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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-18

Born to DR.. and Mrs. W. A
Baker, on last Wednesday. a
girl.
VIM. ) Moore, representing
ID. b. Ryiand q Co. jewelers..
of Lynchburg. Va. will be IN
Big Stone Gap Nov. %. - and
20 with his large and elegant
assortment of d lam nds
watches, rich jeNvelry, silver
ware, china, glass, leather
goods, opera glasses, umbarel.
las, etc, etc. He earnestly re-
quests your inspection of his
beautiful stock and solicits your
orders for Xmas. All orders
placed now will have best OF
tention and win be shipped at
proper time.
Laura Tidd FOgelsong. from
Knoxville, Tenn. will give an
entertainment at the school
hall Friday and Saturday. Nov
9th and 18th, at $50 O'Clock.
Mrs. FogelsOng is one of the
finest elOcutiOnists I'm the South.
She is an artist Of rare ability
and never fails to please a cui.
tured audience. Her personal
ity is highly magnetic. which
adds greatly 10 her work. Miss
Elizabeth Agee, granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. s. Polly. of this
place, a pupil of Mrs. Fogel
song, viii accompany her Co The
Gap and assist I'M the entertain
ments. You should not fail to
hear this noted elocutionist.
Miss Paralee Buckley. who
has charge of Che stationery de-
partment of the Wise Printing
Company, will be pleased to
have you call and eXimine the
elegant line of stationery now
opened up and ready for i'm
specti0n.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of Letters remaining in
the Postofiice az Big Stone Gap
Va, uncalled for Nov. 18TH
1905
Mrs. Emmer Brown.
Mr. G. b Brooks
VIM. Blackwell.
James =. Campbell.
Jno. Ely.
Mr.. j III. Lewis.
Bumard II Melton
J.. N. Ocent.
q. ". Owens.
~. a. Mcdowell
JET Phillips.
Mrs. Mary Rose.
Clint Thomas.
Persons calling for amy of
the above letters please state
that they have been advertised
w. =. ROSE. p. ~.
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HORSE THIEVES BUSY
IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

Horse thieves are again oper-
ating in Southwest Virginia
Though Eb Roberts. a horse
thief of long standing and great
renOwn, was recently sentenced
TO five years in the peniten-
tiary, at Abingdon, the prac-
tice is still being followed. A
strange negro is now in Jail at
Abingdon on the charge of the
theft of a horse from a farmer
near Gate City, while news has
Just come from Clintwood that
George and Harlan Tackett
natives Of Dickinson county
are wanted on a similar charge
The men are believed to have
skipped into West Virginia
Governor Swanson has been
asked TO offer rewards, and has
offered $50 for the capture of
the men. This is supplemented
by a similar amount, and there
Is now 500 on the heads of the
negatives. Bristol Herald Con
rier.
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SCHOOL CLOSES.

Owing 90 "a number of cases
of scarlet fever M town the
Board Of Health on Monday
thought best 90 close the public
school for "a week or until the
disease rs sufficiently stamped
out as 20 cause no further trou
bic among the children. While
there are several cases here the
disease rs of "a very light form
and no serious cases have been
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.
To the Parents Of Every chHd Ia BIG
Stone Gap.

Since scarlet fever is I'm our
midst as an epidemic and owing
TO the fact that il Is increasing
ma lis developments. now oc-
curing m eight different fam
lies IN town, the Board of
Health thought it necessary 20
close our public school for q
time and forbid all public gath
eringS of children. If these
steps taken 10y the Board are 20
be Of real value TO our commun-
lty we must have the CO opera
ton OF every parent ina our
town. We appeal Co YOU as
parents having authority and
control over your children 20
keep them off Of the streets
where they will mingle with
other children We do not
mean for YOU to quarantine
your children aud allow them
no privilege. bur we dn forl chat
under ordinary conditions chill
dreu are allowed on the streets
many times when 10 could be
avoided and it is this uuneces
sary miuglings of children of
different sections of town that
we ask Won 90 prevent. Every
child mn our school has been
either directly or indirectly ex
posed 90 scarlet fever and If
these children are allowed to
mlngle on thc streets those of
them who have contracted the
disease at school viii probably
get sick ON the street and oN-
pose those who did not contract
it from their former exposure at
school.
We close the school believing
that the people of the town
would help us to prevent AMY
further exposure from children
who have already contracted
Che disease at school but will
not Dee sick for ga few lavs
yet. lf at the end of this
period of incubation Won
have prevented exposures wo
feel chat by "a thorough fumiga-
tiou of the school building and
"a stricS quarantine of al cases
which have occurred. we would
De- justified in opening Che
school again
The Board has appointed the
Town Sergeant official fumi
gator for thr town. and under
ihe supervision of Cine Board DE
Wit compei every house in
which there has been "a case of
scarlet fever t0 allow him to
umgate same at Che expense
oi the occupant before guarau-
TINE restrictions cease.
NO child under the age of I5
years, a. member of family i'm
which There is "a case of Scarlet
FEVER. viii Dee allowed oH the .
premises of such household
All members of such family
above Che age of I5 wears
wall be allowed go go and attend .
.o their work provided the case
has been isolated with its nurse. .
not coming lea contact with
other members OF the family.
and that these members will. +
before leaving the house 90 go
ln Che street. render themselves
safe by bath and complete
change of clothing
w q DtrN-arrr
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WANTED-Hustler in each
county as agent for good line OF
luoricatIng goods and paints
Liberal commission 90 reliable.
men.
THE CLINTON OH co.
Cleveland. Ohio.
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SAVE MONFY-yon

SAVE MONEY-You can
save money on the purchase Of
a piano or organ on the plan Of
0uy ing direct From Factory -
I on viii also receive q copy Of
- Wight songs. 81 pages
send name and address 60 Box
lOl, Big Stone Gap. Va.
Nov. 4 f5-4S.
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FOR RENT-One six room
dwelling and one four room
cottage located near che L. * Y
depot. Apply 20
l.. :. PARSONS.
Sept. 2 IT, Cadet. Va.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Gap last week.
w. NJ. Young, of Turkey
Cove. was a business visitor TO
the Gap last Saturday.
H. Reason was up from
Olinger last Saturday.
o. @. Holden, Of Winchester.
Ky, was registered at the Pal
mer House last Thursday.
J. A. Bowman was up from
Barboursvilie, Ky, one day
last week.
Guy Il. Pugh, who is con-
nected with the Virginia Tenn
essee Hardware Company at
Bristol, spent Sunday in the
Gap.
c. >. AldrOyd, of Knoxville.
was a guest at the Palmer
House last Thursday.
w. ID. Thornton, of Wise.
who is agent for a prominent
tombstone dealer, was among
the business men in town last
week.
i Kyle Montague, a promi
nent tobacco salesman, of Chris
tiansburR, Va, was among the
travelling men in town the
past week.
r. d. Baker, superintendent
of public instruction for Wise
county, attended the teachers
meeting at st. Paul last Friday
and Saturday.
Mayor w. II. Horton is spend
ing a few days with relatives
in Hancock county, Tenn, this
week.
Miss Florence Mccormick. of
Knoxville, IS visiting her broth
er, j. l.. Mccormick, and fami-
iy in the Gap.
We have been experiencing
some real winter weather Inn
this section for several DAYS
the past week.
call and examine the Wise
Printing Company's stock OF
stationery, which is now open
ed mp and ready for inspection.
The l. O. O. r. Rebecca
Lodge at this place, will give "a
box supper ia the lodge room
on Thanksgiving night, Novem-
5er 30th. a good time and
large attendance is expected.
Guy II. Gilmer, of Bristol.
was visiting relatives in the
Gap last week.
Rev +. II. Cassidy and fami-
y have moved 20 Bluefield.
where Mr. Cassidy was appoint
'd presiding elder Of the Blue
leid District at the Southern
Methodist Conference.
Mrs. II. A. W. Skeen and
laughter, Henrietta. left Tues
iay morning for Greene county.
Tenn, where they will spend
several weeks visiting relatives. I
Nine. Kite, late of New York. /
With Mrs. NJ M. Ramsey. dress /
maker of Norton. Va. will Doe I
Dc the Shankln Hotel Thursday /
ath, with a full line of samples I
md their fashion books. and +
Fill be pleased TO have the /
aides of Big Stone Gap call Z
md see them while there.
Rev. w. ID. Farmer. of Penn /
ngton Gap, pastor OF the Me tn /
dist Episcopal Church at this I
lace, filled his regular appoint /
nent here last Sunday, preach /
1g IN the morning at IL /
clock and in the evening at !
O'Clock.
~. n. Offutt, of Bristol, gen /
RAJ manager of the Tug River 4
lumber Company, spent last I
hursday night in the Gap on 4
All kinds of stationery and 1
lhce supplies for sale by the
y ise Printing Company. Give
hem a call.
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Empire has resumed work i'm
iuil Fifty industrious coal
miners can find steady work al
good wages by applying at the
mines OF The Empire Coal a
Coke Company, Landgran. ~.
a. July 22-3m
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
BROTHER IDENTIFIES WEAPON
Latest Evidence In HirschberE Case
Supports Theory of Acci-
dental Death.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. O.-The funeral of
Francis d. Hrschberg. intimate friend of
Archbishop Glennon, was held from ST.
Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic church
this morning, while the coroners inquest
was resuming its inquiry in an effort to
decide whether the death was accidental
or suicidal The full rites OF the Roman
church were used at the funeral service
and the burial was in Calvary cemetery
Interest in the inquest this morning cen
tered in the possibility that James NJ
Frost, brother-in-law of the dead man.
might be called to testify regarding the
revolver found in the Hlrschberg home
Mr. Frost came to st. Louis ten days
ago from Bardstown, KY, and last night
he told a reporter that the pistol was
one which Mr. Hirschberg had purchased
twenty-three years ago during the street
car strike of that period. The local police
proved inadequate to the situation and the
mayor called for volunteer officers. Mr..
Frost and his brother-iu-law being among
those who responded. Both bought police
reVolvers,
While this statement practically forces
the abandonment Of the theory that Mr.
Hirschberg was killed by a burglar, It
has not shattered the belief of his relatives
that his death was an accident. They
view that the revolver was OF the exact
type formerly used by the local police. but
abandoned by them as too dangerous after
several patrolmen had been shot acci-
dentally.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
FAST TRAIN TURNS OVER
North Coast Limited Strikes Broken
Rail at Mckenzie, $. D., While
at High Speed.

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 10.-The wreck
of the westbound North Coast Limited at
Mckenzie. twenty miles east OF here, last
pight, may be considered one Of the most
fortunate in the annals of rairoading. ac-
cording to railroad men, The fact that an
almost entire train, going at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour, containing more than
200 persons, could turn over and go down
a ten-foot embankment, without killing
anybody. is marvellous
The train struck broken rail. The hard
packed snow saved the train from destruc-
ton. Eight babies on the train were not
even scratched. The most seriously in
jured are:
H. G. williams, Allegheny. Pa. cut on
head faco. neck and body.
Engineer Aaron Remley. Colgate. N. D.,
shoulder dlslocated.
William Pazen, Oshkosh. Wis. injured in
tcrnally.
c. D. Pease. Benton Harbor. Mich. in
Arthur Doyle Of Charles Mills. N. Y.
face and hands cut
Mrs. Montgomery of Darlington. N. D..
Ben Schubert of Rankakee. Ill. badly
bruised
Judge n. c. Young, Fargo. N. D.. face
Miss Meta Hill, Des Moines, Ia. hip In
Jured and ankle broken,
Mrs. II. w. CulIyfore. Seattle, Wash.
Rev. Laviliet, Aberdeen, Wash, back in
Jured by being pinned by a closed berth.
Besides these. many others were cut and
bruised
A Seattle preacher was thrown out of
his berth into the berth CT three women.
badly bruising the latter. The passengers
were calm and crawled out into the snow
in all kinds of attire. but soon returned
to the cars and finished dressing. The
passengers are quartered at local hotels
and hospitals.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
TAFT FAMILY IN GEORGIA
PFesident-EIect and Family VIII
Spend Several Days in
Augusta on Visit.

AUGUSTA Ga, Dec. l0.-It is announced
today that President-elect Taft and family.
with the exception Of Miss Helen. will ar
rive Friday OF next week and will be the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Landon Thomas
until the following Monday.
Miss Helen will come from Bryn Mawr
for the Christmas holidays. A letter from
Mr.. Taft asks that he be allowed to spend
the first few days in complete rest. as he
is greatly fatigued His hosts therefore
announce that there will be no functions.
formal OF informal, until he shall have oc-
cupied the Territt cottage.
The president-elect was overwhelmed
with callers. who came to see him at the
Boardman residence. throughout the morn
ing The list included conferences with
Clarence Dodge OF Denver, willard
Straight. consul at Mulden; Senator'S
Long and Curtis OF Kansas; WI Ting
Fang. the Chinese minister; Mr.. Rodgers.
the law officer Of the Panama Canal !;
Francis B. LOomis, J. E stellwasen.
chairman OF the inaugural commit
tee. and others. Mr.. Taft called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt shortly after noon.
At O'Clock this afternoon he will meet
q committee OF the Transmississippl con
gress at the rSStdsnOs Of Thomas y. Walsh
OF Colorado
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
Temperature
- nnnnhnH
DoMESTLC.

The annual report of the Union Pacific
railroad shows the earnings scarcely al
fected by the depression of year ago.
Page
Higher eastbound transcontinental rates
will be in effect beginning in January.
Page
President-elect Taft has accepted invi-
tations for a stay of several days during
the holidays in Augusta, Ga. Page
President Roosevelt says the reason
Wall street hates him is because he has
done things. Page
Speaker Cannon gives expression so his
views on the waterways Improvement
question in an address to the conference
in session at Washington. Page 1
A brother of the late Francis Hirsch-
berg identified the weapon with which
he was killed as one he bought many
years ago. Page 2
Judge Parker and other attorneys argue
the Bucks stove injunction labor test
case before the court of appeals at
Washington. Page q
John ID. Rockefeller gave a waiter a
scent tip and advised him to put it IN the
savings bank Page /
missing contract supplied in the
Standard Oil inquiry reveals the use of
dummies by the company in handling
competition. Page
NEBRASKA.
Cracksmen blew the safe of the post
office at Nacora. and also robbed a lum-
ber yard office, securing about $500.
Page
Elisha Ball was killed by a fall in a
drunken row at Decatur. Page
The ferryboat across the Missouri river
sunk at Decatur yesterday with nine
teams on board 10 one was drowned.
Page 3
FOREIGN.
President Castro debarlsed at Bordeaux
without opposition by the French off
cials. Page 1
Frank Dunlop, who cut quite a swath
in Omaha, In trouble in Denver on ac-
count of business meth DDS. Page 8
Joint line Of the Union and Northern
Pacific in Washington the cause of much
speculation In railroad circles. Page 5
Sir Horace Plunkett of Ireland de-
livers a characteristic speech at the Corn
show on the question of improvements in
the condition of farm life. Page 1
General Morton TO be transferred 10 the
command of Fort Vancouver, Wash.
Page 4
Jury in the Davis case returns a ver-
dict of not guilty. Page
Conu6EECIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Page 8
Grain markets. Page 8
Stocks and bonds. Page
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11

Iowa Is IN favor OF Omaha as the
permanent home OF the National Corn
exposition, as the following letter
shows;
To the Omaha Commercial Club;
aentlemsn; We, the Judges and SUI
pertntsndsnJs for Iowa, want TO con-
gratulats you and your city for max
ing IL possible for rs to hold the
greatest National Corn exposition that
has ever been held.
We have received the best OF treat
msnt, and assure you that we stand
ready TO boost for Omaha for the next
year.
We ask you for twenty-five OF your
Omaha keys that we may wear to help
make Omaha the "Homs Of the Corn
Exposition"
J. n. Petty, chairman W. A. Hook,
George y. Alice. nay r. Bennett, Grant
Chapman, Prank Keshan, Pred AoCul-
loeh, MILLER 3. Nelson, W. Z. Bowman,
A. =. Nelson, y. y. asatOn, n. s. Jsp-
son, Henry Ebert.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
TRIAL OF SCHOOL BOOK AGENT
Representative of CHM & Co. Under
Indictment for Attempted
Bribery In Missouri.

ST. JOSEPH, No, Dec. 1O.-The case Of
State of Missouri against Samuel w. Bur
nett. Illinois state agent for CHM & Co,
publishers OF school and college text
books, who is under indictment by the
grand Jury of Daviess county, charged
with attempt to bribe Prof. John L. Ander-
son, superintendent OF schools OF Gallatin.
Mo-, and a member OF the county text
book commission, will be called for trial
December IA and by agreement OF the
county attorney and the attorneys for the
defense, will be continued until the April
term OF the district court.
The offense charged in the indictment Is
that Burnett, who represented CHM & Co.
at the adoption OF school books for Daviess
county In July. 1907. offered bribe OF 500
20 Prof. Anderson to vote for the adop-
ton OF Frye's Biographies. Prof. Anderson
Indignantly refused the proffered bribe
and none OF CHM & Co.'S text books were
adopted. Later an investigation was made
by a grand jury, followed by the indict-
ment OF Burnett on the charge Of at
tempted bribery.
The prominence OF the parties concerned
makes the case one OF more than local
interest. Prof Anderson is a graduate of
the State University OF Missouri. was for
merly superintendent Of schools at Van
dalla, Mo. and is one of the best known
educators in the state.
CHM & Co. is one OF the largest school
book publishing houses. with representa-
tives covering the United States and a
number of foreign countries. While Bur
nett. their agent, Is OF some political i'm
portance in his home city Of Springfield.
Ill Burnett was arrested IN Kansas City
by Sheriff Hutcheson OF Daviess county.
and was later released on q bond signed
by ]. C. Hisey. formerly city superintend-
/ ent OF schools OF Council Bluffs. but now
Missouri state agent for CHM & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
PROMINENT men At CONGRESS-
Speaker Cannon and Others on the
Program.
GOVERNOR c. s. DENEEN SPEAKS
Interest of Various Sections of United
States in Waterways Move
ment VIII BE Fully
Brought Out.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. - Prominent
speakers, among them Joseph G. Cannon,
speaker OF the house of representatives and
Joaquin Nabuco, ambassador from Brazil,
addressed today's session of the National
Rivers and Harbors convention. now being
held in this city.
Ambassador Nabuco spoke on the rivers
and ports of Brazil. w. c. Edwards, a
member of the Canadian Parliament, told
of the waterways OF Canada. The Atlantic
coast interest in the national rivers and
harbors policy was the subject of which
Anthony Higgins. former United States
senator from Delaware. addressed the con-
vention, while James w. Van Cleve, presi-
dent of the National Association of Manu-
facturers. told Of the manufacturers In
terest In waterway Improvement Ltilizs-
ton OF waterways ass factor in trans
portation was the subject OF an address by
J. A. ockerson, 3 member OF the Mississippi
river commission.
sion was Governor Charles g. Deneen Of
Illinois. who told of the work done by Il
linois in connection with its waterways,
and Robert l. owen. United States senator
from Oklahoma, whose topic was okla
homa's Interest in the Development Of the
Nations Waterways"
cannon Explains Attitude.
Speaker Cannon said he agreed with the
rivers and harbors congress that the water
ways OF the country must be improved. but
he advised against what he termed unsafe
and unsound legislation with respect TO the
waterway improvements. He said that II
the rivers and harbors committee should
report a bill at this session providing for
the issue of S1.OO0.000,OOO worth of bonds
in the next ten years ne would vote
against 1t because he said such a course
would beget that kind of a combination
that would put great quantities OF i'll
advised projects upon the country and
there would be a serious accounting there
for later on
II have no doubt" he said. that some
Of those people who a quarter of a century
ago tried to stamp out my political life
for voting for the rivers and harbors bill
in 1888 over the veto of President Arthur,
will say that am a reactionary, sort OF
fly in the ointment. that l stand here in
the way. Talk is cheap, but action is an
other thing"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
Continued on Second Page.)
WHERE TO FIND ALCOHOL STILL

The United States government sx-
hibit at the National Corn exposition.
including the dsnatured alcohol atill,
is located on the basement floor OF
the main Auditorium At the right hand
side, looking east from Fifteenth
street. Those seeking Il should 20
through ths main floor OF the Audi
t0rium half way the length OF the
building ana, passing into the hAIl at
the right. descend two flights Of
stairs. This stilI IL one OF the great
exhibits ana attractions Of the expo
sition.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS OPENS
Notable AssembIage Organized by Sec
rotary Strauss COnvenes.

Notable Assemblage Organized by Sec
rotary Strauss COnvenes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-A notable
semblage of representatives OF the COM
mercial interests of the country was held
today at the Department OF Commerce and
Labor. It was the first annual session of
the National Council OF Commerce. which
was organized early in the present year,
largely through the efforts of Secretary
Straus. About 100 delegates, representing
sixty-five chambers OF commerce. boards of
trade and industrial bodies throughout the
country, attended the session.
The fundamental idea of the organization
is the promotion of the foreign commerce
of the United States. 1t is expected that
eventually the organization will establish
permanent headquarters in this city which
will be in touch with all the great com
mercial and Industrial interests not only
in this country, but Of the world. Plans
were formulated today looking 10 that end
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
Reprieve for Wife Murderer.

CHICAGO Dec. lO.-GovernOr Sherman.
whose reprieye saved Herman Billek from
being hanged tomorrow, today granted a
reprieVe till February lS 10 Andrew VIII
liams, who also was to have been executed
tomorrow. Williams was convicted OF wife
murder and the reprieve was granted Ia
order 70 allow the presentation or his case
TO the Illinois supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
CHANGES PROPOSED IN RULES
Increase In Membership of Committee
One of Them.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Three funda-
mental changes in the rules OF the house
will be considered at a meeting TO be held
Friday night of the leaders in the move
ment for the reform OF the rules.
one OF the proposed amendments is to
increase the membership OF the committee
on rules from five to fifteen so that all
portions Of the country might be repre-
sented.
Another suggestion is that two days
each week will be set aside for the con-
sideration of such bills as the members
may desire to call up.
The third proposition is to amend the
rules by providing for a steering commit
tee, which shall be empowered to name
all the committees
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
NobeI Peace PrIHes.

CHRIsTANIA. Dec. lo.-The Nobel peace
prizes we're awarded to ]. P. Arnoldsen of
Sweden. and NJ. X. Bajer Of Denmark.
Both the recipients are ex-parliamentar-
lana