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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
WARRENTON MAY HAVE
HORSE SHOW IN AUGUST

WArrenton. Va, March lot looks
now as IL Warrenton will have a hor9e
show this summer. rivaling In excel
lence those Of other before-the-war
ones, On Saturday last. meeting 81
the stockholders Of the Warrenton
Horse show association was held IN
the directors room OF the Fauquier
National bank. Mr.. W. Colder Davis.
president of tho association was absent
and at the request Of Mr.. w. 8.
Sewers. frst vice-president. Major n.
A. Mcintyre took the chair and pre-
sided over tho meeting. Mr.. A. o.
Weldon, treasurer Of the association.
reported the amount OF money In his
hands and stated that the financial
condition was good.
The question Of having a show this
year was discussed and n tentative
date late in August was set. A conn.,
mittee consisting of Messrs. H. l.
Hutton. ". NJ Spilman and r.. ID. Gas
kins was appointed to investigate and
examine the huildipss ana conditions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
PRODUCTION OF HUN OPERA IN
NEW YORK BEEN "FOSTpONED''

New York. March l0~--The pro-
duction of German opera in New York
was indefinitely postponed" today as
he result of n request by Mayor
Itylan that the advertised plan IN
open Il German opera season tonight
AZ the Lexington ROpera House he
abandoned. Announcement of the
''postponement' was made by Or.
Max Winter. business agent for tn.
Christians Music Corporation, the
producing concern
Numerous threats had been made
by soldiers, sailors and civilians to
wreck the opera house If Gerna n
language opera was produced there
Protests from many orga nizations
and individuals were made 10 the
mayer His intervention was be-
loved to have prevented a riot. for
the company declared its intention OF
proceeding with its plans in Defiance
OF popular disapnroyal---until II
heard from the mayor. Ticket pur-
chasers will get their money back.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
SAYS MEAT SERVED IN STATE
ASYLUM is OFTEN ROTTEN

Staunton. Va. March I0.-At n
meeting of the Augusta County Far
mers' union held Saturday Secretary
Heydenreich took a rap at DIR. J. s.
peJarnette. superintendent OF The
Western State hospital. in regard TO
the meat that IL fed the inmates of
the state institution. when he declar-
ed that the meat at the w. s. II. was
the lowest grade that it was possible
to buy and that II was often In a
rotten condition.
IF any man has charges brought
against him. he owes ii TO himself to
ask an investigation" was the state
m ent OF Mr. Heydenreich
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
PORTABLE !. v. c. A.
SET Up IN TEXAS
Board and Room Registry Established
to Meet Needs Of Women ..
in Ranger.

A portable Y. w. c. A. hut has been
set up in Ranger. Tex, to meet the
needs OF the women arriving in the
booming oil city to work for COM
merciaI concerns.
The secretary in charge, Miss Belle
Beatty, has her ONCE and lives in this
portable house which was rushed out
TO Ranger from Dallas at the request
OF the superintendent OF the schools
and other portable house residents Of
the growing town.
Miss Beatty meets all incoming
trains to give what information she
can to girls and women who seeks
living accommodations and directs
them to hotels. boarding houses and
private homes.
The town has grown up practi-
cAily IN eighteen months. since oil
was found there. and houses cannot
be constructed fast enough to meet
the incoming now Of people as all ma
terials must be transported miles
across the desert. Accordingly the
population 10 living In tents. wagons
and almost anything which can be
constructed.
In tho few weeks that Miss Beatty
has been tn Ranger helping women
Workers. the need for her services has
been so appreciated that the inhabi-
,ants are demanding q perma nent
association
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
RECREATION ExPEKT6
GOING INTO SIHFyRYA

For the purpose OF carrying to Ia
habitants Of ice-bcund Siberian VII
lagos the message Of q progressive
civilization, Young womens Christiaj
association workers and Y. NJ. c. 4
secretaries now doing postwar worl
in yladivostok are engaged In fitttnl
up what 10 to be known az an organ
ization demonstration car which VI
start upon Itx travels through the ic<
bound north.
2 The car will 60. via the Eiberis
railroads, from village to village, sto1
ping long enough In each TO Aid
recreation leaders Of the two orgar
zations to meet with teachers and chi
dren in the small town to thus intr
duce all the latest findings in q
world Of play. Others. especial
trained to this sort of work, will deI
onstrate nourishing and economic fo(
laws and still others will introduces 4
latest methods In sanitation.
Miss Margaret Matthew. Of Bert
ley. Cal, head Of Y. w. c. A. work
Japan. who was loaned for speed
war work In vladivostok, will he
up the work OF the Y. w. C. A.
the demonstration car. She win
assisted by number Of other Ame}
can secretaries who have been dol
werls In Ianan, and. still. others who
tbs Y. W. G. A. expects soon 70 ~
10 vladivoe>-r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARD|TERS ARE NAMED

New York. March j9,--ft will he
tire sarae Old staff of umpires In the
national league that will raise the ire
Of the fans this summer President
Hydler announced today that last
years arbiters had been reappointed
and gave out their names lest one or
two may have been forgotten. They
are Robert F,mslie Henry O Day, Wi.
liam KLEIN. Charles Rtgler. Peter
Harrison. William byron, Erbest
Quigley and Charles Moran.
An Informal meeting Of the League
was held today with five clubs repre-
scented Present at the confabs were
Presidents Charles Ebbetts, VIM.
Baker and George Grant OF the
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Boston
clubs respectively, Vice Presid snt
Week. of Chicago. and Treasurer Fran
chs McQuade of New y ork.
The suit of the Baltimore club OF
the aefunct Federal league against
Major League officials is now expected
TO be called up for trial in Washing
ton on March "a, and pending the set
Element OF the case no action is beng
taken on the matter OF eleCting a new
chairma OF the national commission.
Herman SChaefer signed today as
scout for the Giants Herman forrn-
erly was a major league lnt1elder and
coz I'll OF the Yankees
All the players holding regular
berths on The Gi3ute are now uuder
contract. The roundup was COM
pleted today when Manager McCraw
announced the signing OF Larry Doyle,
his second basemau.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR ARMY ATHLETICS

Paris. M1rch s.--An appropriation
Of 500 600 has just been approved
by the Y, VI. c A. war work council
10 guarantee the expenses OF the army
athletic program which General Per
shng has set IN for the troops OF the
a n,erican eNpeditionary forces, a pro-
gram the scope OF which athletic eX-
~.-r say has never been equaled IN
s.t history Of sports. This il, he sec
ond important step taken by the ~
since The army asked the association
to assume the responsibility for the
leadership md success of the pro.
gram. The first step was the assem-
bling in France of athletic equipment
valued at nearly 100000.
There is no must about the Per
shing program; il is strictly n may"
proposition. But SO comprehensive"
are It's features that it il expected that
more than ,00D, coo officers and men
will avail themselves OF the recreative
and com petitive opportunities offered.
Roughly speaking. there are about
100 athletic officers in the army,
mon whose responsibility IN their de-
partmsnt ia as great as was that OF
those officers who led their nmpanies
over the top before the armistice was
signed. Naturally, the Y. NJ. G. A.
cannot hope TO match this total, but
800 skilled sports directors have been
placed at the disposal Of Colonel
Waite G. Johnson, OF General Per-
shing's staff.
Colonel Johnson Is the chief athletic
officer of the' a.. E' #, and 'Is Naya EN-
thusiast on sports, with an enviable
record a Vast Point in baseball and
football Cooperating with him on
behalf Of the Y. NJ c. a. ia Ellwood
oh {.sF ~ "NH staff nf
physical directors
The basis OF the program which
Colonel johnson will supervise IL the
recreat.ve sport Of the platoon.
regular schedule OF intra platoon
games has been approved for each OF
these grou"c- Of, sixty Ypen. There are
~ thtrty-fve events on
the schedule, which presents such
novelties Of masS athletics as broad
jump, pig back. hop-step- jump. roll
over ard sho1-put relays and such
familiar gymnasium games as basket
ball, Yolleybajt e4Seb ball and indoor
baseball
With the approach % the spring
rainy season ,;he d"ushbog believes
that al s'asopa 2rc rainy in France),
the army has d,vised plan which
involves the use 81 1870 pirplane hang
ars, each ! o feet by 100 These will
be SET w in The sections OF greatest
need, go that the athletic program
may he continued without let or hin
drance. 1t ~ possible 10 play in one
OF these hangers football game on
& gridirrn Of regulation dimensions
\ dozen gAuisS a. bask atf4sii may fe
/ aged siniultaneu usly. and twice that
number of volleyball
Tbs second feature OF the program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
LABOR DEPARTMENTS
ACTIVITIES ARE MANY
Secretary ~ Labor Directs Many
Important Projects for tho Good
Of American Workers.

Matters directly connected with the
welfare OF the reople are the concern
of the department OF labor during the
reafiustment period which marks the
transition from peace to war,
It's great building campaign. as a re-
suit Of which il Is hoped TO bring into
existence billion dollars worth OF
new highways. TWO billion dottars'
worthy OF public works and municipal
i'm prove ments. and million new
homes for American workmen. to cost
three billion dollars more. is the one
great constructive feature of the
transition period. Hut meanwhile the
normal activities OF the department.
increased as resufs OF the pressing
needs OF the nation. are being vigor-
ously carried on.
The department, through the bureau
OF labor statistics. IN studying the
cost OF living to determine how much
food, clothing. fuel, light, house room.
housefnrnishings. pianos, medical and
surgical service. insurance. schooling.
car fares, amusements, vacations.
newspapers. and books take out OF the
average family budget annually
These figures will make possible the
Establishment of standards OF living
that will be Of great service TO the
nation.
Disputes involving thousands OF
workers have been quietly settled
through the efforts OF the labor Ad-
justment service and great plants
were thus kept going steadily. The
naturalization bureau is providing
textbooks for aliens who are prepar-
ing themselves for United States citi-
zenshir.
Efforts are under way to return to
school az many children as possible Of
the children under fourteen years OF
age who entered industry at the be-
ginning of the war. The children's
bureau ~ urging the back -to-school
drive. and thirty states are giving
splendid cooperation.
Many engineers and other technical
men, executives. chemists, statisticians.
employment managers, and cost ac-
countsnts have been Mustered, out Of
the national service which they en-
tered as a patriotic duty. and the pro-
fessional section, United States En-
ployment service. department Of labor,
is placing them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
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also recreative. is the company p~nt-
thlon The men VIII compete in the
oo-yard dash half-mtle run, putting
a twelve pound shell, running broad
jump and pull ups. The last named
VIII be recognized as tho chin the
bar of youthful memory.
Out OF this platoon and company
competition Is expected TO emerge
much valuable material for the great
spectacular feature OF the program
the A. r.. +. pionships and the
interallied army championships Cen
erai Pershing has invited the com
manders of the various allied armies
to send their best athletes to these
military Olympic games, which will be
held in the Colombes Stadium in Paris
late In May. 1t was in the Colon bes
Stadium that the Olympic games of
1909 were held
The French government has made
possible the use of the stadium. and
the Y. NJ. {. A appropriation of
$500, ono guarantees the expenses and
the prizes which will he distributed
TO the winners of the various events.
The British military authorities have
already indicated their approval OF
the programhy requesting the assign
ment of an experienced ~" athletic
director to get up n system among
their men. George r. Goss. who has
had similar experience in the Philip
pines and in the A. Il, F., has been
assigned to the work.
Every company in the American
forces may enter \ team In all
branches of sport IN which 1t can
muster material Such teams will
compete with opponents in their own
division. The various divisional
champions will meet in the finals for
the \. T., f, cham ionships in the
Colombes Stadium In May IT Is ex-
pected that these championships will
take about a week, major emphasis
being placed upon football. baseball.
basketball. track and f1eid games.
wrestling and boxing, Almost imme-
diately afterward. according to pres
"nt plans, the interallied games will
he held
Or. George j. Fisher. head of the
physical education department of the
Y. NJ. Z. A.. is now here aiding In the
development of the details for the
gigantic sports tournament. Will
liam III. Ban, who directed the recruit
ing OF athletic directors for the "Y"
war work council. has sent word from
he United States that he has obtained
the services OF some OF the foremost
American experts. who will come
overseas as fast as they can he
cleared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
GERMANTOWN ACADEMY PAIR
WIN TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Philadelphia, Pa March 10
Vincent Richards. OF New York. ana
Rodney Beck. OF the Germantown
academy. annexed the junior middle
states doubles championship In easy
style today on the court atop the
Wanamaker store roof They de-
feated Roy Marsh land Milo Miller.
the Penn charter pair. In the final
match for the title by SO. SO aud
Ga.
The winning team proved too good
for the Penn charter pair. their s,-
perioritv never being challenged.
The playing of the doubles char
plnnship brings 10 "A conclusion the
first covered court tennis tournament
ever held in this city. 1t lasted
nearly month and postponements
due TO rain numbered only two. II
was the FIRST open ar court contest
ever staged in the middle states dur
Ing February and March.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
S|GHTSEERS FLOCK
TO THE BATTlEF|ElDS
London. March io.--Ite come even
sooner than expected.
What's come? you ask.

London. March Io.--Its come e~enI
sooner than expected.
what's come you ask.
Why preparation for capit&iixinsl
French battiefieids for Americnnl
tourists dividends. The latest news
from Paris Is that already newt
crop of French guides to Arma9eddon|
Il ready for the rich harvest ex pectedI
from across the Atlantic this sum
mer. Guide books 10 battiehelds ara
being prepared. HaSty reconstruc
tion of hotels at strategic points ad-
1acent to- the old battle lines In going
forward. BY June everything will BE-
in readiness for the cooks trtpperl
from the states With a large wallss
and consuming curiosity. -
The old trench line from Nieupors
to the Swiss border has been divided
Into twenty tourist sectors. each
mapped appropriately and with YER
acious reading matter appended
which tells the story OF the heroic
deeds recorded in that district. II ID
anticipated that three of these sec
tors will be the star features TO the
American tourists-that including
Chateau Thferry, the Argonns sector
whore the American army put up itJ
magnificent offensive In the last two
months OF nghting and vsrdun. tbs
"SVHc Va tHS de0pSrNte T9nCn J08tDJ
ancs against the crown Princes army
In the Argonne forest there will b
a particularly fetching feature 70 ~
tract American touristA This ID
Prince Eitel Friedrich's dugout hons
IS two story underground palace
with electric lights. tiled bathrooms
sumptuously fitted living rooms and
n kitchen which would bring envy I'd
any Now York chef
Nearby il theatre designed Tor
German officers exclusively and with
complete electric wiring and with the
appurtenances of . modern show
house. To enhance the beauty al
this imperial nest evidently designed
with an eye to permanently which the
advance OF the Americans rudely cut
short professional gardeners had beeSs
to lay out shell lined paths
gardens. and woodland hooks sur
the place. All OF which
were left inviolate when the An4eri
can forces surged into possession.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

HIGH SCHOOL CUNTS
EATTLE FOR TITLE

LynchbVrr high school has con
tested the claim of the john Marshall
high school basketball Quiut 10 the
title OF high school cham ptons" and
the Marshallites aud the Hiu City lads
Will meet on the court in the noun
tain city FRIDAY night Eoth teams
have excellent records this year. and
the outcome Of the contest Friday
night should set at rest all doubt ar TO
who the high school champions Of
the state are.
Announcement was made last night
from the local high school that the
following men woule make the trip:
CAIRO Fink, Marin, Bethel Todd.
a sh bfSNk and C. Todd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Leonard tn Meet Thorur.

Kansas City. Mo, March l0.-Benny
Leonard is not taking any more
chances. He has asked that his fight
with Harvey Thorpe. scheduled fer
Joplin, Mo, March II. be postponed
q week in order that he can get in
extra training iicks.- ''Bilr' Nc
Carney. Thorpe's manager. consented
tn the change. The men will 20 ten
rounds Leonard asked fer a. s.x-
round bout. which WAS refused. He
then decided he needed extra train
inE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Tisns. to Clean HOUSE.

London, March s.--Nrs, Mary Anne
Tcop. whom neither deprivation Ut
food. nor drenchinp with cold water
hes induced "a leave her bed FOR 'hrec
Z \ xars has been sent 10 Gail tor =
ssxsontts for refus'HE 10 Obey 'thG ord ~
" ii sanitary authority - cleanse hs.
house Shy Was taken To Jail In ~
Nnstor car
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

RAY BEATING ALL CONTEsTaNTS
--Joie Ray. OF Illinois. has just made
new record In winning the Hunter
Mile at Boston, running the distance
in 4,22. He has also captured the
third and deciding leg on the Rodman
WahstnaG@r trophy in the one and a.
half mile cup race. In both events
he defeated the best in the United
States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

This story shows the distribution
OF the income tax ~ 1t affects the
multi-fnillionaire and man of mod
crate mooney
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

Forms for filing income tax re-
turns may be obtained at offices
OF collectors Of internal revenue.
Taxpayers whose net income for
1918 WAS less than $1,000 should
ask for Form 1040-A Those
$4,000 should ask for Form 1910.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-07
RADFORD NORMAL NOTES

DIR. Charles y. McAIurry, Pro
fcssor OF Elementary Education
at Peabody College, Nashville,
Tenn, an educator Of national
reputation, spent two days ut
the Normal school this week in
round-t table discussions with
members of the faculty and
speaking TO tile student body.
! DR. McMurry gave a similar
course of lectures in this insti-
tuition IN the Summer Quarter
OF lmS
Or Mary X Brydon, Field
Agent Of the State Department
OF Health is spending the week
mt this institution giving Il
course Of lectures on health and
health problems in school The
laws of Virginia now require
that no one can graduate from
any of the Normal Schools with.
I out taking such course lee
lures aud passing successful
i examination on the same.
me moving picture film ''rhe
/ Piice Of Peace was shown in
the auditorium of the Normal
/ School on Monday afternoon
and Monday night III the inter
est of he Victory Loan.
pr 5. d. Belts, of Louisville,
Ky, gave anillusirated lee ture
on the "Iioly Land" on Tues.
day night. pr Belts has travel
ed much IN the far east. This
lecture and these pictures are
very helpful not alone 10 the
Bible students butte all persons
interested IN thnproblems grow
my QUO OF the war in the east.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-07
Virginia and Tennessee Boys
are Awarded Medals.

Washington. May 1.-MajoT
Rice McNutt Youell, of Norton,
Va, and Private Mac Dudley, of
Dickson, Tenn, have been
awarded Distinguished Service
Crosses, according to announce
ment today by the War Depart
ment.
Major Youell was cited for
extraordinary heroisIn in action
near Verdun, France, October
/ toI2, 1918. Taking command
of his battalion commander af-
ter the battalion commander
had been mortally wounded,
Major Youell with one company
aud no artillary support, push
ed forward two kilometres un-
der heavy fire, driving back a
force of enemy infantry, supe-
rior in number to his own,
capturing important positions.
The decoration for Private
Dudley was given for extra
ordinary hcroism in action near
Terry -Sor-France, having car
ried messages between platoon
leaders through heavy shell
fire.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

RGlNlA In the Clerk ONCE Of the
Circuit Court Of the county of Wise the
22nd day of April. 1919
W. II. Nickles, ..Jr., Plaintiff
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Warns Against Home Made
Liquors Plan.
Made

Persons who may be plann.
ing 10 make liquor in their
homes after National prohibi
ton becomes effective July LIST
are TO be warned by revenue
authorities as 10 the penalties
10 which they will be subject.
The internal revenue bureau of
Washington has sent 10 revenue
collectors aud agents summary
OF laws on the subject and pen
nlties with suggestion that they
may be known widely,
The schedule of penalties for
various violations is as follows:
For failure TO register still
$500 penalty, fine, OF between
500 and $1,000 and imprisou
mrnt of between one mouth and
two years; for making liquor in
a community where it is pro-
hibited by local or state laws,
tax OF 81 900; for violation wer
time prohibi len $1,000 fine ,r
one year imprisonment or both,
for making whiskey mash on
beer, fine Of between $500 and
20 900, and imprisonment of be.
tween SIX months and three
Sc j.
Beer making comes WITHIN
the same predictions,
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filcl In said Office that the defendants,
b. f. Proctor aud w II. Gardner are not
residents OF the State of Virginia, II is
ordered that they appear here within
fifteen days after due publication of this
suit.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published once week for four
successive weeks in The Big Stone Gap
Post. and that copy be posted at tho
front door of the Court House of this
county rs prescribed by law.
a Copy-Teste:
w. b. HAMILTON, Clerk.
Coleman II Carter. p. q. aJr.9o-ls-2l
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-07
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe che iniiam
nation OF sore throat and lungs, stopir
rita.ion in the bronchial tubes, insurng .
good nights restsfree from coughing and
with easy cxpeetoration in the morning.
Made and sold in America for fifty-two
years. a wonderful prescription, assist
ing nature in building up your general
health aud throwing oil tho disease Es-
peciaiiy useful in lung trouble, asthma
rorp, bronchitis, etc. For R,lc by Kelly
drug Company.
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(Bnndsmorc homes.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR MAYOR

TO The Voters of the Town OF Big Stone
Gap:
A. the earnest solicitation of many
friends have consented To become can
didate for Mayor of the Town of Big
Stone Gap at the election to be held june
10, 1919. If am honorcd by election |
promise 10 give the duties OF the office my
best attention. Respectfully,
w. T. llUDGENS.