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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20

! are running, and these are irregular
and extremely slow. Almost daily
food trains are stalled because OF
I lack OF the necessary coal.
Recently househ olders in Wen
ra received on the average only two
and onc-tenth pounds Of coal per
I cay, and winter is coming on. Street,
car traffic has been wholly suspend
"a for the entire next week. At
night tn city is wrapped in darkness.
OF course the greater part of the
industries are at standstill for lack
OF coal, the result OF which is un-
employment and absence OF exports,
Vhich explains tho status of our
money abroad.
only extensive credit can save
us. How serious the situation is
may be rathcrde from the fact that
VIC shall be compelled within few
days to begin selling abroad our
art trcasurcrs
ITO keep the population for a
few days from dying Of hunger, We
have to sell some Of tn" priceless
specimens Of Austrian art.
at is very questionable whether
the people Of Vienna Will have suf-
fcient coal to cook Heating liv-
i-F rooms will he quite out Of the
question. Even tho hospitals have
no supply of coal.
These coniitions give cause for
the greatest fears Il is hardly pos
chile to IMAGINE the su >orinC that
viii grow out Of thie f.>~ tho popula-
tiou whose strength and vitality al
rcndy are SO reduced throuCh the
rrivations Of the last five years.
children Mortality increa sing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20

his Brighton home for the last six
months. There was only one time
when his family was seriously
alarmed about his health and that
was over a year ago. Since then
there had been no apparent cause
for anxiety except that it was real
ized his advanced age might hasten
the end.
His chief hobby since he gave up
active life was reading. He was es-
pecially fond of historical writings
and was intimately verSed in the
history of ancient and modern war
fare. Cp to the time of his death
he insisted upon managing his own
affairs. and did this SO we'll that
even the members of his family DO
not know tho amount of his income
or the taxes to be paid in the United
states and Britain.
None Of the mem hers of his fam
llN seemed intimate with the terms
OF the will when seen by IA Tniver-
sal Service staff correspondent to-
night There is much speculation
in London as regards what charity
requests it contains
Aston rad few personal friends
In England. He was a recluse and
seldom appeared in society. Indeed.
he was able to walk the most FASH
innablc streets in London without
being recognized except by very few
who knew him intimately He liked
privacy and always gloried in the
fact that he was not bothered in
England by photoEra piers and re-
Tcrters. whom he declared the bane
OF his life whenever in New York. or
anywhere else in the United States
for that matter.
His donations for war work relief
here were lavish. Ills aid to the
British Red Cross won him new
honors from the nation
Tho new viscount Astor Is popu-
lar and democratic He Is prominent
in English politics and an intimate
friends and great adr1irer Of Pre-
mier Lloyd George, who has shown
faith in him by sending on many
secret missions 10 the continent
Major Waldorf Aston has Just re-
tured from Germany where he had
been sent by the premier on Sc
cret journey. He had planned TO
visit New York last month but gov
eminent business prevented this.
The major was the first boy, not
Of English birth attaining a truly
imperial position. Captain Of the
Elton Rows His succession 70 the
rcerage win involve the election OF
q successor to him in the commons,
for he viii hereafter SIT In the
house Of lords
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Continued from Page Oue1


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has been won * mat f: must never
hapnen as-air Many ar us may
have our doubts about The efficacy
Of this or thar covenant 10 bring an
end to all wars. Re that an IL NAV.
We Win never son working with
that end in view The waste of II
an has tnnaffes4 ,f4---tf1o waste AZ
material th.ne- mat might have
boon lead far .ha caro- and upIifr ~
n 8llons of paoula the waste Of
energy In hate fhat might have been
used in love
Lieutenant Decker called atteq-
ton of The ..erytcc mon ia tho wide
feld Of usefulpe-4 that ia before
every man Ia holm solve the poIitf-
cal and economic problems that
rarp tho nation and the world
There neynr va ne said such a
.splri Of unro.. aud Il * an to every
man ia assjef i'm settling the con
.fitioDs mar hrfn.. mrs about
IT., ,,sssss ,r,i t-,,ttt,c.as4 TN, ,hn Master
Ee1 Johp II Johnson
The men.nf mo church who dfe1
in service we're Eddie Bohannon.
walter sobanuop James Seav
percy stewart Brnntn Wright ana
Iarl y(,httiork
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
DISGUSTING AFFAIR"
SAYS MOTHER Of BRIDE

N.o,,. WORT, oct - The rnarrioes
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va F'''"S ~ '''' % ''''
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author and playwright, mas so aiect~
ed her parents. MI and Mrs William
J., Foni,p,fn that tbnv are continued
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Mrs. Benjamin said In her apartment
In the Hotel Plaza,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
AMERICAN GIRL STUCK
TO POST WITHOUT PAY
BY Kari III. Won wlcgand

Berlin. Oct, 18-The last Amcri-
can Officially in Germany left the
country to-day when Captain Frank
T.. Mason, military -attnch@ and only
remaining member OF the American
military IN ission in Berlin, departed
for Paris to he demobllizcd With
his departure tho last direct official
or semi official contact between
America and Germany ceased and
the rotations of the two countries
are now ON r war status
Captain Mason occupied Amhas-
sadsr Gerard's iesk in the American
en1bassy and II wac to him that
American business men and others
uoCked daily for information and
assistance. lie was assisted hy
Agnes Schneider. and American girl
secretary, who WAS attached to the
Spanish embassy here during the
war and who, since the departure of
the American military mission. has
been working for nothing. since no
one has the authority to pay her.
Despite this she remained on duty,
handling a large volume of inquiries
and correspondence.
Captain Mason turned hiq affairs
over To the Spanish embassy. but
Americans cannot expect that I'm
divided attention Will be given to
their interests here, AS the cmbassy
represents dozen other countries
While the British and French have
big staffs at their embassies taking
care Of tho interests Of their citizens
WITH 4 special department for won.-
en- who married Germans. there is
now no American representatives in
a official ~ nFf{Ri41 ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
VERTICAL ARMoR NO DEFENSE.


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more or less Il discounted nv naval ~
ecers {fntn recently r4cveIa.rrferts
in arr NAVIGATION have bee, ver. sd
den and ouite astonishing 7, &c faf1v
10 Longer ignore tho fact mat .hA
surCessfui trars-Atlantfr etrfts ana
the urabahIe furthnr advance IN air
NAVIGATION have demonstrated he
yond question that the greatly IN
creased endurance range r.Iahtfttv.
speed ana carving canaritv If beay
Ter than afr machines will soon rem
Tor theb, tiYH moAs >danpero,fs ,st,s.rytv "
Of the enormous twenty uiilion-doi-
lar vessels that now constitute the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
MISERY Of

asedred Supplies for on'y one month
could he procured. and even there
the lack of transportation means
added difficulties.
Financial situation Desperate.
THE financial situation is rem
dered so desperate through the per
.uanent decline of the Austrian
'kroncr' normally . IL cents. now
one cent?, that buying food supplies
out of our own means of payment
.+ wholly out of the question,
To this critical state of affairs
suryg, ~ added. rte q-st1astE0n sfk
cou famine. Austria produces but
q minimum part of her coal con-
sumption and in the main has been
dependent upon imports from Up
per Suala. Poland and Czechn-
Slovakia Repeatedly agreements
have been concluded with those
states. hut they were never carried
out
"The causes for this are chiefly,
reduced production, transportation
difficulties and the prevailing polit-
ical conditions. For months We
hayc made desperate efforts TO OBJ
tain coal ia which we were support
- by the allied missions in most
cummendable manner. Despite al
those efforts and all promises the
situation today is simply awful,
Even railroad traffic has had to
he reduced Only very few trains
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
HE RICHMOND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OCTOBER 90 1919
FRENCH WRITER SAYS
JAPS ARE C0NQUERORS

Paris. Oct i9-"'we knew nothing
about Japan except lacquer boxes.
and the Japs nnd II useful to leave
as in ignorance. but they act as con-
Guerors, writes Raymond Lesion
nat in !. IntransIgeant
Moreover. they arc conquerors. in
the absolute meaning Of the wore.
T < arc advancing ruthieSFiy,
W tcthcr W sword or hammer, know
!nr what they want getting It, and
..,t ra itg rrIce il necessary.
Japan today is on the way toward
s... ...s.4- .4, business and tranHpor-
tation IN tbe Philippines and other
Pacific Islands Not satisfied with
thc Far East, they now aim at dom
nation In the Mediterranean and At
}aut.e. and even in the North Sea In
al these waters Japanese chips are
today seen more often than ever"
The writer then points out in de-
tail the japanese plans for becoming
the greatest shipping nation Tho
Nippon HJusen Eaihcr line, doing
business between New York .ni Cat
cutta. via Colombo AMI Cap@town. is
now organizing a service between
'ur ohama and Europe which VIII
'our1 every stopping place formerly
used by the British, French, Dutch
snd German Ines.
The Euro 1essn and American corn
mercizI fleets must hencefor~ar
reckon with a terrible competition"
continues the writer THE Japanese
shipping companies are powerfully
strong Nothing can weaken thor
determination to beat foreign lines
and they have already started aat
TO corner the worlds biggest shipping
business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-20
Committee Arranging to Make
Paris Church War Memorial
Commanders Of Forces in France Are Connected With Pro
ject for Which s5oo,ooO VIII Be Raised by Episcopal
Church

New York oct 19-TIolv Trinity
Episcopal church. Paris. where Gen
eral Pershinr and most Of the other
commanders Of the American army
wor~hfped while the war was on. will
he made "America's War Memorial
church in France" If tho plans
which have been prepared by Roy.
Tgr F~ederick W Reekman, It's rec
Tor are carried out "T,r Hcekr1rn
has arrived II, New YORK in further
ance Of his pIan which has been
laid before the managers 81 the ua p
t{ou-wide car13patrn of the FptScopat
church whose cyo-operation he win
invoke in havino, an apnrorriariou
for fIofv Trinity riaccd in the. ma .
tin0aI budget which will he submit
ted M tho general convention OF thu
church IN Detroit
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
LOCATED AT EVELETH.

DR.. F. D. Cerveny, who lately re-
turned from France where he served
as lieutenant in the dental corps fol
% months, has become associated
with DR.. H. B. Denton, and started
practising in this city the first of this
week. Drs. Denton and Cerveny will
continue in the present location of DR.
Denton in the old Poole block. Before
going into service DR.. Cerveny prac-
ticed at Ely for three years. DR.. Den
ton has been practicing in Eveleth for
several years and needs no introduc-
ton as dentist to Eveleth people.
DR.. and Mrs. Cerveny returned from
Ely last Thursday where they went
to visit friends and are now making
their home with DIR. Cerveny's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Cerveny,
207 Chandler avenue. --Eveleth News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
LEAGUE ENDORSES SEALS.

Education and health are vital to
the solution of the nations great
problem-the development of true
citizenship-it is emphasized in a
special bulletin issued to the 35, 900
members of the American Legion in
Minnesota, today. ..
The "call to arms" in Minnesota's
"War for HEALTH" which endorses
the Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale,
states: ~.- .
"The annual campaign for the sale
of Red Cross Christmas Seals and
Health Bonds will be conducted De-
cember 1 to 10. d. ....
"The drive in Minnesota is under
the direction of the Minnesota Public
Health Association and state com
mittee of representative citizens.
Minnesota's minimum allotment is
$250,000, determined as to the am
cunt required to meet Minnesota's
health needs in 1920. Ninety per
cent of the receipts will be used in the
counties in which it is raised.
while engaged in an active cam
paign to remove from our midst those
who seek to destroy by force the de-
mocracy which we have spent GEN.
fury and a half in building up, it must
be borne in mind that only by con-
structive citizenship can we succeed
in preserving our national integrity
Education and health is at the real
root of our present problem, because
they mean intelligence and happiness.
When these attributes are developed,
agitation finds no soil for its seed.
'The Red Cross Christmas Seal
campaign is an opportunity for service
in constructive citizenship. It should
be considered plank in the Ameri-
can Legion's platform of American
ism. 1t should receive the support
OF every post and member of the Am
erican Legion 49,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

are retained. That decision is lib
eralized, however, by new pro-
vision that men out of the service are
permitted to reinstate by merely pay
ing the two months premiums with
out making statement as to health
at any time within three calendar
months following the month of dis
charge.
After the three months following
the date of discharge have elapsed,
a statement from the applicant to
the effect that he is in as good health
as at the date of discharge or at the
expiration of the grace period, which
ever is the later date, will be required
together with written application
for reinstatement and the tender of
two months premiums on the amount
of insurance he wishes to reinstate.
In order to give all former service
men whose insurance has lapsed or
been Cancelled, a fair chance to re-
instate their insurance, including
men who have been out of the service
eighteen months or more, and who
are therefore barred from reinstate-
ment under the former ruling, a
special blanket ruling is made which
allows all ex-service men to reinstate
their insurance before December 81,
provided that each applicant is in as
good health as at date of discharge
or at expiration of the grace period,
whichever is the later date, and so
states in his application. Of course
it is necessary that he tender the
two months premiums on the amount
of insurance he wishes to reinstate.
Service men who reinstated their
insurance by payment of all back
premiums prior to July rs, 1919,
when the decision requiring payment
of only two months premiums went
into effect, upon written application
to the Bureau may have any pre-
miums paid in excess of two applied
toward the payment of future pre-
miums. For example, if after a pol
icy had lapsed for six months, a man
reinstated and paid six months pre-
miums instead of two, he may secure
credit for four months premiums.
The provisions for reinstatement
do not protect man until he ac-
tually reinstates. If he waits he may
not be in as good health as he was at
the time of discharge and conse-
quently may not be able to secure
reinstatement.
Don't put off reinstatement. Do it
now!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
Mine Produces Sand and Coal.

A mining plant that produces both
coal and sand is, according to writer
In the Scientific American, located in
Ohio. This unique mine covers about
$50 acres. The surface stratum Is
high-grade molding sand and has an
average depth of about nine feet. It
is deposited on bed Of shale' about
FIVE feet in thickness and under this
is a seam Of excellent coal averaging
from four to five feet. A considerable
tonnage of coal also has been mined.
AS the stale stratum is uncovered by
the removal of the sand, steam shovels
will be utilized to strip the shala,
thereby exposing the seam of coal,
which will be mined in the open.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

Richard Moore, employed at the
McComber mine, was lost in the
woods while hunting from Saturday
to Sunday night. He spent Saturday
night in deserted shanty near Wolf
Lake and Sunday evening reached
the Hardy farm at 10 where he was
made as comfortable as possible, he
being in an exhausted condition upon
arrival. Several crews had been
sent out Of McComber to search for
the unfortunate hunter and the
searching party tracked him in the
newly fallen snow to the Harder
farm late Sunday night. Moore had
suffered frostbitten toe and fingers
during his enforced stay in the woods.
1t was lucky thing for him to strike
the Hardy place when he did as Sun
day night in the woods would have
proved his death in his exhausted con-
dition. g. -, - ~...s s.s... q. =.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
HARD TIME PARTY.

AS can be seen by an ad in another
column all married people are cor
daily invited to attend the Hard
Time Party at the Community Center
on Thursday evening, December 18th.
% cents will be the price of admis-
sion and everyone is expected to
wear old fashioned clothing. Cards
and dancing will be the features of
the evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
Waiting for the Hostess.

I was invited out for dinner and 1t
happened that the minister and his
wife were also present. We were a
friendly group. AT dinner time we
were seated at the table. all but the
hostess. who was attending to some
little matter In the kitchen. We were
waiting for her to take her place be-
fore the minister said grace. The
hostess was a wee bit fused and
called out from the kitchen: "Dig
right In, folks; don't wait for mel"
But she soon got next TO herself and
took her place.-Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
HAS ISSUED REPORT.

The annual report of Ed. Smith,
mine inspector st. Louis county,, Min
nesota, has been issued in pamphlet
form. 1t covers the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1919.
The report is one of the most COM
prehensive ever issued of the mining
industry in st. Louis county. Dur
ing the year under consideration
there were III mines operated and
40 idle. Total number of men en-
ployed in mining and mine stripping
was 1922. Total ore shipments were
81 ,828,809 gross tons. There were
80 fatal accidents, or 2.39 per ! 200
employed. Number of tons of ore
shipped per fatal accident was 964..
500. There We're 81 serious non.
fatal accidents. Average wages for
the fiscal year 1856 per day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

'The country newspaper" says an
unidentified eastern writer, "carries
to the fireside record of happenings
that are of more Importance to the
readers than the browning of George
V as emperor of India. The. country
newspaper is of inestimable value in
maintaining the moral and financial
standard of the community. 1t is
something in which the entire neigh
borhood can feel common interest.
1t is deserving of the steady support,
not only of the home folks, but also
of those who look back with cherished
memories to their life in country
town."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

No charge except for postage will
hereafter be made for the bulletins,
Cement and It's Use on the Farm"
and Mechanical Drawing for the
Farm and Agricultural School," is
sued by E. C. Crane and George F..
Krogh, respectively, of the division
Of agricultural engineering of the
University of Minnesota. Hereto
fore charge of rs cents a copy was
made for these bulletins, which may
now be obtained on application at
the Office of Publications, University
Farm, st. Paul, when postage is in
cluded, two cents for the bulletin on
cement, and three cents for the bull
letin on mechanical drawing. , -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
LAST SEASON FOR
NARROW SLEIcHS
SLEIGH RUNNERS TO BE OF A
WIDTH TO MATCH WAGONS
AND AUTOS.

This winter is the last season TO,
the use of sleighs and bobs of the
usual narrow widths, according to 9
law passed last winter. A number OF
the farmers living in different parts
of the country have already changed
their sleighs to correspond with the
width that will be required after Jan.
uary first, 1921, and find the move a
satisfactory one.
| The last session of the Minnesota
Legislature passed law to govern the
width of sleighs. The section of the
law that governs such vehicles is here
quoted in full, in order that those in
terested may ascertain what is neces-
sary.
"Section /. Standard Gauge of
Sleighs feet 6 inches. On and after
the first. day of January, 1921, it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation in this state to sell any
new or first hand draft sleigh to any
person or persons residing in the
state, for use therein, unless the run
ners of such sleigh shall measure
from center to center not less than
four feet six inches. And on and
after such date it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to use up
on any of the public highways of this
state, any sleigh, after said first day
of January, 1921, unless the runners
shall measure from center to center
four feet six inches"
Penalties for the violation of this
act are provided and fines ranging
from five to twenty-five dollars set
for such violation. a4 .r,...
A number of the road overseers and
|others in St. Louis county have ex-
pressed general satisfaction over the
prospects of this law. 1t is claimed
that it will make work of keeping
the roads open for automobile travel
much easier, as sleighs of this width
will break open rut for cars to fol-
low. Some Of the vehicle dealers of
Duluth and other towns in the
county have already received sleighs
of the new width and will dispose of
a number of sets this winter. Log
gers in times past have found that
heavy loads were easier hauled on
wide sleighs than on narrow ones
and in some camps use sleighs with
a width of eight feet between the
runners. ..s
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05
ADDITIONAL RULINGS.

A series of decisions issued by the
Director of the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury provides
more liberal conditions for re-instate-
ment of lapsed or cancelled insurance.
The provisions of Treasury De-
cision No. At, allowing eighteen
months from the date of discharge
for reinstatement upon payment OF
only two months premiums on the
amount Of insurance to be reinstated,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

The big game season closes today
after very successful twenty days
during which the slaughter exceed
ed previous years owing to the ex-
cellent tracking weather. 623 big
game licenses were issued in this
city, 1923 by John A. Harri and 800
by D. Raub James. Several humid
red small game licenses were. also
issued here. -..g. No.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning the subject will be, ga
Bond Slaves Precious Faith" and in
the evening, Goods Call to Moses"
Services at Winton in the afternoon.
There will be selection by the choir.
All invited to attend the services.