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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31
By Nina Marbourg

= oCIETY, OF at least that element Of II seek
ing poise and perfection Of figure, is stand
ing on its head at last After trying all
Ae sensations that 90 with being asTide, afoot
aud ahoat, leading members Of Americas richest
and nest fashionable families have now resortsd
10 the muscular distortions that accompany the
Hindu philosophy Of health and happiness. The
tapsy-turvy position Is literal therefore, and not
Hgurative It is one--the most dfiedlt perhaps
newest ritual Of bodily well-being 20 come out
Il the Orient.
Those who have gone IN for these exercises
Nre 50 enthusiastic that they are trying to prose
lyte all OF their acquaintance. The question OF
.he day Is "Can YOU stand on your head yet"
% a program that calls for exercising twice
Say They are 50 enthusiastic that they have
committed themselves TO the cause for the rest
-: ;seir active lives.
Among those who are taking the exercises
a-e Krs. ". K. Vanderbilt, her two daughters
-. Cyril Hatch and Mrs. Ogden Mills; Baroness
- SZ-ysr Mrs. George Blumenthal, Lady Cover
Bs.s CsWolfe and Miss Mary Louise Lowe
oa,htIsssly these adherents OF this Hindu cult
Wv scrprised that It consisted Of something
,svre pisu the reading Of philosophy and the
suruinx Of incense. But when they did find how
.lys.ea!ly exacting It was, nobody turned back
sa5 tie lists are swelling.
Mex long ago Mrs. Vanderbilt was heard to
ry.nsTk: u do not know of anything better Tor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

Maryland named in honor of Queen
Henrietta Maria, wife Of Charles l. of England.
Annapolis in that state was named for the wife
OF James /, and Anne Arundel and Caroline
counties were named for the wives of two Of the
Calverts. Fluvanna county and the North Anna
river in Virginia were named for Queen Anne
Charlotte, Amelia and Caroline counties and
Charlottesville, home Of the University Of Vir-
GINA, were all named for the wives and daugh-
tiers Of English kings
Marietta, the Ohio river, first settlement
IN Ohio. was named in honor Of Marie Antoinette
consort Of Louis XVI Of France. The Aleutian
islands, off the coast of Alaska, when that terri
tory was Russian, were known Catharine archi-
pelago, in honor Of Catharine the Great Of Rus
STA. EkaterNnburg (meaning Catharine city, was
named for the Russian Catharine who ruled Rus
sia through her husband, Peter the Great
St Helena, ehe rugged little island in the A.
lantic which has such soothing effect on the
restless tendencies OF eutOrrats, bears the name
Of the mother Of Constantine the Great who, ac-
eording to the legend, discovered in the Holy
Land the which Christ died. She was
known IN the early days of Christianity for her
religious zeal and piety. Helena, Mont, Is said
20 have been so called because of the resemblance
Of its location 70 that Of ST. Helena. The nam
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31
Many Parts of Earth Named in Honor of Famous w,

A MoNG the enduring monuments chivalrous
"A man has raised to woman is the preference
he has shown in giving feminine names TO
such large part of the earth A bulletin of the
Natural Geographic Society calls attention to
the great number Of countries, cities, rivers,
states and islands that have been named in honor
of women. Feminine geographical names are par
tcularly numerous in America.
In its early days Of colonization the United
States paid tributes to the queens of the mother
country and to the women who braved the dan
gers Of untried shores in the New World Eliza
beth. cape in Maine. and Elizabeth City in Vir-
ginia, well the latter state itself, together
with some 25 other places in the United States
bear the name Of the clever, witty, versatile CO.
quette Queen Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Carteret vile IF Of the aristo-
cratic proprietors Of New Jersey, shares with
Queen Elizabeth some Of the honors OF the name.
ElizabeIhtown in North Carolina and Elizabeth
City in New Jersey named for her The
name Of Clara Barton is perpetuated In BartoS
county, Kansas. and the wife Of George Wash
ington, who before her first marriage was Martha
cambridge, is honored in the town Of cambridge.
Tenn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

ing Of Hart county, Georgia, IS tribrte to
Dixie heroine Of the Revolution Nancy Hart
The Scots claim to be descended from Scotia
a daughter of Pharaoh and the Saracens from
Sarah, the wife of Abraham. The harbor Beara
in Ireland is said to have been named DIV owen
Moore, King Of Munster, during the reign %
Conn Of the Hundred Battles, for his wife a
Spanish princess. Perhaps no saint holds
dearer place in the hearts Of the Irish than 81
tie or Ide, often called Brigid Of Munster Her
name is found in several variations In the names
Of many churches and places throughout the
country
Lady Franklin island, near BafPin island IN
side the Arctic circle, IS named for the wife OF
Sir John Franklin, the explorer who lost his Bfe
in first finding the northwest passage through
the great Ice Of the polar regions Counties in
Iowa and West Virginia and villages in Bond
county, Illinois, and Cape Girardsl N county
Missouri, have been named for Pocahontas. the
Indian princess whose connection with early
American history il known TO even the youngest
pupils IN the public schools.
Queen Vctora's name is wrapped around tba
British empire from the capital Of British c.
lumbia, over the heart Of Africa at Victoria
Nyanza and Victoria falls and beyond into
Queensland and Victoria in far-eway Australia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

for a good, hard days work, whether it be in
business or pleasure.
"The rocking exercise, No. 8, is unusually
good for the muscles of the back One should
lie fat on the floor, face down. with arms out
stretched. Raise the fore part Of the body, with
the arms taut, and you lower it raise the back
part Of the body, throwing the legs as high from
the floor as possible; then the front part again,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

one's health than the exercises. People have
been too long without something Of this kind TO
stimulate them, and surely everyone knows what
boon proper physical exercise is II it has once
been tried In q systematic way"
Yes, Society is simply wild over this work
II was IN the school Of c. NJ. Alviene, the New
York teacher who Is instructing IN this character
Of work. that Miss Violet Morgan and Miss Mary
Louise Lo1e posed for the stunts" that are put
ting society people on their feet by first standing
them on their heads.
Miss Lowe is a young society girl from North
Carolina who has come to New York. While
demonstrating the work the other day at Mr..
Alviene's. Mas Lowe said
81 have never felt better IN my life Doing
these stunts makes one feel fresh all the time
and one does not tire easily % bsforei really
one acquires the habit Of exercise and habits ara
not easily broken"
Mrs. Cyril Hatch recently sailed for Europe
where she win spend the season, and It Is re
ported that she took with her an exercise mat
on which the work Is done that she might not
lose a day at her exercises while on board the
steamer.
Mr. Alviene, who has long been known IN
New York as teachsr Of dancing TO pro1esSi0nAA
and society peo-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

CAAA oNNASs
ph, has given
much stu dy 70
this series Of ex-
ercises and he u
today one Of tho
ardent opponents
Of the work.
MANY persons"
said Mr.. Alviens.
do not realize
Just what az this
means. They seem
10 think that be-
cause sun aetiv-
ity comes from
the Orient that It
must be highly
involved and very
mystic. This is
not SO at all.
There Is nothing
mystic about It
Il Is simply q
straightforwa ard
method of bring
ing every muscle
IN the body into
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

face down on the mat and then proceed to move
the body along the floor from the waist up, then
up, over and down. It may not seem possible,
but this also gives each muscle its chance, for
the legs must be exercised In the hrmest manner
to keep them on the floor.
Il firmly believe that II the women Of Amer
lea would work at these exercises twice day.
we should soon be able to boast of the most per
fectly formed women In the world. You simply
cannot grow fat when these exercises ara prop
erly pursued. Nor can you remain too thin, for
the muscles develop 50 nicely and the body is so
excellently exercised that the tissues are nour-
ished. You cannot grow round-shoudered be-
cause your muscles are too strong to permit such
a deformity.
American women are well fed, well dressed,
well educated, but they are still poorly exercised,
and if it is to be lasting thing society has GER
tainly given a boon to the world of women by
starting such fad as this"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31
Should Be Taught to All

Il do not believe for one moment that this
should be confined TO the Ieisure class. 1t should
be taught to the young women Of the eoun-
try who are employed an days in fact, every
woman IN the world would be wise 10 follow
these exercises, for no matter how she Is en-
gagged woman needs strength even more 30
than a man.
Some folk do not think that society women
work hard, but they do indeed. With calls and
musicals, with exhibitions and concerts to at
tend, with their households 70 conduct theatres
TO go to, shopping, entertaining being enter
tanned and their philanthropc interests TO look
after, society women hard worked from
morning until night, else one would not hear Of
this one and that having to 60 to a sanitarfuIn
on account Of q nervous breakdown. With the
following Of this line Of exercise the nervous
breakdown practically becomes q thing Of the
past, for the woman has Just much more
power Of resistance on which to call, and Just so
much more reserve strength
These exercises are the accumulated
suit Of years Of study given the mind and body
by philosophers Of the East and they have been
worked out 70 the smallest detail Of getting the
most good out of the muscles. Try some ot them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

body rocks backward and forward on the abdo-
men, and at the same time the muscles Of the
back are strengthened and the abdomen is exer-
cised Those who take the exercises religiously
will soon find themselves without the necessity
of wearing corsets or artificial support Of any
kind, for the muscles will be firm and in place
Many young women who have studied these
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

and you viii sec that they are not SO easy "a
they seem. They need lot Of work to get the
muscles In such condition that they can be gone
through without strain or exhaustion. I doubt
If many could do them all, repeating each one
twice, without feeling very much exhausted the
first trial
For instance, ths back balance or No 1, IN
the pictures looks Etmple, but try t. Not one
out of ten young women has the muscular
strength TO gain this attitude and hold it for
even three seconds at the first trial. When the
balance is correctly attained, however, the entire
system vibrates, from head to foot, and every
muscle Is well tried
Reverses Positions of Bodily Organs
Many persons cannot see the reason for
standing the head but there is one and
good one, be sure, or II would not have come
from the East. Standing the head reverses
the position Of every organ In the body. and
thereby gently exercises every internal organ
without strain. Those who do the exercises
thoroughly win, on arising IN the morning drink
Q cup of hot water. and then stand on the head
After this the exercises are taken in the fresh
morning air before eating. Then after a rest
Of ten or fifteen minutes and bath with good
rundown, one IS ready, she never was before
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

play and strengthening them that the mini
mum Of strength is expended IN the ordinary ex-
ertions of life. The woman who could, before
embardng In this work, walk mile with but
slight fatigue. can. after she has been some
months at this, walk three miles and not feel
the exhaustion she used to at covering one
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-31

The Neck Ralanee Again, with Posi-
ton Of Arms Reversed. Long
and Arduous Practice Is Neces- -
sary Before the Feet Can Be
Brought This Far.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
School News
Edited by the Senior Glass;

iA4NhNN ~ NhG s'tbtQA AlANS
The representative track team
of Wise county returned from
the University Of Virginia Sun
day morning. The boys report
ed a good time, but not many
points III the field day events.
The third place i'll high jumps
wa' won by Letcher Bum.
The chorus singing directed
by Mrs. tion has improved very
much in the last week.
Mrs. II. e. Fox and Mrs.
Greaver were visitors to the
school last Friday morning.
Miss HIllmnn, one Of the high
school teachers of Gate City,
visited our school Monday
morning.
On last Tuesday evening four
of the domestic science girls,
Della Jennings, Virginia Sea
ton, Margaret Gilly and Juani.
Ia Taylor served a very drlici
Gus supper 70 four of the teach
ers Miss Lay, Miss Stru,iley,
MISS Bruce and Mrs. Russell.
The supper consisted of salmon
With tomato sauce, creumed
potatoes, deviIed eggs, pickles,
baked apples, fruit salad, hot
biscuits aud coffee.
Norton Wins State Championships in
Debates.
We are sure that all people
Interested in the schools of Wise
county viii be proud of the
splendid victory of the Norton
debating team in winning the
state championships IN The re-
cent contests held at the Uni
versity of Virginia. The team
consisted OF Miss Margaret Hy-
att and rrigg Miller, who had
won OFT in the Wise county
preliminary contests, having
defeated Big Stone Gap. lIav
ing successfully won the gaunt.
let of several other prelimina-
ries, they finally put Wise coun.
y On top by defeating Dnnyille
High school.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
L. & N.
May Build New Depot Near
Center Of Town.

1t IS reported that the l.. d N.
Railroad will commence to build
ii new depot at Big Stone Gap
within the next sixty DAYS. 4
committee of the Young Mems
Club is circulating Il petition in
an effort to interest the citizens
OF the Gap in cndeayorlng to
have the l.. IL n. build its new
depot up town instead Of approx
imately Il mile and a quarter west
OF town as at present. The com
mittee seem to have inside infor-
nation to the effect that the
l.. " n. will consider erection of
the depot up town if the citizens
VIII contribute a substantial por-
ton OF the expense OF running
the track into town. If the
l.. " n. builds its depot up town
1t is the general belief that the
Southern vii! also move its de-
pot down town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11

ly, 1916, to July, 1921, total
of 5,45l, 730.2S. During the
period of the World war, howey-
er, no federal funds were used
for highway construction. The
appropriations for 1917 and 1918,
therefore, were carried over and
made available during 1919 and
1920.
From state and federal appro-
priations the State Highway De
partment had let to contract and
had under way or completed, AS
of March |, G5O.l miles repre-
senting a cost of IS, 240, I23. Of
this mileage there had been ac-
tually completed MS of March /,
l5S.7T miles which had cost So,
l2l, $50, leaving 1927 miles
under contract, to cost, when
completed, SO, 1877, 30S. The liz
ures III table, added to the Fed
eral Aid funds, show total sum
available for the three years of
81 ,257 ,226.5I. There has al
ready been actually expended,
the records show, $5,12l,Sl5.
with S3,127,3 BOB under contract,
making Il total of SS,I4Q, 1913,
leaving available $i,OS1,l Ol.5T
for new construction in 1921,
practically all of which will be
under contract by midsummer.
The policy Of the department,
Commissioner Coleman said,
would continue to be one of pre-
serving, wherever possible, roads
previously constructed by the
state, and to make use, WHEREBY
er possible, of material available
lorally.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
County Officers
Make Successful Raid and
Capture Moonshine Still.

Nortnn, VA, May s Officers
James Wheatley aud j f.. Rob.
inett. made "a RAID this morning
in the mud and RAIN and cap.
tured II noonshine still which
was in full operation, along
with three of the operators.
The raid was pulled oil on Black
Creek near White Oak Gap and
the still located about o o'clock
this morning Taking ndvan.
tage OF the touring rain and
deep mud, the operators were
making Il run, little dreaming
that the officers would brave
such a day for ra,dlng. But
their dream of security was
rudely shattered by the shrIll
command OF thr raiders To throw
up their hands.
Officer Whcatley il county
policeman and located at Wise,
while Robinett is located at
Sutherland. The men arrested
were Pat Baldwin and John
Jones, the third party making
his getaway and whose name
could not be learned.
The still was brought to Nor.
ton and destroyed and the men
lodged in the Norton jail tc
await trial.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
LAUNDRY DAMAGED
BY FIRE
Blaze Starts in Engine Room
and Loss Will Reach $1,000

The Royal Laundry caught
tire III the engine room at .
o'clock Monday afternoon and
on account of having no water
the fire fighters had to resort to
buckets To fight the flames
which were not checked for
over two hours The building
being Of concrete the flames
were confined TO the engine
room, although it wns ut first
thought the main building
would burn and the Office fix
lures and baskets of Numbered
clothes were carried into the
street All the wood work in
the engine room was burned
and some of tine machinery
slightly damaged, the loss be
ing estimated about 81 900 with
no Insurance.
The blaze was discovered in
the roof Of the engine room by
w b Carpenter, the fireman,
but It soon gained considerable
Roadway. II was only with
great difficulty that tho flames
could be reached with water.
One of the main pipe lines
bursted Monday morning and
The water supply was cut off
until repairs were made. Plumb.
er Blessing had just completed
the repair work when the fire
alarm was sounded but it was
two hours before water was
available in the pipe lines.
Large buckets and tubs were
secured from local hardware
stores and water waa carried
from the river. The Appalachia
Volunteers came down with
their fire truck anu rendered
what assistance they could, at
taching a line of hose as soon as
the water supply came on. The
town wishes TO thank them for
their assistance.
Il. p. Barron, proprietor of
the Royal Laundry, hopes to
have his plant going again
within a few days, although it
has not been determined exact.
ly how much the machinery is
damaged, but it is thought to
be very little. The laundry is
one of Big Stone Gaps leading
industries and enjoys a liberal
patronage from the surrounding
towns. Mr.. Barron wishes to
thank the people for their able
assistance in fighting the fire.
Had ii reached the main build
ing the loss would have been
heavy
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
Leave on Western Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs S. W. Wax loft
last Wednesday on an extern.
sive western trip. They will
first visit Colorado and
then go to points in California.
They expect TO return by way
of Cuba and will be away for
sometime. Mr.. Farnsworth and
Chas. Strong have rented their
home during their absence.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
Large Crowd
Attended Singing Convention
in the Gap Last Sunday.

On last Sunday between two
and three thousand people from
Lee, Scott aud Wise counties as
scmblcd al the Ball Park at this
place to attend the annual sing.
ing convention, Which is com
posed of choirs from the three
counties.
The singing commenced about
eleven O'Clock and continued un.
I'll twelve thirty when an hour
ntcrmission was given for din
ner. At one thirty the choirs
assembled again and the singing
continued until four o'clock
The singing was very good and
greatly enjoyed by the large
crowd present. The convention
tnpsinglng vas in charge of
j. w Hall, Of Ben Ilur, lee
county, president, and l.. V.
Jones, of st. Charles, secretary.
These gentlemen conducted the
affairs of the convention the past
year and arranged the meeting
here, which was 1t great success
For the next year Mr. Jones was
re elected secretary and j IL.
Fleenor, of Big Stone Gap, was
elected president. The commit
tee on time ana place for the
next annual meeting, composed
of y. } Ely, of Lee county,
q. /. Blalock of Wise county.
and +. W. kelron, Of Scott
county, after considering the diff
fcrent places that had applied
for the convention nest year IN.
animously decided on Big Stone
Cap rs the most convenient aud
appropriate place for the meet
ing and it Will be held here some
time during the mouth of MAY.
The leaders OF the convention
We're very complimentary Of Big
stone Gap and the cordial recep-
tion they received.
The following cioirs from Lee
and Wise counties took part iii
the singing, there beng no choir
present from Scott county:
Lee couuty-Bcu HUI, Deep
Spring, st. Charles, Dry Branch,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
State Highway
Commissioner Coleman Out
lines Program for the Year
and Reviews Needs Of the
State.

Richmond, Va, May 6.-Road
construction on an extensive
scale is being undertaken by the
State Highway Department. The
cost of both labor and material
is steadily declining, and indi-
cations are that the early spring
and summer months viii see
more state road projects under
way than at any time since the
establishment Of the state svs-
ten in July, 1918.
Figures obtained at the office
Of Commissioner G.. +. Coleman
showed total fund, from all
sources, Of $4,0S1, l0l.57 avail
able for new construction work
for 1921. The figures apply to
construction work only, as dis
tinguished from funds available
for maintenance and county aid
work. All of the available fund
for new construction will be con
tractcl for within the next four
months.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
Tea for Mrs. Alexander.

Mrs. IL. a. Alexander, of I'm
bodcn, Virginia, was in Bristol
Monday en- route to Newport
News, Virginia, where she will
represent Wise county at the
state meeting of the Federated
Clubs.
In honor of Mira. Alexander,
Mrs. Carl King entertained at
her home, White Hall, at a ten
a few friends Of tho honoree
including Mrs. f. II Kabler,
Mrs. Ernest Andrews and Mrs.
Heuser, of Abingdon. Bristol
Herald Courier.
The cook stove smiles when
you use Black Mountain Coal.
When you are i'll need phone 40.
"A. T. Hammond. adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-05-11
Bristol Wins
Big Stone Gap Loses TO State
liners by 7 to 3 Score.

The Big Stone Gap team lost
to the Statelincrs Of the Aapala-
chan League at Bristol Satur-
day in very interesting exhibit
ton game BY 4 score Of ! to 3.
1t was most anybody's game up
to the seventh inning when
Southpaw Coleman weakened
and the Bristol players hammer
ed him for four scores. Banks
relieved him here and had 50
much smoke Red Slcmp had diff
iiculty in holding him and with
the aid of several passed balls
Bristol managed to make one
more score. As usual Big Stone
Gap welded the willow to a
great extent, but could not
bunch their hits. Potter, Of the
home team, lead in the hitting
and run getting and his fine ex-
hibition of fielding at second
brought much applause from the
stands
In view of a double header the
locals borrowed a battery from
the johnson City team, but only
one game was played as it raincd
Friday Although Red Slemp
Informed Big Stone Gap he could
.nnt la, t,,.,.. L.