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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-22

on TINS paper. has been real
sick the past week with influen.
IA aud pneumonia. but is i'm
proving some at this writing.
Guy f. Sutton, who has been
located in the Gap M represent
alive of the barrymore Taylor.
ing Company, has moved his
family TO Bristol, where he will
make his headquarters.
Miss Hazel Harkleroad, stem.
ossapher for the Mineral Motor
Company, spent the week END
III Bristol with relatives.
Mrs. Reuben Banks is i'll with
n severe attack OF influenza at
the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. s. p. Ficrnor. Her
husband who is with the mo
tor transport in the army at
Hampton, Va, arrived in the
Gap Saturday night.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry d. Brown.
who have been spending some
time in the Gap with Mrs.
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. \. W. Skeen, left Saturday
for Knoxville, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs Il. b. rinsley went over
10 Bristol Friday, where she met
her little niece, Louise Goodloc
Smith, Of City Point. who will
spend some time in the Gap
while her parents, MIR and Mrs
i Jess Smith, are very i'll with
influenza. Miss Louise Good.
Toe, OF the Gap, who has been
spending some lime in City
Point with her sister accom-
panied her little niece To Bris.
tol, but returned to City Point.
Mrs Wits Slaughter. who
has position at Norton with
the Norton Coal Company spent
Sunday IN the Gap visiting rel.
atlves Mrs Slaughter recent.
ly returned from Montgomery,
Ala, where SHE spent several
days with her sister-in-law
Mrs Josh Bullitt, ,lr., who has
been very i'll.
d. II. DarncIi, a prominent
dealer in livestock. who IL at
present located at Big Stone
Gap for the benefit ofthe school,
was in Gate CITY Thursday
lie moved 70 the Gap from
Edison, renn.-Gate City Her
aid.
W. H. Wren spent several
days in RICHMOND last wcel,
on business.
Mrs. j. W. Kelly went to
Johnson City Thursday after
noon Ia attend The funeral of
Mrs. H. L. Moore, who died at
that place Wednesday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Petit re-
ccivcd Il telegram Sunday night
from their son in law, Lieut.
Josh Bullitt, Jr., stating that
his wife, who has been i'll for
several weeks with influenza,
in hospital in Montgomery
was able to sit up and would
soon be able to leave the bospi-
tai.
Lieut. George Rocbuck, who
has been in the aviation service
stationed at Camp Dick, Texas,
and who was given an honor
able discharge, spent last week
IN the Gap visiting his wife at
home of her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. d. G. Wolfe. Lieut. Roe.
buck left Monday for New York
City, where has accepted II posi-
ton with the government. Mrs.
Roebuck will Join her husband
later.
Misses Julia Byars, Doris
Warner, Miriam Taylor and
Janet Bailey; Messers. w. II.
Chapman, Lawrence Willard
and Raymond Grosecose, all
of whom have positions in the
Purchasing Department OF the
Stonega Coke q Coal Company
at Appalachia, who were chap
eroned by Mrs. Sally \. Bailey,
composed congenial party to
the Amuzu Theatre Thursday
nipht IN 500 tho sp!nnbiJ et,on,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-22

A Moral ,nd Fearless Plea Tor
the Retirement Of Young Girls
Who Are Without Parents aud
homes = A Complete Scelic
Production.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-22

Misses Julia Byars, Doris
Warner, Miriam Taylor and
Janet Bailey; Messers. w. II
Chapman, Lawrence Willard
and Raymond Groseclose, all
of whom have positions in the
Purchasing Department of the
Stonega Coke q Coal Company
at Appalachia, who were chap
eroned by Mrs Sally y. Bailey
composed IA congenial party to
the Amuzu Theatre Thursday
night to See the splendid show
the Marriage of Geraldine. :"
Miss Frances Whaley, who
for the past six months has
been chemist for the Stonega
Coke & Coal Company in the
testing department at Appa.
lachia, returned to her home in
Lincoln, Nebraska, her position
being filed by l. B. johnson,
who formerly held n position in
the same department, before he
entered the u. $. service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Britt Smith and
two daughters, Misses Cleo and
Cora, who have been living at
Black wood have moved to q
point in West Virginia, where
Mr.. Smith has accepted posi-.
ton with ii Coal Company
Mr.. Evans, whose position Mr..
Smith was filling at Black wood
having returned from the U. S.
Army.
If signs do not fail, more
d yelling houses will be built in
Big Stone Gap this year than in
any five years i'll the history of
the town.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
70 new NAMES
FOR CITY CLUB
Many Prominent Men on
List of Those Admitted
To Membership.

There was an enthusiastic meeting
at luncheon yesterday Of the commit
tee on membership applications IN the
dining-room Of the City Club.
The admissions committee approved
and elected to membership seventy
new members. and the various team
captains submitted in addition, nifty
seven new applications. This makes
q total Of LII new members during the
past week. Some Of the most prom
inent men In the city are among the
new applications submitted yesterday.
The various members of the COM
mittee on new membership applica-
tions reported an enthusiasm for the
idea Of a city club as filling q iong-felt
need in the city Of Washington.
Senator Walsh will address the
members Of the club at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night. on the occasion Of
new members night.
A canvass of the governmental
business men and residents OF
Washington, convinces the manage
ment of the club that there are al
least 1000 men In Washington who
are eligible for membership in this
club.
The new members admitted by the
admissions committee are as fol.
lows:
Charles s. Alden. George c. Aite-
mus. F. P. Avalear. David A. Baer.
Hugh w. Barr. wymond H. Brad
bury. w. F. Brice. w. Thompson
Burch. DR.. L B. Castell, r. e.
Chaplin. William Clabaugh, B. K
Cochran. Edward F. CoIladay, Spen-
Ger B. Curry. Edward B. Danen-
hover, George s. Daniel, Sheldon G.
Davis. Wilder N. DeNeane, Charles
s. Douglas. Maj. William r. Down
ing. Horace Dulin. Mortimer Du
Perow. F. r. Eaton. G. w.>Forsberg,
s. NJ. Frazier. s. F. Gardner, Alfred
b. Gawler. Walter A. Gawler
Charles E. Gross. Walter Guy, J. H
Hanna. George l. Hart, s. r. Heller
C. s. Howell, w. E. Humphreys
Charles A. Jones. H. d. Kellogg
Richard l. Lamb, Charles F. Lam
man. whitney Leary. Charles p,
Light. Albert p. Madeira, Rowland
B. Mahoney. A H. Marsh. F. A.
Meatyard. Charles Meyer. David r.
Myers, Frank B. Noyes. Howard W.
Phillips. NJ. Pollack. John w. Price
Benjamin Prince. Joseph r. Randall
w. E. Reed. Foster NJ. Reeder, B,
Howard Richards. r. Lee Riggs
Frank H. Shipe. d. A. Skinner. John
II. Small. B. J. Smith. jr., H. w.
Soper. Col. Anton Stephan, Will C.
Sterling, Samuel w. Stinemetz, WILL
lam F. Thyson, H. B. vandergrift,
J. L Whitmore. John H. wilkins>
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
DISC. GIVEN
Is ARMY men
Three Awards Posthumous
Four Officers and n En-
listed Men Honored.

Award Of twenty-five distinguish
ed service crosses to army men for
extraordinary heroism was an
nounced yesterday by the War De-
partment- Three of the awards were
posthumous. Awards were made to
the following four officers and TWEEN
ty-one enlisted men:
Capt Russell A. Schmidt. 132 South
Seventh street. Council Bluffs. Iowa:
Maj. E. N. Caldwell. Watertown,
Wis: First Lieut.. John E. Douglas.
Bessemer. Ala: Second Lieut.. Rosco
d. Haley, 617 West Flora street. San
Antonio, Texas.
First Sergt Fitzgerald Walden.
Mead. Okla
Sergts. Elmer Evenson. Elkhorn,
Wis: James McSorley, North State
street. Chippewa Falls. Wis: Louis
Witte. Wfttenburg. Wis: Harry E.
Bayley (deceased). Tar River. Okla.
Louis c. Thedinger. Perry, Okla.
and Chester A. Roberts, Cleburne,
Texas.
Corps. Arthur L. Stuckrad. 63
Scott street. Milwaukee. Wis; Chester
c KRONER. SIS Logan street. Grand
Rapids. Mich: Corbett Benefield (de-
ceased, Caddo. Okla; Hiram F. Wal
ter. Okemah. Okla. and Walter e.
Bradfield, St Anthony. Idaho.
Bugler Leon Jennart deceased.
Spring City. Pa
Privates Samuel Shaskan. III West
Twenty-third street. New York; Mike
Curt. 81 Lake street, Reno. New:
James Conway. s Olive street. New
buryport. Mass: Henry W. Wetzei.
Birnamwood. Wis: Rudolph Socha.
as Tenth avenue. Milwaukee. Wis. !;
Thomas Logue, Colevaine. Ireland;
William NJ Siemering. lie Seur.
Mimi. and Earl d. Norton. III White
field street. Guilford, Conn.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Joyrider Gets Year
To Repent Of Theft

Maurice E. Wayne. convicted of
taking an automobile belonging to
Albert Dulin and going On a joy
ride. was sentenced to one year in
Jail yesterday by Chief Justice Nc
Coy IN Criminal Court No. 2. The
offense occurred January II last.
Charles Mason. who snatched s12
from Walter Bland on March %
last. also was sentenced to one year
in Jail.
William ]. Reed. said by the police
to be an old time confidence man,
pleaded not guilty to a charge of
forgery and uttering. Reed, who is
also know as Morse. was indicted for
obtaining $4,000 on a forged check
alleged to have been signed by him
and cashed by a local real estate
firm The act occurred. according to
the Indictment. July 20. 1912.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
800 KIDDIES TO AID
In HEALTH PAGEANT

Tuesday in the auditorium OF the
Park View School twenty mothers
will begin work on the 300 cos
TUNES to be used by youthful cru
saders in the big health pageant to
be staged June 12 at 2:15 p. m. in
the auditorium of Park View School.
This health pageant is planned
not as the elimination of the work
accomplished through the past win
ter. but to leave in the minds of
the children a definite impression
to be carried with them through the
summer vacation. until the work
can be resumed in the fall under
the guidance of the school teachers
of the District. whose untiring CO.
operation has been a big factor in
the success of the modern health
crusade as conducted under the joint
auspices of the Junior Red Cross
and the Tuberculosis Association OF
the District
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Navy Yard News
Extra! Big baseball game.

Extra! Big baseball game.
United states Naval Gun Factory
will play Walter Reed Hospital team
at the American League Park, Tues
day at p. m. for the benefit of the
Salvation Army fund. Command :
ant Grant will toss out the ball and
two bands will help entertain the
crowd.
Harry g. Berkeley. Of the gunners'
workshop. the champion buck-and-
wing dancer. of Southeast Washing
ton. has returned to work.
Howard NJ. McKenney and Max
vought. of the tool shop. will take
three weeks leave. which they will
spend in an automobile trip visiting
Reading. Allentown, wilkes-Barre
and Sayre. in Pennsylvania, and
Waverly and Elmira. New York.
r. c. Rogerson, of the drafting
room. has recently returned to
work.
n. E. Guilford. of the drafting
room. recently was presented with
q Victory Bond for the simple rea-
son that he held No. 81.
e. L. Farall. of the drafting room,
of Laurel. Nd, was recently mar
ried.
W. s. Slee, Of the drafting room,
has returned to the new gun shop,
after a stay of about a year in the
drafting room.
Misses Shepard. Breen and Le-
doux. yeoman %. Of the tool shop.
are making great preparations for
their coming vacation.
William Chase. supervisor of the
seaman gunners' shop. has just re-
turned to work. having been on
leave.
Robert st. Clair, Jim Cannon,
Milton Kneas and Carl Wiswisser,
of the tool shop, motored to the
Gentlemen's Driving Park Friday
afternoon.
''Scrubby'' Lewis. who was formerly
employed in the tool shop, but now
in the navy. is in the city on one
weeks furlough.
The old torpedo shop, new being
used as the proof shop. is under the
supervision of Lieut.. Jacobs.
George Hooper, of the packbit divis-
ion of the tool shop. Is busy these
days around his home in Congress
Heights. being on five days leave.
w. w. Morrison, of the coppersmith
shop. has returned from Newport
News. where he went to greet his son
on the occasion of his return from
France, May q, with the 18th Divis-
ion. company 110, battery B. field ar
tillery. Needless to say. Morrison is
glad his boy returned uninjured.
James Reed, of the cartridge case
shop. left for New York Saturday
evening.
r. H. Mclean and c. L. Mcdonald
will journey to Martinsburg Sunday.
Joseph H. Steffey, Of the copper
smith shop. died May %. A handsome
floral tribute was sent the family by
his shopmates.
Al Smith and John Stone, of the
buffing shop. are doing some special
buff1ng on torpedos in the West gun
carriage shop.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25

! Today Is the day
When the nameless animals at the
Geological Park will receive the names
selected for them by the children OF
Washington.
Promptly at. $50 o'clock this after
noon. Busler Irving Maloney Of Troop
%, Boy Scouts Of America, viii call
the guests OF the animals to the Lion
House, where the children will meet
the Animal Editor Of The washington
Herald and Mr.. William Blackburn.
for twenty-eight years head keeper
at the Zoo.
winners should BE Early.
Winners in the naming contest are
asked to come to the LION House a
little before 2:ao- O'Clock. as they are
to be the honor guests at the christen-
Yesterday, Mr.. HoIlister. the super
intendent of the Zoo. and Mr.. Black
burn, decided upon the names for the
last animals appearing, whose pictures
have appeared In The Washington
Herald. They are:
Decide on Names.
Omar" for the camel. named by
George p. Schultz. 12os Otis place
northwest.
aBaldy," the American eagle. named
by Bernadetta Giebel. s16 Seventh
street northeast.
Frisco" the Brazilian tapir. named
by G. B. Gartrell, 10 N street north
west.
Nick" the African zebra. named
by Mamie Murphy, 3o2 e street north
west.
Sally" the zebrass, named by Hilda
Hansenfiuck, so North Carolina av-
enue.
"Brutus." the lion. named by NJ.
Metz, I121 Fourth street southeast.
Betty" the nilgai, named by Hilda
Hansenfuck, $50 North Carolina av-
enue southeast.
Two of Her Names Selected.
The Animal Editor congratulates
Hilda Hansenfiuck on her selection OF
names for two of the animals-the
Zoo officials liked both Of her sug-
gestions.
Each Of the animals are particu-
larly anxious to see the children who
have sent in names for them-and of
course they are more than anxious to
see the ones whose suggestions were
accepted by Mr.. Hollister and Mr..
Tell 'em all to come" they urged
the Animal Editor yesterday. I'VE
want to see every child who thought
enough of us to suggest a name by
which we could be known"
Not only are they anxious to see
the children who knew them well
enough tn suggest names for them
but they want every child in WASH
ington to come to the party because
lit is the children of Washington who
are our best friends-and folks al
ways want to know their friends"
Most of the animals are already
old friends to the majority OF the
children of the city, but there are
some new ones this summer that are
waiting to be introduced.
In the buffalo cage are half q
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Nanneless Animals to Get
Names at Christening Today
Child Friends of Two and Four-Footed Pets
Urged to Be Present at Zoo, If Weather
Is Fair, at 2:3o p. M.

dozen youngsters. strangers to near
ly all the kiddies. and back of
the Hon house In an open air cage
Is six months old lion cub, who
arrived at the Zoo last week as q
gift from q army officer.
Mrs. Swan has new little family,
down bit OF grey fun. who took
their nrst peek at the big world Fri
day. and today the baby elephants
art to be in their outdoor cage for
the first time.
II the weather man fails to send
the proper kind Of weather for a
party, The Washington Herald will
postpone the christening until Mon
day afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. But
the animals are hoping clear skies,
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
Girls! Make beauty lotion
for a few cents-Try it!

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white. shake well. and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beau
tifier, at very. very small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face. neck. arms
and hands each day and see how
clear. soft and rosy white the skin
becomes. Yes! 1t Is harmless and
never irritates.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Miss Morgan Presented
In Dramatic Recital

Miss Violet Warren Pierson pre-
sented Miss Corinne Elizabeth Nor
gan In a dramatic recital In the White
parlor Of the New Ebbitt. There was
a large audience present and the
young reader received much favor
able comment.
Her technique in rendering Poe's
Bells" and pathos in "ole Mistis'
were especially noteworthy. Miss
Morgan wore pink crepe de chene
and stood in the bay window Of the
drawing room with a background of
pink roses. peonies and orange bios
SONS. Miss Pierson was gowned In
pink satin and the uhers wore white
net with pink corsages.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25

Joseph H. Steffey. of the copper
smith shop. died May %. A handsome
floral tribute was sent the family by
his shopmates.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Gen. BuIlard to Head
Southeastern Department

Lieut.. Gen. Robert L. Bullard. for
mer commander of the Second Army
in France. who arrived in the United
States yesterday. will be commander
of the Southeastern Department of
the army. at his present rank. after
he concludes temporary work on an
important board in the general staff
Office. Chief of Staff March ANNOUNCE
ed yesterday.
March did not say what the board
assignment would be.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
DEAD MOTOR BANDIT
IDENTIFIED BY POLICE

Philadelphia, May 24.-The motor
bandit who was shot and killed here
Thursday by an accomplice while
robbing a collector. was today iden-
titled, police say, as James Murray.
alias Morgan, of this city. formerly
of Boston.
The bandit was killed by a bullet
intended for the hold-up victim
while they were struggling for pos
session of a satchel OF money. The
other robbers escaped.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Southern Methodists
Collect $29, 500, 900

Nashville, Tenn, May A-Noon re-
ports place the total for the Centenary
campaign of the Southern Methodist
Church at SO, 500. 900. with five confer
ences now oversubscribed.
A concentration will be made for
tomorrow drive, which is expected
to raise the remaining S5,0OO,0OO to
reach the goal
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Uniform Came Before Hubby

Chicago. May A.-'She had another
love-" Fred Zeoller told the court here
in his plea for divorce. TT was my
uniform" he amended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-17
Muskrats Predict.

IT IS Il strange fact that in Novem-
Der tile Inuskrats begin 10 build their
houes AID gradually enlarge them by
adding moro material. says Edward
/. Biselow IL Boys Life. For this
reason II Is soid that, according to
the height o. the muskrat house, so
IS 70 he the cold of the winter-that
Is, the rialler the house the colder the
wea'hts This IS On error, 1t mas
0eea elai.ae1 bya the old timers. and
dc error shli is perpetuated. that the
nwstrats build tleif houses 20 inches
higher ana very much warmer for
long ainiors than Tor short ones
There aye many foolish sayings re-
eardlnc the month as an index to
What the winter win be- the predic-
ton extending IN even into the fol-
lowing March Scouts Gnu do good
urn IL they viii prove. by their APP
probation Of the month. that it has
been mallgned by these predictions
and traditions. The month is charm.
INK ana hcauufn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-17
ANCIENT OLD TRADING POST
About Fort Smith There Seems TO
Gather All the Romance of the
Silent Places

OF all the glamorous old trading
posts Of the Honorable Hudson Bay
company, there IS none with more Of
the romance OF the silent places about
1t than Fort Smith perched above the
Rapids OF Ire Drowned on the Slave
river, writes "Niksah" in the Chicago
Daily News. The Slave flows here
from Lake Athabasca to Great Slave
lake, and halfway on its journey, just
where the sixtleth parallel OF north
latitude divides the province Of Al
terta from the Northwest Territory, Il
passes Fort Smith.
The fort IS set high above the ifou-
hled waters several hundred feet NJ
The steep. rocky bank. 4 fine spot
for defense it was, IN the early days,
but now that attacks are over It is an
inconvenient location in spite Of It's
picturesque qualities. All day long
You can see those who are in the bib
Heal phrase drawers Of water toll
ing up the steep path with yolIed buck
cts over their shoulders--indian wom-
N and children, servants of the com
Amy, carrying every drop that Is
Trunk, and whatever may be used for
lther purposes. 1t IS no discredit to
wash sparngly IN Fort Smith. one
must needs have scant consideration
or the value Of human labor TO do
otherwise.
All about the trading post are scat
tered the tepees of the indlnns. wan
lerers Of the great woods, on their an
lual trading expedition. They bring
With them the breath OF the vast woods
country; its struggle has shaped their
-ight-lipped mouths, its loaelness has
made their steady black eyes inscrut-
bile; IFS mystery has made their laugh
1 low, quick bitten thing, like laugh
matched in the shadow OF terror. All
hesc things the white wOodsmen show
even more strongly. with the quicker
| mpressionability of finer clay. The
iorthern woods runner is n man apart,
Utmost separate species of the hui
nan animal shaped by the relentless
PRESSURE Of an Irresistible environ
nent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-17
EXPLAINING FALL or JERICHO
scientists Have Shown How Happen
ing AZ Which Many Have Scoifed
Was Quite Possible.


Many have refused 10 believe the
biblical suggestion that the walls of
Jericho fell down before the Israelites
as result of the sound caused by
their shouts and the horns blown by
the seven priests.
Modern researches ana discoveries
In regard 20 sound phenomena. how.
ever. show that such biblical miracles
could DO reconciled with natural law.
Vibration OF sound is thing the
possibilities of which we do not yet
understand. vi IS said that one of the
great tenor singers can break a Wine
glass by singing into It's keynote.
The sub-bnss of the plpc organ ls
known TO rack pews to pieces with its
sympathetic note.
The authentic story Is told Of an
old fiddler who, angercd by the work.
men constructing the FIRST suspension
bridge at Niagara, threatened TO fiddle
81 Gown. Of course he was laughed
A. hut, seating himself near the
bridge he began to experiment with
his bass string.
When lie found the note that suited
him he sawed away ON that note. III,
cables responded ana soon the bridge
was swaying in an alarming fashion
II he had not been stopped he might
have fulfilled his threat In any cas-,
care WIS aftcrward exercised to pro
vent particle of vibration in th'
bridge.