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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
fcsaaonias Bank Demands Interest on
Mcdowell School Warrants.
(Bluefeld Telegraphl

argument was made before judge
Hcrndon, at Wclch, yesterday in =
mahdamus proceeding of considerable
interest. The case was that of the
First National Bank of Pocahontos
against the sheriff of this county. TO
force the payment of interest on out
standing drafts issued years ago by
the board of education of Rocl; dis
tlct. An act of the legislature made
provision for levying of taxes for the
purpose Of paying outstanding drafts
oil tins nature, and provided that the
DRAFTS should be listed and submitted
TO the state tax commissioner who af-
Ter passing on them could authorize Il
levy TO be laid and the sheriff to retire
the drafts in the order they were
listed as the money from this lew
came into his hands. When Sheriff
Hamilton offered to pay the drafts
heid by the Pocahontas bank thew de-
manded the interest, as it seems that
the drafts had been endorsed by the
preceding sherffs. Sheriff Hamil-
ION, on the advice of Commissioner
blue, refused to pay the interest on
'hc drafts. A mandamus proceeding
was instituted by the bank, their at
torneys being Grecver, Gillespie G.
DIVINE. The Board of Education of
Rock district and Sheriff Hamilton
were represented by Judge Harold A.
kiJz, of this city. 1t was agreed be-
tween the parties at Welch yesterday
alter considerable argument, to take
testimony in the case Ia Bluefield on
Saturday of this week, and to submit
inc matter direct to the Supreme
court for decision.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
MILITARIsM AND CIVILIZATION

To the Editor of The World:
How comes it that when both Bri
fish and German naval and military
power were at their meridian strength
before the war the United States had
no fear of invasion and the foolish
word preparedness" was not even
whispered among her statesmen, vet
are both following the example of the
Kilkenny cats and fighting themselves
to death, America is all of sudden
IN terror of invcsion and crying for
great military and naval prcpara-
tlon? Her statesmen must formerly
have been either dwelling in fools
paradise or they are now acting like
frightened schoolboys.
We are now told the tmc-worn
falschood that the best way to pre-
serve peace is to prepare for war.
III That were true Britain, Germany
and all Europe should now be en-
Joylng gentle peace instead of with
ing IN the horrors of war. But it
is Il lie, and the devastation and
misery of Europe prove it. Now we
arc going 10 follow their horrible eX-
ample.
Is this then to be the boasted pro
gross of humanity? Are discoveries
oil science and all mans clever invcn-
tons to be turned into machines to
spread want and misery DER the land +?
Can your so-called statesmen show
mankind no better prospect than this +?
IL so, they are neither statesmen nor
even men endowed with common sense.
The world is teeming with wealth
and good things for every man,
woman and child in every country, and
nothing but the stupidity and ignor-
ance OF our leading men stands in the
way OF universal prosperity and hap
pineSs. WIN. DRYBURGU
Bronx, Jan. 29.-Ncw York World
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
THE MORAL OF A
KANSAS BOAST.

Kansas compelled on Saturday last
her fifty-first year of statehood. She
has for her more than half century
of sisterhood in the Union record
both long and enviable of things said,
done and brought about in promotion
both of the prosperity and the gayety
of the Nation.
She has glorified the sunhower and
made the world-famous the cyclone.
She has sent out, besides the gold of
her cornfields, the poems of Ironquill,
the comprehensive optimism of Will
liam Allen White and the quaint phi
losophy, now turned somewhat cyni-
cal, of Editor Ed. Howe. She made
into a watchword the stocklessness of
Jerry Simpson and into u sign of
Populistic times the whiskers of Sem
ator PETER. She is land not less
Iof promise because also of Prohibit
ton. And she offers refuge and poll
ing-place to the daughters of New
York to whom the privilege of the
vote is denied at home.
Kansas is, indeed, interesting in all
and devious ways. In one way and
an ther, she is also amazing. As when,
for instance, as pointed out by a
Kansas Society orator of Saturday
night in this city, she can show for
a single year farm products and live
stock raised to value of $3.50, 900, 90
and manufactures of 1925, 100000.
1t was Senator Thompson, who
boasted of these well-to-do conditions
in his State. Kansas, he declaredand
proved, could pay the whole bill of
preparedness and still have money to
spend. What state! And yet only
one in sisterhood of forty-eight
commonwealth, mostly rich and all
vitality Interested in one another's
problems and perils. The incomprc-
hensible thing is that it should need
argument to tune up the "can do" of
Kansas into the twill do" of the
Union.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
THAT MAPP BILL, AGAIN.

We have been watching the papers,
pro and con, fore and aft, for some
explanation Of the concessions which
the Mapp Prohibition Bill grants the
liquor people. The drug stores all
given privilege of selling liquor. Each
citizen may have his monthly allow
ance, manufacturers may make it to
supply wholesale to the saloon drug
gists. Tobacco manufacturers are
protected in the use of rum put on
their products, and so it goes, why all
these concessions? What excuse for
them? We have seen no apology or
explanation. The strangcst and most
unaccountable part of it is, that the
leaders of the Anti-Saloon League
and w. c. 7. U. and prohibitionist
including DR.. Cannon, Mrs. Hogc, Miss
Jobson, DR.. Pitt and the Richmond
Virginian approve the provisions of
the bill! When we voted for the en-
abling act we understood that we
were to have Il dry state if the bill
carried.
1t did by 10000 majority. But be-
hold! We are to have thrust upon
us saloons in every town in the state.
II this is not Il pretty howdy do, we
give it up. Will somebody explain?
Point out the colorcd individual in
in the full supply.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
CANNON AND THE MACHINE

Alas, was Judge Turner's record too
dry for DR.. Cannon? Perhaps the
great leader of the Anti-Saloon
League was afraid Judge Turner
would remain consistently dry and
disapprove of the two-gallon demi-
John remaining member of the
household in prohibition Virginia. Whv
did the Anti-Saloon League Or. Can
nom endorse Mr.. +. w. Sims? Was if
because he was the choice of Senators
Martin and Swanson and Congress-
man Garter Glass? Have not the peo-
pie throughout the Commonwealth
been betrayed? When the voters of
Virginia rolled up 10000 majority
for statewide they voted in faith, and
mad right to expect a dry State.
Did they expect DR.. Cannon to pin blue
ribbons upon the lapels of the leaders
OF the vets and ignore the true and
tried workers for prohibition--Cul-
pepper Enterprise.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
SEVEN MODERN woNDGps
(Richmond Times-pisna,,.h,

N4N'Nhi''Si1i iiiiiIo-iiSijutcIil
a LONDON scientific society recently
sent out Communications to a list of
Leo SCIENTISTS, selected trJ,r all the
countries of the world. ASKING each
to vote upon the achievements which,
In his ~ Mon, constituted the So, en
Wonders of the modern worl The
results, 'nst made public, indiclt, how
gfe;.' Il change has tah.n n.n,e in
public opinion as to what constitutes
a marvel
Wireless biography stands first. The
telephone comes second. Radium was
awarded third place, but the aero
plane comes fourth, was the only five
votes behind it. The analysis of the
solar spectrum is reckoned the fifth
wonder, and the X-ray the sixth. The
Panama Canal, which is more in keep
ing with the achievements formerly
classed among the seven wonders. is
placed las upon the list
"A large enough number of scientists
regard anaesthesia as wonder to
place il eighth upon the list. On.y one
man, chemist CT Munich, gave the
seven in order in which they are plac-
cd by the votes of the entire number.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
Chill dren CIV
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a . Q RIA
"A SUBSIDIZED PRESS"

Where Delegate Hugh A. White, of
Rockbridge, acquired his theory that
the demand for preparedness is due, or
largely due, to the activities of Sub
sldizcd press" he himself would find
it difficult to explain. Such foolish
talk does abound in some quarters,
but IL is rare that II reasonable re-
Preventative of the people suffer
himself to be taken in by it.
OF course Mr.. White has no evil
dence to support Il charge of this
description, rs he practically admitted
when challenged to produce his proof.
1t is the same sort of folly, with the
same lack Of evidence behind il, that
Is emitted by the Fatherland and other
puh.leations CT the German propoa-
ganda in this country. Mr.. White
sho"ld be ashamed to place himself
IN such company.-Times- Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

south, Wythe, that has built n lot
of good roads and are still at it, with
out bonds. Wythe has built her roads
by contract, nearly all better, wider
and at about half the cost of Tazewell.
At the end of Tazcwells bond term
wythe will still be building roads
and not have spent thrcc-fifths of
her money in interest. Bland may
learn something here.
We are not shut in, soon we shall
complete Il new road to Bluelield and
another to Pulaski City We have two
roads to Wythevillc and IL railroad to
Narrows. If you want to see Bland
people go to Wytheville, Pulaski, Roa-
noke and Bluefield, you will find them
why should they come to Tazewell?
BLAND COUNTY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
CALOMEL DYNAMITES
A SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes Into Your Bile, Making You
Sick and You Lose a DAYS
Work

Calomel salivates! It's mercury
Calomel acts like dynamite on a Slug,
g,sn iiver: When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
1T, causing cramping and nausea.
II you feel bilious, headachhy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, lust 60
to your druggist and get a so cent
oottie OF Dodson's Liver Tone, which
Is harmless Vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
ana If it doesn't start your liver
and straighten you up better and
quicker than nasty calomcl and with
out, making MAXI you sick, you just 20
oaek and get your money.
II ,ou take calomel today. you'll
De SICK and nauseated tomorrow. be.
SIDE; sides, it may salivate you, While Il if
w yGn , take Dodson's Liver Tone, you
6itlon and ready for work or NAV " its
harmless, pleasant and safe to rive we
to children; they like it. W eNe
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

President Wilson seems thoroughly
convinced, and no shadow of doubt
about it, that we should prepare at
once to resist any attack that could
be made upon us. When so great a
man as Mr.. Wilson advises Il certain
curse 1t i'll becomes "iittlc fellows
TO pop up and criticisc. Nevertheless
we cannot but believe that some folks
are worse scared than hurt, or, il
may be that the President knows :;
lot that he hasn't given out. He has
repeated several timcs-"we know not
what day may bring forth say
this literally" are there complications
&c, known only TO himself? Wonder
II any message or hint from Col.
House has colored the Presidents
thoughts?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
BLAND COUNTY NOT SHUT IN"
NOR A "BACKWOODS COUNTY,
Bland, Va, Feb. 7.

ID. g..
Dear Mr. Leslie:-
In your editorial on Bland last.
week you show considerable Ignorance
OF conditions in Bland. Bland is a
small county, in long string. II
mas population Of only five thousand
one NTH of TazewelPs, and road
'mllage of about half Tazewell.
IL Bland should vote bond issue to
the limit, She could only roc!, one
mile of fifteen. If it cost as much as
Iazewell one to thirty.
Bland has every officer and one moro
than Tazewell to support, -four Sup
ervisors).
Bland county people are mostly
farmers, owning their own land in
tracts large and small, and in one bond
issue election there, they refused to
vote mortage on their real estate
Bland does not get three fourths of
her income from corporations as Taze-
well does. The new railroad being the
only corporation in the county.
Owing to our small size and non.
aulatIon, to our proportinately long
road milage, number of officers OF
courthouse and schools, Bland take.
are now higher than Tazewell's The
rate of assessment this past year wa.
ten per cent lower, but real estate il
valued at about one-fourth to one
eighth as to its actual value il
Bland and Tazewell.
Then Bland has a neighbor to tn,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
Misery in Back, Headache
and Pain in Limbs.

Dear Mr.. Editor For more than O
year ! suffered with misery in the back,
dull headache, pain in the limbs, was
somewhat constipated and slept poorly
ut night until was about ready to COL
lapse. Seeing an account of the Won
derful qualities of wAnuric," prepared
by Doctor Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, 1
sent for box, and before using the
whole box felt and still feel improved.
and life is not the drag it was before. t
most cheerfully recommend this remedy
to sufferers from like ailments.
Yours truly, w. A. ROBERTS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

NOTE: You've all undoubtedly heard
of the famous DR.. Pierce and his we'll
known medicines. Well, this prescrip-
ton is one that has been successfully
used for many years by the physicians
and specialists Of DIR. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo,
N. Y, for kidney complaints, and dis
eases arising from disorders of the
kidneys and bladder, such as backache,
weak back, rheumatism, dropsy, con-
gestion of the kidneys, inflammation
of the bladder, scalding urine, and
urinary troubles.
Up to this time, cAnuricn has not
been on sale to the public, but by the
persuasion of many patients and the
increased demand for this wonderful
healing Tablet, DR.. Pierce has finally
decided to put it into the drug stores
OF this country within immediate reach
of all sufferers.
know of one or two leading drug
gists in town who have managed to
procure supply of "Anuric" for their
anxious customers in and around this
locality. Ii not obtainable send one
dime by mail TO DIR. Pierce for trial
package or 80 cents for full treatment.
EDITOR Please insert this letter in
come conspicuous place in your paper.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
MIR. BRYAN'S CRITICISM

What does Mr.. Bryan mean when
he describes the Presidents nation
al-defense programme as $50 radical
departure from the historic policy
OF his party and from the traditions
Of the Nation?"
What historic policy of the Demo-
cratic Party, what tradition of the
Nation, is overturned when the Presi-
dent seeks to carry out the preamble
of the Constitution of the United
States and provide for the common
defense z" When has the Democratic
Party been opposed to such common
defense? When has the Nation?
Or is it Mr.. Bryan's theory that two
dreadnoughts year are in conformity
with the historic policy of the Demo-
cratic Party and the traditions of
the Nation, but two dreadnoughts
and Il battle cruiser are Il radical
departure? That regular army
of 100000 men are in accordance with
Democratic policy and national ira
dltion, but regular army of $4,000
men plus Il reserve are a manifesto
S'N.' VI L dooistfl
Every American citizen is entitl-
led to his own opinion as to the size
of the defensive forces that this coun-
try should maintain. Mr.. Bryan may
differ with the President over the ex-
pediency of increasing the army and
navy but tits ridiculous to insist that
a question of principle is involved. If
the Presidents programme is de-
parture from the historic policy of
the Democratic Party and of the ira
ditions OF the Nation then the Demo-
cratic Party has always been at vari-
ance with its historic policy and the
Nation departed from its traditions
as soon as the Republic came into
being.
During long periods in The history
OF the United States we have been
the second naval power, and if the
Administrations programme is carri-
ed out in full we shall at most again
become the second naval power. a
distinction that belonged to this
country hundred years ago. AS for
The army provided in the Garrison
plan, by no stretch of the human i'm
agination could it be pictured as any,
thing but a defensive force. Even
II we lost our ideas, repudated our
principles and set forth upon a policy
OF conquest, we would not deliberte
~ attack anything more favorable
chan iifth-rate power with the force
that this programme provides.
Mr.. Bryan is friend of peace.
and that is to his credit; but he is
often mistaken as to the many agen-
cies by which peace is maintained
Not so many months ago he resigned
| from the Cabinet because he differ
ed with the President about the wav
to preserve peace. Yet it turned ont
that the President was right and Mr..
Bryan wrong. The President is again
right and Mr.. Bryan is wrong.
Accepting Mr.. Bryan's most ideal
istic hope of the eventual disarminp
OF the nations, there is nothing in the
Presidents programme of defense
which mterferes with this countrv's
moral leadership in that case. We can
build every ship that the Administra-
ton asks for, equip every soldier that
1t asks for, and still champion with
undiminished enhuence every measure
that seeks to substitute the right of
law for the might of force among ma
tlons.-New York World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

A. II. Francis, Zenith, Kan, writes
81 had severe pain in my bacl, and
could hardly walk. | took about two
thirds of SOC box of Foley kidney
pills and move feel entirely WE'LL
Middle-aged and older men and wom-
en- find these safe pills relieve sleep
disturbing bladder ailments.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
Cut This Quit is Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc to Foley e Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name and
addresse clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing Fol
ey's Honey and Tar compaund, for
lagrlppe, coughs, colds and Group,
Foley kidney pills and Foley Cathar-
Tic tah!eSt Sold cVerVWherc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

The commissioners to he appointed
to enforce the provision OF The in
famous Mapp Bill is causing no little
trouble There is TO be scramble
Tor the Office. 1t carries salary Of
S25OO.O0. There are numbcrics:;
deputies, assistants, inspectors ct
cetcra nd inlinitum.
1t looks now as though we had best
let the liquor business alone as it was.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
COULDN'T GET AWAY.

81 under stand that after waiting
twenty years she married struggling
yound MANI"
Eyes, poor chap. He struggled the
best he knew how, but she landed
him."-EX.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

What did Mrs. IIogc, who we be.
lieve is President of the W. &. I. H..
a teetotal organization mean by en-
dorslng the Mapp Bill? Or was sh.
incorrectly reported by the new,pa-
pers?
These white ribboners, Il great on
ganization they are, won't allow Il
fellow to take even IL swig OF cider.
Will somebody explain?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

AS to the Coordinate College for
women, we are opposed to building it
at Charlottesville or anywhere else ut
this time. Take the money necessary
to build it and improve the country
schools So that the daughters of poor
men may get the benefit. The rich
men can send their girls to the fine
Colleges already existing, both in
Virginia and nearby states.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

Our friend, the Honorable Z. il.
Wltten, member OF the Ilous. from
Iazewell and Buchanan is spending
his time and talents more plolitabiv
IN trying to get bill passed to Keep
the hogs out of the front yards and
gardens of the town of Grundy. than
all the fellows who are trying to
put through the inipuitous Mapp Bill.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

John Barleycorn Must go-Head-
line, Carroll Journal.
lie may go" but will take his own
time about it, if he goes by way of
the Mapp Bill.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11

Can't somebody map QUE II new
prohiDltion bill? The ole mapped
ont follows TOO closely Tie corrs, s
and distances of the old surrey.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
George Fleming Moore GRAND con,

George Fleming Moore, grand com
mander of Masons, declared that the
prospect for peace is lessened by the
fact that TO ruler of a warning coun-
try belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
Frederick the Great of Prussia, Wash
ington, Lafayette and Wellington
were all Freemasons.-Ex
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-11
BELGIUM HAS KLU KLUx KHAN
Secret Society Avenged Death of Miss
Edith Cavell, Murder by Germans.
An Associated Press cable from
The Hague says:

The Hague says:
An official of the Belgian govern,
ment, who has escaped from Erussel:
through the German lines by the sun.
foreground railway" and has just ar.
rived here, tells some startling stories
of the mysterious undercurrcnts b,
which Belgians are constantly I'M
dermining the German military sys.
tenn in Belgium.
According to this official, great
Belgian secret society, avowcdly Ter.
rOristic in its plans and methods, and
patterned after the famous Klu Klu,
Khan, which tcrrorizcd the Southern
States in the years after the Amer
lean civil war, was organized some
months ago and is constantly increas-
its scope and activities, which have
already succeeded in causing the Ger
man authorities much trouble
This society is believed TO have been
responsible for the death of Gels Der.
ode, the German spy who betrayed
Miss Edith Cavcll, and who recently
was shot down by an unidentified
hand. The German authorities have
arrested two men, barber and al
electrician, for the murder, but arc
said to have no real clue to it's per.
petrators.
killing Cost Only Il Franc.
The famous newspaper, Free Bel
GUM, which is published regularly
under the noses of the German offic-
ials, despite all their efforts to sup
press it, is supposed to be the organ
of the secret society. II has stated
that the death of Derode cost but one
franc, and that many more francs will
be available for similar work.
1t is also said that few English
women, who are still in Brussels
have received secret warnings to make
their escape as soon as possible.
The only reply which Gen. Won. Bis.
sing has yet been able to make foi
the death of his spy has been the lev.
wing of fine of 100000 marks (about
$l2O,0O0), on the city of Brussels. II
had previously been reported that
this fine was levied becaus, Dedrodc
was shot by an unlicensed revolver
The Belgian official now here gives
different version of the affair.
1t appears from his statement that
after Dcdrode had been killed, Bel
gian coroner's court was the first au
thoritative body to appear on the
scene, arriving some time before any
representative of the German author.
tiles.
The court seized all Derodc's pap
ers and examined them. These paper:
revealed all Derode's spying activi
ties, and included reports of pay
mcnts 10 him by the German authori
ties.
The Belgian officials refused to sur
render these papers when Gen. Vol
Kissing fined the municipality.