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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-06
Pincsbot in Minnesota.

Minneapolis. March Clifford PIN
chot will open the speaking campaign
for Roosevelt in Minnesota tomorrow
with two addresses hare. one at the
University Of Minnesota and the other
at a local hotel.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-06
SAME REASON IN
new YORK FIGHT
Supported Stirnson on Same
Basis He Is Candidate at
This Time

Mineola, L. l., March 6.-Secretary
stimson's speech at Chicago last night
supporting Taft for denomination.
drew from Colonel Roosevelt today a
tart reply:
I'm regard to sttmson's statement
that against my original idea, / am
being forced by certain persons into
the area. need merely reply that the
statement is true only in the sense it
would be to make the same statement
~ to my advocacy Of Stimson for gov
ernor Of New York in 1910. Into that
contest, as this. I was extremely re-
luctant to be drawn. ! went in be.
cause conscientiously felt it my duty
to take my part in the fight for honest
government, genuine self government
by the people, without regard to con-
sequences myself and I am in this
fight precisely on the same basis. and
for practically the same reasons
Roosevelt charged the leaders who
are managing the campaign against
him with the using tactics (which
make 1t seem they would rather see
the Republican party defeated than
see 1t restored to what 1t was under
Lincoln, and see 1t become again the
genuine party Of the people. the party
that stands for the highest ideals or
social and industrial justice to be
achieved through popular rule"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-06
South Dakota Acts.

Mitchell, s. D.. March 6.-South
Dakota supporters of Roosevelt met
here today. The chief topic before
the meeting was the election Of the
committee to name Roosevelt dele
gates to the national Republican con-
vention. A mass meeting will then be
called to indorse the committees Sc
1octions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-06
Japan Ruling TrooDs.

Tien Tsin. March "a body of 500
Japanese troops reached Chin Wang
this morning coming from Port Ar
thur in lighters conveyed by cruisers.
They are expected to reach Tien Tsin
at midnight.
Another 500 troops have left Muk-
den for Tien Tsin.
Four of the delegates from Nan
king to Yuan Shi Kai have reached
here en- route for Marking They are
accompanied by two representatives
Of Yuan Shi kai who will continue
negotiations at Nanking for the for
nation of coalition government.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
A
Luxury.

Anthracite coal was at one
time an important factor in
blast-furnace practice, but it's
use in that line of industry has
now almost entirely ceased. &C
cording TO Il. w. Parker, OF
the United States Geological
Survey, as it has been suppiant-
ed by coke made from bitumin
Gus coal. The principal dc.
mand for anthracite will be in
the future. AS it has been in the
more recent past, restricted
largely to domestic trade. for
which such sizes MS furnace.
egg, stove, and chestnut are re
CURED. The breaking down of
the lump coal, which was form
erly marketable product. for
the preparation of the domestic
sizes results in IA much larger
proportion of the small or un-
desirable size, all of which are
sold at less than the cost of
production. All the profits on
the INNING operations must be
obtained from the prepared do
nestle sizes, for the revenue
obtained from the smaller sizes.
which are sold largely i'll com
petition with bituminous coal
for steaming purposes, serves
only TO reduce the cost of the
domestic sizes. The conditions
under which the anthracite
mines are operated, the greater
depths TO which the workers
are carried, tho consequent in
creased expense Of mining, and
the increasing cost Of labor all
contribute to make anthracite
fuel more and more luxury.
During recent years the an
thracite operators nave adopted
the policy of making an allow
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

ance of 80 cents per ton from
circular prices for domestic
coal purchased in April of each
year, with an advance of 10
cents per ton for each succeed
ing month until the schedule
prices are restored in Septem-
Der. This has h d a more
salutary effect in steadyiug the
anthracite trade than any other
action taken by those controll-
ing the anthracite industry. Its
purpose is TO encourage the pur.
chase of coal in the spring and
early summer, making the eel
lars of the Consumers the
storage places for the follow
ing winter, and at the same
time TO cause the mines to Toe
operated more regularly, thus
K ~ ng steadier EMPLOYEES
throughout the year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
D House in Big
lady for Open
he Public.

hidden pipes 10 points of con.
nection.
The first floor, TO be devoted
to the postonice department.
has a large we'll lighted distri-
buting room, and is supplied
with money order and register
ed package vaults, has general
delivery stamp, money order
and registery windows, and is
fitted with 2ii lock boxes, Il
private Office vault and toilet
for the postmaster. The only
other Office on the first floor is
that of Deputy Collector. The
basement is fitted with a swing
room for carriers, two tot
let's with shower bath, boiler
room, fuel room, two storage
rooms and jauitor's room. A
series of secret passages for use
OF inspectors, with suitable
points provided with screens
for observation i'm the carriers
rooms and connecting with an
other series i'm the postonice
department on the first floor.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
building Completed.

making it possible for secret
service men to see without be-
ing seen in carrying out their
work, has been provided.
On the second floor are locat
ed the L. S. Marshall's office.
with adjoining cell room for
prisoners awaiting trial; two
connecting rooms, with vault,
for deputy clerk; female witness
room, and toilet,two unassigned
r o I'm s; District Attorney s
office; mems toilet. \ public
and private toilet and bath. and
private passage from the court
room is also provided on the
second floor for the Judge. The
court room, which occupies
about half the space on this
floor and Of the depth of both
second ard third floors, is fin
ished in fancy panel ceiling
and side walls, well lighted by
Il battery of windows facing
south, is we'll ventilated and
heated with n combined direct
and indirect system; has three
general entrances OF large FREQ
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

ing secretary, Mrs. c. S. Car.
ter; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. ID. H. Bruce; treasurer
Mrs. Malcolm Smith; agent of
Missionary Voice, Mrs. James
Dillon; Supt. of press work
Mrs. j II. Mathews.
The meeting adjourned t o
meet with Mrs. Mathews, the
first Thursday in January.
After repeating h g Lord =
prayer in concert, a social half
hour followed in which the
hostess served delicious refresh
ments.
Mrs. j. II. MATHEWS,
Supt. press work.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
Great Values In Government
Coal Lands.

During the past three and
one-half years the United States
Geological Survey has CLASH
fed a s coal land l7,459. los
acres in the public land States,
and this land has been restored
to sale. The appraised value
of this land, as fixed by the
Survey as a result of geologic
examinations, and promulgated
by the General Land Office ap.
gregates a total of $742 $40. 60
The minimum valuation for the
same lands, a t which they
might have been purchased a
few years ago before the policy
of Classification was adopted, is
but 1895, $3.50, lao.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
Home Mission Meeting

The regular monthly meet.
ing of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society of the NJ. II.
Church, South, was held at the
home of Mrs. l.. o. Petit.
Thursday, December 9th, with
the president in the chair. The
meeting opened by singing
Holy Spirit Faithful Guide"
followed by scripture reading
and prayer by the president.
Mrs. Mathews then read the
monthly Missionary bulletin.
The treasurer's report was read
and dues amounting to $3.50
paid.
The secretary read the min
utes Of the last meeting aud ~
members answered roll call.
The fourth vice president made
her report as follows: Visits
to sick and strangers, 80; deli.
cacies, %; flowers, 1; shut in
eheered, 6; garments given
needy, "; money, 81 %; papers,
j; invited to church, s; Sunday
school, -; prayer meeting, ..
Officers were then elected for
the coming year. President,
Mrs. II A. w. Skeen; LIST vice
president, Mrs. j. a. Gilmer;
BID vice president, Mrs. Irby
Nickels; 3rd vice president,
Mrs. Garrison; 18th vice presi
dent, Mrs. l.. o. Petit; record
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
c. w. Bondurant Buys the
Dominion Coal Company.

The property of the Domin-
ion Coal Company, at st.
Charles, was sold under a de
cree of the federal court of Gin.
cinnati, Saturday toe. w. Bon.
durant, of the Bondurant Coal
Company. His bid being 500
600, which was the upset bid by
the court. Disngreements be
tween the stockholders of the
Dominion Coal Company, who
were principally in Cincinnati
and Indianapolis, S said to
have resulted in financial EN-
barrassment, after upwards of
$500, 600 had been spent on the
property. MIR. Bondurant an
nounces that ne will add to the
machinery and equipment and
will increase Immediately the
monthly output of the property
from ten thousand toms to
twenty-five thousand tons
Jonesyille Star.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
Corn Crop SO Per Cent In
crease.
crease.

Freezing, Va, Dec. 5.-The
corn crop of this Immediate
section is practically gathered.
and farmers say that there is
at least fifty per cent. more
corn raised this year than last.
The quality of the grain is
much better than usual, at least
three fourths of the entire crop
being of understandable quality.
Only seyenty-five cents a bush
ell is being offered for corn by
the home merchant, and it is
hardly likely that the price will
go as high as it did for last
years crop.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

TO those who say that Wise
will vote against the bond issue:
Just hold your taters; the polls
have not been opened and the
vote has not been counted yet.
The people of Wise know a
thing or two aud they are not
as selfish as you might suppose
not hit more selfish than the
people who are making these
loose assertions. Wait till the
full returns are in from Wise
then you will find a majority
for and bond issue. Wise Vir-
ginian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
AvoidDraughts;
Get Fresh
Air
Board of Health Gives Rules
for Comfort During Cold
Weather.

Richmond, Va, Dec. IL
December winds should not af-
fright and a falling thermome-
ter need not alarm, for comfort
and cold are not incompatible
and fresh air IL still possible
without draughts, declares the
state Board of Health in a
special cold weather warning
issued yesterday.
Mistaken idea of protection
against cold weather" says the
bulletin, are responsible for
more deaths than cold weather.
Close rooms kill more people
than ever froze to death and
insufficient clothing is az dan
gerous as house without fires.
Nothing does more harm
than belief that house should
be sealed SO tightly in winter
that no fresh air can enter.
The result of this ia closeness
which weakens the bodily re-
sistence aud makes person
moro susceptible to colds when
he leaves the house. Every
living room and every sleeping
apartment should have fresh
air at all times regardless of
the weather. This can gener-
ally be had without difficulty
as number of simple schemes
have been devised which can
De Installed in any room. One
of the most efficient is to FL
slanting board into the lover
end of the window and to se-
cure this to the sides of the
window frame with smaller
boards. The window can then
be raised almost to the level of
the board and will give a cur.
rent OF fresh air which will pass
over the head of persons sitting
IN the room \ diagram OF
this plan can be found in the
bblletin on Fresh air issued by
the board and available for free
distribution.
Druughs are of course to be
avoided They cool one part
of the body while the other ia
warm and thus cause colds.
But draughls can be avoided
and fresh air can still be had
With a little care.
Insufficient clothing il an.
other fruitful source of discom-
fort in winter. No one should
leave warm room and go into
the outer air even temporarily
without additional clothing.
Fashions which prescribe light
clothing in winter are among
the worst enemies of health. To
go without an overcoat or other
heavy clothing in cold weather
Is TO invite sickness.
Many persons who are anx-
ious To have abundant fresh air
in their bed rooms in winter
complain Of cold during the
night. This is always 10 be
avoided Those who can afford
to do so should supply themssl.
YES with ample bed clothing,
but persons who cannot pur-
chase additional blankets will
iind simple substitute TO hand
IN old newspapers. If n layer
of newspapers be placed be-
tween the blankets, m C h
warmth will be retained which
otherwise would be lost"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
Judge Skeen for Governor

Judge Skeen for Governor.
y correspondent writing from
Cripple Greek to the Roanoke
Times under date of December
:, suggests that Judge Skeen.
of this place, is the most avail
able man for the next governor
of Virginia. Things are just
about as corrupt politically at
Richmond as they were IN Lee
County year ago, and should
Judge Skeen bo elected there
would be such a shaking up of
things as the Old Dominion
never seen before. Virginia
needs a man of Judge Skeen's
nerve and ability in the gov
ernor's chair. The correspond
ent referred to says:
While we are passing into a
new political era and are dis
carding the old slogans, such
az fight the devil with hiso
fire, "alPs fair in love and
war and are injecting into
politics many moral principles.
1t is high time that we pay our
highest tribute to he man
among men who has really
started this great innovation in
our political life IN Southwest
Virginia.
No man in Virginia has been
so prominently connected with
reform movements I'm the last
few years as has Judge Skeen.
lie has stood for the pure bal
lot, when his life was perhaps
in jeopardy; but ANONYMOUS
letters, threats, etc. never
swerved him from his post of
duty, until now he has the love
and confidence, trimming over.
of our best citizens all over The
state, and has excited admma-
ton of good citizens i'm many
other States. His work is with
out parallel, except by judge
Blair, of Adams county. Ohio.
So ! have been thinking for "A
long time why don't all Virgin.
ians in sympathy with his work
center on him for our next gov
ernor.
AS governor, he could bring
pressure to bear on all our cor
rupting influences all over the
State.
Every citizen knows he would
do 1t, because he has been tried
and has proven himself. Many
of our Old time politicians, who
are really falling in line with
our new principles, such as
pure ballot, etc, have a past
history which makes them
shudder when they behold it,
For one of them to be governor,
he would have to come out
boldly, confess to his past. and
promise to be in sympathy with
the "new life" OF else his gov.
ernorship wouldbc a sad failure
and TO himself Il sadder failure
than to his constituents, for no
man surely finds pleasure in
lying false colors, even though
multitudes follow.
AS our standard bearer, we
want Judge Skeen, for we owe
him our highest compliments.
and he is able to render greater
services even yet than those
already rendered.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18

We hope you will have a
merry Christmas and a happy
New Year, and that Santa
Claus will fill your stockings
brim full with good things.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-12-18
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I ectural design that adds
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own ana surrounding country,
y STANDS silently inviting our pro
gressiVe population to reach out
ana surround II completely with
modern store ana once Dulld-
ings
Setting on foundation of
brick laid in cement and fully
waterprooied, the building isl
of granite from grade line toI
first floor; limestone from first
TO second and brick succeed
on second and third floors with
limestone cornice. corners and
window panels; slate roof with
copper valleys and cutters. The
interior training OF steel, with
reinforced concrete filling be
tween the floors, gypsum block
40 brick partitions and strict
51re proof Inc only wood
cst5ghterIng INTO the building ISL
sl"e i"Iu Woou i'n'Sil'hs oil tle
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Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Eighteen Miners Hurt In cave-In.

Eighteen Miners Hurt In caVe-ln.
Eighteen men were seriously injured
by a cave-in at the Barnu = mine, No
2, of the Pennsylvania Coal company
at Duryea, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The cave-in came without warning
and the injured men were partly Gov
cred by the slate and coal. Rescuers
promptly went to work and the en-
tombed men were taken to the surface
before gas could accumulate.
Thirty other men, who were in the
mine at the time, escaped by a second
opening.
The most seriously injured are: A.
E. letter, superintendent of the col
liery, injured internally; John ]. Nc
Nulty, miner and treasurer of the
school district of Pittston; Frank
Flannery, miner; Martin Reap. miner,
and James Langan. miner All the
other victims are foreigners. Several
of the injured are likely to die.
Nearly all the physicians in the vi.
cinity we're summoned to the shaft to
attend to the injured Most of the vic
tins were removed to the PittstOn hos
pital.
An investigation shows that the ac-
cident was caused by a depression in
the surface, which caused the roof to
fall and entombed the men in the
place they were working.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Commits sehrank to Asylum.

John Schrank, the New York man
who shot Colonel Roosevelt was com
mitted by Judge A. C. .Backus in Mil
waukee, Wis, to the Northern Hospi-
tai for the Insane at Oshkosh.
This disposition of the case was
taken after the commission of five
alienists had filed it's report declaring
Schrank insane and after ten or twelve
witnesses had given testimony in con-
nection with the shooting.
The conclusions of the report signed
by the alienists follow
First - John Schrank is suffering
from insane delusions, grandiose in
character and of a systematic variety.
"Second-In our opinion, he is in
sane at the present time.
"Third-On account of the connec-
ton between his delucions an the act
with which he stands charged, we are
of the opinion he is unable to confer
intelligently with counsel on the con
duct of his defense"
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29

tes have legal rights, as in some accident
case. they will have the option Of exrrcls
ing aich rights or accepting the com
panv's beueuts
TIE American t. ep' O1e and Telegraph
Company has set aside from its surplus
a fluid which provides for those whom It
directly employs. aud also provides a
reserve, upon which under certain cOndit
ions. the Associated Companies may draw
This fund is supplemented by each
company. The total appropriations will
aggregate something more than $1,000
0OO The bent fts, it is estimated wi cost
ANNUALLY about 81. 900 900 more than the
present payments on this account
The administration Of the funds will be
in the hands of Employees, Benefits
COMMITTEES of FIVE, to be appointed by thu
B ard OF Directors of each company.
Tue committee of each associated com'
panv will have jurisdiction over the bene.
irs for employees of that lmpan
The EMPLOYEES Benefit COnmltte OF
the American Tel phone aud Telegraph
Company will have general jurisdiction
over the plan for the entire system and
specific authority a. to the American Trle
phOnr aud Telegraph C"mpany's em
p oyees' benz tits.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Farmer Kills Bandit In Home.


After being held up in his barn and
then being marched to his house with
his hands behind him, Lee InsEesp. a
prosperous farmer living near Rom
ney. w. Va, shot and killed one OF his
assailants.
The dead robber proved to be Frank
Hardy, a negro living in the vicinity.
Mr.. Inskeep wounded the other RIB.
ber. VINO is said to be Ante Hcrly a
brother of the dead bandit and who
managed to escape.
Inskeep narrowly escaped death, 4
bullet blowing its wav through one
cheek, and his hous3keeper, Mary
Heath, was beaten on the head Wi,
the butt end of a revolver and ssr.
ously injured.
Officers and posses of citizens of
Hampshire county, assis ed by Foil e
Lieutenant John TriebeS. Of Gunner
land, Nd, and bloodhouhIs, have been
searching the woods and mountains
for the fugitive, and so incensed are
the citizens over the attempted muir
der and robbery of Inskeep and his
housekeeper that no one living in the
vicinity expects to see the negro
brought back alive.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR dull;
winter clear, s4g4.25; city mills fancy
$5.25G $50.
RYE FLOUR quiet, at s361@375
per barrel.
WHEAT qu:eS; No 2 red. 971A a CSC
CORN s. eady; No. , yellow, ga 69c
3SC per lb.
OATS quiet; No white, 39c.; low
er grade, BIC.
POULTRY: Live heady; hens, 120
A.; old roos, ers, 111q l1Ae. Dress Il
l2hc.; turkeys, 24025c.
BUTTER steady; fancy creamery.
SIC. per ID.
EGGS. steady; selected, Al q 45c.;
nearby, BIC; western, &c.
POTATOES steady: 7O673c. bush.