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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items OF interest Concerning
gour Keighbors

Irving Mortensen returned Sun
day evening from Bemidj and
Superior where he has been visiting
during the past week.
Cal Wiley has purchased the
Rider & Lewis auto from the Fl. Il.
Peavey company and will use The
same in connection with his livery
business.
Grace, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. H. Robinson, entertained a mum =
Der of her girl friends at birthday
party at the home of her parents
Tuesday afternoon.
q. w. Hacker is having his resi-
dence on Washington avenue newly
painted.
Mrs. John w. Gibson, Mrs. @. w.
Frost, Mrs. .. A. Lamoreaux, Miss
Ruth Fox and Miss Florence Gibson
of Racine and Miss Grace Latta Of
Amigo, left during the past week on
trip down the lakes on the steamer
Durham. A letter from the party
states that they are having fine
trip with very little rough weather.
Tnos. Mcmahon, the Ashland
logger, transacted business in the
city Monday.
THE Little Minister" a great
three reel Vitigraph feature at the
Gem tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fl. Robinson
visited with friends at Ashland last
Sunday.
Charles Wiley, the agent of the
American Express company in this
CITY, bossomed out Monday after
noon with a brand rev Wagon
to take the place Of of the one
that has been in use for years
Charles is about as tickled over the
wagon as a child is over new tooth
and cold Bob" now trots off down
the street like two year old colt,
Arthur Faulk, Red" Mcconnell
Elmer Olson and Carl Ungrodl
made trip to Duluth Sunday in
Elmer Olson's gasoline boat "Salo
Boy" The boys enjoyed the tri
very much.
Andy Johnson left the first of tn
week for Spooner where he will worI
for the Omaha.
Mrs. Philip Newhardt was oper
ated on at the ST. Joseph hospital a
Ashland Monday. Reports from tn
hospital are to the effect that he i
getting along nicely.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17
Hot Cross Buns.

Good Friday hot cross buns date
back to the time of the Romans,
though now they have a different
meaning. Two of them were dis
covered at Herculaneum. The Ro-
mans divided the sacred cakes they
offered to Diana, whose festival oc-
Cured soon after the the vernal
equinox, with lines intersecting
each other at right angles. The
original home of the hot cross bun is
said to be the border of Cambridge
shire and Hertfordshire, where for
merly stood the altar of Diana OF
the Crossways at the meeting of the
two Roman roads.-Chicago News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17
Pure Water on Trains

The Wisconsin State Board Of
Health has entered upon the
work of inspecting the supply of
water and ice used by railroads
ops rating in the state in their
f luntains on trains and in de-
pots. Hereafter it will be neces'
sary for all railroads to secure a
certificate as to the purity OF the
water and ice supplies used by
them.
Another law effecting railroads
went into effect on July 1st
making it Necessary hereafter to
use electric headlights on their
passenger trains.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17

Henry Hanson left during the past
week for st. Louis where he expects
to undergo an operation in the hope
of correcting a deformity to one oil
mis- limbs.
Mrs, f. A. Bell entertained a
number of lady friends at her home
on 4th street yesterday afternoon in
honor of relatives who are visiting
here from North Oak ota.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Gunderson OF
Minneapolis are visiting with friends
and relatives in the city this week.
The Gundersons were formerly resi-
dents of this Oity.
see 1.-The Little Minister" the
three reel feature at the Gem to
night.
Miss Mabel and Ed. Peterson
were at Barnes Saturday evening
where they played for a dance.
Miss Louise Mortensen is here
from Superior on a visit to her
parents.
A. Marsh and wife were called to
st. Paul the first of the week by
Telegram announcing the death OF a
brother Ben Marsh. The funeral
was held yesterday. The deceased
will be remembered by some of the
older people in this city.
Mrs. HI. Fahrig and children are
visiting with relatives and friends
at Superior.
Frank Garridi and wife of Milwau
kee are visiting in the city at the
Jack Smith residence. They expect
tc remain here for a week or more.
Len Markham and wife of Rhine
ander are visiting in the city at the
Row Markham residence. Ed, Mark
ham visited here over Sunday.
Joseph Stevens returned last
| Thursday from Gettysburg where he
attended reunion of the veterans
of the Civil war, While at Gettys
burg Mr.. Stevens picked up mum
Der of relics on the battle field where
he fought fifty years previous.
George Morgan, manager OF thu
Bayfield, County Farmers u Frui
Growers association, is telling
good joke that happened to himself
| A few days ago Mr.. Morgan received
call from one of the parties t
whom the association is selling
berries and in talking about th
berries the party reported a kicl
that he wanted to make. He sai'
! that one of the crates had been takel
home and that the berries were poo
and small. He gave Mr.. Morgan
the number of the grower and toll
| him that he had better look out 70
him in future. Mr.. Morgan promise,
that he would but he noticed tina
The number given correspondent wit
the number of his own farm. |
happened that the crate in question
vas the last taken from the field
Turing a picking and that it 90
mixed in. AS a rule the berries from
The Morgan farm were some of tn
finest shipped out of here thi
eaSOn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17

FL. Brandt, agent of the Omaha
company in this city. spent the week
end visiting with friends at Clear
Lake. t-.
Mrs. George Francis, who under
went an operation at the st. Joseph
hospital at Ashland last week and
who was reported in very serious
C )uditon, is now reported as i'm
proving.
Henry Strecker returned Satur-
day from the st. Joseph hospital at
Ashland where he has been Tor the
past three weeks ill with typhoid
fever.
t Deputy Sheriff Max Happle spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting with
friends at Iron River.
W. A. Robinson spent the week
end visiting with his family who are
spending the summer at Cusson.
Don't miss seeing THE Little
Minister, a three reel Vltigraph
production at the Gem tonight.
Miss Anna Swain is visiting with
friends at Bayfield, today.
The S. E. Swanson family are
spending the week on the Swsnson
farm west of the city. They expect
to remain there until after the hay
ing season.
Matt Welch and family have re
turned from st. Paul and New
Richmond where they have been
visiting with relatives and friends
during the past week.
Ernest r. Tetzner and family
arrived here from Butte, Montana,
Monday evening and will make this
city their future home. Ernest will
engage In the meat business with
his father Frank Tetzner. Since
leaving this city eleven years ago
Ernest has been engaged in the
wholesale meat business in the west
ern states being located at Butte
during the past eight years. He
says he is delighted to return to
Washburn again and the people here
will welcome the family back.
Mrs. G. L. Wiley visited with
friends at Ashland yesterday after
noon.
Paul Weed of Chicago arrived here
the latter part-of last week and is
| visiting with his family at the Oscar
farm west of the city.
Miss Anna Christ iansen visited
with friends at Ashland yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Tarbol and daughter
Emma visited with friends at Ash
land Sunday.
Mrs. A. G.. Mcpherson and child
left during the past week for
Knapp, Wis. where they expect 10
visit for the next few weeks.
Attorney E. c. Alvord transacted
business at Ashland Tuesday an6
Wednesday.
B. Ungrodt is expected home thu
after part of the week from Mediocre
where he has been visiting for thu
past month.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17
Eggs for Matching

Barred Plymoth rock and white
Plymoth rock eggs at $l.00 per set
ting, and white Holland Turkey and
Geese eggs at $500 per setting.
f. x. Parent, old phone,
Washburn, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17
Mixed un.

A woman stated at q recent INQUEST
that her husbands Christian names
were James Jonathan or Jonathan
James, she did not know for sure
which. "You see." she explained, "he
was one Of twins and they got mixed
up hit"-London Standard.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
REFERENDUM VOTE ON ALIEN LAND BILL
Asiatic Exclusion League of California
SO Instructs Executive Committee.
Japan Has Faith in America,

San Francisco, Cal.-The AsiatiC
structed its executive committee to
draft a petition for a referendum vote
on the alien land bill, to be circulated
Immediately after the measure is sign
ed by Governor Johnson.
The objections of the league are
based on the clause in the Webb act
which permits three-year leases. 1t is
the purpose of the organization to cir
culate at the same time an initiative
petition for a law which will exclude
japanese and Chinese from ownership
and leasehold under any conditions.
The burden of the speeches at the
Exclusion Leagues meeting Saturday
was that the leasing clause is a Joker.
which will allow the Japanese ulti-
mately 10 own the land, in effect, at
least. The speakers denied the wis
dom of the argument that to withdraw
the leasing right Immediately from
the Japanese would work too great n
hardship upon land owners. A meet
ing will be held soon, at which the
matter of petitions will be taken nm
more fully and possibly a rough draft
of the proposed initiative law will be
presented.
Faith in the American people to
see that justice is done the japanese
is the dominating note in the discus
sion Of the California alien land own.
ership legislation by the Japanese
at Toxic.
War talk is denounced as ridicuIous
and only calculated to embarrass the
two governments which are laborinc
for a peaceful settlement by diplo,
macy.
1t is conceded, however, that fail.
ure on the part of Americans to 70.
spond to the Japanese appeal for a
discontinuance of the alleged discrimi.
nation would be liable to lead tn Some
estrangement of the peoples.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
BRYAN DENOUNCED WAR SCARE
SECRETARY BRYAN SPEAKS AT
MEETING OF PEACE SOCIETY.
Castigates Subsidized Patriotism
Which Seeks to Create Strife for
Profit"-Worid Peace, Etc.

Washington. - Vigorous denuncia
| ton of subsidized patriotism which
| seeks TO create war because W the
/ profits in armC-' plate and battleships'
/ and of the sensational and mer
/ cenary newspapers which prefer big
/ scare head lines to the truth, mark
ed an address by Secretary Bryan
! Sunday at Hague anniversary meet
ing, held under the auspices of the
Washington Peace Society. 1t was in
celebration of the fourteenth ami
versary OF the first meeting at The
Hague.
War is in the interest of few
people, not ALL MI. Bryan declared.
The profits are garnered by a few,
while the masses pay the taxes. \
few gain glory while the mothers of
the nations furnish the sons who
make food for battlefieldS. War rests
upon feeling, not upon necessity.
Back of much of the furore for war is
a selfish interest in the manufacture
of battleships. And there are men so
unpatriotic that they try to stir UP
trouble in another country against
their own, so as TO make personal
profit therefrom. is there any baser
use for money"
The secretary asserted that the
world was drawing away from the
time when wars will be made to graf
ify selfish interests and ambitions.
Increasing intelligence" he added,
lis one of the forces working for
peace, because the people are learn
ing to understand the causes that lead
to war"
THE people are learning to dis
criminate Also" he continued, be
tween patriotic newspapers and those
who seek for big headlines"
Secretary Bryan expressed the be-
lief that in time this country would
have treaties with all other nations
providing for efforts to arbitrate all
questions of dispute, and that other
nations would follow this countrys ex-
ample. These agreements, he said,
would make it almost impossible to
bring this country into war with any
other contracting nation"
Increasing intelligence, the growing
disposition to bring governments
nearer the people, and the moral
growth of the world were the three
great factors, he declared, in making
for peace. The danger that suddenly
inflamed public feeling will throw a
nation into war is growing less, he
said, because the people are beginning
to see that war does not benefit them
that they pay the taxes and shed the
blood, and that it is usually melted
by those who look for personal profit
Preparation for war encourages war,
he added. Those nations that spend
most of their time getting ready for
war stand the best chance of going to
war. He said it was possible to
change the ideal of the world, just as
can be done with an individual. and
that the ideal of peace would prevail !
the entire world after a
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Boy Fires Two BUILDINGS.

Lake Charles.-Leo Phillips. a -
year-old white boy, was arrested at
Sulphur Saturday on a charge of at
tempted arson and was brought to the
juvenile Jail, The lad, it is charged,
set fire to two store buildings, one
owned by Isaac Lyons and the other
by DR.. d. S. Perkins, at Sulphur, Fri
day night. The fires were discovered
in time TO save the buildings, which
were only slightly damaged The Phil
lips boy is the same lad who on two
or three OCCASIONS last summer at
tempted to set fire to the plant of the
Lake Charles planning mill. He was
finally caught in this attempt and was
convicted, but was never sent to the
State Training school. The boy seems
to have mania for starting fires, as
he confessed TO several attempts of
the kind when arrested last summer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
rysg PRESS ASSOCIATION CLOSES SESSION
Newt Meeting at Wichita Fails Texas
ot.i.a-s Were Elected for Year.
Mvcb work Accomplished.

sor Antonio, Tex.-Resoundins with
-, varieties OF orator.. the
rlfrtv.fourth annual convention OF the
Texss press Association Saturday ad-
tourred its three days session III san
A,,onio Officers were elected, and
Ui.bito Falls was chosen as Ihe as
.og.ation.s meeting place III l"lA
4 commission of five mempt'7 was
arrojoted to seek 10 standardI/' Tor
elm and local advertising rates ON
a.t .oyntrv newspapers represented IN
r,.. o,.aarization. The maintenance OF
g. Tey.,. Press Association representa-
.fra 81, Austin during the sessions ol
,.p Texas legislature was au'''' yea
Other duties along Legislative Ahes
...r. 5esigpated for newly created
committed of three. Another commit
r.. cr ,hrae was authorized to ln'e~J-
-.ra The possibility of estaDHSAIn- on
.e eulf coast at Fulton near i,o'A-
.rt p home for superannuatea m'u-
..r- Of the association and resort at
shiloh other members might ENJOY Va
r.urs \ demand was made upon
..e Texas legislature that the urac-
... O., hosting legal notices III bo.le-
ID. form be supplanted by publication
. newspapers.
Several addresses on program topics
wen. .ivau a heated parliamentary
t-rl, fought on the convention io5r
over fEc proposed Endorsement OF son.
"A
by constitutional amendment the is
~uauce of bonds for permanent I'M
yroycmcuts at Texas educational ln-
>tiuuons. and committee reports were
given attention.
Joseph J. Taylor of Dallas was unan-
imously elected president ID. *. Har-
ris of the Rusk County News, Hender-
son. absent through the death of his
mother. was elected vice president.
sam Z. Harden of the Richardson
Echo, perpetual secretary was JOY
fully condemned amid plaudltS to an
other years servitude. {. r. Leh-
mann of the Hallettsville Herald was
reelected treasurer Clarence +. Gil
more OF the Wills Point Chronicle was
reelected general attorney. Other Of
ficials elected were: Mrs. Richard ID.
(Estelle) Hudson, Farmersville Times,
essayist; Charles b. Gillespie, Hous-
ton Chronicle, orator; Clarence y.
Ousley, Fort Worth Record, poet.
TO the retiring president, w. c.
Edwards of Denton, was presented a
silver service.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
To Send Seed to Farmers.

Baton Rouge.-Seed will be sent 10
the Black River country to replant
as much of the overlooked territory
as possible.
\ conference was held Friday
among Mason SnOwden of the United
States farm demonstration work, l..
McCalhoun, district representative of
United States farm demonstration
work in the delta parishes, and r. l..
Hines, representing the state and the
United States government in the re-
lief work.
Mr.. Calhoun has devoted all of his
time for the past several months TO
the OyerflOwed parishes. He says that
most of COncordia, much of Tensas,
some of Catahoula and Caldwell are
under water. and that the people are,
as rule, in worse fix this year than
last year for the reason Nhat they
saved little from the water. and for
majority this is a second flood.
The water, however, is not as high
this year as last, and Mr.. Calhoun
says that the fields can be replanted
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
BANKERS OF TEXAS CLOSE CONVENTION
Most Successful Meeting in History
Fort Worth Gets 1914 Conven-
tion-Officers Elected, Etc.

Galveston. TeX.-Electing Nathan
Adams of Dallas as president. namin-
Fort Worth as the convention cit,
for 1914 and adopting resolution,
bearing on the financial and indus
trial development of Texas. the Texas
Bankers Association brought its TWEEN
ty-ninth annual convention to d close
Thursday after three days OF what is
frankly said to be the best conven.
ton work ever done by this associa-
ton. During this convention topics
of interest TO bankers and others have
been discussed by the ablest men of
the financial world today the attend
ance has been almost a record-break-
er, more than fifteen hundred bank
ers, representing every section Of
Texas. being in attendance.
Several important resolutions were
adopted, one indorsing the action of
United States senators in urging pub
tic hearings on the tariff questions be-
fore the senate finance committee.
Other resolutions adopted were: In
dOrsing and approving the work now
being done by Colonel Henry ExaH of
Dallas through the Texas Industrial
Congress and pledging the support of
the Texas Bankers Association TO him
in his worthy endeavor; urging the
passage in Texas of legislation provid-
ing for a public accountant board to
examine and have general supervision
over all public accountants practicing
in Texas; indorsing J. W. Hopes OF
Galveston for the office of treasurer
of the American Bankers Associa-
ton; providing for the appointment
of a committee of five by the presi-
dent of the association to devise ways
and means of assisting the farmer in
his cotton and other pro-
duce to advantage; and congratulate
ing Tom Randolph and H. R. Eldridge
on their elevation to high official po-
sitions in banking institutions of other
States.
The election of officers passed
quietly with only one contest in the
office of treasurer Officers elected
were: President, Nathan Adams.
cashier American Exchange National
bank, Dallas; secretary, J. w. Hopes,
vice president and cashier City Ma
tional bank, Galveston (re-elected)
assistant secretary, Miss Lydia Lift
man, Austin; treasurer, DR.. T. B. Ben
son, president Bartlett National bank,
Bartlett. District vice presidents:
District No. l, J. o. Sims, Orange;
district No. 2, George r. Clark, Cor
Dus Christi; district No. 8, c. L. VIII
hins, Brenham; district No. 4, L. B.
Holland; district No 5,
J. T. Mccarthy, Tyler; district No, 6,
L. NJ. Dumas, Coleman; district No.
I, T. E. Powell, Baird.
In selecting place of meeting for
lext year only Fort Worth was placed
before the convention, as it had been
agreed in advance that the conven-
ion would go to the Panther City
lext year.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Roberts Suicides.

Bernice.-A telegram Saturday from
the prosecuting attorney at Alma
Kan, states that Paul Roberts was
convicted there Saturday of murder in
Sunday. Roberts was prominently con
nected i'm North Louisiana, being the
son of Judge w, X. Roberts of Bernice.
He had been confined in Jail in Kan
sas since November, charged with the
killing of man named King. 1t is
said that King was found dead in his
place of business from gunshot
wounds. Roberts was stranger in
the place and was arrested as a sus-
pect.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Pacific Waters into panan. c.,

Panama-With a giant Jolt that
was felt in Panama, five miles away
a mighty blast of dynamite SUNDAY
let the Pacific ocean into the Panar,a
canal. The roar that preceded the
rush of the western waters into the
great man-made canal was followod
by cheers from several thousand nor.
sons who watched the work from the
hills. 1t was to dispose of the dix
south of Miraflores docks that tho
big blast was set off. The enginaere
exploded 32,750 pounds of dynamite
that had been loaded into 236 bolee
So excellently was the task carried
out that all those 236 holes were shot
IKE one.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Contractor Disappears.

Monroe.-John Z. O'Neal, a well-to
do contractor, who came to Monroe
last Saturday from his home in Her
mitage. Ark, has mysteriously disap-
peared and his friends have instituted
a search for him. Soon after his ar
rival he went to a local house and
made some purchases and had the
package expressed TO his address at
and it has since been honored. Since
Saturday night he has completely
dropped out of sight, and his friends
fear he has met with foul play.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Girls Claim Estate of $4,000. 900.

San Francisco, Cal.-Minnie G. and
Pearl E. Holmes, manicurists, are on
their way to Sweden TO claim shares
of an estate valued at 100000, 900
prove they are direct descendants of
Carl Christopher Springer. who, in
1853, came to America from Stock
holm. He settled in Delaware and
acquired land which now takes in the
entire city of Wilmington
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Buralar Distributed Gems.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-"I know
every one of you said J. H. Murphy,
confessed burglar, as he stood in the
police station Thursday and distrib-
bles to the society women and girls
crowded about him. The distribution
was made under the direction Of Chief
of Police Jones, and the value of the
property amounted TO several thou
sand dollars.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
| Louisiana
! MeDs ! |
From all corners
Of the great STATE
Fishinu and Huntino Club Formed.

eveport.-CapitaliZed at $4,000,
the State Line Fishing and Hunting
Club was organized Friday, with Sam
W. Mason president and +. II. Cook
secretary. over 100 acres, with a
bayou, situated between Greenwood,
La, and Waskom, Texas, have been
purchased for club purposes. including
club houses. The membership is limit
ed to fifty, including former Governor
\. {. Blanchard. Lieutenant Governor
T. c. Barrett. Senator l.. X. Smith Dis
trict Attorney w. A. Mabry, State
Health Officer Dr. Oscar Bowling,
Sheriff J. p. FlOHrn0y. City Judge Lal
Blanchard, eX-Mayor Andrew Queries,
eX-COrOner s. Y Alexander. eX-Dis-
trict Attorney J. NJ. Foster +. X.
Smith, J. b. Ards and Captain Peter
YOurec
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24
Lands Look Good to Visitors.

New Orleans.-Louisiana lands re-
ceived more than an ordinary share
last week. Visiting bankers had their
eyes on Southern Louisiana plantation
and reclaimed lands, while Northern
hOmeseekers continued 10 thrOng to
the state, as usual. As result of
ers last week a big quantity of new
capital may soon find its way into the
nearby rural regions