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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

TO the inscription on this silver
plate on the staff:
Presented to Com
pnnv II 2nd Reg VA.
Vols. by II. c Ballard
Thruston. President of
the Sons of American
Revolutions"
Mr.. Thruston comes of It
family, or rather, should say,
families, who have ever been
foremost not only in the bust
ness affairs OF their country
but also, in it's military activi.
ties. No Drawer, trucr. self
sacrificing men ever lived than
our ancestors who won their
Independence in l77G. Surel,
this inscription will be an in
SEPARATION to you all If, should
occasion require, you Will emu
late the deeds of Thruston' 5
ancestors and of the soldiers OF
the Revolution, no man could
ask more, and Company II will
live IN song and story of the
bravest and the best.
one of the most beautiful and
one of the saddest poems in the
English lauguage is that of
Father Ryan, "I'he Conquered
Banner The first verse reads;
"Furl that banner, for It's weary.
Round ITS stan tis dropping drcaiy.
furl il, fold, 1t is bcst
For there is not man To- save TO-
Not one loit To lave it,
ia the blood that horDes gave 10
Aud It's foes now scou aud brave b..
Furl 10 hide Ii. lct it resi-
He referred to the flag Of the
Contederacy For years after
the war, the people Of the South
hated the flag of the Union
But that day has passed, and
We of the South are today as
loyal to the "Stars and Stripes"
as any of the sons of the North
and IL the time ever comes !
know you, and each of Won will
prove the truth OF this assertion
Let us learn to love aud de.
feud this flag of ours as brave
and true men love and defend
the most sacred of things-as
they love and defend their
fathers and their mothers. their
sisters and their brothers, their
wives and their sweethearts,
their children and their homes.
"ln conclusion, let us swear
here tonight. each to the other,
and each to himself, aud each
TO his God. that no foe shall
ever scorn or brave this banner
until there is not one OF lis left
to save it, mot one to lave it III
the blood that heroes gave it,
and that not until then shall
any one 'furl il, hide it or let it
rest -
RESOLUTION
Resolved that the officers aud
men of Company II, 2nd Reg
Virginia Volunteers express
through a committee their sin
ccrest and deepest thanks TO
Mr.. X. G. Ballard Thurston for
the beautiful flag that he has
given them. That report OF
the presentation be furnished
TnE BIG STONE GAP PoSr, and
tltat "A cOpN of The uanpr con
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
Governor Issues Thanksgiving
Proclamation.

Richmond, Va, Nov. is
Governor II. G. Stuart today is
sued the following Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation for the State
of Virginia:
For the abundant fruits Of
the earth; for notable educa
tional, industrial and agricul-
tural progress; for excellent
and steadily improving public
health; for social peace aud
tranquility; for a quickening
public conscience; for a grow
ing sense of the responsibilities
of citizenship; for an abiding
sense of public honor. for the
preservation iuviolate of our
inherited high standards of
public conduct aud service; for
the peace, happiness and pros
perlty that pervnde our land
when most of the people of the
civilized world are torn and
districted by war; for the priv
ilege of forming "A part Of "A
great Nation whose standards
and policies of government are
modelled more and more in ac-
cordance with divine teaching;
for the blessings we enjoy as a
Nation, State and as individ
uals-for these and innumer-
able other benefits we should
give praise to our Heavenly
Father and make public ac-
acknowledgement as people of
our debt of gratitude for His
beneiioence:
Now, therefore, /, II. c.
stuart, Governor of the Com
monwealth of Virginia, do
designate and appoint Thurs
day, November Goth, 1914, as
Thanksgiving Day, and do
hereby request that all the PEG
pie turn aside from their usual
vocatiOns on that day, and in
their places of worship, about
their liresides and in their
minds and hearts, render pub.
lie and private worship to Al
mighty God for His mercies
and benefactions and ask His
continued guidance in the years
TO come.
Given under my hand and
the lesser seal of the Common
wealth, at the Capitol in Rich
mond, this the twelfth day of
November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nino hun
dred and fourteen, and of the
Commonwealth the one hun
dred and thirty ninth.
II. G. STUART.
Governor
by the Governor:
- n 1NfINO
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

We are glad to learn that
Special Employe Claude IL. Bev-
erly will soon be promoted to
the position of Deputy Collect
or If hard work, strict adher-
ance to duty, character and
ability count for anything then
he richly deserves the pro-
motion he is soon to receive at
the hands of Collector John NJ
Hart and Revenue Agent Il. b
Sans. Wise Nirginien.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

Hale Tate died at lnman, Va
OF tuberculosis, Tuesday of last
week, after n lingering illness.
Ills body was buried in the
cemetery here Wednesday after
noon; Rev. Williams, pastor of
the Methodist church of tins
city, preached the funeral and
members of Appalachia Lodge
NO. 22O y. #. and y. NJ. had
charge OF the interment, as de-
ceased was "a member of that
lodge. He leaves II widow and
one child who have the sym
pathy OF the entire community.
-Appalachia Progressive.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

q w. Scott, superintendent
of road construction work in
the Richmond District, has q
force OF men putting down
macadam on East First Street
between Wyandotte and Shaw
nee Avenues. This work ia be
ing done at the expense of the
county, which is in debt to the
town for the macadam work
done on the road leading to
the y u 5. W. depot.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

= Drennen, yice-presidcnt
and general manager OF the
Stonega Coke and Coal Com
pany, will leave tonight for
Parkersburg, W. Va, where he
Will spend Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Drennen, who is visiting
relatives at that place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

+. G Wallace, who lost his
home by fire ON lastWednesday,
has moved his family in the up
stairs apartments of j H. Gar
rlson $ residence on Wyandotte
Avenue, IA short distance below
whore he formerly lived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
Raer's Death Lamented.

Philadelphia April So-Directors Of the
Reading Company to-day adopted min
ute on the death Of George =. Baer' VINO
was buried yesterday. No announcement
Of any plans for a successor 10 Mr. Baer
SOW, ,,,~t'o hubble
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
ANTITRUST BILL
OFFENDS UNIONS
Representatives Favoring Them
Confer with Wilson
About II.
LFrom The TrIbune Bureau. J

Washington. April SO.-A fiat exemption
Of labor unions from the operations OF the
proposed antitrust laws was urged by
Representatives Lewis, Heating, Case and
Sherwood. who conferred with the Presi-
dent on the subject for nearly an hour
to-day. Soon after the conference began
President Wilson sent for the Attorney
General, who is understood to be opposed
to the demands Of organized labor. that
unions be exempted from prosecution.
It was said by the Congressional dele
CATION that organized labor leaders were
dspleased with the provision OF the Clay
ton bill that the measure shall not be
construed as tempting organizations Of
laborlng men and farmers. It was urged
that the measure is not IN harmony with
the pledge Of the Baltimore platform.
The House Judiciary Committee expects
TO report within the next week the per-
fected administration antitrust bin. This
measure has been twice reshaped by the
dig three" Representatives Clayton.
Floyd and Carlin. representing the Demo-
cratic majority-and the delay is partly
attributable 10 the fact that other menu
bers Of the committee have not been
taken into thte trust conferences.
That there may be .til further changes
in the language of the measure is indi-
Gated by members Of the committee.
which is now reviewing, paragraph by
paragraph. the product OF the sub-cOm-
mittee. The sessions have not been har-
monious and the Democrats who were
not called in 10 assist ia the framing Of
the bin introduced by Chairman Clayton
are insstent upon recognition.
Reports continue that the antitrust
programme may 70 over until the next
session. The Interstate Trade Commits
sion bin IS on the calendar. and Chair
man Adamson Of the Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce has in
troducod resolution for a special rule
for It's consideration This probably will
70 Tho H~e' ~n'i-'-,'-f r--,r-''-- .o-.-f.To~s1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01

a candidate for the Job Of driving Sin
clairs hearse.
While Miss Cans was threatening Mr..
Rockefeller, Upton Sinclair and the four
women who had been arrested for pick
etng the Standard OH Building, had al
ready been So euced 10 three dollars o.
three days. by Magistrate smms.
Sinclair and two Of the women had
refused 10 pay their fines. and started a
hunger strike one of the women,
Elizabeth Freeman. has mad the best
possible training for the work, as she IL
a militant and co-worker with Mrs.
Paukhurst: but the other Mrs. Donia
Leltner. an artist, of 2l0 East J5d ST.. has
had no previous experience and Is eX'
pccted to fare badly
There are no fears for Slnclairs AGILITY
10 go without his three meals a day lie
has been a. month without tasting food
according TO his testimony IN several
magazine articles, and is one OF the most
expert fasters in his country. lie lasts
OH every occasion and breaches 1t as
cure-all for everything in the catalogue
of human ms but broken bones.
Mrs. Belle SHERMAN. Of 9l9 Avenue o,
Flatbush paid her fine under protest
and the husband of Mrs. Margaret REM
ington Charter of 256 West 18th ST., paid
his wife's before she could stop him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
$1,000 FOR MAHOGANY BED
Rare Chippendale Brings Top
Price at Crawford Sale.

An extremely rare Chlppendale four
post bedstead in mahogany. which is
said % have been exhibited In London
for some years as the most remarkable
Of its kind brought 81, 500. the top price
yesterday, at the third afternoon sale
OF the Crawford collection az the Ameri-
can Art Galleries.
That price included the draperies, con-
sisting OF three pairs OF head and foot
curtains head CLOTH sunburst and
valance of yellow brocade trimmed with
cut and bali fringe otto Bernet. as
agent was the purchaser. He also gave
$500 for a Chippendale mahogany cabinet
with Gabrielle legs and dolphin feet.
For set Of original Chippendale ma
hogany dining chairs-ten in all-H. c.
Matthews paid $500, and for an English
octagonal library dask Of Santo Domingo
mahogany W. W. Seaman. as agent,
gave 1925. Mrs. Robert Bacons bid Of
500 was the highest for a set Of antique
Chippendale ladder back chairs, and for
a pair of deliberately carved Chippendale
mahogany armchairs p. Iackshardt gave
$40.
An oval mahogany occasional table.
In the Chippendale style. was sold 10 J.
y. Davis for $3.50. The other purchasers
included Mrs. q. +. Brewster. who gave
$3.50 for a red lacquer bench. decorated
with metallic colors in the Adam style;
Mrs. Chichester c. Mum. ir.. and W.
l.. Benjamin.
The total for the session was s32.323.
giving a total to date Of S52Sij 30. The
sale concludes with this afternoons
session
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
"ROCKEFELLEP'S WAR" DENIED
AS INFAMOUS BY FINANCIER
Aroused by Attacks Over Colorado Riots John D.
Jr., Issues New Statement-Dsclaims Responsible
ity for Events That Caused Loss of Life.

statute making It unlawful 10 use or en-
ploy. directly or indirectly, the so-called
truck or script system i'm the payment
of men.
The enforcement Of the law FOR an
eight-hour day in all underground mines
and coke ovens.
That all employees shall have the right
to- buy where they will, without interior
ence or coercion Of any kind whatsoever.
THAT all employees shall have a semi
monthly payday according % the custom
now prevailing in coal mines over most
Of the state
That all employees shall have the right
to board where they please.
1.-The enforcement Of all the provisions
of the coal mine inspection law Of 1913
providing for the safety Of the mine and
the protection Of the life and health or
the employees.
That al employees now on strike shall
be given employment, except where their
places have been filed or where they
have been guilty Of violence or other un-
lawful acts, and that where places have
been filled other work will be furnished
as soon as practicable
"The operators letter OF acceptance Is
as follows
Sir: We hereby accept your sugges-
tions for a termination OF the strike Of our
former employees.
I'VE invite them 20 return to work on
the terms mentioned by you and assure
YOU and our former employees that we Will
conform in good faith 70 all the sugges-
lions contained in your letter."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
RECTOR BUYS FARM
IN CONNECTICUT

Winsted. Conn, April 2o-The Rev.
Karl Reiland, rector Of st. Georges Epis-
copaI Church, New York, has bought the
lsl-acre farm OF A.. N. Raydenbow. m
the Highland Lake section, near here.
The Rev Mr.. IRELAND said last night NJ
had no thought Of retiring from the pull
Dit and taking to the plough, but had ac-
CURED the farm as a place where be could
spend the summer quietly and recuperats
hts health Referring 10 the acreage tine
rector laughingly remarked that the area
Of Connecticut real estate was no guide
10 its value.
Within the last four or five. years scores
of New York men have discovered High
land Lake Among those who 20 there
each season are George 2. stockhan''
proprietor Of the Hotel Wolcou' 'HF
Charles NJ. Miller, OF the Miller school.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
COLLEGE GIRLS PLAN FUN
Barnard Alumna Committee to
Provide Outings.

The college girl In New York need
not be lonely, however much her I'M
learned sister may suffer in her han
bedroom. The. Barnard College Alumne
Committee on Athletics will provide Sat
urdoy ard Sunday outings for college
women.
The spring programme includes Sat
urdey afternoons OF horseback riding
hockey and long tramps in the country
on GUNNER Sundays there will be pic
MICS on the beaches or I'm the country
The first walk win be May 10, TO Grassy
Sprain Reservoir. Westchester County
June win be college day. The plans
include ride to some lake with n
beach. on which games can. be played
and a bonfire built About 500 coilegians
are expected at this outing. No men
need apply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
BIT ON A PEARL
VALUED AT $3.50
Secretary to Justice StapletOn
Gets Birthday Gift for Daugh-
ter in Oyster.

The small daughter Of Clarence Tobin
secretary to Supreme Court Justice Sta
pleton, is COINS 10 get $50 birthday
present on Sunday Her father gave the
secret away In Reisenweber's restaurant
last night after he had almost swallowed
the present.
Mr. Tobln and his wife were eating oys-
tiers on the half shell. Mr.. Tobln's face
suddenly assumed a panied expression
he raised his napkin TO his mouth. and
summoned the waiter in indignant tones
He unfo.ded his napkin and wrathfully
exposed its contents TO the waiter.
What does this mean?' demanded Mr.
Tobin.
1T looks Ike pearl, sir" ventured tho
waiter
Bless my SOUL so II does" said Tobin,
giancing for the first time at what he had
supposed 10 be a bit OF shell. Jewellers
in the restaurant confirmed the diagnosis,
and said the pearl was worth $3.50.
Mr.. Tobin lives at HS Rutland Road,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
Health Commissioner Gets
Ready for the Greatest
Cleanup in History.
MANY CIVIC BODIES
JOIN IN CRUSADE
Big Insurance Companies to Helm
in Distributing 1000, 900 Cir.
culars of Warning.

The greatest cleanup campaign in tn.
history OF the city Is the plan q, nr 9
s. Goldwater. Health Commissioner adsa
BY other city departments. many c,v,.
and philanthropic societies. and the nj,
life insurance companies having 49,.
main Offices here. The united Efforts 20,
a "spotless town" have the suppor, d,
Mayor Mitchell The cleanup cruss6a
will be waged from May Is 10 % N
extra appropriation Of money VIII b 70.
quested
Following a meeting OF representative,
Of some Of the city departments and ou,.
side organizations pa the Department OF
heaitn offices, 10 was learned that AON0o
circulars in three languages were 10 h.
printed and circulated previous TO the
actual removal OF the mountains OF rub.
bish.
Dr. Alonzo Blauyelt. an assistant SAN.
tary superintendent. viii be the active
head Of the campaign. The spring clean.
Up OF last year was headed by Dr. Marion
D. Mcmillan, who IS now in char-e of m,
food inspection Of the Department ~
Health
The organizations participating On last
years cleanup We're I'm favor " making
1t an annual affair. and this mot the a1-
proval Of the health officials. THE first 81
the two forms OF circulars 20 be- ISSUED
preceding the campaign is headed. For
Health and Deceuc} The Spring Clean
up"
II has this 10 say Of the proposed work.
THE city OF New York has begun a
cleanup campaicn 20 improve the gen
erai sanitary condition OF the clU. TO
accomplish this great work il is necessary
that every person living in the city help
By cleaning up his premises.
The object is 70 remove all refuse ani
waste material from roofs, fire escapes.
cellars. yards, alleys and airshafts, build
ings, rooms and apartments"
Under the heading Of "Clean Up for the
Babies" which is part Of the same els
cular, are these reminders.
Better TO raise babies than flies. Dirt
items flies and kills babies. Baby needs
pure air and clean food. He can't get d
If there is dirt around his home.
Don't throw garbage where you thinf
no one will see It. The flies will find IT.
/ No rubbish IS 70 be placed outside fo
removal until official notice is given. a
was the case last year. the city Will b
divided into zones. Each zone Will be In
formed in advance when the wagons wi
/ call. Owners Of vacant lots VIII have Z
collect in piles all the rubbish on thei
premises.
Between now and the time OF the activ
campaign all the plans will be perfected
In the crusade last year more than 200
loads Of trash were taken out OF the cit!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
WAY DAY PARADE
FOR SOCIALISTS
Eight-hOur Demonstrations for
Three Bor0ugIls-Clash with
Anarchists Likely.

The FIRST day in May. which is celebrat-
ed by socialists and the socialist trade
unions as international labor day each
year. will be signalzed by more parades
here than usual to-day This will be due
to the conflicting feelings among workers
on the Mexican war and tho Colorado
mlnestrke.
The Manhattan eight-hour demonstra-
ton will wind up with the usual mass
meeting and speeches at Union Square,
but as the anarchists also propose to hold
meeting in Union Square this after
noon the 6olice may be kept on the jump
In preventing a clash.
There will be socialist and trade union
demonstrations I'm Brooklyn and The
Bronx as well. the Bronx demonstration
being the principal affair The socialist
wing Of the Maintain demonstration will
meet in the neighborhood Of nth, 18th
and 18th SITS, Irving Place and Third
ave. parade 10 precede the mass meet
ing.
In this parade will be many unions Ia
the building and miscellaneous trades, the
Letdsh, German. Finnish, Hungarian,
Slovak, Polish, scandinavian, Bohemian
and Italian branches - the Socialist party
and members Of the Church OF the Reyo-
luton"
The parade will move AT ] p. m. ana the
/ line Of march will be from 10th 81. TO Sec
ond ave, TO Fourth ave, 70 University
Place, to Washington Square, 10 Fifth
ave. to 22d St. to Fourth ave, to 18th St,
/ 10 Union Square.
Unions in the United Hebrew Trades,
which take In many thousands of cloth
! Ing workers, will meet at Rutgers Square
and will march through the East Side
Joining the uptown paraders at 4th st.
4 parade Of socialists and trade unions
this afternoon in the Brownsville district
Of Brooklyn will start from the Labor
+ Lyceum, in Willoughby ave About $4,000
marchers. il Is expected, will he I'm line.
Socialists In The Bronx win celebrate
| by holding four mass meetings at DIFF
ferent points. Eght-hour work day and
/ socialist speeches will he made at all the
/ four meetings.
I May Day celebration will Re held this
afternoon by the children Of the socialist
schools. They will parade from the Labor
Temple, in East Saith st, to Suffers Park.
At Mulberry Bend Park at 10 a. m. to-
/ day the Anti-Mlltarist League Of the an
| archlsts will held their celebration. 1t is
to be followed by mass meetings in the
/ afternoon. at Union Square and at Cooper
/ Union in She evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
Jeers for Sweet Marie"

There Miss CAM ciambered 10 the TOP
of lumber pile at the upper end OF the
park 4 crowd of two thousand gath
cred, jeering and yelling az her and her
two companions. who had climbed up be-
side her she shrieked out the name OF
Rockefeller, applying the same epitnets
she. had used In his office. and crying that
She would xiii him ii ne did not arbi.
trate."
Twice the crowd sursed forward and
swept her and her friends OFF their perch.
but they fought their way back. their
voices breaking shriliy through the roar
Of the crowd. The police were almost
powerless To protect the speakers, and If
they heard the threats against the Stand
ard oil man they took 10 notice Of them.
Then Charles Mastroghta. a clerk al III
Broadway, stuck out his tongue an the
CAM woman. She stopped IN the middle
Of al epithet. speechless with rage. She
pointed him out 10 the police. who
grabbed and hurried him away. Later he
was taken before Magistrate Sims. fined
q dollar and locked up until o'clock in
the afternoon.
a touch OF hum0r was furnished By an
elongated. black-coated anarchist. who
wore a black hat and q badge OF the
Thou Shalt Not XIII variety. He said
that he had decided for the tine being
to abandon his last name and that he
should, during the distur Dances, be known
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