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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17

Northern league baseball followers
are watching the performance Of
former Burmeister loop performers in
faster company. They are taking
much interest in the work of the FORM
er Northern stars.
The brightest star in the Northern
constellation is Gene Dumont, a 20
year-old wonder, who learned all the
tricks of the twirling trade under
Robertus Unglaub, leader of the Fargo
Graingrowers. Dumont is now wear
ing a Washington uniform and under
Clark Griffith, who was pitching ball
before Dumont was born, should prove
a star. Griffith twirled for Cincinatti
years ago and knows all the wrinkles
of the mound art.
At St. Louis Boardman, erstwhile
st. Boniface star, is twirling good
ball for the Cardinals. The big south
paw is cratic, but is expected to make
good for the Cards. Boardman's COL
league on the St. Boniface pitching
staff, Stevenson, will work for. the
Brooklyn Nationals. Bob Wright,
Virginia's own favorite for two sea-
sons, will get tryout with the Chi
cago Cubs.
Hack Miller to Pirates.
Charley Moll, who did not make
million as pilot of the St. Boniface
club, is determined to see his stars
make good in faster company and has
sent "Hack" Miller, his husky CEN
ter fielder, to the Pittsburg Pirates.
Catcher Spellman has been sent to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17

Believing that the baseball and
kindred professional sports have
monopolized the attention of the pub
lie long enough, the college men are
knocking at the door and waiting for
an opportunity to introduce football.
Within a few days the pigskin will
find itself being kicked around on
several thousand gridirons by college
men, school boys and others.
Footba I'll practice will begin official
ly at an the big universities of the
east and middle west Sept. Is. This,
however, will not bar the leading in
situations from calling out a few Of
their candidates in advance of this
date for a little extra work in the
mountains or at the seashore. Vir-
tually all Of the big universities of the
east have gone on record as opposed
to this extra preliminary work. but
hardly one of them practice what it
breaches in this regard. Yale and
Harvard, for example, have made it
a point to have the head coach meet
a few of the men a week or more in
advance Of the formal opening of
practice, and this year Pennsylvania
and Lafayette started work immed-
lately after Labor Day.
The middle western universities are
the only ones that really respect this
rule. The colleges Of the -colleg-
late Conference association are for
hidden by rule of the association
from beginning preliminary practice
before Sept. Is. If there were such
an association in the east it probably
would have a similar rule. But there
is none and nearly all these institu-
tons feel that they are entitled to the
extra practice if they can get it.
Naturally none of them care for
publicity.
Changes Eliminate Roughness.
Players and spectators will be
obliged to acquaint themselves with
certain changes in the rules. They
are not radical and for the most part
are intended to eliminate or reduce
roughness and unsportsmanlike con-
duct. To this end the rule makers
have decreed that after the referees
whistle stops the play no member OF
the interference shall be allowed tc
run into the secondary defense, MOI
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
WAR DEMAND HAS
lLPRlcE
Tight Sections Used in Laying
Portable Tracks for Use in
Trench Fighting.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16.-The Car
negie Steel Co. and other makers of
light steel rails have advanced prices
to 1.25c, Pittsburgh, for sections
weighing from rs to IS pounds, in
elusive, and now are asking the same
price as that for standard besseme1
sections. The light rail price advance,
which affects both open hearth and
bessemer rails, amounts to about 81
a ton. The European war has in.
creased the demand for portable
tracks.
Heavy melting steel is selling al
SIS and low phosphorus scrap i.
bringing as high Is $A .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
kid MCCOY, FAMOUS BOXER, SEEKS
MOUNT FOR SHEEP hEAD AUT0RACE

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Norman> Sell
by, famous the world over as "Kid
Mccoy" and one of the greatest fight
ers that ever pulled on a glove is am
bilious to prove that the hand which
packs the K. O. punch is just as ef-
fective when gripping the tapped wheel
of a racing car.
Mccoy has just arrived in New
York from California. The former
idol of the prize ring heard of. the
speed classic for the Vincent. Aston
cup and $4,000 purse that is to be
run over the new Sheepshead Bay
track, Oct. 2, and Immediately left for
Broadway in hopes Of securing a
mount for what promises to be one of
the greatest automobile races of the
1915 season. IL.
+ He has been in conference with sew
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
DEPARTMENT
MAKES REPORT
State Labor Department Dis
bursements Amount to Sum
of $58,928.0l.
Try ASSOCIATED PRESs.>


ST. PAUL, Sept. 16.-State Depart
ment of Labor disbursements for the
fiscal year of 1915 ending July 81
were $58,92s.01, of which $43,680 was
spent for salaries from the general
fund and $5,627 for salaries from the
contingent fund, according to the re-
port of the state public examiner,
made public today. Expenses for
travelling were $5,709.33 and miscel-
laneous expenses were $3,911.68. The
appropriations amounted
to $64,680.
The examiners report comments on
the fact that there were no unneces-
sary expenses, and that the travelling
expenses for the year were unusually
conservative.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
.Mu,II0lAI
MAIDEN NIGHT
Table of Stock Advances Shows
Vast Increases Steel Age
Surpassed.

CHICAGO, Sept. .16.-A new crop
of millionaires is growing up almost
overnight in the United States, &C.
cording to table Of stock advances
since the European war began, pub
lished today.
According to the tabulation, the
market value Of listed stocks of 13
representative companies directly
benefited by war orders has increased
$492,000,000 since Jan. last.
Only Small Firms Tabulated.
"This vase increase" the statement
says, includes by no means all the
important concerns that have benefit
ed by war orders. Scores of larger
organizations, like the Dupont pow
der properties, are ignored. Hundreds
of smaller firms now wallowing in the
war prosperity are not incorporated
in the tabulation."
The table shows that the Schwab
properties, which had a market value
Of 100000 before the war orders be-
gan to pile in, today are given mar
ket value of ,00O-an increase
of 624 per cent. More millionaires
are being bred, 1T is said, than were
bred following the "steel age" after
McKinley's election in 1896.
Morgan to Outdistance Rockefellers.
It is estimated by stock exchange
insiders that millions will have come to
the house of Morgan by the time the
last death dealing shell explodes in
Europe. The Rockefellers will be out
distanced.
The statement points out that it is
not spy plots that cause fear to the
captains of industry, but the grow
ing insistance of the workings in the
properties that are making such rich
profits for more equal share in those
profits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17

Daniel Massucci and party of
friends Of Eveleth autoed to Virginia
last night. ~. ...~z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
SEEKS BIG TONNAGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Gen.
eral Electric Co. has entered the pig
iron market for 10000 to $4,000 tons
of various grades, including $4,000
tons of mixed foundry and silicons,
1000 tons of low phosphorus and 3
600 tons of malleable. Delivery lis
asked either for all Of next year, or
for the last half of this year and ae
first half of next year to its various
Qla0t8sS&t - .~ttt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
FORM CO.: FOR
FOREIGN TRADE;
To Admit so Members; Take
$4,000 Stock Each; Offices
in Chicago and Russia.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Formation OF
a company with 100000 capita
stock, to be Incorporated under the
/ laws of Illinois, with the purpose OF
establishing trade in Russia, has been
undertaken in this city. The plan is
to admit so non-competing manufac-
turers, ca III taking $4,000 in stock.
An office is to be established in Chi
cago, where information as to Russian
trade conditions will be available,
and an office in New York, which will
superintend packing and routing and
will attend to obtaining as favorable
rates of freight as possible.
Main Office at Moscow.
The main office in Russia is to be
at Moscow, with branches in Petro-
grad, Riga and other important GEN.
ters. 1t is purposed to sell goods for
members at the export price, adding
sufficient profit to cover the overhead
expense and whatever excess is re-
ceived will be retained by the COM
pany in a fund which will be allowed
to accumulate.
Has Started Movement.
The Chicago office is to be in
charge of A. S. Postnikoff and X. B.
Kalamantiano. The former is a ma
tive of Russia and has had Is years
actual business experience in that
country and formerly was connected
with the International Harvester Co.
Mr.. Kalamantiano has had eight
years. experience in Russia and repre-
scented the Avery Co. and J. I. Case
Co. He received his education at the
University of Chicago and for a time
taught Russian at that school.
A preliminary meeting has been
held which was attended by repre-
sentatives of manufacturers from New
York, Hartford, Elyria, Wilmington,
Ann Arbor, Mishawaka, indianapolis,
Chicago and other cities. The plan
of organization was set forth and
much favorable sentiment was ex-
pressed by representatives. Numer-
Gus lines were represented, including
furniture, machinery, metal products,
hosiery and knitted wear and suf-
ficient number of concerns was rep
resented from which the SO members
may be chosen easily.
Minutes of the proceedings of this
meeting are being prepared and will
be mailed to other concerns manifest
ing an interest. A further meeting
then will be held for definite action
and actual organization.
Addresses were made by Messrs.
Postnikoff and Kalamantiano, by H.
H. Carver, foreign trade commits
sioner Of the Chicago association of
commerce, formerly connected with
the department of commerce in it's
Chicago office; by DR.. w. C. Hunt
ington, who is incharge of the Chi
office of the department of COM
merce; by Professor S. N. Harper,
head of the Russian department of
the University of Chicago; Joseph
McCurrach, manager of the foreign
department of the Continental &
Commercial National Bank and others.
It is planned to call the new COM
pany the International Manufacturers
Sales Co. of America.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17

eral wealthy sportsmen, who have
signified their intentions of purchas-
ing cars and backing them in the
Astor cup race.
Should Mccoy be a contender for
the Aston cup, it will not be his maid
en- start as a racedriver. The former
pugilist made. his speed debut in the
early days of the game, when he
hooked ~up with Eddie Bald, the IA
nous bicycle rider, and participated
in 24-hour event at Detroit. He es-
tablished a most creditable record for
that time, driving 60 miles in So
minutes on one-mile dirt track.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-17
At the Lyric,

"The Shooting of Dan McGraw," a
Metro feature with Edmund Breese
in. the. leading role, will open a two
days engagement at the Lyric theater
tonight. Saturday and Sunday the
popular "Who Pays?" pictures will be
shown. with vaudeville as an added at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
Will Hold Joint Meeting Of
Virginia and West Vir-
ginia Commission
EXPECT w. VA. TO PAY
Sentiment in That State, it is Said,
Favors Full and Speedy Settlement
of Claim.

Richmond, Nov l3.-Judge Will
liam f. Rhea, of the State Corpora
ton Commission, yesterday demon
strated his capacity for expediting
business by dividing his business
hours between Richmond and Wash
ington.
Judge Rhea left here yesterday
mornin after starting the wheels run
ming in his office in the Capitol, at
tended joint meeting of the Virginia
and West Virginia Debt Commission
at the national capital and was back
at his desk in Richmond early in the
afternoon.
The members of the Virginia Debt
Commission were invited to meet the
West Virginia Commission in Wash
ngton and arrange the time and
place for conference on the settle
ment to be made by West Virginia.
All of the members of the Virginia
Commission except Congressman Hal
Flood were present-Chairman Fl.
H. Downing, of Front Royal; Sec
retary Joseph Button; Judge Rhea.
Henry T. Wickham, Randolph Har
rison, Judge J. Thompson Brown,
and D. H. Pitts.
1t is understood tnat the Virgin
ians readily consented to the con-
,ferenca, ard that it witl hc callad 10
take place in Washington, November
%.
w. Frank Smyth, State Account
ant, who recently returned fro the
western part of the State, said yes
terday he had met prominent West
Virginians in Wyfhevlle and at
other points who assured him that
popular sentiment in West Virginia
is in favor of full and speedy set
tlement of the debt.
"Wcst Virginia will pay her share
No coercion is necessary. We appre-
ciate our obligation and we are will
ing to meet it." one of these men told
Mr.. Smyth. owe will pay every dol
lar as soon as we can get rid Of the
scalaway element that has dominat-
ed the politics of West Virginia Tor
years. and we are fast wedding out
the scalaways now" he added.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
GO TO DAUGHTER;
Said to be Sole Heir to Post Despite
Cereal Kings Carefully Pre-
pared VIII.

Battle Creek, Mich, Nov. 13. =
Startling complications involving the
Post estate of $33,00O,000 developed
yesterday when it became known the
entire fortune of the late G. ". Post,
would 60 to his daughter, Mrs. Mar
porie Close, regardless of the care
fully prepared will of the food king.
In suit against the Post estate
started by the State of Michigan to
collect inheritance tax it was brought
out that several years ago Post went
through the bankrupt court and in
the testimony given at the time Post
stated that the Postum Cereal Com
pany was founded and built up from
fund of $3.50 which had been saved
up by the first Mrs. Post and placed
to the credit of their daughter, Mar
jorie.
Mr.. Post also stated tnat the COM
pany was the property of Marjorie
and that he. c. w. Post, was her agent
This had never been contradicted, ac-
cording to the records, and Mrs. Close
will become the sole owner of the
Postum Cereal Company.
1t is understood Mrs. Close will ask
for all money due her, and aside from
a small share which was given out
right to the present Mrs. Post, dur
ing the life of the deceased. the lat
ter will be denied the immense for
tune which she was supposed to have
The present Mrs. Post was
a second wife and very beautiful
young woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
MIKADO HONORS CHRISTIANS.
Four Decorated in Connection With
Coronation Celebration.

Kioto, Nov. l3.-Amcrican mission
aries here have called attention to the
fact that among the persons dccorat-
ed by the Emperor in honor OF hls
coronation are several japanese Chris
ians.including Soroku Ehere,a prom
inent educator; Tasuke Harada. cdl-
tor of the Christian World; Sa&unoS-
hin Motoda, head master of ST.
Pauls College, at Toxic. all Of whom
were educated in the United States.
and one woman, Kajiko iajimi, presl-
dent of the Japanese Christian Wo-
mems Temperance Society. All were
decorated with the order of the Sacred
Treasure.
Diplomatic ENJOYS, foreigners and
japanese, witnessed yesterday a pic
turesque historical pageant Of old
Japan beginning with the eighth ceh-
tury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
CLOSE TO TEHERAN
Russians Report That the Germans
Austrians and Turks are Pre-
pairing to Leave.

Pctrograd. Nov. l3-According to
latest advices received in Tchcran.
Persia. according to dispatch from.
that city. Russian force is within
As miles of Teheran, and indications
are that the Germans. Austrians and
Turks in the city are. preparing tc
leave. removal of the archives of the
German and Austrian legations to the
American legation for instance. be-
ing in progress.
At secret session OF parliament.
the dispatches states. Il majority Of
the deputies expressed the hope that
an amicable arrangement OF the
difficulties between Russia and Per-
sia would be reached. The cabinet
ministers had ben in session for
"a hours. it is added, trying to form
uate conditions acceptable TO Rus
sia and Great Britain.
Much excitement is reported in the
city. according to the despatch, over
the energetic action of the Entente
Allies. and it reported that the Shah
will retire to Ispahan in event the
Persian proposals are not acceptable
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
MAY FORM PARTNERSHIP.
Supreme Court SO Decides in Case
Involving News-Record. of
HarriSOnDurg.

Richmond, Nov. l3.-In an opinion
handed down by. Judge. Joseph l..
Kelly, in the. State Supreme Court
of Appeals, Thursday, former Senator
George B. Keezell. of Rockingham.
and H. w. Bertram, win an important
victory in the controversy over the
control Of the only daily publication
in Harrisonburg. A receiver appoint
ed on the application of Keezell and
Bertram, will take charge of the prop
erty.
The opinion is far-reaching in its
effect as legal proposition, uphold
ing the right to two corporations to
form partnership, provided thaey
are authorized so to do in their char.
ters; and sustains the action of the
State Corporation Commission in
granting amendments to the charters
which permit partnership. This is
the first time the Supreme Court has
passed on these specific points.
From a political standpoint. the
opinion is against the faction in
Rockingham, opposed to the county
organization, which is controlled by
friends of Senator keezell and which
won out in the recent election. The
control of the newspaper, the Daily
News Record, is taken from r. &.
Smythe. business manager, and W
J. Showalter, editor. and placed in the
hands of The Peoples Bank of Har'
risonburg, the receiver, appointed b!
Judge Richard S. Ker, of the Cor
poration Court of Staunton, sitting
in the Circuit Court of Rockingham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
Main Army Reported Cut
Off South of Nish and
Unable to Escape
SILENCE Is OMINOUs
No News For Five Days From Force
That is Keeling Under Terrific Ger
man Assaults

Milan, Nov. l3.- There IS grave
reason to fear that the main body OF
the Servian army which has been
fighting the Germans and the Bull
parians' right wing has been cut on
between Kralievo and Nish. says
dispatch received here from the Sc
colo's correspondent.
1t is possible, the dispatches say,
that. as the southern Scrvlan army
is holding at Katchanik, the rcTeat--
ing columns may escape the tcntac-
les of the invaders, but it is consider
ed significant that no news has pcci'
received from the retrcatlng Ser
yian army for five days.
An agreement was reached at Il
meeting Of the Italian Cabinet re-
rarding the course Italy should take
in the Balkan expedition. The Min
listers recognized it was an urgent
question, the dispatch adds, and the
number of men Italy will send to,the
Balkans shortly will be made known.
Saloniki, Nov. 13.-Five thousand
Servians still are holding $4,000 Bull
garians at bay between Isvor and Alb
di Pasha Hahn, in the Babuna dehic'
bnt the Serbs, now control the
heights of kosjac, and occupy the
Whole line oil mountains, making, in,
the opinion of military men here, the
withdrawal of the Bulgarians only .
question Of time.
The people who left Monastir in .
panic at the approach of the invad-
crs are now returning, Prilep and
Monastir, are resuming their normal
appearance.
Suffering in the interior of Servla
is said to be great, owing to the lack
of food and shelter. Thousands OF re-
fugees from the north have been
driven out by the advancing Austro-
Germans.
There is nothing to report on the
Entente allied front, the right wing
of which has been reinforced by fresh
British troops. The reported rising OF
the Albanians: against the Servians
is discrcdited in wcll-informed circles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
CHARTERS ISSUED

A charter was issued by the State
Corporation Commission yesterday to
The Crandal Lock Company, Inc.
Alexandria. Maximum, 5000; mini
mum, $4,000; par value, 500; manu-
featuring and dealing in locks. etc.
Emery P. Crandall. president, Wash
ington; George E. Ayton, secretary,
Washington.
Supplement certificate of incorpo-
~ation to the Potomac Country Club
Inc, Alexandria, reducing maximum
capital stock 100000 to $4,000; in
.reasing par value So to 500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13

The Providence r. l., Journal re-
news its charges THAT the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy in Washington
is directing the work of spies in the
United States. 1t will also present
further evidence in support of the
statemen tof Dr. Josef Gorcar a
former official in the Austrian con-
sulate in New York. that German and
Austrian agents working in this coun-
try had spent between S30,00O.000
and S4O,OO0,O00 in an effort to destroy
munition plants and otherwise pre-
vent the expectation OF war materials
to the allies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-13
WHISKEY SHIPPED IN COFFIN
General Manager and Three Employees
of Casket Company Indicted

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 13.- A
Federal grand jury yesterday return
ed indictments against T. c. Better
ton, Police Commissioner of Chat
tanooga, and general manager Of The
Tennessee Coffin and Casket Company
on the charge of conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government and shipping
LIQUOR without proper branding.
C.. l.. Mylus. Frank Fox, and 6.
Smith. employees Of Bctterton's coffin
company, were jointly indicted with
the Commissioner.
These shipments g-cw out of the
shipment Of various quantities Of
whiskey concealed in coffins, sent out
from Betterton's factory.