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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30

IT F the brewers are successful in
the desperate fight they are
making to defeat William E.
Lee for governor it will be a serious
matter for the state of Minnesota.
1t will mean that brewery domination
of state affairs will be more firmly es-
tablished than ever and that few good
men will care to become candidates
for office when they know that they
must ally themselves with the liquor
interests if they wish to be elected.
Next Tuesday Minnesota either
throws off the collar of the brewery
combine or bows the neck to the yoke
In no section Of the state should the
situation be better understood by the
average voter than right here at
home, than right here in Virginia,
where all about us are evidences Of
the influence of the breweries in an
overdone retail saloon business, and
in the bling pig evil which has result
ed in more crime than any other in
fuence in this section.
The opportunity is here for the pa
triotic citizenship of the state to as
sert itself on the greatest moral issue
that has ever faced the people Of Min
nesota. The defeat of Mr.. Lee would
be calamity under the circumstances.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
LONG LOST Child
IS STILL SOUGHT
Peter Moore Of 1shpeming Sus-
picious of Ontario W0man's
Identity.

ISHPEM1NG, Mich, Oct. 29.-Peter
Moore, who recently resigned his po-
Sition as caretaker of the Silver Lake
dam and who received communica-
zion from woman who calls herself
his daughter whom he left in the care
If an aunt forty-eight years ago when
IN infant, does not believe he has yet
:ound his daughter. The principal rea-
son for his disbelief is that the
woman who wrote Mr.. Moore from her
home in Stratford, Ont, after reading
an account in the Canadian papers,
signs her name Mrs. Anna Moore Jack
son. Mr.. Moore's daughter was chris
.ened Ellen j. and Mr.. Moore knows
If no reason why the aunt should
change her name.
Upon receipt of the letter Mr..
Moore wrote to the woman last Satur-
lay and asked the names of her
lncles. Up until today he has received
no answer. The letter from Mrs. An
Ia Moore Jackson was received five
days after the story appeared.
However, Mr.. Moore will leave fo1
Detroit where he thinks some of his
aephews reside and from them he
hopes to get the information regard.
ing his long lost daughter. He will
also take trip to Toronto, Canada
and arond the vicinity of his former
home.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
COUNTY AUDITOR ODIN HALDEN

~HERE is one square-toed, square,
shouldered, square-dealing coun-
n ty officer on the list that de-
serves the votes of the people of the
range because he is and always has
been friend of the ranges.
That man is Odin Halden, County
Auditor.
Moreover, he occupies a position
where it means a good deal to have
friend "a great deal more than many
people realize.
The county auditor is the business
manager Of the county. He cores
ponds to the general manager of
business, and St. Louis county is
business organization capitalized at
$300,000,000, and handling $8,00O,000
a year. The levying and distribution
of taxes, the care and safeguarding of
many thousands of tax records, are
among the duties that fall to his care.
A county auditor has much to say
about the share each man shall bear
of the tax burden. If his sympathies
are with the big fellows, the little fell
low will have to pay more than his
share. If his sympathies are with the
little fellows, the big fellows will have
to stand their full share.
Odin Halden's sympathies have al
ways been with the little fellows, and
as result no small property owner
ever has had to complain, in this range
country, that he was being soaked for
more than his share Of the taxes.
And through thick and thin, always
Odin Halden has been friend of the
range.
Whether it was better court facili-
ties, a better range court house, a
square deal on taxes and assessments,
a tonnage tax imposition to fight, or
whatever it was, Odin Halden has been
on the ground fighting the battles of
the range.
That the range appreciates friend
ship has been shown by the way it
has turned out in the past to support
Odin Halden. Tuesday it will have an
other chance to show that it appreci-
ates it's friend, and that it wants him
to keep on the job where he can show
his friendship to good effect.
A vote for Odin Halden for County
Auditor is a vote for friend Of the
range country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30

people have come to hold Of the duties
and responsibilities that the President
IS expected to assume in respect to
legislation, and it pays high
tribute to Woodrow Wilson for his
courage in this particular. The Times
says:
The President cannot sit by and
let matters drift. The people do
not wish him to do so. He is ex-
pected to shape policies. In
Presidential campaign, the argu-
ment for each candidate is that if
elected he will shape policies, and
the policies are defined and an
nounced on the stump and in the
platform. The successful candi-
date must bear the responsibility
of failure to carry them out and if
he does not do it he will be pun
ished at the polls. Bearing the
responsibility, he must assume
the leadership. This conception
of the Presidential office became
clearly pronounced with Lincoln,
and was developed under his sue
cessors.
If the Governor of this State i
merely an individual who is intruste
With a fountain pen with which to sig
bills why does the Constitution provid
him with the power of veto ?-Minne
,polis Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
ZBYSZKO is A PRISONER

81 am being finely treated in Petro-
grad" writes the great Zbyszko to
Jack Herman, his American manager.
1t will be recalled that when HOSTILE
ties began Zbyszko was taken as pris-
oner Of war and transported to the
Russian metropolis. He is allowed the
freedom of the city, but he cannot
leave it's borders, because he is an
Austrian subject. II would like to be
in America now," he continues in his
letter, "for wrestling on the continent
is dead for many years to come. It
will take fifty years at least to repair
the damage already done," he con-
;e1udea.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
PEGS FORCE HAS
BEEN SELECTED
Men for the Second Contingent
Are in Readiness-Next
Move Indefinite.

WINNIPEG, Oct. ALPHABETICALLY
every man has been selected for the
Winnipeg portion of the second con-
tingent of Canadian volunteers. They
number 1000 all told. Some of these
men have already passed the medical
examination, and the balance will
come under the eye of the doctor with
in the next three days.
The selection of this small contin-
gent out Of the thousands who have
served to render more acute the dis
satisfaction that exists over the meth
DDS employed by the militia depart
ment. This is the sole topic of con-
versation around the Winnipeg armo-
ries. A movement is taking shape to
nave the colonels of all the local regi-
ments wait on Hon. Robert Rogers in
body to ask his influence for a
greater representation from this city.
The same conditions exist through
out all of military district No. 10, of
which Winnipeg is the centre. There
are II battalions in this district, but
the selections from these will be
formed into only two battalions.
Joy Among the Selected.
The medical examination of those
selected for the 10th Cameron High
flanders occupied the greater part of
Sunday, and when it was through
there was joy in the hearts of those
selected to go to the front and chagrin
and disappointment in the hearts of all
the others.
The selections in the Goth regiment
have all been made, and it was an
nounced yesterday that the men chosen
from five companies will parade for
medical examination tonight, while
the balance from three other compa-
nies will parade for the same purpose
Wednesday evening.
In the case of the Tooth regiment
where selections have all been made
the medical examinations of four COM
panies will take place on Wednesday
night, and of four other companies on
the following night.
Practice in Park.
The men selected from the 106th
regiment have still to be examined
medically, but no time has been lost in
preparing them for active service. The
small contingent of $50 men selected
from this regiment spent all of Sun
day in field work at Kildonan park
This training was done under the in
structions of Capt. C. M. Ackland.
No Mobilization Yet.
AS to what the thousand men are
going to do now that they have been
chosen, not even the highest officer in
Winnipeg knows. There has been no
mobilization order received as yet from
Ottawa, and military men here seem to
be cup in the air" over the situation.
They do not know whether the men
will begin to receive pay for active
service at once, or whether or not they
will remain in their own homes, or in
act what disposition is to be made of
hem until the contingent goes to the
front. It would seem the proper thing
20 gather the men selected from the
various regiments into a single unit
but here again there is a difficulty be-
cause no officers have as yet been Sc
lected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
A PRESIDENT AND A GOVERNOR.

IN rel using TO lake QelnlCe posi-
ton upon the county option
question Mr.. Hammond has re-
peatedly defended himself by the
statement that, whoever is elected
Governor, will have to abide by the
will Of the "eople as evn~ocsed in the
election Of the Legislature. In other
words, his attitude is that the county
option question is none Of the Cover
nor's business, and that the occu pant
of the highest office in the State is
merely fgurehead whose duty it is
70 sign bills that are passed by the
Legislature.
A comparison between the concep-
ton that Mr.. Hammond takes in re-
gard to his responsibility for proposed
legislation and that Of President Will
son would be very Illuminating in
showing the marked difference of
opinion as to the duties of a chief
magistrate.
Does not a Governor have policies to
carry out and support the same as a
President? Does he not champion a
platform and promise to see to it that
it's doctrines become laws? If the peo-
pie do not elect Governor because Of
where he stands on vital problems,
what else do they elect him for? Do
they hire him for his initiative and
his wisdom?
In commenting upon the closing of
Congress, the New York Times states
admirably the modern view that the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
\ SERIOUS MATTER.

II F the brewers are successful in
the desperate fight they are
making to defeat William E.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
Advertising
Hell pS the Reader!

OF course, the merchant buys advertising pri
marty for the purpose of increasing his business He
spends his good hard-earned dollars in order to brine
YOU into his store.
On the other hand by watching his advertising news YOU
enabled cut down the high living without tho
pendre Of an extra penny In other WORDS merchant
helping you, at his expense.
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
A,nIies to Primary Elections


 There has been great deal or com ment throughout the state for several days on account of the discovery made by some one that the Corrupt Practices act of 1913 applies to general as well as to primary elections. If this be true. 1t would require all nominees for state, district and county offices to file pledges again for the September election. Several officers, including a number of those at the state house. have filed the pledges, but 1t IS gen erally considered unnecessary.
 T do not think the act was intend ed to apply to general elections said Attorney General Moose, who himself had filled out a pledge when num- Der of the other state officials were doing so. Tt refers only to primary elections, until the thirteenth section, when it says that it shall apply also 10 general and special elections. I be- lieve it was intended that that should mean general and special primary cleo tions, and not the biennial election held in September"
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
ROCK COULDN'T FEAZE HIM Big Stone Bounded Of Irshman. but Killed Poiander, Who Couldn't
 Stand Auchr

Representative Michael F. Conry of New York used to be employed in the coal mines of Pennsylvania One morning as he was soins to work he met another IrishmaA all fixed up in his Sunday clothes.
 Whats wrong" asked Cony
 "Nothin wrong" answered the other laborer.
 But what's happened!"
 "Nothin's happened. A mans got to show some respect for the dead"
 What dead?"
 oh. that Polander I worked with died yesterday"
 What did he die of."
 A rock fell and hit him
 You don't say How big rock was it?''
 Oh, three or four tons, maybe Them Polanders can't stand much ] purity near got hurt myself yester' day"
 How was that?"
 The rock that killed the Polander hit me first, but luckily it bounced on St Joseph News-Press
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
CHAPTER lV-Continued.

But what was this? Blossy, leading all the others In a resounding call of "Welcome!" and then Blossy drawing her two hands from behind her back. One held huge blue cup, the other the saucer to match. She placed the cup in the saucer and held 1t out to Abraham. He trudged down the few steps to receive it. unashamed now of the tears that coursed down his checks. With a burst of delight he perceived that 1t was a mustache cup, such as the one he had always used at home until 1t had been set for safe keeping on the top pantry shelf to await the auction. where It had brought the price of eleven cents with half paper of tacks thrown in.
 And now as the tears cleared away he saw, also. what Angy's eyes had al ready noted, the inscription in warm crimson letters on the shining blue side of the cup. ITO Our Beloved Brother"
 Sisters" he mumbled for he could do no more than humble as he took his gift, "ef yew'd been gittin' ready fer me six months. yew couldn't have done no better"
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
How the Rain Bores Holes

When rain falls it does not actually soak into the earth but bores its way in. forming tiny tubes, says the Reho- both Sunday Herald These tubes are so small that 1t would be impossible to insert a hair in one of them with out bursting its walls, Sometimes the tubes are bored down to a depth of four or five feet. When the surface dries the water evaporates from the tubes, just as it would from a pipe If the tube is twisted it takes longer for the water to evaporate.
 If one takes a rake and stirs the ground after each rain he breaks the tops of the tubes and the water will stand in them for months In this way the farmers of the West, on semi-arid lands. store the ralnfalls one year and raise crop of wheat every other year. there being sufficient water in two years but not enough in one. to raise a crop.
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
Governor Hays to Open Campaign.

Governor c. W. Hays will open the state campaign at Ole. August fl. This much was decided at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the State Central Democratic Committee, which met in campaign headquarters Wed nesday afternoon. There will be big picnic at Ola on that day, and Cover nor Hays has been invited to deliver the principal address.
 It is the unanimous opinion of the committeeman that the Democrats campaign alone, consequently there will be no opposing spellbinders to share the time with Governor Hays at Ola.
 Governor Hays has placed himself at the disposal of the committee. and he will be called upon frequently to lead the battle against the enemy Governor Hays has intimated that be- ing at the head of the ticket, he is willing to go to the front in it's be- half as often as the committee desires It is planned to have him deliver about 2A speeches during the campaign.
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
Church. State and Poor.

book on The Church, the State and the Poor" has been written by an English vicar The book is compre- hensive, tracing the subject of preref. ormation days. The author regrets that during the growth of collectivism. under which he classifes what is called Christian socialism" the church has trusted too much to the state to better the conditions among the poor. Now there is a revival of interest in the welfare of the poor on the part of the church The writer's contention is that firm belief in the Christian creed is the only inspiration and guide to any effort to solve the social problem"
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
COMMISSIONERS
 FOR EXPOSITION
REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF STATE HAVE BEEN NAMED BY
 GOVERNOR HAYS.
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FAIR
Meeting Held in Governors Office This Week to Organize and Devise
 Ways and Means.
westesn Newspaper Union News Service.

Ilttle ROCh.-
 Governor Hays announced the ap- pointment of the following Panama Pacific Exposition Commissioners for Arkansas:
 Max Heiman, H. ". Morrison, H. r. Auten, Durand Whipple, W. N. Brandon, H. H. Poster, L. H. Moore, George R. Brown, J. w Dean, W. NJ. Kayanaugh, F. B. T. Hollenberg. E. P. Allen, C. W. Watson. Robert n. Fenton, Little Rock; A. B. Banks. Fordyce; George Bedding, Hot Springs Virgil Petty, Jonesboro; James Buchanan, Milton Winham Texar- kama; A. L. Morgan. Camden; E. A. Rolfe, Forrest City Simon Bloom. Pine Bluff; Bert Johnson, Highland; w. NJ. Cornelius, Hope c. Hamilton Moses, Monticello; s. s. Faulkner, Helena C. A. Bushner. Millville; H. s. Mobley, Russellyille; H. T. Brad ford, Lonoke; Captain B. F. Riggers, Rogers; S. w. Caudle, Fayetteville; Harry E. Cook, Lake Village; Peter A. Deisch, Barton V. A Beeson, Nor rillton; J. H. Wallace, Saratoga, Ben F. McFerrin, Boxley and George Sen gle, Fort Smith.
 A. H. France, Arkansas county; Monroe Smith, Ashley; Hon. R. C. Love, Baxter; Hon. John R. Duty. Ben ton; John Newman, Boone; John N Wheeler, Bradley; w. H. F'urlow, Cal houn; Col. Charles D. James, Carroll; Heman Carlton, Chicot; George Gray son, Clark J. K. Browning Clay; Brose Massengill, Cleburne Hon. Pitt Holmes, Cleveland, A. A. Reed Colum bia; Judge Jordan Sellers, Conway; ". o. Trout, Craighead; pr. A. W. Meier Crawford; Judge J. B. Thompson, Crit tenden: Fred Rolfe, Cross: c. M Stan ley, Dallas; Judge J. L. Parker, Desha Dr. J. F. Hughes, Drew J. A. King, Faulkner; J. s. Turner, Franklin: ]. C. Jeffrey, Fulton; George A. Callahan. Garland G. T. Breckenridge. Greene; R. H. Ethridge, Hempstead. E. o. Fitzpatrick Hot Spring; Charles bod son, Howard; Dene H. Coleman, Inde- pendence; Judge R F. Jeffrey, Jack son; D. H. H Smith, Izard; Meyer SGmson, Jefferson; Sam Laser. John son. C. C. Burton, Lafayette; Dr. J. F. Pringle, Lawrence; NJ. H. Ford, Lee; ; Capt. R. R. Rice, Lincoln; Seth c. Key holds Little River; Col. Henry Stroupe. Logan; Hon. Jake Gates, Lonoke; Hon John s. Combs, Madison; w R. Jones. Marion; Hon. Louis Josephs, Miller; T. V. Davis Jr., Mississippi; Hon. C. F. Greenlee. Monroe; W. E. Womble, Montgomery; Hon. c. C. Hamby, Maya da T. J Pruitt, Newton: Adolph Eel senthal, Ouachita Tom Hutchinson, Perry; Flank Kitchens, Phillips: c. NJ. Parsons, Pike Judge B. F. Cole, Poin- sett; J. H. Hamilton, Polk; Judge Ira Griffin, Pope; Ernest Ellis, Prairie Sam Henderson, Pulaski; Dr. C. E. Pringle, Randolph; Hon. NJ. A. Row land, Saline; W. E. Baker, Scott; D. Cotton, Searcy; Judge Ezra Hester, Sebastian; Allen Gay, Sharp; Eugene Williams St. Francis; Hon. w W. Edmondson, Stone; J K. Maloney, Union; Capt. Pate, Van Buren; John E. Jones, Washington; Harry Church. i'll, White; A. l.. Hutchins. Woodruff, and c. R. T. Compton, Yell
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
Assessing Telephone Companies.

The state Tax Commission has un. til August 31 to certify out to the counties the assessments on public utilities under Act 251 of 1911. Under that act the commission is required to assess all telephone lines in the state Blank forms were sent out in May for a statement of property owned. but up to the present time 25 telephone companies. 20 public utility corpora. tions, and a dozen short lines of rail. way have failed to make the returns ss required by law.
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
Banks in Good Condition.

The banks of Arkansas have been steadily increasing in stability and as whole are now in very healthy con- dition, according to figures made pub lie Thursday by Bank Commissioner John NJ. Davis, who has just completed recapitulation of the bank statements filed in response to the departments call at the close of business June 20.
 The total reserve shown h the June statements" Commissioner Davis said, lis far in excess of the laws requirements and shows a very healthy condition"
 The statements show total resources of s6s,735, ,9o9, distributed among five private banks. 1T trust companies and 313 state banks.
 The aggregate capitalization of all the banks under the Banking Depart mert is St3. .865, ,S27.50 with surplus of s3,746,864O6. and undivided profits to- taling s1,796.526.76.
 The total deposits June 30 of this year were s41,lS3,1G3
 The amount of gold carried by the banks increased from $2G5, ,633.J0 on March [, when the first call was made. to s215, ,633.30 on June 90.
 A most significant item, showing the effect of a careful oversight by the Bank Commissioner. is that the az sregate overdrafts reported March f. were S2,159,62S,3S, while on June 90 this had been reduced to the p-acti- cally negligible amount of s626 .466 .25. The elimination of the overdrafts is one of the things which the comrnis- sioner is insisting upon.
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
C-slzy'zSses; ssr The Cs-zszry Co
SYNOPSIS

CAFs&s7 As-SaAza Eose and AnEsnre ftS Htss 1AVs Us: tAesr uttls home througs %ee's Z='9cSy purchase of TeHa- ny Gold mining stNcS. Their household goods so51 the St. suction money. all they have lztt- VIII place Abe in the Old Mans home. or Augy in the old Ladies home. Both are selt-sacridclug but Abe decides. My dear this is The fust time I've had chance Co take the wDst of |. The old couple bid gOod-by to the little house. Terror Of what folks will say sends them along by-paths to the gate of the Old Ladies home Miss Abigail. ma tron of the Old Ladies home hears of the III fortune of the old couple She tells the other old ladies. and Blossy, who has paid double fee for the only double bed chamber, voices the unanimous verdict that Abe must be taken in with his wife. Abe awakens next morning to find that he is "Old Lady No 3l" The old ladies give him such d warm welcome that he Is made tO feel at home at once.
The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
Page Called to Washincton.

Commissioner Page received an TIT. gent telegram from President New bern of the Association of Agricultural Commissioners requesting him to be present in Washington August 12 At that time the association will appear before the president and the House Committee on Agriculture, and urge that the government take steps to aid the South in the handling of the cot ton crop. Mir. Page has conflicting engagement but he will make an of. fort to go to Washington. as that is the more important.