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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30

VIII attend and make shor, nd
dresses. Among the Congress.
men who are expectnd TO attend
are Senator +. d. Smith of
south Carolina; Hon. Cordell
Hull; Hon. D. r. Kinchelo. Of
Kentucky; Hon, Charles P.
Coady, of Maryland; Senator
John K. Shields, of Tennessee.
lion. John W. Langley, of Ken
lucky. Their attendance of
course is dependent upon the
adjournment of Congress.
tbs expected that this Con.
vention will be the most impor.
tant' not only in point of at.
tendance, but because of the
vital import of the subjects to
DE discussed to this general re.
gion, that the Association has
ever held; and all citizens who
are Interested in the upbuilding
OF their States and of this
Southern Appalachian region
are cordially invited to attend.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30
Birthday Party.

a number of young boys and
girls gave Miss Juliet knight a
very pleasant birthday party
Wednesday night from $50 70
II O'Clock in honor of her six.
tenth birthday.
The evening was spent in
playing Rock and other games
after which delicious punch
cake and mints were served 10
the following guests. Misses
Fannie Ray, Adelaide Petit,
bruce Sk,een, Margaret Math.
Juliet knight. William Rev.
elery, William Long, Rufus
Petit, Martin Carnss. William
Edward and George GooiIoe.
this office. ~
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30
How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollar.
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
we. the signed. have known F.. j.
Sheney Tor the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all busine 81
transactions and financially able 10 carry
OUT any obligations made by his Arm
Toledo. o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
by all Druggists.
Take Hsirs Family Pills for constipation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30
Hogs Highest Since Civil War

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Hogs sold
for $ll.30 a hundred pounds at
the Union stock yards to-
day, the highest price in the
history since the Civil War.
Dealers predict an advance to
$l2 a hundred pounds in Sep
TENDER.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30
Dante Wins
Close Game
Big Stone Gap Loses by Score
of 2 to 1 in Exhibition
Game

In an exhibition game here
Saturday before n crowd of
ABOUT 500 people Dante won
from the home team in one of
the closest and hardest fought
gamesever witnessed in this sec
ton. 1t was pitchers battle
from beginning to end between
peebles and Wright, both ac.
complishing a feat that will
hardly be equaled again, they
yielding a hit each to their Oh.
ponents, one of which was a
home run drive and two base
hit. Dante made their two
scores RICH. in the first inning,
due partly to Wrights wildness.
Duobs, the first hitter up hit
q grounder to Jones. Wright
took the throw at first but fail.
ed to touch the bag and Dubbs
was called safe. d. Taylor
walked but was doubled up at
iirst when Gilly leaped high in
the air and pulled down
Clemon's fierce line drive to
right with one hand. Alexan-
der was hit by pitched ball.
Adams doubled to left scoring
Dubbs and Alexander. After
this Wright was invincible and
only one man reached second,
Mccall getting there on an ex.
tremely close decision. PEBBLES,
the southpaw, could not be
touched safely but ono time
and only twenty-eight men
faced him. IG appearing for
awhile that he was going to
pitch no-hit game, but Pick
erel broke the spell in the
seventh inning by hitting to
right field for clean home
run. Potter, the first batter up
for Big Stone Gap was robbed
OF Il hit when Clemons pulled
down his terrific smash with
one hand.
The game was full of excite
ment and several sensational
helding stunts gave the fans
an exhibition of the fastest ball
playing ever seen here. The
local club took their defeat in
good humor, being satisfied
that they were defeated by on
ly small margin which was
due to lucky breaks of the
game, but were loud in their
praise of the Dante club, who
everybody knows is one of the
strongest bali team in this sec
ton.
Tate and Roberts umpired
and did croditable work in
rendering their decisions on
several close plays.
Following is tabulated score
of game:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30
Wanted For Cash.

We will buy secondhand
furniture if in good condition.
Blankenship &c Blankenship.
p. 0. Lock Box OF.
Appalachia, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30

EHIHeH NuHs-Blg StOhe. Gap 7 Dante
Stolen Bases Mccall.
Base on Balls oF-Wright /, oil
PEBBLES.
Home Run-Pickerel.
Two Base lIitg-Adams.
Struck Out By Wright10; by PEBBLES
Hit by Piteher-Alexander, Giltner,
Mccall by Wright.
Double Plays-Gilly to Jones.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-08-30
Good Roads
Convention,
At Lexington, Kentucky,
September 9Th to 9th.

81 There are e many reasons
"a why this Eighth Annual Con-
81 vention of the Southern Appa.
q lachian Good Roads Associa.
q ton should be the most sue.
6 cessful and useful Convention
v ever held by this Association
\ Since the last Convention
& Tennessee has organized State
& Highway Department and the
n State Highway Commission of
j North Carolina has beer or.
ganized and is accomplishing
splendid results. Also, within
the last six months, Congress
has passed IN act appropriating
seventy. five million dollars for
Federal Aid to States in road
construction; with an addition
ten, million to be used on
roads in Government Forest
Reserves. This provision of
the Federal Government, to.
gether with the recent floods
which have visited large areas
in the Southern Appalachian
region, have created problems
for this general section which
can be most successfully met
by the get together of all those
who are interested in the pro.
motion of good roads through
out this general region.
Therefore, the subjects which
will be discussed in detail at
this Convention will be Federal
Aid, with particular reference
to the provisions of the act, and
the question of Road Maiuten.
auce. This latter subject is of
especial interest in view of the
fact that one of the provisions
of the Federal Aid bill is that
Maintenance for roads con-
structed with this Federal CO.
operation must be provided by
the states receiving such aid.
Among those who will discuss
the Federal Aid Road bill are
Mr.. l.. w. Page, Director of the
Y. 5. Office of Public Roads
and Rural Engineering; Repre-
sentative Of the U. S. Forest
Service; Mr.. George p. Cole
man, Chairman of theExecutive
Committee of the American AS
ISOLATION of State Highway Of
ticials.
The question of Road Main.
tenance will be discussed by
Mr.. Robert James, who is in
charge of the Division of main
tenance of the U. S. Office of
Public Roads; Mr.. Henry G..
Shirley, President of the Amer
ican Association of State High.
way Officials, and State Road
Engineer of Maryland; Prof.
Y. NJ. Strahan, of the Highway
Department OF the University
OF George and others.
These questions will also be
discussed by the Highway Of
ticals of the states included in
this Association (Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, George, Alabama,
Tennessee and Kentucky,)
Other subjects to be discuss
ed arc the "Use of the Automo-
bile Tax in Road Work.; "Use
OF States Prisoners on Public
Roads," etc.
There will be exhibits of road
materials, road photographs,
models from the U. S. Office of
Public Roads, etc.
In connection with this Con-
vention there will be held the
Annual meeting of the Ken
turlyv Good Doalc s..oo;a.;o.,
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
WEST DARNEN

Mr.. and Mrs. John Beimel spent
Sunday at the Otto ZahI home north
of town.
Mrs. Joe Kohl and daughters Helen
and Florence visited with the Rud-
nicki family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Drager from
near Donnelly were guests at the A.
Julius home Tuesday.
Helen Kohl spent Tuesday evening
with her friend Beulah Anderson.
Miss Anderson expects to 60 to Ell
more, Ia, Monday.
Blanch Hollenbeck had the misfor-
tune to quite severely injure his hand
while doing some work on the separ-
ator of his threshing rig. -
Threshing in this vicinity will be
completed by the end of this week.
The flax that has been threshed made
a fair yield and prices are good.
Earn Julius was attacked by vi
cious animal last Sunday while
herding cattle and was so severely
injured as to keep him from at
tending school for some time.
F. H. Reding is in receipt of a
letter from St. Louis quoting Red
River potatoes selling at from $1.3O
to $1.4 per bushe., an advance of
ten cents per bushel within the Is
four days. This don't look much like
the expected slump in prices predicted
in last weeks paper.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
Said section now reads as follows.

BY e GoWER Ri ~ VETO PoW YER
Every bill which shall have passed the
senate and house Of representative in
and the joint rules of the two houses,
shall, before 1t becomes a law, be pre-
sented to the governor of the state. II
he approves he shall sign and deposit
it in the office of the secretary of State
for preservation, and notify the house
where it originated OF the fact. But
jections, to the house in which it shall
have originated; when such objections
shall be entered at large on the jour,
nal of the sHd the hoHTH
after such reconsideration, two-thirds
of that house shall agree to pass the
bill it shall be sent, together with the
it shall likewise be reconsidered; and
if it be approved by two-thirds Of that
house it shall become law. But in
shall be determined by yeas and nays,
for or against the. bill shall be entered
lively. If any bill shall not be. re-
days Sundays excepted)- after, it shall
shall be. law In like manner as if
he had signed it. unless the legislature,
by adjournment within that time, pre-
not 'i be "a law. The g goVern Sse may "a sap ap-
prove, sign and file in the office Of the
secretary Of state, within three days
after the adjournment of the .llegisla--
ture, any act passed during the last
three days of the session, and the same
shall become law If any bill pres
sented to the governor contains sew
eral items Of appropriation of money
he may object to enc or more of such
items, while approving of the other
portion of the bin. In such case, he
shall append to the bill, at the time
Of signing it, a statement of the items
to which he objects and the appropria-
ton so objected to shall not take eff
feet. If the legislature be in session,
he shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated copy of such state
ment, and the items objected to shall
be separately reconsidered. If. on re-
consideration, one or more Of such
Stems be approved by two-thirds Of the
members elected to each house, the
same shall be a part of the law, not
withstanding the objections of the gov
ernor. All the provisions Of this, sec
tion,. in relation to. bills not approved
in which he shall withhold his approval
from any item or items contained in a
bill appropriating money"
1t is proposed to amend that section
I'D that it shall read as fOllows'
Section II, Every bill .whleh--
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. i.

BY Chapter 379, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section Two
90 Of Article Eight of the Constitu-
ton, by adding to said Section Two q
new paragraph.
Section Two as it now stands reads
as fOIIOwss
Section 2 SCHOOL AND SWAMP
LANDS-SCHOOL FUNDS FROM SALE
OF-The proceeds of such lands as are
or hereafte. may be granted by the
United States for the use Of schools
within each township in this state
shall remain perpetual school fund
to the state; and not more than one
third of said lands may be sold in two
years, one-third in five years, and one
third in ten years; but the lands of
the greatest valuation sha7l be sold
fist: Pro.v'ded, that no norton Of said
rrtIic The n~inri~a1 Of nv f'7nH,
arf-4re TX 7aS 0+rnr a. -.~s't
of lands or o5oar prrrnrFv. ce~.cr2tnd -,
intrusted to this state in eac@ to- :.
Shin for educational purposes sha0
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

one receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.
The style of all legislative meas
ures ana amendments to the con-
stitutton initiated by the people
under this section shall be: "RD
stsf sna of Mtn 5y the People of 1e
The provisions Of this section u
legislation, but until such legisfa-4
ton has been enacted, this section
shall be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EF1HECT
this amendment, IL adopted, will b
Ehree-fOld.
(a) 1t will permit the voters to pro
BOSE amendments to the state cOnstitu
ton, for adoption, without action b;
the legislature. Under the constitution
~ it now stands constitutional amend
ments can be proposed only by the leg
GsIature.
OBJ So, too, If adopted, the amend
ment will permit electors to propOs
laws for enactment and If not en&f
by the legislatures, the voters may BIZ
sufficient petition, require the question
Of the enactment of the proposed Law
to be submitted to the voters. If an
proved by a majority of the eIeCtor
voting, thereon provided the vote il
favor of the proposed law is not les
than thirty-three per cent of the tOta
number of votes cast. at such election
the same becomes a law with the Sam
force and effect as though passed b,
the legislature. The governor vii
have no power to veto a law so passed
but the people cannot so pass any Law
which is prohibited by the con
BtltutiOn.
! (c) So too, If adopted, the amend
ment will permit the voters by Prone.
petition to require a vote on the q
zion of whether or not any law or p.
thereof, of certain classes of laws
passed by the legislature shall be re
pea4ed. If the petition asking for tn,
referendum is signed by fifteen De
cent of the voters of the state, the mum
Der of whom is to be determined b,
the number OF votes east for GOverno,
at the preceding election, the law g.,
referred TO the voters will not tax,
effect pending the referendum vOt,
thereon. The vote required to rcDe0I Z,
law passed by the legislature and tn,
classes of laws which cannot he s.,
repealed are specified in Subdivision
PC" OF the proposed amendment al
above printed.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
Said Section new reads as follows:

MI, Section 2. SUPREME CoUR t.
one chief justice and two associate JUS
tees but the number of associate US
not exceeding four by the legislat ure,
by a two-thirds vote, when it shall be
NAL IN SUCH hn reme niSG cases cases
os may be prescribed by law and ap-
pellate jurisdiction in all cases. both in
law and equity, but there shall be no
hold one or more terms in each year.
as the Legislature may direct, at the
seat Of goXyGernment and the iieggislatutre
that one term in each year shall be
held in each or any judicial district. 1t
shall be the duty Of such court to ap
shall be chosen, by the qualified cleo
tors of the state, one clerk of the su
preme court, who shall hold his office
his successor is duly elected and quail
fed; and the judges of the supreme
court, or majority of them, shall have
office of clerk Of the supreme court
until an election can be regularly had"
If the proposed amendment is adopt
lows:
'section 2. The supreme court
shall consist of one chief justice
anu SIX dSSOCIaA6 rive
shall constitute quorum, and the
concurrence of at least four shall
be necessary to decision. It
shall have original jurisdiction in
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scribed by law, and appellate juris-
diction in all cases, both in law and
equity, but there shall be no trial
by jury in said court. 1t shall hold
one or more terms in each year,
as the legislature may direct, at
the. seat of government, and the
legislature may provide, by a two
thirds vote, that one term in each
year shall be held in each or any
judicial district. It shall be the
duty of such court to appoint a re-
porter of its decisions and clerk
Of the supreme court"
PURPOSE AND EFFECRs The SUI
preme Court as now constituted COM
sistS of a chief justice and four ASSOC
ciate justices. The clerk of said court
is now elected. IF the amendment is
adopted, two associate Justices will be
added to the court and the clerk will
be appointed by the court instead Of
being elected by the voters.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
/. We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and beneve
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his nrm: -
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take HaER Family Pills for constipation.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED ANr;>. DMENT NO. 9.

By Chapter 384, Laws 1915, the legts-
lature proposed an amendment of Sec
;tion Thirteen GD of Article One CD
of the Constitution
The section as it now stands reads
as follows:
Section 49, PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE - Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or dam
laged for public use, without just COM
ipensation therefor first paid or Sc
cured"
If the amendment is adopted the Sec
ton will read as follows:
! Section 10. Private property
damageG G foT pubic G ass %ithoUt
paid or secured, and such private
property may be taken, destroyed
or damaged for the purpose of pri-
vate as well as public drainage
upon just compensation therefor
being first paid or secured"
THE PURPOSE Of the proposed
amendment is to permit the taking of
private lands for the purpose of drain
age purposes where the drain or ditch
Will be of no public benefit, but ON the
contrary will only benefit the land or
lands of the person or persons cOn-
Structing the drainage ditch.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.

BY Chapter 3S8, Laws 1915, the legis-
1ature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Section
Eleven (11) Of Article Four ca Of the
Constitution.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
The section now reads as follows,

!
: The section now reads as foIIOws8
"section T. PROBATE COURTS
There shall be established in euct6or.
gained county in the state a prcbatt
COURT, which shall be a court O. rec,
ord, and be held at such tin>s an%
places as. may be prescribed w. law
shall be elected by the voters Of thu
county for the term Of two years. lie
shall be a resident Of such county a
the time of his election, and reside
fce; and his compensation shall be
provided by law. He may appoint hi:
own clerk where none has been elect.
ed; but the Legislature may authorize
county, Of one clerk of register Of pro-
bate for such county, whose powers
duties, term Of Office and compensa tiOr
shall be prescribed by law. A probate
court shall have Jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship, but no otheIr
jurisdiction, except as prescribed
this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes r.
substitute the word "fOur'' for thu
word "twO" SO that the sentence pre-.
Scribing the duration of the term OF
office will, If the amendment is adopt.
ed read as follows:
'Tt shall be held by one Judge,
who shall be elected by the voters
Of the county for the term of four
years"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The
amendment, if adopted Will make the
term of office of the Judge of Probate
four years instead of two.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

By Chapter 3S2, Laws 1915, the legis-
1ature proposed an amendment to Sec
ton Two CD of Article Six of the Con-
Stitution.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

Iate persons or corporations own
ING 1s4ad adjoining such lakes
snail not be. destroyed or damaged
without their consent, unless com
pensatlon therefor shall be tirst
paid or secured. The principal of
al funds arising from the sale of
snail forever be preserved invio-
4aLe and undiminished, but the ia
come therefrom shall be used fNF
the construction, improvement
and maintenance Of the public
roads of the state. The principal
OF such funds shall be loaned or
invested in the same manner, by
the same officers and upon the
time hereafter may be authorized
by the constitution and laws, for
the loan1ng or investment of the
pernd S ne scnoo1 and university
THE PURPOSE Of the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.
THE EFFECT of the amendment, If
adopted, would be to confer power OH
the legislature, to provide by law for
the mining of iron ore and other min
erals, which the state owns in it's SOW
erefGn capacity and situate under the
bed Of any meandered public lake or
river subject to the restriction that
the rights of riparian owners ON any
such lake or river, shall not be de-
strOyed or injured without cOmpensa-
ton. If the legislature exercises the
power. in case it il conferred, it could
also provide for the drainage or di-
version of the waters of the lake or
river with reference to which it so
legtslatess 1T could also prescribe by
whom such minerals could be mined
and the compensation to be paid to the
state therefor. The proceeds of the
sale of any such minerals would con-
Stttute fund to be loaned and invest
ed the same as the permanent school
and university funds, the income OF
such fund to be used in the cOnstruc-
tiOns Improvement and maintenance Of
public roads.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

TIE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment, if adopted, will be to mod
fly the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting the legislature to
set aside not to exceed $25O,OOO of the
principal of the trust fund as a revOlv-
ing fund to be used for the purposes
stated in the amendment proposed.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

section IT, The legislature is
law for the mining and sale of any
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns in it's sovereign ca
pacity, and as trustee for the peo-
pie Of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of any
meandared public lake or river,
and for that purpose NAV nrovide
for the drama @e oF any such lake
or river. or the diversion Of the
ehanne1. provided, however, THAI
che vested riparian riGhta Of nEaa
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
Section Six az it now stands reads
as follows:

Section 6. MENT OF
sc H 90 L FUNDS -. The permanent
may be invested in the bonds of any
county, school district, city, town or
village of this state, but no such in
yestment shall be made until approved
mated by law to regulate the invest
ment Of the permanent school fund and
the permanent university fund of this
state; nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be
issued or purchased would make the
entire bonded indebtedness exceed f1f-
teen per cent of the assessed valuation
county, school district city, town OF
village issuing such bonds; nor shall
such loans or indebtedness be made at
q lower rate of interest than three per
cent per annum, nor for a shorter pc
Rod than five years, nor for a longer
period than twenty years, and no
change of the town, school district
city, village or Of county lines shall
relieve the real property in such town
school district, county, village or city
in this, state at the time of the issuing
of such bonds from any liability fol-
taxation to pay such bonds"
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. q.

BY Chapter 381, Laws 1915, the legis.
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Article Nine
90 of the Constitution by adding
thereto a new section, which reads as
follows: