The Washburn leader. [volume], April 16, 1915, Image 1

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VOLUME XXV, NUMBER 43.
Another Gift Ship
Will Soon Leave
Ope Ship Loaded With Supplies
for Belgium Was Sunk Last
Week
The American people have
performed two great services for
Europe, in feeding starving Bel
gium and in sending the ship
load oif Christmas' gifts for the
war orphans. It peemosi now that,
another opportunity may be gn«
en themi for a big and* unique
philanthropy. There is talk of
an agricultural relief ship, laden
with seed for the spring sowing.
Though there is no) plethora of
grain in amy of the warring coun«
tries except Russia, most of
them will doubtless be able tog
provide- the requisite seed. Two
countries, however, are in dire
need—Servia and Belgium. The
former has been, so thoroughly
stripped of her food reserves by
three costly wars in quick suc
cession, that it will b.e impossi
ble to raise half the usual crops
this year unless seed is provided
by foreign philanthropy. Bel
gium is in the same predicaiment,
because after the German inva
sion the country's grain was con
fiscated and the people ever
since haw been too\ improvised
to buy more. The situation of
GiaMoia^ devastated by the Rus
sians, is probably as bad, oir
nearly as bad. In all three cases,
the population will face inevitab
le starvation the coming year
unless they are givjen help in
starting the new croys.
Agricultural implements and
livestock are sadly needed, but
the moat pressing need is for
seeds, so that the wooien and
children, and the men left coup
able'of work, fivay utilise their
"'devastated soil. Russian Poland
is at present in as sad a case,
but it is likely that Russia will
find means of aiding that pro
vince.
LEGISLATIVE INTENTIONS
FROM MANY STATES
Nearly every legislature in
•their recent sessions had freak
measures introdued, and here are
a 'few samples:
To prohibit the catching of
frogs. Minnnesota.
T\ furnish dumber jacks with
bathtubs. Minnesota.
Establishing a,uniform thick
ness of sleigh runners. North
Dakota.
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Compelling churchgoers to
leave their firearms outside'.
Texas.
limiting ?eaeh resident of the
«ta.te to ?be gallon of "eorn
^teoker" a niowth. South ''Carolina.
Prohibiting the smoking of
cigarettes by school, normal and
university instructors. Wisconsin.
To prohibit the use of face
powder, rouge, hair dye or
bSeach, the ereing of ears and
wearing of earrings. Kansas.
Prohibiting a man from becom
ing a "ball dodger," that is
*,allowing persons to throw: base
bails at one's head for hire. New
York.
Compelling the National Guard
to do ninety days work each
year on the roads and bridges
I'fot the state. Requiring dealers
''in stock foods to pay an an
nuad license of $25. Prohibiting
free lunches. Nebraska.
Prohibiting treating prohibit
ing the giving of tips to barbers,
waiters, porters, hat snatchers,
etc. Taxing bachelors of 30 years
of age, $50 per annum. Licen»
ina cats $1 per head per annum.
iS.
viding that all weeds and
plants which caiuse hay fever
shall beremoved from .the road
sides. Bachelors to pay a.nan
rttffal tax of $5 per head. Prohi
bitingthe wearing of whiskers
by doctors and dentists. Massa
chusetts.
SIGNS or THE TIMES
AS SEEN BY CLEWS
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All signs indicate that we
have entered period of perma
nent recovery from the war, re
mark* Henry Clews. The first
effects of that cataclysm were
pfnie, followed by paralysis*
then period of vacillation be­
t'
tween fear and confidence.
Through *'1 of these phases, the
process of financial and commer
cial readjustment has been pro
gressing with remarkable steadi
ness, until fear has now almost
totally disappeared and buoy
ancy is taking its place. Trade
and finance, at least as far as
concerns the United States, have
been completely adjusted to
war condilions and the tendency
now is to discount in advance the
coining of peace.
Confidence has been further
strengthened by progress of tlie(
war itself. While it would be un
wise to indulge in premature
optimism, the hope of an early
end is based upon the belief that
preparedness on one side and ex
haustion on the other can only
bring one result. The general
opinion is that peace will come
during the autumn. Be that as
it may, .there is a universal pre
sentment in favor of early peace
that must have some foundation
greater than the mere wish. War
is the very essence of uncertainty
however, and setbacks must be
expected, although the outlook is
dearer than at any .time since
the struggle began.
Among the favorable develop
ments of importance is the
change of attitude at Washing
ton and- by numerous influential
politicians toward big business.
The significance of this change
in policy will gradually be ap
preciated, inasmuch as enterprise
will be stimulated by cessation
of attacks that have done so
much to impair business coufi
dnce during the past decade. A
favorable impression has also
.been created by a number of
court decisions, both in the
United States supreme and state
courts, which have re ^rained
many of the pernicious attacks
upon corporate activities, and as
sured
our
treatment.
corporations fairer
BOSS CRAMER AND LAW
RENCE GORDON MARRIED*
Saturday April 3, at their fu
ture home in Bismarck, Miss
Mildred Cramer and Lawrence
C. Gordon were united in mar
riage by Rev. Chas. Harris of
the Pn«byterian church. Mrs.
Emily Fluke, sister of the groom,
was bridesmaid and Geo. H.
Cramer of Washburn, brother
of the bride, was best man. The
bride was daintily gowned in
pale blue messaline with a cream
lace over-dress. The brides-maid
wore a becoming gown of pink
voile and white lace.
The house was prettily decorat
ed with pale blue and gold
streamers and after the cere
mony luncheon was served to
thv» bedding party in tlu Joining
room.
The bride has been employed
for the past eight nn.iilhs ou
?i: Manil Repy'^-uraii office
IN ice and the grsoiu iv employ
ed as stenographer in the office
of the Marshall Oil Company at
Bismarck. Many friends will
extend congratulations to the
niewlywede. Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don will be at home to their
friends at Bismarck after April
1(5.—Mandan Republican.
CHILDREN MAY EARN
PRIZE WRITING AN ESSAY
The National Grain Grower _o'f
Fargo, N. Dak., is offering $50.
in cash prizes for the best essays
on "The Rural Home, what
it is and what it ought to be.
As the subject indicates .this is
for 6th to 9th grade pupils of
the Rural and Consolidated
dchoois of North Dakota: The es*
says should contain from 500 to
1000 words. The county superin
tendent of schools has been noti
fied and asked to cooperate in
guiding boys and girls ou to the
best possible efforts:
ORIGINAL^ FORD* JOKE
SPRUNG BY SMALL BOY
Last Sunday evening there
(was a cold wind blowing and a
man. who had been driving his
Fioird stopped near the sidewalk.
When he got out he took the
robe with .him* and threw it oiver
the front of the caK A small
boy, about 'four years old, was
(watching the man and sudden
ly said: "Yo)u needed cover it
up, I saw it."
PARENT-TEACHERS LEAGUE
MET MONDAY NIGHT
The regular monthly
of the Parent-Teachers League
was held ait the school house
Monday evening, and as usual,
ithe room was packed with spect
ators.
After ai short business session
with Mrs. Aug. E. Jiohnson pre
ceding, the program committee,
consisting of Misses Forbes,
Sundt and Sullivan, took charge
of the evenings entertainment.
The little tots in. the first grade
sang a couple of songs, then a
little play was staged by the
sevienth grade pupils that was
very oleverly carried out. In
the play Asa Lathrop began his.
duties as staticu agent without
being very familiar with the
names of stations and the trave
ling public caused him consider
able trouble. His station proved
to be a busy place and many
tickets were sold before the *rain
arrived. Each one of the trave*
lers took his or her part very
well but the funny part fell to
Alice Macomber, who carried all
her personal possessions with her
in small parcels, her little son,
Harry Clark assisting her
The entire play was very amus
ing. The Japanese songs by
Myrtle Nelson and Louise John
son were "especially pleasSft'g.
The girls wore dressed in cus
toms suitable to the songs' and
were graceful little Japanesee la
dies. The games and songs by
tlie pupils in the second and
third grades were also very
well done. The teachers are to
be congratulated in carrying out
such a successful program.
These- meetings have been
held once each month since last
"lRS-^S
THE WASHBURN LEADER £S£SS
WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA, 16 APRIL 1915.
"HEY, JIMMY, THE ENEMY'S GOT THE RANGE. HE'S DROP
PIN' SHELLS IN OUR TRENCHES."
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State of North Dakota Executive Dept., Bismarck
CLEAN-UP WEEK PROCLAMATION
In keeping with the spirit of springtime, whn all na
ture puts on new, clean and healthy garments, and con
forming to a custom established in other states of the Un
ion to guard against disease, and to promote cleanly and
sanitary ideas in the conduct of our municipal and home
affairs, it is fitting and proper that we in North Dakota,
at 4 certain period, should do our utmost in an endeavor
to improve conditions and surroundings by the removal and
destruction of all dirt, filth and waste materials which
have- accumulated during the winter season.
Now, therefore, I, L. B. Hasina, Governor of the State
iof North -Dakota, in order to encourage the observance of
sueh a movement, do hereby designate and set apart the
week 'beginning 3, and ending May 8, 1915, as
i®iofMay
0LBAN"UP
WBBK
for the Stale North Dakota and during that week I
earnestly recommend and request that the men, women and
children of the state make special efforts to promote the
cause of cleanliness in our surroundings, thereby tending
toward a neater, cleaner and more wholesome aspect in our
cities, towns and homes.
-Done at the Capitol at Bismarck, this eighth day of
April, A. D. 1915.
i'" L. B.HANNA, Governor.
By the Governor:
Thomas Hall, Secretary of State.
iiW'J:
—Rehi* in New York World.
fall and each has been well at
tended. The next meeting will
(prbjbalbly be the last until nerft
ifiall.
WHAT SHOULD BE PUB
LISHED IN WEEKLIES
The following editorial, which
is going the rounds of the
weekly press of the country,
answers very logically and truth
fully some of the criticisms
fre
qmntly heaped upon publishers
regarding some of the advertise
ments which are carried in the
columns of their papers.
"In the neighboring country
a clergyman took the editor of
the local paper to task because
that editor accepted a certain ad
vertising contract. The good
man. forgot that for years the
editor had given freely cf hiw
space toi help the elrureh had
printed columns of notices of
services, meetings, suppers, enter
tainments and lecturers, all free.
"In donating this space the
editor had given, more than the
equivalent cf cash he had done
more, to support the church and
pay the minister's salary than
any three members cf the church
had done.
"A publisher has but two
sources cf income—bis subscrip
tion list and his space—yet, h|
this instance, when he sold his
space he lost a subscriber. Of
course no. one need subscribe for
a paper unle&s he wishes to- do
so, but no subscriber should want
to dictate to the editor as to
what he should publish.
"Many editors will not ac
cept certain lines of advertising
others cannot be so independent.
Business conditions most fre
quently govern these matters. A
St
i.
ft
rii*h and prosperous eastern pa
per of naticnal circulation for
years declined the advertisement
of cigarette manufacturers. Busi
ness has fallen off lately for
many of the big magazines, and
now that paper is accepting
the class of advertising mention
ed. Perhaps the publisher need
ed the money, and who shall
blame him if he so.!d his space
to the American Tobacco Co?
Another big magazine, we under
stand, is letting down the bars,
just a little. That's all right,
let themi down a little further,
just £o long as grafters and
swindlers are kept out. No one.
can run a paper to please every
one, be that paper big or small.
It is the publisher's paper, and
his living. He is the one who
should judge what should and
what should not be published in
its columns."
THE AMERICAN FLAG
STANDS FOR ORDER
That is a thrilling story which
comes out op Urmiah, Persia, de
scribing the heroism of Dr. Harryj
P. Packard of the. Presbyterian
missionary station there in pre
venting the massacre of 3,000 As
syrian Christians at nea-by Geo
gtapa by hurling himself, with
the Stars and Stripes in hand,
in front of bloodthirsty Kurds:
and Turks bent on the destruc
tion of their foes. Other thou
sands of refugees, we are told,
sought shelter from' the avenging
hords in the enclosure of the
American mission.
La medieval) days soldiers and
persecuted persons found a safe
refuge from pursuers by seeking
sanctuary in cathedral or church.
Today, they seek sanctuary in
American missions or in Ameri
can consultates protected by
the Stars and Stripes. Just as
the American flag stood between
those. Assyrians and a horrible
massacre, the American Flag
stands between Serbians, and
disease, so the American flag
stands bet-wren Belgians' and
for law and crd and eiv.i'.iza
tdon and enlightenment.
But how about the American
flag in Mexico.—St. Paul Pio
neer Press.
ONE LESS BLIND PIGGER
starvation. Everywhere it standi ine Schumann-ileink, on the
evening of Wednesday, April 21.
The present s^aton's tour of the
great artist had been abandoned
during the severe winter months^
owing to her s-'rious indisposition
but upon her complete recovery
in her sunny California home she
found it possible to resume her
tour, and first choice o'f engage
ments was given to those with
whom dates had been closed.
IN THE STATE
John Eshenko was arrested
Weuesday on a charge of blind
pigging. It aj)ptar&> that a boy
by the name of Jon Covlin sent
Geoa'ge "ffaukedaw to Eshen
ko to bu&a bottle of whiskey for
him. George succeeded in do
ing so and-returned with the
goods. Thereupon a warrant
was issued and Marshal Suelzle
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Masteller arresttd Eshenko and
searched the premises finding a
glass gallon jug about one-third
full of whiskey hid in a straw
mattress. The next day States
Attorney Williams and Sheriff
Hendricks autoed up from Wash
burn and the former prosecuted
while John Wiehr defended. Es
henko was found guilty and was
about to go to Washburn to jail
when the states attorney gave
him a chance to pay $43 costs
and move out oif the county in
six days or go to jail. He quick
ly produced the $43.—Dogden
News.
SIGNS OF SPRING
ARE VERY MANY
There are many signs of
spring to be found now. Geese
have been flying north during
the last two weeks, farmers are
all busy in their fields', town
folks are cleaning up'their yards,
big flies are beginning to
'h -k
buzz.
mosquitoes are making .vn
their presence, children have
trying to play hookey, improve
ments are being made on homes,
crocuses have been peeping out
for several days, autos have
been taken out oif winter head
quarters and young couples have
been seen strolling toward the
park. These are all sure signs
of spring and all are glad it is
here even though* the winter was
a pleasant one*
J.-A. it,
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SUBSCRIPTION, SI. 50 PER YEAB
Assessors Met to Re
ceive Instructions
All but one Assessor Visited thef
County* Auditor on Wednes
day Afternoon)
The assessors came from all
directions Wednesday and call
ed on the county auditor for the
books and the necessary instruc
tions for their work. Their quest
ions will be many but aJli must
be answered if true reports of
the county are to be obtained.
Hie following is a lost of those
who were here:
Andrews Twp.—Victor Kron
berg Aurena Twp.—Ole Lindt
eigen Black water Twp.—it. R.
Kitts Blue Ilill Twp.—W. H.
Peugh Buffalo Lake Twp.—J. S.
Stevens Butte Twp.—Wn.
Schmidt, Jr. Byersville Twp.—
Geo, Norberg Dogden Twp.—
John Esdeiireicih Douglas Twp.—
Nels O. Green Emmet Twp.—
C. II. Ilackett Greatsitone Twp.
—J. E. Sloboden Ilea ton Twp.—
A. E. Foster Lake Williams Twp
—H. Edgerton Linder Twp.—Jo
nas Thompson 'Longfellow Twp.
—Chap Stroth Malcolm Twp.—
Johannes Olson McGinnis Twp.
—L. I. Chase Mercer Twp.—H.
Berge Piatt Twp.— C. H. Wil
liams St. Mary Twp.—Fritz Grif
fey Turtle Lake Twp—Peter
Gergen Underwood Twp.—C. W.
Gannon Victoria Twp.—W. G.
Childs Wise Twp.—Krogh Ovre
Dogden Village—Ed Knap ton
Garrison Village—J. E. Nelson
Max Village—John Kelling Ruso
—E. W. Wilson Underwood—C.
B. Unumb Wilton-J. J.^chmidt*
The assessors in the unorga
nized districts are: 1st Gommis
sioners Dist. I. S. Maxwell, 2nd
Commissioners district C. J. Hiilr
3rd Commissioners district C. F.
Huston.
MADAM SCHUMANN-HEINK
TO APPEAR IN BISMARCK
Music lovers of Bismarck and
adjacent territory will learn with,
delight of the anticipated ap
pearance in song recital at the
Auditorium, of Madame. Ernest-
Thus Bliismarick is among the fe*
"fcxm'd ones, and an appearaaoe
has been assured.
A number are planning on
going to Bismarck on April 21.
SPLENDID LECTURE GIVEN
BY BUND ORATORj
The frte lecture given last
week by F. S. Afttwood, past
chancellor of Minnesota of the
K. P. lodge.will.long.be,remember
ed by those who were fortunate
in being present. His subject
was "Fraternalismi and Pythian
Knighthood." He told ih a
very interesting manner the ori
gin. of the name of the lodge, and
spoke of the meaning of Hie
word fraternalism or brother
hood. Mr. Attwood's addle
was very pleasing and hip many
good stories together with '-he
serious part of the lecture a.*
well received. Mayor C.
Forbes introduced the speak,
in a few well chosen words. IW r.
Attwood came up from Bismarck
in an auto and was accompanied
by Messrs. Best, Belk and Thomp
son, all members of the Bismarck
lodge. After enjoying a smoker
in the lodge rooms after tli
lecture, the visitors returned to
BKsmarck.
Captain Joe Leach brought
the Expansion in Wednesday
morning. It had been tied up
for the winter north of Mann
haven and the captain went up
there with a crew of men to
watch it when the ioe went out.
All the boats will begin running
about next week. There is a
lot of grain to be shipped and
the Soo company has a great
many cars sidetracked here ready
to carry the grain to market.
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