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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28
LOST

LOST - A small, gold Elgin Watch.
L. " C. Fob attached to watch, be-
tween Sixteenth and Market and Eigh-
teenth and State. Reward if returned
to 1905 Market street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

LOST One hundred dollar note.
Please return to M. II. Shenk, 1423 Mar
|ket street.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE - At Cables, III and
1T South Second street, 5000 gallons
New Era ready mixed Paint: Acme
make
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28
BUSINESS PERSONALS
MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY TO LOAN - s1OO. 600 TO Ioan
in amounts of $1,000 and up on first
mortgage on city property. repayabIe
monthly or installments Debt cancel
borr, wer. John C. Orr. 222 Market
street.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
FOR RENT

FOR RENT - Desirable Offices I'm tho
Telegraph building, singly or en- suite,
Inquire mt Business Office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

WANTED - A capable white girl for
general housework; must be good cook
small family. Call between 10 4. M.
Bell phone 948J.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

WANTED Gardener wants posi-
Ion, also planting, grating and prun-
ting work. Address W., COS, care OF
Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

SIXTY HOUSES, some new and verv
attractive homes; several very good in
testments. Terms TO suit. ID. II. Bright
Dill North Court street Eoth phones
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

WANTED Colored woman desires
days work of any kind. Call, or ad-
dress, 654 Calder street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

WANTED - BY young married man,
position as bookkeeper; has knowledge
,f shorthand and typewriting; three
-ears' experiences; can furnish good ref
srences. Address H., 607, care of Tele-
graph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

LOST - A gold Howard Watch, in
|Chestnut Street Markethouse, Saturday
|morning., Gold fob ATTACHED with ini-
turned to sos North Seventeenth street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

WANTED Woman with child
wishes position as housekeeper for
widower. Address Mrs. Alice Evans
West Fairview, r. Il. D. No. l, care OF
Nj. V. Sanderson.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Home Mission Meeting.

The December meeting of the
Womuu's Missionary Society
was held ut Mrs. Skeen's.
led by Mrs. Martin. My
Faith Looks up to Thee" was
the opening song. After a
prayer by Mrs. Martin, Mrs
Mathews read Il hymn, which
was very appropriate for the
Occasion. "l'hc Survey of the
Worlds Victories, it's Needs
and its Tragedies" was the
theme about which Mrs. Mar
tin talked for awhile.
Mrs. Carter took charge of
the business part of the meet
ing and after roll call and the
reading of the November min
utes, the reports of the officers
were called for. The first. sec
ond and fourth Vice PRESIDENTS
being absent we had no report
from them. The third Vice
President gave her report.
The Treasurer of the Home de-
Partnent reported S72. 80 bal
ance III the bank, and the For
eign department reported S3S %
collected this year.
The officers elected for the
ensuing year are MS follows:
Mrs. J.. O. Petit, Pres. Mrs. |.
.. Taylor, LIST Vice Pres. Mrs.
John Hamblen, Ind Vice Pres
Mrs. ID H. Bruce, Cor. Sec'y.
with Miss Rosa Bruce assistant;
Mrs. w. b. Kllbourne, Treasur-
er, with Mrs. j. ii. Mathews
assistant; Mrs. Martin, Supt
Mission Study; Mrs. Skeen,
Snpt. Publicity; Mrs. w. A..
Baker, Supt. Social Service;
Mrs. G. $. Carter, Supt. of Sup
/ plies; and Mrs. II. Il. Benedict,
Recording Sec'y.
poXology closed the meeting.
Mrs. Ii. 4. w. SKEEN,
SUPP. Pub.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Radford Nor
NAL Notes.

On Friday night the Senior
Salmaguudi was given. Itcon-
sisted of the latest moving pic
lures with real live actors; the
school menagerie; the faculty
as seen by the students: music
by the Glee Club. and many adj
ditional features. including II
bazaar. This program was
given for the benefit of the
"Radnor," the Normal School
Annual.
The first quarter of the pres.
ent session will close December
18th. The health of the stud.
ents has been remarkably good.
The present quarter being, all
things considered, the most sat
isfactory in the history of the
institution. The second quar-
ter opens January 4th. \ large
number of young ladies who
have been teaching are plan
ming to enter ut that time.
At the recent Educational
Conference in Richmond, the
representatives of the Sixth
and Ninth Congressional Dis
tricts unanimously decided tc
hold their JOINT educational
conference at the Radford Nor
NAL school next February. This
joint conference will include
practically all of the State be-
tween Lynchburg aud Cumber
land Gap, about one-fourth OF
the State This joint Confer.
ence was held at the Radforc
Normal School last March and
was largely attended.
Miss Florence c. Baird. hi
rector of the Department OF
Public School Music, was elect.
ed at the State Educationa
Conference at Richmond las
week, President of the Music
Teachers Department of tn,
state. Miss Faye James, o
this institution. was electe,
Secretary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Robbed of $500

A man, who gave his name
as John Wickle,. formerly of
Bristol, but now living at Ap.
palachia, was held up aud rob
bed OF his money at the Dark
Tunnel, in the Gap, Saturday
night by two masked men.
Wickle states that he was re.
turning home from this place,
and upon entering the tunnel,
was confronted by two masked
men With drawn reyolvers, de-
manding bis money. Luckily
he only had two iioilays, which
they took and made their es-
cape. He returned 70 town and
gave a description OF the rob-
.bers to the officers, but so far
no arrests have been made.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
ITALY BUYS
$4,000 HORSES.
Largest Similar Contract Ev-
er Signed in United
States.

New York, December H.
The largest single contract
probably ever signed in the
United States for the purchase
of horses was made in this city
today, on account Of 1.-THE Eu-
ropean war. Ii calls for the
delivery, within short time,
of $4,000 perfectly sound young
animals, broken to harness or
saddle, at price said to be be-
tween 5000 and $3.50 each. The
horses will be used for artillery
and cavalry service. The
amount of the contract is be-
tween S5,Oo0,oO0 and SO, 900, 900.
The remarkable fact of the
contract is that the horses are
not bought for one of the pow
ers actually at war. The order
comes from the representatives,
of the Italian government, 1t
Is admitted that the horses are
for the artillery aud cavalry.
The fact gives peculiar signifi-
canoe to the reported complete
mobilization OF the Italian ar
my, aud the runor that Italy
will be prepared to enter the
war before the end of this
month.
The contract was negotiated
between representatives of the
Italian government, who came
over expressly for that purpose,
and Il local company, which
will begin at once the work of
gathering the horses for SHY
ment.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
U. D. C. Meeting.

Mrs. Ii \ w Skecn was hostess Tor
the December meeting Of the Mig stone
Gap Chapter Of the Daughters Of the
Conicdcracy The meeting was one OF
unusual interest and pleasure. Mrs.
Petit, the president, presided, aud sew
entecn members responded to roll cali
There We're also four visitors, Mcsdamcs
Martin and Wagner, Miss Emma Dun
can, and Miss Hamilton, of liubodcn.
Mrs. Cochran, the first vice president
reported having received the Arlington
Christmas seals. which are now for sale
by the Chapter It is urged by the
President-Goner.l that the Chapter SELL
the seals as there is still debt Of =. 600
ON the Arlington Monument. at Wash
ington
very interesting article from this
New York World, on jackson and Lee.
a Guide 10 British in European War"
by Col. Henderson, was read by Miss
Baumsrdner The Treasurer was in
strucled to pay Sa.O0 to the Belgian Re.
lief Fund The membership committee
reported one new member, Mrs Henry
Morrison
This closed the business session, and
the following program was rendered.
Vocal solo. longing, by Miss Mary
Skcen. Reading, selection from
John Marvel by Thomas Nelson
Page. by Mrs NJ r. McCorkle. \ Sc
lection ON the piano, by Miss Bruce
skeen. This Was followed by short de-
bate Resolved, That u higher normal
will do more good than u coordinate
university, with Mrs j L. Mccormick
and Mrs Skeen on the Affirmative, Mrs.
j H. Ayers aud Mrs George l.. Taylor
ON the negative The papers on both
sides werc Unusually good, aud were
heartily applauded but the Judges, Mes
DANES Wagner aud Martin, and Miss
Hamilton. decided in favor of tho az
iirnativc.
The hostess. assisted by her two tai
ented yonng daughters, served q delicate
~ prepared menu.
The meeting adjourned to meet with
Mr.. w L Goodloe in January.
MHs MALCOLM SMlTn.
Recording Secretary
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Big Coal Order

Whitesburg, Ky, Dec. o.
Special.-A special train over
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
bearing prominent railroad of
ficials, as follows; Vice Presi-
dent Thompson, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Richmond,
Va; General Manager Davis,
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Dayton; Judson Harmon and
Rufus b. Smith, of the G. II. q
d.; j. +. O'Neal and j. z. Stew
ems, of Richmond, with the
Chesapeake * Ohio, as well as
other officials of the leading
railroads, have just visited
jenkins and the big plant of
the Consolidated Coal Co., in
The Elkhorn coal fields of the
county.
They expressed themselves as
delighted with the improved
coal market conditions of the
country. 1t is said reliably so
that everything will soon be
booming in the coal fields
around jenkins, as a contract
aggregating over seventy mil
lion tons 10 be delivered within
the next six months has been
secured. Thousands of men
will be employed in the mines
us "a result.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Collector Harris Office
Is Busy.

"The hardest part of our work
is over" said John NJ. Hart.
United States collector of inter
nal Revenue for the Western
Virginia district, speaking last
night of the special war tax.
" However, my Office will be
very busy from now until July
/, 1919. Just after the first Of
the year come the corporate
and income taxes, which will
be heavy and require consider
able attention Then we have
the liquor taxes continuously.
Beginning with July /, another
collection is taken on the special
war tax"
"What period does the war
tax coyer?" Mr.. Hart was ask
ed.
The taxes we are collecting
now covers two thirds of the
present fiscal year which began
July |, 1914. After we have
collected the next fiscal years
special taxes, the work under
the war revenue bill will he at
an end"
Mr.. Harris entire force, in
Guiding all of his field men, are
being kept busy handling the
special taxes and stamps. Mail
is pouring in daily; and the
deputies under Chief Deputy
Hyatt are laboring day and
night, gradually Catching up. {"
Roanoke Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Red Cross Seals
OH Pay En-
velopes.
Wise County Mines Cooper.
ate TO Raise Funds With
Which to Combat
tuberculosis.

Richmond, Dec. ll.-Twelve
hundred and more miners, OF
Wise County, are to have the
prevention of tuberculosis
brought home to them on their
next pay day, when they see on
their pay envelopes, Red Cross
Seals, that have been ordered
by company at TOMS Creek.
Several Of the mining com
panies of Wise County are
much Interested in the efforts
being made under the direction
of the State Anti-Tuberculosis
Association to raise funds for
the employment of "a trained
nurse for field work in 1918.
The mining companies find that
their employees suffer severely
from respiratory mining and
p"''''o''"'9 O0i'p'%'"' anu are
s'r'O''S ""S'i' "'o 10 'uoer-
NV, '''o'', "' o'''O'''S oe,,eV'
s e''"' we '''''el9 anu 'n'''
l"l'''.G' ''' ''uR'' now con
'p,'o' en- P'e''''e"' ne
W. ''' va 70'''' " ''i '"-
. .'-uI'
:" p"' '''u'"' me INNING
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
LOCAL DRUGGIST MAKES
MANY FRIENDS.

The Mutual Drug Company re-
ports they are making many
friends through the QUICK
benefit which Big Stone Gap
people receive from the simple
mixture of buckthorn bark,
g!ycerine, etc, known as Adler
i-ka. This remedy became ia
nous by curing appendicitis,
and it is the most thorough
bowel cleanser known, acting
on BOTH the lower and upper
bowel. JUST ONE DOSE of
Adler-i-ka relieves constipation
and gas on the stomach almost
IN MEDLATELY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Seal Sale
Goes On.
Red Cross Announcement Is
Helping State Campaign
for Funds.

Richmond, Va, Dec. IL
The announcements OF the Amer
lean Red Cross that none of the
funds raised through the sale
of Red Cross Christmas seals
will be devoted to Red Cross
work abroad is increasing the
interest in the sale OF these
Christmas tokens,
In many Virginia cities there
is profound sympathy with the
sufferers in the European war,
aud the heartiest cooperation
in efforts to relieve their dis
tress. but there is n general
feeling that these efforts do not
and should not conflict with the
tuberculosis relief work of the
nation. with 10000 consump
tives in Virginia." declares the
State Anti-Tuberculosis Asso-
citation, "Nirginians will not
let their proper interest in the
welfare of the European suf.
ferers interfere with local char.
ity. d"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Kerosene Fires
Cost Many
Lives.
Burns Responsible for More
Accidental Deaths Than
Any Other Cause in
Virginia.

Richmond, Va, December ii IL.
Burns caused more deaths in
Virginia during 1918 than rail
road accidents, and drowning
cost more lives than mining ac-
cidents, according to statistics
of the State Board of Health
completed today and given to
the press.
The Boards figures show a
total of BAG deaths from burns
during the year 1918. While
many of these are declared by
the Board TO be the result of
non preventable accidents, ker-
osene oil is thought to be re
sponsible for many fatal burns.
On this aspect of the subject,
the Board today issued special
bulletin which reads in part as
follows:
"Reports from the registrars
OF births and deaths Indicate
that the careless use of kero
sene oil, especially in kindling
fires, results in many narrowing
accidents. We not infrequent-
~ hear of cases where persons
have risen to light fires in cold
rooms and have attempted to
make the fire burn more rapidly
by the application of Kerosene
1t often happens that this *
mites and burns back to the
person who is applying the OIL
Even where there is not an i'm
mediate explosion that destroys
life and property, there are tor
turing burns. Carelessness in
handling lighted lamps, or in
putting oil in lamps while they
are burning, also causes many
fatalities.
"rhe people of the State can
not be too strongly cautioned
against these practices. Oil
should never be applied to a
burning fire and, if used ut all,
should be sprinkled on the wood
before the fire is lighted. Ii
should never be used on wood
which is placed in fireplace
or stove where ashes are
smouldering, and it is far bet
ter never TO use it at all. Lamps
should never be filled while
they are burning or filled while
close to other lights.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Champion Hog Raiser.

j. ". Berry, of East Stone
Gap, is the champion hog raiser
OF the Richmond District, or is
SO far as we have heard. On
last Friday he killed a thor
ough bred Duroc tw enty
months old that weighed 5s5
pounds, which certainly was
some hog. If any of our far
mer friends can beat this let
them come forward.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Donations Must be Rushed
to Norfolk.

Pulaski, Va, Dec. I, 1914.
To Local Newspapers and
Belgian War Relief Committees
| have received the follow
ing telegram from II. NJ. Boy.
kin, Chairman of the Belgian
Relief Commission of Virginia:
Rush all shipments to Norfolk, Va.
Arrangements perfected for ship 10 sail
ON Goth Each tag and bill OF iadihg
should read, War Relief Donation, To j
T.. Andre Moitu, Belgian vice.Consul.
Norfolk, in order to secure free transpor-
tation to Norfolk. Publish in each local
newspaper in your District
signed II NJ. BoYgIN.
The bills of lading and con.
tributions in money should be
sent to II. NJ. Boykin, Chair
man of the Commission, Rich
mond, Va. Let verybody en-
deavor to get our donations to
Norfolk as speedily as possible.
Respectfully, 3
j. +. WysoR,
Chairman Ninth Dist,
Belgian Relief Com.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Frank Sentenced 10 Die
January 22nd.

Atlanta, Dec. 9.-Lco NJ.
Frank was today sentenced IN
the Fulton County superior
court to be hanged on Friday
January %, for the murder here
in April, 1913, of Mary Phagan,
a fourteen-year-old factory girl.
Before receiving sentence,
which was pronounced by
Judge Ben II. Hill, Frank made
a statement to the court, de-
nouncing the Esprit of mob
violence which pervaded in the
court room at his trial, declar.
ing his death would clay an in.
delible stain upon Georgia IS
name for Justice" and charg
ing that James Conley, the ne
gro sweeper at the factory of
which Frank was superintend-
ent, and who was the States
principal witness against Frank,
had committed perjury.
Today marks the third time
Frank has been sentenced to
death for the Phagan girls
murder. Resentence is in ac-
cordance with the State supreme
courts refusal to set aside the
conviction on the ground that
Frank was absent from the
court room when the verdict
was returned.
IL was learned here today
that Franks attorneys have
had under consideration an
other plan to get his case once
more before the courts. They
declined to say what their plan
is, but lawyers who have fol
lowed the case predict that an
effort will be made to take the
case before the United States
supreme court on the alleged
ground that spirit of mob VIC.
lence prevailed ut Franks
trial, depriying the defendant
of due process of law.
Should proceedings in the
courts be abandoned, it is pre-.
sumed an appeal for executive
clemency shortly will be made
to the State prison commission
and 70 Governor Slayton, Of
Georgia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
edofLimeon
Lime Stone
Soil.

For the production of all farm
crops, lime calcium is necessary
in the soils where these crops
grow. This lime must be i'm an
available form, a form that will
allow it to be brought rapidly
into solution as the plants re.
quire it. The legums. alfalfa.
peas, beans and clover, and
grasses remove large amounts
of lime from the soil. This
lime, as well as the phosphorus
of the soil may be carried oil in
the bones of animals that feed
upon the grass. This accounts
for our old pasture fields becom-
ing foul with broomsage and
weeds. The readily available
phosphorus and lime have been
removed, and grass is unable to
thrive, while the broomsage and
weeds do not require so much
OF these elements. \ great
many of our old soils, (soils cul
lvated for many years. though
they may have lime stone crop
ping out and loose lime stone
rock scattered about, are apt to
need lime, as The readily avail.
able supply has been long ex
haus,ed. Soils that do not take
clover and grasses that former.
! ~ grew these plants luxuriousl,
are deficient III readily avail
able lime and probably phos
lphorus. The presence of sheep
sorrel. broomsage and other un-
desirable growth is an indIca-
ton of the lack of available
lime and phosphorus. The
lime may be present in the
rocks in the soil, but these dis
integrate and decay so -lowly
the needs of the plant are not
supplied.
Our old soils, in lime stone
countries and elsewhere, are
much benefited and reiuvenat-
ed by the application of two to
three tons of lime stone meal
to the surface of the plowed
land. Burned lime or Stacked
lime may be used, but the lime
stone ispreferable. In addition
TO It's direct fertilizing value
lime tends to liberate the potash
in the soil In nearly all soils
very sandy soils are an excep
ton, potash is present in suni
cient quantity TO grow crops foi
many years, but this potash
may be in Il form that is not
available. This is true with
clay soils. Lime takes the plac,
of the potash and renders i
available for plant use.
Soils can be gotten into mucl
better condition, Will work cas-
Ter and hold moisture better af
ter lining Soils need not b,
lined more often than one,
every five or six years, ane
should be lined literally a
these intervals.
Our farmers should install
plants to grind lime stone into
meal Tor application to theil
fields for better crops of grass
clover, alfalfa and peas, and
grain crops will do much better
where good crop of clover, OF
other legume is turned under.
j. G. Stiles
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16

a little more than two weeks
until Christmas. If you have
MT done your holidays shop
ping, it's about time yon were
at 1T.
Evening star., 1914-01-26
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK,
TRAINS MEETING HEAD-ON
Dozen Others Injured, Some Per.
haps Fatally, on Railroad in
Michigan.

| JACKSON, Mich, January 26.-Four
some perhaps fatally, as the result of q
| hedd-ou collision last night between a
passenger train and a freight train on
the Saginaw division of the Michigan
Central railroad, three miles north of
here. \ misunderstanding of orders is
believed to have been responsible for
the accident. The dead are: Cal John
son of jackson, engineer on passenger
train, and the following passengers: S.
w. Cochran. Lansing, Mich; Theodore
jScrooSie, Owosso. Mich, and j. 3. Beck
OF this city.
Although relief train was promptly
rushed from this city to the scene of
the accident, it was three hours and
fifty minutes after the crash when the
first victim was removed from the
wreckaee So great was the force of
the collision that the smoking car was
ltelescoped over the baggage car, one car
completely enveloping the other The
crses of the mangled and helpless vic
Tins within the car were plainly heard
by the rescuerS long before the rellef
corps was able to penetrate the twisted
and jammed wreckdge and render as
SiStance.
Cal johnson. engineer of the passenger
train. was crushed to death between the
tender and his cab. His fireman was
but received only minor injuries. The
other members of the engine crews
jumped before the crash. The identity
of the others killed could not be learned
until long after the accident occurred
Among the injured were NJ E. Sher-
wood. master mechanic of the Michigan
Central. of Jackson, and his wife. Their
hurts were not serious.