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The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
CABINET ASSISTS
LLOYD GEORGETO
FRAME NEW|NOTE
Latest Message Will Pave
Way for Conference,
London Believes.

LONDON. Sept. 21.-LIoyd George,
surrounded by those cabinet off,
cials concerned in a solution Of the
Irish question. spent n greater part
of today in formulating his reply
| to Eamonn de Valera's latest mes
sage asking for an open peace
| conference.
1t is understood that the new
note is being framed with four pur-
| poses in view. First. it must be
| couched in terms acceptable TO Sim
| Elm; second, it must make the
| necessity of the conference the
paramount idea: third, it must avoid
| any loose characterization of the
status of Ireland's delegates. and,
fourth. IL must place upon De Va
lera the responsibility Tor the
breaking off of negotiations if the
peace drive comes to sudden fail
ure.
Not Considering Ultimatum.
Apparently nothing in the nature
Of an ultimatum is being considered
by the British government, and
everything points to a spirit of con-
ciliation.
Advices arriving in London after
the cabinet session hinted that
Lloyd George would phrase his final
offer in words that can be accepted
by De Valera. This caused a feel
ing of qualification through political
circles in the capital
There is a feeling that this mes
sag age will mark the end of the cor
respondence, and that the next step
will be the conference itself.
Throughout the day the citizens
OF Gairloch the little Scottish town
which has become the British gov
ernment headquarters, was thrown
into excitement by the arrival of
cabinet ministers. Sir Hamar
Greenwood, chief secretary for Ire
land: Lord Birkenhead, Winston
Churchill. Sir Alfred Mond and Pr.
T. j. Mcnamara were among the
prominent officials to attend the
session, and Lord Fitzallen. vice
roy for Ireland, was also present.
Discuss Labor Problems.
Sir Alfred Mond and DIR. McNa-
mara, the latter minister of labor
and the former minister OF health
were in Gairloch principally to dis
cGss the British labor situation,
which was brought to a crisis by
the presentation of the London la
Dor mayors pleas for unemploy-
ment relief measures.
Rumors that Lloyd George, find-
ing the moment opportune to go to
the country and ask for continu-
ance of the coalition, government,
on the strength of the Irish issue,
were disputed by the Press Asso-
citation today, which declared 1t was
authorized to state there was like
lihood of the premier dissolving
Parliament and calling for a gen
e-al election in the accepted sense
of the term"
However, the premier, members
of the cabinet and other govern
ment officials will address meetings
throughout the country, "givina an
account OF the governments stew
ardship.r
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
HUNDREDS DEAD In RUINS
FOLLOWING BLAST THAT
WRECKS 2 GERMAN CITIES
Estimate 1000 Dead,
Many More Injured

BERLIN. Sept 2I.-DIspatches
from Karlsruhe state that j 200
were killed or wounded in the
Ludvigshaafen explosion The
damage TO property is estimated
al zoe. .0O0. 900 marks.
LONDON. Sept 2l.-rhere were
500 employees at work in the Op-
pau plant OF the BadIshe AMI
line Soda Company. Ludwigsha-
fen. none of whom possibly
could have survived the expIo-
sion today, according TO an Ex-
change telegraph Dispatch by
way Of Paris.
The explosion was plainly su-
dible in Mayence.
From several sources CORE
spondents have received esti-
mates Of 1000 dead ali told, and
many more injured
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
CATHOLICS PLAN
DAY OF PRAYER

A proposal to set aside a day of
prayer for the success Of the confer
ence on the limitation Of armament
was discussed yesterday at the open
ing of the annual meeting of the
Catholic Hierarchy at the Catholic
University. Final action win be de-
cided today.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
WRECKAGE SWEPT
BY FIRE FOLLOWING
CHEMICAL BLASTS
Mannheim and Ludwigs-
hafen in Wild Panic
AS Houses Fall.

BERLIN, Sept. 81. - In the con-
fused and conflicting dispatches re-
ceived here from Mannheim and
Ludwigshafen, on the Rhine, to-
night, there came evidence that the
explosion in Ludwigshafen today,
destroying portions Of both cigles
with loss Of life estimated az Ee-
tween 700 and 1000. was The worst
disaster of this kind in Europe in
many years.
Not even the bombing raids 10
which the cities b'ca-n. NOR. or
less accustomed. and which spread
terror and panic, are comparable IA
their effects to the explosion in the
Oppau Chemical Works. which ap-
parently caused other explosions in
quick succession. buried three rail-
road trains, smashed whole blocks
OF houses, killing their occupants,
and even caused windows to come
crashing down in Frankfort, over
forty miles away.
Nearby cities send Aid.
For the time being every able
bodied person in the stricken cities.
and everyone able 20 get there. is
occupied with the work Of search
ing debris for the wounded ana
dead and relieving the distress Of
those whose homes were suddenly
destroyed by the detonation. From
nearby cities all available doctors
and nurses have been sent in.
It was impossible this evening %
obtain accurate estimates Of the
number of dead. the extent Of the
stricken area, or the exact cause OF
the explosion. So great was tie
force Of the blast that all telephone
and telegraph connections were Ten
dered useless. and there has been
no labor to spare TO repair the
damage.
Dead May Total 1000.
The first reports from Ludwig
shafen contained an estimate or
700 dead and a far greater number
Of wounded. In Berlin there were
hopes that this estimate would
prove to be an exaEgeration. hut
later the Lokal Anzelger received
dispatch saying that th.a dead
would number at least 1000
A number OF reports have been
received as TO the first cause or
the disaster. but the most insistent
is that a number OF containers OF
artificial nitrogen suddenly let COZ
setting off a variety Of other highly
volatile elements ordinarily present
in the great chemical factories
Mannheim and Ludwigshsfen are
two Of the most important cherni-
cal manufacturing centers In Ger
many. producing coal tar by-prod-
ucts and dyes, among others.
Both Cities In Panic.
As the cities both have many
such plants and are separated only
by the width Of the Rhine. Il re-
quired no stretch of the imagina-
tion to picture the effects OF such
a chemical explosion in both cities
Both cities were stricken with
widest panic and the terror caused
by the first blast was increased by
fear and uncertainty as subsequent
explosions occurred, each causing
additional destruction. It is be-
lieved that the majority of the dead
were workmen or women employed
in the first plant to blow up. Ad-
vices tell OF many employees being
simply annihilated ih an instant.
leaving no evidence Of their exist
ence among the wreckage.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Gen. M. M. PATRICK
APPOINTED CHIEF
OF AIR SERVICE
Former Commander of A
E. F. Aviation Depart
ment Promoted.

Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. who COM
manded the A. E. F. air forces in
France, was yesterday. appointed
Chief of the Air Service with the
rank of major general. by Secre-
tary of War Weeks.
Gen. Patrick will fill the vacancy
created by Maj. Gen. Charles T.
Menoher's request to be relieved as
Chief of the Air Service and as
signed to the command of troops.
Gen. Patrick was selected for the
important position by reason, of
the special qualifications for It
which he demonstrated as chief of
the air service of the A. E F. and
because of the exceptional ability
as an executive and organizer
which he has shown in other i'm
portant capacities. He was as
signed to command the air service
in France when it was in the proc
ess of organization and quickly
brought II to a high state of ef-
ficiency. For his service he was
decorated with the Distinguished
Service Medal.
Directs Fighting Forces.
In the direction of the air serv-
ice of the A. E. F., which included
projects in England, France and
Italy. he was responsible for the
training of f1iers. the securing of
supplies and machines. the selec-
ton of sites for air service uses.
and the supervision Of the fighting
of American fiiers on the Western
front.
Among the prominent achieve
ments of Gen. Patrick as chief of
the A. E. F. air service was the
development of the great air serv-
ice production center at Romoran-
tin, where all airplanes and en-
gines received from the United
States were assembled and dis
matched to their destination. and
the aviation acceptance plant at
.Orly, where the material from Eu-
ropean sources were similarly re-
ceived and dispatched, and the or
ranization of a system of supply
which was second in magnitude
only to that of the Quartermaster
Corps.
He was chief engineer of the
S. o. S. and director of construc-
tion and forestry in the earlier
DAYS of the A. z. F. In this ca
pacity, he had under bis supervi-
sion construction work of every
description in France and England.
This included the construction Of
docks at Bordeaux and elsewhere,
the vast disqualification scheme of
the A. E. F., and the extensive
storage plants. which were cities in
themselves.
Decorated by Allies.
In the world war he was pro-
NOTED from colonel to major gen.
eral. He was decorated with the
Order OF the British Empire
(knight) by the British govern
ment; Legion of Honor (com-
mander) by the French govern
ment; Order OF st. Maurizio and
St. Iazzaro (comma nderl bv the
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
District Man Honored.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-RobeTt z. ISce,
OF Baltimore. today was elected prcsi-
dent OF the International Association
Of Industrial Accident Boards and
Commissions, in convention here.
Bthelbert Stewart. OF Washington. d.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Decorated by Allies.

In the world war he was pro-
moted from colonel to major gen.
eral. He was decorated with the
Order OF the British Empire
(knight) by the British govern
ment; Legion of Honor (com-
mander) by the French govern
ment; Order of st. Maurizio and
ST.. Lazzaro (commander) by the
italian government, and the Ordre
de Leopold tcommander) by ths
Belgian government
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Uhe lleralS;s Ad-luaex

THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER "a, 1ea1
Thursday shoppers, in search of real bargains are
to find something worth their while the stores
of the local mercha10 whose ads are listed below
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
RICHLANDS CORPORATION
BUYS PLANT.

The Devon Coal Company, Pine
vile, Ky, was sold few weeks ago
by r. L. Cawthorne, former Norton
coal magnet, to the Virginia Harlan
coal company of Richlands, Va. The
new owners Of the company are all
Richlands men, Among the known
stock holders are: DR.. w. R. Viii
liams, c. B. Neal, r. W. Little and
George C. Peery, of Tazewell.
The Virginia-H Harlan Coal Corpv-
ration is capitalized at S150,000 and
have purchased outright the title to
726 acres Of coal land known as
Broad Tree Hollow Tract on the
Harlan River at Tejay.
r. I: Cawthorne will remain IN
charge of the plant until R. W. Lit
tie takes over the active manage
ment in a short while.
The former owners were r. l.
Cawthorne, H. B. Mitchell, Pineville
and T. X. Saulsburg. of Central
City, Ky.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
CORN SHOW
NEXT TUESDAY
w. G. Wysor Win Judge Exhibi-
tion To Be Held In Court
House Next Tuesday. Valu-
able Premiums offered

The corn show will be held in thl
Court House next Tuesday instead
of in Tazewell Motor Co.'S building,
as court will adjourn this week.
Mr.. w. G. Wysor has agreed to be
present and. act as judge of the
corn, and award the premiums. Mr..
Wysor is now connected with V. p.
l. and has charge Of the distribution
of certified seed corn throughout this
section. He will make talk to tho
farmers on corn growing, etc. The
idea of the corn show is to promote
the growing of better corn, and mole
corn per acre.
Bring your corn on Tuesday MORN
ing. AS has been published quite lib
.eral premiums are offered for best,
second and third best pure bred white
and yellow corn. For first, second and
third best any grade other than pure
bred, and these premiums are guar
,anteed The mere matter of prem.
iums, however, is secondary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
DIR. AND MRS. BULLARD cEI,E.
BRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.

Rev. DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Bulla,L
celebrated their Golden Wedding at
their home in Bluefield, ON Tuesday
of this week.
The happy event was attended by
"a large number Of people, who crowd
ed the home to present hearty coli.
.gratulations to the worthy coup,s
whose long lives have been we'll spent
jim the service of the Master.
Among those present from this
town, were: Mr.. and Mrs. jeff War
and son Herbert, Mrs. C. A. Fudge
Rev. and Mrs. Arrowood, Misses Lo,
and Maggie Strother Witten, w. II
Gillespie, besides large number oI
ndTniring friends in Bluefeld. TIL,
presents were numerous, chiefly "yel
low IN color and round in shape" IA.
reported. ~
i Rey. and Mrs. Bullard were resi-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
HERE FROM RUSSIA.

Mr.. L. and j. Raffel, twin broth
ers, well known business men of Fo-
cahontas, were here on Wednesday;
in Judge Kegley's court, in company
with their attorney, N. Clarence
Smith, Of Pocahontas. With the RAJ
fel brothers was their father, whJ
with the mother of the family, have
just arrived from Russia. The pa
rents will make their home with the
sons, in Pocahontas.
The old people had a-terrible eA
perience in Russia, fleeing from one
city to another to escape persecution
and mistreatment at the hands of
the Bolsheviki, having had all their
wealth about s million rubles stolen
The father does not speak English
but said through his son, as nter.
prefer, that he was proud to become
a citizen Of the United States, am
took out necessary papers here or
Wednesday.
There are four brothers and two
sisters in the family, all married ex
cept one sister. There are clever
grand children in !the family. Tn,
boys here had. not seen their parent,
for 10 years, and the meeting ant
reunion was quite happy one.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL TO BE SANTA
CLAUS-S. s. INSTITUTE.

Richards, Va, Dec. Sit has
been determined by the leaders Of
the Sunday school of the Methodist
Church that instead of the customary
method of giving "treats" to its MI.
pills, that it will ask them to civ.
of their surplus joys at this season
OF the year that less fortunate FAM
lies in the community shall be made
glad on Christmas day. A committe,,
has been on the lookout for sucn
families that will appreciate Christ,
mas gift from the Sunday school and
reports come from them that ther.
Will be large number. The regular
Christas exercises will be given Sat.
urday night and at time in the pro-
gram Old Santa will appear asking
for aid in supplying these homes q,
which time all present will march tt
the foot Of the tree and deposit theil
gifts Of food. clothing and money.
Thursday. at the Methodist church
Mr.. s. s. Boyer, Mr.. A. H. Brabhani
Revs. n. E. Kelso. and B. N. Water
house, conducted an efficiency instt
tute for Sunday school workers. Ce
, dar Bluff, Coaldan, and Jewell RidR
Sunday schools had representative
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
MRS. MARY E. GROsECLosE

Mrs. Mary e. Groscclosc. ono n,
burke's Garden Oldest and most biph.
ly esteemed women. died mt the hom,
OF her son, j. Kelly Groseclose in
biacksburg on November 3Oth, as
noted in last issue of this paper. The
remains were met Mt the depot her,
ny undertakcrs, Greever and Lcw,.
on Friday morning, md taken a.
Burke's Garden where burial took
place from the Central church. Tb,,
services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Ulm. y 4'e'' "t'
Deceased leaves three sons apd
one daughter, viz: J. Kelly Grosc
close, Blacksburg, ]. Frank Gros,-
close, lawyer, Tome Oreok. Vn
Kew: j. II. Groseclose, prominent
minister, Texas, and Miss Fannio
Groseclose, Burke's Garden. Two
daughters, Mrs. j. r. Meek. md Mrs
l.. D. Snnpp, are dead.
Mary Elizabeth Kelly w n s
born in Pearisburg, Nov 9th. 1874
Her father, John A. Kelly, after
wards judge, moved to Tazewell and
was for n time cashier Of tho bank
here, and n promising young lawyer
afterwards moving to Marion, where
his daughter, the subject of this
sketch was educated.
She was married to Henry ,B.
Groseclose, Sept. &c, 1860, after thu
civil war, through which he fought
four years.
After about seven years in smythu
county, the young people moved tc
Burke's Garden in the year 1871. He
engaged in merchandising, owned n
beautiful homo where his childre.
were reared-an old fashioned Vlr.
ginia home Of comfort and unbound.
ed hospitality. Mr.. Groseclose dice
of pneumonia after an illness of onl,
three days, March 1909. The widow
and her daughter continued to liyt
in the old home life of quiet an,
comfort until failing health compell
ed change. AS stated, the mothe,
was taken to the home of her son. }
Kelly Groseclose, Blacksburg. on M,
vember 22. for the winter, where sh
died, rs stated.
Mrs. Groseclose leaves behind he
fragrant memories of noble deeds.
rich legacy to her children, the price
less heritage Of glorined motherhood
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
L0SESLIFEUNDER
WHEELS OF AUTO
-Tazcwell Boy is Killed In Nm
folk by Car Turning Turtle
Burial and Funeral Service
Here Sunday.

The funeral and burial service of
J. II. llankins, who was killed in an
automobile accident in Norfolk last
Friday night were held in this town
last Sunday afternoon, The funeral
sevices taking place ut the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Patton and inter
mcnt in the new cemetery. Tho
body was accompanied to Tazewcll
by tho Rev. w. II. Garman, u mi,.-
istcr Of the Norfolk Christian church
who assisted in tho funeral service
here. The deceased is survived by
his father. S. j. Hankins, brother,
George tlankins, and three sisters,
Mrs. c. y. McNcnr, Mrs. Nann,o
Hill and Miss Grace HankIns, Of
Welch, all OF whome were present
ut the funeral and burial An ar-
count Of the accident Is obtained
from tho Norfolk papers. 1t seems
that 1iankins and two companions
were In the car which turned turtle
ut Mowbray Arch and Colonial A., :.
enuo and plunged Into Smiths
Creek. lianlSins was caught under
the steering wheel and his neck was
broken. Tho other two occupants OF
the car, a. Il. Metz and William Il,
Carter, Of Norfolk, managed to OK
tricate themselves from thet cur md
wero uninjured.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
TAZEWELL b. B. TEAM DEFEAT.
ED ON GRAHAM COURT.

The Tazewell High School Basic.
EFT Ball squad met defeat Mt the
hands of the Graham aggregation
last Saturday afternoon in a fast and
furious game. Notwithstanding the
TACT that the Tazewell boys PLAYED
under very unfavorable circumstan,
es the score was only 25 to eleve,,
In Graham's favor. The Graham
court was not what it should be. HI
stead of court Of reasonable size
Graham has provided "a narrow
store room in which the game was
played and the Tazewell boys were
at great disadvantage in trying To
unilmber IN such close quarters. Tw,
OF the Tazewell boys were injured
IN the so-called court, there not he
ing room for proper exhibition
OF the skill of either team. II "
noped that other games that NAV
De played can be had in more suit
able quarters. The Graham Daily
News stated that the Tazewell girls
forfeited the game to Graham on
Saturday, when as a matter of fact
Tazewell girls had no intention of
playing Saturday.
The Tazewell High School basket
ball team will play the Welch High
School team next Saturday night at
$3.50 in the Beaver High School GYM
nasium, Bluefield. This promises to
be one OF the best games of the sea-
son. NOf course, Tazewell expects to
bring home the bacon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
MRS. HANNAH poBsT DEAD.
lBig Stone Gap Post. J


Mrs. Hannah Pobst, who for the
past two monthes had been suffer
ing from heart trouble, passed away
Mt her home in the Gap on Tuesday
evening, Nov. %, at seven o'clock
Mrs. Pobst, who was fifty four years
of age, has lived in the Gap for the
past thirty years. Before her mar
iage she was Miss Hannah Price and
was born and reared on the Price
farm Blacksburg, Va. Funeral SER
vices were held Thursday moning ut
10 o'clock at the Christian church by
Rev.. James NJ. Smith and Rev. r.
N. Wolfe. During the services both
ministers paid a beautiful tribute
to Mrs. Pobst's great honesty and
how she always paid her debts, her
willingness to help the sick and
those in need.
After funeral services mt the
church, her remains were carried To
Glencoe cemetery where they were
buried in the presence of lare ee
number of friends. and relatives.
Mrs. Pobst is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Pobst Potter
and Miss Jennie Pobst, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Tom Griffin, of the Gan.
and two brothers in West Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
THE CEMETERY BAZAAR.

The cemetery bazaar, which wa-
held in the chapel of the High Schoo
last Saturday proved very successful
about tousand dollars being realiz-
ed from the sale of articles, and
from the dinner served. Tho manag,
ment of the cemetery association is
grateful to the public for this. evi-
dcnce of appreciation and have issued
the following card of thanks:
The Tazewell Cemetery Associu-
tion wishes to thank the chairmen
and sub-chairmen of the various CON-
mittees, the school board for the uso
of the building, the Clinch Valley
News for generous advertising, u,
every one who contributed money,
time and work in any way to the sue
cess of the Bazaar. Without the unit
ed support and cooperation of all
of our friends we could not keep up
the improvement and work of the as
sociation. Again, we thank each and
every one for the part they took in
the bazaar.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE

A committee has been formed, COLI
sisting of one or more members from
every organization in town to work
for the Community Christmas Tre.
AT meeting held Tuesday after
noon, ways and means wero discuss-
ed and plans formed. 1t is hoped
that everyone will work together so
that we may have. real Community
Tree. ''''''''S
The differont Sunday schools vii,
be asked to contribute instead of eiy.
ing a treat in each Sunday school
as has been the custom. 1t ia honed
that the necessary means can hi
raised by voluntary contributions. 80
tnat personal canvass will not bf
necessary. Any Of the following gen
tiemen will receive your contribu
tion and turn it over to the commit nit
tee: ]. A. Greever, Aaron Russ 7
D. Boyer, w. Ed Peery, H. w. Pobst
j.. e. Jackson. 1t has been suoeosta. ss
that you place the money in -an e,,
velope with name, so that in cas-,
a canvass is necessary, those wh,
nave already given will not be solicit
ed. Please make your contributio,
this week SO that arrangements On,
be completed. COMMITTEE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-09
TWO DAMAGE SUITS.

The principal time of the court
this week has been taken up with
two damage suits-J. w. Wilson
against Ttazewell county and A. A.
Booth against Walter Moore.
Wilson Sued thte county for S25UO
for alleged damage sustained by en-
cavation for road wok, but the jury
thought the damage sought exces-
siye and awarded him S178.
The suit of Boothe against Moofe
resulted from an automobile coll1s-
ION one night of the Fair, when
Boothe's car and Moore's car mel
head-on between this town and tn,
fair grounds. Boothe received dam
age to the amount of s113.