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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Doing Work for Humanity
Pure

It is truly the altruistic age. Few.
indeed, are the men and women in
any community who do nothing for
others than themselves, either
through individual service OF through
organization. In Indianapolis the
agencies for beneficence are perhaps
no more numerous than elsewhere.
but there are so many Of them as to
prove that wherever a need Of service
Is discovered volunteers quickly arise
ready to render 1t.
There, for example, is the Christ
Child society, a small and unpreten-
tious body formed but a year or so
ago for the purpose Of bringing a hap
py Christmas to as many children as
possible who would otherwise be
without joy on that day, each member
pledging herself to provide for n
child. To become interested in chill
dren for one cause is to find more
than one reason for continuing that
interest. Presently the society under
took to supply 1ayettes for babies for
whose coming no preparation had
been made, working in this case
through the Children's Aid associa-
ton SO that no duplication would be
made. The importance Of pure milk
appealed to it next, and last summer
It became responsible for one Of the
free milk stations. The needs of the
italian colony came to it's attention,
and with the cooperation of the Nor.
NAL college 1t has established q free
kindergarten there for little foreign
Notwithstanding Americans.-In.
dianhpolis Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Moving Suceessward

Joseph M. Gates was taking at the
New York theater about the super
fluffy Of show girls in Manhattan.
Every opening" he said, has a
dozen show girls clamoring to fill 1t.
I got thirty Dr. forty girls positions in
department stores last week. The
surplusage Of show girls is due to the
fact that 50 many artists models have
turned to theatricals this winter.
"The models say there is no work
for them. Art is in a bad way. The
rich collectors buy nothing but old
masters from abroad"
Mr.. Gates smiled.
But it would be nearer the truth"
he went on, ito say that lots of artists
are failures. Even the successes, you
know, are only half a quarter sue
cesses-like the young surgeon.
"'How is your surgeon son doing?'
one old man said to the other.
"'Oh, fne!' was the reply. Fine!
He performed his eleventh appendi-
citis operation last week and the pa
tient lived three hours" Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

The editors over the state continue
to express their opinions upon the
candidacy of Hanna. The Langdon Re-
publican says there are rumors to the
effect that l.. B. Hanna may quit the
race-he would if he thought he could
do it gracefully. The Souris Messenger
thinks Hanna is ~done"-we have
thought SO q long time. The Bismarck
Times says Hanna and his crowd are at
outs with other staunch stalwarts-
they have good cause to be.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

The supreme court holds the law
good that requires voters to give in
formation to assessors regarding quail
fcations as electors and political party
affiliations. Many of us feel that it is
no ones business whether we are re-
publican, democrat or socialist in
politics, but the court holds that for
party primary purposes the voter must
declare the political party to which he
belongs. No matter how you feel about
this, you may as we'll acquiesce and
give the assessor any and all informa-
ton asked for regarding your politics.
If you fail to answer questions asked
you by the assessor you will not be per
mitted to vote at the June primaries.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Fearful Tragedies on Sea

Some interesting history 10 sent out
from the St. Paul Pioneer Press under
q New York heading which tells Of the
fearful tragedies 70 one company's lin
ers. The article follows:
Five times the heavy hando Of Father
Neptune has fallen upon the White
Star company, demanding his frightfull
toll Of the SEA. Arctic, Atlantic, Mar
onic, Republic-and then, to complets
the scroll, ia the darkness 81 last Sum
day night, Ia the graveyard Of shipso6
the Newfoundland coast-the Titanic,
greatest Of III liners, crashed into =
mountain 81 ice, which sent her to the
bottom, with 1900 souls ~ boaxd 81
the greatest mariinits isi1aster n sss ~
toryo 81 nayigation.
stzanes1 satuss Gslt =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Sunday Quotations

eff we don'tgo out and do something
for God we cannot expect results.
There are hundreds in the churches
who would not save a soul if they could
do so by turning their finger. If you
must cough don't do it as though you
thought you were out on the farm.
We want parents who will weep when
they see their son and daughters
going to hell. There r things going
on in Fargo that wouldn't be allowed
in Chicago. Do you think that Chica-
go would permit a woman in pink
tights to do a can a in q hall? Yet it
was done in Fargo. You people must
be converted and save yourselves before
you can ask some n else. You have
to know Gods work before you are
able to tell other people what it is.
What good do you suppose it would do
if you would rush up to a sinner and
read Browning to him? Half of the
Bibles in the homes are just kept for
family records. I've got to know the
Bible in order to make the sinner know
that he needs salvation. The Holy
Spirit works through clean people and
there are many unclean people in the
churches. Some of the worst scala
ways in the country have been con-
firmed and baptized. You are ready to
take care Of your body, comb your hair
and all that but don't care to look af-
ter your spiritual being. The next
thing to the Bible for Christian people
is horse sense. You've got to get
something good in you TO crowd out the
devil. You can find men to talk religi-
on to everywhere, except in the grave
yard. Do your part in this work and
you will gel. the reward. You can 60
to hell in an auto just as well as YOU
can in an oxcart only you go faster.
It would do just as much good TO
preach to some men as to cow seeds on
the hard paving Of Broadway. The
billiard halls are the first cousins to the
booze joints" ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

Republicans who vote in the primar-
les seem less interested in nominating
either Taft, Roosevelt " La Toilette
than in swatting the bosses. That is
what they did in North Dakota, where
it hit Roosevelt, and in Illinois and
Pennsylvania, where it hit Taft. In
New York, they hadn't SO good a chance
and they rather like bosses there any
way. The Taft committee makes the
point that R%oosevelt's camgaign in
western Pennsylvania was in the hands
of an old ally of Quay, trained in the
same school and working by the same
methods. But Quay is dead and this
man Finn is now opposing Penrose,
who is alive, or was till Saturday. The
primary voters were after Penrose, and
seem to have got him, so far as you
al tell anything about Pennsylvania
politics. This recalls again the Neme-
sis that has pursued the senators who
voted to seat Lorimer in the last con
gress. Not one who has come before
the people retains his seat and many re-
fused to go before the people and re-
tired. Ten Lorimer senators either re-
tired or were defeated at the end of the
session and five have either been defeat
ed or withdrawn in face of defeat since.
Of five senators who did not vote, only
Lorimer himself remains. Of those
who voted to unseat him only five have
left the senate for any reason. -Mpls.
Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

The recent primary disproves the
charge that the people do not know
what they want or that the people donot
know how to vote says the Adams
County Record. The people of North
Dakota did not want Taft and their
ballots very plainly expressed their de-
sires. Surely no n can claim that
the few votes that he received were
given him because people did not know
how to mark their ballot-that would
be adding insult to injury. But a fair
er test of intelligent voting is found in
the votes for delegates. The Roose-
welt and LaFollette delegates were not
designated as such. There were twenty
one names all mixed and the voter had
to pick out his LaFollette or Roosevelt
delegates, as the case might be. This
was considered a mighty difficult IN
dertaking and advocates of the con-
vention system said that the voters
did not have sufficient intelligence to
do the job. However, the returns
show that the voters did have the in
telligence and that they applied it we'll.
Proof for this is found in the fact that
LaFollette and LaFollette delegates
ran together all over the state. Those
who voted for LaFollette also picked
from the list the LaFollette delegates
and those who voted for Roosevelt vot-
ed likewise for his delegates. No bet
ter test of intelligence could possibly
have been made and the voters stood
the test. Time was when a few so
called political leaders would make the
people believe that they-the leaders
had a monopoly on the brains of the
country and that the people were to be
herded and voted like a lot of cattle, as
was done under the old convention sys-
TEN. That day is past. The people
now days want a hand in the nominat-
ing of their officers and they have
demonstrated beyond q doubt that they
are perfectly capable Of making such
nominations whether they be for coun-
ty, state or national offices. The ex-
tension Of the primary system mean
the passing Of bossism and the institu-
ton of cleaner politics and better
government.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Maks New Ticlket

An article IS the Minneapolis Tribune
nrinder.Sa Minot head ssays That an.ew
ticket,may be formed. Ia commenting
5 tie different candidates ~ be
SplaSsd On tie tickstt, gives tlie Follow.
iinng sibosluts aasjpllrsoam.liinsnt localssrm,alnn q sss
ISss ! Klein i Wlashbuln slgg-
5sestsd Tor commissioner sgy1ricuIturfe
ma lahor. n Klein isl5onae, y IL
wsalthisst men a TIE wsstsrnparatssos 81
no 1tate md $500 one II tase prime
Imoysrns 81 ~ Missouri Slope Deyslopr-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Progressives Want Votes

The following statement is sent out
from the headquarters of the State
Progressive Republican League Fargo:
To the Progressive Republicans of
North Dakota
Among the progressive measures
passed by the 1911 Legislature was one
calling for the registration by the as
SCISSORS of all prospective voters at
primary e~lections-the law which has
recently been held constitutional by the
supreme court, and under which each
voter will be asked to indicate his party
preference under oath.
There appears to be some misunder-
standing along the voters, as to the
force and effect of this law, and hence
the following facts should be carefully
borne in mind and acted upon, at least
by progressives:
l. A refusal to register when so re-
quested by your assessor will absolutely
prevent your voting any ticket or TAX
any part whatever in the primary ell
ection to be held on June 26th.
2. Such a registration will in no way
whatever prevent your voting, or inter-
fere with your right to vote for any
man or for any ticket at the general
election on November 5th next.
3. The new law in no way whatever
effects general elections or your right
to vote thereat: it applies. wholly and
solely to primary elections.
Some of the stalwarts of the state
are attempting to make capital out of
the new law by confusing the voters as
to it's effect, in hope that numerous pro-
gressives and Independents will refrain
from registering and hence make GER
tain the nomination on June 18th of the
Stalwart state ticket headed by L. B.
Hanna for governor. Their efforts are
in line with their usual tactics, and will
mislead neither the great body of pro-
gressives nor the loyal supporters of
Jas. A. Buchanan for governor.
That there may be no question as to
the nomination of any progressive either
on the state or on the county tickets,
no progressive republican should not
hesitate for a minute to register when
the assessor comes around and thus
qualify himself to take part in the June
primary.
A refusal to register means a vote
for the Stalwarts, for McKenzieism
and for Hannaism.
The greatest opportunity ever pres
ented to the North Dakota progressives
everlastingly. to Danish stalwartism
from the state will be presented on
June 26th, and every progressive should
see to it that he is duly qualified to as
sist in the job by registering as re-
quired by law. Progressive newspapers
are requested to give publicity to this.
r. M. Pollock,
President.
c;dra, n Adams Secretary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
New Legak This Week

State of North Dakota SIS
County of Mclean. In County Court.
IL 1 the t,! Matter 4 q o Of the Estate R Sst;t;eo Of ~ MsF stts4gs
Deceased. } of administration.
State of North Dakota Sends Greeting:
To Heirs at Law. and Next of Kin and to-
whom these Presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Josepha Ruet-
tigers has filed with the Judge of this Court, a
petition praying for letters Of administration
and that Monday the 3rd day Of June 1912. at
10 O'Clock A. n. Of said day. being a day Of a
regular term of this Court. to-wit: June Term
courthouse in the City of Washburn, said
County and State, has been set for hearing
said. petition, when and where any per-
the said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Washburn, North Dakota the 10th
day Of April. 1912.
.A4s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

The Cakes Times says a man may
change his mind in two month time-as
to which ballot he may want to vote.
The new assessors law will make him
stick by his first decision.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

Every critical period Of our national
history has been marked by the rise Of
. man Of the masses; fearless, strong,
resourceful and commanding says the
Piingree Patriot. Il. infancy q repub-
lie had . Washington; in the Civil strife
81 '65, q Lincoln; yesterday : Bryan;
today we have LaFollette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

Today is Arbor Day. If you have
not planted q tree today, tomorrow will
be just as well, but do not keep on put
ting it of. Plant your tree this year
and in n year from now you. can en-
joy seeing it bud and leaf out and in a
few years you will be enjoying the
shade.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

For rheumatism you will find nothing
better than Chamberlain's Lininent.
Try it and see how quickly it gives re-
lief. For sale by all dealers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
the White Star line that's SO relentless

Lne VNlLc Quar- lluc tLdIl oO ICAClltLcoo-
ly pursued by Neptune in this group of
sea tradegies; and in three out Of the
five, it was in the waters adjacent to
the Newfoundland banks, where fog al
most constantly hangs a veil before the
eyes of the navigator and boreal levia-
thans sally out of the North, that death
and disaster lurked to trap the unwary
White Star captains. 1t is history, this
story of White Star tragedies, which
covers practically the entire history of
steam navigation; embraces all the ro-
mances of the sea, and shows that enc
my which eve dogs the path of those
who go down to the sea in ships con-
stantly keeping pace with all advances
made in the science of shipbuilding.
Through the miracle of the magic
wireless, a third of Neptune's victims
are snatched from him. Three years
ago, in the Republic disaster, the wire
less baf1ed all the enemy's plans, and
with Jack Binn as the sender-his i'm
mortal &C. @. D." flashing the dis
tress signal to four quarters of the
sea-Neptune got but the ship while
every soul came safe ashore.
In the Ease of the Titanic, man Vas
once more caught mapping and approx
imately 1000 lives were given to Nep-
tune.
1t is a narrowing story of the sea-,
which dates back to September ~,
1854 when the steamer Arctic, first of
the White Star liners to sink, was
struck by the steamer Vesta in a fog
forty miles off Cape Race, Newfound-
land. She sank with $50 lives on
board.
Number two was the Atlantic, a
a staunch White Star liner, which on
November %, 1873, speeding toward
New York became storm tossed and
was driven on Mars Rock, off the coast
of Nova Scotia-still within the perilous'
environs of the treacherous banks of
Newfoundland. Of the 976 souls that
set sail in her, SAT went to the bottom.
Old mariners still remember the
mystery of the Naronic, which was
making her second trip across the At
lantic in the service of the White Star
line. When she disappeared-passed
out of human view forever, and the
story of her destruction never has been
On her maiden voyage, she
had made a record-forgotten now-for
service. On board when she,
on February II, sailed from Liverpool,
just twenty years ago, were ifty-five
officers and crew and twelve cattlemen.
One of her life boats, pick up on the
Newfoundland banks, not far from
the Titanic went down, was the
only trace ever found Of her.. and she
became No. 3 in the list of White Star
disasters.
The wreck of the Republic on JAN
uary %, 1909, southwest of Nantucket
lightship, as a result Of being rammed
by the Lloyd Italian liner Florida,
caused the loss of six lives, two on the
Republic and four on the Florida.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26

In a Wisconsin town there was not a
cent expended by any of the candidates
for municipal officers before election;
there was not a POLITICAL speech made,
nor an editorial published. Things are
little more exciting in this state and
the people seem to like it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Register Of Deeds

To the Voters Of Mclean County,.
am candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for Register of Deeds and respectfully
solicit the support of the voters at the pri.
maries.
Andrew s. Rcitan.
Wilton ND,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
For District Judge

Hon. Walter H. Winchester has authorized
the Leader to announce that he is a candidate
for nomination as judge of the sixth judicial
district of North Dakota subject to the will of
the voters at the June primaries.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
States Attorney

To the Voters of Mclean County:
hereby respectfully announce my candidacy
for the Office OF States Attorney on the Repub-
lican ticket, subject to the will of the voters at
the Primary election.
C.. +. Maennel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Superintendent Of Schools
otsrs of Mclean County:

To the Voters Of McLeanC County:
] hereby respectfully announce my candidacy
for reelection to the office of County Surerin-
tendent of Schools on the Republican ticket,
subject tn the will of the voters at the Primary
election.
John. l.. Brekkeu,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
County Sheriff

To the Voters Of Mclean County:
am a Republican candidate for reelection
to the office OF county sheriff and respectful,
ask the support of the voters of Mclean count,
ut the Primary election.
H. o. Simon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
[SEAL]
S sts a Ct u Se ssl Dakota 3 : Bs IL s3%&e 9s, g. SH Sissir-
)son, Judge. &
In the Matter of the Estate of Anders A..
Nolan, Deceased.
Mary Swanson, Petitioner "
Citation Hear
ing Petition
for Appoint
ment of Adj
ministrator.

VS.. Citation He'
Mrs. Albert Anderson; Maria ing Petit
Backman; Carolina Sjestrom; for Appois,
Aug. Erickson John Erickson; ment OF a
Erlck Erickson: Nils Ander- ministrator.
son; Mrs.sGustaf Nilsson; Mag
nus Magnusson; John Magnus
Magnusson; Hilma. Karolina =
Magnusson; Anna Maria Mag
nusson; Gottfried Magnusson;
Mrs, Gustaf Andersen; Rev. j..
A. Johanson; Mrs. Nils Olson;
Jennie Swanson; Agnes Swan
son; Karin Naomi Johanson;
Johan Anderson and Rev. ]: a..
Johanson, as specia! guardian
of Anna Maria Magnusson,
Gottfried Magnusson, Jennie
Swanson, Agnes Swanson and
Karin Naemi. Johanson, Mi
nors; Respondents
The State of North Dakota to the abo
named Respondents and all persons interests
in the estate of .Anders A. Nolen. Deceased:
that a91 Ma ana s eaSa q. the Aso pie I'll psFe 6ssre a1.'R +
fled in this Court petition praying that lette
of administration upon the estate of Anders
Nolen, late Of the County of Mclean and Sta
p. Swanson and that the said petition will
heard and duly considered by this court
Monday. the srd. day of June, A. D; 1912, at
o'clock in the forenoon of that day, at &
Court House, in the City Of Wa.shburn, Coun
of Mclean and State Of North Dakota, al
you, and each of you, are hereby cited to
and appear before this Court at said time al
place, end answer aid petition, and she
petition should not be granted.
BY the Court.
[SEALl g. Olgeirson,
Judge of the County Coul
Dated the Gath. day Of April, A. D: 1912.
Let the service of the above Citation
made by personal service upon residents oft Il
State and by publication upon those respon
ents not residents of the State of North DakOt
[SEALl
Judge of the County Coul
Hyland & Nuessle
Attorneys for Petitioner.
Washburn, N. Oak. a.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
District Iudge

To the Voters of Mclean County and of the
Sixth Judicial District:
I hereby announce my candidacy for nomina-
ton to the office of Judge of the District Court,
and respectfully solicit your support and as
%sistance.
w. L. NueSsle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
FRIDAY, APRIL, &c, 1912

Many churches all over the United
States preached memorial sermons last
Sunday for the victims of the Titanic
disaster.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
Announcements
Positively No Notices VIII Appear Unless
! Payment Is Made In Advance
County IudRe

To the Voters of Mclean County:
1 am a candidate for the Office of County
Judge, and respectfully ask the support Of
each and all until after the votes are counted.
After my eleven years residence at Washburn,
it is needless for me to be introduced to the
voters of thiscounty.
Geo. P. Gibson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-13
DECLARES WAR
ON BUREAU

There is more trouble with
private employment agencies now.
George Horne of the city bur
eau says that dozens of workmen
are being sent out of town by the
private agencies on wild goose
chases after jobs that do not ex-
list.
The council will pass an ordi-
nance to revoke the licenses of
all who do crooked business. In
the meantime the city employ
ment agency is now capable of
handling ALI employment business
in the city and there is no need
for the private agencies at all.
The legislature will be asked to
abolish them all next winter.