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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-13
Columbus N. M. Citizens
Have Armed to RepeI
Boarders.
.RRES!9ENI WIRES Gg.V.
Urges Citizens Not to Take
the Law Into Their
Own Hands.
(By Associated Press)

COLUMBUS N, M. July 18-The
army of l. w. WIS. deported from Bis
bee yesterday and whose special train
train was sidetracked at Hermanas,
N NJ, late last night left Hermanas
during the forenoon today and is
strung for a mile or more along the
railroad track walking east in this d.
rectton, according to reports receiv.
ed here.
On this information Columbus cit
liens turned out heavily armed to
repell any Invasion.
The situation Of the deported per.
sons was described as desperate from
lack of food.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-13
Fighting Resumed
at Chinese Capital

LONDON, July IA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Tien Tsin says that fighting again
began outside OF Picking yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-13

PHOENIX, Ariz., July Ex-Governor
Campbell this morning received the
following message from President Will
son :"secretary of War has instruct
ed General Parker to send officers to
Arizona at once to report to him the
conditions there with view of CO.
operating in the maintenance Of or.
der. Meanwhile may l not respect
fully urge the great danger of citizens
taxing the law into their own hands
a. your reports indicate their having
done. 1 look on such action with a
grave apprehension. A very serious
responsibility is assumed when such
presidents are set, Signed,
m WOODROW WILSON"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-13
THE WEATHER

sssssls shes'ss ssnlu5s sas
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
ROOSEVELT HOPES
FOR IMMEDIATE
SERVICE At FRONT
Says Presidents Address is Great
State Paper of Which Amer
ica May be Proud.
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT
ALSO PRAISES MESSAGE.

WASHINGTON. April 3 standing
road station the colonel dictated the fol
owing statement:
The presidents message L. a great
tate paper. which will rise IN history
among the great state papers of which
lmericsn- IN future years will i,e proud.
Ii nov rests With the people of the coun
try to -er that W. put IN practice the
ooiicy the president has outlined and that
Ne strike A. hard. as soon and ~ effect
vrly ss the government Of Germany.
IL "f course very earnestly hope that
may Ice allowed to raise division for
immediate service at the front. guar
,ntee that no inner body OF lighting mel.
'ould b- gathered together than there
would be IN that division. hut of courrs.
lac men To whom ! would appeal will
omr forward, # II L. underrtood that
he division II Ia be sent at the earliest
prscticable moment into lighting line"
New liavea. April 3.--Former Pre-i-
lent William Howard Taft. i'm state
nent today. commenting ON the mr~-sg,
II I're-Id-nt Wilson. says
The pre-lirnt's message - All admi
able setting forth of the rsu-es that
aust lead the United States into ,ierls-
alton of war. Ia Is n great historic stat.
'aper. it- restrained and moderated
'hrases give IL wonderful strength. IL
overs tho entIre field upon which vi.
are now entering. It's approval Of UNI
sersal compulsory service and Of a close
.'ractIcal alliance with England, France
md Russia In overcoming Prussian mill
srism shows tile presidents determi-
ration that the country when in war
shall xagc II effectively.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

North that bled and died for our fres,iom
-ould come back today they would ferl
perfectly disgusted at Us for not benefit
ng ourselves with the golden opportu-
IItie- that are thrown at our ieet W.
IRE kicking them aside as trash in our
pathway, and they would say, put the
hackle- bark ON the Negro for they arr
'a-tihg away their many opportunities. -
Ne must be prepared for tile war, the
'Onfiict ls here, let us wake up mothers
Tor We are 70 blame, ~ our men will
never. rI-e any higher than We allow them
Welshman, lecturing tO us not long
igO In a meeting, stated that We think
that ~e are oppressed, but think al them
m their own country, how they are de
IIed privileges o! having windows in their
ZONES for light and ventilation. They
anne 10 America many years ago and
rave become American citizens. On hI-
rOther's wall hangs a picture of the dear
,ld home ma Wales, and while standing
looking at the familiar spot framen ON
the wall he discovered that ON one side
here were places BEARDED mp at were
sindo~-. he turned and a-ke-i las moth
r ~hy they we're b ,ardrd up, that
.iie told HIM tie English tsOvernmet hal
law that they were not alio~s,i to hav.
Dut 80 many windows In their homes
he told ~ many others equally A. bad.
Our COngre-- dOsr not make any sncil
avs fDr w.
We know that about IN spots the Ne
srO hA- some very tine -ci.Olar-, tiIe--
men and women arr mez-uring arms
~itf tire white rare. 1T zach Of ~ 10
he leader 81 preparedness, u j. here ~
ii-piay our love Tor our ieilo~man. LIT
~ te A. Ai'ou Ben Adam.
'Ai,pu Zen Adam. may hi- tril,e increa-,
A~Oke one nixht from dcep dream Of
l~nre.
And ss~ within the moon hslt ~ hi-
rvHn.
Making u rich like a lily IN blOom.
An sngel ~rtlng m = boDk of gold.
Exceeling g~are bal made Zen Adam
b ld.
And o. tire prr-ence ~ tie room le said
What write-t thou7 The vision rsis-
ed u head.
And. with look made all sweet accord
Answered. The names II those Who
love the Lord ''
And j. mine one SAIL AlvDu. "Nay.
not ~.
KeJitd the snge. AlOu spoke more
But cheerIiy still, snd said - pray ti,ee,
then.
Write me - one that loves hr fellow
men"
The angel wrote snd vanished. The next
night,
Ia came again with great awakening
light,
And showed tie names whom love Of
God bad blessed.
And, 10, Ben Adams name led all the
rs-t"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
EAGER TO ENLIST
Negroes Disappointed When Told
Colored Regiments Are Full

Although the colored regiments Of the
United States regular army are now fiji.
ell to war strength and no recruits ex.
cept men with pr viOus service with tlI'
cOlors. are being a, crpted for enlistment
large numbers OF Negroes have applied al
the Biuefied recruiting station duriDg
the past week. These men were all esgti
TO serve their country, and when inform
Ell that the ranks Of the colored req
ments are up to authorized strength they
leave the Office apparently sadly dissp-
pointed. However, in the event Of act
nal hostilities the war department, IL j.
understood. plans - authorize severs
additi Dnal Negro regiments, and thess
are expected % he filed within q -hor
time.
Many Inducements are offered 10 Ne
gros- for enlistment II the svy, wher,
many colored men have rank Of warrant
officers. The navy i badly in need oi
men At present and those caring N en-.
list may gtt fuIt ler Information from IN.
naval recruiting office at Roanoke.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
PROPERTY WORTH
ABOUT HALF MILLION
DOLLARS INVOLVED
Case Of More Than Usual Interest
Decided BY the Supreme
Court.
BOTH LITlCANTS WELL
KNOWN WEIGH CITIZENS
States Highe-t Tribunal Holds That
Land Deedtd 10y W. ! Sperry to J. r.
Johnson Should be Returned Q" >lprrry
With the Exception of One >iVty-Tw"
Acre Tract

A case OF more than usual interest has
teen decided by the supreme court IL
Was that of W. l. Sperry W.. j. r John
-on, both of the li'igants being wrl
known citizens of V'elcn The propert,
involved - estimated TO be worth some
thing near a half million dollars. and the
court mas held that the land which had
been decided by Speery t. Johnson shoul.
he returned to Speery with tie exception
If one tract
The case Was a hard fought one anc
the record on which il Was taken To- th,
supreme court contained l6-s2 pages. am
there Was a large number of voluminour
briefs filed 10y the attorneys on both sides
Counsel for w. !. >peery were litz ~
Harmon. Of Welch, and 4. G.. Fox an,
sanders x Crockett, of Bluefieid COun-
'el for j. r johnson were Anderson
>trother, Hughes ~ Curd, of WEIGH.
The facts s-em Ia be that Spsery lef
this section 10y automobile, accompanie,,
~ a woman, for Florida, and his viii
sued him for a divorce, the custody oi
their children and alimony. and shortl
Afterwards SPeery landed in Chicago.
and later met Johnson in Cincinnati.
where he signed a power of attorney.
giving it To Jhns0n and authorizing h,l
TO dispose of his property. in the mean
time the court on the motion of Mr..
Speery hal issued All injunction prohib-
ting her husband from disposing Of hi.
property. Attorneys for Mrs Speery at
empted to negotiate a settlement between
hem A. Speery wac quoted as saying hs
wanted his wife to have half of the prop
erty. Johnson, it was claimed, went &
Cincinnati and on descriptions OF tin
property which he had. deeds Of convey
snce were drawn up, and Sperry decided
his property To Johnson, the consider
alton, it Was claimed, being an auto
mobile and about sl2,Vo. Tins sale " a,
attacked in the suIt, joined in 10y Mr.
~Peery and her husband, a. it wa- not
considered near the value oi the proper
ty, and in the decision, Mrs. Sgeery r.
given her divorce, the custody Of th,
children and alimOny, and the deed
made by Spsrry toJohnson are set aside.
With the exception Of deed tosixty-tw,
acres which SPeery had contracted L.
Johnson at $l2j per acre.
Ii is claimed that the land involved IN
this suit Is very valuable and j. leased u
coal producers from winch tig royaltle-
are received. The case began in January
1915, and has been in the courts until
this time. The property involved j. ~
the neIghborhoOd Of Weich -BlneficlD
Daily Telegraph.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
MCDOWELL
IN THE LEAD
GOOD ROADS. GOOD
SCHOOLS, GOOD
GOVERNMENT
HER MOTTO
MciOWEI.I'S RURAL SCHOOLS IN
FULL BI.AST-MERCER'S CLOSED

McDOWEIL'S RURAL SCHOOLS IN
FULL BI.AST-MERUER'S = CLOSED.
The rural schools Of Mercer county
have all about closed while the schools ol
old Mcdowell are yet in full blast. The
rural schools Of Mercer county ARE only
'ix months terms, anyway, while tho-s
Il the Little State of Mcdowell arr
always eight months Thus IL IL thsl
great praise ought to be given our -hool
officials. The county and district super
lntendents together with "A hearty accord
and corporation by our boards of e,iu
cation look at the education of the ..hll
';ren within their border and under their
supervision a- one OF the first and fore.
most principles and duties of their public
life. And ~ such, they are giving ia,
student body Of this great county th.
bs--t esiucat:onsl opportunities u ie found
in any other county of tins little noun
tain state.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
MISS HATFIELD GETS
$4,000 LEGACY FROM
GIRL COLLEGE FRIEND
Heiress Who Was i'm Suicide Pact Men
tons Huntington Girl in Will TX
Governors Daughter 10 Now in Gin
cinnati-Summoned by Request OF
Lawyer Who Had Apprised Her oi
Legacy.

Miss Hazel Hatfield. daughter of for
ner Governor and Mrs II. ID. Hatfield.
If Huntington, has been bequesthed .
considerable sum Of money by her for
'ner college chum, Miss Ethel stanton,
Who was one Of the principals in . sen
sationsl suicide pact enacted recently in
Portsmouth,. N. II.
Ii is nnderstood, according to report
from Cincinnati, D., that the Legacy
which goes To Miss Hatfield Is SlO,ou..
Miss Hatfield and her mother are nov
IN Cincinnati in response To a notice from
Judge Charles r. Mslsbsry, executor o,
Miss Stanton's will to the effect that Miss
Hatfield has been mentioned in the will
Miss Hatfield was in school in PhiladeI-
phia, Pa when the notice from Judge
Malsbary was received.
Miss Hatfield and the late Miss Stan
ton became acquainted while they were
At school together in Philadelphia, and
later they attended Byrn Mswr. Mis-
stanton, who was quite wealthy, visited
oot infrequentIy at the mansion Of Gov.
and Mrs. Hatfield in Charleston. They
we're accustomed TO spend Christmas al
the governors mansion and Miss Stan
ton was quite well known at the state
capitol.
There 10 quite an interesting story
which leads up to the suicide pact IL
which Miss stanton was one of the prin-
c pals. Miss stanton is the daughter oi
hr. aud Mrs j. l.. stanton, her father
being a railroad official. Mrs. Stanton
Was divorced from her husband and mar
rIed t. A. SLider, known a. the "ketch
up king Both Mr.. and Mrs Snider.
the latter of whom wsr Miss stanton
mother, were killed i'm an automobile ac
cident. Mrs. Snider died about ten min.
utes after her second husbands death
There was an action at law 70 determin.
Miss Stsnton's rights in her mother
property. THIS finally reached the high
est court in England, where Miss Stan.
ton won q victory receiving q large sum
4 money. Judge MsIsbury, Of Cincin-
hH&tf - - ~ - t7boiltfn tOuU-tlg HuO
m Miss stsnton's will Judge MsIsbury j.
also understood to be mentioned for q
legscy Of $1,000. This legacy is said T.
= in recognition Of JUICE Mssbury'
services A. an attorney IN hard fought
legsl case.
Miss Stanton for about year prior 4.
ner death, wss attending school in NJ a.
"a busett~ She became acquainted With
diss Peggy spsuIding. Of Newton, Ma.
md trey became fast friends. Relatives
4 Mi~ spsulding, according 10 reports
received here, sought 70 break up the
friendship Of Miss spsuIdiog and Mrs
stanton, and both girls became de-pond-
ent They went 10 q restaurant in Ports
mouth and after eating hearty meal
both committed suicide.
Along with the legacy n Miss Hatfield.
Mi-s Stsoton alec bequesthed sloeD 10
another girl friend, NJ 80 Margaret Gray
son, Who lives near Little Rock, Arb. 49,
Huntington Herald Dispstch.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
TENNESSEE MOB FOILED
BY SHERlFF'S DAUGHTER.
Slipped Through Crowd and Got
Jail Keys While Father Was
Debating With Them.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. March 80.
Ns- Lena Taylor. daughter of sh-rif
j. w. Davidson. oi ,,'is-on county. play
III an important part IN the foillng oi ,
mob at Trenton. Tenn. early tins morn
ing. according to dispatch. The mol
appeared at the Trenton Jail about md
'ight and demanded Charley May. .
Negro charged with eloping to Illinoi,
ne'ently with a iifts~n- year old Whit.
sirl. While sheriff Davidson debate,l
with the mob the dsugh,rr slipped thru
the crowd and got tine Jail keys TN lis
'overing that they had b--n ioilri th.
mob Dispersed.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
FIVE REPUBLICANS FAIL
TO VOTE FOR Mr.. MANN
Calling of Roll Replete With Out
bursts Of Applause, But Lions
Share Went to Miss Rankin,
the First Woman TO Be Elected
to the House in the History Of
the Country.

WASHINGTON, April democrats
with the aid Of four of the five indie
pendents organized the house when tn.
new congress assembled today, re-elect
ing Speaker Champ Clark, of Missouri
and sweeping into Office with him all thu
other Democratic caucus nominees.
Mr. CLARK received 2l7 votes, agains'
:rlj for representative Mann, the Re
publican choice for speaker, who not only
failed 20 receive an independent vote buI
lost the support OF five of his party col
leagues.
All the Democrats voted for Mr.. Clarl
and were joined 10y Representative
SchAll, Progressive, OF Minnesota; Mar
tin. of Louisiana; London, Socialist, oi
New York, and Randall, Prchibitionist,
OF California.
The live Republicans wlTo did not sup
port Mr.. Mann were Representative
Gardner, of NJ Massachusetts,, who voted
for Representative Lenroot, of Wiscon.
sin; Ray, New Jersey, and Dallinger,
Massachusetts,, who voted for Represent
alive Gillette. of Massachusetts, anc
Haskell, New York, and James, Of Mich
igan, who voted ''present." Represent
alive Fuller, independent, Massachusetts,,
voted for Representative Lenroot.
To the surprise OF the Republicans,
Representative Schsll placed Mr.. CLARK
in nomination lie aroused tremendous
cheering by announcing that, although
with his sight 80 eyes he could be OF nc
Use on the battletields. he could at least
support the president by casting vots
for Champ Clark.
Representative Green, of Msssaehu
setts, presented Mr.. Mann's name, anc
Representative Lenroot. OF Wisconsin
the Progressive Republican leader. sec
onded il.
Calling of the roll Was replete with ont
bursts Of applause, but the lions shsr'
went TO Miss Rankin, a Republican, An,
the first woman to he elected to the house
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
ALL FRANCHISE REFORMS
PROPOSED ARE ENDORSED
Feature of Debate Frank Accent
anee by Former Premier As
9th, Andrew Bonsr Law and
Premier Lloyd George Of We-
mans Right to Vote a. Result
Of War Sacrifice.

O\hN. March ~ Alter an inter
sting debate today the hons. oi com
mons. 10y majority oi -. expressed
approval "f all legislation on the line. oi
lac SPEAKERS conference rtcorntnen.a-
ti"n- Tor franchise reforms The small
minority against such a measure repre-
entesi not the actual opponents of re-
form but rather members Who were lie
'lrous Of p''-tponing legislation of such
ontentiou- character until after the WAT
The great feature of the d-l,st, wH.
lac frank acceptance by eN-Premier A.-
iuith and Andrew Bonar Law. chan
rllor of the ~xchel'uer. Of wornen's right
VOTE A. result of their war sacrifices.
and Primer Lloyd Georges acceptance
4 the conference recommendation, eI-
cept proportional repre.ensstipn-- lie
W. willing "a 20 even further and make
the qualifying period three instead Of siI
months.
A small party IN the commons during
he course oi the debate expre~sed their
continued firm opposition u woman SUI
frsge. hut their numterr were too small
" carry weight. The Nationalists an
nounccd that they would support As
'luith motion.
Premier Lloyd George said lac welcom-
"a the recommendation la favor of NO
nan suffrage which MAS made in the
program for electoral reform moved by
fprmer Premier A-quith.
The other reform measures also we're
approved 10y the premier. Who sand that
ln the opinion Of tlIe government it wouId
i- - national waste n the results of tbs
conference at which the reforms we're
outlined should be thrown away. lie
fayored a generous extension Of the cleo
torsl franchise by reducing To three
months the period for qualifying for vot-
lng aud by assuming the qualification OF
every soldier and sailor.
The premier. paying the w&rmsst trib-
ute u wOmans work during the war,
e-priAlly the devotion, courage and zeal
~ women fnunitIon makers, said that
when, alter the var. the nation came %
recs-t the whole industrial fabric, % give
SOnen no notice therein would be IN
outrage: u would be ine'Initsble, unjust
and ungrateiul. and he believed the
country would not sanction such Unjust
zee for a moment. lie sgreed " the lie
-irsbiIity oi avoiding all political contro-
versie- during the war PsrIiment elect
81 after T--ace was declared would have
~ solve quickly the problems which would
determine the course Of things in Great
I'rItsIn and the empire for generations.
and unless he wa- mistaken in the tenn
per ol the people. they did not intend u
trust this tremendous reconstruction o.
any party machine, they meant. he he
l'eve'i. " take Il into their own hands.
rheiore he declsrei that he Wa ri al that
men cf all political faiths had agreed
upon a basis for am electorate millions of
whom made sacrifices for their country.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
MORE WHITES THAN COlOneO
DETECTIVES At ATLANTA
Reports Of Medical Director Was q
Great Surprise to the Citizens.

ATLANTA. Ga.. March 2s.-Ths
board OF cducstIon received with great
surprise lat week at their meeting in
the Chsmter 81 Commerce a>sembly had
the information from the report of DIR.
". ". Atkins. former medical director
of srh0ols, that 7a.6 per cent Of the white
children in the public school. were phys
icslly detective. and that onIy 3s.6 Der
cent OF the colored children we're lacking
physically. DR.. Atkins report w~ from
september. 1916, through March. 1917.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

The following Ho.slutisns were adopted
'Wheress. .Ihe Hon John J. Corn
we'll, g,~ernpr of West Virginia. has is
sued psoclsp alton designating Monday.
ApriI2, 1917, - Patriotic Day, - citi-
zens OF Biuefield, stste OF West virginis
in . u,A.S meeting assembled and since
we during ~ the warn Of the nation
FROM. the war of independence To the
lateee unpleasantness with Mexico---hsve
freely offered our lives and whatever
other resources and talents the natior-
has given ns opportunities 70 develop, DO
hereby reaffirm our allegiance to our
country and flag, in the present crisis
and shorld occasion arise We stand ready
to offer the full measure OF service and
even life and ask only in return that our
fellow citizens whether in position OF pow
er or in the common walks of life will be
willing 70 Use their influence to see that
those who rule will show in dealing with
us the same honor and courage in the
hours and battles of peace as We have
shown in the hours of the nations trials
from Bunker Hill To Carrizal.
BE it further resolved that these reso-
lutions be given proper publicity.
''S. ID. Williams, r. p. Sims, ID. r
Dunlop, Rev. j. b Hill, II. l.. Dicks-
soD, secretary, A. :. Peal, chairman,
committee on resolutions.
IN. L. Edwards, president, A. r,
Goodwin, secretary treasurer, the Pstr'-
otic Organization"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
THE BLUES1ONE SUNDAY
SCHOOL UNION
HOLDS INTERESTING SESSION IN
BLUEfIELD---LARCE DELE
CATI0N--RICHLY EN-
TERTAlNED

The ronveniny of ,bs .,S,,, .,,,.t 49,
.on os ,hs Elus.,o,,. ,,.,.,.-, -.
-chool f-n;o,, =, a.. ...,...,,... '.','-
-, p.,.,,-, o.. -,
d.v s,d t,;d.v a i, -. -, :.
setts, la,v. n,,,,., ., ,..,...,.,'...
mon and xo,..,, -. ,,,.. -.
"A ~,,h eh,;-,i. ..,.;,,.,- =. -,
men Who -,ana r., ,.,;.i ,,.l;,, -, -.
% .a,,.,,...,,,..,., -. =, -.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
ROAD SUPERVISOR DOING
GOOD WORK

Col. W. !. McClaren. our expert ROAD
supervisor and a man vide awake to the
growing nee'i- Of this great and wealthy
county, las teen kept quit busy ance
the l'Ond election taking rOsd contractors
and material men al around over the
public high~sys thst they might -~ for
themselves f~fore bidding on the work
Tor permanent Improvement of roads.
Mr. McClsren nse'i- ~ he congratulated
on the great impression be made on the-e
prO-TectOrs.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

partner with that other most .uecs-~.ful
lawyer of Welch. Hon. A. O.. Fro~. has
Just returned from Hot Springs. Ark.
much improved in health and re-t,~i to
the minute lie looks the very picture
OF health and says the trip cannot AMI
must not tr measured nm dollars when
the real vsli he derived out
oi the vscstion. the baths aud the change
of mind from the rush of business to the
social cares of life of ease and pleasure
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
CONTRACTS To BE WARDED
TOMOKIOW OW--SATI-KDAN

The County Court met last Saturda,
at Welch. all members leIng Present
Hons. Howard y. Eaven-On, President
Cd. James Elwooi Jones and Dr. X. X
Brsgonier. Bids were OI'ened by tile va
nous persons seeking contract u help 10
tins great work Oi road improvement
anil they numbered something over ?.
bidders. The court adIOurnesi u NEE
April 7th, which ~ tomOrrow, saturday
At which Dme the commissioners vii
most likely award tie contract ~ tl,
man whom they find ~ he the loves
hi'icier all other things Ieing equal touch
INK the bsst interest oi the people viii
safeguards against anything that DO,
not merit or GUARANTEE the most and
i~-t service.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

The Negro Bvsiness League Of Blue
field is really and truly progressing. The
Rev. Jenkins, pastor A. NJ. r. Church,
was present. ct the last meeting ana made
very timely address. They have q
bone6de membership Of 35. Richard
w. wstkins 70 the president and Mr..
Creasey 10 secretary.