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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-08-06
Nine Moonshine Stills De-
stroyed.

Winchester, Ky, July 30.
Nine large capacity moonshine
stills and two of smaller capa-
city have just been destroyed
III II raid that covered almost
Two days in the Pound river,
and Cumberland Mountains
sections east of here in Wise
county, Va, adjacent to the
Kentucky State line. 1t is said
that thousands of gallons of
whiskey, bear, etc, were cap
tured and confiscated. For
miles the product ran along the
streams. that reach into tho
mountains. There were about
sixteen arrests, il is. said, OF al
legged INCONSISTENCIES. Aliare be-
ing held sto await trial. IL is
said this is the most important
moonshii.e raid over made in
the mountains of eilherfState-
Kentucky or Virginia.
One,sllil: was located immedi-
ately on the Virginia border-a
few PAGES from che kentucky
line. The operators fled inn
medialely iii advance and es-
capped into the deep forests of
Kentucky side. Marshal Jones,
OF Virginia, led the raid. The
officers went prepared for any
emergency we'll armed with
guns and munitions.
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number of advertisements in
your Big Stone Gap Post and
consider it a splendid medium.
l advertised two bicycles for
sale yesterday and disposed of
them both today, and your ad.
yertisements have always work
ed about as well.
Yours truly,
July 80.
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Dorchester, and No. 4, Norton Coal Co.
tied for fourth prize each making an av-
erase. ofsS per cent. prize being drawn
ior. Team No, 8. Siouega plant, was
swarded the special prize of 5000 in
gold, donated by the Atlas Powder Co,
aud du Pont Powder Co., for the highest
average of all events, making total OF
$3.50 per cent.
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Team No. ., Roda plant, first prize, IS
pounds coffee, donated by Norton Gro
Gerry Company, Norton, Va.
Team No. 4. Clover Fork plant, second
prize. ! barrel flour, donated by Thomas,
Andrews & Company, Norton, Va.
Team No, 0, Wilder plant, third prize,
Is pounds coffee, donated by Norton Gro
Gerry Company, Norton, Va
Team No Ii, Cranes Nest, fourth
prize, barrel flour. donated by Thomas,
Andrews Is Company, Norton, Va.
All the above winners tied on the score
making 100 per cent, prizes decided by
draw.
Three Man Event:
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Winners:
Team No q, Sutherland, frs, prize,
pair shoes, donated by Cohen's Depart
nent Store. Kodak, donated by Lyric
Theatre. safety razor, donated by tina
Norton Pharmacy.
Team No. 3. Osaka, second prize, /
rocking chair, donated by Ford Furni.
turc Company. seeking chair, donated
by Hun Furniture Company. l cleo
trc toaster, donated by J. 4. Bum Flee
trio Company.
Note:-The two above teams, also Ar
no, Roda, Wilder and Stouega made an
average of 100 per cent. Prizes were
drawn for.
Full Team Events Two Problems.
4 vera na Sanre fi.aau, Nh 4 ora NOR cant
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BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA, WEDNESDAY, AIJGl

! electric fan. donated by superiorsupply
Company, Bluefeld, w. Va.
Two Man Event.
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NOTICES!

This is to certify that by Mu-
tual Consent the firm of Fox 81
Peck has been Dissolved. The
business heretofore conducted
by the firm will be continued in
the name Of IL. e. Fox, who
has assumed all liabilities Of
the firm and will collect all &C.
counts due to the firm.
1898 II. e. Fox,
w. X. PECK.
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"S Sldu GScuL /.
Score Team No. /.

Winners:
Team No. 8, Stoncga plant. first prize,
faim Beach suit, donated by Fuller
Bros. Norton, Va. auto safety razor
donated by Binefield Hardware Compa-
ny, Bluefeld, W. Va.
Team No. 10, KeOkeo plsnt, second
prize, repeating rifle, donated BY Whit
ney-keminerer Co., Norton,.Va.
Team No. IA, pardee plant, third
Prize, miners complete outfit, donated by
Hercules Powder Company.
Team No. s,Wilder plant, fourth prize,
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Telephone Properties Are Returned

After telephone property which makes m
the Bell Telephone System by the United States
Government - ~ $500
While the property has been properly the same
adequate for its job that is not is no y the
au OF Federal control which emnenty causes for
whch neither the Government the Company to
year ago today we were at Labor and
were SO vital
providing telephone facilities the retarded and no part
m No less vital was the Governments need for those skilled
tam operate
warfare and the of the
skilled
wentto the the tributary industries bv the
OF thousands. ' ~ " "'e
The reserve Of plant and upon until was entirely
take the places those who had gone To train them takes
- ~ ~
During the victory and instantly the %
ran INTO intense The
such purposes and to replace the skilled forces
eGedened emergency there began reimbursement
with increasing effort
demand upbudng system whose srow was
hed back and whose forces stunted by the vital war
Much has upbudng Of this system u far
still required growth business; and also to give
first aid other rg;nn
unprecedented demand. $50 No :"
which creates this scarcity
OF those desiring employment the conditions e
phone generally has be up to the
STANDARD 1T beyond human Immediately the handicap
winch the situation imposes
there people public private who are WORKING
more re senuousy for good those epone
Service has always given must be river and
must be improved That will take months
Eventually service must win the with demand
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Statewide
First Aid
Contest
Held at Norton Saturday, July
goth, Under Auspices of
the U. S. Bureau of Mines
and the Virginia Coal 0pe-
rators Association.

Il and the Virginia Coal 0pe-
rators Association.
3 The following is list Of
;Eteams entered showing the con-
Nlestants, also winning teams of
5 each event, together with prizes
I awarded:
Il Team No. dante plant of the
\ Clinchileld Coal Corporation. - Albert
s Watson. captain; Lacy Duncan, Geo. Al.
Hen, n. c. Johnson, A. II. Sexton, Earl
I Wright
& Team No. l,oda plant Of the Stonega
Coke x Coal Company II. II. CULLEN.
t.p,ain; Ed iIendrickson, II. II, Jenkins,
zw. r. Walker, C. w. Wells, c. w.
Milan.
Team No. 3.-osaka plant Of the
s,onega Coke & Coal Company.-.Iames
I.ll, captain; Dave faln, &. w. John
son, G. " Ross, Geo Hilton, Irwin Will
lilns.
Team No. Morton Coal Company.
&c. II. Walters, captain; Clarence Stew.
SIT, Earnest Nuchols, Walter Crcss, 5. e.
Taylor, Carl Matssgezyk
Team No. 5.-stonega plant of The
s,oucga Coke S Coal Company. a.
Callahan, captain; Sam David, A. 5.
bennington, f. A. Callahan, Alex Kneusc,
7. @. Cress.
Team No. 6.-Sutherland plant of the
Wise Coal ~ Coke Company. Emory
Gardner, captain; John Cochran, Alex
Amburgey, Jim Owens, Sam Lunsford,
Jas. Stidham.
Team No Glover Fork plant OF
the S,onega Coke Il Coal Company
J, C. Flanary, captain; b. G, Cleus, S.
Cloud j. 4. Kennedy, Ebert Bush,
W G. Flanary.
Team No. S.-Glamorgan plant of the
Ssonegap Colliery Company.--John Q.
Siurgill. captain; j. L. Williams, Sam
Friar, Pat sturgil, $. S. Friar, Henry
Ray
Team No. o.-wilder plant of the
Ciinehiicld Coal Corporation w. Il,
Wolfe captain; John A. Roux. 4. j.
Castle, \. b. Sutherland, John Rasnik,
N 4. Delabar.
Team No. l0.-Keokee plant Of the
stonega Coke & Coal Company. Il.
Dennison, captain; WIN Kilgore, G. IL,
stout, Joe Bailey, Ike Smith, Robert
Mars.
Team No. ll-Cranes Nest plant of the
Clinchfcld Coal Corporation.-Walter f.
Pickering, captain; 4. W. Romans j w,
Cochran, II. F. Culbertson, W. d.
Chandler. jus. Burke.
Team No. 12. = Ano plant of the
s'onega Coke & Coal Company. benton
Gibson, captain r.. c. Ward, ,lessce
Montgomery, w. 7. Gambill, W. NJ.
Berry, Walter Cain.
Team No. 13.-Dorchester plant Of the
Wise Coal & Coke Compsny.-J. c.
Whi!son, captain; b b. Reed, J. H.
liepslcy, II. w. Renfro o. p. Fawbush.
Bill McMurry.
Team No. H. pardee plant OF the
Lakewood Coal & Coal COG. l..
Heed, captain; j. j. Elliott, j. f. Hobbs,
D. h, Elliott, NJ. G. Bateman, C. G.
GEmdstoif.
Team No. l5.-Exc,er plant Of the
sIoneea Coke Il Coal Company.-John
captain; JAS, Griffin, VIM
IL. McDonaugh, a. I, Parker, NJ. G.
Brown, Il. s. Fierce.
One Man Event:
score Team No. "a per cent.
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With Bolshevism stalking at
our door, the horrors of war
seem to be equaled only by the
perils of peace.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-08-06

In Chicago, the other day, q
murderer made the proud Eoast
that he would never stay in
jail. He didn't. He 8as hung.
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1t Pays to
Advertise
Especially if the Advertise
ment is Placed in the Big
Stone Gap Post.

Mr.. II. NJ. Henkel, former
manager of the Monte Vista
Vista Hotel at this place, who
has had frequent occasion to
use the columns of this paper
tor various purposes, before
leaving Big Stone Gap, wrote
us the following letter:
Dear Sirs:-I have placed a
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
A PRAYER roR PATH IN AMERICA

SHORT time ago visited place Nancy Hanks, pre-
maure old and broken nursed and nurured and cared for
the arest soul born under the American flag As oop
the hove and reflect will the squaor and the
which envoned those inmates century and then
call the glory which of that cabin and the
glory which has filled will feel deeper
and stronger love for those institutions than felt before
There will feeling which makes both humble and
makes know what the destiny of this
the people the people, and for the peoples
ling to know if it fall what the the human family
AS turn and drive the red sandh Of Kentucky
behind the sensations and the reflections and the fanc
OF the brief hour and face toward the world with its
turmoil and its bitterness social and political you will find
yourself nvountary saying ive this supreme hour this
crisis again with the fithah the justice
the durability the and the of institutions
1alth that the American principle and the American the
true solution OF the liberty of the human faith that right an
alone makes might and that that principle and that
Iclple alone dare to build future
Is not too late to arrest the trend of and back
the tide which whittier
here constitutional and regulated liberty maintain
system OF law and obedience sovereignty
and our independence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. William
Idaho
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
HIGH COST VS.. HIGH LIVING

PEAKNG economical living has occurred tLt
~ almost anybody practice provided he has
enough And this connection remember that it not the
wealthy who paccng extravaganza these days when
servaon badly needed Recently Denver received
Of fine beaver hats of pattern These placed
attractive position the window maiked comfy Twenty
i've Dollars Result Those hats sold like hot cakes but
whomi Not to the wealthy who might luxury
without feeling especial pinch of result Of the invest
ment No. these the who purchased those
The stock almost completely purchased by working
by the day week at the prevailing high prices.
The employers of these felt that they could
indulge In such might add parenthes that that
perhaps the why they employers Their workmen
knowing they doing less receiving higher
ever BEFORE felt that must do something show their
hence the purchase the high lids
might challenge the their fellow workmen and reply those
who referred to the becoming skypec Eyes and back
twenty-five bone Should this be designated high
living should rather be honest refer
the cost of high ivngf
Denver employer past editor my
shoes for which they paid fifteen eighteen
Shoes along with eight
and a half.''
wealthy Ptburg manufacturer, making trip
while sitting the Pullman talking the writer about
day conditions pointed the suit of clothes he and
somewhat proudly said This suit of clothes fifteen years
had discarded but dug it of the
pressed thinking plenty good enough this
and thereby saved eighty hundred dollars.''
1t Is safe to that contributing high
living, half as much of his employees.
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
POPULAR OWNERSHIP Va GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

ARL JACKSON chairman of the Wisconsin railroad commits
says The actual ownership Of most public utilities is
by the people themselves The first liens public utilities
often owned by companies banks and largely by nsur
throughout United States Nearly every
policy The citizen has bank
yet citizen hundred realizes
another his and his es children
welfare sovency continued
utilities There probably not in fifty whom
the street who does part of public utility whether he
knows So the questions relating public utilities
confined side public utilities
the other but the whole question involving financially
tens the population Furthermore public utilities
not only be solvent themselves but there should still remain
reasonable development along
demanded by future Nothing should take place this
country discourage individual along pro
gressive lines THE Manufacturer
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
NO LICENSES FOR INDUSTRY

Z VERY should give passing
Il bill introduced the United States senate by Senator Kenyon
and before the committee of agriculture and forestry
American Industries The meaning of this bill should be OBJ
scured by the fact that is designed license
meat packers livestock specified
The implications of the bill dangerously broad
c In with the sentiment this proposed
the president has but just recently advocated before congress
sweeping system of licensing.
We need consider packing
industry being unust attacked The that the
bill and similar legislation pending establish
dent for putting authority
OF political appoine who will exercise function for which
are not necessarily fitted by practical experience
The bill in question the secretary of agriculture dangerous
discretionary with issuing suspendng
vokng Of licenses If such principle established by
business be secured from interference
FurthSrmor the bill would set precedent for restricting
manufacturer to line Of business single kind Of product
This would cripple destroy the efficiency accumulated
through long of industrial and
economic principles to make for dator poll
1t would make difficult eliminate waste utilize
to the fullest advantage all equipment and Diversified
production of minimizing operations
be under ban.
Laws of this threaten
Of free competition They hold enterprise
individual freedom in industry.-The Commercial
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
FARMERS SIDE WITH EMPLOYERS

NIHEN to promoting socialsc schemes for the prole
w ara the farmer the side of the capitalist
employer
The bolshevic based getting
with the labor agaor and then there of the sheets
delegates heap of trouble by being willing
low the socialist program contingent long
ployers
There only three representatives of the farmers
they everybody including
national administration
'How the eighthOur day?
asked Charles Barrett of Georgia member of the farmer
'Why, we're the people who invented it, answered Mr.
We have hours before and eight
after noon.'
'The farmers officially identified with the employers group,
they making life uncomfortable for groups
insnce that the farmer has been ignored the
tramped by organized labor-The Manufacturer
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
ANNUAL TEACHERS
CONVENTION

| The Western Division o1 the Coo
rado Edncation association meets in
Grand Junction, Tuesday evening, No
vember 4, and will continue in session
until Friday noon. The general ses.
sions will be held all day Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoon and
evenings, and the sectional meetings
will be held Thursday and Friday
forenoona
The out-of-state lecturers are: Pres.
Elmer B. Bryan of Colgate university;
DR.. Ernest c. Moore, president of los
Angeles State Normal, and Miss Kath-
crime D. Blake of New York City.
President Bryan will speak on the
following subjects: u) The Meaning
of Youth; t2) The Corrective of Prus
sianism; (3 The War as Schoolmas-
ter. Dr.. Bryan has the name among
Lar speaker on the educational plat
form in the United States
Dr.. Moore will use for his subjects:
az What is Educationf (2) What is
Knowledge' ts) Working BY the
Problem Method. (4) The Doctrine of
Formal Discipline. (5) What the War
Teaches About Education. He is a
forceful speaker and has had most
remarkable career in the educational
world. t
Miss Blake will speak on the fol.
lowing subjects: IN How to Teach
Pupils to Respect the Rights Of OH
e,s. (2) Science and Democracy. Com.
rales. (3) Health a Duty. ~ :har.
acter Building through Story T,'.ny.
Dr. Winship ha, styled Miss Blak, as
1.-THE most brI. >ed woman educa. in
America today"
Other speakers on the general pro.
gram from Colorado are: Mrs. Mary
G. c. Bradford, superintendent Of pub.
lie instruction; Dr.. G. G. Eckhardt,
professor Of history, University of
Colorado; Pres. Samuel Quigley of the
Colorado State Normal school; Prof.
Herschel T. Manuel, Colorado State
Normal school; supt. VIM. Melchor,
Montrose. Prof. Otho B. Staples; supt.
John A. sexson, Sterling.
The lecture by Dr.. Eckhardt Is his
popular lecture on "Cross Currents in
Rnssia," which is being given at the
suggestion Of several people who have
heard the lecture previously.
Through a mistake, which Is partly
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
WILSON TOLD DELIBERATE FA1sEHooD

vxIHEN President Wilson spoke Denver displayed
what everyone expected good vocabulary and
vanity and egosm but prepared listen
nation make statements which had
or honor IN them And that what President Wilson did
The charge made by President Wilson that only hyphenated
Americans opposed league
and monstrou andr of citizens who when
la rank pacifis
that President Wilson and the Democratic displayed
the sixty drafted The party
the American party in the civil it opposed to everything
that done by the administration the
when other card played that possible
from the deck would President party go
Germany The patriotism the American
for the maintenance of American
He knows and the country knows and history amply it.
President Wilson should mention the
word patriotism-Colorado State Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
AaITAToRs

every town is cursed with the bevik element ap-
AVA be against everything in the of progress
They their soap
method the where they the
that are being inflicted by the
cent and unsuspeng public Every time
always reminds of the balloons celebration day-wen
they blown with hot and the
expelled in loud and discordant
dered it, like the balloon sharp applied
the anatomy of the agato if he collapse with
loud report, and be more
And there is the sly smooth guy with the lend your ar'
attitude who calls aside and confde condentaly with
the Of making of endless chain of
spread the propaganda of their boshevk tendencies
OF the two evils have them would prefer
former for he is not afraid to let all know how he
Watonga (Okla.) Herald
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25

an oversight and partly a blunder, the
state executive committee has been un
able to secure DR.. Henry Van Dyke fer
tine Western Division. This discrim-
i1AAjsa y most unfortunate for the
educational people of western Colo
RADIO.
A rate of a fare and third has
been granted by the railroad. This
rate apples provided that $50 tickets
are odd. In previous years the at
tendance has reached 500 so that there
is practically no doubt of reaching the
number this time. This excursion rate,
moreover, applies not only to teachers,
but to anyone going to Grand Junction
at this time. The time during which
the rates will hold is from Oct. 81
to Nov. 8, with Nov. II as the retu n
Limit.
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
DEBs, HAYWOOD, rowN1zY

VERY time the leaders the NonParsan league have been
csed Of dsoyay they have raised tremendous fog saying
that the farmers" being accused.
The law has sought the real object however and A. g.
Towney president the league has been found guilty Of teaching
doyalty in violation of the Minnesota law By curious the
jury composed of farmers.
Townley probably will martyr like Debs and Haywood
But public opinion pretty we'll made the
Beacon.
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
sAx11AH1un NOTES

Born, to Mrs. James l.. Gibson, on
Wednesday Of this week, . baby boy.
Mr.. Gibson is clerk in the White
River forest office here.
Miss Ada Anderson of Gypsum had
some dental work done under anes
thesia Thursday morning, but was able
to return to her home that afternoon,
Mrs. George Amsbary of New Castle
gave birth to a baby girl at the sani-
tarium Tuesday.
Basil Moore Of Raven was operated
for appendicitis Tuesday.
Hrs. Mike Brennan Of New Castle
gave birth to baby girl Tuesday Of
this week.
Max Rohwer of Carbondale under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the sanitarium Sunday.
Ms Leona Thompson of this city
was operated for appendicitis last Sat
usday.
Miss Winnred Ramsey of New Castle
had her appendix removed at the sani.
tarium last Friday.
Nm. Lester Sparks, who recently un-
derwent An operation for appendicitis,
Was abls. 70 return to her home near
New Castle Monday.
Hrs. Phil Smith Of Seven Castles
% 10 the home Of Nrs. Fern Sta
In this city Sunday, after her recent
operation for appsndisitis. .af,aD
Ma 1sRsavy has bssa quite sick
the past week.
The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25

Ma HsRsavy has bssa quite sick
the past week.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-27
|Kearney Commercial Club
Has First Woman Secretary
Esther Stock Kroger Given Position By Unanimous
Vote By Directors-Is Recognized as Capable
Business Woman, With Record in War Activities.

Kearney. Neb., Sept. 26.-(Sps-
ciai.) i.)-In the very efficient person
Of Esther Stock Kroser;> the Kear-
ney Commercial club has ito first
woman secretary. With its arst
meeting Of the year, held . few
weeks ago, the club decided to hire
q trained secretary who could de-
vote his entire time to the Com
mercial club work, with Z view to
bringing civic enterprises in Kear-
ney up to top-notch following the
comparative inactivity necessitated
by the war.
There were many applications, all
men, but when the name Of Esther
Stock Kroger was suggested, the
vote was unanimous in her favor.
Recognized as = most capable busi-
ness woman, she has come into
added prominence during the last
year for the skillful manner in
which she has supervised the hnan-
cial end Of war activities, notably
the three Liberty loans and the va
rious Red Cross drives.
At the time Of her election to the
Office Of the Commercial club seere-
taryship she was Office manager Of
the Patterson Motor Co., one Of the
highest salaried positions held by
any woman in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-27
HEART DISEASE
CLAIMS veteran
OMAHA SAILOR
John Morrissey, Who Enlisted
In Navy With His 21-Year-
Old Son, Drops
Dead,

John Morrissey, 50 yesrs old,
58zS Binney street, one Of the oldest
sailors recently discharged from the
navy. died Of heart disease at 7:45
yesterday morning at the Benson
city hall. where he was employed.
Firemen at the hall saw him fall as
he entered the hallway Of the build
ing. Mr.. Morrissey had been feel
ing i'll for the last two months, his
wife said.
1t was an epoch in his life in Au-
gust. 1918, when he enlisted in the
navy with special permission from
the Navy department on account
of his age. His son, John. q years
old, Joined the navy on the same.
day, and both were sent to the
Great Lakes.
The father, a mechanic, was
placed in charge OF a boilermakers'
school At the Great Lakes. He was
discharged from the navy in March
Of this year. Since then he did
janitor work at the Benson city hall
The body will be buried in
navy uniform. Commander Post of
the Omaha navy recruiting station,
will send representatives to the
home Is a tribute from the Navy
department.
Mr.. Morrissey is survived by his
wife and two sons and a daughter.
Funeral services will be held at 9
Monday morning at St. Bernard's
church, Benson. Burial will be in
St. Mary's cemetery, South Side.