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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

The Ananias club will start on its
annual outing shortly before the home
coming Of it's creator and stick to 1.-THE
woods indefinitely.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

South Africa has Joined the CON-
pany of Australia and Canada. Eng
lands attention is turned low to COM
monwealthing rather than colonizing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

The head of a big biscuit company
says newspaper advertising Is best
taken all around" That his company
grew big" that way is argument
enough.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

Glenn II. Curtiss suggests that aero
planes might be used to fight fires
from above. They might. FiremeD
take so many risks they wouldn't
mind q new one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

What with our record making avia.
tors. RooseveIt's homecoming and the
Jeffries- Johnson fight as home attrac-
lions there seems little sense in trot.
ting Off to Europe for Il holiday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

The parade of June brides always
starts promptly on the schedule, rain
or shine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

Che safe bet on the weather is that
1t will change.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

The Joyous commencement season is
commencing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-06-10

When Curtiss. Zeppelin. Paulhan
and Bleriot are often obliged to wait
several days before making IL long
aerial journey because Of the wind is
it strictly correct to talk about the
completed conquest of the air."
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Christmas Day is always a dies non from
a social point OF view at any rate in town.
where hospitalities are restricted to near
relatives and intimate friends and are OF
an altogether informal character. In the
country and at suburban resorts il is diff
fCrent. Tuxedo, Lakewood and other near
by places are the scenes of much festivity,
which, beginning yesterday, will extend
over the entire week until after the New
Year.
One of the features, indeed, of the week
will be the New Years ball at the Tuxedo
Club on Saturday. 1t will be preceded by
the customary dinner at the club and by a
vaudeville entertainment, and 1911 will be
ushered in with time honored ceremonies
This New Years ball at Tuxedo Is always
one OF tho cheeriest affairs OF the entire
winter, and all the villas and cottages in
the park will be filed with guests for the
oCcas sion.
Christmas house parties are likewise in
order elsewhere. and most of the country
seats on Long Island. in the Westchester
County district, along the Hudson Valley
are the scene of Yuletide gayeties. which
vii! be prolonged, al any rate, until to-mor-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IFrom The Tribune BureauJ
Washington. Dec 24-An the diplomats
celebrated Christmas In true American
fashion.
largo tree was lighted at the Austrian
Embassy this afternoon, and Baroness Mia
tJeneelmiiIler, the daughter of the Amoas-
sador and Baroness Hengelmiiller, dispensed
the bospitality to her parents. members OF
tho embassy staff and a number OF her
voung friends. The trimmings for the tree
and the gifts were for the most part bought
in E.urone The tree will stand in the en-
Aassy parlors throughout the holidays
Tho French Ambassador and Mime. jus
serand hav. no children, but they make
Christmas a great event They will have
the members of the embassy staff to dine
with them tomorrow night, and will light
a beautiful big tree laden with gifts for
each The children of Viscount and VS.
countess Benoist 'Azy and of Count and
Countess de La Rocca will be there
The Mexican Embassy is gay with Christ
mas preparations. and tree has been
decorated for the two sons of the Ambas-
sador The Mexican Ambassador enter
tanned guests at dinner tonight in COM
pIiment to the Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham, and invited to meet them the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
the Japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Uchida. the Italian Ambassador and Mar
chesa Cusani Confaloneri, Donna Beatrice
Cusani ConfaIoneri, Justice and Mrs. Nc
Kenna, Mr. and Mrs. John w. Foster, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Akin. of New York, and
Mr. Bulle and Mr.. Algara- of the embassy
staff small Christmas tree stood in the
centre of the table.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

that the potash trade which amounts 10
only per cent of our whole commerce
with Germany. is too small to warrant
any action which would imper1l the vast
volume OF commerce between the two
countries is not convincing In all re-
spects, since our government would not
be inclined to ignore adverse discr1m-
ination or injustice in even the smallest
particular. But the magnitude OF Amer
lean German trade must b. strong IN
centive toward a rational and equitable
settlement OF the controversy. and the
facts as set forth in our correspondence
irresistihly suggest the desirability OF
seeking a settlement through reasonable
diplomacy rather than through swagger-
ing and threatening and also, to >fhat
end, the very strong desirability OF sup
porting our State Department in reso-
Lutte but temperate manner. rather than
embarrassing 1t with incorporate rail-
ings
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
THE CABINET.
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washington, Dec. &L-The oeoies
state and Mrs. Knox are at their oouN'i'
MACE at Valley Forge for the I'm 'ii19
holidays, and have with thein q i"'
- consisting of their son-in-law ana
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. james iihu.e'
n1dar con and daughter-in-law. Mr. ana
Mrs. Reed Knox, and tnelr iaifiiiS'
Krox their second son. and their younger
son, Philander c. Knox, or-' anu ni' :
Tbev> will have a Christmas tree ana d
-, time generally, and will return mere
next week in time Tor the oipioiii"'iO
fast. on New Years Day.
The Secretary of the Treasury ana MIS-
uacyeaob will have a few friends to dine
with them tomorrow, and on WednesaaS
Ill be io;ned by their son. Ames Mac
veaph. of Chicago, and several friends. VINO
come for q large dinner party '
give the following day
rrta caoratarv of War and Mrs. Dickinson
,oye with them their younger son, j. Mcd-
D;oLinson q Yale student, and one grand
child. They are in mourning and VIII nave
no guests.
The Attorney General and Mrs wicker
sr,m are preparing a fine Christmas tree
for tbair grandchild. the little daughter OIL
+bsir son-in-Iaw and daughter, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Albert Akin. who are tnelr houso
erests Miss Constance Wickersham,
schoolgirl daughter. is experimenting tlie
festivities. They will have only 1anniiS
party tomorrow.
The Postmaster General left here to-nish'
for his home in Boston. and will spend the
holiday with his family. The Secretary Oh
the Interior and Mrs. Ballinger also VIII
he absent from the capital over Christmas
The Secretary of the Navy VIII return tue
srst of the week, and he and Mrs. meyer
yilI entertain a number of young people
and be hosts at large dinner party ana
later a dance. Mrs Meyer and the MISSES
Never will dine with few guests to-mor-
row.
The Secretary of Agriculture and his son.
1.sner Wilson, will dine with friends To-
morrow.
Quite the merrieSt party in the Capihet
~,u h, at the home OF the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor and Mrs Nasei,
where stockings were hung up tonight ana
q bis Christmas tree was lighted Iher
children have invited Charles Taft, the
Presidents son; the grandchild OF the Sec
rotary of War and Mrs Dickinson, MISS
constance Wickersham and her small niece
and a number of others to be with them-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
THE "ElECTRICAL TRUST"
tho Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The announcement in The Tribune
of December Is that the government Is
about to try to break the Electrical
Trust will be read with satisfaction by
great many people, but many indepen-
dent electrical manufacturers will be
prompted to ask why the government does
not begin by cleaning its own house in
this matter.
1t has been notorious for many years
that only one two of the big electrical
companies are permitted to furnish some
kinds of electrical equipment for the Navy
and Army Departments, and the indepen-
dent manufacturer who would furnish su-
per1or equipment at much lower prices is
systematically Disseminated against so
that there Is practically no compe-
tition.
A favorite method of the above depart
ments to prevent competition is to call for
bids for specially designed apparatus to
be delivered In time SO short that even
the drawings could not be prepared and in
such cases it has been observed that one of
the big fellows had dream that the par
ticular apparatus would be required and
has it all ready for shipment. 1t is stated
in the announcement that patents will
/
ton, yet the government departments,
wherever possible. always seem to specify
particularly some detailed special or pat
ented construction which only the favored
monopoly can furnish in reasonable time.
The effect Of this apparently systematic
suppression of all independent electrical
manufacturers has been that there is no
longer any competitive bidding to speak
Of. and the government willingly pays
double the prices that the same equipment
would bring if there were any genuine
competition and the country is left abso-
lutely dependent upon single factory for
supplies or repairs In case of war.
A further effect of the exclusion of the
independent and small manufacturer is
that some of the most essential equip
ment for the safety of the United States
naval vessels is not now manufactured at
all in this country, the favored monop-
olies find it to their advantage to import
much of the material from foreign coun-
tries with which we may some day be
at war. S. n. RUSHMORE.
Plainfeld. n. J.. Dec o. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
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,,v.-t;ne,on. Dec. N-The Presioehl re-
o...ea number OF visitors to-day, lnciuo-
Ing three little newsboys who serve pdpc..
a. tho executive Office. finished reaai'e ~
rec,amation report and took an autoiioon. :.
r;aa late this afternoon with MIS-
through the business section. "heio NV
made a number Of purchases.
president Taft will attend the annual ui..
ner of the League Of Republican 80
Clubs at the Arlington Hotel IN 'i's o'''
on February s.
Among the White House callers were sen
,tors Lodge. Gamble and Warner ana hep-
resen,atives Bennett, Hawley, Martin, nm
.hav EnxeIbright, steenerson. Hamer'
,rorran C,a1derhead. Fassett and Mchih-
ley. ~hr;st-
The President will spend quiet Cnris'-
mas After breakfast the presents win o'
distributed among the members OF the hai
uv Mr. Taft will attend morning service
Of tho Unitarian Church and return to 'h.
Iyhita uouse where he will remain untii
late in the afternoon, when, with Mrs- az
and possibly the children. he VIII taAe
walk or an automobile ride. MI ana W.
Taft have sent remembrances TO 1rieIius l"
all v,arts of the world. including the fhihp-
pines. Panama and Cuba
This evening the President and MIS- az
attended the performance OF Niiie'
the New National Theatre.
After Christmas the young peopie U us
White House will entertain Huiioei
Young friends, who will all remain 1or eao
dancing party to be given on Dece"oei ''
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
No POTASH WAR.

The lucid and comprehensive eXposi-
ton of the controversy between the
United States and Germany which was
presented in our Washington correspond
ence yesterday should serve as CRATE
full reinsurance against the irresponsi-
BILE and maladrOit talk which has lately
been eXtant about a tariff war between
the two countries and should also cause
thoughtful Americans to take some
what different view of the whole case
than that which has been taken by those
who instinctively jump to the conclusion
that American contentious must always
of necessity be right, and that therefore
all those of foreigners which differ from
them must necessarily be wrong and
probably malicious and corrupt. 1t must
be conceded by Germany, as it doubtless
is, that the regulations which We're re
Gently imposed upon the potash trade
there work a grievous hardship to some
American dealers in that commodity.
and also that America is entitled to fair
play and the fulfilment of treaty pro-
visions. But it is possible that that may
be done without convicting the German
government of bad faith or anti-Ameri-
can animosity.
The German government wants TO con-
serve its potash resources That is the
fundamental fact on its side of the case,
and it is one which must strongly ap-
neal TO Americans, who are now aroused
as never before to the necessity of con-
serving their own natural resources. An
export tax is impossible here, but if the
federal government adopted other meas
ures TO prevent q too rapid depletion
Of valuable and irreplaceable resources
on the national domain it would be ap-
plauded for SO doing, and the protests
of foreign powers and their demands
that our domestic rules should be modi-
fed so as to permit them to draw UPON
orr resources sat will would be disre-
garded. If not resented. In this case, it
is true, there is n suspicion of retroac-
tive enactments resulting I'm a certain
potential impairment of contracts. Both
of those things are repugnant TO the
American legislative and juridical sys-
tens. But we must remember that they
are not rega rded with such aversion in
other countries.
The strongest ground for protest and
possible reprisais by this country would
lie in discrimination against America
by Germany. In actual effect the potash
regulate do bear upon this country
alone. or far more than upon any other.
But Germany argues that that is merely
because Americans are the only consid-
erable purchasers of German potash,
and that the rules would bear as hardly
upon any other nation which might enter
that trade Oh large scale; and she in
sists that her rules are entirely general,
applying to all alike. The suggestion
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
CHRISTMAS.

No Christmas comes nowadays without
much questioning, both before and after
the day. Of its changing status and I'M
portance and meaning; without regret
of the good, old holiday of yore. But
on the day itself. the old. old spirit of
those lamented. vanished days reasserts
itself with undiminished strength. The
essence of the feeling of the season, far
older than Christianity, an Inheritance
ccme down TO us from untold antiquity.
persists. Christianity has given 1t deep
er meaning a higher purpose, which, too,
survives changes Of social life and cir
cumstance The day is felt, it is all per-
vading, an atmosphere, the great festival
of the year. closing it worthly with an
''uplift" too genuine, too necessary to all
that is best in us ever to be voluntarily
given up.
1t is the material, the non-essential
with which we surround the spirit OF the
festival that causes this recurrent ques-
tioning of the likelihood of its further
survival as an influence, this uneasy fear
of its degeneration into a mere eXtrava-
CANT. burdensome material, compulsory
game of do ut des Yet. in the retrospect
of the last decade, return to the Older.
less ostentatious. more spiritual way OF
celebrating the feast of feaStS OF the
white race is increasingly perceptlble.
The spirit is growing ever stronger IN
practical Christianity, in civic service, in
beneyolence. in good will toward all men.
above all toward the suffering and the
poor whom we have always with us. And
where this spirit remains and grows, the
abuses that have grown up around it
can be easily corrected.
Above all, let us make Christmas, the
feast of the Child, ever more the simple,
beautiful, meaningful festival of our
children. Thus shall we best preserve its
spirit and its mission for the generations
that are to come after us.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
A BIT OF HISTORY RErUTED
Alfred Wallis Connection with tine
TELEGRAPH, as Told by His Son.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Under date of Raritan. n. j., De-
cember Is. 1910. j. c. X. writes you' slSins
"a bit Of the inside history or the early
days of the magnetic telegraph
The inference to be drawn from TINS ies-
ter is so manifestly unjust that l am co"-
PEELED to reply.
James Davis may have been an empioye
ir the Speedwell Iron Works, and, In 1ac.'
think my reco|lections OF early ooynooo
bring him back to my memory, anu he
may have worked on an experimental ma
chine, but the machine which sent the
message around that large room was tne
sole product Of Alfred Wallis praln ano
hands, assisted by William Baxter, another
workman, and by Stephen Wallis money
and the use Of one OF his shop rooms,
loaned by him. and the work went on Win
his full knowledge and consent
Alfred Vail was an expert mechanic, the
best in the shop" and had charge OF the
machine room before he was twenty years
old He made fountain pens at Nineteen
and sold them in Morristown. He was also
an engraver and craftsman before ne
went to New York University.
The large room in Morristown was IN a
building still standing on my grandfather
homestead and was at that time used DIS
mill.
All of this has been told many times py
every investigator. who has seen INC
original papers, but every little while some
one with a family tradition brings IN d
new name. There were forty or n1ty OF
more workmen in my grandfathers works
at that time and no doubt several OF them
worked on parts of the machlne' as was
natural, but il J. c. X. will read Z. L.;
Pope's article in the April, 1883, Century
(Which was not paid for in any way py the
Vail family, as I personally know ne VIII
probably learn something about the So
called Morse telegraph
This inference that J. G. K conveys that
my father, Alfred Vail, was only a student =
not a. mechanic, is an absolute falsehooo.
Unfortunately, both the Davises, rather
and son. are dead, and j. c. X, I fear,
has unintentionally misquoted them
New York, Dec. %. 1910. j. l. VAIL
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
DETAILS. MR.. CONNERs!

Mr.. William James Conners, OF But.
ralo is prolific in advice to the dls'
tracted Murphy on the senatorsnll
struggle But he doesn't make 1t very
specific. The livest issue In New YORK
and New Jersey as well, he says. Is the
choice Of a Senator, for in each state
.the financial interests exempiifled by
"Depew. Cannon, Aldrieh ana Looee are
trying to elect Senator who is not
Democrat Fortunately for Democra'
cy, they are destined to fail.
=. 1t occurs to the wayfarer that MT
Conners might help along that failure II
he were to furnish a few details. Aho
how greatly he would add to the burden
of friendship between him and Murphy.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
NAMING OUR WAR VESSELS.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I have been closely examining the
names of our modern cruisers, pattieships
and Dreadnoughts, built and bu1lolnS' ou'
so far as I have been enabled TO gamer the
names 1 fail to find among the list a name
dear to every American heart. name thaC
ought to be venerated and revered as ioiis
as time shall last-Constitutlon
I understand that the law requires that
the Secretary Of the Navy shall name our
men of war after the states and cities, but
is there any law that would prevent the
Secretary from naming one of our modern
vessels after that grand old ship that car
ried s1,cb CONSERVATION to the heart Of the
British navy during the early part of the
last century? G.. W. r.
BrOOklvn Dec %, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
nR RRTAN'S NEW PART.

Mr. BRYAN has already adapted him.
self TO the Democratic situation. The
fact that the Democratic state ticket In
Nebra ska was defeated last month in
part through his efforts has eliminated
him as candidate for the Presidential
nomination.
After denouncing boiters numerically
for the last fourteen years he suddenly
Joined the ranks of those who separate
themselves from their party for the
party's good. He openly opposed the
Democratic candidate for Governor,
Mayor J. c. Dahlman of Omaha, the
same man who appeared in this city
with cowboys outfit i'm 1906. when Mr..
BRYAN was returning from trip around
the world. prepared to use lasso in
order TO keep the Peerless Leader out
OF the clutches of false Eastern friends.
Alr. Bryan may claim scme justification
for his opposition to Dahlman on the
ground that a moral issue" like the re-
striction of the liquor traffic was in
rolved. But there are hundreds of thou
sands Of Democrats who will be ready
&, remind him that he would not excuse
them for boiling him In 1896 on the more
fmDoftallt moral issue of preserving
fine nations credit and maintaining its
good faith.
The Nebraska statesman recognizes
that he VIII have TO play the part of q
critic rather than that Of q dictator in
the approaching campaign for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination. In the
last issue of ''I'he Commoner" he men
lions the names of four Democrats who
will be receptive. if not active, candi-
dates in the next national convention
They are Ex-Governor Folk of Mis-
seuri. Mayor Gaynor, Governor Har-
mon of Ohio aud GoyerDor-elect Wilson
of New Jersey. If the prize is TO go to
one of them he wants TO be at least a
factor in disposing Of it, From what he
Saws about the four aspirants it is ap-
narent that he is ready to dangle his
support before them all and TO throw his
strength with the Democracy of the
West TO the one whom he may consider
la the end 10 be the most in harmony
with his own purposes. OF Mayor Gay
mar he speaks almost enthusiastically as
a true friend of the Chicago platform
and its fraIners. and Ex-Governor Folk
receives an equally cordial commenda-
zion rs an active supporter of Bryan
and Sewan in 1896 and IL consistent
radical eyer since. But Mr. Bryan is
NOT to he tied down absolutely by con-
sideratous Of party regularity. He ad-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

TO them. will smother their virile quail
ties in debilitating ease and security
In his closing argument Mr.. Ansen
approachess the socialistic propaganda
rather closely, for he, too, points to tue
Increasing solidarity Of material inter-
est among the same classes in dlnerene
countries that may go to war with each
other-the classes which stand to gam
nothing by war, which are hardly con-
suited in its making, but which yet must
bear the real brunt and burden OF
struggle The author stops short OF an
examination of the interests that stanu
to gain by aggressive warfare-interests
whose influence Is still as potent as
their motives are variegated, dynastlc
and racial ambitions and aspirations
being not the least OF these.