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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
TEMPERANCE FORCES
HARMONlZE IN SPIRIT
Resolutions Adopted With unanimity,
Providing for Organization for
the Campaign Of 1914.

the campaign OF 1914.
Minneapolis, Feb. ga Council
representing practically every tenn
perance organization in the state and
most of the churches and young peo-
pies societies crowded the assembly
hall of the court house in this city
and after two days of discussion
adopted working program with an
enthusiasm and unity heretofore un-
known. 1t was the first meeting of
it's kind ever held in the state. The
Council was in the nature of a school.
The first division was a school of
Measures. Among the topics consid-
cred were: The Effect of the New
Election Law which was discussed by
B. H. Bowler; The Scope and Opera
ton of County Option, Statutory and
Constitutional Prohibition led by
Elias Rachie; The Measure which
would be Most Easily Secured, led by
A. L. Markve; and the Measure upon
which the Combined Forces Might
Most Easily Unite, led by Mrs. Bes-
sic Laythe Scovell.
This was followed by the school of
Methods. The discussion on How to
Get the Vote and Cooperation of the
Average Citizen was led by S. M.
Dick; How to Get the Support and
Cooperation of the Daily and Weekly
Press was led by 1. M. Kalnes; How
to Secure the Sinews of War, How
the Church Can Make the Settlement
of this Question Part of It's Working
Program and How to Belt the Enthus-
iasm of the Young People to the
Cause were questions crowded partly
off of the program by pressure of 9TH
er business.
While no speeches as such were
scheduled on the program, it was but
natural that speakers should be call
ed for; among the most brilliant
should be named Daniel A. Polling of
Boston who is the acting information
al president of the Christian Endeav-
or Society and the chairman of it's
citizenship department who lifted the
convention off it's feet with a vision
of the opportunities of the hour. c.
A. Rankin of Chicago, one of the best
known agitators of the question also
gave an inspiring address. Among
the other. speakers should be named
Frank Higgins, "Sky Pilot" to the
1umbermen, S. G. Fisher, Bert N.
Wheeler, O. o. Stageberg and others.
The kernel of the whole meeting
was the resolutions which were adop-
ted as follows:
Resolutions Adopted.
Be it Resolved by the Get-Together
Council in Convention assembled at
the Court House Assembly Hall at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the Goth
day of February, A. D. 1914. 49,.
l. That we favor a governmental
policy that will totally eliminate the
manufacture, sale, transportation, i'm
portation and expectation of all alco-
holic beverages throughout the Unit
ed States and its dependencies.
2. To assist In securing this we urge
the legislature of the state of Mime
sofa to enact law prohibiting the
manufacture, sale and transportation
of all alcoholic beverages within the
state at the earliest practicable date.
3. Belieting that the Initiative, Ref
erendum and Recall will be helpful
instruments in dealing with the liquor
problem we urge all friends OF the
temperance cause to give the Consti-
tutional amendments providing for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Back From NORWAY,

: Back From Norway. TT
o. r. Sletten returned from his trip
to Norway last week. He came on
the new Norwegian liner Bergens-
ford, and the passage required 16
days by reason Of the storms encoun-
tered. Mr.. Sletten is glad to be safe
ly back and likes conditions in Amer
lea best.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Skandinaven's AGENT Here.

John Void, general agent for Skan-
dinaven, with large assortment of
Norwegian and Danish books, is in
the city and makes his headquarters
at the Farmers Restaurant, where
he may be found until Saturday night.
He will be pleased to meet old and
new subscribers. He will be at New
London the following Monday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Birthday Party.

Last Wednesday evening a large
number of young people gathered at
the home of Miss Nora Elfstrum to
help celebrate her birthday. A six
o'clock dinner was served and the
evening was spent in playing differ
ent games.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Farmers Club at Sunburu.

County Agent R. M. Poe and Prof.
C. L. McNelly organized Farmers
Club at Sunburg last Friday evening.
They conducted two meetings in Arc
lander Saturday afternoon and eve
ming.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Card Of Thanks.


We take this way of expressing our
appreciation to those neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted us dur
ing the illness of our beloved mother,
and also for the beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Matilda Johnson,
Mrs. Minnie Rostad,
Mrs. Nellie Swenson,
A. T. Harold.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

tural agent. deem that this will nat
isty my constituents. who may be- Of
the same opinion with reference
thereto, as am, which my vote
shows. ss=
Respectfully yours, Il. . I:
>..@ O. s. REIGSTAD.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

It is just a year today since Wood
row Wilson took the oath of Office as
president. He has already made a rec
ord that entities him to be classed
among the great presidents of the
republic. This is conceded by mem
bers Of all parties who are not mar
rowly partisan.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Won Every Time

Won Every Time.
"Have you ever loved and lost?'
,ighed the swain.
"Nope," responded the maiden
promptly. i've won every breach Of
promise suit ever brought.
land Leader.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

Mrs. Carl Anderson entertained
number of her friends last Wednes-
day evening at her home on Mayson
street.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

Miss Anna Schollin went to Man,
re Thursday to attend Mrs. ALT. John
son, who is critically i'll.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

What was tho barking exercise which
was said to have been a feature Of
early camp meetings in tho west7
1t was an emotional or nervous dem
onstration of a semireligious character
like that what was once called 1.-The
jerks and other involuntary contor-
tons attributed to religious enthusi-
asm. Accounts of early camp meet
ings in Kentucky speak Of the falling
exercise, the rolling exercise, the jerks
and the banks as common forms of re-
ligious excitement, Hundreds of per-
sons had involuntary fits and would
jerk and twist themselves until ex-
hausted and then drop on all tours
and begin to bark like dog. 1t was
a form of religious excitement which
was prevalent for few years and
then died out and has not been heard
Of for many years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Unworthy Of Consideration.

About midnight at an evening party
q gentleman was asked to sing. He
thoughtfully declined to do so on the
plea that it would disturb the next door
neighbors.
"Oh, never mind the neighbors!" cried
the girl Of the house. ''They poisoned
our dog last week" - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

In how many different ways may tn,
president Of tho United States treat 4
bill passed by congress- and submitted
to him7
a. He may sign it; 2) sign it with q
protest, though that is merely matter
Of record; g. If presented more than
ten days before the close of the session
OF congress and he takes no action al
the expiration of ten days it becomes a
law without his signature; ~ if pre-
scented within ten days of the close OF
the session and he fails to return it II
does not become law, and this is
termed a pocket veto. the bill being
quietly killed without reason assigned
% he may veto it, giving his reasons
to congress. The pocket veto always
has been held in disfavor as an exer-
else Of rather arbitrary power and has
been little used in recent years. Jack.
son p0cketed seven bills. Neither
Cleveland nor Harrison pocketed any,
though both vetoed many bills, giving
reasons therefor.
What was tho date Of tho Browns
vile (Tsx.) riot in which coIored sol.
diers Of the Twenty fifth infantry kill.
Cd citizen?
Aug. 10, 1905.
Under what presidential adm inistra .
ton was the civil service reform law
passed? Under what administration
was tho Chinsss exclusion law passed
The civil service law began with
President Arthur's administration in
1883. The Chinese exclusion law was
passed first in 1882, under Arthur's
administration, to operate for ten
years; In 1892, under BENJAMIN Har-
ris0n's administration, for ten years
longer, and in 1902, under the first
Roosevelt administration, for a third
period of ten years.
How do scientists know or why do
they think the moon 10 not inhabited?
One conclusive reason is that the
moon has no atmosphere and another
that it has no water. These facts, es-
tablished beyond doubt, make the ex-
istence of animal life or plant life on
the moon impossible. ~ S.
is It necessary 70 say nautical"
miles when describing distances on the
ocean? -
Miles at sea or describing sea routes
mean nautical miles Of 6O9O feet
each, instead Of the land mile of $3.50
feet. Therefore 1t is no more neces-
sary to say nautical miles when
speaking of sea distance than it is
to say statute" miles when spea king
Of land distance. The nautical mile
70 500 feet longer than the land mile.
What was the value Of The corn,
v,hoats hay and cotton crops rsspec.
tlvely of the United States IL 1927
The corn crop Of the United States
In 1912 was valued at $1.759. 900. 600.
the wheat crop at $598 OOO, 600. the hay
crop at 1851 600 600. the cotton crop at
$780, 00. 900.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

The Naked Truth.
An old fable says that Truth and
Falsehood went in bathing together.
Falsehood came first out Of the wa
ter and dressed herself in Truths gar
ments. Truth, unwilling to put on
Falsehood's clothes, went naked.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04
Just a Wall Between Thorn.

did you wake up No. 44?'
mo, sir. Couldn't wake him. But
did the nearest could"
''What was that?' zs=z-sz.z -.zz.-, =.
!: II walked up No. 45, sirw.-Comic
Cuts
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

Are tho terms a. m. and p. m. used
everywhere to denote forenoon and
afternoon7
No. In Belgium, France, Italy and
Spain railroad clocks are divided in
twenty -four hours. beginning with 0
at midnight. and railroad time tables
are constructed on the same plan. do
ing away with the customary a. m. and
p. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

Kindly explain the midnight sun
which 10 seen in the arctic, what time
Of the year it 10 seen, etc. ,.
At certain seasons of the year, owing
to the position of the earth. there are
portions of 1t in the arctic circle. where
the sun Is above the horizon for weeks
or months continuously. shining all
night as well as all day. Thus at
North cape, Norway, the sun is above
the horizon continuously from May II
to July 20. and at Bodo, not far from
the arctic circle. from June 8 to July Z.
In winter. on the other hand, the sun is
not visible at the North cape from Nov.
Is to Jan. % and at Bodo from Nov. Is
to Dec. ~. There is only twilight at
midday. In the extreme south of Nor
way the sun is above the horizon for
about six and one-half hours at mid
winter.
II steamers will not be allowed to
use their own power in the locks of the
Panama canal, how will they get
through
They will be towed through the
locks by electric locomotives running
on cog rails laid on the tops of the lock
walls.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

Whsre doss the expression occur
about . man being fearfuliy and won
derfuIIy constructed? go sz 8.
The One Hundred and Thirty-ninth
Psalm, verse IA, Il will praise thee. for
1 am fearfully and wonderfully made. .
What 10 the nature Of tho action Of
oil IL calming waves at sea, chemical
or mechanical? +. .-.
It Il mechanical. The philosophy Of
the operation is that the. thin covering
OF oil floating on the waves prevents
the wind from entering under the sur
face and thereby greatly reduces the
roughness Of the sea, the height Of the
waves and the breaking Of their crests,
which is Z particularly dangerous fea-
sture. B. IS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

What 10 the weight Of 4 bushel Of
corn on the cob ~ soon as husked and
the weight Of busheI Of shelied corn?
How much will corn shrink in weight
after being in crib four to six months?
The average weight of bushel of
early husked corn on the cob is seventy
pounds; shelled corn, f1fty-six pounds.
The shrinkage in weight will depend
upon how the corn is cribbed and the
ripeness Of corn when put into the crib.
The usual allowance for shrinkage is
10 to Is per cent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

Do recent statistics show any de-
crease in the number Of horses in the
United States?
On the contrary, they show steady
increase at least Of horses on farms.
except in one period. From 1890 to
1900 the number decreased from H.
214,O0O to 1858. 900. but since 1900 the
increase has been steady to 17,O58,OO0
in 1905, 20,277, 900 in 1911 and 20,567,-
600 In 1913.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

What was tho date Of the Browns
vile (Tsx.) riot in which coIored SOL
diers Of the Twenty fifth infantry kill
Cd a Citizen?
Aug. 10, 1906.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

How does the British house Of lords
compare with the United States sen.
ate IN size7 '.
The senate consists of two from
each state. ninety-six at present. while
the house of lords consists of princes
Of the blood. archbishops, % dukes.
q marquises, 125 earls, IS viscounts,
"A bishops, 316 barons, 16 Scottish rep
resentative peers elected for each par
lament and % Irish representative
peers elected for life-in all 500 men,
bers.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

lights of an engine grew larger and
larger rushing down upon them. AS
he grasped what this meant, he turned
his face to Horrocks and pushed with
all his strength against the arm that
held him back between the rails. The
struggle did not last moment. Just as
certain as it was that Horrocks held him
there, so certain was it that he had been
violently lugged out of danger.
Out of the way" said Horrocks, with
a gasp, as the train came rafting by, and
they stood painting by the gate into the
ironworks.
Il did not see it coming" said Raut
still, even in spite OF his own apprehen-
sions, trying to keep up an appearance OF
ordinary intercourse.
Horrocks answered with grunt. THE
cone" he said, and then as one who re-
covers himself-'I thought you did not
hear"
Il didn't" said Raut.
Il wouldn't have had you run over
then for the world" said Horrocks.
For moment lost my nerve" said
Raut.
Horrocks stood for half a minute,
then turned abruptly toward the iron
works again. "See how fine these great
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

round eye of light in front OF it, the
melodious rattle. Fine effects! But
these furnaces of mine used to be finer,
before we showed cones in their throats
and saved the gas"
How" said Raut. Cones
Cones, my man, cones I'll show
you one nearer. The flames used to
flare out of the open throats, greaN-
what is it?-pillars of cloud by day, red
and black smoke, and pillars OF fire by
night. Now we run it off in pipes and
burn it to heat the blast, and the top is
shut by a cone. You'll. be interested in
that cone"
But every now and then" said Raut,
you get burst of fire and smoke up
there"
The cones not fixed; it's hung by
a chain from a lever and balanced by
an cquipoise. You shall see it nearer.
Else, of course, there'd be no way of
getting fuel into the thing. Every now
and then the cone dips and out comes
the fare" ...
Il see," said Raut He looked over
his shoulder. THE moon gets brighter, !"
he said.
Come along" said Horrocks, abrupt
.ly, gripping his shoulder again, and NOV
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

mounds of mine, these ciinker heaps,
look in the night! That truck yonder,
up above therel Up it goes, and out
tilts the Stag. See the palpitating red
stuff go sliding down the slope. As we
get nearer, the heap rises up and cuts
the blast furnaces. See the quiver up
above the big one. Not that wayl This
way, between the block heaps. That goes
to the pudding furnaces, but ! want to
show you the canal first" He came and
took Raut by the elbow, and so they
went along side by side. Raut answered
Horrocks vaguely. What, he>asked him
self, had really happened on the line?
Was he deluding hipself with his own
fancies, or had Horrocks actually held
him back in the way of the train? Had
he just been within an ace of being muir
dered?
Suppose this slouching, scowling mon
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

edifces of the big ironworks of which
Horrocks was the manager. They stood
heavy and threatening, full of an in
cessant turmoil of flames and seething
molten iron, and about the feet of them
ratified the rolling mills, and the steam
hammer beat heavily and splashed the
white iron sparks hither and thither.
Even as they looked a truckful of fuel
was shot into one of the giants, and the
red flames cleaned out, and a confusion
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12
l1--1r HE CONE

ing him suddenly toward the railway
crossing. And then came one of those
swift incidents, vivid, but so rapid that
they leave one doubtful and reeling.
Half way across, Horrocks' hand sud
denly clenched upon him like vice, and
swung him backward and through a
half turn, so that he looked up the line.
And there a chain of iamp-lit carriage
windows telescoped swiftly as it came
toward them, and the red and yellow
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

They looked up to the blast furnaces
now instead of down; the farther view
of Etruria and Hanley had dropped out
of sight with their descent Before them,
by the stile, rose a notice board, bear
ing, still dimly visible, the words BE
ware OF the trains" half-hidden by
splashes of coaly mud.
Fine effects" said Horrocks, waving
his arm. Here comes a train. The
puffs of smoke, the orange glare, the
The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

of smoke and black dust came boiling
upward toward the sky.
Certainly you get some fine effects Of
color with your furnaces" said Raut.
breaking a silence that had become ap-
prehensive.
Horrocks grunted. He stood with his
hands in his pockets, frowning down
at the dim steaming railway and the busy
ironworks beyond, frowning as if he
were thinking out some knotty problem.
Raut glanced at him and away again
"At present your moonlight effect is
hardly ripe" he continued, looking up
ward; "the moon is still smothered by
the vestiges of daylight
Horrocks stared at him with the ex-
preston of a man who has suddenly
awakened. 'Vestiges of daylight OF
course, of course" He, too, looked up
at the moon, pale still in the midsummer
sky. Come along" he said suddenly,
and, gripping Raut's arm in his hand,
made move toward the path that drop
ped from them toward the railway.
Raut hung back. Their eyes met and
saw thousand things in moment that
their lips came near to say. Horrocks'
hand frightened and then relaxed. He let
, go, and before Raut was aware, they
were arm in arm, and walking, one un-
willingly enough, down the path.
you see the fine effect of the rail-
way signals toward Burslem," said Hor-
rocks, suddenly breaking into loquacity,
striding fast and Tightening the grip of
his elbow the while Little green lights
and red and white lights, all against the
haze. You have an eye for effect, Raut.
It's fine effect. And look at those fur
naces of mine, how they rise upon us as
we come down the hill. That to the
right is my pet-seventy feet of him. l
packed him myself, and he's boiled away
cheerfully with iron in his CUTS for five
long years. I've particular fancy for
him. That line of red thcre-a lovely
bit of warm orange you'd call it, Raut-
that's the puddler's furnaces, and there,
in the hot light, three black fgures-did
you see the white splash of the steam
hammer then?-that's the rolling mills.
Come alongl Clang, clatter, how it goes
rafting across the floor Sheet tin, Raut
amazing stuff. Glass mirrors are not
in it when that stuff comes from the
mill. And, squelch there goes the
hammer again. Come alongP"
He had to stop talking to catch at his
breath. His arm twisted into Raut's
with benumbing tightness. He had come
striding down the black path toward the
railway as though he was possessed.
Raut had not spoken a word, had simp-
ly hung back against Horrocks' pull with
all his strength.
Il say he said now, laughing nerv-
ously, but with an undernote of snarl
in his voice, why on earth are you nip
ping my arm off, Horrocks, and drag
ging me along like this?"
At length Horrocks released him. His
manner changed again. "NippIng your
arm off" he said Sorry. But it's
you taught me the trick of walking in
that friendly way"
"You haven't learned the rehnements
Of it yet them" said Raut, laughing ar
tifcially again. by Jove! I'm black
and blue" Horrocks offered no apology.
They stood now near the bottom OF the
hill, close to the fence that bordered the
railway. The ironworks had grown lar
ger and spread out with their approach.