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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
Exists Betlueer1 Ger
many and the u. S.
Three American Vessels Sunk by German
Submarine; Many Lyes Reported Lost

country have been and continue to be
ever really to give their best blood i'm de-
fence OF the Stars and Stripes. This coun-
try is now facing a serious crisis in both
her foreign and domestic relations
Should war come, Mr.. Wilson, you will
be surrounded by traitors and spies But
these will all he WHITE PERSONS, Mr.
Wilson. Wherever danger threatens the
coIored people are with you. Woodrow
Wilson Not because they love you, but
because as President you represent thu
Flag.
And, Woodrow Wilson, We want you
to understand clearly that We consider
you false Ia yOur great trust President
of all the American people. and We arr
watching you keenly to see whether thst
great humanity" you have so much
prated about will be- for another four
years withheld from the colored man by
your friends in Dixie and with your si
lent approval. We are wondering
Woodrow Wilson, whether as Chiei
Magistrate of the land you will ALLOW
another term to pass in silence and IN
action on the wrongs of ten million loyal
Americans.
Woodrow Wilson, We are Of the mind
that obligation without rights is just ~
ridiculous As taxation without represen-
tstion. News
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
Wilson and Lincoln
His Only Friends, Negro Says,
When Pardoned by President.

FRANKFORT, KY, March I5.-Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson has given q par.
Ion TO John Walton, q Negro fedora
prisoner in jail in Londcn Walton I'vesl
IN Bell county and was convicted at the
November term Of the federal court oi
perjury. He wss sentenced u one year
N federal prison, which was reduced
~ Judge Cochran 70 one year in jail
Walton decided To appeal 70 President
WILSON for executive clemency. Hs
wrote letter 10 the Chief Executive,
telling Inn that he wss spending his Ia,
cent TO have il typewritten.
The shock Of getting the pardon wa
too much for Walton, and when IL va,
handed 10 him he tell on the concrets
floor and wss knocked unconscious
When he recovered he said he never had
but two friepds. Woodrow Wilson and
Abraham Lincoln.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
NEW PROHIBITION
OFFICER; POPULAR
APPOINTMENT

Hon. Walter : Hsllsnsn, state tar
commissioner and exofIicio prohibition
commissioner, appointed Hon. Ben Gag
Of Welch deputy prohibition commission
er last Friday. Mr.. Gay will have chsrrs
Of the inforcement Of the prohibition lsw
m the counties Of Mcdowell, Mercer.
Wyoming and Raleigh.
The appointment Of Mr. Gay meets
With the approval Of the people through
ont this section because Of his fitne-s for
the position, his familiarity 9th the
ways and hsun~ Of the bootlegzer and
his ability 10 spot one without even sss-
ting . tip.
Mr.. Ben Gay 10 one Of the stalwars
young Republicans and has been . hard
worker for the success Of the party. No
better selection from every point Of view
could have been made by the probibisiou
commissioner and we warn booslsewn
that il they want 10 avoid working rosds
without pay they he'd better stop ped
ding wes eoods, because Mr.. 0sy knsvs
you and will surely ses you.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23

deal hing4 on the results Of the isbora-
tory t<~ts Of the coal now being made.
Six cars Of coal for testing purposes have
been shipped from Bea creek. three cars
from the right hand fork and three cars
from the left hand fork. 10 one of the
steel trusts plants in Illinois
The~e cars were loaded at Wsrnclif'
under the supervision of humber Of ex-
r-erts, said to IL in the employ OF the
st<el trust Enteries were driven int
the mountains for distance OF rs feel
before any of the coal Wa loaded.
Three test csrs will he secured from
Mate creek and three from Horsepen.
The latter work requires . long haul and
it is ststel that the company u nov build
ing . wagon road sionx Horsepen % that
the coal can be taken out at once.
Well posted coal men state their belief
that the coal from this immense boun.
dairy will be found on rich in biproducts
General Edward O'Toole. superin t~nd.
ent Of the strust's immense coal oper-
stions in Mcdowell county, made IN in
spection trip over the big tract recently.
is 10 said. None Of those Interested will
give any information.
II the coal is found sstisfactory and
the deal goes through it mesns one Of the
biggest operations i'm the entire country
for Mingo county. The United Thscker
Coal and Coke Company, although own
ing thousands of acres has never before
leased. The minimum royalty on such
an immense tract will be such . sta9ger-
ing sum that operations on . gigantic
scale must necessarily follow
There have heen many rumors OF Steel
Corporation activities in the fields tribu-
tsry to Huntington, and this 10 one Of
two rumors that have been traced to con-
ditions of actual fact. The other with
basis in fact would mean, if consummat
ed, even more to Huntington than addi
tional developments on . great scale in
Mingo county. Huntington Herald
Dispatch.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23

on March >. He came to attend the
stockholders meeting of the Sycamore
Coal Company which met at Vivian.
The former Governor is a large stock
holder in that company and now that he
Is released from the duties and respon-
sibilIties OF public office he can give his
time to looking after his personal busi-
ness The former Governor is looking
we'll and said that he was in the best of
health and weighs more than ever be-
fore lie declined to discuss politics but
stats q that he Was still interested IN the
good people of Mcdowell. The distin-
guished visitor returned TO Huntington
on No 3 Saturday night.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
STAMP OF
Given to Eght-Hour
Statute by Highest
Tribunal.
DIv|O|n6 FIVE TO FOUR,
COURT UPH0lDS ACT
Epoch Making Ruling Removes
Danger Of Future Trassper-
tatiea Paralysis. 'Tis
Believed.

WASHINGTON, March ~ In an
epochal decision. holding Congress 10 he
clothed with any and all power necs..ary
TO keep open the channels of interstate
commerce. the Supreme Oourt today.
dividing 8 to 4. sustained the Adamsou
law ~ constitutional and enforceable in
every feature.
The immediate effect OF the decision
will be To fix permanent eieht-hour
basic day in computing wage sralss on
interstate railroads. for which . nation
wide strike twice has been threasensd.
and To give, effective from January I.
this year, increases in wages to trainmen
OF about 25 per cent. at q cost to the rail-
'oads estimated at $sO.Oo.ooo t. $JO,-
"O.OOO year.
The Court. through Chief Justice
White, declared both carriers and their
employees, engaged in q business charged
with . public interest, subject To the right
OF ConRress % compulsorarily artdtrste
. dispute affecting the operating of that
business.
SUBJECT To LIMITATION"
What would he the right OF an en-
ployee engaged in private businsss 70 de-
mand such wages - he desires. 70 leave
the employment if he does not get them,
and by concert OF action to agree with
others 70 leave on the same conditions,"
said the opinion, such rights are neces-
ssrily subjscs 70 limitation when employ
msnt is accepted in business charged
with . public interest and - 70 which
the power to regulate commerce by Con
gress Is applied. and the resulting right
to fix in case Of disagreement and dis
puse q standard Of wages - We have seen
necessarily obtained"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
MUST BARE RECORDS
OF COAL OPERATORS
New York Judge Refuses to Quasb
Subpeoena-- --Smekeless Coal
Operators Associations Of West
Va. Named in Litigation.

NEW YORK. March Ie.-3udse Au-
gustus n. Hand, 10 federal district court
here today refused TO quash q subpoens
directing Miss Catherine MacMeod, 9
-tenographer of Cincinnati. TO turn over
to a fsderal grand Jury here the CORE
spondence of the Smokeless Coal Oper-
ators Association of West Virginia for the
year 1916.
The motion TO quash the indictment
was made on the ground tbst if she were
To comply she would he violating the
personal rights Of TIL omss r. Houston,
president OF the association who now j,
IN Japan. Mr.. Houston was one Of tho~.
recently indicted for alleged violation OF
he Sherman law.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
Another Ruler by Oi-
vine Right Passes
Another Chapter Added to Revo-
luton When Brother Of Former
Emperor Quits---Coversment is
Vested is the Executive CON-
mittee Of Dums and Newly
Chosen Council Of Minister'S
Romsnoff Dynasty is Brought
to End BY Action Of Michael
AIexapdrovifeh.

PETROsRAD, March IG.-(vis Ion
don, March ~ )-Emperor Nicholas alb
dicst~d at midnight last night on behalf
II himself and the heir apparent Grand
Duke Alexis, in favor of Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovitch.
Al 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon. Grand
Duke Michael himself sbdicsted. thus
bringing the Romsnoh dynasty TO an
end.
The government, pending q meeting OF
the constitutions s--embiy is vested in
the Executive Committee Of the Dums
and the newly chosen council Of minis.
sers- A manifesto 70 this effect vss 10.
sued by the Dums committee today and
is viii be teleersphed 10 the general srmy
hssdquarssrs tins evening.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
Georgia Colored Citizens
Are Becoming Restless
Bad Reports From the North Fail
to Deter Them 10 Their De-
termination to 20 North
When Spring Opens.

SPARTA. GA, March I5.-There y
much restlessnss - among the colorsd citi-
ze1- hsre With reference n going 10 the
north. This Obtains among tho~e in OF
near the towns. In the rural sections
they seem not n have thought Of IL.
Quite . number have already left for
y ints in the middle and northwestern
states. The fsct that unfsvorsbIe re-
ports have been sent back does not sem
10 deter those remaining here. They ssy
they are seeking "freedom" and lib
erty," higher wsees, and betser condi-
lions. Many are expscssd 70 leave when
spring opens mp.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23
STEEL CORPORATION
PREPARES TO BEGIN
MING0 OPERATIONS
DEAL HINGES ON CHEMICAL
TESTS NOW BEING MADE
OF GOALS.
WOULD OPEN IMMENSE
NEW MINING DISTRICT
Corporation Looking After Several
Properties Near Huntington.

No announcement in years has srou-ed
greater interest In business circles than
that 10 the effect that the 4. \. St~eI
trust will likely lease or buy the immense
coal holdings Of the United Thscker Coal
and Coke Co, on Beech, Ben and Horse
zen creeks IN Minso county, near Will
liamson.
It n stated on good authority thss ths
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23

America
o Memph vgiIsnca, hereto
Of the sndt Illinois. bala
having
without warning
of
ito oeavetl
the Of
of Memph of
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23

were inadequate and il il impossible e.
do efficient work under such conditions.
The Senator stated that the alleged exon
omy OF the Democrats WAS not really
economy hut nigga lily p-rrimony which
will place the state and it- institutions IN
wore conditions than they were when
the Republican party goi control of the
state twenty years sgo.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-23

Mcdowell County Offers Good
O9porsunit e. for Negroes. Exeell-
ent Schools. high wages.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

sian blouse of white organdy, belted,
collared and cuffed with the foulard. This
is still conidered one of the attractive
frock of the season.
The majority of women, however, pre-
fer yelling foulard frock with dark blue
voile. This deadens the design and rem
ders the staring white dot vague and
mist-like. The combination of wolfe and
foulard is kept for informal hours, but
the dressmakers now see way in which
foulard can be made to serve for the
afternoon. This is done by draping it
in combination with cream chiffon, using
weave of silk that is dyed in I'M
usual colors.
The sketch shows such a frock. The
foulard is in broad stripes of cream and
old rose. The skirt is made of sep
arate piece of the material, with a coin
dot border, and the selvage is allowed
to drop at each side in order to show
a panel of the cream chiffon skirt. There
are loose sleeves of the chiffon, a panel
of the foulard at the back and the front
of the bodice, and deep collar of the
much sought after Van Dyke lace.
This idea of using a long, straight
piece. of material for the skirt has met
with approval. 1t is especially liked by
amateurs. 1t is adopted for capes as
we'll as skirts, and some of the people
who like LAWNS things, are making
bodices from straight pieces of material
caught at the shoulders and again at
the elbows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01
SHEFFIELD

Sheffield, July S1.-(Special. Upon the
arrival here August 1 of Warren L.
Klutty who will Immediately take up
his official duties as vice president and
general manager of the mining and fur-
mace properties of the Sheffield Coal and
Iron company here and in this district,
actual work will be started to rehabili
tate the three iron furnaces of the COM
pany located here ALREADY preliminary
arrangements have been made for this
work to start, and only awaits the ar
rival of Mr. Kluttz, who, it Is under
stood, has his organization practically
ready to begin and rush the work to
completion. A large force of men will
be given employment at once and it is
not improbable that within SO days the
furnaces Will be turning out pig iron
in large quantities
Extensive preparations are being made
to operate the plants to fun production
capacity. in Franklin county, Is miles
south of Sheffield, where the Sheffield
Coal and Iron company has large ore
land holdings. several ore washers are
under construction, and it is from these
fields that the iron ore will come for the
local furnaces. For the present the
company will procure it's coke from it's
plants at Jasper Later on the company
will build by-product coke oven plants
adjacent to its furnaces in this city, and
according to official announcement re-
Gently made 100000 will be expended
in building these by-product plants
The operation Of these plants. which
have SO long lain idle mean much to
Sheffield. Splendid industrial and bust
ness conditions will follow; an unprece-
dented era of prosperity will prevail, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01
RUSSIAN MISSION
WILL NOT DETRA|N
Plans for Entertainment of
Visitors Abandoned on Re-
@ ceipt of Telegram


Acting Secretary of State Frank L..
Polk wired Mayor Ward late yester-
uay afternoon that the Russian mis-
sion would reach Birmingham at 6
O'Clock Sunday morning and that no
per'eer or the party would detrain
here. There will be no stop made in
Birmingham as at first thought from
a message received by Mayor Ward
yesterday morning from the state de-
partment.
Mayor Ward received the following
telegram yesterday morning:
Kindly telegraph today programme
entertainment General Roop's party
to Major Averhill. care commanding
general, Eel Paso. Tex. Department
ventures to suggest civil programme
to. be made very brief and as informal
'Aas possible"
N To this message Mayor Ward re-
piled and also wired Major lAverhill,
as asked to do, to which he had re-
ceived no reply last night, but the
message from Acting Secretary Polk
ended the matter of discussing forms
of entertainment.
Mayor Ward had asked the Civic as
ISOLATION to take charge of the enter
tainment, which they had agreed to
do, and W. n Driver had been named
chairman of the committee to take
charge of the entertainment features.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

already the people of the city are awake
to the opportunities ahead Many new
Corners have already located here and
others will follow. 1t seems certain that
this city is destined to become one OF
the best industrial towns In the south.
Being surrounded By splendid farming
sections. Sheffield will also profit largely
this fall and winter because Of the great
prosperity that will accrue to the farm
ers when this years crops are harvested
and marketed
Verify. the new order of things mean
much more than can be forecssted at
this time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01
HAMILTON

Hamilton. July sL-(special)-Dr. H. o.
Perry OF the Alabama state board Of
health is making a tour of Marion coun-
ty on health campaign this week. He
has u different appointments in the
county and the people are very much
interested in his speeches.
The local exemption board for Marion
county, composed of p. N. Green, ]. L.
Smith and DR.. j. c. Johnson are busy
at work sending out notice to those
whose numbers appear in tn efirst draft.
Marion county Is called upon to furnish
1877 men, The physical examination will
be had early next week and DR. NJ s.
White has been appointed to assist in
the work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

The Texas industrial congress gives
how to make an Independent
living from five acres of land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

President w F. Owen of the Gulf. Mo
bile and Northern railroad today denied
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01
THE HOUSEHOLD
TO QUENCH YOUR THIRST
)TTED BY ANNE RITTENHOUsE

The best way to quench your thirst,
+ one may be permitted to express it
hat way, is not to get excessively
hirsty. And one of the best ways of
'-eeping fit in warm weather and mini
nzing the effect Of the heat is to drink
frequently and never much at time or
apldly. In homes where a caraffe OF
alter with fresh glasses is kept within
convenient access of the dining room,
he temperature always seems lower,
whether it is or not. And every bust
ness man knows that 1t rays to have
carboy of water properly cooled where
his employees can drink when they will.
In summer sports, 1t is always we'll to
drink frequently. And for this reason
young persons who go in for outdoor
athletics ought always to be provided
with canteens SO that they may carry
enough water for their own individual
needs and need not become excessively
thirsty or be tempted to drink at way
side and polluted streams.
Everybody who has experienced the in
tense thirst that comes after outdoor ex-
ercise in warm weather. has experienced
also the disappointment that comes with
the quaffing of the first glass of water
after reaching home. One always antici-
pates so much The weary pilgrim feels
that he could die happy If he could have
but one cup of water And after the
first cup he finds satisfaction only in
the thought of the second. or perhaps
he thinks that It was not water. but
the Juice of some marvellous fruit, that
his parched throat craved
What really happens is this: 1t is not
actually our threats that are parched
1t is our whole system. in need Of mois-
ture. that indicates it's plight by the
sensation localized in our threats. And
relief does not come merely with mois-
tening the throat, In fact. there Is no
true relief until the water has been
absorbed throughout the system and act
ually goes where it is needed. Then the
signals are withdrawn and the throat has
that sensation of being moist, although
1T was just as moist with the first
tlraught as it was with the last.
So you see how important it Ia not to
become excessively thirsty. because you
cannot quench your thirst as soon as it
Is felt. but to prevent the distress one
should not permit ones system to send
out those signal cries for moisture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

Fifteen applications We're received to-
day by the United States Navigation
school. 1t was the first day applicants
have been accepted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

a report current that his company had
surrendered the right of way from the
main line into New Orleans. 1t was re-
ported that the ,so-called New Orleans
connection would run from Beaumont,
Miss, to the Crescent City.
The remains Of Mrs. Matte Dent, re1ict
of the late d. NJ Currie, will arrive here
Tuesday morning from St. Louis, She
died in that city Sunday morning. The
departed is survived by two sons. Dr..
Donald II. Currie, surgeon, United States
army, now stationed at Honolulu, and
Mr. D. D. Currie, an attorney of St
Louis, and four sisters, Mrs. r. NJ. Hickey,
Mrs. A. B. Dawson. Mrs. w. A Payne
and Miss Lola Dent, all of this city Mrs
Currie had been i'll but a brief time.
She was a daughter of the late John
H. and Charlotte Travis Dent. was born
in Tuscaloosa, and until her marriage
resided in that city.
Mr.. D. D. Currie will accompany the
held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from
the residence of Mrs. Hickey, 300 St An
thony street.
Capt. w A. Riley died Sunday morn
ing, after a lingering illness. at the fam
lily residence in Mobile. He was a native
of Beatrice, and so years old. Captain
Riley resided here for many years. AS
a Confederate veteran he served with
General Rhodes brigade, but during the
latter part of the war was a member OF
Company C, Fifth Alabama regiment.
Captain Riley is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mesdames T. e. Taylor and w. 3.
Reagan of Mobile, and Mrs. G. Shepard
San Antonio, Tex, and a son, Corporal
Francis B. Riley, Company B, United
States engineers, in addition to many
other relatives
The Texas industrial congress gives
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01
MOBILE

Mobile July 1.-(Special 1.-THE McIn-
tosh Land and Live Stock company. cap
ital stock, $4,000 all subscribed. was in
corporated here today. Edwin Embich
indianapolis. Ind, is president; Frank
W. Boykin, Mobile, secretary treasurer.
Other stockholders in addition to Messrs.
Embich and Boykin are Minnie f. EN-
bich, indianapolis, and Ocello j. Boykin.
Word was received here TODAY that
Clayton st. j. Hale, former Mobilian and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Foster X. Hale. sr..
Of this city. has been appointed first
lieutenant of the United States engineers.
Lieutenant Hale has been an electrical
engineer in California for the last seven
years
Fifteen applications were received to-
day by the United States Nayigation
school. 1t was the first day applicants
have been accepted.
With receipt of the master list of draft
numbers District No. and the county
boards today began checking names and
numbers preparatory to sending out num-
bers The district board is also in SEES
sion. The Second district board has re-
checked names with the master list and
IS ready to report to the district board
The Second district board did not wait
for the master lists arrival, but took the
press report OF the draft numbers Chair
man Elliott G. Rickarby said only two
minor errors in the, telegraphic list were
found.
President w. F. Owen of the Gulf Mo.
bile and Northern railroad today deniee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

In the Carnegie geophysical labora-
tory, Carnegie institute. Washington,
d. c., rocks and minerals are now be-
ing reproduced by artificial means. In
order to do this work the laboratory
requires a furnace which can heat to
5000 degrees Fahrenheit and a ma
chine which can exert pressure to the
extent of 100000 pounds a square inch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01

The Jury was established by the
Frankish kings, being introduced into
England by the Normans at the time
Of the conquest in 1866, At first 1t was
merely a royal prerogative, men being
brought in to give what they under
stood to be the truth regarding a cer-
tain matter which was being consid-
cred by the King Under King Henry
III 1t became regular pris age which
was given to the people to use in the
settling Of their disputes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-01
SEABOARD OFFERS
EXCELLENT SERVICE

to al eastern points, leaving Birmng-
ham 1880 a.. m. Solid steel train, through
sleepers to New York. Observation car
and the best dining car service in the
world. Phone Main 1882 for reduced
rates to New York and Boston.