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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26

by terrifying plunge into cold wa
ter. which brought back his scattered
senses He had come down head first
into the well; Instantly rising to the
top gasping for breath. he felt some
thing floating on the water. 1t proved
to be his five-year-old son. dazed and
frightened. neither Of them hurt by
their airy flight. The pump had been
torn away by the cyclone. leaving a
two-inch iron pipe standing straight
up In the middle, Raising the boy
to his shoulders Mr. r.. by the help
of the pipe, managed TO work his way
TO the top of the we'll, a long hard
pun. with a mind full of dark tore
hodings. Making his way over the
dismal wreckage of broken timbers
and PROSTATE trees he found his wife
and two of the younger children.
trembling with terror but unhart. The
eldest daughter GANG running from
the orchard with the baby in her
arms; she had found him upon the
ground unhurt. and he had not even
cf'ed
The three boys we're calling from
The cellar where they were impris"
oned. The stove, organ. and heavy
desk had coasted In when the floor
had been dropped askew. and IT was
a hard task to set them free, but
they. too. were safe It is almost
unbelievable that cyclone that had
scattered their cozy home along the
prairie for a mile or more and had
not spared enough to make a re-
spectacle henhouse. had left every
one Of that large family unhurt ex-
cept for a few minor bruises. The
barn was gone. but there stood the
thirty head Of cattle still tied 10 the
stanchions. only one injured so that
1t had to be killed. and the two
horses unframed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
RELESS TALK
70 new YORK At
RATE Of ID. WORD
01RFI.Ess BUSINESS STANDS AT
PRESENT Al THRESHOLD OF
lyNREyEAI4E.D THINGS.

london, July IS Before a meeting
&j6f the nominions royal commission
Ekeid AT Scotland House, Westminster,
i kcen;iy. Mr.. Godfrey Isaacs. manaE-
Rs3nx director of the Marconi Wireless
AENsegTalh company, made some ina
VI nprtaat statements with regard To the
a 6eveiaprenrs OF wireless biography
Il and wireless telephony.
81 Owing to the experience the cnm-
& nany had gained 1t had been found
rs possible la construct two new stations
3NA1sing four times the power az tho
XsDresent wireless Installation between
ssTrtlama and Canada The new sta
Hons were situated. at Carnareon.
wales, ard Beimar. New York. and
i when thew were established, Mr..
I fsaac thought they would be able TO
4 undertake the whole % the work Of
the Pacific able. The company WAS
I also considering the establishment OF
y direct service between England and
u Buencs .Alges.
lnterroeated by SIR Rider HagrarG
i On the subject OF wireless telephony
Mr. Tsaacs said that Mi Marcoui
hared 10 telephone Ia New York pc
he end Of the year The expert
#4 ut would he carried ont directly
gone mechanical ARA ngeneHts had
shaen completed at CaTnarFGn. Added
#te this. Mr.. 1saacs said ne had nc
..ss'.ssaes.A 49, ~. s,s1, 80
B Ns 80. - - -
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fhsngse' Sir Rider Hageard asked
Yes. ! feel there are great things
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS
EXPANSION POLICY
Great Development of the Territory Served in Recent Years
Has Necessitaed Large Increase in Mieage-Goo
Gains Made in Gross Earnings.

which compares with s27,1s1,4of IN
1913 The credit and the balance OF
profit and loss on June 80. 1913, was
slT,374 55S as against ss95.145 on
June 80, 1895, In the meantime si2.
500. s67 was charged off, representing
discount on securities sold and 800
75s.a04 or an average annual rate Of
s2.TG per cent, has been paid in diVi-
bends on the preferred stock out
standing.
The circular concludes az follows:
TN surrendering our trust we Ia SO
with confidence that the territory
served by the Southern Railway com
pany will continue to increase In pop
ulation. Industry and wealth, and tina,
the company Will share in such pros
perity.
From a disjointed collection Of in
complete single track lines the sys-
tenn will have been developed into an
efficient doubled track trunk line fol
the entire main line from Washing
! ton 10 Atlanta. wth adequate shops
and terminals at the principal cite;
OF the entire territory served by the
company. ali well adapted to meet
the requirements OF the prosperous
and growing communities which the
Southern Railway company serves
we commend therefore, to the
stockholders the continuance OF the
policy Of progressive betterment which
has been constantly urged by the man
ecement since the organization OF the
company, and TO that end that there
shall be liberal provision OF new cap
ital. IT fs the true policy Of the com
pany 10 lead. rather than to follow. ir
the future development Of the South
and 70 maintain It's reputation and It;
past achievements In such leader
ship"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
Take a Dogs Judgment on Dogs

In the August American Magazine
Will Irwin writes a wonderful true
dog story entitled Togo. Mayor Of
Scituate" Togo is remarkable dog
ia Scituate. Massac ausetts--so WE'LL
known and liked that he is called the
mayor of Scituate. Togo's. power
among the dogs Of the neighborhood
IL shown In the following passage
from Twins story:
We perceived at last that Togo
had constituted himself com mittee on
admissions to Peggoty Beach. When
ever q new dog appeared Togo took
the matter under advisement for a
time, while he decided whether the
stranger might remain. II he ruled
adversely he thrashed that dog. and
contiE.aed to thrash him until he
learned that he was not elected.
am not saying but that Togo admin
listers this office caprtciousiy. He has
refused beach rights to individuals
which seem to me all that a deg
should be. as we'll as to certain surly
and treacherous examples of the spec
cies Still, Togo may be right. The
Judgment of sapient dog on dogs.
of woman on women--who am !
that / should disagrea?" y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
PAVING STREETS
WITH RUBBER IS
PROPHECY MADE
CALLED TO USES FOR
MANUFACTURES, WHICH ARE
ALMOST WITHOUT LIMIT.

The agricultural hall, London. IN
which Is taking place the exhibition
OF rubber products. has also been
chosen for the holding OF the fourth
international rubber and allied indus
tries congress.
The opening of the congress took
place recently under the presidency
Of Sir Henry Blake. In his in@Igura-
ton address, the chairman stated that
the production of plantation rubber
from the East amounted to $4,000
tons, while the total production of
the worlds rubber was 1913. 40 tons
for the year 1913, as against $1,000
tons In 1908. This increase. which
was considerable, was equalled by the
demand He urged upon the congress
the consideration that. while there
was limit to the supply of rubber
which was determined by suitable
conditions for the economic propaga-
ton of the rubber bearing trees and
the supply Of labor. the possible de-
mand for rubber might become I'M
limited.
The chief object of the congress
was the acquisition Of knowledge and
the frank interchange OF IDEAS To
the rubber planter. future prosperity
would best be secured by the reduc-
ton OF the cost of production. There
had been a steady decrease in the
cost. but there was still considerable
margin for possible saving in the cost
Of producing and marketing planta-
ton rubber.
Among the papers to be read we! +"
three on the subject OF synthetic rub
Der. Whatever might be felt ON LEG
subject. there was nothing TO he gain-
ed by ignoring 1t. The testing Of the
durability and the continuance of the
resilient and tensile properties of SYM
ttet4e- rubber would take some years
before manufacturers could safely ac-
cept 1t as reliable substitute for
rubber. If eventually synthetic rub
Der were proved to possess all the
requisite properties, the coming use
of rubber for pavement of streets and
paths, to which he looked forward
with some confidence as well as for
the flooring of public and private
buildings, would necessitate all the
rubber that could be produced either
by nature or art. The standardizing
OF rubber was another question and
one which called for careful consid-
GRAFTON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
Better Have Coed Wife Than
A LAWYER

In the August American Magazine
appears another Boston Rlackie story
written by Number 6606. who Is at
present a convict IN a Western peni-
tertiary. The story this month is en-
titled THE Story About Dad Nor
gan" Dad is poor old man who
had 70 go to Jail because he stole
money to help his daughter. The
daughter proved ungrateful. and fol-
lowing is Boston BlacKie's observa-
ton on women:
Women sure are a puzzle, There
nothing halfway about them. They're
either all right or all wrong-pyre
gold or common brass. The brass
ones help fill the penitentiaries. but
I'd rather have one right" woman
who loved me working to free me
than the best lawyer money could
hire"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
Waverly

waverfy. Va. July 2s Miss Marion
Ki,nartin has returned to her home
in Wayeraey. after Sisl. OF ten days
to- WAsntngtcn. u. -
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas II Howcrton
ard Visiting friends and relatives in
Halifax county.
x|Asrr. L n. Ship ard Miss Emily
sffertweod are spending some time AZ
/ Ocean View.
Ast.. ps,na, Adams ~ r9urrnvgsv4IYe
.r.-s.aS =, ~ borrn ~ M ana Mrs
= = r,vasav "a, Main. street th}s
!, !. NJ yr,,t,A f,tar,ra11 has returned
~ XII horu,. Ia xxevaf!y. after r. visit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
ROOSTER IN BATTLE
WITH TOURING CAR

Indianapolis, Ind, July 25.-Jeal-
ousy in the human breast over the
possession OF a motor car can be un-
derstood. but when ii comes TO the
animal Kingdom exhibiting some OF
the afore mentioned grecn-eyed mon
ster type OF feelings and then ex-
pressing them. few explanations can
satisfy. BE that as 1t may, however
there Is certain mem Der OF the
feathery tribe living in New Orleans
who gave a distinct and unique dem
onstration Of the feelings heretofore
concealed somewhere between the
wishbone and the wings. The follow
ing graphic description is given by
an eyewitness OF the incident.
c. f. Harde left his Cole Six
standing at the corner OF Dorgenois
and Gravier estreets and stepped into
a saloon to get drink Of ice water.
1t is a custom Of Mr. Hardie's TO
look around well before taking Ice
water. and one of the objects he no.
ticed in his survey was a young game
rooster cycling the new 1918 Cole ad-
niringly This was pleasing enough,
as Mr.. Hardie felt 1t in keeping with
the fitness of things that game
rooster should admire a game car
birds Of a feather" YOU know. IT
battle was to ensue.
When Mr.. Hardie had s!aked his
thirst he observed a crowd of urchins
had formed a circle around his car.
and, to his amazement, he discovered
in a second that this was a fighting
ring. The cock had seen his own
image mirrowed in the beautiful I'm
ish of the Cole and mistook 1t for
another. He few at the Cole again
and again. and 1t was quite apparent
that the Cole was getting the worst OF
it, as each spur left bad scratch on
the gloss.
Feeling that the urchins were at
fault for not protecting the. car, Mr..
Hardie gave them first attention, fol-
lowing. them around the corner and
almost forgetting the fierce battle still
raging Then he turned almost tear
ful eyes In the direction of the de-
fenceless Cole, the back OF which was
getting badly scratched, and imme-
diateIy the full amount Of damage be-
ing dons dawned upon him. He vain
~ tried 10 run the cock away. and his
white linen breaches got several OF
the passes made at the car. 1t was
evident that flight was the only way.
so he jumped into the car and got
under speed as quickly as possible.
The excitement and effort engen-
dered another thirst. and Mr.. Hardie
had to stop for more ice water. As
he stepped out OF the car he looked
back at the rooster. who had quit the
race only a block away. saw him
stand on his tip toes and heard him
crow, the crow of the victor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
PASTOR VISITS CAFES.


The Rev George F.. Cullen. pas
tor OF the West Grand Boulevard
Methodist Episcopal church. who
some months ago preached a series
Of sermons on Night Life in De-
iroit, 81" causing considerable com
nlent. has oCon visiting downtown
saloons and ga 'cs incognito.
From the material gathered he will
preach another series OF sermons. the
title of which VIII be Ten Nights
in a Barroom."
IT liz understood a number of In
teresting pictures have been made
to illustrate the talks.--Detroit dis
patch To New York American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
AUSTRIA APPEARS
ANXIOUS FOR WAR

st, Petersburg, July 2 There has
been no expectation here that Austria
would approach Servia with velvet
gloves, but nobody Anticipated the
astonishing character OF the ultima
tum sent by the dual monarchy to the
Balkan kingdom and presented 10
the government at Belgrade. The In
depreciation OF the note IS that Aus
tNa desires and intends var, as it is
eontended no State with the least pre-
tensions 10 independence would dream
of accepting such dictation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26

WASHINGTON July 25.--In connection
with the dissolution Of the voting
trust Of the Southern Railway com
pany, Charles Lanier and George r.
Baker. the surviving trustees, have
issued a circular to holders OF the
voting trustees certificates, outlining
developments of the property and the
territory served during the existence
Of tke voting trust. II is pointed ont
thatSin 1910 the population OF the
South an go defined was 1864 $40.
an increase in twenty years of 4.dTf.-
$50. or 34.fs per cent The last
available census figures of the value
OF property in the South compare 1871
with 1890 and show an increase in
wealth in those fourteen years In these
Southern States Of s2.3Ta,2 A2.026. or
3s4 per cent. Farm property in. the
same States increased In value com
pairing 1910 with 1890, SO, 505. SAC, 373,
or i2s 0S per cent. while the capital
invested In manufactures in the same
States In ieea shows an increase as
compared with 1889 Of sf,075.326.-
534. or 1851 per cent.
The value Of farm crops in the
/ South In laQ9 was 81. PAs424 10, All
/ increase as compared with 1899 %
S605 $50. TAG, or 1902 per cent. The
value Of proaucts of manufsc 81 urefs
was 81 ass, a27 600 IN 1909. an increase
as compared with 1899 of $3.50. 49,
/ 653. or 1871 per cent.
To meet this developm ent In the ter
ritorv served. the Southern Railway
company has increased it's mileage
from 4 392 miles on! June 80, 1895. to
70sT miles on june. 80. 1918. an In
crease Of ce44 miles The compe ny s.
gross revenues in 1895 were sI7.11i,-
1902. against sea.s76,T20 in 1919, and
10 aygrapn mar lila ~ road
was $Af35 contrasted with $4,000 In
age iDerease. each year over the pre-
cedine year of TT per cent
The eompa ny's gross income in 1925
was s5,14leI5. against s2i.221.6Sf in
1918, or an average per mile of road
operated OF $f.242 contrasted with
S3glG, an Increase of 14s per cent.
Net income in 1895 was s9a5.T45, com
pared with 5000 9G5 In 1913, or on
average Per mile ~ s21s aeai inst sa9s.
an Increase Of 36f per cent
The ton miles Of reyenue freight in
1895 were 09s. 9S2s94 compared with
4.57T.4s6. sol iry 1919, or an Increase
Of las per cent Freight revenue per
mile If road during the same time
Increased from S9.6fsto ss.3Ss, ar t4a
per cent Passenger revenues per
mile of ROAD Increased from st349 10
$3IIS. or 1871 per cent.
Reference liz made in he circular
10 financial operations Of the com
panv during the existence Of the vot
Ing trllat. attention being directed To
the authorization of $50 acc, 900 Of
bonds Of which 49, a00. 900 have been
sold nv the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line company as we'll as $40 100000
OF short term notes Ivy the Southern
railway proper during the current
wear The proceeds from the bonds arc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
Says 2S-Year-Old Women Marry :.
Escape Loneliness

Marjorie Benton Cooke, author of
"Bamby.' the lively and entertaining
story now running in the American
Magazine, submitted to an interview
by a New York newspaper woman
the other day in which she said
The girl OF eighteen marries man
because she's mad about him. The
woman of twenty eight marries be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
wouldn't Alter Confidence.

An aviator descended In a field and
said to a rather well dressed indi-
vid,al. "Here, mind my machine a
minute. will your
'.What?" the we'll dressed indivId-
nal snarIed. me mind your machine?
Why. I'm q United States senator"
"Well, what Of II" asked the avia-
tor. I'll trust you."---Argonaut.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26
Ire Reason.

The old gentleman wife WAS get
ting into a carriage ana ne neglected
To assist her
~ GU are not So gallant John. rs
when you were a boy she exclaimed
Ii gentle rebuke-
sNo," was the ready response land
ycu are not az b0oyant as whcn you
Nare Il girlf"~~Txchange
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26

yyillie--Paw. what Is the difference
between genius and talent?
Paw--Taient gets paid every Sat-
urday. my .xop.--Etncinuau nnunirAA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26

chinese exports of firecraekers To
fhe Tnited States are yearly diminish
tng
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

The town board is advertising fOs
bids for the paving of Silver street
and bids for the work will be received
up to June Is. The work calls tor the
paving with brick of approximately
1850 feet on Silver street, a width of as
feet. with a six inch concrete founda-
ton, to include catch basins. retaining
walls, etc. 1t will require the excava-
tion of about $500 cubic yards of dirt,
the bids for which will be received sep
arate from the other work.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

Miss Mirth Carmen. who sings the
title role in the Sheehan Opera Co.,
which comes to Pierce theatre on
Tuesday, June 2. and Joseph F. Shee.
han, were members of Henry W. Saw.
ages company twelve years ago. Since
then Miss Carmen has spent eight
years in Europe and her return has
brought back to America the most
talented prima donna this country has
produced in recent years. MIR. Sheehan
has consistently STUCK to English opera
and Is recognized as the greatest of all
American tenors. In the Sheehan
Opera Co., which comes to Ironwood,
both of these artists will be seen in
the greatest roles of their career.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

Beginning Monday, May Is. Chicago
& Northwestern passenger trains No
l2l and 122, due to meet in Ironwood at
2:20 D. M, will have combination par
Tor and dining cars between Wakefield
and Menominee il both directions.
Breakfast and dinner will be served
between Menominee and Wakefield and
supper on the trip east between Wake.
field and Menominee. The new service
will be much appreciated by travellers
making the journey between the Co
gebie and Menominee ranges. Iron
wood News Record.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

A severe wind storm followed by
heavy rain swept over this portion
Monday evening and while no serious
damage has been reported IN this i'm
mediate vicinity other portions of the
northwest suffered severely. The worst
damage reported was at Duluth and
Superior, where property on the bay
front was badly damaged. especially
at the coal docks where the apparatus
used to load and UNLOAD coal was
wrecked in q number Of instances. At
Ashland the heaviest loss resulted from
a brick wall failing onto the telephone
cables and light wires and doing great
damage. It has been reported that the
town hall building st Saxon was blown
off of ts foundation during the storm.
In Hurley the plate glass front in
Waiter meat market was blown in.
a porch on the James Nicholson res
idence was smashed asd one Of the
gates at the Northwestern railroad
crossing blew down.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

A meeting of the Alumni Association
OF the H urley High School was held at
the high school Monday evening. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ldent, DR.. Byron Van Stratum; Vice
president Chas. Noren; Secretary,
Marion Reid; Treasurer, Donna Downs.
Arrangements have been made to
give a dance in honor of the Seniors
Friday evening, June L. at Bonino's
hall The following committees were
appointed: On arrangements, Id. Glib
bons, Frank Gibbons; On invitations.
Title Landry, Mary Young, Ed. Glib
bons. On Decorations, Lyle Tyler,
chairman, Alumni Association. On re-
freshments. Richard Trembath, Mar
garet Hughes, Agatha Houlehan. Ida
Basko, Lucy Kuyauski, Donna Downs.
The association will meet again Non
day. June Is, at P. m. at the high
school. -
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

Fayette L. Buck s Divide Resort
will be formerly opened this evening
with a dance in the new pavilion. A
number of Ironwood and Hurley people
are planning to attend. This new
dancing pavilion was erected this
spring and is a fine addition to Mr..
Bucks buildings at this popular resort.
1t has been built over water and is open
on all Sides. has hardwood floor %and
large enough to accommodate good
sized crowd. The dance music will be
furnished by anoelectric piano of the
latest make, and 1t goes without saying
that the dancing pavilion will be.a pc
pular place during the sammey for the
young people who wit the resort
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

The supreme court held in a decision
made last Friday that when place
used as a saloon IN localities where the
ratio under the Baker law IS exceeded,
has been discontinued for saloon pur-
poses, the right has been lost to have
a license renewed. The case IN point
was that of a license having been
granted for a place in Forest county
which had been discontinued for three
years. Chief Justice Winslow wrote
the decision.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

The finishing touches to the improve
ments which have been made to the
interior of Harry LaFave's barber shop
were completed this week and tn G
appearance of this barber shop is pleas
ing to the eye. Some time ago the
work stand was remodeled, since which
lineoleum has been placed on the floor,
the walls and ceiling have been paint
ed and other improvements made, and
from the standpoint of neatness and
cleanliness Harry's shop won't take a
back seat from any in this part Of the
country.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

Louis Lovato died about 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning at his home at the
Cary, the cause of his death being
pneumonia, form which he had been i'll
only about a week. He was employed
as a miner at the Cary mine and was
apparently in good health until being
stricken with the disease which caused
his death. He was 3S years of age and
had been resident of Cary for about
five years. A young wife is left to
mourn his loss, to whom he was mar
ried only short time The deceased
was member of the two Italian So
cieties and his brehern attended the
funeral. which was held from St.
Mary's church Thursday morning, in a
body. Interment was in the local GENE.
terry.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-30

The city council at Ashland has pass
ed ordinances for the regulation of
saloons. pool rooms and club house
bars, the most important feature of
which is that all these places mustclose
at IL o'clock and remain closed all day
Sunday. The new edict takes effect
the first of July.