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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25

grown up, woods cleaned up. rev
roads opened-new houses built. The
nd log Church where father and
mother Worshippcd, has been replaced
by neat white chapel. Tho old
'baptising hole. ;" where tho little
creek swung around against the bank.
has been filled by shifting sand. md
the bed of the creek is changed. Tho
old pine and alder and wild Crane
bushes which overhung tho bank. are
all gone, Civilization, aa we call it.
disrcgards land marks and sentiment
and plows straight through. A nota-
BILE cvent In the quiet community In
the completion of fine summer home
by United States Senntor Ino. w.
Kern, on my old home farm. The
building is modern and convenient.
His splendid daughter, Miss Julia.
and her summer guest. Miss Smith, a
bright and beautiful girl, Of Indian
apolis, with two brothers, nurse
and several attendants, nre in charge
now in the absence of their father and
'"S"S'' '"in houSo, DuIlL OT II nlKn,
wooded bluff, is great addition to
the community, and will add greatly
to the social standing of the commun-
ity. Tom. Board drove me down, and
Miss Julia received us kindly, and
showed me over the premises. They
will leave soon for their home in In
dianapolis, to return next summer.
Then we drove by Toms SISTERS
home, Mrs. Padgett. who is building
new residence, to displace the old
one. Life in the little cove is quiet
and peaceful.
The beat set OF folks on earth live
there. No shnde seems to me so in
viting. no waters 80 cool, as there.
The October sun always clear and
bright, is especially 80 in tho cove.
The green leaves are turning to gold
on the mountains and in the woods,
and to leave such surroundings re-
quires big effort. The Rileys, Lay
man, Board, Lolis, Jenkins and all
the old boys, may they live forever!
j. A. l..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
Public Sale

l will sell. as trustee for A. M.
Kiser. nine room dwelling house
and three lots, in the town of Rich
lands. Tazewell county. Virginia, on
the 10th day of November, 1912, be-
tween the hours of II n. M, and 2 o.
M, of that day, at public auction, to
the highest bidder. Terms-Cash all
over the sum of $1,000, the purchaser
assuming to pay the said sum of
$500 in one. two and three years
time, with legal interest thereon.
The title to this property is perfect,
and it is well located and splendid
residence.
II. l.. SPRATT, Trustee.
Sept. 16, 1912. .-5-Adv.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
HARRY TUCKER
HERE TOMORROW
We'll Known Orator Will
Speak In Interest of Demo-
cratic Candidates.

Hon. Harry St. George Tucker,
one of the leading orators and states
men of Virginia, will address the
voters of the county tomorrow after
noon in the courthouse. MIR. Tucker
is not only good speaker. but has
a wide knowledge of the political is
sues before the people today. He was
one of the "original" Wilson sup
porters in Virginia long before the
Baltimore convention, and is destined
to rlay leading part in Virginia
politics under the administration of
President Wilson.
The Republicans of the county will
do well to hear the gentleman discuss
the peoples side of the great ques-
tions in the present campaign.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
Improper Language

In the last issue of this paper ap-
peared communication from Mr.. w.
P. Payne, complaining in rather bit
ter and caustic language. of treat
ment which he says he received from
some parties driving an auto. In his
section. We know nothing of the
matter, further than what is stated
in Mr.. Payne's communication. We
feel assured, however, that he was
harsh in the use of epithets which he
applied to the lady driver, and no
doubt regrets using them, upon re-
Election, as the editor of this paper
does that the same appeared in its
columns. There is no need of any one
flying off the handle," when any
thing of this kind occurs. However,
lady drivers as well as men drivers
of autos, are equally bound to re-
spect the rights and observe the pro-
prieties of the road. Complaints are
heard almost daily from Clear Fork
and other sections, of fast and care
less driving. The same is true of
other counties all over the State,
where fne roads lead out of town and
cities into the country machines are
driven faster than the driver thinks.
They are not driven as rapidly as
they appear to country people to be
driven. Allowance must be made al
around, and everybody be charitable.
In no case is it necessary to "get
mad and "cuss," still less necessary
to call each other bad names.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
HELP THIS MAN.

Joe Johnson, the blind man, and
his family. are In needy condition.
Mrs. johnson, who has heretofore
been the main support of the fanny,
is in bad health and unable to work.
Her husband is blind and not able to
provide the necessaries of life.
A subscription has been started,
each subscriber agreeing to pay 25c
per week until the family are able to
help themselves. Those telling dis
posed to assist in. this charitable
work, can do SO by sending clothing.
food, ETC., to this Office or seeing ths
sargeant.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
nh made
yaswHllaa Wilson's
VOTE FOR WILSON.

The following poem on the politica
situation was written by John Simms
of Pisgah. Simms has never hac
educational advantages, but his line.
show familiarity. not only with the
working mans duty in the coming
election. but u proper formation oi
sentences:
Now here's a campaign lesson
All working men should heed;
Old Woodrow Wilson is the man,
The very one we need.
He'll cut the price on produce,
On coffee, corn'and meat,
And everything your family wears,
And everything they eat.
He'll put.the prices down so low,
That all poor men can buy;
iii talk for him until election day,
And vote for him or die.
Lets all pick up our armor,
And fight this battle thru,
And put Woodrow in power,
Is inc wiseSt thing to do.
He says if he is elected
This tariff must down come
Now every poor man with good brains
Knows this will help us some.
Now Slemp cut the tariff on diamonds,
On silks and rich mems stuff,
And left it on what poor man needs;
think that treats us "tuff.'
l think Mr.. Taft an honest man,
And really means no harm,
But every man like him should be
Out somewhere on farm.
The chair that Taft is holding now,
Should seat wiser man
Twill strike the root of these old trusts
Drive tariff from our land.
Now friends lets vote for Wilson,
And change this tide of trade,
And make amends while living,
For the many mistakes we've made.
Lets go and vote cool, sober. straight,
1h"u main Jul liChctd IlBHlJ
Our hope is Woodrow Wilson;
He'll lead US thru the fight.
don't think it is intended,
BY the all wise God above,
For tariff and trusts to crush us,
In land of peace and love.
This tariff and trusts are stealing,
In Wholesale way you see;
Now Wilson says he will stop 1t,
And that is the man for me.
Lets work and pray for Wilson;
The time is drawing nigh,
And let him help in time of need,
For everything is too high.
Now friends, I'll close this sermon,
But all poor men trust,
Will march out in November,
And vote for Wilson or bust.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
A Good Law

Richmond, Va, Oct %, 1912.
How a careyful health officer acting
under the provisions of the new vital
statistics law scented crime and had
coroner's jury meet before he would
authorize the burial of a nergo child
who died under suspicious crcum-
stances, is the interesting story told
in correspondence made public at the
State Board of Health yesterday.
feeble-minded colored child. a
suspicious local registrar of births
and deaths, two ignorant colored
women, the alert health officer and
two juries figure in the tragedy told
in death certificate Number 551 now
on file with the State Board of Health
Some weeks ago. it appears, ap-
plication was made to j. w. Cridlin,
local registrar of Acquinton District,
King William County, for permit to
bury a negro child named Walter
Temple. who had died without medi-
cal attention. The registrar, acting
under the new law, refused to issue
the permit until the nearest health
officer had viewed the body aud had
certified the cause of death. DIR.
Hawes Campbell, the health officer,
answered the registrars call and
went to the cabin where the child had
died.
The condition of the body led him
to believe that the child had met
death with foul play and, pursuing
the course laid down in the new
statute. he had coroner's jury sum-
moned. The verdict then rendered was
that the child had died from blows on
the head administered by some person
unknown. This verdict put very
different aspect on the case and meant
that instead of simple negro funer-
al there must be a grand jury investi-
CATION. Awaiting this. an aunt of the
child was arrested and placed in Jail.
When the grand jury met, this woman
was not indicted but the jurors
thought the evidence against her sis
ter strong enough to warrant an in
dictment. In due course the trial was
held and the woman was acquitted.
This action, however, only deepened
the mystery and rendered more i'm
portant the question of identifying
the probable murderer.
While the King William health
officers seem doubtful that the culpa-
BILE party will ever be convicted, they
are much elated at the detection of
the crime and they are being heartily
congratulated by officers of the State
Board of Health.
"We could have wished" said an
officer of the Board today, "that the
murderer had been detected and con-
victed but we are delighted to observe
that the enforcement of the law led
to the discovery of crime which
otherwise would have passed unno-
ticed. Under the old system, it wa.
possible, in the country districts, tt
commit murder and to bury the body
at regular funeral without detec
tion. Under the new law. however,
no burial can take place without {
permit and, where there is the leas
suspicion, the machinery of the Law
provides for thorough investigation
Secret murders, of course, cannot be
detected by any provision of law, bu
we are told by lawyers and common
wealths attorneys that they believ,
the splendid vital statistics law will
result in the discovery of many crime
that would otherwise 60 unnoticed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25
New Use For Folding Bed.

The world certainly do move. 1t
has been 10 ] these many years since
we read folding bed joke.-wise
News.
A recent issue of the Times Dis
patch says that printer used one for
printing press, his Washington be-
ing out Of fix. Is this a new one, Bill
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25

's J. W. Copeland. OF Dayton, Ohio,
purchased bottle Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for his boy who had a
cold, and before the bottle was all used
the boys cold was gene. Is that not
better than to pay five dollar doctor
|bill? For sale by ALL dealers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25

Here Is woman who speaks from
personal knowledge and long expert
enoe, viz, MIS-. T. II. Brogan, OF wilson
Pa, who says, Il know from experience
that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
far superior to any other. For Group
there is nothing that excels It," For
sale by ALL dealers.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
Would Have All Toilers Hear Both
Sides and Judge for Themselves
Open Letter Requesting Mr. Hearst Arrange for Public
Meeting to Discuss Political Questions.

To William Randolph
laboring and organized and unogned
this You make
result bringing the o
share the fruits of their bor which
conditions utilized for their
1t conceded by all intelligent that the President
United States will his election
employers not by their themselves Individually
full and free thought
issues IN their relation to the
tie to refer
themselves all special appeal the
aborng One of the candidates
will appoint of candidates all
the has had and
and parties from partisan and
and from declarations made
pion to the daily toll and life of workers
the workingman had opportunity hear all
Now Mr. Hearst with splendid
meeting Madison Square Garden of
campaign that will thousands of bong opportunity hear
attitude OF the aborng election day could
for this
The conditions would make
equitable division of time between
audience shall be wonmen working
would ask Mr. Hearst name of labor to
beg aid for this meeting would
lborer thirteen old living second
that ambition be- by descendant
bors first victory, repeal of the British v,
against combination 1874 signal book
Ogand Labor makes being prominently con-
neeted with the early history of labor Mitchell v.
Place almost sole credit for this important achievement
JAMES MILFORD PLACE
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
WOMEN VOTERS POUR
TEA, THEN REGISTER;
WEAR PARTY DRESSES

Spokane. Wash. Oct. Tor q total
Spokane registration Of approximately
1900 when the books closed for the gen.
eral election 1t il estimated by city Of
icials that about u.Ooo. or one-third. are
women. This will be the first oppor-
tunity to vote at q general election ac-
corded to women OF Washington. The
ofiicial count has not been made. but
the figures are considered . fair esti-
mate OF the proportion OF womer regis
tered.
The newly enfranchised women did not
start to register % early n the men.
but they appeared in overwhelming
numbers during the last few days the
books were open. Various organisations.
AZ well a. all the candidates. have urged
the women to register. and ''registra-
ton parties" preceded by tea at home,
have been In fashion. the women going to
the. city hall in party attire.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
Gen. D1Az GETS
DEATH SENTENCE
Mexican Leader and Three 0ffI.
GERS Ordered Executed BY
Court.martIal,

Vera Cruz. Mex. Oct. 1.-THE court.
martial which has been in session here
for twenty-four hours has condemned to
death Gen. Felix Diax, the leader OF
the latest Mexican revolt; Maj. Zerate.
Col Antonio Maigoni. and Lieut.. Lima,
Dia<s ohicers. None OF them has been
put to death. but 1t is believed the exc
cution Of Gen. Diaz will be held up for
short time. Lieut.. Camacho. Capt.
Mayen. and Capt. Hermalco Martinez
were given q sentence Of ten years i'm
prisonment. and Gabrielle Ramos. collec-
tor of customs here, and Herman Aros-
tegui, censor Of kilograms, were SEN
fenced to two years. Nine others. main
ly civilians, were given their liberty.
Late to-day. Gen. Beltran. the Federal
commander. accepted writ Of habeas
corpus from the local court, in the cases
Of Gen Diaz and Maj. Zerate and. this
acts a. q stay of execution.
The other condemned men. however. 1t
ID believed. will be shot soon.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
Wears Piece
OF His Skull
On Watch Fob

New Britain. Conn. Oct. :7.-Charles
X. Hamilton, tho aviator. 10 wearing 4
bone watch charm made from his own
skull. Dangling from the birdman's
watch fob, the ornament closely resem-
bles the Elk's tooth which IL similarly
worn. and the secret of its origin is
known to only handful of Hamilton's 8
friends. The piece of bone was taken
from the head of its present possessor
as he lay unconscious on the operating
table when two American surgeons tre-
panned his skull. The operation followed
Hamilton's flight and fall In Texas sew
eral weeks ago.
Hamilton was shown the piece Of his
removed skull as he lay on the hospital
cot and insisted that 1t was his personal
property. 1t was restored to him and he
had 1t mounted in gold and adjusted as q
watch charm. The memento Of his mar
row escape is about two inches in length
and a half inch thick. A silver splint
has been adjusted in its place. and Ham
ilton said tonight that its presence had
not embarrassed him In the slightest
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
Noted Character
Of Park Rom
Called byDeath

New York. Oct. N.-John T. Meehan,
owner Of Dolan's beef and establish
ment N Park Row and one Of the best
known men I'm the business life Of New
York. died early to-day after an illness
Of six weeks. He was ffty-fve years
old. and by . strange coincidence, John
h. White. q lifelong friend. passed away
at almost the same hour. Although Nee
hans wealth was close to S1.00c. CO., he
never stopped carving the hams at Do
lan's. He was always to be foAd behind
the counter wearing a white aN'bn. a big
solitaire. his whiskers, "a :. While
the restaurant was NJ N I'd. up
to-date place. II was -. srs -, mecca
Of politicians Of promi;Ie .. ne paper
men, and ordinary ns-k huw wanderers.
p. T. Barnum. Richarc Croker. Hugh
Grant, when he was Mayor; .Bilr' Dew
Grey. Thomas A. Edison, and George B.
Mcclellan, when he was Mayor. were
few Of the celebrities who were frequent
visitors to Dolan's.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
RIVER CLAIMS
four AUToISTS
Raft Strikes Ferry, Throwing
Party Into River At
Delaware, \. j.

Belvidere. N. J.. Oct. I.-Four Of .
party Of ,ight automobilists were
drowned to-day when the boat In which
they were being ferrie1 across the Del
aware River from Delaware, N. J., near
here. was struck by . raft and disabled.
The members Of the party were all resi-
to Shawnee, Pa. The dead are Mrs Leon
H. Gilbert and her son. Leon. tr.. eight
years old: Mrs. H NJ. Trump and Miss
Rebecca Tyson.
Those who escaped are Leon Gilbert,
ST.: mis- daughter, Miriam; H. NJ Trump
and his son Nathan.
Tn, party occupied two autos, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert and their daughter Miriam
and son Leon in one. and Mrs. and Mrs.
Trump. Nathan Trump and Miss Tyson
In the other.
The ferry was an improvised 6at-bot-
toned boat which has been in daily use
for the past few years crossing the river
at Delaware. The craft met the raft In
midstream. coming down river. The dan
ger had not been apparent until the raft
seemed to leave its course and bear down
directly on the ferry. The ferry was
struck broadside. and Mr.. Gilbert and Mr..
Trump. who were standing beside one of
the machines, were thrown into the water.
They were carried some distance away.
and kept on swimming until they reached
the Pennsylvania shore. Miss Gilbert and
Nathan Trump in the meantime jumped
aboard the raft. The others clung to the
machines on the ferryboat, which was
taking water. but did not seem to Be in
danger Of sinking.
The fireman soon lost control Of the
windlass which propelled the ferry, how
ever, and the craft veered on toward the
Jersey shore. and capsixed. throwing the
four remaining members Of the party
into the river. Mrs. Gilbert's body was
quickly recovered. and Miss Tyson's body
was found q quarter mile down the river.
The bodies Of Mrs. Trump and Gilbert
Leon had not been recovered up to late
hour to.niGht
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28

assured them that her husband II ''gst-
ting well." but that he required rest.
Caneels Brooklyn speech.
The colonel was to have made .
speech At the Academy of Music in
Brooklyn next Saturday night, but his
doctors have caused him to cancsl the
date. The only speech they will permit
him to make il at Madison Square Gar
den. on Wednesday night, and DR.. Lam
bert repeated tonight that It must not
exceed thirty minutes"
A bulletin was issued by Dr. Alexsn-
der Lambert shortly before he left Sag
amore Hill at 10 o'clock tonight II
read: a.~-' 80 ~
''Col. Rcosevelt's wound shows marked
progress in healing. There II no rea-
sonabls DOUBT that he will be able to
speak on Wednesday night. There In
some oedema Of the chest muscles.
which makes It necessary to forbid
him shaking nands. Col. Roosevelt will
return to Oyster Bay Immediately after
the meeting.
ALEXANDER I.ANBERf"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-28
CHILD IS VICTIM
OF AUTO MISHAP
Hasa- -jsar- old GLADYS Flsllgy,
Struck BY Machine, Dies
h Hospital.

Struck by big touring car and crushed
while on her way to Sunday school yss.
terday morning. Gladys FraiIsy. slsvsn
years old. daughter Of Charles I. Frai-
ley. . lawyer. residing In Bradley Lane.
Chevy Chase. died at Garfield Hospital
last night while surgeons were perform
ing an operation In an effort 10 save her
Life.
That the little girl INST death - the
result Of IN unavoidable accident 70 the
opinion Of witnesses examined by the
police and the inquest which will Be held
at the morgue to-day by Coroner J.
Ramsey hewitt viii be moro in the
nature Of formal proceeding required
BY law than an effort to ix responsibility
for the tragedy.
The child was struck at Columbia Road
and Mintwood Place Northwest by an
auto driven by Dr.. Merton e. Twogood
OF 3n7 Fourteenth Street Northwest. She
was standing on the north side Of Co
lumbia Road with her nfteen-year-old
sister. Helen Frailey. Gladys intended
to board q car to ride to Sunday school
viii, her sister elected to walk.
A west-bound car stopped at tho inter
section Of the streets and oischarTod .
number Of passengers while Helen was
trying to extract q car ticket from her
purse to give to Gladys. Just as II seemed
the car would start moving, Helen hand
ed the ticket to Gladys and the child. not
seeing or hearing the approaching west
bound auto. darted from the curbing
toward the street car.
The girl ran directly In front Of the ma
chine. DR.. Twogood applied his brakes
too late. One wheel struck the child.
knocked her down. and passed over the
body. Then the auto stopped with the
noise Of grinding brakes. Helen Frailey
stood screaming with fright, while DR..
Twogood leaped from the machine, picked
up the unconscious little form and started
for Garfield Hospital
At the hospital 1t was found that the
child had sustained . fracture Of the
skull. conclusion Of the brain. q broken
collarbone. and internal injuries. Because
of her critical condition an operation was
delayed. but with the approach Of night
1t was determined that the only way to
save her life was by operating. The child
breathed her last under the anesthetic.
Attorney A. 8. Worthington, . grand
father Of Gladys Frailey. saio: II have
learned that the mishap was entirely ac-
and no blame at all ID attached
to DIR. Twogood. OF course. We are heart
broken. but we know that Dr.. Twogood
shares our grief"