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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
THE TRAIL OF THE LONE
SOME PINE

&Frecling, Va, July l6.-Thc
death of the novelist, John Fox,
Jr., which occurred at his home
at Big Stone Gap, Virginia, dur
ing the past week calls to mind
wildly the scenes and characters
of his stories, some of which be-
long, virtually, to the past gen
Grafton, and are, therefore, be-
ginning 10 be forgotten, or at
least, are not so we'll known to
the younger novcl-rcadcrs as are
his earlier works.
The best known story from
the pen of the noted author in
this section Chi, honey is doubt
less "Thc Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine" for the reason that the
scenes are laid here, and the
characters forthc most part drawn
from real personagcs, while the
Others lack this stimulus.
The opening scenes of this
story is laid OH Big Elkhorn
Creek, just across the Virginia.
Kentucky border, where Hale
meets June 'Iolivcr, then mere
lass in her bare feet, also her
'ratc father, Devil Judd 'rolivcr.
The original of Devil Judd is
known to be John Wright, in
by-gonc days referred to u,
"Devil John He it was who
was designated by the chief tx
ccutivc of the state of Kentucky
TO handle the Klu- kluX situation.
which threatened the welfare OF
Letcher county IN 1900. From
the manner in which he dealt
with this lawlcss element he was
given this name. As to June
Tollvcr, she Is somewhat myth,
cal, 50 far as being the daughter
of the original Devil Judd, he
having only one daughter known
as Myrtle Wright. Scarcely hnl
existence been thrust upon her
when the events from which ma
ierial for the story was drawn
transpircd. She, however, likes
to claim the distinction of being
the original June Tolivcr. ralt
Hall, the Desperate who was cN-
ecuted at Wise, Virginia, in
1872 for the murder of Police
man Ilylton at Norton, Was the
original Bad RUFF Tulivcr. Tile
old farmstcad on which Devil
Judd lived is now the site OF
jenkins, the most noted mining
town in all the area covered by
the Elkhorn coaliicld, The scene
of the story alternatcs between
Big Elkhornand The Gap (Wise)
Doubtless many who have
read the story in by-gonc days,
and have had the book tucked
away, will draw it from It's erst-
while resting place, dust away
the PARTICLES of the years from
its covers and refresh their fad
ing memories of the imaginary
scenes along the trail of the lone
some pine, since the author has
passed to that Bourne from
whence no yoyagcr ever returns.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
FOR SALE

All of the poplar, oak, pine
and chestnut trees, ~ inches
and up on our tract of 700 acres
on the Wild Cat Road between
Big Stone Gap and Irondale on
tine Southern Railway. ! will
be glad to receive written bids
on this timber per thousand feet
in the tree. All bids will he
opened on July Goth. Would
also like TO have bids per cord
for popular only fit for pulp,
and also chestnut only fit for
tanning, and on oak only large
enough for mine props.
For further information write
or telephone me at the residence
of G.. +. Jones, in Big Stone
Gap. We reserve the right to
reject all bids.
29.30 JOHN B. PAYNE, Agent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
ANNOUNCEMENT

For business reasons, | have
found it necessary to Withdraw,
and have Withdrawn, from
tho race for clerk of the Wis.,.
County Circuit Court; and |
take this means of bringing my
withdrawal to the attention of
the voters Of Wise county.
This July lst, 1919.
1881 w. f. RICHMOND.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
FOR SALE

The Silly Spring and I IA
a . OF land. It's located about
., OF mile southeast of East
p'ohe Gap and fronts the South
foFk OF Powell's River. For
a aut.her Information call on or
90 Il +, FOX & COMPANY,
''''i Big Stone Gap, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
BIG RALLY FOR THE
YOUNG MEMS CLUB

AT a special call meeting on
Monday night. held in Mr.. Say
ers' office. arrangements were
made to make the meeting to
be held Friday night. July 25th,
the best and largest meeting
yet held.
The time has come to put Big
Stone Gap squarely on the map
and arrangements are partially
completed for a big get together
meeting OF our citizens, in con
junction with the citizens of
other communities, at the
Amuzu Theatre, To launch
big drive on the Bristol to-Har-
Ian highway, and it is hoped to
complete the arrangements Fri.
day night This highway is of
tremendous Importance to Big
Stone Gap, as it is to Bristol,
Appaiachia ana other towns
along the proposed route, and
the Bristol jobbers have pledg.
ed their heartiest co operation.
y special act of the legislature
making inns Bristol'to-liarian
hiuh way "A stntn highway
would Z e ! Federal and
state a Il winch would
give ns 20 per cent. OF the cost
OF same leaving only 20 per
cent oil the cost tor the county
10 pay we nave the pledge OF
our state representatives. IN this
connection
40 town IN the south has
greater possibilities than our
'owhlwith It's immense resources
OF iron coal limestone, timber,
electro power, etc. ~ partial
w t'V'9'o'V ''''i'''' 'es
wh'ch might be located at Big
o'one zap were gone over, and
among those mentioned was n
SUI 'ii''', cement pant caicium
car Que pant ana the assurance
o' 'ne southern hai'way shops,
a. ~ ~ - ~,
y"rus ana o'lices Tor our town
Snoul" put renewed ViBor INTO
al Oh our cit,Hehs VINO nave the
'".ereS's OF Vhe town NJ heart'
Dig '"'nRs are oe'hs p'ahheu
~, 'h's ooa' ',e'u ana some IN
''"p II" .o' "''''oii VII oe gwen
o"' "' 'pc meeting rrluay night.
- % '"o'o or 'eSS cohhueh'iaI
""o a 'eques' mas oee'i haue
appear in the press az this time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23

The man who arranges a fish.
ing tour for his vacation is like
ly later to conclude that the
fish decided to take vacation at
the same time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
Hun Flag Sends Man to Prison

New York, July l9.-"You
are a disgrace to America, and
| regret that the law does not
permit mo TO be more severe
with you" said Magistrate
Gale in Brooklyn today as he
sentenced Frank Sovansky to
thirty days in the work house
for displaying n German flag
last night The flag was burn.
ed by angry neighbors.
Sovansky, who is a Hunga-
rian, "a years Old, pleaded that
he was drunk when he raised
the flag.
"No degree of drunkenness
would have bereft you of love
and affection for America To-
the extent of putting up Ger
man flag at such a time" said
the magistrate. "rhe United
States, in my opinion, has no
room for people like you"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23
Southern
Baptists
Go in for Mammoth Sum
S74,0OO,000 in Eight
Days-November 80
to December 7.
to December 7.


At the Southern Baptist con.
vention ut Atlanta, Gcorgia, iii
May, with more than 5000 Bap-
fists assembled, it was unani-
mously decided to raise 10 mil
lion dollars, for missions, IN
home and foreign lands; for
their more than 1870 educational
institutions; for their many or
phanages and hospitals; for their
aged ministers; and for the Ma
tional Memorial church, dedicat-
ed TO Roger Williams and Re
ligious Liberty, TO be built i'll
Washington. a Campaign Com
mission was appointed, with DR..
George w. Tauett, pastor First
Baptist church, Dallas, Texas,
as chairman, and one member
from each of the Southern States.
AT meeting in Atlanta, Gcor-
gia, early i'll June, the commits
sion met and made out plans for
raising the 10 million dollars.
Or. l.. X. Scarborough, presi-
dent of the Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, TT. Worth,
Texas, was elected general di-
rector, and his headquarters
established at Nashville. Ten
ncssee. Five of the commits
sioners were appointed as cam
paign directors, to whom the de
tails of organization were com
mitted. Mr.. j. II. Anderson, Of
Knoxville, Tennessee, wealthy
merchant, was made chairman.
These campaign directors have
elected the following leaders to
cooperate with General Director
Scarborough in the campaign :
b. Q. llenning, of North Caro-
lima, assistant general director !;
7. b. Ray, of Virginia, Survey
director; II. G. Moore, of Ten
nessee, publicity director Mrs.
W. J. Neel, w. NJ. u. organizer.
y general organizer is yet to be
selected.
At u meeting composed of
nearly 230 representatives from
every phase Of the denomina-
tons life and work, in Nash
vile, Tennessee, July I'd and ID,
Il complete program and organi.
cation for the campaign were eff
fectcd. Each of the Southern
States will be organized, with
the state secretary of missions as
the general director for that
state. He will be aided by Il
general organizer and 4 publici-
~ man, and an. advisory cam
paign committee, made up of
the three persons named, the
campaign commissioner from
that state, the editor of the Bap-
fist paper, the secretary and
vice president of the women's
work, and the chairman of the
laymen's organization. 1t will
be the duty of these state organ
izcrs to organize the sub-diyis-
ions in each state, called associa-
tions or districts. Each of these
associations or districts will have
an organizer and publicity di-
rector, and these will organize
the churches, with a general di-
rector, preferably the pastor !;
and an organizer, some select
layman and an organizer repre-
senting the women's work. All
these organizations are to be
aided by volunteer workers,
from among men and women.
The name of the campaign is
"Baptist rs Million Campaign. ="
The time for the big drive will
to November 80 to December Z.
This will be called "Victory
Week, y at which time cash and
pledges payable in 8 years are to
be raised to the amount of more
than rs million dollars. All the
general organizations, The For
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23

The man who sits down and
waits for fortune to come to
him usually finds it knocking
at the door of the other fellow.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23

WANTED. BY old atrong
and well established Health,
Accident and Life Insurance
Company, q representative for
Big Stone Gap District includ.
ing all the nearby counties,
good permanent contract to
right man and can arrange any
amount or any other territory
desired. Make application 20
Box 5S2, Roanoke, Va. 30.3l
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-23

Some men are blessed with
unlimited brains, but have no
sense with which to apply them.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
RANSOMED MEN
D|DN' 7 REALIZE
WERE IN MEXICO
Wandered F rom Sunday,
When Fell, Till riday
Before Held.

Maria. Tex, Aug. 10. - Completely
confused in their directions, Ieutenants
FL. G. Peterson and Paul II. Davis.
American army ayiators. released early
today by payment of ransom to bandits
who held them, believed they were on the
American side of the border the entire
time from the fall of their plane to their
release Captain Matlack, who paid the
ransom to the bandits finally was able
to convince them they We're III Mexico
and had been following the Conchon
river thinking that stream was the Ro
Grande. The ayiators thought they
were within five miles OF Valentine,
Texas.
Warned of Peril.
Lieutenant Peterson, first to cross the
border from Mexico, today made the fol-
lowing statement:
I'VE fell about noon Sunday We
thought we were about two miles from
Candelaria We walked all Sunday af-
ternoon and Sunday night until about
$50 o'clock Monday morning, when we
came to Mexican ranch where we
found a Mexican who talked English
He told us Pilares was three miles south.
We asked him to take us there, but he
told lis the Mexieans would kill us il
We went there. So we got him to take
us to road down which we walked
about al hour.
Head for Rio Grande.
I'VE slept about one and one half
hours until 6 o'clock Monday morning,
when we headed down what we thought
was the Rio Grande. We started climb
CONTINUED on Page Three.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
FREED AMERICAN FL|FRS
LEAD PUNITIVE EXPEDITION
OVER BORDER AFTER OUTLAWS
Captain Who Conducted Farley for Release Of
Aviators Spurred From Under Noses Of Captors
With Lieut. Davis; Kept Sc, 500 Of 1000 Cash
Demanded for Lives Of Two Captives; General
Dickman to Oversee Cavalry Hunt for Band.

Maria, Tex Aug. 19Following their freeing partly by
partly under the of their
captors Leutenans G. Peterson and Paul H. Davis the Amer
lean ayaos who captured thru accidental landing
the Sunday Aug tonight guiding American
punitive expedition Eighth cavalry thru Ojinaga in
down the bandits who held them who led by
Jesus Renteria, a lieutenant of Chico Cano
The punitive expedition swept the border early today
with flying bombing planes acting advance scouts to
the columns five half hours start and
not only handcappng the American force but
threatens to obliterae the trail of the outlaws.
Major General Joseph Dkman commander Of the southern
department. personally direct pursuit of the Mexican bandits
troops supported by adequate communication line
pack trains when touch
with the who scouting the entire Ojinaga district
for the bandits
Colonel anghorn General Antonio Pruneda
the Onaga forces thru the Mexican consul at
Presdo Tex notifying Pruneda of the punitive expedition
would notify his in the field prevent
possible clash between Carran troops and American cavalry
(Contnu u
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
SAVE MONARCH
At EREXC|T|NC
ALL-DAY F|CH I
Flames Sweep Down on
T own From Surround
ing Hillsides.

t-ifa fighters recruited from camping
parties and from the mill and mines at
Neihart Tuesday beat back the forest
fife hat became menace to the town
of Monarch early in the morning and
authentic reports reaching Great Falls
are 10 the effect that the town will be
saved. The flames approached to within
a short distance of buildings situated on
the main street and twice during the day
it seemed probable that the line of fire
would break thru and sweep the town,
but fortunate shift in the wind both
times gave the fighters Il brief adyant
age and at / in the afternoon people on
the ground sent out a message saying that
the flames were dying down.
Even with the town of Monarch saved,
the fire situation in that vicinity re
mains bad A big area has already been
royered by the flames and today the
fire spread rapidly before the high wind.
IF the fire finds the going good in the
direction Of Neihart it will make rapid
progress towards that town, 1T Is be-
Heyed.
There is heavy growth Of timber
much of the way and the force of fight
ers now available is not considered snf-
ficient to stop fire advancing under
favorable circumstances.
-
Monarch and Neihart and residents of
Neihart town Tuesday began moving
out. At Monarch women and children
belonging to camping parties We're hrot
to Great Falls by train or taken to
ranches in the territory between Mon
arch and Raynesford. There were no
smoke or heat prostrations and no diff
ficulty was experienced in getting ev-
eryone out of the fire zone.
It is well established that the fire
originated several days ago at an out
door fire place at the Ashbaucher
camp, one and one-half miles above the
big Strain store camp. Itinerant camp
ers who stopped there left fire,
which spread to pile Of logs aud then
to the Ashbuacher cabin
Destroys Numerous Camps.
Caught by high wind, the tiny fire
became a roaring conflagration extend
ing over front of several miles.
menacing Monarch. closing the main
roads, destroying numerous camps. COM
pelling hundreds of yacationlsts to flee
and sweeping on towards Neihart with
every prospect of reaching that place
with equally serious results.
Twice during the day the wind shifted
lContinued on Page Two.l
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
THREE HELD Up
BY LONE BANDIT
At R. R. DEPOT

Throw up your hands, was the
command shouted at Harry Hill. III
charge Of the Newman lunch counter at
the Great Northern passenger station
here at 40 o'clock Tuesday night.
Hill turned to face revolver in the
hands Of d man who then ordered George
Montgomery and +. II. Connolly, fire.
man and conductor who had been eating
their lunch after coming in from a run
to back up against the wall. When they
had done SO he asked Hill to hand him
the cash in the register, which he did.
The man then made his getaway. He
secured about $50.
Tom Levi. residing at $40 Seventh
avenue north reported to the police
that he had been ordered to hand over
the money he had in his pocket by a
man who poked the point Of a revolver
barrel into his ribs at IL o'clock
The incident occurred at Seventh
aYnue north and Fifth street and Levi
turned over the little cash he had and
a bank and check book. He recovered
the books after the man had made his
escape, the culprit either dropping them
unintentionaly or throwing them away
Levi lost between two and three dol
lars.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
MACHINE GUNS
AND CAVALRY To
HANDLE BANDITS
Present Hot Trail Raid
Will Be Followed by
Others if Needed.

Washington. Aug. 19.-The American
punitive expedition into Mexico after the
bandits who held the two American avia-
tors is being conducted with the full
knowledge of authorities In Washington.
who have been Withholding announce
ment Of the government purpose until
the two Americans were safe.
Swift-moving cavalry, fully equipped
with machine guns and guided BY air
planes. it is understood. will be relied
upon and will be prepared 70 move
quickly from strategic points along the
border of the bandit country on the
Rio Grande.
Organization of the border guard to
insure the greatest speed in these move
ments has been completed. the cavalry
regiments being SO distributed as -
place the nucleus of a laying column III
carefully selected points along the hio
Grande.
1t is the second expedition Of its klha
since the Pershing expedition IN p',rsua. pss.
Of Villa. The other was the expealsioai
into Juarcz at the time OF the reeens
fighting. ! - Az.
In its diplomatic aspect It is an 81. ea
n.d;tion an "a hot trail" It does NOT
tala on the character Of an act % war
- 10 s,,a nurpose is to punish or ex-
.s,,;nat, the bandits who held the two
Amer;ean army officers for ransom.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
Points President
Made on League
Pact to Senators

viii not impose use of American
military forces in protecting terri
tory or independence of any other
nation.
Leaves each nation complete free
dom of choice as to application OF
force.
League will prevent Japan as
suming complete sovereignty over
Shantung.
That the Shantung concession had
to be made as Japan threatened to,
Withdraw from the peace conference.
That purely domestic matters are
safe from interference of the league.
That the Monroe doctrine Is clear
Iy preserved.
That delay in ratification is i'm
posing financial and industrial hard
ships, as on the copper mines Of
Montana, on account of the uncer-
tainty.
That each nation will be its own
Judge in withdrawal as to whether 1t
has fulfilled its obligations.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
KILLED
IN R|0T;8 SHOT,;
TROOPS CALLED

Milwaukee, Aug. io.-One man
was killed. eight others were shot,
one probably fatally, and scores of
others we're more or less injured in
riots of striking workers from the
Cudahy Packing plant. cudahy.
which broke In the neighborhood
of the plant shortly after 3 o'clock,
this morning, and which ragged for
more than an hour.
Three companies Of state militia
have been ordered to the scene of
the riots by Colonel Phillip West
phaI, acting under instructions from
Governor c. |. Phillip, and all
available deputy sheriffs have been
enlisted in an effort to restore and
maintain order.
The shooting occurred while womel
from the office force were attemptin,
to leave the packing plants. As the,
got outside the gate, wives of some o.
the strikers started to throw sones a
the women workers, calling them "scabs.
Deputy sheriffs went to the womens as
sistance and attempted to escort then
70 q place Of safety.
First Shots In Air.
At this interval, the strikers wives
ran, calling for their husbands, and Wher
~{Continued on Page Tw13
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20

udLIOll StSldIUI w tIlI VI CdGy.
The president also sought to
reassure his visitors as to the
cession Of Shantung to Japan.
He denied it conferred upon
Japan sovereignty over that
portion Of China; said the con-
cession was necessary as the
japanese peace delegation
threatened, otherwise, to with
draw from the peace table, and
added that he had every conf
dence in Japan living up to it's
pledge to restore the territory
to China eventually.
While the remarkable confer
ence was in session, stenographic
reports were issued from the
east room Of the White House
to the public in relays.
Some Of the inside details Of
the peace conference and other
historic happenings were handed
out verbatim for the world to
read, in contrast to the time
rcnored procedure Of secrecy
and presidential and senatorial
confidence"
Nothing approaching the
conference in that respect is re-
called since George Washington
went to the senate to discuss
troubles with the Indians.
Pleads for Ratification.
Making a plea for ratification
Of the treaty, the president said
the much discussed article 10
was not Of doubtful interpreta-
tion when read in connection
with the whole covenant. The
council, he said, could only "ad-
wise" and as its action must be
unanimous, the affirmative vote
Of the United States would be
necessary for any question af-
fecting it.
He declared the article would
leave to each nation complete
freedom Of choice as to the ap-
plication Of force,' even if the
American representative on the
council joined in a unanimous
decision for military action, the
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20

final decision for peace or war
must rest, 50 far as it concerned
the United States, with con-
gress, he said.
Whatever advice the council gave
under its authority To take such action
AS is deemed appropriated, must also
be deemed appropriate by the United
States to be binding on this government.
he argued, tho in the background would
be such 4 potential moral force that ne
doubted il the nation would often decline
to act, whereby the covenant might IN
volve. in certain circumstances, All
absolutely moral obligation which
might be even stronger than a legal
promise.
Pressed for more exact definition
by committee members who insisted that
the whole arrangement was IA rope Of
sand he asserted that. On the contrary.
he considered 1t rs placing the nations in
"an attitude Of comradeship and protec-
ton. which would compel respect for
the principles Of justice and liberty.
Feels Japan Will Be Square.
The president declared that Japan's
promise to return Shantung province to
China was reduced to written form III
the minutes Of the peace conference.
He asserted he had every confidence
that the promise would be carried out
and told the senators it was the best
that could be got' out Of the negotia
tons. Japan having given notice she
would withdraw from the conference il
her demands were refused The Am
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-20
SENATE CALLERS TOLD
LEAGUE WILL PROTECT
|SHANTUNGFR0MJ JAPAN
Conference at White House Is As
sured Article 10 Is Not Of Doubtful Meaning if
Read in Connection With Entire Covenant;
President Says U. S. Is Not Obligated to Use Of
Military Force in Protecting Other Nations.

Washington Aug. 19-Assurng his senatorial callers in
the White House. unprecedented in American his
tory today that he opposed interpretations Of the
if made Of the act Of rati
caion President Wilson added that the terms Of that nstru
impose the the military forces Of the United
States territory independence of other