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The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03

Uncle Abe says: The man who gets
fun out Of farming IL most likely to
get good fortune, too.
Where no oxen are, the crib IL clean.
but much increase Is BY the strength
Of the ox.-Prov. IA, 4.
Building Z good house out Of stray
bits Of lumber Is much like trying to
build q good herd from scrubs.
The high cost Of neglect IL a worse
drain than the high cost Of machinery.
This goes for farm implements.
One reason timber raising In the
eastern United States pays u because
there Is plenty Of cheap land unit for
agriculture.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
Moh.ll Man Bet all But His Breeches

M0hall Man Bet all But HIS Breeches
A Mohall movie picture man drop
ped nice 'bunch Of kale" in Minot
on election. He brought $4,000 in
cash, which was all bet on Frazier
and he felt 80 certain Of victory that
he bet q $4,000 diamond ring and his
watch. Fortunately he kept his
overcoat and shoes and It is presun-
ed that some friend staked him to
ticket back over Colonel Wynn's "Sun-
shine Limited"
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
John Steen Was in Minot

John Steen, state treasurer, was all
smiles while in Minot Saturday en-
route back from Rugby where he went
to cast his ballot. He wanted to take
r. A. Nestos right along with him,
so jubilant was he over the results
of Fridays election. The treasurer
has been pretty lonesome down in
Bismarck but he has showed himself
to he a man with plenty of back bone
and he stands Ace high with the .peo-
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
Will Wood Resign?

Lieut.. Governor Howard Wood was
in Minot Monday enroute from a
visit to Margaret township to Bis
marck. The people are now wonder
ing if the Lieutenant will make good
his promise to resign in case Nestos
was elected.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03

pie of North Dakota today. Mr..
Steen has couple of cornet players
in his office and he stated he was 60
ing right back and organize the
"Capitol Band" and celebrate the re-
suits Of the election right.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
Licensed to Wed

Claude Huff, Glenburn, Fl and
Riley Bergo, Donnybrook, 10; Henry
S. Soderberg, Berthold, 80 and Har-
riett M. Greenlee, Tagus, q; Michael
w. Grenan, Foxholm, % and Anna
E .Hauser, Foxholm, 1S; VIM. Core,
Sawyer, 21 and Ida A. Engelson, Saw
yer, 21.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
Ray Pioneer Suspended

1VUy I 1OItCCI OUSPCU0CU
Editor c. M. Knudson has suspend
ed publication of the Ray Pioneer, one
of the newsy Williams County weekly
papers which has been published for
about twenty years. Ray is thriv-
ing little city and ought to support a
weekly newspaper in good shape.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Sam F. Dickinson Resigns.

Sam f. D.ckcnson has resign
Ell az secretary Of the American
Legion Post at Appalachin on
account of leaving that town
MIR. Dickinson will continue to
handle such claims as he has
been handling for service men
III cnse It Is their preference
that he do so, and all corrcsron
hence relating thereto should
be directed tn him in care Of
The Chamber II Commerce,
Bristol. Tenn. All new matters
shonld be taken up with II y
Pritchett, of Appalnchia, who
has been elected To succeed Mr..
Dickensnn
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Hurrah for Bill!

Mr.. Long, the 2lo pounds Of muscle
from Big Stone Gap, Virginia, proved
To be stone wall Cuhbage and
Monk Younger sent the bg boy in
during the waning minutes Of the game
The Tiger ettack was driven at him
just as he got set in the turf There
was big pile Of Tigers. probably six
deep. Long, in his first play OF his
career had piled up the entire Tiger
tribe and hadn't rs much as hudged
from the place he first set his clcats in
the sod Longs "a conner. Just watch
him go when the big November game.
come.-The Virginia Tech.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Dental Clinic for colored
School Children to be
Opened Monday, 0c-
tober 18th.

DIR. l.. a. Fowlkes, from Rich
mond, has been engaged. by the
State Board of Health to open a
dental clinic for the colored
school children under the au
spices of the Wise County
Health Department aud the
American Red Cross. DR..
Fowlkes will go on duty at the
Big Stone Gap colored school
Monday, October II ut . a. IN.
A practical nurse has been
engaged To assist DR.. Fowlkes
in each clinic. Any child in
tho community who il unable
to pay for treatment AT these
clinics will Ue treated free. All
other children will be required
to pay Il fee of fifty cents per
filling or extraction. No child
will be admitted To the clinic
without II signed permission
from it's parents. The hcariicst
corporation liz asked of all the
colored patrons in this commu-
nifty M that this clinic maybe
held again next spring.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Conference Appointment.

The following appointments
were made for the Big Stone
Gap district of the Southern
Methodist church at the annual
conferences held in Morrlstow u
the past week. Rev. G.. w.
Dean. who has been pastor of
the church Mt this place for the
pnst four years has been trans
ferred To Berwind in the Blue
field district:
T. a. Shugart, Presiding Elder.
Appalachia L.. StIadlcy.
Big Stone Gap-R c. Reynolds
Rig Stone Gap Circuit Vim Il Greg
ger.
Clinchrort-S. NJ. Dunn. Supply.
Coeburn Nj. a. Stevenson
Cocburn Circuit ~ W. II Simpkins.
Supply
Cumberland Gap W u Farmer
Dungannon y w. brooks.
Ewing u " stewart
Gate City IL Wagner.
Gate Ci,y Circuit II J Iiouis
lmbodon-ll u. Hart. supply
lonesvillc w T Evans
kingsport -I'hos priddy.
kingsport Circuit r. W WATTS
Nickelsville j W Elp. supply.
Norton-.l T. Ecnion.
Pennington Capt. NJ Walker
Powell's Valley :. V. Gibson.
Roda- T. l. Mcdonnell
Stickleyyillc 5 NJ Jennings.
Stonega-F. Is. shelton.
Tszcwel-S. 4. McCanlcss.
farewell Circuit y. G. CLARK
Toms Creek IS q. Fry.
Wise-W II Briggs
Wise Circuit-Juhn Stradley. Supply
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
SUNDAY CLUB WANTS
DISARMAMENT
Committee Appointed to Draft
Resolution to Submit to
Council of Disarm-
amcnt.

The Wise County Billy Sun
day CLUB has gone on record as
favoring disarmament. and in
it's meeting held here last Sun
day afternoon, the following
committee was appointed to
draw upn resolution which will
be submitted to tho disarma-
ment council in Washington:
Judge ii. a. w. Skeen, of Big
Stone Gap, chairman; NJ. d,
Collier, of Appalachia, II. Il.
Hyatt. of Norton. G. L. McCor-
Gle, of Wise, II MIR. Livesay, of
Cocburn.
The meeting was held at the
Methodist church and was
largely attended practically ev-
cry club unit of the county be
ing represented.
Ezra Carter, of this place, well
coined the various units with II
delightful address.
d. Terpstra, of Dorchester,
iIhhf h'' tAttittiit iNlh WI tiltl-
ters of genera! interest TO the
club.
Judge Skcen talked on "Fed
cral Government" and was
given close attention through
out.
"rhe Book of Numbers" was
Rev. Simmons subject, discuss
ed IN I'm explanatory way.
Senator John Goodloe gave u
Scripture reading, commenting
on various points az he pro-
crossed.
Tho meeting was one of fell
lowship, good cheer aud ear
nestness.
1t was decided that tho next
county meeting would be held
at Coeburn, iii the Baptist
church, on the second Sunday
IN November Ut three O'Clock in
the afternoon.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
FEDERAL COURT IN
SESSION
Docket is Small This Term
Civil Cases Will Be Heard.

United States Court for tho
Western District of Virginia
convened here Monday morn
ing with Judge Henry G. Nc
Dowell. of Lynchburg, presid-
ing, Only n small number Of
cases are on the docket for this
term. The following officers of
the court arrived here on the
Southern Sunday night:
Judge Henry G.. Mcdowell, Of
Lynchburg; Il. j. Muncy. uf
Roanoke, district attorney; l.. Il.
Hyatt, of Lynchburg, clerk /;
S. q. Proilitt, Of Floyd, marshal;
Miss Rumberger, clerk to dis
trict attorney.
The following cases were dis
posed of Monday: Dennie John
son, of Buchanan county, plead
guilty to illicit distilling and
was tined 500 and sentenced to
10 days in Jail. Fred Beverly,
OF Dickinson county, was fined
300 and given five months in
Jail for violation Of prohibition
laws. Henry Williams, of Wise
county, three months i'll Jail for
violation of prohibition laws.
j. G. Moore, of Lee county,
fined 800 for violation OF post
al laws. Tennisou Hutchinson,
of Wise county, fined $500 40
for violation Of postal laws
Andrew Davis, of Wise county
fined $l35 for violation Of pro-
hibition laws.
J. q Smith, common wealth's
for Dickinson county,
was tined $500, being convic ted
on white slave charge at the
April term of court here, but
sentence was deferred until this
term The defendant promptly
the case.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
COUNTERFEITERS
Being TRIED
Evidence Submitted - Jury
Will Render Verdict Today.

Will Slower and his wife, Myr-
tie Slower, and james Halle
wood, who are charged with
passing II number Of two dollar
bills raised TO twenty dollars mt
this place during last May, are
being tried ut this term Of Fed
cral Court. Almost two dnvs
were consumed Introducing ev-
nh-ncc and the fate Of the de-
PENDANTS are now IN the hands
of the jury who will probably
render their decision some time
this morning. Court held ex-
ira session last night To give
the attorneys time for argu-
ments and adjourned until $3.50
this morning.
The defendants were arrest ed
in Iowa during the month of
July. after their visit to Big
Stone Gap, where 1t il nllege
they left number of raised two
to twenty dollar bills. The ar
rest was made by Henry f..
Thomas, government secret ser
vice man, who had follow ed
them through several states.
The defendants were represent.
ed by Attorneys Mccoy and
Kennedy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
notice.!

The Sanitary Dry Cleaning a.
Pressing Company will soon be
located in new quarters in tho
+: II. Kennedy building on East
Fifth Street. Any one wishin g
clothes pressed, cleaned or dyed
hais blocked or retrimned will
receive prompt services by call.
ing or phone No. 40.
adv. THos. BUcKNER,
Manager.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12


Some means should be found
of putting the unemployed hack
To work again before the winter
sets in. Ii there is any work
the government wants done it
should begin now. The same
liz true of the states and the
municipalities Every public
Improvement thus started
means work and food and
clothing for an Increased mum.
Der of people this winter. The
unemployed are not looking for
charity. They want work.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Caloric Pipeless Furnaces
Making Good.

w. q. Coutts /, arranging To
handle "A car load Of plprlrss
furnaces Those wishing To get
IN on this carload and wave ;
per cent should take prompt
action. Dom, leave your heat
ing oil I'LL the fall rush is on. -
adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Card Party.

Mira. j. Il. ampler was the
delightful hostess of n bridge,
party Tn II large number of the
bridge players in the Gap Mt
har home last Thursday morn
ing from 10 To - O'Clock com.
pl'mentary To her house guest
Mrs. Paul Srnter, OF Bristol.
Following the game, Mrs.
Wampler served u delicious
luncheon To the guests Mt the
small tables.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Prepare for a Cold One.

An extremely cold winter is
predicted more severe than any
we hive had for many years
pnst, they say.
Ii such be the caso il would
be wise for our home people TO
make preparation for it in adj
vance, not only Tint our fnmi-
lies may live in comfort, but
that live stock and poultry may
not suffer.
IL would be well Ia go over
the barns and poultry houses
and close up all cracks aud
holes where the mir could drift
through, with the exception Of
the ventilation space, and that
should be covered with canvas.
A poultry house lined with tar
paper would be vastly warmer
and tho egg yield would be
much more satisfactory.
With depressed business con-
ditions prevailing generally il
would be tho height of folly to
allow an extreme winter 10 rem
der thum worse when Il little
forethought and energy will
provide against sich II pnssihil-
lily.
DO it before the cold weather
comes.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

Don't become discouraged
because the world fails To nc.
cept YOU nj your own valuation.
The Lord knows you as you are,
aud tho rest Of us don't count.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

The man who has moro mon
ey than he knows how To spend
has no trouble in finding n will
ing teacher.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

When wa hear n fellow boast
ing that he never changes his
mind We quite agree with him.
1t is difficult 10 change some.
thing that does not exist.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

liza n funny sort of combine a.
ton, but the man who paints il
town red often gets u black eye
during the performance.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

Before entering into q discu $.
sion of disarmament MIR. Hard
ing should be suitably armed
for the fray.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

This is to be the hottest sum
mcr III fifty years. That ought
to prepare some people for II
hotter place yet 20 come.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

The man who is true To him
self is never n traitor 10 others.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12
Last and Final Appeal for
Water Rent.

All unpaid on the l5th Of his
month will be cut off without
urlher notice.
+ IL. KENNEDY. Treasurer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-12

It isn't the best Of policy to
take all you can get. You may
get more than you want to take.
, 1921-08-31

CINCINNATI. Aug. 81. Revolt
against tradition and authority has
sprung up not only against the politi-
cal state, but in music. art. poetry
and until the age has be-
come 'pre-eminently one Of sham and
counterfeit" James NJ. Beck, solicitor
general Of the United States, declared
before the American Ear association
today. He spoke on THE Spirit OF
La-wiessness."
THE statistics OF u criminal
courts in recent years show an IN
p~recedented growth in crime. Mr..
Beck said. But this revolt against
authority is not confined TO the poiu,
cal state. In music its fundamental
canons have been thrown aside and
discord has replaced harmony. Its cul-
mination-jazz. is a musical crime.
ain the plastic arts, the criteria of
beauty have been swept aside by the
futurists, cubists. vorticists and other
aesthetic Bolsheviki. in poetry. beauty
or rythm and nobility of thought ave
been replaced by exaltation OF the gro
tesuue and brutal.
I'm the revolt is one
against purity of standards aiS the
integrity of business morals. Who can
question that this is p~re-eminently the
age of sham and counterfeit?'
1.-TWO OF the oldest empires in the
worid-China and Russia-are in a
weiter of anarchy" h solicitor gen
eral said. land in even the most stable
governments. the underground rumb-
, 1921-08-31
r SWEEPS WORLD
a z SHOWING REVOLT

revolution against authority" Mr.
Beck continued. Thus, tho multi
plicity OF laws does not tend to de
velop n ~law-abiding spirit. A race Of
individuals obey reluctantly, when
they obey at all any laws they re,
gard as unreasonable or vcxatious
Nearly all women. for instance. are
Involuntary smugglers. They deny
the authority OF the state TO impose a
tax on n Paquin gown The laws de
lEy and resaxity in administration
breed a spirit OF contempt toe
often invite men TO take the law into
their own hands.
81 may seem unduly pessimistic.'
Mr.. Beck said in conclusion. and !
can suggest no remedy. but there ars
many palliatives for the evils 1 have
discussed. To rekindle in men the
;ove of work for works sake and the
spirit Of discipline would do much to
solve the problem. The law and our
profession can defend the spirit OF in.
dividualism. The tendency OF grcuE
morality is one tina the law should
combat. OF this spirit of individual.
Ism. the nobiest expression is the con.
~stitution OF the United States. About
the individual. the constitution drawt
the solemn circle OF its protection. II
defends the integrity OF the human
soul.
Tho constitution was our fathers
vision That vision still remains
with the American people and they
have rot yet lost faith in it. Let "a
as interpreters and guardians, do al
that in us lies to preserve this in
splred vision Of the fathers"
, 1921-08-31
REDS sTORMING
NORTH DAKOTA

GRAND FORKS. N. d. Aug. a.
Mayor William Stranger and States
Attorney Crimson OF Langdon, n. D.,
arrived in Larimore early today to on.
fer with leaders OF a gang OF several
hundred /. w. VS.. camped there
and threatening TO leave for Langdon
on a freight train leaving at $50 this
morning.
The /. w. WIS. are reported gath,
ering in Larimore for the purpose Of
going to Langdon to release several
members Of the organization held pris-
oner there. The LAngdon officials this
morning warned the I. w. WIS. that
IL they attempt to go to Langdon IN a
body they would meet with trouble.
The officials informed the men. how
ever. that IL they wanted 70 send a
delegation to Langdon 10 confer with
city officials and everything possible
would DO done to discuss matters
fairly.
, 1921-08-31
WILL BE
IN CHARGE Ga TROOPS.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Aug. a.
W. f. Eubanks OF WEIGH. Mcdowell
county. former officer in tho world
war. was commissioned yesterday by
Gov. l., +. Morgan as a colonel In the
West Virginia national guard. He is
stationed at Logan and will be the
ranking officer there. the governor
said.
At the same time the governor an
nounced that Adjutant General John
Charnock left on a special train carly
today for Logan county Ito take
charge of defense OF Logan county
against invaders from Boone and Kan
nwha counties, who are gathering
at various points along the border"
Tho train carried a carload of arms
and ammunition.
More than 100 cases Of army rifles
owned by the state police. allotted to
this state by the war department in
distribution OF surplus war materials.
are in the shipment.
, 1921-08-31
CIVIL WAR RAGING IN erin
COAST BALLOON
LOST In BLAZE

NEW FORK. Aus. si-Dl-sibie
balloon DC n its hangar wcro de
stroyed by IRE at the Rockaway Point
naval air station today. An expIo-
sion OF gasoline tanks within the
hangar caused THO frs. There were
no casualties.
Great tanks containing thousands
OF cubic feet OF hydrogen were To-
Gated near the hangar and the IRE
men played ons OF water upon them
TO prevent possible explosions.
The Dc was -1ss feet long. carried
a crew Of four and had a speed Of 60
miles an hour. She was used 10 pa
troll the coast.
Secretary DENLY recently ordered
all activities at the air station to
cease tomorrow. It was understood
the D-e was being prepared for trans
p~ortation TO tho new hangar ut Lake
hurst. N. J.. built to receive the ILL.,
fated IRA recently destroyed in Eng
land.
, 1921-08-31

noon Thursday, September 1. Flying
eastward. the planes crossed Boone
II I parts OF Kanawha counties drop
ping the circulars.
Al dawn tho Spruce Fork ridge
guard reported IAN we'll" There was
no nghting during the night: no at
tempt was made e scale the east
T slope OF the hills.
Shnrpies. Blair. Jenery and Cloth.
Ter. where men were reported gather
Ing for an Invasion OF Logan coun-
~. were stiil cut of from telephone
and telegraph communication. In
Logan county the night was one OF
great activity. Conferences between
state officials and county authorities
were held: rifles were cleaned and
stacked in the courthouse corridors
and a thousand defenders" held
themselves in readiness to march.
Many OF them were former sol
diers. Women served coffee and food.
In the meantime dozens OF motorcars
surrounded the courthouse. drivers at
the wheels awaiting n call from the
watch across county. But the call did
not come.
Sheriff Chain this morning an
nounced that overtures for the release
of prisoners now held in Mingo coun-
ty in return for the freedom OF four
Logan county officers held by the
armed bands on the Boone side OF the
border. had been made to him. the
terms being ten prisoners far one
deputy. 1t was not thought UGH an
agrcement would be entered into by
the Logan authorities.
, 1921-08-31
FILM CORPORATION TAKES
STRANGLE HOLD ON RAD


Alfred S. Black, as president Of the
Black New England Theaters. Inc,
the Stanley company owning or
controlling 81 theaters in Pennsyi-
vania, west New Jersey and Deia-
ware" and the Lynch Enterprises
corporation downing and operating
theaters in the Atlantic and Gulf
states from North Carolina to Texas
and in Tennessee. Arkansas and
Oklahoma" The Saenger Amuse-
ment company, operating in south
ern states and controlling IS thea
ters, was also included in tho cita-
ton as a subsidiary of the Famous
Players.
Tho general program was carried
out from New York TO Los Angeles
by the parent corporation, the COM
plant says, and "an fheaters owned,
controlled or operated by tho Fa-
nous Players-Lasky corporation are
permanently closed to competitors"
, 1921-08-31

OF still greater significance to the well
fare of civilization is the complete
suhversiveness during the world war
of nearly ali .he international laws
| which have been built UP. This fierce
war OF determination has put us back
temporarily let us hope-a thou
stand years.
1.-The morale OF our Industrial ciSil-
ization has been shattered. Work for
works sake. as the most glorious priv
ilege of human faculties, has gone.
The aversion to work Is the great evil
of the world today. The whole history
of the mechanical era is a persistent
struggle for more pay shorter hours
and today it has eliminated in world
wide ruin. In my judgment the eco
nomic catastrophe OF 1921 is far great
phe of 1914"
Accompanying the indisposition to
work. the solicitor general continued.
has been a mad desire for pleasure
such as has rot beer seen within the
memory Of living man."
Mon has danced upon the verge Of
a social abyss, and eve h dancing
has reverted to the primitive forms OF
uncivinzed conditions Mr.. Beck de-
clared.
Speaking of newspapers he deplored
the increase in the -~ephemeral and
trivial saying that pages were de-
voted to sport while literature. art
and muSical reviews and scientific
discussions are omitted or given little
space"
Undoubtedly there are many CON
tribuiing causes TO this worldwide
, 1921-08-31
WOMAN ADMITS
KILLING Bah ES
after QUARREL

MEDFoRD. wis. Aug. si.-Mrs
Tom koseileny. wife Of a farmer OF
Roosevelt, in Taylor county. has o
fessed TO putting her three children
a oy and two girls. S, IL md 10 years
respectively, to bed In a hay barn and
setting fire 10 IL. according TO infor-
nation given out by l.. N. Anderson,
district attorney OF Taylor county.
The children were burned to death.
The mother said nat she had intend
cd throwing herself into the fire but
had lost her courage, according to the
district attorney. A quarrel with her
husband is alleged to have been tho
cause OF her act. She is being held
at tho county jail here.