davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

with a cloth slightly, dampened
the following morning. Floors
should be scrubbed certainly
every second month and at the
time of scrubbing should be
dressed with floor oil. There liz
u large barrel of this oil ut APP
palachia High School aud can
be procured on application.
Windows ought to be washed
as often as twice year. In
the larger schools, Of course,
the janitor will attond to these
matters. In the smaller schools
under the leadership Of an en-
thusiastic teacher, often pupils
will gladly do tho work-the
scrubbing aud oiling-and be-
glad to have the opportunity.
Aud how proud they are OF
their work when it has been
done. | could name several
schools of the district where il
q teacher should call fer volun.
teers the pupils would respond
with a will. Try it. There are
few things which Impress
visitor more favorably whether
ne be an official or otherwise,
that u school house which bears
the marks of good housekeep.
ing.
Great improvement is being
shown in many schools in the
reading closses. Let liz perse
we're reading, phonics and spell
ing will come in for specialties
FOR the next month or two.
Sincerely yours,
GEO. y. JoRpAN,
Rural Supervisor.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05
Bridge Luncheon.

Mrs. Spears Webster extend
ed invitations for bridge
luncheon on Tuesday in special
compliment to her sister, Mrs.
Henry Morrison, recent conner
to Knoxville.
MIR. Webster entertained al
the Cherokee Country Club.
Fifty Of the most special
friends of Mrs. Webster were
numbered in the guest list.
Following t he, card game,
luncheon was served in the
club banquet room where there
was beautifully appointed
center table decorated in yellow
and white chrysanthemums.
An elaborate and delicious
menu was served. Knoxville
Journal and Tribune.
The above will be of interest
in the Gap as Mrs. Henry Nor
rison formerly lived in the Gar
and her sister-in-law, Mrs,
Spears Webster, of Knoxville
has visited in the Gap a great
number of times, the guest of
her brother, A. Kyle Morrison,
now of Bristol, who formerly
lived here.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05
Wedding OF Interest Here.

announcements have been
received by number of people
in the Gap of the marriage list
Saturday week, October 25ih,
Of Miss Ollie surface. of Chrlst-
iansburg, Va to Mr.. II. Floyd
Smith, of kingsport, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are spend.
ing their honeymoon in New
York, after which they will be
at home in Kingsport, where
Mr.. Smith is engaged in the in-
surance business.
Mr.. Smith is we'll known in
the Gap, having spent several
months here last year, where
he was cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank, of Appalachia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

tfPtoA'tiiiseiy SU,UUU
mine workers are idle, accord.
ing 10 Frank Harrington, presi
dent of the Illinois district was
preparing for y meeting Monday
OF representatives of the execu.
tive board Of the Illinois dis.
tr;ct, summoned by President
harrington before the restrain
ing order of Judge Anderson
was issued ut indianapolis. The
meeting originally was for the
purpose of perfecting state
strike plans. The call for the
meeting, it was said, had not
been recinded.
a new element in the strike
was the acknowledgment by
the management of the O'Gara
mine near Springfield that an
order had been received from
the Office of the quartermuster
general OF the United States
Army directing that the mine,
which is engaged in furnishing
coal for Camp Grant at Rock
ford, continue to fill it's con
tracts. With the mine closed
by the strike, the mine officials
were confronted by a difficult
problem.
Troop orders trauspired to.
night at various places indicat-
ing that military force was get
ting into position to protect all
miners who would work.
National Guard troops as.
semhled at Trinidad, Colorado,
began to depart today to patrol
coal properties.
Part Of the second infantry
of the Fourth Division began to
entrain at Des Nloines today for
service in Ohio and Kentucky
coal fields, it was said.
All men of the 32nd Infantry
stationed at Camp Kearny, near
San Diego, Cal, were ordered
today to report at the camp at
once. An aide announced or
ners had been received to equip
one company with machine
guns and to have it ready to
depart at once.
Federal troops are already on
duty in West Virginia and ad
ditional guardsmen were called
out in Tennessee today. Unit
ed States cavalrymen were
ready at Fort ID. a. Russell,
Wyoming, to entrain tonight
for the northern Wyoming coal
fields, while Governor Carey
moved to end the strike in that
state by telegraphing union of.
ficials asking an Immediate
conference between operators
and miners.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

Mr.. II. r. Young, purchasing
agent for the Corona Coal Com
psny, Birmingham, Ala, for
the last two years will locate at
Norton and will arrive there
tbia week from Birmingham,
in his automobile. He viii bo
associated with MIR. T. S. Nc.
Kelyie, who is we'll known in
this section. Mussrs. Young &
McKelvie, will handle a num-
Der of accounts Throughout the
coaIfields OF Southyest Virgin
ia, as manufacturers direct
representatives. Both these
gentlemen are well known in
this section and need no intro.
duction to the trade.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

thera story Is recatled) when an
immense supply of that which
is pure aud wholesome is III.
ready at the door Of an excel.
lent gravity system. Take tho
figures. The U. s. Department
of Agriculture has given the
average annual precipitation
for tn is section at about forty
two inches. Over an area of
six square miles, after making
due allowance for evaporation,
the enormous volume in gal.
Ions, at that rate, will run into
ten figures. This represents
the precipitation only of Big
Cherry water shed. Numerous
springs which break out near
the crest of the mountain, un
doubleday, are fed outside of
Big Cherry. Five years ago
there was the lowest water
pressure III the history of the
town, and ut that time there
were $4,000 gallons every
twenty four hours pouring over
the Cascades At low water
there is not less than one mil.
hon gallons per day, and at
normal, about five million gal.
Ions per day going over the
cascades" The prospectus
above referred to, gives Il glow.
ing description of the un-
developed resources of this sec
ton, much of which has already
come To pass. The coal mines
are in the lap of industry, as
foretold, railroads having pierre
ed into the heart Of the
region; but I he town has
not improved in proportion to
its adjacent territory. The
slow progress SO far may not be
due to the water system, but
the growth will certainty be re-
tarded when it becomes known
that the town is Indifferent to
this vital question. Farm lands
lying Just outside tho corporate
limits and within the range of
the water system will become
more valuable for Nature has
made the provision for their
supply. What will it cost? The
cost will depend upon the
amount of storage and type Of
dam. Ii may not be practicable
to impound the entire water.
shed, aud the town of Big Stone
Gap may not need that amount
and probably could not fur.
nish the capital for such an
immense reservoir. The town
can, however, impound enough
water for it's own use at small
cost, and that is what thew
should do at once. Property
holders demand fire protection
as we'll as water for domestic
purposes. Fire has played hay.
oc several times on account of
low water pressure.
There has been no effort made
to boost any person, property
or corporation by this writing
neither is the situation alarm.
ing. 1t is amply an economic
question which must be faced
and that very soon, and The
sooner the better. There ia an
old saying that sticks like a
leech: "No excellence without
great labor" Nature has plac-
ed three elements at our com.
mand in the situation which
has been so vaguely described,
namely, abundance of pure wa
ter, reservoir and the force of
gravitation to put the water in.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05
Many Miners
Not Members OF Union Re-
main at Their Jobs.

miners strike effective Friday
Mt midnight, thousands of non.
union miners we're at work and
in scattered districts where con.
tracts still were in force, union
miners reported today as usual.
Figures completed tonight and
based chiefly upon union lead
ers' claims, although in many
cases conceded by the operat
ors, showed that 435,S2o men
we're on strike.
In it's physical aspects, the
strike apparently had largely
stopped production of soft coal,
but with large union fields
in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and
West Virginia still operating at
somewhere near normal and
with n number of smaller fields
also working with union con
tract miners. the actual effect
on production could not be def.
initely stated.
The first day of the strike
was All Saints Day and also
Sat- 4ay, n virtual holiday in
many mining regions and the
full power of the United Mine
workers of America, which or.
dered the strike, cannot be full
ly guarded until Monday, oper-
ators said.
Coal operators said thousands
of non,union miners were pro-
ducing coal in unusual quanti-
ties, also conceding that in
union fields the strike was or.
fective.
Union leaders reported in
most instances that the strike
was virtually 100 per cent eff
fective throughout the country.
Tonight's figures on the num-
her of men out We're as follows:
Alabama, $4,000; Arkansas,
1000; Colorado, 5000; Illinois,
10000; Indiana, $4,000; Iowa,
$4,000; Kansas, 1900; Ken
lucky, 10000; Maryland, 1000;
Michigan, 2,40o; Missouri, 1000;
Montana, 1000; New Mexico,
500; North Dakota, 100; Ohio,
10000; Oklahoma, 10, 800; Pen
nyslvania, $1,000; Tennessee,
10000; Texas, 1000; Utah, 1000;
Washington, G,O00; West Vir-
ginia, $4,000; Wyoming, 5000.
The number of men repre-.
scented on strike is considerably
in excess of the 4Ol, 4S0 men,
bers in good standing on the
union roster at the end Of Au-
gnst, but union leaders explain
ed that at that time fully 10
per cent. of the union men were
behind with their dues and had
since been re-instated While
union mines were tied up in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
lllinois, Indiana and Iowa az
we'll as other important coal
producing states, about half of
Kentucky's 10000 miners were
still at work. That was said to
be Que to the fact that in the
western Kentucky field the
miners and operators signed an
agreement about six weeks ago
providing that those mines
would not be effected by the
strike.
An;unusual situation prevail.
ed in Utah, where most of the
miners remained at work. John
II. McGlennan, Utah, repre-
sentative of the union, called
Off the strike Friday, announc-
ing that he had received tele.
gram from John L. Lewis, head
of the organization, that the
strike was off. That was repu.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05
BIG CHERRY

I ~ 10 place. HOW ratner imam
a tree, for the Tug River Lum
| Der Company has cut and mar
keted oil the valuable timber
along the south fork of Powell's
River near the head, including
n large wild cherry tree (Big
Cherry which stood on level
piece of ground at the forks of
a branch about three miles
southwest of High Knob. 1t
might be of some interest to
state how the tree took it's
name, although that is not es.
sential to the purpose of this
writing.
The tree had been known as
"Big Cherry" since pioneer
days, and stood by a path, "The
Old Baptist Tail" which ira
verses Powell's Mountain from
Stony Creek in Scott county to
Three Forks (Big Stone Cap.
The Primitive Baptist church
held regular services at each of
those places and blazed out the
way leading to and from them,
which to this day bears thor
name. Ii was said that devout
churchmcn would spend the
weekend hunting in the noun.
tain on their way to church, as
game was plentiful; and on one
of their pilgrimages they killed
a panther ut Big Cherry which
took its name from that event.
Big Cherry is about the cen
ter of water shed embracing
over six square miles, and is
owned by the town of Big Stone
Gap. y large portion of that
water shed, however, is probab
~ owned by the heirs of the
late Colonel Patrick Hagan, but
the town owns n sufficient area
to cover any eventuality which
might arise in the way of water
supply, should it require it.
The location is about fifteen
hundred feet above the town, in
elevation, and is surrounded by
rim Of mountains with the ex
ception of the breaks which is a
narrow channel, affording ex-
cellent locations for construct
ing gigantic dams for impound-
ing water. The late John r
Proctor, state geologist of Ken
lucky, thirty years ago, gave a
graphical description Of this i'm
mense water supply, in his
prospectus of Big Stone Gap, as
follows: 1.-The south fork of
Powell River heads high up in
most picturesque gorge in the
mountains, and cuts a passage
through high walls of sand
stone, descending in Il success.
ION of beautiful cascades, over
700 feet in IL mile. From this
bold stream of pure soft water,
always clear, even after pro-
tracted rains, the town near by
is to be supplied with an abun
dance of water by a water sup.
ply system now being construc-
ted" That construction was
finished AS far as laying the
pipe is concerned, but the CON
servation of the supply which
the geologist anticipated was
not carried out, and through all
the periods of low water pres.
sure attention has been drawn
to that regrettable fact. From
eight to ten months in the year
there is no need of an impound-
ing reservoir for the present de-
mands, and when the geologist
wrote his prospectus, and for
several years af.erward, when
| the OODulntiOD WAS small thara
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05
School News
Ellted BIZ tle Senior Clas

The Big Stone Gap schoola
stood high III percentage OF nt-
tendance during the month of
September, The following rec
ord shows the percentage made
by the various grades:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

Total enrolment Tor September jO7
Miss Morgan was n visitor in
the school Wednesday. She
spent her time in examining the
children of the lower grades.
After school in the same after
noon she gi,ye "a special mat
inee AT the theatre, which was
largely attended by both the
pupils and teachers.
Friday morning the seventh
grade, under the direction of
Miss Duncan, conducted the
chapel exercises.
Rev. G. w. Dean held the
chapel exercises Wednesday,
morning. We are always pleas.
led when visitors come to our
school, either to hold the morn
ing exercises or to look over the
work OF the different classes.
The Elizabethan Literary So
ciety rendered ii very interest
ing program Friday afternoon
during the second and third pc.
RODS.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

Editors and preachers are
presumed to be the most holy
men on earth. And, inciden.
tally, their pay ia tho most nm
holy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05

The idle youth who inheritsu
fortune is in greater danger
than he who faces the muzzle
of a gun in the hands of an an
CRY opponent. The one may
plunge to his SOULS destruction,
while the other may only be
deprived of his life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-22

week at the home of her son at North
Thetford.
Edward Gilman from Montague City,
Mass, is at Colby inn.
Mrs Weirs, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Conklin and their little
daughter from Connecticut are spending
two weeks at the home of the late G. w.
Knight
Lillian, Katherine and Robert McTn-
doe from New York City are with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. ST.
monds.
Ella Clough from Concord, n. H., Is
spending her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clough
Mr.. and Mrs, William Jenkins are
spending the month Of July at their
cottage.
Several of our village people attended
the Joint reception of Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.
Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Silas Butson, Civ
en- by Eclipse grange on the evening of
July 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-22
PREDICTS RECORD PRICES.
Sir Auckland Geddes, British Minister of
Reconstruction, Says So.

London, July % Correspondence Of
the Associated Press Prophecy that
the price of food next winter will $elimb
to a level never dreamed OF" was uttered
by Sir Auckland Geddes, the British
minister of reconstruction, in an address
at Crewe recently.
A member of the audience shouted,
more wages" Sir Auckland replied that
there would be no money to pay wages
because it would have to go overseas to
pay for food.
The minister warned the public that
it was squandering its money in coos-
sal way on things that did not matter
you cannot live like millionaires," he
said, IF you are as poor as a church
mouse. This nation is now poor, IT is
living as if it were wealthy"
More beer was being brewed in Great
Britain, yet people complain of a short
age. This he attributed to doubling
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-22
POST MILLS

A reception to Mrs Isabel Condict was
given at Camp Billings Friday evening.
Mr. Hurd and the girls of the camp gave
an enjoyable musical and literary pro-
gram and served refreshments. Mrs.
Condct spoke briefly Of her early days
as a girl on the shores Of Fairlee lake
and her more recent experiences as a
missionary in Burma.
Thetford Star grange will offer 10
prizes at Post Mills fair, Aug 20, for the
best garden and kitchen products, as fol-
lows; For the best peek Of potatoes;
best peck Of apples; best two exhibits
Of vegetables, any kind; best assortment
of vegetables exhibited by any one PER
son; best bread; best home made candy;
best exhibit of canned fruits; best ex-
hibit OF canned vegetables; best exhibit
of school boys lunch These contests
are open to everybody within 100 miles
of Post Mills The prizes will not be
cash, but articles appropriate to the
products for which they are given
The drought is becoming severe. Vege.
tables are whiting and corn is whitening
for lack of rain.
July ~ was grange Sunday at the
Community church, Thetford Star grange
attended in a body and Rev. Mr.. Sargent
preached an appropriate sermon on ma
lures Law Of Growth for the Soul"
Esther Rebekah lodge has discontinued
its meetings during July and August
A fine set of silver offering plates has
been presented the Community church
by one of its members,
The Right Reverend George Y. Bliss,
bishop coadiutor of Vermont, will hold a
confirmation service at Lockearn camp on
Saturday evening. July 20, at o'clock.
There will be a song service and an adj
dress. Everybody is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X Merrill from South
Royalton made recent call on relatives
here.
Mrs. Amy Cotton spent few days last
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-22
ENFORCEMENT
. BILL COMPLETED
Including All of It's Drastic
Features as Prepared
in the House
BILL WILL BE PASSED
AT TO-DAY'S SESSION
The Right to Store Liquor
in Ones Own Home
Was Upheld

Washington, D. G., July 22.-The pro-
hibtion enforcement bill, drastic meas
ures and all, was adopted yesterday sec
ton by section by the House, but a
mans right to store liquor in his home
stood up against all attacks. On the final
count only three votes were recorded in
favor of an amendment to make home
possession of intoxicants unlawful.
After all perfecting amendments had
been adopted and others designed to
make the bill less severe We're bowled
over in a chorus of noes" an attempt
was made to adjourn over night. This
prevailed but there was demand for a
roll call and the prohibition forces sum
moned from all sides by their leaders
piled into the chamber in sufficient num-
bers I'd keep the House in session last
night for the tedious roll call vote on
half dozen amendments in dispute
which had to be passed on before vote
was taken on the bill as a whole.
Demand for formal reading of the
engrossed bill which was not in shape for
that purpose, forced adjournment OF the
House last night and delayed its passage
until to-day.
The first fight Of the day was over the
section giving the courts the right to put
under bond person convicted of violat-
ing the liquor law. This was stricken
out after Representative Gard, Democrat,
of Ohio, had pointed out that it provided
double nunishmpnf for the moor man
who might be sent to Jail. The vote was
SO to 66, many prohibitionists opposing
its retention.
When the House reached section 35 of
the bill dealing with the enforcement of
constitutional prohibition and which con.
tanned the provision that it was not I'M
lawful to store liquor at home for per-
sonal use the scene was not unlike that
on a stock market on a high sales day.
Everybody wanted to speak or offer an
amendment, fully score clamoring for
recognition at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-22
SOUTH ROYALTON

John Goodrich is having the house,
which he recently purchased of George
Harrington, reprinted.
Miss Ethel Gray of st. Johnsbury
Center was with friends in town over
Sunday.
Homer Hood was with his parents
Sunday, having with him his friend, Mr..
Buck
Miss Frances McKeen of Peabody,
Mass, recent graduate of Radcliffe
college, is guest at Irving Barrows.'
A large number of Mormons are rom
ing to South Royalton this week in time
for their annual pilgrimage to the Jo-
seph Smith monument, July "a.
c. L. Hubbard of Barton came Satur.
day to visit friends in town. He re-
turned home Monday, taking with him
his son, Donald, who has been here sew
eral weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fielders took an
auto trip to Woodstock Saturday, re-
turning Sunday Their son, Dean, who
has been spending two weeks vacation
in Woodstock, returned to his home with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren French and Mr..
French's son, B. L. French of Chicago,
were in Rochester one day last week,
calling on friends. Thursday, B. L..
French, who is travelling salesman,
started for New York and later will join
his family in Chicago.
The funeral Of Mrs. Annie E. Wins
low was held from the home of Mrs
Evelyn Lovejoy Saturday afternoon, Rev.
]. Fl. Mosley officiating. Those from
out of town who came to attend the flu
neral were Mrs. Winslow's nieces, Misses
Emma and Ella Winslow OF Riverside
Conn, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cone of
Hartford, Conn.
A. G. Witham took few of the boy
scouts with him to Silver lake, Barnard
Sunday, spending the day with Mr. and
Mrs. c. P. Tarbell at the Witham cot
tage.
A warning has been posted by the Sc.
lectmen, calling an extra town meeting
Aug at 10 o'clock. The business neces-
stating an extra meeting being: First,
to see if the town will vote to appropri-
ate $3.50 toward erecting a soldiers mon
ument in South Royaton, the state to
match it with a like sum for that pur-
pose second, to see if the town will vote
five cents extra tax on the grand list;
third, to see if the town viii vote 70 ac-
cept the resignation of John Waterman
as school director, also TO elect someone
to fill the vacancy.