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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
eleven |. W. w. ARE
RELEASED FROM PEN

LEAVENWORTH. Kan, June 49,
Eleven members Of the |. w. w. were
released from the federal penitentiary
here today, upon the completion Of =
sentence OF a year and q day. The
men released were:
X. G. Bobba. Roy A. Brown, Ray
Carson, Fred Nelson. Walter Smith,
George Hardy. Charles Jacobs, Charles
Jacobson, Charles McWhirt, Arson Z.
Soper. and George Speed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
WIRE RETURN BIu
PASSED BY MOUSE

WASHINGTON. June io.--Ai,er
considering its action extending gov
ernment-fixed telegraph rates for SIX
months, the house today without q
record vote, passed the amended sen
at. bill providing for return Of the
telegraph and telephone properties to
private control and repealina the law
under which those properties and the
cable system, were taken over by the
president.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
SHORTAGE OF HELP
FOR HARVEST FIELDS

A slight shortage Of harvest hands
in the county developed this morning,
according to c. r. Donsft, county
agent. Yesterday all requests for la
Dor were filled, bu, today several
farmers were unable to get sufficient
help. The harvest in the county Is now
going in full sway and except for .
few green fields practically all the
wheat is being cut. Donart says.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
U. S. Troops Would
Have Hardest Route

tBy international News service.)
LONDON. June l9-While the Ger
mans At Weimar wrestled today with
the allied peace terms. the allies them
selves were perfeeting final plans for
swift action should the German gov
ernment prove .recslcitrant. Advices
reaching London today from the occu-
pied Rhine country indicated tina,
everything is prepared. territory to be
INVADED mauoed cut and measures
tceatlNusd On Paes Z. Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
FORMER POLICEMEN
MUST RETURN STARS

Many policemen who fen the AZ
with the change Of tration,
April |, still have police stars in their
possession. Chief OF Police Jerry
Smith said this morning. Chief Smith
requests that these stars be returned
TO HE office, On account Of the short
age many policemen are working with
out the proper emblem, he said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
WILSON MAY ABANDON
PLAN TO TOUR NATION

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, July 49,
Replying to . request from the Knox
willie board Of commerce that Presi-
dent Wilson include Knoxville 10 hi,
tour Of the country in the interest
Of the league Of nations. J. P. IT,
multy, secretary to the president,
said
1T Is now impossible 10 say
whether or not the president will bs
able TO undertake such . trip A. ha,
been suggested"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
blew psalt Rusaia, Rad.

LONDON. June l9.--The reported
loss Of the important Donets coal b.
Gin by the boIsheviki 10 viewed in Lon
Don as Q heavy blow to the maintsn-
enee OF the soviet government. The
boisheviki depended on the coal from
lhe Donets region 10 effect improve
esents on the railways and to operate
loeeofies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
PENNSYLVANIA SENATE
VOTES FOR SUFFRAGE

HARRISBURG, Pa June l9--The
Pennsylvania senate today passed
finally, 81 to g. the Joint resolution
ratiiying the woman suffrage Ameno
mcnt TO the federal constitution. The
resolution was sent to the house.
where j, will be acted upon before
final adjournment OF the legislature
next Thursday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Here's Attitude
Of Berlin People
On Signing Treaty
fRy The A.,ociated Pres,N

tBy The Associated Press) =
BERLIN, June l8.-"Sign tfs
treaty and be through with the
agony" is the gist OF the comment
Of the people Of Berlin today.
After the wrath provoked by the
moral indictment contained in the
covering note OF the allied answer
the residents OF Berlin seemed to
have resigned themselves tosthe in
evitable.
Rather the end with terror than
terror without end" was the way
one small merchant put il today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
SCHOOL BOND BIDS
OPENED TOMORROW

Bids for the purchase Of $@060O0
worth Of school bonds, and contracts
for 200 tons Of coal for grade and
800 tons for high school use, will oc
opened tomorrow afternoon At 10
o'clock, At = special meeting Of the
board Of education At the Irving
sehooI.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
LONDON, JuAs e.--(Dy Mail)
Says the Evening stasaari:
The sx-kaissr 10 nov vriHAg
his memoirs. Presumably II Win
appear under the title:
UNEASY LIES.
BY
A head that wore q crown"

will abandon eastern TERRITORY to the
advance Of the Poles, according to q
manifesto by the government received
today from the eommissary At Dam
zig.
In the event Of Germany not sign
ing and the allies advancing eastward
the governments of Baden and Wurt-
,emburg will be moved to Weimsv and
Berlin.
PARIS, June ia Zurich dis.
patch TO the Ma,in today reported
that the memorandum submitted to
the German cabinet by the German
peace delegation. recommending re-
lection OF the peace terms, received
the support Of every member Of the
German peace mission.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
u Airplanes Sent
To Mexican Border

HOUSTON. Texas, June lo.-Six
De Haviland planes left Ellington
field early today under their own
power, for the Mexican border for OBJ
ervation purposes. Six more planes
are to leave later today. and an en-
listed personnel Of $50 men is to be
sent to FL Paso BY rail.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Pershing win Be
New Chief Of Staff

k1Hw YORK, Juas is.--Generai
IN Psrshlng viii n rewarded for
his work % commander Ia
chief Of the American sxpediuoa-
ary forces BY beias made chief Of
staff upoa bic return 10 the Uaitsd
States, secordins to q eopyrisAtsS
dispatch from Herbsft Dsyard
Svops published By the New Yert
world. The story says 0sssrsl
Psyton c. March. present ehisf si
staff, will b ssat TO Hurops 70
assume supreme esmnasl Il any
Amsrieas forces lsft % ~ sthss
si6s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
BRITISH WAR
FLEET CLEARS.
FOR ACTION
0irigibIe on Practice Cruise
Over Berlin,
GET EQUIPMENT
AHeI,can Army Has Hardest
Route in Advance.
SOME HUN MEDICINE

LONDON, June l9-The Eve
n'ng News this afternoon declares
that the army which will start the
invasion of Germany at dawn next
Tuesday unless the Germans sign
the peace terms is composed OF the
following:
Twenty-Five French divisions.
Ten British divisions.
Six American divisions.
Six Belgian divisions.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
W oman Pals Dead.

SALT LAKE CITY. June lo-Mrs.
Charles F. Stiff wife Of 4 ieweler Of
Little Rock, Ark. here attending the
Rotarian convention, dropped dead at
,e salt air resort las, night while at
rinpiins to board q train returning to
The city.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
FIREWORKS PETITION REJECTED.

On the ground That OkIahoma City worked fifteen years
dor to obtain safe end Fourth Of July the city commissioners
M afternoon rejected unanious petition By merchants
IN, asking s restrictions Fireworks hs year The city
G1neO permit ~ oaH of son-sxvosivs Fireworks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
LAST MINUTE NEWS
TO STOP FIGHT.

OHIO HOUSE ASKS GOVERNOR TO STOP FIGHT
COLUMBUS Ohio June lSThe lower house Of the legislature this
afternoon adopted ouion offered by Representative Paron asking
Governor Cox to 'topMn Willard Dempsey heavyweight championship
Ogh o tc held a Toledo JuIy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
Two More Pay Their Dues.

John II. Witten, staid and solemn
young farmer of Witten Valley, paid
his tuition on Tuesday. He seemed
to think that in reducing the costs of
living the government would strike
ut the farmer. Not at all. Nothing
of the kind is contemplated, or will
be done. Nevertheless, a dollor could
be cut off the price of wheat and
nobody be hurt
John A. Brown, who lives and has
his being on the farm of Jeff Gil
lespie, paid his annual dues on We'd
nesday. He lives next door to 10
Brown. These two Browns have been
faithful tenants on the Gillespie farm
for years-Jo, about 16, and John
about 8 years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
STILLS PLENTIFUL
WHITAKER RIDGE
o'licer Who Assisted in Raid is
Shot From Ambush and Warm
cd That He Will Not BE Per-
mitted to Leave His Home
Clnch Valley News

Cl'nch Valley News
mere is authentic proof of the
existence of Mt least fifteen moon
shine stills in the Whitaker RIDGE
section, near Bandy, in TazewelI
County, and that the nefarious bms;.
ness has been and is flourishinp IN
mat community. The only real in
t%rciencc with the peaceful pursuit
ol the monshining business has been
made by the one-armcd policeman.
Chap Osborne, of Raven. On the
,irSt VISIT to this section by Osborne
ne was unable to secure n guide of
iocai assistance, and in the county
road, IN front of the Bnndy Post.
ONCE ne arrested John llclbcrt. who
was riding II mule with II woman on
behind him dressed in mems clothes
ana n gallon of moonshinc LIQUOR was
FOUND in llclbcrt's possession. Hell
pert was convicted and has served n
term on the road.
On the second visit to this section.
about ten days ago. being unable to
secure assistance from other officers,
osborne deputizcd Sam Dunford,
VINO lVcs IN the Whitaker Ridge
section, and compelled him to nc
company INN MS guide. On this oc-
rasioh Osborne captured IL still and
destroyed large quantity of mash,
beer. etc, and delivered the still TO-
the Tazcwcll County jail, but was
ulnblc TO catch the proprictors OF tho
still. The moonshincrs made threats
that they would kill Sam Dunford
FOR accompanying the officer, and
lew days after this raid was made.
Sam, Dunford was shot from the
brush while standing in his fathers
yard, Dunforl is still confined to his
bed, but is reported thnt the noon
sinners on Whitaker Ridge Section
have openly boasicd that he will
never get out Of there alive. Threats
have also been made against police
NAM Osborne by these moonshiners.
the country is rough and wild and
on account of Osborn's unfamilinritv
with that section il has been almost
impossible for him to intclligcntlv
pursue the outlaws. IL is also re-
ported that so many of the people of
ihc community are interested direct
~ or indirectly in the business TINT it
~ very difficult matter to get any
definite information.
How long will the good people OF
tne county remain dormant and i'm
plicdly ncquiesce in the violation of
the prohibition laws, while the enc
mes of prohibition busy themselves
by crit'cising prohibition officers and
certain features of the law, and
creating nt atmosphere around trial
lurlcs detrimental To the proper en-
Iorccmcnt of the law? If Sam Dun
ford dies frim the wounds received,
or is killed by nm assassin hereafter,
on whose hands will Sam Dunford's
blood rest? CITIZEN.
Richlnnds, W., August q.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
Mrs. C. G.. Hurt Dead

Mrs. Hurt, wife of C. G. Hurt, the
well known merchant of Cedar Bluff,
died at her home in that town last
Sunday morning, after lingering
illness of several months The fune-
raj and burial services took place at
Jones Chapel Monday at II a. M, the
services being in charge of the Rev.
r. A. Owen, pastor of the Methodist
church at Cedar Bluff, assisted by
the Rev. w. w. Arrowood, pastor
of the Tazewell Presbyterian church
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and four children. Elizabeth,
Mayo, Eva Tot and Joseph, all of
whom were present at her death. She
was consistent member of the Met
hodist church. An only sister, Mrs.
Repass, died sveral years ago in Ken
lucky. Before marriage deceased was
Miss Plummcr, of North Carolina.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
NEWS or FALLs MILLS.

Mr.. l. H. Harry returned home last
week from Norfolk and Roanoke
where he had been visiting for the
past month.
Mr.. Pose Thomas and Miss Rose
Baker motored over from Boissevain
Sunday and spent the day visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Tabor.
Wheat threshing has been in full
swing in this community for the past
ten days and the farmers are ali e.
poting godd yield and u fine quail
lily of wheat.
Quite n number of our younger
class have been attending the Ma
jestic Shows which have the stsrets
of Graham coupled this week.
The base ball team crossed bats
with the Bluefield Armour Team at
the Fair Grounds on Thursday of last
week and let them down by the score
of 10 to 5. They also played an eleven
inning game with the fast coal field
"Saggamore" mine this week on the
Flat Top grounds which they lost by
the score of IL to 8. The boys are
now negotiating for games with May
beurry, Bluestone Live Wires and
some of the other leading coal field
teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Green gave a
very delightful party at their home
on Thursday of this week and all
present had most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John t. Johnson were
business visitors to Princeton last
Monday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
In Honor OF Miss Ward.

Sixteen young ladies gathered at
the home of Miss MayoIa Gillespie
last Friday morning in response to
an invitation to 80 O'Clock break
fast" and shortly after that hour, the
bevy of pretty girls were seated
around the board enjoying the re-
past that might be called dinner,
instead of breakfast.
Just after the first course a gen
uine cupid rushed into the dining
room, with bow and arrow shooting
into the merry party with Cupid's
usual recklessness. A string of bleed
ing hearts hung over his shoulder,
and in his hand he held two hearts
just bought down. There were added
to the hunters string by Miss Gil
lespie, who discovered on those blood
red hearts the names elizabeth
Ward" and "Ralph. Bullard."
The reading of these names brought
forth congratulations and best wishes
to Miss Ward, who looked and acted
well the part of a lovely, happy
bride-t -to-be.
Before going to hunt for new game,
Cupid lifted his mask and betrayed
the fact that he is generally known
as p. d. Jr" the three year old son
of DR.. and Mrs. p. d. Johnston.
This announcement breakfast was
voted by all present great success.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
FUND is $lI3.7l$.OOO.

Mcthodists of New York issued
Their final Centenary bulletin an
nouncing subscriptions to Centenary
funds of all kinds amounting TO $lI3'-
fIo,00O, the largest sum ever Obtain
"a by amy religious body in the world
Tor any cause it, is mid This does
not include the sum obtained bv Met
hodlsts of the South, who have an
additional Sol ,000,0 900, and the sum
announced is not the final contri-
button of Methodists in the North. n
Is expected according to the bulIc-
I'm, that I'M additional $4,000 OOO
viii be raised in the early Fall. The
amount originally set ms the goal wns
$50, 900 900.
New York McthodisLs exceeded tho
amount set for them To raise by
S20O, 900, ulcdgang $7,2l3,00O. Chi
cago Methodists raised the large sum
of $l2,35O,000, and Cincinnati mem
bers of the denomination raised $l5,-
75S,000.
The bulletin states that d5l ,O0U
persons are definitely pledged to
pray for the success of ChrisL's cause
throughout the world, thnt 193,2lO
have pledged to give to church and
to charity II tenth or their incomes
annually, and that $4,000 persons
have volunteered To give their lives
to Christian service wherever they
may be sent. A big drive is planned
by Mcthodists to obtain | ,000, 900 new
members.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
shopmen Vote to Walk Out.

Richmond, Aug. 4.-Latc reports
last night indicated that the strike
of railroad shopmen and carmen had
spread to every road entering Rich
mond. A gcnral walkout over the en-
tie Atlantic Coast Line system and
strikes in the local shops of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac, Seaboard Air Line and South
ern railway were reported.
At a meeting held at 4:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Leader Hall,
Tenth and Hull streets, the Southern
Railway Federation of Labor voted al
most unanimously to pull the shop
out at $3.50 this morning. The rail
road officials were notified The fol-
lowing seven crafts are represented: ::
machinists, blacksmiths, sheet-metal
workers, molders, carmen pattern
makers, and the helpers and appren-
tice boys of each craft. Six hundred
men will report for work at the
Southern shops this morning and
leave promptly at $50.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
Big Auto Party to State Farmers
Institute

The State Farmers Institute will
be held August l3 to Is at Blacks.
burg, This will be very interesting
and helpful meeting to the farmers
both from an educational view point
and as regards farmers organizations.
Every farmer in the county should
go if possible. An auto party is being
planned to leave Tazewell for Blacks
bug on August 18th. Get your car in
shape and join the crowd, or else go
with n neighbor. This institute will
be of interest to the ladies as they
will also have meetings and demon
strations. ] should like all persons
to let me know ut once so the party
can start together from Tazewell.
College Barracks and dining room
will be open to use of visitors. Noun
tain Lake is near the road to Blacks
burg and can be visited on the trip.
Join the party, enjoy the benefits of
this great institute and have good
time.
r. r. WALL, County Agent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
K. c. PATTY IS
new CHAIRMAN
Named by Committee Saturday
to Head Democratic Party in
Tazewell-A. c. Buchanan
Nominated for Secretary.

The Democratic County Committee
met in the Court House here last
Saturday, and elected Attorney X. G..
Patty of Graham, County Chairman
and Attorney A. C. Buchanan. of
'Eazcwell, Secretary of the Commit
tee. The meeting was attended by n
large number of the committeeman.
The question of the endorsement of
democratic candidates for office was
taken up and discussed, and the con-
cluslon reached that no endorsements
would be made, that the field would
be left open to all who wanted Il.
test their popularity and fitness for
the office. a number of candidates
and would-bc candidates were present
III town Saturday, watching for any
crumbs OF encouragement that might
fall their way.
The new county chairman is nc
tive energetic young man, and pro-
poses to wage campaign i'm the
county that will be remembered. He
recently returned from service over
seas, where he served honorably with
the University of Virginia hospital
unit, and has taken up the practice
of law mt Graham, where he has sur
rounded himself already with large
clientele.
An unusually large number of
county citizens were here Saturday
and many prospective candidates
were pumphandling the voters. One
rumor is that Geogc Harrison, of
Abb's Valley, will be candidate for
Sheriff. lie lives in Abbs Valley, and
is one of the most popular men in the
county.
The Clerks race is the topic of
absorbing interest in the county race.
DR. c. w. Grccvcr. IL. S. Surface
canvass, and the friends of each are
and the friends Of each are
claims to their strength.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
HIDE AND SEEK.

2; child, l played the old, old game.
foreVer new, and yet the same,
And laughing fled from one who
sought
Until his hands my own hands
an, That was years and years ago; f.;
Yet still the thrilling game know
For here, in this grim city street.
y fiaymate tags my jadcd feet.
heard his mocking laughter nigh
AS that swift motor Numbered by.
And felt his breathing stir mr hair
just MS | gained the crossing there:
l3y bare two inches did | 'scape
Unharmed, untouched, his stcalthy
Shape.
And yet, unlike the old, old game.
Forever new. yet still the same,
never turn the tables round
Ana hunt my eager Playmate down.
lie must pursue, ns | must flee
For IL IS Death who plays with mel
FLORENCE VAN CLEVE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08

Professor and Mrs. Charles Pepper,
Of Texns, are the guests of Mrs.
Barns Gillespie, Prof. Peppers sis
ter. Professor Pepper holds the
chairs Of Latin and French in Aus
tin College, Sherman, Texas, since
the fall of 1908. The college is under
the care and control of the prcsby-
terinn synod, Of Texas. Last year,
there were enrolled 1l8 students. The
Peppers, rs is well known, are natives
OF Rural Retreat, Va, where Prof.
Pepper owns home and farm. His
wife was Miss Lena Mathes, of East
Tennessee, before marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pepper will return to Texas
about September 1st
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
STRIKE SITUATION
GROWING SERIOUS
Railroads May Have TO Suspend
Operations if Men Quit Work
AS They Threaten to DO.

Huntington, w. Va, Aug. 5.-Thc
Chesapeake and Ohio shops here
were completely closed down tonight
following meeting at which the men
voted to go on II strike and remain
cut until their demand for increased
wages is met. Three thousand men
are affected. Two thousand of Tn.
workers have been idle for several
days, but the vote tonight took OUT
;9ery worker in the Ships.
Though the meeting was held be-
hind closed doors, it was said by
members of the crafts that the argu
mcnt preceding the ballot was of a
tumultuous character In addition to
the closing down of the shops the
local federation Of railway clerks
threatens to join the other unionists
in II sympathy strike. Foremen have
ceen Keeping engines in the round
house fired for the last three days,
but if the walkout is continued il is
possible train service will be COM
pletely shut down within the next
few days.
Chicago, Aug. 5.-Furthcr spread
of the railway shipments strike was
reported tonight by union officials
who declared some $1,000 additional
workers in the middle west went out
today and that strike of 10000 men
on the Norfolk and Western line had
been set for tomorrow. While these
were the chief developments in the
fifth day of the strike, il was also an
nounced that the bars had been let
down for the boilermakers to join
the strike.
l.. w. Waiver, president of the
Chicago district council of the Fed
Grated Railway Shipments Union,
which called out the shopmen, re-
ceived a telegram from e. G. Chase,
the boilermakers' representative on
the national agreement committee of
seventy-eight, saying that conditions
"do not warrant holding men any
longer" Hawver said Chase had op-
posed the strike until referendum
of the workers had been taken. The
agreement committee has been nego-
tiating with the railroad administra-
tion in Washington.
The shopmen's strike has been de-
clared illegal by railroad executives
who have made the charge before the
loca! bureau of the dcpartmnt cf
justice.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
The Variety Store For Sale

l offer for sale the Five and Ten
Cent Store in the Town of Tazewell,
Va, located on Main Street, opposite
the Court House, in the Masonic
Building. This is the only first-class
business stand obtainable in the town.
The store room is 25 100 feet, with
basement 25 60 feet. The basement
has counters and shelves and is con-
nected with the main store room by
easy stairway, and is suitable for
other lines of merchandise. There is
ample space for groceries, dry goods,
hardware or other lines.
ROBERT w. HARMAN.