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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
Plague OF Flies
Virginia City Reports Millions
of Insects and No Relief
in Sight.

Richmond, Va, June 30
From Virginia city comes a
dismal report of conditions
which remind the people of the
plaques of ancient Egypt. Nil
lions of flies, untold millions.
have decended on the city and
are making miserable the life
of the citizens.
The State Health Department
to which an appeal for assis-
lance has been made, prefers
not to give the name of the suf.
fering city. but it's experts cite
the reason for the epidemic, IA
disclosed by health officers. as
a warning to other communi.
ties, A great deal OF decaying
vegetable matter was allowed
accumulate around the city.
unprotected and uncovered. a q
a result of unusual conditions.
The flies laid their eggs in this
material with tile result that
millions of flies have Matched
out.
The health authorities are
almost impotent in the circum-
stances aud can do little TO re.
lieve the situation, except to
suggest methods by which the
flies may be killed. These have
met with some success and it
is reported here that two men
working together, killed a
bushel full of flies IN half an
hours work. The health au.
thorities have pointed out that
the best way to stop the fly
nuisance is to prevent the breed
ing Of flies. This can only be
done by removing animal and
vegetable refuse before the eggs
have time to hatch In the
city in question, elaborate pre-.
cautions have been taken and
it is hoped that comparatively
few flies can breed there dur
ing the next few weeks.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
THE BACK
HOME MOVEMENT

Mr.. w. d. Roberts, of John
son City, Tenn, secretary of
the Back Home" Association,
writes:
"The Back Home movement
has touched a popular chord.
People long since gone West
are writing mo for information
about present conditions in the
South and giving the names of
other Southerners who, they
say, wQnt literature about their
country back home Such in
quiries are coming from every
State West and Northwest,
asking that influence be exert.
ed to bring them back home.
When the Southern people
individually become enough
concerned in their country 20
personally induce their friends
TO come back home, TO parson.
ully go after more people for
the South. they will also per
sonaily interest themselves in
campaigning against the west
ward flow of people. Simply
write your friends definitely
what there is for them back
home, and send their addresses
TO me. The railroads and boards
of trade will send them litera
ture of facts in detail and keep
it up until every one Of their
neigh5ors has accurate kncwl-
edge about the South. When
all of us nave done this, the
South will have been directly
advertised to 1000, 900 people"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
TO PROSECUTE
COUNTY TREASURER
Russell County Treasurer
Charged With Shooting
Off $50 Names From
Polling List.

Richmond, Va, June 30
Judge a. A. Phlegar, h. Tate
Irvine, Judge r. NJ. Fulton and
a. A. Campbell are understood
to be lawyers who have been
engaged by democrats of Rus
sell to 20 to the courts to de
mand redress for the acts of
the republican county treasurer
in shutting off from the polling
lists the names of some $50
democrats who rendered their
poll taxes IN ample time to
qualify for the election this
fall, and which tender was re-
fused by the treasurer.
There is to be an election for
the house member in that
county, and the republicans
are seeking to return the mem
Der for that county
Visitors to the city from that
section declare that the better
class of republicans are much
incensed at the reported! attempt
to take advantage of the dem
ocrats. and there is a belief
that the republicans have los
many votes.
Attorney General Williams
left the city yesterday evening,
for that section Of the state, but
whether he will go to Russell
county remains to be seen. He
declines to discuss the matter,
though he has been following
the case closely.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
DOTSON -CRABTREE.

Norton, Va, June rs. AT
the home of Prof. @. Y. Chap
man last Wednesday morning
Sa' $3.50 O'Clock, Miss Alma Hor-
siense Crabtree became the wife
.ol Mr. Frank Thomas Dotson,
Rev DR.. Watson, pastor of the
Methodist church, officiating.
lie Young couple left immedi.
saIely On the z o'oclock Louis.
VILE and Nashville train via
BRISTOL for Washington and
baltimore, returning by way
iol Lewisbnrg, w. Va, where
'hey viii visit the mother of
The bridegroom.
The bride is the daughter of
al'- II j Crabtree, Il prominent
norton contractor, and for the
paS' three years has been EN-
royed as teacher in the Norton
Hgh school, where she did ex
'i'ent wcrk, being very popn-
'a' WIN faculty, pupils and
patrons OF the school. Mr.. Dot
son Is a civil and mining engi.
pser OF Norton and is a mem
ser OF the firm of Carborough
pO'son, with offices in the
oOlce x Bell building. He is a
y'uhg man of enyiable attain.
'su'S IN his profession and
lands high in the town. AT.
vt 'he'r honeymoon trip Mr..
%uu Mrs. Dotson will return to
sOl'on and make their home
~, ~ the AshworLh property on
.us corner of Chestnut street
aua Ridge avenue, recently
purchased by Mr.. Dotson.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
EXAMINATIONS FOR
THE BAR

Roanoke, June 3O.-One hun
dred and six yonng disciples
of Blackstone took the state
bar examination at the high
achool building, corner of Roa-
noke street and Church avenue
at ten O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Nineteen of the 100 are
men who failed on the exami-
nation last year.
Practically every law school
in Virginia as well as schools
in other states were represent
ed at the examination. Mem
bers of the board said that they
could not make public the aver
age that will be required on
the examination, but it is safe
to say that If the young attor-
neys met the requirements,
they are competent to the prac-
tice where they will.
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Will Make
Attractive Exhibit at APP
palachian Exposition.

Knoxville, Tenn, June a0.-
The Southern Railway will
make an attractive exhibit
showing the agricultural, for
est, and mineral resources and
manufactured products of the
Southeast at the Appalachian
Exposition to be held at Knox
vile, September IL to October
\, 1911. This exhibit will con
tain handsome displays Of ce-
reals, cotton, tobacco, legumes,
vegetables, and fruits and ca
pecial attention will be given
to forest products aud manu-
featured specimens of woods.
Tho exhibit will show in
comprehensive way the posi-
bilities aud advantages of the
Southeastern states aud should
prove n powerful advertisement
for the section as large numbers
of visitors from points outside
the Southeast are expected at
the exposition.
At the same time the exhibit
will serve the very useful pur-
pose of calling the attention OF
the people of the South TO the
great opportunities which ex-
list in their own country. This
is n feature which the manage
ment of the Southern Railway
considers Of the highest impor-
lance IA nothing can have II
more powerful effect in dis
couraging emigrations from
the South to less favored sec
tons than thorough know
ledge of the South and the
many reasons which make this
the best section of the country
in which TO live and prosper.
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nor more than thirty days. or
both, in the discretion of the
Justice of the peace before
whom the case may be tried.
An appeal may be taken To-
the circuit court of the county
or corporation or hustings court
of the city, in accordance with
the general law governing APP
peals in misdemeanor cases.
w. III. HORIZON.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
Clinchfield
Is Leased
seaboard Air Line and C. &
o. Take the Mountain
Coal Road

Atlanta. Ga, June 3O.-As IA
result of meeting of railroad
men held recently in Spartans-
burg, S. c., definite arrange
ments have been made where.
by the Carolina, Clinchfield q
Ohio, and the Seaboard Air
Line railway have consoli-
dated. This means through
trains from Chicago, Cleveland
Pittsburg and intermediate
points of the Middle West via
the Chesapeake < Ohio, Caro-.
lima, Ciinchheld q Ohio. and
the Seaboard Air Line to points
in South through to the Gulf.
The Clinch road will be extend
ed from st. Paul, Va, forty
miles, to Flkhorn City, KY,
where connection will be made
with the Chesapeake X Ohio.
The Seaboard Air Line already
connects with the Clinchfeld
road at Bostock, N. @.
The meeting at Spartanburg
was attended by Edwin Hawley
John b. Dennis, George w
Stevens, Frank Trumbull, s
Davis Warfield, Vice president
Caples, and other officials OF
the roads interested. Frank A
Vanderlip, president of the ma
tional City Bank, of New York
also attended the meeting and
with other gentlemen named
made an inspection trip over
the Clinchiiield railway.
s Davis Warfleld, who was
one of the receivers of the Sea
board and who now is chair
man of it's executive committe,
was largely instrumental in
bringing about the new ar
rangement. The ClinchfelC
road occupies strategic posi-
ton as it holds the only gate
way through the mountain,
giving connection with the
Middle West. The ClinchfielC
road was built by the Cumber
land corporation, and the totn
investment in building the roac
and purchasing coal lands wa.
something over $50, 900, 900. Il
is learned that existing relation,
of the Clinchfeld rail road
with other connections will no
be disturbed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
Contract Let
For the Grading Of Wise
County Roads.

bids for the grading of Wise
county roads were opened at
sNyise on last Thursday. Con-
s,roets we're awarded by the
BOARD of Supervisors to Bum
h Company. of this place, and
AoFowle & Company, of Prince
ston. ". Va, the latter firm
sha,i ing been previously award
sed the contract to grade Sec
Aion No. 6, from Wise through
C0eburn to Banner and Slab
atown to Riverview, Section No.
81 from Wise through Glamor-
sgan to Donkey aud Section No.
4. from Wise 10 Cranes Nest, II
'.total Of SO mi les.
The sections awarded to this
scompany Thursday were sec
Elton No. 8, from Coeburn
Through Virginia City and ST.
sPaul to Lick Greek and Sec
stion No. 8, from Coeburn to
sCranes Neat, a total distance OF
twenty five miles.
+ The sections awarded to Bum
liz Company were Section No. l
5irom Big Stone Gap to West
Morton and from West Norto n
( 10 Dorchester. Section No. 3
from Appalachia through Nor.
ton 20 the end of the present
3Macadam. Section No. 4, from
AAppolochia up Pigeon to the
Lee county line; from Appala-
lcbIa mp Iooney to lnman; from
Appalachia up Callahan to
.Stonega Section No. 10, from
mile TO mile s, inclusive, Els
serYille to Flat Gap. Section
.No rs, from mile 9 to mile n,
Inclusive, Esseryille to Fiat
sGap, q total distance of 5G
miles
Section NO. >, from the Lee
county line through Big Stone
lGap to Minton's store, was
previously let to the Clark
County Construction Company
sof Winchester, Ky, who are
Snow making active preparation
10 commence work on their
contract
Work ON the sections Let
Thursday will be commenced
as soon as the contractors can
make the necessary preparation
5and within n short time work
3will be going on all over the
county on the roads. The
contracts let Thursday includ
.ed all Of the remaining sections.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05

Il would require the services
OF an electric scoreboard TO re-
port the manneyers of some of
our leading South American
statesman these days.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
IS PERISH WHEN
SHIP Goes DOWN
French Nail Steamer Is Cut Almost
In Twain in Collision in Strait
of Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, Aug. s.--Cut almos,
in twain Ave miles east OF Tarifa on
the Strait of Gibraltar. the French
mail steamer Emir today sank within
Ave minutes. carrying down with her
SO passengers and members OF the
crew. News of the accident was
brought here by the British teamer
Silverton, which crashed into the
Emir during dense fog. The Silver
ton lowered all of her boats, but was
only able to rescue 23 members of the
Emirs complement.
The bows OF the Silverton were
stove in and II required the hardest
kind OF work at her pumps TO keep
her afioat until she reached the local
harbor The Emir was bound for Nor
ocean ports and most OF the passen'
gers and crew were Spanish.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
PONTIAC OFFICERS
NIP PRISON PLOT.
Woman Who Was Engaged To Pass
Saws To Inmates Informs Police
of Conspiracy.

PONTIAC, Mich, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Flos'
sic Yancy. colored. prevented a daring
Jail delivery here. Mrs. Yancy. who
was released from Jail Monday after
noon, was TO have secured some saws
and TO have passed them through the
window 10 her husband, Harry, and
Edward Patterson last night.
Instead, she told the officers, and
when Patterson let down string from
one OF the windows ut IL o'clock last
night. the waiting officers tied on q
small piece OF iron and then went In
the jail and caught Patterson az he
was drawing II up.
Implicit directions had been given
the woman by notes written upon
blank pages OF books. She was detain.
ed In the woman's ward. adjacent to
the mems ward, in the upper corridor
OF the Jail and II Is believed the notes
were handed across when the gratings
we're opened for the passing In OF
food
She was directed to purchase the
saws. six l0-inch ones. in Detroit. on
Monday, TO walk along the alley at
the rear OF the jail with basket over
utI dILn NJ bhOu8h ohO hoo pCOa ~
market and then 20 tie the saws on
the waiting string.
One OF the notes was accompanied
by an elaborate drawing showing the
Jail, its environments and exactly
where the string would be dangling.
Patterson was arrested by the Chi
cago oficers last May for Pontiac ON
GERS on q charge OF passing some bad
checks here, and he has a prison rec.
ord He Ia step-son Of a former we'll
known physician in Detroit and fran
ed the Jail delivery which was nipped
two months ago.
Yancy IL part Indian and Negro and
is awaiting examination on charge
OF being a habituai criminal.
Patterson, with Chester Tibbits, who
Is awaiting trial on q robbery charge
were In Jackson prison together.
One other prisoner In the jail just
now Is Harry BUSHNELL who Ia charged
with shooting William Tate. In one OF
Patterson's notes he urged the woman
10 do her part, because her husband
Is apt TO get life and he four years.
She also was to get 800 from Patter'
son. Mrs. Yancy was awaiting exami.
nation on a charge OF resisting an ON.
Ger She was released Monday on
$500 bail.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09

PARIS, Aug 9,-Kept alive for
weeks mainly by the ardent wish to
see America once more. Bet You a
Million John w. Gates, the American
fnancier, died early today in the arms
OF his wife and son, after one OF the
gamest fights against death that his
physicians say they ever witnessed.
Not long before he died he breathed
the wish that he might have been at
home He was conscious almost TO
the last moment and knew that the
end was at hand, but faced 1t with the
courage that had characterized his
life.
Friends OF the Gates family say that
his fortune is about $4o,000,Oo0, and
il is understood the bulk OF this VIII
20 to his son Charles. although the
widow IL literally provided for
Despite an iron constitution and the
determination and will Of his powerful
mind to live, aided by all that medical
science could do, II became apparent
last night when Gates had a serious
relapse, that his struggle for six weeks
had been In vain and that death was
but q matter of hours.
Besides Mrs Gates and their son,
Charles @. Gates, the only persons
present nc the finaneier's bedside were
DIR. Edward eros, an American physi-
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
L0RIMER INVESTIGATION
GOES OVER TILL OCTOBER
Dillingham; Committee suspends Hear
ings, Which Will BE Resumed
In Chicago.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Further
investigation OF the election Of Lori
mer 10 the senate was suspended by
the Dillingham; committee today until
early In October, when hearings VIII
be resumed In Chicago.
The recess was taken shortly before
noon, when the examination OF ex-
Senator ID. w. Holtslaw, one OF the
confessed bribe-takers, was concluded.
II Is the plan OF the committee TO
examine at the Chicago meetings
many OF the Democratic representa-
tives who supported Lorimer, and then
return again to Washington.
Under an agreement 10 complete the
examination OF former State Senator
ID. W. Holtslaw, of Illinois. today, and
then adjourn until October, the senate
investigating committee met today
with Holtslaw still under cross-exam-
nation.
For what purpose did you think
John Broderick gave you $2,5O0?'
asked Judge Hanecy
For voting for Lorimer."
What was said at the time he paid
you the money!
"He said to me the day before Lori
mers election, Are We going TO elect
Lorimer tomorrow"
II said. i intend to vote for him.
After | made that remark Broderick
said II voted for Lorimer there would
be $4,000 In II for me-"
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09

where Il went He never remembered
short time before his death Gates
gave some-very unhattefiag-to the
organizers OF the trust-testimony De-
fore the congressional committees. An-
drew Carnegie, I'm retaliation. said:
"fhis man Gates Is broken-down
gambler"
Particularly following the birth OF
the steel trust Gates fame as a speeu-
lator grew 20 great proportions %
the race track he was noted as one OF
the most fearless plungers. riskins'
winning and losing hundreds OF thous-
ands Of dollars on the stock exchans sc
he was spectacular ngure.
John warne Gates was born IN 1899
on q farm near what Is now the village
OF West Chicago. III. At ~. Charles
III, he met and married pellora X
Baker. Feb as 1874. soon after giving
up his little hardware store and oecom-
ing a salesman for l. l. Ellwood. found
er OF the barbed wire industry. In
later life Gates removed 10 New York,
where he was interested In various
steamship and other industriai
enterprises
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
MARRIED 90 YEARS, GIVES
UP HUSBAND TO "SOULMATE"
Mrs. Oscar A. Turner, Wife Of Copper
Masnate, Names Daughter OF
New York Politician.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-After %
years of married life and with her
boys grown to manhood. Mrs. Oscar A.
Turner, wife of a copper mining mag
nate, announced today that she win
surrender her husband 70 soul
mate" Her lawyer. she avs, IL now
negotiating a financial settlement and
as soon as arrangements can be made
she will 60 TO a western state, sstas-
lish q residence and secure q divorce.
In her apartments at the Waldorf
Astoria. Mrs. Turner today told OF the
wreck OF her matrimonial hopes and
expectations.
"Mr. Turner has been a considerable
and dutiful husband" she said.
Throughout our married life there
was never any friction until early this
year, when he came to me and con-
fessed that he had found soul mate
and could no longer live with me. she
is the daughter OF a prominent New
York politician and my husband IL
openly received at her home. For
months PRAYED for q reconciliation,
but soon saw that this was out Of the
question. I will say nothing that
would harm my husband. He Is the
father Of my two boys and although |
am still dazed with my experience.
wish him we'll.
1t was not until l returned from
Europe last October and was injured
In an automobile accident In San Fran
cisco that learned OF my husbands
ENHANCEMENT. Then he told me all
and there was nothing to do but to set
a divorce"
Turner is the head of the Ely Cop
per Co., and is worth several millions.
Mrs. Turner married him when she
was 16 and she aided him In getting
his start, walking miles with him
through the mountains when ne was
prospecting.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
HAS PLAN TO CUT DOWN
DISASTROUS TROLLEY WRECKS
Chairman Glasgow Takes Up Matter
With Concerns Manufacturing
Safety Appliances.

LANSING, Mich, Aug. 9.-Chair-
man G. l.. Glasgow, OF the state rail.
road compassion says today that he
has written to four concerns manu-
featuring safety appliances for rail-
roado that can be used on crossings
ano curves and that as soon as no
receives prices and estimates for In
stailauon from them he will call a
meeting OF the general managers of
all electric lines operating In the
stnte, with view OF putting II up
TO the electric lines TO equip their
dangerous curves with appliances or
devices that will do away with wrecks
that have been SO frequent In the
past few months, especially on the
lines OF the ID. u. r.
The chairman further says that the
reeds must act Immediately as soon
as some uniform system of protec-
ton can be found.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
DETROITER TESTIFTES
AT WILEY INVESTIGATION
Floyd w. Robinson Says He Did Not
Criticize Secretary Wilson In
Address In Denver.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The facts
about the dismissal Of DR.. Floyd w.
Robinson. former state analyst OF
Michigan, from the department OF az
riculture as an assistant to DR.. Wiley
because he opposed the departments
ruling In favor Of benzoate OF soda as
a preservative of food, was brought
out yesterday before the house iuves-
tigating committee. DR.. Robinson who
was notified June 80 of his summary
dismissal was called as a witness. He
said he wrote Secretary Wilson 70
know what charges had been made
against him. Secretary Wilson's an
swer. written July rs. 1911, read:
AT the meeting OF the association
Of state and national food and dairy
departments In Denver In July, 1903
you attracted attention by taking q
strong and public position against the
policies OF this department. and OF the
administration. You appeared in the
! federal courts In Indianapolis in oppo
sition to the policies OF the admins
tration with regard to the reports oil
the referee board on benzoate of soda
and the report OF the three secretaries
with regard to 1t.
1T recently came TO my attention
that beginning with February. l91l,
you had resumed work under your old
appointment though you had not rem
dered any previous service since April
80 1909 had supposed that your
long absence and work for the STATE OF
Michigan and positive stand against
the administration, had all resulted IN
your leaving the service.
IL have approved your dismissal Tor
the good OF the service. There are
no charges against you. we make
none. recognize the fact that you
nave a perfect right TO occupy any pc
sition you see At with regard to the
policies of the administration or OF the
department. but | do not think you
ing this stand. This is all have 10
say. II you want a hearing. you can
have one at any time"
Dr. Robinson declared he made nc
address against benzoate OF soda, nor
did he criticize the secrets AIRY Of agri
culture nor the Remsen board. He
said he did present the report OF q
committee on the subject; and he sup
ported the candidate who was being
opposed by the United. States depart
ment Of agriculture.
DR.. Robinson said that when he ap-
peared in Indianapolis to testify for
the state in its benzoate OF soda case
he was doing no work for the govern.
ment.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-09
DAYLIGHT THIEVES ACTIVE.
Several Bold Jobs Are Reported Il
the Police.

Daylight sneak thieves have been
having a busy time In the city the last
two days. The home OF Mrs. Anne
Lindeler, No. 313 Watson-st., was en-
tered. Tuesday, and $65 worth OF jew
els stolen.
While Harry vickers. NO. l73 Col
umbia-st. east. was at work at new
house at No. lis Euclid-ave. west,
Wednesday morning, a thief stole SIS
and a SIS watch from his trousers.
Finley McRae. No. IL Columbia-st.
west, was a victim at the same build
ing He lost only $50.
w. c. Shannon. No. 260 Fisher-ave..
lost his watch. valued at SIS, at a new
building at No $50 Brush-st.