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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-06

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five of the Great European pow
ers Austria, England, France,
Germany and Russia are at war
and millions of men on land and
sea are under arms and ready to
strike, development of prime inn
polsance were few today.
The cutting of German tele-
graph and Telephone connection
and the severance Of the German
trans-Atlan tic cable virtually cut
Germany off from communication
with other countries.
Report from France, Belgium,
Holland and Russia however,
showed that Germany's armies
were steadily moving forward
east and west and that her adj
vance forces were in constant
conflict with the opposing Russian
and French armies.
In England preparations were
rapidly completed for naval ac-
tivities but the authorities would
not permit any leakage of news
as to military or naval movements.
Several German steamships in
British waters including the Bel
gia, with 73 German reservists
and quantity of foodstuffs on
board were declared prizes f
war The Marie Leonhardt in
the Thames suffered a similar
fate.
The British government today
Communicated the horses belong
ing to the express companies and
big department stores thus caus-
ing almost a sus ension of bust
ness.
On the coast Of the North Sea
where it had been enormously re-
ported that a naval battle was in
progress last night the British
government had taken over all
schools and other public buildings
for conversion into hospitals in
readiness to receive the wounded
men after the expected important
naval encounter between the Ger
man and British fleets.
Volunteers were requested for
the British army and this was
taken to mean that an expedi-
tionary force was to be sent out
but no authentic information on
this point was obtainable.
III France the Minister of War
declared the mobilization to have
proceeded satisfactorily an d
everything to be in readiness,
with Gen. Joffre commander in
chief at the frontier.
AS the Black Sea has been
tightly closed by Turkey shutting
the Dardanelles and Bosphorus
in order to maintain their neutral
ity the Russian fleets there have
had no difficulty in making cap
tive any German and Austrian
vessels.
Austria and Servia appear to
have stopped their activities or
at least to have put a strict cen
sorship on the news of any i'm
portant event as no dispatches of
Importance reached the British
capitol from these two countries.
The French fleet in the Medi-
terranean is reported to have
captured or destroyed three Ger
man cruisers. but the dispatches
are conflicting.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

ilditotit to itSlC CHN x uCot vi II tSttOe
The Ladies Aid of the Presby.
terrain Church will meet today
with Mrs. Logan.
Miss Ingabe Germany came
Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
| Walter McCloud.
+. N. Campbell purchased Mon
day a new automobile from Far
mers Supply Agency.
Mrs. Riggleman and daughter,
of Fairmont were visiting friends
first Of week.
Rev. 0. j. Stoneking and fami-
~ are at Mt. Lake Park this week
visiting friends.
Mrs G. A. Terry and daughter
Mary Eleanor, joined DR.. Terry
here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Terrell, OF
Parkersburg. are visiting MIR.
FerrelPs parents.
Miss Emma Shannon, Of West
Union, was the guest Of Mrs. G..
d. Griffin last week.
]. H. Simons, Of Junior was a
pleasant caller at The Progressive
Office the first Of week.
Mrs. Bernard Wilmoth and
daughter, Miss Sevva, were visit
ing in Grafton last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitescarver and
baby, of Grafton, came Saturday
to visit her mother, Mrs. Barte.
Laco Jackson has been working
down Tygart junction on dwell
ing being put up by 2. NJ. Fallen.
Miss WiIlamenia Barrick, Of
Weaver, will work in Miss Lillian
Bacon's place while she is away.
The X, p. 9. h. Of the U, B.
Church will give q special Pro-
gress Sunday Aug. 9Th at Z p. m.
Lorraine Gamer. who has en-
ployment in Fairmont, came last
week to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ID. Gamer.
The Laurel Hill Orchard Go.
heve erected a new packing shed
They are expecting good croI
of peaches.
Miss Iona Robinson, who has
been visiting friends in Newburg
for several weeks, returned home
Tuesday evening.
Miss Flo Griffin returned Sun
day from a months visit with
friends in Wheeling, Moundsville
and Morgantown.
Miss OliviaJones, Of Smithburg,
who has been the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Jones, returned
to her home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington Pol
ing, Of Calhoun, were at Junior
over Sunday visiting Mrs.l' oling's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Simons.
Mrs. w. I. jenkins visited
friends here Friday and left Sat
urday for her home Thomas.
Mrs. Jenkins was formerly Miss
Grace Geyer.
Mrs, Parish left last week fer
here home at Belle Valley, Ohio.
Her daughter, Mrs. NJ. f. Dennis,
and little son Harold accompani-
ed her.
Mrs. Lawrence Atha and child
who were here last week visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Cain and
family and Mrs. Atha's mother,
Mrs. A. H. Wilson, returned
home Monday.
Mrs. Charles McCraken, who
has been the guest of her sisters,
Mrs. e. M. Hamilton and Mrs. ].
P. Tibbitts, left for her home in
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-06

AS we go to Press the news
came that Mrs. Woodrow Will
son died this evening at 5 o.
clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
POISON FAMOUS IN HISTORY
Record Of Use of Arsenic for Murder
May Be Found in Every Page
Of Past Records.

A certain morbid interest attaches
to all poisons, the greater, the more
deadly the drug. The Eaton case
has drawn especial attention to ar
,enic both as medicine and deadly
poison. Excepting possibly the BIZ
chloride of mercury, few toxic sub
stances are so common, for the arse
mates and arsenites are not only
much used in medicine, but are like
ly to be encountered in commercial
substances, wall paper, dyestuffs, etc.
Arsenic has been known since an
.ient times. The word means mas
,uline or powerful. In the sixteenth
century it was used for homicidal
purposes in the form of aqua tofana
and in literature has been the most
celebrated of poisons. Although
considered one of the most powerful
poisons, it is less so in its ordinary
forms than potassium cyanide and
the alkaloids, though in combination
with hydrogen it becomes one of the
deadliest substances known, the
slightest Whit of the gas being suf-
ficient to insure death. In the COM
mon form, the trioxid, or "white ar
senic," one or two grains cause
death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

SEVERAL of the best newspaper
men of the state have been appoint
ed to office by Governor Eberhart
and the several boards of the state.
Now those who were not appointed
accuse the fortunate ones of being
tools of the machine" whatever
that may be, and such other silly
palaver INDUCED in on the eve of
an election. The disgruntled ones
profess to believe that man, hold
ing a little honorary position ten
dered him because he was worthy,
has no mind of his own and that
he is compelled to do anything his
appointor asks. Why should a
newspaper man who continually
works for his town, county and
state not accept an appointment of
benefit to himself and not continu-
ally give way to the professional
politician? Every newspaper man
who has held office of any kind, at
any time and any place has made
good in the job, and that is more
than can be said of the perpetual,
pelf seeking politicians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

IN modern times, there lived
politician who had tried many times
to connect with job, and annex
his name to the payroll, but some
how or other he always figured IN
the also ran class. He ran so often,
that he nearly lost his breath. FL
nally he hit upon the plan of run
ming on reform ticket. There
upon, this politician went from pre-
cinct to precinct, giving vent to
weird noises to the effect that the
bunch that was drawing down the
simoleons from the public were
grafters, second-story men and
polite burglars, and that if the dear
peepul would only elect him to
office he would put the government
on reform basis. He made more
promises than a summer girl at the
seashore, and finally fooled enough
of the proletariat to elect him to
office. And so the old gang was
rooted out, and the reformer put
in. Everything worked smoothly
for a while, but soon the new Of
ficer got so handy that he could
work 'em coming and going, and
filled his Golfers with unearned
increment at the expense of the
public. MORAL-What they
promise during the campaign and
what they perform after getting in
are quite often total strangers.
Winnebago Enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

the chief accountant has to report
81 900 new business every day OBJ
tanned by his own efforts. Suppose
the coach cleaners dust the carpets
when they feel like it and suppose
nobody knows whether they 60
near the cars at all. Suppose the
station agent at Wayzata can get a
new building only when the wo-
mems clubs comes before the direc-
tors with an argument in favor of
flower gardens at all stations.
Suppose the chiefs of the opera
ting department reports to the
directs once in two years and never
come near the general offices any
other time. Suppose nobody is
allowed to spend a cent except
what the directors provide two
years in advance. Suppose when
a conductor starts out in the morn
ing with a load of freight it is no.
body's business whether he takes
it to Mankato or Crookston.
You can readily see the finish of
such a railroad, That is where
the state of Minnesota has it on
any railroad that ever lived. The
state has just such an organization
and gets along fairly we'll with it.
But it does seem as if it might do
better. In some places the chief
executive officers are loaded up
with administrative detail and in
others they have no control what
ever over minor branches of gov
eminent. In some places duties
are specified with great minuteness
and in others there is such vague
sketch That officials lack power to
do what they believe they ought.
Suppose the government of Min
nesota was tied up with itself as
the administration of any industrial
corporation has to be-don't you
suppose that the state would get
more for its fifteen million dollars a
year that it spends? Yes, we have
raised it since last week. That is
what it will come to before another
year. And in 1911 you thought
ten million was too much.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

THE Finnish daily now being
published at Duluth by John Saari
seems to fill the bill pretty thor
oughly. John is not affiliated with
any cut-throat band of anarchists
and is running his paper for the
benefit of the American Finnish
residents and not for the gang of
late arrivals who build temples"
and float the red flag. John, in
company with the majority of the
Finnish population knows America
is a good country to live in and
also knows that the acts of very
ANAL minority are making it hard
for the others to get along and live
down the reputation foisted on the
nationality by the red faggers who
recognize neither laws of man or
God. Minnesota owes much to
the Firms who are among the best
builders of the country, but the
anarchistic tendencies of some of
the temple" builders should be
checked at once. None of the
older residents who have helped
make Minnesota the peerless state
of the Union are affiliated with the
red.fag bunch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

danger of having his block knocked
off.
1t is said that the average size of
the. American family is four and
one-third. The fraction represents
father.
An exchange thinks that about
two-thirds of the average mans
laughter is inspired by his own al
legged wit.
When a man can make his run
ming expenses slow down to walk,
he can usually make most of the
grades in life.
A wise man stated: when a
woman runs after a man he tries to
lose her, but when she fees he is
quick to pursue.
An unfeeling man remarks that
the reason girl likes to dance all
night and pump a player-piano all
day is because her ankles are so
weak that she can't stand up in
front of the kitchen sink and wash
the dishes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
PHILOSOPHY IN
SMALL DOSES.
Grabbed, Stolen, Borrowed and
Otherwise Secured.

People pay more attention to
mems deeds than to their creeds.
It's thousand times better to
be a has-been" than a never
was-er."
There is no use in being dead
until the physician gives the Of
fetal decision.
When you start in to take things
easy, your competitor easily over
takes you.
The man who wins is the fellow
who doesn' t falter when the going
gets rather rough.
A pessimist says: If we sing
our own praises, we must provide
our own encores. !"
Some men think that hustling"
means running around in a circle,
liks sand-piper.
Ii man can t make noise IN
the world in any other way, he
shoots off his mouth.
The editor of the Adrian Demo.
crate thinks that a conceited man
is one who thinks that he isn't.
When a fellow has bills to pay,
its astonishing how quickly the first
of the month rolls around.
Charity begins at home but it
ends in providing mittens and
mackinaws for the heather of some
tropic isle.
The man who goes around with
a chip on his shoulder is in great
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

THE yard of figures presented
by the elimination forces showing
how Governor Eberhart did not
win the popular vote at the last
primaries, does not show anything
upon which the contention is
based. They profess to show that
Eberhart did not receive as many
votes as the other five candidates
combined and use this as a basis upon
which to calculate the opposition
to Eberhart in the coming primaries
and also to prove that one man
securing all these votes could win,
hands down. Most assuredly, he
could. However, is it not barely
possible that subtracting personal
friendship on the part of the
voters for several of the candidates;
the favorite son and location pro-
positions and several other circum-
stances, the results would not be
about the same? The vote at the
election went to show that things
were different.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

A FEW years ago the wall for a
primary system of nominating state
officers was something terrific. The
people" were being defrauded of
their rights by few political bosses
and the people" rose up and de-
manded a primary law. They got
it. A test was given it two years
ago and while it did not slide as
smoothly as some people" were
led to expect. it slipped along
smoothly enough for the voters.
Some of the signers for the meeting
at Minneapolis on March 10 to
nominate candidates and elimin-
ate others, were in the legislature
at the time and were unanimous
for the primaries. Now they have
lost faith in the people and will
put up ticket in order that the
rank and file will make no mistake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
To the Voters of the
Village of Fall Lake:

On a certain Sunday last sum-
mer, Village President, A. J. Stein
enforced the Blue Laws and closed
up all places of business including
the ice cream parlors. He employ
ed a poundmaster who captured all
the cows at large and locked them
up in the baseball park and thus
made himself generally important.
His picture was put in the Duluth
News Tribune so the whole North
west was informed of his notoriety.
On another Sunday, only a very
short time afterwards, the same
Village President. A. J. Stein, pull
led off a Bull Dog Fight charg-
ing an admittance of SO cents to
the public. Both dogs died as re-
suit of the fight and no complaint
has been made. This goes to show
how inconsistent he is. One Sun
day he enforces the Blue Laws,
another Sunday he basely violates
the laws of the state, by pulling
off dog fight, one of the biggest
disgraces ever perpetrated in the
Village of Fall Lake. Are you
going to re-elect such a man for
Village President?
w. c. CARLSON.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

THE elimination convention at
Minneapolis on March 10, promises
to bring forth several stunts at
present not on the bills. Lee will
be in on the elimination scheme
provided he is not eliminated.
Peterson will in all probability not
go into the affair as the elimin-
alton does not appeal to him unless
the other fellow is eliminated I.
Iverson is similarly situated with
the exception he feels so secure in
his candidacy that it will be i'm
possible to eliminate him. The
bunch of dictators who are not
satisfied with the voters plans of
elimination in the primaries but
expect to boss the job will be up
against it and the result will be
that all the gubernatorial can
didates will appear on the primary
ballot, as usual. We might be
mistaken, but the itch to be COVER
nor has had the bunch i'll its tolls
so long that it will require the
forces of the voters OF the state at
the primaries to pry loose those
not wanted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

0. H. GRIGGS of Virginia will in
all probability become a candidate
for the senate from this district and
it is almost an assured fact that
should he decide to try for the place
he would be favorably considered !.
Mr.. Griggs is practically product
of the iron ranges and knows what
is what up here. Besides his COM
mon sense qualities he also has the
faculty of making friends. He is a
staunch Republican in political
matters of national import. This is
the place held by Jas. P. Boyle
who is out for congress and Mr.
Boyle has highly recommended Mr..
Griggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

COMMON sense is an asset of the
gilt-edged variety, whether it is
found in politics or in business
matters. Elect a common sense
lot of office seekers and you will
not go far wrong. The man with
hobby, gets only as far as his
hobby allows him to go, be it good
or bad. Some people get elected
to the legislature to secure fish
hatchery for their town. Others
get normal school. They base
their knowledge of the world by
the immediate environments of
their places of residence. That is
as far as they can see. A common
sense legislator sees the state of
Minnesota and through the state,
the nation, and feels that what is
good for any town is good for the
state and what is good for the
state is also good for the nation.
The sectional legislator is of small
benefit. The state wide man is the
fellow to tie to.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

Eight or nine great departments,
instead of fifty or sixty boards and
commissions-how does that strike
you for the basis of state govern
ment?
One naturally thinks of the way
railroad is organized. There is
the general executive administra-
ton, the president and maybe four
or five vice presidents, each in
charge of particular field. They
sit up in the clouds and rule. But
the government is in the active
heads of departments. There is
one strong man to govern crews
that maintain the right of way,
another strong man to govern the
crews that run the trains, another
strong man governing the agents
who bring in the business and so
on. One man looks after dining
car service, another supervises dis
patch of trains, another attends to
accounting.
No two railroads are quite alike
in there organization but in a gen
eral way it is all the same plan;
they can't get results by any other
style or organization.
Now for a minute turn your i'm
agination loose. Suppose the mas
ter mechanic was specially keen on
mail cars. He could make better
mail cars than any other master
mechanic in the world. So he goes
to the board of directors urging an
appropriation of FIVE million dol
lars for building mail cars. And
the directors look wise and say,
That too much for mail cars,
we'll only give him four millions.
Meantime perhaps the freight de-
partment is turning business away
because it can't get any freight
cars. There is no appropriation
for that and the master mechanic
is not interested in freight cars.
What foolish railroad.
Suppose again that the president
of the railroad appoints personally
every section man and acts as in
spector of journal boxes. Suppose
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
Application fOrLiquOr
License.

State or Minnesota, GO
County of St. Louis 's'
Notice is hereby given that applica-
tiOn has been made in writing to the
city council of the City of Ely and
filed in the office of the city clerk
praying for license to sell intoxica-
ting liquors in the lower front room
of the building situated on lot /,
block IA, of the original plat of the
City OF Ely, and to the following nam
ed person, tO-wit:
j. d. WYLIE
for the term of one year, beginning
March, 2lst, 1914, and ending March
Goth. 1915.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council at
the council chamber in the city hall
ia said city, county and state on
March 18th. 1914.
Witness nv hand and the seal of
said city, this 9th day of March. 1914.
(seaD L. VISITED, JR., city clerk.
3-6 13
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

benefit of bunch of grating
Meyers, Mahoneys and others of
their ilk. While the deluded
strikers were drawing about $12 a
month for the support of themselves
and families, it is claimed Meyer
and a few others were being paid
$500 a week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

THE copper country of Michigan
is unanimous in the demand that
the Wrstern Federation of Miners
withdraw from the field and let the
people alone. The record of the
murderous outfit in the copper
country has been one of exploita-
ton of the laboring man for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

ALL the disconcerting twaddle
about this, that and the other strong
candidate to oppose County Auditor
Halden seems to be just so much
hot air. Auditor Halden keeps
right on the even tenor of his way
besides continuing to be the best
auditor in the state and refuses to
become excited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

The columns of the MINER are open 10 the
public for the dicussion OF affairs OF a. pubic
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
or slanderous will not be published under any
condition. We invite communications OF
public nature and only request that you sign
your name-not necessarily for publication Dut
as a guarantee of good faith. Write ana get II TO
this office not later than Thursday noon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

l hereby announce myself
candidate for the office of Treas
urer of the City of Ely and respect
fully solicit your support. Should
l be favored by election to this
responsible position. 1 promise to
give the office my best efforts and
all the attention its Importance de-
serves. Yours Respectfully,
ARTHUR TOMS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

Governor Eberhert while in Du-
luth last week made the statement
that he was satisfied to leave his
case to the voters of the state at
the primaries and that he would
abide by the result and still be a
Republican.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

WE simply refuse to go back on
a friend even in a political way
simply to please certain section
or clique. We don't particularly
care for enemies but few, more or
less, do not keep us awake nights.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

THE Congressional investigation
of the strike in the copper country
of Michigan has disclosed some
very pertinent facts that go to
prove that the western Federation
of Miners is even worse than at
first painted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
Announcement

1 hereby wish to announce that
am a candidate for Mayor at the
coming City Election, to be Eeld
on April 7th, and take this means
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
ANNOUNCEMENT

l wish to announce myself as a
candidate for the position of City
Treasurer at the coming City Elec-
ton, to be held April 7th.
Have been a resident of the CITY
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

l wish to say to the public and
the voters of the Village of Fall
Lake that l will not make any
rash promises if l am reelected to
the presidency of the village, but
will do what is best for the public
welfare.
A. ]. STEIN.