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Evening journal., 1920-12-10
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920
GET AFTER TnEMl

ANE person Killed and six persons were injured in
~ three motor accidents which occurred in rural
New Castle county yesterday. Frst-lush information
indicates that careessness the Of all three ac
cdents and their sinister results
Something must be done at the next session Of The Leg
to remedy the evils which attend The oper-
OF motor vehicles in state The speednend the
road-hos the driver who is too lazy too niggardy TO
keep lights in shape and TO them when they ought
be used must be dealt with and the public streets and
must be closed 10 all such gentry Because Of lack
OF rigid regulation OF motor traffic conditions become
worse every day
Evening journal., 1920-12-10
With the PdrdgrdDhers

Armisia Lucille Is the name given by Mr. and Mrs Roy
Pendergass OF Sabeiha TO their little daughter born No
.emDer i IL is very hitting that The daughter 0f sol
der be born on Armistce Day.-sabetha star
Mayor Symes went 10 Miller Tuesday Just why our
Mayor should gali,antn over the country when we
have legally elected him 20 look after town Is more
than we can tell Tie knows what the fellows said when
ne President went TO Europe yet he takes no heed
Clyde Gerard
Arsennas action az Geneva brings into the open a
dispute conducted brsky behind the scenes ever since
the League ASS mbly organized The Argentne govern
men wants 90 have The league covenant amended In i'm
portant particulars Il is for pace league broadly
speaking against Versailles Treaty enforcement
league This happens, incidentally, 10 be also a German
c0nceplOn.-New York Tribune
Evening journal., 1920-12-10
PASTOR TO BE EVANGELIST.

COATESVILLE, Pa, Dec. i0.-pas-
tor OF the Ollvet Methodist Episcopal
Church for eight years, the Rev.
Thompson w. Mckinney has been
appointed area evangelist by Bishop
Berry and Will resign as pastor the
first OF the year. His district will
comprise portions OF New York. New
Jersey, Delaware and PENNSYLVANIA.
lie gained fame here when he preach
ed on smashing the Bottle" and was
one OF the men who assisted I'm hav-
ing the saloons closed two years be-
fore War-llme prohibition.
Evening journal., 1920-12-10
COLONIAL HOUSE IN FIAuFs

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Dec. iO-Fire
yesterday did great damage to the
residence Of GeOrge w. Maslln here
The fire started In the basement OF
the dwelling. Before it was gotten
under control II burned large hole
in the floor between the front room
and the dining room. Mr.. and Mrs.
Masiln were out OF the house. hui
reached the scene soon after the fire
started. The home is one of the
Oldest and most handsome residences
design. "a 'oioiiai
Evening journal., 1920-12-10

Republican women In Wilmington have decided to have
cubhouses OF their The FIRST one will be in Shipley
street Il will be general headquarters Sooner or later
however there VIII be such cubhouses 10 an the wards
because the Republican women have 81 own that it is
their purpose to play active and potential part in local
politics
Evening journal., 1920-12-10
FASHIONS DECREE

The new net wells are very large,
large enough to swaihe the hat and
hang down the back They are coarse
and open. The smartest are the
square mesh nlet or octagon shaped
nshnet wells with a border Of chiffon
The favorite colors are brown and
taunp
Evening journal., 1920-12-10
BONDS AT PAR

A GOOD many wel-ntentioned Dciawareans seem az
IN grieyed because the has not maintained
Liberty Bonds at par. They seem % mink that Uncle
sam has broken faith In some way
To the ordinary thinker this attitude seems bit un-
reasonable Il 70 spring from that style o. reason
ing which thinks that Government is aH powerful All
1t needs TO DO 70 pass or make ruling and presto
the thing is done
But values maintained in that way9 II pool wishes
to bull stock it must take an the stock OF that issue
which is offered must II notg
Then way 10 maintain Liberty Bonds al par would
be for the Treasury 10 buy par an bonds which were
oneredfto IT, Assuming that the government has the
money (Which q hasn), isn't Il plain that the govern
ment would soon own all the bonds which now selling
below par?
In other words 1t would have redeem an the Liberty
Bonds at once, many OF them as would force the
issues up to par? II the government had the means to do
this ISN'T IT plain that Il need have issued any bonds
i could perhaps make them legal tender for all debts
Pubic and private and by thus making them into money
nez would be at Yes but would not This be an in
N'oh o the currency to such extent mat the actual
ne OF lhe bonds expressed in commodities would be al
"s' 's low ana probably lower than beforeg In other
words, wouldn't the bonds buy less breadq
~ ue government could issue irredeemabe currency
win "nch II could take up the bonds at par AS fast as
tney were offered It would seem this ,yould only i,oa
the currency again ~
Possibly there are other ways Of maintaining n. In
erty Bonds'at par Very possibly the reader has Man
or remedy Sometimes The ordinary thinker is inclined
TO doubt whether anyone really understands none, ,,
functions and effects
Mayhap some plain may arise some day and show
us all that is simple have been unable to discern II
|
man h.,
Evening journal., 1920-12-10
LECTIinE ON JEWISH HISTORY.

An historical lecture on THE Mac
cabean Victory" will he delivered 40
night In Adas KOdesch Synagogue
Sixth and French streets, by Rabbi
David h. Swiren. This week Is known
as Hannucca in the Jewish calendar
lt marks the Maccabean victory over
the Syrian armies some 2i centuries
ago The lecture will deal with a new
phase In history.
Evening journal., 1920-12-10

Europe ever rs at peace agsin-tha viii be state Of
abnomalcy.
Evening journal., 1920-12-10

King St.-Adv. D 'o'
Evening journal., 1920-12-10

No wonder so many Irshmen would rather be police
man in New York than constable in Cork
Evening journal., 1920-12-10

Baladiss now sing of the Woes, not the Rose. of Kill
larney.
Maryland suffrage news., 1920-04-17
DEDICATION.

To the without homes the little tolers who
should be in the schools and Fairgrounds the white slaves
their tragic bondage and the children who die these
dedicated! May who not too idle have
thought vain to have SOUL rich in gold have
heart, join in the great struggle for womens freedom!
Purity, Liberty Justce-these work for!
Maryland suffrage news., 1920-04-17
A PLANK FOR ALL PARTIES

n the behest of SUFFRAGE autumn ap-
poaches made the American Labor Party then
Chicago looking the incorporation of plank the partys
platform declaring for the single standard of morals.
Much the qualification of all thinking people, the Labor Party
promptly record as favorng the following plank:
"In all national and State legislation affecting divorce and the
relation and the enforcement such legislation single standard
of morals should be firmly adhered to- and the
sent should be fixed not less than eighteen years
AT this uncture when the national platforms of all political
of formation the MARYLAND SUFFRAGE News
gests the of incorporating pank providing for the ab
sment of standard of and the protection of
minors of both in all political platforms.
The physical and moral integrity of the United States nation
law sexual pomscu pedcaes venereal disease ter pros
tuition and legitmacy
Yet the time practically defence
less States and the seduction of young children the
of prostitutes generally connved In Mand for
ample the sin of adultery punishable only fine of dollars and
the of protection for girls extends only through the fifteenth
Under the during
vded that soldier seducng child age
should be punishable Despite the of large numbers
during neither Secretary of the Navy Daniels
rea of War Baker the of far affected
the conduct of the in the
view of conditions such these would prime
that should utilize the of the franchise
their hands establish the single standard of morals and demand
that all political should endorse of ethics adapted
serving the health and welfare Of the nation.
Maryland suffrage news., 1920-04-17
[April II, 1o2o.l
AN INTERESTING QUESTION

the of the Baltimore April d. editorial
i Hoover campaign, the editor writes:
"What all the Voyd old
parties should duegrate and Of their fragments be formed
bdreS Cih real and ng line Of ceavage beten them?
The question here presented of interest especially the
of voters for there is growing feeling the cleo
torate that the old parties inadequate their task and that they differ
from another than in principle
But for part, should like ask the Baltimore question
What this eal 0g of ceavage between the old that
the Sun conepa the potential basis for the formation of
paes After the old parties have dngrated and the of
realgnmen has begun what will be e real and living that will
dientae the parties their formation The tariff bit sae
the League of Nations has sharp edges States rights
appears be of than genuine political
belief What then cline of cleavage that the
Smnbabey to feel imminent in the approaching uture
Can be that the Sumbaber preparing capate the
reformts who desire that the Zine of cleavage shall conform the
wide difference opinion that with regard the organ
zaion of society?
Can be that the Snnbap contempaes with straight
political battle the question of the public private ownership of
public utilities and resources?
At all this issue broad enough and pressing enough
vide the real and living line of cleavage for which the Snmpapw
looking.
Maryland suffrage news., 1920-04-17
MAKING MARTYRS

<I1E law of the land does allow suicide But
the English the by allowing political
hunger strike order that the principles which they hold
nvoae might be upheld practically permitting these people die for
hold the right
evidenced by the following EDITORIAL which appeared on Tuesday morning
"a fire department which handled fire the British authorities do
Irish situation could be justly accused of deliberate ncndarism In
stead Of putting the Irish fire the British governmental policy con-
stantly spreading and intenfyng it.
Te illustration the stupidity and brutality its toward
the political who have hunger strike in Mount Joy
Prison of these DEATH None of them
tried So from the dis
patches they simply suspected stirring trouble of being
Obviously the thing like these and under
would have been either convict the
To hold them indefinitely the
add flames of Irish evoton and permit them by hunger
strike make English justice odious pueri we'll heart
blunder
"The British Government nneny wise about most other things
this great national conagraton like child with fire. The
thing its best But persist in doing its
worst
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
NORMAL SCHOOL GIRLS
WILL LEARN NURSING
Home Economics Department
Adopts Plan Recommended
BY State Board.

East Radford, Va, Oct. PC
Not only will the Radford Nor
mai take advantage of the
hcne nursing course offered by
the State Department of Health,
but two ancillary institutions
will also be able, through the
interest of the normal school
TO offer this instruction to their
pupils.
Miss NJ. l.. Moffett, head of
the home economics depart
ment OF the Radford Normal,
has just written to Mrs Crox.
ton, supervising nurse OF the
State Board of Health, ex
pressing her appreciation OF
1.-THE opportunity of cooperat.
ing in furthering health work
which," she sage: Il consider
of such great Importance to the
high schoo! students Of the
state"
1t is understood that the
health department will, within
a week or two, issue u pamph-
lot giving briefly yet fully an
outline OF public health nursing
and rules for the care of the
sick. This simple course has
been approved by Hon. Harris
Hart. superintendent of public
instruction, and in the high
schools of tho state it will rank
rs u study in which credits be
given.
Taking advantage of this per
mission, Miss Moifett will in
troduce the new course at the
Junior high school at Belspring
and at the New River school,
1t will also be taught 10 all the
unciasslfied students II. th.
normal and will he u part of
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the personal hygiene course
which all the junior students
ut the normal are required to
take
Miss Moli'ett expresses the
hope: "ln this way all who
graduate from the Radford
Normal professional courses
viii have hnd the course and
should be qualified to offer a
part of il in the schools to
which they will go as teachers. 3"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
FOR HEADACHE,
LIVER TROUBLE
Black-Draught Is The Best Medi.
cine This Lady Ever Used. Says
1t Is Only Medicine She
Gives Her Children.

Cherry Village. Ark.-Tn telling OF
her experience with Thediord's Black.
DrauGht. Mrs. Lotto Ellis. II. f. %. No.
l, this place, said: IL used Blacf.
Draught rs laxative, also for head.
ache. torpid liver and Indigestion. II
Is the best liver medicine | have ever
used and is the only medicine I give
my children.
Il feel like It has saved me a LOT I'm
doctors bills, for when the children
complain OF feeling bad or have q cold
just give them good dose OF Black.
Draught and they soon get ali right.
IL certainly cleans the liver and clears
up the skin and they are soon out.
we'll again. | wouldn't be without Il
for anything"
Seventy years OF successful use has
made Thedford's Blacll.Draught a
standard, household remedy. Every
member. OF every family, needs. at
times, the benefit that Black Draught
gives in helping to cleanse the system
ana to prevent or relieve the troubles
that come from constipation, indiges-
ticn, and a lazy liver.
To keep we'll, your etomach. liver
and bowels muat be In good working
order To help keep them that wnv'
take occasional doses OF Thedford's
Black-Draugnt Thousands OF h1mes
are never without II.
For sale by all druggists.
The genuine has the name
Ihedford's. on the label. Insist on get.
Ting what you ask for. % a.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
DO YOU CATCH
COLD EASILY?
Your Vitality is Low Resistance weak.
YOU NEED PEPTO-M ANGAN
Rich, Red Blood viii Strengthen You
aud Put You on Your reet--Able
to Resist Colds.

Your system normally healthy should
never catch cold. Your body is adjusted
to take care OF sudden changes IN the
weather
II is when you are run down and your
vitality is low that your body cannot al :
Just itself Then You take cold.
IL you keep your blood in good comdi-
ton, with plenty of rcd corpusclcs, you
will be strong and your body will easily
adjust itself to sudden changes. You
will throw oil the cold germs that 90 tiy-
ing into the air when some one With u
cold sncczcs
Rcd-bloodcd mon, women and children
cat well. They have plcnty of energy
They 20 along with a smile because they
feel right.
Try rcpto- Mangan. the successful
tonic II is wonderful blood builder
Take 1t for awhile till you feel right,
Pepto- Mangan is widely and heartily
endorsed by physicians 1t is effective
and easy To take. 1t is prepared in both
liquid and tablet form. -l':.c medicinal
properties are the same
Sold At any drug store Bu, bc sure
you get the genuine rcpto- Mamgan-
Guides. Ask for it by name. and bc
SURE the full name, Guides Pcpto. Man
gan, is on the package adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
NORTON MEN
SELL OPERATION
May and Weary Sell Mohawk
Coal Mining Company and
Increase Capital Stock
Of Sales Agency.

y coal deal of considerable
Importance was negotiated this
week when II. =. May and
j. Nj. Weary sold the Mohawk
Coal Mining Company, operat.
ing at Keokee, to DIR. II. w.
Holly, Fuller Brothers, NJ. d.
Collier aud II. IL. Head, all of
Appalachia.
The amount Of the sale was
$4,000 90.
May aud Weary have increas
ed the paid in capital stock of
the Virginia Coal and Coke
Agency, of Norton, To $3.50 900,
which makes this agency one
of TIL" Leading IN tie coallields.
Mr.. May Is manager OF this of,
flee.
TIlay also expect to open "a
brllch Office ia this field, 4, q
p lut as Yet MT made known.
ar. \ ear. wal haze charge ut
this office.
Ar. May aud Mr.. Yeary have
been operating the Mohawk
and .rsSer operations for nbOuu
three years, and wonderful sue.
cess has attended their efforts
~ every venture.-Craw ford 5
Weekly
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East Stone Gap

Misses Rene Gilly and Idyl
Wells went to Stonega Sunday
TO visit Mr.. Ish Tate, who is in
the hospital there.
Thomas Witt is visiting friends
in Kingsport.
Miss Nellie G.. llurd spent the
week end visiting friends in
Norton.
H. Blankcnship attended the
teachers meeting at Norton
Saturday.
Miss Kate Guthrie spent Fri
day night with Miss Stella Nor
ris.
Miss Hattie Moore spent the
week end visiting Miss Very
Moore at Big Stone Gap.
Misses ELLA Sue Trinlile and
Ruth Creech, of Norton, spent
the week end with Miss Alma
Stewart.
Mrs. Jack Jones and children
are visiting Mr., Jones' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. |. n. Jones.
Rev. Dean preached an inter
csting sermon TO an appreciative
crowd Sunday night at the
Methodist church.
Miss Esther Stewart, who is
teaching al Dorchester, spent
the week end with homcfolks,
attending the oyster supper
which was given Saturday night.
Remember November IL the
Red Cross drive begins.
The true blues class Of the
NJ. f. Church, South, served
lunch on election day to the
crowds frequented the voting
place. The neat sum of SOLO
was taken in. This will be used
for improvements about the
church.
The oyster supper held for the
Red Gross Saturday night was IA
decided success. The capable
workers under the leadership of
Miss Morgan gave excellent ser
vice, and tins service is very
much appreciated. To all those
who gave their time and labor to
this work heartfelt gratitude is
offered. About $1,000 was real
lied. This will be used for Red
Cross work.
Rev. Shumate preached an in
teresting and instructive sermon
Sunday afternoon at the Baptist
church.
Msss Stella Morris entertained
the young peoples society of the
Crackers Neck church Friday
night. Homo made candy and
apples were served us refresh
ment. AT n late hour the party
adjourned voting this one of the
most enjoyable meetings of tho
society.
The Red Cross drive begins
Thursday, November IL. Let's
do our part.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
Report of Work Done by Big
Stone Gap Public Health
Nursing Service for
Month OF Octo-
Der, 1920

532 school children inspected.
1853 notices sent to parents.
40 school children examined
by child specialist from Wash
ington.
10 classes i'll home hygiene
held for women and girls
crippled child sent to Rich.
mond for treatment.
% instructive visits.
widows applied for homes
for children.
~ hours bed side nursing of
scarlet fever.
3 educational films shown to
school children.
. lessons in hygiene given by
Health Fairy.
2oyster suppers assisted with.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
A CORRECTION

In the headline over the
article on the first page ex-
planning our new feeder the
word "Automac" should read
Automatic" This error was
overlooked in reading the
proof.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
De nonstration
Work

This date makes pos sible u
partial report on the work with
soy beans and in detasseling
corn. For the soys, the unuo.
ually slow growing weather of
the past summer fuiled to ma.
ture beans sown after May 20.
Some that were planted June l
and 2 had so far developed that
they would probably have
ripened under ordinary growing
conditions. In nearly every in
stance they made satisfactory
growth, where rabbits did not
destroy them. they also showed
IA better growth and moro feed
value on poor land than corn
with similar conditions.
a patch at the county farm
gives evidence of this. The
mar WHO mas n few stacks of
nicely cured soys now to feed
Us E,!:k cows can laugh NJ
short pasture conditions and
have plenty of milk and butter
right along. Lee Gillian in
the Birchiield section can tell
YOU about his soys.
The detasseling was not done
very generally nor strictly nc
cording to directions. The re.
suits therefore are suggestive
rather than satisfactory. In
each instance where | have any
report the results arc such us TO
encourage a more systematic
trial next year. | refer inquiries
to Wilburn Sparks, Tacoma;
f.. j. Sexton, Coeburn; Lee Gil
liam, Wise.
repeat former statement
that | believe when this princi-
pie il well understood the prnc-
tice of delasseling half the
stalks, especially the weak
ones, will be az much part of
up 10 date corn culture as work.
ing it.
The dominant spraying pc
Rod is drawing near. Last year
there was much troublc in get
ting material and many trees
were not sprayed. The market
will nave less and less need for
unsprayed fruit. Let me urge
every one To order the lime,
sulphur and bluestone (zinc sui.
phnte) aud arsenate of lead
now, make up the solution
yourselves, thus saving many
dollars of cost and have the
material when you want it.
You can buy the powdered
lead arSenate in quantities 1T
30 cents II pound, sulphur at 3
cents, blue stone at 81 cents
aud lime, we'll when our Wise
county plant gets into full op.
GRAFTON You can buy lime Mt
reasonable figure, ask Simpson
and Crawford at Big Stone Gap
about it. You may get it now
for about | . cents Il pound.
On the basis of these figures,
the material to make so gallons
of lime sulphur spray will cost
5000 and freight on the sulphur.
500 gallons would mean saw
ing of pretty nearly enough to
pay for putting il on.
| shall be glad To furnish dc.
tailed information about the
process of making to any one
who desires it. Some persons
have reported that the pyrox
failed 10 give entire satisfaction
the past year. Make your own
bordeaux TO use instead and the
cost Will be less. The material
for so gallons of bordeaux in.
GLIDING one pound of lead arse.
nato wou.u be 81 ,63. Compare
these figures with the costs of
commercial lime sulphur and
pv:ox Then decide what you
will do.
] wish to correct an error in
last weeks notes. The First
National Bank of Norton do
mated s25 90 instead of only
$500; Stonega Coke and Coal
Company $500 instead OF
$40. 90. The special features of
our Richmond fair exhibit cost
S67.o0 instead of "more than
tF ~
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-11-10
Where to Worship Sunday.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH:
Rev James NJ Smith. Pastor Sunday
School at 9:iJ, W. j Smith, Supcrin
iendcnt. Preaching At II 90 by tho pas
tor. Christian Endeavor meeting 90
y, IN. Everybody is cordially invited to
attend these services.
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RArTIsr CHIIKCn.

Rev. y /. Shum,,c, Pastor. Sunday
Schoo! 9:i5, w +. Goodloc. Superin.
tendent. "rcaohing at II 90 BY the pas
tor. H. \ II. u. at $3.50. Evening ser
vice. at 30, Prayer meeting every we'd.
ncsday night at 1870. Everybody vel.
come. Come out to these services.
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n. T.. CHURCH. SOUTu,

Rev, &. W. Dean, Pastor. Sunday
School at 1000. j. $. IIamblcn. Supcrin-
tendent, Preaching At IL 90 by the pas
tor Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night at T;i5. A welcome for you.