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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
knights Of Grip
Elect Officers
A Dozen Strangers Enter Mys-
teries of Order-Hold An
nual Banquet.

Norton, va.(SpeciaD Saturday
afternoon, March 4, from > 30
p. IN. to 10: 80 p, m, there were
big things doing in the Virginia
Council 242, United Commercial
Travellers.
Twelve strangers, claiming TO
be Commercial Travellers, pre-
scented themselves for initiation.
They were accorded II hearty
welcome ut the door by our
worthy sentinel, Sam Sullivan,
who after II short parley, turned
them over to Conductor a. +.
Snodgrass. They were then in
Quoted into the mysteries of the
order, and everybody seemed to
he well pleased with the cere-
monies-especially Erskinc Was
sum. There seemed at one time
to be some clouds gathering on
the horizon, but through the
timely interpositlon of Richard
Lumpkin, visiting councillor
from Roanoke, Va, Mr.. Wassum
was fully exhonorated.
The closing ceremonies were
made exceedingly impressive by
Captain II. T.. Hyatt, who pre-
sided as Senior Councillor pro
tenn.
The names of the twelve
strangers above referred to, fol
low, viz: f. d. kits, Ralph
Seayer, Q. Q. Fngate, John
Davis, Eddie Carter, NJ. Cecil,
w, l.. Arthur, II. a. Swami,
Emra Boiling, X. ID. Anderson,
O. Q. Gibson and Erskine Was
sum.
The annual election of officers
followed the initiation of the
candidates, and resulted MS fol-
lows: George Blake, Senior
Councillor, a. f. Snodgrass, Ju-
Nor Councillor, o. G. Gibson,
Secretary and Treasurer, Sam
Sullivan, Conductor, G. 7. Bras
well, Page, Sanford johnson,
Sentinel, H.. w. Meade and +. d.
Greever, Executive Committee
II. L. Hyatt, Chaplain.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
American Legion served a ban
quet at Hotel Norton ut s p. m.
at which about cighty-iive Com
mcrcial Travellers, their wives
and sweethearts spent delight
full hour. The program was ar
ranged by Mr.. McKelvey, who
served as POSTMASTER. Every
body enjoyed Mack's quaint hu-
NOR and original jokes.
After the banquet the tables
were removed and several cou-
pies trippled the light fantastic.
Those attending expressed
themselves as highly pleased
with the whole program.
1t is the purpose Of the Vir-
ginia Council to give banquet
hereafter annually.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
NEW EQUIPMENT
Nothing To Be Left Undone
To Make The New Post
Attractive and Useful
to County

The Big Stone Gap Post holds
the unique distinction of being
the oldest paper in the county
When most OF our Young bust
ness men were children Mr.
q. N. Knight issued his first
copy of the Big Stone Cap Post
That was twenty-seven years
ago. Except for eleven months
in 1903. when the paper was
leased to DR.. Larry, Mr.. Knigh;
has run IT continuously aud has
never nissed an issue.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
Disturbs Worship; Gets 30
DAYS.

Babe Wilder, 10, was fined SIG
and given 80 days in the county
Jail for Disturbing services a.
the Primitive Baptist church
near the iron furnace las. Sur.
day.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
RED CROSS TAKES
THREE CHILDREN
AS Mother Enters Jail to
Serve 80 Day Sentence.

Liza Fogarty, IS, of near the
l.. q N, was declared unfit to
care for her children by the To-
cal court and given 80 days in
Jail.
The three children, all boys,
age 6, Z and Q, were turned ov-
er to Miss Jane Morgan, of the
local Red Cross service, and
sent to an orphanage in Roa.
noke where they will be kept
until suitable homes are provid
ed for them.
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TO Enlarge Post.

With snch Il record behind
INN the public will welcome the
announcements that the Post liz
gong to be enlarged, and every
effort made TO bring it up to the
standard the supporters of the
paper deserve.
For twen,y-seven years it has
been issued as II four-page pa
per. About May lat it will be-
enlarged to eight pages, and a
county -wlde campaign made
Tor new subscriptions aud adj
Yertisementa. Mr.. Knight has
secured George Roebuck to look
after this end of the paper and
he VIII devote his entire time TO
this department. Nav features
never used by papers in the
county will be Introduced, and
nothing will be- left undone to
make the enlarged Post attrac-
1--WE and useful To the county.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
CHRIST CHURCH

Lenten services every We'd
nesday at $3.50 p. m conducted
by the Rev. Paul Huntington,
of Norton, Va. All welcome.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
CHRIST CHURCH

Services Sunday, March 18th.
Sunday school at 10 a. IN.
Preaching at ii q. IN. by the
Rev. E. Q. Burnz. Every body
welcome.
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Will Hold Same Ideal.


view the Wise Printing Com
pany, publishers of the Post,
viii hold the same ideal which
has made their reputation for
expert workmanship and clean,
healthy news matter. AS in the
past Job" will DO delivered
when promised, the paper will
be issued on schedule. The
equipment in the offices con
slsts Of one Babcock cylinder
press, four job presses, one oil
which is equipped with a Miller
automatic feeder, n linotype and
every convenience for IA modern
printing shop.
In making the improvements
which naturally meant tho ont
lay of several thousand dollars
the Wise Printing Company ia
confident that the pubic will
lend their support as heretofore.
both in advertising aud sub
scriptions.
The new Post will make tia
debut about May Watch for
II; We believe you will find in it
an unusual surprise.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15

T The thief in the night is be.
coming a back number. Most
OF them are now pulled off in
daylight.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-03-15
A LARGER AND BETTER
PAPER FOR WISE COUNTY
After Twenty : Seven Years Of
Continuous Publication The
Post Will Be Greatly
Improved

Knight and Mrs. Fred l.. Troy,
both reporters. With staff
like this the Post has long been
accepted as the standard of the
county.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08

WASH1NGTON. March THE
menace OF a nationwide coal strike
on April was discussed by Prcsi-
dent iardiugs cabinet today.
Secretary ~ Labor Davis re-
ported that "some progress" was be.
Ing made IN bringing operators and
coal miners together for - confer
onco prior TO the date set for the
Walkout.
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highly benefited by the improve
ment.
The testimony OF Mayor Evans
was practically the same as that OF
8eincr's. The mayor said that he
had assisted steiner In attempting TO
get other bidders into the Tulsa field
but that most OF their efforts had
been futile.
what was regarded az important
defense testimony was given during
the morning by y. NJ. Hart. city en-
gineer at oklahoma City. Hart was
questioned In regard to the per
cent fee charged for engineering. He
said that the same charge was made
In the state capital and that he re-
garded II as very reasonable. Dur
ing the past year, Hart said, about
$4,000 was collected from this
charge. The purpose Of such a
charge, ne explained. was 80 MAKE
the engineers office self sustaining,
but that there had always been a
deficit
lie was asked In regard TO COM
petitive bidding and made the start
ling announcement that moro than n
million dollars worth Of paving con-
tracts wefe let in oklahoma city
last year to the Western Paving
company. which was the only bidder
on any Of the contrasts. In Il few
other paving districts two other con-
tractors bid, he said. one OF these
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EARLY RETURNS
ON MINER VOTE
FAVOR WALKOUT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
telegram asking advice regarding
the holding of such Joint confer
ence. The board is unnltorably op-
posed TO any separate Joint cont,r-
cnce OF miners and operators OF any
district comprising the central COM
petltlye field. Tho Instructions Of
the International convent IN and the
duty we owe to the membership de-
mand that tho operators OF the con-
tral competitive field be required to
keep faith ana 20 comply with tho
agreement they made In March.
1920, 20 meet In m interstate Joint
conference prior 90 April /, 1929, for
the purpose of negotiating n new
wage agreement. Tho international
executive board viii not consent TO
separate district agreements within
tho central competitive field and u
calls upon tho officers OF district
No. ~ Uliuol) to cooperate with
the international executive board
and the international union IN bring
Ing about Joint conference within
the central competitive field. Please
the states OF ohio, Indiana and III
uois. While we nre all In the same
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contractors received no work az an
while the other was awarded sbom
two hundred thousand dollars ysrrtS
other witnesses during the aaS
were Robert l.. Frew. who made ~
field notes on the Easton court nav
ing Job, John r.. McWilliams. 4 q
wilkins and Robert o. Brown. aI. .,
the city engineers office, and r n
Peckham and b. b. Long Of Okla.
homa City. The two latter are CON.
sultlng engineers and testified tba,
they did engineering work I'm rerarJ
to public Improvements in various
cities In the state and they both ssId
that they regarded the fee charged,
here as very reasonable.
Defense council said late Tuesda,'
afternoon that they expected TO con-
clude their case sometime Ncdnes.
day morning. After the close Of
testimony comes final arguments
which probably will consume most
Of the afternoon.
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LITIGATION MAY
HALT FORD OFFER
Kahn Says Power Com
pany viii Take Award
to Detroiter to Court
LEGAL DIFFICULTIES
Forecasted if Move Is Made;
Alterations in Ford Plans
Are Made by Mayo

WAsIuNGTON March 7-CbUir-
man Kahn OF the house military
committee today told Vs. B. Mayo.
chief OF engineers for Henry Ford,
that ~ would require years to ihrotn
out existing lnE1l cu'nugl"moui9 aud
% was doubtful U.uu fhrn that the
government would hr able tO accept
the Detroit mnuuf0turcr.F proposed
contract fur purchase and lonse Of
the nitrate and power projects ai
Muscle shoals Ala.
After the committee adjourned
other committee members mld the
legal barriers lo acceptance OF the
Ford proposal appeared iuoscupublc
because az tho contracts held BY
the Alabama Power company ana
the Air Ntr1tcs corporation. which,
those concerns claim. give them CN-
elusive rights TO purchase the War
rIor steam plant ana nitrate plant
40. .. respectively Both units would
boo delivered to Mr., Ford with FREQ
titles. in the event his proposal
wBs accepted. and could not bc freed
from tho contract conditions with
out prolonged litigation In the
courts.
Legal Difficulties.
The discussion of the legal difn-
cuities the committee faced iu con
Fidcring the Muscle shoals Fitua-
ton developed after Mr.. Mayo and
Gray silver. Washington representa-
tive Of the American farm bureau
federation. had presented three nj
tcratious which they mid Mr.. Ford
had agreed To make In his original
offer for the shoals project
Tho first alteration provided Tor
fixed capitalization OF not less
than SiO.OOO.OOO for the company
Mr. Ford would create TO operate
the Alabama enterprise.
Another amendment offered by
Mr. Mayo was guarantee 10 manu-
facturo Commercial fortillzers'
rather than nitratcs and other com
pounds" The third proposed %
give authority to the compnny's di'
rcctinR board TO regulate the delivery
of the fertilizer direct from factory
10 consumer. making Il impossible
for Intermediary agents TO hnndl,
the products and increase the price
TO the farmers above the s per cent
profit charged by the manufacture
ing company.
Amendments Welcomed.
These amendments were welcomed
by the committee, although som,
members expressed regret that Mr.
Ford had refused 60 accept n go
year lease and had insisted upoI
the 100-year clause.
Chairman Kahn and Representa-
tive Miller, republican or Washing
ton asked MIR. Mayo n Mr.. Fore
would further modify his offer
eliminating the provisions requirin
the government TO give him clen
titles TO the Warrior steam plan
nnA plIYata nlnpt Nh = and Whot he
Mr.. Ford would agree himself I
ad tustthelcgal ,amfwypotaoinet
adjust the legal disputes over IN
rights claimed by the Alabnm
Power company and the Air Nitrate
corporation, defrnying the litleatiO
expenses as we'll.
MIR. Mayo replied in each instanc
that the legal situation was tn
governments business aud Mr.. For
would not be willing to pay the cost
OF court trials.
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Judge owen said that dcpite the
fact that he was forced 60 decide aF
he did tho decision was iu violation
OF nll rules Of morality and honesty.
His ruling follows;
Il am forced by the views ~ the
law 10 make a decision. which. In
my Judgment must bee for the pl1iut-
iff. think that tho secretary Of
tho inter or in tho case at bar was
without power TO remove tho re-
srlcuoue OF Mary Partridge.
"Thia la tho most disagrecublc
thing / have had to do since I have
bccn ON the bench There IS no de-
coucy no morals and no honesty in
lt but o. seems 10 be- the law"
Then Quit Bench.
soon nurr this decision Judge
owen resigned. Ilo hnd announced
several weeks previously that he was
going tp uult the bench and enter
private law practice
Tho Indian woman through her
attorney, within u few days ~ tho
decision offered 20 settle with tho
property owners for haif OF tho np.
praised value OF the land. She Of
forod tO give tho property owners
u new title to the land ana Tor
homes which they had previously
hulu EIt none OF the CrOahio
/ Heights citizens pnid this tribute,
/ instead everyone Of them appealed
/ tho case tu the state supreme court
Among tho defense counsel were.
/ Blddls1n md Campbell, Brc'fou.
ridge. Bostic ana Dauiols Biddisnn
and Campbell, Franklin 49, GrHgH
/ Lushlcy and B1mho, Rice and
/ Lyons, Stunrt. Cruco ana Blnu, I'D
] T.. Marshall. John ll Woodland and
/ 4. j ward.
Decided ON Technically.
The suit was decided against th'
property uwuCrs ON the tcDhuiDulib
that the Indian woman at tho tiin'
shc sold the land to j. T.. trOshi'
was an incompetent IN that her re-
fIrictlnus had not been removed
Martin, her counsel Coutoudod thn|
a congressional nct of April 90. 1906
forbade Indians alternating thol
lands without a special act NJ con
.grcss. 1Io argued that no such spe
cial net WINS passed up uutil Fcbru
larry II, lpOSI 10 was practically ad
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08

ST. LOUIS. March 7-Protes.
against the statement ~ John T.
Lewis, president fthe United Mine
Workers OF America, that the policy
OF Illinois coal operators was "in-
horcutly selfish, economically un-
sound and contains no element OF
consideration for public welfare"
was made today by W. X, Kava-
uaugh. president Of the Coal Oper-
Htors association OF tho Firth and
Ninth Glllnois) districts.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08
JUDGE INSPECTS
FINISHED PAVING
Protests Considered.

CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE
ragged I'm the muddy streets in that
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or wcaken the effect az the treaty"
Kellogg sold.
aa
WAsH1NGTON March 7.--Presi-
dent Harding VIII take no further
Initiative in urging the senate TO
ratify the treaties negotiated by the
armament conference, II was stated
officially at the white House today.
II was said that tho edmlnistra-
tion will cooperate closely with the
sennto during tho time that It Is
studying the treaties. but that the
president will not "suppHcate, ad-
monl9h or appeal" either 10 the
senate or 20 the American people to
support tho pact.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08
CLAIMS TO CROSBIE
HEIGHTS IS DENIED

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
The decisiun OF the state supreme
court Tuesday setting aside the de-
Cision madc May G, 1921, by District
Judge owen, by which the title to
"a acres OF Tulsa residential land
was declared TO rest with Mary Part
ridge. Creek Indian woman, was
greeted with delight by the Crosbio
Heights residents For since Judge
owens decision, which virtually LETT
them without a home. the citizens In
that district have had little peace.
They didn't know whether they
really had a home or not, and M a
consequence little or no improve
ments have been made,
Still. the Crosbie Heights citlzcns
are not wholly freed from the sword
which has been hanging over their
heads. For the Indian woman has
the right TO 20 TO the United States
supreme court, according 20 leading
attorneys for the property owners
and that this win he done In the as
sertlou of the woman's counsel. IL
II. Martin. A writ OF CertloTari
which ~ TO be sent to the upper
court asking that the case be re-
viewed Is now being prepared, ac-
Cording to Martin. Tho Indian
woman has six months In which to
file this writ.
Other Suits Involved.
n Is generally believed among the
attorneys interested In the Crosbic
Heights case that the decision OF
the supreme court will have a direct
bearing on tho other Indian title
suits pending IN district court Sew
eral have been filed since tho de-
cision OF Judge owen.
when he made his ruling. which
'ast cloud upon the tito OF prop
srty In Crosbie Heights and caused
4 halt iu rpn1 estate activities thDrp.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08

business. our interests are not mu-
tual and II would be unfair to the
operators and miners OF this district
10 try and force a situation which is
not warranted by sound economic
principles. We are not fighting the
union. We are simply trying to put
our business on a stable basis"
Union leaders said that the strike
vote now being taken would be COM
plcted about March - and while dis
claiming any knowledge Of exact
figures. predicted there would be a
April /.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08

company said in a statement made
public today.
we have no objection whatever
to meeting our men and preparing "A
working scale" said Mr.. Fields but
we don't want 10 meet with the op-
orators and miners OF what has been
called the central competitive field,
wire immediate answer"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08

mitted during the trial that tho pur-
chase price Of $4,000 given the
woman was a fair one, but Martin
argued that the deed she gave the
purchasers was invalid. lie said
that deed given at later date. 60
comply with the special act OF con-.
grcss was also invalid because no
money was given the woman.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 2.
Coal operators ~ the Pittsburgh dis
trict, the most important bituminpus
field IN the country. will meet their
miners "unlon or nonunion' TO dis
cuss a working scale, W X. Fields,
president of the Pittsburgh Coal
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ulhlIAils
Protests Considered.
After the work was finally COM
plcted Steiner said that several
property owners appeared before the
commission with complaints as 10
the high cost OF the Improve
Every protest that the properly
owners urged was listened TO nrd
discussed pro and con. Steiner said
lie denied that the commission had
refused TO give the property owners
a hearing on any sort Of objection.
steiner said that he had considered
the proposition Of the value of the
property affected by the paving and
IN his opinion the property was
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WEST FRANKFORT H.. March
Employees OF the Orient Mines
here. said 90 be the largest coal pro-
ducing pit In the world have voted
$50 10 "a 10 strike, It was announced
today THE mine Is owned by tho
Chicago Wilmington aud franklin
Coal company. Employees OF a mine
here uf the Southern Gem Coal COM
pony voted 400 to AZ for a strike, 1t
was stated.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08
KING, IN SENATE,
SKEPTIC OF PACT

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE
naval expenditures unless world
pact were adopted.
ut is folly 10 believe that three
nations by limiting capital ships
can bring material reduction In
naval armaments," he concluded.
WASHINGTON, March 7.--Scn-
aior cabot Lodge announced IN tho
senate today N thcro was not more
~ IL disposition by senators to
speak on tho fOur-pOwcr treaty he
would move tomorrow for a final
vote ON the qucGtiOn ~ ratification.
Lodge said he was impatient with
tho delays the treaty was encounter
Ing and declared that he did not
propose TO permit II 10 "drng along
Indefinitely"
Tho announcement Of the rcpub-
lluuu leader oCcnsloued consider
.Hblo surprise In viow OF his previous
statement that he and Senator
Underwood. the democratic leader.
intended 10 discuss the treaty be-
fpro final action was taken.
WASHlNGTON. March IA
wnrnlng that II the four-power Pa
ciflc treaty iH covered with uu-
necessary reservations" by tho sen
ate. that Great Britain. France and
Japan may insist upon qualifying OF
! interpreting II 10 suit Themselves
with reservations OF their own. wai
I voiced In the senate today by Sen
ntor Kellogg, republican OF Mime.
sofa.
"Some OF tho reservHtlous-thclri
and ours might hinder ratification
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-24
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WINS
|. PA. ACADEMY ART PRIZE
Miss Marion Harris Awarded
Second Honors in PhiIa. Free
Hand Drawing Contest.

Miss Marion Harris, Wilmington
High School pupil, has been awarded
second prize, offered by the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of the Fine Arts In a
competition for excellence in free hand
drawing. The first and third awards
went TO Nathan Feldman and Harry
Cooper. advanced pupils of the Cen
trail High School, of Philadelphia.
Under the conditions of the contest
only students of high schools of Phil
adelphia and vicinity" are eligible to
compete for the prizes. On the initia-
| tive of Miss McMurtrie, art instructor
rof the Wilmington High School, "vicin-
| ity" was expanded to include this city
and Wilmington students were enabled
to exhibit with the best art students
of the Philadelphia schools for the
first time. Winning the second prize
! Of SIS on the first showing is a de-
served compliment TO the efficiency OF
| the art department of our high school
and TO Miss Harris.
| The conditions for the prizes re-
quired free hand drawing from cast OF
other objects. assigned by the instruc'
ftor. The unaided work of the student
without criticism is required. Ths
competition is an annual event held II
Philadelphia. and is aimed TO stimu
llate free hand drawing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-24
REHOBOTH IMPROVEMENT
Association

Rehoboth Beach, May 24.-The Re-
hoboth Beach Village Improvement
Association met last week at the Town
Hall, with Mrs. Robert 7. Rumbold in
the chair. After the business session
the election of officers took place. Mrs.
Robert T. Rumbold was elected
president. The other officers are:
Mrs. John McCabe, vice-president;
Mrs. Thomas Timmons. secretary;
Miss Sara Short, trea surer; Miss Alice
Conner, auditor. The officers will
serve for one year.
Mrs. Timmons was hostess for the
day. AS it was Longfellow Day Mrs.
Clara Riggin read short biography
/ Of the poet. The following readings
were given: The Day Is Done" MIS-.
/ George Roach: The Builders" Mrs.
John McCabe; THE Wreck OF the
iHesperus," Mrs. Rumbold.
! Mrs. J. II. Simmons will be hostess
at the next meeting. on May 81. The
/ club will meet every other Wednesday
afternoon at p. m. during the sum-
mer and II is hoped that members 81
the other clubs who are spending the
summer at Rehoboth Beach will join
the Village Improvement Association.