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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06

stances the highway depart
mont has been obliged to strug-
gle, but in spite of its efforts
the years program has gone
practically TO smash. About
three months remain in which
roadmaking weather may be
expected. In that time, if the
freight car embargo he lifted,
the department should be able
TO accomplish considerable
work, but it is certain that
winter will find the years
schedule little more than start
ed.
This one great fact stands
out: Virginia never can be
como real good roads state
under The present. system Of
raising fluids tor thnt purpose.
There must hr a bond issue,
and that eat be brought about
only through AN amendment To
the constitution. Voters will
have an opportunity, on Novcm-
Der =. 10 decide whuther or not
II change giving the state au-
thority To iSsun bonds shall he
incorporated into their const,
tuition. Having III mind what
the Infamous mud tax is cost
ing them, they viii hardly bc
so shurlslEhle,l as to decree its
continuance by rel citing the
amendment.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06
WHAT VIRGINIA
PAYS FOR ITS MUD

If il were possible To ascertain
with any degree of accuracy
what Virginia pays annually in
mud tax, the imncusity OF the
figures would arouse the state
10 pitch Of indignation that
would end forever this needless
drain on it's pockelbook. Not
even an approximate estimate
Of the cost of bad roads can bc
made, SO far reaching rs their
blightinH effect. but IL is safe
10 say that the estimate of $50,
100000 loss each ycnr, made re
Gently by the manager OF tho
bynchburg Chamber of Com
mercu following u tour OF In
spection, is mira conservative
That amount could be doubted
without danger of cxaggerating
the direct and Indirect loss t.
the state by reason OF it's IN.
spcakublc roads.
That Chappawumsic Swamp
alone, that impnssnblc bog on
The Richmond Washington
Highway, the great tourists
thuroughfaie between tn e
North aud South, has cost more
this yenr than would have been
required To pave its whole
length with concrete. The very
name "Chappawumsic" has
come TO be synonymous in the
the minds Of motorists with
Virginia roads, and the thou
sands of them who have been
begged III it's miry depths or
have been compelled to turn
back by reason of its tcrrors.
have not failed to spread over
the states To which they re
turned the news Of Nirgiuia's
backwardness. One may be
sure that their recital Of the
states dIsgruceful roads has
lost nothing from them in the
way Of establishment. The
Chappawamsic Swamp road il
but one OF hundreds of impus-
sable stretches on Nirg,nla's
htreaks of mud, through courte
hy anu custom called high
Ways"
Conditions this year have
been extremely unfortunate.
Virginia embarked upon its am.
b'tius good roads program only
To be confronted by the most
uniavorable weather III years.
Then came the government en-.
barge on open freight cars, and
the cost of labor and material
advanced TO Il point that sent
contract prices far beyond the
states estimates. Against this
combination of adverse circum-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06
Suffering From Flux.

Freezing, Va, Sept. 30.-A
number of people in The west
end of Dickinson county nrn
suffering from ilux, but MS yet
no deaths have resulted from
the inalady. Only home treat
ments are given in most cases
local physicians seldom being
consulted.
In the autumn of 1885 there
was an epidemic Of nux in tho
mountains of Southwest Virgin
IN and East Kentucky that Xiii.
rd many. The disorder was
beyond the control Of the local
physician, and an attack was
considered almost certainly fla.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06
More in Sorrow Than Anger

When Bill Hart or Tom Mix or
Harry Carey have ramped
through four and half reels.
rustling cattle, holding up trains
and robbing stage coaches, one
may see the redeemed bad man
ride into the sunset across the
Mexican border while a kind
hearted sheriff waves II friend
iy farewell from the distance.
They get away with it in the
films But
In the days when a cowpun.
cher earned $50 n month in.
stead of being paid $1,000 "A
week, and when he manicured
his nails by scraping the sand
out of the bake oven, it WAS
different If IA careless strang-
or slaughtered somebody else's
beef, the owner and his friends
usually escorted said stranger
beneath II stout cottonwood
tree and moved the ground from
under him. They took these
steps more in sorrow than in
anger, for hanging the rustler
did not resurrect the dead steer.
Neither rustler nor human
nature has changed much since
those days. Now the rustlers
run off with dollars instead of
cows. They work with oil stock
prospectuses, promises Of fifty
per cent. dividends and assur-
ances of enormous price ad.
vances instead of by blotting
brands and stampedes. Sooner
or later most of them run foul
of the law and are captured or
chased across the border. But
If they have taken your money
putting them IN the big stone
house at Atlanta or Leuven-
worth won't bring your dollars
back.
If one let's dollars run loose,
the rustlcrs are mighty likely
To get ut least Como of them.
The one safe plan is to put them
where the rustlers can moi get
them. SO long as yon keep your
dollars corruled u Liberty
Bonds and Government Savings
Securities they are safe. Chns
PonZl is in Jail, bat many OF
the investors TO whom he prom
ised 90 per cent. profit in three
months have received mother
money nor profit. Putting ponzi
IN jail did not get their money
back, but putting their money
into Liberty Bonds would have
kept them from losing it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06

We have nnvcr before heard
of a thief being crazy, but we
have serious doubts a. to the
sanity of the fellow who stole
5000 worth of carpenters tools.
Heis a misiit in this restfu! age.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06

Many men pirate loudly Of the
value of their convictions, but
the market price of convictions
often iluctuates.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06
Preaching at East Stone Gap
Next Sunday.

Rev. a l.. Shumntc will
preach ut East stone Gap Bap-
fist church next Sunday at 3
p. III. Everybody welcome. Let
the singers turn out and help.
Some people are foredoomed
to so through life without great
wealth. They have honor in
stead.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-10-06

The fellow who attempts to
make something out of nothinp
sometimes succeeds = to his cost
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-03
FUEL OIL DISPLACING COAL

Several million tons of coal have been displaced by fuel oil in New
England out If total annual coal requirements of 6OOO0O0o tons in that
section. This displacement of coal refers only 20 industrial users, and does
not include domestic consumers, such Is hotels and Office buildings. The
Mexican Petroleum Company is selling 100000 barrels If oil yearly for
domestic purposes, and it alone has displaced half Of several million tons
of coal used in manufacturing enterprises in New England.
The present situation regarding coal is the biggest stimulus to the use OF
oil w experienced. Hundreds of manufacturing and public utility estab
nshments in the Atlantic states are installing oil IS fuel instead of coal
Nevada seems to be in line for production of fuel OIL In every direction
from this city men are spending their money expecting to develop oil in this
State. West, there is Falon; south there have been several oil excite
ments";e s there is activity in well drilling lee Ely AS neal to home
Is Sulphur, only a few miles west of Winnemucca o the Western Pacific
w expect drilling to commence shortly, with possibilities of developing
OIL Taking oil from shale is N experiment that may develop INTO a com
mercial activity with undreamed of profit, making the city If Eko large
and prosperous and, because of location of the shae beds, bring extraction
plants n this direction.
growth, to say nothing of contemplated irrigation projects, Nevadas pros
pectsa re bright. The State is facing an era of wonderful progress.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-03
PARAGRAPHS
"A LITTLE NONSENSE NOW
AND THEN Is RELISHED BY
THE BEST OF MEN"

About all some men ever get out
of life is steady work.
TIT
The rule is that an official report
tells something everyone knows.
TIT
A gold brick always shines the
brightest just before you grab it.
tat
If a boy isn't rough on clothes, his
parents should consult a physician.
ftf
One can't judge the patriotism of
some men by the size of their flags.
ftt
Common sense probably will v
become as common as the lack of it.
TIT
Romance probably is the most APP
proved method of getting into trouble.
ftt
The mere fact that you fall in love
is no sign you are going to stay there.
ftf
The average boy realizes there are
a lot more than ten commandments.
A busy man may envy loafers, but
he does not want to be bothered by
them.
/ /
AS a rule children believe in the
stork longer than they do in Santa
Claus.
ftf
There are a good many frenzied
financiers on the first day of the
month.
TT
A roman is always willing to econ
omize by having her husband quit
smoking.
Diplomatic language seems to con-
sist in saying n thing and mean
ing another.
Neither will the ONE EVER have
any monopoly on the matter of talk
ing too much.
tat
You can't talk all the time, II yos
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-03

hope to give a correct imitation of
knowing it all.
One great trouble in the school of
life is that too many Freshmen think
they are Seniors.
An Irish spinster says the man she
will marry hasn't been born yet, and
his mother is dead.
ftf
Don't be discouraged if some people
criticize you. A lot of people are
even ~displeased with the Lord.
ftt
A c~onnoisseur is one who can
figure out why a meerschaum pipe is
$4.95 better than a corn-cob pipe.
TT
Too much of a good thing wont
do. A family with four clocks in
the house never knows what time it
is.
An optimist looks at an oyster and
expects a pearl. A pessimist looks
at an oyster and expects ptomaine
poisoning.
1t is a lucky man who becomes
speechless with anger. Usually a man
gets mad and says things he regrets
as soon as he cools off.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-03
E TERSELY PUT

. Life is a bum carbon copy OF
9 u hopes.
. Blow your own bazoo, or the
9 same shall not be blown.
. Why not tax the excess pro-
9 phets, too.
9 The lawyer and agitator are
9 paid for sweating their lungs.
@ When a prima donna or a hen
o sings it means money.
9 The scandal-monger is the
Q submarine of humanity.
o BY listening attentively you
Q can hear most anything.
@ Now that they r out OF the
o trenches they must retrench.
. Soon as it gets safe for democ-
. racy, somebody blows the safe.
o Some have more gold in their
. teeth than in the bank.
9 Milton wrote Paradise Lost"
. after getting married
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-03

W III AZ lIlNL oy0 WNA 0-!N
Nall gone opsy-turyy with war. it is interesting to read some Of the
NHwRM prophetic utterances, OF dreams, if you please to al them
Nh@u such, of leading mel in thought who long since have gone
HSSH Il hence and sleep" unconscious Of the volcanic eruption OF
u0WVDu blood which has been tearing nations % pieces. N this line
AAA sol of the utterances of Colonel r. G. Ingerson have signih-
presentday writers seem now T. feel it is soc to be. He said:
Il see a world where thrones have crumbled and where kings are dust
The aristocracy Of idleness has persisted from thu earth.
81 SET a world without a slave. Man at last is free Nature forces nave
by science been enslaved. Lightning and light, wind and wave, frost and
fame and all the secret. subtle powers of earth and air arr the treless tolers
of the human ace
Il e a world at peace, adorned with every form of human art with
musics myriad voices thrilled. while lips are rich with words OF truth-a
world in which nc exile signs, nc prisoner means; a world on which the
gibbets shadow does lot fail, a world where labor reaps sits full reward;
where work and worth go hand and hand"
We have long looked for and hoped for such a future and such a world
and in humble way tried to preach and teach and practice the Brother
hood of Man and the Faherhood of God as m way toward gaining such a
goal, but alas. how slow it is in coming.
No such future and 10 such world an be a reality until the basic causes
of wrong re eliminated, and those basic wrongs are the sins of human
greed, selfshness and graft.
Selfshness greed and graft re damningt the world today. They are what
brought about the awful war, and to these things re attributable nearly III
the ills that flesh is heir to.
And 81 it has been since the beginning of time, though present indications
ness.g greed and graft have damned humanity ever since Esau sold his birth
right for a mess of potage; since Judas Iscariot betrayed the Saviour FOL
twelve pieces of silver.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-03

source; would doubtless find the rest
of the world willing to accept inter
national bi-metalism. If u nation
rejected such an offer, the very COM
mercial interests that clamored for a
gold standard a quarter of a century
age would clamor as loudly for a
financial system that would give them
an equal chance with Europe in the
contest for Oriental trade.
China's development would be i'm
possible on a gold basis-and China
is a growing factor that cannot be
ignored by those who plan for the
future.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
WORSE THAN BEAST,
JUDGE TELLS FATHER
Bond Salesman Severely Rebuked
BY Judge Mulqueen for Aban-
doning Little Daughter.

Judge Mulquecn in General Ses-
slons to-day granted TO John Dc
Souza, n bond salesman OF No. 162 St.
Paul's Avenue, Jersey City. n Bus-
pended sentence on DE SouEa's pleA
OF guilty TO abandoning his nine
year-old daughter. Tho court made
arrangements for the girl's educa-
tion and support, otter explaining
that no spared De Souza a prison
term merely out OF justice to the
daughter. Agents for the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Children
testified De Souza had not contrib
uted TO his daughters support since
1914
II can't understand what kind OF
man you are" said the Court. 1T
Ia amazing to find n man who will
not care for his own flesh and blood.
In this short life the greatest JOY ia
that OF bringing up family. You
are worse than the beast in the field
which, like the bird in the air. pro-
tects its young and Is willing to die
for them N necessary. A man who
wilfully abandons his children should
be shown no mercy"
De Souza was ordered to post q
bond of 5000 for the child's educR-
tion and TO pay IS n week for her
maintenance.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
Martin. Curtiss Airplane in Charge of Pilot Olsen.

she never detected signs OF liquor on
him and did not think he drank
Barney was absolutely sane and
was not religious" she declared. HE
was a Catholic. buI never attended
mass. He had not been TO church
since we were married.
The new evidence. as given by Mr..
Hewitt, Is this;
DIR. Frank Paine OF Westerly, r. l.,
was the physician who took the chauf-
feur 10 the Lawrence Memorial Hos
pital In New London Monday night.
] have Just interviewed Or. Paine and
have received Information which the
local StoningrUn doctors did not give
me.
MY previous theories about the case
were based on the statement that no
signs OF a struggle had been found.
DIR. Payne says, however, that he
found black and blue marks on the
womanA neck, indicating she had
been attacked by the chauffeur.
"Dr Paine made this discovery
about midnight Monday, after he re-
turned from attending the chauffeur
at the hospital. He says, by the way
that he treated the chauffeur's wound
on the way to the hospital about 8
o'clock that night, and found II had
not been treated previously, although
the shooting took place before 6
The doctor went to tho undertaking
shop at Mystic to see the woman's
body that night, after attending the
chauffeur"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
GUN FIGHT WON
BY ELEVATOR MAN
Twists Stronger Antagonist So
That Bullet Goes Through
His Hand.

Otto Miller OF No. 600 West 1891
Street who works in the advertising
department OF the German Herold, was
arraigned in Washington Heights Court
to-day charged with felonious assault
and violation OF the Sullivan law. The
complainant was Cornelius Goodwater.
an elevator boy. OF No. 1ls West 13sth
Street
Goodwater charged that Miller and he
got into an alteration at the West 1884
Street address. Goodwater, although
dlmMutive in size compared TO Miller.
knocked his opponent down. Miller is
then alleged to have fired three shots
Goodwater clinched, gradually turning
the others hand so that the third shot
went through the palm OF Miller's owH
hand. Detective william Hauptmann
congratulated the elevator boy on his
pTowess.
NAH soul I" came the answer. "Ah
just had to fight to deny nah relatives
grief All saw mahself in a coffin and
NAH wife bending over me. and an said :
Cornelius, here's where you and l put
.up one lawge night Who wouldn't?"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
F. D. ROOSEVELT
GOES TO YACHT RACE
Democratic Nominee for Vice
President on Board u. S.
DESTROYER.
Destroyer.

Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Franklin ID, Roosevelt and party OF
friends went out TO see the yacht race
this morning on the United States de-
stroyer Mason, They motored in from
Poughkeepsie last night and boarded
the boat at the Columbia Yacht Club at
the foot OF Seth Street and the North
River. They were guests OF w. Dun
can Butler, Chairman Of the Cup Com
mittee OF the races and Mrs. Butler.
In the party were Mr.. Roosevelts aide,
Lieut. Commander Rangworthy, and
Mrs. Rangworthy; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mack and Thomas NJ. Lynch of Plough
keepsie, Representative Lathrop Brown
OF Long Island and Mrs. Brown. There
were also II wounded soldiers aboard
under the care OF Mrs. Butler.
Rear Admiral Cyrus p. Plunkett. IN
charge Of the Third Division of the
Atlantic Squadron of destroyers, went
with a party on the Destroyer Satter-
lee to see the races.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
LAUNCH ON ROCKS
IN EAST RIVER
Sidney Raymond's $1,000 Premier
on Way to Yacht Race,
Is Beached.

The IS. 900 motor launch Premier. soor
after leaving College Point at IA. NJ
to-day for Gravesend Bay to take on
the owner. Sidney Raymond OF Ocean
Parkway. Brooklyn. and go to the
yacht race. was caught by the tide
opposite Lawrence Point. Astoria. and
dashed on the rocks. Water began
pouring in through n hole amidshipB
Capt, John Whitewater OF No. "a
West 14th Street. Flushing, and BnEi-
neer Harold Pierce. No. 1924 Evergreen
Avenue. College Point, the only two
aboard, whistled for help. Policeman
Tracy. on duty on Riker's Island, heard
the distress signal and responded with
the Health Department boat Dutchess
The Premier was down to the gun
wales in the water when they took II
In tow and beached 1t on North Broth
er's Island.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
DOUBLE MURDER
MYSTERY CLEARED
IN NEW JERSEY
Prosecutor Says TwoConvictS
Confessed Killing of
Man and Girl.

The mysterS--almost two years old
of the murder OF Arthur Kupfer and
Edith fanny Is now cleared, according
to County Prosecutor Metchlfe OF
Union County, N, JAwho says he has
obtained confessions from two men
now in New York prisons.
on the night OF Aug. %. 1918. an
automobile passed the home OF Dr.
Frank Moore, No. i23 west Milton
Avenue, Railway. He heard two
shots, went 20 the window and saw n
body thrown from the car. This was
the body OF Kupfer- Half mile away
the body OF Miss fanny was found.
And the automobile was abandoned
eight miles west OF Railway
The men who are alleged TO have
confessed are Harry Lamle and John
Pershand. Lamlc Ia serving a nine
year term at Auburn for highway rob
berry and Pershand IL serving six at
Sing Sing for stealing an automobile
and having a revolver.
Tho purpose, according 10 tho alleged
confession, was to steal the car IL
which Kupfer and Miss fanny. both
residents OF Perth Amboy. were rid
Ing. There was resistance and the
shooting followed.
The New Jersey authorities arc ne
gotinting with the New York authori-
ties to have tho prisoners sent to Jer-
sey for trial on the murder charge.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15

I'd rather be George III. Sisler than
President Wilson.
Let me tell you why Sister hits the
balls. He has suoh a pleasing per-
sonality, putting it all together that
even the onions fall in love with him
and bounce just out of the fielder's
hands. And If anybody can find a
better explanation for it than that,
I'd like to hear it.
And now about your own dear Babe
Ruth. Well, all 1 can say is, "Rah
for him!" Some slugger you've got
there, old Yankees. If you could only
capture Sisler and bring him here
you'd have team worth boasting of.
Babe Ruth is a stockily built man
of about twenty-five. He has a great
deal Of muscle, covered by a quality
of fat. He has a set jaw, a noble
forehead and is a splendid specimen
of baseball player. His personality Is
not as cheerful as that of Sisler.
L saw him during the second game
| down in their dugout, and he vowed
/ that he'd knock that ball or die.
! L only got to see him for a few
seconds, and then he left me.
5oDlE cHEEREp FOR CIRCUS
CATCH OFF SISLER.
Bang! Before 1 had taken my seat
III lne nFSL game L saw sister logging
it for first, while the ball, describing
a circular route in midair, shimmied
| like that donkey l rode at the Zoo.
After running back and forth like a
drunken man, not knowing which way
the ball was going, Bodie made n re-
markable one-handed catch, featured
by a half somersault in the air. For
! this act he was given a hand by the
record-breaking crowd of $4,000 peo-
pie.
When at last Ruth advanced to the
plate welding the trusty stick in his
hand that he made 80 many home
runs with in Detroit's game pande-
moniem reigned. Shocker fooled him
on three sharp wide drops and Babe
famed the air three times. Don't
worry, Babe. the air is cool enough
without making ii any cooler.
| I'm n lover of true sports and like
to see a game loser Ruth does not
smile like Sisler does. Sisler is al
ways laughing: Ruth scowled darkly.
| Then when he struck out two more
times noise reigned supreme. Both of
these times Sisler was out. so the two
were still tied.
And then Babe knocked a single,
while Sisler bowed a greeting to first.
Once more Babe struck out and got
so mad he cracked his stick in half.
! The second game opened with strike
Oub by Ruth, while the second time
up Sisler singled, but died stealing
second. But placing 1t all together, II
was pretty good game And it was
| the 18th, you know.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
OFFERS BIG REWARD
FOR FALSE CAR

LONDON. July 15.-The Soviet Gov
eminent Il Offering a reward Of 2,0OO.O 900
rubles for the head OF a man claiming
to be Czar Nicholas II. OF Russia, nc
cording to information received by the
Jewish Correspondence Bureau to-day.
The advices say the claimant. who IL
in Siberia. has raised a considerable fol-
lowing. In accounting for his escape
from the hands OF the Bolsheviki he as
serts It was servant impersonating
tho Gear who was killed at Yekaterin-
burg. where the Gear and his family are
understood to hdvc been executed.