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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13
Road Tax
Measure

In the appropriation bill,
passed unanimously by the
House of Delegates last week,
$225,0o was shifted from the
1919 appropriation for roads to
that of 1918, making the total
available this year to balance
against the Federal apportion.
nent due July lst 1855. 900.
State Highway Commissioner
Coleman thinks this will ena.
BILE the Federal funds to be
promptly used.
On the following day the
Senate adopted compromise
tax measure, which authorizes
special lcvies of fonr cents for
roads, three for schools and
three for Catawba.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13
Summer
Normal

Quite number of the citi
zcns of the town met on last
Thursday night in the bank
building pursuant to the call of
of the president of the Board of
Trade to discuss the summer
normal question and take steps
to secure it for Big Stone Gap.
TheState Observation-Disclosures
decided to establish summer
normal somewhere in South
west Virginia, and every one
believes that we have a good
chance to sucure it.
At the meeting Thursday
night committees were appoin
ted to canvass the town and
see how many homes could be
secured for the teachers. Aftor
the canvass it was found that
nearly four hundred homes had
been secured, more than twice
the number needed. Every one
seemed enthusiastic over getting
the normal and are willing to
do their part.
Big Stone Gaps claim has
been presented to The school
authorities and the matter will
be decided within few days.
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Airplane Mo
tors
Tested in Altitude Room"
In Washington.

When the first Liberty motor
was ready to be tested il was
taken to Pixies Peak that it
might be studied while running
under atmospheric conditions
obtaining at high attitudes.
This difficulty of bringing the
motor to the mountain is now
overcome at the Department of
Commerce Bureau of Standards
at Washington, by brining the
mountain to the motor.
Airplane motors are now test
ed mt the Bureau of Standards
in laboratory where various
conditions corresponding to high
attitudes and low temperatures
are secured. The engine is placed
in AN alright concrete room,
provided among other things
with refrigerator coils and
large pump to reduce the pres
ure of the air. BY use of this
apparatus motors may be obser-
we'd under conditions similar to
those at different attitudes,
which might otherwise be done
only by actual airplanc iligllts,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13
RED CROSS WORK ROOM
NOTES
ROOM

Those working in the Work
Room for the week ending
March 9th were:
Mrs. Arthur Foster, 6 horus;
Mrs IL. E. Fox, hours; Mrs.
j. w. Markle, l 2 hours; Miss
Sarah Williams, . hours; Miss
Mary Ramsey, 4 l-2 hours;
Mrs. j. w. Kelly, 212 hours;
Miss Julia Cox, 3 12 hours;
Mrs. NJ. V. Petit, . hours;
Mrs. H.A.W. Skeen, ! . hours (;
Mrs. Il. j. Prescott, IL hours;
Mrs. Baker, 2 2 hours; Mrs.
Owens, ? l 2 hours; Mrs. Bur-
CESS, 2 3 hours; Mrs. Will
Goodloe, l ID hours; Mrs. Kyle
Morrison, l hour; Mrs. e. e.
Goodloe, l l 2 hours, Mrs. d. Il.
Sayers, l 1-2 hours; Mrs. H. W.
Gillian, . . hours; Mrs. Otis
Mouser, LIZ hours.
Mrs. A. d. Owens donated
two boxes of thread to the
Work Room, which we were
most glad to receive. We are
almost out Of materials and I'm
less we ge. some money will
have to close the Work Room.
Will every one give something
toward keeping up the good
work. Send donations to Mr..
Lewis Winston, Treas.
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With Hundreds
OF Men Learning to Fly Ac-
cidents are Few

Records of the War Depart
ment show that from the begin
ming of training in June, 1917,
to February %, 1918, the fatal
ties ut military aviation fields in
this country are 81; 10 officers
and 20 cadets killed in training
flights, and II men killed in an
authorized flights and ground ac-
cidents.
Since the training began in
the United States, student avia-
tors have flown considerably
more than 100, 900 miles. Hun
dreds of hitherto inexperienced
men have been learning to Ny.
Their early flights are under the
guidance of instructors, and
prior to these fights two or more
months are spent in preliminary
ground work. There comes
time, however, when every stu
dent aviator must take his ma
chine up alone, and every pre-
caution has been taken to reduce
the number of accidents and
safeguard the aviator in his solo
fights.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13
Rev. J. B. Craft Will Go to
Gate City.

Rev. j. b. Craft Conducted
prayer services at tie Buptis.
church of Gate City Thursdn,
night. He read The account Of
Peter and Johns healing the
tame man at the gate Of the
temple an they were going I'D
to pray. His talk on the value.
of prayer meetings was really
sermon. He emphasized the
Importance Of Bible reading
aud prayer, the great lights on
the pathway Of Christian duty
After the services Rev. Craft
held II conference with the
members of the church and an.
nunnced that he had practical
~ decided TO accept the call to
this church, his services to be
gin the first Sunday in April
A pastor having been called 10
Moore's Memorial, u new field
will be arranged, perhaps ad
ding Mendoza aud Oak Glen
and continuing Marble Point in
the work.
Mr.. Craft made tho further
most gratifying announcement
that when ne comes to Gate
City it is with the intention Of
making it his permanent home
He feels deep sense of broth.
erhood to the people of Scott
county and desired to live and
labor and use influence among
Them.
The church has on foot the
matter of purchasing one of the
splendid residences in the town
for parsonage, and will prob
ably close the deal within the
next few days.
1t is gratifying in u preemi.
nent degree to know that this
noble man, Christian brother,
able preacher and tireless work
er is coming here to spend the
remainderof his years. He is
a great power for upbuilding
and helpful friend to every
one. Gate City Herald.
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Shocked To
Death
t. ]. Stewart, Electrician, In-
stantly Killed Wednesday
Night.

Thomas j. Stewart, electri.
clan for the Electric Transmits.
sion Company ut this place, was
instantly killed last Wednesday
night at about $40 O'Clock
while adjusting an arc lamp
near the Wooden Mill, receiv-
ing shock of from 1900 to
2OO0 volts of electricity. His
body was found lying in the
street by some men passing
Just a few minutes after the
accident happened and u ply
sician was hastily summoned.
Artificial respiration was kept
up for two hours or more until
a pul-r1otor was brought from
Pennington Gap. All of this
failed, however, TO bring the
young man back TO life, az it is
thought he was killed instantly.
1t is thought that if the acct
lent had been discovered ut the
time it happened probably his
life could have been saved.
The body was taken IN charge
by w. w. Taylor & Sons aud
prepared for burial and was
shipped to Pennington GAY
Thursday morning, the former
home of the deceased.
Mr.. Stewart had been in the
employ of this company for
several years aud moved to Big
Some Gap last October and
placed in charge of the sub.
station in the Gap, whore the
local power is transformed from
the high tension line. He was
held in high esteem by his EN-.
ployers and was considered one
of their most competent EN-.
ployees. BY his visits ever,
month to the many homes in
Big Stone Gap to read meters
he had gained many friends
through his polite manner, uud
they were deeply grieved /,
learn of his sudden d ath.
IL is thought that probabl,
Mr. Stewards death was due tc
a moments thoughtlessness Il,
he was an electrician of man,
Years experience. He had onl,
one rubber glove on md ha;
failed also To use a small stoo
mat he was supposed TO use il
all cases while working wit
an arc lamp
| The deceased was marie,
but had no children.
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Flag of 1000
Stars


Charlottesville, Va, March
IA Service Flag bearing over
two thousand stars will be pre-.
scented to the University of Jir
ginia by its student body in
recognition of their classmates
who have entered the service.
a committee Of students are
now handling the campaign IN
an effort to have every student
now in the University take Il
small share in the donation,
The flag will cost approximate.
ly 1916 90 1t will probably be
hung from the Rotunda, where
now fly the STARS and Stripes"
and the flag of Virginia
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13

The kaiser says: "The Lord
pointed out to US the path by
which we should go.'' But it's
a safe bet the Lord didn't Tell
him what awaits them at the
and Of the path.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SHOPS AND YARDS
20 Be Built in Big Stone Gap
y AT Once.

indeed, and if this spirit contin-
ues, which we are sure it will,
the growth of the town into a
city will be very rapid.
We seem to be realizing the
old adagc that GAN things
comes to those who wait"
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American troops on theCham.
paigne front. They wish the
folks at home to understand,
however. that there's nothing
in q name.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13

upto date we have heard no
word from Mr.. Hoover that the
hole in the doughnut should be
made smaller.
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lachia purchased large tract of
land from the Big Stone Gap
Land Company adjoining its
present yards here for the pur-
pose of building yards of suii
cient capacity to handle double
the output of coal tributary
to- its lines from the Wise
County fields. These yards
wore surveyed and laid out for
grading, with the intention Of
assembling all of the coal going
over its lines here and making
up all trains at these yards,
which ii estimated would in
crease the handling capacity at
least twenty five percent and eff
feet n saving in terminal expense
sufficient TO pay all costs OF yards
within two years. For alleged
lack of money to appropriate for
the purpose the yards were not
constructed,
Since that time the output of
coal tributary to its lines has
doubled, and the last six months
aving demonstrated that the
lack of terminal facilities had
largely cut its tonnage, the com
pany has determined to put in
its yards here and arrangements
have been made to commence
work just as soon as the wealth
o. will permit.
M In addition to this, the com
gpany has decided to build shops
shere capable of doing all of their
3fepair work, it having been
shown that the cost of sending
CARS and locomotives to Bristol
@foF repairs, together with time
sand useless loss of tonnage
gemounted to many thousand dol
Glars each year.
With the building of the yards
Sand shops here the headquarters
aand all executive officers will be
showed here from Bristol. This
will largely increase the popula-
lion of Big Stone Gap, and re-
give the hope and expectation
ssof It's soon becominga City which
53has been SO long deferred. The
ssShops and yards of the Norfolk
.Tand Western Railroad at Roa-
3noke were largely the cause of
7athe rapid growth of that magic
City.
Our citizens are most enthu-
Ssisstic and seem to be imbued
s with the proper spirit. Steps
3 nave been taken to have the
& prices of lots for homes for en-
g ployees to be held down, and
8 the Land Company has refused
4 TO sell any lots to spectators,
and are holding them at present
prices to be sold to employees
Z who agree to build upon them.
j Any additional land needed
4 ey the Company will be sold at
present prices, and any attempt
/ 70 hold it up for exhorbitant pri
I ees will be frowned down by
/ our citizens.
The town Council is making
preparation to build a rlarge res
eFyoir for the purpose of assur-
l,ngan ample supply of water
Tor the railway and the increased
population.
The spirit actuating all of our
c'nzens is very conimendable
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-13
More Subma-
rines
Are Destroyed Faster Than
They are Being Built

submarines were destroyed by
the allied and American forces
In December, than Germany
was able to build during that
month, according to informa-
tion reaching Washington.
This fact developed today in
discussions of the statement
made to Parliament yesterday
by Sir Eric G. Geddes, first lord
of the British Admiralty, that
the submarines were being
checked.
Whether succeeding months
have shown net loss in Ger
man submarine is not known
here. IL is believed, however,
that the anti-submarine cam.
palgn has proved 40 effective
that.increased efforts this spring
VIII see Il steady decrease in
the number of U.boats availa
Bile to prey on allied and Amer
lean shipping.
What officials know of plans
tor pressing home the attuck
with increasing vigor, explains
the feeling of optimist that pre-.
walls i'll official circles despitc
continued heavy drains on ship
tonnage through the U-boats.
The gradual decline in tonnage
losses was graphically pictured
to Parliament by Sir Eric with
curve charts.
American naval officials APP
pear to be satisfied that the
weapons with wich they expec
To crush finally the submarine
menace are forthcoming. In
creased numbers of patrol YES,
sells of various t. pes, appliances
ana devices to make them more
elective against under water
craft and the Increased skill of
navy personnel are among the
things upon which they count.
1t has taken time to devise and
build the weapons, but they are
beginning TO become available
now.
When the United States en-.
tered the war, the navy coutri.
buted promptly all that it had
available to join in the subma
rine hunt. Sir Eric paid high
tribute in his remarks to the
spirit an efficiency of Aineri
can naval units. crediting them
with fair share Of what has
been accomplished. Vice Ad
miral Sims destroyer forces,
however, constituted only the
advance guard of what the
American navy planned to fur.
nish for the fight. Even with
that limited aid, the allied ma.
vies haye held the enemy and
are now destroying one out OF
every four or five German u.
boats that put to sea.
Now Americans real contri.
button to the naval warfare is
about to be felt. With every
passing week, the strength OF
The force will grow, for it is
embodied in the most extensive
construction program ever un.
dertaken for the navy for any
power.
The new destroyers and other
craft must be added to the pa
troll fleets gradually as they are
completed. Therefore, no sud
den falling off of tonnage losses
is to be expected. 1t has been
stated publicly, however, that
next August will show beyond
question that the U-boat have
been overcome. There are off
Gals here who are hopeful that
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Mir. Grounding is proving
himself one of the greatest con
servers of fuel in the whole
bunch.
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A BIG SALE!


 Great local as we'll as national i'm petus will be given this movement by the annual meeting of the United States Good Roads Association, which will meet in Little Rock April Is to 19. This is the convention which Gov. BrOugh was instrumental in bringing to Arkansas, when he at tended. the annual session in ,Birming- ham last year. Gov. Broughs is vice president of the organizations, and Senator Bankhead of Alabama is president J. A. Roundtree of Birm- ingham, who has been making a tour of the state, is the secretary. Mir. Roundtree visited Little Rock, Ft. Smith, Hot Springs, Bonneville, Hope Texarkana, and several other points in the state, and found everywhere a most encouraging spirit of CO operation, not only in the work of the Association, but of the Bank head Highway Association.
 Gov. Brough will extend an invita- tion to the governors of all the
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able, but reports from various sec tions of the United States indicate that membership and assets in co- operative building. or saving and loan associations, increased at least ten per cent, the same rate of in- crease for the year 1916. and about the average rate of increase for the last ten years.
 The small savings bank accounts show a similar increase fin numbers of depositors and amounts of depos- it's. Sale of War Savings Stamps also show a great growth in the habit of saving.
 The American people have respond. ed to the call of duty to economize and save. They have not only pur- chased nearly s6.0Oo. .OOO.O .OJ0 of Lib erty Bonds and War Savings Stamps but in addition they have increased their savings as. above shown. Pat riotism and saving are synonymous now. and economy is duty. and many millions of American citizens are doing their duty in this particu lar.
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Do not hiacken your gas stove. Instead rub over with olive oil It is easier and keeps the stove nice and black. The nickle parts can be kept bright by rubbing with cloth dipped in kerosene oil
 To remove medicine stains from bed linen apply a paste of fullor s earth and ammonia over the spot. Place sauser under and moisteu with ammonia. Afterward rub stains we'll and wash in cold water before soaping and washing in the usuel way.
 If you heat the surface of tho knife board you will be able to clean cutlery in half the usual time
 Use empty catsup bottles for clothes sprinklers. Screw top on and puncture holes in it.
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THE PEOPLE ARE SAVING

The English have not been con sidered saving nation, and one of the most notable examples of the effect of patriotism on a whole peo- pie was the fact that during the year 1916, although purchasing bill lions of dollars of war bonds. the small savings banks depositors in England increased their deposits over $6O.000.0O0.
 The patriotic appeal to the people of America for war savings has met with a similar response. Statistics for the year 1917 are not yet avail
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up sectional prejudices and animosi- ties.
 Can they not read the handwriting on the wall?
 There is a new organization in Little Rock, the Schoolmasters' Club It is an organization of teachers, edu- cational officers and all who are in- terested in popular education. Regu- lar meetings are held for the discus sion of questions vitally affecting the interests of education.
 At it's meeting last week the Club devoted an evening to a discussion of observations that have been given publicity by Adjt. Gen. H. P. Mccain of the U. s. Army, as to the prob able cause of the considerable num- Der of rejections of candidates for reserve officers at the training camps.
 Gen. Mccain lays large part of the blame at the door of the schools. After a. thorough discussion, admit ting some of the permises. but deny ing the conclusions, the Club. came to the decision that Gen. Mccain is a mighty good soldier but that he is not much of a school teacher.
 Some of his criticisms may be we'll founded, but it is unfair, says the Club. to charge to the school con ditions that should be properly shared by the home, the. government and the mental attitude of the people as a whole.
 Still, some of the observations of Gen Mccain are food for the most earnest thought and careful consider ation. Some of his statements fol low:
 Perhaps the most glaring faults noted in aspirants to the officers reserve corps and one that might be corrected by proper attention in our high schools, preparatory schools and colleges, might be characterized by the general term slouchiness. refer to what might be termed a mental and physical indifference.
 "A great number of men have fail ed at camp because of inability to articulate clearly. A man who can not impart his idea to his command in clear distinct language, and with sufficient volume and voice to be heard reasonably far. is not qualified to give commands upon which human life will depend. It is remarkable how many excellent men suffer from this handicap, and how almost i'm possible it is to correct this after the formative period of life.
 "In addition to this physical disa- bility and slouchiness is what might be termed the slouchiness of the men tai attitude. Many men fail to meas ure up to the requirements set for our officers reserve corps because they have not been trained to ap- preciate the importance of accuracy in thinking.
 q have further noted in camp that
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LITTLE ROCK LETTER
(By Clio Harper.)

Little Rock, Jan. 28.-It is already being recognized by those possessing any. foresight that there, must, come ax rehabilitation of the world, after the war, that will be more than com mensurate with the era of destruc- tion that has thrown the world into an orgy of blood and ruin these three years and half.
 One of the striking phases of this rebuilding process will undoubtedly be the greater stress that is to be placed upon good roads and energy conserving highways. Arkansas will be among the leaders in the move ment, for the decades of theorizing and resolving are issuing in actual construction measured by millions of dollars.
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states to attend the meeting of the association in April; Secretary of State Tom J. Terrell will invite all the Secretaries of State; State Audit or Hogan Oliver will invite all the Auditors of State Commissioner John H. Page will invite all the Commissioners of Agriculture. High way Commissioner w. B. Owen will invite all the Highway Commission CTS. This should insure very large and representative attendance.
 &**x
 The propaganda being conducted by the New York World against the adoption of the prohibition amend nent is being represented by the press and people of the south. Pro- hibition is fact and no longer theory in the south, and the fact that 1t has swept the great west and made great inroads upon the intrench- ed liquor interests of the north and east proves that it is not wholly provincial in it's tendencies. The World is openly charging that De mocracy has been betrayed in the south,' and that prohibition is new sectionalism that the south and west IS seeking to impose on the north and east.
 The yelled threat is made that If the south is determined to go ahead with this insane policy. then the southern Democrats will have again have taken themselves out of the Democratic party, and must abide by the consequences, whatever these may be-
 The World even raises the bogie of the 14th and 18th Amendments and adds that if the south is de- termined to have a centralized gov ernment that regulates the personal habits of the American people, it must accept a centralized govern ment that regulates negro franchise and all that pertains thereto" In the face of history, the Worlds ! charge of southern domination of the present congress wOul be anus ing if it were not serious reflection of the attitude that seems to be assumed by those who are thus mak- ing a last despairing effort to retain the power of the saloon, distillery and brewery interests under the old 1 spacious guise of personal liberty.
 The time worn threat of reduc- 1 tion in the representation of southern l democrats continues. to be made by l the World and it's followers, but it I frightens no one. The prohibition amendment merely furnishes a pre-. text for hauling out the old skeleton to leer it's ebony jaws toward the people of the south.
 Prohibition, national as well as local, is inevitable, and the Pulitzer interests are deceiving themselves and doing the whole country, once more strongly united in the bonds of a common purpose, irreparable injury by this bald attempt to stil