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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-02-02
Commits
Terrible
Crime
Will Willis Kills Wife From
Whom He Had Been
Separated

of Big Stone Caps history hap
pcned here last "Wednesday at
noon when Will Willis shot and
instantly killed his wife from
whom he had been separated for
several days, at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. +.
Pannell on lmboden Hill. The
crime was committed within IA
few minutes after Willis had en-
tered the home presumably for
the purpose of affecting n recon
Citation with his wife, members
of the household thought, there
fore they did not regard his visit
as anything serious. Shortly af-
ter entering the home he opened
lire OH his wife with 4 32-special
revolver and shot her three times,
two bullets entering her side and
a third pierced the forehead.
After firing the first two shots it
is said Willis pushed his wife in
to another room and fred the ia
tai Shot into her head Judging
by the time elapsed between
each report of the gun the would
be murlere, was taking deliber-
ate aim at his target. The only
eye witness to the tragedy was
an eighteen year old brother OF
the wife, but whether he at
tempted to interfere in behalf of
his sister is not known, but as he
was unarmed it probably would
have been equally disastrous for
him had he attempted it. Mrs.
PANEL was with her daughter
when Willis came in, but had
gone TO another room when the
shooting took place. She began
to scream for help upon learning
what had happened and her cries
were answered by Robt. Bounds,
son of w. B. Bounds, the near
est neighbor. Aiming himself,
Robert followed Willis, who was
seen to jump the fence in the
rear of the home and enter the
woods and succeeded in cutting
him Off on top of lmboden Hill.
This was accomplished by bit
OF strategy on Roberts part.
Although young man and mex
perienced in this kind of bust
ness he kept cool head and had
little difficulty in enecting a
capture. Willis was in trot
when young Bounds suddenly APP
penred before him with a drawn
revolver and demanded his sur
render. This he quickly did and
pleaded not to shoot and he
would give up. Robert did not
attempt to search Willis for n
gun, but marched him back to
town with his hands high in the
air. They were met at the foot
Of lmboden Hill by members of
the police force and Willis was
lodged in Jail and few hours
later was taken to Jail at Wise
by Sheriff Corder. Willis must
have thrown his revolver away
on leaving the house, as he did
not have it when captured,
According to reports being cir
culated here it is believed Will
lis went to the Pannell home
with no other purpose than to
commit the crime. Before sep
Grafton Willis and his wife had
been living near the furnace and
on parting lie went to work at
Josephine, near Norton, and his
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-02-02
Good Roads

Kentucky are getting very en-
thusiastic about building good
roads. A highway up the Big
Sandy Valley called the "Mayo
Trail" is now definitely assured
This will pass through Bovd
Lawrence, Johnson, Floyd, Pike
and Letcher counties. BOYD has
already built Il we'll graded road
up Sandy River TO the Lawrence
county line, though the surfac-
ing is not yet completed. Law
renee, Johnson, Floyd and Pike
counties having heretofore voted
fayoring bond issues, recently
took steps to secure the state
and Federal aid, and to get the
actual construction work started.
Letcher county, which is drain
ed BY Big Sandy, Cumberland
and Kentucky Rivers with an
unconnected railroad in the val
ley of each and rough mountains
between, has voted $500, 900
bond issue for roads, subject to
getting the state and federal aid,
and County Judge Fcss Whltak-
er, who is an ardent advocate of
good roads, plans to do much
road building this year. No
work of any magnitude will he
undertaken without supplement-
ing the county's 100000 by
twice as much more from the
state and national governments,
but when this is secured it is
planned to start at the Pike
county line and continue the
"Mayo Trail over the divide
and down the waters Of Ken
lucky River to the Perry county
line Judge Whitaker says he
VIII also build road from
Whltesburg, the county seat, oy-
or the mountains to the Harlan
county me.
me TWO roads wlliglve Il short
ana direct highway connection
between the Big sandy, cum
oeriand ana kentucky Nvers,
making u saving OF hundreds OF
miics oy ran IRON one valley
around TO the other
what is perhaps oil more I'M
por'ahce stili' Is inc connection
Oh ms mayo ifail through the
ihouel mining Town Oh oehKihs
anu 'le iaiilous iou'd zap III
we ou'lpell"hu u'N'ue 10 'he
improved highways III "lse
county anu o'her counties IN
rs'"'a' county 'uuse Wh''-
"Ner % Ae'cher county, Men
.u'Ny mas recently c'uSeu "h Or
oer 10 entered ior immediate
construction ol me section Oh
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There is nothing to fear but
fear. Self worship is the only
objectionable idolatry. This is
the lesson that is smashed to
home by "Once to Every Wo-
n."-adv. N
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Dance to Be Given Friday
Evening.

The Big Stone Gap Athletic
Club have issued invitations for
their mid winter dance 10 o.
given at the Armory Friday
evening, February 4th from .
p. III. until u. IN. The music
will be furnished by Williams
Orchestra, of Winchester, XIV.
The chaperoDes for the dance
are Mr.. and Mrs. George l.
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Nc.
Cormick, Mr.. and Mrs. D. b
Sayers, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.
Winston.
Refreshments will be served
during the evening.
She walked with Kings and
lost tile common touch. Then
came au hour when her moth.
er's vine clad cottage was a cit
del of love. See "Once to Ey.
cry Woman. adv,
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Ftret BaptlstIC hnrch

First Baptist Church
Wednesday 1880, mid-week
meeting, subject, Judas and
John the Beloved"
The first quarterly meeting OF
the Deacons and Deaconesses Of
the new association will be held
Friday night at 1880.
There are So deacous in this
association.
There will be a Round Table
and two addresses which will
constitute the program.
The public is invited.
Central Christian Church
Wednesday night there will be
an Expansion Prayer Service with
a surprise feature,
Next Sunday will be Expansion
Day, and there will be four big
services with the expansion idea.
The woman's Missionary soci-
city will give a program at the
church Thursday night at 1880
o'clock.
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William P. Moran
Taken by Death

William =. Moran, aged IS well
known man OF Pennington. dropped
dead on Saturday night ut : SO
ot.ock at his stere in FarmIngicn.
For the past Il years this hecsa Sod
had conducted a drug store in
Pennington and wNs we'll liked
among the residents or that com
mun!ty. He was q member Of the
Eiks Lodge OF Warrington and the
Knights of Columbus Lodge of this
city
He is survived by his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Michael Moran. OF
Pennsylvania two brothers, JohH.
of Warrington, and Or. ]. NJ.
Moran, of Cleveland, Ohio. and by
one sister. Miss Mary, at home.
owing to the su~ddennesS Of hts
death the coroner was notified and
an inquest will be held at Farm
incton next THURSDAY.
The body was taken to Manning
ION, where it was prepared for
burial by Undertaken Lazaer and
later taken TO his home at Farm.
ington.
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ARMY NDRSERY
CONTINUED from page onel

Joe may get well, though this can
not be determined as yet.
The Nursery still has "Doody."
"Doody' is a little boy aged three
years who is just about as wide as
he is long and who is decidedly
the life OF the nursery. DOodS
Doody cannot talk other than to
say "A-ah." Doody had spinal
m~enengitus when q baby and has
never been just right since. A
number Of persons believe the lit
tie hoy has an affected mind but
it is difficult to tell as the baby
seems Interested, understands
what is said to him usually and is
fast learning to walk everywhere.
1t has only been recently that the
child walked ct all, What would
this child do without the Nursery?
Who would take him? Tie Is one
OF nine children who we're left to
a distracted father when his wife
ded not long ago.
The Nursery is providing for n
mother and five children today
who arrived recently, They we're
desers% by the huslGlnd and
father. The man was located and
his case comes before the court to-
day.
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4 total OF 5sT cars Of coal Eese
loaded eastgss cars west:
paiIy'R R. 2. Full
Railroads secured III cars OF
Goa loft the Monongah division.
B. & o. R. R. on Saturday
which is the first time the daily
tonnage was below the zoo car
mark for some time. The B. &
o. R. R. Individually received 81
cars while foreign carriers produc.
ed the 116 cars remaining.
East Of Grafton
Twenty seven trains were drawn
east of Grafton on the B. & O.
R. R. Saturday and OF the SIS
loads drawn 700 were coal, Yves
tern freight shipments off the
Mononsah division aggregated 9+4
cars SATURDAY.
Eighteen trains drew sci cars Of
freight east CT Grafton Sunday and
Of that total $50 cars we're coal,
Tho !, estern movement vas PSI
cars. EFACLACaH! I'LL VI tne tAE'h"S
cleaned UP on the division by
this morning probably but 90 cars
remained this morning of the 2W0
east bound coal loads. which were
repo ted al midnight.
Meeting Operators
In the interest Of the Fairmont
!n,n.ng extension school, Adam
Crawford. the instructor. recently
has lee. meeting a number OF
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TODAY's KWIz
Reg. Pdg. U. 8. Pat. or.
AnaWerS TO Ye8terday,6 N"lA

DIV. AA~
William McKinley's assass-
In. Leon Czolgoz, was a younE
man OF Polish parentage. He shot
the president, September G. 1901.
He was executed the goth day Of
the following month.
2-Gunny cloth Is a coarse
heavy sacking Of iute or hemp for
wrapping cotton bales and for
making bagging.
3-There arc Al letters in the
Japanese alphabet. I.
4-"TerpsIchore," in classical
mythology, was the muse Of dane
5-Terrapin is a species Of
tortoise. The salt marsh terraptn.
81 the Atlantic coast Of the United
states, south of New York is In
nous for it's delicate flesh.
6-St. George has heen the
patron saint OF England since the
lime Of Edward ".
THE ella river is located N
New Mexico and Arizona. It 10
$50 miles long 10 tie Colorado
dver.
ga penguin ia n web-footed
sird OF the southern hemisphere
3aving hipper-like wings.
9-James Hoban, OF Dublin.
vas the architect who designed
he White House in washington:
1o-Salem is the capital OF
New questions
Where did TIE United States
;et the "statue OF LIBERTY"
What is the capital Of Nova
s&what is a "monosyllabIc
4eIwhat is an "obi?"
5-What is the capital OF Ken
s@where was woodrow VII
ion born?
(which is the larger ! IN area
South Carolina OF Maine?
S-waat was Ponce do Leon
seeking when he discovered FLOR
s-who we're the stoIcs, and
what was their chief charncteris-
1o-who wrote THE EdyIIs of
the RIng?"
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Bibliological
Questions

GOV OIla
For how many pieces of sill
e did Joseph's brothers sell
him?
blow did Jacob cur the
blessing Of his father, which was
INTENDED for Esnu
3-After becoming Hiking OF
Judea, what city did Herod the
Great take with the help OF T.
Romans?
4-How did Elijah challenge the
prophets Of Bal to test/the powe:
OF their god. Baal?
Slow did Elisha serve Elijah
before he succeeded him as prop
het Of the Kingdom Of Israel?
Odd David return to his
fathers house after staying Col
Iath2
Answer sto Yesterdays Questions
Upon seeing Goliath fall. tha
Phillsitne army turned and fled.
2-The Valley OF Achor was the
place where Achan was stoned to
death aud i received its name
from that Svent-"Achor" mean
ing trouble"
3-The field that Judas bought
was called 1.-THE field OF blood" be,
cause It was purchased by Judas
with tho money which le received
for the betrayal Of Christ, aud
where his violent death occurred,
AFTER being auointed King ut
Jesusolem, Absalom crossed the
Jordan to attack his father who
had fled thence.
6-John. James and his brother.
Andrew, we're business partners
of Peter.
6-When God perceived the sui,
ferlug OF the children OF Israel IN.
der the bondage OF the Egyptians.
File rememberef the covenant He
had made with Abraham. isaac
and Jacob. that their posterity
should be a great nation.
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Ii the meantime the mother and
her little bfoo dare very grateful
to the Nursery for shelter and
food.
81 children are being kept at
the Nursery while their mother
lundergoss a very serious opera
ton at the hospital. The faher Is
out Of work. Can you imagine the
plight Of this family were 1t not
for the Nursery.
At present the Nursery is doing
all its own washing, and ironing
for a very big family. An electric
washing machine helps wonder
fully and wouldn't u be lovely II
come thoughtful organization
could see fit to provide a mangle
10 help make the ironin easier
task for the greatly overworked
heads of the Nursery. No work In
the city is so important as the
Nursery work at the present time.
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coal opsiN,ors hero and there and
the course appears to make q tine
impression with them The general
plan as conducted by the mining
engineering department headed by
DR.. A. c. Callen is being more
f~avorably received as il is explain.
ed in detail 10 the coal operators.
Saturdays Tonnage
Tonnage produced in the Fair
mont region on Saturday ra nfair-
" we'll considering the fact tina;
il was the last dat OF the week
and following the Thanksgiving
Day ioliday asn II aggregated
S73 uaCs and OF that 554 drS OF
con End ! cars Of OF coke were
loaded on the Monoueah division.
&. & O. 4. Il. aud 500 cars on
tie M~unongahela railway in West
Virginia No mines were working
on Saturday on the Western Mary
lana I.jiway,
Operations on the Charleston d!
vision ii. & o. r R. produced So
cars Of zeal on Saturday while
mines along the MDnougallcla rail
way in Pennsylvania railroad load
ed 26S carr OF coal
Mining Conditions
More mines acr working today
in the Talrmont region since last
Wednesday, There are go down.
which means that seevrty one are
at work. OF tina; total there are
rs mining coal along tho Nonon-
yah division = & o.: IL on the
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Is estimated among the Spantards
than any other European race.
! Traces Of many diseases still
! prevalent have been found i'll mum
, mics 1900 years old.
Game OF draughts is said to have
existed long before the time Of the
ancient Egyptians.
Threads of gold used in India fo-
making lace are SO fine that LOO
yards weigh only one ounce.
Americans on the average, are
eating S per cent. less meat than
they did 20 years ago.
French scientist has taken an
X-ray photograph OF a bone through
a brick wall $50 yards away.
Some experts say kissing is large.
ly responsible for the spread of den.
tai ailments.
Deaf people will have special
churches in Germany with tele.
phones between the pulpit and
pews.
Women. on an average. hava
broader heads, darker eyes and
darker hair than men.
Nearly all babies in Samoa are
taught to swim by the time they are
. or s years old.
In ancient Roman times. music
and dancing formed an important
part of a girls education.
rV- ~-N - ~-,
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JUST FACTS
Hasheesh is made OF Indian hemp.
Banjo originated in India.

IlhSL4EG6A1H lie 4l1dA4S Vi AAA0AH4A AGAAlH,
Banjo originated in India.
Fifty.four nurses are attached to
the American forces In Germany.
-, Natives on the Mimika river In
New Guinea use canOe Of soft
wood.
Women of Mongolia have been
prohibited from wearing wells.
woman owns a large iron mins
north OF Manila.
Only five per cent, of the women
OF India are educated.
Women are eligible I serve on
juries OF only nine states.
Sapphire Is the next hardest
stone to the diamond.
Japanese Is one OF the easiest
Languages to pronounce.
Market price for radlum is about
So. 500, 900 an ounce.
First Protestant missionaries ar
rived in Japan in 1884.
Right q is generally higher than
the left.
It takes eight quarts OF milk TO
make one pound OF cheese.
Special trains a be hired in
England 1t a cost Of IS a mile.
Lady Clonmell has opened a
laundry in London.
Most Chinese women C~an.neither
read nor write.
Switzerland Is electrifying her
railways to save importing coal.
Silkworm moth has been culttvat-
ed for more than 1000 years.
| Flies can fly from five to 80 feet
n second.
Crowd Of 100000 persons stand
ing In comfort would cover 20 acres.
China claims the invention of the
tax!cab some 500 years ago.
Nova Scotia has salt beds cover.
ing HI area of 40 square miles.
Stick insect OF Borneo is the larE
est known.
Sulphur is one OF the oldest
known elements.
Original home OF the potato is
said 10 have been South America.
in Liberia, smoking, drinking and
dancing are forbidden.
American Indians originated the
game Of lacrosse.
There are now 10000 known va
rleties of orchids.
First savings bank was estab.
lished In Hamburg in 1878.
Americas chief market for rosin
and turpentine Is Savannah. Ga.
Great Britain used up 100000
acres Of timber during the war.
Flying fish a fly a distance OF
from 200 to 400 meters.
French air service plans more
than 10000 airplanes In 1922.
First electric railway was in.
stalled at Berlin in 1879
Travellers were using fountain
pens in 1900.
Flour is being made in Brazil
from black and white beans.
Mothers in the Belgian Congo
have supreme guardianship over
their children.
Mark or engagement is cut into
the skin Of a betrOthed girl in New
Guinea,
No less than 10000 persons are
reported missing in London each
year.
In the christening Of girl babies
there has sprung up a vogue for old.
l|dSnluleu EuBllHu udNleb.
Cattlemen OF California last year
received $50.37T,000 for cattle they
took 10 market.
Wagner. while still In the prime
of life, had his grave dug in his
garden.
Average speed OF a homine
pigeon in calm weather is 1,20C
yards a minute.
Japan has n big union Of sea
men With a membership OF mort
than 10000.
Northern Minnesota producer re
Gently shipped a ton Of honey tc
market by parcel post.
Forest lands in Sweden are cult
Gated az carefully as are farms il
America,
Plants. by means OF their green
ness, can collect and store the sum-
heat,
There are more blind persons. +
. |
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DR.. king GIVES
CONTINUED trefa PAPA ons1

society OF the church last evening.
A playlet entitled Two Boxes
was given by the societies. The
young peoples missionary socie-
ties sang some musical numbers.
Wednesday evening church SER
vice at 1880. A serman will be
delivered by the pastor.
Catechetical clasases at the
church Friday afternoon at $3.50
and 1915.
Tho women's missionary soct-
ETY. will meet at the home Of Miss
Clara Leaman next Thursday af-
ternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. A good
attendance is desired.
There will be a meeting Of the
teachers and officers Of the sun
day School following the Wednes-
day evening church service.
The Light Brigade will meet in
the basement OF the church this
evening at 400.
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M. Hindman WIS here a the time
q fine Sunday campaign Last win
Ter. HeEhas been closely lcnnectr
ed with the Sunday party sfure
tie big meeting md will tonight
aldrtPB the Sunday club. All
members and friends Of the club
are especially requested to be
present to hear Mr.. HindmRn.
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The Dixie.

A story Of Spain In which
Norma Talmadge plays the lead
ing role is 1.-THE Passion Flower,
The settings are beautiful, and
true to the life Of the people,
but the story Is one in which
treachery plays a big part and
he lives Of the principal char
acters are made very unhappy
because OF it.
A lesson III thrift by ants. :.
a comedy IA Sunless Sunday
which is OF usual standard;
Wa wish we might have some
comedies OF a clean fine type.
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Needing Thursday The library
commission will meet at 1880
o'clock Thursday evening in the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms. All
persons interested In the public
library are cordially invited to at
tend tho meeting.
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SuE cur CAo picture or All 1CRl
aides. Thee carefully tod cotted
line / i8 entire length. Then
doSted line 2, and so ON. Fold each
section underneath accurately.
When completed turn over and
you'll find a surprising result. Seye
he picEures,
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This space Is giyen 10 The
Womans Club of FaimOnt for
use of its Movie Censorship
Committee. The West VTgin-
ian does not assume any reSpon-
sibiay for the opinions express
cd therein.
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REGION RECORD

Continued from page oue)
believed that quite a little OF this
coal is moving coastwise TO New
England.
A 'tota ot5S7 "a sof coal a ttso
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The Princess 8.

moonlight F%ollies" is the
story OF a girl who goes to ex'
cess in most things much to the
grief OF her father who says che
must change her manner OF liv-
ing. About this time she meets
a real man who does not care
for the sort OF life abe lives, but
she appreciates his true worth.
The situations which lead up
ia tho moral are not such that
We could commend, but they
show how girls who lead such
lives do not appeal to the fine
worth while young manhood or
our country.
A comedy with not much to
commend it.