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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-12-20
Farmers
Meet and Organized the.Lee-
Wise Farm Loan Asso-
citation.

~ meeting of the Stockholders
OF the Lee-Wise National Farm
Loan Association was held per-
suant to adjournment at The
Monte Visa Hotel last Satur-
day ut noon for the purpose of
completing it's organization.
receiving new subscribers and
the transaction of other neces
sary business incident To the
formation of such an associa
ton.
a large number of representa-
tive farmers from both Lee and
Wise Counties were in attend.
auce, and applications were re.
ceived for loans amounting to
ST3,0O0,00 carrying with them
stock subscriptions of So $50. 90.
The meeting was called to or.
der by Gen'l Ayers. j. NJ. VIII
lis was elected temporary chair
man and the meetingproceeded
to the election of Il Board of
- SS'Oi y dS lOllOWS.
III. 9. Stewart, j. d. Johnson.
James FL. Reason, j. z. Scott,
j. w. Powers, j. b. Wampler
and L. G.. Wells. The meeting
then adjourned ant a meeting
OF the Board of Directors was
called for two o'clock at the Of
lice of Gen, IL 4. Ayers
j. b. Wampler was elected
chairman of the Board and j.
b. Ayers, Secretary Treasurer of
the Association. The following
being appointed members of the
Loan Committee: Il. @. Weary,
p. NJ. Reason and l.. II. Wade,
their duties being to appraise
the lands proposed to be mort
gagged to secure loans applied
for.
Upon application to the Sec
Rotary Treasurer blank applica-
lions for membership aud loans
VIII be furnished, or mailed to
those who write for them, All
applications for membership
aud loans will be acted upon by
the board of directors at its
next meeting and the applicants
notified
| All inquiries relative to the
Association will be promptly
and fully answered, and such
inquiries are solicited from
both members and prospective
members of the association.
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U. D. C. Meeting.

Mrs. l., o. Petit was hostess
on "Wednesday afternoon De-
cember the 18th, TO the ladies
of the Big Stone Gap chapter,
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy i'll their regular month
ly meeting.
Mrs. j. l.. Mccormick presi-
dent of the chapter, presided
Reports Of the different officers
were heard and the business of
the month dispensed with. Aid
was given n needy Confederate
Vetern by the chapter.
Mrs q, @. Cochran read an
interesting report of the con-
vention, Virginia Division, re-
Gently assembled in Lynchburg
Mrs. G.. L.. Taylor lead the
historical lesson, subject for the
month being"rheWar Of 1922.
Mrs. G. G Long read notes
from Miss Rutherford's address
showing the important part the
south has had in the binding
Of our nation, and Mrs. NJ. Il,
McCorkle read paper, "Inter
estingFacts of the War of 1912"
which gave some idea of the
attitude of the English, at that
time, toward the United States
Miss Janet Bailey told, How
Wingfield Scott Rescued the
lrishmen.' Mrs. Petit read a
poem "Voice OF The Night" by
Howard Weeden. Miss Olga
Horton sang.very sweetly. "The
Vale of Dreams" and ga Lit
tie Gray Home In The West"
Mrs. a. j. Wolfe will be hos
tess of the chapter in January
and members will answer to
roll call with some incident
relative to Lee or Jackson. j.
A delightful social hour fol-
lowed the business session dur.
ing which the hostess, assisted
by her daughter, Adelaide, serv.
ed a dainty salad course.
Those who enjoyed Mrs.
Pettit's hospitality were: Mes
danes "A. k Morrison, D. B..
Sayers, @. q. Long, Q. G. Coch-
ran, j. l.. Mccormick, A. j..
Wolfe, Nj. r. McCorkle, G.. L..
Taylor, s. A. Bailey, Misses
Janet Bailey and Olga Horton,
Mrs. Al. Wolfe,
Cor. Sec.
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and considerable confueion, es.i
p ,cially when some of the best
men in the employ of tho com
pany are imprisoned or killed.
The manual is intended to give
the operators and superinten-
dents and other officials of the
mines some idea of the charact-
or of organization that should
be normally in force at a mine
every day it is working, aud
explain how this organization
may be turned into an effective
rescue force when a disaster
comes. It's an effort on the
part of the bureau to save tho
possible number of men i'm
prisoned in mine and at tho
same time to safeguard the lives
OF the rescuers, many of whom
have been sacrificed inIthe past.
The bureau does not like to
think of disasters happening; at
the same time it believes in pre-
paredness when they do come.
II the suggestions in this ar.
ticlc succeed in saving the life
oil a single miner the bureau
will be repaid for its efforts
along this line"
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Telephone
Company
Aids Employees to Meet
Unusual Conditions.

Theodore n. Vail President OF
the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, said to.
day:
BY cooperative action on the
part of the Companies consti-
tuting the Bell Telephone Sys
tenn, certain classes of their
employ throughout the Uni
ted States will be aided in meet
ing the unusual conditions now
existing by an extra class paw
ment, or payments, equivalent
to two or three weeks salary
according to length of service.
Employ ees who have been in
the service for over one year.
and who are receiving So 900 or
less per year, will receive the
equivalence of three weeks pay,
while those of the Same class
who have been in the service
over three months but less than
one year, will receive the equiv
client of two weeks pay. En-
ployees receiving over $4,000
and less than $4,000 per year
will also participate in the pay
ments, but not in tho same pro
portion as those receiving the
lesser rate of pay.
This is not intended to be n
distribution of profits nor do
all employees participate. 1t is
intended to help those EN-
ployces whose margin between
income and necessities is mar
row.
These payments will not take
the place of the wage increases
Tor demonstrated merit, or the
readlustments to meet changed
conditions of service usually
made at this time of the year.
All details as to the time and
method of distribution will be
arranged by tho several Com
panles constituting the Bell
System as in each case, in the
Judgment of the local manage.
lnent, may be for the best inter
est of their employees. 1t Isles
timated that the total amount
to be distributed will exceed
Sc, 900, 900.
Mr.. +. NJ. Milton, of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, which is the
Associated Bell Company opar
ating in this territory, stated
that the payments announced
10y Mr.. Vail will affect the en-
ployees in this district and that
the distribution of paymen Is
will be made before the first of
the year.
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How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollar.
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.
him perfectly honorable in al, business
transactions ana financially able to carry
out any obligations mado by his firm.
Toledo, O.
Halls Catsrrh Cure Is ta,ren Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mii-
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. o. ll5iff r ~
: Take HaiTs Family PILE .or constipation.
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Congress is strictly up against
1T this session or rather will be
aster March 4 With d woman
member in its rnidst-young,
beautiful and brilliant-.the old
buffers will have to refrain
from GUESSING, fighting, snoring,
and many of their other favorite
forms OF amusement.
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For chrlstmaa pax

e.
fNHERE'S a hustle In tho kitchen
And Il rattle and din
And such peculiar goings on N
You'd best not venture In.
the eggs are being beaten,
Ana tho buffers being drippcd.
And the Hcur's being shaken,
Ana the cream Is being whipped.
The nuts have had their heads cracked.
Tho Jelly's nil aauake. -S
outsiders keep your distance
Daisy's making Christtpas cake.
Don't eny she's lost her ribbon
And her aprons all awry;
Don't speak OF -four upon her nose
And smut above her eye;
Dcnt tell her that tho pans aran.t
CREASED,
Tho powders quito at fault,
That the heaping cup OF sugar
Was a heaping cup OF salt;
Z Don't mention that tie firs Is out.
Twoald DO q sravo MISTAKE.
> On!cokers. keep your Distance
When Daisy's baking cake.
Nancy Byrd Turner In st. Nicholas
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Mine Rescue
Work.
Department Issues Report
MakingPlea orPrepared-
ness Against Dis
asters.

Washington, Dec. IA plea
for prepare iness at coal and
metal mines, so that if a dis.
aster comes and imprisons
many miners the officials may
have a definite plan for action
in saving life ia outlined in a
report just issued by theBureau
OF Mines of the Department of
the Interior and which is being
sent to practically all of the
mines in the United States. The
Bureau of Mines has aided in
rescue work at many mine ex.
plosions and has been instsu-
mental i'll saving the liyes of
many men, but in almost every
instance where there has been
Il great disaster the bureaus
officials they have found great
confusion prevailing with
much valuable time wasted be
fore proper rescue orgnniza
ton could DO effected. There
has also been a serious absence
OF the equipment necessary for
the recovery of the men en-
tombed. Lack Of such pre-.
paredness, the bureau says, no
doubt has often resulted in un
necessary loss of life among tho
imprisoned men aud also among
the rescue force
Since the bureau began its
rescue work it has endeavored
To guide in the formation of
competent rescue organizations
at mine disasters, but has been
greatly hampered because of
the different methods in prnc
tice in different parts Of the
country. Based on it's xperi-
ence Mt many mine disasters
the bureau has now formulated
a code which 1t is felt should
be in the hands of every re-
sponsible official at mine
This code provides for an or.
ganization ut each mine that
would become automatically
active the moment there is a
disaster. 1t also gives Il list of
the necessary materials To have
on hand at all times and out
lines the most important duties
for these organizations during
such emergencies.
"At times there has been
some little misunderstanding
as TO just what part the Bureau
of Mines is expected to take in
rescue work." said Van II.
Manning, director of the
bureau.
This manual is intended to
define the duties of the resources
and to bring about better un (.
derstanding between the men
engaged in rescue work as to
the functions of the bureau. II
has been a popular notion that
the rescuers of the bureau,
wearing heavy oxygen rescue
apparatus, should carry the
dead from the mine, and there
has been some little disappoint
ment at the refusal of the res
cuers to.take part in this work.
1t has been my policy that the
rescuers should seek to save
live men and give them assist
ance, and should not be called
upon except in special emer.
gencies to carry bodies, and
then only for a short distance.
THE entire strength of tho
men, thus handicapped by the
heavy apparatus, should be ex-
pended in saving life.
Disasters do not come FREE
quently to individual mines.
md tbara hoo he.a,, ,otI
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HonorRoll
For November of Pupils In
Public School.
FIRST GRADE
Miss Maiden

Axley Bnrdline Ed Townsend, Billy
Mason, Jack Taylor, Jack Fuller, Stuart
Garter, Jim )caman, Charles Bird, Mary
Dehord, Dorothy Goodloc, Grace Ma
haiiey, Make Payne, LYDIA Chestnut.
SECOND GRADE
Miss Retta Thompson
Margaret Kelly. Adelaide Winston
Mildred Barron. Margaret Beaman. Rlcd
l)owell, Muncy Mullen. Guy Lane. vii
liam Rogers, Otis Mouscr. Claude Jones,
Leslie iiiscl, Winston Graham, Evelyn
Wilson, DINER Akcus
THIRD GRADE
Miss Janet Bailey
Lolita Shoemaker. Ollie Garrison.
l,eola llamblen, Elsie Collier Locke
shelton, Newton Lawson. Richard vii
son, Robert Bird. Kenneth Statzor. Joe
Moore, BERNARD Bolton, Gilmer Orendcr.
THIRD GRADE
Miss kemrer
Robert Barron, Clarence johnson.
Louise Pcttit, Mildred Wolfe.
FOURTH GRADE
Miss Olga Horton
Margie Witt, Maude Carpenter. en-.
berta knight, HIRAM Draper, Ralph
FOURTH GRADE a SECTION
Miss Kcmper
Dakota barnes.
FIFTH GRADE b SECTION
Miss Roberta Buck
Eugene Burchettc, Zen Cole. Caroline
Grodloe. Alice Slemp, Alma Statzer,
Rose Turner.
FIFTH GRADE a SECTION
Miss Flora Bruce
Dora Patton, Matte Bark. Jermim,
Willis, Charles Gilly.
SIXTH GRADE Is SECTION
Miss Winnie Mullins
Ohio iIiscl
SIXTH GRADE \ SECTION
Ruth Barren, Anita Goodloc, Juani,a
Taylor.
SEVENTH GRADE
Miss Clarbcl I.ockett
Lucille Draper. James Gilly, Bonnie
Gatron, Ethel Cole, Helen Carico. Irene
Draper, Ruth Mars, Henrietta Skecn.
High School Honor Roll.
Elizabeth Sprinkle. Edith yangorder,
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Margaret Kelly Adelaide Winston,
Mildred Barron. Margaret Beaman. Ried
Dowell, Muncy Mullen, Guy Lane. VII
liam Rogers, Otis Mouscr. Claude Jones
Leslie iitscl, Winston Graham, Evelyn
Wilson, DINER Akeus.
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High School Honor Roll.

Elizabeth Sprinkle. Edith yangorder,
Fannie Ray
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
FORD ] ] co. STAFF ] TO HELP ELECT
 THE PRESIDENT

New York, Oct. 27.-The Board of Strategy of Republican national head quarters, No. 511 Fifth Avenue, now thinks it has a fair idea of the Demo cratic. plan. of campaign in the Mid
 dle West, and will be guided accord ingly, shifting its heavy artillery into the territory about the shores of the Great Lakes for the closing days ot the campaign
 Two facts stand out in the decisions
 reached by the Board of Strategy.
 They are that the Democrats contem-
 plate carrying the country for Pres ident Wilson without bothering much about New York State, and that there is working against the e. O. P. in the
 middle West force heretofore un-
 known in political campaigns . the
 selling staff of an automobile con- cern.t Chairman Wilcox of the National
 Committee, Rudolph K. Hynicka, Ma tional Committeeman in Michigan, and others talked over this situation yes terday. The Ohio campaign also came in for much attention.
 MT. Hypicka, for Republicans will
 carry Ohio by 5000. In addition, Mr. WILCOX is just as sure as he has been for week that Ohio. Illinois, Indiana
 and Michigan are Tall safe.". Nobody is saying much about Wisconsin,
 which remains an enigma.
 It is tho belief of some of the Re- publicans that Democratic Chairman Mccormick has virtually abandoned
 New England, except Connecticut and
 and the whole of the Pacific Coast. It fc IoJ <DO I,A ie,l oI,
 center his entire attention on these
 States: Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Miohi-
 gan, Wisconsin, Connecticut Missouri and Nebraska. lae
 These States. with Alabama, Arizo- na, Arkansas. Colorado, Florida, Geor- gia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia and W{st Virginia would give Wilson BIO electo- ra1 votes, only 266 being needed.
 One factor that the Republican mis-
 sionaries will have to buck against will
 me the selling force employed by Hen
 ry Ford. According to the reports that have reached the Republicans,
 the Ford organization has been doing
 remarkable work among the farmers
 to many of whom they have sold cars. It is admitted that the activity of
 these salesmen is hard to meet, for
 the reason that lot of them are in close touch with their trade" because
 they are owners of garages and sup ply stations and come in contact with the owners of this make of cars. the relationship being thoroughly friend ly.
 Henry Ford saw Chairman McCor- mick at Democratic headquarters yes- terday. It was safa that he called
 about some publicity matters" MT. Ford is doing a great deal of publicity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
ENEMIES ARMY
 IN DObRUDJA IS ]
 SPLIT IN TWAIN

Berlin, Oct. 27-"TNe capture of Tchernavoda by Field Marshal Won Mackensen's army has definitely turn ed the military situation in Dobrudja in our favor," writes the military crit ic of the Overseas News Agency.
 The right wing of the combined Bulgarian, German and Turkish force marched on after the taking of Con- stanza and in a powerful push advnc- | ed 20 kilometres (bout 12 miles) beyond that place. From that moment the capture of Medtidie was only ia ques- ton of few hours as the town was threatened on the flank. The Russo Rumanian position thus being rolled up from the east the western point of support on the Danube. the town of Rasova, also had to be given up.
 With this situation brought about the attacking Teutonic allies stood be- fore the strong Danube bridgehead of Tchernavoda. which then had to serve as a cover for the nasty retreat of the defeated Russians and Ruma anians. Today the railroad line from Constan- ga to Tchernavoda is completely in the hands of the victorious allies con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

stituting with the valuable material in locomotives and railroad cars taken with it, a first class base for strategic
 operations. All this material was
 abandoned by the fleeing Russians and
 Rumanians.
 'The defeated army was separated into two parts. Those who did not remain on the battle field were not taken prisoner saved themselves by flight across the Tchernavoda bridge over the Danube or to the north
 ward in Dobrudja.
 'The military situation for the Ru-
 manians during the past two days has
 become more critical, especially as the i Germans and Austro-Hungarians al-
 ready have partially conquered the ! Carpathian passes"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

type. By a strange coincident, the father was speaking before the Reichsrat in 1911 when Count Stuergkh was shot at six times by the Dalmatian socialist, Vakusch. On that occasion the count was unin- jured. sf < s5i
 The Allegemein Zeitung says pr. Frfedffch Adler for some time past has occupied a position in opposition to the majority of his own party, the sttial sdepocratic, of which he is sec retary. Ills wife is a! Russian of Mon golian extraction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
ASSASSIN KILLED , PREMIER BECAUSE oF HIS OPINIONS Austian Count Shot Because z of Refusal to Convene
 Parliament.

Vienna. Oct. 17. The assassination
 sf the Austrian premier. Count Earl stuergkh. was purely political, and was induced by his refusal to convene parliament. according to the admis- sion of Dr. Frederich Adler, his as- sailant. shortly aftef his arrest. ,S pr. Adler is an eccentric and super radical socialist, sometimes known as s-the I1ebknecht of Austria" He is editor of Der Kampf. At first he re- clined to reveal his motives but after being locked up he broke down and itdeclared the premier's political poll Ilcies had led him to do the deed.
 Dr. Ad1er's arrest was not accom- panied without the wounding of two men who leaped at him after he had X dred lon Count Hteurgkh. He dis charged the two remaining chambers of his revolver. at these men before Austrian and German officers, with drawn sabre& overpowered him. The wounded men. J who were. injured slightly, are Baron A4hrenthal, brother of the late foreign minister, and the head waiter of the Hotel Meissl und Schadn. in which the shooting occurred.
 Count Stuergkh arrived at the hotel at 1:30 o'clock. With him at luncheon were Baron AehrenthaI. Count Toggenburg. governor of Ty- rol; Herr Jacobson, a prominent Vienna musician. and an actor from the Court theatre. At 2 o'clock a man unknown to the premier arrived and took seat three tables away. He ate luncheon and paid for the meal,
 but fingered at the table Shortly after o'clock he arose advanced rapidly toward the premier, and fired three shots. The first missed. The two next struck the premier in the head Without word Count
 Steurgkh fell back lifeless in the chair.
 Baron Aehrenthal sprang toward Adler. The head waiter ran up from
 behind the assassin and grasped the
 hand that held the revolver Adler wrested his arm free and fired two shots. Baron Achrenthal was wound ed in the foot. The waiter received only superficial wound. i Calmest Man in Room.
 Seeing that the struggle was hope [ less, Dr. Adler surrendered to the of- f1cers. who crowded upon him. and gave up his revolver. Apparently he was the calmest man in the room He gave his name without hesitation and added:
 If, you please, gentlemen. l know perfectly we'll what I have done. l shall not resist arrest"
 In reply to question as to the req son for his act, he said at first: "That shall have to answer in court
 It was half an hour later that he admitted he had been actuated by ! political motives.
 Physicians and high police and state officials reached the scene of the shooting within a few minutes, but found that the premier was life lees. News of the assassination spread quickly and was received with indignation and sorrow. The assassin, who is 32 years old I1s asson of pr. Victor Adler, Reichs- leat deputy and . socialist of mild
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

privilege and faction. both alien and native.
 The speeches of Hughes are nothing but calculating evasions. He is trying to play both ends against the middle, and by con- fining himself to timorous gener- alities he hopes to avo,d offense to any section of his motley fol- lowing, and thus "get" the voters coming and going" His insin- cerity is contrasted with the courage, candor and patriotism of the President, whose re-elec- ton, I am thankful to gay, is as- sured beyond doubt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

Oue or 0evOCl0n to progressive principles and Q | extraordi. nary persist- enes and suc- cess in trans- iating them in- to law. EW
 The opposi- Iion to the President is sinister | n q conte m pHhle. l. is composed of all the shrill and discordant forces of envy. . e lfish ness, {,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
DIED

BOGARDUS- - In Stamford, Oct. 25,
 Mrs. Eveline Bogardus, in her SSth year. JACKSON-In Stamford. Oct. 25, Sarah E. Jackson. MILLER-At Coscob, Oct. 25, Eliza
 J. filler. HATCH-In Bridgewater, Oct. 25. Charles N. Hatch. TOBEY In Norwalk, Oct 25. George s. Tobey, aged GO. COOK-In Norwalk. Oct. "A, Maurice w. Cook, aged 59-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
VHYIAhfoR'\ALsoN
By Bainbridge Colby
By Balnbrldge Colby ' progressiue C~-didate for United States Senator in New York State. Who Twice Nominated Theodore RooseOelt for the Presidency in Progressipe Conventions.

Al . Progressive, I ana sup porting President Wilson because he is the foremost progressive in the country today. His record is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

work, as, the Republicans have ascer tained. -