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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
HANDLING THE
NEGRO TROOPS

People ~ winter Why thr regnisr
49, hs.. "a already ben sent 10
f,snc- N..-ri troeIs are among the
b--t lighter .n the world. brt every body
knows thy ftVr IN he handled very
carefully in Urinary um@- u prevent
their sls-his.s Nth white people. Thee
usually LsV, quite insignificant tegiI =
nings, and i"r tlat r,-a~Dn..no preparation
Is ms.i.- Tor then AMI ~ mast 10 ttr
Negro the justice Il LAY HAT n J. not 81
wsys hi- FAINT There - 10 ne IN oar
trying to ronrral Tie tact that -pnar shite
people go ont 81 thar Nay o. IL = Negro
All III turn. \rgrD-- have u hear a great
deal of TIM sort of thing Ia j. not al
Ways ALI rs-y matter ." get al the reel
merits OF 4 rs-r Of thu kind But the
Negro ought g. l-- treated ju-tly. even II
hr has n l,iark -kin
There IL no rrs~"n ~hy Negroes Should
not t% pat IA the army ami permitted
t. fight for their cpnntry
Ii l. not right that the whites should
make al thr sarrI'ice-. In order To- II
iect this, N.groe- must, of course, he
Trained A. soldiers. and have guns and
ammunition in their keeping.
Knowing the danger Of race clashes.
however. orr officials shouid he exceed
ingly careful ~ the seectiUn of the men
who arr 10 command the Negro trOop-
aud -honld puck men Who have had car.
fnl training along tins line. and Who are
known 10 be alert officers. and Just bat
rigid di-ciplinarian-. A. W. have said
before A. a rule ~outherners should I've as-
signed u thi- work. Southern men who
have commanded Negroes. prefer to com
inand them, declaring. ii treated Justly
but firmly, they are a. docile as children,
and quick To- respond To command
Those oi us Who have been i'm close con
tsct with Negroes all our lives know thi-
Ia t~ true of them
Tie War department seems not alto
gethrr blauirle-- VA the last matter. Sec
rotary Baker. ~as Warned that troubl,
might be- expected, and he might hay.
laid emphasis on taking the utmost carr
m han Hing the Negro troops at this cri
Gle ard have cautioned those IN com
mand not To- leave any opening for
trouble. No evidence has appeared 81
Tar that the War Department gave the
matter any spectral attention, engrossed
ne II Was with seemingly more important
thing
send the Negro regulars at once TO
France and give them something to do
that ALL Employ them and ~ shall hear
no more Of such OCCURRENCES They ARE
snb~rb lighters and they would make q
res'ord against the Germans. -Stsunton
tNa-) LEADER. August -, 1917
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
CARETTA

Little Eta Lon Ressie Taylor, age d.
her last February, Was forced To take
her bed a few weeks ago being too weak
To walk around
She Was q 10, ing child and always had
q smile for everybody. Death came trip.
ping along the 18th of August and car.
ried her soul back from whence il came
Her funeral wss held at the NJ. r.
Church, of Tszewell, Va, and her re-
mains laid to rest by her mother in the
news cemetery beneath n mountain OF
flowers.
She leaves brother. grandmother
three snnts and = number of cousins and
friehsis.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
NOTICE.

The Blue tone Sunday
School Union will meet
with the Rose OF SharOn
Baptist Sunday School,
Berwind, w. Va, Thurs
day and Friday before
the first Sunday in Oct,
Oct. As. Let every Sun
day School try to repre-.
sent.
REV. j. w. COGER,
President.
NJ RS, n. b. FITCH,
Secretary.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
Glen Whit6

Rev. w. X. Woosison aud Deacon X.
y. Thornton are attending the " hiding
Gulf Ministers and Descons Union AT
Pax this week
Rev. VIM. X. Nesbit, ID. - OF Bran
we'll, Was IN town and preached two soul
turing sermons for Us. Our souls were
iuzd- 10 rejoice
Messrs- = Deal, T. Jsfierson and d
=. Burton went u Raleigh Labor Day.
MIR. 6isrnett Morgan has returned IRON
J. c~hontss, Va, where he spent several
dsys with relatives aud friends.
Mr.. Geo. Boone, Of Gillian. -pen,
veraI days ia town this week guest Of
J Il. Wood
Mr.. Idsnsel Mckinney went To Beck
~ Thursday ia answer to his call % the
. .iors.
dr. same- Flood made business trim
o. Northrork this " rk
Mrs. Henry stokes left on "Wednesday
5 the Sheztering Arms Hospital accom- b.
4 ,sIirsi by he husband
Deacon W. II. Pearson made a fiying
i''p To Beckley Friday Of tnis week.
Rev. W H. Ho-ton wss I'D Attendance
- ,he Winding Gull Ministers and Dra-
Q Ne Mon at Pax this week
Rev. :. DAVIS. Of ~totesbuary. "a. m
Al Thursday Of thi week.
Mr.. X. L.. Johnson made bn-ins--
a. u Beckley on FRIDAY IF fbi. xs.L
Mrs. X. I. Thornton j. On the -ck
1T
Ir. WIN Robinson had hi. foot badly
y s'hed in the mines Thursday.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
TWO LIVES
sNUFFED OUT

Philsielphis, September = Two work
ulrn were killed and more than a score
OF persons were injured in an explosion
At the trsnkford Arsenal IN the city
early today.
According 70 workers the explosion
Was accidental. there being nothing 70
Indicate that IL Was caused by an outside
agency Two of the injured are young
women.
Major Montgomery. commandment Of
tn, arsenal. and las aids are investigs,
ing the explosion. Csrelessness of q
workman. Il was believed, Was the can,e
OF the accident.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
ARRANGE FOR
TROOP TRAINS


Only white men will lie included in
tine next contingent OF forty Der cent. Of
the draft to l,e taken IRON West Virgin
Ia to the Petersburg cantonment septem-
Ter 10 To -, il Was announced today at
state military headquarters. While rail
way equipment available rs not sufficient
TO handle the whole forty per cent. in
one day. the division will not he made ia
qnotss from the several boards. as in the
first tive per cent but all the men tn go
from any given board will lie taken at
the same time The schedule of trains
being worked out and viii he announced
soon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
CORNWElL NAMES
NEW ARCHIVlST
Hustinston Man Selected to Take
the Place Of Professor
H. S. Green

Govesnor Corn~eli has appointed
Prof. ". VI Foulk, formerly OF Pied
ment. later 81 Huntington, state Hlstor-
isn 4 a-chiVist o. succe,i Prot. III :.
Omen. ~hs.-e term expires >~pt~mtsr
lu. ~ f"niks appointment - not
efi.stiN- until p-toler !, A. Governor
Cor, vel .le-ired Professor tireen O. con
INT IN ilic- until the first Of the month
~ g n'r.ists. the compilation 81 data r---
psrsn z ws,erpo~er Legislation whicl ~
is a., u'nnlnting for ii.r wsterpowrr com
mif'' = treated 10y the Legislature
Prot. F"uld has heen identified z- a
prominent educator throughout the state
Tor v-rsl years. He VA superint~n-
dent 81 school at Piedmont. and lstea at
Huntirgt IN, where he wss succee.ied by
q. /. Wright. the prrs-nt incumbent.
Prot FOnik has been living an Hunt
lngtpn tor the past few years. moving IT,
that city from Piedmont. lie 10 - trific
o',r hity years old and a Democrat IL
Is lex that the new historian and archiv
ist 10 % distinct addition % the official
life Of the state capitol. and that he will
make a splendid record in his new office
Prof. n. :. Green has made an envia-
bile reputation A. State Historian and
ArchivIst, and during his tenure Of offic-
the department has made rapid strides
forward. He has been untiring 10 Lis
lsbors ~ advance his department. and
will be missed 10y his mrny friends in the
city
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14
PROMPT settlement ASKED
B. S. c. Grocery Co., Appeals to
Their Patrons

Blu-firld. w. Va. sept. y. IGI7
To Our Patrons
The high cost of operating business
compels us "a ask zach Of our customers
To pleese take care oi their accounts
when due, Tor We can give better service
when We can collect promptly.
Thanking you for past patronage aud
soliciting Your future orders, We hope u
Irmain,
Yours ror business,
II. : e.. GkDcExy CoNP.~Y.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14

Master LDuis Washington. sou Of DIR.
and Mrs. :. A. Washington, Of Hilltop,
arrived IN the city Tuesday night 10 spend
The winter With his aunt, Mrs. Ida r.
WhIttico.
Rev. i. y. Scott, who pastors at slab
FORK and keiston. ~H- in tt,s city sever.
81 days this weed.
Rev. X. J. Marcus has returned from
Iuskegee. Ala, where he spent t~s
weeks With his mother and other rrls
tives.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-14

l;sv. W. X. Berger. Of Northfork. a.
TIE city "Wednesday Tie called q,
/ offce on bn-ine~-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-24
Prices

Magnitude business Un attained and maintained under competition
prices
Because have based December business of the
amount merchandise heretofore have enjoyed the advantages
otherwise Dud have been impossible and have had pick the
goods
inevitable that The Popum shall be of ndna5J value the gftBuyng
public this Christmas, both supplying merchandise and IN
offering it at the advantageous prices.
We haze been w0kmg these Christmas plans solid In
stances have large orders obe poed
Nth other business orders DH ev Milling take organizations
at UoE at small profit We have
TO importers Of foreign goods be the merchandise al
lOpst prices
Heavy advances the markets these orders placed have proven
dom Of this fOraghtd policy for Christmas goods
than The prices pHich purchased them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-24
Throws Open Monday Its Vast Z
the Greatest Christmas CampaiG
Merchandise

We have assembled for this Christmas season
what we are CredibIy informed and believe to
be the largest, finest, most carefully chosen
stocks OF gift merchandise ever brought to-
gether in any store in this part of the country.
As far as popular" publicity can reach, the
news shall be spread, informing the people
that "The Popular" is Santa Claus own do
main, the "HouSe of Gifts" for old and young,
for rich and poor alike.
The one great holiday center where worthy
gifts, carefully selected, may be purchased at
prices based on the lowest possible level at
which good merchandise can be sold.
This is the most difficult year in the history of
modern business to get the right merchandise.
The market never has been so filled with I'M
satisfactory goods at high prices and in poor
aSSOrtmentS
4 year spent in gathering these Christmas
stocks is now bearing fruit
Walking in the midst of this splendid aay of merchandise nom
spread out in feast Of beauty cannot but feel impressed Nth
the sOfd substantial fact that may choose Nth safeg and
as to quality and good taste
# your gifts this Christmas from The POPULAR you may
Be certain that they all you h them to be- AND THAT
Is 4 BIG SATISFACTION INITSELF
No other place in this city has much TO shou-o many and
such beautiful things to help people in their gseZecng
The ecei0ing Of this building are like great intake pipe,
into 0ch dTar0n constant stream of the neue freshest
goods
Filling the six floors of our Main Building
Filling the neu DoUn Stairs Store
Filling the neW Toy City and DolIdom in the Old Annex
CSecond Floor
You free to roandsr among these wonderful Christmas stocks
at DM
The Popular" Welcomes !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-24
Service

The closing hour Of the store tOH remain the same as usual
1000 OcOcB) Nth the exception of Saturdays uge De are
open until 80 o'clock Probably on the Christmas epe the
store 0H remain open until 10 o'clock a matter of conoe-
nience to the public.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
:. L. DARRIE PROPERTY
 SOLD TO INFER GOLDWATER
Latter Will Erect Brick Building De-
 voted to Stores.

Announcement was made Wednes- day of the sale of the Charles l.. Dar- bic property, Main street, oposite the Evans building, to Myer Goldwater, who has, been engaged in business in Danielson and surrounding towns for a long period of years The sale was made for MT. Darbie through his son, Attorney E. L. Darbie.
 MT. Goldwater said Wednesday that he will erect a brick building on the property in the spring. The building will cover the entire frontage of the lot, about 12O feet, and will be one story in height. The building will be fitted entirely for stores. To make way for it's construction the dwellins now on the property must be moved.
 The deal is the first that involves the sale of property in the business section for some time and the first for years that means the erection of new business block. At present there are no vacant stores in Danielson, bu there is a pressing demand for more business places, which the new build ing will fill in part.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
LEGISLATIVE LORE.
News DripPinss Picked Up Under the
 GiIded Dome.

Jesse, Devine, of Waterbury, mi nority leader in the 1915 session was at the capitol Wednesday.
 Al Lamphere. the Waterford demo cratic politician, and the about to re- tire county commission is after the scalp of his fellow democrat Tobirl. the expert accountant and state audi tor. All democrats look alike to re- publicans, and Al will have to go some to succeed Tobin Al is on his the button-hole game.
 Up to date Norwich has it's quota of business in the general assembly.
 No. it is Barnes and Bailey. and they make big showing.
 Deputy Sheriff George Stanton, a comparative stranger at the capitol at the opening of the session is growing in popularity daily. He is an attacha of the senate and his courtesy and gentlemanly demeanor is already ap- preciated by the senators
 It is many, many years since a rep resentative of Norwich served on the judiciary committee. MT. Bailey was appointed by reason of his real fit ness.
 The comptroller is busted trying to straighten out the transportation of members who reside away from the main line of the New York, New Ha- Ven and Hartford railroad. No ar engagement for transportation has yet been made with the Central Vermont railroad.
 The clerk of bills and the clerks O. the senate and house have office in the Allyn house, as usual
 A lady legislative reporter is a nov city in the house. She represents a New Haven newspaper.
 Colonel Pickett of New Haven and Joe Mullen of Hartford, are the old guard of newspaper workers at the state capitol.
 The second number of the calendar 1le and the third number of the Leg
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
 he fcoFice Gum
islative Bulletin appeared wednes

islative Bulletin appeared wednes- day.
 William H. Taylor, Souvenir" is busy preparing the manual and roll He submitted the first proof to the legislators, Wednesday. Just as soor as this is perfected, he will commence work on the pocket edition.
 John Wilson, superintendent of the capitol, is just fitted for the position and his long experience is of material aid to the committees in the matter oi rooms for hearings. MT. Wilson has 2 competent corps of assistants,
 There were 21 judgeship resolutions on Wednesdays calendar.
 The, republicans of New London ternoon and nominate George E. Bradford of Montville to succeed AL bert H. Lanphere of Waterford.
 Aubrey L. Maddock, formerly of Westerly. assistant city editor of the Hartford Courant, is after the salary attached to the cierkship of the com- mittce on appropriations.
 Representative Bailey of Norwich has been chosen clerk of the Judiciary committee, without pay. The law clerk is Fred Peasley of Ansonia and the salary is S1,000 for the session. Mahlon H. Mover of Hartford is ste nographer for the committee.
 Representative Babcock of Stoning- ton is of opinion that the cause of mo- license would be benefited by a change in law that would provide that the license vote be on the regular ballot, and not on a special and separate bal lot, as now He has prepared a bill to that effect.
 Alderman A. Brodeur of Putnam has been chosen clerk of the railroad com mittee, and F. s. .Backus of Killingly clerk of the committee on humane in stitutionS.
 The third week of the legislative session and, aside from those in the been seen in the senate or house. save the lady newspaper reporter. It has been hinted that the suffragettes and the antis have established a new line of attack
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
PUTNAM

Evidence in Buebee Appeal Case Counsel to File Briefs-Short Cal endar Session Friday = Woodyarc
 May be Started for Tramps-Mar Who Owned Gen. Putnann's Flow
 and Saddle Dead.
 In the superior court here Wednes- day. the hearing of Ellen M- Bugbee's appeal from the board of relief of the town of Putnam was continued be- lore Judge M. A. Shumway.
 The taking of evidence was resumed. 0rio 2. Bosworth. Asa M. Ross. H. Fl. and Victor Chapdelaine, each csti- mated the value of the property-the Putnam inn, the Quinebaug house, two tenement houses and outbuildings and land as worth S35, ,0T00.
 J. F. Spencer fixed the value of the property at 7.50O, William K. Pike, Danlelson, a civil engineer, at $35, ,810; John A. Gilbert, ,Danielson, a contrac- tor and builder at $36, 400. MT. Gil- bert thought the hotel building could De replaced, new. for $20.000.
 Testifies as to Rents.
 E. c. Rogers. who in 1912 purchased recalled to the witness stand and ask ed as to the rents. He said that $1,- 920 is the rate for the dry goods store, plus ten per cent. each year of the proving this store for occupancy by H. Deacon and Son, this for a period Of live years. MT. Rogers testified on Tuesday that he spent $4504.90 in making the changes referred to. For the Quinebaug house MT. Rogers said he receives $500 a year rental, S2S8 for the four tenements in the two houses on Canal street and S480 annually for the bowling alleys in the basement of the hotel. His rent for the inn, which he conducts, he figured at $500 annually.
 In response to a question MT. Rog- CTS stated he was directly concerned
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
NO PLACE FOR TRAMPs
Shack at Town Farm Falling Apart
 Selectmen May Start Woodyard.

With all the prosperity. this is a pretty tough winter for the tramps who happen into this town figuring on housin gthemselves away in the com fortably old "pogy," where they have found shelter Epon many occasions in the past. The pogy has seen it's best -or, perhaps-worst days, for it has commenced to fall apart and is no longer habitable; that is, for anyone who insists at all upon any degree of comfort.
 the old resort, up at the town farm. So the problem now presents itself what to do with them.
 The selectmen have the matter un- is that the city establish a wood yard. where men who ask for lodging at the expense of the municipality can be put to work saving and splitting the cord wood that is intended for the outside poor. By this means it is in tended that those who are the unbid- den guests of the community give something in return for what they re- This suggestion will be given consid- eration by the selectmen, though there is nothing to indicate at present that it will be adopted.
 Hundreds of tramps have enjoyed the comfort of the old shack by the town farm in the past, but from now on it must be no more tha ma mem- ory for them.
 Box Corporation Officers.
 The Putnam Box corporation elect ed the following officers: President, c. A. Hammond-Knowlton; vice president and manager. Henry S. Reach; secre-. tary-treasurer, William P. Warren: assistant secretary treasurer, l.. P. Law. The usual dividend of per cent. was declared.
 Owned Putnam,s Flow and Saddle.
 Captain Abel D. Brooks, who died Tuesday at East Hartford, and who was reputed to have one of the best collections of guns and other firearms in the state, has presented the Put nam Phalanx the blow, saddle and other articles that were the property of General Israel Putnam. for whom this city is named.
 Grand List $4,se5,3o6.
 The grand list as completed by the assessors of the town of Putnam amounts to $4.S9s,306, an increase of $624, All over the figures for last year. Much of the increase is due to the ex- pensions made during the past year by the Manhasset Manufacturing com pany.
 City Briefs.
 M- J. DaigIe, Henry N: Benoit, James Bouthilette have been named as committee to make arrangements for a banquet to be held by the Canadian Athletic club.
 There was lone prisoner at We'd nesday mornings session of the city Mrs. George F. Folbrook will have the members of the w. c. T. U. at her home for a meeting Friday after noon.
 Within the present week there has been notable Improvement in the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Hartford.--Mr and Mrs. I. R. Blum enthal who are on a trip to the Pana- ma canal and other interesting points were at the Myrtle Bank hotel in Jamaica, January l.
 Hartford.-The Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing company has re- ceived an order from the Italian gov ernment for 1000 Vickers machine guns, amounting in all to $2,000. 900, ac- cording to gossip in local industrial circles.
 New Britain-The fifteen new fire board of public safety began perman- ent duty Tuesday morning. Some of them have been doing regular duty after having been detailed by the chief to fill gaps in some of the companies. the w. R. c. home in Cromwell Sunday afternoon. He was veteran of the Civil war, having served in Company c, Tenth regiment, Connecticut Vol unteers. The body was sent to Bris- toI where the funeral took place on Tuesday at 2.30 o'clock from Prospect Methodist church. He leaves one son, Frank E. Ball of Waterbury.
 New Haven. The executive conn mittee of the Civic Federation held a meeting the other afternoon eat the Lawn club, and report was made of progress along various lines. Donald A. Adams. the secretary. reported that the present membership of the feder- members are needed. Twelve new members were added at the meet ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

setter of Hartford. The monetary be- quests include Harwinton Congrega |. tional church $5,000; Terryville Cone gregational church 5000.
 Waterbury.@The payroll for physi- clans and mid-wives for the year 1916 has been made up in the town clerks office, and through 1t a number of doctors and m1dwives fin the city will have their pockets enriched by quite a few dollars at the city's expense. Tor every birth certificate, death certin- cate and burial permit returned to Cha town clerks ofdce the city pays % cents to the person turning it in aa an incentive to keeping as complete "a record of these statistics as possible. The bill this year for birth and death certificates is $1,OT5.50 and for burial permits $106.