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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

NEW YORK.-For nearly an hour
~ the other day ]. P. Morgan II. and
Robert Bacon, former ambassador to
France, were held prisoners on the
thirty.frst floor of the Bankers Trust
building. .... ,....,
=. During that time half q dozen men
who had engagements with Mr.. Nor
gan In his Offices at Wall and Broad
streets were anxiously waiting for
him. Likewise, employees of ]. p.
morgan & Co. became uneasy.
1t was nearly luncheon time when
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Bacon fumed and
fused In the elaborate suite on the
thirty-frst floor Of the Bankers Trust
building which has been set aside for
J. P. Morgan Sr. for holding secret
conferences.
They could hear the roar Of traflc
out In the streets, and persons were
only few floors away from them, yet
their efforts to get assistance failed.
Mr.. Morgan went up to the thirty
first floor for a conference with Mr..
Bacon. First they took an express
elevator to the twenty-ninth floor. An
auxiliary runs up to the private suite,
but it was broken, so the two men
walked up.
They then turned the knob of the
door which leads to the suite, slammed
1t and proceeded to get down to bust
ness. The conference did not last
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Spain Establishes Tourist Courses

TT is announced by the United States
/ bureau of education that to &C.
quaint the hurried traveller with the
glories, culture and progress of Spain.
the Spanish government has establish
ed a holiday lecture and travel course
for the especial benefit of foreigners.
The course is separated into two d.
visions. The first part, which is under
the management Of Prof. Ramon Me-
nendez Fidal, will afford the foreigner
an opportunity to acQuaint himself
with the fundamental ideas of the
Spanish culture. The second part of
the course consists of excursions to
public, historical, architectural and art
monuments, under the conduct Of
scholars whose demonstrations, &C
cording to Senior Don Juan Riano y
Gayangos, the Spanish minister. can
not but be incomparably superior to
those offered by professional guides"
The course will be held in Madrid as
headquarters from June Is to July
"a. Those who enroll are expected to
have some knowledge of Spanish.
The lectures will give especial at
tention to the Spanish epic, to the
lyric as developed in various prov
tnoes, to the picturesque and regional
novel and to Cervantes. Other lee
tnroo will deal with the relations sof
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Two Utah Girls Hold Up a Stag Car

Only last night they were told by one
OF the trainmen a robbery was feared
out in the desert before daylight.
DR.. l.. A. Corwin of COTS, Kan, and
A. L. Swearingen of Kansas City, Kan,
the only two bachelors on the car,
pleaded. Save us, men. It's leap year
and we are in Utah. too"
Come with u.s." the two train rob-
bers demanded. The two bachelors
were led to the observation car,
where several Of the unmarried young
women were assembled. DR.. ]. F.
Hereford, the official auctioneer.
mounted box. He placed his hands
on Doctor Corwin's shoulder.
"This is to be bargain day In
bachelors, young women Doctor
Hereford explained. This handsome
noble has a kiss as sweet as the per-
fu1ne of any, orange blossom. I guar
antee he can weather the storm of
the toughest marital sea as he cross
ed successfully the hot sands of the
desert to the mystic shrine. It's true
he never paid grocery bills and prob
ably never will. How much am T
bid?" -. - '5zs
, TO tho disappointment Of the two
bachelors, there was not bid. y
The two bachelors, heart-broken
and detected. were placed In sssclu-
sion on tho train. s"<.. :ss +. ) =. =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Chinese Sending Many Fake Antiques

pewter; the silk is filled with pow
dered clay.
Silk goods, according to Consul An
derson at Hongkong, are being adul-
terated to an extent and in a way
never allowed before, and Japanese
and Chinese goods supposed to be
made from native-worked Japanese or
Chinese silks are partly of American
cotton. Silk hosiery is sold which 10
not only not all silk, but is understood
and otherwise unwearable. Ivories are
of bone or other imitation. Embroid-
materials glued to last but day.
There is now recognized real
grade and an export" grade OF por.
celains like the beautiful Satsuma
ware Of Japan. Imitation cloisonne
ware is on the market in great quaint.
ties, Japanese carved "cherry-wood"
furniture is made of soft wood stained
and vanished. Chinese blackwood
furniture in some cases is white wood
stained. but the Chinese Guild is try
ing to stop the practice of initiating
the heavy expensive black wood.
Recently large order was placed
in Hongkong for "Siamese" brass, and
most of the brass workers at Hong
kong at present are engaged in beat
ing out brass trays with the usual
Siamese engraved decoration and
characteristics-to. be sold as real
Siamese
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Intruder in Girls Room Is Routed

4 WAKENED by a cold hand on her
IA bare ankle, Mildred Bromwell,
eleven years old, turned over in bed
the other morning shortly after three
o'clock and whispered to her sister
Louise, fifteen years old:
"There's some one in the room.
Louise, for can feel their hand on
my ankle"
BE quiet" cautioned Louise, In a
low tone. Il can smell whisky"
Louise raised herself to a sitting
posture, and by dim light which
came through the window from a
lamp in the alley in the rear of the
house saw the face Of a negro look
ing directly into her eyes. So close
was the dark face that the girl could
smell the odor of alcohol in his breath.
Louise saw the man was sitting in
a chair beside the bed, and
while she gazed at him, fascinated
with fright, he left the chair, got
down on the floor on his hands and
knees and started crawling from the
room. Before he reached the door
Louise aroused the household with
screams, aided by Mildred.
Their father, James E. Brownwell
was awakened. AS he left his bed he
grabbed two revolvers and started to
the aid OF his daughters, who were in
the rear room on the second floor of
their home at 1922 Fifteenth street,
Northwest.
The negro ran downstairs, with
Cromwell, clad only In pajamas, snap
ping his revolvers as he pursued.
Bromwell had center-flre CARTRIDGES In
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

the Spanish language to the French
and Italian; with Iberian, Mozarabic
and "Mudejar" art and with the po-
litical and social life of Spain in the
nineteenth century. There will also
be two illustrated lectures surveying
Spanish art ,>,s.- = J.. r 80 -.
Each of the lectures on Spanish lit
erature will be followed by an hour
Of practical work on the text There
will also be special class Of Castil-
ian phonetics and daily conversation
classes. - 4 Il - s=ssff ~
/ The principal museums Of Madrid,
especially the Prado, the Modern Art
museum, the Archaeological museum
aud the Royal Armory, win be visited.
while excursions viii BE- taken to To-
ledo, Escorial, Avila and Segovia.
These trips will b ID the charge Of
DR.. Manuel Cossio and Dr.. Manuel
Gomez Mereno. two authorities q
their sub1ects. ..y.S g.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

WASHINGTON.- states
w are represented IN a crusade
which the lawmakers and school au-
thor1ties of the country are waging
against the high school fraternities.
according to the United States bureau
OF education. OF these, 10 states have
passed legislative enactments hostile
to the secret orders. while the school
boards Of important cities in the other
IL states have adopted like measures
within their own Jurisdiction.
All states having laws on the sub
ject provide penalty of suspension
or expulsion from school for all those
who join these orders. The most
drastic laws were passed by Iowa,
Minnesota and Nebraska, whose legis-
latures made it a misdemeanor for
any one even to solicit members to
these organizations. Michigan and
Ohio made it a misdemeanor for a
school officer to fail or refuse to carry
out the anti-high school fraternity law.
Other states which prohibit these or
ders are California, Indiana, Kansas.
Mississippi, Oregon and Vermont.
Massachusetts empowers the Boston
school committee to deal with the Sc
cret society problem in its own way,
while Washington gives the same lat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

I'm practically WE'LL" said Richards
son. I'm sorry, old man, I'm sorr2."
He reached over and grasped the fed
erals hand. Brace up and get WELL"
Then he lay back and went to sleep.
When Richardson awakened the
sun was up. He turned toward the
federal and greeted him:
"Buenos dias."
There was no reply. The federal
was dead.
Richardson, who, with a machine
gun, had held a dangerous position.
single-handed, against the federals at
Villa Rose. was found after the battle.
crawling toward the town, a bullet
hole In his chest. He has been called
theaheroeof Jimilnez. 80 :
Richardson is .23 years old. His
father. the late A. r. Richardson, was
well-known contractor in Kansas
City. His mother now is living in
Lamar, Mo.
Richardson had service In three
campaigns. In 1910 he went to Blue
fields, Nicaragua. and Joined the revo-
lutionists. He was In every fight
from Blueflelds to Managua. Later
he became one OF the Honduras revos
lutionart junta leaders. Last Decem-
Der he Joined the Mexican revolution
lists. i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

D1CH Americans are being fooled on
IL Chinese antiques. according to
tips sent to Washington by United
States consuls at Hongkong and other
Far East ports. Since the revolution
began there has been a craze in Amer
lea and Europe for souvenirs. and the
fad has been fed on the stories that
royal and other Chinese palaces were
being looted.
The chief limitations are in porce-
lains and brass, ancient Chinese and
Japanese armor and weapons, old
Corean carved chests and old carved
furniture. Seven large new shops
dealing exclusively in fakes have been
opened in the last year in the prin-
.cipal shopping thoroughfare of Hong
kong. There are now regular auction
sales of bogus porcelains. Similar i'm
itations of ancient brasses and
bronzes, ivories, lacquers and other
art objects are sold. The tourists
are cheated even when they go to buy
modern oriental art goods. The
bronzes are base alloys; the silver is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Cyclone "Scenic Railway" for Horse
r L0U1s.--As the shock caused by.

CT. LCU1S--As the shock caused by,
y the appalling loss Of life from the
recent cyclone in southern Illinois dis
appears, people are beginning to re-
member the strange things It did.
AS the twister swept on it's course
about half mile from Dale it play
fully picked up dwelling belonging
to Isaac Harwood and 50 1t down be-
side the foundation, performing the
feat SO neatly that it did not stop the
family clock or jar vases of Of
shelves s f. y z S. z zsssseS E Z +.
A horse belonging to a farmer.
named Erby, living near Dale. was
tracked for some distance by the
places where Its feet occasionally hit
the ground. It finally was found nat
tened against = tree and partly wrap
ped around Il. *s1S ~ III
The cyclone Ia and around Wills
ville vas more destructive than at
Dale and equally fre6kish. Approach
Ing the town IL bounced over u the
sUodnd Ike i ball, tearing holes III
tie nth whsro Il txuck n thessse-
to r iBo>toUn 3 lbsro - aHvoes g
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Rebel and Federal Meet After Battle

KANSAS CITY.-A message telling
II how Tracy Richardson. a Kansas
City boy, met the Mexican federal
soldier who fired the bullet that
wounded him at the battle of villa
Lopez, was received the other day
from Addison Hughes, a correspon-
dent with the rebel army of General
Orozco. The dispatch, which is dated
from Jiminez, Chihuahua, Mexico,
reads as follows:
This morning a wounded federal
was laid on an adjoining cot. The
federal prisoner was moaning. Rich
ardson awoke, peered through the
dim candle light and said in Spanish:
Hello, are you badly hurt?"
Pretty badly" answered the man.
Federal or rebel?" Queried Rich
ardson.
Federal" replied the other. And
you?"
Rebel" said Richardson. 1--WE a
bullet through my body from fed
eral gun. I wish I had the man here
who topped me over"
What were you doing when you
fell?"
working machine gum"
by the adobe house to the right
Of the church," queried the federal.
"That was the position. How did
you known" Richardson asked.
How did know" the federal ask
ed. well. I guess I'm the hombre
who got you. After located you,
some one of the rebels got me twice,
once through the head and once
through the stomach. It's all of with
me-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Opposition to Frats in HIGH Schools

ituGe to the school boards of its larger
cities. &, ILL., = 4 = ~ -rs..f.' J.: :: ).
The more important cities whose
school boards have passed regula-
tons restricting or @forbidding high
school fraternities, are Denver, Meri-
den, shtcago, Covington, Ne Or
leans, Lowell. Waltham, Worcester.
Kansas City. Mo-: st. Joseph, Butte.
OKLAHOMA City, Reading, Salt Lake
City, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine and
Superior. The commonest penalties
are suspension, expulsion, or debar-
ment from school athletic or other
teams.
The United States bureau of educa-
tons report also cites some of the
more important court decisions. every
one of which upholds the school au-
thorities in dealing vigorously with
the high school fraternity, on the
ground that the measures so taken
are authorized as part Of the school
boards discretionary powers. Most
courts cited, however, will not allow
the offending pupils to be barred from
classroom exercises, although they can
be barred from participating in all
athletic or other contests.
"The high school society will very
likely never win such place in the
American educational system as that
now occupied by the college fraterni-
IT," said William r. Hood of the edu-
cation bureaus division of school ad-
ministration. There is no such need
for a high school fraternity; indeed,
among its most insistent opponents
are many college fraternity men,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

G ALT LAKE CITY.-Two unmarried
- young women, masked and heavily
armed, robbed the stag car on the
Shriners' special train at o'clock
the other morning a few minutes aft
er the train pulled out at Salt Lake
City. Several shots from revolvers
were fired at each entrance to the
car and fifteen badly frightened men
on the inside began mad scramble
to find their revolvers and to conceal
their purses. Their revolvers, how
ever, had been taken from the car
while they were uptown celebrating.
AS the men made q dash to get out of
the car they were met at the doors
with threats and liberal display Of
revolvers.
I'VE are not looking for money. We
are looking for bachelors" the two
women explained.
That disclosed the joke and the IT..
teen men tried to smile. It was 4
weak attempt. The attempted train
robbery was too real for their liking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Milionaiires Held Prisoners an a. Hour d

long and at its conclusion Mr.. Nor
gan went to the door. $s 1 s.s<..
There was no knob on the inside.
a steel bar ran in from the outside
knob, but it was 50 short that It
couldn't be turned ~. ssz$ szsss j. II
Z When Mr.. Morgan saw the bar he
gazed blankly at MI. Bacon and Mr..
Bacon gazed blankly at MI. Morgan.
"Jailed" exclaimed Mr.. Bacon.
Wonder hows long a term It Will
be.?" smiled Mr.. Morgan. l3 :#s: 7 !.
II suppose policeman will be
along pretty soon to take our Ber-5
tillon measurements" observed the
former ambassador. y :. >z-~
Mr.. Morgan fished q penknife from
his pocket and tried to loosen the
screw which held the. steel bar. He
broke the blade of the knife. .'.: :
There ought to be some way out
Of this" the flnancier said. after he
had worked at the bar unsiS the
Precipitation stood on his brow. Then
he looked about and discovered an
automatic fire alarm. -
The breaking Of a. glass cover on
the alarm ought to have brought fire.
men, but the alarm was not in work
ing order, and the glass was broken
to no purpose. ,-0'sz
After they had waited and waited,
with no signs Of f1remen. they set to-
work at the door again. Mr.. Bacon
used his pocket knife this time and,
after much laborious effort, managed
to loosen the screw and shove the
steel bar out Of it's groove.
Then the handle of the knife was
inserted into the groove and it open
ed the door. Mr.. Morgan will prob
ably take a fire axe with him when
he again holds conference in the
private suite.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

Indicate
society
Madeline
whether either
scepter held by William he moth
Had Colonel
have been accepted his
position
tennis courts rather than ball
whether
addition asserted
odaythat divided
the place forme occupied by her mother
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

Boston reports that the marriage Ii.
cense bureau there shows that no Hub
ladies took advantage of leap yeur.
Does the Boston marriage license bu.
reau examine applicants as to which
side popped the question? If so, i,
seems to add new terror to the tast
OF contracting matrimony. III.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

The famous Mona Lisa is said to be
In the United States. The only clue
the art detectives have to trace her ia
that she wears a smile which will not
come of. In these days that is some
Identification.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

A college professor has discovered
that woman scratches a match with
an outward movement. Those sheath
gowns are certainly doing their share
in emancipating the sex.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

It is only fair to call attention to
the fact that the Pennsylvania judge
who ruled that a husbands home Is
where his wife abides Is not the one
who sent an Allentown woman to Jail
for having nine husbands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

Writing paper is to advance in cost.
but it Is too much to expect that the
rise will teach some impetuous states
men the excellence of the old rule,
Never write; send g. man."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

On Mars year is $50 days long.
1t seems evident that some of the
ladies have adopted the Marian cal.
endar without saying anything about
H.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

A preacher informs us that no man
has a right to tell his wife lie-not
even harmless one. And yet we
have been told that self-preservation
Is the first law of nature.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

Maj. Thomas L. Rhoads, who has sue
ceeded the late Maj. Archibald w.
Butt at the presidents chief military
aid, was chosen from the medical
branch Of the army service. He is
AZ years old and unmarried, like all
his predecessors. Serving as the pres
fdent's aid is one of the most exacting
occupations known, and for that rea-
son a bachelor is invariably given tho
post. ~ T.,
Until recently Major Rhoads served
on the medical stan Of the Walter
Reed General hospital, near Bright
wood, q suburb Of Washington city.
His duties there naturally kept him
from mingling much in the social life
Of the capital and restricted the range
Of his acquaintances. But that restric-
ton has now been removed, and
Major Rhoads Is making friends rap
idly. He has always been wen liked
in army circles. He Il somewhat old
er IN appearance than Major Butt, and
has more gravity Of manner. Major
Butts duties since the latter left for
hoads had been assigned . the preSi-
4 left the president selected him q MI
lds' appointment W. decided q spon
duar alod III flae wreck of tn Tifan1a =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

The baseball season of 1912 bids
fair to be quite az highly seasoned as
the baseball seasons of other years
have been.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

According to a scientist the older a
star is the faster it moves Long prac-
tice In lodging vegetables and other
similar tokens from audiences surely
ought to count
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

An optimist is man who believes
that the anthracite trouble will soon
be settled, so that coal will be plenti-
full and reasonably cheap next winter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

Massachusetts man who fell heir to
millions has bought a farm. He is
now in a position to raise chickens
and still keep out of the poorhouse.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

1t is said that the Egyptians knew
about appendicitis 1000 years ago.
Which may afford clew to how they
got the money with which to build the
pyramids
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

Chicago has discovered a girl with
perfect foot" says the Toledo Blade.
Did the poor girl lose the other one?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

In Ohio it has been held criminal for
a candidate to give voter cigar.
The recipient of the cigar very gen.
orally endorses that principle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
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DEEPEN, ~, STILL SPRIGHTLY

Chauncey n. Depew, seventy eight
years ole, stepped into the, recep-
Lion room Of his wide. high-ceilinged
house at No. ~ West Fifty-fourth
street, with the same springy, erect
carriage which has distinguished
n1 y = always. With his same old
genial smile and hand clasp he
demanded, to know of a. reporter
y ne were not as young looking as
over: He appeared to be. 49,, ~ -.
Well" said MI. Depew,, IT suppose
you want to know the secret Of youth?
"nat? Most wealthy Americans don't
know It? So, 80. Well, they use their
ncqulslt1ve faculties so much that.
Iney forget how. to play. 1 always:
mixed work with play in physician.
!1ke Quantities. It's the secret Of
nealtn, wealth and pleasure. But I
gear 1t has won me the reputation 2of
pelne a frivolous person" MI. De,poe,,w, new
shook his head. -: -. :
"A frivolous person. he repeated
"@ e91 Then his eyes twinkled.
i e. In anuu,or - -.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

The Princeton student who has in
vented a pocket for a woman's silk
stocking evidently isn't devoting all
his attention to his studies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

J The price of eggs in China now Is
five cents a dozen, but unfortunately
for economical housekeepers, it is
5000 miles to China by the shortest
way
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

The Hagerstown, Nd. public library
keeps an automobile that delivers
books from door to door. Those books
must have been ordered by telephone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31

A scientist announces that coffee is
frequently the cause OF divorce. Some
coffee is capable of worse things than
that.