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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
hEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

William Jennings Bryan, discussing
the Influence of the Modern Newspa'
per" before the Contemporary club
at Philadelphia, declared that the mod
ern newspaper has lost prestige and
influence, due in part to the devotion
of too much space to crime and do
nestle infelicity.
Frank Gotch, champion wrestler,
threw Henry Balm, known as samp.
son, the 260-pound German champion
wrestler. so hard 1t caused a fracture
Of the Germans skull. Physicians at
the match declared Balm was seriously
hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Bryan have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Grace Dexter Bryan, to Rich.
ard Lewis Hargreaves, son of Mrs. A.
e. Hargreaves of Lincoln. The mar
riage will take place early in June.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the militant Kan.
a temperance worker, who is at a
sanitarium at Leavenworth, Kan, is
gradually growing weaker. Her con
dition, which is due to a general break.
down, is regarded as serious.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan was
robbed at a matinee theater perform.
ance in New York city Of a seal hand.
bag containing SIS and valuable SOU
venirs collected by herself and her
husband in their travels.
"All tie United States demands of
Mexico is order, justice and %independ.
ence," declared Theodore Roosevelt at
a breakfast given in his honor by the
Toltec club 1El Paso, Tex.
Although United States Senator
William ]. StG"e, i'll with grippe at the
home of his son in Kansas City, is
still confined to his bed, his condition
is very much ;nr oved.
The condition Lf Tom l.. johnson,
former mayor of Cleveland, who suf.
fered a relapse in his present illness
several days agr, remains unchanged.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
WASHINGTON NEW0

Fri. 49,. ~ 80, sfNM 90 & aeE45ErL ~ 4leaTSl
Tbs most exteaaive. movement q
troops and wal vsssels ever executed
In the United States in time Of peace
is gov under way by order of the
president, as commander-in-chief Of
the army and navy, the objective be.
ing the country north of the Mexican
boundary and the waters of the two
oceans at either end Of 1t. Twenty
thousand soldiers-more than one
fourth of the army. of the United
States-of all arms of the service are
moving toward the Mexican border;
four armored cruisers have been Or
dered from Northern waters to the
naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba.
and most Of the Pacific fleet is, or
shortly will be, on it's way to assem-
BILE at San Pedro and San Diego, Cal,
and 1000 marines are preparing to
make the Guantanamo station their
temporary headquarters. It was off,
cially announced at the White House
and at the war and navy departments
the purpose of this great mobilizing,
unprecedented save in war tines. is
the training of officers and men under
service conditions and practice in 20.
operation ! veen land and naval
forces. Ir . of this announcement
much T i surrounds the move
ment.
President Taft has accepted the res
ignation of Richard A. Ballinser, sec
rotary of the interior, which was ten.
dered on Jan. 10. In accepting it the
chief executive expresses his entire
confidence in and affection for the re.
firing cabinet member and scores the
accusers of the secretary in bitter Ian.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
STILL FIGHTING !,
over BALLINGER.
Retirement Of Secretaryfails
to End Controversy.
HOME LAWYERS DIVIDED

Resolutions to Endorse His Admins.
tration Starts Trouble in Spokane
Bar Association, Where the Former
Cabinet Member Will Be a Guest on
March 30-DecIares He Intends to
Press Suit Against Pinchot.
Spokane, Wash, March 22.-The res
ignation of Richard A.. Ballinger as
secretary of the interior has not stilled
the controversy over his administra-
ton, even in his own state. The local
bar association was almost disrupted
when a resolution was presented en-
dorsing his record and the incident
has created tension which may yet re-
suit in trouble for the ex-secretary was
extended an invitation to attend a ban
quet to be given by the association
March 80. If any attempt is made at
that time to commend the course of
the former member of the cabinet
many lawyers threaten to withdraw
from the bar association.
The tumult over the ex-secretary
arose at a regular meeting of the law
yers. Samuel r. Stern, a prominent
member of the organization, intro
duced a resolution that. the associa-
ton go on record as welcoming Judge
Ballinger home, declaring it's conf
dence in his integrity and endorsing
his administration of the department
of the interior. The last clause was
the signal for battle.
A motion was made to lay the resO-
luton on the table and, after some
acrimonious discussion, a committee
was named to redraft the resolution.
This committee also split and brought
in majority and minority resolutions,
the minority draft eliminating the
complimentary references to the for
mer ~secretary's record. The discussion
which followed showed that the asso-
citation is divided into standpatters,
progressive Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. The progressives and Demo-
Gratis will stand together in the matter
and are said to be in the majority.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31

guage. A conservationist of the most
advanced type succeeds Mr.. Ballinger.
Walter l.. Fisher of Chicago. appointed
to the place, is vice president of the
National Conservation association, of
which Clifford Pinchot is president,
and he is a staunch progressive and
admirer of the deposed forester.
81 do not believe there will be any
movement of our troops into Mexico.
This was the statement of j.. M. Dick
inson, American secretary of war.
''There can be no excuse for inter-
v%ention," continued the secretary,
unless the Mexican government
proves negligent in protecting the per-
IONS or the property of foreign resi-
dents, and such neglect would have
to be firmly established, in my opinion.
before any such step could be taken.
There are no conditions now existent
to give us such warrant"
The corporation tax provisions of the
Payne tariff act were sustained as con.
stitutional by the supreme court OF
the United States. The. court was
unanimous in the corporation tax de-
cision. A source of income of APP
proximately $25,00O,O 900 annually Is
thereby assured to the government.
of all the objections to the tax
raised by suits in all parts of the coun-
try none of them was found sufficient
to nullify the law.
The American soldier in. the Phil
ippines is SO neat in military, attire
and SO soldierly in department that
his fellow countrymen should feel
proud Of him. This is the substance
Of q report from Major General j.
Franklin Bell, now in command in the
Philippines, and previously chief OF
staff of the army.
Appropriations of the last congress
aggregated $1.o25. zS9.66 according
to statements issued by former Rep
resentatives Tawney Of Minnesota
and Livingston OF Georgia, who were
respectively chairman and ranking
| Democrat OF the house appropriations
committee.
onicial announcement was made al
the White> House that Associate Jus
tice Charles e. Hughes of the United
| States supreme court has been des.g
nstedas head Of the eSlnmission te
ldnyssHgateSsecon flassa pstage rates
especially With ~referenee to maya
zines.
David j. Hill, American ambassador
to Germany, has been ordered t
Washington to discuss several matters
pending between the two govern
ments. The potash controversy. 1t Il
learned, will be the principal subjec
for consideration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
NEGROES LIKELY
TO Be SENT BACK
Canada Objects to Colored
People From Oklahoma.
ALL PEOPLE OF MEANS

Leader of Party in st. Paul En- Route
to Manitoba Said to Be Worth $780,
000-United States Consul at Win
nipeg Instructed to Look After the
Interests of the Immigrants Now
Being Held Up..
st. Paul, March 22.-Driven from
Oklahoma, where they claim they had
been robbed Of property and the right
to vote, a band Of negroes are in St.
Paul, facing the problem of being
barred from Western Canada, where
they had hoped to start anew.
Those in st. Paul are the advance
guard of at least 1000 people of mixed
Creek Indian and negro blood. The
Dominion government last year let in
a few of the negroes, but the authori-
ties, apparently seeming a race prob
lem" have taken steps to stem the
tide, with the result that when the
families in st. Paul reach the Cana
dian border they may find them
selves forced to return to Oklahoma
or some other state in the Union.
There are ninty-four : adults and
twenty-four children in the party in
st. Paul. They were accompanied by
Louis F. Mcfarland, district passenger
agent of the Chicago Great Western,
and G.. w. Norman, travelling passen-
ser agent Of the Grand Trunk Pacific
of Kansas City.
The negroes come from Waleaka,
Okla, with the exception Of two men,
who resided at Okmugee, which was
the headquarters Of the Creek nation
years ago. Nearly all are said to
have owned and operated farms. The
leader, by the name of Smeed, is re-
ported to be worth $4,000. with about
$4,000 of it in his possession. There
is n man in the party, seventy years
old, who was a slave.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
EXPECT UNITED IE:D
STATES TO ACT
Mexican Insurrectos Pre-.
dict intervention.
DOUBT PEACE MOVEMENT

Declare LImantour Will Fail to In
duce Diaz to Make overtures and
That Uncle Sam Will Take a Hand
Within a Week-Madero Preparing
to Continue Warfare Should Peace
Efforts Fail.
San Antonio, Tex, March 22.-Mem-
bers of the local junta of the revolu-
tionists do not believe that Finance
Minister Limantour would be able to
effect a peace agreement with Diaz If
he so desired. The junta expects
American Intervention in Mexico with
in a week.
The members say Diaz is too proud
and dictatorial to accept any PROPOSE
ton toward peace that would be. &C
copied by the rebels.
At the army camp there is no per-
ceptible change, the men and officers
still holding that air of expectancy
that has characterized the atmosphere
OF the camp for the past several days.
Bearing out the assertion that ma
neuvers only are intended it is given
out that General Smith will take the
field shortly with the First brigade
and will make a practice march to
Leon Springs for target practice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
STILL GOING TO SUE~PINCH0T
Baliinger Has Not Decided OF Method
Of Procedure,

Washington, March 22.-Richard A.
Ballinger, former secretary of the in
terror, who has left for the West, will
begin a libel suit against Clifford Pin
chot and others as soon as he has had
a rest from the duties of his Office.
Mr.. Baliinger issued a formal state
ment in which he said:
Gas to Mr.. Pinchot and his compan-
ions, in their plot to injure and defame
me, l propose to take ample time in
planning a legal campaign for retribu-
tive justice. 1 have given the subject
no mature reflection as regards the
jurisdiction in which to proceed or the
scope of the proceedings"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
LABOR NEWS.

United states Commissioner OF La.
Dor Charles p. Neill has arrived at
Denver to attempt to adjust the dis.
pute between. the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad aud the engineers
employed by the road. The engineers
have sdemanded wage Increase. Of 8
cent rri are prepared to, strike
on refusal OF the demand.
Two hundred firemen employed on
the Queen s.iid Crescent railway hsve
decided 10 strike because theisS de.
Smandssl Tor 4 Iher wages have been 70
fused. & ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
UNCLE SAM WATCHING CASE
First Colony Of Negroes Held UP at
Emerson, Man,

Emerson, Man., March 22.-United
States Consul General Jones, in Win
nipeg, has been instructed by the state
department in Washington to insist to
the Dominion immigration officials that
the negroes en- route from Oklahoma
be admitted if they have the proper
qualifications.
. The first colony from Oklahoma has
arrived here. 1t is 100 strong and is
being held pending a thorough investi-
cation of the material means and
physical fitness Of it's members.
James Cornwell, member of parlia-
ment from Alberta, who is here, says
the colony that settled neal Edmonton
has been receiving financial aid from
the immigration bureau because most
of its members are unable eve to
handle a demonstrating proposition.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
READY FOR BITTER WARFARE
Mexican lnsurrectos Do Not Expect
Peaceful Settlement.

Hr PEACEFUL 0VISSSut0Sta
Ell Paso, Tex, March 22.-That
Francisco 1. Madero, with 1000 insur:
rectos operating south of Casas.
Grandes, Mex, and General Orozco.-
with 500 men, are marching their
forces with the intention of making a,
decisive attack in case peace nego-
tiations fail, was announced in insur-
recto circles.
"The fact that Minister Limantour
is in Mexico City with peace proposals.
has not induced us to call a halt in
our actions" said Senior Gonzales Gar.
"a, insurrecto secretary of state, who
receives all confidential messages from.
Madero while in the field.
"Madero is now aligning his men
with a view to waging the bitterest
kind of warfare If nothing comes Of
the promises left by>Limantour before,
he departed from New York. Diaz at
Mexico City will have to act quickly
or Madero will not consider there is
any prospect of peace"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
GAYNoR CONDEMNS STRIKE
Calls WaIkout Of. Express Drivers
Criminal offense.

New York, March 22.-The district
attorney ought to take charge of the
situation precipitated by the strike of
drivers employed by the Adams,
Wells-Fargo and United States Elk
press companies, in the opinion of
Mayor Gaynor, expressed in a letter
to General Organizer William H. Ash
ton Of the strikers, commenting his
opposition to the calling of a general
strike.
ut may we'll be a criminal offense
to conspire to scare anybody in any
such way as this" the mayor writes.
.'The present strike is only for the
most frivolous 8 and unjustihed
and bound to fail after causing COM
merce and the community great loss
and trouble. thereby injuring the
cause of labor"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
States to Foot Some Expense.

Washington. March 22.-of the
3,5O5 acceptances from state militia,
officers of the war departments invita-.
ton to participate in the army ma
neuvers in Texas and California, about.
1900, it was decided, will be- sent I'M.
der federal appropriation. These will
be apportioned according to the
strength of the various state militia.
Others, II they go. must go at the ex.
pense. Of their states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
Rescued by LIfesavers.

Chicago, March 22.-students Of
Northwestern university placed George
Buckshaw in a frail rowboat without
oars and cast him adrift in Lake Mich.
igan while putting him through an
initiating degree. A strong wind a !.
ried him two miles out in the lake and
lffesayers rescued him when his craft
was in imminent danger, of capsizing.
Buckshaw's initiators~ fed after shoy.
ing the boat into the lake.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
Ice Floats Away With Them.

Marinette. Wis. March 22.-Bert
Benson and Henry Topfel, fishermen
Of Peshtigo Point, were carried out In
the hay ON a small piece Of floating
ice and narrowly escaped death. They
were rescued by friends In boats. The.
ice went out unexpectedly and many
valuable nets were lost.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
Doctor Contract. Dread Disease.

New York, March 22.-Assisting in
the. fight to prevent importation of
spinal meningitis, which was discov-
cred last week to be prevalent among
Greek Immigrants arriving here, Dr..
Edward T. Ashley, one of the bacte.
biologists at the quarantine hospital
in New York harbor. himself sudden
" has contracted the disease.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
crazed by Fear Of Death.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 22.-George
Dracos shot and killed his wife and
then turned the weapon upon himself,
dying later at the hospital. The couple
had been married two months. Dracos
was crazed by q belief that he was
doomed to die at the hands of the
Black Hand society.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
NEW TERRITORY TO Be ADDED.
Manitoba Province Will Be Enlarged
by Government.

Winnipeg, Man., March 22.-In the
Manitoba legislature Premier Robin
announced he had received word from
Premier Laurier regarding the extern
sion of the Manitoba boundaries. The
territory to be added consists of $780,
900 square miles and takes In a large
stretch on the shore Of Hudsons bay.
including Port Churchill and Port
Nelson. \
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
BIG CUT IN EXPRESS RATES.
comptroilsr shovss Down Price From
$3.50 to $3.50.

Washington. March PA record;
breaking GU. in an express charge was
made by the comptroller Of the cur
rency. The Adams company sent In
q bill for 1922 for tran sporting . pack,
age Of checks. worth 81, ,000, from
Cass Lake, Mimi, to Washington.
The comptroller instructed the dis;
bursting officer. to pay the company
$3.50. s.5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
viii Teach Greeks to Fly.

San Jose, CAL. March 22.-Charles
willard will sail for Greece next
month to instruct the army Of that
country in. the use Of the aeroplane.
The negotiations which have been UNI
der way for some time between the
Grecian government and Willard are
completed and the aviator announced
that he will soon go to Athens.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
REJECTED BY SENATE

Iowa, .upaass House Rstsats Fsminlns
Suffrage Mil.
Des A.toines, March 22.-Afters q de-.
bate lasting all morning the state
senate, by a vote of q to 81. defeat
ed the Allen bill giving woman suf-
frage at all elections In Iowa.
The women will have a hearing be-
fore the house Thursday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
RESOLUTIONS ARE DEFEATED
Japanese Lower House Turns Down
Impeachment Proceedings.

Impeachment FroSseuIn9s'
Toxic, March 22.-Resolutions for
impeachment of the imperial cabinet
for "humiliating" the empire in the
negotiation of the new treaty with the
United. States were rejected by the
lower house of the diet.
The resolutions introduced by
members of the National party as
soon as the session began. They, de-
clared that the declaration made by
the government regarding its policy
of immigration was humiliating to the
empire. "a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
THOUGHT TO BE ACCIDENTAL
Explosion of Dynamite at New French
Lick Hotel.

Lick Hotel.
French Lick, Ind, March 22.-It is
not probable that any extensive in
vestigation will be made as a result
of the explosion of dynamite in a new
building being erected by the French
Lick hotel.
Thomas Taggart, Democratic ma
tional committeeman and president of
the hotel, say he believes the dy-
Mantle exploded was part of a con
signment used by contractors in blast
ing rock for the foundation of the
new building.
Taggart believes the explosion was
accidental.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
KINGDOM GOULD SELECTED
Is Made Vice President Of Texas and
Pacific Railway.

New York, March 22.-At a meeting
of the directors of the Texas and Pa.
cific Railway company Kingdom Gould
was elected vice president and E. L..
Marston Of Blair & Co. was elected a
member of the executive committee,
in place of J. ]. Slocum, who, however,
remains a member of the board.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
PROBABLY DUE TO ACCIDENT

Wealthy Retired Lawyer Found Dead
in New York Home.
New York, March 22.-Frederick s.
ellis, a wealthy retired lawyer, was
found shot dead in the library of his
apartment overlooking Central park.
The coroner has not yet determined
whether the shooting a accidental
or suicidal. A hammer, a screwdriver
and a bottle OF on, which were found
on the floor beside the body, lead to
the theory that he al cleaning the
weapon when It went of. The bullet
entered the mans mouth and passed
through his skull.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-31
STATE TROOPS ARE
SENT TO SCENE
Striking Illinois Miners in Riot
Gus Demonstration.

Benld, ILL.,, March 22.-The arrival
of the state militia here found this
mining town quiet. The miners, who
have been bearing arms for several
days, suddenly left for one of the near
by mining camps. Their departure
was heralded by the beating of drums,
shouting and firing of guns.
The troops from Springfield were
first on the ground and these were fol-
lowed by the militia from Danville.
Trouble is feared if the militia, I'M.
dertakes to disarm the striking min
ers.
Efforts are to be made by the lead.
ers in the miners union to induce the
men to return to work.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 22.-Acting
upon the urgent demand of Sheriff Et-
ter and a committee of prominent citi-
zens of Macoupin county Governor
Deneen ordered 300 troops of the 1lli-
nois national guard to Gillespie and
Bend, ILL.,, to suppress a riotous DEM
o%nstration made by the striking min
ers of the Northwestern Railroad Coal
company,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-04

PILES CURED IN 8 To Il Ia "a
PAZO OINTMENT il EuaranS 90 eurs
any case OF Itching, Blind. eding or
Protruding Piles in a days or
msney Refmm&eA. sea
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-04
THE ROBBINS CIRCUS
Performances PraisewOrthy-WiIl Ex.
hibit Here Sept. Is

The Frank A. Robbins circus which
exhibited in Salem Tuesday drew I'M
usually large audiences both after
noon and evening. In the evening
every seat was not only filled but peo-
pie were sitting on the ground in
front of the tiers of seats. A fact
worthy of mention was the courteous
attention given by the attendants in
assisting persons to seats.
All of the acts were good, the man
walking and descending steps on his
head, the trapeze performers, tight
wire walkers, bareback riding, ath-
letes and clowns were all good and
have aided in building up a reputa-
tion for the Robbins circus which
guarantees it good audiences every
time it comes to this city. The fact
that the tents were crowded so soon
after the other circus performing
here a few days ago is quite rec
ommendation for Mr.. Robbins and
his excellent show.-Salem, N. j.,
Sunbeam, May IL, IL.
Coming to Annapolis September I6.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-04
Hicks Right In 1t

The weather, an over-worked SUBJ
ject of conversation, and topic upon
which writer's for the press usually
concentrate their attention when shy
of politics, scandal or their newspa-
per gossip, has formed the basis of
general conversation for a week or
more past. Heretofore the drought
had the call, and long and loud was
the complaint sent up by the farmer
and trucker, and the water consumer
in the city. However, all fears upon
this score may now be said to have
been allayed, as the rainfall seems to
have been sufficient for all purposes.
However, the skeptical may feel in
clned to boot at the prediction of
Brother Hicks, whose forecasts are
made year or more in advance and
whose monthly representations are
treated" in The Evening Capital,
they must give him credit for ''hit-
ting" it last month. Brother Hicks
said we would have "rain in abund-
ance," perhaps too much for growing
crops, and the rains descended, and
then there was more rain, and then
again more rain. Score one for
Hicks