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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16
and
Machine Shop
,ox Brothers, of Detroit,
Michigan, Select Big
Stone Gap as Proper
Place for this I'm
portant In
dustry.

4 Cox Brothers. of Detroit,
Michigan, who have both had
anany years experience in in
atricate kinds of boiler and ma.
Chine work, have purchased
7lhe Big Stone Gap Machine
Shop, and have thoroughly
soverhaulcd the old plant and
i,ddrd new equipment To enable
sthrm to meet the demands Of
,,his section aud are prepared to
furnish almost anything in new
sor repair work from a sixteenth
inch bolt TO car wheel.
one of the most important
additions to the plant is IA 5-ton
capacity foundry for cast work,
ssuch as CRATES, CRATE bars,
pulleys, stove castings of all
kinds, car wheels, etc. Prep
iparation is being made for an
extensive pattern shop and
among other things the plant
has the largest engine lathe in
Southwest Virginia for heavy
work; this machine has a
swing of As to 10 inches. Other
and smaller machines for light
ef work are a combination
lathe and shnper with capa
city up to SO inches with IA
inci centers; shaper with s
inch stroke; aud n 10 inch
lathe for automobile and other
small work; 2S inch drill for
holes up to 20 inches in diane
ter. besides hundreds OF small
er tools for all kinds of small
work even 10 bolts or gas pipe
from one-siSteenth to two and
one-half inches.
Oyerhauling of the plant dlas
been under way for some time
under the direction of james
Cox, who has been here about
three months aud has spared
no pains in overhauling and
puttlng everything in perfect
shape He is very much en-.
couraged as already orders for
severed tons of castings have
been received and daily pledges
OF business support are coming
in. Besides the task of over
hauling he has turned out n
number of jobs requiring an
expert nhachinist that are Civ.
ing perfect satifaction.
We publish cuts of the Cox
Brothers and give below brief
mention of the gentleman who
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16

have shown such interest in
Big Stone Gap and this section;
James Cox, who has already
demonstrated his ability on
several Jobs of boiler and ma
chlne repair work here, has had
3 Years experience in Detroit,
Mich, in Stevens machine
shops and on high grade valve
and castings and machine work
oil all kinds including boiler
and repair work ON steamboats,.
under government inspection,
having applied himself so
thoroughly that he is consider
ed one of the best boiler and
repair men in the city of De-
troit.
Harry Cox, who is at present
foreman of The machine shop
department. of the Timkins De-
lTolt Axle Company, manufac-
turers of most of the main
oody parts of some of the popu
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16

lar automobiles, and employ
about 500 men. Mr.. Cox has
followed machine work all his
life, having acquired consider.
able ability to improve on pat
ents, and there is no more ex-
perienced workman on fine
machinery in Detroit.
We congratulate the Board
of Trade for being instrumen-
tai, through their literature
advertising Big Stone Gap, in
having secured this firm of
young and expert mechanics
and we feel sure the induce
ments our mountain city offer
would appeal to young experts
in other lines who desire to
make a start for themselves
and are looking for centre
that offers rapid development
such as Big Stone Gap.
The progressiveness and
ability Cox Brothers have
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16
ANOTHER BUSINESS
MAN FOR THE GAP

j. w. Landreth, of johnson
City, Tenn, who for number
of years has been working as
journeyman timer in cities,
such as Knoxville, Tenn,
Richmond and Roanoke, has
picked out Big Stone Gap az
the best town in which to
establish tin shop. His
speciality will be slate and tin
roofing, hot air heating and
blower pipe work; and as he
hopes to secure a majority of
the tinuing business in 80 towns
in this section it will require a
modern shop and equipment.
BY cooperation with other live
business men here and at Nor
ton he is much pleased with the
town and prospects for business
and can be gotten by telephon
ing No. 90. either Big Stone
Gap or Norton.
Mr.. Landreth hopes To move
his family here some time in
September and is welcomed to
our citizenship, especially as
he bears the reputation of be-
ing a staunch church member
and temperance advocate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16

already shown, and their prom.
Use to double the capacity of
the plant within a reasonably
short time, and the addition Of
a foundry which will enable
everyone in this section to get
stove and other castings and
repair work promptly and with.
out n big charge for carriage
from some distant city ought to
he convincing proof of their
belief that in proportion to the
population the progress of Big
Stone Gap and vicinity will
compare favorably with that of
Birmingham. Ala, w ich
made the largest gain during
the past year They are conf.
dent great future is in store
for them in their new under.
taking, and we feel suro that
no better place could have been
selected than Big Stone Gap,
which has come to be known
for what it is-"the gateway
to the coal and coke fields of
Wise county and Southwest
Virginia"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16
SCENES CHANGE ON THE
TRAIL OF THE LONE
SOME PINE"

Freezing, Va, Aug. 1.-The
mining town of Jenkins, Ken
lucky, is situated on the spot
where the closing scenes of
John Fox, Jr.'s story, "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine, "
is laid. The primitive log
house in the shadows of the
Cumberlands in which the
heroine of the story was mar.
ried to Hale, the engineer, has
been torn down, and where it
stood now stands the office of
the Consolidation Coal Com.
pany. One will occasionally
meet an ancient character
whom he will half suspect of
being "Uncle Billy Beans" the
Justice who performed the mar
riage ceremony on the porch of
the old house. But if Hale did
bury every bottle and tin can,
and take away every sign of
civilization from the Lonesome
Cove" as he promised his
bride he would do, the spell
thus cast over it has been bro.
ken, and soon the whistle of the
iron horse will proclaim civil
ization to the one. time haunts
of Bad Rufe Toliver.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-16
The Road Fund

Il e following statement
made and given out by VIM. j.
Kilgore on the seven hundred
thousand dollar county road
bond issue, including 2 per cent
premium, aggregatiDg the sum
OF $4,000 shows the disburse-
ments of said fund to July 90,
1911, as follows:
For locating roads 5 $685.
For right'of-ways. 1876 %
10 contractors .. l,l9l.13
Other incldentals. 1927
Total . $24,0la37
Deducted from $7i4, 900 leaves
q balance of s9,9sO.3I ON
hand, as of July 25, 1911.
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Continued on page Two.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

s1qe at the session, and -waA warmly
 9reoted. The reports of the secretary
 and treasurer were gfven for the .yAAr.
 The treasnrerA ~rfr1rt | showed tfle chapter 10 be in . hourishing condi-
 tl0ns notwithatandiRg< the fact khat during the year 1t had contributed the handsome orgau, to the blue iodge room, gift which will Stand to ffS memory for many years to come.
 By the sescretary's report tlier. were 1s raised and there were IT deaths, as. foilows: w. H. Armsfron, Aprii 20. 1910; Daniel M. Lester, July II. 1910: George F. Dache1er, July. 1B; A. R. ADofn, August 25; A. H. Whiteemore, september 1Qs F. R. Wasley, Septem- Der II; c. J.t Winters,4 6epfer1 ber%26 D. K. Hui5bafd. October IS; William Mckee. October IT; John A. Bowen, November HIN. s. Gilbert, December Fl; l. H. BolIes, December 20; J. M. Bartlett, March. 1911; Hezekiah Per- kins, March '. 1911; Frederick H. Fan napg, March, 1S11; George A. Bullock, April 2, 1911 The total membership at present 10 3e9.
 The election of officers resulted .as follows: High priest, Walter M. Buckingham: king, Louis H. Geer: ecrfbe, James L. Hubbard, treasurer, Abert 9. Cer1stock; secFetArY, Charles C. Caull<ins: sckptain of host, aNrtflur G Crowel1; principal sojourner. Her.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

 standard of morality in Chicago ap- piauds dances by nearly naked women Tn the name of art and condemns dances no worse before less prosper ous audiences: men, not women. are the ones higher up'' in the business administration of the social evil; ho- tels which ask no questions of their patrons are great contributing means to wrecked girlhood; prejudice against colored girls drive them into the so- cial evil centers either as servants or inmates; the white slave traf1ic Is not organized.
 Some causes of Social Evil. Contributing causes are named as follows: -. Want of the necessities of life, cray- ing for simple luxuries, igntrance, broken promises, deceit of men; chief of a1l-pOverty.
 Lack of protection to immigrant girls aids the evil says, the report and lake steamers with no res1laffona are fruitful sources of victims. Lack of proper pay for working girls is as- sailed at great length in bitter terms and is called the chief reasons why young girls fail to resist temptations
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

bert R. Kind: royal arch captain. Jo- seph H. Hall; grand master third vail, Noah Lucas; G.. A: Ranger, Etand maateF ssecond vail; I. HI. McNeelv. grand tnas ster first vail: chaplain, El- mer D. 1Kinsman: organist, J. Crank Corey; tyler, Irving ... Clifford; trus- tees. Charles E. Chapman. John C. Averin, Albert s: comstoek; commits tee on dues, w. M. Buckingham Chas. tee ofi' dues, W.-M. E Rockingham, Chas. C. Caulkins, George F. Kies.
 The Ohicers were installed by E. AL len Bidwell acting as grand high priest, assisted by Elmer ID. Kinsu1an as grand captain of stlie host
 handsome past high priests jewel was presented to the. rekiring hixh prtoot, F. Leon Hutchfns. by Past Hiei1 Priest Albert s. Cofnstock, who refer red to the excellent work of the refir- ing officer during the past, year. The gift was accepted with due tl1at1ksS and reGArd for. the honor conferred by a1e- inG privileged tp weMr it. .
 The past year under High Priest Hutchfns has been one of much activ- ity, large number of candidates be- inga EafSed and4s-a general activity sn0wn mfoughoAt the 0rGanfz61i 1ion. The dft 5of .fAf f1r14u was tise bie' eyents of fhe yA6r: The nS& h6gh prieet take4 the ofncsr ith iex1fy pfoapeot of anqtller stlctf 4fQl year. He is Hor- bound s to edhtiRuS 6n 1ts 66fospefous condition. " M ss@ N ta a t t " I'll y
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

nuisances; against allowing mess0n- ger boys to go into vice Iisfricts:s thc
 wand i11eritimafe children: conaknrt
 stations in the city: municipal dance halls; requeut rotation of policemen: women officers for tho police force: vocational training for older giris iri public schools; hotels and homes for in public perks where gdris and wo- men visit; and less liberty for chfl
 dren except under the eye of their parents; and. 5generally, closer atten- ton of parents to the habits, acquaint- +ances and dofngs of their children-- girls and boys
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
New 1nsiSis;, Y \ jatrfi<..

There was n0 qhanse m the strfke of the New Lond4n taf Tent e7ss on Thurs t,,s dsy; A.l.sd sscts s thss ieeestiop that to | board of arhitratiQn, the unions representatives. .oaid .4hlrp days that the suGgestien was al g06d one Nobody had authority. xh&r cid, to say whether the fnfttef shcu3dy De arbf- trated or not. The stTfke scsanmi1tee expres3ed itself ae wi1Iing to. meet a committee of the contfactere. to lfis- cusg either arbltration or other means ofeendfnE the e-strikeN ~ ss Iss
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
Two FalIs on Dos Rsll1r.

Boston, April 6.--Gus Schoen1ein. "Americus," of Baltimore. defeated Dr. B: F. Roller of Seattle in q wrestlinr bout at Mechanics hall tonight, win- nlngs two consecutive falls, the first in one hour and 34 seconds. secured by { 1arther arm nelson and crotch hold. The second fall, in IS minutes 37 sec- onds, was secured with an ordinary body roll. t.,.ss-.s
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
Barnes Wen Fast oput from csilins.
 (epecia1 to The Bu1Ietin.l

Easthampton, MAss., ApFn s.-Jim sit .s ss s1;s ws;:fss' sk F .l.;l hs5s s tc
 1oGt wrest1ine match this town m eeen. Hacnes sstaok the 1rst filI in ~ niinu5ss. i0eifhns maAS IT 4vxin nj | MinqkAs. and pffn6s won tho match with third m n 14 mhotes ., N
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
Nc 4chafi9e- Fl . ettsjse,

There WAS no c3sAnge fiji the cordf- ti0n of the TiumbefS strike hi fIsii cfty on Thursday- Vice Prestdsnt shsehy association. from ChicaHc. VII hnre on Thursday and with N. J. Kelly of tho Building Tradss union saw d nun her of matter pl1np4ers and asked for conference, but was not successful. s
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
 FOR. SUPPRESSION OF
 THE SOCIAL EVIL Chicago Vice Commission Submits

 i. Chicago, April 5. The Chicago vice fscommissiOn made many radical rec ommenda tions in it's report to the common council tonight and gave an exhaustive review of the present stat us of the social evil in Chicago, it's past, its causes and means or sup pressing it. The recommendations were:
 Constant and persistent repression of the social evil as an immediate method. with absolute annihilation as to theslltirnate ideal. This, by means of:
 First, the appointment of a morals comrnissipn,
 Second the establishnent of a mor- alsr court
 Two standards of Morality. In summing up present conditions, the report says: Most of the police are honest; one
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
Fancy Capon
 Fancy Lamb
 Fancy Veal Wjth dn of the tf;s,,,i;s.g fsr the Sunday dinner Poo olG'e M lket ofFnak1In -.
 JUSTIN HoLpnN. Prop.
MlnIo9su1Ilsfs. l.

.s Al meeting of fhs II. Aanes aui,A 4eld 1T. tho reg3daMoo of TIT, 3Sf1SI t21 tf5.ll 1s Aamltn 4treet. April s lt{l. : As4olved. That 1t IT with pr6fpund 9e9fSt Mo 1enrn If tho reaIenafio1s cf Asy. Nellson Eqs CArAy. our hslovsd zal.y ene exe4ter Ae1d IT usefalne9a fo Wq1en ne na4 bGen o4l5ed, WI nev@rkhe- 4haM sustatu. and ha9rfily hupe Sf{ nanv ee 9erg4adsd to c0ntinps his 1Abors exrH1ps their he9fty 4ppfec3SS TIT ssf Nhs etna4ro co- -0pefAtlon ma W{6Ss &3rSskfdy it ,nes alMayS xed4eve& from lt1 recfor. aS n9 SeEe es:s sstx Max osntlnsA the bsst Ni1lks6
 0uzI1p oF clz1f
 1y KsfhfIas E. stantse ue61kry.
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.1efe Was '. 5pe& 1lSsd ettsndahee ILL on TnUf9dax eventn0, when new 44lfefn MeF9 elected And iu0t41le6; The e94ptE roipSd up 4na8,2 hut &1Go had " 1ax1e inn <4r 61- sdSatks, Y [ch ls4 the net sincl iz aneask
 g. l N! l.eon zutchfia1t kseh priese; yID h44 &99n III 1or eevx31l weejS, whs anle tA 4e 4n 1ttehsAn6s ana pre-
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1stW 1lne II nilk Hspps, Jaoauard xssave. II 1nchos N11e ana waS&eh14. eood hsAvy osSAlity also 11cnslnst Tussah LII. 1T ihch1s wi1s alsa yveah- Ie--twelveH eashionAb1e .coioslnos, xil very desiratls for wAists and 1ssseeo n SoS yafd.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
ypcjdenls n SccIely

x. Le1sey 6teafnn Sf Fl 1fcK in1ex av4n1e. new with fkxes Aiherican Uridee c6mp9ny Tn Tn11an n4a1nia, has be91 t6mppras1Iy tr1nS66rro1 4t0S th4 esfi- me91nG Apartment 0f fh< company, ir1
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
c1Ges9x's slllk Ar =

chenexss EOulArd eilk. tho dsp4n4- able Silk for wAi4ts and dresses. f,,Il 20 inches wide, in sn&il dUalsns ana different site ddts---tsn styles fo select from Ii 10 yard. \,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

Srlsndid quality Gray Mixsa 0uit- ingy. all pure worstsd--
 4S-inols, S1e and 91.2s A yarS 5e-insh, efeo and 4f,se . yard
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
elLk arnleEn volLe 4se

Juet rscstved s2 nov Iinn 1f xhn fasfiora1ls si1k Striped vefie. 4xi1ss7 inches wide, and in the Following csi- .ors: black, white, gray. navy, ressdA and heliotrope II 70 asyars,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
To Overcome tho Evil.

Among the recommendations, besides the naor&1a court and commission. are 'Hfns fnsirrct,on F s,.,,i,, r.,, = sixteen years iii sex hygiene ssby per- sona1 attention Of pafents;, phyaieal examination Of applicants for marriage licenses; better pay for girls; abolf-l tiOn Of tine inning system against known members of vice districts; an Intelligent and ample adult probation system; homo for old offenders: an. appeal to the cl1ivairy of f1han; regh1a , tion of lake b0afS; investigation ana supervision Of employment agencies; laws calling centers of the evil public
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
4a-Inoh at 7so a yssd
 s0-lneis at e1.o0 . yar6

serges in white ereund with Slaeb hair line strfpea-
 3e-iaoh II 6oe yard
 4a1ineis at 41ieo . yard
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
1Lkck AID WHITE ctsEc,<a

A Wlendid showing Of tho 1aahiea- able Black and White Chscaed Drs1s 0oods, all washabla. in three sisss n checks. and ransing in width fro4n 1e to 6l inches wide price ranas is 1oe, 26ss aea 5scs 7eo and e1.oo | yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

placed in their path: The causes are summed up thus: s1s
 Lack Of ethical and religious teach Worker1; large number Of ssseasonal strades for women living periods of the year rwith no employment; abnor- maltty; unhappy home conditions; carelegs and ignorant parents: broken promises: lOre of ease $ and luxury: craving for excitement and chan8es; ign0rance Of hyeieue.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

Sure Fl Fl s*s ss s:..rs;.. sss 9s::: es;S: ,': eur sprins she~ins is ssmplsts.
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tlIktn. LINE sTNtpxs

Spring weight eerses in nlsslr aaA in navy sroun6s, with wlifs Aaar>lias strtpe1--
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onAY MIXED eulTlNoe
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-10
TARIFF REDUCTION, NOT DESTRUCTION

II A Y HILE the American people are resolved upon the cheaper
WV ing of the necessaries of life by reductions of the extraya-
giant rates in the tariff schedules that were placed there to
fatten trusts and monopoies. they do not propose TO strike down
the American industrial system by aboishing all protection from
the tariff. Only the free trade doctrinaire or the blathersNte
now denies the wellestabIished fact that reasonable tariff protec-
ton to cover the large difference in the wage cost creates home in
dustries, and that these industries create wages. Until the industries
are created there is no labor and therefore no organized labor. The
Junior United States senator from New Jersey, who is ayowedly
opposed to protection, declares that ait is organization and trade
unions that have made increases in the wage scale There is no
doubt that they have been a factor in increasing wages, but there
wouldn't be any trade unions if tariff protection had not brought
the industry into existence. Wipe out protection and labor organ
ization would collapse like a house of cards, for there wouldn't
be any more wages to fight over. Any intelligent workingman needs
only to compare the rates of wage in England, France and Germany
with the American rates in the same industries to see that with
protection removed the American factory would have to close, I'M
less, indeed. American labor came down to the European wage.
standard. What benefit it would be to the American workingman
to lose his job or accept European wages for the sake of getting
European goods might puzzle the junior senator to explain.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-10
TAXING PERSONAL PROPERTY.
HE question of the taxation of personal property
again in a report by the New Jersey delegates to t

oTa HE question of the taxation of personal property comes up
again in a report by the New Jersey delegates to the annual
conference on State and local taxation held in Richmond,
Va, last month. The delegates were the members of the State
Board of Equalization. Personality is estimated by experts to
equal if not to exceed, realty in value in any community, and yet the
assessment upon it in New Jersey is not more than 20 per cent. of
the entire tax assessment. A vast amount of personal property is
legally exempt from tax, but, making all allowances, the personal
tax assessment should be treble what it is. Because of this great
discrepancy in the assessment tax experts have recommended the
abolition of all personal taxes. The delegates report presents a
suggestion for the substitution of specific taxes wherever possible
for the ordinary assessment on personality. AS the average local
assessor is incompetent to assess personal property, it is suggested
that the authority be given to men having expert knowledge of
such property. A reasonable proposition submitted is one for the
exemption of household furniture, which is exempted by law in
Pennsylvania and other States. This class of personal property
pays no income and is a burden upon the owner. The assessment
on household effects is a nominal one, anyhow, and the loss of
revenue could be more than compensated for by a better assessment
of other personal property, tangible and intangible,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-10

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Recent reports from England,
France and Germany show that those
countries are far ahead of us in avia-
ton, especially in the art as practised
by their army officers. The French in
particular have made great strides with
the heavier-than-air machines. A
large number of the French army Off
GERS have become adept aviators, and
they improve in number and talent all
the time.
In many of these foreign army avia-
ton training stations the experiment.
ers are using the Wright machine,
claimed by many to be the best in the
field. 1t is discomforting to note that
our army officers have progressed but
little in the art of flying, due to the
failure of the last Congress to appro-
pirate a sum sufficient to carry on
these experiments. And the advances
being made by foreigners are due in a
measure to the American invention.
Congress should wake up to the pres
ent notwithstanding methods and not
practise false economy. ]. T. r.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-10
Argument for Pence.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The Italian-Turkish war is another
good argument for universal peace.
Both countries will expend IN money
alone many times the value of what
they are fighting for,
A State does not allow its citizens
to kill each other, then why should the
governments of the world allow two
of their number to lake war upon
each other? We do not question the
right OF society to organize into ma
tions and to prevent strife between
individuals; why should we not extend
the same principle to a worldwide
union of nations to prevent war, the
most expensive form of barbarism.
1t will come in time, just as fam
lilies. clans, States and nations fol-
lowed each other in the development
of humanity, but 1t is deplorable that
statesmen are so slow to recognize
what is not only the most advan-
tageous but the inevitable. P. e.