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Connecticut western news., 1913-05-22

A dispatch from Dallas, Tex, an nounced the unanimous election as bishop coadiutor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Dallas of the Rev Dr. Charles Fiske. rector of St. Mi. chael and All Angels church at Balti more.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
MOTHERS DAY AT THE
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Today is Mothers Day at the Tech
meal high school, when the mothers of
the domestic science department are
invited to visit the domestic science
and listen to a program,
and when also there will be service
of refreshments in their honor by the
members of the domestic science class.
The program will be under the direc-
ton of Miss Barclay, the domestic
science teacher and is arranged with
a view to interesting Virginia moth
ers in the domestic science work OF
the schools. There will be a song
selection by the Glee club, folk dances
by the kindergarten pupils, a piano
solo by Prof. Adolph Metz, a violin
solo by Miss Frances Lippman and
members of the high school will pres
ent a humorous sketch. The enter
tainment is the first Of several it is
to give during the school
year. There are 12O pupils in the
domestic science classes at present.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14

| Hundreds of hunters are hunting
big game in the woods of northern
st. Louis county without licenses.
The greater part of them were un-
able to secure the licenses and having
all arrangements, made to go to the
woods refused to.wait until an ade-
quate{ supply should IS forwarded to
the various towns where they were
issued by the state game and fish
commission. That body seems to have
utterly failed to comprehend the stu
alton in this section and at most of
the towns where licenses were issued
the supply was entirely exhausted be-
fore the opening of the season.
In Virginia City Clerk Bickford's
supply had been completely exhausted
Saturday night. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week no IL
censes were obtainable in Virginia.
The supply at Eveleth was also ex-
hausted and at Duluth County Audi
tor Halden could make no response to
insistent demands from all the range
towns for a fresh supply. Six thou
sand four hundred licenses were is
sued in St. Louis county alone and the
supply received from the state game
and fish commission headquarters
was entirely inadequate.
Yesterday fresh supply was re-
ceived in Virginia. All were i'm
properly printed, but are being cor
rected and issued in that form. Most
bf the hunters who were unable to get
licenses filed applications while
others held that after making several
applications for licenses and being
unable to get them their moral obi
CATION had been fulfilled and took to
the woods without licenses. The num-
Der included several we'll known Iron
Range attorneys.
That the opening Of the big game
season has not been attended with
any considerable slaughter of deer
and moose is indicated by hunters
returning yesterday and today from
the woods. A few deer have been
brought in, but up to last night not
a moose had been reported shot.
Hunters say the woods are too "noisy"
to make hunting conditions good and
many who returned empty-handed
plan to go out again as soon as there
is a fresh fall of snow.
The snow mantling the woods at
present is crisp and dry and crunches
noisily underfoot with the result that
it is impossible to get close to the
game. Such deer as are killed are
usually secured in making drives,
while the report is general that the
animals are not as numerous in the
woods of this section as formerly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
MAYOR MURPHY is
TO PHILADELPHIA

Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg Of
Philadelphia has honored Mayor MUIR
of Virginia, with an invitation to at
tend the annual convention Of the
Good Roads congress-, which will be
held Dec. II, 10 and 10 in the City of
Brotherly Love. The mayor is also
asked to appoint the city engineer
and street commissioner delegates to
the congress which will be one of the
most interesting affairs of the kind
ever held in America. It has not yet
been decided whether or not the invi
tation will be accepted. 1t was re-
ferred to a council committee to re-
port at the next meeting of the coun-
Gil at Tuesday nights meeting of the
city fathers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
RATE FOR CITY
LIGHTING IS TO
BE- LOWERED
Water and Light Commission
Expected to Announce Cut
Next Monday Night.
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY
ENDORSE THE PLAN
Flat Rate of Cents Kilowatt
With Ten Per Cert Discount for
Prompt Payment Will No Doubt
BE Easis on Which New Charge
Will Re Made.

The water and light commission will
in all probability announce a reduc-
ton in the rates charged for electric
lighting service from the municipal
plant Of the city of Virginia at their
regular meeting next Monday night.
The rate will be Z cents4,a
kilowatt to ann bsamers with 4 dis
count of 10 per cent for prompt pay
ment, as compared with the present
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
CITY WILL NOT CARRY
LIABILITY INSURANCE

The City of Virginia will not carry
any liability insurance for the bene-
fit of city employees under, the provi-
sions Of the. new employers liability
law. This was decided by the city coun-
Gil Tuesday. night. It would cost the
city about $1,000 year to carry such
insurance and the records show that
in years past but few cases have
arisen where city employees were In
jured in the discharge Of their duties
SO that it IS not regarded as neces-
sary. SGT. s : .=:.s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14

average rate OF O6S cents PEI. kilo-s
watt The rates for water and power
will remain the same for the present,
but may be subjected to . downward
revision later. The reduction propos-
ed, according to Secretary Murphy
Of the commission, IS approximately
rs per cent and where advantage
Of the discount is taken will make the
new rate 6.3 cents q kilowatt. S.
A reduction in the rates for light
ing service was made an issue at the
last meeting of the Progressive
League and a communication from
the league in form of resolution
asking that the rates for lighting be
reduced to 6 cents a killowatt and a
minimum of so cents was presented
to the water and light commission at
its regular meeting Monday night.
The commission met with the city
council following the regular meet
ing of that body last Tuesday even
ing and the matter of reducing the
rates was discussed at some length.
The council is unanimously on record
as favoring reduction to the 7-cents
rate.
Further reductions can not be made
at this time, according to members of
the commission, because of the fact
that the maintenance of the plant at
present must be borne from the rev.
enue received for light, power and
water. and because of the fact that
improvements are necessary in the
near future which will involve the
outlay of a considerable sum. Among
those contemplated are the erection
Of storage water tank for fire emer-
gency of the capacity Of a million gal
Ions, estimated to cost $4,000 and the
installation of two new boilers, esti-
mated to cost $4,000 or $4,000.
Discussing reductions in the light
ing rate Monday Max Lewis, member
of the water and light commission
said: II am in favor of reducing the
rate for lighting at once to reason
able figure. Investigation has con-
WINGED me that we cannot make the
reduction to cents a kiloawtt as de-
sired by the Progressive league. Such
a reduction might be possible at
some future time, but it would not be
good business now and the commission
is not yet sufficiently familiar with
the cost of operating and maintaining
the plant and Of making necessary
improvements and extensions to war;
rant it putting the rate down to the
lowest possible figure. I am in ia
vor of giving the people of the city
water, light and power service at the
lowest figure possible with keeping
the plant up, and it's economic and ef-
ficient management"
Secretary Murphy of the commits
sion expressed himself along much
the same lines.
The contemplated reduction will
not change the minimum rate which
is now ST.. It involves readjustment
of rates and will mean a, raise to some
consnmsrs bdt=it is said, that averag-
ed up for a year it will mean re-
dncti0n to all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
OF LlCENS Sc MONEY
Will BE PA CED IN POOR FUND

Under the charter revision now be-
ing conducted by the special charter
commission a portion Of the money
received from saloon licenses is to be
placed in fund for the relief of, the
deserving poor in Virginia. Just
what the percentage will be has not
yet been definitely decided, but the
purpose is to create a permanent poor
fund. Heretofore money expended in
this way has been taken from the gen.
eral fund. Sam Jerreissatti, John
Cherne and John Ketola, were appoint
ed a committee to have charge of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
ANNUAL GAMB0L EVEI,ETH ELKS
THURSDAY, FRIDA Y AND SATURDAY

Eveleth Lodge No. 1161, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks are
having big show at the Auditorium
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week in their annual Roundup,
similar to the boola given last year
by the Virginia lodge. The auditorium
has been tastefully decorated for the
Roundup, which is to be in the ma
ture of an old-fashioned country show,
with many new and novel features
and Eveleth Elks expect to be hosts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14

to big delegations from the Hibbing,
Virginia and Duluth lodges. A num-
Der of fine prizes will be given away,
there will bemany novelentertainment
features, music by the Eveleth band
afternoon and evening and an all
around big time that promises to bring
Elks from all over this section to Eve
leth. Committees have been working
for some time on the arrangements
and are sparing no pains to make the
show the biggest affair of the kind
ever held on the ranges.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
HUNDREDS HUNT
GAME WITHOUT
STATE LICENSE
Supply Inadequate and In Vir-
ginia Was Exhausted Be-
fore Season Opened.
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
MADE BREAKS RECORDS

Woods Are Noisy and Nimrods Have
Indifferent Success-Few Deer
Brought in and Many Return to
Await First Fall of Snow in the
Timber.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
FURNISHING ELECTRIC
CURRENT TO GILBERT

The power transmission lines of the
St. Louis Power company have been
completed to Gilbert and the current
was turned on for the first time Fri
day. Gilbert people are we'll salts
fed with the new service. Mckinley
will be next to get service and follow
ing that Biwabik and Aurora. An
additional steam turbine will be in
stalled in the power plant in Virginia
in short time to help carry the in
creased load.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14

revision. Of this part Of the charter. at
a meeting held Saturday night. b
On the revision Of that chapter Of
the charter fixing the powers and du-
ties Of the water and light commission
the committee appointed by Chairman
Costin Saturday night was F. J.
Hughes, P. A. Coffey and Edward G.,
A. Johnson. ! -, # -
C. c. Butler, John Lamont and John
Dahlin were named the committee to
revise the provisions of the charter re-
garding the salaries of the city engi-
|neer and city assessor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-14
#l -. 81 u e* {%sSss $50 49, : ~
ATTENDANCE IS INCREASING;

The enrolment in the night school
classes IS steadily increasing and will
make q new record for the season.
New students are being enrolled daily
and the greatest interest IS manifest
ed, particularly IA the English courses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
Continued on Page Eighty
IS UP TO AMERICA
This Country Can Turn Ma
tiOnS of World to Peace,
Says Alfred NOyes, a Noted
English Poet.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 7.-Ameri-
ca alone can dissolve the tremendous
armaments of Europe and turn the
nations of the world to peace. This
was the assertion of Alfred Noyes the
English poet, in an address before the
Ethical society in this city yesterday
Each nation is at present main
tanning a great army and navy be-
cause its neighbor is" declared Mr.
Noyes.
The future lies with America. Let
her lift the sublime torch of peace
above the world and the nations of
Europe will turn their eyes to it. To
America will go the homage and
reverence of all ages
The game of half -witted children
a stupendous modern financial game !:
a mathematical problem of slaughter
and thing absolutely without the
faith of the people, were some of the
terms applied by Mr.. Moves to war as
practiced in Europe today
The great green table," was the
subject of the poets address. Seated
about it, said he. "are the nations of
the world. spending hundreds of mil
lions of dollars on a dead thing while
their peasantries starve.
To-day war is promoted mainly by
the greed of land. The present sys-
tenn is against nature. 1t is an anomaly
which will end either in disaster or
in the final establishment of perman-
ent peace"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
ProgressiveS in House Declare
Their Solidarity Today.
Not Organized for Antagonism
or Obstruction.
ALL IN FAVOR OF MURDOCH
Kansas Representative Chosen
as House Leader.
''MiIitant, Aggressive and Red
BIooded Progressive"

Washington, April 7.-Progressives
congress met today declared their SOL
idarity as a third party by putting in
nomination for the speakership Rep
resentative Victor Murdock of Kan
sas. representative Walter M. Chan
dler of New York was chosen to make
the nominating speech. He eulogized
the Kansan and described him as
THAT militant, aggressive, red blood
ed Progressive from the west. Some
of the old wheel horses of the Pro-
greSsive organization, however, had
given it out that they would not sup
port Mr.. Murdock or the Progressives'
plan of campaign. Chief among
them was Representative Lenroot of
Wisconsin, who had put on record his
belief that he could do more effective
work along Progressive lines by sup
porting President Wilson's policies
One or two others similarly had with
drawn.
Mr.. Chambers nominating speech
was understood to be an outline of
the new organizations intentions and
ambitions.
Il wish to announce that we Pro-
gressives are not organized in this
house for mere purposes of antag-
onism and obstruction" he said I'VE
have a definite program of our own
and we shall use every means to ac-
complish its purpose. We will op-
pose with faces of flint and hearts of
steel every non-progreSsive reaction
ary bill introduced"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
TARIFF In DETAIL
Chairman Underwood Explains
Changes in Rates.
Heavy Reductions Shown in
Majority of Articles.

Washington, April 7.-Chairman Un-
derwood's statement giving the changes
in detail continues as follows:
I'm the chemical schedule the rates
on certain commodities show heavy re-
ductions For instance boracic acid is
cut from 1870 per cent to 21.43 per cent
glue from 35.06 per cent to 1929 per cent
and red lead from 6035 per cent to 25
per cent; backing, from 25 per cent to
been made on medical prepare tions
which are cut from 25 per cent to Is
per cent backing, from 25 per cent to
Is per cent, drugs from 1855 per cent
The schedule contains a number of
articles on which either no reduction
has been made or an advance provided
for. Rates on all brick have been cut
on the average from 1923 per cent to
1928 per cent tile from 47.S4 per cent
to 90 SO per cent asphalt from 1905 per
cent to 1852 per cent. Ordinary earth
enware which was already relatively
low, being subject to an average duty
of 24.67 per cent has now been cut to
fifteen per cent while window glass has
been given an average reduction on all
glasses of from 1928 per cent to 2S.31
Plate glass, which may be considered a
luxury still retains a duty of nearly
forty per cent, the average being 3S.4 As
per cent; in place of the duty of 63. 95
per cent in the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
FOR HOME SAVING
Plan i'm Congress to Advance
Household Economy.
Senator SmOOt Would Create
Experiments Stations.

Washington, April 7.-Senator Smoot
has a plan to reduce the cost of living
which he hopes to see congress adopt,
which he says would cost the United
States about $500, 900 annually and save
millions to housewives. The senator
expects to reintroduce his bill appro-
priating $4,000 annually to each state
and territory to be used through agri-
cultural experiment stations III re-
search and experiments in home eco
nomics, the results to be printed and
distributed in each state and territory.
Such legislation the senator salu,
would rob the American garbage can
of millions of dollars annually by
teaching young girls how to purchase,
properly prepare and cook food and
how to utilize the food that is left
over.
IF I had a dozen daughters he said,
'tand was able to give each one of them
a million dollars the day of her mar
riage, I would still want each one to
know how to cook, make her own
clothes and in fact, be a superior
housekeeper.''
The senator's bill was not pressed
at the last session but many womens s
organizations have indorsed it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
HE WANTED THE RAIN.
Did Weather Man, in Order That 1t
Might Fill His Cistern.

An early morning April shower put
a brighter shade of green on vegeta-
ton in Topeka today. The rain began
at 1858 o'clock this morning and end
ed at 4:25. 1t measured 81 of an
inch.
Said the local weather man: THE
rain came in special answer to my
prayer; had just cleaned my cistern
and wanted the water. Kansas faces
one of the best prospects for good
crops in a long while. The weather
has been almost ideal for good crops
this season."
More rain is slated for tonight or
Tuesday, and the temperatures will
be lower Tuesday.
Moderately heavy rains have fallen
in the last "a hours northcentral and
northeastern Kansas and southwestern
Missouri. PRECIPITATION is reported as
follows: Concordia, so of an inch;
Emporia, .46; Hays, 10; Horton, .32;
Mcpherson, .06; Manhattan, AZ; ST.
Joseph, .16.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
RIOTING IN LONDON.
Missiles, Horns and Hooting for Suf-
fragette Speakers.

London April 7.-Rioting at the
suffrage meeting in Hyde park, which
has become a regular Sunday after
noon diversion, was repeated Sunday
The crowd which numbered $4,000,
was distinctly hostile, and only the big
force of police prevented the rioters
from handling the women roughly.
Two suffragettes talked for half an
hour, but were unable to make them
selves heard above the uproar of horns
and hooting. Missiles were thrown
and Miss Brackenbury was struck in
the face. Mounted police finally
escorted the women's van from the
park.
A similar disturbance occurred at
Vim mbledon common, where Miss
Annie Kenney attempted to speak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
SPECIAL SESSION CONGRESS

er in harmony, in order to accomplish
the best results"
A Joker which was to have been pull
ed or before the administration of the
new council was eliminated. Commission
er Stotts intended to remark tnat, since
the resignation of Morris Jenkins was
sent to the old commission, the old COM
mission should have the privilege of ap-
pointing his successor. The effect was
TO have been that of bomb. Excitement
was to have reigned high The city at
| torney was to have acquiesced. The old
commission, having gained its point, was
to have appointed Col. ]. w. F. hughes.
On second thought the plan was abGn-
doned
Right Into Executive Service.
Oniceseekers, campaign managers. and
curious onlookers thronged the halls of
the city building. The officials pushed
their way through congratulatory friends,
entered the mayors office, and went into
executive session. AT 10 O'Clock special
meeting to consider the extension of the
white way from First to Gordon street
was called.
The first man to appear before the new
commission was Fred Voiiand, who stated
that North Topeka was unanimously in
favor of the extension of the white way.
The Civic club has been working for ii
for ten montas,' he declared, I'VE hope
you will give us what we want. We have
more than the required number of sig
natures to our petition
The meeting was for the purpose of
hearing objections. but none were raised.
Commissioner Newland will investigate
the light plant before the petition Is Of
ficially granted. 1t is generally under
stood, however, that North Topeka will
have her white way.
Civil Service Problem.
One of the important questions which
the new commission will have to solve is
whether or not officers appointed by civil
service can be removed The statute
book is not clear on this point, stating in
one place that the officers cannot be re-
moved unless found guilty of misconduct,
and declaring in another place that their
term expires with the term of the board
that appointed them. This is an import
ant question, concerning such offices as
city milk inspector, electrician, license
collector, food and weight inspector, anu
employees on the fire, street and police
department. It is probable that the civil
service fight will bring on a lawsuit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
VOTING IN MICHIGAN.
Several Constitutional Amendments
OH Ballot Today.

Detroit, April 7.-WhiIe the consti-
tutional amendment granting the
franchise to women overshadowed all
other issues in today's election, the
voters of Michigan We're required to
pass upon four other amendments to
the fundamental laws of the state, in
Guiding the initiative, referendum and
recall.
Beaten last fall by a close vote. the
suffrage amendment has held the CEN
ter of the political stage, both advo-
Gates and opponents waging a vigorous
campaign. In Detroit the question of
public ownership of street railways has
commanded chief interest. Twelve
counties voted on local option.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07
WOMEN INSISTENT.
Five Hundred March to Congress With
Equal Suffrage Petitions.

Washington, April Woman suf-
fragistS descended upon congress
again today with petitions for a con-
sututional amendment for equal suf-
frage. After mass meeting in a
downtown theater, the petition bear
ers. more than 500 in number, formed
rectangular body and marched to
the capitol At the foot of the capitol
steps the marchers divided, one party
going to the senate side and the other
to the house. Both parties eventually
Joined in the rotunda, where members
of both branches were bombarded
with the petitions.
The bearers represented every con-
gressional district in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-07

ANCouNC SoU.UOU.UtU n Year
The new rates are estimated to 70
duce the customs revenue approximate
ly $SO,OO0,OOO a year. This is expec+ad
to be made up by the income tax En-
dorsed by President Wilson the meas
ure represents the efforts of the nresi-
dent and house tariff makers to carry
into effect Democratic pIedgaS ~
downward revision and of concessions
to the American consumer
Protection to the farmer wouId ba ont
throughout by more than 50 per cent
in an effort to reduce the cost of foo1
Protection to the steel and irnnIen1eo+
manufacturer would in turn he cnt nv,
fully as wide a margin
Heaviest reductions fall upon food
stuff, agricultural products wooIen ard
cotton Cl- hing. Gnu
The free wool proposal. backed bv
President Wilson and accepted bI ~
house committee, is expected +o 49,
woke a severe fight within the Demo
crat ranks OF both houses 1t had nor
become clear today whether the Der1oN
cratic opponents of free wool ana free
sugar in the senate would he abla -