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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
That Resolution

Editor the News Having
heard that a certain party has
called in question the binding
force of a resolution submitted
by me to the late mass meeting
of Democrats, commencing
with the force and effect of
unanimous and enthusiastic
concurrence" the reelection by
the county committee the present
chairman, Mr.. A. S. Higgin-
botham, | furnish herewith a
verbatim copy of said resolution,
which here follows:
I'm consideration of the eff
cient and faithful service render
ed heretofore by county chair
man A. S. Higginbotham, and
in view of the fact that said
chairman is inposession of data
and statistics necessary for an
intelligent fulfilment of his
duties, tits hereby resolved, that
the mass meeting here assembl-
ed under the plan of organization
of the the Democratic party of
Virginia, for the purpose of
electing a county committee, re-
commend to the committee
appointed under said plan of
organization the reelection of
said A. S. Higginbotham as its
chairman.
This is published, Mr.. Editor,
for the benefit of such members
of the committee as were not
present at the meeting, and
who may be led to believe that
the unanimous" action of the
mass meeting from which
they derive their powers as COM
mitteeman" was not binding on
them. And for the further
purpose of suggesting to such
members that in case they find
themselves unable to obey the
unanimous mandate of their
party expressed by said mass
called in pursuance of
party law, their only course is
to resign from said committee
and and make room for their
successors in accord, with the
views embodied in said re-
solution.
Let the people rule"
Respectfully,
HENRY M. SMYTHE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
Broad Tires for the Wagons

1t is known and admitted that
automobiles are great road de-
stroyers. The rapidity of speed
gathers up the fine dust of the
disintregating limestone and
scatters it everywhere. The
narrow, sharp wagon tires cut
and grind the stone, putting it
in shape and condition for auto
tires to suck up and scatter.
These two destructive agencies
are at work every day in the
year, wearing out costly roads.
Broad wagon tires improve
rather than iniure the roads.
The estimate has been made and
stated that a heavily loaded
wagon, narrow tires, passing
over given road every day in
the year, two loads a day, will
destroy ten thousand dollars
worth of road during the year.
How far this estimate, is right or
wrong, cannot be exactly stated,
but the fact remains that in the
course of time, and that not a
very long time either, the mar
row tire will cut any road to
pieces and ruin it. The cost of
broad tires to the taxpayer who
owns wagons, will be far less in
the long run than cost of build
ing new roads. There is such a
thing as penny wise and pound
foolish"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
A WARNING

To the public: One j. Frank
Alexander advertises in the
Bluefield Daily Times to apply
to him for concession privileges
for the combined county and
school fair, to be held on Sep
tember 16, II and 18at Tazewell,
va. This man has no connection
whatever with the Tazewell
Fair Association, Inc, and no
contract, promise or privilege
arranged through him will be
recognized by the association.
All applications for concession
privileges, catalogs or other in
formation should be made to the
secretary. Respectfully,
w. G. O'BRIEN, Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
Send a Delegate

Sunday Schools of Tazewell
County are respectfully invited
and urged to send a representa-
tive to the Sunday School Insti-
tute to be held in Burke's Garden,
on the 26. 27 and %, of August,
you will get ideas on teaching
and Sunday School work that
will be of great value. Il.
John P. Gose, Supt.
ss..s..a Central s. S.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

side flowing 5 gallons per minute.
both well up on the mountain
side, and would require about
one mile of pipe line to connect
with our present line. These
springs seem to be pure water,
as good as any we are now gett-
ing, at present, and we see no
reason why this supply might
not be secured without injury
to the land on which they are
located or to the individuals liv-
ing below.
Considering our present supply
and future prospects we offer
the following suggestions:
First: AS to conservation of
our present supply. We believe
that Increase storage facilities
are required and recommend that
another tank of equal capacity
to the resent one be erected
Immediately, which we think
Will meet any emergency that
may arise from fire.
Second: AS to waste. We
believe that at least one half of
our water is wasted by defective
mains and pipes, or by negli-
gence on the part of the con-
sumer, and recommend that a
through be made to locate any
leaking pipes along the whole
system, and further recommend
the installation of meters as the
only remedy for carelessness on
the part of the consumer. If
there is no record OF plan of the
pipe system extant, we re-
commend that a complete survey
be made in order to locate all
present outlets, that all old dis
used connections with the mains
be removed, and in future all
additions shall be subject to
authority and become a matter
of record.
Third: AS to improvement of
our present supply. We believe
that the supply from the branch
on Messrs. Buston's and Steele's
lands may be greatly improved
by tracing the spring to their
sources and establishing separate
collectors, or by a method suggest
ed by Mr.. Lee, known as the
Gallery Method. Either
method would remove to a great
extent the soil and organic mat
ter in the water. We believe
this will have to be done before
we can successfully use meters.
Fourth: AS to increase of our
present supply. While we are of
the opinion that with improved
storage facilities our present
supply will be sufficient for
present needs, we are of the
opinion that our city fathers
should look into this question at
an early date and we do not
believe they will have great
trouble in securing all water
needed for many years to come.
BUT with the question of in
creasing the supply comes the
question of sewerage disposal, a
question that we believe to be
already pressing. While we were
not asked to consider this part
of the water system we believe
1T to be one which our council
should be asked to consider at
once and we wish to recommend
that the present cess pool method
be absolutely abdoned and some
more sanitary system adopted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
WATER COMMITTEE
DOES GOOD WORK
Goes Over Pipe Lines, Investigates
New Springs and Makes Recon-
mendations for Better System.

The regular meeting of the
Board of Trade was held in this
office Tuesday night, and the
water supply and sewerage
system for the town was dis
cussed at some length. Com
mittees were appointed to investi-
gate thoroughly the proposed
method of disposing of our sew
erage and will report at the next
meeting. A full report was made
by the water committee, whose
members are DIR. Isaac Pierce,
ii. P. Britain and John r.
Gildersleeve and which is pub
lished in this issue.
A suggestion was made with
reference to the preservation of
the water shed near the spring,
the ownership of which is in
dispute between j. G. Buston
and this corporation, that Mr..
Buston be given the right to use
half the water, provided he
would not cut the timber above
and around the spring.
DIR. Copenhaver suggested that
the fish pond spring be utilized,
a dam built for storing the
water.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
Burke's Garden Items

Burke's Garden, Aug. 21.-
We have been having some very
much needed rain in the last few
days. Yesterday afternoon a fine
rain fell, which will benefit corn
and grass very much.
Miss Lora B. Friday, of Phila-
delphia, is expected to reach the
Garden today to be the guest for
several weeks of Miss Ida Greev-
er. Miss Friday has a host Of
friends here, who will be glad
to have her in their midst again.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Moss and
Miss Emma Greever spent last
week at the Blue Sulphur Inn at
Cedar Bluff.
Mrs. Brown Crismond, of Olym-
pia, Va, and Mrs. Ira Wynn, of
Bluefeld, are guests this week
of Mrs. l.. S. Wynn.
Mr.. Steve Peery taking orders
for fertilizer today.
Misses Mary and Bessie Ritter,
of Graham and Miss Lucretia
Mahood have been camping"
at Miss Mahood's house for more
than a week, but expect to break
up camp the last of this week.
Mrs. III. p. Eagle and son, Mar
win, have been visiting relatives
at Graham and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Gose and
TWO little daughters, attended
the meeting of tic Lutheran
Synod at Marion last week.
News reached here yesterday
of the death OF Mr. Wesley Lam
pert at his home on Walkers
Creek. His son, Tim Lampert,
lives here.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

The Baptist Sunday School
held an enjoyable picnic yester-
day afternoon in the grove at
the residence of Geo. r. Surface.
a pleasant time was had by the
little folks and the older ones as
well. The Tazewell Sunday
school enjoys the distinction of
having a female superintendent,
Mrs. N. w. Kiser. the only Bap-
tist Sunday School in the State,
so far as known, in which this
is the case. Mrs. Kiser lis maxi
ing good" and the school has
grown under her management.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
Small Patch of Alfalfa

Prof. Ewing Lawson is putting
out a small trial patch" of
alfalfa. There ought to be a
large number of these patches
put out this fall. Now is a
splendid time to sow. From this
time to September Is is said by
the experts to be the best season
to sow. Get land in fine shape,
SOW twenty pounds seed per
acre without a nurse crop. Try
a small patch this year. Wherev-
er alfalfa has been tried and
failed in this section any other
crop would have failed under
like conditions. Like all other
hig grade plants it asks and de-
mands fair treatment.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
DOGS EXPENSIVE
IN THIS COUNTY
Large Sum of Money Paid by Su-
peEyisOrs For Sheep Killed This
Year by Worthless Dogs.

AT meeting of the Board of
Supervisors held on August 18th
the amount of 1856. DO was paid
in claims for sheep killed by
dogs for this year to date.
The amounts range from $4. 90
all the way up to $314.00, the
largest amount, paid to Mrs.
Vicie Burgess.
1t vii be seen that dogs are a
costly luxury.
The dog tax for 1912 amounted
to 81, 109.01. AT the beginaing
of the year 1913, there was $262.-
| to the credit of the dog tax
fund in the treasury.
The following is list of per-
sons whose claims were allowed:
S.R. Ashworth. $4; JIG. Bail
ey, 81. So; Mrs. Catherine Harp
er, sos; r. p. Harman, 80; SO.
Wagner, $l5; Il. III. Hill, So;
Mrs. N. b. Hill, SIS; III. S. Per
due, $23; G. A. Taylor, 1892: j.
f.: Prater, $62; Harman Bros,
$1; ID. b. Daniel, So; Mrs. Vicie
burgess, $3l4; G. G. Keesee,
$8l: 80; c. E. Harmn. 800; C.
q. Harman. $50; G.. w. Jones,
$l2: j. w. Buchanan, $3.50;
J. f.. Yost, 500; John a. Tabor,
Sl2; d. G. Compton, SIS; Sam
Six, $3; II. j. Tabor, $50; M. +.
Brown. $40; j. II. G.. Brown,
Sll; w. o. Barns, $15.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

Rev. Walter Greever, of South
Carolina, the editor-preacher, is
now travelling in Germany on
business and pleasure combined.
He has projected, or arranging
to project, a new magazine
Whi ch, it is stated, will be ma
tion al and international in char
acter. While away Mr.. Greever
will have an interview with
leading German Lutherans, in
cluding the Emperor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

Mrs. DR.. Cmnahan and her
daughter, Miss Katherine, of
Ogden, Utah. summer visitors
to TaZewell, are in Burke's Gar
den with the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. John p. Gose, and other
relatives and acquaintances.
They are having fine time in
Tazewell and merit it all and
more. They, in company with
Mr.. G. H. Peery. spent a day
recently the guests Of Mrs. w.
b. Il. White at Richlands.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

{ Mr.. Clinton Barns, who has been
a welcome guest in Tazewell for
several days, "broke camp" yes
terday, returning to his summer
home in Burke's Garden.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
Has Not Sold His Property.

A report current in town that
Major R. r. Henry had sold his
property east of town proved to
be incorrect. Major Henry stat
ed that no such deal has been
made,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
Lightning at Galax

Dear Mr.. Leslie: / enclose a
clipping from the Galax Post
Herald which shows you the
tightening will strike any old
kind of a tree. / notice some of
your correspondents claim that
tightening will not strike an
sole tree. Yours truly,
~ e. w. Dodd.
60 the electric storm at
Tuesday evening
alck an apple tree
ses for U. F. and
c Davis says
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
STATE MI 4 MT
OF the Financial Condition of the.
Bank of POcahontas.

Located Mt Pocahontas, In the State OF
Virginia, mt the close OF business
Aug. 9th, 1913, made to the State
Corporation Commission.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

Because of the absence of many
OF its members from the city the
Music Club has not arranged
a definite program for this fall
and winter. The club, however,
will not disband, but will meet
periodically at the homes of the
members, and purpose, sometime
during the winter, of giving
highclass musical entertainment.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

dispute between j. G. Buston
and this corporation, that Mr..
Buston be given the right to use
half the water, provided he
would not cut the timber above
and around the spring.
DIR. Copenhaver suggested that
the fish pond spring be utilized,
a dam built for storing the
water.
The following is the full report
of the water committee:
Your committee on "The
Water Supply of the Town of
Tazewell" report that we find a
flow of about 48 1-2 gallons per
minute, 68S80 gallons per day,
more than So gallons per capita
per diem estimating our popula-
tion at 1900: This water flows
into two reservoirs from four
sources; viz. The May spring
flowing into the old reservoir
measured at reservoir IL gallons
per minute, this was the Begin
ing and original supply of the
present system; the Whitman
spring estimated at 5 gallons
per minute; water from a branch
on Messrs. Buston's and Steele's
lands, measured for 16 1-2
gallons per minute. The last
three flowing through in single
main into the new reservoir.
From an estimate made by tax
ing the rise of water in the new
reservoir per hour we are of the
opinion that the pipe lines are
in good condition between the
springs and the reservoir.
We find the springs and
collectors in good condition with
the exception of the fifteen
gallon. supply from the branch
from Messrs. Buston's and
4Steele's lands. This water is
taken from a branch fed by
several springs between two
spurs of Rich Mountain. This
hollow is heavily wooded and
every rain carries quantities of
leaf mold and decomposing or
ganic matter into both springs
and branch. We find no other
evidence of contamination either
from drainage from dwellings or
organic matter from animal
sources.
In our examination of the hol-
low on Mr.. Bustons land we find
he has put in a collector at one
of the springs and a pipe line
leading from it which will re-
duce the supply from this source
about one half or z 1-2 gallons
per minute. In looking into the
question of the quantity of water
required for cities and towns,
the amount varies greatly, some
cities allowing more than 100
gallons per capita per diem and
others as low as twenty. For in
dividual use, including water for
cooking, washing, baths, etc., a
supply of from 16 to 20 gallons
per day is necessary, where there
are manufactures from 10 to Is
gallons must be added to the
necessary amount for household
purposes. When stock are to be
supplied it has been estimated
that for a horse 10 gallons, for a
COW 8 gallons, and for a sheep
or pig one gallon each. The books
at hand are too old to give the
amount required for an auto
mobile.
1t will be seen from this, that
with a supply of 81 gallons per
day per capita and a non-manu-
featuring community we are
within safe limis, if a conserva-
ton use is made of our present
supply. There would scarcely
arise anything like a water
famine" for Individual use at
any time but as actual experience
shows in seasons of extreme
heat and drouth our water runs
low for protection from fire with
present facilities for stcy.yfe
Only 2 feet of water WsSs s7
in the old reser,;<txs \ =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22

The Amuzu continues to draw
large Crowds, which were larger
than usual this week, owing to
a lively contest for the most pop
ular young lady in town. The
boys who think their girl is 1T"
can prove their faith by their
works. Buy tickets to the Amuzu.
Where there are so many pretty,
popular girls how can anybody
decide who is who?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-22
'razewell and the Home Society

iazewell and the Home Society
The attention of Major Tynes
has been called to the needy chill
dren now at the county farm.
mention of which is made else
where in this paper. The Home
Society of Richmond will be
asked to look into this case and
perhaps find homes for these
needy little ones. The society
has been little slow and reluc-
tant of late in the matter of TAX
ing Tazewell children, for the
reason, as stated by Major Tynes
that Tazewell has been quite
short in contributing to the sup
port of the Home in Richmond.
1t is pointed out that the Home
has taken about fifty needy and
homeless children from the
county within the past few years
and the amount contributed by
the county has been about half
sufficient to pay the actual ex-
penses of the childrens care
while in the Home. In other
words. Tazewell has been anx-
ious and more than willing to
have the Home Society take
these children, but willing to
allow some body else to pay the
bill. And this is the very rea-
sonable explanation of the So
clety's reluctance in the matter.
II the Home Society is willing to
take and care of the homeless
children of this county, the
county should be more than will
ing to pay the small amount ne
ceSSary to dcfray the axnnncoa
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-03

tigers at Ingalls,. Some time previ-
ously Constable Hawkins had raided
q hotel conducted by Brown and his
son, George William Brown. On the
date Of the killing he had returned to
the hotel to obtain further evidence
desired by the prosecution. Witness
es heard a violent alteration between
the constable and the Browns. Lat
er the same night the body OF the
constable vas found in the street a
short distance from the hotel.
The following day the, younger
Brown surrendered to the authorities
and stated that he had stabbed Haw-
kins in self defense. The elder Brown
asserted that he had nothing mor to
do with the killing than being with
his son at the time. The grand jury,
however, returned a joint Indictment
accusing the father and son OF the
murder. The defendants asked for
separate trials and the elder Brown
elected to be tried first. Both OF the
accused have been in jail since the
night of the murder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-03
CHILDREN hate OIL,
CAl0ME|[L and PILLS
"calitornia Syrup Of Figs" Best Fo'
Tender Stomach, Liver,
#4 8 QnVrele $ieW4E tt.%-

Look back at your childhood days,
Remember the dose mother insist
ed on-castOr oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form
of physic simply don't realize what
they do. The children's revolt is
well:founded. Their tender little "in.
sides" are injured by them.
II your ,child's stomach, liver an0
bowels need cleansing, give only de.
aicious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Mil
lions of mothers keep this harmless
fruit laxative" handy; they know
children love to take IT; that 1t never
fails to clean the liver and bowels
and sweeten the stomach, and that a
teaspoonful given today saves a sick
child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for a 59-cent bot
tie Of California Syrup OF Figs
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown.
ups plainly on each bottle. Beware
Of counterfeits sold here. See that
It is made by "California Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kind
with contenpt.-(AdW
sN' L hfA- EIyI NL - KpNHH
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-03
JAPAN IS NOT IN THE
1HROES OfHARD times

TO c0ntrovert the allegation of cri.
tics that Japan is in the tErOes OF
hard times, and to reassure the pub.
lie, X. Shoda, the vice minister of
finance, has issued a detailed state
ment in which he contends that Jap.
anese have no sound reason for com.
plant. Although some small firms in
the big cities are in distress, he says
it is largely because Of the CONNER.
cial growth of Japan, means Of com.
municatiOns being developed and
modern department stores and other
business systems established in the
large towns and cities.
The only reasonable foundation for
complaints of hard times, Mr.. Shoda
finds, is the fall Of the Japanese ne.
gotiable bonds, due to the increase
in their volumne and to the depress-
ed state of the money market. TO
counterfeit this the government has
furnished the market with a large
amounts Of funds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-03
Tells SECRETS
Of MONARCH||ST UPRISING

Lisbon, Dec. 2.--Several interesting
phases Of the monarchist uprising in
Portugal during the night Of october
20 have just become known through
the confession OF a naval engineer.
The investigation which followed re-
suited in the arrest of 200 marines,
rs sergeants and many officers. The
plot had its inception at the Marine
barracks.
Freitas Ribeiro, minister of the
navy, received a note in the evening
from a naval engineer who had been
involved In the monarchist insurrec-
ton in April and who was confined in
the prison Of the barracks. The note
informed Ribeiro that a mOnarchist
conspiracy would eliminate by an up
rising within q few hours. Ribeiro
went Immediately to the barracks, on
the pretense Of inspecting them. AS
he passed through the prison wing,
he inquired whether there were any
prisoners in the cells. The name of
the officer who had written him was
mentioned. The minister asked that
the prisoner be brought to him.
When they were alone the man told
Ribeiro that he believed in the re-
public and that he desired the mon
archist conspiracy to fail. He had
had nothing whatever to do with il
except that he had been approached,
supplied with a list of monarchists in
the barracks, and told to hold him.
self ready to take part in the revolt,
which would take place that night.
1t had been assumed by the conspir-
ators that the officer in question was
a monarchist.
The officer produced the memoran-
da, giving the names of the sergeants
who had sworn to bctray the Repub-
lie. The minister ordered these ser
geants to be brought before him, dis
armed, and they were arrested, to-
gether with Lieutenant TeiXeira, the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-03
TO TRY FATHER AND SON FOR
MURDER.

Marion, Ind, Dec. 2.---The case of
William w. Brown, township trustee.
of Ingalls,, charged with the murder
of Albert Hawkins, a constable Of
Anderson, was called for trial in the
Grant county circuit court today. The
case vas brought here on change of
venue from Madison county.
TIL killing CT Hawkins occurred in
the town Of ingalls, on the night of
July 8 last. The tragedy al one of
the direct results Of a reign OF blind