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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-30
Accidentally Shot.

While seated in an automo-
bile in front of Kelly's Drug
Store last Friday morning, Mel
SON Blanton, accidentally dis
charged a rs revolver, the bullet
entering Ora Buchanan's right
leg just above the knee joint
which caused Il very dangerous
wound. II also cut an artery
which caused the wound to bleed
considerable. He was taken to
the office OF Drs. Painter and
Baker where the wound was
dressed and the patient moved to
a room in the Monte Vista llo-
tel. Saturday morning he was
taken to his home at East Stone
Gap, where il is stated his CON
dition is satisfactory and will re-
cover in due course of time.
Blanton knew the gun was
loaded but thought it was point
ed out of range Of any one. The
ball first went through II car
door before piercing Buchanan S
leg.
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Girl Scouts and Mothers Club
Meets at Appalachia.

The Girl Scouts, of Appalachia
in charge of Mrs. NJ. d. Cooper
and Miss Rachel Wolfe. met at
the Methodist church with the
Mothers Club Friday, July 25th
at , 100 p. III. The first lesson
on the reading of clinical Their
mometers was given, Mrs. c. NJ.
". Toilette, from the National
Florence Criltcndcm Mission, told
the mothers of the wonderful
work of that mission and asked
the club for their help and CO.
operation in caring for the de-
linquent girls of this county who
are frequently in the jails. The
club decided TO take up the plans
of dressing and caring for one
girl from this county at the next
meeting, much to the delight of
Mrs. Toilette.
Sin babies were weighed and
had their pictures taken. Ice
cream was served. The mothers
attending were: Mrs. a. b..
Kuylor, Mss. Arthur Rust, Mrs.
a. a. Hickman, Mrs. w. Il. Pet
ers, Mrs. W, w. Wade, Mrs,
Il. l.. Witt, Mrs. l.. l.. Keclor,
Mary lludgens.
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Fueitiyes From information.

The late Senator Carmack OF
Tennessee, once described GER
tain Of his colleagues az "fngi.
tivcs from information The
Senate committee on Foreign
Relations seems to be packed
with such fngitivcs. All OF the
reports yesterday agreed that
the committee will not ask
President Wilson to appear be-
fore it to explain the treaty of
peace in detail As one Of the
correspondents described the
situation, Senator Lodge,
chairman of The committee and
several of Ills colleagues. pre-.
for IN ga, u,oir information in
III, ),
'"''r own way
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-30
Picnic Postponed.

The picnic that was TO have
been held here this coming
Thursday nj the ball park, By
the Norton and Big Stone Gap
Sunday Schools Of the NJ. T..
Church, South, has been post
poned until Thursday, August
nth.
Dinner Will be spread on the
ground and il is planned to have
a most enjoyable time. Games,
such as baseball and tennis aud
other interesting sports viii be
participated IN. y more com
plete program for the day will
be announced later.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-30
Girl Scouts Meet at East
Stone Gap.

The East Stone. Gap Girl
Scouts met at The school house
Thursday, July oath at 200,
p. m. An oral examination on
the nursing lectures that nave
been given was successfully
passed By most of the girls. Miss
Christie Jones gave the tender
foot test to the scouts and Misses
Beulah Giles and French Taylor
answered every question, which
the captain considered fine.
Ice cream which the girls made
themselves was served under the
lovely oak trees on the campus
and after having their pictures
taken they all left the grounds
singing the scout rally.
Those attending were: Miss
es Bculah Giles, French Taylor,
Rene Gilly, Estha, Grace and
Ruby Stewart, Eva and Stella
Wells, Kate Bledsoc, Edith
Wampler, Lille Wells, SaIlie
Burke, Myrtle Strong, Edith
Wells.
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New Superintendent APP
pointed.

[ NJ. l.. Tate, who has been SUI
perintendent of Osaka plant of
the Stonega Coke aud Coal
Company for several years has
been appointed superintendent
at the Stonega plant. The va
cancy OF the Stonega plant he
ing caused by the resignation
of G. g. Duffy, who has been
superintendent at Stonega for a
number of years. Il II. Atkins,
formerly superintendent ut FIX
eter, has been appointed super
intendent ut Osaka. ~ e. Grit
filth, of the Gap, who was for.
mcrly superintendent of the
power and mcchanical depart.
mcnt OF the company. has been
appointed superintendent Of the
Exeter plant.
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Stone Wilmouth.

Miss Mae Wilmouth aud Mr..
i. b. Stone, of Big Stone Gap,
Va, We're married at Blount.
Vile, Tenn, June %, 1919, Rev.
llowison officiating,
Mrs. Stone is the only duught-
or of Mrs. y. L. Harris, of this
city.
Mr.. Stone is connected with
the Stoncga Coke and Coal
Co, ut Big Stone Gap, Va, The
Young couple will reside ut Big
Stone Gap after September IL
Bristol Herald Courier.
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You Know
Byrum Fugate who
lives in the Ridges
back of
EWING, VA.

We'll, he is a good
man and a few days
ago when we had our
sale at Ewing he came
over and bought a lot
as did many others.
Now you may pass
through Ewing and
seeByrum with a large
force Of men and teams
excavatlng 70 I t h e
foundation Of a beau
tiful home he is going
to build on one of his
lots and send his chill
dren to school to the
new Lee County
School now being
completed at Ewing.
He, like many others,
is helping to make
Ewing a real town.
We sold only about
100 acres Of the Rich
mond farm owned by
MIR. Frank Kincaid
and now on
SA 7 URDAY.
All(r llet QtE1
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-30

In the District Cont OF the United State.
FOR the Western District of Virginia.
United States OF America
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-30

pr. Thos. Il. Staley, the pop
ular eye, ear and throat special
list, OF Bristol, viii fill his regu-
lar monthly appointment at APP
palachia on next Friday, Au-
gust first. On or about the ! 9TH
DIR. Stalcy will move his Office
in Bristol to No. % 18th street,
first floor, Bristol, Tenn, where
he will opon no an eye, ear, nose
and throat iniirmary in connec.
tion with his office.
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House Party.

Misses Clara Lou and lilo
Bnrchiield are entertaining this
week ii large house party at
their home on Poplar Hill.
Those attending the party
are; Misses Shirley and Lee
May Ryan, Of Indiana, Rather
inc lilly, Margaret Bum, Mary
aud Louise Harmon, Ula Lee
Buckles, Elizabeth Carson, of
Bristol and Ada Evans, of
johnson CITY.
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at ten A. NJ. on the
farm and on the lots
in Ewing we will sell
at Public Auction the
remaining 200 acres
and more. Some of
the m 0 st beautiful
building sites and some
OF the very best small
farms may be yours at
a reasonable price just
because we did not
have time TO sell them
all in July.
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Attention Farmers!

Dvirg les to Farmers State
Convention are invited tn at
tend our land auction sale OF
tie Lizzie X. Black farm mt
B!acksburg, Va, Tuesday, An.
aus, lath, nj IL, a. III.
INTERSTATE LANn AUCTION Com
rANY.
adv Bristol, Tenn.
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Entered according TO postal regulations
At Tie post Office ut big Stone Gap as Sec
on,-cltss matter.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
War and Roller Skates.

1t is a far cry from the world war
to a child's roller skates, but accord
ing to the fashion expert of Popular
Mechanics Magazine, roller skates of
the latest approved model are after
the style of British lighting tanks.
Novelty always being uppermost In the
Juvenile heart, it matters not that the
new skates are bit snowshoelike in
size. The new skates are like all 9TH
ers except that they are surrounded
by tanklike bodies made of light sheet
metal.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Memorial to Great Naval Deed.

Were it possible for the British peo-
pie to forget that greatly daring naval
deed of the war known by the unin-
spring title of the Zeebrugge raid, the
present movement on foot to commem.
crate it will assure for 1t perpetual
fame. Happily the initiative has been
taken by the city of Bruges, so there
is not the slightest element Of vain
glory in the idea of a memorial to be
erected on a suitable site within a few
yards of the spot where the blockships
Intrepid and Iphigenia were success.
fully sunk. The actual sinking Of
these vessels for the purpose of pre-
venting the German submarines using
the canal to Bruges, was rendered pos
sible only by the gallantry of the at.
tack made by the old cruiser Vindic-
tive, which was afterward sunk across
the fairway at Ostend. Standing on
an elevation, the monument will be
visible far out to sea.-Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
BATHS ON ANCIENT VESSEL
Wonders of Old Greek Ship AS They
Were Described in Lecture by
Harvard Professor.

An ancient Syracusan ship-a Greek
Mauretania-that carried vast cargoes
and had a gymnasium, bath. lounge
and gardens aboard was described
by Prof. w. S. Ferguson of Harvard in
a lecture on Greek economic develop
ment.
Professor Ferguson said 1t was of
the three-deck type, with 20 banks of
oars, that required one whole year in
building, and which was manned by
a crew of 300 sailors, together with
600 marines.
In its hold 1t would carry 10000
bushels of wheat, wool, thousands of
jars of salt fish and other foodstuffs.
Its cabins were decorated with elab-
crate mosaics, one set of them pictur-
ing all of the Had.
Es chambers included gymnasium,
a lounge with q "book shelf" bath
provided with so gallons of water,
stalls for horses, gardens" or con-
servatories, and, in addition to all
these luxuries and necessities, it had
equipment and engines of defense
which gave 1t the character almost Of
a ship of war.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Suspense Worse Than Attack.

There are sailors who will tell you
that the actual torpedoing Of vessel
was not very much worse than the sus-
pense and the many false alarms-any
of which might have proved to be an
enemy submarine. A merchant cap
tain was looking out to sea one day,
when in the distance he thought he
saw something dark and round. He
watched to see whether 1t would move.
IT did move, and then suddenly 1t dived.
There was no time to do anything,
since he did not know from what direc-
tion the torpedo might come. He wait
ed. To his horror the dark, round OBJ
ject rose from the waves only 80 yards
away from the boat. He said it was
the worst moment in his life until he
realized on further inspection that the
"periscope" was in actual fact large
seal with a dirty yellow neck and a
full crop of whiskers.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
HIGH ON SCROLL OF FAME
is Written the Name Of Frank Luke
One OF the Best Of American
Air Fighters.

What Lieutenant Luke, famous
American aviator, would, and Otter
did. attempt was illustrated by his last
light. Starting out alone to attack
three "drachens," or observation bal
looms, he had seen behind the German
lines in front of Verdun, he was inter
cepted by ten enemy machines. he
engaged them all, got two of them, and
escaped the others by seeming him
self to be disabled. His "fall" was
from directly over the balloons, and be-
fore they could be lowered or protect
ed he shot all three of them in flames.
But then Luke disappeared, and what
became of him was not known until
after the armlstice.
When the allies entered the village
of Murvaux the rest of the story was
learned from the peasants. The Amer
lean had been forced by wounds or the
disablement of his machine to descend,
but he did not land until he had used
his machine gun to the extent OF kill
ing eleven of the many German sol.
diers stationed there. Then he alight
ed safely In a nearby field and was
seen to quit his machine and start for
little stream as If to get water. Ger
man soldiers ran up, and either by
them or by shot from further away
he was killed. The German officer In
command kicked the body and ordered
that no one touch 1t. There 1t lay till
the next morning, when the villagers
were allowed to take it, uncoyered, In
cart, to their cemetery and bury 1t
So ended Frank Luke at the age OF
20. He had lived much, II not long
and down in Phoenix, Ariz., where he
was born, they are justly proud OF
him. He does not lack appreciation
elsewhere, for Captain Rickenbacker
says: Had he lived he would have put
me out Of business long ago as Ameri-
cas- leading ace. l wouldn't have had
a show against him."
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Suspicion.

There are minds so habituated to in
trigue and mystery in themselves, and
so prone to expect it from others, that
they will never accept of plain rea-
son for a plain fact, If 1t be possible
to Devise causes for 1t that are obscure.
far-fetched and usually not worth the
carriage. Like the misef of Berkshire,
who would ruin a good horse to escape
a turnpike, so these gentlemen ride
their highbred theories to death, in
order to come at truth through by
paths, lanes and alleys, while she her
self is jogging quietly along upon the
high and beaten road of common sense.
The consequence is, that they who take
this mode of arriving at truth
are sometimes before her and some
times behind her, but very seldom with
her.-Anonymous.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
WHAT FLAG MEANS TO ALL
Days Of Sacrifice and Devotion Have
Made II Cause of Pride to
Every American.

The flag means more to Americans
in the year 1919 than 1t has ever meant
in our lives. And why? Not, surely,
because 1t is more familiar. Nor yet
because 1t floats over hosts of soldiers
and mighty fleets. There were soldiers
and fleets before. Not, therefore, be-
cause of its new part in the panoply
of war.
1t means more to us because we
have put more into it. Because, after
years of peace and plenty in which we
thought of our flag chiefly as some
thing to protect and guard us, we have
in time of war and grief and hardship
learned to know our flag as something
for us to protect and guard and serve.
A flag, in short, is as great as its
people-and no greater. When they
are great and generous and coura-
geous, it is great and beautiful and
holy. When they falter and haggle,
their flag is less than nothing to them,
as to the world at large.
Ours to love and cherish and die for
in the greatest of causes Therefore
a source of pride and of deep emotion
to every American. That is the lesson
we are learning in these days of sacri-
flee and devotion, when flying bit of
color becomes the most glorious and
joyous and sacred thing in the whole
wide world.-New York Tribune.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14

see rs this long timer" she demanded
lightly.
He tried to answer her as lightly
but ended in the stammered truth.
T-I-Jane, do you think fel'
low wants to hang around the girl
he's loving until his heart aches for
her-when he knows he's outside the
gamer"
James breath came quick, then she
smiled coquettishly.
"Clement," she asked irrelevantly
Who was It kicked him when he slip
ped and fell7"
Clement Redeemed to the roots of
his hair then as quickly paled. He
had thought he alone saw that rash
act.
"Jane-I-nobody would believe
me IL I told what saw. IL
mustn't tell you"
81 would believe you." she an
swered.
That's all the more reason why
I shouldn't tell you," he said sober
ly; at might make you unhappy.
can't tell you that, Jane; don't ask
mel"
James heart beat a rapturous tune.
'T knew he wouldn't" she exulted.
T knew all the time that he
wouldn'tl"
"T-Clem-" she went on, "if ]
tell you I want one-do you think
you can get Innis or the other
Jeweler to open his shop this after
noon to-to get me an engagement
ring?"
The petals of the pink chrysanthe-
mum she held In her fingers fell to
the floor. Clement looked at her in
a happy agony of incredulity. He
felt like the heavens had opened and
a messenger had called to him-who
had stood for years at the gate, to
come in.
'Why the engagement ring to-
day, my sweet?" he demanded ten
derly some moments later, of the
ear that was not resting on his rough
serge coat. Cant we be engaged
until tomorrow without the ring"
The face that belonged to the ear
raised a trife.
"Clem, there's a man-no, a thing
going to ask me to marry him this
evening, and l WANT want"
go on" prompted Sea, as she hesi-
tated, holding her little closer; II can
stand even that nowp'
Il want to be wearing your ring
then !" she cried. 81 want to show him
1 belong He's $3.50 dominant and
sure, and-and-cruel-I'm afraid of
him!"
Clement released her. Little cow
ard" he said. "Show me the telephone
think I know where Innis is spend
ing his afternoon"
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Bruues Of Today.

Mrs. B. o. Tufnell, writing in ref
erence to Bruges, says: 81 think II
may be of interest to you to know that
Bruges is extraordinarily little chang
ed since the war. We were most agree
ably surprised to find our things left
behind intact and only one case had
been opened. The hotel was still well
run and comfortable, and the food was
good, only the pre-war prices had
changed for the worse! The beautiful
old city looked much the same as be-
fore. The carlton is still pealing in
the belfry, and few of the public build
ings have suffered. The port has been
greatly altered, and there the signs of
war are very evident, not only in the
huge works started by the enemy, but
in the effectual destruction of them by
our airmen. The shops are open, and
the life of Bruges goes on as 1t did.
Only the welcome appearance of khaki
clad men or businesslike w. A. A. C.'s
strikes strange note in the cobbled
spaces of the Grande Place"
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
The Finding of Old Glory.

When the day came that our revolu-
tionary fathers needed to design a flag
for the new nation of their heroic
founding, they had but to lift their
eyes to the heavens to find the banner
of their faith and pride.
In the glowing West, in the burning
clouds of sunset sky-streaming
across the wide horizon in alternate
bands of flame and mist-they saw the
symbol of their own fair dreams, mys-
tic, mighty and battling.
And as they looked, there came a
sudden rending of the fleecy mass by n
wind of liberty's own sending, and
through the monster rift thus made
they then beheld patch of azure sky
set thick with silver stars.
The stars-the stripes-the blue
Old Glory, blazoned in beauty across
the wonder of Gods great heaven, for
all the world to see. 1t is our flag
God make us worthy of it.-Anne Ran
kin in Southern Woman's Magazine.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FLAG
Glorious Record From January 18,
1776, to Its Proud Position in
the World in 1919.

The Stars and Stripes was raised
on the heights near Boston on Janu-
ary 1S, 1776, and the British troops be-
lieved it to be evidence of submis-
sion to the king. The Betsy Ross
flag, the official flag, came later.
After the declaration of independ'
ence, July 4, 1776, the first salute to IL
was given by the Dutch island of st.
Eustatlous in the West Indies by Jo-
hannes de Graf, commander of the
port.
When Kentucky and Vermont came
into the Union in 1854 two additional
stars were placed on the field, but
they were discarded after much de-
bate in congress and the original thir-
teen were restored in 1918.
The first flag that floated over for
eign and captured fort was at Nassau,
January 2S 1778. The first carried
to London was on a vessel February 3,
1888. 1t floated in China in 1884.
1t was carried around the world from
1887 to 1870. The first blood shed I'M
der it was in Ireland in 1890 during a
mob riot over n bridge built by Ameri-
can engineers. The first salute to it
given by an English vessel was in May,
1891.
One of Napoleon's generals remark
ed to the illustrious man that senti-
n country. Napoleon replied: "Sen-
timent concerns what most enriches
life"
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Curious Clock.

Everybody stops to look at clock
in the offices of the Manufacturers
association in Seattle, Wash. 1t is a
curious timepiece, the works of which
are incased in hollow section of a
Douglas fir log, about $50 years old
The section of the log serves admir-
ably as dial for the clock. The ap-
pearance of the clock is not Its only
claim to distinction. It's size only
warrants more than ordinary interest.
The dial of this clock Is more than
three and a half feet in diameter and
the minute hand more than four feet
long.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
flag Dap

ME first American flag, for
mally adopted by congress on
June IA, 1777, Is said to have
been made out of soldiers white
shirt, an old blue army overcoat
and a red flannel petticoat. 1t
was first holsted by the Revolution
ary army during Burgoyne's campaign
and was first flung to the ocean breeze
by Paul Jones.
We have not advanced so far from
those humble but glorious beginnings
as to have lost the SAVIOR. The com
binatlon that went into the making of
the first flag answered all require
ments. History hns neglected the own
er of the white shirt and the old over
coat. It has likewise courteously re-
Trained from mentioning the original
possessor of the petticoat. 1t is enough
that all were Americans.
But the vlcissitudes of history have
not dimmed the luster of those first
Stars and Stripes. Rather have they
grown more glorious In the eyes of the
people over whom they float.
The observances of 1919, while COM
memorating the glories of the past,
must necessarily take account OF the
new epoch upon which we have en-
tered. But there is no change In the
Significance of the national emblem. AS
before, 1t stands for justice, freedom
and humanity. There will be no new
teachings, but a fresh conservation OF
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
What the Flag Symbolizes.

In 1777, within few days of one
year after the declaration of independ-
ence. the congress of the colonies in
the confederated states assembled and
ordained this glorious national flag
and advanced it full high before God
and all men as the flag of liberty.
1t was no holiday flag, gorgeously
emblazoned for gayety or vanity. 1t
was a solemn national signal. When
that banner first unrolled to the sun.
It was the symbol of all those holy
truths and purposes which brought to-
gether the colonial American congress |
The flag means now all that our IA
thers meant in the Revolutionary war.
1t means all that the Declaration of
Independence means. 1t means all
that the Constitution of our people
meant in organizing for Justice, for
liberty. for happiness.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14

On Hlstorys crimson pages, high upon
the roll of Fame,
The story Of Old Glory burns In deathless
words of fame
Twas Graded in wars binding smoke.
amid the roar of guns.
It's lullabies were battle-cries-the shouts
of freedoms sons:
It is the old Red, White and Blue proud
emblem of the free,
1t is the flag that floats about our land
of liberty;
Then greet 1T when you meet 1t. boys the
flag that waves on high.
And hats on all along the line when Free
dom's flag goes byl
Uncover when the flag goes W. boys.
'Tis freedoms starry banner that you
greet,
Flag famed in song and story,
Long may II wave. Old Glory,
Tho flag that has never known defeatl
All honor to the Star and Stripes. our
glory and our pride.
All honor to the flag for which our
fathers fought and died;
On many a blood-stained battle field, on
many CORY sea,
Its stars have triumphed- tri-
umphant may they be:
And II again mid shot and shell its folds
must be unfurled,
God grant that we may keep IL still
unstained before the world:
All hail the flag we love! May It victori-
Gus ever fly.
And hats on all along the line hen
Freedoms flag goes by!
Uncover when the flag goes by boys.
'Tis freedoms starry banner that you
greet
Flag famed in song and story,
Long may 1t wave, Old Glory,
The flag that has never known defeati
Charles T., Reuta