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The Big Stone Gap Post. VOL' XX' B,G STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1912. No. 47 Railroad Deal Interstate Railroal has Pur? chased the Wise Ter? minal. Tho Interstate Railroad ('nin nuny, operating r road between Stonegn, It od a, Appulttchiu and Norton, bus, >vo understand, purchased tho Wise Terminal; 11 road extending from Nor? ton to Glamorgan, a distance of about six miles. Details regarding this pur? chase has not been made pub? lic yet, but this road will add un important link to the pros? perous und enterprising Inter state. ERECTING NEW PIPE PLANT. Lynchbiirg Foundry Compa? ny Awards Contract for 5150,000 Industry, The Virginia Bridge <v Iron Company have been awarded the contract for the construc? tion of the main building of the Lynchburg Pipe & Foundry Company, the 160,000 industry recently located there by the ,Vuniston (Ala) Chamber of remitieren, a.inline, to an an? nouncement given out by II. F,. Me Wane, president , who was in AhhislOU for liie purpose of inspecting the!site selected for the plant. The Virginia Bridge ,V Iron Company Will also have Charge of the structural steel work for the cranes. Work will he started on the grading for the plant and rail? way tracts at once. Mr. Mc U ane says, although, due to the fact that all the mills and factories of the country are overcrowded with work, he lys that there has been a cer? tain delay ill securing tho steel. However, all the equipment is b?ihg rapidly turned out at the Und ford (Vn.,) and Lynch burg Va i plants of the Hume com? pany, ami will he on hand as -non us the steel arrives. The pits for the foundry will be libill of concrete, and the plant will be ojieratc'd by electricity from direct motors.- Kinanci.il .I Business Review. RECORD DEPOSITS IN COUNTRY'S SAVINGS BANKS Chiefly Earnings of Working Men, Comptroller of Cur? rency Murray An? nounces. Washington, Nov. |<;.?He ports to t 'oinptroiler of the < 'ur roncy Murray on the saving Ilttnlc8 of lllO I'nited States shows record deposits and the greatest number of depositors in history, according to an? nouncement made today. On 1 itly l i, the date of the compila? tion, there were 1,925 savings banks holding aggregate de ! osits ?f ?4,460,822 022 for U', 1 depositors, the average depositors account being .* 111 . lit. While the number of banks, its compared to 1911, increased only forty one, yet the deposits increased by over 216,000, and an average of deposits per ac? count increase of $11 66. The 1" r capita savings in the I'nited States computed from savings banks accounts was $4(162 the highest on record. Mr. Murray wlio reco'ved these reports largely from state superintend I i nts of hanks, says they are of | special interest as the deposits! ire chieily those of working men. Wireless Is Heard Over 2, 000 Miles. Washington, Nov. IB.?Communlca tlon between the naval wireless station it Mare Island, near San Francisco, and the monster new station at Arlington, ? i . was. established unlay for the llrst ] time. The points are 8,117 miles apart; | The armored crualor Tennessee, now ! "ii Its way to Turkish waters with the '?miser Montana, al.so was heard from' Arlington today reporting herself about fl miles out (nun New York. Fresh butter and eggs receiv-l ed every week at llorlon's.? j adv. Convention I Of Tlic Southern Appalachian, Good Roads Association Ono of the features of the Southern Appalachian Couvon tion which in to be held in At? lanta,,November'SO and 21, is the discussion of certain inter? state highways n b w being inappod out and conHtructed. The Bristol-to- Washington Highway, which is u continua? tion of thd Memphis to-Bristol Highway, is One <>t' especial in tores) i b Unstern Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and Virginia, inasmuch as tourists from sections of these states can taker advantage ot portions of this highway in making tours in Washington and other northern points In connection with this high? way there was organized u Bristol-to - Washington High? way Association in August, mil. OfHeors of this associa? tion weru duly elected und u very active executive commit? tee was unpointed, which very sunn worked up a tremendous amount of interest in every (??unity from Bristol to Wash-1 ingtou along the proposed routo. j L'bd "Old State Tike" running west from Roauoke to Seven Mile Kord, within '?'?'> miles of Bristol, was found to In- in u tair Htuto ol preservation,and a movement wuS started by this association t o re surface this great highway, winch the State ot Virginia had built at a cost ol more than one million tlol lars previous to the construc? tion ol the Norfolk >v WuBlern Railway. Three advertising und boosting cars were started from Bristol to Washington in October, lull, containing be sides the olllcials of the asso? ciation prominent good roads men and the highway engineer of Virginia. At every station hetweeii Bristol and Roanoko speeches \verb made to large Crowds and the interest aroused was ipiickened to enthusiasm, The net results to day of the campaign waged by this nBSO uluiiou are ad lollows: Over j 11 ooin ibts are employed build? ing a lock road from Bristol to Ahittgdpn, I I mili s, connecting with (ho rock road at that, point, und extending to the Smyth County line. Bedford County i- getting ready to liiuku good herlink; Buluski County has just voted tt targe bond issue lo re-surface the road from the Wyth to tliu Montgomery bor? der; Wyth;Oi)unty has already htiill a long section of this road und is building more: Smyth County will vote this month for a boi|d issue suilicient to re-rock an old pike from Wash nigton County to Wythj Mont? gomery County is the only one where the people have Hol risen lo the occasion and begun toad improvement with vigor, I'be Norfolk <V Western Uail way Company have recognized He- possibilities of this national highway ami have cooperated with the olllcials of this high? way in putting all crossings uiidergrades. Another interstate road in this SoUtnom Appalachian re gion is one front Bluofleld,West Virginia, through Tnzewell, Russell, Wise ami Leo counties, Virginia, to (Cumberland Gap, L'eunossee, where it is hoped there will before long bp a con nection with the good roads of Kentucky by way ot Middles boro, und Uli outlet to the north ofjit thruoghjoneor two counties ot W est Virginia to the White Stilphu; Springs. The Crest of the Blue Ridge Highway of North Carolina, which when completed will ex? tend from Marion, Virginia, to Talluluh Palls, Georgia, will connect with the Bristol-to Wushingtoti Highway and af? ford an outlet lo the people o( (ieorgia, South Carolina, und North Carolina to this highway leading to the National Capital. The Highways from Spartan-1 burg,Columbia, ami Greenville, South Carolina, will tup thei Crest of the Blue Ridge High? way at Ashville; and the Ash j v i 11 Knoxville Highway will bring the people from Hast Tennessee into this route, and thus give them an outlet to the highways mentioned above. It will thus be seen that these Southern Appalachian States! arc all vitally Interested in pro? moting a system of improved roads which will attact the I tourist, tin-capitalist, and the traveler from other states and' com.tries Into this region, which has so much to offer in the "Way of natural resources, climate, scenery, and people. It is hoped that every citizen living in this Southern Appala? chian region who is interested in seeing the accomplishment of the purposes of this Associa? tion will make an effort to at? tend the Annual Convention at Atlanta and take part in its proceedings. Special rates have been given by the railroads and the hotels in Atlanta. Any information in regard to ac connotations can h e had by writing to Mr \V, (' Cooper, Secretary of the Chamber of Commorco, Atlanta, ? leorgia. Fritzi Scheff Given A Warm Welcome in Lexington, Ky. Lexington, Ky., Not 15. Lexington anil the nine Grass paid Impressive tri buto to the attractive wife of lohn Kox, Jr., when one of the most brilliant sutll oncea of the season assembled at the 0|ient:Ilouso Monday tilgttt to witness the rendering, hy the light opera siar and her supporting company, of her latest offering, 'The Love Wager I' i it.'i Soiled has always liecn popular in Lexington, having captured Central Kentucky folk lahei "Madamol seile Modiste," by long odds the liest thine, she has ever essay.'.1 in her chosen (told; and each returning season, her pop. ?larity has grown, partly l>y reason of hei art ami partly by reason or the fact that she is personally known to so many Kuntucklaua and loved bj >|iiite as many ? I ii. little devil of conilo opera" is by no in. an- as largo a "little devil" as Lex? ington folk have been wont to know her. her petite tlgurc having niil'crcd the loss ol* many pie. ions pounds since last we saw her, but for all that she Is the more sjlph like, the more graceful, ami the ill .? iutiOOl eye WOlllll lie l.il to suspect that it caught ah added element of rytlim in the movement of her dancing numbers "The Love Wager" I* ailapteil from the Hungarian comedy, "The Sven Sisters," bill the piece Millers somewhat by the metaniorphoals from comedy Into light opera, though tin* producer* ami composers have given lac play tin..ugh out rieh accessories anil ambitious eon cepiions in its musical elaboration. Ill hei acting Miss Schell i- superb throughout the opera and her comedy touches arc deftly and tellingly done, while in the closing act her art sounds an emotional note that is sincere, due l and truthful. Indeed MIssHChcft' admirably rellects this same depth of passion to memorable degree in her most important song number, the dramatic aria, w hich follows the lullaby prelude in Hie lirst scene ..I the third act. Here, and parllc iiltirly in the final phaseiof the number, the star acquitted herself with high cred The chorus work Is well done and the orchestra is so well balanced ami handles its work so well ihat frequently, when MIhh SehefTs voice did Hot seem to ring so true as it should the orchestra craftly covcrcil the defect. There is a number of voices in the chorus, among these the sonorous bass of C, II liallaher, as llaron liadvlany; the tenor of Ilorace Wright, as Lieutenant Sadorfl'y, and the soprano of Hazel Oox, ns Kalinka, eldest of Hie seven flyurfco vi.v sisters, Harold II. forde played the part of Lieutenant ilorkoy very much l.ettci than he sang it. and he became a prime favorite with Ihn audience. Mr. Gallagher's singing of',' I An a Marti? net" was a rotislngly fine ac ieveim lit and Mr. Wright sang "Dark Kycs.' with ail thcofTcctlvcueaa of rowitic light opera. The orchestra greatly distinguished IUolf ami, as a consequence, gave sincere plea.-ure to such as are ?is.-ly prone to pay attention to instrumental achieve? ment In musical offering* of the higher grade. Among the players who won favor for competent work in addition t<> thorn al? ready named, were Mildred lingers, as Mi- Gnyrkovicz; WtllUm 11. Philbrtoar, as tho irresistibly absind Toni Teleki, a student-cousin of the seven sisters; Sam? uel Ash, as the young llaron Itadviauy, ami Rene Dietrich, Inc. Hauer. Cecil Remind ami little Dorothy and Constant Wolfe as the remaining sisters of the ho amply daiightercd (ilyurkovie/. family The staging and costuming of the pIOCO were absolutely Ilawies? While it must be said that "The Lot/0 Wager" is not destined te occupy a lofty niche in the temple of light opera fuine, it is, nevertheless, sweet, clean happy in story and chaste in the telling thereof, I I but .Miss .Scheff is hardly likely to show so little discrimination xi to risk her rcp > utatlon in so fragile a vehicle another season. Civic League Meeting. The Woman's Ctvkj League held ita regular monthly meeting at the homo of the President, Mrs K K. Goodloe, Fri? day afternoon, November sth. Mr*. Goodloe reported the work of pulntlug the Cemetery gatea completed, and pre jiehted 1>HU covering the eatne, amount? ing to tt'.SO. The committee for awarding the prizes to the beat kept premise* of our colored citizens made iln report, and the fortun ate oik's this year are: Melissa Martin, 1st prize, i.I.eO. Janlg Fennlson, 2nd price, 12.00. A |>rl/e of t.l.OO was ottered laut spring t" the . I is, who would grow the be-t bed of Dowers In the school garden. Miss hula M?Ore, who was appointed liy the League to ove rsee this work, rvported that in. the same seeal were used, those that our generous Congreaaman provided us with and the IhmIs were all e<|iially pretty, it is Impossible to give the prize 10 any one otasa. Those children show in;; the must Interest and doing the beat work were Sophia Benedlct,Miut hCarnos and Florence McCoiintck and deaerte honorable mention; also Mis.sl.nla Moote who worked s.i faithfully. After dlsouas iiis- the matter, the League decided to torn the 10.00 over to the Junior League to spend in spring bulba, roses, ami hardy hydrangeas for the school bods, and we hope this will .satisfy the chil? dren. I'lan and specifications lor the concrete work On the fountains for the Cemetery were brought, in, Mr Robert Bruce having very kindly put them in prop or sha|M' for us. ami they are now ready for bids on the work. Quito a heated discussion over the un? sightly condition of our business section was again brought up. It was determined to form a committee to get infticient evl deneo on tho violators of our town ordi? nances ami io prosecute the offenders to the lull extent of tin- law. The treasurer. Mrs. It. II. Al.sover, re ported Balance in Treasury, (?ct. Ith, {.VUI? Kxpendltiires from Oct. I to Nov.7 20.10 Balance in Treasury to dato. f :is '.'O Recording Secretary RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, it lias pleased our Heavenly Father in his mysterious providence to call from earth to Heaven our beloved brother, tho Kev. .1. t> Btraloy, who brought Ills wile hero a bride and who was our pastor for four years Ills un? tiring effort ami energy was the gloat meana of building our church here; therefore be it Resolved 1. I'hat in his death the Conference haalost one of it.s strongest and most earnest workers, whose roll gloirs, moral and social tiualltiea cum inaml die esteem of all who know him. Resolved 3 ?That while we deeply de? plore the l..ss of "lie s.. well i|iialifted by nature and Christian grace, to shed light and truth along his pathway, our hearts lind comfort in the sweet assurance that be is now rejoining in hopes realized. Resolved :l.--Thal we extend our lov? ing sympathy as individuals, and as an nffloial body of the Woman* Home i Mission Society, to the bereaved wife ' ami family, ami bid them remember that the circle broken by death can only be reunited In that homo abovo where part? ing shall Iks no more. Resolved 4.?Thai W? will ever cherish hin memory fresh in our hearts and strive to eiiiul.it.? !:is ? hristian example; that wo too, may hear the welcome, "Well dorn? thou good and faithful servant enter thou into the joj ol" thy Lord " Resolved 5.?That a copy of these reso? lutions be sprcsd upon the pages of our Secretary's book following the minutes of our next meeting, and a copy he sent to the Big Stone Gap I'ost- for publica? tion, also a copy be sunt to the hereaved family. ,\lu- W. It. Km.not Mils. .! M, Youxo, M it-. MiM'iin Smith. Committee NOTICE. The 1012 city taxes are ready for collection. Five per cent penalty after December 1st. P. H. Barron, Treasurer. adv. 2t. CIA MINERS wanted by *J" Stonegap Colliery Com jpany, Glamorgan, V'a. Stoady* work, Highest price per ton paid in the district, Healthy camp. Kxcellent water. School land church facilities. Stonegap Colliery Co. '30. J. S. CtiEYNRV, Gen'l Supt. MORE DIPTHERIA BUT LESS DEATHS State Wins Unique Victory', After Four Years' War on "White Terror of Childhood." Itlchmnml. V?., Nov. IS ?ThoStale's remarkable triumph over typhoid Cover list summer baa l.nvn duplicated during the Raoal rear just eudisl by a unique record in a reduced mortality fn>m ? 111? iv them, aooording to full atatiatles just announced at the officers or tho State Hoard of Health lly 'he general distribution of antitoxin and liy a campaign of popular education, the number of deaths from the "White terror of childhood'' has been materially reduced during the last four years, hut this reduction, strangely enough, ha* been accompanied hy a slight Increase In the total number ol cases The viru? lence of diphtheria has thus boon lesseucd by antitoxin but the disease has been more widely spread by neglect of prccati lions and proper quarantine. During the first year of its reorganised Hoard of Health, the Slate received from rural communities rc|K>rl of 8710 ease- of diphtheria with a mortality ol" S09 or : 09] During that year, tun's. t|,o State perfected arrangements lor the distribu? tion of diphtheria antitoxin at a low Ilg? ens ami began a campaign against the disease. During the fiscal year ending September HO, 1919, tho numbei of case* reported from rural districts was HMO, but tho total number of reported deaths was 181, showing a mortality tale :'. .1 Thus, It Is pointed out, while the mortal? ity has been rut in half and where hut OHO Child dies whore two died font years ago, the actual number 6f cases has in? creased Sanitarians who have seen the Statistics at Hie Offices of the State Hoard of Health are much Interested in this unique record and oiler several explanations for| the anomaly of an increased morbidity ami a decreased mortality. It is general? ly recognized that diphtheria varies much aud that "gissl" years aru often followed by "bad" yens without any apparent relation, but Ibis Is not regarded as a full explanation of the ease "Undoubtedly", said a well known sanitarian yesterday, the widespread use of antitoxin in responsible for Iba reduced mortality Were this great remedy Im? mediately used in every ease, the iiinrtuli. ty might be still further reduced to ail absolute minimum, Hut the liiorbaso in the number of cases is probably due lo number of factors. Our |>oople have less precautions. In addition, the habit of giving Immunizing doses antitoxin to all exposed children certainly prevents many cases but probably gives us a mint her of carriers w ho show no symtom of the disease. The other casCS can be at tributed to tho neglect of qiiarautihe, to linrccogntsod case-, of the disease and to the very reprehensible custom of dismiss? ing a patient from quarantine without being sure that the germs have disap? peared from the throat Tho State Is naturally proud to note that the mortality la but three and a half percent where once it was till) live, but we hope further education and the observance of full pie cautious will wipe the disease from the State Buy Maming; Theatre at Middlesboro, Ky. Tito Middlesboro News-Rec? ord contained tin- following in its last issue: "Considerable Impetus was given tin) roa! estate market tlii? week when R. I,. Brown, of Big Stone Gap, Va., anil his son, Otto Brown, of this city, the manager o f the Amuzu theatre, purchased Tuesday from Messrs. Storchi & Manring, the Manring Theatre anil the two story briek business house connecting. The new owners took charge of the rentals the 1st of November, ami will as sumo control of the theatre on the l?th of November; the lease of the present managers, M essrs. Hess tic iMigan expiring on this date. Mr. Brown, w h o recently opened up a moving picture theatre at Corbin with such success, will also continue with that house. The Manring Theatre aud an? nex: is regarded as being the most valuable pieces of real es tat? in the city, and in the pur chase of this property the Mes srs. Brown have displayed good business foresight as well as confidence in the future of Middlesboro." Dr. S. L. Robertson, of Mid? dlesboro, was in tho Cap last ? Thursday on professional busi , noes. Virginia & Southwestern. Tho fourteenth annual report of Virginia &? Southwestern Railway, a subsidiary of tho Southern Railway, covers the year ended Jtne 30, 1912, and shows gross operating revenues $1,757 '.'21, increase as compared with the next preceding year (304,470; total operating expen? ses $i,i 12,722, increase 1203,580; net operating revenue $615,201, increase $160,805; operating in? come after payment of taxes, $077,983, iucrease 1107,303; total available income .Jr.",.12.1, in? crease 103,825, balance of in. como over charges $200,031, in? crease 167,003; balance curried to credit of prolit and loss, $02, ?'???2. increase jd.'>4,72*; total bal? ance to credit of profit and loss $010,816 increase $173,712. There was received during the year 7 Mikado locomotives. B00 steel double ilropbottom gondola curs and 06 steel un derframe box cars under equip? ment trust arrangements. The Laurel Kork Railway Co. bus completed and put in oper? ation about eight miles of line from Kllsabethton, Tenn., on Virginia & Southwestern Kail way, to Hampton, Tenn., ami it also has under construction a line |nto large bodies of timber in farter county, Tennessee. The general balance-sheet shows the total assets of the Virginia & Southwestern Rail was at $10,643,929, which in? cludes the ro.ul ami equipment at $0,672,710 net. More Fin? Fruit. Mr. Krank Graham, wh o lives below town neat the Lee County line, is another one of our progressive farmers und fruit growers. Mr. (Irahum has a line ton acre Orchard and gathered u large quantity of fruit this year, t >n Friday eve nine; i,,. brought us some tim< specimens of tho apples he ruis 6d Ibis year und we have them on display in this otheo, and our friends are cordially Invit? ed to cull and see them. Dur? ing tho past toil days hundreds of people have called ut this oflloo to see the specimens of frUit we have on display taken from orchards in this section. The specimens from Mr. Gra? ham's orchard are line ones and --hows that he is taking gooil care of his trees. As we have said before, with a hub' effort on the purt of our people this can be made one of the greatest fruit producing sections in the entire south. Big Stone Gap Boy Is Mak? ing Good. The many friends of T. B. Goodloe i well known in this section us Tav,) son of .1. M. Goodloe, of this place, will be pleased t o learn of another promotion given him by his present employers, the united States Tire Company. Last week advices were received of hi^ advancement to the position of Manager of the Southern District, with headquarters at Atlanta, liu. The brauch olli ces located at Charlotte, N. C, Savannah, Ga., Jacksonville, Klu., Atlanta ami Birmingham will be under his supervision and report to him direct at At? lanta. His rise with tho United Slules Tire Company has been rapid. In tin: spring of iui i he resigned from the Genoral Klec trie. Company to accept posi? tion with the Tire Company as traveling representative for the State of Virginia. Six months later the company opened a branch ollice in Richmond, and in addition to his other duties, he was placed in charge of that. Now, ono year later, ho is put in charge of tho whole south - ern district as Manager. Tav bus u host of udmiring I [ lends in Big Stone Gap, as well as in other purU'. of the State, who will be glad to loam I of bis promotion and wish him i success in his now field. Shoe Repair Shop. I am prepared to do all kinds of shoe repairing in first class and up-to-date style. My shop is on Wood Avenuo, in tho Wolfe Building, and I eolicit .' your patronage. adv. W. H. Lawson.