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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-25
The Memorial
Ceremony

III is generally agreed that
the memorial ceremony held on
Sunday afternoon, February -,
to do honor 10 the memory Of
the boys from this neighbor-
hood who made the supreme
sacrifice III the World war, was
by far the most impressive and
inspiring occasion of the kind
over known in Big Stone Gap.
The religions rciscs. the
solemn music of the chorus aud
orchestra. the digniticd simpli-
city and tine conception of the
pageant, the presence OF the
borraved families of the dead
heroes, and the great audiences
of respectful people from ali the
surrounding country all com
Oiued to make "a unique and
very moving event No one
who was present failed to expe.
rience a rcbirth Of patriotism as
well as "A fresh sense of grief
for the losse, inflicted by the
war upon the splendid yunng
manhood OF the community and
OF respectful sympathy for the
berett tamiIles of .he honored
dead The homage of the
French people IN the form OF
the dignllied aud beautiful me.
mortal certificates added Still
further tn the solemnity OF tile
scrue.
lhe ceremony was held at
$3.50 o IA IN the Annual Thea.
tire, Witch was presented by the
management Tor the occusiun:
out, long bcfore that hour every
seat was occupied and a
throug of more than one hun
drcd had collected about the
entrance unable 20 find plnccs
inside The ceremony was held
iundpr lhe auspices Of tile llcn-
~ y rate Post of The. Amcri.
can Legion, of which \ NJ
/ Greenfield Is chairman uud T.
w Gnudry, secretary, but all
ne local patriotic and beuevo
lent organizations co.Oparatrd
ne program was worked up bv
/ "a committee of the ladies OF tina
/ Community league under the
efficient and untiring chair
mansh'p Of Mrs. - Is Savers
Ihe hall was beautifully decor
ated IN the national culors by
committee OF the United
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-25
Exeter Notes

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-25

FOR SALE.-Potato onion
sets. Phone or write Cauron &
Hunter, Big Stone Gap. adv.
febi9-2m.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
RECklESSNESS OF PUBLIC
IN BUYING NEARLY ENDED
Nedsrai Reserve Bank Reports show
improvement.--Prices Decline to
Lower Plane

| Washington, April Nation. wild,
| reports from federal reserve bank m
ficials made public yesterday disclose
their opinion that the post war era
Oh extratagance and reckless buy
ing by the public Ii nearing its end.
a hesitation, lf not an actual re-
cess'on Of prices IL noted aud the fed.
erai reserve boards statement sum.
marizes It's advices AZ indicating gen
orally more hopeful view of the coun-
try's business condition than for sew.
eral months.
While the price changes were shown
ny the board not 10 be universal. they
were nevertheless regarded as positive
ana OF Importance as a basis for n
reckoning which the immediate future
holds.
Keller from the high prices for the
consumer will not be completely oh.
tanned until present stocks are abb
sorbed In practically all lines. accord.
ing to the boards view. Manufacture.
ers everywhere. however were shows
to hold the view that the peak OF
high prices had been reached and to
expect a gradual recession.
IN the clothing trade particularly.
the board said, there was n marked
tendency OF the public TO make old sup
piles last longer and to refuse To nay
exorbitant prices. This phase can
mean only that an awakening has come
ANA that many people have arrived nj
the conclusion that they are themselves
responsible for continued high
range Of prices
Wholesalers In the dry goods trade
To some extent. have taken "com
attitude" and are discour.
aging their customers from placing
heavy fall orders. This has served TO
slacken demand and create II feeling
that lower prices will follow.
Officials said that the fun meaning
,f the changed attitude OF the public
probably would show definite results |
so slowly rs to be almost impercep. |
Iible.
The production conditions the eoup, |
ny over IL continued give every |
'eason for encouragement with refer
nee TO actual industrial and agricul. |
ural potentially.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
LEAK IN HIGH COURT
ENDS IN INDICTMENT
First Case in History.-Alleged Ad-
vance information Was Obtained for
Purpose Of Stock Speculation

Washington. April 3.-FOr the first
lime In history, criminal indictment
was returned Thursday against per-
sons alleged to have obtained advance
information of n supreme court deci-
sion for the purpose of stock market
speculation.
Aston r. Embry. former secretary TO
Justice Mckenna, was named as the
man who disclosed the substance Of
The highest courts forthcoming deci-
sion in the Southern Pacific cases last
November He was said 20 have re-
by the other defendants. +. Willard
Mayer. Jr New York broker, Bar
nett Il. Moses. lawyer Of Washington.
and james HARDWOOD Graves, former
assistant attorney in the department
of justice. were enabled to sell 'shOrt"
800 shares of Southern Pacific, on
which profit of 81 ,412.5O was made.
The Indictment returned in the Dis
trict Of Columbia supreme court after
months Of investigation by the depart
m-nt Of justice, charged specifically
conspiracy to defraud the United
States Of its right Of secrecy surround
ing opinions of the United States SUI
preme court prior to public announce
ment by the justices in formal session.
I'll recitcd that from time immem-
orial' the custom was to deliver all
opinions so that all citizens might and
did have equal opportunity to be in
formed concerning them ITO the end
that the court should continue and
be regarded as an impartial and pub
lie tribunal administering and declar-
ing public law in IA public and general
manner without favor, as one Aston +.
Embry then and there well knew"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
SOVIET ENVOY GERMAN:
DEPORTATION is FACED
Ludwig c. A. K. Martens Is Not a Rus.
sian Subject According to Conten.
ton Of Justice Department

Washington. March 31.-Ludwi- G.
a. \. Martens Russian soviet agent in
the United States, is German sub
1ect and should be deported to Ger.
many, according TO contentious of the
department of justice. in brief To he
submitted 10 immigration authorities
today.
The governments case against Mar
tens, made public by Assistant Attor.
ney General Garcin last night. claimed
TO establish conelusively his connec.
ton with the Russian communists and
his activity in the promotion of an
organization seeking the overthrow of
the United States government by
force
While IL remains for the bureau of
immigration IL dispose of the case
OFFICIALS declared last night thar de.
spite Martens Credentials" they
would attempt to have him sent back
10 Germany from which his parents
emigrated To Russia and where Mar.
tens twice was refused citizenship
papers. Department of Justice rec
ords show that he left Russia hastily.
In 1906, and never returned. Althonrb
he was born nj Raehmut. Russia h.
first was denied German citigenShin
papers because he had not served his
required enlistment in the German
army.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
NIGHT RIDERS RAID IS
EXPECTED: SOLDIERS OUT

Mayfisid, Ky. April 3.-~A machine
KUN squad Of the national guard was
an duty last night following a re-
port that a. second attack was TO be
made on Masfield tobacco ehutes by
night riders ns result OF the recent
decline In the price of tobacco.
A number Ut citizens spent Thurs.
day night under arms awaiting an at.
tack. but none materlailxed The ma.
chine gun squad was asked for BY
Judge Gardner, of the circuit court
as precautionary measur. aud was
ordered from Leltchfield by Governor
Morrow
Judge Gardner Instructed u special
grand jury To Investigate the burning
last Friday night ot the Mayfield Ia.
haceo chute by band OF night riders.
said 10 have numhered 40 The sol
dieFs assisted deputy sheriffs in hiring,
ing In witnesses summoned 10 apnsay
before the grand jury
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
FAIL TO AGREE On
RAILWAY WAGES
CONTROVERSY AGAiNN PLACED
BEFORE THE PRESIDENT FOR
THE THIRD TIME
BOARD IS NOT ASKED TO ACT
Railway Executive Members Refuse
to Act on Demands OF Labor and
Quit Conferences.-Attitu Of
Workers Expressed

Washington. April 3.-The Who'll,
rniiroad controversy was placed be
fore President Wilson yesterday fol
the third time since railroad labor
| filed its demands for general In
crease In wages last summer
In n letter to the president. B. NJ
Jewell. chairman Of the railway com
miit.e. which constitutes the labor
party on the railroad wage board. said
he regretted very much ITO advise you
ct our failure 10 obtain any beneficial
results from these conferences"
The employees. Mr. Jewell said. were
keenly disappointed at the position
taken by the railway executive com
mittec which announced Thursday
night Il deadlock ana the withdrawal
Of the railroad members from the con
ference.
Mr. Jewell did not ask the president
10 lay the wage controversy before the
railroad labor board, which Is To be
nominated by the president as pro
Vided In the transportation act and
ON which the public will have repre-
sentation.
Attached to Mr.. JEWELS letter was
correspondence setting forth the at
titude of the men and the executive
committee. +. r. Whittier. for the rail
way executives, wrote that the execu-
tlves did not believe congress contem.
plated II settlement involving so great
an addition to transportation costs
without the public being represented in
the conferences.
Replying to this letter Mr.. Jewell
said he believed the reason given by
the members for terminating the ne
gotiations was mot in accord with our
understanding of the law"
THE attitude of your committee in
failing tn carry out the wishes of the
president of the United States came
ns surprise to u.s." Mr.. Jewell wrote
to Mr.. Whittier.
I'VE understand from this that your
committee has definitely declined to
assume the responsibility and perform
the duty which is so clearly desired
In the public interest, and which the
transportation act, ms we understand
II, contemputes That of agreeing In
conference upon rates Of pay for rail
road employees which are Just and
Union officials reiterated that. ot
fIA r..n 81 /.
going along to give the transportation
'ct u fair trial. although they did not
ndorse any of It's provisions. They
ook the position that with the break |
ng up OF the Joint conference the
Whole matter was made more diffi. |
'ult since the union membership was |
becoming FESTIVE.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
COAL PRICES TO ADVANCE
BECAUSE OF HIGHER WAGES
Increase at Mines Is From IS Cents to
SIPS Per Ton.-Miners Say IS Cents
Ton Would Cover Increase

| New York. March 31-The action of
/ President Wilson's coal commission i'm
granting bituminous mine workers a
wage increase of q per cent means
| the price Of coal at the mines will adj
vance Go cents to $1.25 a ton. btu
minous coal operators announced here
yesterday.
While asserting they desired to
keep the price of coal as low as pos
siblc and to avoid speculation in the
product of their Mines" mine owners
cited Illinois as the only state where
the minimum increase would apply.
This was said tn be due to local con-
ditions, which lessen the cost of pro-
duction.
Since the removal Of bituminous
coal price restrictions Of the prosi-
dent, some operators. ii was stated.
already had sold large quantities of
coal for April delivery ut from $3.50
To 81 II ton. The government price
of 500 is effective, however. to April
!. The operators in some districts.
II was said, have received MS much as
Si.Io ton in instances where big
purchasers went into the fields and
engaged in competitive bidding
The mine workers refused to make
any comment ON the proposed in
creases in price except to state that
the new wage agreement did ONLY in
volve - cents Il ton average increased
expense
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
SHOOTS WOMAN SHE
SAYS STOLE HUSBAND
Calls Police on Phone From Victims
Home and Tells Them They Had
Better Come for Her

Los Angeles, Cal, April a Mrs
Nellie +. Ferguson was shot and nroh.
ably fatally wounded in her home yes
ierday few minutes before Mrs. LII
Han Connally. using the Ferguson tele-
phone. called the police to arrest her
for the shooting. Mrs. Connally Is In
the city Jail. where the police say she
viii be kept until Mrs. Ferguson's con.
di,ion Indicated what charge should be
preferred.
Mrs. Ferguson Is the wife Of II dep
MY city auditor. a moment after the
shooting Mrs. connally called the 20
lice by telephone from the Ferguson
home and said
II have Just shot woman who has
heen taking my husband away from
me. am mt this woman's residence
| would come down and give myself
up hut have no AUTOMOBILES. 50 Won
had better call for me-"
The shooting was witnessed by four
children af Mrs, Ferguson. SIX shots
were fired. 1T which four took effect.
Detectives Siid Mrs. Connally read
them a letter she said her husband had
written TO Mrs. Ferguson and which
she had Intercepted. A paragraph
read.
II do not blame you for accepting
my attentions. But | do blame YOU
Tor seeking me our. My wife is the
best little girl in The world aud am
going to be true tai her
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.


Chicago, April 3.--Hows. Receipts 4.
600. Market slow. 50 to T5c higher. huh.
NbMfs.ss; top. sie.i5; heavy STA 7ksa1s 7s
medium. si5m isia; HIGHT. sis7sa1sfs
i'ght light. stba5apie: heavy packins
sows. smooth. si350u1t2s. packing sows
rough, sismis,Gb; pigs. sitMisa0
Cattle Receipts 5000. Market strong,
beer steers medium and heavy, choice
and prime, sia.Soatts; medium and good
W. quo IL 90 common and medium. 50 rs
u 1875. butcher cattle, heifers. s77ssa
1880 cows. s7,7sAts, Gamers and cut !.
ters, sbN1.ss. veal calves, SIC apsgts.
feeder steers. seUli.ss. stocker steers.
81, sbMiisS.
sheep Receipts 1900. Market steady,
lambs, ~ pounds Down. si7gsat ~ 90 .
cults and common. sitb0nl7.ae. ewes.
medium. good and choice. tiiWis. eully
and common. ss6ltefs
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09

Washington. April MANY sure
cure" medicine fakes. driven from the
United States by the federal food and
drugs act. have Invaded Canada. the
department Of agriculture said yester.
day, In announcing that inspectors had
been Instructed I" watch proprietary
medicines imported from Canada. The
food and drugs act applies To Imported
ns well as domestic manufacturers
and In some respect Is more stringent
as TO imported articles, the statement
said.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
RELIEF COMMISSION TO
RUSSIA is AUTHORIZED

washington. March 31.-Conditiona
permission 10 send n relief commis~ion
into soviet Russia was granted - IA
Joint distribution committee for Amor.
lean Jewish relief funds Yesterday h.
the state department. -
Under state department restriction,
tue commission must confine i,s 90
s a,',ivS TO rehet work and take no
supplies which could be of military
use II goes AT its own risk and Wen
out involving the United States
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
WAR ADDED HEIGHT AND
WEIGHT TO U. S. SOLDIERS

Washington. March S1.-Servieas IN
the army during the World war gave
an average Increase per man Of 325
pounds in weight. and - inches in
height. according to compilation of
physical measurements of S7S.l5a men
The average weight of men being In.
Quoted was i4f.a4 pounds and the ar.
erage height was 61.+9 inches. which
were Increased nj the time Of atS.
charge TO ili.9 pounds and -
inches.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
oisTiLLERY RossEo.

Grnntsville. Md. April S.-on the
sixteenth visit Ia the warehouse of IN,
Fair Chance aistillery, thieves taaS
the hast dror of ~ barrels az iIonar
left at the distillery az the time war.
time prohibition became effective.
II is believed the distillery was m.
most robbed whisky warehouse in the
United States, IL Is located in "A
rather lonely spot. The whiskey taken
Is valued ut between $4,000 and
$4,000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
FALSE PROSPERITY ERA
HERE. SAYS VANDERBILT

Chicago, April a--Amcrica has en-.
Tered an ERA Of false prosperity. Frank
Nanaerilp. former president of the VA.
'ional CITY bank If New York. deelar.
ed yesterday In an address.
There are three things ON which
real prosperity must be based" he
said. These are ample capltai. eff.
'ieni labor and an application Of
sound economic principles. and our
prosperity Is false as well as danger.
ous."
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09

Omaha, aprii s.-iiogs Receipts IL
oeo. Market mostly IS to sae higher.
top, sis,se bulk. SIS 7S0ls.sS. heavy sls IS
MtTS; medium weight nt7sstfs
hsht, NaWtb.ae, rough, si2mt3sS pigs,
sii,SonttsS.
Cattle; Receipts 1000 Market steady
20 Use lower. beef steers, medium ana
heavy. choice and prime sl9ssatf4s
medium and coed. sii ,eantass; common
~ laW tl,sa light. good and cholce xti 70
ni1,Is; common and medium. 50 s04e
hIs: butcher cattle heiferS, sTsaIs. cows
~ benh "a Gamers and cutters 81 so
$3.50. veal calves. TsHtssS. feeder
steers Neau u stccksr steers. sTMifsS
sheep, Receipts s,ae0. Market steady.
lambs. "a pounds down. stS-s5Rsa IS cults
and comunn $thHtTses springs. sesR
rs, Nearling wethers. SIS s0sfts. ewes
medlnm aud choice. sl2.T5ullso. eulls
and common ssU1i
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
IDAHO SI

| i"Ws han.
| let last week.
| Residents q i
are complaining |
service in that
The average ~
IN the iri.igated !
the highest in i
! Mary LititIa /
aaughter Of Frsn
run over and ins.
OF her home At
| With the BoIs.
the 1920 conferr,
clubs of Idaho, d
a two-day confs,
week.
Beginning ADr,l
houses of Buhl \
?. m, instead q ]
1he custom since /,
tOber.
Eight Rnpert
zines during tie |,
70 to s25, for To-,
cense plates for n
their cars.
A number Of W,
all religious belI,'
the st. Anthony,
club to assist IN R
%
Of hospital work.
Twin Falls vot.,
2T7, a proposed sa9
the purchase and
site for a lnunicIu
tourist camp grouud
Forest ProtectIa
to 20. may signali,,
this year into a M,
prevention educatio
was attempted in ia
ldaho's public ula
has ruled that DAN,
Power company On,
Boise must not be n
which Boise citizen.
fitted.
Farm bureau me-
have been organied
Murtaugh, Maroa,
Poplar Grove distriea
ports TO the county
fices.
The National Seed
been Endorsed by Gov1
will urge all Idaho
l as american day-
Ing of statewide al
Americanism.
Baseball fans Of n
deavoring to secure II
tello In the Boi~I
league. claiming that |
ancially able to suppoj
in the league.
Inc school boards oil
ley and Twin Falls |
the state board of yoaI
for designation Of thes
tO-mechanics under III
state and federal aid 1
The value per acre
1910 varied from SO
county to 1927 in Adj
the value of all pillow /
SOB an acre in Power
per acre in Twin Fall.
A resident of Belleyp
early in the morning |
posed was dogs fight
porch. On opening d
attacked by a coyote.
On the hand, badly lat
ger.
Bingham county has
Dorated farm bureau
having capital
n order that the fair
1t BlackfoOt might b
maintained by the
county.
A. w. Carver, one OF
anchors of the Bills
he county jail at Twin
}. Sanchez, a sheephe
'ciouS with a bullet
hospital at Goodin
'onfeSsed the shootin,
License.
In response to a pc
weeks ago asking fol
ion and equipment 70
'ffice, the postma ster
eceived authority froI
'artment to advertise
ew location.
Two timber sales. q
'eek by the state la
rought to the state
he larger sale invol'
.ons of state land in
ear Tamarack, about
* in timber.
Elaborate arrangem
Jade by the citizens 0
aryices and celebrate
18th the institution I
o. 1884 of the Bene
'ctive Order of Elks,
lace April 16.
Residents of soutllws
AnIrai Idaho are can
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09

Albany. ". r. April 3--"Treason has
been committed Ia the New York as
sembly by Republicans and Democrats
with a few honorable exceptions says
u statement issued by Louis Waldman
and Charles Solomon. two of the cx.
PEELED Socialist nsscmbiymen.
"A bipartisan combination has over
thrown representative government.
The representatives OF political
party hive been driven from leglsla.
live hills solely because their plat
form was distastefill 10 political op-
ponents.
THE constitution has been lynehed
and the perpetrators of this outrage
must be brought to justice. The spirit
of the mob breathed IN the assembly
debate throughout the proceedings.
Under The leadership of Speaker
Sweet. mnn after man openly melted
IL violence.
''fhe doctrine of arbitrary power
was shamelessly proclaimed again aud
again.
The workers by whom We were
elected must and viii be heard. III
The people are To he driven from the
ballot box, where shalt they gof
THE right of the ballot Is nm Amer
lean right aud those who deny II are
traitors"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09

View York. April 3.The five So.
cialists esicted from the New York
assembly Will appeal 10 the supreme
court and II necessary 10 the United
States supreme court. y, John BLOCK,
state chairman of the Socialist party.
announced here. lie said counsel for
the SOCIALISTS. OF which he Is one
w"n'u meet In day ar two To deter
mine whether an Immediate appeal to
the state supreme court should he
made.