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The Washington times., 1914-03-11
A PRACTICAL MEASURE.

The business of cleaning up the
alley slums of Washington has made
such progress that it is pretty clear
the next few years will see these
undesirable sections largely eradi-
Gated.
But will the slum population be
managed in such fashion as to end
elums? Or will the cleaning up of
one alley merely mean the migration
of its people to some other region,
where equally bad conditions will at
length be developed?
This is a very practical question.
Routing the poor out of cne unde-
sirable habitation does not end their
poverty. They will find another
place because they must find it.
Therefore the grave Importance of
providing better homes for these
people. 1t means entry into scme
project for the establishment of ;nu-
nicipal housing. Perhaps the first
approaches will be indirect; but they
will be in that direction, and there
is no use Disgusting the facts.
Last autumn Congressman Bor-
land introduced bill which repre-
sented a study of the experience Of
German and British cities in deal
ing with this problem. 1t does not
undertake direct municipal tenement
construction, but instead proposes a
loan of municipal credit to private
and philanthropic interests that are
willing to undertake, under munici-
pal supervision, the construction of
modern, sanitary, small homes for
working people. This plan has been
extensively operated III both Britain
and Germany, and a trial Of it in
The United States would certainly
be timely and desirable. The plan
IF government loans to housing So
cieties or local authorities is now
widely recognized as sound. It is
operated in various forms in Ger
many, Britain, Norway, Italy, Den
mark, Austria, and Luxembourg.
France and Spain have plans for
national loans as an encouragement
10 local authorities to build tene-
nents. Argentina, Chile, New Zea-
land, and Hungary all have housing
laws which are based on some fol m
Of government loan.
So long ago as 1910, reports
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
GOVERNING THE DIS
TRiCT.

The District Commissioners, being
asked to advise the House District
Committee ABOUT twelve bills pend
ing before that body, reported that
eleven ought to be killed and one
o pass. Most of the eleven provided
for expenditures in buying land, ex-
tending or improving streets, and
the like.
Anybody can get almost any bill
introduced. If the District authori-
ties reject it, there is still the
chance to put influence and pressure
back of it and pass it anyhow.
The Commissioners recommended
tions, affirmative or negative, have
altogether too little weight. They
don't get what they want, they too
often get what they don't want; any
broad, logical, well-knit scheme for
community development is difficult,
and certain to be expensive, in such
circumstances.
But surely the local authorities
are not entirely to blame, when we
lind that they reject eleven out of
twelve money-spending bills! Mem
bers of Congress, who introduce and
press such measures, surely should
take some Of the responsibility when
conversation turns to the alleged ex-
travagance of running the District.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
MAIL BAG
4From The Times Redders.)

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
May T ask The Times to make the
following explanation or contradiction
OF some of the reports OF my Sunday
night lecture that have gone into the
press:
My plea for Socialism was a plea for
the right attitude Of thinking people
toward the Socialistic movement. l am
Socialist. I am also a single taxer.
! believe there will be an adjustment
between the competitive and the nom
competitive ideas.
1 believe in the democracy Of Jefferson
and of Lincoln. ! believe in the human
ity of Jesus.
And ] believe We Will reach the point
OF harmony between all these move
ments for human advance.
And therefore I called on the Chris
tians in the churches to put their ears
to the ground-and listen-and think
and Join the procession,
The army of the unemployed In Amer
lea today is the largest standing army
the world has ever seen.
When 1t is modified it will move the
world.
Golden Rule. and the United States has
not been true to the Declaration of In
dependence.
IL both the church and the country
had been true to the principles upon
which they were founded. We would be
facing no crisis today.
We would be spelling Socialism with
n small ''s,' and printing 1t in black,
inETeac of rcd.
The church Is the strongest ally of
capitalism: 1t is capitalism, because the
men, in tho main, who control capital
ism control the church.
The Declaration of Independence Is
true to the people. and the Constitution
is not.
They are the Jacob and the Esau of
democracy.
All of Jefferson-who trusted the peo-
plc-went into the one; all OF Hamilton
who didn't trust the people-went into
the other-or as much OF him as Madi-
son and Peletiah Webster could get
rat!tiec by the States-and the rest Of
him went into the Supreme Court.
II Is mere thankless prophecy TO say
that there will be a new Declaration
and 4 new Constitutional new heaven
and a new earth of human happiness
and that the people will be the Supreme
Court.
CHARLES STEELE DAVIDSON.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
Hits From Sharp Wits

During the first few weeks OF married
life young husband may call his wife
OOkum Snoolsslms, but later he thinks
of her as Kate or Jen for short
We find, by looking through the seed
fashion hooks. that there will be no
radical changes i'll the style Of Vege-
tables during 1914. Red will be the fash
ionable color OF tomatoes, as heretofore.
and cucumbers will wear green on the
outside.-Toledo Blade.
Save your champagne COrkS and make
a fortune: they are worth $50 L thouS-
and i'll parIs.-Memphis Appeal.
It is wise To be sure. but otherwise
10 be too sure.
Deceit never got anybody anything
except a tree pass to loneliness.
Some men look so well TO the future
that they forget the present.
II has been estimated that a man uses
about hogsheads of air minute.
Think this when you are tempted TO
eat onions.-Ncw Orleans Picayune.
Genius. says Edison. is per cent in
splration and ~ per cent perSpninon.
from which one gathers that II de-
pendS u good deal OH the season.
Cleveland Plain pea'cr.
II. as is stated. Boston has iii differ
cnt kinds of religion the "bub' OF the
universe must also he the hub-bub OF
religion
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
TWO COST SYSTEMS OVERLAP.

equipment acquired by the city could
be used for years. with only main
tenance charges and wear-and-tear
depreciation calling for annual eX-
pend!ture.
AS a profit of at least % per cent
aCcrUes to the contractor for this
labor, why should the city not save
this?
In addition. the contractor must
maintain an office force ano foremen
to conduct the work, and the city
also must maintain an office force
and inspectors to see that payments
are made and service rendered ac-
cording to specifications. Only one
overhead charge is necessary when
the city does the work.
In the collection OF wastes in the
District. the wagons are scattered
over an area of SEVENTY square miles,
and to find any particular unit of the
collection service is like LOOKING for
needle In a haystack. Inspection
and supervision, therefore, under the
present system, is exceedingly diff
cult. Under one head. the city would
be divided into districts and routes
mapped for each cart.
Value of Short Hauls.
If the city be permitted to handle
this matter. let IL be done well and
systematically. Sites should be pur-
chased for numerous transfer points.
so that the house-tO-house collec-
tions could be made on compare
lively short hauls and the refuse
transferred at these points to motor
trucks for the long haul to the
disposal plants. These, in turn.
should be arranged in numbers and
location to permit Il minimum haul;
be made sanitary and pleasing to
the eye and not eye sores to the
community. as the present refuse
plant certainly Is.
IT will he found to be an undOubted
economy to the city. In addition.
under such management. the poorer
sections of the city would receive
the same efficient service as the bet
tel sections, which II does not now
obtain and the health report prob
ably would show the gain.
Let Washington have its own ref
use service, by all meanA
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
FIXING THE RESPONSE
BILlTY.

Before the Alaska railroad meas
ure was finally approved by Con-
eress, there was inquiry into one
possibly serious defect. 1t was
charged that, under the measure,
The Government nigh. build its own
roads to connect with the existing
privately owned lines; thus making
The Government roads feeders, and
leaving terminals and trunk routes
in private hands, able to dominate
the whole situation.
That would be altogether bad
business, and assurance is given
that nothing of the sort will happen.
The Government will lay its routes
from the tidewater terminals, and
hold complete control.
One excellent reason for .onf-
dence in this legislation IS that il
concentrates responsibility in the
President. Not much danger that
a President will be party to jokers
and jobberies. or that he will weakly
permit himself to be fooled, when
the public's eye is right en- him and
he is identified as the man solely re-
sponsible. The Alaska railroad
measure, like the law under which
re canal has been built, is effective
because it puts the responsibility
dnally in one man and sets up a
s.gnboard pointing right at him.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
COMPROMISE HOME RULE
BILL.

1t is difficult to take seriously the
British fear of civil war over the
home rule bill. But with the pre-
mier and his followers plainly at
their wits end to devise a compro-
mise acceptable to Ulster and with
Mr.. Balfour and Bonar Law debat-
ing war as the inevitable result of
failure to reach agreement, we rnust
conclude that there is more than
bluff and bluster in listers prep
arations for eventualities.
But if Ulster has its back to the
wall, the British cabinet is in even
worse position. 1t must enact a
home rule bill or be guilty of a dis
graceful breach of faith with the
Irish people. 1t put through Mr..
Lloyd Georges reforms by means of
the Irish vote. The agreement en-
braced in return home rule.
The proposed compromise cx-
cludes for six years the four Ulster
counties that are most stubbornly
opposed to being governed by an
Irish parliament, it being c,nceded
that, under the plan of local option
that is offered, five counties would
accept and four would reject home
rule. Ireland would gain by the
compromise, as it could put into eff
feet the scheme of self-government
without being embarrassed by the
presence in the Irish parliament of
bitter. resourceful and determined
opposition bent on making The work
fltiln
The Washington times., 1914-03-11

Besides being a skilled physician.
which, under ordinary conditions.
would be conceded to be the fuiI
measure of success in the medical
calling. a hospital superintendent
must combine the executive qualities
of an institutional officer and be
thorough housekeeper.
Need of Housekeepers.
Perfect housekeeping on the scale
under consideration demands long
training. such as army and navy
Officers have received as part OF
their equipment for commissary
duties. or as hotel managers acquire
from long experience in public cater
irg. These two classes Of men
would furnish an admirable Held
from which to recruit commits
sicner Of hospitals, who would serve
in each community large enough to
support a hospital and whose sole
duty would be the scientific man.
agement of these Institutions by
methods which would produce the
highest efficiency with the minimum
cost
Dietetics should be studied with a
view of obtaining the extreme OF
nutrition at the lowest consistent
outlay. and injurious combinauons
way, hospitals would receive the eX-
acting care given our financial tnstl-
tutions. through the visits OF bank
examiners.
e titles Are 0verworked.
iii aspItal comm ssioner would
serve ELY under the authority Of
the mmissioners Of tie District.
rather ihan that Of the overburdened
Board of Charities, whose activities
before Congress are harnpered by the
multitude of demands it finds neces-
sary to make for the score or more
heterogeneous Institutions under its
care.
Inasmuch as the PHYSICIANS skill
is valuable only as 1t Is supplemented
by good nursing and proper environ
ment. we may hope that with a
scientific management of institutions
for the sick by an efficient commits
sioner OF hospitals, Washington will
blaze the way to a more Intelligent
treatment of this great question.
which aims to conserve effectually
eyery life, whenever humanity pos
sible, not alone as the most sacred
right OF the citizen. but also for its
economic value to the :lation.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11

Here we have two distinct services.
with overlapping costs for equip
ment, which might readily be made
more economical under a single ad-
ministration such as municipal dis
posal of waste.
Washington is particularly waste
full city on account of having a large
transient population, living in hotels.
APARTMENTS. and boarding houses,
and patronizing many restaurants.
The amount of garbage collected is
reported much higher than in other
cities, and il is doubtless much
richer in the qualities which produce
revenue from the reduction process
OF disposal. This revenue goes a
long way toward paying the cost OF
collection. and could be made to pay
for it entirely.
New System In New York.
A different condition now obtains
In New York. 1t is surprising.
new contract for the disposal of
garbage was let in that city on
July Il.
OF the two bids received the former
contractor, to whom the CITY mad
been paying $4,000 per annum, asked
for $4,000 for :he fivc-year period.
possibly expecting no competition.
He was sadly shocked IL that We're
the case, cor n new competitor. with
no organization. Il site to be pur-
chased, II plant to he built. and a
profit to be made. agreed to PAY
the city SiS1. GO for the same period.
for the PRIVILEGE of owning the
waste.
1t appears, then. tIat tn" District
is losing money somewhere. 1t
would pay. not ,nly III the long run.
b,J almost at once, for the District
to maintain Il complete OrganlZa-
tiun of its own for tlic co!leC ton and
disposal of wastes.
Big Saving Possible.
obviously. the best policy would
b.. / request bids for the necessary
construction work from contractors
VIII haze been reg ularly engaged IN
5..,i. work. The contractor who was
hcsl prepared in equipment and
tri,ned labor doubtless would sub
init the lowest bid. The plants and
The Washington times., 1914-03-11

Senator Tillman tells the other Sena-
tors how to lengthen their lives from
six to fifteen years. but fails to tell them
how to prolong their political lives dur
ing that extra session.
Members Of the italian parliament are
taking lessons in boxing and jiu Jistu.
Our legislators will challenge 'em any
time they're ready
That canal wasn't dug 1t was ex-
humed. n
A twelve-inch gun exploded at Sandy
Hook the other day. hurling pieces Of
metal half mile out to sea II they had
gone three miles. international compli-
cations might have arisen.
Dear Editor:
IF Sister johnson. Of the District
Committee. were in danger of accepting
yelled bribe. would Brainard Warn
er?
Yours truly,
DAFT o. DILL"
Rumors that Mr.. Taft is slated for the
bench. Thought he had been benched
a few Novembers ago. Or was it shelved?
Many a man speaks highly Of another
man by wishing he would fall from the
top of the monument
Huerta orders his army to assume the
offensive It's offensive now.
The Mexican situation Is grave. In
other words the Mexican situation fur
nishes the grave, and We supply the oc-
curant.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
Truths By Women Who
V-o,, A Washington
NllOW Need
A New Municipal Hospital

Todas article, by Mrs. Nota McGM whose aetipiy
important charitable work has sen keen insight into
distressing conditions here particularly timely when there is
agitation regarding the relocation of municipal hospital
agree that hospital necessary and that
conditions they should be in city like Washington Mrs.
McG from with the hospital committee the womans
department. National Chic Federation subject
hand and speaks frankly
By MRS J. N0TA MeGILL,
Woman Department Federation
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
City Waste Disposal Plant
Would Save Big Expense

Under present system Of removing garbage refuse
ahes separate let for handling the garbage and
the ashes The requires for this service shall
be let for periods exceeding five years.
of labor horses and equipment for garbage
service occurs dShe the winter The
bage contractor in the faH diminish his labor and either sell
sacrifice through the wine the ash COL
lector encounters the condition in the spring.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
The Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

American woos senorita with the aid
of a Spanish dictionary, which will come
in handy later on as a missile.
A lot Of Americans have been killed
in Mexico, but no action will be taken
until a Democrat is hurt.
Smoking has been barred in the Sen
ate. The House will have to endure 1t
until the smouldering Mr.. johnson dies
OiIt
The Washington times., 1914-03-11

/ Yes but you know who is better looking?
Then eligible this particular space on the editorial
page exclusively for the of the pretty
girls of Washington you should send her picture as
is possible to do
There not girl thousand who does not way down IN
heart pretty is not conce but the seed which
makes for real beauty after Perhaps parents have made her
perhaps friends think her charming that they say that
beautiful tries add to that beauty Just much as she
can The idea of beauty stimulates that quality
suggested that there hundreds of pretty girls in
Washington and they light the hundreds Not Just
doaced girls but girls something their faces than
rouee and PONDER Where there beauty H beau
and NJ making a every day.
This beauty the TIMES has not originated
beauty compettiou but gallery of beauty exhibition.
Send your particular beauty happens to be YOURSELF
and help to fill it.
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
THE OLDEST INHAB SEZ-

"A stitch in time
saves nine con-
stichuents, b t
guess Ben must be
usin' tn dGop
stich."
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
Wrong System In Vogue.
Back to the Bible

ITO early knowledge of the Bible ONE the best part OF my
literature and the most and the whole the
of my educaionohn Rusku English author
ard art critic, 1s1919O0
HOW ENGLISH LITERATURE BEGAN
By ALBERT COOK, Ph. D, Ii. D..
The Washington times., 1914-03-11
professor English Language Literature Yale University

With these few lines. composed by a
peasant who coald not read. English
literature began.
Copyright, 1914, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06

Two good houses for sale; in good
residence parts of Warren E.
Stinchfield
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
! (April / May g.
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.
Default having been made in the
conditions of certain mortgage con-
tanning power Of sale, dated Aug. 3,
1909, and duly recorded in the Office
Of the Register of Deeds of Marshall
County, Minnesota, on Aug. u, 1909,
at $50 o'clock a. m. in Book 81 of
Mortgages on page 522, whereby Lew
is Simpson and Carrie Simpson, his
wife, mortgagors, mortgaged to Peter
Kiene, mortgage, the following de-
scribed premises, situated in the
County Of Marshall, and State Of Min
nesota, namely, the Southwest Quar-
ter of Northwest Quarter (SW IA Of
NV 14l and Northwest Quarter of
Southwest Quarter (NW IA of SW
Id Of Section Four (4 and the.
Southeast Quarter Of the Northeast
Quarter Use IA Of NE LAY and the
Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quar-
ter one IA Of Sc la of Section FIVE
90, all in township One Hundred
Fifty-eight (1Bs) of Range Forty-two
(42); by which default the said power
of sale has become operative, and no
action or proceeding at Law having
been instituted to recover the debt Sc
cured thereby or any part thereof,
and there is claimed to be due and
unpaid on said mortgage and note at
the date hereof, the sum of Sixteen
Hundred Nineteen and 1900 dollars
fs1619.15l:
And whereas said mortgage was on
Aug. 10, 1909 duly assigned by an
instrument in writing to W. M. Keis-
ter, which assignment was recorded
in the Office Of the said Register of
Deeds on Mar. II, 1913, in Book So Of
Mortgages on page $780,
Now, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of said power, said mort
gage will be foreclosed and said pre-
misses sold at public auction, by the
Sheriff of said Marshall County, or his
deputy, at the front door Of the Court
House in the city of Warren in the
County Of Marshall in the State Of
Minnesota, on Saturday, May 16, 1914
at ten O'Clock a. m. to pay said mort
gage debt, interest thereon, taxes, if
any, the attorneys fee provided in
said mortgage, and the disbursements
allowed by law
Dated Mar 20, 1914.
w. M. Keister,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Geo. E. Perley,
Atty. for Assignee OF Mortgage,
Moorhead, Minnesota.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06

FOR SALE-My house and two lots
In city of Warren.-Rev Carl Gustaf
Lindberg. opt
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
r. r. FALLS, ROUTE 2


Mr.. and Mrs w. Silbaugh spent
Sunday afternoon at Wendt's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendt were to Thief
River Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ordahl spent Sunday
evening at Borsheim's.
Henry Wendt spent Sunday even
ing at Larson's.
Tony and Arvid Carlson and B
Docken visited c.. Hoffman's one eve
ming last week
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Swanson Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Ringbo
spent Sunday with their daughter
Mrs. John Swanson.
Annie and Elizabeth Kisch spent
Sunday at Swans on's.
Carl Christopherson called al
Wendtis Sunday afternoon
Charlie Horien and Carl Christoph
erson are working for w. Silbaugh
Mrs. Arne Steinhauer visited the
school Friday afternoon.
Matilda Wendt made a trip to
Holt Monday
Helen Borsheim and Josephine
Marthen made trip to Thief River
last week a.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
BEAMS FROM LUNA


Miss Edith Head closed success
ful term of school Wednesday, April
10Th. A program was given in the
evening by the school and was very
much appreciated by those who at
tended.
Jalmer Peterson has been on the
sick list for a few days but is able to
resume his work again
Misses Edith Head and Cecil Yuer-
gems attended the picnic at the Palm
er school Friday afternoon.
Edith and George Head were out
hors eback riding Sunday evening and
called at Peterson's to spend the ev-
ening
Mr.. and Mrs. Kammerer spent
Sunday afternoon at Ed Yuergen's.
The Basket Social and play was a
success and was we'll attended. All
enjoyed pleasant time.
Emil Dahlin of Radium attended
the play and basket social Friday
night.
Messrs. Harvey Glover and Dick
Short from Angus, attended the ,bas-
ket social
Miss Edith Head was in Warren
Friday morning.
The Nelson girls from near Room
attended the basket social and play
and visited with Miss Ellen Anderson
over Saturday.
Mr.. Carl Anderson called at Yuer-
gems Sunday evening
It was proved at the play Friday
night it is impossible to get along
without a man in the house.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
ALMA

Oscar Nelson is the latest to in
vest in a Ford.
Valborg Grim left for Minneapolis
Monday evening.
Several cases Of chickenpoX are re-
ported in this vicinity.
Mrs Turpin and daughter, Marie,
were callers at Henry Schey's Mon
day afternoon.
Hans Benson sawed wood for Fred
Fahnstrom last week.
The Young Peoples society of the
Baptist church held their meeting on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Hans Benson called at John
Nelson's last Thursday.
Cecilia Grim, who has been attend.
ing the Schey school, returned to her
home last Saturday
Mrs. Schey, Mrs Fahnstrom and
Mary, Raymond, Elmer and Baby
Fahnstrom visited school last Thurs
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs Grim were Sunday
visitors at Ole Stanghelle's.