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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27

The Big Stone Gap Post en-
larged to a six page paper the
same week that Bascom was
nominated FOR Congress. Hur-
rah for Knight. Pennington
Gap News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27
LOCAL ITEMS.


zen of Bristol, was in town last
Thursday.
J. III. Brady, of Roanoke, was
a visitor to the Gap one day
last week.
l.. L. Robbins, of Pennington
Gap. was a visitor to the Gap
last Thursday.
w. II. Tarvin, a prominent
travelling salesman of Knox
vile, was in town last week.
f. J. Fritts, of Pennington
Cap, was registered at Hotel
Eugene last Thursday.
s. L. Whitehead. a prominent
druggist of Norton, was a bust
ness visitor to the Gap last
week. Mr. Whitehead former
~ resided at this place.
W. b. Fulton. cashier of the
Wise County Bank. az Wise.
was a business visitor to the
Gap one day last week.
J. f. Spencer, of Lynchburg.
was registered at Hotel Eugene
last Thursday
II. +. White was over from
Bristol last Thursday.
j. Z. Marshall. of Bluefield.
was a guest at Hotel Eugene
last Thursday.
r. NJ. Gobble and family
moved to Blackwood last Sat
urday. Mr.. Gobble has sold
his property at this place TO
Gen. r.. A. Ayers.
Attorney b. III. Sewell. Of
Jonesville. was among the pro
fessional men in town last
week.
A. S. Barnett, of Cincinnati.
was registered at Hotel Eugene
last Thursday.
d. ID. Broadwater. of Gate
City, was in town last week.
j. A. Toncray was up from
pennington Gap one day last
week.
Miss Emma Duncan, of Jones
was visiting relatives In the
Gap last week.
+. vi. Gilbert, a prominent cit
zen OF Dryden, was among the
business men i'm town last week.
A force of men have been at
work the past week up in the
Gap STRENGTHENING and improv-
ing the public road.
Mrs. Elkanah Pennington. of
Dryden, spent several DAYS in
Che Gap last week. visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. $. Beverley.
While we wait for that elastic
currency they talk about we
would suggest that an astrin-
gency price list would n clip
more than a little.-Pennington
cap News,
Rev. Pulliam, pastor of the
Baptist church, will preach here
on the first and third Sunday in
each month. both morning and
night.
A. c. Holt, of Staunton, was
a guest a Hotel Eugene Mon
day.
c.. NJ. Higgins, of Boston.
was IN town this week.
Robert +. Carr, Jr., of Knox
vile, was a guest at the Hotel
Monday.
G. +. Scott, of Knoxville was
ln town this week,
j. f. Pendleton, of Tazewel.
Is spending a few days in the
Gap on business.
". s. Morrow, of Birming-
nam, was a visitor to the Gap
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Creech, of
Coeburn, were visitors 10 the
Gap last Friday.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27

r. NJ. Poage. a prominent Re
publican politician of Abing-
don, was among the political
leaders in the Gap last week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27

Send your next order for Job
printing TO the Wise Printing
Company, Big Stone Gap,
prices reasonable and quality
A L.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27

LIZ srHS houudy.
W. Z Harris. of Richmond.
formerly a resident of the Gan.
wa in 'own this week on bust
ness.
Advertise your Xmas goods
IN the Post. 1t will pay you.
Harry Smith, bookkeeper for
the Norton Hardware Company.
OF N"rIon, was a visitor TO the
Gap Sunday.
@. NJ. Brown. who is in the
mercantile business at Keokee.
spent Sunday in the Gap visit
ing his family.
+. L. Adams. of Bristol, was
visitor to the Gap Sunday.
J. J McGoldrick, of Knox
vile, was registered at Hotel
Eugene Sunday.
L. l.. Pierce, of Roda, was in
town last Saturday on business.
Mr. Pierce owns property at
this place and formerly lived
here.
Mrs. Grim was down from
Appalachia Saturday. visiting
her sister, Miss Virginia Reed.
J f. Wiley, of Bristol was
a visitor To the Gap one day
lost week.
II YOU like the Post and are
not a subscriber help Us along
by subscribing now.
G. w. Allen, prominent
travelling salesman living at
Dryden, was among the travel
ing men in the Gap last week
r. u Morrison, one OF the
Gap'e popular insurance agents.
spent 70 few days last week in
Ice county
Messrs. A II. Reeder. Of StO
mega. John A. Esser. OF Dor
chester, and II. Hardaway. Of
Georgel. all prominent coal
Operators, were in town last
Thursday.
Russell county is taking the
lead IN the good roads propo-
sition in Southwest Virginia.
10 comes high but we must
have it, Honaker Press.
G.. O Barnes. of Cortland. n.
y. was registered at Hotel Eu-
gene last Thursday
II =. Bowers, of Knoxville.
was "a visitor 90 our mountain
city last week.
M".srs. G.. l.. Pugh and T. b.
Goodloe. of Keokee. spent Sun
day in town.
Is. w Durrett, who is prom
incntlv connected with the Gro
zer furnace at Roanoke. spent a
few d VS. IN town the past week.
and. together with his wife. who
has been here for several weeks
visiting her parents, Capt. and
VI rs j. +. Bullilt, returned
home Monday morning.
For SALE-A1 s room dwell
ing in Big Stone Gap. For in
formation see the editor Of this
paper
Rev, n c. Burkhart will
preach at the Beulah Methodist
Church on next Sunday morn
ing and at the Blue Springs
school house, in the valley
above h e furnace, at $50
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Rev. T. J. Crumley, of Bris-
toi. former presiding elder of
this district for the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was in town /
last Saturday en- route home /
from Lee county, where he has |
been holding a series of meet |
ings- He will go to Russell |
county next week TO assist in |
some meetings in that county. |
Last Saturday and Saturday 1
night was exceedingly rainy |
and dlsagreeable In this section. |
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-27

o. Group or Pneumonia unless ycu have IN The b.,,r
a bottle Of ScwAN'S PNEUMONIA CURE Their
youare safe. Keep bottle in the hosne Croop.
Pneunonis. Colds Lsf;rippe anything whrrp srtsxma
ton IS. GOwA ANS Cures. All draxxiss Fx,er,o,
feel secure
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
WALL STREET AIDS
CUBAN REvOLUTI0N

Havana, Sept. 27.--A conspiracy to
has been discovered. Under instruc-
ions issued by Gov. Magoon a num-
Der of suspicious persons believed to
be connected with the conspiracy have
been Swallowed for several lays past.
Gov. Magoon has peen aware for
several days past that that certain In
dividuals were conspiring against the
government, but he did not attach to
the matter much Importance, owing to
the fact that these persons were under
constant surveillance and the Cuban
rurale guard and the American forces
on the island had been SO assigned as
to be able to crush any such move-
ment in q few hours time.
: The fact hat Governor Magoon was
cogniZant of the conspiracy n the
movements of the %agttators seems to
have served TO suppress the threatened
outbreak, and advices received by the
government from all the provinces
show that there Is no ground at all
for apprehension. There is reason to-
believe that this conspiracy has been
going on for several weeks past. The
recent miniature uprisings near San
tiago and Cambusni were due to too
great enthusiasm on the part Of some
OF the partisans in the movement. who
failed to await the signal from the
chiefs in Havana.
1t is declared that Masso PARA, a
native BORN Cuban, has been the leader
of the activity. PARA Is known to
have led several Latin-American rev.
solutions in the past. He tried to en-
ter Cuba after being expelled two years
,ago, but the Palma administration
feared his purpose In returning was to
organize a. revolution and would not
permit him to land. PARA landed in
Cuba several weeks ago. No objection
to his coming was made.
1t is persistently state here that the
money to finance this revolution vas
from Wall street.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
oAY-AS-YOU-ENTER
CARS TO BE INSTALLED

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-"Pay-as-you-en.
ter" street cars will be in operation on
the Cottage Grove and Indiana av-
anue lines of the Chicago city rail-
way within six weeks. Three hum
bred Of this type have been ordered,
and If they prove successful the sos
double track trans already operated
by the company will be so altered as
10 put them in the same class.
According to the officials, 80 per cent.
Of local street railway accidents are
due to people slipping while getting on
ct leaving a car. By the new plan used
n Montreal, the percentage will be
cut down. it is believed, by one-half.
The rear platform of the car is divided
into two parts by q brass railing.
There are two. doors in the car, which
this railing, by a graceful curve, also
separates. One door, that which opens
into The passageway used by people
entering the car, is open at all times,
but the exit door is used only when
patrons desire to depart. The con-
ductor stands in a little niche formed
by the railing and collects the fares
as persons step into the vestibule. II
1t is necessary, however, he can let
a person pass and go in and get the
fare later.
The conductor also Is supposed to
keep passengers off the car when he
finds hat seats and comfortable stand
usurping the space on the platform
used as the entrance to the passage
way. There also Is a sliding or dis
appearing step in front of the car,
which a be let down If one wishes
TO leave the car from that end.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
OIL TRUST MUST
PAY Fine, SINCE
RAILROAD MUST
Denver Courts Decision
Against Northern Pacific Is
Cited as Precedent.
HEPBURN ACT AMENDED
Does Not Break Certain Portions q
the Elkins' Law, So the
$4,000 Penalty Is
Upheld.

Chicago. Sept. 27.-That STANDARD
Oil cannot escape paying the S29.24O,O0c
fine that Judge Lands imposed now
seems certain to the federal district at.
torney's office here in view of the de-
cision of the United States circuit court
of appeals in Denver that the Great
Northern must pay the SIG. 900 fine i'm
posed for rebating. The Denver courts
decision Is TO the effect that the new
Hepburn act does not render immune
from prosecution certain other offend.
ers who INDUCED in ~rebating before II
became a law.
This was one of the principal argu-
ments on which the Standard sought to
evade prosecution in Judge and
court, and it is a leading claim in the
appeal of the trust TO the court or ap-
peals TO nullify the fine. The Denver
opinion comedies with that of Judge
LanGis, who held the contention In.
valid.
1T is another victory for the govern.
ment," said United States District At
torney Sims. The Standard Oil law.
yers raised the same contention before
Judge Lands. They claimed the com
pany was immune from prosecution on
the ground a section Of the Hepburn
law had repealed a section of the Ell.
kins law, under which the offenses were
committed. Judge Lands o%verruled
this plea as being invalid.
Same Identical Point.
The decision of the court of appeals
at Denver on the identical point adds
a higher authority to the opinion of
Judge Lands. 1t may be taken as an
indication of the view that the higher
courts here undoubtedly will take of
this argument, which is one of the prin-
cipal lines Of reasoning by which the
Standard will attempt to show that ii
has been convicted unlawfully."
An Anendatory Act.
In its appeal, the Great Northern
set up the claim that section 10 of
the Hepburn law contains a provision
which operates to grant immunity
from prosecution to all corporations or
individuals who committed offenses
against the law prior to the passage
OF the act, except such offenders as
were indicted before the Law went into
effect. In other words, the claim was
that section 10 OF the Hepburn act re-
pealed section l of the Elkins law.
The circuit court OF appeals holds
that the Hepburn act is an "amendatory
act and not a repeating act, that in
so far as it repeats or reproduces por-
tions of the Elkins act it continues them
in force and makes no break In the law,
and that in so far II omits or changes
provisions OF the Elkins act il repeats
them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
WHITE SLAVE OF 10,
TELLS STORY, 8 HELD

Philadelphia, Sept. 28.-Four men
Ind a girl stood before Magistrate Gal
.}gher in the Eleventh and Winter
streets station, and listened to a 49,
year-old girl tell how they had led her
astray.
The child is Mabel Smith who ran
away from her parents home, 1921
South Camac street, two months ago.
She was found with Adelaide Carson,
another girl, in a furnished room house
in Vine street, above Twelfth. When
Sne left home Mabel had her hair
down her back and her dresses to her
knees, but when she was arrested her
hair was lone up in a knot and she
had on long skirts, SO that she looked
to be at least IS years old.
Her mother n father scarcely rec
ognized her, but wnen the father had
heard how his daughter had visited
Chinese laundries with the Carson
girl, he was so enraged that the po-
lice had to take him out Of the hear
ing room. All the prisoners were held
for a further hearing.
They are, in addition to the Gar
son girl, Hop Sing, laundryman, in
TWenty-third street, below Federal;
ZEE Mock, laundryman, in Sixteenth
street, below Federal; Frank Woo,
laundryman, above Fifteenth and
Frank Hendricks, who says he lives in
Eleventh street, below Vine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
"MURDERED" BUTCHER
PUTS UP A BIG HOAX

Wllliamsport, Pa, Sept. 2S.-From a
campaign OF searching for his body among
the weeds the police today discovered evil
dence in the case OF Edwin S. Morris. the
lnisslng butcher, who was supposed to
have been murdered by the Black Hand,
that switched them into "A campaign of
docking for Morris hat they may arrest
him.
1t has been proved that the murder the
DRY is a hoax, and that Morris himself
fixed the bloody coIlar. the Ratchet and
the riled pocketbook, besides writing him
self the alleged Black Hand skull and
Crossbones note.
The police In Morris butcher shop, found
another BLACK Hand note that had been
discarded by him. The writing OF these
notices was compared with one written by
Morris, and were seen to nave been writ
ten by the same hand,
The motive for Morris murder hoax and
disappearance Is unknown. His brother,
from Danville. Va, came here today, ex-
,pecting that by this time his body would
be found, but he Is now helping the police
in their efforts TO learn the missing mans
whereabouts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
20 YEARS; Is
RETURNED TO PRISON

Raleigh, n. c., Sept. 2S.-Calvin West
moreland, a white man. so. was arrested in
a tobacco warehouse where he was at
work on the charge of being an escaped
convict from the North Carolina peniten-
tiary, at Raleigh.
Westmoreland at first denied vehement
Iy that he ever had been In the peniten-
tiary. but subsequently admitted he had
been a convict.
For twenty years he had been free, and
had spent ten years of the time In the old
town of Salem.
lie was convicted in Stokes county In
February, 1885, Of stealing. and was sem
fenced to three years at hard labor In the
pen;tentiary, and two months later was
gent with a force of several hundred con-
vlcts to build the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley railway. He worked at that for
two years, and or January II, 1887. made
his escape in company with three other
convicts.
Westmoreland is again wearing s.ripes
His wife will appeal to Governor Glenn for
a conditional pardon.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
IF WHIPPING Is DUE,
LET IT COME, HE SAYS

Coudersport, Pa, Sept. 28.-Since Mrs.
A. Z. A~eschenbaugh publicly whipped M.
I. Stokes, editor of the Enterprise here,
she seems to have set a new style. The
Coudersport Democrat Is authority for the
statement that its editor, Mr.. Mundy, and
also Editor Colcord, of the Journal, are
In Inc for similar castlgation.
The Democrat says that a business man
has agreed TO buy whips for any one who
will Lick the editors, and It Is said he
will give $40 additional to the person per-
forming the job in an up-to-Gate manner.
In commenting on this the Democrat
says:
He Is a man much larger han either
Of the editors and should be Big enough
10 give them a trouncing. Ii is therefore
surprising that he should desire to hire
some one TO do the job. II we nave got
10 take a horsewh!pping, 1t should come as
soon as possible, for 1t is a great nervous
strain TO expect something Of hat sort
every time one walks along the street"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
KNIFE TO CUT WIFE
TO FASHIONS SIZE

Cleveland, Sept. 2S.-Because contin-
Ged taking on OF flesh destroyed the
sylph-like lines which distinguished his
wife in her youth and anti-obeslty
pills n the services OF masseurs and
other Rnti-corpulency doctors, paid for
with more than half his earnings, did
no good, John Lukse started to do the
Job OF pairing down Mrs. Lrkse with a
big knife.
He ran full into a policeman while
hrandishing a knife and yelling TO his
fleeing wife to halt while he did a little
massage work with the blade. He WAS
locked up, but his ~aGipose wife's tear
fui e~ntreaties won him freedom at the
hands of Judge Whelan.
When John corrted the now ccrpu-
lent wife she was slim.
Now she is stout. despite his squan-
9ering OF countless dollars for treat-
nlent. He suspected her OF failure TO
obey instructions, M when he read I'm
a Sunday newspaper that slim figures
now were the rage he started out 10
cut her down 10 r. shion's size.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
MINNESOTA FARMERS
WANT $i.25 FOR WHEAT

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 27.-The Min
nesota union of the American Society
jof Equity, which claims the allegiance
of $4,000 farmers Of the northwest,
passed a resolution at its convention
here yesterday afternoon calling on
Its members To hold their wheat this
fall until the price is $1.25.
A large amount OF wheat belonging
TO members of the society is In stor-
age In Duluth and some is In granaries
and elevators throughout the state.
1t was decided to hold flax for $1.30
at Minneapolis, oats for 20 cents, rye
for Al cents, timothy seed for $3.50
per 100 and hay for $50 a ton.
The union passed resolutions calling
for a closer utilization with the Ameri-
a Federation of Labor and for the
union label on all manufactured gooda
purchased by farmers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
DOCTOR HAS new WAY
or COLLECTING Debt
Quotes Scripture in Public Cal
for Patrons to Square
Accounts.

BoyertoT'n, Pa, Sept. 27.-Announce-
Ing that September 26. his SEVENTEEN
birthday, he will give up the greater
part Of his medical practice. DR.. Thorn
as J. b. Rhodes. of this borough,
makes public a statement In which he
says:
Three score years and ten is the
scriptural limit of mans usefulness.
and l have selected that date for re-
tirement in order 10 enjoy a reason
able share of comfor during my re-
manning days here.
'Inasmuch as the sacred scriptures
declare the laborer to be worthy of his
hire. even so should the laborer I'm the
cause of suffering humanity be entitled
to his pay, and 10 this enc / invite all
my patrons who know themselves to be
indebted TO me for professional services
to call and square up their accounts
while l am still living.
do not walt 10 be ~prodded by my
executors, but come forward like good,
t~rue-hearted, honest citizens and get
a receipt in full FOR all claims"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
FROM GIRLS OF
P%ITTSBURG, BOY WEEDS

thPittsburg, Sept. 2S.-The swift pace
Of the gilded youth of Pittsburg in
duced Zachariah Cruikshank, a mill
lionaire preserver, to send his son,
Zach. jr., who is 10 years old, 10 Mill
wood, Mich, under the belief that the
country girls would have no charms
for the youth.
Zach, jr, had been on the farm a
few days, when he became infatuated
with Laura Childs, a storekeeper's
daughter, about his own age. In two
weeks ne married her.
Chester McAfee, a chum of young
CruikShank, let out the secret.
Then the bridegroom, In a letter TO
lis parents, said If they would bless
his union he would settle down and
become a valued member Of society. He
begged to be permitted to remain In
Michigan to attend to his fathers cab
bage and fruit farm.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
Upton ACCEPTS
THE NEW TERMS

New York, Sept. 2S.-Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenge for a contest for the
Americas cup in 1908 was declined by
the New York Yacht club. Sir Thomas
asked for a race Of sloops under the
GS-foot rating. and the members of the
club based their refusal to the race on
the general proposition that the Amer
ica's cup represents a trophy for the
speediest type OF yacht that can be
produced on a water line length of
ninety feet, and that therefore any
opposition to limit the size Of the
boats must be refused. The members
voted unanimously to reject the chal-
leT-e.
London, Sept. 2S.-Sir Thomas Upton,
though bitterly disappointed at the fail
ure of the New York Yacht club to ac-
oept his challenge authorized the AS
soCiated Press 10 he has pre-,
pared q challenge for "A ninety-foo'
boat under the club rules.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
MRS. YEAMAKS, II
TO LEAVE FOOTLIGHTS

New York, Sept. 8.-Mrs. Annie Yea
mans, Americas oldest actress, It is made
known, will retire from the stage with
the celebration of her seventy-second
birthday anniversary. November 10.
Mrs. Yeamans mas been before the pub
&c sixty-two years. 1t IS In the roles she
created while a member of the famous
'iarrigon & Hart company in the 'T0s
md thereafter that she is best re-
.nembered.
Born in the Isle of Man of professional
parents, the actress as a child was APP
~2renticed 10 a circus. She married Ed
ward Yeamans in the sos, and with
linn went 10 San Francisco In 1865, join
ing Charles Wheatley's Eureka Theater
company there.
Mrs. Neaman's first role was as little
Julia in "A Farmers Daughter" at New
South Wales. Her present role. an IRISH
character part in the "Hurdy-Gurdy
Girl now at Wallack's. she says, will
be her last.
Following her retirement, she will open
a school for dramatic instruction in this
city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04
CLICK STRIKES END Is
Demanded BY 100 CITIES

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Telegraph peace
resolutions which were adopted by the
city council at Monday nights session.
1t develops today represent only the
first gun in a general campaign of legis-
lation against the two telegraph COM
panies.
According to officials OF the striking
~telegraphers' union there are nearly 100
city councils which Will within a week,
adopt resolutions of the ann nature.
To Gust Western Union.
Austin, Sept. 27.-Attorney General
Davidson, OF Texas, has instituted
suits against the Pullman company and
Western Union to prevent them from
doing business In Texas and has asked
for permit fees OF 500. 900 from each
company on the amount due the state
board On the capital stock, 500, 600, 600
in each instance. The petitions .recite
that both companies have been doing
business in Texas for years, but never
filed articles Of incorporation or took
out a permit. as required by the Texas
laws,