TAZEWELL REPUBLICAN VOL. 21 TAZEWELL, VA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1912 ?YES M? MAW* TOEVRE ALL-WEARING ? HIGH ACT CLOTTrr. 'f* I3 hiacHASED rd is?ue, in this county, there has been a conflict as to the authority of the supervisors and road engineers. The 1 iteet n-snifesthtum of this occurred thh week in regard to the moving- of I ntaaaber 2 of Jeffersonville dis \rict, wbii:h hps been working the road tpecifiwi in the court's- order as "the road from Tazewell to the district line east." The work at the point where the plant has been luc-vd since spring being about cornplet??d, Road Engineer W. I. Leo, instructed the foreman, W. E. Gil lespie, to move the plant to the Wm. Peery quarry near George Martin's place. In the meanwhile Supervisor D. B. Daniels decided to move it to the road specified in the court's order as "from Mrs. Kate Peery's to Witten's Mills," and gave orders to have the plant moved to Dry Tawn. Early Mon? day morning some of the prominent cit? izens interested in the Witten's Mill road, to make sure the plant went the way they wanted it to go, met and moved it to its present location at Dry Town. When Engineer Lee learned of what had been done he at once took the matter up by phone with Assistant State Highway Commissioner Coleman, who instructed him to O. K. no bills for work done by this plant until it was placed at the point where he had ordered it and the question of authority had been settled. This will effectually tie up the work of the plant until this question is settled. In the above we have endeavored to give a fair and unbiased account of the transaction, as gleaned from the many conflicting stories of what led up to the trouble and what happened on Monday, reserving comment until after the meet? ing of the Board of Supervisors on next Tuesdsy, when it is to be hoped the matter will be amicably adjusted and the question of authority finally and definitely settled. Road building in this county is too im? portant a matter to be stopped by ques? tions of authority or the rights of any certain neighborhood to have its roada built first. As it looks now, it would have been better to have contracted a part of the roads so that a Somber ol plants could have been working in each district, instead of endeavoring td build them under local supervision. Ah a tentative suggestion of a satis? factory sciution of the present wrangle, the Republican begs to suggest the fol lowing: Under tho prorating of the road fun?ie there r. mains about$4,10( to i-o expended on the old Fincastle roac from Tazewell east, and this will about ?rnplett the work from the corporator hoe to end of the preeent macadam anc c in be done in a n.onth or six weeks la tho meenwiiii', there if. some hen vj grading to Do done on the Witten'i Mill road and it will take about as long ! to get ready to begin macadamizing on this as it will take to complete the work on the Fincastle road. Then, let the crusher be returned to the plac- desig? nated by Engineer Lee and a grading force put on the Witten's Mill road, and both jobs proceed concurrently. This, however, is only the adjustment of one phase of this constantly recur? ring question. The ultimate solution depends on having one sole responsible head to direct the entire work, but as this may take either an interpretation of the present law by the court or an amendment to the statute by the legis? lature, comment on this will also be re? served. In the meanwhile: get togeth? er and build roads while the (rood weath? er lasts. The Town's Water Supply. Twenty years ago the town of Taze? well leased a spring, now known as the Whitman spring, from W. 0. Whitman, and with the lease went an option to to purchase the same for the sura of $80#.00 before the expiration of the twenty year period. Subsequent to the expiration of the lease Mr. Whitman sold the property to James G. end Harry L. Huston. The town council has discussed the desirability of purchasing the spring a number of times during the past year, but no action has been taken in a defin? ite way until at a called meeting on last Saturday nigt, when it was decided to close the option before its expiration yesterday and J. G. Buston was notified to this effect. He, however, objected to the provision in the option calling for the right to make "a ditch or ditches" necessary for the proper conveyance of the water, and on Tuesday appeared before a called meeting of the council with his attorney, J. Powell Royal!, and informed them he would have to have $1,250 before he would execute a deed to the spring unless the article provid? ing for the ditch or ditches was cut out of the deed. The council after some discussion decided not to accept Mr. Buston's offer, but insist on tbe execu? tion of the deed in accordance with tbe option as given by Mr. Whitman and taken over by the Messrs. Buston when they purchased the property, and le? gal notice to this effect was served on all interested parties late Tuesday eve. ning. It may poesibly requiro a law suit to determine the legal rights of the parties in the controversy. Later?At a called meeting of th? council late yesterday afternoon a com? promise was effected with the Messrs. Buston by taking over the spring anc rights at $1,000. Colonel Wm C Pendleton returned Tuesday from a visit to Big Stuie Gap. While there he met Hon. C B. Slemp candidate for re-election to Congress ot the republican ticket, and reports Mr Slemp sanguine of re-i-Wctioa by i larger majority than has ever been giv en to a candidate in the old Ninth. Al Interesting Report. Five years ago the Tazewell distri.-t, | of the Holston Conference was divided ; and the part lying in West Virginia call | ed the Bluefield district. i A most encouraging report of the ? work of this district will be presented i by Presiding Elder E H. Cassiday at I the sasuion of the Holston Confrence ;f ! the Methodist Episcopal Church, South which began yesterday at Abingdon. This is the end of the quadrennium of Rev. Cassiday, as its presiding eldor. Within this period great strides have been made by the district. From a humble beginning, a way down in the list, the district has grown so rapidly that it is now at. the top and is a banner district of the Holston Confrence. Great credit is due the presiding eldei for his work here. With this, the end of his service at Bluefield, the members and friends of the church have a right to feel proud of the work accomplishes und he will leave behind him many visi ble evidence of the great work accomp lished at Bluefield. In all of the man) different departments of the churcl worlc has great improvement has beei shown and the reports show a marke? gain all along the line. Every collectioi and assessment will be met in full an? the work in missions, Sunday school? memberships, buildings and parsonage erect?*d ?a most gratifying. The district has now twenty-five pas toral charges. There have been mer than seventeen hundred convertions i the district during the present year an more than one thousand additions to th church. Four years ago the churc boast a membership of only 2,8(10 whil they now have 6,750 members withi the district. ' The Sunday schools o the Bluefield dit-trict have now a mere bership of eight thousand and a rapi j increase in Sunday school work will b j shown for the past year. About seventy-five thousands dollai have been raised for all purposes wi*l in the present year in the twenty-fiv pastoral charges of tlje district an about fifteen new churches have bee erected within the past four yean Four new churches have been built th year and there are others in course < construction. In build-rig department the work of the quadrennium shows I especially well. Fuur new parsonagi have been built and one district pars?.: age hns also been purchased. The Riley Celebration. Next week James Whitcomb Rilo the beloved Hoosier poet, will be tl center of the greatest ovation ev tendered an American writer. Octoh 7th, is the poet's birthday, but owing the fact that the celebration in his bon wtll be of su;h proportions that it *? be impossible to confine it to one day. has been decided to extend it over a p iod of six days, beginning next Mond., and ending Saturday, Indianapolis, t' Riley's home town, lias taken the le in this event, but tho movement I spread like wildfire and it is doubt whether there is a city or town in t United States which will not have ? or more events scheduled in honor the poet who through the medium of verses has struck a responsive chord every breast and has succeeded in brir ing poetry home to the people. Riley programs have long been poj lar with literary clubs and during Ri week these programs will take on added interest. Mr. Riley is wid known for his love of children. L his great predecessor, Longfellow, has been able to fathom the beauties the child nature better than most m. and many of his beet poems have bt written for, or about, children. I this reason "Riley Week" will bo g< erally observed in the schools w special exercises. Mr. Riley ia now enjoying excel! health. The paralysis which manife ed itself in his right arm a little m than a year ago is rapidly disappear and he says he feels as well as ever did in his life. Every day he takei long ride about Indianapolis and surrounding country in his big tour car and is known as an enthusiat mortorist. He is always happy and usually surrounded by a group of cl friends. No man in America has more fr?e than James Whitcomb Riley. Dur the years he traveled as a lecturer met thousands of people, who attrac by his magnetic personality, beci warmly attached to him. There hundreds of thousands more who h never met him personally, but who his friends nevertheless. They are ones who have been reached by verses, for so sympathetic is this gi man that it would be hard, indeed, find a man, woman or child who d not appreciate Riley. Although Mr. Riley is recognized a great poet by critics of the steri school he prefers to be known as a h ble singer who raises his voice thst manity may be benefited by a little life's sunshine. He has found the g elements of everything and so optimi in his philosophy that he has never fc it necessary even to hint at the so things of life. This is one of the sons why he has won so large an a ence and why, when he was sir writing a daily column of verse foi Indianapolis newspaper, long befon name was well known, he attracted attention of Henry Wardsworth L fellow. G. W. Doak, was a business vii in Bluefield on Tuesday. INTERURBAN LINE TO CONNECT TOWNS. Tazewell and Graham to Be Brought Closer Together By Continental Development And Improvement Company. "All aboard! Thid car thro-jgh for Graham, lUuefield, Princeton and all points cast. Next car will be the local for Five Oaks, Springville and Hock man." This will be the cheerful sound that will greet the citizens of Tazewell soon if the plans of A. W. Stover, represent? ing the Continental Development anc Investment Company, of Dayton, Ohio, become a reality. On last Saturday the Board of Super visors in a called session granted th< above named company, "chartered an? organized under the laws of the statt of Ohio, for the purpose of construct ing, maintaining and operating electric railways," a franchise for the construe tion of an interurban line between th< towns of Tazewell and Graham. The route as described in the gran reads: "Beginning at the western corpora tion limits of the town of Graham, an running thence in a westerly directio through West Graham and in a soutl westerly direction to the waters of mai Bluestone creek; and thence wester! across 'the divide between Blueston and the waters of Clinch and down or of the head streams of Clinch to Fi*j Oaks, by Dry Town and the resident: of Mrs. Kate Peary to the eastern co: poration iimite of_ the town of Tazt well." The grant of the franchise provid? for the protection of the present road which will be used by the compan; most of the provisions following close! section 1294? of the Virginia statuti made and provided for the use of pul lie highways by interurban lines, wil some esDecial provisions inserted by tl board as to damage, present and pro pective, and the further provision th the inside rail of the road is to be 1 cated eight feet from the outside line the right of way of the highways. There is a rumor that the Continent Company is a part of the Appalachii Power Company which is making a tensive developments in this section, this be true, there is little room to dou that the line will eventually be exter ed to and down the Tug and Dry For of Sandy to reach the growing c? fields along these streams. The local management of the Ta: well Street Railway Company state tl no negotiations are under way for t purchase of their plant here, but it likely that some arrangements to eitl buy or lease the same will be made, two lines in the town would hardly p: The new company's franchise p vides that the work roust start wit) one >ear and be completed within thr and that the company must establ and maintain a passenger service of i less than one car each way per hi during the hours of each day from a. m. to 11 p. m., and shall establ and maintain sufficient freight serv to handle the freight offered for tra portation. Paint and Not. Paint was never before so high as 1 year and this: about $2 25 agall?n De and a half-dollar less for trash. What is trash? It looks like paint and pretends to paint, but isn't worth painting, costs a painter's day's-work to put c gallon of paint good or bad; and a pai er's day's-work is $3 or $4. Add that to the price of a gallon. T is the cost of a gallon. Devoe is $5 $6 a gallon; and trash a half-dollar li But Devoe is all paint and more I you add oil to it; a gallon is 5 or 6 qui of perfect paint for the painter's i But trash is three-quarters two-th or half paint; you pay a half dollar for nobody Knows what it is. 10 gallons Deyoc is enough for average job; it takes 15 to 20 gallon trash. And the wear same way. fortunately, the look alike when I put-on. DEVOE John E Jackson sell Gecgaphical Symposium. Dr. E A. Alderman, president, of University of Virginia sends the fol ing notice: Tbe transontinental Excursion ol ternational Geographers will hold t symposium on geography instructioi the University of Virginia at oneo'c October 12. In addition to addresse distinguished American geographer! following represent ?tives of Euro] Universities will speak : Dr. Joseph Partsch, Geheimrat, fessor of Geography, University of I zig; late president of the Geograp Society of Leipzig. Dr. Eugen Oberhun'mer, Prof esst Geography at the University of Vie President of the Geographical So of Vienna. Lucien Gallois, Professor of Ge< phy, University of Paris; Aseoci Editor of the Annales de Geograph George G. Cbishoim, Lecturei Geography, University of Edinbi Secretary to the Royal Scottish Ge phical Society. Emile Chaix, Professor of Geogri University of Geneva and Sehe? Commerce. Death Of Captain Yost. ? On my return home from a week's ; absence I learned of tbe death of my old . friend, Captain John Yoet, of Baptist 1 Valley, who died September 28th, and was laid to rest in the Dailey Cemetery ; with, the many old and worthy citizens of that community who had preceeded him to the dreamless dust. Brother Yost was one of the few "Grand Old Men" of his generation. He did not wear a titular military titles, but was a real Captain in the Confederate army, who gallantly led his men in real service of war. He fought at Gettysburg in the immer ta! calvary charge on that bloody field. He frequently told of his promise to the Lord that if he would spare him through the dangers of bat? tle, that when he returned home he would assume a position of a soldier of the cross. True to his promise he en? listed in that cause and fought a vali? ant fight till he received his discharge on the 28th of September, 1912. Or rather, he was transferred from the Lord's militant army here below to the triumphant hosts above. The influence of his noble Christiar life will continue to be felt by the ris? ing generation of his neighborhood. May his friends and loved ones walk in his foot-steps, emulate his virtues and when the last clear call to them i: made, may they see their Pilot, face tt face, as they embark. J. N. HARMAN. Tazewell, Va., Sept. 30th, 1912. The October American Magazine. A few months ago The Americai Magazine published an article entitle "?old Age at Forty," which was an ac count of the various hard conditions un der which laborers work in the steel in dustry. The United Stetes Steel Cor poration appointed a committee to in I vestigate the truth of the article, and it | truth was well substantiated. As a re i suit the Steele Corporation has takei \ steps to remedy some of those han conditions and an account of what it i doing appears in the October number o The American Magazine. In the same number appears the stor of Charles B. Towns, a great expert i: the treatment of drug and alcohol fiend The article is entitled "Fighting Ih Deadly Habits," and it is full of pract j cal suggestione of interest. Another notable article is entitle "The Physics of Kaseball," in whic Hugh S. Fullerton records many of tl remarkable phenomena of the game; t for an example, the fact that the diffe enees in the atmospheric pressure b< tween Denver and New York makes possible for a baseball player to throw baseball much further in Denver th? in New York. "Where Stage Villains are Real" an account of a remarkable theatric production given twice a year by coi victs in the State Penitentiary in Ca! fornia. "Funny Face' is an account < an interesting monkey by Stewart B ward White. "What Makes a \'s Play" is Walter Prichard Eaton's coi tribution to the theatrical departmen "Our Pred??ce8sors" is an article < women by Ida M. Tarbel!. . Fiction of unusual vitality and into est is contributed by Dr. Henry Vi Dyke, Inez Haynes Gilmore, Edw Balmer, Zona Gale, and H. G. Wells. The departments "in the Interpreter House," "Interesting People"and "T Pilgrim's Script," are full of good rea ing and valuable ideas. Rock Items Rock, W. Va., Sept. 30, 191 G. P. Robinett, of Black 0*k, i* the sick list this week. Smith Davis, of Kegley, still ve low with typhoid fever. Miss Alice Bailey, of Matoaka, is v iting her parents at this place. A. A. George is here from Bluefit spending the week with home-folks. P. G. Bailey has gone to Florida a his family will leave in a few days join him there. They will reside Florida in the future. Mrs J. S. Davis, of Bluestone, und went a serious operation at the hospi hero last week. But little hope is < terteined for her recovery. Tannersville News Briefs. Tannersville, Va., Sept. 30 Will Hilt visited W. M. Kirk on 1 Sunday. W. A. Crabtree, of Graham, visi home folks here last week. Rube Kiester and Edward Tay went to Saltville Sunday. A. S Osboro, of Broadford, sp Sunday with Isaac Patrick. Mrs. Mollie Asburry was the gu of Mrs. Wimmer last Friday. Reese Asbury, who has been work at Ivanho for some time has retur home. Mrs. Will Kirk and Mrs. John Rec were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ryb Patrick. Messrs. Joe and George Holmes w the guests of Dr. E. A. Holmes Sunday. William Atkins, of Marion, has I the guest of J. P. and G. P. Holmes a few days Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fowler, North Holston, spent Sunday with Mrs H. J. Whithcad Auther Harris, of Thompson Va! ? was the gueet of his sister, Mrs. I Wimmer, last Thursday. PUBLIC SPEAKING HON. J. L GLEAVES OF WYTHEYILLE SENATOR J. C. NOEL OFPENNINGTON GAP HON. T. G. BOWEN OF TAZEWELL Will address the people of Tazewell County at the Picture Theater, in Tazewell TUESDAY OCTOBER 8TH, AT 12:30 O'CLOCK It is hoped that Hon. C. B. Slemp can ar? range to be present on this date All voters are respectfully invited to come out and hear the issues of the present campaign discussed by these distingushed gentlemen. R. O. CROCKETT, Chairman. W. G. O'BRIEN, Secretary. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. Dr. Henry White, of Buchanan, Va., is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. White, and attended the Scott-White wedding at North Taze? well on yesterday. Mrs. O. M. Brown and daughter, Miss Mary, of the Cove, spent Monday in Bluefield as guests of Mrs. S. C. Barns and left there Monday night for Kan? sas City to visit Mrs. brown's daughter, Mrs. Job. The management of the Picture The? ater have connected the heater in the basement of Hankins' store with the theater building, and the patrons will find the room cozy and comfortable these chilly evenings. Mrs. Jennie Lewis returned Tuesday from Coal Creek, Tenn., where she was called recently by the illness of her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Blackburn. She was accompanied home by her aunt, who will make an extended stay here. Peery Cecil, of Hamlin, Texas, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Ches C?3cil, of Pisgah, returned to his home in the Lone Star State on Monday. His mother and sister, Miss Marie, accompanied him and will spend the winter in Texas. Ma Du8enberry, her eight daughter* and one young lady visitor will be at the Picture Theater on Saturday night. Don't miss seeing them, as it will b< the most amusing entertainment to b? seen in Tazewell this season, and it wil be helping a worthy cause. A specia stage will be erected in the theater foi the accomodation of the performance Don't fail to attend. John T. Hams and family left yester day for Salen, Va., where they wil spend the winter in order to have th? advantages of the colleges in that vi cinity. Mr. Barns has not yet definite ly d?'cided where he will locate, but i is a safe guess he will, next spring, b looking for a place back in old Taz? well. It is expected that the next session o Holston conference, now in session a Abingdon, will be held at Bluefield, W Va. It has been some ten years sine the conference last met in this sectioi and it will be a good thing to get th good brethren of the church here ar take them on a trip through the tw coalfields of this groat section. The Hoard of Supervisors, in a call? meeting on last Saturday, opened bn for the improvement of about sixty-fit miles of highway in Clear Pork mag: terial district. All bids but one we rejected. This one, for the road fro Hockman to Mrs. Elvira Davis' on tl Fincastle road, was taken under advis ment and will be accepted or reject at the meeting of the board on ne Tuesday. One of the prettiest church weddin of the season occurred yesterday aft? noon at the North Tazewell Method; church, when Miss Rosemary, daught of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. White, becai the bride of Mr. Walter Carr Scott, Norfolk. The ceremony was perform by Rev. E. A. Rich, rector of the Ep copal church After a trip to east? cities the young couple will be at hoi in Norfolk. POUNDING MiLL NEWS. Items Gathered by Our Correspondent About People Down the Clinch. Pounding Mill, Va., Oct. 1. Mrs. Wm. Asbury is visiting relative? in Tazewell and Bluefield. Prof. J. J. Hoback made a business trip to Cedar Bluff yesterday. Wm. Robinett came home this morn? ing to get ready to move to Coaldale, W. Va. Miss Lettie Ringstaff, relief clerk-?w ? this place relieved W. R. Sparks for two weeks. Miss Bessie Brown was the week end guest of Mrs. Wyrene Maxwell, at Maxwell. Rev. Paugle preached his la-*t sermon which exceedingly good, here last Son day at 3:30. Mrs. C. H. Trayer, Miases Cora and Gussie Christian spent Friday with Mrs. Grins tead. Mrs. James Johnson and two children spent several days with her parente e% Red Ash, Va. Mr. Hasten White, of Reed Springs, Mo , is the guest of his brot ?er. Isard White, of this place. Mr. McLean is here ana will begin work on houses preparatory 4 a opening the stone quarry for the N. & W. John B. Etswick and daughter, Mrs. Robert Crabtree, of Belfast Mills, are the guests of Mrs. Lou Robin.*?. W. R. Sparks and sister Mrs. Charles Griffith has returned, after a two week's trip to pointe in eastern Virginia. Joseph Smith had the misfortune of getting two of bis toes mashed off last Saturday while operating the Ringstaff crusher. Mrs. Susan Ringstaff and Mrs. Dock Altizer and baby are visiting Mrs. Wm. Mulkey in Graham, and friends in Davy, W. Va. Dr. Baylor, of Cedar Bluff, Joseph Gillespie, of Tazewell Reese T. Bowen, Sam and George Ward, Sam Thompson and others of the Coye loaded eise earaS. of fine export cattle Saturday and four teeu cars Monday. Mrs. W. B. Steele and daughter, Miss Uva, attended the funeral and j burinai of their relative, Mr. William Floyd McGuire, on Sunday at Ceda? Bluff, funeral took place at 2 p. m., from his old home now occupied by his nephew, J. Ed. McGuire. the burial took place in tbe Claypool Cemetery. European News I told by people in touch with foreign courts is one of the moat informing branches of the Sunday Philadelphia Press. The foibles, troubles and honore of tbe dignitaries acres? th.; seas aro related in an easy, communie itive man ! ner by busy correspondents, the inter? est magnified by exact ill istrations. To be well informed, one must be vers? ed in the activities of all countries. It is this knowledge that your newsdealaj* can supply you with in a copy of next Sundays issue.