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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-08
Total Cost
Of the War

Last week the Federal Re.
serve Board estimated lhut the
total cost OF the war for ali bel.
iigerents will amount before the
end of this year to nearly 5000.
600, 100000 OF this cost about
1892 900, 100000 was spent for
military aud naval purposes the
balance represents interest on
debts. Three fourths of the to
tai amount was raised by war
loans ami only about one fourth
by taxation.
The public debt of the princi-
pie entente countries is ap.
proximately $I05 900, 900 900 or
more than twice as much as the
aggregate debt of the Central
Powers, estimated at SIS, 900.
900, 900. The future annual
burden of interest and sinking
fund will be not less than $40.
600, 0G0,0 900.
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Knitting
To Chapters of The Potomac
Division American Red
Cross.

We beg 10 announce the suspen.
sion of one of The war activities
of the Red Cross which has been
of very great service tous since
the outbreak Of hoatilities
Every one realizes that the war
came on suddenly and it was
therefore difficult for the gov.
eminent in the beginning to
provide always adequately for
all of the necessities of the
troops that We're being so rapid.
ly modified The Red Cross,
and its tremendous pr duction Of
knitted garments has aided ma
teriaily in providing for the sol
diers and sailors in the form of
socks, sweaters, helmets, etc
to supplement the equipment
supplied by the Quartermaster's
Department. From the appre-
citation expressed on number
less occasions by the men them
selves, this has been che of our
contributions in adding to the
comfort of the men.
The American Red Cross has
recently made a careful inven.
tory of the stocks OF knitted
articles on hand in all camp
and division warehouses. From
these stocks, a quantity, suiii-
cient in the judgement Of the
Department of Military Relief
to care for the needs of all men
now in camps and for those re
turning from the other side, has
been set aside for the use of
that Department. The remain
ing stocks have been turned
over To the Department of For
eign Relief of the American
Red Cross, either for shipment
to France for our men there or
for delivery to our Foreign Com
missions for use in our civilian
relief work. All requirments
of this departments have been
adequately met and it will not
be partical to make further
shipment of such articles later
J than the first part OF January,
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Samuel M'Cbesney Has 300
Foot Fail In Plane At
Front.

Relatives of Lieut.. Samuel
McChesney in Bristol received
word yesterday that his aero
plane had fallen with him in
France from a height of 300
feet, carrying both him and his
pilot down to earth, instantly
killing the pilot and badly in
jured Lieut.. McChesney.
Lieut.. McChesney is an obser.
walton aviator and was doing
this service when the aeroplane
became unmanagable, piunging
down from the great height.
The accident occurred after the
armistice was signed aud it il
supposed he was doing observa.
ton duty over the army of oc-
cupation. He is IA son of Lee
NJ. McChesney, who lives Just
north of the city, and % brother
of Mrs. Merch Cowan, of Wind
sor avenue. - Bristol .. Herald
Courier.
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tions. goods shipped after this
date will hardly arrive in time
to be put in service during the
, present winter.
Calculations as to the require.
mcnts OF the troops now being
demobilized arc, of course, based
on estimates which could be
made after the announcement
of the plans by the General
Staff, but it is believed that a
liberal allowance has been made
to take care Of all requirements.
The American Red Cross has
taken into account in making
this calculation the estimated
receipts of socks and sweaters
that are now in process in the
various chapters.
Instructions for Chapters,
and Auxiliaries.
A. All knitted articles now
in the process of making should
be completed and thon sent to
the Potomac Division Mare
house, 1918, & Street, y. W.,
Washington, u. @.
i Chapters are requested to
give out no additional yarn
either to the members OF the To-
cal Chapters or Its Branches
and Auxiliaries.
G. Chapters are requested to
forward all completed articles
now ON hand to our Division
Warehouse.
D. Chapters are requested to
make an inventory of all stocks
of yarn on hand, either at the
Chapter Headquarters or in the
hands Of Branches aud AuxiIia
ries.
r. Chapters are requested to
notify the Department Of Devcl.
opment Immediately of all
stocks Of sweater arm and sock
yarn on land at the present
time.
+. Itis OF rii@ importbre that
all knitted articles now in the
process of making should be
completed and if necessary
those makinng same should be
given additional yarn for the
completion thereof, but not for
new work.
We venture to suggest thet
every Chapter in the Potomac
Division now having sweaters,
socks, etc, Knitted viii realize
the Importance Of completing
these articles, if they are to be
available for distribution at an
early duto in order that they
may be used now for relief dur.
ing the present winter.
The Committee on Liquidu.
ton and Cancellations is now
considering the best disposition
of yarn now on hand in Division
warehouses aud will shortly
send statement to all concern
cd on this subject.
Until this question has beer
decided, every Chapter in tn,
Potomac Division is requested
to hold what surplus stock oil
yarn it may have on hand anc
await further instructions.
DAVID IL. BRowN, Director,
Department of Development
Samuel M'Cbesney Has 300
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After the restrictions on sug-
ar and wheat were relaxed and
we might reasonably hope to
have piece of cake, just see
what has happened to the price
of eggs.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-08

Build more homesl.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-08
Annual Renort.

Nnmber visits " County Agent
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lind out very much over here.
wish you and all the rest
Merry Christmas and Il Happy
New Year.
shall write you again before
| leave here.
Your son.
john +. LEE.
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GAP. WISE COUNTY. VA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 1919

estimated is the daily advice
and instructions given on the
following subjects:
Soils, crop rotation, home,
fertilizers, farm management,
feeding, cattle, hogs, horses
aud chickens, poultry manage
meni, fences and fencing, stor-
age OF fruits and vegetables;
diseases of plants and animals.
methods Of treating, hog
cholera, giving treatment q
personally treated over $50
hogs myself. Plans for farm
buildings and poultry houses.
advising about farm and spray
machinery, farm tools, drain
age, winter corn crops, espe-
cially rye and clover and many
other things.
la club work about 90 gar.
dens We're planted and worked
by the boys and girls, and the
poultry club set about 225O eggs,
raising to fryers about 1900
chickens. The boys IS in the
corn, potato and pig clubs also
made "A good showing with
good crops and good pigs.
These are some figures Of in
terest that are nearly exnct re-
gardlng my orchard work,
which | have compiled from my
% weekly summaries of my di-
aries as follows:
Number Of orchards inspected for dis
ease ~
Number Of orchards properly pruncd
due tO Influence of demonstration
work y
Number of trees So ptuncd about $4,000
Number orchards property sprayed
due To- Influence of demonstration
work %
Number Of trees SO sprayed, approx
inatcly $500
Have rendered assistance in
III commercial orchards.
Aside from the things men
toned these and other activities
that enter into forming an esti-
mate of the value of demonstra.
ton work to any community.
There has been Il need for
more loyalty and patriotism in
almost every community due TO
war conditions aud a need for
greater conception of greater
agriculture and need of
awakening the people TO the sc
rious food situation that con
fronted this country and our
allied friends In all these
matters it Is commonly known
that | have been openly active
IN helping bring about the right
conceptions and actions neces.
sary on the part of the people
to meet these new demands.
In closing this report and my
years work here (while there
have been sins of omission az
well as sins of commission |
wish to express to my acuuain
tances and friends and all the
generous editors who have as
sisted me my sincere apprecia-
ton and to the Board OF Super
visors also for their interest and
support, ID. d. STEER.
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Young Men s
Club
Meets Tonight at $50 P. NJ.
in the Display Rooms OF
the Mineral Motor
Company.

There will be u meeting of
the Young Mems Club tonight
in the display rooms of the Min
ernl Motor Company at s go
p. IN. sharp.
The primary and immediate
purposes of this club at present
is to organize Il company that
will undertake TO build, in Big
Stone Gap, dwellings that shall
be for sale or rent, ON moderate
and reasonable terms.
The club wishes, above all, to
encourage, aud will assist in pro-
noting, the building Of their own
homes BY individuals.
The present membership to
date as this paper goes to press
Monday, Jan. 9th, is MS fol-
lows
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LETTER FROM FRANCE

mas received The following very
Interesting letter from his son,
who is with the 30ith engineers
now in France;
Dear Father:
am now IN AK Les Bains,
France, having n good time.
but not like could, If were in
the states. | am on n seven
days furlough. Only fifteen
of us were picked out of our
company, on account of being
with our company all the time
and because of our good be-
havior.
This place is in southern
France and is a fine town. but
II sure does take some francs to
buy anything here. It's lot
higher than over there, the gov
eminent pays all our expenses.
such as eats, hotel bills, and
railroad fare, so we don't have
10 spend very much
They have a big y VI, G. a.
here whtre they have Il show
twice a day, aud belicve me it's
some building they have. 1t
belongs to the French, sun.
pose and Uncle Sam Just rents
| have often wondered why
people came from the states to
see this country; while was at
the trout, it looked as If France
was nothing, but its changed
my mind nov. They sure do
have some towns and fine
buildings.
haven't had much chance
To write You, as we couldn't get
anything TO write on, and
couldn't have mailed them, il
we had had the paper. know
you viii be glad To hear from
me after the war is over, as /
was in some close places, and
wouldn't have cared very much
at times, if one of those shells
had hit me.
suppose YOU have heard
from Bob, or at least hope SO
| do not know just when | will
get home; hope it won't be- SO
very much longer, but suppose
it will be few months any.
way. noticed IN the paper
yesterday that some of IA. iii.
visions are coming home in a
few days.
They have plenty OF wine and
whiskey here, aud lot of swell
places | am staying at the
Hotel De Europe aud have Il
good room all to myself the
first time have slept in a real
bed since left home, aud |
surely did sleep. | am here un
I'll the seventh of December
then shall go back TO nv com.
pnny. intend to rest while
am here and get plenty OF
sleep.
Some of the French girla are
very beautiful, but not to b,
compared To the Americans. II
they could speak English,
think they would be more beau
tiful. They have a few Amcri.
can girls here at the "N." ",
seldom ever see a girl, wher
with our company. am going
to write Ruth while I'm here
and send her IA souvenir
small one, something can senC
III a letter, aud maybe she vii
get IL by Christmas.
] haven't heard from anyon,
since November LIST. suppose
my mail is lost or misplaced.
The sun is shining here now
and it il very warm. The wealth
or il much better here thar
where have Just come from.
think shall go out tomorrow
to see the country round abouI
here. The mountains {Monr
Blame are not very far away
from here, and there lis snow on
them all the year round. w,
can make tho trip, starting al
1000 a. IN. and get back som,
time in the afternoon. Some
one goes every day, from the
~" TO show the way.
am going up to the "Y'
now. The show will begin in {
! few minutes. hut | will finisl
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-08
County Work
County Agent D. D. Sizer
Makes Report of His Work
for the Year.

TO the Citizens of Wise County
herein submit "a condensed
copy of my annual report, com
piled from n summary of my
daily records Each days work
has been gone over and tabu-
lated, and accurately condensed
10 such required form MS the
Washington Office requires, for
a record of my activity in this
county.
1t is only fair to state to those
who may be prone to criticize
that this report covers some
work done in practically every
section of the county, which il
large area. With few eXccp
tons the men that have asked
assistance have gotten what
they wanted, and as near at tie
time needed as was possible for
me to be of service.
1t should also be born in mind
that the Office of County Agent
is one FIR continual advice and
instruction, rather than actual
labor except where it is Il case
Of showing what To do. Then
the County Agents Job is to
get off his coat, # needsbe, ami
do enough to show the other
fellow how.
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49, u'''''l - 1, ''lt . .iOb - W
get OIL ms coat, VI needSbe, anu
do enough to show the other
fellow now
Annual Report
Numbor Visits he conu,, Aro,,
10 f,rn,c,s n.o
Rusimcss ma, ~
Boys, and girls. clng 2G'
NT Rniirr, 81 '"'''S 'r'''''' DO,
Tcam ~ =
Auto $3.50
ynn,lnr ' cau. a, ,m. "''s
Personal rs
Telephone npproSimatcd $50
NHmbel Of neeetinss hcll with men
ymnhc, n's ,a,''E ,o. W hIiIgksouTs %
dressed by agent ' H''''' '' NJ
Attendance at such meetings actual
count ldeS
Nt,"mJa,cr ' ~ soci, ,n uc,j' on ''''"' -
For cent of time il, ofice work Is
Per cent Of time in field work jill. IS
Number official letters written ad3
S eafi@n % '''''''S written Tor puol' 90
Number Of circular letters prepared "
by agent and mailed from ONCE 1900
Number | ; Dept Bulletins and
NSmb ",' IF i Blastsbnr, n,,,.,,ns @o3'
circulars sent " 81 ea5,,
Number Of Waits 10 schools in inter-
es' OF work So
was actually associated i'm
helping in every war work cam
paigns, as Y. NJ. G.. A., Liberty
Loan, Red Cross, War SAVINGS
Stamps and United War Work
ers-meetiugs and addresses
given in these connections with
the exceptions of . meetings at
Pound and one at Hurricane
school are not counted i'm list Of
meetings held aud addresses
delivered appearing in the first
part of this report.
supplied good seed corn at
one dollar Il bushel below the
market price last spring TO Il9
farmers. And this fall | sup
piled good seed wheat to 81 far.
mers at II saving Of about 80
cents per bushel.
2G5 acres Of corn were grown
this year according or nearly
80, to methods advocated BY
the county agent at an increase
estimated cost of 1915 more per
acre than ordinary methods Of
cultivation aud fertilizing 50
farmers promised to save prop.
erly their seed corn and are
gwen instructions by the coun
~ ngent-32 farmers seeded
wheat for the first time, due in
part to agents influence.
relate an incident here that
came to my attention yesterday.
y prominent farmer in the
county seeded 20 acres of wheat
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FLOORS.
CHAIR CANEING.

CHAIR CANEING.
Furniture Repairing and Upholsering
ARMsTRONG'S FURNITURE REPAIRING
SHOP, 1898 10th St NV. Frank. 7ga
juH-lt
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

WHITE
William R. Raney. q. and Ida L Mills, 2,
both Of Washington. The Rev. @. L fHlltz
Charles L. Snrtevant, g, and Graoe Z
Brrcton. 36 both ot Washington. The Rev.
]. W. Austin
oce b Morrison. n. q. and Stella H.
Moodey. Is both Of Washington The Re'. J.
]. Dimrn.
Berthc!dt L Betz, 3. and Elizabeth Shuttle,
27 both Of Richmnnd- Va. The Rev. J. Ii.
Jefres
Emmett T Long. p, and Marjorie Raine. n.
both of Washington The Rev. @ F. Thomas.
George y Tomas, q, and Bernice Wood, IS,
both of Oxford. n. c. The Rev. II. T. Steven
C. Leslie McCrea, y. and Arne NJ. Crensha~,
. both Of Washington. Thr Rev. C. II. Reese.
Albert r. Hoyt, 8, and Lolla Knight, iS
both Of Jacksonville, Fla The Rev. G. c
Bacon.
Arthur L Wilson. q. and Edna r Germs,
le, both Of Washington The Rev. J. Fl. JEFF
fries
Mslcon c. Lane, 81. Of Roanoke, Va. and
Ethel Kirty. q. Of Cambria, Va. The Rev. J.
II Ieffries
Claude J. Burns, q. and Esther ingalls,, n
both ct walworth, Wis The Rev. ]. R Wood
Russell Bodkin, q. and Otto Turner. ls. both
Of Hirtou. Va The Rev. II. Schroeder.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
NEW YORK CARMEN
THREATEN WALKOUT

New York, Aug. 4-Reinstate-
ment Of all employees discharged for
union activities. recognition OF the
union, and IS cents an hour with
an eight-hour day. is the demand
of the AmalEamated Association Of
Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes presented today to the di-
rcctors Of the Brookly Rapid Tran
sit Company.
The strike committee, which
claims to have power to suspend
all work on the road. stated after
the conference that a tie-up We'd
nesday morning is inevitable unless
Lindley NJ. Garrison, receiver for
the company, complies with the de-
mands
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05

Il. Tucker. q. and Yenelle Thacser. Is, both
Of Richmond. Va The Rev H 7. Stevenson
Herman R Jones, 81 and Ruth A LiTsie, u,
both Of Richmond, Va. TIE Rev. Il T. Steven
son.
Robert A Lynn. q. and Grace E Manning.
10, both Of Washington. The Rev. c. s. Alb
bott
Everett A. Irwin. n of Philadelphia, Pa.
and Jennis A. Reeves. q, cf Washington The
Rev. @. T. Warner.
CODOkED
Arthur ]. Jones' 3. and Msry J. ButlT, "a.
both II Washington. The Rev. J. R Matthew
Oliver Wilson. d and Kate NJ. DncaS 20,
both Of King George Comfy, Va The Rev.
D. Washington
Joshua Cohen. 3. and Martha Taylor. 8, both
Of Washington. The Rev. J HsrEsy.
John Hardy. p. and Laura Harris. ls, both
Of Washington. The Rev. a. tyles-
Jessie Watkins. q. and Dorothy SOuthals 70.
both u Washington The Rev A. J. TylCr.
Steve Chrsen, q and Dncy Ttrrell, 81. both
Of Washington. The Rev. W J Howard.
John H Snowde. p, uf Washington, sud
Agnes z Leech Is Of Primer Georges County
Nd Thr Rev. W J. Howard.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
KAISER'S KIN WRITES
ENGLAND'S RULER

Copagen, Aug. If the demand
for the ex-Kaisers trial represents "a
sincere desire to get the truth" then
allied statesmen also should be tried
for their part in the war, former
Prince Henry Of Prussia, brother Of
the eX-Kaiser, declared in an open
letter to King George, published yes
terday in the Hamburger Nachrich-
ten.
In suggesting the trial Of allied
statesmen. the former prince pro-
posed a neutral court, preferably sit
ting at Madrid. Threatening "a
day OF reckoning by Germany, he
urged that the allies, in their own in
terests, desist in their plans to try
the former Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
MADAM EPPY,

EGYPTIAN PALMIST.
Reads your life from cradle to grave. hs- now
srs are wonderful; indsputAble advice; cIe,r in
formation concerning love. oourtship. marriage
and divorce; both rich and poor ind counsel
equally beneficial and interesting: you are wiser
and happier after consulting her; satisfaction
guaranteed; permanently located; hours, a m
to 3 p. n
"a PA AVE. NV
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
Nurse Poisons Infant
To Spite Employer

New York. Aug. "A 1S-year-old
girl. Frances Sulignki. confessed to-
day. according to the Brooklyn po-
lice, that she had poisoned Solomon
Kramer. three. whose parents en-
ployed her as a maid. The boy died
last Thursday.
A disinfectant was used. the police
said the girl admitted she had tried
10 kill the rest of the family by put
ting the poison in a teapot but it was
discovered before harm had been
done. The girl explained she poisoned
the baby to spite" the family nurse.
with whom she had Quarreled, ac-
cording to the police
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
Phone
Main $500
RIFLES UNSEAT
THIS PRESIDENT
Troops Enter Peruvian Pal
ace and Arrest Ex-
ecutIve.

Lima, Peru, Aug. 4-The thrilling
story of how Don Jose Psrdo war
ousted from the presidency OF Peru.
and Augusta. B. Deguis seated, now
is revealed.
A force Of gendarmes entered
through the doors Of the Intendencia
and made their sway through the
maze OF corridors TO the presidential
apartments. In the meantime,
handful OF troops entered the door on
the opposite side Of the palace. and
made their way rapidly through the
waiting salons to the Offices OF the
President.
Although II was then after three
In the morning, there had been a
conference Of ministers and Presi-
dent Pardo had not yet retired
The troops took the President en-
urely by surprise, as he apparently
had received no intimation or wsrn-
ing Of what was transpiring. For
several days there had been consid-
cradle inquietude in government cir
cles and uncertainty as TO the atti-
tude Of the army, but II was not
believed that any action would be
taken by President-elect Legui until
the government revealed its hand fol-
lowing the convening Of Congress.
Capt Ricardo Alcadle, an oficer OF
artillery, was in command Of the
small body Of troops that entered
the room in which the President was
found, demanding that he give him
self up.
The President, It is stated, drew
back and reached for q revolver
which he carried in his hip pocket.
The soldiers Immediately leveIled
their rifles at him but on the COM
mand OF Capt Alcalde dropped them
again. Pardo threw the revolver on a
| table, saying bitterly Il thought there
were soldiers in Peru"
, He then gave himself up and was
escorted TO the Intendencia side OF
the Palacio. where, turning to Capt
Alcalde, he is quoted as saying:
! owe my life TO you and present you
my revolver as a remembrance "
Psrdo was later taken to the PenI-
tentsry where it is stated he will be
held for trial on the charge Of at
tempts TO suborn members Of con-
gress.
By s o'clock in the morning a huge
crowd had gathered in front Of the
palace and was calling on Legui to
appear. The latter had arrived to
take possession OF the palace shortly
Ibefore 6 a. m. His appearance on the
palace balcony was the signal for a
| tremendous ovation.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
Ford and Edison Are
"Fiording" Together

Syracuse, n Y. Aug. 4-Henry
Ford arrived here today from Mount
Clemens. Mich, where he has been
the principal witness in his $1,000. 600
libel suit against the Chicago Tri-
bune.
H S. Firestone and H. S Ffrestone.
jr.. accompanied Ford. They will
meet John Burroughs, the naturalist
and Thomas A Edison. in Albany.
and go on an automobile camping
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
BIRTHS REPORTED.

WHITE
Ernest S and Ada z Violet. boy.
Charles z. and Rose Wilson, girl.
Povhaton T. and Laura NJ Stephens, girl.
John and Rena Lztert. boy.
James G. and Ethel Groves, girl
Jacob A. anil Reb-ccs P. Cohu. CIR
COLORED.
James A. and Mary z. Washington, boy.
Ernest and Bessie Hall, girl.
Charles NJ and Rita L. Greene, boy.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
Reds Claim Omega
On Archangel Front

Moscow, Aug. L-(United Press y
Allied troops have recaptured Omega
on the ArchanRel front, according an
official Bolshevik communique.
The Bolsheviks claim that half Of
Admiral Kolchak's forces in the re-
gion OF Perm. near the Siberian bor-
DER, have surrendered 20 the Reds
The Washington herald., 1919-08-05
Lawyer Runs Against Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay, Y. Y, Aug. 4.-BIlss
Ran. attorney, will be the Democratic
candidate for assemblyman from Mas
sau County to oppose Lieut. Col The
odore Roosevelt, it was announced
today. Capt. Archie Roosevelt has
gone to Chicago to enter business.