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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-05
Sowing Grass With Oats And
Other Small Grain.

Why do we SOW grass with
oats and other small grain; Be
cause our forefathers did the
the same thing. Our forefath-
ers planted corn in February
and March aud plowed their
corn so deep that more harm
than good WAS done in break
ing corn roots.
Most of us have learned that
we should wal until the
ground is warm TO plant corn
and that it is better TO cultivate
shallow. Why not go stop
farther and SOW grass and
clover in n well prepared, clean
seed bed without another crop
tn interfere with and retnrd the
growth of the grass. 1t is true
TINT we very often get stands
of grass with small grain, but
this is where the ground tx
strong enough to bring grass
in spite of the reterding inilu-
ence of the SO called NURSE
Crop When ever We get n
stand of grass with small grain
we would have gotten better
one without the small grain.
Wheat, oats, millet, rye, etc,
in no way benefit the grass
that is sown with them, They
take much plant food aud
moisture from foreground that
the grass would get if sown
without u Nurse Crop" Some
of our farmer friends tell us
that the oats, etc, shade the
grass and protect IT, Does the
young grass need TO be shaded
Isn't the sunshine the life Of
the grassf Did You ever notice
that the young grass is tall and
spindly when the oats are cut
OFF, This is because the grass
plants are trying to get the
sunshine that has been cut OH
from them.
All plants act as channels
through which the moisture
travels from the ground 20 the
air, SO oats and other small
grain conduct the moisture
from the soil, where il is need
ed by the young grass, 10 the
atmosphere much faster than If
the small grain plants were not
present The only point in
favor of seeding grass in the
old way is that we get the crop
of small grain and the extra
expense of disciug aud harrow
ing the land is saved, But il we
gov n poorer stand of grass aud
the grass plants are stunted
and later in developing Does
itpay:
Let's all follow the lead Of
good farmers and prepare our
land well and seed grass so that
it can grow off without q ham
dicap. We will fad that it pays,
Disc and harrow after small
grain comes off and SOW Your
grass in late July aud August.
- SIM -.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-05
PRINTER WANTED.

a good, sober, Industrious
job Printer, one who knows
how to make ready and feed
job Press, cnu secure regular
employment in this office. 4
young man preferred Send
reference and state wages cx-
pccted in first letter.
FOR SALE-Scven year old
horse and slightly used buggy.
Horse fine saddlcr and good
worker. Weight of horse 1880
pounds. Will trade for young
cattle "A l.. Flanary, Dryden,
Virginia
Miss Gertrude Bailey. who
has been teaching mt Kcokoe. is
visiting her GRANDMOTHER, Mrs.
Melissa Slemp. near Blue
Springs.
Lee Long, general manager
OF the Clinchfeld Coal Com
pnny, and little daughter. Lucy
Ray McPhail and Polk Wolfe,
OF Dante, accompanied tn e
Dante ball team To the Gap
Saturday
Miss Bonnie Catron enter
tanned at dinner Sunday at her
home Misses Ruby Jenkins,
rrula Bcaman jean Mars,
Mary johnson, Ruth and Kalh-
crime Barron.
Misses Launa and Nell Mars
will return this week from Pen
nington Gap, where they have
been attending school AT the
Lee Baptist Institute the past
session.
MIR. and Mrs. W II. Polly
mo,orod down To Pennington
Gap Sunday and spent the day
with relatives.
DIR. G. NJ. pnllen, DR.. Harry
Smith and Marion Smith were
down from Appnlachia Sunday.
Miss Ruble Bruce nccompani
ed the Wise volly ball team to
the Gap Saturday.
The fine residence of j. NJ
Goodlne on Poplar Hill is being
repaired on the outside and also
n new coat of paint has been
put on which adds greatly to
its appearance.
The Woman's Civic League
will hold its regular monthly
meeting Friday afternoon mt i
O'Clock in the Odd Fellows'llall.
The congregation Of Christ
Church were pleased to have
with them Sunday for morning
service the Rev. DuMoulin
pronounced Doomalah with
the accent on the first syllable),
who will again conduct services
at Christ Church in the near
future. Rev. DuAloulin is n
French Canadian, which recalls
pheasant memories OF former
rector, Rev. Russell, who waa
also a Canadian Rev DuMou
lin was the guest of the Hon,
4, I. Irvine daring his stay in
the Gap.
All who have received assess
ment blanks from c.. l.. Ham.
b!en, town assessor. will please
send them in At once or | will
have 80 make the assessmcnt
for yon the best can.
| Yours truly,
G. l. Hamilton
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-05

VI tVVTIVE,
Rig stone Gap, Va
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
Summary
OF THE
w ar News


Claims Of military successes
along virtually the eastern front
except in the extreme north, were
made in an official report to-day
from the Austrian war office. It
is asserted that in Poland, on the
Warsaw front and in GaIicia,
< Bukewina and northern Hungary
the Austro-German allies are bat
tering down the Russian resist
ance.
The rear-ward communications
OF the Russians in Galicia are
threatened, it is said. by the Aus
trians while the Russian forces
which invaded Bukowina and
northern Hungary have been un-
successful and in Poland the
trenches of the Austro- German
armies are approaching the War
saw forts.
Dispatches from London and
Paris state that the Russians have
inflicted a defeat on the Turkish
army which invaded Persia, have
re-occupied Tabriz
The Berlin atlyices tell of raid
: on Ostend and Zeebrugge in Bel
GUM by British aeroplanes. 1t
is said that three of the aero
planes failed to retur9, having
been injured by Germans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
BRIDCEP TERS
CLAIM SHARE IN
HIDDEN FOR TUNE
Mrs. Mackey, Darien Re
c1use, Left Estate Esti-
mated at $500, 600.
MONEY CONCEALED
IN WoMAN's HOME
Search Of Almost Untenaht-
ed Mansion Discloses
Great Wealth.

Four residents of Bridgeport and
vicinity are preparing to make claims
for their shares in the $500. 900 estate
left by Mrs. Josephine Mackey, the
wealthy recIuse Of the Boston Post
Road, Darien Ehe Bridgeport heirs,
each Of which will undoubtedly re-
ceive a large share Of the estate, ara
two nephews, Adrian Rocket, of 1913
Benham avenue, proprietor of the
Eastern Printing Co.; William Rock
ett, of 81 Carleton avenue employed
at the Bryant Electric Co.; a niece,
Mrs. Ella Keppy, formerly of this city
but now residing in Stratford, and a
grandnieoe, ella Leavenworth of Or
onoque.
Claims of these heirs have been f1Ied
with the Home Bank & Trust Co.
which is acting as the administrator
of the estate at present The Bridge
port heirs VIII hold a conference with
in, a few days and will undoubtedly
employ legal counsel should any ques-
ton regarding the division of the es-
tate arise.
Search through the home of Mrs
Mackey has resulted in the finding Of
thousands of dollars in cash hidden
under carpets, behind pictures, in
(continued on Page 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30

FIGHT FOR GOLD
MINES RENEWED
Company Organized to Wage
His Contest for Title to
Properties

With the announcement OF the IN
corporation Of the MaylLundy Min
ing company, at San Francisco, Cal.
whose object will be to validate the
titles now claimed by Gabrge W. But
terrified, formerly of this city, an
other chapter has opened In one Of
the most spectacular dramas that has
ever been enacted in the mining
world, which yet may bring to But
terfield the great fortune which he
has sought since his youth.
Butterfie1d will be remembered by
many in this city as the more or less
eccentric bill collector, living in North
Washington avenue. He came to
this city some 16 or IT years ago,
and lived here until 1913 when he
hopefully renewed his fight for the
mines that are said to have produced
more than. $20,0aQ.0 900 in gold.
Through his attorney, J.. J. Corr,
of this city he was advised to go
West, where his claims could be bet
ter considered than in the East. An
nouncement was received in this city
today that the May-Lundy Mining
Company. had been incorporated.
with offices at 628 Montgomery St.,
San Francisco, the capital stock be-
ing $4,000. The officers are G. W.
ButterfieId. president: J. 3. McIner-
ney, vice president. Edward F'alk,
secretary, A. M. Butterfield "a broth
err, assistant secretary, James A.
doIph Hatfield. attorney at law.
A list of the properties claimed,
Continued on Page 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
Democrats Harry
smoot Throughout
Twelve Hour Talk

sVaaazaneton, Jan. %. s0.-Day1isE41t found
he majority and She n1inofffy waelng
desperate battle against time and
pzxystcal weakness to prevent the pas
Rage OF che government ship purchase
BILL which the majority has decreed
shat be voted upon beEore any other
business IL transacted During the
session that had lasted from II O'Clock
Yesterday morning through the night
without recess. the Democrats had
ron some advantage for the k1lI and
The opposition did not leave a doop-
ho1e unguarded or a moment of thu
Inns unprotected foref fear it might be
haataned to a, fna1 vote. Half a score g
pf heavy-eyed senators were on the
HooF throughout the night.
During the hattie Of the early hours
when the majority had invoked pro-
re4ure which their opponents charged
had swept aside the rules OF the Sem
Rte TO dispose OF the tangled par1fa-
6nentary situation raised by the RE-
Gst1blicanss Senator SInoot made a
speech that lasted nearly all night.
The bill had been forwarded to that
point where failure of the opposition
TO occupy every minute Of time would
mean roll call on the adoption OF the
caucus draft as a substitute for the
original measure.
Nothing remained for the Republi-.
cana but to attempt to talk the bill to
death either with the adjourn nnent Of
lcoatinued % Rage 1Wo9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
Personal Tax Collectors
Go Out Of Office Today

: Good news for the men who have
not paid their personal tax and who
dread the approach of Saturday be-
cause that is when warrants for the
delinquents are issued and the per-
sonal tax collectors went out of office
today and they will send no more lists
of de4inquents to the prosecuting at
torney& The latter official has a list
of some who have not paid up but
when warrants for these men have
been served it will be some time be-
fore another list is issued, Tax COL
lector Smith today was given the war
rant by Mayor Wilson to collect the
1914 personal tax and the bills are
now being prepared in his office.
This morning the retiring collectors
Patrick Cuddy. James Holt. Jr., and
John Kemp1e handed their keys to
Janitor O'Connor of the city hall
What the future may hold for them
seemed to be the least of their con-
cern, for each of the trio declared he
had made no plans.
IT never worked for less money
since I was boy 16 years old than
I have received here, declared Mr..
Cuddy. The collectors were appoint
ed by Mayor Buckingham, to serve
four years and their salary was 81. 45O
each, per year. Holt and Kemple will
take vacations before engaging in anv
business.
The room which the collectors for
merly occupied will now be used as a
part Of the offices of the board of con-
tract and supply. 1t will also be used
as a coat room by the aldermen and
for the recess meetings of the alder
manic committees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
AUTO BANDITS IN
DARING RAID GET
CASES OF JEWELS
Gems Worth Nearly $50, 900
Taken in Daylight Rob
berry in New York.
HIGHWAYMEN BIND
AND GAG employees
Work With Goodness and
Leisure and Then Make
Getaway in Safety.

New York, JAM S0-Between $40
900 and s5o,O0D worth of diamonds
were stolen today from the pawn
shop OF Adolph Stein ON the upper
east side by three men who drove
up to the store in ~an automobile,
held up the three clerks with revolv-
ers. bound and gagged them, threw
the Jewels into. three suitcases and
escaped IN the waiting car.
: The first of the three men entered
the store ahead Of his companions
and engaged one Of the clerks in
conversation. The other two rob
ibers came in together and snapped
the spring lock onst the door behind
them. At a signal all three drew
their erevolvers and covered the three
clerks with them.
The clerks were marched to the
rear of the store. bound and gagged
with cord and handkerchiefs, thrown
to the floor and tied together. -Hav-
ing thus disposed Of the clerks, the
highwaymen worked IeisureIy rthing
the safe which had been unlocked a.
short time before when the shop
opened for the days business. Most
of the jewels were mounted in rings
The hfghwaymen took $40 in cash
but overlooked other cash in the
safe.
With their three suitcases the
highwaymen LETT the store without
causing suspicion among the pass
ersby on the street. About a quar-
ter of an hour elapsed before one Of
the clerks freed himself and reIeas-
ed the others. The alarm was then
given.
The proprietor OF the place, after
rough inventory, estimated his loss
at $4,000.
The estimate made of the loss COW
cred the amounts fer which the jew
els were paSvned, the proprietor said. !.
and did not cover the full value of
the Diamonds The haghyvay1nerl
worked with unusua1 coolness and
leisure. The sultcases in which they
carried away the Jewels were taken
from the pawnbroker' s stock and were
the best he had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
DIR. McQUEENEY TAKES
CHARGE OF SURGICAL
SERVICE AT HOSPITAL

AT a recent session of the govern
ing board OF ST. vincent's hospital,
Dir Andrew McQueeney of 5s3 Noble
avenue. former night emergency hos
pttal surgeon, was appointed in
charge of the surgical service that
has been vacant for several years
DR.. J. Murray Johnson has been act
ing in charge In addition to his reg
ular work. DR. Daniel T. Banks, 254
East Main street, was appointed as
Ststant surgeon, the service being
from April to July. DIR. J. H. Finne-
gan of the emergency hospital staff,
formerly OF the house staff, was ap-
pointed on the medical staff as as
sistant to DR.. T. F. Hea1y, visiting
physician from January to April
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
Official
VIEWS OF
w Wor1d's w ar
GERMAN

Berlin. Jan. alderman troops
captured 745 French soldiers and II
machine guns in the western part OF
the Argonne forea yesterday. accord
ing to official announcement made by
the German war office today.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
ssThe French losses in the fighting
to the north OF Nieuport. Jan. 26
were heavy Over 800 A1oroccans and
Algerians were found dea in the sand
dunes German artillery yesterday
hampered the enemy IN his efforts I'd
make his way by sapping operations
in the direction OF the sand hill which
is the east of the lighthouse located
to the south Of La Bassee canal. Last
night the Germans captured from the
French at this point two more trench
es which are connected with the posi-
tions occupied by us January rs. In
this operation we made SO prisoners.
TN the western part of the Ar
gonne forest German attack deliy-
cred yesterday resulted in a consider
able advance. Twelve officers and
.733 soldiers were taken prisoner. We
also captured 12 machine guns and
10 smaller guns. The losses of the
enemy were heavy from 400 to 500
dead having been left on the field OF
battle. The French infantry regi-
nent No. f55, seems to have been
.annihilated. The German losses
were comparatively small.
French night attacks to the south
west of Verdun were repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. To the
northeast of Badonvil1er the French
forces were driven from the village OF
Angomont as far back as the village
Of premenil and Angonont was oc-
cupied by our troops.
..In East Prussia a Russian attack
against the German force protecting
a bridge head to the east of Darkeh-
men was defeated. Some of our for
tifications to the east of the Lake
district were sheIled by the enemy
A Russian force to the southeast OF
Lake Loewenstein retreateds under
the German fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
MRS. CODERRE
GETS DIVORCE
FOR CRUELTY

Mary g. Coderre, the 2O-year-ofd
stenographer who won notoriety by
her connection with the trial OF John
L. Soxners, at the time the 1ouaI paint
dealer was charged with responsibility
for the death OF Mrs. Helen Judd dur
ing a joy ride. is free from the bonds
of matriInony today.
Judge Webb in the superior court
yesterday afternoon granted her a. di-
vorce from Earl W. Coderre on the
gronud Of into1erable cruelty Owing
to the delay in reaching her case she
the day She was dressed in a dark
suit which contrasted becomingly with
her light hair
Mrs. Coderre came to this city from
Ho1yoke, Mass. and was employed in
the LoomobiIe Co Office at the time
of her friendship with somers She in
company with Somers and Mrs. Judd
on the automobile ride of December
20, 1913 which ended when the ma
chine crashed into trolley car at
West Haven and hurled Mrs. Judd to
her death.
After somers had been arraigned on
a granddaughter charge he claimed
Mrs Goderre tried to extort $500 from
him by threatening to change her tes-
timony. Mrs. Coderre was tried in the
city court before Acting Judge
OfMeara of New haven. who found
her not gul1Gy. Ihat was March 4,
1914 Since then she has been living
in this city. The Coderres were mar
ried in August, 1911 The wife's maid
en- name was Mary c. Cassie
Another divorce granted yesterday
by Judge Webb was that of Charles
r. Jenifer OF this city from Catherine
Jenifer Of this city Desertion In July,
1902, was alleged
Julia sullivan of this city was freed
from John Sullivan of this city De-
sertion was the ground. sThe sullivans
were married in 1894
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
AUSTRIAN

Vienna, jan 3o.=An official com
naunication issued by the Austrian
general staff says:
1.-THE present phase of the war in
Galicia is proceeding favorabIys for
u.s. The attempts Of the Russian Ga
lician army to outhank Archduke Jo-
seph Ferdinand's army near Nowy
Sando and attack CracoW via Tarnow
have led to a conpter offensive blythe
archduke against Tarnow which
threatens the rear-ward communica-
tions of the Russians in Galicfa and
the CarpathianS
Equally ineffective was the Rus
sian invasion Of Hungary and the at
tempt to invade Transylvania from
Bukowina in order to isolate General
Fischer,s army and outf1ank our Car
pathian forces "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
scissors May Be Scene of
Another Heavy Conflict,
AS Both Sides Draw UP
Forces In That Vicinity
Battle In Snow Grips
Eastern Forces.

London, Jan 3O-The Ausro-Ger-
man concentration IN the Carpa-9
thians, which is regarded as q men
ace to the Russian armies in Bulzo-
wing and the Russian activities in
East Prussia which have been char
acterized as threatening the German
forces in this vicinity. Thus, at the
extreme end Of the immense east
ern front military operations OF the
greatest inportance are now deve1-
oping.
On the western baftle fr04t another
big battle in the vicinity OF Sodssons
is confidently expected. A new dn-
xasion OF East Prussia Is becoming
we'll defined in the eyes OF British
observers as an outnanking move
ment. For some time past this FROM
tier district has been in Russian
hands without attracting much at=
tention butt now the invaders have
begun a series OF slight western sd~
vances along the so miles front from
TfIsit southwark almost as far as Ans
gerburg. This front is only about
fifty miles to the east Of the Prus-
sian fortress of Koenigsberg.
Many miles to the south the com
bined Austro-Germa armies and the
forces of Russia are battling in the
snow in the Carpathian mountain
passes but as is usual With nnoun-
tain lighting, the sftuatdon is confused
each side maintaining that the tide
of battle is running in Ats favor. Il
will be hard to form a clear picture
of the situation until either the Rus
slams emerge in force on the Hum
garfan plains or the Austrians and
Germans hammer them back to the
IN fountain passes perhaps causing at
the same time a Russian retreat =
Bukowina-
One effort of this struggle has been
to bring the Austro-German troops go
near the Rumanian frontier as to fan
the war flame in that country, q fact
which may have an important bear
ing on deciding when Runanis VIII
enter the conflict. Little reliable
Information has come to hand con
corning the fight in the Caucasus.
A roundabout ruInor credits Russia
with the occupation OF Tabriz.
The London newspapers which hall
ed the fighting to the east Of 1l kan
tara. as the real beginning Of the
Turkish invasion Of Egypt now seem
! inclined to qualify that assertion
While there has been more uni1n-
portant skirnnishing to the east OF
the canal there is little proof thaC
| the Turks are advancing in force
4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
FRENCH

5aris. Jan. s0.-The French war Of
fee today gave out a report on the
progress of the war reading as fol-
lows: =
Generally speaking, the day of Jan
% passed quietly In Belgium there
were artillery engagements. In front
Of Gninchy, near La Bassee. the Brit
tsh army drove back an attack deliv-
cred by three German battaIions. The
Germans in this case suffered heavy
losses.
.aro the north of Arras neax. Neu-
yiIleSt.- -Vaast, our heavy artillery
bdought a battery under its fire and
caused the caissons of the enemy to
explode.
ssInz the sectors of Albert, Roye, sois-
sons eSraonne Rheims and Perthes
there were yesterday engagements at
times rather severe. Our batteries ac-
quilted themselves efficiently.
Continued on Page 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-30
Inv vALIDS JOIN
IN SEARCH FOR
LOST PATIENT
DR.. Sweet, Natural Boneset-
Ter, Still Remains Strange
ly Missing
SEARCH EXTENDS
ALONG WATERFRONT
Trolleymen Unable to Aid
In Search Odd Fellows
Active

Mystery has been woven about the
disappearance of DR. John Lewis
Sweet from the Shelton Sanftariufn on
Thursday, when searching parties
mates Of the institute the Shelton and
Derby police, and general alarm
over the Connecticut Company's lines
returned repoRts that not the slight
est clue could be found which would
throw light ON his present where
sabouts.
The woods and fields adjoining the
Shelton sanitariutn have been care
fully searched in the hope of locating
his body, and the riverside has like
wise been secuted for a distance of.
over a miIes but not the slightest ves-
tige OF apparel has been found.
"A report transmitted to the Derby
and Shelton police that when last
seen he had on his person a valuable
Watch, caused the authorities in those
towns to carefully search all pawn
shops upon the theory that he might
have been waylaid and the watch,
turned into cash. Their investigation
was fruitless.
Every starter Of the Connecticut
COMPANY yesterday received instruc-.
tions the trolley officials to prosecute
vigorous search among the men in an
effort to ascertain if he could have
taken any car from the vicinity of the
the crews running in that vicinity
have reported not having seen any
man board their cars who would ut
the description given out yesterday.
Investigation In Bridgeport tended
to show that Sweet might have taken
either one of two cars leaving here
for the round trip at 1885 and 1875
respectively. These cars were IN
charge of John Webb and Patrick
Murray. Both men when interviewed
by Farmer reporter to-day said said
Sweet had not boarded their car as
he is well known among UcdIey-Tnen
and Would Instantly have been recog-
uized by them.
At DIR. Sweets home in Long Hill,
his family are nearly prostrated over
the uncertainty OF his fate, and an
appeal to the local organization OF
Odd Fellows, of which he is a MEM
Der, has stimulated both general and
individual search for hfEn
A report that he might have walked
to- Shelton or Derby and there taken
a ear for his old home in Milford, via
New Haven, was scented by friends
IN both places Neither has he been
II New HxLYen, aoeord1ng to persons
VINO knew hirn Well or IN Milford
:fhls, noWeVers. Is the theory OF the
itro4ley1nen OF l3erpy ana Br1ogepoft'
VINO polnF 70 the 1acL tnaL ne oILen
spoke IN recent years OF going to Mill
4ero snoufo ms sa1l1ne1fI become SO
serious enaI ne cotld not colnDal II.
oe1aahs were issaIneu c.,1 So1s1y o1
ms 81 ene ssali
5es.sn zs ..le