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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Southern's
Coal Triple
At Charleston Made Good
Record During First Year.

Charleston, s. O., Oct. 2l.-
Construction of tho Southern
Railways modern export coal
tipple having made Charleston
available as a coal port, tho
frat year of its operation has
closed with a record which
promises great expansion and
prosperity for the city.
During the year when there
was an abnormal scarcity of
ships, 9s steamships have tax.
en- coal from the Southern's
Charleston pier for movement
overseas, 7 taking cargo, IA car
go and bunker, and II bunker
only. OF the cargoes. II moved
to Cuba, G to South America,
and TO Spain.
L h o export movement
amounted to 1928 tons while
40,0S6 tons were bunkered.
There was u coastwine move
ment of 1926 tons, making u
total of l49,464 tons of coal
dumped over the pier. In ad-
ditional 2,O66 tons of iron ore
and 2,ll4 tons of coke were ex-
ported.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Your Town.

II you want to live in the kind of town
Like the kind OF town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in a grip
And start on long, long hike,
You'll only End what you loft behind,
For there's nothing that's really new;
It's knock at yourself when you knock
your town
II isn't the town, it's you.
Real towns arc not made by men afraid
Lest somebody gets ahead
When everyone works and nobody shi.ks
You can raise town from tho dead.
And II, whilo you mako your personal
stake,
Your neighbor can mako one, too,
Your town will be what you want to Gee
1t isn't the town, rs you.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Soft Drinks
Merchants
Must Have License After
November 1st.

The Prohibition Act, which
goes into effect November LIST,
contains o provision requiring
all sellers and dispensers of soft
drinks 10 obtain a license from
the circuit court in order to ex.
ercise this privilege, and i'm
posing heavy penalties for sell,
ing such drinks without having
first obtained this license. a
great many citizens of the coun-
try, through ignorance of this
law, are very likely to be caus-
ed inconvience if they fail to
take out licenses, and we pub
llsh below copy of the sec
tons of the Prohibition Act
covering the "soft drink" pro-
vision.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
P.WISE COUNTY. VA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER IS, 1916
Packing Plant
To Be Organized at Kingsport,
Tenn.

The citizens Of Sullivan and
adjacent counties met at Kings
port, Tenn, Tuesday, October
Bird, and organized a packing
plant. The meeting composed
of farmers and stock raisers
was held in the L. 0. 0. f.
Building. This was one Of the
most enthusiastic meetings that
has been witnessed in Kings
port for some time. All pres
ent seemed to be aware of the
great Importance of packing
house for this section, and all
were eager to take stock in the
organization.
Mr.. j. Fred johnson called
the meeting to order and when
the time arrived for subscrip.
lions ever man wanted stock
and in u few minutes time the
list run up to forty thousand
dollars, this amount will proba.
ably be doubled in less than a
week. This plant will take
care of some 200 to 300 head
of hogs per day and so to 100
head of cattle per day.
This will be great market
for a large section of country
and this home organiza-
ton will be run along
the lines of Armour and Swift
and other big packing houses
in other cities. Truly this is
another step in the right direc-
ton and means another indus
try for Kingsport. -Kingsport
Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Prominent Farmer Sick.

freezing, Va, October 20
Alexander Mullins, prominent
farmer, of this place, is very
Ill. He has been suffering from
some chronic affection for saw
eral months, and his illness has
taken a serious turn during the
last two days. 1t is thought to
be doubtful if no can survive
many days. He is about SIS
years VI age, and is native
Kentuckian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Swanson Unopposed.

No candidate having been
named by Virginia Republicans
within the time allowed for fiji.
ing notice of candidacy, which
has expired, United States Sen.
ator Claud A. Swanson will be
unopposed for reelection. 1t
has been announced at Repub.
lican State headquarters that
the candidate selected by the
State executive committee had
declined to accept the nomina.
tion.--Bedford Bulletin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
SEES GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP
Socialist Predicts Railroads
Will Be Taken Over In
side Ten Years.

Washington, Oct. 2l.-Uncle
Sam is going into tho railroad
business within tho next do
cade, according to Benjamin @.
Marsh, of New York, executive
secretary of the real prepared
ness committee, of tho Intercol-
legiate Socialist Society, an or
ganization backed morally and
financially by Amoe Pinchot.
Every railroad in the United
-262 900 miles of them'-said
Marsh today, will pasa from
private ownership within ten
years, to be operated in tho in.
tercsts of the public instead of
the interests of privilege. The
railroad capitalists, being hu-
man, wish to get wine prices
for rain water. 1t is our mis-
sion to squeeze all the water
out of the roads before the gov
eminent takes them over" De-
claring ultimate governments
operations of all roads inevit.
able, Marsh said "the real
problem is to ace that the prop
critics arc not unloaded on the
public at more than their ac-
tual value"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Norton To Have New Depot

1t is stated officially that an
appropriation of $35, 10000 has
been made for new depot at
Norton This comes from N. &
w. source. 1t is understood
that the appropriation would
have been made sooner but for
certain disagreements between
the N. q w. and the l.. & N.
1t ia further understood that
the work will be begun inn
mediately. Norton Reporter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Former East Stone Gap
Teacher Married.

Miss Courtney Williams, of
Richmond, who taught in the
East Stone Gap Public School
for two years and at Toms
Creek one year, few years
ago, were married last Satur.
day at six O'clock OF her home
in Richmond TO Mr.. l.. H.
Crawdep, of Richmond, but
who has position: in Williams
burg, where they will make
their future homo. Mrs. Craw-
den, who is very popular, has
host of friends in this com
munity, having visited in the
Gap several times, the guest Of
Miss Janet Bailey, they, Mrs.
Crawden and Miss Bailey, hav-
ing been school mates at Black
stone College.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Congressman
Glass
Visited Big Stone Gap and
Spoke to a Large Audi
encei in School Audi
forum Saturday
Night.

Hon. Carter Glass, of Lynch
burg, Congressman from the
Sixth District of Virginia, al
dressed an audience that filled
the large auditorium in the
school building Saturday night
in the interest of Democracy.
Mr.. Glass visit to Big Stone
Gap was looked forward to
with much interest and people
came from all parts of Wise
and Lee counties to hear him.
A reception committee, com
posed of Jno. w. Chalkley, d.
Nj. Hodges, Caney Collier, r..
II. Irvine, Judge II. A. W.
Skeen, Geo. l.. Taylor and w.
Fl. Nickels, Jr, met the speak
er at East Stone Gap aud es
corted him in automobiles to
the school building where they
were greeted with much en-
thusiasm.
Jno. w. Chall<ley, chairman
of the Democatic County Com
mittee, introduced Mr.. Glass in
short speech and said the peo-
Pile of Big Stone Gap were to
be congratulated in having Sc
cured the consent of this noted
statesman to visit this section.
He said that MIR. Glass, by rca
son of his close relations to the
President, would give somo re-
liable facts in regard to the
democratic administration and
especially about the financial
bills pass by the last session of
congress.
Mr.. Glass began his address
by saying that he was just from
busy desk at Washington,
where he had been confined
for the past few weeks attend
ing TO his duties as secretary of
the Democratic National Cam
paign Committee but would en-
deavor to explain the many
achievements of the democratic
administration. He dwelt for
some time on the Federal Re-
serve Fund and the Rural Credit
Bills, which were explained in
detail. Several times the speak
er was interrupted by applauses
from the audience.
Mr.. Glass, being chairman of
the National Currency Com
mittee, took a leading part in
the enactment of these meas
ures and described them fully
He closed his speech with an
earnest appeal for the re-elec-
ton of Woodrow Wilson to the
presidency, who had proved
himself the greatest executive
since Thomas Jefferson, and
for the election of L. LeeTrinkle
as congressman from the Ninth
District. Mr.. Glass left Sun
day morning for Abingdon,
where he spoke at noon Mon
day and at Rural Retreat Mon.
day night.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Beautiful Reception.

Mrs. w. T. Goodloe was the
hostess OF u lovely reception on
Friday afternoon from three
thirty to six o'clock, compli.
mentary to her house guests.
Miss Ida Carter, of Norfolk.
Miss Katharine Peyton, Of
Charlottesville, and Miss Ro-
berta Buck, of Front Royal.
The guests were received
ut the door by Mrs. l.. o. Petit.
Mrs. q. l.. Taylor and Mrs. w.
5. Beverly and then in the par
Tor by Mrs. w. T. Goodloe and
Miss Ida Carter They were
then invited into the spacious
dining room by Mrs. w. II.
Polly, this being tastefully
decorated with largo cut glass
vases and bowls filled with
quantities of cosmos, chrysan-
themums, dahlias aud crystal
candelabras holding pink burn.
ing candles, which made u very
attractive setting for the large
number of guests. In the din
ing room Mira. w. G. Painter
presided at the tea and coffee
urns. Mrs. III. a. w. Skeen,
Mrs. Ed Goodloe, Mrs. John
Goodloe, Mrs. w. II. Peck, Miss
Katherine Peyton and Miss
Louise Goodloe served delicious
tea and coffee, sandwiches, ice
cream, cake and after dinner
nints, the color scheme vf pink
and white being effectively car.
ried out in the refreshments
and decorations.
Delightful music was play ed
all during the afternoon on an
Edison Disc operated by Mrs
Geo. l.. Taylor.
Among those who called dur.
ing the afternoon were: Mes.
danes j. w. Fox, II. T.. Tag
CART. NJ. Skunk, II. l., Miller,
ii. e. Fox, w. A. Baker, NJ. r..
McCorkle, M. Smith, e. +. Bur.
CESS, j. l.. Mccormick, w. N.
Wagner, @. S. Garter, H. s.
Benjamin, Ct. Bogard, j. A.
Youell, of Olinger; q Trueman,
j. p. Wolfe, j. l.. Bostwick.
A. j. Wolfe. G. l.. Rowe, 81. j.
Burtnott, G. N. Knight, A. D.
Owens, Q. l. Wade, b. p.
Rhoads, D. B. Pierson, Il. NJ.
Hinkle, h. B. Alsover, HYDE
and guest, j. H. Mathews.
Hyatt, j. w, Chalkley, q. B..
Southwark, Ramsey, j. w.
Kelly, e. j. Prescott; Fl. a..
Alexander, of Imhoien; Otis
Monser, j. ii Pierpolnt, Sutton,
j. w. Smith, Norman, s. Polly
and John Ray. Misses Smith,
Esther Southwark, Mary and
Elizabeth Conner, Mary Ram.
sey, Theda GRADER, Margaret
Pierpoint, Georgia and Minnie
Bostwick, Memo VINEYARD.
Claribel Locket., Mary Lou
White, Mary Les Maiden, Mar.
garet Mathews, Olga Horton.
Edna Oily, Janet Bailey and
Miss Honaker, of Lexington,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25

One gathering from the esti.
mates of the national campaign
managers that there are now
but forty-eight doubtful statss.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
May Quarantine
Maryland Also.
State Board of Health Alarm
ed at Situation in Balti-
more, Where Paraly-
sis is Not Yet
Declining.

Declining.
Richmond, Va, Oct. I'll
Unless infantile paralysis de-
clines in Maryland very soon,
the State Board of Health is
apprehensive that that State
will have to be included in the
area against which Virginia
has established partial quaran-
tine.
Health Committee Williams
is in daily communication with
the health authorities of Mary
lend, is receiving regular ro.
ports of new cases and is hop.
ing that the situation in that
State will improve. In case it
does, drastic action may not be
necessary and the present quar-
antine may be raised ut no dis
tant date.
Discussing the general out,
look today, DR.. Williams made
the following statement: "The
original epidemic in Now York
appears to have practically run
it's course but some of the cpl
denies that probably had their
origin in New York are still
active. We have watched these
carefully and have modified the
quarantine as our experience
Qualified, but we do not feel
that oil danger is past by any
means. The most hopeful
aspect of the situation ia that
the disease seems to abate or at
least to lose some of It's epidem-
ic form when cold weather
comes on. This may merely
mean that trouble is postponed
until next summer, in which
case immediate action will be
necessary.
"The United States Public
Health Service recently pub
lished the returns for infaptile
paralysis during September in
all the States. Virginia had
fewer cases by far than any
other State on the Atlantic sea-
board, with tho possible excep.
ton of North Carolina, which
did not file a report. Inasmuch
as Virginia has the most strin.
gent quarantine of any of these
States, it is reasonable to sup.
pose that quarantine has been
responsible for ut least a part
of our relative immunity. It is
tho one weapon we have EN-.
tployed that some other states
have neglected and it can hard.
ly be O coincidence that oui
morbidity was 30 low. The
board cannot afford not to read
its warning from this situation
and would be recreant in itt
duty if it took chances.
"The board will dislike hav
ing to quarantine against Mary
land, but if the situation il
Maryland does not improve, WI
must take those precautions
which our experience leads u,
to believe have protected u.
from the disease as it has ap
peared in other States"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
Yours very truly,
Henry Roberts, Pre-!

ca better route for the Bris-
toll to Harlan road would be by
the way of Big Stone Gap and
Keokee, where. we understand
q good grade can be secured
across the mountain. From
Reokee to the Lee County line,
about five miles from Duffield
where it connects with the Brls.
toll to Lexington highway there
is a good road, the larger por-
ton of which is macadamized
This is the most feasible route
to Harian.-Ed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-25
CONCERNING THE HAIR
LAM BRISTOL HIGH
WAY.

i'cpiS LAWS, tres,
NationalHighwaysAssociation
South Yarmouth. Mass.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your favor of the
4th, in regard to Highway from
Bristol to Harlan, Ky. | have
to inform you that the Bristol.
Lexington Highway, now call.
ed Boone Way, passes within a
few miles of Harlan County, as
you will see from the enclosed
copy of Bristol Highway Map.
An easy connection may be
made at Ben Hur, in Lee Coun
ty, Corinth on the U. S. Geoloe.
ical Map, across Cumberland
Mountain and down Long
Branch and Martins Fork to
Harlan.
have assured Mr.. Coutts
that Lee County, Virginia will
build the short section to the
top of Cumberland Mountain, as
soon as Harlan County provides
for and builds to the Lee line.
The construction of Boone
Way is already provided for or
assured. From Ben Hur to the
top of Powell Mountain, be
tween Sticklyville and Duffield,
about % miles, the road is grad
ed, and about 0 miles macada-
mized, and the funds provided
with W hich to macadamiZe the
other | 3 miles and the Convict
Camp, uuder State Supervision,
is now constructing this 10
miles,
From the top of Powell Noun.
tain to Dutiield, 4 miles, the
road has just been graded large
ly by private subscription. An
$4,000 bond issue was voted
last Spring with which to grad e
the road from Duhield to the
Clinch River at Speers Ferry
las we'll as other roads,, but
there was some illegality in the
election, and another election
will have to be held, but the
bond issue will carry again.
From Clinch River, at Speers
Ferry, via Gate City, the road
is graded to Holston River.
about - miles, except half a
mile at Clinch River, and funds
are in hand with which to
macadamiZe this ID miles, and
convicts are at work on it now.
Then there is about 4 miles of
old dirt and gravel road to
Bloomingdale, Tenn. a graded
road to Arcadia, and macad-
am road to Bristol via Blount-
vile.
However, Boone Way east of
Moccasion Gap follows a more
direct route to Bristol. which is
all graded but 4 miles, aud
bonds were voted to grade this
4 miles, but held illegal and
will be voted again. With the
use of some Federal Aid, we ex-
pect to macadamize this road
the entire distance in two or
three years.
In reply to letters from MFR.
Contts, | have twice requested
him to give me information as
to the present and future plans
or prospects for Harlan County
making the connected suggest
ed, but have had no informa-
ton on tho subject.
AS you will see from the en-
closed map, and from the facts
herein set out, there is no trou-
BILE about a road to Bristol from
Harlan, so far as the Virginia
end is concerned and 1t is simp-
ly up to Harlan County to wax c
up and build Il road out to
Boone Way at Ben Hur, or
some point in this locality.
From the map of Harlan
County, it would appear that
no serious trouble should be
encountered in arousing inter
est in this project in Harlan
County.
I thank you for the map and
pamphlets.
With best wishes for the
cause of Good Roads Every
where.
Yours very truly,
Henry Roberts, Pres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-27
few DIE IN KANSAS
BECAUSE IT'S "DRY''
Lowest Death Rate Of Any State
Explained by StalistiCian.

Topeka, Kan.-"KanSaS, with a rate
of 9S in each 1000 population, has the
lowest death rate Of any state i'll the
Union, because the people do not drink
LIQUOR, because they have money
enough to live right and because they
have the intelligence to read of the
conditions that make for short lives
and know how to dodge them.
That is the answer Of w. j. V. Dea-
con. registrar Of the Kansas vital sta
tistics bureau, to Samuel l.. Rogers, dl-
rector of the United States bureau OF
the census. The government official
wrote to MI. Deacon to get an eXplana
ton Of why the Kansas death rate is
so low. In reply MI. Deacon wrote:
kansas is almost wholly an agricul-
tural state; there are only twelve cities
in the state Of more than 100000 pOpu
lation, and there is 4 gratifying alb
sence of slum districts in the cities.
Aside from the southeast corner of the
state there is no mining.
"The density of the population in the
mile, and 70.8 per cent of the popula-
ton reside outside of towns of $500
population or more. The climate.
while showing extremes Of temporal
ture, is usually mild enough to permit
much outdoor work and open windows.
'But it is to the people themselves
that we must look for those minor and
subtle qualities that make for better
and longer living. Kansas is rich, her
per capita wealth is great and the peo-
pie are enabled to live we'll to clOthe
themselves properly, to have comforta-
BILE homes and to load their tables with
nourishing foods.
kansas is a prohibition state, and
in Kansas prohibition really prohibits
| do not mean by this that there is no
alcohol consumed in the state, but the
absence Of the saloon means much to
our growing young men, who in the alb
sence Of the barrOOm find more health
full pastimes than loafng in an alcohol
laden atmosphere"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-27

with absence Of coarseness or ten
dency to carry too much beef.
If we stand at one side we have
before us the third wedge, in which
the deep barrel gradually tapers into
the refined neck and head Here we
have the roomy udder and the very
large digestive capacity combined
with the refinement we have learned
to associate with dairy type.
The wedge shape is result and not
merely means to an end. Genera
tons of breeding and years of selec-
ton have tended to fix this as the
type of animal best fitted to produce,
economically, milk and butterfat.
The necessary organs and their sup
ports are enlarged and developed
while the nonessentials are discarded.
The condition of this wonderful
tool is indicated by the full, bright
eye, the mild alert bearing and the
clean, healthy skin. A dull COW is
like a dull saw: it takes the most en-
ergy to keep her going, and she does
Luo lodSL WOIh. Ouo ought W NC
turned over to the "botch workman
or sharpened carefully, if she mas
quality to hold an edge
This brings us to the final point in
| the selection-the test of quality.
Like the mechanic, we have acquired
skill in detecting flaws, but only the
actual test ION the job can determine
what strength or weakness lies Gov
cred beneath the surface We may
analyze the ores, the pig iron, the
steel from which our tool is made and
yet flaw in the forging or mistake
in tempering may cause it to fail us
in use. 1t is so, also, with the dairy
! COW. Her owner is never likely to
know too much about her. We have
seen the wedge broken by being driv-
en- too hard, and many a good dairy
COW has been spoiled in like manner
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-27
THOUSANDS AWAITING GIRL.
Child Was Lost When Her Grandpar.
ents WiIIed Money to Her.

Spokane. Wash in the
inland empire is a little girl between
eleven and twelve years of age for
whom thousands Of dollars are wait
ing. A widespread search is now being
made by Mrs. Lena Johnson of Elmia.
Ida, distant relative, who has the
fortune in trust
Disowned by her own parents, the
mother took the girl when a baby to
Mrs. Johnson, who was a relative, and
asked her to find home for the child.
Mrs. Johnson brought the baby to
Spokane in 1904. A few weeks later a
home was found by DR.. Mary Latham,
who was then head of the Spokane
Children's Home society. The home
was that of a farmer living somewhere
near Spokane. A year later all of the
records of the society were destroyed
by fire.
In their old age the parents Of the
mother of the little girl repented Of
their attitude against their daughter,
and when they died some time ago
their will showed that all Of their
money had been left to the grand
daughter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-27
TWELVE MEALS EACH DAY.
Surgeons Made Stomach For Arnold
Smaller Than Tennis Ball.

Baltimore.-Surgeons connected with
the University hospital are much in
terested i'll an operation performed sey-
eral days ago, when a large portion of
the stomach Of Harold 3. Arnold was
removed and a new digestive organ
formed from the unaffected tissues.
slightly smaller than the ordinary ten
mis- ball. was put in it's place.
His condition is now greatly improv-
ed, and he receives predigested food
through glass tube
In the event Of the complete recovery
of Arnold he will have to receive nour-
ishment at least a dozen times a day
because Of the minuteness of his
stomach. 1t is so small now that it
will only contain the amount of liquid
held by an ordinary teacup.