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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Capital Laundry War Is Taken to Court

ness of the Model Laundry Company
they have attempted, and in some in
stances have succeeded, in employing
drivers of the Model Laundry Com
pany, through whom a greater part of
the laundry business is controlled, and
have made threats to establishments
selling laundry supplies that they
would be boycotted in the future by
members Of the exchange il they con-
tinued to sell their goods to the COM
plainant.
For many months the laundries Of
the national capital have attracted the
attention of the official element in the
city. Dinners seven nights . week
have made great demand on immac-
ulate dress shirts, not to speak Of the
other accessories of statesman's
wardrobe. Last winter Pennsyl-
vania congressman introduced bill
making it a penal offense or some
thing of that kind to tear shirts, ETC..
in the wash. This is the first time
the laundrymen have sought tho fame
of the railroads, and the Standard Oil
Company in joining the trust magnate
class.
The Chinese washy-washees are
watching the affair with smiling coun-
tenances.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

Conquer your moods; don't let your
moods conquer you. People who give
way to moods never amount to much
because they are never masters OF
themselves. They never know in the
morning whether they are going to dc
good days work or not, whether
they are going to be cheering or q
depressing influence on the people
around them. If they feel like being
good-tempered, they will be; if they
feel like "snapping' at everybody, they
will snap. People who suffer from
moods" should be careful about their
habits. They should be regular about
meals, sleep, exercise and work. The
condition of the health has much to dc
with moods, and there is nothing thai
contributes so much to health as alb
solute regularity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

A CCIDENTS in coal mines of the
"A United States during the last cal
endar year resulted in the death OF
1925 men and injury to 1914 more,
according to statistics made public
by the geological survey.
The death record among the coal
miners during the year was greater
by 1883 than in 1906, and is said to
have been the worst year in the his.
tory Of the coalmining industry.
The figures do not represent the
full extent of the disasters, as reports
were not received from some states
having no mine inspectors.
West Virginia reported the heaviest
death rate in 19O7-12.s5 per 1000 EN-
ployes, and this state also showed the
lowest production for each life lost
$500 tons. New Mexico stood next
on the list with a death rate of 11.45
and a production of 1892 tons fol
esch life lost. Alabama was third
with a death rate of ~ per 1000 and
q production Of 92,535 tons for each
life lost. Missouri had the lowest
death rate, heading the roll of honor
with .95 and 499, 742 tons of Goa
mined for each life lost.
Statistics do not bear out the popu
lar idea that most mine disasters re
suit from explosions. OF the tota
number reported during the last veal
9l7 deaths and 34S injuries resulted
from gas and dust explosions and 201
deaths and 416 injuries were caused by
powder explosions.
The chief cause of death among
the miners. tho report explains, wa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

r HERE is war among the washers Of
/ the American statesmens shirts
and collars and cuffs. Alleging that a
combination has been formed among
the local laundry concerns of Washing
ton, the purpose of which is to drive
out of business all competing estab-
lishments, in violation of the Sherman
antitrust act, the Model Laundry Com
pany of this city, through its attorney
has filed request in the form of an
injunction, in the supreme court Of the
district, praying the court to restrain
the association, the Washington Laun-
drymen's exchange, from interfering
with it's business.
Eleven other laundries of the city
are named as defendants. 1t Is asked
additionally that the Injunction be
made permanent.
The complainant alleges that in the
defendants efforts to ruin the bust
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Dealt in Millions.

NEW YORK.-Against Ella Rawls
~ Reader, greatest woman financier,
diplomat and a Warwick of South
American republics, who few short
months ago was dealing in millions
and planning to finance the revolution
torn and bankrupt Santo Domingo,
judgment has been filed for a grocery
bill of $629.SS. The ungallant grocer
is James Butler, and he sued upon
Mrs. Readers note of hand, the judg-
ment also including costs.
Mrs. Reader, who has an Office at
As Broadway, is said to have spurned
matrimonial proposals from ex-Sena-
tor William A. Clark, Sir Thomas Lip.
ton, Sir John Dewar, German prince,
an Indian. ditto and several other
promising admirers. She has been
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

I IMPRESSIVE services the other day
1 marked the sixtieth anniversary of
the foundation of the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION, popularity known as
The Little Church Around the Cor
ner." Eminent Episcopal clergymen
offered their congratulations. The
sermon was preached by Very Rev.
DR.. Wilfred l.. Robbins, dean of the
general theological seminary, with the
faculty of which Rev. DR.. George H.
Houghton, the founder, was long con-
nected.
This is the house of worship which
Bishop Greer described as 1.-The home
body's church, the strangers church,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

ZINE hears expressions of sorrow and
" sympathy on all hands for Stew
art NJ. Brice, son of the late Senator
Calvin M. Brice of Ohio, whose mind
has become so affected that a court
has appointed guardian of his per-
son and estate. The Brice home has
been in New York since the senator's
death, and when Stewart Brice came
here fresh from his college athletic
honors and pitched into practical poll
tics with a fervor which exceeded
anything even his father ever showed,
a brilliant career was predicted for
him.
He had wealth, high social posi-
ton, moral courage and a capacity for
making friends which has seldom
been eQualed. He soon became a
member of nearly every club in town,
and when, although member Of Tam
many and a Democratic alderman, he
delivered terrific lecture to Richard
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

Rockefeller
benefit Standard
Of mankind.
religion,
o university
Lives leads ideal home
model
morality Righteousness
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
New ZeaIand's Strange Island.


White Island derives it's name from
the clouds of white steam in which it
appears to be continually enveloped
Its area is only 600 acres and it's
height about 800 feet above the sea
level.
In form and color it is like repos-
ing camel, while it's interior with its
gray, weather-beaten, almost perpen-
dicular cliffs, recalls the Coliseum at
Rome Overhanging the southern
landing place stands column of
rock closely resembling sentinel,
which has been dedicated to the men,
DRY of Capt. Cook. The water of the
island is of pale green hue, and any
thing dipped into it becomes of red
brick color. The fumes of sulphur are
always plainly perceptible.
On a fine moonlight night q wonder
full sight is afforded to anyone who
will sit ip IN open boat on one Of tho
lakes Of the island. Covering IN ares
Of 50 acres = N immense caldroa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

Once in while some woman with
abnormal courage makes feeble pro.
test against an unwelcome fashion,
but she is always promptly suppressed,
as she ought to be, of course. While
the model gowns were being exhibited
at the dressmakers' convention in
New York, one little gray-haired wo-
man was moved to say: II don't be,
neve my customers will like going
without petticoats." II can't help
what people will like" said the boss
dressmaker, decisively, Il bring over
what's newt" And the little gray.
haired woman in the faded bonnet
sighed and settled back, and said no
more.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Famous Church Observes 10Th Birthday

and everybody's church. 1t includes
in it's membership the wealthiest and
the poorest, and all walks of life.
In the seventies Joseph Jefferson
went to the pastor of a church at Mad
ison avenue and Twenty-eighth street
to see if he could make arrangements
for the funeral Of George Holland, 4
distinguished actor. The minister de-
clined to read the service, but re-
marked that there was little church
around the corner" that did that kind
of thing.
God bless the little church around
the corner said Mr. Jefferson.
That phrase gave the Transfgura-
ton church it's world-famous name
Theatrical people have regarded it
ever since as their home In the old
days, Booth, the elder Wallack, Mr.:
Jefferson and other distinguished
members of the theatrical profession
attended services there
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Gleanin&s of Gotham
1nterestind Bits of News from
the Great Metropolis. -
Owes Grocery Bill

much in the public eye since she
stormed the state department at
Washington with letters of full au-
thority to treat for international
agreements between Santo Domingo
and any other old nation on earth. She
sued J. B. Haggin, capitalist, for
$3,150,000 damages for alleged SANDER,
and she accused the government at
Washington of conspiring to defeat
her plans for the establishment of
the Dominican republic.
She is well-known figure on
change in this country and in London.
and is young, handsome and we'll ed
ucated. Some years ago she was
soda fountain attendant in the west,
and first came to New York as a
stenographer.
When her account at the corner
grocery became SO large as to worry
the dealer, the woman dnancier gave
Butler her note for the amount, but
neglected to pay it when DUE She is
still buying her groceries from the
same store, but she's paying cash for
them now
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
French Tax on Bicycles.

Last year certain changes were
made in the French bicycle tax which
have reduced the amount. Of it's con-
tributions to the revenue, but none,
the less the tax brought in the not
contemplate sum Of 100000 francs
81, 300;000). Formerly the bicycle
was taxed every time it changed
hands, but now the tax il not per-
sonal,, but levied on the bicycle. itself,
and the othci9l plate, which is the
proof thaf the tax has been paid, is
valid for the whole year. The tax on
ordinary bicycles, ETC., vas reduced
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16


the Atlantic
Heidelberg
Prof Wilson authority international law considered
indeed the world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Mrs. w. J. Bryan's Ancestry.

the only child of John Baird, Of
Scotch-1rish ancestry, man Of fine
literary tastes and devout religious
temperament. On the maternal side
Mrs. Bryan comes Of English stock.
Her mothers father was Col. Darius
Dexter of jamestown, N. Y. Mother
of three children and grandmother of
two at the age Of AZ, Mrs. Bryan is
still confidante and helper of her hus-
band, though no longer the girlish fig
ure that accompanied her husband
everywhere on his. whirlwind cam
paign of 1896.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

1t is natural to overestimate the
wealth of millionaires. Probate courts
and executors are constantly proving
how exaggerated many of the esti-
mates are. Legrand Powers of the
United States census bureau, in the
current American Journal of Sociol-
ogy, deals statistically and logically
with claims that are made against
millionaires as class, and shows
that either the census estimates of
the wealth Of the entire population
are ridiculously small or the popular
estimates of the relatively few mil
lfonaire fortunes are exaggerated. He
stands by the census estimates, in the
main, and denies that there is any
such concentration of wealth as has
been assumed by some economists, as
we'll as by popular demagogues.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Many Disasters in Coal Mining Industry

due to the falling of mine roofs and
coal. Such disasters caused 1922
deaths and 2,141 injuries.
E. w. Parker, chief statistician Of
the survey, asserts that much benefit
will result from the action of congress
in appropriating $4,000 to investi-
gate mine disasters. He says one Of
the greatest needs of the coal.mining
industry is the enforcement of mill
tary discipline in the operation of the
mines,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16


convic ulatorsw making fast
compelled the legislature
brought all but unbelievable White
had literally bought the
we'll black will be things
past.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
In a Hurry,

Excited Gent-Is that feller in what
wrote that article about Jed Smith?
Editor-I believe not-no, know
he isn't; he just stepped out to get
his revolver loaded and get the hicks
ground out of his knife; take a seat;
he won't be gone long.
Excited Gent-No, I'm in hurry;
I may drop in later-Toledo Blade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Chinese Woman Physician.

DR.. Ida Kahn, Chinese woman ply.
sician who took her degree several
years ago from the University of Mich
igan, has returned to this country to
take postgraduate course in Johns
Hopkins. Miss Kahn is a missionary
for the Methodist Episcopal church
and opened the city of Nanchang to
missionaries after it had been forbid
den ground for some time. She &C.
complished this by curing the wife of
Tastai Taco, the viceroy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

An up-to-date farmer in Connecticut
insists on having flying machine
clause in his insurance policy, arguing
that flying machines are quite as un-
certain as tornadoes, for you never
know what or when they are going to
strike.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

The Playground Association of
America opines that public bath.
houses are more important than Car
negie libraries. These seem to pre-.
serve their relative position with re-
spect to godliness
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

from six to three francs, while that on
motor bicycles and the like is main
tanned at IL francs: It appears that
there were in 1907 something over
100000 ordinary bicycles III France.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Stopped Fraudulent Coffee Sales.

Stopped FrauduIent co11ee Sales.
There is not one-twentieth IS much
Mocha coffee sold in New York city,
according to the label as there. was
before we had a pure food law. Now
coffee sellers must tell the truth about
their wares and only coffees grown in
Yemen, IN. the southern. part of Arahia,
can be called Mocha"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

John D. Archbold, vice-president of the
Standard Oil Company, has again come into the
public limelight as the writer of letters which
have placed more than one public official in a
bad light. Following is a brief sketch of his
career
Age, 81 years.
Born in Steubenville, O.
Started early as an oil company agent in
western Pennsylvania.
Became connected with the Standard Oil in
1875.
formed in 1882
Member of the inner council ever since.
Most active and aggressive fighter in the oil
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
NAVAL WARFARE LAWS

Prof. George Grafton Wilson, who will rep
resent the United States at the international
conference to be held in London soon to pre-
pare laws to govern future maritime warfare,
is of but As years of age, though he has
been professor of social and political science
at Brown university since 1891. For eight years
he has been lecturer on international law at the
Newport naval war college and since 1906 has
lectured on that subject at Harvard.
That he is brilliant is testified by the
fact that he received his appointment pro-
fessor at Brown at the early age of % after
very little apprenticeship instructor. The
average age of professional appointments is
nearly 40.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

Sidney Whitman, Bismarck's old
friend and biographer, has. established
friendly relations with the present
chancellor, Prince Won Buelow, who
has just made him the mouthpiece for
an interview calculated to mollify
England and lessen the tension arising
from the Moroccan situation. For the
chauvinists in either country, who are
perpetually tanning the flames of
hatred, the chancellor has nothing but
contempt. He intimates that Germany
will soon show in some unmistakable
way her determination to be a factor
for peace, and her friendliness for
Great Britain. Especially significant
Is his declaration that the dominant
influence in the world is neither Eng
land nor Germany, much less any
single individual in either country"
but rather "the worlds conscience"
often called public opinion This is a
striking tribute to the effect which
scrutiny of national policies by an
audience, international and inter-
racial in makeup, is having on the ma
tons and their controlling officials.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

Aeronauts have already learned the
ACCESSIBILITY, when preparing to alight,
of picking out pasture, if possible,
without a BULL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

midas Postal Savings Banks.
After Is years Of operation OF the
postal savings bank Of India the a.
posters number 1,1S0, $50 and the de.
posits amount b }4S,223,2S3.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

It may be that the reported difficulty
about stacking the revised and cor
rected $40 coins is merely an effort to
put them to premium likewise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
BEAT CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM

Fred l.. Seely of Atlanta owner and editor
of the Daily Georgian, is a man to whom the
state of Georgia owes an infinitely greater debt
than he is likely to be paid For he is the indi
vidual to whose earnest, tireless efforts is due
the wiping out by that state of the infamous
convict lease system. 1t was no slight task
either, for large proportion of the people Of
Georgia were satisfied with the old way
They had no state prison and instead Of ap-
propriating money year after year for the ex-
pense of such system they found themselves
receiving an annual income from the blood mon
ey paid them for the prisoners. That the lat
ter were brutally treated, beaten tortured, some
times killed under atrocious circumstances by
tho ,nsneakahle creatures who were placed over
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

If aeroplanes were run by converse
tionN brilliancy those Wright boys
would be winning no laurels for tho
United States. " '..-,'' IL =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
European Women Architects.

european "onen 1NrCutHectS.
Nine. Michaelis, an architect, is now
constructing what will be when fin
ished the largest building in Mar.
settles. Great Britain has 1T least one
famous woman architect, Miss Eliza
beth NcClelland.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16


reach the weodo
Rdder
though before the
tona
York
His
sches
Catholic News 1890
He
identified
Americ
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
IN THE LIMELIGHT
SUCCESSOR TO Haskell

Herman Rider, editor of the New York
Stats Zeitung, who has been appointed to sue
coed Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma as treasurer Of
the Democratic national committee has already
been closely identified with the Bryan campaign
in the east, as he has been vice chairman of the
publicity bureau Of the national committee, and
head of the German bureau at the Democratic
headquarters. In this capacity Mr.. Ridder has
been one Of the busiest men at headquarters.
Tons of Bryan literature in the German Ian
country through his department. He has also
been an active member of the eastern advisory
committee
Mr. Ridder is a self.made man who has ris.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

kissing and smoking and sending forth
volumes of poisonous steam, while all
chances of egress appear to be denied
to the steep, silent and gloomy cliffs.
british Australian 80:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Menace Of the Flying Machine.

Menace Of the Flying Machine.
What Emperor william calls tho
beginning Of new national era"
seems to be dawning for moro than
one nation az one reads the daily re-
ports Of successful experiments with
flying machines and dirigible balloons.
We demand now with our mornings
breakfast at least q column Of news
about the flights Of airshtps, and we
usually get it. There is a new kind Of
international race going on-a race
for the perfect airship, and the first
prize In that race Is no beautiful
gawd or empty honor; it is the extern
sion of national power and the posi-
BILE supremacy over other nations. At
least it is evident that that view is
held by many in Great Britain and
Germany, and a positive nervousness
is becoming evident over the military
possibilities of the aeroplanes and
dirigibles each is exploiting. Gen.
Baden-Powell calls upon Great Britain
to arouse herself to the new situation
that Is impending I'm a very few
years." he remarks, ominously, I'VE
shall see these powerful machines in
the air under perfect control and in
practical operation. Then every gov
eminent will obtain them and the ma
vies will be virtually useless as first
line Of defense. Current Literature.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-03
DAVIS

BENJAMIN MayHeld and
fsEily visited John Harris
and family Sunday.
Elliot Brown and family Of
Slater moved into the District
last Monday.
Mrs. Hannah Witt, of near
Harmony, visited G. G. X t.
hen and family Monday.
Lloyd Kemper and family
we're shopping In Slater FRI
day
J. S. Johnson aud family
visited George Johnson and
family of near Slater Sunday.
w. 4. whining and wife
passed through the district
Thursday, enroute ~ Gillian.
Miss Florence Hermann
returned home Sunday, after
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-03
Golden Dream Comes True.

Macon, Miss, March 90
George Taylor, "A farmer liv.
my ON "A cotton plantation two
miles south of Macon, casned
"A dream for II 40.
For six years he had repeat.
ed dreams that there was "a
pot of gold on the place, but
paid no attention To them till
ne dreamed I was in the same
location three nights in sue
cession. Then he was so i'm
pressed by the continued re-
cur renee of these visions that
he determined u make an in
FvestigatiOn.
The spot was easily picked
out, and fitted his dream per.
fectly. 1t was near Il clump
VI bushes back of the barn.
When Taylor looked ut the
spot he was still incredulous,
but got a pick and shovel and
went to digging. Alta depth
of four and one.halt feet his
pick struck something hard,
and when he scraped the dirt
of he found an old fashioned
kettle. Therein was the $l44O
all in $40 gold pieces. II evil
IDENTIFY had been buried before
the civil war.