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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-17
have RALLY
IN The 9TH

VANCOUVER, B. c., May IL
With batting rally in the ninth
inning, Vancouver won from the
Giants yesterday afternoon, to
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the entire company was taken to
the woods of Maine, where many
scenes of red-blooded action were
staged. In addition to the regu-
lar players a large number of
natives were induced y take
part, and unusually g. fleets
are said to have been a we'd.
Contrasting with these scenes in
which natures splendor Is repre-
scented as a background are those
in which the splendor of modern
city life are shown.
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Glanevich, Mclvor and Cad
man; Hood and Cheek.
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JOE M'CINNITY
TRIED HARD TO
WIN the OPENER
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE

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The Iron Man tried out two
pitchers, and made several
changes in his infield, but to no
avail. Three disastrous errors
were made by the Miners.
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eee~ . Q . . . o o Q . o .
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The only double play of the
game was made by Tacoma. Big
bee and Grover each slammed
the ball over the fence for home
runs.
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LEAGUE STANDING
THE "IF" COLUMN

PLAY TODAY q
Tacoma at Butte. z
Great Falls at Spokane. &
Seattle at Vancouver. /.
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
HELLO GIRLS OF KEY.
STONE GREATEST EVER
All Calls Promptly Responded Te
In Polite, Courteous and Ae.
eomnedatins Way

The snbscriben and patrons of In,
Blue;ield Telephane Company i'm thi.
city and those who talk 70 psrtie. in
Keystone are to congratulate thems~lsx~
ON being 30 fortunate in having the un-
usual kindness, patience and general
courtesy OF the operators i'm the Keystoue
Central office. IL cannot b. denied tina,
IN many central Offices the operators arr
impatient, idle and some 10 not hesitat<
10 either snsp mp parties railing, delay
In answering them, and at times some ol
them deliberately keep callers waiting.
but not 90 with Mis. Mamie Mae Bruce.
head operator at this place, and her a.
sociate-. Misses Oannie Hubble and Al
berta Bolt.
just "a think Of it, as many fool que~-
tions -s some parties seeking inform alton
ask, as impatient a. many of them nj
times become over delay and - exa ling
~ the public is for high class service the
ladies in this Office jnss simply smile and
keep sweet and their smile~ and good
humor become 80 contagious that th.
takers become infected and are often
found laughing outright tn their own
surprise. Here are a few of the rrdicu-
iSes .hinss the~e central girls are some-
s'mS~ aud by some people expected 10
ID. They are expected to furniah acru-
rate information ~ 10 the time of day IN
Keystone, New York. Chicago. walls
Walia, Mexico aud the Fie III Islands.
the time on all trsins, whether pa.srnyer
or or freight. and the cause of every de-
lag and how long delayed train will
last; 20 get ''Si Slocum" on the wire q
once when too there isn't phone in "a
miles OF NJ and no body except the part,
talking knows anything about Mr.. Slo-
cnm. They are To know when Hsl!sy',
Comet will reappear, on what day East :,
and the Fourth Of July will come in I9s2
and 3o4i, and then they are expected 10
keep their temper and answer promptly.
These girls come very near doing all the-s
things aud the Telephone company, ths
Subscribers and the phone gossippers are
all 70 be congratulated while thee young
ladies s1ould receive msdals of appyo-
citation and be crowned - msrtyrs when
they, or If they, should report to thu
treat Operator. The Mcdowell Times
Is delighted Tn hear 90 many people speak
OF the ladies in charge of
his much needed service and We are sure
that the Telephone company is proud o,
their service.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
WORSE THAN MEXICO
Five Negroes Hanged on Same
Limb After 0verrswering
Officers.

Albany, Cs.. Jan. 22.-Five Negroes.
taken hy a mob from the worth County
jsil at Sylvester, were hanged % one limb
Of tree on the outskirts oi Stsrkvilie.
Forty or fifty men took the Negroes
from the jail and sp~i away in sntono-
bile~. The prisoners were accused ol
completely IN the kiil'i z of sheriff More
land, e ~ essuniy. during the Christ
mas holidsy~. Stsrkvlll~ IL q hamlet
three miles from Iee-hurv. seat Of Le<
county.
At sts'ut Ton c'el ek st night sheriff
Potts snd his jsi'or 40 sylvester were
awakened ~ fur ~ Eve men Who ssid
they had rsptnred Negro and wanted
n p'ss~ hs'~ - jail They were admit.
I'D, hearing N.-9ro hound With ropr-.
sodd~nIy th- vi-itor- seized the Officer,
and tc"k tho key- N the ceIle. Sevpra
move antnmobil~> were driven IN frons
~ the Jail and men ~ them joined slsos,
side
The Sexrres were rushed ous II jail,
bundled into maehinss and sssrted norm
- . sspid y e. Tie offinrs ss>pmpspd
- s,sy6one - hssh % ~ lynehinG
-, - = - - - a
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
GOVERNOR SAVES
LIFE OF NEGRO
SENTENCE Oc DEATH IMPOSED
UPON ELZIE DAVIS HAS
BEEN COMMUIED
Prisoner Collapsed When Warden
Tells Him the Good News
Gets Life imprisonment,

Sympathy tor a condemned man who
apparently was all alone in the world.
having no friends n intervene in mis- be-
half, Was the reason given by Governor
H. ID. Hatfield for commutstIng the SEN
tence OF Elzie Davis, who was to have
been hung at the State penitentiary in
Moundsville at sunset-Isst Friday. The
Governor informed Warden White over
loue distance phone that he had decided
10 spare the life of the doomed man.
When the good news was delivered To the
prisoner his iron nerve collapsed like q
lash owing to the great relief coming w.
Il did after the tremendous strain und. .
which he had been laDoring.
The message came from the Governor
at lO:l5 Friday morning and was rereiy-
ell With great surprise by the prison OF
gcials A. there was no effort made on the
part OF friends to save the Negro from
the esllo~s. The only appeal. made 70
the head executive OF the state Was q
etter written by the Negro himself, ask
ing tire Governor To change the sentence
70 that Of life imprisonment DAYS stat
I'd m the mi-sive that he was strong and
hearty, and would devote the remand !
I his life in working hard for the stat
IL saved frvsn the horrible death arrang.
I'll for him.
Mrs Leila Bel Crow. of Morrisfown
Tenn Who come 70 MoundsvilIe Thurs
day n have q last word with her brother
left ju-t before the news OF the commu
tstion of sentence was received She lei
word that she would claim the body. an,
had already msde arrangements 10 hsv,
10 shipped 10 her home.
Upon receiving the message from tn,
Governor, Warden VI. n. White imme
distely dispatched telegram to the pri-
oner's mother, Mrs AImirs Howell, q
Morri-to-n, Tenn. which read g. fol
lows: ''lour son II not IN hang. sen
tence commuted To life imprisonment
sends love 10 you and sisters" signed
Warden.
The crime for which Davis barely ~
capped the maximum PENALTY ~~ bor
ribie one IL is claimed Davis vent =
the home Of = neigbb q at seitchback
Mcdowell county while slightly unde
the influence Of liquor. and engaged in
Iqasrrei with trend, in which he wa
swearing boi<rously Miss Benhs Gam
be. . younR girl, hearing the swearing
sskei Davis ~ ssvp is. Davis drew nj
revolver and fired four shcts into th,
xisfs body. She vss picked up and car
ned into her own home. and Davis ~
turDed vieh . sbo< gun snd stt~ppssd b
emPsy both barrels into her hcdy ri.
ocappui By holding . crowd g hay viii
~ Fe1naded sbos gnn, bus uas Iu;sr can
onped, oipd - sunounnud- He ~
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'bUsHE[SOF
PENNIES
10 be Saved BY Doug
lass High School
Principal
TEACHERS TO RECEIVE DE-
POSTS FROM The PUPILS
Priseipal Scott VIII Deposit Total
IN Savings Bank in Name Of
The Scheel.

Huntington, w. Va, Jan aO.-Grad.
uatson day is the time towards which
papiIs Of the Douglass Schsel Saving,
Bank, which has just been founded along
lines devised and laid down by Principal
j. w. Scott, are 10 saye. They will be-
gin with pennies and build mp il the
dream oi the tducstor. who il at ths
head of the instrus ton of the colore
youth of the city, comes true. The mo
tives which led to the undertaking ar.
outlined in the following open lette'
which N being sent tn the parents Al d
guardians of Douglass School pupils by
Principal Scott
To the patrons OF Douglass school:
1--WE take this means Tn solicit your
assistance i'm behalf of new plan we arr
adopting in our school looking to tn.
practical training of our children i'm a q
use OF money and in habits of thrift
We are convinced that ii education
means life," it must include mnch more
than merely learning facts from ux,
b ,oks- AT the present stage in the de =
velopment OF our race We know of no
ether habit which 10 Of more practica
value Just now than the thrift habit. IL
is very difficult TO teach Thrift to mei
and wessen who hsve grown mp withoni
a knowledge Of its first essentials If the
race therefore is TO become, self support
ing and economically independrnt, W.
must begin with our children. Whep
every boy and girl in the race has q bank
account OF from SO to $40 at the time
OF graduation from the elementary school
course the future will he tar more secnre
for them.
Now in order 10 encourage saving
among our children and To teach them
the importance Of thrift and self denial
We are organizing Thrift Clubs in school.
Any pupil may become depositor in
tbe-e clubs by bringing one cent or more
and depositing with the teacher. The
principal will recsive weekly reports OF
funds 80 collected and deposit the sane
I'm a savings bank in the name Of IN.
- M t4rttcc8fl anu " Ok
will be used tn carry cut the plan syste
mstieally and 10 insure a strict account
Of every ehild's savings, no mstter how
small. You are cordially invited To con-
suit the principal or the teachers for full
details of our plan.
IL IL not our desire that the children
should depend upon the bounty Of their
parents but that th should he stimu-
lated W industry and deposit the product
of their own labor or self denial. W,
want to teach them that the pennies art
TO be planted in bank - the seed OF
future fortune, and good habit, instead.
- 10 often the es-e. in a candy shop or o
moving picture show, where they can
produce only an sxiravagance OF taste.
which rpens into nothingne--. intem
persnce and poverty. The irhuence 81
yonr children while building MP their
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
THE LILLY VENDETTA
AGAINST THE RE.
PUBLICAN PARTY

A. William J. Bryan IL the most val
nabie political asset" Of the Republcap
party nationally, - in the state OF W--,
Virginia, Attorney General Lilly has al
parentiy placed hIs service. entirely ~
the dispcsal Of the Democratic party.
The Demo rats have with great eager
nes-, welcomed the Attorney General
srefuliy hiding their smirks of der.sivs
'mus-rnent at the suIlibility Of the ''Stsr
4 Raleigh ia believing that the Dem
cratic donkey will have any respect OF
person when the time comes o. let thu
Republican party feel the force Of 10.
n-cis- Having issued his manifesto. H.
which he covertly points the finger Of hh
'nre-soued scOrn and sngelic indisns
tion at the wIckeine-- OF Republican
governor, the oppression Of q Rspub-
'can legislature and the injustice Of .
X pub''can Judiciary lament 'he Viii
hanson ChArt~r), the professor Of pyro
technics, Who yearn- for new deals and
new fscr-," srrogsnty asks Republican
v,tsr- - nominate him for governor, o.
thst he may reform, regensrste and pu
rify them, a. only one 81 his exalted
character and trsn-cendent Intellect !.
cspsiie 81 doing.
We, Republicans, have endured IN.
rsving and sbu-e of the Democrat.
brethren 70 long and - regularly IN
csmpaige time-. that We have come q
regard snch ssszult- ss q part Of the fsteo
order of things and have hsrdened our
hearts against them. but this time the
rz-ping voice ~ denuncistion 10 connins
frOm one whom we thousht wss one o'
ne from the man we voted for m 1915
for attorney general on the Republican
ticket; and even ~hi'e the Democrsti.
donkey u bro~ing quietly. giving forth
not bray ~ Jet against the Republican
party. We are perplexed st - uDex-
-ected an sttsck; ~e are in . qusndsry
ss n how 70 place Mr.. Abrsham Iilly
politicsi'y- Is he still Republican OF
70 he on his way N join the De,nocrstie
psrty7 II the latter possibility be true.
then Nr. Lilly must he striving 10 carry
70 lsre following over 10 the Dvmocrss q
COMP with HIM, that the Democrats wiiI
receive him with all the pomp and splen-
dor that b>fit % momensous an occasion,
and 20 bis chisftsin IN changing his
party alleK'asce-
We eaesos bslisvs shoE ths AsDnsnsv
esnnsa - - Gpsrn1hnn a -
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nominatr<i tor governor by tue Rrpub-
IiSan party of wevt virginia-a party
Tor which he has so much abhorrrncs
that 10 required the longrst personal
platform ever heard of in this stssr. n
express how "big and grand" rs A. A..
Lilly and how htsle, incompetent and
untrustworthy 10 the Republican party
that needs 70 be pureed by the ennoblinr
Lilly Liver rills.'
The thinly vsiied attacks of the spec
tscular Mr.. Lilly on Governor Hatfield.
the legislature and the supreme court
viii rebound like an Australian boomer-
ang and crack the head ri that 30 rash
political spirit that has. evidently.
bresthed the poisonous fumes that issue
from the little ''junto" Of half and halt
Republicans who are gna-hing their teeth
with rage becanse they failed to deceive
and betray the people Of this state when
they were asssying the rule Of the small
hopping animal that tried To he a. big ~
An OK 10y mere 'pufiing out"
The long how" of Hon. he will lie
remembered after June Gth, ga polit-
heal relic that has bs,en laid away in the
archives of humor, 80 that in coming
times OF dullne~s. We shall know where
to find the material for jolly goo d laugh
IL comes 10 IN ~ An aft rthought that
perhaps an explanation Of the enigmat-
heal course ri Mr.. Lilly in seeking b. dis
rurt the Republican party is that he and
his sponsors have sworn a secret political
"vendetta" against the Republican AL.
ministrstinn that refused to come at
their call" and If they can turn TIM.
tate over 20 the Democratic party. their
revengef ! spirits will he soothed and
they can live happily ever after.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
Mr.. v. D. JUSTUS
Wins Gold Medal Over Hundred
Of Agents With Consolidated
Casually Company.

As rr-uit of twelve meuths iaishful
and untiring service a. an agent tor tn.
Consolidated Casualty Company in .
heated contest with hundreds of other
agents operating in six different -tates of
tins union, Mr.. W. ID. Justus Of North.
fork, W. Va. boasts of being the winner
Of fine gold medal whose intrinsic val
mr. is worth SO, given by the Consol-
idat"d Casualty Co., OF Huntington
IL has q most beautiful monogram of the
%. on one side with an inscription of
Mr.. Justin name on the other This is
a living testimony Of far dealing both
~ Mr. Justns a. we'll A. the company
and goes far toward proving the extern,
OF the confidence the people who arr
patrons of this company have in Mr..
Iustus and the company.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
FAYETTE MAN
ASKS LILLY
TO RESIGN
". H. Ramsey Tells Him
in Plain Terms He
Favors Robinson

Mr.. W. h. Ramsey. former coups
chairman Of Fsyette county. and a good
Republican, writes his "consin' Abs
Lilly that he has always before be~n hr
him but that he is not for him this time.
Tie suggests that il Mr.. Lilly dos- no,
ike his job ~ Attorney General that he
resign like Judge Robinson did aud en-
ter the race for governor right.
Mr.. Ramsey's letter follows:
Victor, w. Va, Jan. Il, 1916.
Hon. A. A. Lilly.
Charleston, w. Va.
Dear Sir:
! am just now In receipt Of letter from
son Announcing your candidacy Tor gov
'rnor. and reciting the fact that You are
native Of the adjoining county a
Raleigh, and asking my support.
suppose that may he properI,
'onsidered a down and outer for the
-esson that ] have teen defeated for pub
'e office in my county, and AIN without
ambition To secure anything further by
which ] could lie mark. q a. servant oi
he people. But with that am hspp,
and contsnted with my lot. and by care
ful examination ] do not find myself op-
pre-sed with the traits OF l-hnael. You
'uygest that ] can lie Of material assist
ance in your campssG in this county
This r. a mistake, for the reason that
10 not train xpth the people who ar,
your leading supporters. The men who
the most energetic In pressing your claim,
are IN the main those fellows Who not
nly abandoned patty regularity bu: part,
principles, ard assisted in the defeat %
t"e Republican party at the polls in 1914
! may he little hide e-bound.' hut am 4
stand pat and believe in party loyalty
Many, many years ago, long before
vac 20 stsid and well -et in my habits,
attended . circns and found then tina
the main show was in the big tent; th,
freaks being in the side shows Well a.
! remember when you first broke ava,
from the vilds Of Raleigh county, ans
came N Charleston a. a member of th,
Legislature in the good year 1901. Yo,
we're then a slender youth of -tndiou'
hsbit~, hut m that short time you hsv.
grown fat and your political AMBITION
have been meteoric. In climbing Pike,
Peak 10 is Necessary n 20 slowly IN orslsi
% let the lungs beconle accustomed ..
the rsfefied air; a rise in political III.
must not he TOO sudden. Once in m,
own experience when I hal heen onl,
plain citizen there came q day xher
without previous notice wss sppoiat-,
% the honorable position Of school tru-
49, IN one os the minor sub-di-trict- o.
the great county of Ksnawhs. was Z
young man and it blosted me mp, and
u took some time ~ overcome the feel.
ing of 'cocksuredne~,' inridenf to sud
den elevation Nov. Cousin Ahe, Ihavs
been Tor you, up n this time, but wish
you IN round out your full term a. attor-
neg general for shis great commonwealth.
OF In other words. n seay where You are
'dsmncd at Now in conclusion mar
have indug II . little TOO much IN Ire
d,~t of Ephrzin, but what ! have meant
N say 10 that I'm not Tor you this round
III ron do nos like your job ~ atsor.
~ general why do you not resign
Judge kotlnson resigned and am for
ths Judge fos eoverpos.
-. 4. RxiisEY.~
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
SENATOR H0GG FIRST
To Asuousce a. Deneersf;c Ca
didste For CsbersslsriaI
Hosors.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 22.-Dr.
Cory Hcsx. Prudence, state ssnssor
from the Ninth District. today bscsns
the first sctive Democratic candidate for
the governorship Of West Virgins.
With the announcement of his ea,di-
day icr the Democratic nominss;oa So
stor Hogz declared in . ssAtsmsus shss
the revenues ot the state are bsine sx-
pended and devoted Q" the upbuilding of
. political machine. and s~.srs shas -
raise, through any syssem Of saxseion,
revenues beycnd the srsnsi nesds a shs
STATE, is nothing more than Iss.iissd
robbery.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28

On February ,, tine citizens OF Key
stone Will vote for the officers to govern
this thriving city for the next two years
The Republican party and the Citizens
party met and nominated ticket agreed
upon by the executive committee II the
two psrfie- and for the fir-t time in eizht
years there il no bitter campaign going
IN for Keystone officers. The ticket.
nominated are composed Of able. clean
and conscientious men who have herr
succes-ful in busirc-s and will give tho
city the very hest ps'ssible service
For two years Mr. w = stuart. a..
'andidate for m.yor, has held the record
er-hip of the city fIe hrs done veil aud
all are scquainted with his fairness and
business ability.
Tie life and record Of Mr. RI. Bailey
cs-hier Of the First National Bank en-
Who 10 candidate for recorder - ts
we'll known for comment, sniIice il 4
say that u he y - fair, straightforward
AMI gives the same kind Of sttention t
the city affairs - he gives t. the banl
the city should be Congratulated npor
securine hi- valuable -ervice-.
Mr. Jack stewart, suuerintendent ~
the Keystone Ccal and Coke Company
Sol Hymsn. the succe--fal merchant
vob Brysnt, the popular v. and W
engiDeer. w. J.. Jones and W. A Simp
son, propriefors of the leading barl~l
shops and heavy proj~rty owners sps
-n~c>vsfnl bnsine-- mrn, tho five rosns
ne>- Tor couDcilmcn are earnest. lar,
working mon who have the interest n.
the city st heart
Every voter sbould 20 to the polls aDs
register his approval of this able ucke
and bnsine~ men should 10 a. the tolit
'cal parties did get together, sts.t /,
great advertising csmp.ign. PANT IN.
front 81 their stores. cus the prio- q
- mpch of the merchs hsndi-e o. pn~-ibls
horst keyss"ne sDd stop knocking escf
other and the pnblic.
Get t'eether for Grrst-r Key.t,ne
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
Philadelphia Has New
Colored Modern Bank

Philadelphia, Jan. S.-Philadelphia',
s~w color-d bank opened wide its door,
Tor business Monday. January IL. Thi.
psnk is located at Broad aud Lombard
streets Small deposits will he welcom-
IL The banking r ,oms have been re-
m deled to suit the taste of the mot
sritical person On the sides have been
'laced fine Italian marble. whrle in the
rrar stands one Of the best modern safes
f the day Messrs. Brown and Stevens
are no strangers to the peop'e OF thi
city. they being well and fsvorab y
known as men OF great business ability
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-28
BAPTIST SUNDAY
!: SCHOOL CONGRESS
WsrIds Greatest Gathering Of Ne
srses, Meet is Wei sbu's, ~
Miss. Jasusry IA. n.

Nashville. Tenn +, Jan. 25-Announcs.
ment was made lssre today that vicks
burg. Mis~, had been sel.~n,i as the
place for the eleventh annual session o.
the Sunday Sshrol Congress. The date,
of the meeting are to be from Weines
day, June i4so tn Monday, June 10Th
In handing out this statement, the serre
tsry OF the Sunday Scaool Conereee,
Harry A Boyd, says that IL WAS only
after much deiiberation lat the Con
gres~ management MAS able TO determins
which of the cities bidding for the meet.
ing really offered tie hettrr proposition
Invitations from Cleveland. Columbus
and Cinc nna'i. Ohio. Oklahoma City,
Chicago. ST. L"uis. Nashville, Chatta-
noo~a and Knoxville, Tenn Shreve-
port, La, Austin. Texas and visksbura
were received That vicksbury Won
over the others is explained by the sec
r-tsry in = statement is-ued saying tha'
vicksburg offered the best inducemeni
aud the most fissterine invitation, ard
that Texas, Louisiana. Arkansas and
Oklahoma JOINED in with VicksburR in
extendidg the invitation for the meeting.
The Sunday school workers throuehou.
the country are to he notified at one.
md the selecting Of Representatives non
the varinus Sunday schools is Urged by
the Congress Secretary. Several of thu
states. namely. North and South Caro-
lima and Virginia have already beeun
the selection of their reprs-sen tstive-. 20
IL Was lesrnesi from Sunday School Con-
gress headquarters-