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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Mr.. AeARsT's ARTICLE.

Editor The Georgian:
The editorial on Mexico writ
ten by Mr., Hearst was the
most enlightened utterance on
the subject have seen. Per-
haps YOU can enllghten US che
public as To whether Mr. Wood
row Wilson, in dealing with
Mexico, Is dealing with il az an
Individual or as the President of
the United States? Mr.. Wilson's
experience as a teacher ought 70
have shown him that opinion IS
not always truth.
Ell POPOLACHO.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28

Huerta. may be different, but it's
an awful long job starving out a
bear.
1t must Ia an awful strain on
the brain of a. fresh egg trying to
guess why 1t should be boycotted.
Now, if it welxn't exactly fresh
Figures show that there's five
times as much in ebriety in Pitts
burg as there is hare. Well, there's
more than five times as much ex-
cuse for it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
THE GREATEST NOVEL.

s. C.-Your question can not be
answered in hard-and fast way.
The question, Which is the
greatest novel;" is answered in
different ways by different peo-
pie. Some would say that the
greatest novel is Don Quixote,"
others Les Miserables," and
others "Tristran Shandy." and
others still Ten Thousand a
Year" or "Ivanhoe," or Lorna
Doone," or any one Of a hundred
that might be thought of. 1t is
a matter of individual taste or
temperament The greatest novel
(f>or you) is the one that makes
the greatest all-around impression
upon you, and to the greatest ex-
tent colors and influences your
mind, and through that your life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
STARS AND STRIPES

Twelve foot giraffe manages 10
keep his sea legs crossing the Az
lantic.
Young ziegler wlarts the ne"
year right" far ahead OF time .!
swearing off 100000 taxes
Says a witness in pol'0
court: you don't have to DO y"
speaking terms with a ma"
play pinochle with him YOU
dom are-after the game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28

Montgomery had captured Cali
fornia and New Mexico, and Gen
eral Wood had completed the
conquest of all Northern Mexico.
BY the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo. February ., 1S4S, which
ended the war, the United States
acquired what Is now the States
of California, Nevada, Utah, the
half of Colorado, the most Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
rHEATgRs AND MOVIES.

Editor The Georgian;
enjoy very much the discus
sion Of current topics by your
subscribers.
wish some Of them would eX-
press themselves on the theaters
and moving picture shows.
What effect 10 they have on
morality and society?
Do our best people. as a rule,
agree with Mr. Dixon?
How have they benefited SO.
ciety?
| hope someone who knows and
has seen more OF their effects than
/ WIN give the readers OF The
Georgian the benefit ~ their
knowledge through lts columns
EARL YARBROUGH.
YaUl,r Harris Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
CORNER WASHERS"

Editor The Georgian;
lsu'r II rather disgusting 10 see
our young men hanging about the
street corners, limp cigarettes be-
tween loose lips, eyes bulging TO
catch any ankle display, making
rapid and 80 per cent untruthful
:, marks about our women"
NnG don't YOU think a few ed
'"ris ~ Ia aur EiriE uolnting out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Letters From the Readers of The Georgian

the unbecomingness Of the too
ready smile for friend and
stranger" In their daily prone
nades on our principal streets,
might lead them TO a little serious
thinking about the things which
detract rather than attract?
AN ALBANIAN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Huerta's Wise Indian Mother
and Uncle Sans Mexican
Problem.
Problem.

The Indian Mother Said Her Som "Never Go the Same Way
Twice She Wa, Telling Him How Avoid Being Murdered
y Star
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28

TINE war between the United
states and Mexico opened
with the Battle of Palo AL
TO. May 8, 1915, and closed with
General SCOTS triumphant entry
into Mexico city, September IA,
1S47 1t viii thus be seen that
the contest lasted a year and four
months.
The war. once begun. was rap
idly fought on against enormous
numbers and great natural OBJ
staCleS. Most Of the Mexican
troops were regulars, well drilled,
and thoroughly seasoned to the
climate: and yet not once
throughout the war did Mexico
score a victory.
In courage the Mexicans proved
to be the equal of any soldiers
that ever stood upon a battle
field, but the superiority of the
American as a battle winner was
demonstrated all along the line.
The American army OF inva-
sion numbered $4,000 volunteers,
backed by $4,000 regulars. The
strength OF the MeNicans was
much greater about three times
that of the invaders
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
Questions Answered
PHYSIOGNOMY.

W. S. C.-Physiogmomy-the
art or science of telling a man
character from the cut OF ms
facets very old. The 1rst sys,
tematic treatise on the suojecl
Is that attributed to Aristotle
The first printed works on tne
subject came out in 147o, since
which time innumerable books on
physiognomy have appeared. II
Is impossible to designate tne
greatest work" on the supJecI
there are SO many. In the PUP
lie Library you can find abuna
ant material from which TO maKe
your choice. AS to the compare,
tive merits of physiosnomy ano
phrenology, it is perhaps not 100
much to say that. as a Key 10
character. the former beats the
latter "all hollow"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
FREDERICK THE GHEAT.

II. l.. M.-You are rignt ~
maintaining that Frederick tho
Great was a Freemason. he
Joined the order in May, 1888.
very much against the wishes OF
his father, Frederick William
who, it seems, had no love for ths
craft. When Frederick Wiiliap-
died, in May, 174O, Frederick oele-
brated his freedom by holding a
great Masonic meeting. ms
young King appears to have taken
great interest in the order, anu
the stimulus given Freemssorry
by the great sovereign and SOL
der is still felt by the orner
throughout the Germanio couh-
tries
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
The Actual Fighting.

The Americans lost. in battle,
about 5000 men, and from the
ravages OF the climate about
$4,000, making their total casual
ties around 20.000-aoout one
third of the losses OF the single
battle OF Gettysburg.
The Mexican losses have never
been known with exactitude; but
they were heavy probably eN-
ceeding $4,000.
The money cost OF the Mexi
can war to the United States
was about $3.50, 900, O0o-sl0o, oOo,-
GOO actually paid out, and $780,
100000 by way OF side expenses
General Zachary Taylor was In
command of the northern army
and had only 1900 men at frst.
lie had 1000 at the battle of Palo
Alto on May S. ls4S, breaking up
the Mexican army in Texas
day or two later AT Resaca de la
Palma. General Taylor crossed
the Rio Grande, took Matamoras
on May IL. and Monterey on
September % He had 5000 men
with him there Tsmplco sur
rendered on November H. on
February %. lS4L he defeated
Santa Ana az Buena Vista, al
though he had sent most OF his
troops TO Join General Scott at
Vera Cruz.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Malaria Bulle-
tin
State Board of Health to Is
sue Directions For Pre-
venting Chills and
Fever.

Richmond, Va, MAY IL
The familiar chills and fever
of execrated memory will be
the object Of an attack in n
bulletin of the State Board of
Health, the early publication
OF which was announced today.
Experience has shown that
IN various parts Of the State
neglect of proper drainage has
resulted in the appearance of
malaria in quarters whore it
has not been previously known;
a d repeated requests have
been made to the State Board
of Health for directions as to
the beat means of overcoming
this disease 1t is to meet this
demand that the Board has
prepared and now in press
bulletin in which the most re-
cent discoveries regarding the
prevention of malaria are dis
cussed in detail. The various
methods Of Kidding the farm
and the home OF the pest bear.
ing mosquitoes are described,
with directions for preventing
their breeding This bulletin,
like all others published by the
Board, will be sent free upon
request to any resident of the
state.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21

equipped for moving pictures,
and spacious enough for ali
public functions, such as re-
ceptions, lectures, etc. A Ii
brary of POO volumns $ soon to
be added to this splendidly
equipped building. This being
a generous gift from Mr.. Nc,
Cormick. President of the In.
transitional Harvester Comma
ny. This Y. NJ. G. A. is decid.
ediy the best of it's kind in any
mining town in this section of
the country. The operating
Company has built, furnished
and equipped three Church
houses One for the colored
one for the Catholic, and one
all people of Protestant faith
No more modern, no more spa.
cious, no better lighted or furn-
lshed houses of worship can be
found IN any town in this sec.
ton of the country. So with
these facilities there is no ron
son why each and every person
IN Benham should not "Wor.
ship God according to the die.
tales of his own Conscience. ;,
The Company ia wide-awake
as to the needs of educating
the youth Of the town 4
school has been established for
the colored. The whites arc
well cared for in this respect
Whore IN 1910 stood n one room
schoo! house, employing one
teacher for a period OF six
months, with an average al
tendance Of II pupils. now
stands a beautiful, well equip
ped modern three room building
employing three teachers for n
period of nine months. A rec
ognized High School with an
enrolment Of POO pupils. La
all probability there will be
one more teacher added to the
teaching force and 90 more pu-
pills by next year For these
and nany other advantages
the people should ,be greatful
to the Wisconsin Steel C6mpa-
ny, and especially to the local
manager, Mr. W. G. Tucker.
who is spending 80 much of his
time and energy in welfare
work.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
School Closes this Week.

The public school at this place
closes this week and the pupils
are lst finishing the last of
their examinations.
Besides a musical recital to-
night given by the music pupils
OF Mrs. $. A. Bailey's the only
entertainment to be given this
year will be the one Friday
night by the graduating class,
which ia composed of the fol-
lowing: Misses Lillian. Wolfe
Florence Mccormick, Zollie
Palmer, Laura Darnen, Gusta.
va Parsons, Kittie Horton
Bessie Young, Mary Bounds
Josephine Kelly and Byron
Rhoads, Jr,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Accepts Senator'S Recon-
mendation.

Washington, May l6.-Tho
nomination by President VIII.
son of Thacker Cecil to be post
master at Pennington Gap was
made solely on the recommen.
datlon of Senators Swanson and
Martin and tends to show by
whom the patronage for the
Ninth District is TO be distribu-
ted. Although MIR. Cecil Sc
cured the highest vote in Dem.
ocratlc primary held at Pen.
nington Gap to decide h q
choice of the patrons of the
office among the three candi.
dates, the fact that the recon-
mendation of the senator's was
accepted and that information
was not sought from any other
representative of the State ia
not without Significance.
10 was learned at the post
Office department. that Post
Master General Burleson will
follow the senator's recommen.
dations with regard to appoint
ments in the Ninth district in
every instance unless some
thing very serious can be
brought against the candidates.
Several other nominations of
post masters for the Ninth dis.
trict on the recommendation of
Senators Martin and Swanson
arc expected within Il few days
which 8 h o W beyond doubt
which way the wind is blow.
ing.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Corn Club.
Next Meeting TO be held on
Saturday, May 31st.

Owing to the Presidents ina
billty to secure "a suituble man
TO address the club on next
Saturday the May meeting has
been postponed one week and
will be held in the Town Han
at this place on Saturday after
noon, May 3lst at , o'clock. at
which time some prominent
agricultural man will be pres.
ent to address the club, and il
is hoped that a large number of
the farmers of the Richmond
Magisterial District will be
present.
The rules and regulations
governing the club VIII be pub
lished in the next issue of the
Post, and we hope to be able to
announce the name of { h e
speaker to address the club at
the same time.
All who expect To contest for
prizes must hand their names
iii to the secretary(the editor of
this paper on or before the
next meeting, as no one will be
allowed TO enter the contest for
prizes after that date. Up to
date ten have entered the con
test. These prizes are worth
contesting for and all who can
should enter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Land Owners
orsonize for Purpose of
Getting Railroad Built
Into Harlan County.

"A large number of persons
owning coal and timber lands
iii Harlan County, Kentucky
on Glover Fork and Martins
Fork, tributaries of Cumber-
land River, met at Pennington
Gap last Wednesday and or
gained under the name o +
Glover and Martins Fork Land
Owners Association, with the
following officers: President.
Jno. w. Chalkley. Big Stone
Gap; Secretary. r. T.. l.. Chum-
ley, Pennington Gap; Treasurer,
Z, II. Ball, Harlan. The Asso-
citation viii get up complete in
formation and prepare a pamph-
let showing all the land owners
I'm this territory and all the coal
and timber resources. An Of.
feet will be made to get "A rail
road company to build into this
territory. If this fails. then
tho members of the association
Will take steps to organize a
company and build an indie
pendent line TO connect with
the Louisville ~ Nashville or
Virginia x Southwestern. 4
committee composed of .no. A.
Creech, Chairman, Harlan, j
b. Lewis, Harlan, and w. s.
Palmer, keokee, was appointed
to get up and prepare the infor-
nation, a nd "A considerable
fund was subscribed for the
purpose. Another committee.
composed Of j. f. bullitt.
Chairman, Big Stone Gap, w
w. Dullield and John \. Creech
of Harlan, was appointed to
consider the railroad end OF the
situation.
This is the finest undeyeloped
coat field in the mountains. and
a number of our Wise and Lee
County people have holdings
there, We should like to see
the Virginia Il Southwestern
build into Harlan, and then
build their proposed yards and
shops here SO they can handle
the traffic Some of our citi-
zens who have money must get
together and build houses near
the proposed yards The houses
can be rented as fast as they
can be built.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Official List.

Following is the Official List of Base
Bali Players. entered for the 1913 series
Coal Fields Baseball League, for the Biz
stone Gap Athe!etic Association Cup
STONEGA.
Ncrnoy Tate, Quincy Swain. Hubert
Williams Ed Tate. Strley Tate. Clar-
ence Davis, Charlie lloienhank Crit
Wells. George Coldirou, Robert Holston
Benny Williams, Ed Taylor. Ralph Tag.
CART. O. b Richmond, J NJ. Ewing
WISE
Vernon Fulton Geo. K Lipps, &. C.
Mccall, Elbert Lips. Jcif Kiser. :. Gilt
nor Butler Richmond, Mat Green. Thur
man DOtson, Rush Adams, Tom Roman
OFban Beverly f stevens. Jas. Nc
Cracken, Vernon Dotson.
BIG STONE GAP.
VIII Potter. w. h. Gilley, Russell
Grouse, Walker Jones, j B Wsmpler.
Elan. Gilley, Joe Parrish, Fred Baker
Blaine McCorkle, Pat Hammonds, +. IS
Lewis, Carlisle Skeen, j. T.. Hall, John
Kelly, Roy Banks
NORTON.
G. II. Crisp, Car! Gibson, Zack Wat.
kins, Frank Suthers, w. = Wills, Fat
toy Price, Carl Meador. G.. c. Mccall
Lacy Meador, Virgil Ratliff. Chss. Adsn,s
Willie Anderson Clarence Stone, Camp.
bell Meadcr, Elmer jenkins.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
MURDER CASE ENDED
IN JONESYILLE COURT

Jonesville, Va. May l7.-Lee
County Circuit Court adjourned
for the term here today after a
ten days session. This week
has been principally given to
t h e trial Of criminal cases.
Mat Belcher was tried for the
killing of 4. j. McLain and
found guilty of manslaughter
and given two years in the pen
itentiary. This killing occurr-
ed at ST Charles about five
years n & O. Belcher escaped
and was not captured until a
few months ago when he was
arrested at Pinevile. Ky. Sid
ney Denny was also tried and
given one year in the peniten-
tiary. Denny was charged
with killing Olin and Samuel
Collins in this county near
Cumberland Gap about one ana
one half years ago The Col
Inns boys and five other men h..
as alleged while trying to kid
nap woman to take her 10
Kentucky to be used as a wit
ness against Denny's brother,
were fired upon from ambush
and the two killed and their
father seriously wounded. The
evidence in the case was cir
cumstantial, no person having
seen the men who did the shoot
ing. John Denny and Tom
Bingham were also charged
with the crime, but the indIct-
ments against them were dis
missed Walter Lewis charged
with bigamy plead guilty and
was given the lowest penalty.
Another prisoner was given
three years for horse stealing
Irby Hurt, of Abingd on, Va.
has been Il business visitor TO
Jonesvlile for the last few days
Judge II, A. W. Skeen has
Informed the attorneys here
III he VIII take a vacation of
from 81 to 90 days beginning
after next week. He will first
visit the Confederate reunion
at Chattanooga, and will proba-
bly, spend the balance OF his
time in the mountains of North
Carolina.
Attorney w. G. Colson, of
Middlesboro, Ky, has been in
attendance of this term OF
court.
Alfred Williams, editor of
the Cumberland Gap News, has
been a visitor in Jonesville for
the past four or five days.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Miss Barker Ill Again.

Richmond, Va, May IL
Miss Fay Barker who has been
seriously iii in Abingdon Hoe
pital, does not improve. She
arrived in Richmond Monday
morning and she will under
go another operation at John
son and Willis Hospital. Her
mother, Mrs. a. e. Barker and
brother, Clearance, of Mendoza,
will remain in Richmond with
her.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
Commissioners Koincr's Farm
Bulletin For MAY.

Commissioners koiner's May
Bulletin, which is being mailed
out to the farmers, is publica
tion of unusual interest to the
farmers, all of whom should
have copy. This Bulletin
deals with many subjects close
to the heart o f better farming.
AT this season of the year, when
insects are so troublesome and
when the Importance of know
ing how to combat them and
what kind of spray material
should be used and how and
when it should be applied is a
timely subject to discuss. 7
pages of this Bulletin are de-
voted 10 this question.
Articles on good substitute
pastures, the value 0 this silo,
and rape as pasture crop APP.
pear. The interesting subjects
of lining grass lands; what the
crop needs; the successful farm
er is the man who thinks; the
deadly house fly home canning;
killing wild onions; stay on the
farm boys; self dipping vat for
hogs; and other subjects, help
full to the farmer, are discussed
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21
:. WEDNESDAY,. MAY 81, 1918.
From Dante
To Elkhorn.

.
Kentucky, Trailroad building
| operations for the Carolina
/ Ciinchfield and Ohio extension
to connect with the Chesapeake
and Ohio system, are now i'm
I full swing Ii is one of the
longest forty miles for railroad
building anywhere in I h q
United States. No fewer than
twenty-one holes in the noun
tains, and one mile and half
long, must be bored to let the
line through. one rough and
ragged stretch follows another
the whole way. There will be
enough grading and bringing
TO suffice for many times the
same mileage on an ordinary
line. And the difficulties are
greatly increased by the neces-
sity of building a railroad for
the heaviest hauling with the
lowest grades; this section will
be one of first class standard
construction and in every re.
spect like the line between
Dante across the North CARROLL
ua mountains TO Spartauburg.
characterized by solid fills in
stead of even the best trestles
and everything else that BELTS
a road designed primarily for
the long distance transporta-
ton of coal The cost has been
unoiiicially estimated at five
million dollars. or one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars a
mile. IL requires very strong
financial backing, which the
Clnchtield has, TO Il o such
things.
But the benefits in prospect
from the extension are more
than proportionato even to this
extraordinary expense. Con
meeting with the Chesapeake
and OHIO, AT Elkhorn, il gains
an outlet TO the Great Lakes
aud the whole middle West
Thereby 10 becomes the short
est, most direct, best built line
between that great region and
the South Atlantic States. Ii
should be best TO do great
business of every kind, espe
cially IN connection with the
Panama Canal Products of
the South and Middle West
will be directly exchanged, and
coal shipments can flow both
ways. Much greater impor-
tance Will be attached to the
terminal preparations about to
begin at Charleston in contem-
| plntion either of an extension
from Spartansburg or of traffic
arrangements with existing
roads. We may hope, too, that
lt no very distant date the ter.
mlnal property purchased some
time ago at Southport will also
be utilized The Clinchfield
could not afford to stop at Dante
no matter what the cost of 90
ing through TO Elkhorn. Ii is
understood that the line from
hlkhoru 10 the Ohio River will
be built by the Chesapeake and
Ohio on the standardized plan.
Thousands of laborers are
now at work from both ends OF
the section Of roads, and infor-
nation is that all should be
complete ia IL months. 1t will
thus finish about even with, or
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-05-21

Tazewell county took the lead
of the Southwest counties and
appropriated $500 10 pay the
expenses of the Judgment Con
federate veterans of the county
TO the reunion at Gettysburg. =
Lebanon News.