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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

went With such an office; Joe
Cam tell. who received honor and
money as . Republican; J. Moss
Meadows, . discredited politi-
clan with neither the respect or
confidence of his people; Rev. ]
w. Herndon, a preacher without
a charge. a failure. will make to
their people TO
Justify Governor Cornwell re.
fl>lDg to appoint a colored man
to the position OF State Libra
an. abollshing the position OF
neid agent for the Orphans
Home, the Democratic party in
he House of Delegates going Cd
record against Supervisor of
extension work among colored
people.' assistant clerk Of the
supreme Court Of Appeals, as
sistant librarian and every other
position held by a II EN- ner Of the
race. How will these would-be
leaders square themselves with
he people among whom they
must live how can they look the
little boys OF the race in the face
when in those same cheerful.
Slstful, hopeful faces they are
h lping TO close the door of hope
and opportunity" When they
think OF their own children how
can they recommend incompe-
tents, i'm moral men. abject fail
Ires, 10 a position which NAV
some day direct the course OF
hose young lives. when they
shink of the struggles. sacrifices
and hardships of their people to
achieve and accomplish and how
the Democratic party has ever
TODD in the way OF their advance
'nent and progress, how can they
fail To do what Judas Iscariot
Ind?
This little group is more to
blame than Cornwell %
;ause they sold their people for
mess OF potrage and merely got
L mess.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

Next, DR.. ID .. Baldwin with a
Few well conceived remarks in
troduced the speaker IF tho
hour. Rev. X. u. Watts. A NJ
OF greensboro. y. c., who preach
ed a most excellent sermon 10 a
packed house After which pev
Geo. =. Watkins led in PRAYER
and then Mrs. Elizabeth Fl~,d
and Mrs. Mamie Dand ridge took
up a collection Of Sl-. as. ~ which
a part was given 10 the old and
poor IN our midst as charity
money.
The Lodge and Courts ~ "a.
lanthes then marched ~ tho -pa.
c'ous hal where Ar extrao-di-
nary tine fraterral dinner that
bad been arranged pnder tho II
pervision Of Sir J. Tbus. Hovle
awaited their arrisa! ard iheir
invited guests. whore All ate
with a coming appetite rn'iIue
inner man was at SIZED
l. +. FLOOD. Suo'.
Cote:-The taper above 70
ferred to aud read Nv Mrs. Eva
Sanders will BE- published in our
next weeks issue -FD)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

Hon. Mctiinnis Hatfield, Chairman Il
the Republican Executive COMMITTEES for
old NcDOreIl county. was q ples..p,
VISITOR in our city for a short while. Re
. very active these days. looking after
matters o. general interest 10 those Who
need his aid ios past political service b
the party In fact, ne 10 doing what
most VIE men do, and what all honest
men do and that 10, preparing for war
IN TINE OF peace and making hay while
the sun shine"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
FRIDAY MARCH sl. 1917
WE TOLD YOU So"

The appointment OF a viii t.
man to the position of State Ii
brarian by Governor Corbweil
takes away from the cOlored
people of West Virginia the only
patronage of a political nature
that thew have ever held. For
10 years, or under four Repub
lican governors a member OF the
colo-ed race has held that POI
sition. All Of those who held il
did so with honor and distinction:
no charges of irregularity, mis-
conduct or inc fficiency have been
lodged against any cclored mar
who occupied the position. Yel
Governor John j Cornwell ap-
points a white man to an Office
which tradition and public senti-
ment have for many years class
ed as a Negro jDb."
We are not in the least sur
Drised, The Mcdowell Times
predicted that if a Democratic
governor was elected that very
thing would happen-the colored
people would lose their repre-
sentatlon in governmentalaffairs
We do not place the blarne Who'll
ly upon Governor Cornwell but
the Negro "one day Democrats
must bear their share Of the i'll
will OF the race, because they at
empted to make a trade where
oy white man would get the
librarians place ard a colored
man that Of chief ianItor of the
State House. They claimed they
wanted that place because it was
Negroes job and carried
with it eight other janitors which
were Negroes JOBS, but Gov.
Cornwell felt that it was white
mans job, so he appointed a
white mar To the place and we
are reliably informed that only
two or three colored men we're
placed upon the jsnitor's force
while heretofore more than one
half OF the force we're colo-ed.
The leading white Democrats
feel that their black allies were
paid in advance for whatever
service or alleged service they
rendered the Democratic candi
date for governor and we think
their conclusion is correct. With
Governor COrnwell we do not
feel that the Negro ''one day
Democrats" are entitled " airy
consideration. they we're paid
for their treschery 10 their par
~ in dollars and cents and tn
colored people are paying them
with loathing and scorn for thei,
treschery TO their race.
We wonder what explanation
John Noel. . former member Of
tbs Republican state committee;
J. 4 Parson. deputy sheriff at a
salary Of from $50 TO 500 for -
years. president of the Colored
DoDuo1mn Organization with all
- hnDw - aoolunents which
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
LIVE NEWS
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
RESIGNS

1t Is reported that Pres ident
Newman of Howard University,
Washington. ID. c., has resigned.
Or. Newman succeeded the Rt.
Kew. w. p. Thirkield when that
distinguished churchman and
educator became Bishop OF the
VI. f. Church about i've years
ago. Agitation for the election
OF a colored man to the presi-
dency OF that great institution is
under way.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

Attorney Cecil II. Kiley. Of Northiors
Who successfully practices in all the
courts OF the STATE 49, io-ykinv at,
some lezal matters IN the city this ueek
tie recently made himself conspicrou- i'm
securing . pardon for a poor colorc,I NO.
man OF tins city, who vss in WEIGH isi,
on asvery mcoted liquor c@>e-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
COLORED STUDENT ON
DEBATING TEAM

George r Dorsey. q colored
student OF the Ohio State Uni
versity was one OF the repre-
sentatives Of that school in its
debate with Cornell College a,
Colu bus, o. on the 18th inst.
1t is said that this is the first
time q colored student has ever
made the debating team at the
Ohio State University.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

Hon. Thomas Curry, of Elk
horn. member OF the Board OF
Education, E'khorn district and
district deputy OF the Grand
United Order OF Odd Fellows has
been on trip of inspection in
Mcdowell and Raleigh counties.
he states that he found the
lodges in splendid condition.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

I Entered A. Second Glass Matter March
~, 1904, at the Post Ofhoe Al Keystone,
w. Va, under act OF Congress, March 3,
1879.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

Subscribers Changing their Post Otfice
address must notify the publishers or else
bis subscription will he collected lust the
same a. If he had not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

REQUIRED To
BUILD ROADS
TULSA COUNTY WITT ssgoC 600
eCsC TsSuE IS SHORT on ROAD
BUILDING MATERIAL AND T-E
HC7< IS -ELo Up.

Ar article IL yesterday OEa15-a-
under Tulsa date ..-- ..z.ss -za, .-e
construction o. 1a-5-s--.zc- roads in
Tl.a .5--.s va. e. q ..sa1.,l- on
ar,c--. 1. Tie inability OF ne Bard
~ County Comm stc---- 70 obtain
road -g --.--.-. ma The same
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12
REELECTED TODAY
President Wilson Today Officially De.
elsred President.

Washington. Feb. l2-President
Wilson was today officially declared
the next president OF the United
States Before both houses o., con.
gre-- assembled in the house OF rep.
rrsen,a,!yes chamber - according TO
constitutional provision - Vice.Presi.
dent Marshall formally opened and
counted the ballot. OF the 531 presi.
Dental electors. vaich-as known 10
tar aor.i Tor three months placed
President Wilson ana himself a, the
helm %, government for another four
years The ballots. sealed and ce-ti.
fed dy t.e secretaries o. state of the
various states, We're opened by clerks
in the presence OF the assembled mem.
hers and senator's aad checked up by
te.ers The result va, then auuounc.
et and the senate returned TO lis
chamber the ceremony concluded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12
Man Has Ear Torn From He,d

DR. F. NJ Mangus O. Writ. Okla.
homa had his left ear torn completely
Off yesterday afternoon when car in
which he was riding turned turtle and
ran off a bridge near Lone Grove
4 man by the name OF Williams and
the driver We're also badly cut and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12
BRYAN PHYSICIAN SHOT

Dr.. Emory Wounded in San ANTONIO
One Arrest Made.
san Antonio Tex. Feb. l. DR.
Emory Ot Bryan. Texas aas shot and
probably fatally wounded today in the
International d Great Northern train
shed here L. D Webster. who was
arrested says He betrayed my con.
fdence"
Webster j. also from Bryan Dr.
Emory i- said 70 have been the Web.
-'e- family physician
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

Officers Dan Blackburn and Fred
Emerson Of the police department left
to-day for Saltwater where they have
been summonsed 10 testify In case
involving the n K d = railway.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

r l. Wright sho his been confined
% the Hardy -anitarium FOR some
time with severe attack Of pneu.
monia, is reported 10 De- getting bet.
ter and the physician look for his
speedy recovery
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

Manager Clements oi the Sew State
Hardware company is ia Tulsa where
he was summonsed 10 serve a. jury
man 10 Federal court
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

Ih' rs.s0D many poopr think "a
newspaper sometimes lies IS because
they know that they would under the
circumstance Toledo Blade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

Mr. and Mrs VI Higgins Of schuy
Ter Neb, have arrived here and are
guests at the home or their brother.
" =. Higgins and aife at Tenth and
Hargroye The three Higgins broth.
cr W T.. b. and " J.. are TO.
grther roe and have gone 10 the oil
Fields today on "a sightseeing trip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

Jne of the best known champions
'. The frecdomofhas,a. idea Vas
CAN'T William Kidd Chicago rub.
..l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

"ANTED-A good, homes man as a
partner il moneymakins PROPOSE
tion. Must have car or a rig. Ad.
dress M" care Ardm0reite l2.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12
100 LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-550 bales Sudan hay. ueT
crop. i5 cents per bale Mort Wood,
Phone 53s l2.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12

TWO GOOD ONES 40 acres %. In.
3w. near Kilgore Santa Fe we'll.
cheap, $40; so acres 1929. CARRIER
at 500 acre Address 7. care Ard.
noreite. 1913
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
Notify Board Of
Change Of Address
RECISTRANTS MUST KEEP INFORMED
Bulletin From Provost Marshal General Explains
Division Into Classes

can serve industry or agriculture
better than unskilled men.
Should the pinch Of military
necessity increase beyond Glass
II, it would mean that the Nation
would have to begin to commit
itself TO hardship and to an ad-
justment in agriculture and in
dustry to meet the paramount
necessity. We take in Glass III
a very small class of persons up
on whom others are dependent
for support, but we do not break
up the closest and most sacred
Of the family relationships. We
also invade the field Of agricul-
ture and industry to the extent
Of taking, in the small percentage
affected, men who have special
lied themselves or who occupy
rather pivotal positions.
In Glass ~ we find the men
whom we shall take as last
resort. Before that class is
reached it is perfectly safe to say
that by the addition of Other
classes as to age, say those whC
have attained 2t since registra
tion day and perhaps adding
classes of t9 and 10 and 20 years
old, men, we shall have include,
two or three million men in on
available list, and thus savel
Glass ~.
Glass V comprises the field o
absolute exempts.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
Increase In Number
OF Sheep Grdzed
SUPERVISOR FILES GRAZING PLANS
Several Inquiries Already Received For Range
Privileges Next Year

few from predatory animals.
The range is also we'll watered
and it is not necessary for the
stock to go long distances to
reach water.
Inquiries regarding grazing
privileges for next year have
been received by the local for
estry Office from stockmen at
North Yakima, Walla Walla,
Southern Idaho, Eastern Oregon
and Eastern Montana and it is
expected that a much larger
number of sheep will be grazed
in this section next year than
heretofore.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04

All registrants who have
changed their places Of abode
and postofIice addresses should
communicate immediately with
the local board where they are
registered and furnish their
present addresses so that the
Ouestionnaires, which will begin
to be mailed on December 8 will
reach them without delay. This
/ is the substance of a telegram
received yesterday morning by
the local board for this county
from Provost Marshal General
Crowder, who requests that the
widest publicity be given to the
notice. Registrants are bound by
law to keep themselves advised
of all proceedings in respect of
them and failure to do so may
result in their losing right to
claim exemption or discharge.
The qestionnaire will deter
mine the position of all reg
istered men not now in service,
each man being placed in one Of
five classes. The order of liabil-
ity within each class is deter
mined by the drawing, which has
Ialready assigned each man an
order Of availability for military
lservice. The unit for classifica-
ltion is the jurisdiction Of a local
hoard. The first class in any
jurisdiction will meet all called
until it is exhausted, whereupon
the second class becomes avail
able.
A bulletin called THE Selective
Service System, It's Aims and
Accomplishments; It's Future, u
has been issued by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder explaining
the availability Of the men in the
various classes. He says:
In Glass l we shall then have
in every community, immediatel!
available for military service
single men and a few married
men whose removal will no
disturb the reasonably adequat
5 support of their dependents. Il
e the industrial and agriculture
! aspect, we shall have segregate
n into this class, men who have no
d Especially fitted themselves 70
industrial or agricultural pursui
so that our only incursion int
the labor supply will affect but
i small percentage Of unskille
r labor.
- In Glass II we find men VIII
s can be taken without disturbin
Y the support OF any dependeI
\. and, if the necessity Of drawin
j. on Glass II arrives, we must dc
e mand even from agriculture ar
y, industry an adjustment to II
i place small percentage
N skilled labor affected by the dra
. men who, while occupying I
pivotal or important pOsitie
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
WILL COLLECT TOBACCO
FOR THE SOLDIERS

j.. II. Neil and II. G. Garland
who have been appointed by the
Red Cross as a committee TO look
after the collection Of tobacco
for the soldiers, have installed
number of boxes in different
business establishments of the
city for this purpose. Boxes
have been placed in the Alcorn
Drug store, Neirs Store, the Red
Cross Drug store, Smiths Dope,
Spiesman & Krengel and the
brunswick Pool Room and more
boxes will be placed in other
business places as soon as they
are available. At the present
time the money received in these
boxes will be devoted to the pur-
chase Of tobacco and other ar
ticles for the Christmas packages
for the soldiers.
Mr.. Garland states that any
cigars received as Christmas
presents which are non-smokable
should be turned over to the
committee and they will be ex-
changed for tobacco to be sent
to the soldiers. A goodly sum
has already been collected for
this purpose.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
Noble Resigns
From Council
CITY TO ACCEPT MULLAN MONUMENT
~fiOIscIdw Asks Help From City In Cleaning Up
Pool Rooms

was accepted at the council meet
ing last night. Seven of these
monuments are to be erected in
this state, the uCners being at
Mullan, Wallace, Kellogg, Post
Falls, Occur dAlene, and at a
site to be selected by the Idaho
State Commission.
After considerable discussion
the bonds offered as security by
the local banks for city deposits
we're approved and the council
adjourned subject to the call of
the mayor.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
ST. MARIES SOLDIER
DIES IN FRANCE

A dispatch from Washington,
d. c., dated December 3, States
that General Pershng has re-
ported to the war department six
deaths from natural causes
among members of the American
erpeditionary forces. Included
in the list was Private Edward N.
Wright of this city, who died
November p from lobar pneu-
.mOnia
Mr. Wright is the first soldier
from Benewah county to lose his
life in France in the service of
his country. He enlisted in the
first lumberjack regiment, the
Tenth Engineers, at Fort George
Wright, Wash, on July 2i, being
one Of the first of the local men
to enlist in that regiment In
civilian life he was a carriage
setter and up TO a short time be-
fore his enlistment he had been
employed by the Panhandle Lbr.
Co. at Spirit Lake.
He was born in Clear Lake,
Wis, January 26, 1892, being at
the time Of his death 25 years
old. He leaves his parents, Mr..
land Mrs. C. E. Wright, who re-
side in this city, and three sisters
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
DISMISS CASES AGAINST
MEMBERS OF /. w. w.

The members of the I. w. w.
who have been held in the stock
ade across the river from this
city since the latter part Of July
were released Friday afternoon,
the cases against them being dis
missed by the authorities. The
second case against Neil Quincy,
former secretary Of the Organi-
zation in this city, has also been
dismissed and he has been re-
leased from custody.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
LEG BROKEN WHEN
TRUCK oVERTURNS

Monday morning, about 1000
o'clock, M. f. Falls, who drives
the delivery truck for Cartons
Store, met with a serious acci-
dent, the truck Overturning on
the road along the dixie and
breaking Falls right leg in two
places. The accident occurred
near the Lewiston Box Factiry
and is said to have been caused
by the slippery condition OF the
road due to the recent snow and
rain.
When the truck was overturned
Falls was pinned beneath it, his
right leg being broken in two
places below the knee and the
bones prOtruding through the
flesh. His calls for help were
heard by men employed at the
lbox factory who extricated hin
and an ambulance was called Ia
take him to his home on ThirC
street, where his Injuries werl
dressed by DR.. o. d. Platt. Tn
lbreak was an exceedingly bad on
and he will be confined to his be-
for some time.
The car was wrecked and
was not until late hour las
night that is could be extricate
land taken to a garage.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
REV. HIATT ATTENDS
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Rev. Jacob A. Hiatt, rector of
the Episcopal church, left today
for Spokane to attend a celebra-
tion Of the 25th anniversary of
the organization of the Episcopal
church in the Spokane district.
All of the Episcopal ministers Of
the Inland Empire, including
four western bishops, will be in
attendance at the meeting, which
will close with a banquet at the
Davenport. Mr. Hiatt will return
tomorrow.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
ROAD CONDEMNATION
CASES ON TRIAL

The trial of the cases of Bene-
wah county against James Paul
lus and Benewah county against
Joseph e. Zehner for the con-
.demnation of a right of way for
la road is occupying the time Of
the district court today The
county is represented in the pro-
Iceedings by Prosecuting Attorney
A. A. Holsclaw and Attorney Will
liam ID. Keeton is appearing for
the defendants. A special Venire
of twelve jurors was issued for
the cases and as Sheriff holland
was disqualified by reason of be-
ling a witness the venire was
Iplaced in the hands of Coroner
O. ID. Platt for service.
The following are the jurors
who were summoned on the spe-
clal Venire: George ThOstensOn,
Jerry McCarter, O. M. Mosley, F.
ID. Crandall, f. NJ. Davis, E. H.
Kidder, John Larson, Bruce De-
land. Charles Kelso, S. NJ. Bah
bitt, NJ. S. Urquhart and Frank
lTrummell.
Condemnation proceedings
were instituted by the county
some time ago i'm these cases and
appraisers were appointed to as
certain the value of the land in
lquestion. These appraisers
awarded Zehner damages to the
lamOunt of $500 and Paullus dam
ages amounting to $40 for the
land which is desired for the
road. The cases are now before
the district court on appeal from
the decision of the appraisers
Paullus refusing to accept th'
amount of damages, which was
deposited by the county in tn,
court and appealing the case.
The Zehner case was appealed
by the county, as the Officials
considered the award made b!
the appraisers to be excessive
The Paullus case was the frs
one put on trial today.
The land in question is II
Benewah on the st. Maries-Tek
road. Inc settlers IN that sec
tiOn have had cOnsiderabl
trouble among themselves owe
=, road matters and at the presen
time there is pending in Ae dis
= trict court criminal actio
- growing out of trouble over tn
road In this action Zehner j
charged with assault with
deadly weapon on. =. s. Carl an
= the members of a road crew VIII
- were making repairs to a. bridg
= ON the road. which is on Zehner
property. The outcome Of tn
. present cases will be watche
= with interest and will have a
- important bearing on future roa
- work i'm this county.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-26
CHINA WANTS TO
 REBUILD TAkU FORTS

TIEN-TsIN, China, March 26.-The subject of rebuilding the old Taku forts which were destroyed by the al lied forces during the Boxer uprising in 1900, has been revived by Admiral Cheng Pi-kuang minister of the navy The cabinet is considering the admir- al's recommendation, and an effort probably will be made in a short time by the foreign office to gain permis, sion from foreign powers for the re. construction of the historic forts which stand at the mouth of the Peihc river leading from Tientsin to the sea Under the protocol of 1901, immediate fly following the Boxer trouble, China is forbidden to fortify the mouth of the Peiho.