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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
HIS EXHIBIT FREE.
Minneapolis Youth Shows Miniature
Railroad Davica a. Fair.

Minneapolis Youth Shows Miniature
Railroad Device at Fair.
Minneapolis. Minn.-For the first
time in the history Of the state fair
the management has given free exhi.
bition space to an exhibitor in order
to have him show his product on the
ground. Walter F. Hines, boy who
lives at 2543 Jefferson street. N. E.,
Minneapolis, is the exhibitor.
Hines has made miniature locomo-
tive engine, and in the back yard of
his parents home he has track that
runs around the edges of the yard. 1t
is completely equipped with sema-
phores and block signals.
II have always loved to make things
with my hands," Hines said. "People
think it would be lot of work to
make It, when. as a matter Of fact,
had more fun making it than l have
had since it was completed, playing
with it,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
MEN AVAILABLE FOR WAR.
Two and One-half Millions Ready In
New York State.

Two and One-half Millions Ready In
New York State.
Albany. n Y.-There are 2,5OO,O00
men in New York state between the
ages of eighteen and forty five, there
fore, available for war duty, Secretary
of State Hugo announced in one of his
census bulletins.
The June enumeration shows, he
says, that there were approximately
$50 officers and $500 enlisted men at
the army posts of the state, 60 officers
and 1900 men in New York's naval
militia and 1000 officers and 5000
men in the national guard. Thousands
of men besides these have had some
military training, either in the regular
army, national guard or in college or
military academies.
Figures obtained from the adjutant
generals Office show little change in
the strength Of the national guard in
fifty years. At present it stands: Of
hcers, 1000; enlisted men, 5000; to-
tai. 1850. In 1857 it was: Officers,
l.S21; enlisted men, 14.6OS; total, TO-"
435.
The possible strength Of the division
under the present federal regulations
Is: Officers, 743; enlisted men, p 1880;
total, 22,673.
To give more men at least the rudi-
ments of military training Lieuten-
ant Colonel E. v. Howard of the adj
jutant generals Office favors what he
terms mild CONSUMPTION" Every
young man on reaching the age Of
eighteen years would be called to serve
under the colors for three years, dur
ing which time he would give thirty
days Of active service each year. A
call to arms would find. then, thou
sands of men better fitted to serve
their country
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
FORD'S MILLIONS AND PEACE.
(St. Paul Dispatch.)

Mr.. Henry Ford has gone in for peace. Like many
another of great wealth he believes that money
do anything and he naturally looks to his bright and
shining gold ducats to bring peace earth and good will
among Perhaps they WILL and far be it from to
discourage him in noble work.
And yet and yet-Andrew Carnegie tried to drown
militarsm under his millions and failed woefuy. He
even so far build handsome peace palace at
The Hague Holland, thereby putting out of business the
pretty House the Wood where the earlier international
peace conferences had been held.
Metaphoricay speaking, Mr. Carnegies peace mansion
has been bombarded thousand times during the past
And his dream of wishing peace mankind by of
money has vanished into thin air.
We do not know, nor does Henry Ford himself appar'
entity how the 900 the automobile manufacturer
was set aside in the interests of his hobby will be
expended But is earnestly to be hoped that he makes
a better job than his precursor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
G. A. APULI,
G. M. CANNON,
v I FRASER

FINANCE Committee.
Motion made by G. M Cannon supported
by V. l. Fraser that the above resolution be
adopted Ayes, 8: nays 0.
Motion carried.
G: M. Cannon that the bids on the West
Virginia transportation be opened.
Carried.
Following bids received: John Anderson,
$925o, Joe Morsette $4,000 per month
Resolution introduced by the transporta-
ton committee:
Resolved by the Board of Education of the
of John Anderson for the transportation of
pupils the West Virginia Route to the Mt
Iron High School for the sum of $500 per
month be accepted, and the chairman and clerk
John Anderson for same
Signed, G. M. Cannon, F. J. Pfeifer, v. l.
Fraser.
V; l. Fraser that the above resolution be
adopted. Ayes 3. Nays l. Not voting l.
Motion carried.
G. NJ Cannon, that the Mt Iron Livery be
given the work of hauling coal from cars to
the Mt Iron, West Virginia and Leonidas
schools. to be paid for at the rate of $O.4O
Carried
Motion made by F. J. Pfeifer supported by
A. Hertenstein that G. NJ Cannon's bond as
treasurer be accepted.
Motion made by F. J. Pfeifer supported by
G. M. Cannon, that Mary A. Mattson be elect
ed Fifth Grade Teacher at sos. 90 per month,
William J. Holm as Science and Mathematics
Teacher at $50 90 per month. and that Miss
Hazel Gunner be paid $50 90 per month as
substitute English teacher
Carried.
Following committees appointed by the
chairman:
Finance: Fraser, Caddy, Cannon: Trans
portat1on: Pfeifer, Cannon, Fraser: Teachers:
Cannon, Hertenstein. Fraser; Buildings &
grounds: Pfeifer, Fraser, Apuli: Supplies:
Apuli, Cannon, Fraser.
Motion made by G. M. Cannon supported
by A.. Hertenstein, that the Buildings &
Grounds committee be authorized to confer
with the village council and take what steps
are necessary toward joint installation Of
tennis court on the location of the winter
Ice rink.
Carried.
Motion made by G. NJ Cannon supported
by F. Pfeifer, that the matter of erecting
a store house be referred to the BUILDINGS Z
Grounds committee to report at next meet
ing.
Carried
Motion made by C. NJ Cannon supported bv
V. ]. Fraser that meeting adjourn.
Carried 10 40 D. m
Chairman, G. A. APULL
Clerk, F. ]. PETER
v. D. E. Sept. 20, 1915.
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FEW PAUPERS IN KANSAS.
Many Counties Have No Poor Farms
Nor Poor lndigents.

Many Counties Have No Poor Farms
Nor Poor lndigents.
Topeka.-Twenty Of the los Kansas
counties have no poor farms or indi-
gent poor, while in other counties the
poor farms are self supporting, accord
ing to a report made by ]. w. Howe.
secretary of the state board Of control.
In the year ending July the various
counties in Kansas cared for only 800
paupers, the report says.
Pending the construction Of new
quarters at the Winfield Hospital For
the Feeble Minded number of insane
and feeble minded patients have been
cared for by individual counties.
AS result there were ten more in
mates of poor farms this year than last
year. In the year ending July l, says
the report, there were nineteen chill
dren in the county institution as
against fourteen the previous year.
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WAR HAS SPREAD CHOLERA.
Greater Prevalence Abroad Affects
Quarantine Restrictions Here.

Greater Prevalence Abroad Affects
Quarantine Restrictions Here.
Washington. - The United States
public health service has collected all
available information regarding health
conditions in foreign ports in order
that needless restrictions shall not be
imposed upon vessels and that active
measures may be taken when neces-
sary. In review of the world dis
tribution Of cholera, yellow fever,
plague and typhus fever, just issued
by the United States public health
service, it Is pointed out that in the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1915. chol-
era was present in Austria Hungary,
Ceylon, China, Egypt, Dutch East In
dies. India, the Philippine Islands,
Russia, the Straits Settlements, the
Balkan territory, Germany and Indo.
China.
The amount Of cholera reported in
Russia during the six months ended
Dec. Is, 1914, and the absence this
year of reports from that country, save
from Petrograd during the six months
following, indicate that the disease
has been more or less widely prevalent
there. In the six months ended June
Is, 1915, cholera was reported to be
present in the prison camps in Ger
many in twenty-three localities, in 81.
lesia, and in Brandenburg, Posen and
Zirka, in Germany. In all probability
these cases were traceable to the seat
of war in the east. The new infection
in the Balkan territory may have orig
mated from the constant infection
Of Austria Hungary or from Turkey,
where cholera was reported prevalent
during 1914 and 1915.
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observer will admit that good men, rule, 10th to
politics simply because of the uncertainty Of the
political career and because Of the disgusting campaigns
that so often part of an election
Men of business who leading successful career 90
not care to subject themselves to the disagreeabe ex
nerence of having their motives reputation and
assailed by political pirates who nothing about the
TRUTH
Then there is the matter of compensation
Under the present election system, which means vr-
tuay two elections two campaigns, and about one year OF
hard campaigning for two year office the expense is so
large that the salary many instances hardly the
cost of the election.
This is not an attractive proposition and it is small
wonder that able and capable do not care to put
themselves through the mill in order to serve public
so whimsical that the slightest difference of opinion be-
tween the official and portion of the electorate may
cause the officials defeat at the next election.
This is the why is often extremely difficult
to get good to run for office.
Often the willing to sacrifice their time, willing
20 through the inconvenience incident to running for
office but they are not willing be made the butt Of
whs caprice and the victims of INSCRIPTIONS lars
81 don't have to do it and WON'T" is the comment
with which many dismiss the invitation to become cand-
dates for office.
For this condition the public is largely to blame.
The unattractiveness of public life is largely matter
for which the public whole is responsible Merit is
by always recognized devotion to duty
always rewarded
The American public is tickle. 1t auds man to the
skies one day and drops him cold the next.
All this has made for a condition which leaves the
political field much the exploits of second rate who
find in it opportunity to hidden master
whose interests by those of the people at
large.
The condition has lowered the standard of the who
devote themselves politics and the people, who
sponsible for the condition are the losers.
What is needed in politics is to attract higher and
better of the pursuit of public affairs Given
the right kind of men, devoted to the right kind of politics
and there would be trouble about the results and the
public would served efficient and acceptable
ner.
But before that can be-that is generally speaking
the position of public service must be made attractive
than it u.s.
Of course this comment must not be taken as con-
dening all in public life. That is not the intention
of the writer Far from it. We know that there are ex-
ceptions all along the line. We speaking merely Of
the system whole and the tendency it has to attract
public life of the highest type of citizenship
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
A ANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.

Y p IRGIN1A is what is virtually the main line
" of transcontnental railroad The Mckenzie and
Mann interests have completed the Canadian North
ern from Toronto Vancouver and within short time will
have 10000 miles of railroad in operation in the United
States and Canada. The Canadian Northern has had
somewhat eventfu 1t has been often predicted
that verge of bankruptcy and that those who
are financing could stand the strain War condi
lions overlook it at there considerable pro-
gram of expansion under way and brought industrial
paralysis large part of the territory from which its
derived. In spite of this it has prospered
survived all temporary embarrassments and overcome all
apparent obstacles until it is today better than in
position become great financial success. There is
something about the spirit of the firm of Mckenzie and
that is admirable Their purpose knows defeats
They succeed by succeeding and in the railroad business
have had unique and spectacular career The Canadian
Northern considerable asset to this city and steadily
increasing in Importance. Its Duluth, Winnipeg Pacific
branch destined to become of it's most important SUBJ
salaries for it's Head of the Lake terminals give the rail-
short outlet for eastern business that will be
available annually from this time In few years there
will be through passenger trains from Chicago to Van
couver traversng this line, will be enjoying consider
able patronage through freight business and annually it
will move millions of bushels of grain from the wheat
fields of the northwest. The prosperity ahead of the
Canadian Northern is very gratifying to Virginia for it
considerably enlarged operations at this point
which virtually headquarters for all the operating de-
partment of the D. w. & P.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
RICH. ocToGENARIAN
AGAIN PROSPECTING
Goes Back to Scenes Of Early
Success In ''Fifties."

Forest. Cal.-The spectacle OF an old
man. eighty-five years Of age. fitting
himself out as prospector and taking
his blankets into the hills after sixty
years vacation from the same sort OF
work proved interesting to the resi-
dents of this old mining camp. What
made the incident more interesting was
the fact that the prospector is a
wealthy man and has no need for any
more Of this worlds goods.
The stranger is James G. CT Use. who
mined in the headwaters Of Jim Grow
canyon in the early fifties and who
took out enough to enable him to live
in comfort among his relatives ever
since.
He took his pile and later invested
in the rich apple district in Washing
ton and recently came to California to
visit the fair. The call Of his early
life rang in his ears. and he could not
resist the temptation to cover the
ground where he made his fortune In
his younger years.
Chase was not so successful in his
first days panning as he was in the
fifties, but was delighted when ne
found color in his pan. II think |
could show some of you old miners a
trick in this business yet" said Chase
to some Of the men who have been
mining here with Indifferent success
Cor years.
The old man does not look more than
sixty and says he can stand camping
rs we'll as any man Of any age. There
are few In this old mining town who
really remember the old man as a
youngster Of twenty-five who made a
good "cleanup'' and left here in 1850.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE.
P Ohm D. ROCKEFELLER, JR, is settir

r Ohm D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., is setting good
example to the large employers Of labor every
where in his visit to the Colorado coal fields lately
the of bitter labor war, upon the invitation of
Mother" Jones and other Colorado citizens whom he met
the hearing the Colorado coal strike before the feer
all industrial relations commission months ago. Night
before last he slept in miners boarding house, and yes
terday morning he washed his face in miners tin basin
and sat down to a miners breakfast No doubt he
oyed it than the Miners for such experiences
really refreshing to of young Mr. Rockefelers type
If the large employers of labor who conscientious in
their desire those who toll in their various in
dusries fairly and by far the greater majority of them
are would occasionally emulate the example of Mr. Rookie
Teller would be fine thing for all concerned There
pretty stories of European kings who sometimes dis
guised themselves and among their ncognto
to learn something of them and their problems and found
vastly interesting and enightenng WE'LL In this
way they got the peoples viewpoint and it of record
that several of them instituted radical changes
mental methods result. Most differences between
capital and labor the result of 1t
may have it's inception in trivial incident which
grows and various phases until becomes real
problem and ultimately results in loss to both parties it
affects while may engender bitterness that requires the
w>rl o. years eface Mr.. Rockefeller will learn many
things in Colorado that will surprise him. His visit will
make him broader and better man and it cannot but
have Statutory influence in country that has recently
gone through very distressing experience.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
NOTICE FOR Ribs

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board OF Education, Of the Independ-
ent School District of Virginia, until
8 o'clock p. M, Monday, Sept. ri, 1915,
for transporting the children Of Ed
ward Johnson, Charles Ranta and Leo
Mattson, to and from the school
commonly known as the DeNoble
school. *@1ssszss
Bids should be addressed to the.
Board of Education, Virginia, Mimi
esota, and marked ''Bid on Transpor-
tation." The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids, and bids will.
be opened at 500 o'clock p. m. on
Monday, September a, 1915.
a. B: HOLLEY, Clerk
Sept. l7-2o24 1ol6-Y.0.k
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IS
BEING RESUMED IN BEL GUM

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. o.
The German administration in Belg-
ium has so far succeeded in recon-
structing the financial system of the
country that number Of the larger
business, such as the big factories,
coal mines and banks, which practic-
ally came to standstill year ago,
have been able to resume operations.
The withdrawal of the directors of
the National Bank of London in
August, 1914, who took with them it's
gold stock and the plates for printing
notes, left the country without solid
basis for it's currency system. Notes
were in circulation, but there was no
gold with which to redeem them; and
there was danger that the circulation
might be further expanded through
new issues of the Belgian Govern
ment in London, which could easily
be struggled into the country. Soon
after the occupation of Belgian terri
tory the German government deput-
lied DR.. Won Lumm, one Of the most
efficient directors Of the Relics bank, to
proceed to Belgium and take in charge
the rehabilitation of the currency sys-
tenn. AS the officials of the National
Bank had refused to return to Brus-
sells or restore its assets, it became
necessary to find a new way of secur-
ing the note circulation.
At the same time the German
authorities were levying war contri-
buttons upon various Belgian cities to
raise money for meeting the expenses
of governing the occupied territory
contributions which could not easily
be raised in the form of cash. The
cities were therefore asked to issue
their certificates Of Indebtedness pay
able at some future time, and it was
decided to use these as one form of
security for new notes, besides bank
balances abroad, German gold and
other currency. AS the National
bank had refused to continue the
further discharge of its functions;
the note-issuing power was conferred
upon the Societe General de Belgique,
the oldest and largest banking COM
pany of the country.
This concern has now been serving
for some months as bank of issue. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
PUTS THEM ALL ON A LEVEL.
Duluth Herald. !

State Auditor Preus writes to Mayor Power, of Hb-
bng say with reasonable degree of poteness but
lack whatever Of definteness that he can't do the
drastic things Mr. Power him to do to the mining
companies that property at Hbbng and that dis
conented with the taxes they called to there
Mr. Preus position get it from his letter. which
published in The Herald last night, is that every
the state is entitled to test his taxes
court in the provided by law; that this is what
the mining companies to be doing that the state
will lose any due from them and that he
for refusing to them the privilege Of the court
contest that the law allows to every taxpayer big and
little alike.
His refusal to act in Short appears to be based
determination not to discriminate between taxpayers
whether large small; and in that he to be
thoroughly safe and unassailable grounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24

its notes have come into general cir
culation. Especially its smaller notes
are in great demand, the silver cur
rency having long ago disappeared
by reason of boarding.
Two other important financial tasks
had to be taken in hand. One was the
fixing of indemnities to be paid for
supplies of staple goods-like coal and
other raw materials--which had been
taken over by the military authorities
for the armies; the other was the
abolition of the moratorium which had
been in force since the war began. The
settlement of the indemnities was
complicated by the fact that the goods
in question were in many cases not
owned outright, but were still to be
paid for by the persons from whom
they were SEIZED The commission
having this matter in hand was, how
ever, authorized to pay in advance
half Of the value Of such goods, pend
ing the final adjustment, in order that
manufacturing and other business
concerns might as soon as possible
come into possession of money with
which to resume operations.
The moratorium, on the other hand,
presented difficulties which have not
yet been overcome. After hearing
the representations Of chambers of
commerce, individual manufacturers
and other business men, the new bank
ing department attached to the civil
government at Brussels saw that
hasty action must be avoided; and up
to the present time the moratorium
continues in force.
Still another function of the bank
ing department is to prevent the pay
ment of money to citizens of hostile
countries, in harmony with a measure
decreed by the German government
for Germany in retaliation for similar
action already taken by England. The
department also superintends receiv-
erships for foreign concerns estab-
lished in Belgium, especially branches
Of French banks. For this course, it
is claimed again, English action has
given the precedent, all the branches
of German banks at London having
been placed, quite early in the war,
in charge of government receivers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
That DEFENDS.

Faddist-Don't you think skipping
the rope is highly dangerous prac-
tice?
Lawyer-Not always. I'm trying to
have it put in practice for client of
mine now.-Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-24
BLIND BASEBALL FAN.
John Moore of Decatur, Ill.,, Has That
Distinction.

Distinction.
Decatur. Ill-John Moore Of this city
las entered the competition for the
distinction Of being the most confirm
ed baseball fan of the country. Moore
is blind. but Is not depending upon that
infirmity to bring MIN any advantage
over his rivals.
The prize to 60 with the distinction
is a ticket admitting the holder to any
ball game between professional teams
in this country or Canada.
Moore has a strong claim to the title
and is prepared to submit evidence, as
conclusive as practicable. that he has
not missed h game at Decatur. which
Is q member Of the Threel league. in
eight years.