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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17
Campaign To
Solicit Funds
For the Poor
CAMPAIGN .,.... !. cVvh ........
COLD WEATHER FINDS MANY DE-
SERVING PERSONS DEsTI.
TUTE.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES WILL
LOOK AFTER THEIR
NEEDS.

A campaign to collect funds for the
destitute of this city will be started on
Thursday of this week when a commit
tee appointed from the Associated
Charities for this purpose will call on
thee haritable people Of this city and
solicit funds.
The cold weather coming on finds
many people destitute and out Of en-
ployment, and It is necessary that the
organization provide food, clothing
and fuel for many such families. The
difficulty of securing work at this time
has been the means Of making an unus-
ual number of people needy, and they
must be cared for.
This is the first time that the organ
ization has asked for money since July,
1913. At ahat time about $1,000 was
raised. Two hundred citizens were
askeoror contributions, and OF these
lis subscribed sums ranging from one
dollar to a hundred. All the subscrip'
lions were paid except four, and the
charities has been able to do much
good with the money. Hospital bills
( for the sick have been paid; clothing
and shoes bought; and in a few in
stances rent paid for destitute and suf-
fering families.
The Associated Charities have CO.
operated with the city, the school au-
thorities and the humane society. By
these means they have been able to
give relief where it was needed the
most. Nearly all of the $1,4o0 raised
has been spent, and with winter wealth
er here, and food high constant de-
mands are made for help.
The charities has always been very
careful in making Investigations Of
its cases. They must at first find out
whether or not the families asking for
relief should be helped by them or not.
Some Investigations have resulted in
finding people who were well able to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17

OUT mis- tiny :.esa.@s, = which had
grown up eleven children. four now
out in service. he proudly said. and
counted himself fortunate because his
earnings averaged six dollars a
week. MY wife helps out a lot with
sewing and washing and 1 work in
the garden after dark"
Budget for Railway Workers Family.
Here is another housekeeper'a
budget. Her husband is railway
car washer earning $3.50 for six days
work and S5.25 for seven days work.
He pays all be earns to his wife. There
are three children. This is how the
s5.25 is expended: Rent. $1.75; cloth
ing 1.-TWO weeks. so cents; insurance
(two wecks), 81 cents; coal and
wood, 3S'cents; coke, six cents; gas,
20 cents; soap and soda, 10 cents;,
matches, two cents; balance for food
for five persons, two dollars week.
How can five persons live on two dol.
lars week for food? This Is the bill
of fare with its weekly cost:
Eleven loaves, 20 cents; flour, IL
cents; meat, As. cents: potatoes and
greens. 10 cents; butter, .-12 cents;
jam, cents; tea - cents; sugar,
s cents; cocoa, cents; suet, cents;
and condensed milk. cents.
Women Made Insane on Farms.
1t is the women who have to bear
the largest share of this burden in
Great Britain as everywhere. TN
nine cases out of ten where there is
extreme poverty" said Mr.. George Ed
wards, the secretary of the Agricul-
tural Laborers' union, "the woman
starves first. She thinks first of her
husband and her children. As a re-
suit of chronic undertaking We have
very large percentage of insanity
among the women on the farms. /
am on the asylum committee of the
Norfolk county council and we have
more than 900 farm wives in our care.
I attribute this large number to the
anxiety necessitated in making both
ends meet and to the poor food" A
Yorkshire woman, whose husband
earns $3.50 a week. said: When 1
have seen other children IN warm
clothing and mine jealous, then l
haven't known what to say. I. know
our master wasn't rich. We have
got roof to cover us and he hadn't
where to lay his head, SO I dare
say it's all for the best But they say
English people ought to be strong and
brave and don't know how they ex-
pect them-living as they do-to be
strong and brave and cheerful"
at may be taken as an established
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17
MuseRAvE's NEGOTIATIONS

There was a sound of neutral earth
quakes at Hagans last Saturday and
Clay districts teachers had gathered
then; her beauty. her chivalry and
Ter district superintendent The sun
shone brightly Ger fair women and
lorty-browed men. Perhaps score
and ten hearts were beating, some
softly, some merrIly and some in an
intermittent manner When youth,
wisdom and timidity arose to respond
10 the topic assigned, soft eyes looked
lovingly toward the speaker. which
has sometimes at the western anil
often al the eastern end OF the room.
Ye maS not have heard it, as the bug
eies and cars apparently conspired by
iattling Ger the stony streets, to
drown the words of experience and
knowledge that fell like pearls from
warnings loving lips. Onward went
Tie program, wisdom was uncon-
fined, and as is usually the case there
was no rest until near twelve o'clock.
when youth ana pleasure meet, early
sepose is an optimistic dream. But
bark! that heavy sound breaks IN
once more, as If the clouds its echo
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17

far Journey BY the accelerated under
ground tube trains from Hampstead
to South London and the East End.
to where the coins, for those who
have coins at all, are all coppers and
life, is dull and drab.
slum Slaughter Of Infants.
Take life at It's beginning. In the
crowded district of Southwark, Lon
don, within the shadow Of the
Southwark cathedral. one in three Of
all the babies born die before they
are one year old. The slaughter OF
the Infants is followed by the robbery
of a great part OF the life of those
who survive. Let us compare South
wark with Hampstead, a mlddle'class
district where many Americans lodge
and Britons live. Not mere rhetoric.
but figures from the official reports
present the damning difference Ac-
cording to these reports the Hamp-.
stead child at birth has fifty years
expectancy Of life, the Southwark
child only thirty-five years-fourteen
years less to live. The same figures
show that the Southwark child who
lives to be twenty years old has
eight years less Of life expectancy
than the Hampstead child OF the.
same years. Not only does slaughter.
of the infants exist but lessening Of
the lives OF the grown.ups. This ex-
cessive waste OF infant life is asso-
ciated with immaturity of birth, due
to social conditions, overcoming
poverty, and the industrial employ
ment Of married women.
Poverty is the portion Of the East
Londoner. In all London there are
daily 10000 unemployed, absolutely
without work though seeking. It.
Nearly one.thIrd of the entire populai
ton live in, poverty of various de.
tgrees. II infant mortality is escaped.
life is to many grown.ups cruel as
death. Charles Booth divides all Lon.
don population into five classes,
first, the lower class, occasional Ia.
borers, loafers and some criminals;
second, the very poor, casual labor,
hand,to-mouth existence, chronic
want third, the poor, including alike
those whose earnings are small be-
cause of irregularity of employment
and those whose work though regular
lis ill.paid; fourth, the regularly ems
p1oyed and fairly paid working class.
of all grades; fifth, lower and upper
middle class and all above this level.
In every. 100 persons in london 50;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17
would sepeat; saa nearer clearer.

would repeat; ana nearer, clearer.
6eadlier man betorsir
Hooray, hoorass another speaker IL
On the door. Then there were
Thoughts hurrytng TO and fro, and
sgttterihg eplgramss which but an hour
ago were beg ing to be given an OPP
'portunfty to defy the hands OF limo.
And there were sudden outbursts OF
rigid theories which ne'er might be
repeated. From woe, Rousseau
wrung Overwhelming eloquence and
from teachers institutes OF modern
times he might surpass. his own, the
greatest educational treasise in the
world.
The papers report that a Pennsyl.
ania liquor dealer killed himself be-
cause he could not stand the expense
er new auto and new home. If as
many people as he counted on had
only drunk themselves to death in his
lur room this poor fellow might have
been alive today.
In order to confirm the statement
that there are yet poets on earth We
cesire to quote the following glitter
i.g gem:
The boy gets good toward Christmas
time
And ceases to act rloty,
And also round Thanksgiving time
He's full of pumpkin piety."
S. c. MUSGRAVE. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17

care for themselves. These the asso-
citation has turned down. .
In other cases they have found fam.
lilies suffering untold hardshtps: Moth
ers and fathers have been found In the
sick bed unable to care for their chill.
dren that were crying for bread but
owing to their pride would not appeal
to charity for aid. People OF this kind
are always the most deserving, and TO-
Associated Charities have beenE2
means Of bringing cheerfulness ana
happiness into the homes.
RI. Conley was elected president,ot.
the charities to succeed R.. NJ, Hite, re.
signed. Thursday the following per.
sons will start to call on the good peoA
pie of Fairmont to help the. poor of! the
city by contributing what they feel able
to give:
]. N. Hartley, T. /. Brett, Joseph Ro.
sier, Rev. L. K: Probst, Mrs. Kemble
White, Mrs. NJ. E. Ashcraft, Mrs. q. ..
Hutchinson, Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes,
Mrs. j. o. Watson and Miss Margaret
Mckinney.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17

fact, said hfr. Rowngfee. INIT : f1E-
is Of Ave perscns, whcse total weekly
income does not exceed I'VE dollars
and whose rent Il 50 cents. Is living
below the poverty line Wms6
means Il the goyernment hgures are
correct that the majority Of Engltsh
farm 1aborers do not receive wages
sufficient to maintain their families
sinSphysical efficiency. The able:bodied
male laborer's wage throughout Eng.
land at present averages about $3.50
and IN southern rural England about
$500
Unrest Bringing Progress.
There is unrest among the laborers
in England. Low wages and lack Of
opportunity are the chief causes. The
field is ripe for the harvest of agita-
ton unto progress. And this agitation
has begun and made large headway
in the last decade, as witness the
growth of the Labor party. the adop-
ton Of it's principles by the Liberals
and the Liberallzing OF the Conserva.
tives
A story is told of rich woman ad.
dressing an assemblage OF British
working women on the subject Of
thrift. She rebuked the wives of
workmen for their thriftlessness and
told them what excellent soup could
be made out of mutton bopes. AS she
paused a moment there came a voice
from the crowd:
What we want TO know. mum. is
who's had the meat OF the bone?"
And that's the land question, upon
the right solution OF which the lot of
the British laborer In tomorrow's
world depends.
rcoBgrieht- 1913. BIZ Joseph B. BowieaS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17

{stfuctiye movements let US look
St some of the conditions which have
given birth to great reforms in the
British Isles.
Doctor Jowett, famous British
preacher, now of New York, said in
d recent sermon in Birmingham that
the tourist mood was not the medium
for discovering the changing secrets
of Ia country. The tourist did not see
4 people; he saw only their ward
robe, thu. outward appearance of
their cupboard. "The tourist wants
the picturesque; he doesn't want to
look into peoples hell" Doctor
IoWett cried. He doesn't want the
smell OF death tragedy, II you like,
but old tragedy; all the blood must
be dry See the life OF the common
PEOPLE, the slums In town and coun-
tfySand what is being done for and by
them to- make conditions different"
wrote Or. Raymond Weeks, professor
De romance languages at Columbia
uniyersity. This letter, in part reply,
seeks to show something Of the Brit
isii iaborer's life and of the life of
the british unemployed. The inside
Of the cupboard, for thousands daily,
asiliterallyS bare.
Lie: in it's color, is curiouslyS like
slie color OF the coins in Great Brit
AIN. with d sovereign ahead LIES
foIden: wifi half crowns It has q, sill
ysr lining; with only pennies and.
ha.penries II becomes coppery and
drli. And the empty pocket means to-
many an empty void, 1t Aggnot q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17
BOOKING .NTo a PEOPLES HELL-THE LoT OF THE BRIT
ISL 'LAB0RER.

London Eng:
land.-A new old
world Is in the
making. Tomor-
rows nations are
to be different
from the nations
that we know
to ay H o. W
din erent and
why? The answer
to the inquiry is.
to a degree, In
the constructive
movements which
stir today's world
with large unrest
and larger hope.
Out OF today's
agony tomorrow's
world is born.
But before deal
ing with the con-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17
Confessed His Guilt
And Is Fined $40

Lonnie woolworth. the negro who
was arrested Sunday night at the b.
6 N. camp and charged with throw
ing quart bottle and hitting another
negro in the head had a hearing last
night before Justice Fleming. Wool
worth confessed to the charge and
was fined $1,000 and costs, which he
paid and was released.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-17
James A. CofeltIs
Granted a Divorce

In the suit in the circuit court of
James A. Coffelt VS.. Nellie B. COT
felt.t divorce proceedings, Judge Hay
mond has granted the petition of the
plaintiff and an absolute divorce was
obtained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17
Court Happenings

Judge Schaefer was duly initial
ed into the municipal court grind
with several cases the fore part of
the week.
Paul Tonidumich was assessed
SIS and costs, a total of 81, for
having accumulated an overdose of
Easther cheer Monday.
Geo. Rokovich and Martin
Strifan were before the court Tues
day charged with having torn
several noisy holes in the Zenith
location atmosphere while most
noisily soused" Monday night.
They were assessed S. and costs
each or a total of 1914 each or
twenty days in the county Jail.
They took the Jail sentence and
go to Duluth today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17
Shipman Hospital

Stanti Pyloraven underwent an
operation at the hospital this week
for mastoid abscess and ear troubles.
John Gasparten was operated on
for appendicitis at the hospital this
week.
Tony Gradischer underwent a
tonsil and adenoid operation at the
hospital.
John Chapman of the St. Croix
camps was operated on for rupture
this week.
John Nedaff underwent an appen-
dicitis operation at the hospital this
week.
Frank Burger was operated on
for appendicitis at the hospital this
week.
E. F. Reilly of Winton is at the
hospital with broken thigh.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Albert Parent of Duluth is in
the city today interviewing our
people in regard to the Grand
Marais & Northwestern railway
building between this city and
Grand Marais. A part of the road
is now in course of construction on
the Grand Marais end and in all
probability will be built to a juno
ton with the Duluth & Northern
Minnesota. 1t is proposed to. sell
stock in the road at 500 share
on capitalization of $500, 900.
Cook county has donated 100000
bonds in aid of the company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

A handsome lot of red, white
and blue stickers advertising the
Home Coming and Tournament
have been distributed this week
and the stickers have found un-
usual favor among those in bust
ness who are decorating letters,
parcels and freight shipments with
them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Jos. Kelsall returned Monday
evening from visit in Scotland.
His bride returned with him, Mr..
Kelsall having been married to Miss
Margaret Clarke while on the trip.
The couple were rendered the usual
noisy reception upon arrival at
their temporary home at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Brown. Both are we'll known here
and have many friends who wish
them all happiness possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17
JOHN R. MEINING.
To the Voters and Taxpayers of
Saint Io11iS County. Minnesota.


To the Voters and Taxpayers of
Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1 here
by announce myself as a candidate
for nomination for election to the
office of sheriff of Saint Louis
county. The custom is, in this
county, to re-elect county officials
who have served the people faith
fully and we'll.
My terms of service have been
characterized by economy of adj
ministration, honesty, fairness and
efficiency.
By virtue of experience / am
better qualified today to maintain
a high standard of efficient and
economic service than ever before.
have no dead wood in my corps
of deputies. All are able and all
are kept busy. All the difficulties
between employers and employed,
when referred to me as sheriff, have
been handled with fairness and
success. There has been no blood
shed. There has been no persecu-
ton.
I have worked tremendously
with the legal department of the
county and have greatly facilitated
all civil and criminal procedures.
respectfully ask you to support
me for nomination and election as
surfing you of my fixed purpose to
ever strive to render the best SER
vice attainable.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN R. MEINING.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

The Young Mems Dancing Club
have issued invitations for Social
Dancing Party to be held this even
ing at the Turf Hall and at which
Simpsons Orchestra will furnish
the music. A good time is pro-
missed, a condition usual with the
affairs given by this organization.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Judge John Finehout and party
of Minneapolis have written friends
here that they will be up for canoe
trip the fore part of July with a
party of friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Miss Grace Doney of Faribault,
who last year held the position as
assistant domestic science teacher
in the Ely High School, arrived in
the city Friday evening for a few
days visit. She left for her home
Monday. She was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Strachan while
here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17
The DAYS are getting longer and

The days are getting longer and
warmer. Our younger readers
soon will be going on hikes"
across the open country. Various
ways of using signs in marking a
trail are described in our depart
ment for Handy Boys and Girls,
on page seven of this issue of the
Miner. New ideas for homemade
jewelry will prove to be instructive
and amusing to the girls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Sheriff John R. Meining was in
the city Sunday having come over
from Winton where he had been
called on business Mr.. Meining
left for Duluth on the E O'Clock
train. =,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson of
Eveleth were in the city Sunday
for a visit with Mrs. Anderson S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lind
berg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

All the teachers of the Ely
schools who has spent Easter at
their homes out of town returned
Monday and school was resumed
Tuesday morning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Easter was fittingly observed by
the several churches in this city.
Special programs having been pro-
vided at all of them. The attend
ance at the services was large.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Jos. P. Engel representing the
Northwestern Mutual Insurance
company was in the city several
days this week writing insurance
for his company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Judge F. R. Burgess and Dad
Heath of Tower were in the city
over Sunday having come up with
the Tower Masons. This was Mr..
Heath's first visit to this city and
he was very favorably impressed
with Our appearance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Mrs. ]. w. Osborne entertained
with auction bridge Monday even
ing in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Headley, of Superior. Three
tables were occupied and a lunch
was served. Mrs. Peter Schaefer
was awarded the honors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

The Scandinavian Lutheran
Sewing society will hold an Apron
sale at the Odd Fellows Hall ION
Monday afternoon and evening,
April goth. Everybody invited
Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

The awarding of the Toal auto
mobile will take place Saturday
at the Opera House after
the show. Manager Toms has ar
ranged for the drawing and every
one will be afforded an opportunity
to witness the event.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Miss Esther Johnson, sister of
Mrs. Poulos has arrived from Ash
land, Wis, and is now employed
at the Candy Kitchen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

The United 3, 10 and 25 Cent
store will be opened about April
18th with a full line of sc, 1Oc
and 25c goods. Located in the
Lackner building on Sheridan
street. Alex Simpson, Mgr
Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

All the Ely girls in attendance
of the Duluth Normal who had
been home for the Easter vacation
returned to Duluth Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Mrs. Fred Childers has been hav-
ing an enforced vacation from her
duties at the Savoy school this
week on account of illness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17
nonth.-Adv.

The rear of the Shipman Hospi-
tai is being fitted this week with
handsome and substantial iron fire
escapes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

For RENT-Store Building,
suitable for Tailor shop or barber
shop. Shelves and all the neces-
sary fixtures. Inquire of Thos.
Jury.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Bert Pearson AL. Hanson of the
Virginian forces at Virginia were
Sunday visitors at the homes of
their parents in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

w. Hasselblad, the tonsorialist,
was Tower visitor Friday where
he spent the day with relatives and
friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Sunday being fine day the an
nual Easter parade was on in full
swing. The new costumes and
headgears were good to look upon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Orlow Owens of Eveleth is in
charge of the Ely yards during the
vacation of Yardmaster McLaugh-
lin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Mrs. P. Schaefer and daughter,
Miss Lillian, returned Monday
from a visit at Menomonie and
Wausau, Wis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Josiah Nichols has returned from
visit with relatives at Buhl and
other points on the Mesaba range.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

{ J. Gill of Virginia, candidate for
the legislature from this district is
in the city today in the interest of
his candidacy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Joe Prisk was up from Mesaba
far--a~-two-year visit in
Washington and other western
states.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

J.C. Richards and Glen Kicks
of Virginia were Ely visitors Tues
day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Tuesday and Wednesday were
paydays at the mines of this vicin-
ity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Mrs. A. Tancig of Duluth is in
the city for visit at the home of
her mother, Mrs. S. Odgers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Miss Jennie Lampi is spending
the week with friends in Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

TEAM TO RENT FOR SUMMER
Inquire of E. L. West, Winton.
ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Geo. Sletten was up from Vir-
ginia over Sunday for a visit with
Mrs. Sletten and relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-17

Mrs. Richard Coad was a Duluth
visitor Saturday.