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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
EVELETH MAN
FORCED INTO
AUSTRIAN ARMY
Pal0 Pavel, Naturalized Citizen,
Home on Visit, Is Made
a Soldier.
CHILDREN SUCCUMB;
WIFE is LEFT ALONE
Attorney Giblin Asks Washing
ton Authorities to Procure
Pavels Release. q
ESPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE.)
EVEI ETH Anp 1.-two wears

ESPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE.)
EVELETH, Aug. 19.-Two years
ago, Palo Pavel was one of Uncle
Sans most respected citizens, living
contentedly with his wife and family
in Evc'e5h.
Today, Palo Pavel is soldier in
the Austrian army against his wishes,
his three children are dead and his
wife. heartbroken, is suffering untold
anguish and hardships in common
with other women of Austria Hun
gary.
Appeal May Be Useless.
Appeal to the state department at
Washington which has been made by
the local people, will not, it is be-
lieved, relieve the situation, as a re-
cent ruling Of the department in a
similar case resulted in the retention
of the naturalized citizen who was
held for military duty in his native
country.
Pavel came to America when he was
16 years old, and in 1906, at the age
of "a, received his second papers
which admitted him to enjoy the
rights of naturalized citizen Of the
United States.
In September, 1918, Palo yearned
for sight Of his fatherland, and as
he was in good circumstances fnan-
cially, he set sail, together with his
wife and family, for Breza, Hungary.
They were about to return to their
home in Eveleth when the war broke
out, and during the close canvass of
the country which was made for re-
cruits, and officer ordered the Eveleth
man to join the army.
Takes Away Papers.
Pavel refused, showing as he did
so his naturalization papers and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
HUNDREDS PAY
LAST TRIBUTE
T00LDFRlEND
Funeral Services of E. V. Pittka.
nen at Socialist Opera Simple
But Impressive.
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL
FROM OVER THE RANGE

Hundreds of old friends and COM
rades from this city and over the
Mesaba Range coming from every
walk Of life and OF every political and
religious faith, joined this afternoon
in paying an impressive tribute of
friendship and respect to E. V. Pitt
kanen, whose death of tuberculosis
occurred Sunday afternoon at his
summer home at Sand lake.
The great crowd packed both floors
Of the Socialist opera, where the
funeral services were held. Over the
doors Of the opera hung festoons of
evergreen. The stage where in life
Mr.. Pittkanen had often appeared
was set to a wood scene. Cedar
boughs carpeted the floor and draped
the procenium arch. The casket of
grey plush, flower laden, was placed
at the front Of the stage.
The service was opened by the Fin
nish Socialist band, playing the
Chopin funeral march, ending as a
choral with Nearer My God to Thee" "
While the band was playing the dirge
the casket was opened by Undertaken
Edward Ala and the people in the
galleries looked down on the placid
face of the dead. Throughout the
audience there were visible evidences
of emotion.
Eulogized by Editor.
>The opening eulogy was by Axe]
Ohrn, editor of Socialist newspaper
at Duluth. He reviewed the life OF
Mr.. Pittkanen, his devotion to the
cause of Socialism and the history OF
the movement from the time of Carl
Marx to date. Mayor Michael Boylan
long a warm personal friend of Mr.
Pittkanen delivered touching tribute
in English. A. F. Heskinen also made
Appropriate remarks and there Was q
song by the choir.
The Socialist band headed the
funeral procession to Greenwood
where internent was made and fur
ther exe1cises were held. At th'
grave Mrs. Arthur Johnson, of tn
Finnish Dramatic club, on behalf o;
that organization, of which Mr.. Pitt
kanen was director, delivered a shor
eulogy and laid a garland of flower!
on the grave.
In point Of attendance the funera
was one of the largest ever held il
Virginia!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
LINER ARABIC
OF WHITE STAR
Line IS SUNK
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.)

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The steamer
Arabic Of the White Star line, which
had sailed yesterday from Liverpool
for New York, was sunk off Fastnet,
small island four miles southwest
of Cape Clear, Ireland.
The passengers and crew are re-
ported to have been saved. The Press
association in making a definite an
nouncement that the vessel had sunk,
says that steamship saved the
passengers and crew.
The Arabic is reported to have gone
to the bottom in IL minutes.
Ship Torpedoed.
London, Aug. ia torpedo from
a German submarine sunk the White
Star liner Arabic, not far from the
spot where the Lusitania was sunk.
Reports are conflicting as to whether
or not the greater part Of the 450
persons on board were saved, but in
view Of the fact that the vessel was
reported sunk in II minutes, the res
cue Of any large number is consider
ed unlikely. The torpedo struck the
Arabic at 9:15 this morning. She
carried 70 first class ard second clas.
passengers and a crew of 240. One
report says that II lifeboats were
filled, but adds that it is feared many
lives were lost.
Great Loss of Life Feared.
Queenstown, Aug. 19.-Despite re-
ports that II boats filled with pass.
engers were put off from the doomed
Arabic for Queenstown, it is feared
thnt the1e ~ been great loss Of life
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
DEAD
IS STORM TOLL
AT BEAUMONT
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS }

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 49,
News is meager, but it is known that
20 are dead and number are missing
in this vicinity as a result Of Tues
days hurricane. Four hundred resi-
dents of Johnson's bayou saved their
lives by taking refuge in tree tops.
Their homes were washed away. A
man drifted into the port of Bolivar
on a bale of cotton to which he had
been clinging since Monday night. He
was nearly dead from exposure.
Thousands of cattle and horses in the
section below Beaumont Wero lost.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20

GALVESTON, Aug. 19.-The
total missing and known dead for
an area Of 100 miles wide along
the Texas coast, extending to
both sides of Galveston today was
1913, with the known dead less
than 100.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
GR0CERS HOLD
SECOND ANNUAL
PICNIC TODAY
Employers and Clerks Make
Merry at Oliver and Olcott
Parks; Prizes Awarded.
IDEAL WEATHER GREETS
"BOSSES" AND HELPERS
Annual Game at Oliver Attracts
Large Crowd; Dance To-
night at Moose Hall.

"Bridget, run over to Mrs. Smiths
and ask for two cakes of yeast" said
busy Mrs. Housewife this morning.
II have forgotten them and did not
go to the grocer's last night"
The above was incident to the fact
that the II members of the Virginia
Retail Grocers association had their
places Of business closed and were en-
joying their second annual picnic.
At Oliver park this morning Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Grocer and the little Grocers
were seated in the grandstand watch
ing the bosses" and the clerks cross
bats in their. second annual game.
Last year the "bosses" won and the
clerks were after revenge.
The proceeds Of the game will go
into the associations Golfers. "We
play but once year, said a grocer to-
day, "but when we do, it is we'll for
scouts to be on hand and get line
on some real good diamond material.
You know we sell Diamond Dyes and it
comes natural for US to be diamond
stars"
At Olcott Park.
After the games this morning the
picnickers repaired to Olcott park,
where divers and sundry races were
held. Fat ladies ran for prizes, while
women Of all ages and sizes competed
in the nail driving contest. The prize
winners were busy carting away their
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
CRADESTUDENTS
C0MPETEM
FIRST FIELDDAY
Plans Complete for Games at
Oliver Park and Roosevelt
Grounds Tomorrow.

Plans are complete for the first
field day to be held by grade students
of the local schools at Oliver park and
the Roosevelt grounds tomorrow. The
fun will start in the morning at Oliver
park, where baseball game will be
staged between the leading players
of the grade league.
In the afternoon the shotput, broad
and high jump and dash events will
be held. A relay race between the
various school teams of the city will
be one of the features of the program
at the Roosevelt grounds. Six boys
will be in each team and they will
run 660 yards.
During the afternoon 18 medals
will be awarded students who have
shown exceptional ability in tennis,
track and baseball. Nine silver med
ais and an equal number of bronze
medals will be distributed. The win
ners of the medals in tennis are Geof-
frey Cusson, Gladys Shields, Beatrice
Cusson, Thomas Fleming, high school
students; and Aloyius Cusson, Mildred
Pribnow, G. Sigel, grade students.
L. H. Weir, field secretary Of the
National Fairgrounds and Recreation
association, who is making survey
of Eveleth playground conditions and
who will make a similar survey here
has been invited to attend the field
meet.
Play for Championship.
This afternoon the Roosevelt eighth
grade team will play the South Side
eighth grade team for the grade league
championship. Each team has wor
a game and today's contest will be the
deciding one. >>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
COTTON MADE
C0NrRABAl4D0F
WAR BY ALLIES
(BY ASSOCIATED PREsS.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The
British embassy has authorized the
following statement: "The allied
governments have agreed in principle
that cotton is contraband of war. The
actual date when this announcement
shall be made is still under consider
alton; as we'll as other details con-
nected with the proclamation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
Visits Relatives.

Mrs. Fred Dudley and daughter,
Margaret, Of Toronto, are visiting 1t
the home Of Mrs. F. Eskew Of the
Higgins location. Mrs. Dudley and
Mrs. Eskew are sisters and the form
,er will make IN extended visit here.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
MAILS SEIZED
ON NORWEGIAN
ship. BY GERMAN
<BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)

CHRIST1ANA, Aug. 19.-The halt
ing yesterday Of the Norwegian mail
steamer Haakon VII and the seizure
Of the mails aboard by a German sub
marine has rested in a protest to
Berlin and demand for the return of
the mails to Norway. The Haakon
was bound from Bergen to England.
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The state herald., 1915-09-24
CHAPTER M.
Across the Bridoe.

II was ten O'Clock. not later. when
the Judge re-entered his front door, lie
was alone-absolutely alone. as he had
never been since that night of long
ago, when with the inner fence com.
pleted ard the gates all locked, he
turned to the great negro at his side
and quietly said:
I'VE are done with the world. Bella.
Are you satisfied to share this solitude
with me?" And Bella had replied:
Might and day. your honor. And
when you are not here-whcn you are
at court. to bear II alone"
And now this faithful friend was
dead. and II was he who must bear Il
alone--alone! How could he face II,
He sought for no answer. nor did he
allow himself TO dwell for one minute
on the thought. There was something
else he must do nrst-do this very
night. " possible.
Taking down his hat from the rack.
he turned and went out again. this
time carefully locking the door behind
him. also the FIRST gate. hut he
stopped to listen before lifting his
hand TO the second one.
A sound OF steady breathing. accom-.
panied by n few impatient movements.
camo from the other side. A man was
posted there within foot Of the gate
Noiselessiy the Judge recoiied and
made his way around TO the other set
OF gates. Here all was quiet enough.
and. sliding quickly out. he cast =
hasty glance up and down the lane.
and. seeing nothing more alarming
than the back OF q second officer loung.
Ing at the corner. pulled the cate
quietly to and locked II,
He was well down the road toward
the rayino before the officer turned.
The time has now come for giving
you u clearer idea OF this especial
noiEhborhood. Judge outrandcr's
house. situated at the juncturc of nm
unin,portah, road with the main high.
way. had In its rear three small
houses. two OF thcm lot aud one still
unronied, Farther on. but en- the op.
ponite aide OF the way. stood n very
old dwelling. In which there lived and
presumably worked solitary woman.
the sole and fnal survivor Of n large
family. beyond was the fayiBe. cut.
ting across the road and terminating
H. This ravins merits sjne dc4crip.
tion.
The state herald., 1915-09-24
BY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN

~ Dodd, Mead q Company

1t was picturesque addition to the
town through which It cut at the point
of greatest activity. With the various
bridges connecting the residence por-
tion with the lower business streets
we have nothing to do. Bat there was
nearer one, OF which the demands of
this story necessitate clear presenta-
tion.
This bridge was called Long. and
spanned the ravine and its shallow
stream Of water not a quarter of a
mile below the short road or lane 'e
have just seen Judge Ostrander enter.
Between It and this lane, a narrow path
ran amid the trees and bushes boy-
dering the ravine. This path was sell
dom used but when 1t was 1t acted as
short cut to a certain part of the
town mostly given over to factories.
Indeed the road Of which this bridge
formed part was called Factory on
this account Starting from the main
highway n half-mile or so below Os.
trander lane. It ran diagonaly back
to the bridge. where It received a turn
The state herald., 1915-09-24

One of the biggest leaks in orchard
ing is the failure to support mechani-
cally weak trees. Annually many val
liable apple trees are seriously dam
aged by splitting apart OF trunks,
writes c. F. Bley of New York in Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer. OF
these a considerable portion are ut
these trees have reached the stage of
incipient decay, their lives and use
fulness could have been prolonged
many years by means that are at
once simple, inexpensive and efficient.
1t should be understood that beyond
furnishing mechanical support the
heart-wood OF tree is functionless
and its decay does not affect its vege-
tative action. nor its fruitfulness.
Thus we Justify providing artificial
support and the application OF tree
dentistry. Nor is the breaking apart
OF a tree trunk necessarily caused by
decay, or by storms. but more often
by bad formation OF its framework.
A double trunk or twopronged
crotched tree is predestined to de.
struction for the simple reason that
the strain is concentrated at a com
paratively limited area-the point OF
union OF the two trunks.
Again many instances will be found
OF bad head formation in which an
excess number of framework limbs
were permitted to persist. Between
these limbs and the trunk at their
basal union. one or more of them by
their lateral growth gradually fill their
respective crotches. where 1t creates
wedge.like pressure. In time this
pressure forces splitting apart OF
the trunk. resulting m the loss OF the
tree.
The state herald., 1915-09-24

A truss consisting Of an iron rod OF
chain properly placed connecting the
opposing limbs and trunk or two diff
ferent limbs-as the case may be
will save the tree. Use five-eighths
inch rod of proper length amply
threaded at each end for a nut. A
strip of board tackled transversely on
the limbs in the location In which the
rod is to go will serve as means OF
acquiring the proper length of rod and
the angle at which holes are to be
bored. Holes should be bored with u
three-quarterinch auger or bit, the
size being larger than the rod will
facilitate the pushing through of the
rod. II the holes are counter-sunh
where nuts come by means of a gouge
chisel. II will make better finish be
cause the growing cambium will grow
over nut and cover work smoothly.
In using a chain instead OF rod
It is really the simpler methods
screwhook, such as is used for a
horse hayfork, is turned into one limb
from side facing opposite limb. A
short rod amply threaded at one end
for nut with hook at other end is
inserted through drilled hole in op-
posite limb from near side and nut
screwed on rod from outside OF that
limb. Then the chain, which is long.
linked. is caught over these hooks
when screwing up of nut gives de
sired tension to chain.
Two dollars worth OF time and ma.
terial should suffice to apply such a
truss and thus be the means OF saw
ing a tree worth from five to fifty dol
lars.
The metal may be painted with
bridge paint in order to preserve and
add to the appearance.
The state herald., 1915-09-24
TILLAGE AMI COVER
CROPS IN ORCHARDS
Fruit Trees Are Often Injured by
Root Freezing During Cold
Months Of Winter.

The effect OF tillege and cover
Crops ON the orchard are similar In
some respects. but tillage adds moth
ing to the amount OF plant food In the
soil. through Il inhuosces the fertil'
ity OF the land so that more food Is
made available for the growing trees.
A wellmonaged system OF cover crops
will accomplish all that tillage can
and at the same time add to tho store
OF tho plant food that will be avail.
able for the trees.
Fruit trees are often injured by root
freezing during the winters. In the
northern attitudes this is one OF the
most important reasons for keeping
the soil covered In the winter. The
influence OF cover crop In protecting
the roots from frost is very important.
On soil that In rolling or on hill.
sidcs II will be found almost impos.
siblo 10 maintain any degree OF fer.
tilIty In tho orchard without the use
OF cover crops. II will not only pre-.
vent the soil from washing away but
will also hold tho fertilizers from
washing and prevent the leaves from
blowing away.
The saving OF plant food In also nm
important function of n cover crop.
When the cold weather arrests the
growth OF trees there is considerable
available plant food that may be vast.
cd on account OF the trees not being
able TO consume II Mt that time. This
may be saved by tho cover crop and
held until such time as II IL desired
to have II givo II up or when the
cover crop decays IN the following
spring.
The ideal system OF managing or.
rtaId lands IN tho northern and mid.
dlo states is perhaps most nearly ap.
preached when the soil In stirred In
tho early spring. aa early as prao.
tlcablo and AS deep as Il cnn be aud
not injuro the roots: cultivate In this
manner until tho trees arc budded.
then seeded with cover crop which
will grow until autumn and be turned
under the following spring. and tho
lnmo method practicod again.
In some sections OF the apple eoun.
Try cover crop In used tho year that
the treea are due 10 produce n largo
,rop 20 M 10 form bed for tho mp.
olcn 10 fall upon and keep them clean
md free from mud.
The state herald., 1915-09-24
PLANTING, PRUNING
AND CARE OF TREES
Cut OF All Dead Wood or Imper.
feet Growth-Have Branches
Eight Inches Long.

Do not have the trees come until
you are ready to put them In the
ground. When they arrive. soak the
roots little while In cold water, then
examine carefully and cut on every
damaged root All dead wood or i'm
perfect growth should be cut on Just
before the first outbranching rootiet.
Cut from the under side In slanting
direction. so that the exposed surface
will come In contact with the ground.
In trimming the tree. do not leave
any branch more than eight inches
long. The practice OF cutting back 10
within two or three feet. particularly
on very young trees. IL growing and
usually gives satisfactory results.
In western Washington. where fruit
growing now has become n great In
dustry. yearling trees are planted more
than any other. They are cut down
to about onethird OF their growth and
are every year trimmed to grow low
spreading branches. Most OF the mp
Piles In that country are picked by
men standing on the ground-lnddors
seldom being necessary.
Professor Bailey says that vigorous
pruning does not injurc the growth OF
tho tree. or course this does not mean
indisc, 'minating slashing OF roots or
top but pruning made with care and
good Judgment. II the weak roots and
branches arc cut on. more strength
goes TO the sound ones. and better re-
suits are obtained.
Probably tho best results come from
pruning the orchard rather vigorously
every two or three years. but II ono 10
not an expert Mt pruning and cannos
obtain tho right sort OF help, better Let
the trees alone until they can be prop.
orly pruncd. oven II this can be done
only once every three or four years
The state herald., 1915-09-24

house. Unexpectedly to himself the
judges intentions were in the direc-
ton Of his own wishes. He was led
front; and. entering an old-fashioned
hall dimly lighted. passed staircase
and two closed doors. both Of which
gave him the impression Of having
been shut upon past It had pleasured
no one to revive In many years.
Beyond them was the great front
door Of colonial style and workman
ship. fine specimen once, but greatly
disfgured now by the bolts and bars
which had been added to It in salts
faction OF the Judges ideas of security.
Many years had passed since Judge
Ostrander had played the host; but he
had not lost sense of Its obligations.
It was for him to shoot the bolts and
lift the bars; but he went about It so
clumsily and with such evident aver
sion to the task that the sergeant In
stinctively sprang to help him.
Il shall miss Bella at every turn"
remarked the Judge, turning with a sad
smile as he finally pulled the door
open. This is an unaccustomed effort
for me. Excuse my awkwardness."
Something In his attitude, something
in the way he lifted his hand to push
back fallen lock from his forehead,
impressed itself upon the sergeant's
mind SO vividly that he always re-
membered the Judge as he appeared
to him at that minute. Certainly
there were but few men like him in
tae country. and none in his own
town. or a commanding personality
by reason OF his height. his features
were of n cast to express his mental
attributes and enforce attention. and
the incongruity between his dominat-
Ing figure and the apprehensions which
he displayed In these multiplied and
extraordinary arrangements for per-
sonal security was forcible enough to
arouse any mans interest.
The sergeant was SO occupied by the
mystery Of the man and the mystery
Of the house that they had passed the
first gate (Which the Judge had un.
locked without much difficulty before
he realized that there still remained
something OF interest for him to see
and to talk about later The two dark
openings on either side, raised ques.
tions which the most unimaginative
mind would feel glad to hear explained
Ere the second gate swung open md
he found himself again In the stree,
he had built up more than one theory
In explanation Of this freak OF parallel
fences with the strip Of gloom between
He would have felt the suggestion OF
the spot still more deeply had II been
given him to see the anxious and hes
itating figure which. Immediately upon
his departure entered this dark maze
and with feeling hands and cautious
step wound Its way from corner to
corner now stopping abruptly "a
listen. now shrinking from some imag
mary presence shadow among
shadows-till It stood again between
the gates from which II had started.