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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
Railway Had
Good Year.

The Carolina, Clinchfield &
Ohio Railway Co. in its third
annual report, which covers
the fiscal year ended June 30,
1913, displays decided gains
over last year. The income
account shows total operating
revenues $2,G5I, G34, increase as
compared with last year 1912.
s3l, total operating expenses
l,llS,729, increase $57 ,903; ra-
ito of operating expenses to OPP
Grating revenues, 42.45 per cent
Qast year they were 1850 per
cent?; net operating revenue
$l,5lG,004, increase 1884 ,92G;
operating income after taxes
81 ,40S, 026, increase 1894 $50:
total income 81 $3.50 1857, increase
Si52, 93S; net income $742,3ll,
increase $56O,ls5. Total assets,
according TO the balance sheet,
are $57 sos, 1875, which includes
the road, quipment, etc, at
$50, ,ol5.3 80 net.
The company is now operat.
ing 25G miles of line, and is
completing an extension of
about 80 miles from Dante, Vn. +,
northward to Elkhorn City.
KY, via the Breaks of the Big
Sandy River. This will give a
connection over the Chesapeake
q Ohio Railway through the
West and Northwest.
President Mark w. Potter
says that the business of the
road has shown IA steady in.
crease in volumne, with "A steady
reduction of operating expenses
y continued increase in bust.
ness IL confidently expected,
aud Increased volumn should
further reduce the unit ot oper-
ating cost. a policy of encourg-
ing new industries has been
energetically followed with
gratifying results. Notwith-
standing the low cost of opera
ton, including maintenance,
the roadway and equipment
have been maintained in IA high
state of efficiency. The super
Tor initial construction along
the lines of the best modern
standards has made this posi-
BILE. a liberal policy has been
persued in replacing wooden
bridges with permanent struc-
lures of concrete and steel. The
increased business necessitated
additional equipment, and there
were purchased 1000 ali steel
hopper cars, i mogul Mallet
freight locomotives and Pa
citic type passenger locomo-
tives during the year.-Coe.
burn Journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
Less Bowel Trouble In Big
Stone Gap.

Big Stone Gap people have found out
thst a SINGLE DOSE OF simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine. etc, IA compound
ed IN Adler.i-ka, the German bowel aud
stomach remedy, relieves constipation,
sour stomAth or gas on tho stomach IN
STANTLY. This simple mixture be-
came famous By curing appendicitis and
it draws off a surprising amount Of old
foul matter from the body. 1t is won
deffni how QUICKLY it helps. The
Mutual Drug Company adv
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
Good Showing
Made by Boys Corn Club and
Girls Canning Club in the
South.

w aSninRtOn, Dec. 2S.-COm-
menting on the statement is
sued by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. show-
ing the results attained by the
boys and girls who won prizes
i'll the Boys Corn Clubs and
Girls Canning Clubs in their
respective states III the season
of 1913, President Harrison, of
Southern Railway Company,
said today:
"While the work done by the
boys and girls in all of the
states was remarkable, it is
very gratifying to me to note
that first honors, both in the
Boys Corn Clubs and the Girls
Canning Clubs, went to states
traversed by the lines of the
Southern Railway system. The
wonderful record made by Jer-
ry Moore, of South Carolina,
who grew 22s.75 bushels of corn
on single acre in 1910, direct
ed attention to the great advnn-
tages of the Southeastern States
AZ corn-growing locality.
Now comes Walker Lee Dun
son, of Alabama. with record
of 1927 bushels on Il single acre
setting new mark for the
members of the Boys Corn
Clubs throughout the United
States. The superiority Of the
Southeast for corn production
is demonstrated not only by
Walker Dunson's remarkable
record but also by the fact that
the yields obtained by the prize
winning boys in each of the
states of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida and Ten
nessee exceeded TIA e highest
yield obtained by any boy in
Northern Or Western state.
mo less remarkable than the
record made by Walker Dun
son in the corn Club work was
that made by MISS Clyde Snlli-
van, of Georgia. who grew s.
j5+ pounds of tomatoes on a
tenth of an acre, surpassing by
1874 pounds the highest record
mace by any girl in the North
or West. Other Southeastern
girls did remarkably we'll, nota
bly, Miss Lizzie Kelley, of South
Carolina, With a record of 4 ,375
pounds on a tenth of an acre.
Taken as a whole, the re.
cords of the Southeastern boys
and girls demonstrate the SUI
perior agricultural and horti-
cultural advantages of Ii t
Southeastern States, not only
for purely Southern crops, such
AZ cotton and early fruits and
vegetables, but also for crops
which are uaually associated in
the public mind with the North
and West. They demonstrate
that the states south of the
Ohio and Potomac Rivers and
east of the Mississippi offer un.
surpassed advantages for the
men seeking 20 engage in pro-
fltable diversified agriculture. -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
Notice.

The penalty on Town Taxes
has been extended to January
LIST. Call and pay your taxes
and save 5 per cent.
p. II. Barron. Treasurer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
PAT HARRISON
IN CITY TODAY
SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
PASSED THROUGH HERE EN-
ROUTE TO sUMRALL.

Congressman B. P. Harrison was in
the city this morning en- route to Sum-
rail, where he goes to settle the only
unsettled postmastership in his dis
trict. He stated that Mr.. Fuller's
nomination will probably be sent to
the Senate on Tuesday of next week,
and he expected an immediate con-
firmation, after which the President
will forward his commission as post
master of Hattiesburg.
Referring to the new administration.
Mr.. Harrison said the party pledges
are going to be carried out fully. The
special session, he said, will be devot-
ed entirely to the revision of the tar
iff, and that that revision is going to
be in the interest of the people and
not in the interest of the interests" I"
If too much time is not consumed on
tariff work the currency question may
receive attention before the close of
the called session, but until the tariff
is thoroughly in hand, it is the inten-
ton of the President and his party in
Congress to keep the attention of the
people focused on this one essential
piece of legislation.
Mr. Harrison is in splendid health
and has smile that indicates that he
is in a good humor with himself and
all mankind, especially with the
voters of the Sixth congressional dis
trict. He says he has but one regret
and that is, that he has not an office
for every applicant, but he hasn't.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
Express Companies Hit
Hard By Parcel Post

Washington, April 2.-Express COM
panies of the country have been hit
hard by the operation of the new par
eel post system, according to state
ments submitted to the Interstate
Commerce Committee by council for
the companies in their final argu-
ments against the reduction in express
rates proposed by the commission. 1t
was declared that the companies have
suffered a loss approximating 25 per
cent in small package business-a loss
which amounts to about per cent OF
the gross revenues of the companies
Walker D. Hines asserted that for
the five companies he represented
the Adams, American, United States
Southern and Wells Fargo-applica
tion of the proposed rates to present
business would reduce revenues abou
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
Financial Assistance Mau
Be Asked Of Government

Dayton, o., April 2.-"Dayton is fac
ing one of the gravest problems that
any city of the world ever faced and
we want the world to know we need
money and food for our stricken peo-
pie" said John H. Patterson, president
of the relief committee last night af-
ter he returned in company with H. E.
Talbot, chief engineer from tour of
the sections of Dayton swept by the
flood last week.
In speaking of tentative plan to
ask the Federal government for a loan
of from $20,O00,OOO to $4,000 900 to
be used in reconstruction work Mr..
Patterson said:
AT a meeting of bankers and off
cials of the building associations this
evening it was decided to make an ap-
peal for Federal aid. Tbrssrr I'd
building associations hav'
worth of assets which = l,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
MEXICANs OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY

City of Mexico, April "A brilliant
passage Of arms, in which Gen. Por-
firio Diaz defeated a superior French
force in the streets OF Puebla on April
,, 1867, was recalled today to all resi-
dents of the republic by the general
commemoration of the anniversary.
Business was generally suspended and
the day was further observed with
military reviews and numerous pa
triotic meetings.
During the brief period that Mexico
was ruled by Emperor Maximilian,
with the support of the French sol
diers, certain sections of the country
stoutly refused to acknowledge the
monarchy. Poririo Diaz led the
southern wing of those who opposed
the intervention of the foreigners. Fol
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
Information
ABOUT PETROUS
FURNISHED MANUFACTURERS
COMMITTEE OF COMMERCIAL
CLUB BY G. D. ZEIGLER.

G. d. Zeigler, patenteeof the mater
ial known as petrous, and general
manager of the Petrous Manufac-
turing Company, reached Hatties-
burg from Biloxi Tuesday night and
held a conference with the manufac-
turers' committee of the Commercial
Club for the purpose of discussing the
establishment of a plant at this place
to manufacture petrous products.
Mr.. zeigler stated that he did not
know just what was wanted by Hat
tiesburg in the way of information
concerning his patented product, but
that he would answer any questions
propounded to him.
Questions were freely fired at him
relative to various features of his
business, all of which he answered
in a frank and positive manner.
Samples of various articles man.
ufactured under his process were
shown and those present eagerly in!
spected them, while Mr.. Zeigler made
explanations relative to their cost
and uses.
c. q. Stevens, chairman of the man
ufacturers' committee and Secretary
Hauenstein, are today showing Mr..
Zeigler over the city, calling his at
tention especially to the several
gravel mining plants, with the idea
of impressing him with the advan-
tages Hattiesburg offers for his bust
ness.
In addition to the large supply of
raw material needed in manufacture
of petrous. Hattiesburg's transporta-
ton facilities are features that are
being strongly urged upon Mr.. Zeig-
Ter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
Special to The Nel0S.


Jackson, Miss, April 2.z-After a
conference with the penitentiary board
of trustees today, Governor Brewer
ordered two hundred convicts at the
Parchman farm rushed to the Missis-
sippi river a few miles above Green
vile, to protect low places where dan
ger is apparent. A special train bear
ing the convicts left Parchman short
ly after the noon hour today and the
squad will be at work within a few
hours.
Reports received by the Governor
this morning show that there is little
likelihood of aid being asked in the
upper levee district, but several points
in the lower district are causing I'M
easiness.
Gov Brewer received a telegram
this morning from Secretary of War
Garrison rendering Federal aid to pro-
tect the levee. The Governor replied
he did not believe it will be needed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
SOUTH CAROLINA
SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Sumter, S. c., April Every coun-
ty of South Carolina is represented at
the annual convention of the State
Sunday School association now in
session here. Leading features of
the opening session this morning in
cluded the address of welcome by DR..
S. G. Baker and the response of John
Wood of Spartanbug, the presidential
address of Rev. j. B. Green of Green
wood and an address on The Meaning
of the Sunday School Movement" by
w. c. 'Pearce of Chicago, representing
the International Sunday School asso-
citation. The afternoon session was
devoted chiefly to the reports from
county organizers. The convention
will continue until Friday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02

as collateral. 1t may be deemed ad-
visable to ask the government to give
us some financial assistance.
1--WE feel that the disaster is an
emergency which would justify extra.
ordinary action on the part of Con-
gress."
Since Sunday more than $750,00O in
cash has been received from banks in
Cincinnati to replace damaged money
in local banks which will remain
closed until April s.
In response to a telegram from
Gov. Cox, Mr.. Patterson will go to Co
lumbus today to confer with Miss
Mabel Boardman, of the American Red
Cross and the Governor. Mr.. Talbot
last night estimated that the property
loss in Montgomery county would
reach at least $150.OOO,OO0, He de
clarsa nrt one manufacturing com
pany in ever. half million dol
lars. arended by ali
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
TRACTION MOTORMEN
GET WAGE INCREASE

The Hattiesburg Traction Company
has notified it's motormen of 8 cents
raise beginning April l.
The rate heretofore has been 1S
cents an hour; it is now 21 cents an
hour.
The Traction Company is striving
to build up a service system whereby
the men will find it to their advantage
to stay in the service. They are try
ing to create a community of inter
est between their employees and the
company, and at the same time train
it's men to fully recognize every right
of the patrons of that service, SO
as to popularize the service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02

S26,000,000 a year or .S5 on every dol
lars worth of business done. Such a
reduction in revenues, he said, would
be absolutely destructive. ne main
tanned, also, that the formula-made
rates would disturb seriously business
conditions in large cities, such as New
York and Chicago. by forcing a re-
adjustment of competitive business
conditions.
B. F. Fairchild, of the New York
Chamber of Commerce, for the ex'
press shippers, attacked Mr., Hines ar.
gument as'purely theoretical and
hypothetical" and insisted that the
proposed rates would yield an ample
; revenue to the express companies
He maintained also, that the presen
allowances made by the express com
panies to the railroads for transport
ing services were excessive.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
SOCIALIST EDITOR IN TROUBLE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 2.-Alexis
e. Georgian, editor of weekly social
list newspaper, was called into court
today to stand trial on a charge of
printing criminally ,libelous articles
involving P. V. Collins, Progressive
candidate for governor of Minnesota
in the campaign last fall. Three
weeks ago Georgian was convicted
and fined for criminally libeling May
or Nice, of Minneapolis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
5000 Gallons Red Eye Lost.

Louisville, KY, April 2.-The large
warehouse Of the Rugby Distilling
Company in the western end of the
city, weakened by food waters, col
lapsed last night, releasing to the
river about five thousand barrels of
whiskey valued at a quarter million
dollars. A dam, hastily constructed,
saved a number of barrels. The
threatened collapse of weakened build
ings was the only source of anxiety
today as the crest of the flood has
passed Louisville. Life saving crews
and firemen prepared to continue the
work of anchoring houses that ap-
peared threatened.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
TWO HUNDRED CONVIClS RUSHED FROM
PARCHMAN FARM TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Governor Brewer Issues Order Following Conference With
Prison Tmsees--Busness at Cairo at Standstil-5OOO
Barrels Whiskey Go Into River at Louisville

standstill from midnight. However,
the crest of the flood is still to come
and it is expected before tonight that
the gauge readings will ascend One
cause for the standstill was said to
by the vast volumn of water pouring
into lowlands of the drainage district.
Train service into the city had not
been resumed early today. Conditions
in the drainage section were at at a
standstill. All business was aban-
doned there and it was said by to-
night the great area would be under
water at least twelve feet deep.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02

Guiding two thousand working people,
were ordered today to get to higher
ground as soon as possible, because
the embankment might give way at
any time. Refugees began immediate
ly moving to the hills. This morning
the water was backing into the main
street of Hickman and merchants were
moving their goods. Telephone mes
sages from Columbus, KY, where the
levee went out Monday afternoon,
state that fifteen hundred people are
homeless.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
OLDEST OF LIVING MONARcHs.

Berlin, April 2.-The Emperor sent
a message of warm congratulation to
the Duke of Saxe-Mainingen, who com
pleted his eighty-seventh year today
The Duke is the oldest of the Euro.
pean rulers. He was born in 1926
and came to the throne when he was
forty years of age. He has always
been remarkably popular among his
subjects on account of his liberal pol
icy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02

two months he had laid siege to the
city of Puebla, which was the most
important place in southern Mexico
The fighting had been furious during
a portion of this time, but the Mexi-
cans had been unable to dislodge the
French from their Notifications.
Learning that Macmillan was sending
reinforcements from the capital Diaz
was spurred to a greater effort and on
April he attacked the town just be-
fore daybreak. He led the charge in
person and dashed into the heart of
the city with small band of follow
ers before the French recovered from
their surprise at the audacity of the
attack. A bloody fight followed in
the principal square and resulted in a
complete victory for the Mexicans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
SOME GREAT RECORDS MADE BY
REMARKABLE HENS.

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside there appears in the "Poul-
try" department an account of remark
able records made by exceptional
hens. One hen, Lady Showyou, laid
SO eggs in SO consecutive days. Her
production for the year was 2S1 eggs
and she was recently sold for $500.
A group of five hens exhibited in the
Connecticut egg-laying contest laid an
average of 21SS eggs each during the
year the year they were tested. An
other group of five hens exhibited in
the Connecticut egg-laying contest
laid S45 eggs in year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
|. c. Uses Frisco Trains.

Memphis, Tenn, April 2.-Beginning
today the Illinois Central railroad
routed its New Orleans-Chicago fast
train from Memphis over the st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad
tracks crossing the bridge at Mem
phis and reaching the Illinois Cen
trails tracks again near Thebes, ILL.
nois. Local trains between Memphis
and some points this side of Cairo
continue to be operated
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
M'CANTS' INJURIES
PROVED FATAL

Poplarville, Miss, April 2.-Lewis
H. McCants, who lost both legs in a
train accident at Laurel Saturday
night, died Tuesday morning at
o'clock in the infirmary at Laurel.
His remains were brought here and
inferred in the town cemetery. The
funeral was conducted from the resi-
dence of his father, L. w. McCants.
Besides his parents and several sis
ters and brothers, he is survived by
his wife and one child. He was 80
years of age and had followed rail-
road work for several years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-02
WILSON AND UNDERWOOD HOLD
SECOND CONFERENCE TO
CONSIDER TARIFF BILL.
OTHER MEETINGS TO FOLLOW
Majority Leader and Senator Simmons
to See President Again When Status
of Many Schedules will be Settled
Opponents Free Sugar Make Fight.

Washington, April 2.-President
Wilson and Representative Underwood
were in conference for several hours
at the White House last night for the
second time over features of the pro-
posed tariff revision. The conference
was asked for by President Wilson,
who had been studying the new tariff
bill for several days and famiilarizing
himself with many questions about
which controversy has been raised in
the preparation of the Democratic re-
vision measure.
Other conferences which are to fol-
low with Mr.. Underwood and Senator
Simmons, chairman of the Finance
committee, will settle the status of the
sugar, wool and agricultural imple-
ments schedules, so far as the party
leaders can settle them; and will de-
eide whether one general bill or sepa-
rate schedule bills shall be passed by
the House.
The opponents of free sugar, chief
ly representing the cane growing Sec
tions of the South, have made strong
representations to President Wilson
during the last week against the re-
moval of all duty from that product
and the President has been weighing
the arguments upon this and other
tariff questions.
Since his first conference with Mr.
Underwood President Wilson had
gone over the tariff bill in immediate
detail with Secretary Redfeld, with
the Department of Commerce for
whose tariff views he has high re-
gard.
Efforts to bring the Senate and
House into accord before the details
of the new tariff bill become public
are to be made late this week. Sena-
tor Simmons will ask Democratic
members in the Senate finance COM
mittee to set Friday for the prelim-
mary consideration of the tariff At
that time it is thought that a copy of
the bill prepared by the House Ways
and Means committee will be submit
ted to the Democratic Senators and
considered in detail.
Should the Senate committee deter
mine that certain features of the bill
will not be acceptable in the House
efforts will be made to have the draft
of the bill changed by the House COM
mittee or by the Democratic members
of the House when it meets in caucus
next week, so that House and Senate
may be brought into as complete ac-
cord as possible in support of the
House bill.
After the conference between Presi-
dent Wilson and Representative I'm
derwood ended the free sugar plan
and the 15 per cent tax on wool were
hanging in the balance.
Mr.. Underwood upon leaving the
White House, would only vouchsafe
the information that some progress"
had been made, that there were no
differences between the President and
himself.