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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14
Anti-SalOOn League Asks Questions.

1
the president of the Anti-Saloon League
of Tazewell county and Hon. j. Powell
Royal, candidate for the State Senate,
and Hon. Samuel p. Mustard, candidate
for the House of Delegates on the Re-
publican ticket, explains itself:
Tazewell, Va, Aug. 21, 1911.
To the Honorables J. Powell Royal and
Samuel P. Mustard:
Gentlemen
In view Of the fact that you were
nominated by the Republican conven-
tions held at Richlands, Va, on the 18th
instant, as candidates for the State Sem
ate and House of Delegates, respective
ly, in the next General Assembly of
Virginia, in conformity to the policy of
interrogatiDg candidates as to their DO
sition on certain legislation desired by
the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia,
adopted at the last State convention of
said League, l therefore PROFOUND to
you and to each of you the following
questions:
1st: In event bill is introduced in
the General Assembly restricting the
privilege granted in liquor licenses to
the sale of Intoxicating liquor in those
places only where licenses can be legal
ly granted, and to the shipment of in
toxicating liquors to those parts only
where licenses have already been grant
ed, thus carrying out the principle of
local option law to its logical conclu-
sion, and thus preventing the nullifica-
ton of the expressed will of the people
in dry territory by the jug trade, will
you or will you not, vote for such bill?
End: In the event bill is presented
providing for an enabling act which will
authorize the holding of an election up
on the question of Statewide prohibi-
tory law, whenever said election is de-
manded by twenty-five per cent of the
qualified voters of the State, will you,
or will you not, in such an event, vote
for such a bill?
Most respectfully submitted by order
of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia
j. N. HARMAN,
President Tazewell County Anti Saloon
League.
Tazewell, Va, Sept. Z, 1911.
Mr.. j. N. Harman, President of Anti
Saloon League of Tazewell County,
Tazewell, Va:
Dear Sir:-As your letter of August
21st was addressed to US jointly, in
which you asked to know our position
on two measures of legislation proposed
by the Anti-Saloon League OF Virginia,
at its last State convention, we beg to
answer the same jointly as follows:
If either or both of said measures are
introduced in the next General Assem-
bly, of Virginia, and we are members of
that body, we will vote for said meas
ures.
Having confidence in the peoples
ability to properly settle all great ques-
tions when submitted to them, we can
not understand how any representative
could refuse to allow the people such
privilege when they request it.
Very respectfully,
j. POWELL ROYAL,
S. P. MUSTARD.
The officers of the Tazewell county
branch of the Anti-Saloon League are:
President, j. N. Harman; Vice Presi-
dents, Rev. c. r. Brown and w. B.
Spratt; Treasurer, J. B. Boyer; Secre-
tary, ]. r. Laird.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14

While nothing definite is known here
as to Congressman Slemp's intentions
the consensus of opinion here is that he
will be a candidate for reelection.
Should he decide not to run, however,
there will be an interesting race for the
Republican nomination next year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14
CHASE FOR CONGRESS.
State Senator Has Heard That SIemp will
Not Be Candidate For Congress
From the Ninth District.

Senator Roland Z. Chase, of Dicken-
son county, was in the city last night
en- route to Bristol and while here asked
Daily Telegraph representative to
state that he is a candidate for Congress
from the Ninth District of Virginia to
succeed the present incumbent, C. B.
Slemp, who, Mr.. Chase says he has
been informed, will not be candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Chase says this in
formation came to him from close per-
sonal friends of Congressman Slemp,
and if this is true the only opposition he
knows of now that he will have will
come from Senator John c. Noel, who
has already announced himself as a can
didate. Mr.. Chase says that there has
been some talk of l.. P. Summers be-
coming candidate for Congress, but
he does not think that Mr.. Summers
will enter the race. Mr.. Chase said he
had received some very satisfactory
promises of support and he believes that
if Mr.. Slemp does not become a candi-
date he will be the nominee of his party.
Several Tazewell county Republicans
who were in town last night said they
thought Mr.. Slemp would be candidate
to succeed himself and if that is true
TazeweE county will be for Slemp. An
attempt to secure Mr.. Slemp over the
telephone for the purpose of making in
quiry about his candidacy failed last
night. .-Bluefield Telegraph of Sunday.
September 10th.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14

WANTED-GoodH Housekeeping Mag
azlne requires the services of a repre-
sentative in Tazewell to look after sub
scription renewals and to extend circu-
lation by special methods which have
proved unusually successful. Salary
and commission. Previous experience
desirable, but not essential. Whole
time or spare time. Address, with ref
erences, j. F. Fairbanks, Good House
keeping Magazine, 3S1 Fourth Ave,
I've" lotk lily. 2W,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14
Virginia League Finishes in the Past.

The standing of the Virginia League
teams during the past six years, since
the organization of the circuit, will
be of interest to the fans. The clubs
closed the six seasons as follows:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14
80 MINERS
WANTED

New houses, fine water, con-
stant work for thirty good coal
miners. Postoffice. Coaldan,
Tazewell County, Va. Mines
seven miles north of Richlands
JEWEL RIDGE COAL CORPORATION.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-14

The officers of the Tazewell county
branch of the Anti-Saloon League are:
President, j. N. Harman; Vice-Presi-
dents, Rev. c. r. Brown and w. B.
Spratt; Treasurer, J. B. Boyer; Secre-
tary, ]. r. Laird.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

Sunday morning a noted divine
preached sermon in an Iowa city
in which he used an illustration some
thing like this:
You men believe in business; you
have faith that a certain course in
commercial lines will succeed. Some
years ago one of your citizens con-
ceived that 1t would pay to make rirst
class candy; he proceeded to work out
his theory and succeeded. Another cit
izen had faith that this was a good
place to sell and distribute agricultural
implements; he undertook the work in
a business-like way AMI success
crowned his efforts All over the coun-
try you find men with faith in their
business and in their work and they
are succeeding.
that the things the church stands for
will work miracles in the lives of those
who will incorporate those principles
into thei rdaily conduct and practice
tnem as aSSlduOuSly as tNey lOllO"
their vocations in professional and
comercial lines. 1t is only the man VINO
is assiduous and patient and per-
sistent in his businessc or vocation
who ultimately succeeds in the things
he is doing. 1t is only those who take
up the principles for which the church
stands and works them into daily con-
duct that come to know their great
value.
We get nothing worth while out Of
this life that We do not earn. A re-
ligion which is not practiced daily
brings no comfort, no satisfaction anc
no rewards. The greatest thing in the
world is the principle for which the
church stands and the man most worth
while in the world is the one who does
most to promote these principles. He
can do it in no other way than by &C
tual practice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
THE SHORT BALLOT IN CANADA.

"The commission plan is not needed
in Canada" says Mr.. Harry Bragg in
the April number of the Canadian
Municipal Journal. nj this he corro-
borates the preaching OF this organi-
zation, that the short ballot is, after
all, the big thing in the commission
government movement The following
paragraphs put this idea from the
Canadian standpoint in a striking way:
ct should be remembered at the out
set that the whole municipal situation
is entirely different in the states; that
the election of mayor and council gen.
orally forms part Of state and federal
electionc; and that the civic officials,
instead Of holding office indefinitely
Gas in Canada) are either elected, or
appointed by the new mayor and coun-
Gil
The fact of the municipal (adminis-
trative) officials being elected almost
necessitates the use of the party ma
chine as the nomination is so cumber-
some that no ordinary Individual could
understand the ballot; and this also
precludes Individual candidature. The
man who wins is almost invariably tied
up with one of the parties; in fact 1t
is almost Impossible to be elected in
any other way. -"
In Canada the voters do not have
ballot papers like theatrical posters to
study-as in the states"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
Topics of the Times

IF corn prices are to go down We'll
simply have to raise more corn. Test
the seed.
What is the butcher doing in the line
of reducing prices? The producer
knows that something has happened.
The consumer is waiting to have some
thing happen.
It isn't necessary to speak plainly to
deaf man If you owe him.
But then, Kenyon will not have half
the fun that Lafe can get out of the
chautauqua circuits.
Muscatine is probably the only city
In Iowa where the curfew law is fully
enforced.
F. NJ Hubbell is planting eight acres
Of black walnut trees. The finest thing
an old man can do is to plant tree.
Rev. Bosley has acquired the news
paper plant at Montour and has begun
publication of the "Montour New Era"
Mr.. Bosley is good news gatherer and
writer of a peculiarly catchy humoT-
Gus type. The New Era will be worth
the money merely as vehicle for Bos-
leyisms.
That 224-karat diamond recently
found in Africa seems too big for any
body but a hotel clerk or a spectacles
salesman.
Union labor can not afford to meet
the charges in the structural workers
case with counter charges. 1t can af-
ford to assist in every way to get to
the bottom Of the charges, true or
false.
Seniority in the senate is like senior
ity elsewhere. 1t suits the Oldest pro-
tects fogyism and represses usefulness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
Before a Child.


Before q child you must be snow
Before a child you must not know
A thot, a word, a deed unclean,
But like the pure grass, fresh and greer
When spring has washed 1t with its ralr
And May winds blow from every lane
The dust and LEAKAGE of the night,
Before a child you must be light.
Before you child must be pure
And like the mountain to endure
The searching keenness Of her mind
Lest insincerity she find
And that unearnest pretense that
She ferrets out before you pat
Her little head--and, OH her eyes
If ever you should tell her lies!
Before child you must put off
The hypocrite. and straightway doff
The old receptions of the race
She reads you by your smiling face.
And bear IN mind you wear no guile
Around the borders of that smile,
For If you do you can not hope
Her tender confidence to ope.
Before child you must be sweet
With that which helps her timid feet
To come toward you and not shrink
She sees clear thru you, what you think
AS we'll as what you know and feel
Before a child you must be real.
And il you are. you're heir thereafter
To all her witchery and her laughter.
Baltimore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

ment 19Os.a. and as Representative &c
the Sovereign Grand Lodge 1867.
He was appointed General CON
handing the Patrisrchs Militant. with
Jurisdiction extending to all countries.
Oct. "a. 1902, and since has been twice
elected by acclamation. The onicial
Headquarters being at Baltimore, Nd.
the General, however, continues to re-
side at Marenso, to be citizen OF
Iowa and IL President Of the MarenSo
public library.
General Raney, a. 80 degree. has
also attained all the degrees OF York
and Scottish Rite Masonry; 10 . mem
Der of the Blue Lodge and Chaptsrs
1t Marengo; the Commandry at Iowa
City; tho Shrine and Consistory 1t
Davenport; also il a member OF the
NJ. w. OF A.. and Sons Of Veterans.
Aside from the fraternaL there 10
also an active military record At
tanned. April ~, 1878, he was mus
tered in Company H, Third Regiment,
L N. G.. as a corporal, being advanced
to lieutenant and serving with the
company until 1885 March 1, 1897,
was selected by Governor Shaw as .
member of his stan, with ran of Col
onel and participated in the Mckinley
inaugural parade at washington. d. G.
Reappointed by Governor Carroll
March %, 1911. he is now serving a.
IN active officer Of the Iowa National
Guard, and it is contemplated will be
present at the national maneuvers IN
Texas in May
Besides the several years in Wash
ington, d. c., that afforded great fam
iliarity with all government affairs and
extensive acquaintance with pubic
men, Mr.. Raney has been an extern
sive and detailed traveller in North
America, having visited each state
and territory OF the United States and
all the provinces Of Canada. thereby
securing an individual acquaintance
and knowledge of country but rarely
attained. He is an interesting con-
versationalist and an entertaining
speaker, one whom 1t 10 ever a pleas.
ure to meet, but withal Of quiet re
firing disposition and not given 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
4 PUSHING HOLDEN.
lCedar Rapids Gazette

The newspaper discussion Of tho
charges made against Professor Holden
Of the Ames College Ia not all one sid-
ed. Professor Holden has some staunch
defenders, who believe that he has bean
mfsrepresented and that he has done
nothing but what deserves the highest
praise, and that he has especially been
of inestimable service in building MP
the agricultural Iowa On the Other.
hand. there are papers which incline
to the opinion that his work has not al
ways been fair to the state which Has
employed and paid him q salary. The
general attitude toward the charges II
to ask that there be an investiS1t ion
and the truth or falsity Of the Alleg9-
lions established. So far Professor
Holden himself has said nothing. One
would naturally expect him to- insist
upon an early and q thorough hearing.
But at any rate, the charges should b
investigated. They are too serious -
be IGNORED - gfstssl II "a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

The beginning of Odd Fellowship 20
q fraternal association II unknown.
Omitting earlier mention. the Order
was well established as early ~ 17A5.
The Grand Secretary has copy Of
the Ancient Ritual of the Patriotic
Order Of Odd Fellows" as revised by
the Grand Lodge at London. England,
in March. 1879. and it is probable
that the Order at t5at date had been
In existence many years.
The Manchester Unity Of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows vas
organised In 1913 by 4 union Of lodges
In Manchester and outlying districts
and the Manchester Unity was only
one Of the many Orders Of Odd FeE
lows that existed In England.
In tho history Of Odd Fellowship IN
the United States the institution Of
Washington Lodge No. /. 1t Baltimore.
Maryland. April 2s, 1919. seems to
have been fixed upon ~ the begin.
aing.
The nrst sncamDment for confer.
finE the Patrie rchal degrees. which
vac known - Encampment LodGss
had bsen fofmuiated ana recoRnised.
Nc. /. Instituted ID Baltimore. Mary.
land. July {. 1871. With eighteen nsm-
hers.
Odd Tellowship IN Iowa hal 10 -,
ginnlng VIII Che Institution OF WasA-
instoa Lodge No. !. il Buriilsesa.
April &. leA. &
The snoaHp0ont branch e the O.
Or IN lows bA0,ns with the in1titut3Go
q Halcyoa 1acanDasnt NJ. 1, r.
Du1ueus, Dses1nDsr s. 1S4s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

The 92d anniversary OF the found.
Ing Of Odd Fellowship 10 April 26,
1911.
On the 2eth day OF April, 1919, Amer
lean Odd Fellowship numbered nve.
According to the last report OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge there were
1,952,421 brothers and sisters belong
ing to the order. This was on Janu-
ary l, 1910, and, no doubt, at this date
the menbership exceeds 100000 1t
expended for relief during the past
year $3.50, s2s.ss. Its resources
amount to $53.l66.s1o.14. The subor-
dinate lodge alone. numbers 1.543.oss.
sncampmsnt membership 117.S33. Re-
bskah. sa3,s15. and Patrisrchs Mil
tant 1851. II this vast army Of fra
tsrnal workers should clasp hands.
they would form an unbroken chain
over 1900 milss long.
The relief for the past year
amounted to about $500 per minute
night and day. 1t is to be remem.
bered that this vast sum Of money IL
not paid out In large sums, - life In
surance. but 10 paid out In small
amounts to relieve distress and ~
timely aid during sickness and ad.
versity, to prevent distress. In add.
ton to these millions Of dollars paid
out for relief By lodges. there are vast
sums expended which come from
gifts from members to those in need
and these do not End expression In
the financial reports. The Order is
also maintaining homes for the care
Of the old and INDECENT members and
homes and orphanaEss for children.
and the amount annually expended in
these directions can only be estimated.
II we may take the accepted basis of
i've people for each adult male mem.
Der there are seven million people 90
related to this Order that they can
never become dependent upon public
charity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
NOT WORTH A DAM.

Lord Dec1es, some relation OF an
English dukes, came over to America
and married a Gould. Count Castel-
lane connected In some way with
somebody who was a prince, married
another Gould girl. A worthless devil
in whom a few drops Of the great first
duke OF Marlborough had strained
down to the one thousandth reverse
trituration needed money and mar
ried one of the Vanderbilt girls. All
the old established families Of the
nobility" send over representative
we make fuss over them and trade
them a half dozen millions with the
girl thrown in.
So far it has been all going out and
able arrival representing "the old fam
lilies" Is pillar of fire by night. The
Dams have come, Hollandasre fam
lily older than the Churchills and in
fnite!y more honorable than the Great
Duke II the evidence OF history is to
be admitted. None Of them have ever
worn q coronet on his head but all
have worn wooden shoes on their other
extremities None Of them ever sold his
king or his country but all have
worked for wages. None Of them ever
/, owned q great estate but all Of them
could make living and raise a fam
ily on two acres OF ground. Never
swordsrnen they were all experts with a
spade. The Dams are workers but
fighters on occasion. It may have
been Dam who opened the bikes.
Perhaps 1t was a peaceful Dam boy
who plugged the dixie with his body on
that historical occasion. The Dams
have always been able to earn enough
70 eat and to keep anybody from taking
II way from them after they had
ea@nsd II.
When Wilhelmina Dam twenty years
nom now narries Peter Brown some
Nhs&e out here in Iowa there Will be
~ rolice dstau required 1T the we'd
eng. NSvsrthsisss It viii be 4 union
GO two of the oldest ana greatest tam.
49, o. the earth. Compared with the
Dpciss-vanderbilt affair it win be
worth an assignment Of the star re-
pertse asainst telephone call. front
pees With . layout against brief in
Is y :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

display, popular throughout the home
state and maintaining the high esteem
of all acqusintances.
The Military Council Of Fraternities
il a national representative organiza'
ton, embracing all the civic and indie.
pendent military organizations of this
country. wherein patriotism and loyal
ty to country are cardinal features.
An organization Of great strength and
influence, and General, Raney was
unanimously elected and is at this
time it, President.
Grand Master Ring Joined Center
Point Lodge No. 1856. Center Point.
Iowa, in 1896. His present member
ship is in Maine Lodge No. 643. He
was for four years q representative to
the Grand Lodge. He was formerly
a member of Blue Bell Rebekah Lodge
No. 80 OF Center Point. At present
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

Grand Patriarch-H. G. Chapin. Un.
ion.
President Rebekah Assembly-Hel-
en- Prescott. Mason City.
Commander Iowa Department, Pa.
triarchs Militant-Major-Gen. z. e
Lambert, Newton. ~.
In the militant branch Of the order
Iowa 10 honored in having the COM
mander.in.chief, General NJ. 4. Raney.
OF Marengo. and it 10 due to his activ.
ity that this branch of the order has
steadily grown and prospsred.
General Raney became q citizen OF
Iowa In 1866 At Fontanelle. where for
many years he conducted successful
newspaper and served with credit ~
postmaster and mayor. &C ether per.
iods serving in the U. 8, revenue serv.
Ice, an state oil inspector, congress.
ional secretary 1t Washington. D. G.,
and in the once OF Secretary OF State.
lot Des Moines. Disposing Of the pa.
Per ct Fontanells. another was secured
|at Narsngo that under his management
soon became . prominent factor In
the newspaper 6eld OF the state.
Tue general became member OF
the Indspsndent Order OF ODD Fellows
|st Extra. Iowa March .. 1851: was q.
mitted to the Rebekah degrees OCT. 81.
1883: Advanced TO the Encampmant
(ADel -, 1890. ana to the Patriarch
| lQNtaDt Feb. IS. 1881. and has served
10 IN the positions Of each branch q
90 1nG6p HA ~aa aAyvpattsA 80 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

no mas q mombsrehlp IN Grave Cit
Rebekah Lodge No. IS. Marion: -
r. c. p. Of Linn Nncannprasht No II
Of Cedar Rapids. and 8 membsr %
Marion Canton No. 7.
He was for three yeGGs memborsol|
the Grand Lodge Beard Of Instruction.
Mrs. Hslsn Prssoott, prse1asat 81
the Rebekan Assembly. has hesA m
active worker II Asr home lo1es m
years and has been oonnoceeA WITH
the Sunday school AZ the 4 q. q. II
orphans home Of the state ever since;
1t was organised. .
Major4Gen. E. r.. lambert dsDart-i
ment commander Of The p. ~. bfAnohl
in Iowa, 10 very active worker IN
al branches of the order. and n adAi-,
ton to his militant honors. n OFaHA'
Senior Warden Of the snoampmsnt.
Under his command the militant d.,
partment has made steady proeToesi
and has become eficisnt - . n11tltAsyI
body.
Brigadisr.Gen. Paschal. commaalingi
the second brigade r. n. Of Iowa, I'll
one of the most active wofb6rs IN
this branch in the department. HAY
Ing at all times the iatsrs.t g Odd
Fellowship 1t heart, he has givsai
much time and attention 70 the p;
triarchs Militant degree. ana has suc-
ceeded by his untiring interest mi
making the second brigade ! Sulstan-l
tial organization. General PA6ohali
has been favorably spoken Of aud = mi
- - II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

the local-but It will not get It. It will
not attract attention except among the
Dams and Browns and their friends.
But the arrival Of the Dam family and
the wedding in future has English
dukes and dago princes and Jays
granddaughter backed of the map. 1t
means more people who earn their
own living instead Of more parasites,
more people who pay their debts, more
producers, more farmers and trades
men. More school children More
farms. More homes.
Bring on more Of them. This coun.
try wouldn't give Dam for the entire
peerage Of the aristocratic govern
m entS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

farmer and the western mating indus
try. IN the senate. ~ "a the house. the
backbone Of the asrssnasntss support Il
likely 20 DO furnished by the democrats
with enough. republicans, both regular
and progressive, to pass the bill event.
ually.
What is the meaning Of these appar-
eflt contradictions in politics? DO they
indicate that the old parties are break
Ing up? When republican president
and q congress- more than half demo-
cratic join in such q measure, when
such men as Cannon and Cummins and
Lenroot join in opposing It, does II