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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19
POOR sTRIcKLiN

or course. there Is little hope for
the election OF Mr. Rail- TO the gov
ernorship OF Texas. AS Jack Strick-
lin. of the Brownheld Herald. Ben
smith. Of the Lockney Beacon. Frank
White of the Crosbyton Review. and
the Houston Post are against him.
Poor BAN No doust he will get an
inkling Of this pitifnl state Of affairs
and withdraw from the race. post
haste Lubbock Avalanche
No. Dow. RAIL will be elected Just
because the Avalanche and the Lynn
County News are for him. just iike
they eiecnSd Judg- Ramsey two years
ago. II yon win please pardon us for
using ina, splendid renfieman's
name in csnnection with that of Ball
We have often wondered why Bro.
DIV didnf seIl the Avalanche or
lease ", and Join Bro. Rankin on
Home and State az Dow is already
familiar with an those sanctimonious
phrBses. such as For God and the
Right. and when Bro Rankin would
have 10 leave Dow with the office.
70 make a trip 70 Frog Greek 20
fleece the good brethren out Of
enough dough 10 build a new mission
IN Asia Minor. Dow could push the
vr.at ,.rn-ss f,-....~I srf.. arf.- tHf...
Dow would have TO watch himself on
would be 20 always say. ON with
the Rattle" instead of Come 70 Iub-
bock' Brownfeld Herald
Poor old sirieilnl lie passed
great compliment on us and mlstoos
IL for sarcasm. To be- placed in the
same rank with Or George G. Ran
kin. editor q the Texas Christian Ad-
yocaie. and contributing editor for
the Home and state, two OF the
strongest advocates for higher morals
In Texas. is a position that editors
NJ very few local newspapers have
been able 10 attain. We thank YOU.
Mr.. Stricklin for the compliment
Stricklin states In another editorial
that The Herald" has no candidate
for governor. since Mayes was elm
mated. IL shows Stricklin's narrow
ness on its face. The Avalanche
was for Mayes. and still admires
him. but when IL comes to a point
that we see II Is best "FOR GOD
AND THE RIGHT" that another man.
who carried more power. we are
are ready to fall In line with Mr..
ready 70 fall in lima with Mr..
Msyes. II YOU please. and support
Mr.. Rail- In his campaign for the gov
srncrship In Texas. II strickiin IL
such an ardent supporter Of Mr..
'isyes. Il would appear to us that II
Hr. Mayes 10 doing yoar thinking.
Fou would get In the collar and ss-
sist In electing Maycs' man.
its' not that. Stricklin: You seem
determined TO run with the support
NJ of rum and rowdyism." which
xe grant Ia your privilege; and n
lake wolters. O. u. Colquitt and
'thsrs Of the destruction" Democ- I
ncy are your bedfellows. We beg
o be- excused for lnlerruptins YOU
n your game of Legislative rest and
'oliticaI h--L"
We have ono on DR. Rankin. how /
'veT. for not only can No say. "on
With tho battle. but we can also add,
Come 10 i.uhbocki"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

To those Who have been 70 kind
:. ud Thoughtful of us In the sad homo
owning q our dear son. father and
husband. we reader cur heartfelt
gratitude. And may God bless each
of you
FATHER AND MOTHER NEAL.
NRA A. n. NEAL and Family.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

Mr. ". ". no,4l,s snd mosh~s'
Mira y r Ma. rtafasd ffn@ an
-<ssaa<l slslt 10 psssls N kr1&asn~.
xh~<s sh<s have hss faf ~ -
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19
CHAMBER or COMMERCE
Items of Interest BY Secretary Geo.
w. Briggs. Abour the Lubbock
Commercial Club

our new book has arrived. Anyone
desiring one. may get Il Mt the Of
ace n anyone has friends who may
be- Interested In Lubbock. We viii be
glad to nruish books for such pur-
pose.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

. A. noaxrFu. feFmerly Ia the cps.
,~l Gaia has LEASED the saa~ prop'
sft,. no~ suasd hf ieas ur'thss~.
apfsh ~ teen. and \ rrsp@f'ax "
nass ~ iaAIis eal she<~ saa ~
s's pF~p>uiiss~ ~ nskIas . 49,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

xl~- kil.shssh Rooef,.oa Fessfnsa
"Wednesday ma<niss ffsn aissoa.
eb~vH 80 <p<at : t~~ tags ~
nr~s ~ ~ ~s~k.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

AZ n meefinx cf the Experiment
Association. at the Experiment Sta
tiou. last Monday. "a was again EN-
phssized that farmers must be care
fnl 10 plant pure seed. II they desire
the best results. A termination test
of cotton from II farms showed that
much Of Il WAS weak. and that the
farmers should exercise the greatest
care In their selection Of strong. un-
mised seed.
should the farmers of this county
take this care more generally. tho
Increase In Yields would be- astound-
lng. There u no question that many
a crop 10 poor because the farmer
has used poor seed. Lubbock "a ca,
pAble Of producing the beat Of sesd.
u matures splendldls hero. and n
escry farmer viii uas proper cara
Il ~ill not onD hs a hlE beasns 10
the individual farmers. but 10 The
whole country.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19
An ovr.wEsr PARTY

fittleheld. March IA very en.
joysble social event Was the oId-tims
"out West party at the Spade ranch.
last Friday night Many were pre-
ent from ths surrounding country.
Those attending from Llt,lsdeld we're
Mr. and Mrs. @. n Cooper, Mr.. and
MIRA D. u. Hall. Mr.. and Mira L. ~
bowman. Mn W. @. stre.t Nrs. Ar.
thur y pagsan. ". a. Willis and @.
J. Duxzan
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

" W. sosslsS maie . s1.lasss
,s'p y Hale csse< w<sss@a>s msn'
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

Born last wesk. 10 Mr. Aad Nf<
I,m ufsfrs q sen.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

The fires that occurred last Mon
day night illustrated how iuadeluate
our Are equipment really is for a
large part ~ our city. The great
need IN 20 extend our water mains
still farther In several directions.
Neither fire. the other night was
within reach OF the water service.
And while tho city cannot expect 10
extend water mains over the entire
city. yet the grater part Of IL can
be reached BY running the mains a
few blocks in two or three directions.
Thse fires emphasized the need ~ a
better IRE truck for. had there been
water az hand the truck was not
able 10 get "a the fires IN time "a do
effective work. II was extremely
fortunate that there was no wind. or
the drst fire would have been FAR
more disastrous The Fire Depart.
ment did good work with the means
at hand. and undoubtedly saved at
least one house by their efforts
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-19

We all appreciate what publicity
through the newspapers does for a
community. when there is something
worth saying. Last month. one ar
ticle and picture. aDout Sudan grass
wns run in SO California papers. This
article brought over hundred In
auirics. and they are still coming.
II Is an interesting fact that. ac-
cordins to Mr.. short. Superintend-
ent Of the Temple State Farm. SUI
dan grass cannot be matured well
In Texas east Of Temple. While the
hay grows luxuriantly. the seed do
not This means that the country
west Of Temple. which includes Lub-
book. viii furnish seed for ths Bsst
ern territory.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
YUKON GOLD GETS
 READY FOR NEXT YEAR

The YukoA Gold company is pre- pairing to handle thousands of cords Of wood this winter in preparation for thawing next summer. The most of the arrangements have been mad and will be carried out during the winter under the direction Of E. E. Mccarthy, acting manager.
 Two thousand cords will be haul ed to the forties on Bonanza, for dredge number four. Tie contract Godin, who will haul with teams is let to Charley stone and DaVe from up the Klondike. Drsdge No. g, on 21 EldOrado, an N. A. T. & T. claim, will be sup piled with 5000 coRds, which Chas, Stones teams will haul from Ans ley creek, oyer the divide, west Of Eldorado.
 Dredge No. s, which is cn s Fl above on Bonanza and headed up stream, will be supplied with wood from the big pile which was dump ed off at Mckay gulch from the cars. The wood there originally was cut up the stewart and the Klondike and floated to Dawson' and picked up by the cars at Klon- dike City. No wood was hauled by the trains, however, since last sea Son.
 Wood for No. 1 dredge, near the mouth of Bonanza, will be hauled from near the company's shops Five or six thousand cords for dredge No. 6, which is on lower Gold Run, will be hauled by stone from q nearby creek.-Dawson New.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28

The army took the. lead in the first quarter, making two points; in the second quarter they made twelve, making the score at the end Of tn first half: army, IA; navy, none.
 The weather is all that can be desired, and oyer 3O,00O tickets have been sold. The soldiers en- tered the game slightly the favorites Special trains brought thousands Of rooters. The grand stands are aglitter with gold-braided uniforms and the football contingents are under the same strict dicipline that obtains at the academy.
 First Period
 The navy, winning the toss, decid- ed to defend the last goal.
 Coffin kicked to B1odGett, who carried the ball to the IS yard line; Bates punted to almy's 3o yard line; on Lakes kick Van Fleet ran 3S yards before Mitchell, the only man between him and the goal' put him down; with PricAard and Merrill at goal Coffin, Van Fleet and Hodgeson carried the ball to navy's 10 yard line; Prichard's "t- tempt at placement kick failed; bunting exchange followed, ball finally going to navy on her own 47 navy line; Failing gained ; yards through center; a kick being signalled, Perry passed the ball over Failing's head, but recovered it on his own 15 yard line: punt ing duel followed; navy caught army punt on her own yard line; Merrill at goal Dlsckeo Hodgeson's punt from behind his own goal, when the ball was call ed dead and the army given two points on safety. The period waS ended by Prichard's attempt d placement from nays AS yard line
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
THE MISSING. MAN WAS 4 FORMER ALASKAN

J. II. Van Zant, whose mysterious disappearance in Portland caused the arrest of two persons, at one time was United states commission CT at Circle, Alaska, and has a brother in business in Ketchikan.
 Van Zandt, after he moved from Alaska, located in Bellingham, and purchased a farm in the William cite valley.
 In Portland, Oregon last Thurs lay, van Zandt borrowed $500 on his farme That night, it is said' he and Mir. and Mrs. W. Loomis, proprietors of a rooming house formed a party for a visit to the Milwaukee road house. Van Zandt has not been seen since.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
ARMY AND NAVY FOOTBALL GAME
 BEING PLAYED THIS AFTERNOON

Philadelphia, Nov. 2S-With President Wilson, plenty Of gold lace, full dress uniforms and all the trappings of a splendid mili- tary and naval social function, the annual football game between the army and navy began on Franklin field this afternoon.
 The gray uniforms of the West Pointers and the blue Of the An napolis men furnished the back ground for the more elaborate dress
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
r. $. MARSHAL BISHOP
 STRICKEN BY APOPLENN

Harry A. Bishop, United states marshay for the first division, who had just returned from taking an insane prisoner to the Morningside sanitarium at Portland. Dr. was stricken on Tuesday last by apo plexy. followed by partial paralysis,
 ALr. Bishop recovered conscious ness the following morning and the physicians in attendance think he now has a fighting chance for re- covery.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
GERMAN CRUISER SUNK
 IN THE BALTIC SEA

Paris, Nov. 2S-It was reported here this morning that the Ger man cruiser Wilhelm der Crosse had been torPedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by a French sub marine and that the German cruis- er Hertha had been sunk near Libau.
 It. iS understood that the Kaiser has notified General Yon linden burg that he will have to do the best he can for the salvation of his army in Russian-Poland.
 General JOffre, cOmmander-tn- chief of the French army, has been awarded the mediaIle militaIde, the highest honor that eau be be- slowed by the French government
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28

Of the regular army officers and foreign dignitaries. -s,.
 The game itself will have no ef- feet in determining the casters championship for neither team has shown first division class this season. To the two schools root CTS, however, this will be discount ed by the rivalry between them and a good game is expected.
 The line-up of the teams Is as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
which failed.
second Period

second Period
 The second period Opened with :he ball in the nayy's possession on her 35 yard line; BIodgett and Hodgeson exchanged punts; Mitchell fumbled punt on nayy's 30 yard line; army recovered ball! on forward pass from Prichard to NeWland, and the latter scored touchdown; Prichard failed to kick to goal; Blodgett kicked off to Coffin on army's 15 yard line; Hodgeaoa punted to Mitchell, who fuwbled 1t and it was recovered by Mitchell at goal; on a forward pass froap Prichard to Merrill at goal, the latter carried the ball to the naTys One yard line; next play Hodsesan over the navy's line for . touch- down; Prichard again failed to kick goal; Graves replaced MHcn@i' Graf replaced Mills and Craig S- placed Failing; bunting duel fei- lowed and in the kickoff the army got possession of the ball on the navy's 35 yard line. Prichsrd max ing a fair catch; Priehara tailed at placement kick; period ended 8 few seconds later.
 Third Period
 The navy held the arr~y better in the third than in any other period Of the game, there being no scores made.
 Fourth Period
 In the fourth period Blodsett punted to army's 30 yard line; Hodgeson punted to nayy's 45 yard line. The navy tried three double and three triple passes. losiRs ground each time. Culver repIaced Blodgett. On a forward pass oJ
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
CAPTAIN OF THE HANALEI
 BE TRIED FOR NEGLECT

San Francisco, Nov. 2S-Captain Carey of the wrecked schooner Hanalei, which went on the DuX- bury reef a few days ago, causing the loss of 19 lives. and the total destruction of the vessel, will come up here for trial on Monday be- fore the marine board, on charges of neglect of duty, and unSkillful- ness. ..
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
ARE HAVING \ HOT TIME
 IN VICINITY OF ZEEBURGE

Rotterdam, Nov. 2S-HeaVy art1l- lery firing has been heard almost continuously today from the dir'ec- tion of Zeeburge and allies aero planes have been seen from here circling over the battlefield of Fian- ders. British warships are also re- ported to be bOmbarding the Bel gium coast cities occupied by Ger mans.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
RECENT ARRIVALS CLAIM
 AUDACTOUS BEEN RAISED

New York, Nov. 2S-PassenGers arriving in this city on the ocean liners from England today claim that the British dreadnaught Auda- CiouS, recently sunk by coming in contact with a floating mine, has been raised, and is now in the dry doCk at Belfast, Ireland.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
TURKISH ARMY REPORTED
 TO BE ADVANCING ON sUEZ

Amsterdam, Nov. 2S-A Turkish army or 7G,OOO men is reported by tOday's dispatches to be marching on SueZ.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
THREE GERMAN CRUISERS
LURKING IN TRADE ROUTI

Seattle, Nov. 2S-A wireless re- ceiyed today at OhicagO from Jap anese sources repoxts three German cruisers lurking in the trade roHte Of vessels plying from the Pacific coast to the Orient, and changing base frequently from the west coast Of South America to the Aleu- tiaR islands in. Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
Total expenses
S261.5O

The ten dollars additional sent the children is a special contribu- tion from the members of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school for the purpose.
 Any contributor desiring to see itemized statement Of contributors may do so at any time by asking the undersigned. l hereby thank every one who has assisted in any way in raising the above amount
 L. H. PEDERSEN
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
THE PARIS BOCRSE WILL
 REOPEN ON DECENIBER 7TH

Paris, Nov. 2S-The Bo0rse will reopen in this city on December 7th for cash sales. It has been closed for several months on account of financial disturbances caused by the European war.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
CAPITAL OF AUSTRIAN
 PROVINCE Is EVACUATED

London, Noy. 2S--CZarpowitz, capital of the Austrian province of BuS1owina, has been evacuated by the Austrian troops.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE
 LANDING ON FRENCH SOIL

HAvre, Nov. 2S-Two hundred ships of various sizes arc in the harbOr today landing British troops. sprOute to the front, in this city
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28
HOLY WAR HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY
 PROCLAIMED IN CONSTANTIN0PLE

London, Nov. 2S-According to the latest adyices received in this city a holy war has been officially proclaimed in COnstamtinOple.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28

(Continued on last Psgs}
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-28

e lql4 ny AmsrIc2n Press Ass2cLaL!on.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
Radford Normal Notes.

The formal opening OF the second scs-
sion of the Radford Normal School was
held in the auditorium Monday night.
The address OF the occasion Was delivered
10y Rev Hugh Smith, H. -. of Chris
tianshurg The subject OF DR. SMITH
address was 'mdincrcn,ism. The al
dress was well received Judge g T..
Casscl Or Schubert, of the y u w.
Railway aud Prof. Avcnt. OF the Nor
NAL school also made short addresses
At the opening of the exercises Dr. j. T..
Mcconnell. President of the institution,
briefly outlined The work of the last scs-
sion aud made announcements for tile
present session,
The tank and tower over the aitcsian
well has been completed and the school
has pure Nrtcsian water Ia the most
abundant quantities
The luilding Committee will meet al,
the Normal school ncNt "Wednesday 10
open bids aud to let the contract fer the
new dormitory, which viii be erected
within the ncNl few months
The Appalachian school improvement,
Foundation, which has for its chief ob-
ieci the improvement, of educational CON
ditions and the general enrichment of
rural and village life has been very ncl-
i've for the last month Prof W \.
Gilbert, Acting Secretary OF the Fomda
... -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
President
Buys Ford.

If President Wilson shows rs
sound Judgment in making all
his future appointments us he
did recently, we see no immi-
nent danger Of the ship OF state
laundering. Miller Bros, our
Washington, u. c., representa-
tives, notified us that they de
lived II Ford to the White House
for the President, to he used at
his summer home.
This announcement from our
Washington agents coming 80
closely upon the heels Of Mr.
Ford 5 visit to the national cap
ital and conference with the
President as to the state of bu-
siness did not surprise us much.
We thoroughly believed that
MIR, Ford would himself make
the sale, but in his characteris-
tic kindly way he stepped aside
so that Miller Bros. would get
the credit of selling n Ford to
the first citizen of the land.
The addition of the President
TO the big Ford family is very
gratifying To the Company.
lie is perhaps the most fam
Gus Ford owner, though Fords
are owned by hundreds of lead
ers of the worlds activities.
For Instance, there were nine
teen princes aud two grand
dukes driving Fords of their
own IN Russia. according 10
the last report from our Russian
represcntativ c-Mr NJ. s.
Friode.
Several members of the Eng
lish peeragc drive Fords, as do
also many titled persons in the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
Don't Take Wrong Medicine.

If your liver gets lazy you
need liver tonic, not merely a
laxative for the bowels Many
people take a simple laxative
when the liver gets sluggish
rather than take calomcl, which
thcy know to he dangerous.
But Il mere laxative Will not
start Il sluggish liver What is
needed il u tonic that viii liven
up the liver without forcing YOU
TO stay at home and lose n day
from your work.
You have such a tonic in
Dodsor's Liver Tone. bod
sons Liver Tone is all that is
claimed for it, because the
druggist who sell i, agree to
hand back the money with n
smile, to any person not salts
fled with the relief Dodson' 5
gives.
Dodson's Liver Tone is !,
vegetable liquid with a very
pleasant taste and il u prompt
and reliable remedy for cnnsii
patton, biliousness, sour stom-
ach and torpid liver.
Mutual Drug Store give il
their personal guarantee. Large
bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone
is only so cents. For children
or grown people it is the ideal
medicine. Try it ON the guar
antee.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
It's Great for Balky
Bowels and Stomach.

We want all people who have
chronic stomach trouble orcon-
stlpation, no matter of how long
standing, To try one dose of
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Remedy one dose will con-
vince you. This is the mcdi j
cine so many of our local peo-
pie have been taking with sur
prising results. The most thor.
ough system cleanser we ever
sold. Mayr's Wonderful Stom
ach Remedy is now sold here
10y Mutual Drug Company.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY PIPE BAND--SPECIALl
,ther countries Of Europe.

VN'i'i COMMITTEES VI Eulupt.
Even the Tasha Lama of
Uaga has a Ford town car,
which was delivered to him un.
der it's own power across the
Gobi desert of Mongolia, being
the first pleasure car To nego-
tiate the hazardous trip.
And in Washington the Pres.
idcnt will find himself among Il
distinguished company of Ford
owners. But a few days after
reporting the sale OF n Ford to
the President, Miller Bros. an
nounced they had sold IA car to
the Hon. Frank b. Brandegee,
L. 5. Senator from Connect.
cut Ford News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23

STATEMENT of the ownership, man
agement, etc, of the Rig Stone Gap Post
published weekly at Big Stone Gap, Va,
required b. act of August ~, 1912
Editor-Gilbert ~ knight.
Business Manage y. Knight
Publisher Wise Printing Company.
Owner-Gilbert n Knight.
Signed
Gilbert n. knight, Editor
Sworn 20 and subscribed before me this
10Th day of September, 1911
Georgia r. Bostwick,
Notary Public for Wise County, Va
(soall
My commission expires July 10, 1915.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
IN BANKRUPTCY

10 the Creditois OF Edward Fol-,
Carter. of 'Apaalaehia, in the conn,r /,
Wise and district aforesaid. a bankrnr,
Notice is hereby given tina, ON ~
day of September y. ID. 1914 ,la iNa
Edward hranklin Carter was du1r an
dicated bankrupt; and the fir, ~. ~
Of the creditors will be held Al RE 'e,las
Gap, Va, in the United state 9 f''oAs
House on the Both day OF Septeuh.rY u,'
ID. 1914. At three q clock in tie .frsTr,.. a.
at which time the-said creditors m ma -,
tend. prove their claims, appoint ~ 81
tee, examine the bankrupt, and ,rs,.Ss,
such other business rs may urop-Is
come before said meeting. f7''
Sept. 18th. 1914.
MAYO CABEti..
Referee in Baukrup,ey
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-23
BANKRUPT NOTICE.

Inthe District Court of the ,l...,
States for the Western District y, r'
glnia. '''
In theimaiter of
Edward Franklin Garter
Bankrupt