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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
r.. 49, Z e e.
VALUABLE PAPERS
!. TAKEN YEARS AGO
ARE PUT ON SALE
Assistant Attorney General
and State Librarian Has
ten to New York to
Stop Auction
MANUSCRIPTS WERE
STOLEN SOON AFTER
@ CONFEDERATE WAR
Historian Lossing's Heirs are
Possessors of Virginia Rec
ords Worth Many Thous-
ands OF Dollars
MYSTERY is SINGULAR

Twice hos virwinia been mys-
feriousiy advised Of attempted
suction aaIes 81 iinpsrtant dOra-
neutary relics snDp0seA 10 have
heen sureptitSeusly stolen from
the States archives. Nearly 70
years ago, Librarian Pefnaexfer
ssas tnfornAed ~ an advertised
& sale In Beaten ef Ae~wsnents left
by the late historian. Bensea
Jehn Losstng. Half Of these were
Y recovered ~ years ago. Another
\ iAfersoer advised Librarian Me-
: ffwalne sf an auction sale by
i hsars 81 f<osstng In New York Of
MORE d0canemtA believed to be
the property 81 virxisfa. Libra
rkan Roanasxts< 1aade srip aw-
Dest0n In the arst Instance. and
~ Librarians Acllwaine n now In
4 New York upea u similaF misaion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
|NCENSED
At CONTROLLERS
NORFOLK GOVERNING soARp RE.
FUSES CONFEDERATE Ct ETs- :
" ANS. REQUEST.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA, May s.---Confeder-
ate veterans and their friends. through
out the city, are stirred over the board
of controls refusal to grant permits
sion to Pickett Buchanan camp to hold
services memorial day In Elwood ceme-
terry. The refusal OF the board iF based
on the objections of lot owners In the
vicinity og tie Confederate section. So
genera, is the indignation over the re-
fusal that many are urging the veter-
ans to 20 ahead with their prepare
tions for the 18th. and to hold the
services in the cemetery, ignoring the
refusal OF the controllers.
Tho position Of the controllers lis that
lot owners have entered earnest pro-
tests. pointing out that in the past
trespasses have practically ruined
beautifully kept SECTIONS. that thou
sands. Indifferent and careless congre-
gate at the series, trample down
hedges. spoil flowers ana even tread
upon graves. They have been urged
to interdict the practice. They point
out that the courthouse green. the open
square about the Confederate n,onu-
ment. the old Academy yard and a
half dozen places are open for such *
erciEcs. and that frequently In the past
they have been held there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
IL Was His Mans.


CINCINNATI. OHIO. May Ga
young man with a scared look on his
face, accompanied by a young w.o-
man. appeared at The mArriage H.
cense desk In the county clerks Of
nee. ana afrer gazing at ths benign
ant expression on tho clerks face
stammered.
otto wait.
Well answered the clerk, induI-
gently. ~ were you would
II told YOU" said the young man.
picking up courage. that my name
Ii Otto War. want license to
marry this young woman"
FLUSHING Teresa Mckinley. Of rs
Mulberry street, stepped forward and
the clerk issued the license.
k&ter signing the necessary docu-
moIits and taking good look at the
bride me clerk said:
N "wsll. don't know - he Otto
wait u that.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07

TORONTO. ONT. May S.--Judge j.
p. Mabee. chairman Of the railways
commission Of Canada. died this AFTER
noon. following an operation Tor APP
pendtcitis.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
TURKEY MONEY IN
LARGE QUANTITY.
Trainload Shipped From
Tazewell to Eastern
Market at Is cents
per Pound.

On Wednesday afternoon
The Turkey Train" passed
North Tazewell, consisting of
u car loads of fine birds, dis.
tributed as follows: X. w.
Shreve, Doran-2 cars. w.
w Easterly, Cleveland Fred
r. Steele, Tazewell, from
Clinch Valley 3 cars-from
Cleveland 3-Castlewood and
Dungannon each.
From Tazewell-F. Thomp.
son, ,; a. j. Higginbotham, /;
Nj. l.. Peery, >; c. Ii. Reynolds,
.; and +. X. Crockett. car
from Tip Top making a total of
p cars. Each car averaged
about 1900 turkeys. This foots
up u, 200 birds, averaging about
10 pounds each, a low estimate
making 2l2 900 pounds. The
price paid for these turkeys
here this eason averaging loo
per pound, giving $50, 300, "A nice
little sum of pocket money for
the women of the Clinch Valley
and the cost of raising was not
great. Turkeys are quoted at
10 ard 20 cents wholesale in
market. BY the time this
reaches the table on Thanks.
giving day tile cost will have
more than double.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Arrested for Selling Whiskey

Freezing. Va, Nov 20 Bose yanoyer
an incorrigible youth Of seventeen was
arrested by the United States authorities
upon the charge Of selling Intoxicating
liquors in the town Of jenkins. Ky. He
was taken to London ia that state, where
court is now sitting. for trial Itappcars
that the boy had been carrying on this
Illicit traffic for several months when
caught up with
From mere child young Vauoyer has
shown tendency to outbreaking. and
nothing that his parents could say would
serve to dissuado him from his Maynard
course. He has served Jail sentences
from the county authorities of this
(Dickenson) county, and numerous fines
have been imposed upon him, bus still he
shows no tendency to reform.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Letter to Santa Claus.
Appalaehla, Va, Nov. !2a. 1919

Appalachia, Va, Nov lss, 1912
Dear Mr. Editor,
Iwant You 70 publish my letter TO
Santa Clause, As am sure that he takes
your good paper
| have written to him half dozen
times the last week ard have notlheard
4 wori from him
aud am sure he will see it ifyou put
IL in your paper
Mr. Editor, I hope my letter won,
reach the waste basket
Dear santa Clause
Will write you little leltsr a. it is
near Nmss time
anna little girl years old, Just
started in school, my teacher tells me
am getting along fine. Her name is
Miss orr, she IL an awful sweet teacher
Santa YOU must not forget her Xmas
She deserves something nice She Is
teaching over hundred little girls about
the size OF myself
want lots this Nmas want You to
bring me a locket, bracelet and big
doll, and viii be good girl all year.
Bring all OF my sisters pretty 10, OF
things have three besides my self.
Santa, don't want you 10 bring Coy
anything that is my oldest sister. Be
cause when she has company she does
not want me to come around. And she
gets candy and chewing gum and doesn't
offer me any
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Three Fires at Norton.

Norton, Va, Nov. 22.-Nor.
ton suffered heavily from three
fires during the past week. MIR.
> E Isaac, the insurance man
lost his house and its entire
contents 10y fire early Saturday
morning while he was away i'm
Scott county, Mrs. Isaac also
being away ON "a visit TO her
parents in Rock Castle county,
Ky.
The home of VIM. Todd was
destroyed early Wednesday
morning and three houses be
longing to the Norton Coal
Company, were also entirely
consumed by fire early Sunday
morning The Todd home Is
said 10 have caught from some
unknown cause. Mr.lsaac' loss
is said to be $4,000, with but
little insurance.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Birthday Entertainment.

Mrs. Marvin X. Kelly enter.
tanned number of her lady
friends on Tuesday Of last
week, in honor of the birthday
of her mother, Mrs. Erakin
Ramsey.
The guests were asked to
bring their sewing and "a most
delightful afternoon was spent.
Among those who were invited
we're Madams r. n. Irvine.
Z. G Cochran, Otis Mouser. a.
Kyle Morrison, jill. Mccormick
J w. Kelly, b. T.. Rhoads, II.
$. *. Morrison, \. IL. Reed err A
d. Owens, II. Prescott, H.. r..
Goodloe, j NJ. Goodloe and w
II. Goodloe.
y delicious salad course was
served, followed by chocolate.
tea, nuts and candy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Vireinians Want One Great
Road.

Washington, Nov. % -Presi-
dent Taft today was strongly
urged to direct the expenditure
of $500, 900, recently appro-
priated by Congress, on the
construction OF Il great expert
mental road from Alexandria
Va, to Mount Vernon, the tomb
of Washington. The request
was made by Senator Martin
and Representative Carlin, of
Virginia, who told the Presi.
dent of the appropriation by
Congress, and declared that
not only would the construc-
ton of this road meet all the
requirements of the law. but
would crafty the country as a
whole.
Congress appropriated for an
experimental postal road, with
the object of encouraging the
movement for z o o d roads.
Senator Martin had understood
that the appropriation was to be
DIVIDED into small sums for
each State, and that the De-
partmentof Agriculture. which
Will handle the appropriation,
contemplated taking many
small bites at the cherry.
The Virginia Senator and
Representative pointed out
that the numerous experiments
would accomplish little, in
their opinion and would be far
removed from the eye of the
officials in Washington, who
would be most deeply concern
ed in the experiment. They
suggested that if the money
were spent in one block in
building IA road to Mount Yer
non the country would be
pleased, an the movement for
good roads would be helped
much more than if the piece
meal plan were adopted. The
President is understood to have
agreed with his callers, but did
not promise what he would do.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
W. c. T. U. Meeting.

On Friday November 10 the
w. G. H. d. held its regular
monthly meeting at the home
of Mrs. NJ r.. McCorkle. An
encouraging number of the mem
bers were present so that the
business before the organiza-
ton was promptly attended to.
The President opened t h e
meeting by reading the 23rd
chapter of Proverbs as Scrip
ture Lesson, following which
Mrs Wood led in an earnest
prayer for the success of the
Temperance work both locally
and nationally. Afterwards
there was an interesting dis
cussion on the evils of beer and
whisky drinking.
This being the occasion for
the annual election of officers,
IT was voted to keep the old off
GERS with but one change. Miss
Rosa Bruce was elected
Treasurer to succeed Mrs. j. W
RAIDER.
Those present derived much
help and inspiration from the
meeting. 1t was decided to
push the cause of Temperance
in our town which being nor
mally dry" yet stands in
greater need of reform than
many places where the saloon
plants itself openly. 1t is an
open secret that the quantity
of alcoholic drinks consumed in
Big Stone Gap is startling.
The next meeting of the w
G. T. U. will be held at the
home ofMrs. NJ. X. McCorkle
on the Ind Friday in December.
All who feel an interest in this
work are cordially invited to
attend.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Big Metal Single Business.

The Cortright Metal Roofing
Company, of Philadelphia, Pa,
whose advertisements of Cort.
right Metal Shingles have been
running regularly in the post
for nearly year past, advise
us that 1912 will show an inn
mense volume of business in
their line. 1t is gratifying to
carry the advertising o so
prosperous and successful a
concern and to feel that the
Post" has had some part in
creating such success. Any of
our readers Interested in roof
ing should write for literature
and further particulars.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Mr. Goodloe's Promotion,

Concerning thcpromoiion OF Mn n B
Goodloe of this place to Southern Dis
uiet Manager of thc United States Tire
Company the Charlotte a. C.I Observer
in its issue of the goth inst says
THE branch house of the United States
Tire Company Tor North aud South Caro-
lima win be located at 6 South Church
street in the building owned ly DR..
Charles L.. Alexander These quarters
were selected yesterday by Mr d. D.
lwccdy, manager of the eastern district.
an' tho papers conveying one-y year
lease have been signed. sealed and dcliy
cred through Mr. y G.. Gdmth 1T is
held probable that the company viii
huiid g home Of its own at the expiration
ofthe lease which Is acknowledgements
The consummation of this deal was
the ratification OF the earlier one closed
with officials of this company n New
York Wednesday OIL last wce, when the
claims of this city to prcferment were
presented by delegation from the Great
ter Charlotte Club, headed by President
liool, and Secretary Carmway Accom-
panied by the latter Mr.. Tweedy spent
yesterday examining numerous profcrcd
sites reserying his decision until late in
the afternoon
MIR 'fweedy was clearly much pleased
with Charlotte. Enthusiastically he
spoke in commendation Of it's people,
their spirits. the omnipresent hustle and
the towns accessibility. 1t was chosen
he said, after careful Inspection of all
the principal towns and cities between
Richmond and Atlanta No other place
was found that combined The advantages
possessed by Charlotte.
1t win probobly be the first Of the year
before the new branch gets we'll under
way Three travelling statesmen will have
this as headquarters and there will be
five men in the office. The territory
handled will be that between the Rich
mond and Atlanta branches 1t viii be
under the supervision of Mr.. Il. Il. Good
loe, os Atlanta, who becomes the new
manager of the southern district, being
transferred from Richmond.
The United States Tire Company has
factories at indianapolis. Hartford, Chel-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
LIGHT OF LIGHT OPERA

Under the above heading,
the December Cosmopolitan
runs a profusely illustrated in
terview with Madam FRITZ
Scheff (Mrs John Fox, Jr. }
which is of peculiar interest to
Big Stone Gapians who know
and love the comic-opera star
for her many excellent qualities
Of MUD and heart.
Space forbids us giving the
interview as a whole, but the
reference to the play in which
Mrs Fox is now starring we
give below:
There ARE n great many
reasons why | like my new role
Mitzi, in "l'he Love Wager, +"
better than any part I've had
since Mile Modiste.' One is
that / have to wear n pig tail.
| have dotted on pig-tails ever
since | was little girl. In
those days | used To have two;
then TOO, besides wearing n
pig-tail, have a song in which
| play the drum. That song Pm
sure cannot fail TO make a hit
because the public always
adorcs me when play the
drum So you see, when I'm
old and yoiceless and toothlcss
| shall still have n vocation
open to me in America can
then earn my living az a drum
mer-bOv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
An Opportunity For Busy
Farmers.


IrI-,II
w. 5''''' .''S'ee'i''' institute an-
.N'','7 "e" course n Agriculture.
". "i'''"y h's Tour years
'"''' D" d '''u'."i' ''' que training OF
."''' 7Ieoi''sisi two years
'''' '' '=.'''''"'' l'F the training oil
'''B ''''" "''o Np''' o'ns'se n farm
"R ''''.' SOW ''"l courses oil one month
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Love Society Better Than
Work On Farm.

Washington, November 81 l.
y sharp arraingment of the
farmers wives and daughters
of the country, and accidental
ly their city sisters, is contain
ed in a report made to-day by
George X Holmes, chief of the
division of production and dis
tribution OF the Agricultural
department. Though wages
have risen steadily during a.
years, Mr.. Holmes declares the
woman of the present age have
forgotten or are too proud to
indulge in household work on
the farm. The lure of society
which has reached out TO the
farm. he says, is much TO blame
for the condition, which he de-
scribes as "acuten.
Country girls as well as city
girls" says MIR. Holmes. in re-
porting to Secretary Wilson.
seem to regard household
labor for hire as undesirable.
Joined with this fact is the
other one that the women of
the farmers family are neither
able nor willing to repeat the
manual labor of their grand
mothers on the farm
The raising of the standard
of living on the farm, the re-
port continues, is responsible
In Il measure for the women Of
the farm engaging in social
functions which the Govern
ment holds to be "incompatible
with the performance of house
hold labor The passing of
the old-time domestic industries
lis deplored and Mr.. Holmes
adds that sit is rare that one Of
the younger women know how
tn knit"
"rhroughout large areas.
he said, the pride Of the house
wife ia great stores of preser-
yes, dried and picked fruits,
berries and vegetables, exists
emery IN history and depend
encc is placed mostly upon the
local store for the products Of
the caunery and the evapora-
tor"
Within the period mentioned
MIR. Holmes reports that wages
paid to men laborers on the
farm have risen ms high as 20
per cent and that harvest hands
are now paid upwards of 500 a
month with board, for the
farm laborer WHO lives ON the
farm the year around MIR
Holmes declares { he money
paid does not represent the real
value of his remuneration, for
the "cost of living virtually lis
solved for him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
For Prevention of Mine Dis
aSters in Germany.

Berlin, Nov. 22.-The Ger
man emperor il giving close
personal attention to the pre-
vention of mine disasters and
hopes by the means Of chemis-
try TO find a practical safety
device. In a speech delivered
today at the dedication of the
chemical institute of the En-
peror William Scientific Foun-
dation lie explained that his
idea contemplated n harmless
chemical compound, a change
in which would warn miners of
the dangers of fire damp. The
emperor said he had applied to
the German Technical School
for suggestions in this direc.
tion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27

An announcement made by
Postmaster General Hitchcock
is TO the effect that SOS. 900 900
has up to few days ago been
deposited in savings depositors
by 100000 individuals an
average of$s6per depositor. The
system is operated in 1888
postoilices and Z, 1857 banks have
qualified to receive postal say
ings funds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Notice.

On Thursday afternoon and
evening. Dec. -, the Ladies of
the NJ T. Church, South, are
to have their holiday sale, con-
sisting of linens, Christmas
novelties, aprons, and fancy
articles. lce-cream, cake and
home made candies sold also.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27

The Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company, in its October
production, broke all previous
records, having mined 1866, 1893
tons, the Toms Greek mines
alone ran llO,l7l tons of the
coal shipped over Lambert's
Point piers on account of their
contract with Boston and Maine
railroads.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Mining in South and Virginia.


GINA has had Il remarkable de.
velopment during the past ten
years. The annual value turn
ed out was. in round numbers.
So, 900, 900 in 1909, the last cen,
sus year, as against only &c.
OOO,O OO in 1902, or an increase
of 40 per cent. There are now
$50 mining operators in Virgin
ia in charge of 244 mines, en-
ploying 1896 persons. The
yearly expenses for labor, sup
plies and materials is $685..
1854. These figures include the
returns from quarries and all
forms or mining enterprise, al
though, of course, they are
mainly representative OF the
oituminous coal mines.
In the South Atlantic States.
as a whole, the value of the
mining output during the last
census period increased IS per
cent, or about . per cent more
than Virginia. the value an
nually turned out by the mines
and quarries OF Florida a1van-
ced from 81, 100000 in 1899 to
IS, 800 900 in 1909, or 2O2 per
cent In West Virginia and
North Carolina the gain in val
ne of output during the census
period was % per cent. The
annual output of the mines of
Arkansas and Texas was two.
thirds greater in 1909 than 1902
The Louisiana mine aud quarry
output made remarkable lump
from S279,327 in 1902 to SO 800
600 in 1903. Altogether there
are 23l ,0Oe wage-earners en-
ployed in the mines and quar-
ries of the South, who nov
turn out annually products
worth more than 5000, 600 600
These iiguressnot only include
the returns from quorries and
bituminous mines, but also
from copper and iron ore oper
atoms.
Native whites aud negroes
were originally employed in
the Virginia mines When coal
mining operations outran the
supply of these classes of labor.
English, Scotch, Irish and Ger
mans were secured from the
Pennsylvania mining regions
and directly from abroad. With
the advent of the Southern Eu
ropeans in considerable mum
bers, native Americans and
older immigrant employees be
gan to leave the mines. As the
pressure of the competition
OF the recent immigrant be-
came stronger, the original
body of employees left the mines
and entered other occupations
or migrated to the mining fields
of the West and Southwest.
At the present time the small
proportion of the native Amer
leans and older immigrants re-
naming in the mines of Vir.
gina ana w est Virginia are
found in the skilled and super
visory positions.
Taking the bituminous min
ing territory of the Southern
States as whole, about 80 per
cent of the mine workers are
native Americans, 80 per cent
are negroes, and the remainder
are immigrants largely from
the south and east of Europe.
The principal races of recent
arrival in this country employ
ed in the Southern mines are
Croatians, Magyars, North and
South Italians, Poles and Slo-
vaks. Only about one out OF
every ten has had any exper-
fence in mining before coming
10 thi = country Richmond
/ Times DISPATCH.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27

j. b. Slemp mas his grist mill.
near his residence on Gilly
avenue, running every day, and
sollcits your patronage. He
has new set of french buhrs
and guarantees first-class ser
vice. Send him your corn
when you want it ground.--
adv. 1880
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-27
Shoe Repair Shop.

| am prepared TO do all kinds
of shoe repairing in first class
and up-to-date style. My shop
is on Wood Avenue, in the
Wolfe Building, and 1 solicit
your patronage. adv.
w. II. LAWSON.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-05
Estate of Charles E. Dewey
TATE OF VERMONT

STATE OF VERMONT The Honor
- District of Bennington, 81. able Probate
Court for the District aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
C'arlts +. Dewey late of Bennington IN said
District. deceased. GREETING:
At Probate Court. holden at Bonn ngton
within and for said District on the 9TH day OF
Dec. 1912. an instrument purporting To be
the last will and Testament of Charlie r.
Dewey, late of bennington in said District,
deceased, was presented TO the Court afore-
said for Probate.
And II is ordered 10y said Court that the eth
day OF Dec. 1912. at the Probate Office IN said
Bennington, be assigned Tor proving said in.
strument: and that notice thereof be given 10
all persons concerned, Dy publishing this order
three weeks successfully in the Bennington
Evaning Banner. a newspaper circulating in
that vicinity, in said District previous TO the
time appointed.
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified to op
pear before said Court. at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate Of said WILL
II yOu have cause.
GIVEN UNDER My HAND at Bennington in
said District. this It'll day of December. 1912.
GRACE h. HOL Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-05

Asia is said To be the native soil OF
the asparagus. Yet the Romans cult
waited Il with such marvellous success
that the stalks raised at Ravenna are
said 10 have weighed three pounds
each. and We are asked to believe that
the African variety grown in I.ibya
reached height Of twelve feet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-05

The turkey is an American bird
Lucullus and the Epicureans did not
know about him. He was found in
his wild state after Columbus time
About a hundred years after the dis
covery OF America broiled young tur-
keys became great dellcacies on the
Frenchman's table.