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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
"Luthsk" Supper.

The Ladies Aid Of the Swedish
Mission church will serve supper in
church basement Friday, Dec. Is,
commencing at five o'clock. Menu
will consist of @lutfsk", potatoes,
gravy, pressed veal, pickles, white
and graham bread, cake and coffee
Supper WILDE Is cents. All are cor:
daily invited to attend.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES
IN OUR COUNTRY
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
(By J. N. Lenker, D. d.

XVII.
The outlook for practical results
from teaching German and Scandin-
avian III our country schools bright
ems in proportion as the subject is
investigated. The question may be
studied as we have said, from var
ious viewpoints; for example: the old
fatherland, the new fatherland, the
family life, parents and children,
school and church, society, business,
and so on. Persistent agitation in
season and out is necessary to de-
velop public sentiment and induce
parents to act.
GERMAN AND SCANDINAVIAN
TONGUES FIRST IN
AMERICA. ..
1t is not a question Of introducing
new languages; Scandinavian and
German are already extensively
spoken here. These tongues were the
first in America. Among the little
company Of Scandinavian discover
ers were some Germans. According
to the records, the Scandinavian and
German tongues came to America
when Left Erickson and his German
travelling companion Tyrker discov-
cred Vinland. These were the first
civilized languages to enter the New
World. Erickson and Tyrker were
the leaders of a primitive viking han
seattle commercial life, they were the
founders of the modern system Of
commerce between Europe and Am
erica.
The Morse Sagas record the fol-
lowing of Tyrker, as quoted by Faust
in his German Element in the Un-
tied States:'' ''It was discovered
one evening that one Of their COM
pany was missing, and this prov d
to be Tyrker, the German. Left was
sorely troubled by this, for Tyrker
had lived with Left and his father
for long time, and had been very
devoted to Left, when he WAS child.
Left severely reprimanded his COM
panions and prepared to go in search
for him, taking twelve men with him.
They had proceeded but a short dis
lance from the house when they were
met by Tyrker, whom they received
most cordially. Left observed at once
that his foster father was in lively
spirits. Left addressed him, and
asked: Wherefore art thou so be-
lated, foster-father mine, and astray
from the others?' In the beginning
Tyrker spoke for some time in Ger
man, rolling: his eyes and grinning,
and they could not understand him
but after a time he addressed them
in the Northern tongue: 4 did not
go much farther (than you), and yet
[ have something Of novelty to relate.
[ have found vines and grapes rs
this indeed true, FOSTER father?' said
Left. of a certainty is is true
quoth he, for was born where there
is no lack of either grapes or vines
They slept the night through, and on
the morrow Left said to his ship
mates: we will now divide our lab
ors, and each day will either gather
grapes OF cut vines and fell trees, so
as to obtain cargo Of these for my
ship A cargo sufficient for the ship
was cut, and when the spring came,
they made their ship ready, and sail
ed away; and from it's product Left
gave the land a name, and called it
Wineland.'"
SCANDINAVIANS AND GERMANS
FIRST TO MAKE CONVERTS
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

M NJTEU @ OF ELEGANT DESIGN.
1vA<AlV LILO and a large assortment Of
fireplace trimmings and irons, gas logs. CRATES
Edwin e. Elicit, f IiSs 9th st.
The Leader in Mems Furnishings.
Full=Dress Requisites for
Men: Shirts, Silk Muff1ers,
Dress Vests and Jewelry, Per
rims and Dents Gloves and
Imported Neckwear
FOR AFTERNOON WEAR.
A. L. TYSSOWSMn,
7c6 18th ST. NV.
jaeger Agency. Phone M 1908.
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FOUR BATTLESHIPS YEARLY.
Admiral Dewey Favors Them as As.
surance Of Peace.

Peace-but with four new battleships
each year to assure it's Admiral George
Dewey's wish for the future Of the
United States In its foreign relations
AS head of the general naval board the
admiral recommended that four new men,
of-war be built. but an effort probably
will be made in Congress to cut the
number down to two.
1.-THE United States should build four
new battleships each year to keep up the
efficiency Of the fleet the admiral Is
quoted as saying. II am for peace. but
peace with four more battleships as an
assurance that 1t will be maintained. 1t
is always possible that there may be
some quarreling among nations as to just
how peace ought to be brought about.
Such a thing even happens at peace BAN
quets."
Admiral Dewey also pointed out that
new ships soon would be NEEDED to re-
place the Oregon. Indiana and Massa-
chusetts, which are now over twenty
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
REnREMENTS FOR AGE
IN ARMY AND NAVY
Fifteen in the Former and
Eleven in the Latter in
the Coming Year.

There will be fifteen retirenents for age
in the army in 1912, against eleven in
1911. OF the coming retirements one Is a
general officer, one il in tho adjutant
generals department, one in the inspec-
tor generals department, ono In the quar-
termaster's department, one in the sub
sistence department, three in the Medical
Corps. one In the Signal Corps, one
among the chaplains, three in the cav
airy. one in the Coast Artillery Corps
and one In the infantry. These retire
ments in chronological order, arc as fol-
lows:
January 1s-Col. Richard e. Thompson,
Signal Corps.
March 6-Col John A. Lundeen, Coast
Artillery Corps.
April 11-Col John Van r. Hoff, Medi-
cal Corps.
May s-Col. Louis w. Champion. Medi-
cal Corps.
May e-Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Brush.
June u-Brig. Gen. William p. Hall,
adjutant generals department.
July 29-Col. George F. Chase, inspector
generals department.
July 31-Col. Thaddeus W. Jones, 10th
Cavalry.
August 5-Col. William B. Davis, Medi-
cal Corps.
September +Col. James N. Allison,
September n-Maj. Daniel W. Arnold,
Quartermasters department.
September 16-Lieut. Col Henry L.
Ripley, ID Cavalry.
September 21-Chaplain Henry Swift.
November 11-Col Francis w. Mans
field ID Infantry.
December 2-Col. Edward J. McCler-
nand, LIST Cavalry.
Naval Retirements.
In the navy there will be eleven retire.
ments. OF these five are rear admirals,
four medical directors. one chaplain and
one pharmacist. There will be no retire
ments for age in the Marine Corps
The list Of navy retirements is as given
below:
February 2S-Chaplain Roswell r. Hoes.
March 17-Pharmacist John 7. Oursler.
April N-Rear Admiral Chauncey
May 1o-Rear Admiral william P. Pot
ter.
June 7-Rear Admiral Sidney A. Staun-
ton.
July @-Medical Director James e.
Gardner.
August Medical Director Howard e.
Ames-
August 14Rear Admiral Abraham B.
Zane.
October 1IRear Admiral Newton e.
Mason.
October q medical Director Henry G..
Boyer.
December 2s-Medical Director Remus
c. Persons.
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GUNBOAT ON CRUISE.
Petrol Ordered to Patrol the Gen.
trail American Coast

During the next three months the
United States gunboat Petrol, now at
New Orleans, will cruise up and down
the Central American coast. making short
stops at many of the gulf ports Of the
Central American republics. Orders out
lining her itinerary have been sent ia
Commander Douglas E. Dismukes, CON-
manding the Petrel.
Leaving New Orleans January 2, the
vessel will go to Puerto Barrios, Guate-
mala, where she is due January 6. On the
18th she is due at Livingston. Guate-
mala. January 10 will see her at Puerto
Cortez Honduras; Bluefields, Nicaragua,
February to II: Cristobal, Canal Zone
February Ii to q: Port Limon, Costa
Rica, February q to March 4; Greytown
Nicaragua, March to IL; Kingston
Jamaica, March II to 10. From the lat
ter place the vessel will sail to Guam
tanamo, Cuba
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MASSAGE.

ANNA B. JOHNSON, 1914 18th St n.w-. givee
maesage and all branches for rheuma ttsan eno
ooor circulation: also cabinet baths and aic0eoi
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ment are retired on pay. why should not
they? The service annuity or civil pen
sion plan Is the only one that has ever
been adopted In this country among the
federal employees. Gentlemen say they
are opposed to civil pensions. But civil
pensions are already a part of our sys-
tenn and have been for over half Cen
fury to the great benefit Of the service.
To be consistent these gentlemen should
repeal the existing pension laws should
tear down the system that has rendered
our army and navy the best on earth
ana given us an unsurpassed and unsur-
passable judiciary. But will they do it ?
If the pension system has been found to
work so we'll in the judiciary, the army,
navy, marine corps, the revenue cutter
service and with the paymasters' clerks.
why not extend 1t to the classified civil
employees? Why attempt to foist on
them an obnoxious, oppressive and I'M
tried scheme? The civil service employees
ask the same treatment that other Amer
lean citizens receive. They do not ask
charity; they do not ask favors; they
Gillett Defends Bill.
The failure Of Actuary Dawson to tell
what should be done in planning civil
service retirement was commented upon
by Representative Gillett, who said that
he had expected enlightenment to aid
MIN In his part in the legislation. He
expressed the opinion that Mr.. Dawson
denunciation Of the contributory plan of
pensions was not founded upon knowl-
edge of the bill as prepared by the House
committee.
Mr.. Dawson's objections to the con-
tributory plan," said Mr.. Gllett, seems
to consist largely Of assertions witho- #
anything to prove it's failure, and with
out really understanding the bill he was
criticising."
The time is now, said Mr.. Gillett, for
the enactment Of service retirement leg
1slaion. One of the most impor ant
matters pending before Congress, in his
opinion. he said, is to find q solution of
the approximation problem.
1t Will be much more difficult fifty
years from now, he continued. to
erapple with the subject, as then the
number Of superannuated employees
would reach the near maximum. while
today the small number Of that class
are remnants of the time and periods
when the government service was small.
The increase in government activities
in every direction, said Mr.. Gillett, is
responsible for tremendous increase
in the number Of employees, which will
not be proportionately maintained in the
future.
The government is practically main
tanning a pension system, he said, in
the failure to dismiss from the service
old men who are incapacitated from
work, as required by the letter Of the
law. He estimated that this irregular
pension plan cost the government about
$780, 900 annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
BALING PLANT BURNS.
Fire in Gaithersburg Threatens Sew,
eral Business Buildings.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

SlSSAoA correspondence OF Ihe Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md.
December g. 1911
The large baling establishment OF
Thomas I. Fulks, in the center OF the
business section Of this town, was de-
stroyed by fire at 3 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. The building was covered with
heavy sheet iron roofing and weighted
down the fire as it rapidly consumed the
tons Of baled straw ready for shipment
and materially helped in the saving Of
Fulks' lumber yard, railroad freight
house, Carlisle's store and other business
properties located nearby. The loss is
heavy. The building was owned by the
Gaithersburg Milling and Manufacturing
Company. Partial insurance was carried
on building and contents
The annual Christmas dance of the
Winter Club took place at Masonic Hall
here last night. ]. Frank Trazzare,
George Mess, Bates Etchison, Roland
Walker. Ross II. Benson and J. Forest
Walker. committee. had charge OF the
arrangements. A Washington orchestra
furnished music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
INCREASE IN INSANITY.
Greater Than Rate of Growth Of the
Formulation.

While the total population Of the
United States increased about II per
cent in the last six years, the number
Of insane people was augmented during
the same period by Is per cent. In 372
institutions canvassed by the census bu-
reau up to January l. 1870 were 1871, 454
insane patients. or an increase of 81,
since 1904.
Massachusetts, led the states with 344.6
insane per 100000 population, with New
York close second, 1881 for every
100000 persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
Child Dies of Burns.

Mabel Brewer, colored, three years Of
age. who was burned when a Christmas
tree caught fire yesterday in her home,
2SO9 o street northwest, died today at
the Georgetown University Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
ARRESTED IN ENGLAND
ON NEW YORK CHARGE
-. N. Waterbury," Convicted
in This City Of Fraud, Is
Again in Tolls.

Information has been received in New
YORK that j. Howard Ford, who is said
to have been arrested in this city more
than two years ago under the name of
Jules M. Waterbury,. had been arrested
In Dover, England, and that he is to be
returned to New York to answer charges
OF assault. abduction and swindIing.
Two weeks ago, the day set for his
trial in New York, it is stated. he de-
parted on the steamer Lapland and his
bond Of $500 was forfeited. The Eng
fish authorities were notified, and 1t is
reported that he was arrested yesterday
when the steamer locked at Dover
Jules M. Waterbury was sentenced in
this city to serve year and a day in
the federal prison at Atlanta nearly two
years ago. He was a newspaper writer.
with an Office in the Munsey building at
the time Of his arrest.
Defrauded solons Here.
Senator julius c. Burrows, Representa-
tive Richard Bartholdt and Ormsby Nc
Harg were the complainants against
him. 1t was charged that Waterbury
obtained money from them by falsely
representing that he was going to publish
a book containing stories of the lives of
public men.
The money he is alleged to have OBJ
tanned from them, 1t was charged, he
represented was to be used in the DUR
chase of steel plates.
He forfeited his bond in this city and
was captured in New York. When the
ume for him to be taken to Atlanta ar
rived he paid his own fare to prison and
that OF the guards, not wanting to 20
there with other prisoners.
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Straight Pension Unlikely.

He denounced this method. however.
as bad. because Of lack Of system.
Acknowledging that for the superan-
nuated employees now in the service a
straightout pension was best for them,
he did not think this would apply to
those who would be superannuated
number Of years from now. Nor did he
would permit legislation in that direc-
ton.
The bill prepared by the House COM
mittee on pensions and retirement he
then explained at some detail. declar-
ing it to be in effect plan for COM
pulsory savings.
By the terms Of the bill the govern
ment contributes up to 5000 per annum
to make up the sum that a government
employee would save at the sliding scale
Of savings over a period Of service. long
or short. The government in making up
contributed about $s7, 100000. when its
contributions would practically cease. In
the pension plan the governments obi
cation would increase every year with
the increase in the number Of employees
reaching approximation.
That there was likely to be a demand
for increased salaries on the part Of gov
eminent employees upon enactment OF q
bill which would exact this deduction
from their compensation he admitted.
He declared, however, his opinion that
there ought to be an increase in sal
but a fair revision. He was In favor of
making the compensation fit the work
and the qualification Of the worker.
The advantages of the proposed con-
tributory plan, he said, are its economy,
the fact that 1t associates the executive
and the legislative in the interest of the
government clerk, and each man is saw
ing for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
FRATERNAL NOTICES.

NETTING OF RUTH REBEkAH LODGE
No. 7. o. o. f., Is called at 7:30 O'Clock
this friday evening in Odd Fellows Hall.
tth st. NV. to take suitable action ON the
death OF Brother John a. Pearson. By order
of the Noble Grand. HENRIETTA WERNER,
Recording Secretary.
4 o. o. IA SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
Grand Encampment will be held In the west
lodgeroom, Odd Fellows Hall, 9TH st. NV,
today st Pm, to make arrangements for the
funeral of Jno. A. Pearson, grand patriarch.
,Sgncd)
JOSEPH BURROWS. Grand Scribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29

Poultry thieves are operating on a
large scale at Rising Sun. Md During
the past week poultry keepers have lost
more than 100 chickens and several tur-
KEYS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-26
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.

fER HENS ANU G1OSHEILO.
At a recent rot and spot trial In Phil
adelphia cold storage packer declar
O that 80 per cent of the rots and spots
must be charged to the farmers bug
house methods Of nesting his hens and
caring for their eggs Is this all rot
or not?
The Missouri legislature recently
made a grant of S33,5OO for poultry
experiments and furnished empire
coops for the annual state poultry
shows. This state leads the country
in poultry products and is encouraging
her fanciers to keep her on top. May
her tribe of boosters and ROSTERS in
crease.
1t is surely wise plan to count your
hens often. While the majority Of
chicken thieves steal a big bunch. there
is also n bird burglar who steals for
his own table The few fowls he takes
for his Sunday dinner aren't missed
from big flock for long time after
his depredations begin unless count Is
kept.
Petaluma. Cal, is agitating
worlds poultry show. to be held at
that place during the great exposition
at San Francisco. Petaluma is the
great poultry metropolis Of the world
and deserves the honor
Ducks are not partial to palaces;
but. like human quacks. they can't
sleep with cold feet. Therefore have
a dry floor in your duck house and
keep it covered with dry litter.
A beekeepers' institute held In Utl-
ca, ~ Y, declared the honey crop of
the United States to be $20,OO0,000
and Bookkeeping more profitable than
hens, as they furnish their own feed
and take little care. Biddy's return
is 81 ,000O00,000 per year. and we con
fess 1t requires brains and grains and
laying strains to get such gains.
Ten per cent, or $l00,0OO,O0O, is lost
annually on poultry and eggs In this
country because packers and dealers
use poor packing methods
The hens of this country now lay
225,000,000 dozen more eggs than they
did twelve years ago and with proper
encouragement will do more.
The Society For the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals In Lancaster coun-
ty, Pa. has notified farmers and deal.
ers in poultry to quit the practice Of
tying the legs of poultry. You, OF
course, are not guilty Of such an in
human practice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-26
Lettres de Cachet.

Lettres de caehet was the name Civ
en- in France to warrants sealed witt
the kings seal ordering persons to bC
thrown into prison or exiled. The
first came into use about 1910 ant
shortly became one Of the popular ter
rors Of France. 1t is said that no les:
than 1900 lettres de cachet were is
sued during the reign of Louis XIV
and 10000 during the reign of Louis
XIV. In many cases these terrible doc
uments were secretly sold and USED
as a source Of Illicit revenue. They
were frequently signed in blank, ant
the holder of one Of these royal ter
rors could write In the name Of any
person against whom he happened t,
have grudge. The national assem-
bly, abolished this Ubiquitous privilege
of issuing lettres de cachet on Nov. l
1889.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-26

In another column today The Ban
ner prints a letter from w. b. Shell
don, Esq, relative to the building of
permanent roadway on Main street
Mr.. Sheldon's point is well taken.
One of the most urgent needs of the
village of Bennington is sewers or
other means to carry off surface
water instead of allowing it to fiji the
cutters and streets every time there
is a heavy rain, One of the reasons
why the macadam road work done in
this village during the past ten years
has not proved more durable is be-
cause of the washing II is subjected
to every summer especially on the
hill streets and on those streets
which carry the water from the hills,
especially Union, Main and Gage
streets. We believe that a good sys-
tenn of surface water sewers would
save their cost in very few years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-26
Photo by C. NJ. Barnitz.
A GAME OLD SPORT

naeus, Aristophanes, Pliny and Plato
to the present, his history is traced as
the champion of the world. as a prince
of pure pedigree, and as he cracks his
wings together today he seems to say,
Breeds may come and breeds may go
but go on forever"
He is still game.
Game In the records Of China before
the Christian era, game on the vases
Of Pompeil. game on the coins Of
Greece and Rome, game to the name
and today the same, "the survival OF
the fttest' in strength, purity and
breed characteristics.
Why? Because selected for over
thirty centuries for vigor and blood,
and this basis must underlie every
breed to survive and to beget strong
offspring.
THE cock is half the pen" is general
opinion.
Let It be remembered, then, that he
Is not the whole show by those who
think that good male mated to any
kind of flock will so cover up weak
nesses on the female side that the
issue will be bon ton.
To beget strong layers, male and fe
male must spring from vigorous, pure
bred laying ancestry.
To beget big. beautiful market fowls
of fine fesh, rounded shape. uniform
size and color, the parents must spring
from stock with such characteristics.