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ESTABLISHED IS45.
ED. ADAMS MEETS
HIS WATERLOO
Pocahontas "Bootlegger"' and
Several Hundred Pints of
Liquor Captured Together.
"Bill" Smith Also Caught
"With Goods On Him."
'13d. Adams, the notorious "boot?
legger" of Pocahontas, who has de
lied the authorities of Pocahontas
and Tazewell county since Pocahon?
tas went dry, has met Iiis Waterloo.
Yesterday morning about 5 o'clock
he was arrested at Pocahontas driv?
ing his Hudson Super-Six, which con?
tained four or five hundred pints of
liquor. He was actually caught red
handed by the officers.
Adams* partner in the traffic, the
well known Bill Smith, was also gath?
ered in by the officers, having been
"caught with the goods" on him.
Harry Davidson, alias Gibson and
Dick Norman, known as the wholesale
bootlegger, were also arrested, and
a large amount of liquor confiscated
from them. These last two arc white
men. One John Muse, who was rid?
ing in Adams' car made his escape
in the darkness.
The arrests of these men was ef?
fected Ln a mo3t spectacular manner.
Special officer Rutherford, of Poca?
hontas, Magistrate Geo. W. Gillcs
pie, Geo. Mays, George Rosenbaum,
C. M. Rector, and C. C. Palmer, the
'.United States Deputy Marshall, pre?
pared for the wholesale arrests on
"Wednesday night by hiding- at a wa?
ter tank in the outskirts of Pocahon?
tas, and watchfully waiting. About
8 o'clock Thursday morning the Buick
car of Bill Smith hove in sight and
drove to Smith's pool room. The of- j
fieers followed and caughjt Smith in
the act of paying Harry Davidson
and Dick Norman a large sum of
money for the liquor that was brought1
in the Buick. The bracelets were
gently slipped on the wrists of the
trio, and they were put under heavy
?guard, and the officers returned to
the vicinity of the water tank on the
look-out for Adams, who was known
to be on the way from West Vir?
ginia with a consignment of liquor.
Tlvair vigilance was soon rewardeu
by two strong headlights of an auto?
mobile rounding the curve. Ruther?
ford and Gillespie plnced themselves
in the middle of the road and v/itn
two strong electric torches wnved the
car down, but the driver insteud of
slowing down, put on more speed.
The officers saw that Adams intend?
ed running over them unless they got
out of the road. They drew their re?
volvers and put out the headlights on
the car, which seemed to have no ef?
fect; they then shot off the wind?
shield, and still the car sper. on. A
freight train was passing, which ob?
structed the lights in the road, and
Adams drove his car against some
obstacle which wrecked it, and at?
tempted to get away. The officers
had him before he could make his
escape, and also four or five hun?
dred pints of liquor, but Adams part?
ner, Muse, was successful in making
a gc-t-away in the darkness.
The liquor was safely stored in
Pocahontas, and the men, both white
and colored, brought here to jail,
heavily manacled to insure their de?
livery here.
Under the recent statute of Vir?
ginia the two cars become ihe prop-1
erty of the State without further
proceeding. The State of Virginia
already has interest in the Adam:;
Super-Six to the amount of $b'00, for
a bnil bond of Adams. The Buick of
the white men, as well as the Hudson
are now the property of the State or.
Virginia and will be offered to eppp
Virginia, and will be offered for sale
to the highest bidder.
Adams is already on bail for ap
come
There wi
during this
pearanco here at the next term of
Circuit Court for trial, and will have
to face divers other charges. It is
very likely that when he is free of
the charges that now stand against
\him lie will be a much older man.
Adams' place was raided about 3
weeks ago and a large amount of
liquor seized and Adams placed un?
der arrest. He gnvc bond for his ap
pearauce before the next term of "the
Circuit Court and was released. The
following week his place was raided
a second time and twenty gallons of
corn liquor seized. Adams gave anoth?
er bond for bis appearance ill court,
and was released .again, and it seems
he went back in the liquov business
on a larger scale. Under the cir?
cumstances, the Attorney for the
Commonwealth will oppose Lai) when
the present case is tried by the Mag?
istrate.
The mining of coal is so vita'; at
thistimc that the sale of liquor In
Pocahontns should be stopped by all
incans, and i n stone left unturned to
prevent the maximum production of
coal. Coal diggers cannot due their
full duty if they are demoralized by
this gang of Pocahontas bootleggers.
The value of the automobile and the
liquor seized will amount to more
than $5,000.
? Too much credit cannot be given to
the officers mentioned, especially to
Rutherford and Gillespie, for their
fearlessness and pluck in bringing to
an end a situation in Pocahontas that
has been a stench in the nostrils of
all decent citizens of that town and
of the entire country
SHAWVER MILL NEWS.
Mr. Johnny Leffel, of Lynchburg,
is at home for a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Leffel at
this place.
Mrs. II. M. Kinzor and her little
son, Luther, were the guests of Mrs.
Kinzer's parents, Mr. and Mrs Fe?
lix Bourne at Grnttori Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Gillespie was visiting
her parents one day last week, Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Npel.
Our old friend, and doctor, Dr. J.
R. Hicks, of Maryland, is a welcome
visitor here. We were all glad to see
him back.
Misses Rhoda Crabtrec left Sun?
day for the Mattle Williams hospi
tal, where she will take treatment.
Nettie Fay Gregory spent a very
pleasant week end with her friend,
Ruth Walker, of Gruham.
We have had letters from all of
our boys who went to camp from
Shawvor Mills, saying they iiave ar?
rived safely overseas. Now, may God
protect them and send them all back
home again safely.
Mr. W. K. Neel hat been on the
sick list the past week, but is some
better at this writing.
Mrs. Lora Peery, of Bluefield, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. L. Peery
nt this place.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Yost, of Gra?
ham, were visiting their farm here
Sunday, where they expect to move
in the fall.
Mrs. Lizzie Yost, who -has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. Bt
Ixlt'el, has returned to her home in
Graham.
ON WAR DUTY.
Plymouth Rock Homers and Clar
meaux are the solution of the prob?
lem of quick meat and the releas?
ing of beef, pork and mutton prod
ucst for the army. Fat, plump birds
40c each, dressed. Phone S. J. PE?
TERS.
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATION AT
. WITTENS MILLS.
Wittens Mills Lodge, No. 98, I. 0.
O. F. will hold a celebration at Mays
Chapel next Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock. Rev. W. C. Thompson will
preach the sermon. Ice cream and
cake will be served free. The Lodge
will attend in a body in full regalia,
and an interesting occasion is ex?
pected.
o page two of this
my big advertise
the big July Clea
V 16th to 27th,
ill be "something doir
10 days sale.
M. J. HANKIN5
"The Store That Satisfies"
H
TAZEWELL, VIRGIN!
"HUN CHASERS"
Another Detachment of "The
Finest Soldiers in the World,"
Will Leave Tazcwell Tues?
day, the 16th?Five Go
To University on 23rd.
The following Tnzewell County
men will entrain here on the Kith,
Tuesday for Camp Humphreys, Ae
cotink, Va., for service in the Na?
tional Army:
Herbert Cox, J3oissevai|ie.
William H. Phillips, Pd. Mill.
Robert C. Sparks, Alfrcdton.
Robert J. liowmnn, Horsopon.
Taylor Jackson, Richlands.
Walter I.. Hankins, Cedar Blutf.
Snm B. Bogle, Adria.
John G. Blackwell, Asberry's.
James W. Rich, Tnnnersvillc.
Hiram Neel, Cove Creek.
Robert Critlith, Pounding Mill.
Sajiiucl H. Wimmer, W. Graham.
Roe Dillow, Raven.
Andrew J. Hall, Indian.
Roy Lee Hagy, rounding Mill.
James Hess, Tip Top.
Walter A. Jones, Tazcwell rfd.
James M. Roark, Pocahontas.
Lawrence W. MeFarland, Tip Top
Newton iL Kinder, Wittens Mill.
Edward W. Hill, Falls Mills.
Goo. P. McGuire, Sayersville.
Archie S. Powers, Tip Top
William E. Tickle, W. Graham.
Otis Lee Boothc, Cedar Bluff.
Ed. Johnson, Senmon, Ohio.
Maxwell A. Riley, Shraders.
Eugene L? McGinnis, B. Garden.
James M. Kinder, Tnzewell rfd.
James C. Sturgess, Fall? MUK.
Walter C. Edwards, B. Garden.
Thomas A. Peery, N. Tazcwell
Henry M. Hanshaw, B. Garden.
Charles G. Kinder, Tazcwell rfd.
Henry P. Yost, Oral ton.
David L, Bowman, Horsepen.
Enoch Bales, Pounding Mill.
Barney Quinley, Kingsport, Teni|.
Titus Lamberti N, Tazcwell,
Pola A. Brooks, Shraders.
Wm. A. Lawson, Asberry.
William Hall. North Tazewcll.
Grover L. Kinder, Maxwell.
Levi W. Neel, Coye Creek.
Claude Crisman, Pocahontas.
Sylvester Lowe, Pocahontas.
Lorenzo F. McClolhlin, Raven.
Otlie C. Trivctt, Rich lands
John Frank Daniel, Horscpen
Bryant Harmon, War.
Amber J. Kyle, Ashland, Ky.
Glen E. Beavers, Cedar Blutf.
Rufus Harman, Cedar Bluff.
George Beavers, Clillicld.
- George (i. Bourne, Gratton.
Thos. M. HowkiI, Hi'iko's Garden.
Gco. C. Hooker, Wardell.
Lacy J. Repass, Shawvev Mill.
Robert R. 11. Gillespie, N. Taze.
Ed. H. Lowe, Cedar Uluff.
Jas. R. Kinder, Tazcwell rfd.
Wm. H. Osborne, Tanhersvillo.
Andy R. Pruitt, Cedar Bluff.
Robert A. Pack, Red Ash.
Shelburn G. Brewster, N. Taze.
John G. Epperson, Pocahontas.
John A> Vandyke, Tazcwell.
Fred Lambert, Bandy.
Robert A. Walker. Falls Milss.
SUBSTITUTES.
John Houchins, Jekinjones, W. Va.
Robert A. Harris, Pounding Mill.
John M>. Asbury, Richlands.
Avery Dunsford, Harman.
"James M. Sheets, Tazcwell. rfd.
Geo. C. Martin, Pounding Mill.
For Special Training at the Univer?
sity of Virginia.
The following men from this coun?
ty will leave here on the 23rd for
training along mechanical lines at |
the University of Virginia:
John C. Steele, Pounding Mill.
Alvah B. Cregar, Tazcwell.
W. Ed. Peery, jr., N. Tazcwell.
Mustard Pruett, Shawver Mills.
Jas. M. Davidson, Graham.
Have The Cars Ready.
Seventy Tazcwell County boys will
start for Camp Lee Tuesday evening, |
the-16th. At 5 o'clock that evening |
a patriotic meeting will be held for
them in the Court House and patri?
otic speeches will be mnde. It is hop- |
ed that there will be present a larg
number of our citizens to show their
interest in these young men. it will
take some eighteen automobiles to
carry these boys to the station and
every one owning a car is requested
to have same in front of the Court
House at 5:30 p. m.
paper and
merit and
ranee
ig" every day
[A, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.
Attention, Home Guardn!
I. The members of the Tazcwell Ri?
fles have been ordered to bo present
Tuesday afternoon at the Court
House to net as escort to the men who
will leave for camp.
\ THE RICHLANDS BLOODS.
(Dedicated to the Richlands Boys by
G. G. Harris, of Richlands.)
When the Richlands Bloods reach
Flanders,
They will make a play that is grand
They will make first base on the Kai?
ser's balls,
And 3teal to No Man's Land.
Alonzo Kelly will manage them,
Claude Kitts will pitch tho game;
Ed. Clark will catch behind the bnl,
Paul Hunter will score the same.
Riffe Boggess will be on the couching
line, 4
Bert llanklns bats reall well|
Guy Flanary sauys "bat them up,"
And the bloods begin to yell:
"Hold the fort for we arc coming";
? We are going to do our bit;
We will learn the Huns a lesson soon
They have not dreamed of yet.
Steady boys, when the game beg'jm,
The first base is at Rheims;
The homcplntc is at Berlin,
And the Eagle proudly screams.
Do your best und shut, them out.
Bat them from their trenches;
Remember that our grandsires
Took our land by inches.
They made it fit to live for,
A home for the oppressed;
Of every land and nation,
May come in and find rest. .
The test is truth and freedom,
And our flag shall not be furled;
'Till Kultur has been banished.
And the people rule the world.
Be sure yo\i strafe der Raiser,*
And always bear in mind,
That your names will shine in glory,
As the RiChlnnsd "Bloody Nine."
When you reach the homcplntc safe
, ,y'
Do not rubberneck and staru;
Jpst bat the Kaiser from the box,
And plant Old Glory there.
IMPORTANT!
An error has occurred in the
date for the beginning of the
bijr July Sale of M. J./Hankins,
the i>d. of which appears on the
2nd page. The snlc commences
Tuesday, July Kith, instead of
July 17tli as slated in the ad.
Take notice of this and be at
the sale on Tuesday, July 10th.
VOLUNTEERS.
Jeff Brown and Bowen Thompson,
of tho Cove, left Tnzewell Monday
night for Norfolk., where they vol?
unteered for service in the United
Stales navy.
Robert Harman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Harman, has volunteered
in the field artillery, and bus been
sent to camp at Louisville, Ky.
Kenlcy Sexton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
V. L. Sexton, of Graham, base volun?
teered in the U. S. Marines and has
been sent to Paris Island, S. C, for
training.
SARAH STKPHENSON BREW
STER.
Sarah Stcphcnson Brewster, the
wife of W. Thos. Brewster, lived here
in this world t>9 years and Hi days.
On the 27th day of June, 1SU8, the
summons came to go through tho
dark portal to begin life in the eter
nnl world. She was the mother of
eight children. Only three of these,
with her husband, are left to mourn
her loss.
Mrs. Brewster was convorted enr
ly in life nnd joined the Methodist
church. She loved her church and
enjoyed its scrvioes. Ministers al?
ways received a welcome, when they
visited her home. She enjoyed the
revival services of her church and
those who knew her testify to her
enjoyment of the revival services con?
ducted at Cedar Bluff two years ngo.
The evening before she died she re?
quested me to hold prayer. Three of
her children are Christians, and her
favorite songs were, "Nearer My God
to Thee," ^'What a Friend We Have
in Jesus," and "The Sweet By and
By." These facts give an insight to
her character, hor influence, and her
faith nnd trust The interment wns
in a cemetery in Baptist Valley near
where she had lived many years.??
F. M. Buhrman.
KEEPING IN TOUCH.
A friend rcmnrks: "Your paper
is doing a great service now in keep?
ing us in touch with the boys in tho
army as well as in many other ways."
Well, if the old paper ie helpful we
arc glad. A great many "little lo?
cals" are written here ths.t seems to
be unimportant and perhaps foolish
or at least silly to those not direct?
ly concerned, but all the same, we are
keeping the homcfolks "in touch,"
with the sons and daughters of Tazc?
well who arc scattered and still scat?
tering far and wide over th( face of
the earth.
PICK HIM UP.
"Coin' to town?" "Hop in," said
tho chauffer, as ho drew along side,
and opened the car dooor. "Thank
you," said the pedestrian, "you have
. helped me," as he was landed at his
office ? door. Now, why can't auto
iklrivers, when, their car is empty,
Utop and pick up a fellow who hns
missed tho street car. perhaps, or on
jthe road outside'.?of, town? But, in
, most cases they wnteAy.
Deserters From Camp Soviet
Pass Through Tn/.cwi-M and
Commit Many Thefts and
Robberies?T. C. Howen's
"Hup" is Missing.
Two unknown auto bandits, desert?
ers from Cam]) Soveir, S. C, passed
through Takowcll Sunday night, and
left a trail of ninny robberies and
thefts in their \vul:e. They came to
Taxewell in a Ford car stolon from
Greenville Tonn., and after reaching
this town, they ran out of gasoline
and needed new tiros und repairs foi
the car. Their first theft was com?
mitted at the hardware store of .'. A
Greovor, where they gained entrance
by prizing a window, and carried off
a tire. They next visited the armory
of the Taiewoll Hilles, in the same
building, with Lite evident intention
of securing guns and ammunition,
hut they were unsuccessful, na all the.
equipment is kept under strong loch
and kuy. They next visited the gar?
age of Nelson C. Pluck und secured
what tools were necessary to repair
the cur. They found, however, that
gasoline could not he secured at so
early an hour in the morning, about
?1 o'clock, and decided to hunt for
another car. hi scouting around they
located the garage of Mr. T. C. How
en, whose Hup, with brand new tiros
and plenty of gasoline looked good to
them. They brol o the lock and loft
their Ford in the road near the Chris?
tian church and left with the Hup.
They next appeared ii; Bui'! o'fl Gar
den. whore they broke iu a garage
lo secure tin,is 'I'hoy r.ppcitrud nboi:
day break al tho Yn.il store on Cinch
where they bought oil for tho car.
From there they went oil lo IlilloMcM
spent Monday, and went to Pr'ncu
(on Monday night and burglarized Lhe
Hub Clothing Stor i f that town an '.
scented several hundred dollars in
civilian clothes. Their last known
appearance occurred on Now River,
where they inquired the way to Pear
Isburg, THa trn 1 wn lc ?. Pearls
JU
Begins Jul]
These are times
price inducements
strong for that. I
vast quantity of i
prices than I now a
Sales are much m
merchandise. Th
manent feature (
my customers in
values. So, irresp
my July Sale as 1
and seasonable ii
present market.
Ridiculouslj
following gooc
LADIES SKIRTS,
LADIES WAISTS,
LADIES HATS,
BUNGALOW APRONS,
CHILDRENS DRESSES,
WHITE GOODS,
LAWNS,
VOILS,
SILKS,
PERCAL,
Bring me you
NOR1
burg. All the towns and cities in
the Eastern part of the State have
boon notified and the officers are on
the lookout for the two deserters.
The owners of the Ford came horn
from Greenville, Tenn., Wednesday,
and claimed the ear. A search of the
car developed that eight saws and
other burglar tools ht\d been left by
the men, who were evidently burglars
before they wore soldiers.
? In the garage where Mr. Bewen's
Hup was stored is nlso kept the cur
10f A. G. Riser, a Hup, and it has de?
veloped that the Hup of Mr. Riser's
was drained of all the gasoline, which
was transferred to the car of Mr.
Do won. The burglar's nlsv. noted
that one or two of the fires on tko
Riser car were not in the pink of
condition.
They will lie nrestod Hooner or lat?
er, of course. Mr. Bowon's Hup car?
ried a Virginia license tag No. 52461
and the car No. is 72134.
FINE JERSEY STOCK.
\V. E. Poory bus recently udded to
h'.s stock two Hue pure bred Jersey
animals?a hull and u heifer from 1
high milking strains, The heifer is a
grand-daughter of Eminent, a fn
mous bull, that sold for $10,000 at
public auction. The bull is a grand <
son of Sophia tilth of Hood Parin.
Miss May Irvill, the actress, was of?
fered (25,000 for Sophia, but consid?
ered the price no inducement, to part
from this splendid cow. She was the '
world champion as a hutter-innkoi, i
This bull of Mr. Poory's, as stuted.
is ii grandson of this cow If you i
want to keep a Jersey cow und most ,
people in town prefer a Jersey, r.lid ,
many farmers like to have on in the ,
herd for butter making, n good op- i
pori,ui\ity will I"' offered on Mr. i
i'i i ry's farm, i
WHAT OF THE 1)0(5 LAW7 r
The new dog law went into offocl i
Fuly lit. Frequent inquiries are
. do na u> who is to execute this
'. .y-. Th.- game wardens are sup|ios
>?! to !< the proper odlcora in each
faulty. Mr, John II. Groover, "of i
Five Oaks, i.i nt present the count] I
:;a:nc warden and our inquirers nre i
referred to him for further informa?
tion. The doe; law as passed by the
last legislature WHS published in fu'l
in this paper n few weeks ago.
?ey's Sixth Sen
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1 22nd, Ends
; when no merchant n
> to move goods. Tl
could easily dispo:
*oods in my July Sal
sk; but, now as always,
ore than a mere exper
ley are an establishes
)f my fixed policy of
building business by
>ective of market con
usual, and offer you t
terns at prices consid
r low prices will b<
Is:
GINGHAM,
1 HOLT BLACK SERGE,
1 BOLT BLUE SERGE,
HAMBURG,
MIDDIES,
LACES,
TABLE LINENS,
MENS SHIRTS,
MENS AND BOYS CAPS,
r produce. Eggs <
CV. WHITL
H TAZEWELL, VIF
$1.50 PER YEAH
''ktnnfcnUfflt
Home Service Section of Red
Cross Will Look After Fami?
lies of Soldiers?Commit too
Named to Take Up lh
Work Here.
Tho Homo Service Committee of
The Rod Cross for Tuzowoll County
has been appointed by J. W. Chap*
mnn, clmirmnn of the Tazewell Heil
Cross Chapter. The following per?
sons compose the committee:
T. R. Pcory, Clmirmnn.
II. G. McCall, Vice-chairman.
Mrs. II. t!. McCall, Secrotnry.
Members?Dr. 1'. D. Johnston, it.
0. Crockott, W. 11. Luslie, S. S. F.
Ilarnmn, Will Kd. Poery, A. C. Huch
anun; Misses Mary Preston, Mary
Brown, May llankins, Maren St.
Clnlr; Mrs. B. W. Stras, Mrs. J. W.
Chapman.
The committee will meet at an ear?
ly dale und organize to ascertain
conditions in the county among the
families of soldiers and to take the
necessary steps to relieve them.
The Home Service section of the
Bed Cross has for its objects the
'Keeping of lite Home Fires Burn?
ing"?look after tho wives, mothers,
fathers, sisters and brothers of tho
soldiers who have been called to the
colors; build up their morale, oncour
age them for the sacrifices to come,
mid lend them any assistance they
may need. There are two lawyers on
the committee, who will have charge
i?f I ho legal work necessary in tho
fiOVuliimcnt insurance, allotments, or
any other mal fers that may arise ill
roniioctlon with the service.
Mrs, M. A. Derail, of th|U lied Cross
National hcudqunrters, was here Oil
Wednesday night und in conference
wit i Ihe committee, outlined the work
ill., were expected to perform, and
I,,hi of the work being done in other
lOCtions b.v the Home Service See
lion of the Bed Oman. The homo de?
part ment will undertake to do for
Continued on page Four.
&i-Annual
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Sj-,:,. p7.^B7L..;iiiu:,...w'.tp:.-u.?mui^
July 27th
eed offer unusual
lie demand is too
se of all of the
e at much higher
, my Semi-Annual
iment for moving
d custom?a per
co-operating with
means of unusual
ditions I will have
mndreds of staple
erably below the
e made on the
MENS CLOTHING,
HOYS CLOTHING,
MENS AND HOYS SLIP?
PERS,
LADIES AND MISSES
SLIPPERS,
MENS HALF-HOSE,
MENS TIES,
2 IN 1 SHOE POLISH.
33 cents today
EY
'GINIA
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