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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-09
A bsorbing Fresh Blood.

This Is the season when there is a
large accession from the schools to
the ranks OF the workers Within the
past few weeks several hundred
thousand young people have been
/ raduated' from schools and col
leges and must now be absorbed by
the industries. The problem of as
Stimulating a reasonable share of the
best available young blood is serious
one because on it's solution depends
the future of the industry. These are
two aspects of this situation which
demand attention The recruit must
begin his work with the determine
tion to make the most of it and of
himself. On the other hand the en-
ployer must see to it that the youth
has fair opportunity to make good.
Each applicant for a position must
be considered as an individual. not
simply as help" and his qualifica :
tons must be studied to enable him
to be fitted to the proper task. When
ser to work he must not be left to
his own devices. bat must have sope
guidance so that he will develop
properly and can utilize all present
agcncies for his Improvement Orig
lnal devices must be used as neces-
sary to bring out the latent ability
OF the neophyte. We can imagine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-09

at the Villa dele Pianore, in the
province OF Lucca, near the famous
italian sea resort of FiaregEie Her
father, Robert, retained the title OF
grand duke Of Tuscany, even If he
didn't retain ;he dukedom, the latter
having been Incorporated into tie
growing kingdom OF italy when the
duke was only ten years old. His
predecessors enjoyed also the titles of
king Of Hanover, duke Of Brunswick,
duke or Parma, and king of Naples.
but Robert didn't insist on these.
Princess Xita's mother Was the In
fanta Maria Theresa, of Portugal,
Youngest and handsomest OF the six
famous Braganza sisters whose
brother. Dom Miguel, a few years ago,
married Anita Stewart, of New York,
Zitas mother was Duke Roberts
second wife, and Zita was the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-09

Write us for catalogues. /
Richmond visit our store, and W
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-09

that we hear our older friends,
brought up under the good. old
fashioned but now obsolete methods.
exclaiming, ''Bosh, throw the young
ster in and let him learn to swim
by swimming This new-fangied cod
ding business doesn't go with me-"
Times have changed, however. We
must have something to do for the
boy what the old apprentice system
did We do not advocate coddling, but
we do deplore eglect:--F'ron the
Electric Railway Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-09

thirteenth child. the duke having had
eight children by his first wife and
twelve by his second.
OF the former. only three, Princess
Marie Theresa. Prince Elias and
Princess Beatrice are normal The
other five are weakminded. Although
Duke Robert insisted they should al
ways remain under the parental root,
il was necessary for them to have
constant attendance and surveillance.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16

issue Of Farm and Fireside contains
a powerful argument for the extermi'
nation Of rats. 1t says:
1.-THE greatest enemy Of man is man.
And next to him, perhaps. the rat,
The rat is incredibly cunning. He can
live in any climate. He sails the seas
i'll ships. He forages in the open
fields Of burrows through walls and
intrudes into the home. Man himself
is no harder than the rat. and In the
matching of wits against wits the rat
up to this time has been the victor.
He augments every famine in the
world. If the depredations of rats
could be prevented the cost Of living
would certainly be lowered. Active
as he is in famine. the rats most
spectacular cooperation with death
lies in his co-partnership with pesti-
lence."
The suggestion is made that rat ex-
termination receive such attention
from institutions of learning al that
now given to getting rid Of insect
pests by sprays and fungicides. 1t is
also suggested that rat extermination
should become a profession in which
an educated man might engage. II
Carnegie comes forward with a ten
million dollar endowment for rat ex-
termination. that may lead to this
result. Meanwhile there is some lit
tile money in the business. Philadel-
phia appropriated ten thousand dol
lars to pay for rat killing only few
days ago.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
AS TO SOUTH AMERICA.

John Barrett. director-general of
the Pan American union, declares that
what Is needed at this hour In Latin
America is not alone the manufactur.
ed products Of the United States,
which are required in very consider.
able quantities. but generous credits
on these purchases, and markets at
reasonable rates for raw products
which usually so to Europe, and ready
money and loans. He says that if
Latin-America can sell at "a fair fig
ure her accumulating raw products,
and buy, in turn, through receiving fl
nancial help and cooperation In the
form of advances and credits from
United States exporters, importers
and bankers. the situation brought on
by the war will be speedily remedied
and the commercial interests of the
United States and Latin-America will
enter upon a new era Of commerce
and comfy.
Putting the extent of the opportuni-
ty into figures, he observes that the
twenty Latin-Anerican countries last
year bought imports and sold exports
to the vast total of $3,000,OO0,000, Of
which 100000 were transac-
tions with Europe. That Americans
have chance TO do the business
which Europeans on account Of the
war must forego he deduees from the
fact that i'll the past seven years the
trade between the United States and
Latin America has expanded from
$%50, 100000 per annum to sS50,0O0,
600 per annunl, Oh nearly 100 per cent.
Now comes the European war, cut
ting off supplies from Europe. and at
the same time Gripping Latin -Ameri-
can financial resources and CONNER
cial machinery. While the people
have no means Of exchange they can
not buy, no matter how much they
desire to do so. Director-General
Barrett observes:
THE opportunity of the hour there
fore, in a word, is not SO much one for
immediate large sales Of United States
operation and mutual help. together
with careful investigation Of CONNER
oial conditions and preparation to
meet future competition"
Americans who want to do a large
business with South America have
reason to be hopeful, but they must
be patient. There are things to be
done before the machinery of exchange
will be in place and ready to work.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
a VERY REAL DANGER.

Often when baby shows have been
held, cautious mothers, proud Of their
offspring, have advanced as reason
for non.participation that they did
not want to expose Little Precious"
to the danger Of catching whooping
cough OF measles or some other con-
tagtous disease-and the reason was
a good one. The safest place for q
baby is ut home.
The same rule applies to prize an
lmais. Much good has come from cat
tie shows, which stimulate enterprise
on the part Of growers. but there is
an element of risk when contagious
diseases are prevalent. Years ago, the
most valuable bull in Wisconsin,, sent
to the Atlanta cotton exposition, fell
a victim to Texas fever. communicat-
ed by the insect known as the tick.
The present epidemic of foot and
mouth disease was spread through the
agency Of the international dairy show
recently held In Chicago.
For some time hereafter there will
be dread on the part of owners of
valuable cattle to take the risk Of en-
tering them FOR exhibitions. The only
thing that can overcome that dread
will be the assurance Of the most rig
i'd precautions by thorough sanitary
examination of all animals before ad-
mission to any show.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16

lished one several years ago. He op.
ened great place. made II. blaze with
light, adorned it in the most approv-
ed American manner, employed all
army Of saleswomen, had music In
the balconies, and did everything he
knew to entice the English people
away from their inherited love for
small shops.
The favor of ROYALTY was courted,
as it Is by every grade Of British
tradesmen from Sir Thomas Upton
down. Presumably the new method
of selling at retail was successful: at
any rate. the department store idea
has become a fixture in London.
The queen mother had favored one
of these stores with a share of her
patronage. which fact was duly adj
vertised in the British way. The war
came OH and the Prince of Wales
fund for the relief of those whose in
cause Of military service was started.
The owners of the store which the
queen mother had patronized sent
their check for 10000 ($5o.O0o),
Then 1t was learned that this store
had dismissed half its force OF en-
ployes. at time when a supreme ef-
fort was being made to provide work
for as many people as possible. The
check for 100000 had really come
out of the employees instead Of the
firm.
Back went the big check. The royal
patronage was withdrawn. The firm
has its money and a singing rebuke.
This is the way English royalty inn
presses the duty of patriotism and CO.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
THE TRUE AMERICAN SPIRIT,

Milwaukee Wisconsin: 1t is not to
be supposed that the attempt to grab
money from the federal treasury in
order to put Southern planters on
Easy street had tho unanimous ap-
proval of the South. bishop Warren
A. Gambler, chancellor of the new
Methodist university at Atlanta, re-
ferred to the subject In a sermon de-
livered at Washington last Sunday,
and here is what he said: 49,
II have no sympathy with people
who look to the government to fur.
ish them with a square meal every
time they are forced to do without
their breakfast. do not believe it Is
the province Of the government to act
as great lunch counter, and before
would trample the constitution un-
der foot to have the government un.
dertake paternalistic schemes for the
material benefit of portion Of the
people, would starve."
These words breathe the true Amer
lean spirit of manly independence.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16

Mrs: Dora Funk Guien, a farmers
wife, brought the habeas corpus pro
ceedinss to obtain possession Of the
w Another of Mrs. Weeks boys,
Fred, whom Kraft claimed az his, is
also named as an heir In his will.
No effort to break tho will of Louis
KRAFT and take from the, children he
recognized as his SONS their Inherit
ance will be made by Mrs. Catherine
Kraft. the politician's widow: >.
Even If the latter part of my life
has been saddened by this affair, /
would like to see the boys shielded"
1T was about hfteeu years ago
that my husband. who was much In
terested In -spiritualism, called to
consult Nine. Weeks, who held sc.
ances at her home. then on Richmond
street.
Mime. Weeks seemed to have a
strange occult influence over him
from the beginning"
A former fighter, Eddie santry. was
elected to the Illinois legislature last
week. Looks good for the revival of
boxing In that state.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
At the left and

Washington, Nov. 1s.-w!th each
step II. the legal struggle before Judge
German for the possession Of 11-year-
old Louis Weeks, known also a. Louis
Kraft, is revealed another remarkable
chapter in the strange story. the CEN
trail hgure Of which y. the 1ate Louis
Kraft, once a ppwerful and wealthy
figure In republican poltucs Of this city
and county. Z;
According to the. testimony which,
it is claimed, yiN be offered next
Kraft had a desire Tor I natural and
direct heir that amounted to q pas
sion, which finally led him to believe
in q theory ~ wSifd - any the mind
of ap Oriental sdreamer could con.
ceive It is claiHed that:
Evidence Will show that when
death removed -. young 4; woman
whom Kraft kneN He sought to CONS
muuicate with her ~ in 4 the spirit
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16

death, comes a woman who claims
this "spirit child" 40 hers. ana says
that when 1t was born she did not
know such q man az KRAFT existed.
The child was adopted b. I woman
who has claimed him, and saya Kraft,
.drM in the belief Of the spirit child"
acknowledged tho child a. his in his
will.
The women who now claims tho
child promises to tell ali this and
more Of what has transpired In the
years since she parted with the baby,
. few days after Its birth, UP to tho
time Of Kraft's death. She will bring
into court as exhibits her two sons,
Samuel and Lorenzo, to show the al
legged resemblance between them and
the spirit child"
The spirit mother" is Mrs. Stephen
Weeks, q former spiritualiatic me.
dunn. whom Kraft recognized in his
will g the mother Of the spirit
child"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
PANAMA CANAL BUSINESS.

The first two months business
through the Panama canal disclosed
what was inevitable under conditions
OF war. That is to say, the largest
class Of business was American coast
wise trade. which is doubly exempt
from disturbance by the war. 1t is a
legal monopoly, and it is the business
of neutrals, not subject to war risks.
Under such conditions it is plain that
exemption from tolls would have
thrown the support OF tho canal al
most entirely upon the taxpayers. at
time when the treasury's deficit has
almost demanded additional taxation
Taxation to enlarge the profits of the
monopoly. and to provide the running
expenses of the canal, would certainly
be more unpopular than the taxation
which already is Il heavy load for the
administration SO unfortunate as to
be involved in the results of the war
without possibility of escape.
The freight charges TO the shippers
are not based upon canal tolls and
other costs Of carriage This is COM
Detitive business. and the competition
fixes the rates until the era of COM
bnation arrives. The ships charge just
as much as they can and get the busi-
ness. The railways do the same. When
each learns what business it can get
ond where the best profits lie, the
rates will become normal. At present
the railways are regulated, and the
ships are not. 1t Will he interesting to
learn whether the new trade COM
mission will regard this as an unfair
method Of competition. and If SO what
it will do to prevent it's being carried
60 far as to be detrinlental-first to
the railways and secondly to shippers
after the railways have been driven
from the trade.
The ultimate result may be that the
ships will he placed under regulation.
possibly under the same regulation as
the railways. Tie present situation is
that the railways are not allowed to
compete with the monopoly through
the canal lest the ships should be un-
equal to the trial. That is to say, the
rates are to be kept up in tenderness
was built rates down. But 1t is clear
that cutthroat competition among the
ships is as bad for the ships as COM
petition with the railways. A COM
bination among the ships for uni
form rate is predestined. It necessar-
lily exists among the railways under
the law and the interstate commerce
commission. Reasonable rates might
be established better before than aft
er fight for life between the ships
and the railways Neither should be
allowed to ruin the other for the sake
Of the shippers. The rates should
not be allowed to fall unreasonably
low. They ought to be high enough
to support the canal at least, and
preferably to pay for it. If that
should he done. the canal money
would be released for further similar
use. The results above predicted are
matters of years, and there will be
many cross currents of interest before
the adjustment is reached.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16


He was led to believe he was 30
doing. and when he asked her what
hs should do With all the money he
had accumulated, he was told by this
spirit he ought to have IN hair: he
should have. bestowed on him q: :"spir-
1t child" arriving through some mys-
tsrtous way from the unknown world:
: And then, when this spirit child"
arrived. It 10 olaimed. this man Of the
world. shrewd and practical In all
things pertaining to men, believed In
and accepted the spirit child" as his
own. -.
1t is this child who Ii the subject
Of the litigation which has unfolded
the remarkable story. KRAFT accept-
cd this child and another As his. and
made them heirs to part Of. his es.
tate, providing for them ~ he would
tor legitimate children.
Now almost" . year AFTER Kraft's
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES At
0NCE---7RY NY CATARRH BALM

small bottle o. "Ely's Cream Balm"
ba dssolses s.Sas; n; bn u. 'Tsst nss
Of the nqstr11; penetratse ana heals
the inhlnsd. swollen membrane
Wh1oh lines &ho A0ee, head and
throat; clears the air passagos; stops
hssty 6i6ehaT4eo -aaA . feeling OF
cieansing. soothing relief comes i'm.
peay i.y ...k. !. Ut tonight stzu.-
'catarrh or . cold. with its running
nose, foul mucous dfopping into the
throat. ana raw dryneGs 80 distress
inE but truly needless.
Put your tattk-juAt nncs--in
"Ety's Cream Dsam's aad your cold
Or catafrh will surely disappear.
AAY. 2 80 ~ I. Z 49, r. u. -.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
IN OUR SCHOOL
A PLEsSuNT TIME

Our .esteamed jannitor, Mister
Blinky Hammond got the fenuse 60
IN gfine while we were out at resess
today, & when the smoak started
coming up the chimbley evverybody
hollered "Fierl" George Cushman.
who was driving Hennery.. Hood's 3
butcher Wagon. herd us t. thot It
was reel fer. SO he whipped up 4
went down & notified the Have-Can.
&-Wll! fer departmunt B. thay calm
a.cooting. Miss Palmer toai them
they wasent amy fer. but Cheap Den
ninger sed he couldent talk amy
chanses. & as long as thay was thare
thay mite az well practise a iittei, 40
thay went down seller & skwirted the
hoase httel & chopped down a cole,
very sharp. Then thay went away.
While thay was with 10 wa dident
DO amy studying, so we wish to
thank them for thare kindness, say
GossuP.
Fatty Believes knows that Lilac
Grimes cant keap frum shivverins
when she thinks Of anything sower,
SO he ct cranberries in frunt Of her
all afternoon In school. d had q very
plessunt time.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
JAPANESE INJECT NEW MONROE
'' DOCTRINE.

When the fortress Of Tsing-tau cap
itulated and the Japanese found
themselves in possession of the Kiao.
Chau peninsula, the last German base
on the Asiatic shores Of the Pacific,
they announced that never more
would they permit China to cede ter
ritory to q foreign power. When the
japanese as allies Of Great Britain de-
clared war on Germany and began the
sigs Of Kiao-chau they declared that
they did not wish to possess foot Of
Chinese territory, and that in the
event Of their taking the city and
peninsula they would restore 1t to
China. :
The japanese have hereby given the
Monroe doctrine wider, almost a
worldwide interpretation. Our Mon
roe doctrine is almost century old.
1t was never popular among the ma
tions Of Europe. and they regarded
It a. little more than Yankee blu6.
Perhaps Germany of all European ma
tions has least respect for this cen
tury.old pronouncement. Now it is
Germany that is made to feel the
smart Of the newest application Of the
Monroe doctrine in eastern Asia. Ja-
pan has intimated that she should
look with extreme disfavor on the
granting by China Of any more con-
cessions to foreign powers, which 10
the Japanese way Of warning the
powers to keep away.
The doctrine applies to eastern Asia
whore Japan is dominant for the same
reasons that 1t applied to the Amsri-
cans whore the United States was
dominant, The scramble for easily
acquired land or commercial conces-
sions was constant irritant In this
hemisphere. and the Japanese havs
;GdvAacsd far enough az . world power
20 reeliss that the pssAosntnaa4 tnau-
Anco n their part OF the world should
~ Ghinles and Japaasss. We bsiisve
fIGfssppstttan II lngicai and snund ~
~ believe that the Noarce doctrine
aStSvqd u from the sorrowg OF interna-
fio1il comps Atst1en. =. - !:
lRoW sOxAIlTY JlXgpKEs ER.
RINa ~ ADElGN.
sSf nlou hae ~ - spfActaesl -.
= - vttA Aspa mt stores until
q. lA1
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16

with sunthing. It being his reslar
way. Torp says he can remenber
for the last ysrss syvery holiday he
had sumthing. the list being a. fol-
lers for the last yefe:
Last Thankssivins Torp had
Last christmuss Terp had Tooth.
Last eth Torp had Powder in his
.Apts@tawnsrul. Fell down on the
way q rot his nsw eoot al muddy SO
he couldent %. missing al the fun.
40 misfortswnate, say we, but II he
e going u have 1unthing now we
would b vsyTy much oblijed IL he
Nouid5 keap sawsy from US, We not
wishias te as.s annythsag ourselves
Torn Win hSve sumthing abowt time
for spring examinstions we will talk
% 1l1eD1yess = SeJ -.sre1 .--.s-,y =,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
Beautiful Party Dresses

One of the most Beautiful Lines of Party
Dresses we have shown, has just been received
absolutely Dame Fashions newest creations;
made up in fine Chfons Soft Taffetas, Messaines,
Combination lace effects, in Sea Greens, corn color,
white shell pink, and azure blue But to really ap-
precate their ingenious little n1annerisms, you
must see them in our showroom; priced from
$500 to $500
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
In Days of Autos

NIoUIIeI1O AS0"S'!
The artist held a. masters brush.
His Country Road On Sunday"
Just seemed to quite impart the hush
That such roads lack on Monday;
Twas realism, one could tell.
With shadows lightly fingered
Why actually man could smell
The gasoline that fingered
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
THE WAR ON THE RAT.

While there isn't much chance in
winter for swatting flies, the cold
weather will impose no obstacle to a
campaign against rats. The current
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
(By Paul West. }
illustrated by Moser.)

MONDAY.
Ten 1noar days & then-we'll all be
etins Turky!
KEAP AwARY FROM TORP.
Torp Stebbins announced when
school oapened this moarnins he was
fealing Qwear. he couldent just ex-
ackly explane WHARF, but all oaycr,
4 he says he bets he Is coming down
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-09
AER0PLAKE BOMBS

According to the latest advices from the seat
of near-war, an aviator, in the service of the
Mexican rebels was successful in dropping
bombs from an aerOplaneif killing four and
wounding others can be termed d success. This
action has brought fhe eyes Of the world to that
branch Of warfare, and the future operations OF
the aviator corps in the Mexican campaign will
be watched with considerable interest.
During the Morocco disturbance and the Bal,
kan war there was some use made of the aero
plane, especially during the siege of Adrianople
bnt there was not the interest created in the
possibilities Of this machine as an engine Of de-
strnction that will possibly follow the use Of
II in the present affair in Mexico.
{ There are few things about which the general
public understands less than tle military value
of aeronaltics. A general idea prevails that
the aeroplane may be very deadly weapon, and
aIl accomplish the destruction of battleships and
fortifeations by dropping bombs. On the other
hand there we're many, probably q majority who
we're Of the opinion that this bomb-dropping
business was purely theoretical
Particulars of the housekeeping in Mexico
haze not been made pnbIic yet but it was clearly
demonstrated in the limited use Of the aero
plane during the nlisunders landings in Europe,
that aeroplane scouts had to fly higher than had
been expected to keep out Of the danger Of the
terrestrial fire zone.
During the lnaneuvers over the Turkish lines.
several OF the machines we're struck at q height
of 5000 feet, inflicting considerable damage to
the planes. The actual workings of the aero
plane in q bomb-dropping engagement must be
at an altitude OF over 5000 feet, and at that dis
lance there will be little chance of catching a
snap shot to be later projected on some screen.