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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
Travellers Desire To Have
New Legislature.

one of the measures which
will be agreeably felt by the
travelling public and which was
discussed by the Virginia Tray
elers Association at its annual
session in the Murphy assembly
room last night, is that Of hav-
ing the railroads increase the
amount of baggage permitted
TO be carried on IA ticket from
100 to 200 pounds, and to extend
tho free storage limit allowed
to commercial travellers. The
convention heartily endorsed
legislation to this effect.
The session also voted unani
mously to ask the legislature to
arnplify the law regarding the
sanitation of hotels of the state.
This was recently enacted, in
modified forms, and an effort
will be made to correct these
notifications.
The question of seeking legis-
lation to force the railroad com
panies to take mileage on board
trains was discussed, hut no
definite action taken.-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
Coal Deal

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. o.
One of the largest coal land and
mining deals ever made in the
Southwestern field was consum-
mated recently, when the
Southern Company Kentucky
corporation, with Offices at VIII
liamsburg, Ky, leased the min
ing operations of the Asher
Coal Mining Company, at Wa
siota, Ky. This involves the
transfer of more than 5000
OF high grade coal lands. main
ly in Bell county, Ky. a half
million dollars will be spent in
developing the property and in
mine equipment. Running full
capacity, the output will be =
o0o,o0O tons Of coal annually.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
Extension of the Wasioto &
Black Mountain Railroad
and Results Expected.

Middlesboro, Ky, Dec. g..
The Louisville & Nashville Il.
r Co. has decided to extend it's
Wasiota q Black Mountain
branch on up Glover Fork TO
Fugate Greek, 80 miles from
Harlan, Ky This will penetrate
the richest and most accessible
coal field in Harlan county,
running up the valley that di
vides the Big Black and the
Little Black Mountain, which
are underlaid with some of the
richest coal seams there are i'm
Eastern Kentucky This brings
the terminus of the Wasioto *
Black Mountain road within a
few miles of Appalachia, Va,
and il is thought that in a very
short time the Louisville a
Nashville win mako this con
nectiou with its main line run
ming 20 Norton, Va, SO it will
have an outlet both ways for
the heavy coal and coke traffic
that will soon bee developed.
Work has already begun on
thu Ages Creek line. "a six-mile
extension ont of Harlan, which
will be a spur line to some large
coal operation that will open up
next spring, The town of Har-
Ian is booming as never before,
and the influx of people is so
rapid that it is impossible for
them TO get suitable quarters in
which to live. a building com
pany has been formed and a
contract has been let for the
construction of ~ new build
ings Besides this a number of
individuals are erecting build
iugs for sale or rent.
The railroad has been com.
pleted 60 Loony's Creek, on
Poor Fork, where the coke
ouens of the International lIar-
yestor Company and the wis
consin Steel Company are stu
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
Trustee Restrained BY Order
OF Court.

A decree has been entered by
Judge Jeter G. Pritchard sit
ting in the United States circuit
court at Richmond in the mat
ter of the Richlands Coal Co..
Incorporated, bankrupt, of
TazeweIl county, restraining
the trustee, J. 5. Cunningham,
from taking over the leases
from the Empire Coal & Land
Corporation. The court held
that such action would be de.
terminental TO the interests of
the bankrupt, and further or.
dered that injunctions against
the Empire Coal & Land Cor
poration, restraining it from
declaring the leases forfeited,
be dissolved, and that the trus
tee dispose of the personal prop.
erty' of the bankrupt as early as
possible.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
Regulations Governing Honor
System.

NSSuldtlOliS governing tlOnOr
System.
l. Whispering about school affairs
shall Dee allowed in Glass room when
necessary, without permission from tho
iS3cher iu charge We agreo that There
shall be no whispering whatever SO lormo-
tions and In chapel Pupils are oSpec,
ed 20 report themselves 70 their teacher
or Principal when this regulation is vio-
lated, and thoy viii adjust the matter
Reports nude by other teachers wil be
adjusted Doe the same way
q There must be perfect honesty in
Nll tests aud examinations Violations of
this Laws viii first ho handled by the class.
then referred To the Principal IL ucces-
ary Ia case a teacher observes viola
tion of the above law she viii first wait
for the pupil 90 report himself or the
class 10 set Zoo the matter In case there
Is 100 aotion by either OF these tie teach
er shall handle the matter as shc thinks
best
90 in case there is misunderstanding
about amy mark OF grade, die teacher and
pupil shall agree To alk over the matter
~ the most convenient time zoo most re
speetiul way, and % come TO tile most
amicable adjustment possible we mr,h-
er agree 20 accept the teachers final dee
e'siou uncomplalnmgly as best for our
selves aud the school at large
. We agree that one pupil from each
room is all that should be allowed out of
the room al the same time without special
permission from tile teacher loo ehirge
Without permission from Tue ,crhcr 100
change pupils are to have tile following
privileges To get drink wash hands,
consult dictionary and inagszines for di
rect class work and other necessary pur
poses
% We ihinS u Wise, and therefore
agree % ash permission 90 go to the read
ing room Tor general reading purposes.
excerpts regular reading room hours
We aa'''. further chat vacant periods
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
Mr.. Ashworth Resigns.

G. w. Harris, who has been
connected with the Toms Greek
commissary for several years,
was promoted last week to the
position of stock and supply
clerk, made vacant by A. a.
Ashworth, who recently resign
ed. --Coeburn journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
OPENING RICH COAL LANDS

eFning the Big Stone Gap High school
Honor system were discussed and
agreed upon unanimously by the High
School teachers and pupils ia Joint session
on Thursday November 10. 1911
TEAcHYR- (Seal,
Prrifs rs II ) Dn.r (Scan
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13
BACK HOME"
CBr W. d RourRrs, FouxDrw

Nothing has so ever discon-
certed the Western railroads
and land boomers as the Back
Home movement. Never be-
fore, in fact, had there been
any formulated opposition to
their exploitation of the South
and East for the purpose of
passenger revenues and the un-
loading of worthless land in the
West. Several months before
much attention was given this
movement in the South, the
campaign was being keeuly
watched by "the interests" of
the West. Indeed, the first big
impetus given it was by the
Middle West newspapers-the
Chicago Record Herald, st.
Louis PostDispatch, Minneapo
lis Journal and others. And
quite naturally the movement
was d'spleasing to the West
espeoia'ly the western rali-
roads
" men inaugurated the
movement l was acting as
assistant industrial agent for a
little, "bottled -up" 245 mile
ral'road mere m the south ON a
salary less IMAM that OF a miner
o'eFKShip-f9o a month-"lust
10 stuart WIN as i was told.
harly m the action l found that
"hh1 was wanted OF me was to-
get Tree newspaper space, both
nor the railroad ana Tor q coal
INNING company and its selling
agencyplaPpendages OF rail
road as vehicle TO carry
free adVert's'ng INTO the news
papers devised the Back
home movement The whole
country KNOWS 'ne result 1hat
the railroad got hundreds of
thousands OF dollars worth of
free advertising continued
lo geV tne Saiary OF t9o "a
nonthi ana as | nave sand, the
western railroads got anxious.
one DAY ! was called INTO the
once OF one Oh inc Vlce-presi-
GEMS VINO s"la'
Inns campaign oil yours
seems 10 DE growing popular
es Fepilea' u mas
DIougnV iorIn more inquiries
ABOUT 'nc oou'n lnah All our
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hal 5 good SAID me- Keep
u up' ou' ! wunV you TO PACK
up " o"' '"S'" OF u"o' Tor
o'lipi"ii,'s nave oeen made %
me ABOUT Lnings you nave said
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-12-13

Miss Mary Summers, of Big
Stone Gap, spent Sunday in
Bristol, as the guest of her
father, DR.. G.. w. Summers,
and other relatives. Bristol
News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21

that some of the railroads have not
earned their dividends in the last two
or three months but better things are
expected of the future as traffic in
creases and unnecessary expenses are
curtailed.
The prompt passage of the Reel
procity bill i'm the House at Washing
ton was encouraging. The concessions
in this measure upon either side are
not very great but the movement is a
step i'm the right direction. What the
action of the senate will be IL is Inn
possible TO determine at this writing.
Should that body by any means fan TO
act. there is a strong probability that
President Taft win call an extra ses-
sion. This. however, the Senate does
not desire. and for political reasons IL
is not considered good tactics to pre-
cipitate "A general reopening of the
tariff questions such as might easily
happen in event of a special session.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
THIS DATE IN HISTORY"

1G77-B. de Spnoza, celebrated as a
defender of the doctrines OF atheism,
died. Born in 1852.
1711-Charles Craven commissioned
as colonial governor of South Carroll
ma.
1S13-Ogdensburg, n. Y, captured
by a force of British and Canadian
Soldiers.
1S29-Virginia general assembly pas
sed a resolution condemning the first
high tariff bill as unconstitutional.
1S4S-John Quincy Adams, sixth
President of the U. S, died in Wash
ington, ID. c. Born in Quincy, Mass,
guly II, 1867.
1S49-British under Lord CROUCH de-
feated the Sikhs in bloody battle at
Geojerat.
1S54-Czar Of Russia pro ,--ol war
against the Turks.
1S56-Roman Catholic diocese of
London, ont, was established.
1SS2-Charles Bradlaugh expelled
from the British House of Commons.
1S91-Gen. William Tecumseh Shcr-
man buried at St. Louis.
1910-The new British Parliament
was formally opened by King Edward
with speech from the throne.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
TOURNAMENTS TO END.
Mscowaubik Club Events to Come to
Close on Saturday.

Tournaments which have been in
gress at the Miscowaubik club Of
calumet for several weeks, i'm billiards,
pool, squash, rackets, ten pins, and
cardiepins, will come To close on
c.urday Although there have been
unusually large number of entries
az these events. it is expected all the
matches will have been played as
JcEeduled before Saturday. Arrange
nents have been made for a beef steak
supper to be served on Saturday even
ing and the winners Of the different
events will be announced at that time
rho tournament this year has been
one Of the most successful that has
over been conducted and has aroused
interest among the mem
0ers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21

Greece. After graduating from Har-
ward in 1883 he served for a time as
secretary to Justice Horace GRAY of
the Supreme Court of the United
States and in 1891 was admitted To the
Massachusetts bar. He began practice
in Boston and soon attained position
of prominence i'm his chosen profess
sion. While engaged i'm his private
practice he lectured frequently at the
Harvard Law School and i'm 1909 he
was selected as dean of that institu-
ion 10 succeed the late Professor
lanes Barr Ames.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
QUIET STATE CONVENTION.

So far as can he diScernsd. the state
election will be decidedly tame this
spring. The two retiring justices OF
the supreme court are John T. Bird.
appointed to succeed Robert NJ. Mont
gomery. resigned. and who was elect
ed to ill vacancy last fall. but who
must stand for the fun term this
spring. and Russell c. Ostrander Of
Lansing. So far no opposition to these
two men has developed and it is alto
gether likely they will be nominated i'm
the Republican convention by acclama-
ton.
Luther L. Wright is retiring as SUI
perintendent of public instruction. He
is a candidate to succeed himself and
so far nobody has been mentioned as
contender for the place.
There are two vacancies on the
board or regents of the University of
Michigan. one results from the cleo
ton of Chase :. Osborn to be governor
and the other from the retirement of
Judge Loyal E. Knappen of Grand Rap
ids. Governor Osborn appointed L. L.
Hubbard of Houghton to fill his vacan-
cy and as the upper peninsula is con-
ceded the right to the place, it is al
together likely Mr.. Hubbard will have
no opposition to his nomination for the
full term.
For Judge Knappen's place, Grand
Rapids is united in support of Benja-
min S. Hanchett, and his general pop
ularity throughout the state has re-
suited in pledges from Wayne, and it
is not expected Mr.. Hanchett will have
opposition.
Two candidates are in the field for
member of the state board of educa-
ton. When w. A. Cotton Of Escanaba
resigned Governor Osborn appointed
Thomas w. Nadal of Olivet. Judge j.
NJ. Harris of Boyne City had previous
ly announced his candidacy for the
place and his friends are now busy
pushing his claims, with a prospect
that for this office there may be lit
tie difference of opinion to enliven the
state convention.
Two members Of the state board of
agriculture retire this spring. They
are William l.. Carpenter of Detroit
and William j. Obersdorffer of Steph-
cnson. w. X. Prudden of Lansing is a
candidate for one of the places and it
Is probable Mr.. Obersdorffer will wish
TO succeed himself.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
e Especially if
Living In the
City.
By VIRGINIA c. GILDERSLEEVE
Dean of Barnard
COLLEGE.
10 VIEWPOINT THAN HER

IC VIEWPOINT THAN HER BROTHER
1t find college who excels both the classroom
and athletic field believe mems colleges have rule
similar the just made Vassar that attain least
PASSING RANK be eligible for the college But few
do distinctive work and also find time for the other nd" of eab
crate training for grdron or baseball diamond.
In the girls colleges there is marked difference They combine
sport and scholarship wonderful degree and really close
the old ideal of the copoe sano and they
succeed because they keep athletics the place and not
place
sport turned into tradea money making trade
The GAME SHOULD BE PLAYED FOR THE GAME AND NOT
FOR THE GAIN have yet commercazed their ah-
etcs There is that much to be said for them
MANY WOMEN OUTSIDE COLLEGES ESPECIALLY CITIES
WOULD BE MUCH BETTER PAID ATTENTION
TO ATHLETICS THERE MANY MORE oYMNAsIUms
FOR WOMEN MEN PLENTY-AT T'trDnGtUes AT THE
ARMoRIEs VI C. A. II .lsssr
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

Michigan is probably face to face
with the necessity Of a new congress
sional district apportionment. The ma
tional house Of representatives has
passed the Crumpacker bill which en-
larges the house membership from
S91 to 1873. The senate will probably
agree to this measure; and If the bill
becomes a law, Michigan will have
thirteen instead Of twelve members of
congress in the lower house.
This will probably mean an entire
" new arrangement Of congressional
districts in the state, and the state
legislature will do the dividing into
districts.
While the nation wide basis Of rep
resentation in house of 433 members
is $4,000 population. the basis in
Michigan will be a little larger, due to
the fact that there is fair sized frac-
ton in our favor when division is
made on the basis OF $4,000.
In other words, with a delegation of
thirteen members, and having pop
ulation under the new census 2,S10,173,
for our own purposes Of calculation,
the accurate arithmetical basis for
redistricting the state should be an al
lottment Of 21zOOo people to each con-
gressionai district
The greatest increase OF population
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

In general business the outlook is
more cheerful. says Henry Clews.
Trade in the west shows signs of re-
cuperation and the impression is gain
ing that the tide has returned. Wheat
and cotton are decliping from their
recently abnormally high level a fac
tor which will help foreign trade, slim
ulate business activity and aid in re-
ducing the cost Of living. There are
signs OF oncoming activity in the steel
business. more liberal orders having
been placed during the past two weeks;
and now that the. railroads are secur-
ing funds it is practically certain that
they will soon become larger buyers of
needed materials. The season is also
approaching when constructive work
will begin in our large cities. and this
also will be an Important factor in
stimulating demand. The textile
trades are showing more activity. and
as distributors shelves are bare of
stocks the outlook is good for increas-
ing demands. Many cotton and wool
en- mills are still running on short time,
but the prospects are that they will
soon be Obliged to at least partially re-
sumo. one of the very best features
in the outlook is the continued expan-
sion in exports and a decline in i'm
ports, which left an excess Of $66,OOO,-
600 in exports in January compared
with only S1OOOO,OOO a year ago.
These are the favorable elements in
the situation. The unfavorable feat
ures are few. yet important enough to |
require watching. Among these are
the Supreme Court cases, which may
not be handed down for some weeks
to come. Nevertheless, the fact that /
these decisions will affect nearly 1900 .
holding companies having over 5000 4,
subsidiaries and representing more
than 1O,OOO,OOO,OOO of capital, means
that a great mass of investors will /
await the effect of these all-important !
decisions with intense interest. The
impression gains that these companies
have been working against the law. If
this impression proves correct, it
means a wholesale readjustment of
this mass of capital to legal require
ments. OF course, as we have often
stated, this does not mean any de-
struction of property, or loss OF right
full earning capacity, and If the Su-
preme Court should point the way of
as is generally expected, no
seriously disastrous shock will follow.
the uncertainty, that
must remain until the decisions are
will be an impediment to
activity in many minds and an occa-
sion Tor apprehension 10 others. When
the results are known then we may
expect a rebound as an expression of
relief Concerning the railroads. a de-
cision from the Interstate Commerce
Commission has long been expected.
in the nature of n compro-
mise is anticipated. since some of the
Western rates are known to have been
high. and many of the
Eastern rates are admittedly very low.
Upon the whole it is evident that the
railroads are not now very fearful as
10 the result of this decision; their
being shown by their ac-
-ivity in financing and carrying out
projected improvements IL Is known |
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
By Mail or Carrier

Per year (not in advance) ..... $500
Per year Tin advance -. -. $500
Per month go. -. -. 80
Single Issue 80. -. 49,. 20
Complaints OF irregularity In de-
livery will receive prompt and thor
ough Investigation.
Old subscribers wishing TO change
their addresses must furnish old as
we'll as new addresses in each instance.
New subscriptions may be ordered
by telephone. mail or icarrier, or In
person at the company's office.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21

The L. S. Supreme Court yester-
day handed down decision that a
railroad company cannot give trans
portation in exchange for advertising.
The newspapers and the railroads
have long accepted this Interpretation
Of the Hepburn act, and since 1906,
when the law went into effect, their
business dealings with each other
have been done on a strictly cash basis.
And there has been no complaint on
part Of the newspapers, either. They
have gained. rather than lost, by the
new arrangement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21

only three days old. withstood the
knife shock and Immediately began
10 improve. Today the child weighs
IA pounds and is in perfect health.
Tho testimony of Thomas Reilly
that Gen. Thomas r. Eckert, former
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, was Of unsomd mind
when he signed the win that favored
his eldest son with the bulk Of his
fortune OF $4,000, eco and cut off Glen
DENIM Eckort with a small sum. stood
mistaken at the close of the hearing
of the contest i'm New York. Laughter
was provoked when Reilly testified
that Gen. Eckert thought Roosevelt
had a chance for the presidency lin
1912. Reilly said the general once told
him that the Western Union Tele-
graph company lost $l,O00,0O0 annual
~ by cutting out the race track bust
ness in compliance with the anti-bet-
ting law.
John ClafIin, John Wanamaker,
Henry Clews, Hudson Maxim Bishop
Greer. JACOB III. Schim and Marcus NJ
Marks have organized a citizens COM
mittce in New York To devise means
20 protect public men from attacks 10y
cranks. To minimize the possibility
Of such a tragedy as the killing OF
David Graham Phillips. These men
viii attempt TO secure LEGISLATION
making it necessary for the state to
license all shops selling murderous
weapons II is also proposed that no
weapon shall be sold unless the appli
'ant can produce a permit from the
police department.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21

is in the first distrlct-the city Of De-
troit. The population Of that district
Detroit city, has increased from $685.
900 to $4,000. This is very nearly
enough to entitle the first district 10
two members OF congress.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21
Stray Bits Of News From
Little Old New York


Trust the Youngsters Of Mulberry
street New York. To twist their
games into gamble. Here is the
way that they spin tops at the points:
4 small circle about as large as a
marble ring is chalkod ON the pave
ment every player puts in a cent
then each i'm turn stands somewhere
on the circumference of the ring and
tries TO Sno k one ar more cents out
oi tho ring With his top. when a
player succeeds IN Tipping a cent out
he gets another try Failure means
the loss of ones stake and retirement
from the game until an OF The cents
are dipped over the limo.
rhree-months-old Richard How
LAND, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. COR
nelius DeForest OF New York and
grand nephew, twice removed Of the
late Commodore Vanderbilt. owes his
life 60 one Of the most remarkable
surgical operations ever performed
upon an infant In November II last,
Or Frederick Coonley family physl-
clan of the Howlands. discovered a
blood clot had formed on the brain OF
the baby Specialists hastily consult
ed said the case was hopeless Or.
Coonlcy assisted by several physi-
cians, thereupon performed an opera
ton, They made n crescent shaped
opening in the tiny skull just over the
right ear and forced away an almost
infnitesmal sac-lilxe bit of tissue
which had formed on the brain. The |
complication had been caused by the
breaking OF blood vessel. Much to
the amazement of all. the baby then |
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-21

The Progressive League Of New Or
leans will pay for a special train for
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and will
also provide a $4,000 banquet in his
honor, to be given in the historic
French opera House, when the form
er President of the United States pays
n visit to the Crescent City next
month. Who said Teddy had lost his
popularity?