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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
GoOD FOR THE NINTH.

81 The sTir9iataa congratulates tho Ninth Vir-
ginia District on the exceedinly bright prospect
Tor the elcanest election it has had In some
1ime 1t has been often said that IL was harder
10 hold clean election in the Ninth than any
where else In Virginia. because of the tendency
10 oyerdo the thing among intense partisans
We recall that not SO very long ago judge
Of that section was forced TO summary measures
tor the suppression of dishonesty.
The assurance that the Ninth is fair
road for . eood election is given in the letter
sent out from all three headquarters Office man
ayers. and printed today part of The State
political news. We feel that the candidates
mean what they say in regard to the of
money liInor ard other Inducements for the
infuencing az votes. We know that the candi-
dates individually have not been suspected Of
sueh actions. IL is only those eager partisans
whose interest leads them to niure those they
seek to benefit, that results in dishonesty in
elections The gentlemen who are standing for
OsHce in The Ninth have expressed their senti
ments. They have stated their positions for the
future on this question Their positions should
be and VII be taken as representing the real
state of public sentiment in the Ninth. Virginia
District We congratulate both candidates and
voters The announcement.
%. Another commendatory act is that Of Demo
cratic Candidate r. Tate Irvine in using his
influence to secure the appointment of one Re
rdblicaa judge at each voting place in order
that fair aud equal chance fer all may be
absolutely assured
Things are looking UP for the Ninth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
MR.. GLASS TO THE ASSOCIATION.

& CONGRESSMAN Glass address to the American
BANKERS Association yesterday timely
s1peech. 1t is well tor Inc legislative and bank
slpg Interests Of America to meet for the eX-
seAanse Of views and the more perfect under
s1tanding Of positions. We are sure that good
NH come Of the address.
s@ Mr.. Glass was al some pains to explain the
HISTORY OF the Federal Act. and to point out the
1AIEnal points Of the LAW. He stressed with force
lthe fact that tho bankers Of the country have
sachieved their success heretofore in spite Of
rather than because Of certain Federal reeula-
lions, but that now these regulations have been
made more capable Of meeting the needs Of the
senuntry. And for the benefit Of those inclined
"a criticize not only this but other pieces of
rensfructivc work, both in legislation and bust
mess, the speaker declared that if more were
Ethown of what left ea Of tho biil. less
swonid be said against what went into IT,
y 1t was peculiarly 5tting that the credit for
tie success Of the Reserve ACT and Currency Law
SHOULD have been attributed SO largely to Presi
dent Wilson. And it significant of the times
and OF popular sentiment that so cosmopolitan
body as the Bankers Association represent
sang as 1t does the various political creeds and
hsisefs OF the country. should have chcered with
II eatess enthusiasm this tribute TO the man the
sss ion delights 10 honor.
For the criticisms aimed at the Reserve Act
fen the past few months there WAS effective
saswer. 1t is TO the detriment Of any
law that It should be oriticized--on the contrary
III Is most often to its benefit and profit II the
criticism Is really constructive and sincere. We
1 feel that 1t was fitting for Mr.. Glass, the man
who was IN charge Of this truly great achieve
nsent. OF Democracy in It's passage through the
halls Of Congress. to speak of it 10 the men
most directly concerned with its operation
Closer contact between government and private
interest Is always for the mutual advantage of
each. Tho address most timely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
NATURES PREM ,rtrRr DISCUSSION :,

The bansille Register thinks that discussion
Of the election Of legislature to enforce the
prohibition Law is premature but, nevertheless.
does not hesitate to discuss it a columns worth
We agree with the Register that needless agi-
ation of the matter should be avoided We
feel that the people of Virginia know what they
want and want what they believe. We believe
thny will get it, We believe that they should
be given it as generously as possible We feel
that they should be given it with as little frtc
ton as possible Feeling this, we hold that
every egnrt should be used to put the passage
ard the enforcement OF the prohibition law in
the hands of it's friends and not Of it's enemies
It's lukewaim advocates. its atter-day saints.
Prohibition itself came after wears of work and
labor. after tremendous effort to withhold 4.
ond ~ise- eaneFas@ip in securing It. For these
reasons We think it only the part OF wisdom
that the temperance people Of Virginia should
1,ac straight TO the line they have drawn, and
should never lose sight of the fact tina; prohibit
ton by its friends viii be assured blessing.
hat by its enemies most embarrassing, If even
a workable make-shift Having embarked on
the policy We must be absolutely sure that it
has the hest possible chance to make good. We
believe It will
Within these limits we are perfectly willing
that there should be no needless or premature
agitation OF the greatest question to come before
the legislature of 1915. The people have spoken
Their woudbe representatives now have the
floor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
PEOPLES FORUM

Editor Virginan:
Sir-Enciosed you Will find check Tor my
subscription want to thank you for your ar
ticle OF tl.:, card entitled Honor to whom honor
is due" | am proud to say DR.. Cannon is my
friend and heartily endorsed every word ana
think it richt that they should be said. There
are others, too-notabiy The Nlrslniah--"ho
have striven. with clear vision and sure
aip, for civic righteousness. 1t seems to me
noTy common sense and prudence for the people
of the state who wish for it's moral betterment
nd the downfall of Its evils. to discontinue their
support 20 the papers that have cieariy SHOWN
that they support these evils and TO transfer
.hnlr s,,bscriptions to The Vrginian- For why
should a prohibitionist negiectsthe friend who
has done perhaps, the most to bring his VIII
TO PASS? And why should he weaken the keehest
weapon we have in the State Tor fgh'ihs us
evils from on?
Very respectfully,
MRS. r. RANDOLPH JONES
FL paso Texas, Oct 10, 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
10 Not Worry. BENJAMIN.

We trust that Mr. Ben P. owen got paid
well for his service in support of the liquor
cause in the State for 1t would be pity to give
up all prospects of being a prophet unless well
paid Mr.. owens forecast Of the Virginia cleo
ton very nearly qualities him for the job OF Of
fcial forecaster for Just any old party that Is
in bad with the voters.-Staunton Daily Leader
AS friend of Benjamin we ask that he be not
disturbed for some time to come Just the other
day we inquired after his health and where
a bouts and were told that he had gone to the
country. carrying with him several trunks. and
the impression Is that he is sorting out and
reading the numerous personal letters that were
mailed to his address during the recent cam
paign This of course, will require some little
time therefore Benjamin must have perfect
quiet. When he completes the reading of the
letters We take IT that he will be in position
to tell how it happened, but for the present
mum is me word Yes. Benjamin missed 1t in
lis forecast made before the election but at
that. time he had not read the letters sent to
him due the rush of other matters In the
meantime. do not worry about Benjamin. for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
Why Is a Horseshoe Said to
Bring Good Luck?

The luck of the horseshoe comes
from three lucky things always con-
nected with horseshoes. These con-
consist of the following facts: II is
the shape of a crescent; It Is a por
ton of a. horse: it is made of iron.
Each of these has from time i'm
memorial been considered lucky.
Anything In the shape of a crescent
was always considered a thing to bring
luck. From the earliest times. too. at
least since the world knew something
of the qualities of iron. iron has been
regarded as thing to give protec-
ton and incidentally that would In
volve good luck. And lastly, the horse,
since the days of English mythology.
has been regarded as a luck animal
When, then, we had combination of
the three-the crescent the iron. and
the horse in one object, 1t became a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
Around the State

In reducing by twenty per cent MS own
salary and the salaries of all employees. reeeis
. eL....r railway sAts an example of re-
+ra,cbme,r beginning at the end most capaoio
of standing it-Norfolk Virginian Phot
And therefore all the more remarkable.
The United states imports every year ss'voV,-
ooo worth of Christmas toys from e'erihahS'
bat the supply of Noahs arks anu l'i' s~asfalk
,,ah,ar -. ba c11t off this season.-Norfoik
ed ger-Dis patch. st,
we hadn't noticed the Germans making fhuei'
- -. .beir Tin soldiers however. At least the
allies didn'. think so.
The Daily Press naively asks:
BY the way. how did you bet?"
Well YOU don't think you could find but one
side now, do you?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

true lucky sign in the eyes OF eh&
people.
why DO We Cook the ThiAGs We Eats
We have several reasons for do
ing this. The hrst and most impor-
tant reason to us 10 that the appli-
cation OF heat to food makes II more
easy to digest. Other reasons are that
when cooked our food IL more palAtAbls
the process OF cooking kills all mi
crobes. which. II taken into our bodies
alive, would give us diseases, and also
1t is easier for us to chew our food
that has been cooked.
This Is another Of the answers to
the many thousand interesting ques-
tions contained only in the Book OF
Wonders. now being diptributed by this
paper. The coupon on another page
secures II for you. read 1t carefully.
Any boy who owns this book can
know as much at sixteen as his
father at forty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
A Monster That Has Made COCO.

4 Monster That Has Made COCO.
The submarine has earned its salary in the
present trial of strength. Eight warships have
bit the bottom of the ocean In the last TWO
months as the result of the "prenicious activity
OF this ASA ssn of the seas, Its last grim ex-
3.ioit Is the sinking of the Russian armored
cruiser Pal)ada with a crew OF SOS men. The
war ledger credits the submarine with the de-
struction of four armored cruisers, three OF
them British and one Russian two small cruls-
ers one on each side. and two destroyers one
German and one British. 1t Is evident from
This that The Teutonc submarine has been much
more active in the pursuit of blood than IT'S
tnglo-Saxon cousin; that the German OF the
speeies has proved itself much more deadly
than the british In word, the German sub
marine monster has made good by showing
itself dreadful force for evil. 1t can smack
its lips with satisfaction az It thinks OF the
number IF human lives II has sent to kinsaom
como in nffv. 1t can claim high place next
Ia its big sister, the BUSY Bertha, IN Mars
ball Of fame-Baltmore American.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

loving scenes in store for him. Now Mr.. Gowdy
rudely banishes the thought with the statement
that II Is not for ono and only he did 1t, but
to keep up double game and feminine rivalry.
Question: Is Mr. Gowdy a firt? However. his
may be the best way.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

The Boston Curb market is opening quietly,
but the business 1t does and the effect 1t may
or may not have on the resumption Of business
hy other markets will be watched with interest
Tho move seems feeler put out to test the
sentiment Ct the business wort. 1t should
proye OF interest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
Carolina Commentators

Creat is baseball. A bulletin board giving
news from the biggest war the world mas ever
known is not glanced at. while the mob whoops
- ,hro,vs nm its hat around the board giving
.ha scores Of the came.--Charlotte Observer
But we must have relaxation. Perhaps the
Strain of real war adds to the interest OF bai
We assure the New Bern Sun that we read IL
aer,.rlv We merely wanted to see If 1t re-
ciprocates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

the duty OF the nation whose citissna
have sold them.
For the government OF the Uuthed
States itself to sell to a belligerent ~
ton would be an unneutral act. but
for a private individual to sell to q
belligerent any product OF the United
States is neither unlawful or un.
neutral. nor within the power OF the
executive to prevent or control
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

If the war permits, football may now have a
chance The worlds series has no further OBJ
,ections. and Mexico is taking a siesta, All
ready for the kickoff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

The mayor of Boston gave Manager Stalings
a gold baseball to commemorate his teams sue
cess Connie Mack got some gold, too, but his
vas in brick form.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
Carolina Commentators
McAtioo's Attitude.

Secretary McAdoo in very plain words mas
Just made public his views Of the proposition
OF the government undertaking to finance the
cotton crop. He is willing to aid In every way
,ossih,e br+ he does not favor any such propo-
a;t;o, .s shat embodied in the Henry bill He
has very pertinently remarked that II the gov
eminent undertook to finance the wnole eoe'oh
crop. by means suggested, it would nave 10 90
tho same thing for all other industries whlcn are
appealing for aid. 1t had been askeu 'fa' W
mo bonds be sold for cotton relief money.
He declares that there are now many millions
o. dollars on hand for banks to be used in NOV
ing crops. and If this is the case. more relier
than has been offered may be in sight
To mind. the most feasible and practical
plan yet suggested is that of Mr.. Wade. of St
Louis, for a hundred and fifty million dollar
cotton pool for relieving the situation.
The federal reserve board Is on record as
heartily favoring this scheme, and Is the
secretary Of the treasury.--Charlotte News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

Speaking OF the recent Norfolk Southern rail-
road strike the Rocky Mount Telegram says:
The Norfolk Southern has met the demands
of the striking shop employees at New Bern, and
the men have returned to their work. though the
railroad vented its spleen against one whom
they declared had instgated the strike That
the railroad system has found it right and proper
ito meet the requests of their employees should
he matter of qualification to all of us, while
we regret that the railroad might no. have found
it right and proper to have made a gracious
granting irstead Of on fault-finding propa-
genda-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
Cheering Thought.

FRS. Old I.ady-"My dear. what do you think
of this war; Isn't 1t terrible?"
Second old Iady-"Awful But 1t can't last
long the rcwers will surely intervene."-From
Punch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

when he returns he will probably 'fess" up that
he was misled by some other fellow in missing
the result by some $4,000 votes.--Clifton Forge
Review.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

We are told that the Vann escape was not
motion picture frame up Wen, some operator
missed cracking good chance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
Frightening 1t Up
The Natural One,

II would like to have seen Jonahs expression
when swallowed up by the whale"
He probably looked very much down in the
mouth Baltimore American.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
THINGS OVERLOOKED.

This is: peculiar world In many respects
This week there have been many notable events
of the day. Few Of them have been without
import. Many of them have been of worldwide
significance And many OF scarcely less import
ance have not even been chronieed.
A few days ago there installed new
member ot the Supreme Court of the United
States. There is no more powerful judicial
body in the world. A position on its bench is
the highos. award OF the legal profession. And
vet the installation of Mr.. McReynolds to that
high place, barely managed TO squeeze into
the days nevis. Great decisions of this court
have been rendered by close votes, 1t may be
that matters whose moment will affect the entire
industrial history OF the nation will be decided
by the beat Of this mans mind. And yet the
public remains blissfuliy unconscious of it all
MIX on that honeymoon talk. I'm not going
to get narried~-not right away. at least And,
NE getting married. There's couple Of nice
girls ! know and If they hear that I'm sup
posed to marry another girl they will cut ME-
Hank Gowdy.
MIR. Gowdy has shattered ideal of him.
All these days we have been pulling for him
TO get those hits because we thought his girls
favor depended on IT, We we're taken in by
that first press report and figured all sorts Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15

And Carolina still mobilizes'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09

Chas E. Lawrence, OF the Union
club, presided with grace and dignity
and made an ideal POSTMASTER. Among
the gentlemen present called on to
express themselves. either in stories or
otherwise were Capt Duff, Capt. Wall.
Geo. l.. Woodwork. Paul n. Minckler,
f S. Coe, Isaac w Byers, John II.
Bush, G. E. pettibone, Z. O'Brien
and others.
Among the subject considered was
the bonding of the county to complete
the county road TO the Gogebic county
line. IL is estimated that bond OF
$780, 600 would be sufficient to complete
the road and that now was the proper
time TO float the bond and do the work )
that by completing the road at once
instead OF by piecemeal the county
would save money.
On motion of Mr.. Bush the chair
was instructed TO appoint committee
of FIVE to circulate petitions@and get
the matter before the county board.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09


day. the first day Of June next, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, be assigned for
the hearing Of said petition, and that
all persona interested in said estate,
are required to appear at a session of
said court. then to be holden at the
Probate Office, In the City of Crystal
Falls and show cause. IL any there be,
why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted AND TT Is FUR
THEIR ORDERED That said petitioner
give notice to all persons interested
in said estate Of the pendancy of said
petition, and the hearing thereof, by
causing a copy Of this order TO be pub
lshed in the Diamond Drill news
paper printed and circulating in said
county. three successive weeks previous
TO said day Of hearing.
Claude G. Rite
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09

tfirst publication May 0, last May
20. 1914.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF IRON
AT session of the Probate Court,
for said County, held at the Probate
Office in the City of Crystal Falls, on
the 9TH day OF May, A. ID. 1914
Present Hon Claude G. Rite,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Impi
Pymaki. Heinz Pymaki, and Zero
Pymaki. minors.
ON reading and fling the petition
duly verified. Of Clarence ID. Dwyer,
praying that vaino Osterberg or some
other suitable person may be appoint
cd guardian Of said minors, and nave
charge of and management of the
estates a. well as 10 bring suit on or
settle or compromise certain canse
OF action In said petition referred TO,
which said canse Of action has accrued
10 SAID ropseotiva minors
Therenpon IL is ordered that Nor
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09

Chas. Osterberg Of Norway has
leased the meat market formerly run
by S. j. Mathews The market has
been newly decorated and presents a
very neat appearance. The proprietor
has also decorated the living rooms on
the second floor and expects to move
in soon.
The Alpha Cate under the very able
management OF Mr. II A. Turnbull
o pened for business Saturday last
The cuisine and service are the finest
in the region.
The room service at the hotel is in
charge Of the proprietor OF the Alpha
Hotel, Mr. j. Landrigan Of Virginia,
Mimi. The rooms ara comfortable and
the furniture the best that could he
secured. The bar in connection will
open Saturday evening of this week,
the tile floor having just been complet-
cd by Messrs Thompson Williams Go.
of Duluth. Mimi.
The Nevada Land Co. reports a very
encouraging situation relative to the
sale Of town property Business lots
especially have been taken mp by bust
ness men with amazing rapidity.
There is net however, an unhealthy
boom but a steady consistent sale that
speaks exceedingly well for the new
town.
Mr.. Herman Holmes has renewed
activity on the new road to Crystal
Falls He expects also 20 start very
soon on tine leveling Of the streets in
the new addition to Alpha.
Under the direction of Mr.. Jacob
Holmes the old county road is being
placed in good condition. The hill in
he center of the village is just no "
receiving careful attention. Automo'
bilists will remember with anything
but pleasure the "Thank-you nam
which infested this piece Of road at the
opening of spring driving.
Mr.. e. J. Pearce has recently pur
chased a new rord touring car from
the Crystal Falls Hdw Co
The Judson and Balkan Mining Co.'S
jointly are grading fine ball groun'
near the site for the new Northwestern
depot The boys served notice OF
neighboring teams that nothing bu
the fastest kind OF ball will stand an.
show from the Alpha team.
Mr.. Thomas Holmes has built
garage and intends running thor
oughly efficient auto livery. He ex
poets TO meet the morning train from
the south OF Msstodon each morning
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09
ST. MARKS CHURCH.

The fourth Sunday after Easter 10
90 a. m. Sunday School. 1880 p. IN.
evening prayer and sermon. Subject
OF sermon, "Ananias and Saphira. "
All seats free ana all are welcome to
the service.
A mans measure of moral and spiri-
tual strength is related 20 his nearness
10 Christ The world is not the Gus
todian Of the things of God the church
is. because the church is His body.
Contract with the world dims our holy
vision and dulls our consiences. We
need reinforcement in order 10 be
pleasing 20 God. happy In our own
lives and strong 10 help others to be-
come like the blessed Master There
tore we will not forsake the house Of
our God
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09
West Side News
From the Iron Observation-Disclosures
BRICK BUILDING coLLApsEs

BRICK BUILDING COLLAPSES
The two story building belonging to
Peter DiMuri under construction at
New Caspian collapsed early Monday
morning. Seven men were working on
the building and had the accident
happened during the day it is likely
that some of them would have been
killed or badly injured.
The walls were up as high as the
second story and the window frame
had been placed for the upper floor.
The stairs and most Of the carpenter
work had also been done on the first
floor. The building collapsed with
out warning. No indications of its
weakened condition were noticed when
the workmen left tho building Satur-
day
The accident is supposed 10 have
been caused by building the founda-
ton upon the ground while it was fill
ed with frost and when it thawed
allowed the walls TO settle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09
BONDING FOR COUNTY ROAD
ENDORSED

The mining men of the district were
the guests of the Union club at a
pasty supper last Saturday evening.
Plates were set for fifty members of
the club and their guests
The pasties were splendid products
of the epicurean art and were thor
oughly enjoyed by all. present. After
the inner man had been thoroughly
supplied flow Of wit and reason fol-
lowed.