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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-12
BLUEFIELD
THE WEST VIRGINIA NEGRO AND
EDl CATION -lal6

EDt CATION -l"l6
According T. the state pir,~tory. Hon.
VI. 4. Sha~key. state Superintendent.
the Mountain STATE has lose public
school tesrh.rs
Color-si trsch~rs Male Isl. female
81. total ~. an lnrrra-~ al one I'm. her
over last year
No total enrollmrnt of color,~l chil-
drrn Is given. All ra~~ ENROLLED sla.-
>'o; average daily attendance .,.ss, >S'' a
large daily absence.
Not many states. # any. can boa-t at
a Negro state official ~ cur lion. l.. ~.
Wilson, STATE I-ihrsriar.
HIGH SCH ppi.> or WEST VA.
The high school -,iucatlon at a cit,zrn-
rtiP determines the skid AMI quality OF
li,e men ant ~oInrn vii" move a e
state
According - the CLASSIFIED list W.
have thrrc hFst class high -siio,ls. Char
l-ston, Huntington aud Parkrrsburg
car SECOND class Hugh ~,hools. CIsrks-
burg. kimbsll and Wheeling Third
"is--. Aigona, tairm"nt, Hinton =. Il
hOrganto~n
The t'tai Eumts-r of hlgh -chools lJi
atsl number 81 accredited coi"rrd high
rioOl- ~ ten Largest publr rsh |
system ~ Charle-toI. 80, pupils the.
next largest system - B,uefirld, A. :.
Peal, h. ID, Principal. with 5ls enroll. a
pupils. Huntington L. thIrd with sE;
COi.ORED Pt-PlI-> HURT.
Gracie Nsnnoy, Pandora Henderson.
Claudia Carey. Theodore And, ron.
Nancy rsgr add oth,r- were injured M
the COLLAPSE "i part "f the cplor.si
~s-hool buildIng last M"naay. Ihy-lcIans
can not state the real condition of sorlIr
a these children.
FIRST MEETING
III" first meeting oi the Mercer C.,un-
~ Trachers' krasiing Cirrie will ue held
rIday evening tile home of tlsr I'rinci-
pal. theme, 'liale's man without "A
country"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-12
FIRST MEETING

til" first meeting oi the Mercer C.,un-
~ Teachers kra'ilng cirrie Will be l.ld
Z riday evening tile home of tisr Primer
pal, theme, Hale man wul,out "A
country"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-12
SPECTOR DRUG COMPANY

~ee Mr. \. Lavrick, the tailor on
;ridg- street, near the > and 10 cent-
tore for god clothes, for safe dealing
md for money deals. He j. one 81 the
faire-t tsilor- in the county.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-12
SAMUEL. SOI-INS
Attorney-at-Law
WEIGH, West Virginia
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with lD'Ai. APPLICATIONS. as they
tannot reach the seat of the disease
tatarrh In q local disease greatly an
hu.ncrd by constitutional condition.
ana In order TO cure ~ you must
take an internal remedy ITalI. a,
tarrh cure II taken internally an
acts urn the blood ON the mucous SUI
faces OF the system Hairs t.at.rrf.
urr was prescribed by one Of the best
phNst' tans IN this country for years It
- composed OF some of the best tontc-
>nown. combined with some of the
best blood purifiers The perfect com
pination OF the ingredients IA Hairs
'atarrh Cure II what produces such
wonderful results In catarrhal rondt-
ions send for testimonials free
All Druggtsts 7Sc
H@irs Family Pills for constipation.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-12
MR.M,VH!As!Alk TRANSLATES
GREA' LAND DEAL m
Eh..SI0NE
Grants Site to CoiaaeA People For
Church.

Hon. r r. Cuunninghssn. Supef.n
t~s.i~nf and ,i~o~rsI Manager al PulHsk
ir.... q. 'npany at Eckmsn n usn vii,
b<-~r- tl.~ happy distinction cd icing one
al the strongest, shrew,isst ond most sue
os~sful business men IN the county of
MeDo~-ll today. wss attending Ia some
very important business matters IN the
city "Wednesday Of this week. Aside
from the completion of the great land
IDEAL nm winch transfer OF all the lower
end oi the corporate limits Of keyvtone
went ~ Attorney Ira J. Psrtio~ and his
ss-so.tats~. including tie base ball
grounds AMI about i6 acrrs of other
land. lac al-e granted . sit- e. the p&-t
AMI trustss~ ri Mt Csp~l Baptist church
on which they are a. bulld a<.ssn churcl,
Exesv ation. -tsrts~i At once and the con
tract MAS let Ia MIR. Wiggins.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-12

REPORT OF ELkRIOGE HIGH
AND GRAOtD SCHOOL
FOR DECEMBER
J. W. ROBINSON. Principal.
Enrolment High School, -
Grammar Department. -
intermediate Department. AZ
Primary Department. %
Total i7:i
Aver age attendance. lsu
Per cent of attendance, H
HONOR ROLL.
High school, J. w. r ,binson. Principal
S~rond Year. Gertrude White.
First Year, Griselds Baxter.
Grammar school, Mrs Ida whittico,
Teacher.
9th Grade. Virginia Heath, Odessa
Euders. Lilly Brstcher. Bessie Lash.
9Th Grade, Heel Taylor. Viola Dick
erson.
sth Grade. Virginia smith, Paul
Jones
Intermediate Department
Miss Esther r. Smith. Teacher.
Third Grade, Savannah Heath, Jessie
dae Wool. .Eliz tbeth Baxter. Ella
smith, Name Heath, Willie Gillian
Fourth Grade, Eshel Bsrdy, Cecil
Roy.
Fifth Grade. Randolph Gi'liam.
Primary Department.,
Second Grade, Neither absent or tariy,
Mildred Covington.
Excellence i'm studies. Lawrence Ross.
First Grade, Neither absent or tad
Alphonzo Jones, Estells Rice, >ed"nis
Vaughn.
Excellence in Studies. Alphonza Jones,
Walter Cobbs, Roy Hale.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
"Where ven Go Today"

EMPRESS: Max Blooms big mu-
steal tab show. The Sunny Side OF
broadway. Pearl White in The Fatal
Ring
BROADWAY: The Five Violin
Misses" headlining four other vaude-
Vile acts and a Blue Ribbon feature
picture, For France" with Edward
Earle and Betty Howe.
The Screen.
PALACE; Billie Burke in a stirring
war drama, Arms and the Girl" a
Paramount in six reels. Also Hearst
Pathe news reei
MAI ESTIC: Roy Stewart I'm n Tri-
angle western drama fun of thrills,
"One Sho, Pass" and "A keystone
comedy featuring Gloria Swanson,
Bobby Vernon and Joseph Callahan.
STRAND: Mae Murray in her first
Bluebrd picture, Princess Virtue"
LYRIC: An O. Henry story, Ham
and Bud comedy, Sparkle comedy
and Universal Animated Weekly.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Flashes From Filnlland

About the most stupid thing rye
heard was a woman's remark the
other day that the picture shows are
just getting so poor they are hardly
worth going to-" Now whatcha think
o. that Wouldn't II dislocats your
equilibrium? II did mine. This very
year has seen more big money turne 4
loose by producers for big features
than any other in the screens history.
Rex Eelcn, first of living American
rCvelists and a long train of eminent
authors and playrights that would
stretch a block or two have brought
all their popular works to the screen
and many of them have been exhibited
this year for the first time. So alert
are the producers that they have paid
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
HELEH H0LnEC ~
ME Lori ~
YRZC r,o~oAc

as high as $4,000 for the film rights
to a single story. The Goldwyn COM
pany's debut this season is sufficient
answer to the criticism. 1t not only
brought a wonderful galaxy Of high
priced stars from the speaking stage
hut it brought along such noted auth
ors as Rex Beach, Marguerite Mayo,
Irwin Cobb. Roi S. Magrue and a num-
her Of others whose brains and talents
will be devoted to providing Goldwyn
stars with suitable and pleasing
stories. And there's Artcraft-Para-
mount. A month or so ago II an
bounced long list of works of popu-
lar authors its noted stars will appear
i'm during the next year. Not week
passes, hardly a day, in fact, that the
Tulsa screen does not show dramati-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Chicago Man Engaged to d.
rect Fourth Street Opera
House by Edwards.
RIALTO READY IN JANUARY
Tulsa Soon Will Have Best
Showhouses in Entire
Southwest.

Ernest Eslick. long connected win
theatricals in Chicago. New orleans
and other cities will be the manager
Of the handsome new Fourth strec'
theater now In course of construction
and which will give Tulsa the largest
playhouse In the southwest.
O. W. Edwards, the builder ana
owner. announced his contract WIN
MIR. Eslick yesterday. stating that the
latter will have fun control and he
in active charge of every depa rtineh'
Mr.. Eslick IL an experienced theat'
rical man and was for several years
prominent IN the motion picture IN
dustry. He was promoter OF the 'reS-
cent Amusement company OF New Or
leans and for several years previous
was connected with the United BOOK
ing agencies.
The manager has arrived IN the
city and Is temporarily making mead.
quarters with Mr. Edwards in his reaI
estate offices on Second street lie
stated yesterday that he had already
signed contracts with some OF the
largest Broadway stage producers foi
their big road attractions.
Work on the new theatCr which, a
announced some time ago 10y Inc
World. will bc twelve stories in height
is going forward at a satisfactory rate
Excavation work Is nearing comple.
tion and the foundation will be started
within n few days II will be several
months, however. before the building
can be completed and II will not be
ready to open until next fall.
The New Rialto.
Proprietor Bill Smith of the EN-
press thinks he will be able to open
his new vaudeville house, which wiz
he named The Rialto," about the
middle OF January. The main struc-
turo is about complete and work viii
be begun on the lobby this week.
The Rialto will be one Of the fines
vaudeville houses in this section oi
the country and will have seating
capacity OF l.5OO. II viii be devote,
exclusively TO vaudeville. and the En-
press will be converted into "a feature
picture house. showing the william
Fox and Select Pictures productions
Mr. Smith has had contracts will
the Fox company for several week
stuck away In his coat pocket and tn
other day signed up with the Selec
people. This gives the Empress som
Of the biggest movie stars IN filmlanh
including all the Fox vampires.
headed by Theda Bara and Glady
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
BIG WEEK COMING
UP AT THEATERS
Max Bloom Feature Offering
at Empress in Sunny Side
of Broadway"
SPLENDID FILM ATTRACTIONS
Billie Burke at Palace Today;
Mae Marsh at Majestic in
"Arms and the Girl"

This promises to he a good week al
Tulsa theaters. All begin today with
changes of program and there is
variety of good things to select from.
Max Bloom, II big favorite with
Tulsa amusement lovers, opens AT the
Empress this afternoon with his new
show, "The sunny side of Broadway.
Max claims he's got the best enter
tainment this year he has ever had.
everything being new except himself
and his horse and Alice Sher.
"Thy Sunny Side Of Broadway jim
giles With catchy new airs and new
plot. with tons of laughs interspersed.
The Broadway also opens with
new vaudeville bill that Manager
Pmmmer claims is the best he has
offered this season. The Five Violin
Misses headline it and the new Blue
Ribbon feature picture Fer France.
written by Cyrus Townsend Brady, will
be shown.
Two of fimdom's most popular
stars are on the boards at the movie
houses in feature productions. Billie
Burke is back at the Palace today in
one of her newest pictures Arms and
the Girl" and Mae Marsh, with her
old teammate, Bobby HarrOn, comes
to the Majestic Tuesday for two
I Gays stay IN 'SunSHlHe Ailty, HeI
latest Goldwyn. Both pictures have
been highly praised by critics.
Arms and the Girl was one or
Miss Burke's stage successes. II is 4
war story. with the scene laid il BEL
cium. but the dark side of the produc-
ton is relieved by a thread of comedy
which accompanies a pretty romance.
and which gives the popular Billie
ample opportunity to show that she
/ is as charming and full of sunshine
as ever 1t abounds in love, laughs,
adventure and intrigue.
Sunshine Alley" is said to be one
of the most wholesome and delightful
film plays the quaint Miss Marsh has
ever done. The plot is built rr' ~
little bird and animal store conducted
by her and her grandfather, and .,
pretty love story runs thru it. giving II
an appeal for all ages.
Those who remember this little
actress great work in Polly Of the
Circus" will eagerly welcome her back
on the Majestic screen.
Today's bill at the Majestic brings
Roy Stewart Triangle's new western
stone-Triangle comedy featuring Clio
ria Swanson.
At the Strand Mae MURRAY makc'
her initial bow with Bluebird in
princess Virtue"
The Lyric will show its usual com
edy program, the Universal Animated
Weekly. and a film drama based on
one of O. Henry's stories.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Ernest Eslick Chosen Manager
Handsome New 100000 Theater

Brockwell. and numbering among
them the famous Farnum brothers
Wilma and Dustin-and many Other
Well-knowu fayorites Of moNiedom.
In the Select attractions he wln
have Norma Talmadge Clara kImbali
Young and others OF almost equal note
and popularity.
In addition. Bin" says he will play
some OF the big state rights features.
like Herbert Brenon's Fall of the
Romanoffs." which has been ranke :
by some critics as one Of the -four
greatest films Of all time.
The New Majestic.
over ON South Main the new Ma
jostic. which will he the finest picture
house in Oklahoma when complctoc
Is steadily climbing up. The delay
incident 10 the recent disastrous fire
In that block which damaged the
walls of the new building about $l,0OO.
has been surmounted and the brick
layers are rushing along.
The new Majestic will cost $4,000
aud will have capacity OF ] 800 seats.
II will be modern in every detail, the
first balcony being fringed with loges
This gives handsome home, indeed,
TO the famous Goldwyn stars who are
seen exclusively AT the Majestic, along
with Triangle's big features.
II will be spring. however before
the new building rs ready for opening.
IL is rumored that the old Majestic
Is to give way to "A skyscraper 10 be
erected on that corner which VIII
make Fourth and Main the most i'm
portant intersection in the city with
skyscraper on every corner.
"Southward the star OF Tulsa :
downtown district wends It's way
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
.5ILLLE BIRKE ~~o Z27OC.ZK2GHAH ."
.ARfLc ~~s THE GZ79Z
PALACE yU.oAH

~~~~~~~~-~~~~>>>>~~>~ ~~>>~>>>>>~~-~~~>->~~~>
dine Farrar, Mary Garden, Madge
Elsie Ferguson. Nazimova, Ethel Bar
rymore--oh well. It would take too
n, uch space to name the list OF noted
stars who have stepped from the
speaking stage to the camera spot-
light. But there's several old stars
old in service only, who are having
the biggest year they have ever enjoy
ed IN the movies-Aiice lowe. M1e
Marsh Mary Pickforl and Marguer-
ed little Alice thru the midnight
squalls of babyhood, has come back
with a vengeance and has starred in
more big stuff for Nitagraph this yea:
than ever Strange none of our movie
houses are giving IFS any OF the
Greater Nitagraph features. We ought
to have them. There's within the
Law" wonderfully produced the first
of the year by Vitagraph and making
n big noise everywhere it has been
shown. Yet Tulsa has not seen II.
Alice Joyce and Harry Morey were In
the hig parts and Doth did fire work,
as they always do.
Bobby Connolly, the boy star. Is
back at his school books. but his ad
mirers will still see him in films this
winter. for he goes from the school
room to the Vitagraph studios.
William Duncan and Carol Hollo-
way. stars of "The Fighting Trail"
serial now running. made JOINT per-
sC nal Appearances at Los Angeles
theater the other night before an en-
thuslastic audience.
Holy smoke, ring the fire alarm!
Boccacio's "Decameron" Is going to
be dramatized and will be produced
in London for the first time on any
stage. Six Of the famous stories have
been woven into play by Robert
Mclaughlin. author OF THE Eternal
Maxdaiene." which has Just been
filmed by Goldwyn with Maxine FL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
The Adopted Cap'n.

Cal he's just little feller,
Bout as big as-wall, les see
Bout as big as any young'un
Eight years old would likely be.
Still, he's mighty big in feelin's
Jedged by language he employs
Since he's gone an fined tn army
With his brave Ang'oly boys.
Yep, the kid he's from Angoly.
Pa an ma both dead an gone
Gran'ma's all he's got, | reckon.
An she'll soon be passin' on.
Just kind o round town young'u un
Cal wuz. till he heard 1t said
War had called Angoly's soldiers
Then a new thot struck his head!
War wuz Just tn thing he wanted,
So tn doggone little scamp
Fell in line behind tn soldiers.
Marched hisself right out to camp.
Soldiers tried to drive him home
ward,
Not that young un-nO. Stree!
Bout tn time they thought they'd
lost him
He'd turn up at revel-lee,
Well. tn boys just had to '3opt him.
Like kind Of battle son:
Sit around off hours an teach him
AS his mother would have done.
Cap'n Cal tn boys all call him,
An you'll have to say It's cute
When his little face, uplifted.
Adds smile to each salute.
William Herschell.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

We didn't refer in the above to the
immense sums being spent in the pro-
duction end of the movie business
sums ranging all the way from s25. =
900 to 100000 to produce sin
ale picture: Of the high-priced stars
the producers haYe brought to the
screen In such numbers that the resu-
lar stage was threatened for time
with depopulation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
His Way OF Telling.

The young man stepped timidly into
a diapers shop.
Have you anything suitable for n
present for young LADY," he asked
the shopwalker.
Certainly. Perhaps you would like
to look at some of these silk sports
coats?"
The young man assented. but when
the shopman asked about the size he
appeared baffled.
After gazing about him helplessly
for a moment. he walked up to a
dummy figure and circled II with his
arm.
Yes, about this size, l think" he
said.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

Somebody asked what has become
Ct Blanche Sweet. Well Blarche has
disappeared from the screen and from
stories we have heard. her f'lm sun
has set. Too bad. Other former fav
orites have been crowded into the
background during the past two years
BY the tremendous influx Of big stage
Stars into screenlana. Somebody had
to give way 10 Maxine Elliott, Geral-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11


lott in the main part. We have a
great curiosity to know the identity
of the six stories and if the ''Nightin-
gale will be included.
Better stay off that flesh-reducing
patent medicine, fannettes. There was
a funeral in New York the other day.
Marjorie Lane. a chorus girl, thot she
was becoming too plump and took
some of the flesh-reducing pills il
turned her blood to water and while
Marjorie is now much thinner, alas,
she doesn't know 1t.
Geraldine Farrar's Woman That
God Forgot" broke all records In New
Orleans. This big feature comes TO
the Palace next Sunday. There has
not been such universally OF praise
of q fffm in quite a bit.
Evening star., 1917-12-09

Howard. chae1 OF the bureau 5of ento4
nzoloEy; Prof keAftlton whitney. chief OF
the bursau of soils; 4r.s A C. Trues d.
rector OF the states relations service.
and A. F. Potter. acting forester.
Appreciation; OF his colleagues OF his
long and loyal service to the department
was expressed In a resolution adopted
It reads in part: "rhey feel tl1at In his
Of distinguished service They recognise
that the administration If the bureau Of
animal industry during the period that
he was at it's head--a period Of more thar
hrmness and efficiency It is the universal
testimony Of his associates and aoquaint.
ances that he was an official of sterling
discharge. Of hfsa Responsibilities he gave
his, entire strength in unsefdsh service fol
Evening star., 1917-12-09
MAY RIVAL GERMAN PLAN,
Use Of Substitutes for Wheat and
Meat in D. C. Proposed.

Germany's substitution of food imi-
tations for commodities scarce in the
Teutonic empire may be rivaied in
the meat and wheat substitutes offered
by the District food administration, II
plans Of officials are realized. The
first meeting Of the advisory committee
of wholesale dealers. retailers and con-
sumers named two weeks ago by Clar-
ence r. Wilson. federal food admins.
traitor for the District. held In his
Office yesterday. decided to encour-
age meat and wheat substitutes an6
to try to develop more food products
which can take the place Of scarce
foodstufs. in the American dinner ta-
BILE.
Ten members of the committee were
present at the .frst meeting. The Ques-
tfon ofsprfce fixing for certain commod.
tiles, such as bread. sugar and cereal
foods, was deferred until the next meet
Ing of the committee. which viii he
held Wednesday.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
AMBASSADORS.


q Relatively New Institution.
From the Christian scisscs Nenitee.
! II 10 probably true that ambassa-
doris, ut the present time. have less to
do along the lines Of their accustomed
callings than ever before in the his
tory Of the great system TO which they
belong. Among those nations. In Eu-
rope. at any rate, that are stu in
diplomatic relation with one another,
intercourse is carried on much more
directly than before the war. Ambas-
sadors. nevertheless. are probably bus
Ter than ever In other directions, and
as to that constant change, SO char
acteristic Of the diplomatic service. 1t
goes on as heretofore. Only quite re-
Gently. for instance. the Russian min
lister at Bucharest was recalled. and
the next move In the worlds diplomacy
win probably be the appointment Of his
successor; and SO It continues today
as always.
The court at Bucharest Is among
the youngest Of Europe: but even at
the oldest. the permanent ambassador
from a foreign power Is by no means
an ancient institution. The practice Of
sending and receiving ambassadors is,
Of course. as old as history; but. until
we'll on in tho middle ages. It was
never thought desirable that ENJOYS
should remain long away from their
country. Thus. in Venice in the thir-
teenth century. two or three months
even were considered too long q pe-
riod for an amba ssador to remain at
tached to a foreign court It was not
until the close of the fifteenth century
that the permanent embassy became
at all common. and not until the end
Of the sixteenth that 1t became Q gen.
orally recognised institution.
Spain led the way in the matter. In
1897 DR.. Roderigo Gondesalvi de Pu-
ebla was appointed permanent Spanish
ambassador to England. and, as he was
still in London in 1900. the Spanish
regarded as the Oldest among the
permanent embassies of the world.
Spain was followed by Venice. In 1896
the Venetian republic. owing to the
fact that "the way to the British Isles
is very long and very dangerous" ap-
pointed two merchants resident in Lon
don as subambasciatores for the re-
public: but in the summer Of the same
year Andrea Trevisano arrived in Lon
don as permanent ambassador at the
court Of Henry VII