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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914.
DAUGHTERS OR SONS TO ORDER.

Since the earliest times and in all countries people have discussed with interest more or less keen the possl- bility of re-determining the sex Of their children-that is, of adding eltn- CT boys or girls to family, accord ing to preference or need. Usually, IL cannot be denied, the desire has been to assure the arrival of male heirs for the property-owning class, while hardly less strong was that to have a sufficiency of soldiers to defend the tribe or nation, and on frequently found occasion, to attack the always hated foreigner. Innumerable devices for attaining the desired end have been invented in the past, all incl fectiye because unscientiic and based on assumptions instead of on obser- vation and experiment, and even now the whole domain is ruled by what ignorance compels us to call chance.
 Of late years, however, the old prob lem has been taken up in a new way. The biologists, especially those using the key to the mysteries of heredlty supplied by the great Mendel, have slowly been substituting facts for fancies and superstitition, and though the problem is still far from con- plete solution, gleams of light are be- ginning to penetrate the darkness, ana with some confidence it can be ex- nected before long-in half century or so-human beings will be as sue cessful as are the bees, for instance in controlling the sex of their prog eny.
 In lecture reported recently, pr. Oscar Riddle told of discoveries made by himself and his fellow-workers in the Cold Spring laboratory. There. in regard to this subject as in re gard to so many others, they are questioning nature" and getting an swers whence in due course trust worthy deductions can be made ana
 
 formulated into laws. Of course they are finding that behind the ehect o1 sex. as behind every other. there IS cause, not chance. and they nave learned from the breeding Of animals that what nature" does blindly and clumsily, with no compunction for in cidental daughters and failures> can be done purposefully and better through the use of intelligence based on knowledge.
 Curiously enough. the new power seems to be coming when the desire for it is rapidly waning. The birth of a daughter is no longer calam- ity, disgrace, or misfortune; not infrequenuy she receives an even warmer welcome than a son-and grows up to justify the preference.-- EY
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
WANT ROOSEVELT
 FOR GOVERNOR
New York Proeressives Believe That He Win Make the Race-Ex-
 pected Back May 18th.

NEW YORK, April 14.-The Pro gressives of thi. state are booming Colonel Roosevelt for governor. A conference of the leaders of the party was held here yesterday and steps taken to organize an active campaign all over the state.
 Colonel Roosevelt is expected to return from South America about the middle of May. but messages will be proposition is agreeable to him.
 Progressive leaders who claim to have Rooseyelt's confidence assert that he will make the race.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
SIGMA NUS GATHER FROM
 MANY STATES OF UNION

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Signa Nus from all over the East gathered here today for the first division con- vention" The exercises will culmi- nate in banquet tomorrow night at which Wade H. Ellis, former assistant attorney general, Representatives Clayton, Evans, Edwards and Helm, with number of other prominent of fcials, will participate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
HUERTA's sTRoNGsT ENEMY.

Governmental poverty is the great est and most powerful enemy of Die tator Huerta. He has exhausted the treasury, spending much of the money illegally, and has been unable to finance his army. Now the banking institutions of the Mexican capital are facing disaster and when they fall, so falls Huerta.
 In January, Huerta declared a "banE holiday" which has been in opera tion ever since and has saved the banks the unpleasantness of meeting their obligations. Pressure from creditors has forced Huerta to end this pleasant fiction and he has de cided that the banks must resume business. It is said that he reached this decision after the bankers had re fused to loan him any more money.
 It is altogether likely that panic will follow the forced resumption of business by the Mexican banks. This, of course. will be most unfortunate for the bankers and the business in terests of Mexico, but it will be worth the cost if it results ill forcing Hu- erta's overthrow, which has been de ferred chiefly by his extortions from the banking interests of his revolu- tion-torn republic--Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
From Bad to Worse.

Hemmandha $ face wore worried look.
 I'm ill trouble" he said. Il don't seem to be able to get up early in the morning."
 "Why don'tfyou get yourself a nice little alarm clock?' the head book keeper suggested.
 II did, but ] didn't hear the thing when it went or"
 '"rhen why don't you get big oneT'
 II did that. too, and it made me lose too much time."
 Made you lose time?"
 "Yes. It rang so loudly that it awakened the man in the next room. and he beat mo to the washroom." Pittsburgh hronicle-Telegraph.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
Why Do They Do This?

Miss Prim (who is forty-one)-Yes, l was thirty only last week. Think of it! The caller Mged thirty-seven, with q charming insincerity)-Dear me! l couldn't have guessed you were more than four years my senior. I will be twenty-five next month. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

The Alameda returned from Seward about four o'clock this afternoon and sailed for Seattle one hour later. She carried number of outgoing pas- sengers. a.,... :. H.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

How lucky it is that the politicians were not allowed to undertake the building of the Panama canal. They do not know what use to make of 1t, now that it is built and ready for op- eration.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

Chicago's women assessors are charged with talking too much about the property they are locating in the course of their official work. They probably are enjoying themselves so thoroughly that they can not keep still about 1t.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
Ljfe's FitfuI Eever.

Terrible times these. The books aren't fit to read. and the plays aren't fit to see''
 Tough. ehw
 "Yes. and. as usual. my wife hasn't a thing fit to wear."-Louisville Cou- rier-JOurnal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

New York is to have Poor Mans court" leaving the inference that the courts now in existence there are rich mems courts
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
HIGHEST sKYscRAPER YET
Pan American Building, In Nov York, to a. so4.6 Fest Tall.

: t0 oe o0v'o IVY a6
 Plans for a pan-American building to be erected on. the block bounded by Broadway. Eighth avenue. Fifty seventh and Fifty-eighth streets. New York. and to" be the highest building in the world have been filed. The structure will be S94.6 feet high. will nave nfty-0ne. stories and will. cost $12.ao0000, S. ... .s.."@,
 The Pan-Amerlcan States associa- ton. which filed the plAns. proposes to have Ii building Ehess trsde relations between this conntEf and Cehtai and South American soahtriss may bs fec tered.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

Times are getting better, all right Complaint is being made by members of the New York legislature that they are being pestered by the bold lobby iStS
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
'Appropriats.t :

Fair Torshiper-What is that sad, sad air you're playing, professor? The Professor-Da iss Beethoven's Fare well to the Piano." see dose install uient people coming init der van.-Puck.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

If tyo,i would learn the value of mon- ey go and try to borrow some, for hs that goes .a-borrowing goes a-sorrow- ing.--Benjanin Franklin
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
Clean Your Sidewalks!

All sidewalks in the town of Val dez must be cleared of snow by April 15 or the city will have same clean ed and the cost thereof will be taxed against the property.
 WILLARD SCOTT, City Marshal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

Music! Music! Music! All the latest popular must; at the Valdez Drug, Store. ,> ', k
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
.FreouentIuths Way.

. Tt seems tome that he made very sound argument" ..... "Yes. and did you notice he made very little noise about it?"-Chicage Record Herald. x 'e''
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

<, If you waaI. all Ine news all the &ime. read the Prospector
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14

Locations Temp. Snow
 Monday, April 14, 1914. Wortman's, clear, windy =. 76 Summit, cloudy, windy .... 132 Beaver Dam, cloudy, calm 28 56 Teikhell, cloudy, windy =. IS 52 Tonsina, cloudy, windy :. 10 17 Copper Center, cloudy, calm .12 12 Gulkana, cloudy, calm .... 10 2p Hogan's, cloudy, calm .... 12 25 Paxson's, clear, calm ..... 10 20 Wortman' 's-Trail drifted. Summit-Trail closed. Beaver Dam-Trail drifted. Teikhell-Trail drifted. Tonsina-Trail open. Copper Center-Trail fair Gulkana-Trail heavy. Hogan's-Trail heavy. Paxson's-Trail open.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
WEATHER RECORD.

Taken at 800 a. m. Snow is given as depth on level. in inches. Locations Temp. Snow
 Monday Anrtl 14 1914
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-14
Valdez. April 13, 1914.

Partly cloudy. strong breeze, wind
 N. E. thirty miles. Showed at night.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
DANDlNEAU TO
HAVE HEARING
Charged With kidnapping; Coun'
ty Attorney Greene Here
to Handle Case.
BULLETIN.
Dandineau this afternoon was
bound over to the district court on
a charge of abduction.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Frank Dandineau, who narrowly
escaped violence at the hands of an
angry mob at Gilbert Sunday morn
ing, following his arrest for kidnap-
ing the little 4-year-old daughter of
Victor Johnson, will have a hearing
before Judge Anderson at Gilbert
this afternoon. County Attorney
Greene arrived from Duluth this morn
ing to conduct the hearing which was
set for 2 o'clock this afternoon. Feel
ing at Gilbert which ran high against
Dandineau is said to have subsidized
since it has been learned that he did
not attempt to mistreat the child and
the general disposition is now to re-
gard him as a lunatic.
County Attorney Greene interview
ed Dandineau Immediately after his
arrival from Duluth this morning. He
talked to Mr.. Greene in a rapid, dis
connected fashion, but had little to
say about the Gilbert affair.
The general opinion that Dandineau
is insane seems to be borne out by his
present conduct and his past record
County Attorney Greene will thorou-
ghly investigate, however, before or
dering Dandineau turned over to
Judge Gilpin for examination.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
new RATES IN
EFFECT TODAY
From Wednesdays Daily.

rom eQneSQay Dally.
A readjustment of the water rates
from the municipal plant affecting
practically every consumer of city
water becomes effective today. In
some cases the rates are lowered
while in others there are raises. Gen.
orally, however, the new rates effect
s reduction and especially benefit the
small consumer. The commission, &C.
cording to J. w. Murphy, secretary
was not in position to give out an
accurate schedule today, owing to mis-
prints in the list prepared, but within
short time will have accurate sched-
ules available. Announcement of the
new schedule in the down town dis
trict this morning precipitated some
complaint from water users who find
the rates increased over the old sched-
ule and members of the commission
have been kept busy today explaining
the conditions on which the new
schedule is based. eve are sure the
rates will be generally acceptable to
consumers" said a member of the
commission. this morning, "when they
are thoroughly understood. They are
in effect a general reduction to all
consumers where there are some in
dividual cases where raises were
necessary to strike a fair average to
city water consumers generally.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
PAUL M'MAH0N
HEADS H. S. A. A

Paul Mcmahon was elected presi-
dent of the Virginia High School Ath-
letic association at a meeting yester-
day afternoon. Harold Cusson was
chosen baseball manager and Dave
Gustafson, manager of the track
team.
Each office was contested keenly,
there beng three candidates for each.
Clayton Quayle and Harry Prib-
now, secretary and treasurer, respect
lively, will hold over.
The new baseball and track team
managers were both prominent in
basketball the past season. They are
all-around athletes and their selection
yesterday is approved generally by the
student body.
With their election, impetus is given
to spring athletics. Indoor timber
ing up will be the order of each day
from now until the weather permits of
outdoor work.
Unusual interest was shown in both
baseball and track athletics at yester-
days meeting and the high school ex-
poets to be strong in these depart
ments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
MINING WORK
BEING STARTED
Shenang0 Furnace Company
Gets Ready to Open CHS
holm Property.

From Wednesdays Daily.
CHISHOLM, MIMI, April, 1.-The
Shenango Furnace company is put
ting the tracks to the dump in con-
dition for beginning of spring work.
Crews today were added to the pit
gangs and the forces will be increas-
ed until the full force is again work.
ing.
This means renewed activity, as
other mines will soon follow the ex-
ample of the Shenango.
Many Seek Work.
Many men are besieging the newly
created officessssQf the bureau of COM
plants and statistics of the village,
one branch of which covers the book
ing of men for the seasons work.
Supt. Harry O'Brien has been busy
getting the necessary details from ap-
plicants for both day labor and team
work. The street work will probably
not start for a couple of weeks yet
as the frost is still in the ground
Small crews are being employed keep
ing bitches open and assisting in re-
moving the snow from Objectionable
places.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
LAST RITES FOR
". 7. BAILEY, SIR
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Funeral services for w. T. Bailey,
ST., president of the w. T. Bailey
Lumber company Of Virginia, and St.
Louis county and Virginia pioneer,
whose death occurred at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning at St. Mary's hos
pital, Rochester, MIMI, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the family home, 1877 East First
street, Duluth, in charge Of DR.. Yost,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church Of Duluth. Interment will be
at Forest Hill cemetery.
The honorary pail bearers will be
Charles d'Autremont, B. F. Smith, A.
B. Wolvin and John Williams. The
active pail bearers will be Robert
Whitesides, Daniel Healy, Frank
Smith, Richard M. Sellwood, William
Orr and w. I. Prince.
Many old friends of w. T. Bailey,
ST., from Virginia will attend the
funeral services. The body was
brought from Rochester to Duluth
this morning and was taken to the
family home.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
INSURGENCY RIFE IN RANKS OF
The N. VAIN VIRGINIA TODAY
GAS PLANTS
DISCUSSED BY !.
THE ENGINEERS
From Wednesdays Daily.

VIII w Sul1cSudy S Da1ly.
T. lvarson, chemical engineer, con-
nected with the laboratory of the
Virginia district of the Oliver Iron
Mining company read a highly inter-
esting paper before the regular meet
ing of the Virginia Engineering So
ciety last night at the public library
on gas plants.
Mr.. 1verson discussed in detail
every kind of gas plant from the
standpoint of operation. An informal
discussion followed the paper by the
engineers present. About 80 attend
ed the meeting. The relative merit
of pressure and no pressure water
gas plants was discussed at some
length. N. A. Smith, who is here in
the interests of concern who are
interested in installing a gas plant
in Virginia also gave a talk. Mr.
Smith favored high pressure water
gas plants and said they were most
generally in use about the country.
Several members of the city council
attended the meeting on the invita-
ton of the engineers and were in
terested listeners to the discussion
A. B. Holley presided at the meeting
The constitution of the club was dis
cussed at some time with regard t.
it's provisions, but the questions at is
sue were left to be decided at futur'
| meeting.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
From Tuesdays Daily.
From Tuesdays Daily.
O. "a
BEAT OLD MAN COST
DESIGN SPRING HATS
o. o. %
SOME. LITTLE. COOKS

Aha! The high cost of dressing
: has been dealt a body blow by the
girls Of the domestic science de-
partment of the Virginia Techni-
cal high school.
The girls are making their own
hats. Some of them are modelling
: entirely new creations, while 9TH
ers are making their old hats: look
like new ones. They also are
working on summer gowns. A few
girls have limited that they. may
make their. own commencement
dresses, .@
II An Easter luncheon, prepared
and served by the domestic science
classes, will be given next Tues
day. Teachers and friends Of the
members will be invited,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
MT: IRON NEWS

H. c. Lynch of Chicago, arrived
Saturday to spend few days. While
her Mr.. Lynch has been a guest at
Mrs. Eilertson's with w. Anderson,
the school manual training teacher.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Anderson
were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Pearce.
Pat Hagen has been in St. Paul
attending the democratic convention.
During his absence, Mr.. Matchefts,
the Virginia partner in the Mountain
Iron Store Company, is here look
ing after the business.
While playing with some children
on a wagon Saturday afternoon, Mrs
Henderson's little son, Robert, fell
to the ground and broke his arm.
Mrs. Schultz of Virginia, was an
out-of- town visitor at the Methodist
Aid last week. She was the guest OF
Mrs. F. R. Stephan.
Rev. H. E. Neff of Virginia, was in
the village Thursday afternoon OF
last week, visiting his parishioners.
Mrs. Armstrong, who passed tt
her rest last Thursday morning, was
a sister of Charles Walker of this
village. Quite number Of Mountain
Iron people attended the funeral.
To celebrate her birthday, Mrs. G
w. Williams of the farm. gave a very
enjoyable dinner party Monday even
ing to few Of her friends. Tht
guests We're: Mrs Williams, of Wr
ginia; Mrs. Nichols, Of Eveleth; Mrs
Parsons, Misses Currie, Whitcomb
Bretzke, Riley, Auten, all Of Noun
tain Iron.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
URIC ACID SOLVENT.
so Cent Bottle (32 Doses) Free.

so Cent Bottle (32 DOses) Free.
Just because you start the day
worried and tired, stiff legs and arms
and muscles, an aching head, burning
and bearing down pains in the back
worn out before the day begins, do
not think you have to stay in that
condition.
Be strong, well and vigorous, with
no more pain from stiff joints, sore
muscles, rheumatic suffering, aching
back or kidney disease.
For any form of bladder trouble
or weakness, it's action is really Won
derful. Those sufferers who are in
and out of bed half dozen times a
night will. appreciate tie rest, COM
fort and strength this treatment
gives.
To prove the Williams Treatment
conquers kidney and bladder diseases
rheumatism and all uric acid trou-
bles, no matter how chronic or stub
born, if you have never used the
Williams Treatment, we will give one
SOC bottle (32 doses) free if you will
cut out this notice and send it with
your name and address, with 10c to
help pay distribution expenses, to
The DR. ID. A. Williams Company,
Dept. 27e4 P. o. Bldg, East Hamp-
ton, Conn. Send at once and you will
receive by parcel post a regular SOC
bottle, without charge and without
any obligations. One bottle only to
an address.-Adv. ==>.. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
HIRES
WILLIAMSON
Investigation Proves His Work
Satisfactory; Ordinance Pro-
vides Flagmen.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
After the finance committee had re-
ported favorably on the question of
hiring S. S. Williamson, expert &C.
countant, to audit the books of the
city, the council last night ratified the
contract with Mr.. Williamson. The
contract had been held up owing to
a controversy over the way the books
had been audited in the town of Great
Scott. Mr.. Williamson informed the
finance committee that he was salts
fled that an investigation had been
made Of the manner in which the
books were handled in Great Scott.
Frame Dougherty of Minneapolis, ex-
~ert accountants, also applied for the
auditing contract.
Desire Flagmen.
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern
Railroad company will have to sta
ton flagmen at each crossing in the
city, if an ordinance, which had its
first reading last night, is passed.
City Attorney Morgan reported that
the firm of H. L. Bartlett & company,
had failed to remit check for over
payments made on paving contracts.
N. L. Hugo of Duluth, who was in
Virginia Saturday, said that the
money would be returned to the city
as soon as one of the firm, who is in
the west, returns to Duluth.
To Extend Sewer.
Application was made for sewer ex.
tensions in Pillsbury addition.
Larson & Larson were granted a
plumbers license.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw bond to protect the city
against operations at the Madrid
mine by the Eureka Mining company
The bond will be. similar to that, giver
by A. B. Coates when he operated thu
| property. -
In the absence of Mayor-elect Mike
Boylan, president Of the council, AL
derman A. D. Heritage occupied thu
presidents chair at the council meet
| ing last night.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-03
REFERENDUM SHOULD Be INVOKED
IN BRITISH CRISIS, SAYS 0GILVY
War at Present Is Unlikely But Fight May Come Irish Par
lament Tries to Collect Taxes in Ulster, and Con-
fict Would Be Desperate.

the army, through it's officers, has
more particularly objected.
It must not be thought that the
rank and file of the army have not
just as strong views as their officers,
but they are enlisted for certain terms
and cannot resign as do the officers.
The merits and dement's of the
home rule are regarded from exactly
opposite points Of view in the north
and south Of Ireland, just as much so
as was the question of slavery at the
north and at the south Of the United
States, and there is no point at which
compromise can rest, unless it be that
both north and south become self-gov-
erning under the separate parlia-
ments.
There are of course disadvantages
to this plan, but at least it would
avoid civil war, and if Ulster feels it
does not need parliament but pre-
fers to be represented at Westminis-
ter that plan would work as it does
for Scotland.
Scotland United AS to Her Needs.
Scotland has been practically self
governing for long time, because
they are united as to their needs, and
as rule English members retire
| when Scots matters are being discuss
ed, leaving the Scotsmen to settle
their own questions. On the other
hand, Scotsmen, though they are so
largely radical, do not know their
weight to one or the other faction as
does the Irish party and try to exact
more than their share of representa-
ton and freedom from taxes.
| The present government would
hardly have working majority with
out the help of the Irish Nationalist
and this is what places them between
the devil and the deep sea when they
are asked to use the referendum and
allow the question to be settled at
large by the combined British and
Irish vote.
The Ulstermen have a much greater
religious solidity and, perhaps, bigo-
try than is usually now to be found
in the Presbyterian church, for the
Church of Rome has kept them edged
up and their religion is a real and
vital thing kept alive and in full
bloom, as only religion can be by a
certain amount of insecurity and OPP
position.
If the Ulstermen do fight they will
do so about like Cromwell's round
head 1ronsides-full of fanatic belief
and Christian fortitude to take what
comes-and they will be, as ever are
} men imbued with such a spirit, hard
to beat. :,