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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
News Dealers Next

Reports published in the Twin City
papers say that the investigation of
Jim Jam Jems magazine is likely to in
volve many dealers in the two cities
and elsewhere in the country.
The federal grand jury which is now
in session in Winona will probably be
called upon to investigate the purchase
and sale Of the magazine by news deal
ers in Minnesota.
It Is said prosecutions will follow for
all newsdealers who purchased directly
from the publishers. Dealers who
brought through wholesalers cannot be
reached under the federal statutes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Move Nearer to Town

Nearness to town means easier and
cheaper marketing and buying. 1t
often means better social and educa-
tional advantages. A good road makes
it possible to haul larger loads, perhaps
twice as much as on poor road. A
trip to town can be made much quicker
on good road. And again the good
road can be travelled at all times. The
poor road is almost impossible at times.
The good road is the equivalent of
moving your farm half way to town.
In will bring all the accompanying ad-
vantages, including the increased value
of the land.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
son all along the line and stumped large
number of states in behalf of the sue
cessful candidates.
For a Sane Christmas

A band of New York working girls
has pledged itself, at the suggestion of
Mrs. August Belmont and Miss Anne
Morgan, to wear badge bearing the
letters S. P. U. G., which stand for
the ..Society for the Prevention of Use
less Giving. e., of extravagant
giving at Christmas time.
Mrs. Belmont, in urging the wisdom
of such a course, said it was simply
folly for a girl earning So week to
spend money on Christmas gifts. So
it is. Generous folly, if you will, but
still folly that is not redeemed by the
generosity. 1t might not be hard to
prove that it is criminal folly in thou
sands of cases.
Christmas is delightful season; it is
still our finest festival. It's pity we
have to spoil it every year by painful
calculations and by balancing loss
against gain. It's pity, in other
words, that we have to pay SO much
for our fun. We have learned to or
ganize almost every kind of public
movement; here is movement which
can triumph only by organized effort.
Custom is custom. The man who stands
out against it is as black a rogue as
Scrooge while he stands alone. But
let him make principle Of his revolt
and associate others with him and he
is helping on progress and enjoys the
gratitude of his fellows.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
viii Raise Cattle

The farmers about Marion in La
Moure county, are going to take big
interest in cattle raising, and already
the start has been made: Senator Nc
Dowell, of Marion, said:
t'The farmers have banded together
for the purpose of getting high bred
cattle into the section, and five families
have joined together and bought ten
head of the finest high bred short horn
stock that they could get, and they are
going to get into the business of stock
raising.
''For long time the speakers on
agricultural matters who have been
going about the state urging the farm
ers to take up the business Of stock
raising and l am pleased to say that
their words have been falling on good
ground, for there seems a disposition
in different parts of the state along
this line. X. ,
"Catrle are good for the land, they
are great sellers and the farmer that
goes into the business is bound to sue
ceed. He can't lose, for the feed is
easily raised and the corn crop of North
Dakota assured, and so is hay. At
each Tri-State Grain Growers conven-
ton / have attended the theme of most
of the speakers has been ''raise cattle"
and diversified farming" and con-
gratulate the people of my section on
being able to make this excellent start.
] believe that it won't be many years
before there will be thousands of cattle
in the state where there are now hun
dreds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Smokers Will Pay
For All Good Roads
Restoring Of Internal Revenue Tax Of
1879 to Provide for Better High
ways In all States

A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress which provides for the building
of sixteen foot natural lake asphaltic
highway connecting the capitol of ev-
cry state with the nations capital.
To raise the money for such gigan-
tic scheme the bill provides for the re-
storing of the internal revenue tax
of. 1879 on tobacco and snuff. This
means that the cigar smoker
who now pays ten cents for cigar or
fifteen cents for box of cigarettes will
be compelled to either pay more money
or else. have the quality of the goods
lessened.
The road will be built with the idea
of its permanency in mind and every
effort will be made by the government
engineers to reduce the cost of main
tenance which is the greatest burden
on the taxpayers today in the way of
highway work.
The bill provides that the highway
cost between $4,000 and $25, 1000 per
mile. This supposedly high cost is due
to the importation of the natural as
phalts from Bermudez Lake in Venezu-
ella and from Trinidad Island in the
British West Indies; and also to the
form of construction which will be used
to withstand the constantly increasing
traffic, caused principally by the motor
car and motor truck.
All the tobacco manufactures through
out the country and the Cuban import
ers have been notified of the introduc-
ton of the bill at Washington, and while
they are not opposed to it in any form
they have been set to thinking of its
consequences.
The tax is, of course, placed upon a
luxury, and the tobacco manufactures
figure that it will be hardly felt by the
consumers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
every effort he can to get his flax out
of the straw when the straw is dry"
Increased Value Of Farm Lands

Grand Forks, Nov. 25.-What will a
North Dakota farm be worth ten years
from now? This query has often been
propounded to North Dakota Develop
ment League Press Bureau at Grand
Forks. and fortunately it can be an
swered with some degree of accuracy
from the 1910 census. There is no good
reason why the progress of the past
ten years should not at least be duplicat-
ed during the next ten. This would
mean an average value of land and
buildings per acre of approximately
100, and an average farm value of
$1,000. Government statistics give
convincing proof that there will be con-
siderable land in North Dakota that
will be valued at $4,000 an acre.
The census reports show that the
average value of North Dakota farm
including it's equipment amounted in
1910 to $13, 100. OF this amount, $l1,-
O63 represents the value of land and
buildings, $1456.' the value of live stock,
and $3.50, the value OF implements and
machinery. The average of land and
buildings is now $2S,94 per acre, or
more than twice as much as ten years
ago. Between, 1890 and 1900 the ave-
rage value per farm of all farm pro-
perty increased from $3,649 to SIS. 5.6S1;
in the next decade it increased to $13,-
109 or about two and one-half fold. The
next ten years will see a tremendous
advance in the value of land per acre
and nearly as large an increase in the
average value of, farms although the
breaking up of the big farms into
smaller tracts will cut down the pre-
centage of increase somewhat in this
respect.
The increase in farm value has had
an important effect on the mortgage
debt. In the last 20 years the average
debt of mortgaged farms has increased
from $9O2 to $2,493, or 1904 per cent,
while the average value of such farms
rose from $24s6 to $11, ,l35 or 347.7 per
cent. In other words the owners
equity increased from 1854 to $8,642
or 1856 per cent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Ries on Trial at Stanley

The trial of w. F. Ries, the noted
socialist lecturer and author, and a
multi-millionaire, is on at Stanley. Mr..
Ries is charged with assault with q
dangerous weapon with intent to dc
great bodily injury, the complaining
witness being C. A. Arness, an at
torney at Plaza.
According to Arness' testimony,
Ries was conducting socialist meeting
on the streets of Plaza and during the
course of the meeting he had disturbed
him more or less. Ries came down to
quiet him and while he wasn't looking
he claims Ries kicked him in the face,
inficting painful bruises on both cheeks.
Ries claims, however, that he went
to quiet Arness, who was sitting on the
sidewalk and had been disturbing the
meeting, and that as he turned away,
Arness clutched at his leg, and in
order to save himself from tripping
and falling he tried to wrench his leg
loose from Arness' grasp with the re-
suit that he struck him in the face.
Arness admitted that he had been
drinking somewhat that evening, but
denied grabbing Ries' leg as he went
to turn away. II
Considerable feeling has been worked
up over the case, but the impression is
prevalent that Ries will be acquitted,
much credence being placed in his
story. States Attorney Ray o. Miller
is prosecuting and Arthur LeSueur and
Chas. D. Kelso, both of Minot are de-
Tending Ries. A later report says the
case was dismissed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Fine Positions . .

Aaker's Business College received
seven requests for Office help the past
week, and placed Arthur Schumacher
% stenographer with First State Bank,
Martin, n. ID. We could have made
six more happy il we had had graduates
enough to 60 around Why not enroll
at the a. 3. e. and get = training tha,
will make You ready when opportunity
calls? Such . training win serve YOU
IN unexpected moments IN unforeseen
ways. Send tor cstalog % A. B. g,
Grand Forks.o or Fargo 1ldy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Navigation Closed

The last Of the steamboats,, that
have been hauling grain on the Missouri
this season, were put on dry dock
Monday. Three boats and two barges
were put up at the Washburn harboE-
and -four, boats ut Bismarck. The
weather is still warm enough to con-
tinue the work but with season a.
late as this the river may freeze sold
in very short time should cold spsal.
come. The boats are now placed whsren
they can be repaired during the wintsr-r
months and made ready for the eaziyN
shipment Of grain that will be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
SErh NICHOLS, oAlIoR, con-
FEssEs NE coAMlTTEo m.
p,ANAPoLls CRIME.
POLICE poUsT STONY
or NAVAL o9sUgT11
lndsaaapselD Auehsrties Nsvsr Heard
Of Nlehels-eaiior Ssys Ne We Paid
$500 BY stranger 60 XIV premIRsns
Woman Physieian-eistsr says
Young Man Lies.

Portsmouth. N. H.. April "A Dhoto-
graph Of Seth Nichols, tho aailor. who.
according to the police. has confeseed
that he murdered DIR. Helen KnAbo In
indianapolis last October for S1.SoO.
and q copy OF the alleged confession
were mailed to the authorities OF that
city early today Nichols will be held
here until the Indianapolis authosttles
have time to act
Nichols. who Is said to be . deseFter
from the United States cruiser Dixie.
came here last week and was arrested
on Saturday. charged with carrying q
loaded revolver. The police say that
yesterday he confessed to the murder
Of Dr. knabe, telling them he would
20 insane II ne did not get II OF his
mind.
Stranger Planned Crime.
Nichols has sister living in In
dianapolis. While In New York. accord
ing to the story he told the police. hO
met q stranger who offered him $1,60O
II no would commit the murder. He
accepted the offer and went to Indian
apolis where he was joined by the mAn.
On the night OF Oct. % they went TO
DR. knabe's apartments. There. Mich
OILS said. the unknown man handed him
a knife with which he cut DR.. Knabe's .
throat while she was asleep. He fled
from Indianapolis tho next day. i
The knabe murder case was ono Of
the most mysterious that the Indian
apolis police ever have investigated.
DR.. Knabe, who was at one time state
!bacteriologist, had no enemies 80 far
as was known. At first il Wa. Thought
she committed suicide but the coro-
ner's report was that she was 'mur-
dered by some person or persous un.
known
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
BARNES REELECTED CHAIRMAN
Albany Politician Again. Heads York
state Republican Committee.

Albany Politician Again. Heads York
state Republican Committee.
Thescommittee recommended the Sc
New York, April 2.-William Barnes.
Jr., OF. Albany. was today reelected
chairman OF the newly elected repub-
ncan state committee, which met here
today for organization as prescribed by
the new primary law. The other officers
also were reelected. Ssa
The committee recommended the Sc
lection of Nicholas Murray Butler as
temporary chairman Of the state con-
vention to be held at Rochester. April
. and 10. It was learned that Mr.. But
ler would also be elected permanent
chairman Of the convention.
A resolution declaring that no cahdi-
date for public office would be en-
dorsed by the state com mDittee was I'M
animouslv adopted.
Members Of the committee heard
that Mr.. Barnes would be elected chair
man Of the committee on resolutions at
the state convention. The state chair
man is said to be devoting his atten-
tion to a platform which he hopes. ~
is said. will be reflected In the draft
ing Of platform at the Chicago re-
publican convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
MEMBE RsHIP or UPPER HOUSE
OF CONGRESS INCREASED TO
NlNErY.sIx. a
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
ARE NOW REPRESENTED
Msmbsrs From New States Draw Lets
to Determine Length Of Tsrms-
House Committee Presents Bill 70
Extsnd JurisdietIen Of Commission
Over Exersss compan'ss.

Washington, April 2-The senate
today became body Of ninety six
members. New Mexico and Arizona
contributing the four additional SEN
ators. Thomas B. Catron and Albert
B. Fall. Of New Mexico, republicans.
and NJ. A. Smith and H. F. Ashurst. Of
Arizon, democrats, were the new men,
bers to take the oath on the dais in
front of the vice presidents chair.
The ballot boxes were S.afted into
use for the lottery deter nation of
the length of their senatorial terms
following their induction into office.
Each ballot box contains blank and
number slip. the Arizona senators
drawn in alphabetical order from one
box and the New Mexicans from the
other The senator drawing No. In
each case will serve until March 8.
1917. In separate box Will be placed
papers No. and No. which the re-
naming two senator's draw, No. 2 to
serve to March 3, 1915, and No. 8 to
March ;. 1913. -.
Lottery prize No. 3, while for term
Of less than one year might prove
the luckiest after ALL Senator Elect
Catron 50 regards 1t. This term would
expire during the same session Of the
legislature that elected this time, thus
possibly insuring the return Of the
same man for tho full term OF six
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
HOUSE PASSES WOOL BILL.
Twenty Republicans Join Democrats IL
Passage Of Measure.

bWOUIy NJ POOJtC0uS SOSu 0OUOOTaSO W
Passage Of Measure.
Washington. April 2.-The democrat
ic wool bill passed the house, 1s9 to 90.
with twenty progressive republicans
voting for it, Representative Rucker
Of Colorado, who opposed 1t in debate
and answered present" on the roll call
and Representative Francis Of Ohio.
who voted against it. were the only
democrats who did not line up with
tho majority.
Representative Payne moved to re-
commit the bill with instructions to
the committee to report the republi-
can substitute bill that was lost, 169
to 10S.
The twenty republicans who voted
for the bill were:
Anderson. Lindbergh. Miller. Nell
son. Nye. Steenerson, Stevens and Vol
ster. OF Minnesota; Haugen and Hub
bard. Of Iowa: Akin, OF New York:
Jackson, Murdock and Young, OF Kan
sas: I.aFoliette. Wis: Warburton, OF
Washington: Lanferty, of Oregon:
Hanna, of North Dakota: Kent. Of Cal
ifornaa, and Norris, of Nebraska.
Supporters Of the bill declared it
would not cut the governments rev.
enue but would save moro than $780,
OoO. 900 year to consumers because
of the readjus stment Of rates. All at
tempts Of the republicans TO amend the
bill to increase the rates were lost.
The tarin board came in for criticism
during the speech making.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02

Edward OConnor Terry was one Of
the most popular actors on the British
stage on which he had appeared almost
continuously for nearly half century.
He wa. writer OF distinction and had
travelled extensively In India, Australia.
South Africa and America.
Mr.. Terry had visited America several
times and was very popular In this
country. He made his last tour Of Am
erica a year ago. He was best known
as a comedian and as the creator OF
leading characters in the plays OF Ar
thur Wing Pinero. One OF his most
popular vehicles and one in which he
was most often seen In America, was
Pinero's Sweet Lavender"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
Polio, p;ssrsdit Story.

Indianapolis. Ind. April 2.--Whils
the police today awaited with lively
interest copy Of the alleged confes-.
sion OF Seth Nichols. at Portsmouth. N.
H., that he murdered DIR. Helen KnabO
in this city on the night Of Oct -
last. they said information ns to tho
mans statement so far received did
not warrant much credence In his
story,
I'm our investigation we never heard
mention OF man named Nichols or
Knight. whom Nichols says employed
him to kill DR.. knabe." said Captain OF
Detectives William Holtz.
Nichols sister. Mrs. Robert Blake
man. said today that she had reliable
information that her brother was
aboard the United States ship Dixie at
the time of the death of DIR. knabe.
"He always had been undependable ble."
she added II can't imagine his motive
in this alleged confession. II may be
some wild dream"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
HUMAN SACRIFICE CULT
Confession of "Haif Blood" Nssrsss
Explains Twenty Murder Mysteries
Victims Offered Up as Sacrifices
by Members Of Cult-high Prisstsss
confssses to Seventeen Murders.

Lafayette, La. April 2.-Clementine
Barnabet. half blood" negress. told
story here today that the police au-
thorities say they accept as clearing
the mystery yelling the killing of
twenty negroes in southwest Louisiana
and which it is said gave clues that
will fix the guilt for fifteen other night
assassinations Of blacks in Louisiana
and Texas.
From Clementine's story 1t appears
shes led mysterious negro cult, the
members of which performed the rites
Of human sacrafice."
The negress declared that she killed
seventeen of the victims with her own
hands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
rhoee OPPOSED TO STRIKE GALL
NOW VOTING AGAINST WAGE
BILL RATIFICATION.
OFFICIAL COUNT OF BALLOT
TO be ANNOUNCED "WEDNESDAY
Welsh and Scottish Mi {. Who Wsrs
Backbone Of orisini $ :riks. Voting
to Resume Work-y 10 Close and
Majority Either WI : till BE Slight
American susps, s 10 Complete.

London. April e. English miners
who, in the first ance were less
willing to strike for the principle OF u
minimum wage than their Welch and
Scottish comrades are now, as far as
the figures OF the ballot tell. still less
willing to return to work. The WEIGH
men. who were the backbone Of the or
iginal strike. are voting strongly In
favor Of returning to the pits.
The change of opinion has upset all
calculations and altho the public and
the leaders Of the miners still are
hopeful that the final result OF the
voting will be in favor Of calling on
the strike. the majority either way
promises to be narrow one.
Returns have been received thus far
OF about 100000 votes. The exact pro-
portion for and against is not known.
In some cases 1t Is declared that the
majority in favor OF resumption Is
nearly 10000. while In others q major
ity of $500 against returning to the
pits Is given. The official count will be
made tomorrow by the executive COM
mittee of the miners federation and
the result will be announced on Thurs
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
sLoc.<AoE RED SEA PORTS.

Italians Declare Blockade and Ssixa
British vssssi With contraband.
Perrin, Red Sea. April 2.-The captain
OF the Italian cruiser Piedmont today
proclaimed q blockade Of the ports OF
Loeheia and Saliff. on the Yemen coast
Of tho Red Sea. an dalso Of Kamaran
island. the cable station which connects
various cities on the Arabian shore
with Egypt.
The Italian war vessel has severed
the connections by cable between ka-
maran and the Arabian mainland.
The British steamer Woodcock has
been arrested by tho italians In the
vicinity OF Leooheia because she was
transporting contraband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
Supreme Court Decisions.

Des Moines. April :.--Following are
the supreme court decisions today:
West Riverside Coal Company vs.
Maryland Casualty Company, appel
liant, affirmed Polk district. Opinion
by Sherwin.
Rose Mabel Crider. appellant. vs.
Robert McColley. appellee. affirmed
Boone district Opinion by Evans.
c. A. Robbins. appellant, ws. j. p
Steele. affirmed Madison district
Opinion by Mclean.
state OF Iowa VS.. John Herman, ap-
pellant, reversed. Gass district. Opin-
ion by Ladd. S4s
Webster county. appeRee. vs.. John
Nelson and the United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Company appellants
affirmed. Webster district Opinion
by Weaver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
NEWSPAPERS coNFlscATED.
Copies Of San Francisco euleitin Seized
and Destroyed at San Diego.

San Diego. Cal. April 2.-The po-
lice today confiscated numerous copies
OF the san Francisco Bulletin OF March
30. which contained a full page article
headed Gag Law Versus Speech In
San Diego" Fifteen men were arrested
late yesterday while engaged in selling
the papers Fourteen Of them were
released yater.
Chief OF Police Wilson said the Bull
letin had been placed by the authorities
here in the same category with two
other publications. the sale OF which
had been forbidden. Both are organs
OF the Industrial Workers of the
World. one published at Newcastle.
Pa, and the other at Seattle. Wash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
T..R. BULLETIN
Noticeable News Of Today
The Wsathsr.

The Weather.
Sun rises April 3 at 5:%2. sets ot S:s7.
Iowa and South Dakota-FAir tonight
and Wednesday,: not much change ir
temperature.
Enthusiastically fair tonight and
Wednesday: probably frost tonight
PAGE ONE.
TsIssraphie News:
Floods Drive Citizens to Hills
Government to Aid Endangered
Cities.
Man Confesses to Murder Of D.
Knabe.
English Miners Change vssvA
Senate MembssAip laaseassl b,
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
lows News:
Liberal Element Double Crossed
Iowa Girl Queen OF Western Carnl-
val
Apple Culture Profitable In Iowa
Boys Play With Nitro Glycerine.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Where Was the Rye Bread?
Collect on the Days Work.
A Little Money Laid Away.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
Looker-On In Iowa.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Drainage Has It's Difficulties.
Making Milking Easy.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
The Prodigal Judge.
PAGES SIX. SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Stark underbidden in Bridge Con
tract.
Another Des Moines Concern Winner
Criminal Cases Disposed OF.
DAILY Recommends Leniency.
Sunday School Convention Date Set
To Be Held Here May 234.
River Going Down Slowly.
General and Brief city News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and Gencral:
Holiday on Grain Board
Hogs Pass SIS Mark
Steers Steady. Butchers Strong.
Parcels Post Bill to BE Reported.