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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-12
SAME GUN USED BY
FATHER AND SON

Lafayette. Colo. June 1i.-with
the same revolver with which his
father committed suicide six years
ago. BENJAMIN Parks. IS years old.
a helper at the Burlington freight
house here. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the forehead
His body was found today in the
freight house where he worked.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-12
INITIATIVE AGAINST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Sacramento. Cal. June 1.-THE
first petition TO invoke the Initiative
for the purpose Of sbolishing capital
punishment In California by amend
ing the state constitution. vas filed
here today. Petitions are in circula-
ton in every county OF the state
seeking 20 have the Initiative meas
ure voted on al the general election
In November.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-12
soldier March seventeen Miles.

New Diegins. Wis-. June 1.-THE
provisional regiment Of United States
regular soldiers. which started on a
march from Dubuque. Iowa TO Spar
IA. Wis. on Monday. tonight is In
camp near here. Seventeen miles were
covered today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-12
Fuworth League Holds Meeting.

Canon City. Colo June il.-The
annual Colorado Epworth League In
.titufe and convention opened here to-
dav. There will be q six day session
Of lectures and Bible and mission
study. A sacred concert. in whicn
eiehty-five persons participated was
given tonight.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-12
HOUSE.

Met nt i a. m.
Judiciary committee prepares an
Impeachment resolution against Judge
Hanford.
Representative Prince gave notice
he would fight the army appropriation
conference report adopted by the sem
ate.
Adjourned at 1850 a. m., in mem
ory of Representative Wycliffe. of
Louisiana killed by a train here to-
day.
Railroad officials protested against
the eight hour work day bill before
the interstate commerce committee.
Meets at noon tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-12
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Met at noon.

Met at noon.
Fight begun on appropriation for
the commerce court.
The inter-oceanic canals committee
amended the house bill governing the
Panama canal.
Rejected the amendment to the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill providing for the COM
merce court. -asl
Senator Lodges attempt to obtain
unanimous consent to an agreement
whereby only morning business would
be transacted during national conven-
tion periods failed because of objec-
tion of Senator Culberson.
Railroad attorneys attacked the
bill at the judiciary
committee meeting.
Adjourned at 4;22 p, m, in memory
of the late Representative Wycliffe,
until noon, Wednesday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
BURKES GARDEN.
Items of Interest Concerning People You
Know and Hear Talked OF.
Burkes Garden. Va. Anril %

Burkes Garden, Va, April %.
Steve Fox was the guests of E. l..
Grub5 Sunday.
Mr.. Alex Meek spent Sunday night
with Paul Gose.
Mrs. John P. Gose was shopping in
Tazewell on Monday.
Miss Sarah Davis was shopping in
Tazewell last Thursday.
Joe White, of the Cove was in the
Garden part of last week.
Miss Lucreta Mahood was the guest
of Mrs. A. M. McGinnis Sunday.
Miss Bette Groseclose was the guest
of Rev. and Mrs. E. l.. Richie Sunday.
Mrs. E. l.. Grubb is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. ID. Huddle, at Ceres, Va.
Isaac Spracher and sister Larena were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhudy last
Sunday
Mrs. Carl Kits returned Sunday from
a visit to friends and relatives at
Graham.
Mr.. Wayne Wilson, of Ceres, Va,
was visiting relatives in the Garden
Thursday night.
Arthur Peery, of Glades Springs,
was the guest at the home of Mr.. Geo
rye Moss Sunday.
Trubie Suffer, of Bland spent Sunday
with his wife and little son who are
visiting homefolks here.
Mrs. E. L. Rhudy, who has been visit
ing here parents at Groseclose, Va, re-
tnrned home Monday.
Hubert Bailey, of North Tazewell was
the guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Long Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Cassell and child
ren were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meek Hoge Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Meek were calling
on the formers mother, Mrs. Jand Meek
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Peery, who has been teach
ing private school at her home, will
close her school Tuesday.
The Children's Missionary Society
met at the home of Mir. and Mrs. John
P. Gose Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Maggie Barns and two children
Robert Henry and jamie, of the Cove
are visiting mrs. F. NJ. Moss,
Miss Maude Grubb, who has attended
school at Ceres, Va, the past winter,
returned to her home Thursday.
J. b. Meek, who has been in Chicago
for sometime returned to his home on
Saturday with eighty head of cattle.
Miss Annie Tarter, who has been gov
orerness in the home of w. L. Davis for
the past winter. left for her home in
Rural Retreat last Thursday.
DIR. Wilson, of Abbs Valley is practic-
ing for DR.. Higginbotham while he is in
Richmond. HIS sister came to the Gar
den with him, and is the guest of Miss
May Moss this week.
Miss Eta Greever, who has been suf-
fering for months with kidney trouble,
left Sunday for Richmond to have an
operation performed. Her sister, Clara,
and DR.. HigRinbotham went with her.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
Shafts TO Honor Outlaws Victims.

Hon. Joshua F. Bullett, of Big Stone
Gap, president of the Virginia Bar As
sociation, on Monday made announce
ment of the selection OF committee to
arrange for the erection of suitable
monuments to the memories of Judge
Thornton l.. Massie nd Common
wealth's Attorney Foster, who were
killed in the courthouse at Hillsville on
March the 14th by the Allen clan of out
laws, following the conviction of one of
their number. The committee is COM
posed of the following well known at
torneys:
George E. CAskie, of LynchburR.
chairman; Lucian II. Cooke, of Roam
oke; w. A. Moncure, of Richmond, and
ID. l.. Groner, of Norfolk
Coupled with the appointment of the
committee Is request from President
Bullett that the committee convene in
Charlottesville at the Claremont hotel.
May 10th at IL o'clock a. m, to take
steps necessary to secure the funds for
the erection of the monument.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
Dublin Gets William and Mary Summer
School.

The movement for higher education
took step forward Saturday when it
was decided to establish the summer
session of William and Mary at Dublin,
Pulaski county, Va, and to open the
eight weeks term on June 10Th.
When the board of visitors some days
ago determined to bold the Gunner
term in southwest Virginia, the definite
location was left to be decided upon by
the faculty. The citizens of five towns
Dublin, Radford, Pearisburg, Chris
tiansburg and Big Stone Gap offered
special inducements to have the college
come to them, and the final choice of a
location was difficult to make.
The fact that at Dublin the building
of the Dublin Institute would - avail
able had much to do .vIrn the selection
of that town. Another inducement Of
fered by Dublin was a grove of trees
covering hundred acres, which will be
dsed for outdoor lecture rooms and tent
sites.
This selection is looked upon as being
fortunate for both Dublin and the col
lege. 1t is expected that many teach
er5 and college students from Virginia
and other states will attend the summer
session, thus adding materially to the
summer population of the town, while
1T is generally agreed among school men
that no better or more accessibiy loca-
ted site than Dublin could have been
found. Many educators have expressed
their qualification at this move to bring
the advantages of higher education more
fully within the reach of the people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
High Praise For The Y. M. |.

In an informal talk to the first-class
officers, Captain William II. Raymond,
member of the general staff of the
United States Army, who for several
days had been inspecting the military
department of the v. M. l., at Lexing-
ton, on Saturday said that there was
little or nothing left to be desired as
far as the military department of the
institute was concerned. He said that
never in all of his experience had he
seen better drilled, better disciplined
body of soldiers than the V. MI ca
dets.
The battalion here compares favor
ably with the finest crack companies of
the United States Army" said Captain
Raymond to the cadets. Not only was
he pleased with the general appearance
of the battalion, but was even more ia
vorably impressed with the individual
set-up and bearing Of the men, and with
the precision and accuracy with which
they answered questions propounded to
them.
The feature Of the inspection which
seemed to impress Captain Raymond
more than any other was the parade on
Friday evening. The battalion in full
dress, their spotless accoutrements shin
ing in the evening sunlight, their colors
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
East Swords Greek News.
East Swords Crock Va

East Swords Creek, Va. April %.
c. w. Robinson, of Bondtown. is Wis
ltlng homefolks at this place.
II. F. and J. H. Robinson were busi-
ness visitors to Raven Saturday.
Miss Heston Hall was the guest of
Mrs; Polly Robinett near Big Lick
Friday.
Miss Maude Robinson was a guest at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Elkins
on last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Elkins and little daughter,
Bealah, were visiting Mrs. j. c. Hall at
this place Saturday.
A pretty wedding was solemnized on
wednesday of last week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Barrett near Prane.
when their daughter, Miss Rosalie. be-
came the bride of Mr. Will Robinson, of
TINS place. Their many friends wish
them much happiness.
J. H. Boyd, of this place, received a
painful injury to one his ears on last
Saturday while at work in an old field
He was engaged in clearing away some
small shrubbery and run a dead limb in
to his ear, the wound of which has
caused him no small amount of trouble
and pain.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
Death Of James N. Elliott.

James M. Elliott, formerly conduc-
tor on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, died Sunday at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Elliott. in
Roanoke, after a long illness from tu-
berculosis. He was forty years of age.
and is survived by one son, Clarence
Elliott, of Hsgerstown, Md.
Mr.. Elliott, it will be remembered.
contributed to the Republican a series
of letters, the first of the year, expos
ing the deplorable conditions existing at
the Catawba Sanatarium, where he was
for time as patient On account of
the fact that in Virginia the state in
stitutions are used as political plums
with which to reward the henchmen of
the dominant party, Mr. Elliott's let
ters did not have the effect of awaken
ing the civic conscience of the people OF
the state as they should have had; but
the time will come when efficiency, in
stead of servile service to the bosses,
will be the qualification of appointment
to state institutions, and then Mr.. El-
hott's efforts will be remembered with
gratitude by the citizens of this old
commonwealth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
The News of SteeIeSbure.
SteeleaburQ Va

Steelesburg, Va, April 30th.
Mrs. j. H. Martin spent Sunday with
Mrs. Hulda Davis at Wardell.
Misses Clara and Hazel Martin were
guests of Miss Lena Nipper Sunday.
There will be preaching at this place
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock by
Rev. johnson.
Ira Smith spent Saturday night with
his sister, Mrs. r. b. Steele, ON his way
back to Dante.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Ball and daugh-
ter, Miss Lena, were shopping in Rich
lands Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Griffitts, of Rich.
lands. were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
bert Griffitts here Sunday.
Charlie Lester, Witt Wysor and Johr
Shreve, of Wardell, were visiting
frienes here Sunday afternoon.
Misses Lena and Nora Nipper anG
brother, Andy, were visiting relatives
in Baptist Valley last week. They were
accompanied home by Misses Bessie
and Thelma West.
John Witt, Edgar Steele and BOZ
Mitchell, of Paint Lick, were here Sat.
urday on their way TO Ricblands to at
tend the closing exercises of the high
school at that place.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
jackson was the scene of pretty wed
ding at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening,
when their daughter, Miss Amands
Jane, became the bride of Mr.. George
Robinson, of Belfast, Va. The cere
mony which made the twain one was
impressively performed by the Rev. ].
II. Russell, of Cedar Bluff. An elegant
supper was served following the cere'
mony. The present besides the family
of the bride were: Miss Lula and vii
Robinson, sister and brother of the
groom, Clarence Ratliff, Mr. and Mrs
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
Prizes For EMPLOYEES.

The United States Coal and Coke have
announced prizes to be contested for by
employees who live in the houses of the
company, as follows: For best kept
vegetable garden, $t00 90. For best kept
flower garden or lawn, S. 90. In addi-
tion to the above the agricultural de-
partment of the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company will award a prize
for the best kept vegetable garden.
Prizes will be awarded on or about Au-
gust /, by committee consisting of
representative of the United States ag-
ricultural department, a representative
of the state agricultural department, a
representative of the agricultural de-
partment of the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company, and g representa-
tive of the free schools of the state of
West Virginia.
This company is located on the Tug
Fork branch of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad, in Mcdowell county, w.
Va, and have orders up to their capsc-
ity. Ia addition to furnishing good
houses and yards to their employees
they pay them twice a month--a custom
they have always followed, and one now
being made law in most states. Two
hundred more men are wanted at once
at the various plants of the company.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
Graduating Exercises at StOneWaII Jackson
Institute and Martha Washington College

The commencement exercises of the
two well known educational institutions
at Abingdon are to be held this month.
There are about 225 boarding pupils
from all sections of the south at these
two echools this year, and the exercises
promise to be the most interesting ever
held.
Exercises proper at Stonewall Jack
son Institute begin May 18th with the
art reception from to 6p. m. At 8
o'clock on that evening. the annual con-
cert will take place. On the following
day, Sunday, May 18th, the baccalaure-
ate sermon will be preached at eleven
o'clock, by Rev. Ernest Thompson, of
Charleston, w. Va, in the Presbyterian
church. At o'clock that evening the
sermon before the Y. w. C. A will be
preached by the Rev. DR.. Henry Sweet,
of Louisville, KY.
On May Goth will be the matinee con-
test at O'Clock, and at 8 p. m. the
class exercises. Tuesday evening, the
2lst, at 8 o'clock, graduating exercises
and the literary address by Ex-Governor
Glenn, of North Carolina.
The fifty-third annual commencement
of Martha Washington College begins
May 25th and ends on the evening of
the 28th. The art reception will be held
from 10 D. m. on the evening OF the
25th, followed by the school of express
sion at p. m. At IL o'clock the next
day the baccalaureate sermon by DR.. r
G. Watterhouse, of Los Angeles, Cal :,
will be preached. At s D. m the Rev.
N. M. Watson, of Knoxville, Tenn, will
address the Y. w. c. A. At p. m. on
Monday, business meeting of the alum
nj; p. m, annual concert. At 10 a. m.
on Tuesday, graduating exercises and
literary address by Prof. S. G. Gilbreth,
of johnson City, Tenn.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
PRETTY WEDDING At ASBERRY.
Miss Shrader Becomes The Bride Of Mr..
TaylOr-0ther Local Items.
AsberrY. Va. Anril Dot

Asberry, Va, April 18th.
Andrew Correll is confined to his
room with s badly spraiued ankle.
Mrs. j. o. Neal returned Wednesday
from visit to friends in West Virginia.
Mrs. j. H. Ashworth, of DAYTON.
Ohio, visited her sister, Mrs J. o. Neal,
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Vanhoozer are
the proud parents Of fine boy, which
arrived the 9th.
James Neal returned Friday from
Grayson county, where he had been for
several days buying cattle.
Left Shrader is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Shrader, and sister,
Mrs. l.. r. Neal, at this place.
Robert, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Venhoozier, was severely burn
ed Friday by falling in the fire.
Mrs. Matte Brooks and son, w. j.,
have been on the sick list for several
days, as have also Mrs. Samuel Bolding
and son, William.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoops attended the mar
rage of her sister, Miss Pearl Shrader,
at this place on Wednesday of last week
returning to Tazewell Friday to resume
her studies in the high school.
Our little burg was very much en-
Unused over the visit Friday of Messrs.
Creggar and Peery, members of the ad-
visory roads committee, and all hope the
road building is close at hand
On Wednesday, the oath. beautiful
wedding was solemnized at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Shrader, of this
place, when they gave in marriage their
daughter, Miss Pearl, to Mr.. James
Taylor, of Tannersville. The ceremony
was performed at i2:30. The parlor
was beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion, and presented a charming scene
when, to the strains of Mendelssohn's s
wedding march, plsyed by Mrs. w. o.
Neal. the young couple took their posi-
tion facing the Rev. J. R. King, who in
a beautiful ant impressive ceremony
pronounced them man and wife. The
happy occasion was witnessed only by
relatives of the contracting parties and
few very near friends. The bride was
gowned in a beautiful embroidered
white suit, and could hardly have i'm
pressed the assembled group of friends
in manner more pleasing. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony and after con-
gratulatiOns, the guests were ushered
into the dining room, where a sumptu-
GUS dinner was served in true "old Vir-
ginla style. The young couple were
the recipients of many beautiful and
useful presents. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Shrader,
and an amiable young lady of many
pleasing traits of heart and hand. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Taylor, of Tannersville, and has many
friends there who will welcome him and
his bride among them. Their many
friends in Tazewell county will find
great pleasure in extending hearty con-
gratulations and good wishes on this
happy occasion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
Paint or Not

Is a horse worth more or less after
feed?
Hay and oats are high today; shall
wait today and feed tomorrow?
That's how men do about painting
their houses and barns and fences.
Paint has been high for several years;
and so they waited. Paint is high yet;
they are still waiting; thousands of 'em
are waiting for paint to fall.
Their property drops a trifle q year
and the next job of paint creeps-up
creeps-up creeps-up; it'll takes more
paint by gallon year; they don't
ssve a cent, and the property goes-on
suffering.
DEVOE
John E. Jackson sells it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
King College Improvements.

Ground will be broken on next Mon
day, May the 9th, at King College, in
Bristol, for the Alumni and Old Stu
dents building, to cost Sis, 200. The
annual field day exercises of the college
will be held the same day, and large
attendance is anticipated.
The new building will contain gymna-
sium, society halls, library and chapel,
and will be most valuable addition to
the college plant. Appropriate exer-
cises will accompany the beginning of
the WORK of construction.
At night the new president of the col
lege, Rev. Tilden Scherer, will give an
informal reception in the Caldwell Tad
lock hall to the student body and their
friends
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-05-02
GIANT GLADIATORS
DECIDED QUESTION.
Story of How TaleWeI Game to be Located
On Its Present Site Related by Rev. Asa
IhOmpSOn-Day Of The Valiant Bully"

/
when a weary of this living,
It gaining and it's giving,
It's toiling and it's traffic
And it's tame pursuit of gold,
l recall at what high rate
Lived the poet, knight and pirate
AS they fought and sung and swaCpered
In the bloody days of old"
There comes to us all barking back
20 the primitive feelings of our for
bears, retroversion to the feeling that
might is right In the letter of the rev.
erent gentleman that follows NAV be
found note of exultation that one of
his name was the victor in the combat
by which the destinies Of a town were
decided.
The article following appeared in the
Sandy Valley News of last week. and
was contributed by Rev. Asa Thomp-
son, member of the well known fam
lily OF that name, and who gave their
name to the valley just over the Peak
south of town. Rev. Thompson is a
Christian gentleman and q conscientious.
earnest and Jealous worker in his Mas
ter's vineyard His letter follows:
AT the request of e Tazewell county
citizen make this statement, my father
was Amos Thompson and / was born in
/ n.
1882. am Baptist minister, engaged
now. and have been for sixteen wears in
ministerial work in Buchanan county.
virginia and Pike county, KY, and
nave been Baptist minister for FORTY
three years.
When | was child IN Thompson Val
ley, Tazewell county, Virginia from a
number Of people including my father,
Col William Thompson, Capt. William
buchanan and Col. Archie Thompson.
IT was my understanding that the county
seat for the county of Tazewell was Sc
lected as l now state
There was a contention among citizens
Of the then new county, whether the
county seat should be located AT the
Wynn farm, now known as the Capt. Ed.
Peery place or at the old Peery place
where it is now located.
The citizens Of the county met at the
old Peery place. or the towns present
location, to decide where the court house
should be built and after heated dis
cussions between the people from the
west end and east end of the county, il
was decided that the west end people
who wanted the court house built on the
old Peery place. or what is now the
town of Tazewell. instead of on the
Wynn place should select their man and
the east end people should select their
man and the two fight the question out
and the man who whipped should select
the location. The west end selected
Col. William Thompson, who was fre-
quently called, Big Toothed Thomp-
son and the east end selected one of the
Harmans; do not recall his given name
but think it was William-the two
champions stripped-judges were ap-
pointed-snd they fought a fair fist
fight, which Thompson won. and decided
that the court house should be loca ted
where it is now, instead of the Wynn
place. ASA THOMPSON.