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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-30
HE Comparison.

Tso SOuUPasseOss
"Eootlite 10 a good actor" said q
playwright who was crihcising q New
York production wherein the. herUis
part was very badly cast 'tand In this
part 10 does bis best; but By Jove,
doesn't he remind you OF a man trying
to play a 1schaikowsky symphony on
q typewriter?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-30

Hard Rubber Nails.
India rubber nails for use in places
where ordinary nails are liable to col.
rosion are a German novelty.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-30
The American Temperament.

The American Temperament.
aYou observe" remarked the host,
who was showing the distinguished for
eign visitor around Newport that we
Americans devote ourselves to pleasure
regardless Of expense"
'I'd hardly put It that way" retoFted
the witty foreigner. Rather you de-
vote yourselves to expense regardless
Of pleasura."-Boston Transcript /.
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differentiation Of Laees.

New York, June 2S.-Extensive
frauds against the government through
the differentiation of importations of
laces from Syria have been disclosed
in proceedings before the board of
United States general appraisers The
undervaluations are declared to have
caused the loss of hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars to the treasury dc.
partmant within the past ton yearat
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lot Edible

Him-Are you fond OF va Bohemes''
Her-I don't know. II depends alto.
gether on what kind of dressing you
put on ik-Toledo Blade )
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CLASSIFIED WANTS
FOR RENT

For Rent-A few good warm houses
Enquire Frank E. Funk, LIST Natl
Bank.
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TIL. Real struo,

The Real Struggle.
II suppose. now that you are married
ana settled down. life 10 q struggle for
bread"
mot exactly. It's more Of q strug.
gle with bread"-Judges Library.
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WANTED
For Sale-a good store safe, very
cheap, Frank p ,. Funk, First Nat
[ional Bank, Washbnrn, N. D.

Fof Sale. /. Q sethreshing mac.
hine and steam left plows and au-
tonobiles for sale by F. A. Gala.
han, Washburn. N. D.
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Proved His l~nnoesncs,
"Prfsoner. you are accused Of having
stolen a gold watch" 3
Its false. In the arst place I new.
er stole It, and In the second Il wasn't
gold."-Pele Nele. s9. 4
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Too Willing.

m Too Willing.
Say. Frost. lend me your rasor..will
youT"
"Gladly."
"Oh, II it's az dull as that I don't
want it"-Housekeeper.
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F0 Sale-about 200 pounds Of
nAtiyesgrown bronze grass. o.
Hdatlsy
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-aprsotieslly.sew Civ.
e. speswriter; also nearly new lat
est model Smith remier type
writer. Frank p. Funk, First Nat.
iional Bank, Washburn, N. D.
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For Sale Oats at the Mandan
Mercantile warehouse.
'ef,Sale-e0ae sl2 gaage, deuble
barrel shot gun, Fox make. For
particulars see Clarence F. "Wallin
ESTRAYFD

Strayed- One dark bay mare, 4
years old, weight about 700 pounds,
branded "Z"' on left leg. Che
light bay yearling horse colt,white
star in forehead, with halter
Please take up and notify Jsigprd
Glad, Turtle Lake, N. D.
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Strayed From my place Aprils25
one brown colt with white spotapn
forehead, three years old. Please
take up and notify. P. Madsen,
Sec. 3O-l47-79. Turtle Lake, N
D. 5O.52.
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Straytd- ION April Goth, bay mare
weight 1000 Z years old, starsin
forehead and one white hind leR.
Il taken up please notify, TIE.
Kiorness. Basto n. %. Isl
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iFN Sae- Tornado and Gre insur.
anqe i very cheap. For some
thing reliable Gee Frank p. Funk.
First Nat. Bank, Washburn, N. D..
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Fof Obeap Rumlsy Idea sop
orator IS BY S. inch cylinder.
9s5 will PIT il in good running or
|dsr: Used two seasons Enquire
-of j. Nisse, Washbnrn. II. ..
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
MIR. George W. Pettey auth

Mr.. George W. Pettey authori
zes us to say to the people Of the
4th District that he is willing to
serve them for another term.
Mr.. Pettey has filled the Office of
Justice of the Peace for the past
four years. during which time he
has given universal satisfaction.
It has been his earnest effort to
administer and uphold the law as
he found it in the statue books
and he has played no favorites.
Mr.. Pettey would bring to the
discharge Of his duties the val
liable information gained by his
service Of one term and asks an
endorsement at the hands Of the
voters. He points with pride to
Ibis record as 20 official.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
Hon. Jas. A. Cunningham for
District Attorney.

We are authorized to announce
Ar. James A. Cunningham, of
Bonneville, Prentiss county. as a
,andidate for District Attorney
rom this, the list judicial dis
rict. NJ. Cunningham holds
IN enviable reputation as an at
orney, a citizen and legislator.
lie is a man of the highest integ
ity and answering liz - idel-
ty to duty. Hehas has ~
lid success in his practice and
,tands high at home as a lawyer
nd citizen.
The Bonneville Banner Of last
week has this to say of Mr.. Gun
bingham:
HE is a lawyer of ability and
lis general practice familiarized
lim with the courts of the dis
rict. In this he has been quite
,uccessful as the court records
will show. He scored fine rec
,rd in the June and October
ourts of this county. in the
irst named he was engaged in
IL jury cases with the exception
f two, and won every case car
led to the jury. In the latter
,e was engaged in considerably
,ver fifty per cent of the cases
md in seventy-fve per cent of
Ill felony cases, and had only
ne conviction as charged. All
.long his success has thoroughly
lttested his ability as a lawyer,
nd if elected the first district will
ave one of the shrewdest and
most intellectual states attorn-
eys in our commonwealth, whose
egime in office will be noted and
ar famed for his earnest and
iiiligent efforts to have the law
.nforced His record as State
Senator from this district il
above reDroach and as an attorn-
ey at the local bar he has rem
dered time and again valuable
legal services to the town and
community, wherein the munich
pality was interested, and with
out price. Mr.. Cunningham S
candidacy is subject to the Au-
gust primaries. :
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
Extension OF Charter.

Treasury Department, Office of
Comptroller of the Currency. Washing
ton, January q, 1911.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
been made to appear that ''The First
National Bank of Tupelo" in the city
of Tupelo. in the county OF Lee and
State of Mississippi, has complied with
ali the provisions of the Actof Congress
ITO enable National Banking Associa
lions to extend their corporate exist
.nce. and for other purposes, al.
proved July IL, 1882;
Now, therefore, |, Lawrence q.
Murray. Comptroller OF the Currency.
10 hereby certify that The First
National Bank of Tupelo. +" in the city
II Iupelo, in the county of Lee apf
,tate of Mississippi. is authorized
nave succession for the period specif
n it's amended articles Of association.
namely: until close of business 81
January 27. 1881.
In testimony whereof witness nv
- hand and seal OF ofhee \
seal twenty-seYenth day Of Ian
uary, 1911.
.l5-5t LAWRENCE O. MURRAY.
3 Comptroller of the Currency.
Charter No. 452l. Extension No S0Ql.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
WE WANT THE NEWS

We desire that the Journal give
the news of the whole county.
Telephone or write Ne of any
happenings in your locality. And
remember We do
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10

to me and introduced me to them.
@. Was Governor J. X Vardaman
one of the number?
A. Yes, sir.
Q, Did any of these parties pay any
fare?
A. No, sir.
@. None of the parties mentioned on
this pass paid any fare?
A. No, sir.
@. They all travelled from Jackson to
Gulfport on the pass?
A. Yes, sir
This concluded the examination of
Mr.. Ruffin. The next witness called for
examination was Mr.. ]. A. Weaver. a
conductor employed by the Calf & Ship
Island road @ 1estioned by Judge j. H.
Neville, general counsel, he said:
@. You are passenger conductor on
the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Com-
pany?
A. Yes. sir.
@. What train did you handle ont of
Gulfport Wednesday night. the 23rd day
of March, 1904?
A. Train No. 2.
@. That is the fast passenger train
between Gulfport AMI Jackson?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Leaves here at seven O'Clock in
the evening?
A. Yes, sir.
@. hand you pass. Please state
the number of the pass | hand you.
A. Number eight hundred and sixty
four.
@. Read the ma mes of the persons on
the pass?
A. j. K. Vardaman. T. R. Fl anderson.
III. McGehee. O. L. McKly. w. A
Martin, J. Y. Murray. c. E. Miller.
@. Did you handle that pass between
Gutfport and Jackson?
A. Yes, sir.
W. WI Ri CoOiitCO II W y ~
A. Governor Vardaman.
@. He banded yol the pass?
| A. Yes, sir, Governor Vardamau did,
@. Turn on the back of that pass
see, according tc-the russs of the com
pany, you required soma one. as you
should have done. to sign that pass?
I
A. Yes. sir; when Governor Varda-
man handed it to me, handed it back
to the Governor to sign, and he signed
it himself.
@. You know Governor Vardaman?
A. Yes, sir.
@. He was one of the gentlemen
named in the pass?
A. Yes, sir. All of them didn't GO
back to Jackson that night. The rest
! Of them went back the next morning.
@. Governor Vardaman went back
that night?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And he presented that pass anc
signed his name on the back there?
A. Yes, sir.
@. He rode on that pass?
/ A. Yes, sir.
/ Q. He didn't pay any fare?
A. No, sir.
q. Is that your punch mark here on
the pass?
A. Yes, sir.
| @. You turned the pass into the au
ditor's office?
A. Yes, sir.
This concluded Mr.. Weaver's testi'
mony, and it ought to remove any lin
gering doubt that may exist, even il
the mind Of Mr.. vardaman. concerning
the manner ID which Round Trip Pass
No. 864. issued March p, 1894, wai
incidentally, the1s 1tstemsdt Fou
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10

breach of faith by saying that he
wants to get hold of the original pass
n order to have plates made for use in
rhe Issue. The Daily News fac-simile
was of course from the original pass.
and it is splendid piece of engraving
lrt.
We must conclude. therefore, that
when Mr.. Vardaman said that he would
publish the pass in The Issue that he
was merely four-fushing, and that he
had no intention Of allowing his readers
to get glimpse of the fac-similes. if
he can prevent it. This, of course.
he will be unable to do. Before the
end of of the campaign every voter in
Mississippi will have seen the photo
engravure of Round Trip Pass No. 1854.
We will now present to Mr.. Varda-
man conclusive proof that he did ac-
cept, sign his name, and personally use
R ,und Trip Pass No. 86i.
The conductor on the train that car
red the party from Jackson to Gulf
port was Mr.. D. w. Ruffian. now as
sistant chief Of police Of Jackson, and
a gentleman of unqlestioned truth and
veracity.
After the pass had been used Mr..
Rufiin was called into the office OF
Judge S. H. Neville, general counse' ,
and the following questions and an
swers ensued:
@. You are a conductor of the Gulf
& Ship Island Railroad Company?
A. Yes. sir.
@. What run were you on Wednes-
day morning coming from Jackson?
A. On the twenty-third?
@. Yes, that was the morning
came down?
A. | was on No. l.
@. What time did you leave Jackson!
A. At 5:45.
@. | hand ,oa a pass which you will!
please take and examine and stats
whether or not you ever saw that pass
before or not7
A. Yes, sir, / have seen it before.
@. Give me the number of that pass!
A. Number 864.
@. Where is it from and where to-
A. From Jackson to Gulfport ant
return.
@. What names are On the pass ant
what persons were you authorized t
transport free on that pass?
A. ]. K. Vardaman, T. R. Hender
son, j. H. McGehee. o. l.. Mckay. w
A. Martin, j. Y. Murray and G. E
Miller.
@. Did you know any Of the partie
named in that pass?
A. Iknew j. K. vardaman.
q. Did be come from jackson t
GuIfport on that pass!
A. Yes, sir.
@. What part Of the pass did yor
take up?
| A. This part.
@. The going part!
A. Yes, sir.
@. is that your check punch there
A. Yes, sir.
O.. Look on the back of that pass
the other part, and see if it was signe'
when you took it up or not?
A. No, sir
@. Do you know which one of tn
| parties handed You the pass?
| A. Yes, sir.
| @. Who2
| A. Mr.. q. M. Henry.
| "a. When be handed It to you did b
| te3l youWhn was t0R 70 On lit
A. yes, sir; be pointed TIE men oz
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
Vol. XXXvlII

Tn the current nomber of his persona
organ, The Issue, Mr.. James X. Var
daman attempts to explain the use OF
Gulf G. Ship Ship Island round trip pass
No. 1854, reproduced in fac-simile by the
Daily News last Sunday.
Mr.. Vardaman's article is printed If
full elsewhere in this issue, and the
Daily News urges careful reading
thereof.
Tie attempted explanation, excuse,
apology, or whatever you may see nj
to call it, is typically Vardamanesque.
1t is rambling, incoherent and inconsls-
tent, replete with absurdities and con-
tradictions, ard puts Mr.. Vardaman IN
a worse fix than before, if such were
possible.
The frantic verbal founderings of
the former Governor, who has long
posed as "the deadly enemy OF corpo-
rations.' do not extrlcate him from the
trap. His effusion is merely another
one of those explanations that don't
explain" He has been confronted
with the evidence, and his assertion
that he has "no recollection of ever
signing my name to any sort of pass or
ticket" and the lnsinuation that the
signature is "a very clever forgery, ;"
are refuted by the most stconvincing form
of evidence which the Daily News pre-
sents to the people of Mississippi IN
tina article.
AT the very outset. Mr.. Vardaman
can be sustly charged with fragrant vi
olation of solemn promise, made over
his own signature.
He does not make good the declara-
ton that, if produced, he would print
the pass in the columns of The Issue,
and we doubt seriously whether he ever
intends to make good that promise.
In Tbs Issue of Saturday. January
23ts. there was printed an editorial
signed by Mr.. Vardaman, concluding
with this sentence:
tLet the pass be produced, and if
AMY there be in existence with my name
on it. or whatever it is, shall be glad
to have cut made of it and publish it
in The Issue
The Daily News accepted that chal-
ienge, and produced the pass in fac
smile form in its issue of Sunday, JAN
uary 10Th, concluding an editorial with
the following words:
"The Daily News desires to be abso-
auteay fair with Mr.. Vardaman in this
matter. We will gladly give space to
any explanation he may see fit to offer
and reserve all editorial comment on
the above fac-simile reproductions until
such time as he may see fit to do SO.
He is also at liberty to use the stee
plate engravings as used herewith tc
make good his promise to publish the
same in The Issue
That Mr.. Vardaman did not desire te
nae these fac-simile reproductions il
conslusively shown by the fact that he
did not accept our offer to allow theil
reproduction in his paper.
No application was made to the Daily
News for the use of the plates. although
they have been kept on hand in our Of
fee awaiting such application.
More than twenty-five newspapers
sent letters and kilograms during the
early part of the week asking for per
mission to use thefplates, and to eacf
af them a reply was sent stating that
- would not allowlthem to leave tht
.aff;ee untilit was jseeH whether Mr.
Vardaman desired I p use them in The
Issue T- s.1
y, yssdsaaa sAnn0t excuse thi'
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
NEiTlCNs s..

This eksis transferable and is void If presented by
person named II alteration, addition
Is made it. The accepting AND using s
OF accidents and Damages expressly that
0uIf & Ship Island Railroad Company
be 7egrded carrier, habis 70 hin
sis loss damage to Bis bagsage
which whs uaa this ticket whether caused by the
negligence Of TIC cosnvany's agents oz otherwise.
III seesrt.!as sssTs conditions
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10

the two conductors were taken a few
days after the pass had been useF.
They have not been recently acquired
for campaign purposes 1t is evident
that the Gulf & Ship Island officials
thought it bit singular. to say the
least OF it, that Governor the State
of Mis- sissippi who had been in office
less than two months, was SO willing
and ready to ride around on free trans-
portation in fragrant violation Of the
law.
III.
And if Mr.. Vardaman, after reading
the above plain statements, is still in-
clined to doubt that he made. that trip
to Galfport and return, we'cln ci.e him
to the following extract from the Daily
News of March %, 1891, and hareby ex-
tend to him permIssi sion to examine our
files IN order to ascertain its authen-
ticy:
Governor J. K. Vardaman and a
party of the Sons of Veterans who have
been working in behalf of the estab-
lishment of the soldiers home at Beau
vior, left yesterday over the Galf &
Ship Island road for Gulfport.. where
they will make an Inspection of the
property. The legislature adjourned
withzut taking final action toward ac-
cepting the donation of Beauvoir, but
the Sons of Veterans are determined to
maintain it as nom, for tas needy
and INDECENT veterans. securing the
funds for this purpose by prieate SUBJ
scription until the legislature makes
the proper appropriation /"
The above is m erely current news
story. told at the time by reporter.
and Mr.. Vardaman certainly cannot
claim any forgery" in connection
Herewith.
But if he is still dou5tiag Thomas
on the sui,j ct, we will refer him to
another bit of evldence of tAe same
sort the following is taken from the
Daily Claricn-L sdger of Wednesday,
March 23. 1904, page 8, and was writ
ten by the present editor of the Daily
News, who was at that tin. city editor
ST the Clarion Z dge,:
Governor Vardaman and members of
the board of trustees of the Beauyior
Soldiers Home, left Ia t evening for
the gulf coast where they are spending
the day inspecting the home and devils
ing plans for its management. Yes
terday meeting of the board of direc-
tors Of the United Sons of Confederate
Veterans held meeting and passed q
re ,olution turning the management
over to the board Of trustees named by
the Governor The Sons of Veterans
retain title to the Beauvoir property.
however, this not having been accepted
by the State"
! And while engaged in the memory
| jogging process. we are going to di-
gress from the main theme long enough
to recite few facts of history.
The Baauvoir home was purchased
from Mrs. Jeff srson Davis with funds
raised by the Mississippi Division Of
the United Sons of Confederate Veter-
ans It was labor of love, enthus;.
astically performed but the first legis-
lative session of the Vardaman admin
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
ouH PURPOSE

10 to mako the Journal such
paper that no home in Lee
county should be without il
A pApEncNornrn0a
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10

We are authorized to an
nounce Mr.. S. A. Stanley as a
candidate for bailiff from the End
district. Mr. Stanley is of the
most popular young men of his
district and will doubtless have
large number of friends who will
rally to his support. He is So
Der, intelligent young man and
would be able to serve the pep
pie of his district to their salts
faction should they see proper to
elect him.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
A Woman Hung

On her husbands neck and begged
hm to buy Fresh Meats from the Queen
City Market. Both phones, free de-
livery.
Cut flowers furnished promptly.
Il una -Kincaanon- Etkin ca,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10

lUtai---------- ------ F'se-Vfl q
/, M. NJ. Miller, cashier Bank of
Shannon, Shannon, MSS. do HEREBY
certify that the foregoing is true, fuss
and exact statement of the Assets and
Liabilities of said bank on the day and
date named therein. as shown by tha
books of same. Nj. M. MILLER,
Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
notary public in and for the county
of Lee, Miss. this the Sd day OF Feb
1911. j. K Whitesides, N. p.
Examined and found correct.
E j. Smith, Auditor>
This February a, 1911.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10
STATEMENT
Showing the condition of
The Bank OF Shannon
OF SHANNON, MISS.
on February l. 1911.
Published by direction of Chapter Ii of
Mississippi Code OF 1906.
elect him.

PuDllSned Dy direction OF UT Lpter Ii or
Mississippi Code of 1906.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts on per-
sonai endorsements, real es-
tate or collateral securities $25989 al
Overdrafss 450 So
Banking house, fur. and fix 2l50 90
Due from other BANKS 2376i 81
Cash on hand .--- 3U39 46
Total $55391 "A
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid in.--------Sl5 in Sl5Ge0 90
Surplus us-- 1900 90
Undivided profits, less expen-
ses and taxes o99 IL
check sSO5s on
% A
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-28
DECLARES MEN WERE
RUN OUT Of COUNTRY
Witness in Idaho Land Con-
spiracy Case Gives Sensa-
tional Evidence.
snsoial 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BOISE Ida. oct. 2T.-Scnsational sNi-
,!cnco was given in behalf of the govern
mont in the Long valley conspiracy
fraud case during the trial today in INC
federal court here when one of the VII
uesses, Smith. "A blacksmith OF Mccall
dnclared that q mob formed at that place
and marched TO the homestead OF fleu
Prycr and threatened Boyer with ,9I
and feathers IL he did not abandon l,I'
contest against n brother OF one or tne
defendants. Eeyor left the country III
fcar Of his life.
smith startled the court by declar-
ing that Close. one OF the deiendhn,s ;,
said Ia him; we arc going to get tnhi
- --, law or no Law. These con
tests have got 10 cease and II they do
not there VIII b. boodshed ana WIN
chcsters used" close referred - Reyer'
who was later warned 10 leave the couh-
thy. ,u
IL was after this that Smith SAID CloSe
met < T. Erwin. attorney Tor BeSer. III
fine Ltttcr'e contest case, and attacked MN
on Tho streets or Mccall. When close
saw Erwin coming down the street
he said: '''rhcre comes that - -
nov. He ought 10 have hsd ms css
sho, off fonc ago. hstic ehtoui,t,,
followed and tho dcrendants then toiu
Erwin hc would have 10 leave or he
tarred and ieathercd.
rho attendants. six in number. took
tho stand after tho government closed
ite case late today and declared that
while they warned people against con
testing entries. they never openly at-
Tackled them OF threatened 10 tar and
leather them,