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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-06-05

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Total 46 l6 10 20 4 S
Score by innings:
Hope OOOO243O Ola
Luverne O0OO4 9O1 C 2-lG
2base hit, Farris, Moores, Homer,
Miller; 3 base hits, Livermore, B.
Milligan, Farris 2; home runs, Kro-
mer. Base on balls, off Knoblauch,
); off Houseman, 4; off Milligan, 2;
off Jensen, 5; off Hofnner, !; off Mel
gard, l. Hit batsman, Knoblauch, l:
Jensen, l; Milligan, L. Struck out,
k%noblauch, 3; by Milligan, 2; by
Houseman, l; by Jensen, 6; by Mel
gard, T..
NOTES
Hope clouted the ball for four
teen hits and a total of twenty
three bases.
Six pitchers we're used during
the ~game-Knoblauch, five in.
nings; Houseman, one; and Mill.
gan, four; for Hope. For Lu.
verne-Jensen, six; Hofner, one
man; Melgard, five.
Hope made only eleven errors.
Farris had his batting eve
along; two triples, a double and {
single in six times at bat.
Ehred made a sensational catch
of Melgard's fast one in the
ninth.
June 9Th, REVENGE, at Lu
verne.
Ehred was the fielding stal
for Hope. getting four put outs
five assists, and an error.
Kromer's home run was F;
beauty, going over the left field
er's head. Two men scored
ahead of him.
Moores played a good game al
first for Luverne, The "Bie
Dane" also started the ball I;
rolling in the fifth with a two
sacker.
Miller stole three bases,
Milligan was badly spiked il
the third but was able to con
tlnue the game after having tn,
wounds dressed.
One of our exchanges is res
ponsible for the appearance O
the following: A short time
since the COW was sad, sh,
scarce could raise her head, be
CAD. Her hoofs were sore, he,
tail was limp, her name ant
bangs had lost their crimp, ant
miles she trudged from grass t.
drink with scarcely strength
enough to wink. The owner too
looked blue and glum, and ours
ed the cattle business some; bu.
since tho rain the grass is tall
the COW can raise her head ant
bawl; her hide is sleek, no bone,
protrude, she Frances like
corn fed dude, Her owner, too
digs up the chink, and asks tn,
boys to take a drink. God bless
the rain, the gentle rain; it max
es a man feel young again. H,
feels like tossing up his hat ant
bowling like a democrat.
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be tested in a crushing machine,
not with a hammer.
Thinker bearings cost five times
as much as common ball bearings.
But they must be used, and used
everywhere not only in the largest
bearings.
Drop forgings are costly, but the
steel castings too often have flaws.
Strength that seems sufficient of
ten proves insufficient. Big margins
of safety are needed. In REQ the
Fifth every driving part is given SO
per cent overcapacity.
Parts should be hand fitted and
ground over and over. Every part
should be given a radical test. En-
gines, after testing, should be TAX
en- apart and inspected.
We do all this
In REQ the Fifth all these things
are done. They are costly, but we
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Entered at the post Office at Hope. North Ia
Gotta. as second class matter.
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to demand them in any car when
they know what their absence
means. I refer to things like these:
Analysed Steel
Properly tested Gears
IS Roller Bearings
100 drop orgings
High-test magnetic
D0ubly-h ated carburet0r
Vast 0vercapacity
Utter exactness
SL0lD, cTreful building
Insurance against faUs
I have spent 26 years building
automobiles. I know their short
comings, know what cars must
stand.
Time will force all makers, as it
forced me, into these extreme pre-
cautions.
Steel must be made to formula
must be analysed twice-to be sure
of the needed strength. Gears must
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-02-05
Annual Meet
ing
OF Big Stone Gap Athletic
Association Next Satur-
day Night.

a meeting of the Big Stone
Gap Athletic Association i 5
called for February Sth. Sis ..
IN. at the Town Hall. This
meeting is called for the pur-
pose of electing officers and
adopting the policy for the
year 1918 All those interested
in the work Of the Association
are requested to be present.
y full detailed report of re-
celpts and expenditures for the
year 1912 will bc at this meet
ing for those who may desire
Go look 1t over.
The success of our Fourth of
July Celebration for 1918 will
depend upon the interest taken
in the 1918 organization, so we
look for a fair representation
of citizens and members of the
Association al thus meeting.
"a l.. TAYLOR. r b ALsovER,
Secretary President
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Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the
Stockholders of Interstate Rail-
road Company will be held at
The Flieschman House, Alex
ndria Virginia, Wednesday
February 10, 1918, at 1880
O'Clock T. NJ for the purpose
nf herring annual reports. elect.
ing a Board OF Directors and
trnnsactiug such other business
as may properly come before
The meeting
H. b. PRICE,
Jan 22-i-1 Secretary.
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Re Appointed Conductor 0
State N primal.

County Superintendent O {
Schools, Jas. n. Hillmau, re
ceived notice Thursday OF his
fourth reappointment of Con
ductor of the State Normal,
which convenes at Big Stone
Gap in July
This appointment comes un-
solicited to Mr. Hillman from
the State Board Of Education,
on recommendation of h e
State Superintendent. -Coe-
burn Journal.
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Stockholders Meeting.

THE annual meeting Of the
Stockholders of The Virginia
Coat and Iron Company will be
held at the Fleischman House.
Alexandria, Virginia, Wednes-
day, February 18th, 1918. at
twelve O'Clock noon, for the
purpose OF hearing annual re-
ports, elecling a Board of Dl-
rrctors and transacting such
other business as may properly
cone before the meeting
III b PRICE,
Jan Us Z Secretary.
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Messrs. j. Q, Jayne and w.
w. Buckley, of Big Stone Gap,
have rented the Star Theatre
aud will conduct a first-class
moving picture show in the hall
The new show will open the
first of h e week. - Goeburn
journal.
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Civic League.

The Civic League held its
monthly meeting ON Friday af.
ternoon, the nth of January at
three O'Clock, at the home OF
the president, Mrs. f.. e. Good
Toe.
The Treasurer reported bal.
ance of SIS 500. MIR. James Fog
gave us 36.75, and requested us
20 again try TO get a growth Of
honey suckle on our pike from
here TO Appalachia. We made
strenuous efforts along TINS line
two years ago, but the soil is
clay ami very hard 10 produce
honeysuckle, but we will try
again this spring. We are
proud of this beautiful road
our Switzerland of America
Mrs. Benedict was appointed
Chairman of Committee to look
into putting Two drinking foun-
tains I'M Co.ored -chool building
IL was decided 20 have the
drive way gates at Cemetery
locked, Mrs Mccormick to
have one key, the Mayor one
Key and the Sexton, Mr. Bounds.
one key 10 was decided 90
have Mrs Benedict see Land
Company, and get them to fix
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INTO tue conditions regarding
the cost of production and ex-
port from these mines.n
els not the cost Of production
lower in England than in the
United States:' suggested the
correspondent.
mo, it is not, although one
unfamiliar with conditions
would probably have that i'm
preston Though wages are
considerably lower in England
than in America, the cost Of
production is over twice as
much. There are several rea
sons for this. The miners of
Great Britain are limited 70 an
eight hour work day. This was
brought about through special
Il c { Of parliament In this
country { h q miners work
ten hours and in some rare in
stances, even longer than that.
Then l belive the American
mines are equipped with better
machinery But the chief fac
tor is tn at in England and
Wales we have TO 90 to what
would be considered ian this
country as enormous depths to
obtain our coal and then can
not dig as freely as in the
United States. In Great Bri
tian we strike drifts" of coal.
and have TO remove tons and
tons of slate, at times, while nm
this country, understand the
miners strike nothing but coal
coal, coal, in solid mass.
Ell am tod the cost of pro-
ductlon in tins country is about
fl.OO ton i'm round figures In
our mines i'm Great Britain it
averages $500. our miners
can only mine about 400 tons
year, while IN this country, !
am told, it runs as high AIS 400
tons.
"If prices OF coal delivered
at the docks were the same i'm
England and the United States,
huw would the cost OF trans
portation compare 90 foreign
countries, the Mediterranean
ports, for Instance asked the
correspondent
England would have "a great
advantage, answered MIR.
Thomas. The imports OF ENG
land are grenter by far than
her exports; the exports of the
United States exceed the inn
ports For this reason ships
bringing cargoes 10 England
VIII take back coal at a very
low raterather than STOW bal-
last for which they would get
nothing. ON the other hand.
outbound rates from the United
states are three or four Tunes
as high as outbound rates from
England.
rms mas been aud / believe
WIZ continue 60 be, the great
est advantage the English coal
exporter has over the American
exporter
me southwestern Virginia
ana west virginia mine owners
u, Acts, from conn. Us ~ the Mediter
''e SN'
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ton and the Civic League.
The Committee are Mrs. Z b.
Alsover, Mrs j l.. Mccormick,
and Mrs l.. o. Petit. No other
business coming up for consd-
Grafton, the meeting adjourned.
Our hostess served tea, sand.
wiches and cakes
Secretary
WANTED 200 coal miners
and 100 coke pullers at our sew
arai large operations. No strike.
food wages. For further par.
ticulars write STONEGA COKE
y COAL Co, Big Stone Gap,
Va adv.
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bleness of the increased rates
is sustained, and that such rates
should not be allowed to be
come effective.
we are further of opinion
aud find that the present rates
are reasonable and should be
continued for period of two
years.
"An order in accordance with
these findings will be used"
Difference OF Opinion.
President Milton II Smith
testified in person during the
hearing following the filing of
the complaint, and the hearing
developed the fact that the fall
ing out between President
Smith and an erstwhile friend.
DR.. Wentz, owner of large coal
interests around Appalachia
and Stonega, figured largely i'm
the matter of increasing rates
TO these points CA this point
OF Oltigrppra lpf1vaafa NJ .es,..,
SmitL All WI. WIKI ,L -',G ;,.;''
saws. ''"' ''' OP'"'o"
ttbe onts.t vo ,.,
that we are NOT at liberty TO
give weight TO the contention
made IN this cAse hv the ship
was proposod in ~ sni,i, af i' 49,
tilitv 40 diem 0' ''''
"Even iftbare coplil,.sbo,,r
shirt wbicL s,nnli W.. Wv. NV,
those controIling tbn ~ H., 80
a grent cornnrations . cr @.,.''i e, ",
nnblic nnrnosas ,h. , u''.Tr -.
motive nrti,tino s,,,, oii,.;.I.
has mo- ynight nnou H., ,.s,,a y,
which ~ a ara cnnfnnJ ,Lo
rensonablrness of tbs in,r.,s,,,I
rates ''' "
n'pbe so colled aop;tios az a..
operators were strnn,,iy NH
before the ronmi.si1n b,,t ~
can afford them mn r.liar ,,,,,,
thnt gronnd aud nu,st Jsor
mine This cnse unon m. SKI.
question of whetheror not mn
der The circnmst,,ras' , Ill.,.
increased rates sbo,,n
bv defendants IN n. r.aso,,,
bic
The tindinpsin Observation-Disclosures
NcChord's oi,inion ,re n,,,,ro,,,.5
into bv his associates
Comrnenting am ha ,to,.
MIR J. IL Rull1u onnnf tbea,
torneys for tbe oner,tnrs s,ij.
al consider this tba un,s, IN,
portant decision for The COLI
and coal interests If Ills sac
non that has evar bsen rarI.r.
ed The increased ratas ,vonld
have been prohibiiiva and If
the Commission Mad alloyod
them To 20 into eject nrac,i
cally no coal or cokecould bova
been thereafter shippsd from
Tins region TO the vest and
Northwest. and its market
would have been confined to
points in the South and Soutb.
west reached by the Southern
and it's connections FIX :
+" Ds''r 10Y ~ ' i', pun put opera,
i, ne MN, w. o"9'''esS' ouV Wou'u
.;o,,s LIa,,' w. tuV'' d" Nr'Y SO
i,o.n,t -, MI. "u ,o'ii''i'sS'on
n n.'a " INA III. % ','' g" 'lo APPaia-
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Farmers and fruit growers
from all sections Of Washing
ton county report that the buds
of fruit trees are so far swollen
that a freeze will render the
destruction of the fruit crop in.
evitable. Some report ii a /
some OF the fruit trees are in
bloom. 1t has been unusually
warm for January and buds on
all kinds of trees are swollen
giving them the appearance of
spring. Bristol Herald Cour-
Ter.
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and desperate struggle to keep his
feet on the globe had frayed its
edges.
No, he determined to go back there
honorably, as he had left. He might
get job shoveling snow-but alas! it
was one of those cheerless Christ
masses. and nature had not even sup
piled the people out of work with
snow to shovel.
Mulcahy had worked all his life.
He wasefifty now, and. as he unrolled
the long catalogue Of calamity which
other people might have called his
career, he found that the only year
Of his life that had been happy one
was his last in Jail.
These thoughts and the haunting
smell Of hops brought Mulcahy to
Fouth avenue and saloon. It was
twelve o'clock, and corned beef and
cabbage-leaf being slated for lunch on
a blackboard under Satyrish-loOk
ing book and life-sized schooner"
determined the man, and he stepped
inside.
The story will move much more
rapidly ii we do not follow Mulcahy
and wait for him to eat his corned
beef and philander with spirit more
Of his Tx than any he has met for
the last year, spirit that seemed al
most fabulous when dreamed Of in
the "pen"-to-wit, the bartender.
But look where Mulcahy emerges
half an hour later, the inner man
lulled by the succulent cabbage and
beef. but melancholy gnawing at the
outer man, whose clothes are slight
protection against the increasing
wind.
AS the day drew her portals slowly
together he fell to trembling again.
How was he going to face the night?
All alone in one of those ten-cent
beds which promise SO much to q
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would be "conclusively deemed, un-
reasonable and in violation of law.
Placing on the defendant the burden
OF proof to show that there is no sun
reasonable restraint of trade
Prohibition Of interlocking director
ates between large. corporations.
establishment Of an interstate trade
commission, to exercise regulatory
powers, make original Investigations
and aid the courts in carrying out de-
crees of dissolution of trusts. The
details of legislation were not worked
out at the White House conference.
nor was q complete understanding
reached as to the number of bills to be
pushed for action at the present ses-
sion.
The President made it clear, how
ever, that he favored legislation along
the general lines Of the Root-La Fol-
lette bill, which had been before con-
grsss since last June and which was
designed to clear up the twilight
zone Of corporation activities. This
measure would define by law nearly a
dozen forms of contracts, agreements,
restraints, price-cutting and the like,
the "reasonableness of which is now
left to the courts, but which would be
conclusively deemed to be unreason-
able and in restraint of trade by the
new law.
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Will Protect Foreigners
in City of Mexico

Mexico City-Foreigners must not
De lnterfered with if fighting occurs in
The federal district. This indication
Is contained in the general army or
GERS issued Monday. These orders
specifically say that in the event OF
nghtlng the officers in command of the
government troops must understand
mat the lives and property of all for
elgners are to be respected; that no
moneys or supplies are to be exacted
nom them and that they must be per-
United to leave the scene of the fight
ing at any time.
Inc government has disregarded the
Warning of the Zapata forces that they
"Oulo shoot any railway employees in
vase the operation of trains on the
HNuernavaca line was attempted after
p1s a l, and as a result a pitched
value has taken place between Cuer-
aavaca and Iguala. Luis Valdez, q
ae1can who was naturalized in Texas
auu IS member of the Order Of Rail-
~, Say conductors, who was in charge Of
~ e traln, was shot and seriously
WuUuaoed, while another conductor,
~sTa =, also was wounded.
, .ne Aapata forces had made ar
tIu usements to dynamite the train, but
fur Ougn miscalculation they fired on
mi, ram just before it reached the
snan The train stopped and q fight
inn s1eI IN which several Of the escort
'us soldiers were killed.
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A s THE boat pointed Its nose to-
~ ward the city. the solitary man
~ at the PROV turned his back
= on freedom and gazed longing
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weary body that soon discovers the
egg-shell substance Of the promised
He shuddered and hurried down .
side street Of Acknowledgement
houses, with their dainty Boston ferns
and yews. pretty windows with costly
curtains that sealed happy homes
from the profane eyes Of the public.
And this atmosphere gave Nulcahy
hope. The inspiration born Of de-
pair took root
He intended to abandon Al thoughts
Of getting work until warm weather.
It was worse than hopeless to think
he could get work now-why, the
weather, his age. ~ were aSainst e
He would 90 back to the pan" = ne
had literally to steal" his vay baok
The thing to do now 49, g conJure
up some reasonable ol6ensA some
trtning transgression that would opea
the Iron gates Of the prison. . an
ncuit 81 entrance q + 80 q en-.
and ttae him oyer Tho wintsr n,ontne
hi WAT could be Dol NJ : smele
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Afterward, when Mulcahy left her
standing at the door Of her homo
waving at him and smiling In her
sweet, frank way, he wondered how
he had found 1t In his heart to steal
the necklace; but there it was In
his hand. still warm from contact with
her throat.
Then he darted away from the
street, and, clasping the locket tightly,
flew to the first police station and
gave himself up.
The Judge did not conceal his dis
gust when he learned that Mulcahy
had robbed a child: and when he
uttered sternly. six months on the
island for him." he marveled at the
brutality Of man who could smile at
the sentence.
Meantime, Violet Van Twiller had
been received with the tears and re-
joicings of historical and loving fam
lily and diligently Intercepted con-
corning the events of the evening.
Over and over again she repeated
the story of the kind, ragged gentle
man" who had bought her candy and
soda and had found her home for her.
Later. Mr.. Van Twiller discovered
that Violet had mysteriously lost her
1ocket; but. though he suspected her
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House Passes Bill for
Aid of Naval Militia

Washington. D. C.-The house has
passed the Padgett bill to promote the
efficiency Of the naval militia in the
states and to provide for calling it in
to service of the United States under
Navy regulations in time Of war.
The bill proposes that after three
wears the naval militia shall be in
units Of convenient size, to be estab-
lished By the secretary Of the navy.
who also shall establish the number Of
officers and petty officers required for
such units. It would provide for the
loan by the secretary of the navy TO
the governors Of states Of vessels and
equipment, and for q detail Of naval
officers to naval militia vessels as ship
keenerA
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POLICY TOWARDS
TRUSTS DEFINED
President Outlines Program for
legislation on Subject.
Tvilight Zone" to Be More Clear
" Marked-Burden Of Proof
Shifted-Trade Commission.

Washington, D. C.-The scope Of
President Wilson's program of anti
tr,st legislation became fairly well
Sa6ned at the end of a conference at
the White House between the Presi-
dent and six Democratic members of
the house judiciary committee which
is to undertake the preparation of the
administration bills. The measure to
he advanced for action at this session
will aim at the following results:
Definition of the various forms of
monopoly and restraint of trade which
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wilson Wears MonOcle.

"asnlngton, d. C.-President Will
y. "as the monocle habit. He does.
,me ~ IN Tor the tortoise shell or gold
,ound eu y, Kind, but uses just . plain
.ha;s glass attached to one Of those
sbadas mat snap up like window
aev The President pulled" this
ponds asauisltlon on group Of corres-
Wednns'ss when they called on him
,,s n's y attention was called 70 ! mes
lead :; W MS desk and he wanted to
add nv. de reached under his coat
=" Produced the monocle
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4 = on freedom and gazed longing
" at the graystone penitentiary,
which seemed to be slipping away
from him and growing smaller and
cozier as distance lent the enchant-
ment of perspective to his loneliness.
For Mulcahy, dazzled by liberty,
was very lonely indeed. Every mo-
ment that the water widened between
him and the prison it lessened the
distance from the city, and In two
minutes more the man knew that the
metropolis, bristling with antogonism,
cold and strange and busy with its
holiday season, would be upon him.
and 1t filed his heart with q name
less dread
But, after all, he had only himself
to blame for his liberty. Good be-
havior"-that was the thing that had
turned him loose from q comfortable
home, three square meals day. and
his companions Of the quarry.
II he had only transgressed q few
laws, broken a simple rule or two, all
might have been well. He might
have eaten Christmas dinner with
Jerry the Spike, Bottles, Hank and the
whole .appy crew who had contrived
to spend another Christmas IN the
pen" through trifling indiscretions
committed in defiance Of the keepers
These reflections were interrupted
By the sharp teeth Of the wind snap
ping at his legs through the thin
trousers and the threadbafe coat.
he shivered as the boat locked. and
then took long breath as he walked
M the gangplank and out into-was
this freedom striking terror to his
soul?
He was only free to 60 anywhere;
but these people had their homes
to 90 to, each his separate "peniten-
tiary," where there were warmth and
food and human things to talk to.
he shut his eyes for an instant and
started bravely up the hilly street that
led to First avenue. Then suddenly
. strange thing happened. He forgot
his misery and his wretchsd home
sickness. At drst he couldn't realize
what the influence was. then he rec-
oxnised the soothing and thirst-inspir.
ing smell Of hops that poured over
him hike hot breath from the brew
cry on the next street This prompted
I thought which was immediately toll
lowed BY 4 sharp movement
Mulcahy minded him Of the fadsd
flve-dollar bill he had In his pocket
The last bounty of the good home
across the river. He pulled It ont ana
loolEed q It s.
Il represented two weeks and nail
cf HE: that Ii, he calculated that
While he was looking Tor job q
would provide food and shelter for him
Il he couldn't and job but tnaf
thought ended With . look toward tne
xiver: and again he saw tie pa
ana another thought occurred 70 nm
Il - didn't ind anything 70 DE- ne
eould % back to the 'spen' md -
theom 70 take him ID. No, - coghon
Is. that. He squared h1g ra&!ea
slhou3ders = Il trying 70 rlee ~ -
to H. thought, for there 49, : -
nant q pride n MulcAhy. oibsf
L