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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
PLAN PROGRESSIVE ORGAN
"observer" Launched at Grand Forks
10 Aid La Toilette.


TO Aid La Toilette.
Grand Forks will have a progressive
Republican newspaper. The organiza-
ton of a new publishing company for
the purpose of launching such a paper
was announced.
The paper will! be known al the
Progressive Observer and will be pub
llshed as a weekly for a time. al
though it is planned to issue a daily
later. o. r. Rishoff will be manager
and editor and the incorporators are
Mr.. Rishotf, H. Bencdke, A. O. .Ander-
son, A. G. Sorlie. c. Sorgo"son and
Sam s. Haisleet. The company is cap
italized at $4,000 and mas purchased
the plant of the Observer Publishing
company in Grand Forks. The pur-
chase is in line with the progressive
Republican campaign for control OF
the state in the next election and
comes as a nov to counterfeit the
effect of the consolidation of the
Grand Forks Times and Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
c..selton's Mayor Resigns.

Casselton's city government suffered
an upheaval when two city officials.
the mayor and city auditor. resigned.
w. G.. Sprake, twice elected mayor,
says, he. has. accomplished all. he car
assmayof: I have 1sfllcsccssseadead IN a +
fying out the policies advocated by
me before election and there is o W
nc factional differences between mem
bers of the city council" said the
in his resignation. Bruce C..
Youlls, auditor, resigned on account of
other business. At a meeting of the
city council NJ. G. Straus was elected
mayor, Sprake city auditor and w.
J. Bell alderman from the First ward
in place of Straus.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
4 Ramarkahls i4an.

The humble but, helpful hen has
bssn held M 70! - Of late % the
greatest; wealth of the coun-
'try-ths a~utonnatic provider OF health.
support and breakfast. It has re-
manned for New York to present this
simple minded but industrious friend
Of the far1asr In the role Of a hired
hand. Finding her master-we hate
to say owner-busy building a chicken
coop-presumably for her occupancy
Bfddy waited about until the man In
the case dropped a nail. Turning to
pick It up, he found that Biddy had
already forestalled him and was
standing by the coop with the nail in.
her blu, held ready for driving.
Thenceforth until the homely, neces-
sary task was done man and hen.
worked IN profitable and pleasant ALI
This q al true. toe. because II
was '.pfintsds in The papef.. I
- - VI ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

s. NJ. Butler Of Brooklyn was in.
stant,y killed near Triton, Ga, when
the automobile which he was driving
in the Glidden tour was overturned.
T. J. Walker and wife Of San Fran.
cisco r hurt.
A Union Pacific passenger train,
ran into a freight train near Rock
Springs, Wyo., and resulted in death
to three men and injuries to thirty
others.
Four persons were found dead in .
dwelling house Ct Bridgeport, Conn.,.
having been asphyxiatsd by illuminat.
tng a..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
NAY RESULT IN MASSACRE
Slaughter Expected to Follow Recap
ture Of TripoIi by Turks.

ture Of TripoIi by Turks.
Vienna. Nov. 1.-The outlook in
Italy is alarming.
King Victor's forces in Tripoli are
threatened with worse than the dis
aster which has already overtaken
them. An anti-militarist and anti
monarchist uprising is imminent.
African news is still meager, owing
to the Italian control of the cables,
but it seems certain that the Turks
have r%eoccupied the outskirts of the
city of Tripoli and are likely to drive
the Italians out entirely. Reports that
the latter lost 5000 killed and had
1000 taken prisoners are accepted
here as true.
Should the Turks recapture Tripoli
they can hardly be blamed If a slaugh-
ter of Italians follows after the bru-
tally of the Italian massacre of Arabs
men, women and children-inside
the city just before the Turkish at
tack began How many were slain is
uncertain, but 1t is reliably reported
that the native population was prac-
tically wiped out under pretense that
they might attack the Italians from
the rear while the latter wereopgaged
with the Turks.
.. Nearly all the troops on their way
to the scene of hostilities are rebel
lious and the utmost dificulty is N
perienced by their officers in handling
them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Artiehokss For Hogs.

Artichokes and pumpkins are val
liable sources of Il vegetable feed sup.
ply for winter. The former can be
grown On hills and odd corners. which
would not otherwise be utilized. and
in the late fall the hogs can be turned
the ground is frozen. Pumpkins are
Of value in that they may be easily
stored until midwinter and fed when
the weather doss not permit ranging
out Of doors on the wheat or rye
fields. ,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Form Historical Society.

Residents of stutsman county have
organized a historical society to work
with the state organization and to Sc
sure data with reference to the early
history of the county for the purpose
of preserving the same. The follow.
Ing o0cers were elected: John q.
Hsnnd, president; John ]. LAtta, yics
Dsssltnt; ~. z. Boass, secretary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

The governments long planned suit
to break up the so called steel trust
was begun in the United States circuit
court at Trenton, N. ]. It was the
most sweeping antitrust action eve
brought by the department of justice.
The government asks not only for the
dissolution of the United States Steel
corporation, but for the dissolution of
all constituents or subsidiary compa-
MES which are alleged to have COM
bined in violation of the Sherman law
to maintain, or attempt to maintain,
a monopoly of the steel business"
There are thirty-six subsidiary corp0r-
atoms named as defendants. ]. Pier
pont Morgan. John d. Rockefeller, An
drew Carnegie, Charles M. Schwab.
George w. Perkins. E. H. Gary, John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., Henry G. Prick,
Charles Steele. James Gayley. William
H. Moore, J. H. Moore. Edmund G.
Converse, Percival Roberts, Jr., Dan
iel G.. Reid, Norman B. ReaM, p. A.
Widener and William p. Palmer are
named individually as defendants. :.
Complete control of the railroads
of the country by the interstate COM
merce commission and virtual elm
nation Of the state commissions for
such control is foreshadowed In an opin-
ion handed down blythe supreme court
Of the United States. The court held
that hereafter all locomotives. cars
or other equipment used on any rail-
road which 10 q highway Of interstate
commerce must comply with the fed
sral safety appliance act.
At a special meeting the directors
Ct the United States Steel corporation
decided to cancel the corporations
lsass Of the Great Northern orc prop
critics. The directors, also addpted
resolutions recommending to the d.
Sectors Of the Duluth, Missabe and
Northern Railway company . reduc-
tioa in freight rates. on iron ore from
points on the Mssaba range to Duluth.
The governments fifth suit in it,
Eight to break up the 80 called lumber
trust was begun In the United States
court 1t Minneapolis. where most IL
the defendants live. The bin was
fled by United States District Att0r-
ney Charles G. Houpt.
Complete business stagnation IL the
inevitable outcome Of the Taft ad-
ministration's attacks upon the big
business interests" Of the country, in
tho opinion Of Alexander H. Revell,
millionaire Chicago merchant and =
lifelong Republican.
Steel corporation securities slumped
badly ON the New York Stock Ex-
change as a result of the federal suit
to dissolve the billion dollar" steel
combine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
New instructor At Valley City,

New Instructor at Valley City,
William Hardin Lucas has arrived
to become superintendent of the de-
partment of educational theory at the
state normal school at Valley City.
The position was made vacant by the
resignation Of Professor Buffum. Pro-
lessor Hardin has been assistant SUI
perintendent of the public schools at
Louisville. KY. for two years. Prior
to that he was supervising principal of
the Seattle, Wash. public schools.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Feature Case Of Term Dismissed.

Feature Case Of Term Dismissed.
What was expected to develop into
the feature legal battle of the present
term of United. States court in session
at Devils Lake will lever be tried.
G. c. Connolly of Devils Lake ana
Howard Whipple. formerly of Devils
Lake but now of Portland. Ore, hav-
ing reached an agreement. BY stipu-
lation the action hasa been formally
dismissed without costs. The contro-
versy out of which the suit grew In
volved a land deal. Connolly assert
ing he had a buyer for the Whipple
farm which MI. Whipple sold himself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03

Hetoj Clerk Didn't Remember Him.
81 would like to have the same room
I had the last time l was here. I be-
tieve 1t WINS No. IL" said Andrew An
derson. eighty-one years old. Of South
Bend. Ind. to Clerk Ernest Reul at the
Hotel Sherman the other night.
Gee" replied the clerk. shat must
have been before my time. When
were you here last. Mr.. Anderson"
SIN the spring Of l848 I rode TO Chi.
cago from our Indiana town horse
back. and this q my nrst5yistt here
since that time" Do answerea--Chica;
% Inter Ocean.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Fsudist Accidentally Shot.

Jackson, KY, Nov. 1.-"Uncle Anse"
white, noted feud leader of Breathitt
county. was accidentally shot and
probably MORALLY wounded at his
home ten miles from here. The shoot
ing was done by his nephew, q boy
named Henson. White is a brother of
Tom White, now; serving a life sen.
tence for the murder Of J. B. Marcum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Fancy Dances Under Ban.

MI Milwaukee, Nov. 1.-The grizzly
bear" turkey trot"' and other like
connections of terpsichorean art are
under police ban in Milwaukee. Fol-
lowing several arrests public dance
halls are teing carefully watched by
officers detailed for the purpose.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Well Known Inventor Dead.

New York, Nov. John Berger
Waring, a well known inventor, is
dead at his home in Flushing, L. /.
He was seventy-seven years old. Mr..
iWaring was n Of the pioneer steel
pen makers Of the country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
sells wife to White sIavsrs.

Washington. Nov. 1.-The grand
jury returned q white slave indict-
ment here against Robert Davidson Of
st. Louis, charged with selling his
nineteen.year-old. wife into the control
Of a white slave gang. Agents Of the
department testified that Davidson
made q deal in New York whereby his
wife was sent to a Washington resort.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
araen sun Rest Fer cswa.

The best dairymen are now feeding
either silaGe. Or some green soilins
crops every day in the. year. and they
md this claas. Of feed cheaper and
better than any. other kind. Some dry
feed should, Of course. 81 along with
the green Ted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Me,x Yerk,s Bin chist.

New Works. Fire chisf.
John Konlon. the new dre chief Of
New York. has been In the depart
neut since 1887. He was born In
Dublin. Ireland. dfty years ago. going
% req at the age Of thirteen. For
fourteen years he followed the life.
and when he gave It up he had both
4 chief engineers license and a COM
manding omcer's license. When the
marine branch. Of the New York tire
department was created It was made
asrequirtsment that the deputy chief
must have : masters certificate. Ken
lon was the only candidate who had
one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
TURKS RETAkE
TRIPOD! FORTS
Italians Forced to Retire Into
the City.
ARABS FIGHT FIERCELY

Defenders Are Unable to Resist AZ.
sault and Retire From Their Pos
tions-Trrks and Their Allies Dis
: play Remarkable Heroism and Hope
to Recapture the City.
Constantinople, Nov. 1.-The Turk
ish troops, with their Arab allies, have
retaken two forts at Tripoli and forced
the Italians to retrench themselves in
che city, after abandoning large guam.
titles of guns, rifles, ammunition and
provisions, according to a telegram
from Rahmi Bey, the deputy for Sa-
loniki, who is now at Tripoli. The
message adds:
"The Italians were unable to resist
the fierce assaults of the Arabs and
were compelled to retire.
"The Italians still hold three forts.
The Arabs are displaying remarkable
heroism and hope to recapture the
city"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
MORE TROOPS FOR AFRICA
italy Preparing to Send 100000 Men
to Conduct TripoIi Campaign.

italy pTePaTiu0 20 SeHo 'VVSVVV "eH
to Conduct Tripoii Campaign.
Naples, Italy, Nov. 1.-Further rein
forcements for the Italian troops in
.Tripoli arr being assemble here. The
movement is conducted with much Sc.
icrecy.
From an authoritative source it is
learned that the present reinforce
ments will form another army divi-
sion, comprising four regiments Of in
fantry, besides supplementary troops.
artillery, cavalry and engineers, total
ing about $4,000 mem: The date eof
sailing is kept secret 5a:' .
It is expected that before the first
Of the year Italy will have an army
of occupation in Tripoli numbering
100000 men.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03

The special session record of meas-
u,es introduced is 1903 bills and 404
resolutions in the house and 1926 bills
and So resolutions in the senate. Only
81 few OF these We're passed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
His Own Critic.

Son-But accidents arc liable TO hap.
pen. father. in the best regulated fam
lilies.
Father (angrily)-That may be. sir.
but I would have you to understand
that mine is not one Of the best regu.
lated families.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-11-03
Ndver.'

@Polonius was q very wise man.
lust consider his advice to his SON"
Breads we'll. But would q really
wise man attempt to tell his o any
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
DIED JUST BEFORE OPERATION.
George 0. Fan, Springfield Business
Man, Had Been Ill Long Time.

Springfield, April 27.-George Q. Farr,
who has been i'll for several weeks with
complication of diseases, died sudden
ly Monday morning as the doctors were
preparing to operate for emphysema OF
the lungs.
Mr.. Farr was born in Chester over %
years ago A portion of his life was
spent in the West, near Denver, Col,
returning here dozen or more years
ago and embarking in the grocery bus
mess, in which he was very successful
He sold out last year and this winter
had worked delivering for the Spring
field market, until he was taken sick.
He had been member of twenty eight
secret orders in the West and East and
belonged to sixteen at the time OF his
death
The funeral was held at the Univer.
salist church this afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. John B. Reardon officiating. The
Odd Fellows will have charge of the
services at the church, and the Junior
Order of American Mechanics at the
burial. Mr. Farr was iovial, whole
souled man, with a laugh and a joke
for everyone, which gave him the title
of "Jolly George" A widow and two
sons, now young men, survive him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
HIRED MANS PIPE
Responsible for Farm Fire in Which
Much Livestock Was Burned.

Rutland, April 27.-The large barn on
the farm Of ]. c. Buckley in Shrews-
bury was destroyed by fire early yester-
day morning together with nine cows,
three calves, three horses, five hogs and
a flock of hens 1t was only through
strenuous work on the part of Mr.. Buck
ey's neighbors that his house was saved.
The cause of the fire is not known.
Owen Hewitt, a hired man, was in
the barn about IL o'clock at night and
it is probable that a spark from his
pipe is responsible for the loss of prop
erty. Mr.. Hewitt was awakened short
ly before | o'clock by the bright light
which was shining into his room, tft
when he reached the burning building all
of the stock was dead and one end Of
the barn had fallen in. All of the neigh
bors in the vicinity were hurriedly sum
moned by telephone and several men
climbed to the roof of the house which
they kept soaked with buckets of wa
ter, which were passed up to them.
The fire wiped out all of Mr.. Buckey's
livestock. his stock of hay and farm
wagons and tC<ls as well, as it was the
only barn on his place. The loss, which
is estimated at $500, is only partly
covered by insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
MONTPELIER.
City Clerks Salary Raised from s12s
Per Month to $3.50.

The city council held long meeting
last night, at which the salary of city
clerk and treasurer T r. Merrill was
raised from $l25 to $3.50, and the as
sistant clerk was given a salary of $500
a year. DR.. William Lindsay, who
had previously notified the board that
he could not continue in his position
under the old salary system, appeared
before them last night and stated that
he was willing to agree on scale OF
fees and it was finally decided that he
should be paid under the fee system.
a large number of petitions were
brought in for new walks, and various
repairs on the streets, which were re-
ferred to the proper committees, with
power to act. Superintendent Roberts
of the street department will expend
the state road money under the direc-
tion of County Supervisor R. S. Cur
rier and Commissioner c. w. Gates
The mayor, MIR. Roberts and the chair
man of the street committee are to
take a trip to Boston to look over the
roads and study the methods and re-
suits of oiling
AT idSJ HiBlb icHtahHdI VI thC
Choral union, June and 9 We're set
tied on as dates for the music festival,
and the announcement was made that
William Nye of Keene n H., had been
secured as bass soloist.
While looking over some old papers
recently, City Clerk Merrill found an
interesting document, dated 1887, which
was the report of the highway com
missioners and signed by Jacob and
Perley Davis, two of the first settlers.
The report shows that So pounds and
ten shillings were spent in keeping the
roads of Montpelier in repair. The
entire report was written on one sheet
OF paper.
Charles E. Perrin had narrow escape
from serious injury yesterday, when
he was knocked down by team on the
Rialto bridge. As Mr.. Perrin was
crossing the bridge, the horses attached
to the butcher team of Mr. Chandler,
became frightened at passing auto
mobile and jumped, the pole of the
wagon striking Mr. Perrin and throw
ing him to the ground He was badly
shaken up, but was not injured, the
driver getting control of the horses be-
fore they trampled ON him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
.,u,r,n, ,r,r',, State Library WAS in
Rutland County Court To-day
ON LIQUOR SELLING CASE
Naman Hall Sentenced to Serve Two
Years for Breaking Into Summer
Cottage at Lake st. Gather
inc Last Fall.

Rutland, April 2.-Joseph f. Lana
han Of Rutland was to-day fined $500,
with costs Of $40, in Rutland county
court for selling liquor contrary to the
terms Of his wholesale license,
Naman Hall pleaded guilty yester'
day afternoon to the charge of break
ing into the summer cottage Of 0. II.
Mahoney of Troy, n, Y, at Lake st.
Catherine October l, 1910, and stealing
silyerware and bedding He was SEN
tenced by Judge w H. Taylor to
serve not less than two years nor more
than four years at the house of cor
rection.
James H. Noakes, who few weeks
ago took horse belonging to an Ira
Italian and drove it to Whiting, where
he abandoned it and was arrested, was
ordered sent to Waterbury asylum by
Judge Taylor to be observed as to his
sanity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
Resigns as President Pro Tenn
pore Of Senate
BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH
II Is Probable That Senator Gallinger
of New Hampshire Will Be Elect
ed to the Place-Frye Is
Nearly 80 Years Old.

Washington, b. c., April 27.-on
account of i'll health, Senator William
p. Frye of Maine to-day rendered his
resignation as president pro tempore Of
the United States Senate. Senator
Frye is confined to his apartments, ana
his friends are afraid of his condition.
1t is probable that Senator Gallinger
of New Hampshire will succeed him as
president pro tempore.
Senator Frye will be so years OF age
on September 2, next. He first came
to Congress as representative in the
forty-seco Congress, being success
iyely reelected to the next five, after
which he was chosen United States sem
ator in 1881 to succeed James 9.
Blaine. He has been senator ever
since. and was first elected president
pro tempore in 1896, position which
he has since held. His term of service
as senator will expire on March 3,
1918, thus giving him nearly two years
more.
Senator Gallinger, his probable sue
cessors as president pro tempore, is one
of the veterans of the Senate, both in
age and length of service, He is "a
years of age and has been in the
Senate since 1891, and before that he
was in the House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
STILL FAR APART.
Concord Contractors and Their Quarry
men Over Wages.

Concord, N. H., April q Commit
tees representing the granite contractors
and the quarrymen met in conference
over the new bill of prices on Tuesday
evening but no agreement was reached
and another meeting will be held on
Friday evening
The auarymen in their original bill
called for a minimum wage of 20 cents
per hour, but have modified it to 2o
Is. The contractors have made an
offer of 27 cents per hour, beyond
which they are not willing to go for
the reason that it is better than nine
tenths of the settlements that have
been reached in the granite centers of
New England during the spring.
Conferences with committees of
other branches of the granite trade for
the purpose of eifecting settlement Of
points involved in the new agreements
will be held during the remainder of
the week, and while nothing is sure
contractors are looking for getting to-
gether in time to prevent a strike on
Monday morning next
One contractor expressed one view Of
the situation when he said; 1--WE have
offered the cutters and blacksmiths the
equal of settlements reached in other
places, and the quarrymen more than
the members of the union are getting
in nine tenths of the places in which
new bills are now operative. am
confident that an ultimate settlement
will be reached on the figures we have
proposed; but if trouble comes, it will
not be up to u.s."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-27
BURNED FIGHTING FIRE,
Stephen cluff Hurt About Face and
Hands in Ira.

Rutland, April 27.-The John Hart
place, located in Ira on the Castleton
road, burned to the ground yesterday
afternoon, the fire being discovered by
the owner, Harold Perkins, who was at
work in field nearby This was about
two o'clock in the afternoon and by
four o'clock the house and four barns,
with the exception of large old-fash-
ioned chimney, had been destroyed. The
loss is estimated at about $1,000. COW
cred by about 5000 insurance. Steph-
en- Cluff, who was living on the farm,
was badly burned about the face and
hands while trying to remove household
goods Everything was total loss.
Mr.. Perkins bought the place about
two years ago. Three calves and two
pigs were burned to death The house
was situated too far from the railroad
to have caught from spark and the
forest fires which are raging in this VI
cinity were not close enough to set it
on fire.