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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
Hungarian Count
Visits Virginia.

Count Karolyi, the leader of
the Hungarian opposition party
or home rule movement. come
over from Europe some DAVIS
ago, for the purpose of interest.
ing the ilungarians living i'm
the United States, and raising
some much needed funds for
the benefit of the homr-riilr
movement. Count Karol, is -
hungarian noblcmau OF royal
blood, and is one of the richest
arlstccrats in that country. lie
has with him eight other MON
bers of the hungarian congress
all of whom expect to spend two
months in this country in the
interest of home rule.
Last Wednesday the Count
and his party came to Virginia.
and was met at BluefieId by
Anton kerasztfalv, of the First
National Bank of Coeburn. and
y, X. Nass, of Bondtown Mer-
camille Company. With the
Count were DR.. Kunfy, DR.. Rath
and DR.. Buza Barna, and Geza
kende of the Hungarian news
papers and Marion lIimler the
editor of the Hungarian Miners
Organ.
Charles Chaszar and A. r.
Nass, of the Bomdtown Mer-
camille Company gave the party
a very delightful banquet on
"Wednesday evening. Thursday
morning the party went to st.
Paul where they held a large
and interesting meeting, at
tended by about 600 lIuugarians
and number of Americans.
Speeches were made by Anton
kerestfalyy, DR.. Kunfy, GOA
kende, Marion Himler, after
which Count Karolyi presented
the cause he represented in a
strong speech, first in Hum
garian and then in English.
Hon. Il. w Dickinson, Mr.. Lee
Long, MIR. A. Lunsford and A.
h. Nass made interesting
speeches. \ collection was
taken amounting to S7Ol 90.
Among those contributing were
Supt. Long, 10000; Bondtown
Mercantile Co., 5000; II. w
Dickinson, $50 90; a. Lunsford,
$1,000; Young Mems Christian
Association of st. Paul, $1,000;
Hungarians from Dante, Toms
Creek, Cranes Nest, Big Laurel
and Dorchester, $500 90. The
Count and his party was taken
on an extra train to Dante by
Supt. Long, and shown over
the we'll equipped mining plant
there.
On the same day Il like meet
ing was held at Appalachin by
DIR. Buza Barna and DR.. Rath,
assisted by Rev. Ulakey, Mike
Fekete and John Saltzcr, and a
collection taken amounting to
$2l4 90. -Coebnrn journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
re Than 300 Cars Arrive
for " &c S. w.

| f.eady more than 800 of the
| ,!eel cara purchased for 1914
y; zoe v Y S. w. railway have
" m ana have been absorbed
we railroads traffic. The
s,,laer of the order is to be
p'eted this month. Most
Iss cars will be designed for
'uag coal, which comprises
j Pf,incipal part of the V. q
ss ~ business. This order
~ cars is only one of the
I'M orders which the V. 81
Sth y intends 20 make, and
1 - u continued will make it
/, ~ i best equipped car
Eli y = the country. Bristol
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
Kinesport Shuts Out Gate
City

Roy Banks, Big Stone Gaps
star pitcher, returned Sunday
night from Kingsport, Tenn. i,
where he went Saturday to
pitch for the Gate City team
against Kingsport. Although
lie pitched sterling ball, his
team was defeated, the score
being 3 to o. Only four hits
we're secured off his delivery
which was in the first part of
the game, when Kingsport put
two runners across in the first
inning and one in the third, by
the help of some very costly
errors. Stanton, of the Kings.
port team, also pitched a great
game aud held the visitors To
three hits. 1t was one of the
fastest games that had been
been played there this season
and il was Witnessed by n large
crowd Several rootcrs accom-
panied the visitors.
Banks will go to Bristol next
Saturday to pitch for Gate City
against the Bristol Door and
Lumber Conpany's team.
Innings le94567so X II
Gate City 5000 10000 . a
batteries Stanton aud iucllas
Ranks aud barker
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29

There will be an Installation
m netting of the Epworth Leag IL
Sunday evening at eight O'Clock
at the Nj. r. Church south. All
members are earnestly request
ed to be present, especially the
officers.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
Soldier Boys
Working Hard but Enjoying
themselves at Gordonsvillez

1ordonsville, Va, July 20.
Company II, Second Regi.
ment, Virginia Volunteers.
arrived in Gordonsville last
Tuesday night. We had q very
nice time coming over on the
train, although we could not
procure sufficient good grub to
SUIT us. Since we have been in
camp we have had a good bill
OF fare, having beef, potatoes
chicken, pudding, coffee, etc.
In Company ii each man con
tributed money to get good eat
ing and we are as well, if not
better fed than any Company
here.
Forty eight or forty-nine men
and our captain comprise our
company. Lieutenant Cabell
returned to Big Stone Gap.
We have had some very
strenuous drills, like charging
up hill, narchiug long dis.
lance. bayonet charge, etc.
One of the leading officers re-
marked that Big Stone Gap has
the best Company, even out
drilling Companies of long
standing. One officer said he
would be willing to bet his last
cent on Company III out drilling
the other Companies in the
Second Regiment. The offer
was turned down.
There are about $500 people
in Gordonsville, and the G. ~
o. goes from here to Richmond,
Washington and Charlottes
vile. 1t is about eighty-s six
miles from here to the National
Capitol.
The Washington base ball
team passed through here
Thursday night en- route to st.
Louis. and many of the boys
met Walter Johnson, Washing
toms star pitcher.
1t is rumored that President
Wilson and Secretary of State
Bryan will be here before we
leave. Gov, Stuart will also
be here
We have a sham battle, u
mile hike and many other
things to do before we leave
here There are some good
bands here.
There are about 70 or so u. S.
Army soldiers and from 200
to 5000 of the Virginia National
Guard.
If the Big Stone Gap Com
pany does as well as it has been
doing we will come back home
with the satisfaction of having
it said by the highest officers
here that we did well.
The boys are enjoying them
selves and, although the work
is hard, all seem to be satisfied.
We will leave Gordonsville
about July 3Oth for home.
Member of Company III.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
FREE
SOUVENIR

Useful aud scfvieeabie souvenir to
ladies only. can be used 80 times and
appreciated by all Worth having
Fin out coupon CORRECTLY aud
mail to Us at once.
Also send us name Of any one
wanting to bug piano not names of
those already having ono
Please answer coupon. Yes OF No.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
Grections-Sent
Ito $4,000
Mothers
he Beard of Health Wishes
b Follow Career of all
Registered" Babies.

MI - ~ -
Richmond, Va, July "a
| nv thousand mothers in Vir-
IA have been given printed
|seesiions for the care of their
Eties by the State Board of
|Alth, and 10000 new pamph-
II on the care of infants were
| lay ordered from the public
Enter by the State Board of
|Alth in order that the child
d of 1914 shall not fare worse
Ia those OF 1918.
|Ehen the vital statistics law
ht into effect in 1912 and the
Ian certificates of children
|Sn all parts of the Common
Alth began to pour into the
BE Board of Health, officers
|She Board at once saw that
Ehe lists they had the names
thousands to whom litera-
/ on the prevention of di-
| es might be most useful. In
|,ticular it was believed that
mothers of the children
Bose births were reported
|uld appreciate directions
|spared in accordance with
most recent theories in the
tyention of infant mortality.
accordingly the State Board
Health ordered an extensive
|letin on the subject, illustrat-
with the photographs of
be Of the registered babies
containing detailed direc-
|s.s for the care of infants and
general principles for the
siifcation of milk. This
;etin was addressed TO the
zOthers OF the registered
bies' and has been sent to
lie than $4,000 of them. The
edition, which is the fourth
bed By the Board, Will be
|Ffibuted az fast az the birth
tiilcates of the children are
siyed. 1t is hoped that dur
the next twelve months,
edition can reach the hands
fvery mother with a young
Ey 1t will, of course, be
aito all persons who request
And can be had i'll needed
ltities by ministers and
pa workers for general dis
Button.
she new bulletin on the Care
Infants is but part of the
sle Boards plan for the pre-.
Alion of infant mortality
9ongh the instruction of
'nis. Statistics prepared by
Il boards bureau of vital
ailslics have shown a large
sNOer of deaths during the
lew days of life, many of
Nh are attributed TO the
Pence of physicians' atten-
to the mother. AS thou
a' of cases are attended
~ by midwives, the Board
II prepared and distributed
r. directions to midwives in
zen thenecessary precautions
defined and midwives are
saed TO send for physicians
SaaeS that are in any way
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
Dickinson County Bar Com
mends Judge Skeen


Bickenson County, held ut the
Court House on July Is, 1914
mt which Columbus Phipps was
elected President and W. III.
Rouse, Secretary, u committee
was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions commemorative of
the services of Honorable Ii. a.
w. Skeen, late Judge of the
Circuit Court for Dickinson
County, Virginia, which com
mittee reported and the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, by II recent Act of
the General Assembly of Nir-
ginia rearranging the Judicial
Circuits of the State, Dickinson
County was taken from the
twenty fourth circuit of which
the Honorable II. A. w. Skeen
has so long been the Judge; and
Whereas the members of the
bar, feeling deep, lasting
reverence for him and an I'M
severable attachment to him,
desire to place upon record
testimonial of their esteem for
his character and an estimate
of his judicial actions; there
fore, be il
Resolved by the Bar of Dick
enson County, Virginia:
First: That this bar express
for itself and the people of this
County whom he has so long
and faithfully served; for the
profession which lie has honor
ed and the bench which he has
adorned, the high esteem and
genuine gratitude they feel for
the Honorable IL \. W. Skeen,
their late Judge, whose unsul-
lied character, exemplary vir-
tues, and faithful judicial
labors have hitherto so blessed
them;
Second: That we regret the
necessity which sewers our rela-
tons and express n wish, com
mon to all the people of this
County, that his future may be
as full of happiness as his past
has been of honor and useful
ness;
Third; That we desire the
records of this court, over which
he has so long presided, shall
bear testimony of the affection
and respect of the members of
the Bar of this County for him
who as our Judge was distin-
guished alike for simplicity Of
manner and purity of heart;
who was fearless, dignitied aud
enlightened as Il Judge, whom
no improper influence or interest
could touch in his integrity or
his Judgment; and as pious
christian jurist he has left to us
the memory of n spotless fame
and to his State the learning,
labor and wisdom of an honest,
faithful and able Judge;
Fourth; That these resolu
lions lie presented To the Judge
of this court, with the request
that they be spread on the re-
cords, and that n copy thereof
be sent To Honorable II. 4. w.
Skeen AT Big Stone Gap, Vir.
ginia, by the Clerk.
by an order of the Circuit
Court for Dickinson County on
July Is, 1914, the foregoing
resolutions were spread of
record in Law Order Book No.
8, page DOT, in my Office.
Teste:
EMERY b. CHASE,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-29
ADDaIaClia Items

j. II. Skaggs, of Roda, was
in town Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. d. Collier
and daughter, Nadine, left
Tuesday morning for Bristol.
G. G. Staubus, of Bristol, was
in town Monday.
Mrs. b. II. Crizer entertained
at dinner on last Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. j. S. Mcconnell and
children and Miss Bertha
Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Amburgey
left the latter part of the week
for Cleveland.
Mrs. Martin, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. ".
j. johnson, for several weeks,
returned to her home at Bristol
last week.
c. X. McCorkle was painfully
injured in a motorcycle wreck
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. G.. Duffy
were down from Stonega Mon
day night.
Mrs. j. W. Guntner and child
rem have returned from II
several weeks stay in Tennessee.
II. +. Whitehead, of Harlan,
KY, was a visitor here Sunday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Washington News Notes

Washington, Jan. ia permanent
winter refuge of 1000 acres of land
on the east side of Jackson hole, in
Wyoming, to care for $4,000 head Of
elk, has been arranged by the depart
ment of agriculture. It is expected
that enough hay will be raised on this
tract to feed the entire herd. The
price of land ranged from $25 to $50
an acre.
A nationwide campaign to eradi-
cate hog cholera was expected to re-
suit from a movement set on foot by
the Ohio Farmers congress-. United
States Senators Kenyon of Iowa and
Pomerene of Ohio addressed the COZ,
ventiOn. Both of the senators favor
ed the appropriation by congress OF
$3.50, 900 to be used in buying serum
and pushing the campaign against
the scourge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Bio Land Office Busjness

Billings, Jan. 19.-Receipts of the
Billings land office during 1913 were
larger than those Of any other land
Office in the United States, according
to the report of the general land office
at Washington. The total for Billings
during the year was s455,153. The
next largest sum handled by any office
was 1921 900, received at Gregory, N.
d., N~inety-nine land districts are
enumerated in the report.
The second largest amount handled
by a Montana Office was 1907, 0O9, at
Lewistown. The total receipts at
Great Falls we're $1S1,OOO; Havre,
$4,000, and Miles City, $3.50 The
larger sum received at Billings was
due to payments made for Crow res
ervation land sold at auction.
The report shows that $4,000 appli-
cations for homesteads were received
by Montana land offices, 1900 of which
were entered at Billings. The larger
number Of applications were received
at Offices located in the northern part
of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Would License Locators

AS a protection for the prospective
homesteader, Sunset, a Pacific Coast
publication, urges that locators be Ii.
censed by the government unless
Uncle Sam desires to employ salaried
land scouts and charge the cost of the
service against the land the settler
selects.
The coast publication is moved to
this consideration of the subject be-
of the thousands of men who
have been cheated by ~locators with
calloused consciences. 1t terms the
locator as a self appointed agent of
the Interior department who performs
a service which the department will
not Or cannot render. The business
Sunset submits, needs regulation and
supervision. Temptation is great, il
continues, and the Average homestead
er is ignorant of conditions and read.
lily falls a prey to the wiles of the dis.
honest locator who processes to know
everything about government land
and is willing to part with that know.
ledge for one dollar an acre.
Sunsets remedy for what it calls
prevalent conditions is to allow only
licensed locators access to the land Of
flee records; oblige them to file al
frequent intervals lists of homestead
ers they have located, giving detailed
description of each tract Of land
Either that, or employ at a salary
regular government locators, and pay
them by assessing the price of locat
ing against the settler. OF course this
suggestion does not apply to the
homesteader who way locate him
self, or who has a neighbor willing t.
do It.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
New Order on Train Service

Helena, Jan. 15.-Reports Of rail.
road companies that have curtailed or
discontinued passenger train service
having been made to the state rail
way commission, that body has issued
an order on the subject. These cur.
tailments have been made without the
knowledge of the commission. The
order recites that EFFECTIVE at once
there shall be no curtailment or dis
continuation of passenger train SER
vice between points within the state
of Montana, except when such ~curtail-
ment or discontinuance has been au-
thorized by this commission. and in
no event shall the service be dimin-
ished within less than ten DAYS after
the authority of the commission has
been given and prior notice thereof
having been posted for the informa-
ton of the public"
Passenger train service Is held to
include trains carrying both freight
and passengers, and applies also to
the stopping of trains at stations,
whether regular n irregular or on
flag; and not stops, whether regular
or irregultr, shall be hereafter discon-
tinued except upon the authority of
the commission"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Favor Agricultural Extension

Washington, Jan. 18.-Little oppo.
sition to the agricultural extension
bill developed in yesterdays debate
in the senate and Senator Hoke Smith
in charge, announced he would seek
a vote next week.
Senator Smith announced the meth.
cd proposed the carrying of scientific
methods of farming to the farmers
very door. Senator Smith said he
had intended to amend the bill to pro.
vide for demonstration work in buy.
ing and preparing food by housewives
but had refrained because it might
handicap the measure in the house.
Senator Simmons offered an amend.
ment to appropriate Immediately
$500, 900, instead of $500, 900, for the
work, and authorizing an ultimate ap.
preparation of 100000 annually, in.
stead of $4,000. 900. The amendment
was pending when the bill was laid
aside.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Predicts Mutton Famine

Salt Lake, Jan. 1S.-The work of
the United States bureau of animal
industry vas described by DR.. r. A.
Remsey, chief Of field inspection of
the agricultural department before the
National Wool Growers convention
here today. The speaker laid empha-
sis upon the value Of proper breeding
in order that the flock masters might
compete successfully in an open mar
ket.
A mutton famine vas predicted by
J. E. Poole, editor of the Chicago Live
Stock World. During the next five
years. he said, the scarcity would be.
come acute.
Mr.. Poole said that for the last five
years the west had been marketing
eve lambs in the same reckless way
as 1t sent heifer calves to the butcher
from 1900 to 1910. Good authorities
he said, estimate that so per cent of
the W flocks of the west are over
aged and that a bad winter would
scatter their carcasses over the
ranges. thus precipitating a mutton
scarcity that, in any event, cannot
long be delayed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Land Under Cultivation

Only q percent of the tillable land
Of the United States is actually under
cultivation, according to estimates of
the department of agriculture, based
upon reports of $4,000 correspondents.
These reports were obtained in order
to gain information as to the tillable
area of the United States, the amount
of land that cannot be used for crops
that have to be plowed, but available
for pasture or fruits, and the total
number of acres that never can be
used for agricultural purposes.
The entire United States, excluding
foreign possessions contains about l.
900,000,0 900 acres. OF this area about
60 per cent or LAO. 00O, 900 acres is
estimated to be tillable, that is, ca
pable Of being brought under culitva-
ton by means of the pillow. This in.
cludes land already under such cult
walton and that which in the future
may be brought under cultivation by
clearing, drainage, irrigation, etc.
According to the census Of 1909, the
land area in crops where acreage was
given was 81, 600, 900 acres. This is
about 16 per cent of the total land or
about ~ per cent of the estimated
potential tillable area of the United
States, excluding foreign possessions.
In other words, for every 100 acres
that are now titled, about 375 acres
may be titled when the country is
fully developed. In the development
of the agriculture of the country the
land which was most easily brought
into a state of cultivation, as the great
Mississippi valley, was the first to be
brought into such use. Extension of
titled area will be at greater expense
for clearing, drainage, irrigation, etc.
The increased production of the fu-
ture will be the result of increased
yields per acre as we'll as extension
of ire
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Argentine Wheat is Free

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Argentine
wheat is at last on the free list and
a enter the United States without
payment of duty. Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Hamlin, in charge OF
customs, informed Secretary Bryan
today that Argentine had taken the
last step to comply with the new tar.
if act and in consequence wheat and
wheat products from Argentina
should be admitted duty free. To
comply with the American tariff, Ar
gentina recently removed the duty
she imposed on imported semolina, a
product of wheat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
FARM LAND BANKS

Next to antitrust legislation the
president has declared himself most
interested at present in the passage
Of the new law creating land banks
to provide for agricultural credits and
simplifying loans. This bill is de.
signed to supplement the new cur
rency law and is in accordance with
the recommendations made by Presi-
dent Wilson in his annual message to
congress in December advocating
special banking facilities for the farm
er.
The bill was prepared by the Unit
ed States commission of agricultural
credits, appointed by virtue of an act
of congress and which has been at
work for months in drafting the bill.
The bill presented by the commission
is understood to have the full approx
al and support of President Wilson.
The title of the rural credits bill
is "a bill to provide for the establish.
ment, operation and supervision of a
national farm land bank system in
the United States of America, for the
SAO0tAOA VI OCpOoASdl lCo 1OT pOSIdl
savings and other public funds and
for other purposes" In brief it plans
the creation of farm land banks in
the various states to be under the
supervision of the commissioner OF
farm land banks. The banks will be
granted government charters similar
to those given national banks at the
present time. They will issue de-
bentures as their direct obligations
the proceeds Of the debentures to be
loaned to farmers on first mortgages
The mortgages will bear a slightly
higher rate of interest than the de
bentures and this difference in inter
est will constitute the profits Of the
new banks. It is provided that the
banks may be started by private cap
italists or may be cooperative insti
tutions. The farmers n to repa,
the loans in small annual payments
The securities Of the banks are to be
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21

kalispell, Jan. I'D. w. Rowley. a
Waterman for the Great Northern at
Java. was struck by a helper engine
Yesterday and instantly killed. The
body was brought here last night and
Is being held at the undertaking par.
lors OF Coroner Waggener. while a
search for relatives or friends is be.
ing made. Little is known about the
man as no information is asked by
the company when hiring men for this
purpose.