd -
evidences IN my behalf, In . certain -
in equity, depending in the Circuit Onurs
Of Mcdowell county. wherein snn plain
ui and you are defendant; and II from
any cans u,e taking o. The and depo-
sitions - not cOmmenoci, OF, n con-
fnence'i, H. not concluded, ON that day.
the taking thereof will be sdjourned from
time n lime. at the same place and b.
tween the same hours until the same shsll
IL completed.
Eizsbsth Kosko.
By A. q. Fros.
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An EXS[AvE IS VERY
SUCCESSFUL Attorney
IN .tEAvEMW0RTH|, KAN.
Turner ". Bell Representing Alleged nynamiters
Has Made Good Record
JAMES KNOX SMITH, JAIL ROBBER," In THE LIME LIGHT

ST. LOUIS--Three judges of the
United States circuit court Of appeals
listened Aith profound interest TO the
plea Of . Negro attorney, . one-time
slave, who appeared before them in the
Federal Building here.
Probably lew Of the court room real
lied until be started bis Argument that
. gray haired Negro sitting near the
front was . noted lawyer who had APP
peared before every United States Judge
in the Central District in many famous
trials.
The attorney, Turner w. Bell, repre-
sented three men who are confined in
the Federal Penitentiary At Leavenworth,
Kan, serving sentences on convictions
of conspiracy in the famous structural
iron workers' dynamiting case two years
ago.
Bill figured bis brief - he sat listening
20 the argument of Assistant United
States District Attorney l.. ;. Harvey,
OF the Eastern District of Kansas, repre-
senting the government.
REPRESENTED WHITE MEN
He had spoken but q few words, how
ever, when the crowd knew that such
incidents evidently were Ia the everyday
life Of the Negro lawyer.
The men represented by Bell are white
men and were given sentences of six
years at indianapolis in December, 1912
They were convicted of being inipli-
Gated in more than one hundred dyna-
hitting cases, including the destruction
OF the Times Building in Los Angeles, in
halt IF the states of the organization of
which J. j. McNamars was q member
and who is now serving a life sentence in
California
Bell represented the men in the United
States Distr G court in Kansas last July
last July and was defeated. He APP
pealed.
Bells chief contention is that the men
couli legally have been convicted on but
one charge under the revised statutes of
the United States and thar the maximum
penalty should have been but two years
N the penitentiary, or Q fine of SIC, 600.
They were charged with having trans
ported dynamite througout the country,
and with the blowing up of . bridge at
Indianapolis.
PRACTICED - YEARS
Bell has been . practicing attorney in
Leavenworth % years. His hobby"
he said, 10 appeal cases.
In 1914 he filet sixty one appeals i'm
the United States courts and was sue
cessful IN forty-one of them. In but
two cases were his clients Negroes.
Bell was born q slave in Tennessee.
he Was taken with his parents to Oska-
ROSA, Iowa, when young, and earned
enough money to marry him through
. course in law.
The day he was admitted tn the bar
at Leavenworth, United States Judge
Hook was in the court room and Bell
considers Judge Hook one OF his best
friends.
Among famous appeals I'M which Rell
has been successful was the case of Chas
A. Stevens. . wealthy Negro boy, of
Kansas City. who stole a mail sack con-
tanning $780, 800. Stevens sentence was
reduced from ten o. five years. AS his
fee Bell received $l3,Oc0.- Ex.
This lawyer has q parallel here in
Mcdowell county, at the town of Key
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ITEMS
AND GUT Of.
NOTES.

~%scc ~httCCit Aiof pcI oCCOm pa
MED by Mr.. G.. +. Hill spent two
DAYS with the home folks on the
farm in Tazewell.
Miss Geogisna YarTer spent
the week end with brothers and
sisters in this city.
Hon. X. l. Brown, OF Institute.
who was operated on last Satur
day at the Freedmen's Hospital.
Washington, ID. c., is reported
To be doing well and the news is
very gratifying TO his host OF
friends in Keystone.
Rev. John Byers, OF Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. Presbyterian min
lister. accompanied by his wife
are visiting relatives and friends
in this field for q few days. Rev.
Byers is brother OF Mrs. X. p.
Johnson OF Kim ball.
Hon f. d. Eddins, OF Kimball.
one of the leading merchants,
not only of Kimball but OF the
county. was attending 10 some
business In this city Wednesday.
Rev. w. II. Mitchell preached
IN Bluefield Sunday. He has al
ready entered in upon his new
field OF work with evidence Of
assured success.
Mr.. Sol Lyman, our leading dry goods
merchant who has been To the hospital
IN Baltimore for several weeks has great
~ improved and will lie home i'm a few
days.
News has just reached this Office 81 the
death OF Mrs. SalIie Ramey, Of Henry
county, Va. hut becauee of the absence
Of the facts of her death at this writing
We only mention the same. She was a
very aged woman and had lived "A useful
life.
Mayor g. g. Hale. one OF the political
leaders and influential Republican Office
holders, has recently returned from
Charleston anil ON his coal operation IN
Logan county where he has been for
several days on businers of much i'm
portAnce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T II. Mc,ihee and
Mr.. L. j. shannon, Of Premier, were
IN the city last week. Mrs. Mctihee is
under treatment OF DIR. Barrett here and
Il is To be hoped that She will sIsedily
recover.
Mrs Agnes johnson, of Peerless, was
shopping in keystone recently. She il
the correspondent secretary of the
WOmen's District Convention.
Mr.. W. }. Farmer, Master Of Finance
81 The Mckinley Memorial Lodge, No.
30, Elkhorn, w. Va, was in the city
saturday on business. lie il one Of the
best and most conservative citizens in
the county.
business Manager +. Edward Hill, who
haS recently returned from the Leglsla-
ture, would like to create the impression
that IN the history Of man lac H. tile first
10 be the progenitor Of I4-pound kid
with teeth and an expert mathmstician.
lie DESERVES his junior ''higkne-s" -
t'eing Of a perfect symmetrical BULL.
Sut, there i One exception, however,
(which, 10y the way, was discovered by
a disinterested spectstor) namely all
normally large feet, Ina which respect
there l. a decided similarity u IL august,
big footed, dad.
lie careful how you mix mp with ball
dog AMI COW light, il il Liable u result,
IN a black eye.
ATTY. A. g.. Froe, Who ALLY and efier-
lively fought tie Pull Grew and ExT~r-
fence Bills before the senate Committee
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Notice to Take Dspssisisss.

TO Henry McClsnshsn: Tsks NOTICE tbss
on the--znd day Of Mrch, 1915, a he
Law Office Of Arthur q. Froe. In
TIE town 81 Welch, McDowen %.
Vest Virginia, between the hours Of 9 o.
clock, a. m and q O'Clock D. m, OF thas
day ! shall proceed 10 tsks he dsposftioos
Of myself and others, 20 b nd In svi-
dence in my behalf in q cevtA,n snit In
equity penning In the Oircut Oourt of
Mcdowell County and stsss Of Wsss Viz.
glnis, IN which ! am plainaf and you
are defendant; and II from any canss -
taking Of said dispositions b nos 60
menced .on that date, OF, II coQn0sDd,
n they be not completsd On tb0 DAY. -
taking Of said depo~itions win b s4fonr-
ned IRON day % day, e he 49, -
and between the same houn unsin -
are complessd-
Csiia McOsnahsn.
81 a G. Rs.A>
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Charles Frederick Chandler.
professor Of chemistry ~ Co
iUro's university Of Ne~ York.
IVES born ~ 1895 ~ Lancaster,
Mass. studied 81 Harvard. cost-
tingen and Berlin and has been
connected with Coiunnbis UNI
Vers'ty since 1854. Ne % the
founder % the School % Mines,
has been repeatedly president %
tire board o. health % Ns~ York
city and - Recognized i'm
proven % hygienie conditions
srd the fsther 81 modern pure
food legislation. He % life
r'er1ber Of the eher,icsf socie-
ties 81 London. Berlin. Paris and
New rork.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26

an output - G-0.Oo barrels per annum.
IL T. interesting 20 note that New York
city pr"duces ten times that quantity.
and the entire United States produces
lOc tiIDes that quantity. The term ale
was used IN England before the intro
ductiOn Of bOfs and probably came
from the ScandinaviaDs.
Hops First Used N Germany.
The use u hos was derived from
Germany. and the name beer from
Germany was first applied 90 matt 10
not containing hops "a h interesting
TO note that when the use Of hops was
TO b> Continued m an Essix L.-ae.)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26

WANTED:-An energetic ambi-
tious active man to establish per-
manent business. Health and
Accident Insurance. Immediate
cash returns and future. Ad-
dress National Casualty Com
pany, Detroit. Mich. 2 10 q.
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FOR SALE

A thr'e-ro"m house; place well fruitsd;
ON cay terms; ten minutes walk from
station. See DANIEL. WILSON,
- 4" 2-l9 Graham, Va.
Evening journal., 1915-04-09

Southern. father Of the present Shakes
perian actor by that name. Shortly
after ten o'clock when the audience
was laughing at the eccentric comedy
of Asa Trenchard (the American
cousin) there was the sharp report OF
pistol followed by the words "Slc
semper tyrannis" For a second or two
the audience thought the shooting was
behind the scenes. Then they saw
man grapple with Major Rathbone and
strike him in the breast with a dagger.
An instant later the man leaped from
the box 10 the stage--falling in heap
as the result Of his spur catching I'm
the flag which draped the box. Al
most before the audience could grasp
the situation the man fed through the
stage entrance 10 an alley where he
mounted a horse and galloped away.
In the meantime the President had
not changed his position except that
his head was bent slightly forward and
his eyes were closed. Mrs. Lincoln
clutched his arm. and Miss Harris,
deadly pale from freight, stared about
in a hcwildered way. Laura Keene.
the star OF the play, rushed TO the
box but was unable 10 enter until
Major Rathbone. already weak from
the loss Of blood. staggered 10 the door
and removed the bar which the as
sassin had placed there TO prevent any
one from entering. Several physicians
came in with Miss Keene. who held
the Presidents head in her lap while
the surgeons examined him. Wher
the wound was finally located by Doc
tor Charles Taft he felt sure that a
ride TO the White House would prove
Evening journal., 1915-04-09

fatal, and ordered that the unconscious
statesman be carried 10 the nearest
house. AS no stretcher was available
a shutter was secured and the horror
stricken procession started FOR the
street. AS the theatre door swung
open Doctor Taft saw the light IN the
hall OF an open door across the street
(now No. 516 North Tenth street, and
he ordered the men TO carry the Presi-
dent there. II proved to be a lodging
house run by a Mr.. and Mrs Petersen.
At the end Of the hall on the lower
floor was a long. narrow room whose
occupant. a young soldier named Willie
Clark, was not In. They laid the Presi-
dent on the bed corner wise-the only
way he could be accommodated owing
10 his great length. The physicians
knew that life was fast ebbing away
although the face showed no trace Of
pain. So quick had unconsciousness
come that the smile he wore over
Asa's last sally still fingered about the
mouth. The President lived through
the night. but Just as the day broke
his breathing ceased.
Death or The President.
This scene is best described by his
secretary, John Hay. who was present.
LAS the dawn came and the lamp
! light grew pale in the fresher beams
his pulse began 20 fail, but his face
even then was scarcely more haggard
than those Of the sorrowing statesmen
and generals around him. His auto.
matte moaning. which had continued
through the night, ceased. a look OF
unspeakahle peace came upon his