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The Biff Stone Gap Post.
VOL. XXV.
.JljOSTONE qap1W18E COUNTY, ^ hfppmrfp^q^YqTt!"
No. 51
Demands of
War
Add Many Employees to
Government Payroll in
Washington
Approximately 2<i,Oot) employ?
ees have been added to theQov
ornmout's pay roll in Washing?
ton since tbo war began. Ksti
mates place the increase in pop?
ulation of the National Capital
at more than to,000.
The War Department leads in
additions to the clerical forces,
having added 5,200 names to its
roster of Washington employees
The Navy Department to-day
has double the clerical force it
had prior to the war. about 2,
600 having been added. This
number includes son "yeoman"
who have enlisted in the Navy
and are now assigned lo clori
cal duties.
T h e Food Administration
now uses a force of 1,000; the
War Trade Bureau employs
more than 700, the Fuel Admin?
istration employs about 1.
clerks; and the Council of Na?
tional Defense and lied Cross
have engaged approximately
1,400 persons. War-time print
ing ban added materially to tie'
largo force of the Government
Printing I Mliee.
Wheatless and Meatless Days
Are Now General Through?
out the Nation
From cost to cost meut and
wheat saving days are gaining
in popularity. In New York a
majority of the restaurants are
observing the days for the sav?
ing of these commodities. The
New York Stock Kxehange
Club has officially adopted two
meatless and two wheatless
days each week.
In Wisconsin 160 hotels in
one month effected a saving of
approximately 17 per cent in
meats anil I 1 per cent in win at.
All public eating houses in Col?
orado observe wheatless and
meatless days.
More than half of the 66 din?
ner-car services of the country
have pledged to have meatless
and wheatless days.
Compressed
Air
Sends Missels into the Ger?
man Trenches
Many of the mortars employ?
ed to-duy on the allied fronts
are of the compressed air type,
using a pufV of air or gas in?
stead of powder to throw the
shell into Qermati trenches.
Present day trench warfare
has caused the pneumatic can?
non idea to be developed after
it had been laid aside for many
years as impractical. Aside
from beiug silent and inexpen
sive, the pneumatic mortar is
readily manipulated. It is used
at ranges of from 750 to 1,000
feet, and is said to be exceed?
ingly accurate.
Sir William Osier, professor
of medicine in Oxford universi?
ty, is 68 years old. It would bo
cruel to sail attention to the
fact that this is the same Dr.
Osier who contended that a
man's usefulness was ended at
50, aud that li3 should then bo I
chloroformed.
Conserving
Food
Womanless
Wedding
At Amuzu Theatre Wednes?
day Night a Great
Success.
Many ami varied as have
boon ilio expressions by loyal
Americans in ill o last fowl
months, none lias been finer or
deeper than tbat of the forty or |
fifty business men of ibis town
ami vicinity wlin took part in
"The Womanless Wedding,"
the play given horo on last
Wednesday evening for the
benefit of the Red Cross knit
tili?. Willi absolute disregard
for their personal feelings and
pride, they donned the most
ridiculous customs procurable,
and furnished an evening of
side-splitting laughter a n d
mirth for II most enthusiastic
audience. To the wives and
mothers whoso cleverly arrang?
ed their false hair, hooked them
into lnconeievably tight eve?
ning gowns, and painted and
powdered Iherti into perfect
little ladies, the Finance Com?
mittee under whose auspices
the entertainment was given,
owes a vote of thanks and to
the men themselves a debt of
gratitude and unending praise,
for they were certainly martyrs
to the cause, and, abandoning
all thought if self, entered into
the spirit of tin; thing, and, like
true sports, played the game
thoughout the most lively pro?
gram.
The very deep snow and cold
weather cut into the receipts
perceptibly, hilt those who did
come out hud a very tine time
at the expense of the "tired
business man," and the house
rang with shouts of approval
from the lime Mr. W. T. Ala
over, as "Black Mammy" made
his appearance with the incor?
rigible twins, Mr. H. W. Gil
lium and Mr. 0. U. Duffy:
Everybody went home well
pleased but thoroughly con?
vinced that in Many instances
Mother Nature had made a sad
mistake in the matter of sex,
for certainly His Honor, the
Mayor, made a most beautiful
ami timid lady, as did her
maid of honor, Mr. It. E. Tag
gart, who, however, never for
an instant lost her most stately
and impressive dignity and
look of absolute martyrdumand
disgust. Then, too, everybody
knows that Mr. Cummins bar.
missed his calling in not being
a queer little old maid, for he
certainly looked and acted the
part anil we are wondering yet
where he got that funny little
high voice.
The brides maids and flower
girls were dreams of loveliness
in their dainty and becoming
dresses, and but for a slight
bulkiness of neck ami shoulders
and a general 'hefliness" of
form, yon would never have
known tbat "things were not
not what they seemed."
The many movie actresses
that made ui) the cast were ut
tractive in the extreme, and
displayed a most astonishing
knowledge of what it takes to
make a good looking girl. The
singing by Mr. Miller and Mr.
Wells and the dancing by Air.
Byron Uhoads, all dressed as
women, brought repeated ap
plause from the large audience.
Wo feel that special mention :
should also be made of the |
mothers of the bride and groom
Mr. Sulfridge, of AppaTachia
and Mr. <!. X. Knight, the first
of whom was a most charming;
hostess anil smiling and delight
f 111 character. Mr. Knight
must have had constantly be?
fore him the picture of some
dear, settled old lady, who was;
reluctantly giving up her only!
son. Her tears of mingled joy I
and sorrow were, we feel sure,
utmost real ones, and Mrs. J.H. j
Mathews' shirt waist, Mrs.Kyle
Morison's hut, somebody's hairj
and Mrs. J. W. Fox's black silk
skirt gave her a dignity and'
serenity that wero not to bei
gainsaid.
We feel that wo have been j
given a great opportunity that
we will not have again for many
years to come, for certain it is
that these celebrities will not
appear again until the memory
of the horrible nightmare,
which to them waa merely a
conglomeration of falsa hair,
powder, paint and tight waist
bands, has faded into a blissful, I
faded past. Then, and not un?
til then, will tbe Finance Com
mittue again be able tooonvihco i
thorn thatthu Hed Cross needs:
more men than money 1
ARMY BENFFIT PROGRAM
A BIG SUCCESS
The Blue Lodge and Royal
Arch Chapter of the Mason?
ic Fraternity give Enter?
tainment for benefit
of boys at Front
I'he program was rendered in
the Masonic Hall, Willis build?
ing, Tuesday evening, Decom
berllth, and notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather
there was a good attendance,
and everybody was delighted;
ttev. E. W. Hughes, Rector of
the Episcopal Church, and a
member of the Masonic Prater
nity of (Jnuudy, gavo u very
stirring address on tile histori?
cal events leading up to tho
present war. The proof of his
sincere and eloquent address
was emphasized l>v tho gener?
ous free will offering which
followed it. T h i s offering
amounted to over $34}.UO. The
money was turned over to Mrs.
E. .1. Prescott and Mrs. I). 1*.
Pierson to be expended by them
for the mos*, needed comforts ot
our neighborhood hoys who are
now wearing Uncle Sam's uni?
form. The expense of the enter?
tainment was taken care of by
the Blue Lodge and Chapter.
On the program, in addition
to Rev. Hughes, Mrs. 1. ('.Tay?
lor, Miss Mary Skeen, Miss
Nemo Vineyard, Miss Mabel
Willis, .Mrs. W. L. Jones, Mr.
ami Mrs. .1. 11. Madlows. De
lightful vocal solos were red
dered by Misses Willis and
Skeen and Mrs. Taylor. The
Orchestra w a s composed of
Miss Kan nie Kay. Mrs. W. It.
Peck, and Messrs. Sax ton, .les?
see and Johnie Raj.
The side show consisted of
W. Li, Jones, S. C , of Big Stone
Hap, Virginia, otherwise known
as Dr. "Bug" and U. A. Came
run, .1. W. of Candida Lodge,
Chicago, 111.
Refreshments, consisting of
sandwiches, ice cream, cake
and coffee, followed, after
which everyone went out into
the snow smiling.
Six Boys Enlist in the
Service
Six more of the Gup's young
men answered the call to the
colors last Thursday night,
when they left for Fort Thomas
Ky.j and Washington, D. C,
where they will go into
training for a few weeks into
the different departments of
the service of the United Slates
Army having enlisted last week
at Norton and passed the exam?
inations. They were Creed
Kelly, oldest son of fir. and
Mrs. J. W. Kelly, Henry Me
Cormiek, oldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. McCormick, svho en?
listed in the Mining Engineer
ing department, Fred Troy, who
for the past several months has
hud u position in tho office at
lite Furnace of the Intermon t
Coul und Iron Corporation, who
enlisted in the clerical depart?
ment of the Aviation Corps and
Sherman Hartley, who hud n
position in the commissary, of
tho Virginia Iron Coal and Coke
Company, Johnnie Beau, of
the Minerai Motor Company,
and Oscar Willis and Ransom
Payne, who enlisted in lite
Mechanical department of the
Aviation Corps, and who have
beeu sent to San Antonio, Tex?
as, for training.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday December 23rd.
Christmas service. Specia1
music. Sunday school 1U:?? a.
m. Sermon und Holy Commun?
ion il:00a. in. Archdeacon E.
A. Hich. Everyone cordially
invited to attend.
"Kaiser needs rest"?head?
line on a Berlin cable. About
timo to be building a sanitarium
on St. Helena.
Red Cross
Christmas Evej
A Bed Cross Christmas Eve
is being planned by that organ
ization for use by millions of
its members throughout the
United States. In every home
and place of business there is
wanted u Hed Cross Service
Klag duriog Christmas week.
Each member is being urged to
light u candle behind the (lag
promptly a t 7:110 o'clock on
Christmas Eve, and keep it
lighted until '.' o'clock. All
Churches are asked to chime
their hells at half-hour inter?
vals between the same hours.
Keil Cros< workers will be or?
ganized into groups and go
singingOhristmns carols though
their neighborhoods.
Knob Wed (Voss [Service King
distributed will have instruo
tions printed on the back en
courging the members to take
part in the ceremony on Christ
lllttS Eve by having a lighted
candle in his window. Pastor?
will be asked to mention it in
their sermons, and educational
institlit'OriS will be asked for
the priviledge of explaining to
the children the significance of
t he custom. It isexpeeted thai
the desire of the Community to
participate i n the Christmas
Eve ceremony will be an inter
esting inducement for the se?
curing of new membership.
To The People of Big Stone
Gap
Has your home been comfoit
(able during the past week of
unusual cold weather? Some
homes have been bleak and
cold for the want of fuel.
You have not gone hungry ?
some have.
Vou have enough of clothing
to keep you warm ?others have
not.
The sooner 1'OU do some
thing, the sooner Buffering will
be alleviated,
Send clothing, warm and ser?
viceable for immediate use.
Send canned goods and gro
ceries.
Send money.
More than all?Become inter?
ested in one of these families,
share their burdens, give them
tin- personal touch and your
heart, will he gladened.
Associated Charities
Mrs. K. It. Alsover
Roll of Honor
Big Stone Gap Public School
for November
Grace MahalTey, Virginia
Churchill Comp ton, Maxie
Payne, Dorothy Goodloe, Leslie
Hisel, Guy Lane, Win ton Gra?
ham, Mildred Wade, Authur
Koster, Muttie Burk, Nell Jen?
kins, Othu Hisel, Gilberta
Knight, Nino Heed,Mary Akens
Prances Dougherty, Kay Hurd,
Evelyn Dean, Louise tlolton,
Maldred Harron, Jeannette Gil.
iner, Hellen Witt, Cleo Sword,
Lu:ile Taylor.
Blackwood Boys Off.
T h r e a of Superintendent
Creveliug's ofliee men enlisted
this week und entrained for El.
Thomas, Kentucky, Eriday
night, along with the Norton
boys. They were O. Eilluger,
Hoy M. Evans and Edward O.
Hawkins, They went in high
spirit, confident that they will
return ?Norton Reporter.
NOTICE.
1 urn agent for all the leading
magazines and publications
und solicit your subscriptions,
whether you want to renew or
subscribe. I can give you as
low a rute as anv one. 2t|
Clifford Smith.
?selessness Of
Want.
!
- I
The fear frequently expressed
that thiR country may come to
want should be perfectly use?
less fear. There is no logical
reason why the United States
should not produce ample for
her own wants and the needs
of her allies. We have tho Inod
upon which to grow the crops
and a climate that renders any.
thing approaching a crop fail?
ure an impossibility. All that
remains is for the American
people to apply themselves to
the task.
Hut it is at this point that the
trouble arises. For several do
cades now the people linyo been
gradually deserting agriculture
for the industrial pursuits Ag?
riculture has been at a discount
and the farmer regarded as o(
somewhat inferior clay. Thous?
ands of young men, if not train/
ed in the professions, adopted
the mechanical trades till the
farms have become almost de
sorted, The result was only to
I.X pec ted, and naturally the
industrial ranks were utldul}
swelled at the same time. Noth?
ing save the over abundance of
mechanical labor is responsible
for the gn at labor disturbance
of the past half century. Labor
in any line, when it becomes
loo plentiful, must either resort
to Competition or union in order
to survive. In this liibtailCO ill
ehoBe union, and the results we
have seen.
From this lime o n, there
should be a systematic effort on
the part of the greal labor tin
ions to curtail the number of
recruits to their ranks. Young
in e n should be discouraged
from deserting the farms to
engage in tho trades. The farms
need them und should have
them. There is room for sever
al millions more young men on
the farms of this country, and
then l h e laud would not be
overcrowded.
A more equituble distribution
of labor would result ill great
good to all parlies concerned.
The farms would benefit by the
added forces, while the trades
would benefit no less by the
withdrawal o f a surplus of
labor that is an endless source
of trouble and strife.
We have reached a point when
a great readjustment of labor is
imperative, and this readjust
ment is up to the leaders of the
labor world.
KEEP-A-GOING."
1 r you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-gotn'l
If It Imilit or II' it mows
Keep e-gohi
'Taln't no use to .sit an' whim'
When llic 11 -11 Ain't on your lino;
Halt your liook ah' keep on try in'?
Keep a golu'l
When the weather kills your orop,
Keep ft-golnl
When you tumble from llio top,
Keep t-goln'l
s pose you're out of every clime.'
(Setting broke ain't any crime;
Tell tho wurbl you're reeling prime
Keep t-goinl
When it looks like All la up,
Keep t-goin'l
I train the sweetness from tho cup,
Keep a-goiif!
See the wild birds on the wing!
Ittur tho bellt that sweetly ring?
When you feel like siguln'?slug.
Keep a-j;oin !
When Christmas comes you'll
be thinking of giving?und of
getting. It's when you give
greatly that you get most.
We're always giving here at
this store; the greutost vuluus
we can; the best service we can.
We're thinking of your inter?
ests first and it pays us well to
do it We got your friendship
and your trade.
c. . cartp:r,
- Hig Stone (Jap.
Joined the Col?
ors
Following is lint of men who
recently voluntarily applied for
enlistment in the various
branches of the U. S. Army at
Norton Recruiting Station, and
were sent Dec. 13th, to Port
Thomas, Ky., for final exami?
nation :
Aviation Section, Signal
Corp??William H. Fleming,
Henry K. Kane, Sherman L,
Hartley, lrvin M. Page, Samuel
E. Felts, William C. dates,
Robert Hi Wassum, Charles B.
Qilloy, .lohn M. Dean, Henry
A. Siphers, John F, Cook, John
P. Ingle, Fred L, Troy, James
C. Willis.
Quartermaster Corps, Nation?
al Army.?Henry F. Harris,
William 11, McDonough, Wil
lard S. Kilgoro, Ulyses Q, flan
ary, T?te L. Adams, Martin C.
Bovorly, Adlai S. Litton, Jool
T. Trout, Yemen M. Wells.
Engineer Corps, National
Army,?Foster C. Brown, Creed
B. Kelly, Henry K McCormick,
The men for the Engineer < 'orps,
National Army, wore sent to
Washington, I). <\, for final ex?
amination.
Coast Artillery Corps. Regu?
lar Army ? Henry S. Odborno
and Lawrence M. tirades
Eugene A. Davis, Medical
Department, Regular Army.
Men who have registered for
selective draft, are no long? r
eligible for voluntary enlist?
ment.
Insurance 01 Soldiers And
Sailors
Washington, I?. c. Dec ?
The act which provides (> r
Government life insurance for
soldiers and sailors ban how
been in operation a little more
than a month. The Secretary
of the Treasury announced du
November 17th that up to that
date U-1,108 applications under
the new law had been received,
representing insurance in the
sum of $653,003,000 From four
to six thousand applications are
received each day at the Treas?
ury Department, the amount
o f insurance applied f ? r
riometimes reaching a total of
fifty inilliondollars in a single
day.
The law provides that sol?
diers, sailors, marines and nur
ses in active service may ob?
tain from the Government life
insurance in amounts not ex?
ceeding (10,000 a t premium
rales ranging from (15 cents a
month at the age of ?l years to
j-1 'Jo a month at the age of ?l
years, for each $1,000 of insur?
ance.
One of the primary objects of
this law is to lessen the tremen?
dous burden of pensions which
has followed as a consequence
of all American wars.
It is evident that tho admin?
istration of this now branch of
Government work is big busi
noss in itself. But this is only
one' of many governmental ac?
tivities incident to the war
which are adding great numbers
of clerks, stenographers, and
other servants to Undo Sam's
puyroll. Literally thousands of
stenographers and typewriters
have been appointed in Wash?
ington during t h e pust few
months and thousands more are
to be appointed us soon as they
are available. Tho United States
Civil Service Commission is
holding examinations for these
positions weekly throughout
tho country. Secretaries of lo?
cal boards of civil service ex?
aminers at tho post offices in all
cities are furnishing detailed
information.
Luxburg, in an Argentine
prison, would liko much to be
able to follow his own advice
und disappear "without leaving
a trace."