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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The government crusade against the
"bathtub" trust shifted to Detroit,
Mich, with the result that indictments
were returned by the federal grand
jury against sixteen firms and thirty.
two individuals alleged to have sc.
cured control Of IS per cent Of the an.
nual outpu, Of enamel ironware bath.
tubs, sinks and accessories in the
United States. The criminal proceed.
ings grow out of q civil suit to dissolve
the alleged combination, begun by the
government in the federal court at
Baltimore.
In denying the habeas corpus petit.
ton Of John F. Deitz and quashing the
writ the supreme court OF Wisconsin
indicated plainly that the trial court
can use it's own discretion about or.
'dering service of any or all warrants
outstanding against Deitz, thus cutting
OF Deitz' hope Of liberty.
4 portable safe containing between
$500 and $4,000 was stolen from
the Adams Express company's ofice
at Minneapolis. The safe weighed 400
pounds. 1t is believed the thieves took
the strong box and the fortune it con.
tanned away In a wagon or automo.
bile.
John w Schaum, former treasurer
Of the Milwaukee Journal company,
in which he was until recently heavily
Interested, and now head Of the Clark
Engraving company. committed sui
eide by shooting. The reason is sur.
missed to be financial difficulties.
Menloe E. Moore was acquitted at
Vincennes, Ind, of the murder of
Charles E. Gibson, the millionaire oil
operator. Moore shot Gibson Oct. 3
after Mrs. Moore had confessed to her
husband that she had been intimate
with the millionaire.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
PRESERVING MEATS.
New Italian Process Eliminates the
Use Of Ice.

New Italian Process Eliminate the
Use Of Ice.
The public is prone to shudder at
the statement of our government in.
veetigators who declare that meat can
now be preserved a year or so In
storage without danger Of putrefac-
ton, but what will this same public
say to the statement Of the Italian ex-
perts who have discovered n means Of
mummifying the fresh killed beef or
sheep so that not even ice is required
to keep the meat in a perfectly normal
and luscious condition in a moderate
temperature?
The procedure described sounds so
elaborate that one can scarcely be-
lleve It will be feasible for practical
pursoscs. First a simple solution Of
100 parts of water. % parts of com
mon salt and 4 parts acetic acid is
prepared. Then when the beast is
killed the veins are drained of blood.
and the sulution Is injected into the
system in it's stead.
The origina! experiments were made
ut Turin. and the animals experiment.
ed upon were lung up in IN even tent
p%erature Of 81 degrees Il. and allowed
to remain there for two months and a
half. Then the creatures were skim
ned, cut up and prepared for the scien-
tifc revel. Who the devotees were
that INDUCED in the repast is not gen
orally known as yet. but all tests
showed that the flesh was tender. ex-
ceedingly palatable and In every re-
spect as good rs fresh meat, If not ST.
perior. 1t is declared that there need
be no time limit to the preservative
powers of this exceedingly cheap and
simple solution.-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

In his message to congress Priest.
dent Taft emphasizes the imperative
necessity for greater economy and sys.
TEN in the different departments Of
the federal government.
The president states that there is
much room for Improvement in court
procedure in the direction of simpli.
flying 1t and reducing the cost Of liti-
cation.
Specific conservation ,rscommsnda-
tons are made along the lines indi.
Gated in the speech the executive
made before the. conservation con-
gress in st. Paul in September.
MI. Taft recommends strongly some
form Of ship subsidy to increase Amer
lean shipping, especially to South
America.
The tariff board is not ready. to sub
NIT a report IN any Of the schedules
Of the Payne law and MI. Taft says
he will not recommend any tariff leg.
islation until the new congress con
venes in December. 1911.
The Panama canal should by all
means be fortified. An appropriation
Of @19, 0O0. 600 is recommended for this
purpose.
Recommendations for acti.injunction
and federal Incorporation laws are re.
newed.
It is proposed that second class
mail rates shall be readjusted so as to
charge magazines a much higher rate
on their advertising sections.
Strong representations are made for
the establishment of a new banking
and currency system.
The president recommends that coal,
phosphate and oil lands and water
power sites be disposed Of in the fu.
ture by leasing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGs.

indicating Secretary of the Inte-
rior Ballinger upon all the charges
brought against him and condemning
his accusers as having been inspired
by a deep feeling of animosity built
upon a supposed difference in policy
respecting conservation, a majority of
the congressional committee which in
v~estigated the so called Ballinger-Pin-
chot cas- submitted it's report to con
gress. The majority announces its
conclusions as follows: 1.-The evidence
has wholly failed to make out a case.
Neither any fact proved nor all the
facts put together exhibit Mr.. Balm
ger as being anything but a competent
and honorable gentleman, honestly
and faithfully performing the duties
of his high Office with an eye to the
public interest"
Congress gave respectful attention
to President Taft's message, but there
were comparatively few members who
we're willing to concede the probabil.
ity of favorable action at the present
session OF many Of the recommends
tons contained therein. The general
opinion was that time would not per-
init of action In view of the fact that
the session will close March 4.
The Indian appropriation bill was
reported to the house by Representa-
tive Burke of South Dakota, chairman
of the committee on Indian affairs. It
carries $8.160,985, which is $851,663
less than the amount made available
for the service for the current fiscal
year.
The Indian warehouses at Chicago,
Omaha and four other cities will be
abolished July 1, 1911, if the senate
cOncurs in action taken by the house.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
TO REPLENIsH FORESTS.
Government Has Secured Ten Tons Of
Tree Seed.

Government Has Secured Ten Tons Of
Tree Seed.
Owing to the immense amount of
timber that has been cut from our
forests in the past and because the
failure to plant new trees has so re-
duced the supply Of certain hard
woods the department of agriculture
has gathered. through the efforts of
it's forest rangers and foresters. some
ten tons Of tree seed, which it is plan
ned to plant in the burned sections of
the west and in those sections where
certain trees will thrive the best.
When one considers that in M
pound of seed there are about 10000
Individual seeds it will be realized
how much time and labor were ex-
pended to secure ten tons. Out of
these 10000 individual seeds in each
pound it is expected that there will
mature about 400 plants or young
trees. The seed is to be planted where
it is desired to have the trees grow,
doing away with transplanting and
thinning out.
In this manner the department Of
agriculture expects to be able to re-
plenish the now nearly depleted for
ests and ut the same time to bring
about relief from n possible wood fam
ine~.-Scientific American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Forty-two men persisted in the Rel
levue mine at Bellevue. Alberta, where
an explosion occurred. Five of the vic.
Tins were rescuers. The explosion
was caused by poisonous gases. The
Bellevue mine is a heavy producer aud
employs Italians and Slavs. The &C.
cident is the worst that has happened
in Western Canada since the disas-
trous explosion in the Fernie mines
seven years ago.
Fire at Evansville, Ind, caused dam.
age of approximately $750.000, princi-
pallv In the plant of the Fendrich To-
baccs company. A tobacco warehouse
and several other buildings were de-
stroyel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
Collar az a Verb.

The verb collar" has long been used
transitively. meaning to "seiZe or take
hold of Il person by the collar; more
loosely, to capture" The verb was
thus employed early in the seventeenth
century. Steele in the Guardian, No.
"a, wrote. "If you advised him not to
collar any. man." Other instances are
Gentleman's Magazine. 17G2. Ills lord
ship cOllared the footman who threw
it, and Marryat's sentence in "Peter
Simple." "He was collared by two
French soldiers"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
coAxINe SLEEP.
Simply a Question Of Will Power and
Self SUGGESTION,


Ordinarily we do not sleep by acct
dent or h%aphazalu. We simply resolve
to sleep, and self suggestion plays a
great part in the production of sleep.
We so through Il variety Of actions,
all suggestive of a. change from our
normal waking condition. We un-
dress; we place ourselves in a CON-
Portable position; we close our eyes;
we believe and expect we are going to
sleep, and the result is-sleep.
One of the great preventives of sleep
is the fear Of not sleeping, but a writer
in Harper's Bazaar says that once this
fear is broken down we sleep anyhow.
The insomnia worries about his in
somnia, and this very worry deepens
the mischief; hence the sufferer should
suggest to himself again and again,
IF l sleep. well; if l don't sleep, 1
will at least gain rest by keeping my
mind calm and my body relaxed"
In a word, II chances of getting
sleep increase if we assume the ex-
ternal physical attitude which CORE
spends to sleep if we relax every
muscle and let it. stay relaxed, If we
breathe lightly and regularly, if we
call up the Imagination Of a sleeping
and talk and think sleep to
ourselves, repeating silently and in a
1uiet. dreamy fashion such a formula
as this:
"There is no reason why I should
not sleep. Therefore I can sleep.
1 will sleep. My mind is at
peace. Sleep is coming. l am getting
am about to sleep. 1 am
asleen."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
FREAKS OF NATURE.
Two Queer Rock Formations on the
Island Of St. Helena.

There are at least two queer freaks
Of nature on the island Of st. Helena-
or, rather, four, for M Of them is a
group of three figures = known the
world owe us the Devils Nose and
Lot and His Daughters" Any one
who is able to study the island as it is
G Il not run wild over the Napoleonic
lc ends which have clustered about
that 'seabound rock'' since the days
when the Little Corporal" was housed
there in his living grave will find much
that will repay for investigation, time
and study.
The uueerest of the natural forma-
ti0is. hrE file Oddities above alluded to.
The first of these initiative forms is a
rocky promontory which has been
known by names which signify Old
Nick's nasal projection since May %,
1902, when Juan Castella and his men
sighted the Island just in time to see
the devil disappear beneath the waves
in the best harbor, leaving his nose as
a reminder Of what might happen
should the venturesome Spaniard seek
to take possession of his Satanic maj
esty's favorite, haunts.
"L0t and His Daughters" are three
conical rocks which can only be con-
tured' into representing a man and two
women by a strong play of the imag-
nation. According to the views Of
some writer's they r weather worn
statues of colossal size. probably the
~. E. + - -
Their gigantic. size, however, would
seem to preclude this idea. When or
by whom they were dubbed LOT and
His Daughters" no authority has ven.
turcd to say.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The federal court for the Eastern
district of Pennsylvania held that NO
general conspiracy exists among the
anthracite coal carrying railroads or
coal companies to restrain trade or to
maintain prices. 1t did decide that
the Temple Iron company is a comb.
nation of anthracite coal carrying rail.
roads in violation of the Sherman anti
trust law and granted the prayer of
the government for an injunction re-
straining that corporation from con-
tinuing its alleged violation. The sub
stance of these decisions is that the
defendants will not be compelled to
change the present prices of coal.
The resolutions adopted by the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors congress
commend the attitude of President
Taft and urge an annual appropriation
of $%50,0OO,c00 by congress for the i'm.
provement of waterways. to be paid
out Of current revenues where posi-.
Bile, otherwise by the issuance and
sale of bonds.
<AUoAAoAA!uChI Va II pACoCAC AlO wal.
den system, which d%esignates town
supervisors and clerks as wardens,
and the substitution of a forest patrol
OH a salary basis, was recommended
by The resolutions adopted at the Lake
States Fire conference at St. Paul.
A blizzard which originated in the
Tennessee mountains ana Travelled
sartward swept the Atlantic seaboard.
To Mark Twain's Memory.
That was n remarkable memorial
meeting In New York the other day in
honor Of Mark Twain. Several men
known nationally and internationally
paid their tributes to the late humor-
list and philosopher as a real friend of
mankind. William Dean Howells, the
noted novelist and perhaps the closest
friend Of Mark Twain, introduced each
speaker. Among those who spoke
were Joseph H. Choate, former am
bassador to England; the Rev. Joseph
H. Twichell, whose church Mark
Twain attended in Hartford; Joseph
G. Cannon and Champ Clark, present
and prospective speakers of the house
of representatives; Colonel Henry
Watterson, the most distinguished of
editors, and the Rev. DR.. Henry a
Dyke, poet and educator.
Mark Twain vas a universal charac-
ter. As Ingersoll said of Shakespeare,
he was IAN intellectual ocean whose
waves touched all the shores of
thought" 1t is Il great mistake to re-
gard him as a mere humorist. Els
reading was deep and wide, and in
the large list Of books which he left to
posterity there are expressions of pro-
found views on philosophy, science,
literature and art. 1t is, Of course, as
the kindly and comforting funny
man. that he appeals to most of US,
but he was much more than that. He
was a Christian gentleman, and to say
that is to pay him the highest tribute
possible. That eminent men in so
many walks of life took part in the
memorial meeting attests the univer-
salty Of his character and genius.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
Fish Of Canal Zone Waters.

The Field Museum of Natural His
tory at Chicago announces the inten-
ton Of that institution to make a
study 0f the fresh water. brackish and
salt water shore fish Of the canal zone
during the coming dry season. The
study will be made before the COM
.pletion Of the canal. in order that the
fish may be taken before they have
had a chance to cross the divide and
undergo the changes incident to a new
environment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
CUTTING LEFT HAND THREAD.

a manner that they cut into each
other. The tap is screwed into II
and held rigid. The other hole serves
as a guide for the rod that is to be
threaded, causing the rod to bear
against the outside cutting edge Of the
tap. BY turning this rod in Il left
handed direction a left hand thread
will be cut, both the pitch and cutting
edge of the tap coming true for this
purpose.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
Snow Covers Central South.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. THE first
snowfall of the season was general
throughout the Central South. In
Memphis the fall was light, eventually
giving away to q mixture Of sleet and
rain, with the temperature almost sta.
tionary about the freezing point. May.
field, KY, reports the heaviest snow.
fall-eiEht inches. Hoxie. Ark, re.
ports six inches.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
BLIZZARD ALONG
ATLANTIC COAST
Severe Storm Covers I'm.
mense Territory.
SHIPPING HELD IN PORT

Owing to High Wind Accompanying
the Snowfall Steamers Await Abate.
ment Of Storm Before saiIine-Two
Feet Of Snow Reported From Ken.
lucky and Twelve Inches From Sec.
tions Of Ohio.
New York, Dec. IA blizzard which
originated in the Tennessee mountains
and travelled eastward swept the At
lantic seaboard. The storm centered
over the lower Chesapeake bay and
rain, snow or sleet fell yer the en-
tire country from Virginia northeast
and through the New England states.
A high northeaster reused the At.
lantic ocean and four ocean steam.
ships, which crept into port, had to
anchor in the lower bay because of the
binding snow. Shipping was held in
port.
The first. touch of the storm came
with a gentle fall of snow which, after
an abatement of several hours, took
on new life when a twenty-four-mile
wind came out of the northeast. The
driving gale shook down blankets of
snow and brought low temperatures
with it.
Canton, N. Y, reported a tempera-
ture of ~ degrees below zero, the low.
est recorded on the weather bureau
chart.
The snow delayed traffic in New
York n there was general suffering
among the poor, 57S persons being
cared for at the municipal lodging
house.
The weather bureau said it would
clear by night and be followed by ex-
IRENE cold.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30
HINT FOR THE WORKSHOP.

How to Cut a Left Hand Thread With
a Right Hand Tap.
The illustration herewith shows how
q left hand thread can be cut with a
right hand tap. Two holes are drilled
in a very hard piece Of wood in such
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-04
LEWIS SPEAKS GOOD
WORD FOR OWNERS
Says He Hopes They Can Soon
Dictate Terms TO Railroads.

Toledo, o., Feb. 4.--The joint scale
conference of the miners and opera
tors OF the central competitive field
comprising western Pennsylvania
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. IS In ses-
sion here. President Lewis Of the
miners was chosen temporary chair
man. AFTER the appointment of COM
mlttees on credentials and rules and
order of business, President Lewis In
troduced Mayor Whitlock, who well
coined the delegates to the city.
In his response President Lewis
spoke encouragingly of the operators
side of the coal industry. He said the
operators had to fight the railroads
and legislators, and that he hoped for
the day when the operators would say
to the railroads that they must pay
a fair price for the coal they use so
that the operators could pay the min
ers more money and properly safe
guard this hazardous occupation.
The credential committee Is hope
lessly deadlocked on the question as
to whether to allow the Illinois min
ers a seat In the conference, mas.
much as the Illinois operators are not
here.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-04
EXCITING CAUSES
OF RHEUMATISM
Cold and Dampness Will Bring on
the Disease If the Poison Is
in the Blood.

Although rheumatism is a disease Of
the blood wet, damp seasons are an excit-
ing cause and especially are those who
have had a previous attack liable to suf.
fer from the disease at sueh times. This
shows that the rheumatic poison was not
driven from the system but was simply
kept down" by the treatment employ.
ed. When conditions favorable to the
disease were met the trouble promptly
reappeared.
The promise made for the tonic treat.
ment of rheumatism is that its cures are
permanent and that the patient does not
have an attack of the same old trouble
every year.
Mr.. John w. Meek, Of No. 175 nth
street, Wheeling, W. Va, who is in
charge of the stove department of the
House d Herman department store,
says:
About two years ago was suffering
from chronic rheumatism and was gen.
orally run down from oyerwork. Every
winter for twenty years before this
was afflicted with lumbago. My blood
was in poor condition and my kidneys
were affected. At first had terrible
pains through my shoulders and in the
region of my heart Then they settled
in my left hip and leg and put me in
such misery that l could hardly move.
l was confined to bed for five months
and did not get any sleep to speak of
for seven months. l used chloroform
liniment on my back and leg but this
would only ease the pain. | thought
that l would never be able to get up
again; a was treated by sevep&hysician.
and all said that had chr ,rheuma-
tism. The doctors helped pcfor time
only and said il would be Tong time
before l got over the disease. began
the use of Dr. Williams Pink Pills upon
a neighbor's advice and soon found they
were just what l needed. l took the
pills for several weeks and was cured.
Last winter was the first time in twenty
years that l did not have an attack OF
lumbago or rheumatism.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent by mail, postpaid,
on receipt of price, 90 cents per box; six
boxes for 81 50 by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
when she went there to press the
charges against Auld and Dr.. Rob.
nett.
IL is said that the officials who fig.
ured in the preliminaries did not ex.
pect that these details would be
made public and, according to the yard
gossip, revelation of these "confiden.
tial matters" would not be apt to help
the prosecution any.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-04
flkINs COTS INTO ACTION


on FOOD Probe.
Washington, Feb. L. The senate
was in session over four hours, de-
voting most OF the time TO consIdera.
tIon Of postal savings bank BILL An
effort by Senator Carter, In charge OF
the bill, to fix a day for vote next
week, failed because Senator Hey
burn, one of the opponents OF the
measure, objected to unanimous con-
sent.
A lively debate occurred growing
out of the resolutions looking to an
investigation OF the cause of high
prices. Senator Lodge had reported
favorably from the finance committee
the resolution he introduced suthor-
izing the investigation. Senator Nc.
Cumber, author of similar resolu-
tion, asked that his measure be with
drawn from the committee on agri-
culture and referred to the committee
on audit and control of contingent ex-
penses, to which Mr.. Lodges resolu-
tion was referred finally after being
reported from the finance committee.
This moved Senator Stone to inquire
what had become of Senator Elkins'
resolution on the same subject, which
had been referred to the committee
on audit and control of contingent ex.
penses about a month ago.
This suggestion called Senator FL
kins into action. He criticised the
Republican leaders for trying 10 stifie
an investigation into whether the
tariff had affected prices. Senators
Lodge and Aldrich repelled the sug-
gestion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-04
The MEAT or IT

Governor Harmon celebrated his
sixty-fourth birthday by working hard
in the executive office.
Six seamen were drowned when the
German steamer Susanna collided
with and sunk the Swedish steamer
ANNA, in the lower Elbe.
Arno r. Brauch. 19, was killed
while attempting to board Hooking
Valley freight train at Columbus, o.
Thirty-three salesgirls are on strike
at Youngstown because the proprietor
ordered them 60 stand in front of the
store In order 20 create the impress
sion that business was rushing.
Chicago highwaymen now ride in
automobiles, seizing victims on the
sidewalks, forcing them to ride few
squares and dumping them out when
relieved OF their yaluables.