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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
COUNTRY FACING
GREAT PROSPERITY
New York Exporter Sees Great
Boom COming-We Will Cap
ture Foreign Markets.

New York, Aug 6.-Thomas A
Eddy, vice-president of the American
Trading Company, of 20 Broad St.,
declares the outlook for America to
be exceedingly bright.
1T is true that export trade is nb-
solutely paralyzed," he said. land the
effect of continued failure of foreign
trade would be disastrous to Amer,-
can merchants and manufacturers.
But 1t may be said with utter conii-
dence that the paralysis is due sim,
ply to temporary arrangement of
means of transportation.
Already this condition is being re
medled. The government, the bankers
and the. Foreign Trade Council are
among the agencies ut work to obtain
the three things necessary to pre-
serve foreign commerce-transpor-
tation, the negotiation of exchange
and insurance.
1T is unthinkablc that Europe will
permit itself to be starved to death
when the means of sustenance abound
here. The great mass of American
goods awaiting export is simply bound
TO get out, either in our own bottoms
through the creation of n merchant
marine or through some arrangement
with the powers that will protect our
shipments.
The moment the arrangement is
repaired the effect OH American pros
pcrity will be electrical. Germany,
one of our greatest competitors in
trade. will be practically destroyed
from n commercial standpoint. Pro-
duction abroad will diminish to the
vanishing point and American Mills,
factories and farms will be working
night and day TO supply the demand.
at is true that the great tide of
exports will tend to raise food prices
here, but more work, higher wages,
an incoming flood of money and in
evitable prosperity are bound to re-
suit, more than olfsctting any rise in
the prices of food.
mot the least advantage will be
the permanent foothold in foreign
markets gained by the United States
while other nations are fighting in
stead of working"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
MORE SALARY FOR
COUNTRY TEACHERS
So Increase and Term Lengthen.
ed in One-Room Schools in
Tazewell County.

The county school board, Mt meet
ing here Tuesday, increased the sal
airy of all one-room school teachers
in the county $5 per month. Teachers
holding first grade certificates will
receive $45 per month, and those
holding higher certificates, $50 per
per month. The term of one and two
room schools has been heightened to
six and a half months, where the pat
rons furnish the fuel, or six months
If the fuel is provided by the board.
The following is the resolution passed
by the board authorizing the increase:
at appearing that at the last ses.
sion of the State legislature the sum
of money was appropriated for the
purpose of improving the one-room
schools of the various counties of the
State, and that Tazewell county will
receive its proportion Of said fund,
and the county school board desiring
to improve the one-room schools as
much as possible, therefore upon mo-
ton duly made and carried it was
resolved that the salaries of all one
room school teachers holding first
grade certificates shall be $45 per
month, and all teachers holding high
or grade certificates $50 per month,
provided that such teacher have had
at least one years successful exper-
ience teaching"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
WAR BULLETINS.

Great Britain sent virtual ultima
tum to Germany, demanding reply by
midnight Tuesday, on subject of Bel
gian neutrality.
The Reuters Telegraph Company
announces that state of war exists
between Great Britain and Germany.
Officially announced that Germany
has declared war on Great Britain.
Great Britain declared war on Ger
many ut 7:30 Tuesday evening.
Treasure ship Kronprinzessin Ce-
ellie returned to Bar Harbor, Maine,
after being two--thirds across the At
lantic.
Armored cruiser Tennessee will sail
tomorrow night with five to eight mil
lion dollars for relief of stranded
Americans in Europe.
President Wilson issued neutrality
proclamation.
French minister of war issued for
NAL declaration of war against Ger
many.
japan officially declares she may
join war if England be involved in
far east.
German cruiser bombarded French
naval station Mt Bona, Algeria, and
retired.
German parliament appropriated
one and n quarter billion dollars for
war purposes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
happenings at Bandy.

Bandy, Aug. 6.-Miss Lou Lambert
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p.
Lambert, died at the Bluefeld Sani-
tarium on last Friday night. She was
taken there two weeks previous to
her death and was operated on for
cancer of the stomach. She had been
sick since May. She was a great suff-
erer and bore her sufferings patiently
She was brought to Bandy on No. IL
Saturday evening, and inferred in the
family graveyard on Sunday at four
o'clock. Rev. Ezra Linkous conducted
the services, assisted by w. II. Yer
non. A large crowd of relatives and
friends attended the burial. The COM
munity sympathiZes with tho family
in their great bereavement.
Go to thy rest fair child
Go to thy dreamless bed;
Gentle, meek and mild,
With blessings on thy head;
Fresh roses in thy hand,
Buds on thy pillow laid.
Haste from this blighting land,
Where flowers so quickly fade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payne, of Eng
lish, w. Va, attended the burial OF
James Henkle on last Wednesday,
w. III. Vernon, of Kansas, is visit.
iilS IlS az loiIlnN.iiC
ed to a good audience on Sunday al
Mt. Hermon. He expects to spend 6
month in TaZewell.
Mr.. Prevo Catron, of Welch, w. Va
came up on Sunday and was present
at the funeral of Miss Lambert.
Quite a number from this place
have been attending the revival ser
vices at Mt. Carmel, in Baptist Val
ley, conducted by Revs. Smith an,
Johnson. They have been having ;
good meeting.
N. C. Stevenson has been in north
ern Virginia the past week, looking
at some farms, with a view to locat
ing there,
Mrs. Ed Wan, of War, w. Va, il
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Milburn Brewster.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Beavers ar
both very ill at their home near Band.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
GERMANY LOSES
THOUSANDS OF MEN
England Declares War And All
Europe is in Arms-Wilson
Offers to Act as Mediator.

Germany in pushing it's ad-
vance through Belgium has met
with strong opposition around
Liege where Belgian forces have
repulsed the German army on
the Meuse River. The Germans
are reported to have lost several
thousand in killed and wounded.
The French troops have join
ed the Belgians in opposing the
progress of the Germans thro-
ugh Belgium and it is reported
that possibly Great Britain will
send reiniorcements.
The president of the United
States has offered himself as
mediator to the European ma
tons at war.
The capture of II number of
German steamers by the British
is reported, and also that the
cruiser Amphion has sunk the
Hamburg-American liner Koeni-
gen-Luise, recently converted in
to a mine layer.
The German embassy at st.
Petersburg has been wrecked by
Il bomb and Il bonfire made of
the furniture by the mob.
The Russian ambassador and
his staff in Berlin are reported
to have been subjected to much
abuse after the declaration of
war. Germany carries dcstruc-
ton in its path, heaping. indig-
mites along the way, shooting
as spies great numbers of their
captured enemies.
French are putting all their
forces in the field and will stop
Gcrmany's progress if an invas-
ion of France is attempted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
THE PRESIDENTS WIFE IS
DYING.
Washington, Aug. 6-Mrs. Will
son died at 5 p. m. today.

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President, and the first lady i'm the
land, lies Mt the point of death and
little hope is entertained for her re-
covery. Four months Of almost un-
broken illness, with complication of
nervous ailments by Brights disease,
have sapped her vitality, and the end
is regarded as matter of days, and
perhaps hours. Our last reports, late
yesterday after noon, state that al
though she had spent the previous
night quietly there was no change in
her condition.
Sometime ago she slipped on a rug
at the White House, and sustained an
injury to her spine, which necessitat-
ed an operation, and since which she
has been in poor health. Her children
are all at her bedside awaiting The
expected end.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
Editors Folks All Home Ayniu

The Editors household was com
plctcd this week by the return of his
daughters, Miss Nancy, who has been
studying music in Chicago, and Mrs.
j. +. Pearcc and her three children,
from Wise, and the "ndoptcd dnugh-
ter" Miss Patty Cofcr, from Blue
field, and the old home is lively again.
The Editor, thinking that perhaps
his room will be about M acceptable
MS his presence, under the somewhat
congcstcd condition, will take n few
days oif--tnking in the Farmers In.
slituic in Roanoke for two days, and
about two or three days ai thcod
home in Botetourt, "whcrc the skies
are always bright, and the sun for
ever shines"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07

Sunday. There was large crowd at
the funeral. Hairless leaves widow
and two children. Score again for
John Barleycorn!
From the Car Window.
The view from the car window is
always interesting at any time, and
specially so down the Ciinch on Sun
day morning. At every station there
was crowd of people-some going
away, others just to see who was GO
ing, others to meet friends. Sunday
schools evidently have a hard time
where the trains arrive just about
1O o'clock. There was n large Sunday
school crowd at every station, "wait,
ing TO see the train," all we'll dressed
quiet, and we'll behaved. There has
been great change in the Sunday
travel of years ago, when disorder
and even much drinking was to be
seen on these Sunday trains. On this
occasion large crowd of people
from Tazewell went down to "1'he
Camp" at the Mollie Hopper Hole, to
spend the day, the cars stopping at
the camp going and returning.
AS to the drought, little need be
said. The fields are bare and burnt,
With only one or two exceptions lit
Tie prospect for corn crop was seen.
The only green fields seen from the
car window were several areas of
alfalfa. The drought is getting in it's
deadly, whitening work.
Richlands, Pounding Mill, Cedar
Bluff, as well as Raven, are said to
be in good shape. New buildings are
going up, good schools and churches,
and good, quiet people all tend to
make these towns\ desirable places
of residence. Only, alas, raid, now
and then, by General Booze, disturbs
the peace and quietude of these little
cities.
Inquiry along the line and at Raven
brought out the information that the
vote for Statewide Prohibition will
be large-almost unanimous, liz that
section. One man said to me, al am
drinking man, and liquor has done me
great harm, and | am going to vote
against the devilish stuff, for want
the temptation put as far away rs
possible"
]. A. l..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07

refer in n million speeches and print
ed documents to the terrible war
that just was avertcd." That is the
greatest reason Tor the war dcspat-
ches being sent out world wide from
European nations ut present. And, as
to real news or Information, it is to
no purpose whatever that the render
reads them in the daily papers. AS to
whether such military nations as Ger
many and Russia mean to 90 to war
on account of this present Austrio-
Servian war there is no possible way
for us to tell. If they have it def
nitely made up in their secret hearts.
that they are not actually going to
war, that will or would in no way
affect the threatening war move
n.ents within their territories. and the
nrc. ten.ng, dark war news telegraph
ei from them.
iiC has now been six dnys since the
New York papers first pnges were
i'!ci with iutopcan dispatches to
the effect that all Europe would be in
war IN ~" or "2i" hours, and no.
thing actual of the kind has happened
yet, though six days have passed. And
of the scores of messages that have
come aa facts, only two have turned
out to lie the truth. or course the
great European War Empcrors may
ovcrdo this game by some part of the
army laundering on some frontier and
going too far into real battle that
would bring on an actual war between
the big powers. Powder in II dam
gcrous thing to fool with.
d. T. M
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
"Jim" Painter Here.

An interested visitor to Tazewell
this week was Mr.. James A. Painter,
after an absence of more than twenty
years. From n STRIPPING of boy he
has grown and developed into man
of fine stature. He lives at Radford,
where he holds the position of Clerk
of the Corporation Court-has Il
wife, who was Miss Priddy, of
Giles, and six children. He is on a
vacation, and stopped off here to
visit the graves of his father, the late
James b. Painter, and his mother,
who sleeps by his side. She died when
this boy was five years old. After all
these years nearly everybody in town
knew him, and were glad to see him
again. He boarded in the family Of
the editor of this paper, and attended
school here more than 20 years ago.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Causes of the Ausirio-servian War.

New York, Aug. G.
If there is to be big European
war from the Austrio- Scrvian war, or
if it is to be only between the two, II
knowledge of the real causes makes
one read with more interest the daily
news items from the field. Few or
none of even the large dailics have
sufficiently stated the causes of the
war.
The real and principal cause Is that
the many revolutionary societies and
their leaders in Servia, that advocate
human freedom and better conditions
for the masses of southeastern Eu
rope, have been crossing the Danube
River northward into Austria Hun
gary and propagating the ideas of
freedom and independence among the
subjects of the old man, Francis Jo-
seph, Emperor of Austria. The old
Emperor has stood the propagating
of these revolutionary" ideas among
tiec just as long as he can. The ere
volutionary" ideas have gotten on
his nerves and he has determined to
stop their propagation. That, accord
ing to the highest Austrian officials
now in the United States, and, also,
according to the common Austrian
traveller, is the greatest reason for
the present war. Emperor Francis
Joseph being an elderly gentleman,
his customs and ideas belong to Il
half hundred years ago, and the
idea of human freedom for all COM
mon people annoys and appalls him
to n degree that we Americans cannot
begin to appreciate. He is in earnest
about this war.
A second cause is that the standing
army of Servia is rather large for II
small country and the Austrian En-
peror objects to its being so large,
and has wished the Servian govern
ment to reduce its army. But as Ser
via is so small compared to Austria
Hungary, and big standing armies
are the order of the day in European
countries, the size of little Servia's
regular army cannot be looked upon
as having been much cause. But it Is
in the increase in territory and popu-
lation of Servia, as well as in the
size of the army, hat has made
Austria jealous. In last years wal
with Turkey Servia gained much ter.
ritory and population.
A third cause, not of the actua
beginning of the war, but the greaI
reason the war is now being talked
in such big way by European ma
tions, and as if awfully threatening
and most likely to throw a half 6
dozen European countries into the
mightiest and most terrible war Of
modern times, is that the rulers ant
military classes of these European
nations wish to impress the people
with all the war scare possible Sc
that the people will readily pay taxes
for the up-keep of the large standing
armies; and, also, that the war idei
may be kept alive and fresh in th'
mind of the masses. This war scar,
will help the rulers and militar!
strata not only for the present, bu
: for a dozen literal years to come il
getting the people to pay money fo
the large and heavy war footing an,
expenses. The military interests will
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
Get the Booze!

The Graham Daily News in Blue
field Telegraph states that two ne
groes had stolen a 2-gallon jug Of
booze from citizen of Falls Mills
name not given, and that detectives
and officers were securing the country
to capture the thieves.The guess is
they say, that the officers are in
structed to "never mind the negroes,
but to get the liquor at all hazards u
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
CeIebrates 5sth. Anniyersary.

Mrs. Elizabeth Burton celebrated
59th. anniversary at her home at
Unaka Wednesday. A number of her
close friends and the members of
the family were present. Among the
guests were Mrs. g. II. Galloway, and
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, Of Jenkin-
East Vivian; Mrs. G. C. Leedy and
little son, of Kimball; Miss Lula
Jones, of Tazewell; Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Burton, of Elkhorn; Mrs. E. C. Nc
Farland, Of Goodwin's Ferry, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
CAUSES OF THE WAR.

Our weekly New York letter is not
patented, plated affair, but is writ
ten by real. live eyc-witness-a man
on the ground. This week he gives in
II Few words, the causes of the thrcn-
tened war in Europe. The Clinch
Valley News is the first paper, so
Tar as we have seen, to give its read
crs the causes of the war.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
w. ID. JONES DEAD.

William ID. Jones died at his home
near Grafton on Thursday afternoon,
at 1:30 o'clock, after u long illness.
lie was 20 years old last May. Be
sides II widow he leaves n family of
nine children-5 sons and four daugh.
tcrs, all of whom live in this section
except one son, james, who lives in
Missouri, and daughter, Mrs. Giles,
who lives at Keystone, w. Va. The
names of the children are, William,
James, Harry, Charles, and Roy. Dat
ghters. Mrs. Ellie Showers, Mrs. Bes-
sic Giles, Misses Dorothy and Lucille.
The funeral and burial took place on
Wednesday, at 2 p. m. The burial
was in charge of Uundertaker Peery,
and the funeral sermon was preached
by Revs. ID. p. Hurley and C. r.
Brown. One of the largest crowds of
people ever assembled on Clear Fork
was present, to bear their testimony
to the worth of one of their leading
and very best citizens. All classes of
people appreciated w. ID. Jones. ale
was n good man." is the universal
verdict of the people among whom he
has lived for more than third of
century, and he will be sorely missed
from among them. Not only so, but
the eople of this town ami the entire
county knew him and admired him.
He was man of sterling character,
sound busines judgment, charitable
to the poor, honest and square in his
dealings. AS father and husband he
will be most sorely missed, for it was
in his home his greatest influence was
felt. A good man is gone, but leaves
to posterity the rich legacy of we'll
spent life and noble, Christian ak
ample.
The writer of these lines has known
him intimately for nearly twenty
years, and can honestly say that he
never knew better man than Will
liam d. Jones, and his death is regard
ed as personal loss. He was friend
indeed of whom any one might be
justly proud. He left his business in
good shape. He had put his house in
order. His children and their excel
lent, devoted mother are we'll provid-
ed for, which seemed for years to
have been his chief and only concern.
His work was done, and we'll done,
and he laid himself down to sleep
as one who draws the drapery of his
couch about him, and lies down to
pleasant dreams.
The Jones family were natives of
Botetourt county, Va. The family
moved here soon after the war. VIM.
Jones, the father, lived in the Alex
ander property, on lower Main St.,
now owned by Mr.. Mcdonald. There
were several children, perhaps four
of whom are living, viz: Lewis Jones,
and a brother, Mrs. Jennie Kits and
perhaps q sister, who lives in Penn
sylvania. These statements, as to the
members of his fathers family cannot
be verified at this writing. The sub
ject of this sketch went west when q
young man, where he engagedin bust
ness and was successful. He married
his wife while there, and through al
the years she has proven helper
indeed. He settled on Clear Forl
about 35 years ago, and engaged il
farming and stock-raising, and by
energetic and wise management &C
cumulated handsome estate which
he leaves unencumbered. He wrought
well. and sleeps in an honored grave
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
Fred Steele's Horse Establishing 6
Record.

F. R. Steele's colt, Dick Watts, by
General Watts, 2:O6 3-4, has been
making record on the Delaware and
Maryland race courses. The colt start
ed in two races last week, and won
both, taking three-year-old record
of 2:19 Ia over a half-mile track.
Horsemen think Steele's horse has q
bright future, and will be heard from
in tho races this summer and fall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
THE DEMAGoGUE.
A Maverick.

Assured and assuring he strikes his
pose,
AS the dear peoples" friend he ad-
justs his level,
But if the dear "people" don't go as
he goes,
Why then, the "dear people" may go
to the devil.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07

Hon. M. j. Tanning, of Philadel-
phia, will speak at Richlands Thurs
day evening, August 18th. The meet
ing and address is under the auspices
of the w. c. L. U.
Mr.. Tanning is said to be an elo-
quent speaker. For many years he has
devoted his time and talents to the
:ause of temperance and other great
questions of reform. He will have a
large audience at Richlands.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
Temperancc Rally at RichIands.

On next Sunday evening, Aug. 9th.
a union temperance rally will be held
in the Christian church at Richlands,
all the churches uniting. An inter
esting occasion is promised.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
WOOL BAGS!

We have on our list several hun
dred bags loaned out. All who have
not returned bags, will please do 80
II, G. and M, l.. PEERY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07

A'"'' '''' p''"S; G. R, BROWN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
The Shooting.

A tragedy occurred at Raven on
Friday night, which was the cause of
the postponement of the celebration.
a man an named med t HAIRLESS ss was shot dead lead
was ", trying sto to n make ' Hairless Behave awe
himself. He was drinking, they said,
and was acting ugly when Osborne
attempted to arrest him. Hairless
reached for his gun, they said, but
Osborne was the quicker, and got
there first. The funeral and burial
took-piace near Raven, at 2 p. M, on
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07

Sunday. There was large crowd at
the funeral. Hairless leaves widow
and two children. Score again for
John Barleycorn!