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The Washington times., 1915-12-09
To Be Heard December 16.

believed the suffragists viii call on hiiH'
To Be Heard December 16.
Announcement was made today by the
Congressional Union that the Union had
received assurance from Senator Thom-
as that the hearing of the ENJOYS from
the Western voters, here under CON
gressional Union auspices, would DO
given on December 16. instead of on De
cember Is, the day on which the ka-
uonal American Woman's Suffrage AS
soCiation IL to be heard.
Senator Thomas Is chairman or ths
Senate Suffrage. Committee, and u was
feared that his committee wouio not
hear the Congressional Union leaders
because of their political activity against
those Democrats who world not piedse
themselves to support suffrage.
Following n meeting of the NadVisory
council Of the union, 1t was anpouncem
that organizers will be sent into an
an organization. These organizers VIII
be sent out at once, and efforts VIII pe
made to have Congressional Union
branch in every State and territory IN
the Union.
Organization Plans.
with the organizations In all States
and the choice Of national officers TO
be made at this convention. the union
will have perfected it's plans for a ma
tion-wide organization, the leaders say.
At this afternoons business session
reports Of national organizers are pc
ing heard These arc Miss virginia Ar
mold, Mrs Ekka NJ. Dean. Miss Elsie
Hill. Miss Gertrude Hunter. Miss lsa-
bella Mott Miss Emily X. Perry. Mrs.
f. St Clair Stevens, Miss Elsie leland.
Mirs Mabel Vernon, and Miss M>rEaEet
Fay Whittemore.
This evening a meeting OF onlCerS OF
State branches will be held
Speakers Are Ch"sen.
Mrs. Benton MacKayc will be the
speaker at Keith's matinee this aft =
ernoon, and Mrs. Barton jerks VIII
arpear tonight. Throughout the
week the Congressional Urion speak
ers are presenting the suffrage cause
from Keith's stage following the
presentation OF Naziinovas wv al
Brides"
Speakers from the Congressional
Union also will preach suffrage from
| a truck on which the wpman's liberty
| bell is being conveyed through the
! streets. Mrs. Katherine 1;ushcnbcr-
ger, Of Philadelphia. is custodian OF
| the bell. Those scheduled to speak
from tn" bells platform include Miss
! Anne Martin. Miss Margaret White
| more, Mrs. Miunic F.. Brooke. Mrs L
B. Elliott Mrs. Crystal Eastman
Benedict. and Mrs. Florence y. Cot
terill
The Washington times., 1915-12-09
LOCAL AND NJ Y. FINANCIAL NEWS.
New York Stocks.

All transactions in stocks are on the
basis OF dollars and fractions thereof.
Co. member. Of New York sock EseSsnss
Hibbs Buildins.
The Washington times., 1915-12-09
Marriage Licenses.

John F Fsndree, Grassland. Va, and Maggie
NJ Crockett. Unionville, Va.
Robert l.. Ettel. Balt.mors, and Edna r,
Green. Mt. Jackson. Va.
The Washington times., 1915-12-09

The campaign in behalf OF lepers now
being conducted in Washington will be
transferred to Hyattsville for big
meeting to be held in the First Presby-
terian Church. The speakers will be
DR.. w. NJ. Danner and Miss Christine
Timing, of England. national organizer
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
The Washington times., 1915-12-09

The marriage OF Miss Helen Eliza abeth
Middleton, daughter of County Com
missioner end Mrs. Theodore r. Middle
ton. and Hervy G. Machen. OF Hyatts-
Vile will take place tomorrow at Relrs
Springs.
The Washington times., 1915-12-09
SUFFRAG|STS CARRY
FIGHT TO CAPITOL
"See Everybody" Is Slogan, As
Workers, 100 Strong, Can
vass Offices.
Continued from First PageO

have been seen--with the possible eXcep
ton of Congressman Tom Hefiin OF
Alabama. Mr.. Hcfiin Is regarded as a
sort OF hopeless case" and 1t Ism
believed the sufrragists will call on hiin'
The Washington times., 1915-12-09

Miss Selby Zell. OF Baltimore, who Is
visiting Miss Graham. will also be in
the party.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
HERE'S TO THE
CORN CLUB BOYS!

From an address by Attorney General
II " Beckett before the North Carolina
Society in New York CiiN)
But Just now we are develop
ing down home n new declara
ton of independence. We are
not writing it, we are not
speaking tive are growing it.
But when we have finished it it
will spell one hundred bushels
of corn to every acre planted.
And the heroes who are grow
ing this new declaration Of in
dependence are the Corn Club
Boys. Last year these hoys
made an average of 63 $40
bushels of corn to the acre,
while the balance of the state
made is.
In my opinion, the Boys
Corn Clubs are the most help
full organizations in the state.
There is nothing high-sounding
or spectacular about them.
They do not pretend to compete
with the Daughters of Ameri-
can Revolution or the Sons of
the Colonial Danes. There is
Jus: a plain, one gallused coun-
try boy standing with an ear of
good seed corn in his hand, but
to me this boyish figure looms
large against the horizon, and
rs eloquent with the prophecy
of a better day For devoutly
believe that in him there is
found another child of the
bullrushes, destined to deliver
his people out of their bondage
for bread
30 here in this metropolis of
the nation, amid the beauty and
spiendor of this banquet scene,
and to this distinguished COM
pany, | give the toast.
Heres to the Corn Club Boys,
May their tribe increase
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Flanagan Acts
as Assistant
Named as Assistant Health
Commissioners in Place
Vacated by DR.. A. w.
Freeman.

Richmond, Va, March Ia
DR.. Roy X. Flanagan has been
designated by Health Commits
sioner Enninn c. Williams to
act ms assistant commissioner
of health until u permanent APP
pointment is made by the State
Board of Health at its regular
meeting in July.
DR.. Flanagan, who takes
the place vacated by DR. \. w.
Freeman, recently appointed
epidemiologist in the United
States Public Health Service,
has been connected with the
State Board Of Health for five
years aud has. in the judgment
Of the board, performed most
efficient service. In direct
charge of the important work
of school and hotel inspection,
DR.. Flanagan has also con
Quoted many of the local cam
paigns for sanitary betterment
and has met with marked sue
cess.
Before coming to the State
Board of Health, DR.. FIanna-
gan was chief health officer of
Charlottesville, in which posi-
ton he attracted attention in
health circles throughout the
United States. His work in the
reduction of mortality from
communicable disease in the
university town, in the con-
struction of II central abattoir
and in the collection of morbid
ity and vital statistics was val
uable in the extreme. Since
coming tn the State Board OF
Health he has devised the en-
tire system OF scoring hotels,
which has met with enthusi-
astic approval by travelling men
and has written on many health
topics and especially on school
sanitation. His publications on
this subject, and especially the
report OF the important inspec-
zion conducted in Orange coun-
W, are regarded as genuine con
tribntions to this important as
pect of health work.
DIR. Flannagan's new duties
IL IL expected, will still make IL
possible for him 10 continue his
inspection work in counties
whose sanitary progress he has
in large measure directed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Fire at Intermont.

y boarding house owned by
the Virginia 81 Southwestern
Railway Company, mt Inter-
mont, near Appalachian, caught
fire and burned down on last
Thursday night about . O'Clock.
The building was a two story
structure and the loss was iii
the neighborhood of 50 900,
part OF which was covered by
insurance. The boarding house
was used by railroad men run
ming into that place and was
conducted by Mrs. w. 4. Mullin.
The fire originated in the upper
floor Of the building. Nearly
all the household goods were
saved.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Scott for Good Roads.

Gate City, Va. March S.-A
force of sixty state convicts
will be put to work on the
roads of Scott county early in
April. II w. Milton, an oili-
Ger of the penitentiary, was i'm
Gate City recently making ar
rangemcnts for the establish
ment of the convict camp. At
first the camp will be located in
johnson district, ten miles east
of Gate City Later it will be
moved into the EStcllvillc or
Fulkerson district.
Three of the seven districts of
the county are now building
fine roads and good progress
has been made through the
winter months. The roads are
beng put on an excellent grade.
Flve contracting companies are
al work, each with n large force
of natives and foreigners.
About twenty five miles of road
is practically completed, with
the exception of rcdrcssing in
the early spring.
DeKaib and Powell districts
will probably vote bonds this
year.
Floyd district had an election
last year aud lost hy a small
margin. Al its next election
from present Indications the
issue will carry. Within two
years Scott county will stand in
the first column in the matter
of good highways.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Athletic
Association
Hold Annual Meeting and
Elect Officers.

The Big Stone Gap Athletic
Association held it's annual
meeting on last Saturday night
and elected the following Oil
GERS for the ensuing year:
Il. Il Casper. President.
r. nrcnnen, LIST Vice Pres.
j. a. Gilmcr, 2nd Vice Pres.
II. i. Young, Secretary.
j b. Wanpler. Treasurer.
The meeting was called to
order by c S. Carter, the retir-
ing president, who stated the
object of the cali was to elect
officers for this year. Quite a
lumber of citizens were present
and before the meeting adjourn
ed resolution was unanimous
ly adopted declaring that it was
the intention to have the big
gest and best Fourth of July
Celebration here this year we
have ever had
Later, the president will APP
point the executive and other
committees.
The following new members
were elected at this meeting:
ii. l.. Miller, Paul Horne, NJ.
u. Otekin, W. c. skunk, y. d.
Pressly, Woodward Miller, \.
l. lIolton, f. T. RICHARDSON. f..
\. Dockins, c. G. lIoneycut, T..
Drennen, o G. Bell, +. G.
Whitehead. w. y. Morrell. Rev
Meyers, Coscic Sproles, Robert
lngle, Sam McCluen, j. T..
Johnson, Mr.. Brown and Mr..
pelton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
SaItYiIle Plant
Sells to England

Bristol, Va, March 20.-It
has just been made known here
that t h e Matheison Alkali
Works, Il corporation at Salt
vile, with a plant representing
an investment of bou t
50, 100000 has contracted to
supply the English government
with a large volume of It's pro
duct. Ii is stated that the con.
tract covers a period of twelve
months and that il will require
the company to operate its
plant at it's full capacity day
and night for the period men
toned. 1t means that new
era of prosperity in the town
of Saltvilla, as the payroll of
the corporation will probably
be more than doubled. The
corporation is made up o f
English and New York capital
lists, and has been doing a sue.
cessful business for % years or
more.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
NOTICE.

To all parties who have not paid their
1914 taxes.
Gour taxes are now due and
have been since December ist,
1914. As you all know, this is
my last year az Treasurer Of
Wise County, and in order to
meet my final settlement
must collect all outstanding
taxes. All taxes that are not
promptly paid Will have TO be
collected by levy. In order TO
avoid the necessity and cost O.
levy, | urgently request that
You call at once and make set
Element with me or my deputy
in your district.
r. ". WoHLFoRD,
9.i2. Treasurer Wise County.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
How French People
Cure Stomach Trouble

y household remedy of the
French peasantry, consisting of
pure vegetable oil, and said TO
possess wonderful merit i'm the
treatment of stomach. liver and
intestinal troubles, has been
introduced in this country bv
George II Mayr, who for TWEEN
ty years has been one of the
leading downtown druggists of
Chicago aud who himself was
cured by its use. So quick and
effective is its action that a
single dose is usually enough
to bring pronounced relief i'm
the most stubborn cases, and
many people who have tried it
declare they never heard of
anything to produce such re-
markable results in so short a
time. 1t is known as Mavrs
Wonderful Remedy and can
now be had at all leading drug
stores. 1t is sold with the posi.
tive understanding that your
money will be refunded without
question or bubble if ONE
bottle fails to give You absolute
satisfaction. adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Planters of Early
Potatoes Take Notice

Washington, ID. c., March Is.
Truck growers who annually
plant considerable acreage of
potatoes are warned by the
United States Department of
Agriculture that there was, ON
january / 1918, very muCh
larger supply of northern grown
potatoes in the hands of grow
ers and dealers than was tho
case January |, 1914. Expert
ence has demonstrated that IA
large hOld-over crop of north
ern grown potatoes which is in
good condition and selling at a
reasonable price when the early
truck crop potatoes reach the
market means low prices, -
sometimes 40 low that the ship
nent of such crops nets a loss
To the grower. Under such
conditions a small acreage
means a smaller loss than a
large acreage.
With $1,000, 900 more bushels
of potatoes in sight January !,
1918, than were available at the
same time last year and with Il
1918 price of 1872 cents as com-
pared with $50 cents year
ago, price under which the
then existing conditions did not
improve before the truck crop
began to move, there is little
hope that the conditions will be
better this year. The price now
is just about SO per cent less
than it was a year ago. The
distribution of the crop is much
better than last season so there
is little likelihood that the price
of hold over stock will reach
last years mark even By the
end of the storage period.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
]. Frank Griffith Dies
From Taking Poison.

Hon. j. f. Griffith, of Hona-
ker, one of the best and most
widely known citizens of Rus
sci county and tins section of
the state, died on the 18th in
slant, at Clintwood, Dickinson
county. Mr.. Griffith was AT
Clintwood attending the circuit
court for Dickinson county.
and had been there for several
days prior To his death He
had been drinking aud after
his liquor gave out he went to
la store to get some extracts.
and being familiar with the
store, he helped himself, but in
stead of getting extracts got
hold OF bottle of carbolic acid,
and twenty minutes later he
was found dead on his bed in
the room where he was stop
ping An empty bottle and a
glass were on the table near his
bed
The poison drug was taken
through mistake.
He was of a cheerful disposi-
ton and never, so far as is
known, showed any sort of dis
position toward committing
suicide.
MIR. Griffith was identified
with politics to some extent in
Russell county, having been
allied with h Q republican
party during his political ca
reer, and served one term in
the Virginia house OF delegates
from Russell county, having
been elected over "A Democratic
opponent by large majority.
lie was II political speaker of
considerable merit and always
won recognition from the mass
es of his party in his efforts
along this line lie also was
considered one Of the best Grim
mai lawyers in Russell county,
and had an extensive practice
in Russell, Dickinson and
Buchanan.
lie served Russell county one
term as commemorative attor-
ney and made quite IA good
record while in that Office.
Mr.. Griffith was about rs
years of age aud leaves a widow
and seven children.
The body was taken to Hona-
ker Sunday morning and inter
ment took place in the family
bury ing ground at $500 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
10 is estimated that one thous-
and people attended MIR. Crit
iith's funeral and burial. Hun
dreds of country people were in
attendance, coming To ilonaker
by automobiles, buggy, wagon
and other couveyances. 1t was
probably the most largely at
tended funeral in Russell coun
~ in recent years Lebanon
News
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Corn Club Meeting.

The Richmond District Farm,
ers' Club will hold it's regular
monthly meeting at East Stone
Gap on next Saturday after
noon at two O'clock. Mr.. ]. C..
Stiles, the county farm demon
strator, will be present at this
meeting. Every member of the
club is urged to he present as
important business will come
up at this time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

FOR SALE:-Rhode Island
Reds and Turkey Eggs. Apply
To Mrs. j. p Wolfe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Great Revival.

The revival meeting at the
Southern Methodist Church
closed on last Thursday night,
after IT had been in progress for
three weeks. Rev. W. G.
Thompson. of Coeburu, Va. j,
pastor evangelist, was in the
meeting II days and held Is
services. Without question it
was the greatest meeting Big
Stone Gap has ever had. The
actual count ran to $3.50 CONVEX
sions and rcclnmations, and 1t
is safe to say that there were
moro than 80 not included in
this number, besides a large
number of small children. All
ages and conditions, from !
years up To 40, were brought
under the power of the gospel.
During the first week meeting
Tor men was opened up in one
of the pool rooms. Men were
converted in these meetings
who would not 90 to the church.
One man of 40 years was con
verted, and two others of the
same aye reclaimed. Another
big fellow, a giant in stature.
and who had been serving his
master with ali his might, was
converted. He said that he had
not been i'm church for 90
years.
AT the closing service a little
boy, g years old, said: Mama, |
am going to the altar. Brother
Thompson said this was the
last chance. When at the
altar he said: 81 am asking the
Lord tn forgive all the ugly
things | have done and to make
me preacher" And so it may
be.
On the afternoon Of last
Thursday, the pastor, assisted
by the evangelis, aud DR.. Mar.
tin, received {, class of children
and young people into the
church. rhe class numbered 80.
The new ritual was used and
the service was one of the most
impressive and beautiful ever
witnessed by the writer.
Rev. Thompson is one of the
very best evangelists. He is
vigorous i'm mind and body, and
his zeal and love for the saliva
ton of lost men and women
never lags. 1t would be hard
for him to conduct "A dull ser
vice. He loves men but hates
sin, and makes no compromise
with it, He bombards the
enemy until his notifications
crumble, and then he rushos in
and claims the captivcs for his
Lord.
Rev. ". A. Bassett, of Pen
nington Gap, Va, was in the
meeting the last week and led
the singing. He is truly an
evangclistic singer of great
power,
70 date the Methodist Church
has received II members on
profession of faith and 1 by let
ter. Quite Il number have con
nccted themselves with the
other charches of the town, and
others will yet Join the church
es here and elsewhere no doubt,
while others still will wait to
see whether they can hold out
AID probably never Join at all
and of course they will not
hold out either. The people
who continue in the faith"
are fOuuu i'm thr cLurcb
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

~ Taxes ....... -.....
10 warrant No 332 returned by II. NJ Miles
which had heretofore been paid
To amount paid by Z W Kelly for Office rent
70 amount due this county from the distribution
of primary funds left in State Trcasurer's
hands ........ ..
Total TO be accounted for .......
BY amount Of allowances made 10 Sheriff
By amount OF allowances made TO County Clerk
BY amount OF allowances made To Common
wealth Attorney .s
~ amount OF allowances made to Supervisors
BY amount of allowances made to Registrars
BY amount OF allowances made to Superintend
BY amount Of allowances made to Court House
Ianitor. ......
BY amount OF allowances made to Wise County
Farm Demonstration. ......... ....
BY amount paid for medical services t. inmates
of Poor House .,......... .
BY amount paid for medical services 10 paupers
outside of Poor House ... -...........
BY amount OF allowances made for support of
paupers in Poor House and FOR work and
improvements ON Poor House and Farm
by amount of allowances made for support OF
paupers outside oi Poor House .t..
BY amount of allowances made TO Oyerseer of
the Poor in Robinson Magisterial. District
By amount OF allowances made to Oversecr of
the Poor in Lips Magisterial District
BY amount of allowances made TO Ovcfseer of
the Poor IN Gladeville Magisteral District
BY amount OF allowances made To Officers Ply
siciaus. and witnesses in Lunacy Cases
BY amount OF allowances made for books sta
uonery, lights, fuel, etc. for Court House
by amount OF allowances made for fuel lights,
repairs, etc for Wise County Jail ...--.
by allowances made to Judges and Clerks OF
Election .................-
By amount of allowances made to members of
Wise County Electoral Board .....
BY allowances made TO Commissioners of Elec-
ton '-'.-.-, .t........-t ..+.. --,--..
BY amount of allowances made to Justices OF the
Peace for settling with the Board of Super
BY amount OF allowance made FOR Judge salary
OF Wise County .-... ..............
BY amount paid Grand and Petit Jurors as
shown by Clerk S Jury Book .......
BY amount paid Commissioner OF tho Revenue
IN the Eastern District ...... ..rt.........
BY amouHt paid Commissioner OF the Revenuc
in the Western District ....t ..s
By amount paid w ] Ksore Tor benefit OF c.
a Johnson. tor noting collectively adjunct
index book to chancery orders -..., 49,
BY amount paid Special County Police ....
BY amount OF allowance for incident4ls, not in
Guided in above items .+.....
By amount due by Treasurer TO balance ~.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
emi-Annual Statement

OF the Board of Supervisors of Wise County, of the
Receipts and Disbursements of the 1913 County
Levy for the Period, Beginning July 1st.
1914, and Ending December
31st, 1914, viz:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

This company uses the Sto.
mega Coke and Coal Company
Roda coal in the operation of
it's big plant at Saltville.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-11-12

compel her to talk, why, let us cast
her into the discard as of no use to
u.s."
What is it your majesty means?'
inquired the nobleman.
why should we trade in such small
deer as this after all?" said Cortislaw.
1--WE may we'll lose all our time and
have only additional trouble for our
pains. Certainly there are enough
things to do. AS for these larger
troubles which she hreatens-might
we not well have a care? Well, then,
let her have her way. Let us send her
back to that country of which she
talks-let us send her back whether
she wishes to go or not!"
CAS- your majesty Wishes" said Sa-
chic gravely.
"Coome to me within the hour, Sa-
chic" said Cortislaw, turning away.
Bring me the plan by which we can
send her out of our country. Let it
be soon, and good radiance of the
vixen as we'll"
ut shall be as you say, your males
ty," said Sachio.