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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

j E. Agee, son-in-law of MIR.
aud Mrs. Shade Polly, of this
place, died III II hospital in
Washington, d. c., on last Sun
day morning at $50 O'Clock,
and his remains were brought
mere last night and burial will
be made in Glencoe Cemetery
this afternoon following fun
eral services at three O'clock
conducted by Rev. j NJ Smith,
Mt the residence Of Mrs, Polly.
MIR. Age, who was 80 years
of age, was an invalid for
many years but his death
was II shock To his relatives
aud friends us it was aitogeth-
or unexpected. The deceased
for the past twenty-five yenrs
held II position in the pension
department, nj Washington
where he resided and is sur
vived by his wife aud three
children, Earnest Agne. of
Greensboro, Pa; Mrs. w. |.
Athor,nn aud Mira. Elizabeth
Agcc Dckstadt, of Washington,
and three brothers, j. w. Agee,
OF Logan, w. Va f; j. II. Agce,
Of Lafollatte, Tenn aud jeff
erson Agec, of Jack son, Tenn.
all OF whom are here To- attond
the funeral today. The de-
ceased WAS n member OF the
Baptist church in Washington
and was Il consecratcd Christ
ian man.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19
Dir. Kate Waller Barrett Com
inc TO Wise County.

DR.. Kate Waller Barrett pres
ident of the National Florence
Crittenton Mission, will attend
tho meeting of the Wise County
Federation Of Moments Clubs
at C0eburn, Friday, October 81
DR.. Barrett is woman OF ma
tionnl reputation having hcen
sent abroad by three different
presidents 10 represent the
United Stntes at conferences in
various counties.
Wise county is indeed FORUM
ate to again have n visit from
so distinguished II citizen, and
it ia hoped that DR.. Barrett
will he given large audience
by the women of tho whole
county.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19
THRIFT CATECHISM

What is wealth? 1t is anything oil
value that is the means OF getting
food. shelter, convenience and luxury
What is capital? 1t is wealth not
consumed by its owner, but saved for
future use,
What rs money! Any medium OF
trade through which one kind or form
OF wealth may be exchanged for an
other. Money employed in business or
industry Is active capital
What is creditY Credit Is a promise
to furnish money or other property on
the security of pledged wealth.
What is an investor' a person
whose chief consideration ia income
return. \ wise investor is enc who
considers safety. earning power and
easy redemption without loss. before
putting his money into any property
or security.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

Bailiwick Colantha Johan, n
registered !iolstein Bull viii
serve limited number Of cows
for fee of three dollars. also
have n registered Dilroc Boar.
John B. Payne.-adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

OF course, it is possible that
some women always weep at a
wedding because it reminds
them of the day when they
made the same mistake.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19
Caloric Pipeless Furnaces
Making Good.

w. q. Coutts is arranging to
handle a car load of pipcless
furnaces. Those wishing TO get
in on this carload aud save D
per cent. should take prompt
action. Don't leave your heat
ing off till tho fall rush ia on
adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

Rev Q w. Dean and family,
who have been living in the
Gap for the past four years,
where Rev. Dean has been pas
tor of the NJ. Il. Church, South,
will leave this week for their
new home in Pulaski Va. Dur
ing their sojourn in the Gap
they have male many warm
friends who regret deeply their
leaving. Mr.. Dean is one of the
ahlest preachers in llolston
Conference aud we congratu-
late the church at Pulaski on
being able to secure his services
Rev. Il. g. Reynolds, of Cleve.
land, Tenn who has bees as
signed 10 the church at this
place, will arrive some time
this week and will preach his
first sermon here next Sunday
morning.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19
NOTICE.!

All debtors to Purity Grocery
Company, who wish to save
costs of collection or public
auction sale Of their accounts,
viii please settle within the
next ten DAYS with d. G. Wolfe,
Trustee. This October 10, 1921.
adv.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

people We're forced to follow
their own advice what IL sudden
silence wonld prevail!
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

On account of the illness Of
so many of the members, the
Music Study Club will not hold
ITS regular meeting with Mrs.
j l.. Mccormick today (Wed
nesday).
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

No matter who starts tho BAH
rolling, it's the fellow who
keeps up with it that gets the
gravy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

The wise man keeps his trou
bles To himself. But the fool liz
still wiser rho doesn't have
any.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-10-19

It's as easy to get rid Of your
money rs it is to hang onto
your faults.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
N. Y u. TO Graduate 900
Students This Morning

New York university's eighty ninth
commencement, at which $50 young
men and women will be graduated, will
take place at University Heights at
l0:30 o'clock this morning, John w.
Weeks, Secretary of War, will deliver
the commencement address.
The university will confer the fol-
lowing honorary degrees:
Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. DR..
Cornelius Woelfkin, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church.
Doctor of Music on Harry Hardness
Flager, president of the Symphony So
ciety of New York.
Doctor of Law on John Wingate
Weeks, Secretary Of War; on Dr..
George David Stewart, professor of
surgery at New York University, and
on William Morgan Kingsley, president
Of the board of directors of Union
Theological Seminary.
Doctor of Commercial Science on
Colonel Michael Friedsam, president of
the B. Altman Company.
Master of Humane Letters on Mrs
Louise Whitfield Carnegie.
Master of Arts on William Fransklyn
Paris, decorative architect
The New York University class of
1921 held it's class day exercises in the
Gould Memorial Auditorium at Uni
versity Heights yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Wars Horrors Depicted
I'm Artists Exhibit
Paintings by Bella Ormo Will
Be Explained in Lecture
by Brother

series of five paintings depicting
the philosophy of war, which the artist.
Bella orm@ is exhibiting throughout
the country as anti-war propaganda,
Is to be placed on exhibition to-day
at the Stuyvesant Casino, Second Ave-
nue. and st. Marks Place. The paint
lngs will be explained in a lecture to-
night by Hugo Ormo, brother of the
artist.
The pictures are entitled "Declara
ton of War" Breaking Up of Homes,
ON the Road to Conquest" Con
quest" and 'The Result" In them the
progress of wars devastation is trace d
from the perturbation of Death astride
shambling horse calling forth through
trumpet the hosts of the world to
battle, to the final picture of destitute
ola age, exhausted motherhood, degrad-
ed young womanhood and prematurely
aged childhood, left to tell the story.
The artist, who studied in Buda-
pest and Paris, came to this country in
l9l0, conceived the idea of his protest
against war during the progress of the
world conflict and labored until 1918
to complete the idea. He has since
| travelled with his exhibition, receiving
the approval of the various peace or
| CARNATIONS.
The exhibition will close Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Burglar Alarm Arouses
23d Street Dwellers

Burglars have no tcrrors fer tho
heroic dwellers on West Twenty third
street. but their midnight hohrs are
made miserable by the fear Of alarm
boxes. Monday night they spent an
hour in agony over the noises coming
from the device with wh.ch Fragele's
bead shop at 122 has sought to protect
itself from unwelcome guests and the
lcdgers agree that once is TOO much
When the disturbance began alarm
clock slaves a bltck away jumped into
their clothes firemen rushed around
ntadly looking for pole to slide
down and ordinary mortals ducked
under the covers to get out OF the way
Of the ambulance. When they at last
realized the situation everybody tele-
phoned the police or the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals OF
somebody else, adding the hello Girls
to the list of sufferers. Then boudoir
caps began appearing at the windows
and the noises which came from under
them did little to decrease the con
fusion
After an hour policeman rushed
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
spee;a, pispo,eh 10 Tho Tribune


ANDERSON, S. c.. June Com.
plete typewritten Instructions, sixteen
pages of 'em, for the supervision and
care of the seven Russian orphans
adopted last winter by Rear Admiral
Newton A. McCully, arrived here to-
day along with the orphans, their Rus
sian governess and Miss Vna Patrick,
the admiral's niece. The instructions,
Drawn up by tho admiral himself
prescribe what the children are sup
posed to do from the time they arise,
at o'clock in the morning, until they
retire, Mt 8 p. m. One copy is in Eng
llsh for Miss Patrick and another in
Russian for the governess. The chill
dren are at the home of the admiral s
mother here.
In compiling these "rules for living"
the admiral has overlooked nothing
pertaining to the work, play. diet. in
sstructon, habits, clothing. care bath
ing, etc, of the orphans. That the
admiral has no intention of allowing
his wards to grow up in idleness is
indicated in this significant sentence
under the chapter pertaining to work !:
lie who does not work has nothing
to eat Separate routines for work
days, Sundays and HOLIDAYS is pre-
scrlbed as we'll as a weekly schedule
and monthly one.
included in the book of instructions
IS schedule of monthly duties to be
discharged by each of the children.
lnterspersed in the detailed orders
are assortments of proverbs and hints
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
l3-Hour Day and 10 Pages Of
Rules for Admiral's Orphans
shipshape Regulations for Living Laid Down fol
Seven Russian Waits Adopted by McCully;
Pay Schedule for Children

for the guidance of the human mind
and heart in it's journey through life.
Despite that Admiral McCully is II
bachelor, his system Of rearing fam
lily does not appear to be wholly theo-
retical for those who have seen the
children since they visited the, Ad-
miral's old home here last Christmas
declare they have shown Improvement
of 100 per cent in health, department
and along educational lines.
Instructions for rising, setting up
exercises, sponging and rubbing down
appear first on the week day chart.
The days activities close with this
paragraph on Turning in"
Children must be in bed by time fol
turning in. Lights will be turned off
a. this time. If there is any difficulty
about getting children to turn in, cleo
trio bulbs will be removed and candles
served out"
Then are prescribed duties for each
child and their "titles,r which are
gardener and furnace man, assistant
housekeeper, assistant cook, assistant
nurse, first doormaid, second door
maid and messenger.
The schedule of monthly pay runs
from $l.50 for the first to 25 cents foi
the last named. The children may dc
as they please with the money earned
but each amount deposited by any of
them in savings bank will be doubled
by an amount deposited by the Admiral
to his or ncr credit. The failure of
any child to carry out his days duties
10 punishable by stated deductions
from the chid's pay.
Corporal punishment for any offense
is strictly forbidden.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Banker Freed on US. Charge
Arrest of Mail Collector for
Cruelty Held Justified

Robert G. Mayer, young banker at
120 Broadway, was arraigned yester-
day afternoon before United States
Commissioner Samuel M. Hitchcock on
a complaint drawn by Assistant United
States Attorney Maxwell S. Mattuck,
charging him with obstructing' the
mails. Mayer, Mr. Mattuck said last
night, caused the arrest of mail col
lector and driver for using a lame
horse, which afterward was found to
be unfit for work and taken out of
the shafts by an agent of the s. P. @. A.
Upon learning the facts of the case
Commissioners Hitchcock refused to
entertain the complaint, saying that
Mr.. Mayer in preventing cruelty to an
animal was only doing his duty as
citizen, and that a person who drove
lame horse was guilty Of misde-
meanor. He therefore discharged the
banker
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Film Firm Reorganized
Robertson-Cole Co. Taken Over
by re Corporation

The RobertsonCole Company, motion
picture distributors, has been reorgan-
lied and all its interests taken over by
the re Pictures Corporation, with a
capitalization of s4,0oo,ooo. r. S. Cole
Is, president OF the new corporation,
which plans to extend and strengthen
its activities.
The company will begin motion pic
ture production at Hollywood, Cal,
July /. It's activities will include the
making Of series of motion pictures,
starring Pauline Frederick and Sessue
Hayakawa, and directors series,
super productions, to be made under
the direction of William Christy Ca
banne, L. j. Cashier and other we'll
known directors. New stars are to be
added to the present list, and pro-
ductlon schedule with minimum of
twenty-six pictures a year will be
established, to be released to exhibitors
through a new organization.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Farrar TO Sing for Scott

Antonio Scotti announced yesterday
that he has engaged Miss Geraldine
Farrar to sing several performances
with his company during its fall tour
on the Pacific Coast beginning early
in September.
This will be Miss Farrar's first ap-
pearanee in grand opera on the Coast.
She will make her debut with the
Scotti Grand Opera Company in Seattle.
Her other appearances with the com
pany will be in San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
The Metropolitan Opera prima donna
will be heard in her best known roles
including Florina Tesca in "Tosca,'
Clio Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly" as
we'll as the tile roles in "Zaza" and
Carmen"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Gilbert Miller
To Direct All
Frohrala1l PLAYS
Son of Actor-Manager Takes
Charge of Institution in
q. S. and Abroad, Sue
ceeding Late Alf Hayman
Conducts London Houses
Ibanez's ssBlood and Sand, -
Starring Otis Skinner,
TO Be First Production

Gilbert Miller, son of Henry Miller,
the actor-manager, has been selected
by the board of directors of Charles
Frohman, Inc, to take over the direc-
tion of that institution and to carry
forward the policies inaugurated by
Charles Frohman, and since his death
kept alive and fiourishing by his gem
eral manager and longtime associate,
the late Alf Hayman.
Like many other prominent players
in this country Mr.. Miller passed many
years of his career under the friendly
management of Charles Frohman. Con-
sequently, he is alive to all the ira
ditions of the Office he will have to
control
Heretofore he has had his chief ex-
perience and his greatest success as
producing manager in London.
After Mr.. Frohman's death he took
over many of the Frohman interests
and became his successor as Americas
.hief representative in the English
theatrical world.
At present Mr.. Miller is manager of
the st. James Theater and the Savoy
Theater in London. He will not aban-
don his London Offices nor in any way
give up the theatrical business he has
built up in the British metropolis. 1t
is his plan to ally these interests with
the new ones he will now have in
America.
Besides the St. James and the Savoy,
Mr.. Miller from time to time has had
under his direction in London the Duke
of York's Theater, the Garrick, the
Globe and the Princes. His productions
include Daddy Long Legs" "The Saw
ing Grace" with Charles Hawtrey in
the part played hereby Cyril Maude at
the Empire; "The' Willow Tree" with
Renee Kelly, Owen Mares and A. E.
Matthews; Nothing but the Truth"
with Mr.. Matthew's; "The Naughty
Wife" with Gladys Cooper, Mr. Haw-
trey and Miss Ellis Jeffreys; "Monsieur
Beaucaire.'' "The JEST" peter Ibbet-
son." with Constance Collier, Basil
Rathbone and Gilbert Hare; "Too Many
Bells" "Polly with a Past" and "Dan-
Friends" with Mr. Hawtrey; "Wedding
Cells" Polly with a Past" and Dan
iel." He also directed successful sea-
SON Of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas
in London, and through arrangeme ent
with Sir James M. Barrie he has begun
series of Christmas revivals of Peter
Pan" at the ST. James
All the plans already announced by
the Frohman Offices for the coming sea-
son Will be carried out by the new ex-
ecutlVe. Ethel Barrymore will be pre-
sented again in "Declasse" on tour;
Otis Skinner will appear in Tom Cush-
lng's dramatization of Blasco Ibafezs
novel, Blood and Sand"; Ruth Chat
terton will be continued on tour in
Barrie's MARY Rose" Additional plans
are to be announced later by Mr.. Mil
Ter. He will sail tomorrow for France
to meet Mr.. Skinner and 1banez to CON
fer about Blood and Sand" which will
be the first production he will make
in his new position.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Mann to PLAY Winter Garden

Louis Mann has been engaged by the
Shuberts to play one of the leading
roles in "The Whirl of New York !"
which will reopen the Winter Garden
next Monday evening, Adelaide and
Hughes, we'll known in vaudeville, and
Lucille Chalfant also have been en-
dorothy Ward, Shaun Glenville, Joseph
c. Smith and Charles Dale, of the Avon
Comedy Four; John T. Murray, J..
Harold Murray, Florence Rayfeld,
Kyra, Rath Brothers, Purcella Brothers,
Rosie Green, Kitty Kelly, Carl Judd,
Jean Redding and others.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

Madame Mile" new three-act comedy
by Frederick. and Fannie Hatton, has been
accepted by the shuberts for early produo-
hearsals will begin next week.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

to The scene and smashed the alarm.
AS for the burglar, everybody was too
busy with his own woes to be bothered
about him and he departed in peace.
He has been added to West Twenty
third Streets list Of those who never
would be missed.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Vassar Graduate TO Tour

Miss Margot Hesse, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hesse, of 1914 East
Seventy-tirst Street, is among those to
be graduated this week from Vassar
College. After graduation she intends
to tour Italy, Switzerland and France
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

d. W. Griffiths Dream Street" will he
the attraction at the Strand Theater next
week. There will be no advance in prices,
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
The Stage Door

The Broadway Whirl" will be pre-
night under the direction Of John Henry
Mears Richard Carrie, Blanche Ring,
David Beasco will end the twoyears' run
Of Of The Gold Diggers" at the Lyceum
rea~sGd it's 725th performance, Beginning
| late In July, after the members of the cast
have had short vacation. the play will
start tour OF the principal cities
Madame Mile" new three-act comedy
accepted by the shuberts for early produo-
,,ion. The, play is being east and re-
hearsals will begin next week.
| "Jchn Ferguson" the Theater Guild pro-
duction now at the Garrick, will change
management at the end of the week. being
taken over by the newly formed Repertory
Iheater. Under the new management it
will resume after withdrawal of a week.
Ihe theater Is to be announced later The
| Repertory Theater was Incorporated by
Augustin Duncan, Whitford Kane, Barry
McCollum, Harmon McGregor, Angela Nc
cahili and Others, most Of whom are now
/ To days matinee of Enter Madame" at
the Republic Theater, will be the last matt
nee OF the season in which Gilda Varesi
VIII appear Miss Varesi sails Saturday
for London. The play ends its long run
Saturday night
| d. W. Grihith's Dream Street" will be
the attraction at the Strand Theater next
week. There will be no advance in prices.
The Ten Dollar Raise" produced bv
j.. L.. Frothingham, will pc the feature at
the Capitol Theater next week Matilda
Locus. girl pianist. also will be presented.
May McAyoy viii be seen in her first
starring vehicle, "A Private Scandal" a t
the Rivoli Theater Sunday. The feature
MIN at the Rialto will be Wanda Hawley
in "A Kiss in Time
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

May McAvoy will be seen in her first
starring VEHICLE, "a Private Scandal" at
the RiVoli Theater Sunday. The feature
MIN at the Rialto will be Wanda Hawley
in "A Kiss in Time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-29
MONTFORT.

Mrs. Allie Kittoe and son of Port
land, Oregon, were visitors at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Barbara Stew
ems.
One of Henry Kramers large gray
mares was severely cut in the wire
recently, the injury laying open the
shoulder so that about four inches
of bone was exposed.
We are glad to report little Ruth
Human, the little girl who was so
badly bitten by bull dog, and re-
ported last week, as recovering from
her injuries rapidly.
Ben FARMLAND, who had the little
finger of his right hand badly mang-
led in a power drill some six weeks
ago, had Dr.. Ketterer amputate the
finger at the first joint. Monday morn
ing. 1t was stiff and Ben figured he
could get along better without it than
with it in his work.-Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-29
HAZEL GREEN.

Mrs. Catherine Birkett is visiting
at Emmettsburg, Iowa.
John Clark who has been III a Du-
buque hospital for treatment, is now
at home much improved.
Miss Clara Glynn is now located
at Gallup, n Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Tregloan ana
Two daughters of Washington, are
here on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Rodda and other relations and ola
TIME friends.
A shower was given Miss lsola
Stadel on Monday evening IN honor
OF her approaching marriage.
Miss Gertrude Blair is to attend
Summer School at the University u
Wisconsin at Madison.
Glenn Trewarthan, ira ANDREWS
and Lloyd Birkett, U. OF WIS., stu
dents arrived home last week.
Miss VangIe Trewartha is aI nolne
Tor the summer vacation.
F. P. Trewartha motored 10 Maol-
son last week and brought nome ms
daughter and sor..
Pop is being sold in Galena at .
cents per bottle, On the excursion
Thursday it was Is cents per bottle.
Some people never know when it is
time to quit profiteering. Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-29
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Community Happenings
From Exchanges and
Outside Reporters.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT BUILDS
LIVINGSTON HIGHWAY.

A wonderful community spirit was
shown by the populace of Livingston
and vicinity, when they all turned out
in response to call from w. c..
CPinsO Livingston to build a road
from the main Annaton-Livingst
highway, north to the Rock church, a
distance of three-eighths of a mile.
About five hundred people were
present, one hundred and seventy-five
of them men, who worked on the
thoroughfare. There were Is teams
which made two round trips, to the
Ellsworth mine, a distance of five
miles for the tailings. There were
fifteen trucks there, each one making
round trip in forty minutes. All
work, teams and trucks as we'll as the
tailings were donated, and it is esti-
mated the entire cost would have
been in the neighborhood of $500.
Tht stretch of three-eighths mile.
was completed on Monday, the day set
apart for it.
The women were present and served
the dinner to the men and their fam
lilies to the 500, people there
A. E. Lang, the popular restaurant
man of Livingston, was out with his
Ford truck and furnished ice cream
to the crowd free.-Journal.